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Mariann Hi tachyon, I just joined today and saw your post. I did Antarctica this past February. Saw you plan to stay in Ushuaia for a bit. I stayed there for 5 days which turned out to be 3 days too many. Also, I'm sure you know to layer, we had days were we walked around the deck in slacks and short sleeve tops and an hour later it was snowing.
Crossisng the Drake Passage is very very very rough so if you start to feel sea sick take something immediately. You could also bring some ginger tea with you and make that your beverage of choice. I never get sea sick and I got a little upset on the crossing.
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The self-evident nature of opinion about anime
(This tangent split off from the serious action/fanservice thread. The lack of a "good start" is due to that, but please see the other thread to see what led to this point.)
Or I guess another way to put it would be: there are ways of stating opinions that are inclusive and understanding, and there are ways of stating opinions that are exclusive and judgemental. If you say that a show is "conceptually flawed", it immediately puts others who feel differently on the defensive (because your stated opinion is inherently at odds with the existence of other points of view). If you just say that you don't like something, you can still offer your opinion to make your point of view understood. You don't need to justify it or prove that it's valid.
In my judgement, the "self-evidence of opinion" is the biggest affront to civilized conversation on this Forum. Words matter when that's all you have.
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If you told me you liked something. It's a fact. You did in fact like it, unless you are lying and secretly hate it.
If you told me you hate something. It's also a fact. It really did happen, and nobody can deny the if about the situation.
Now if you told me that you hate this anime because you think the anime only panders to otaku fetishes. I would most likely balk at the latter claim. The later is an opinion. I should dispute it, or try to with certain valid and commonly accepted types of logic to do so. The implications have greatly increased, and thus so should the burden of proof on the person that said it. Failure to do so does give this one less strength.
If you then told me that I am a dumbass for liking said anime and that I have no tastes, this too is an opinion. But it is also completely useless for discussion and thus has no place in a legitimate discussion. This opinion would be arguably less valid, and despite the fact there is no way to objectively prove that, it's very much accepted as so.
The ultimate problem is that to construe any point besides the objective accepted truisms is that one has to actually assert something is true or false and yes, that does require a leap of faith and deduction. If you don't agree with the person's premise, then the debate goes nowhere. But if you take the opposite extreme and ignore everything that's not a truism then you get absolutely nothing either. The later would be an appeal to ignorance.
I agree though that one should not place certain judgements as part of their arguments because it is petty and pretentious to self-assert like that.
The short story is that big assertions need even bigger reasoning. It can get too tough to fill, and that's where bad things happen.
As a side of irony, even my post simplifies the issue too much. Real posts are more subjective in terms of content.
(On a side note, I did look into VRO because it had very plump posteriors-- why is this wrong again? I think that's a perfectly valid reason in itself. )
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|2013-01-12, 23:36
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Like this:
My intention here is to sound exasperated, because I am. I just don't understand why people don't consider it "worth the effort" to edit their statements just slightly and completely change the tone of the conversation. Is this, like, something your parents taught you? Something you learned in school? A habit? A personal belief? Argh...
(And sorry for the tangent. I will take this to the grave if I never figure out why people do this.)
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^ You'd have to clarify for both of your (Reckoner and relentlessflame) statements to make sense.
|2013-01-12, 23:44
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|2013-01-12, 23:45
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Like I said, I just don't understand and it often drives me nuts trying to figure it out.
|2013-01-12, 23:52
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I think relentlessflame has an axe to grind when it comes to expressing yourself. I think this has been the case for some time now Especially when it comes to our resident critic.
I kind of agree. I don't use words like "shit" when describing anime. Nor do I accuse my fellow forumites of phedophilia when they like a series with loli characters. Adjusting the tone of your posts can go a long way especially when considering the fact that this is not a democratic forum.
Then again, freedom of speech. If you can't distance yourself from the entertainment you're watching.... I don't know.
|2013-01-12, 23:58
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No, your point is just highly subjective. You don't make an unprovable statement wrong by using the opposite unprovable statement because they both can be true depending on the view of whoever made the statement. You're making a difference between using like/dislike and good/bad while they are almost the same.
edit: I do agree however that wording your posts in a non-stupid manner is indeed helpful.
|2013-01-12, 23:59
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It's not personal, because I've seen a lot of people do it. I just will never understand why people do it, no matter who it is.
Anyway, sorry for this tangent. This is, like I said, a pet peeve that I will take to my grave. Mostly because I just don't know why some people -- often generally well-intentioned -- are prone to doing this, particularly given the demonstrable results.
(Anyway, that's it from me. Maybe I'll spin-off and lock my own tangent later.)
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But then again, I'm somewhat naive.
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(I lied.)
(I'm also splitting this tangent. Edit: topic split.)
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Well, the whole idea of unprovable assertions is to work the mind because there is no wrong answer. Thus, people can reach different conclusions and it's almost like a game where nobody loses by design.
Sadly, people don't all think like this and go "HURRR I must 'win' this discussion". Refer to any war anime featuring Tomino.
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People are willing disregard basic human reasoning in order to "win" a discussion. You'd be deducted points if this were an actual debate.
New ideas and theories can be introduced to the spectrum when it comes to anime because so many of us do consider it art. Art is definitely objective so coming down on someone for feeling how they feel when it comes to the tastefulness of a show is pointless. Unless you're out for e-points in which case, enjoy.
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Meta: I think relentlessflame has finally broken the silence after encountering multiple threads like the "VRO Fanservice" thread. I honestly think that it is annoying to find someone trying to enforce his/her opinions on others and turning a deaf ear on attempts to reason against said opinion.
On-topic: The discussion would have been much better if the opening poster used a less rant-ish tone. RLF probably snapped upon seeing that.
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There is a high which comes from feeling that you're "right", after all. From simply knowing (imagining), deep in your gut, that somehow logic can or will be shaped to precisely accord with your most personal convictions.
In short, it is basically human nature to want to acquire self-justification through the act of judging others. Or, even without the selfish motive of looking for self-justification, there are occasions where judging others is simply a necessity for accomplishing some course of action. However, the moment you've made a judgement, you've laid forth a field of battle within your mind to take on the world in the name of 'objectivity'. And thus, stormy statements precisely premeditated to summon an actual field of battle fly forth in volleys.
(Ultimately, I do think that those sort of battles might sometimes be necessary. I can't really buy into the idea of "everything's just opinions, there are never any absolute answers, we should all just talk about feelings and get along". The real bigger issue, I think, is just that sometimes the self-righteous positions some of these grandstanders take are downright idiotic. Not so much in that they are not entitled to their own opinions, but that the topic of choice they chose to take an absolute stand on are highly controversial or inflammatory within the community. Nobody minds someone taking an absolute stance on something everybody agrees on, but for controversial issues, people are bound to get defensive. The reality is that it is perfectly safe to ridicule any morally indefensible, argumentatively incoherent minority, but it is much more difficult to do so towards any sizeable majority. However, in the end, this setup is also precisely serviceable for the sake of maintaining a sense of general harmony within the community.)
Anyway, the real point (for regular forum posters) is simple: don't be so much of a dumbass as to post things which might be obviously inflammatory to a large portion of the forum's community. However, there's no real need to talk about this in the first place because the nature of this lesson is almost self-enforcing--in that if you piss off a large portion of the community by holding up an inflammatory, subjective opinion objectively, you will get naturally trounced when some member of that pissed off audience (made more likely by being large) manages to dismantle your argument logically. After getting burned by this a couple times, any troll will learn to settle down. In such a way, if said person feels like they still want to continue saying anything, they will learn to say it in a way which makes it palatable to other readers.
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Just to generally apply to the above, it's immature and narrow minded to hold constructive criticism in such low regard. This is a discussion board relating to 'general anime' meaning positive or negative, users have the right to address how they feel on any given subject within the rules of the section. Whether or not it hurts some feelings is a personal issue and it's not very becoming to reflect said issues onto the rest of the community as if it's some unspoken rule that we must only speak of anime with positive acclaim.
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I believe I have touched on this briefly in SAO's thread.
I'll just reiterate: when it comes to reviews or impression on an entertainment, no matter how pompous it is worded, every and all opinions is subjective by default because it is impossible to write an objective impression regarding this. Thus, my belief is that it's not very productive for a discussion to point out someone being not objective ("well, that's your opinion dude" kind of thing). Most of the time I see people do this, I can't help but think they're really saying "stop stating your opinion as fact because mine is."
If I remember right, relentless replied that: yes, writing in "imho", "for me", "personally" in every sentence does help in getting the subjectivity across because in a forum, all you can see are people's writing/sentences.
However, I think we should personally strife to be the "better" person. I agree with zarqu, a more......"productive" approach regarding this is to then ask "why do you think so?", rather than accusing people of in-objectivity.
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"Weird Al" Yankovic first appeared on television in 1981, wheezing out "Another One Rides the Bus" (his public-transport themed revision of Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust") in quilted Technicolor pants. Since then, he's methodically dismantled our national soundtrack and rebuilt it, piece by piece, out of wretched puns, accordion riffs, and percussive armpit-farting. His work forms a shadow Top 40 of the last 25 years: "Eat It," "Like a Surgeon," "Addicted to Spuds," "Fat," "I Think I'm A Clone Now," "Smells Like Nirvana," "Amish Paradise," "It's All About the Pentiums." His new album has hit the Top 10 just in time for his 47th birthday, and its first single, "White & Nerdy," a parody of Chamillionaire's "Ridin'," has become YouTube's most popular music video of the month. (YouTube is essentially the Great Alexandrian Library of Weird Al videos.) Somehow, at an age when Weird Al's early pop muses have died or retired or been charged with pedophilia, he still has something to tell us about youth culture. What is it? And why are we still listening?
Yankovic was born, fittingly, in 1959—the year after Michael Jackson and Madonna, his most important early muses. As those two established themselves in the mid-'80s as the King and Queen of Pop, Weird Al followed one kazoo-blast behind, seizing the (strangely uncontested) position of pop's official Jester. They released hit singles; he transformed them into hit parodies. All three careers coincided with the birth of MTV, and it's hard to say who benefited the most. The music video lifted Yankovic's art from mere novelty songs to something much more powerful, a kind of deep parody of the new cult of musical celebrity. His real medium wasn't music, it was fame—he was a parasite of ubiquity. Suddenly, he was not just tweaking trite lyrics and catchy melodies, but lampooning the whole overwhelming mythology of pop: the look, the movements, the feeling. "Eat It" (1984) transposed Jackson's absurd street-fighting fantasies into the harmless world of suburban mealtime; "Like a Surgeon" (1985) imported Madonna's dirty, quasi-religious writhing into an antiseptic, scrub-colored hospital; and "Fat" (1989) transferred Jackson's tough-talking bravado onto, well, gigantically fat people. Along the way, Yankovic became an icon himself, extending his brand into film and kids' television. He even earned the adoration of the artists he parodied: Jackson donated his "Bad" set for the "Fat" video, and Nirvana loaned him their janitor. (Prince is the rare artist who's been impervious to his charms; he's refused permission repeatedly.) Now Yankovic is a recognized accessory to superfame. As the Texas rapper Chamillionaire told the Houston Chronicle recently: "It's one thing to go platinum. Where do you go from there? Then Weird Al calls."
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When Weird Al's "White & Nerdy" MC spits out lyrics, he scowls as menacingly as a grown man with braces possibly can—and that nerd sneer is the essence of Yankovic's comedy. His quintessential joke is to transfer the bravado and intensity of rap (or rock, or punk) into the mouth of some iconically unhip figure (rabbi, Amish, nerd), who then declares his unhipness forcefully over the song's monster riffs and deep beats. Weird Al is a cultural ventriloquist: He makes dorks speak fluently in the language of cool. This is the principle behind his polka medleys, in which he rewrites radio hits ("The Humpty Dance," "Do Me, Baby," "I Touch Myself") as oompah-oompah beer-hall anthems. It's also the idea behind his iconic look—the mustache, poodlefro, and oversized glasses—which has, over the years, dorked up most of rock's great fashions. (There was some serious trauma among hard-core fans when he shaved, grew his hair out, and got LASIK surgery a few years back.)
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – With the 2013 season just around the corner, it appears that the most familiar aspect of the Tennessee Tech soccer team will be its schedule. Fifteen of the Golden Eagles' 2012 opponents return to face off against Tech again this season, including 10 matches against Ohio Valley Conference opponents and three against non-conference, in-state rivals.
The 2013 roster boasts 10 new faces as this year's crop of freshmen looks to make an immediate impact on the Golden Eagle club. With just 19 regular season matches and one exhibition match, there will be a steep learning curve for the young Tech squad, but head coach Daniel Brizard remains confident heading into the new season.
"We have a talented incoming class that we feel will help us in all areas," said Brizard, "as well as a returning class that has experience and the leadership to help us make significant strides in 2013. Every single match this year is going to be competitive, but winnable. It is all going to depend on how we prepare and compete for each match."
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The next stop on the road swing will be the inaugural match at Ball State on Sept. 8, pitting the Golden Eagles against a Mid-American Conference squad for just the third time in school history. Tech will wrap up its time away from Cookeville with a road match against in-state rival Middle Tennessee on Sept. 15.
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Opening the OVC schedule is a trip to the Land of Lincoln as Tech will face off against SIU Edwardsville (Sept. 27) and Eastern Illinois (Sept. 29) to close the month of September.
The month of October will see the Golden Eagles at home almost twice as much as the rest of the season as Tech will play host to five OVC opponents, including Austin Peay (Oct. 4), Murray State (Oct. 6), the reigning OVC champs in UT Martin (Oct. 18), Morehead State (Oct. 25), and Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 27). The Golden Eagles will hit the road for matches against Jacksonville State (Oct. 13) and Southeast Missouri (Oct. 20).
Closing out the regular season schedule is the lone match scheduled for the month of November as the Golden Eagles will head to Nashville for a Nov. 1 contest against Belmont. Tech will look to come out on top, after falling in last season's overtime thriller in Cookeville, and wrap up what is sure to be a grueling conference schedule.
"As always the OVC will be competitive and we are certain that the matches will provide us with a tough test," said Brizard, "and we look forward to rising to the challenge. All in all, we are confident that this year's team will be competitive, espically when you combine the incoming talent and the experience and drive of the returning class."


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The Newton City Council on Tuesday recognized Addie Shuford as the 2013 Unity Award recipient. Mayor Anne P. Stedman presented Shuford with the plaque recognizing her contributions to the city.
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Shuford is known throughout the city as a volunteer for the Newton-Conover City School System, the kitchen manager at Market Basket and an employee at Bassett Furniture.
Shuford graduated from Newton-Conover High School in 1979. She has worked and volunteered for the school system for 17 years in the ACT program, as a substitute teacher, coach of the Step Team, co-chair of Project Graduation and as Football Mom from 2003 to 2007 for the Newton-Conover High School football team. She has served as the Bandy's High School Football Mom since 2009.
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Reviewed By William J. U (Scottsdale, AZ) Reviewed for a 2011 Toyota Tacoma —5/25/2016 7:15 AM
I installed the black billet grill. It took about an hour from the time I removed the assembly from my truck until it was back in. I cut out the old grill using an oscillating tool with a wood blade. Since it cut so close I had little grinding to do. It looks great. The only thing I would recommend would be to paint the A/C parts behind the grill black before you install.


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Six brilliant blogs from the beauty industry
In an industry heavily geared around tips, tricks and word-of-mouth recommendations, a blog is a beauty brand's bread and butter.
It might seem like an outdated notion in today's Snapchat-style world, however for many, it is the linchpin behind a truly effective content strategy.
11 excellent responsive WordPress themes for bloggers or SMEs
WordPress is the most popular blogging platform around thanks to its user-friendly interface and affordable themes.
And in keeping with current web trends there are a huge number of excellent responsive templates currently available.
For small businesses or amateur bloggers a responsive WordPress theme is an excellent option as it allows the site owner to offer users a mobile experience without spending loads of money.
I've previously rounded up 10 simple responsive WordPress themes for small businesses, and to add to that list here are 11 more that are available either for free or for a relatively small investment.
The 10 most common mistakes of blogger outreach
The practise of blogger or influencer "engagement" is one of the most widely-used tactics in marketing these days, done by almost everyone, from PR agencies to SEOs, social marketers to spammers.
It's also one of the most commonly derided amongst the recipients and much-debated amongst bloggers and professionals - but rarely addressed by marketers themselves.
If you're doing it well, why share the secrets with your competitors? Sadly, a lot of marketers are doing it very badly indeed, and something needs to be done about it...
10 simple responsive WordPress themes for small businesses and blogs
Responsive design is one of the hottest trends in web design at the moment as it's seen as the most effective way of creating a consistent user experience across all devices.
For blogs that rely on social to promote their content it's very important to have some sort of mobile optimised site as it's inevitable that a large proportion of social referrals will come through mobile devices.
For small businesses or amateur bloggers a responsive WordPress theme is an excellent option as it allows the site owner to offer users a mobile experience without spending loads of money.
There are many responsive templates available either for free or for a very limited outlay, so I thought it would be useful to round up a few of the more impressive options.
A seven step guide to content marketing for luxury hotels
Even luxury brands are having trouble moving with the times. What is certain is that the static brochure style website featuring a photoshoped image of an infinity pool is dead.
Luxury hotels, like every industry, are having to be more imaginative and rethink their marketing strategy.
The first rule in content marketing is that content needs a purpose: to stimulate, engage, convert and build a buzz around a brand. It's got to be useful, visible, desirable, engaging and provide a platform to position the hotel as a socially-connected brand.
Why is content so powerful? It's is the modern day convergence of PR, social, SEO and good old-fashioned storytelling.
Yahoo's Tumblr acquisition sends clear message to advertisers
It's official: Yahoo has purchased popular blogging platform Tumblr for more than a billion dollars - $1.1bn to be exact.
The internet's latest nine-figure acquisition is probably one most industry observers wouldn't have predicted.
After all, despite that an ex-Googler, Marissa Mayer, is at Yahoo's helm, there were few prior indicators that she was looking to make a billion dollar purchase.
And if there had been, Tumblr, while incredibly popular, doesn't seem like the company that would have made it to the top of the list as Yahoo's track record with acquisitions of user generated content startups is not all that impressive.
From Geocities to Flickr, Yahoo has proven to be a master of reverse alchemy in the space, repeatedly finding ways to turn gold to lead.
Five ways to fix your marketing department's writers block
Can an entire marketing department get writer's block? If it can happen to great novelists, then it can happen to you and your team.
At this point, many of us are familiar with the content marketing deluge. It's increasingly difficult to generate an audience for blogs, tweets, and Facebook posts.
You can be the most creative and compelling writer, but if you're not consistently churning out authentic content, your thought leadership presence will be zilch.
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Part of my daily routine here at Econsultancy is to log into the admin section of the site and run through the new blog comments.
The blog currently has an Akismet spam filter, which sweeps posts it deems dodgy under the digital carpet, but unfortunately it isn't perfect.
Recently there have been a few comments about this unreliability, so I thought it might be handy if I clarified how the system works and why you might occasionally see a comment you posted disappear...
After customer goes to jail, NYC restaurant learns that social media can be unfair
Smith & Wollensky is a high-end steakhouse located in New York City but the next time you're visiting the Big Apple, it might not be your top choice for a fillet if you're searching for a restaurant through a popular reviews service like Yelp.
That's because the restaurant is currently suffering from a bout of social media backlash after reports that it made a very bad customer service decision.
10 ways to create a great content campaign
I know a lot of people who are great marketers, but when blogging they often worry that they don't have something which is important or unique enough to share online.
Normally this is at the risk that someone may have said something similar before.
That makes sense in a lot of ways and it is a valid concern which I admit to thinking myself when creating new content, or speaking at an event. Of course you always want to impress by telling people something they don't know.
Five easily-avoided content marketing mistakes
According to Econsultancy's recently published Content Marketing Survey, the number of search queries for the phrase 'content marketing' has more than doubled in the past two years, a reflection of the fact that more and more companies are turning to content marketing to promote their wares.
When used effectively, content can be one of the most powerful marketing tools, but many companies dipping their toes in the content marketing water are making huge mistakes in how they develop and execute their strategies.
30 tips for promoting your blog content [infographic]
This infographic from Launch Grow Joy contains some useful tips on promoting your blog articles once you have published them.
Some tips are obvious, such as submitting posts to social sites, but you should find some new ways to promote your content.
If you need inspiration for your blog, here are the 34 types of blog post that work wonders for Econsultancy.


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Some NY parents to boycott new, harder state tests
Exams underway this week
Some NY parents to boycott new, harder state tests
Exams underway this week
New York state education officials have been sounding the alarm for months: English and math tests that students will take this week and next will be harder than before and scores will drop.
A video from the state Education Department warns, "We expect them to be lower."
Statewide, students in third through eighth grades have spent hours studying for the tests, but some parents are planning to boycott them.
They will be harder because they are aligned with the Common Core standards, which are intended to boost academic rigor.
New York adopted the Common Core in 2010, but schools have not fully implemented the guidelines.
Education officials say students must master the harder exams to compete in the global economy.


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Restoring moisture to cotton in the ginning process can be a good thing, says Southern Cotton Ginners Association Engineer Bill Mayfield.
But if done improperly, it can adversely affect quality of the baled cotton over time, resulting in discounts or even rejection by the ultimate user.
And, he told northwest Mississippi members at their recent annual meeting at Clarksdale, Miss., the Memphis Cotton Exchange has proposed a rule that would classify any bale with moisture exceeding 7.5 percent as "unmerchantable."
"In a perfect world," Mayfield said, "every bale would leave the gin at 7 percent to 7.5 percent moisture." And adding moisture in the ginning process "is not illegal, immoral, or fattening," he said.
"The textile guys are going to pay for it, so the question is whether the farmer gets it or someone else. I see no reason not to add moisture, if it can be accurately controlled and kept within the recommended range."
But, he said, moisture management technologies often may leave something to be desired, and problems can occur with distribution of moisture within the bale, although most wet bale problems occur from moisture on the outside.
"Data show that moisture sprayed on the outside of the bale doesn't equilibrate well," Mayfield said. "If you're doing this, be careful and limit it to only 1 percent to 1.5 percent of the total water added."
He said it is unclear how the proposed Memphis Cotton Exchange rule would be administered, since moisture isn't currently measured anywhere in the merchandising system. "I'm sure there will be further discussions on this."
Quality concerns may also be influencing a change in the way cotton is ginned, Mayfield said. "All through the mid-1980s, we were telling everyone to back off using two lint cleaners and use only one. Now, we may be seeing a reversal of this, with more cleaning in order to meet quality demands by the overseas mills."
In the regulatory arena, he said, the association continues to work with state environmental agencies on air pollution issues.
In Mississippi, a change is being sought in regulations for gin permitting. "The current emissions formula was written back in the 1970s, when gin volumes were much smaller. Most gins have grown larger and increased capacity, so there is need to have the regulation updated."
Anyone considering construction of a new gin, or enlarging a present gin, should be sure that all regulatory paperwork is done and that the facility will be in compliance, he said.
Ginners need to be vigilant about trash pile fires, Mayfield said.
"This is one of the worst things from an air pollution standpoint. There is no provision in the regulations for an 'accidental' fire. They take these incidents very seriously, and it's your responsibility to do everything possible to be sure they don't happen."
New safety video
An emphasis on safety training and awareness should continue at the top of the list for gin management, said Larry Davis, safety director for the association.
"All our gins have made really good progress with their safety programs in recent years, and they're to be commended for their accomplishments," he said.
"But we have to remain vigilant and do everything possible to insure the health and safety of all gin employees."
Davis said the association now has available an additional tool, a video for training module truck drivers. Developed by the National Cotton Council, the National Cotton Ginners Association, and member ginner associations, the video helps instill in drivers the various measures to be followed for safe operation.
"Volume for most ginning operations has more than doubled over the past decade, and there is much more opportunity for errors. Module truck operation is a very critical safety concern," he said.
"In the last 12 years, we've had three deaths from module truck accidents at Mid-South gins. We'd like to never have another."
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No. 5 Cornell downs No. 13 Syracuse
Big Red captures 700th victory in program history
ITHACA, N.Y. -- In a game that featured two of the most powerful offenses in the nation, Cornell and Syracuse mustered just three goals each in the opening 30 minutes of Tuesday's showdown. It was the next three goals, coming in quick succession, that made all the difference, and the fifth-ranked Big Red sprinted away with a 12-6 victory.
The win was the seventh consecutive for Cornell (9-1) and extended its nation-best home winning streak to 16 games. It was the 700th victory in program history.
Max Van Bourgondien had a career-high four goals to go with an assist, and Roy Lang added three goals for the Big Red, which never trailed in the game. Andrew West made nine saves, and Cornell held the Orange to fewer than 10 goals for the third consecutive meeting between the regional rivals. The last time that happened was from 1980-1982.
The fateful third quarter started in a fashion very similar to the first half, with the Big Red winning a faceoff -- its eighth among the first nine in the game.
Roy Lang scooped up the ball near midfield and shed a couple defenders to start a run down the left hash. He uncorked a shot that blistered the upper corner of the net to the far side, and Cornell grabbed the lead for the final time.
Syracuse's next possession ended with Tommy Palasek getting stripped of the ball at the top of crease as he tried to spin through a triple team. The Big Red gained possession and Lang began another solo jaunt up the middle. Again, a shot beat Orange goalie Bobby Wardwell above the left shoulder, this time coming at the 3:12 mark. The run continued 68 seconds later on pretty goal by Matt Donovan off a spinning jump shot. Van Bourgondien drew the assist, and Cornell never led by fewer than two goals the rest of the night.
The way the first half panned out, it was hard to believe the victor would end up with 12 goals. The Big Red's stifling defense was countered by a zone package from Syracuse that effectively kept Cornell from pulling away after early goals.
The Big Red wasted little time jumping out front, with Lang making a solo run from about 25 yard to his left. He then beat Wardwell with a shot just as the double team arrived.
Doug Tesoriero won the next faceoff and the Big Red methodically kept possession for a couple minutes before Steve Mock's bounce shot sailed above the cage. But Cornell kept possession and attacked right away on the restart. Connor English dished to Van Bourgondien to the left of Wardwell, and his shot beat the goalie to the short side to give the Big Red a 2-0 lead just shy of five minutes in. Tesoriero won 14 of 22 faceoffs on the night.
The Orange's next possession followed, but ended prematurely when a stick check by Jason Noble forced Syracuse to scramble, then the Orange took the ball out of the box during a stall warning for a turnover in the 8th minute.
Syracuse's Bobby Eilers took a shot from the left wing that was stopped by West, but the ball caromed out to weak side and was collected by JoJo Marasco. His shot beat West to get the Orange on the board, the score standing at 2-1 with 5:50 remaining in the first quarter.
Tommy Palasek then drew the Orange even about two and a half minutes later. Emerging from behind the net to West's left, he cut to the middle and beat the keeper from close range.
But the Big Red pulled back out in front before the opening frame came to a close. Working patiently against the Syracuse zone, Cornell got its opportunity when Van Bourgondien found space after losing a defender with a spin move. His shot sailed by Wardwell's legs with 46.4 seconds left, giving Cornell a 3-2 lead.
Cornell got its first opporunity on the man-up in the opening minute of the second quarter on an unreleasable one-minute penalty from a hit to the head off yet another Tesoriero faceoff win. But the Big Red came up empty, with its closest threat from Mitch McMichael clanking off the pipe.
No. 13/14 Syracuse (5-5) tied it again on a shot from Derek Maltz that zipped between the legs of West. Tim Desko drew the assist at the 6:06 mark. Cornell was held scoreless in the frame, but led 15-4 in shots and 10-5 in ground balls. Similar statistics developed in the second half, eventually leading to the home side's victory.
After the Big Red surged ahead with the first three goals in thr third quarter, the first man-up goal of the night drew Syracuse to within two at the 7:12 mark. Eilers converted from long range, joining Derek Maltz with a team-high two goals on the evening.
A lengthy Cornell possession was thwarted by a forced turnover, but the Orange was unable to clear and set the Big Red offense back in motion. Van Bourgondien netted his third goal of the game to restore the hosts' three-goal advantage.
The Big Red's first man-up goal came in bizarre fashion after Langton's shot was stopped by Wardwell, but the goalie's outlet was picked off from in tight by Van Bourgondien, and he was able to score his fourth goal of the evening before Wardwell could recover. With 2:10 left in the third, the Big Red now had an 8-4 advantage. West stopped a shot from Eilers on a late Syracuse man-up chance to take the four-goal edge into the final 15 minutes.
The Orange attempted to start a late charge with Eilers' goal from 15 yards 2:25 into the fourth. But that shot was answered in kind by English scoring from a similar spot at the other end of the field 50 seconds later to restore Cornell's four-goal lead.
Syracuse came back again with Maltz's goal from a sharp angle to West's right with 8:14 remaining, but Cornell answered again with a Scott Austin strike on a slow whistle with 5:26 left.
Cody Bremner's man-up goal essentially ended any Orange comeback hopes, then Donovan's goal from English into a vacated goal with 9.8 seconds remaining served as the exclamation point on the evening.


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Supporters of two gun measures expect the Kansas Legislature to approve them because both chambers have solid gun-rights majorities.
One bill up facing votes Thursday in the House and Senate declares that the federal government has no power to regulate guns, ammunition and accessories that are made, sold and kept exclusively in Kansas.
The measure would make it a felony for a federal agent to enforce restrictions on such items.
Another bill would permit public schools and state colleges to arm employees with concealed weapons. Also, schools, colleges and local governments couldn't ban concealed guns without security measures.
The final version of each measure was drafted by House and Senate negotiators.
The bills are a reaction to federal officials' discussions about gun control following December's mass school shooting in Newtown, Conn.


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During the Carthage High School varsity boys basketball game Saturday evening, the Bright Futures program will benefit from a paper airplane toss.
During the Carthage High School varsity boys basketball game Saturday evening, pieces of paper will be sold by Pleasant Valley and Mark Twain School's Bright Futures representatives in the hallway for spectators to create paper airplanes.
Students from the two schools will receive free admission with a paying adult. There will be a special section for the students, staff and their families.
During half-time, a contest will be held to see whose plane comes closest to a target set up at half-court.
Proceeds of the event will go toward the Bright Futures program at both Mark Twain and Pleasant Valley schools.
This is the second of many paper plane fundraisers at basketball games in Carthage for local schools.
When: Saturday, Jan. 5, at half-time of the boys varsity basketball game.
6 p.m. CHS JV game, varsity to follow.
Where: Carthage High School, 2600 S. River St., Carthage, Mo.


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This Week In Island History
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Journal, June 13, 1913
The new truck for the ferry company's automobile stage across the island arrived today from the works. It was manufactured expressly for the service it is to perform, by the Packard Motor Company, and it is equipped with a 36-horsepower motor, which should enable it to give a more satisfactory service than the old one. Its carrying capacity is almost double any previously used on the route.
Servants have arrived to put M.J.M. Whitall's cottage in readiness for the family.
The cable to go under underground across the government reservation at Fort Wetherill for the electric lighting company has arrived and everything is ready for it to be put in place.
75 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, June 10, 1938
The boys of the sixth, seventh and eighth grades of the Thomas H. Clarke School and several Rogers High School boys, 52 in number (accompanied by two school officials), attended the ball game between the Red Sox and Cleveland teams in Boston Thursday, being guests of the former team. A stop was made for lunch and the party returned in the evening.
From the Newport Daily News, June 14, 1938
A deed has been filed in the town clerk's office in Jamestown conferring title to the Harry R. Horgan property to the town pursuant to a vote taken by the people at the annual Financial Town Meeting. With one building, the old Knowles house opposite the Bay View Hotel, already being torn down by Mr. Horgan, town officials were taking steps to see if WPA assistance could be secured to push through a project along the plans submitted by Ross Harrison, an interested summer resident, which have already been tentatively approved. These plans call for the creation of a breakwater and yacht basin and a parking space on the waterfront.
G.H. Johnson of the New England Vocational Service will address the Conanicut Grange Wednesday evening on the three fastest growing industries: aircraft, air conditioning and diesel engines.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News,
June 11, 1963
A Jamestown woman placed third in the Jamestown Hunters final shoot of the season with highpowered rifles yesterday at the Sherman Farm.
At the Town Council meeting, nonresident fees at Fort Getty and Mackerel Cove recreation areas were raised from $2 to $4 for season tickets. Resident fees will be the same – $1 for season parking. Daily parking for out-of-town visitors will be $1. From the Newport Daily News,
June 15, 1963
Fifty Jamestown students received diplomas at graduation exercises at Jamestown School last night, before a capacity audience of parents and friends.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News,
June 11, 1988
John Shehan and Drew Eastbrook busily measured and cut paneling for the walls of their restaurant kitchen. About 25 feet away a sliding glass door led to a side porch, which used to have a very nice scenic overlook of Narragansett Bay. With the bridge more than two years away from completion, the two entrepreneurs decided to try their luck at the site. Mr. Pipes, owner Paul Pires, moved his business to Middletown two years ago when bridge crews were busy. But a look at the construction site now shows the inactivity of a ghost town. From the Newport Daily News,
June 14, 1988
The Town Council Monday approved nearly $1 million in land purchases to preserve open space. Two land purchases, which total about 23 acres, must be approved by the state to qualify for 75 percent state funding.
Town officials Monday night discussed building an addition to the southeast corner of the police station to provide more space.
15 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
June 11, 1998
The Town Council voted 4-0 to hire Arlene Kalooski, an island resident, as the new town clerk.
The state Department of Transportation will continue the upgrade construction project on Southwest Avenue in about 10 days. An archeological survey looking for Indian burial remains will also continue in the construction corridor as the work progresses.
10 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
June 12, 2003
More than 75 well-wishers were on hand last week to witness the appointment of longtime teacher Kathleen Almanzor to the newly established post of principal of the Melrose Avenue School.
In its third meeting since the May election, the Town Council session on Monday lasted more than five hours dealing with some perennial problems while rescheduling other recurring issues for future meetings.


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