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The Feeding America nationwide network of 200 local food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs serve communities across the country. Use our locator tool to find the food bank that serves your area. Contact your food bank to learn where you can find free food pantries, special food programs for children and seniors, mobile pantry distribution spots, meal programs or other services, such as food assistance after being impacted by disaster.
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text: Once a sleepy fishing village, Ayia Napa is now one of Cyprus' liveliest beach resorts. Some beaches draw partying young people; others cater to families. The locus of Ayia Napa's nightlife is The Square, where clubs stay hopping till dawn. The Cape Greco headland, a short drive from town, is said to be the home of the legendary Avia Napa Sea Monster.


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Peduto bans politicians' names on Pittsburgh equipmentJanuary 16, 2014 11:47 PM
When she was mayor of Pittsburgh, Sophie Masloff put her name on street-sweeping trucks.
Former mayors Pete Flaherty, Tom Murphy and Luke Ravenstahl had their names affixed to garbage cans.
The new mayor, Bill Peduto, has put his name on something: an executive order that says no more of that stuff while he's mayor.
The order, the first of Mr. Peduto's administration, bans elected officials from having their names placed on city property such as vehicles or garbage cans. It also requires names of former mayors to be removed, meaning Mr. Ravenstahl's name will be purged from the 250 trash cans he bought while in office.
Mr. Peduto said his name will not be "printed, painted or engraved on any long-term city property."
"City property should not be used to campaign for political office," he said in a statement issued with the order on Thursday. "The City's physical assets are owned by the taxpayers. Under my administration, these assets will be marked only with basic identifying information and the City seal."
The order does not apply to items such as stationery, office doors and necessary directional signage, and allows for the honorary naming of parks or buildings. The Bob O'Connor Golf Course at Schenley Park and the Richard S. Caliguiri Plaza senior high-rise will stay so named.
The order has four "whereas" sections and seven paragraphs and asserts that "the City's physical assets should not be a platform for elected officials to promote themselves or their political careers; and ... significant taxpayer resources have been expended in the past to use the City's physical assets to promote individual elected officials."
The order also requires that city vehicles, with some exceptions, be clearly marked and have a phone number for people to call to report misuse.
Barry Kauffman, executive director of Common Cause Pennsylvania, a government watchdog organization, applauded Mr. Peduto's order, calling it "a small but important campaign finance reform.
"You have to set a tone for your administration," he said. "[This is] a good way to start."
While he was mayor, from 1970 to 1977, Flaherty had the slogan "For Pete's Sake, Keep It Clean" plastered around town, including on garbage cans. Mr. Ravenstahl caught flack for spending $252,000 in state grant money on cans that bore his name and the slogan "Taking Care of Business."
Mr. Murphy, mayor from 1994 to 2006, said "in the scheme of things, I don't think it's that big of a deal, but I think it's a fine idea" on Mr. Peduto's part.
"It's just a time-worn activity," he said. "I see it everywhere I go. In Chicago, you saw the Daley name everywhere," a reference to former mayor Richard M. Daley.
As for having his own name posted, Mr. Murphy said, "It's not something that I asked to have done."
Soon after Ms. Masloff became mayor in 1988, the slogan "Sophie's Choice -- A Clean City" began to appear on new street-sweeping equipment and trash cans.
The former mayor said she ordered the purchase of the sweepers because she thought the streets were filthy, and had her name placed on them for "no special reason, except I wanted it to be a matter of public information."
As for Mr. Peduto's action, Ms. Masloff was not impressed.
"It's a waste of time and money," she said.
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Bernard Lewis, one of the West's leading authorities on the Arab world, will present the 25th Carolyn L. Drucker Memorial Lecture at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, in McCosh 10.
Lewis, the Cleveland Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies Emeritus at Princeton, will discuss "The Judaeo-Islamic Tradition." His books include "The Middle East: A Brief History of the Last 2,000 Years" (1996), "What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East" (2001) and "The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror" (2003).
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text: Here's the first of my summer reads (which may not be as many as in previous summers, I think)... Jonathan Lethem's The Fortress of Solitude. He spoke at a library author's panel a few weeks back, so I bought and had him sign this one. It was billed as the following: coming-of-age, gritty and realistic, comic book, superheroes, sci-fi, urban slice-of-life, first-love, magical realism. Well, it was 509 pages long. There were some interesting parts (I almost would've recommended it to El Chuxter, with its frequent comics and early classic American music references), but too graphic and "mopey;" left me with no emotional connections to the characters, aside from scorn or apathy. I had no idea how it would end, and when I got to the final chapter, I still wasn't even sure. Weird shifts in point-of-view (that confirms when/if I write my own book, I cannot do that and expect to hold readers' attention).


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Reader, have I raved enough about Blurb in the past? I think so! I spent most of 2010 creating books--seven titles in print so far and at least another half-dozen in various stages of development--and Blurb has been my print-on-demand publisher of choice. It still is, in fact, although I am heartsick over something that happened with the printing of my most recent and most important book, Mary Roslyn Kerr: A Book of Childhood Memories. And so I'm sorry to have to backpedal some regarding my previous Blurb raves.
Before creating this book about my mother, I created six books based on a number of personal blogs I've kept since 2005. I wanted to learn, before investing months of work creating a family history book, how to use Blurb's BookSmart software as well as what I could expect from Blurb in a finished product.
According to Blurb's FAQ page What types of bindings and book sizes are available?:
For you bindery aficionados, Blurb uses both "side sewn" and "perfect bound" binding options on all hardcover books. Generally, books with fewer than 120 pages will be side-sewn. Books with more than 120 pages will be perfect bound.But what about books of exactly 120 pages, I wondered. Would they get sewn bindings or perfect (i.e., glued) bindings?
I made my blog books in Blurb's 7" square format. Three of the books had 80 pages, while the other three had 120 pages. All six were made with sewn bindings. As a result, I set a limit of 120 pages for my future family history books. I am making them specifically with the intention of preserving family history for future generations, so the durability and longevity of a sewn binding is of great importance to me. My book-making dream is that my books will be handed down for generations to come, and with all their pages intact!
Because of the information noted above from Blurb's FAQ combined with my own three 120-page book experiences, I fully expected the book about my mom to be made with sewn bindings. I ordered twelve copies of it in time for Christmas giving. I'd done my research, I'd done my homework, I'd done my test run with less important books, so I was feeling pretty confident, despite the use of the weasel-word "generally" in Blurb's FAQ.
And of course you know why I'm writing about this today. When my order was delivered and I took the first copy out of the box to look at it, CRACK!!! went the binding of the book, and suddenly I was looking at an ugly glue-filled split between the last page and the end-paper.
I contacted Blurb's customer service via a link on their website. A quick response was promised, and indeed it did come within a few hours. It was essentially a scripted or form response, telling me to submit a photo of the problem, which I then did. It took longer to get their next reply, which again seemed formulaic, but offered me a credit to have my book order reprinted. I asked if there was a way I could be assured that the reprinted books would have sewn bindings, and was told there would be "a better chance" if I removed pages from the book, but that there was still no guarantee that the binding would be sewn rather than glued; however, I was assured that Blurb does guarantee the quality of their products.
To give my book the best chance, I did remove two pages, bringing the page-count down to 118 rather than 120. However, the reprinted edition also arrived with glued bindings.
Soon there came another email from Blurb, asking me to take a survey about my experience with their customer service but saying that if my issue was not resolved to my satisfaction, I should reopen my customer service ticket rather than take the survey. At that time I was too depressed about the whole thing to deal with it any further, so I put it aside until last week, when I finally pulled myself together and contacted customer service again.
In my email to them, I reviewed the issue I'd had, and asked them this:
... what I need from you today, before I write my post, is to know the following:Again the response was formulaic. It didn't add any new information in response to my first question, and did not address my second and third questions at all.
1. how Blurb decides which books will be glued and which sewn--my readers
and I would all like to increase our chances of getting the binding we want.
2. why the customer doesn't get to decide this critical issue during the
ordering process.
3. whether Blurb has any plans to make it an option for Blurbarians in
the future.
As a result of this experience, I've learned (or think I've learned) several things about Blurb:
- Blurb uses more than one printing company to print book orders. It seems that not all printers are created equally; some have the means to create books with side-sewn bindings and others create books with glued bindings. All of my 7" books were sent from an address in Washington, while my 8" x 10" family history book was sent to me from Missouri (both the original order and the replacement order). In my experience, the Washington printer sews, and the Missouri printer glues.
- Even in the service of customer satisfaction, which Blurb seems to want, they have no means in place to assure than any particular book order will have a sewn binding. From my experience, it seems to depend on the luck of the draw. Maybe it depends on the dimensions of the book?
- Blurb's customer service department seems to be scripted and unable to respond in a very personalized way, which left me feeling unheard. On the other hand, when I followed their complaint procedure, they readily replaced my order.
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K, Amber: Amber K is a third degree priestess of the Wiccan faith. She was initiated at the Temple of the Pagan Way in Chicago and served on the Council of Elders there. Her books on magick and the Craft have been widely circulated in the United States and Europe, and for nearly 25 years she has traveled across the US teaching the Craft. She has worked with Circle and the Re-Formed Congregation of the Goddess, and served as National First Officer of the Covenant of the Goddess for three terms. She is a founder of Our Lady of the Woods and the Ladywood Tradition of Wicca, and currently is Executive Director of Ardantane, a Wiccan/Pagan seminary is northern New Mexico.
She is the author of Coven Craft and True Magick and the co-author of How to Become a Witch, RitualCraft, Heart of Tarot, and Candlemas.
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Azrael Arynn K is a third-degree Wiccan Priestess and High Priest of the Coven of Our Lady of the Woods, and has also held offices in the Covenant of the Goddess. She resides in New Mexico, where she is both Facilities Director and Dean of the School of Sacred Living at Ardantane Pagan Learning Center. She co-authors books on the Craft with Amber K (including Candlemas, How to Become a Witch, RitualCraft, and Heart of Tarot), and travels and teaches widely throughout the United States.
Anna K (Bergheim, Austria) devoted nearly ten years to crafting the Anna K Tarot, her debut divination deck. She was awarded a scholarship to attend the Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts in 2003 and has degrees in sociology and philosophy. Visit her online at AnnaK-tarot.at.


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Table-topping Southampton head out on the road this weekend, as Middlesbrough defend the Championship's only unbeaten record.
Elsewhere, Dean Saunders will take in his first game in charge of Doncaster and Nottingham Forest will attempt to kick-start their season in the capital.
Southampton set the pace in the second tier and will be looking to secure their seventh victory of the season when they go to out-of-sorts Burnley.
Middlesbrough sit second, with Tony Mowbray having overseen a remarkable reversal in fortunes for the Teesside club, and they will stretch their unbeaten start to eight games should they avoid defeat at home to Ipswich.
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Brighton and Leeds get the weekend action up and running on Friday evening and both sides will be hoping that midweek exertions in the Carling Cup do not leave them drained for a game that can be seen live on Sky Sports HD1.
West Ham have not tasted defeat since the opening day of the season and will be full of confidence when they welcome Peterborough to Upton Park.
Hull City have won three games in a row to surge up the standings and will have their sights set on another three-point haul when they go to struggling Bristol City.
Derby returned to winning ways against arch-rivals Forest last week and the momentum established at the City Ground could see them past Millwall.
Blackpool have made a steady start to life back in the Championship and will be looking to condemn Portsmouth to a third straight defeat.
Birmingham are still struggling for consistency, but the same can be said for their weekend opponents Barnsley.
Coventry find themselves just above the drop zone at present and know anything less than a positive result against Reading could see them slip into the bottom three.
Nottingham Forest will be hoping they can clamber out of the relegation places, with Steve McClaren taking his side to Watford on Saturday evening.
Doncaster currently prop up the table, with just one point to their name, and have opted to replace Sean O'Driscoll with Saunders ahead of a home date with Crystal Palace.
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Almost like Dejavu all over again.;)
Yep, the well known Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, founded in 1943 to oppose physician acceptance of health insurance which they deemed to be communistic, has now swelled its ranks to 4000 members, dedicated to opposing the new health plan. It's no wonder the story never mentions that the stodgy American Medical Association, with a membership of only 240,000, has endorsed the House bill because we know that those are the physicians who lack the guts to be free.
Jeff, quit confusing us with facts.
Didn't you see that the link was from Fox news.
We all know they are "fair and balanced".


text: I just started into the wonderful world of fly fishing this year. I have only been on two trips so far, one to Montana and one to the South fork of the Salmon in Idaho. On my Idaho trip I used a friends dads sage discovery 590 rod with a sage reel. I liked the action of the rod but having nothing to compare it with I am not sure how it would truly compare to other rods. On my Idaho trip my Uncle and I went on a guided day trip and the guide supplied us with Orvis Silverlabel rods and large arbor reels. It seemed like the Silverlabel rod was a little faster and I liked it a little better. Am I just imagining this? Anyway, I am looking for a beginner to intermediate rod and reel setup (9ft 5 or 6 weight)for between $200 and $300 is this Possible? any suggestions would be great. Fly fishing is really fun but expensive. Thanks for the input.


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Over on Bikeroo in TO, BikingToronto member Bikeroo has written a good how-to post on doing frequent quick checks on key parts of your bike to make sure you keep rolling:
A gunky, kinked or rusty chain can slow down your pedalling efficiency and cause excess wear on your drive train. Lubricating your bike frequently can help keep your chain happy (avoid using WD40 since it leaves your chain dry). For best results, clean your chain, gears, chain rings and derailleurs with degreaser then lubricate.
A rusty bike is an unhappy bike
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So. It's been a while since I updated my diary. Shame on me! My life has been a horrid mess, however, so I'm excused.
I am now properly settled in Ottawa after the excruciatingly painful and lengthy relocation process. Got a nice apartment, and took a day off yesterday to assemble all the stuff I got from IKEA. Yes, I know it's a defeat for a dane to buy swedish furniture. Jes did it too, however, and we have proof! But wait! There's more! He also bought a french bike. He'd probably kill me for making this public knowledge, but he's currently booth babing at LWE so I'm out of reach. Hah!
Work is good. I'm still full time on the XFS project, but I spend most of the time hacking the Linux block I/O layer and LVM code. Currently teaching LVM to do kiobuf-based I/O. buffer_heads must die! They are e-v-i-l.
Oh, I need to chastise Mr. Ryan "Honeybun" Tilder, who still can't spell my name correctly after all these years. *smack*


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The 27th annual Mississippi Association of Coaches All-Star Softball Games, scheduled for Saturday at Newton County High School in Decatur, will feature 24 Northeast Mississippi-area players and coaches.
The entire 12-player 1A-2A-3A North roster, coached by Houlka's Vicki Homan and Linda Harmon, is made up of area players.
Eight of the 12 players on the 4A-5A-6A North roster and the two coaches, New Albany's Shane Sanderson and Tom Zahller, are from the area.
The first pitch for the 1A-2A-3A two-game series is scheduled for 1 p.m. Three other games will follow. The North leads the series 3-0-4. In the 4A-5A-6A series, the North leads 4-1-2.
Admission for the games at Mack Fanning Field is $5.
New Site girls basketball coach Byron Sparks believes playing a tough schedule prepares a team for the postseason.
His defending 2A state champion Lady Royals open their season Nov. 6 against state champ Starkville Academy in the Hamilton Tournament. He also expects to play Choctaw Central or Canton in January at the Ackerman Tournament.
New Site's Christmas Tournament, scheduled for Dec. 21-22, will feature area powers Byers, Itawamba AHS, Oxford, Ripley, along with 6A teams Gulfport, Horn Lake and Ocean Springs.
"This is the toughest schedule we've played," Sparks said. "We're going to see how good we are."
Tupelo High swim coach Lucas Smith will use next week's practices to determine his relay lineups for the Nov. 3 MHSAA Class II Swimming Championships at Delta State University in Cleveland.
Individual event qualifiers from last weekend's North meet are locked in to their stroke. However, the swimmers on the relay units can be changed.
"This is the fun part, seeing who we're going to put where," Smith said. "We want to see who we can get the most points from."
Tupelo's girls won North state while the boys finished second to Madison Central. Both Golden Wave teams are defending state champions.
Tupelo High head coach David Bradberry moved some defensive linemen to the offensive line last week. The switch worked well.
Demarcus Rogers, Tre Wells and Ashton Wedel were moved to the O-line and helped THS rush for 275 yards against DeSoto Central.
"Our line blocked good and we were able to run the ball," Bradberry said. "We snapped the ball 73 times and anytime you get that it shows we're getting first downs."
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|Bonefish, Tarpon, and other Obsessions Turquoise water, silver demons on the fly
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My wife and I made the usual early march pilgrimage this year.
The fishing was really poor the first 4 days. Partially due to the fact there was a lot of water so the fish were spending a long time up in the mangroves. Also a bit more windy than normal I believe and I actual got rained on 2 days in a row which is first for me there.It did pick up a bit on the last 3 but no real block buster days. Only saw a couple large schools of fish in the 1-4 range and had a few shots at fish in the 8-10 range. Almost all my fishing was done on the mosstwon side. Did see a huge permit off mosstown but he was cruising out faster than we could get in. Not too much different on the island that I saw. There is a new bar next to the Coconut cove at Charlie Pfluegers cottages and there were visably more workers on the island for the 4 seasons that is still perpetually behind in completion. That to me will be my main concern when and if ever it finishes, I have a feeling it will put a lot more pressure on the fishery and there may be alot more new boats/guides on the water trying to accommodate the people trying to link a day or 2 fishing with the golf, all just speculation on my part of course.
We have not decided if we are going there next year or not, I have been thinking of trip to Belize just to try something different.
Anyway I am sure your November trip will be awesome and a nice newly run lodge there may be something to look forward to.
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|Adrian - this is wicked selfish, because it conjures up ideas of board membership patronage and discount trip packages and all that other stuff.
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Just wondering if there are any reports out there from recent (early spring/summer) trips?
I am headed down to an old friends new vacation setup on Exuma in November - he's also planing to build a Bonefish Lodge I have already aksed him if he's looking for a manager and will tap him for a sponsorship too.
Apparently they've had their share of bad weather in their part of the Bahamas this spring/summer. He has had some very large single bones on the beach in front of his property however. No big schools - just the occaisional 8 - 10 pounder looking for the perfect presentation. I can't wait!!
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Who cares? It is a couple of playoff wins! You know who makes a big deal about a couple playoff wins? Fans of mediocre teams that have had no championships to root for and yes that includes Dolphin fans!
The above post is not subject to penalty under the TOS I declare the Hayden Fox defense. " It is impossible for the staff to know my context therefore I cannot be penalized"
Exactly so continuing to bring up a couple playoff victories from a couple years ago is pointless. Just as pointless as the aquas on here that get all giddy over the perfect season that 95% of them weren't even alive for. The present is both teams are losers debating which one is the better loser is like being the one kid on the short bus not licking the windows.
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However, from this past weekends game,as i said, although he did make a terrible mistake throwing that int in ot, if moore does not totally blow the coverage on that td to jones, ot never happens and peyton, despite not being spectacular by any means in the regular time, would have been playing in the afc championship game.
when all is set and done,unless eli improves his play significantly throughout the final 5 plus years of his career, peyton will no doubt be remembered as the better qb of the 2.
eli we all know has 2 superbowls under his belt, but hes got to start getting to the postseason consistently and playing like an elite qb consistently, not just in certain situations
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Glad you had an exciting weekend - that's why dogs are fun :cool:.
Anyway, notice the airwaves (meaning the MSM) have been quiet about the BIG :BIG: rally in Madison yesterday. Could that be because it was not so big :o ?
Anyway i want to send a token of appreciation to the Gov, so want an address that will funnel the money directly to his coffers for his re elect campaign.


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All Fighters Make Weight For It's Showtime: Sporthallen Zuid Amsterdam
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Today It's Showtime held their weigh-ins for March 6th's big event; Fighting Stars presents: It's Showtime Sporthallen Zuid Amsterdam, taking place in Amsterdam, Netherlands tomorrow, at 8pm Amsterdam time/2pm Eastern US time. The event will be streamed on http://www.showtimefights.com for 10 euros/$15 USD and should absolutely be worth it. Make sure to go to the site early and register for the event and to have a browser that is capable of running Microsoft Silverlight applications.
The weigh-ins took place in the VIP lounge of the Sporthallen Zuid, with all of the fighters making weight for their fights. The biggest stretch was for L'houcine "Aussie" Ougzni, who had to cut a considerable amount of weight and has fought as high as 77kg, having to make the cut to 70kg.
For the main event, Hesdy Gerges weighed in at 103kg and Daniel Ghita weighed in at 112kg.
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Sheldon Greenwood, a Moffat County High School sophomore, throws a pitch Saturday against Eagle Valley at Craig Middle School.
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Justin Folley didn't hide his frustration after Saturday's doubleheader against Eagle Valley. The Moffat County High School varsity baseball team dropped the first game, 21-7, at Craig Middle School, but jumped to an 8-3 lead after four innings in the second game. Folley continued to try and motivate his players and tell them to stay on their toes. Yet, the rest of the game played out the way he feared it might.
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Family: Laridae, Gulls and Terns view all from this family
Description ADULT SUMMER Has gray back and upper inner wing coverts, and mainly white body plumage, except for dark gray hood. Unmistakable in flight: gray on upper wings contrasts with triangle of white on inner wing and triangle of black on leading edge of primaries. Legs are black, bill is dark with yellow tip; eyering is red. ADULT winter Similar, but head is mainly white except for hint of dark hood; seldom seen here, but molting birds (part way to winter plumage) are encountered regularly. JUVENILE Has pale-edged tawny gray feathers on back and inner upper wing coverts, creating scaly appearance. Plumage is otherwise mainly white, except for gray-buff markings on crown and nape, black wingtips, and black tip to tail. In flight, has similar upper wing pattern to adult (three contrasting triangles of color), but gray is replaced by tawny gray. Legs are pink and bill is dark.
Dimensions Length: 13-14" (33-36 cm)
Habitat Nests on coastal tundra in the high Arctic. Migrates down Atlantic seaboard and winters at sea, mainly in southern oceans.
Observation Tips Seldom seen from land, or inland, except during or just after severe weather, but found on pelagic trips, mainly Aug-Sep. Trips to Stellwagen Banks, off New England coast, are usually productive for this species and many adult birds seen in late Jul/early Aug still retain full summer plumage.
Range Western Canada, Eastern Canada, California, Alaska, Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Northwest, Texas, New England, Southwest, Plains
Voice Silent in our region.
Discussion Graceful gull with a readily diagnostic wing pattern, forked tail, and buoyant flight, reminiscent of a tern. Entire nonbreeding life is spent at sea, typically well beyond the sight of land. Sexes are similar.


text: When pheasant hunting do you train your lab to be steady on shot and or flush? Or do you just let him get on it? Up until this point I haven't trained it and I can't complain. Only ever lost one bird since I've had the dog. He gets on any cripples really fast. I started teaching it today with bumper launcher and whistle and he picked it up real quick. With some live birds and a lot of training I could have him steady next season. Not sure if I should though. I got him for duck hunting and trained with smartworks but by accident he became an amazing flushing dog. We mostly pheasant hunt now. Any opinions?, pros and cons to teaching steady on shot/flush?


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text: Monday... and back at work, what can I say? This week will probably be as good as the last one. I got what I wanted right away, I got Friday off and I'll work on Saturday instead. I was also assigned a little bit of extra work and that equals more cash and that's always welcome. Tomorrow I'll probably get my Sony DSC-P1 digital camera. If I get it I'll put up some pictures of where I live. Stay tuned!


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By Patsy R. Brumfield/NEMS Daily Journal
UPDATE: Becky Jones is out of a Jackson hospital and in custody at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, according to a spokesman for the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
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BOONEVILLE – Becky Jones, convicted of her mother's murder last week, was expected to be released from Jackson hospital Wednesday after an unexplained health situation she experienced last Friday.
The 49-year-old woman was sentenced to life in prison Feb. 22 after a four-day trial in Prentiss County.
Late Wednesday, an MDOC spokesman said Jones was expected to be released from the hospital, when she'll be taken to Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl.
A jury convicted her of the May 11, 2010, shooting death of her mother, Jane Jones, at the older woman's home on Highway 4 East of Booneville.
Immediately after sentencing, she was handed over to for transport to Pearl.
MDOC said Jones became "unresponsive" and was taken to the hospital.
Questions about Jones' physical condition arose Wednesday with a view of her prison photograph posted on the MDOC's Inmate Locator website.
Usually, an inmate is photographed standing in front of a blank wall clad in prison garb.
Jones, 49, appeared to be unconscious. The photo was removed from the website later in the day.
The website states that MDOC reserved a bed for her, but that she was in a "local hospital."
Sources close to the case, who asked not to be named, said it's possible she is being treated in University Medical Center in Jackson.
Jones' attorney, Rob Laher of Tupelo, said Wednesday he does not know what's happened to his client, and that her husband, Larry Putman, doesn't know either or where she is.
Last week's trial was her second on the murder charge because the first, last October, ended abruptly when she was discovered unconscious on her Alabama home bathroom floor in the middle of the night.
In the MDOC photograph, Jones appeared to be wearing what she wore in court last Friday and had a red "line" on one side of her neck.
Her mouth was slightly open, as if she were asleep, and her eyes are closed even though she is still wearing her glasses.
Last fall, when a mistrial was declared, others close to the case said Jones had attempted suicide several times, including once when her mother took a gun away from her.
Jones contended, during her trial, that her .38-caliber pistol accidentally went off when she and her mother struggled over it.


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Poison ivy, oak, and sumac are plants that commonly cause an allergic skin reaction. The result is typically an itching, red rash with bumps or blisters.
Poison ivy is one of the most frequent causes of skin rash among children and adults who spend time outdoors. The plant can be found throughout the United States, except in the Southwest, Alaska, and Hawaii. It has three shiny green leaves and a red stem. Poison ivy typically grows in the form of a vine, often along riverbanks.
Poison oak is primarily found on the West Coast. It grows in the form of a shrub and has three leaves similar to poison ivy.
Poison sumac grows abundantly along the Mississippi River. It grows as a woody shrub. Each stem contains 7 - 13 leaves arranged in pairs.
The rash is caused by skin contact with the oils (resin) of these plants. Smoke from burning these plants can cause the same reaction. The oils usually enter the skin rapidly. It is rarely spread from person to person.
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Keep in mind that the plant oils may remain for a long time on contaminated clothing, pets, tools, shoes, and other surfaces. These contaminated items can cause rashes in the future if they are not properly cleaned.
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Anderson BE, Marks JG Jr. Plant-induced dermatitis. In: Auerbach PS, ed. Wilderness Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2007:chap 57.
Cydulka RK, Garber B. Dermatologic presentations. In: Marx JA, ed. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 118.
Habif TP. Contact dermatitis and patch testing. In: Habif TP, ed. Clinical Dermatology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 4.
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'Russian Winter Fest' lectures scheduled for February and March
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A six-session program titled "Russian Winter Fest" will be presented on Thursdays in February and March by the Alumni Council.
The program, which is open to members of the University community, will focus on Russian poetry, literature, culture and politics. All sessions will be led by faculty members in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and a recent graduate of the department.
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- Feb. 21 -- "Russian Poets and Politics" with Michael Wachtel.
- Feb. 28 -- "What Russian Culture Teaches Us About Post-Sept. 11 Life, or 20th-Century Russian Literature and the Resilience of the Human Spirit" with Ellen Chances.
- March 7 -- "What Reading Means: Readers in Russian Fiction" with Olga Hasty.
- March 14 -- "A Voyage through Slavic Studies in America" with Charles Townsend.
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most important thing about making your own duck pen is not keeping your ducks IN.
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I got home from work driving the night shift and decided to relax a bit before going to bed by surfing the Internet for a while and when looking through posts made at the LUGNET website I stumbled across this very impressive creation of the Republic Assault ship from Episode II.
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Kimasi L. Browne was a protégé of ethnomusicologists Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje, Cheryl L. Keyes, Timothy Rice and African American Literature specialist Richard Yarborough. While attending UCLA, he studied composition with Elaine Barkin, and at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona studied composition with Philip Browne. He joined the APU School of Music in 2001, and he was the founding director of the APU Gospel Choir, serving as its director from 2001-06. Browne teaches the graduate Seminar in Music History II (19th-21st Centuries) and developed several undergraduate ethnomusicology courses. Before arriving at APU, Browne taught at Pomona College, Whittier College, California State University, Long Beach, University of California, Riverside and UCLA. He has directed choirs and ensembles of various African American choral traditions for more than thirty years, and frequently organizes international symposia, presents papers, organizes panels and roundtables, and speaks at conferences. Browne's research projects have taken him to North America, Europe, Africa and Asia and his research is widely published. Kimasi has directed choirs, sang and performed piano internationally. He is also a composer, arranger and baritone vocalist.
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Both RIC Basketball Teams Beat Keene in Final Games; Men's Team Clinches Title
Tahrike Carter
KEENE, N.H. – Senior guard Tahrike Carter (Brooklyn, NY) scored a game-high 18 points and pulled in nine rebounds as Rhode Island College's men's basketball team closed out the regular season in an 86-64 win over rival Keene State in Little East Conference men's basketball action played at Spaulding Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
With the victory, Rhode Island College (22-3, 13-1 LEC) clinched the outright 2013 Little East Conference Regular Season Championship and secured home court advantage throughout the upcoming 2013 Little East Tournament.
It is the sixth regular season title for the Anchormen in the past nine seasons (2013, '11, '10, '09, '07, '05) and the fifth under head coach Bob Walsh.
RIC is the top seed in the Little East Tournament and will host eighth-seeded UMass Dartmouth at The Murray Center on Tuesday, Feb. 19 (7 p.m.) in first-round action.
Five Anchormen scored in double figures in the victory. Junior guard Nyheem Sanders (Pawtucket, RI) equaled Carter's effort with 18 points. Senior center Steven Roberts (New Haven, CT) chipped in with 12 points and four rebounds. Junior guard Tom DeCiantis (North Kingstown, RI) contributed 10 points, seven boards and three steals. Sophomore forward Chris Burton (New Rochelle, NY) posted 11 points.
The Owls (14-9, 8-4 LEC) were led by senior guard Ryan Martin (Wayne, ME) with 16 points and three assists. Classmate forward Rashad Wright (Agawam, MA) registered 14 points and five rebounds, while senior guard Anthony Mariano (Naugatuck, CT) recorded 11 points and five rebounds.
"The kids were flat out terrific today," Walsh said. "We were tough, composed and together and played a complete 40 minutes. This group deserves the Little East title. We earned it and I'm extremely proud."
Rhode Island College took an early, five-point, 7-2, lead on a Roberts layup at 15:54. The hosts countered with a 7-2 run of their own to tie the game, 9-9, on a Martin jumper with 12:45 remaining.
Keene took its first lead, 12-11, on a Mariano trey at 10:04 and then led by three, 17-14, on a junior center Montel Walcott (New Haven, CT) free throw at 7:54. Two minutes later, junior guard Michael Palumbo (Providence, RI) canned a long ball to put the visitors up by one, 22-21. After Keene tied the game, 26-26, with just over four minutes left in the first frame, the Anchormen rattled off the next five, capped by a DeCiantis three, and eventually went into halftime up by six, 36-30.
RIC took control of the game at the start of the second and never looked back. The Anchormen rattled off the first 10 points of the final stanza to lead, 46-30, on a Burton free throw at 17:27. The advantage swelled to 21 points, 53-32, on a Roberts layup at 14:36.
A 14-point deficit, 63-49, on a Martin jumper at 7:52 would be the closest the Owls would get. Free throws by Carter and Roberts put RIC up by 19 with just under four minutes to play and RIC led by 20 for the rest of the contest.
The Anchormen shot 43 percent (28-for-65) from the field, 26 percent (5-for-19) from three-point land and 63 percent (25-for-40) from the free throw line. The Owls shot 47 percent (22-for-47) from the floor, 43 percent (6-for-14) from downtown and 70 percent (14-for-20) from the charity stripe.
RIC held the advantage in rebounding, 42-34, and forced 22 turnovers.
The Rhode Island College women's basketball team also closed out its regular season with a 65-48 win over Keene State on Saturday. Senior guard Ashley O'Dell (Lincoln, RI) scored a game-high 17 points, while classmate forward Courtney Burns (Rockland, MA) dropped in 12.
RIC (15-10, 8-6 LEC) is the fifth seed in the upcoming 2013 Little East Conference Women's Basketball Tournament and will travel to fourth-seeded Eastern Connecticut on Tuesday, Feb. 19 (5:30 p.m.) in first-round action. The Anchorwomen defeated the Warriors, 46-31, on Dec. 8 at home, then lost, 55-53, in a road contest on Jan. 26.
In the win over the Owls (9-16, 3-11 LEC), freshman forward Vandell Andrade (Providence, RI) hauled down a game-high 12 rebounds. Sophomore guard Megan Sewall (Portsmouth, RI) contributed eight points, five boards and two assists.
KSC senior guard Siobhan Carnell (Quincy, MA) equaled O'Dell's effort with 17 points to go along with six rebounds. Sophomore guard Christan Wojtas (Amherst, NH) netted 11 points, while freshman guard Kelsey Cognetta (Stamford, CT) and sophomore forward Courtney Roberts (Sutton, MA) each contributed eight.
RIC ripped off the game's first six points, capped by a junior guard Stephanie Prusko (Lincoln, RI) jumper at 17:36. The visitors went up by 12, 14-2, on a Sewall jumper at 12:08, and then by 18, 24-6, on an O'Dell jump shot with 7:32 remaining in the first half.
Keene cut the deficit to 13 points, but RIC freshman guard Danielle LeBlanc (Warwick, RI) canned a jumper to send the Anchorwomen into halftime up by 17, 32-15.
The second half proved to be a formality as Rhode Island College cruised to the win. O'Dell put RIC up by a game-high 22 points at 16:14 and the hosts would not get closer than 13 points the rest of the afternoon.
RIC shot 37 percent (22-for-59) from the field, 3-for-13 (23 percent) from three-point land and 78 percent (18-for-23) from the free throw line. The Owls shot 30 percent (17-for-56) from the field, 23 percent (3-for-13) from long range and 61 percent (11-for-18) from the charity stripe.
Keene State held a slight advantage, 48-47, in rebounding.


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Did you know that common kitchen knives can also be used by Billy Joe Bob to blind someone, or worse kill them? Just wait until you manage to tick Billy Joe Bob off. This cannot end well.
Clearly, kitchen knives should not be made, either.
Look, if people are going to attack, maim, or murder someone, they've got plenty of options already. Adding one to the potential arsenal, especially one that would take significant technical know-how to be able to turn into an actual weapon, isn't really going to change things.


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By Floyd Ingram/Chickasaw Journal
OKOLONA – A man has been arrested by the Chickasaw County Sheriff's Department on charges of rape, burglary and kidnapping stemming from an incident reported in September at a home in northeast Chickasaw County.
Bruce Rogers, 40, of County Road 136, was arrested by deputies Monday night in connection with a September 14, home invasion, kidnapping and sexual assault.
"We developed this suspect by talking to people in the community, running down countless leads and from DNA evidence," said Chickasaw County Chief Deputy James Myers. "At this point I feel we have gotten our man."
Myers pointed out the rape and kidnapping charges can be prosecuted as capital crimes and, upon conviction, can result in life in prison.
"These kind of cases are made a top priority and we are glad to tell the community we have made an arrest," said Myers. "Our investigators stayed on top of this and put in a lot of time on this case. I do want to thank the community for their patience and their help in solving this crime."
Myers said Rogers is currently being held in the Chickasaw County Jail under no bond. He said a preliminary hearing would probably occur in November and the case would be presented to the February term of the Chickasaw County Grand Jury.
Myers said case began with a woman reporting someone had broken into her home just after midnight, forced her to leave her home at gunpoint and that she was assaulted.
"He later let her go and ran away on foot," said Myers. "She told us it was dark and he had his face covered and she was obviously traumatized by the event."
Myers said deputies are still checking into a few details, but they do not think anyone else was involved at this time.
Myers said at the time it was reported that authorities felt the assault was an isolated incident and nothing similar has been reported in Chickasaw County. Myers did urge resident to always keep their doors and windows locked and to call authorities if they see or hear anything suspicious.


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Thanks for hanging in with us while we drew out the suspense of what the addition of new Jollys will be! We've got two winners to announce, one from our blog and one from our Twitter. But first, a few fun factoids :)
Kimberly read an article that states twin combos are statistically:
Boy/Girl – 50%
Girl/Girl – 25%
Boy/Boy – 25%
Here's how you voted:
79 of you guessed Boy/Boy - 29%
111 of you guessed Girl/Girl - 40%
85 guessed Boy/Girl - 31%
And so many of you said you voted Girl/Girl because you wanted future quilters...I guess the gene pool selection doesn't take that factor into account, sorry!
They're going to be twin boys :)
So congratulations to our winners, Wendy from the blog and Barb from Twitter!!
wendysquilting said...
I think a couple of brothers for Emma would be fun so that's my guess.
I like the Carolers collection even though Aviary is more my style, its a good thing to branch out sometimes right?
BarbLanning@FatQuarterShop BL - I love the Kansas Winter Tan! And I think the babies will be 2 boys...
Email Jocelyn to claim your prize! And have a wonderful Easter weekend!
Friday, April 10, 2009
The Giveaway Winners
Thanks for hanging in with us while we drew out the suspense of what the addition of new Jollys will be! We've got two winners to announce, one from our blog and one from our Twitter. But first, a few fun factoids :)
Posted by Jocelynilla at 4:36 PM
10 comments:
- Jill said...
congratulations on the 2 little boys!!!
- April 10, 2009 at 6:50 PM
- Auntie Pami said...
Congrats! I have two little nephews. They are quite a handful, but they are so much joy! They will be 5 years old in June.
- April 10, 2009 at 8:44 PM
- Lisa D. said...
I didn't vote because I'm horrible at guessing games, but congratulations on your twin boys. Mine just turned 12 and they really are a double blessing!
- April 10, 2009 at 9:59 PM
- Kim said...
You will be happy. Wow.. 2 boys.. I had a time with 2 girls, but it is such a good time..
- April 10, 2009 at 10:25 PM
- Megan said...
Oh my goodness! Congratulations!!!! double the fun coming your way!
- April 10, 2009 at 11:30 PM
- Nancy said...
Congratulations on the wonderful news. I was so excited when you told us it was twin boys because I guessed correctly!!! Also congratulations to the winners of the giveaway. Well done.
- April 11, 2009 at 4:53 PM
- Habiba Lea said...
Congratulations for Emma's brothers;)
- April 11, 2009 at 4:58 PM
- joanna said...
Twin Boys!! Congratulations & OMG!!!!! I feel like I can say that as a mother of 2 boys & they're not even twins! You are going to be both their queen mother & a very busy woman!
Congratulations Jollys!!!!
- April 11, 2009 at 11:18 PM
- wendysquilting said...
Congratulations! How exciting 2 little brothers for Emma :)
and thank you for the opportunity to play and for drawing my name too :)
- April 12, 2009 at 12:57 PM
- Sinta said...
I have 25 yr old identical twins... if you ever need a heads up on being a mom of twins let me know! I can tell you that you will be busy but very blessed! I loved it! Congratulations to you & your family:)
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Mining, Extraction & Paving Material Preparation Permits
Storm Water Program Coordinator:
Oil or Gas Extraction Facilities (major standard industrial classification [SIC] group 13):
Operators of oil or gas extraction facilities (major SIC group 13) are reminded that they may need coverage under the North Dakota Department of Health's mining and extraction general permit, NDR32-0000. If the facility experiences a stormwater discharge that contacts or results in a reportable quantity release of oil or hazardous substance, then a notice of intent (NOI) must be submitted to the department for permit coverage. The NOI must be submitted within 15 days of the operator becoming aware of the release. Extraction facilities that have not discharged a reportable quantity of oil or hazardous substances are not required to submit an NOI as provided in 40 CFR 122.26(c)(1)(iii).
Facilities that are required to submit a NOI to the department also must submit a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) and comply with the plan within 30 days of becoming aware of the release.
A notice of termination (NOT) may be submitted to the department once the areas affected by a reportable quantity release have been reclaimed and the facility has operated without additional releases under the SWPPP for a minimum of three years.
The department's permit only applies to extraction facilities located outside of Indian Country. Extraction facilities located within Indian Country in North Dakota must submit a NOI to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to obtain coverage under the agency's multi-sector general permit (MSGP). Further information about the MSGP may be found by visiting EPA's website at cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/msgp.cfm, or by contacting EPA Region 8 at 303.312.6312 or 800.227.8917 (from within the region), or by visiting the Region 8 website at www.epa.gov/aboutepa/region8.html.
Reportable quantity information and notification requirements may be found in 40 CFR 110, 117 and 302. Stormwater as defined in NDR32-0000 and 40 CFR 122.26(b)(13) includes stormwater runoff, snow melt runoff, surface runoff and drainage.
Mining permits for stormwater are required when mining or extraction activities take place at facilities subject to 40 CFR 434, 435, 436, or 440 for any process-related discharges, and facilities with SIC Codes between 10-14. Oil & Gas facilities (SIC 13) are only required to obtain this permit if they have a reportable quantity spill. The permit is renewed every five years.
Permit Requirements:
The permit requires the use of BMP's (Best Management Practices) to minimize the effects of erosion caused by Mining activities. A variety of BMP's can be utilized at a facility and is solely up to the owner or contractor to install the appropriate BMP's. The BMP's must be installed prior to any land disturbance and maintained through out the life of mining activity.
There is no fee to obtain storm water discharge permits.
Form Descriptions:
General Permit for Mining, Extraction and Paving Material Preparation
The permit issued for mining or extraction activities is a "General" permit. A general permit is simply a permit that is written to address all mining or extraction activities and the same permit is issued to everyone.
Application (Notice of Intent)
To apply for the permit, a NOI (Notice of Intent) must be submitted to the department. This information must be submitted to the department at least 30-days prior to the start of any mining or extraction activities.
The permit can only be terminated when no stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity remain at the covered facility. Or, discharges are from an inactive coal mining operation no longer meeting the definition of a reclamation area under 40 CFR 434.11(I). Or, all affected areas have been reclaimed.
Mining facilities may be required to monitor for pollutants. The Department will communicate this information in writing to the facility if this is a requirement. If monitoring is required at a facility, a Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) is filled out and submitted to the Department.
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THIS SEASONDesireé Bradley enters her final season at USC as a perimeter threat with versatility to her game.
2012-13 JUNIOR SEASONBradley played in 29 games and started seven as a junior... First career start was vs. Colorado on Feb. 3... Averaged 3.3 points, 2.1 rebounds 0.7 assists and 0.5 steals per game... Was second on the team in 3-pointers made with 25... Set a career high with three 3-pointers hit in two games -- at Washington and at Arizona... Finished with career-high 11 points at Washington and had a career-high seven rebounds vs. Colorado... Also set career high with three blocks vs. Vanderbilt.
2011-12 SOPHOMORE SEASONBradley played in 26 games as a sophomore... Averaged 3.5 points and 1.3 rebounds per game... Hit 21 threes, going .375 from beyond the arc... Set career highs with 10 points and five rebounds vs. Washington on Feb. 5... Also added nine assists, three steals and one block.
2010-11 FRESHMAN SEASONBradley played in 27 games as a freshman... Averaged 1.6 points and 0.6 rebounds per game... Topped out with six points on 3-pointers in games vs. Arizona and WSU and had three rebounds at WSU... Hit 11 threes in the season and had seven steals and six assists.
HIGH SCHOOLBradley was ranked as the No. 35 recruit and No. 8 small forward in the nation out of Carl Albert High in Oklahoma City, Okla.... Was a nominee for McDonald's All-America honors... A two-time all-conference first team selection... Also an All-State honoree... Team was the state runner-up in 2009... Named to all-tournament first team... Played club for KC Select.
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Alumni Association, Theatre Department sponsoring tour of Greece
The Binghamton University Alumni Association and Department of Theatre are offering a tour of Greece, March 27 - April 5, 2010. The tour is open to the public.
Theatre professors Tom Kremer and Carol Hanscom will serve as hosts. Guests will meet with actors and authors in Greece, and learn about various art forms. Travelers will also explore the Canal of Corinth, and visit the "Flea Market" in Plaka. Guests will also have a chance to visit the actual Olympic Stadium and learn about games played during ancient times.
The cost is $2,499 per person, which includes airfare, accommodations, admission fees and some meals. Any person interested must make a $500 deposit as soon as possible.
For more information, call Tom Kremer at (607) 777-2456, Steve Seepersaud, alumni communications specialist, at (607) 777-2431, or Travel with the Experts at (732) 292-0034. A complete itinerary can be found in the "Alumni Events & Networks" section of binghamton.edu/alumni.


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I know all your fishermen and women have been anxiously waiting to hear about "old TG's" first fishing trip of 2015.
Well, here goes! I warn you, this is not a pretty story. You see we have not been fishing until this day because of many reasons. You see the Hubby has been fooling with his boat forever getting it ready. Everybody on the lake has had their hands on it trying to tell him what is best for him. Of course, "HE DID NOT LISTEN".
So it is finally in the water, we got worms at Wayne's place and because they did not have crickets, I told him I was not going. So the Hubby jumped in his boat and "OFF HE WENT". Really the reason I did not go is because I am "worn out"! Do you ever get where you can't put one foot in front of the other? Well, I decided this would be a great day for me to work in my little room upstairs doing some things just for me.
I was busy changing my "sock drawer" into another place in my room and my phone rang. Of course I left it downstairs and had to run down to see who was bothering me during my very important task. It was the HUBBY!
You won't believe what he said, "the motor quit" and I am where the lake turns left to go to Rosewood. Could you please bring the pontoon out to pull me in? People, I had Pontoon 101 driving lessons two years ago and not only have I slept since then, I have not driven that boat since. You know how men are, if you are in the car or boat with them; they are driving. I told him absolutely not but I would find someone. Well, my "fabulous neighbor" came to my rescue. He came by our dock and picked me up. Then you won't believe what jumped out of the front of his boat. A BIG MOUSE!
I am sure most women would scream and yelled but I started crying. He told me he wouldn't hurt me, that he lives on his boat! I assured him that was not the problem. I was just mad about the whole situation. He assured me we would get the Hubby home safe. When we approached the end of what I call the freeway on Lake Malone, there was the Hubby right out in the middle just floating and looking sad. Of course we pulled him all the way home and he was truly ready for his nap by this time. Also a little sunburned.
While he was sleeping, I really felt sorry for him. After he woke up, I said why don't we take the pontoon and go fishing. So off we went and that went pretty good for a little while. He caught a big old cat fish right off the bat and then I caught three BIG Blue Gill. That didn't go over so well. But since we don't have a trolling motor or an anchor on the pontoon, it made fishing a little difficult.
We went very slow down the shore line with me casting and him driving the boat. Then all of a sudden my reel wouldn't work! It would let out just a little bit of line when I was casting and that was a BUMMER. So then the Hubby decided he would cast and I drove the boat. The first thing that happen was a tree limb "reached out and grabbed" his line and he had a big tangled up mess.
So we put the pontoon in "D" for drive and we quickly came home and called the wonderful little man who works on boats! He said he would be here at 8:30 a. m. in the morning. So tune in next week, I might have another "FISH TALE" to tell you. Let's hope it's better than this one.
Hope you are enjoying the moment because I DID NOT enjoy my first fishing trip at all! Bye now.


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Former Japanese trade official to speak, April 26
Posted April 22, 2004; 05:34 p.m.
A Princeton graduate alumnus and former Japanese trade official will present a lecture titled "Embracing Globalism Through East Asian Integration: Change in Japan's Viewpoint About Regional Free Trade Agreements" at 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 26, in 2 Robertson Hall.
Hidehiro Konno, who served for 34 years with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, will speak. Now the chair and chief executive officer of Nippon Export and Investment Insurance, he was vice minister of the ministry when he retired in 2002. He is credited with leading Japan toward embracing free trade agreements.
Konno received his master's degree in 1974 from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs , which is sponsoring the lecture.
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Halozyme and Pfizer enter collaboration
Singapore: Halozyme Therapeutics has collaborated with Pfizer for the purpose of developing and commercializing products combining proprietary Pfizer biologics with Halozyme's Enhanze technology. Enhanze is Halozyme's proprietary drug delivery platform and is based on the company's patented recombinant human hyaluronidase enzyme (rHuPH20).
Under the terms of the agreement, Halozyme has granted to Pfizer a worldwide license to develop and commercialize products combining rHuPH20 with Pfizer proprietary biologics directed to up to six targets. Targets may be selected on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis. Halozyme will receive an initial payment of $8 million, which includes the upfront fee for exclusive licenses to two specified therapeutic targets in primary care and specialty care indications and the right for Pfizer to elect up to four additional targets upon payment of additional fees.
"I am delighted about this opportunity as it has the potential to enhance Pfizer's ability to optimize treatments for patients," said Mr Jose Carlos Gutierrez-Ramos, senior VP, Pfizer BioTherapeutics R&D.
Halozyme is eligible to receive additional payments upon Pfizer's achievement of specified development, regulatory and sales-based milestones, totaling up to $507 million. Halozyme is also entitled to royalty payments based on net sales of any licensed products.
"We look forward to working with Pfizer to apply Enhanze to these exciting targets," said Dr Gregory I Frost, president and CEO, Halozyme. "Enhanze enables biologics to be delivered as a simple subcutaneous injection."
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Category: Jellies, Anemones and kin view all from this category
Description The Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) is a branching coral with cylindrical branches ranging from a few centimetres to over two metres in length and height. It occurs in back reef and fore reef environments from 0 to 30 m depth. The upper limit is defined by wave forces, and the lower limit is controlled by suspended sediments and light availability. Fore reef zones at intermediate depths (5-25 m) were formerly dominated by extensive single species stands of staghorn coral until the mid 1980s. This coral exhibits the fastest growth of all known western Atlantic fringrcorals, with branches increasing in length by 10-20 cm per year. This has been one of the three most important Caribbean corals in terms of its contribution to reef growth and fishery habitat.
Staghorn coral is found throughout the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, the Caribbean islands and the Great Barrier Reef. This coral occurs in the western Gulf of Mexico, but is absent from U.S. waters in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as Bermuda and the west coast of South America. The northern limit is on the east coast of Florida, near Boca Raton.
Habitat Coral reefs.
Range Florida.


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Get Ready to Change your MIP Speech
The Party is Over for FHA Borrowers Cancelling MIP
On January 31, 2013 the US Department of Housing and Urban Devlopment issued a letter to all approved mortgagees outlining a revision of FHA policies concerning cancellation of the annual Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) and increases to the the MIP. These increases are effective for case numbers assigned on or after April 1, 2013 with some exceptions that will be effective on or after June 3, 2013. In summary cancellation of MIP for most loans currently occurs automaticaly until the loan to value percentage reached 78% or can be requested when the loan to value percentage reaches 80%. Going forward any loan for 15 years or more where the loan to value at origination is between 78% and 90%, borrower will pay MIP for 11 years and any loan for 15 years or more where the loan to value at origination is greater than 90% will pay MIP for the term of the loan.
After April 1, 2013 attorneys explaining mortgage insurance to their clients will have to change their explanation so that they provide the correct information to their clients. In the vast majority of FHA loans, where borrowers typically "put down" the minimum 3.5%, there will be no cancellation of the mortgage insurance. FHA needs the money - THE PARTY IS OVER!


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Description Kali tragus (Synonym Salsola tragus) is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family known by the common name prickly Russian thistle, or simply Russian thistle. It is perhaps the most common species of tumbleweed, and may be known by this general name. This plant is native to Eurasia but it has long been present in North America as an introduced species and a common weed of disturbed habitat; it is also naturalized throughout Central and South America and in parts of southern Africa and Australia. It was probably first introduced to the United States when a shipment of flaxseed from Russia was contaminated with its seed and delivered to South Dakota. It now occupies a great number of habitat types.
This is an annual herb forming a rounded, brambly clump of intricately branched, erect, curving stems growing up to a meter long. The green to red stems are hairless to hairy. They are lined with rigid, leathery, needlelike, spine-tipped leaves up to 5 centimeters long. The inflorescence is an interrupted series of flowers, with one flower and a spiny bract per leaf axil. The flower is surrounded by a disclike array of wide, winged sepals which are whitish to bright pink in color. A large plant can produce 100,000 minute seeds.
Shoots of pink and deep pink fruits of Kali tragus
The plant dries out as the fruits develop, then breaks off at the base of the stem and is carried about by the wind, the dry fruits and seeds dropping off as it rolls. This is the plant's method of biological dispersal.
Habitat Cities, suburbs & towns, Scrub, shrub & brushlands, Deserts, Grasslands & prairies, Fields.
Range New England, Western Canada, Great Lakes, Southwest, Southeast, Northwest, California, Mid-Atlantic, Texas, Plains, Rocky Mountains, Florida, Eastern Canada.


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Despite the name, the Blue Mountains are really not mountains at all but an ancient sea bed now devoid of sea.
Looking out at the blue sea of eucalypt it's hard to fathom that the valley was once under water.
The huge bowl drops dramatically from the Echo Point lookout where I am standing and spreads out to a horizon I cannot envisage ending.
To my left are the Blue Mountains' "Seven" Sisters, well the three that remain at least - the other four are crumbled piles of sandstone. The daring used to rock climb the Three Sisters, but as they are continually eroding it's no longer permitted.
On a clear day hikers and tourists alike can see all the way to Mittagong, south of Sydney's coastline.
Today is clear but also very crisp, with a biting wind common in this part of Australia.
As I drove west of Sydney's centre the afternoon before, the temperature gauge in the car dropped from 25 degrees to a cool eight - and that was within the 2.5 hours it took to get here.
I didn't pack for such cool weather conditions so as I stand at Echo Point, I am keen to get moving if for no other reason than to warm myself up.
But, of course, there are plenty of other reasons - the beauty of the mountains being just one of them.
I have joined an easy hiking tour that lasts about 1.5 hours. It's a good morning warm-up and a great introduction to the mountains for those who aren't so adventurous or who have never ventured here before.
Tim, our guide from Tread Lightly Eco Tours, is enthusiastic about his backyard, rattling off numerous facts about the region.
"There are over 2000 minor and over 700 major waterfalls in the Blue Mountains,'' he tells us as we move along a narrow bush track.
It's difficult to spot any unless we get further into the valley, but we take his word for it; Tread Lightly has been operating for about 16 years so Tim knows what he's talking about.
We hear some movement above and Tim stops us to point out crimson rosellas in a casuarina tree along the edge of the trail.
Kites, kestrels and falcons also call this area home, he tells us.
As we continue on to Lady Carrington Lookout we learn that the eucalyptus tree first evolved here.
"We consider the Blue Mountains the birthplace of eucalypt,'' Tim says.
He's very passionate and it's a shame when the walk comes to an end.
Having warmed up despite the chill in the air, I am keen to continue on; to learn more about this stunning geography many of us take for granted.
Tim, however, walks us back to Lilianfels, a luxury hotel we're all staying at that looks out onto Jamison Valley.
I'm keen to linger to find out more about walking in the Blue Mountains but he has another group to lead; another group to impress his passion and knowledge upon.
The Blue Mountains is about a 2.5-hour drive from Sydney's centre. There is also a train station at Lithgow with regular services from Sydney.
After a guided hike reward yourself by staying at Lilianfels, a Luxury Collection resort in Katoomba.
Tread Lightly Eco Tours offers a number of guided walks in the Blue Mountains, varying in length and difficulty.


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We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the original.
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We like the Italian cheese blend, but reduced-fat mozzarella cheese could be used instead.
Have all toppings ready to go because the pizza cooks quickly. If the crust is cooking too fast, move the pizza to a cooler part of grill or reduce heat.
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Clover D14A Energy Star Hot & Cold Point of Use Water Cooler - Dark gray
From Clover, the D14A Hot & Cold Water Cooler (D14A-B) combines energy efficiency, quality construction and convenience, all in a sleek, slim design that doesn't occupy too much room. Housed in a molded ABS cabinet with steel side panels, the D14A provides both hot and cold water (as cold as 36°F, or up to 185°F) on demand. Using the D14A water cooler in your home or at the office will save you money on bottled water, time when boiling water for cooking, reduce the unbelievable amount of plastic waste collecting in landfills, and since it is Energy Star qualified, conserve energy and contain your carbon footprint.
Using advanced point of use technology the cooler allows water to flow into its reservoir until full, providing a continuous source of water without bottle storage or spilled water. Designed with the user in mind, both spouts are located close to the top of the cabinet rather than towards the middle, eliminating the need to bend too far down to dispense water. Inside, the water level is automatically controlled by a double float valve (activating a secondary safety valve in case of primary valve failure). Other convenient features include a removable drip tray, self closing faucets and a large, mid-height bottle opening that makes replacing bottles easier.
Stainless Steel Tanks:Both the hot and cold water tanks are constructed of hygienic stainless steel which is specifically designed to be contaminant-resistant and protect your health
Temperature Adjustment:Controlled by an adjustable thermostat, the cold water temperature can be set from around 35.6°F-53.6°F(2°C~12°C); the hot water temperature is automatically controlled (non-adjustable) to nearly 185°F(85°C)
ENERGY STAR® Rated:This appliance has earned an Energy Star rating, which means it meets strict energy-efficiency guidelines set by the EPA and U.S. Department of Energy
Water Delivery Rate:Measured in Gallons Per Hour (GPH), the cold water averages 1 gal of 50°F per hour, whereas the hot water averages about 2 gal of 185°F per hour
- Model: D14A-BClover D14A Energy Star Hot & Cold Water Cooler
- Brand: CloverPoint of use water cooler
- Dark gray finishEnergy Star qualified appliance
- Molded ABS cabinetStainless steel water tanks
- Zinc coated steel side panelsHigher-positioned faucets
- Delivers hot and cold waterRemovable drip tray
- Adjustable cold water thermostatRefrigerant type R134a
- Cold water temp range: 35.6°F~53.6°F(2°C~12°C)Weight: 32 lbs
- Hot water temp reaches nearly 185°F(85°C)Power: 100V-127V 50/60Hz
- Warranty: 1 year limitedDimensions: 39.3" H x 12.3" W x 12.7" D
- Height: 39.3"
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