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Carmageddon: Reincarnation public beta offers full game to testers
The full version of Carmageddon: Reincarnation is now available to brave testers.
Stainless Games headlines
Carmageddon: Reincarnation releasing through Steam Early Access in March
Carmageddon: Reincarnation will be released through Steam Early Access next month, Stainless Games has announced.
Carmageddon: Reincarnation video shows suspension technology
Carmageddon: Reincarnation has a new video available showing alpha footage of the suspension technology. The game is slated for a Q1 release on Steam through the Early Access program. It will release with a number of unspecified cars, levels, and game modes, which will be supplemented via updates. Carmageddon: Reincarnation was successfully funded on Kickstarter […]
UPDATED: Carmageddon: Reincarnation Kickstarter DLC announcement causes fan backlash
We reported yesterday that Carmageddon: Reincarnation is coming to Steam early access, alongside a number of bundles for the game being announced. This announcement included that backers of the game's successful Kickstarter would receive a "standard package bundle," while a full package with all DLC would eventually become available. This has irritated backers of the […]
Carmageddon for iOS and Android free for two days only
Carmageddon for iOS and Android will be free for two days only. The giveaway is part of Stainless' 16th birthday, so starting at 5pm today, you can get the game free. After Sunday, you will have to pay £2.49 on iOS, and £1.49 on Google Play.
Magic the Gathering 2014 features sealed play mode
Magic 2014 – Duels of the Planeswalkers comes with sealed play mode, allowing players to craft their own deck from random booster packs and use it to fight against their opponent. It's the first time sealed play has appeared in the series.
Carmageddon: Reincarnation goes next-gen thanks to $3.5 million investment
Carmageddon: Reincarnation developer Stainless Games is taking its next instalment in the brutal racing franchise next-gen, thanks to a sizeable $3.5 million investment from Bullfrog founder Les Edgar.
Duels of the Planeswalkers YouTube celebrity battle this Friday
Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 is the ideal medium through which to settle the eternal debates of YouTube stardom: would Tobuscus or Katers17 win in a fight?
Carmageddon iOS expected next week
Carmageddon may arrive on iDevice as early as next week, although Stainless doesn't seem keen to commit.
Carmageddon dev: "Humour is the key selling point"
Carmageddon dev, Stainless Games, has told an industry crowd at Develop that it never expected its 1997 original death-racer to be quite as controversial as it turned out to be, but joked that the team would be "heartbroken" if it doesn't ruffle feathers with its 2013 reboot.
Carmageddon: Reincarnation Kickstarter ends, exceeds goal, Mac and Linux versions guaranteed
Stainless Games' Kickstarter campaign to revive the controversial Carmageddon series has come to a successful end, with the project exceeding its $400,000 goal.
Carmageddon coming to iOS, Android this summer
Stainless has announced Carmageddon will launch on iOS and Android beginning this summer.
Carmageddon: Reincarnation Kickstarter fully funded
With plenty of time on the clock, Stanless has met and passed its Carmageddon: Reincarnation Kickstarter goal. The project is now fully funded, with more than 10,000 backers contributing to the current total of $418,196. Stainless expectes the game to ship in early 2013. Thanks, DSB.
Stainless to give Carmageddon talk at Rezzed
Eurogamer's announced that Stainless Games is to give a talk on Carmageddon: Reincarnation at Rezzed in July in Brighton.
Carmageddon reboot gets first shots
Stainless has gone live with the first screens from the upcoming reboot of Carmageddon, subtitled Reincarnation. The shots show a redesigned version of the Eagle, as well as concept art of other versions of the car. Get them at the link. No date yet.
Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 expansion inbound
There's an expansion coming for the latest version of Magic The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers, bringing with it the chance to past planeswalkers as the Archenemy.
Carmageddon dev prioritises IP retention
Stainless Games CEO Patrick Buckland says independent developers should try to hold on to original intellectual property rather than sign it away to publishers.
Stainless paid "real money" for Carmageddon IP
Stainless Games ponied up a not insignificant amount for the Carmageddon IP, the independent studio has revealed.
Carmageddon: Reincarnation to release as download in 2012
Stainless games has confirmed that Carmageddon: Reincarnation will release as a downloadable title in 2012.
Quick shots - Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 due Wednesday
Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012, sequel to the 2009 release, is due on Wednesday. I hope you've … tapped your mana pool? Is that a thing?
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Carmageddon: Reincarnation public beta offers full game to testers
Carmageddon: Reincarnation releasing through Steam Early Access in March
Carmageddon: Reincarnation video shows suspension technology
UPDATED: Carmageddon: Reincarnation Kickstarter DLC announcement causes fan backlash
Carmageddon: Reincarnation goes next-gen thanks to $3.5 million investment
Duels of the Planeswalkers YouTube celebrity battle this Friday
Carmageddon: Reincarnation Kickstarter ends, exceeds goal, Mac and Linux versions guaranteed
Quick shots – Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 due Wednesday
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High doses of certain dietary supplements provide the first effective treatment for the leading cause of vision loss among the elderly, a new nationwide clinical study has concluded.
The disease, macular degeneration, destroys the central portion of the retina, the light-gathering cells at the back of the eye. Among people who already have significant yellowish deposits accumulating at the back of their eyes, the hallmark of the disease , the supplements cut their risk of vision loss by one-fifth.
The macular degeneration vitamin supplements — a combination of zinc and the antioxidants vitamin C, vitamin E and beta-carotene — did not appear to slow the early stages of the disease, when the yellowish deposits develop, but that is a normal part of aging and is not necessarily of concern. Almost everyone over age 70 has at least one or two of them. As the disease progresses, the center of the field of view begins to blur, making it difficult to read, drive and recognize faces. Victims must rely on their peripheral vision, looking out of the corners of their eyes and missing much of the color and detail.
Glaucoma and cataracts strike more people than macular degeneration, but effective treatments exist for those diseases. This is the one disease for which there was nothing prior to this. At best, laser surgery can slow down the growth of abnormal blood vessels in the most severe cases of macular degeneration. Earlier studies had indicated that people who eat large amounts of fruits and vegetables, which contain vitamins and beta-carotene, are at lower risk of developing macular degeneration. An earlier, smaller clinical study had suggested zinc might be helpful.
Among those whose disease had progressed to the intermediate stage, the zinc supplements reduced by 11 percent the risk of the disease progressing to the advanced stage, and the antioxidants reduced the risk by 10 percent. When the two were combined, the risk dropped by 19 percent. The study followed the participants for 6.5 years on average. The daily dosages of the antioxidants used in the study were 500 milligrams of vitamin C, 400 IU of vitamin E and 15 milligrams of beta-carotene, a molecule that provides the color of carrots and sweet potatoes. The body converts the beta-carotene into vitamin A. The daily dosage of zinc was 80 milligrams with 2 milligrams of copper.
High levels of zinc can cause a deficiency of copper in the body, which can lead to anemia. Those amounts are well above the usual levels recommended by the Food and Drug Administration: three times as much vitamin A, eight times as much vitamin C, 13 times as much vitamin E and five times as much zinc.


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I rode down and up and down Massachusetts again, mostly in the space between parked cars and stopped cars until Wisconsin when I took the lane and zoomed (at the speed limit) downhill, mingled in with taxi cabs and other drivers, feathering the brakes for fear of a driver stopping short. If you've ever ridden with me (I used to go on weekend bicycle rides arranged by Bicycle Space, but haven't been in a long time), you'll know that I'm fairly terrible at riding downhill. I'm not exactly aerodynamic, nor do I have the carefree attitude to just "let go" (like in Eat, Pray, Love. Yeah, I read it. What?). But I can keep up with traffic and do what I need to do, especially when doing so makes my ride home more direct. And frankly, I think it's safer to ride with the cars at speed than on the sidewalk, which would be rather hazardous to pedestrians and/or the Vice President, whose home I now pass.
Hipster girl, iPod headphones, fixie, pink-walled tires, stubby bars, and an agressive ride down Q.
I don't think I'm going to take 15th in the evening any more. Yes, I've only taken it once, but let me explain. In the morning, it seemed calm. Tonight it was just a mess. Pedestrians everywhere. Cars pulling in and out of driveways. Left turns. Stuck at every single red. Just not pleasant. Stressful even, though made slightly less so by the laughable rudeness of they guy in pinstriped brown pants who rudely rode in front of me while we were stopped at K and rudely circled around only to rudely ride in front of me at the pace that could be best described as rudely sluggish. If you're in a rush (Premium? Triple?), I get why you might ride around someone only to stop in front of them, temporarily, only to flit away rapidly and in a hurry and with great hazard due to your blazing fast bike speed. But if you're just commuting and taking your time and doing your thing, it's the height of ridiculous rudeness to ride in front of another stopped bicyclist. I'm thinking about recording a PSA. And yes, I'm aware that this topic has been covered by other bike bloggers.
|Don't do that thing I described above.
It's important to be decisive when you ride your bike in the city. That is all.


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by Karen and Jimi Alfaro
As a girl, I can see how difficult it can be for a guy to approach a girl in a public setting. But then again, it's just as difficult for a girl to approach a guy. But that's a separate blog post….
Guys, there are things that you should do, and things that you shouldn't do. But how are you supposed to know the difference? Here are 3 pieces of advice that you can have confidence in:
1. Do approach a group of three or more girls. Believe it or not, they're your best bet. Why? Because when you strike up a conversation with a group of girls, you have cast a wider net and your chances are greater that you'll hit it off with one of them. And when you do, you can focus your attention on her and not have to entertain her companions with conversation (like you would if there were only two girls). Her friends will entertain themselves probably by giggling about the two of you.
2. Be lighthearted, be confident, and be nice. I know there's contention here that "nice guys finish last", but I'd rather talk to a guy who smiles and is nice to me than a guy who's being a jerk.
3. Don't bring a girl to be your wingman unless she's your sister. Having a female friend as your wingman doesn't increase your chances no matter how much she talks you up. We'll always wonder what's so wrong with you that she won't date you.
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Lucky Gallery Invites You to Pierogi Party
Posted by admin in Events 2012 on May 6, 2012
Lucky Gallery invites you to our first fundraiser/art event called Pierogi Party on Saturday, May 12, 2012, from 2 – 6 pm, at 136 Lawrence Street in Brooklyn.
Pierogi Party will feature a feast of fresh pierogi made by Lucky Gallery staff and artists on site, live music, live art, and a silent auction. Guests will get to taste a variety of pierogi, both meat and vegetarian available at different filling stations.
Pierogi Party will raise funds to support Lucky Gallery's first international exhibition and performances in Berlin this May 2012. Lucky Gallery formed an international art collective called "E.T.", comprised of seven multidisciplinary artists from New York City, Berlin, London, and Antwerp. "E.T." will exhibit at the Okazi Gallery and are participants in Month of Performance-Berlin. Three of the NYC-based artists from "E.T." will be participating in this event, Øh1Øm1ke, Bittertang, and TJ Hospodar.
Music will be provided by Comadante Zero, Tim Shipman, Marshall Moran, and DJ Spacey Sissick.
Special performance "Color Cycle1″ provided by John Bonafede.
Artists participating in the silent auction:
John Bonafede
Kate Fauvell
Jonnie Flatbush
Diana Ho
Hannah Kasper
Kate Murray
Adam Sperling
Sam Strzelec
Heather Phelps-Lipton
Petros Pappalas
Liz Tomasetti
Elizabeth Turnock
Business sponsors:
Brooklyn Icehouse
Dry Dock Wines + Spirits
Max Piersol's Stoked Wear
Perelandra Natural Food Center
Raaka Chocolate
Red Hook Lobster Pound
Sixpoint Brewery
Please join us for this festive event, there will be a sliding scale of $10-20 donation at the door, which will allow guests access to food, drink, and entertainment. For more info email email@example.com.


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November Term 1874
Friday Morning, November the 13th 1874
Ordered that Harvey Bennett, John H. Wikle & Wilson
Right be released from the road Tax returned against
them by the Surveyor of their Road Precinct for the year 1874
as it appears from evidence before the Court that each
of them have fully made up their six days for the present. [p. 321]
20 July 1876 – On motion which was supported by Affidavit of Caroline Jones
It is ordered that George Massey her son be released from capitation tax
for the year 1875. He being as appears to the Court under age. And that
the sheriff be credited with the amount thereof. [p. 449]
Source: Raleigh County West Virginia Order Book B 1859 – 1878, FHL microfilm reel 598405, Salt Lake City, UT.


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GASTONIA � Two former local standouts have begun their professional basketball seasons and another is about to begin his season.
Reggie Hopkins, a 2006 Ashbrook High graduate, is averaging 13.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.3 steals in seven games for Stade of the German Pro B League. Hopkins, who remains the all-time leading scorer at Queens University, is in his third professional season.
Keith Rendleman (East Lincoln 2009) is a rookie for the Dongbu Promy of the South Korean Basketball League and is averaging 8.1 points and 4.8 rebounds in 13 games. Rendleman was a two-time All-Colonial Athletic Association player at UNC-Wilmington and is the school�s fourth-leading all-time scorer and its all-time leading rebounder.
And Gastonia native Hassan Whiteside has signed with Al Moutahed Tripoli of Lebanon Division A but has yet to play a game. Whiteside, a second-round pick of the Sacramento Kings out of Marshall in 2010, had spent parts of two years in the NBA and all or parts of three years in the NBDL.
Pro golf: Harold Varner III (Forestview 2008) won his second eGolf tournament of the year last weekend when he shot 10-under-par and won a playoff to take the Stonegate Classic in Poinciana, Fla.
A three-time All-Conference USA golfer and 2012 league player of the year at East Carolina, Varner previously won the Lee Westwood Golf School Open from Oct. 29-31 in Apopka, Fla.
Varner, who won the N.C. Amateur in 2011, finished fifth in the final 2013 eGolf money standings with $54,418.00.
College football: The two top seeds in the NCAA Division II Super Region II are from this state and have former local players on their rosters.
Top-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne (10-1, 7-0) won the South Atlantic Conference for the third straight season and will host the winner of Saturday�s Newberry at Carson-Newman game on Nov. 30.
For the Bears, Jordan Forney (South Point 2012) has 13 tackles in seven games and Josh Justice (South Point 2010) has 80 yards rushing and three touchdowns in three games.
Second-seeded UNC-Pembroke (9-1) advanced as an at-large team and will host the winner of Saturday�s Tuskegee-North Alabama game on Nov. 30.
For the Braves, Jason Perry (East Lincoln 2009) has 27 catches for 283 yards and one touchdown in 10 games, Preston Perry (East Lincoln 2010) has 15 tackles in nine games, Ed Hopper (Kings Mountain 2012) has three tackles in 10 games, Joshua Shanks (North Gaston 2008) has played in nine games and Tommy Pettis (Crest 2012) has played in seven games.
For Carson-Newman (9-2, 5-2), Tyron Douglas (Clover 2010) has 849 yards and nine touchdowns rushing and five catches for 34 yards.
At North Carolina A&T, Cody Jones (Hunter Huss 2013) has made 26 of 27 extra points and nine of 13 field goals for the Aggies (6-4, 3-4), who host North Carolina Central in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game on Saturday at 1 p.m.
At Gardner-Webb, Dylan Hopper (Crest 2012) has started 11 games at right offensive guard, Jonathan Sherrill (Lincolnton 2012) has 14 tackles in 10 games and Michael Cunningham (Lincolnton 2012) has three tackles in 10 games for the Bulldogs (6-5, 1-3), who visit Presbyterian in a Big South Conference game Saturday at 1 p.m.
And Appalachian State (3-8, 3-4) hosts Western Carolina (2-9, 1-6) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in a Southern Conference game.
For the host Mountaineers, Drew Stewart (North Gaston 2009) has made 26 of 26 extra points and 11 of 16 field goals.
For the visiting Catamounts, Richard Sigmon (East Gaston 2011) has made 20 of 23 extra points and 10 of 13 field goals, Darius Ramsey (Burns 2012) has 553 yards and four touchdowns rushing and 10 catches for 61 yards receiving, Quevalas Murray (Shelby 2009) has started 11 games at left offensive tackle and London Richardson (Burns 2012) has played in eight games.
NFL football: Lamar Holmes (Hunter Huss 2008) and the Atlanta Falcons host the New Orleans Saints on Thursday at 8:25 p.m. Holmes has played in 10 games (nine starts) for the Falcons (2-8) at offensive tackle.
Brandon Spikes (Crest 2006) and the New England Patriots host the Denver Broncos on Sunday night at 8:30. Spikes has 60 tackles in 10 games (eight starts) for the Patriots (7-3).
And C.J. Wilson (Lincolnton 2008) remains on the Chicago Bears (6-4) practice squad.
You can reach Richard Walker at 704-869-1841 or by twitter.com/JRWalk22


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While the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the upcoming Thor movie tie-in game embrace the thunder god's movie appearance, Red Fly Studios' version looks a bit more like World of Warcraft exploded in New York City.
Graphics aren't everything, of course. I'll take a fast-paced cartoony game to a slow and stuttering graphically complex title any day, and Thor: God of Thunder for the Wii just might fit the bill. Then again, given Sega's track record with Marvel movie video games, I'm not holding my breath.
Thor: God of Thunder hits all platforms on May 3, making it the perfect disappointing birthday gift for any Kotaku editor that might have been born on May 1.


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Our Fires Still Burn
The Native American Experience
The stories shared in Our Fires Still Burn: The Native American Experience are powerful, startling, despairing and inspiring. They reflect an American history fraught with the systematic destruction of a people.
Yet, amidst the debris of suffering and trauma, there is resilience and a profound remembering and healing taking place today, which will also benefit the next Seven Generations.
This exciting and compelling one hour documentary DVD invites viewers into the lives of contemporary Native American role models living in the U.S. Midwest.
Purchase Our Fires Still Burn: The Native American Experience
Their experiences will deeply touch
both Natives and non-Natives and help build bridges of understanding, respect, and communication.
This immersive look at Native American culture stresses the importance of not allowing others to define one's history. ~Donald Liebenson, Booklist Online
The decimation of Native Americans "is considered by many to be our American holocaust." ~Donald Liebenson, Booklist Online
Through archival photographs, contemporary footage, and interviews, the video profiles various persons who have chosen to honor the struggles of their ancestors by courageously overcoming their demons and reconnecting with Indian traditions. ~Donald Liebenson, Booklist Online


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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani police have arrested two suspects over the assassination of former prime minister and leading opposition figure Benazir Bhutto.
Benazir Bhutto greets her supporters at the rally where she was later killed.
The two suspects, named only as Rafaqat and Hasnain, were arrested in Rawalpindi -- a garrison city outside Islamabad, where Bhutto was killed, the police official said.
No other details on their arrests were immediately available.
Pakistani investigators looking into Bhutto's December 27 killing are being assisted by a small team from Britain's Scotland Yard.
Police are still holding Aitzaz Shah, 15, and a man named Sher Zaman, who were detained last month in Dera Ismail Khan in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province.
Pakistani officials have been vague on Shan and Zaman's links to Bhutto's killing, and said they have not been named official suspects.
Pakistan's government has concluded that Bhutto's assassination was orchestrated by Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistani Taliban who has ties to al Qaeda -- a conclusion that the CIA came to as well.
Bhutto was killed while standing in an moving armored car after rallying supporters for parliamentary elections. The vote, originally scheduled for early January, was postponed until Feb. 18 in the wake of her death.
Her head was above the sunroof and unprotected at the time of the attack.
The cause of her death is not clear: a bomber blew himself up near Bhutto's limousine, and videotape showed a gunman apparently firing shots toward her -- but no autopsy was carried out at the family's request.
Bhutto's family and party have accused Musharraf's government of having a role in her death, and have criticized the security provided to her by the government. Musharraf has denied any involvement in her death. E-mail to a friend
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Fan click carries an EMC2301 controller for powering and regulating the operation of 5V four-wire fans, which are commonly utilized as coolers in computers and other electronics (but not PC case fans, which are 12V). The controller supports PWM speeds from 9.5Hz to 29kHz, in four programmable frequency bands. The control algorithms and the clock inside the circuit allow you to regulate the RPM of a given fan with 1% accuracy in the 500-16k RPM range. The TACH pin gives feedback on the fan's operation.
Fan click also incorporates detection of aging fans, and alerts on fan stall (the fan driver even attempts to fix a stalled fan while sending the interrupt). These alerts are sent through the mikroBUS INT pin. Otherwise, Fan click communicates with your target MCU through an I2C interface.
This board is designed to use a 3.3V power supply only. The pins are tolerant of both 3.3V and 5V logic levels.
Note: The picture shows the board with through-hole headers. The board now comes populated with male pin headers already soldered for your convenience. The board's user manual has yet to be updated to remove the soldering instructions.
You also can connect Click boards to many other popular platforms via these adapters:
In addition, it is royalty-free to add mikroBUS to your own designs. Visit the mikroBUS Category to see the full line of Click boards.


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A Dream and a Journey: The Writing of "The Black Knight of Avalon Chronicles"
The Black Knight Rises
In the many adaptations of Arthurian Mythology, the character of the Black Knight's story has never been truly told; to many he is a mysterious and evil man, who appears at various moments in the story of Camelot, always to administer a lesson in chivalry or to test one of the Knights. In The Black Knight of Avalon Chronicles, this tale of Camelot is told in a fresh and clear manner, through the eyes of the Champion of Avalon. One begins to understand, as the story progresses, how Arthur's kingdom faced and conquered the many threats of intrigue that threatened the Kingdom of Light. One sees behind the scenes as the Black Knight travels the length and breadth of Britain, seeking out both highborn and common traitors, eliminating them in the Goddess Ceridwen's name.
When he meets the character of the Ruby Phoenix in Book 1, he finds an ally and teacher of the highest quality. His skills are tested and improved under this teacher's guidance. In Book 2, he is able to rise to his toughest challenge against Arthur's most deadly enemy of the time. She trains him in the arcane arts, until he can face Morgause the Witch Queen of Orkney so as to stop her from sacrificing Sir Gawaine, her eldest son, in a bid for enough power to kill Arthur. In the end, the Ruby Phoenix and the Black Knight part as she leaves Britain, never to return.
In Book 3, we find out how the Black Knight of Avalon came to be, how he came to Camelot as an abandoned child and grew up to be a Knight of Camelot. It also relates how he met his lifelong friend Olran, and why they care for each other the way they do.
In Book 4, the Black Knight rides again through the land of Britain, seeking out those who would put an early end to the bounteous time of the Queen's Summer. Evil never sleeps, and through many trials and internal conflicts, we watch Ceridwen's Champion battle demons and their servants. Lancelot du Lac disappears for years, while the Black Knight searches for him. This tale continues in Book 5, when Lancelot is found and the process of returning him to his former self begins. Sir Olran goes to Camelot to act in his place while he recovers, and Arthur's injury continues to slowly kill him. Knights begin to abandon their posts as the rumor is spread that Arthur is dying, and the staff at Camelot is pushed to the limit to keep the kingdom intact.
In Book 6, the Holy Grail is stolen from where it rests and the Black Knight is called to retrieve it and keep it safe. Percival, Tristan's son, sees a vision and the other Knights take up the quest singly and in groups until the Kingdom is severely understaffed. Sir Aaronn is called by Ceridwen to take up Arthur's seat until he is healed, and Sir Olran as always is by his side, serving as First Knight. Together, they recall Gwenhyfar to take up the Queen's seat, and when she learns of Arthur's continuing illness, she agrees. They watch as Sir Galahad leaves on his quest to find the missing Knights and return them to Britain.
In book 7, the Knight are back and all are healed by drinking from the Cup, but Modred has returned to Britain as well, seeking to show he does not deserve the reputation he has earned. All seems to be going well, until Lancelot is caught with Gwenhyfar in what seems to be a very compromising position. The Round Table nearly dissolves as she is put on trial for treason and adultery, but is saved at the very last moment when Lancelot returns aboard a shining white steed. The Round Table comes together to discuss their allegiances, finding that they still wish to serve the Lady and the Land. Just when everything comes together again, war falls upon them and the Black Knight comes to terms with the end of Arthur's reign, unable to stop it due to the King's past choices. He is presented with the opportunity to flee, will he take it?
Author's Beginnings
I was born in the summer of 1957 in the Pacific Northwest, the middle child of five. As a result of that, I was always and continue to be somewhat inclined towards daydreaming and shyness. When I was the age of 12, I discovered the stories of Greek and Roman mythology. At 13, I discovered the tale of King Arthur and The Knights of the Round Table and fell under the spell of the legend. I would retreat to the woods behind my parents' house and play at knights and ladies, all by myself of course, until one of my older siblings was sent to fetch me back to reality and household chores.
As I entered my later teens, I continued to be fascinated by the story, especially the part concerning the relationship of Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot. I picked up any fantasy novel having to do with Arthur in any way. One was The Crimson Chalice, which introduced me to the fact that Arthur may have been the offshoot of Marcus Aurelius. Certainly, the great king was raised in a world influenced by Rome. I began investigating older books written about the warlord Arthur, such as Le Morte de Arthur, and how the legend might have began and been spread.
As I grew older and found other sources of information concerning the legend, I became more interested in the mysteries behind the story: the tales of Merlin and the Ladies of Avalon. I wondered if they could be in any way true at all, and began investigating that aspect. This led me to many books on modern Magick, and finally I read Marian Zimmer Bradley's book, The Mists of Avalon. Her writing captivated me. Along my way, I kept encountering the tale of the elusive Black Knight, painted in most versions as a terrifying individual who appeared at the most opportune moments to test the Knights of Camelot. The character enchanted me with his elusive nature and I was bound and determined to find out what he was all about.
The Dream
In time I married, home-birthed two children and went about raising them until one night I had a most startling dream. In this dream, I was awakened by a gentle touch and a soft voice, and when I opened my eyes (in the dream) I beheld a Lady all in white. She told me her name was Ceridwen, and that she had something she wanted me to see, if I was willing. Of course, I was more than willing, and she took me by the hand. What I experienced next was nothing like I had ever dreamt before or since, for she walked me through the tale of the Black Knight, showing me rather than telling me the story.
While I walked through the dream, I could hear people talking and horses neighing, I could feel the wind on my face, and touch the linens in the Great Room at Camelot. I could smell fires and spilt blood, but I could taste the foods as well, and everything was vibrantly colored. No one could see me, however, so I could walk wherever I wished. In short, I was given an overview of the time of Camelot through the eyes of the Black Knight, the champion of Ceridwen. At the time, I had only a vague knowledge of her role as the White Goddess in Celtic mythology and the Arthurian Cycles, and so was taken aback by her dominance in the dream. It was truly amazing, and when I woke, all I could do was just lie there and try to process what I had seen.
When my husband woke, I told him that I had just experienced the most amazing dream, and proceeded to tell him all. It took over an hour to relate the tale to him and when I finished, he sat silently for a few moment before telling me that I should start writing it down. It took me a day or so to start, but once I did, it just flowed out onto the paper I was using.
Every day, when my mate would return from the labours of the day, I would have more of the story to tell him. It took several weeks to write down the first two books, and many legal pads as well. Every day I wrote until my fingers were sore and numb, so powerful was the impulse. Finally, I finished the first segment of the story and began the next, and onto the next. At last, some three years later, I finished the entire story and began my revisions.
I knew there was more to the tale, just waiting to be told, but it had to wait until we received a Brother Word processor. I shall always be grateful to my husband's Mother and Father for the gifting of it, for it made the rest of the books possible. It took me years to write it all down, then more time to prepare the first two (which were still one gigantic book) for submission to the Library of Congress so it could be copyrighted in 2001.
The Publishing Process
Finally, it came time to publish, and I could not find a single publisher who wanted the tale, simply because I did not have an agent. I tried a self-publishing house, but like so many other authors I found it to be an unrewarding and very expensive experience. They were responsible for the first book being split into two books, and I have kept them that way ever since.
Now twenty-five years later, in spite of financial setbacks and other obstacles, all seven books in the series have been published. For a long while, the books just sat there, doing nothing, until finally I found Amazon's Kindle program. I re-edited and published them as e-books in 2011, and finally people started to read them. Last year, I found CreateSpace from Amazon and edited them again for release as printed paperbacks, the realization of a wish I had cherished since having the dream.
I shall always be grateful to everyone who has helped me get this far. I hope the story speaks to you as it did to me; however, as you read, I beg you to remember that it is only a story. I make no claims to it's being a true representation of history. It is meant merely as a source of entertainment. And also, remember that the story was inspired by a very vivid dream. Who knows where dreams come from?
Love and Light!
By Sunbow Pendragon
(The Black Knight of Avalon Chronicles are available for purchase at Amazon.com)


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A War On Cars? Let There Be Peace!
Our job as planners is ultimately to manage change, which is often fun but occasionally ugly. A good example is a current debate over a supposed "war against the car."
Our job as planners is ultimately to manage change, which is often fun but occasionally ugly. A good example is a current debate over a supposed "war against the car."
Current demographic and economic trends (aging population, rising fuelprices, increasing urbanization, changing consumer preferences, and increasing health and environmental concerns) are raising demand for alternative modes. People increasingly want to walk, bicycle and use public transport, provided these modes are convenient and comfortable to use. Meeting this demand can help achieve various planning objectives, including congestion reductions, road and parking facility cost savings, consumer saving, and improved public health, to name just a few. It therefore makes sense to shift a portion of resources (road space and money) currently dedicated to automobile transport to support other modes, and to reform land use policies to help create more multi-modal communities.
But some Americans fear these changes. Many lead automobile-dependent lifestyles and have never experienced an efficient, multi-modal transport system or an attractive and successful urban neighborhood. As a result, they assume that such changes will harm them overall. Some people and groups exploit this fear by claiming that a war exists against cars and suburbs. According to this narrative, motorists are victims of unfair attacks on their rights and freedoms, and are therefore entitled to defend themselves from a devious enemy.
Is there really a "war on cars," that is, a coordinated effort to unjustifiably restrict automobile use? Evidence of a war consists of exaggerated objections to policies such as traffic calming (which increases traffic safety), busways and bike lanes (which improve transport options, reducing traffic congestion and motorists' chauffeuring burdens), and more efficient road and parking pricing (which reduces traffic and parking problems, and helps finance facilities). These policies, which critics call "anti-car," are often the most effective solutions to transportation problems, and ultimately benefit motorists. These are no more "anti-car" than a healthy diet is "anti-food."
Truth is often the first victim of war, real or percieved. There is plenty of room for legitimate debate about transport policy issues, but describing it as a war changes the nature of the debate. It makes the issues ideological and absolute, and implies that motorists are justified in defending their interests with dishonest and destructive tactics.
This issue affects me personally because my research has been caught in the crossfire. It was attacked, inaccurately I believe, by Wendell Cox in his paper, Washington's War on Cars and the Suburbs: Secretary LaHood's False Claims on Roads and Transit. Cox criticises the USDOT's liveability initiative and my research which LaHood cited in support of policy reforms. His analysis misrepresents issues and data, violating basic principles of fair debate.
My research, published in the report Rail Transit In America and various articles, evaluated the transport system performance of 120 U.S. urban regions categorized according to their public transit system quality. It found that the regions with the highest quality transit had significantly lower per capita traffic congestion delays, accident rates, transportation expenses and energy consumption, plus more cost effective transit service. Other studies using different methodologies and datasets reach similar conclusions. Cox attacks these findings with clever but inaccurate arguments.
Much of this debate hinges on analysis details. My research shows that residents of communities with high quality public transit drive fewer annual vehicle-miles on average, which provides benefits that are only percieved when impacts are measured per capita. Cox only compares energy consumption per passenger-mile, which ignores most of the energy savings provided by high quality public transit.
Cox claims that rail transit systems have failed to attract ridership, which is sort of true since transit mode share declined in most North American cities during the last half-century, but the decline was much smaller in cities with high quality transit systems.
Cox claims that public transit travel is inefficient and unfairly subsidized, based on comparisons that ignore a host of differences between automobile and transit cost profiles. When these factors are considered it turns out that transit commuters typically receive less subsidy per capita than urban motorists, and that public transit service improvements are often the most cost-effective way address urban transportation problems.
A particularly egregious example of Cox's misrepresentations is his analysis of consumer savings. Using the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Survey, I found that households located in areas with high quality transit spend about 20% less on transportation (vehicles, fuel and transit fares) than elsewhere. This indicates that consumers receive a high financial return on their transit investments. Cox used a different dataset, the American Chamber of Commerce Research Association's Cost of Living Index, to argue that the cities with high quality transit have higher transport costs, but that dataset is totally different; it compares the purchase price of a standard bundle of goods typically consumed by higher income households (it is designed to help businesses set executive wages), it does not account for differences in consumption and therefore the savings provided by high quality transit. Cox either did not understand these differences or intentionally misrepresents this issue in his attacks.
Some of Cox's claims indicate that he simply repeated a standard set of arguments without actually analyzing my research. For example, he claimed that my results were dominated by New York, but I'd heard this criticism before so several year ago I ran the analysis excluding New York, and the results hardly changed, indicating that any city can benefit from high quality public transport. He also claimed that my analysis is intended to "demonstrate the ineffectiveness of buses as a mode of transport", which is wrong. My analysis actually concerns transit service quality: frequency, relative speed, comfort, and the degree it is integrated into a community. This applies to both rail and bus. I am actually a great supporter of Bus Rapid Transit, as discussed in previous Planetizen blogs.
One particularly ironic criticism by Cox is that my work lacks peer review. In fact, summary versions of my analysis were published in two leading professional journals, the Transportation Research Record in 2005, and Transport Policy in 2007. In a typical year I publish about a dozen peer-reviewed papers and articles, to my knowledge Cox seldom or never does. After I made these points Cox reversed his position, arguing that peer review is no indication of analysis quality.
These are difficult but important issues for planners. We work at the intersection between objective technical analysis and ideological debates. We therefore must be prepared to carefully evaluate and respond to inaccurate cciticism in a dignified and professional way. Please let me know how well you think I've done this in my recent report, The First Casualty of a Non-Existent War.
For More Information
Wendell Cox (2010), Washington's War on Cars and the Suburbs: Secretary LaHoods False Claims on Roads and Transit, Heritage Foundation (www.heritage.org); at http://thf_media.s3.amazonaws.com/2010/pdf/SR0079.pdf.
Wendell Cox (2011) Urban Transportation Policy Requires Factual Foundations, Heritage Foundation (www.heritage.org); at http://heritage.org/Research/Reports/2011/02/Urban-Transportation-Policy-Requires-Factual-Foundations.
Eric De Place (2011), "War On Cars": A History, Sightline Institute (www.sightline.org); at http://daily.sightline.org/daily_score/archive/2011/01/03/war-on-cars-a-history.
Sarah Goodyear (2011), "The Latest Battle in the Nonexistent 'War on Cars'," Grist (www.grist.org), 23 March 2011; at www.grist.org/article/2011-03-23-the-latest-battle-in-the-non-existent-war-on-cars.
Ray LaHood (2010), "Public Transportation Delivers Public Benefits," Welcome to the Fast Lane: The Official Blog of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department Of Transportation; at http://fastlane.dot.gov/2009/06/public-transportation-delivers-public-benefits.html.
Todd Litman (2004), Rail Transit In America: Comprehensive Evaluation of Benefits, Victoria Transport Policy Institute (www.vtpi.org); at www.vtpi.org/railben.pdf.
Todd Litman (2008a), Evaluating Rail Transit Criticism, Victoria Transport Policy Institute (www.vtpi.org); at www.vtpi.org/railcrit.pdf.
Todd Litman (2008b), Evaluating Criticism of Smart Growth, VTPI (www.vtpi.org); at www.vtpi.org/sgcritics.pdf.
Todd Litman (2011), The First Casualty of a Non-Existent War: Evaluating Claims of Unjustified Restrictions on Automobile Use, and a Critique of 'Washington's War On Cars And The Suburbs', Victoria Transport Policy Institute (www.vtpi.org); at www.vtpi.org/carwars.pdf.
"Transportation Secretary Endorses Anti-Car Agenda," The Newspaper: A Journal of the Politics of Driving (www.thenewspaper.com/news/27/2789.asp).
Edward Niedermeyer (2010), Review of "Carjacked: The Culture Of The Automobile And Its Effects On Our Lives" for the car enthusiasts' website The Truth About Cars (www.thetruthaboutcars.com); at www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/02/book-review-carjacked-the-culture-of-automobiles-and-its-effects-on-our-lives.


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This was a really good listen!
Loved it!
Vastly entrtaining
That guy sounds *so* much like Howard Stern, but I'm guessing it's not? She did a great job!
Camping out
Not so much an interview, as each person (I counted five) trying to get a word in edgeways; but I thought it was a sweet conversation, with everyone sounding genuinely intrigued.
I burst out laughing at one guy's summing up, though:
"If you do get to the mountaintop, you get to camp longer."
Now I'm so curious
Did Sophie get a lot of responses to her meet-up after that show aired? If so, how did it go? (has she found anyone to practice with yet?)
Nope, no karezza partner
but I got a couple new group members after the radio show.
I've barely listened to
I've barely listened to Howard Stern, but I did notice some similarity. It might have been his style which naturally or intentionally mimics Stern's. Sophie didn't get to finish many thoughts. Maybe the hosts were too excited. Not many women which seems common with anything sexuality related where men will be present. About a dozen people is decent attendance for this type of Meetup in a smaller city such as Austin. Many Meetups get less people than that and eventually shut down because too few are showing up. The ones that tend to to well often have a following from sources other than Meetup. Wouldn't it be if you don't get to the mountaintop, you get to camp longer?
Wouldn't it be if you don't get to the mountaintop, you get to camp longer?[/quote]
Well, yes.
Its a pity
Its a pity she appears not to have read CPA. In the 80s i tried to get into tantra, looking for that holy grail, valley orgasm. Even did some workshops. But it never took for me back then. Maybe i wasnt ready who knows, but now 30 years later the science in CPA has done it for me. I suggest she forgets the holy grail and treat it like a super cuddle and you are good to go.
I think she has read it
I suspect she was just trying to find some shorthand explanations to help the DJ "meatheads" get the concept. (Actually, I thought all the guys were cute, and even somewhat insightful...although I resented the one who tried to analyze her.)
I haven't done karezza so
I don't know the difference between a valley orgasm and the state that karezza people describe. I thought they were one and the same.
Also, I don't have a partner, so I can't really do anything either way.
There probably
is a lot of overlap. It's just that "orgasm" is something you try for, and with karezza/Richardson-tantra you don't "try" for anything.
It was really rather rude of me to talk of you as 'some one', when you are a resident around here!
I put it down to some really horrid and wild rebooting swings again this week. Sorry for that.
> Also, I don't have a partner, so I can't really do anything either way.
Im no more experienced. We've been playing with it for a few weeks, but really only had our first real karezza experience this morning. Wow. Another whole world. Stillness, i didnt get it before.
And i applaud your creativity and get up and go. May only good things come your way.
thanks TH
and congrats on your experience today... someday I'll be there.
Does anyone know her site?
She posted the links in this comment:
I went to both sites, they are still up, but haven't been updated in a long time.
Here's my new site:
Wisdom doesn't come with age
I thought these guys seemed very friendly :) Only thing that doesn't gel with me is that I'm sure there's 20-something males out there who would love to have a Karezza partner. Heck, I'm 26 and actively practicing :)
And you know what first introduced me to the concept of Karezza? An 18-year old on the nofap forums who said he wanted to try!
But it seems
your generation needs to figure out how to share this with your peers. Someone started an r/karezza, but it's pretty sleepy.
Yes, mom
Always us little ones who gots to do them chores...
Either do them
or put up with us geezers doing them "wrong."
I'll do it tomorrow
After all I have only known my girlfriend for maybe four weeks to a month and I'll be seeing her again today. It's just that this bonding stuff makes it feel like we're like soul mates who have been with each other forever :) I've got some "learning" to do before I can start doing the teaching, I feel, even though I think I know where this leads ^_^
Great show!
Congratulations for hanging in there with the Radio show hosts and putting yourself out to the public. I was impressed with your ability to stay on track when the conversation was all over the map! I enjoyed it very much and got a chuckle several times.
The only piece that bothered me was when the main host said that you wouldn't have time for this when you have kids. Who knows? Maybe you won't want to have kids. Maybe the kids will be so happy because their parents are happy that they won't be half the work of "normal" kids... I thought it was presumptuous of him to comment that way. He doesn't know. He hasn't experienced it.... Just my two cents.
Congratulations on the show. I hope you find the person you need to explore Karezza more deeply.
Note: This is an old thread
So I'm a little behind. It's new to me!
These forums are such a
These forums are such a treasure trove. I keep finding new and interesting threads and when I want to respond I always find out it's long out of date.
Somehow it feels like this place should be so much more active. Millions of people should be on here. Billions!
this forum is waiting for another wave of energy at the moment. Gary and I have been preoccupied for several years with YBOP-related matters. We finally got most of that moved to greener pastures, but that has left less energy for this forum - which is where my heart lies. Not sure what to do.
There was a little flurry of activity last year, which you can read about here: Karezza In The News | Reuniting
I would love to help
But having lived the life of a porn addict I've been stuck in my room accomplishing nothing of any worth in the last few years, so I have no influence.
It's frustrating. I feel like I've happened upon a hidden, infinite trove of happiness for everybody on the planet, with no way to share it all.
Trust the timing
You'll find a way to share what you're learning at the right moment. It's important to learn more first anyway.
Older threads
Zlarp, if you see an older thread you want to comment on, do it (perhaps preface your comment with, "I know this is an older thread, but...")! You never know who else might be seeing it for the first time and your comment might bring it up to the forefront for others who may have never seen it.
I get your frustration with wishing more people were aware of all this, I really do. But what I have discovered is all you can do is make someone aware of something and live your own truth and set the example. So many are not ready for this yet~~but hopefully, they will be soon.
Your enthusiasm is contagious and you have the ability to show your peers what true lovemaking is all about. Just be patient, learn and practice, and share when you feel the time is right!
Hidden treasure
Its one of the quirky things about the forum setup on this site. As there is no "master index" of any kind, other than the non blog area, the posts that are accessible at any given time are those by authors who are currently posting, and appear in the tracker. And posts that appear as comments to same, and blogs of same commenters.
Strangely for an ardent structure person, its never really annoyed me at all. I enjoy the synergy of it, always find ing what i wanted just when i needed it.
Failing that:
- try google, using eg : site:reuniting.info radio show
- ask marnia (or other old timers) for suggestions of blogs to read
It would be a rough guess but there must be 10s of K blog posts lurking in there. All of it good.
Yes, the site
is like a disorganized lumber yard.
What are you looking for? I may be able to help.
I was quite impressed with Sophie's gutsy-ness. I don't think I'd have the courage or strength to do what she did. Sure, she's a sweet young woman who clearly had the guys under her spell. If I were to do something like that (as a middle aged male), I'd be grilled. They'd probably frame me as some kind of pervert rather than a slightly deluded but very appealing woman (as they appear to have done).
I suppose we all have to find our own way to bring health and healing into our lives and the lives of people around us. Mine will be quite timid and personal for a while I imagine.
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A challenging four days of competition, two with cross onshore, two with cross-offshore winds and a sneaky no wind day to party and kick back neatly slotted in the middle. At the end of it all it was one happy crowd of kiters that left Cesme from the stunning bay that houses 7800 who played host to the first round of the KTA 10/11 Asia Tour, with the support of Audi A1.
As our winners collected their prizes is was nice to hear from them that they appreciated the professionalism and confidence of the race team to take on the final days with the offshore wind conditions and give them the full finish to both the freestyle and course race competitions. So a big vote of respect to Stephan Hertig and his team who saw things through smoothly with the on water support from our guest race director from the IKA Markus Schwendtner.
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To those important overall results then
Freestyle Men
1. Mallory De La Villamarque
2. Tanner Aykurt
3. Luke Whiteside
Freestyle Women
1. Hannah Whiteley
2. Arzu Taylan
3. Kathrin Bogwardt
Course Race Men (overall)
1. Yener Aykurt
2. Tanner Aykurt
3. Sezer Ince
Course Race Women (overall)
1. Kathrin Bogwardt
2. Merve Ceylan
3. Arzu Taylan
Course Race Men (TT class)
1. Sezer Ince
2. Erkin Sunal
3. Serdar Kradeniz
Course Race Women (TT class)
1. Nesli Kocakiran
2. Maria Simila
3. Damla Pakize Guokmen
Robin Snuggs – Men
Merve Ceylan – Women
Ozgar Ceylan – Men
Arzu Yaylan – Women
As well as great start to the tour in terms of results and days of competition, the winners of the first round have enjoyed their share of the biggest prize package the KTA has been able to offer to date, with cash prize purse of US$10,000 courtesy of Audi A1 and a further supporting US$10,000 of equipment from the tour's title brand sponsor Cabrinha.
So a fantastic start all round and bigger things planned for the coming years here in Turkey, so watch this space as they say and lookout for the first of Frenchies video teasers to tie up this year. Next stop Hainan Island in China and we look forward to seeing you all there as the KTA moves on from the first point in Asia to the heartland of region.


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Protecting Alaska Salmon FishingFishing
I first visited southeast Alaska in 2004, the guests of a family from my home state of Idaho who had acquired a fishing lodge at the northern tip of Prince of Wales Island.
The lodge was–and still is–known for its salmon and halibut fishing in the waters of Sumner Straight, but the family wanted to expand their options a bit, and they asked me to come and fly fish the rivers and streams of Prince of Wales from the island's expansive logging road system. The idea was to spend a week fishing the streams at the northern tip of the island and then report back to the lodge's owners with notes and advice.
I've been back to the lodge twice more, and to this day, my favorite stretch of fly fishing water on the planet runs beneath one of the last few stands of old growth cedar, spruce and hemlock left on Prince of Wales. Needless to say, the fishing proved to be wonderful for pink salmon, chum salmon, Dolly Varden and the occasional sea-run cutthroat trout. In a couple of streams, coho salmon run in from the ocean and offer up a hard-fighting surprise on light fly tackle.
At the time, I knew little of the region's industrial history, other than the obvious. I was fishing from a logging road, after all. It took only a week to see first-hand the impact logging on Prince of Wales had on the island's waters over the years. While much of the island is intact, massive swaths of old-growth timber have been cut–some have been razed right up to the edges of salmon streams. Thick stands of juvenile second-growth timber–often single-species forests of "dog hair" so thick that moving among the small trees is impossible–are coming back to the clear-cut acreage, but it's not ideal habitat for the island's wildlife or for its watersheds.
It was clear that past logging practices on Prince of Wales were, at best, irresponsible. There was little consideration for the island's other resources, like the black-tailed deer, black bears, moose and wolves. And, of course, for Prince of Wales' salmon, trout and char. To a biological novice like me–like many anglers, I've learned about the connection between intact habitat and fishing opportunity–it was clear that the best fishing on the island took place in waters that flowed beneath the old-growth rainforest canopy.
It's simple. Old-growth forests provide the appropriate filter for the region's ample snow and rain. They stabilize the soils and filter the sunlight for shade-loving ground cover. They are key to the habitat balance required by fish and game to survive and thrive. Therefore, they're key to fishing and hunting success, and, of course, to the region's economically vital commercial fishing industry.
Sadly, even in southeast Alaska, half of the old-growth timber has been logged (and across the rest of the country, old-growth timber is even more scarce). It's scientifically proven that this habitat provides the best refuge for fish and game, and is ecologically necessary for species ranging from raptors to deer to salmon. Simply put, protecting what's left is vital.
Recently, a cadre of dozens of biologists, ecologists and scientists around the country sent a letter to President Obama, asking his support for a National Old-Growth Forest Conservation Policy that puts the protection of old-growth timber at the forefront of forest management in Alaska and throughout the country. It's a common-sense policy grounded in science, and it speaks to the importance of old-growth timber, not only to the environment, but to the regional economies that depend on fishing, hunting and outdoor recreation for their prosperity.
Unfortunately, the U.S. Forest Service didn't get the memo. It recently approved a huge timber sale on Prince of Wales in the Thorne River system—one of the most productive salmon rivers in all of Southeast Alaska. The sale drips with irony—in recent years, the Forest Service has agreed to shift the emphasis from timber to salmon on the Tongass National Forest—thousands of jobs in the region are dependent upon salmon, while only 100 or so timber jobs remain. The sale simply makes no sense to the commercial and recreational angling industries that quite literally carry the region's economy.
Join TU and these scientists that include well-known figures like former U.S. Forest Service chiefs Jack Ward Thomas and Mike Dombeck, as well as TU's own Senior Scientist Jack Williams, and let the White House know that protecting what's left of America's old-growth forests has never been more important.
Our fishing, today and for generations to come, will be better for it.


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