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Charon Warblade wrote:
Yes, it seems that every so often you see These cowled figures. The more you watch these people assembling this structure the more tells you begin to observe, you see the lurching gaits of the workers and it strikes you as familiar, these are most likely undead.
Moving in closer along the periphery of the valley the both of you come into view of this strange ramshackle building. As you get closer you recognize several people carrying up pieces of the building with a number of builders near the exposed top of it assembling those pieces. Most of the external structure appears to be thrown together but as you gain a better vantage you see that it's actually just a ramshackle shell being built around a sturdy frame that peeks out about ten feet beyond the slowly crawling outer wall. As you approach from the south you see the rear end of the structure where it seems a crane is hauling what looks like a very large shiny red circle to the top. Knowledge Arcana DC 25:
That thing being hauled to the top of the tower seems to be a focus of some kind. Though focuses are not unique to any one school of magic oftentimes the color red is associated with either evocation or transmutation. Most believe this to be a purely symbolic value though a handful in the magic community believe those colors actually facilitate specific types of magic.
Okay so we've kind of been stuck in a rut for a while so I'm going to just skip ahead. After some time tromping through the forest you come to a crossroads, those more familiar recognize tracks going down the right path but not the left. Taking that right path it leads down into a shallow valley a stones throw from the river. At the midsection of this valley sits a village that as you look closer to it's center you begin to see houses and buildings that seem to have been canabalized. In the center of this village stands a structure that has to be at least sixty feet tall and still growing taller, a ramshackle affair of wood, stone, and earth. Figures seem to be walking in and out in neat little lines
Sorry for the week's absence. I should have mentioned it in the OOC but I was doing stuff for Aethercon over the weekend. Okay, so you leave then? There are two routes of egress, the stony path that leads back to the swamp or another dirt road that continues past the church into the woods at the base of the small hill.
***AS DOLELAN*** Dolelan paces, eyes on his notebook he speaks while continuing to write in his little notebook. "As far as I can tell there seems to be no indication that these people here are dangerous, theoretically intelligent undead could follow trends similar to those of orcs, goblins, and other of the more notorious races in that every so often there are those who do not deal in wanton destruction. Unfortunately signs here point to the worship of what we consider an evil deity, though that also could be debated. Perhaps they are merely acting in interests in direct opposition to ours, from the position of the livestock we slaughter to put food on our tables we would seem like quite the vicious and barbaric civilization. Sorry, back to the matter at hand. The quick and easy answer is no, they do not seem violent and would probably not cause us trouble in the near future. Acting violently against them would most likely do nothing more than raise their ire, there are far too many of them to be completely sure that they would be all killed by anything short of direct action."
Roshan wrote:
Dear James Jacobs, I've run into a problem with several ranger archetypes and how they interact with class features that the archetypes don't replace but can no longer function. This thread was posted back in May but it hasn't seen any official response. Could you please clarify if it was intended that certain class features like Freebooter's Bane that replaces Favored Enemy but keeps Quarry or the Infiltrator's Adaptation that replaces Favored Terrain but keeps Camouflage were intentional or just errors? Thanks,
Dear James Jacobs, Does the Feral Speech Witch Hex have any duration or limitations other than the type of animal you are speaking to or was it ever intended to have a duration or limitation? Thanks,
--- Feral Speech (Su): This hex grants the witch the ability to speak with and understand the response of any animal as if using speak with animals, though each time she uses the hex, she must decide to communicate with either amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, or reptiles, and can only speak to and understand animals of that type. The witch can make herself understood as far as her voice carries. This hex does not predispose any animal so addressed toward the witch in any way. At 12th level, the witch can use this hex to communicate with vermin.
I know this is probably a no brainer but does the feral speech witch hex have a duration, time limit, or daily limit of any kind? --- Feral Speech (Su): This hex grants the witch the ability to speak with and understand the response of any animal as if using speak with animals, though each time she uses the hex, she must decide to communicate with either amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, or reptiles, and can only speak to and understand animals of that type. The witch can make herself understood as far as her voice carries. This hex does not predispose any animal so addressed toward the witch in any way. At 12th level, the witch can use this hex to communicate with vermin.
Rikka Rask wrote: I've got no idea if Ariella dropped. Certainly seems that way. Dolelan Callennan wrote: To move things forward, I plan on having Dolelan re-enter the church via the steeple and take a look around, then (depending on what we discover) attempt to make contact with the congregation. What do you do exactly?
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Summon Minor Monster
This spell functions as summon monster I, except you can summon 1d3 Tiny or smaller animals, such as bats, lizards, monkeys, rats, ravens, toads, or weasels. The summoned animals must all be the same type of creature. As with animals summoned with summon monster I, you may apply one alignment-appropriate template to these animals. Summon Monster This spell summons an extraplanar creature (typically an outsider, elemental, or magical beast native to another plane). It appears where you designate and acts immediately, on your turn. It attacks your opponents to the best of its ability. If you can communicate with the creature, you can direct it not to attack, to attack particular enemies, or to perform other actions. The spell conjures one of the creatures from the 1st Level list on Table 10–1. You choose which kind of creature to summon, and you can choose a different one each time you cast the spell. A summoned monster cannot summon or otherwise conjure another creature, nor can it use any teleportation or planar travel abilities. Creatures cannot be summoned into an environment that cannot support them. Creatures summoned using this spell cannot use spells or spell-like abilities that duplicate spells with expensive material components (such as wish). When you use a summoning spell to summon a creature with an alignment or elemental subtype, it is a spell of that type. Creatures on Table 10–1 marked with an "*" are summoned with the celestial template, if you are good, and the fiendish template, if you are evil. If you are neutral, you may choose which template to apply to the creature. Creatures marked with an "*" always have an alignment that matches yours, regardless of their usual alignment. Summoning these creatures makes the summoning spell's type match your alignment. I tried to use summon minor monster to summon 1d3 bats and have them use aid another. I'm a witch with the Feral Speech hex and can communicate, unfortunately the DM said that only trained animals can use tactics. So what exactly are the "Other Actions" you can command things to do if you speak their language?
Dolelan Callennan wrote:
The scents in the church are not masked, it's just that there are not the normal scents and smells associated with the rotting dead. There are faint odors of cedar and beeswax but no fleshy smells. The spell effects in place are strangely enough magic circles against evil, the windows make sense but strangely the doors are warded individually. While they are close no creature would be able to approach but anyone able to open the doors pretty much makes the point of warding moot.
Dolelan Callennan wrote: Knowledge Arcana would be appropriate in this situation, you know that there are various ways to bring intelligence to inanimate objects, behind you down the steps rests Gul Orne, the tree brought to life by an abundance of magic. Such applications with the proper modifications would perhaps bring about an awakening of intelligence within even a lesser undead (Assuming that you know that some of the higher forms of undead are already intelligent). You also know however that such a feat would prove counter-productive as the most common use for undead is cannon fodder. Intelligent fodder makes about as much sense as an intelligent cow or pig.
Rikka Rask wrote: Rikka watches the archivist briefly with faint annoyance before she nudges 'Thyn and points outside for the benefit of Ariella and the stealthy Mael. Putting gestures to action, the samurai heads quietly outside, getting a good distance away from the church before stopping to survey this strange, bleak country. Stepping outside you see that this church has a scenic vista. You can see for miles in every direction and the leafy green of the swamp stretches for most of it. If you look sharp just beyond the edge of the swamp you can see the edges of the ruined, smoldering village in which you found the advance party. Far to the west of that you can see a river cuts through the center of this dense wood and seems to run it's entire length. The rest is lost to greenery and the horizon. Dolelan Callennan wrote:
Though subtle at first you start to notice a pattern in the gesturing of the preacher and the barely audible grunts and moans from his parishioners. It does seem in fact that they are communicating somehow.
Dolelan Callennan wrote:
No altar, strangely enough aside from the creepy bit about the undead and the man at the front this looks like a completely normal church that you'd find in any old town. The scenes on the stained glass are pretty subtle, counterclockwise from the right it's almost as if it's chronicling the story of the first to rise as undead after Urgathoa. The first one is a group of people holding each other over a grave being filled in but the man being buried has a strange look about him. At the next a man bathed in light stands before the man, placing his palm on his forehead as light seems to fill him. Nothing is truly overt in any of the scenes but all of them point to some sort of clue that they're really undead, in a crowd of people walking you see several legs twisted at unusual angles, in one scene where a robe is being put on a man a pair of large canines seem to be poking out of his peaceful smile. Finally there is a man standing at the top of a hill looking out over the huddled masses. You make the connection and realize that this is the story of Dason, the writer of Urgathoa's sacred text Serving Your Hunger and her first Undead Knight-Commander. Ariella, now that you see all the stained glass instead of just those on one face of the church you come to a similar conclusion.
Ariella Moiraine wrote: What does/did detect magic reveal for me and Alyn? The air is rife with the flow of necromantic magic. Though it seems that there are some abjuration auras emanating from the double doors and stained glass. So just a clarification, you guys have stepped into the church correct?
Alenthyn wrote: Oh, um... i didn't mean for Alenthyn's to actually poke one. If its too much if a retcon, that's fine, though. Sorry, that was my bad. I misread your post. They are in fact still locked in what seems like prayer. Rikka Rask wrote: Exactly how many 'parishioners' are we seeing here? Rough estimate, 10 pews on each side, 3-4 sitting at each one. About 100-120.
Ariella Moiraine wrote:
They're a mish mash of many different kinds, there are of course the obvious ones, zombies and ghouls, then there are the less commonly known wight's and even a couple ghuls. Aside from those there are a couple you can't quite put your finger on. Rikka Rask wrote:
Aside from the obvious threat there doesn't seem to be anything else lurking in the dark corners. Aside of course for those in your party who like to lurk in dark corners. Alenthyn wrote: Caution and curiosity play tug of war with the elf, and he debates attempting to poke the nearest pew-sitter with his arrow as he steps up near Rikka. "So this is… unexpected." As soon as you speak aloud and poke a nearby decaying zombie with the tip of your arrow the preacher's head snaps up, his hood casting shadows on his face but a pair of glowing red eyes staring right at you. Along with him those sitting in the pews quickly cock their heads in your direction and soon, the whole focus of the room is on Alenthyn.
Maeltheron Timmerond wrote:
Inside you see a figure making animated motions to a mass of people sitting at the pews, though it looks as though none of them including the preacher are making any noise. Alenthyn wrote: Survival 1d20 + 10. There are indeed tracks here, strangely though none are on the on the doorstep itself, there are tracks leading directly up to it but it seems that once they cross a certain point all tracks, dirt, and mud just disappears. Even those of your companions who happen to be inspecting the doors. Dolelan Callennan wrote: [ooc]Knowledge (religion) 1d20+12, Knowledge (history) 1d20+12: Is there a history of cults dedicated to Urgathoa's worship in this region? You're not familiar with any cults of the Pallid Princess in Jackal's Folly or anywhere in Eastmarch, they take cults devoted to evil deities pretty seriously here and actively work to dismantle such institutions. When you guys enter the church:
Immediately through the double doors is a room with a high arched ceiling. A long line of wooden pews, about ten on each side of the room dominate most of the space, taking up almost all the sitting room are people that look like they should have been put in the ground a long time ago, some are missing body parts, arms or legs. Several are missing their lower jaws or even sections of their heads, all of them staring straight ahead. A long red rug runs down the middle of the room between each row of pews leading up to a pulpit at which a hooded figure leaning over a white podium looks on over the congregation.
Charon Warblade wrote:
You closely examine both the long stairway that leads up to the double doors at the front of the church and the double doors themselves but you find no indication that they are trapped. Maeltheron Timmerond wrote: Perception: 1d20+11 Maeltheron, you likewise find no indication of traps.
Maeltheron Timmerond wrote:
As far as you can tell they aren't trapped. Alenthyn wrote: Perception (for threats) 1d20 + 11. While waiting with your bow drawn while several of your companions inspect the stairs you see what appears to be a shadow pass across one of the windows though it quickly vanishes from sight.
Ariella Moiraine wrote:
Yes indeed, though the religious scenes are bright and colorful you recognize several key symbols and identify these as scenes referencing Urgathoa, the Pallid Princess.
Making your way past the sea of frogs they continue watching but make no move to follow. Continuing down the path you see the ground start to slope upward, gradual at first but soon you're walking at an almost thirty degree incline. As you follow the trees start to thin and the ground grows a little more healthy. As you break the treeline you come to the bottom of a hill, the path stops at a set of stairs that seem to lead up to a stone church. The grounds around the church are completely bare save for the soft carpet of grass that covers the entire hill. The church itself is a two story affair in something of a medieval style with stained glass windows at regular intervals on either of it's sides and a tall narrow roof leading up to a steeple in which sits a bell.
Alenthyn wrote:
No, this is a truly unusual spectacle. Frogs aren't known to congregate in such numbers. As you lead your horses along the path they part a path but soon close up behind you, staring at you all the while.
Alenthyn wrote:
You recognize the racket is the pepper-willow tree frog which greets the morning with it's usual croak, it's indigenous to most swamps, marshes, and bogs in this kind of climate. The noise it makes is a result of it's unusual anatomy, when air passes through it's windpipe it causes vibrations in it's uvula sort of like a tuning fork. Perception DC 20:
You suddenly notice that you're not alone, at the edge of the road hundreds if not thousands of frogs all look unblinkingly in your direction.
During the first watch as the moon starts to climb higher it casts beams of pale light through the gnarled branches. Gasses floating up from the marsh surface dance and twirl in these small spotlights almost living creatures in the intricacies of their dance. You're put on edge for a little while but when nothing comes of it you sort of relax back into your watch. As the night wears on nothing seems to jump out of the shadows bent on your destruction but those shadows are pretty menacing. Early the next morning just before the sun rises everyone awakes with a start as the swamp erupts into a chorus of rattles, like a hundred rattlesnakes rattling at the same time. After a short, tense moment it all seems to die down into the same familiar silence.


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Rearing chickens at high altitudes
May 10, 2012
Rearing chickens at high altitudes
Efficient poultry production around the world much depends on local circumstances. High altitude conditions for example, are more difficult than at sea level. This begins in the incubation stage, but is also a matter of concern during the growing period. Adequate measures are needed in such cases to obtain the best out of a hatching egg.
By Dr Salah H. Esmail , Cairo, Egypt
The term "altitude" is commonly used to mean the height above sea level. The high altitude areas are characterised mainly by low atmospheric pressure resulting from two competing forces, namely gravity which causes the air to be as close as possible to the ground, and the heat content of air which causes the molecules to bounce off each other and expand. In this case, the number of oxygen molecules per breath is reduced, but to a varying extent depending on the magnitude of elevation.
Birds reared in high-altitude areas often encounter a number of production, health, and mortality problems. These may not be solely attributed to the O2uptake per se, but may also be attributed to other climatic conditions linked with high altitudes such as low temperature and humidity. Much of these problems could, however, be alleviated when proper management and feeding conditions are duly adopted. This is particularly true in areas of very high altitudes, where the adaptive mechanisms of birds may not be sufficient enough to cope with such adverse conditions.
High altitude and hatchability
Research has shown that hatchability of chicken eggs is reduced by 10% at altitude of 305 meters, and by 30% at 2,130 meters above sea level. Three hatching-related factors come into play at high altitudes:
1. Reduced O2 availability or atmospheric O2 tension.
2. Excessive loss of carbon dioxide (CO2).
3. Excessive water/weight loss by the incubating embryos.
Field experience indicates that hatchability at high altitudes may improve if the setter cabinet temperature is increased by 0.15ºC and the relative humidity is kept constant at 60%. It is also important to improve O2 supply to the embryos during incubation. The most practical way to do this and to restore normal hatchability at high altitude is to inject O2 directly into the setter cabinet. An O2 concentration around 23% will significantly increase hatchability.
Alternatively, opening the setter air inlets more and/or for longer periods will allow more air flow into the setter box so that the embryos will be exposed to more O2. The washing of eggs to remove cuticle may also help improve hatchability at high altitude by increasing permeability of the eggshells and passive diffusion of gases in and out of the egg. This approach, however, does increase the risk of contamination and weight/moisture loss during incubation, although it has been tried successfully in some cases.
Reduced fetal growth
At high altitude, the prevailing low oxygen concentration has detrimental effects on embryonic growth and development of chickens. This could be attributed to the decreased efficiency with which the yolk sac is converted to embryonic tissues, and/or the decreased fetal resource uptake by making the yolk sac unusable.
The extent to which fetal growth is reduced is so much influenced by the maternal residential location. In one study, the fetal mass was reduced by 45% when the breeder flocks were kept at sea level and their eggs incubated at high altitude, and by only 22% when the breeder flocks were kept at high altitudes and their eggs were also incubated at high altitudes, suggesting hereditary effects on adaptability to lower oxygen concentration. Adaptation can develop through a greater ability of the embryo to form hemoglobin in the red blood cells and through the development of a greater heart volume to compensate for the lower oxygen level, in addition to the greater utilisation of the yolk sac which acts as a nutrition resource, as indicated above.
Growth performance
High altitudes also affect growth rates at post-hatching stages. This is probably due to the decreased temperature at high altitudes which often leads to high metabolic rates, with a resulting increased demand for oxygen. At normal altitudes, the increased metabolic rate could be a positive factor affecting growth, but at very high altitude the lower oxygen uptake would conflict with the higher oxygen demand. This would inevitably result in decreased performance in terms of growth and other biological functions.
The reduced post-hatching growth of chickens could further be attributed to the incidence of ascites and other disease problems induced by high altitude, as will be discussed later.
Health and body condition
The low partial pressure of oxygen at high altitudes causes hypoxia (inadequate oxygen supply) with lower lung activity and higher arterial pressure. This affects the working of the heart and may lead to heart failure and accompanying symptoms called ascites. In order to solve this problem, addition of oxygen has been applied with success, but the costs of this solution may be too high. Increasing the ventilation rate could provide more oxygen, but as the humidity level at high altitudes is naturally low, humidity is lowered further and other problems may arise.
The low humidity at high altitudes may affect the bird's, health and body condition through different ways. For example, the mouth and nose become increasingly more irritated, and skin becomes so dry and itchy and may sometimes develop cracks. The mucus membranes lining the nasal and throat passages may also become dry and cracked, thereby giving a direct path for germs and bacteria to enter the blood stream and cause a number of disease problems.
Physiological adaptation
During continuous exposure to high altitude, birds develop several physiological responses to make it possible to live in a low O2 environment (
Table 1
). The increases of red blood cell number (RBC) and amount of hemoglobin (Hb) are the most important hematological acclimatisation which appears after 1-2 weeks. As a result, there is an increase of oxygen-carrying capacity of blood which acts as a compensatory mechanism to the stimulus of reduced oxygen saturation. Further, at high altitude, there is a decrease in mean cell volume (MCV), so the total surface of RBC is enlarged, which is advantageous for hemoglobin to bind oxygen, and helps prevent the increase of blood viscosity that results from polycythermia.
Adequate oxygen transfer
The reduced environmental oxygen availability at high altitude stimulates higher respiration frequency (ventilation), which plays an important role in maintaining adequate oxygen transfer to the blood. In one study, the respiration rate per minute at sea level was 31.0, and was increased to 35.3 at 3,200 meters altitude. This mechanism also increases the exhalation of CO2 and thereby serving to counteract the acid-base problems arising from hyper ventilation.
At high altitude, birds may also develop special mutations that alter the amino acid residues in Hb and hence increase O2 affinity. The higher affinity in this case may increase oxygen saturation of blood and hence compensates for the reduced partial pressure of oxygen. This latter aspect, however, is considered to be a characteristic of only those birds which are genetically adapted to high altitudes and may not be generalised to all breeds of chickens.
Feeding and management
For high-altitude chickens, diets should be duly supplemented with anti-oxidants such as vitamin E. This helps improve performance by alleviating much of the oxidative stress problems caused by reduced oxygen partial pressure, increased ultra-violet light, and increased metabolic rates at high altitudes.
A study was conducted in a Himalayan area north of India, where altitude varies from 3,050 to 3,600 meters above sea level, with the atmospheric oxygen pressure being 30% short relative to the sea level. In this study, broiler chickens were fed on 200 mg of vitamin E per kg of feed for six weeks, and had better performance compared to the control chickens receiving diets devoid of vitamin E (
Table 2
The improved performance with vitamin E supplement could be attributed to the improved feed intake and utilisation of the supplied nutrients, particularly protein which is essential for health, body weight gain and survivability. The vitamin also improves blood characteristics, mainly due to its effects on hematopoietic organs and erythropoiesis, thereby increasing RBC and Hb levels and helps adaptation to high altitudes.
The supply of B vitamins such as thiamine, riboflavin and niacin should also be considered at high altitudes. These vitamins help improve performance by releasing energy from the feed and hence compensate for the low energy intake observed under high altitude stresses.
Animal origin sources
It is also important to supply adequate amounts of iron at high altitudes where atmospheric pressure is lower and there is less oxygen in each breath. In this case, iron would increase the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood and facilitates its utilisation by the cells, and would hence improve performance and adaptation to high altitude.
It should be noted here that most conventional cereals and legumes used in poultry feeding contain non-haem iron which is poorly absorbed and utilised. Therefore, the diet of high-altitude birds should be duly manipulated so as to contain haem-iron sources such as those from animal origin, supplying at least 80 mg of iron per kg of feed, with the protein and energy components to be kept at optimal ratios for each production stage.
Reduced metabolic rate
In high altitude cases where the ascites problem is likely to prevail, it may be beneficial to adopt the feed restriction system (50% of the energy required to support normal growth rate), especially for birds exposed to low ambient temperature from three weeks onwards (
Table 3
This is probably due to the reduced metabolic rate during the restriction period, suggesting a possible acclimatisation effect on development of ascites under cold/high altitude conditions. Alternatively, the avoidance of low temperature by slightly heating the houses could be an effective means of reducing the incidence of ascites at high altitude, but may not be recommended for high altitude farmers who cannot afford to heat their broiler houses during cold seasons.
* References are available from the author upon request
Dr Salah H. Esmail
May 10, 2012
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It is not uncommon for a youngster to do fine in elementary school and then begin to struggle in middle or high school. This happens for a variety of reasons, including transitioning from the protective elementary atmosphere to a much larger, more overwhelming school environment. Many kids go from having one or two teachers all day and minimal homework to changing classes six to eight times per day, with increased academic demands and expectations for independent work. At the same time, they are expected to somehow manage their rapidly changing bodies (and urges!), new ways of thinking and unique social challenges. That would be a lot for most of us as adults to cope with - imagine being 13 or 14 and having to do it!
It can be a really difficult time, and your son may just need to talk about it and get some help from you with organization. Just a few simple steps can make all the difference, such as the following:
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- 5. Have a place for everything: use small baskets, shoe boxes, or even a filing cabinet to organize supplies, assignments and other tasks.
If organization is only the tip of the iceberg, your son may have an undiagnosed attention deficit, such as Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Sometimes young people with ADHD can "get by" in the primary grades, but simply cannot keep up with the workload in middle and/or high school. Not surprisingly, adolescents with ADHD often have trouble with homework because of short attention spans, lack of task focus, restlessness and impulsivity. Schedule a visit with your son's doctor to discuss the possibility of an ADHD diagnosis. Be sure to bring along relevant information from his teachers so that the physician gets a complete picture of what is going on with your son. He may find it appropriate to prescribe medication to assist your son with focus and concentration.
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2:47 p.m. -- First off: Glenville 34, Thomas Jefferson 13 FINAL
Some game highlights: Robert Walton ran for 134 yards for Glenville, Brian Baldrige led TJ with 78 yards rushing. The biggest stat: Glenville amassed 416 yards of offense, TJ mustered 274.
All in all, and Bill Cherpak said it in the postgame press conference, TJ won't see a team all year in PIAA Class AAA competition with the mixture of size and speed that Glenville had.
2:10 p.m. -- Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick .... Glenville is chewing up the clock, putting together first down after first down via the ground. Looks like it is just a matter of time.
Glenville 28, Thomas Jefferson 13 -- 4:56 left in the 4th quarter
2:05 p.m. -- While Thomas Jefferson is still in this game, their chances are dwindling by the second. They just got nothing on another offensive possession and had to punt. Glenville now has the ball on their own 25 with 8:06 left...if they score here, it is over.
2:00 p.m. -- Truth be told, TJ is still in this game, even as it looks as if they have been grossly overplayed.
Glenville 28, Thomas Jefferson 13, end of 3rd quarter
1:44 p.m. -- And there is the counterpunch. And the TJ fans just got reeeeeeeeaaaaaaal quiet, reeeeeeeeaaaaaaal quick. After the TJ score (and iffy call on the ensuing kickoff), Glenville stormed right down the field. The drive was capped off by a short run from Ethan Cargill for the Glenville score.
Glenville 28, Thomas Jefferson 13, 5:26, 3rd quarter
1:38 p.m. --- Kind of an iffy call on the kickoff just after the TJ touchdown. TJ's Steve Licht came up on the cover team and hammered the Glenville returner, popping the ball loose at about the 20. But the officials said the ground caused the fumble. Did it? Didn't it? I can't say yes or no, I mean, I am sitting way up here in the press box. But I will say that TJ coach Bill Cherpak was furious with the officials for not ruling a fumble. Take that for what it is worth.
1:35 p.m. --- TOUCHDOWN THOMAS JEFFERSON. Brian Baldrige just punched it in from the 3 over the left side of the line. We have a game, ladies and gentlemen. TJ refuses to fade. Now, if they want to win, they need a stop (or two, or three).
Glenville 21, Thomas Jefferson 13, 8:41, 3rd quarter
1:30 p.m. --- Second half kickoff. TJ receives.
1:09 p.m.
12:53 p.m. -- When it looked like TJ was about to draw even -- or at least closer -- the Jaguars were done-in by a bit of a bad decision. TJ had driven deep into Glenville territory, and had a 2nd-and-goal on the 6. The play broke down and, rather than throwing it away, the competitor in Tyler Wehner kept the play alive (to his credit) but he scrambled, threw off his back foot and threw an INT in the end zone.
Just a few plays after, Glenville made them pay. Michael Edwards caught a 47-yard TD, the point after was good and here we stand:
Glenville 21, Thomas Jefferson 6, 1:15 2nd quarter.
12:47 p.m. -- TJ has Glenville on their heels now. Total momentum shift. The Jaguars have the ball on a first-and-goal on the Glenville 6 with 3:06 to play before halftime.
To be quite honest, Glenville is having some trouble defending TJ tight end Brock DeCicco, who even when he doesn't catch the ball, is drawing a large amount of attention.
12:43 p.m. -- To their credit, TJ has their feet under them now and the Jaguars have not been frazzled too much. They are moving the ball on this offensive series and have broken into Glenville territory. With about 7 minutes left, TJ has a first down on the Glenville 38.
12:34 p.m. -- End of the first quarter, Glenville 14, Thomas Jefferson 6.
Some thoughts:
*It is very clear that Thomas Jefferson is the team playing in its first game of the year, while Glenville has a week under their belts. Glenville is, flat-out, sharper.
*Speed, speed, speed. Glenville has so much, they look like a team from South Florida.
*TJ quarterback Tyler Wehner is still working to grasp the offense.
12:26 p.m. -- BAM! Just like that Glenville shows that while everyone talks about its size, it is probably their speed advantage that is their biggest upside against a team like TJ. Michael Edwards ran a deft post-route leaving TJ corner Dan Virgin fooled (and playing catch-up). It all ended up with a Glenville 39-yard score.
Glenville 14, Thomas Jefferson 6, 2:29 1st.
12:15 p.m. -- Good news, bad news for TJ. QB Tyler Wehner threw a masterful ball to Dan Virgin on a fourth down play for a 14-yard touchdown to narrow it to 7-6. But, that is where it stayed because kicker Mike Wainauskis pushed the point after wide.
Glenville 7, Thomas Jefferson 6 --- 6:21 1st.
12:07 p.m. -- TJ is rallying back nicely after the initial shock of getting scored on. The Jaguars have pushed the ball across midfield on their first series. As it is now, TJ has a second-and-5 at Glenville's 44.
12 noon -- Bad news for TJ, already. On the very first offensive play, Glenville QB Terrence Owens hit Shane Wynn for a 50-yard gainer. Then, three plays after that RB Ethan Cargill punched it in from the 2.
Glenville 7, Thomas Jefferson 0 --- 10:54 1st.
11:59 a.m. -- About to get it underway. TJ will kickoff to Glenville.
11:31 a.m. -- As I watch pregame warmups, what roars through my head is, well, what was expected --- Thomas Jefferson's opponent, Glenville, Ohio, is big, VERY big. On our Varsity Video show this week leading up to the game, I picked Thomas Jefferson to win. I'm sticking with that, but, uh, I don't know.
11:22 a.m. -- We are here in Wheeling. The first thought: what a beautiful stadium, tremendous place. As our Post-Gazette contingent walked in (myself, Mike White and Bob Schwerin) we were met by Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Cherpak. Immediately Cherpak said, "This would be the perfect kind of venue for a state championship."


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The ASPCA is offering a reward of $15,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case. This reward is in addition to a $5,000 reward offered by the Suffolk County SPCA. We are also providing a $10,000 grant to the Veterinary Medical Center to offset some of the costs of treating and caring for Joey.
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Home > College of Arts and Sciences > Council on Undergraduate Research > Symposium Info > 11th Annual Symposium
11th Annual Symposium on Undergraduate Research
April 14-15, 2005
Biology and Chemistry Building Auditorium
Thursday, April 14th
6:00 - 6:45 p.m. Poster Session I and Reception
7:00 p.m. Opening Plenary Session
Welcome Dr. Linda Calendrillo, Dean
College of Arts and Sciences
Remarks Dr. Louis H. Levy
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Invited Address on Research and the Global Community:
Dr. Jane Whitehead
Department of Modern and Classical Languages
Outstanding Student in Arts and Sciences: Ankur Goel
Presentation of Arts and Sciences Awards and CUR Certificates
by Department Heads and Program Directors
8:15 - 8:45 p.m. Poster Session II
Friday, April 15th
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Paper Session I
Moderator: Dr. Karen J. Jacobsen, English
"Efficacy of Adulticidal Treatment for Mosquito Control in Valdosta, GA" by Jessica Ortiz and Kristy Shiver
Department of Biology, Dr. Mark Blackmore, Faculty Adviser
"What Has Doane Done? Defending Bawdy Humor as Embodied by the Crone and the Hag" by Jacqueline Caldwell
Department of Political Science, Dr. James T. LaPlant, Faculty Adviser
"Africa's Population Problem" by Jason Patrick Adams
Department of Biology, Dr. Mark Blackmore, Faculty Adviser
"Second Wave Feminism: Riding the Tide of Social Justice" by Susan Leigh Jones
Women's Studies, Drs. Cathy Badura and Viki Soady, Faculty Advisers
"Testicular Cancer: Practical Advice and Medical Ethics Narratives" by James David Nunnally
Interdisciplinary Studies, Dr. Christine James, Faculty Adviser
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Poster Session and Refreshments
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Paper Session II
Moderator: Dr. Kathryn A. Hall, English
"Nanotechnology in Undergraduate Research" by Katie Olsen, Crystal Tabron, Lori Hardin and Kevin Ward
Department of Chemistry, Dr. Thomas J. Manning, Faculty Adviser
"Traditional Religions of Africa" by Brandon Michael Chonko
Department of History, Dr. Okete Shiroya, Faculty Adviser
"The Unbounded Potential of Computers" by Sarah Tshila
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Dr. David Boyd, Faculty Adviser
"The Green and Yellow Parrot: A Metaphor for Edna Pontellier" by Cassie D. Clemons
Department of English, Dr. Karen J. Jacobsen, Faculty Adviser
"The Influence of American Music in Germany" by Andschana Crawford
Department of Business Management & Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Ms. Gabriele Stellmacher, Faculty Adviser
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Break
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Paper Session III
Moderator: Dr. Matthew J. Richard, Anthropology
"The Anorexia of Society: The Development of Taboos in the Post-Exile Ancient Judaism in Comparison to Modern Eating Disorders" by Jacqueline Caldwell
Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, Dr. Stephen Childs, Faculty Adviser
"The Prevailing Common Sentiment and the Two-Party System" by Phillip Edward Klapp
Department of Philosophy, Dr. Richard Amesbury, Faculty Adviser
"Population Genetics of the Gynogenetic Cyprinid Minnow Phoxinus-Eos-Neogaeus Complex" by Elizabeth Coody, Gerard Johnson and Laine Wheeler
Department of Biology, Drs. John Elder and Issaac Schlosser, Faculty Advisers
"Women in the Civil Rights Movement" by Salathial Oats
Department of History, Dr. Okete Shiroya, Faculty Adviser
"A Photometric, Orbital, and Physical Comparison of the Main Belt Asteroids 727 Nipponia and 741 Botolphia" by Chase Rollins
Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences, Dr. Martha Leake, Faculty Adviser
1:45 – 3:15 p.m. Paper Session IV
Moderator: Dr. Yakov Woldman, Chemistry
"The All-Volunteer Force: Effects on Enlistment Rates in 2000" by David A. Enlow
Department of Political Science, Dr. James T. LaPlant, Faculty Adviser
"Terror Attacks in Israel Since the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords" by Benjamin Worley
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice, Dr. Wilson Huang, Faculty Adviser
"Bacterial Synthesis of Exotic but Effective Cancer Drugs" by Richard Loftis, Emily Rhodes, and Nick Richardson
Department of Chemistry, Dr. Thomas J. Manning, Faculty Adviser
"Helping Children Lose Weight the Healthy Way" by Katie Morris
Interdisciplinary Studies, Dr. Christine James, Faculty Adviser
"True or False: My Test Was Fair" by Stacey Pittman
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Drs. Charles Kicey and Andreas Lazari, Faculty Advisers
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Paper Session V
Moderator: Dr. David Winder, Political Science
"Fighting a Compromised Democracy: Acquiring Appropriate Access to Government in the Wake of September 11" by Ashley Lauren Fielding
Department of English, Dr. Patricia A. Miller, Faculty Adviser
"German-U.S. Relations: Political, Economical and Cultural" by Daniel Marcus Williams
Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Ms. Gabriele Stellmacher, Faculty Adviser
"The Art of Emotion: Confessional Poetry as Absolution, Revolution and Commiseration" by Dorothy Knight
Department of English, Drs. Viki Soady and Kathryn A. Hall, Faculty Advisers
"Canine Distemper Virus in Southwest Georgia Raccoons" by Krista Anne Cox
Dr. J. Mitchell Lockhart, Faculty Adviser
"Effects of Nano-sized Particles of Copper Oxide (CuO) on Selenastrum Capricornutum (Chlorophyta)" by Anna E. Sanford
Dr. James A. Nienow, Faculty Adviser
"Population Genetics of Gopher Tortoises at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia" by David Israel Mederos
Drs. J. Mitchell Lockhart and John F. Elder, Faculty Advisers
"Trypanosoma Cruzi in Southwest Georgia Opossums" by Jessica Leigh Gillis
Dr. J. Mitchell Lockhart, Faculty Adviser
"Trypanosoma Cruzi in Southwest Georgia Raccoons" by Berrien Raymond Waters
Dr. J. Mitchell Lockhart, Faculty Adviser
"Destruction of Herbicides and Pesticides by Ozone" by Deidre Folsom and Lori Hardin
Drs. Thomas J. Manning and Michael Potter, Faculty Advisers
"Use of the Thermite Reaction to Generate Nanoparticles" by Giso Abadi
Drs. Thomas J. Manning, Russ Goddard and Jim Nienow, Faculty Advisers
"Using the Comet Assay to Detect Damaged DNA" by Chris Cox, Susan McGlamery and Lindsey Baxley
Dr. Donna Gosnell, Faculty Adviser
"Cherokee Tribe of Georgia Spring Powwow 2004: Event Study" by Jacqueline Caldwell
Dr. Laurie Sommers, Faculty Adviser
Interdisciplinary Studies
"Alzheimer's Disease" by Ray Vegter
Dr. Christine James, Faculty Adviser
"Freedom of Speech: The Media and Society" by Kayla Sheffield
Dr. Christine James, Faculty Adviser
"Rationalist vs. Empiricist in the Quest for Knowledge" by Emil Joseph Caldwell
Dr. Christine James, Faculty Adviser
Mathematics and Computer Science
"Lee's Movie Database" by Donald H. Byrge and Eric DiChiara
Mr. Said Fares and Dr. Dave Gibson, Faculty Advisers
"Physically Based Billiards Collision Simulation Using the Renderman API" by James Sharber
Dr. Jaehoon Seol, Faculty Adviser
Modern and Classical Languages
"Comparison of Standard House and Home Costs Between Georgia and Germany 2005" by Angelika Baker
Ms. Gabriele Stellmacher, Faculty Adviser
"Travel in Germany" by James Newsom
Ms. Gabriele Stellmacher, Faculty Adviser
"A Means to an End" by Amos Batts
Dr. Christine James, Faculty Adviser
"Interpreting the Constitution" by Phillip Edward Klapp
Dr. Jim Hill, Faculty Adviser
Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences
"Stress Analysis of a Dental Ceramic Crown Using Finite Element Methods" by Steven McDonald and Kathryn Hall
Dr. Barry Hojjatie, Faculty Adviser
Political Science
"Democratizing Despite Deep Social Divisions: The Positive Impact of Caste System on India's Democracy" by Levy Charles Odera
Dr. Michael Baun, Faculty Adviser
"Factors that Contribute to a State's Use of the Death Penalty" by Ryan Spell
Dr. James T. LaPlant, Faculty Adviser
"Factors that Lead to Democracy" by Navarro Moore
Dr. David Hill, Faculty Adviser
"The Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2001" by Richard Lyndon Lasseter
Dr. James T. LaPlant, Faculty Adviser


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What Color is Your Football Bat?
What Color is Your Football Bat?
Hello traders! In my nearly twenty years in the financial industry and five years of teaching different classes for Online Trading Academy, I have seen many different trading styles and setups. These different setups can be broken down into two different types of trades: Reversals and trend following. The interesting thing about these two styles is this: A reversal trade on one time frame is probably a trend following trade on a longer time frame!
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In this chart, the EURUSD pair started a sharp selloff and retraced to its 38% Fibonacci level, also bumping into the 10 period exponential moving average. This is a very basic trend following trade. Looking at the 15 minute chart on the right, a small supply zone appears at the red arrow labeled #1. Selling at arrow #2 would be a reversal trade using pure supply and demand on this time frame. So, a reversal on a smaller time frame can be a trend follower on a larger time frame. These are the basics of our core strategy at Online Trading Academy.
Now, this leads me to the football bat. Out there in the big, wide world of the internet, you can find hundreds if not thousands of different trading setups using an amazing number of indicators and oscillators to help you make your trading decisions. Each of these setups is its own "game" with its own set of rules. I personally have several trading setups that I use depending on the time of day, instrument I'm trading, etc. What I DON'T do is start one "game" and try to finish it with a different set of rules! If you are using a 10 period moving average to determine your direction and possible entries for a trade, if that moving average breaks/is no longer valid, you must exit that trade! You may not change the game! Adjusting your moving average to a 20 or a 55 to stay in the trade is changing the rules on this trade - like bringing in a bat to the third quarter of a football game. (That would be against the rules, for those of you who aren't familiar with American football.) Why would a trader do something like this? The only reason is to avoid taking the small loss. If this is your first Lessons From the Pros newsletter, small losses are your friend! They are merely a cost of doing business in trading. Small losses keeps us in the business, while large losses can blow up your trading account, or at the very least, wipe out a few days or weeks of good trading. Which means you were working in this trading business for free - which means you are doing it wrong.
In a recent trader Meet-up group I led after an Online Trading Academy class, there was a lively discussion on having different setups in your arsenal. (How many metaphors will I use this week?) One attendee was very adamant about only using supply and demand zones, and nothing else. While I can agree that properly identified areas of supply and demand are the fastest and most effective way to enter and exit trades, occasionally, we may get bored with playing only that "game." If your supply and demand zones are 200 pips apart, are you patient enough to wait a few hours until price reaches your zones? I think that with practice, most of you will be able to take trades between these obvious zones.
I have no problem taking smaller, trend following trades between my major supply and demand zones. I like playing several games, not just one! If you are a member in our Extended Learning Track (XLT) classes, you will hear many different styles of trading from different instructors, from a Bollinger Band gap reversal to an 89 period exponential moving average trend follower. Each style has its own set of rules and must be followed. When someone says, "That's not how Trader X does it!" you must understand that each trader has their own preferences as to which game they prefer. The bottomline is that every successful trader does two things in the same way - they take their small losses and let their winners run. It doesn't matter if you are playing tennis, soccer, football, or baseball - follow the rules! At the end of the game, the person/team with the most points wins. Take your small losses and let your winners run and you should have more "points"/pips/ticks than you did last week.
Until next time, Rick Wright
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Woo Hoo! I followed the advise of folks on this board and fooled the rose seed into refrigerator for good 8 weeks, now got about 10 seeds to germinate. Yesterday I potted the seeds that were getting small roots into potting soil small pots, and placed it at South Facing window sill. I will post pictures once I see true leaves come out.
I cant wait to see what color and type of rose it bears. I am so excited that I am planning to sow about 40 more seeds from very strong varities of my yard. Lets get the rose party going! |
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- Posted by ladyrose65 6bNJ (My Page) on Tue, Dec 27, 11 at 20:40
Behlgarden. Are you doing any seed trades or taking SASBE's. I am looking for rose seed to WS. |
Congrats, Behlgarden! It's fun to do and watch them grow and bloom! I'll look forward to your picture, good luck! |
- Posted by behlgarden 9 (My Page) on Wed, Dec 28, 11 at 16:41
Hi Ladyrose65, I will be happy to trade rose seeds, I am waiting on some monster sized hips to ripen in next few weeks. Roses on parent tree are monster size with deep fregrance. seil, yes, cant wait, I will post pictures once I see first true leaf. My understanding is when germination of seed occurs, roots are the first ones to poke out of shell. |
- Posted by ladyrose65 6bNJ (My Page) on Sat, Dec 31, 11 at 17:53
Thanks Behlgarden. I tried Winter Sowing some rose seeds, the reached about 1 inch and died back to nothing. I put Captan and cornmeal juice to try stopping them from dying off. So let us know your soil mixture. |
I germinate my seeds inside. I never had any luck winter sowing any kind of seeds. They froze or rotted and never came up. I do mine in damp paper towels in baggies in the fridge and when they germinate I put them in seed starter trays. That's what has worked best for me. |
- Posted by behlgarden 9 (My Page) on Sat, Dec 31, 11 at 19:54
I did exactly how Seil does, in moist paper towerl in baggies in fridge, and when I see sprouting of roots, I moved them into seed starter mix from Miracle Gro in a pot and kept it on window sill. I am still waiting for leaves to come out, I understand that it may take a week or so for leaves to appear after sprouting of roots. Lets see what I get |
- Posted by behlgarden 9 (My Page) on Fri, Jan 6, 12 at 10:41
here it is, the leaves sprouting out of the pot, I am excited!
Congratulations! It will grow quicker now that it's up. Looking forward to seeing what you get! |
- Posted by behlgarden 9 (My Page) on Tue, Jan 10, 12 at 17:06
Got 6 more that poked green out of the pot. Now waiting for it to get a growth flush. these pots are sitting in my home at Southern window sill soaking good noon sun and flat 72 degrees heat from central heating. Will post pictures when I get a set of true leaves. On another note, I will have a lot of seeds that will ripe by the end of the month. let me know if anyone wants them. |
- Posted by behlgarden 9 (My Page) on Thu, Jan 19, 12 at 13:01
After initial sprouting, the seedling sat there and now appears as if it wants to die. I have it at the window sill where it gets winter sun, however lately I have been turning on central heating and that may be what its not liking. I plan to move it out into the wild to die instead of dying inside. |
It may be too dry, behl. Not the soil but the air. The heating brings down the ambient humidity. If you can put it on a tray of pebbles with water in it but not touching the bottom of the cup. That will bring up the humidity around the plant. |
- Posted by behlgarden 9 (My Page) on Thu, Jan 19, 12 at 15:34
That could be it. I have a tray but bottom of pot sits in the pool of water thereby over watering the plant while the top of plant is losing moisture at fast pace. Will make a few changes and see what happens |
- Posted by Mercury_Z3 none (My Page) on Wed, Jun 20, 12 at 17:26
Please post an updated!!!! Thank you! |
- Posted by behlgarden 9 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 20, 12 at 17:30
Mercury, That seedling died. THen I got caught into grafting fruits and roses. All my other seeds I ended up putting into ground and none came up. I have bigger plans for next time. Right now I am loaded with jumbo size bubs and seeds are forming, I will definitely save seeds and even distribute online here for free. I want to taste success of growing from seed, I am desperate. |
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MONTREAL — Time for a brain-teaser. We now know enough about Montreal municipal rot to grapple with this question: Who are the worst villains? That is, who is most morally culpable for the spread of corruption and collusion?
Are they a) those contractors who form cartels and who offer bribes and illegal political donations, b) those politicians who accept this dirty money or look the other way, or c) those civil servants whose complicity or obliviousness enables these cartels to get away with overcharging taxpayers? To be sure, all three groups share the blame, but which is the most to blame?
I don't think it's the contractors. People become contractors to make money and become rich. They might collude and distribute brown envelopes with abandon, but such misconduct is a means to an end — the gaining of wealth — of which society approves. As Journal de Montréal columnist Benoît Aubin notes, even when contractors break laws, they're being true to a legitimate capitalist ambition — the ambition of extracting profits from a customer.
As for politicians, their immediate goal is of course to gain and retain power at election time. The Charbonneau inquiry has revealed that the party that ruled Montreal between 2002 and 2012, Union Montreal, demanded three-per-cent kickbacks on contracts, among other payoffs. The purpose of amassing this loot was to win elections.
A crooked party, then, resembles a crooked company in that it uses improper means to pursue proper ends.
Civil servants might seem the least likely to be the worst. They're respectable and faceless. I bet that not one Montrealer in 100 knew until last week's headlines that the person overseeing the city's 23,000-member workforce was one Guy Hébert. But I think civil servants are the arch-villains behind the Montreal mess.
That's because too many of them (by no means all) have betrayed the supposed purpose of their careers.
That purpose is to serve the public by executing the wishes of elected representatives with expertise, political impartiality and integrity. No city, province or country can move forward without a competent, honest civil service.
Montreal's claim to possess this essential asset is shaky.
The reason for Mayor Michael Applebaum's firing of Hébert is that the city manager went behind the mayor's back to ask Quebec to oust the police chief — something that only elected officials should do. Then he lied flagrantly to the mayor and to the public, saying he had not done so.
(The reason he wanted the chief sacked raises additional questions: He had objected to a police probe of irregularities in the awarding of a $42-million communications contract that he had approved. Does Hébert have something to hide?)
There's an alarming trend here.
Hébert is the fourth city manager in seven years over whom floats a cloud of ethical or professional misconduct. Incredible: Four duds in a row.
Just as shocking: The Charbonneau Commission heard testimony last month that the city had internal reports as far back as 1997 showing that cartels were overcharging on public-works contracts or supplies, and nothing serious was done to stop this.
The civil servant most eager to expose sleaze, auditor-general Jacques Bergeron, had his emails spied upon by another civil servant, the comptroller — a way of finding out what he was investigating.
Meanwhile, department heads took gifts from contractors and turned a blind eye to wide-scale bribery by subordinates.
Rot in the civil service is hard to fight. It's comparatively simple to reduce corporate collusion: To to so, you make it easier for competitors in other provinces and countries to obtain contracts. It's also not so difficult to replace crooked or negligent politicians: Voters have a chance to clean house every four years.
But a civil service is a cosseted hierarchy that is set in its ways. It can take decades to train a new generation of civil servants in ethics and then to wait for it to gain the experience necessary for senior roles. (It took Hébert, for example, 31 years as a civil servant to reach the top.)
The civil service is not only the No. 1 villain. For reformers, it will also be the No. 1 challenge.


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Summertime Fun At A Favorite Spot!
22 comments:
- Sarah said...
Wow! What a great spot, Janell...looks like sooo much fun!!! I love tubing!! Glad you are having such a great summer together:)
- July 29, 2011 at 5:29 AM
- meenal bishnoi said...
Really..what's not to love.. Such a fabulous setting..must be so hard to tear the kids away from this place! xx meenal
- July 29, 2011 at 5:56 AM
- lisaroyhandbags said...
It looks heavenly! you really have me missing our Muskoka place right now - getting out into nature, kayaking down the river, watching ducks and listening to loons...I'd trade this sand in a heartbeat to be there right now.
- July 29, 2011 at 6:03 AM
- The enchanted home said...
LOVE this place...my sister just this morning with her family to go spend a month in Maine to do all the things above, its always the highlight of their summer and now I am officially jealous. YES this is the essence of summer to me too, thanks for sharing your awesome pictures!
- July 29, 2011 at 6:16 AM
- Cathy Wall said...
Yup, I'd say that says Summer! What a great adventure and how wonderful that your kids get to enjoy the things that you did as a kid, Awesome memories here!
Cathy - July 29, 2011 at 6:36 AM
- autumn said...
how great that you get to bring your kids to a place that you grew up visiting and exploring. i would have been ALL OVER that cave when i was a kid! i have three brothers, so i was *kinda forced into being a tomboy...but the cave + the bridge + a swimming hole? we would have all been in heaven. glad you had a fabulous time.
- July 29, 2011 at 7:59 AM
- Marla said...
I grew up In Oregon and these pictures bring back so many good memories! thanks for sharing them!!!
- July 29, 2011 at 8:44 AM
- Sara said...
That is an awesome spot! The bridge, the creek/river and tubing! Wonderful.
- July 29, 2011 at 9:38 AM
- jamie @ [kreyv] said...
What a treasure! Oregon has got to be one of the most beautiful places!
- July 29, 2011 at 9:57 AM
- JMW said...
Yep, that is pure summer, isn't it? Looks like a wonderful place to have grown up. Your kids are lucky to have that opportunity as well.
- July 29, 2011 at 10:29 AM
- Sarah MacMillan {Prairie Perch} said...
What a great spot! It's idyllic in every way. Glad you could have some fun family time.
- July 29, 2011 at 10:57 AM
- Michele said...
These photos brought back memories of growing up near the Oregon border in Idaho. We could even tube the Boise River in the great city of Boise, but our favorite times we spent doing what described above (with lots of bowls of fresh cherries everywhere). I wanted to highly recommend picking up Lynn Reiser's Tomorrow on Rocky Pond at your local library ~ it has a way of taking you back, even if you are home. xoxo michele
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http://thegreatread.blogspot.com/2011/07/well-be-comin-round-mountain.html - July 29, 2011 at 11:01 AM
- Allison said...
How gorgeous, Janell. The scenery is just beautiful. How special and sentimental to be able to share your childhood memories now with your children. It looks like a great spot to unwind, relax and just not worry about anything for awhile. Not sure I would be brave enough to cross that bridge! Happy weekend to you.
- July 29, 2011 at 11:50 AM
- Cassie {Hi Sugarplum!} said...
That place looks like a storybook...and memories your kids will have a lifetime! glad you're enjoying your time!
- July 29, 2011 at 1:32 PM
- Linda in AZ * said...
*** WOW, Janell!!! That looks SOOOO INVITING!!! ... fun, relaxing, light-hearted and great, fresh weather for all the family n' friends to enjoy!!!
"Who could ask for anything more?!?!?!"...
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- Carol@TheDesignPages said...
How awesome. That's the quintessential summertime experience. I just visited Portland for the first time last week and fell in love. Next trip is to the coast for sure.
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Looks amazing! And it's a good reminder to us to slow down and enjoy the last weeks of summer.
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- SHERRY HART said...
There is nothing like a family summer vacation! But...you would have to drug me to cross that bridge...my family always makes fun of me because I am so afraid of heights and turn into a real weenie :)
- July 31, 2011 at 5:46 AM
- kim said...
ahhh...makes me breath deep just looking at these pictures! You really captured Summer happiness!
- July 31, 2011 at 9:20 AM
- Aritul said...
I wish I had spent my childhood the way those kids are in those pictures.
- August 1, 2011 at 12:07 PM
- Scooter Gal said...
What a great childhood memory that you are creating for your kids! For many years we used to take our 4 daughters to Mackinaw Island in Michigan and now they are in their twenties and still talk about those amazing summers and how they want to take their own children there. Traditions and just old fashioned summer is always priceless and fondly remember after all is said and done.
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