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Q: I think I have grass growing in my pond. Could it be Sago pondweed?
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A: Sago pondweed, or Potamogeton pectinatus, is a distinctive aquatic plant that kind of does resemble grass.
Sago is a perennial that grows from thickly matted rhizomes. It has no floating leaves, but it has thin, long and branching stems with tapering, filament-like leaves that are 1/16 of an inch wide and 2 to 12 inches in length. The leaves grow in thick layers and originate from a sheath. The plants produce a nut-like fruit that's 1/8 to 1/4 inch long and 1/10 to 1/8 inch wide.
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The Sago pondweed, like other aquatic plants, provides habitat for many below- and above-the-surface critters. From the birds that eat the plant's fruit and tubers to the fish that find food and safety in their stems, the pondweed has lots of fans. Even fungi and beneficial bacteria benefit from it – as the plant decomposes, the microorganisms feed on the detritus.
But Sago also has its drawbacks. Plants rapidly spread between bodies of water. In a small water body or backyard pond, unchecked Sago can become a nuisance. And when you do mechanically remove it, remaining plant fragments, including leaves and roots, can sprout new growth.
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- Ultra PondWeed Defense® is a broad-spectrum herbicide that will quickly kill Sago. It doesn't stay in the water body, however, so multiple treatments may be necessary.
- Clipper™ is a fast and selective herbicide that controls tough invasive and nuisance floating and submerged aquatic plants. It comes in a fine wettable powder to spray weeds.
- Mechanical Removal: Once it has turned brown and died, Sago pondweed can be removed by raking it with a Weed Raker™ – but remember that the plant will sprout and reestablish from any remaining roots, seeds and foliage fragments.
- Pond Dye: Non-toxic dyes, like Pond Logic® Pond Dye, reduce and prevent Sago pondweed growth by limiting sunlight penetration.
- Aeration and Beneficial Bacteria: Aerating your pond or lake with an Airmax® Aeration System can help, too – particularly if you're using the beneficial bacteria found in PondClear™ . The extra oxygen in the water fuels the tiny bacteria as they break down nutrients that fertilize the Sago.
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PLEASANTON, Calif. (AP) — An 18-year-old accused of killing a bicyclist with his car has had a vehicular manslaughter charge upgraded to murder in part because he boasted about speeding on Twitter, prosecutors said Thursday.
Cody Hall, of Pleasanton, was being held without bail after he was charged Wednesday with the murder of 58-year-old Diana Hersevoort, the San Francisco Chronicle and Oakland Tribune reported.
Hall was going more than 80 mph in a 40 mph zone when he hit Hersevoort and her husband along a busy boulevard in Dublin on June 9, prosecutors allege. Hersevoort's husband only broke an arm, but she was killed.
An analysis of Hall's driving record, along with Twitter posts in which he discussed how fast he liked to drive, persuaded prosecutors to change the charge to murder, the Alameda County district attorney's office told the Chronicle.
Prosecutors did not immediately reply to messages left by The Associated Press, and a Twitter account apparently belonging to Hall is restricted from public view.
Brian Welch, a supervisor of the homicide unit at the Santa Clara County district attorney's office who is not involved in this case, told the Tribune that in most circumstances, fatal crashes result in murder charges when the suspect was recklessly fleeing police or was a drunken driver with previous convictions, not because of something like a Twitter feed.
Welch said in this case it is likely the tweets will serve as what's called a "pre-offense statement," often an email, handwritten note or text message, used to bolster prosecutors' attempt to prove malice.
"The challenge in these situations is proving that your defendant is the person who posted the statement," he said.
Neither the newspapers nor The Associated Press could reach an attorney for Hall for comment.
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Here are some pictures from around our place that I took yesterday. We started getting torrential rains last night that didn't stop until this morning. I only hope it didn't wash away our pinto bean seeds that we planted Sunday.
These first two pictures are sunflowers that are growing below the bird feeder. We put a mixture of black oil sunflower seeds and then tiny seed too. The birds knock the seed out and it falls in my flower pots and on the ground. It grows !! The third picture down is wheat (?) that is growing from knocked out birdseed too.
The next picture is one of our strawberry plants with a blossom. Hopefully a strawberry will be ready for picking soon. We only planted 3 plants. We really don't expect more than a few strawberries per plant. I will save them as they as harvested, put in a ziplock back in the freezer then have them with some whipped cream one night.
Watermelon is next in the photo gallery. Watermelons are supposed to grow really well in sandy soil, so they should make a bumper crop here !
Next is a zucchini plant and we all know that they will make so many you have to force people to take some. Big smile. We DO love zucchini here at our house.
One last picture of one of our tomato plants. We bought a few different varieties such as Beefsteak, Big Boy and then cherry tomatoes. I will use my dehydrator to dry and store excess tomatoes in the freezer.
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On a recent episode of "Vegas," CBS' new period drama, Sheriff Lamb, played by Dennis Quaid, punches out a Chicago hood, cuffs him and marches him out of a casino. The Post asked the honest-to-goodness Ralph Lamb, now 85, if that event really happened.
"Yes it did," he says. "His name was Johnny Roselli." Roselli was then an underling of Sam Giancana, who ran the Chicago mob. "We never meant to get him hurt," says Lamb. "I just give him a whoopin' right there in front of everybody."
From 1961 to 1979 Lamb was the law in Sin City. "I was the youngest sheriff in the United States," he says in a soft, Southwestern drawl. "And I was there longer than anybody's ever been there by 12 years."
Lamb, who's a technical adviser on the series, can spout stories about the old Las Vegas like the fountains in front of the Bellagio.
He first met Sinatra in the 1950s. "He'd get full of whiskey and like everybody get a little tough sometimes," Lamb says of Ol' Blue Eyes. "But he was all right; he wasn't hard to handle." Lamb developed a particular fondness for Dean Martin. "Dean was the kind of guy that would sit down and have a cup of coffee and visit and talk in between shows," he says. "Just an easy guy to get along with."
But Lamb interacted with more than just mobsters and headliners. In September 1963, John Kennedy came to town to make a speech at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
"They were all in the Sahara Hotel, had a whole suite of rooms there, the Secret Service and him," says Lamb, who was also in the suite. "Let's get out of here," Lamb remembered Kennedy saying to him. "You're the boss," Lamb replied. The president and the sheriff made their way down to the hotel bar and were gone several minutes before the Secret Service knew Kennedy was missing. "They found me first," Lamb says, chuckling. "And he's just sitting there. He was a great guy."
Shot in a studio an hour or so north of Los Angeles, "Vegas" has an amazing re-creation of the strip on Fremont Street, including the fictional Savoy casino. The slot machines are real and made of cast iron. The chairs were salvaged from a defunct casino. Set designers also built an exterior of the iconic Golden Nugget.
Though the show's producers have gone to great expense to replicate the glory days of Las Vegas, it's Lamb who's the real McCoy. And the idea of bringing his story to the screen has been kicking around for a long time. The director Sam Peckinpah was the first interested in doing it, back in the early 1980s, Lamb says. Peckinpah had Clint Eastwood slated to play the sheriff.
"We were up in Livingston, Montana, writing a book and a play [screenplay]," Lamb says. Peckinpah died, however, before the project could get off the ground.
Lamb's story found its way to television courtesy of Arthur Sarkissian, an executive producer of "Vegas." Sarkissian met Lamb about six years ago through then MGM chairman Kirk Kerkorian. Like Peckinpah, Sarkissian had visions of his story on the big screen. He reached out to Nick Pileggi ("Goodfellas") to write the screenplay. While the project was in the early stages of development, MGM was sold and Sarkissian held on to the property. It was then agents from William Morris approached him about a television series based on Lamb.
"He was John Wayne and Clint Eastwood rolled into one," Sarkissian says of Lamb. "He wasn't trying to impress anyone. He was just real."
Pileggi and Greg Walker ("Without a Trace") are co-creators of the series.
Lamb especially gets a kick out of being portrayed as a tough guy on the show. "I don't know where that originated," he says. "I never hit a guy with nothing but my fists." And Lamb thinks the part is right up Quaid's alley. "He's done a great job with it," he says. "So far, you know."
When Lamb found out that he and Quaid share the same birthday (April 9), the sheriff gave the actor a pair of his cowboy boots, which Quaid wears.
Lamb still lives in Las Vegas. "I have a little home out at the northwest part of town," he says. "Always where I lived." And he wears his television celebrity loosely. "I don't get really excited about anything," he says. Still, Lamb receives calls "out of the woodwork" from people he's known over the years who've seen the show advertized. But not from any of the mobsters he's known.
"I think I might have outlived all them guys," he said.


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Ashley was our guide through Yellowstone. She was friendly, personable and extremely knowledgeable!!! She not only pointed out wildlife but then she told you all about them - their habitat, what they eat, how they mate, etc. We had an geology lesson throughout the day - very enlightening! So glad we booked with BrushBuck and not through our resort - they wanted twice the price!!! This guided trip was worth every penny!!! Oh and the picnic lunch was delicious!!!
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Our guide Steve, put us on Bison, Coyotes, several thousand Elk, Bighorn Sheep, Swans, Golden Eye Ducks, Mallards, and we got to about 40 yards from a Boone & Crockett Shiras Moose. We saw lots of other Moose bulls and cows and calves, but the B&C bull was spectacular. Then we saw 2 grey wolves wich was a big bonus as they are not always easy to find. Steve is very knowledged about the wildlife and the habitat. We had a great time. This is a must do tour. Wildlife are where you find them. They are not always where you go and this region is very large. Thanks Brush Buck, we will be back.
I read previous reviews on Brushbuck tours and booked a day of the lower loop tour in Yellowstone. Our guide Adam and the tour itself exceeded my expectations! Of course I first met with resistance from my husband who claimed we could do it better on our own. We never would have seen or learned as much as we did about the wildlife and natural aspects of Yellowstone. To start, the park is gigantic. Adam knew exactly where the wildlife would most likely be found and he knew the sites that most tourists would want to see. You may think $700+ is a steep price to pay for a family of four for one day in the park, but we were chauffered in a Brushbuck SUV from site to site, fed a wonderful lunch of grilled Bison burgers by a scenic creek, and taught all about the animals and sites we were seeing. Most impressive was the equipment that Adam brought along. He brought along telescopes which he set up to site in the coyote, wolf, elk, moose, bison, mule deer, osprey and eagles we were fortunate to see. Adam was attentive and thoughtful and loaded with trivia facts. He catered to our kids, 8 and 10 years old, and made sure we had a mid-afternoon stop for ice crea, before seeing Old Faithful. This day was the highlight of our trip and a wonderful experience. We will be back next summer to bring my parents so that they can experience it as well. Thanks Adam!! And good luck with your next venture...we will be anxiously awaiting to hear word on it!
Greg took my family (my husband, myself, and our two adult "children," ages 24 and 22) throughout the Tetons the first day and the lower loop of Yosemite the second day. We had to power vacation since we had only a few days to see the most we could. Greg didn't disappoint. We loved being able to kick back and enjoy the scenery with a knowledgable, well informed guide. I would recommend BrushBuck Wildlife Tours to anyone going to Wyoming.
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To sum it up - incredible tour and service. Ezra, our guide was professional, friendly and most of all an excellent guide to Yellowstone National Park. Our main focus was the north end in search of wildlife - this tour did not disappoint. The locations shown were abundant with wildlife yet also great for photos. We were also shown other areas that were not productive on that tour, however they were extremely productive over the following two days. Wolf, the elusive Yellowstone Moose as well as Rocky Mountain Goats were all at sights that were explored during our tour.
This is the way to go! Early morning and late afternoon are when you see the animals and it was particularly awesome seeing them from the Safari vehicle. Adam was our guide and we rally enjoyed is friendliness and knowledge of the wildlife and the Jackson Hole area. We would not hesitate to tour with Brushbuck again.
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Our hotel recommended BrushBuck when we were looking for a wildlife tour. Our guide Polly could not have been more knowledgeable and accommodating. She took us to remote places that we never could have found on our own, and even brought along lots of great snacks. We saw herds of bison, coyote and antelope. Polly brought along super powerful binoculars and a stand, and when we saw something great she would set it up so we could watch for as long as we wanted. She has a well-trained eye, so she saw lots of animal action we would have missed. At one point Polly spotted a coyote hunting a herd of antelope, trying to make breakfast out of an antelope baby. We sat and watched the hunt, mesmerized for at least half and hour. We were prepared to leave if the coyote was successful, because we didn't want to witness THAT much nature, but amazingly the alpha female ultimately chased the coyote away. Talk about spell-bound drama. Our morning with BrushBuck & Polly was definitely the highlight of our Jackson Hole trip.
Our group of seven ladies enjoyed a day of touring with Jim. We took the Game Drive adventure and thoroughly enjoyed the dawn and dusk trips. Jim, our guide, was terrific. His knowledge of the area and the wildlife was evident and we saw bison, moose, pronghorns, elk, deer, coyote, and several species of birds. He took us to several excellent scenic view points as well. The area is breathtakingly beautiful! The BBQ dinner was a cool way to end the tour. We know Jim really provided us with more than our money's worth on this great adventure.
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...Again, thank you for the best vacation ever!
I was a bit afraid to book a full day tour in Yellowstone with ANY company because I have two small children aged 4 and 7 and my 80 year old mum was along as well. Our guide, Chris, was stupendous!! He was able to connect with our children from the start of the safari and kept that connection throughout the whole day. He made the day fun for them by doing little things to keep their attention and involvement in the tour i.e. making sure they were the "first" to spot wildlife and including a much-needed ice cream stop in the middle of a very hot day. Chris was also very attentive to my mum's needs as well. He made sure to get her as close to each stop as possible first and only then he would park the vehicle. He always made sure to anounce each and every loo coming up! VERY thoughtful! I am only listing a couple of examples but his thoughtfulness and professionalism throughout the day is what I'm getting at... I wasn't sure which tour I wanted to take but the company's office staff really helped point me in the right direction. I booked understanding that there is no guarantee of seeing a bear or wolf but Chris was able to show our family both! I cannot thank him enough for that lifetime memory of the American West. The overall tour was streamlined to be personal and professional. Smart looking vehicle, prompt pickup at my hotel, wonderful picnic lunch in Yellowstone, and extremely knowledgable guide made for an amazing, carefree holiday for my family and self.
Booked a Winter Wolf and Wildlife 4 day adventure, and saw wolves every day of the tour, in Teton and also in Yellowstone (4 different packs). We are both very physically active and the guides adapted the tour for us, for example, snowshoeing at a good pace, and also walking/hiking through the snow to get a better viewpoint to see the wildlife in the area. The knowledge and the information shared by the guides was awesome. During the tour, we stayed in very nice hotels/cottages, and got to eat in amazing restaurants, where we had a chance to sample some of the animals we had seen throughout the day (Elk steak is delicious, bison is great too). One of the highlights of the trip was seeing three wolves howling to each other, and then a few hours later seeing a bald eagle and golden eagle battling over an elk carcass. The snow coach trip from the south entrance of Yellowstone to Old Faithful Snow Lodge is a ride you will not soon forget. (Moose Falls in a winter wonderland). Thanks again to our guides, Adam and Ezra, for an unforgettable Christmas vacation.
5/5 Stars
...I received your thank you card. Very nice touch to an already stellar experience!
Taking this wildlife tour was one of the best decisions we made on our trip to Jackson Hole. Ashley, our tour guide was friendly and great at finding wildlife. We learned more from her than we could have reading many wildlife books. We saw areas we would not have seen with beautiful scenery and different wild animals. Honestly, we cannot wait to this again. The buffalo burger cookout was the best!!! I would recommend this tour company to all. Thanks for a wonderful day, Ashley.
It's been two months since our trip to Yellowstone, but we've been meaning to post a review for BrushBuck. They were fantastic! We did two days with them, and had a different guide each day. Unfortunately the name of our first day guide escapes me at this moment, but he was fantastic (and much better than one we had from another company the previous day). The next day we had Bud, and he was Fantastic with a capital F! Knowledgeable, enthusiastic, personable .. everything you could want in guide. BrushBuck gets our family's highest recommendation.
We took a 10-12 hour Yellowstone wildlife photo tour. Our guide, Clint, spotted more distant wildlife with the naked eye than we could have imagined, and had binoculars whose optics exceeded our cameras' telephoto zoom lenses. And the close-in spottings were many; multiple bison herds crossing the road between cars, oblivious to our presence, and so close we had to dial back the camera lenses. There were four Brushbuck guides in contact with each other that day, advising each other of conditions to warrant a visit to specific park locations (or not)... The four private tours met up at lunch and enjoyed relaying experiences before going our separate ways for the day. As we exited the park for the evening, Clint spotted a male elk challenge, and we stopped to watch the dominant buck bugling and posturing to the smaller male, as four female elk lay in the rushes near a river. We would definitely recommend this company; very professional and accommodating.
My husband and I recently visited Jackson Hole and the Grand Tetons National Park with our daughter and her boyfriend. On our first full day in Jackson we went on a sunrise tour of GTNP and even though it was rainy and chilly, we were able to see much of the park and to our delight, quite a few wild animals, including several moose, which was such a treat. Our guide, Steve, was so knowledgeable, and soooo patient, answering all the many questions we midwesterners had (thanks again, Steve!!). He provided a wonderful tour of the park/wildlife and shared a lot of wonderful informationn about the park and the area in general The time just flew by! We can't wait to visit Jackson and GTNP again soon and will be sure to take an even longer tour with Brushbuck next time!
My wife and I participated in a daylong tour of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks in late May, 2017. Our tour guide was excellent and was able to show us a good deal of wildlife, including both Grizzly and black bears, moose, bison and many others. The tour, which included lunch, was a very rewarding experience and I would recommend it to anyone interested in seeing the parks without having to drive.
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My husband and I along with my parents took the BrushBuck evening Safari and we had an amazing trip. The guides are so knowledgeable and friendly we couldn't have had a better day. We saw so many animals and were able to take lots of pictures that we will have to reflect back on for many years to come. The spotting scope was an added plus the detail you could see on the animals was just incredible. We learned so much!! We would defiantly recommend BrushBuck. Thanks again for a great day!!
To sum it up - incredible tour and service. Ezra, our guide was professional, friendly and most of all an excellent guide to Yellowstone National Park. Our main focus was the north end in search of wildlife - this tour did not disappoint. The locations shown were abundant with wildlife yet also great for photos. We were also shown other areas that were not productive on that tour, however they were extremely productive over the following two days. Wolf, the elusive Yellowstone Moose as well as Rocky Mountain Goats were all at sights that were explored during our tour. You can not see Yellowstone in 1 day, or in fact 3 days, however with the help of a knowledgeable guide and the prime locations that he showed us, the tour was a pleasure and immensely enjoyable. There are other guide services for the Yellowstone Area; however for great service, outstanding guides and a pleasurable outing, Brushbuck is great!
Exciting and relaxing from pickup to drop off. Kris was the best!
Many, many thanks for the wonderful wildlife adventure tour. Not only did we see beautiful animals in the wild, but we learned about then from our knowledgeable guide, Levi. The safari vehicle was definitely the way to go. Thanks again!
5/5 Stars
We had 2 private tours with Brushbuck...4 hour tour of Tetons and a 12 hour tour of the Upper Loop at Yellowstone. Both Polly and Clint were wonderful tour guides. They were on time, very accommodating and extremely knowledgeable about the area. Our 2 kids, ages 9 and 10 were extremely comfortable asking t=questions and bonded with them quickly. We were not rushed at all. Clint went out of his way to take us out to lunch to one of his favorite spots. We would never have been able to see nearly the sights and experience Yellowstone without his presence. He was exceptional and I would highly recommend using him as a guide for the park. I would not hesitate to recommend Brushbuck for your tour guide company. I have over 1500 pictures because of the amazing places we went and the different wildlife we saw. Thanks again!
Tim and I had a great time in Wyoming with Adam and Ezra. You made the trip special with your passion and knowledge of the area and animals. We will highly recommend you to anyone going to Yellowstone.
My wife and I signed up for BrushBuck's Sandhill Crane tour. We give an enthusiastic thumb's up to BrushBuck. They are easy to work with and planning went smoothly. Adam L., one of the BrushBuck owners was our head guide during the tour. Sarah was his assistant. Additional guides included Duane and Adam B. Every guide was incredibly knowledgeable, personable and fun. A special thank you to Duane on the last morning for the coffee while viewing the cranes. The mornings were early and cold and his coffee and hot chocolate were life savers. Outstanding customer service and care by Adam L. and his team. The tour itself was really interesting: we saw parts of the country we had never seen, met fascinating people and watched some incredible birds. In addition, the jeep tour and picnic lunch by the creek at the Switzer Ranch was a highlight of the tour. We are looking forward to taking another wildlife adventure tour with BrushBuck in the future.
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We booked our snowmobile tour through BrushBuck and were super happy with the whole experience. They are so friendly and knowledgeable. Can't wait to come back next year! 5/5 Stars
We did the 4-day/3-night Yellowstone / Grand Teton national parks wildlife adventure with Howie from BrushBuck. Howie is an exceptional guide. He knows the animals and the land very well, has an uncanny knack for spotting exciting animal events, and goes out of his way to make sure his guests have a good time. We highly recommend working with Howie and Brushbuck!
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...We did the "Highlights" tour with Adam last Wednesday and had a wonderful time. I am really glad we found your service and will recommend you to all our friends...
The tour guide picked us up at our hotel on time and was very courteous and charming. She was very personable and extremely knowledgeable regarding both areas we visited. She made great suggestions as to where to visit first to see the animals. She was spot on every place. If we ever get back to the area again, we will definitely book BrushBuck!!
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My husband and I took the the Dusk Wildlife Tour recently and would do it again. Adam was a fantastic tour guide and very knowledgeable about local wildlife and where to find them. It was well worth the cost. We would have never found so many animals on our own. Thank you Adam.
5/5 Stars
Our 'dream' vacation to Jackson Hole was wonderful much in part to Amber's expertise in taking us to see the animals and beautiful mountains. We were thrilled to see so many moose!
5/5 Stars
We loved our excursion to Yellowstone. Clint, our guide, was not only very knowledgeable, but he became "best friends" with our children - important when you're taking them on a 10-12 hour tour. He was terrific at spotting wildlife. And the cookout lunch was definitely worth it. We had six in our party and chose the 11-passenger van, which gave us room to spread out, key when the day is that long.
5/5 Stars
We took the 4 day 3 night tour of Yellowstone in late August. Everything was great! Our guide, Mike, provided us with information about each area that we passed through and stopped at. He could spot the wildlife that none of us would see at first. We had a full van of 10 people who started as strangers, but felt like family by the third day. We saw pronghorn, elk, mule deer, eagle, osprey, river otters, pelicans (yes, I said pelicans), coyote and beautiful scenery at every turn. I have some wonderful memories and great photos of this adventure. We will definitely book this tour again.
5/5 Stars
We had just one day to see as much of Yellowstone as possible and Clint made sure that we didn't miss a thing! He couldn't have been more accommodating, informative, friendly and professional. If anyone is thinking of saving a few bucks and driving around in a hire car its a false economy - don't waste your time and money! - it will be like watching the world in 2D black and white! Clint brings all of the colour, history and science to the experience to make for a full colour 3d experience that we will certainly never forget.
We wanted to say thank you both for the fantastic tours. They were everything that we had hoped they would be and more!
What an amazing experience! We took the 4 day winter tour in yellowstone and grand teton with Brushbuck in early December. Our guide was SO knowledgeable and friendly and made the whole trip a blast. We will certainly come back and book another trip with Brushbuck!
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The whole tour was GREAT! Amber and Ezra took us on a wonderful 4 day journey through the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone and Cody, Wyoming. We would recommend your tour services to everyone. Thanks for the wonderful memories.
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There is absolutely no better way to witness yellowstone during winter! Highy recommend taking a snowcoach tour up to Old Faithful. The whole family had a blast we can't wait to do it again next year.
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...Once again, I speak for all of us when I say that our tour with you guys was the highlight of our time out in Yellowstone. Keep up the great work.
We'd like to thank you for a great day. Our day in Yellowstone was more than we expected and we had an awesome time!
My second trip to Jackson, WY and second time booking with BrushBuck was just as great as the first! We requested Howie again this year and he did not let us down. He is a wealth of information. I can not imagine anyone knowing more about the wolf packs than he does. We had such a great time we booked another trip for the second day. I highly recommend BrushBuck Wildlife Tours.
Our family of 5 (2 adults, 3 children ages 1, 5, and 7) booked a last-minute Christmas vacation to Jackson Hole. We didn't plan anything in advance and were lucky to get a tour booked with Brushback guides. They even let my 1 year old go for FREE (much appreciated)! We saw many animals but my favorite was the bighorn sheep. What a treat to see such a pretty animal so close! My childrens favorites were the moose and the 1 wolf we were able to see. How the guide spotted that wolf, I have no idea, but he did and we were all very impressed! Thanks for a memorable vacation experience! We'll be back again! Visited December 2011
Many people say, "If I could give more than 5 stars I would." This could never be more appropriate than with the experience we had with BrushBuck Wildlife Tours. We had a last minute hiccup with one of our other tours, and Amber went over-and-above to arrange a Grand Teton Dusk 4 Hour Tour for us. Our guide, Neil, was incredible. His knowledge of, and passion for, the wildlife in Jackson Hole was evident throughout the trip. There are not enough good things that I can say about this company. I would more than highly recommend them for anyone looking for an incredible adventure. A definite "2 Thumbs Up!"
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Neither of us had ever been to Yellowstone so we didn't have a clue where to go or wha to see so a tour was the obvious choice. We got an early morning start (6 am) because we were told that this was the best time to see the wildlife. We were NOT disappointed! We saw bison, elk, wolves and bears (and a variety of birds). This never would have been possible without Bud. He knew exactly where to take us.


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Truckee basketball | Girls rout McQueen in season opener
The Truckee girls basketball team opened its season with a 44-26 win over Division I McQueen at home Saturday.
Led by senior guards Katey Hamill and Olivia Duner, the Wolverines' man-to-man pressure defense on McQueen's backcourt was the key to the big win.
"Our team defense was really good for our first game," said Truckee head coach Geoff Stephens. "We were strong on the perimeter and solid inside."
Truckee broke open a close start to the game by outscoring McQueen 16-7 in the second quarter. The Wolverines won each quarter in a fast-tempo game from beginning to end.
Seniors Jackie Bolton, who had four blocked shots, and Sydnie English, who lead all scorers with 13 points, helped set the tempo. Eight of 11 players scored, with juniors Lauren Peak and Kaylee Neill putting in 4 points apiece.
Senior power forward Cassandra Sawyer chipped in another 4 points, while guard Diana Rosas contributed from the charity stripe. Kate Traeger and Lorena De Michelli provided great energy coming off the bench with solid defense. Hamill and Duner also scored 8 points apiece.
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|TRON: Legacy
The Light Cycle Grid is a colossal Light Cycle arena dominating the south of Tron City, near the Game Arena. It has a stadium structure surrounding an asymmetrical arena floor. The combat environment of the arena floor is a transparent, multi-layered set of surfaces where riders can move freely on the upper surface, or dive below into a more confined level beneath. Upper and lower levels can be connected by a series of ramps that riders below commonly exploit as jumps to surprise riders above. The transparency of all levels ensures that all riders above and below are visible to each other at all times.
The stadium seating on the periphery of the arena provides live viewing positions for thousands and the spectators are screened from the arena floor by a sturdy clear shield capable of withstanding the full force of a light cycle impact without breaching. They are kept updated on the status of riders by way of an illuminated score board that displays the names of riders who are still alive.
The Arena was still under construction when Kevin Flynn, discussing an aspect of one of its blueprints with Clu, happened to look away into the Outlands and observe the approach of some of the first ISOs to appear on the Grid. While the Games held in the Arena were light-hearted and nonlethal at first, Tron, the long-time champion, one day discovered guards below the Arena preparing to derezz a program who had lost a game. Tron intervened, and confronted Clu with the incident, protesting that killing the losers wasn't what the Games were for. Clu outwardly relented, but the incident continued to trouble Tron.
Once Clu took control of the Grid, the Games were reinstated as a form of gladitorial punishment for dissidents and strays. Even with the Grid's population decreasing, the Arena continued to draw large crowds to cheer wildly as Clu's champions mowed down hapless conscripts on the Light Cycle Grid. In capturing Kevin's son Sam in 2010, Clu acquired an unexpected yet fortuitous prisoner with whom to bait the trap he had set for Flynn, and he assigned the young man to participate in a lethal Light Cycle game to draw out his old foe. To further his goal, he made the competition even more publicly visible by personally competing in the match himself; fireworks and an ominous speech by Jarvis highlighted the spectacle as something more than the usual light cycle match.The game faced two teams against each other; Clu and four Sentries against Sam and a quartet of inexperienced conscripts. Only one of the conscripts, a stocky mustached program, initially fought back by attempting to ram Clu's light cycle with his own, but Clu knocked him out and put his throttle on full, sending him into a fatal crash against the Arena's wall. Clu's team quickly began to whittle down the ranks of Sam's team until the young man rallied his one remaining teammate to combine efforts and turn the tide. Ultimately, though, the last of the other competitors on both teams teams were systematically derezzed until only Clu and Sam remained. Clu, who had been cheating the whole time by using his disc during the combat while the other competitors' discs were locked to their backs, was about to deliver the final blow when an unauthorized competitor broke into the Light Cycle Grid in a Light Runner and rescued Sam.
The Light Runner, while slower than Light Cycles, was also far more heavily armed and quickly dispatched most of the fresh riders summoned to deal with the intrusion. The masked driver was then able to breach an outer wall of the Light Cycle Grid and escape with Sam, leaving Rinzler, who had attempted to pursue them, balked at the lip of the breach where it overlooked the Outlands.
Four of the combatants' names, visible on the tall scoreboard overlooking the arena, appear to pay tribute to notable real-world computer scientists; the names of the four on Clu's team all appear to read "Sentry." The team members were also identified by numbers imprinted on the front of their helmets and the back of one boot. The inconsistent presentation of these names prevents them from being used to document the competitors by name.
According to the scoreboard and the numbers on their helmets, the roster of Sam's light cycle team was as follows:
- Combatant 1 (credited as "Young Man On Recognizer"): Vint, named after Vinton Gray "Vint" Cerf, an American computer scientist recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet."
- Combatant 2 (the program who attempted to ram Clu, credited as "Green Gaming Program"): Wilkes, named after Mary Allen Wilkes, a former computer programmer and hardware engineer, most known for her work with the LINC computer.
- Combatant 3: Sam Flynn.
- Combatant 4 (credited as "Purple Gaming Program"): Raskin, named after Jef Raskin, an American human–computer interface expert best known for starting the Macintosh project for Apple in the late 1970s.
- Combatant 5 (credited as "Blue Gaming Program"): Cerf, also named after Vinton Cerf.


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Eastside Road, June 30, 2012—A COUPLE OF FRIENDS over for last-day-of-month dinnerparty, planned for the patio but moved inside on account of wind. Boy, I hate strong winds; and you don't want to fire up the grill on a day like this.
So Lindsey broiled the hamburgers inside. All the fixings: sliced onions, dill pickles, lettuce leaves from the garden, mustard, homemade chili sauce. Lindsey made one of her terrific potato salads: her mother's family were Bavarian, and it's been in the family, this salad, for generations, I think.
I sprinkled a little olive oil into the black iron skillets, heated them up, and threw in a pound of Nardini peppers, whole, sprinkling them with salt, letting them char and stew, and then having put them all into the bigger pan, set the smaller one on top, weighting them down to finish cooking. That worked out nicely.
Buns from Downtown Bakery and Creamery, of course. Then for dessert this fabulous sour-cherry pie Lindsey made from our cherries out of the freezer — not many on the trees this year, alas. Straus vanilla ice cream on top. Oh boy: what a feast.
Pinot noir, Fat Cat (California), 2011 (sound, good flavor, modest: thanks, John!)


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This article appeared in a May 2016 issue of the student newsletter.
The Dallas Symphony has a special discount offer for DCCCD students and staff: 50% off your tickets to the 2016 SOLUNA festival's chamber music concerts.
These events are going to be good, and there's even going to be a build-your-own brownie bar at the ReMix performances!
Use the promo code SOLUNAEDU when you visit
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In addition to the above chamber music events, SOLUNA festival event categories include Dance, Theatre, Visual Art, Lecture and Orchestral.
The festival runs May 17 - June 4, 2016.
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A few weeks ago, Nokia Connects held a media contest to award tickets, travel and accomodation for some lucky blogger to express why he or she was excited about Nokia World 2011. I already had all that covered, but gave it a shot just in case my wife or a friend could use the prize. Worth a try, right?
Granted, my entry began by addressing cynicism, some personal but largely general, which had to make it a long-shot. I walked readers through my Nokia journey for this year, with the aim of providing an objective yet ultimately optimistic view of the company's prospects. Continue reading


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The Marsala PKRA freestyle registration took place today with 47 men and 18 women registering for the event. The conditions have been very good the past few days; riders have been riding their 9 to 13 m kites on the flat-water lagoons of Marsala. All the top riders are here for the third stop of the season and many new faces are here for a chance to get a good result on the PKRA and make a name for themselves. The skippers meeting will be at 10am and the start of the trials at 11am.
The main event has 24 spots available for men and 12 women, so trials will have to be run. The trials for men and women will be run in a dingle format so that all competitors will get at least two chances to make it into the main event. The top eight-man and top four women are preceded into the main event. Two wildcards are given to the local organizers for the men and one for the women. This leaves 37 competitors on the men's side battling for the last 14 spots and 13 women battling for 7 spots into the main event.
Since the last freestyle event in France all the competitors have been training hard for this upcoming event. The first two events of the season set the pace for the top riders and everyone knows what they need to do to win a heat at a PKRA event. Alex Pastor from Spain has been the dominant rider early in the season winning the first two events, and Gisela and Karolina have each won one. Top riders like Alberto Rondina from Italy have been watching young competitors like Liam Whaley and Christophe Tack move up in the rankings.
With the perfect freestyle kiting conditions throughout the week the kite surfing level should be extremely high and many 317's, back mobe 5's, Slim 7's and some of the most difficult tricks in kite surfing should be landed this week. Make sure you follow the livestream to see all the latest moves follow us on Facebook and twitter for up-to-the-minute information.
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NIS America's latest Prinny Bomb communication announces that Disgaea Infinite is on the way to North America. We'll see it in May.
This will be NIS's first visual novel, a popular genre in Japan, published in the United States. According to the announcement, players can play with a Prinny as the main character, and they will be trying to unravel an assassination attempt. A special clock allows the Prinny to take over other characters minds and bodies, allowing the player to learn the truth and unravel the mystery.
The screens above are in Japanese; NIS promises to release localised ones as they become available.
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Ride In 7/13
I would appreciate a flashing yellow bike signal at the intersection of Fairfax and Jackson that allows cyclists to cross while the car traffic on Fairfax and 10th is stopped. This would allow me (or anyone else on a bike) to cross Jackson while the cars on Kirkwood have the green and then further allow me to cross 10th while in the crosswalk, which has the walk signal when westbound Fairfax has the green. Of course, I didn't think a flashing yellow bike light is AASHTO approved and probably for good reason.
You don't have to bike very fast to keep pace with car traffic on Clarendon. That's more just an FYI for drivers than anything else. What I'm trying to say is that if you're trying to get down Clarendon in the morning, you're not going very quickly.
I like to ride about 6 inches inside of the outside stripe of bike lanes. I think this gives me enough clearance in case someone opens a door or steps out from in front of a parked car. It also makes it easy to get out of the bike lane and into the travel lane to avoid pot holes or manholes or debris (amazing the number of banana peels in bike lanes) or a stopped bus. Just a personal preference.
I thought that today was finally going to be the day that I would get pulled over by a waiting police officer (I'm way paranoid). I made my left onto Lynn from more or less than center lane. This made sense to me since there was a long line of cars waiting in the left turn lane and because a nice, wide turn from the center lane would put me in the Lynn street bike lane, which is on the far right side of the street. And then I saw the cop. And he had a funny, distracted look on his face. I guess pulling over semi-scofflaw cyclists wasn't in his purview. There's a cop standing in the bike lane on Lynn all the time. I wonder why.
Speaking of police, apparently there were none on the Custis today. It was probably a return to the wild west.
Is there a word for tailgating when someone rides too close behind you? Fender-rubbing? Spoke-grinding? Something that doesn't sound lewd? Guy was way to close to me coming off the bridge and had to grab his brakes hard as I slowed to politely pass two old ladies in sweatsuits. He continued to ride too closely as we approached the stopped Circulator and it was only after we skirted around it that I was could get away from him. It's just not polite.
Up Wisconsin. Because I'm a dope. It's too hot for non-shaded hills.
Is the cumulative dry cleaning bill for Georgetown residents more than the GDP of a mid-size African nation? Can someone look this up?
I hate yo-yo-ing with buses, but sometimes that's the hand your dealt if you don't want to suck exhaust. If you do want to suck exhaust, well, that's weird and you should probably seek help from both a therapist and a pulmonologist.
The best part of the ride up Wisconsin is the stretch between Q (by The Dog Shop, Ellie the Poodle's erstwhile groomer) and R street, where there's only one traffic lane and ample room to ride your bike. After you cross R, it's the Social Safeway danger zone, and then the Holy Rood/British School semi-danger area, followed by the commercial Glover Park danger zone, followed by parked cars until the Cathedral semi-danger zone. These aren't the official names.If I had to provide some sort of parameters for declaring an area a "danger zone," I'd say it's the combination of fast car traffic, few stop lights, lots of curb cuts and no bike facilities. Based on that description, sounds like there are a lot of danger zones. There are.
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- AnonymousJuly 13, 2011 4:17 PM
If you don't mind someone riding right behind you, it's called "drafting." If you DO mind it's called "wheel sucking."ReplyDelete
It's dangerous as well as rude to latch onto someone's wheel without asking, or at least making your presence known (um, but I do it occasionally for short stretches on the Crescent Trail if I can't get past someone easily because of traffic, or if some guy passes me and then immediately slows down). Anyway, the person in the back is the one who's going to go down if their wheel touches the draftee's wheel, so there is some justice in the world.
It's a justice that I'd rather avoid, if possible. I just really dislike that feeling of knowing that someone is right behind me. One of the best parts about cycling (for me) is the solitariness and I'd rather not have that interrupted.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 13, 2011 5:06 PM
If you want to get rid of someone, sometimes it's worth it just to start going really slowly so they'll go ahead of you.ReplyDelete
I sometimes don't mind someone drafting, in which case I try to signal when I'm going to slow down or change lanes or whatever.
I have the problem solved... I just don't ride very fast. No one wants to draft a fat-tired bike with fenders and baskets, anyhow.ReplyDelete


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I'm trying to access my IIS test site using the server IP. Internally I have no problems, but externally it tries for a while and then times out.
I've run Shields Up and it shows that there are no open ports. It's a 1&1 VPS server running Windows Server 2003 so I assume there would be no firewall blocking in the middle. I've read somewhere that I may have to make changes in Administrative Tools > Local Admin Settings to allow access to port 80, but I don't know where to begin looking in here.
I am accessing the server using its external IP address, the same I use to log into RDP. 1&1 also provide all VPSs with a subdomain which resolves to the server, which again is fine for RDP but fails with IIS over port 80. Using both the IP and subdomain on the server itself return the site successfully.


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Security is important, but most new companies don't have or can't afford a dedicated security expert, and that's how HOCO CISO was born.
In Howard County, Md., a new program is unique enough that it's drawing attention from as far as Germany.
Launched by the Howard Tech Council, under the Howard County Economic Development Authority and in alignment with local tech incubator Innovation Catalyst, the county's new chief information security officer in residence program (called HoCo CISO) gives more than 300 member organizations the opportunity to receive security consulting advice and resources. And those German researchers? They're studying the program in search of new cybersecurity innovations.
Launching a program like this, which is based at the Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship, makes perfect sense in the Old Line State, said Patrick Wynn, executive director of the Howard Tech Council. Maryland has many IT security firms to draw from, and small- and medium-sized organizations that are members of the Howard Tech Council and the Innovation Catalyst don't usually have dedicated security officers. But because IT security has become such an important factor today, these organizations need good security intelligence to protect what they have built from scratch.
Over the next six months, the program will continually add new features, Wynn said. Right now, the program mainly consists of a basic website with an email address that vetted organizations can use to request IT security consulting sessions. That Web presence will be developed in coming months to include a searchable knowledge base of commonly asked questions, and a more sophisticated ticketing system than what they use now, he said. They will also launch a monthly blog and begin participating in the Howard Council e-newsletter, and begin physical office hours in March, where the companies that need help can meet in person to discuss their security questions.
"What we're looking to do is create an opportunity for these innovators to align with chief information security, privacy and risk professionals so when they're developing their product, they can be cognizant of some of the pitfalls and challenges and exploitations that may occur that can risk the success of the organization," Wynn said, adding that many of these companies aren't aware that these challenges and threats exist in some cases, so education will also play a role in this new program.
"The Howard Tech Council is built on a foundation of four principles of engage, collaborate, learn and lead," Wynn explained. "And what we're doing here is allowing collaboration between information security professionals and the young innovative, entrepreneurial ecosystem in Howard County. What an incubator traditionally does for its residents, we're taking some of the benefit of that and also exposing companies to those benefits that may be beyond the incubation stage. This is one of the deepest, richest, asset-laden populations in the entire country, and we're exploiting that. And we think we can exploit that to the benefit of others that typically would not have the wherewithal to have this assistance without a program like this."
One of the big lessons of the dot-com boom was that companies need people who know how to effectively manage and run them if they are to be successful, said Jason Taule, chief security officer and chief privacy officer at Maryland-based FEI systems. Taule played a central role in launching the new program.
"There are incubator programs all over the country," Taule said. "Their goal is to stimulate economic development, to foster people with great ideas and innovations, and help them move along the startup curve. Many of them have chief executive officers in residence. We had the idea that they probably have just as much of a need for a chief security officer in residence."
It doesn't matter how big or small a company is, he said – every organization has some level of risk and exposure to IT threats. When it comes to many of these small companies that are just getting started, their intellectual property is everything, and they could lose everything if their data were to be stolen, he explained.
"In my career path, I've been through seven different acquisitions," Taule explained. "When they acquired us, as soon as that press release hit the wire, literally within seconds, the volume, sophistication and frequency of attacks on the network of the smaller company, before we had gotten folded in, went through the roof."
That is just one thing that these small companies need to be aware of, he said, and the HoCo CISO program will provide their member companies with that information when they ask for it. In fact, some members of the Howard Tech Council are IT security firms, so in cases where they can help the companies in the incubator, the HoCo CISO program will serve as a sort of broker to connect the two organizations so they can help one another.
Companies in Maryland in particular have many legal and security requirements because one way or another, everyone works for the government in Maryland, Taule said. Whether it's meeting HIPAA or FISMA standards or understanding security training requirements, there are a lot of things these young companies need to know about, he said, adding that they saw a great need for this type of assistance, so they made it happen.
IT security is like the local dialect in Maryland, Taule explained. "The reason that this is working here is that we have so many three-letter agencies in this market," he said. "Everybody here speaks it."


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I guess you can call this a bit of an 'Internet leak', maybe more so a 'news leak' (Dictionary definition- disclosure of embargoed information in advance of its official release, or the unsanctioned release of confidential information).
Anyway, this seems to have not been an officially authorized disclosure, but somehow it may be in public interest due to need for speedy publication, which is the excuse I'm going to use today my good friends!!
Disclaimer: I'm not facilitating this leak by doing any journalists a personal favor (for any exchange of cooperation etc) but if any lawyers start coming to me screaming for why confidential intellectual property was released on to the Internet, you agree by looking at this page not to talk about it or pursue further charges!
I've attached the PDF, but since it's 2.7MB it's a bit big so for those who don't mind not having the pictures, I'll upload everything in Word format, etc, etc.
Be back very soon my good friends… You are doing a good deed helping the very very veeeeeeeeeeeery poor people of Cambodia!
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A hereditary form of hemolytic anemia resulting from a defective synthesis of hemoglobin: thalassemia major is the homozygous state accompanied by clinical illness, and thalassemia minor is the heterozygous state and may not have evident clinical manifestations. Also known as Mediterranean anemia.
(also thalassanemia), a familial hemolytic anemia, first detected in 1925 among inhabitants of the Mediterranean region. Thalassemia is caused by disturbances in hemoglobin synthesis.


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MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - More than 4,220 people on the stricken cruise ship Carnival Triumph faced another night of what some have described as hellish conditions on Wednesday, as the company said it was offering passengers an additional $500 in compensation for their hardship.
The 893-foot (272 meter) vessel has been without propulsion and running on emergency generator power since Sunday, when an engine room fire left it adrift off Mexico's southern Yucatan Peninsula. It is being hauled by tugboats to Mobile, Alabama, where it is due to arrive no later than Thursday.
The ship's is operated by Carnival Cruise Lines, the flagship brand of Miami-based Carnival Corp, the global cruise industry giant.
Earlier this week, some passengers who contacted relatives and media before their cellphone batteries died reported a horrific situation, saying the ship was awash in raw sewage from overflowing toilets and running short on food and water.
Kim McKerreghan told television news network CNN that her husband and young daughter said in a call from aboard the ship on Monday that passengers were being forced to defecate in plastic bags due to a shortage of working toilets and that meals consisted of sandwiches with only condiments or onions.
Nick Ware, whose mother is among the Triumph passengers, told the network, "Once the meat for the burgers ran out, they were basically just eating condiment hamburgers. Just, you know, whatever condiments they could get on a bun."
He said some passengers had been instructed to use "red biohazard bags" as makeshift toilets on Monday.
The ship left Galveston, Texas, last Thursday carrying 3,143 passengers and 1,086 crew and had been due to return there on Monday.
Carnival Corp spokesman Vance Gulliksen has stopped short of denying some of the more alarming reports about conditions aboard the Triumph. But he told Reuters on Wednesday that a technical team on board had succeeded in gradually restoring auxiliary power to operate some basic hotel functions.
"Public and cabin toilets are operational in certain sections of the ship and some power in the Lido dining area is providing for hot coffee and limited hot food service," he said.
He did not elaborate on the number of working toilets for the 4,229 people but said the ship had cold running water and that three Carnival ships had rendezvoused with the Triumph to provide additional supplies and meals.
On Tuesday, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said it had launched an investigation into the cause of the Triumph fire. But it said the Bahamas Maritime Authority was the primary investigative agency, since the ship was a Bahamian flagged vessel.
Carnival Cruise Lines had already said passengers would receive a full credit for the cruise plus transportation expenses and a future cruise credit equal to the amount paid for the Triumph voyage.
In a statement late on Wednesday, Carnival Cruise Lines President and Chief Executive Gerry Cahill said the company had decided to add further payment of $500 per person to help compensate passengers for "very challenging circumstances" aboard the ship.
"We are very sorry for what our guests have had to endure," Cahill said.
The troubles on the Carnival Triumph occurred a little more than a year after 32 people were killed when the Costa Concordia, a luxury cruise ship operated by Carnival's Costa Cruises brand, was grounded on rocks off the Tuscan island of Giglio in Italy.
Shares in Miami-based Carnival closed down 4 percent at $37.46 Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange after the company said voyage disruptions and repair costs related to the Carnival Triumph could shave as much as 10 cents per share off its second-half earnings.
Reporting by Kaija Wilkinson; Additional reporting and writing by Tom Brown; Editing by Toni Reinhold and David Gregorio


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Sorry to hear you're feeling bad. Sounds like a uti. Take care.
Got to get stick up Boehner's ass or boot that rhino out. We have the house and he acts like a mute. Feckless leader he is.
But i laugh at CC tards sssooooo predictable responses and posts...
Im sweating like a bitch when I void, hope im backed up inside instead of uti. Another sweaty-hard 2 sleep night ahead. But Im happpy.
Thanks and Good Night
keep up the good work. The roof is/should be about 2 collapse on OB. I would post more often but its apparent several of these libtards have multiple names and post to themselves. Keep stirring da pot.
Hope all is well with ur health.
Thanks Rainman for the advice.
---The market is tired of the crying prez.. Blame everybody else. The market needs a leader not a cry baby. ---
If not for your join date I would swear you were Uncle Mel in Florida checking up on me. I can hear him saying just that, in his very distinctive drawl. Have you a neighbor or colleague named Mel?
Thanks for speaking out to the pseudo-intellectual left. I'm with you.
Wishing you luck as you attempt to share your logic, with the unlogical far left wingnuts on the site. They yell, call names and spew untruths, but I rarely see any discuss or debate. I hope they treat you better than they treat me.
I just stopped by to say hello and wish u well I agree with many of your political views and just thought I'd stop by to tell you that. It's a tough battle with this group and somewhat useless but i do admire your efforts, i gave up on CC a long time ago Good Luck to ya and Stay Strong!
I just ran across your post on about auto insurance and was wondering if you could provide some additional info for me? I am looking for a converted van here shortly for my husband but have been told that a regular van cannot be converted if it's had >1,400 damage. DOes that sound right to you? Also wanted to know if it's possible to get a policy rider thaat would proved 100% replacement if it's damaged AT ALL? Just wondering.
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Is the following approach to accelerating the rate of convergence of $(1+1/2+\dots+1/n)- \ln n$ (with $n=1,2,3,\dots$), and other sequences like it, in the literature?
Let $f(t)=(\sum_{1 \leq n \leq t} 1/n) - \ln t$ for $t \geq 0$, so that $f(t)$ tends to Euler's constant $\gamma$ as $t \rightarrow \infty$. It follows that the continuous piecewise-differentiable function $F(t) := \int_0^t f(s) \: ds$ grows like $\gamma t$ so that $F(t)/t \rightarrow \gamma$. Note that $F(t)= (\sum_{1 \leq n \leq t} (t-n)/n) - t \ln t + t$ so that $F(n)/n$ is about as easy to compute as $f(n)$.
(1) Can someone provide asymptotic estimates for $f(n)-\gamma$ and $F(n)/n-\gamma$? The former is undoubtedly classical (and, I suspect, easy), but I don't know if anyone's looked at the latter (though it's probably not too hard). It appears empirically that $F(n)/n$ converges to $\gamma$ faster than $f(n)$.
(2) Is this "smoothing" approach to acceleration of sequence-convergence discussed in the literature? (I don't know any numerical analysis; maybe this trick is "well-known to those who know it".)
(3) The smoothing method can be iterated, but there often comes a point of diminishing returns. Is anything known about the optimal amount of smoothing to apply? (Is it related to the rate of decay of the coefficients of some Fourier series or something like that?)
Of course there are much better ways to estimate Euler's constant than smoothing, and for sequences in general there are much better ways to accelerate convergence. What's distinctive about the above method is that it's linear.
The method is related to "smoothed summation" (as described in http://www.tricki.org/article/Smoothing_sums for instance) via integration by parts. Specifically, $(n+1)$-fold iteration of the operation $f \mapsto F$ gives the function $\int_0^t [(t-s)^n/n!] f(s) \: ds$, which can be viewed as the convolution of $f(t)$ with the kernel $t^n/n!$. In some contexts this kind of convolution is called "filtering". Perhaps there's more to be said about these connections.
I also have a feeling that the method is related to Cesaro summation. Can anyone provide details of the relation?


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The ultimate strawberry shortcake: A bit of brown sugar adds depth of flavor to the biscuits, lemon and mint perk up the berries, and the cream is even more luscious with the addition of white chocolate.
- Yield
- Makes 8 servings
- White chocolate cream
- 2 ounces high-quality white chocolate (such as Lindt or Perugina), chopped
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/2 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
- 2 1/2 cups chilled whipping cream, divided
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- Biscuits
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 9 tablespoons (1 stick plus 1 tablespoon) unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch cubes, chilled
- 1 cup whipping cream, plus additional for brushing biscuits
- 2 tablespoons raw sugar*
- Strawberries
- 4 cups halved hulled strawberries (about 2 to 2 1/2 pounds)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon peel
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint or 2 teaspoons dried lavender blossoms**
- For white chocolate cream:
- Place white chocolate in medium bowl. Place 1 tablespoon water in very small bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over; let stand until gelatin softens, about 15 minutes. Bring 1/2 cup cream and 3 tablespoons sugar to simmer in small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat; add gelatin and stir until dissolved. Pour gelatin mixture over white chocolate, whisking until melted and smooth. Cool to room temperature.
- Beat remaining 2 cups cream in large bowl until peaks form. Fold 1/2 cup cream into white chocolate mixture to lighten. Fold chocolate mixture into remaining cream in bowl. Refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.
- For biscuits:
- Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt in large bowl; whisk to blend. Add butter. Using fingertips, rub in until coarse meal forms. Gradually add 1 cup cream, tossing until moist clumps form. Gather dough into ball; shape into 8 1/2-inch round on parchment or foil. Chill 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut dough into eight 3-inch rounds, gathering scraps and reshaping as needed. Place rounds on prepared sheet, spacing 2 inches apart. Brush tops with cream and sprinkle with raw sugar. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool completely. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. If desired, rewarm in 350°F oven 5 minutes before using.)
- For strawberries:
- Combine strawberries, 1/4 cup sugar, lemon juice, lemon peel, and mint or lavender in medium bowl; toss to blend. Let stand at room temperature until juices form, at least 10 minutes, or refrigerate until ready to use, up to 2 hours.
- Cut biscuits in half horizontally. Place 1 bottom on each of 8 plates and mound strawberries with syrup on each, dividing equally. Cover with white chocolate cream and biscuit tops.
- *Also called turbinado or demerara sugar; available at most supermarkets and natural foods stores.
- **Also called culinary lavender buds; available at many health foods stores and from surfasonline.com.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories734
- Carbohydrates85 g(28%)
- Fat41 g(64%)
- Protein9 g(18%)
- Saturated Fat25 g(123%)
- Sodium514 mg(21%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat2 g
- Fiber4 g(17%)
- Monounsaturated Fat12 g
- Cholesterol119 mg(40%)


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clickalifecoach necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 48 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
We have a new logo – now we need a new website! We want to redesign existing website with web 2.0 concept. Homepage and one inner page required. We are after a professional look and feel that offers us flexibility in changing content. PSD design for website no coding.
Looking for inspirational design!
2.5 year old Online Life Coaching website is in need of a new design to look more professional, streamlined and fresh. Current site is http://www.clickalifecoach.com , we are already in process creating content for the new site, which uses CMS dotnetnuke. A preview can be found here http://dotnetnuke.clickalifecoach.com .
We would like the design to be motivational and inspirational for our visitors.
Following is required:
Common layout for both pages:
- Width: 1024px
- On top of page we would like some space to display a sentence that identifies the page for us. The text for the home page is "Click A Life Coach – The Online Life Coaching Specialist"
- New banner for the site and incorporate the new logo
new logo and business card layout can be found here:
- Horizontal menu with up to 8 items, members will have one additional menu element,
- The menu will allow user to hover over the menu and see a submenu if applicable, therefore the design needs to show the color for submenu as well. (for an example see http://dotnetnuke.clickalifecoach.com)
- Breadcrumb to be displayed under Horizontal menu
- Find a place for Login / Register + Search Option in one of the sections above, they can live in different sections.
- Footer Section should display same content than on preview site, we would like to have some space (could be under the footer) to have one line with additional Hyperlinks like "Links, Contact Us, About Us …."
Home page:
You can refer back to http://dotnetnuke.clickalifecoch.com for the content that will go on the home page, in short the design needs to allow for:
- A larger area, where we display a welcome message or later even a welcome video
- Ideally underneath there needs to be an area that can be divided in four sections that display short text snippets and an image. They are used to show things like: Coach of the month, Article of month, Coaching Modality etc.
- We need a section that displays important links to us like "Book A Coach", "List Your Business", "Ask A Coach", "Take our Love Quiz"
- Other elements required on the home page are Subscribe to newsletter, Events and Testimonials.
Inner Page
- The inner page contains two panes, content pane and sidebar.
- The content pane usually displays mainly text, like an article, description of a coaching modality or displaying a list of coaches etc.
- The sidebar contains a submenu, where the currently selected menu item is highlighted.
- The sidebar also contains areas like "Subscribe to Newsletter", "Events", Advertisement or specific information that is relevant to the page. For example when viewing articles this will be article categories. What I am getting at is that the sidebar must cater for the submenu and multiple div elements.
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How To Apply For Food Stamps In NEVADA
If you want to apply for Food Stamps in NEVADA, there will be additional requirements in the application process and you can find some of these in the list below. There is a provision by some states to have an application that can be downloaded, printed and submitted to the SNAP benefits department in NV. Other states will also simply have the food stamps application online. For those of you already receiving NEVADA SNAP benefits and want to know how to check your food stamp balance online or using the phone you can visit NEVADA Food Stamp Balance for more information.
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If you want to apply for your NEVADA ebt card you will have to locate the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. You can click here to locate the closest SNAP benefits department in the state that you live in. You can also call the NEVADA Information hotline number at 1-800-992-0900 Ext. 40500. You can print out the NEVADA online application if you want to apply for the benefits and submit the form that you completed to the local office as per their instructions.
NEVADA SNAP Benefits Eligibility
If you have to apply for SNAP benefits in NEVADA you will have to meet the criteria that is set by the USDA SNAP Eligibility Requirements. You will also have to provide necessary documentation that includes a valid social security number for each household member, as this is requested by the state. Households can have up to $2000 in resources that are countable, like a bank account and this figure goes up to $3250 if there is at least one elderly or disabled person in the household. The state determines the procedure for handling vehicles. Some resources like property and real estate may not disqualify you from receiving the benefits.
Households must have a gross monthly income at or below 130% of the Federal poverty guidelines. After allowable deductions a household's net monthly income should be 100% or less of the Federal poverty guidelines in order to be eligible for SNAP Benefits. Adults who are residing in the current household must meet work requirements as outlined by the program. You can view additional details about how to apply for AK SNAP Benefits by using the SNAP Pre-Screening Eligibility Tool.


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