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The case of the missing boy in Oregon has a tie to a fitness club, and by the looks of things, the club owner made a very wise decision.
A 7-year-old boy named Kyron Horman has been missing since early June. The investigation is still ongoing, but questions surround Kyron's stepmother, Terri Horman, about her possible involvement in his disappearance.
Last month, Bob Briede, the owner of Xtreme Edge fitness center in Beaverton, OR, said Terri Horman approached a worker at the club's child care center and asked to take her 19-month-old daughter, Kiara, who was in the child care center while her father, Kaine Horman, worked out at the club. (Court documents were released last week claiming Terri Horman was "looking to abduct" Kiara.)
Briede said Terri Horman's behavior was odd, and he notified the authorities. Kiara remained in the child care center after Terri Horman left. Terri has since been banned from the club.
In another case in April, a stranger attempted to take a child from a child care center while the father worked out. Luckily, the staff disallowed it.
As part of the club industry's attempt to certify clubs, one of the suggestions proposed is to have each member who brings a child into the child care center receive a bracelet or stamp that matches a bracelet or stamp that their child also receives. As Graham Melstrand of the American Council on Exercise points out, there's a kid check program involving matching stamps for kids and their parent(s) at, of all places, Chuck E. Cheese.
It's not certain what Terri Horman planned to do with Kiara, and it is still unknown if she had a hand in Kyron's disappearance. But at Xtreme Edge, the staff and owner did absolutely the right thing. The only person who should take a child from a child care center is the person who left him or her there in the first place. No questions asked.


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DENVER, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Now that recreational marijuana is legal in Colorado, the 2014 Denver County Fair this summer will feature cannabis-themed contests like a pot brownie baking competition and a joint-rolling challenge.
All of the action will go down at a 21-plus "Pot Pavilion" and the judging will be done off-site with photos taking the place of the winning entries at the fairgrounds.
"We thought it was time for us to take that leap and represent one of the things Denver has going on," said the fair's marketing and creative director, Tracy Weil.
The fair already features a drag queen pageant, tattoo contests and a diorama competition that involves Peeps candies.
According to the Pot Pavilion's website:
"Blue Ribbon competitions, live music, pot-themed vendors and entertainment will make this a must-see stop at the 2014 Fair! you will KNOW you are in the Mile High City!...In compliance with Denver's new laws, there will be no marijuana allowed on the premises during this event. Judging for some categories in the Pot Pavilion will be held offsite. Attendees over 21 will be able to experience cutting edge Denver pot culture in a safe, fun, and educational environment."
The pavilion will also feature a laser show, Grateful Dead karaoke and a Doritos-eating contest.
"Our motto has always been, 'We're mixing up a big side of tradition with a side of now,'" said fair co-founder Dana Cain. "We had to do it. Pot is legal here -- it's yet another urban agricultural crop."
In addition to leaving with a blue ribbon, contest winners will also take home $20.
[Denver News Channel] [Denver County Fair]

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Hydrometeorology Testbed
What is the Hydrometeorological Testbed?
The NOAA Hydrometeorology Testbed (HMT) is a concept aimed at accelerating the infusion of new observing technologies, models, and scientific results from the research community into daily forecasting operations of the National Weather Service (NWS) and it's River Forecast Centers (RFCs). The HMT is designed to improve quantitative precipitation forecasts, water management decisions, and lead-time of flash flood warnings.
The HMT is a national strategy that focuses regionally on western, central, and eastern United States in separate 3-5 year periods of intense study to enhance weather forecasts and accelerate the transition of cutting edge weather research into operations. HMT combines state-of-the-art observing systems, such as polarimetric radars, with state-of-the-art forecasting techniques and numerical modeling to develop enhanced tools for forecasters. Improved hydrometeorological information is critical for forecasters and managers who make decisions about watches and warnings for high-precipitation events that can cause flooding, transportation problems of all types, landslides and other threats to people and property.
Why is it important?
Flash floods are among the leading causes of economic losses and deaths from natural hazards in the United States. Furthermore, water management decisions are costly and often involve a large number of governmental agencies. The Hydrometeorological Testbed will improve the information used by decision makers and it addresses the NWS goal of accelerating the rate at which quantitative precipitation forecasts improve.
Figure 1: California HMT Region.
How does it work?
Unlike typical research field projects, the HMT will operate as a demonstration with forecasters and researchers joining forces in the operational setting. The HMT plan, formulated within the auspices of NOAA's Weather and Water mission goal, currently targets California's flood-vulnerable American River Basin (Figure 1) for the first full-scale deployment of this highly instrumented facility, starting in the second half of this decade. Following the California demonstration, HMT facilities will be sequentially deployed to other regions of the Nation (Figure 2) to address additional serious hydrometeorology problems that are unique to those locations.
Figure 2: Testbeds implemented in different regions of the U.S.
The project will run for a few years in each regional demonstration to determine its most useful new tools for improving precipitation and runoff forecasting methods. These successful tools will remain in place and will be duplicated as the HMT moves to the next region. Through NOAA funding, HMT will provide a foundation level of effort and infrastructure each year in the test region. It is expected that this foundation will be augmented by occasional ramping-up to more intensive operations that include additional participants and specialized instrumentation (Figure 3).
Figure 3. Testbed studies leverage prior efforts to accelerate improvements in operational products.
What has already been accomplished?
The first two full-scale deployments of HMT occurred during the winters of 2005-2006 (HMT-West 2006) and 2006-2007 (HMT-West 2007) and were focused on the North Fork of the American River Basin located between Sacramento and Reno on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada. Water from the American River Basin is a critical resource for California's economy and natural ecosystems, and the threat of flooding poses an extremely serious concern for the heavily populated downstream area (Figure 1). The frequent impact of prolonged, heavy winter precipitation from concentrated "atmospheric rivers" of moisture, originating in the tropical Pacific, underscores the area's flood vulnerability.
What is NOAA's role?
NOAA provides forecasts of precipitation and streamflow to water management decision-makers and warnings of dangerous river and flash flood conditions to the general public. NOAA's Weather and Water Mission includes goals for improving the predictability of floods to better protect the public from losses of life and property. HMT is a concept designed to accelerate and enhance the testing and infusion of new technologies, models, and scientific results from the research community into daily forecasting operations of the National Weather Service, including NCEP, WFOs and River Forecast Centers.
What are the benefits to society?
The Hydrometeorological Testbed will benefit society by improving the quality of precipitation observations and forecasts that are used by the NWS and water management decision-makers, resulting in timelier warnings and more intelligent and cost-effective water management actions.


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GasBuddy is a nice Windows Phone 8 app that lets you find gas stations and real-time gas prices from the comfort of your Windows Phone. You can search by keyword or by your current location. The app was recently updated to version three to bring a handful of tweaks and performance fixes as well as Windows Phone 8 support.
The update also brings lockscreen support and offers randomly changing wallpaper images. We'll reserve judgment on the quality of the wallpapers once we see more but the first seems a little on the dark side.
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Properly Installing The Crank In Your Race Block Is The First Step In Building A Healthy And Happy Race Engine
One of the worst experiences in the world has to be spending all the time and money required to build a new race engine only to spin a bearing or have some other problem develop before it has even completed the break-in process. Building your own race engines can save you a lot of money (not to mention giving you the pride that comes from beating the competition with your own stuff), but race engines are too expensive for learning by trial and error.
Fortunately, many of the reasons for early engine failure are avoidable. All that is required is patience, attention to detail, and a few measurement tools that will help make your life a lot easier. In this article, we will describe how to properly install a crank into a properly machined block. This is the first and one of the most critical steps because everything-even the valvetrain-connects in some way to the crankshaft.
The most important part of installing a crank is making sure you have the proper clearance between the main bearings and the crank journals. The general rule of thumb is 0.001 inch of clearance between the bearing and journal for every inch of journal thickness. For a Ford Windsor with 3.00-inch mains, that works out to 0.003 inch of bearing clearance.
The first thing to do is to throw away the Plastigauge. Yes, it is simple and inexpensive, but it also isn't reliable enough. The Plastigauge may be OK for a quickie stock rebuild for your grandmother's station wagon, but it isn't accurate enough for racing. Instead, invest in a dial bore gauge and a couple of micrometers that can measure accurately to at least 0.001 inch. We sourced our mics for this project from Powerhouse Products. You can spend more on ultra-high-end measurement tools, but you can get a pair of quality micrometers (one that measures between 2 and 3 inches and a second that measures from 3 to 4 inches) along with a dial bore gauge for less than $200.
Now follow along as we build the proper foundation.
This Ford block may look like it's ready for the crank to be dropped in, but taking a few extra minutes to make some critical measurements can make the difference between a race-winning engine and one that doesn't make it through the break-in process.
Any contaminants, including dirt or small bits of metal trapped between the back of the bearing and the main housing bore, can change the bearing clearance. Although everything may look clean, be sure to wipe down both the main housing bores as well as both sides of the bearings with a lint-free rag and some lacquer thinner before installing the bearings.
All traditional V-8 engines have a thrust bearing to limit crankshaft endplay (movement forward and back). On a Ford, it is in the third main cap, as you can see here.
Here's a shot of a Chevy block. The thrust bearing is located in the rear main cap. Basically, the position is the only difference here. They both work much the same way.
For both Fords and Chevys, the upper bearing shell (shown here) lays into the block and has an oiling hole as well as a groove to help oil the entire journal surface. The lower shell is smooth and fits into the cap itself. Notice how the shell has a tang that only allows it to fit into the block one way. This also helps lock the bearing in place once the cap is bolted into position and keeps the bearing from spinning.
Next, fit the lower bearing shells into the caps. The caps should be marked with numbers and an arrow indicating proper position and direction. The cap in the front of the block is always number one, and the arrows always point toward the front. The caps should be a tight fit into their registers in the block. You can use a dead-blow hammer to gently tap them into position. Never use the main cap bolts to pull the caps into place. This can damage the threads in the block.
Before threading the cap bolts into place, lubricate both the threads and the underside of the cap with motor oil. This will produce more consistent torque results.
A Ford Windsor uses half-inch bolts, which means they should be torqued between 95 and 105 lb-ft. Torque the bolts in threeapproximately equal steps (35, 70, and 95 lb-ft), alternating sides of the cap at each step instead of pulling the bolts directly to the final torque setting.
If you haven't already done it, take a moment to make sure the crank is completely clean. Use a brush to eliminate metal shavings hiding inside the oiling holes, and then wipe down all the journals.
Using a micrometer, measure one crank journal. On this Windsor crank, the journal size was dead on at 3.00 inches. Lock the micrometer down so that it won't move.
Next, calibrate your dial bore gauge. The easiest method is to gently hold it in place in a vise. Place the micrometer (still locked to the size of the crank journal you just measured) over the dial indicator and zero out the gauge. Now use the dial bore gauge in the corresponding housing bore for that journal. It should read approximately 0.003 inch larger. Of course, it rarely will be perfect. On a Ford with a 3.00-inch journal, your working range can be between 0.0015 and 0.0047 inch. On a Chevrolet with a standard 2.448 journal, you should hold your clearances between 0.0015 and 0.0027 inch. If you find your bearing clearances outside that range, you can purchase a set of bearings that are either oversized or undersized by 0.001 inch. By mixing standard and under- or oversized shells, you can change your bearing clearance by 0.0005-inch increments. When you do this, make sure to keep all the shells of one type in the same location. For example, if you use one standard shell and one undersized shell, keep all the standard shells in the cap and all the undersized shells in the block, or vice versa. The location isn't important as long as you are consistent.
Once you have measured all your journals and matched them to their specific bearings, you are ready to lay the crank in place. Before doing that, however, spread a coat of assembly grease on the bearings to protect the crank. Do not lubricate the thrust faces of the thrust bearing at this point.
Now lay the crank into position. Without installing any of the caps, use a dial indicator on the nose of the crank to measure endplay. You should be able to move the crank back and forth by hand. Crankshaft endplay for both Fords and Chevys should be between 0.004 and 0.009 inch.
If you have the correct amount of endplay, go ahead and install the rear main seal before bolting on the main cap.
The next step is to bolt up and torque all the main caps (don't forget to oil the bolt threads) except for the cap containing the thrust bearing. Check your endplay again. If you don't have enough play, one of the caps is out of alignment. You can adjust the cap location slightly by tapping it lightly with a dead-blow hammer and then tightening the bolts back down.
Again, if the endplay is correct, you can install the last main cap-this one with the thrust bearing. Tap it into place but do not torque the cap bolts. Instead, rap the crank lightly, either forward or back, to align the thrust faces of the two bearing shells. Now tighten the bolts to the proper torque specs.
Once you have reached this point, you likely will notice the endplay has tightened up a bit. You can use a screwdriver placed between one of the main caps and a counterweight to help you move the crank. Do not use excessive force.
If there isn't enough endplay, you may need to reduce the thickness of the thrust face of the thrust bearing slightly. This can usually get you a thousandth or so. Lightly rub both faces of both halves of the thrust bearing on super-fine sandpaper that is being lubricated by a constant stream of fluid in your cleaning tank. It's also a good idea to use a surface block (or even a pane of glass) underneath the sandpaper to make sure you are sanding on an even plane. Remember, there's no way to tighten up a crank with too much endplay. That's usually a sign of too little fillet cut into the crank.


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|2010-06-08, 01:54
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Join Date: May 2007
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I did consider that Maria did have the qualifications to write the stories but in addition to the ability and education required to write it she must also have the knowledge behind almost everything we've been presented so far. And not just knowledge but knowledge enough to write about the people, estimate how they will react, etc.
- That Kinzo is dead.
- That Natsuhi would fake his life status.
- That the Beatrice faction will be faking the murders.
- That ???? will be betraying them.
- That ???? plans to explode the family into little pieces.
- That Krauss is in deep debt.
- That Eva and Rudolf are planning to blackmail him.
- That Beatrice died in 1969. Not the magical explanation that she was set free, she must know that Beatrice really died.
And I believe these two are the hardest to overcome:
- She must know about Battler.
- She must know about Rosa and overcome her bias and emotions enough to see through to Rosa's problem with her siblings.
However, if someone told her what to write, there would be no problems. But as Renall said, I too would be doubtful that she would actually be the writer and more of a scribe. And the one who is feeding her this info would still be the one we were after anyways.
|2010-06-08, 03:24
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Mystery buff
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Gone Fishin!
Why would Maria need to know all the stuff you listed if we assume the message bottles only contain episodes 1 and 2? Oh right because of the core truth thing in your theory. I get it.
Remember only the first two were found in message bottles the rest were supposedly written afterward. The core truth may exist, but if someone on the island wrote the original two stories he may only know bits and pieces or if he knew everything he may have not told Maria about all of it to keep up the mystery. The stuff about the police investigation in episode 1's end roll is something the writer logically shouldn't know about either.
All of that is hypothetical really. I just don't think it's strictly necessary for the original writer to know all of the truth to write those two episodes. It might come up in later research. I mean really if you were involved in a disaster like that for only two days how COULD you know everything in Umineko?
|2010-06-08, 03:54
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Well technically speaking the Core Truth isn't really part of the author theory. It was just something that I noticed that has to be a consequence of it. If you're writing something you would normally have something like it to base your story from.
So for example when you're writing a wholly fictional story... that is if you're a well planned out writer, you need to create the whole back story to the main story. Especially if the main story slowly reveals the mystery of what happened and what happened is not totally obvious (the butler did it!). Without this you'll soon be diving into plot holes as you try to work out the illogic of the characters and the settings. (Or being shoved into a closed room by a cruel witch because of your logic error! )
In the Author's case she's writing about (to her) real people with outside-verifiable facts. Maybe Kinzo being dead and Natsuhi faking it was not verifiable but Krauss being deep in debt was. Or Battler's personality. (They could just ask his classmates for example.) The 10th twilight became an outside verifiable fact as well. The Author cannot just speculate on everything or risk being branded as false. Especially the first writer.
Then there are the non-outside-verifiable (at least we speculate) facts. Like Kinzo being dead. The author wrote in such a way as to 'leave room' for the possibility. Same with the count of people on the island, she 'left room' by avoiding a declaration of the exact number of people. She also 'left room' by making Kanon only appear at certain times to certain people. It would be a stretch, especially in a murder mystery where clues are being presented to say that everything was accidental or the writer was just winging it. Maybe in a fantasy novel like The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. 8)
Anyways, that's why I gave such a short list. They only consist of outside verifiable facts or things we know now that the author has 'prepared for' since EP1 or at least EP2. It is a list from memory though, so it may not be 100% accurate or may be missing more things Maria must know. I'm also of the opinion that Kinzo's life status was prepared for since EP1. I didn't include things like Kyrie's pregnancy or Ange's 1998 life since that stuff only started around EP3.
|2010-06-08, 07:37
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: forever lost inside a logic error
For all the reasons listed I believe that Maria being the writer is very improbable.
In addition it is also improbable that Maria is the scribe.
Because if Maria was the scribe then you need to imagine there's a person X who doesn't want to write it herself and decides to make Maria do it.
But here is where I see a big problem. If we assume everything so far is right, then this person X wants everyone to believe that the writer is Maria. In fact the messages in the bottle are signed "Ushiromiya Maria".
In that case why would person X tell Maria that she needs to use a different handwriting?
It is a lot more easier to think the writer isn't Maria rather than thinking there's Person X who tells Maria, who has the ability to write in different styles, to write all that stuff.
Not to mention it would make everything more difficult and you'd need to think that there was an even earlier pre-plan since Ange receives a letter (sent on October 3) as well, and I have little doubts that it had the same handwriting as the rest.
As for why this mysterious writer signs herself as "Maria Ushiromiya", there might be various reasons...
1) Her name really is "Maria Ushiromiya", she is Kinzo's secret child or secret grandchild. This might also explain why Kinzo was against Rosa's decision about the name of her child.
2) The novels do not really show reality, they don't even try to make it sound real. The novels are structured in a way to show Maria as the narrator, so obviously they are signed "Maria" in the end.
For example Ryuukishi "signed" the end of Onikakushi as "Maebara Keiichi". But of course it isn't Maebara Keiichi who wrote it, however the whole novel is meant to be interpreted as if Maebara Keiichi is the author of that whole account.
|2010-06-08, 10:26
|Link #10905
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It might also be because Maria's Beatrice was the one who wrote the letters as a sort of first-person novel. She obviously couldn't make herself the main character, since she was the "culprit" in the story, so she used the name of the other member in Mariage Sorciere instead. Unless someone has an ulterior motive for making Maria believe in witches, Maria and Beatrice are almost certainly good friends. For all we know, they might have written some together as a kind of Mariage Sorciere project.
|2010-06-09, 09:08
|Link #10906
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Che... I always miss out on the fun debates when I'm off doing stupid things.
Sounds like the kind of cheesy metaphor Ryuukishi would like.
Anyway, I find Oliver has a good point; Maria is definitely a lot more intelligent than her apparent "Uuu uuu" self, and a lot more intelligent than Rosa gives her credit for, if Maria's diary's narration is to be believed. But I doubt Maria would have the creative ability, let alone the gut ability, to think out the gruesome deaths of her own family and friends. Rosa, maybe, but not people like Jessica and George, who always treat her with kindness. And definitely not her friend in witch training, Shannon.
However, the possiblity that she's a scribe, I can accept. I just find it a little more pointless. If they needed to write something so badly, why bother getting a nine-year-old to do it?
|2010-06-09, 10:53
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|2010-06-09, 16:06
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Location: USA
Age: 27
Couple pronounciation questions here.. I feel like a dip asking this stuff after knowing about Umineko so long and knowing so much about it, but..
So.. how are you supposed to pronounce Virgilia? I mean the "virgi" part.
Also, should Kanon be pronounced like kah-nohn (like the anime) or cannon?
I heard Lambda is said like the animal lamb, but is Lambdadelta's supposed to be like lahm or lamb?
And one more..
Spoiler for EP5:
|2010-06-09, 16:17
|Link #10909
Okuyasu the Bird
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Alberta, Canada
Age: 27
Virgilia is most likely pronnounced "vir-gil-eea" as she is named after Virgil from the Divine Comedy.
I believe Kanon is prounounced just like the english word "cannon".
Lambdadelta's name is based off letters of the greek alphabet, Lambda and Delta. "lamb-duh-del-tuh"
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|2010-06-09, 21:50
|Link #10911
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Sleeping
Age: 27
Virgilia and Lambdadelta are in more of a gray area (at least how I see it) because you have both the technical Japanese pronunciation and what was probably intended. (The anime leans towards the former). There's not much (any?) real difference for Lambdadelta, though.
|2010-06-10, 02:18
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Location: USA
Age: 27
I'm pretty sure Lambdadelta is intended to be like lamb, like the Greek numbers, though I know I'll say it like lahm.. xD;
Basically Virgilia's is confusing me the most now.. It looks like it should be like vir-jih-lya, but.. they say it warugiria, and yeah.. D;
|2010-06-10, 09:37
|Link #10913
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In fact, she never sees an actual murder in progress, except during fantasy scenes, where her reactions may be edited to further horrify and distract Battler.
|2010-06-10, 10:18
|Link #10914
In ep6 after Kanon kills Rosa Maria goes nuts and tries to kill him as well. Sure this is a fantasy scene. But I think this shows us how Maria would feel if she didn't think this was a game/everyone will be revived.
And Maria is smart but in ep6 we learned that she gets easily fooled by Beatrice every year. It is just a simple trick, but it makes her believe in magic. Maria is smart yes, she is probably capable of skipping a few grades on some subjects, but I don't think she is capable of creating the tales in the note bottles. And writing it for someone else seems odd, since it would probably take a long time to write just one. I just don't think she would have the time to put in that much into it, with just the days she is on Rokkenjima.
|2010-06-10, 11:14
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Join Date: May 2009
Maria may be party to the "fake deaths" conspiracy, or at least prepped to accept it as part of a "game." Therefore, it may not even register with her that people are really dying, and once it becomes clear that they are, being nine years old will do the rest.
Intellect and maturity are very different things. The way someone reacts to a death says nothing of their intellect. Here's an example: Let's say Hideyoshi actually did see combat somewhere (this is just a hypothetical, he says he didn't), and let's say it was pretty bad. He's seen dudes blown up and shot and mangled and otherwise dying. So when he discovers a corpse during the murders, he doesn't react all that much. He doesn't seem sad, he doesn't bawl like Jessica or George might, he doesn't get angry like Battler. Part of that may just be his experience with death, and his own personality.
Genji, too. Genji is often very stoic. It doesn't mean he's involved. It could mean many things. Maybe he thinks it's just part of the act. When he realizes it isn't, perhaps Genji is sharp enough to keep his poker face, maintain his composure, and try to figure out who did it.
These are emotionally mature responses, but it doesn't mean that Maria not getting sad, scared, or angry makes her emotionally mature. Maria is also fairly accustomed to abandonment from her mother and has no father, so her entire socialization process is messed up. After all, Battler gets angry because he loves his family so much and hates injustice done to "innocents" like the servants. Maria's age and odd family situation just might not socialize her enough to understand sudden loss and feel empathy for people she's close to.
As for Rosa, to whom she is closely attached, I have to assume either all her resentment is bubbling forth, or she doesn't think Rosa is really dead. In ep1, this is very plausible. In ep2, Rosa isn't dead. In ep3, they die together. In ep4, she doesn't even see her mother for some time. In ep5-6, they're together. So really, Maria has no opportunity to react strongly to the death of Rosa other than in ep1, where she very well may not even think her mother is dead.
EDIT: And bear in mind this is without the whole Golden Land concept at all. If someone indoctrinated her to believe in that sincerely, then her reaction to loss will be completely hosed.
|2010-06-10, 19:32
|Link #10916
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: forever lost inside a logic error
Okay the problem here lies with the fact that latin was a language that lived for a thousand years and like many languages it evolved and gained small changes over times, but those changes happened in some regions and not in others. Latin was used around the whole Europe.
Currently worldwide there are substantially two different schools about how latin should be pronounced (that i know of).
One is the classic pronounce, the original form
The other is the roman catholic official latin pronounce, still used today, which is based on the most recent latin pronounce in the territory of the current Italy.
So the name of the famous roman poet "VERGILIUS" by classic standard goes like:
and by more recent standards:
to further complicate things, the name "Vergilius" was later written as "Virgilius" during the middle ages, and the original was totally abandoned.
It looks like english based countries seem to adopt the oldest version of the name and its pronounce and Japan does that as well:
Ryukishi decided to base the name of the character "Virgilia" on the official transliteration of the roman poet's name. However while the change of "USU" to "A" is absolutely correct as a feminization of the name, the change of "UE" to "WA" doesn't seem to have any logic reason.
Maybe Ryukishi really just wanted to make it sound like "Valkyrie" which is transliterated as: "WARUKYUURE"
Last stuff:
How did the actual person use to pronounce his own name?
Well... it's difficult to say, but according to my sources the more recent pronounce became the standard in what is currently the Italian peninsula around 300 B.C, and Vergilius was born in that region in 70 B.C.
So I guess that was: "VEHR-JI-LIH-OOS".
And how should it be pronounced as the character in Dante's Inferno?
This is a lot easier to tell and this should be probably the most relevant pronounce to refer to, since umineko's "Virgilia" is shaped around the "character Virgilius" and not the real person.
Dante is considered the father of the modern italian language, and his "La Divina Commedia" is one of the first literary works to have been written in italian (although in a now archaic form).
Dante used the form "VIRGILIO"
which is still used as today in the modern italian language, even to indicate the real person.
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|2010-06-10, 21:17
|Link #10917
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: forever lost inside a logic error
I strongly second the idea that the most probable Scenario is that Maria knows that the deaths are fake. And maybe (probably) she's not the only one.
We know that Maria is honest and most kids of that age are not able to playact in a convincing way. So while the adults are able to show themselves terrorized and devastated in front of fake murders, Maria is not.
|2010-06-10, 23:05
|Link #10918
Dea ex Kakera
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We are pretty sure though, that all the parlour murders in Episode 1 were actual murders. So that's why she was asked by Shannontrice to turn around, so that when she sees them, she thinks they are faked murders.
Wouldn't this absolutely confirm that Beatrice is being controlled by the culprit? Using Maria's belief that all the murders are faked and her blind faith in Beatrice to have her sanity preserved.
I don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing...
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"Beatrice turned into gold butterflies and flew through the cracks in the door"
...I HIGHLY doubt that actually happened.
And on the note about Maria in ep 1. When the cousins first wake up in the morning. Maria is looking around for Rosa. And it seems pretty frantic. But then when she hears about the deaths. She doesn't seem to care at all. That is a huge change. First she is worried cause she can't find her mom, and then later she is doesn't care that she was told that her mom died.
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Configuring the device for environmental sensors data (IoT for Neo)
You will learn
With the MMS service now deployed to SAP Cloud Platform for Neo environment, and your user assigned the appropriate role it's time for to configure your virtual device(s) so real devices can send sensors data to them.
From the SAP Cloud Platform account dashboard, select Applications, then Java Applications, then select the
iotmms application. The application should have the state
Started for you to proceed further with the tutorial.
Open the Message Management Service Cockpit by clicking on the Application URL.
Click on the View registered devices and device types tile to open the IoT Service Cockpit.
You will use this page frequently, so it is worth bookmarking it.
Click the Message Types tile, then the + symbol at the bottom of the list to add a new message type and to define the structure of the data you will collect.
In the Information section, enter a name "
In the Fields section, click the + Add Field button to add in two more fields, then enter the following for name and data types.
Note: Be sure to follow the names and capitalization specified below.
Click the Create button (bottom right corner) when complete. When the message type is created, copy the ID string. You will need it later.
Click the
< ("back arrow") again to return the the IoT Service Cockpit. Click on Device Types, then the + symbol to create a new device. Give it a simple name that makes sense for what you are doing, like "
Now click the + Add Message Type to attach your previously created message type "
climateData". Make sure the Direction is "From Device".
Click Create.
OAuth Token can be used later on for self-registration of new physical devices. But for now you will create a virtual device manually.
Click the
< ("back arrow") icon and click on Devices tile.
+ to add a new device, name it
myDevice and make sure its device type is
weatherStation. No other fields need to be populated at this step.
This is extremely important, once you click Create a pop-up will appear that will display the OAuth access token for this new device. Copy that and save it somewhere, as you will need it soon. Should you lose it, click into the Authorization tab and generate a new token.
When the OAuth Access Token is displayed, copy the token ID and save it. Click Close.
Now copy and save the Device ID string.
By now you should have collected IDs for:
- message type,
- device,
- device's authorization token.
With the device type, message type and device configured, it is time to test sending some sensors data.
First you will do it using built-in client. Go to the IoT Service Cockpit and click the Send and view messages… tile to open Message Management Service Cockpit.
There are different protocols available to send messages with sensor data to the SAP Cloud Platform IoT Service for Neo environment. For now you will use HTTP REST protocol.
Click the Messaging through HTTP tile in Data Services group.
On the HTTP API page, you will have a client to Send Message with an Data Endpoint like this:
d000-e000-v000-i000-c000-e001 to your device's ID you copied above. Note: It is the device ID, not its authorization token.
You will next formulate your HTTP POST payload. Since you are sending it as a JSON format, numbers (
double, etc) are not placed in double quotes, while strings and the Key of the Key/Value pair are in quotes.
Under Message to post replace the existing content with the following which matches the message type your used earlier.
{"mode":"sync", "messageType":"m0t0y0p0e1", "messages":[{"temperature": 21.5, "humidity":50.7, "timestamp":"2017-09-22T17:07:37.930Z"}]}
NOTE - the
"m0t0y0p0e1"must be changed to match your
message type ID.
The date format is a combined date and time representation in ISO 8601 format. It is in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) as indicated by a
Zdirectly after the time without a space.
Click the Send button. If everything goes OK, you should see a response code of
200 similar to this screen shot or response code
202 when you post for the very first time.
You receive response code
202 when your request was not immediately processed, but instead was placed in a processing queue. You should copy returned HTTP endpoint into Receive acknowledgments field and click Send to receive the status of your queued request.
Response codes
4xx or
5xx indicate that post request has failed.
To verify that the posting worked, switch back IoT Service Cockpit, click Send and view messages, or perform other actions tile, then click the Display stored messages tile.
Find table
T_IOT_<YourMessageType> and click on it. When the page updates you should see something like this:
Please note OData API link in the up right corner. Clicking it will give you the URL which you can use to query this data from your applications using OData protocol.
You can as well see data on the chart, when have more values stored.
Go back to Message Management Service Cockpit and now choose the Messaging through MQTT over WS tile in Data Services group.
MQTT is a connectivity protocol for the Internet of Things. It was designed as an extremely lightweight publish/subscribe messaging transport. You can find more at http://mqtt.org/.
In the Connect Client area change the Device ID to the id of your virtual device. And click Connect
Once connected update the message payload. Please note that the communication mode here is
async, i.e. asynchronous.
{"mode":"async", "messageType":"m0t0y0p0e1", "messages":[{"temperature": 21.3, "humidity":50.2, "timestamp":"2017-09-22T17:29:37.930Z"}]}
Click Send
Scroll down to check Reply from Server. You should see a message received from the service with the code
202. It is not
200 as it was in case of synchronous communication using HTTP REST above, because in MQTT now you used asynchronous communication.
As in the previous step go to check the posted data in the table.
Now you will an external REST client to post from. This will require authentication mechanism not needed when used platform's built-in client.
In this step you will use Postman Application for Google Chrome.
There is no need to create a Postman account, if you are asked during the first run of the Postman application.
In Postman select POST from the drop down menu. Copy the HTTP endpoint from your account's built-in REST client to Postman's
Enter request URL field.
Open the Headers section and set:
- the "
Authorization" value to "
Bearer [TOKEN ID]" using the authorization token id you copied when created your virtual device,
- the "
Content-Type" to "
Select Body, then the RAW type. Copy and paste the same content you just had in a simple client. Make a few value changes to make easier spotting this insert. Make sure you change the
messageType to your ID.
{"mode":"sync", "messageType":"m0t0y0p0e1", "messages":[{"temperature": 20.4, "humidity":52.1, "timestamp":"2017-09-22T17:53:37.930Z"}]}
Click Send and you should receive a message similar to that from the SAP Cloud Platform simple client.
This indicates that your POST was successful.
If you return to the "Display Stored Messages" in SAP Cloud Platform you should see this new entry sent from the Postman application.
You can switch as well to a chart view of received values.
Next Steps
Step 1: Open Message Management Service Cockpit
Step 2: Open IoT Service Cockpit
Step 3: Create a message type for environmental data
Step 4: Create a device type for weather stations
Step 5: Create a virtual device
Step 6: Test the configuration using HTTP API built-in client
Step 7: Display received messages
Step 8: Test the configuration using MQTT WebSocket built-in client
Step 9: Test the configuration using Postman application
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Funding Will Accelerate Market Penetration and Grow The Players Network
Funding Will Accelerate Market Penetration and Grow The Players Network
SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwired - Apr 21, 2014) - Digital Caddies Inc., (OTC Pink: CADY) (PINKSHEETS: CADY) a leader in on-course delivery of technology services and content to golfers, is pleased to announce the final closing of the previously announced equity funding with Paulson Investment Company Inc., a boutique investment bank specializing in small- to mid-cap technology investments, for a total of approximately $4.1M USD.
Funding for Digital Caddies was secured by Paulson Investment Company, Inc., an investment bank specializing in small- and mid-cap markets. Mike Loustalot, president of Digital Caddies, says, "The team at Paulson Investments has been a fantastic partner in our quest to bring The Players Network to courses, golfers and advertisers." He adds, "This funding is another significant milestone in the history of our company."
Digital Caddies has installed their system on approximately 5,000 golf cars across the U.S. In March 2014, the company announced the network was generating advertising impression inventory at a run rate of over 100 million per month, which outpaced management's initial expectations. This better than expected performance immediately resulted in agreements with numerous mobile advertising networks who are now working with Digital Caddies to fill the ad inventory with relevant, premium ad units targeted to The Players Network audience.
Once a golf course is equipped with the touchscreen tablets, golfers enjoy a variety of useful applications and services including GPS-based course navigation, aerial green views, accurate yardages to landmarks and on-course messaging. Digital Caddies' tablets install easily on golf cars and connect wirelessly to the Web through Sprint's nationwide 3G network, providing the golf course a broad portfolio of real-time course management tools via GPS-based car tracking and communications. These tools enable course operators to improve the golfers' experience, manage pace of play and increase merchandise and concession sales via real-time promotions. Golf courses will benefit from reduced operating costs by better tracking golf car inventory, managing driver behavior and forecasting agronomy issues.
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Jim Goad is a freelance writer and the former publisher of ANSWER Me! He was born near Philadelphia, PA, and has lived in Brooklyn, Los Angeles and Portland, OR. He now lives in Schwenksville, PA. He is noted for his perfectionism, his temper, and his exaggerated, often humorous writing style.
Through the run of ANSWER Me!, he was married to Debbie Goad, and credited her as the magazine's co-publisher. He now claims that she contributed little and that he rewrote her pieces heavily. The Goads divorced in the late 1990s, and Debbie died of ovarian cancer in 2000.
In 1997, Jim Goad began a mutually abusive affair with zinester Sky Ryan. Goad eventually filed a restraining order against Ryan, but they continued their relationship until 1998, when he was arrested for beating her. He served a prison term and was paroled in 2001.
In the summer of 2001, Goad participated in the Angry White Male Tour, but left halfway through after falling out with organizer Shane Bugbee.
Goad is the author of two books, the sociological treatise The Redneck Manifesto and the memoir Shit Magnet (which he wrote while incarcerated). He has contributed to many magazines (notably Vice) and is currently working on a book about NASCAR.
As a child, Goad wanted to be an actor, but his parents did not allow him to pursue it. He has created several audio recordings, including two country albums. His website features a sampling of his writing new and old, along with a very active message board.


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Slow Art Collective (current core member: Dylan Martorell, Chaco Kato) is an artistic collective established 2008, that focuses on creative practices relating to environmental sustainability, material ethics, DIY culture and collaboration. Members of the collective share common ideas, focusing on process-based art practice and use non-invasive material for environment.
Workshop is a vital aspect as it becomes a crucial part of our installation.Slow Art Collective works with a wide range of people regardless the age, gender, race.We have worked in numbers of places including National Gallery of Victoria, Artplay, Castlemaine Festival and Fun 4 kids festival in Warnnambool Art Gallery.
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Welcome to the 45 anniversary of the first encounter between Maitreya Rael and Yahweh, the president and representative of the extra-terrestrial scientists known as the "Elohim", when they told him how they made all life on earth, including "man in their image", thousands of years ago. Together we will celebrate this historic encounter with love, laughter and kindness, because that is the essence of the message that Yahweh gave to Maitreya for humanity.
This meeting 45 years ago was the beginning of the Raelian Movement, a wonderful adventure that we are all part of, and which is catalysing the peaceful transformation of humanity from a primitive warlike group of tribes into the golden age of freedom, love and supraconscioiusness.
This encounter also represents the final chapter of a succession of meetings between the Elohim and the prophets of old, who were their contactees, charged with passing on their message of love, adapted to each epoch.
Finally in this age of science, where we are beginning to experiment with DNA ourselves, we can understand how we were created in laboratory by these expert scientific artists, and how these creators love us like their children and hope to meet us at The Embassy.
So this encounter is both the end of the darkness and the beginning of the new light, the first rays of a new dawn for humanity, and it is right and fitting that it should happen in the land of the rising sun.


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Weekly Wire: the Global Forum
These are some of the views and reports relevant to our readers that caught our attention this week.
Anti-Corruption Views- World Bank, UN make 'how to' asset recovery guide
"How do you stop corrupt regimes from stashing their money in your jurisdiction? That is the question a joint initiative by the World Bank and United Nations answers in a recent report.
The Barriers to Asset Recovery report, by the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR), gives policymakers a 'how to' guide on implementing laws and mechanisms needed to freeze and repatriate stolen assets." READ MORE


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Defend the Faith!
Would you like to become a better Catholic Apologist?
What do you do when someone asks, "Have you been saved?" or "Are you born again?" How do you answer? How should we, as Catholics, reply to these common Protestant questions? And how should we defend our faith with the anti-Catholics who so misinterpret our beliefs? It really amazes me that so many do misunderstand and believe the lies and misconceptions that abound. In researching links for this site I came across several websites claiming to profess the truth about Catholicism, but in reality they only harbor false "truths" about our faith. One such site that dreadfully misrepresents our Catholic faith is Chick Publications - Jack Chick tracts. In response to this "attack" of Catholicism, I recently came across the following website: Don't be fooled by Jack Chick Tracts.
So, what are we to do? First, make sure the sources we use for deepening our understanding of Catholicism are legitimate and represent the Church's true teachings. Second, I think we should learn as much as possible so we can adequately answer and defend our faith when such a situation arises.
I've collected some resources for the very purpose of helping us all become better Catholic Apologists.
Web Links
Una Fides - Apologetics for Catholics and Other Christians
Site is dedicated to the Gospel message of Christian unity through education and understanding.
Catholic Apologetics on the Internet
This site houses an extensive and excellent collection of links with a wealth of Apologetic and educational information.
Starting Out as an Apologist
Very good article from Catholic Answers designed to help one begin the task of training to adequately defend the faith.
Catholic Apologetics for Catholics and other Christians
Another great resource for expanding your knowledge and developing your apologetic skills which includes the following topics: Is the Bible Inspired?, The Bible Alone?, Are We Assured of Salvation?, The Papacy, The Eucharist, Purgatory, and Prayer and The Saints.
Apologetics & Evangelization Links
My collection under this subject includes such sites as Catholic Answers and Institute Applied of Biblical Studies, as well as other excellent resources for defending our faith. Also, in my Church History subject there are some other great apologetic resources, including How do we know The Catholic Church is the Church which Jesus Christ Founded? and Eucharist in the Early Church.
Other Resources
Catholicism and Fundamentalism: The Attack on Romanism by Bible Christians
By Karl Keating
In this book Keating defends the Catholic faith against charges brought on by those he calls "Professional anti-Catholics" - those who devote their time attacking "Romanism" - by using the authorities that non-Catholics would find convincing.
Apologetic Bible Cards - Sets 1 and 2
These convenient cards will help you learn and remember the scripture needed to better defend the faith. Each card features a common objection to Catholicism and includes the scripture to back up the Catholic teaching. Sets are also available individually. Set 1 addresses Mary, the Saints, Papacy, Tradition, Faith, Works, Salvation, Statues, Relics, and Purgatory. Set 2 includes the following topics: Baptism, Confession, the Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Divorce, Priesthood, and Anointing of the Sick.
Answering Missionaries at Your Door
By Fr. Mitch Pacwa
Fr. Pacwa's crash course on false prophets and the fundamental beliefs of two of the fastest growing religious sects challenging Roman Catholicism are on 6 audio tapes.
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Park Sessions 2012: Bear Mountain
Is there anything better than riding a perfectly sunny, perfectly manicured park? No, we didn't think so, and neither did our crew for the first stop of our 2012 Park Sessions. Jake Kuzyk, Ethan Deiss, Zak Hale, Chris Bradshaw, Ian Sams, Lenny Mazzotti and Lucas Magoon absolutely destroyed Bear Mountain for a week. Now that might seem like an unlikely crew of shreds, but when you mix all those different styles and personalities, dudes get stoked, and tricks get put down!
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Unless you were there when it started, it's difficult to imagine the enormity of the impact that motor vehicles had on warfare.
For instance, back during the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg dragged on for three bloody days while exhausted masses of infantry flung themselves at one another. World War I was the first mechanized conflict, but it was World War II that really proved how effectively vehicles could speed up a battle, in the case of the German blitzkriegs, or overwhelm an enemy with a constant flow of massed material, as after the D-Day invasion. Today, taking an entire country in a single day is not impossible.
Vehicles that changed history so profoundly deserve to have an organization of their own, and they do: The Military Vehicle Preservation Association, based in Harry S. Truman's hometown of Independence, Missouri, and more than 10,000 members strong. It's open to owners, restorers and admirers of both wheeled and tracked military vehicles of every application.
The MVPA is about to hold its annual convention, set for Aug. 4-6 at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center in Duluth, Minnesota. Events scheduled include a swap meet, judged vehicle display, river cruise and a social calendar. Listen, Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Ermey of The History Channel's Mail Call showed up at a recent convention. You wouldn't want to disappoint that guy, would you? HOOAH!
To find out more, send a priority communication to the MVPA at 800-365-5798, or point your browser to www.mvpa.org.
If you can't make the convention, consider the MVPA's other big annual event, the Salute to Victory, set for Oct. 7-8 in Auburn, Indiana, right across the street from Kruse International's headquarters.
(This post originally appeared in the July 21, 2005, issue of the Hemmings eWeekly Newsletter.)


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The Search for Lost Frogs, launched in August by Conservation International
(CI) and the IUCN Amphibian Specialist Group (ASG), with
support from Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC), sought
to document the survival status and whereabouts of threatened species of
amphibians which they had hoped were holding on in a few remote places.
However, five months of multiple, targeted expeditions have led to
disappointing findings that conservationists say should sound an urgent wake-up
call for countries, and prompt coordinated efforts to prevent further declines
in the populations of these environmentally sensitive barometer-species. Only
four of 100 missing amphibians that scientists set out to find were located.
Eleven more rediscoveries were unexpected surprises.
The search — a first of its kind — took place between August and December
2010 in 21 countries, on five continents, and involved 126 researchers.
(See list of countries below). It represented a
pioneering effort to coordinate and track such a large number of "lost"
amphibians. The goal was to establish whether populations have survived
increasing pressures such as habitat loss, climate change, and disease, and to
help scientists better understand what is behind the amphibian crisis.
Amphibians are the most threatened group of vertebrates, with over 30 per cent
threatened with extinction due to habitat loss and a fungus that causes
chytridomycosis — an infectious disease — among others.
Out of an initial list of 100 "lost" species, only four amphibians were
rediscovered during the 2010 global search. Three of these were previously
been reported by Conservation International:
One new and exciting rediscovery, however, is the Critically Endangered Rio
Pescado stubfoot toad of Ecuador (Atelopus balios), which was found
this past October. The team of scientists led by the Ecuadorian herpetologist
Santiago Ron spoke with members of the local community, who gave convincing
accounts of recent sightings of the species — it is often the case that local
people know of the existence of species even if scientists do not.
Pescado stubfoot toadAtelopus baliosLast seen
A single healthy adult toad was then found during a night search beside a
river in an area dominated by farms and tropical rainforest. The striking,
spotted toad was the only species identified in the campaign's "top 10" list to
be found.
The Rio Pescado stubfoot toad is found only in Ecuador and is restricted to a
very small area — four localities in the Pacific lowlands of southwestern
Ecuador. The land where it was found is unprotected and the future of this
species is uncertain. It is likely that this represents the last population of
the species because it has not turned up in any other known
localities. Stubfoot toads — or harlequin toads as they are sometimes
referred — have been particularly hard hit by amphibian declines and
extinctions, with only a handful of species clinging to survival. Researchers
feared that the chytrid fungus had wiped out the Rio Pescado stubfoot toad,
which was previously last seen in 1995, along with many other closely related
species in Ecuador. Its rediscovery is significant and encouraging, said CI's
amphibian expert Dr. Robin Moore, and should offer Ecuadorians a unique
opportunity to protect this gorgeous and rare species.
Other rediscoveries were made in India, where scientists, who were inspired
by CI's global search, launched their own campaign to focus on rediscovering
local species. The effort resulted in five missing amphibians being
rediscovered, so far, including one that was last seen in 1874 and another which
was found by pure chance in a rubbish bin.
Dr. SD Biju, of the University of Delhi, organized the "Lost!
Amphibians of India" to track approximately 50 missing species, and
described his reaction to the incredible rediscoveries:
"I was so excited to see the Chalazodes Bubble Nest Frog in life after 136
years. I have never seen a frog with such brilliant colors in my 25 years of
research! It has an unusual combination of fluorescent green dorsum, ash blue
thighs and patchy yellow eyes. I feel assured that these rediscoveries will
infuse more enthusiasm in our pursuit of the remaining 45 'lost' amphibians. Our
hunt has just begun and it is a good start."
In Haiti, searches in the country's diminishing forest regions of the
southeast and southwest yielded six surprising rediscoveries of species (previously
reported by CI) that were not on scientists' initial list of 100, but that
had not been seen in two decades – including the Ventriloquial Frog and Mozart's
In Colombia, no species were rediscovered, but three potentially
brand new species to science were documented.
Dr. Moore added, "Rediscoveries provide reason for hope for these species,
but the flip side of the coin is that the vast majority of species that teams
were looking for were not found. This is a reminder that we are in the midst of
what is being called the Sixth Great Extinction with species disappearing at 100
to 1000 times the historic rate — and amphibians are really at the forefront of
this extinction wave. We need to turn these discoveries and rediscoveries into
an opportunity to stem the crisis by focusing on protecting one of the most
vulnerable groups of animals and their critical habitats."
To that point, Dr. Moore noted that his teams did not find the #1 species on
their "top 10" list: the emblematic golden
toad from Costa Rica, which some consider to be the poster child for the
global amphibian extinction crisis. The last specimen, a solitary male, was seen
in 1989.
Dr. Moore said: "I'm not completely surprised that it was not found, but I'm
pretty disappointed. While it does not confirm that the species is extinct, with
every unsuccessful search it does become more likely. It is very sad to lose
unique species such as this — I feel like the world becomes a little bit less
colorful with every one that is lost."
Amphibians provide many important services
to humans such as controlling insects that spread disease and damage crops and
helping to maintain healthy freshwater systems. The chemicals in amphibian skins
have also been important in helping to create new drugs with the potential to
save lives, including a painkiller 200 times more potent than morphine. Not to
mention their incalculable role in human cultures, from classical literature to
fairy tales, and the aesthetic worth of their bright colors and melodic
Even though the "Search for the Lost Frogs" campaign is coming to an end, CI
and ASG will continue their efforts to prevent further extinctions of amphibians
and ensure that their habitats remain intact and continue to provide benefits to
people, thanks to the support from Andrew Sabin and the Sabin Family Foundation,
George Meyer and Maria Semple, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation, Save our Species Fund, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Global
Wildlife Conservation.
"Searching for lost species is among the most important conservation
activities we can do as scientists. If we're going to save them, we first have
to find them," said Dr. Don Church, Global Wildlife Conservation's
Besides the campaign in India, searches for "lost" amphibians will continue
in Colombia and Dr. Moore will spearhead a project over the next three years to
adopt amphibians as an indicator group to monitor climate change impacts on
ecosystem health and incorporate findings into protected area management. The
work — to be implemented with several local partners — will take place in Papua
New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Haiti and Madagascar.
India — Five species were rediscovered in India as part of
the "Lost! Amphibians of India" campaign coordinated by the University of Delhi,
Global Wildlife Conservation, Natural History Museum, A V College , ASG and CI.
The campaign is expected to continue through the end of the year. (The five
species rediscoveries are being announced today for the first time). More at: www.lostspeciesindia.org
Chalazodes Bubble-nest Frog (Raorchestes chalazodes) Last seen in 1874!
Rediscovered after 136 years. This striking fluorescent green frog with ash-blue
thighs and black pupils with golden patches (highly unusual traits among
amphibians) frog leads a secretive life, presumably inside reeds during the day.
It is thought that the species does not have a free-swimming tadpole stage, but
completes development inside the egg. Rediscovered by Ganesan R, Seshadri KS and
SD Biju. Listed by the IUCN as Critically Endangered.
Anamalai Dot-frog (Ramanella anamalaiensis) Rediscovered after 73
years. This narrow-mouthed frog is named after the Anamalai Hills in the
southern Western Ghats where it was discovered (and last seen) in 1937 and the
appearance of yellow spots on its upper side and scattered white spots on its
underside. The original specimen was lost and there was no confirmed information
on the species until its rediscovery by SP Vijayakumar, Anil Zachariah, David
Raju, Sachin Rai and SD Biju. The frog calls loudly from marshy areas during the
monsoon season but hides the rest of the year under stones and logs on the
forest floor or in tree holes. Listed by the IUCN as Data Deficient.
Dehradun Stream Frog (Amolops chakrataensis) – only known from the
original description of a single specimen in 1985. Redisovered this year after
25 years by a team of graduate students from Delhi University: Sonali G, Gargi S
and Pratyush with Robin Suyesh, Rachunliu G Kamei and SD Biju. The frog is
characterized by a light green dorsal color with tiny dark spots. The frog
appears to be rare and its habitat requires protection to ensure its survival.
Listed by the IUCN as Data Deficient.
Silent Valley Tropical Frog (Micrixalus thampii) Last seen 30 years
ago and rediscovered in rubbish bin in a field station in Silent Vallery on a
fieldtrip following the launch of the LAI campaign in Delhi. The team further
observed several more individuals adjacent to a streambed under leaf litter, in
closed forest cover within the Kunthi River watershed. Rediscovered by Don
Church, Robin Moore, Franky Bossuyt, Ines Van Bocxlaer, David Gower, Mark
Wilkinson, Darrel Frost, Wes Sechrest and SD Biju. Listed by the IUCN as Data
Elegant Tropical Frog (Micrixalus elegans) Known only from the
original description based on a collection in 1937. The original specimen was
subsequently lost and the species evaded detection until it was rediscovered
after 73 years by KV Gururaja, KP Dinesh and SD Biju in a forest stream-bed at
the original collection area. The frog lives in forest streams and calls from
the edge of rivers where it presumably breeds. The area is a hotspot for
amphibian diversity, containing another 20 species. Currently there is a
hydroelectric project proposal in the area and the site is urgently in need of
protection. Listed by the IUCN as Data Deficient.
Haiti — Six "lost" species surprisingly rediscovered in
Haiti (announced in January 2011). These were not on the initial list of 100,
but were found during the search for another lost species. They had not been
seen in close to two decades.
Colombia — Three potentially NEW species were found in
Colombia (announced in November 2010).
Photos of the species rediscoveries being announced today (Ecuador and India)
are available for download:http://ci.smugmug.com/Media/2011/Lost-Frogs-Final/
Photos of the entire campaign are available for download:http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/15839842_uRiq6
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download: ftp://mediaguest:email@example.com
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Conservation International (CI) — Building upon a strong
foundation of science, partnership and field demonstration, CI empowers
societies to responsibly and sustainably care for nature for the well-being of
humanity. With headquarters in Washington, DC, CI works in more than 40
countries on four continents. For more information, visit www.conservation.org
IUCN Amphibian Specialist Group (ASG) — The ASG of the
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) strives to conserve
biological diversity by stimulating, developing, and executing practical
programs to conserve amphibians and their habitats around the world. This is
achieved by supporting a global web of partners to develop funding, capacity and
technology transfer to achieve shared, strategic amphibian conservation goals.
For more information, visit: www.amphibians.org
Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC) — GWC supports life on
Earth by advancing both academic and applied approaches to conservation
research, action, and education. Along with its strategic worldwide partners,
GWC is pursuing a common goal: to save wildlife species from extinction and
better understand and maintain the natural world and its biological diversity.
For more information, visit: www.globalwildlife.org
The University of Delhi is a premier University of India and
is known for its high standards in teaching and research. The Vice President of
India is the University's Chancellor. DU is a Central University established in
1922 For more information, visit: http://www.du.ac.in The Systematics Lab is a
unit of the Department of Environmental Biology and contributes to conservation
of amphibians through discovery and documentation of species. For more
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Matte Paint
Matte paint doesn't have a shiny quality when it dries, which many homeowners prefer for their interior walls. This is the most popular style of paint for homes. It covers up irregularities in the wall well but is also easily blemished.
Matte Enamel Paint
Matte enamel paint has all the positive qualities of matte paint but will last longer and isn't scuffed as easily.
Gloss Paint
Gloss paint will dry with a shine to it and is the second-most popular choice for interior wall paint. The shiny quality highlights imperfections in a surface, so people tend to stay away from it when painting wood.
Semi-Gloss Paint
Semi-gloss is also shiny but less so than gloss paint. It's more commonly used on trim than on walls.
Satin Paint
Satin falls somewhere between gloss and matte in terms of shininess. It will highlight imperfections well, like gloss, but is easy to clean.
Eggshell Paint
Eggshell is also between gloss and matte on the shininess scale, but it won't highlight imperfections quite as much as satin, semi-gloss, or gloss.
Exterior paints have similar choices for finishes as interior paints, but the pros and cons can be different for outdoor use.
Gloss Paint
Though gloss paint will make imperfections easily seen, it will also hold up to the elements the best. This paint is best suited for areas of a home or building that are frequently used, like door frames.
Semi-Gloss Paint
Semi-gloss paint is similarly long-lasting but isn't as shiny as gloss.
Satin Paint
Satin paint is commonly used for siding but will display irregularities underneath if the siding isn't in good shape.
Flat Paint
Flat paint is the best choice if painting over siding that has many dents, scrapes, or other imperfections.
Oil-Based Paint
If you're repainting a home that has been previously painted with oil-based paint, your best bet is to stick with this option. Water-based paint layered over old oil-based paint will peel easily.
Water-Based Paint
Water-based paint, or latex paint, dries quickly and cleans up easily, making it the preferred paint for a home's exterior. It will also expand when warm and contract when cool, which means it will hold up in all types of weather.
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If a quote seems high, ask the contractor what is increasing the price point. Perhaps it's something that can be negotiated, or maybe this business is just overpricing their services. On the other hand, be skeptical of any price points that seem unfathomably low. There could be a reason their prices are below the industry norm - perhaps their quality standards are uncommonly low, too.
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Not offering a warranty is a red flag, and you may want to be cautious about hiring a company that doesn't provide one. If they have a warranty, ask how long it lasts, and what it covers. Additionally, you'll want to get the warranty in writing should you need to refer to it later.
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You always have a right to know who will be entering your home. If the person you are speaking with says he or she will not be personally supervising the project, ask who will be, what their role is, and how long they've been with the company.
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If the contractor makes a point to train new hires on safety techniques as well as quality standards on the job, you're probably in good hands.
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The quality of the paint will affect how good the walls look when the project is completed. If your contractor says they plan on using a paint you don't like, feel free to request an alternative.
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Community involvement shows the company:
Additionally, being active in trade organizations indicates it is likely up to date on the latest industry best practices and that the company is dedicated to its trade. Also, a Better Bureau Business membership demonstrates the company is stable, confident, and willing to let potential customers check them out before hiring them.
If the company you hire is involved in a trade organization, it shows they take pride in their work, and are dedicated to providing quality service. Some top trade organizations painters might be a part of include:
Painting and Decorating Contractors of America
PDCA connects painters and home decorators through local chapters and councils. The organization also provides webinars, educational videos, and podcasts so members can stay up to date on the latest best practices and news.
American Coatings Association
The ACA doesn't focus on best practices so much as it does on best products. The nonprofit is dedicated to research and development of high-quality paint products as well as sustainability issues.
Finishing Contractors Association
The FCA has members that are painters as well as professionals who focus on flooring, drywall, and other elements to home construction and renovation.
Better Business Bureau
The BBB isn't a painter-specific group but rather an organization that is dedicated to ensuring that consumers can access information about anyone they do business with. The BBB also rates companies based on a Standards of Trust scale, which goes from A+ to F. A company doesn't have to be a member to get a grade, and it's a good idea to check to see how your contractor is scored as well as its membership status.


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Following are brief profiles of the employees of the School Board of Levy County who have been selected as the 2009-2010 Teachers of the Year.
The Teachers of the Year are chosen by their peers at each school. The District honorees are chosen by a panel of the teachers who received the award the previous year.
Following are brief profiles of the employees of the School Board of Levy County who have been selected as the 2009-2010 Educational Staff Professionals (ESPs) of the Year at each school, and the individual selected from that group to be District ESP of the Year.
The ESPs of the Year are chosen by their peers at each school. The District honorees are chosen by panels of the ESPs who received the award the previous year.
A Williston Elementary School teacher has been named Levy County's Teacher of the Year.
Ana L. Armbrister teaches 4th Grade at WES. According to a news release from the School Board office, she has been teaching in Levy County since August 2004 and was unanimously chosen "Teacher of the Year" by her peers.
She cosponsors the WES Safety Patrols and serves as a member of the School Advisory Council and Parent Teacher Organization.
Mayor R. Gerald Hethcoat presented the April Student of the Month awards at the Williston City Council meeting on April 7.
One student from each school is honored each month and receives a personalized certificate of excellence plus a coupon for a pizza provided by King Munchies.
Adam Sistrunk, a kindergartner at Joyce Bullock Elementary School, is the son of Robert and Catrina Sistrunk.
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With the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test right around the corner, one third grade teacher wanted her students to realize they were ready for the FCAT! So she decorated one of her bulletin boards with the face of a "cat" with these words above it: "We're not afraid of a little ole kitty!"
Then the students drew their own faces which came with their own "talking bubble" wherein they could write phrases that expressed their level of confidence: "Bring it on!" and "It's just like a little quiz."
At the March 3 City Council meeting, Council President Debra Jones, substituting for Mayor R. Gerald Hethcoat, recognized a student from each Williston school as the student of the month for March 2009.
Miranda Milton, a second grader at Joyce Bullock Elementary School, is the daughter of Charles and Kim Milton.
She was nominated by Laura Hunt, her teacher, who made the following comment: "Miranda is a bright young lady who enjoys learning and always strives to do her best.
Besides all those geometric shapes students can find in those prints of famous paintings, what else can they learn from art? In the art classroom of Helen Darling, art teacher at Williston Elementary School, Ocala artist Connie Ferreira recently shared her vast knowledge about polymer clay as she engaged the 3rd, 4th and 5th graders for eight days during an "artist-in-the-school program," jointly funded by the Florida Arts in Education program (using matching funds from the School Board of Levy County), the Linda Green Proctor Memorial Fund and the Williston Art League.
When all was said and done after Saturday night's 2009 Superintendent's Gala, the Levy County Schools Foundation raised approximately $13,000 for scholarships for area students. The Gala, held this year at Chiefland Elementary, was attended by 240 community members and featured live music by the Central Florida Community College Patriot Jazz Combo.
Two additions to the program this year included an award for outstanding alumni and a memorial scholarship for aspiring teachers.
Here at Joyce Bullock Elementary we strongly believe that learning begins at home and view our role in education as complementary to the educational experiences children have at home. In order to integrate the home/school experience we have designed Family Fun Nights three times per year. These nights are designed to keep parents in the loop of what students are learning here at school.
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I'm still thinkin' about President Obama's speech to the annual awards dinner of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation this past weekend. The White House transcript of the speech is here; the White House video is here.
There was much of interest in the speech. It would be a mistake to pass over it too quickly. Obama administration policies have been a disaster for blacks, yet they they make up Obama's most loyal base of support. What's his pitch? Showin' he can talk the talk appears to be part of it. According to Politico, however, the speech was not an unqualified success.
The now controversial AP account by Mark Smith accurately quotes Obama droppin' into his prissy urban dialect. Jay Nordlinger notes the controversy in his Impromptus column this morning. Serious chin pulling over the controversy can be found here.
I thought the speech required some translation that has been lackin' so far. Over at the American Spectator Andrew Cline devoted a brief column to an exploration of what Obama was really sayin' in the speech.
I started wonderin' about that myself, 'round about the time Obama told his audience to "take off your bedroom slippers."
Bedroom slippers? I guess he was speakin' metaphorically, but it would have made about as much sense to say: "Stop listenin' to Lawrence Welk. Stop waltzin' 'round the livin' room. Stop holdin' hands. Stop spoonin'."
Instead he said: "Put on your marching shoes. Shake it off. Stop complainin'. Stop grumblin'. Stop cryin'. We are going to press on. We have work to do."
Work? Actually, we don't have work to do. That's the problem. In Obamaworld, however, even the work is metaphorical — even "work" requires translation. Work — that'd be gettin' Obama reelected.
Well, it all reminded me of a pretty good song by Lowell George and Little Feat. Key line: "Everyone will start to cheer when you put on your sailin' shoes." In the video below, an all-star band put together by Stevie Ray Vaughan covers the song with Chaka Khan, Maria McKee, Rosemary Butler, Omar Hakim, Arnold McCuller, Hiram Bullock, David Sanborn and Van Dyke Parks for an episode of NBC's Night Music back in 1988.
UPDATE: I should have known that Rush explored the possible meaning of Obama's reference to "bedroom slippers" earlier this week.


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