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I need a little help with my 9 mo. old yellow lab. This is my first dog to train myself and while he is through FF and doing well with e-collar conditioning, he has some issues I am unfamiliar with. My primary concern is vocalization.
I usually work with a friend of mine and his dog. We work our dogs separately by taking turns throwing bumpers/birds and firing blanks ect. When it comes time for the other dog to work I either kennel or keep my dog at heel with a lead. The point is he whines uncontrollably if I don't send him. I also took him on his first hunt this year and he did some crying on the dog stand.
I know that he is still a puppy and has a great deal of work before he is finished but I want to nip this in the bud before it is too late. I have read other threads that say don't let him retrieve or shock the hell out of him if he whines. What is the best solution to teach a dog to be quiet no matter what the circumstances are?

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Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTAs) support and enable their patients'/clients' participation in the activities of everyday life. In collaboration with licensed Occupational Therapists, OTAs work with patients'/clients' who are recovering from serious injury and may have a physical, emotional, social or a developmental disability. They help patients'/clients' of all ages full-fill educational, vocational and leisure skills. Demand is on the rise for well-trained graduates and OTAs enjoy competitive salaries and career options in a wide range of settings. ACC offers a nationally accredited Associate of Applied Science degree. Students also receive preparation for the national certification exam.
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Students build a solid educational foundation in areas of general academics while focusing on specialized Occupational Therapy Assistant training. Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) students learn to promote and maintain function when patients experience injury, disease, or disability. They practice observing, carrying out treatments, and assisting with patient evaluations. OTA students also engage clients in therapeutic activities and occupations that enhance participation in various activities and document the client's progress. Teaching clients how to compensate for lost skills helping individuals with disabilities increase their independence are also skills taught in the program.
An OTA may perform any of the following activities:
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Graduates can be eligible to work with children, adolescents, adults, or geriatric clients in the following settings: hospitals, rehabilitation centers, schools, mental health facilities, private physician practices, nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, community centers, and outpatient clinics. In schools, OTAs work with students who have learning disabilities, behavioral problems, cerebral palsy, or Down syndrome. OTAs often work with adults with traumatic injuries, the effects of a stroke, Alzheimer's disease, or mental health problems.
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Agroforestry provides a landowner the opportunity to develop a portfolio of short- and long-term investments that allow for some spreading of financial risk through diversification. In general, diversification of investment provides financial advantages, although it also introduces the need for additional management expertise to deal with the added complexity of the farm operation. For farms with land particularly unsuitable for crops, agroforestry provides a way to remove the unsuitable land from crop production over an extended period as the trees mature. Agroforestry also provides social benefits by functioning as a protective system that ensures resource conservation, although some of these benefits are not directly measurable.
The following agroforestry practices are particularly applicable to the U.S. temperate zone:
Agroforestry, in general, provides a greater economic return than other cropping combinations where it is the most appropriate system (Table 1). In most instances this is due to the timing of returns. For example, agroforestry provides the highest returns of the four land-use regimes considered in Table 1, followed by timber and nuts and then by soybean/wheat rotation. The early returns from the intercrops of soybeans and winter wheat in the agroforestry regime, coupled with nut production, which begins in year 20 (or sooner with select planting material), are responsible for the high financial yield. In the case of walnut agroforestry, nut revenues are responsible for the bulk of the financial returns. Under the conditions assumed here (tree rows only 40 feet apart), row crops can be grown only for about 10 years. The rotation of soybeans and winter wheat ranks third because it yields an annual return. The straight timber production regime ranks last because it yields positive returns only twice during the rotation period — in years 45 and 60 in the model shown.
Table 1Financial measures of alternative land-use regimes, medium-quality land, 60-year rotation for black walnut
Three financial measures — present net worth (PNW), internal rate of return (IRR), and annual equivalent value (AEV) — are typically used in presenting to the potential investor a complete picture of the various alternatives.
Present net worth (PNW) is defined as the net value of a future stream of costs and revenues discounted back to the present at a predetermined interest rate (in this case 4 percent). PNW is usually expressed in dollars per acre or dollars from a given investment on a given piece of land. When PNW is computed with land values omitted (Table 1), its value is the amount that can be paid for land and still yield the predetermined interest rate on the investment.
Internal rate of return (IRR) is expressed as an interest rate, much like the rate earned on a certificate of deposit or a savings account. It is the average interest rate earned on all costs accrued before the investment matures. The interest rate at which PNW = 0 is where the present value of revenues equals the present value of the costs.
PNW and IRR differ in their underlying assumptions regarding investment of intermediate costs and revenues. With PNW the reinvestment rate is controlled, while with IRR we solve for it.
Annual equivalent value (AEV) is the annualized value of the cash flow. It is the PNW converted to an average annual value (a somewhat difficult concept since it is not a true mean, but rather one that takes into account the timing of costs and revenues). AEV is usually expressed as dollars per acre per period (usually one year).
AEV is most useful when comparing a forestry investment with an alternative that typically yields annual returns, such as agricultural crops.
From the standpoint of production economics, agroforestry is representative of the multiple output model of joint production, where several fixed and variable inputs are combined to produce at least two products. Implicit in this model is that quantities of all outputs can be varied by deliberate management decisions. Thus, the main concern with agroforestry is in production efficiency, that is, to add trees to the land so long as the benefits from each additional tree are greater than the benefits forgone from the crop that the tree is replacing.
There are three general relationships between outputs, only one of which has any real relationship to the production decision (Filius, 1982). These relationships can be illustrated with a two-product system. A supplementary relationship between products exists where the level of production of one product can be increased with no decrease in the level of output of the other. A complementary relationship between products exists where the level of production of one product can be increased and it results simultaneously in an increase in the level of production of another. These cases are similar in that no economic rationale exists for determining a level of production within their range. Consequently, the level of production should take place in the competitive relationship where an increase in the production of one product is achieved only with a corresponding decrease in level of production of the other.
Because of the long-term nature of agroforestry, any or all of the preceding three relationships may be found within a given system over its duration. As an agroforestry system matures, these relationships change. Therefore, it is important for one to be fully informed and familiar with the dynamic nature of the system because the adoption decision must be made with respect to maximizing the cumulative net benefits. Further, to make a valid decision regarding adoption of an agroforestry system, it is important that all costs and revenues be brought to a single point in time through either discounting or compounding.
Three general economic benefits are typically ascribed to agroforestry:
Likewise, from an operational standpoint, agroforestry to some extent increases flexibility in agricultural operations since many silvicultural practices may be delayed with little or no detrimental effect until free time is available. In addition, agroforestry offers a means by which farm operators can phase out part or all of their row crop production at a rate approximating the rate of depreciation of their farm equipment.
On the other hand, agroforestry systems have been criticized from an economic standpoint in the following ways:
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JediCon WV is West Virginias original Star Wars show. And in 2014 well be celebrating Episode XI fanboy speak for our 11th convention.
We started this way back when as a way to have some fun and meet other Star Wars enthusiasts.
And we have.
But we also discovered its a great vehicle to raise money for our charity of choice: Childrens Miracle Network ( CMN ).ALL money made from ticket,food and silent auction sales go to CMN .
So, while this is a marketing ploy its were also gonna bring you some entertainment and introduce you to some phenomenal people weve met over the years. And were gonna invite you to participate.
JediCon WV Episode XI will be held at the Matthew Barker Memorial Complex in Paden City, WV, June 21, 2014. This is our first time at the venue but we needed a larger location.
Yeah, were excited about that.
And our panelists.
On tap weve got in no particular order :
Brian Stillman, producer of Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys. Stillman is making a documentary on the Kenner line of licensed likenesses we first gen fans grew up with. See what hes been up to at www.plasticgalaxymovie.com/.
Bill McBride has agreed to be a part of our show. McBride is the curator of The Darth Vader Toy Museum. His Web site is www.sithtoys.com. Go check him out.
Bryan Prosek, author of Earth United, is another first timer with us. His book is available at Amazon.com.
Kim Simmons, billed as the Man Who Shot Luke Skywalker, returns with wife Pat. What the loosely veiled reference to the Jimmy Stewart western refers to is Simmons was the principle photographer for much of the Kennner Star Wars toy line. And just a great guy. He and Pat have been long-standing guests of JediCon WV and we appreciate their help.You can reach Kim here: http://www.themanwhoshotlukeskywalker.com/ or here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Thema...23659341026868
Finally weve signed on Blind Wave Productions ( https://www.facebook.com/BlindWaveProduction ). These guys are two-time winners of the Lightsaber Choreography Competition and makers of fan films. For a sample of their work slip over to YouTube. They really are amazing.
That said well also have our vendors with SW collectibles for sale including - modern,vintage and everything in between video game booth, local 501st and more.
As time goes on Ill be posting updates on the show.
For more info check us out at www.jediconwv.net and like us on FaceBook ( https://www.facebook.com/jedicon.wv.9 ) or if you have any questions please feel free to send me a PM and I'll answer as soon as I can.
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Ruud discusses concerns in Crosslake
State Sen. Carrie Ruud, R-Breezy Point, visited Golden Horizons Assisted Living in Crosslake on Friday, May 3, to hear concerns from citizens.
She spoke to a crowd of around 15 people, from both inside and outside of Golden Horizons, on a wide range of topics, but mainly on health care and long-term care.
"I think the state's priorities are going in the wrong direction," Ruud said.
She said she's working to raise awareness for the need for funding for long-term care, saying it's been cut to the "bare bones."
Wendy Christensen, administrator at Golden Horizons, agreed. She said long-term care has always been a squeeze, but the squeeze comes not only to the facilities and employees but also to the seniors.
"They are the ones who pay the price," Christensen said.
When discussing pharmaceuticals and health care further, Ruud said she felt that the less government involvement, the better.
She wants to get rid of regulations, which she said drive up costs. She mentioned the hoops staff have to jump through to get wheelchairs and hospital beds for those who need them.
Ruud discussed the Minnesota health care exchange, which she said is flawed. Because no one can be denied health care because of a pre-existing condition, she believes healthy people will not purchase health care until they're sick, and those healthy individuals are needed to fund the system.
She added that many legislators, including her, feel their hands are tied on health care as they wait to see how new national laws will affect the state.
She disagrees with a bill regarding mandatory nurse staffing. The bill would require a certain number of nurses to a certain number of patients.
"I trust hospitals to know how many people they need," Ruud said, rather than having law make that determination. That bill passed in the Senate, but is not yet law, she said.
On the topic of education, Ruud believes schools don't mind the school shift because of the interest earned when money is borrowed.
She's displeased with the elimination of graduation standards tests and teachers' standards tests.
"We're in competition globally. When you take away standards, I think we're going in the wrong direction," she said.
She also talked about children who are here illegally. She said they are eligible for in-state tuition and may apply for grants.
"They compete with our Minnesota kids for getting into college and grant money," she said.
She said the state is paying to educate people who won't be able to work in the state once they've graduated due to lack of documentation.
"We need to work at a federal level to change that. They should have a path to citizenship, but that process should have started a long time ago," she said, adding that the issue can't be solved at a state level.
Ruud also talked about the expansion of sales tax, which she said "hurts our families."
Using her granddaughter as an example, Ruud said that taxing music lessons and camps would affect young people. Seniors would also be affected, she said, noting that many live on a fixed income.
Ruud encouraged anyone who wanted to make change to write to the majority party and express their opinions. She said email is the primary route for communication, and a personal email is usually read by the legislator himself or herself.


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Katherine Marshall, a World Bank official and Princeton graduate alumna, will deliver a talk titled "Ethical Pragmatists: Fighting Poverty From the Catseat of the World Bank" at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, in 16 Robertson Hall.
Marshall has worked as a senior officer at the World Bank since 1971 and is currently senior adviser in the Office of Dialogue on Values and Ethics, focusing on issues related to ethics, values, rights and faith in development work. She previously was director for World Bank programs in East Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Marshall played a prominent role in developing the World Faiths Development Dialogue, an effort to facilitate discussions on poverty and development among people from different religions and with international development institutions.
Marshall earned a master's degree in public affairs in 1969 from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Her lecture is sponsored by the Wilson School and the Office of Graduate Career Services.


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Sugar consumption up. Global temperatures up. Is one causing the other?
Is the rise in sugar consumption in America causing average global temperature to rise? Are rising temperatures causing people to eat more sugar? Both of these factors are rising but are they related by correlation, causation, or both?
We made a few discoveries in the previous sections:
- Average global temperature has been rising for the past several decades.
- Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been rising for the past several decades.
- Carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere from fossil fuel burning have been rising for the past several decades.
We see a correlation. A correlation is the mutual relationship between two or more things. CO2 emissions from fossil fuel burning, atmospheric CO2 levels, and average global temperatures are all rising. They exhibit positive correlation because they are all going in the same direction. If one factor rises while another sinks they have negative correlation.
But correlation does not necessarily indicate causation. To explain the difference, let's look at an example. Sugar consumption in the United States has also been rising for decades. This is positively correlated with rising average global temperatures.
American consumption of caloric sweeteners (sugar), 1970-2009.
Is the rise in sugar consumption causing the rise in global temperatures or vice versa? While this isn't impossible; it's extremely unlikely. There's no mechanism for one to increase the other. Here there is correlation, not causation.
Causation refers to the factor that is producing the effect. To establish causation we need to know how one would cause the other.
Here is a brief outline of the way an increase in CO2 can increase global temperatures. Climate change science is dealt with extensively in later concepts.
- Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere trap heat. This is natural and good.
- CO2 is a greenhouse gas.
- The more greenhouse gases there are in the atmosphere, the more heat can be trapped.
- The more heat that's trapped, the warmer average global temperatures are.
Because carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, increased atmospheric CO2 causes average global temperatures to rise. We found one cause for rising global temperatures. There are also others.
- Correlation is a comparison of two factors within a population. Correlation does not imply causation.
- If one factor is responsible for the change in another factor, there is causation.
- Establishing causation requires a mechanism to show how one factor can influence the other.
- Burning fossil fuels releases CO2 into the atmosphere. That CO2 traps heat, which causes global temperatures to rise.
- Compare and contrast correlation and causation.
- Sugar consumption has been rising in the U.S. for decades. Can you think of something this might be positively correlated with? Can you think of something this might be negatively correlated with? Do you know if these things share causality?
- Name at least two factors that are changing as a result of the increase in sugar consumption in the U.S. Is this correlation or causation?


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As most of the world knows the Boston Celtics won their 17th NBA Championship last night.
The Celtics surely wanted to win the game more than the Lakers as the game was a blow out.
The played with skill and precision coming from a 4 pt deficit in the first to leading and never looking back. Watching the game I thought, now that is a great basketball team. They spread the ball around, there seemed to be no selfish play. The coach made the appropriate substitution's to let even the rookies get playing time in what would be a great moment in their lives.
For an hour I sat and watched what was shaping up to be a moment to share with the Scouts on team work and selflessness. And then they won.
Immediately the true colors of the players came to light, now I'm not talking about all of them, certainly Ray Allen and Paul Pierce showed the class that is demonstrated by the Doc Rivers their coach, but Garnett, the vocal leader of the team… well he got just that..Vocal. I am glad that the ABC booth was ready as a rash of profanities spouted from his mouth as he celebrated.
Was their a need for that. I don't think so, but then that's the way he is. That's not a show. That is a lack of class.
I love to see a winning team thank the opposition after a game. The competition, the battle, the game, this is why they play, right? Well that and lots of money. But watching the post game, players from both sides embraced and wished each other well, all the while Garnett continued his celebration, at one point hugging Bill Russel and saying "I GOT MINE".
Now I am not trying to bash on K G.. he is an incredible Basketball player.
My point here is that in victory there should be class, Sportsmanship, and yeah Celebrating… but celebrate with your team… it is a total victory when the team wins. The Boston Celtics won last night as a team. Kevin Garnett scored 26 points of the 131, he led his team emotionally and on the court. But at the end of the evening, as the team celebrated I can not get the picture of a selfish classes man in the spot light.
I thought to myself well it is a moment to share with our Scouts. An example of team work, and sportsmanship. An example of class and a lack there of.
Congratulations to the Celtics. They dominated the game and went out with class as a team. Exceptions to every rule apply, but they don't have to. And the test of a true victor is class.


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Rihanna shut down the red carpet at the 'China: Through the Looking Glass' 2015 Met Gala, hosted at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Monday (May 4).
We can always count on the songstress to wake us from any sartorial-fueled slumber with her no-holds-barred style. And she delivered in true form here, donning an elaborate couture number by Chinese designer Guo Pei.
Intricately embroidered and edged in fur, the cape-style coat extended nearly the entire length of the first set of those iconic stairs for maximum impact. At times, the top half of her hot-pink bodysuit peered over the edge of the fur for a hint of edgy allure.
But the real story here was the majestic regality of the coat, which was only magnified with her metallic, floral-shaped headpiece and gold choker necklace. She completed the look with Christian Louboutin 'Toerless Muse' pumps.
Love it or hate it, it's audacious looks such as this that truly embody the essence of Met Gala fashion.
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With the little crispness that's appeared in the air, and fall very much on its way, there are a couple things I'm looking forward to. One is finally getting to break out the boots and scarves and sweaters again, and the other is weeding out some of the really rough television shows that are just starting out. We already gave you the recommendations for the shows we're actually excited for this fall — now it's time to give you the shows we think are most likely to be canceled. I know what you're thinking: "Gosh, Alexis! Why so negative?" Well, because it's my job, that's why. If it makes you feel any better, I recommended ten shows, and I'm only…disrecommending?…eight of them. That's partly because I'm a glass-half-full kind of girl, and partly because I hate being wrong and having to eat my words, and nothing would make me have to do that more than predicting a show will fail, and then having it run for eight seasons. I'll be just like that casting director who panned Fred Astaire by writing about him, "Can't act, can'tsing. Can dance a little." JUST LIKE HIM.
The seven shows that we've selected here are shows that we hope get canceled, not shows that are wonderful and will get canceled anyway like Arrested Development. But here's the thing about that: this is on you. We're giving you all the information you need here, so get out there and watch the right shows, and don't watch the wrong ones. That way no garbage like Two And A Half Men will ever get on television again and we'll all live happily ever after.
Oh and also, in the interest of full disclosure, there are a couple shows listed here that were also listed as TV shows we were excited for. I'm sorry, okay? I make mistakes, too, and I was just trying to give them the benefit of the doubt. Wipe that self-important smirk off your face and read the goddamn post.
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Well a late start but the 2nd Annual Jamboree will be held at the Pools Knob Wildlife Management area Sat. and Sun. Sept 21-22. On that weekend, the grounds have been reserved and paid for by the Middle Tn. Amataur Retriever club. Since the date falls so close to the Master National, and nothing has been scheduled, the club has decided that the date could be used as a training day with all guests invited.
Here is where we stand so far. With my own equipment and frozen ducks, I intend to have a setup consisting of 5 marks with wingers in such a manner that a dog at any HT level will be able to train. That setup will be ready by 7am SHARP Sat. 21st. Another individual, barring conflicts also has equipment and ducks ect that he has offered to come with his equipment. This is the kind of support that is needed. Another trainer who was at the last Jamboree also will come if he does not have a conflict with a HT.
Chris attended the 1st Jamboree and was an integral part in making it successful. For me personally. it was a great opportunity to meet Chris and learn some of the history of the creation of the RTF. I sent a PM asking for his advise and input as to how to proceed. Rather than paraphrasing his response, I will send him an e-mail asking him to respond on this thread concerning his position as to support and participation of the RTF and him personally. As to sponsorship, I don't believe there needs to be any sponsors. That DOES NOT MEAN that anybody or any organization can't PARTICIPATE. He did say that he preferred that the term "RTF" not be included in the name of the Jamboree. Other than that I will let Chris respond.
I must say that I was stunned by the beauty of Ken's Maple Syrup Decanters and the detail of the tags HE created. Given Chris' feelings concerning the use of "RTF" in the name of the Jamboree, I would hope that Ken could modify the tags if they so state. What a GREAT job. I can't pass up letting them sit idle. So from now on I will call this the 2nd Annual Jamboree in Recognition of Ken's Vermont Maple Syrup. Personally I would like the name of the Jamboree to be The Annual Maple Syrup Jamboree. We have no rules and no BOD, only consensus of opinions, so what do you all think?
To each and all of you, I will personally commit to have those 5 marks set up so that there is something for all levels of dogs from beginning to finished to be able to run something. I think that can be done and that WILL be done.
Last but not least, I don't like failure but I am not affraid of it. What is needed are those who feel the same way and are willing to participate and make this thing grow. I need volunteers and people who want to participate and jump at the opportunity to meet new people and make new friends. No idea is not worth considering. It may be in conflict with other ideas and it may not be possible but ideas are what something like this is all about. I'M LISTENING and I am hoping to hear from those who don't fear failure and those who want to participate.
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Former German presidential candidate to speak, Oct. 4
Posted September 27, 2006; 04:25 p.m.
Former German presidential candidate Gesine Schwan will present a lecture on "Global Governance in the Age of American Supremacy" at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, in 16 Robertson Hall.
Schwan, a political scientist, is president of the Viadrina European University in Frankfurt (Oder). She is an expert on German anti-Americanism, political philosophy, theories of democracy, and problems of political psychology and political culture.
In 2004, Schwan ran as the Social Democratic Party's candidate for president of Germany -- a largely ceremonial but influential position -- and was narrowly defeated by Horst Koehler.
Schwan formerly taught at the Free University of Berlin. She also has been a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., and a visiting professor at the New School for Social Research in New York.
The lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in conjunction with the Einstein Forum of Potsdam, Germany.


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Who doesn't like sweet potato chips? Most everybody likes sweet potato chips, right? They don't have to be fatty and greasy. This healthy sweet potato chip recipe are delicious and can be made easily too. I have more of a sweet tooth, but my husband loves potato chips. He always has had a bag of Kettle Chips in the house. Hopefully, he will just eat my healthy sweet potato chips from now on. These healthy sweet potato chips did disappear pretty fast!
I did two batches of these. One in the oven and one in the food dehydrator. Both came out great and my kids loved them. We made more the next day. If you eat a whole bunch, who cares? They are healthy. It's like eating a whole tray of Kale Chips. Delicious and guilt free.
Healthy Sweet Potato Chips
Healthy Sweet Potato Chips
15 minPrep Time
3 hrCook Time
3 hr, 15 Total Time
- 1 sweet potato
- 1 T coconut oil melted
- sea salt
- Preheat oven to 200.
- Peel the sweet potato and slice it thin. I used a mandoline for this.
- Line a couple baking baking sheets with parchment.
- Place the chips on the baking sheet.
- Using a brush , brush a small amount of oil onto each chip.
- Sprinkle with sea salt.
- Bake for about 2-3 hours.
Check on them often as everyone's oven is different. I didn't have to shake mine at all. I just let them cook and I would touch them every so often to see how crisp they felt. That's it.


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The most extreme adherents of radical Islam are getting with the times, writes Olivier Roy in this excerpt from his upcoming book.
The longstanding debate over whether Islam and democracy can coexist has reached a stunning turning point. Since the Arab uprisings began in late 2010, political Islam and democracy have become increasingly interdependent. The debate over whether they are compatible is now virtually obsolete. Neither can now survive without the other.
In Middle Eastern countries undergoing political transitions, the only way for Islamists to maintain their legitimacy is through elections. Their own political culture may still not be democratic, but they are now defined by the new political landscape and forced in turn to redefine themselves -- much as the Roman Catholic Church ended up accepting democratic institutions even as its own practices remained oligarchic.
At the same time, democracy will not set down roots in Arab countries in transition without including mainstream Islamist groups, such as the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Ennahda in Tunisia, or Islah in Yemen. The so-called Arab Spring cleared the way for the Islamists. And even if many Islamists do not share the democratic culture of the demonstrators, the Islamists have to take into account the new playing field the demonstrations created.
The debate over Islam and democracy used to be a chicken-and-egg issue: Which came first? Democracy has certainly not been at the core of Islamist ideology. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has historically been strictly centralized and obedient to a supreme guide, who rules for life. And Islam has certainly not been factored into promotion of secular democracy. Indeed, skeptics long argued that the two forces were even anathema to each other.
But the outside world wrongly assumed that Islam would first have to experience a religious reformation before its followers could embark on political democratization -- replicating the Christian experience when the Protestant Reformation gave birth to the Enlightenment and then modern democracy. In fact, however, liberal Muslim intellectuals had little impact in either inspiring or directing the Arab uprisings. The original protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square referred to democracy as a universal concept, not to any sort of Islamic democracy.


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By Devin D. O'Leary
Media Meeting--The UNM ARTS Lab will host New Mexico's 3rd Annual Media Industries Conference this Friday, Feb. 2, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Student Union Building. This free conference, titled "New Challenges, New Opportunities," will bring together people from across the media spectrum. More than 300 professional filmmakers, artists, researchers, technology developers, educators and students are expected to attend and network with others to learn about activities, challenges and opportunities in these growing fields.
The conference is part of UNM's response to the state's Media Industries Strategy Project--Gov. Richardson's plan to create a media industry in New Mexico based on the state's unique combination of technical, artistic and cultural resources. Since the strategy began in 2004, New Mexico has experienced a boom in film-related jobs. With new studios and other facilities on the way, further growth is expected. The hope is that this will create a robust "media cluster" where New Mexicans can build companies and find jobs in film, games, animation, technology and other media-related fields.
The conference's morning session will feature a survey of various media fields, industry developments and trends. Representatives from the New Mexico Film Office, Department of Cultural Affairs, College of Santa Fe, NMSU's Creative Media Lab, Intel and the Film Technicians Training Program will be on hand. The morning will close with a keynote talk from Barry Weiss, senior vice president for animation at Sony Imageworks. The afternoon will include various breakout sessions on "Media Education," "Festivals and Competitions," "Serious Games" and more. From 3 to 4:30 p.m., I'll be part of the "Working With the Press" panel alongside Gene Grant from the Albuquerque Tribune, Dan Mayfield and Andrew Webb from the Albuquerque Journal and Dan Shingler and Haley Wachdorf from the New Mexico Business Weekly.
Space is limited and preregistration is required, but all New Mexicans interested in filmmaking, video games and digital media are encouraged to attend. For further information call 277-2253 or log on to artslab.unm.edu.
Local Premiere--Razor Sharp Productions and the Albuquerque Film Office are presenting a sneak preview of the locally shot black comedy The Donor Conspiracy at the KiMo Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. The film tells the story of two cynical med school students who get involved in the shady underworld of black market kidney harvesting. Admission to this preview screening is by invitation only, but there will be a standby line at the door. Standby tickets, if available, will be free. For more info, log on to www.thedonorconspiracy.com
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The works in the exhibition are gathered into themes.
Click a theme title to your right to view them.
- Pioneers: 1840s�60s
- The art of photography: 1880s�1910s
- Views and portraits: 1860s�80s
- Modern times:�1920s�40s
The daguerreotype and early photography on paper
Two photographic processes made their debut in Europe in January 1839. The daguerreotype – developed by the French painter Louis-Jacques Mandé Daguerre – was the most impressive, capturing mirror-sharp images on small polished metal plates.
The rival process, photogenic drawing – developed by the British scientist and amateur artist William Henry Fox Talbot – produced soft negative images on sheets of writing paper. Both processes produced a single and unique image.
In 1841, Talbot patented an improved process, the calotype, through which many positive paper prints could be produced from a master paper negative, making it possible for photographs to be published in large editions.
While the daguerreotype portrait dominated photographic production in the early years, with commercial portrait studios opening in Europe and America from 1841, photography on paper proved suitable for amateur use and for the production of folios of prints and book illustrations. The photographic industry was born and immediately exported worldwide.


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Chapter 7: Systems of Equations and Inequalities
James is trying to expand his pastry business to include cupcakes and personal cakes. He has a limited amount of manpower to decorate the new items and a limited amount of material to make the new cakes. In this chapter, you will learn how to solve this type of situation.
Every equation and inequality you have studied thus far is an example of a system. A system is a set of equations or inequalities with the same variables. This chapter focuses on the methods used to solve a system, such as graphing, substitution, and elimination. You will combine your knowledge of graphing inequalities to solve a system of inequalities.
- 7.1.
Graphs of Linear Systems
- 7.2.
Systems Using Substitution
- 7.3.
Mixture Problems
- 7.4.
Linear Systems with Addition or Subtraction
- 7.5.
Linear Systems with Multiplication
- 7.6.
Consistent and Inconsistent Linear Systems
- 7.7.
Linear Programming
- 7.8.
Probability and Permutations
- 7.9.
Probability and Combinations
Chapter Summary
This chapter discusses linear systems of equations and the methods used to solve them, including graphing, substitution, addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Mixture problems are covered in detail, and a distinction is made between consistent and inconsistent linear systems. In addition, instruction is given on linear inequalities and linear programming, and the chapter concludes by talking about probability, permutations, and combinations.
Systems of Equations and Inequalities; Counting Methods Review
- Match the following terms to their definitions.
- System – Restrictions imposed by time, materials, or money
- Feasible Region – A system with an infinite number of solutions
- Inconsistent System – An arrangement of objects when order matters
- Constraints – A method used by businesses to determine the most profit or least cost given constraints
- Consistent-dependent system – An arrangement of objects in which order does not matter
- Permutation – Two or more algebraic sentences joined by the word and
- Combination – A system with no solutions
- Linear programming - A solution set to a system of inequalities
- Where are the solutions to a system located?
- Suppose one equation of a system is in slope-intercept form and the other is in standard form. Which method presented in this chapter would be the most effective to solve this system? Why?
- Is (–3, –8) a solution to \begin{align*}\begin{cases} 7x-4y=11\\ x+2y=-19 \end{cases}\end{align*}?
- Is (–1, 0) a solution to \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=0\\ 8x+7y=8 \end{cases}\end{align*}?
Solve the following systems by graphing.
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=-2\\ y=-6x+1 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=3-\frac{1}{3} x\\ x+3y=4 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=\frac{1}{2} x-6\\ 4y=2x-24 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=-\frac{4}{5} x+7\\ y=\frac{2}{5} x+1 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} x=2\\ y=4\\ y=\frac{1}{2} x+3 \end{cases}\end{align*}
Solve the following systems by substitution.
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=2x-7\\ y+7=4x \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=-3x+22\\ y=-2x+16 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=3-\frac{1}{3} x\\ x+3y=4 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} 2x+y=-10\\ y=x+14 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y+19=-7x\\ y=-2x-9 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=0\\ 5x=15 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=3-\frac{1}{3}x\\ x+3y=4 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} 7x+3y=3\\ y=8 \end{cases}\end{align*}
Solve the following systems using elimination.
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} 2x+4y=-14\\ -2x+4y=8 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} 6x-9y=27\\ 6x-8y=24 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} 3x-2y=0\\ 2y-3x=0 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} 4x+3y=2\\ -8x+3y=14 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} -8x+8y=8\\ 6x+y=1 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} 7x-4y=11\\ x+2y=-19 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=-2x-1\\ 4x+6y=10 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} x-6y=20\\ 2y-3x=-12 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} -4x+4y=0\\ 8x-8y=0 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} -9x+6y=-27\\ -3x+2y=-9 \end{cases}\end{align*}
Graph the solution set to each system of inequalities.
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y>-\frac{3}{5} x-5\\ y\ge-2x+2 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y>\frac{13}{8} x+8\\ y\ge \frac{1}{4} x-3 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y\le \frac{3}{5} x-5\\ y\ge-2x+8 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y\le-\frac{7}{5} x-3\\ y\ge \frac{4}{5} x+4 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- \begin{align*}\begin{cases} x<5\\ y\ge\frac{9}{5} x \end{cases}\end{align*} \begin{align*}-2\end{align*}
Write a system of inequalities for the regions below.
- Yolanda is looking for a new cell phone plan. Plan A charges $39.99 monthly for talking and $0.08 per text. Plan B charges $69.99 per month for an "everything" plan.
- At how many texts will these two plans charge the same?
- What advice would you give Yolanda?
- The difference of two numbers is –21.3. Their product is –72.9. What are the numbers?
- Yummy Pie Company sells two kinds of pies: apple and blueberry. Nine apple pies and 6 blueberry pies cost $126.00. 12 apples pies and 12 blueberry pies cost $204.00. What is the cost of one apple pie and 2 blueberry pies?
- A jet traveled 784 miles. The trip took seven hours, traveling with the wind. The trip back took 14 hours, against the wind. Find the speed of the jet and the wind speed.
- A canoe traveling downstream takes one hour to travel 7 miles. On the return trip, traveling against current, the same trip took 10.5 hours. What is the speed of the canoe? What is the speed of the river?
- The yearly musical production is selling two types of tickets: adult and student. On Saturday, 120 student tickets and 45 adult tickets were sold, bringing in $1,102.50 in revenue. On Sunday, 35 student tickets and 80 adult tickets were sold, bringing in $890.00 in revenue. How much was each type of ticket?
- Rihanna makes two types of jewelry: bracelets and necklaces. Each bracelet requires 36 beads and takes 1 hour to make. Each necklace requires 80 beads and takes 3 hours to make. Rihanna only has 600 beads and 20 hours of time. 1. Write the constraints of this situation as a system of inequalities. 2. Graph the feasible region and locate its vertices. 3. Rihanna makes $8.00 in profit per bracelet and $7.00 in profit per necklace. How many of each should she make to maximize her profit?
- A farmer plans to plant two type of crops: soybeans and wheat. He has 65 acres of available land. He wants to plant twice as much soybeans as wheat. Wheat costs $30 per acre and soybeans cost $30 per acre. 1. Write the constraints as a system of inequalities. 2. Graph the feasible region and locate its vertices. 3. How many acres of each crop should the farmer plant in order to minimize cost?
- How many ways can you organize 10 items on a shelf?
- Evaluate 5!
- Simplify \begin{align*}\frac{100!}{97!}\end{align*}.
- How many ways can a football team of 9 be arranged if the kicker must be in the middle?
- How many one-person committees can be formed from a total team of 15?
- How many three-person committees can be formed from a total team of 15?
- There are six relay teams running a race. How many different combinations of first and second place are there?
- How many ways can all six relay teams finish the race?
- Evaluate \begin{align*}\binom{14}{12}\end{align*}.
- Evaluate \begin{align*}\binom{8}{8}\end{align*} and explain its meaning.
- A baked potato bar has 9 different choices. How many potatoes can be made with four toppings?
- A bag contains six green marbles and five white marbles. Suppose you choose two without looking. What is the probability that both marbles will be green?
- A principal wants to make a committee of four teachers and six students. If there are 22 teachers and 200 students, how many different committees can be formed?
Systems of Equations and Inequalities; Counting Methods Test
- True or false? A shorter way to write a permutation is \begin{align*}\binom {n}{k} \end{align*}.
- Is (–17, 17) a solution to \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=\frac{1}{17} x+18\\ y=-\frac{21}{17} x-4 \end{cases}\end{align*}?
- What is the primary difference between a combination and a permutation?
- An airplane is traveling a distance of 1,150 miles. Traveling against the wind, the trip takes 12.5 hours. Traveling with the wind, the same trip takes 11 hours. What is the speed of the plane? What is the speed of the wind?
- A solution set to a system of inequalities has two dashed boundary lines. What can you conclude about the coordinates on the boundaries?
- What does \begin{align*}k\end{align*} have to be to create a dependent-consistent system? \begin{align*}\begin{cases} 5x+2y=20\\ 15x+ky=60 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- Joy Lynn makes two different types of spring flower arrangements. The Mother's Day arrangement has 8 roses and 6 lilies. The Graduation arrangement has 4 roses and 12 lilies. Joy Lynn can use no more than 120 roses and 162 lilies. If each Mother's Day arrangement costs $32.99 and each Graduation arrangement costs $27.99, how many of each type of arrangement should Joy Lynn make to make the most revenue?
- Solve the system \begin{align*}\begin{cases} -6x+y=-1\\ -7x-2y=2 \end{cases}\end{align*}.
- Solve the system\begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=0\\ 8x+7y=8 \end{cases}\end{align*}.
- Solve \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=x+8\\ y=3x+16 \end{cases}\end{align*}.
- How many solutions does the following system have? \begin{align*}\begin{cases} y=-2x-2\\ y=-2x+17 \end{cases}\end{align*}
- The letters to the word VIOLENT are placed into a bag.
- How many different ways can all the letters be pulled from the bag?
- What is the probability that the last letter will be a consonant?
- Suppose an ice cream shop has 12 different topping choices for an ice cream sundae. How many ways can you choose 5 of the 12 toppings?
- A saleswoman must visit 13 cities exactly once without repeating. In how many ways can this be done?
Texas Instruments Resources
In the CK-12 Texas Instruments Algebra I FlexBook, there are graphing calculator activities designed to supplement the objectives for some of the lessons in this chapter. See http://www.ck12.org/flexr/chapter/9617.


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Oil giant Chevron has been accused of creating all sorts of environmental havoc in Third World countries.
According to Chevron.com, their campaign "describes the actions the company takes in producing energy responsibly and in supporting the communities where it operates."
But mere hours before Chevron formally announced their campaign on Monday, the Yes Men released their own satirical version of the campaign under a very believable Chevron banner.
The Yes Men satire highlights what it calls Chevron's environmental and social abuses—the abuses that Chevron is apparently trying to spin. And after Chevron responded angrily to the Yes Men's provocation—carried out with the help of Rainforest Action Network and Amazon Watch—the Yes Men put out their own phony version of the Chevron response.
You with me here? Media outlets throughout the day on Monday, according to Yes Men, posted strange mash-ups of "real" Chevron and "phony" Yes Men press materials, including Fast Company magazine's web site and Energy Digital, an online source providing news for energy executives.
To learn more about Chevron's actions, visit www.chevrontoxico.com or www.changechevron.org.
To check out the Yes Men "punking" of Chevron, go to www.chevron-weagree.com. To see the "real" campaign, visit www.chevron.com.


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Family: Lycaenidae, Gossamer-wing Butterflies view all from this family
Description The Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphron) is a North American butterfly that ranges from British Columbia east to Maine and south to southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico. Males are brown and females are orange-brown, with both having bold patterned hind wings. The top of the wings have dark bars with a lighter chevron shaped margin. The body is 19–32 mm in length and has no tail.
This butterfly is found in natural pine woods and evergreen forests in the territory (area of land) they inhabit. In the northwest USA they are found nesting in lodgepole pines and can be seen perched on shrubs and smaller trees while searching for food or looking for a mate. The Western Pine Elfin is seldom seen outside its natural habitat. They feed on flower nectar including wild blueberries, milkweed, and clover.
Dimensions The body is 19–32 mm in length and has no tail.
Habitat Canyons & caves, Alpine & subalpine habitats, Freshwater swamps, marshes & bogs, Forests & woodlands, Meadows & fields.
Range Rocky Mountains, New England, Western Canada, California, Great Lakes, Northwest, Southwest, Eastern Canada, Plains.


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Have posted some additional material about Migrating From Microsoft"
It is astonishingly cold here today -- approaching the point where Celsius == Farenheit. No bother for me. I am wearing "performance underwear".
Am about to start some prototype coding for a 'vector translation' engine pursuant to research into 'advanced data packaging' -- whatever that means.
Mulling over the idea of preparing a GPL'ed version of a 'raw radix' sort in ANSI C. For short records of -non-degenerate' data it is the fasted sort I have tested -- much faster than quicksort on large files. Would anybody care?


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Family: Cottidae, Sculpins view all from this family
Dimensions Up to 7 1/4" (18 cm), but rarely reaches length of 6" (15 cm).
Habitat Estuaries, tidal flats & salt marshes, Ocean or bay shallows.
Range New England, Mid-Atlantic, Eastern Canada.
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January Top Notch Teacher
At the beginning of January, Viroqua School District Physical Education and Health Teacher Judy Olson was awarded the Top Notch Teacher Award.
On November 21, 2009, Judy was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic and liver cancer. On Friday, Judy lost that battle.
Judy's students and colleagues described her as upbeat, always with a smile and always looking out for her students.
Schools will be dismissed this week for a visitation and funeral for Judy.
Viroqua Schools will dismiss early Tuesday for a visitation, which will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Viroqua Middle/High School gymnasium.
-Viroqua Elementary School will close at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday -Viroqua Middle/High School will close at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday -All after school activities will be canceled Tuesday
The Viroqua School District will be closed all day Wednesday for Judy's funeral, which will be held at 11:00 a.m. at Westby Coon Prairie Lutheran Church (500 South Main Street in Westby).
Previously Updated on January 4, 2010 January Top Notch Teacher
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Over the years, we've featured dozens of Top Notch Teachers from around the area on NewsChannel 8. Teachers that are making a big impact on the lives of their students. This month's recipient is no different in that respect, except she's teaching her students a lesson about the value of life through first-hand experience.
It's 8th period gym class at Viroqua Middle School and the energy is pumping', but while it seems like just another typical day, something is missing. Viroqua Health and Phy Ed Teacher Judy Olson says from her home, "it just seems like every time I look at the clock, oh I should be in period 2 or block 3 and this is what we should be doing."
For the past 28 years, Judy Olson has taught Phy Ed and Health at Viroqua Schools. Ironically, right now it's her health that's keeping her away from her passion. "It's all so new and it's just hard," says Judy.
On Nov. 21st, Judy received some unexpected news. She found out she has advanced pancreatic and liver cancer. Doctors say she may have just months to live. Judy says, "I'm not done teaching, I think there are just so many things yet that I think I can do or would like to do yet."
The news hit Judy's second family at school especially hard. Teacher Sara Wedwick say, "from the moment I heard it, it's just a devastating feeling." Viroqua Senior Andrew Nordberg says, "she had such good health habits and such a great lifestyle that this was the last person I thought this would happen to."
Tim Lee is Judy's teaching partner. For nearly 20 years, they've worked side by side. "Her passion is teaching and I think that's what makes her such an exceptional educator," says Lee.
A feeling shared by many of Judy's co-workers. Teacher Peggy Krambs says, "if there's a problem with kids coming and problem-solving and doing what's best and she always did it with a smile, always was willing to do anything she could for those kids to figure out what would help them." "She's such a conscientious and hard working person, whether it be for her school job or in helping other people in her life," says Teacher Sara Wedwick.
Although Mrs. Olson isn't physically in the building anymore, the lessons she's instilled in her students are still very much around. Viroqua Senior Jenny Strangstalien says, "no matter who you are, she always gives you a chance and she always gives you her utmost respect and she does her best with everybody to make sure they're have a good day."
Viroqua Senior Jordan Larson says, "she taught you leadership and responsibility, she was very caring. If you struggled at any class, even if it wasn't hers, she was willing to help out in any way. She just taught you life lessons." Judy says, "I really want them to set goals for themselves and always improve on themselves."
Even the simplest of gestures has made a big impact on her students. Junior Tyler Deaver says, "she, in the hallways, even if she didn't have you in a class anymore is the kind of person who'd always say hi to you, she always knew your name." Senior Kiernan Steiner says, "whenever I would see her in the hallway, she'd always brighten my day, she always had a beautiful smile."
"The kids know that when a teacher truly cares about their students and what they want as far as getting the best out of them and challenging them. I think that's what makes Judy that exceptional teacher," says Teacher Tim Lee.
This is no doubt a difficult chapter in this Top Notch Teacher's book of life, but she believes her story is far from over. "I'll be back, I will be back," says Judy.
The students and staff at Viroqua have really just wrapped their arms around Mrs. Olson and her family during this difficult time. In just 15 minutes, they raised more than $4200 to help fly Judy's son home from North Carolina whenever he wants.
Many of the students and staff also wore T-shirts saying "Judy's Crew" to school and honored her at one of the basketball games recently.
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You should get a DT6F or a WF6F; beginners find it easier to learn to cast with a slightly heavier line, because it's easier to feel the line load the rod.
The leaders are tapered strands of monofilament. The taper serves as a continuation of the taper in the end of the fly line: it allows the energy stored in the fat "belly" of the fly line to disperse gradually as the line and leader roll out over the water; otherwise, the fly and leader would dump in a heap. A nine foot, 5X leader will work well for most dry fly trout fishing. You should also buy a little spool of 5X material, so that you can replace the tippet (small end) of the leader as you use and change flies. Otherwise, you'd soon have a short, heavy leader that wouldn't fool trout, and might not even fit through a hook eye. The leader will be kinked from the package, and probably every time you pull it off the reel. Stretch the leader (and any kinks in the fly line) between your hands for about five seconds.
Before your trip, practice casting with a little tuft of bright yarn or a feather in place of a fly. When you can drop your yarn within a foot or two of a target from 20 to 30 feet most of the time, you're ready to fish.
A good instructor can teach you to cast competently in less than 30 minutes. If you teach yourself, there'll be more error than trial, and it may take years to unlearn bad habits. Although it's hard to learn it all from secondary sources, they help: illustrated books and articles, videos. Fly casting is much more about timing than power.
There are thousands of fly patterns, and more being invented all the time. No, you don't need most of them, but you do need some variety. The reason is this: trout usually want what they want when they want it. If at 11 a.m. on the part of the stream where you're fishing, a hatch of 1/4" long rusty brown mayflies are emerging through the stream's surface, you just about have to have a rusty brown-body dry fly of that size, or you're going to get nothing but exercise and frustration. In some ways, it's easier to catch trout between hatches, by using an all-around searching fly like an Adams or Elkhair Caddis; that is, if the trout are a little hungry and are paying attention to the surface. Sometimes they just sulk for hours, and nobody can catch them. Trout, like most fish, eat a lot more near the bottom than off the surface; we just don't see it. That is why fishing a sunken nymph (pre-adult insect) under a bright little plastic or yarn indicator (really, a mini-bobber) at the upper end or middle of your leader is the default method for trout fishermen everywhere. It doesn't always work, but it probably works more consistantly than anything else.
The Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear and the Pheasant Tail, same sizes as adult insects, can work anytime.
If you've learned anything useful from the few paragraphs above, think what reading one good book about fly/trout fishing will do for you!
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I'm back. I got some great information from my last post i just still have a couple of questions. My rod has a #5-6 Line weight. Now when i'm picking out a line i know i want it to be a #5 or #6. But what else do i need what kind of leaders and or tippet... and what does a tippet do. What else would i need to complete my setup? I'm going to be fishing for stream trout in northern Iowa. SO what kind of leader do i want with what kind of taper. I'm going to by using dry flys.
Thanks a lot for your help i'm still learning the termenolgy and you guys are helping a lot.
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Concord Presbyterian Church in Carrick will hold a Santa Breakfast and Craft Sale on Saturday, Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Breakfast with Santa is $5 per adult and $2 for children. Admission to the Craft Sale is free.
The meal will include pancakes, eggs, sausage and more. There will be pictures with Santa, a bake sale and a Chinese auction.
All are welcome to attend and the proceeds will go to various charities. The Concord Presbyterian Church is at 1907 Brownsville Road in Carrick.
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Idaho Criminal Rule 20. Transfer From the County for Plea and Sentence.
(a) Complaint or indictment or information pending. A defendant arrested, held, or present in a county other than that in which the complaint, information, or indictment is pending against the defendant may state in writing that the defendant wishes to plead guilty to the complaint, information, or indictment which is pending and to consent to disposition of the case in the county in which the defendant was arrested, or is held, or is present, subject to the approval of the transfer by the prosecuting attorney from each county involved and the trial court where the case is pending.
(b) Clerk's duties. Upon receipt of the defendant's request and consent and of the written approval of the prosecuting attorneys, and the trial court where the case is pending, the clerk of the court in which the complaint is pending shall transfer the papers and the proceeding or certified copies thereof to the clerk of the court for the county in which the defendant was arrested, or is held or is present; and the prosecution shall continue in that county.
(c) Effect of not guilty plea or failure to abide by conditions of transfer. If after the proceeding has been transferred pursuant to subsection (a) of this rule the defendant pleads not guilty or fails to abide by the conditions of the transfer, if any, the clerk shall return the papers to the court in which the prosecution was commenced and the proceeding shall be restored to the docket of the court. The defendant's statement that the defendant wished to plead guilty shall not be used against the defendant.
(d) Summons. For the purpose of initiating a transfer under this rule a person who appeared in response to the summons issued under Rule 4 shall be treated as if that person had been arrested or held on a warrant in the county of such appearance.
(Adopted December 27, 1979, effective July 1, 1980; amended April 22, 2004, effective July 1, 2004.)


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Republican Owns Obamas Win the Future
By Nathan L. Gonzales
Roll Call Contributing Writer
Jan. 24, 2011, 10:12 a.m.
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President Barack Obama spent the weekend talking about the need to win the future in what sounds like the beginnings of a re-election slogan. But a conservative activist in Oregon owns the winthefuture websites, virtually ensuring that Republicans will define the catch phrase in their own way.
Obama talked about how well win the future in his weekly address and in a video on Saturday when he previewed his State of the Union address for supporters. That video closed with a Win the Future graphic that elevated the phrase to a potential re-election mantra.
BarackObama.com will be the Presidents online hub for his re-election campaign, but if people go to WintheFuture.com, they are likely to get a very different perspective from Obamas vision.
Retired engineering consultant Glenn Pelikan of Portland, Ore., registered WintheFuture.com (and all associated extensions, including .org and .net) in 2007, a couple of years after former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) released his book, Winning the Future.
When Roll Call contacted Pelikan, the Republican hadnt seen Obamas recent remarks and didnt even remember he owned the URLs, probably because he estimates that he owns between 200 to 300 domain names. Four years ago, Pelikan thought about setting up an Oregon chapter based on Gingrichs philosophies, but he never did anything with the sites.
I probably would have dropped it a year ago, said Pelikan about WintheFuture.com. But now, under the circumstances, he said his initial thought was to offer the domain names to the Republican National Committee. Hes made no final decisions on what to do with the URL that could become a valuable commodity.
Pelikan, a self-described constitutional conservative, hasnt chosen a candidate for the 2012 presidential race, but hes no fan of the president and doesnt believe in his vision for the country.
Its not the guy, its his policies, said Pelikan, who contributed to Mitt Romneys presidential bid in 2007.
Pelikan has also contributed to the RNC, Oregon Rep. Greg Walden (R), Democratic Sen. Ron Wydens GOP challenger last cycle, and the Oregon Republican Party, where he is the chairman for issues, outreach and speakers.
It remains to be seen how integral of a part Win the Future will play in Obamas re-election campaign (the New York Times led with the phrase in a Saturday story about the address), but if Democrats use the phrase prominently, Republicans will be in good position to respond. Their inability to secure an important domain is in stark contrast to the praise heaped on the Obama campaign in 2008 for its unprecedented online effort.
Conservatives criticized the Presidents supporters for the Together We Thrive t-shirts that were handed out at the Tucson Memorial service because they believed they were campaign related.
According to an Internet search, TogetherWeThrive.com was registered on Dec. 2, 2010, and is under construction, but the registrant chose to keep their details confidential.
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But the bigger question is... why does Obama have to use all these silly slogans? Just go out there and say something of substance and let that stand on it's own... oh, I just answered my own question.


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Me and my hunting buddies were discussing the sounds of calls, and I'm curious as to what you all prefer in the sound of a call. Lets say it's your go to call, what is it about the sound of that call that makes it your go to call?
1. is the old school sound, where a call has a good mid-tone start that rolls over into a more raspy finish.
2. is a newer call sound that has a high pitched start that has a good big breaking rollover and somewhat of a softer rasp finish, kind of a cleaner sounding call.
3. is a higher pitched call, that doesn't have much of a break in the rollover, and a chattery rasp that is a softer sound.


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Lecture 4, The Lovingkindness of God:
This Lecture is from the Teaching Series Loved By God.
About the Teaching Series, Loved By God
Without the sovereign love and grace of God reaching out to a lost and rebellious world, not a single person would be able to love—much less the Creator Himself. Dr. R.C. Sproul, in this study, desires all people to embrace this biblical wisdom.


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And I'm not missin' a thing,
Watchin' the full moon crossin' the range,
I'm ridin' the storm out, ridin' the storm out
(REO Speedwagon)
For now, it looks like I've ridden my own particular storms out. icq-t is behaving now, and should no longer be leaking memory now that Jer has fixed etherx. No buzzes have recurred recently. Also, I have further improved the autoconfiguration system, and I'm now using temas's standard macros for Jabber and Etherx configuration. Mucho better!
Webb's stock price is showing signs of life. Of course, I'm in mid-blackout again...not that it would matter, as I need to sell for enough to pay off enough debts that someone will give us a car loan for a Subaru Forester...
Steve's got a meeting in here in a bit. I'll take that opportunity to go over to Costco and get Pamela's scrips, then go home and pick up a bill to be mailed.
Later: The buzz appears to be back. I'm now using fgrep to split up the logfile that resulted, trying to locate where the buzz began and what happened when it did. In the meantime, now two people have reported that bizarro error that kills the transport on startup with a PTH "scheduler internal error," and I haven't the first [REDACTED] idea why it's doing that, because I've never seen it happen myself. Not once. AAARRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!
Slightly later: OK, I have a pretty good idea of why the buzz is happening. PTH_EVENT_SELECT is apparently a pile of crap. Time to rewrite the guts of libicq-erbo so it can export PTH events for each socket it uses. But that's for tomorrow. Still no clue on the other thing, though. Why the [REDACTED] does this have to be so [REDACTED] complicated?!?


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This compositional drawing for the Lock series of paintings is a finished study in which Constable worked out the change from his earlier vertical representations of the subject to the horizontal format of his Diploma picture, A boat passing a lock 1826 . The extension of the sheet reveals the way Constable explored the format and composition when transforming the scene from upright to horizontal format.
Constable depicted Flatford Lock in the foreground, with Dedham Church on the horizon in the centre, and with heavy rain clouds in the sky (which he did not include in the earlier drawing of 1823 , or his vertical paintings of the Lock). Here Constable has deleted the barge in the lock chamber waiting to pass downstream (as it appeared in the earlier drawing and the vertical paintings) – but has not yet added the boat with a sail waiting to pass upstream (as in the horizontal paintings). He has depictedthe lock keeper or boatman on the near side of the lock, with one arm raised (his pose is slightly different in all the paintings, and he is on the far side of the lock in the 1823 drawing). The lintel on the posts at the approach to the lock is shown in a different position in the drawing of 1823.The trees to the right are similar to those in the horizontal paintings. This drawing plays an important role in the process of working out the compositional ideas that distinguish the vertical and horizontal versions of the subject.
Reg Gadney has observed that Constable rendered the overcast atmosphere with consummate skill, demonstrating the way he created a pictorial analogy between the textural qualities of his media and the texture of his subject. In this instance, he allowed the wash to run down the surface of the paper to suggest an imminent cloudburst (R. Gadney, John Constable R.A., 1776–1937: A catalogue of drawings and watercolours ... in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1976, p. 98).
As with Landscape with trees and deer, after Claude July 1825 , in this drawing Constable used a similar manner of handling pen and ink to that of Claude.


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By Tiernan Ray
Mizuho Securities USA's Abhey Lamba today reiterates a Buy rating on shares of Apple (AAPL), and raises his price target to $550 from $520, writing that the company may beat expectations slightly when it reports fiscal Q4 results on October 28th, driven by higher-than-expected iPhone shipments, and that the outlook may please the Street.
Lamba is projecting $37 billion to $38 billion in revenue, and $8.05 to $8.25 per share in profit, versus the consensus for $36.8 billion and $7.89 per share, despite a possible shortfall in iPad units:
We expect unit shipments to end up around 32mm, which would be above consensus of about 30mm units. For iPads, we believe there is a chance of disappointment as units could end up around 12mm vs. consensus of ~15mm. The category will be impacted by anticipation of a product refresh in the Dec quarter and general consumer slowdown. The shortfall in iPads will likely be more than offset by the iPhone outperformance.
The Q1 outlook could beat as well, he thinks, with the company possibly projecting revenue of $55 billion to $57 billion, and gross margin of 38.3% to 38.6%, and EPS of perhaps $14 to $14.35, which would be above Street consensus for $55.5 billion, 37.4% gross margin, and $13.81 per share. However, the shares really need catalysts in 2014 to move the company out of a trading range, he opines:
Regarding outlook, we expect management's guidance for the December quarter to indicate strong acceleration in iPhone shipments as the company will expand its distribution and resolve production constraints. Additionally, recent discounts by various resellers on iPhone 5C should help the quarter's shipments. Although iPads will experience sequential uptick, we believe overall units could come in slightly below current estimates. Apple has transitioned into a range-bound, product cycle driven stock whereby 2013 represented a lull in the product cycle. We believe the company should gain from a strong product cycle in 2014 when we are expecting an iPhone with a larger screen, and greater integration of its finger print sensor with application eco-system. The company is also likely to introduce a new product category next year, which should help the sentiment on the stock. Additionally, management is likely to further unlock some shareholder value by returning more cash to shareholders via dividends and buybacks. We are maintaining our Buy rating while raising our price target to $550 from $520 as roll forward our price target basis to 2014 and look toward the potential of new product cycles.
Apple shares today are up $2.44, or half a percent, at $495.26.


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