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Repeat Offender Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Crimes
Defendant Sold Oxycodone; Gun and $40,000 Cash Seized from Storage Locker
A federal felon who dealt prescription drugs and possessed a gun while on supervised release was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to eight years in prison and six months of supervised release, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. EDWARD WOODRUFF, aka "Pretty Eddie," --, was arrested in September 2012 following an investigation by the South Sound Gang Task Force. The investigation revealed WOODRUFF was selling large quantities of oxycodone pills, and that he possessed a firearm. WOODRUFF has both state and federal convictions which prohibit him from possessing guns. U.S. District Judge Ronald B. Leighton imposed the sentence.
According to records filed in the case, in July 2012 a person working with law enforcement purchased 100 oxycodone pills from WOODRUFF. In September 2012, court authorized search warrants were executed at a storage locker, WOODRUFF's residence in Spanaway, an apartment he leased in Lakewood, and another apartment (of a relative) that he frequented in Tacoma. In the storage locker, law enforcement found a Mercedes Benz that WOODRUFF had been seen driving in connection with drug dealing. In the car, inside a shopping bag, was over $40,000 cash. In a plastic storage bin next to the car, police found a .45 caliber MasterPiece Arms semi-automatic pistol and over 100 rounds of .45 caliber ammunition. Forensic analysis revealed WOODRUFF's fingerprint on the extended magazine of the gun. Additional cash, about 57 oxycodone pills and some marijuana, were found inside a safe in the Lakewood apartment. A bag containing approximately 1200 oxycodone pills was found hidden in a couch at the Tacoma apartment.
WOODRUFF has prior convictions in state court for drug distribution (1997) and assault (2002). He has federal convictions for Felon in Possession of a Firearm (two counts) and Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute (2007). WOODRUFF was on upervised release on those federal convictions when these drug and gun crimes occurred.
The case was investigated by the South Sound Gang Task Force. The SSGTF is composed of members of the FBI Seattle Division (Tacoma Resident Agency), Lakewood and Tacoma Police Departments, the Washington State Patrol, the Washington State Department of Corrections, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
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CARSON, Calif. -- Before we turn the page from Thursday's 5-2 LA Galaxy CONCACAF Champions League victory over Isidro Metapan, a few notes:
*Following the match, head coach Bruce Arena said that he was "hopeful" that LA captain Landon Donovan will be able to play on Sunday against FC Dallas.
*David Beckham's first half goal was the 1,000th goal in CONCACAF Champions League history. This dates back since the tournament was rebranded from the former CONCACAF Champions Cup.
*Juninho is now the Galaxy's all-time leading goal scorer in the tournament with four goals.
*Robbie Keane's red card will render him unavailable for next week's CCL match against the Puerto Rico Islanders.
For more on the match, consult my Three Points to the game and LAGalaxy.com's postgame interview with A.J. DeLaGarza
Below are the highlights from the match.

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In my opinion, one of the most important pieces of the design process is the creation of a color sketch to visually explain the desired outcome of a design. This is the professional part that so many clients are craving and we as designers are able to offer in our list of services. But why do so many companies choose to use virtually sketching instead of hand drawn renderings?
I am absolutely not one to shy away from technology (especially as I sit next to my BlackBerry as though it is my life line) but I really feel strongly against computerized renderings for residential project. That is not to say that they don't have their place in the commercial market for large developments and such, however, there is something so human and soft about a hand drawn rendering, be it from an artist or a quick hand armature sketcher. I think it shows a real connection between the designer and the space.
Do you agree with me? It just seems like there is such an amazement over computer renderings that is not justified. They are often very cold, stark, and lifeless. I understand that from a business standpoint there are many nice benefits…having the ability to make revisions quickly and often, as well as keeping the time for developing a rendering low.
Well it hasn't taken me away from doing hand drawn sketches for my clients. I get such great feedback from the drawings and I think it is something that future Interior Designers should have in their toolbox of skills.


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I just realised how incredibly boring the last few posts were! So the daily updates will be stopping, effective immediately!
Right now I am one of two people in South Africa (the other one is the masters student sitting a few feet away) currently NOT watching us play in the world up rugby final. I get occasional updates from people at home, and fortunately I can get an internet connection through my phone so i can watch the "live" score updates, although they're a bit slow to update - obviously the people in charge are kind of caught up in the watching and don't update all to often.
Fieldwork is going fine, it's been cold and rainy for a few days, which has given me a bit of a break and time to breathe a bit! I've also got used to walking a lot, so I got a bit cranky from sitting around so I carried on with my afternoon walking all over the farms, and occasionally I go running as well. I'm pretty pathetic and don't go very fast or far, but I enjoy it. We're also watching loads of DVDs, nothing particularly inspiring, but we've watched a LOT of stuff (I've watched almost an entire season of Ally McBeal, but reached the point of NO MORE this afternoon. Weird how being in the middle of nowhere makes you enjoy stuff that you'd normally avoid (not that I avoid it usually, but I can't get through that much in one sitting).
With the bad weather (which according to the 5-day forecast isn't going to improve) my entre schedule has been pushed back a few days, which is worrying as I was scheduled to finish retrapping before I have to go back home for a day or 2. As it is I'm going to have a bit of a gap in my data from that. I can only hope the wether is lousy while I'm away!
Otherwise I'm drinking a lot of tea waiting for 10pm so I can measure my lizards again and then I'm going to bed! AAARGH! this rubgy is killing me!
Saturday, October 20, 2007
ok, so that was boring!
I just realised how incredibly boring the last few posts were! So the daily updates will be stopping, effective immediately!
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
fieldwork days 2-7
sorry, I've been super-hectically busy and this is the first evening I've fiished before about midnight. It's ridiculous! thejurnal stopped at day 10 (which was about 10 days ago...) out of sheer pressure for priority from a million other tasks. Here's some of the rest of what I wrote (mildly edited I'm afraid - don't want to offend too many people!)
Day 2
I woke up to realise that the room I'm staying in is east-facing. And it has no curtains. So I woke up at about 5:30 because it was so bright it was unbearable! I watched the very pretty golden beams of light on the wall before I realised that that was the sunrise and I was missing it. So I jumped up and looked – it was really pretty. So I got up and tried to keep quiet until about 6:30 when I felt like I was justified in getting up. So I went through to shower, waking up my supervisor on the way (he kind of groaned so I felt really bad). We made coffee (in the plunger Jenny gave me) and sat at our desks typing away. Occasionally one of us would get up and have breakfast or go to brush their teeth or something. After about an hour when I'd finally got the testosterone and DMSO to thaw (it freezes really easily!) we made the implants. It's pretty tricky as it involves squirting really tiny amounts of liquid into really tiny tubes ad then sealing the end with glue. There were a few false starts of reading the numbers on the syringe wrong, but eventually we got it going pretty well.
By then it was really overcast so we went into Nelspruit to get a bunch of house stuff. As we left the farm the sun came out and it was hot! We bought a bunch of stuff, like a new kettle, cutlery, plates and stuff and cleaning supplies. As we got back to the farm it suddenly clouded over. Coincidence?We unpacked and I washed all the new dishes while the others had lunch. After that we loaded skink-trapping equipment into the bakkie and went exploring. It was loads and loads of fun! We drove all over and pretty much followed any road that looked interesting. M supervisor decided he needed to use the four-wheel drive but didn't know how to, so between my instructions and his reading the manual we managed to get over some pretty impressive roads! I even got to see the spots where they had got stuck the day before; there were some incredible tyre tracks and rocks flung all over the place. It was pretty chilly and although we saw one or two lizards, we didn't try any trapping. As it was, I wasn't too stressed as I had to wait a few days for my implants to dry out. I was more worried about remembering where all the spots were – the farm is bigger than most people realise!
After all that we got back and had chicken pitas for dinner. We sat around talking (I got quite a headache from it all!) and then, after the dishes were washed, sat at our respective laptops seemingly working hard while the masters student occasionally broke the silence to discuss things like her ex-boyfriend (again).
Day 3
We finally had a day that wasn't entirely overcast, so we headed out (with me driving) to find some skinks. It got pretty hot, so a lot were out, so we managed to catch 15 skinks, a really tiny baby lizard and a baby plated lizard which managed to detach the gluetrap from its presstick and flip it over. He was really calm and I fell in love with him right away. The baby lizard was adorable, and really interesting as it had a blue venter, unlike the white that I'm more used to.
When we got back here we saw my first tree agama, which didn't have the super-blue head, but it was pretty cool. I also learned there's a bird that looks like a lark that's called a longclaw.
After lunch – peanut-butter curry and rice sandwiches (and feeling slightly ill…) we started processing lizards. It took hours. Firstly she has no experience of handing them, besides what we'd taught her that morning of how to get one off a gluetrap, oil it (which she overdid and we had these dripping lizards…) and bag it. So between us we showed her all the morphometric techniquesand I scribed while the two of them took measurements
The funniest part was when she grabbed a juvenile in the bag and he dropped his tail. She was traumatised and felt so bad! And we just laughed and told her it was ok and to try feed it to the lizard… she felt terrible and it was so funny! Another incident was when one of them dropped a lizard and I leapt up to close the door and succeeded in knocking my chair over which promptly dislodged the seat and by the time I'd disentangled myself he had caught the lizard already. And he found it very funny to tell her all about poor number 7 being 'loose in the lab' last year.
After all that I started measuring the colours. I'm not sure why I was the one doing it, but I was super-excited to be doing colours again. Her lizards have really interesting colours too, and i got pretty involved. I'll leave out the descriptions here because it's not my project and I dont want to bore people.
We discussed my changing my roject to work on her lizards, and I said I'd think about it, but to be honest, it was a pretty obvious 'no' - my lizards are just so much cooler! and really charismatic and adorable! After all that he made us pizza while the masters student did pretty much nothing and I processed her colour data (involving a long and drawn-out fight with the geekish formulae my brother and I made last year) and then when I offered to do a demo right after we'd done the dishes she insisted on doing the dishes while I showed him. I'm a bit confused – he doesn't do colour, he has no data that really needs looking at I don't think. She's the one who really needs the help. But she seems totally not interested. So if she doesn't care, I'd be happy to do all the colour stuff, it's so exciting I never understand why people don't seem too interested. Maybe I'm just turning into an academic after all!
Day 4
So I barely slept at all, partly from excitement and trying to plan studies on her lizards, partly from considering whether or not I should work on them. After a pretty horrible night I got up at around 6 and watched two common duikers that were just outside my window. One of them was scent-marking everything and the other was staying nearby, but running off anytime the other one even almost looked at him. Eventually they were pretty much dancing around this banana-palm! I snuck through the house (for once he didn't jump out of his skin as I walked past!) and showered, and when I got back they were still sleeping so I gathered cleaning supplies and started cleaning the ablution blocks. The men's area was ok, a few spider-webs but otherwise fine. The 'ladies' was a disaster, full of dirt and leaves and rat-droppings and all kinds of stuff! So I swept windowsills and poured Domestos in toilets and started sweeping. After all that it looked a lot better and we went back for breakfast before doing the first performance trials. The treadmill didn't work, but sort of lost traction and stopped. I changed the tension and it helped, but the others (with some unhelpful comments about the treadmill design) decided that we should make a circular runway for her lizards to run around. As it was raining again we went into Nelspruit and got some supplies. They got wire and cloth and sandpaper, and I got rubber bands to improve the traction of the shaft driving the treadmill. I was in a terrible mood with a bad headache, so I was really super-unfriendly and very out-of it. When we got back we had a lunch break, but I felt too sick to eat, so I dozed on one of the free beds until they were ready to start building the racetrack. They saw I was sleeping and were really polite, whispering until he realised I'd woken up and was right behind him. I was also feeling a bit better so was in a much friendlier mood.
Building the racetrack was fun. We dismantled an old swimming pool (we asked permission and gone ahead anyway) so we will have to buy a replacement as permission WASN'T granted - and made a big circular track. I had a lot of fun cutting wires and using the pliers and figuring out the best way of fitting sandpaper into small places between the wires. I also figured out the way to make the width of the track even and fit the sandpaper properly and all these other things that were just common sense but all worked for some reason! The other student was a complete dead-weight, often just sitting around while he and I worked like maniacs. All in all it took us around 6 ½ hours to finish it. Let's hope it works properly when we put a lizard in it!
After all that he read the paper while I sanded white standards and she lay across two chairs complaining about how tired she was. Eventually I moved to where he was sitting and he told me all about travelling and what some countries are like and the best way for going around them. It was very cool. Then he made us dinner – fish and potato-bake (forgot the vegetables). While he was cooking I was chatting to Jo and Lara on MXIT so I kept asking for Afrikaans words, which was pretty funny! I ended up on MXIT the whole was through dinner, which I know is rude but I miss Lara so much I couldn't not speak to her!
It poured with rain all day, so it was really really sucky, but at least it rained or else we'd have lost prime lizard-catching time to building the racetrack without any help from the person who will actually be using it. It was so annoying! She kept sending him these looks (basically saying she wanted to kill me – I should know, I send them about her all the time!) as if I was the annoying one. I'm sorry for helping her! Although it was fun building it! I don't usually get to wield pliers and wire-cutters and all kinds of stuff! After all that and dinner and everything she went off to bed and I sat typing this when he called me to look at frogs outside. After all the rain there were tons of them! There was either a sharp-nosed frog or a grass frog on the stoep, and a red toad on the steps outside the front door.
Day 5
I woke up to find that I couldn't even see outside my window because the mist was too thick. It poured with rain all morning. We ran some lizards on the racetrack, which worked pretty well. After about lunchtime (I skipped lunch again for some reason, not sure why) I measured the colours on the baby lizard and we went rock-hunting to find a nice rock to photograph the big lizard. We didn't find any but I found a very cute frog and we had great fun helping take pictures of it! I was worried about the spec – it showed UV where it shouldn't which makes no sense- so I came back and used the other white standard and measured it again. Still had UV – if not more than before!
It looked like it was clearing up, so we went off to the field and caught 11 more lizards. We photographed the big lizard and let him go, and he promptly ran onto another glue trap! So I picked him up and we took more pictures, on the roots of a fig tree and when I let go he didn't run off. So we decided I could keep him as a pet. I picked him up again and bagged him, but then the other student went off on this tirade about how cruel that would be, so I changed my mind. The others went off to the outcrop Dee surfed down back in third year and we found a fig tree LOADED with figs! I stayed to monitor the traps and found that she had left all the stuff on top of a rock that had traps around it. So I figured any self-respecting lizard would have run off, and I looked under the rock to see a skink staring at me! So I jammed about 5 or 6 traps under the rock, as far as my arm would reach (this left me smelling like lizard pee).
I was summoned to see the great fig tree (it's loaded, it's quite scary!) and when we walked back to pack up she hadn't found all the traps under the last rock. So I stretched underneath and retrieved them to find that I'd caught the skink! So unorthodox glue-trapping can work! Then I let the big lizard go, after posing for a photo with him. He'd make such a perfect pet! We also decided that if he gets himself caught again we're keeping him! It was only afterwards that she said she found him creepy – probably a big reason why she argued against keeping him!
We got back to the house and ran the lizards again. After that I got an sms from the chairman of Biosoc saying he's bringing 20 other students here for the weekend! So I ran off to try and figure out where they're going to sleep. After that my supervisor went off running again (crazy person) and I went for a walk so I could phone Luke and talk about some of the stuff going on without feeling like the world could overhear me. I nearly got lot again, and only just made it back before it got completely dark - the moon is rising really late and the clouds block the stars, so I would have been in a bit of trouble. So he and I (he did all the tricky stuff, I chopped and stuff) made dinner: tuna, red kidney bean, tomato, yellow pepper and chakalaka pasta (he actually chucked the pasta at the ceiling and it stuck!) with gem-squash and baby marrows. It was good.
Then I cleaned the kitchen and did the dishes while we had a weird conversation about porn and weddings and making people cry. After that she went off to her laptop and probably sat on the internet again. She does that a lot. He watched some Richard Dawkins book reading and sat with is headphones giggling like a little girl! Eventually he showed us some of it, it was boring as well as annoying. Richard Dawkins irritates me so much! And I think he missed the point in discussing the origins of morality, but later I talked about it with him and maybe I didn't understand what he was saying. So I went to bed and sat up reading the world's most terrible book. It's supposed to be about kids in Kenya growing up and struggling with the changing politics, which could be really awesome. Instead it's effectively Mills & Boon set in Africa.
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Thursday, October 11, 2007
Fieldwork - Day 1
So I finally got an internet connection in the middle of the gammadoelas! Yay! Besides the fact that I was going mildly crazy fter 2 weeks without my email, I had a few situations back home to sort out. The university is great at creating admin.
So for the first 10 days or so I kept a kind of diary of what was going on, so I figured I might as well post it. No photos just yet I'm afraid, basically this place is just wet and cold and rainy and miserable, and occasionally so hot and humid you want to keel over and pass out.
Here is day 1:
So I stayed behind to finish getting everything ready and drove up one the Thursday in the gigantic 4 x 4. It was a horrible day, pouring with rain and freezing cold. I also got the news from the zoo that they weren't happy giving me sheep blood, which is a problem. The drive was relatively uneventful. Besides the handbrake refusing to go down at one stage and the steering going ballistic every time I passed a truck, the car was pretty good. Not as powerful as my little Jetta, but few are!
On the way I stopped at the Zasm tunnel, right outside Watervalboven. It's a tunnel for trains, built in the 1800s, by Paul Kruger or something. My history isn't great. Anyway they had something like 2000 people – 1000 on either side of the mountain, tunnelling towards each other. The tunnel isn't exactly straight, which makes me wonder if they nearly missed, making 2 parallel tunnels! Out of the 2000 they lost about 200 people either to rock-falls or malaria. It's pretty amazing. The other thing is that steam trains used to go through there, and people would be walking through because it was the quickest way of getting from Watervalboven to Nelspruit. So they made a tiny little 'room' on the side of the tunnel, and if people heard a train they'd run and hide there. It must have been so scary!
Anyway, the reason I went there was because I recognised it as somewhere my parents had taken us when we were small. I have a vague memory of walking through it with my family and then walking back and having a picnic while Douglas and I tried to climb the rocks around the tunnel mouth. So driving past with Ingrid a couple of weeks before I got really excited, but we didn't stop. So this time I took the opportunity to have a look around. The biggest change is that they have tour guides now. I went through with a guy called Ben who was really nice. Apparently the crime in the area was really bad, where you'd park on one side, be mugged in the tunnel and come back to find your car had been broken into. So eight of the unemployed people in Watervalboven made an arrangement with the police to run tours and look after the cars and stuff. It's for a donation, which they don't get to keep, they're actually using it to raise funds for building a coffee shop and education centre or something. Once that happens they should be earning enough to get salaries. It was amazing to talk to Ben all about it. He said he has a little son just starting school now, and he often isn't even able to give him school shoes. But there's no work and he doesn't want to go live in the towns again because he just gets sucked into crime – he'd rather rely on tips to look after his family. At the end he gave me a phone number and said if I come through again he'll take me on a better tour, up to the top of the waterfall.
So after all that I arrived at the Farmhouse, swearing because I only had half a tank of petrol (forgot to fill up at Nelspruit, no filling station at the next tiny town) and because the road really is bad. I was amazed that we ever managed to get Ingrid's car over it! So I finally got down the hill to find The American and my supervisor – sans Condor. They asked if I noticed anything missing and I asked about the car – turns out they'd driving into a ditch and were unable to get it out. When we checked the 4 x 4 and found that there was no towrope my supervisor ran off with a spade to try and clear the road and I swept the house and started wiping down tables and things. It was pretty disgusting. Anyway he arrived triumphantly driving the Condor and proceeded to go for a run, while we cleaned some more. I'm really not a neat-freak, but the idea of living in dirt for 6 weeks was more than I could handle! After that my supervisor and I glued up one side of our implant tubes and then we all made dinner – my leftover peanut-butter curry and then we made a stirfry with peppers, cauliflower, broccoli, peas, beans and baby sweetcorn with perinaise sauce. It was good!
Finally after much chattering about random stuff and all sitting at our laptops I decided that I had to go to bed before I collapsed. My supervisor was reading his book and decided to discuss chunks of my project with me. So I stood on the stairs, swaying slightly, trying to decide on the best measures of immunocompetence and frequency of measuring it. Finally I just went to bed.
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So this happened: before Tim Cook can walk onstage and reveal the newest generation of cash-cow iPhone, Chinese knockoffs are already available.
Based on the (supposed) case designs of the new handheld that are circulating on the web, counterfeiters have pulled together a tapered-edge phone, according to MICGadget.com.
The counterfeiters are dropping these at US$70. And they've even "improved" on the handheld with a couple new features like pre-loaded Angry Birds game and making the silent button clickable, rather than slideable.
U.S. & World
The speculation is that Apple will release a new iPhone model, and possibly a new iPod and iPad, on or about September 12.
Working off a Gizmodo article, MIC stepped around the corner and picked up one of these new devices and took it for a drive. (The software is, um, "crappy.")


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After a very long time away I'm back trying to learn Java. I've found some good lessons but twice I've come into issues which don't make sense, I'm wondering if you guys can help.
Also, I can code VB/PHP and a few others to a basic level so I know what I'm doing, to an extent.
Basically, here's the Java code I've been given:
import java.util.*; public class WhileLoop { public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in); char ans; System.out.println("Do you want to go into the loop [Y/N] > "); ans = sc.next()charAt(0); while(ans == 'Y') { System.out.println("Do you want to stay in the loop [Y/N] > "); ans = sc.next()charAt(0); } System.out.println("Program Finished"); } }
All I have to do is copy that down into Eclipse, run it and explain what happens then modify it. I can explain what happens without running it, but when I do try run it I get these errors:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problems: Type mismatch: cannot convert from String to char Syntax error, insert ";" to complete Statement The method charAt(int) is undefined for the type WhileLoop Type mismatch: cannot convert from String to char Syntax error, insert ";" to complete Statement The method charAt(int) is undefined for the type WhileLoop at WhileLoop.main(WhileLoop.java:11)
I've spent some time Googling the issues and have changed my project compiler from 1.6, to 1.7, and also changed my JRE's from jre6, to jre7, and to jdk1.7.0_13 and still get the same issue.
I was also given some code in a prior lesson which would use a case statement with strings, which had me assuming I needed the newest version of Java SE/Java DK and I thought I did. But even when I changed all my project settings and such I still couldn't get it to work, so I left it.
arghhh. I'm so lost. Please help lol :thumbsup:
P.s. as an added note, I just tried to install jdk-7 and during the installation it said I already had a newer version of Java installed..... ugh


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Two year olds love to talk and move around. This is an interactive story time featuring short stories, finger plays, action rhymes and song. Toddlers are introduced to sounds, letter recognition and new words helping them to grow into pre-readers. This is a 20 to 30 minute program.


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Start of the 2012 Pikes Ascent. Photo courtesy of Tim Bergsten/PikesPeakSports.us
There's been much ado lately in our community about PED use [see "No Love for Lance: PEDs and Trail Runners Don't Mix Well", Editor's Note, April 2013, Issue 87]. Today, just one day before registration opens, the venerable Pikes Peak Marathon and Ascent announced plans to test runners for performance-enhancing drugs in the 2013 events this August.
Several runners who finish in the top 10 in each race will be randomly selected for testing by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). The Pikes Peak Marathon and Ascent will be the first U.S. trail-running events to test for prohibited substances.
"Mountain and trail-running races continue to grow in participants and prestige," says Ron Ilgen, President of Pikes Peak Marathon, Inc. Though he says he doubts that any Pikes Peak runners have used PEDs in the past, he believes, "It is important that mountain running joins the ranks with road races in ensuring that our competitors are drug free."
Three-time winner of the Pikes Peak Ascent, Simon Gutierrez of Colorado Springs, says: "With the big prize money at Pikes Peak I think most mountain runners will feel positive about it."
More information about the testing process can be found at www.usada.org/athletes.


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Please do not ask your own question in a topic.In other words, please don't hijack the topic and make it yours.Start your own topic and reference the other topic related to your issue.
She does not accept your phone calls....nice lady already knew the box had problems.
I think there is a lot of confusing advice being given here considering in the original post the customer says that the compressor is cycling on and off. This being the case I would say the problem lies in the refrigerator control as I stated in my first post. The only acception is if when the compressor turns off does the freezer fan turn off as well if so then you have a bad control.
I have vast experience at sarcasm too, but I try to avoid it around here.I don't see where the gentleman said the unit cycled off normally...how do you know it was not in defrost when it did so? Only when he unplugged it did the fans and compressor shut off at the same time. I expect we need a little clarification from the person who made the topic.. a Mr. NO NameWe are obviously not getting the whole picture here...
Ok, so to make things clear in our minds, can you say that the compressor could be heard cycling off even when the freezer fan was still running? What we are trying to establish here is either a cold control problem or a compressor that is cutting out. If it is indeed a cold control problem as MR Fixit suggests, this could be further exemplified by the fans cycling off at the same time as the compressor.If it is just the compressor doing the cycling and the fans remain on, you have other problems. Do the fans stop when the compressor does or not?


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Plot, Character(s), or Setting?
If you had asked me this question and I had to spurt out an answer without giving it any thought first, I would have shouted, "Plot!" (Because you tend to shout when someone tells you to spurt an answer.) As I actually thought about it, though, it's so not plot for me. It's setting! In fact, when I look at every book I've written, it's been setting every single time. I'm not 100% sure why it is that way for me. Maybe because I like to travel, but don't get to often. Maybe it's because I love when a book takes me somewhere unique. And for the setting to truly effect every aspect of the story, it has to be in my mind from the very beginning.
So now it's your turn! And since a) we haven't done this for a while, b) I'm home writing today, and c) I love pictorial representations of random questions, I say we do this as a picture graph!
Several times during the day (and tomorrow, too), I'll update the graph based on your comments.
Ready, set, go!
P.S. Thanks so much to Colin D Smith for the Versatile Blogger Award, and to Kelley at Between the Bookends for the Two Thumbs Up From a Skunk Award! I feel honored, guys. Thanks!


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T.D. Jakes Urges Americans to 'Restore Unity' in Wake of 9/11 Anniversary
T.D. Jakes, pastor of The Potter's House in Dallas, Texas, has called on Americans to put partisan bickering aside and to use the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorism attacks as momentum for unity.
"I will never forget the horrid images of American Airlines Flight 11 hurling into the World Trade Center," Jakes wrote in a Washington Post op-ed titled "9/11 in rear view (lessons in plain sight)."
The opinion piece from The Potter's House senior pastor comes just two days before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. According to Jakes, that day has forever stilled "innocent lives – collapsing one of our staunchest symbols of American ingenuity in its wake."
He pondered the question: How can we move on with our collective soul so mired in shock and inexplicable grief?
The al-Qaida 2001 attacks moved the nation to become one united front, he said. "We had become one in a way that our enemy so clearly perceived us – the way we had forgotten to see ourselves."
"We overcame as one, finding righteous indignation in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: 'The time is always right to do what is right,'" he added.
According to Jakes, the lesson of Sept. 11 is plain to see and is something people should never lose sight of.
The suicide bombers lacked respect for American "self-serving sectarianism," Jakes wrote.
He said, "Since 9/11 we've managed to fight over a gaping hole in lower Manhattan, a mosque site too near and whether to burn the Koran."
According to the Texas minister, 10 years later and people have reapplied their "self-adhesive labels" that aids in dividing America.
"We are ardent red and blue states, majority and minority parties, elephants, donkeys, independents and undecideds," Jakes stated.
Jakes recalled the fable "The Four Oxen and the Lion," comparing it to the national "tête-à-tête" over the debt ceiling crisis and any partisan bill introduced in the Capitol.
"So long as the oxen roped their tails together, no matter which way the predator approached, it was met by a set of sharp horns. It was only when the oxen retreated in dispute to their mutual corners that the enemy attacked one by one," he wrote.
He added, "The moral speaks to the age old axiom: 'United we stand, divided we fall.'"
Jakes urged Americans to never forget all that was lost 10 years ago on that September morning, writing, "Let us internalize the lessons of 9/11 and restore our nation to unity today!"
Jakes is a bestselling author and serves as the senior pastor of The Potter's House, which has a congregation of about 30,000 members.


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Looking for ways to make learning come to life? Let us help you!
The Milwaukee Public Museum offers the most exciting field trip destination in the region, plus a plethora of great resources that will enrich both teachers' and students' learning experiences, both at the Museum and back in the classroom.
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Need to plan your next field trip? Curious about our latest updates to the exhibit halls? Simply show your school teacher ID to receive FREE access to the permanent exhibits plus one FREE Planetarium program in the Dome Theater.
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If ANY teacher from your school brings a field trip to the Museum, your school will automatically become a Hall Pass School for the following year. In addition to the free admission and free Planetarium program, you will receive one free film in the Dome Theater, 10% off in the gift shop and Cafe, and discounted parking in the MacArthur Square parking structure. Just show your school teacher ID at the ticketing windows and our associates will verify your school's Hall Pass status.
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Looking for MPM to come to you? Our new On the Move outreach program brings unique learning to the community! It has something for everyone and can be adapted for different age groups. All programs include hands-on opportunities led by our experienced and talented Educators.
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What if, out of the thousands of UFO sightings that occur each year, one person actually met the occupant – the "driver" of one of these UFOs? And what if this person were given information by this space-being that explained the secret history of life on Earth and its pending future? And, what if all this information had been published decades ago and acknowledged by thousands of people, including scientists and historians?
Wouldn't you want to read such a book?This Web site gives you the opportunity to read for yourself the extraordinary "Message" that comes from beyond the stars.
At the age of 27, Claude Vorilhon (now known as "Rael") was living his passion as a race-car driver and journalist. That was to change on December 13, 1973, when, on his way to work, he had the UFO encounter that transformed his life forever. From that day forward, he has toured the world recounting his astonishing experience in media interviews and conferences.
Listen to Rael as he describes in detail what he lived that day.
During his extraterrestrial encounters, Rael received a series of messages that touch on all aspects of human life. Whether your interest lies in ancient history, modern science, UFOs, religious scriptures or even sci-fi, you'll gain new perspective from taking the time to read them.
This video summarizes some of the main points conveyed to Rael.


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Despite objections by civil liberty groups and White House reservations, CISPA passes in the House by a vote of 288 to 127.
By a vote of 288 to 127, the House of Representatives in Washington D.C. passed a controversial cybersecurity (H.R. 624) bill on April 18 that would allow for real-time, voluntary and bi-directional information sharing between private companies and the government in the event of a cyber attack.
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (known as "CISPA") was introduced last year, when it got bogged down in the Senate after passing the House. The bill was reintroduced this year, and is intended to break down legal barriers to sharing cybersecurity threat information between the intelligence community within private industry and the U.S. government with procedures established by the Director of National Intelligence. The CISPA authors are Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Michigan) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Maryland), the chairman and ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee.
In the wake of growing cyber attacks on U.S. businesses by foreign entities trying to obtain intellectual property and trade secrets, the intent of CISPA is to promote greater cooperation between companies and the government by making it easier to share information on these events. Critics feel the bill goes too far, relieving legal liabilities for companies who share customers' personal information while failing to ensure that any private data is removed first.
The bill next moves to the Democratically-controlled Senate, where it is less likely to pass. Further, the White House's National Security Council has indicated in a statement that it has problems with the bill in its current form, because it does not include enough privacy and civil liberties protections, and targeted liability protections.
Under CISPA, the Federal Government may only use the cyber threat information for cyber security purposes, for the investigation and prosecution of cyber security crimes, to protect an individual from danger of death or serious bodily harm, or for the protection of minors as to child pornography, sexual exploitation, or serious threats to the safety of a minor (including kidnapping and trafficking). Notably, a company is not required to give the federal government the data; it is voluntary. Specifically excluded from data disclosure are the following "sensitive personal documents:" library circulation records, library patron lists, book sales records, book customer lists, firearms sales records, tax return records, educational records and medical records. The department of the federal government may not keep or use the information shared for any other use than those allowed in the bill. Policies and procedures relating to this cyber threat information will be established and reviewed by the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General. They are to balance the need to protect systems and networks from cyber threats versus the impact on privacy and civil liberties.
CISPA has attracted the attention of civil liberty groups like the American Civil Liberties Union, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the American Library Association, and Reporters Without Borders because they say it overrules existing federal and state laws — including a terms of service agreement or a privacy policy between a company and its user — and allows a company to share certain confidential customer information with any other entity, including the federal government.
Supporters of CISPA include the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, US Telecom Association, TechNet and these companies: McAfee, AT&T, Comcast, IBM, Intel, Oracle, Verizon and Time Warner Cable. Facebook and Microsoft had been CISPA supporters but removed support recently.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-California) both opposed the bill in a vocal manner, saying it did not protect the privacy of Americans adequately. Rep. Pelosi felt it did not strike the adequate balance between security and liberty, and gave businesses overly broad liability protections and immunities. Rep. Schiff was only one of two House Intelligence Committee members who moved against the bill last week, when it passed out of the Committee on a vote of 18-2.
If CISPA were to pass the Senate and be signed by the President to become law, what would this mean for consumers? It means that companies like Facebook, Google, Twitter, Instagram and e-mail providers will make promises to consumers in their privacy agreements or terms of service to keep personal data confidential, but should there be a cyber attack, the companies' designated security personnel would be allowed to breach that promise without liability and share data with other private companies and the U.S. Government for the express purpose of identifying and defending against cyber security threats.
Photo courtesy of Shutterstock. This story was originally published by Techwire.net
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Why choose South Bay ClearVue?
Put simply, replacing glass is expensive and not cost effective!
Why replace the glass if we can repair it? Repair costs roughly a third the price of replacement. We save our customers hundreds, even thousands of dollars. In addition, the typical time to replace a pane of glass is 2-5 days. For a business that takes great pride in their company and the appearance of their property, that is an unacceptable time frame. At South Bay ClearVue, we offer same day service without the hassle.
About Us at South Bay ClearVue
Business Owners
Eric & Emily Barker love to be able to help people whenever they can. They both volunteer much of their time to the betterment of their community and other people as a whole. They love the beach; which is why they decided to get married on Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, CA in May 2008. A couple years after they were married, they adopted two boxer dogs, Leia and Brutus. (You will see glimpses of them if you follow South Bay ClearVue on Instagram and Facebook) Eric and Emily also love to go camping with their family and the occasional trip to Disneyland. Eric is an avid car enthusiast, and as such, spent the first 17 years of his working life painting cars for various body shops in Northern California and around the Bay Area. The attention to detail and finesse required to paint cars lent itself perfectly to the glass scratch repair business. With Emily's 12 years of experience in business management and operations, it only made sense for them to start their own business together. In so doing, Eric and Emily have been able to do what makes them both the happiest; spending every day with their best friend.
We guarantee our work. If it doesn't look like new, you don't pay for it!
We specialize in glass restoration and scratch removal. We use a specialty system to restore the glass instead of it having to be replaced.
We can restore scratches, graffiti, hard water stains, acid etching, etc. Most glass companies will tell you this type of damage requires a replacement pane of glass, but why replace when you can repair?
The typical time to replace a pane of glass is 2-5 days. For a business that takes great pride in their company and the appearance of their property, that is an unacceptable time-frame. At South Bay ClearVue, we offer same day service. In addition, we can save our customers hundreds, even thousands, in replacement costs.
What type of glass can be repaired?
Tempered | Annealed |Mirrors |Commercial |Residential |Automotive
What type of damage can be repaired?
Glass Scratches
We restore scratched, graffitied, and damaged glass to look like new. This saves both time and money by avoiding replacement of an entire pane of glass due to a small effected area.
Hard Water Stains
Do your glass doors and windows have hard water or chemical stains? These can be restored to their original shine and clarity instead of incurring the high cost of replacement glass.
Acid Etching
Most glass shops will tell you that once glass has been damaged with acid there is nothing you can do but replace it. However, that is not the case. We restore it so you would never have known it was there.
What is the process?
We use the tried and tested GlassRenu system for all of our repairs. This system uses specialty grinding discs to lightly sand and polish the scratches out of the affected area to remove the scratch from the surface. Once the scratch is gone, another specialty pad and compound is used to polish the glass back to its original shine. The best part about this system? No chemicals! We are a completely green company.
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Smokey's camp:
Smokey wants the remaining six candidates off the Island. My interpretation—he wants them dead, so no new Jacob, no Island, no prison. If I'm right, then the Sideways world is actually "hell," with Smokey on the loose. He tries his twinkle smile magic on Jin, who isn't buying any. He checks in with his main evil crew, reassuring Claire that whatever happens, happens to Kate—after she gets the rest of the candidates to come with him. He chats with Sayid, who doesn't feel anything—happy, sad, etc., etc., and feels confused about it. Smokey tells him maybe it's best, instead of the truth, "You're a frickin' zombie, dude! Deal with it." He gives Kate and Sawyer and the rest of the cannon fodder a wide berth, striding off into the jungle, in pursuit of the other Kwon.
Widmore's flunkies knock-out dart everyone in Smokey's camp to get to . . . Jin? Turns out Team Widmore needs Dharma Jin to interpret some old hippie maps that depict Island energy pockets. Uh oh, shades of Jughead . . . Smokey comes back to camp to find it all smoky—now you know how it feels, huh, pal? To walk into camp and see a bunch of bodies of . . . well, not people you care about, but people you need? Lucky for Smokey they are just unconscious. He goes first to his muscle, Zombie Sayid, who typically, knows nothing. Sayid, when you were alive, you were always full of ideas and answers. Sigh.
Sawyer's none too pleased to see Smokey and Sayid setting off for a repeat recon to Hydra Island. He and Kate are left to play a waiting game, similar to what's going on at . . .
Beach camp:
Yeah Jack, tell Sun about Jacob's Lighthouse, and how now you're a destiny junkie, and the cool numbers and the mirror . . . but leave out the part about how you busted up the mirror and any chance of finding out how it might help anyone. Yes, I'm still pissed about that.
Richard and Hurley come back from last week's ghost whispering, to the relief of everyone, sorta. Richard is in full Ricardus mode, ready to pack everyone up and get to Hydra Island to kick some Smokey butt. Sun, after hitting her head trying to escape Smokey in an earlier jungle encounter, can understand everything that is being said to her, but now is only speaking in Korean, just like in the Sideways world. She and Jack have a really nice moment on the beach, where he helps her regain her "voice," by suggesting she try writing things down, which she can still do in English. He also reaches over and touches her—but is it the Jacob touch? Sun is just as confused . . .
Jin & Sun are not married—no big surprise there. They still love each other, but seem less likely to be able to marry in this world, as he is already just a stooge of her father's. She is still lying to everyone she meets in this world, and planning an escape, but this time not away from, but with Jin. Keamy "the heart wants what it wants" may be wanting to cut Jin a break, but we'll never know. Mikhail and that eye are still out of luck. LOST is probably the best actor recycler of all time. Sun isn't quite as savvy about her father in this world. And she may be far more unlucky, as she seems in pretty bad shape after another Keamy-restaurant shoot-out. Oh, and she's pregnant, of course. LOST! Jin learns that he is a father Sideways, but back on the Island gets to see photos of his daughter for the first time while being held at . . .
Widmore's camp:
Smokey is as candidate-obsessed as Ilana. He arrives on Hydra Island to "rescue" Jin, while Sayid takes another dip underwater to perform his recon duty. Widmore faces him across a Smokey-repelling barrier, and seems none-too-impressed, suggesting that he is just a bogey-man, a ghost story, so a petulant Smokey declares war. He is just a brat and this is such a game, isn't it?
Is Widmore on Hydra Island because he can't step foot back on the main Island? When he was in charge of the Others was he just trying to keep the bottle corked? Was Ben's coup actually the result of his being the biggest Smokey dupe/dope of all time? Of course if Jacob had clued his right-hand man Ricardus in a tad more, Richard may not have supported Ben in his efforts. I'm still not clear about the Dharma purge and who, what, and why was behind that. Unless those crazy hippies were just as big a threat to the Island's destruction as Smokey. Maybe the experiment that Pierre Chang was trying to prevent would have uncorked the Island. Was Smokey behind the Dharma folk all along? It doesn't seem his usual modus operandi, which doesn't seem to have changed much since 1857—find someone, scan them for weaknesses and desires, make them an offer they won't want to refuse.
Widmore seems to be one of the good guys, but it's LOST . . . He does want to keep Smokey on the Island and prevent them all "ceasing to be," or in other words, prevent Sideways from happening. He thinks he can do that, with the help of "the package," or Desmond (knew it!) I don't know about the rest of you, but I have been waiting a LONG time to see you, brutha! And it looks like next week will be some epic, Scottish-accented, Island-mythological fun. Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy ride . . .


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Here is an organization I hope everyone will get more active in supporting…I received a notice
from its chairman, Mark Rutherford, through facebook.
July 23rd I'll be flying to Atlanta and having dinner with current Libertarian Party of Alabama Chairman Stephen Gorden, Deborah Gordon and a very influential national political figure. Stephen and I will be introducing Atlas!PAC to this influential person. Please invite fellow libertarians to join Atlas!PAC. Although we just started, we've already sent four Libertarians for campaign training to Washington, D.C. and our sponsorship of the Region Three Convention will enable several student libertarians to receive fund raising training free of charge.
Spread the word! Atlas!PAC is finally helping libertarians do the practical things needed to get elected.
Remember, I'd rather have Libertarians on the inside then the outside. You can changes things easier from the inside.
Mark W. Rutherford


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Introducing Photo Tagging and Importing!
12 Jul 2010
In addition to tagging, we've now added the ability to import your photos directly from Facebook. Import all your Facebook photo albums, or select the ones you'd like to share with family on Mundia! When you import and share photos on Mundia, you must make sure that you have the consent of any living family members and friends in the photos (or, in the case of photos which include people under 16, the consent of their parent or guardian).
We hope you enjoy using the photo tagging and photo importing features. Be sure to let us know what you think by leaving a comment here on the blog! Check back often so you can stay informed of the newest features, or tell us what you'd like to see added, improved, or changed to make the site work better for you and your family.


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Manufacturing firms responding to the monthly Business Outlook Survey suggest that regional manufacturing activity weakened this month. All of the survey's broadest current indicators were negative this month, indicating weaker conditions compared with April. The survey's indicators of future activity improved, however, and suggest that firms expect overall growth over the next six months.
The survey's broadest measure of manufacturing conditions, the diffusion index of current activity, decreased from 1.3 in April to -5.2 this month. The current activity index has shown no pattern of sustained growth over the past seven months, generally alternating between positive and negative readings (see Chart). The number of firms reporting decreased activity this month (29 percent) edged out those reporting increased activity (24 percent).
Other current indicators showed similar weakness this month. The demand for manufactured goods remained weak, with the current new orders index declining from -1.0 to -7.9. The shipments index also indicated weakness, decreasing more sharply from 9.1 to -8.5. Firms reported a notable increase in inventories this month: The current inventories index increased from -22.2 to 4.1.
Labor market conditions showed continued weakness, with indexes suggesting lower employment overall. The employment index decreased 2 points to
The survey's price indexes suggest continued moderation in price pressures. With regard to purchased inputs, 18 percent of firms reported paying higher prices for inputs, while 11 percent reported lower input prices. The prices paid index edged 4 points higher than in April, which was its lowest reading since July 2009. The prices received index increased 4 points, to -3.3. The percentage of firms reporting lower prices for their own manufactured goods (10 percent) exceeded the percentage reporting higher prices (7 percent) for the fifth consecutive month.
The survey's future indicators suggest improved optimism among the reporting manufacturers. The future activity index increased from 19.5 to 32.3, returning to near its level in March (see Chart). The percentage of firms expecting increases in activity over the next six months (45 percent) exceeded the percentage expecting decreases (12 percent) by a significant margin. The indexes for future new orders and shipments also improved, increasing 10 and 5 points, respectively. The future employment index also improved, increasing 2 points, a more modest increase than the other broader future indicators. Twenty-four percent of firms expect increases in employment over the next six months; 14 percent expect decreases.
In special questions this month, firms were asked about their current inventory situation (see Special Questions). About 58 percent of firms indicated that their inventories were about right for current conditions. On balance, inventories are expected to fall in the second quarter: Nearly 26 percent of firms expect inventories to fall; 8 percent expect them to rise. Firms perceived little change in their customers' inventory plans in recent months. The majority (54 percent) indicated no change in their customers' inventory plans, and the share reporting decreases (12 percent) was near the share reporting increases (8 percent).
The May Business Outlook Survey indicates some weakening of activity this month, with all of the broad indicators recording negative diffusion indexes. The survey's indicators have failed to exhibit any sustained pattern of growth in recent months. The indicators for general activity, new orders, and shipments suggest weaker conditions this month, and firms reported employment reductions. Price pressures continue to be modest. Despite weaker current indicators, firms continue to expect positive growth over the next six months.
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% of Respondents
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|Too low and are expected to increase in the second quarter
|Too high and are expected to increase in the second quarter
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Note: Percentages may not add to 100% because of no responses for some questions.
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Elanos wrote:Norelim wrote:Harina, just because you got banned from RP forums DONT RP HERE!!!
its a friggin "LORE" forum and NOT RP FORUMCass wrote:However, if you're into RP, feel free to post a topic with your character's history.
Now shush, attention whores.
Norelim wrote:Gnomes, believe it or not, evolved form mountain giants (both have 4 fingers and similar constitution)
felldain wrote:Norelim wrote:Gnomes, believe it or not, evolved form mountain giants (both have 4 fingers and similar constitution)
Hahaha, tbh it does explain how they can flatten Tauren who are 8 times their size...
The notion that the Eastern races evolved from dirt(earthen) makes me laugh almost as much too. !I WAS BEING SARCASTIC!
Lpunit wrote:Pretty sure Trolls and Night Elves arn't from the same evolution.
I could be wrong because I've never taken the time to read the lore on Trolls, but Night Elves were described back then, just as they are today. They have not changed.
( Also, no Night Elf lore states that they evolved from anything )
About 16,000 years ago, trolls lorded over much of ancient Kalimdor, which was the only continent on Azeroth at the time.
Ten thousand years before the orcs and humans clashed in their First War... In time, a primitive tribe of nocturnal humanoids cautiously made their way to the edges of the mesmerizing enchanted lake.
Bunnytots wrote:actually they have been along for longer.
in the war of the ancients, there were already some elders among them, and it was 10,000 years ago. and elves live for awhile without aging, im guessing they have been around for 15k years.
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Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture
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Roman Wittig
Senior Scientist (W2) - Research Group Leader
Taï Chimpanzee Project
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Departments of Primatology & Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture
Deutscher Platz 6
D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Director, Taï Chimpanzee Project, Côte d'Ivoire
Co-Initiator of the Evolution of Brain Connectivity Project
Member of DFG Researcher Unit: Sociality and Health in Primates (SoHaPi)
Symposium: 40 years of Research at the Taï Chimpanzee Project (29 - 31 May 2019 at MPI EVA, Leipzig, Germany)
Symposium: Brain and Behavioural Evolution in Primates (25 - 29 Sep 2019 at the Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice, Sicily, Italy)
Research Interest
Together with my co-PI Dr. Catherine Crockford and my research group, I investigate the costs and benefits of group living and close social bonds in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and other non-human primates, in particular bonobos (Pan paniscus), chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) and sooty mangabeys (Cercocebus atys). We examine the underpinning hormonal mechanisms and cognitive adaptations that lead to higher net-benefits and how this translates into life history. We want to understand how individuals benefit from close social bonds and how these bonds affect cooperation, prosocial behaviour and theory of mind.
The ultimate goal of our research is to better understand the evolution of human social organization, cooperation, cognition, culture and communication within an ecological framework by investigating the roots of these adaptations in humans' closest living relatives.
Follow our research on twitter: @TaiChimpProject
Comparative approach
To reach our goal we compare chimpanzees with other primates on six different levels:
- Comparing between four neighboring groups in chimpanzees (Taï, Côte d'Ivoire)
- Comparing between two neighboring groups in bonobos (Kokolopori, DRC)
- Comparing between the chimpanzee subspecies (in collaboration: P.t.v. Taï Chimpanzee Project, P.t.t. Loango Ape Project, Gabon, P.t.s. Budongo Conservation Field Station and Ngogo Chimpanzee Project, both Uganda).
- Comparing between Pan species (in collaboration: P.t. Budongo, Goualougo, Loango, Ngogo, Taï; P.p. Kokolopori, Lomako, LuiKotale)
- Comparing between Pan and Homo (in collaboration: MPI EVA Department for Human Behavioral Ecology and Department for Human Evolution)
- Comparing between Hominini (Homo + Pan) and other old world monkeys (e.g. sooty mangabey and chacma baboon)
Innovative methods
We are using field experiments to probe the animal mind (Zuberbühler & Wittig 2011) and established a wide range of experimental techniques with chimpanzees:
- Playback experiments: simulating group member communication (e.g. Wittig, Crockford et al. 2007a,b, 2014; Crockford, Wittig et al. 2015) and violation of expectation paradigms (Crockford, Wittig et al. 2007), with one and two speakers (Crockford, Wittig, et al. 2007), and also with drumming simulations (Wittig, Crockford et al. 2016).
- Object presentation: presenting snake models (Crockford, Wittig et al. 2012, 2017) to a variety of species.
- Multimodal experiments: combining object presentations with playback stimuli to manipulate the social environment (Crockford, Wittig et al. 2017).
We use non-invasive methods to investigate hormone patterns and have developed methods to relate urinary hormone levels to specific interactions:
- Oxytocin and glucocorticoid levels in urine and feces: Hormone analysis from non-invasive samples (Crockford, Wittig et al. 2008, 2013; Wittig, Crockford et al. 2008, 2014)
- Event sampling: Relating urinary cortisol (Wittig, Crockford et al. 2015, 2016) and oxytocin levels to specific behaviors (Crockford, Wittig et al. 2013; Wittig, Crcokford et al. 2014; Samuni et al. 2017, 2018, Preis et al. 2018).
We are habituating a fourth neighboring group in Tai and follow all of them every day, collecting focal animal behavior, group composition data, feeding data, vocalizations, GPS track logs and health data.
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Crispy Greek-style pie
A crispy pie that you can adapt for your needs, add chicken or keep it veggie. A good fail-safe for your repertoire
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal250
- fat13g
- saturates5g
- carbs23g
- sugars5g
- fibre3g
- protein13g
- salt0.3g
- 200g bag spinach leaves
Used in almost every cuisine across the world, spinach is an enormously popular green vegetable…
- 175g jar sundried tomato in oil
- 100g feta cheese, crumbled
- 2 eggs
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition packed with protein and a…
- 125g filo pastry
1 Put the spinach into a large pan. Pour over a couple tbsp water, then cook until just wilted. Tip into a sieve, leave to cool a little, then squeeze out any excess water and roughly chop. Roughly chop the tomatoes and put into a bowl along with the spinach, feta and eggs. Mix well.
Carefully unroll the filo pastry. Cover with some damp sheets of kitchen paper to stop it drying out. Take a sheet of pastry and brush liberally with some of the sundried tomato oil. Drape oil-side down in a 22cm loosebottomed cake tin so that some of the pastry hangs over the side. Brush oil on another piece of pastry and place in the tin, just a little further round. Keep placing the pastry pieces in the tin until you have roughly three layers, then spoon over the filling. Pull the sides into the middle, scrunch up and make sure the filling is covered. Brush with a little more oil.
Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Cook the pie for 30 mins until the pastry is crisp and golden brown. Remove from the cake tin, slice into wedges and serve with salad.
Recipe Tip
Make it meatyChicken pies: Add 1 cooked, shredded chicken breast to the spinach mixture, then oil 3 sheets of filo per portion and lay them out on top of each other. spoon a few tbsp of the mixture onto one end of each pastry stack. fold over the edges and roll up to make cigar-shaped packages. Brush with oil and cook for 15 mins or until golden and crisp.


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We've all been there–we buy too much corn, and then have just two old ears left that we don't want to toss, but don't know what to do with them. This happened to us last week, and my husband made a corn gratin with it from a Jacques Pepin recipe. So easy. It's a great side, and tastes as good at breakfast as it does at dinner.
2 ears of corn (you can use more, but 2 is the minimum)
1 cup of half and half
2 eggs
2 tbl of flour
1 tsp salt and a few cracks of the pepper grinder
Buttered gratin dish
Blend ingredients in a food processor or blender, then pour it into the gratin dish. You can put a half a cup of Parmesan on top if you like. Add salt and pepper. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes–just watch for it to slightly brown on top. It should be a little wet in the center.


text: Can dogs eat figs? I'm so careful about things like this but I had some in my hand bag as I was having a hypo and needed some sugar quickly. Dylan found them and must have eaten 2 fig rolls. Is this ok? Really worried it's not the same as raisins and therefore toxic?


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Whenever I find myself in front of Diptyque candles, I feel a bit lost. Honestly, they have so many that I always go smell a couple of them and I move on. But, one day I was at Liberty and a really nice Italian assistant introduced me to some hidden treasures. Coriander is not one of those notes I would smell first, but it happened to be one of my favorites! It is nothing close to a latin-american dish (whenever I smell coriander it reminds me of Costarican ''Gallo Pinto''), but it is actually a great room scent for spring days. This candle has got all the freshness of coriander mixed with peppery and green notes. It smells classy, clean and not overwhelming. It is one of those smells that makes your room smell great without smelling like a pout-pourri.
Coriandre is definetly a keeper!


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The secrets of 007 are now for everyone's eyes only.
At 600+ pages, "The James Bond Archives" (Taschen) is as epic in scope as the 50-year, 23-film (or 25, depending on how you count) history of the cinematic adventures of Ian Fleming's globe-hopping, martini-swilling, world-saving British secret agent with a license to kill. With total access to EON Productions' prodigious archives, editor Paul Duncan immersed himself in the behind-the-scenes world of Bond.
What was your level of Bond fandom when you decided to tackle this project?
Well, I was a person who had basically lived with Bond all my life. By default, if you're British, then you're a Bond fan – there's no either/or! You're either a fan or you're not British, basically. Bond was somebody who's part of the culture here, and everybody wanted to be Bond or would like to meet Bond. I wasn't a fanatic fan, but he was somebody I always admired and always went to see the films since I was a kid.
How easy or how difficult was it to get EON to "declassify" all of their 007 files and archives?
When I joined Taschen over ten years ago. I had my job interview with the publisher Benedikt Taschen, and one of the things we discussed was doing a book on James Bond. And about three years ago, we were talking and Benedikt said, 'Isn't it about time we did that big James Bond book?' A couple of months later, I get a phone call from Eon saying, 'Can we meet to discuss the book.' And I thought,' Oh, great, Benedikt has been in contact with producers, Barbara [Broccoli] and Michael [Wilson], and it's all sorted out. So I met Jenny MacMurray of EON at the Taschen office in London, and said, 'Oh, when did Benedikt meet with Barbara and Michael?' And she said, 'What are you talking about?' Basically, we'd come up with the same idea at the same time, and so there was no problem whatsoever.
Was there a Holy Grail that you were looking for or stumbled upon while you were going through this massive amount of material?
Very early on with 'Dr. No,' one of the things I wanted to find out was actually how did the project come about? And what's great is that right at the end of the book, I was in contact with Steven and Hilary Saltzman, the children of [producer] Harry Saltzman, and they had the very first agreement between Cubby [Broccoli] and Harry [Saltzman] about the two of them working together on the film. I couldn't believe it. From their very first meeting, this actually is the documentation of their agreement between each other. It was from there that the series started, so that was a complete surprise right at the end of the book.
In the course of all your research, did you get to hold in your hands any of the iconic touchstones?
Even though we don't include the props in the book, there were many props around and I was like a kid in a candy store. And yes, I held Oddjob's hat, and Jaws' teeth and the knife shoes from 'From Russia with Love,' all those things.I have to say, it was a tough slog in terms of the time I had to put in, in order to get the book done, but with a joy all the way because it was just so much fun.
Bond Girl trivia: There's always a little bit of a mythic aspect to the scene with Shirley Eaton in the golden body paint in 'Goldfinger'? Is there a good story behind it?
Shirley Eaton was actually in the film only for a few minutes, but she had a tremendous impact on the movie. She's painted gold and dies from asphyxiation of the skin – which is impossible by the way. It's simply a myth. But in order to produce that, the make-up people had to devise all these different goos and potions over several weeks. Eventually, they came up with a substance that they could just paint onto Shirley Eaton very quickly so that she could do her scene quickly in one morning. That was it: It was all over in one morning, but it had a tremendous impact worldwide. 'Goldfinger' was the film that really hit big in America – 'Dr. No,' and 'From Russia with Love' were big hits in the UK, but not so big in America. And when 'Goldfinger' came out, everybody said, 'This is tremendous!'
Along with the six gentlemen who have portrayed Bond, who are some of the other people who should get a good share of credit for what the Bond movies became?
For the look and feel of the movies, you have to go back to Ken Adam, who was the production designer right from 'Dr. No.' He did a whole series. He didn't do all of them, but he did many of them. He did 'Goldfinger', 'Thunderball,' right up to 'Spy Who Loved Me' and 'Moonraker,' which was his last one. He really epitomized the 60s style, the new age architecture and design. He was incredibly innovative with materials and the look and the feel, and I think a lot of people associate Bond with that look and feel.
Also, you've got to remember that the cinema Bond is different to the fictional Bond in the novels because right from the beginning Terence Young, the first director, and Sean Connery, on 'Dr. No,' got on so well together that their sense of humor really clicked. And they were very humorous on set and used to ad‑lib, and some of these ad‑libs they used to film while they were filming in Jamaica. When they got to look at their dailies they noticed that the humor really worked. So when they would then run back to Pinewood Studios to do the interiors, they ended up rewriting elements of the script in order to match that humor that they found encapsulated in Jamaica. And I think that they really helped define Bond's character on screen in a literary way, if you like, whereas I think that Ken Adam really defined the visual essence of Bond.
After two and a half years of research, in your now-expert opinion, what's the key to the enduring appeal after 50 years on screen?
James Bond's job is to go out and kill people, but it means that he, himself, could be killed over the course of that job – so it means that he can die at any day. And so you have to think of the psychology of that sort of character: It means that he has to make the most of every moment of his life. He has to enjoy every drink, every kiss, every moment of excitement has to be lived to the full. And I think that that's one of the things with the character that's remained consistent over the past 50 years, and it's something that I think people consciously or unconsciously really relate to, the fact that they would like to be somebody who lives life to the full.


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Sweet sincere emotions can run through you like the odors of different perfumes. Open yourself up and let it flow. If love offers itself this week please accept the offer. Everything is open. Write down what you think of yourself this week. Save it. Make a poster out of it. Soul Affirmation: Trust gives me a deep sense of peace and joy.
Business as usual is good business. Energy is high. Others give back to you what you gave to them the past few weeks. We hope you were generous because what you get this week will be a multiple of what you bestowed. Soul Affirmation: I love myself for being myself.
Did joy take a vacation on you? Well, joy is back and ready to unpack. Get the spare room ready or move over and let joy crawl in bed with you. Smile in joy's face and make joy feel at home. Know that you've done good. Soul Affirmation: Joy is my house guest this week.
Putting the world back in balance is your chore this week. Cheerfulness has been a little lower on the scale than it should be. You can spread it around lavishly this week. Give some to everyone. The more you give the more you'll get. Soul Affirmation: Goodness is its own reward.
Celebrate! It's summer time! Communications will flow easily for you this week. Dress up and get the weekend started earlier. Social life can take your mind off of heavy subjects. Don't tighten up, brighten up. Soul Affirmation: I get joy from giving good things.
Stay positive on all fronts this week. You'll receive subtle cues this week that will confirm what you already know to be true. Act on your instincts and others will be receptive to your vibes. Even if you feel fleeting moments of uncertainty this week, go with the flow, and be a team player. Soul Affirmation: This week is the day the Lord has made. I rejoice in it.
Your positive energy will spread feverishly among family and friends this week. Your timing is just right because your positive vibes will be the extra nudge someone needs to pull through the week. Your strength and friendship will be tested. Soul Affirmation: Facing down challenges makes me feel good about myself.
Call a family member to ask for a second opinion on something important. A different perspective will give you more options on your action plan. Use your faith to guide you through a mental maze that might stir up confusion. Soul Affirmation: I smile and trust in the powers beyond myself.
Give yourself a break this week! You've been going at full speed and you need to shift down to a lower gear. Time is a luxury and it will be on your side this week. Kick off your shoes, enjoy a long afternoon nap, or curl up with a good book that you've been meaning to read. Soul Affirmation: I let the outer world and inner world change places this week
This week remember to pamper yourself by giving. To give with no expectation of receiving in return is truly a luxury of the joy filled spirit. The act of giving has a reciprocal effect on those that it touches. So when you share your gifts know that as you do you are lavishing not only others but also yourself. Soul Affirmation: Giving is a luxury that a rich spirit can afford.
Romance, friendship, family ties, no matter what you call it, love is indeed your special blessing this week. Allow yourself to show love and to be loved. Bless someone by sharing your love and you will be blessed in return. Soul Affirmation: Giving love is finding love.
You're not usually a gambler but luck is with you as never before in recent months. You have the Midas touch this week. Buy a lottery ticket or make a wager. Gamble on love if you have that option handy. You can't miss if you follow your instincts. Soul Affirmation: My hunches pay all day this week.


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Israel: Tunnel Explodes on Gaza Border
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - A large, explosive-filled tunnel blew up near soldiers on the Gaza-Israel fence late Thursday, an Israeli military spokeswoman said shortly after the incident.
The explosive-filled tunnel was intended to kill, or to try kidnap soldiers and was one the largest that Israeli forces had seen in years, said Lt. Col. Avital Leibovich in a late-night call with reporters.
"We definitely see it as a very severe event. The amount of explosives were very big," Leibovich said. "A kidnapping attempt is a possibility. Killing soldiers is a possibility."
She said one soldier was lightly wounded and a military vehicle was blown away some 65-feet (20 meters). It was not clear how many soldiers there were; how far they were from the blast, nor how many kilos of explosives were detonated.
The spokeswoman said military officials would convene Friday to discuss their response.
Fighters of the Islamic militant group Hamas, which rules Gaza, claimed responsibility on their website, saying the blast was caused by a roadside bomb.
The Qassam Brigades said the blast came in response to the death of an 11-year-old boy earlier in the evening. A health spokesman, Kamal Mousa, said Humeid Abu-Daqa died after a bullet in the same area hit him.
It was not clear who shot the boy. Palestinian militants and Israeli forces were exchanging fire at the time.
Leibovich said the tunnel was 16-feet (5 meters) wide and 13-feet (4 meters) deep. It wasn't clear how long it was, she said.
The tunnel's mouth ended at the fence near the southeast Gaza village of Farahin, an area where militants have detonated three improvised explosive devices blew up next to soldiers in separate incidences in the past two weeks.
At least one was severely wounded in blast in late October.
Before the blast, Israeli soldiers had entered dozens of meters into Gaza, protected by military helicopters firing a cover of bullets to search for explosives, Leibovich and Palestinian officials said.
The military spokeswoman said the incident occurred after the soldiers withdrew and were doing "technical work" on the border fence. She said it wasn't clear if somebody detonated the explosives or whether they were accidently triggered.
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The Liberatore family is on a roll.
Well known in the northern Baltimore suburbs for their eponymous Italian restaurants, the Liberatore family is branching out. Lib's Grill in Perry Hall, the family's seventh restaurant, ditches the Italian in favor of a steak and seafood concept.
The menu feels familiar, and diners will find few surprises or adventurous choices among its snacks, sandwiches, steak and seafood. But some dishes are classics for a reason. When they're well executed, as most are at Lib's Grill, and served with aplomb, even commonplace foods are cause for celebration.
Lib's Grill is in the Honeygo Village Shopping Center space formerly occupied by Manhattan Grill, just a hop and a skip from Liberatore's Perry Hall location. The restaurant is cozy and comfortable, full of dark wood tables and accented with a chalkboard wall where the raw bar menu is written in a cute, vintage-inspired hand.
The space is divided between the bar and restaurant. Even midweek, the bar was lively and packed; from our spot, tucked into a booth on the restaurant side, we were protected from the noise but still felt like part of the scene.
After a round of drinks, we realized that Lib's Grill's bar will probably always stay packed, and with good reason. The house sauvignon blanc, Geyser Peak from California, was bright and citrusy, and the Terra Andina, an Argentinian malbec, was smooth and fruity. Both were food-friendly — and the glasses were positively enormous. We almost needed two hands to lift them to our mouths.
A Mediterranean Mule, a figgy spin on the Moscow Mule, was slightly sweeter than the traditional lime, vodka and ginger drink and very nicely balanced.
We were equally impressed by a Natty Boh oyster shooter. Building an oyster shooter seems simple but achieving the optimum proportion of beer, cocktail sauce and oyster can be tricky. Lib's Grill got it right.
The kitchen, led by Daniel Chaustit, the former owner of now-closed Crush in Belvedere Square, gets the job done. A simple chip-and-dip snack was better than expected, thanks to warm, ruffled chips and thick, well-seasoned dip. Beef-filled empanadas, served with a spicy red pepper sauce, were savory and steamy.
Chorizo and bread crumb-stuffed clams, Lib's take on clams casino, were toasty, salty and just spicy enough. Cooked until the clams were hot, but still plump, they were one of our favorite dishes.
Nick Liberatore, the general manager of Lib's Grill, says he hopes the restaurant will appeal to people out for a burger with their kids as well as those looking for a more refined meal. The short-rib sandwich — a pile of braised beef served on a glossy bun with fried onions and a dollop of horseradish sauce — would work in both scenarios.
The beef was tender and juicy with rich flavor that gave the sandwich a sophisticated edge. Fries, served on the side, were less elegant but gorgeously crispy, skinny and salty.
Like that giant glass of wine, the entrees overwhelmed us with their size. Most options from the grill were available in two sizes. We opted for the smaller prime rib, but at 14 ounces, the thick slab of meat still seemed gargantuan (the 20-ouncer might have required a bigger table).
The meat was well-seasoned, cooked properly and nicely accessorized with au jus (we also added a side of creamy, spicy horseradish sauce). It wasn't the most tender prime rib we've tried, which was our biggest complaint of the evening, but it did have nice flavor.
A large piece of sea bass was thicker than a textbook, but cooked until flaky and just done. On top, a basil-flecked salad of crab tossed with a light vinaigrette complemented the delicate white fish, adding a bit of bright, herbaceous flavor.
Both entrees were served with well-seasoned, smooth mashed potatoes and a scoop of sauteed zucchini, onion and mushroom (which was tasty but even better after a few shakes of salt). The side dishes were smart, matching equally well with the fish and steak.
Desserts included several cheesecake options, ice creams and a rich, dark chocolate Heath bar cheesecake that, like everything else, was built for sharing.
Happily, the hospitality at Lib's Grill was as generous as the portions. From the hostess to bussers, everyone wore pleasant smiles; their enthusiasm seemed genuine. Food was timed correctly, water glasses stayed full and drinks arrived from the bar with impressive speed.
The crowd in the bar had thinned by the time we left, but those remaining were having a great time. We weren't surprised. Given the mix of smiling faces, good food and giant glasses of wine, we'd bet that Lib's Grill will continue to make people happy for a long time to come.
The Sun's restaurant critic, Richard Gorelick, is on vacation.
Lib's Grill
Rating: 3 stars
Where: Honeygo Village Shopping Center, 5009 Honeygo Center Drive, Suite 101, Perry Hall
Contact: 410-513-7133; libsgrill.com
Open: Monday to Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m, Friday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m, Saturday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m, Sunday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m
Prices: Snacks, appetizers, soups and salads $4-$14; sandwiches and flatbreads $9-$18; entrees $15-$65
Food: Sandwiches, steakhouse fare and seafood with a raw bar
Service: Friendly and prompt
Parking/accessibility: Lot in front
Children: Kids' menu including standards like pasta and chicken tenders
Noise level: Moderate in the dining room but louder in the bar, where there are seven televisions.
Dress code: No dress code; most guests wear business casual attire.
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