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Garberville Faces Possible Water Shortage, Wants to Develop a Connecting Water System With Redway, and Wrestles with Cannabis Policy
Garberville water users could face a water supply shortage this summer if the broken GSD water treatment contact chamber is not repaired. Meanwhile, that situation has highlighted the need for an intertie (a metered connection) between the water supply systems of the GSD and the Redway CSD for redundancy during emergencies, according to GSD General Manager Ralph Emerson and the GSD Board. And, with the possibility of a water supply shortage in the background, the GSD continues to develop its policy for agricultural water users using District services. All this while the Board has an empty Board of Directors seat to fill and no one applying for the vacancy.
The Contact Chamber
"I've got to get something in place by summer," General Manager Ralph Emerson explained. Without an operating contact chamber in place, during the peak of summer, the District could be significantly short of supply for its summertime demand. Emerson is working on having a plan in place by the February Board of Directors meeting.
However, if things remain as they are into summer, Operator Dan Arreguin said during the Board meeting, that without a contact chamber, he can safely produce a maximum of 187,000 gallons a day. However, according to General Manager Ralph Emerson, Garberville uses 100,000 gallons more than that on the high daily average over the summer. Garberville has its auxiliary supply, but Tobyn Well's production drops in the summer to about 20,000 gallons a day, so that leaves the town short by 80,000 gallons. However, Barry Sutter of California's Division of Drinking Water (DDW) says the District to increase the amount of chlorine residuals it uses.
The day after Thanksgiving this past year, the contact chamber mysteriously failed. GSD is waiting on insurance for funding it's repairs, but neither the engineers for the insurance company or for the GSD have finished their findings. The insurance company will not determine it's coverage to repair or replace the failed equipment until after the engineering investigation is complete, according to Emerson.
In the meantime, the District is researching a preferred design for the contact chamber's replacement. The General Manager and Operators at GSD do not like having the contact chamber underground because it adds costs and challenges to any needed repairs. However, the engineers have concerns about it being above ground for reasons of safety and stability. Emerson says he is inquiring around the region and has "a lot of people looking at it" to develop an affordable and functional design.
While the damaged contact chamber has not endangered the public in the winter because the demand for water is low and the rate of pumping to the holding tanks can be slowed down to provide necessary contact time, the lack of a contact chamber will present a significant challenge when the demand grows higher in the summertime.
To understand the problem, one needs to know that when water is chlorinated, it is not instantly safe to drink. The chlorine needs time to act on the micro-life potentially present in the water. Water treatment operators spend a lot of time learning the calculations involved in safely chlorinating water. The factors they balance include the volume of water, the amount of chlorine, and the amount of time the chlorine has to act before the water is consumed. More contact time allows Operators to add less chlorine.
A contact chamber slows the water down on its way out of the treatment facility and up to the delivery tanks uphill from the customers. Thus a contact chamber allows a greater volume of water to be fully disinfected without raising the amount of chlorine needed. Using less chlorine is cheaper and leads to fewer potential "disinfection byproducts."
Currently, GSD treatment operators are pumping the water more slowly up to the distribution tanks and adding a little more chlorine to make up for the still-shortened duration of exposure. As spring moves into summer in a few months, this will mean the plant is operating more hours per day to maintain the slower pumping rate per hour up to the tanks. But eventually, if the contact chamber cannot be repaired or replaced, the increased water demand of summertime might exceed the treatment facility's ability to compensate according to Emerson.
Barry Sutter of DDW said, "We are working very closely with GSD Operators. They may need to increase the chlorine residual levels to meet health and safety standards. We want what everyone wants, clean drinking water."
Emerson says the current chlorine residual is at 1.2 ppm (parts per million.) Sutter says the maximum allowed by law is 4.0ppm. Increased chlorine levels will permit shorter contact time and allow the District to produce more potable water per hour. However, Sutter also said there might be customer complaints at that level. 4.0ppm is the legal chlorination rate for public pools according to Sutter.
This ongoing saga has highlighted to Emerson the need for an intertie between Garberville's treated water system and that of the Redway's Community Services District. Emerson said because the two districts are so isolated from everywhere else but so close to each other that "both districts would be irresponsible if there's not an intertie developed." Board Members agreed that for fire flow and other short-term high-demand uses, having a supply redundancy would benefit both communities.
When asked about the RCSD capacity analysis, and how RCSD might feel their District doesn't have water supply to spare in the high demand months, Emerson said he has looked at the RCSD capacity analysis and doesn't see a shortage in their water supply at this time.
Board Member and local firefighter, Doug Bryan, feels strongly the intertie should have already been done. He said,
… I think the reason Ralph has to sit here and say it's irresponsible for us to not to plan it, is because it hasn't already been done. Had some of our founding members of this community thought more in terms of working together instead of the Hatfield and the McCoys, which is commonly the case around here, then that pipe would have already been put into place and this relationship would already be established and we wouldn't [be in] the corner that we've boxed ourselves into as a community.
When asked about the State's opinion of an intertie, Barry Sutter of the DDW said, "We strongly encourage consolidation." The DDW website addresses the topic and encourages districts to consolidate completely whenever possible. Sutter says DDW "doesn't have legal authority to force consolidation except in very limited circumstances." The website describes the circumstances as
[t]he State Water Board strongly supports voluntary sharing of local resources, consolidation and regionalization…. However, when public water systems are failing to meet water quality standards and/or have inadequate water supply, the State Water Board may order mandatory consolidations in some circumstances, in accordance with Sections 116680-116686 of the California Health and Safety Code.
Commercial Cannabis Policy Development
The Board is developing policy for agricultural water users. Bryan says this is for all agricultural water users whether they grow tomatoes, grapes, cannabis, or anything else.
The current draft of the ordinance and notes from the last committee meeting are here. Highlights include an annual application with a $150 fee each time its filed, an inspection by GSD staff of the site and infrastructure, and the potential for up to six months of required forbearance. The annual application will ask for projections for the year's water use, and the District is proposing an audit to compare actual use with those projections.
Board Member Bryan explained three things. First, nothing is finalized about the forbearance period. Second, the forbearance period protects the cultivator who must yield to residential water users in a water shortage. And third, the committee recommends giving cannabis cultivators three years' grace time to have storage infrastructure for a six-monthh water supply in place. Yet, if the contact chamber isn't repaired in a timely way, those cultivators might need the storage immediately.
Also worth noting, the Board's current thinking is that all forms of commercial cannabis businesses must comply with the annual application, water use projections, and water supply storage.
Fire Hydrants
The District had a major disappointment in their fire hydrant replacement project. Measure Z provided $60,000 to replace eight hydrants around the community that don't function properly, and the Board is very grateful for that, but the bids came in much higher than the District had anticipated. The highest bid came in around $200,000. Wahlund Construction submitted the lowest bid, but even that was too high to do all eight hydrants.
GSD had asked the companies to develop their bids "per hydrant" so they could remove hydrants from the project if necessary without sending the project out to bid again. As a result, the district has chosen four hydrants that are the highest priority, and Wahlund Construction will replace those for the $60,000 of Measure Z funds plus $10,000 of GSD General Fund money.
The four hydrants that will be replaced are the one at top, or south end, of Garberville which cannot currently be opened because its vacuum nut has failed so badly. The one in front of Calico's restaurant because it is next to broken water meter boxes that can be repaired coincidentally. One on Riverview street on Sprowl Creek Road, and a new one will be put in at the Alderpoint Tank for use by fire departments in the wildland interface.
Board Member Richard Thompson asked twice if the project can go forward without a rebid, and Emerson said he consulted with legal council and states the district can move forward.
Rate Study
Chairperson Linda Broderson chairs a committee on the Rate Study. She is determined to even the monthly bills to penniless numbers. Charges of $60.22 will become $60 even. The General Manager is committed to not re-evaluating the sewer charge each winter. Once a customer's sewer charge is determined, it will be set for the period of that customer's residency to save work in the office each winter. Each customer's sewer service is based on their water use in a winter month when presumably, no one is watering outdoors. Customarily that has been reevaluated each winter to account for growing and shrinking family sizes.
Board Vacancy
Gary Wellborn's Board of Director's seat remains unfilled. Currently, there are four board members, two of whom live outside the district. One of the two out-of-District residents, Rio Anderson, does have a business inside the district. These two Board members were appointed by the Board of Supervisors after the seats sat empty without interested applicants. A person who lives and receives GSD water service is eligible to apply for its Board of Directors. Anyone interested should stop by the office.


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Nooooo Petra, damn you female titan!!! That was such an emotional episode. Amazing animation with the squad vs FT, FT vs eren AND Mikasa chasing FT.
I'm gonna go cry now. It didn't help when they showed Petra a couple more times afterwards.
FT is deadly. Not only is she an excellent fighter, she has Busoshoku Haki as well
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Showing the squad dead 2-3 times was unnecessary
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|2013-08-31, 18:51
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Ohh myyy Goooddd this episode was sooo freaking awesome! It surprassed my expectations with the action and since reading this episode in the manga i've finally seen the awesomeness
|2013-08-31, 18:58
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Despite some obvious placeholder stills and off model art it still managed to be exciting and do the manga justice for the most part, I expect the aforementioned issues to be fixed in the BD release so all is well.
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Oh God, I don't think I've ever laughed harder than I did when for no reason, they just showed some completely random deer grabbing a late afternoon snack in the middle of a giant's killing field, only bugging out (seemingly out of annoyance) when it almost got stepped on.
It was like the honey badger of deer. Levi would be like "Damn, deer, you're one cool customer! How would you like to wear a stylish green cape and defend the walls?"
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Wow, that episode totally rocks! Mikasa going bat-s**t crazy after the female titan was insane! It actually scared the female titan for a bit. I figured that Eren could not defeat the female titan, but it looked like he had a chance for a while. I really did think Mikasa was going to chop the female titan down to tiny pieces. You don't want to make that girl angry.
And yes, this episode essentially pointed out that the assassin was the female titan and not someone else. She is just totally skilled beyond belief in human and titan form. If Eren learns some of her techniques and creates his own, he might be able to become more powerful at some point. Also, it seems like Eren was conscious this time around as a titan. Does this mean he has more control over his titan form now?
I was really sad to see Eren's squad die like that, but I figured it was going to happen when someone posted a picture of the girls in wedding dresses a few threads back and Petra was not in it. Still, that squad was so badass. Any other titan and they would have won.
Now, female titan will have to face the most dangerous possible combination in that world = Mikasa + Levi. If Mikasa alone was scaring the female titan, then adding Levi will be so scary, I'm not sure if the female titan will pee in fear.
|2013-08-31, 19:09
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watched this episode 3 time in row
and I really like the ost
and damn that kick ( cut Eren head and tree at same time >___<)
but poor Mikasa than again Yandare Mikasa = best Mikasa
About Eren decision
from my point of view> first one was right while second one was wrong
interesting fact I didn't notice first time
Female titan and Eren used same fighting stance
|2013-08-31, 19:38
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Ok, now that the subs are out i can talk about the episode more throughly. There is especially one thing i need to mention:
I'm not the only one who was really weirded out by naked people fighting am I?!? Like when Eren was sitting on top of Female Titan it was just..
Joking aside, it was a tough episode. When Levi's team attacked Female Titan and sliced her eyes they said it would take about a minute for them to heal up. I guess thats information they got from capturing titans like Sonny and Bean and doing experiments on them. But they didnt expect the Female Titan would concentrate healing just one eye and it ruined their plan. Seeing Levi's team get killed was really painful. Rip Petra and folk. T_T
Did you notice that when Eren transformed into a titan the Female Titan was fighting back without being able to use her arms and with only one eye? It took quite long for them to heal up. If you ask me had she been able to use both arms from the start the fight would have been much shorter.
When Eren was sitting on top of Female Titan and roaring in rage... it seemed like he was losing it. Saying things like.. "I'll eat you up!" means that he was losing his humanity... and turning into a regular titan i think? Only regular titans eat humans after all, for Eren to think something like that is outrageous.
Mikasa going after Female Titan in the end, they really used their money on that scene. It was fabulous!
|2013-08-31, 19:52
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And just like that, the Master Titan killers are completely and utterly annihilated. I felt like I was watching a UFC fight with Eren and the Female Titan in each corner. Then Mikasa goes into rage mode after seeing the one she loved get eaten. This episode was amazing. 10/10!
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The thing I loved most about this episode was the obvious fear emanating from the normally female titan's deadpan face when Eren was going batshit insane and Mikasa went full Mama Grizzly on the female titan. I always love Mikasa's yandere moments it makes all of the Armin crybaby moments in the anime worth it (I'm just happy there hasn't been any in a while). Then there is Levi's emotionless face when he saw his squad dead, all probably being channeled into a silent killing rage deep down waiting to be released.
I genuinely forgot that Eren was good at fighting, even though he is in the top 10 of recruits he always comes off as the guy who sucks at everything but shows a lot of heart. His squad were kinda being douches though, keep asking Eren to trust their abilities while constantly implying that Eren is not good enough to fight yet.
My one disappointment was not seeing Mikasa and Levi fight together this episode, it's like a mental blue balling. Waiting for SnK is always the hardest part of a week for me.
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Please, we need basic features
Posted 11 February 2011 - 12:37 AM
Paragraph mode and background color so that the reading experience can be enjoyable.
Copy/paste so that everything is not trapped on the app. It is pretty rediculous to not have that feature enabled.
Sync notes so that when studying on the app your thoughts are not trapped on the app. or at least be able to email the. Or copy/paste, anything.
The ability for the app to remember last spot on different modules, like kindle and iBooks do. So when you are studying you do not have spend more time just on the process of getting back where you were or losing a spot and information because you are studying and flipping between modules. Back buttons would be wonderful.
Please, these are basic features.
Posted 11 February 2011 - 01:36 AM
Our upcoming release will greatly improve downloads (as 9.2 does) and allow them to resume. Syncing with the Mac is coming soon after. Then we'll tackle the many other features on the list, some of which are relatively easy to implement, but others will require a lot of work.
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Posted 04 March 2011 - 01:09 PM
These features are all planned, and will be coming in due course. Remember when everyone told us just to release a basic app that would read Accordance modules? We did that and more, but it wasn't enough! Of course there is room for improvement, and we appreciate all creative suggestions, and take them all into account. We are working as hard as we can.
Our upcoming release will greatly improve downloads (as 9.2 does) and allow them to resume. Syncing with the Mac is coming soon after. Then we'll tackle the many other features on the list, some of which are relatively easy to implement, but others will require a lot of work.
The paragraph view feature is a great improvement, thank you. Can you please pass on to the team how vital it is to add some copy/paste ability in the next update. I am thankful to see syncing of user notes will be available soon with next update, but the lack of copy/paste feature is horribly frustrating. It makes it very difficulty to use the app to really accomplish anything other then reading, naturally some of that will improve when notes can be synced but copy/paste is vital as well. Here is an example, when trying to prepare for a sermon/teaching/blog/whatever, you are reading and want to take a few verses to input into what you are working on. Or you are looking at a languange tool or commentary and find something valuable you would like to include in your notes or prep, there is no way to do this. You are just kind of stuck until you get back to your mac.
As far as other features go I know you all are working on them, however, I would point you back to your reply "just to release a basic app" the vast majority of my suggestions are just that basic features found in any other app (bible or reading in general out there).
Other feature recommendations/requests:
Copy/Paste - vital needed ASAP
Sync notes with Mac - I know this one is coming, again vital, I have already lost weeks worth of notes once because I had to restore my iPad
Ability to chagne background - anything that can take the pain on the eyes off the bright white
Highlighting - this would be a great feature for both reading Bible text and reference modules, ability to be able to find the information that spoke to you
Ability for modules to remember the last place read in modules - might be more difficult but would make a tremendous difference. My Kindle app has 50 or so books and can remember the last place I was at in each one. Especially when going back and forth from resources this would be great.
Similarly a back option would be fantastic - when studying and you want to look up a word in BDAG, then go back to text, but then want to look at another resource, lets say Anchor and then get back to the text or whatever, having back options would be very helpful. However, if the module remembered your last spot this might be more of an added bonus then essential as it would take out a step in the process.
Thanks again for all your hard work, I look forward to seeing how this app develops from being a neat resources with a few practical applications into an app that is truly user friendly and useful all the time. I would love nothing more then to have Accordance as the only Bible app on my iPhone and iPad.
Posted 04 March 2011 - 02:50 PM
This has probably been asked but several have been using the previous version of the iPad. How do you use the iPad for sermon notes, reading, and study.
Posted 04 March 2011 - 05:08 PM
I was just going to ask some of these questions. I skipped over the 1st generation iPad but on Thursday, Lord willing, I am ordering (or tackling the local Apple store). My main concern is notes, syncing, and printing (that is, getting the notes out in a nice, readable, formatted form).
This has probably been asked but several have been using the previous version of the iPad. How do you use the iPad for sermon notes, reading, and study.
Frank, I use my iPad pretty heavily, I am in the first year of a church plant and office from home so when I am out and around I use my iPad primarily. For reading I really like the Kindle app (and I have Kindle too which I highly recommend) and good reader (amazing for pdfs). The reason I go Kindle is because it can be used cross platform and that makes it very convenient.
As for sermon notes, writting, blogging, etc. I primarily use pages for all of that, but I would also recommend docs to go. Pages for me works the best and is simply to use, it still needs a lot of work but it works well for taking notes, writing, and exporting out. You can export things out via itunes sync, email, iwork.com, mobile me, etc. and you can sync things out in pages, word, or pdf.
As for study, this has been the most frustrating part about the Accordance app. I have already invested a lot of money in accordance so last may when I got my iPad I did not want to invest in another format. It took a Accordance a long time to get into the game on iOS. Then what we have at this point is simply not realistic for most study without some of the features I discussed in earlier posts. So until accordance puts in these updates and makes the app practical for study and everyday use I also use OliveTree. It is really a great app, easy to use, allows you to highlight, take notes and sync them, use multiple resources and get back easily. To be honest the app is exceptional in regard to practicality and being user friendly. My problem is I am not willing to invest financially in things I have already invested in via accordance, so I can only use it so much. In addition, I really like the ESV Bible app it is really nice for reading and youversion has a nice app for reading as well. At this point, study is a little difficulty and troubling on the ipad. I normally go back and forth with pages and these other apps.
I hope you enjoy your new iPad and it is helpful to you. One other thing I would highly recommend is a bluetooth keyboard. I bought the Apple Bluetooth keyboard on Ebay for half price and got a cover from www.sfbags.com for cheap so I can take it with me easily. It makes using the ipad for writting or studying really nice when sitting at a table or coffee shop. By the way, unless you know for sure you will use it, go wifi and not 3G, after At&T changed the plan almost immediately I have refused to use and pay for the 3G service just out of principle. Plus it is easy to find a wifi hotspot just about any where.
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February 15, 2013 2:15 PM | John Polson
Released in early February, Sean Hogan and Jonathan Kittaka's Zelda-esque action RPG Anodyne has dropped from $8 to $1+, as part of a Pirate Bay promotion until Monday. Windows, Mac, and Linux users can grab the file to experience the game and pay what they wish on Anodyne's main site or simply vote for it on Steam Greenlight.
Curiously enough, this Pirate Bay promotion, or Promo Bay, allows users to "pay" via digital currency called BitCoin. Hogan said this was for people who can't pay via Credit Card or Paypal. He also managed to expedite the Humble Store widget to have it in place for this promotion, saying the Humble team was quick to reply.
Anodyne joins other indie games such as McPixel and Hotline Miami that have recently embraced piracy to varying degrees.
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Fictitious Cashier's Checks of American Home Bank, N.A., Mountville, PA
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Isla Mujeres (Spanish for "Island of Women") is an island in the Mexican Caribbean Sea, located eight miles off of the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, near Cancun Mexico.
Get in
Various tour boats will take you there from Cancun, but for a cheaper and more authentic trip, just jump on one of the ferries. Puerto Juarez near downtown Cancun is the cheaper one that the locals use, but can be a bit crowded. Gran Puerto Cancun is located in the hotel zone and is a bit more expensive (150 pesos).
If you're in a hurry and have cash to spare, you can charter a Cessna from the delightfully named Aerobanana (tel. 998 87-25040).
Common destinations include Cancun, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen and the Mayan Wonders of Tulum, Cobá and Chichen Itza.
Get around
The island is pretty small and it isn't too far to walk from the ferry ports to the main beaches. But to see more of the island, the best way to go is to rent a scooter or golf cart. Like everything in Mexico, you should be able to haggle a decent price. There are two main roads that run from end to end of the island. Be aware that when driving on the Caribbean side of the island, there are occasional strong gusts of wind that can really take you by surprise on a scooter, as can the many topes, or speed bumps.
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You have the typical items available for purchase (blankets, jewelery, stone carvings, pipes). Silver is the item to look for and good prices can be found, especially if buying in quantity.
Note: you should do your money exchange on the mainland, as the rate will be better.
The majority of shops and restaurants accept the US dollar but may give you your change in pesos.
Fish is fresh and bountiful, and dishes like ceviche are popular and delicious. A signature island dish is Tik-n-chik, which is a whole fish marinated in achiote and grilled. Like all places in tourist areas, there are many reasonably priced restaurants and there are a few that are more expensive. You can find everything from an exquisite lobster dinner to a slice of pizza. Some of the best food on the island comes from carts: taco stands and vendors selling corn on the cob and tamales in the town square.
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Like all beach towns in Mexico, it is usually "Happy Hour" someplace, and beer is 2 for about $3, mixed drinks, 2 for $5. The "beach bars" on the north end have rotating happy hours. Try a michelada, which is a beer mixed with fresh lime juice and a variety of other sauces - the perfect delicious island drink.
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(3:15) Hank Williams Jr. compares President Obama to Adolf Hilter. Not smart.
(11:45) Hank releases a SECOND half-ass apology -- and now Harvey is SUPER riled up ... because he thinks Hank's comment was no mistake.
(21:00) Rachel Uchitel's new husband is on the phone!
(23:02) Matt and Rachel's wedding PARTY .
(27:50) Matt says he's NEVER talked to Rachel about Tiger ... because he doesn't care about her past.
(32:00) Did Nancy Grace fart on "Dancing with the Stars"?
(41:10) Which six rock stars' faces belong on the 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollar bills?
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(46:00) Paul Anka's picks!
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AP Source: Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy to interview with Bears, Cardinals
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – A person familiar with the situation says Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy will interview for the vacant head coaching positions with the Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals this week.
The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on Monday on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to publicly speak about the interviews, said the talks would take place in Denver.
McCoy, who interviewed with the Miami Dolphins last year after retooling Denver's offense to fit Tim Tebow's skill set, burnished his head coaching credentials this season while helping guide Peyton Manning through his comeback season.
Manning returned from a year off to put up MVP numbers and lead Denver (13-3) to the top seed in the AFC playoffs with a league-best 11-game winning streak.
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Carol Linnitt | July 15, 2011
By Carol Linnitt • Friday, July 15, 2011 - 11:29
Talisman Terry, the Friendly Fracosaurus, has been officially suspended from his duties as an unconventional gas mascot. The cartoon dinosaur was used to narrate Talisman Energy's company coloring book which described the dangerous process of unconventional gas extraction as safe, clean and patriotic.
Talisman Energy decided to shelve the promotional material after numerous reports criticized the company for engaging in child-directed propaganda. The coloring book, called "Talisman Terry's Energy Adventures," portrays gas drilling processes in simplistic and euphoric terms, giving the impression that these controversial drilling techniques, which are connected to numerous instances of air pollution and water contamination, are environmentally beneficial. The 24-page book features images of drilling sites with smiling wildlife and overarching rainbows.
Talisman Energy has been cited for numerous environmental violations and has one of the worst drilling records in Pennsylvania, a fact the children's book made no mention of.
The controversial book became national news after it was reported by Stephen Colbert on Monday. "The Colbert Report" created its own Fracosaurus parody, showing Terry depressed and killing himself in a methane explosion after lighting a cigarette in the shower. Similar incidents have occurred across the States when methane contamination of domestic water supplies creates a highly explosive build up in confined spaces, like bathrooms.
Soon after the spoof, Talisman Energy announced on Fox News that they had stopped distributing the material. Company spokesperson Natalie Cox tried to downplay the tide of criticism by saying that "there's two sides to every story." The company is "not going to continue to dispute the intent of a children's coloring book," she said, adding, "we're going to take our company's focus to where it should be."
The coloring book has also received some negative response from U.S. Representative Ed Markey, D-Mass. Markey, at a recent Energy and Mineral Resources and Agriculture Joint Subcommittee hearing, referred to Talisman Terry as a "loveable dinosaur" who "playfully promotes the benefits of natural gas and paints a picture of a magical world filled with smiling rocks and grinning animals." The problem, he says, "is that unless you are a 'FRACK-A-SAURUS' named 'Talisman Terry,' this world doesn't exist."
Communities suffering the effects of unconventional gas extraction, he continues, suffer "contamination of water supplies, loss of property value, deteriorating health conditions, dead livestock, and destruction of pristine forest and agriculture lands."
When Talisman spokesperson Cox says the company is prepared to 'take their focus where it should be' we can only hope she means to address these concerns for community and environmental health.
RickJames replied on Permalink
This is probably going to be
This is probably going to be the greatest victory of Colberts career. Taking a coloring book out of circulation is one of the things that men dream of.
Taking the company focus to where it belongs means the production of plenty of cheap natural gas and leaving the coloring books to someone else.
Jurgen Kraus replied on Permalink
Indoctrinating kids with propaganda, also referred to as brainwashing, was/is common in totalitarian regimes, usually communist: Soviet Union, East Germany, North Korea etc.
On the right end of the spectrum, the junk-scientific pedophiliacs of the Friends of Science are trying to invade schools.
Froms this history alone, focussing on kids with a topic that is far too complicated for them and also totally irrelevant for a child, is already highly suspicious - and really goofy! Colbert scored an empty netter! while the Talisman goalie was sitting out on drugs.
RickJames replied on Permalink
Now that he's detroyed the
Now that he's detroyed the evil Fracasaurus regime, maybe brave Colbert can take on some of the other evil dictators.
Dan J. Andrews replied on Permalink
Colbert is a comedian and
Colbert is a comedian and entertainer. He found something funny and ran with it. He mocks stupidity. He was not taking himself seriously. Compare that to Trump who thought one of his great jobs was getting the White House to show Obamas birth certificate. Trump took himself, and the inanity of the birther issue, seriously.
If Colbert gets up and talks about how proud he is that he got a colouring book retracted (and he is serious, not joking), then the above comments are warranted. But since he does not take himself seriously (entertainer, remember), neither should you. Perhaps you should tell Colbert it is his job to expose and destroy evil wherever he finds it. Maybe he will mock that on his next program.
So you see the difference? Both took up trivial silly issues. One of them knew it was trivial and silly. The other one took it seriously. If Colbert had done a Trump, then go get him. Skewer the pompous a**. Otherwise…en-ter-tain-er.
Incidentally, I liked it when Obama later said now that he has settled the birther issue, Trump can now focus on other very important issues such as "did man land on the moon?".
RickJames replied on Permalink
It's not about Colbert being
It's not about Colbert being silly. It's about this article taking a silly man seriously.
Well said, Dan. RickJames,
Well said, Dan.
RickJames, where does this blog post take a silly man seriously? It's not about a silly man, it's about a silly oil company propagandizing children until the company realized that intelligent people were mocking the silly propagandists.
RickJames replied on Permalink
Check the headline boys.
Check the headline boys. Colbert is part of the story. Desmog has elevated him from jokester to something more - which he isn't.
You know if you're celebrating a fake news guy on a comedy network winning a discontinuation of a coloring book, you've won a pretty small victory.
Coloring book was a silly idea to start with. They were probably happy to have an excuse to can it.
But you boys enjoy your small win here.
Go back to your little boys'
Go back to your little boys' table, RickJames. The grownup women and men who read and post here are not impressed by boy-bluster and posturing.


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libconf logo for libconf
Category: Graphic/Other Designer
Submitted By: dams
Date: Sat 03 May 2003 05:36:41 PM UTC
Status: Deleted
This project is not part of the GNU Project.
libconf provides the functions to read, modify, and check any configuration files, provided that it has the appropriated template and validation data.
libconf is written in perl, but will be able to interface with multiple language and document format, like xml.
There's a more detailed description here :
There's doc on libconf template here :
License GNU General Public License v2 or later
Development Status: 3 - Alpha
Details (job description, contact ...):
We need a logo, and possibly other illustrations for libconf. The difficulty is that libconf is a library to abstract configuration files, so there is no immediate representation.
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Smart Earth Tech needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 42 designs submitted by 8 freelance designers.
Smart Earth Technologies
Smart Earth Technologies (SET) was conceived as part of the Green Technology movement striving to develop technologies that help municipalities and their residents monitor and control devices within their environment in order to create efficiencies and inspire resource conservation. We've created a cutting edge, open source, mesh network that can be leveraged for 2 way communication with many types of devices. Currently we are releasing our Total Water Management solution for water utilities allowing them to monitor and control all of the devices within their entire water distribution system from one GIS based application. We are 30-40 something experienced entrepreneurs with significant technology backgrounds with an eye toward creating revolutionary technologies.
Right now our audience consists mainly of municipal and investor owned water utilities. The audience is quite varied, the larger utilities are sometimes comprised of tech and business saavy full time employees while some of the smaller utilities might have part time or even unpaid utility managers that aren't always aware of the newest technology, so we need to appeal to a wide variety of clients. Once installed our system will also be accessed by residents within the municipality.
We were initially inspired to use a pretty generic icon idea of a Globe with networking lines running across it to express the "Smart Earth" / smart grid idea. You can see that by viewing the attached logo.
We're not so sure the globe is the right approach and would like to see designs with and without the globe idea. Definitely open minded.
We also realize our name is quite long and have toyed with the idea of using SET, but feel like it might lose some of the concept of the full name. We would love to see some different ideas with and without the acronym.
In general we're hoping to communicate these ideas in a logo:
- smart
- solid
- concise
- cutting edge / progressive
- secure
- future / forward thinking
- technology
Some of our competitors are:
http://www.itron.com - their logo looks pretty dated to us
http://www.sensus.com - not a great logo
http://www.neptunetg.com - this is an alright logo
We will ultimately need sizes for:
- Web
- Print (biz cards, brochures, letterhead, large format banners for trade shows, etc..)
- Products - screen printing and/or raised lettering on our antennas, routers and gateways in the field. These devices are about the size of a box of tea or a saucer (don't know why I've got tea analogies in my head!).
We'll also need both vertical and horizontal orientations as well as inversions. black on white, white on black.
Looking forward to seeing your ideas!!
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Study to Evaluate Changes in CD4 on Replacing TDF With ABC or DDI+TDF With ABC+3TC
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00338390
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 20, 2006
Last Update Posted : March 24, 2015
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- How to Read a Study Record
|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections
|Drug: Abacavir Drug: Didanosine Drug: Abacavir+Lamivudine
|Phase 3
Different works have shown a high rate of virological failure among patients on abacavir + lamivudine + tenofovir or ddI + 3TC + tenofovir, thus rendering the use of these combinations actively unadvisable.
Furthermore, recent studies have also shown that ABC+3TC are associated with a significantly higher increase in CD4 than the current treatment standard formed by AZT+3TC. This provides us with grounds to suppose that patients with TDF+ddI may recover their CD4 with ABC+3HT. Similarly, and recently, the existence of pharmacokinetic interactions between tenofovir + abacavir has begun to be questioned.
Finally, the replacement of tenofovir with abacavir or tenofovir + ddI with abacavir + lamivudine does not detract from the potency of HAART, the toxicity profile is different and their behaviour at mitochondrial level is similar.
This study aims to ascertain whether the sole replacement of tenofovir with abacavir once a day improves the immunological response obtained with tenofovir + ddI or whether it is better to perform a double replacement of tenofovir and ddI with abacavir + lamivudine (joint formulation) in a single daily dose to achieve these objectives.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|75 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Study of Changes in CD4 Lymphocyte Count in Patients With a HAART Regimen Including DDI + Tenofovir and With Viral Suppression Following the Replacement of Tenofovir With Abacavir Once Daily or Following the Double Replacement of DDI + Tenofovir With Abacavir + Lamivudine in a Single Tablet
|Study Start Date :
|April 2005
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|February 2007
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|February 2007
No Intervention: 1
Maintain antiretroviral treatment
Experimental: 2
Change tenofovir to abacavir and increase didanosine dose to 400 mg/day if weight is > 60 Kg. or to 250mg/day if weight is < 60 kg.
Drug: Abacavir
Change tenofovir to abacavir
Other Name: n/h.
Drug: Didanosine
Increase didanosine dose to 400 mg/day if weight is > 60 Kg. or to 250mg/day if weight is < 60 kg.
Other Name: n/h.
Experimental: 3
Change tenofovir and didanosine to abacavir + lamivudine (600mg+300 mg/day in one single tablet).
Drug: Abacavir+Lamivudine
Change tenofovir and didanosine to abacavir + lamivudine (600mg+300 mg/day in one single tablet).
Other Name: n/h.
- Proportion of patients that increase their number of CD4 lymphocytes with regard to the baseline. [ Time Frame: At 12, 24, 36 and 48 weeks ]
- To evaluate the proportion of patients with viral load of HIV-1 <50 copies of the combinations studied during the follow-up period. [ Time Frame: At 12, 24, 36 and 48 weeks. ]
- Incidence of new clinical adverse events that appear . [ Time Frame: during 48 weeks of follow-up ]
- Evolution of the clinical adverse events that were already present at the time they were included in the study. [ Time Frame: during the 48 weeks of follow-up ]
- Rate of treatment drop-outs due to the appearance of adverse events [ Time Frame: during the 48 weeks of follow-up ]
- Incidence of new laboratory alterations that appear during the follow-up period (change in renal parameters, changes in lactate levels, modification of pancreatic enzymes, changes in lipid parameters). [ Time Frame: during the follow-up period ]
- Evolution of the laboratory alterations that were already present at the time they were included in the study. [ Time Frame: during the 48 weeks of follow-up ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age > 18 years.
- HIV-1 infected patients.
- Patients on triple HAART therapy including ddI + tenofovir plus a PI or NNRTI for at least 3 months.
- Patients with an undetectable HIV-1 viral load (< 50 copies RNA / mL or < centre's limit of detection) over the last 6 months.
- Not be on treatment with immunosuppressives, such as: hydroxyurea, interferon, ribavirin or cytostatics.
- Not be on treatment with interleukin-2 or other immunomodulators.
- Women may not be of fertile age (defined as at least one year from menopause or undergoing any surgical sterilisation technique), or must undertake to use a barrier contraceptive method during the study.
- Signature of the informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Incapacity to give informed consent.
- Bad adherence or treatment interruptions over the previous 6 months.
- Prior exposure to abacavir.
- HAART Therapy including ddI at a dose of 400mg + tenofovir if weight > 60 kg or ddI 250 mg + tenofovir if weight < 60 kg.
- Suspicion of cross resistances to abacavir and lamivudine.
- Hepatic or pancreatic analytical alterations 4 times above the limit of normality.
- Presence of opportunistic infections and/or recent tumours (< 6 months).
- Patients participating in another clinical trial.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00338390
|Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital
|Badalona, Barcelona, Spain, 08916
|Hospital Sant Jaume de Calella
|Calella, Barcelona, Spain, 08370
|Hospital de Mataró
|Mataro, Barcelona, Spain, 08304
|Hospital Basurto
|Bilbao, Bilabao, Spain, 48013
|H. del S.A.S. Jerez de la Frontera
|Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain, 11407
|Fundació Hospital de Granollers,
|Barcelona, Granollers, Spain, 08400
|Hospital Arquitecto Marcide
|El Ferrol, La Coruña, Spain, 15405
|Hospital Sierrallana
|Torrelavega, Santander, Spain, 39300
|Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
|Barcelona, Spain, 08025
|Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
|Barcelona, Spain, 08036
|Hospital General de Castellón, , Castellón,
|Castello, Spain, 12004
|H. San Fco Borja Gandia
|Gandia, Spain, 46700
|Hospital de Cabueñes
|Gijon, Spain, 33394
|Hospital Clínico San Cecílio
|Granada, Spain, 18012
|Fundación Jiménez Diaz
|Madrid, Spain, 28040
|Hospital Clínico San Carlos
|Madrid, Spain, 28040
|Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla
|Santander, Spain, 39008
|Hospital Virgen Macarena
|Sevilla, Spain, 41009
|Hospital Joan XXIII
|Tarragona, Spain, 43007
|Hospital Arnau de Vilanova
|Valencia, Spain, 46015
|Hospital Xeral de Vigo
|Vigo, Spain, 36204
|Principal Investigator:
|Enric Pedrol, MD, PhD
|Fundació Hospital de Granollers
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00338390 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|June 20, 2006 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|March 24, 2015
|Last Verified:
|October 2008
Keywords provided by Hospital de Granollers:
CD4 cell count
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Anti-HIV Agents


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- Week 40: Trouble. What happened when you got into trouble as a child? What was punishment like in your home?
That's easy. Punishment was usually physical. It was never excessive, and I agree in hindsight it was probably necessary to use physical means in most cases. It has a way of focusing the attention of the child on the error of their ways.
My father has a fairly large hand, or so it seemed to me when I was little. I seem to remember dad's belt being used more than once, but not terribly often. I also recall a largish hairbrush being used on occasion.
My mother is all of five-foot-nothing, and usually used an implement of some sort to instill discipline, at least once I got older than about 3-4 years old. To this day I shudder when I think about Hot Wheels cars plastic tracks. They leave a vivid double welt on the backside, and sting like the dickens! We lived in town, and lacked the appropriate trees to be told to go out and cut my own switch with which to be disciplined.
I also learned that soap doesn't taste good. Like, REALLY not good.
Punishment wasn't always physical, though. Sometimes there was loss of a privilege, or being sent to my room (timeout, but before people started calling it that). I had to pay for a window I broke once, with saved allowance.
For all of that, I never felt my parents didn't love me, never felt they were being cruel or unfair (at least in hindsight when I'd had a chance to think about it). I believe there is a place for physical punishment in child rearing, a position I know will alienate some people. But it sure looks to me that our society started rapidly degenerating about the same time the "experts" said we shouldn't use physical punishment on our kids. That said, used correctly, it should be a rare occurrence, and should always be followed up with a caring revisit as to why it happened, and what was expected to avoid repeats.
I've rarely had to use physical punishment with my kids. They are wonderful, respectful kids for the most part, and really are usually good with a verbal reprimand if needed, or at most temporary loss of a privilege. But I've always held physical punishment as an option. Rather, I never explicitly took it off the table. I don't go around telling my kids I'll beat them if they don't do something, or do something wrong. I've never hesitated to get up in their faces, and very loud, if needed, and usually that gave them pause to reconsider their behaviors.
This and all other articles on this blog are © copyright 2011 by Daniel G. Dillman


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Daly Theatre
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The Daly Theatre was one of a few independent theatres that lined the northern part of North Broadway in Los Angeles.
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Building was converted into a small store in the late '60s. Art Deco facade still visible.
Hey ChrisB I think you mean the Starland on 2624 N. Broadway.
Daly Theatre was named North Broadway Theatre and now it's a 99 cents only store. Inside you can see the balcony but it's away from the street.
Maybe somebody familiar with Lincoln Heights can help clarify an old memory I have. A few times when I was a kid we drove through the neighborhood around Five Points, and somewhere in that area I recall seeing a very old theatre which had been converted into a school supply store. This was in the late 1950's-early 1960's, and the place looked as though it hadn't been used as a theatre for years. I can't remember which street it was on, but it was close to a main intersection. I don't know what it's name had been as a theatre, either, so I don't know if it is listed at Cinema Treasures or not. I don't think it was on North Broadway, because I recall the street it was on as being narrower. This vague memory has been nagging me for years, and I'd be happy to know just where this place was.
The Daly was listed in the city directory in 1938:
Here are some March 2008 photos:
Advertised as the North Broadway Theater in the LA Times in June 1915. Listed in independent theater ads as the Daly through the 1940s, up to 1947, then it disappears.
Listed simply as the Broadway Theatre in the 1915 City Directory.
Also known as the Lincoln Theatre.
The Daly Theatre has been demolished. The L.A. County Assessor's office says that the store on the corner was built in 1947, and the adjacent building was built in 1968.
Oh, and the name of the street is North Broadway. North is part of the street name in this case, not just a direction. Google got it right on the Street View image, but not on the map.
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If you're not a daily reader of the Arizona Republic then you probably missed an op-ed on solar energy written earlier this summer by Arizona Senator Jon Kyl. Instead of spending his (staff's) valuable time penning a letter to promote the burgeoning solar industry in his home state, Kyl decided to take a highly-specified shot at utility-scale solar power. The senator sees "conventional concentrating solar power" as a central threat to Arizona's water supply:
"While it's true that Arizona's sunny climate is ideal for solar-energy production, its arid landscape poses significant challenges to the deployment of solar systems that rely more heavily on water than other forms of energy production."
To be sure, we here at Ecocentric are very sensitive to the connection between water and energy, including electricity generation's alarming dependence on water supplies. And the senator is right to call for energy policymakers to pay more attention to the affects of all forms of energy generation - fossil fuel, nuclear or concentrating solar - on the nation's waters. However, by lumping together all types of solar technology as "solar systems," the Senator brazenly ignores the distinction between solar photovoltaic technology - used in the typical rooftop solar panel - which uses virtually no water and concentrating solar power which has a higher water demand. And, his choice to highlight solar energy generation in particular, especially in a state that relies on similarly-thirsty fossil and nuclear energy production, strikes me as a little disingenuous.
Yes, the report is correct in stating that large-scale concentrating solar power plants can consume a lot of water if they rely on conventional wet cooling. But just as conventional power plants are now using unconventional methods for cooling, solar power plants have a wealth of options at their disposal.
A recent Renewable Energy World interview with energy consultant Babul Patel provides a great introduction to many of these options. I'm not going to lie - the interview is a shamelessly nerdy discussion about cost-benefits, the Rankine cycle and operational efficiency, so to pull a few highlights:
- The simplest idea is to use hybrid wet and dry cooling systems, where wet cooling kicks in only when the temperatures are too high for dry cooling to work effectively. According to Patel, such a system would require about 10 percent of the water that a plant would use if it relied exclusively on wet cooling.
- Concentrating solar plants could also use treated wastewater for its cooling needs, just as many fossil and nuclear power plants already do (http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/coalpower/ewr/pubs/reclaimed%20water.pdf). (PDF) According to Patel, as long as a power plant is sited near a population center, the cost of piping in wastewater is minimal.
- Or a plant could use virtually water-free solar photovoltaic technology, or could tap into saline aquifers, or be more efficient by recycling water for different uses - the list of technologies and strategies goes on and on.
There's also a bigger picture here. Some arid states withdraw tremendous amounts of water for agriculture, which in Arizona accounts for a staggering 68 percent of the state's annual water use. Another 25 percent of the state's water use is residential, and much of that goes towards keeping lawns green and pools full.
So how much of the state's water withdrawals goes towards cooling power plants? Thanks to many of the water-efficient technologies described above, less than 2 percent.
Nearly all solar power plants will require some amount of water, just as nearly all conventional power plants do. But in Arizona there are far larger pressures on the state's freshwaters than utility-scale solar power plants. The solar industry is implementing creative and forward-thinking strategies to reduce its water use, so Senator Kyl should take a moment to consider: if he sees a threat to his state's water supply when he visits a new emissions-free solar power plant, what does he see when he drives by neighborhood after neighborhood of lush, green desert lawns?


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Oof! The editing of CIA data suggests that this article is ripe for defactbookization. Anyone up for it? --Evan 23:40, 4 Jan 2004 (EST)
Responsible Tourism
Comments would be appreciated on the efforts of the non-profit organization, Heritage Watch, encouraging travelers to visit businesses that have been certified Heritage Friendly would be appreciated. Heritage Friendly certification indicates that these businesses are supporting the arts, culture and heritage of Cambodia in various ways as well as contributing to development projects. It is our opinion that people should be encouraged to patronize these businesses while visiting Cambodia and the ability to recognize the logo is helpful. Thank you jpatokal for your comments by the way and suggesting a discussion here.
I've edited the section on land mines to better reflect reality. As I've written, 99.9% of tourists will never be at any risk of stepping on a mine. It's important to be aware of the issue of mines that the country as a whole faces, but to present the threat to tourists as anything other than virtually nonexistant is irresponsible. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 18.104.22.168 (talk • contribs)
I just returned for Cambodia 4/19/08. Although we never considered landmines in the cities, temples or beaches, there were frequent reminders that they are still a danger. From the bus between Phnom Pehn and Siem Reap, we saw several Land Mine warning signs not far from the road on Highway 6. We were told they are still fairly common in the Northeast provinces, especially "off the path" near bridges and the borders. You won't stuble across one as you tour Angkor Wat, but it would be smart to at least advise travelers to consult local guides before wandering off on their own when away from the cities.- shadomoon
Kampong Cham lists all prices in US dollars. Is use of the dollar in Cambodia so widespread, and so more prevalent than use of the local currency, that we should make an exception to the prices guidelines on accommodation listings and friends? I think this is a case where the traveller comes first and we shouldn't list prices out in the local currency if travellers will never see those prices; however, I'd like to know if that's the case. --Evan 10:31, 6 Dec 2005 (EST)
I added content to the respect section. The things I put I feel are highly relevant based on what I personally observed while in Cambodia. Many tourists go there with a hardcore bargaining mindset, while Khmers themselves are rather meek and mellow bargainers and not hard to get the best price of. Some tourists will spend endless hours haggling for the best possible price, then go to a western owned bar and buy $20 worth of drinks without so much as an "eep" of protest, which is downright disrespectful. Brian Hnatiak
Agreed, with one exception: taxi/motodup/tuktuk drivers. Especially in the larger cities, they try to rip off tourists. It has happened to me on several occasions after walking away from a driver they came after me, dropping the fare they asked by half or even 4 times. Hans Hoppe
The tipping customs would be a welcome addition. It should probably be included on every national page, and every subnational page where the tipping customs differ within the country.
From out recent visit, we learned to tip 1000 riel for a normal restraunt, 1500 riel for a nicer one (we're not talking about the 5-star resorts, but the local communities). Do not leave the money on the table or in the receipt holder (they will think you just forgot it), but place it directly in the hand of the server. Even though many restraunts are fairly westernized, most seemed a bit confused about the concept of a gratuity. This seems like a small amount, and I'm sure even a $1 bill would be welcomed. Most meals are priced about $4, so a big meal and Cokes for two comes in under $15 total.
Are euros accepted?
Some shops in New York City have started accepting Euros in addition to dollars. Are Euros being accepted in Cambodia yet?
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0655798320080206 http://www.nypost.com/seven/05252008/news/regionalnews/euro_welcome_112484.htm
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EVisa Does ist work?
does anyone used the eVisa Service in the last month? I travel to Cambodia in March and would like to avoid the visit at the Cambodian Embassy because the work to apply for a visa is rather heavy compared to an online option. jan 05:40, 7 January 2009 (EST)


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Lipscomb's Lady Bisons basketball team closed out the regular season with a 54-51 loss to UCF Friday afternoon at Allen Arena.
The game, a rematch of last season's Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament championship game, was the final tune-up for both teams before heading to Dothan ,Ala.
UCF is guaranteed the No. 1 seed. The Lady Bisons are not certain of their seed until after the rest of the conference teams close out their regular season schedules.
The Lady Bisons jumped out to a 6-0 lead, but UCF went on a 14-3 run to take 14-9 lead with approximately eight minutes left to play in the first half. UCF extended the lead to nine points at 27-18 with 3:33 left before intermission on a jump shot by Takira Allen.
The Lady Bisons started chipping away at the lead. A 3-pointer by Courtney Boynton with 21 seconds left gave UCF only a 27-23 lead. But a foul by Katie Beth Pate with one second left sent Keunta Miles to free throw line where she hit both shots for a 29-23 halftime advantage.
The Lady Bisons came on strong in the second half. They tied the game at 33-33 with 15:37 left on a lay-up by Julie Martin. But the Lady Bisons did not take their first lead of the second half until 10:21 when Pate hit the first of two free throw attempts to break a tie for a 38-37 edge.
The Lady Bisons stretched the lead to five, their biggest advantage of the half at 44-39 on a lay-up by Courtney Boynton.
With a little more than two minutes to play the Lady Bisons were up 51-50 on a lay-up by Martin. But UCF's Lashaunda Slade responded with a lay-up for a 52-51 edge. A jump shot by Ali Roberts iced the game at 54-51.
Boynton finished with a game-high 17 points. Lindsay Daly added 10. Pate pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds.
Allen led UCF in scoring with 15. Miles added 10, and Slade pitched in 10.


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We all know that how much important and critical is the issue of physical security of server machines. Infact, I am looking for a security solution to be implemented for my server room and I am looking for a biometrics solution. What would AO suggest on this? Do you people have any experiences with biometric security implementation? Do you think that it is feasible implementing a biometric solution for our server room? or you would say that sweeping the old magnetic tape cards into a reader would be good enough? OK..i guess too many recommendations in a row...lolz..Take a deep breath and shoot your valuble opinion about this issue.
I would really love, if someone could explain their physical security setup on their server rooms. Also do you people have any policies for the visitors ( like a support team from the vendor ) who are supposed to come and visit you on regular basis.
I would really appreciate AO input in this regard.
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CORTLAND, N.Y. – Junior John Babin (Warwick/Warwick Valley) caught 10 passes for 138 yards and a score and senior Justin Autera (Mahopac) returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown as Cortland posted a 20-7 win over New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) leader The College of New Jersey.
With the win, Cortland takes over first place in the NJAC with a 4-1 record (4-3 overall). TCNJ, Rowan and Brockport are all tied for second at 3-1.
TCNJ (4-3 overall) took a 7-0 lead with seven minutes, 55 seconds left in the first quarter on a Victor Scalici (Freehold, NJ/Colts Neck) 1-yard TD run. The score capped an 8-play, 80-yard drive that featured a 48-yard pass from Chris Spellman (Mount Laurel, NJ/Bishop Eustace Prep) to Jeff Mattonelli (Hamilton, NJ/Steinert) and a 21-yard Spellman pass to Fred Sprengel (Wall, NJ), both on third-down plays.
Following a short kickoff, Cortland drove from its own 47-yard line to the TCNJ 11-yard line before settling for a Nick Daley (Saratoga Springs) 30-yard field goal to pull within 7-3. The Red Dragons then got the ball back at the TCNJ 32-yard line on an Andrew Tolosi (Monroe/Monroe-Woodbury) interception, and five plays later Tyler Hughes (Scranton, PA/West Scranton) threw a 16-yard TD pass to Babin to give Cortland the lead for good.
Cortland cornerback Ke'shaun Stallworth (Pelham/Pelham Memorial) recorded the first of his two interceptions on the Lions' next drive. The Red Dragons then drove from their own 22-yard line to the TCNJ 1-yard line, where they faced a 2nd-and-goal. The Lions, however, stopped two Cortland rushes and forced a Daley 22-yard field goal attempt. Daley's kick was blocked, but an inadvertent whistle on the play led to the down being replayed. Daley took advantage and made his second attempt and Cortland led 13-7 with 7:32 left in the half.
The game's final score came when Autera returned the opening kickoff of the second half down the right sideline for a 97-yard score. The play extended Cortland's school single-season record to three kickoff returns for touchdowns.
TCNJ drove into Cortland territory on its first four possessions of the second half but was unable to score. The first drive ended with a punt and the second with a missed 45-yard field goal. Early in the fourth quarter, the Lions faced 4th-and-2 at the Cortland 22-yard line and heading into the wind. The Red Dragons stopped a rush one yard short of the first down marker to take over on downs. A Stallworth interception in the end zone halted the Lions with 8:35 remaining, and TCNJ never moved into Cortland territory again.
Hughes finished 11-of-18 passing for 171 yards for Cortland and also ran 21 times for 52 yards. Defensively, freshman Tristan Laurore (Jamaica/Boys & Girls) made 13 tackles, eight solo, and junior Gabe Ostrow (Nanuet) finished with 11 tackles.
TCNJ lost despite outgaining Cortland in total offense, 330-275. Two Lions' running backs rushed for more than 100 yards in the game. Brad Young (Cresskill, NJ) finished with 112 yards on 19 carries and Scalici ran 20 times for 103 yards. Spellman completed 6-of-13 passes for 114 yards before leaving with an apparent injury. Sam Paladino (East Hanover, NJ/Hanover Park) completed 4-of-12 passes for 32 yards.
Nick Bricker (Middletown, NJ/Middletown South) paced TCNJ's defense with 17 tackles, 11 solo, with 1.5 sacks and 3.5 total tackles for loss. Ryan Lowe (Howell, NJ) hadded nine tackles.
Cortland will play at Rowan next Saturday at 1 p.m., while TCNJ will host Brockport Saturday at noon in a pair of games that will involve all four NJAC one-loss teams.


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Houston-area girl scouts showed that they hadn't yet earned merit badges in street justice after they let a man who'd grabbed a cash box stuffed with $200 of their cookie money slip through their tiny little fingers. The incident left one of the girls injured when she tried to stop a getaway car from leaving the scene.
Iravia Cotton and Rachel Johnson were selling cookies outside a Walmart in Fort Bend County, Texas when a stranger got out of his car, made some casual inquiries about the price of their delightful confections, and suddenly swiped their cash box. Undaunted, Cotton chased the man back to his car. "I started hitting the boy in the passenger seat," she said. "So I think he learned his lesson a little bit...and then they dragged my friend Rachel across the street." Rachel Johnson, tenacious in her pursuit of the cookie bandits, held fast onto the car's rear bumper in a bid to stop it from driving away. As the car dragged her, she reportedly shouted, "I hope your from where Iravia punched you, jerk, bam! I hope your face hurts and I hope it leaves a scar. Who steals money from Girl Scouts, I mean, really?"
Police say the suspects covered their license plate, meaning that this run on the girl scouts' cash box was premeditated. Though it's tempting to side with the girl scouts, a little skepticism might serve us well because, after all, those cookies are crazy addictive and I wouldn't be surprised if an investigation reveals that this seeming cookie-cash thievery was actually part of a drug-related turf war.
Man steals money from girl scout cookie sales in Texas [CNN]


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#neverliberal #nevermarxist
Which is exactly the point of the thread, good find!Now had it been a mile across? Point is, no one even knew it was coming, which is why everyone should have some sort of survival plan.But sadly, 95% of the nation has about 3 days of food and water, beyond that point, law and order will be but a distant memory.
This was far too small to have been noticed. Very large for a meteor, but too small to be classified as an asteroid. Some think it was more than a coincidence that it hit the same day the asteroid passed by. Some think it was a fragment of the asteroid.
Actually the true classification would be meteoroid, but imagine if it had collided with the big one passing by, there wouldn't have been any atmosphere to slow it and possibly cause the larger one to fragment.Thing is, no one is watching the little ones, regardless, we really don't know when the next big one is going to hit, and even if we did, could we really even do anything about it?Instead, we waste money on welfare programs, instead of setting up some kind of potential shield.
Despite the fact that my family might be early casualties, it almost seems like we need to be hit by a fairly large one. It would suck, but it also might knock some common sense into this world.
I usually get either ignored or yelled t for asking, but anybody know the potential of cat or dog?
Absolutely! Though the first meal won't go down easy, but if it fills the void, the second will be a welcome sight.I hope I never ever have to resort to bugs and squirrels .
HunterGatherer and I have a friend that makes squirrel stew, and I have had heard that rabbit is a great option. We have even considered raising them for meat.As for Krams comment about lobster, according to Alton Brown, they are closer in relation to cockroaches than fish, so there you go, bugs must taste good steamed with melted butter.
Quote from: link=topic=7748.msg90851#msg90851 date=1361049529The scene of the crater at 3:00 of the video is amazing.Sorry IDP that part of the video is false. It is actually from a hole that was ignited be cause of a gas leak. It has been around for some time. Whoever made the video just threw that in for effect. I still don't know if they found the real crater form the Meteor. His is the link to the actual crater shown in the video.http://englishrussia.com/2008/03/25/darvaz-the-door-to-hell/
The scene of the crater at 3:00 of the video is amazing.
Sadly it's true, this global governance BS (UN) needs to go, and what better way to do it, than to knock us back a couple of hundred years technologically and population wise.I always felt I was born a couple of centuries to late, so it wouldn't bother me all that much.
I always feel I should have been born in 16th century Europe, that period fascinates me.I'm saving up to buy a good piece of real estate that is more like a mansion. The real estate where I live is very very economical due to it being rural and only nearby towns have population of 4500 max so I can afford huge lands. And my dream is to build a good family bunker with tons of supplies and make the house self suffiecient. There are plenty of game and fish, so I don't see food as a problem. The problem how I see it is that the government will send out officers to expropriate private food property in the name of the greater good of the state. The state will then ration in out in order to keep power just like the African Warlords uses food as weapon of control today. And this has happen before, the Soviet Union commisars and military expropriated food supplies from the population as a weapon of starvation and maintaining control. For this reason too I want a hidden bunker able to keep the family safe.Edit: And on the subject of taking it too the extreme, one of my collegues, she and her family have their own island that they have bought. Takes about 2 hours with boat to get too, and they have made it completely self suffecient for years with food supplies, fresh water, fishing supplies, gasoline and gas. Though of course they will not have electricity forever since it runs on a gasoline generator, but then again you don't need electricity too survive in that scenario.


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St. Lucie Mud JamPosted in Events on September 17, 2013
It has been a few months since we have made it back to one of our favorite local mud events, the St. Lucie Mud Jam in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Two or three times a year this 500-acre, privately owned property is transformed into an insane off-road festival. With a full staff, a massive insurance policy, and a complete crew of local sheriffs on site for security, the three-day party in the woods manages to push all the limits of acceptable behavior (in our crowd) while staying safe for the fans. The St. Lucie Mud Jam is more than just an off-road enthusiasts playground; it is quickly becoming a paradise for anyone trying to get away and forget city life and enjoy the mud life.
Colleen and Larry Thomas own and run this event and also host the preparty at Cowboy's Saloon. The soon-to-be world-famous Saturday night bonfire was also their idea, but it comes with an explicit parental advisory. Let's just say the bonfire is incredible entertainment for the adults.
This event went through some changes and upgrades based on fan input because the Thomases are always looking to improve the experience. The recent addition of mega truck races has made for a fun Saturday afternoon break from the hardcore mudslinging. The buggies and trucks line up around the track about an hour before the first racer fires his motor for a good spot.
Day races are really exciting as long as you can keep yourself cool and out of the sun. Nothing beats a Saturday afternoon hanging out on a swamp buggy that's cranking out good music, downing an ice-cold beer, and telling lies to your buddies. And while those cold beers are filling your gullet, Jimmy Faucett's insane coal-rollin' Duramax and insanely cool mega trucks are running laps on the track in front of you!
After the races, everyone usually heads back to camp to the vendor area for food and recharge—it will be a late night. As night falls the girls come out to party. Once the lights from the stage flicker on and the band starts to play, we all know the party is in full swing. You can count on about 90 percent of the 10,000 people in attendance to all be out cruising and having a good time.
During the concert, it's tough to maneuver through the maze of buggies and mega trucks near the main road, but once the bonfire party lights up around the mud pits they clear out and head for the fire!
The pits are amazing, usually there is free beer, and there's always an amazing show by some of the hottest southern girls around. The nighttime party definitely isn't for minors, but the Mud Jam is family friendly, and there is always something for everyone else to do.
Whether you have a stock Ford Ranger or a 5-ton military rig, this park has a mud hole for you and all your buddies. Sunday is always known as the slow day, but it's the perfect day for the hardcore guys who don't want to quit. There are fewer ATVs in the pits, fewer stack trucks asking for help (not that that's a bad thing), and there's small crowd at the indoor showers and bathrooms.
We wouldn't do the park justice without mentioning the freshly brewed sweet tea and the amazing BBQ and smoked food. It is hands-down always the best food around.


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by Keb » Wed Jan 30, 2013 2:45 pmI don't get the whole "Byrne-stealing" thing. Half of these fucking comics are written so that you can read them in 2 to 5 minutes, so why get upset when someone reads a comic in 2 minutes while standing next to the rack?
by guitarsmashley » Wed Jan 30, 2013 2:59 pm
It's easier to read it off your computer then delete it.
by Keb » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:05 pm
Oh, you mean "previewing"?
No what I mean is that if you don't want people to stand at the rack and read the comic in two minutes, don't write the comic so that it can be read in two minutes. Every time I read old school comics, I can read maybe two or three issues and I'm tired. With new comics, I can read like 10 issues in one sitting, get up, poop, make a snack and read another six or seven issues.
Shit is weak!
by Lord Ice » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:16 pmSome of us ain't Evelyn Wood trained and need time to read a comic.
Real problem is, you can spend half an hour reading one and later, you can't remember what happened in it. That's how unmemorable comics are now.
by guitarsmashley » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:20 pm
You take a reading break by pooping?
by Keb » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:20 pmNot dissing slow readers really though. But hurry up already!
For real though, we are in the same camp. The writing has really dipped in terms of content. It makes me think the value of these things isn't really worth what you pay for in a sense that what could have costed you 35 cents 40 years ago now costs you about $12-24 nowadays.
by Keb » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:21 pm
Yeah. I usually do my emails, facebooking and outhousing on the can.
by alaska1125 » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:41 pmThis is shaping up to be one of my favorite takes on the Hulk. It feels like a natural progression and I love that Banner is basically stepping up to the plate and using his genius and his alter-ego in the service of S.H.I.E.L.D. I love the done-in-one's that are clearly building to a bigger story but are pretty accessable as single issues. In a nutshell, I'm a fan.
by UnionJack » Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:00 pm
This is sadly true which is why I'm trying to stop habit-buying & just get those titles which still stand out.
Seems Waid does 'stand-out' books. Look forward to Green Hornet.
by Eli Katz » Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:44 amStill enjoying this book, except for Yu's art. He isn't good at depicting action scenes. That underwater fight in last issue was choppy, lacked all momentum.
by Sunless » Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:56 amDropped it after issue one. It didn't wow me and I had to make a huge culling anyway.
I may come back to it, because I may have been unfair. I was expecting something DD amazing.
by Amoebas » Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:48 am
After DD, Hulk is definitely a let down (especially in the art)(but also the story...)
I'm just not accepting of this new Banner. His ego is just too drastic a change for me to recognize him. He's taking delight in the fear he causes people about the possibility of him Hulking up. It strikes me as sadistic.
And then there things like Hill saying that SHIELD isn't equipped for under water battle that just pulls this old time comic fan right out of the story. First - it's SHIELD! and for SHIELD to be ill-prepared for Atlantis or Lemurian attacks is just stupid. Second, SHIELD made an underwater attack as early as 1966 (Strange Tales #146) and an actual Helicarrier was deployed underwater in Jurgen's Captaiun America #46 (2001) . Yes, this is complete nitpicking - but this is Mark Waid, who is as much a historian of comics as he is a writer. He should know better.
And while I'm on the nitpicking...
The Chinese have an aquacarrier but we aren't even "equipped for under water war" (despite my evidence to the contrary)?
Isn't Banner the guy who was just insane a few weeks ago (MU time) during Aaron's run? And SHIELD trusts him with the only known piece of Uru?
The very moment Banner is on the Chinese carrier, he's basically attacked. Yet oh so noticeably convenient, he only Hulks up the moment he's ejected.
As I said, stuff like this just pulls me out of the book. This doesn't happen with Waid's Daredevil. And that's why, to me, Indestructible Hulk is by far the lesser book of the two.
by Eli Katz » Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:06 amI didn't really understand the Chinese thing, either. I'm hoping that Hill was lying to Banner about that for some reason.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:19 amThat's dumb, there's a number of stories with SHIELD submarines.
by HNutz » Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:51 am
Maybe Hill doesn't want Banner to Hulk out and wreck a SHIELD submarine, but she won't lose sleep if a Japanese ship gets totalled?
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