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A bloody shirt and trail of blood caused Richland County Sheriff's deputies to look for a possible gunshot victim.
Deputy Curtis Wilson says at about 3 a.m. Saturday, deputies were called to the Side Pocket bar on Hazelwood Road for a report of shots fired. At the same time, they were dispatched to the Kangaroo station just around the corner from the bar on Garners Ferry Road.
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Watford Borough Council plans to crack down on 'chuggers'
Updated 8:56am Friday 31st January 2014 in News By Adam Binnie, Web content editor
A crack-down on charity street-collectors, or "chuggers" has been launched by Watford Borough Council.
These fundraisers collect direct-debit donations in the street for charities and are often the subject of annoyance due to their persistence.
The council's licensing committee will meet in March to consider regulating this activity in order to ensure visitors to the new look top-of-town are not "unduly inconvenienced".
New rules being considered could see "chugging" in the High Street strictly limited - or even banned.
Plans include:
- A ban on chugging in The Parade.
- A limit of four fundraisers in the High Street between Clarendon Road and Charter Place, and no more than two allowed between Charter Place and King Street.
- Street fundraisers to operate on three days a week and not on the same days as charity cash collectors.
- Charity cash collections will be allowed on the other four days of the week, although no more than six collectors will be allowed at any one time.
- Up to four collectors could be allowed in Queens Road between the High Street and Exchange Road.
Councillor Jan Brown, chairman of the committee, said: "We want to bring vibrancy and colour into the town centre to enhance the street scene and the improvements to The Parade.
"At the same time, we want to place sensible limits on charitable collections to ensure that organisations have a fair opportunity of asking for contributions whilst not unduly inconveniencing people going about their business."
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6:04pm Thu 30 Jan 14
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But to be brutally honest, there's bigger fish to fry in terms of anti-social behaviour. I do like the way that action is only considered because of the town's image for all the new visitors who are going to be flocking here to see... a new 20 foot long bridge to nowhere and a collection of new granite planters or whatever they're wasting money on now. That thought is really raising a wry smile, in fact.
11:34am Fri 31 Jan 14
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Boosey wrote:It must work otherwise they wouldnt do it but dont the charity lose out as a fair amount of what is donated goes towards this particular type of fundraising activity?
I'm more likely to have a look at and contribute to a charity if I'm not followed down the road putting pressure on me to part with my money, they should be outlawed.
If you are interested in donating when stopped in the street then please still say no, then go home and find out how to donate direct to the charity as far more of your money will actually go on the good cause than admin costs.
Its not just chuggers but I hate being stopped by anyone in the street trying to get me to do something, i'd be okay if they were allowed to stand at the side where people who want to can choose to approach them but they shouldnt be allowed to canvas so persistently themselves
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ST. ALBANS, W.Va. (Bethany Simmons) - St. Albans police said a car crash led to a drug arrest early Friday.
Kareem D. Robinson, 33, of Charleston was charged with possession with intent to deliver the marijuana after police discovered the drug inside his vehicle, according to a news release from the police department.
The crash happened about 3 a.m. along Highland Drive in the area of Elm Street. When police responded to the scene, they said, they found Robinson walking along the side of the road and he was carrying a beer along with two mason jars with a green leafy substance that appeared to be marijuana inside.
The substance later tested positive for marijuana. The amount was about 2.4 pounds of marijuana, including the weight of the jars.
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Two years after hurricane-force winds and rain ravaged hundreds of miles of trail in Mt. Rainier National Park, the true damage is finally becoming clear. And what it's telling scientists is alarming: Bigger, more frequent–and more destructive–storms may be coming.
There's a rock on a mountainside. Maybe it's smaller than a golf ball, maybe it weighs 20 tons. To gravity, size doesn't matter. Whether the rock stays put or tumbles downhill will be determined by an eons-old calculus of shape, location, and slope angle. Soil stability makes a difference, of course, as does the amount of vegetation stitching the earth in place. Rainfall can grease the skids, snowmelt too. And retreating glaciers alter the entire equation, introducing multipliers with enormous erosive force. The rocks on Mt. Rainier have behaved fairly consistently since humans first set foot on its sprawling slopes 7,000 years ago. But something has changed in recent decades, scientists say, something that could profoundly alter the experience–and even the safety–of the millions who live and recreate on the Northwest's most beloved peak. This is the story of The Mountain, as locals affectionately call 14,410-foot Rainier, and the storms that have begun to tear it down.
All mountains crumble to the sea, but glaciated stratovolcanoes like the dozen or so in the Cascade Range have been in the accelerated program since their giant ice fields started receding 150 years ago. From Washington's Mt. Baker to California's Mt. Shasta, the clatter of rockfall loosed by melting snow is an ever-increasing soundtrack.
Rainier is no exception. It wears the most massive cape of ice in the contiguous United States–26 glaciers spanning 35 square miles. However, like most of the planet's glaciers, virtually all of Rainier's are shrinking, a direct and escalating consequence of a warming climate. Seen from Seattle, 40 miles away, the fifth-highest summit in the Lower 48 looks immutable and eternal. In reality, it's as transitory–in epochal terms–as a sand dune.
Across the Cascades, receding glaciers leave behind steep, barren moraines of loose dirt and friable igneous rock that slide at the slightest disturbance. But Rainier's massive size and height spawn weather that intensifies the erosion. Storms that brew deep in the Pacific pound the mountain with up to 90 inches of rain each year, and the popular trailhead at Paradise, located at 5,400 feet on the south side of the peak, averages 58 feet of snow annually. All that precipitation transforms Rainier into a 100-square-mile fire hydrant come spring. Seven rivers and hundreds of streams burst from the melt–470 miles of waterways within park boundaries alone.
The rivers carve sediment from the earth as they descend, and carry it downhill. But as on other glaciated volcanoes, Rainier's water transports so much dirt and rock that its riverbeds rise over time, or aggrade, with the tons of debris that gradually get driven downstream.
This process is normal–a geological cause-and-effect that scientists say happens whenever ice melts. But what's happened on Rainier in recent years isn't normal. Rapidly warming temperatures have changed the seasons, creating more rain (vs. snow) and melt (vs. freeze) days at both ends of winter. The result is a higher incidence of destructive floods. It goes like this: Big rainstorms (that should have fallen as snow) abruptly liquefy so-called "wasting" glaciers–essentially perennial snowfields–creating steroidal stream levels. When enough water starts moving, it can scour the aggraded riverbeds, sweeping surplus sediment at frightening speeds. In extreme scenarios, a flood becomes a massive debris flow known as a lahar–a deadly tsunami of mud, boulders, and uprooted trees that can gouge 100-foot-deep gullies, flatten forests, and jump longstanding banks.
If that weren't enough, lahars also raise riverbed levels farther down the mountain. That may seem innocuous, but it's a concern in places like Rainier, where the human infrastructure–buildings, trails, and campsites–hasn't kept pace with the changing terrain. The town of Longmire now sits 29 feet lower than the Nisqually riverbed, protected by a man-made levee, like an alpine New Orleans.
Paul Kennard, Rainier's geomorphologist, or river specialist, speaks with a scientist's detached calm about the guillotine suspended over Mt. Rainier National Park. He sees debris flows more frequently now–about four a year for the past five years–and says conditions are ripe for a cataclysmic flood. But his biggest worry isn't a flood so much as what researchers don't yet understand: namely, how bad the storms may get, and how soon they'll arrive.
Many, many rocks sit poised to tumble off Rainier. All that's needed to unleash them is a really big rainstorm.
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Oh god, another global warming debate. Must... resist..... but I can't. Ok, my two cents:
It has been incredible to me to watch this entire debate unfold over the last 15 years or so. Watching the various opinion camps form and coalesce around various data points, and then attempt to effectively debate each other - almost always using incomplete science and cherry-picked data that seems to support their argument, has been almost as interesting (and disturbing) as watching the actual science of climatology evolve.
And while some positions use more factual evidence than others, no "side" is without fault. Yes, at this point a dispassionate reviewer of ALL AVAILABLE DATA from credible research institutions can reach no conclusion other than anthropogenic warming is real, but that doesn't leave the global warming proponents without fault. Al Gore, for instance, is a bit of a simplistic hypocrite. Yes, "An Inconvenient Truth" brought awareness to the masses... however, it's such dumbed-down science that it almost endangers the whole argument. AND he's profited off it in a big way. AND his own lifestyle reflects almost none of the changes he proposes we must make.
Politics notwithstanding, however, pure science does not lie. So do not get your data on this subject from Al Gore, Rush Limbaugh, or the Heartland Institute. Get it from the source. Start by reading and really UNDERSTANDING the IPCC briefs. Then, realize that the IPCC is not in and of itself a research institution. It's a collaberation between scientists AND industry representatives. That's right, EVERY SINGLE WORD in an IPCC brief has to be signed off on by not only scientists, but reps from the oil companies, power generation utilities etc. THAT'S why the IPCC briefs have been so conservative. They've been the worst scenarios that industry has thus far been forced by a mountain of data to agree to. And they're still pretty scary.
I'll be dead before the real change happens. And I have no kids. Since 1790 1/4 of the family tree has stopped branching
There was once a man named Charles Darwin. He saw the processes of evolution within animals and I have seen the same thing in our weather all over the globe. We are not going to heat up globally 10 degrees in our lifetime and it is not going to happen anytime soon.
Storms evolve through the evolutionary pattern of global climate cycles and within those cycles there are extreme cold and warm periods depending on how far we are away from the sun in the Earth's orbit. The Earth's orbit changes over a period of thousands of years and will continue to do so. We have been both warmer and colder in the past than we are now.
Get ready for the climate change ride and learn to deal with it and quit complaining about it.
Yawn. The 'common sense' global warming denialism is soooo simplistic. Whenever someone says "scientists have just concluded that we are at the beginning of a 30-year-cooling trend..."
I click off.
Why? Because what they would say IF THEY WERE REMOTELY ACCURATE is that a couple aging contrarian scientists, many of them totally unrelated to the disciplines of climatology, botany, biology, or paleontology, have concluded that...usually by doing surveys of existing literature rather than primary research.
And people who buy into that are merely looking for a quick and convenient answer so they can get back to whatever.
It's not about climate change. Duh. It's about the SPEED of climate change...namely, too fast for natural communities to adjust. So we'll see these partial extinctions decimate numerous plant and animals species, along with the constricting habitats.
The only reason pop media punditry (and its slavish fan base) thinks this is normal climate change is because they see any long-term change as slow in relation to the hourly news cycle. But, ice-wise, we've seen about 5,000 years of 'normalish' shrink-back within the last 170 years. And pine beetles aren't about 'beetle infestations,' they're about warm/short/dry winters not killing back the normal population of beetles.
All that is a manifestation of rapid climate change.
Besides, Al Gore isn't the basis for climate change alarmism; Scientific data is. The various IPCC reports, issued periodically, were watered down due to the exact pushback that many posters here display.
Now, year by year, we're seeing IPCC reports revised into more dire - and accurate - orientation as new data comes in and the evidence becomes ever more overwhelming.
Why don't we blame the cavemen for building too many fires warming the earth and ending the ice age?
Holly please tell me you are not buying into Al Gore, he is an idiot and an alarmist (I invented the internet). Here in the UP we have had four consecutive years that are probably the coldest and snowiest in 30 years. We are still at the end of an ice age and nature is cyclical. We shall all see in the next 10-20 years. I too have belonged to this magazine for over a decade and there is more green crap in here than backbacking anymore, so I am also probably on my way out.
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As noted above there have been numerous ice ages. What stopped them? Global warming. What led to them? Global cooling. Amazing natural changes have occured since the earth was formed.
Nothing is static. Nothing has ever been static. We must be good stewards of the planet, but let's us never shy away from informed debate. Those seeking truth shouldn't fear opposing opinions. Rather we should welcome them.
After all, only with rigorously researched facts can we solve problems, whatever they may be.
Argue all you want about "global warming" but climate change, for whatever reason, is happening with many local changes. Some areas are wetter with stronger storms and some are drier with other problems. Mud Mountain Dam on the north side was rehabilatated to accomodate up to about 200 ft of debris filling in the river. The upper reaches of many ridges are debris flow remains from 5,000 years ago. Mt Rainer is not stable. Get ready for more changes. There was a comment about hydropower but this is the part of the country that wants to remove dams that generate electricity. We do need to make changes but we can not have our cake and eat it too. What to do, what to do?
Scientist have just concluded that we are in the
beginings of a 30 year cooling trend, so you can put your Global Warming scare tactics aside until
at least 2039...
What data over the last decade are you looking at? The top 5 warmest years on record are all within the last 10 years. Computer climate models have accurately predicted or UNDERestimated climate changes due to global warming for years, so why would we question the newer more accurate models when the 20 year old primative ones were close? Oh... its snowing in the east a lot this year... global warming is a myth... come on! I hear this kind of stuff every time is gets cold outside. Its all a bunch of alarmest crap? Go talk to the people living in the Arctic where its now warmer there than it has been in thousands of years. The permafrost that literally holds the ground together is melting. We have lost ice that we know has been on the planet for tens of thousands of years, and from all the science we can muster we have found that this dramatic rise in temprature has only started in the last 100 years and more dramatically the last 50. Natural changes cannot happen this fast. There is no mechanism barring some sort of global disaster (meteor strike, massive volcanic eruption) that can cause the climate to shift in the way we are now seeing. CO2 and methane in the atmosphere have risen sharply, physics tells us that those gasses trap more heat, and the rise can be directly linked to human activities. Global temps are rising, given these facts any rational person must conclued that global warming is real. Knowone seems to argue that CFC's caused the hole in the Ozone layer. So we banned CFC's. The government came to that comclusion using the same science that is now telling us about global warming. Is it that you really don't believe or that actually doing something about global warming in just too much of a hassel?
I work in the middle of the Pacific ocean. Some of the islands I work with their highest peak is less than 20 feet. These islands are concerned about rising tides which equate to land loss and being submerged. Global warming warming is a natural cycle. Pacific islanders have known this for who knows how long.
Regarding the comment on Mt St Helens glaciers "recovering" since the May 18th, 1980 eruption; Indeed one new glacier has sprouted - highly unusual and fascinating - but it is NOT due to that fact that climate is conducive to glacier formation but rather to the fact that there is now a brand new 3,000 foot north facing CLIFF that wasn't there before where the new glacier is being created. The previous glacier system around the flanks of the original peak - now 1,300 feet lower than before - have NOT reformed. Let�s get our facts straight, OK folks?
There is no debate that the earth's average temperature has risen and it is only explainable in relation to increased CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions which are themselves indisputably human caused. There is also no debate that even if we ceased ALL GHG emissions today, we are in for additional warming. Glaciers and ice sheets nearly everywhere on this planet are in retreat, and this article describes one serious issue arising from this retreat that I had not considered.
Hey Steve - wake up and listen to what all the scientists are saying. Global warming is real. Cap and Trade will help reduce carbon emissions and will raise capital for future energy independence. How can you breathe with your head in the sand?
I just want to say that Holly B's comments are like a fairy tale - It's pure fantasy.
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Slow down.. this whole global warming alarmist mentality is doing more damage to our country than natural climate change. Let's not forget there have been ice ages followed by warm ages. Man is not the cause and man is not the cure. I quit reading and subscribing to climbing because of all the political BS espoused in that magazine and this one is next. Stick to what you know and that is backpacking stories. Global weather data over the last decade does not support this idea yet people hold on to if as if it were gospel truth. if Glaciers were is such trouble how has Mt Saint Helen's recovered many of its Glaciers since the 1980 eruption? if you want to do something to help write congress and tell them to block cap and trade tell them to report the real story. not the hype.
This is serious. The UN IPCC and Al Gore recommend reducing carbon emissions by 80% by 2050. Contact Congress and White House that we need unprecedented investments conservation strategies and in solar and wind energy now. Cap and trade is not enough. Wind and solar are the best alternatives. Of course we can explore the other alternatives, such as ethanol and geothermal .... but Japan has invested in wind and has almost paid off their initial investments and then the energy is close to free for them. If they can do it, so can we. And what about the many inventions that we haven't thought of yet? The Midwest should look into hydropower :)
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This was a great article about something we must all be concerned about and act on NOW. What what was an issue is as predicted, now becoming a situation, and fast. We must get Government to act. And we must do all we can do. Might I suggest PBS'S Artic Bears? We now have live indicators up there now, and they are not surviving man's greed. Thanks for this intelligent and well written article, that is timely as well. Kudos! With your thinking all the way.. Ellen B


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Stanford's Shayne Skov was arrested for driving under the influence in the early morning on January 29, according to The Stanford Daily, which cites a Stanford University Police Department report.
Stanford coach David Shaw issued a statement to the Daily addressing Shaw's arrest.
"We have an expected standard of excellence and conduct for our football players and Shayne failed to adhere to those standards," head football coach David Shaw said Monday in a statement to The Daily through Jim Young, senior assistant athletic director of communications and media relations.
"It's a matter we are taking very seriously," Shaw said. "Shayne will be responsible to adhere to any legal responsibilities regarding this event, along with internal ramifications, which will be determined by the program."
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The price for First-Class Mail single-piece letters will increase by just a penny when prices change on January 1, 2013.
For the second year-in-a-row, the cost of mailing a letter first class will increase modestly — this time up to 46 cents for a letter. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) will review the prices before they become effective on Jan. 27, 2013.
New 46 cent "Forever" stamps will allow customers to mail letters to any location in the United States. Forever stamps are always good for mailing a one-ounce letter anytime in the future regardless of price changes.
Other mail rates are rising as well.
Postcard stamps will also increase one penny, up to 33 cents.
International mail will see the biggest hike: It will now cost $1.10 to send letters abroad, up from $1.05 cents.
USPS also announced several new shipping services will be available in January, including free tracking for Standard Post (formerly "Parcel Post") and Priority Mail. Also new, customers shipping Critical Mail letters and flats will now have the option of receiving a signature upon delivery as part of the service offering.
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The Postal Service has twice defaulted on a scheduled retiree health benefits prefunding payments to the U.S. Treasury on Aug. 1 and Sept. 30. It ended the third quarter with a net loss to $11.6 billion, and it delivered 1.4 billion fewer pieces of mail in the third quarter of 2012 than in 2011.
"We urgently need the legislative changes noted above to restore our short-term liquidity and provide a stable base for the future," said Acting Chief Financial Officer Stephen Masse. "In the meantime, we will prioritize our cash resources to ensure that we deliver on our mission."
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Russia's annexation of Crimea and continuing pressure on Ukraine reveal more than the Obama administration's national-security paralysis and a lack of strategic vision.
In 2005, a Pennsylvania woman named Carol Bond attempted to murder her best friend, who was also her husband's lover and pregnant with his child, by spreading chemical poisons on the mailbox and around her rival's home.
Join us at AEI as a panel of experts convene to discuss the future of disputed territories in the East China Sea, if these disputes can be resolved through judicial settlement, and what increased conflict would mean for US interests in the region.
During this event, John Yoo and a panel of experts will provide an analysis of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, failed states, and the current challenges posed by Libya, Syria, North Korea, and Iran.
"Point of Attack" rejects the widely accepted framework built on the Charter of the United Nations and replaces it with a new system consisting of defensive, preemptive, or preventive measures to encourage wars that advance global welfare. Yoo concludes with an analysis of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, failed states, and the current challenges posed by Libya, Syria, North Korea, and Iran.
At this writing, President Obama is set imminently to make one of the most momentous choices in the history of American intelligence. He will decide whether to curtail or terminate the National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone-call records and e-mail traffic in its quest to find and stop terrorist plots against the United States.
Russia's invasion of Crimea has caught the United States flat-footed and struggling for a response. President Barack Obama responded by warning that "there will be costs" for Russia's "breach of international law" and "clear violation" of Ukrainian sovereignty.


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Human rights defenders all over the world live with the constant fear of being abducted and murdered
Civil Rights Defenders wanted a solution that would keep human rights defenders save.
A connected wristband and alarm system supported by the worlds largest security net in the form of social media.
Agency: R-B-K
Creative Director: Johan Pihl
Creatives: Tobias Snäll, Mathias H Normark & Anders Sjönvall
Associate Creatives: August Segerholm & Daniel Rørbæk
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Bronze Lion - Best use of social media
SOS Children Villages is a organisation which is letting kids be kids, taking them from making a living to being alive.
SOS Children Villages Sweden wanted an experience that could help them build an relationship with young urban adults.
By merging technology and art we created an experience based upon the children's freedom and playfulness. Letting people experience the true power letting kids be kids.
Shortlisted in Future Lions 2013.
Solinco is an American tennis high-tech gear brand, relatively new in the Scandinavian market. The brand stands for innovation and performance to enhance your gameplay.
Create an interactive promotional event around the brand for the Scandinavian youth.
Solinco Future Legends is a annual tennis event. Challenge yourself, test your performance and get live stats and data of your play. The event take place on an interactive court and the winner will get the chance to be the future face of the brand.
adidas launches their most technology advanced shoe ever making for improved performance and the coolest ride yet.
Visualize and communicate how powerful the adidas ClimaCool® really is.
A powerful way to explain the 360° ventilated running experience was to create a 3D model of the shoe and dive inside the technology.
Agency: Sid Lee
Creative Director: Adam Bracegirdle
Art Director: Thomas Jean Tessier
Copywriters: Emily Lacy & Alison Bracegirdle
Find a solution for people to discover new interests and networks.
We created Ponca. It's an easy tool, which helps you discover more about your tastes and preferences. Ponca is a collaborative engine, it merges data and information to help you to learn more about yourself and help you to define your taste and passion.
A catastrophe such as Hurricane Sandy causes a lot of problems for modern citys.
Find a creative solution to help alleviate these problems.
Taxi Aid. A programme built as a support system both when disaster strikes and on a everyday basis.
Help people to choose the best pair of adidas shoes for their feet.
We created Shoe Finder, an easy way to find the best running shoe for your foot. A fun experience with graphic animations which explains, step by step, how to pick a good pair of shoes. Based on your type of sole, pronation and arche it finds the best adidas running shoe for you.
Agency: Sid Lee
Creative Director: Adam Bracegirdle
Art Directors: Thomas Jean Tessier & Henrik Leichsenring
Copywriter: Emily Lacy
Illustrator: Malcolm Sutherland
Find a way to communicate what Thompson Punke is all about and launch the brand.
We decided to make the glorious game of ping pong digital and introduced the worlds first ping pong app. Bringing Thompson Punke in to everyones pocket.
This brief was a part of the Young Glory contest and was awarded with a bronze in the professional category.
Siemens was about to launch their new breakthrough wind turbine that still only existed on the drawing board.
Communicate the power and technology of the new turbine before it physically exists.
By building a 1:1 model of the turbine house we created a interactive solution that allowed over 10 000 people in the target group to experience the product hands on. Bridging the gap between online and offline.
Awarded with 75W att the 100W competition for creative effectiveness in December 2011.
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Paris during 2009 - 2010.
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Top 5 Fall Vacations
In the United States, fall vacations can be a popular choice for those who want to escape the summer crowds and higher prices of the peak travel season. From September through early November, you'll find cooler weather, festivals, and fall foliage in destinations from coast to coast. Whether you want to escape to the country setting in Vermont, or you prefer the city life, you'll find an area worth visiting during autumn. We've selected 5 great fall vacation spots for you to consider.
Great Smoky Mountains
As one of the most visited national parks in the United States, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, located between North Carolina and Tennessee, is one place you'll want to consider for fall vacations. With the cooler temperatures of autumn, averaging daytime highs in the 70s and 80s with evening lows dropping to the 50s, you can enjoy the break in the humidity that plagues the area during the hot summer months. The park is also one of the best locations for fall foliage, offering 500,000 acres of forest colored with shades of orange, purple, and red at elevations from 800 to over 6,000 feet.
Napa Valley
In Napa Valley, autumn heralds in the harvest season for over 250 wineries calling the 35-mile-long valley home. On your fall vacation to the area, you'll find a variety of activities to enjoy. From wine tastings to the Annual Old Time Bluegrass Festival, Napa Valley understands how to entertain guests. Kids can roll up their pants and take part in stomping the grapes at vineyards, or they might enjoy seeing the dungeon during a tour of Castello di Amoroas, a winery serving fresh grape juice for kids under the age of 18. The Napa Valley Wine Train allows you to take in the views of the area while you enjoy dinner.
If you're looking for budget-friendly vacation destinations, consider a trip to Colorado. Fall is the off-season for ski resorts like Vail and Aspen, which means you can find great deals on everything from vacation rentals to restaurants to ski equipment. During the month of September, aspen trees cover the Rocky Mountains in a golden blanket, providing breath-taking views, especially along Cottonwood Pass nestled between two 14,000 foot peaks. Unlike other fall vacation spots, Colorado temperatures can drop below freezing at night at the higher elevations.
During fall vacations, Vermont hosts a number of events from apple festivals to corn mazes. With the apple harvest beginning in autumn, you can enjoy the crisp taste of over 25 varieties of apples, including Cortland, Honeycrisp, Macintosh, Empire, Gingergold, and Gala apples. Apple festivals feature fresh-pressed cider and other products made with the fruit, especially apple pies. In addition to harvest celebrations, fall colors dot the Green Mountains and the Adirondack Mountains and surround lakes and rivers. In some of Vermont's valleys, the color stays longer than other fall vacation destinations. The red-background of the leaves provide a beautiful background for Vermont's covered bridges.
San Francisco
Celebrate Indian Summer for your fall vacation. Locals in San Francisco know that one of the best times to see the city is during fall vacation when the city welcomes warmer weather, a phenomena they call Indian summer. Beginning in September, the area experiences sunny skies during the day and mild temperatures at night. The warmer weather also lifts the fog from the bay, providing a clear view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Without the summer crowds, you can enjoy popular destinations like North Beach, Haight-Ashbury, and Pier 39.


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Tipsy Tow is being offered between 6 p.m. tonight and 6 a.m. Thanksgiving morning.
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Night and Day (1946)
Michael Curtiz directed this below average fictionalized musical biography of Cole Porter which earned an Academy Award nomination for its Ray Heindorf-Max Steiner musical Score. Written by Charles Hoffman, Leo Townsend, and William Bowers with an adaptation by Jack Moffitt, it features several uninspired renditions of Porter's music and stage productions including the Yale fight song ("Bulldog"), "What is this Thing called Love?", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Anything Goes", "You're the Top", "Don't Fence Me In", "My Heart Belongs to Daddy", and the title song (among several others). The film's unusual casting includes Cary Grant as Porter, Jane Wyman as singer Gracie Harris, and Eve Arden as a French cabaret singer Gabrielle; also, there's Alexis Smith as Porter's wife Linda Lee, Monty Woolley as himself and a former Harvard law professor, and Ginny Simms as Carole Hill, who sings many of the songs. Also in the cast are: Victor Francen as Anatole Giron, who gives Porter an opportunity after he'd been injured during World War I, Alan Hale as a producer who passes on Porter's music, Dorothy Malone as a singer, Selena Royle as Porter's mother, Henry Stephenson as the composer's Grandfather, Sig Ruman as the owner of a place rented by Woolley-Porter for rehearsals, and singer Mary Martin as herself. Herman Bing appears uncredited as one of Gracie's wealthy boyfriends. There's a point in the story when Hale's character says (in effect) "I hear it but, although it sounds good enough, I don't feel anything in my heart (or gut)" to indicate there's something wrong with Porter's music (sung by Woolley!); I think that sums up this film pretty well.
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Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer had been out of the lineup the last couple days with what was thought to be a relatively minor problem. On Thursday, Ron Gardenhire revealed that he was "sore", but wouldn't specify where, or how badly. But then, out of nowhere, news broke that Mauer is headed to the disabled list.
The reason? Mauer is reportedly dealing with bilateral leg weakness that is also having an effect on his hips and shoulders. He's going to Baltimore to see a specialist on Friday, and after that visit we should know a little more about what's going on. But this certainly sounds pretty ominous, particularly for a catcher with a history of lower body problems. If it's a nerve concern, that could be significant.
Drew Butera will find his way into the Twins' regular starting lineup while Mauer is out. Mauer had started the year 8-34 with a walk and a double. The Twins have been in dire need of offense in the early going, as both Mauer and Justin Morneau have struggled.


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Welcome to Wisconsin, the Dairy State! This beautiful state rests upon the shores of Lake Michigan to the east and Lake Superior to the north, and is one of the best vacation destinations in the nation. Wisconsin is a great vacation option; whether you are traveling alone or with a group, or if you're looking to have an outdoor adventure or simply relax.
Start your Wisconsin travels by visiting a dairy farm, where you can milk a cow, check out the wheat threshing machinery and take an agricultural tour! If you're going to be taking a family vacation, bring the kids to one of the many amusement parks, or water parks in the state; there are over 75 to choose from! For an educational and cultural trip option, take a guided tour of the land with one of the many Native American tribes that still reside in Wisconsin; the state has the most Native tribes east of the Mississippi.
Next up on your Wisconsin travels bring the family to famous Door County, a top vacation destination for many Midwesterners. In Door County you can experience all the great outdoors has to offer, from hiking and biking in Peninsula State Park, to water skiing and boating in Lake Michigan. You can also take a tour of each one of Door County's 11 lighthouses, a popular trip idea! There are several islands in Green Bay, where you can take day trips and spend the afternoon discovering rural and untouched northern paradises. Another popular family vacation spot is Lake Geneva, which offers beautiful resort accommodations, summer music festivals and great cross country skiing in the winter.
Check out the state capitol of Madison, where you can explore the national and natural landmark, Cave of the Mounds. If you are planning your Wisconsin travels for the winter months, ski at Cascade Mountain Resort and warm up afterwards, in one of Madison's luxurious hotels. For beautiful sightseeing, stroll through James Madison Park or check out the 16 acres of flowering plants at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens. No Wisconsin travel is complete without a stay in Milwaukee, the largest city in the state. In July check out the German festival, where you can try traditional German food and beer and in August, shop and tour the Milwaukee fairgrounds at the famous Wisconsin State Fair! If you love motorcycles, make a stop at the Harley-Davidson headquarters and take a scenic drive on one of the world's fastest bikes!
Wisconsin boasts some of the best fall foliage in the nation and some of the most beautiful sunsets, year-round. Let RealAdventures help you plan your incredible Wisconsin travels today!
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Jensen Ackles was born in Dallas, Texas, to Roger Alan Ackles and Donna Joan Ackles (née Shaffer). After modeling as a young child, he began to concentrate on an acting career in 1996 upon his graduation from Lloyd V. Berkner High School in Richardson, Texas. In 1997, he received a role on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives (1965) as Eric Brady,... See full bio »
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I have a SSIS package that loads data in an Access DB to tables on a SQL Server DB. Currently I double click the package and excute it. There are times when there is a lot of data to load. My question is there a way I can optimize the SSIS package so that it loads faster?
You'd have to optimize the source and I'm not sure what optimizations are available for Access - a quick Google search reveals this and something about indexes here but I'm honestly clueless about how Access indexes work.
It occurs to me that you could create a linked server to the Access database and then just schedule a job to run a query against the link.
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I guess this would save you the overhead of firing up SSIS packages and worrying about data flow tasks.
The largest thing I look for when trying to optimize an ssis package is data sorts. Since these operations have to complete before the data stream can continue they can be very costly for performance. Without seeing or knowing much about the package its hard to give much more than general advice.


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Week of 6/17/13
Some OC grads followed familiar path at commencement
(The Kitsap (Wash.) Sun, June 16, 2013)
Among the hundreds who donned caps and gowns as part of Olympic College's commencement ceremony Sunday were a few who had done the college walk before.
Rita Souther, of Port Orchard, and Jessie Hettinga, of Bellingham, were among 18 students in Olympic's ceremony receiving degrees from Old Dominion University of Norfolk, Va.
Both received master's degrees in elementary education to follow bachelor's degrees each received elsewhere. The all-online program meant neither ever had to go to Virginia and will allow them to pursue teaching careers should they decide to and should the market for teachers create an opening.
"It's about the best way to get your certificate," Souther said. ...
Hettinga is a mother of three elementary-age children she schools at home. Getting the Old Dominion degree was for her a way to finish what she didn't when she got her bachelor's degree from Western Washington University in 2002 without getting the teaching certificate.
The Old Dominion program allowed Hettinga to fit her studying in with her kids' schedule. "It's ideal for someone with a family," she said. "Everywhere my kids were, I took my school with me." (More)
'Tailing' spiny lobster larvae to protect them
(Eureka.com, June 13, 2013)
The commercial value of spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) in the Caribbean reaches $1 billion annually, thus making it one of the most valuable fisheries in the region. In a new study of this iconic species, Ph.D. candidate Andrew Kough and Dr. Claire Paris of the Biophysical Interactions Lab at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, in collaboration with Dr. Mark Butler from Old Dominion University, studied the larval dispersal of this species in the Caribbean. The goal of the study was to describe the sources, sinks, and routes connecting the Caribbean spiny lobster metapopulation. The results led the team to propose marine resource management strategies that incorporate larval connectivity and "larval lobster credits" to sustain and rebuild exploited marine populations. The study, which appears in the June 2013 issue of the journal PLOS ONE, synthesizes empirical data from laboratory studies, mail surveys and published works to parameterize an individual-based model of lobster larval connectivity, the Connectivity Modeling System (CMS), developed by Paris. Results were then verified using two independent studies, separated by over 500 km, giving validation to the model's performance -- something never before achieved for spiny lobster or other pelagic larvae over such large scales.
"Spiny lobster have extraordinary larvae with a prolonged planktonic existence that can last from five months to nearly a year, which confer them with high dispersal potential and complex pelagic pathways. Despite such challenges in documenting their pathways in the open ocean, just like hurricane models that help to reduce the 'cone of uncertainty', in this case we are improving settlement predictions by simulating large numbers of spawning events and tracking virtual larvae undergoing deep vertical migrations," says Paris. (More)
Norfolk eminent domain battle may finally reach end
(The Virginian-Pilot, June 16, 2013)
A forthcoming state Supreme Court decision over eminent domain could finally mean the end of a long-running battle between Old Dominion University and a group of holdout property owners fighting to keep their land.
Virginia's highest court heard arguments early this month in the case between the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority and PKO Ventures LLC, which owned a 10-unit apartment building at 1069 W. 41st St. near ODU. At issue is whether the housing authority had the right to take the property for ODU's expansion or whether a 2007 change in state law made the move illegal.
The court's ruling, expected in September, also could decide the fate of at least two other properties, including Central Radio, an 80-year-old communications repair firm at 1083 W. 39th St. that employs about 100 people and has been the most vocal opponent in the case.
If the landowners win, the housing authority could be forced to pay them years of legal fees and damages. Such an outcome would be a significant loss for ODU, which has been waiting years to redevelop the properties.
"Whether we win or lose, this has taken so much of my time," said Bob Wilson Jr., Central Radio's vice president and a nephew of the company's founder. "We're hoping there might finally be justice for us."
The conflict dates to 1998, when the City Council approved the Hampton Boulevard Redevelopment Project to help ODU expand eastward. The area marked for redevelopment stretches from 38th to 48th streets, between Hampton Boulevard and Killam Avenue. (More)
Blind Va. Beach student graduates with her class
(The Virginian-Pilot, June 15, 2013)
For Elizabeth "Lizzy" Conlin, the turning point was sophomore year.
Would Conlin, blind since birth, graduate from her local public school as planned? Or would the academic gap with her sighted peers - never so wide as it was that year - continue to grow? If so, she'd have to leave Kempsville High School and enroll in a special school for the blind.
That wouldn't happen on her mother's watch. Irene Conlin went to the top, to teachers and school administrators who had rarely, if ever, needed to work with blind students. Together, she said, they obtained the technology, skills and specialized teachers Lizzy needed.
That was two years ago. On Wednesday, Lizzy graduated from Kempsville - not with a special diploma for students with disabilities, but with a Virginia standard diploma.
"It feels really good. It feels exciting," Lizzy said, a smile playing across her face. "Like starting a whole other cycle of living."
Lizzy, 19, has optic nerve hypoplasia. Simply put, her eyes don't work. ...
In many ways, Lizzy is a typical recent high school graduate. She has a lot of friends in the city's blind community, she's played flute in the school band, she loves her iPhone, and she has big plans for the future.
Soon, she'll head to the Colorado Center for the Blind for nine months to learn how to do everyday tasks and live on her own. Afterward, she plans to enroll in Tidewater Community College, then Old Dominion University. Someday, she wants to be a teacher for children ages 3 to 5. (More)
Eight minutes too much for NCAA
(ESPN.com, June 14, 2013)
Today, the new Superman movie "Man of Steel" will make its debut in theaters around the world. I haven't seen it yet (no spoilers, please), but we all know the story.
Homeboy in spandex and a red cape saves the day, and everyone goes home happy.
The NCAA is a bit like Superman for college sports. When there is a problem, a pressing issue, the Indianapolis-based organization flies to the scene of the disturbance and solves any ills that threaten the landscape of collegiate athletics.
In its latest noble effort, the NCAA has decided to deny the appeal of Old Dominion's Donte Hill, who requested an extra year of eligibility to compete during the 2013-14 season. The heroic NCAA, however, rejected his request.
His crime? He played eight minutes of a closed scrimmage in 2010 before announcing his decision to transfer from Clemson a few days later. Hill, a 6-4 guard who averaged 8.2 PPG and 4.0 RPG for an Old Dominion squad that finished 5-25 overall last season, requested a waiver to play a fourth year (he sat out during the 2010-11 season). (More)
ODU Adding 50 Full-time Teachers; Va. Curbs Part-timers
(The Virginian Pilot, June 14, 2013)
Old Dominion University will establish 50 new full-time faculty positions next year, half of them conversions from current part-time teaching slots. The move is driven in part by a new state-mandated policy limiting the hours of part-time, or adjunct, faculty members to avoid providing them health care benefits under the Affordable Care Act.
The move is driven in part by a new state-mandated policy limiting the hours of part-time, or adjunct, faculty members to avoid providing them health care benefits under the Affordable Care Act.
The new federal law requires that employees working 30 hours a week or more receive health care coverage. In response, Gov. Bob McDonnell in February directed that part-time state employees, including adjunct teachers, be limited to a maximum of 29 hours a week.
As a result, adjuncts at ODU will be limited to teaching nine credit hours per semester, Provost Carol Simpson said Thursday. For those handling a full academic load - 15 credit hours - the change would mean a 40 percent pay cut.
The new full-time teaching slots will soften the blow of the state policy, Simpson said. The new positions are also in line with continuing efforts to reduce ODU's reliance on part-time faculty and improve the university's faculty-student ratio. (More)
The despair of the new Dad
(Vallejo (Ca.) Times-Herald/The Associated Press, June 12, 2013)
Parenthood is always a shock to the system. "Frank," a 48-year old Washington dad, got hit even harder.
He and his wife decided that he would leave his job to be a stay-at home dad when his daughter was born late last year. Although it was a role the first-time father had eagerly anticipated, the transition took an immediate toll.
"For the first two weeks, I was cross-eyed. It was intense," says Frank, who asked to use a pseudonym as he undergoes therapy.
He had dealt with depression before, but he soon began to experience something different.
He was constantly cranky, stopped cracking his usual jokes and began withdrawing. ...
"The definition is the same as it is for maternal postpartum depression," says the study's co-author, James Paulson, an associate professor of psychology at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., who has been studying paternal PPD since 2004. "It's an episode of depression that occurs during the pregnancy or in the first year or so postpartum. If it's left untreated, it can affect the child and the whole family in the same way maternal depression can."
Paternal PPD doesn't necessarily present itself in stereotypical ways - sadness, crying or feelings of worthlessness.
"Instead, it's a sense of detachment, a loss of ability to connect with what's important in the world or the inability to experience pleasure," Paulson says. "It's a loss of emotional capacity."
The conditions are often exacerbated by the father's failure to address them.
"Men are much less likely than women to admit that they're feeling depressed, that there's something wrong and that they need help," Paulson says. (More)
Students learn about canebrake rattlesnakes at Northwest Annex
(The Flagship, June 12, 2013)
Students from a reptile monitoring and conservation class with the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation in Front Royal, Va. had the opportunity to get up close and personal and learn about tracking and implanting radio transmitters in canebrake rattlesnakes during their visit to Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Northwest Annex (NWA), May 21.
"We wanted the students to meet and see experts in lab and field setting, and to have access to their knowledge, passion and wisdom," said Dr. Tom Akre, Associate Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences at Longwood University. "We wanted the students to see a long-term monitoring program in action, in particular, one that was focused on a threatened species that included cooperative management between different agencies." ...
In 1995, Northwest Annex wanted to understand the impact of the loss of forest canopy density on the behavior of the canebrake rattlesnake. An agreement was then formed between Northwest Annex and Old Dominion University, with funding and support by Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) and the Navy.
The project entails the students, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic (NAVFAC) staff members and VDGIF employees catching the snakes in the field and taking them to the laboratory. Radio transmitters are surgically implanted into the snakes' body cavity so that they can be repeatedly located. In some cases, multiple surgeries have to be performed if the battery in the transmitter expires. Most transmitters last about two years. (More)
Live Updates from Merion, Monday, June 10
(Philadelphia Inquirer, June 11, 2013)
7:45 a.m. Early birds on the shuttle
It was barely light out, but the U.S. Open shuttle at Rose Tree Park in Media was entirely full - with both volunteers and spectators alike.
Michael Doviak, an Old Dominion University statistics professor from Norfolk, Va., took a seat on the bus for what would be his fourth Open. (His favorite Open so far was the 1974 tournament, where he watched Arnold Palmer tee off on what he called an extraordinarily difficult course in Westchester County, N.Y.)
Doviak, who's originally from Mount Carmel, Pa., plays golf three to four times a week and started golfing when he was 12.
"It's a very special event - almost a once in a lifetime event for Philadelphia," he said. "I've always wanted to see this place - and this is my chance."
In the seat ahead of him, John McComb, an IT professional from West Chester, sported the distinctive green and white striped polo of a U.S. Open volunteer. He was set to be stationed on the third hole Monday as a marshal - quieting the crowd at crucial moments, working the rope lines and chasing down loose balls.
Around him, spectators and volunteers swapped theories about the forthcoming tournament. Many were excited to see a course they said was generally "impossible" to get into - and interested to see how the pros fared on Merion's famously compact greens.
"If it rains, they're going to murder this course," one man said. And as they exited the bus, the first drops of an early-morning thunderstorm began to fall. (More)
What can grow from one email
(Editorial, The Virginian-Pilot, June 12, 2013)
With a confluence of favorable conditions, an email germinated into an experiment that could help autistic students find productive careers.
An Old Dominion University assistant engineering professor, Chung-Hao Chen, received a request from a tech company seeking high-functioning autistic students.
While difficulty reading social cues characterizes the disorder, some studies have shown that those students have an aptitude for the demanding, detail-oriented work of computer programming and product testing.
The professor, reported The Pilot's Elizabeth Simpson, connected with Dr. Maria Urbano, the director of a program for autistic students at Eastern Virginia Medical School.
Together, they created a 12-week program that pairs autistic and non-autistic students to build robots.
The experiment holds potential for multiple successes: helping autistic students improve their social ability while simultaneously developing job skills; encouraging kids to consider careers in science and math; training future workers in a lucrative, growing job field; and increasing cooperation between two schools considering a joint public health program. (More)
Virginia sees expectedly low turnout for Primary Day
(WVEC-TV, June 11, 2013)
Voter turnout across Hampton Roads appeared to be extremely light on Primary Day, fulfilling political analysts' pre-election predictions of under ten percent.
Six hours after the polls had opened at Norfolk's Young Park Precinct, just 43 people had cast ballots, despite the fact there was a hotly contested City Commissioner of the Revenue Democratic primary underway.
Some who voted were disappointed in their fellow citizens. "I do think more people should show up and vote because this is our privilege and this is what we need to do," said Norfolk resident Elizabeth Lamb.
In Virginia Beach, a similar scene played out at the Woodstock precinct. Less than 160 people had voted by mid-day, even though the precinct is home to more than 4,000 registered voters. ...
Old Dominion University Political Science professor Jesse Richman tells 13News part of the problem may be the frequency of the elections.
"In Virginia, I like to say, for people who like to vote, we give them so many opportunities," Richman said. "I think we sometimes wear people down a little bit. We always have a primary, we always have a state or federal election every year, so we really give people the opportunity to shape the preferences of those who govern them all the time. That can be a little trying. But it's also a great opportunity."(More)
Study: Most Virginia college spending not on instruction
(Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 11, 2013)
The cost of attending Virginia's public universities has been driven up 150 percent in the past two decades largely as the result of spending not directly related to instruction and declining state funding, according to a study mandated by the General Assembly.
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) report Monday found that most spending by four-year institutions is on auxiliary enterprises, such as intercollegiate athletics, student housing and dining.
The escalating charge for a college degree - which has outpaced increases in family income, inflation and even hospital services - follows a 22 percent decline in per-student funding from state appropriations since 1991. ...
Justin Brown, senior division chief at JLARC, said that while the proportion varies somewhat by institution, the trend largely follows spending patterns nationally.
The state's six research institutions - University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, College of William and Mary, and Virginia Commonwealth, George Mason and Old Dominion universities - decreased the amount spent on instruction, according to the report.
From 2001 to 2011 at those schools, inflation-adjusted spending per student increased by 2 percent, or $626, to $28,698 annually. Spending increased for auxiliary enterprises by $821; on research by $319; and on student services, $307. Spending on student financial aid declined by $379, and instructional spending dropped by $270. (More)
Virginians to choose party nominees in Tuesday primaries
(WVEC-TV, June 10, 2013)
In Virginia's statewide and legislative primaries Tuesday, some old intraparty scores will be settled.
Democrats will pick their nominees for lieutenant governor between state Sen. Ralph Northam and former Obama White House technology chief Aneesh Chopra, and for attorney general between state Sen. Mark Herring and Fairfax lawyer Justin Fairfax.
The real bad blood is lower on the ticket, where seven House incumbents, including five Republicans, face nomination challenges from newcomers who believe they've broken faith within their parties.
Among Republicans facing primaries are House Speaker Bill Howell and three committee chairmen.
The most heated Democratic challenge is to Del. Rosalyn Dance, a former mayor of Petersburg, whose opponent has endorsements from Democratic House and Senate members.
(Old Dominion University political scientist Jesse Richman is featured in this story) (More)
OncoSec Medical Enters Sponsored Research Agreement with Old Dominion University for Combination Study in Melanoma
(The Herald (Penn.), June 11, 2013)
OncoSec Medical Inc., a company developing its advanced-stage ImmunoPulse DNA-based immunotherapy and NeoPulse therapy to treat solid tumors, signed a Sponsored Research Agreement (SRA) with Old Dominion University (ODU) and the Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics. Under the agreement, OncoSec and the University will collaborate on nonclinical research focused on developing new technology related to electroporation and delivery of different agents into solid tumors by electroporation. ...
The principal investigator of the study will be Dr. Richard Heller, one of the world's leading pioneers in electroporation and gene delivery. Dr. Heller sits on OncoSec's Scientific Advisory Board and has more than 25 years of experience in evaluating effects of electric pulses on biological systems.Dr. Heller said, "We are excited to be collaborating with OncoSec. The combination of immune modulating agents to treat aggressive cancers like melanoma will further the scientific community's understanding of these therapies. ImmunoPulse has continued to demonstrate a clear safety profile with promising clinical results, so we are looking forward to learn about the benefits of these new combinations." (More)
Va. primary forecast: severe chance of apathy
(Opinion, The Virginian-Pilot, June 11, 2013)
This much is certain about today's primary election in Virginia: Nobody will wait four hours to vote.
That's how long it took some residents in Chesapeake and Virginia Beach - while braving frigid temperatures - to cast ballots in the November presidential contest.
Today's forecast? High around 87. Chance of thunderstorms. Overwhelming probability of apathy.
Those conditions are typical in June primaries for top statewide offices, especially when there's no contest for governor. Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic Party candidate, is unopposed.
If past elections are any guide, only 6 percent of active voters will spend time breezing through their precincts to choose the Democratic standard bearers for attorney general and lieutenant governor.
"The level of intensity, advertising and campaigning has not been enough to generate a large turnout," Jesse Richman, associate professor of political science at Old Dominion University, told me. (More)


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I've been a (proud, admittedly) ice-biker for a few decades now. Though there are conditions that even I won't ride in. But they're pretty extreme.
It's now the end of October, 2012. Winter has not set in yet, of course. But I'm looking forward to it and it's fun to be involved with those who are also looking forward to it.
I might even prefer ice-biking to summer biking, which is soooo hooooot....
I definitely prefer winter biking on clear roads.
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I don't recommend to use WD40 as a lube, but it makes a good "emergency" lube when there is nothing else to choose.
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This is absolutely wonderful and informative. Thank you.
TriFlow is the best lubricant that I have found to keep the chain, derailleurs, and gears working in below freezing conditions. It displaces water and will not freeze until temperatures drop to 60 below 0 Fahrenheit.
This and other tips are on my website. Icecyclist.
It makes for a much cleaner running chain than Tri-flow and does not act as a dust / dirt magnet.
I don't know too many people who ride at 60 below... I have come close and not had any chain issues.
Pic from today... we have been getting some pretty balmy weather and have been warmer than many places in the southeast and central U.S.
Thank you for the tip. The upside of WD40 is that it is less expensive than Triflow. The downside is that its lowest operating temperature is -10 degrees Fahrenheit. About a dozen times a year I complete 30 mile rides in temperatures between 5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit. So, WD40 with a synthetic oil additive will not work for me as its operating temperature lower limit is too close to the temperatures I ride in.
In temperatures above freezing I use Maxima Chainwax as it keeps my chain nice and lubed for my longer 150 mile road rides. I hate having a squeaky chain after mile 100 with other bicycle lubes.
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In nice weather I might refresh the chain lube every 300-500km depending on the conditions.
I may give this option a try as it will save me lots of $$. A gallon of WD-40 is $17 versus a gallon of TriFlow at a whopping $71. My major concern is the chain freezing and bunching up 15 miles from home in a very rural environment. To get an idea of what that looks like, try washing your bike chain with water in 20 degree Fahrenheit temperatures. It will freeze in the most unusual ways within a few minutes.
Maybe I will do a test of the "home brew" option on a very cold day close to home and see how it performs.
Lots of useful info here. I had a few questions as the winters here in Idaho can be formidable at times. The link to creating your own studded tires is extremely useful. Thank you!
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DERRY — The holidays are fast approaching and nothing rings in the season in Derry like the annual Greater Derry/Londonderry Chamber of Commerce Holiday Parade.
This year is the 26th year for the event, set for Nov. 24 at 1 p.m.
The parade kicks off on West Broadway and travels down to Crystal Avenue and up to its conclusion at Hood Commons.
This year's parade theme is "Songs and Sounds of the Holiday Season."
More than 80 floats, marching units and other returning favorites will fill the streets of Derry.
The Chamber invites businesses, schools, church groups and neighborhood friends to create a float with this year's theme.
Judging begins on parade day at noon.
Chamber Citizen of the Year Janet Conroy will ride in the parade along with Business of the Year for 2012, Mr. Steer of Londonderry.
Parade sponsors and volunteers are still needed to get involved.
Businesses, individuals and groups can sponsor a band or make contributions to the parade this year.
Annual appearances include Pinkerton Academy and Londonderry High School marching bands.
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Xyauyù Etichetta Oro (Gold) - Birrificio Le Baladin
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Reviews by rodkin:
New York
4.5/5 rDev +2.7%
01-25-2013 05:26:13 | More by rodkin
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4.53/5 rDev +3.4%
By looking at the presentation of the bottle alone my expectations were pretty high. My experience with Birrificio Le Baladin has been pretty good, along with much of the stuff from B-United. This bottle, the '06 was fantastic. Looking at this exotic beer in its glossy small and decadent bottle started what became an amazing tasting.
It poured a dark amber gold. The nose was sweet... fermented fruits, fig... hazelnuts, with a slight syrup-like quality.
The flavors were mirror. Fermented fruits, fig, caramel, hazelnut and honey like notes were intertwined with it's thin, but mead like body.
Overall, this is a rare treat; and should be consumed by true beer lovers. The beer is artisan to it's style, and pleasures the senses. To beer nerds, geeks, snobs and in general... the beer lover's paradise in the bottle.
01-03-2012 04:37:53 | More by StevenBilodeau
Ontario (Canada)
4.22/5 rDev -3.7%
Sample from bottle ($9) at Mondial 2010. Like Argento, only creamier. Strong American/fruit/vegatable ratehr than barleywine tastes. No head on dark brown. Creamy look and taste. The taste is heavenly though chestnut nectar, dark fruits, Belgian chocolate, grapey, some malts, on the sweet side.
06-06-2010 18:40:31 | More by Sammy
4.5/5 rDev +2.7%
07-25-2014 19:53:14 | More by Ciocanelu
4.25/5 rDev -3%
06-02-2013 17:36:09 | More by GRG1313
British Columbia (Canada)
4.21/5 rDev -3.9%
It's a $50 bwine kind of night... 2009 bottle. Thanks Rodkin!
Appearance. Pours a deep deep amber with haze. No head, looks complete flat as intended.
Smell. Caramel, booze, brandy, brown sugar and ...fruit blossoms. Yep, that's what I'm picking up. Interesting for sure.
Taste. Big brown sugar, some booze and caramel and some light floral notes that I was picking up in the nose and some sweet red wine ...maybe pot but I'm not well versed in that stuff to say for sure. . Quite smooth considering the abv.
Mouthfeel. Full body, completely flat. I think a little carbonation would be nice but it actually drinks well without. Some smooth boozy heat for sure.
Overall. An experience for sure. I wouldn't normally go for such an expensive brew but this was worth the try one time at least.
12-09-2013 03:43:21 | More by Rutager
Quebec (Canada)
4/5 rDev -8.7%
Bottle: Poured a deep cloudy brown color ale with no carbonation. Aroma of brown sugar and maple sugar with light dry fruits and light warming notes. Taste is also a very nice mix between some dry fruit with notes of caramel with some deep notes of brown sugar and maple syrup and some dry raisins. Alcohol is somewhat apparent with a full body and no carbonation. Very interesting thought somewhat expensive for the experience.
02-19-2011 03:51:05 | More by Phyl21ca
4.18/5 rDev -4.6%
Reviewed from notes.
Picked this one up from a wine shop in Sorrento. 2008 vintage. 14% ABV.
Appearance: Pours a slightly hazy dark copper to brown with absolutely no trace of a head.
Aroma: Nose is very malty, with some extreme sweetness, and maybe a little nuttiness. Early is some light chocolate and candy, then molasses, caramel and toffee come through, and even a little dark chocolate. Some oak character is present, and a bit of alcohol is noticeable.
Taste: Follows the nose, it is very sweet, with molasses, toffee, vanilla extract and caramel. Maple syrup is actually a strong character, and it carries throughout the taste. The candied flavor and light chocolate come in, and a little bit of dry red wine creeps through into the alcohol warming in the finish. The whole taste is quite syrupy, I really had to sip this one slowly. The alcohol is nothing terrible, but that combined with the syrupy quality made it a sipper. The sweetness plays with the line between nice and cloying, just barely avoiding being cloying. The beer is not what I'd call balanced, but it manages to end the sweetness at just the right time.
Mouthfeel: Quite thick and syrupy, with no carbonation. The alcohol is definitely there, but it doesn't ruin the mouthfeel.
Overall: An extremely sweet, but not cloying beer. The malt profile is extremely complex, with layers of sweet flavors that play around in the mouth. Definitely a unique beer, definitely a real sipper. Not my personal favorite, but I really appreciate this well crafted beer.
11-14-2013 10:16:41 | More by Laxadaisical
4.75/5 rDev +8.4%
03-08-2014 21:36:27 | More by FeDUBBELFIST
4.2/5 rDev -4.1%
2008 vintage 500 ml bottle label says 14,5 % vol.
brownish, reddish, caramel colour with no head or carbonation
First thing I get is honey then some crystallized fruit , plum and melon, some sugar and a hint of oak. Can`t smell any hops. Wow I could smell this one the whole evening.
Taste is very sweet, honey flavour, caramel, raisins and some other dried fruits.
No alcohol presence, well hidden. Nothing there to balance the sweetness.
I really enjoyed this one but the taste was a little bit too sweet for me . 250 ml was more than enough and for 30 Euro it was rather expensive not sure if i would buy it again.
01-01-2013 18:38:29 | More by Liquoric3
4.5/5 rDev +2.7%
'06 vintage shared with Alex (masterski) in Chicago last year. Yeah, took me a while to get these notes up.
Clear reddish-amber, has an almost purple tint. Perfectly still. Beautiful.
A lot of honey and port on the nose, wonderfully oxidized. Very sweet, which is amplified by the lack of carbonation. Dark fruit, a slight sting of alcohol. A touch more oxidized than the silver, which does replace some of the sweetness with more earthy, nutty oxidized notes.
Sweet honey and carame on the tongue, port-like oxidation, faint nuttiness, dark fruit. Full bodied and rich, but not cloying; ends somewhat dry. No noticeable alcohol, and no off-flavors from oxidation. Very drinkable. This is as good as it gets for aged beer, as far as I'm concerned.
01-12-2012 06:50:37 | More by largadeer
New York
4/5 rDev -8.7%
12-18-2011 18:28:32 | More by WeisGuy
4.65/5 rDev +6.2%
500ml bottle, purchased at La Cave a Bulles in Paris. 2004 vintage, into a snifter.
A: Pours a clear reddish-amber, no head.
S: Vinous aroma - crushed grapes, molasses, some pleasant heat and cooked sugar.
T: Lots of dried fruits (peach, prune), sweet grapes, liquor-like warmth, raisins, drying honey.
M: Thick yet fluid, not syrupy. Flat.
O: Gold has a lighter feel and is a bit less syrupy, and more dry, than Silver and Copper. At this point this is my favorite of the three. A unique and masterful beer.
10-26-2012 06:26:11 | More by Etan
4.2/5 rDev -4.1%
Tasted from bottle, 2006 vintage. Pours a muddy brown with almost no head. Nose of caramel with prune, raisin, molasses, bruleed sugar, and caramel malt. Flavors are very sweet and quite oxidized with fig, raisin, and prune. Body is thick and sticky with light to no carbonation, and a super long caramel finish. This beer is awesome and would be enjoyed by any sherry lover.
07-27-2010 03:48:50 | More by wedgie9
4.5/5 rDev +2.7%
07-11-2014 23:15:41 | More by ystazi
4.5/5 rDev +2.7%
06-02-2013 23:54:53 | More by Anonymous1
New York
4.5/5 rDev +2.7%
08-18-2014 17:00:22 | More by BeerBucks
4.53/5 rDev +3.4%
16.9 oz bottle, bottled in 2009, poured into a snifter.
A- Pours a clear, dark brown, has no carbonation or head, looks pretty much as described.
S- Rich, sweet, delicious aroma. Lots of caramel, vanilla, madeira and port, and caramelized dark fruit. This is my favorite part of this beer. The aroma is just highly complex and rich, it smells great.
T- Similar to the aroma, lots of caramel, vanilla, sugar, caramelized dark fruits, and maybe a bit of chocolate. There are also nice accents of port and madeira, as well as some leathery oxidation.
M- I really wasn't sure how well this would work with no carbonation, but the beer is full-bodied, with a smooth, silky feel and a dry finish with a nice amount of boozy warmth.
O- I've never had a beer quite like this, but this was really, really delicious. I was hesitant about the cost, but this is certainly worth it, pick this up if you have the chance.
03-24-2013 06:30:40 | More by WillCarrera
4.75/5 rDev +8.4%
08-07-2012 07:00:55 | More by Dan25D
4.6/5 rDev +5%
Poured by the 5 ounce glass during the Italian beer festival at Max's. According to the beer menu, this was the 2004 version.
The beer pours a brownish amber color with virtually no head retention or lacing. In other words, this beer was completely still. While the beer may not have looked all that great, the aroma and flavor profile were outstanding. On the nose I got an aroma of sweet grape juice, brown sugar, toffee and vanilla. The flavor profile replicates the nose pretty closely, but if anything was even better. The flavor profile was dominated by cherry, toffee and caramel, with some nice oxidation notes in the finish. The slight oxidation seemed to work very well in this beer, and helped to counter some of the richness and sweetness. The finish was very smooth and long, and the 13.5% abv. was very well integrated into the flavor profile.
Age has treated this beer very well. Just an absolutely delicious BW from the folks at Baladin.
07-20-2011 16:56:23 | More by John_M
4.43/5 rDev +1.1%
Again, thanks to Eric and Matt for sharing Copper and Gold at our latest Gingerman tasting in Houston.
A: Thick, viscous, and still. Pours a hazed ruby red color. No head and no lace. Acceptable for the style, age, and alcohol.
S: Toasted malts, bread, biscuit, and a big sweetness. Caramel, vanilla, and chocolate. Some booze, but not overwhelming at all.
T: Like the nose toasted malts up front. Baked bread, biscuits, and then the sweetness. Caramel/toffee, vanilla and chocolate. Slightly boozy with, but finishes with a dark fruit flavor. Almost sherry like. Amazing.
M/D: A full body, with low carbonation, but so smooth. A bit of warming booze, but really enjoyable to sip on considering the size.
Like the Copper version, just incredible. Warming, but never over barring booze, and the malt character is to die for. A great English barleywine that holds up with some of my favorites.
07-14-2014 02:23:56 | More by champ103
4.93/5 rDev +12.6%
Drank from a 1 pint 9 fl. oz. corked bottle purchased at Julio's Liquors, Westboro, MA
Brewed in 2006
Served in a snifter
Deep, dark, hazy mahogany and completely still. A few tiny bubbles dotted the liquid but they quickly disappeared. The beer looked shimmery and viscous when help to the light. The liquid left a clear film on the glass. No legs, yet close.
The aroma was magnificent and reminded me so much of an aged sweet sherry. Potent yet smooth and refined. Strong, sweet grape notes. Very raisiny. Lots of dark fruits and berries. Heavy dose of brown sugar sweetness. Hints of almonds. The lightly oxidized notes really put this beer into the sherry-like frontier. Just amazing. There was a touch of alcohol warming as well. All in all, I had a really difficult time believing it was actually beer.
Port and sherry-like notes dominated the flavor profile as well. Strong grape and brandy flavors on the front end. Lots of raisins, plums and dark fruits. Good amount of brown sugar-like sweetness. Touch of maple syrup. Slight oxidation notes. Even though this beer was aged in stainless steel, I swear that I picked up some oak as well. Touch of booze, grape must and residual sweetness on the finish.
Even with the complete lack of carbonation, the liquid was creamy and plush. Though the beer contain a significant amount of residual sugars, it did not leave a sticky film on my lips or a cloying sweetness on my palate like other aged berleywines have.
Xyauyù Etichetta Oro (Gold) cost me $42, and it was worth every penny. Its similarities to aged sherry are remarkable, yet this beer manages to maintain a certain amount of drinkability and lightness that is absent in the actual spirit. If you want a unique and unforgettable beer drinking experience and you appreciate extreme beers, I advise you to spring for a bottle as well.
01-19-2013 06:09:52 | More by Damian
4.5/5 rDev +2.7%
07-25-2014 18:57:56 | More by leitmotif
4.6/5 rDev +5%
Review # 1300.
2006 Etichetta Oro (Gold) poured into a snifter.
A: The color is an orange tinged copper and it pours near flat, with a few stray bubbles from the hard pour that fade instantly. A swirl brings a thick collar to life an inch up the glass, and this yields a cascading string of pearls. As beers like this go, this looks excellent, inviting.
S: Pronounced fig and date with much brown sugar and notes of leather. Smooth oxidation with maple and toffee. Smells very sweet. There's a little orange In there.
T: Sweet toffee and brown sugar meld with a complimentary sherry-like oxidation. Caramel and leather are evident. The beer is very rich, as I expected, but the flavor is complex and wonderful. Citrus is light, and there are evident plum notes.
M: Lower full in body and completely still. The mouthfeel is sticky and smooth with ample alcohol warming on the palate.
Overall: Slightly more oxidized than the Silver, but still excellent. These beers are amazing.
08-21-2011 09:33:44 | More by HopHead84
4.5/5 rDev +2.7%
06-21-2014 11:12:22 | More by samba
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I began drinking tea because its complexity fascinated me. I love learning about the history, the manufacturing processes, and its place in various cultures.
My favorite teas are Japanese greens, and my favorite herbal tisanes are peppermint, lavender and chrysanthemum. I'm beginning to get into Wuyi oolongs and Chinese blacks, and am always open to exploring African teas. The only teas I truly dislike are fruity tisanes and the ones that have too much fruit. (Hibiscus, you're alright if you're cold.)
I'm an MFA graduate (nonfiction writing, specifically about nature), and an amateur birder as well as a tea enthusiast. I also like exercising, Tolkien, and Ancient Egypt (for the time being).
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96-100 I absolutely adore everything about it. One of my absolute favorites. Like ambrosia!!
90-95 Superb quality and very enjoyable.
80-89 Delicious! Pleased with the overall quality.
70-79 Simply, I like it.
60-69 Overall "meh". Not bad, but not terribly good.
If there is no rating – I don't feel experienced enough to rate the tea, or said tea goes beyond rating.
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