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I've heard trainers say that they don't do "work" in water unless the combined daily air temp is at a combined 100 degrees. that combo (60 high in day / 40 low in night, etc) supposedly creates a more comfortable water temp.
Lardy Volume I, page 4 of the very first aricle called "The right start". He mentions 65 degrees for water intro.
In Swimby, Lardy Volume I, page 28 he mentions 60 degrees F or above for swimby.
There's no magic formula. But why push it? If you're wondering if you "ruined" your pup, probably not. But that doesn't mean you should expose him to it again tomorrow.
A conservative rule of thumb would be that if it's too cold to wade into for you in sneakers, jeans and a sweatshirt, it is too cold to put pup in. This part in new color and font is just my opinion. It is conservative, by design. If I'm an amateur training only a dog or two per every few years, I have zero pressure to push the temperature envelope.
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Thanks everyone for the great advice. Being new to this, I need all I can get
when u throw up a hot cup of coffee and it falls to the ground frozen
AmyK, The articles Chris pointed out are all correct but it was not the one I was thinking about. The article that I remember was "Improving Your Dog's Water Attitude" published in the Jan/Feb 2004 Retriever Journal.
If you would like a copy PM me your address and I will mail a copy to you. It is only 2 1/2 pages.
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This makes me think of my friend and mentor in this game! Swinton would bring his water thermometer every single time we trained on water. Anything under 55* was verboten, and any over 85*! I sure miss those days sometimes!
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Our training group in So. Ga. goes by the "rule of 120": combined water and ambient (air) temp of 120 degrees. Sunny day at 70 and water at 50-plus okay because how dogs feel after exiting water and drying out on a nice day with sun is important (my opinion).


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SUN PRAIRIE - William F. Reynolds, age 87, of Sun Prairie, formerly of Marietta, Ohio, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013.
Bill had a full life working in many parts of this country, and living overseas in many countries including Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Taiwan. He started his career as a draftsman for engineering companies, and progressed to chemical and mechanical engineering roles in building power plants (coal, nuclear, and solar).
He loved and adored his wife, Betty, of 65 years, and football (not always in that order!). In his early years he enjoyed playing basketball, racquetball, and handball. In later years, he researched genealogy and World War II battleships. Bill served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II on the USS LST 820, and went aground during the typhoon of 1945 in Kagoshima Kaiwan, Japan. 3,700 people were lost that day. Bill considered that a turning point in his life, and honored that day each year as the day "God spared my life."
Bill is survived by his wife, Betty (Pettit) Reynolds, Sun Prairie; his daughters, Vicki (Andy) Beltz, Middletown, Ohio, and Joni Mast and her husband David Gieck, Sun Prairie; grandchildren, Stacie Arellano, B.J. (Becca) Mast, Elizabeth Beltz, and Abbey (Nathan) Byrne; great-grandson, Isaac Mast; nieces and nephews, Sandy, Debbie, Becky, Lynn, Kelly, Tracy, Patrick, and Kristin; brothers and sister in-law, Harry (Jean) Pettit, Jim (Marilyn) Pettit, and Patty Uhl.
Visitation will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, at GRACE EVANGELICAL CHURCH, 4127 County AB (E. Buckeye Rd), Madison, with 11 a.m. service, and a short graveside service at Roselawn in Monona.

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This post is a copy of an article originally published in the Digital Genealogist (July/August 2007).
Online Databases: A Before and After Case Study of an Early Twentieth-Century Immigrant Family
This article contains the trials and tribulations of finding families in a variety of sources before the arrival of a multitude of online databases, as well as some of the continued trials and tribulations with the current online sources. The study uses the family of Nicola Lorusso—an early twentieth-century immigrant.
It was about 1972 when I became ardent about searching the history of my family, as well as that of my son, Marcus Lorusso. At that time Marc's grandfather, Antonio "Papa" Lorusso, a native of Italy, told us that he didn't really know when his actual birth took place, but he celebrated his natal day on 5 September and suspected that he was born in 1907. Papa Lorusso also told us that he was about four years old when his father sent for his wife and children to join him in New York. A little arithmetic indicates that Papa, his mother, and siblings arrived in New York in 1911, perhaps 1912. We were anxious to learn more, but Papa and his brothers (he thought that the eldest was about ten or eleven when they arrived) could remember little about their trip across the sea. He was sure that they sailed directly to New York from Italy and joined his father in a place called Cold Spring.
Nicola (frequently called Nicholas) Lorusso moved his family from a community in New York to Worcester, Massachusetts, before 1920. His surviving children indicated that the family always resided on Franklin Street. Nicola struggled to make a living in the new country and, like so many of his country men, he was a laborer.
The death records of Nicholas and Antoinette were easily located at the vital records registry of the Commonwealth in Boston. Information about the "old country" was scarce on the death record of Nicholas. His wife reported that he was eighty-five years old and that his parents were Pasquale Lorusso and Rosaria Prichillo.1 The informant for Antoinette's death was Mrs. Rosaria Coniglio, her daughter, who reported that Antoinette (Pellegrino) Lorusso was 79 years old at the time of her death, her parents were Michele Pellegrino and Marie Centidocati, and Antoinette's birth place was recorded as Palazzodi, San Gervesio, in the Province of Potenza, Italy.2 Each had been buried in Worcester's Notre Dame Cemetery.
Now it was time to visit the 1910 federal census records—after all Nicholas Lorusso should have been in New York by 1910.
Before online databases
Heretofore all of my research had involved rural New England families who had made their way from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony before 1650. It was wonderful fun searching the census line by line of the towns where my ancestors resided. Neighbors were readily identified and I recognized many of the families in each of the towns. Why would anyone want to use a Soundex? It soon became obvious that a Soundex would be very useful. The only concrete information that I had was the names of some of the immediate household and the possibility that they resided in Cold Spring, New York. I had no street address and I did not know any names of relatives or neighbors. I decided to skip the 1910 census and continue my search after the 1920 federal census became available in 1992—after all I heard that there was a complete Soundex for 1920. In addition, I strongly expected that the family moved to Worcester, Massachusetts, before 1920. Although Worcester is a fairly large city, it certainly is a lot smaller than New York City.
I was really excited at the possibility of learning what years Nicholas entered the United States—one of the columns on the 1920 census is "year of immigration to the United States." Finding our Lorusso family in Worcester should be a walk in the park. After all, there was a Soundex. My spirits were dampened somewhat when the household of Nicola (Nicholas, Nick, Nickolas) did not surface in the Soundex code L620. There was an alternative, however—search the census of the city of Worchester page by page. Fortunately, I was fairly sure that the family had resided continuously in a triple-decker on Franklin Street. The National Archives-Southeast Region had maps showing wards, etc., of large cities. We were able to whittle down the number of pages to search considerably—most of Franklin Street was located in Ward 4 of Worchester, so I was able to start my line-by-line search with the entries on Franklin Street in Ward 4. I was rewarded for my efforts. The family of Nicholas Lorusso was residing at 606 Franklin Street.3 Briefly, the family consisted of:
Year of Immigration
Birth Place
|Lorusso, Nicholas
|———, Antoinette
|———, Patrick
|———, Michal
|———, Antonio
|———, John D
4 ½
|———, Frank
7 ½
New York
The 1920 census had given me the years of immigration for the family. It was very likely that the family was in New York by 1910 and should be on the census, but I still did not have an address and didn't know where to begin the search. However, I had clues regarding the dates of immigration for Antoinette and her children.
In 1986 (long before many New York passenger lists were available online) I learned that most of the passenger lists for New York arrivals had been microfilmed and that there was a Soundex index to passenger lists of vessels arriving in New York from 1902 to 1943. I diligently searched every line of the Soundex code L620 hoping to find our Lorusso family.4 More heart ache—I did not identify Antoinette and her family and there seemed to be hundreds of men with the name Nicola Lorusso who had entered. There was no way to cull the list found in the Soundex.
I still had another alternative. Passenger lists for New York had been microfilmed for 1908. How long would it take me to read each passenger list for ships entering New York from Italy? After reading one full reel,5 I set in on my heels and baulked like a mule. Frequently three or four ships arrived daily from Italy.
After online databases
1Aarriving in New York in 1911 that had departed from Italy (1911 was the emigration date that Papa Lorusso had given me.) Fortunately, the passenger lists for that time frame had been microfilmed. Countless hours spent reading the name of every passenger on ships entering New York from Italy (the Soundex was of no help—I was sure the family had just been skipped) left me frustrated. The family was not to be found.
Ancestry.com was one of the pioneer companies that provided genealogists with online databases. Several years later, my heart stopped a beat or two from my excitement when I learned that passenger lists for Ellis Island would be available. At long last we would be able to learn about the arrival of Antoniette and her children. After considerable fumbling about they were located. They arrived in New York City on 23 May 1910 on the S.S. San Giovanni sailing from Palermo and Naples, Italy.6 [When I conducted the microfilm searches, you'll recall, I had been relying on the 1908 date reported in the 1920 U.S. Census and 1911 family tradition.] The ship manifest indicates her last permanent residence was Palarro S. Gervain (her death record had indicated that she was born in Palazzodi, San Gervesio),7 and that her husband and father of the children, Nicola Lorusso, had paid their passage. His address was Box 586, Cold Spring, New York. The name and address of the nearest relative was Augusta DiPaola, her sister-in-law from Palarro S. Gervain who was also residing in Cold Spring.
Traveling with Antoniette were her children: Rosaria, age 15; Pasquale, age 12; Michele, age 9; and Antonio, age 4. The next passenger on the manifest was Antonio Pellegrino who was going to join his brother-in-law at Box 224, Cold Spring, New York. Eureka!
Today my preferred access to the Ellis Island database is via the wonderful Web pages of Stephen P. Morse. If you've not already taken advantage of this Web site, you will want to do so. As you all know, many Web sites are not user friendly and the task of obtaining information is sometimes daunting. Morse has developed search tools that make it much easier to access records. One such tool is "Searching the Ellis Island Database in One Step." Some of the other search choices we have, courtesy of Morse are [2007]:
- Castle Garden and earlier Ship Arrivals
- NY Passengers (1920–1957)
- NY Manifests (1820–1957)
- Other Ports of Immigration
- Canadian and British Census
- New York Census (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island by street name)
- Illinois Death Records (pre-1916 and/or 1916–1950)
Nicola Lorusso and Augusta DiPaola (including spelling variations) continue to elude identification on the 1910 U.S. Census for New York. But that doesn't surprise me. The indexing parties for Ancestry.com and HeritageQuest Online created a massive number of errors. Curiosity led me to search online for our Lorusso family in 1920—I'd found them in Worchester, Massachusetts. It took a while, but I finally found the family indexed as "Nicholas Larusso" on HeritageQuest Online and "Nicholas Sorusso" on Ancestry.com.
The 1930 Census would be another challenge, but at least online databases might come to my rescue. Without waiting for the promised "every-name" index on Ancestry, I went straight to the microfilm at the National Archives-Southeast Region, found the conversion for the 1920 enumeration district, and searched that enumeration district page by page until I found our Lorusso family. The family of Nickolas Lorusso was still residing on Franklin Street in Worcester when they were enumerated on 8 April 1930. Nickolas continued to own his home which was valued at $8000.8
Year of Immigration
Birth Plac
|Lorusso, Nickolas
|———, Antoinette
|———, Frank
|———, Daniel
Since Ancestry.com didn't have the family indexed correctly in 1920, I decided to see what imaginative approach would be found in the 1930 index. The entry for Nickolas Lorusso was correct (the enumerator had used Nickolas). However, his son Antonio (frequently called Anthony or Tony) has not yet been located. He married Loretta Curran in Worcester on 26 April 19309 about eighteen days after the census enumerator visited his father's household. The 1930 HeritageQuest Online indexes only include the indexes for Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Texas, and Virginia at this point in time.
Using the multiple database search for anyone with the surname "Lorusso" at NewEnglandAncestors.org has been negative to date. In all fairness, remember that the databases on the New England Historic Genealogical Society Web site focus on pre-1900 records.
City directories for Worcester, Massachusetts, are numerous on Ancestry.com; however, some of volumes have only been partially scanned. The city directories have told us that Nicholas and his family were residing at 7 Caprera Road in 1918.10 The 1921 directory shows Nicola at 606 Franklin Street.11
In conclusion
Online databases often lead us to many records we need for our research very quickly, and with greater ease and comfort at any time, day or night.
We also need to remember that just because we don't find individuals for whom we are searching doesn't mean that they are not in the records. It may mean that an indexer overlooked the entry, an indexer misread the spelling, or that whoever created the record recorded the name incorrectly.
There are so many opportunities for finding online databases today that researchers need to be educated—it would be foolish to pay for a database on one Web site when it is free on another. Do "pay" services overlap, and if so, is the image quality better on one of those sites? If the option is available, would it be best to subscribe for a month rather than an entire year? Is the Web site user friendly? In order to make informed decisions (it is unlikely that it would be prudent for most of us to subscribe to every available service), talk to other genealogists, being sure to ask why the individual is excited about a particular service.
Probably one of the most important things for all of us to remember is that we should use Online database indexes to guide us to the original record or as close to the original as we can expect to see. Just because a fact is online, doesn't necessary mean that the fact is correct.
It is also important to site your sources correctly. If a digital image of a document is viewed online, we need to indicate that we viewed that image on a particular Web site (listing the URL) on a particular date.
1. Certificate of death for Nicholas Lorusso, registered number 1343, recorded 31 August 1950; Commonwealth of Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, Boston.
2. Certificate of death for Antoinette (Pellegrino) Lorusso, registered number 1076, recorded 11 May 1956; Commonwealth of Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, Boston.
3. Nicholas Lorusso household, 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Worcester City, Worcester County, Massachusetts, enumeration district 246, sheet 6A, dwelling 64, family 101 (National Archives micropublication T625, roll 752).
4. Index (Soundex) to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, NY, July 1, 1902–December 31, 1943; National Archives micropublication M621, reel 390.
5. Registers of Vessels Arriving in the Port of New York from Foreign Ports, 1789–1919; National Archives micropublication M1066, reel 71.
6. "Passenger Record," Ellis Island databases, accessed 2 August 2001, for Antonietta Lorusso, 32, arrived 23 May 1910 aboard San Giovanni .
7. Certificate of death for Antoinette (Pellegrino) Lorusso.
8. Nickolas Lorusso household, 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, City of Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, enumeration district 58, sheet 8B, dwelling 108, family 145 (National Archives micropublication T626, roll 969).
9. Marriage record of Anthony Lorusso and Loretta Curran, no. 416, recorded 12 May 1930, Marriage Book 72: 416; Commonwealth of Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, Boston.
10. Greater Worchester Directory (Salem, Massachusetts: The Salem Press Company, December 1918), 576; viewed on Ancestry.com 12 December 2006.
11. Worcester Directory, 1922, Containing a General Directory of the Citizens, a Business Directory and the City and County Registers, with Map (Worcester, Mass.: Sampson & Murdock Co., Publishers, 1922), 422; viewed on Ancestry.com 12 December 2006.
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The rocks of Buffalo National River are entirely sedimentary, laid down in an ancient marine basin. Over its 300-million year history it was variously uplifted and eroded and then again submerged below the sea to receive more deposits. Deposition of the strata was discontinuous, and unconformities have been left in the sequence. Most of the rocks contain invertebrate fossils - trilobites, brachiopods, crinoids, cephalopods. Today the rocks are again uplifted and superimposed on them are high bluffs, waterfalls, springs and hundreds of solution pits and caves. Two features are especially noteworthy; one, the 200-foot waterfall in Hemmed-in-Hollow, which is the one of the highest in the entire region between the Appalachians and the Rocky Mountains; the other, the gypsum formations of Beauty Cave (NPS, 1977).
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Typical of the Ozarks region, approximately 64% of the basin is underlain by limestone and dolomite formations (Scott and Smith, 1994). The Boone formation, a karstic cherty limestone formation, occupies the largest part of the basin (31.8%) and underlies many tributaries and a substantial part of the mainstem of Buffalo River (Scott and Smith, 1994).
The Buffalo River has cut deeply into the bedrock, leaving tall, vertical bluffs standing at river bends (Figure 6). In some areas the river is confined by bedrock; in others it meanders through alluvial bottoms. The channel is vertically stable as the bedrock is either exposed or covered with a thin layer of gravel and sand (Adamski et al., 1995). The river is characterized by quiet pools separated by short riffles. From Ponca to Pruitt the river falls an average of 13 feet per mile. From Pruitt to Highway 65 the average gradient is 5 feet per mile, and from there to the mouth it is about 3 feet per mile (NPS, 1977). The elevations within the Buffalo River watershed range from 2,576 feet above sea level in the Boston Mountains to 351 feet above sea level where the Buffalo River empties into the White River (Figure 7). The hills or ridge tops surrounding the river are usually narrow and winding, the sides alternate in steep slopes and vertical escarpments (Scott and Smith, 1994).
The watershed is characterized by three physiographic regions, the Springfield Plateau, the Boston Mountains, and the Salem Plateau (Adamski et al., 1995). The Springfield Plateau occupies about 47% of the Buffalo's watershed and is underlain by limestone and cherty limestone of Mississippian age. Land surface altitudes range from 1,000 to 1,700 ft but locally topographic relief rarely exceeds 200 to 300 ft (Adamski et al., 1995). Sinkholes and springs are common in this region. The Boston Mountains occupies 34% of the watershed. They are underlain by sandstone, shale, and limestone of late Mississippian to Pennsylvanian age. Land surface altitude ranges from 1,200 to more than 2,300 ft above sea level and topographic relief is as much as 1,000 ft in some places (Adamski et al., 1995). The topography is rugged with narrow divides separating steep-sided valleys. Finally, the Salem Plateau occupies 19% and is underlain by rocks of the Cambrian and Ordovician age although the Cambrian rocks are not surficially exposed with the watershed. The upland is characterized by gently rolling hills and local relief is 50 to 100 ft in the upland area (Adamski et al., 1995).
Soils and Erosion
The two most extensive soils in the watershed are the Enders-Nella-Mountainburg- Steprock association, which occurs in the Boston Mountains, and the Clarksville-Nixa- Noark association, which occurs in the Springfield Plateau. Together, these two soil associations cover about 76 percent of the land area in the Buffalo River watershed. There are 64 dominant taxonomic soil units mapped and a total of 167 mapping units in the watershed. This shows that the area within the watershed is highly complex and variable with regard to soil characteristics (Scott and Smith, 1994). Most soils contain significant amounts of coarse fragments (predominantly chert) on the surface and in the profile (NRCS, 1995).
Land slope data show that steep slopes are found on a large portion of the watershed (Table 4). Land slopes range from one percent or less in valley bottoms and upland flats to 60 percent on the sides of mountains. The hazard potential for erosion is moderate to very severe, depending on land cover and slope. Soils in pastures on steeper slopes are difficult to manage, and the use of farm equipment is restricted. Slopes over 15 percent should not be cleared for pasture (NRCS, 1995). Over 45% of the watershed occurs in slope category 7 to 14 degrees and almost 30% is in a slope category of greater than 14, indicating the ruggedness of the terrain (Scott and Hofer, 1995).
Unfortunately, over the 27-year period, the greatest loss of forest was in the two highest slope categories (Scott and Hofer, 1994). The acreage in pasture increased among all years in all slope categories during the 27-year period and the greatest increase in pasture was in the two highest slope categories where pastureland is not recommended. Figure 10 shows the distribution of the three slope categories throughout the watershed.
Fluvial Geomorphology
The long-term consequences of the destruction of riparian vegetation are now becoming evident in Ozark streams, including the Buffalo River. Several studies have found that Ozarks streams have excess gravel loads and an altered geomorphology due to land clearing nearly 100 years ago (Jacobson and Prim, 1997; Panfil and Jacobson, 2001). At the time of European settlement, beginning in the 1830's, streams deposited more gravel and less silt and clay, indicative of less energy dissipation in the valley bottom from decreased riparian vegetation. Lower order streams became depleted of gravel and this gravel was accumulating in the higher order streams. Before European settlement, streams were depositing a mixed sediment load of gravel bedload and silty overbank sediment (Jacobson and Primm, 1997). Observations of early explorers conspicuously lack descriptions of extensive gravel bars; observations of geologists working during the middle to late 1800's include descriptions of large quantities of gravel in stream banks and beds (Jacobson and Primm, 1997). Valley bottom reworking is believed to have occurred faster in the last 100 years than over the previous thousands of years (Albertson et al., 1995).
Probably the most destabilizing effect on Ozark stream channels during this period was caused by livestock grazing in valley bottoms that destroyed riparian vegetation (Jacobson and Primm, 1997). Destruction of riparian vegetation in small valleys continued into the 1900's, encouraging headward migration of channels and resulting in extension of the drainage network and accelerated release of gravel from storage in the small valleys (Jacobson and Primm, 1997). From 1960 to 1993, cultivated fields and croplands decreased, but cattle populations continued to increase. This increase in grazing density is likely maintaining runoff and sediment delivery to streams at rates higher than natural background rates (Jacobson and Primm, 1997).
Panfil and Jacobson (2001) demonstrated that the amount of gravel in Ozark streams is positively correlated with cleared riparian buffer zones and with increased cleared land in the drainage basin. The proportion of cobble and boulders is negatively associated with both increased gravel and cleared buffer zones. A strong positive correlation (R2 = 0.85) was found between the proportion of gravel in the thalweg and the proportion of cleared land in the drainage basin (Panfil and Jacobson, 2001) (Figure 48a and b). These results Panfil and Jacobson (2001) demonstrated that the amount of gravel in Ozark streams is positively correlated with cleared riparian buffer zones and with increased cleared land in the drainage basin. The proportion of cobble and boulders is negatively associated with both increased gravel and cleared buffer zones. A strong positive correlation (R2 = 0.85) was found between the proportion of gravel in the thalweg and the proportion of cleared land in the drainage basin (Panfil and Jacobson, 2001) (Figure 48a and b). These results
When riparian vegetation has been excessively cleared, a chain of disturbances begins that results in modified geomorphology which causes habitat loss and negative impacts to stream biota. Increased fine sediment causes substrate to become embedded. Increased embeddedness reduces pore space between gravel and cobble, which is important habitat for macroinvertebrates and small fish. Embeddedness also inhibits flow of oxygenated waters through the bed gravel.
More gravel in the system reduces the average particle size and decreases particle diversity in the streambed (Panfil and Jacobson, 2001). When coarse substrates are lost, the larger pore spaces they provide are also lost, filled in with smaller gravel. Fluxes of gravel into the stream also cause the stream to become shallower, filling in channels and reducing longitudinal roughness (Panfil and Jacobson, 2001). Habitat diversity decreases as more gravel, glide habitats increase and pool habitats disappear. This reduces living space for pool-dependent species. Shallow streams also may have greater daily and seasonal fluctuations in water temperature.
Loss of coarse woody debris inputs into the stream from riparian vegetation means fewer debris jams and snags, which create flow diversity and initiate scour that forms pool habitats. Increased storm flows cause more erosion and bank destabilization, causing stream banks to become a source of fine sediment and gravel into the stream. Stream bank erosion also leads to stream widening, reduction in channel sinuosity, and loss of canopy cover. This creates shallower, warmer habitats and lowers habitat diversity (Panfil and Jacobson, 2001).
Karst Groundwater:
This project, currently in the final stages of completion, focused on an area of suspected interbasin transfer and integrates groundwater tracer studies, geologic mapping, karst inventories, and water quality analyses to delineate and characterize the groundwater recharge area of Davis Creek (a major tributary to the Buffalo) and John Eddings Cave. The results will allow park managers to more effectively protect contributing karst basins and researchers to better interpret the results of aquatic resource investigations. The objectives of this study included 1.) map the surficial geology, 2.) inventory karst features (such as sinkholes, caves, solution conduits, losing stream reaches and springs), 3.) collect, measure, and analyze water quality in selected springs and streams, 4.) delineate groundwater recharge basins, and 5.) assess the biological community within John Eddings Cave.
Gravel Mining
Brown and Lyttle (1992) assessed the impacts of gravel mining on fish communities in Ozark streams. Three streams were selected, Crooked Creek, the Kings River, and the Illinois River. Study sites were located above, at, and below gravel mining operations. Impacts on fish community structure, habitat, biofilm accumulation, aquatic macroinvertebrates, and macrophytes were assessed. The results indicated that gravel mining significantly degrades the quality of Ozark stream ecosystems and that the effects of this are detectable even though these streams have a long history of anthropogenic disturbances. Alterations of physical habitat appear to more significantly influence the biotic community than limitations imposed on other resources (such as food supply), but these probably interact synergistically to limit some populations (Brown and Lyttle, 1992).
Brown and Lyttle (1992) found that the natural riffle pool sequence was altered by gravel mining. Pools located downstream from gravel mines tended to be longer and shallower than the upstream reference pools. The expected sequence of the spacing of riffles every 5 to 7 channel widths did not occur at disturbed sites but was found at all reference sites. Channel widths increased by an average of more than 10 meters at disturbed and downstream sites in all three rivers. The gravel mining process also resulted in the removal of woody debris and aquatic macrophytes at disturbed sites, decreasing channel stability and habitat diversity. Larger gravel particles form an effective armor plating on the smaller particles and alluvial deposits. When these larger particles are removed, as they are in gravel mining, the armoring is removed and exposed sediments are more easily transported. This process, in conjunction with channelization effects, causes increased sediment loading and turbidity.
Turbidity levels were not significantly different when gravel was not being harvested among the sites (Brown and Lyttle, 1992). However, turbidity was significantly higher at disturbed and downstream sites compared to reference sites while mining was in progress (Brown and Lyttle, 1992). Increased turbidity affects fish by reducing their feeding efficiency and tolerance for disease. Increased sediment loads affect the viability of fish eggs and fry. AG&FC found that on the Kings River, there was a 50% decrease in smallmouth bass downstream from gravel mines due to a 15-fold increase in turbidity (Femmer, 2002).
Brown and Lyttle (1992) documented several impacts upon fish communities from gravel mining. In all three streams, the number of fish per hectare was higher in upstream reference pools when compared to downstream and disturbed pools. Game fish in both biomass and in numbers per hectare were significantly higher in reference pools compared to disturbance and downstream pools. Silt sensitive species were consistently more abundant in reference pools and riffles. Logperch (Percina caprodes) and black redhorse (Moxostoma duquesnei) were absent from downstream pools. Silt sensitive species, including Northern hogsuckers (Hypentelium nigricans), greenside darters (Etheostoma blennioides) and the streamline chub (Erimystax dissimilis) were repressed in numbers downstream from the mine sites. Other species not considered silt sensitive were low in abundance downstream from mining sites. The yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis) in Crooked Creek and the Kings River, the spotted gar (Lepisosoteus oculatus) in the Kings River, and the redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus) in the Illinois River were absent from mining sites. These fish may be mobile enough to avoid disturbed areas. The only species that benefited from gravel mining was the stoneroller minnow (Campostoma sp.). A wide and more shallow channel allowed greater light penetration and increased algal production, benefiting the grazing stoneroller. The impact of gravel mining on game fish species versus non-game fish is shown in Figure 53.
The overall result of gravel mining in the Ozarks is habitat degradation and reduction in the numbers of most fish species. Stream channels are altered, sedimentation rates and turbidity levels increase, downstream riffles become reduced and pools become more shallow. Riverbanks are destabilized and riparian zones are lost. This results in changes in the fish community which favor non-game fish more tolerant of disturbed conditions.
Source National Park Service, Water Resources Division
Adamski, J.C., J.C. Peterson, D.A. Freiwald, J.V. Davis, 1995. Environmental and - Hydrologic Setting of the Ozark Plateaus Study Unit, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma, USGS, Water Resources investigation report: 94-4022, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Albertson, P.E., D. Mienert., and G. Butler, 1995, Geomorphic evaluation of Fort Leonard Wood: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Waterways Experiment Station, Technical Report GL-95-19.
Brown, A.V., and Lyttle, M.M., 1992, Impacts of gravel mining on Ozark steam ecosystems: Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Arkansas , Fayetteville , Arkansas .
Femmer, Susanne. Instream gravel mining and related issues in southern Missouri . USGS Fact Sheet 012-02, February 2002.
Jacobson, R.B., and Primm, A.T., 1997, Historical Lad-Use Changes and Potential Effects on stream disturbance in the Ozark Plateaus, Missouri : United States Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2484.
McKenney, 1997. Formation and Maintenance of Hydraulic Habitat Units in Streams of the Ozark Plateaus, Missouri and Arkansas : Ph.D. Dissertation, Pennsylvania State University.
National Park Service (NPS), 1977. Final Master Plan, Buffalo National River , Arkansas : NPS 713-B Denver Service Center, Denver, Colorado.
Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1995. Buffalo River Tributaries, Watershed Plan Environmental Assessment: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Panfil, M.S. and R.B. Jacobson, 2001. Relations among geology, physiography, land use, and stream-habitat conditions in the Buffalo and Current River systems, Missouri and Arkansas , USGS/BRD/BSR-2001-0005.
Scott, H.D. and K.R. Hofer, 1995. Spatial and temporal analysis of the morphological and land use characteristics of the Buffalo River Watershed, Arkansas Water Resources Center Publication number: MSC-170, University of Arkansas , Fayetteville , Arkansas.
Scott, H.D., and P.A. Smith., 1994. The prediction of sediment and nutrient transport in the Buffalo River watershed using a Geographic Information System: Arkansas Water Resources Research Center , University of Arkansas , Fayetteville , Arkansas.
A River Nestled in the Arkansas Ozarks
The Buffalo River comes as a surprise. How did a river surrounded by the progress of civilization escape impoundment, impairment, and change? To preserve the Buffalo as a free-flowing stream, Congress designated it a national river in 1972. Floating the Buffalo can give you a feeling of the wildness once haunting this country. The Buffalo nestles in the Arkansas Ozarks, which are bounded on the north, east, and south by the Missouri, Mississippi, and Arkansas rivers. To the west lies prairie.
Originating high in the Boston Mountains, over its course the Buffalo drops steadily to its confluence with the White River. The gradient is steep and the water is faster along the upper river, leveling and slowing as the river runs its course. In some places, long quiet pools between rapids obscure its vertical travels. The land's wildness and isolation are dramatized by a side trip into any number of hollows flanking the river. One wonders if some have been frequented since they served as guerrilla hideouts during the Civil War.
Many prehistoric and historic cultural sites are located throughout the park, some dating back more than 10,000 years. These range from bluff shelters once occupied by Archaic Indians to the cabins built by early settlers to existing homes of Ozark farmers still living in harmony with the land.
- Four areas are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.,
- Boxley Valley,
- the Parker-Hickman Farmstead at Erbie,
- the Civilian Conservation Corps-built structures at Buffalo Point, and
- the Rush mining district.
The meaning of the Buffalo River today is not difficult to discern. It is reflected in the faces of people accepting the river's recreational challenges. It rises in the spirits of people immersed in this landscape's beauty. It finds its measure among the families who celebrate, with periodic riverside reunions, their multiple generations living in the area. Here are exhilaration and enthusiasm, relaxation and recreation. Here these merge with living tradition as thoroughly as the wild and free-running Buffalo River merges with its ancient Ozarks setting.
Scenic Landscape Formations
Buffalo River bluffs reach as high as 500 feet above the river. They are the Ozarks' highest. These stacks of ancient seabeds have been relentlessly sculpted by erosion. Their towering multi-colored cliffs sharply accent the surrounding wild mountain beauty. The park's geology, with its numerous caves, sinkholes, waterfalls, springs, and interesting rock formations, typifies the Arkansas Ozarks.
The General park map handed out at the visitor center is available on the park's map webpage.For information about topographic maps, geologic maps, and geologic data sets, please see the geologic maps page.
A geology photo album has not been prepared for this park.For information on other photo collections featuring National Park geology, please see the Image Sources page.
Currently, we do not have a listing for a park-specific geoscience book. The park's geology may be described in regional or state geology texts.
Please visit the Geology Books and Media webpage for additional sources such as text books, theme books, CD ROMs, and technical reports.
Parks and Plates: The Geology of Our National Parks, Monuments & Seashores.
Lillie, Robert J., 2005.
W.W. Norton and Company.
9" x 10.75", paperback, 550 pages, full color throughout
The spectacular geology in our national parks provides the answers to many questions about the Earth. The answers can be appreciated through plate tectonics, an exciting way to understand the ongoing natural processes that sculpt our landscape. Parks and Plates is a visual and scientific voyage of discovery!
Ordering from your National Park Cooperative Associations' bookstores helps to support programs in the parks. Please visit the bookstore locator for park books and much more.
For information about permits that are required for conducting geologic research activities in National Parks, see the Permits Information page.
The NPS maintains a searchable data base of research needs that have been identified by parks.
A bibliography of geologic references is being prepared for each park through the Geologic Resources Evaluation Program (GRE). Please see the GRE website for more information and contacts.
NPS Geology and Soils PartnersAssociation of American State Geologists
Geological Society of America
Natural Resource Conservation Service - Soils
U.S. Geological Survey
Currently, we do not have a listing for any park-specific geology education programs or activities.
General information about the park's education and intrepretive programs is available on the park's education webpage.For resources and information on teaching geology using National Park examples, see the Students & Teachers pages.


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From the outside, this seaside bach has remained virtually unchanged since it was built - and that's the way Mark Seabrook and his siblings like it.
Built around 1947, the elevated bach harks back to simpler times and encourages its occupants to enjoy the simple pleasures of its setting - the beach, the sea views, the bush and its birdsong.
Mark says the peace and privacy of the setting also appealed to his father, Scott, when he bought the bach in 1965 from the original owner. He also bought the adjoining property and removed the house on it to create a secluded family retreat. Utilities had been run to this property with the intention of building a discreet "treehouse" one day - a plan that was never realised.
Mark thinks the house was built by a man who was a friend of Les Waygood, who oversaw the subdivision of North Piha. "From what I understand, the house was built after the war by Bert Eyes, a master builder who built his dream home out of the best materials he could find."
Native timber was used in the construction of the home, which has modernist touches such as its flat roof and horizontal glazing bars on the picture windows facing the sea view.
"It's beautifully proportioned this house," says Mark. "The spacing of the bars on the windows and the railing on the front deck are exactly the same, and there are other nice touches such as the angled soffit."
Scott passed the house on to Mark, his sister and two brothers 32 years ago and in that time they have been careful to keep the home as original as possible while adding some creature comforts such as underfloor heating, a dishwasher and a new oven range that sits in the space that used to be occupied by the coal range.
A deck was added to the rear of the house, outside the kitchen and a bifold window put into the kitchen so food could be served out on to the deck.
But apart from these improvements the house remains proudly original, right down to its blue-and-white colour scheme.
Inside, the kitchen has a built-in dining booth, and there is a bunkroom near the back door. The lounge has picture windows that maximise wide views of the beach and its renowned surf break. The next-door bedroom has the same view out to sea and also one looking up the coast.
Even during the foulest winter weather Mark says it's a pleasure to come out to the bach.
"This house is so solid that it's neat to be tucked up inside with the open fire going while there is a raging storm going on outside," he says.
But it's in summer that the property really comes into its own, with friends and family using the sleepout at the back of the property or parking campervans or pitching tents on the large lawn.
"My sister and brother-in law used to bring a campervan out here and park it up by the house and hook it up to the power outlet we put in outside," says Mark. "And there's plenty of lawn and sheltered spots for pitching a tent, which has made this a great place for bringing the family together. When friends come out for a barbecue, I tell them to bring a tent out.
"At Christmas time you sit out here having a barbecue and the pohutukawas are on fire so you are surrounded by colour."
The sleepout has been set up with beds, bunks and couches, and has bifold windows at the rear opening to the view of the Waitakere Ranges. Outside is a hot-water shower for rinsing off after a day at the beach, which has a surf patrol.
The rear of the property has another driveway and this goes past a pristine stream that is tapped into for the North Piha Water Supply, which feeds this property and about 60 other subscribers with unlimited water for $400 a year.
"The stream never runs dry and I've followed it up to its source where it comes out of the ground as a spring up in the hills - and there are some beautiful swimming holes and waterfalls along the way."
It's this combination of bush and beach that Mark loves about the property. However, he and his siblings all have different interests they now want to pursue and feel it's time to sell "even though it will be a real wrench".


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By Tiernan Ray
Here are some things going on this morning in your world of tech:
Shares of BlackBerry (BBRY) are up 43 cents, or 4%, at $11.21, as the stock gets another upgrade based on the company's intent to explore "strategic options," announced yesterday.
Scotia Capital's Gus Papageorgiou raised his rating on the shares to Outperform from Sector Perform. Scotia has a policy of not disseminating research to media and so there are no further details at this time.
There's been a gaggle of media speculation about what the path to acquisition or privatization might be.
The Globe & Mail's Omar El Akkad and staff report that Fairfax Financial Holdings, the investment firm of Prem Watsa, who yesterday stepped down from BlackBerry's board, is "exploring ways to put together a group to acquire the company," citing multiple unnamed sources.
Bloomberg's Hugo Miller and Andrew Mayeda echo that, writing that observers believe there will be an effort to come up with a Canadian package for the company, citing multiple Canadian investors.
But The New York Post's Mark Decambre and Josh Kosman write the company's looking for "a 'Google-like' investor rather than a private equity firm," being "put into a big technology company," citing an unnamed source.
Shares of Microsoft are down 17 cents, or half a percent, at $32.47, after Stifel Nicolaus's Brad Reback cut his rating on the shares to Hold from Buy, and stripped away his $36 price target, writing that despite health in the "Server & Tools" division and the "Microsoft Business Division," he sees profit hurt by increased spending needed to salvage the fate of Windows, which have grown "more substantial than we envisioned several months ago."
Shares of Apple (AAPL) are up $4.02, or 0.9%, at $471.38, as The Street continues reflecting on the report yesterday by AllThingsD that the company is coming forward with new models of the iPhone on September 10th.
Brian Marshall of ISI Group, who has an Outperform rating and a $600 price target, writes that with much of the world not having the rich subsidized plans of the developed markets for smartphones, it is "imperative" that Apple bring out a lower-cost iPhone.
And Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster, reiterating an Overweight rating and a $655 price target, writes that "• September Event Will Be The Beginning Of The Return To Earnings Growth," as it will "kick off Apple's newest product cycle that will include a 5S and cheaper iPhone (September), iPad updates (October), a TV announcement (late 2013), and a larger screen phone and iWatch (mid 2014)."
Speaking of Apple, Bloomberg's Susan Decker and Jungah Lee this morning write that the victory the company won on Friday at the U.S. International Trade Commission against Samsung Electronics (005930KS) regarding patent infringement is unlikely to see any consequent ban on Samsung overturned by a presidential waver the way a ban on Apple was overturned last week by the White House. The authors write that because Apple's victory doesn't pertain to "standards essential" patents, it doesn't add up to the same urgent commerce issue that the White House weighed in on in the Samsung victory.
Speaking even further of Apple, this may be the most mis-quoted sound bite this morning: Oracle (ORCL) CEO Larry Ellison was on CBS This morning with Charlie Rose this morning and remarked that although he likes Apple CEO Tim Cook, "They will not be nearly so successful because he's [Steve Jobs] gone." However, Ellison stopped short of concurring with Rose's assertion that "Apple is going down."
Shares of Cisco Systems (CSCO) are down 10 cents, or 0.4%, at $26.24, in advance of the company's fiscal Q4 report due tomorrow, after market close, as Northland Capital Markets's Catharine Trebnick reiterated an Outperform rating and raised her price target to $30 from $26, writing that her checks of telco and enterprise spending "suggest a solid print."
Shares of Xerox (XRX) are up 29 cents, or 3%, at $10.44, after Citigroup's Jim Suva raised his rating on the shares to Buy from Neutral, after concluding the company could benefit from the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2014, given it is one of the largest "healthcare claims & payment processing companies."


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My main project for the year was to be entering into my family tree database all documentation I have for each of my direct-line ancestors. I'd planned out a calendar: one ancestor per day, starting at the near end and working back in time for ... huh, where is that calendar? ... well, for as many months as it would take to complete them all. Having started that process with enthusiasm during the week before 2010 even began, by the time the new year did begin, I was already behind. Reader, let's leave it at that, shall we?
My daughter has a theory and, because we share brain genetics, I think it's a fine theory indeed. If one sets a goal, and then in the avoidance of working on that goal accomplishes some other fine project, that's counts as a win. In the interest of avoiding the heinous job of data entry, I accomplished quite a fair bit of other organization, to wit:
- I labelled most of my genealogy binders so that I no longer have to guess what's in each one.
- I reorganized some of those overstuffed binders, breaking out some of the material into new binders.
- I printed out my complete pedigree chart and put those pages into a stand-up binder as an aid to working on the organizational project, so I can see what data is already entered for each, and where work needs to be done.
- In the course of poking around online trying to do some of the work that needs to be done, I added a number of additional ancestors to my future research list, including Charlemagne and some other big-name history types. (Honestly, I'll probably never go there! I just don't see any need!)
- The pedigree chart I printed out was instrumental in working on my Surnames page and in creating the daily surname posts I did early in the year.
- The Surnames page led to creation of my Cousins in Cyberspace page.
- The potential reward of creating an ancestor photo book led to a test run of Blurb. The test run ultimately resulted in six books created from my personal blogs and one very awesome book about my mother's childhood. In addition, several other volumes are either in progress or in the planning stage.
And what about 2011? More books! That's the plan, plain and simple! Not that the actual projects are plain and simple... they're not! But the end results are highly motivational!
Once again the genealogy-blogging community was invited to vote for the Top 40 Genealogy Blogs. There's something about this that kind of rubs me the wrong way. I don't like to think of the blogosphere as a competitive arena, and if I ever had, I probably would never have begun blogging in the first place. I think the blogosphere is every bit as expansive as the Universe itself, for all practical purposes, with creative space for everyone who wants to use it. Each and every blog is a unique entity and, I hope, as much a source of satisfaction to its creator as mine is to me. In addition, each blog enriches the blogosphere in its own way, for which I'm very grateful. All of which is to say, I chose not to vote. I'm more of a bear* than a fish.* (But you already knew that, right?)
Speaking of unique blogs, Janice Brown, everyone's favorite Cow Hampshire correspondent, has returned to her little corner of the blogosphere, plopping The Christmas Box under our blogospheric tree after a hiatus of more than two years. Two long and silent years. Well, two years, three months, twenty-six days, twenty-two hours and fifty minutes, to be exact. If you haven't been to Cow Hampshire, really!, you must go!
*synchronized swimmer
December Accomplishments
- Upon completing the book about my mom, I promptly started a new book, one which I thought would be very quick to finish. I'd hoped to finish it by December 10, in order to take advantage of Blurb's December promo (free shipping). As the deadline drew near, though, I warmed to my topic, I guess you could say, and decided it was worth spending more time on. What started as a simple copy-and-paste compendium is now calling for some actual writing on my part, or at least some summarizing, and I think I'll have to cut some of the 100 pages I've already included to make room for other more readable material. Still, at this point I'd say the book is at least half done.
- I wrote a post for the very awesome 100th Carnival of Genealogy at Creative Gene!
- Seriously... let's not even go there.


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Pros: Detailed reproduction of the frequencies it does cover. Compact when stored. Attractive. Made of metal.
Cons: Incapable of reproducing bass. Uncomfortable if worn for more than fifteen minutes. Unwelcome iPhone controls.
In my recent quest for a new set of cans, I took a slight detour into the land of flashy prosumer headphones, in the form of the HK CL. The only reason I tried a pair was the price: half off, which equals $99.
My first impression, upon opening the package, was of a quality product. The CL has a look and feel that makes it seem like the perfect match for an iPhone, iPod or iPad. They are such a good match, they may as well be Apple brand, instead of HK. Before I had a chance to listen, two things had to happen: I had to replace the headband—the package includes two sizes—and I had to let the headphones break-in, because it couldn't possibly be that they so totally lacked any authority in the bass department. Not a pair or sealed, over-the-ear headphones that retail for $200—or could it?
After about forty hours, I had a sneaking suspicion that the understated nature of the CL's bass was... understated. I would even forgive them if a more powerful amp brought back some bass, and that they were not as good a match for the iPad as advertised. No such luck—even relatively benign material like Lindsay Stirling so totally lacked bass that it was as if I was listening to a violin solo. Deadmaus? Forget it. Imaging was good, the sound was relatively uncolored... and the bass response was a slight wisp—just a "hint-o-bass," to whet the appetite of the neophyte.
In this world of bass-heavy headphones, there surely is room for cans that focus of the higher registers, and aim for clarity over boom. The HK CL does that, to a point. But it is inexcusable that they cannot even compete with a pair of B&O Form 2s in the bass department, and overall the design sacrifices too much comfort in order to achieve an aesthetic effect. In the end, they were not worth keeping, even at half-price.
Here's where I stand on bass quantities:
AKG K701 - A bit light
Creative Aurvana Live! - Just right
Sennheiser HD380 - A tiny bit heavy


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Family: Procellariidae, Shearwaters and Petrels view all from this family
Description ALL BIRDS (not possible to age birds in the field in our region) Can appear all-dark at a distance, but at close range, and in good light, note sooty brown plumage and silvery white underwing coverts that form a striking bar, palest and broadest toward wingtip. Bill is rather long and more narrow in middle.
Dimensions Length: 16-18" (41-46 cm)
Habitat Breeds in southern hemisphere (during our winter). Undertakes clockwise circum-Atlantic nonbreeding travels and present in North Atlantic May-Aug.
Observation Tips Easy to see on pelagic trips during summer months and very occasionally gathers close to shores in Jul-Aug if feeding is good.
Range Alaska, New England, Mid-Atlantic, Western Canada, California, Southeast, Northwest, Florida, Eastern Canada
Voice Silent at sea.
Discussion Medium-sized shearwater with a slender, hook-tipped bill and tubular nostrils. Relatively long, stiffly held wings allow it to bank and glide effortlessly; particularly impressive in strong winds. Angle and intensity of light affects appearance of plumage colors, particularly on body and underwing. Sexes are similar.


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Handler to speak on welfare, poverty and inequality, Oct. 15
Posted October 9, 2003; 04:44 p.m.
A lecture titled "Blame Welfare: Ignore Poverty and Inequality" is set for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
The speaker will be Joel Handler, the Richard Maxwell Professor of Law and professor of policy studies in the School of Public Policy and Social Research at the University of California-Los Angeles.
A 1954 Princeton graduate, Handler directs the master of law program at the UCLA School of Law. He also teaches a research seminar on social welfare issues. His books include "Social Citizenship and Workfare in the United States and Western Europe: The Paradox of Inclusion" (2003), "Hard Labor: Poor Women and Work in the Post-Welfare Era" (co-edited with Lucie White, 1999); "We the Poor People: Work, Poverty and Welfare" (with Yeheskel Hasenfeld, 1997); and "The Poverty of Welfare Reform" (1996). His book, "Down From Bureaucracy: The Ambiguity of Privatization and Empowerment" (1996), won the Gladys Kammerer Award from the American Political Science Association for the best political science publication in the field of U.S. national policy.
His lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Princeton Justice Project.
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In many respects, there is a broad public consensus when it comes to the federal budget deficit: seven-in-ten say it is a major problem that must be addressed right away, and roughly two-thirds say that the best way to reduce the deficit is through a combination of cutting major government programs and increasing taxes. These views cross partisan lines, with majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independents saying we must deal with it now, and that the best approach involves both program cuts and tax increases.
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A couple that you mentioned, SK, don't interfere with each other at Marvel, either. The "Ultimate" universe is completely separate from the 616 (regular) one. The only big crossover right now is Dark Reign, which stems directly out of the recently-ended Secret Invasion (which tailed on World War Hulk, which was born out of the Civil War which was spawned by the House of M which wouldn't have occurred without the 2nd Secret War - copy?).
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Pirates 6-1 over Cards in the 3rd.
Lynn on the verge of losing his spot on the Cards playoff roster.
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With St. Louis and Pittsburgh beating up on each other (with Pittsburgh doing most of the pummeling), the REDS can avert disaster by winning today, taking the series and accomplishing the task at hand.
Let's see if the Septemeber call ups can improve the team's ability to put together a string of victories.
After losing two straight series to the Cardinals, winning the division has gotten a lot tougher. It might take a 7-game winning streak to pull this thing out (while avoiding the reverse of putting together any 3-game losing streaks the rest of the year....can't afford 3-game losing streaks anymore.
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5-0 Cards after 4 but this may be the best outcome for the Reds actually if they can pull out a win today. Gain a game on the leader. Stay the same on the first WC (2.5 both ways).
Pirates pull ahead 5-1 over Milwaukee.
"Since I've been with the Reds in 1989, we've never had a farm system this loaded," Bowden said. "If we were the New York Yankees and had unlimited dollars, we could have traded for Colon, (Jeff) Weaver, Rolen, (Cliff) Floyd, (Kenny) Rogers and Finley and gotten them all -- and still held onto our top five prospects. That's an amazing statement."
Dbacks lost. Reds now up 7 in the WC.
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Nats/Phillies game. Tyler Clippard comes in the bottom of the 8th and gives up the lead with 2 hits, 2 walks (one intentional), and 2 runs. 3-2 Phillies.
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Student work: 'Intersession Tour 2011' by Princeton University Chapel Choir
Posted May 26, 2011; 12:00 p.m.
Student work: Princeton University Chapel Choir traveled to Prague, Vienna and Budapest for their 2011 intersession tour. Read more.
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Well we have a special treat for everyone on board this evening.
We can get a real live performance by some of our guests
joining us on this flight this evening. We'd like to
welcome aboard the Princeton Choir. And I believe they are
going to show us (laughter) Stand up Quinton! (singing)
Well we're about to go to rehearsal at the Bethlehem
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mean, the first time it wasn't in Latin. (singing)
With a choir from the United States and a choir from the
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Behind us is the Stephansdom, or St. Stephen's Cathedral in
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super exciting. It's one of the top sites in Vienna so.
And because of our concert we have now helped to raise some
money for restoration on the roof.
And we just got a standing ovation when we did our show at
the Stephansdom. Oh my gosh it was so amazing.
Coincidence had it that both the Choir and I were here in
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at the Theater an der Wien. The Chapel Choir provides me
with some of my best memories from Princeton.
This is St. Stephen's Basilica, the biggest Roman Catholic
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It had such a strong impact on the choir that it was
important to do this as often as possible. Part of what
happens with a choir is because they're together for so
long they get to know each other better, they trust each
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Those who attended Beach Music on the Boardwalk found that summer arrived early to the Charleston Museum. While the temperature remained mild, the museum was decked out with sea shells, flip flops, beach balls, and balloon sea horses.
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