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No argument here. But if one examines the assumptions about 'self' and thus stops construing it from the 5 aggregates, how and why does it still arise as an ongoing experience of 'self' in your opinion? The felt sense of existing...the affective feeling of existing, is it not a fabrication of mind in your opinion? Why not?danieLion wrote:nibs wrote:Ok. Where does it say in the suttas a 'sense of self' does not dissapear for good at full awakening?
Where does it say it does?
The Buddha wanted us to examine our assumptions about self, not come to ultimate conclusions about the ontological (metaphysical) status of self/selves.
I don't think I said a 'self' exists to be annihilated. Beyond the 5 aggregates being (mis) read as 'self, what exists? If there is no 'self' seen in the aggregates, there is no 'self' being experienced, no? This idea of annihilation is an idea that holds weight when someone holds the view that there is some 'self' to be annihilated, right? If from the outset, there is no 'self' seen in the aggregates, then why is there still such a tangible felt sense of 'existing/self/being/me-ness'? How and why does it arise? What is triggering that experience? I know Thanissaro likes to talk about causes and seeing what causes this and that.Let's start with a passage from MN 22, Alagaddupama Sutta: The Water-Snake Simile"And when the devas, together with Indra, the Brahmas, & Pajapati, search for the monk whose mind is thus released, they cannot find that 'The consciousness of the one truly gone (tathagata) is dependent on this.' Why is that? The one truly gone is untraceable even in the here & now.
"Speaking in this way, teaching in this way, I have been erroneously, vainly, falsely, unfactually misrepresented by some brahmans and contemplatives [who say], 'Gotama the contemplative is one who misleads. He declares the annihilation, destruction, extermination of the existing being.' But as I am not that, as I do not say that, so I have been erroneously, vainly, falsely, unfactually misrepresented by those venerable brahmans and contemplatives [who say], 'Gotama the contemplative is one who misleads. He declares the annihilation, destruction, extermination of the existing being.'
"Both formerly and now, monks, I declare only stress and the cessation of stress.
If one trains the mind to simply recognize pure sense contact, the very moment an 'object hits the sense door to give rise to that sense consciousness, there is no tangibly felt sense of 'me-ness' experienced in that fleeting moment', and when the mind is trained to recognise those moments more and more, the experience of pure sense contact void of any tangibly felt sense of existing lengthens, and one sees, my goodness, there is no felt sense of 'self' arising, how illusory it is, and my goodness, there is no mental unsatisfactoriness arising at all due to its absence, well, one may have a different opinion on what 'stress' is.
How is this not what the Buddha is pointing to for Bahiya in your opinion?
"Then, Bahiya, you should train yourself thus: In reference to the seen, there will be only the seen. In reference to the heard, only the heard. In reference to the sensed, only the sensed. In reference to the cognized, only the cognized. That is how you should train yourself. When for you there will be only the seen in reference to the seen, only the heard in reference to the heard, only the sensed in reference to the sensed, only the cognized in reference to the cognized, then, Bahiya, there is no you in terms of that. When there is no you in terms of that, there is no you there. When there is no you there, you are neither here nor yonder nor between the two. This, just this, is the end of stress."Bahiya sutta
The Blessed One said, "What is the All? Simply the eye & forms, ear & sounds, nose & aromas, tongue & flavors, body & tactile sensations, intellect & ideas. This, monks, is called the All. [1] Anyone who would say, 'Repudiating this All, I will describe another,' if questioned on what exactly might be the grounds for his statement, would be unable to explain, and furthermore, would be put to grief. Why? Because it lies beyond range." Sabba Sutta
If no 'self' is seen in any of the 'all', then what 'self' is there? If perception is righted and no 'self' is construed from such phenomena, then how and why would it still arise, if one has dispassionately (via seeing the 3 C's in it all) not construed any of it anymore? Why would a a tangibly felt sense of 'self' be still part of the experience if one had ceased construing it from the aggregates?
I agree. If one is not pulling it all apart and seeing in real time in one's practice and one simply decides there is no 'self', then what is this 'view' based on but ignorance and more 'I' making. Clinging to the view that there is no self versus seeing in real time no self in the aggregates are two different things, no?In terms of what: He explicitly states he cannot envision a doctrine of self that, if clung to, would not lead to sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, & despair. He does not list all the possible doctrines of self included under this statement, but MN 2 provides at least a partial list:
I have a self... I have no self... It is precisely by means of self that I perceive self... It is precisely by means of self that I perceive not-self... It is precisely by means of not-self that I perceive self... or... This very self of mine — the knower that is sensitive here & there to the ripening of good & bad actions — is the self of mine that is constant, everlasting, eternal, not subject to change, and will endure as long as eternity. This is called a thicket of views, a wilderness of views, a contortion of views, a writhing of views, a fetter of views. Bound by a fetter of views, the uninstructed run-of-the-mill person is not freed from birth, aging, & death, from sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair. He is not freed, I tell you, from suffering & stress.
Thus the view "I have no self" is just as much a doctrine of self as the view "I have a self." Because the act of clinging involves what the Buddha calls "I-making" — the creation of a sense of self — if one were to cling to the view that there is no self, one would be creating a very subtle sense of self around that view (see AN 4.24). But, as he says, the Dhamma is taught for "the elimination of all view-positions, determinations, biases, inclinations, & obsessions; for the stilling of all fabrications; for the relinquishing of all acquisitions; the ending of craving; dispassion; cessation; Unbinding."
Have you ever experienced the cessation of all 'me-ness' and then its re-arising? One's notion of 'stress' may change if so. As you can already tell, I'm an Ayya Khema fan:
Thanks for all the references. I guess we just have different ways of looking at it."The path moment doesn't have any thinking or feeling in it. It is not comparable to the meditative absorptions (jhana). Although it is based upon them because only the concentrated mind can enter into a path moment, it does not have the same qualities. the meditative absorptions have — in their initial stages — the ingredients of rapture, happiness and peacefulness. Later on, the mind experiences expansion, nothingness and a change of perception. The path moment does not contain any of these states of mind."
"It has a quality of non-being. This is such a relief and changes one's world view so totally that it is quite understandable that the Buddha made such a distinction between a worldling and a Noble One. While the meditative absorptions bring with them a feeling of oneness, of unity, the path moment does not even contain that. The moment of fruition, subsequent to the path moment, is the understood experience and results in a turned-around vision of existence."
"The new understanding recognizes every thought, every feeling as stress (dukkha). The most elevated thought, the most sublime feeling still has this quality. Only when there is nothing, is there no stress. There is nothing internal or external that contains the quality of total satisfactoriness. Because of such an inner vision, the passion for wanting anything is discarded. All has been seen for what it really is and nothing can give the happiness that arises through the practice of the path and its results."
"The Nibbanic element cannot be truly described as bliss, because bliss has a connotation of exhilaration. We use the word "bliss" for the meditative absorption, where it includes a sense of excitement. The Nibbanic element does not recognize bliss because all that arises is seen as stress. "The bliss of Nibbana" may give one the impression that one may find perfect happiness, but the opposite is true. One finds that there is nothing and therefore no more unhappiness, only peace.
To look for path and fruit will not bring them about, because only moment to moment awareness can do so. This awareness will eventually culminate in real concentration where one can let go of thinking and be totally absorbed. We can drop the meditation subject at that time. We need not push it aside, it falls away of its own accord, and absorption in awareness occurs. If there has to be an ambition in one's life, this is the only worthwhile one. All others will not bring fulfillment." http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/auth ... .html#ch12" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


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"Eco-gowns" will be the uniform of the day for graduates walking across the stage on May 7 as Clarkson University works toward a sustainable commencement.
The students will be wearing graduation gowns that decompose more easily with fiber made of wood from renewable, managed forests.
The regalia was developed using 100-percent acetate material, which is proven to decompose in soil in a year. In addition, the coil zipper tape and teeth are made from 100-percent recycled PET. The robes' earth-friendly packaging contains material that facilitates the decomposition process of the cap and gown bag. When a student redeems his or her regalia hang tag code online, the manufacturer, Jostens, will also contribute $1 to support environmental sustainability.
Centerpieces at the weekend's special events will include locally-grown herbs that will be replanted after commencement in the Campus Dining kitchen garden. Clarkson will also purchase floral items for the stage and urns that can be replanted outdoors.
More communications to students regarding commencement have also gone out via e-mail to save paper and fuel. And signs and name badge supplies are reused as much as possible.
"Efforts to make our commencement more sustainable are one component of our overall campus effort to reduce the environmental footprint, while still providing the services and activities that are essential for college life," said Associate Director for Sustainability and Spence Professor Susan E. Powers. "The commencement committee and its chair, Christina Lesyk, are setting a great example for the campus as a whole by showing that incorporating sustainability into all campus functions is possible and valued."
Early this month, Clarkson was named one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States and Canada by the Princeton Review in its Guide to Green Colleges.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Senior Jennifer M. Hinrichs of Gouverneur, N.Y., models Clarkson University's "eco-gown."

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Pull Out For What? 8 Rappers Caught Up In Baby Mama Drama
Every condom-allergic rapper dreams of having a stress-free relationship with their baby mama(s) like Weezy which rarely ever happens, in life. With so many different birth control options available in 2013, it's amazing that rappers continue to roll the dice with psychotic groupies and money-thirsty jump-offs who only want the fame, fortune and nothing else.
Here are eight rappers caught up (or recovering) from baby mama drama. Take a look.
50 Cent
First, the messy Rap diva was accused of assaulting his secret baby mama (Daphne Joy) that no one knew existed then lashed out at his own son with baby mama #1 (Shaniqua Tompkins) via text.
Beef with both baby mamas at the same damn time? Only 50, who once dissed the entire industry and was nearly assassinated.
The golden-voiced rapper/crooner's trio of thirsty baby mamas (yes, THREE) love interrupting his body parties with Ciara to demand more cash based on his stardom. STRESSFUL.
Carmen Bryan is Hip-Hop baby mama royalty who refuses to let the legendary father of their daughter live without publicly spewing venom.
Forever scorned? Hell yea.
Rick Ross
The sloppy Rap walrus' scorned baby mama Tia joined forces with arch nemesis 50 to end his career by spilling unsweetened tea in a raggedy tell-all book and failed, miserably.
He may be filthy rich off 12-year-old white girl money, but cheap when it comes to paying child support for his alleged 2-year-old that he denied was his.
According to legal docs (acquired by TMZ), he is NOT the father despite Gloria's claims but hasn't been officially cleared by the Florida court.
The fertile father of a village worth of kids is always embroiled in baby mama warfare over cash. In fact, he was JUST sued for more child support in May.
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There's nothing healthy about your linebacker-built mother and her wet & wavy wig-helmet trying to fade your baby mama on national TV, but it happened (in slow motion), and ruined his already stressful relationship with baby mama Erica.
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Rehabbing the Bolter
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Q. I have a lot of problems with my horse bolting. He is an exracehorse and has only been off the track for a little over a year. It mainly happens when we're riding around other paddocks or in the arena. I don't feel like I have bonded with him very much, so will forming a bond with my horse help his behavior when going out and doing work in the arena and around the paddocks?
I have been told that this won't help and my horse's bolting behavior is purely based on how and what my horse has been taught. I have also been told that my horse is bolting because he is relying on what is going on in the environment around him (for security) and not relying on me.
Tonya Loone, via e-mail
A. Based on my experience, both things you have been told seem somewhat correct. If the horse has bolted more than a couple times, unfortunately, because escape in a fearful moment is self-reinforcing on a physiologic level, the horse's innate tendency to "flee" has been reinforced by that experience. It only takes a couple replicates of that before the horse learns a difficult-to-resolve habit, and in this case your horse's bolting is much more challenging to overcome than that of a bolting naive horse. This is why many trainers give up on horses with this behavior.
It is also likely that the horse is not relying on you for security, and, if he were, his fleeing behavior might improve at least somewhat. As a horse is taught to lead, he tends to develop trust in the handler and then the rider as a "leader" that produces security. Horses reach the point that they will follow you anywhere, with assurance that "it will be okay." They also appear less likely to flee; should they suddenly be startled, they tend to stay with or come to the handler rather than running away. So if you were to spend more positive time with your horse in a situation where he is unable to bolt, he should become more secure and less fearful of environmental events when in your hands. And if occasionally startled to a level that he would bolt, he might instead stay near you for security.
One of the challenges with rehabbing a bolting horse is that building the completely positive, unfettered mutual trust necessary to help him overcome his flight tendency is easier said than done. Once you have experienced the fright of a horse bolting, it is all but impossible to convey total trust in a horse while riding or handling him—particularly that one. Anyone with good sense will be somewhat more cautious and tentative in anticipation of potential bolting. As hard as you might try to convey normal confidence, you will likely behave differently and in ways the horse can pick up on. This will feed his insecurity.
This reminds me of an experiment done in Sweden in which researchers demonstrated that when a handler is simply told that something scary will occur at a certain point along a course, his or her heart rate increases, even though nothing actually happens. And, in turn, the horse's heart rate also increases, presumably in response to changes in the handler's heart rate and/or behavior (Investigating horse-human interactions: the effect of a nervous human. Keeling LJ, Jonare L, Lanneborn L. Vet J. 2009 Jul;181(1):70-1. Epub 2009 Apr 25).
The only horse I personally know that bolted when being led and then overcame the tendency was one within a big string of young horses a trainer was starting all at once. In a "senior moment" after a short vacation, the trainer forgot that that particular horse had arrived to his care with a tendency to bolt. It wasn't until one day many months later, when someone remarked that the horse had made a miracle turnaround, that the trainer remembered the horse had come to him with the problem.
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2013 Spring Issue 4 (May 3, 2013)
Discrimination at Carleton: Rally Raises Awareness of Campus Wide Issue
This past Friday, following a controversial article in the Carleton Literary Arts Publication (CLAP), a student-organized rally was held to address the issue of discrimination on campus.
Milanda Landis: Alumna Earns Prestigious D.C. Internship
Carleton College alumna Milanda Landis '12 has recently finished a prestigious arts management internship at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. From January to April of this year, Landis served as the Graphic Design Intern for advertising at the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the Kennedy Center.
Carleton Welcomes a Beloved Institution Back to Campus
After a yearlong hiatus, C.A.N.O.E. House will return to campus for the 2013/2014 academic year to continue its long tradition of leading and facilitating outdoor trips for the Carleton community.
TRiO Combines With TORCH
Carleton maintains a mutually beneficial relationship with the larger Northfield community through service programs and academic civic engagement. Every year, in celebration of National TRiO day, Carleton TRiO's peer leaders organize a fundraiser for a program in Northfield that serves a community need, often one whose mission aligns with that of TRiO.
Clothesline Project Raises Awareness of Sexual Violence
This past Saturday, students gathered in the Sayles Hill Lounge to make t-shirts with markers and fabric paint and support victims of sexual violence. One out of every five women will suffer sexual violence in their lifetime, so there are approximately one billion survivors of sexual violence in the world.
Foro Latinoamericano Capstone Welcomes Speakers to Discuss Venezuelan Society, Politics
Less than two months after the death of Hugo Chavez roiled Venezuela, three leading experts on the nation and its society converged on Northfield. Miguel Tinker Salas, a historian at Pomona College, Sujatha Fernandez, a sociologist at the City University of New York, and Javier Corrales, a political scientist at Amherst College, came to Carleton for the annual Foro Latinoamericano, the capstone forum of the Latin American Studies concentration.
"Dramatic intervention in Public Schools:" Emily Schultz '05 Addresses School Reform
Carleton Class of 2005 graduate Emily Schultz has been working on cutting edge U.S. education issues, being part of Teach for America straight out of college and then working with the governor of her home state Alabama to introduce local charter schools.
Gold-Certification for Weitz Center
The Carleton College Weitz Center for Creativity received a small addition last week: a golden plaque with the words "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design 2013."
Admissions: Class of 2017 Commits to Carleton
Following the May 1 reply deadline, more than 550 high-schoolers have enrolled in the class of 2017, fifty more than the 500 anticipated by the Admissions Committee. They represent a yield percentage of about 37.3% of the 1,475 applicants admitted, an increase of about 2% over last year's yield.
Campus Mourns Loss of Beloved Faculty Member Brian Mars
This past Monday, students and faculty members received the sad news that Brian Mars, Carleton's Lab Manager in Chemistry, Instrumentation Specialist, Hazardous Waste Coordinator, and Chemical Hygiene Officer, had passed away over the weekend.


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Thread: Buying Truck
All good advice and ideas, thanks fellas.
Yes Drew, we currently live in a condo. However selling it is probably not an option because I am darn sure I am underwater. I am not keen on taking our savings and paying off the difference in the mortgage for what we might be able to sell it. Our savings is our down payment on the next home. We're going to have a realtor do an appraisal just to see where we're at but I'm not confident. The units here have been selling for at least $15k less than what I owe against comparables (we unfortunately bought in 2006 around the height of the market) Some are even selling for $140-$160k's It's depressing.
I've done a lot of work to our condo and I fear I'm not going to make any of it back, if I do it'd be minimal. So we really only have the option of renting it out. The good thing though is I have my father and also my mom and stepfather all within 30 minutes of my current place and if something needed to be fixed I can call upon them (both are extremely handy). I certainly would love to sell it and get rid of it but I just don't think it's going to happen. There's a few units on the market here that are basically the same as when they were built so my market value would be higher than those but the highest one has sold for recently was 6 months ago and sold for $170k. I owe about $180k.
The biggest problem we experience now is space. Our family is growing. We have a 15 month old daughter now and are looking to expand that to another child very soon, but we cannot until we move into a bigger place. There's no storage, I have our stuff stored at my parent's basement and also my father's garage. Stuff is everywhere. It's a big pain having to keep moving stuff around, and all of you with kids know that they accumulate more and more as they grow. The grandparents don't help with that respect ya know. There always buying stuff, hahaha.
Renting for a bit is definitely an option, not ideal but could be the smart move until we get situated and then focus on finding "our place". We plan to be there for a long time. NJ is just way to expensive. I'd like my wife to be able to stay home with our daughter and if we have another child too. But in NJ it's just damn near impossible. You need two incomes. My salary down in SC would go SO much further, and quality of life will be dramatically improved.
We're familiar with the areas, 4 yrs ago (when we originally wanted to do this and then the credit crisis put a delay in that) we spent a week visiting charlotte and the surrounding SC towns we're looking at. It's a great place. I also have a friend who lives in Charlotte, and he's even an agent on the side. So that helps. Right now we're focused on Fort Mill, and from the research we've done they have excellent schools and the area is growing. It's right near Lake Wylie so we'll have close proximity to the lake. Our dream would be to get a lakefront home but I just don't think we can swing it yet. We're still young so maybe in 10 or so years. So I'd be happy with close proximity and a house that fits our needs. You just cannot get anything in NJ like we're looking at in SC. SC has lower taxes than NC (we met a couple when we were down there that suggested we look right over the border at Fort Mill, Rock Hill, Gastonia who informed us of this). And it's all within a short drive to Charlotte.
My manager is working with me to create an opportunity to work remotely which is awesome. We have a satellite office right in Charlotte so I could drop in there every couple of days for protocol, but would mainly be working from home.
That point about the furniture is a good one, hadn't thought about that so thanks for pointing it out.
Anyways, like it was said before, moving sucks and it's daunting. Researching the net takes so much time and it's like information overload. I just have to remain focused.
Thanks for all of the insights. Really appreciate it. I just hope I don't have to sell the Supra to move down there! Wife says no way but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. Not a thought yet, but its possible.
Good luck to you deerfield and your family's move. Hoping it goes easy. That's gotta be tough to be away from them for so long. I couldn't do it with having my little girl.
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Today, bought a RAM 1500. Not as nice as the one on which my wife and I had an eye in November. But, it better fits our budget and need. It's a leftover 2012 model. Red, crew cab, Hemi engine, running boards, bed liner. Price out the door, including TTL ($2,680), is $27,411. I'll post a pic in a couple of weeks. Great tow vehicle. Great looking truck. Nice ride. Nice sound system. I am VERY pleased.
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Congrats on the find. Enjoy your new rig
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Go Hard or Go Home.......it's MOOMBA time!!
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Not as nice?? Still a Laramie which is too notch! Nice ride!
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Congrats, Stu! Looking forward to seeing some pics.My Mom said I'm not allowed to get wet!
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glad you were able to get something worked out. anxious to see some pics.
Okay. Need advice on a tonneau cover.
Choices are soft or hard cover.Though more expensive, I am leaning toward the hard cover for security when leaving stuff in the truck bed during the day when we are on the boat.
Then, there is plastic or fiberglass. I think plastic as it is lighter and the less expensive of the two. If it's just me, I can more easily detach and install on my own.
There is a brand called UnderCover that I can order through and have installed by Pep Boys, near to where I am living here in Richmond. Price is around $800. Black only (fine w/ me, as it match the black trim).
What has been your experience with tonneau covers on your trucks? What did you buy? What has worked well/not so well?
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I personally like the soft.
I had one on the F150 and Black Betty F350. I never had an issue with anyone taking anything out of the bed because they latch just inside the tailgate and you can lock the tailgate. So they have to cut it to get in it.
I like the fact i can roll it up and have full use of the bed in seconds.
On Serenity F350 she came with a camper shell, while i do LOVE this i do miss the ease of trowing large items in the bed now. If i want to get gravel, or dirt of the yard i have to get a trailer because it takes 2-4 people to remove the camper shell.Malo <--- Means--Evil or Mean One. This explains a lot.
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have a roll up soft cover on mine-love it, hardly ever leave anything in the bed but the security of a hard cover could make it worthwhileHey, Its Moomba time
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I bought the Undercover Flex. It's a hard 3 piece flip cover. After owning 2 Avalanches, I got used to the hard covered storage. I like it, but I think anything would have really worked. I do have a tool box and towing items in the bed, so I don't worry about them being stolen easily. It fits level with the bed and looks nice.
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text: Corbomite Maneuver is easily one of my top five trek episodes of all time (all series, even) for a lot of reasons, right up through a relatively satisfiying ending. I had the pleasure of watching that episode again last night right after my son went to bed, and I was on in the middle of nuking cup-a-noodles when suddenly it hit me: What would Balok have done if Kirk hadn't bluffed him? Which leads to the real question of just how exactly Balok's "test" was originally supposed to play out, and more importantly, what was the real aim of it anyway. Think about this: Balok had to discover Kirk's real intentions. He hadn't counted on Kirk bluffing about the Corbomite thing. So what exactly would be the endgame when the timer ticked to zero and it was destruction time? Would Balok suddenly say "I changed my mind, I will tow you away now" anyway? Or would he have faked a sudden mechanical failure on the Fesarius? Considering this, I think we should consider a rather scary alternative: Balok didn't decide to test them until AFTER the Corbomite Bluff. He didn't want to risk that maybe Kirk was telling the truth, so he decided to test their intentions to see if their claimed "respect for intelligent life" really held up to scrutiny. IOW: Balok really WOULD have destroyed the Enterprise if not for his curiosity/uncertainty about the Corbomite Device. That has some interesting implications for Balok's character IMO: he's presented, in the end, as a sympathetic little guy with only the best of intentions, but he is in fact kind of a hardass who just happens to respect a worthy adversary. Thoughts?


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Nix of time: Yanks sweep twin bill vs. Jays
NEW YORK -- At this late stage of the schedule, the formula has become a simple one for the Yankees, deleting all guesswork from the equation. Each game remaining is one they feel that they must win, and on Tuesday, they were able to accomplish that twice.
Jayson Nix delivered a game-tying home run in the seventh inning and celebrated his first career walk-off hit in the ninth, helping the Yankees secure a doubleheader sweep of the Blue Jays with a 3-2 win on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium.Full Game Coverage
NEW YORK -- At this late stage of the schedule, the formula has become a simple one for the Yankees, deleting all guesswork from the equation. Each game remaining is one they feel that they must win, and on Tuesday, they were able to accomplish that twice.
Jayson Nix delivered a game-tying home run in the seventh inning and celebrated his first career walk-off hit in the ninth, helping the Yankees secure a doubleheader sweep of the Blue Jays with a 3-2 win on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium.Full Game Coverage
"It feels really good," said Nix, who was drenched in Gatorade by teammate Brett Gardner after the winning blow. "I feel like we've kind of had a little bit of a jolt with our team. We're playing really well right now. It's a good time for it; got to keep it going."
Facing reliever Darren Oliver, Mark Reynolds opened the home half of the ninth with a walk and quickly yielded to pinch-runner Ichiro Suzuki, who moved up on a sacrifice. Given a green light by manager Joe Girardi, Ichiro stole third base before trotting home on Nix's line-drive single to left.
"I went in as a pinch-runner, and I thought, 'I need to do something today,'" said Ichiro, who stroked two hits in the first game to run his career total to a combined 3,999 between Japan and the Majors. "This is my chance to do something. I had a good opportunity to do that."
Nix's seventh-inning solo blast had tied the game and spoiled a strong outing by left-hander Mark Buehrle, who proved to be a tough customer opposite Yankees starter Phil Hughes, holding New York to just Robinson Cano's RBI single through the first six innings.
Mariano Rivera worked in both ends of the twin bill, pitching a scoreless ninth in the evening game to pick up the win. The victory was the Yankees' eighth in 10 games and came after New York had defeated Toronto, 8-4, in the afternoon contest.
Cano had four hits -- including his 200th career homer -- in that game, while light-hitting catcher Chris Stewart also launched a three-run blast to support Ivan Nova's 6 1/3 innings of four-run ball.
"It's a good day," Girardi said. "You win the first one with some three-run homers, then we win today with the big homer from Nixy to tie it up and then the game-winning hit. You get a good performance from Hughsie and a good performance from Nova, you get Mo in two games; it's a good day."
Taking the ball in the nightcap, Hughes turned in his best outing of late. Having lost 10 of his last 12 decisions coming in, Hughes kept his fastball and slider down more, limiting the Blue Jays to two runs and seven hits -- none via homers -- over six-plus innings.
"I thought it was OK," Hughes said. "Extremely better than I have been. I feel like I'm making progress in the right direction. It all starts with my fastball. I was able to get ahead a lot, throw a lot of strikes and force guys to swing the bats. It worked out all right."
Toronto scored almost immediately as Rajai Davis opened the game with a single, stole second, moved up on a groundout and then raced home on a wild pitch.
Hughes settled in and the Yankees reclaimed a tie as Cano singled home a run off Buehrle in the third inning, finishing the twin bill with six hits and five RBIs. Toronto pushed back when Munenori Kawasaki tripled in the fifth and scored on a sacrifice fly.
Departing on the wrong side, Hughes was saved from a loss thanks to Nix's third homer of the year, which cleared the left-field wall off Buehrle, who took a no-decision but has lost eight straight decisions to the Yankees and is 1-10 all time against the Bombers.
"One too many bad pitches, I guess," Buehrle said. "I threw some good pitches the whole game and a couple of mistakes I had, they didn't make me pay for it -- except for that one."
Austin Romine also had three hits for the Yankees, who logged their sixth walk-off win of the season.
"When you come in here, it's loose, it's fun," Romine said. "We're not out of it until we're out of it, and that's every game. We're scrapping. We're getting big hits from guys when we need it."
With the Yankees believing they'll need at least 90 wins to reach the postseason, Nix said that he was excited to play the hero for a night, but credited bigger hitters like Alfonso Soriano and Alex Rodriguez for the spark lighting the Yanks' run.
"We're in the playoffs now," Nix said. "We need to win all these games and come to the field every day to win the game. I think we're kind of creeping [in the standings] a little bit, but we've got a long way to go, we've got a lot of games. I think each game is very important and we know that."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat.


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As GoDaddy goes, so go thousands of websites. And, at the moment, they're all down.
The world's largest site registrar and its servers are down, dragging down some of the web with it.
Rumors of a hacker attack are echoing through the ether, too, according to Mashable.
One tweet from Anonymous' security leader, Anonymous Own3r, claims sole responsibility for the attack" "@wordwhacker nah it's not Anonymous coletive the attack is coming just from me".
The (difficult to confirm but seemingly) main Anonymous Twitter handle tweeted its support of the outage.
Anonymous Own3r told another user on Twitter, "I'm not a lammer dude, did u see my attack to facebook last time? they can't ever know where it came from."
Another user expresses that he'd be upset if the hack weren't so "epic."
Hacker News is reporting that GoDaddy's phone support system is also down. One commenter on Hacker News offers the following:
If you are using GoDaddy for anything, you deserve what you get. If you are using GoDaddy for not just registration but also for DNS, I would just fix it as soon as possible and not tell anyone.
Also, do backups, use good password practices, and everything else that everyone knows and the lazy will still fail to do.
Oh, 20 seconds in and a downvote. I can take them, I didn't ignore the last 8 problems GoDaddy has been responsible for lately and am not hurting from this outage.
No word on when GoDaddy will be back online or how it will respond to the outage.


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Springsteen & I has been billed as a documentary about Bruce Springsteen's fans. It is that, though as documentaries go, it's unconventional. The film is made almost entirely of clips shot by fans who submitted them for inclusion in the documentary, likely making it one of the first crowd-sourced feature-length films with actual distribution in history.
To be clear, the filmmakers shot no footage, nor did they record any voiceovers. Other than some performance clips, it is really the fans telling their own story. Over 2,000 fans around the world submitted their own video testimonials, not counting the thousands more whose stories did not make the cut (if you search "Springsteen & I" on YouTube, there are millions of results).
How you actually like the film depends on a) your definition of the term "documentary" and b) how much you appreciate Springsteen and the devotion he gets from his fans. That level of devotion can sometimes inspire eye-rolls from non-believers, and director Baillie Walsh gives a non-fan some airtime in the film as well (having been dragged to Springsteen shows by his significant other, he laughably asks Springsteen to make his concerts shorter). Walsh himself has said he isn't a fan, and the film probably benefits from his more objective eye.
The documentary lacks any real narration, and at first plays like a YouTube playlist. But as the film goes on, the clips tell their own story. Even the biggest Springsteen cynic may give the man a listen after watching the film. At the very least, they'll walk away with more appreciation for his bond with fans.
There are, for sure, some weird moments: a woman who directs her son on camera, telling him to describe Bruce's lyrics as the boy squirms uncomfortably. Or another mother, who explains that she used to show a photo of Springsteen to her young child, point to it, and say "daddy!" Others are merely uncomfortable: the guy who tries explaining Springsteen's music and breaks down into tears while driving, or a woman who describes a sort of sexual awakening she had at a Springsteen show.
However, there's a genuine sweetness to most of the stories. A young, Asian, female truck driver feels that there's honor in her work when she listens to Springsteen. A young European man describes being at a concert and having someone he'd never met before or since put his arm around him; "It didn't seem weird at all!" he boasts, in the spirit of mutual fandom. Meanwhile, an American couple who have been together for two decades dance to "Radio Nowhere" in their kitchen.
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- Have program get directions - which draws the route on the map.
- Use the dotted box on tool bar to select area.
- Copy area inside box to memory. (Control-C)
- Dump memory into an art program like photoshop or Paintshop and there are others even some free ones.
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Mourning Will Attend Camp
East Rutherford, NJ, Sept. 1 -- Seven-time NBA All-Star Alonzo Mourning will participate in the Nets' 2004-05 training camp in an attempt to revive his NBA career, Nets' CEO Rod Thorn announced today.
"We look forward to Alonzo joining the Nets in training camp," said Thorn. "Hopefully he will be able to resume his career and play at the high level he has in the past."
"I am feeling great and am excited about attending training camp and possibly resuming my career, said Mourning."
Mourning, who signed with the Nets prior to the 2003-04 season, played in 12 games for New Jersey before he was forced to stop playing basketball on November 25, 2003 due to focal glomerulosclerosis. On December 19, 2003, Mourning underwent kidney transplant surgery in which he was given a kidney donated by his cousin. In 12 games for New Jersey, Mourning averaged 8.0 ppg and 2.3 rpg in 17.9 mpg.
A 12-year NBA veteran, Mourning posts career averages of 20.0 ppg, 9.7 rpg and 2.98 bpg in 634 games with Charlotte, Miami and New Jersey. Drafted by Charlotte in the First Round (2nd overall pick) of the 1992 NBA Draft and selected to the All-Rookie First Team, Mourning was a seven-time NBA All-Star, a two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1998-1999, 1999-2000), a member of the All-NBA First Team in 1998-99 and Second Team in 1999-2000, a two-time member of the All-Defensive First Team (1998-99, 1999-2000) and was the winner of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award in 2001-02.
Mourning was also a member of the gold medal winning 2000 Team USA Olympic Team and was named the 2000 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year. Alonzo will be made available to the media once training camp begins.
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Ask about how you will feel.
Ask if this new medicine fits in with your other medicines.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, June 1, 2012, 12:00 AM
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'Everybody can do yoga, says studio owner'
Original post made on Jun 1, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, June 1, 2012, 12:00 AM
a resident of Downtown
on Jun 1, 2012 at 9:29 am
Thanks Dolores - for a wonderfully written and timely article. We really appreciate the favorable press. - Jim
a resident of Foothill High School
on Jun 1, 2012 at 10:20 am
This is a wonderful studio with great owners, teachers and a wonderful community of diverse and kind students. Thanks for being there!
a resident of Rosepointe
on Jun 1, 2012 at 10:38 am
I love Downtown Yoga! I go there four times a week, and it has done wonders for my body! The teachers are amazing - kind and knowledgeable. Yoga has simultaneously strengthened and stretched my muscles, and it's calming to my mind.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 1, 2012 at 10:42 am
I could not agree with Jodi more! I go twice a week and it has made a big difference in my life. Love the teachers and the downtown location.
a resident of Livermore
on Jun 1, 2012 at 10:45 am
I am very grateful for my 6am class with Jim during any weekday. I have been to a few workshops there also, and just love the energy of the studio. Thanks for bringing to us this wonderful community. :)
a resident of Livermore
on Jun 1, 2012 at 5:49 pm
I am so glad I found Downtown Yoga - I've only been doing yoga for about 8 months - started in Kate's Intro class. I will continue to go for classes there for as long as they have them!
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Jun 3, 2012 at 8:10 pm
Great article! And I can attest first hand that Downtown Yoga is an amazing studio. Kate & Jim are my gurus, only without the attitude.
a resident of Livermore
on Jun 27, 2012 at 12:43 pm
I can not say enough good things about Downtown Yoga. Jim and Kate as well as the rest of the instructors will embrace you with their warmth and support from the moment you step in the door. It's a wonderful door to step through!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 27, 2012 at 1:16 pm
I was an enthusiastic participant in yoga sessions until repeated encounters with bad odors that seemed to form a tide that enveloped me to the point of nausea. What is wrong with people? As people are forced to pay increasing taxes because of swelling unsustainables, they must eat more fast food and canned products (e.g. Beans). This is no idle claim, as I have spent much time calculating the actuarial likelihood of such an eventuality. Upshot: yoga classes will succumb to the rising tides of unpleasant odors produced by those in one's vicinity.
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Haiti earthquake: community networking enables ICRC to open first-aid posts
25-01-2010 Feature
Over 20,000 people displaced by the earthquake live in a sprawling makeshift camp in Bel Air, one of the poorest districts in Port-au-Prince. Because the neighbourhood has long been plagued by street violence and is perceived to be unsafe, few humanitarian organizations are active there today, despite the hardship its population has faced since last week's earthquake. The ICRC and the Haitian Red Cross set up two first-aid posts in the Bel Air camp two days ago. Until then, it had been difficult for displaced people living there to obtain medical care.
The ICRC first conducted its own needs assessment in the camp. It then activated its contacts to listen to what they had to say. James, 28, spent years in jail and now works for a local NGO. He is a respected figure in Bel Air, knows many gang leaders and over the years has gained their respect. We meet him in a smaller camp just outside the neighbourhood with seven other community leaders, doctors amongst them. They explain that they know and trust the ICRC because they have seen it at work for years, and offer to act as a link between the organization and those who oversee the day-to-day administration of the camp. They explain that little aid has arrived, something that the ICRC's independent assessment confirms.
Béatriz Karottki, an ICRC health delegate, explains to the gathering that the organization wants to open a first-aid post near the Asile Communal, where about 100 parti cularly vulnerable elderly people are living with 6,700 other people displaced by the earthquake. James and the local doctors point out that medicine is lacking. " We had to bury 283 dead in the last few days, " he says. Roberto and Béatriz explain to the group that the ICRC will not set up the post before it is certain that it is accepted in the camp. " The support of the community's leadership is essential for Haitian Red Cross volunteers to integrate into the community, " says Roberto. James and those assembled agree that the Asile Communal is a good choice for the first-aid post. However, they propose an alternative site for the second post the ICRC had planned to open in Place de la Paix. Bollimand is a safer area and its 7,000 residents have had no access to medical care at all since the earthquake.
The first post is rapidly set up at the Asile with the help of the Haitian Red Cross volunteers who will staff it. Next to it, about 100 dishevelled elderly people. Some have relatives with them, others have been abandoned and seem completely lost, curled up on their bare beds, staring emptily at the canopy above their heads. Patients start arriving as soon as the canvas tent goes up. The ICRC team then follows James, Duval, and other community figures along the camp's narrow alleyways. People here have not seen foreigners since they moved in but they are welcoming. The camp seems to be rapidly turning into a shantytown, with its own food market and street vendors. A motorcycle drives between the tents. Women sell tiny amounts of okra and chilli placed on newspapers. Children are selling ice, young men are playing cards. " People are moving in for the long term, " says James, wh o has six children and was born in Bel Air. We walk into the Bollimand camp, which is divided into three zones controlled by different groups. Youngsters are clearing new areas where chicken coops used to be, to make space for the displaced families that keep arriving. James introduces the ICRC team to Pasteur Roland, the local preacher, who welcomes the delegates. Béatriz and Roberto agree that it makes sense to open the second first-aid post in the little clearing at the edge of the camp. Access in Bollimand is easy and the post's location will allow the Haitian Red Cross volunteers to better serve the community. " We thank you with all our hearts and welcome you, " says Pasteur Roland as the ICRC team sets up its second first-aid tent.


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Cardinals' bench has good mix of veterans, versatility
Infielders Wigginton, Cedeno among leaders who will play reserve roles
By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
JUPITER, Fla. -- This is the final piece in a seven-part Around the Horn series that has taken a position-by-position look at the Cardinals' roster situation heading into the 2013 season. Up next: the bench.
The Cardinals' winter activity, though minimal, positioned the club to enter Spring Training with little left to determine when it comes to filling out the team's bench.
Of the five extra position players the Cardinals will carry, one will be a second catcher, a job Tony Cruz has the handle on. Cruz served as Yadier Molina's backup in 2012 and was complimented for the work he did with the team's pitching staff.
Though non-roster invitees Rob Johnson and J.R. Towles remain in big-league camp, manager Mike Matheny has already suggested that Cruz remains the favorite to retain his spot on the Major League roster.
In the infield, versatility and veteran presence took precedent. Ty Wigginton, who was signed to a two-year deal over the winter, can step in at the corner spots, though the Cardinals' pursuit of him was driven more by his bat and experience than his defensive potential.
"He's done a lot of things right that can help our young players develop," Matheny said. "There is a whole lot more that goes into that bench role than what people think."
How the second base competition shakes out will further define the Cardinals' bench, as Matt Carpenter or Daniel Descalso will become a reserve for Matheny. Descalso can play across the infield, while Carpenter has made second base his fifth defensive position. Carpenter's ability to play the corner outfield spots will certainly add to his playing time, as the Cardinals have expressed an interest in being more proactive with rest for Carlos Beltran and Matt Holliday.
The fourth bench spot will be assumed by Ronny Cedeno. He was signed in late January to give the Cardinals depth at short stop, which will be in flux until there is additional clarity with Rafael Furcal's injury situation.
"I'm going to be ready for any situation," said Cedeno, who was a starting shortstop as recently as 2011. "The big thing for me is I want to be healthy. That's it. I want to be a help offensively, defensively."
Cedeno's roster security, though, isn't assured with his Major League contract. Pete Kozma, the surprise of last year's second half, has a legitimate opportunity to push himself into consideration.
The biggest point of bench intrigue, though, seems to lie in the competition for the fourth outfield spot. Matheny confirmed on Sunday the Cardinals don't have any intention of pushing Beltran to play center field this season. That means the club will have to reserve a place on the bench for someone to back up Jon Jay.
Shane Robinson held that job for much of 2012. This spring, Adron Chambers and non-roster invitee Justin Christian join Robinson in pursuit of the job.
"I think about it because I want to be [the man for the job]," Chambers said when asked about the competition. "It just gives me something to reach toward. I always need something to reach toward. I didn't make the team [on Opening Day] last year, so I want to be there this year. It gives me a motivation to help me do what I need to do."
Chambers would add an element of speed to the Cardinals, who benefited from Chambers' pinch-running ability when he was with the club late last season. He'd also offer a left-handed option off the bench. Defensively, though, Chambers doesn't provide the same assurances in center Robinson would.
Already a steady defender, Robinson has focused this spring on improving his basestealing technique so that he can be more of a threat when he reaches. He is also taking the lessons learned from 2012 -- a season in which he went 11-for-50 as a pinch-hitter -- in hopes of improving his success in a part-time playing role.
"When it comes down to decision time, I don't want them to have any question marks about me," Robinson said. "I want them to know I'm their guy. That's what I'm trying to earn in spring. I've had some bad injuries and have learned not to take things for granted. I know things aren't set in stone. I've learned some tough lessons through that. You never know what's going to happen, so I just come out here and try to bust my tail."
Christian has appeared in 76 Major League games since '08, including 34 with the Giants last season. That was enough exposure to earn Christian a World Series ring. He's jumped between independent ball and the pros since 2003.
"He covers good ground," Matheny said. "He has had a pretty reliable bat. He has good athletic movements and knows the game and goes around it the right way. It's just a matter of him doing it on a consistent basis at the big league level, but you have to be given the opportunity to do that."
The need to keep a center fielder would seem to squeeze Matt Adams out of a chance to find a place on the Major League roster. With Wigginton and Carpenter already able to play first, the Cardinals don't seem to have a place for Adams, even though he hit .329 with 22 doubles, 18 homers and 50 RBIs in 67 Triple-A games last year.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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She was born Sept. 4, 1949, at Dardanelle, to the late Euel and Ruby Clowers Campbell. She was of the Church of Christ faith, loved fishing, playing spider solitaire and spending time with her grandkids.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Larry Malick; and a brother, Don Edward Campbell.
Survivors include her children, Missy Daly and husband, Jamie, of Dardanelle, David Stiffler and wife, Melissa, of Missouri and James Michael Pearrow of Russellville; one sister, Linda Moudy and husband, Roy, of Dardanelle; four grandchildren, Colten Allen Tackett , Abby Grace Vernon, both of Dardanelle, Jacob David Stiffler and Joshua Thomas Stiffler, both of Missouri; and one nephew, Bryon Moudy of Fayetteville.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Dacus Cemetery with Bro. John McCourt officiating. Visitation will be conducted from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Jamie Daly, Bryland Young, Ronnie Kisling and Jimmy Hulsey.
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Sturnus vulgaris
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
First brought to North America by Shakespeare enthusiasts in the nineteenth century, European Starlings are now among the continent's most numerous songbirds. They are stocky black birds with short tails, triangular wings, and long, pointed bills. Though they're sometimes resented for their abundance and aggressiveness, they're still dazzling birds when you get a good look. Covered in white spots during winter, they turn dark and glossy in summer. For much of the year, they wheel through the sky and mob lawns in big, noisy flocks.
Starlings are chunky and blackbird-sized, but with short tails and long, slender beaks. In flight their wings are short and pointed, making them look rather like small, four-pointed stars (and giving them their name).
At a distance, starlings look black. In summer they are purplish-green iridescent with yellow beaks; in fresh winter plumage they are brown, covered in brilliant white spots.
Starlings are boisterous, loud, and they travel in large groups (often with blackbirds and grackles). They race across fields, beak down and probing the grass for food; or they sit high on wires or trees making a constant stream of rattles, whirrs, and whistles.
Starlings are common in towns, suburbs, and countryside near human settlements. They feed on the ground on lawns, fields, sidewalks, and parking lots. They perch and roost high on wires, trees, and buildings.
Starlings are a similar size and color to blackbirds, cowbirds, and grackles, but they're a very different shape. They have much shorter tails, more pointed wings, and the bill is longer, straighter, and thinner. In summer, starlings have yellow bills, which blackbirds never have.
This species often comes to bird feeders. Find out more about what this bird likes to eat and what feeder is best by using the Project FeederWatch Common Feeder Birds bird list.
Starlings are common around cities and towns. Look in lawns, city parks and squares, and fields. They'll be working their way across the grass, often moving in a slight zig-zag line and seeming to hurry as they stab their bills into the ground every step or two. In the countryside you're more likely to see starlings perched in groups at the tops of trees or flying over fields or roads in tight flocks.
You can help scientists learn more about this species by participating in the Celebrate Urban Birds! project
View and sort images of nesting starlings online with CamClickr to help scientists archive data from our NestCams
If you have a bird using a nest box, report nesting activity to NestWatch
A Darwinian Dance: Starlings and Falcons engage in an age-old aerial ballet. Story and Photographs in Living Bird magazine.
Visit the NestCams archives for a close-up view of starlings in their nest
My Feeders Are Being Overrun With Starlings And Blackbirds. What Can I Do?
Q & A: "There's a huge starling roost near my house and they're driving us nuts!"
All About Birds blog, Not Just Sparrows and Pigeons: Cities Harbor 20 Percent of World's Bird Species, April 29, 2014.
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Unconventional wisdom for PPC campaigns
Unconventional wisdom for PPC campaigns
First, unless you're buying 100% of Google's inventory for your particular set of keywords, don't bother listing your terms at another engine. Think about it: If you can access a broader market through Google, why engage another search engine — and suffer the costs and workload of managing different systems, lists of keywords and different sets of measurement?As you expand beyond Google, it makes sense to engage additional search engines according to their relative size — for the same reason.
Second, be certain to pursue general keywords for your SEO plans vehemently, and use them appropriately for your pay-per-click campaigns. PPC resources should be spent on developing "long-tail" keywords up front. Including some "short-tail" keywords in your campaigns helps identify long-tail terms people are searching for. Ultimately, this helps lower your cost as you shift budget from generic terms to the long-tail variants you find. For
each keyword you identify, you'll lower your marginal cost of customer acquisition — permanently. Most clients want to create a short list of keywords and then let their budgets run, generating immediate sales and shiny quarterly numbers. And let's face it: The idea of paying a firm to research 10,000 keywords is less exciting
than showing sales with just 10 — particularly in this economy. The truth is, each long-tail keyword added to the list is an asset that pays small, but steady, dividends — and that's an asset base worth building.
Third, rewrite your copy and test it. While most pay-per-click ads are far from prosaic, it's also true that almost all could be improved. Simply recognizing this opportunity puts you miles ahead of the competition. Relentlessly test and retest your ads. My most important comment about pay per click isn't about PPC at all. We tend to judge the efficacy of search ads with shorthand statistics such as, "cost per conversion" or "cost per action." These terms are astonishingly misleading. While search ads can identify and drive targeted traffic, it's your Web site that does the heavy lifting of conversion.
When you can't think of any other ways to further improve the performance of your search campaigns, look to improving your Web site. Better yet, balance these efforts from the start. It's often helpful to engage with search marketing firms who have solid information architecture and usability design skills. For conversion challenges that are especially tough to crack, a usability or eye-tracking study can't be beat.


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Had she not posed for Playboy, Nikki Mitchell said she'd probably be uptight, shy and more serious than she already is. Thank goodness she found us. Nikki was brave enough to submit her own pictures to Playboy two days after she turned 18 and ever since she's posed for Playboy's Fresh Faces, Playboy's All Naturals and currently as a Cyber Girl. Now Nikki is here to answer an array of questions from Playboy's Facebook fans. (Don't forget to check out her Cyber Girl Xtra pictorial and video, too!)
Nickolas Sweeney: What kind of man are you attracted to?Nikki: I've always been really attracted to the complete opposite of myself because I'm more shy and not really crazy or wild. I've always been attracted to someone who is just covered in tattoos—not a bad boy—but really rough on the outside but very sweet on the inside. Like a Travis Barker look.
Richard Fryar: Where do you see yourself five years from now? Ten years from now?Nikki: Five years from now I'd like to be finished with school. I'd like to be done with nursing and be an RN working in labor and delivery. Now for some reason if I were to become a Playmate, I'd love for that to happen and to be traveling all over the country. In 10 years I would like to be married and have a family. I want three kids, maybe another dog—I have a Chihuahua right now—and one of my biggest dreams is to start a no-kill animal shelter.
Tearence Morrow: What's your favorite video game or movie?Nikki: Well I've never really played a video game—besides Guitar Hero, which I played with my brother—but my favorite movie would probably be Transformers. I love all the Transformers *films. I also like anything action and anything funny. I just saw *Just Go With It, the new Adam Sandler movie and I really liked that a lot.
Christopher Lynch: Was Playboy something you always wanted to do or something that just came about?Nikki: I always wanted to do it since I was 13. I found this Playboy at my best friend's house. Her dad had a subscription. I was flipping through it and I remember going home and telling my mom I wanted to be this girl (in the magazine) so bad. She thought I was crazy and at 13 she didn't think anything of it. Then two days after I turned 18, I submitted my pictures into Playboy just to see what would happen and then they called me and I did All Naturals and Fresh Faces and it just went from there. But I've always wanted to do Playboy.
Derrick Gentry: What's your favorite ice cream?Nikki: My favorite ice cream is Cherry Cordial by Homemade Brand ice cream here in Ohio.
Tanya Marie Willis-bourgo: If you could pose for a Playboy centerfold with a Playmate, who would you want to do the photo shoot with?Nikki: With a Playmate I would have to say Jaime Edmondson. She's one of my really good friends so I know it would be a really fun shoot because we always have so much fun together. I would feel the most comfortable with her, for sure, so the pictures would turn out better. She's my favorite Playmate.
Wes Williams: Can you cook?Nikki: I do, I love to cook! Growing up my family always cooked so always told myself that when I got older I would cook and not eat out so much. I really like to cook but I like to bake more. I like to bake cupcakes and cookies and fun little stuff.
Hetterich Edwards: What makes you feel sexy?Nikki: Really, just when I'm the most comfortable. It's not when I'm in lingerie or anything like that. It's really when I'm in jeans and a t-shirt. To me, when I'm comfortable is when I feel the most sexy.
Jake The Animal Thomas Hawkins: What would you be doing if you hadn't posed for Playboy?Nikki: I would probably be going to school a lot more than I have the past few years. I went part-time just to see where things went with Playboy. I would probably be further along than I am with nursing. I feel like Playboy has completely changed my life for the better. It made me more confident with myself and I learned how to not be so uptight because I was always really shy growing up. So I feel like it's definitely helped me as a person.
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vast body of paleontological evidence points to the Permian-Triassic
period transition, which occurred approximately 250 million years
ago, was the largest extinction event in history, surpassing even the
extinction of the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period.
The extinction event is the only known extinction event to feature a
mass extinction of typically hard insects. And the extinction
in total encompassed 96% of all marine species, 70% of terrestrial
vertebrate species, 57% of all families, and 83% of all genera.Mike
Benton, professor of vertebrate palaeontology in the School
of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol, and a team
of researchers at the Chengdu Geological Center in China have
published a study from the middle Triassic (235 mya) that reveals how
evolution allowed for a surprisingly quick biotic recovery and
yielded new kinds of species (like the dinosaurs and early
mammals).Describes Professor Benton in a university
news release, "The Luoping site dates from the Middle
Triassic and contains one of the most diverse marine fossil records
in the world. It has yielded 20,000 fossils of fishes,
reptiles, shellfish, shrimps and other seabed creatures. We can tell
that we're looking at a fully recovered ecosystem because of the
diversity of predators, most notably fish and reptiles. It's a much
greater diversity than what we see in the Early Triassic -- and it's
close to pre-extinction levels."The study is one of the
most important works to come out about the extinction event since a
2000 study which used uranium/lead ratios of zircons from rock
sequences near Meishan, Changxing, Zhejiang Province, China (located
in Western China) to definitively show when the event occurred --
approximately 251.4 ±0.03 mya (with elevated extinction rates for
some time thereafter).The scientific community has been
desperate to discover more about the causes and impact of this world
changing event. Among the key questions is how the Earth's
climate changed and what
kind of disaster struck to cause the extinction. Some
speculate that volcanism contributed to the extinction, with
geological evidence pointing to the Siberian Traps eruption which
covered 2,000,000 square kilometers (772,204.3 sq mi) in
lava. Others point to a meteor impact, anoxia (lack of
atmospheric oxygen), and/or hydrogen sulfide emissions from deep sea
bacteria as play a role in the extinction.While the debate
about the event's causes continues, another critical question is how
life evolved in response to the event. That's where the new
study really shines.The new study uses fossil evidence
extracted from a site in the Luoping in Yunnan Province, a souther
Chinese province. The site was in pristine condition and thus
yielded an incredible amount of intact fossils, which allowed
paleontologists to identify various specimens and begin analyzing the
period's biodiversity.The study unveils early versions of a
number of infamous marine predators, including members of the bony
fish genus Saurichthys (similar to today's sturgeon), the ichthyosaur
genus Mixosaurus (which played a role similar to today's dolphins),
the sauropterygian genus Nothosaurus (an ancestor to the larger
plesiosaurs).But the wealth of fossil evidence covers far
more than these iconic predators. It also showcases a variety
of lower lifeforms, including the crustaceans, fishes and bivalves
that the predators thrived upon. Many of these creatures appear
to have evolved key new features, not present in their
Permian-survivor ancestors.What is clear from the
study, published in
the journal Proceedings
of the Royal Society B,
is that the ever-flexible
genome was able to allow diversity to rebound to
pre-extinction levels in only 10 million years. Previously it
was far less certain exactly how quickly that recovery
occurred.States Professor Benton, "The fossils at
Luoping have told us a lot about the recovery and development of
marine ecosystems after the end-Permian mass extinction.
There's still more to be discovered there, and we hope to get an even
better picture of how life reasserted itself after the most
catastrophic global event in the history of our planet."Professor
Shixue Hu of the Chengdu Group cheered the discovery, stating that it
will offer many decades to come of fruitful research. He
comments, "It has taken us three years to excavate the site, and
we moved tonnes of rock. Now, with thousands of amazing fossils, we
have plenty of work for the next ten years!"


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This "Millenium Era" project (The Color of Palo Alto) had a questionable stated purpose from the beginning: How could any city be a color? A vibrant city is dynamic, new tastes and designs, old structures replaced as needed. The project had a green component with the artist using equipment powered with solar energy by day and wind at night. The photography alone took two years and I went from skeptical indifference to intrigue when spotting Sam Yates propped against his red scooter snapping pictures of houses through all daytime temperatures.
Intrigue turned to respect as this lone young man stuck with a long-term project. In 2008 I was impressed with the collage of all the snapshots mounted on City Hall and the interesting solar-powered "garage" and project description. We all craned our necks to catch a glimpse of our house somewhere up there, too high to see. The news spread and shoppers made a point of visiting the site at the otherwise boring City Hall Plaza. Tables and chairs were added and residents felt they had a legitimate rest stop in the center of town.
I have yet to discover this elusive color of Palo Alto in spite of my perusal of Sam Yates' website or the Palo Alto City website, but it really isn't important and never was. I feel we've all had our fun. Skeptical criticism, amusement, intrigue, respect, a sense of curiosity and some education on the application of solar/wind power.
I sincerely hope Elise DeMarco and city staff will agree and pay the young man his final installment. I feel we've had our money's worth and I can assure you that HP is not bothered about their $40,000 donation. Five years of work translates to $6.80 per hour (including the cost of equipment and film) and so the remaining $7,000 would bump that up to a whopping $7.50 per hour! Who knew we still starved the artist? I'm amazed there is a database that hasn't become obsolete or fallen out of a backpack somewhere between Los Angeles and Canada where Sam purportedly now resides. If Elise truly believes this database would be useful to safety officials and city planners, we have other issues. Google Earth and Google Maps is on their second photo of our home and the second one is a lot prettier! Pay the man and let's all move on to our next adventure.
S. L. Micek
East Meadow Drive
Palo Alto
Skelly really cares
As a parent of a boy soon to enter middle school, I was saddened to hear of the child who experienced persistent bullying. My son was bullied too, but once I told the principal it was stopped literally overnight. It is difficult for me to imagine Dr. Skelly not caring enough about this topic. I met with him a few months ago because my son is shy and I was concerned about middle school. Dr. Skelly explained that his message is Palo Alto schools are inclusive and how he wants all children to feel comfortable. He called the principal at our middle school, Mr. Barnes, who met with me, echoed those inclusiveness sentiments, and took our son on a personal tour of the school.
Dr. Skelly also goes far beyond his official duties. A couple of examples: taking underprivileged children to San Francisco because they had never been and personally assisting underprivileged teens apply for college. I have found him to be a fine, caring and effective school administrator who deserves our full support.
Ann Protter
North California Avenue
Palo Alto
Questionable focus
Ordinarily sports stories don't interest me, but "Wrestle Like a Girl" (Feb. 22) with a large mug shot of a young lady on your cover last week was unusual enough to catch my attention.
When I turned to the cover story, I was shocked — shocked. Virtually all of the (many) girls in the article are of Asian descent!
So why was a young lady of the "European Persuasion" featured on your cover, given the ethnicity of most of the girls?
But perhaps "disappointed" is closer to how I really felt, rather than shocked. A charge of "racism" might also be off the mark somewhat, but "Ethnocentrism" or "Eurocentrism" certainly seem to fit.
Sad. In my own adopted "Hometown." How much longer will we have to wait?
Ruben Contreras
Waverley Street
Palo Alto
Editor's note: We appreciate the concern; however, the photo of the wrestler was chosen based on its visual impact. The Weekly has featured Asian Americans on its cover, most recently on Feb. 1, 2013, and notably for our "Best of Palo Alto" edition on Aug. 17, 2012.
Where are the flowers?
We support the California Avenue beautification project, but see no mention of flowers. Every beautiful town in the world has one or more live flower displays decorating their roadways. Mountain View's Castro Street has them, as do many restaurants, retail stores and industries. Sculpture success depends on the taste of the beholder but everyone loves flowers. I know flowers are more trouble to maintain, but in our view they're definitely worth it.
Gary Breitbard
Jena Rauti
San Jude Avenue
Palo Alto
A downtown parking idea
Mayor Greg Scharff mentioned the need for downtown parking in his State of the City address and indicated an estimated cost of $60,000 per parking space. There is an alternative that comes without any cost to the city. If anyone is in doubt about that, you have only to look at an example that has been there for many years.
The Abitare condominium project was developed on what was then a small city parking lot located between High Street and Alma. The developer (Chuck Kinney, who later became mayor of Menlo Park) bought the air rights from the city. A multi-level underground parking garage was built. On top of the garage, a four-story building was constructed that included one retail level at the ground floor and three floors of for-sale residential condominiums above that.
The city got a parking garage for free. The downtown area got some new retail space and, more importantly, some new housing that contributes both property tax revenue and puts consumers who live in the condominiums within walking distance of all the stores in downtown Palo Alto.
This could be replicated on any city parking lot.
While considering this, the council might also want to reconsider the sacred cow (the 50-foot height limit). Garages do not have to be blocky, blah buildings. Downtown Chicago has buildings that include parking and residences that are architecturally stunning. The Abitare project was developed using a vertical subdivision map with a condominium plan overlay. Perhaps the council should ask the staff to revisit this concept.
John Paul Hanna
University Avenue
Palo Alto
One region idea: bad
It seems the Silicon Valley Community Foundation proposes to turn the whole Bay Area into a single region. Hmmm. Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently donated $500 million to this group, and suddenly the foundation apparently wants to take over the entire Bay Area. The last time I checked, we were living in a Constitutional Republic where individual rights are "unalienable," and cities have the freedom and sovereignty to chart their own courses.
This "One-Silicon-Valley-and-Bay-Area-Plan," to coin a phrase, brainchild of the Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, should be very worrying to residents. It would mean losing our representational form of democratic government. Exactly who would be deciding what's best for all Bay Area counties? And why are businesses and government so eager to partner? Have we already forgotten that the classic definition of totalitarian Fascism is partnership between government and big business? Nor is government by "region" — through unelected, nonrepresentational bodies — unknown in Communist countries.
Consider this quote by technology forecaster Paul Saffo: "Powerful regions are the new basic unit of governments in the 21st century." Not so new however: They were the basic unit of government in the Soviet Union in the 20th century! All that regional government accomplishes is to take away the rights of our cities, towns and counties along with those of the residents within them. This "new" idea has long since been proven a disastrous failure and needs to be nipped in the $500 million bud.
Cherie Zaslawsky
Oak Lane
Menlo Park
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, April 10, 2009, 12:00 AM
Town Square
Pleasanton launches new curbside garbage recycling program
Original post made on Apr 11, 2009
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, April 10, 2009, 12:00 AM
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 11, 2009 at 8:53 pm
RE: the Pleasanton Garbage Service article in yesterday's Weekly: "Pleasanton launches new curbside garbage recycling program
Rates to rise, but only by $1.09 if residents keep non-recyclable waste to a minimum"
So, wait --
Currently there are people, sifting through our trash, removing the recyclables. Right, I knew this.
But now, PGS wants us, the customers to do that for them. Understandable -- lots of communities require the customer to sort out the recyclables.
But -- But -- But -- they're now going to charge us MORE for this? More money for doing the work for them?
a resident of Birdland
on Apr 11, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Check out the staff report! The cost to dump in the landfill has gone up 27%
a resident of Kottinger Ranch
on Apr 11, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Nona - I believe PGS is going to create another pick-up. So, instead of two trucks coming to your house, there will be three. Also, there is the cost of the new bins.
I am afraid this may fall into the catagory of "it feels like the right thing to do" when it may be indifferent or worse. Does sending more trucks around offet any additional recycling benefit that may occur? And, will there be domestic markets for the recyclables? Or, will they go on to barges destined for Asia?
My feeling is that a small barbage can should be much less expensive than the big one and the same for a recycle bin. Waste less, pay less. Recyclables are form of waste and it takes energy and money to deal with it.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 13, 2009 at 8:16 am
Why have another garbabe can? If rates are going to go up, then why can't the process continue as it is right now.
Now, you want more money and I get to figure out how to do this. How do I get rid of tissue and cans? Do I throw them loose in the garbage can or do I use a plastic bag? What gives?
a resident of Mohr Park
on Apr 13, 2009 at 8:22 am
"Less with More" is the slogan for everything these days! Did you notice that ice cream is only 1.75Q not 2.0Q and you pay the same if not more... Some soda cans are going that way too! Yogurt has already gone that way!
So, PGS wants us do all their dirty work and want to charge more. Yes, the landfill fee is going up but we are using less landfill if we separate. So, where is the savings?
Sending another truck is a waste of our natural resources. Are they going to use Hybrid or electric trucks? At least they can be GREEN... not in terms of making more money (Green!)...
Higher bills, higher bills... as more people lose their jobs... I see the trend...
a resident of Downtown
on Apr 13, 2009 at 8:35 am
Does this mean we get a discount on our garbage bill since we're doing our own recycling ? Seems like we should.
a resident of Pleasanton Valley
on Apr 13, 2009 at 8:43 am
If you had an issue, why did you not show up at council to voice your displeasure or at least email the council. You have a means to do both. It appears that if you snooze...you lose. PGS provides a great service and have done much for the community in a charitable way--has for years and years.
a resident of Ruby Hill
on Apr 13, 2009 at 8:45 am
If we do their work we should receive a huge discount. Something has got to motivate people that don't want to do the dirty work!! We do the work = WE SAVE!!!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 13, 2009 at 9:30 am
Sue, (and the others) I'm confused. Are you planning on going to work for PGS? I just wanted to let you know that they are only asking that you seperate YOUR OWN garbage. You know, the trash that YOU and your FAMILY creates. Can you explain to me why something has to "motivate" anyone to be responsible for their own garbage. Here are just a few motivations. The city will fine you for not obeying the LAW. You neighbors might not agree with your idea that you can handle you trash differently than every other resident in town. Don't forget the slow death of Mother Earth. AND, after repeated offenses, the city can revoke your PGS privilege, which would make things much more difficult in the long run for you.
How about we all just stop complaining and be happy that our garbage service is finally evolving and helping us be responsible citizens of this planet.
a resident of Pleasanton Valley
on Apr 13, 2009 at 10:55 am
I will not sort my garbage for them! Fine me if you wish.. but I won't be doing their job for them. Stupid idea...let's add more trucks to pollute the world.. three trucks now?.. dumb dumb dumb.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 13, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Now you have me curious Mike. Are you saying that you are "too good" to correctly prepare your personal trash for disposal OR are you that obsessively concerned with our enviroment that you believe one more truck route will accelerate global warming to a point of disaster? I just want to know why you feel so strongly that you would take on the police and the city of Pleasanton, and risk the punishment?
a resident of Birdland
on Apr 13, 2009 at 5:34 pm
More trucks, more pollution ya, but they figure its a trade-off to be green and trendy for Big Al. But the real question is...are the people in RubyEagleRanch gonna give their maid's a raise to do all this seperating. You know its gonna take more time to do that and they might have to pay some OT. It doesn't matter for us down in the bottoms because our time isn't important.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Apr 13, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Wow. I thought I might gain some knowledge re the process of recycling as it might compare to every other town I lived in before Pleasanton. What I got was a great view of the Pleasanton mindset.
a resident of Parkside
on Apr 14, 2009 at 3:07 am
We came to Pleasanton 10 years ago from a community that had a curbside recycling program and it was really easy to use. There is a sense of pride in showing your kids how to be responsible for minimizing our impact on landfills.
Give it a chance - you may be surprised to find that you can't imagine why we didn't adopt this sooner.
a resident of Val Vista
on Apr 16, 2009 at 9:17 am
I am all for reducing our waste. I have been trying to get others in my home to help. I am a little confused though. It was stated in this article that pizza bozes were to go directly to the landfill. I thought that they could go into the green waste as a soiled food container. I know my worms love the box when they get it.


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BERLIN – While many American beaches have polluted, unhealthy water, the Ocean City and Assateague beaches showed no reports of contaminants in local ocean waves, according to a national report released this week.
"Everyone works very hard to keep it that way, even with 300,000 people visiting," said Shelly Dawson, chair of the local Surfrider Foundation.
Overall, Maryland was listed as eighth in the United States for beach water quality, including Ocean City and Assateague beaches, as well as two beaches at Sandy Point State Park in Anne Arundel County and the beach at Point Lookout State Park in St. Mary's County.
Nearby beaches in Delaware and Virginia also got extremely high ratings for beach water quality in the report.
Ocean City's beaches have received high marks for water quality over the last few years, the frequency of testing and promptly posting advisories when necessary on the beaches themselves and on the Internet.
One Ocean City beach site was awarded a five-star rating in the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) annual "Testing the Waters: A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches" report.
Worcester County ocean beaches posted no exceedances of ocean water health standards in 2008, meaning that any contamination levels were below the acceptable limts.
"The community's become aware of the gold mine we sit in," said Dawson. "We realized a long time ago that without that surf zone and without that clean sandy beach we would not have the economic machine."
Assateague Coastkeeper Kathy Phillips said, "Oceanfront beaches in Maryland continue to receive high marks in this annual report. Fortunately for Ocean City, but not for our coastal bays, all of the city's stormwater runoff drains directly to the bays and not to the ocean. Ocean City's treated wastewater is pumped through a pipe into the ocean far offshore, so inshore monitoring consistently reveals very low levels of contamination."
Local beaches are bucking the nationwide trend, which shows, according to the report, that the water at many American beaches is polluted with contaminants that pose a health threat to swimmers.
Across the nation, 7 percent of beach water samples violated health standards in 2008, but Maryland beaches decreased from 7 percent violations in 2007 to 2 percent in 2008.
Worcester County ocean beaches showed zero violations in 2008.
"I would expect it to be good, and continue to be good," said Dave Wilson, director of the Maryland Coastal Bays Program.
"The fact it's an economic machine will help protect it," said Dawson.
Worcester County's overall rating was not so stellar in the 2007 report, which showed a 40-percent exceedance rate in the county.
The reduction came from a the elimination of part of the Public Landing pier swimming site, east of Snow Hill, from the testing sites considered for the NRDC report. Only samples from the cleaner water towards the end of the pier were used. This reduced the exceedance rate at that site by half.
"That 19 percent was still a high percentage of unsafe swimming days. Last year the county moved forward to implement better stormwater management practices at the Public Landing swimming pier parking lot, installing a new vegetated buffer between the parking lot and Chincoteague Bay," said Phillips.
One in five swimming days at Public Landing last year the water was too contaminated for swimming, Phillips pointed out.
The NRDC report does not include testing for health contaminants in the coastal bays.
One of the reasons the ocean waters bordering Assateague and Ocean City are so healthy is the buffering effect of the coastal bays, which are the first stop for most county run-off.
"Most of everything drains into the coastal bays and not into the ocean," said Wilson.
The coastal bays do carry more bacteria than local ocean waters, but little bacteria testing is done because of the expense and due to the focus on water quality indicators that impact the flora and fauna.
"It's hard to say without good numbers whether there's a serious bacteria issue in the coastal bays," Wilson said.
If there is a problem, that would be closer in to the shore and not in more open bay waters, officials indicate.
While the coastal bays are not often used for swimming, although there are some who do, the bays are heavily used for recreational boating, fishing and personal watercraft.
"Would I go swim in the bay? Of course I would," said Wilson.


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COURSE: 06-125 Writers' Roundtable (1)
In this intensive writing course, students focus on the connection between writing and a specific discipline, mode of communication or source of inspiration. Designed to engage students in the act of personal writing, this course advances the notion that the act of writing enhances the act of thinking through the discovery of subject and the development of theme. Topics vary by semester. See the University Course Schedule. May be repeated up to three times for credit. This course does not substitute for the advanced writing requirement in the student's major. Prerequisite: 06-111.