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Size: (for the guild & the recruitment banner 1500x591 )
Visible text: (Guildname,Servername blasphemy Azshara-Eu)
Logo: (we have no guild logo) (We are looking for someone who could be the one xD )
General colour scheme: (the color from the guildtabard)
Specifics: (maybe the bear of the tabard but not the whole tabard)
It's been awhile since I made myself a new signature, so:
I reopened my requests for awhile. You can choose from the styles below:
iPhone example 1 | iPhone example 2 | iPhone example 3 | iPhone example 4 | iPhone example 5 - Please include phone resolution and dimensons in your request.
Basically, all I need from you is an armory link, preferred gear set, size needed (let me know if it's for a guild site instead, so I can make it bigger. They look way better bigger than mmochampion size! Sorry mods :P) and the color or setting you like best. No multi characters, please.
I appreciate your patience if you request, since I don't know how crazy things will get with the holidays. Happy holidays, everyone!
Zarina - so lovely to see your art again - fantastic stuff! You'll be swamped with requests!!
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Mobile Wallpaper request
Resolution: 480 x 320 pixels
Visible text: None
Armory link/Facial screenshot: http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte...zletonk/simple This set please
Helm visible: Yes
Your pose: Breath of Fire pose
General colour scheme: Yellow and Brown
Any extras: The Celestial Ox from Towlong Steppes
bnet: Adimaru #2805
iphone request:
Sorry, I couldn't fit the serpent in.
I tried to show that I don't really do anything fancy to achieve the results I get.... so I attempted to keep it as clear and easy to replicate as I could.
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/wishes she had an iPhone or iPad ::C
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Yay, I'm glad you like it!
signature request:
If no size is specified, I'm just going to do my mmochampion default size. Let me know if you need one for a guild forum.
Made by Visenna, TY<3
another 1 week bump. I don't think anyone has claimed yet
Visible text: Just my name, bob, no fancy accents above the "o". My guild name as well (nephilim)
Armory link/Facial screenshot: us.battle.net/wow/en/character/ravenholdt/B%C3%B5b/simple
Gear set: the current seasons shaman gear. (season 12?)
Your pose: casting a spell (lava burst)
Any extras: I'd like to be casting/fighting alongside my fire elemental (either to the side or behind me) if that would be possible. Also, the current season's gear gives our eyes a green glow of sorts. If that can be replicated, that would be awesome


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Are Jobless Claims Overstating Labor Pain?
A closely watched measure of unemployment likely overstated labor market pain last year. Even so, the discovery didn't mean finding a job was any easier in 2010.
New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, released Monday, said that "claims data may have exaggerated layoffs in 2010 because the fraction of unemployed workers applying for benefits was higher than before the recession." Economists Bart Hobijn and Aysegul Sahin wrote, "If the proportion of eligible workers who applied were held constant, 2010 claims would have averaged roughly 20% less than the actual reading."
The paper hopes to resolve a mystery of sorts: Namely, how in the face of a recovery in growth a key variable of labor market vitality remained so moribund.
Weekly unemployment insurance claims are notoriously volatile, and many forecasters don't even make an attempt to predict the number as they do with other indicators. That said, the claims data are about as close to a real-time read on hiring conditions that there is, and economists see the data as important in forecasting the government's monthly non-farm payrolls report.
The labor market has appeared to be staunchly resistant to the overall improvement in the overall economy. Indeed, as growth has picked up and companies have gotten back on their feet the economy has shown very little in the way of job growth.
The situation remains troubled: The January jobs report released Friday was a dog's breakfast beset by weather-related and other factors preventing a definitive interpretation. Many forecasters believe companies have been able to use high productivity rates to delay hiring, and predicted it will only be a matter of time before job growth begins in meaningful size.
The paper's authors acknowledge what they've uncovered about claims data doesn't change the overall view of the economy, writing, "We find little evidence that the labor market was much stronger in 2010 than previously thought." That said, they think they've got a handle on why weekly unemployment insurance claims averaged 468,000 last year, about 70,000 higher than what one would have expected for that stage of the business cycle.
According to the paper's authors, the key thing to understand is that while it's no surprise claims rise when layoffs increase, the "take-up rate" increase is also important. "The take-up rate is the percentage of individuals eligible for unemployment insurance who claim and receive UI benefits. Thus, changes in the take-up rate make it harder to compare the level of initial claims over time," they wrote.
"We find that the take-up rate has increased significantly" and it was 37% higher last year compared to 2007, given changes in eligibility and the length and depth of the recession, the analysts wrote. "The level of initial claims in 2010 reflected not only the level of layoffs, but also the increased reliance of laid-off workers on the [unemployment insurance] system."
Ultimately, even with the adjustment, the 2010 jobs market was pretty bad. The take-up rate "increases when the average duration of unemployment is high," the economist wrote, noting "long-duration unemployment, of course, is an indication of poor job-finding prospects."

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I'm always looking for quick, healthy, portable snacks; snacks I can eat or drink quickly between classes and clients. While most mornings, I have time whip up a protein shake for later in the day, sometimes, morning drama (I have 3 kids to get out of the house…) robs me of those precious moments with my blender.
Vega Energizing Smoothie would seem to be the perfect solution. Designed as an 'on-the-go' drink, all you need to do is combine the powder with one cup of cold water, shake and sip. Keep a couple of packets in your gym bag or purse and you'll never be tempted to grab a coffee shop muffin again!
Each package contains 2 servings of vegetables. They're all-natural and plant-based, with no sugar, gluten, dairy or soy. Throw in some fibre, omega-3 fatty acids and about 10 g of protein and you've got a great, less-than-100-calorie snack!
I sampled four flavours; 'Bodacious Berry', 'Tropical Tango', 'Choc-a-Lot' and 'Vanilla-Almondilla'. Don't you just love the names?
I made a little 'taste-off' video for your enjoyment (if you don't have the 1:02 minutes to watch, I've re-capped my comments about each flavour below).
- Bodacious Berry; I mixed this one with water, and although I loved the berry flavour, it did leave a bitter aftertaste in my mouth. I blame the Stevia. I'm a 'super-taster' and always need Stevia-sweetened powders to be mixed with something that masks the taste. If Stevia doesn't bother you, you will love this flavour!
- Tropical Tango; Rather than using water, I blended Tropical Tango with pomegranate juice (full of anti-oxidants!). To be honest, I couldn't taste the tropical flavours over that of the juice. Although the powder appeared to mix well, there was a gritty residue at the bottom of my glass when I'd finished. Not really a problem for me, but I know that some of you are sensitive to texture.
- Choc-a-Lot; Obviously the chocolate package had to be mixed with non-fat milk! The taste and consistency were very similar to a slightly thickened glass of chocolate milk. Fabulous flavour and no gritty residue. A huge thumbs up!
- Vanilla-Almondilla; I had wanted to combine this one with unsweetened almond milk, but couldn't find any in the fridge, so used water instead. Again, the consistency was smooth and non-gritty, but I found the flavour to be a bit over-powering. Very, very vanilla-y.
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According to Schweizer Aircraft president Paul Schweizer, business has never been better. Incorporated into the United Technologies (UTC) conglomerate as a subsidiary of Sikorsky Aircraft in 2004, Schweizer is now enjoying unprecedented sales and revenue growth, resulting in increased production of its piston and turbine helicopter models. Schweizer expects this growth in the helicopter side of its business to continue "exponentially" in the next few years as a direct result of the Sikorsky integration, especially after Schweizer opens its new Sikorsky interior completions center later this year.
"Our helicopter business has never been stronger than it is today," Schweizer told HAI Convention News. "Our sales revenues have increased by 25 percent each year [since 2004]. We have order backlogs for both our piston and turbine helicopter lines that extend well over a year. We simply can't make them fast enough."
Schweizer Aircraft produced 66 helicopters in 2006 and expects to increase that number to 78 units this year, with 66 piston 300C and 300CBi models and 12 turbine 333 models. The production increase will be made possible partially through Schweizer's agreement with China's AVIC II to produce sheet metal airframe component kits for various Schweizer models. The kits are then shipped back to Elmira, N.Y., for installation at the Schweizer factory.
The increase in production will be needed to fill some big orders. Edra Aeronáutica, Schweizer's exclusive distributor in Brazil, has ordered eleven 300CBi helicopters, eight of which will be delivered by July for use by Secretaria Nacional de Segurança Publica (SENASP) to provide airborne security at this year's Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. Other international orders waiting to be filled include twenty-four 300CBi models to various operators in France, Australia and New Zealand, and 10 helicopters of various models to operators in the UK.
"In part we're clearly being helped because Sikorsky's reach is longer than ours ever was, especially in the military/government arena," Schweizer said. "We're now [integrating] the Sikorsky network of sales representatives with the Schweizer network, coming up with the individuals that can best represent our products. Also, Sikorsky's marketing people, although their main job might not be selling 300C helicopters, are always on the lookout for new opportunities. So we're being aided by Sikorsky's direct-marketing people as well as improving our network."
Schweizer is also gearing up to open a new 100,000-sq-ft completions facility. Dubbed the Sikorsky "HawkWorks by Schweizer Aircraft," the facility will serve as the primary completions center for all Black Hawk and Naval Hawk military helicopter derivatives requiring customized configurations, generally serving international customers.
"This will be huge business for us," Schweizer said. "All new products coming off the Sikorsky [Black Hawk] line not ordered with the standard U.S. military configuration will be thrown over to Schweizer for completion. By the year's end, HawkWorks will be employing more than 100 people, and we expect it to grow over the years."
The HawkWorks building, located just a quarter mile from the Schweizer factory on the Elmira-Corning Regional Airport, will also serve as Sikorsky's rapid prototyping center, giving such projects as Sikorsky's X2 technology demonstrator more elbow room.
"Schweizer is now the prototype development unit for UTC and Sikorsky aerospace products, and that's really exciting stuff for us," Schweizer said. "Doing the X2 is not only fun, it's helping us develop our technical expertise." Schweizer spurned other suitors in 2004 because it could fill a niche where Sikorsky simply did not have products in the marketplace. In addition to light helicopters, Schweizer also produces unmanned aerial vehicles and sailplanes and serves as an airframe subcontractor to various aerospace OEMs.


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RED BLUFF >> State Sen. Jim Nielsen on Friday presented a memorial resolution honoring the life of George Froome, who was a longtime director of the Red Bluff Round-Up Association and first president of the Round-Up Museum.
"Honoring people is a very important responsibility of a legislator," Nielsen said at a gathering of family and friends at the museum, which Froome helped build in 1999. He added: "This is an acknowledgment of their contribution and accomplishments. The purpose is the memory and the comforting of the family. It's just good to recognize people."
Froome, who was born in Red Bluff, died May 7. He was 84.
"Widely recognized as the sports broadcaster for KBLF Radio during the football, basketball, and baseball seasons, as well as the announcer for the esteemed Red Bluff Round-Up annual rodeo event, George was a proud lifetime member of Red Bluff Elks Lodge No. 1250 and the California Teachers Association," the resolution states.
Froome taught at Bidwell School for many years, and helped secure funding to maintain the Pauline Davis Pavilion at the Tehama District Fairground, according to an obituary that was published in the Daily News in May.
Jim Howell, director of the Round-Up Museum, said Froome was a great leader.
"If you wanted something done, George would do it," said Howell, who added that he worked with Froome for three years while the as the museum was being constructed. "He made a director out of me."
Among those to acknowledge the resolution were one of Froome's sons, David, his daughter-in-law, Donna, his niece, Kathy Froome Sibert, Round-Up director Jolene Kemen, Secretary and Treasurer Paul Wood and Frank Moore, president emeritus of the Red Bluff Round-Up board of directors.
George Froome was the Round-Up program director from 1986 until he resigned in 2013, and was president of the Round-Up Museum and Historical Society from 1999 to his death earlier this year, said Sibert, administrative assistant at the museum.


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With a new race car, past statistics at Texas may not be true indicators as to what will happen.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend for the NRA 500 on Saturday night. It's the first night race of the 2013 season for the Cup Series, making it the first night race, ever, for the new Gen-6 race car.
With a new race car, past statistics at Texas may not be true indicators as to what will happen at TMS come Saturday night. But if they are, count on Roush Fenway Racing as the collective team to beat this weekend. RFR has a NASCAR-topping nine wins at Texas Motor Speedway, more than twice the tally of the team in second -- Hendrick Motorsports with four.
"I (attribute) it to good teams, good drivers and communication with equipment," Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, said.
Biffle heads into the weekend as the defending winner of the sprint race at Texas. A year ago, he took the checkered flag more than three seconds ahead of second place. It was his second Texas Motor Speedway win, but teammate Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford has more. Edwards is a three-time winner at Texas.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the No. 17 RFR Ford, is the newbie to the Roush Fenway Sprint Cup camp, but he'll have the benefit of two multi-time Texas Sprint Cup winners, Biffle and Edwards, as a teammate to lean on and learn from. Drivers accounting for four of RFR's wins in the Lone Star State -- Matt Kenseth, Jeff Burton and Mark Martin -- has moved on and are racing for different teams now, but more than half of those nine wins (five) are still within the RFR stable.
But while Roush Fenway Racing looks to continue its dominance of Texas Motor Speedway, a couple of Hendrick Motorsports drivers will look to commemorate individual milestones with trips to victory lane. Jimmie Johnson's (No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) milestone is an almost certain given, while Jeff Gordon (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) will take a little more work.
Johnson, a two-time winner at Texas, will mark Sprint Cup career-start 500 when he takes the green flag to start Saturday night's race. Johnson feels good about producing a good finish in his 500th race, considering he won the last time the series visited the track in the fall of 2012 and he ran well at the other mile-and-a-half the circuit has already raced at this season -- Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
"We ran really good at Vegas (another half-mile track similar to TMS), and California didn't go as well as we wanted. But it's a much different race track than what we have at Texas," Johnson said. "We're still learning this car on the big tracks. Fontana we were certainly trying some things and smarter leaving there, and I know that these guys will work hard and give me a great car this coming race."
For his milestone, Gordon will have to do more than simply start the race at Texas. Gordon heads into this weekend's race with 299 career-top-five finishes at the Sprint Cup level. Career-top-five 300 could come at Texas. Whether Gordon achieves the 300 mark on Saturday night or has to wait another race or two, he'll become only the fourth driver to achieve the milestone. The three who have already surpassed the mark are all NASCAR Hall of Famers -- Richard Petty, Bobby Allison and David Pearson.
"You're always learning from your experiences and I think there are some things we learned in California that will make us better at Texas," Gordon said. "We're just going to stay focused on each race and continue to work on bettering our intermediate program."
Also worth noting, the NRA 500 will be the 300th-career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start for Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.


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Walker urges repeal of Common Core; work starts Monday on new Mississippi crossing at Winona; 8 more state stories
MADISON -- Gov. Scott Walker says he wants lawmakers to repeal the Common Core education standards adopted by all but a handful of U.S. states.
The Republican governor issued a one-sentence statement Thursday, calling on the next Legislature in January to replace Common Core with standards "set by people in Wisconsin."
Walker was among several GOP leaders condemning Common Core last weekend at a meeting of the National Governors Association. He told that group he doesn't want people outside Wisconsin "telling us what our standards should be."
The Badger State endorsed Common Core several years ago, but the debate over it didn't heat up until last year when tea party conservatives feared it would lead to a national education system.
Other critics say Common Core departs from traditional methods of teaching math, it relies too heavily on student test scores, and smaller schools may not have the technology to administer the new online tests that are due to begin next spring in Wisconsin.
Supporters say the tougher standards are needed to get students ready for a more complex world.
Joe Zepecki, a spokesman for Walker's main challenger Mary Burke, called the governor's statement a "desperate election-year move" to boost what he called Walker's "extreme right-wing base." Burke, a Madison School Board member, supports Common Core.
Meanwhile, Trek Bicycle's president wants Walker to stop running his latest campaign ad which attacks Burke, his main Democratic challenger.
John Burke told the Associated Press that Walker's ad is false, and the Republican governor should be embarrassed by it.
The ad infers that John Burke's sister made decisions about locating Trek jobs overseas. He said he made all those decisions for the Waterloo firm, and Mary Burke didn't. John Burke also said the ad wrongly implies that Trek employs children overseas.
The Walker camp said there's no disputing that Mary Burke made millions of dollars as the result of her former company's out-sourcing.
Tribes seeking environmental review of Gogebic mine
Six Wisconsin Indian tribes will meet with the federal Evironmental Protection Agency next month, to explain why they want an environmental review of the Gogebic Taconite iron ore mine.
The meeting is set for Aug. 16 in Traverse City, Mich.
Last May, the tribes asked the EPA to invoke part of the federal Clean Water Act to try and stop the proposed iron ore mine near Mellen in Ashland and Iron counties.
Bad River tribal chairman Mike Wiggins tells Wisconsin Public Radio that the state mining laws don't protect the environment -- and the EPA's intervention would let regulators gather information at the site.
It could veto decisions from other government agencies on things like dredging, and digging close to waterways.
The tribes say the proposed mine would harm water supplies on and off the nearby Bad River reservation.
Supporters say the region desperately needs the jobs the mine would provide, and Gov. Scott Walker says he's committed to an environmentally-safe process.
Walker said two weeks ago that the EPA would endorse the mine if its bases its decisions on science instead of what he called "plain politics."
Gogebic Taconite says it will keep moving forward with its plans.
Ground-breaking Friday for new Mississippi crossing at Winona
FOUNTAIN CITY -- A ground-breaking ceremony was to be held late Friday morning for a second bridge over the Mississippi River between Wisconsin and Winona.
The Gopher State is in charge of the project. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar was to be among the speakers at Friday's event.
Construction is scheduled to begin next week on the two-lane bridge, to be built just north of the current structure which connects Wisconsin Highway 54 and Minnesota 43.
Once the new bridge is completed, the existing two-lane structure will be rehabilitated, giving Winona four lanes of traffic from Wisconsin. The whole project is expected to run for five years, at a cost of $150- to $175 million.
The new bridge was proposed after the old one was temporarily closed in 2008 with corroded gusset plates. Hundreds of Wisconsinites drove miles out of their way to get to their jobs in Winona, until a temporary ferry was brought in.
The old bridge was built in 1941, and it's a source of pride for Minnesotans. It was featured on a 2008 postage stamp marking the Gopher State's 150th birthday.
-- Minnesota News Network
Starting thinking about winter propane now, officials urge
MADISON -- After last winter's propane fuel shortage, Wisconsin officials are urging folks who use that fuel to plan ahead.
The state Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection has put out a tip sheet for buying propane. Officials say it's good idea to start securing fuel now, because prices are lower.
Their sheet includes advice on securing contracts, scheduling deliveries, and more. It also has a list of questions that consumers should ask suppliers.
Find it here: http://datcp.wi.gov/uploads/Consumer/pdf/PropaneConsumerTips500.pdf
Last January, propane prices more than doubled due to frigid cold, a pipeline shutdown, and heavy propane usage by farmers who dried their grain.
There were scattered reports that some suppliers failed to honor residential contracts.
Media groups appealing judge's choice to seal some Doe records
MILWAUKEE -- Five media groups are appealing a federal judge's refusal to release all documents related to the John Doe probe into the state's recall elections.
Milwaukee District Judge Rudolph Randa rejected a complete unsealing of the records last month.
He said it would subject those involved to "unwanted public scrutiny" and he ordered all parties to identify specific documents that should be made public.
They're reviewing thousands of records, and Randa has extended their deadline twice to get the job done. They now have until Aug. 7 to finalize their list.
Randa halted the John Doe probe in May, saying the probe's secrecy order violates the free-speech rights of the conservative Wisconsin Club for Growth. The probe was looking into allegations that Gov. Scott Walker and other Republicans were illegally coordinating GOP recall campaigns with various outside conservative groups. Walker denies wrongdoing.
Disputed island returned to tribal hands
An island on the Lac du Flambeau Indian reservation in Villas County, northeast of Woodruff, is back in tribal hands, over 100 years after they lost it.
A ceremony was held Thursday to celebrate the return of Strawberry Island to the tribe.
The Mills family of Aspen, Col. had owned the 26-acre site on Flambeau Lake since 1910. It's listed on the National Register of Historic Places as as a likely Indian burial ground.
The tribe started negotiating in the mid-1990's to get the island back. That was after Vilas County rejected a building permit for a new home and garage, because it might disturb Indian burial grounds from a territorial dispute decades ago between the Chippewa and Sioux nations.
In 1999, tribal voters rejected a referendum to buy the island for $1.5 million. Walter Mills later filed suit, to force the tribe to buy the site but a state appeals court ruled in 2003 it had no authority to overturn the "decision of a sovereign nation."
Negotiations then resumed, but the tribe could not afford the asking price until it got down to $250,000.
Besides the historical significance, Lac du Flambeau chairman Tom Maulson says Strawberry Island also has spiritual importance. He said the Ojibwe people owned it for hundreds or years until they lost it.
See a map of Flambeau Lake here: http://www.lake-link.com/Wisconsin-Lake-Finder/lake.cfm/4878/Flambeau-La...
-- Natalie Jablonski, WXPR, Rhinelander
Milwaukee man facing prostitution charges in North Dakota
A Wisconsin man has pleaded innocent to federal charges that he took young women to North Dakota's oil fields and forced them to be prostitutes.
A trial date of Sept. 16 was set for Levell Durr, 31, last known address of Milwaukee, who's charged in Bismarck with coercion and enticement.
Sheboygan Police were told that Durr took three women away against their will, and that he used drugs and physical violence to keep them in line.
Prosecutors said one woman was kept in a dog kennel for a number of days for breaking one of Durr's rules.
The FBI also said Durr maintained pit bulls in the Milwaukee area, as part of a dog-fighting ring. He was arrested in late June.
Man who allegedly voted 5 times in Walker recall, can't remember much
MILWAUKEE -- A suburban Milwaukee man is free on a signature bond, after being charged with 13 counts of illegal voting. Fifty-year-old Robert Monroe of Shorewood is accused of voting five times in the Walker recall election in 2012 -- twice in the last presidential election -- twice in Senator Alberta Darling's recall contest -- twice in the 2011 State Supreme Court election -- and once illegally in an August primary in 2012. He's also charged with registering to vote in more than one place, and giving false information to election officials.
Monroe is due back in court July 31st for a preliminary hearing.
Court records showed that Monroe's son was the initial target of a year-long investigation. The son's father was implicated after he told prosecutors he might have submitted a ballot on his dad's behalf in a recall vote.
Monroe reportedly told an investigator that all of 2012 was "very blurry" to him.
Police chief facing charges for allegedly disparaging local conservatives
A plea deal has been worked out in which a La Crosse area police chief can have an eventual conviction dropped for a flap with tea party conservatives.
Town of Campbell Chief Tim Kelemen was charged Thursday with unlawful use of a computer. The plea bargain allows Kelemen to plead no contest, and avoid a conviction if gets counseling and performs 40 hours of community service.
Kelemen is accused of registering tea party leader Greg Luce for online gay dating and porn sites, after Luce reportedly told tea party supporters to harass Campbell's officers.
That was after the group was told to pull an anti-Obama sign from a freeway overpass last year and Kelemen later convinced the town board to ban such signs to improve highway safety.
Both sides were hoping to resolve the case Thursday, but La Crosse County Circuit Judge Dale Pasell withdrew because he worked with Kelemen in the past.
The chief's attorney, Jim Birnbaum, says they'll try to find another judge from outside La Crosse County. Birnbaum says the charge was not fair, considering the responses from the tea party supporters.
Chief Kelemen is on paid leave, and is free on a signature bond.
Duck hunters, collectors can now buy federal stamps on-line
MADISON -- Wisconsin is one of eight states where hunters can buy federal duck stamps online and four others are about to join them.
Wisconsin and neighboring Minnesota were chosen earlier to sell federal "E-stamps." Starting Aug. 1, duck hunters can also buy them online in neighboring Michigan as well as in Missouri, North Carolina, and Virginia.
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has links on its web site to all the states that offer E-stamps and hunters throughout the country can use them.
Buyers are told to print temporary stamps from their computers, and they're replaced with permanent stamps which are mailed out within 45 days.


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When at home or travelling, which side of the bed do you prefer as a prep for defending yourself & spouse? (1) Closest to door--puts you closest to attacker. (2) Away from door--more reaction time, possibly use spouse as barricade :D . Personally, I prefer (2), but I tell the wife it's so she can be closer to the bathroom ;) .


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January 21st, 2013 01:38 AM #26Senior Member
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Every time I see stuff like this I literally just roll my eyes, I am so over it.
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Not trying to be rude, but I think boys names on girls are tacky. Not to mention that a girl named Spencer would automatically be the victim of everlasting ridicule. Kids are mean! That name is way too masculine. Unless you give her a girly nickname to use all the time like Cece or Penny.
If you really like boys names for girls, I think you should give your daughter a girly name and then shorten it to a more male-friendly one. Here's what I mean:
Justina (Justin)
Maxine (Max)
Danielle/Daniella (Danni/Danny)
Henrietta (Henry)
Or you could just give her an actual girls name without shortening it or anything like that. I mean, there's tons of wonderful girls names out there, so why give her a boys one? Seriously, you may just give her a complex...
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January 21st, 2013 03:10 AM #32
I think, if there's a very good reason you wish to gender-bend, it can be OK. If your mother's maiden name was Spencer, for example, your daughter Spencer would have a go-to line to stave off teasing; and your name choice wouldn't be seen as unusual, but logical.
I also think some people gender-bend because they find it provocative, and maybe it was 40 years ago, but the modern world won't find Spencer daring and outre on a girl.
Thirdly, a lot of this gender-bending is really only skin deep. If you want to name her Spencer but call her Penny or Ceri or something, it's clear that you have pretty traditional notions of gender and at the end of the day want a daughter to more or less be a typical, female little girl.
Lastly, if you think this will bestow some kind of career advantage, it will not. I work in a heavily male-dominated field (general surgery is 35% female when it comes to trainees, <15% female overall, and my chosen subspecialty-- heart transplants-- is less than 5% female). Women in surgery have difficulties because they do things like get pregnant, not because they're called Jessica or Anne. In fact, I almost feel a woman surgeon named Douglas would set things back for us a few decades, by again reinforcing the notion that one has to be masculine, have a Y chromosome, etc in order to be taken seriously.
Spencer, in particular, was a surname before it was a given name. Back when it was a straight-up surname, it was relatively genderless; now, though, there are a couple of centuries of weight behind it being a male name, which isn't really worth contravening for a reason as weak as "I like the sound of it."Blade, MD
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I really don't like this trend! I much prefer when I hear a name that the person attached to it happens to be the original gender for the name. (You see Sarah on paper and a female comes out, not a male. You see Spencer on paper and a male comes out.) And Spencer is ALL male to me. Also, if you decide to have more children and another happens to be a girl you're bound to have to use another unisex (unisex, not male name on a girl, there is a difference to me). Since you like this trend it might not be a big deal. But if you had Spencer Jane first, then had Julianna Marie most people would assume you had a boy and a girl. This could get very annoying for Spencer to constantly have to say "Nope. My name is Spencer. Yes it is a boys name.". I have a friend who wants kids and has 2 super masculine names picked out for girls.
I know a few families that have more than one child and naming gets hard when this starts:
Jack, Tobin nn Toby, Milo and Carson Jane (Carson being the girl, obviously). She will go through her whole life with people assuming SHE is a HE.
Ezra Grae and Ember Ane (2 girls, they had a REALLY hard time finding a name for #2 because girl #1 has an all boy name!)
Spencer Lynn (yes, female), mom is named Tylar, pronounced ty-lar (like the beginning of larva or Lara Bar)
Krystofer Alicia nn Krysti (girl, obviously), Sarah Louise, James Donovan and Draven Scott (I'm Sarah and Krysti is my sister, and she has always hated having a boy name and very few people that she's met the last several years even know her full fn is Krystofer because she hates it so much. Especially the calls and letters addressed to MR. Krystofer ---!)
All that to say, I HATE this trend (you wanted honesty!), but everyone likes different names and you should pick one you love. And she will have Jane to fall back on in case she decided she didn't like Spencer...


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I bought one. I just had to have it. lol. Installed it and fired it the same day it arrived. This stock works great. Very controlable. Put a smile on my nephews face. I Must admit it put a smile on my face too.
Just thought I would post as I haven't posted in awhile.
Still love the AK47 :D
Myself and 3 other buddies all have them. One of these buddys also has one on his ak. They all work great (except the ak, that one hasnt been fired yet). I would expect typical excellent performance from it when it makes it to the range though. We have discovered a technique for using these stocks that allow WAY more control of firing and accuracy. But we also allow barrels to cool in between mags. No use in burning up a perfectly good barrel.
What is the technique if you don't mind sharing..
Well its kindof difficult to describe with text but ill try. Ok you know theres a moulded ledge on the side of the trigger. Normally, you rest your finger on that ledge and pull the upper forward with your off hand to fire... now, instead of doing that, pull forward on the upper and keep light pressure holding it forward. Now imagine that ledge is your trigger. Using your trigger finger, reach across the actual trigger and press the ledge when you want to fire. You want to keep your trigger finger kind of stiff because you want it to trip the actual trigger as youre pressing towards the ledge.
By doing it this way, the upper is already being pulled forward. That means your sights are on the target and stay there (until recoil takes over) instead of being thrown off target immediately as the upper is pulled forward to fire. No more of that.
Second benefit is fire rate control. Letting off the trigger to stop firing is a move most shooters will do subconsciously without even thinking about it. It is a natural reaction, and fast. Once you get the hang of the amount of pressure required to hold the upper forward, 2 shot, 3 shot, 4 shot, and etc bursts are easy to control. Doing it the other way, we found that full mag dumps were easy but controlled bursts were not. By the time your brain tells your arm to let off pressure after it was just holding pressure, it seems that the mag is already empty. (For us at least)
The plus of having your sights start out on target instead of being yanked off, plus the added burst control equal MUCH more accuracy. Its extremely difficult to keep 30 rounds on target while doing a mag dump and starting off target in the first place.
If you notice that doing it my way is only giving you 2 and 3 shot bursts and wont go longer when you want to, its because youre using too much forward pressure on the upper. It really doesnt take much.
Be warned: youre gonna wish you brought more ammo!
Thanks for the great write up. I'll try your tip. I can foresee my ammo stash disapearing. lol.
no problem. hopefully it all made sense. i've never really tried to explain it to anyone without showing them at the same time. if you understand and it works for you, i'm gonna feel really good about my typing and descriptive skills. lol
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A man is charged with three counts of theft for allegedly taking clients' money and not finishing his work as a contractor.
A Delaware County grand jury returned an indictment for three theft charges against Glen Goddard.
Officials said that Goddard worked for a number of Powell residents as a contractor, collected their money and did not complete a basement remodeling job.
According to the prosecutor's office, the 58-year-old Canal Winchester man has received 14 complaints against him. Three of the complaints were out of Delaware County.
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What is this medicine?MECLOFENAMATE (me kloe fen AM ate) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It is used to reduce swelling and to treat pain. This medicine may be used to treat osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. It is also used to treat painful menstrual periods.
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As part of the John Hartman Cities exhibition at the University of Toronto Art Centre at University College, we have organized a collaborative psychogeographic walk and map making party. After a short talk on psychogeography, people will head out in groups, each with a unique algorithm (a simple formula such as: walk two blocks, turn left; walk one block, turn right; walk one block, turn right; repeat) that will randomly guide them through the campus and into the city. After an hour, everyone will return to the gallery and trace their route on a giant Google Earth projection of the area on the paper-covered wall, adding in discovered details and personal landmarks along the way. The result will be one map that depicts a real and imagined Toronto experienced by all participants. This is an open and free event, and there will be a cash bar to help motivate the map making*.
WHAT: Know Your City; Take a Walk
WHERE: University of Toronto Art Centre, 15 King's College Circle (main floor of Laidlaw wing)
WHEN: Thursday March 6, 7-10pm
Take an hour-long algorithmic walk – where each turn is predetermined by a simple formula, followed by a psychogeographic map making party at the University of Toronto Art Centre (UTAC). Designed by Shawn Micallef, co-founder of the location-based mobile phone documentary project [murmur] that has been set up around Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, San Jose, Edinburgh and Dublin, Ireland.
This psychogeographic walk can be enjoyed by both students and "civilians." For many students, campus becomes their entire world and many don't venture into the rest of the city except on a few well-worn paths. For those of us who did not go to U of T, the campus can be a bit of mystery. This walk will hopefully demonstrate how integrated the campus is in the fabric of Toronto, and how intimate (or dramatic) the border between the two can be in places.
Painting by John Hartman, Toronto Harbour Looking East, 2005, oil on linen. Collection of Andrew and Valerie Pringle
*BYOF: In the true spirit of winter psychogeography, bring your own flask filled with warming and restorative fluids for the walk if you want.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Here's something we know to be true: The Internet has killed a lot of traditional businesses, from bookstores to music labels to newspapers. We've mostly accepted this collateral damage as the price of progress, the casualties of a transformative technology. And, to be sure, the nimble accessibility of the web has enabled upstarts to fill some of those voids, for better or worse. Indie musicians have more access to fans and funding than ever before. At the same time, bloggers rehashing gossip of dubious origin can score more page views -- for far, far less money -- than trained journalists investigating corruption in Washington. But there's something inherently wrong with the digital content model. The money -- and there is an awful lot of it to go around -- is not making it into the right hands. I Need My MTV Consider the revolutionary rise of cable TV in the 1980s and '90s. There's no question that it hurt the big networks. But it didn't kill them. They were forced to adapt and, for the most part, they did. Meanwhile, everyone involved made fistfuls of money -- both the cable companies (the providers) and the cable networks (the content creators). That's because the business model looks like this: a company like Comcast ( CMCSA), Charter ( CHTR) or Time Warner Cable ( TWC) invests in the infrastructure to wire your neighborhood. Then they charge your household about $50 for standard cable. And, of course, you pay it because they have managed to convince most Americans that cable TV is no longer a discretionary expense but a necessary one. The cable providers take their fair share of that $50 each month, to reap the rewards of their capital investment and then some. But nearly half of that money finds its way back to the content creators. For instance, cable and satellite TV providers pay Disney ( DIS) about $5 per customer per month for the simple right to broadcast the ESPN family of channels. At 100 million subscribers, that's roughly $500 million a month. These affiliate fees account for $6.1 billion a year, a full two-thirds of ESPN's revenue. Likewise, a few bucks of your cable bill are paid to Time Warner ( TWX) each month -- the entertainment company, not the cable provider -- for the rights to broadcast CNN, TBS, TNT and the like. And so on. Even the old-school major networks like CBS ( CBS) get a piece of this pie: About 10% of their income comes from these affiliate fees, which the cable company happily passes on to you, the customer. So in addition to earning some advertising revenues, the content creators are getting a cut from the middle man -- and thriving as a result. The Wild West Web Now consider the Internet model. Broadband Internet access from your ISP will run you a similar $50/month. But none of that -- not a penny -- will find its way to online content creators such as NYTimes.com, CNN.com or Wikipedia.org. The cable company, a mere middleman in this relationship, keeps all $50 of it. What's more, it's almost entirely profit, because they already invested in the necessary infrastructure years ago when they wired your home for cable TV. According to the Wall Street Journal: "Cable executives and analysts say about 90% of the money cable operators charge for broadband goes straight to gross profits, since there are minimal operational costs for providing Internet service. In contrast, only about 35% to 40% of what they charge per TV customer goes to profits, largely because of the programming costs they pay to media companies for the right to carry hundreds of TV channels." Unlike in the cable TV model, the billions of dollars in new revenue are not being shared with the content creators. They are left to rely solely on advertising or, increasingly, paid subscriptions from their most devoted users. It's an unfair system that fails to reward companies who make the Internet valuable in the first place. And it is killing quality journalism in this country, among other things. Iconic newspapers continue to go bankrupt, unable to make enough money from their biggest asset -- painstakingly researched journalism -- when it's available for free online.
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Valentino has shown its Fall/Winter 2014 threads at Paris Fashion Week. With creative directors Pierpaolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri the brand embarked on a journey to reconnect with its couture roots. Apparently they are onto something, even though it might not be clear on first sight. Clean cut outerwear, fur-trimmed leather jackets, and loose fitting pajama-like suits are paired with denim and sneakers, resulting in a look that might not be considered couture yet retains an apparent luxe vibe.
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New Delhi, Sep 11 (ANI): Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Wednesday suspected that some political parties could be behind the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district.
"I cannot say about political conspiracies till I get a complete report about the violence (in Muzaffarnagar). But political parties could indulge in," Shinde told media here, when asked whether there was any political conspiracy behind the Muzaffarnagar riots.
Shinde further said the Central Government has already warned 11 states about possible communal violence ahead of the 2014 general elections, and asked them to remain alert.
"Won't blame anyone, had alerted 11 states violence could take place, political parties could indulge in violence," Shinde said.
Meanwhile, the situation in violence-hit Muzaffarnagar is limping back to normalcy amid heavy deployment of the army and paramilitary forces.
Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Arun Kumar, who has been closely monitoring the situation, today said that peace prevailed in the district when the curfew was relaxed.
"First, we gave a two hour relaxation and then increased it by half-an-hour. It was peaceful and we faced no problems in closing it. After that, we did not get any information of an untoward incident from anywhere," said Kumar.
Curfew was on Tuesday relaxed for two hours in three areas of trouble-hit Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh even as the death toll in the clashes in the district and adjoining towns climbed to 40.
With no reports of any fresh violence, curfew was eased for two hours from 3.30 pm in Kotwali, Civil Lines and Nai Nandi areas, District Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma said on Tuesday.
The district administration had clamped curfew on Saturday following incidents of communal violence.
Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh Government has constituted a one-member judicial commission to probe Muzaffarnagar violence.
The commission, which would mainly look into administrative lapses, if any, in controlling the violence, would submit its report to the government within two months.
Amid sharp criticism from leaders of various opposition parties over the violence, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has so far described it as a political conspiracy to destabilize the Samajwadi Party (SP) Government in the state.
Yadav had earlier said the government led by him is committed to restore normalcy in the state, and added that the culprits will be brought to book.
"The incidents can be solved by community elders, but there are certain forces which don't want peace to prevail," he told media here.
Violence broke out in the Kawal area of Muzaffarnagar on Saturday when members of a community returning from a panchayat meeting in Naglabadhod, three kilometres from Kawal, clashed with members of another community. (ANI)


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Love is in the air - at least as far as the Swans are concerned ! Last year we had no spring to speak of, perhaps we'll get two springs this year ! Today our beautiful Swans were canoodling in the river and I happened to be present with the camera. There was much too much to put on in one go, so I had to take short vids at a time. According to my Chinese friend at Mr Tans takeaway, he tells me that Chinese New year on the 3rd February is traditionally considered the first day of Spring - certainly the Swans and Ducks seem to agree.
Saturday, 29 January 2011
Friday, 28 January 2011
Happiness Challenge
Happiness - something we could all do with more of at this time of year. Todays sunshine and walk on the beach to see the cygnets, certainly gave me a dose of happiness. Just watching them in the afternoon glow was a tonic. I have just received the latest update on the "Action for Happiness movement." Seems to be going from strength to strength, and now given some TV coverage by the BBC. It included some short videos showing that there are steps we can all take to make ourselves happier.
Introduction to the Happiness Challenge
Video 1: Can we learn to be happier?
Video 2: Being grateful for the good things
Video 3: Importance of kindness and relationships
Video 4: Can mindfulness help us deal with stress?
Introduction to the Happiness Challenge
Video 1: Can we learn to be happier?
Video 2: Being grateful for the good things
Video 3: Importance of kindness and relationships
Video 4: Can mindfulness help us deal with stress?
If a walk on the beach and the Swans dont do it for you, maybe you could try this. I was impressed by the 10 minute meditation video by former Buddhist monk Andy Puddicombe.
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Thursday, 27 January 2011
Cygnet Surfers
It's 2 weeks since the cygnets were banished from the river and I have checked they're whereabouts since they left. They appear to love home so much they are sticking close by the shore, west of the river mouth. I suspect they will hang around until they join a passing flock, or the parents will escort them away to Dalcross or Findhorn maybe. Meanwhile they are managing to survive on seaweed at low tide, and they were looking healthy enough today when I saw them. I was pleasantly surprised when they recognised and came over to me, bobbing around in the surf. The 3 males were together and the young pen on her own about 100 metres away. The fresh Northerly wind was pretty chilly, but the days are stretching and the parents are enjoying a bit of peace and R & R.
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Monday, 24 January 2011
Natural Beauty
Some things in this life are naturally beautiful, to my mind one of these is the Swan. Is it the elegance, the purity, the grace, the calmness that they exude ? They possess so many qualities and display such parental and family making skills, to me they are an absolute joy to observe.
Our residents are now relaxed and enjoying the well earned respite from family duties. They are in excellent condition and will soon be full of the joys of spring ! Enjoy the short video taken today where I had a few words with the pen. Also enjoy the amazing Youtube short on a Trumpeter Swan being attacked by an Eagle in Canada. Bear in mind that the Trumpeter wingspan is a little bigger than our Swans 6ft !
Click on this link for Eagle attack on Swan
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Sunday, 23 January 2011
Avoiding the Beak
Some of my regular viewers will be wanting to know how the Court case went regarding the assault on me last July. It was again adjourned for a second time, due to a witness not turning up. Next court hearing will be in March. Methinks my assailant is trying to avoid the inevitable. Anyhow it is out of my hands and now rests with the courts.
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Tuesday, 18 January 2011
Early Spring on the Way ?
Do the Swans know something we don't ? I was reliably informed that the Swans were seen mating in the harbour a couple of days ago. This is the earliest I have known them to mate, mid February is the earliest date I have seen them before. Since the severe weather started a month early, maybe the whole season will follow suit - nice thought anyway. The cygnets have caused a bit of a stir in the past few days too, one of them was on the grass verge beside the toilet block on Sunday. A bird friend of mine picked it up and returned it to the river where it quickly headed for the sea ! The young pen also returned up to the Merryton bridge but has since headed to sea again. The instinctive fear of the parents seems overwhelming and they are constantly on the look out for them ! Pity some of the kids today don't have the same instinct !
Meanwhile our resident swans are winding down and relaxing in the Harbour, two to a berth !
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Saturday, 15 January 2011
Nairn Swans Home Alone.......Not Quite !
The Nairn Swans have almost managed to say goodbye to the Cygnets and reclaim their river home once more. I had a look from the end of the pier today and about 200 yards offshore were the whole Nairn Swan family. The pen rose up followed by all the others and they took to the skies, the wind was light from the southwest and I thought there they go ! They flew west towards the Swimming pool then turned, headed back and landed up river - the parents under the bailey bridge and cygnets over it. It is amazing just how well organised the parents are, the pen immediately turned downstream and sat blocking the entrance to the harbour, while the cob set about chasing the cygnets back down stream to sea ! One by one they all headed past the harbour entrance giving the pen a wide berth, then the cob rejoined the pen when the cygnets were back to sea !
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Friday, 14 January 2011
Cob Attack
Surprise surprise, the cygnets returned yesterday escorted by the parents as they flew over the bailey bridge. They had obviously been away some distance for I couldn't see them from the pier, perhaps the parents took them somewhere and discovered that it was still frozen over !
The young pair of Cygnets that showed up the other day also arrived back in the river, one of them stood quite happily with the current 4. It was short lived when the parents decided it had to go, and the cob proved that he can move fast on land as well as water ! (See video below.)
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Wednesday, 12 January 2011
The Last Chase ?
The Cygnets are reluctant to leave, and tried to return at least twice during the course of the day. The parents however are increasing the pressure, and gave them short shrift before pushing them out to sea ! It is noticeable that the parents always choose a calm and settled time to chase them away - they always give them the best chance possible.
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Going, Going, Gone ? - Farewell my Lovelies
Last year the cygnets left on the 12th february, today our current brood have gone exactly one month earlier ! This appears to indicate that the weather dictates what the adult Swans do, severe winter started about a month early this year. Maybe were in for an early spring ! This morning two swans flew into the river and at first I thought it was our resident pair having got rid of the cygnets. When I got closer I realised it was in fact two immature swans, and after taking some pics of them and looking at them on the computer I think they are from last years brood ! One of them had facial markings almost identical to our pen, they also flew in over the bailey bridge and landed like they knew the place very well. They were only in for about 10 minutes when our resident pair started coming in from the sea followed about 50 yards behind by the 4 cygnets. The cob took off just under the bailey bridge and chased the two visitors up river and away, then turned his attention to chasing the cygnets back out to sea. Later in the afternoon 3 of the cygnets came back and were allowed to eat briefly before being chased again. One of them went up to the merryton bridge and had a lonely vigil beside the Heron ! Later last night there was only one cygnet with the parents but they would not let it enter the harbour, I am fully expecting all of them to be gone by morning.
Monday, 10 January 2011
In the Pink
The adult swans have re-started their push on the cygnets to leave. The weather is getting milder and the cygnets are healthy and strong. They will be 8 months old later this week and should have built up enough fat reserves to make it through to the spring. All last week they have spent a lot of time away from the parents, and the final act will be to leave and join the first flock of swans they come across. They will usually stay with the flock until they mature in 2 or 3 years time when they will pick a mate and look for a territory of their own - this is the way of Swans. It has been a delight to watch the Tufted ducks, cygnets and other birds on the river this last few days. I will miss the cygnets when they go !
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Friday, 7 January 2011
Tuf Ducks
Had to show you this Pic I took today of one of the male tufted ducks. What a Hairstyle!!
Saw 18 tufted ducks in the river the other day, that is the most I have ever seen in the river - previous best was 12. They are beautiful little birds and in the sunlight have a purple hue, and that tuft on the males is really cute ! Some of them are getting quite brave and competing with the Mallards for food. They have discovered that wheat sinks, and dive for the grains that the mallards prefer on land. With the return of snow and ice the Swans have stopped chasing the cygnets but the break has virtually been made, with the parents often leaving the cygnets and spending much more time away from them. Am pretty sure the first prolonged mild spell will see the cygnets depart for good. The seal has been fishing at Merryton with this weeks high tides, and the Goosander with his two female companions as well ! For those of you wondering whats happened to Steven seagull - he is ok but still unable to maintain any length of time in the air, although better now than he has ever been.
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Mountainfilm on Tour Heads to Qingdao, China
Henry Lystad, director of Mountainfilm on Tour, has put together a multi-day show in China. Here are some photos and a dispatch from him:
Through Mountainfilm's connection to folks at Outside magazine, I was put in touch with the editor and a contributor for Outside magazine - China back in November 2011. Over the course of the next several months, hundreds of emails were exchanged, hours of Skype sessions took place, all culminating in convincing my contact, Xinmin Yan, to attend Mountainfilm in Telluride 2012. Between films and other events, we refined the plans and budget that has led me to be sitting here at the Olympic Sailing Center in Qingdao, China preparing for a long week of film screenings and ceremonial events. Qingdao is called the "Sailing City" and was the site of the Sailing competition for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Located five hours (by bullet train) south of Beijing, Qingdao sits on the Yellow Sea, and is a mix of old and new. In the early part of the last century, during the German occupation of the city, many churches, government offices and hotels were built, lending a distinct European flair to the "Old Town". One of the more notable landmarks is the Tsing Tao brewery, built by the Germans in the early 1900's to satisfy their need for a European lager.
Our host in Qingdao, the QDYA (Qingdao Yachting Association), is organizer and owner of International Sailing Week. There are many social, cultural, musical, athletic and sailing events scheduled while I am here, and the hospitality they have shown me is outstanding. Since we are playing films as part of the 4th Annual International Sailing Week, the hosts requested that we show mainly adventure films - with an emphasis on water! So we emptied the archives to bring as many kayaking and surfing films, as well as new stuff from the 2012 festival, as possible to this event. In total, we will play five nights of films at a beautiful outdoor plaza. QDYA truly went over the top with their marketing, as nearly every film is represented by a very large, high resolution banner, creating a "gallery" that rings the plaza.
After a series of meetings and informal discussions, I was invited to a formal lunch to discuss the future of Mountainfilm on Tour in China with the head of the QDYA, city officials, and government sports dignitaries. At this luncheon, we toasted one another (many times) on the success of this event, and our pledge to continue for many years. Although Qingdao is a city of over eight million people, they are interested in a cultural and sports exchange with Telluride youth.


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Boating and Boat Access : A boat ramp provides private boat access to Lake Tom Moore Craig, a 165-acre watershed. Private boats are permitted on the lake, but are restricted to electric trolling motors.
Fishing Boat Rentals : Non-motorized, 14 ft. fishing boats rent for $15/four hours or $25/day between the office hours of 11 a.m. and noon and 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. To rent outside of these normal office hours, please see a park ranger. No boats will be rented after 6 p.m.
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The 3.5-mile Rocky Ridge Trail and the 6.5-mile Foster's Mill Loop are considered strenuous.
The 2.4-mile Lake Johnson Loop, 3.5-mile Fairforest Creek Loop, and 4.5-mile Lake Johnson/Fairforest Creek connector are considered moderate.
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