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I'm dead tired trying to write this with nearly all spare time out in the field, even a couple of days out from dawn till dusk!
11th September: Variable wind and few birds! Only one Honey Buzzard, one Grey heron and a Ringtail harrier which we left unidentified plus an Audouin's gull from the coast.
12th September: Nothing special this seawatch either...3 Purple herons, a Little Egret, a Marsh harrier and two Sandwich terns. 3 Honey Buzzards just before we left lifted hopes of some raptor migration...we continued directly to Buskett. We had to be content with 28 Honey Buzzards and 9 Marsh harriers tough. A Nightjar at dusk was a good end to the long day.
Bee-eaters are a daily entertainment at Buskett, photo taken by R Galea.
13th September: Work nearly all day, only saw a Grey heron and 14 Bee-eater in the evening.
14th September: Some variety at Buskett, a great Pallid harrier male, 22 Marsh harrier, 25 Honey Buzzard, 3 Eleonora's falcon all dark phase 2nd years, and 3 Hobbies. What's more a Turtle Dove and 200 Bee-eater.
15th Spetember: Finally not such a bad day! Started off with seawatching as usual from 07:00 till 12:30. Well for the long hours of birding maybe not so productive but the the more I'm out the more restless I get and the more I want to be out and about with bins and telescope! A flock of 24 Grey heron circled a lot about undecided whether to migrate or not, while a single Purple heron and 14 Marsh harrier did probably migrate. Over 200 Cory's shearwater offshore as well as two Common Sandpipers flying past.
The flock of 24 Grey heron in V-formation
Continued up to Buskett, one of the better afternoons so far at least where variety is concerned. Arrived just to late to see a Black Stork but nothing we could do with that! Apart from 33 Honey Buzzard, over 50 Marsh harrier, we saw 2 Ospreys, a Black kite, 10 Lesser kestrels, 3 Hobbies and 2 Light phase Eleonora's falcon! Not was not all, the first Sparrowhawk of the autumn was spotted and gave good views. At dusk 14 Night heron and a Purple heron flew up from the trees. Peak of Bee-eaters and the highest number recorded in autumn...400+ birds! 3 Turtle Doves flashed past and a flock 13 Alpine Swift circled above. A Pied flycatcher was seen in the valley being rather scarce at this time of year.
16th September: Continued up to Buskett right after work and glad I did...walking up to the watchpoint I got a call from my sister about two Black Storks they were seeing. A sprint and found the birds just in time circling in the distance before they migrated. Not a bad day for birds of prey either, around 40 Honey Buzzards, more than 50 Marsh harrier, 4 Hobby and 4 Lesser Kestrel. However it was herons that got to a peak. A flock of 32 Grey heron was only a mere starter to an amazing flock of over 200 Grey herons in the distance. Largest flock I have ever seen with around 100 birds concentrated at the point of the V-formation! Another 51 Grey herons plus one Purple followed. A beautiful adult Red-rumped Swallow scarce in autumn was a good bonus as was the first Snipe I've seen this autumn.
17th September: Seawatch in the morning started off with a flock of 26 Little Egret followed by another 30 later. An early Marsh harrier at 07:22! Another 5 were seen. Two Audouin's gulls and two Garganeys were also spotted. My third record of Pomarine skua made the morning complete!
Up to Buskett in the afternoon was also successful. Nearly 200 BOPs in all, mostly Marsh harriers (130+) but quite a few Honey Buzzards too (60+). 3 Ospreys made us all happy as did a Black kite low in the valley. Finally 4 Hobbies and a juvenile Pallid harrier were sighted too!
Pallid harrier juvenile, photo by R Galea
As too often is the case we witnessed illegal hunting, a male Marsh harrier was shot down, and two Honey buzzards were shot at from within Buskett one being injured seen with a dangling leg. Hunting within Buskett is illegal to say nothing about the birds targeted...
18th September: Another good long day of birding! 17 Night herons were seen from the coast flying out of their roost. 13 more were seen later. Caspian tern was still not on my yearlist so I was happy to see it especially as a flock of 15! It is unusual to see this species in such a number for us, even more when the flock was followed by another flock of 7 also flying up the coast. Probably a record total for Malta! Other birds included 16 Ferruginous ducks, small flocks of Grey heron adding up to 34 in all as well as a Purple heron with them, 19 Marsh harrier, a Dunlin and 2 Sandwich tern. Unconfirmed record of Great white egret at Salina, so we sped off to have a look! Sure there it was standing in the middle of the flooded salt pans, its size and yellow bill standing out! Second yearer of the day! To make it even better an Osprey flew low over in from the sea!
Record shot of the Great white egret at Salina
Up to Buskett in a hurry after that, as already quite a few Honey Buzzards were being seen migrating over. We were just in time to see the last of the birds that actually migrated, the rest remained circling around all afternoon. Sometimes they picked up a line as if to migrate but only came back shortly afterwards. We saw around 60 of 140 Honey Buzzards seen that afternoon. 60 Marsh harriers were noted, but the highlight was yet another 3 Ospreys of the 5 recorded that afternoon! Also good was another great Pallid harrier male and a Black kite! Two flocks of Lesser kestrels (18) and 5 Hobbies. Finally 3 Tawny pipits can be worth mentioning.
One of the 5 Ospreys recorded that afternoon from Buskett, with a male Marsh harrier.
The Black kite and a juvenile Honey Buzzard. Both the above photos taken by R Galea
19th September: Strong Northerly winds aren't favourable but some birds must have been caught up and passed over Malta. An Osprey made the afternoon at Buskett worthwhile, as did a hunting Eleonora's falcon dark phase. Maybe not an adult but still it was definitely in its 3cy. Photo by R Galea.
51 Honey Buzzards, 16 Marsh harrier, 3 Hobbies and two Common Kestrels weren't bad numbers for this kind of weather. Closing on a bad note is not pleasant but its reality. Two of the Honey Buzzards had missing primaries and one a damaged carpal joint flying with difficulty...hunting is such a sport...
Injured Honey Buzzard, Photo by R Galea


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March - May 2014
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Latest Seasonal Assessment -
Much needed precipitation brought limited drought relief to parts of the Northwest, the Great Basin, and the northern Intermountain West, but drought continued to expand
and intensify across parts of California, the desert Southwest and the southern Rockies. Outside of spotty precipitation over southern and western Texas, drought also
expanded across much of the central and southern Plains, and short term drought developed along the western Gulf Coast. Widespread precipitation brought drought relief
to the eastern U.S.
Drought persistence and expansion are anticipated for California, the Southwest, and the southern Plains due to dry initial conditions heading into the climatologically
drier Spring season. CPC 1-Month and 3-Month outlooks tilt the odds towards below-median precipitation over parts of the Southwest and California as well. In contrast,
short range forecasts for heavy precipitation increase prospects for additional drought relief across the Pacific Northwest and the northern Rockies, although anticipated
warmer than normal temperatures may limit effective snowpack building for late spring water resources. Drought improvement or removal is forecast for the central Plains
and the middle and upper Mississippi Valley, where climatological precipitation increases substantially during April and May. While locally heavy precipitation is
forecast in the short term for parts of the central and western Gulf Coast, which would ease short term drought conditions, the CPC seasonal outlook indicates enhanced
chances of below-median rainfall. With 90-day precipitation totals generally below 75 percent of normal, it is possible for short term drought reductions to be offset by
redevelopment later in the Spring.
Short range forecasts for enhanced precipitation over Hawaii favor additional drought reduction and a deeper than average snowpack over eastern Alaska increases the odds
for drought removal.
Tools used in the U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook (SDO) included the official Climate Prediction Center (CPC) temperature and precipitation outlooks
for March 2014, the long lead forecast for March - May 2014, various short- and medium-range forecasts and models such as the 5-day and 7-day precipitation totals from the
Weather Prediction Center, 6-10 day and 8-14 day CPC forecasts, the NAEFS precipitation outlooks, the soil moisture tools based
on the Constructed Analog on Soil (CAS) moisture, dynamical models (CFSv2, NMME, and IMME), the 384-hour total precipitation forecasts from several runs of the
GFS, the four-month Palmer drought termination and amelioration probabilities, climatology, and initial conditions. ENSO conditions continue to be and are forecast
to remain neutral.
Persistent upper-level ridging across western North America promoted rapid expansion and intensification of long-term drought conditions across California, the Great
Basin, the Desert Southwest, and the central and southern Rockies. Despite recent localized precipitation across north central California, as of February 16, the
average state-wide water year rainfall was a record low 4.54 inches. Given current conditions, the climatological probability of recovering from these 12 to greater
than 20 inch precipitation deficits during the upcoming three month period is one in a thousand, according to the NWS Hanford, CA Local Forecast Office. Severe and
extreme drought also expanded across Arizona and New Mexico during the past several weeks. Mid-latitude teleconnections with a slowly evolving base state in the
tropics that favors enhanced convection over the western Pacific indicates a continuation of downstream ridging over western North America. Several storm systems
are forecast to undercut the ridge during late February and early March. While the heaviest amounts are anticipated over the northern tier of the West, enhanced
precipitation could bring some drought relief to northern California, parts of the Great Basin, and the central Rockies during late February and early March. The
CPC 8-14 day outlook tilts the odds towards above-median precipitation from northern California through the Four Corners region. The monthly outlook for March favors
enhanced precipitation for the northern Great Basin, but tilts the odds towards below-median precipitation for southern California through the southern Rockies.
Additionally, enhanced odds for above-median temperatures throughout the forecast period increase the likelihood for below average mountain snowfall, exacerbating
the already much below average snow water content values across the Sierras and southern Rockies. Based on the drier spring climatology, the extremely dry initial
conditions, and decreased prospects for above average rainfall across most of the Southwest, drought persistence and development are forecast.
Forecast confidence for California, the Desert Southwest, and the central and southern Rockies is moderate to high.
The persistent upper level ridge over the western U.S. also brought abnormal dryness and warmth to the Northwest, resulting in widespread short term drought
development and expansion during a climatologically wet time of year. Recent storm systems brought drought relief to parts of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, although
most of Oregon remains in severe (D2) drought. Short and long term drought indicators across much of the Northwest are near normal. Additional precipitation is
anticipated in the short term, with WPC 7-day quantitative liquid precipitation forecast totals of 2-4 inches across parts of the Pacific coast, Cascades, and
northern Rockies. This pattern is forecast to continue during the Week-2 period, with the CPC 8-14 day outlook maintaining enhanced odds for above-median
precipitation across the Northwest. The March monthly outlook tilts the odds towards above-median precipitation across the interior Northwest, while the seasonal
outlook maintains equal chances for below, near, or above-median precipitation. Based on the relatively shallow drought conditions and prospects for additional
heavy precipitation during late February and March, drought improvement or removal is forecast for the Pacific coast and much of Washington and Idaho. Persistence
is maintained across central Oregon and far southwestern Idaho, where mountain snowpacks remain generally below 75 percent of normal. Enhanced odds for above-median
temperatures during the outlook period may favor rainfall at higher elevations instead of snow and also promote early spring melting.
Forecast confidence for the Northwest is moderate.
Although localized precipitation brought drought relief to parts of southern and western Texas, generally below normal winter precipitation elsewhere promoted drought
expansion and intensification across the southern Plains. The driest conditions occurred over western Oklahoma, with some areas receiving under 25 percent of normal
precipitation. Winter is a dry time of year for the Plains, and climatological precipitation increases markedly during the spring. The CPC 8-14 day outlook tilts
the odds towards above-median rainfall over southern Texas, and the monthly and seasonal outlooks maintain equal chances for below, near, or above-median
precipitation during the outlook period. Although the climatological increase in rainfall during the spring may bring some drought relief to the southern Plains, the
dry initial conditions and increased sensitivity to drought development due to multi-year drought conditions supports drought persistence or development across the
southern High Plains, with the greatest chances for drought improvement over central Oklahoma and northeastern Texas.
Forecast confidence for the southern Plains is moderate.
While a winter storm brought localized drought relief to northeastern Kansas, HPRCC-based 90-day percent of normal precipitation was below 75 percent across most of
Kansas and Nebraska. Drought conditions worsen towards the west, where parts of southeastern Colorado, western Kansas, and southwestern Nebraska remain in extreme to
exceptional drought. The percent of annual precipitation increases substantially during the spring across the Great Plains as Gulf moisture penetrates further north
and west. CPC extended range and long lead guidance maintain equal chances for below, near, or above median precipitation across the Plains during the outlook
period. Based on January Palmer Drought indices and climatology, the NCDC-based probabilities of drought amelioration in four months are above 60 percent for the
central Plains, with even below average rainfall sufficient to alleviate drought. Since drought conditions have worsened across the central Plains during February,
the confidence in climatological rainfall reducing drought is somewhat lower, particularly across western areas. Therefore, drought improvement or elimination is
forecast for Nebraska and much of Kansas, while persistence is maintained for southwestern Kansas and southeastern Colorado.
Forecast confidence for the central Plains is moderate.
Abnormal winter dryness promoted rapid expansion of short term drought across parts of the western and central Gulf Coast during early 2014, although recent heavy
rainfall brought some relief to parts of Louisiana. Short term forecasts indicate a high probability for additional heavy rainfall across the central Gulf Coast,
with some support in the Week-2 guidance for continued enhanced precipitation over both the western and central Gulf Coast. Since the existing drought conditions are
mostly shallow, the wet short term forecasts would promote drought improvement or removal. The CPC seasonal outlook, however, tilts the odds towards below-median
rainfall along the western and central Gulf Coast. Lingering long term precipitation deficits make this region susceptible to drought, so any period of abnormal
dryness during the spring may promote redevelopment of drought across eastern Texas and Louisiana, similar to what occurred during January and February. Based on the
high probabilities for heavy rainfall in the short term coupled with a drier seasonal outlook, drought improvement or removal is limited to areas of Louisiana where
the heaviest rainfall is currently forecast. While drought persistence is maintained across the remainder of the western Gulf Coast, it should be noted that short
term improvements are possible, with a possibility for dryness returning later in the spring.
Forecast confidence for the western and central Gulf Coast is low.
Generally below-normal precipitation was observed across the middle and upper Mississippi Valley during the winter, although impacts were not substantial due to a dry
climatology and frozen soils and streams. Locally heavy precipitation (1-2 inches liquid equivalent) is forecast during the upcoming week for northern Missouri and
central Illinois, although the CPC 8-14 day outlook tilts the odds towards below-median precipitation with an arctic air mass in place. Climatological precipitation
increases during the spring across the middle and upper Mississippi Valley. Based on the relatively shallow drought conditions, the NCDC probabilities of
precipitation required to ameliorate drought during the spring season are above 60 percent for all climate divisions in the Midwest with Palmer Drought Index values
less than -2. Therefore, drought improvement or removal is forecast.
Forecast confidence for the middle and upper Mississippi Valley is moderate.
Drought conditions have eased during the winter across eastern areas of interior Alaska. A small area of moderate drought remains over eastern Alaska near the
Canadian border. Snow cover in this region is deeper than normal, which favors drought removal, especially once spring melting commences.
Forecast confidence for Alaska is high.
Periods of enhanced rainfall during the winter rainy season have promoted drought reduction across the Hawaiian islands. Small areas of severe drought remain on the
Big Island and Molokai. During the upcoming week, dynamical models support the idea of a trough over the northern Pacific entraining ITCZ moisture and bringing
enhanced rainfall to Hawaii. Any additional above normal rainfall during the late rainy season would favor further short term drought reduction.
Forecast confidence for Hawaii is moderate to high.

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Built in 1926 and still a major landmark in Portland's Hollywood District, the Hollywood Theatre has earned a place on the National Register of Historic Places. The iconic venue, which is used for film screenings, premieres, and other special events, has been preserved thanks to the efforts of Film Action Oregon, a local organization that promotes classic, independent, and foreign cinema through its Film Exhibition Programs.
Hollywood Theatre Information
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- Handicapped Accessible: Yes (contact venue to arrange accommodation)
- Performances/Programs: Modern independent and foreign fare, as well as screenings of revival house classics.
- Ticket Prices: Unless otherwise noted, admission is as follows; Adults $6.50, Seniors 65+ and Children 4-12 $4. Monday night all shows are just $4.


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This is from Jeffery Smith, author of Seeds of Deception and the founder of the Institute for Responsible Techology. GMO food and cloned meat/milk is becoming a major issue to be dealt with. I encourage everyone to be informed and to be active... buy local, buy fresh, support the freedom of choice.
-Farmer Brad
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Iowa, Dec. 26 -- Consumers of any age can improve their health with one New Year's resolution. "Avoid eating genetically modified organisms (GMOs)," says expert Jeffrey M. Smith, who points to evidence of mounting health risks associated with gene-spliced foods.
Smith urges consumers to cross off brands that contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients, which are in 60-70% of foods sold in the U.S. The principle offenders are non-organic soy and corn derivatives and canola and cottonseed oils. Thus, Ragu tomato sauce would be off limits, since it contains corn syrup and soybean oil, but Light Ragu or Barilla brand sauces, which contain olive oil and no corn sweetener, are non-GMO.
"Consumers in the U.S. are being used as human guinea pigs by biotech companies, which rushed their GMOs to market without adequate studies and before the science was ready," says Smith. "Once Americans learn they are feeding these high-risk foods to their children, they will demand non-GMO alternatives." In Europe, where consumer knowledge about GMOs is considerably higher, shoppers' concerns prompted food manufacturers there to remove all GM ingredients. Smith sees this trend building in the US, with more and more healthy brands declaring ingredients "Non-GMO" on the label.
Smith's new book, Genetic Roulette: The documented health risks of genetically engineered foods, due out in the spring, links GMOs to risks such as allergies, immune system dysfunction, potentially pre-cancerous cell growth, stunted organs and death. "Many of the beliefs about DNA that were popular when GM foods were introduced ten years ago," he says, "have been proven wrong. Swapping genes between species turns out to have far more unpredicted dangerous side effects than we thought."
Animals choose non-GMO
Smith also documents how several animals, when given the option, choose non-GM food over GMOs. These include cows, pigs, elk, deer, raccoons, squirrels, mice, rats and geese. He says a non-GMO New Year's resolution will help people elevate their choices to match the wisdom of the animals.
Cloned food may be FDA deja vu
"The FDA's recent announcement declaring milk and meat from cloned animals as safe," says Smith, "reminds us of their 1992 approval of GM crops. When the agency's internal files were made public years later, they revealed that the FDA's GMO policy was dictated by corporate manipulation, not sound science. Warnings by government scientists were ignored by political appointees from the biotech industry." Smith adds, "And like GMOs, the FDA does not want labels on cloned food, thereby forcing the entire population into their dangerous uncontrolled experiment."
Jeffrey Smith is the author of Seeds of Deception, the world's bestselling book on GMOs. He is the founder and executive director of The Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT) and a leading spokesperson on the risks of GM foods. Go to www.responsibletechnology.org for eater-friendly tips for avoiding GMOs at home and in restaurants. Jeffrey M. Smith is the author of Seeds of Deception, the world's bestselling book on GM foods. His forthcoming book, Genetic Roulette, documents more than 60 health risks of GM foods in easy-to-read two-page spreads, and demonstrates how current safety assessments are not competent to protect consumers from the dangers. He is available for media at email@example.com.


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Companies that repair Hammond organs include B3 Guys, Hammond Organ World and Goff Professional. Another website, KeyboardExchange.com, offers free repair instructions and tips for Hammond owners who wish to perform simple repairs at home.
B3Guys.com is an organ company based in Nashville, Tennessee. It offers repair services on Hammond organs for customers in Tennessee, as well as in northern Alabama and southern Kentucky. Hammond organ repair services offered by B3 Guys include speaker maintenance, amp rebuilding, vibrato scanner rebuilding and custom finishes.
Hammond Organ World offers Hammond organ repairs throughout the areas of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. This company offers repair service on all models of Hammond organs. Hammond Organ world can perform repairs in the customer's home, or in the company repair shop.
Goff Professional is located in Newton, Connecticut. The company offers in-shop repair services on Hammond organs, as well as mail-in repair and rebuild services on specific parts, such as vibrato scanners. Customers should call the shop to obtain the shipping address.
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How to add Ubuntu boot entry using Visual BCD
Hello all,
I have Windows 7 on my machine. I wanted to dual boot my system with Linux. So I installed Ubuntu 8.10
Wubi on Windows 7. But the Ubuntu boot option does not appear in the boot menu screen. So I tried different methods like Run as Administrator, but it did not work. Then I installed Visual BCD to add Ubuntu
entry to Windows 7, but I don't have the knowledge how to add the option using Visual BCD. I searched on
internet but could not find any easy help.
P.S. I only want to use Ubuntu 8.10, though it is outdated, not any newer version of Ubuntu.
Thanks for any help.
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You should try using EasyBCD. I did this on an old Tablet PC that I used with Ubuntu 8.04 -- because I didn't want to mess with the boot loader files or folder to install GRUB.
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Living wills are officially known as Advanced Health Care Directives. They are used to give directions about the type of health care you desire if you are incapacitated. The statutes outlining the provisions for these directives can be found in 18-A MRS §5-801 to §5-818. Section 5-804 gives an outline of the current form that can be followed to write your own directive.
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"Gosh, Solarbird, what kind of articles did you publish in your old print comics fanzine?" "Oh, articles on religious theory that required half a page of small-print footnotes, exo-music-theory articles that came with a flexidisc, the usual fannish fluff."
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This post inspired by getting a few of my old digital ducks in a row, courtesy the Big Clean I talked about earlier. I guess my new year's confession is that the reason I love crazy, crazy fanac is because I've done so very much of it.
(If I'd been really properly serious about all this, those would've been correctly labelled as endnotes, not footnotes. XD )
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Sam Jackson has lived his life by a credo he cites often: "He who fails to plan, plans to fail." It has served him well during 40 years as a teacher in York County, 39 years of those at York High, where he served 38 years as track coach, 36 as cross country coach and 29 as athletic director.
On Thursday, he'll toss that motto into a trash can and begin on his bucket list. Jackson is cleaning out the athletic office in the York gymnasium, retiring and looking forward to a life where he decides what he wants to do as he goes along.
"The one thing I know I'm not going to do is plan my life every day," he said. "That's the whole idea — not to be accountable every 15 minutes.
"I want to learn more about photography, catch up on technology and travel (to California) and see those four beautiful grandkids of mine a whole lot more than I have in past years. They're growing up fast."
Simply packing away the scores of awards that Jackson has won as athletic director and coach is a chore. His resume includes a state Athletic Director of the Year award, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Peninsula Sports Club, two AA state cross country titles, four AA state track runner-up finishes and more cross country victories than all but four coaches in state history.
All of that was the result of planning and education for Jackson, a star athlete at Gloucester's Thomas C. Walker High who attended Norfolk State University on an academic scholarship. About the only thing Jackson didn't plan was becoming a teacher and coach.
He was working in electronics at the shipyard following graduation from NSU in 1971, when Robert Morris, his baseball coach and assistant principal at Walker, talked him into taking a vocational and physical education teaching job at Tabb Intermediate. A year later, Jackson moved on to York, where he's been ever since.
A star sprinter in high school inspired by multiple Olympic gold medalist Bob Hayes, Jackson moved quickly into the head track coaching job at York. A football standout in high school as well, Jackson assisted Charlie Hovis in football for two years at York before realizing the Falcons needed a good cross country coach.
"I had track teams that could do well in the field and sprinting events, but not in the distances," Jackson said. "I felt like if I had a chance to coach that sport it could increase the success of the outdoor track team."
Cross country became a passion and Jackson became one of the state's best coaches, although it took a few years. A novice to the sport in 1975, Jackson did not understand how hard to push distance runners.
"The workouts I was giving the cross country runners at first was like dessert to them," he said. "I thought I was working them hard.
"It took a few years and a few clinics to get that straight. What we do now for a warm up is what they did in practice back then."
His cross country teams would thrive, finishing second in the AA state meet in 1994, before winning back to back state titles in'95 and '96. He cried following the first state title.
"I knew the sacrifice they had given and the commitment they had made in the offseason," he said. "There was a bond on that team, as strong as on any team I ever coached, and it went 10-deep.
"So, when I looked over after they crossed the finish line and saw three of the (scoring) top five laying on the ground in exhaustion, I knew it was a special moment. They were determined to win that crown if at all possible. To see that kind of effort on those hills and see their success was special."
Jackson said there are too many other great memories as coach and athletic director to list, although the repeat state title in cross country ranks high. Four others — the football team's upset of Tabb and future NFL players Chris Slade and Terry Kirby in the '88 regional final, along with girls basketball state championships (1986-87) and 1989 baseball state title — are also near the top.
"Sam Jackson allows you to do your job and supports you in any way he can," said Falcons coach Rusty Ingram, an assistant on the '88 football team and coach of the '89 baseball state champs. "He'll let you coach as aggressively as you want, as long as the kids are taken care of and the reputation of York High School is upheld.
"He's soft-spoken but has a solid agenda for everything he wants to accomplish."
Jackson is so respected as an athletic director that his assistants have become in demand. John Ashley landed the job as Bruton AD four years ago, and will return to York to succeed Jackson. Susan Wiker moved on from a job as Jackson's assistant to become Tabb AD.
"What Susan and I learned from Sam is how to work with and treat other coaches," Ashley said. "He taught us that coaches are just like the players you coach on your team.
"He's also one of the smartest men I've ever met, and he taught us about staying two seasons ahead with planning and organizing."
Jackson takes father's pride in recalling that sons Rodney and Reggie graduated from high school with better than 4.0 grade-point averages and then graduated from the University of Virginia. Rodney is a senior vice president for a major pharmaceutical company, while Reggie serves as assistant director at the University Center for Politics.
And he appreciates that Jewel, his wife of nearly 40 years, has been a rock through the long hours spent with York athletics.
"She has afforded me the opportunity to enjoy coaching and working," he said. "I don't recall her complaining once over the years about me being at York High School too much.
"That's special."
Special, too, he said, was the support of the York High community.
"The boosters, the administration and the students have all afforded me the opportunity to enjoy my job," he said. "It's been a very positive experience."
Ingram said, "Sam did an excellent job managing money and managing all of the sports for so long. York High is a lot better place than when he began there."


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Bill Heissenbuttel, a big fan of the local sports teams, sat at the bar of Wynkoop Brewery on Thursday night and chuckled at the irony.
"Who would have thought the Avalanche would have a more settled management situation than the Nuggets right now?" said Heissenbuttel, a mining company executive from Littleton.
Indeed, if it was something of a surprise a few days ago when Masai Ujiri bolted the Nuggets to take a richer offer from the Toronto Raptors, Thursday's news that longtime coach George Karl is gone was even more of a shocker.
On a warm spring night near Coors Field, basketball wasn't foremost on the minds of those who milled about. But for those Nuggets fans sampled there and elsewhere, the reaction to Karl's departure was mixed.
"I'm disgusted," Littleton's Russell Dornisch said. "First, they didn't pony up the money for Masai, and now (Karl leaving) is most likely because he was due a contract extension. It's just more bargain techniques on the part of the Kroenkes."
Nuggets season-ticket holder Gregory Walton from Denver said: "I was never much of a Coach Karl fan. But when he was sick (undergoing treatment for neck and throat cancer), I realized how much of an asset he was. But if the Nuggets think they can get a coach that will get them out of the first round of the playoffs consistently, then good luck."
Results of a poll asking about Karl's firing posted on denverpost.com Thursday showed most fans were confused. As of 8 p.m. Thursday, there were more than 3,100 votes — 32 percent "loved it"; 21 percent "hated it"; and 46 percent "don't get it" (i.e. losing both the NBA's executive and coach of the year).
On Nuggets fan message boards, the reaction was more incredulous that a team with the NBA's reigning coach and GM of the year awards would now be searching for replacements for both a month later.
"I'm absolutely shocked," a commenter said on the internet Nuggets fan forum "Real GM." "There are a lot of questions surrounding this franchise right now, and for good reason."
Another posted on the forum: "Man, I would hate to be a Nugget right now, staff or player. How depressing."
But Walton wasn't depressed.
"They've still got a good team," he said. "They're still going to win their share of games, and maybe they'll find a way to get out of the first round with the next coach."
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The project on HCFCs phase out and transition to use of environmentally friendly and energy-efficient technologies was developed by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) upon the initiative of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation (MNRE). The Global Environment Facility (GEF) furnishes a financial assistance to implement the Project.
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Art and the Zen of Design
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by Tony Karp
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A quadcopter is a totally new kind of aircraft
Oct 20, 2017
This is my Mavic Pro quadcopter. It's standing on its extra-tall legs. The little thing attached to its rear end is a tracking beacon that I hope will help me locate the quad if it falls into the woods.
The history of flight goes back over 100 years, but until recently, the basic types of aircraft hadn't changed much. The Mavic Pro is a quadcopter, a totally new kind of aircraft. It has many advantages over traditional aircraft, and a few disadvantages as well.
The main advantages of the quad are its agility and its ability to be precisely positioned. This makes it ideal as a camera platform. The main disadvantage is that it's terribly inefficient, with short flight times. It can't be scaled up to compete with commercial aircraft.
Airplanes have wings and flaps. They're very good at going from point A to point B, and that's about it. Helicopters are more agile, can hover, and have been used as camera platforms for years. Think of those breathtaking scenes from Lawrence of Arabia, or car chases, or a view of the city at night. But helicopters are expensive to operate and they can't go just anywhere. They're agile, but they can't do things like easily moving sideways or being able to be programmed in advance.
Another problem with helicopters is that they are mechanically complex. The main rotor has a series of mechanical linkages that continuously varies the pitch of the rotor's individual blades. This part requires lots of maintenance, adding to the cost of operation.
Nevertheless, helicopters will still be used by the movies for their advantages, like being able to carry heavy cameras, or staying airborne for long periods of time.
A quadcopter can duplicate the helicopter's moves, but with a very big difference. Flying a helicopter to do these sorts of moves is very difficult and requires years of training and practice. Quadcopters like the Mavic have an onboard computer that takes most of the skill out of these maneuvers and presents a beautifully simple interface to the flyer.
Compared to a helicopter, a quadcopter is quite simple. No tail rotors, or adjustable-pitch rotors. All it has are the four motors and the four propellers, arranged roughly in a square. The only thing the quad's little brain can do is change the individual speed of each of the propellers. By doing this one simple thing, it can set the quad in the most complex of maneuvers. Let's see how that works.
Imagine the quadcopter hovering motionless in the air. All four motors running at about the same speed. Now imagine that the onboard control system raises the speed on the two motors at the rear of the craft. The back of the quad now has more lift and it raises up and starts to move forward. Speed up the front motors instead and the copter moves backwards. The same thing for moving side to side. Or even for moving at an angle by speeding up one of the motors at the corner.
These forward/backward/sideward moves are all handled by the right joystick. But, thanks to the interface, you don't have to think about individual motors going faster or slower. All you do is push the joystick in the direction you want the quad to fly.
Pushing the left joystick forward or backward causes the quadcopter to go straight up or down. It does this by speeding up or slowing down all four motors at the same time.
Pushing the left joystick to the left or right causes the quadcopter to turn on its axis. The theory behind how it can do this with just its four untiltable motors is left as an exercise for the student.
All the time that the quadcopter is in flight, even when it's just hovering, the flight control system has to make sure that the craft stays stable, without bouncing around too much. This is done with an accelerometer that feeds into the control system, with the same sort of inputs as the optical image stabilizer in your camera, with much the same effect.
It's impossible for the flight control system to smooth out all the nastiness as the quad goes zipping around. This is where the three-axis gimbal that holds the camera come into play. The three motors in the gimbal can pan, tilt, and roll the camera so that it always stays on target. I've seen the Mavic bouncing around during flight, especially during a landing. But the videos that I shot were always rock-solid.
The beauty of this is that all of this technology has been used to present a very simple interface so that you can concentrate on your photography instead of the nastiness that a pilot would see while putting an aircraft through complex maneuvers.
I hope that this has helped to explain how the Mavic, and similar multi-rotor craft, manage to leverage a lot of technology to make the ideal camera platform.
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Taking to the air -- First flights
Let's talk about the Mavic Pro's camera
A different viewpoint
The value of time in the creative process
Variations on a skink
Andy shoots raw. Ann always shoots JPEG
A butterfly in Havana -- From start to finish
Recovering highlight detail in JPEG images
A tribute to Paris on November 14, 2015
Some black and white pictures from long ago
Panasonic DMC-ZS40 pictures - Part 2
Panasonic DMC-ZS40 pictures - Part 1
Art in the 3rd Dimension -- A butterfly takes wing
Shooting for NBC
What's new at the zoo?
On being a photojournalist
Some pictures of Manassas
Finishing a picture
Watching the sunset in Adams Morgan
A night at the circus - 1966
Fortune Qwerkies (tm) -- Fortune cookies for the smartphone user
Art in the 3rd Dimension -- The evolution from flat to solid
Art in the 3rd Dimension -- Showing how the pieces fit together
Getting a grip on the Panasonic DMC-LF1
Some random thoughts about the Panasonic DMC-LF1
The Panasonic DMC-LF1 is a game-changer
Art and the Zen of QR Codes -- Making QaRt
A new process for printing art in the 3rd dimension
Bubbles! Bubbles! Bubbles!
Photographing the Perry Como Show
Hiking at Sky Meadows with my Panasonic DMC-ZS20
Working for the union
A new take on JPEG vs raw - Panasonic DMC-ZS20
Some pictures from my Panasonic DMC-ZS20 - Part 2
Some pictures from my Panasonic DMC-ZS20 - Part 1
My new go-everywhere camera - Panasonic DMC-ZS20
My brief life in the studio
Shooting Shakespeare - The Tempest - NBC, 1960
Impressionist bees
In the studio with Roz Kelly
At the Peppermint Lounge - 1962
An evening with Gene Kelly
A portrait of Donna Mitchell - Variations on a theme
The "Sky Dream Ultimate" plug-in from Wilkington-Smythe
There's a 3D object on this page and why you can't see it
Post-processing: Going from good to great
Winter pictures from my Panasonic DMC-FZ150
Using the Panasonic DMC-FZ150's "Photo Style" Menu
A valentine for the Artist's Muse
The Panasonic DMC-FZ150's controls
Some thoughts on the Panasonic DMC-FZ150 - Part 2
The Panasonic DMC-FZ150 - A cure for DSLR envy?
Some thoughts about my Panasonic DMC-FZ150 - Part 1
The Panasonic DMC-FZ150 -- Best camera ever?
Sunglasses - What can you add to a picture?
Hey, camera makers. If my smartphone can do this
The Artmuse Variations - a look inside my new book
A tribute to George Washington on Veterans Day
A visit to the White House
The little farmhouse, the tractor, and the interesting tree
Buckminster, the baby buckeye butterfly
Memories of September 11
Happy Corporation Day!
A trip to Monterey and San Francisco
The first battle of the American Civil War -- 150 years ago
The end of an era -- The last American manned mission
Growing an Italian stone pine tree
Random thoughts on art and other stuff - From my new book
Playing with a classic - Sony DSC-R1 - Part 3, Warrenton
Playing with a classic - Sony DSC-R1 - Part 2, In the house
Playing with a classic - Sony DSC-R1 - Part 1, Winter
Some recent pictures
Fixing a Panasonic DMC-FZ18/FZ28/FZ35 problem
Into the world of shadows
A walk through Warrenton
Partly moony with my Panasonic DMC-FZ35
My new Panasonic DMC-FZ35 - Part 3 - Video
Some pictures from my Panasonic DMC-FZ35 - Part 2
Happy birthday to muse...
Pixels and parking lots -- The Panasonic FZ35
Some pictures from my Panasonic DMC-FZ35
My new Panasonic DMC-FZ35 - Part 2
My new Panasonic DMC-FZ35 - Part 1
On our way to Warrenton
Evolution of an Iris
A new feature in Adobe Camera Raw 5.4
A tribute to the Apollo 11 astronauts
The pole dancer - Variations on a theme
Restoring lost highlight detail in JPEG images
A short course in photography in ten easy lessons
Kodachrome memories
A walk in the woods on my birthday
Mythbusters - More raw vs JPEG myths
Restoring lost shadow detail in JPEG images
Expose for the highlights, develop for the shadows
Something new -- Interchangeable cameras
Honey, I shrunk the newspaper - The "Nano" NY Times
Mistaking evolution for revolution
Some pictures from the artist's muse
Photography becomes art -- Daibutsu Buddha at Kamakura
Happy House-i-versary
25 random things about the artist's muse
It happened at the Met
Some pictures and some settings - Part 4 - DMC-FZ28
Some pictures and some settings - Part 3 - DMC-FZ28
Some pictures and some settings - Part 2 - DMC-FZ28
Some pictures and some settings - Panasonic DMC-FZ28
Noiseography -- A new photographic technique
Shooting infrared with the Panasonic DMC-FZ28
You're never too young
One month with the Panasonic DMC-FZ28
A trip to Berryville - Panasonic DMC-FZ28
It's the Hobbitt's birthday
On September 11th
Shooting Tri-X with the Panasonic DMC-FZ28
A shot in the dark - Panasonic DMC-FZ28
Sunset and the far-up lens -- Panasonic DMC-FZ18
Further musings on the Panasonic DMC-FZ28
Customizing your camera for high-ISO photography
Panasonic DMC-FZ28 vs DMC-FZ18 at high ISO
Some musings about the Panasonic DMC-FZ28
Hummers, SUVs, DSLRs, and my DMC-FZ28
Panasonic DMC-FZ28 -- At the Flying Circus
Panasonic DMC-FZ28 -- The journey begins
Farewell, my Panasonic DMC-FZ18
More about the settings for the DMC-FZ18
Dealing with the modes and settings of the DMC-FZ18
Photography becomes art - Bird on a wire
The artist's muse at sunset -- DMC-FZ18
Do you need fancy equipment?
Now here's my plan
Good cookie, bad cookie
But seriously, folks...
Post-processing Mr. Squirrel
A museum of one's own
We need new words to describe what's happening
Going over to the dark side
Shooting the moon
Happy Anniversary, Hobbitt
The view from my window - DMC-FZ18
My favorite museum
A toast to the artist's muse
The DMC-FZ18, a sunset, and a glass of beer
Remembering Herbert Keppler
Shooting abstracts with the Panasonic DMC-FZ18
Fixing a Panasonic DMC-FZ18 problem
More pictures from my Panasonic DMC-FZ18
The journey of a thousand Melvins
Stairway to the stars -- Extreme post processing
DMC-FZ18 - Raw vs JPEG - The JPEG Manifesto
Chromatic aberration and the DMC-FZ18
Raw vs JPEG, the DMC-FZ18, and a mystery
Some pictures from my Kodak P880 - Part 2
Some pictures from my Panasonic DMC-FZ18
Some pictures from my Kodak P880 - Part 1
DMC-FZ18 - Don't be afraid of the dark
Shooting in "Medium" - DMC-FZ18 - The right exposure
Shooting in "Medium" and the Panasonic DMC-FZ18
In-use review -- Panasonic DMC-FZ18 - Part 2
In-use review -- Panasonic DMC-FZ18 - Part 1
Photography becomes art - Fantasy at Ida Lee
Photography becomes art - The chefs at Little Washington
My new old camera - the Kodak Easyshare P880
Photography becomes art - Variations on a theme
Doing the impossible - Part 4 - The final result
Doing the impossible - Part 3 - The solutions
Doing the impossible - Part 2 - The challenges
Doing the impossible - Part 1 - The Godfather
All the (art) news that's fit to print
The museum becomes art - #1
Photography becomes art - Making an angel
How to test a camera
Hitting the wall
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Blogging 2.0 - A new interface
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Want to know what's going on at your company? The best way may be to hit up Twitter, because when pink slips go down, former employees always seem to turn up there.
In this case, it was AOL that was doing the axing. And this wasn't your garden-variety mass layoff. When rock-music news website Spinner.com tweeted on Thursday that it was being closed down, it also said the entirety of parent division AOL Music was being killed off with it.
All of AOL Music is shutting down. Thank you all for your support. We had such a blast.
— Spinner.com (@Spinner) April 26, 2013
[Note: Seems like the Tweet was unceremoniously deleted, though the Spinner.com Twitter account remains active.]
Further, Dan Reilly, (former) Spinner site editor, hasn't been shy about the details.
Well, we all just got laid off. AOL Music is finished.
— Dan Reilly (@danreilly11) April 26, 2013
Sitting in an HR meeting right now, trying to negotiate keeping our computers for a few more days.
— Dan Reilly (@danreilly11) April 26, 2013
Well, at least I found a good reason to finish off the whiskey at my desk.
— Dan Reilly (@danreilly11) April 26, 2013
Haha. AOL Music is trending on Twitter. Finally figured our social media strategy out!
— Dan Reilly (@danreilly11) April 26, 2013
AOL, which also owns The Huffington Post, has been working to pull all of its editorial under the one HuffPo umbrella. This is likely just collateral damage in that massive reorganization. Still, that's no comfort to those newly unemployed music journalists.
Maybe they should connect with former HMV staffers. They seem to have a lot in common. When the music and DVD chain cut loose staffers in a broad lay-off a few months ago, someone in those ranks live-tweeted his own firing.


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What is more than can be said as I write of myself, A lover of poetry who lives to write, Awake in late hour of night, Dreaming of a love to which I shall forever recite.
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text: Analog Addiction writes: "We have almost hit the one-third mark of 2013, not only that but we have been in abundance of some excellent games thus far. With so many more amazing titles in the wings of 2013, including the next generation of gaming. We have decided to give credit where credit is due. The staff at Analog Addiction have gathered to put forward their favourite games of 2013 so far. It is still early on in 2013, but what games have already left their mark as some of the best titles this year will offer?"