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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 1:56 PM GMT on April 24, 2013
March 2013 was the globe's 10th warmest March since records began in 1880, according to NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). NASA rated it the 9th warmest March on record. The year-to-date period of January - March has been the 8th warmest such period on record. March 2013 global land temperatures were the 11th warmest on record, and global ocean temperatures were the 9th warmest on record. March 2013 was the 337th consecutive month with global temperatures warmer than the 20th century average. Global satellite-measured temperatures in March 2013 for the lowest 8 km of the atmosphere were 12th or 8th warmest in the 35-year record, according to Remote Sensing Systems and the University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH), respectively. The Northern Hemisphere snow cover extent during March 2013 was the 16th largest in the 47-year period of record. Wunderground's weather historian, Christopher C. Burt, has a comprehensive post on the notable weather events of March 2013 in his March 2013 Global Weather Extremes Summary. He notes that one nation set an all-time heat record: on March 6th, Navrongo, Ghana reached 43.0°C (109.4°F), the warmest temperature reliably ever measured in the country (for any month.)
Figure 1. March 2013 was the 2nd coldest winter in the U.K. since 1910, exceeded only by March 1962. In this photo taken by wunderphotographer tonylathes on March 24, 2013, we see one of March's heavy snowstorms that affected Wardlow Village in Derbyshire, United Kingdom.
Figure 2. Departure of temperature from average for March 2013, the 10th warmest March for the globe since record keeping began in 1880. The Arctic Oscillation (AO), a large-scale climate pattern that can influence temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere, set a record low for March. This negative phase was associated with frigid Arctic air spilling southward into the Northern Hemisphere middle latitudes, leading to unusually cold conditions in the Eastern U.S., most of Europe, and northern Siberia.This phase of the AO also contributed to much warmer than average and even record warm temperatures in northeastern Canada and southeastern Greenland. A large swath of China and several regions in central and northern Africa in the 0°–20°N latitude belt were also record warm. Image credit: National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) .
First U.S. billion-dollar weather disaster of 2013: March 18 - 20 severe weather outbreak
Two billion-dollar weather disasters occurred globally in March, bringing the 2013 total to five, according to the March 2013 Catastrophe Report from insurance broker AON Benfield. The five billion-dollar weather disasters for 2013 so far:
1) Flooding in Indonesia, 1/20 - 1/27, $3.31 billion
2) Flooding in Australia, 1/21 - 1/30, $2.5 billion
3) Winter weather in Europe, 3/12 - 3/31, $1.8 billion
4) Drought in Central and Eastern China, 1/1 - 3/31, $1.71 billion
5) Severe weather in the Midwest U.S., 3/18 - 3/20, $1 billion
The first billion-dollar weather disaster in the U.S. was a severe weather outbreak that began on March 18, featuring a long-lived squall line of severe thunderstorms called a "derecho" that dropped hail up to softball size from Louisiana to South Carolina. Mississippi was hardest hit, with up to 60,000 insurance claims. Ten tornadoes touched down and two fatalities were reported during the outbreak. The U.S. has averaged 4.4 billion-dollar weather disasters per year from 1980 - 2012, but experienced 25 in the two-year period 2011 - 2012.
The deadliest March weather disaster was an outbreak of severe weather that swept across parts of eastern Bangladesh on March 22. The outbreak included a tornado that struck the regions of Sadar, Akhaura and Bijoynagar in Brahmanbaria district. At least 35 people were killed and 388 injured.
Figure 3. Hail up to the size of tennis balls fell on McComb, Mississippi, as documented by wunderphotographer sirencall On March 18, 2013. The hailstorm was part of a severe weather outbreak that gave the U.S. its first billion-dollar weather disaster of 2013.
Neutral El Niño conditions continue in the equatorial Pacific
For the 12th month in row, neutral El Niño conditions existed in the equatorial Pacific during March 2013. NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) expects neutral El Niño conditions to last through summer. The large majority of the El Niño models predict neutral conditions will last through the fall of 2013. Temperatures in the equatorial Eastern Pacific need to be 0.5°C below average or cooler for three consecutive for a La Niña episode to be declared; sea surface temperatures were 0.1°C below average as of April 22, and have been +0.1 to -0.4°C from average since March 1, 2013.
Arctic sea ice falls to 5th lowest March extent on record
Arctic sea ice extent during March reached its fifth lowest extent in the 35-year satellite record, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). This was the 10th consecutive March and 142nd consecutive month with below-average Arctic sea ice extent. The last ten years (2004 to 2013) have seen nine of the ten lowest March extents in the satellite record.
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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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Meatal stenosis is a narrowing of the opening of the urethra, the tube through which urine leaves the body.
Urethral meatal stenosis
Meatal stenosis can affect both males and females. It is more common in males.
In males, it is often caused by swelling and irritation (inflammation) after a newborn is circumcised. This leads to abnormal tissue growth and scarring across the opening of the urethra. In most cases, the problem is not found until the child is toilet trained. Surgery on the urethra, chronic catheterization, or other medical instruments in the urethra may also lead to meatal stenosis.
In females, this condition is present at birth (congenital). Less commonly, meatal stenosis may also affect adult women.
Risks include:
Symptoms include:
In boys, a history and physical exam are enough to make the diagnosis.
In girls, a
Other tests may include:
In females, meatal stenosis is most often treated in the health care provider's office. This is done using local anesthesia to numb the area. Then the opening of the urethra is widened (dilated) with special instruments.
In boys, a minor outpatient surgery called meatoplasty is the treatment of choice.
Most people will urinate normally after treatment.
Complications may include:
Call your health care provider if your child has symptoms of this disorder.
If your baby boy has recently been circumcised, try to keep the diaper clean and dry. Avoid exposing the newly circumcised penis to any irritants. They may cause inflammation and narrowing of the opening.
Elder JS. Anomalies of the penis and urethra. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 538.
Jordan GH, McCammon KA. Surgery of the penis and urethra. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 36.
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This one is going to be tough, with The Imperial Shuttle and the Falcon...of all the vintage ships which one is your favorite??
This one is going to be tough, with The Imperial Shuttle and the Falcon...of all the vintage ships which one is your favorite??
As always...........L
I had the Falcon when I was little and mine's all beat up from years of play and I bought an Imperial Shuttle just a few years ago because I always wanted it when I was little, so I was excited to finally, FINALLY get one. So I vote for Imperial Shuttle.
Ok, i'll put a list of ships also:
Millenium Falcon
Imperial shuttle
Rebel transport
X-wing (normal and damaged)
Tie fighter (white and damaged)
Tie interceptor
Darth Vader's Tie fighter
Slave 1
Twin pod cloud car
Star Destroyer (hey, its also a ship)
Hope i didnt miss any.
BTW, my choice is the Falcon.
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As always...........L
I pick the Millenium Falcon, but I've never actually seen the Shuttle aside from photos so I really can't decide between the two. Hey, Rollo since you own one, does the Shuttle have electronics or any really cool features?
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split. - Robert E. Howard
It has electronics but mine doesn't work. I think I could fix it if I actually tinkered with it, but I'm happy with it sitting in the center of an "Emperor's Arrival" Diorama on my entertainment center. Plus, I think it just makes an annoying BZZZZZ so it's no big loss. It's got a little ramp that lowers down beneath the cockpit thats too small and too steep to have any actual play value, but there is a removable panel on the side that opens into a fairly spacious area with computers and a little passage into the cockpit area that maybe R2 could fit thru. Plus, its HUGE. It really is a special part of my collection.
As far as my Falcon in concerned, I beat the hell out of it growing up. I tore the cardboard interior out of it. I busted the cockpit console out. The gunner station on top was destroyed. The landing gear was broken and unable to support the weight of the ship. Every part not attached was thrown in various toy boxes all over the basement. The rectenna, the cockpit lid, the entry gantry, everything was missing. About the time I started collecting again (back in 1995) I went back and found all my vintage stuff to display in my room. I was disheartened at the state of my Falcon, so I began a meticulous search for all the broken and missing parts. I managed to recover everything except the Jedi training ball and the peg it was tied to. I put the cardboard back in (a little worse for wear, but it's all in one piece.) I repaired the gunner station, and the landing gear. I cleaned it up and placed it on my TV for several years, so I am really attached to it, but getting a toy thay I never had in my youth and finally getting one in 1997 was a superb feeling and that's why I picked it over my refurbished Falcon playset...
I think I'm going to have to renig on my Falcon choice and say my vintage A-Wing. Given Rollo's story, I remembered all the years I wanted an A-Wing and when I finally got one I was overjoyed. It seemed like a chapter in my childhood had been closed and I could move on to other things. Well, not fully closed because I still need a pilot.
Plus, it's worth enough that the Army will actually reimburse me the full secondary-market value if it is ever stolen out of my room in the barracks.
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split. - Robert E. Howard
What say I steal it. We split the reimbursement, than you get you ship back...
Well i'm gonna have to be alittle diffrent here and go with the double cloud car, no reason I just like it alot , but the Falcon is A shoe in!
"One day I will become the most powerful Jedi (Sith) ever." Anakin Skywalker, Epi.II
Yoda is forever my hero now...
II lile the mperial shuttle and the Slave 1, they bring back fond memories
''You fool, my reach is far greater than the Jedi.Only a Sith can wield the force over such a great distance.'' - Darth Sidious
Snowspeeder. If you took off the side battery panel, you could hold 3 figures. Recreating the smash-into-the-snow scene in ESB was fun (no snow in SoCal, so sand had to do). One of my last good birthdays netted me this great toy as a gift (7 or 8 yrs old).
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.


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About Hybrids & Chimeras
Hybrid animals are created when gametes (reproductive cells) from different species join to form a single embryo. A mule, for example, is the offspring of a female horse and a male donkey. Every cell in the body of hybrids contains genetic material from both parents.
Chimeras, named after creatures from Greek mythology, are created artificially by combining genetic material from different species into a single embryo. The adult animals that develop have different populations of cells that reflect different contributions from the species from which they were produced. Scientists have created the geep, for example, by combining genetic material from both a goat and a sheep.
Partially human hybrid embryos have been created by fusing human cells and animal eggs, and partially human chimeric embryos have been created by injecting human embryonic stem cells into animal embryos. Most scientists want to produce such embryos only for research, and oppose experiments that would allow human-animal chimeras to be brought to term.
The prospect of human-animal chimeras troubles many people and raises troubling questions about their moral and legal status. Would a human-animal chimera have human rights? Could it be patented and owned? What if it were 99.9% human and 0.1% chimpanzee? What of the reverse situation?


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Professor Michael Mandiberg (GC/Staten Island, Interactive Technology and Pedagogy) is featured in the New York Times on his latest project, "From Aaaaa! To ZZZap!," which opens today at the city's Denny Gallery. Read more
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I have been playing with a brand new IBM pSeries 610 that arrived early this week. I came preinstalled with minimal AIX 5.1, they even left out the IDE CD-ROM driver the system needs to install any further software. As I wanted to know if they system would work with the AIX from CD-ROM anyways I just booted from CD and this time AIX did have an IDE CD-ROM driver.
This time I installed most of the software I believed we would need. I did not see the option in the install menu to make the 64 bit kernel the default so I ended up with a 32 bit kernel. I had to test our AppleTalk kernel modules in 32 and 64 bit mode so I started with 32. After rebooting in 64 bit mode first I had no NFS mounts, the mount command was barfing that one of the NFS kernel modules is using an old obsolete format. Appearently I installed one package to much, after removing the des package NFS works fine.
The AppleTalk kernel module was an easy port, just Makefile adaptions to compile a 32 bit as well as a 64 bit module from the same sources and archive these together into an ar archive. The AIX kernel is smart enough to select the proper version from the archive depending upon the mode it is running in, pretty nifty.
While testing some stuff in 64 bit mode I noticed that Apache (as delivered by IBM as Websphere server) did core dump upon starting. Dbx does tell me the core file is invalid, strange. I started httpd with dbx and the -X option and dbx did hang. I kill -9'ed httpd and could exit dbx. I then attempted an apachectl start and whoops, I was talking with the service processor instead of AIX (I was sitting at the console). I rebooted and looked at the generated vmcore file and it did point at the kernel based linker that AIX uses for its shared libraries, it appeared to have stumbled across a NULL pointer while loading an httpd module.
A few of the other subsystems also produce strange failure messages in 64 bit mode, all in all I am not convinced about AIX 5.1 64 bit. AIX has been rock solid for me since the early beginnings, this is really disappointing. I looked at the AIX fixes page and tried the new order system for AIX 5 fixes as I found out that I did not yet have the latest components. One does click on the packages needed and they did tell me they would process my order and send me a notification with a download URL. After a few hours waiting no URL yet, not encouraging.


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Why in the hell do bakers need to be unionized? Isn't most of the shite automated nowadays anyway? Can they just get any ding dong off the street to operate these machines?
I agree with Hostess on this one. It would be great if Hostess could hold off on selling for 6 months just so the Union members could sit out of work and feel the pain of others who aren't part of a piece of shite organization.
unions and union members need to understand that you can't squeeze blood from a turnip.
On Nov. 12, Hostess Brands permanently closed three plants as a result of the work stoppage. On Nov. 14, the Company announced it would be forced to liquidate if sufficient employees did not return to work to restore normal operations by 5 p.m., EST p.m., Nov. 15. The Company determined on the night of Nov. 15 that an insufficient number of employees had returned to work to enable the restoration of normal operations.
The BCTGM in September rejected a last, best and final offer from Hostess Brands designed to lower costs so that the Company could attract new financing and emerge from Chapter 11. Hostess Brands then received Court authority on Oct. 3 to unilaterally impose changes to the BCTGM's collective bargaining agreements.
Hostess Brands is unprofitable under its current cost structure, much of which is determined by union wages and pension costs. The offer to the BCTGM included wage, benefit and work rule concessions but also gave Hostess Brands' 12 unions a 25 percent ownership stake in the company, representation on its Board of Directors and $100 million in reorganized Hostess Brands' debt.
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The IDF BRIDGES programme supports translational research to determine the actions that improve outcomes in different populations. To date, BRIDGES is supporting 38 studies into sustainable community-based interventions for adoption in the real world. The programme is active in 34 countries worldwide, from Belfast to Bamako, Melbourne to Amman.
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A couple days ago I made a bookmarklet that adds an "Edit this page" button to my browser toolbar. When clicked, it causes Netscape to spawn an xterm with vi on the corresponding document in my local cvs checkout space, then does a cvs commit afterwards. (and the cvs commit causes the file to be automatically checked out on my remote web site)
It's really useful! Now when I see something I want to change while surfing around my site, I click "Edit this page" and within 1-2 seconds I am in vi editing the right file.
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An incumbent Congressman in the 1st District of Alabama (Mobile) has resigned, requiring a special election. Quinn Hillyer, who was previously a Congressman during the Clinton years, is on the ballot.
I never heard of him before, but stumbled across this article on American Spectator. Interesting reading. The author of the article is a personal friend and presents that Hillyer is a true conservative with common sense who doesn't pull any punches. He gives the following example of Hillyer's straightforwardness:Remember the Todd Akin disaster? The Missouri GOP Senate candidate who managed to get himself tangled in a tangle over the issue of rape? Immediately jeopardizing what had appeared to be a sure GOP victory? The question surfaced instantly and urgently: Should Akin stay or go? Some conservatives looked not unlike that proverbial deer caught in the headlights. Hemming and hawing. Not Quin. He shyly titled his piece: Todd Akin Should Get the Bleep Out.
And began it by saying:Today is the deadline for Todd Akin to exit the U.S. Senate race in Missouri. Obviously, he isnt going to do so. If he doesnt, and he then loses, he should never be allowed in polite company again. The country is more important than one mans attempt at vindication for his own sheer stupidity, ignorance, and insensitivity.Thats Quin. Nothing shy, always passionate and completely unwilling to pull punches when in fact plain talk is needed. This is a quality that is badly needed in Congress, not to mention the conservative movement and the Republican Party.


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Description To 3 1/2" (8.4 cm). Paler color of upperside interrupted by four prominent dark brown to black saddles. Small dark spot behind each eye. Fins large. Lateral line complete.
Endangered Status The Maryland Darter is on the U.S. Endangered Species List. It is classified as endangered in Maryland, where it was last seen in a single small creek in Hartord County. This is said to be the worlds rarest fish (indeed, it may even be extinct), and it is Marylands only endemic (found only there and nowhere else in the world) vertebrate. Its decline can be attributed to its very strict habitat requirements. It lives in streams at the transition point between the uplands and the coastal plain. As the region was developed over the last three centuries, this habitat was lost, and the fish is apparently unable to adapt to different habitat. The Wildlife and Heritage Division of the Department of Natural Resources has implemented the Maryland Darter Recovery Plan, and is working on protecting the entire watershed of the Maryland Darters last known home stream, Deer Creek.
Habitat The fall line of streams, where uplands flatten out to plain.
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While all the ruckus in Wisconsin and the middle east garner all the news time, don't let the gun control advocates slide through a bill we'll all regret.
This came from Senator Rand Paul with the usual request to join the fight with signatures and money etc. It's a Human Events advertisement/news article that I've edited for the salient info of concern, as well as how you can be involved, should you so desire.
For that matter, you might just wish to wait and see if this administration can really rally the gun control advocates into jumping in bed with the UN version of gun confiscation. I'm not attempting to be an alarmist here. Just don't want something we ALL pretty much agree on to sneak up and bite us in the rear, while we are focused on other news.
Read it if you like, and react accordingly...as you see fit.
UBDear fellow Patriot,Gun-grabbers around the globe believe they have it made.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently announced the Obama Administration will be working hand-in-glove with the UN to pass a new Small Arms Treaty.Disguised as an International Arms Control Treaty to fight against terrorism, insurgency and international crime syndicates, the UNs Small Arms Treaty is in fact a massive, GLOBAL gun control scheme.Im helping lead the fight to defeat this radical treaty in the United States Senate and I want your help.Please join me by taking a public stand against this outright assault on our national sovereignty by signing the Official Firearms Sovereignty Survey.Ultimately, the UNs Small Arms Treaty is designed to register, ban and CONFISCATE firearms owned by private citizens like YOU.So far, the gun-grabbers have successfully kept the exact wording of their new scheme under wraps.But looking at previous versions of the UN Small Arms Treaty, you and I can get a good idea of whats likely in the works.If passed by the UN and ratified by the U.S. Senate, the UN Small Arms Treaty would almost certainly FORCE the U.S. to: *** Enact tougher licensing requirements, making law-abiding Americans cut through even more bureaucratic red tape just to own a firearm legally;*** CONFISCATE and DESTROY ALL unauthorized civilian firearms (all firearms owned by the government are excluded, of course);*** BAN the trade, sale and private ownership of ALL semi-automatic weapons;*** Create an INTERNATIONAL gun registry, setting the stage for full-scale gun CONFISCATION.I'm sure I don't have to tell you that this is NOT a fight we can afford to lose.Ever since its founding 65 years ago, the United Nations has been hell-bent on bringing the United States to its knees.To the petty dictators and one-world socialists who control the UN, the United States of America isnt a shining city on a hill -- its an affront to their grand designs for the globe.These anti-gun globalists know that so long as Americans remain free to make our own decisions without being bossed around by big government bureaucrats, theyll NEVER be able to seize the worldwide power they crave.And the UNs apologists also know the most effective way to finally strip you and me of ALL our freedoms would be to DESTROY our gun rights.Thats why I was so glad to hear that the National Association for Gun Rights is leading the fight to stop this assault on our Constitution!The truth is theres no time to waste.You and I have to be prepared for this fight to move FAST.The fact is the last thing the gun-grabbers at the UN and in Washington, D.C. want is for you and me to have time to mobilize gun owners to defeat this radical legislation.Theyve made that mistake before, and weve made them pay, defeating EVERY attempt to ram the Treaty on Small Arms into law since the mid-1990s.But now time may not be on our side.In fact, were likely to only have a few weeks to defeat the treaty when they make their move.And we definitely dont have a President in the White House who will oppose this treaty.So our ONE AND ONLY CHANCE to stop the UNs Small Arms Treaty is during the ratification process in the U.S. Senate.As you know, it takes 67 Senate votes to ratify a treaty.With new pro-gun champions joining me in the Senate, rounding up enough votes to kill this thing should be easy, right?Unfortunately, that couldnt be further from the truth.Even with the Republican tidal wave in November, there still isnt a pro-gun majority in the Senate to kill ratification of the treaty.You know just as well as I do how few Senators are truly pro-gun.Not only that, but many Senators get queasy about killing treaties for fear of embarrassing the President -- especially with international prestige at stake.They look at ratifying treaties much like approving the Presidents Supreme Court nominees.Remember how many Senators turned their back on us and voted to confirm anti-gun Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor?A dozen more only voted against Sotomayor after receiving massive grassroots pressure from the folks back home.So if were going to defeat the UNs Small Arms Treaty we have to turn the heat up on the U.S. Senate now before its too late!Do you believe the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Second Amendment are the supreme law of the land?Do you believe any attempt by the United Nations to subvert or supersede your Constitutional rights must be opposed?If you said Yes to these questions, please sign the survey the National Association for Gun Rights has prepared for you.Your survey will put you squarely on the record AGAINST the UNs Small Arms Treaty.And along with your signed survey, I hope youll send a generous contribution of $250, $100, $50 or even just $35 to help finance this battle.With your generous contribution, the National Association for Gun Rights will continue contacting Second Amendment supporters to turn up the heat on targeted U.S. Senators.Of course, a program of this scale is only possible if the National Association for Gun Rights can raise the money.But thats not easy, and we may not have much time.In fact, if gun owners are going to defeat the UNs Small Arms Treaty pro-gun Americans like you and me have to get involved NOW!So please put yourself on record AGAINST the UNs Small Arms Treaty by signing NAGRs Firearms Sovereignty Survey.Thank you in advance for your time and money devoted to defending our Second Amendment rights.For Freedom,Rand PaulUnited States Senator


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|The dress! The shoes! The bouquet! With so much attention devoted to Kate Middleton's top-secret "I do" style we're reminded of another certain princess's walk down the aisle. We asked Preston Bailey, the celebrity event designer behind Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's regal affair, to revisit Princess Diana's wedding photos for a 21st century update on the 1981 event.
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|Intricate bridal lace adorned Princess Diana's romantic flats.
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"Today, designers are going over-the-top with lace, using it in fabulous and innovative ways," describes Bailey. "These Valentino shoes are absolutely breathtaking and I would love to see Kate take her wedding fashion in this couture direction."
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|David Longman of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners designed a free-flowing arrangement of three orchid varieties for Diana's walk down the aisle.
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|Diana's five attendants of varying ages wore fresh wreaths of mixed wildflowers.
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About the Bakken Formation
Does the Bakken formation contain more oil than Saudi Arabia?
However, the estimate of technically recoverable oil in the Bakken Formation is larger than all other current USGS oil assessments of the lower 48 states and is the largest "continuous" oil accumulation ever assessed by the USGS.
A "continuous" oil accumulation means that the oil resource is dispersed throughout a geologic formation rather than existing as discrete, localized occurrences, such as those in conventional accumulations. The next largest "continuous" oil accumulation in the U.S is in the Austin Chalk of Texas and Louisiana, with an undiscovered estimate of 1.0 billions of barrels of technically recoverable oil. For information concerning undiscovered oil and gas in Saudi Arabia, from the USGS 2000 World Petroleum Assessment, please see http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/WEcont/regions/reg2/r2saud.pdf.
Question: Is it true that the USGS released a report that states 3 to 4.3 billion barrels of technically recoverable oil assessed in North Dakota and Montana's Bakken Formation - - 25 times more than 1995 estimate? Answer:
Yes, this information is true. The report was released in April 2008 and can be found online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2008/3021/.
For additional information go to: http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/oilgas/noga/ (choose Williston/Bakken in the interactive map to see all available documents).


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GRAMMY-winning group the Black Eyes Peas have topped Billboard's recently launched Social 50 chart for the second consecutive week, marking the first time an act has scored multiple weeks at No. 1. The chart ranks the most active artists on leading social networking sites. Rihanna is second on this week's chart, followed by Justin Bieber, Eminem, and Lady Gaga to round out the top five. (12/17)


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That the Indians were destroyed by Spanish greed is true. But greed is simply one of the uglier names we give to the driving force of modern civilization. We usually prefer less pejorative names for it. Call it the profit motive, or free enterprise, or the work ethic, or the American way, or, as the Spanish did, civility. Before we become too outraged at the behavior of Columbus and his followers, before we identify ourselves too easily with the lovable Arawaks, we have to ask whether we could really get along without greed and everything that goes with it. Yes, a few of us, a few eccentrics, might manage to live for a time like the Arawaks. But the modern world could not have put up with the Arawaks any more than the Spanish could. The story moves us, offends us, but perhaps the more so because we have to recognize ourselves not in the Arawaks but in Columbus and his followers.
The Spanish reaction to the Arawaks was Western civilization's reaction to the barbarian: the Arawaks answered the Europeans' description of men, just as Balboa's tiger answered the description of a tiger, and being men they had to be made to live as men were supposed to live. But the Arawaks' view of man was something different. They died not merely from cruelty, torture, murder and disease, but also, in the last analysis, because they could not be persuaded to fit the European conception of what they ought to be.
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|The Enterprise has rendezvoused with the Antares, a small cargo ship. They are there to pick up Charlie Evans, a teenaged boy who was stranded on an uninhabited planet alone when his ship crashed there. Having lived his whole life alone, Evans is attempting to assimilate back into Human culture as he goes to Colony 5 to live with some relatives. The Antares crew, Captain Ramart and Tom Nellis, seem extremely eager to leave once Evans is dropped off, refusing all offers of help and supplies from Kirk - an unusual procedure as Starships generally have a few luxuries to hand out when they meet a cargo ship.
Charlie finds life on the Enterprise very strange. He's only met a handful of people since leaving Thasus, all of them male, so seeing the female crew of the Enterprise is quite a shock for him. He quickly develops a crush on Janice Rand, but is rather clumsy in expressing it as he has had no experience. At the same time, strange things begin to happen around Charlie. In the recreation room he is looking for attention whilst everybody watches Uhura sing. A moment later she finds herself choking slightly, unable to continue. Charlier draws a crowd by performing seemingly impossible card tricks
On the bridge the Enterprise picks up a signal from the Antares. It seems to be an attempt to warn them about something, but before there are any details the contact is lost. Charlie simply comments that the ship was not very well constructed - and a moment later, sensors report that the ship has exploded.
Later, Kirk is in the recreation room when Charlie asks if he can play chess with Spock. Spock wins the game very easily, angering Charlie. When Spock leaves the boy grimaces, and suddenly the chess pieces melt on the board. Subsequently Rand introduces Charlie to Yeoman Tina Lawton, who is rather closer to Charlie's age, in hopes of deflecting his crush. Charlie completely ignores Tina, prompting her to leave and Rand to comment on his rudeness. Rand goes to Kirk and says something will have to be done about Charlie's crush, and that if it continues she will have to end it herself by hurting his feelings. McCoy and Spock suggest that Charlie needs a strong male role model to help him through these kinds of things, and nominate Kirk as the obvious choice. Kirk reluctantly agrees, and takes Charlie to the gymnasium for a little training session. They do some throws and rolls, but Charlie becomes frustrated at how superior Kirk is in skill. When an observer laughs at his awkwardness, Charlie grimaces - and the man simply vanishes.
It is apparent that Charlie has some sort of special ability. Kirk speculates that he might be an alien Thasian. Spock has speculated on the possibility of Thasians existing, as a possible explanation for how Charlie survived on such a barren planet, but McCoy insists that the boy is Human. Charlie informs the stunned Kirk that he destroyed the Antares by making a warped baffle plate on the energy pile vanish. He regards his actions as justified since the plate would have given way eventually anyway, and because the crew were not "nice" to him.
Charlie uses his powers to take control of the Enterprise, demanding that it proceed directly to Colony 5. He lashes out at the crew whenever they anger him, including turning Yeoman Lawton into an iguana. When rand refuses another advance from him, he makes her vanish too. Upset, he begins to inflict his powers on the crew more and more in the aftermath.
The officers speculate that controlling a ship of the size and complexity of the Enterprise must surely be taxing for Charlie. They decide to try and overload his abilities by activating every system on the ship simultaneously, giving him more and more to have to control. Charlie struggles with the task, clearly having difficulty, but remains in control. However, at that moment a strange energy reading closes on the ship and a glowing green face appears on the bridge claiming to be a Thasian. The alien apologises for the trouble Charlie has caused, explaining that the energy beings which live on Thasus gave him the abilities in order to allow him to survive on the planet. They never intended others to be exposed to him, and will now take him back.
The prospect terrifies Charlie, who begs to be allowed to remain on the ship. He explains that the Thasians cannot feel anything or be touched, have no concept of love - remaining with them will be a sterile, empty life for him. The Thasian explains that there is no way to remove the power from Charlie, and that if he remained he would destroy those around him or they would be forced to kill him. The Thasian restores those Charlie caused to vanish and make Charlie himself fade away, presumably transported to their ship.
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Norman goes to the auxiliary control center, overpowering the personnel there and taking control of the ship to lock it onto a new course. He rapidly goes to the emergency manual monitor and engineering, effortlessly defeating multiple crewmembers and resetting the ship's systems to lock out any change in the course he has laid in. Finally he proceeds to the bridge where he points out that his alterations have connected the matter-antimatter pods to the main navigational bank with a trigger relay, meaning any attempt to change course will destroy the ship. He also opens a panel in his stomach, revealing that he is an android.
The ship spends four days at Warp 7 heading for an unexplored Class K planet. Norman remains dormant throughout, standing motionless on the bridge. On arrival he demands that Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Uhura and Chekov to beam down, threatening to destroy the engines if they refuse. They beam to a facility on the surface where None other than Harry Mudd reveals himself to have been behind their kidnapping. Mudd declares that he is now Emperor Mudd the First, and that the crew of the Enterprise will remain on his planet for the rest of their lives and there is nothing they can do about it. Mudd is accompanied by multiple robots, many of them identical to one another. He reveals that after his last encounter with the Enterprise he managed to escape from prison and engaged in further petty crime, including reselling patents. He was caught on Deneb V and sentenced to death, but again managed to steal a ship and escape. After wandering for a while he chanced on this planet and explored it, finding the facility there along with androids running it. The facility is equipped with fantastically advanced technology, capable of building massive numbers of androids to any specification, along with almost anything else one could want. Mudd, of course, stocked the place almost entirely with hundreds of female androids.
Although it seemed like a paradise at first, Mudd soon grew bored with the planet. He decided to leave, but the androids are so determined to serve him that they refuse to allow him to leave the planet. Mudd eventually told the androids about the Enterprise and asked them to capture the crew so they would have other Humans to serve, and so allow him to leave. He tries to convince Kirk that it won't be so bad, demonstrating some of the pleasant aspects of the place - including an android replica of his own wife who nags him specifically so that he can have the pleasure of yelling at her to shut up. The androids reveal that they were built by a species from the Andromeda galaxy which is now long gone.
Spock conjectures that the androids do not operate independently, but must function via some kind of control control system which guides them all. He tries to quiz them on the subject but they politely decline to answer his queries.
The androids begin trying to tempt the officers to remain. They tell Uhura that an android body will last for some half a million years. Since a human brain can be installed in one, this would give the person almost perpetual youth and beauty. Chekov finds himself enjoying the prospect of being surrounded by beautiful female androids, whilst Scotty is intrigued by their incredibly advanced engineering technology. Meanwhile the androids have forcibly removed the crew from the Enterprise, putting an android crew aboard to run the ship. There seems to be no way to stop them.
Kirk is increasingly annoyed by the situation, and when an Alice series android promises him that they will do anything to make him happy he states that he cannot be happy without his ship. Alice seems confused by this and asks Norman to "coordinate" a response, before leaving.
Mudd prepares to depart, but the androids refuse to let him leave despite their earlier deal. They reveal that they plan to export vast numbers of androids to all Human worlds, giving them the same life of complete luxury as exists on their planet - along with the same lack of freedom.
Spock notes that there are hundreds of each model of android on the planet, with the exception of Norman. There is only a single Norman as far as anybody knows. This, combined with the way the Alice asked Norman to coordinate a response when she was confused, makes Spock speculate that Norman may be the control system he spoke of earlier. Since illogic seemed to confuse the Alice, they wonder if they might not be able to overload Norman's ability to command the androids if enough strange and inexplicable behaviour is presented to the androids.
Reasoning that the androids will expect an escape attempt the crew stage a mock one, with Uhura turning traitor and telling the Androids about it so that they can foil the plan. Now hoping to have them at their ease, the crew begin their real campaign. They each challenge the androids with surreal behaviour, spreading confusion and illogic amongst them. Spock informs two of the Alice series that although he loves one of them, he hates the other - stating that he responds to them so differently because they are identical to one another. The illogic of the statement causes both androids to shut down.
The crew begin to target Norman directly, making him more and more confused until Kirk finally informs him that Harry Mudd is a liar, and everything he says is a lie. Harry then informs Norman that he is indeed lying - prompting Norman to realise that if that is a lie then Mudd must be telling the truth, but that if he is telling the truth then he must be lying. Finally overwhelmed, Norman shuts down and all of the other androids shut down with him.
With the crew back aboard the ship and control restored, Kirk decides what to do with Mudd. He will be left on the planet, stranded with the androids to look after him. Mudd is pleased that his imprisonment will at least be pleasant - until he finds that Kirk has had at least 500 copies of his nagging wife constructed, all of them designed so that they will ignore any order to shut up. Harry is thus left to indefinite imprisonment under the eternal nagging of the woman he most hates.
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Applying as an Aboriginal Student
Queen's Aboriginal Student Guide will introduce you to Indigenous services, programs and life at Queen's University.
Undergraduate Admission
Queen's University offers Aboriginal candidates an alternate path for admission to the first year of a full-time, first-entry undergraduate degree program. Candidates seeking admission under this policy must still apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC), meet the general admission conditions for each program (a minimum average of 75%), and complete the Personal Statement of Experience (PSE) and any applicable supplementary essays. Candidates must also submit a separate letter to Undergraduate Admission stating that they wish to be considered under this policy and provide evidence of Aboriginal ancestry.
The number of students admitted each year under this policy will be determined in the annual enrollment plan upon consultation with the faculties and schools.
Faculty of Arts and Science
The Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen's University offers Aboriginal candidates an alternative procedure for admission to the first year of a full-time degree program. Qualified Aboriginal students whose home community is in North America may be admitted to the Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Bachelor of Science (Honours), Concurrent Education Bachelor of Arts (Honours), and Concurrent Education Bachelor of Science (Honours) Programs by this alternative procedure.
Aboriginal candidates may also choose to apply through the regular admission process.
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Concurrent Education: Please review the Faculty of Arts & Science information above.
Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (ATEP): ATEP is especially suited to Aboriginal students (Status, non-Status, or Métis) who are interested in Aboriginal education. It may be of particular interest to mature students and those with experience in Aboriginal education. ATEP features courses with Aboriginal-specific content, as well as practice teaching placements in First Nations schools. Community-based program offerings provide the opportunity for Teacher Candidates obtain a Diploma in Education or a Bachelor of Education for teaching in the Primary and Junior divisions. The Diploma in Education option is available to candidates of Aboriginal ancestry who hold an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent. Graduates are eligible to receive the Certificate of Qualification from the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT), qualifying them to teach in the Primary and Junior divisions. The campus-based ATEP is available to applicants with an undergraduate degree, and leads to the Bachelor of Education and OCT certification in the Primary and Junior or the Intermediate and Senior divisions.
Faculty of Law
Queen's Faculty of Law is committed to the goal of increasing Aboriginal representation within the legal profession and therefore welcomes applications from Canadian Aboriginal people. Consideration for alternate Law admission is based on the applicant's interest in, and identification with, his/her Aboriginal community and other factors, including academic performance, results of the LSAT, employment history, letters of reference, and a personal statement.
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School of Medicine
The School of Medicine recognizes the critical shortage of Aboriginal physicians in Canada and the need to educate more Aboriginal physicians to serve as role models and address the health care needs of Aboriginal people.
Up to a maximum of four qualified Aboriginal students per year may be admitted to the M.D. Program through an alternate process for assessing candidates. Aboriginal candidates may also choose to apply through the regular admission process.
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Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre (FDASC)
In keeping with the teachings of the Four Directions, the FDASC supports Aboriginal students in balancing their academic, spiritual, physical, and emotional needs. The FDASC also welcomes and encourages all students to develop an awareness and appreciation of the Aboriginal experience in Canada. FDASC staff includes Aboriginal advisors, elders, and an Aboriginal recruitment and admissions representative.
Aboriginal Council
The Aboriginal Council of Queen's University is involved in all decisions affecting Aboriginal programs and services at Queen's University. The Council is composed of representatives from Aboriginal communities in Ontario, Queen's Aboriginal student representatives, and senior University personnel. The Council reports directly to the University Senate and Board of Trustees.
Queen's Native Students Association (QNSA)
The QNSA is a club of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students that share an interest in Aboriginal cultures and traditions. It provides a forum for discussing contemporary and historic issues pertaining to Aboriginal peoples and cultures, hosts themed events and celebrations, and works in collaboration with FDASC and the Aboriginal Council to identify the needs of Aboriginal students on campus. Undergraduates, graduates, and professional students are all represented in the QNSA.
Aboriginal Access to Engineering Program
The Aboriginal Access to Engineering Program works with the engineering profession and academic institutions, as well as government and businesses, to develop programming that encourages Aboriginal youth to pursue post-secondary studies in the pure and applied sciences. It also works with Aboriginal communities from across Canada to ensure that programming is relevant.
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Comings and Goings is a blog written by Theology, Formation, and Evangelism Director Charles B. "Chip" Hardwick as he travels throughout the church. God is on the move out and about in the world, working to redeem all things in Jesus Christ. As we join this mission, by the power of the Spirit we see God on the move. This blog contains glimpses of how Chip finds this to be true in his comings and goings.
You can follow Chip on twitter (@chiphardwick) or find him on Facebook (Chip Hardwick).
Click here to read today's devotion from Cross-bound, a study I wrote for the magazine Presbyterians Today which follows Jesus' journey from Palm Sunday through Good Friday and into Easter morning. Let's pray that God will use it to transform all of us who read it into more faithful disciples, who take up our crosses and follow Jesus.


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(6.9kg) * GLH: Graphite-Loaded HomopolymerAtlantic Technology reserves the right to change specifications or appearance at any time without notice. IWTS-30 LCR The IWTS-30 LCR is our top-of-the-line in-wall theater speaker system, the best we've ever made. Considering that Atlantic has been in the home theater speaker business since 1989, that's really saying something. This system represents a combination of superlative audio performance, simple installation, and innovative features that are unmatched by virtually any other custom-installed system. This THX Ultra 2-certified front-channel speaker forms the heart of a no-compromise home theater system. It is a 3-way system with a long-excursion 8" woofer, two high-power 3 ½" midranges and Atlantic's exclusive 1" Low Resonance Tweeter (LRT™). The midranges and tweeter are arrayed in a vertical M-T-M configuration, in a separate sealed enclosure, isolated from the woofer. The entire M-T-M assembly rotates 90 degrees, so the tweeter-midrange array can be kept in the preferred vertical orientation for optimum dispersion, even if you choose to mount the 30 LCR horizontally. The M-T-M assembly can also be tilted up to 8 degrees towards the listening area, so no matter where the 30 LCR is mounted—above, below, or far to the sides of the screen—its sound can always be directed precisely at the listeners for pinpoint sonic imaging and localization. The 3 ½" midrange driver is a proprietary Atlantic design that uses an over-sized 1" voice coil for outstanding power handling with virtually perfect driver control for ultra-low distortion. Our 1" LRT tweeter has a damped rear chamber/heatsink that allows the tweeter to cross over a full octave lower than an ordinary tweeter, thus delivering much wider dispersion and more even sound coverage. These advanced mid- and high-frequency drivers, combined with the rotatable-tiltable M-T-M assembly, allow the IWTS-30 LCR to deliver an unprecedented level of effortless, accurate sound, almost independent of where the speaker is mounted. Front Panel Controls : - HF level—Adjusts tweeter's output for varying room acoustics - Location—Raises or lowers entire mid-treble band depending on whether or not speaker is behind perforated video screen - Boundary—Adjusts upper-bass/lower-mid response to correct for "boundary gain" when speaker is too close to corner Optional back box Provides proper enclosure volume for optimum THX-certified woofer response; minimizes acoustic bleed-through from one room to another. Rotatable/tiltable M-T-M assembly—Retains optimum vertical alignment of M-T-M, even if speaker is installed horizontally; allows mid/high-frequency sound to be directed precisely at listening position. 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Comprising more than 200 works by one of Canada's most beloved Quebec artists, this is the first major retrospective dedicated to Clarence Gagnon since the commemorative exhibition held following his death in 1942. The exhibition, which includes paintings, pochades (oil sketches), prints, drawings, sketches, illustrations, and decorative arts and crafts, examines all facets of Gagnon's work and stages of his career in Canada and France. Organized by the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Presented by Bombardier.


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SuperKombat Looking to License Brand for Shows in 2014
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SuperKombat's 2013 came to a close after their last SuperKombat WGP event that saw new champions crowned in many divisions, including a SuperKombat WGP Champion for the third year running. As SuperKombat looks ahead into 2014 they have decided to begin licensing out the brand to interested promoters to help to bring SuperKombat to more cities than they alone could do. It's an interesting idea that we've seen other promotions do, namely K-1 over the past year with their K-1 World Tour events, which can make everyone happy.
SuperKombat gets money from licensing out the brand, as well as finds new talent from these promoters, while the promoters get to promote a larger brand with their own local stars. Fighters also get experience on a show with a solid name brand and can leverage that for more opportunities in the future. It's a win-win for everyone.
"Those kind of events are not organized by SUPERKOMBAT® Fighting Championship but the promoters can get the license to host the elimination bouts. The winners of these qualification fights will have their places in SUPERKOMBAT® Fighting Championship's events, including the New Heroes and the World Grand Prix series. On the other hand, all the events and qualification fights included in other events will be announced exclusively on SUPERKOMBAT® Fighting Championship's website at www.superkombat.com," added Eduard Irimia.
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January Sale Prices Are Up!
Everyone here at Tranquility Bay loves January– that perfect period of calm and quiet after the craziness of December has ended. The weather is sunny and warm (but not boiling), the streets are calm (but not deserted), and the fishing is excellent (but not crowded). In short, it's the perfect time for a vacation to the Florida Keys…especially for those of you who need a quiet break from all the previous month's hectic holiday activities.
After the hustle and bustle of Christmas and New Years is over, why not shove the tinsel and wrapping paper aside and take a relaxing, tropical vacation to our beautiful beachfront property? Believe us when we say that nothing cures a case of the "holiday hangovers" like a day in paradise.
January is one of the best months for fishing here in Marathon– with mild temperatures, low winds and an astonishing range of species, it's truly a wonderful time to be out on the water battling some of your favorites. (We're especially partial to the excellent Sailfish bite that begins in early January.)
If you're thinking about taking a vacation to the Florida Keys this winter, look no further: we've just published our January sale rates, and boy, do they look good.
Interested? Check them out here.
Marathon Community Theatre Presents: Hats Off to Broadway
For one weekend only, Marathon Community Theatre Presents: Hats Off to Broadway, a celebration of the songs, dances and performances nominated for "Best Musical" at the Tony Awards.
With only two performances– this Friday and Saturday evenings, the 2nd and 3rd of November at 8:00pm– you'll want to reserve your place at this special show now! Tickets are $40 and include hors d'oeuvres, dessert, and a cash bar after the show.
Don't miss this limited run! Get your tickets now at http://www.marathontheater.org/
For more information, call 305-743-0994.
Pack your beach bag: the forecast is in, and it sure looks good…
We love posting the weekend forecast a few days early here at Tranquility Bay…somehow looking at Saturday's projected sunny skies seems to draw it a little bit closer to us here on a Wednesday afternoon.
And boy, is that forecast a good one.
This week's clear, sunny weather is expected to improve (if that's even possible!) to near-perfect conditions, with temperatures rising from the mid-70's to hover in the low 80's, humidity expected to remain minimal, and winds peaking at a breezy 10mph.
This is the quintessential beach weather we look forward to all year– a relief from the scorching temperatures we braved all summer, and the perfect chance to get out on the water or relax by the ocean.
Pack a beach bag, throw on your flip flops and meet us down by the pool. This weekend we encourage you to try all the things you've dreamed of trying on vacation. Maybe go jet-skiing, or sailing, or have one of our front desk agents arrange a fishing charter for you and your family.. or maybe just continue your quest to try every drink at TJ's Tikki Bar.
It's important to have goals, even on vacation.
Happy Halloween!
From everyone at your favorite Marathon hotel…
Happy Halloween!
We hope your holiday is a terrifyingly good time.
If you're taking the kids out trick-or-treating tonight, please swing by the front desk here at Tranquility Bay so we can see their costumes!
Have fun out there, be safe, and remember: go for the King-size candy bars.
Spooky Happenings Around Marathon…
We're always up for a good scare here at Tranquility Bay. And while some other Marathon hotels like to raise their prices around Halloween (now that's scary!) we prefer haunted trails to price hikes. So we'll be sure to swing by The Haunted Hammock at Crane Point Nature Conservatory, a fun-filled Halloween treat that is not to be missed. Children 12-and-under are sure to have a spooky good time– check out our blog post highlighting this special Halloween treat here.
This Wednesday, October 31st, ghosts and ghouls of all ages are invited to trick-or-treat at Gulfside Village, a shopping plaza located at 5800 Overseas Highway. This annual Halloween party is free to all from 5:30 to 7:30 and includes refreshments, candy and a great all-ages atmosphere. Don your best costume and bring the whole family– we'll see you there!
Haunted Hammock at Crane Point
Like most Marathon Hotels, we pride ourselves on offering our visitors a well-rounded experience during their time here in the Middle Keys. Love to fish? Let us arrange a charter for you and your friends. Need a day at the spa? We'd be happy to take care of everything. Think heaven is hanging out with the kids on the beach? We've got a patch of sand with your family's name on it.
Love scary outdoor trails arranged to spook and delight the youngsters in your life? We've got just the place to send you and the kids.
Presenting the Haunted Hammock at Crane Point, the perfect pre-Halloween stroll for you and your young ones, opening soon (October 26th to be precise, so mark those calendars accordingly.)
This Friday you're going to want to gather up the kids, head over to the 63-acre Crane Point Hammock museum and nature center and get ready for some freaky (but not TOO freaky) fun, perfect for the 12-and-unders in your pack. With ghosts, ghouls, spooky trails, haunted hayrides and more, this public event is only $5 with kids under 6 admitted for free!
Crane Point Hammock is located at mile marker 50.5 bayside in Marathon, Florida– just a quick ride from our own Marathon Hotel! Ask one of our front agents for directions.
Forecast for Marathon
That perfect (or near-perfect) fall weather we've been patiently waiting for has seemingly arrived here in Marathon, bringing sunny days, calm winds and cooler nights– the perfect weather for spending the day at the pool and a night on the porch, enjoying the breeze. We're setting up water adventures left and right…from jet-skiing to parasailing, now is the best time of the year to get out on the water for some sun & fun. Stop by the front desk here at Tranquility Bay Hotel & Resort and have one of our friendly front desk agents help you arrange the perfect outdoor activity! We know you come to our beautiful Marathon hotel to have fun, relax and really unwind, so now's your chance to make sure you're getting the most out of your vacation with us.
This week's temperatures look to be holding at about 85 degrees, with nighttime temperatures cooling off to a pleasant 75 degrees or so. The chance of rain is forecasted to hover at about 20% this week (a nice respite from this summer's near constant threat of thunderstorms!) and we're celebrating with a nice tropical drink down at TJ's Tikki Bar.
Anyone want to join us?
Stone Crab Contest just a few days away…
With Stone Crab Season officially under way, we're really looking forward to this Saturday's 2nd Annual Stone Crab Eating Contest, a celebration of that special delicacy that we all hold so dear. You've only got a few days left to register for this "tasty test of crab-consuming capacity," sponsored by the Keys Fisheries Market & Marina. Just a short ride away from our Marathon, Florida hotel, this contest is worth leaving the room for.
Entrants must be 18 years or older (with apologies to your crab-loving toddler) and pay a $25.00 entrance fee, a small price for all the succulent claw meat you can consume.
The contest starts promptly at 1:00pm on Saturday, October 20th– so don't wait until the last minute! Register now by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or calling 305-743-4353.
Fishing Report for Marathon
Fall fishing continues to be great here in the Florida keys, with almost every charter coming back with a diverse group of species. There are lots of redfish, snook and cobia in the flats (great for the fly fishermen!) as well as a good number of fish in the back country. Kingfish have been giving excellent bite out on the reefs and wrecks, along with their little cousin the cero mackerel. Daytime swordfishing and black fin tuna have been quite productive, with charters reporting large numbers of football-sized tuna and the occasional big one on every trip. The low number of boats out on the water makes this time of year an especially great time to get out there and put some lines in the water– you're practically guaranteed to find a high yield spot without anyone to share it with!
Our Marathon hotel is wonderfully situated near some of the best fishing charters around (if we do say so ourselves!) so don't hesitate to ask our front desk agents to set you up with a half day, full day or shared charter. And remember, our kitchen is always happy to cook your catch just the way you like it! What more can you ask for?


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Policymakers are setting sights on new challenges facing utilities.
Utilities in the United States are heading into a new frontier.
A combination of rising fuel prices, aging infrastructure, and environmental concerns is opening up uncharted territory for gas and electric utilities. Companies are struggling to control costs and avert capacity shortfalls while planning for future greenhouse-gas constraints.
The regulatory landscape is changing accordingly, with utility commissioners and policymakers trying to spur infrastructure investments and protect ratepayer interests in a time of rising costs and uncertainties.
Such challenges require utility regulators to demonstrate both an open mind and steely eyed resolve, as well as a keen understanding of the difficult energy and environmental issues facing America. To learn what it takes to tame the new utility frontier, Public Utilities Fortnightly spoke with several lawmakers, including the three new appointees on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. We talked with:
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• Gov. Dave Freudenthal, Wyoming
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Spitzer: As an attorney representing taxpayers against the IRS, I've been on the other side of the table from the Feds. Being an attorney brings some valuable analytical experience and judgment. Judgment is the key to being a good lawyer.
At the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), we were able to site some transmission projects, which are harder to site than pipelines because they affect more people in the local community. That experience helped me learn how to make reliability and economic arguments in favor of infrastructure in ways that people can respect.
Also, I am the father of an asthmatic son. He has pretty much grown out of the asthma now, but it has made me aware of issues involving air quality. I didn't have to read the paper to find out if there was going to be a bad-air day. I could tell just from his breathing.
Fortnightly: What do you see as the most important priorities for FERC in wholesale electric markets? What principles should drive FERC's policies?
Spitzer: I am a believer in exercising sound judgment on a case-by-case basis. We should follow the law and try to avoid sweeping changes that go back and forth. I am a believer in competition, and having it evolve in a way that gets buy-in from as many stakeholders as possible. You can't please everyone, but it's extremely important to make sure everyone gets heard.
I tend to focus a lot on gas infrastructure and supply, because electricity prices are tied closely to the price of gas. We are concerned about volume, and FERC should do what it can to encourage construction of natural-gas pipelines and storage infrastructure.
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Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher are back
For those of you who shuddered at the thought of
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George Lucas, the creator of the "Star Wars" trilogies, slipped in a
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interview that Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford (the original Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo in Episodes IV-VI) will resume their roles in the upcoming trilogy made by Disney.
"We had already signed Mark and Carrie and Harrison -- or we were pretty much in final stages of negotiation," said Lucas. "So I called them to say, 'Look, this is what's going on.'"
Lucas stopped a moment in the interview, realizing he probably wasn't supposed to unveil that detail quiet yet.
"Maybe I'm not supposed to say that," continued Lucas. "I think they want to announce that with some big whoop-de-do, but we were negotiating with them.
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Along with that acquisition came news of a new trilogy, which would be Episodes VII, VIII, and IX. The new trilogy will follow Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo once again beyond "Return of the Jedi," which was Episode VI in the original trilogy.
Episode VII is set to release in 2015.
Another cool factoid about the upcoming Episode VII? It will be directed by J.J. Abrams.
Die-hard "Star Wars" fans accused Lucas of losing his mind over the last decade or so when he created the second trilogy (Episodes I-III) with ridiculous characters like Jar Jar Binks. He also
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Of course, we can't forget a very crucial mistake Lucas made in changing Episode IV: A New Hope -- Han shot first.
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