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Lower Wolf Jaw Mountain Climber's Log
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|after Upper Wolf Jaw
Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2007
|After hitting Armstrong and Upper Wolf Jaw this was the last stop on my little loop hike from St. Huberts. I was a bit sluggish after going through the notch, and you're not even rewarded with great views from the summit, but hey woould you rather being watching TV? I didn't know which trail I should take back to St. Huberts, the Wedge Brook or the White trail. I decided on the Wedge Brook, because it was shorter, and from what I heard there wasn't ups and downs like the White.
|Posted Aug 21, 2007 8:22 am
Date Climbed: Sep 19, 1997
|Climbed with brother Bob, nice view of the range
|Posted Jun 27, 2007 9:26 am
|The edge
Date Climbed: Feb 13, 2004
|Summer and Winter
|Posted Mar 14, 2007 4:42 pm
|Back to AMR
Date Climbed: Feb 10, 2007
|Coming from Upper, we dropped pack to pick this one off. Don't do what I did and leave your pack at the second trail juncture (which we had to come back to before heading back to the Lake Road/AMR. The first juncture is the JBL trail, second is Lower/AMR, and then there is another Lower/AMR. Wait for this third one, as there is a shortcut to the AMR trail. We probably wasted 0.3 miles.
|Posted Feb 12, 2007 3:11 pm
|ADK Range Trail
Date Climbed: Jun 15, 1972
|good, quick hike...some "ok" overlooks
|Posted Jan 21, 2007 3:57 am
|Jerry L
|Route Climbed: From Ausable Club
Date Climbed: Jan 16, 2007
|First of a long day in snow and ice.
|Posted Jan 18, 2007 1:34 pm
|Bill Jirousek
|Last of 4 peaks on Gothics Loop
Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2006
|Last one on a great day of hiking 4 summits, I guess we saved the most wooded summit for the end. Nice views if you look for them. Crowded on top due to the holiday weekend. My 17th 46er.
|Posted Oct 17, 2006 2:47 pm
|Great Range traverse attempt
Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2006
|Easy trail from Hedgehog. At this point I was still shaking off the morning yawns.
|Posted Aug 14, 2006 2:32 pm
|The Ogre
|Lower Wolfjaw, 1/06 as part of Sawteeth/Lower Great Range traverse
|"Sometimes the highest mountain is not the hardest one," said my new friend Rejean as we capped off our solo/tandem day on the Great Range by summiting LWJ. Little did we know that, as he went back down the way we came, I would end up getting lost on the unbroken trail toward Rooster Comb... see my log post on Gothics for more on this crazy hike.
|Posted Jul 21, 2006 2:33 am
|with my Dad
|Enroute to Upper and onwrad on a sunny July day.
|Posted Apr 20, 2006 9:26 pm
|Route Climbed: From Upper Wolfjaw Date Climbed: Oct 5 2003
|Started at St Huberts, went up Gothics, then down the great range hitting Armstrong, Upper and Lower Wolfjaw. Great fall colors!. Early snow & ice made it kind of treacherous.
|Posted Nov 3, 2005 1:39 pm
|Seth Maciejowski
|Route Climbed: Range trail from Rte. 73 Date Climbed: October 2003
|Difficult conditions in mid october. The last .2 miles to the summit were difficult flows of ice. With no crampons we had to hand over hand up trees on the side of the trail. Going down the south side wasn't much better and it took us a long time to get back down to John's Brook valley. A nice view from the top of the upper wolfjaws though.
|Posted Oct 20, 2005 12:01 pm
|Route Climbed: Range trail Date Climbed: 5/25/96
|My first Adirondack High Peak. Got 5 peaks in one day. Great fun, beautiful views.
|Posted Aug 9, 2005 3:44 pm
|Route Climbed: ADK Range trail Date Climbed: July 14, 2004
|Cheap summit. Stood on boulder to be at highest point. Beware of false summit.
|Posted Feb 21, 2005 4:45 pm
|Route Climbed: Bennies Brook Slide Date Climbed: August, 2003
|This summit is pretty lame, as far as ADK high peak summits go, but certainly worth the trip. We chose to spice the trip up by buschwhacking to Bennies Brook Slide and going up that way. It's a buschwhack off trail for most of the ascent.
The slide itself is wonderful. It's over 1 mile long and ascends over 1200 feet on an open slide. Great starter slide (provided you can find it). I took my kids (12 & 10) and they had a ball.
|Posted Oct 25, 2003 9:22 am
|Route Climbed: Ausable Club, West River trail to Wedge Brook trail Date Climbed: Oct 11, 2003
|Conditions warmer than expected, mid-70s and sunny. Started at the Ausable Club, took the West River trail to Wedge Brook trail. Ascends quick and steep for a rigorous climb. Found a few nice outlooks at the top. Worth the side-trip from the col.
|Posted Oct 15, 2003 8:23 pm
|Route Climbed: from amr Date Climbed: may 23 2003
|Rain-drizzle-clouds. Loved every blistery minute. Don't wear new boots in the rain. ancient american proverb
|Posted Sep 23, 2003 9:46 pm
|Route Climbed: ADK Range Trail Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2002
|Having descended into the saddle between Upper and Lower Wolf Jaws, I headed to Lower Wolf Jaw without Jim. Exhausted, he waited for me at the saddle while I went and bagged my 46th Adirondack High Peak. Driven by adrenaline alone, I scaled this peak in about half the time it usually takes.
|Posted Aug 7, 2003 11:15 pm
|Route Climbed: ADK Range Trail Date Climbed: September 21,2001
|Cool, about 50 degrees. no wind. clear skies
|Posted Sep 27, 2002 1:32 pm
|William Marler
|Route Climbed: Trail from the road Date Climbed: 03/07/98
|Excellent hike
|Posted Oct 11, 2001 12:31 pm


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Location: Environmental Microbial & Food Safety LaboratoryTitle: Role of anionic charges of osmoregulated periplasmic glucans of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium SL1344 in mice virulence Author
|Bhagwat, Arvind
|Kannan, Porteen
|Leow, Yi Ning
|Dharne, Mahesh
|Smith, Allen
Submitted to: Archives Of Microbiology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/4/2012
Publication Date: 1/26/2012
Publication URL: http://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/56535
Citation: Bhagwat, A.A., Kannan, P., Leow, Y., Dharne, M., Smith, A.D. 2012. Role of anionic charges of osmoregulated periplasmic glucans of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium SL1344 in mice virulence. Archives Of Microbiology. 194(6):541-548. Interpretive Summary: The ability to survive under environmental stress conditions enables Salmonella spp. to successfully enter the food chain. Survival of human pathogens in vegetable wash waters is a persistent cause of food borne infections. We have identified two genes, in the glucans gene family, opgB and opgC which are essential to overcome detergent and sanitation agents which are used in produce wash steps. Genetic mutation in the corresponding gene rendered Salmonella strains incapable of rapid growth in the presence of detergents however they remained fully virulent. Identification of genes essential for stress tolerance is crucial in designing specific sanitation agents to wash vegetables. The development of better cleaning agents to eliminate Salmonella spp. in food would be extremely beneficial to the food processing industry.
Technical Abstract: Osmoregulated periplasmic glucans (OPGs) are important periplasmic constituents of Salmonella spp. and are required for optimal growth in hypoosmotic environments such as irrigation and vegetable wash waters as well as for mice virulence. opgB gene of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium was identified earlier in a genome-wide screen for mice virulence (Valentine et al., Infect. Immun. 66:3378-3383, 1998). Although mutation in opgB resulted in avirulent Salmonella strain, how this gene contributes to pathogenesis remains unclear. Based on DNA homology, opgB and opgC genes are predicted to be responsible for adding phosphoglycerate and succinate residues respectively on OPGs and giving them anionic characteristics. We constructed opgB, opgC and opgBC double mutants Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium strain SL1344. As predicted opgBC mutant synthesized neutral OPGs which were devoid of any anionic substituents. However opgB, C and opgBC mutations had no significant impact on mice virulence as well as on competitive organ colonization. In low osmotic conditions, opgB, opgC and opgBC mutants exhibited delay in growth initiation in the presence of sodium deoxycholate. Anionic OPG characteristics as well as delayed growth phenotype observed in presence of deoxycholate were restored to wild type levels when cloned wild type genes, opgB, C and BC were mobilized to respective mutants. Anionic substituents of OPGs from Salmonella although appear to be needed to overcome resistance of deoxycholate in hypoosmotic growth media however no evidence was found for their role in mice virulence.


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The inconveniences we are experiencing are small. About 180,000 people are without power in the region and there have been downed trees and local flooding. All flights out of the airport have been cancelled until noon today. But our university is open and right now at work it seems like any other rainy autumn day, with not much wind to speak of. There is a possibility of a return of high winds later in the day.
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Reid rejects Ireland division fears
Fears that Scottish independence could reopen divisions in Ireland have been dismissed by former Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid.
Mr Reid said the Scottish referendum does not have "a particular implication for Ireland", in response to concerns by Swedish foreign minister Carl Bilt, who said independence would lead to the "Balkanisation" of the UK.
He accused First Minister Alex Salmond of running a Monty Python-esque campaign by deliberately ignoring the benefits of the UK and the risks of independence.
Mr Reid, also a former Scottish Secretary, welcomed the fact that all political parties are now committed to improving devolution "if necessary".
"I think Scotland and Ireland are two separate issues," Mr Reid told the Press Association ahead of a Better Together speech in Stirling.
"Personally I welcome the fact that in recent years there has being a growing rapprochement between the governments of the UK and Ireland.
"I am very proud to have played a small part of that when I was Irish Secretary and in other cabinet posts.
"I think in doing that we are helping to make up for some of the mistakes of history.
"So, at a time when there is, in a sense, a coming together after so many years, indeed centuries, of the UK and Ireland, I think it would be paradoxical if Scotland was to separate from the rest of the UK at precisely that time.
"I don't think it has a particular implication for Northern Ireland.
"If the UK breaks up it will have wide repercussions outside the UK. When the President of the United States says that, it's an indication of the difficulties.
"When the prime minister of Spain, the president of the European Commission and the foreign ministers of the Scandinavian countries say that, it's an indication that they are concerned about the wider implications of it."
He added: "All the major parties are now committed to looking at the details of the constitutional settlement and improving it if necessary.
"Life is constantly changing. I constructed the devolution plan that is now in place with Gordon Brown and others.
"But if there is sense in looking again at this, as all the major parties now think, that is something that I would support.
"It may need to bring together some kind of convention or discussion amongst all the other parties to see what has the widest possible support."
During his speech, Mr Reid said: "We have been going through a sort of Monty Python period of exchange.
"Every time I hear the SNP respond to an argument it reminds me of the sketch: 'What have the Romans ever done for us?'.
"What has the UK done for us? Well, it gave us financial stability from the period after the Darien Scheme when Scotland was very badly affected by a catastrophic economic mistake through to a few years ago when RBS ended up with toxic debt greater than the GDP of Scotland.
"They, say: 'Well, I give you that - but what has the UK ever done for us?'."
He added: "It is possible to look at an elephant and swear that there is no such animal, but it doesn't make it a reality.
"The more the Scottish Nationalists say that ratings agencies don't know anything about ratings, that the governor of the Bank of England doesn't know anything about sterling, that the president of Europe doesn't know anything about Europe, that the Institute for Fiscal Studies doesn't know anything about fiscal studies, that economic experts don't know anything about economics, you begin to think that however sincere Alex Salmond's commitment is his pursuit of his own objectives are blinding him to reality.
"We got rid of the divine right of kings and we are not about to restore divine wisdom to Alex Salmond who can, by decree, suspend reality."
Scottish Health Secretary Alex Neil described Lord Reid as a "Labour failure" who is part of a system where "all the money goes to London and we are left with the petty cash in Scotland".
A No vote would be "horrendous" for the Scottish people, he said at a Yes Scotland rally at Strathclyde Country Park, Motherwell.
"Today we had another Labour failure Lord John Reid telling us that staying with Britain would be safer than an independent Scotland," he said.
"Does he not realise that the source of the threats to the UK arise because him, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and all their cronies took us into an illegal war in Iraq?
"One of the big advantages of being independent is that we will not go into illegal wars in Iraq or anywhere else and we will get rid of the weapons of mass destruction in the Clyde, and that will certainly never happen as long we are ruled from London.
"The reality is if we vote No the consequences for the Scottish people are horrendous."
He added: "If we vote No, we will never be taken seriously in London ever again.
"Don't believe all these promises of new powers for the Scottish Parliament. We have been down this road before and the last time the Scottish people bought that we ended up with 18 years of Thatcher and John Major."
He continued: "Gordon Brown says we have got to vote No so we can pool our resources with the rest of the UK.
"Does Gordon Brown not realise that what they mean by pooling resources is that all the money goes to London and we are left with the petty cash in Scotland?
"In 13 years as Chancellor and Prime Minister he had the opportunity to show us that Britain works for Scotland, and even Gordon Brown couldn't make Britain work for Scotland."
"Under Gordon Brown the rich got richer and the poor got poorer."


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Beyonce's other half will be co-writing the original musical score to director Baz Luhrmann's buzzed-about adaptation of the classic roaring-'20s tale, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire.
The announcement came courtesy of the rapper's collaborator, producer-songwriter The Bullitts, who spilled the news on Twitter.
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Pregnant Shakira, Gerard Pique 'Definitely Want More Than One' Child Together
Shakira's bump doesn't lie!
After taking to her Facebook page September 19 to announce that she is indeed pregnant with her first child, a source close to the new "Voice" mentor, 35, tells Us Weekly she and her soccer-star beau Gerard Pique are already planning for a sibling.
"They definitely want more than one together," the source reveals. "Shakira is really looking forward to being a mother."
The parents-to-be met in 2010 while shooting the video for her South Africa World Cup theme song, "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)."
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In an interview with Germany's RTL earlier this month, Shakira opened up about becoming a mom, and revealed even more exciting news: she and Pique, 25, are expecting a baby boy.
"This guy [Pique] is the best thing that ever happened to me in my whole life," the "Whenever, Wherever" singer gushed. "And now we're having a baby."
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Much has been said of pop star Justin Bieber's sense of self-entitlement, from relieving himself in a restaurant kitchen mop bucket while cursing former U.S. President Bill Clinton to speeding through Southern California with friends in one of his exotic sports cars.
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U.S. farmers can't meet booming corn demand
Exporters, livestock feeders and ethanol makers are going through the U.S. corn stockpile faster than farmers can grow the crops, the government said on Friday.
Despite record crops in two of the past three years and another record within reach this year, the Agriculture Department estimated the corn carryover will shrink to the lowest level since 2006/07.
In a monthly look at crop supply and usage, USDA estimated 1.478 billion bushels of corn will be in U.S. bins on August 31, when this marketing year ends, and 1.373 billion bushels will be on hand at the end of 2010/11.
The carryover figures are sharply lower from USDA's previous estimates -- down 8 percent for this year and down 12 percent for next year -- but slightly larger than traders expected.
"The number is definitely a negative, when you look at the carryout numbers," said Don Roose, analyst with U.S. Commodities in West Des Moines, Iowa.
The report was anticlimactic after USDA last week shocked markets with data that showed corn plantings were smaller than expected this year and corn consumption through June 1 was far larger than expected.
That data had spurred U.S. corn futures up 16 percent to a two-month high but prices are still far below 2010's peak above $4.25 a bushel seen in early January.
Wheat futures fell 2 percent on Friday, weighed by USDA estimates of a 2.2 billion-bushel U.S. crop, up 7 percent from its previous estimate and a surplus equal to six months' use. Wheat for September delivery ended the day at the Chicago Board of Trade at $5.38 a bushel, down 2 percent.
August soybeans rose 1 percent for the day, closing at $9.93-1/4 a bushel. September corn ended at $3.83-1/2, down 2 cents a bushel.
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Here's what you can conclude from your tests:1. The heater is OK2. The timer is likely not the issue, since you manually initiated a defrost with no heating.3. I would replace both defrost thermostats.The temperature thermister has nothing to do with this problem, so don't test it for anything.
As Icehouse said, let it run a few hours. The thermostats you replaced have to be cold to send power to the heater, if everything else is working OK, the heater will come on.If you put your AMP meter on a single incoming power wire at the rear of the fridge you should read from 3-5 amps when you initiate defrost.Good luck.
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Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital and Merial are hosting a free gastroscopy examination event during the 2-day break between the County Heir I and County Heir II horse shows being held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Exams will be held in Barn 4, stalls 1 through 7.
Merial conducts gastroscopy seminars throughout the year with equine veterinary practices nationwide providing horse owners with the diagnostic examination for their horse at no charge with medication purchase required only for those patients identified with stomach ulcers. In addition to the free gastroscopy, medication discounts and specials are available at the event.
Rood & Riddle internal medicine specialists Bonnie Barr, VMD, Dipl. ACVIM; Peter Morresey, BVSc, Dipl. ACT, Dipl. ACVIM; and Steve Reed, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, along Hoyt Cheramie, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, manager of Equine Veterinary Services for Merial, will be on hand to perform gastroscopy exams and provide educational commentary to explain the procedure, exam results, and educational information on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of gastric ulcers. Anyone interested in learning more about gastric ulcers in horses is welcome to attend the seminar at any time during the day, with or without a horse. Barr, Morresey, and Reed will be available throughout the day to discuss gastric ulcers and answer questions. Discounts and specials on anti-ulcer treatments will also be available.
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I appreciate no annoying vibrator noise, outstanding thighs and pussy, I hope we see more of this girl. I like that the camera isn't going from pussy to face and back again because it's ALL good. The camera should be focused a little more tightly on her than it is, we don't need to see the bed and surrounding furniture, that's the only thing I can think of to improve on an otherwise OUTSTANDING job. More girls should do it just like she does instead of faking moans, try to "hold them in" so only the REAL ones "escape", (like "Peaches) this is WAY underrated at 4.08 it should and probably will be higher. I hope we see a LOT more of this girl...
I wish more girls would feel comfortable about masturbating in front of their bf. I had so many that wouldnt do it in front of me, yet I knew that they did it. Most girls do, Im sure, and they just dont want to admit it. My gf loves to masturbate for me. It drives me crazy.
Perfect POV and the camera is on a tripod! You can see her whole body! Very good video! Thanks!
Very Lovely, I Wish I Was There To Suck Your Pussy...
Wanna great fuck
I can't stop fingering my wet puss
I would love to share my cock with anyone out there that what to get fuck by me. Watching this is making me so hard right now
Bitch, I will pour so much hot cum into that pussy, you would think Niagra Falls was being poured in your pussy
love all the other comments, well nearly all,this woman is truly beautiful proportions perfect,doing what she does naturally,i absolutely loved this. as for martha's comments, play your room mate at her own game,switch on at exactly the same time she does,and try to' out come' her then turn over and start snoring out loud .she'll soon stop xxxxxx
Beautiful! Wish there was more of this; cute and curvy girls masturbating. I'm getting sick of seeing model-like scrawny women faking every moan and using loud vibrators. This girl is just so real and has a sexy, slightly chubby body. I hope to see her in white full-back panties, my biggest sexual thrill.
dam she can ride my dick nd ill make her moan more!!
wow fantastica......mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Want to fuck and suck the bitch so hard.She beg's for my cum all over her
Maryann, I'm jerking off and thinking how I would shoot a load of hot cum deep in your pussy. Want some?
i am so horny ;))
what is the matter with you people
Great body,fantastic powerful thighs dream girl
nice boobs!!
Let's go me and you let's fuck
Lovely, she needs good fucking.
Better than viagara
I jump on her warm and sweaty bed and masturbate in front of her
Masturabting with you girl. My pussy is so wet.
You are the most beautiful Girl in the world!!!!!!
I love watching girls jack off.
Why do I want to jerk off watching g her?
I love hacking off as I watch her masturbate
maryann,do you want to marry me...
mmmmmm nice
I wish I could make sweet love to this beautiful girl.
My balls are aching,I need to shoot my load !
you made me come twice in a row!!! thank you babe
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had to revisit this one to remind me how brilliant it is yet again superb she is so naturally beautiful and dosent even know it stunning xxxxxx
very horny, lovely to watch & wank to....
Would love to see her on her belly with ass to camera. Great body. Love the legs. Being alone in a hotel room and jacking off to that can't be much better.
anybody knows where can i watch more videos of her?
id love to fuck that pussy hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I watched this videos 7 times in a row just to confirm that this girl used to be in my swimming team, i cant believe it...im really shocked! :O
Soooooo fuckin hott!
hi maryann, dank dir hab ich gerade wieder hammerhart gespritzt. kam gleichzeitig mit dir zum orgasmus. du bist ein traum, mag deine muschi und deine titten. freue mich schon auf die ne neue nummer zu deinem vid.
tolle titten, geiles solo, nett abgespritzt
started when she did and finished when she did ;)
love those thick thighs sweet pussy
i love sally out of home and away
wow she is so beautiful. i just love those thick thighs. thanks for the video.
Really love this!
This is real!
I would love to suck on those big titties. I would fuck her brains out!
You are so right Tony! Most girls do, but if you talk about it with them, they just avoid talking about it and says it's nasty. This movie is beautiful! It's only the girl! No one else! No person holding the camera, just pure girl masturbation! Beautiful!!
Thanks for sharing your lovely orgasm with us.
Beautiful girl. All natural. I'd love to bury my cock between any of her lips (pussy or mouth)or between her perfect tits or in that beautiful ass.
I love watching girls masturbate, reminds me of watching my gf. We watch each other all the time,it makes me so horny. when we masturbate together, i cum all over her pussy, then she uses it as extra lube and she cums like crazy
Excellent video. I love how you started turning yourself on in your clothes and then continually got down to business. Keep on fucking yourself girl. Would love to see you getting started in a skirt or shorts. Thanks!!!!!
Strong babe, looks stable enough to take some hard fucking!
what a hot bodied girl! great pussy and tits need to see more
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Can someone please let me know what kind of bee the attached is please? I saw it yesterday and have never seen one like it before. I have been trying to look up bee identification sources but still can't find it. Can you help please?
Thank you!
this is a Hoverfly rather than a bee, hence your difficulty finding an id for it. I think it might be Volucella ianis, but I am sure someone will correct me if that's wrong... :-) There is a map of the distribution for it here.
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Oh, how interesting! I did not realise that such a pretty thing could have been a hoverfly!
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FAQs about ESS
What is unique about Merrimack's Environmental Studies and Sustainability (ESS) Program?
Our curriculum is truly interdisciplinary weaving together courses in environmental science, social science, humanities, business and economics. Students will develop competencies in all areas of sustainability. The degree program is built around four interlinking components: Curriculum, Campus Sustainability, Community Engagement and Global Context. By themselves, each of these components is significant. Integrated together, they provide a powerful synergy and will provide ESS Program students with a rich undergraduate experience with opportunities to build competencies in sustainability while taking advantage of new opportunities for community engagement, internships, independent research, learning outside of the classroom, service, international study and employment. The ESS Program curriculum meets the sustainability curriculum framework outlined by the Education for Sustainability developed by Second Nature, namely: scale; human connections to the physical and natural world; ethics and values; how natural systems function; technological and economic relationships to sustainability; motivating environmentally sustainable behavior; and effective pedagogical strategies for integrating sustainability.
The ESS Program at Merrimack combines the theoretical with the practical and encourages hands-on and real-world experience in the field at every turn. Students need to experience and engage first-hand, the applied aspects of Environmental Studies and Sustainability. All students are required to participate in a Community Internship in the junior year and fully participate in a senior capstone Project that works on sustainability projects with teams of students, faculty and community partners.
How many credits in the ESS Major?
The major is a total of 40 credits. This means that there is flexibility in the degree program itself in that students can double-major in a complementary discipline or add it as a Minor. In this way, the ESS Program represents 'value-added' to our existing range of degree offerings and prepares students for opportunities in the emerging green economy. Furthermore, the major has merits both on its own as a rigorous and important field of study. As a stand alone major, the ESS Program represents a pathway to immediate careers in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors as well as graduate study in such areas as sustainability, law, journalism, urban planning, environmental policy, environmental management, environmental regulation, community relations, public health, economics and/or research.
What is the value of tracking in the ESS Major?
Tracking provides ESS students with the opportunity to get more curricular depth in a specific focus of study within the breadth of ESS course offerings. Tracking also provides a stronger linkage between the undergraduate curriculum and potential career and post-baccalaureate fields of study. Our four tracks are: Environmental Science, Environmental Policy, Environmental Justice and Environmental Business. All tracks combine a rigorous and diverse set of courses from the social sciences, humanities, business, and the natural sciences to help students develop conceptual and problem solving skills to address global issues that are by nature complex and interdisciplinary.
What kind of jobs do Environmental Studies and Sustainability (ESS) graduates get after they graduate?
Our Program provides an excellent academic foundation that prepares students well to accept the challenges and opportunities of the dynamic and rapidly evolving field of environmental studies and sustainability. The ESS major prepares students for post-baccalaureate environmental careers and/or graduate study. The ESS degree will prepare students for careers that demand broadly trained problem solvers that are well versed in science, economics and policy. Merrimack's ESS Program graduates will have the competencies to facilitate communications and collaborations among formally trained scientists, business leaders and policy makers and thus be well prepared for a host of career paths. To enhance both their employ-ability and preparation for graduate study, students in Merrimack's ESS Program will be introduced to numerous career options through courses like Gateway to Environmental Studies and the required Community Internship.
Review of national organizations such as the Environmental Career Opportunities, the Green Careers Journal and regional organizations such as the Environmental Business Council of New England reveal a wide range of positions available to graduates. The emerging green economy is complex and involves multiple careers across a broad spectrum of areas in the private and public sectors. Career opportunities have emerged in alternative energy, green information technology, green buildings, green urban design, carbon reductions, waste conversion, recycling and reuse, sustainable agriculture, environmental management, environmental consulting, planning, law and compliance, renewable energy, energy efficiency, risk management, public relations, activism, community organizing, sales and marketing, environmental education, green procurement, social entrepreneurship and environmental health. There is also a wide range of graduate programs that Merrimack ESSP students would be prepared to attend across this same broad spectrum.
Are there any active Environmentally or Sustainability-related Clubs or Groups on Campus?
Yes. We have an active 'Green Team' that coordinates a large portion of the campus recycling program as well as sponsoring social events, field trips and other student-based activities. Sustainable Merrimack is also active on campus and the coordinating group for all campus sustainability activities. The Initiative sponsors seminars, workshops and an end of the semester 'Sweeps Week' Program. All ESS majors are eligible and encouraged to join and participate.
Do I have to choose a Minor or a second Major?
No, you have maximum flexibility in forming your ESS degree, but students in the ESS Program are strongly encouraged and advised to at least Minor in another degree program at Merrimack or double major. This avoids the trap found in many undergraduate environmental studies programs of losing balance and providing too much breadth at the expense of depth.
Is there guidance for students interested in career planning?
Yes. The Director of the ESS Program can help you in exploring career options and you can also work with Merrimack's Career Services.
How do I get an Environmental Studies and Sustainability Advisor?
Incoming students are initially assigned to the Program Director to act as their advisor. Depending on the student's area of interest, an additional advisor may be assigned if the study is interested in pursuing a Minor or another Major. We encourage students to get to know all the faculty teaching in the Program to explore their interests to the fullest.
Can I participate in a Study Abroad Program and still meet all my Environmental Studies and Sustainability Major requirements?
Absolutely yes. We encourage students to plan to spend a semester abroad or at least take coursework abroad. However, it is important to plan for these trips so you should discuss your options with your advisor if you are thinking about this option.
What is the Community Internship?
The Community Internship is a required internship for all ESS students and we have internship guidelines that outline how this is done. We require all students to do an internship, particularly in the junior year. Some 100 hours of experience are expected. The Internship is an exciting opportunity for students and it should be an area of student interest and will provide students with real-world experience in that field. The ESS Program Director acts as the Internship Coordinator and can help you with the process. Students may even be paid for their internship experience.
Does the Program have an Internship Coordinator?
Yes. The ESS Program Director acts as the Program's student internship coordinator and he will assist students in preparing for internships. The ESS Program web page also has a page dedicated to internships with numerous links to opportunities in the Boston area and throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Who should I contact to get more information about the Environmental Studies and Sustainability Program at Merrimack?
You should feel free to contact the Program Director or the Administrative Assistant. We would be happy to discuss options with you and give you more information about our Degree Program.
I think I would like to participate in a faculty-based research project with a Merrimack Faculty, what do I do?
ESS Majors have the opportunity to work with faculty on the faculty member's individual and/or collaborative research projects. Students interested in this option should work with the ESS Program Director to prepare for this option. Faculty across a wide range of Departments work with Merrimack students on their research, typically juniors and seniors. Many students also choose to take a semester of Directed Study with a faculty member.
What sequence of courses does the typical Environmental Studies and Sustainability Major take?
The ESS Major has a set of core courses consisting of: ESS 1050 – Environmental Studies Gateway; PHL 2070 Environmental Ethics, ESS 4850 Community Internship; and ESS 4820 and ESS 4920 a 2-semester Senior Sustainability Project course. Students also take a minimum of 12 credits of Business/Economics courses, 8 credits of ESS approved Science and Engineering courses and 8 credits of ESS approved Liberal Arts courses. Students also have the option of supplementing their environmental/sustainability focused course load by taking appropriate Liberal Studies Program courses that all Merrimack students take. We also strongly advise students to pursue a Minor or even second Major to provide additional depth of knowledge that will give you a solid foundation for whatever career path you choose.


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Wank Party 2012 #11 features 5 great guys, Kamil Jezek,Marek Kral,Ondra Krahul,Filip Cervenka and Petr Kluk. This second part to the wank party sees the guys continuing where we left off in the first part. Petr is on his back rimming Marek's ass. Marek, in turn, is rimming Kamil who is sucking on Ondra while Filip watches and wanks himself. The rimming has set Kamil and Marek up ready for more. Kamil bends over and Ondra slides his cock deep into his ass. Marek, meanwhile, sits right down on Petr's hard cock and rides it, while sucking on Filip's dick too. Marek's cock is rock hard as he slides up and down on Petr's. Kamil moans with each thrust of Ondra's throbbing cock, as it goes nice and deep. Petr takes over and fucks his cock up into Marek's eager hole. Kamil is eyeing Marek's big cock and soon sits down on it. With Marek continuing to ride Petr the view is great. Marek is loving it and is so hot for cock that he easily slips his as over Ondra's and Petr's dicks at the same time for some DP. Then, when his hole is really stretched Ondra and Petr takes turns in fucking that hole, while Filip wanks on Marek too. Kamil still wants more though so the guys move and Petr has him on his back ramming his cock deep into that hole. Filip takes a turn on Marek's ass too, fucking him nice and deep. Soon Kamil cant hold back and shoots his load as Petr is fucking him. Ondra takes over from Filip and fucks Marek some more. As he is being fucked Marek wanks himself and drops a nice creamy load too. But his ass wants more and Filip takes over the fucking again. Ondra is watching closely and wanking himself. He quickly shoots a great big load all over Kamil's face. He then squats and catches some of Petr's cum as it shoots over his face and Kamil's body. Filip is last to go and he cums over Marek to finsish off a wonderful wank party.
Borek Novy as 24 years old and lives in Lipa. He works as a barman and enjoys car racing, Formula 1 racing and football. He does a very nice interview, in English and then begins his show. Looking very good, in his smart attire Borek begins by feeling his body. He opens his shirt and we glimpse a very good body. A hand dips into his pants too for a feel of his cock. With the shirt open we can see Borek's chest as he stands. He opens the pants to reveal a nice, hard cock as his hands rub over his body. Borek takes the cock in hand and wanks on it, to make sure it stays nice and hard. Then he poses to let us get a good view of it. Next he sits down and removes his shoes and sock to show his feet off and, leaning back, pulls his legs in the air so that we can see his hot ass too. Then, removing the pants completely, Borek shows off his rock hard cock again before trapping it between his legs as he gives another great ass show, with the hole in clear view. He takes some oil and lubes up his big cock and then uses an aid to wank himself. It is like a big plastic bag that we can see thru, as his cock slides in and out of it. It certainly must feel good as it keeps Borek rock hard as we wanks and soon shoots his load, which induces it way down the shaft of his cock, making it all sticky. Borek thens goes off to the shower to clean up after a very good shoot.
Martin Pudil is from Prague and is aged 21. He is a student at university who enjoys computers and boxing. What a nice looking guy Martin is, with a great smile. He seems to enjoy himself as he strips of his clothes andshows himself. His cock is quite hard as the jeans are lowered. He gives a very good show of himself as he poses for the camera, showing us his ass and spreading his cheeks so that we can see his hot little hole. He also lets his cock soften some so we see it resting on his low hanging balls before getting it fully hard for us. What a great view it is too, that cock rock hard as Martin leans back with it standing proud. Then more views of that sexy ass with its hairy crack. A very good looking model who does a very nice shoot.


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This Baltimore artist follows up his 2007 breakthrough Spiderman of the Rings with an album that's deeper, richer and more emotionally satisfying. While Spiderman was all-electronic, Bromst is a blend of electronics and live instrumentation, including marimba, glockenspiel, vibraphone, drums and a variety of wind and brass instruments. While Bromst is a more serious and ambitious affair, it's still a lot of fun, playfully combining the minimalism of Steve Reich with the freewheeling tribal dance-pop of Animal Collective for an epic wall of euphoric sound. 3/13/2009 - Don Yates
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An in-depth study of music literature and styles, ca. 1600-1750. Students survey music for vocal chamber ensemble, choirs, and solo and concerted instrumental genres as conceived for church, theater, and chamber settings. Through readings, listening, lectures, discussion, score study, research, and writing, students learn about developments in sacred, instrumental, and dramatic music from Caccini and Monteverdi to Bach and Handel. Prerequisites: Music 241, 242. Offered spring semester 2012-13 and alternate years.


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With 2011 coming to a close, fans have been treated to tons of wonderful and inspiring music from our favorite contemporary artists. Taking a look back at the year in review, these were top 10 albums blew the competition out of the water to come out as the best-selling jazz albums of the year!
#10: Hello Tomorrow – [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Dave Koz[/lastfm]
It's been a good year for Dave Koz earning a Grammy nod for his No.1 jazz album Hello Tomorrow. Featuring all new music and collaborations with artist like Ray Parker Jr., Sheila E., Jonathan Butler, Herb Alpert and many more, the star power and rich melodies helped bump him up to a ten album of the year.
#9: The Very Best Of The Rat Pack — [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Frank Sinatra[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Dean Martin[/lastfm] & [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Sammy Davis Jr.[/lastfm]
#8: Christmas With The Rat Pack — Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr.
Taking the 8th and 9th spot, people still just can't get enough of the original Rat Pack and their best lounge hits.
#7: Contact — [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Boney James[/lastfm]
Coming back from a serious car accident last year, Boney James championed through his recovery to come out with a new release that became his 9th studio album to top the Billboard Jazz Charts.
#6: Chamber Music Society – [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Esperanza Spalding[/lastfm]
Newcomer cellist Esperanza Spalding splashed onto the scene after taking home the Grammy for Best New Artist in 2010 and has turned heads with her sophisticated classical sound ever since.
#5: Hollywood: The Deluxe (EP) – [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Michael Buble[/lastfm]
Featuring eight new tracks including his hit "Hollywood," this deluxe EP from Michael Buble was an extension to his full-length album Crazy Love.
#4: Joy To The World – [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Pink Martini[/lastfm]
The fifth studio album release from the 13-member "little orchestra," Pink Martini, their rendition of "We Three Kings" was featured as a free Starbucks download that helped spread the word about this group.
#3: Crazy Love — Michael Buble
#2: Christmas — Michael Buble
Rounding into the top three, Michael Buble has been an unstoppable seller in 2011 with both his hugely popular No.1 album Crazy Love and his October released Christmas album.
#1: Duets II – [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Tony Bennett[/lastfm]
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The father of 17-year-old Jordan Davis says he's now making it his mission to try to prevent more tragedies like the one his family experienced a week and a half ago when his teenage son was shot and killed.
Among his goals -- getting rid of the state's "stand your ground" law.
Police say Davis (pictured, below) was killed during a confrontation over loud music at the Gate gas station at the corner of Southside Boulevard and Baymeadows Road the day after Thanksgiving.
Since then the case has gained national attention.
"I love my son. I love you, Jordan. I love him," Ron Davis said Tuesday.
He looked at a picture of his son, thinking about the moments he'll never be able to share with him, like preparing the high school junior for the job he was supposed to start at McDonald's three days after he was killed.
Now, Davis' calling is to make sure his son's legacy lives on.
"The only thing I can do for me is cry because I've lost my loved one, but if I can make his legacy that he helped other children that are in the same situation and keep other children from getting into the same situation, then I think I've honored Jordan's name."
His top priority is to get rid of the "stand your ground" law -- a law Michael Dunn's attorney may use in his defense. Dunn is the man accused of killing Jordan Davis.
"The 'stand your ground' law is such a gray area," Davis said. "You misinterpret a look, you misinterpret something, a movement that I do, you can stand your ground and say that you feel threatened."
His other mission is to get handguns out of the public realm.
"The handgun violence has gotten out of control, and we as a society are getting barbaric as we're going back to the wild west, where everybody has a gun, allowed to have a gun, and when something goes wrong, something you don't like, then you pull your gun," Davis said.
It was a choice to pull the trigger eight or nine times at an SUV full of teens, according to police.
That took the life of Davis' son, his best friend, the boy he hoped to stand next to at the altar one day, a day he now will never see.
"And the last thing would be his first time that he falls in love and maybe get married and me standing there while he gets married, and those are the things the immediate things that I'm going to miss that I'm not going to be able to do," Davis said.
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Moore: Despite grand plans, Cowboys offense has fallen flat
IRVING — The promise of a new offensive day has fallen flat.
The creative spark from the collaboration of Jason Garrett, Bill Callahan and Tony Romo has yet to ignite.
No conclusions can be drawn after two games. The sample size is too small. But as the Cowboys coaches and players prepare to face St. Louis, it's impossible to ignore their offensive shortcomings.
Dallas ranks No. 24 in offense. No Cowboys player finds himself among the NFL's top 12 in passing, rushing or receiving. Only five teams have scored fewer offensive touchdowns than the three the Cowboys have scraped together.
These are not the cutting edge results Jerry Jones had in mind when he made the off-season uncomfortable at Valley Ranch. Watching what this offense couldn't do over the weekend in its loss to Kansas City had to be particularly frustrating for the owner.
DeMarco Murray ran the ball up the middle with 2:12 left in the third quarter. He didn't have another carry the rest of the afternoon.
No one did. The Cowboys ended the day with 19 consecutive pass plays even though they were involved in a tight game decided by one point.
"Obviously we want to have more balance, not only more balance at the end of the game but more balance throughout the game," Garrett said. "We have to run the ball more than 16 times in the game, and we have to be able to run it throughout the game. We just simply have to do a better job of that."
Stop if you've heard this before. A team coming off its lowest rushing output in a 16-game season rushed the ball 16 times for 37 yards in the loss to the Chiefs. The Cowboys average 62 yards on the ground through two games.
"Again, it's about the game we're playing that day," Romo said. "I think if we have more possessions, we run the ball more. If we have a lead in the fourth quarter, we run the ball more.
"I don't know if there is a magic number. More than anything, we have to run it a little bit better. We want to run it more.
"I know Bill does, and Jason and I do. It's just we need to get it going a little bit. We've just got to do that."
Another issue is the red zone.
Tight end Jason Witten caught two red-zone touchdown passes in the opener.
The Cowboys didn't look his way in eight red-zone snaps Sunday afternoon. While the offense did score one touchdown inside the 20-yard line on a pass to Dez Bryant, guard Ron Leary was called for a false start in one possession and three other plays lost yardage.
The most puzzling was a screen to rookie Terrance Williams on third-and-goal from the 9-yard line that lost 3 yards. Forget for a moment that Bryant had single coverage on the other side. If you are going to call that play, why not throw it to a quicker, more elusive target such as receiver Dwayne Harris or running back Lance Dunbar?
Why throw something that far away from the goal line?
"You are allowed to run after the catch in this deal," Garrett said. "We tell our players all the time, it ain't ultimate Frisbee. In ultimate Frisbee, you catch and have got to have that pivot foot.
"We don't have a pivot foot in this deal. You can run with it afterwards.
"When the plays don't work, I understand why people don't like those calls, but we're trying to get into the best plays. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't."
The Cowboys have been in the red zone six times this season and come away with three touchdowns. The Chiefs have been inside the opponent's 20-yard line five times this season and come away with touchdowns every time.
Quarterback Alex Smith said it's all about how the play design is taught and installed.
"Coach [Andy] Reid always talks about all of your strengths and weaknesses show up down there in the red zone," Smith said. "It's tighter, it's faster and the windows are smaller."
The window is even smaller for a Cowboys offense that shies away from — or is incapable of — running the ball.
"Obviously we haven't run the ball as well as we wanted to run it in the first couple of weeks of the season," Garrett said. "We just need to work on it.
"I don't know how else I can say this."
Catch David Moore on The Ticket (KTCK-AM 1310) three days a week with The Musers (Mon-Wed-Fri) at 9:35 a.m., twice a week (Tues-Fri) with The Hardline at 4:15 p.m. and twice a week (Mon-Thurs) with BaD Radio at 2:35 p.m. during the regular season.
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ATKINS - The Atkins School Board passed a resolution Monday night to pay $80,000 in school resources toward a partnership grant to improve school facilities.
The school is asking for more than $253,000 from the grant to make the schools more handicapped accessible and to fix the heating and air conditioning units in the elementary school, interim superintendent Dain Duvall said. The grant will pay about 65 percent of the improvement costs for the 2006-2007 school year, and the school would pay for about 35 percent, he said.
The resolution, called "Resolution Certifying the Dedication of Local Resources to Meet District's Share of Financial Participation," would make on-hand funds available to meet the school's financial obligation.
The application for the grant is due in March, so the school needed to ask for funds now to get anything for the next school year, Duvall said. The partnership projects were included in the District's Master Plan, according to the resolution.
Money on track
February is the last month during the 2005-2006 school year the district will take in more money than it spends, Duvall explained.
The next three months will see the district taking in close to what it will spend, meaning the balance shouldn't go up or down, but remain about the same.
Despite the more than $1.6 million ending balance, Duvall said much of that money was earmarked for special programs or was otherwise restricted. Normal expenditures over the last three months has been about $540,000, including teacher salaries, Duvall said.
Teachers on a 190-day contract will want to be paid for June, July and August, which may cause stress to the schools finances. But Duvall said the district should have the resources to pay teachers.
"When you get down to the end (of the year) you're (the school district) going to hopefully be back to where you were last year," he said.
Bus Driver
The board voted unanimously to hire Lisa Wiles of Atkins as a school bus school driver. The position had been temporarily filled by a coach. Wiles began driving this month, according Duvall. Wiles put in the only application for the position.
One student was accepted to Atkins as a student.
The school board tabled until next month's meeting the request of two girls to transfer back to their old school. The girls were "strong" students, a teacher of one of the older girls told the board.
Duvall said he would like to see a safe room built for Atkins schools through a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant, but that the Pope County Emergency Policy needed to be in place before an application could be submitted. An emergency policy is currently being prepared by local emergency departments, city leaders and the Pope County Local Emergency Planing Commission.
Gifted and talented
Philip Haney, president of the school board, attended a recent Gifted and Talented Conference in Little Rock where Atkins School District took home the top prize for best Gifted and Talented program.
"It felt good to hear Atkins' name recognized among our peers," Haney said.
More than 1,000 people representing Arkansas Gifted and Talented school programs attended the conference.
"I just really considered it an honor for us," he said.
Meet Watkins
A meet and greet event for Boyce Watkins, incoming superintendent, has been scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Haney said.


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