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Posted: Dec 11, 2013 2:05 am
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This cache (GC3306) is the 7th oldest active in Manitoba. I'm contemplating making a trip to find this one sometime while I'm home from school (Dec. 13-31). It's near Virden, Manitoba and would essentially be a daytrip from Winnipeg. It takes a couple hours in the summer, but in winter you can cut across a field and the frozen Assiniboine River and be back in about 45 minutes total.
I haven't decided yet if I'll make the drive this winter, but I thought I'd gauge interest ahead of time, to see if anyone else would be up for making the drive (or, if you live in Westman, meeting me there). The cache would be a Jasmer hit for me (January 2002), and takes you one step closer to completing the All Our Yesterdays Challenge (GC39619) and Half-Century Challenge (GC4PFQJ). Plus it starts with the letter X, in case you haven't found such a cache yet.
Any takers? The date is up for discussion. And we'd be finding other caches along the way, no question. Interestingly, only 25 cachers have found this nearly 12-year old cache. Previous finders assure me you can't DNF it once you make it to GZ. Also, my weekends are pretty well spoken for while I'm in town, so this would probably have to be on a weekday.
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I'm totally up for this! I can let you know which dates I'm free (no kids).
There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.
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I'm free from 16 Dec - 6 Jan with the exceptions of 24-27, of course.
Count me in if there's room!
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tempted if we can make the day work.
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I've posted this on the MBGA Facebook page as well. Right now I'm looking at Boxing Day as the ideal day to go. I can take three passengers in my car. If there are more interested we'll have to take multiple vehicles.
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haha I would love to reply to you on there but they still haven't responded to my friend request :p
I will be in the Whiteshell during those days.
If you come up with something aside from Boxing day, Josh, let me know and I'll see if I can make it work.
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Update: I can now make either the 26th or 27th work. Which day we go will be determined by which has the better weather forecast. Between this forum and Facebook, it seems more cachers can make it on the 27th, so if both days are forecasted to have favourable weather, we'll go on the 27th. I'll make a decision by the 23rd or 24th.
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Update: the plan is to go on the 27th, this Friday. Plans are being worked out primarily through Facebook (Manitoba Geocaching-Association profile).
Those interested can meet in the Unicity Walmart parking lot at 9:00 AM on Friday.
It bears emphasizing: we will be walking across a frozen river (Assiniboine). Though precautions will be taken, there is always the risk of breaking through. I myself will be bringing ice picks and a chisel to gauge ice thickness as we walk across, and I am fine being the leader as we cross. If you have snowshoes or ice picks, feel free to bring those. If it helps, I walked across the width of the Assiniboine in Winnipeg last week without issue (at Assiniboine Park).
Bring food if youd like, but well stop for lunch in either Virden or, more likely, Brandon. Supper well play by ear. And of course, bring warm clothes, even if the weather is mild. Well be outside a lot.
So then: whos in for Friday? And who can drive if needed? All cachers welcome.
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Recap: The 27th was an absolutely gorgeous day for winter caching (~1 degree and no precipitation). We definitely lucked out. After caching our way to Virden, rurbonas, 4elements5senses, Bike_4_me, and myself parked up on the hill 600 m east of GZ, geared up, and walked down the path and over the fields toward the river. There wasn't enough snow on the ground in this area for snowshoes, so those were left behind. We made a beeline for the river, and could see the cache in the tree from across the way. But the banks were steep so another way was sought and found south of our location, where a drain from the field produced a more gradual descent. We crossed the river without issue and found the container full of water and ice, trapping the ammo can inside. Had to use force to free the ammo can, and then use delicate force to access the log and cache contents. Unfortunately the original log is wet and damaged, so we left a new log in a plastic bag. After getting some pictures of our group, we headed back to the car. The climb back up the hill took effort, and we were all quite warm when we got to the top.
A great day and a great adventure! Thanks to those who joined me, and also to those who had expressed interest.
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University Games will acquire the assets of Briarpatch Inc., a manufacturer of preschool specialty games and puzzles based on popular literary properties such as I Spy and Fancy Nancy.
The merger will increase University Games' domestic revenue by approximately 20 percent. Additionally, the Briarpatch licenses will augment University Games' Colorforms business. University Games will begin shipping Briarpatch products this month.
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Did you miss the Brodhead Watershed Association's Native Plant sale last weekend? You can still support BWA and buy native plants from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Josie Porter Farm.
Did you miss the Brodhead Watershed Association's Native Plant sale last weekend? You can still support BWA and buy native plants from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Josie Porter Farm.
The following native plants are still available for purchase: anise hyssop, purple coneflower, Northern blue flag, cardinal flower, purple monarda, mountain mint, wild petunia, blue vervain and ironweed.
The farm is at 6514 Cherry Valley Road, Stroudsburg. Call 570-992-0899 for directions.
The Monroe County Environmental Education Center is sponsoring a "Visit to the Pennystone Project: Geoff and Judy's Big Backyard" from 1 to 3 p.m. today.
Geoff and Judy Mehl have created an exquisitely landscaped yard. It is full of various design techniques and garden ideas, all of which use native plants. Geoff Mehl has also authored two books on using native plants in the landscape and is working on a third.
Environmental educator Darryl Speicher and the Mehls will lead the tour. Cost is $5 for center members and $10 for nonmembers.
Registration not needed. Call the center at 570-629-3061 for directions.
The Shohola Township Park & Recreation Committee will host a Spring Cleanup Day from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the township building, 159 Twin Lakes Road, Shohola.
No household trash, contractor debris, hazardous materials accepted. Refrigerators are $10 each, air conditioners are $10 each and propane tanks are $5 each. Tires are $5 for car tires and $9 for truck tires. No tractor tires accepted.
Any other refuse will be $15 per car load, $20 per SUV and $30 per pickup. Larger trucks will be charged accordingly.
Information, call 570-559-7394.
VNA/Hospice will host its fourth annual yard sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at VNA/Hospice of Monroe County Office, 502 VNA Road, East Stroudsburg, off Route 447.
There will be more than 20 vendors, tricky tray baskets, baked goods and refreshments. Proceeds will benefit Hospice House. Vendor space is $15 day of sale (if available). To register, call 570-421-5390 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Rain date is Sunday.
A kids yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to noon today at Dansbury Park on Day Street in East Stroudsburg. Kids ages 8 to 12 will be selling goods at the Day Street Community Center.
What's happening with native honeybees? Honey bee colonies have been dying in greater numbers than usual. We call this Colony Collapse Disorder as the queen and a few young workers are left behind. What's the story and is there a cure?
Dr. Anita M. Collins, an adjunct professor of entomology at Penn State University and a collaborator on a U.S. Geologic Survey study of native honeybees, will lead a discussion of Colony Collapse Disorder from 10 to 11:30 a.m. today at the PPL Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center, 126 PPL Drive, Hawley. Call 570-253-7001 or visit email@example.com.
Ross and Ross Nursery will have an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Route 191, Paradise Valley, Cresco.
Stop in to see what's growing. Enjoy some refreshments. Check out the summer class schedule. Buy some baked goods. Learn about producing your own honey with your own bees. Schedule a landscaping consultation or just browse the grounds for ideas.
Home and building safety and enhancement are the focus of a special forum May 30 at the Tobyhanna Township municipal building.
Tobyhanna Township and Pocono Summit Volunteer Fire Co. will discuss fire safety and awareness. Building code official Bill Burton will discuss backyard safety, focusing on decks and swimming pools. The township's emergency management coordinator, Phyllis Haase, and deputy John Holahan will demonstrate how to put together disaster supply kits. Peter Gallagher of Liberty Homes will offer tips on how to become more energy-efficient.
The meeting starts at 6 p.m. Seating is limited to 75 people. For information call Phyllis Haase or Maureen Minnick at 570-646-1212


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Feb. 21, 2010
2010 Northeast Conference Indoor Championship Final Results
LANDOVER, Md. (February 21, 2010) - The Sacred Heart men's and women's track & field teams both finished in third place at the 2010 Northeast Conference Indoor Championships presented by Road Runner Sports. The Pioneers collected five individual NEC titles at the event. The men finished with 82 total points while the women posted a team score of 89 points.
The Long Island Blackbirds won both team titles with the Monmouth Hawks finishing second. On the men's side, LIU posted 147 points with Monmouth in second at 128 points. For the women, LIU posted 149 total points with the Hawks in second with 130.50 points.
Sacred Heart graduate student John Kenworthy (Gloversville, NY) took home two individual NEC titles over the weekend, winning the 3,000 and 5,000 meter races. Kenworthy brought home the 3,000 meter title on Saturday, winning with a time of 8:35.19. He posted a victory in Sunday's 5,000 meters with a time of 15:10.13, breaking his own school record.
Sophomore Bertony Jean-Louis (Norwalk, CT) won the 60-meter hurdles in record breaking fashio, clocking in at 8.02 seconds. The mark broke his own school record and the Northeast Conference record of 8.10 seconds set by Mount St. Mary's sprinter Devin Berry at the 2006 NEC Championship. The Pioneers also claimed second, fourth and sixth in the event. Junior Peter Conti (Mansfield, MA) finished second to teammate Jean-Louis with a time of 8.35 seconds. Senior Jason Soule (South Portland, ME) was fourth in 8.43 seconds and fellow senior Keith Rowe (Tauton, MA) was sixth in 8.45 seconds.
Jean-Louis also scored points in the 60-meter dash, finishing fifth in a time of 7.06 seconds. He took eighth in the 200-meters, clocking in at 22.74.
The Pioneer Distance Medley relay team took home medalist honors as the team of sophomore John Ahern (Islip Terrace, NY), freshman Justin McLoughlin (West Hurley, NY), sophomore Taylor Dressman (Brooklyn, NY) and sophomore Jeffrey Lusignan (East Montpelier, VT) just edged out the teams from St. Francis (NY) and Long Island. The Pioneers crossed the tape in 10:20.37 (10:20.365) to the Terriers in second (10:20.368) and Blackbirds in third (10:20.88).
In the mile, senior Matthew Chorney (Bristol, NH) finished in fifth place, posting a time of 4:22.97. In the 4x400 meter relay, the Sacred Heart team of freshman Joshua Roman (Seymour, CT), freshman Jeremy Rosado (Brooklyn, NY), junior Daniel Galanto (East Hampton, CT) and Soule finished fifth overall with a time of 3:24.24. In the pole vault, Rowe finished fifth overall clearing the height of 14'7.25" (4.45m). Sophomore Nicholas Phillips (Portland, ME) finished seventh in the high jump clearing the bar at 6'3.25" (1.91m). Freshman Matthew Lyhne (Wethersfield, CT) finished eighth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.87 seconds. Freshman Christopher Connelly (Medford, NY) took home fifth place in the 3,000 meters, running in 8:45.09.
For the Pioneer women, senior Brittany Dexter (Ballston Lake, NY) became a four-time NEC Champion in the high jump, winning the individual title during the final day of competition on Sunday.
For Dexter, she once again successfully defended her high jump title, an event she holds the Northeast Conference record in. Dexter bested the field with a height of 5'7.75" (1.72m), eclipsing ECAC Championship qualifying standards. Dexter is now a four-time champion in the event and set the conference record at last season's championship (5'9.25" - 1.76m).
Sophomore Athalia Smith (New Britain, CT) came in second in both the shot put and weight throw events. Smith was second in the shot with an ECAC qualifier throw of 44'4.00" (13.51m). She also met the ECAC Championship standard in the weight throw with a toss of 56'5.75" (17.21m) for second place. Also scoring in the event was sophomore Chantaul Smith (New Britain, CT) who took sixth with a throw of 49'9.25" (15.17m).
Junior Kimberly DeLoreto (Hillsdale, NJ) picked up a pair of esecond place finishes in the mile and 5,000 meters and a third place finish in the 3,000 meter event. DeLoreto ran 5:06.17 in the mile and clocked in at 17:35.17 in the 5,000 meters . She posted a time of 10:04.80 in the 3,000 meters. Also scoring in the 5,000 meters was sophomore Brittany Llobell (West Sayville, NY) who ran in fifth with a time of 18:34.13. In the 800 meters, senior Sarah Tencza (Succasunna, NJ) placed second in the event with a time of 2:19.19.
In the 4x400 meter relay, the SHU team of junior Stephanie Kanner (Coram, NY), freshman Julianne Cappadona (North Attleboro, MA), freshman Molly Hurkett (Woburn, MA) and Tencza came home in fourth place, running in 4:07.69. The team of freshman Olivia Civardi (Brightwaters, NY), sophomore Amber Edwards (Hamden, CT), Tencza and freshman Brigid Paddock (Stony Brook, NY) placed sixth in the Distance Medley, clocking in at 12:42.38.
In Saturday's pole vault, SHU took second and third in the event. Senior Kerry Ojeda (Coram, NY) finished second with a height of 11'3.75" (3.45m) and freshman Lauren Sudbey (Sandy Hook, CT) was right behind her (11'3.75" - 3.45m). In the long jump, sophomore Ashley Matakevich (Stratford, CT) was eighth with a leap of 17'2.00" (5.23m). Civardi also placed in the mile, recording a sixth place finish with a time of 5:11.00.
Next up for both Pioneer teams is the New England Championships on February 26th and 27th at Boston Univeristy.


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Just a day after LG teased that it would launch its new flagship G3 smartphone sometime in the second quarter, it appears that we've now got a more precise date on which the LG G3 will make its official debut.
LG today sent out invitations to an event on May 27. As you can see above, the invitation reads "To be simple is to be Great," with the "G" stylized to look like it was pulled from the G2's logo. It's also worth noting that LG is actually holding events in 6 cities around the globe for this shindig, with gatherings planned in New York, San Francisco, London, Istanbul, Singapore and Seoul.
While the Life's Good crew doesn't come out and say exactly what it's got planned for this May 27 event, it seems likely that the LG G3 will be the star of the show. Not only does the invitation include the stylized "G" from the G2 logo, but the fact that LG is holding events in 6 different cities suggests that the company's got something big up its sleeve.
Previous leaks have suggested that the LG G3 will sport a 2560x1440 display, gold color, flattened user interface and a refreshed set of rear-mounted volume and power buttons. What other features would LG need to include with the G3 to make it a "must buy" for you?
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I remember as a teenager reading Kon-Tiki, by Thor Heyerdahl. This book, about the voyage to prove the possibility of settlement of Easter Island by peoples from South America, made for fascinating reading.
Naturally, the mysterious giant figures on the island were a source of wonder to many readers, including me. But sometimes life interferes with whimsy and Easter Island faded in my memory.
However, this year in early spring my husband and I planned a trip to Santiago, Chile to judge a dog show in June. While exploring flight plans we discovered that we could include a side trip to Easter Island as part of our flight to Chile at a much-reduced airfare for this 3,700-km segment.
With this knowledge my recollections of Kon Tiki stoked my sense of adventure and exploration. Now a great deal is known about the history, settlement and ultimate collapse of society of this small volcanic island in the South Pacific. Thanks to meticulous archaeological work it is clear that Easter Island was settled by Polynesians -- not natives from South America. The reasons for the massive stone figures, or Moai, as they are called, is part homage to dead chiefs and priests and "one-upmanship" in competition with other clans or clan groups. The final collapse of the original population after 600 years is a case study of an ecological disaster. It may be a lesson worth learning for all of us in 2007.
There are two ways to reach Easter Island, or Isla de Pasqua. The easiest way is to take one of the twice-weekly flights from Santiago, Chile via LAN, the Chilean National Airline. The other way is from Tahiti to Easter Island.
As we flew from Santiago there was nothing but ocean below, when suddenly a coastline of Easter Island appeared.It was raining as we arrived.
We were ushered into the small airport with a native band playing traditional Rapa Nui music. Rapa Nui is the name for Easter Island as well as the name of the Polynesian language spoken by resident Polynesians. (As the island is part of Chile, the official language is Spanish.)
Easter Island was created by the eruption of three major volcanoes and at one time was completely forested. It was also home to one of the largest and most varied sea and land bird populations in the Pacific. Today, it reveals a barren landscape covered mostly with grass and scrub. It is a primitive place with one paved major roadway that circles one half of the island and bisects diagonally the centre from east to west. Streets in Hanga Roa, the only town on the island, are paved. We chose to stay at a B&B owned by a Polynesian family, near Hanga Roa and in walking distance to the town, local shops and restaurants.
We would not recommend this trip for those who find walking difficult and it is not wheel-chair friendly. There are 4WD vehicles to rent at $60 US dollars per 24 hours. Gas is extra but the island is small. Motorbikes as well as horses for hire are also available. Camping equipment is available for rent at the airport. Many of the younger travellers that come to the island backpack and camp at designated campsites. There is much to see if you are adventurous.
No matter how you get around the island, the Moai make it all worth the cost and inconvenience. We rented a small SUV and were able to see all of the driveable part of the island in one day. Since all Moai were once pulled down, the abundant samples -- now standing on their platforms (Ahu) -- were re-erected by teams of anthropologists. On the side of the volcano that I call the Moai maternity ward, several hundred Moai still remain upright, waiting for centuries to be completed. Some are still attached to the rock face of the volcano.
About 3,000 people call Easter Island home. Tourism is the main industry, employing most of the population. These businesses are owned and operated by Polynesians. Scuba diving and surfing are also available and a nice beach offers swimming in summer months.
Poinsettias grow wild and are often found in front gardens of the small homes. Horses, dogs and chickens also roam freely on the island. During the winter season from April to August it rains intermittently daily, but only briefly. Airfares and hotel rates are less during that time of year.
The resident islanders are very friendly and helpful. We found four days adequate for a first visit -- which is the time between flights to and from Santiago.
If you love adventure laced with history and mystery Easter Island is for you. Many B&B hosts and hotel owners have transportation for hire and all will arrange tours with a local guide.
You must be aware this is a remote and primitive island and the restaurants and hotels reflect the difficulty of bringing in supplies. We stayed at the Mana Nui Hotel for $70 US per day, which included a great breakfast. It was clean, well run and we met personable family members.
We have done extensive travel as international dog show judges and this trip was all we expected and more. We suggest visitors read guidebooks and use the resources on the Internet to plan a trip. If you're armed with with a small backpack, a map and guidebook, Easter Island will unfold like a beautiful Polynesian flower to excite and enchant you.
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Lipscomb's Lady Bisons put in one of their better efforts of the season, but it was not enough.
Mercer forward Meghan Castaldo scored one goal and assisted on another in a 2-0 shut out of the Lady Bisons Thursday night in Atlantic Sun competitio at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex.
Defender Darcy Kibler scored the first goal of the game for Mercer at the 33:50 mark of the first period. Castaldo made a corner kick from the left side. Kibler went up high for the header and put the ball in the left side of the net.
Mercer made 10 corner kicks. The Lady Bisons made two.
In the second period it was Castaldo's turn to score. Forward Ashley Cook found Castaldo about 15 yards award from the goal. She kicked a ball from the left side that bounced along the ground and went in the right side of the net, beating Lipscomb goalkeeper Bethany Copeland who had moved in the opposite direction.
"We're not the nest team when it comes to defending corner kicks," said Lady Bisons Coach Jenger Parrish. "We tried too hard to overcome that and gave up the second goal."
Mercer out shot the Lady Bisons 24-5 with 12 shots in each period. Castaldo and forward Kaytie Vander Vos each had three shots on goal for Mercer which made 10 shots on goal as a team.
The Lady Bisons made three shots on goal with Sasha Sack, Melissa Chambers and Leslie Lopez each making one.
Copeland made eight saves for the Lady Bisons. Fio Lanfranco picked up the shutout for Mercer making three saves in the game.
Parrish, who has been practicing with only nine players die to injuries, saw some positives in the game.
"We did some good things," Parrish said. "We start off strong, but with our injuries and lack of depth it is hard to keep playing on a high level as the game goes along.
"Overall, I was pleased. I would rather win, but I asked the team to keep I simple and play hard. And that's what they did."
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Thread: Is Peer-to-Peer Lending Safe?
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If borrowers fail to repay their loans, you can lose your cash
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I also believe that thinking big and trying to gather more funds is a good idea because the risk of spending the little you borrow and not growing is out there.
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The most important thing is understanding what is the underlying asset. Meaning, to who the particular p2p platform is lending. And this is extremely crucial. Just to give you an example. Consider p2p platforms that issue payday loans (i.e. Twino or other p2p consumer lending platforms). In essence, if you go through this platform, you lend money to people who are unserved by banks and in most of the cases incapable of managing their finances. Currently the default rates are low and this is fine and they have even a buyback guarantee (meaning that if your loan defaults, you get the principal back). But imagine what happens in case of financial distress. There would up to 70% of loans defaulting and no payback guarantee would ever work in practice. So as long as economy is doing well, p2p concept can be considered relatively safe. But be careful what is the asset.
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The development of the peer-to-peer industry is a good thing for both investors and borrowers.
The greatest issue is that the industry in its current form and size has not been tested through the worst of a recession.
It is only then that investors will discover how easy it is to access funds, how much the safeguards cover and what the maximum potential loss could be.
The product also needs to be compared against similar alternatives. These are not bank savings accounts and should not be compared against the rates on offer there.
This is an investment product and should be compared against corporate bonds that offer between 4pc and 5pc, and shares that currently offer between 3pc and 6pc.
The nightmare scenario would be a pensioner drawing down their funds and placing a large portion into one of these products believing it to be as safe as a bank.
Any peer-to-peer investing should sit in a portfolio which includes cash, bonds and equities.
A sensible starting point would be to not invest more than 5pc of any savings pot. After the ravages of a recession, perhaps that can be increased.
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Following are the benefits of Investing in P2P Lending Platforms
Higher returns – P2P lending offers higher returns to investors on average. Depending on the risk you choose to take, the returns could be either high or moderate. Most investors choose a combination of high risk and low risk investments.
Diversification – It offers investors a chance to diversify their overall portfolio as investing in consumer credit is a completely different asset class than any other investment.
Simple to understand – For individual investors, P2P lending is far easier to understand than most other investments such as bonds or stock trading.
Opportunity to do good – A lot of investors are drawn to this form of lending as it gives them a chance to help others, small businesses or struggling families, who may not get help from traditional financial institutions. Some people also like the fact that real people and not a faceless institution is being helped.
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There's been a lot of knitting (and TCM watching!) around here.
The Grapes of Wrap shawl:
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Late night blogging.
I usually go to bed when I get tired. It's now 4am and I'm not tired at all. So, I'm blogging. 🙂
The Pastel Rainbow socks are moving right along:
There's a new project on the needles. The Grapes of Wrap shawl:
Earlier tonight I had a Cary Grant movie marathon and discovered something. Cary Grant is even more attractive when he's knitting:
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And here I thought the perfect man didn't exist. But, Cary Grant, knitting? Damn. I knew I was born too late!
Earlier today I looked up and saw a beautiful sight:
My girls are growing closer. Sam and Kish have always gotten along, but they never really hung out together. And, on the rare occasions when any of my dogs would snap at each other, it was always them. I was hoping that they would grow closer after Max's death and they have.
Speaking of Kishka, I've shown many of her couch yoga positions, but have never shown her dining habits. Yes, dining. Kishka does not eat like every other dog I've ever owned (standing up and downing the food in under five minutes).
Kishka dines:
What you can't see is that it takes her 20-30 minutes to eat a bowl of food. She takes dainty little bites and pauses between each bite. If she could talk, I'm quite sure she'd demand a cloth napkin and fine cutlery.


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In a state that prizes entertainers and celebrities, Deukmejian twice got elected governor anyway. He was the quiet-spoken, strong-willed type. "Iron Duke," they called him.
Gary Cooper would have been perfect for the part. Think "High Noon."
We're coming up on the 24th anniversary of Iron Duke's outdrawing the gun lobby to enact the nation's first assault weapons ban — an action hardly anyone could have predicted, given his political past.
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Friday, 4 May 2007
My Research into Palaeozoic Communities
1) Is global diversity a reasonable measure of true biodiversity?
2) How did tetrapods diversify? Did they conquer new niches or expand into new habitats?
3) How did mass extinction events effect community structure?
But even more interestingly, this study has an application to our present situation. We are witnessing a biodiversity crisis right now and it is not clear whether it is simply a part of Earth's natural cycle or massive impact by human presence (though to be honest I lean towards the latter). Studying past communities helps us understand more about our present situation.
The first part of my research covered the Palaeozoic, from the origin of tetrapods about 375 million years ago to about 250 million years ago. At this time there were no birds, no mammals and no dinosaurs. The landscape was dominated by large amphibians and the first reptiles. Amphibians at the time were not like frogs but more like very large salamanders, and the largest of these superficially resembled crocodiles (For example, see my post of Parotosuchus). This period of time ended with the largest mass extinction event, in Earth's history, the Permo-Triassic event 251 million years ago, when over 90% of Earth's species went extinct.
During the 125 million years though, a lot of changes took place. I realize this post has gotten long already so I will continue more next week starting with a look at the first tetrapods, who possessed a strange oddity that we rarely see today and one that has changed our understanding of the evolution of life on land. Can you spot this oddity in the image to the right?
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Sarda, your descriptions of your work are very interesting, especially to someone like me who doesn't work in the field. Thanks for taking the time to describe what you're doing - it looks like very important work.
Next, your link to the enlarged image is broken - it should be:
which is the text of the link; the URL behind the link is the one that's a wee bit mangled.
Looking at the full picture, it strikes me that this creature is not pentadactyl (five-fingered). It would make a good pianist, that's for sure, as long as you could give it a tiny waterproof piano and a big brain. And preferably lessons.
My understanding, such as it is, is that early tetrapods have all sorts of differing numbers of digits, but five somehow won the day. I've never heard anything more than conjecture about why five. What's the currennt thinking?
My eyes go blurry trying to count, but your amphibian seems to have seven visible digits on its rear limbs and maybe nine on its forelimbs, which would be a surprise. Has it ever been the case that tetrapods had differing numbers of digits on front and rear limbs? Or do I need new glasses?
Thanks again for keeping such a fascinating blog.
- 4 May 2007 at 16:32
- Chris Harrison said...
I'll guess that the "strange oddity" found on Acanthostega fossils is the large number of digits, as the John guessed.
- 4 May 2007 at 18:04
- Chuck said...
The tails are kinda funky. Are these guys marine or freshwater?
- 4 May 2007 at 21:50
"Has it ever been the case that tetrapods had differing numbers of digits on front and rear limbs?"
It is pretty common. Cats and dogs, frogs, tyrannosaurs and whales would be some examples that come immediately to mind.
- 5 May 2007 at 19:34
Ah, I'd thought that they still had vestigial digits that took the total up to five on each limb, and were fundamentally still pentadactyl. Sounds like I'm wrong.
- 6 May 2007 at 14:29
- Laelaps said...
Another nice post Sarda; I started reading Carl Zimmer's At the Water's Edge the other day and I'm amazed at how much we've learned in the past few years.
- 7 May 2007 at 17:21
When you say, "At this time there were no birds, no mammals and no dinosaurs." don't you mean that there are no bird, mammal or dinosaurs known to have been found in these particular layers?
- 9 May 2007 at 11:35
- Gufo said...
walt, I think she means it literally.
375 M years ago mammals, birds and dinos hadn't evolved yet. They came later on, from some of those first reptiles. I guess the others went on to become turtles, crocodiles and the other modern reptiles, or went extinct.
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The Three adds a navigation system, conversational voice command recognition and the smartphone-based Entune mobile app interface (see Technology below).
The Five goes nuts with LED headlamps, fog lamps, 17-in alloy wheels, SofTex stain-resistant upholstery (including the steering wheel for 2013) and an auto-dimming rearview mirror. The Five is also eligible for a number of exclusive upgrades, including adaptive cruise control, a panoramic sunroof with power sunshades and a hard-drive-based navigation system with a crisper Entune interface.
In our interior evaluation, the first thing we noticed was the Prius v's elevated, crossover-like driving position. The front seats are flat, but they provide decent support on longer trips, aided by the standard power lumbar support.
The Prius v's dashboard is a bit more conventional than the spaceship-like dash in the regular Prius, but it's more upscale, too, in both appearance and construction. If you want the nicest Prius on the market, the Prius v is it. The digital gauges and hybrid system displays will be familiar to any Prius veteran, and none of the controls or readouts take much time to get used to. Also familiar is the Prius family's trademark joystick-style shift lever.
The back seat in the regular Prius is already quite accommodating, but the Prius v does it one better with sliding/reclining rear seat functionality and a significantly higher rear cushion, allowing long-legged passengers to ride with full under-thigh support.
Cargo space measures up to 40.2 cu-ft behind the backseat -- twice the regular Prius model's trunk size -- and 67.3 cu-ft with the rear seatbacks folded. That's crossover SUV territory, no doubt about it, and Toyota does a great job of integrating the Prius v's battery pack seamlessly beneath the floor.
The roster of standard tech features is robust even on the base Two model, but the star of this show is the Entune system, which uses your smartphone's data connection to send mobile apps straight to the Prius v's touchscreen interface. The app roster includes Pandora Internet radio and OpenTable dining services. It's a nifty service if your smartphone's data plan can handle the extra usage. Note that the Five model's optional hard-drive-based navigation system gets a larger touchscreen and a crisper Entune interface. It doesn't come cheap, but we like that interface a lot more.
Performance & Fuel Economy
The front-wheel drive Prius v features the same drivetrain as the regular Prius, so it employs a 1.8-liter gasoline inline-4 and an electric motor that's backed by a battery pack. Total output is 134 horsepower -- this in a vehicle that weighs as much (almost 3,300 pounds) as a loaded Camry. In other words, acceleration is not the Prius v's forte.
But considering that not-insignificant curb weight, the Prius v's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel economy estimates of 44 mpg city/40 mpg hwy are impressive, edging out even the Camry Hybrid's estimates (43 mpg city/39 mpg hwy).
Like every Prius, incidentally, the Prius v is a dual-mode hybrid, which means it can operate solely on electric power when little or no throttle is required. The so-called EV mode is a disappointment, though, as it's barely distinguishable from driving the Prius v normally: Give it more than a dash of throttle and the gas engine automatically rumbles to life.
The Prius v comes with standard stability control, seven airbags (including a driver knee airbag) and anti-lock brakes.
Surprisingly, the government still had not crash tested the Prius v at the time this article was written. The independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gave the Prius v its highest rating of Good in all crash tests except the new Small Overlap Front test, where the Prius v was rated Poor. Nevertheless, the IIHS selected the Prius v as a Top Safety Pick for 2013.
Driving Impressions
The Prius v shares the regular Prius's smooth, quiet ride, except the extra size and weight makes it feel more substantial, especially at highway speeds. With its higher center of gravity, the Prius v is certainly no athlete, but it's got an easygoing nature that commuters and parents will likely appreciate. There's no getting around the power shortage, though, as it's apparent every time you need to accelerate. The regenerative brakes may feel odd if you're not familiar with the inconsistent responses of these systems, but we got used to them and we're sure you will, too.
Other Cars to Consider
Toyota Highlander - It's not in the Prius v's league efficiency-wise (and the Highlander Hybrid is too expensive anyway), but the Highlander offers a third row of seats and superior cargo space for roughly the same price.
Ford C-Max Hybrid - Boasting a superior 47 mpg and more athletic handling, the new C-Max is a formidable foe for the Prius v. But its trunk is marred by a big battery-pack hump, and its narrow, European-sourced structure makes it feel a half-size smaller.
Toyota Prius - Remember, the regular Prius gets 50 mpg, it's cheaper and it's a little quicker, too. How badly do you need the Prius v's higher seats and extra room?
AutoTrader Recommends: We think the Three model is the sweet spot. It gives you all the technology you need, including Entune, without breaking the bank.


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UPDATE 8:20 p.m.
Highway 5 has just been reopened in both directions from Hope to Merritt.
However DriveBC says the highway is still experiencing heavy snowfall with poor visibility.
Travellers are advised to exercise caution and watch for narrowed lane widths and slow moving trucks over the Coquihalla Summit.
Travel is not recommended unless absolutely necessary.
Check DriveBC for current conditions.
7:00 p.m.
Highway 5 is still closed in both directions from Hope to Merritt.
DriveBC says the highway is not just closed for avalanche control but also because of poor conditions.
The highway is experiencing heavy snowfall and poor visibility.
Check DriveBC for current conditions
UPDATE 3:40 p.m.
Highway 5 is closed in both directions from Hope to Merritt for avalanche clean-up. Alternate routes Highway 8 and 1 or Highway 3. Estimated time of opening between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Next update at 5 p.m.
UPDATE 1:53 p.m.
The Highway 5 closure and its expected opening time has been extended once again.
The Coquihalla is closed in both directions from Hope to Merritt for avalanche control and clean-up.
The new estimated time of opening is between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
The next update is expected at 3:00 p.m.
Highway 5 is still closed in both directions from Hope to Merritt for Avalanche Control and assessment.
The new estimated time of opening is between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.
The next update from DriveBC is expected 12:00 p.m.
Highway 5 is closed in both directions from Hope to Merritt for avalanche control and assessment.
The current estimated time of opening is between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday Feb. 19.
DriveBC says the next update will be available at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Bob Gilowski of VSA Highway Maintenance, the company that services large portions of the highway, says the depth of the avalanche was between half a metre and a metre but nobody was hurt in the naturally occurring event.
He says more than 200 centimetres of snow has fallen on the Coquihalla's summit in just over one week.
The highway was closed for avalanche control for a four-hour period on Saturday morning as well.
Check DriveBC for updates.
Hwy. 1 was also closed Wednesday morning.
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The Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt has been closed in both directions because of an avalanche hazard. There is no estimated time of re-opening. Highway 1 is closed in both directions from Hope to Lytton due to several motor vehicle crashes. Estimated time of re-opening is between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Detour available on Highway 3.
Highway 5 has reopened in the Box Canyon area, however, DriveBC has issued a Travel Advisory for the highway. Travel is not recommended on Highway 5 between Hope and Merritt due to limited visibility from heavy snowfall.
Hwy. 1 will be closed in both directions 26 km west of Revelstoke to 9 km west of Revelstoke because of Avalanche Control from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Wed Feb 19.
Hwy. 5 is closed northbound at the Box Canyon Chain-up Area because of an accident. The estimated time of opening is currently unavailable. An assessment is in progress.
Travellers are also advised that Hwy. 5 could be closed at any time and on short notice for the next 36-hours because of the avalanche risk.
As well, to safeguard road users, helicopter avalanche control has been tentatively scheduled, weather permitting for Feb 19 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The earlier Travel Advisory is also still in effect due to 'Limited Visibility with Heavy Snowfall from Hope to Merritt.'
Travel is not recommended. Check DriveBC for updates.
Update -- 11:30 a.m.
DriveBC has issued a travel advisory for the Coquihalla highway.
Heavy snowfall from Exit 202, the Portia Interchange to Merritt is causing limited visibility and travel is not recommended.
Motorists should not be fooled by the calm and sometimes clear conditions in the Central Okanagan today, there will be snow in the higher elevations.
DriveBC is reporting heavy snowfall to continue on the Coquihalla highway between Merritt and Hope today.
That is in line with what Environment Canada is forecasting – between 20 and 30 centimetres of snow over the next 24 hours and up to 40 centimetres over the Coquihalla summit.
The same conditions can be expected along Highway 3 from Hope to Princeton via the Allison Pass.


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The heavy rain that has brought misery to thousands has spread from the South West to North Wales and Northern England.
There are almost 200 flood warnings in place across England and Wales and nearly 300 less serious flood alerts following a weekend of almost non-stop pouring rain that left at least 800 homes swamped with water.
There are also two flood alerts are in place in Scotland - in the Scottish borders and Edinburgh and Lothians.
Parts of South West England were particularly badly hit, now people in the North and North Wales are struggling to keeps floods at bay as an inch of rain fell across parts of Cumbria, Durham and North Yorkshire on Monday.
A further 25 to 35mm is expected over north-east England overnight.
Sky's weather producer Joanna Robinson said: "North Wales will be another area that will see rainfall amounts really adding up, with 60mm possible by tomorrow morning.
"Tuesday will turn drier at last, as the rain eases south across England and Wales during the morning."
In North Yorkshire, residents of Richmondshire have been offered emergency sandbags to protect their homes from floodwater.
On the outskirts of Darlington, County Durham, the River Skerne was reported to have burst its banks, while pumps were being used to keep parts of the A66 open in the area.
Days of rain and strong winds have left three people dead, forced hundreds from their homes and brought chaos to the roads.
A 21-year-old woman was killed in Western Way, Exeter, after becoming trapped under a fallen tree which injured two others.
Inspector Andrew Webber of Devon and Cornwall Police told Sky News that the dead woman had been living in a small tent sheltered against a wall at the roadside.
"It was a very large oak tree that had been there for ... many years. Obviously we've had lots of heavy weather, it's been raining an awful lot, and the tree for whatever reason came down."
Her death follows that of a man on Thursday, who died when his car became wedged under a bridge near a ford in Rectory Fields, Chew Stoke, Somerset.
A 50-year-old man, named as Kevin Wilkinson, also died after falling into a canal in Watford on Saturday.
Thousands of motorists have had to be rescued from water-logged roads over the past few days.
The dramatic moment that David Dunn rescued a pensioner from his car was caught on camera.
The elderly man had driven into deep flood water in Keynsham, Somerset, on Sunday, and his vehicle began floating down a swollen river.
Mr Dunn and his son Cameron drove their vehicle into the water and pulled him through the car's window. The pensioner was wet and shaken but otherwise unhurt.
Northamptonshire Police said another pensioner had to rescued from his car after becoming trapped in flood waters under a railway bridge.
He was spotted by a passer-by who told police that the water was level with his sun visor.
A police spokesman said officers found the car and rescued the man, who received medical treatment and was later arrested on suspicion of drink-driving.
Some reports have suggested that homeowners in flood-prone areas are at risk of losing insurance cover unless the Government steps in to help the industry.
But Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has derided reports that the Government was struggling to secure a new deal with flood insurers for vulnerable homes as "complete nonsense".
Both the RAC and AA breakdown services reported surges in flood-related call-outs as roads and highways across the country have been closed due to perilous standing water.
But that has not deterred many motorists from taking their chances.
In Warwickshire three people became stranded on the roof of a four-wheel drive after deciding to go off-road driving.
Police issued a post on Twitter to say the men had been shouting abuse at those who tried to come to their aid. They were eventually rescued by boat.


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Living off-grid with three different seasonal renewable energy sources (wind, water, and sun) means our energy production ebbs and flows. It ranges from very high (for us) to a thriftier trickle as the weather runs its course. Bottom line: During times of bountiful power, if I'm not using the electricity our systems produce, then it is wasted.
When the wind blows, the water flows, and the sky is blue, our batteries rarely get below 100% charge. My husband Bob-O has installed a shunt to take the extra electricity our system produces and, through an electric element, this excess heats the water in our water tank.
This works so well that sometimes the water coming out of our faucet is 150°F. That's okay—we are used to it and are careful. When you take a shower at our house, you first turn on the hot water all the way and then use the cold water to regulate the temperature. And there's absolutely no toilet-flushing allowed when someone is showering.
The hot water is great, but we only need so much. It seems like whatever I do to use excess electricity also uses water. I can wash laundry in my water-efficient front loader or wash dishes in my water-efficient dishwasher. That is all well and good during the seasons in which we have an abundance of water. But there are times when the creek is so low we can't run the hydro turbine, and the spring that feeds our domestic water system slows to a trickle. The sun and wind inputs are at full bore, so in the daytime there is a lot of electricity. That's when I need an appliance that uses electricity, but not water. I could use my microwave oven to use that electricity, but I mainly use it for reheating food—I don't really like the idea of cooking my meals in it.
For years I have been curious about induction cooking. What would it be like to cook with electricity? I've always cooked on natural gas or propane stoves. Using electricity to make heat or cold usually uses a lot of electricity. That is why off-grid homes use gas to cook with, and solar or gas for heating water (unless you have a shunt setup like ours), and use a gas clothes dryer. In arid locations like ours, air conditioners are abandoned in favor of more energy-efficient evaporative coolers.
While it uses electricity, induction cooking is different from cooking on electric elements. Induction does not involve an electrical element heating a pot or pan—it makes the cooking vessel itself the generator of the cooking heat.
I'm not going to go all nerdy here—I'll let Wikipedia do it: "An induction cooker transfers electrical energy by induction from a coil of wire into a metal vessel that must be ferromagnetic. The coil is mounted under the cooking surface, and a large alternating current is passed through it. The current creates a changing magnetic field. When an electrically conductive pot is brought close to the cooking surface, the magnetic field induces an electrical current, called an 'eddy current,' in the pot. The eddy current, flowing through the electrical resistance, produces heat; the pot gets hot and heats its contents by conduction."
Just the pot gets hot and that's what cooks the food inside. I've really wanted to try this for some time, but the cost was prohibitive. I saw one for sale on Craigslist and the price was reasonable. I went online, looked up the model and started reading user reviews. That particular single "burner" model did not get ecstatic reviews, so I researched other models. I found what I wanted—the Sunpentown Mr. Induction Cooktop—read the reviews, looked for the best price ($59), and ordered it.
The single-burner unit draws 100 to 1,300 watts, depending on the setting. The temperature range is 100°F to 390°F. With seven cook (wattage) levels and 13 temperature settings, this gives me a huge amount of control.
Since the cookware must be a ferrous material, I had to check my pots and pans to see if they were compatible. This is very simple to do, using a small magnet for testing—if the magnet stuck, the pan or pot could be used on the induction cooker. All of my cast-iron pans were shoo-ins. I had an old enameled cast-iron casserole I was looking forward to using. The magnet stuck, but the bottom was not smooth and flat. There was a raised, round ridge on the bottom, and that put it out of the running. I tested everything—my countertops were littered with every pot I owned. I even dug into my camping gear. I ended up with a small array of workable cookware.
The first thing I tried was to boil water. It took two minutes on 700 watts (23.3 Wh) to bring two cups of water to a boil. Next, I made homemade corn tortillas and cooked them on my round cast-iron griddle. Wonderful! Then I cooked a big pot of beans in one of my enameled cast-iron camp pots. This worked quite well, although I was surprised to return after two hours to stir the beans and find that the unit was off. Apparently, as a safety measure, if you do not set the timer (one minute to eight hours), the unit will shut itself off in two hours. I turned it back on and set the timer.
Another safety feature is the "lock" button. To turn the unit on, the lock button must be pressed. If no other button is pressed within 30 seconds, the unit will turn itself off. It also turns off automatically when the cooking pot is removed.
I know from my solar cooking education that food pasteurization begins at about 160°F. So I can set my cooktop to that temperature and feel confident to leave food safely simmering at that temperature for an extended period of time (say, more than two hours).
Of course, not all of my induction cooking is done for extended periods of time. I mostly use the cooktop during the daylight hours—when our solar and wind power sources are peaking. I have gotten into the habit of cooking things like rice, lentils, or potatoes during the day to use later as part of our dinner. The cooktop also works great for cooking breakfast grains (Bob-O calls them all "gruel") or for pancakes and eggs. Even though the batteries aren't completely full in the morning, they soon will be, and I'm careful to first check the battery meter on our wall, so I can see the battery bank's state of charge. This kind of cooking does not take a lot of time, so it takes less energy.
I feel very good about this purchase. I now have a method to cook food using our surplus renewable energy. It is one of the puzzle pieces that fit in to make our renewable energy system even more efficient.
Kathleen Jarschke-Schultze is looking into landrace vegetable farming to adapt varieties to the microclimate at her off-grid home in northernmost California.


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The lake level was 659.8; with medium to light generation scheduled, the lake should hold at that level through the weekend. Surface temperature at Bagnell Dam was 80 degrees; tributary temperatures are 78 to 82 degrees depending on location and time of day. Truman Lake is four feet over pool.
BLACK BASS – Dennis Pace and Tom Kline won the Wednesday Night Tourney with 21.59 pounds, Big Bass was 5.68 pounds. Dinwiddie and Stark won the 6/25 Simply Bass Tourney with 22.97, their Big Bass was 5.79 pounds. Lower Osage: Excellent, try Bullseye jigs tipped with Berkley's Havoc Craw Fatty, Power Worm, or Yum's Pit Boss around docks and on chunk rock banks. Glaize Arm: Excellent, try Bullseye jigs tipped with soft plastics around docks or rocky points. Mid-Lake: Excellent, try Yum's soft plastic Money Craw or Power Worms around dock brush; also try crankbaits on points. Niangua Arm: Very good, try Money Craws, shaky heads, or Red Shad colored 10-inch Power Worms around docks, and crankbaits like Norman's Deep Little N or Rapala's DT10 on points and flats. Little Niangua River: No reported fish. Gravois Arm: Excellent, try jigs tipped with soft plastic critters. Upper Osage: Good to very good, try shaky heads tipped with Zoom Magnum Finesse worms on main and secondary points; also try 10-inch Power Worms around dock brush. Osage 60 MM: Good to very good, try shaky heads tipped with Zoom Magnum Finesse worms on main and secondary points; also try 10-inch Power Worms around dock brush.
CATFISH – Bagnell Dam Tailwater: Excellent on cut shad, some fish are very big. Lower Osage: Good on rod and reel baited with cut bait. Glaize Arm: Good, try fishing coves with nightcrawlers or chicken livers. Mid-Lake: Good around Tan-Tara Island on cut bait. Niangua Arm: Excellent for channel catfish, try nightcrawlers or chicken livers around docks 6 to 12-feet deep. Little Niangua River: Good on traditional baits. Gravois Arm: Good on rod and reel baited with dead minnows or cut shad. Upper Osage: Excellent on rod and reel or jugs; try shad sides or frozen herring. Osage 60 MM: Flatheads are excellent along bluff walls with live goldfish and 'perch'. Blues are fair on cut bait and channel cats are excellent on nightcrawlers and prepared bait fished 8 to 10-feet deep. Truman Tailwater: Good on cut bait.
CRAPPIE – Bagnell Dam Tailwater: Fair around the campground, try chartreuse colored curly tail jigs. Lower Osage: Fair, try minnows and blue ice colored jigs around big boat docks. Glaize Arm: Fair, try minnows fished around deep boat docks. Mid-Lake: Fair, try jigs around brush. Niangua Arm: Fair, try jigs over brush. Little Niangua River: Fair to good in deeper holes. Gravois Arm: Very good, try minnows or blue-and-white jigs around docks. Upper Osage: Fair to good, fish are 16 to 18-feet deep. Medium minnows are best. Osage 60 MM: Fair to good, fish are 16 to 18-feet deep. Medium minnows are best.
WALLEYE – Bagnell Dam Tailwater: No reported fish. Mid-Lake: Fair, try trolling a Deep Little N or DT10 on flats and points. Also, try vertical jigging Dixie Jet Spoons 14 to 16-feet deep. Niangua Arm: Fair, try trolling a Deep Baby N, DT10, or Cordell's Wally Diver on flats and points near deep water. Also, try vertical jigging Dixie Jet Spoons 14 to 16-feet deep. Upper Osage: Fair, crappie anglers are taking the most fish. Osage 60 MM: Fair, crappie anglers are taking the most fish. Truman Tailwater: No reported fish.
WHITE AND HYBRID BASS – Bagnell Dam Tailwater: Excellent for whites and hybrids on white Heddon Torpedoes and Bill Lewis Rat-L-Traps. Lower Osage: No reported fish. Glaize Arm: Poor, try white jigs in coves, also try Dixie Jet Spoons on flats and points. Mid-Lake: Poor to fair on spoons in open water. Niangua Arm: Try sqaurebill crankbaits and spoons like the Dixie Jet or Bass Pro Shops XPS Tungsten Jigging Spoon on points. Little Niangua River: Poor. Gravois Arm: No reported fish. Osage 60 MM: No reported fish.
BLUEGILL – Excellent around docks or submerged brush, try meal worms, nightcrawler pieces, and live or Berkley's Gulp crickets.
NOTE: The Lower Osage is from the dam to the 22-mile mark; Mid-Lake is between the 22 and 38-mile marks; the Upper Osage is between the 38 and 55-mile marks; the Osage 60 MM is between the 55-mile mark and the 89-mile mark; and the 89 MM is between the 89 MM and the Rt. 65 Bridge.
UPDATES – Bagnell Dam – Dam Bait Shop (573-216-2084); Lower Osage and Glaize Arm – Guide Skip Surbaugh (573-365-0006); Midlake and Gravois – Mike Foree @ Osage Beach Bait & Tackle (573-348-9333); Niangua Arm – Darrell Taylor; Upper Osage – Guide John Blankenbeker (573-280-1455); Little Niangua River – Greenmill Campground, (573-363-5577); Osage 60 MM – Bryants Osage Outdoors, www.osagetackle.com (573-374-2278); coming soon, Truman Dam Tailwater – The Osage Mini Mart, Warsaw (660-438-9575); Tourney Results – www724outdoors.com; Lake Level (573-365-9205). Compiled by Darrell Taylor.


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Legislators want to scrap Pennsylvania's practice of electing judges to the state's highest courts, because they say the system opens the door to corruption and conflicts of interest stemming from the millions of dollars in campaign contributions for those elections.
HARRISBURG — As one state Supreme Court justice prepares to face a jury on corruption charges, lawmakers are looking for a way to end judicial elections.
Legislators want to scrap Pennsylvania's practice of electing judges to the state's highest courts, because they say the system opens the door to corruption and conflicts of interest stemming from the millions of dollars in campaign contributions for those elections.
Instead, a newly created commission would identify a short list of judicial candidates to fill vacancies in the state Supreme Court, Superior Court and Commonwealth Court. The governor would choose from that list.
Lower court judges in municipal courts and the state Court of Common Pleas would continue to be elected. All judges would continue to face retention votes after 10 years on the bench.
State Sen. Anthony Williams, D-Philadelphia, the lead sponsor of the bill, said the merit selection proposal was intended to ensure the integrity of the bench.
"As citizens, we have to have utmost confidence in our judiciary, and right now, that's simply not the case," Williams said.
The proposed commission would include 15 members. Four would be appointed by the governor, four would be appointed by the General Assembly and the remaining seven would be members of the public, but the bill is silent on how they would be selected.
Williams said the mechanism for selecting commission members would be determined later, but political officeholders and staffers would be barred from serving.
State Sen. Richard Alloway, R-Franklin, chairman of the Senate Law and Justice Committee, is backing the proposal.
Pennsylvania is one of only eight states with judicial elections, according to the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, a judicial research center housed at the University of Denver.
Lynn Marks, executive director of Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, a statewide nonpartisan judicial reform organization, said judges in Pennsylvania frequently take political contributions from attorneys and interest groups who will later appear before them in court, complicating the judicial process.
"Judges are supposed to make decisions based on the facts and the law, not based on how their campaign supporters want them to rule," Marks said. "They criss-cross the state raising tons of money, all while promising to be unbiased when they are elected."
The bill's introduction is ironically timely.
Jury selection began in Allegheny Count on Wednesday in the trial of suspended state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin. She is charged with seven counts related to the alleged use of public resources during her 2009 campaign that ended with her election to the state's highest court.
Her sister, former state Sen. Jane Orie, R-Allegheny, was found guilty in March on 14 criminal counts ranging from forgery to conflict of interest related to the same incidents. She was given a sentence of two years to ten years in state prison.
Orie Melvin was suspended from the state Supreme Court in June, one day after she was charged.
Marks said a merit selection process would eliminate the incentive for future judicial candidates to dip into public funds or take advantage of well-connected family members to help boost election prospects.
The bill seeks to amend the state constitution to implement the new merit selection process.
Amending the constitution is a lengthy process that requires the same legislation to be passed by the House and Senate in consecutive legislative session. It must then be approved by a majority of voters in a statewide referendum.
The earliest this proposal could go to the voters would be in May 2015.
Williams said the bill would begin "a lengthy but necessary dialogue" on reforming Pennsylvania's courts, particularly in light of recent events.


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Rudy Maxa's World "Thailand, Golden Triangle" Rudy visits an elephant orphanage, takes mahout lessons, explores villages and meets Buddhist Monks.G
8:30 pm
Lidia's Italy In America "New York Italian Style" In this episode, Lidia shares three delicious recipes that she picked up on Arthur Avenue and in Little Italy, New York. Zucchini and Eggplant Parmigiana, Roberto's Chicken Piccante and Skillet Cauliflower Torrisi are all the very core of Italian American comfort food. She also visits the Maugeri Farms in southern New Jersey and the Migliorelli food stand in Union Square Market in New York City to see what kind of traditions these Italian American families are passing down to generations to come. D
9:00 pm
Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Road Food at Home" Bridget uncovers the secrets to perfect Slow-Cooker BBQ Brisket. Then, Adam reveals his top picks for slow cookers. Next, Chris visits Harpoon Brewery to discover the best beers for cooking. D
9:30 pm
Mexico -- One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless "Todos Santos Magic" Maybe it's the water, maybe it's the desert, but there's definitely magic in the charming Baja town called Todos Santos. It all starts at Art & Beer, a funky roadside bar on the outskirts of town that serves generous cocktails and outstanding appetizers. Then Rick checks into the Hotel California before meeting up with his local buddy, Sergio Jaurequi, for a history lesson about the town's disappearing and reappearing water supply. D
10:00 pm
Caprial and John's Kitchen: Cooking for Family and Friends "Forget What You Know About Brussels Sprouts" Caprial and John offer a new perspective on this vegetable. They fix Brussels sprouts with grain mustard and Brussels sprouts sauteed with bacon and onions.G
10:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe Classics "Greek Islands" Rick stops at touristy and exotic Santorini, becomes familiar with Aegean ferries, rides a motorbike around Smos and pops into a monastery.G
11:00 pm
Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish "Culpable (Guilty)" This episode introduces words for fruit and treats the importance of the leather industry in Argentina.G
11:30 pm
Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish "Caras (Faces)" This episode covers words for vegetables and provides some facts about the major cities of Argentina.G