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They've seemed a bit anonymous to me, I wouldn't mind them eliminated next. Them or Border Patrol anyway.
Quote from: QueenofRussia on March 20, 2012, 11:42:03 AMTHEY'RE SO CUTEEEEE AND HOTTT, HOW WOULD YOU NOT LOVE THEM??♥♥♥♥ and the blonde-ish is all wrinkly.
It seems like all they talk about is girls. Other teams say "wow, this place is amazing!" and they say "oh I wonder if theres some cute girls in here". It's really annoying.
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Joey and Danny's TV Guide elimination entreviewFor the first time in seven seasons on The Amazing Race, there was a battle for a Fast Forward. And just like in Season 13, the losers this time Joey "Fitness" Lasalla and Danny Horal ultimately got eliminated. "We just really wanted first place," Joey tells TVGuide.com. "If we didn't do the Fast Forward, I think we would've come in second, third or fourth, but we did it and we have to live with it." The friends say they "100 percent" regret going for it in hindsight, but know they were beaten by Dave and Rachel fair and square. See what else they have to say about their final leg, how close they were to winning the Fast Forward and why they're so much more than a Jersey Shore stereotype.You kept saying you didn't want to get beaten by a girl. Why can't you get beaten by a girl?Joey: [Laughs] I dunno why I thought that. Now I'll never underestimate a girl again!How far behind Ralph and Vanessa were you?Joey: We don't even know. They always say "race your own race." You never know how far or close you are to other teams unless you see them and we didn't see them. Once we lost the Fast Forward, we were like "Sh--!" [Laughs] ... However long it took us to do that, all the other teams had a jump-start on the other tasks, so we were pissed off.Why did you decide to go for it? Did you know when you decided that Dave and Rachel were doing it too?Danny: We were actually the first ones who chose to do the Fast Forward. We were the first ones out of there. Our cab was ahead of Dave and Rachel's. We said to ourselves before entering Azerbaijan that we gotta roll the dice here and get first. We saw the Fast Forward and didn't even think twice about it. We didn't even read the other clue! ... We kept looking behind us and no team was behind us, and I thought we were the only ones going to do it. But our cab was taking a leisurely drive around Azerbaijan and all of the sudden, their cab flew by us. They got there a good two or three minutes before us.Joey: Yeah, we still went for it because we believed we could beat them. When we got there, they were getting to the first stack of hay, which was obviously closest to where we got left off, and we took the one in the back. Our mistake was I was throwing the hay down to Danny onto the floor and he was picking them up and stacking them. Dave was throwing them onto the piles and Rachel was just moving them over. We thought we were going way faster than them. Next thing we know, they were done. We went from happy to mad in five seconds. We're not sore losers. Obviously we got beaten fair and square, but I was like, "No way!"Danny: I literally had one more hay bundle to put on top. As I was lifting, I hear, "They're done" from Joey.The last Fast Forward was right next to the Roadblock and you had to take a cab to this one. Were the locations far apart?Danny: Yeah. I think we knew that whoever didn't win that would probably be out of the Race. We were hoping the places would be close, but it was all the way across the city. But we never give up you saw that the first leg. We should've been eliminated then, but we pushed through and got a little lucky there.Joey: We also had to keep the cab the entire duration of the leg and he was driving slowly and didn't know where to go. Other cars were speeding pass us. I don't want to put the blame specifically on the cab, but maybe if we had somebody who knew where they were going or went faster, things would've been different.Danny: To be honest, if we had Dave and Rachel's cab, we would've been there first. And if Dave and Rachel didn't pass us, our cab driver might not have even found the hay because once we said, "Follow them," he went faster. The thing that stunk was that after the Fast Forward, our cab driver was all by himself, whereas the other teams were together, so those drivers were working together. I kept trying to tell him to get on the phone, but he wouldn't. That put us at a big disadvantage. Like last season that happened to the snowboarders and they got eliminated.Do you regret taking the Fast Forward?Joey: I absolutely regret 100 percent taking the Fast Forward. We talk about it all the time. We shouldn't have done it, but if we had won, we would've been in first place and won the cars. It's coulda, woulda, shoulda. We did it, we lost and it's our fault. If we were brought back for another season and there's a Fast Forward, I'm just gonna rip that thing up because we're not doing another one!Danny: By the way, Joey was the one who said, "Let's do the Fast Forward." [Laughs]When the cast was announced, a lot of fans thought you guys might be another Jersey Shore party animals and obnoxious. But I think a lot of them saw that you're nice guys and grew to like you. Did you see a shift in the fan reaction?Danny: I think we really changed a lot of people's minds. When people think of the East Coast and Jersey boys, they automatically think of The Situation and the Jersey Shore cast. We go out, we have a good time, but we're not complete animals like that. We got along with everyone on the show. If there was a U-Turn, we wouldn't have been U-Turned because people didn't like us; we would've been U-Turned because we're a threat. But I don't think teams would've U-Turned us anyway because teams got along with us.Joey: It's funny because in the pre-Race interview, we said we do the whole gym, club and tanning thing. Looking at us from the outside, we definitely look like the stereotypical Jersey Shore guys, but we wanted to break down those barriers. And if we had gotten eliminated that first episode, we would've been exactly what everyone said "We knew it. These guys are dumb. They couldn't do this and that." Luckily, we made it through the sixth leg. We're reading things online and people are saying, "You weren't cocky. You were nice and enjoyable to watch."You seemed to enjoy the Jersey Shore and Team Guido nicknames.Danny: We enjoy them. People tweet jokes to us about the Jersey Shore and guidos, and we retweet them with a smiley face. And people realize, hey, they have a sense of humor and they know that we're spoofing on it. We're not better than anybody, but I think we represented our families and where we come from well. Joey: We're also put in a different environment. If you followed us to a club, yeah, you'll see us partying and drinking. Put us in a competition-based setting, we'll compete and hopefully dominate everything. We did a good job showing we're not all about that lifestyle. Were you aware of the original Team Guido: Bill and Joe?Joey: Yeah. I actually saw something on the Internet when the cast was announced and fans said there's a Team Guido. I don't know if it was Bill or Joe, but someone replied to that saying, "This is the original Team Guido cast member from Season 1. There's only one Team Guido, so there's a curse out on these guys." [Laughs]Maybe that's why you lost.Danny: Maybe! And they were named Team Guido after their dog. But we didn't ask for the Team Guido nickname; we were given it. So they can have it!Joey: We wanted to be the New York boys. Obviously, we knew people would call us the Jersey Shore team, but we didn't expect Team Guido. I guess people just looked us and went, "Team Guido."Where did you get your animal hats and '80s glasses?Danny: We brought those. We wanted to show that we're about having a fun, good time. Looking back, I'm glad we did because our fan base is more than just 18-to-25-year-olds. Little kids are coming up to us and their parents are saying, "We appreciate the way you guys represented yourselves on the show." I'm happy that we showed who we are. We're setting a good example as opposed to the typical Jersey Shore example that's out there, which is drinking, partying and all sorts of garbage.Joey: We were shopping and saw those and said we'll buy them and if we go anywhere cold, we'll have to wear them. People who know us know that we're jokesters. I would never wear that hat somewhere serious, but we're on TV, I'm gonna throw on a silly hat and stupid glasses and make people laugh. And people did.Danny: We do wear those glasses at the club. We're not gonna lie. And we have a glasses line coming out, so you have to stay tuned to our Twitter for more news.What else are you up to?Danny: We'd love to do something again and show the world more about us. The way the Jersey Shore kids are portrayed they just party. Hopefully we'll get an opportunity out of this.Joey: We would definitely love if we could get our own show ... where we travel and do all sorts of crazy things. We had a blast doing The Amazing Race, so we'd love to continue experiencing the world and doing our thing and letting people see who we are.http://www.tvguide.com/News/Amazing-Race-Joey-Fitness-Danny-1045309.aspx
JOEY FITNESS: Aside from sleeping on the floors, just the traveling, too. Youll see on TV where theyll show us on the bus from Point A to Point B. Meanwhile were been on the bus for eighteen hours. Youre just trekking and traveling on different flights. On TV it looks like two seconds. Theyre flying from Argentina to Paraguay to Germany. In reality, were running through airports, racing to Customs, and it takes a toll on your body. Youre never getting a good nights sleep. Youre either sleeping on a plane or not sleeping at all.
I think the way we were portrayed on the show was as two good guys, so I hope the world saw that. And if there's an all-stars edition, yeah, we definitely want to be brought back. We discussed this and we'd be guaranteed to win if we get brought back on all-stars.
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Gambutsev Mountains reveal their secrets
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A range of mountains lying beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, similar in size and shape to the Alps, has been surveyed using an ice depth radar technique pioneered by in the sixties by {cms_selflink page='65' text='Jeremy Bailey'}, who lost his life during one of the first traverses using this type of equipment.
Muskeg with the ice-depth radar antennae at Pyramid Rocks, 11 October 1965. Jeremy is standing on the far right.
Although the Gambutsev mountains were discovered by a Soviet expedition in 1958 their form, shape and crucially their role in the formation of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet was not understood until now. The Antarctica's Gamburstev Province (AGAP) project - one of the most ambitious, challenging and adventurous 'deep field' Antarctic missions of the International Polar Year - has captured the first clear picture of this mysterious mountain range. The Gamburtsev subglacial mountains are thought to be the birthplace of the vast East Antarctic Ice Sheet that covers 10 million km2 of our planet. Ice depth radar equipment was used on a plane which swept back and forth across the ice, mapping the shape of the sub-glacial mountains. It flew 120,000km, the equivalent of three trips around the globe. In total, over 20 per cent of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet was explored by the expedition, revealing incredible peaks and valleys buried beneath ice for 14 million years. Their sharp peaks and valleys suggest that the ice formed quickly and did not wear the mountains down over time. "This is the largest reservoir of ice on Earth, and the most poorly understood place on our planet," said the British Antarctic Survey's Fausto Ferraccioli, a BAS scientist involved in a separate international project to study the region. He explained that the elevation and location of the Gamburtsev Mountains - in the centre of the ice sheet - made them an "ideal place" for the formation of the very first ice.
Writing in the journal Nature, the researchers say their findings provide important clues about how the ice sheet will behave as our climate changes. Sun Bo from the Polar Research Institute of China, who led this study, has now provided further insight into the evolution of the ice sheet. He and his colleagues travelled 1,235km (767 miles) by tractor train from a research station at the edge of East Antarctica, to the summit of Dome A of the Gamburtsev range, near the centre. Dr Sun's team then attached radar equipment to the tractor and drove around, meticulously surveying a 30km by 30km square of the glacial region.
The use of radio waves is a very powerful way of penetrating the ice in order to see what lies beneath. When the waves reach the interface between ice and rock they bounce back, because of the difference in electrical properties between the two. You just measure the two-way travel time as they go down and come back up again," explained Dr Siegert. "Then you can convert that to ice thickness, because you know the velocity at which [the radio waves] are travelling."
Ice depth radar technology was developed at the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge by Dr Stan Evans, Dr Gordon Robin and {cms_selflink page='65' text='Jeremy Bailey'} in the early 1960's. It was during the first Antarctic traverse using this equipment that {cms_selflink page='65' text='Jeremy Bailey'} lost his life in Dronning Maud Land in an expedition from Halley Bay. A picture of the 1965 expedition at Pyramid Rocks in the Tottanfjella shortly before the accident shows the ice depth radar antennae cantilevered from a Muskeg cab. Jeremy Bailey is on the far right of the photograph.
To find out more about the mapping of the Gamburtsev Mountains visit the AGAP website, the BAS website or the BBC website

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Vanessa Hudgens & Austin Butler: Hakkasan Grand Opening!
Vanessa Hudgens beams beside her beau Austin Butler as the two attend the Hakkasan Las Vegas Restaurant and Nightclub grand opening held at the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino on Saturday (April 27) in Las Vegas, Nev.
The 24-year-old actress and her 21-year-old boyfriend were caught catching a flight out of Burbank earlier that day.
In case you didn't hear, Vanessa's film Spring Breakers will be available on DVD and Blu-ray on July 9 – be sure to pre-order your copy!
FYI: Vanessa is wearing the AllSaints Dreamcatcher Dress. Austin is wearing head to toe AllSaints.
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For the first four innings of Wednesday's softball game, things couldn't have worked out much better for the Kaneland Lady Knights. In that span of the Northern Illinois Big 12 East contest, Morris had fallen behind by eight runs and was on the verge of the run-rule.
While the Redskins rally eventually came up short, the locals actually got the potential tying run to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning before dropping a 9-6 game to visiting Kaneland.
"We came out strong and then coasted," Kaneland coach Brian Willis said. "The girls need to understand that they can't coast against anyone. Give Morris credit, they didn't quit."
At one point it did look like the Knights were going to be able to coast to their third league win of the spring. After a scoreless first, Kaneland scored twice in the second, four times in the third and two more in the fourth to lead 8-0.
In the second, Sarah Grams and Hayley Contorino each singled and after a sacrifice bunt, Meg Cohrs collected an RBI single and Contorino ended up scoring on an error by the right fielder. In the third, Lexi Roach reached on a bunt single, stole second and scored on an RBI single by Paige Kuefler. After Lanie Callaghan singled, Grams then homered to left-center to make the score 6-0 at the time. In the fourth, Cohrs singled and went to second on a wild pitch and Courtney Davis reached on an error by the Morris shortstop. Roach then hit a comebacker to Morris pitcher Erica Gualandi and reached when Gualandi unsuccessfully got Cohrs going back to third. Ultimately, though, Callaghan came through with an RBI single and the score grew to 8-0.
Morris only had two hits up until that point against Kaneland freshman pitcher Davis. Lauren Severson had doubled in the third and Gualandi singled in the fourth.
"We just weren't seeing the ball at all," Morris coach Jen Lowery said. "She's a bit slower pitcher than we've faced recently. We told the kids to keep their hands back … she (Davis) was also throwing the ball outside and we also told them to go with it, which is tough to do against a slow pitcher."
Still, Morris got on the board in the fifth inning when Severson reached on an error followed by a Maddy Feeney single.
While Severson was eventually thrown out at home on the play, Feeney took second and scored on an RBI double by Laney Torkelson. The inning ended when Torkelson was thrown out trying to stretch her double into a single.
Kaneland got its final run in the top of the sixth against Gualandi before Kelly Kolotka came on in relief and retired four of the five batter she faced.
Meanwhile, Morris scored three times in the sixth, but also had another runner thrown out at the plate in the frame. Taya Torkelson started the inning by reaching on an error by the Kaneland third baseman and Molly Fruland singled. A wild pitch moved the runners up a base before Kellen Bernickus reached on an RBI fielder's choice. Leah Lines then doubled but Fruland was thrown out at the plate trying to score. Kolotka then had an RBI groundout and Lines scored on a wild pitch for the third run.
"Unfortunately it was too little, too late," Morris coach Jen Lowery said. "But they didn't give up and played through every out and pitch to the very end."
Morris scored two runs in the seventh to account for the final score. In that inning with one out, Feeney walked and Laney Torkelson singled. Taya Torkelson then reached on an RBI ground out. Fruland kept the inning going with an RBI single and Bernickus was hit by a pitched ball before Davis got Lines to fly out to left to end the game.
Given the comeback by Morris, it may have been even better had the Redskins not had two girls thrown out at home, one at third and another called for baserunner's interference when they were down 8-0 in the middle innings.
"The baserunning was unacceptable. Our heads were not on the basepaths at all today," Lowery said. "A lot of if is them understanding the situations and reading the ball. We point these things out to them and they know that these are the mistakes that are killing us. It's every game. We work on it every day in practice but it still ends up killing us."
Gualandi was the losing pitcher. She went 5 1/3 innings allowing 10 hits and one walk while striking out four. Three of the nine runs she allowed were unearned. Kolotka then finished as Morris mounted it's late bid for a win.
"Kelly's very dependable," Lowery said. "She's got such a positive attitude out there, I think her being in control out there at the end helped give the team a lift."
Kaneland is now 10-2 overall and 3-1 in the NIB12E. Morris, meanwhile, falls to 4-10 overall and 2-3 in league play.


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A day after unveiling two new iPhones, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was met with disappointment on Wall Street mostly due to the not-so-cheap price of its new, more affordable smartphone.
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The Cupertino, Calif.-based smartphone maker faced a wave of negative analyst notes on Wednesday, including a downgrade to "neutral" from "buy" by UBS (NYSE:UBS), after it introduced a next-generation phone, the iPhone 5S, and a cheaper version called the iPhone 5C.
Investors had eagerly awaited the introduction of a more affordable smartphone, believing it would give Apple a way to enter fast-growing emerging markets. But selling just $100 under the 5S without a contract, UBS said the 5C is not affordable enough. It leaves "little differentiation" from its higher-end counterparts.
"We were impressed by the specs of the 5S, the addition of NTT DoCoMo, and overnight news regarding China Mobile," UBS analyst Steven Milunovich said in a note to clients. "We were surprised by the high price of the 5C."
Citing a recent survey by ChinaDaily.com where just 2.6% of the 35,000 Chinese respondents said they would consider buying the 5C at $549, UBS warned Apple's opportunity in key growth markets could be at risk without more accommodative pricing.
At the same time, UBS says it will likely be challenged by comparable Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android devices that are priced anywhere from 40% to 50% lower than the 5C.
The Dutch brokerage lowered its outlook on iPhone units to 158 million from 175 million on "weaker demand," but kept its revenue and EPS estimates intact and raised its fiscal 2014 EPS to between $44.65 and $45.46.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (NYSE:BAC) also cut Apple to "neutral" from "buy," while Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) axed its rating to "neutral" from "outperform."
Shares of Apple fell more than 4.5% to $472 in recent trade on heavy volume.
Other brokerages were more optimistic, with Raymond James raising its price target on Apple to $675 from $600 on a "strong buy" rating. Nomura and Lazard also raised their price targets to $480 and $570, respectively.
Likely fueling their bullishness was some of the iPhone 5S's innovative new features, including its faster processor and touch ID authentication feature. Apple also unveiled the first-ever smartphone with 64-bit chips.


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NORTHBRIDGE — For a few weeks during each of the past 62 summers, Girl Scouts came to Camp Hickory Hill, hidden in the woods along Meadow Pond, and lived on the wild side.
They picked blueberries and made blueberry pancakes on metal can "buddy burners." They sang songs, shouting out the endings so the Boy Scouts across the pond might hear. They swam, took nature walks, earned badges in water safety after tipping over their canoes and made lifelong friends.
Now all that is left are a few old buildings, a stone fireplace and flagpole by the water, and memories.
The camp, which belonged to the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts on land leased from the Whitinsville Water Co., will not re-open because of economic and safety concerns.
Frances Gauthier, 68, of Whitinsville, a former service unit manager who oversaw generations of Girl Scouts and attended Hickory Hill as a child in 1955, said a group of former campers organized a commemorative gathering scheduled for 3 to 5 p.m. June 22, rain or shine, at Hickory Hill on Prentice Road.
There will be cake, bottled water, songs and a chance to reconnect. The flag will be lowered at 4:45 for the last time, from the flagpole with the plaque honoring the late Muriel E. Graves, a dedicated volunteer, placed by Northbridge Girl Scouts in 2000.
"We want to make sure Hickory Hill is recognized. It was important to many, many women and girls since 1952," Mrs. Gauthier said.
"We cared about this place," she said. "We have no idea if we're going to have three people or 33 people."
Suzanne Smiley, chief operating officer for the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts, said Hickory Hill was leased on a year-to-year basis. When some of the other property leases with the Whitinsville Water Co. stopped being renewed a few years ago, the regional Girl Scouts council became concerned about its future.
At the same time, the structures at the primarily day camp were old — some built by Whitin Machine Works and other volunteers in the early 1950s — and needed significant repairs.
But the biggest issues, Ms. Smiley said, concerned adequate protection for campers. The camp didn't have proper shelters for increasingly frequent severe weather events, such as thunderstorms, and camp leaders had to scramble to get buses to take girls to safer grounds.
"That was the thing that pushed us over the edge," Ms. Smiley said. "In the end, it comes down to the health and safety of the girls."
Also, because of increased flooding, the portable toilets that replaced the wooden latrine had to be moved farther away from shore and toward the center of the camp, which wasn't ideal.
"The organization is not in a place to afford to put a lot of money into property we don't own. We don't have the resources to support it in the long term," she said.
"I know it's been a treasured camp for many, many years. There's nothing about the site really driving us away except for these things that are out of our control."
Ms. Smiley said 250 to 300 girls attended Hickory Hill each summer.
Campers in southern Worcester County and the Blackstone Valley will be invited to attend the Girl Scouts' own Camp Laurel Wood in Spencer, which has storm-ready facilities and a ranger on site. Former Hickory Hill campers will get a discount this summer to help ease the transition, Ms. Smiley said.
Whitinsville Water Co. General Manager Randy Swigor said the company doesn't have any plans for the land and will leave it as it is for now, in case the Girl Scouts want to return or another group wants to use the site.
He said the state required that four or five summer cottages on other leased-out property on Meadow Pond be removed a few years ago because they were too close to the water supply.
The Girl Scouts "were great tenants. They always kept the place clean, kept it up," Mr. Swigor said. "We were happy to have them."
On a recent visit to the vacant camp and on social media sites, memories shared by Hickory Hill campers were filled with joys, accomplishments, life-changing experiences, fears and even the "yuck" factor of enormous daddy longlegs in the tents or the unsavory task of having to scrub out the latrine.
One former camper on Facebook said, "It did build character," while others said they loved every minute.
For many, it was their first stay away from home, whether for the overnight camp that ran in its early years or the last-night sleepover in recent summer day-camp sessions.
"I was across the pond. It was like Pretoria. It was a big deal when I was 10," Mrs. Gauthier said.
Sandra Clarke, 73, of Whitinsville, attended Hickory Hill in its inaugural years, starting around 1953. As a senior Girl Scout, she also worked with younger girls. Mrs. Clarke has a photo album from the mid-1950s she plans to bring to the gathering.
"It would be a loss for the Girl Scouts in the area not to have a place to go nearby," Mrs. Clarke said.
She recalled hiking to "the deer camp," a private estate nearby, where the girls would camp overnight. "We'd stay in sleeping bags and prayed it didn't rain," she said.
Mrs. Clarke said she learned to water ski off a raft in the pond. And she met her future husband, who passed away last year, at Hickory Hill.
"He was flirting with the counselors. I didn't like him," she said about her first impressions of the local farmer who came calling.
Hickory Hill made a lifelong impact on Judy Whittaker, 57, of Whitinsville, who attended and then worked at the camp for 18 years, starting in 1974.
"I hated it when I came here as a kid. I was homesick," Mrs. Whittaker said. "But when I became a worker here, they put me in charge of the homesick kids. I loved it as a camp, but didn't like being away from home."
She recalled learning secrets of outdoor cooking from Elaine Jones, whom the Girl Scouts of Upton honored in 1995 with a plaque by the "keyhole" fireplace outside the original mess hall, essentially an elongated campfire.
"We learned to make chocolate cake in soup cans. We learned how to use a reflector oven," Mrs. Whittaker said. "People think of roasting marshmallows over a fire — we had jelly rolls." Mrs. Gauthier recalled those as "doughboys," made on a stick dipped in Bisquick, roasted — or burned — and filled with jelly or pudding.
A retired Whitinsville Christian School teacher, Mrs. Whittaker said she taught her sixth-grade classes knot-tying learned at Hickory Hill.
Mrs. Gauthier's daughter-in-law, Jaime Gauthier, 35, a teacher at Northbridge Middle School, said her most vivid memories were of searching for Jerome the Gnome, who left notes for people, and walking up the brook that runs along the edge of the campground.
She said girls had to bring special shoes to walk up the rocky stream and often picked up a leech or two. "But it was an exciting day. You looked forward to it."
Another former camper and counselor, now a kindergarten teacher in Millis, Jennifer Guertin, 33, of Uxbridge, said, "I was just in awe of the place. It was the first time for some of us spending the night away from home."
She recalled Jerome the Gnome, the morning songs and flag ceremony, and adopting the camp counselor name Ketchup. Her friends were Mustard and Relish, naturally.
When the girls had to be shuttled to the Whitin Community Center one night for their parents to pick them up during a thunderstorm, Mrs. Guertin said, she was more upset about missing the overnight at camp than about the storm.
Mrs. Guertin was sad to learn Hickory Hill was closing. She is the mother of a 2-year-old and said, "My first thought was that my daughter won't be able to experience what I experienced. I was looking forward to experiencing it again through her eyes."
"There's 60 years of memories here," Mrs. Gauthier said.
"But they were all great," Mrs. Whittaker jumped in. "There were always tears at the end when they had to leave. There's a lot of love here."
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Before committing to Maryland last June, Derwin Gray considered offers from Florida, Florida State, Ohio State, Oklahoma and several others. But playing for a traditional college football powerhouse ultimately didn't appeal to the Terps commitment.
"If you're a great player, and you can ball, you don't have to go to Alabama or Florida State," Gray said. "[I] just showed everyone [that I wanted to] go out on a limb and go to Maryland, stay home and really ball for my city and do big things."
Gray, a four-star prospect from Friendship Collegiate in D.C., called it a "blessing and an honor" to play football for his hometown university. He's hopeful that the decisions made by him, Stefon Diggs, Wes Brown and other local standouts to play for the Terps sets an example for younger players.
"I basically just try to stay humble and basically just be a great role model for people younger than me," said Gray, who played in the Under Armour All-America Game in St. Petersburg, Fla. "I know if I stay home, it'll mean more to my family. … I'm going somewhere I can get the best situation where I can thrive in and be that guy."
Gray, one of Maryland's highest-ranked recruits and its top offensive lineman in the 2013 class, hopes to follow in the path of Mike Madaras. The Good Counsel grad came to College Park last fall with a similar amount of hype, and played for the Terps as a true freshman.
"My freshman year, I want to play early," he said. "Maryland really just needs me to come in and play hard. It's the best situation for being able to play."
Here's an introduction to Gray:
Name: Derwin Gray
Birthdate: May 10, 1995
Birthplace: Washington D.C.
Hometown: Washington D.C.
Nickname: Primetime
Height: 6-5
Weight: 305
Position: Offensive tackle
High School: Friendship Collegiate (D.C.)
Senior statistics: N/A
Rankings: Rivals.com – Four-star prospect, No. 2 player in D.C., No. 14 offensive tackle, No. 170 player overall. Scout.com – Four-star prospect, No. 7 offensive tackle, No. 81 player overall. ESPN.com – Four-star prospect, No. 2 player in D.C., No. 21 offensive tackle, 82 rating. 247Sports.com – Four-star prospect, No. 1 player in D.C., No. 6 offensive tackle, No. 61 player overall, 95 rating.
Bench max: 385
40-yard dash: 4.9
Runner-up school: "It probably [would have] come down to Florida, Ohio State and Rutgers."
Other schools considered: Oklahoma, Florida State
Favorite NFL player: Trent Williams
Favorite NFL team: New Orleans Saints
Favorite all-time Terp: Darin Drakeford
Favorite music: Chief Keef
Favorite movie: "Friday"
Favorite book: "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton
Favorite TV show: SportsCenter
Favorite food: Steak and hot wings
Favorite high school class: English
Other high school sports: "I played basketball and track and field, but gave them up senior year and focused on football."
Hobbies: "Shopping … and working out."
Intended major: Broadcast journalism
Something that not many people know about you: "A lot of people don't know I was born and raised in Southeast D.C. and I live with both of my parents. My one goal is leaving Maryland with a good degree, and making it to the NFL if I'm fortunate enough."
Role model: "My role model on the field was Tyrann Mathieu. Off the field, my role model would be Deion Sanders. I like Tyrann Mathieu on the field because of how small he is and how hard he played. [I like] Deion Sanders off the field because of something called Prime U, which gives back to the community and things like that."
Why Maryland? "Maryland was the best choice for me because I know as a player I can come in and really thrive, really do big things. The offensive line … needs some work. I can come in and motivate the linemen, basically get them up to work hard. [What] Stefon Diggs did as a wide receiver, I can be that for the offensive line."


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Windchill wrote to me today and suggested that I post an update on what I know about this summer's Jeep travel bug distribution. So, here's what I know. Groundspeak (the company that runs geocaching.com) has posted a note in the Reviewer's forum saying that any reviewer who wants to distribute Jeeps to geocachers in their areas should let them know. I didn't see the post until recently so I put in a request for about 60 to 80 Jeeps because that's what I received in past years. Another more recent post says that the first round of shipments have been mailed out, with another round coming soon.
Additionally, this year there was a mail-in request form process to give everyone an equal chance to receive a Jeep Travel Bug directly from Groundspeak. All you had to do was fill out a form and mail it in. Anyone who did so within the first two weeks (approx) of the sign-up period "will definitely get one" according to Groundspeak (despite what the form says). I've heard that some individual geocachers are already receiving theirs directly from Groundspeak.
If I wasn't too late to get me request in and I do get a shipment this year, I'll forward them to IGO board members for distribution to Iowa geocachers.
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Sunday, July 30, 2006
Those Jeep travel bugs
Posted by IowaAdmin at 7:32 PM
2 comments:
- RedheadBasset said...
We received our Green Jeep Travel Bug in the mail today. We just sent the request a little over a week ago so we weren't sure we'd get one. We'll be placing it soon in the Ames/Story County area.
- 3:11 PM, August 04, 2006
- jestjuggle said...
Some New England geocachers have already gotten theirs. We didn't hear about the form until it was too late. Soon we can find them in caches and take a closer look at one. Can't wait to take a picture of one with the Jeep Golden Eagle.
Nice Blog!
Mike and Barb
At Jestcaching
- 5:23 PM, August 05, 2006
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The Phils have promoted Marti Wolever to assistant scouting GM.
The Phils have today announced that they have promoted Marti Wolever to the position of assistant general manager of amateur scouting, to replace Chuck Lamar, who last September had resigned from that position.
Wolever, who had started out as a scout in the Tigers organization in 1984, had been involved in the Phils' scouting operation for the last nine seasons, helping to oversee the drafting of Ryan Howard, Cole Hamels, Kyle Kendrick, Vance Worley, Michael Stutes and several others, including players who would later be used in trades to bring to the ballclub such players as Brad Lidge, Roy Oswalt, Roy Halladay and Hunter Pence.
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A scientific review shows that the bacterium known to cause ileitis in pigs is not becoming resistant to antibiotic treatment. The real culprit may be misdiagnosis or mismanagement of the disease.
An international expert on porcine proliferative enteropathy (PPE), commonly called ileitis, says the disease-causing bacterium Lawsonia intracellularis has not become resistant to antibiotic treatment.
Steven McOrist, DVM, is a veterinary pathologist from Australia. "Bacteria such as L. intracellularis don't possess some of the critical cell components needed to allow resistance to occur," says McOrist, who spoke at the American Association of Swine Practitioners annual meeting. "In addition, numerous studies continue to show this particular bacterium is still as susceptible as ever to antibiotics such as tylosin."
Some producers and veterinarians have speculated about antibiotic resistance to products such as Tylan, says McOrist. "This may be due to misdiagnosis because of a similarity between the characteristics of ileitis and other diseases, inadequate dosing or pigs simply not eating enough medicated feed for efficacy."
Propping Up Feeding Levels Poor feed intake can make it especially difficult to control ileitis, points out David Bane, DVM, and senior technical consultant for Elanco Animal Health. This is a particular problem for breeding females that are affected with the acute, hemorrhagic form of ileitis.
"We have recommended that producers increase the amount of feed fed. A lot of breeding animals are limit-fed. They are fed but once a day, and so they are getting less than the proper amount of medication that is in the ration. (The Tylan ileitis claim is for 100 g./ton for prevention and control.) We are suggesting they feed those females multiple times a day, especially during stressful times," says Bane.
Finishing hogs are fed the same rate, 100 g./ton, but since they are fed ad lib, those animals are more likely to receive the proper amount of the medication to prevent and control ileitis.
Current practices of 50-60% annual female turnover rates and the growing number of repopulated herds result in large numbers of young breeding females entering a herd. This adds to stress, which can trigger the disease, says Bane. The problem is pronounced in large herds that are introducing large numbers of new females almost on a continuous basis.
"It seems inevitable that your operation will get the organism that causes ileitis - and with stress you may get the disease," adds McOrist. "We can control the organism, but it is hard to control the stress."
Besides breeding animals, ileitis affects grow-finish hogs, typically 12-20 weeks of age. Studies now show exposure varies from late nursery to early grower phase.
Strikes High-Health Herds Why does it seem that PPE or ileitis strikes high-health herds most?
McOrist speculates that the best-managed operations may have more problems with ileitis because they already have cleared up enteric pathogens that cause swine dysentery and the various forms of E. coli that might mask ileitis. Plus, the modern, commercial genetics used in these systems also seem predisposed to ileitis.
Improved diagnostics have heightened the industry's ability to detect the ileitis organism, increasing awareness and identification of the problem, says Bane. Ileitis is often a subclinical problem that may go unnoticed without solid production records.
"The longer the pigs are in the system, the more the problem of variability in growth increases," stresses Bane. "That's why we suggest first identify that you are dealing with ileitis. Get a good diagnosis. Find out where the problem is occurring. Weigh a few pigs to confirm variability problems. Then try to prevent those problems from occurring with good sanitation and disinfection, management and a strategic medication program."


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The Grand County Sheriff's Office and emergency medical workers, Utah Highway Patrol and the Castle Valley Fire Department responded to the scene of the accident, which occurred at approximately 1:45 p.m. Carroll's late-model Kia was traveling south on Castle Valley Drive at the time of the crash.
Tom Noce, a Castle Valley resident who witnessed the accident, said he was walking home from the town mail boxes when he heard the crash behind him and turned to see the Kia scrape along the guard rail about 30 feet then abruptly swerve across the road in his direction. Noce said the Kia did not slow down before it struck a shallow bar ditch on the opposite side of the road and was launched into the air before landing on the far side of the deep arroyo. The vehicle first landed on its roof and then bounced back on the wheels facing the opposite direction in the bottom of the arroyo, according to Noce.
Noce called for help and descended through the brush to render assistance. Nearby resident Merrill Brady said he heard the commotion but saw nothing until Noce reappeared from the arroyo and asked him to call 911.
Emergency personnel removed Carroll from the vehicle and transported her to the road where an ambulance was waiting to take her to a Life Flight helicopter that had been dispatched from St Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo. The medical helicopter had to land in the parking lot of the LDS Church a short distance away. As of Wednesday morning, she was listed in stable condition.


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[Intro: Tech N9ne]
No, you ain't supposed to put on your devil suit
When you come up in the church, young mayne
Now they ain't about to think you a rebel
You 'bout to make them think you birthed from flames
La la la-di-da-da
Wanna be on TV just to show out for mi mama
But breakin' into colored houses, admit
That it's a bitch when you sick like this
[Verse 1: Tech N9ne]
Puttin' all the face paint I can put on
Put my black jeans and black hood on
That's your TV I just stood on
With a faded habit this brother swerves when I sip vodka
I'm the latest rabbit; in other words, I'm a hip hopper
You disc jockers never played me, you said my shit stopped ya
2001, I mixed opera now every clique's got the
Sick caca with lots of rippin' about they chips, oughta
Listen to this quick chopper flippin' and poppin'
With the spirit of Pac and Big Poppa!
Ya! This for your motherfuckin' rap quotes
My shit is surprising and shocking like Barack votes
The traps broke when I rapped with Tunechi and Stacks though
OG Muggs said I'm gonna be the first rapper to cross over to black folk
[Pre-Hook: Tech N9ne]
Ya, I'm breakin' into colored houses
Polo boots and hella dark-colored outfits
Ya, I'm breakin' into colored houses
Fellas better put a chastity belt on your spouses
[Hook: T-Pain]
Man, it must suck to be you niggas
Cause it don't suck to be this rich
If you not fuckin' with me, brethren
You can suck upon this dick
Man I just get it how we get it where I live
Somebody better call 911 (Call 911)
I'm breakin' in these niggas' cribs
Yeah, we out here workin'
One thing for sure, two things for certain
I'm for real
That's how I live
Somebody better call 911 (Call 911)
I'm breakin' in these niggas cribs
[Verse 2: Tech N9ne]
Since 2001 my people dodged me like Durango
Now at my shows I see more N-words than Django
(From Missouri) like Nelly, Chingy, and Chain Hang Low
But Kansas City somewhere over the rainbow
I'm in yo' house baby, I'm in yo' living room
Lookin' down yo' blouse lady, and everybody is in tune
To Tech Ninna, sex fiend a threat to his and whom
They got a beautiful woman and givin' poon
They want it cause I'm bout to be big and BOOM
Breakin' into colored houses is hard, mane
Cause everybody got guards
And they got dogs
And they got bars mane
But I'm comin' thru that TV
And all the ghetto is gon' see me
Sippin' the KC Tea
Now you know Tech N9ne now everybody want a freebie!
[Verse 3: Tech N9ne]
My people missin me, like Diana Ross
No this ain't MMG, but I am a boss
Although I'm wicked see, I'm fly and I floss
So why am I lost
Like my jam is off
Yes you a day late
Better late than never I'm a veteran
My cheddar been truly silly like Stevie J face
Every last one of these evil haters they see me vacate
Dip to the crib, turn on the television and see my face like, "Hey, wait..."
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Freshman April Scatliffe posted a win in the consolation quarterfinals at the ITA Regional in San Diego on Saturday.
Scatliffe dropped San Diego State's Roxanne Ellison in straight sets, 7-5, 6-1, and then defeated UCLA's Holly Flemming 6-4, 7-6(4) in the consolation quarterfinals on Sunday morning. On Sunday afternoon, she dropped a match to UCLA's Carlene Seguso, the seventh seed in the entire tournament, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2.
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It's the first glimmer of pre-meltdown Lindsay Lohan we've seen in a long time -- she took the stage last night at some financier's NYC birthday to perform a classic Stevie Nicks song ... and she hit it out of the park.
Lindsay was at the Four Seasons -- where NY Republican Party Finance Committee chairman Matthew Mellon was celebrating his 50th birthday -- and she sang Stevie's "Edge of Seventeen" for the crowd.
Lindsay's had a love affair with "Edge of Seventeen" for years -- she's performed it live before and even featured a cover of the song on her 2005 album "A Little More Personal" ... a year after starring in "Mean Girls."
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General Banter / Re: What is the best course in Kansas City?« on: July 06, 2016, 08:29:12 AM »
This was cool to see. I agree with DP though. Expand the courses maybe and choose 3 to see a better statistic.
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longer doesn't equal a non-beginner course son.
Also putting in courses that only cater to "longer throwers" will inevitably lead to less people playing the sport. There needs to be a balance and an ability to attract that "new player". We can't all be seasoned professionals with a solid 3 professional events under our belts after a 5 year touring career with 4 wins now can we?
I am sure the unfortunate utzident has been forwarded to the pdga disciplinary committee and greg can expect a response in the next 6 months. if his caddy remains anonymous the professional disc golf caddy association will remain in the dark. congrats to bob ward for his great rounds! also I hope that chris claring will move up to open soon.
I made a special trip to Lake Olathe to see the course. Very impressive guys. A pretty piece of property.


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Sure, you could wear this mask around in October and call it your "costume," but we have a more creative use for you. What does a Facehugger hugging your face mean? It means that new life will come bursting from your body soon! Therefore, we humbly suggest that all expectant moms (and their counterparts) wear this mask for that all-important "We're expecting" announcement photo.
The Deluxe Alien Facehugger Mask is a must for any fan of the Alien movies franchise. Unless you're allergic to latex, in which case, you should just admire it from afar. Simply slide the mask over your face and you're ready to tell the world that you're preggers with alien life.
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text: Tour Lamb Family Dairy Farm in Virginia's Greene County March 25, 2014 12:00 AM Tweet © Patricia Temples TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Nate Birt Top Producer Managing Editor Email Over a two-year period, photographer Patricia Temples captured stunning images of the Lamb family's dairy farm in Greene County, Va. The images culminated in "Voices of the Land", a project of the Blue Ridge Foothills Conservancy. Included are a traveling show of 13 images and a DVD featuring a 24-minute slideshow and accompanying audio interviews. Here are the images featured in the traveling show, along with the audio. AgWeb.com wishes to thank Patricia Temples for sharing her work in conjunction with 2014 National Ag Day. AgWeb.com also wishes to thank John Berry, who produced the digital audio. Sunset Over Fairview Farm Heifer in the Snow Field of Wildflowers Super Moon Transporting the Milk Charles Lamb Steve Lamb Davis Lamb Sunset in the Cornfield Fog Over Fairview Farm By the Light of the Moon Winter at Fairview Farm Sunrise in the Cornfield Back to news


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New injector leaves high percentage of residue coverage.
You wouldn't think a summer spent hauling manure would be inspirational, but for college student Mick Zoske, it was. While working for a custom manure applicator, Zoske used the tractor time to figure out a better design for injecting manure into the ground. Today the Iowa State University student is nearly ready to market a new injector called the TSS 101 that he claims is better than injectors currently on the market.
More residue. When he went back to college last fall, Zoske tested his new invention in an agronomy class. His design left at least 60% residue on the surface in three tests compared with leading industry designs that left 30 to 55%.
This high percentage of residue coverage comes from a unique design that moves residue back over the injector site. The design includes a double, spring-loaded coulter system in front of the injectors. The injector has a 2-in., spring-loaded shank with tubing fastened to it. Rotary hoe wheels are attached to the sides of the injectors to keep dirt and residue from being thrown.
Zoske says growers may plant directly behind the injector without further tillage.
One big improvement in this injector is that it pivots on the toolbar and therefore turns with the tank. Zoske says some applicators have pulled the toolbar off the tank when turning.
See it at a farm show. Zoske enlisted his cousin Richard Winter to build the injectors. After working on the injectors last summer, Zoske and Winter tested them on a tank in the fall. They completed modifications and plan to take the injectors to winter farm shows. They formed a company called Winske to market and manufacture the equipment.
For more information, contact Winske Inc., Dept. FIN, 21816 County Hwy. D55, Hubbard, IA 50122, 515(or 641)/640-0754.


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Aloha! I want to build a solar-powered hot tub, and wonder how to keep the water at a constant temperature of about 103°F? Years ago, I made my own domestic solar hot water system. It worked well, but there was a wide variation in temperature depending on the sun conditions and the level of hot water usage.
Karim Wingedheart • via email
I assume from your greeting that you are from Hawaii. The combination of plentiful sunshine and the highest energy costs in the United States would make investing in a solar water heating (SWH) system for your hot tub a smart idea.
But don't expect the SWH system to do it all. In HP104, Floridian Bob Owens describes his solar-heated hot tub, which needs help from the electric heater at times. Hot tubs are known to lose heat quickly when the jets are on, which is why many tubs are heated with a hardwired 240-volt, 50-amp dedicated circuit. (A 120 VAC resistance tub heater with a 20 A circuit has only 25% of the heating capability of the 240 VAC heater.)
The Owens' single-collector SWH system heats his 360-gallon hot tub to 104°F just as an AC heater does, but it won't keep up with the heat loss when the jets are on—losing 0.5°F to 1°F per minute. A 360-gallon tub losing 1°F per minute needs about 3,000 Btu of heat added per minute to overcome this loss and keep the tub temperature above 100°F. The heat loss will vary with the ambient temperature.
Any solar energy system capable of meeting this intermittent load would be so large that its size and cost would be prohibitive. The only solution is storage. In the case of a SWH system similar to the one described in HP104, a larger storage tank and more collector surface area would be required. A possible alternative is a grid-tied PV system—with the grid "supplying" the "storage." In any case, the heat loss, size of the tub, and amount of time used per day are needed to know how to design an effective system.
If we stick with the 360-gallon hot tub and assume a loss of 1°F a minute for an average of 30 minutes a day, we have a daily loss of 90,000 Btu per day, or an electrical equivalent of 26.4 kWh per day. In Hawaii, an SWH system would require about three 4- by 8-foot collectors and a 120-gallon tank to keep up with the load. The tank water would be heated daily to 140°F to 160°F. To keep up with the heat loss, a pump of about 10 to 15 gpm (a medium-head pump) would be needed to transfer the heat from the storage tank to the tub.
In Hawaii, a batteryless grid-tied PV system that could supply the 26.4 kWh per day would need to be about 6 kW (DC). At an installed cost of $5 per watt, this system would cost approximately $30,000 (prior to incentives). The SWH system would cost about half that. This would change depending on applicable tax incentives and does not address the significantly reduced energy required to maintain the hot tub temperature with its cover on.
Please keep in mind this is a hypothetical scenario. Changes in heat loss, usage per day, installation location, and time of the year will all affect system size and performance. For example, an outdoor tub installation in Phoenix on a summer day won't have any heat loss, while the same tub in November in Seattle will.
Chuck Marken • Home Power solar heating editor


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Jerry D. Wheeler, 66, of Keithsburg, Illinois died Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Richard Owens Hospice Home, Peoria.
Jerry D. Wheeler, 66, of Keithsburg, Illinois died Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Richard Owens Hospice Home, Peoria.
Memorial services are 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 6, 2013 at Keithsburg First Christian Church. Visitation is 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday at the church. Memorials may be left for Keithsburg Volunteer Fire Dept. or OSF Richard Owens Hospice Home. Dennison Funeral Home, Aledo is handling arrangements.
Jerry was born October 16, 1946 in Muscatine, Iowa, a son of Leland and Leona Stapp Wheeler. Jerry was a Marine, serving 3 tours in Vietnam from 1968-1969. He married Kathryn Nylin on February 2, 1970 in Galesburg. Over the years, he had worked at Cannon Bronze in Keithsburg, Admiral in Galesburg and retired from Hon in 2002 after 25 years. After retirement, he worked for Shissler Farms and ran the Young's Lake Campground, near Kirkwood, for a year.
Mr. Wheeler was a member of the Keithsburg Volunteer Fire Dept., was a NASCAR fan and enjoyed putting puzzles together.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife: Kathy Wheeler, Keithsburg; children: Angie (Brent) Litton, Woodhull and Jerry (Tracey) Wheeler, Jr., Keokuk, IA; grandchildren: Jarod and Kristen Litton and Ella, JayDee and Tyler Wheeler and siblings: Nina Calvelage, Lakeville, MN, Susan Peppers, Mt. Pleasant, IA, Sherry Holmes, Broken Arrow, OK, Rita Grimm, Washington, IA and Mike Wheeler, Washington, IA.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Online condolences may be left at www.dennisonfuneralhome.com.


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Kenneth Sims, an Associate Professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Geology and Geophysics, has received a National Science Foundation Grant to study Mount Erebus in Antarctica. Amy Richards has a report. Solvay Chemicals has installed a methane recovery facility at it's trona mine in Sweetwater County. Business Reporter Sharon Fain has details. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.


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Musician Jonathan Coulton: I Value The Internet A Lot More Than The Record Industry
from the good-point dept
Last month he went on Jerry Brito's Surprisingly Free podcast where he talked more about both of those things, as well as his general thoughts on his career and related issues. Where it got especially interesting was a bit further into the discussion, where he admits that he certainly still has an emotional reaction to finding out someone downloaded his music without paying for it, which makes his relationship with copyright more "complicated." However, he then talks about how important the internet is to him, and how in the long run, if it comes down to the internet or copyright law, he's got to side with the internet:
... where you fall on this issue, a lot of the time, comes down to how much you value things like a "free and open internet." And, for me... if, as a consequence of nurturing this amazing thing, called the internet... if as a consequence of letting that do what it wants, we destroy a number of industries, including the record business, and maybe even including the rock star business, I think that humanity will be better off. I, for one, think that the internet is one of the greatest human achievements, ever. It's an amazing tool and we have only just begun to explore the possibilities. To me, it feels like it's a part of our evolution as a species. I value it as much as I value the Bill of Rights....He later says (as we've talked about over and over again) that there are all sorts of ways to compete with infringement -- and offering all works at a reasonable price in the formats people want, is a really, really good way to compete and get people to actually buy.
Towards the end, he also points out that the research still hasn't really shown that piracy has harmed artists:
You need to reassess whether or not piracy is actually a problem. A lot of people assume it is... and they could be right. But I don't think we've really determined the answer to that question. And I don't think we can make smart policy decisions until we know the answer to that question. If, in fact, there is some small harm or no harm, then we need to look and see: what do we want to do with this society? Is it better for us to have some small amount of piracy, in exchange for all the other goodies we're going to get if we stop spending so much time and effort trying to squash things.... We make decisions all the time about what we think is morally right and wrong, and more and more people are making decisions that are out of step with the laws. And that's an interesting phenomenon, and we haven't really unraveled what it means yet.Again, this isn't some "freeloader" as critics often like to label all sorts of folks who make these kinds of arguments. This is a very successful professional musician, whose success hasn't come from the traditional gatekeepers, but from embracing the internet and what it allows, and developing new business models.


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... I ... back to Opinion Journal why Mary Kissel ... the murder trial of Philadelphia abortionist Credit Dazs now is a shocking story ... that has received much national attention ... but ... couldn't and shouldn't cause us to rethink ... Roe versus Wade ... best of the Web columnist James Taranto is here James ... what is Scott's now ... it accused of doing for us to have all the swelling ... a lot will just stick with the murder here he's tried for the counts of murder one that's the third degree murder for the death of a woman who I was given a drug overdose under his care ... and if on seven counts of first degree murder for the deaths of babies that were born alive in this clinic ... his method of late term abortion as they called it ... was to induce labor ... by then then I'd take the baby the baby was completely born ... and died they use this euphemism snap ... which means ... I'd take a pair of scissors and slash the baby to death why that was ... on its neck and spinal cord doubt this man has been carrying on these activities allegedly for man of very very long time why wasn't it caught earlier well for a variety of reasons I'm but when we should say I've that grand jury said were probably hundreds of babies killed in this matter ... these were the only ones they have enough evidence to prosecute ... artist in or out for a long time basically because the regulatory negligence this guy's been in business in one form or another ... for more than forty years ... on as an abortionist ... Autobot one of the things that happened was in nineteen ninety three there was a change in abortion policy in Pennsylvania ... the previous Governor Bob Casey was an anti abortion Democrat the new governor Tom Ridge was a pro abortion Republican ... of the Department of Health which had done some inspections this clinic found some problems in them fail to follow up on it ... didn't conduct another expect I didn't like another its ... inspection ... after nineteen eighty three until twenty ten when he was raided in connection with the narcotic side investigation ... and I did that that that the reason was the policy decision was made by the rigid ministrations ... were not written by going to inspect abortion clinics because that would put barriers in the way of women who want abortions that was carried on by the Democrat who succeeded Governor Ridge ... and Randell so this was driven by five abortion but pro abortion pilot ... James abortion advocates would say that this man ... is extreme he doesn't wrap presents ... on most of the clients across the nation what's your response ... well I made the best response to that is where his patients come from ... the bad reputation Philadelphia so Philadelphia clinics apparently world reluctant to send patients to know ... what will happen is when a woman would come and ... twenty four twenty seven thirty weeks pregnant ... when most abortion clinics and respectable doctors want to an abortion ... they didn't say sorry to do this is a legal they were for these women ... to fight his climate ... now ... I'm doing the right ... except for one clinic in Delaware where guests can also work one day a week in which has since been closed ... the Treasurer report doesn't cite the clinics that were for him by name ... but it sounds as though he has carved out a lucrative niche in the abortion industry ... and you certainly don't hear any new care ... abortion advocates planned Parenthood may Rob groups like that saying well it's terrible the way he treated his female patients is pregnant patients find we we can all agree on that ... what they don't say is that ... in his murdering of incidents was itself an atrocity it stands now the UVU wrote a column I recommend everybody in the last return website to read this ... on it with the lesson and laughed ... I can kick onto the whole art here but this this cases cause you to rethink ... Roe versus Wade ... the notion that crystallized views that I've long held on one of the Rovers is when was about a constitutional decision it was politically poisonous ... this makes a lot one important point ... I did this by robots ... and the best practical argument the supporters of Roe versus Wade have which is that the four overs dissuade women went to back alley abortion estate they got abortions anyway ... well here's a back alley abortions ... he was operating ... before Roe versus Wade was involves make all the mother's day massacre of nineteen seventy two in which a number of women were mutilated using Inaer ... experimental abortion procedure ... here is still in business forty years later Rovers weight is failed in its promise of doing away with a back alley abortion Roe versus Wade has failed Festival at Constans Trenton ... thank you so much for being on show ...


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Septic arthritis is
Alternative Names
Bacterial arthritis; Non-gonococcal bacterial arthritis
Septic arthritis develops when bacteria or other tiny disease-causing organisms (microorganisms) spread through the blood to a joint. It may also occur when the joint is directly infected with a microorganism from an injury or during surgery.Joints that are commonly affected are the knee and hip.
Most cases of
Chronic septic arthritis (which is less common) is caused by organisms such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Candida albicans.
The following conditions increase your risk for septic arthritis:
- Artificial joint implants
- Bacterial infection somewhere else in your body
- Presence of bacteria in your blood
Chronicillness or disease (such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and sickle cell disease)
- Intravenous (IV) or injection drug use
- Medications that suppress your immune system
- Recent joint injury
- Recent joint arthroscopy or other surgery
Septic arthritis may be seen at any age. In children, it occurs most often in those younger than 3 years. The hip is often the site of infection in infants.
Septic arthritis is uncommon from age 3 to adolescence. Children with septic arthritis are more likely than adults to be infected with
Symptoms usually come on quickly. There is a fever, and
Symptoms in newborns or infants:
- Cries when infected joint is moved (example: diaper change causes crying if hip joint is infected)
- Fever
- Inability to move the limb with the infected joint (pseudoparalysis)
- Irritability
Symptoms in children and adults:
- Inability to move the limb with the infected joint (pseudoparalysis)
- Intense joint pain
- Joint swelling
- Joint redness
- Fever
Chills may occur, but are uncommon.
Exams and Tests
Aspiration of joint fluidfor cell count, examination of crystals under the microscope, gram stain, and culture Blood culture X-ray of affected joint
Antibiotics are used to treat the infection.
Resting, keeping the joint still, raising the joint, and using cool compresses may help relieve pain. Exercising the affected joint helps the recovery process.
If joint (synovial) fluid builds up quickly due to the infection, a needle may be inserted into the joint often to
Outlook (Prognosis)
Recovery is good with prompt antibiotic treatment. If treatment is delayed, permanent joint damage may result.
Possible ComplicationsJoint degeneration (arthritis)
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you develop symptoms of septic arthritis.
Preventive (prophylactic) antibiotics may be helpful for people at high risk.
Cook PP, Siraj DS. Bacterial arthritis. In: Firestein GS, Budd RC, Gabriel SE, et al., eds. Kellys Textbook of Rheumotology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 109.
Kaplan SL. Septic arthritis. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St. Geme JW III, et al., eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 677.
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Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Bethanne Black, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.


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To find a folder's size?
A directory ("folder", if you like) is a file like all the others, just a somewhat "special" one. It's own size is rather small, but if you'd like to know the size of all of it's contents (recursively), you can use 'du':
Code:du /path/to/directory or du testdir
That prints
10264 testdir/
or in human-readable form:
Code:du -h testdir
that prints
11M testdir
Now i wanted to count the number of files in the targetdir directory.
The above command reads ls dash one piped to wc dash letter l.Code:$ ls -1 targetdir | wc -l
Note that if you had used ls dash letter l instead, the count is one greater than the actual number of files. This is because ls dash letter l outputs an extra total line:
Code:$ ls -1 targetdir
The above method will count symbolic links as well as subdirectories in targetdir (but not recursively into subdirectories).
If you want to exclude subdirectories, you need a heavier duty tool than ls.
Code:$ find targetdir -type f -maxdepth 1 | wc -l
-type f ensures that the find command only returns regular files for counting (no subdirectories).
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Note that the find command does NOT classify a symbolic link as a regular file. Therefore, the above find -type f command does not return symbolic links. As a result, the final count excludes all symbolic links.
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|2012-05-14, 21:05
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100% Tsun... 0% Dere
Join Date: Jan 2012
Im sorry, Est seems to click more to me then Restia does...
I am blaming my knee sock fetish... so yes i understand kamito when he says, she's better off fully naked then just naked with knee socks.
As fully naked u can control by looking away... However, knee socks to guys like me is the supreme TRAP!
|2012-05-14, 21:52
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Emperor of the Expected
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Florida
Well if vol 7 contains the life of Kamito and Restia 3 years ago, or maybe the entire time they were together we can make a fair statement of who is closer. If they were attracted to each other romantically back then and actually had a loving relationship, it would explain Kamito's attachment to her and not letting her go. Anyway, it seems to me that the illustration gotten better for the Novel. Comparing the first 4 covers of the Novel to vol 7, it is clear that vol 7 is a winner. Seems more detailed and less red blushing from the other cover. Also it is a probably the best looking trap I ever seen, makes Gasper in High School DXD seems low detailed if you compare the two traps side to side.
|2012-05-14, 22:32
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From the translated information provided at the back page of the seventh volume, it seems to me that volume seven isn't actually a prequel. At the very least, it wouldn't be a pure prequel, it similar to volume four and five, where there were occasional flashbacks. The blurb from volume seven mentioned something about the Princess from the Impostor's interfering in the fight between team scarlet and this other team who challenged team scarlet to a fight.
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150% done
Join Date: Feb 2012
I have an idea for how Kamito ends up with both Est and Restia.
I'm not clear on the details of Restia's disappearance, so bear with me.
Kamito will find a way to revive Restia, but it involves his death. However, Est and Restia do something through their contracts that permanently ties his life force to theirs. So the three of them are literally together forever.
|2012-05-15, 01:52
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Europe
XFire@ Does not surprise me if this really happens. If i remember right from the spoiler ,when kamito gain Est back was almost death .Also with the fight that seem will happen in vol 7 from what darthfanta (from info this vol). I would not be surprised me if kamito end up badly hurt again(or almost death if not death) and something like you say really happen.But to tell you the true would be interesting if this really happen.
|2012-05-15, 07:24
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Emperor of the Expected
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Florida
Well Morisato this Novel is an up and coming star. It doesn't have the popularity of that of High School DXD, but it is still a very good Novel. I like this Novel because its Main Character isn't thick headed and dense like many other Novels such as Chrome Shelled Regios, Kampfer, and worst Infinite Stratos. In other words, the main character is very likable, he was first strong but lost most of his power. It makes him more human and closer to the audience due to the emotions that Kamito has. To have love or have something then lost it then trying to get it back.
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Emperor of the Expected
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Florida
Well Seirei Tsukai no Blade is a combinations of what made of what made other Novels good. It is often compare to situation similar to Zero No Tsukaima because of Magic, Nobles, and setting, Infinite Stratos due to the fact the Main Character is in an academy where there is only Princesses, and several others. Despite the Novel having several comparison, it still has it own image which distinguish it self from the rest.
|2012-05-15, 08:06
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Europe
|2012-05-15, 08:25
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Emperor of the Expected
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Florida
Unlike several other Novels, Seirei Tsukai no Blade starts off the bat with the problem. That immediately got me interested. The author also plays the problem that the Main Character has like a Symphony. It is crafted and is slowly brought out. The back story, then encounters from the past, and gradually progressing the girls relationship with kamito. Slowly, but surely making the Main Character solve the problem expanding into several volumes as well progress the other characters slowly. I for one like this method, other Novels has several enemies and most of the time they are defeated in one volume. I prefer to stick what the major problem and let the Main Character gradually solve them, it is like real life nothing major is solved very quickly especially if you lost someone dear to you.
|2012-05-15, 09:02
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Location: Europe
And here another one about her.
Restia vol 6 coverSorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload?
|2012-05-15, 09:09
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Emperor of the Expected
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Florida
Well she is a Sword Spirit like Est. They are both hand to hand with each other Est and Restia. They fought each other before when Restia was in possession of the Demon King while Est was in the hand of the Hero Female with Est coming on top. Est may have wings as well, but considering that she was never fully powered during Kamito's possession could explain that. I think Est is a Holy Sword Spirit while Restia is Dark Sword Spirit. Dark and Holy don't go together and you could pretty much picture how the battle could be like.
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This stone is interesting for two reasons – one, the surname is clearly an ethnic Latvian surname, but the stone was chosen to be written in German, even in the 1930s, so what their ethnicity was is a bit unclear. The second interesting feature is that it lists birthdates in the Old Style (Julian calendar), but death dates in the New Style (Gregorian calendar), marking them both as such. Usually in such cases where someone was born under the old calendar but died during the new calendar, the birthdate would be transitioned to the new calendar.
Photo taken by me, October 2012. Click to enlarge.
Names: Jakob Heinrich Lejnieks, born July 10, 1875 [O.S.], died July 26, 1937 [N.S.]; Elisabeth Lejnieks (maiden name Narring), born February 3, 1876 [O.S.], died September 12, 1939 [N.S.]
Location:Meža kapi, Rīga