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Highlighted Eagle-required merit badges
I've highlighted the Eagle Required MBs with bold font to have them stand out. Thoughts? --John (aka ronin718)
- Great idea! --Optimist 12:47, March 30, 2007 (EDT)
Merit badge article names
I think that the Merit Badge articles should be renamed to include the words "Merit Badge" in the title. Comments? Scouterdennis 08:28, March 10, 2008 (EDT)
- I retract that suggestion, but have found a "workaround" in the Infobox template that satisfies my aesthetic concerns. Scouterdennis 19:34, March 21, 2008 (EDT)
Scuba Diving
Are there plans to add Scuba Diving merit badge to this page? I believe this is an approved badge. Missylou2who 11:48, March 12, 2010 (EST)
- Somebody took care of this. —RWSmith (Bureaucrat), 12:46, May 9, 2010 (EDT)
Geocaching Merit Badge—Revised Requirements 2/24/2010. Just came down from National, and should be added ASAP. Also, this is NOT eagle Required (though I HIGHLY Recommend it). --The Steaks
- Here is a stub: Geocaching, but it still needs work as of this edit.
- -Missylou2who 16:52, March 20, 2010 (EDT)
- Updated. See Geocaching and Talk:Geocaching. —RWSmith (Bureaucrat), 12:46, May 9, 2010 (EDT)
Scouting Heritage
Is Scouting Heritage going to be added to the Merit Badge list? Requirements are out and everything. jbowen 8:59, May 8, 2010 (MST)
- Done. —RWSmith (Bureaucrat), 12:46, May 9, 2010 (EDT)
- Is it supposed to be before Scholarship (not if alphabetically)? Or does it have an assigned number? ----EagleForumFan 01:13, May 30, 2012 (EDT)
2018 updates needed for Introduction text
In the Introduction, the quoted texts from the Boy Scout Requirements booklet and the Guide to Advancement are slightly out of date (e.g., use of unit leader versus Scoutmaster, removing references to Varsity Scouts, adding additional references to Venturers and Sea Scouts, etc.), although the last paragraph show from the Boy Scout Requirements booklet has changed substantively. Since the page is locked to prevent editing, admins will have to make any updates. — nicouds 05:15, March 14, 2018 (EDT)


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This Chimecho is a Psychic-type Pokémon owned by James. It's residing at James' grandparents' house.
He acquired it in Hoenn during a festival that he always went to as a boy, but did not react in time and had a wish to get it. Later, however, Chimecho joined him and soon James caught it. It participated in one of Jessie's contests in Hoenn, but was knocked out by May's Combusken. After falling ill, James left it with his grandparents to take care of for the time being and they gave him Mime Jr. as a replacement.
When Team Rocket saw a bunch of Chingling, they stole all three of them, but James went away with one of them, hoping to evolve it and live with his Chimecho at his grandparents' house. However, Chingling refused the offer, making James and Mime Jr. blast off in refusal.
Known moves
|Heal Bell
|Who's Flying Now?
|Who's Flying Now?
|Lessons in Lilycove
|Lessons in Lilycove
|+ indicates this Pokémon used this move recently.*
- indicates this Pokémon normally can't use this move.
Voice actresses
- Natsuki Yoshihara (Japanese)
- Erica Schroeder (English 4Kids dubbed)
- Michele Knotz (English PUSA dubbed)
- Chimecho is the first Pokémon who show affection towards James that is not a Grass-type.
|Jessie's Pokémon
|James' Pokémon
|Team Rocket's Pokémon
|Jessie · James

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Le Manuscrit Interdit
Paolo Grella was born in Germany, and lives and works in Rome, Italy. Having obtained his orthodontist diploma, he enrolled at the International Comic strip school in Rome, where he took drawing lessons for three years. He had an internship at an animation institute in Cuba, and made his debut as a comic artist by collaborating with scriptwriter Roberto Dal Pra'. Together, they made the one-shot 'L'Ombre du Temps' (Éditions Robert Laffont, 2007) and the series 'Le Manuscrit Interdit' (Delcourt, 2009-2011). In 2011 he started working with the French writer Frank Giroud on the trilogy 'Galkiddek', of which the first installment was published by Delcourt in 2013.


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May 30, 2012
Hanno Lustig Wins JP Morgan Best Paper Award
The award will be presented this month by the Western Finance Association
LOS ANGELES -- Associate Professor Hanno Lustig has been awarded the JP Morgan Award for the Best Paper on Financial Institutions and Markets from the Western Finance Association for his paper, "Too-Systemic-To-Fail: What Option Markets Imply About Sector-Wide Government Guarantees." Lustig will share a $5000 cash prize with co-authors Bryan Kelly and Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh.
"The idea of the paper is very simple," Lustig says. "If there are government guarantees that protect financial institutions and their shareholders, then we could look at option markets to learn how big these guarantees are. That's important because, if they're too big, we worry that they're going to distort incentives and institutions may take on risks they ordinarily wouldn't."
So they looked at option markets. "Suppose the government puts a floor on the stock market value of the financial sector and it's not willing to let the market cap of the financial sector fall below that floor," he says. "Well, that should become apparent in option markets because if you look at the cost of a put option, that cost should actually go down when that guarantee kicks in because the government is eliminating some of the downside for private investors. So privately provided insurance against big drops in the financial sector should become cheaper. And that's what we find. We find it becomes cheaper to insure against big drops in the financial sector during a crisis, which is surprising because a lot of people would probably think the exact opposite."
"So this is evidence of the footprint of the government, and I use that term broadly to include the Treasury, the Federal Reserve and other regulators. Their footprint shows up in option markets. So the paper goes through some exercises to show that this is really anomalous. We can conclude that the government seems to distort risk-taking incentives."
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Bring your game to the next level
Lacrosse is a game that brings a huge amount of enjoyment. It also is a wonderful way to keep your whole body in shape. Just as any athlete does, you are looking to play at the highest level you can. Of course, this starts with your natural athletic ability. However, this ability will only take you to a certain level. Another part of this is the equipment that you play with. That is why you need to put some thought into how to choose proper sticks.
It is Your Main Weapon
Your crosses (another name for lacrosse sticks) are the main weapon that you bring onto the field. Lacrosse sticks are made up of two pieces; the shaft and the head. The shaft is the part of your sticks that you grasp. The head is the part that catches and holds the ball.
A critical thing to look at is the length of your lacrosse sticks. It is important to find ones that are the proper length for your build. You know the proper length for your sticks when you can easily and effectively perform not only basic movements but also allow you to perform advanced movements.
The second critical consideration is the weight of your lacrosse sticks. They are made in a variety of weights. There are different purposes for both heavier and lighter weight lacrosse sticks. The lighter ones are more geared towards performing very fast movements with your wrist. Heavier sticks are more geared towards providing you with power. You should try several different weights of potential sticks and choose ones that feel perfect for you.


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BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Gun shop owner and former U.S. Marine Will Hayden lost his reality show Wednesday following his arrest on charges of aggravated rape.
The Sons of Guns star, 49, was booked in Louisiana's East Baton Rouge Parish jail on charges of aggravated rape of a minor and held on $200,000 bail -- two weeks after he was arrested for child molestation and a crime against nature and released.
No further details were revealed on Wednesday's arrest because of the nature of the crime.
After dismissing Hayden's first arrest, the Discovery channel decided to cancel his reality series when news broke about his second arrest.
"Given the serious and horrific nature of the charges against Will Hayden, we have decided to halt further production of 'Sons of Guns' and cancel the series," the channel said in a statement.
Sons of Guns first aired in 2011 and centers on a Louisina-based business, Red Jacket Firearms LLC, that manufactures and sells custom weapons. The show ended its fifth season in May.
Following Hayden's second arrest, Red Jacket Firearms shared a statement on its website stating the company had "initiated and received full legal separation as an entity" from the reality star, its founder.
"With heavy hearts, we will be continuing to operate and ensure the fulfillment of new customer orders, back orders and to provide support to those affected by these new developments. WE are the Heart and Soul of Red Jacket and will remain steadfast in our commitment to quality and our customers, for years to come."


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As a tackle shop owner, I generally spend a good portion of my day talking about fishing with my customers. Throughout the years, I've found that most vacationers who come here to Ocean City do not have access to a boat, and most understandably, do not know the best spots to go fishing from shore. That being the case, one of the questions that I am faced with almost daily in the shop has to do with spots —"Where can I go fishing?"
Fortunately, we are blessed here in Ocean City with an abundance of places for shore-based anglers to wet a line. Depending on water temperatures, seasonal changes and fish migrations, the best spots around town are constantly changing. Likewise, the fish species present at each spot also change throughout the year. Still, we do have a few spots that are almost always productive in one way or another.
This week, I'd like to discuss just two of our most productive and easily accessed fishing spots in town — the Ocean City Inlet and the Route 50 Bridge. Next week I will try to focus on a few of the smaller, less popular spots around town. But for now, let's start with the Inlet. The north side of the Ocean City Inlet is one of the most productive areas for shore-based anglers. And lucky for us, Ocean City's huge Inlet parking lot creates very easy access to this area as well.
If you've never fished the Inlet, the area I am talking about includes both the north jetty (the rock structure that extend into the ocean) and the Inlet seawall, which extends from the base of the jetty inward to a point behind the Oceanic Motel. The current traveling along this area and the massive amount of rock structure creates a very productive fishing spot that is good all season long.
Practically all of the fish that travel along our coast can be caught at the Inlet from time to time. These species include striped bass, bluefish, flounder, sea trout, shad, sea bass, tog, scup, croaker, spot, sheepshead, triggerfish and sometimes even black and red drum among other species that I am surely forgetting. The cooler months of the year typically favor striped bass and bluefish anglers at the Inlet, and tog fishermen also do well along the rocks. As the water warms during the summer, it is possible to pick up nice sheepshead and triggerfish along the Inlet rocks as well. Flounder fishing is also great in this area, and it is generally productive from the beginning of the season until the end.
Likewise, the Route 50 Bridge spans the entire width of the bay between West Ocean City and Ocean City itself and creates a massive amount of structure and current breaks for fish and fisherman alike. Bridge fishermen generally access the bridge by parking on either end of it, and fish from the walking paths that line each side of the bridge. Since these anglers are fishing from an elevated platform above the water, drop nets are often used to land and release large fish.
Almost all of the fish species that travel through the Ocean City Inlet can also be caught from the bridge, but those anglers looking for striped bass, bluefish and/or flounder tend to fish the bridge the heaviest. The cooler months of the year are usually the best for both striped bass and bluefish; however, there are some resident fish that seem to stick around for anglers all season long.
Flounder fishermen will also find productive fishing from the bridge all season long, and in the colder months, anglers will fish for tog around the bridge pilings adjacent to the east channel and the draw portion of the bridge. Still, tog anglers will often have more success at the inlet or other small rock outcroppings around town.
So, if you are in town this week and are looking for a nice place to get out and wet a line, consider going down to the Inlet or the Rt. 50 Bridge — two of Ocean City's most popular fishing spots.
Next week we will cover a few more spots from around town. But until then, let's take look at some of the fishing reports that have come in this past week.
Sue Foster at Oyster Bay reports, "Surf anglers are still talking about catching sharks on the beach at night or early in the morning. Some anglers are also catching big rays. One angler had his rod pulled into the ocean, never seen again. Many anglers are reporting good luck with kingfish, spot, and some croaker. Anglers fishing for kingfish and spot should use small hooks and bloodworms or artificial bloodworm combined with a little strip of clam, mullet, bunker, or squid fillet. For sharks, bunker fillet or whole squid on a larger hook. A kingfish head is very good shark bait. Finger mullet for bluefish. Croaker and sea trout take a small to medium sized hook with any kind of cut bait. Croaker also like clam. Trout take worms. I like a combination bait of worm (real or fake) and cut bait. Look
around, and find yourself a hole on the beach. Flat beaches don't produce."
At Harbor Tackle, Bev reports, "Stripers are being taken from the Route 50 Bridge and the Inlet. Lots of flounder are being caught; however, most are not many keepers. Minnows, squid, shiner combinations and combo-ed with Berkley Gulp are used for bait. A few schools of spot and croakers have started to show. Big sharks are in the surf along with rays, blues, kingfish, spot and croakers."
JJ at the Oceanic Pier reports, "Another good week of fishing. The flounder bite was good, with some keepers and lots of throwbacks. A few croaker were caught. There's lots of little sea bass for the kids to catch on the edge. Just get worms and fish straight down. At night, blues and shad are biting on gotcha plugs, and spec rigs."
Captain Victor on the Ocean Princess reports, "Some decent fishing over the past week. He has been catching a mixed bag of fish that includes, sea bass, croaker, flounder, and trigger fish."
Captain Drew Zerbe on the Tortuga reports, "This past week showed a broad range of conditions producing everything from some of our slowest fishing to our best trip on keeper flounder this season. When prospective customers ask, "What time is your best trip?" I tell them, "Got me, it changes three times a day,
everyday." You just have to get out there and see what happens. A few days during the week, the bay never saw any clean water the entire day. Still, despite this we also had some very productive fishing. Have seen more croakers and gotten reports of some off the beach, but they are not quite here in full swing yet. We're also seeing the occasional king fish, trigger fish and tautog around the south jetty and Route 50 bridge."
Clark at Old Inlet reports, "Heat and boat traffic has slowed the daytime striper bite in the Inlet. You'll have a better chance for stripers at night using live eels and dark plugs/bucktails. The bite has been slow which is typical of the late July. Please note the 20-26-inch slot limit on striped bass only applies to the Delaware Bay during July and August. The limit in Indian River Inlet is two fish over 28 inches. Bluefish have been coming through the Inlet on the daytime incoming tide. They are hitting bucktails and metal cast lures. The flounder action has been good in the Inlet. Bucktails tipped with gulp baits especially the three and four-inch swimming mullet in white, chartreuse and pink have been very effective. Capt Jim Ruback on the Virginia Lee reported small flounder and croakers in the Indian River Bay. He did weigh one flounder tipping the scales at 4.4 pounds earlier this week. The surf has been very good. There are a pile of spot out there with croakers, kings, sand perch, blues and blowfish in the mix."
Here at Skip's Bait and Tackle this week, we have seen a bunch of good size flounder caught throughout the bay much more than the past few weeks. On Saturday, Bob Gummer limited out with his biggest being just shy of 25 inches. He caught his fish on live bunker.
On Saturday afternoon, Bill Pollock Jr. from Edgewood brought two nice flounder in that he had caught on the 2nd through 4th Street Bulkhead while fishing with live minnows.
On Monday, Chase Eberle from Ocean City went diving around the Route 50 Bridge and shot two nice tog, measuring about 21 inches.
Tuesday afternoon, Ocean City's Dominic Cannuli, who works at Skip's Bait and Tackle Shop, took a few hours off work to go spear fishing under the Route 50 Bridge and managed to shoot his first tog measuring 20 inches and weighed 4 pounds.
On Skip's Charter Service, we had a fun week with most of our trips centered around crabbing, clamming and flounder fishing, though we had one trip that we went inshore shark fishing. The clamming has been productive and the crabbing excellent, and the flounder bite is fairly consistent and we have even seen a few croaker show up recently.
On Wednesday, Rob and Jaden Berk went fishing with us and had a great time out on the water a few crabs a few fish and an overall great day.
On Friday morning, we went out with Ross, Nancy, Gary, Kelly, Josh and Seth Transue and caught a whole bunch of flounder in the bay.
As a birthday present, Garrick Connelly from Barrington, R.I. went out fishing with us with his dad and brothers on Friday and had a great day of back bay flounder fishing, lots of laughs good fishing and a nice flounder for the table at the end of the day.
Charles McGinnis and his son Glenn from Brick, N.J. went near shore shark fishing today and caught a few beauties and had a fun time trying to catch a few more and even got a hammerhead to the boat.
On Tuesday, we went out with Pete Cline, his wife Robin and two grandsons, Jack and Kevin, from Harrodsburg, Ky., and caught a half bushel of clams, about three dozen crabs and some flounder. All in all, it was a fun day out on the water and the weather was decent.
We have come to the end of a week filled with hot weather and it doesn't look like it is going to be getting any cooler but there are still fish out there waiting to be caught. We have a boat for every person's needs. From bay to Inlet, inshore to offshore, with half-day and full-day trips available. Book now while the fishing is great. We provide all rods and tackle as well as all the bait, so pack some sunscreen and a few drinks and come on out for a memory-making day on the water/ When you step on the boat, you are stepping on a boat that has over 40 years of fishing and boating experience. With some of Ocean City's top captains working for "Skip's Charter and Guide Service" this year. Give me a call at the tackle shop at 410-289-FISH (3474) or on my cell 410-430-5436 and lets talk fishing. At the tackle shop we are open 6 a.m-9 p.m. If you have a report or pictures you would like in The Dispatch or on www.oceancityfishing.com email me at firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Get out there and fish! Who knows? Maybe I'll be writing about you next week.
(Maguire is an outdoor writer and owner of Skip's Bait and Tackle and Skip's Charter and Guide Service in Ocean City.)


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MPI-3.0: What's the holdup?
A few people have asked me questions about MPI-3 recently, such as:
- What took so long?
- Why isn't another draft version of MPI-3.0 available yet?
- When do you expect the final version of the MPI-3.0 document to be available?
- When do you expect MPI-3.0 implementations to be available?
These are all good questions. Let me answer each of them individually…
1. What took so long?
To be honest, you want standardization to take a long time. Standardization means that everyone — all vendors, all MPI implementors, all researchers, all application developers… everyone — has to do the same thing. So we need to take quite a bit of care to get the specification right.
And sometimes that means taking someone's great idea / proposal and thinking about it for a while.
Really, deeply thinking about it.
Just because a great idea works in one case doesn't mean that it'll work in all cases. Indeed, it may even be harmful in some cases. It is the MPI Forum's job to think about all of these things and decide what is best for the entire MPI ecosystem.
That requires care, attention to detail, and most of all: time.
It's a bummer that it takes a while, but trust me: you don't want to rush something as complicated as the next major revision of MPI. There's too much at stake, and too much to get wrong. I'm sure MPI-3.0 won't be 100% perfect — but we need to try to get as asymptotically close as possible.
2. Why isn't another draft version of MPI-3.0 available yet?
Honestly, we had hoped to have another draft out last Friday. 🙁 But the short version is: the document isn't ready yet. We're still quibbling over a few small — but important — details.
We hope to have a near-final draft version of MPI-3.0 out very shortly.
3. When do you expect the final version of the MPI-3.0 document to be available?
The plan is to vote on the final final final version of MPI-3.0 at the MPI Forum meeting immediately preceding the EuroMPI'2012 conference in Vienna (i.e., mid-September, 2012).
If these votes pass (and they likely will), then the document will be final and publicly available.
4. When do you expect MPI-3.0 implementations to be available?
Both Open MPI and MPICH2 have various elements of MPI-3.0 already implemented, and we're both adding more all the time.
But MPI-3.0 is complex, and it'll take time to get robust, bug-free, optimized implementations of all the new stuff in MPI-3.0.
For example, Open MPI's initial implementations of the non-blocking collectives will be correct (i.e., be non-blocking and yield correct answers) — but they won't be optimized. Optimizing them will take more time and effort. But at least the the NBCs will be available, and codes can start using them. Over time, our implementation will get better.
I'd estimate it'll be at least a year or three before we start seeing complete, robust, production-quality MPI-3.0 implementations.
But as always — we implementors work by customer demand. All the new MPI-3.0 stuff will have a better chance of getting implemented quickly if real customers are asking for it. Let your MPI implementor know what you want.
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Hello! I would like to share with you some work that I have been trying to polish for over one year now. The project is titled Gaia Blocks and is about a young man named Ulti and his quest to save the world with the help of an ancient relic. I really hope you enjoy it, and let me know what you think about the art and story, which is inspired by many video games I've played during the super Nintendo-playstation era
Here is the title, link, and some random pics from the project.
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I see the inspiration and I really like those works! You shoul work on skills in drawing but design of characters is cool:)
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It's a dramatic about-face.
For weeks, Governor Scott said he'd abide by whatever ruling the Supreme Court handed down on health care reform, but now that the law's been upheld, the governor's refusing to immediately put it into effect.
"If you implement it, rates are going to go up," Scott said. "It just, it doesn't work, I mean, we've already seen rates go up because of this. We've got to rely, look, here's what works - what works is, give individuals the choice. Let them buy the insurance they want to buy; don't tell them what insurance they need to buy."
Critics say nothing could be further from the truth - the statewide insurance exchange required by the law would actually give Floridians more options. But on that and a handful of other mandates, Scott won't budge until well after the November election.
Once again, the rift between the White House and the Governor's Mansion couldn't be greater, and even though Scott arguably wouldn't be here if not for his early opposition to health care reform, his decision not to implement it may have more to do with presidential politics.
By refusing to implement health care reform, the governor's also sending his fellow republicans a message - It's critical to elect Mitt Romney and repeal health care reform, a fight that may well come down to winning Florida's 29 electoral votes.
"My name is Sam and I'm calling on behalf of the Republican Party of Florida."
GOP organizers are already taking that message to voters. No big surprise there, but so, too, are democrats.
Florida Democratic Party Executive Director Scott Arcenaux says the governor's stance is also bound to mobilize democrats and even independents to vote for President Obama.
"I think that's something that every Floridian's going to wake up to and say, 'what is this guy doing? Why is he putting his Tea Party agenda ahead of the health care of Floridians?' it's outrageous, and we're going to call on him from now until election day to stop," Arcenaux said.
So, while Rick Scott may not be on the ballot, both parties want the governor to be on voters' minds, albeit for different reasons.
Scott is a former healthcare executive. He build his political career in part on his vocal opposition to health care reform.


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I got to take off on a wild ride ahead of the Bethpage Air Show this weekend in Jones Beach! Here's a glimpse of what you can expect to see soaring over the crowds!
Winter on Long Island – A Seaside Escape
The meteorologists at my news station keep saying that there's technically only two weeks left of winter… but with this past week's Nor'Easter storm and another one on the way – winter seems FAR from over.
This cold weather makes everyone want to stay in, and just wait until the temperatures are finally over 50 degrees. BUT, I think otherwise!
There is so much to do in New York (obviously) and especially here on Long Island.
Long Island is known for its beautiful beaches…The Hamptons, Long Beach and Fire Island – just to name a few. And although, only the surfers would dare to get in that water during this time of year, these beach towns all throughout the Island have so much more to offer than just their beaches.
Here's a list of the top 5 things to do in Long Island during the winter:
1. Wine tasting on a Vineyard
It's 5 o'clock somewhere, am I right? From the North Shore to the East End, there's plenty of vineyards to choose from. Just be sure to call ahead and find out their winter hours for the tasting room!
2. Try oysters at an Oyster Farm
You know that saying, "Only eat oysters in months with an 'R'", well…there's only one month left, so you better take advantage! And it's practically a holiday season on Long Island. There are dozens of oyster farms all along our shores.
3. Seal Watching
There are "Seal Cruises" in Freeport where you can jump aboard – any weekend from now until the end of April- to watch seals in their natural habitat. Just head to the marina and look for a boat named Captain Lou Fleet.
4. Go to the beaches
Especially Montauk or any other beach on The Hamptons! You can walk the scenic boardwalks, visit the museums, and climb to the top of the towers that have become the best-known symbols of Long Island!
5. Winterfest 2018
And if you want to do all four of these things in one weekend, then you should make your way to Long Island's East End for this 4-week celebration! Here are all the details: Winterfest
I'M BACK… and in THE city!
Sorry I haven't posted in a while, but I've been SO busy with my move to New York! I accepted my next job as a Reporter in the largest market in the world – New York! I'll be covering all of Long Island for FiOS NY1! That being said…The City Slicker will too! Can't wait to show you my new home!
If you have any places you'd like be to write about or any collaboration ideas, feel free to send me an email!
See you soon…Catch Me If You Can!
WV Craft Beer Week at Weathered Ground Brewery
Adventures On The Gorge
Thousands of people are drawn to the mountain state every summer… and it isn't just to see the picture-perfect views of West Virginia…it's to enjoy the outdoor adventures that no other state in the country can offer – all in one weekend!
Whether it's rock climbing, white-water rafting, zip lining, canoeing, or kayaking… it's time to lace up your shoes, pick up your paddle, and put on your helmet to join the adventures on the gorge!


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shafnutz05 wrote:Stopped by Whole Foods, and to my surprise discovered a Great Lakes brew I hadn't had before, Blackout Stout, a Russian Imperial. Is Great Lakes ever going to make anything that isn't fantastic? You get the impression it is going to primarily be cocoa, but the array of flavors are just fantastic. The hops mesh perfectly with the maltiness, which meshes perfectly with the heavier nature of the stout. At 9.0%, the alcohol is masked reasonably well. Fantastic.
impromptu backyard tackle soccer game + case of Blackout Stout + thinking I'm 18 again = broken ribs and toes (seemed like a good idea at the time)


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1:03 a.m. — Peabody ambulance and Burns first response responded to the death of Clella M. Kellogg, 43, in the 100 block of S. Nickerson Ave. in Burns. Her death was due to natural causes. Florence ambulance was called but had no responders.
Oct. 2
9:57 a.m. — Marion ambulance responded to the 100 block of N. Freeborn St. to check on a teenage boy at the request of law enforcement. The patient refused transport.
7:41 a.m. — Hillsboro ambulance took a man in his 50s having a seizure from the 500 block of E. 1st St. to Hillsboro Community Hospital.
2 p.m. — Marion ambulance responded to the 300 block of Fink St. for an elderly woman who fell and hit her head. The patient refused transport.
5:52 p.m. — Goessel and Hillsboro fire responded to hay bales on fire on a truck at 170th and Diamond Rds.
10:39 p.m. — Peabody fire responded to a grass fire at 70th and Jade Rds.
11:50 a.m. — Hillsboro ambulance and fire responded to a one-vehicle accident on 190th Rd. west of Hillsboro. The driver injured his head and was taken to HCH. Lifeteam helicopter was called, but it was canceled after the ambulance arrived at the scene.
6:15 p.m. — Florence ambulance responded to 30th Rd. and U.S. 77 for a teenage boy who had a seizure. The patient refused transport.
12:45 p.m. — Hillsboro fire was called to a fire alarm at HCH. It was a false alarm after a child pulled the alarm, and the call was canceled.
No dispatches.
11:03 a.m. — Peabody ambulance took a woman in her 50s who had an allergic reaction to a medication from the 500 block of Marion St. in Florence to Newton Medical. Florence ambulance was called but had no responders.
11:41 a.m. — Marion ambulance was called to the 500 block of Peabody St. in Peabody for a person who was choking, but the call was canceled.
2:54 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transferred a patient from HCH to Kansas Medical Center in Andover.
3:09 p.m. — Tampa ambulance responded to an ATV accident on private property near 360th and Falcon Rds. Lifestar helicopter also was called but was canceled.
4:43 p.m. — Florence ambulance responded to the death of Ronald D. Kirkpatrick, 78, ¼ mile west of 30th and Wagonwheel Rds. His death was due to natural causes.
5:11 p.m. — Marion fire responded to a one-vehicle rollover near 175th and Timber Rds. No injuries were reported, and nobody was transported.
6:02 p.m. — Peabody ambulance transferred a patient from Westview Manor to St. Luke.
7:24 p.m. — Peabody ambulance transferred a patient from HCH to Via Christi-St. Francis in Wichita.


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Step 1: Go to the website.
In this instance, my website is located at sites.google.com/site/eberopolis.
Step 2. Click the button immediately to the left of the browser bar, and select "Add to Home Screen."
Step 3. Find the new icon for your webpage as the last icon on your last page of apps.
4. Hold your finger on the icon until the page of icons begins to shake and they have the "x" symbol in the upper left corner of each icon.
5. Drag and drop the website icon into the bar at the bottom of the screen.
6. Press the home button to save your changes and stop the apps from wobbling.
The shortcut will now appear in the bottom row regardless of what page of apps the students are on.
One thing that I love about Google is the ability to create forms through GoogleDocs. I can create assignments that include fill-in-the blank, multiple choice, check box, short answer and long answer type questions. I can make some questions required and other questions optional. I can then link the form to my website, and students can answer the questions and submit their responses to me electronically.
Here's an example of a Google Form that's already linked to my website:
All of their responses are sent to me in a spreadsheet which gets updated in real-time. It's great for quick assessments as well as projects that students have a larger window of time to complete. I also like to use Google Forms for parent surveys on my website.
I tested out my Google Form using the iPad, and it was very easy to use. This will definitely be a tool that I incorporate into future assignments. I'm also thinking that I may design a quick parent survey for curriculum night, and let the parents answer the survey using the iPads.


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In THE PLAYERS Championship 2018, Tiger Woods makes the cut on the number, then plays his way into contention with a third-round 65 and an opening 32 on the front nine Sunday. Webb Simpson's record 54-hole lead proves too much to overcome at TPC Sawgrass as Woods plays the back nine at 1-over-par to finish T11.
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**Currently recurring on "SEAL TEAM" on CBS. **
Mirelly Taylor is known for her performance in the ABC's series "LOST" playing Isabella Alpert, Nestor Carbonell's wife. Appearing in both worlds, the old and the new, as both his young wife who died of Yellow Fever in the 1800′s and as her ghost reappearing in her husband's modern day world. Her performance created quite a buzz for this young actress who made an impression on the die hard "Lost" Fans.
That role led to terrific parts in series such as FX's "Terriers," and A&E's/Happy Madison pilot "Big Mike" and also landed her a couple of key lead roles in films coming out soon, such as the western genre film "Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink," a classic western tale of revenge, where she plays a bad-ass sharp shooting bank robber opposite Rex Lynn ("CSI Miami,") William Shockley ("Dr Quinn Medicine Woman,) and Tim Murphy ("Sons of Anarchy.) She is currently shooting the sequel reprising her role.
She also stars in the film "Roswell FM," a quirky romantic comedy, playing a radio-show host focusing on the paranormal, opposite Brendan Fehr ("Roswell") and Jason London. The film has been creating an indie cult following in film festivals, landing Mirelly a Best Actress nomination at the Hill Country Film Festival 2014.
At the end of 2012 she also appeared in "Elf-Man" the top kids Christmas comedy on REDBOX opposite Mackenzie Astin ("Iron Will") and Jason (Wee-Man) Acuna.
Mirelly was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco MEXICO to a mother finishing her last year of medical school, trying to make a better life for her and her family. Shortly after, her mother moved them to Tijuana where she started a free clinic, which thrived for many years before moving them to Texas when Mirelly was 11. Since the age of three, Mirelly has loved performing. She was always involved in theatre and would jump up on any stage that would have her. She graduated with honors and went on to study at SMU in Dallas, TX where the acting bug kept biting at her and she decided to pursue it full time, starting out by enrolling herself into a 2 year intensive conservatory for actors.
She soon found herself appearing in films like "Serving Sara," with Elizabeth Hurley, Matthew Perry, and Amy Adams, "Hollywood Homicide" with Josh Hartnett and "Down with Love " with Ewan McGregor. And she kept going, landing lead roles in "Kiss Me Again," with Jeremy London and Elisa Donovan, and cult classic "The Prodigy."
But it was her lead performance in the powerful and controversial film "Beyond Honor" that garnered her rave notices. The New Yorker commented that her character was "the emotional center of the film," "fiercely incarnated by (Taylor) a brave and inspired actress." Variety concurred in saying that "Taylor creates a heart wrenching portrait of Greek proportions."
Her notable theater work includes regional productions of "Les Miserables" as Eponine, "The Rainmaker" as Lizzy, "The Odyssey" as several characters, "Pillow Talk" as Meche, "The Spell" as Katherine, "8 Reindeer Monologues" as Blitzen, and "Senora Tortuga" as Leticia. She also toured nationally with Kids WB show for a year.
A multidimensional artist, Mirelly elevates her career in all facets and mediums. She sang lead vocals for Knockturn'al's music video directed by Brad Furman, and guest starred on many TV shows which include "Numb3rs", "PunK'd', "Las Vegas", "Crash", "CSI:NY," and more.
Mirelly continues to work on her craft coaching at Ivana Chubbuck Studio, Lesly Kahn Institute, Lee Strasberg Institute, and Morong Aquila Studio, to name a few. She has studied with personal coaches and continues to do so today. She studied many years with Allan Miller, acting coach to many legendary actors such as Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Barbra Streisand and more.
Mirelly looks for challenging roles that allow her to work in areas that are not comfortable and have wide range. Her work stems from playing millionaire spoiled brats all the way to brutally abused victims. She hopes to continue to work and is grateful to each and everyone that has supported her in her career.


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Imagine working in a job everyday where you are constantly stressed. And when I say "stressed" I mean levels of stress that give you headaches. Every. Single. Day.
How would you react if you were in a job where no one really explained what you were supposed to do? And the directions kept changing, so even when you think you've got it, you're wrong.
Everyone who instructs you talks way too fast for you to understand, and then they get annoyed when you're confused. You often feel as if your boss and coworkers blame you for not trying hard enough, because they say things like, "You need to try harder" or "You didn't listen to directions" or most commonly, "You need to FOCUS! Why aren't you listening?" when really you are, but it's like trying to decipher a foreign language.
And even when someone tries to help you understand, you feel singled out. Sometimes they even make you miss your coffee break because you need to catch up on your work. And boy, would that coffee break have helped you focus more.
The atmosphere of your office is super distracting too, so that does nothing to help you focus. There's really bright lighting that hurts your eyes, annoying Muzak is playing everywhere and you cannot tune it out. Someone always brings a nasty smelling tuna sandwich whose odor permeates the entire office. There are notes and posters and brightly colored pictures and memos hanging on every square inch of wall space and it hurts your eyes to look at.
Then, imagine having no friends at all among your coworkers. They all think you're kind of an odd duck, and you really don't get the rules of their social group. You would like their acceptance, but have no idea how to gain it. No one in the entire office has a clue what you are going through.
This is what I imagine a day at school is like for my son, Danny, who has autism.
And this is why Danny is my hero.
When I read that the Spin Cycle's topic was "role models," many people occurred to me: Temple Grandin, Gandhi, Mother Teresa and Amelia Earhart. But after seeing Dictionary.com's definition of role model--a person whose behavior, example, or success is or can be emulated by others--I thought of someone else. Someone who I admire greatly. Someone who, despite great personal struggle, continues to progress and improve.
Because even though school is an amazingly stressful place for my son, he never gives up. Danny has struggled to attain almost every major milestone in his life. I can only think of a handful that occurred naturally. Every other one took hours of therapy and instruction and practice. Things that come relatively easily to most kids take much work for Danny---learning to speak, to use the bathroom, learning to count money and read a book are just a few examples.
And yet, despite all the adversity, Danny has thrived. He has learned and grown and succeeded because of his hard work and determination. And because he never gives up. Ever.
But what's even more incredible about my charming son is that he has not let these struggles crush his spirit of adventure and curiosity. Danny lives life to the fullest. He's exuberant and doesn't care if that makes him uncool in some people's eyes. He embraces experiences with a delightful sense of adventure, which makes being around him so much fun.
Most people look at my son and see a kid who's quirky, different, even weird. But those people don't know anything about who my son really is. He is strong, courageous, and determined. He is adventurous, ebullient, and passionate.
And that is why Danny is the coolest kid I know. And this is why I want to be just like him.
Click here to find more posts about role models. When you do, you will probably realize that I didn't read the instructions very well. I was supposed to pick a WOMAN role model, because it's Women's History Month. Perhaps some of Danny's school problems have been inherited from me! (Sheepish grimace.)


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JLP wrote:The plot thickens?
Where will all the patients go from these failed surgeries?
Elessar wrote:This is how it begins!
Defund GP practices, shut down the struggling ones, increase pressure on those that survive...they don't have to privatise the NHS, they just need to persuade people to go privately of their own volition, and quietly cut 'non-essential' services with the backing of voters who have been persuaded that the NHS can't afford it!
Permission to re-name this thread to reflect that this is a government war on the entire NHS, not just junior doctors?
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JLP wrote:No more cash for the NHS says St Theresa. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... alth-chief
Tired !!!!!!!!
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JLP wrote:The NHS is taking up a lot of pressur because of cuts elsewhere. for example, council funding is cut so they have to mae savings. Which might mean fewer social services beds, fewer home helps and so on. Which means beds are blocked because Mrs Smith, who needs a residential home bed cannot have one because there isn't one. S she stays in hospital and that happens in every single hospital in the land. Not once a day, but dozens of times.
So you are right Ace, the system does need changing to make it more efficient.
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Spook2 wrote:Agreed it is very good
my point though is the time and money being wasted by lack of co-ordination
a private business would go bust if it was run like this
it isn't a bottomless pit, so savings have to be made
I have given two examples, and have many more, of poor management
sort out the management, savings will automatically fall into place
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The Crisis in Productivity FOUR WAYS TO MAKE CITIES MORE EFFICIENT by E. S. SAVAS/Graduate School of Business, Columbia University Government is big business in the United States. There are almost 80,000 separate government entities in the country, and together they collect taxes which amount to one-third of the gross national product. The average working American can be thought of as working full time for the government from January 1 to May 2 this year; only thereafter will he get to keep his earnings. Contrary to popular impression, most of the money spent by government for goods and services is spent by state and local governments, not by the federal government. The former spent $170 billion in 1973, compared to $107 billion spent by the federal government. State and local government employees number 11.5 million, about one-seventh of the civilian work force, and the annual growth of this work force in recent years has been greater than the total employed in the steel industry. In fact, between 1955 and 1970 their number doubled and the payroll more than tripled. Given this growing number of public employees and the taxes used to support their work, it is no wonder that productivity has emerged as a dominant problem in managing our cities. Particularly vulnerable to charges of being inefficient are local governments, since they are in the unenviable position of being responsible for daily delivery of highly visible services. The disparity between input and output looms large in the public eye. Faced with this pressure, local governments are beginning to apply traditional methods for increasing productivity— capital investment in technology, more training, and "tighter management." Such newer tools as systems analysis, management science, and computers are also being introduced, sometimes over-enthusiastically, sometimes belatedly, but increasingly with discrimination and sophistication. Local governments may be five to 10 years behind industry leaders in the application of these techniques, but the gap is closing as the public sector begins to compete effectively with the private sector for talent. However, experienced and frustrated public-sector managers no longer believe, if they ever did, that the major obstacles to improved performance in government are going to be overcome by technology alone. In fact, it is becoming increasingly clear that a significant and permanent increase in government efficiency is going to be achieved only by recognizing the institutional nature of the obstacles, designing a management strategy to overcome them, and building the political support to do so. Four major problems deserve our attention: (1) measuring performance; (2) municipal monopolies; (3) civil service reform; and (4) the government structure. Measuring Performance The basic difficulty is that the result of a government agency's effort is hard to measure. The business f i rm uses profit as the ultimate measure of performance, and a salesman prospers or fails according to his sales record. But how does one measure the performance of a school system, or of an individual teacher? How can one measure the performance of a parks department? Because of the difficulty in identifying and measuring output, the typical numbers issued by governments refer to input. In effect, one hears a dialogue of the deaf: Citizen: There is too much crime in this city. City Official: You're right, we plan to increase the police department budget by 15 percent. But such a response is no measure of how effective the city will be in fighting crime. What it does have is the political virtue of visibility and immediacy. It tangibly demonstrates official concern for the issue. But it signals intent, not achievement. Furthermore, if the 15 percent increase is spent on higher salaries for policemen, it is unlikely—with all due respect for the men in blue and their sometimes hazardous occupation—that the force will be more successful in deterring crime or catching criminals. Even if the money goes for more policemen, the gesture may be useless if the present force is doing a good job of catching criminals but the courts fail to convict them or the prisons fail to rehabilitate them. The problem of measuring output (either performance or effectiveness) is now finally being addressed. One example is street-cleaning agencies. Trained observers, each armed with a standard set of photographs depicting different levels of street cleanliness, have gone out and inspected city streets, grading them in accordance with their photographic scale. Performance measures for other city agencies are also being developed. For police work, the "victimization rate" has emerged as a useful measure. In a statistical sample of citizen interviews, people are asked if they have been the victim of a recent crime. This method appears superior to the "reported crime rate," which is generally lower, is subject to official distortion, and may vary according to the expectation or apathy that the public feels toward its police force. In short, the emphasis is on measuring government productivity. And it is likely that the process of measuring it will create the impetus to improve it. Municipal Monopolies A city is uniquely vulnerable to strikes and slowdowns. It does not have the options of moving to the South, 4
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President Obama took his message on his USA Jobs Act to a high school gym today in Manchester, N.H., where he was interrupted by protesters, the Boston Globe is reporting:
He spoke for roughly 30 minutes in the gymnasium at Manchester Central High School. At the start of his remarks, a group of about 20 Occupy New Hampshire supporters in the audience started chanting "Mr. President," followed by complaints about arrests of Occupy protesters.
Another group soon shouted them down with chants of "Obama!"
The president calmly told the group that they had made their point, "Now let me make mine."
As protesters shouted about the "over 4,000 people" arrested at Occupy movements across the country, the president's backers began countering with chants of "fired up, ready to go!" and "Obama! Obama!," USA Today is reporting:
Turning to the protesters, Obama said: "Listen, I'm going to be talking about a whole range of things today."
President Obama is speaking in Manchester to further promote his USA Jobs Act, as he's been doing, and the heckling started right after The President said, "You guys are pretty glad excited about being seniors." To us it sounded like the heckler yelled "Mic Check"–an Occupy Wall Street catchphrase. Then from the shoddy audio there were chants of what sounded like "Fired up? Ready to Go!" and "Obama."


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Rumors are bouncing around that boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the father of Lil' Kim's unborn child.
But not according to New York-based rapper Mr. Papers, who the New York Daily News reports is taking credit for the pregnancy.
"Royal is a good name for the little homie," he replied to a tweet congratulating him. He also retweeted a bunch of tweets calling him the father.
Mayweather, whom Kim calls her "BFF," may be a pawn in the 39-year-old's plan to get a reality show.
She must be the only celebrity without one.
Sources reportedly told Confidenti@l that Mayweather, 36, has been romantically involved with Kim, even though she lives in Alpine, N.J., and he's based in Las Vegas.
"They are the best of friends and have dated," says a source close to Kim.
Meanwhile, Papers has reportedly been dating Kim. He's tweeting photos and them together and called her his "wife."
He better hope Mayweather's OK with that.
The News reported that, while Kim has flown to Vegas for years to visit Mayweather in Vegas, she's been going to New York between trips to see Papers.
I smell a reality show DNA test.
Kim and Mayweather were supposedly inseparable in Vegas in September, when she flew out to watch him defend his light middleweight title against Mexico's Saul Alvarez. They were later spotted celebrating together, even though Mayweather is engaged to model Shantel Jackson.
Sounds like it's good to be the champ.
A few days later, the pair was seen walking around Midtown Manhattan. They ended the month partying at Atlanta's Privé nightclub, where Sean "Diddy" Combs was hosting a star-packed bash.
A source close to Kim told Confidenti@l that she's more than four months pregnant — which fits a Mayweather time frame — and that she'll reveal the name of the father on a reality show she plans to start taping in March.
The News said an entertainment insider claims the drama may also be meant to promote an album Kim plans to release later this year, soon after she likely delivers the baby.
Sounds like she's she's been hanging around the Kardashians.
Papers told Confidenti@l on Thursday, "I'm very upset people are going around saying this is Floyd Mayweather's child when it's mine. I'm excited to be a dad and am going to marry Lil' Kim."
Kim announced her pregnancy Wednesday, while performing at the Blonds Fashion Week party in New York, where she was clearly showing a baby bump.
"I'm a mom, but I can turn it up a little!" she said, rubbing her tummy.
Contact Tony Hicks at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/insertfoot.


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Ouran High School Host Club - Box Set (DVD)
Title: Ouran High School Host Club - Box Set
Volume: DVD
Running time: 625
Distributor: FUNimation Entertainment
Release date: 2010-03-30
Suggested retail price: $69.98
Age rating: MA15
Ouran High School. An institution of extravagance and prestige where learning is secondary to luxury. Bookish Haruhi can't afford to slack, being on a scholarship and out of place among the moneyed. No matter - the Host Club is now open! A group of handsome boys dedicated to selling their charms to their bored female classmates, Haruhi is suddenly in debt to the club after breaking an expensive vase in their lair. The only way to pay for the damage? Haruhi will work as a Host! The only problem? Haruhi is a she!
Between the wildly inflated ego of the expert escorts and the potential calamities of constant cross dressing, Haruhi's freshman year looks like it will be one to remember.
Contains episodes 1-26.
Special Features: Episode Commentaries, Ouran High School Host Club Manga Pages, Outtakes, Textless Songs.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles.
(added on 2010-02-03)
- Encyclopedia information about Ouran High School Host Club (TV)


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The view is from the North Fork Mtn Trail of what I believe is known as Chimney Rocks/Top near Smoke Hole and the trail's northern terminus. Dan Lehmann is narrating and giving me a geography lesson. This was a good day on the trail with some good friends. I'm looking forward to some fun this weekend at the Frozen Sasquatch 50K in Charleston.
A collection of personal thoughts and experiences - mostly centered around running.
Monday, December 28, 2009
I Miss This......
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Great to see you blogging and posting some of the beauty of your WV mtns. I long to return. I look forward to keeping up with your adventures. Happy New Year!
I've always enjoyed reading about your adventures so I thought I should share some of mine as well.
Happy New Year!
Adam, I look forward to following your adventures on your new blog "Chasing the Wind". I thank you for pointing out the origin of the name, as it continues to help identify just who Adam is. See you this weekend at Sasquatch. RickReplyDelete
Hey Rick. See you and Tammy this weekend for the chilly Frozen Sasquatch. Looks like it's going to be a good one!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 29, 2009 at 2:19 PM
Awesome blog man. I'll be sure to follow it. Take care man. Hope to see you at 3 Days this year.ReplyDelete
It doesn't look like I'll be making the trip this year to AR. I hope to go back; it's definitely a race worth the trip!
I really like the North Fork Trail. Glad to see you've started a blog, I've added you to my RSS Bloglines feed. Have fun at Sasquatch!ReplyDelete


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Please watch the video link above!
Empty Cages Collective (www.emptycagescollective.org) received a phone call today (Wed., May 4, 2011) from an employee from a Family Dollar store in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The employee informed us that the store had a bird that was stuck in one of the businesses glue traps and he was encouraged to throw the bird and glue trap in the garbage. The Family Dollar employee was unable to bring the bird to ECC to receive help.
Thankfully, an ECC volunteer was available and went to retrieve the bird and bring him back to our shelter space for assistance. Once we got the bird, we realized the bird had been suffering and severely stuck for hours. Luckily, ECC volunteers were able to delicately remove the house sparrow from the sticky mess without injuring his limbs (a difficult task!). This video was taken moments before we successfully removed the bird from the glue trap. The little guy is expected to make a full recovery and will be released back into the "wilds" of Brooklyn once he is fully recovered.
Unfortunately, most animals who are caught in glue traps aren't so lucky. Animals caught in glue traps (from rats, mice, to birds, snakes, bats and other creatures) languish for hours and days until they die of dehydration, starvation, injuries (animals often break their limbs in a desperate attempt to escape) and asphyxiation (when the animal's noses and mouths become stuck in the adhesive material in the glue trap). No animal–deemed pest or otherwise–deserves to be so cruelly treated and killed. Companies like Dollar General & Rite Aid have agreed to stop selling glue traps, while other companies like JP Morgan Chase & Co., American Eagle Outfitters and Safeway have agreed to stop utilizing these cruel devices.
Please help us prevent this cruelty from happening to other animals: 1) Please send a letter/make a phone call to this Family Dollar store (903 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207-1317, (718) 366-6843) demanding that they cease using *and* selling glue traps at this location. 2.) Leave this Family Dollar store a bad yelp review (http://www.yelp.com/biz/family-dollar-store-brooklyn-6) to show that animal abuse is bad for business, and most importantly 3) write to Family Dollar's Executive Offices (P.O. Box 1017, Charlotte, NC 28201-1017, PHONE: 704-847-6961, EMAIL: email@example.com, URL: http://corporate.familydollar.com/pages/contactus.aspx) and request a formal policy that prevents the sale or utilization of cruel glue traps in any of their stores! Please send us any responses you receive to email@example.com