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Pinwheels are so much fun and they are super easy to make. This pinwheel is on the " Soup" layout from my last post:
Begin with a perfect square of DOUBLE sided patterned paper. BOTH sides will show so make sure it looks good on both sides.
I like to use a punch when I am making smaller pinwheels:
Next you can use a ruler and pencil to mark your cut lines. (I used a marker here so it would show up but I NEVER do this when I am making pinwheels for a layout)
I mark my lines just short of the center coming straight in from each corner:
Then just cut along your lines. Truth be told, I don't actually mark the lines. I just eyeball it and cut.
Almost time to start folding in your flaps. Choose which way looks best to you (which side you want to fold your flaps toward) and then get out your adhesive dots.
Place a nice sized glue dot right in the center of your square. I use medium Zots. Then fold in your first flap sticking just the tip of the flap onto the adhesive.
Keep folding in the flaps, adding adhesive if needed.
Depending on the weight of my paper, sometimes my flaps need extra help to stay put. I use a stapler for these occasions but that is not pictured here. Glue dots usually do the job just fine.
Once all my flaps are secured. I usually embellish with a button but you can use flowers, a tiny paper circle, gems, whatever you like.

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With millions of users, Twitter reflects the more of the real world with every passing day. Among last week's naughty and nice Twitter surprises:
- A celebrity baby arrival: Lance Armstrong broke the news of his son's birth and included a Twitpic (photo).
- A big consumer brand comes very late to the Twitter party: Coca-Cola, one of the world's best-loved brands, has finally launched an official Twitter site.
- A house was burglarized: A criminal (probably) used Twitter to find out when the homeowners are out of town.
- Intellectual property attorneys have a new place to look for business: Twitter handles may violate trademark law.
- The spread of human kindness: See this Mashable link for a roundup of how Twitter is saving the day, all over the globe. My favorite warm and cuddly story of the week is a dog tale. Using Twitter (among other media) Shonali Burke helped Darby, a German Sheppard left homeless upon the death of his owner, find a new family.
And there's a lot more. Did anyone see this dust-up on tweeting in church?
All this innovation has inspired the BurrellesLuce Marketing team to try something new, too. Bypassing our customary wire and paid online distribution services, we used Twitter to distribute our latest news. (Twitter isn't all we did, of course. We sent our release to our list of journalists and bloggers – something our Media Contacts service helps with. And we published the release to our website.) So far, given the audience for this type of release, BurrellesLuce Vice President Johna Burke will speak at the AMEC media measurement conference in Berlin, Germany – it appears this economical method of Twitter the release is effective.
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The French baby-food maker that has won praise throughout Europe is finally available to American families. This compact countertop appliance multitasks as a steamer, blender, warmer and defroster to prepare fresh, healthy meals for baby. It starts by steam cooking vegetables, fruits, meat and fish in less than 15 minutes, preserving their vitamins and flavors, then purees or blends them to your desired consistency. You can also use it to quickly reheat or defrost precooked foods.
A one-of-a-kind, patented compact countertop appliance that functions as a steamer, blender, warmer and defroster to prepare fresh, healthy meals for baby. Quickly steam cook vegetables, fruits and meats in 15 minutes or less, while preserving their vitamins and flavors. By saving the condensed water after steaming, you're able to add valuable nutrients back into baby's food. Puree and blend food to the desired consistency making it super smooth, chunky or anywhere in between for baby. Parents can also use the Babycook to quickly reheat or defrost precooked foods. Clean up is quick and easy with a top-rack dishwasher safe bowl and basket.
Bowl is made from unbreakable, Bisphenol-A free copolyester and the cooking basket from transparent polypropylene (PP). Comes with a 2½ - cup capacity bowl, cooking basket, spatula and recipe booklet. Bowl and basket are top-rack dishwasher safe.
Q. What does the Beaba Babycook do?
A. The Beaba Babycook is a compact countertop appliance that functions as a steamer, blender, warmer, and defroster to prepare fresh and healthy meals for your child. It starts by steam cooking vegetables, fruits, and meats in 15 minutes or less, while still preserving their vitamins and flavors. It then purees or blends the food to the desired consistency. The Beaba Babycook can also be used to quickly reheat or defrost precooked foods.
Q. How long does food need to cook?
A. When steaming foods with high water content, such as runner beans, zucchini, apples and pears, cook for approximately 10 minutes with 2 cups of water. When steaming foods with low water content, such as potatoes, carrots, peas, red meat and poultry, cook for approximately 15 minutes with 3 cups of water. The Beaba Babycook provides for super fast cooking in 15 minutes or less. For reheating purposes, cook with approximately one cup of water.
Q. How can I be assured that the lids and bowls are locked into place?
A. When attaching the cooking bowl lid and water reservoir lid, be sure to lock the lids in by turning them counter clockwise until you hear a slight "click."
When placing the bowl on the Babycook unit, be sure to turn the bowl clockwise in order to properly lock it into place until you hear a "click."
Q. What is the size of the bowl?
A. The bowl size for the Babycook is 2 ½ cups or 600ml. This will fill approximately half of one Multi-portions.
Q. What is the bowl made of?
A. The bowl is made from unbreakable Polysulfone (PSU), which is BPA free and known for toughness and stability at high temperatures.
Q. Does the Babycook seal have to be regularly replaced?
A. When the seal is properly cleaned (not suitable for the dishwasher) and properly attached, there is no need to change it. However it may suffer some wear and tear, so check that it is still sealing properly. An extra seal is provided with the Babycook.
Q. How do I clean my Babycook?
A. Always unplug the appliance before you start cleaning it. Immediately rinse the accessories that have come into contact with the food under running water. Wash with warm soapy water. After cleaning the blade, make sure that the gasket and seal are reattached properly. Never emerge the appliance in water. The bowl, lid and spatula are top-rack dishwasher safe.
Q. How do I de-scale my Babycook?
A. Descale the heating reservoir regularly using white vinegar only. Ensure the device is cold and not connected to the electrical outlet; pour a mixture of 3.4 ounces (100 ml) of water and 3.4 ounces (100 ml) of white vinegar into the heating reservoir. Leave for the night and then empty. Repeat the operations if necessary until all lime deposits have been removed. Connect the device to the electrical outlet and then complete two heating cycles using water only in the heating reservoir (3 measures of water) in order to rinse it well. Then clean the bowl and accessories with warm, soapy water. Never use a chemical descaler or a coffee machine descaler in the heating reservoir.
Q. There is fine brown silt at the bottom of my heating reservoir. What is it?
A. If you notice a brown deposit (lime scale) in your heating reservoir, you'll need to de-scale your appliance. Please note, this is not toxic to your infant.
Q. Where does the water go for steaming?
A. The water should be poured into the heating reservoir. This is located in the main body of the Babycook. The lid is directly above the steam/blend knob.
Q. How do I reheat food?
A. Food that needs to be reheated should be placed inside a heat resistant bowl and placed in the cooking basket. Pour 1 measure of water into the heating reservoir then proceed as for the cooking cycle. When the indicator light goes out, let the contents cool before removing.
Q. How do I blend food?
A. Place the mixing lid on the cooking bowl and ensure that it is lying flat inside so that it does not slip down when mixing. Lock the lid tightly onto the bowl, then lock the whole unit onto the pedestal. Turn the knob to the right towards the blend symbol, until you get the desired consistency.
Q. How do I defrost food?
A. Follow the same method for reheating, only pour in 2 measures of water instead of 1, and proceed with cooking and mixing.
Q. How do I turn my Beaba Babycook off?
A. You can turn the Beaba Babycook off by turning the knob back to the 0 symbol after each use.
Q. What are the Multi-portions made of?
A. Multi-portions are made from silicone and are comprised of seven individual portions of ¼ cup (60ml) each. The pliable silicone makes it easy to remove a single frozen portion by pressing on the bottom of the portion.
Q. How can I store the food I put into the Multi-portions?
A. The lightweight storage containers are freezer, microwave, and dishwasher safe.
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FORT COLLINS, Colo., February 2, 2010—Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEIS) will release fourth quarter 2009 and year-end financial results on Tuesday, February 16, 2010. Management's quarterly company update will also be held on February 16, 2010, beginning at 6:30 a.m. Mountain Time/ 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. To participate in the live conference call, dial 888-713-4717 approximately five minutes prior to the start of the meeting, and an operator will connect you. International participants should dial 816-650-2836. Participants will need to provide the operator with conference pass code 54700348, which has been reserved for this call.A live and archived webcast of the call will also be available on the company's website. To access the webcast, visit the Investor Relations section of Advanced Energy's corporate website at http://ir.advanced-energy.com, and link to the Q409 Webcast on the Investor Relations Home Page. The archived webcast will be available at the same location approximately two hours following the end of the live event.A telephone replay will be available for 48 hours following the webcast. To access the replay, dial 800-642-1687 or 706-645-9291 and enter conference pass code 35702731.
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In game one the two teams matched each other with four runs in the third and two in the fourth for a 6-6 tie going into the bottom of the fifth. The Cobras recorded two quick outs in the inning but Tyler McKenzie doubled to start a rally. Alex Udwari was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second and then Josh Haire belted a three-run homer to right center. Michael Gegorek then doubled and scored on another double by Nick Popp for a 10-6 led.
Coker scored two in the sixth and one in the ninth with only one out. The tying run was on first base but pitcher Michael Raymond struck out the final two batters to earn the save. Haire had two hits, three RBI and two runs scored in the game and Gegorek had three hits, two RBI and two runs scored. McKenzie went 2-3 with three runs scored. Michael Rue earned the win, going eight innings with six earned runs allowed and five strikeouts.
The Cobras surged ahead early in game two with one run in the first and three unearned runs in the second to lead 4-0. But the Crusaders answered with a big second inning of their own. BAC batted around and scored seven runs in the inning. Haire hit his second three-run shot of the day and Seth Waller hit a two-run double. The Abbey added another run in the third on a RBI single by Popp for an 8-4 advantage.
Coker strung three singles together in the fourth to score Brantley Bell and added two more in the sixth on a double and three singles. Belmont Abbey picked up two insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth and needed both to get the win. T.J. Dawson hit a solo homerun in the seventh to cut the deficit to one run and a double by Carlton Deese scored Steven Jackson to make it 10-9 with one out and Deese having advanced to third on the throw home.
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Following the recent news articles covering the issues of the government monitoring personal emails, storing personal data, and data retention, numerous questions have arisen. This article attempts to answer these questions:
What powers does the UK government have to monitor emails at the moment?
Currently most of the powers for monitoring of data come from the Regulation of Interception Powers Act 2000 (RIPA). Which amongst, other things, allows for the interception of communications data.
RIPA requires that ISPs maintain the ability to allow for interception
The Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act provides guidelines for data retention, though it is currently voluntary. The powers under this act have been condemned for overuse, even by the current government.
Do ISPs currently store data?
Yes, they do. There are two reasons for this.
Commercial reasons, obviously the more data they have about individual's habits the better they can hone their service, and marketing.
Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act. Currently the government has a voluntary code of practice, whereby the ISPs voluntarily collect the data
Who can currently authorize the monitoring of emails?
The authority to monitor emails and intercept communications comes from different people, depending on where the request comes from. For example, if MI5 or MI6 want to intercept communications need the permission of the Secretary of State (Home Secretary). The police, however, only require the permission of survelliance commissioner, under Section 36 of RIPA.
How are the emails intercepted?
Emails are currently intercepted via the ISP (Internet Service Provider). Technical details about this are not released. In the press the method of interception are referred to as "black boxes" at the ISP. In all probability these black boxes are an advanced a network tap/packet sniffer, which pulls out all of the required information for a given protocol. This data i then probably stored/cached with the ISP and then sent to the government or maintained at the ISP for searching at the location. The latter model would be the more secure, so the government has probably gone for the former. The data is almost certainly indexed, which means that searches would be realtivley quick, seconds rather than days or months.
The ISPs are required under RIPA to provide the ability to maintain interception capability. This means that the government, when required, can monitor any person's internet activity.
The police also have the powers to access personal computers directly, and covertly. This type of access would allow the monitoring of emails, as well as internet access, screen shots; even key strokes can be recorded.
What new laws are being created to monitor emails?
The government is not actually creating new laws, but rather a statutory instrument. This means that an act of parliament is not required
The statuary instrument, Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations SI 2007/2199, issued in the UK is based on the EU directive 2006/24/EC which states, under Article 5, what data must be retained.
EU directive 2006/24/EC, is a European directive the UK are required to transpose it into UK law.
6) What information will the government be collecting from the emails?
a. Currently the plans are to only collect the header information from the emails. i.e. The "To", "From", "BCC", "Subject", as well as information in the email about IP address it was sent from, how it was sent (Thunderbird, Outlook). This information is known as "traffic" data.
b. Article 5 of the EU directive states that content of the email should not be retained.
7) What is the difference between "traffic" and "communciations" data
a. Traffic" data is information about data that is being transmitted, e.g. IP addresses, phone numbers, to, from etc. This defined by RIPA and more information is available here
b. Communications" data is the actual body of the data package being sent.
c. Example. If an email was sent from Person A to Person B, the information about Person A, IP address, email address, subject of the email, and the email of Person B would be the "traffic" data. But the content of the actual email, the message, would be the "content".
8 ) Will the government be reading the content of the email or header?
a. Currently the UK Government is only planning to store the "traffic" data, i.e. the header information. It should be emphasized that while only traffic data is stored both content and traffic can be intercepted and can be monitored
9) How long will the email data be retained for?
a. This email header information is to be detained for 12 months (1 year), minimum. But no more than 24 months (2 years).
b. This figure comes from the Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations SI 2007/2199, which states that: [Email Traffic] data must be retained for a period of 12 months, in accordance with regulation 4(2). The data must be stored in accordance with the requirements in regulation 7.
10) Why did the government change the laws?
a. The government changed the laws for several different reasons, depending on your political perspective. Some of the documented reasons are below:
b. The EU Directive, in March 2006, required nation states to have greater monitoring of email and internet traffic
c. Based on the EU Directive, the UK transposed this into UK law, via the statutory instrument 2007/2199
d. In December 2007 the UK government published a document entitled the Next Generation Telecoms Networks. This pointed out the failings of RIPA, because as networks have become more and more capable, it has been harder to monitor the communications traffic. The document states: "Under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000,communications providers must allow lawful interception by police and intelligence services where reasonably practicable. This may become more difficult with NGNs. A phone call over the PSTN can be intercepted with a tap anywhere along the line dedicated to the call, but in an NGN, packets may travel along many different paths. However, there are points where traffic can be intercepted, and 21CN will allow lawful interception. The Home Office's Interception Modernisation Programme aims to ensure that NGNs and other developments in communications do not impede lawful interception"
e. In short, the government feels it is losing control of the communications and want to able to tap into communications anywhere at anytime.
11) How much will this cost?
a. The current estimates for the Interception Modernisation Programme are estimated at £12 billion. But, as with all government projects, particularly IT projects, these figure can expect to increase radically. It will no doubt be closer to £20 billion before its finished
12) Has the government ever misused data it has collected before?
a. Yes, lots and regularly. In fact most databases appear to have been misused at sometime or another. Examples of data misuse are here.
13) Could the government lose the email data, or will it be secure?
a. It's been reported on numerous occasions that the government has lost data many many times. Examples of data loss are here.
14) How much information can the government obtained from just the email addresses?
a. A lot. From the email subject, IP addresses, and email addresses the government will be able to generate a lot useful information. They will be able to build up who is talking to who, frequency of communication and link those to IP addresses.
b. Cross referencing the email addresses with searches on forums, social networking sites, and other databases will bring together greater information for the government to data mine.
c. The IP addresses alone can be used to great effect, and combined with entries in the search engine databases, i..e who has been searching for what, they can tell a lot about the user.
d. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the email addresses, will build up a network of contacts for each person and so could be used for a fishing expedition.
e. The commonly held belief of a maximum "Six Degrees of separation" between any two pepople, which has been shown to be true on several occasions, could be used against any person using email. Based on the "6 degrees theory" it stands to reason that any person in the UK is linked to a "terrorist" by, at most, 6 other people. With the onset of huge social networking sites, mass emails, and bookmarking sites, its likely that many people will receive an email or be connected to a terrorist within a couple of steps. I.e. a perfectly innocent person may be just 1 step away from somebody involved with an extremist group. This would give the police the power to intercept the innocent individuals email, both content and traffic data as they are "linked" to the terrorsist.
15) How can I avoid my emails being read?
a. The technology to be put in place (or already in place). Allows the government to retain data on email traffic, but monitor email content as and when required. This cannot be stopped, but security can be put in place.
b. You can't hide your email address nor can this be encrypted, it has to be sent in plain text (it's the nature of the internet). But you can try using multiple email accounts, one for work friends, one for network friends, one for purchases, etc. Doing this makes it harder to link your different groups together; but not impossible
c. Encrypt your email content. You cannot encrypt the email traffic, but you can encrypt the content.
d. Use none-decrypt subject titles: The subject title will be an important part of the traffic data, but if you are use none-descript ones e.g "Test1" "Test2", then this will make it harder to understand what you are talking about. Remove the "Re" or "Fw" from the subject title, this again limits the information available from monitoring the subject title
e. Change your IP address: Currently all the tools available to the public, e.g. Tor, only hide your IP address for web browsing not for email. Therefore your true IP address will still be recorded when you use your email. But, by hiding your IP address in web browsing it is harder to link your web browsing to your emailing.


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What if the entire community read the same book, at the same time?
was an honor to meet a community that
reveres writing, cherishes the craft,
and truly works to bring an entire
community together around a creative
project. Thank you deeply for your
hospitality warmth and good spirit."
- James McBride
A letter of thanks...
The Kalamazoo
Public Library would like to extend
its heartfelt gratitude to the
Kalamazoo community for its
enthusiastic support of this year's
county-wide Reading Together program. In this third year of Reading Together, we have seen
greater-than-ever participation from
diverse segments of our local
population and from a huge number of
local organizations and community
groups. Neighborhood associations,
churches and synagogues, local
businesses, schools and colleges,
governmental agencies, book clubs,
civic groups, and libraries of all
sizes joined together to create
amazing opportunities for people from
all walks of life to come together to
discuss James McBride's The
Color of Water.
Reading Together
would not be possible without the
financial sponsorship of the Kalamazoo
Community Foundation's Better
Together Initiative, whose aim is to strengthen
bonds between citizens that can enrich
our lives and improve our community. We at the Kalamazoo Public
Library are extremely grateful for the
opportunity to partner with the
Community Foundation over the past
three years to create our community
reading program, which is notable
around the nation for its clear focus
on bringing people together across the
boundaries that separate them.
This year marks
the first time that Reading Together
has been able to host the author of
the selected book. James McBride's two-day visit was made possible by the
generous support of a number of local
organizations, including: the Irving S. Gilmore
Foundation, Kalamazoo College, the
Kalamazoo Community Foundation, the
Kalamazoo Public Library, the Portage
District Library, and the Friends of
the Kalamazoo Public Library, in
addition to support from almost every
public and academic library in the
county. We are also grateful to the
Douglass Community Association, Fresh
Fire AME Church, Kalamazoo Public
Schools' Chenery Auditorium, and
First Baptist Church for providing
excellent venues for his public
McBride's visit
to Kalamazoo County kicked off six
weeks of book discussions and public
events. Over 100 events were linked to
this year's Reading Together
programming, and we are grateful for
the enthusiasm and hard work of many
local partners, including, among many
others, Better Tomorrows and Davenport
University, the Portage District
Library, WMU's Lewis Walker
Institute for the Study of Race and
Ethnic Relations, the YWCA, the
Southwest Michigan Black Heritage
Society, the Fetzer Institute, and
ISAAC and Galilee Baptist Church. Appreciation is also due to
WMU's Waldo Library, the Comstock
Township Library, Friendship Village,
First United Methodist Church, First
Presbyterian Church, and St. Luke's
Episcopal Church, all of whom hosted
public events.
One notable
example of the collaboration that
marked this year's Reading Together
program was the "Many Paths, One
People" community-wide march on
April 9. Co-sponsored by Great Lakes
PeaceJam, the Walking Together
initiative, and Reading Together, this
celebration of everyone's place in
the human family was headlined by
visiting Nobel Peace Prize winner Máiread
Corrigan Maguire, who led the 500
marchers with Mayor Robert Jones and
State Representative Sandy Lipsey.
I would be remiss
if I did not lift up the hard work and
dedication of two Reading Together
committees. Last October, thirty community
leaders gathered for several hours of
lively discussion and debate, as the
selection committee confronted the
challenging task of choosing from a
list of over 60 titles that had been
submitted for consideration as this
year's Reading Together book. Since the completion of that
selection process, a steering
committee comprised of educators,
religious leaders, librarians, heads
of civic and community organizations,
and representatives of local
businesses and governments has met
monthly to create and implement
programming that has brought local
experts to the table to share their
insights into the issues—racial and
religious identity, family resiliency,
personal challenges, family violence,
family history, the power of love and
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Seed Money for New Children's Center Donated, Oct. 11, 2006
by Kathy Hedges
SOCORRO, N.M., Oct. 11, 2006 – New Mexico Tech is in the early stages of planning a new Children's Center, thanks to planning money donated by Bill Macey, a longtime benefactor of the university and member of the Class of 1942. Plans call for the center to be named after Macey's late wife, Jean Macey.
The donation was announced by Cheryl Pulaski, Director for Advancement for New Mexico Tech, and Louise Chamberlin, Director of Auxiliary Services, which oversees the Children's Center.
"We have long needed a new Children's Center," says Chamberlin. "We want to be able to serve more children, and we need an improved facility for some of the professional certifications we would like to get."
New Mexico Tech's current Children's Center serves 26 children, none of whom are infants. According to Chamberlin, "In order to serve infants, we need facilities we don't presently have, such as changing tables."
New Mexico Tech has contracted with Greer Stafford SJCF, an Albuquerque- and Wichita-based architectural firm, to begin planning the new facility. The center will be expandable, with the facilities for toddlers and preschoolers built first and the infant center added on later. Ideas include:
- a welcoming entry way and reception area, where children's artworks can be displayed;
- a motor play classroom where children can play energetically if it is too cold, hot, or wet to go outside;
- a mud room where children can engage in water play and other messy activities;
- an outdoor play area with sand, grass, and dirt surfaces for swings and other equipment, as well as a paved area for tricycles and scooters;
- a garden where children can grow plants and observe nature; and
- low windows and child-sized doors and bathrooms.
Adults won't be left out of the picture, either. Some of the facilities accommodating parents and teachers will be:
- a parent resource area;
- a staff work room, where staff can do planning and paperwork and hold conferences with parents;
- an observation area where parents can watch children at play;
- an area where parents can feed their infants;
- a staff break room, kitchen, and bathroom; and
- a storage area for teaching supplies.
The building will also be an environmentally sensitive building which will meet the criteria of LEED, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™. LEED is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. According to Chamberlin, "This will be the first LEED-certified building in a state university in New Mexico – a big feather in Tech's cap."
A location for the new center has not yet been selected.
According to Pulaski, "We are very grateful to Bill Macey for providing the initial money for this project. It is to be emphasized that this is just planning money, and we will also need to raise money to build the building."
Last year, New Mexico Tech started an endowment to sustain the operations of the Children's Center. This endowment, the Children's Center Support Fund, received donations from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and Bill Macey, as well as private donors.
The new fund, the Children's Center Building Fund, will be for planning and building the new facility. New Mexico state law does not permit state funds to be used for the building.
Donations to either the Support Fund or the Building Fund may be sent to:
Attn: Cheryl Pulaski, Director for Advancement
New Mexico Tech
801 Leroy Place
Socorro, N.M. 87801
Please indicate on the memo line of the check which fund you are donating to.


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Natural Heritage
National and International Significance | Wildlife | Vegetation | Geology and Geomorphology | Hydrology | Canadian Heritage Rivers System | Bear Safety | Greater Nahanni Ecosystem
Nahanni National Park Reserve is an outstanding example of northern wilderness rivers, canyons, gorges and alpine tundra.
The park, with a total area of 30,050 km2, is centred on the river valleys of the South Nahanni and Flat rivers in the southwest part of the Northwest Territories.
Within Canada's system of national parks, Nahanni National Park Reserve protects a representative example of the Mackenzie Mountains Natural Region. The park area overlaps two major ecozones - the Taiga Plains to the east and Taiga Cordillera to the west - and touches the Boreal Cordillera Ecozone to the south. The park occupies approximately one-seventh of the total area of the South Nahanni River watershed.
One of the key features of the park is the South Nahanni River. This river originates as a small, clear boulder-strewn stream in the remote Mackenzie Mountains. It grows dramatically in size and power as it flows 580 km downstream to the southeast. The silt-laden waters of the South Nahanni meander through scenic mountain valleys and hurtle through a series of deep canyons before calming and joining the Liard River at Nahanni Butte. This dramatic change in character, along with the varied and spectacular terrain that it passes through, have given the South Nahanni its international reputation as a premier wilderness river.
Along the river are many unique features. These include: Rabbitkettle Hotsprings, source of the largest known tufa mounds in Canada; Virginia Falls, with a vertical drop twice that of Niagara Falls; a series of river canyons up to 1200 m deep; and caves such as Grotte Valerie with its ancient skeletons of nearly a hundred Dall's sheep.
The park is home to a variety of wildlife. Dall's sheep, mountain goats, woodland caribou, wolves, black bears, grizzly bears and trumpeter swans all find refuge in Nahanni.
National and International Significance
In 1978, Nahanni National Park Reserve became the first site in the world to be granted World Heritage status by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). The World Heritage Site designation highlights the international significance of the park's natural heritage.
The section of the South Nahanni River protected by the park was proclaimed a Canadian Heritage River in 1987, in recognition of its outstanding wilderness character and recreational value.


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JP Morgan: Macau Positive, Raises Las Vegas Sands, Wynn, Melco Crown TP
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The stronger-than-expected March gross gaming revenue number is triggering analysts upwards earnings revisions.
J.P. Morgan jumped in today, reaffirming their Buy rating on Las Vegas Sands (LVS), MGM (MGM), Melco Crown (MPEL), and Wynn (WYNN) - in that order of preference - and raised their target price for Las Vegas Sands to $91 (+$2), Wynn to $246 (+$14), and Melco Crown to $51 (+$1). MGM's target price remains $31.
Las Vegas Sands is attractive for its mass market growth potential. The key catalysts are:
(1) continued increased mass market share gains in Macau; (2) a continued Sands Cotai Central ramp; (3) an evolving and enhanced capital return policy; (4) sales of condos at the Four Seasons Macao; (5) additional progress of the Parisian/Site 3 new development in Macau; and (6) the potential for LVS to participate in newer markets, especially Japan.
At current levels, Las Vegas Sands trades at 15.9x 2014E EV/EBITDA and 13.8x 2015E EV/EBITDA (all adjusted for Macau minority interest). This compares with its historical EV/EBITDA range of 3.5-57.7x and below its one-year-forward EV/EBITDA average multiple of 18.8x.
Melco Crown is attractive because most of its profit already comes from the more stable and faster-growing mass market segment:
(1) continued solid mass market GGR trends in Macau, from which Melco Crown derives more than two-thirds of its property-level EBITDA (roughly three-quarters of City of Dreams EBITDA); (2) more consistent EBITDA margin and earnings profile achieved over the last several quarters (a trend we think can continue given the premium mass market focus of City of Dreams); and (3) a reasonably attractive valuation.
At current levels, Melco Crown trades at 12.8x and 10.1x our 2014 and 2015 EBITDA estimates (adjusted for CIP), respectively. Melco Crown's average multiple from 2007 to the present, given its short track record and hold issues that caused 2009 EBITDA to fall far below 2008 expectations, has been 20.2x with Melco Crown's multiple range 3.7x to 116.3x.
Wynn Resorts is attractive for its $4 billion Wynn Palace Cotai scheduled to open in 2016:
Over the next 5 years, Wynn is likely to have the largest net EBITDA growth due to its $4b Wynn Palace Cotai project (opens 2016), which we believe will generate attractive EBITDA returns; this coupled with a better near-term Macau bridge (i.e., higher-than-expected growth and progress on penetrating the higher-margin mass segment there in 2014 and 2015), a (still) positive view on Macau and LV, and an attractive P/E valuation keep us at Overweight. Longer-term growth should be enhanced by the Wynn Palace Phase II on Cotai and the potential Boston casino license. We'd also expect Wynn to compete for new licenses in potentially lucrative markets in Japan and South Korea.
At current levels, WYNN trades at 17.9x 2014E EV/EBITDA and 16.9x 2015E EV/EBITDA (all adjusted for Macau minority interest). This compares with its historical 3.7-38.3x range and 14.4x historical average.


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Did you know that Once Upon A Child is the largest kids resale franchise in North America and that all of our stores are individually owned and operated?
We out number our closest franchise competitor 3 to 1! Most of our franchisees are moms or dads who were customers first and have now made a career bringing this unique retail store to their community. There are lots of markets available for this recession-proof business opportunity.


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The secret of the tote's success is its simplicity. A classic, efficient design lends itself to a variety of looks and uses, and a lack of buckles and embellishments makes the bags easy to use, even when you're loaded down with books, beach towels, sunglasses or spare sandals. Totes are wide and deep enough for storing a tablet, notepad or library book, and internal compartments with zippers are ideal for a phone, pens or a beauty products. They're even large enough to carry a second zipper purse or clutch bag, which is a wise way to stay organized and ensure all of your most important possessions are easy to find in an instant. The large storage capacity and lightweight construction with comfortable handles make tote bags the obvious choice for a day at the beach; however, they're just as suitable for a shopping trip at the mall, where the extra space is useful for stowing your purchases along with a few snacks and drinks. You can even take your tote to the gym, use it to carry your rolled up picnic blanket at the park or carry your textbooks when it's time for school.
If your priority is the beach, you need something that's big enough for holding your vacation essentials, but not so big that a relaxing stroll turns into an arduous journey; you want it to look casual when you're in your bathing suit but stylish when you throw on your sarong and head back to the hotel to put on a touch of makeup. Plus, you can enjoy how well it withstands the rigors of sand, sun, saltwater and spilled sunscreen with a wipe-clean surface that resists stains. Consider printed totes with eye-catching colors and bold patterns. Show off your wild side with zebra print, or choose repeating geometric patterns that are anything but square. These vibrant bags have a fresh, cheerful vibe that's ideal for chilling out at the coolest hot spots with friends on lazy summer days, but by carefully coordinating your clothing, your bag never has to leave your side. If you go for a chic and sophisticated option with a neutral color base, or something with metallic accents, you have a bag that makes it even easier to transition from a day by the pool to a night on the tiles.
Totes are simple and elegant, blending form and function to ensure you look good and feel great. With one bag, and some coordinated accessories, it's possible to enjoy bright, breezy style with the convenience of having enough space to store everything you might need for the day ahead. Additionally, tote bags make fine gifts, especially when they're adorned with personalized details such as a name or initials to make them special.


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Dj A-Ron wrote:Then why do you continue to post on this thread?! Please, please, please just stop! No one cares about your self proclaimed expertise in wind and self proclaimed exceptional light wind riding skills. I don't even think God can save us from your douche baggery....SupaEZ wrote:I am not about to start doing that...it is just not me...i am pretty private in that way
I'm sorry, I usually don't stoop to posting negativity like this but I am so sick of you and your attitude.
Could not have said better myself!
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Some people don't like me preaching on and on about how luck is possibly the single most important factor of success.
Some of these folks insist that good writing will always find an audience.
Some say those with success deserve it.
Some say my insistence that luck is important is a form of humble bragging, since I've sold a few million books.
Some don't like the fact that luck is beyond their control, and they believe talent and hard work always win out.
Some think they make their own luck.
I'll bite. Let's say I'm wrong. Let's say luck isn't as big of a factor as I think.
Have you reached the level of success you want? If so, and you don't believe luck was involved, good for you. I suppose you can make a case for yourself, the same way every self-made millionaire makes a case when they write their inevitable "How I Did It" books. I don't know how many people have read the Essays of Warren Buffet and then became billionaires, but perhaps a lot have. Maybe good, solid advice, a strong work ethic, and loads of talent, coupled with a how-to template, can make anyone a raging success.
But what if you aren't a raging success, and you still don't believe in luck?
Well, maybe you suck.
Maybe your writing isn't as good as you think it is.
Maybe those covers you bought on Fiverr look like they cost $5 and are scaring people away.
Maybe you were wrong to think that Loch Ness Monster LGBT BDSM Amish Space Opera was the next big thing.
Maybe you need a better editor. Or an editor, period.
Maybe you signed your rights over to someone else who sucks.
Maybe you published before you learned how to write well.
Maybe you'll never learn how to write well.
Maybe you spend too much time whining online about how everyone is against you, and not enough time putting out good books.
Maybe you're incapable of putting out good books, no matter how much time you spend at it.
Maybe you dwell too much on defending your publishing decisions, when you should be questioning your publishing decisions.
Maybe you've bought into what the media says about ebooks waning in popularity, because you're stupid.
Maybe your spouse and Mom telling you they like your book doesn't qualify as constructive criticism.
Maybe you're reading too much about publishing and not experimenting enough with publishing.
Maybe your drop in sales isn't about the marketplace; it's about readers not liking your work.
Even if you do account for luck in your definition of success, you might still suck. Maybe it isn't bad timing and crummy breaks that have stalled your career. Maybe your writing is the problem.
Yes, you can self-publish.
That doesn't mean you should.
And it certainly doesn't mean the world owes you a read.
If your sales suck, it might be because you suck.
Maybe you deserve that 1 star review.
Maybe you deserve that #2,543,677 ranking.
Maybe you should go bury your nose in the Elements of Style.
Maybe you need to workshop your next story with a writing group before trying to publish it.
Maybe proof reading isn't an option; it's a necessity.
Maybe all of your excuses are bullshit.
Maybe you're 100% to blame for your depressing career.
Maybe you should quit.
Maybe you can do everything right, and still not reach your measure of success, because you haven't gotten lucky yet.
But I'm willing to admit I might be wrong.
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Dressing for Interview Success
Remember, it's always better to overdress than underdress!
Elizabeth Hoyt
March 07, 2017
You think it doesn't matter what you wear to a job interview? You're wrong.
When you walk up to your interview and shake their hand, they already have an impression of you. You haven't even said anything yet!
True, there are other factors like timeliness, politeness, etc. But, for the sake of this article, let's assume you've done everything else perfectly.
A great rule of thumb is to dress for the job you want. Ask yourself: would someone in your ideal position wear what you're donning for the interview?
There are dos and don'ts when it comes to dressing for job interviews. These matter for men and women, alike!
Here are some dos and don'ts to follow when dressing for an interview, as well as a quick list of absolute no-nos.
1. Dress professionally
Think a tailored suit, collared shirt and tie for menswear. A suit with a coordinated blouse and tailored pants or skirt with limited elegant jewelry works well for women. For both men and women, neutral tones are the best for your suit, skirt or trousers– think black, gray and khaki.
Men, button up those shirts! Ties generally never count against someone.
If you're interviewing at a start-up company, something slightly more casual is acceptable. But, even if your interviewer is wearing jeans, it doesn't mean you should. In this case, wear something you'd wear meet your significant other's parents or to a nice dinner.
2. Wear Professional Shoes
Sneakers are for the gym. Flip flops are for the beach. Wear presentable shoes!
3. Bring a Professional Presentation Folder or Briefcase
Nothing says, "I'm prepared an organized," more than a professional, attractive folder or case stocked with your resume, cover letter and references. It looks a lot more professional than walking in with a pile of unorganized papers.
4. Wear Panty Hose
Bare legs don't seem so professional, so nylons or tights are preferred. It's becoming more acceptable to have bare legs, a long at your skirt or dress is an appropriate length (think right above the knee or longer).
5. Power Off Your Electronic Devices
You want the interviewer to know that they have your full attention. Even if you aren't on it, it's distracting for a phone to ring or vibrate during the interview. Turn it off so those issues don't arise.
The only exception here is if you have an iPad or laptop that you need to utilize for presentation purposes during the interview.
6. Brush and Style Your Hair
Showing up with bed head screams, "I forgot about this until the last minute!" This is certainly not the impression you want to give, so make sure your hair looks tidy and presentable.
7. Smile
They say your smile is your best accessory for a reason. If you smile, you seem friendlier and easy to get along with. Plus, nobody wants to hire a grump. Don't smile constantly – you're not in a pageant – just a friendly hello, throughout the interview and goodbye works wonders.
8. Dress Classically
When in doubt, stick to classic staples. If you have to debate whether or not the outfit is appropriate, don't take a gamble.
9. Dress like You Already Work There
People in offices tend to dress similarly. Before you interview, grab a cup of job and sit nearby the building and observe what others are wearing. If it's super casual, dress up a bit more but, if it seems like everyone is wearing a suit, you can take cues from their looks.
10. Manicure Your Nails
This applies to both men and women. Dirty, unkempt hands show you don't take pride in your experience and, as an interviewer; they will likely picture you shaking hands with business associates.
Obviously, men just need clean, groomed nails – no polish, etc. Women should choose a neutral color, rather than an obscure trendy color choice. You don't want something as small as your fingernails to stop you from getting the job, do you?
1. Wear Bold Clothing
You want the interview to see you, not what you're wearing. Bold colors and flashy apparel distracts the interviewer from what they should be focusing on: you. That goes for bright colors, excessive jewelry, wild shoes and quirky ties.
2. Wear Super Trendy Apparel
It's an interview, not a runway. No matter how casual the environment, you want to look professional. If you're in a creative field, you can easily dress stylish yet professionally.
Keep in mind that your idea of trendy or fashionable may not be the same as your interviewer's, so sticking to the classics is always safer.
3. Wear Wrinkled or Ripped Clothing
You don't want to give off the impression that you're messy, frazzled and don't have it together. Similarly, anything you wear should be clean and certainly not ripped – no matter how stylish you think it looks.
4. Wear Denim or Sweats
Wearing casual wear, like denim or sweats sends the message, "I don't care," to your interviewer. Remember, interviews aren't meant to be a comfortable, casual situation. They are for you to show your professionalism and denim or sweatpants don't accomplish that.
5. Casual Does Not Mean What You'd Wear on Weekends
If the work environment is casual, guys should wear tailored pants and a button down. Women should wear a nice dress, skirt and blouse or tailored pants and button down.
6. Wear Sunglasses on Your Head
Chances are the office you're interviewing in isn't sunny, so skip the shades.
7. Wear White Socks with Dress Shoes
Men are guilty of this more often than women. Invest in a nice pair of dress socks to go with your professional, presentable shoes.
8. Make-up or Perfume Overload
We know you want to be taken seriously, but a face full of makeup is distracting and overdone. Use make-up sparingly to look presentable yet natural.
Similarly, too much perfume or scented lotions can be distracting and overwhelming to an interviewer. If you use perfume, one spritz should do the trick.
Men, go easy on the aftershave!
9. Bring a Beverage
Most likely, the interviewer or receptionist will offer you a beverage anyway. So skip the latte temptation, the less you have to hold the better. The only things you should arrive with are professional documents in a portfolio or briefcase.
10. Chew Gum
We know you want fresh breath, so feel free to chew gum on the way to the interview. Chewing gum looks (and sounds) sloppy, so save your chomping addiction for when you exit.
Quick tips:
There are some items that are never appropriate for an interview, no matter what the job type. Stay away from the following items, at all costs!
• Leggings
• Miniskirts or Short Dresses
• Capris
• Shorts
• Jeans
• Leather Jackets
• Turtlenecks (for men)
• Sneakers
• Athletic Socks
• Flip Flops
• Gaudy Jewelry
• Revealing clothing
• Baggy Clothes
• Hats
• Stained, Soiled or Wrinkled Clothing
• Graphic Tees
• Tattoos and Piercings (This depends on where you're interviewing)
• Short sleeved shirts with a Tie
• Gym Clothes
• Sky-High Heels
Have you ever made a poor outfit decision for an interview or interviewed someone who made one?


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Proving Prejudice for Ineffective Assistance Claims After Frye
5 Pages Posted: 25 Oct 2012
Date Written: October 1, 2012
The Supreme Court's recent decision in Missouri v. Frye has been widely described as benefiting criminal defendants. While Frye expanded the pool of defendants who are eligible to bring ineffective assistance claims to those who were deprived of a favorable plea bargain, it may have made it more difficult for those defendants to prevail on those claims by increasing the necessary showing of prejudice. In particular, the Frye Court indicated that a defendant must demonstrate not only that she would have accepted the plea deal, but also that 'the plea would have been entered without the prosecution canceling it or the trial court refusing to accept it.' This language may encourage lower courts to raise the bar for defendants claiming ineffective assistance. As this short commentary demonstrates, a number of federal courts have imposed heightened prejudice standards on defendants claiming ineffective assistance at sentencing. The prejudice language in Frye may help to solidify what appears to be a broader trend of defendants being asked to prove too much to establish prejudice.
Keywords: ineffective assistance, right to counsel, sentencing, prejudice
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Dartmouth President Kim to Give Keynote Address to Open $300 House Design Workshop
Tuck at Dartmouth
January 23, 2012
On Wednesday, January 25, Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim will deliver the keynote address at the Tuck School of Business to launch a four-day design workshop for the $300 House Project, a concept developed by Tuck Professor Vijay Govindarajan.
In the fall of 2010, Govindarajan developed the $300 House concept and began a blog to initiate a dialogue on proposed solutions to develop low-cost housing for the poorest populations in the world, those who are not currently served by any conventional housing programs. Since the initial concept discussion, students, faculty and staff from Tuck, the Thayer School of Engineering [Vicki May & Jack Wilson], Dartmouth's Studio Art Department and the Center for Health Care Delivery Science have collaborated on the $300 House project.
"Over 70 million people – the size of the United Kingdom – live in pavements with only sky as their roof," Govindarajan said. "Is this right? Even insects and spiders have houses. Housing is a human right. Any nation which cannot house and look after its own people is a failed nation. It doesn't have to be that way. Businesses, governments, and NGOs must work together to solve this wicked problem."
The four-day workshop will bring together students, designers, planners, engineers, healthcare providers, business thinkers and members of two communities in Haiti with the goal of integrating the best aspects of their ideas into a single prototype house for rural areas or densely populated urban slums. The project aims to expand into pilot projects in Haiti.
The address on the $300 House Project is open to the public and will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25, in the Georgiopoulos Classroom in Raether Hall at the Tuck School of Business.


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Summary/Annotation -> There has never been a better time for a book on Gram Parsons. At the thirty-year anniversary of his death, his sound, a mix of country and rock 'n' roll, is absolutely everywhere. Popular musicians of today trace their inspiration to pick up a guitar to when they first heard his music. His songs and his style have had a lasting effect on the music of our time. Now, together with Parsons's daughter, Polly, Jessica Hundley has created an intimate and extensive biography that brings together never-before-seen photos and illustrations, unpublished letters, and in-depth interviews with some of the many artists whose work was shaped by Parsons, including Keith Richards, Emmylou Harris, Wilco, and Ryan Adams, among many others. Grievous Angel is the tribute that the legions of Parsons fans have been waiting for--a book that brings to life the story of the Southern boy who revolutionized the way music sounds.
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Oct. 23, 2010
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - It took a total team effort for the UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team to overwhelm Cal State Northridge on Saturday night, 25-19, 25-13, 26-24 and in doing so the Gauchos now find themselves in first place in the Big West.
Coupled with Long Beach State's four-game victory over Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, the Gauchos moved a half-game ahead of both the 49ers and Titans in the conference. Santa Barbara is 13-9 overall and 7-2 in the Big West. Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton are each 6-2 in conference play.
Four UCSB players had at least six kills, five had at least seven digs and the Gauchos combined for 11.0 total team blocks to sweep CSUN (9-15, 2-7).
Kasey Kipp had a monster night for the Gauchos as she had nine kills and combined for 10 blocks - two solos and eight assisted. The senior middle blocker hit .692.
Charlene DeHoog led the way as the only Gauchos to hit double-figures in kills as she tallied 10 to go with eight digs. Stacey Schmidt and Kara Sherrard each had six kills. Dana Vargas passed out 29 assists to go with three kills and 11 digs. Kelly Heenan had 13 digs.
While the first set was close, the game hardly seemed in doubt when UCSB jumped out to an 18-10 lead. CSUN closed the gap to 20-15, but Santa Barbara used four attack errors by the Matadors to close out the first set.
On the night Cal State Northridge hit just .031 and swung at a -.077 clip in the second set. UCSB hit just .196 on the evening, but was firing in game two, hitting at a .314 clip.
The third set UCSB's Achilles Heel all season, almost was the team's downfall again. Entering the match with a 7-14 mark in third sets this season, the Gauchos watched CSUN battle throughout, even coming back from a 23-20 deficit.
Though UCSB led 24-22, CSUN's Monica McFarland had one of her two kills to prevent the Gauchos from closing out the match at that moment. A Kipp kill and another hitting error - one of 30 by the Matadors - allowed UCSB to enjoy its third sweep in conference play.
The Gauchos have a tough week ahead as they travel to face Cal State Fullerton on Friday and Long Beach State on Saturday. Both matches start at 7 p.m. UCSB returns home for a four-match homestand beginning on Nov. 2 against UC Riverside.
Tickets are available by calling (805) 893-UCSB or click here.
The Intercollegiate Athletics Ticket Office has two parking spaces adjacent to the building and is now open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., making it easier than ever for fans to purchase tickets. The two parking spots, designated specifically for the Ticket Office, are also available during weekday hours, which are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Gaucho Fund, launched as part of the Dare to Be Great strategic plan, is UCSB Athletics' annual giving program to provide vital funding support for scholarships, academic success and leadership development for Gaucho student-athletes. The Gaucho Fund is the anchor to the Dare to Be Great campaign.
GKids is the official kids club of UCSB Athletics. Members receive a free GKids t-shirt, free admittance to tons of Gaucho games, opportunities to be ball boys and girls at games, a special birthday greeting from Olie (the GKids mascot) and much, much more! For more information on GKids, or to become a member, please click here.


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Private Referral Center
The Medical Center's Private Referral Center is staffed with registered nurses who provide care under the direction of a patient's physician. Private Referral primarily provides ambulatory care services including evaluation and treatment to patients of various ages and varying levels of non-urgent illnesses. Services include private physician consultation and IV therapy (including antiobiotic and blood administration).
Appointments can be made by calling (270) 796-5127.


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In November 1861, New London residents watched with curiosity as teams of oxen hauled wagons loaded with fieldstones through their streets.
The stones had been collected from the foundations of farms and old pasture walls in Waterford and surrounding towns. Generations of farmers had used those walls to keep their cattle and livestock from wandering off.
Now those stones were to provide a different kind of barrier.
When they reached the city wharves the teamsters, singing patriotic songs and with Old Glory waving proudly, worked with dock hands and sailors to load their rocky freight onto waiting ships.
Their wooden hulls used to carry blubber and oil from whales, but those days had passed with the advent of steam propulsion and petroleum. The stones were the last cargo these ships would carry.
The crews had rigged and readied the ships. Holes were drilled below the water lines in each hull. Plugs were then inserted, to be removed when the aged fleet reached its destination: the harbor of Charleston, S.C., seat of the Southern rebellion.
Union military planners believed that by scuttling the ships, they could clog the shipping lanes and bottle up a key Confederate port. The industry-poor South depended on its South Atlantic and Gulf ports to import the weapons, munitions, shoes, clothing and other goods from Europe that it needed to wage the war that had begun seven months before.
Devised by Army General-in-Chief Winfield Scott, the Anaconda Plan aimed to use the North's superior naval and material resources to squeeze the life out of the rebellion by seizing the Mississippi River, cutting the Confederacy in two, and blockading the 3,500-mile Southern coastland.
Thirteen ships in what became known as the Stone Fleet sailed from New London on Nov. 21, 1861. Twelve others left New Bedford and Boston. The 25 vessels, mostly whalers, were the first of two such fleets that set sail late in the war's first year to toughen the Union blockade and assist in ongoing operations against Confederate coastal defenses.
Just one week before, on Nov. 14, a Union flotilla had seized Port Royal Sound, near the Georgia-South Carolina border. Two Connecticut regiments — the 6th and 7th — had stormed ashore to occupy Port Royal's defenses: Fort Walker on Hilton Head Island and Fort Beauregard, both silenced by naval bombardment.
It was a notable success in an otherwise lackluster first year of the war for the North.
Connecticut and the Navy
From the earliest days of the Civil War, strategists in the Lincoln administration realized that for the Union to prevail, the Federal Navy had to play a critical role.
The blockade had to choke off the South's supply lifeline. Union warships and gunboats had to seize Confederate ports and move large bodies of troops and supplies along coastlines and inland waterways, particularly the Mississippi and Ohio rivers and their various tributaries.
Charged with overseeing the effort was Glastonbury native and former Hartford Times editor Gideon Welles, President Lincoln's gruff, hard-working secretary of the navy.
Welles and other planners realized that to accomplish its mission, the Navy needed more ships, lots of them. Connecticut, with its long maritime history and established shipyards, became a key supplier, the historic whaling ports of Mystic and New London at the forefront.
In 1861, Mystic had three major shipbuilders and several smaller one. It emerged as a leading center for wartime naval construction. Its 50,000 tons of ships surpassed every other Union port except Boston, which was 20 times larger.
"The Civil War era was the peak of Mystic's long ship-building history. Most of the ships built at Mystic were for troop and supply transport, but several were built and fitted for combat, and a few actually engaged in battle,'' according to an unpublished paper by Brian Stanley, a graduate student in history at Central Connecticut State University.
Steamship construction led the way. The 56 steamships built in Mystic represented, 5 percent of the nation's total, more than Massachusetts and Maine combined. An additional 36 wooden vessels of various size and type were also built.
The boom in shipbuilding spawned the growth and development of local subcontractors and suppliers such as the Mystic Iron Works, which in 1862 began fabricating steam boilers and the iron plating the Navy was demanding by late 1861.
The iron-clad age had dawned that summer when Confederate naval engineers successfully transformed the burned, wooden hulk of the USS Merrimack into a fearsome, iron-plated commerce raider, the CCS Virginia.
To counter the threat, Welles ordered a design competition that resulted in the birth of the famous USS Monitor, selected by a naval board thanks in large part due to the timely intervention of competing ship designer Cornelius Bushnell of Madison.
Bushnell realized that the Monitor design — a "cheesebox on a raft'' with its innovative, rotating gun turret — was superior to his own and lobbied for its selection. In March 1862, the Monitor fought the Virginia to a draw at the Battle of Hampton Roads, ending a serious threat to the Union blockade and signaling the dawn of the modern naval age.
Bushnell's own ironclad, the screw-steamer USS Galena, was built in Mystic in just 90 days. Launched in February 1862, it became the Navy's second ironclad and went into action three month later on the James River outside Richmond. Unfortunately, the ship's iron plating proved inadequate protection against Confederate shore batteries, and its crew sustained heavy casualties. Taken in for repairs, stripped of her plating, the Galena later returned to action as a wooden warship and participated in Admiral Farragut's famous victory at Mobile Bay in 1864.
Sunken Whalers
A directive from Welles in October 1861 set in motion preparations for the Stone Fleet.
A New London businessman, 35-year-old Richard H. Chappell, was charged with finding and outfitting the needed vessels.
Chappell had made his mark in New London's whaling industry. Ambitious and resourceful, he had expanded the reach of his firm to include seal hunting in Alaska and the Antarctic and guano collection in the Pacific.
Working with agents in New Bedford and Boston, Chappell scoured the New England coastline for ships. In just a few weeks time, 45 vessels, mostly old whalers, were acquired from New York City and various New England ports, with 11 of them coming from New London and others from Mystic.
Ships from the initial stone fleet were sunk off Charleston on Dec. 20, 1861 provoking an immediate outcry from the press in South Carolina and across the Atlantic.
"Shall We Have War With England?'' headlined a Hartford Daily Courant editorial on Jan. 3, 1862. The editorialist argued that Great Britain viewed the American rebellion as an opportunity to weaken a growing commercial power and would seize upon "any pretext'' to tweak the U.S.: "the hostile English press itself is already protesting against such a mode of blockade as injurious to the rights of nations."
The second stone fleet sailed December 11. Vessels were sunk off Charleston and Tybee Island, at the mouth of the Savannah River, in early 1862. By then, reports had emerged that that this novel effort to impede Southern blockade-running had achieved, at best, mixed results.
As the Courant informed readers on February 15, 1862:
"The Sea Ranger which accompanied the stone fleet to Charleston has returned to New London. The Chronicle says the captain brings a report which will somewhat astonish all of us who have fancied that the stone fleet had closed up from navigation the inlets where the hulks have been sunk.
"The enterprise is pronounced so far a failure that it is still quite an easy matter to sail or steam into or out of the passage in which the stone vessels are placed! They are sunk so far apart that it is easy to steer between them, and some of them lie in such deep soundings that there are six or eight fathoms of water between their rails and the surface."
Herman Melville, the great chronicler of the whaling era, mourned what he viewed as a wasteful failure in his poem, "The Stone Fleet." Here are the final stanzas:
"To scuttle them — a pirate deed —
Sack them, and dismast;
They sunk so low, they died so hard
But gurgling dropped at last
Their ghosts in gales repeat
Woe's us, Stone Fleet!
"And all for naught. The waters pass—
Currents will have their way;
Nature is nobody's ally; 'tis well;
The harbor is bettered – will stay.
A failure and complete,
Was your Old Stone Fleet."


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Hope College continues to hold more grants for summer collaborative faculty-student research from the National Science Foundation (NSF) than any other undergraduate college in the country.
Hope holds five awards through the NSF's "Research Experiences for Undergraduates" (REU) program, in biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics and physics.
No other liberal arts college has more than two of the awards, and Hope is the only liberal arts college in Michigan to have any of them. Nationwide, only 31 institutions, all comprehensive universities or research agencies, hold more of the grants. In addition to Hope, in Michigan eight universities hold NSF-REU awards.
Through Hope's REU grants, undergraduate students from across the nation have joined Hope College students to conduct research full-time with Hope faculty members for eight to 10 weeks this summer, and are receiving stipends as well as support for housing, travel and other expenses. They are working with dozens of students whose summer research at Hope is supported in other ways.
The department of biology's grant is supporting seven students conducting research in the department this summer. They are working with six faculty members on a broad range of projects including the impact of heat acclimation on water balance in rats, a potential stem cell regulator of embryological development in roundworms, a comprehensive study of groundnut, a new promising root crop with both nutritional and medicinal value, a comparative analyses of microbial genomes, molecular recognition of fatty acids in yeast, and the characterization of genes and proteins important in infection by bacteriophages. The five-year, $250,835 grant is being administered by Dr. Christopher Barney, professor of biology, and Dr. Gregory Fraley, associate professor of biology, and the summer research program is being directed by Dr. Aaron Putzke, assistant professor of biology.
The department of chemistry's grant is supporting nine students this summer conducting research in the department this summer. They are working with some of the 13 faculty doing research on a broad range of projects in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, environmental chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and physical chemistry. This is the third year of a three-year, $185,540 grant, which supported five students in the summer of 2010 and seven students in the summer of 2011. The grant is being administered by Dr. Kenneth Brown, associate professor of chemistry; Dr. Graham Peaslee, professor of chemistry and chairperson of the department, and professor of geology/environmental science; and Dr. Elizabeth Sanford, associate professor of chemistry.
The department of computer science's grant is supporting 13 students working with four faculty members this summer. The summer includes four research projects: "A Visual Editor for Graph Algorithms," "Modeling Bacterial Metabolism and Genetic Regulation," "Creating an Environment to Experiment with Security Threats," and "Building an online survey system." In addition to Hope computer science students and faculty, the department's summer research includes four students from four other institutions. This is the final year of a three-year, $320,686 grant that is being administered by Dr. Michael Jipping, professor of computer science. The award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Public Law 111.5).
Six professors in the department of mathematics will mentor 13 research students in a variety of projects this summer. The projects are in graph theory, mathematics education, applied topology, modeling the learning curve and combinatorics; there are also joint projects with geology and in mathematical biology. This is the final year of a five-year, $230,550 grant being administered by Pennings and Dr. Mark Pearson, associate professor of mathematics.
The department of physics is in the third year of a three-year grant. The $187,317 grant is supporting six students (including one incoming freshman) working with five faculty members this summer. The projects are in nuclear physics, astrophysics, forensic science, solid state physics and plasma physics. The grant is administered by Stephen Remillard, assistant professor of physics, and Dr. Jennifer Hampton, assistant professor of physics.