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Mount Yale Climber's Log
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|Pete Castricone
|Denny Creek
Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2009
|Standard route via Denny Creek.
|Posted Jul 10, 2009 9:24 pm
|Liba Kopeckova
|from Denny Creek
|easy hike, one of the few fourteeners accessed form a paved road. Duchess as usual ahead of me.
|Posted Jul 8, 2009 4:12 am
|Bad weather up top
|Posted Jul 4, 2009 1:29 am
|First attempted 14er
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 1989
|My first attempt at a 14er, back when I was 15. We tried to go up the old Denny Gulch route (before it was closed), but got turned back above timberline by ominous weather. Twenty years later, I still haven't been back, but I will eventually get this one!
|Posted Jun 9, 2009 12:41 pm
|July 1998
|My first mountain.
|Posted Mar 3, 2009 4:09 pm
|Denny Creek both times
Date Climbed: Feb 15, 2009
|3/27/04-The first time was in light snow on a very cold, early spring day. We went straight up the wind scoured glade at treeline to avoid avy risk.
2/15/09-Had a nicer day nearly 5 years later via the same route. Traversed over to Mascot and descended s.e. ridge of Mascot, which is not recommended with a bunch of unconsolidated snow! See TR.
|Posted Feb 18, 2009 10:03 am
Date Climbed: Apr 16, 2006
|4/16/06 - Standard route from Denny Creek. Stomach deep postholing in wet spring snow made for very slow going. Made an out and back trip to "Mascot" from Yale before heading down.
2/15/09 - Winter ascent via Denny Creek TH, slight modification to standard summer route to avoid avy slopes. Traversed to "Mascot" and descended to the Avalanche Gulch TH (had a car shuttle set up).
|Posted Feb 16, 2009 10:55 am
|Panthera uncia
|Beautiful Weather!
Date Climbed: Nov 17, 2008
|The southwest ridge was pretty much snow free and the lack of wind on the summit was nice :)
|Posted Nov 23, 2008 9:39 pm
|Denny Creek TH
Date Climbed: Aug 10, 1994
|Drove from Crested Butte to climb this and then drove back, so the hike isn't very long.
|Posted Sep 28, 2008 11:39 pm
|Denny Creek SW Slope
Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2008
|Solo hike on a partly cloudy day with many hikers on the trail. The steep hike to the saddle was rewarded with a really fun scramble to the summit. Great view of Harvard and Columbia. Misty rain on the way back but no thunder or lightning. 11th fourteener.
|Posted Sep 24, 2008 10:36 pm
|Super Day Out
Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2008
|Yale's ascent was absolutely gorgeous, but very steep in the last couple of miles. The gentle grade during the first portion is deceiving; although knowing the elevation gain, the push to the top was expected. And, again...how did Disser get lost???
|Posted Sep 10, 2008 6:40 pm
|Brandon Fuller
|Denny Creek
Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2008
|9 miles round trip
|Posted Sep 4, 2008 10:29 am
|Denny Creek
Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2008
|Still trying to figure out how the Disser got lost?!??
|Posted Sep 1, 2008 2:45 pm
|Denny Creek Standard Route
Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2008
|Pretty steep climb, but very pleasant, scenic hike. Wonderful views on the summit. Badly-eroded trail with lots of scree, above tree line, was disappointing. Great party at the summit - must have been about 20 of us! Interesting that there was no tube/log at the summit.
|Posted Aug 12, 2008 1:01 am
|West Ridge from valley floor
Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2008
|Started from 8,800'-ish on CR 365 Friday night because I like hiking better than driving. (yeah, I'm a little kooky about that). Camped at Kroenke lake amidst a surprising amount of snow; dry campsites are few up there right now, and 3-6 foot deep snowbanks are plentiful. Went up the West Ridge Saturday morning, with Max and Brangwen, my loyal hounds, in fine form. I was, per usual, merely adequate in comparison to their enthusiasm. There were a bunch of friendly folks at the summit and we stayed for an hour. Ahhh. Brangwen woke a napping boy scout by stepping on his crotch, much to the delight of his companions. Luckily she weights just 37 pounds; the boy's future prospects were not altered. Ran into Bob Mooner from C Springs CMC, whose shelty recently passed on with 32 career 14er summits completed. That's a well-accomplished doggie. Extra kudos to Max, who is 11, on his second 14er; Yale was Brangwen's 4th and my 28th.
Technical note: the ridge looks harder than it is on the way up. You can stick near the crest most of the time - no need to contour around. The hounds did it, and they don't have thumbs.
|Posted Jun 23, 2008 1:57 pm
|Yale 08'
Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2008
|Did this one with John Morehead! His 2nd and my 19th. Pretty good day overall. Alot of wind and no rain or snow. I would love a winter ascent of this one. We started at the Denny Creek trailhead and took our time and enjoyed the day and all the scenery.
|Posted Jun 9, 2008 4:08 pm
Date Climbed: May 6, 2006
|Got to the saddle at 13,900' and couldnt hack the altitude any longer. Flew into CO springs at 5 pm the afternoon before, rented a car, drove straight to the mountain and began the climb around 4am. Sea level to 14k took its toll on this one!
|Posted May 16, 2008 7:54 pm
|Strange company
Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2004
|My hiking partner, against my strong warning, wore new sandals 'she just loved' for about the first mile... and blew my socks barefoot for the rest!
|Posted Mar 27, 2008 2:03 pm
|Long Winter Hike
Date Climbed: Feb 10, 2008
|Went up the standard route. Avy danger was avoidable, despite the recent heavy snows. Road was closed at Avalanche Gulch TH (which added 6 mi RT). Gorgeous weather which helped ease the unpleasantness of being on snowshoes for 14 mi....
|Posted Feb 11, 2008 4:39 pm
|Denny Creek
Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2007
|This was my fifth time climbing Yale. We went the now standard Denny Creek route. I have also climbed Yale via the east ridge from Avalanche Gulch trailhead.
|Posted Feb 7, 2008 10:16 pm


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This Is the Only Spoils of Babylon Scene You Need To See
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Last night, IFC premiered the three-hour miniseries spoof The Spoils of Babylon. Starring the likes of Tobey Maguire, Kristen Wiig, Tim Robbins, Will Ferrell, and Carey Mulligan (voicing a mannequin love interest), it's one of those bits of pop culture that owes debt to a lot of things while being not quite like anything that ever existed. Created by SNL writers Matt Piedmont and Andrew Steele (and directed by the former), it exists to skewer the epic, multi-night network melodramas of the '70s and '80s (a la The Thorn Birds), which makes it the spiritual cousin of other high-concept retro spoofs that take on the format they're affectionately parodying. What Strangers With Candy was to ABC Afterschool Specials, what Grindhouse was to grindhouse schlock, what Far from Heaven was to women's pictures of the '40s and '50s, and perhaps what Dredd was to dumb '80s action bloodbaths, The Spoils of Babylon is to the network miniseries.
To get a sense of the melodrama Spoils is sending up and shilling, in the scene above, Wiig's wealthy Cynthia Morehouse character confronts the wife (played by a mannequin voiced by Mulligan) of her adopted brother, Devon Morehouse (Maguire). Over-enthusiasm, melon-cutting, and plate-breaking ensue.
This was the best scene, I thought, of a patchy satire that is not funny as nearly often as it needs to be (I was stoned when I watched it and still so much of it fell flat). Maguire, in particular, just can't do camp. He seems lost. Even Wiig, a goddess, makes intentional overacting work only some of the time—often, it's just annoying.
While Spoils takes pains to exhibit miniseries realness (all of the external shots are clearly models, the hair is atrocious), it doesn't take enough of them to convincingly take on the appearance of a '70s/'80s miniseries. It's in the wrong aspect ratio (it should be 4:3, but instead is in the most extreme one possible, 2.39:1), the lighting is too good, the composition of the shots is way too competent (at times, it's virtually artful), and each episode is a half hour (as opposed to two hours). It makes sense that they would alter the format to appeal to modern, short-attention-span sensibilities, but Spoils could have really gone for it and it didn't.
Still, it is reliably bizarre and almost everything that comes out of the mouth of Will Ferrell is hilarious. (Under pounds of hair and makeup as Eric Jonrosh, the author of the fictitious Spoils of Babylon novel, he introduces and closes each episode by sending up yet another piece of retro pop culture, Orson Welles' wine commercials.) It's worth watching to see what consciously ridiculous thing it will do next, but two episodes in, it seems clear that Spoils is at once a noble effort and a missed opportunity.

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Esenbeckia sp. long-tongued horse fly. Although bees receive much praise for pollination, flies are equally important.
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA
In a laboratory cage, two male Rhagoletis walnut flies joust over access to females. University of Arizona.
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Mallophorina sp. robber fly.
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA
Minettia flaveola (Lauxaniidae). California.
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A side view of a root-maggot fly shows its right haltere, a flight balancing organ. The haltere is a knob-like structure adapted from an ancestral hind wing that vibrates during flight. It is thought to work like a gyroscope. Urbana, Illinois USA.
A parasitic phorid fly (Pseudacteon sp.) lays her egg in an ant (Linepithema oblongum) in northern Argentina.
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In a coastal rainforest, a tropical crane fly (Tipulidae) rests on a leaf.
Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Tabanus (= Hybomitra) horse fly. California.
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In California's Sierra Nevada, a Symphoromyia snipe fly takes a blood meal from the photographer.
Lipoptena depressa
Hippobiscid flies such as this deer ked (Lipoptena depressa) are specialized external parasites of birds and mammals. In spite of their flattened tick-like appearance, these insects are actually related to house flies. Empire Mine State Park, California, USA.
An Aedes triseriatus eastern treehole mosquito takes a blood meal. Illinois.
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Lonchoptera furcata
California, USA.
Portrait of a midge, Cecidomyiidae.
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Aedes triseriatus eastern treehole mosquito (larvae). Illinois.
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A hover fly (Syrphidae) visits a flower.
Sagehen Creek, California, USA
Rhagoletis walnut flies, mating.
Arizona, USA
An ant-mugging fly (Milichia patrizii) chases down Crematogaster ants on a South African tree branch. If the fly can catch an ant, she will force the ant to feed her.
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An Ant-Decapitating Fly (Phoridae, Pseudacteon sp.) attempts to separate a fire ant (Solenopsis macdonaghi) from her nestmates. Lone ants make easier targets.
Parque Nacional El Palmar, Argentina
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An ant-decapitating fly hovers over a carpenter ant nest. Sand Ridge State Forest, Illinois, USA.
Apocephalus sp. (Phoridae)
A parasitic Apocephalus ant-decapitating fly closes on her target, a Camponotus chromaiodes carpenter ant.
Sand Ridge State Forest, Illinois, USA


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Philadelphia freedom: Game takes backseat
By Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
The world learned Sunday night that Osama bin Laden, the terrorist mastermind behind those attacks, had been killed by U.S. forces. They learned from TV, radio, Internet and smart phones. Beato learned from word of mouth. He heard thousands of Phillies and Mets fans chant, "USA! USA! USA!" in the top of the ninth inning at Citizens Bank Park.
"Mission accomplished," he said following New York's 2-1 victory in 14 innings.
The Phillies were in the field when the chants started. None of them knew what was happening at the time.
Nobody on the field did.
"I didn't really understand what was going on there for a minute," said Phillies left-hander Cliff Lee, who was watching the game from the dugout. "Then someone came up and said bin Laden had been killed over there. Took them long enough."
Players and coaches in both clubhouses were thrilled with the news.
"It's probably a night I'll never forget," Mets pitcher Chris Young said. "I came inside and heard the news. There's some things in life bigger than the game and our jobs. I was inside and could hear the crowd chanting 'USA' and I got chills hearing that. It was a pretty neat atmosphere and place to be to get that kind of news."
"One of the first things I thought about was coming from Walter Reed [Hospital in Washington, D.C.], the emotions that those guys must be going through hearing that same news," Mets third baseman David Wright said. "As proud and as great a moment as it was for me being on a baseball field, you multiply that by a million. That's probably what they're feeling at the fire houses, at the police stations, at the places like Walter Reed.
"It's just an incredible moment and for a split second, for more than a split second, you kind of come together. You've got the New Yorkers, you've got the Philadelphians, the city, you kind of come together for a common cause. It put a smile on my face before I even knew what was going on, and then made me feel a lot better after I found out."
Phillies pitcher Danys Baez defected to the United States from Cuba in 1999. He remembers the Sept. 11 attacks vividly.
"Especially for me, a kid coming from Cuba," he said. "I was only two years in the United States facing that kind of stuff. It was big."
Baez and his teammates said they tried to stay focused on the game after they learned of bin Laden's death, but they were the only ones. The game took a backseat at that point, but the players allowed themselves to reflect on the night's significance after the game's final out.
"It's kind of an uplifting moment," Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard said.
"It's a special moment for us," Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino said.
"You almost want to stop the game," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "You almost want to just stop the game and have that girl come and sing another beautiful rendition of 'God Bless America.' The first thing I thought of was, 'Well it's about time.'"
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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NCUA Shuts Down Small California Credit Union
The NCUA announced Friday that it has liquidated the $3.4 million I.C.E. FCU of Inglewood, Calif.
The agency said it decided to liquidate the small credit union and discontinue operations after determining the credit union was insolvent and had no prospect for restoring viable operations.
Chartered in 1939, I.C.E. served Inglewood city employees and their immediate family members. The credit union had three employees, according to its website.
According to NCUA records, as of Dec. 31 the 942-member I.C.E had 7.67% net worth, but was plagued with a history of negative returns on assets and a delinquency rate of 4.65% of total loans. However, charge offs were minimal to non-existent over the past year.
The credit union posted a $17,947 loss in 2012 and hadn't had a positive year-end gain since 2008, when it reported a little under $6,907 net profit.
The NCUA said its Asset Management and Assistance Center will issue correspondence to individuals holding verified share accounts in the credit union within one week regarding their insured deposits.
I.C.E. is the third federally insured credit union liquidation in 2013.


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Have you ever heard of 'one month wives' sex tourism?
Muslim men from the Middle East and Africa come to India to buy 'one month wives' for sex. Poor Muslim families pressurize their underage teen daughters to consummate a forced marriage to middle aged men, much older than their fathers, who pay for them to be their wives for a few weeks. The wedding certificate comes with a divorce certificate that fixes the terms of the divorce at the end of the groom's holiday. It is nothing but pure prostitution in the name of marriages.
Girls and women are commodities. Poor families do not deny the contract marriages because they do not have money to pay dowry for their daughters. They prefer to collect money through their daughters' one-month contract 'marriages' to fund their daughters' real marriages. They have to pay dowry to the real grooms for making their daughters real wives cum slaves. Girls have to do all the household chores of their husbands' families and bear and rear their children. These girls are used as sex slaves in both marriages, fake or real, illegal or legal, temporary or permanent.
And those wealthy married Muslim men with kids! They know they will have sex as much as they want with virgin girls in paradise. But they do not like to wait for that, they turn Earth into paradise. They rape temporary virgin girls whom they get through temporary marriages. They make Allah a witness of their marriages, temporary and permanent. Allah allows polygamy. Allah is the protector.


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Chicago rapper Twista was arrested on a drug charge late Thursday in Indiana on route to a performance, according to police.
Twista, whose legal name is Carl Terrell Mitchell, was arrested after a Rolls Royce he was inside of was pulled over on U.S. 6–eastbound from Willowcreek Road in Portage, Indiana, for following a truck too closely, Porter County police said in a release.
Porter County Police Cpl. Paul Czupryn smelled an odor of "raw marijuana" as he approached the vehicle, according to the release. The driver of the vehicle, 42-year-old Johnnie Euell, admitted he was driving close to the person ahead of him because he knew the motorist. Euell also said he had the 42-year-old rapper in the vehicle and that the group of men -- four total -- were headed to Big Shots concerts venue in South Haven.
Euell admitted that he, Mitchell, and the two other occupants had smoked marijuana shortly before the traffic stop, according to the release. A search of the vehicle revealed half an ounce of marijuana concealed in a fake can. All occupants denied ownership of the can and were taken into custody without incident.
Mitchell, Euell, and the two passengers, Michael Alton Moore of Matteson, 43, and Darrin Jamar Woody, 26, were each charged with one misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana, according to the release. A judge ordered a $500 cash bond for each.
Porter County sheriff's police said its department, Indiana State Police, Portage police and other law enforcement agencies have been ramping up patrols ahead of the concert because of past incidents at the venue.
"The information we received regarding the two [artists] booked at Big Shots (Twista on March 24 and Montana of 300 on March 25) alleged they would bring a large crowd to the area," Porter County Sheriff David Reynolds said in a statement. "In the past, violence had erupted at these rap artists' concerts."
Twista responded to the arrest in an emailed statement:
"I think the Indiana police could of spent the tax payers' money arresting someone else with a more serious crime other than me. This is 2016, getting arrested for weed is like getting arrested for jay walking."


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Governor Pat McCrory was in Wilmington today warning those along the coast and beyond to prepare for Tropical Storm Arthur. The storm, which formed off the coast of Florida and is making its way north, is expected to strengthen into a category one hurricane by the time it reaches North Carolina's coast on Thursday. There is a tropical storm warning for the entire North Carolina coast in effect now.
Governor Pat McCrory was in Wilmington today warning those along the coast and beyond to prepare for Tropical Storm Arthur. The storm, which formed off the coast of Florida and is making its way north, is expected to strengthen into a category one hurricane by the time it reaches North Carolina's coast on Thursday. There is a tropical storm warning for the entire North Carolina coast in effect now.
"While we all want to enjoy a fun Fourth of July weekend with friends and family, our highest priority should be safety during the storm," Governor McCrory said. "I encourage all of our coastal residents and visitors to take necessary precautions, listen to local media and use good judgment throughout the duration of the storm."
The governor was joined by Department of Transportation Secretary Tony Tata and North Carolina Emergency Management Director Mike Sprayberry at the New Hanover County Emergency Operations Center to give an update on the forecast and storm preparations.
Governor Pat McCrory has signed two Executive Orders related to the storm. The first declares a State of Emergency for 25 coastal and adjoining inland counties to prepare for the possibility of any damage, including coastal flooding, caused by Tropical Storm Arthur. The proclamation authorizes the use of state government resources to assist city and county governments in storm response. The second is a waiver of various transportation rules and regulations in order to quickly restore power and expedite any debris removal.
The North Carolina Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has been monitoring the situation and will activate Thursday morning with additional personnel on site. The State Emergency Response Team is on standby, ready to assist if needed. SERT partners include representatives from the departments of Public Safety, Transportation, Health and Human Services and Agriculture, as well as the State Wildlife Division, Office of Emergency Medical Services, the Civil Air Patrol, the N.C. National Guard, the State Highway Patrol, Adult Correction and Swift Water Rescue teams.
"While the current forecast does not indicate Arthur will cause major damage, we are taking this storm very seriously," said Emergency Management Director Mike Sprayberry. "Emergency management personnel, in conjunction with our federal, state and local partners, are ready to support the counties in preparation, response and recovery efforts as needed."
Hurricane and tropical storm watches have been posted for the North Carolina coast. Coastal areas may see periods of heavy rains and gusty winds, rip currents, heavy surf and moderate beach erosion. Portions of the Outer Banks may experience periods of hurricane force winds as the storm passes.
The North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) will have soldiers on standby ready to provide direct assistance to state emergency managers, the highway patrol and first responders. Guardsmen are staged at the North Carolina National Guard armory in Kinston and will deploy if required. NCNG has high water vehicles and helicopters, and can provide power generation, medical, communication and shelter support, as well as transport supplies if needed.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol has placed all essential personnel on stand-by and is ready for deployment at a moment's notice. Troopers will be monitoring all major highways and will be assisting our DOT, county Emergency Management officials and local partners.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Arthur and making preparations to respond quickly if needed.
"Our crews are working diligently and are ready and prepared to help all citizens along the coast and to keep people and products moving along our transportation network," DOT Secretary Tony Tata said. "I want to thank our team for their proactive efforts to prepare for this storm and to help travelers continue to safely reach their destinations."
Along the Outer Banks, the NCDOT will have front end loaders, bulldozers, motor graders and other equipment, and employees prepositioned at Pea Island, Buxton, Ocracoke and Kitty Hawk in Dare and Hyde counties. NCDOT has more equipment ready to mobilize if needed, as well as employees prepared to patrol N.C. 12 during and after the storm. A plan is also in place to conduct underwater inspections at Bonner Bridge as soon as conditions are safe for the divers. In the central and southern coastal counties, NCDOT crews have inspected and fueled up their equipment and are on standby to begin cleanup efforts once the storm passes.
The NCDOT Ferry Division will begin round-the-clock service from Ocracoke to Hatteras Islands beginning at 2 p.m. today to assist with Hyde County's voluntary evacuation of Ocracoke Island. Service will continue until weather conditions make it unsafe to operate. Ferry tolls on the Ocracoke-Cedar Island and Ocracoke-Swan Quarter runs will be waived until the evacuation order is lifted.
Traffic and ferry conditions can be accessed on the ReadyNC website and mobile application for iPhone and android devices. ReadyNC also provides information on how to prepare an emergency plan and kit, gives real-time traffic updates, weather, water levels, power outages, open shelters, flood gauges and evacuation routes.
Gale force winds are anticipated to arrive in Wilmington and Morehead City ports within 72 hours. Port employees are verifying ports are secured and prepared for storm conditions.
North Carolina residents and visitors should listen to the local news for the latest advisories from the National Weather Service, the National Hurricane Center and state and local officials.
Governor McCrory urges coastal residents and visitors to do the following to prepare for the storm:
1. Determine if you are in a storm-surge zone:
During a hurricane watch, residents living in storm-surge zones may be ordered to evacuate. Evacuation zones will be identified by local emergency managers through the news media. You also should know if your home is located in a flood plain. These areas suffer excessively from heavy rains associated with hurricanes. Since flooding causes most hurricane-related deaths, flood plains are generally among the first areas requiring evacuation. If you do not know the safe escape routes in your area, call the local emergency management office.
2. Prepare an emergency kit:
To prepare for a hurricane or any disaster, it is best to have an emergency kit available. This kit should contain nonperishable food, water (one gallon/person/day) and clothing to sustain each family member for three days. The kit should include a flashlight, radio and spare batteries. Blankets, rain gear and appropriate footwear also are recommended. Special considerations must be made for the young or disabled. Remember to include baby food and medicines as appropriate. In addition, the kit should include photo copies of important family documents, such as birth certificates and insurance policies.
3. Fuel cars, obtain cash and secure important documents:
Residents should fill their cars with gasoline and have enough cash on hand to last a week in case they are ordered to evacuate. During power-outages, gas stations and ATM machines do not work. It is also important to secure original copies of documents in a waterproof container in case of flooding.
4. Obtain supplies to protect the home:
If residents are ordered to evacuate, there will be little time to protect their homes from the storm. Supplies, such as lumber and shutters, should be purchased now, and window casing pre-drilled. Homeowners should clear their property of all debris that could damage buildings in strong winds. Cars should be stored in the garage.
5. Gather supplies:
This may be the final opportunity to gather supplies from local grocery stores. All residents should have an emergency kit with bottled water, precooked, nonperishable foods, flash lights, a battery-powered radio and paper goods. It is also important to keep ice on hand in case the power fails. Candles are not recommended for safety reasons.
The safety of North Carolina's citizens and visitors is the state's number-one priority. North Carolina tourism offices are actively working with state and local emergency management and local tourism offices to keep visitors informed in the event of an approaching storm.
The North Carolina Division of Tourism will have its visitor call center open 24/7 starting Thursday and through the duration of the storm. Live operators will offer the latest information and updates at 800-VISITNC (800-847-4862).


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Hmmmm, where to begin...We seriously need that guide, though that probably won't answer every burning fan question now will it?
Okay, How does the sex thing work? I would just love to here the logistics of that, not that I object in any means, but am I the only one that just wants an explanation? XD
How could you let down millions upon billions of fans down just because PART of Midnight Sun got leaked? I mean, I sincerely understand that it's horrible and a colossal invasion, but I don't think that's fair to fans, or yourself, to let that stop you from finishing it, especially when it's already half done.
I saw others writing this question and thought I put it down as well because I'm insanely curious. What was going on in Edward's head when he left? I wish you could write a lot more that explores his side of things, with any of it. He's such an intricate, complex character that has so much more to say.
Actually, I'd rather have Eclipse, particularly when Jacob kisses Bella, or rather, tricks her into it basically. What was Edward thinking, really? I would think he would be a little upset, despite what he shows Bella. I just think there's a lot more to the love triangle on his side, so I wish that could be written or explained in detail.
Why didn't you write more family (Edward/Bella/Renesmee) moments in Breaking Dawn? That was only part I was disappointed in. Otherwise I still loved it.
Do you really think the movies are that great? Compared to the books? (Do not get me wrong, I am totally and completely obsessed with the movies and all parties involved xD) I just don't think they do them justice at certain points. They get things right, they get things wrong, or they just don't measure up at all, but what do you think?
I'll probably think of more as soon as I hit that Submit button lol but that's all I got at the moment. Byes


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Richard Simmons is best known for his video workout series "Sweatin' to the Oldies" featuring hit songs of the past, but now the fitness guru is dancing to his own tune.
Simmons recently released a new techno song entitled "Hair Do" that celebrates various hairstyles, with the 65-year-old chanting, "Short, long, straight, or curly. Get something cute, get something girly."
In the music video Simmons dances around in some of his signature outfits. He also appears in drag.
Simmons' new video is a part of a plan pushed by his team to increase the exercise star's presence online, according to The New York Times.
Simmons also recently appeared in a video by entertainment aggregational site Buzzfeed and a weekly YouTube series.
Take a look at Simmons' new video below:


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Male Journalists Have Epic Bro Down: 'Super Hot Girls Are the Coldest Fish'
Synergy in the Gawker Twitter universe: Esquire writer Chris "Why Don't Women Fuck Me Better?" Jones and Business Insider writer Michael "Quotes Stormfront in Earnest" Dougherty joined forces last night to discuss their feelings about journalistic ethics, battery acid semen, and their wives.
This powerful moment in bro history has been brought to you by sugar caverns.
[Images via Esquire and Business Insider]


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Super Rugby
Super Rugby round five form guide
March 15, 2013
Friday, March 15
Highlanders v Hurricanes, Dunedin
(19:35 local, 06:35 GMT, 02:35 EDT, 01:35 CDT, 23:35 PDT -1d)
Colin Slade is a key change to the Highlanders' side against the Hurricanes © Getty Images
Sharks 10 - 29 Brumbies Queensland Reds 12 - 19 Force Crusaders 41 - 19 Bulls Southern Kings 24 - 35 Chiefs New South Wales Waratahs 26 - 27 Cheetahs Highlanders 19 - 23 Hurricanes
Head to head: Played 19, Hurricanes 11, Highlanders 9
In Dunedin: Played 9, Hurricanes 5, Highlanders 4
Last meeting: Round 12, May 12, 2012 - Hurricanes bt Highlanders 26-20 at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Form: The pre-season hype surrounding the Highlanders failed to survive the first four rounds of the competition. An ominous performance against the Chiefs wasn't rectified during a third-round bye, and things have gone from bad to worse. Injuries certainly haven't helped, either. But the Hurricanes should still be wary of the star-studded team from Dunedin, which should eventually find its feet with Colin Slade back at fly-half. Mark Hammett's men will have to find another gear at scrum time, but they are set to dominate a shaky Highlanders lineout. That will provide playmaker Beauden Barrett plenty of opportunities to bring lethal backs such as Julian Savea into the game from the set piece.
We think: The Hurricanes didn't deserve to triumph over the Crusaders, but the fact they were within reaching distance of a win at the eleventh hour shows their ability to compete for the full 80 minutes. The sight of Savea barging past world-class fullback Israel Dagg to score will also have done wonders for the confidence of their youthful backline, which is yet to recapture the scintillating form of last year. Meanwhile, two losses will not sit well with Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph. Known for the hard edge he brings to teams, he will be irate after seeing his pack beaten up on its home turf. Expect a backlash from the southern men following a week of training they will most likely never forget. Tip: Highlanders by 5
Waratahs v Cheetahs, Sydney
(19:40 local, 08:40 GMT, 04:40 EDT, 03:40 CDT, 01:40 PDT)
Head to head: Played 8, Waratahs 5, Cheetahs 3
In Sydney: Played 5, Waratahs 4, Cheetahs 1
Last meeting:Round 14, May 26, 2012 - Cheetahs bt Waratahs 35-34 at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Form: Horrible. Listless. Unadventurous. Woeful. That feels better. After all the talk of 'the new Waratahs under coach Michael Cheika, the bad old Tahs rolled into Canberra and copped a good-old fashioned hiding from a team that tackled harder, ran faster and executed better. The 35-6 thumping, their second loss in three games this season, leaves Cheika's charges in third spot on the Australian conference ladder, already 10 behind the Brumbies. The Cheetahs headed to Dunedin on the back of a competitive 29-22 loss to the Sharks and a 45-3 drubbing at the hands of defending champs the Chiefs. But a vastly different Cheetahs outfit turned up in Otago. Naka Drotske's men stunned the hosts with relentless attack and effective rush defence to lead 30-7 at the break. Both sides finished with three tries apiece as the Highlanders rallied in the second half, but the boot of Johan Goosen, who kicked a perfect eight from eight, sealed the men from Bloemfontein's first win of the campaign.
We think: The Waratahs hold a narrow edge over the Cheetahs historically but the men from Bloemfontein have won the past two meetings and have inflicted serious psychological scars along the way. In 2011, they scored an upset 23-3 triumph in Sydney that saw Waratahs fans boo the home side off the pitch and led management to hold a fan forum at which angry supporters vented at former coach Chris Hickey. Then last year, the Tahs blew a 10-point half-time lead en route to a 35-34 loss in Bloemfontein. The Waratahs are notoriously dangerous after a bad loss, while the Cheetahs are on a high after their big win over the Highlanders. One of the tougher matches to pick this weekend, but we'll stick with the hosts to bounce back without any great confidence.
Tip: Waratahs by seven
Southern Kings v Chiefs, Port Elizabeth
(19:10 local, 17:10 GMT, 13:10 EDT, 12:10 CDT, 10:10 PDT)
Head to head: First meeting
Form: The Kings surprised all when they upset the Force 22-10 on their home ground to start their Super Rugby life on a winning note. They came back down to Earth a week later when they were beaten 12-21 by the Sharks, but their sound defensive display proved they have the capabilities to do more than make up the numbers; they are in the competition to perform and stick around. The Chiefs, however, aren't the defending champions for nothing. After securing a come-from-behind 41-27 win against the Highlanders in the opening round followed by a resounding 45-3 win over the Cheetahs, the Waikato franchise suffered a 34-36 defeat to the Stormers in Cape Town. Coach Dave Rennie said the intensity of that match surprised a lot of the younger players, and he is adamant it won't happen to his side again on Saturday.
We think: The Chiefs are likely to return to winning ways against the competition newcomers, but expect some fight from a franchise battling for respect and longevity in Super Rugby. The steely resolve displayed against the Sharks will help the Kings gain some confidence, but it's hard to imagine the defending champions dropping successive matches in the republic. The Chiefs have added motivation for the match, too. Chiefs co-captain Liam Messam will become the first player from the Waikato franchise and the 26th New Zealander to play 100 Super Rugby matches. This is surely enough of an incentive to not only see the visitors home, but to do so in style to honour their co-captain.
Tip: Chiefs by 12
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Crusaders v Bulls, Christchurch
(19:35 local, 06:35 GMT, 02:35 EDT, 01:35 CDT, 23:35 PDT -1d)
Head to head: Played 22, Crusaders 13, Bulls 9
In Christchurch: Played 10, Crusaders 9, Bulls 1
Last meeting:Play-offs, July 21, 2012: Crusaders bt Bulls 28-13 at AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Form: The Bulls demonstrated their confidence with a deserved first win over the Blues at Eden Park in their latest outing. It didn't require any departures from their norm as the home team fell into the trap of forgetting their preparation. The Bulls were able to dominate physically and with No. 8 Pierre Spies leading the way impressively they were able to shrug off the fightback of the home team. The Crusaders had the frustration of a late loss against the Hurricanes, but they looked a step up on from the side that lost their opener a week before. Knowing they face a demanding prospect in dealing with a confident Bulls team, it is not hard to imagine where the Crusaders focus has been this year.
We think: Desperation produces determination traditionally in Crusaders rugby, and that is where the home team find themselves this week. But playing at home for the first time will be a boost. The Bulls will find a tougher, hardened side than the Blues combination they met last week. Given the need to get a win on the board, the Crusaders represent a more significant foe. The Bulls know they need to have their defensive effort to its highest level, and this may be a classic, near Test-like encounter. For all that, the desperation of the home team is the greater.
Tip: Crusaders by 10
Reds v Force, Brisbane
(18:40 local, 08:40 GMT, 04:40 EDT, 03:40 CDT, 01:40 PDT)
Head to head: Played 9, Reds 6, Force 3
In Brisbane: Played 5, Reds 5, Force 0
Last meeting:Round 6, March 31, 2012: Force bt Reds 45-19 at nib Stadium, Perth
Form: The Reds have won three in a row with victories over the Waratahs, Hurricanes and Rebels atoning for their first-round loss to the Brumbies. Ewen McKenzie's men have hardly set the world on fire this season, but they're reasonably placed on 12 points in second spot in the Australian Conference. The Force are yet to register their first win of the campaign after opening with losses to the Rebels, Southern Kings and Bulls. They probably should have beaten the Rebels in the season opener before falling to competition newcomers the Kings, 22-10, in Round 2. They saved face with a competitive 36-26 loss to the Bulls in Pretoria a fortnight ago, but remain rooted to the bottom of the Australian Conference ladder on five points.
We think: The Force won the last match-up between these two last March, 45-19, when the Reds were in the midst of a horrendous injury crisis. Ewen McKenzie's side won the previous four meetings before that because they are a superior side when close to full strength. Add the Suncorp Stadium factor, where the Reds have now won 23 of their past 26 matches, and it's tough to foresee anything other than a comfortable Queensland victory.
Tip: Reds by 14
Sharks v Brumbies, Durban
(17:05 local, 15:05 GMT, 11:05 EDT, 10:05 CDT, 08:05 PDT)
Head to head: Played 18, Sharks 9, Brumbies 9
In Durban: Played 8, Sharks 7, Brumbies 1
Last meeting:Round 6, March 31, 2012 - Sharks bt Brumbies 29-26, Canberra Stadium
Form: Back on home soil, South African coach Jake White has the reportedly booze-free Brumbies sitting pretty atop the Australian conference. But the Sharks represent their sternest test so far this year as the Brumbies eye their first win in Durban in six years against the 2012 runners-up. But with their defence looking nigh impenetrable and the Sharks unable to cross the stripe in two outings, the Brumbies will fancy their chances. The scrum battle between Jannie du Plessis and Ben Alexander will be crucial. Comeback star George Smith will be bracing himself for a torrid time at the breakdown against Marcell Coetzee, while the front-row battle between Dan Palmer and Tendai Mtawarira could be key.
We think: Historically there is nothing between these two sides, having each won nine of their 18 meetings, but the Sharks have won the past two matches. The Brumbies have beaten up on three Australian rivals with a hat-trick of victories to start the season, but beating the undefeated Sharks in Durban is an entirely different proposition. The Brumbies have been able to stifle Australian sides with their rush defence, superior work at the breakdown and some handy long-range tries. It's a pretty useful formula but we're not sure it'll be enough to topple last year's grand-finalists.
Tip: Sharks by three
Bye: Bulls, Rebels, Stormers,
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Burglars flee after store clerk, Harris County deputy both open fire
Updated 1:21 pm, Thursday, February 13, 2014
New information has been released after a smoke shop clerk shot and wounded one of two burglary suspects late Wednesday night in northeast Harris County.
The gunfire erupted about 11 p.m. at the Smoke Box in the 700 block of Normandy, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies said the manager confronted the pair as the men tried to break in to the business. The worker opened fire, wounding one of them. The suspects, including the wounded man, ran away.
A deputy with the Harris County Precinct 3 Constable's Office spotted the suspects nearby. For some reason, the deputy opened fire on them. He did not hit the suspects, who were then taken into custody. The deputy was not hurt.
Deputies did not release information about what led to the deputy shooting at the suspects.
The man shot by the manager was rushed to a Ben Taub General Hospital. Deputies said he is expected to survive. The manger was not injured.


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Arsonist, 13, admits £40,000 attack on Norwich boathouse and church
PUBLISHED: 09:26 28 November 2012
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A teenager set fire to a boathouse in Norwich, causing £40,000 of damage, because he was angry his friend did not show up, a court has heard.
The 13-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to arson at the Norwich Rowing Club, Whitlingham Lane, Norwich, on June 15 this year.
He appeared at Norwich Youth Court yesterday to be sentenced after also admitting another count of arson, at Westhall Church, Halesworth, Suffolk, on July 17 and the theft of a mobile phone on July 20.
Denis King, prosecuting, said staff at the rowing club were contacted by the fire service about the fire which was thought to have left the clubhouse "beyond financial repair".
Mr King said the youth made "full and frank admissions" to the offence at Whitlingham and the arson at the church, the damage to which is as yet unknown, to police.
He said he had been dropped off at the clubhouse to meet a friend but became "quite angry" when he was not there and "found some matches and set fire to some paper" in the office, left it and carried on canoeing.
Malcolm Robins, mitigating, urged the court to consider a very "thorough, detailed and understanding" pre-sentence report which gave a "warts and all" account of his life and "what has been thrust upon this young man". He was sentenced to a 12-month referral order supervised by the youth offending team.


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Vehicle Emissions Inspections in Texas
Enhanced vehicle emissions inspections were implemented in affected areas in Texas to improve air quality and are integrated with the annual safety inspection program and operated by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) in conjunction with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Enhanced inspections began in Collin, Dallas, Denton, Harris, and Tarrant Counties on May 1, 2002, and in Brazoria, Ellis, Fort Bend, Galveston, Johnson, Kaufman, Montgomery, Parker, and Rockwall Counties on May 1, 2003. Travis and Williamson Counties implemented enhanced inspections on September 1, 2005, and El Paso County on January 1, 2007.
On March 1, 2015, the State of Texas stopped issuing vehicle inspection stickers and transitioned to a "Two Steps, One Sticker" vehicle inspection and registration program. Vehicles owners must pass the annual safety inspection before going to register the vehicle. More information on the Two Steps, One Sticker program is available at www.TwoStepsOneSticker.com.
(View the following to see when and how the inspection takes place.)
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- Motorists must successfully pass both the emissions and safety portions of the inspection prior to receiving a vehicle inspection report, which will be used to obtain a vehicle registration sticker.
- Gasoline vehicles model-year 2 through 24 years old are inspected annually beginning with the vehicle's second anniversary.
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- To find the nearest certified inspection station, use the Texas Department of Public Safety(DPS) station locator .
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Photographer's Note
Right next to the desert palace Amra (Qasr Amra), Bedouin raised his tent where visitors can refresh and buy some local handicrafts.
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Hello Saa
This is interesting, I love handmade ethnic textiles and would like some of these to decorate my home. The Bedouin would make very good business out of me! Some close crops of the fabrics would make a good colourful shot to accompany this one.
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Senate Majority PAC announced that it was spending about $100,000 to air the 30-second ad in Little Rock over the next week. It's the second TV spot the group has run against Cotton, a first-term lawmaker who announced in August he was challenging Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor next year.
The ad criticizes Cotton for backing the push to tie the budget debate to efforts to defund the federal health care law, which has resulted in the standoff that's left the federal government shut down since Oct. 1.
"Congressman Tom Cotton recklessly voted to shut down the government and threaten default," the narrator says in the ad.
The spot is the latest in back-and-forth ads that have launched this week surrounding the race between Cotton and Pryor, who's considered by Republicans to be the most vulnerable Arkansas incumbent seeking re-election this year.
Pryor on Thursday called on Cotton to pull down his first ad of the campaign, after PolitiFact.com, the fact-checking website of the Tampa Bay Times, said Cotton's claim that Pryor supported a congressional exemption from the health care law was false.
The Club for Growth, a group backing Cotton's bid, is also airing ads in Arkansas this week targeting Pryor.
Justin Brasell, Cotton's campaign manager, criticized Pryor and Democrats over the new ad Friday and said that Cotton was focused on trying to reduce the national debt.
"What's reckless and irresponsible is the big-spending agenda of Mark Pryor and Barack Obama," Brasell said in an email.
Pryor was elected to the Senate in 2002 and re-elected in 2008. Cotton was elected in November to represent south Arkansas' 4th Congressional District.


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Metal Gear Rising Revengeance Limited Edition - $149.99
Release Date: February 19, 2013
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Who looks back at you when you look into the mirror?
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David Yates is getting back to his wizard roots.
Variety reports that the British director is in talks with Warner Bros. to direct the "Harry Potter" spin-off trilogy "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." Though the studio is remaining mum on the deal, sources told the paper that "both sides are in negotiation" and he's agreed to take it on. He's currently shooting the live-action film "Tarzan," set for release in 2016.
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Yates directed the final four film installments, starting in 2007 with "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." The films were box office smashes, grossing several billion dollars throughout their roll-outs and having someone skilled at bringing J.K. Rowling's worlds to life sounds like a pretty smart choice.[wsj-responsive-more-in tag=""Harry" category="" ]
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himself on national • preparedness or defense and out lined his own plans for the develop ment of a great and efficient navy and an efficient army of 250.000 men * * * declares for military training in schools t te declared himself in favor of ** universal compulsory military service the training starting at the age of 1c in the public schools with four or six months actual service in the field with the coiors between the ages of 18 and 20 he termed the proposed continent al army an absurdity he called it criminal foil at the present time io be building only one battle cruiser he declared himself in favor of an immediate naval building program three times as large for the first year as has been outlined in official reports from washington colonel roosevelt's speech follows in part fear god and take your own part in a book which has long been a fa vorite in our family one of the char acters sums up the duty of man as being to fear god and take your own part surely it is just as good a 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the drawing back of my fist gave him warning — struck him over the left eye he hastened into a nearby office i then went to the of fice of dean holgate of the college of liberal arts while i was there dr shaw came in we settled the quar rel i will get my credit mr king and i had a difference o opinion about a rule said dr shaw i was not struck the matter has been adjusted that is all there is to it dean holgate admitted hearing of the affair but said there was noth j ing to it col house is lost on peace mission house ivliu left london for paris is arparently lost somewhere in french territory " ambassador sharp met all the evening trains and his expected guest did not arrive the ambassador is much concerned be cause colonel house did not reach here to-day berlin jan 20 — lanier l wins low secretary of the american lega tion at berlin leaves friday even ing for switzerland to meet colonel edward m house and escort him to berlin embargo on liquor is on in tennessee bv international news service memphis jan 20 judge john e mccall in a sweeping decision in federal court to-day practically knocked out all interstate shipments of liquor into and out of tennessee judge mccall held that the ship ment of liquor ceases to be inter state business the moment the ship ment crosses the state line into tennessee he held also that ship ments going out of the state could not be called interstate shipments until they actually cross the border preston gibson has 8 new daughters by international news service new york jan 20 preston gib son playwright amateur actor and member of many olubs has arr u j re j eight brand-new daughters he has consented to take the part of father pepper of oshkosh wis in the op eretta melinda and her sisters written by mrs o h p belmom and miss elsa maxwell to be produced for the benefit of suffrage at the waldorf-astoria february 18 seeks death in cell bui bees help c m todd arrested on forgery charge swallows poison re pents woman companion held mrs cecile krieg of st paul admits leaving husband to become detective with todd ~*~ -- - the ambition of mrs cecile krieg a young and striking brunette to be come a great detective came to a disastrous end last night charles m todd a private detective who was her chief was arrested on charges of wholesale forgeries and attempted to commit suicide when he was placed in a cell at the detective bu reau todd and mrs krieg were taken into custody at the fort dearborn hotel where they had registered as mr and mrs brown st paul he is accused of having forged travelers checks on the western express com pany aggregating several thousand dollars in Chicago the police as sert he cashed 900 worth of the checks others totaling hundreds of dollars he is charged with having cashed in st paul minneapolis and canadian cities prisoner takes poiso when taken to the detective bu j rein todd asked permission to bathe i his hands in the lavatory he swal lowed a quantity of bichloride of mercury tablets which he later said he had purchased for use in event he was arrested a moment after he had been locked in a cell attendants j wee attracted by loud groans i j found todd writhing in agony . save me he cried i've '■;< ' low=(i mchlorill j he was hurried to ti;e bi uewe.h i hospital where physicians said he had little chance of recovery mrs krieg was lodged in the wom an's annex at the south clark street police station no charge was made j age.inst her but her connection with j the alleged forgeries is being inves ! tipated woman left husband she admitted that she had a hus band and child in st paul but de clared she had been separated from them for six months mrs krieg denied emphatically any knowledge of the alleged for ] geries when informed that todd ! had swallowed poison she declared she was glad of it todd had a detective agency in st paul she said i met him there and worked on several cases for him j when he left st paul last week he j told me he was going to Chicago to work on a big case then he tele graphed for me to meet him here and help him he must have de ceived me i hate him for several months detectives of the burns agency have trailed todd by a flood of bogus express money orders he is said to have stolen a book of blank orders from the office of the express company in parkdale ontario can he was located in Chicago through the telegram he sent mrs krieg when he met her at the station de tectives were present and followed the couple to the hotel e.h sothern will quit stage in spring new york jan 20 — e h soth 3rn will retire from the stage at the end of the season with mrs soth ern who was julia marlowe he will go to warwickshire england where they will make their permanent home halpin goes to jail he made full former chief of detectives calm as he is sentenced to from one to five years in joiiet occupies quarters once used by barney bertsche whose tes timony aided in getting term john j halpin former chief of the detective bureau who has been in strumental in sending some of the cleverest crooks in the country to the penitentiary last night calmly took the hand that fate had dealt him and with no sign of flinching walked into the county jail a pris oner yesterday he was sentenced to joiiet for from one to five years jailer john j meyers estimated that at the time halpin became an inmate of the jail at least 00 per cent of the prisoners behind the bars owed their incarceration to the former chief's activities as though fate not content with what she had already bestowed upon the convicted police official desired to add irony to the situation the quarters formerly occupied by bar ney bertsche were turned over to halpin . ! i talks with the men the danger of permitting anj of the prisoners in the jail to become aware that their former nemesis was in their midst was readily seen by jailer meyars at 5:30 o'clock hal pin in charge of deputy sheriff ! thomas j\j irrison walked into the ! jail office he iva gr?->.\.c ere nd i ia,v'*.«d to hav a sea r the rooms on t : ie fir floor thee supper was j served hi'ui and e ate heartily dur | ing the early hours of the evening he ! sat and conversed with the men j he seemed aware jailer meyers said that there was no danger of his having to start his term at joiiet until the supreme court has passed on the case and for this reason he was in an apparently cheerful frame of mind | where bertsche slept ' when the time came for him to re tire he was taken to the jail hos pital where the bed formerly occupied by barney bertsche was made ready for him it was bertsche who gave some of the most damaging evi dence against halpin at the time of the trial which resulted yesterday in his teing sentenced to the peniten tiary it would have been unwise mr meyers said for us to have put mr halpin where the prisoners could have seen him fully 60 per cent of those here now owe their imprisonment to the man a demonstration would have been difficult to halt it is not expected that halpin will have to remain in jail later than 6 o'clock to-night his legal repre sentatives left for springfield late yesterday and will go before justice carter of the supreme court this morning there a writ of superse deas bond will be filed and a judge secured to approve it after this is done the party will return to Chicago and if successful in reaching here by 5 o'clock will se cure the release of the prisoner should they fail in getting back by ; that time halpin will have to remain in jail until saturday every one satisfied reports that halpin was not satis fied with the outcome of his trial because a friend of assistant state's attorney george c bliss served on the jury were discussed by mr bliss last nighf i knew fred roziene the juror in charles city la twenty years ! ago mr bliss said i had not seen him since that time when i was called to the stand in the halpin case he recognized me and immediately wrote a letter to the judge telling him of our acquaintance at a con ference between the state the court j and attorney northup 1 explained the connection between the juror and myself every one was satisfied and j nothing more was said about it physician is dying of sleeping sickness by international news service new york jan 20 dr albert c perveil victim of the mysterious af rican sleeping sickness to-night is dying at his home in brooklyn the malady unknown in this country was contracted five years ago in af rica there is not a case on record where a cure of the strange disease caused by the bite of the tiny tsetse fly line been effected g herrmann jr of 1,000 gin rickey fame is married again young man who lost wife and \ endowment by taking drink weds miss mary yager george herrmann jr the youth ( who three years ago startled the j rialto by paying 1,000 for a gin : ricky and thereby incidently losing his wife is again trying the matri monial road to happiness wednes j day according to a chain of circum i stantial information the young man i married miss mary g yager twenty three-year-old daughter of george j e yager of 2754 washington boule vard when george jr was married in 1911 his father promised him 1,000 | a year if he would not take a drink j he took one however according to the former mrs herrmann's divorce bill filed in 1913 and lost the en dowment but that is all past now on wednesday according to infor-1 mation given over the telephone from i the yager home the new romance ; culminated in a marriage and who j ever gave out this information will probably catch it to-day half an hour before george herr mann jr talking from his home denied any knowledge of who mary yager might be never heard of her he said don't know anything about a license must be some rela tive no mary isn't in said the voice at the yager residence you can get j ! her at kedzie 11 they were married yesterday you know 1 ' kedzie 11 is the herrman residence at 3230 washington boulevard dixie strains open up purse strings ronej jingied to the time of jmxte yesterday when uncle sam started his annual sale of abandoned and forfeited goods at the customs appraisers store harrison and sher man streets bidders were slow at first but when horace bronston negro employe of the collector's office mounted a table seized a big accordion and with pating feet played the southern fighting tune 200 junk dealers and business men hummed and bought the accordion itself sold for 102.50 and two others brought in 155 the crowd spent more than 1,000 for baby buggies chair phonograph records and the like foil plot to blow up new york building by international news service new york jan 20 — a vimb plot aimed at a public building is believed to have been frustrated to-night by the arrest tt michele grasiano and leonardo de vizio both the police charge are associated with the bresci group of anarchists grasiano was arrested while carrying according to the police a powerful bomb in a suit case boo'ful doll jury deadlocked let go by international news service new york jan 20 after de liberating ten hours the jurors in the 25,000 breach of promise action of cora maude clarke against rohn leon martin reported to-day the were unable to agrree supreme court justice lehman discharged them rain cleans streets of snow and ice a heavy rain with warmer weather which shot the mercury up to 46 de grees last night washed the streets clean of snow and ice jlany pedes trians were reported injured in falls while escaping from the rain mod erate temperature and more rain are predicted for to-day v s weather forecast Chicago a.vd vicinity — kaln friday and probabl.v saturday with moderate temperature moderate to fresh inds mostly kouthenst to south tempbratuisb for twenty-four hours eudms at » a m highest 44 lowest so mean 37 normal temperature for the day 23 deficiency cf temperature since january 1 31 degrees precipitation for twenty-four hours 0.04 inch excess of precipitation since jauuary 1 0.56 inch relative humidity 7 a m 90 2 p m . s7 : 7 p m bw barometric pressure reduced to sea level 7 a m i».97 7 p m 30 12 sunrise to-d»y 7:12 sunßu 4:51 moon hbcs 6:tb p m ftiday complete weather rtitiiticw on p«gc is bulgaria attacked new drive on turkey five allied warships bombard dedeaghatch barracks blown up plan to land army to march on constantinople greek situation grows more tense entente ultimatum re ported expired king expected to ask war on the allies bv international news service london jan 20 five allied warships in the aegean have heavily bombarded dedeag hatch the bulgarian port the sa loniki correspondent of the daily telegraph cables that two barracks were blown up and a military train destroyed the reuter agency sends out a dispatch from saloniki which says that great damage was done by the bombardment several store houses of war supplies were set afire the bombardment ia believed to be preliminary to a landing dedeaghatch is between gallipoli and kavala the greek port at which the allies are reported to have sent troops ashore it is close by the mouth of the maritza valley gateway to the plains of thrace an advance ! through this comparatively easy country would at once menace the german-bulgarian operations in macedonia against saloniki and open the way for a land attack on con stantinople allies have 600,000 troops available the allies are reported to have 600,000 men now operating in the eastern mediterranean and aegean a landing in great force in which ■veterans of the gallipoli campaign i would lead the way for an attack on constantinople from the rear is hoped for in london it has been reported that large ; turkish forces have been sent to dedeaghatch to assist the bulgari ans in fighting off an allied attempt to put men ashore this new and drastic demonstra tion of the allies in the near east together with the crisis between the entente powers and greece has turned all eyes to southeastern eu rope i greek situation j promises quick action developments are tumbling over each other in the greek situation and it is only a matter of hours or days at the most before a decision will have been reached according to the belief here to-day's dispatches brought re ports of the following developments king constantine has decided to j ask the allies to withdraw from ! greek soil if they refuse he v.ill go to parliament which convenes on monday and seek the advice of the people on using force to expel the allied troops if the members coun sel against force the greek army will ibe demobilized the allies will thus be left freedom of action in greek macedonia under pressure the king has re versed his decision to declare na tion wide martial law allies ultimatum \ reported expired berlin reports that the time of the ultimatum said to have been deliv ered to the greek king by the allies '■has expired his answer is not known the ultimatum was said to have demanded that the german austrian bulgarian and turkish en voys be handed their passports and the consuls dismissed forthwith on i penalty of action by the franco-brit ish to guard their interests sofia reports that the greek gov i ernmental archives are being hur • riedly transferred to a point in mace donia bandit chief taken gen pancho villa who j ! has been captured and pos j sibly executed in the moun | tains of chihuahua photo.by.intefsfciational film.service inc Chicago is best tonic i know he says at 93 day there better than month anywhere else declares galena's oldest man the association of commerce would do well to look up captain william vencent of galena captain vencent is chicago's greatest booster he is the man who found that Chicago was and is the greatest health re cort at his ninety-third birthday cele bration yesterday he attributed his health and vigor to his annual visits here Chicago is the best tonic i know of for a man who thinks he's setting old and feeble " he said you've just got to feel spry in that city there's no way out of it the hustle and bustle of Chicago gets into one's blood every time i get to feeling lazy and want others to wait on me 1 jump on a t-ain for Chicago a couple of days there and i'm all vim and life and energy the cure's infallible one day there is better than a month anywhere else i know of captain vencent is galenas oldest citizen he is older than the city of galena itself he still owns the 160 acres purchased by his father in 1839 for 100 for nearly half a century he has been making annual pilgrim ages to Chicago yesterday after his j return trip he said he felt as hale and j hearty as he did sixty years ago whooping cough cure found say 3 doctors by international news service milwaukee wis jan 20 — three of milwaukee's best known and most reputable physicians have after a se ries of tests come to believe they have found an effective cure for [ whoopinß cough they are doctors robert curtis brovr p m;,oßae and h 7 murdoch who are using eme tine the drug 1 recently found to be ft cure for pyorr.-ica r dental niseas gen villa reported caught by ranchers maximiliano marquez foreman of hearst property and twenty cowboys make capture of the rebel leader it is reported prisoner to be publicly executed at juarez race track and fifty of captured band shot near rendezvous it is assertedt bv international news service el paso tex jan 20 — col lector of customs cobb wired to night to the state department that he has received news that seems to confirm the reported capture of francisco villa near san geronimo carranza authorities here up to 11 o'clock had received no official con firmation of villa's capture by international news service el paso tex jan 20 general francisco villa has been cap tured according to reports be lieved to be authentic advices received by mexican con sul andreas garcia state that the capture was made by maximiliano marquez a foreman of the hearst ranch babricora and twenty cow boys fellow employes a band of forty or fifty men is said to have been taken with villa conflicting dispatches have arrtveti as to the disposition made of the prisoners a telegram from albert h bavison a prominent broker at chihuahua city says , band of so men are reported executed carranza officials here declare reported capture of villa near san geronimo absolutely confirmed they say villa will be brought alive to chihuahua his band of fifty i men executed this afternoon immedi ately after capture a personal telegram received ai 4 o'clock this afternoon by general gavira commander of the juarez garrison frcm chihuahua reads general francisco villa the ban dit is a prisoner he was captured this afternoon by colonel m mar quez general trevino has instruct ed marquez to bring villa to chihua hua at once captor immediately made brigadier general consul garcia after declaring that villa's capture had been confirmed by unofficial but reliable advices said that general jacinto trevino | immediately made marquez brigadier general in the carranza army for having ended the mexican revolu tion atarqnez reported his capture flr»c to general trevino commanding the northern forces general gavira commanding the juarez garrison re ceived a dispatch at 4:50 o'clock this i afternoon announcing that villa v s a prisoner consul garcia gives out statement consul garcia in emphasizing i that his information was all of an i unofficial nature gave out the fol • lowing signed statement this even ing i up until 9 p m nothing definite 1 has been learned regarding the cap ture of the bandit leader farncisco villa advices from chihuahua j -■! dare that he was captured by colo , i lie m marque because of tli i fact that several of these messages , received here to-day contradict them i selves there may be some doubt about the capture for this reason 1 refuse to give an official statement declar ing that villa is a prisoner no message direct from the point where , the reported capture took place has i been received either in juarez or e paso the chihuahua authorities 01 hhey continued en 4th page 2d cat f final 1 edition i the annual automobile number of the 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The City Council Newsletter is designed to provide updates and information on projects underway in each City Department at the City of San Carlos. The newsletters are distributed to members of the City Council and Planning Commission. Starting in November, Council Newsletters are now posted to the City Web Site so that this information is available to all San Carlos residents. Newsletters published in Adobe Acrobat format require that you download and install an Acrobat Reader to view and print them. Visit the Free Acrobat Reader download page on the Adobe web site to obtain this software.
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Discussion in 'Adult League & Tournament Talk' started by R-Fed, Nov 19, 2006.
What kind of prizes do you recieve for playing in a tournament or a league?
power, prestige, glory, fame, success, the world at your fingertips!
no jokes aside - some tournaments, prize money, tshirts (lol) and stuff (literally, stuff, ive gotten water bottles, socks, hats, etc)
leagues, im not sure, i know my friend got a tshirt last time he played, but thats all i know. maybe enjoyment?
League- Tshirts (saying I am league champion), 2 liter thermos for drinks, water bottles, trophies, cans of tennis balls, tote bag, tennis towels. All kinds of junk basically.
Tournaments- trophies for winners. Everybody else gets tshirts and food/drinks at the "players party". They only give out prize money for the open levels.
Thank you guys for your replies. I have been thinking of joining either for some time just wondering if it's worth it or not.
Thanks again.
You definitely don't join leagues or tourneys for the prizes. The amount of money you spend on these things you can buy all the stuff they give you and then some.
If you have to sandbag to win a water bottle and a dinky trophy you have a serious problem
The only reason to join IMO is of course for the good tennis competition was lots of different opponents.
Tournaments I've played have given away t-shirts, lip balm, key chains, and small stuff like that...the type of thing you get in your 'goodie' bag when you run a race. As far as prizes for winning the range has been nothing (because it is for charity) to trophies. One tournament I played also had a big raffle with some really nice, high quality prizes, such as Wilson tennis bags.
In 22 years of playing tennis tournaments and leagues, I have won about 50 plastic trophies, 5 or 6 keychains, a few ribbons, and numerous glass cups or bowls... and a few other trinkets like water bottles, towels, sports bags, or even a Nike watch. In addition, most tournaments give away t-shirts to all of the participants.
In USTA League play, I have only advanced to sectionals once... this year. We won a cheap bathroom accessories bag that says "2006 USTA Local League Champion", and we got a t-shirt at sectionals that says "2006 USTA Sectional Playoffs". Pretty cheap compared to the gigantic trophy and ornate keychains I've won with the city league team I played on several years ago...
Anyway, the total value of all the stuff I've won in tennis tournaments probably doesn't add up to more than $500 in all that time. On the other hand, I started playing golf a few years ago, and with less than 2 years of play, I won a total of about $1,000 (in cash, gift certificates, or quality merchandise) playing various tournaments... and that was with a 14 handicap!
(If you want nice prizes, it seems golf beats tennis handily... but tennis is a lot more fun in my opinion.)
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When you fly to Basra, you are visiting one of the oldest and most important trading ports in the Middle East. Since ancient times, Basra has been known as 'the prosperous city.' Used as a vital hub for transporting goods from all across the globe, Basra, founded in AD 636, earned its place in history as a vibrant, bustling trading post. Even today, most goods and materials entering Iraq pass through Basra's seaport.
Even though the city has undergone hardships over the past few years, the economic boom that it is experiencing now, thanks to the rich oil reserves it possess–the fourth largest in the world, is bringing new business as well as friends and families back to this revitalised city.
Visitors to Basra will marvel at the growth that the city is experiencing due to the thriving oil industry, whilst still absorbing its rich local heritage. Along with the delightful flavours of the local cuisine, travellers will also feel a sense of the magic that this wondrous city has by visiting Sumer, the home of the famous fictional hero 'Sinbad the sailor'.
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Does anyone have experience learning Visual C++ via a home study course?
Such a course is offered by Education Direct, a home study school. You get MS Visual C++ 6.0 program, lesson books, and text books. It's a little pricy at $1000, and takes between 6 months to 2 yrs to complete. But I've seen similar online courses offered by Universities, usually around $500, and they are usually only 8 to 12 sessions in length.
Another claim made by this school is that one could get an entry level job programming after completing this course.
I find that a little hard to believe. Their site is:
Do you think this is a good way to learn VC++, or should I stick to traditional classroom training. Your opinions, please


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In an emotional letter to his church members, pastor Rick Warren of Lake Forest, Calif.-based Saddleback Church told them that his youngest son committed suicide.
In the letter Warren asks his church family for their prayers, writing, "No words can express the anguished grief we feel right now. Our youngest son, Matthew, age 27, and a lifelong member of Saddleback, died today."
Click "Next" below the image of Warren above to read the full letter that was circulated to the Saddleback Family.
Matthew Warren, the youngest of three children of Rick Warren and his wife, Kay, killed himself Friday, the evangelical pastor said in the letter.
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storage and generation of electricity is a hotbed of scientific study
around the world. New and improved methods of storing electricity
have a myriad of potential uses from phones and laptops that run
longer to new electric vehicles with much greater driving range.At
the center of much of the research in the storage and generation of
power in batteries and other devices are carbon nanotubes. The carbon
nanotube has been studied for decades and new advances over the last
few years have made the nanotubes easier to produce and have offered
breakthroughs in the use of carbon nanotubes. Scientists at Rice
University made a breakthrough in carbon
nanotube processing in November of 2009 that uses processes
similar to those that have been employed in the plastics industry to
make the production of carbon nanotubes in bulk much
easier.Researchers in late 2009 also found that defective
carbon nanotubes are more efficient at storing energy than
carbon nanotubes that are uniform in size. In February 2010, Bayer
announced that it was opening the world's
largest carbon nanotube production facility to develop
carbon nanotubes dubbed "Baytubes" using multi-wall carbon
nanotube technology. The facility is expected to produce about 200
metric tons of nanotubes each year.Now, a team of researchers
at MIT have announced that they have made a new
breakthrough for producing electricity with carbon
nanotubes. The discovery may one day lead to a myriad of new devices
such as sensors the size of dust that can be dispersed in air to
monitor the environment or the tech might lead to implantable devices
that produce their own power. The researchers discovered a phenomenon
that was previously unknown that produces powerful waved of energy
that shoots though carbon nanotubes, producing electricity.The
team of researchers called the phenomenon "thermopower waves."
MIT's Michael Strano, the Charles and Hilda Roddey Professor of
Chemical Engineering, and senior author of the paper reporting the
findings said, "[Thermopower waves] opens up a new area of
energy research, which is rare."The thermal wave is a
moving pulse of heat that travels along the microscopic carbon
nanotubes and drives electrons along with it creating an electrical
current. The team coated carbon nanotubes with a highly reactive fuel
that produces heat as it decomposes. The fuel was ignited at one end
of the nanotube with a laser beam or high-voltage spark.The
resulting ignition created a fast moving thermal wave that travels
about 10,000 times faster than the normal speed of the reaction
according to the team. The temperature of the ring of heat reaches
about 3,000 kelvins, pushing electrons along the tube creating a
substantial electrical current. Strano says that the combustion waves
have been mathematically studied for more than a hundred years, but
he claims to be the first to predict that the combustion waves could
be guided by a nanotube or nanowire and push an electrical current
along the wire.Strano says, "[In early experiments] lo
and behold, we were really surprised by the size of the resulting
voltage peak." He continued saying, "There's something else
happening here. We call it electron entrainment since part of the
current appears to scale with wave velocity.Strano says that
since the discovery is so new it is hard to predict how it could be
used in practical application. The team plans to conduct more
research using different kinds of reactive materials for the fuel
coating and the team suspects that by using other materials for the
coating the front of the wave could oscillate to produce an
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Not Perfect, But Still Pretty Good
While it was far from perfection from Roy Halladay last night in his first start since pitching the Perfect Game, he was effective. Halladay allowed just 2 runs on 10 hits over 7 innings. He worked in and out of several jams with multiple base runners against a very good Padres team to keep the Phillies in the game.
Halladay even helped himself out at the plate, knocking a 1 out single in the 3rd that led to Shane Victorino's 2-run homer. With the Phillies offense still struggling, those two hits turned out to be a big key in winning the game. Jayson Werth collected the 3rd RBI in the 3-2 win by walking with the bases loaded in the 5th inning. Of course, the Phillies offense also left the bases loaded twice and as a team, left 9 men on base.
The lack of scoring was again highlighted in the 8th inning when Jose Contreras hit a batter and then issued a walk. JC Romero was brought in to stop the bleeding and began by walking the next batter to load the bases with 1 out. But it was JC's birthday, and his present to himself was getting a ground ball double play to end the inning. Happy Birthday, JC!
The real highlight of the evening, however, was Brad Lidge. In his first save opportunity since coming off the DL for the second time this year, Lidge looked like Mr. Perfect from 2008. Lidge mowed down the Padres in order with a nasty slider and good movement on his fastball. His speed clocked in at 94mph on a few pitches. Is this a sign that all is now well with Lidge? Cross your fingers…
Game 2 against the Padres is tonight at 7:05pm. Jamie Moyer will pitch against Jon Garland.
By the way, have you seen the new player-designed apparel at the Phillies MLB Shop? If you have not, be sure to check it out. Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino, Jayson Werth, Cole Hamels and Raul Ibanez all designed jerseys, tee-shirts and hats for the new collection. Here is a sample of what they designed:
Other teams got into the action as well, so if you are a fan of another team (although I find that hard to imagine ;o), check out their MLB Shop site too. I believe the Mets, Yankees and Twins also participated. Hey, if it is cool looking, maybe I'll pick up a Mets jersey….or, not. ;o)
And do not forget to keep VOTING for your Phillies All-Stars! Vote up to 25 times per day, per email address.
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