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The nonstress test (NST) measures of the change in heart rate of the fetus in response to movement. It is a quick check to make sure the baby is in good health. During the NST, an elastic belt will be placed around the mother's stomach. It will hold a special sensor that will measure the fetus's heart rate. The test generally lasts for 20-30 minutes.
The doctor will want to get a heart measurement while your fetus is moving. When the fetus is moving around, the heart typically beats faster. If the fetus is asleep or resting, there may not be any movement for a short period of time. In this case, the doctor may try to wake the fetus by having you eat or drink something, or by using sound against the abdomen.
Who Should Get This Test?
Your doctor may recommend this test during the third trimester, if you have a medical condition that could put you at risk for having problems with your pregnancy. Examples of conditions that could put you or the baby at risk include:
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Too much or too little amniotic fluid
- Kidney disease
- Coronary artery disease
- Multiple pregnancy (2 or more fetuses)
You may also have an NST if:
- You feel your baby is not moving as often as usual.
- You are overdue.
- There may be placenta problems.
The NST is not always accurate. Sometimes the test suggests a problem even when the fetus is healthy (known as a false-positive result). If there is no change in fetal heart rate in response to fetal movement, your doctor may want to try another test to confirm the NST test results.
Your doctor may also suggest other tests to gather important information about the health of your fetus. A problematic test result, such as no increase in the baby's heart rate with movement, may suggest that you need special care. It does not necessarily mean that your fetus is in trouble. Your doctor will be able to answer questions and discuss any concerns you have about monitoring.
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Using Scratch, a kid-friendly programming language from MIT, kids can build space invaders, a virtual pet, geometry dash or any other kind of game they can imagine. Game programming develops skills such as logic, visual design, animation, sound design, storylines and more. For kids who want something different than video games, we also offer projects that focus on art, music and storytelling. All levels of Scratch experience are welcome in this class.

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Thank you for looking at Dwight Elementary! My name is Laura Binz, and I am blessed to have been the principal at Dwight Elementary since July 2015. I have been in education for 20 years as a classroom teacher, Gifted and Talented teacher, GT and AP Coordinator, and a principal at two different schools. I actually attended Dwight elementary as a student; I attended kindergarten and first grade at Dwight before moving to Kansas. I moved back to northwest Arkansas and graduated high school from Rogers. Arkansas Tech University is where I earned my Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Masters of Education in Gifted Education, and a Masters of Education in Educational Leadership. I love Russellville, and I am honored to be part of the Russellville School District.
My husband's name is David Binz, and he is employed at Beacon Tire. All of our children have left the nest except for our youngest, Andrea Bond, who just finished her first year of college at Wayland Baptist University. We have a unique pet, Buddy, that came from Dwight! Buddy is a squirrel that fell out of a tree on the playground when he was only a day or two old. With the help of students, we nursed Buddy back to health (talk about real world science!).
It is my desire, as the principal of Dwight, to help our faculty maintain and strengthen an environment where our students feel safe, know they are loved, and are challenged to reach their highest potential. At Dwight, we truly believe that, "Learning happens together." We are committed to our students and our families and hope that you will join us in this awesome responsibility of growing the future.
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Happy Valentine's Day! How about some good break-up songs, eh? If you agree with Peter Wolf and think love stinks, then this list is for you.
NME.com recently published a list of the best break-up songs. You can check out the list and reasons why here, or you can simply listen to (most of) them below.
What say you? Got a good break-up/I hate you/love is for morons song you'd like to include, let me know in the comments and I'll try to get them added to the mix (Gotye has got to be on there, fo' sho). And if you are in a more lovey-dovey mood, don't forget to go enter the giveaway for a combo gift pack from Tate's Bake Shop!
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Valentine's Day Giveaway!
You know what's always true to my heart (and my belly)? Homemade cookies. Take a look at my professional website... it says it right there. Today, Tate's Bake Shop was kind enough to share a Valentine's Day-perfect cookie recipe with us - Linzer Heart Cookies from the new Baking For Friends cookbook. And not only that, they are also offering up a copy of the cookbook along with a Valentine's Cookie Cube to one lucky reader!
Below is the recipe for Linzer Heart Cookies (I'm totally making these this week... hopefully I can avoid temptation, not eat them, and give them to my Valentines). To enter the drawing for the cookie/book giveaway, leave me your email address in the comments and tell me what your favorite Valentine's Day gift is to give or receive by 5pm on Thursday, February 14. A winner will be chosen at random. Thanks for playing a long and a super gigantic thank you to Tate's for the awesome gift (go say thanks yourself by liking Tate's on Facebook or following on Twitter)! PS - If you feel so inclined, go purchase the gift combo for your favorite Valentine on the Tate's website and enter the promo code BLOG213 to receive 20% off and webstore purchase!
UPDATE! The contest is now closed - congrats to Suburban Prep for winning the Tate's Bake Shop giveaway!
UPDATE! The contest is now closed - congrats to Suburban Prep for winning the Tate's Bake Shop giveaway!
Makes 20 sandwich cookies
These decorative cookies make beautiful and tasty gifts.
An important tip: be sure to chop the nuts and chocolate very fine in a food processor (pulse to chop so the friction doesn't warm them), or the dough will be too rough-textured to roll out smoothly. You need a graduated set of heart-shaped cookie cutters to make these.
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup cornstarch
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ pound (3 sticks) salted butter, at room temperature
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups toasted, skinned and very finely chopped hazelnuts
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, very finely chopped
½ cup seedless raspberry jam
½ cup confectioners' sugar for sifting
1. Sift the flour, cornstarch, and salt into a medium bowl. In a large bowl, beat the butter and confectioners' sugar with an electric mixer set on high speed until combined, about 1 minute. Beat in the egg and vanilla, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. With the mixer on low speed, mix in the flour mixture, just until combined. Mix in the hazelnuts and chocolate.
2. Gather up the dough and shape it into a flat disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours. (The dough can be refrigerated for up to 1 day. Let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes to soften slightly before rolling.)
3. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough to a round about ¼-inch thick. Use a 3 ½-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out the cookies as close as possible to avoid excess scraps. Arrange the hearts about 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Gather up the dough scraps and gently knead together, and cut out more cookies. If the dough becomes too soft to roll out, refrigerate until chilled. You should have 40 cookies. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
4. Position the oven racks in the top third and center of the oven and preheat the oven to 325°F.
5. Use a 1-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out the centers of 20 cookies. These will be the cookie tops. (You can bake the mini hearts to nibble on later! Don't throw away or re-roll.) Bake, switching the position of the baking sheets from top to bottom and front to back halfway through baking, until the cookies begin to brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Sift some of the ½ cup of confectioners' sugar over the hot cut-out cookies Let cool completely on the baking sheets.
6. Spread the jam on the cookie bottoms, leaving an 1/8-inch border around the edges. Add the tops, sugared sides up, and press together gently. Just before serving, sift the remaining confectioners' sugar over the cookies.
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Mission Health in Asheville, N.C. Wins 2012 National Environmental Leadership Award
Release Date: 05/01/2012
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ATLANTA – As part of Asthma Awareness Month, EPA is honoring Mission Health in Asheville, N.C. with the 2012 National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management. Mission Health was awarded for their efforts to improve the lives of people with asthma in underserved communities across the country. Other winners include: Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, Conn.; L.A. Care Health Plan, Los Angeles, Calif.; and Michigan Department of Community Health's Asthma Prevention and Control Program, Lansing, Mich.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is also encouraging Americans to take action against asthma by learning more about the disease and how it affects their families and communities. Nearly 26 million Americans, including more than 7 million children, are affected by this chronic respiratory disease, including low income and minority populations at the highest rates.
The annual economic cost of asthma, including direct medical costs from hospital stays and indirect costs such as lost school and work days, amount to about $56 billion. Through the Clean Air Act, EPA has helped prevent millions of asthma attacks across the country and continues to work alongside federal, state and local partners to address this nationwide problem. In 2010 alone, pollution prevention standards under the Clean Air Act lead to reductions in fine particle matter and ozone pollution that prevented more than 1.7 million incidences of asthma attacks. Recent standards, such as the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, will further reduce air pollution and help prevent asthma attacks.
Americans who suffer from asthma can learn to control their symptoms and still maintain active lifestyles. Here are some simple steps:
Know your Asthma Triggers and Avoid Them: Air pollution, dust mites, mold, secondhand smoke and even cockroaches can trigger asthma attacks. Learn your triggers and avoid them in your home and neighborhood.
Create an Asthma Action Plan: You can help avoid the emergency room by managing your asthma daily. With a doctor's help, you can create an asthma action plan to help you effectively manage your asthma and reduce exposure to triggers.
Get Active: Even if you have asthma, by taking the appropriate medications and avoiding your triggers, you can still participate in sports and activities.
Be 'Air Aware': Check local air quality conditions at airnow.gov and make informed decisions about participating in outdoor activities. To help, an Air Quality Index mobile app is available for smart phones.
More on Asthma and the 2012 Award winners: https://www.epa.gov/asthma
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Title text: Facebook defines relationships. 'Yeah, we would have broken up last night, but the net connection was down.'
It's hard to know when you are in a relationship in modern times. In olden days you might fancy a girl, and then ask her father if you might court her, and if he granted his permission you would be a couple. Today, that kind of structure and formality is terrifyingly antiquated; as a result we don't have any of the straightforward cues.
This comic suggests that "making it Facebook official", which means asserting the existence of a romantic relationship on Facebook by setting one's status to "In a relationship", has recently become a way to define when you are a couple. Cueball would like to do it, probably after having sex for the first time with his love interest, to get confidence in his relationship and/or show it off to his friends. Because his love interest isn't so sure about that relationship, or doesn't like to formalize it and prefers to enjoy without thinking too much about it, he suggests a compromise: using the "It's complicated" status instead. And he does so with a phrasing very reminiscent of a formal way to propose to marry someone ("Will you be my wife?").
The title text takes it a step further, suggesting that Facebook has become the only reliable way to know about relationships — even so, without access to Facebook, relationships can't evolve.
- [Cueball and Megan in bed.]
- Cueball: So is this it? Are we a couple now?
- Megan: I just don't know. I like this. I just... don't know.
- [Silence.]
- Cueball: Well will you be my "it's complicated" on Facebook?
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Worst of all, it precludes people who do not use Facebook (for various reasons) from starting relationships. That is NOT my IP address. Is this a problem with VoiceStream (T-Mobile) customers? 22.214.171.124 02:27, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
WOW, that comic is seven years old by now and I'm still alive without using it — or Google+ – or ???. I'm just feeling free, no NSA or any other Big Brother. --Dgbrt (talk) 20:45, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
- Congrats man :-) but - don't you use a credit card or a phone? - if so then NSA knows it all - in Denmark the tabloid can buy credit card info for about 1000€ a month - or so it would seem at the moment. Of course they only use it to hunt down the royalties to shoot pictures - not to just shoot! ;-) Great and still relevant commic though. Kynde (talk) 20:52, 4 May 2014 (UTC)


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When a Navy Lieutenant who recently returned home from the Middle East is found dead from a brutal attack, the NCIS team questions the victim's friend, Marine Captain Joe Wescott. Gibbs (Mark Harmon, right) realizes the Captain is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, but knows his experience overseas may also provide a key link to the crime, in part one of a two-part episode. Pictured left to right: Brian Dietzen and Mark Harmon Photo: Richard Foreman/CBS ©2012 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Blueberry Muffins - Blogging from the Land of Maple Syrup!
13 Responses to "Blueberry Muffins - Blogging from the Land of Maple Syrup!"
Wah this looks so nice. What camera do you have? I am slightly jealous that you have an oven. I'm kind of sad that I won't really get a chance to bake until Christmas when I go back home...
This is Linda Zhang by the way. ^^
To keep the muffins from browning too much, you can just cover it with foil after you deem the crust brown enough and keep on baking until the muffins are done. The foil deflects the heat = no brown tops. The muffins look sooo yummy! Glad you're enjoying your time in Canada.
the muffins looks delicious! And enjoy your canada days :).
Congratulations for attending college! and abroad, that's so coooool :)
I'm sure you will enjoy to bake with good fresh foods from Canada!
Thanks for keeping sharing!
Nice & scenic clicks you shared! Love your hearty wholesome blueberry muffins, looks really good!
Hey Wendy!!! AWESOME blog, this is fabulous and i love your photos!!!
Hi Just love the blueberries muffins...
Love your photos!
Your muffins seem like the ones I like alot, brown & crisp on the surface and chewy on the inside. Salivating already~
Lovely muffins!
Your muffins look great. Well, actually all of your food looks great. I follow you on flickr and check your blog occasionally for more information. I hope college goes well for you- I'm glad you will still be able to bake!
Anyway, I saw your question about the oven. I hope this is the answer you were looking for.
Most conventional ovens work through convection heating- the bottom element heats the air in the oven and the hot air bakes the food. Food bakes best in the center of those oven because the air can circulate around the food. (There are convection ovens that have a fan in the back that circulate the hot air better and cook food faster and more evenly, but you have to adjust the time and temperature on your recipes.) If your oven has a "broil" setting, it will have a top heating element, but it won't turn on during normal baking- just with broiling (like for the tops of creme brulee- yum).
Hi Wendy!
I happened to stumble across your blog when I googled a recipe for chocolate muffins; I have just spent the last hour admiring your writing, your photos and especially your baking! I just wanted to ask, what kind of camera do you have? I am looking to buy one at the moment and I am just in awe of your beautiful photos and am hoping I can find a camera that takes photos just as amazing!
I look forward to hearing from you.
Re: Anonymous
I use a Canon EOS 450D dSLR camera and a 50mm f/1.8 lens for my food shots! Glad you liked my blog!
it's been ages since you last post :( .. can't wait for more of your recipes and photos


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Michael Serrano Receives Los Alamos Lab Scholarship, Nov. 6, 2000
SOCORRO, N.M., November 3, 2000 -- Michael Anthony Serrano, a graduate of Santa Fe High School who is now a sophomore majoring in both computer science and electrical engineering at New Mexico Tech, recently was awarded one of several Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) scholarships.
Serrano is the son of Joe and Gloria Serrano of Santa Fe.
This year, 19 scholarships were awarded to undergraduate student employees at LANSCE on the basis of their overall performances, contributions to their respective research groups, and academic promise.
Since the scholarship program first began in 1998, LANSCE has awarded more than $47,000 in scholarships to 67 undergraduate students. Funds for the program are made available through patent royalties derived annually from LANSCE-developed technologies.
"I helped work on the Free Electron Laser (FEL) at Los Alamos National Laboratory," Serrano says, "and helped design a part that was going to be used for one of the experiments dealing with the FEL."
In addition to his recent LANSCE scholarship award, Serrano also is attending New Mexico Tech on a New Mexico AMP Transfer Scholarship and AMP Book Scholarship, a New Mexico Lottery Success Scholarship, and a New Mexico Tech Regents Scholarship.
"I transferred this year to New Mexico Tech from the Santa Fe Community College," Serrano notes, "where I had been a math tutor for two semesters."
The Santa Fe native also has become more involved in student research at New Mexico Tech, having recently joined the Tech Robotics Club.
"Most of the people I've met at Tech are nice," Serrano relates. "And, there's a lot of homework that always needs to get done; but, nevertheless, I think the university's electrical engineering program is great!"
And, although Serrano is now spending most of his time pursuing his studies and research in the Socorro university, he still hopes to contribute to his home town: "I've been trying to get help, so that I can start up a tutoring program for the kids in Santa Fe," he says. "I just wish I could get more people involved in such a program."


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People with mild cognitive impairment may die at higher rate than people without condition
Mayo Clinic research studying the relationship between death and the two types of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) suggests that people who have these conditions die at a higher rate than people without MCI. The research was released today and will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 66th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, April 26 to May 3, 2014.
For the study, 862 people with thinking problems and 1,292 with no thinking problems between the ages of 70 and 89 were followed for nearly six years. Over the course of the study, 331 of the group with MCI and 224 of the group without MCI died. Those who had either type of MCI had an 80 percent higher death rate during the study than those without MCI. People with MCI with no memory loss had more than twice the death rate during the study than those without MCI, while people with MCI with memory loss had a 68 percent higher death rate during the study than those without MCI.
"Currently there is little information about death and the types of memory loss that affect many millions of Americans," said study author Maria Vassilaki, M.D., Ph.D., neurologist with Mayo Clinic. "Exploring how memory may or may not be linked with the length of a person's life has tremendous significance as the population age."
MCI is often a precursor to Alzheimer's disease. There are two main types of MCI. In one type, the most noticeable symptom is memory loss. In people with the other type of MCI, language, attention, decision-making and other abilities are declining, but memory is still intact.
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There likely won't be any hospital buildings or programs named for John Desmarais – he wanted it that way.
But that doesn't mean the man who quietly guided Commonwealth Health Corp. and its affiliates, including The Medical Center, won't have a long-lasting legacy on the medical industry here.
The Medical Center probably wouldn't be where it is today without his guidance. When Desmarais started here in 1975, it was still a hospital on the hill called the Bowling Green-Warren County Community Hospital. The hospital moved from the hill in 1980 to where it is now and became known as The Medical Center.
Commonwealth Health was formed in 1984 to oversee the hospital's operation, as well as other ancillary organizations. Commonwealth Health actually has Medical Center campuses in Scottsville and Franklin, is part owner in UrgentCare and is about to acquire Western Kentucky Diagnostic Imaging.
While Desmarais retired in 2010 as president and CEO, some recalled his contributions.
Anna Sue Heller recently wrote a letter to the editor about how Desmarais inspired her father through his grand vision.
"He wanted to elevate health care for Bowling Green, Warren County and surrounding areas. The man was not satisfied with just an adequate hospital, but saw a need for a medical center for the future," Heller wrote. "Having a vision and making it happen are two different things, but John Desmarais made it happen and he let others in the community share the vision."
Bowling Green physician Herbert N. Harkleroad recalled his time with Desmarais.
He was a remarkable man with great intellect and business astuteness, Harkleroad wrote.
Even those who took issue at times with Desmarais still admire the contributions he made to the organization, Harkleroad said.
Friend Jim Johnson attended Desmarais' funeral and said he was struck by Desmarais' devout faith.
Johnson said there were likely many people who knew little about Desmarais' accomplishments and he liked it that way.
But his passing is one that should not go without comment.
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Photo Leaked By Cairo Museum Insider
ET Mummy Found In Egypt: Photo Leaked By Cairo Museum Insider
Posted on September 28, 2012
by Gillian
The rumors have been whispered for years that the mummy of an extraterrestrial had been found in Egypt, nestled in a burial chamber beside a great Pharoh. Now, more evidence of the mummy's possible existence have been reported on Facebook, along with this compelling photo.
I have included the accompanying text exactly as it was translated from Egyptian. I have not edited the text, nor changed a word, as it has a ring of truth to it just "as is." You be the judge. Is this an elaborate hoax? Or is it possible that there were visitors to Earth that could have shaped the Egyptian culture, even played a part in it? Did this race of ET visitors build the pyramids – a feat we cannot recreate to this day?
The description of the photo, leaked by an anonymous source at the Egyptian Anitiquities Department, reads:
"The body of a perfectly preserved, carefully mummified an alien was found buried in an ancient pyramid. A mysterious creature from between 150 and 160 centimeters was found by an archaeologist near Lahun when exploring a small pyramid near the Dynasty doceaba of Senusret II. However, this fact was not revealed immediately.
The mummy of what appears to be an alien, dates back more than 2,000 years and it seems it would be a humanoid" said a source at the Egyptian Antiquities Department, who provided details and photographs of the find but did so under condition anonymity. "
These remains like an alien strangers have created much controversy in the world.Some online sources said that this is a species-being for its fur and reptilian traits that characterize them, such as their eyes, too large and oval shaped. Inscriptions on the tomb of the mummy showed that the king was a counselor named Osirunet, meaning star or sent from heaven. " The mummified body was buried with great respect and care, accompanied by a number of strange objects far from the archaeological museum managers can not identify.
According to Egyptian sources, the alien mummy was discovered by Dr. Viktor Lubek, Czechoslovakian citizen and retired professor of the University of Pennsylvania. Archaeologist located the hidden compartment while conducting an investigation into a small pyramid south of the main pyramid, Senusret II, which contains the queen of the pharaoh. At the site also found some gold and clay mixtures covering the body, and traces of cloth linen like appearance, the skin covering the enigmatic being.
Objects containing the tomb include artifacts made of a synthetic type resist that nobody could identify. No one has found similar elements in other Egyptian tombs, so the discovery would greatly importanca for current archeology.
The anonymous messenger which has obtained the information, also said that the discovery has caused great consternation among Egyptian officials, who want to keep it hidden until a plausible explanation for the strange mummy. The government has consulted a number of respected archaeologists, but to date none can explain the finding in ordinary terms.
"The truth is, that every expert who has seen the mummy have concluded that it is not of earthly origin," said the source. "There is a sense that this is an alien who somehow ended up advising an Egyptian king." But everyone in the government is moving away from that conclusion that would support the new ideas that the ancient Egyptians had help from aliens in building their extraordinary civilization. "The Egyptians refuse to believe that their heritage came from outer space." See Zecharia Sitchin's page
Further research leads to an article by PakalertPress:
"The sensational discovery of an extraterrestrial depicted by ancient Egyptian artist-chroniclers is not unique. Other such finds have been alluded to by researchers for more than 120 years. This is the first, however, that's been smuggled out of the research archive division of the Egyptian Antiquities department of the governmental authorities in Cairo.
Other examples are claimed to be in the British Royal Museum of Natural History. If true, theLondon curator and staff are not talking.
Mummified Grey discovered in sarcophogus
Photographic evidence of an mummified Egyptian mummy sealed withing an ancient sarcophogus and entombed with a Pharoah, has been revealed by researcher David Innis atforbiddenknowledge.com.
Innis writes in part:
"What you are about to see is something you have never heard of….What you haven't been told is that when the boy-king Tutankhamun's mummy was unearthed by Howard Carter and his team back in the 1920s there was buried, along with all of the priceless gold artifacts, two 'baby' mummies. One of these mummies is an alien Grey!"
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Of course without expert examination of the body of this mummy we cannot be sure of its authenticity. With the Egyptian Government's unwillingness to reveal details of the alien mummy's existence, we can only surmise. This compelling photo, however, is further evidence pointing to the possibility that the enigmatic ancient culture of the Egyptians may have been shared with visitors from the stars.
Michelle Devlin is based in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada,
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Hey guys, haven't been on in a while. I've heard from the grapevine there is a PSA trial in Portland Maine this weekend? May 2-3? Can't seem to find it for sure...maybe things fell thru? Anyone have any information on this? I am not competing, just wanted to go watch and see who, in the Maine area, offers training. Some clients are interested in persuing this sport.
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text: The 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games The Olympic Games bring the world together in ways very few celebrations can achieve. Nation houses open their doors, displays of national pride abound and citizens fo countries from across the globe proudly wear their national costumes, colours adn smiles. Whistler Village became our own small United Nations as visitors, locals and athletes alike all gathered to celebrate with one another Though the 2010 Winter Games have long since past, the legacies left will forever be part of Whistler's tapestry. 2010 Legacies The History Memorable Moments The lasting impact of the 2010 Winter Games on our community is tremendous. With a vastly improved highway, brand new competition venues, Whistler Olympic Plaza, the Athletes' Village housing complex and the lifelong memories gained from hosting the world, Whistler will never be the same. One of the most scenic highways in the world, the Sea to Sky Highway from Vancouver to Whistler, received many upgrades in preparation for the Games, making this breathtakingly scenic routes safer and faster. The Whistler Sliding Centre and Whistler Olympic Park are now used for local sports and recreation, public tours, special events and high-calibre competitions such as World Cups. Whistler Olympic Plaza brings a new social gathering place to Whistler Village where locals and visitors alike can watch live music and theatre in the band shell, have a picnic on the expansive lawn or play a game of catch or Frisbee. The Athletes' Village neighbourhood provides affordable housing to many locals. The area also offers a brand new youth hostel and high performace gym with lodging for athletes in training. 2010 Legacies Now 2010 Legacies Now was originally created to build support the bid for the 2010 Winter Games. Today 2010 Legacies Now celebrates diversity among groups such as women, youth, aboriginal people, inner-city residents, people living with a disability and people of all cultures and creates opportunities via social and community development initiatives that will benefit all British Columbians. Whistler is a place that inspires personal achievement and pushes us to our limits. It is a place where the road to victory isn't navigated easily but is immensely rewarding. It is a place the both breeds and celebrates the athletic elite, and so it is no wonder it was official Host Mountain Resort of the 2010 Winter Games. However, the quest for the games started much before In the early 1960s, a group of Vancouver businessmen formed the Garibaldi Olympic Development Association in the hopes of bringing the 1968 Olympic Winter Games to British Columbia. After thoroughly exploring the rugged Coast Mountain range north of Vancouver, they found the perfect mountain (then called London Mountain). Even though the '68 Winter Games were awarded to Grenoble, France, they decided to continue developing a ski hill on London Mountain anyway. On February 14, 1966 the newly renamed Whistler Mountain officially opened for skiers. While the resort made several more bids for the Olympic Games over the years, it took nearly 40 years for Whistler to finally make its Olympic dreams a reality. The 2010 Winter Games were filled with a million incredible moments, and each of us carries our own set of favourite memories, but here are some of the most memorable moments of the Games: The Olympic Torch Relay attracts more than 15,000 people to Whistler's Skiers Plaza. Canada's first gold medal on home soil is won by Quebec's Alexandre Bilodeau for an incredible performance in Men's Moguls – Whistler Village was watching live on giant viewing screens and the cheers echoed off the mountains for hours. The red Olympic mittens created specially for the Games become a huge hit and long line-ups form at the Olympic Store daily as revelers try to, literally, get their hands on some! Petra Majdic of Slovenia wins the bronze medal in the Ladies' Individual Sprint cross-country skiing race after suffering five broken ribs and a collapsed lung in a training wipe-out. Despite being in agonizing pain, Petra made it through the quarterfinals, semifinals and then ultimately won bronze in the final. She had to be helped on stage at Whistler Medals Plaza by a medic that evening to receive her medal. Switzerland's Simon Ammann wins both ski jumping gold medals to become the first man ever to land four gold medals in the sport. Simon won the gold in both Normal Hill and Large Hill in Salt Lake City in 2002 and did the same in Whistler in 2010. In true Canadian style, Jon Montgomery chugs beer in Whistler Village after winning Olympic Gold in Skeleton. It was the fourth gold for the country, but the first at an event held in Whistler. Two Canadian women's bobsleigh teams own the podium, winning both gold and silver in the event. Kaillie Humphries, Heather Moyse, Helen Upperton and Shelley-Ann Brown bring it home for Canada right here in Whistler. Whistler athletes make the community proud by giving their all in Olympic competitions. Ashleigh McIvor wins the first gold ever in Ski Cross, an inaugural Olympic event; Maëlle Ricker wins gold in Snowboard Cross; siblings Mike and Britt Janyk compete in alpine skiing events on the mountain they grew up skiing; ski cross athlete Julia Murray, daughter of Crazy Canuck Dave Murray, competes in her first of likely many Olympic Games. While these moments were celebratory and defining, the list wouldn't be complete without mentioning the saddest moment of the Games, the death of young Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili. Nodar came to Whistler to pursue his Olympic dream and will live on in our hearts forever.


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It's common knowledge that Monterey County's Salinas Valley is one of the most fertile agricultural regions in the world; now a pair of professors from the Monterey Institute of International Studies has teamed up to analyze the data and put a number to the economic value generated by agriculture in Monterey County.
In a report released last week by Monterey County officials, Professor Jeff Langholz and Professor Fernando DePaolis of the Monterey Institute concluded that agriculture contributes $8.2 billion a year to the local economy and is responsible for more than 70,000 jobs in Monterey County. They further concluded that one out of every five workers in Monterey County is employed in agriculture, and 28,000 more jobs are generated by the ripple effects of agricultural activities and industries. Their analysis found that the Salinas Valley alone generates 70 percent of the agriculture industry's economic output and 79 percent of agriculture jobs in Monterey County.
The full report, which was publicly released on April 11, is available online at the Office of the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner. Release of the report was covered by the Monterey Herald and the Salinas Californian.
The type of analysis conducted by professors De Paolis and Langholz reflects the approach being championed by the new Center for the Blue Economy at MIIS, which is examining the economic value of different aspects of the coastal environment and contributing data and analysis to policy debates about the management of coastal resources. The Institute's ongoing focus on sustainable development through its International Environmental Policy and Fisher International MBA programs is also reflected in the selection of Myra Goodman, co-founder of Earthbound Farm, as the Institute's May 2012 commencement speaker.
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The WS Series Provides Users with Professional Stereo Sound Quality
At a Price That Appeals to the Masses
CENTER VALLEY, Pa., January 9, 2012 – Olympus, the world's number one manufacturer of portable digital voice recorders and professional dictation devices, has launched a new WS Series of audio recorders offering cutting-edge innovation and impressive storage capabilities. The WS Series, comprised of the WS-801, WS-802 and WS-803 models, all feature two internal directional microphones to help capture pristine sound, direct USB connection, noise cancellation and calendar search functions. The WS-802 and WS-803 boast even newer features, including voice playback, voice balancer and a voice changer feature.
"The WS Series gives users professional stereo sound quality at a price that appeals to the masses," said Amy Leslie, Sr. Marketing & Business Development Manager, Olympus Imaging America Inc. "Whether you're at work, school or play, WS Series digital audio recorders are perfect for capturing important class notes, storing critical business files or listening to your favorite artists at the gym."
The hallmark of Olympus audio recorders has always been superior sound quality, and the WS Series continues that tradition. A key feature in the WS Series is two internal directional condenser microphones engineered to capture sound at a wide range of decibel levels. With the newly-developed high-sensitivity, low-noise directional microphones, Olympus has achieved the best ever quality in sound recording for this series.
WS-802 and WS-803 models also feature voice playback, voice balancer, file move, voice changer, noise cancellation and calendar search features. The newly-developed Voice Playback features allows you to skip the non-voice portions of a recording and only playback the parts with recorded voices, making for more seamless playback and easier to transcribe files. The Noise Cancellation feature helps eliminate unwanted sounds such as constant background noises. Voice balancer adjusts voice levels to compensate for distance. This is perfect for interviews where one's voice might drown out others based on where the recorder is located. Voice Changer allows users to alter the pitch of a voice. The Calendar Search feature makes it easier to find audio files by organizing them according to recording date. File Move allows users to transfer files from internal memory to external SD cards.
The WS-803 has additional features entirely of its own. Users will be able to listen to – and record – radio through a built-in FM tuner. WS-803 users can also choose between two recording level options - Auto and Manual. In the Manual option, the sound level is set through commands on the menu screen.
All of these features are clearly displayed on a 1.43-inch backlit LCD screen.
Bottom line - the WS Series offers more for its customer's dollar. The WS-801 has 2GB of internal memory with 514 hours of recording time, while the WS-802 doubles those figures, offering users 4 GB of internal memory and 1,016 hours of recording time. The premium model of the WS Series, the WS-803, features 8 GB of internal memory and 2,043 hours of recording time. In addition to internal storage, all models have a microSD card slot with the potential to hold up to 32GB of additional memory.
Another key attribute of the new WS Series is that they offer multiple recording formats and playback features. They all have the ability to record in MP3 and WMA (Windows Media Audio) format, and the WS-802 and WS-803 models record in PCM format as well.
WS-801, WS-802 and WS-803 digital audio devices will be available in March 2012. The WS-801 will include AAA alkaline battery; WS-802 will include AAA Ni-MH rechargeable battery and stereo earphones. The WS-803 will include AAA Ni-MH battery, stereo earphones and case and USB cable. All models will come with an instruction manual and warranty card.
For a complete list of specifications, visit: www.getolympus.com.
WS-801 Estimated Street Price: $79.99
WS-802 Estimated Street Price: $99.99
WS-803 Estimated Street Price: $149.99
Journalists interested in more information about the Olympus WS-801, WS-802 and WS-803 digital recorders, review units and high-resolution images should contact David Saba, Spark, (484) 821-0920 x705, or Jennifer Colucci, Olympus Imaging America Inc., 484-896-5719, or visit http://asset.olympusamerica.com/login/.
Olympus Imaging America Inc. is a precision technology leader, designing and delivering award-winning products for consumer and professional markets.
Olympus Imaging America Inc. works collaboratively with its customers and its ultimate parent company, Olympus Corporation, to develop breakthrough technologies with revolutionary product design and functionality that enhance people's lives every day. These include:
- Digital Cameras
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*Specifications and design are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer. All trademarks and registered trademarks listed herein are the property of their respective holders, in the US and/or other countries.
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Apple showed everyone how GarageBand for iPad can teach non-players how to strum like a pro, but if you've already got a guitar (and the skills), this $99 Apogee JAM studio-quality input can connect the two together.
It also works with Macs, iPhones and iPod Touches, via the dock connector or USB port, and the ability to manually adjust the levels by the gain control knob. Out on the 31st of March. [Apogee via Gizmag]


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Review: Motorola Mobility Services Platform (MSP) (RF Management Suite, Part 3 of 4)
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Motorola Mobility Services Platform, RF Management Edition
Price: from $ 6,500 for 50 APs
Pros: Scalable config and software management, enabler for RFMS monitoring
Cons: Jam-packed GUI, overlapping events, no per-user resource views
Motorola's Mobility Services Platform (MSP) provides single-point "care and feeding" for distributed WLANs composed of Motorola switches, access points, and clients. This Java-based console enables centralized execution of common management tasks, including configuration, maintenance, and monitoring.
Although these operations can be aimed at individual devices, the MSP excels at performing them on tens, hundreds, or even thousands of devices, grouped by site or type. The MSP's goal is to reduce total cost of operation for "enterprise mobility domains" by automating repetitive tasks, detecting unexpected changes, summarizing overall health, and calling attention to critical faults.
We tested the MSP RF Management Edition: a software bundle that combines MSP configuration/fault management with RFMS performance management. In this review, we focus on the MSP and its lynchpin role in Motorola's RF Management Suite. RFMS, also sold separately, is reviewed in part 4 of this series, coming next month. (Click here for parts 1 and 2.)
An MSP license lets you manage 50 APs ($6,500), up to 2,000 APs ($35,595). However, the number of devices (switches, APs, clients) a single MSP can monitor effectively depends on server horsepower and load factors like SNMP poll interval. Originally, the MSP was sold as two appliances: Lite (up to 100 devices) and Enterprise (up to 5,000 devices). Today, Motorola also sells MSP software for RedHat, SUSE, and Debian Linux. We tested v2.9 DCP 0500 MSP software running on a 3 GHz Pentium 4 laptop VMware session.
One MSP easily managed several small sites during our review (albeit with occasional VMware glitches), but large enterprise WLANs require more than one server. In that case, a central Master MSP can provide event aggregation from and single sign-on to Subsidiary MSPs distributed throughout a mobility domain. For example, an enterprise WLAN might be segmented geographically, deploying regional MSPs to maintain devices, listen for traps, and poll data, while forwarding events to one central MSP for enterprise-wide monitoring.
MSP users are granted role-based access to resources (e.g., read-only guests, read/write mobile client admins, read/write network admins). But to our surprise, every device managed by an MSP is visible to every user account. During our tests, Motorola admins had access to our test sites and vice versa. In an enterprise-class product like this, we'd prefer to control admin access at group or site level (expected in the next release).
Availability can also be critical for large enterprises. Redundancy is accomplished by installing a cold-standby MSP with access to scheduled FTP backups generated by an active MSP. If the cold-standby cannot simply assume the failed server's IP address, all managed devices would need to send traps to both active and cold-standby MSPs. While not as efficient as active-active HA, this scheme supplies the policies and data needed to continue non-real-time management tasks during an MSP server outage.
Portals and Portlets
In enterprise management consoles, the trick is to somehow meld power with simplicity. The MSP GUI takes a valiant stab at this goal, with room for improvement.
For example, the MSP "Home Portal" provides a wealth of summary data. From this one console, NOC staff can eyeball the entire domain by asset headcount, health status, management job status, data collection statistics, and a list of recently-discovered APs. These and many other data nuggets are presented through a plethora of "Portlets" that can be customized to fit each MSP user's job and personal preferences.
Figure 1. MSP Home Portal. (Click image for larger version.)
Customizable summaries are nice, but the devil is in the detail. We found the Home Portal far too busy, yet its summaries were too superficial. Beneath this "eye candy" lay many other Portals and Portlets, jam-packed with functionality. We almost always clicked right past the Home Portal, heading for screens where management tasks take placetypically the Mobile Infrastructure Portal. However, the sheer number of parameters found on many Portlets can be overwhelming. In our opinion, this GUI alternates between overly simple and intensely complex and would benefit from more comfy middle ground.
To its credit, this GUI is capable of administering every device in a Motorola WLAN. (To ensure this, all WLAN firmware updates are tested with the MSP prior to release.) We used the MSP to manage Motorola Wireless Next Generation (WiNG) infrastructureincluding stand-alone "fat" APs and switches with "thin" APs (in Moto-speak, access ports). The MSP can also manage Motorola/Symbol mobile units (MUs) and legacy Symbol APs (non-WiNG devices). This breadth is excellentalthough it understandably stops short of third-party APs.
However, squeezing diverse devices into one console inevitably adds complexity. For example, APs and MUs are provisioned very differently, albeit through the same Portalsadmins must learn which Portlets, tasks, and options apply to each. Stats collected about fat and thin APs are presented entirely differentlyadmins must learn where to look for each.
In short, the MSP does an admirable job of gluing together Motorola's broad product line, but it cannot hide all the seams. Users managing diverse devices (e.g., retailers) will benefit the most from this all-under-one-roof approach, while those with relatively homogenous WLANs (e.g., carpeted offices) get more knobs than they really need.


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"I Am a Muslim - Don't Panic!"
In Club Sloga in the old quarter of Sarajevo, the band "unplugged plug" is plundering the charts of the West. Singer Salih, guitar player Adim, keyboard player Süley, and drummer Zag know they can rely on their fans: whether it be a U2 or an Oasis song, the sea of people in front of the stage sings along loudly to everything: line for line; totally devoted; lost in the music.
The air is thick with smoke and perspiration, and the beer at the bar is expensive (an astonishing 4 Bosnian Marks; that's 2 euros). But when singer Salih intones the Robbie Williams song "Feel", the people in Sloga are with him all they way; they feel free.
And all at once, Sarajevo is part of Europe, not of the international protectorate of Bosnia and Herzegovina. "Come and hold my hand, I wanna contact the living". The Club rocks. Everything is going to be alright.
Outside the doors of the club is a country that exists, but without the same degree of confidence. Ten years after the end of the war, Bosnia and Herzegovina has a government of Muslims, Croats, and Serbs who were elected in free elections.
Moreover, "Sniper Alley", a street in Sarajevo where Serb and Muslim snipers shot people down like rabbits during the war, is now lined with the shining facades of VW, BMW, and Volvo dealers.
Symbols of conflict
Be that as it may, the politicians of the Muslim-Croat Federation and the Serb Republika Srpska have not been able to agree on uniform passports, car registrations, or a text for the national anthem.
The country is carved up by merciless borders; thousands of landmines are dotted over former front lines; the ruins of the national library or the concrete skeleton of the burned out parliament all bear witness to the horrors of war in Sarajevo.
The skyline of Dobrinja, on the other hand, a suburb of Sarajevo situated between the Olympic village of 1984 and a forest of dilapidated housing blocks, has been dominated by the King Fahd Mosque for several years now. It has become a symbol of the divisions that run through the city.
On the one hand it symbolises the aid provided by many Muslim countries during the war, countries that smuggled arms into the besieged city despite Western embargos.
On the other, the showy building is a red flag to many Muslim Bosnians because it symbolises the self-righteous claim to bring the true teachings of Allah to the people: Wahabism.
While the mosques in the old quarter with their white stone walls and slender minarets fit neatly into the overall image of the city and reflect Islam's century-long tradition in the Balkans, the King Fahd Mosque looks more like a soulless factory for churning out true believers.
Iranian money for headscarves and beards
According to Azhar Kalamujic, a journalist for the renowned daily newspaper Oslobodjenje, most Muslims in Bosnia were angered by the missionaries from the Gulf. "People have huge confidence in their style of Islam," says Kalamujic as he sits in the newspaper offices, a concrete bunker dating from the Tito era.
Unlike the Soviet Union, he explains, religious oppression was virtually non-existent in Yugoslavia: churches and mosques were always open and traditions were never lost like they were in the former Soviet republics of Uzbekistan or Kazakhstan. Says Kalamujic: "The construction of the King Fahd Mosque was permitted by the politicians against the wishes of the Muslim community."
But it isn't only the Saudis that are active in Sarajevo; the Iranians have spent a lot of money maintaining a cultural institute in the city. Both nations are involved in an absurd race for the hearts of the people of Sarajevo.
Because the Iranian centre has a swimming pool that is very popular with young people, the Saudis are now also planning to build a swimming pool.
The Iranians have been less successful with their other "gifts": they offer every woman that wears the bula (the Bosnian version of the burka) 75 euros a month. The same sum of money is offered to men who grow beards.
This is quite an attractive deal in difficult economic times such as these. Nevertheless, hardly anyone has taken the Iranians up on their offer. There are more headscarves on the streets of Berlin than on the streets of Sarajevo. And young men and women like to show a lot of bare skin in the city's clubs.
Bosnian-style Islam as a bridge between East and West
Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been shaped by the multiracial history of the Balkans. "The people of Sarajevo are proud of the liberal history of their city," says Kalamujic, "here, Muslims, Catholics, Orthodox, and Jews have developed a tradition of great religious tolerance."
This tradition, he goes on to say, was not destroyed by the Bosnian war. And, he claims, it was absurd nationalism, not religion, that caused the conflict. "Just under 30 per cent of the fighters that defended Sarajevo for three years were Serbs," he says. He considers the Islam practiced in his native country to be a model for Europe.
Enes Karic, Islamic scholar and professor of philosophy at the University of Sarajevo, also sees Bosnian-style Islam as being the fulfilment of the desire for a European Islam. It is, he says, "self-confident in belief, open and tolerant towards society, and reserved as regards politics."
Karic, who is expected to be elected Bosnia and Herzegovina's highest-ranking Islamic dignitary in the coming weeks, thinks that it is a tragedy that the West is not grasping the opportunity to see Bosnian-style Islam as a bridge to the Islamic world.
"Instead, Western politicians are staring with fear at the country; terrified that it might degenerate into a bridgehead for the Islamists."
According to General David Leakey, the English commander of the European peace corps in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR), there has not to date been a shred of evidence that any groups belonging to the Al Qaida network are active in Bosnia.
"The country's problems are still nationalism and the difficult economic situation." He goes on to say that young people are starting to make things happen, but that, for them, religion is not an alternative.
Nor does Lord Paddy Ashdown, the High Representative of the International Administration for Bosnia and Herzegovina, see Islam as a threat. As far as he is concerned, the past poses a greater threat: "The Dayton Accords ended the war, but they haven't as yet created a new beginning," he says.
Because the Serbs are blocking the extradition of war criminals, there is still no workable Association Agreement with the European Union. The economy is in tatters. Over 60 per cent of people under the age of 22 would really like to leave the country for the West.
"I am a Muslim - don't panic!"
"Our young people are open; they are looking for jobs, not the revelations of the Prophet," says Kalamujic. Young people in Sarajevo like to make fun of the hysteria in the West.
A black t-shirt with the imprint "I am a Muslim - don't panic!" is particularly popular at present. Even the patrons of Club Slogo wear it. Meanwhile, singer Salih expresses an entire generation's dreams of a brighter future through Robbie Williams' lyrics: "Come and hold my hand, I want to contact the living, Not sure I understand, This role I've been given".
Tobias Asmuth
© Qantara.de 2005
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Train crashes into station in Yugoslavia
A train entering a Zagreb, Yugoslavia, station derails, killing 153 people, on this day in 1974. It was the worst rail accident in the country's history to that date and remains one of the worst in Europe's history.
The express train from Belgrade to Dortmund was filled mostly with workers returning to their jobs in West Germany after taking summer vacations when it pulled away with 400 passengers that evening. Two engineers were in charge of the electric locomotive leading the passenger cars. As the train approached the Zagreb station, it had to negotiate a curve and should have slowed to 30 miles per hour. However, the engineers not only failed to slow the train, but went through a red signal at about 60 mph. There was some dispute as to whether the engineers were drunk or had just fallen asleep; it is known for certain that they had already worked 300 hours each that month and may have been suffering from fatigue.
The train, traveling far too fast, crashed into the platform at the Zagreb station and derailed. The scene was horrific, a mess of bodies and crushed metal. Even worse, the train brought down power lines, which then electrocuted some of the passengers. Many of the survivors were trapped and it took hours before they were rescued. The identification of bodies was very difficult and although authorities attempted to use dental records to assist in the effort, they proved useful in only 5 percent of the identifications. The best estimate is that 153 people died in the crash, but some reports indicate up to 175 deaths may have resulted. President Marshal Tito declared a national day of mourning in response to the disaster.
During the subsequent investigation, it was shown that the train's brakes were in full working order; the disaster was blamed solely on the engineers. They received prison terms of 15 and eight years.


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Stay!By Mitsuko Totani
Ousenkaku, Minakami, Gunma
Minakami lies deep in the mountains of Gunma and is known for its outdoor sports and abundance of onsen (hot springs), a good example being Takaragawa Onsen which sits among the headwaters of the river of the same name. The name "takara" literally means "treasure" (in this case copper), which was mined here from the Edo Era to the Showa Era. This issue we turn the spotlight on Ousenkaku, a stand-alone hot spring resort on the banks of a picturesque mountain stream.
The charm of Ousenkaku is found in the four separate outdoor baths lining the river bank, the largest of which, Kodakaranoyu, covers more than 320 square meters and is known to have healing properties for feminine ailments. Letters often arrive from people who have been blessed with children after having a dip.
Makanoyu and Mayanoyu are both expansive at 160 square meters. Even the "smallest," Hanniyanoyu, still cuts a wide swathe at 80 square meters. The 700-plus square meters outdoor baths make Ousenkaku the largest natural hot spring in Japan.
The view of the opposite river bank is glorious, particularly in fall when the leaves shed their green for deep hues and spectacularly bright colors. All baths except Mayanoyu are mixed, making for a wonderful day out for families and couples. Note that local manners dictate girls wear towels rather than swimming suits.
According to one of the staff members, Kazuya Ohtani, "All of the bath water flows naturally from the hot spring; however, we adjust the piping to bring the water to an ideal temperature in all four seasons."
Ousenkaku is surrounded not only by mountains, but also a grand variety of mushrooms, mountain vegetables and freshwater fish.
All are wonderfully prepared over a charcoal grill. And don't overlook the local specialty – bear stew – a dish, inspired by stories of old, which goes well with local sake. The bear meat in the stew reportedly is from Hokkaido, not from resident Gunma bears in the area. Stay packages at Ousenkaku start at ¥16,950 per person including dinner and 24-hour hot spring access.
The hot springs are available for day-trippers from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and it is a perfect way to finish off the day after some fun activities in Minakami.
Getting There
By Shinkansen (Bullet Train): Joetsu Shinkansen Line to Jomo Koigen. Takaragawa bus to Takaragawa Onsen (60 mins.), or Yunokoya bus to Takaragawa Onsen Iriguchi (55 mins.).
By Express Train: Joetsu Line to Minakami Station. Takaragawa Onsen bus to Takaragawa Onsen (35 mins.), or Yunokoya bus to Takaragawa Onsen Iriguchi (30 mins.).
By Car: Expressway to Minakami Interchange. Local roads for 18 km. (30 mins.).
Fujiwara 1899, Minakami-cho, Tone-gun, Gunma-ken 〒379-1721
Tel: (0278) 75-2611 (General Inquiries) 0278-75-2121 (Reservations)
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In that same vein, I hope to apply that same kind of pressure
to the owners in all of my leagues by beating my opponents to
the punch in regards to personnel moves. Sometimes, reaching a
conclusion about a player too quickly is much like trying to blitz
Peyton Manning – dangerous and painful. However, coming
to a correct conclusion two weeks or two minutes quicker than
your opponents is considered foresight. Fantasy owners can be
a uneasy lot, knowing that one two-or-three-game losing streak
can wreak irreparable damage to his/her team's chances to
make a visit to the fantasy postseason. But just as it is in the
NFL and in life, it's hard to land the big prize by playing
scared. Thus, I will strive each week to help each of you become
a smart blitzer, so to speak.
Except in some rare cases, only two fantasy teams per league
get a chance to play 16 games in a season. Still, I buy into the
methodology of taking the pulse of your fantasy team after four
games. By now, some trends are starting to emerge, players are
in regular-season shape and owners can get a pretty good sense
of where their team's strengths and weaknesses lie. As a result,
trading at this point of the season doesn't seem as rushed or
cutting bait with an unproductive player doesn't seem as hasty.
Much as I suggest in my open each week, I'm an aggressive owner,
one who trusts his preseason ranking of players well into the
season, all while putting a fair amount of weight into what has
transpired so far. I typically don't wait until Week 4 to trade
because I feel I am reasonably sure about a player's prospects
before then, especially if his early-season production is matching
up with what I forecasted for him in July and August. (Certainly,
as we enter into the back end of the second quarter of the season,
what a player is doing in that season becomes more and more important
than my preseason rank or analysis of that player.) My belief
is that while the risk of a player letting you down is higher
with a small sample size early in the season, the reward for buying
low is worth the chance. For example, the time to grab someone
like Donovan
McNabb, Tom
Brady or Andre
Johnson at a slightly discounted rate is running out.
Quite often, fantasy sports - football in particular - is compared
to the stock market. While it is highly unlikely that any player
will take off like a tech stock in the late 90s and earlier part
of this decade, some players provide incredible return to their
investors in a short amount of time. But while some stocks are
built for the long haul, others will come crashing back down quickly.
As easy as it is to sell low, almost no owner wants to sell high
(despite advising others to do so) and deal a player performing
at the highest level for fear they will miss out on a historic
season and look foolish in the process. And it makes some common
sense, but not good investment sense. No one likes to part with
the next big thing, but think about it...if a $15 stock is performing
at the level of a $50 stock, do you really believe that stock
will continue on to $100? It might, but history suggests it won't
barring a perfect storm of events. And if that same stock holds
steady at the $50 level and you were able to re-invest in two
more stable $25 stocks, didn't you do yourself a favor? Like investing,
fantasy sports can often be won by diversifying your portfolio,
in other words, spreading the risk and reward in equal parts over
your entire team instead of counting on Adrian
Peterson or Drew
Brees to carry your team each week.
On the other side of the spectrum, other players' value tanks
so quickly that owners can't get out fast enough, almost to the
point where they are forced to hold onto that investment in hopes
that the disappointing player can regain some value before the
end of the fiscal year. But using that same $15 stock mentioned
above, is it worth giving up on when that same stock is performing
at a $2 level? If it can rebound to $10 by the end of the year,
the answer is probably no.
Seeing as how the investment year is broken down into quarters
- just as coaches break down the season - now seems as good of
time as any to conduct a quarterly stock report. Which skyrocketing
stocks are destined to fall? Which underperforming ones will rise?
Who are some of the best buy-low and sell-high players? Let's
take a look...
Stocks Destined To Lose Value Quickly
WR Steve
Smith, NY Giants
Without a doubt, the �new Steve Smith� is the surprise player
of the year so far. It's not as if we didn't expect career numbers
out of the former USC standout, it's more that we didn't expect
him to reach those totals by Week 6. As Eli
Manning's security blanket in 2008, Smith was destined to
produce this season as long as he could convince his QB that he
was the same reliable route-runner he has been for well over a
year now. So why will his stock take a tumble? Besides history
suggesting that no one can maintain the pace he has set (136 catches
for 1,644 yards and 16 TDs), take a look at the G-Men's schedule
to date. Tampa Bay (3rd), Kansas City (5th) and Dallas (7th) are
amongst the friendliest teams when it comes to defending fantasy
WRs. Something tells me that Oakland (20th) and New Orleans (21st)
will have a little more luck in keeping Smith in check over the
next two weeks, not to mention the Eagles (17th) and possibly
the Chargers (25th) in the two weeks leading up to the Giants'
Week 10 bye. Even if his current 34-411-4 year-to-date line leads
to a 90-catch, 1,200-yard, 10-TD season - mind-boggling totals
for a Giants' WR - it means he will catch no more than 56 balls
for just under 800 yards and six scores over the final 12 games.
Now while those numbers are still great for a player drafted as
a WR3-WR4 in the later rounds, why accept those numbers when you
may be able to trade Smith as part of a deal to land a proven
WR1 like Andre Johnson, who is about to embark on a fairly user-friendly
fantasy schedule the rest of the way (more on that later) and
is a pretty good bet to log about 80 catches and 1,000 yards over
the final 12 games.
Believe it or not, I was ready to place Smith in this category
even before Eli Manning was diagnosed with plantar fascitis, but
his injury is not good news for the Giants' passing game. Plantar
fascitis is not only a painful injury, but one that continues
to baffle doctors in terms of how best to treat it; therefore,
I don't like Manning's chances of making it through another full
season in 2009, let alone taking every snap. He�s already proven
his toughness, but these types of injuries are not ones that a
player can just �man up� and �tough it out�. Basketball players
diagnosed with this injury often are quite limited in their performance
for the entire season and the fact that the injury is on Manning's
right foot is even worse. HC Tom Coughlin suggested on Monday
that he just aggravated a prior injury, but I�m not buying the
low-key approach. The fact there was significant pain and swelling
on a non-contact injury such as that one sure sends up a red flag.
While David Carr is no longer in Houston and is a capable NFL
QB2, he would be an obvious downgrade to Manning.
RB Julius
Jones, Seattle
Jones is one of the few backs in today's game that has much of
his team's backfield workload in his hands. As good as he has
looked in two home games, he has been equally unproductive in
two road games. Combine that with the continued erosion of the
Seahawks' offensive line (Walter Jones - knee, Sean Locklear -
ankle, Rob Sims � ankle � all of which are likely out until sometime
in November) and there is reason to believe that Seattle may struggle
to open holes for Jones or keep QB Matt Hasselbeck healthy enough
to play out the schedule. At the very least, Jones is very likely
to have more down games over the next month than he will good
games. The schedule appears to be favorable for the run game as
the season winds down, but how many skill position players will
go down in the meantime? Jones is worth keeping around for owners
who already have two rock-solid RBs on their roster that can afford
to play him as a flex or use him as a bye-week filler. Otherwise,
if an owner is willing is pay a nice price to acquire the #11
overall RB in traditional PPR leagues, make the move.
Other noteworthy players who could
see their value drop quickly: Mario
Manningham (Hakeem Nicks will have a bigger role going forward
provided he can stay healthy), Ricky
Williams (over the next four weeks, the Dolphins have a bye,
face the Jets twice and Saints once - a schedule that will likely
limit Miami's entire running game but, more importantly, one that
could expose Williams and limit his touches while allowing Ronnie
Brown to gain a more beneficial workload split)
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The Packers weak O-line is hurting Greg
Jennings and his fantasy owners.
WR Greg
Jennings, Green Bay
After a mostly uneventful Week 1 game vs. Chicago, Jennings saved
his owners with a late game-winning 50-yard bomb from Aaron
Rodgers. Jennings' 0-fer in Week 2 appeared to be an accident
before he provided an odd-looking, two-catch, 103-yard performance
vs. St. Louis in a game he should have had his way in the catch
department. Then came Week 4's 3-catch, 31-yard performance vs.
Minnesota on MNF. Sometime during that game, I noticed that Rodgers
barely even looked Jennings' way after the first quarter. Why?
Despite a lack of elite straight-ahead speed, Jennings is one
of the game's best deep threats and that is how the Packers choose
to use him for the most part. However, being a great deep threat
doesn't mean much if the line can't hold up long enough to protect
the quarterback. After allowing six sacks vs. Cincinnati and eight
more sacks vs. Minnesota, it's becoming pretty clear the Packers
have abandoned the deep ball for obvious reasons, which has led
to possession WR Donald
Driver being the Packers' best fantasy WR over the past three
games. Now, not all of the 20 sacks allowed by Green Bay after
four games can be placed on the o-line, but if owners want Jennings
to revisit the totals he posted in 2008, he'll need to do it as
more of a possession receiver until the Packers solidify the left
side of their line, if they even can. Green Bay has a Week 5 bye
to recover and its early post-bye schedule should allow to Jennings'
owners to revisit the good old days (Detroit, Cleveland and Tampa
Bay are three of the team's first four opponents coming out of
the bye) for a bit, but ultimately, LT Chad Clifton will need
to be fully recovered from his high ankle sprain in two weeks
if the Packers have any hope of keeping Rodgers healthy all season,
which obviously affects Jennings in a major way.
The point to be made here is that Jennings is not "slumping"
- he is merely a product of the offensive line's struggles. Those
struggles extend to the run game, which is also dragging Jennings'
value down. Since Ryan
Grant is having limited success as a runner, defenses don't
feel much need to react to play action or load the box and, thus,
bring a safety in to stop the run as opposed to playing back to
prevent a deep ball. Jennings will catch more than the 44 balls
he is on pace for, but it wouldn't be a bad idea to shop Jennings
around after Week 7 once the Packers' pass offense has had a chance
to get going a bit vs. the Lions and Browns. Because his fantasy
point totals haven�t taken a complete nosedive, he may still bring
a lot back in a trade. I may be one to roll the dice a time or
two during the fantasy season, but a line that can�t stop a pass
rush is bad news for just about every player on offense.
RB LaDainian
Tomlinson, San Diego
This was probably a given considering he missed two games due
to injury and came back against one of the league's best run defense,
so it's fair to say he will play a maximum of 12 1/2 games. As
a side note, I'm not exactly sure what LT ever did to the fantasy
world to deserve the backlash he has received this season but
there are those out there that would have you believe he's a broken-down,
old-man RB who is just painfully riding off into the sunset. What
I saw on Sunday night vs. Pittsburgh was a RB who could have easily
matched Rashard Mendenhall's mind-blowing rushing total if he
had received anywhere close to the same effort from his offensive
line that Mendenhall did and was able to run against the lackluster
Chargers' run defense. For the first time in nearly two years,
I saw explosion, better quickness than I expected and his trademark
jump-cut. He even threw in a nice stiff-arm or two for old times'
sake. Although he is 30 and is not lightning-quick anymore, he
is still more elusive than most of the starting RBs in the league.
But sometimes, physical talent doesn't win the day. Right now,
all the factors I thought LT would have going in his favor entering
this season are all failing him in a big way. The offensive line
is atrocious at run blocking right now (part of which stems from
All-Pro C Nick Hardwick's absence), the defense is already beat
up (HC Norv Turner revealed that his team has been forced to go
with a four-man rotation on the defensive line over the past two
games due to injuries � almost unheard of in today�s NFL) and
getting pushed around while Darren
Sproles has taken at least some of the third-down duties,
which significantly cuts into the one area where LT used to be
able to make up for a poor rushing day or poor run-blocking up
front. All of this has caused LT to press and miss the few creases
his line has given him in the two games he has played in so far.
I'm not ready to give up on him as a RB1 just yet, but I no longer
believe he will produce at the top-five level that I thought he
could prior to the season. For him to play at a fantasy RB1 level
the rest of the way, some - if not all - of the aforementioned
factors must get ironed out.
A lot of times in fantasy football, you are buying the team as
well as the player. And, in this case, the only feather in the
Chargers� cap is the passing game. After four contests, San Diego
is averaging just 54 yards/game on the ground, making the 2008
Arizona Cardinals' ground game (73+ yards/game) look like a juggernaut
by comparison. (However, it should be noted that San Diego has
faced the top three rushing defenses in succession � Baltimore,
Miami and Pittsburgh.) At this rate, the Chargers will rush for
864 yards on the season, which would be the worst total by far
in a non-strike season since the league went to the 16-game schedule
prior to the 1978 campaign (the 2000 Chargers - one season prior
to drafting Tomlinson - rushed for a meager 1,062 yards, an average
of 66 yards/game).
As much as many in the fantasy community want to blame LT for
the running game's struggles, if Sproles was the answer, he should
be rushing for more than 2.4 YPC (compared to Tomlinson's 3.5).
History suggests that the ground game is not going to get worse
or even stay the same for that matter, but until one or both of
San Diego's lines improves, LT will either not have the opportunity
to get to the second level of the defense and/or the Chargers
will have to abandon the run early in games more often because
of the score. The bye week comes at a very good time for San Diego
because while HC Norv Turner's offenses have always passed the
ball well, they have always been able to get it done on the ground
as well, so a full two weeks may go a long way in getting the
Chargers� young roster some valuable reps in practice and give
the veterans a chance to heal up. Because the Broncos, Chiefs
and Raiders (San Diego's first three opponents coming out of the
bye this week) all possess middle-of-the-road offenses at best,
the Chargers should have more opportunities to get LT 15-20 carries
in those games. Despite his mention as a potential early-round
disappointment, LT�s price tag isn�t going to be this low again
all season long. (Who would have thought a month ago we would
be talking about Tomlinson as a questionable flex play?)
Other noteworthy players drafted early
who may not live up to their draft spot: Tony
Romo (a more balanced offense isn't going to lead to a more
productive offense and the schedule will do him no favors), Steven
Jackson (the Rams don't appear to be willing to use him in
the same fashion the Eagles used Brian
Westbrook and the offense is even worse than predicted), Terrell
Owens (no apparent chemistry between T.O. and his QB; preseason
toe injury and late coordinator change destroyed just about any
chance for Owens to blend in with the offense)
Undervalued Stocks Likely To Maintain Or Exceed
Their Current Market Value
WR Mike
Sims-Walker, Jacksonville
Barring injury, Sims-Walker should be late-round money-in-the-bank,
but then again, staying healthy has been his biggest hurdle since
he came into the league in 2007. Of course, his injury history
and lack of long-term success should be some of the several points
that you should make in your pitch to acquire his services. The
fact of the matter is that he has seen nine, ten and 11 targets
over the last three games, respectfully, and I highly doubt he
will see a significant drop anytime soon. His schedule? Only the
Seahawks, Rams, Titans and Chiefs over the next five weeks (with
a Week 7 bye) figure to keep him fantasy-relevant for a while.
I'm not ready to predict that Sims-Walker is about to become the
next big thing at WR, but Jacksonville has a pretty fair combination
of good quarterback, marginal defense and just enough other threats
on offense to allow MSW to continue on his path to fantasy stardom.
Certainly, Maurice
Jones-Drew remains the centerpiece of the offense, but Sims-Walker
has already shown that average pass defenses have little chance
of stopping him. And since most of the teams left on the Jags'
schedule are average pass defenses at best, Sims-Walker may very
well be the missing piece to your WR rotation. Assuming good health,
I'm willing to predict 70+ catches and right around 1,000 yards
and eight scores, numbers almost unheard of for a player that
may was probably sitting on the waiver wire a week or two ago
in most leagues.
TE Brent
Celek, Philadelphia
For all those folks that watched the playoffs last season, Celek
is no stranger to big fantasy totals. After three games, his fantasy-point-per-game
average is a point higher than Dallas Clark in PPR leagues. Granted,
games against Carolina and Kansas City have buoyed his production
(as did catching passes from his roommate - Kevin
Kolb - over the past two games), but in Philly's pass-heavy
offense, he may be on his way to a Jason Witten-type season (you
know, before the Dallas offense went Romo-friendly). Now before
each of you sell the farm for Celek, understand that his consecutive
eight-catch, 104-yard games aren't going to become the norm when
Donovan McNabb returns this week, but he will still be heavily
involved. And in just about any league - especially PPR leagues
- that is a huge bonus from the tight end position. I expect he
will finish in the second tier of TEs, just short of the Dallas
Clarks and Antonio Gates of the fantasy world. From a player who
was typically drafted in the 10th-12th round area, getting Chris
Cooley or Tony Gonzalez-like production from that late of a pick
is a definite luxury. The upshot of Celek's reliability in the
short game to the entire offense allows the likes of DeSean
Jackson, Jeremy
Maclin or Kevin
Curtis to make defenses pay for it down the field.
Other noteworthy players who may sound
the rags-to-riches horn: Sidney
Rice (not necessarily a out-of-nowhere name, but unowned in
too many leagues; like Bernard Berrian, he will benefit greatly
from Brett
Favre's arm and a friendly schedule after Week 7), Marcedes
Lewis (with Sims-Walker emerging, Torry
Holt serving as a reliable possession WR and MJD carrying
the ground game, Lewis is set up for PPR success against most
of the Jags' remaining opponents)
Stocks On The Way Up
WR Bernard
Berrian, Minnesota
Last week, I touted Berrian as a player who was most likely to
benefit from Brett Favre's arm after seeing the most targets of
any Vikings' WR since he recovered from his preseason hamstring
injury. Hopefully, that advice didn't fall on deaf ears or blind
eyes because his price is likely to go as high as it ever has.
In Week 4, Berrian saw 10 passes thrown in his direction and showed
a much better chemistry with Favre than he had in the first three
games. According to FF
Today's Fantasy Strength of Schedule feature, the Vikes don't
face a negative WR matchup in the passing game again until Week
15. Obviously, that can change, but only Pittsburgh and Cincinnati
appear to be defenses that have the personnel necessary to cover
Berrian with a single CB. And with Adrian Peterson drawing all
the attention in the running, Berrian is not going to see double
WR Andre
Johnson, Houston
It may be wrong for me to assume that Johnson's value has slipped
at all, but for many owners who invest a first-round pick into
a WR, the natural inclination is that the player will not turn
in one WR1-type game and three WR2-like game a quarter of the
way through the season. However, the perfect storm of teams and
matchups has contributed to AJ's slow start, at least by his standards.
The Jets' defense has absolutely controlled every passing game
it has faced so far while very few WRs have exploited Raiders'
CB Nnamdi
Asomugha in coverage in recent years, so only the Jags' game
stands out as a minor surprise. In the coming weeks, Houston faces
Arizona and Cincinnati - two teams that have talented defensive
backfields but are also matchups the Texans and Johnson should
be able to exploit if they concentrate on getting their best weapon
involved. Looking ahead to the rest of the schedule, there isn't
a negative matchup for Houston the rest of the way. The fantasy
playoff schedule looks particularly appealing with Seattle, St.
Louis and Miami on the docket in Weeks 14-16. In the event that
the AJ owner in your league is sitting at 0-4 or 1-3 and needing
a boost, make a strong effort to acquire Johnson. Because he has
already exploited the incredible vulnerable Titans' secondary
once this season, his owners will still likely demand a hefty
price for him, but they won't be able to ask for as much in return
as they could have before the start of the season.
Other noteworthy players about to
see their value go up: LeSean
McCoy (obvious given his new split role in Eagles' backfield),
Gonzalez (a risky pick considering the emergence of Pierre
Garcon, but if he was the clear #2 WR prior to his injury,
there's little reason to believe he won't return to that place
if/when he is 100%), Eddie Royal (I'm basing this recommendation
on a Colorado Springs Gazette article I read in which Kyle
Orton suggested he actually has a better rapport with Royal
than any other Broncos WR; he's not reaching 91 catches again
this season, but he easily climb into the WR3 conversation before
Next week, the Blitz will return to its normal programming.
In the meantime, e-mail me
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After a bit of a hiatus from the blog, I'm back with another far-from-clear-cut photograph for readers to ponder. This image features a fairly well-wrapped toddler as its subject. The photographer was A.D. (Alcynius Donnelly) Burk, who operated a studio at 981 Woodland Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio from approximately 1890 to 1920. The cabinet card is inscribed on the reverse, in pencil, "daughter of Nelson and Margarett Ebert."
I located a marriage record from 17 September 1888 for a Nelson Ebert and a Margaret Craine who were wed in Cuyahoga County, Ohio1. On the 12th of April, 1890 the couple were blessed with their first and only child, who, unfortunately, is unnamed on the birth report2.
The child is male, which would seem to indicate that this particular child is not the one featured in our photograph. However, after looking into the Nelson and Margaret Ebert family history a little further, I had to come to the conclusion that either the inscription on the back of the photograph is incorrect as to the gender of the child, or, I have the wrong Nelson and Margaret Ebert.
Here's why:
I could not locate the entire Ebert family in the next available U.S. Federal Census (1900), but I did find the widow, Margaret Ebert, 38, born on the Isle of Man, living with her father Robert Craine and her sister, Jane N. Craine in Cleveland. The census indicates that Margaret had only one child, and that child was no longer living3.
While I didn't find a death record for Nelson or the child, I did find their interments in Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland.
N.D. Ebert was buried March 6, 1898 in Section 76, Lot 125, Grave 1 in Woodland. His last residence was listed as 32 Putnam and he died of consumption4.
Three-year-old George F. Ebert, who was buried on the 7th of June 1893, last residence 30 Putnam, was also buried in Section 76, Lot 125. He succumbed to Scarlet Fever5.
I haven't been able to find any other suitable matches. My personal hunch is that the child in the photo is George F. Ebert, and the inscription on the back was written years after the photograph was taken. The inscriber may have thought the child's dress looked like that of a girl's.
If you are able to provide more information, or may have an alternative line we can follow to identify the toddler in our photograph, please feel free to share your findings.
1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XD29-NBV : accessed 04 Apr 2013), Nelson Ebert and Margaret Craine, 1888.↩
2 "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X6CD-653 : accessed 04 Apr 2013), Nelson D. Ebert in entry for Ebert, 1890.↩
3 "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMC1-891 : accessed 04 Apr 2013), Margaret Ebert in entry for Robert Craine, 1900.↩
4 http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohcdrt/clecems/images/wo_05_145.jpg↩
5 http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohcdrt/clecems/images/wo_04_144.jpg↩


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