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With Sen. Rob Hogg�s book on climate change survival, the lady walking for climate change and David Osterberg�s dueling scientists, I suppose it is time to agree that the climate is changing.
But I do not share their belief that the evil residents of the planet are responsible for the change and it is reversible if we would all go green.
No one would dispute that man�s carbon-dioxide emissions add to the problem. But the climate has been changing since Earth was formed and will continue after man is gone.
Ian Plimer, a geologist, studied the Iceland eruptions of a couple of years ago that lasted four days and interrupted air travel in Europe. In that four days, the volcanos put enough carbon dioxide into the atmosphere to undo five years of worldwide green energy efforts.
In 1991, Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted for one year and during that time, it added more carbon and CO2 to the air than man has contributed since he discovered fire. There are 200 active volcanos.
Hopefully the good from all the climate hype will be a discovery in clean, renewable energy. The very bad would be to sign the United Nations treaty where in we give developing countries billions or trillions of dollars with no accountability or oversight for any projects.
The amount of money that is being suggested to cure the problem would guarantee graft, waste and corruption worse than the travesty of giving Al Gore the Nobel Peace Prize for a slideshow.
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WASHINGTON When you puzzle over why the elegant Huma Abedin is propping up the eel-like Anthony Weiner, you must remember one thing: Huma was raised in Saudi Arabia, where women are treated worse by men than anywhere else on the planet.
Comparatively speaking, the pol from Queens probably seems like a prince. Even though he's a punk. After he got caught sexting and flashing women online in 2011, he promised to "never, ever" do that to his family again and slouched away from Congress.
Yet, while married to the classy, gorgeous mother of his infant son and planning a redemptive run for mayor, he told a Facebook friend and phone-sex partner he had never met that he loved her. Then he told her to "hard-delete" all their correspondence – if that is what you call it.
Aside from his zany Zorro-like nom de porn, Carlos Danger, Weiner has been called many things. His digital girlfriend and fellow extreme exhibitionist, Sydney Leathers (whose name sounds like a nom de porn), said that Weiner described himself to her accurately as "an argumentative, perpetually horny middle-aged man."
But Weiner's Goya-esque grotesquerie earns him another name: the "Rosemary's Baby" of the Clintons.
Bill and Hillary Clinton transformed the way we look at sex scandals. They plowed through the ridicule, refused to slink away in shame like Gary Hart, said it was old news, and argued that if Hillary didn't object, why should voters?
Poppy Bush thought Americans would reject Bill Clinton in 1992 because of his lascivious ways, but he learned that voters are more concerned with how their own lives will be changed than they are with politicians' duplicitous private lives.
Americans keep moving the marker of acceptable behavior, partly as a reflection of the coarsening of society and partly as a public acknowledgment that many pols with complicated personal lives have been good public servants.
Some sex scandals, like Mark Sanford's, fall into the realm of flawed human nature, and some, like Weiner's, fall into the realm of "Seriously, what is wrong with you?"
Huma gained renown, movie star suitors and a Vogue spread as the stylish Muslim Garbo silently and efficiently parting the waves for Hillary. She had to be resilient to work her way up from intern to consigliere in tough Hillaryworld, and she saw firsthand how the Clintons beat back foes.
They love Huma, but the Clintons, now showcasing philanthropy and public service preparatory to Hillary's 2016 run, are not happy about getting dragged into a low-budget movie version of their masterpiece.
The former president is distancing himself, one associate said, noting, "He's not getting anywhere near that grenade."
Huma's friends are "slapping-my-forehead astounded," as one put it, that Weiner would get in the race knowing the online land mines that would rock Huma's world again and torpedo the campaign.
Her circle understands that "you love who you love," as one put it, marveling at Weiner's "madonna-whore" complex played out online. But that doesn't mean that you ask people to vote for someone who's dreadfully flawed for a major office, just because you love him.
They are worried that Huma's decision to vouch for her husband is starting to hurt her, the one person they all assumed would never be ensnared in anything weird or bad. "The hard stink of this one is going to get on everyone involved," said one friend.
They fear Huma learned the wrong lesson from Hillary, given that Bill was a roguish genius while Weiner's a creepy loser. "Bill Clinton was the greatest political and policy mind of a generation," said one. "Anthony is behaving similarly without the chops or rsum (resumé)."
As often as Bill apologized, he didn't promise he would "never, ever" do it again, as Weiner did.
"What people won't forgive is lying in the apology," said the Clinton pal. "It has to be sincere, and it sure as hell has to be accurate."
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Merrily Ann Lee passed peacefully on May 3, 2013 at 5:04 a.m. after a brief battle with cancer. Beloved mother of Robert E.Lee Jr., Catherine E. (Lee) Stinson, and Michael D. Lee was an avid animal lover and artist who owned and operated a mobile pet grooming business. Merrily was born March 18, 1945 in San Francisco, Calif. and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1962.
She was preceded in death by Lola Horrell, Grace Wieneke, Robert and Fred Wieneke. Her saddest day was when she lost her eldest son, Robert (Red) Lee to cancer when he was just 22 years young. Merrily is survived by daughter, Catherine (Lee) Stinson; son, Michael D. Lee and his wife, Lenora S. Lee; ex-husband, Robert E.Lee Sr. and his wife, Denise Lee and her family. She is also survived by her beloved grandchildren, Jessa and Tyler Lee, Terry and Mandi Gilmer, Sarah and Joe May, Katie and Travis Hile, Michael Casterline, Aleah Rucks, Anthony and Brandon Stinson; and great-grandson, Chaz Casterline and extended great-grandchildren.
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Hey Team,
I'm just following up to keep the inspiration going strong. Since my last email 11 days ago you have added $11K to our team total and catapulted us past the $300K mark! Way to go!
But I'm here to beg you to keep going . . .that's the only way we'll be able to come close to last year's record-setting contribution of $375K. Can we generate another $25K in the next 20 days? The answer is up to each of us!
Why not send out an email to ALL of your contacts describing your experience of the Courage Classic (including some photos) and ask them to pitch in ANY amount to help the kids, families and docs at the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders?
1) GREAT TEMPLATE EMAIL TEXT: To help you out, I'm sharing with you a terrific email recently sent out by our WoJ teammate David Gensch, who has raised more than $3500 so far (much to his own amazement!). David has graciously allowed me to share the email with you, and we would love for you to use this as a template — modify his language as your own and then send out to a very long list of past and potential donors. I noticed that David sent it to 89 people, plus he included great pics from his ride – all key elements in a successful fundraising email. Scroll down for great text and pics below.
All of us who attended the WoJ Team Party at Copper Mountain on July 20 were inspired by so much that was said, including the words of the brave families who have lost children to cancer but continue to fight and fundraise so that other kids have a better chance for survival. We were also privileged to hear from Dr. Nick Foreman, who directs the Neuro-Oncology program at the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's Hospital Colorado. Nick talked about the impact that our WoJ teammate Steven Adams (who passed away last year) and his wife Joan Slaughter have had on the fight against pediatric cancer via the amazing nonprofit they founded, the Morgan Adams Foundation. I asked Nick to summarize what he said and am sharing it with you here. Please also feel free to use this sentiment and these words to fundraise even more for this worthy cause:
What I learned from Steven Adams, a man who rode many years with the Wheels of Justice…
Steven Adams was an incredible man — an artist, an entrepreneur and above all a husband and a father. When his beloved daughter, Morgan, was diagnosed with a brain tumor with few treatment options, Steven — a man of enormous energy — was surprised by how little research there was in pediatric brain tumors. In particular he looked at the brain tumor group at Children's Hospital Colorado and saw a growing and dynamic clinical group but with little going on in research. He was determined to change this and his determination grew with Morgan's death.
His determination and vision was central to the transformation of the CCBD brain tumor group from an excellent clinical program to one of the world's leading research groups in childhood brain tumors with more federal research dollars in the past year then any other group in the USA. This was achieved in 2 ways:
- 1. Knowing the value of small grants to seed fund research. Relatively small amounts of money could open the way to major grants that could have a major impact on care and cure. The availability of such grants as a well as the vision that these could drive important research made it possible to recruit talented staff. So a $40,000 grant to Dr. Rajeev Vibhakar enabled him to do the basic research to then successfully compete for a $1.2 million grant from federal funds to explore a more targeted therapy in medulloblastoma, where cure too often is obtained by wide field radiation at too much cost to the child. $60,000 to Dr Jean Mulcahy Levy enabled her to obtain a federal grant for $500,000 that has driven a new therapy for children, with a particular genetic mutation in their brain tumor, who were previously incurable.
- 2. Steven was not content with being a passive observer of research being done by the "doctors". He was always demanding more, faster. He would always be willing to ask how would this research idea would benefit children and when. And if he found that the idea could be of real help, he would ask how could he find seed funding for it. He was engaged.
Steven will sadly not ride with the Wheels of Justice again. But in his memory I would ask you to remember that the initial seed funding of research is critical even if the sums seem rather small. Your contribution may make the vital difference in getting a research project seeded that may open the way to a cure for a child. Also stay engaged! … Your community of riders are now stake holders in this effort and you should push and demand more from us, the doctors of children with cancer.
Nick Foreman
Program Leader, Neuro-Oncology
Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Children's Hospital Colorado
****David Gensch's email text and photos – please use as a template for your own!
The 25th annual Courage Classic bike ride, a fundraiser for the Children's Hospital Colorado.
A good bit of you will know about this and some of you I might be reaching out to for the first time.
I felt more involved in this year's event as we pulled into Copper Mountain for the 25th Courage Classic because of the amazing support and donations that I have received from many of you, as well as having a few more personal relationships with some of the volunteers, staff, and patients. Thank you all so much!
I rode this year's ride with my father and our good friend Ed Murray. Saturdays ride took us on the "Copper Triangle" route in great weather and it was a brisk ride over Fremont pass to Leadville. The valley from Leadville to the summit of Tennessee pass is stunning as many 14,000′ peaks surround you. The descent into Minturn is fun and fast and then a long climb up and over Vail pass finishes it off for a total of 80.2 miles and 10,782′ vertical feet of climbing. On Saturday evening there was a great event in the town center commemorating the 25th anniversary of this fundraising ride. Our team, Wheels of Justice, was honored for collecting over $2,000,000 in donations since the team's inception. The numerous dedications and stories from parents, children and staff, eventually left not a dry eye in the crowd. The head medic of the event and Children's Hospital employee whose life had been saved at Children's as a child, even called his girlfriend (whom he had met at work) to the stage and told us that Children's saved his life twice. He got on one knee and proposed to her in front of all of us. A very touching evening clarifying the many reasons that we are all here…Intense for sure!
Sunday morning's ride started out in the frigid 10 mile canyon and then warmed up along the banks of Lake Dillon. A nice flat mid morning ride brought us to Ute pass which is a great steady climb on both sides with glorious mountainous views from the summit. As always the ride back to Lake Dillon makes you look straight ahead and pedal your heart out because every 10-30 seconds a large SUV or truck towing a boat, screams by you at 60+ miles an hour vaguely acknowledging the supposed "3 ft. rule"…(SCARY). A nice ride in to Keystone, and over Swan Mountain took us back to Frisco and then back up 10 mile canyon to Copper for a total of 80.15 miles and 9,544 of vertical feet of climbing. Sunday afternoon, Wheels of Justice had their annual banquet and ceremony. This year they honored the top fundraising riders in the team, honored all the people on the team who were patients at Children's and then brought up some families to tell their stories. This year, for the first time, families with children who had passed, shared their journeys. As a parent of two young boys, these stories make you check yourself like nothing else. The true courage and drive that they all share expound upon the importance of this event. The head neuro-oncology surgeon came up and explained how places like Children's are able to "leverage" smaller donation amounts to get federal grants and truly make large strides in treatment and research to improve not only the success rate but the quality of life during the fight and after. It is so fulfilling to be a part of this and each of you who contributed are part of it too. A beautiful, heavy, emotional, and inspiring evening it was for sure.
Monday's ride again took us down 10 mile canyon and then up to Breckenridge. From there we rode up to the summit of Hoosier pass at 11,539′ and returned to Copper along the same route for a total of 55.57 miles and 7,560 vertical feet of climbing. We rode a grand total of 216 miles and just under 28,000′ of climbing in three days. I can assure you that the physical elation measured up short in comparison to the emotional experience and satisfaction for the much larger picture of what this event represents. The 25th anniversary celebration on Sunday night was also a great visual history of the event and again a tear-jerker as the many different stories, past and present were shared.
I want to sincerely thank each of you who contributed. You are making a great difference in many children's lives as well as their families. Thanks to you all, I am now one of the top 100 earners this year. I want to encourage those of you who have not had a chance to contribute, to go to www.couragetours.com and donate to my ride under the Wheels of Justice team, rider number 2303…Even $5.00 counts, seriously. We have until August 31st. 100% of the team's donations go to the fight against childhood cancer and blood disorders. Once again I feel so humbled, proud, optimistic, supportive and empathetic. This was a very real experience, and I could not have done it without all your help.
Thank you,
David Gensch
Last year, our 271 riders raised more than $375,000 to make a real difference for the kids, families and doctors at the Children's Hospital Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD) – bringing our eight-year fundraising total to more than $1.98 million. In 2014, we have now passed the $2.2 million mark!
*******Our Amazing WoJ SPONSORS SO FAR have helped us to raise more than $302,000!
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Denver Bar Association
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Thank you and see you on the road soon!


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Nick Clegg's joining the Welsh Lib Dem campaign today. First stop Swansea which is where I am.
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Olivia died Jan. 1 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. She was born on Dec. 28 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur.
Olivia's parents, Rachel Melancon and Allen Coats, say Olivia suffered injuries including a fractured skull and severed spinal cord. They believe the injuries, which were caused by forceps during delivery at a Port Arthur hospital, contributed to her death.
Olivia was eventually delivered by C-section and taken to the Houston hospital where she was placed on life support.
Family members and friends participated in a balloon release following the burial at Memory Gardens in Nederland.
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text: Normans Bay Camping and Caravanning Club Site (155 reviews) from £7.70 to £12.95 Per person/night Contact Us Book It Images Video Map Select Section Overview Top site for fishing Top site for beaches Top site for watersports Top sites for dogs Adjacent to the beach, Norman's Bay site is a haven for walkers and nature lovers. On the East Sussex coast, our Norman's Bay Club campsite is perfect for family camping holidays. Opposite the privately owned, wide expanse of sand and shingle beach is ideal for sandcastles, kite flying and bathing. The popular seaside resorts of Eastbourne and Brighton are to the west and Bexhill-on-Sea to the east. The open and level site has 200 pitches and three amenity blocks. Facilities include washing machines, a parent and child room, children's play area and recreation hall. There is also a well-stocked site shop. The nearby Pevensey Levels, known for nature conservation and agriculture, will satisfy nature lovers. For walkers, the South Downs Way (pick it up at the Seven Sisters Country Park) is a great way to see the stunning East Sussex countryside. The area is steeped in history - the Normans landed here in 1066. Join the 1006 Way which takes you around Battle, Hastings and Pevensey Castle, one of Britain's oldest strongholds, to discover some of this history. Eastbourne, five miles south west of the campsite, offers a plethora of things to see and do. There are parks and gardens, the Sovereign Marina with a host of shops, craft outlets and eating places and several beaches offering safe bathing and a variety of water-based activities. Other attractions in the area include the magnificent moated Herstmonceux Castle, Drusillas Park and Charleston Manor. Worth Noting The site is next to its own privately-owned, dog-friendly beach, where fishing is available. Ball games and kite flying are not permitted on site, however the adjacent beach is a perfect spot for these activities. WiFi 100% coverage cannot be guaranteed due to rural location, weather conditions and changing flora. These can cause variable signal strength. Hotspots are available. Prices. Eat Local There is a farmers' market in Pevensey Bay every other Saturday. The Star Inn offers campers a discount voucher for mid-week carvery lunches. Facilities Normans Bay has the following facilities on or around the site. Members' and non-members' caravans welcome Members' and non-members' trailer tents welcome Hardstanding with electric hook-up Seasonal Pitches Grass only pitch (no electric) Showers Electric shaver sockets Parent and baby room Drinking water taps Washing Machines Ice pack freezing Childrens play area Gas cylinders Pets welcome Coastal Grass only pitch for larger tents Grass pitch with electric hook-up for larger tents Members' and non-members' motorhomes welcome Members' and non-members' tents welcome Grass pitch with electric hook-up Storage facilities Flushing toilet Washbasins Dedicated accessible facilities Chemical toilet disposal point Motorhome stop-off Dishwashing facilities Shop Recreation hall Payphone Designated dog walk Club Site Wi-fi Sea/loch view Reviews Review 1 |2 |39 |Next » Expand review Recommended: yes 4.7 Spent 2 weeks here and really liked this site. Lolajamola (Club Member) stayed Aug 2014 This review is for Normans Bay Spent 2 weeks here and really liked this site. Staff were polite and helpful, the two shower blocks at the end we were pitched were spotless. Did use the block nearer the entrance once, and this was not as nice but still clean. Despite the site being full it never felt cramped, and had a nice informal layout to the pitches. Only negative was that the shop always seemed to be closed when we needed something, and the selection is quite minimal -do not rely on this for your supplies!!! Eastbourne is a very flat bike ride, with lots of cycle paths once you are out of Pevensey, and an Asda and the new harbour en-route. The beach is much nicer than I expected, and there is a lot of sand once the ride is out. Will definately be coming back!!!! Towing: Easy Location: Coastal Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Peaceful break,Younger couples Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 4 Expand review Recommended: no 1.7 Very poor toilets not the cleanist at all there for 10 nights pleased to leave and go next... andy (Club Member) stayed Jul 2014 This review is for Normans Bay Very poor toilets not the cleanist at all there for 10 nights pleased to leave and go next campsite with better showers toilets Towing: Easy Location: Coastal Friendliness: 3 Cleanliness: 1 Facilities: 1 Expand review Recommended: no 3.3 had site before enjoyed it but staff attitude towards many customers not acceptable and to... norman (Club Member) stayed Aug 2014 This review is for Normans Bay had site before enjoyed it but staff attitude towards many customers not acceptable and to over crowded 6 metre rule not adhered to, will not be returning to this site and will in fact leave the caravan camping club Towing: Moderate Location: Coastal Suitable For: Families Friendliness: 2 Cleanliness: 4 Facilities: 4 Expand review Recommended: yes 4.7 I arrived to find out that I had not booked an electric hook up & there was none left. JC (Club Member) stayed Aug 2014 This review is for Normans Bay I arrived to find out that I had not booked an electric hook up & there was none left. After a bit of thought they put me on a pitch where with the use of a long lead I had electric. With five adults staying on site there assistance was invaluable. Thank you very much to the staff for their assistance. Towing: Easy Location: Coastal Suitable For: Families,Younger couples Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 4 1 |2 |39 |Next » Travel Local Travel Nearest bus stop: 0.5 mile from site entrance Nearest train station: Norman's Bay – 0.5 mile Get Directions to Normans Bay Staying here? Public transport from the site Bike ride? Find cycle routes nearby Sat Nav Download our POI file Safe Directions Print Friendly PDF Widget by Frixo Standard Fees For more information take a look at Pricing explained. Minimum booking periods do apply. Standard Fee Nightly storage 01 Apr 2014 - 03 Nov 2014£5.75 Summer Storage 01 Apr 2014 - 03 Nov 2014£300 Towing (In and out of storage) 01 Apr 2014 - 03 Nov 2014£6.55 Motorhome stop-off (per unit) 01 Apr 2014 - 03 Nov 2014£7.10 Summer seasonal pitch 01 Apr 2014 - 03 Nov 2014£2,110


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This February break I have decided to become a part of the B3, Builders Beyond Borders organization. Each year B3 sends approximatley 15 groups of about 20-40 people to different locations around the world in desperate need of some help. While there, each group creates different facilities such as housing or schools. This year however, I will be going to Bethany, Guyana and building a recreational center. I am so excited to experience this for the first time as I know it will change my outlook on life. However, by February I need to have raised $2500 and that is where I need your help. Anything that you are willing to donate will help me so much in this process. Thank you!


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The Washington Times-Herald
---- — Bake sale at Eagles
There will be a craft, bake and rummage sale at the Eagles, 500 E. Main St., beginning at 10 a.m., Dec. 7.
Celebration Singers in Loogootee
The Celebration Singers Community Choir will perform Joseph Martin's Advent cantata, "Appalachian Winter," at Loogootee Methodist Church, 208 W. Main Street, at 4 p.m. on Dec. 8th.
The program is open to the public. No admission fee will be charged, but a freewill offering will be collected.
Featuring more than 100 members, the Celebration Singers Community Choir was organized in 2002 and is comprised of musicians from Dubois, Spencer, Martin and Pike counties.
Cookie Walk on Friday
The Annual Helping Hearts Hospice Cookie Walk will be held Friday at Daviess Community Hospital in the Education Rooms. Cookies will be available from 8 a.m. until noon or until sold out.
Proceeds for the cookie walk will be used to benefit hospice patients and families through various means.
Cookie donations will be accepted at the hospice office (corner of 14th and Memorial streets) beginning Wednesday. Donated cookies will also be picked up if necessary. Call 254-8950 for more information.


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SS Youth in Beyond Normandy
Pacific War Replay
1939 Campaign Scenario
Part 10: Spring 1943
By Doug McNair
February 2008
The U.S. tries to keep a foothold in the
Philippines while striking at the head of
the dragon in today's episode of my
Great Pacific War
replay. As 1942
came to a close, Japan's armies
were grinding down America's troops
on Luzon but the U.S. Marines had seized Truk
and Wake Island from Japan. Japan still had
huge naval superiority but Britain and the
U.S. were bringing increasing numbers of ground
and air units onto the board. Both Allied
major powers will receive large force pool
additions this turn, so Japan needs to strike
some serious blows now to avoid an all-out
two-front war.
Year Five of the war begins.
Turn 15: Spring 1943
Production Segment: The U.S. and
Britain receive large force pool additions
while the Soviet Union and Japan receive just
one extra unit each. There were no significant
territorial gains or losses in China last
year, so Nationalist China gets spring production
of 9 BRPs (her base of 11 for provinces and
capitals controlled minus 2 for her -2 stockpile
total at the end of 1942), Communist China
receives 14 BRPs and the Soviet Union 20 BRPs.
The Netherlands hasn't lost any territory
and receives her full wartime production of
19 BRPs. Britain has lost Hong Kong and Sarawak
and does not meet her required minimum deployments
in India, Malaya or Burma because she's
had to send lots of INF and TAC to protect
Dutch colonies, but she does meet her required
minimum deployment in Australia and gets a
relatively healthy 59 BRPs. The U.S. has lost
the Philippines capital plus Mindanao and
therefore receives 155 BRPs, and counting
all her conquests plus her ally Siam, Japan
receives 160 BRPs.
President Roosevelt sends word to Chiang Kai
Shek that the American people are demanding
all aid be sent to the brave boys fighting
to hold Legaspi in the Philippines, so no
BRP transfers will be forthcoming from the
U.S. this year unless the situation on Luzon
changes dramatically one way or another. Nationalist
China therefore saves her BRPs for now, but
Mao spends 2 BRPs to rebuild a 1-2 INF unit.
The Netherlands has no units she can build,
and the Soviet Union keeps her BRPs for now.
Britain builds a 1-4 TAC unit at Broome in
Australia, a 4-5 ARM and 2 SUB in the Britain
box, a 3-4 and a 2-3 Indian INF and 2 LC factors
at Brisbane and Broome for a total of 29 BRPs.
The U.S. builds 4 CV and 9 SURF (available
Winter, 1943), 2 LC factors at Dutch Harbor,
1 LC at Wake Island and 2 LCs in the U.S.
West Coast box, and a 3-4 TAC, 2 x 3-4 INF
and a 1-3 PARA division in the U.S. West Coast
box for a total of 87 BRPs.
Finally Japan adds a total of 2 SURF and 1
CV factor to the damaged units at the Sasebo
and Kure shipyards and builds 9 SUB, a 1 LC
at Kagoshima, a beachhead on Marcus Island,
a 1-4 TAC, a 1-3 INF and a 1-3 INF division,
a 1-0 GAR, a 1-5 ARM division, and a 1-3 PARA
division for 53 BRPs.
No new chits go in the political cup, and
the chit drawn is NO EFFECT.
The two Chinas and Britain buy one impulse
chit each, the U.S. buys two and Japan buys
Sea Zone Box Placement Segment: The
Netherlands spends 3 BRPs to put 2 SURF and
a 1-4 TAC unit in the Java Sea control box.
The U.S. and Japan each spend 5 BRPs to put
units in several sea control boxes, with Japan
using all her SUB and most of her CV factors
to screen the approaches to Japan and Wake
Island. Then Britain spends 3 BRPs to put
3 SUB in the Yellow Sea raiding box and the
U.S. puts 3 SUB in the Pacific Ocean 8 Raiding
Declaration of War Segment: Nobody
Sea Control and Raiding Segment: No sea control
boxes are contested, so all that happens is
raiding. The Japanese 2 SURF in the Yellow
Sea score no hits against the British SUBs
there, and the Brits destroy 2 Japanese BRPs.
The American subs in the Pacific Ocean 8 zone
also take no hits but destroy only 1 Japanese
Strategic Redeployment Segment: The
Chinas and the Netherlands keep their units
in place, but the Soviet Union SRs a 1-3 INF
unit from Nikolaevsk on the northeast corner
of the board to Khaborovsk on the Manchukuo
border. Britain uses her new LC at Broome
to SRs a 3-4 ANZAC INF and a 1-4 TAC from
there to the port of Pontianak on the south
coast of Borneo near the Japanese beachhead
at Kuching, and then satisfies Winston by
using her other LC to SR a 2-3 ANZAC INF from
Brisbane to the port of Nukulaofa in the Tonga
Islands (that prevents her from losing 10
BRPs at the end of next turn). She uses her
last SR to take the 14th HQ unit out of the
Middle East box, through the port of Madras
and overland to just southeast of Rangoon.
The U.S. SRs a 4 CV unit from the U.S. West
Coast box to Pearl Harbor and sends 2 x 3-4
INF and a 3-4 TAC along with the 2 LC unit
carrying them from the U.S. West Coast box
to Midway. Finally Japan uses her new 1 LC
unit at Kagoshima to SR a 1-0 GAR and a 1-3
INF division from Kyushu to the new beachhead
on Marcus Island, SRs a 1-3 INF west by land
from the south China coast beachhead to extend
the line north of Bangkok, a 1-3 PARA unit
and a 1-4 TAC by air from Japan to Bangkok,
and the KWAN HQ by sea back from Darien to
Bangkok (the appearance of that British HQ
at Rangoon gets major attention).
Operations Segment: The first chit
drawn is . . .
Japan moves a 1-3 INF north from Bangkok to
reinforce the line.
The next chit drawn is . . .
The Japanese pull back from the Yangtse
River to close the gap in the line, and then
attack the Communist Chinese 2-2 INF that
made the breach. The 5-die-to-2 attack does
very well, scoring two hits to destroy the
Chinese unit with no damage in return.
Mao's armies recross the
Yangtse to great fanfare and propaganda, chasing
down the Japanese running dogs. A 7-die-to-2
attack scores one hit to kill a Japanese BRP.
It's now or never in the Philippines.
The Japanese advance every unit they've
got and attack the hex north of Legaspi. Both
sides throw a 5-4 TAC into the fight, but
neither side scores any hits in air battle.
The 17-die-to-11 attack gets blitzkrieg bonuses,
but the Americans fight with all possible
valor born of desperation. The Japanese score
four hits on offense while the Americans score
five hits on defense. A Japanese 3-3 INF unit
northwest of Legaspi gets reduced and retreats
two hexes northward, and two Japanese BRPs
are destroyed. But one of the two American
3-4 INF units in the target hex is reduced
and has to retreat, but it has nowhere to
retreat to since Legaspi already has two units
in it (the maximum that can stack in a hex).
With nothing but ocean beyond Legaspi the
3-4 INF is eliminated due to overstacking.
Then the Japanese ARM and TAC continue the
attack in exploitation combat, and this time
both sides score one hit in air battle to
down an enemy TAC factor. Once again the attack
gets blitzkrieg bonuses, and in the six-die-to-six
attack the Japanese roll very well, scoring
three hits to reduce and thus wipe out the
other 3-4 INF unit in the hex. The Americans
score one hit in return to kill a Japanese
BRP, and the Japanese ARM unit advances to
the hex north of Legaspi.
The Americans begin evacuating Legaspi,
with the 9 SURF in port there transporting
the 3-4 INF out to sea. The Japanese 2 CV
in the bordering Sulu Sea attacks (the SURF
can't fire back because it's transporting
a unit). The torpedo bombers are merciless
and score two hits on two dice, killing two
American SURF factors and reducing the 3-4
INF. But the reduced INF makes it to Guam,
and then the 7 SURF that got it there plus
a 9 SURF from Truk head back to Legaspi so
they can evacuate more units next turn. The
2 CV does not attack them on the way in, because
they are empty and can fire now and would
blow the CV unit out of the water.
Then the American carriers at Wake Island
sail up to Dutch Harbor and rendezvous with
the invasion force there, and the whole armada
of 11 CV, 18 SURF and 2 LC carrying a 3-4
INF and a 2-4 MAR division steams southwest
into the Sea of Okhotsk (NOTE: I miscounted
the number of American CV factors on the board
at the end of last turn — should have
said 11). The Japanese have 4 CV and 2 SUB
in the Okhotsk sea control box, and attacking
a force like this would be certain death.
But if they don't attack, the Americans
will capture the port of Otamari and be just
one zone away from the Sea of Japan. That
is not acceptable, so the Japanese make a
suicide attack and gun for the landing craft.
The American carrier planes score two hits
on 11 dice in naval air battle to kill two
Japanese BRPs and cut Japanese carrier attack
strength in half. The Japanese score one hit
in return to kill an American BRP, and then
the remaining eligible 2 SUB and 2 CV factors
engage the invasion force in naval battle.
It's a slaughter — all Japanese
CV and SUB factors are destroyed by the carriers
alone (the 18 SURF doesn't even have
to fire), but the Japanese score one hit before
dying and sink an American LC and the 3-4
INF unit on it. The other LC unit makes it
to Otamari and lands a 2-4 MAR division there
unopposed. The LC is lost in the landing,
but 18 SURF and 4 CV stay there with the MAR
unit while the other 7 CV retire to the relative
safety of the Hawaiian Islands.
The Kuomintang armies charge across the
Yangtse to match the Communists and attack
the weakest point on the Japanese line. The
six-die-to-1 attack scores one hit per side
and eliminates a Japanese 1-3 INF unit and
a Kuomintang 1-2 INF. The Chinese charge into
the breach.
CV from Taiwan and Japan plus 18 SURF from
the Philippines converge on Otamari, and the
carriers attack the invasion force. The Wrath
of the Gods screams down upon the American
ships as the carriers score seven hits on
12 dice! American 4 CV and 3 SURF go to the
bottom of Otamari Harbor. The maximum 6 CV
and 18 SURF put into the only other Japanese
port on the Sea of Okhotsk, Paramushiro. The
remaining 6 CV head back to Japan, and a 1
SURF from Darien heads down to the Yokohama
shipyards for repairs.
A British 2-5 ARM division and an Indian 3-4
INF unit move south and attack the two Japanese
1-3 INF units holding the line north of Bangkok.
The attack scores two hits and wipes out both
1-3 INF units, while the Japanese score one
hit before dying to kill a British BRP. The
British don't advance a unit into the
vacated hex because their ARM division is
vulnerable when alone.
The last chit drawn is . . .
The 2-6 ARM division remaining in Legaspi
waits on the docks to be evacuated —
it has no chance alone against the surrounding
Japanese armies.
Supply and End Segments: All units
are in supply, and the U.S. spends 1 BRP to
repair the reduced INF unit that was evacuated
from Legaspi while Japan spends 2 BRPs to
repair the INF unit that retreated north after
attacking Legaspi. All units in sea zone boxes
return to base, with the U.S. sending SUBs
to Otamari to support the beachhead there.
So at the end of spring 1943, the U.S. Army
has taken heavy losses on Luzon and the Japanese
have won the war for the Philippines. But
the U.S. Navy and Marines have survived a
horrific crossing under fire of the Sea of
Okhotsk (an Army INF wasn't so lucky)
to take the port of Otamari. The Imperial
Japanese Navy brutally punished the U.S. Navy
for this, and is poised for a massive sea
control battle against the remaining American
SURF and SUB units there.
If the Japanese can reduce the U.S. factors
in the Sea of Okhotsks control box a quarter
of the Japanese factors or less, the U.S.
supply line to Otamari will be cut and the
2-4 MAR unit there will die permanently. But
this risky move on the part of the U.S. may
be a cunning plan to lure the Soviet Union
into entering the war. The Soviet 3-4 TAC
at Sovetskaya Gavan can enter the Okhotsk
sea control box, vastly improve Allied odds
against the Japanese there and have a good
shot at sinking some Japanese carriers. That
plus an attack on Manchukuo would put the
Japanese firmly on the defensive in northeast
Asia. It would also draw enough Japanese fire
to let the Brits transfer BRPs to the Soviets
to keep them going while launching their own
offensives in Siam and Borneo.
The Japanese victory on Luzon frees up several
elite Japanese army units which could easily
turn the tables on whoever they choose to
attack. But if Mao and Chang Kai Shek continue
to push back Japanese lines in China, the
Emperor may have to start sacrificing some
of his recently-won empire there to shorten
his lines and free up the forces necessary
to hit back at the Western Allies.
Will the Empire start to crumble or will Bushido
win out over the barbarian hordes? Tune in
next time and find out!
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Carson City's Polar Express holiday train pre-sells 3,000 tickets
The enchanting appeal of The Polar Express™ has spread to Carson City and has families planning ahead for the holiday season. After merely three weeks, 3,000, or 40 percent of Virginia & Truckee Railroad's Polar Express™ tickets have been sold, with 4,500 tickets remaining.
The Virginia & Truckee Railroad is one of a handful of officially licensed Polar Express Train Ride events nationwide this holiday season, Nov. 25 - Dec. 18.
The enormous response behind the pre-sell has Carson City tourism officials abuzz. "The holiday season has arrived early," said Candy Duncan, Executive Director of the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau. "To learn we've sold this many tickets in this short of time tells us there's going to be a lot of new faces in town for the weekends leading up to Christmas."
Hotel and lodging establishments have also caught wind of the news and have lent a hand to spread the cheer. Gold Dust West in Carson City is offering a $49 Express Room Package in promotion of the holiday train festivities. Best Western Carson Station Hotel and Plaza Hotel & Conference Center is offering a $59 Polar Express weekend special room rate. While staying at the Best Western families can access the movie on their house channel. Any guest who shows their Polar Express ticket at the Carson City Courtyard by Marriot or Hampton Inn and Suites will receive a discounted room rate.
The Polar Express™ train rides are based on the holiday feature film from Warner Bros. Pictures and the beloved children's book, by Chris Van Allsburg, about a doubting young boy who takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. The Virginia & Truckee Railroad has partnered with Rail Events Inc. (through Warner Brothers Consumer Products, Inc.) to bring the officially licensed train ride event to Carson City this holiday season.
On board, the historic decorated diesel train will include the sounds of the motion picture soundtrack, pajama clad passengers will relive the magic of the story as this nighttime train whisks families away for an unforgettable ride to the North Pole. During the journey, the Conductor will punch tickets and chefs will serve hot chocolate, followed by a recorded reading of the book. At the North Pole, Santa will board the train, greet children and their parents and pass out gifts of silver sleigh bells. Official Polar Express photos with Santa Claus will be available for purchase at the depot.
The train leaves the Carson City Eastgate Depot (located seven miles east of Downtown Carson City) and travels nearly two miles before staging at Santa's mythical North Pole retreat. The Polar Express™ departs Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7 p.m., or 8:30 pm Nov. 25 - Dec. 18.
Early reservations are recommended due to the universal popularity of the attraction, as these trains are selling out quickly.Tickets include keepsake silver bell, hot chocolate, cookies, entertainment and reading of Polar Express. Tickets are free for children two and under, $25 for ages 3-12 and $34 for 13 and older. To book tickets in advance call (775) 687-7410 or online: (http://vttrain.activitytickets.com/activity/83).
For more information on the travel deals, dining, lodging, activity information and further details on the V&T train, visit www.VisitCarsonCity.com or call 800-Nevada-1.
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Children waited in anticipation as 10
thousand plastic eggs were scattered across two baseball fields in Kit
McConnico Park.
"All the kids stand behind the
cones and just rush out and grabs as many eggs as they can," said Dan
Patrick, Program Director K-FOX 955.
KFOX 955 partnered with Lufkin Parks
and Recreation for the 13th annual egg hunt, to make sure the
children of Angelina County have a memorable hunting experience.
"We've got over 100 Easter
baskets to give away, its huge," said Patrick.
Director of Lufkin Parks and Recreation Mike
Akridge says, the event wouldn't be complete without enthusiastic volunteers
keeping the kids entertained with games and face paint.
"We didn't have enough
volunteerism support to help us out. We got First Assembly to team up with us,
all three work together to make a successful event," said Akridge.
Kids from ages zero to ten were eligible to
take part in the egg hunting.
The ten thousand eggs were divided for
three separate hunts for each age division.
"Looks like a record year
already, over 2,000 kids usually attend the event," said Patrick.
Dan Patrick has been a part of the
event since it began 13 years ago
He says the turn out
today is overwhelming.
"I think there was about 20 kids,
13 years ago and we've grown to this size and its become a community event
every year," said Patrick.
Even though the hunt lasts about five
minutes Akridge says its all worth it.
"That glow in their eyes when you
see them hunt the eggs, it takes them a minute of two, to hunt the eggs but
just watching them and that thrill of I got something," said Akridge.
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Los Angeles, Nov 16 (IANS) They may have split, but actors Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore are committed towards working together in the fight against child sex trafficking.
However, their charitable foundation DNA Foundation will now be known as THORN: Digital Defenders of Children, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
"For the past three years we have focused our work broadly on combating child sex trafficking. It has become crystal clear in our efforts that technology plays an increasingly large role in this crime and in the sexual exploitation of children overall. We believe that the technology−driven aspect of these crimes demands its own attention and investment," the former couple said in a statement.
Demi and Ashton parted ways in 2011 after he allegedly cheated on Moore. They started their foundation together in 2010.
While Kutcher is now dating Mila Kunis, it was recently revealed that Moore has finally come to terms with the end of her marriage and is looking forward to finding romance again.
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Always goes out of his way in office hours to assist a student in learning the material. Expects you to understand and apply the material, not just regurgitate it. Anybody who said he was a bad or poor teacher is probably a student who wanted to memorize the material and get an A and shouldn't be in college to begin with. Would take again!!
The material is hard but he helps you understand it. Great teacher
Learned a lot in his inorganic course. Very knowledgeable, will meet with you to discuss questions in office. The class is somewhat hard, but definitely manageable if you are really serious about getting your chem degree. Otherwise don't cry.
Dude is tough, but well worth it. You'll learn quite a bit if you pay attention.
He's awesome!!!!!!!!!!
worst teacher ive ever had. most chem 115 classes have pretty easy lab finals, but not him. had to memorize practically the whole semester's worth of labs including procedures and calculations. goes so fast on slides in lecture you cant write it all down. expects you to perfectly understand stuff barely mentioned. and ridiculous problem sets.
He is a nice guy but can't teach. If you havn't had any chemistry prior to this class it will be a struggle. He is not good at explaining things and teaches from a slide show.
Not very faithful to office hours. Uses slides, assumes students know processes when he does the occasional example problem on the board, big user of powerpoint slides.
This is a really good prof. He is very helpful if you seek out his help! He is very knowledgeable and easy to talk to! He does answer emails if you use the correct email address!!! The one in the syllabus! I would highly recommend taking him!! Thank you Dr. Stolzenberg!
Teacher was difficult but didn't know how to teach the material adequately. Did not answer multiple emails and gave the hardest tests. Lab final was impossible, while other teachers gave answers to their students, we struggled. No point in taking this class unless you want to spend 2 hours a day studying.
He made everything extremely hard and confusing and his test were outrageous. the lab final was so difficult that you would have had to remember everything you did during lab from what was added to how to calculate...would no recommend
To me he just rambles on about a whole lot of nothing that has nothing to do with what he tests on. Teaches from a power point which SUCKS. Take him if you dont want to do alot of work.
this guy is possibly the worst ever. DO NO TAKE HIM. He teaches from powerpoint which isn't ver effective for chemistry. You never have a chance to write all the notes and his problem sets are insane. The only benefit is not having a quiz in lab. This is definitely my least favorite and most difficult class.
Chem 115
He was horrible!! He taught off of the powerpoints and didn't explain anything in further detail. Tests were unfair and chem grad students couldn't even figure out some of the problems that he gave for homework! I think that he assumes that we are all chem experts!! Please don't take this guy, save yourself the headache!!!
Chem 115
Best professor I've had at WVU! The class involved work, but it was well worth the struggle!
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almost all sad faces...enough said. but i'll add that the worst part about dr. s and this class is that he is not foreign...i usually try to avoid prof.s with accents, but in this case deciphering broken english would be better.
He is a very bad teacher when it comes to explaining information in class and out of class.
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Wow everyone needs to stop complaining just because they were too lazy. If you read the material before class and don't write down his notes verbatim and listen you can actually learn it. Do the problem sets and the practice problems in the book. Buck up, youre in college now, the teacher can't do it for you.
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1. Gil Meche would seem to currently have a sore shoulder. For those who just crawled out of an Okinawan cave, please recall that "Meche was limited to 23 starts and 129 innings because of shoulder and back problems in 2009."
2. Alex Gordon is injured early in the year, which may delay for him a much needed "breakout season." And he still doesn't listen to the coaches.
3. Willie Bloomquist is playing over his head. In Spring Training. Again.
4. Jose Guillen is getting paid $12M to "patrol" right field, because, it seems, he is still allergic to the grass in left field, and he might get pissed off if he doesn't get to play right field.
5. Kyle Farnsworth is still getting shelled, shelled, and shelled some more. This time as a starter candidate.
6. Kyle Davies still has control problems. This time as a reliever/starter candidate.
7. The Royals have no reliable #4 or #5 starters.
8, 9 and 10.: No reliable set up man has emerged, our starting catcher has massive holes in his game, and we have a recently- acquired, injury-prone, and overpaid starting center fielder.
Fearless prediction: if you think the 2009 season was a heaping Shinola Sandwich, fasten you seatbelts and grab your salt shaker.***
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KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday revised the Report on Indicative Credit Limits and List of Eligible Items for Agri Financing.
With a view to align the cost of production of various farming activities with inflationary pressures and current market practices, the SBP said the production financing limits have been revised for major and minor crops, orchards and forestry.
Under major corps, financing limits per acre for rice, wheat, cotton and sugarcane have been increased to Rs 34,000, Rs 29,000, Rs 39,000 and Rs 53,000 from existing limits of Rs 19,000, Rs 16,000, Rs 21,000 and Rs 30,000, respectively fixed in 2008.
The report provides a yardstick for banks to assess the credit needs of different groups of farmers' vis-à-vis their activities. Banks extensively use the Report for reporting financing statistics to SBP as per the list of eligible items. The provincial planning departments use the methodology of the report to determine the farm and non-farm sector financing and credit requirements.
The revised report includes the parameters for segmentation of borrowers based on land holdings and average requirements of seed, fertilizers and pesticides have also been embedded in the revised report to facilitate provincial planning departments in computing financial and credit requirements of respective provinces for farm sector activities. An exhaustive list of activities and purposes segregated for farm and non-farm sector has also been annexed to the Report.
The revised limits for per acre cost of production are indicative and banks can adjust these based on the actual credit requirements of farmers, market conditions, and prevailing prices of farm inputs at respective place while sanctioning the loan.
The report has been revised in consultation with Pakistan Agriculture Research Council, provincial government including Azad Jammu and Kashmir, agricultural universities, agri lending banks and farmers' representatives. The revised report and enhanced indicative per acre credit limits are expected to facilitate farmers in getting adequate loans for growing their farms and forestry besides facilitating banks and provincial governments to estimate actual credit requirements of the farmers.
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Coca-Cola Follows a New Social Media Strategy
Coke is mentioned 5,000 times a day on the internet and strategy is now in place to make it higher. Coca-Cola has built a social media strategy based on four key principles in an effort to increase "mentions" on English-language websites by up to 3 times what it is now.
"When you think about what your homepage is … it's not necessarily just your brand page. It's Google.com. It's Digg. It's Twitter. It's YouTube. It's Facebook," stated Natalie Johnson, digital communications manager for Coca-Cola. "It's all of these other sites, because that's where people are going to obtain their information."
The soft drink giant has built a model in reaction to this trend based on the "4Rs" – reviewing, responding, recording and redirecting.
Firstly Coca-Cola will be offered insight into popular opinion of their flagship product as they review the latest "buzz" surrounding it compiled by firms like Radian6, Sysomos and Scout Labs.
To respond to this opinion on the internet, Coke has "subject matter experts", tasked in subject matters. These "experts" coupled with a "blog squad" of "power users" in social media will be dealing with questions and comments of internet authors.
The principle of "recording" involves producing information with relevance and common interest for placement ranging from blog posts to short viral videos. "People don't want to hear sales talk … they want information that is relevant to their daily life," Johnson said.
The pillar of "redirecting" is to bring information and content to consumers via connections from Google and Facebook to MyCokeRewards building what Johnson calls "link love".
She stated, "The more 'link love' or 'link juice' that we have out there the better our Google scores are. By doing this, by working with search engine marketing teams and doing natural search we have the ability to share information with various different audiences quickly."


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The name is a little misleading. Yes, Hell Run entrants will be running, but they'll also be ducking through dark tunnels, sloshing through muddy swamps, tackling tire mountains, and clambering up walls. Among other feats. The obstacle-strewn run may be hellaciously taxing, but conquering it makes the after-party all the sweeter. Along with bragging rights, finishers get a medal, a beer, live music performances, and the opportunity to watch sweat make cool patterns on their mud-covered limbs.
Ben Chen has experienced his share of success in his nearly 30-year photography career?his work has been published in such publications as Cosmopolitan, The Los Angeles Times, and ESPN Magazine, and he has lent his expertise to some of the nation's largest corporations, including Procter & Gamble and The American Red Cross. In 2006, the photographer began to notice that more and more novices were purchasing complex DSLR cameras, and that gave him an idea. Chen decided to share his wealth of knowledge with aspiring photographers by creating the 4-Hour Newbie Photography Boot Camp, which teaches students how to shoot manually with their DSLRs and create artistic, professional-quality photos. Since then, more than 5,000 students in 20 cities throughout the country have benefitted from these classes. In 2013, he acquiesced to student demand and created Part II of the class, which goes beyond photography basics by diving into post-production techniques. Nowadays, students can take both Part I and Part II in the same day, helping them go from student to master in less time than most action-movie montages.
Craig Willemsen wears a lot of hats at Silent World Diving Systems. The instructor certifier, tech instructor, and store owner has spent the last 40 years swimming with schools of fish all over the world. After his first trip in 1972, Craig developed a passion for diving, exploring international waters and teaching others advanced techniques that they use to follow in his flippersteps. With more than 6,000 dives under his belt, his dedication to diving and education has earned him one of the highest SSI instructor ratings and the SSI Platinum Pro 5,000 Diver and Instructor Award.
Craig leads Silent World's team of certified instructors who strive to teach students the art of underwater exploration and also broaden their knowledge on a variety of related subjects. At any given moment, they may be leading students in open-water dives, pointing out local diving sites that match their skill levels, or matching newcomers with the right gear and Zodiac-themed wetsuits.
Within Gregg Rogers' Golf Performance Centers' indoor facility, a team of PGA- and TPI-certified instructors harness [technological teaching aids and golf-fitness programs to groom golf games with pro-level tools and techniques. During lessons, the passionate aces can augment their golf knowledge with swing data captured by TrackMan launch monitors or cure chronic cases of the yips with ultrasonic sensors and soothing cybernetic bedtime stories of the SAM PuttLab. Named one of America's 100 Best Clubfitters of 2011 by Golf Digest, the center helps lonely swings find their crooked-stick counterpart with a formula that takes into account a multitude of scientific parameters. Along with fostering pin-hunting skills, the center pinpoints golf-deficient muscles and develops strategies for consistent movements with Titleist Performance Institute fitness assessments.
In 2005, a group of avid badminton players finally pinpointed their favorite part of the game: community. Springing from this insight, they opened Bellevue Badminton Club, inviting members to mingle or hide from exes behind their rackets on 11 courts open 24/7. The club's coaches, including Israel's 1998 national champion and a seven-time national collegiate title winner, lead private lessons and classes. For juniors and adults alike, classes range from laid-back to competitive based on pupils' abilities and goals.
When learners vacate the courts, members and nonmembers have free rein to play drop-in matches or trace outlines of each other in chalk. Round-robin doubles and singles leagues cultivate atmospheres of amiable competition, enabled by top-shelf Yonex equipment found at the pro shop.
There's a revolution happening in Woodinville, Washington. There's no violence though, unless you count the stomping of grapes. Home to hundreds of boutique wineries, the region is beginning to rival Napa Valley as the United States' biggest wine producer. Woodinville sits at the same longitude as France's wine country, allowing for optimal adult-grape-juice production and the ability to wear a beret with dignity. Barrel Wine Tours, a co-op of Woodinville winemakers, takes guests throughout the community on tours of the distilleries and wineries of these passionate part-time vintners. On a luxury coach, participants ride to four distilleries or wineries, and three-course lunches and wine pairings occur during each tour.


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The structure of this waterfall will vary almost every time you see it. It typically thaws and refreezes numerous times over the course of the Minnesota winter. At the start of this season (Jan. '09) it was one pillar and now it is late February and it covers the whole face like the water runs during the summertime.
Rangers informed me that using the bridge as an anchor is okay with them. Bring very long pieces of webbing or similar anchoring material and just use the bridge. There are also a couple of trees if you don't have long enough material to utilize the bridge.


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MDOH Offers Free Immunizations for ChildrenBy Lawayne Childrey | Published 22 Apr 2013 04:03pm |
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Mississippi leads the nation when it comes to immunizing 2 and 3 year olds. This week free immunizations are being offered for children up to age 18 by the Mississippi Department of Health and they say the goal is to save lives.
Immunization week is part of an ongoing effort to make sure Mississippi children are protected from vaccine preventable diseases such as measles, meningitis and pneumonia. State Epidemiologist Dr. Thomas Dobbs also points to the growing concern over pertussis, a respiratory disease also known as whooping cough.
"We had 77 cases of pertussis last year, we had one infant die of pertussis so these are still real public health threats that are out there," says Dobbs. "In other states, they're have thousands and thousands of cases of pertussis cases every year, and we wanto to make sure that those sorts of things don' happen."
Some parents have expressed concerns that immunizations could be unhealthy for their children. But Dobbs says there should be equal concerned with the risk of not being vaccinated.
"Some of the risks that have been worried about have been disproven, but we know that these illnesses are out there, and we have the constant threat of measles re-importation, we had a mumps case last year, so these are still real issues," continues Dobbs.
The free vaccines are available at local health departments across the state.
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I am new to MMA contests,
But what I have noticed is that some state commissions are using the same judges and refs for both boxing and MMA contests. I have seen boxing ref Armando Garcia also work MMA contests in Florida and I have seen several judges work both boxing and MMA contests in several state commissions.
What I was wondering with regards to the judging of MMA contests, for the fights that go to a decision, have most of the MMA decisions been fair? What big MMA contests have gone to the cards where a general consensus can be made that the loser was robbed? I am not sure if such information would indicate that MMA is producing fairer judging. Or is it that most MMA contests are ending in TKO stoppages or submissions anyway so there often is no need for the judges to render a decision?


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By ALEXIS ZOTOS6 News Reporter
SEYMOUR (WATE) - It's not Santa's usual ride. There are no reindeers in sight, but on Christmas Eve nearly a dozen fire trucks will make their away around Sevier and surrounding counties delivering presents.
With a red suit and a white beard, one of Santa's helpers loads into Engine 5 to deliver toys.
"Ho ho ho! How about an old toy from Santa Claus from The North Pole?" Santa's helper asked the children in a neighborhood near the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department.
It's a tradition that dates back to the 70s, or so the volunteer firefighters of Seymour believe.
"We're not exactly sure when it began, it's been around longer than any of us," said Volunteer Fire Chief Kevin Nunn.
But on the night before Christmas, generations of families wait to hear those sirens.
"We all wait for it, we had walkie talkies tonight to see who could hear the sirens, we keep our shoes on and ready to run," said Krisha Newport.
Newport and her two daughters, Hannah and Lucy came running when the sirens of Engine 5 sounded.
Santa's helper handed each of the girls a stuffed animal.
It's a scene Newport remembers from when she was a little girl.
"To see them do what I did as a kid and have my granny here, and their grandparents, that's four generations that come out and see Santa," Newport said.
The evening takes a lot of planning back at the station. Before the firefighters dressed as Santa's helpers head out for their nearly three hour route around the county, they're briefed by Chief Nunn.
"There's going to be a lot of smiles out there tonight," Nunn said.
And for those listening over the radio, there's another special treat from Assistant Chief Al Leitch: a reading of the Christmas story.
"And she brought forth her first born son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger," Leitch read over the radio.
It's a busy night for these volunteer firefighters but they say it's all worth it for the smiles on the children's faces.
"It's all about the joy on their faces," Santa's helper said as he hoped into the fire truck. As he drove away he had a message for the neighborhood.
"Merry Christmas everyone!"
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Cadillac to Join Gubi and Victor, Too Lazy To Do Full Season
Listed at the bottom of DiGiovanna's Kendrysphilia and Abreuphobia: "Former Angels outfielder Garret Anderson will try his hand at television this season, doing 25 or so postgame shows on FS West telecasts of Angels games." "Cadillac" = my preferred nickname for G.A. For the record, I was a fan of Garret, and never believed the "lazy" epithet.


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Outdoor Classroom
The CSU, Chico Outdoor Classroom at our Ecological Reserves provides a hands-on, outdoor classroom opportunity for all students. This program impresses upon the next generations the importance of being wise stewards of this valuable resource and the importance of respect, preservation and enhancement of this native land and the species living among it.
The program is successfully managed collaboratively by BCCER staff and students, Altacal Audubon Society, and many other community volunteers. Our University interns and graduate students assist with teaching, curriculum development, pre-field trip classroom teaching, and post field trip assessments.
See recent story in the Chico-Enterprise Record.
The curriculum builds through successive years so students gain knowledge cumulatively from 3rd grade as they participate in a multi-year program. Students participate in science activities in which they monitor plant and animal populations and establish trends from previous years' data. Students are introduced to graduate student researchers who specialize in turtle ecology, birds and archeology. These 3rd and 4th grade students see new opportunities for education in these exciting areas of study.
Other field trip elements include:
- Bird banding with the Altacal Audubon Society team
- Archeology Explorers
- Field ecology lessons
- Nature hikes
- Western Pond Turtle ecology
- Native grass restoration
- Aquatic insect study
Student participation:
Over 1,200 students from local 3rd, 4th and 5th grade classes will attend the Outdoor Classroom in 2012. The program is in such demand by local educators that it currently cannot accommodate all the requests from area teachers.
Approximately one half of the students served by this program are classified as under-represented.


text: Soviet Funk, Volume 1 During the 1960s and 1970s funk music spread throughout the planet. The funny thing is most Americans didn't even realize this until the 90s or later. Over the past couple decades, slowly but surely more and more rare funk gems have been unearthed from all corners of globe; Africa, China, Latin America, and now Russia. This collection of SOVIET FUNK was all recorded by Pavel Sysoyev in Abakan, the capital city of Khakassia between 1971 and 1976. Sysoyev was an employee of the USSR State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcast (state controlled media). He ran a recording studio intended to create content solely for the government media entity. However, Sysoyev frequently brought in his friends and ran late night recording sessions when no one else was around. In spite of the loosened restrictions on art and music during the 70s, most Soviet citizens had very limited access to essential American funk records. Sysoyev acquired a small collection of U.S. R&B and Jazz albums in '68 from a friend, but that was about it for him and his friends. Yet somehow, this small group of classically trained musicians was able to forge a funky sound of their own. Rooted much deeper in the jazz quartet tradition than the R&B styling of James Brown and The Meters, they tapped into a way of playing jazz with a relentless groove that we endearingly refer to as funk. Secret Stash Records was contacted by Sysoyev himself in mid 2009. In a matter of weeks a deal was reached granting the label rights to release these funky rarities. Hundreds of hours have been spent digging through stacks of dusty old master tapes to find the best of the best. Soviet Funk Vol I is just a small sampling of the vast catalog of recordings produced by Pavel Sysoyev and his friends, and is just a little glimpse of things to come (more volumes). Listen closely and from time to time you will find elements of Russian classical music in the precision execution of oddly metered unison parts, complex poly-rhythms, and the use of time signatures other than 4/4 (so commonly found in most American funk). TRACK LIST/AUDIO SAMPLES SIDE ONE 01. pavel sysoyev: gostiny dvor 02. pavel sysoyev: zapovednik 03. pomogite: avantyurist 04. pomogite: snokhachestvo 05. pomogite: izvinite SIDE TWO 01. victor chizhova & boris baykov: agentura 02. victor chizhova & boris baykov: chernosotenec 03. da/n'et: vyrodok 04. da/n'et: demagogiya 05. pavel sysoyev & victor chizhova: kak vas zovut


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Guitarist Hedras Ramos Jr.'s Fretboard Wizardry
Guitarist Hedras Ramos Jr. is shaping up to be quite the guitar prodigy. The young Guatemalan guitarist's fretboard wizardry and incredible tapping technique has caught the eye of several guitar maestros including Michael Lee Firkins and Jennifer Batten.
Playing a 7 string Halo guitar out-fitted with Seymour Duncan SH-2 Jazz in the neck and a SH-4 JB in the bridge, Ramos Jr. came runner-up at the recent Ziua Chitarelor 3 guitar competition in Bucharest.
Ramos Jr. has made the following statement on his Seymour Duncan Pickup's.
"Seymour Duncan pickups are amazing!!! These humbuckers give me a lot of tones, from warm jazzy to nasty gain and sustain. It's amazing the feel and tone you get!!! I'm glad I'm working with them!!!"
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8Madonna Responds to Deadmau5, is Still a Frigging Moron
Oh, she's also completely full of shit, too. Thought you knew.
This was Madonna's response to Deadmau5′s Facebook blitz yesterday, calling her out for being a f-cking fame troll and for glamorizing drug use in club music lovers. Madonna, if you were unaware, asked the crowd at a music festival, "How many people in this crowd have seen molly?", which is a reference to the drug ecstasy. Deadmau5 blasted girlfriend for condoning – and promoting – drug use, and this was her random-assed, far-out, wicked hard-to-believe response. Of course.
Deadmau5 responded to the Tweet:
"Fair enough, I was just voicing my concerns as I usually do. +1 respect for clearing it up personally … regardless, just be a little more aware of what you should represent at EDM events, and I'll watch my mouth."
To which Madonna, "taking the high road," said:
"Communication is always best. You should have called me first, we could have cleared it up 'privately.' ;) See you on the road."
And Deadmau5 closed out the conversation by saying:
"well there you have it kids. i've said what i needed to say, which ill still stand by, and so did she. life goes on. no more talk of that."
So more or less, Deadmau5 is no stupid mau5, and knows that Madonna's completely full of shit and fillers. Much like we all thought to begin with, but you know, sometimes it's just nice to have other people reinforce your thoughts, no matter how unpopular they can be at times.
March 27, 2012 at 2:30 pm by Sarah
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Whatever her stupid excuse is for the "molly" thing, she still named her album MDNA..unless that also isn't a veiled reference to MDMA/E and it's actually referring to the Machinery Dealers National Association.
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What's the deal with her eyes?
I still don't see the big deal in this. She was at a fucking techno/electronica festival, was referring to a song, and just made a tongue-in-cheek comment. The funny thing is that half the people in that audience were probably actually on Molly. What's the big? She was at a place, in time, where the comment was relevant. It's not like she's some 16 year old new pop star trying to be a role model. Bitch is 54 years old…the last thing she's trying to be is a role model. In fact, she never tried to be one. She cuts her own path, carves out her own place in the world, and if she wants to make a reference like that, I don't really see the problem. I'm not a Madonna lover (New CD? terrible.) but is this really a big story? No. She popped up, made a funny, dance for 6 minutes while a new remix of her crappy song was played, and bounced. Hardly news. Do you think if Deadmau5 was around back when her SEX book came out, he would be talking about how she shouldn't be glamorizing bondage and sleeping with Vanilla Ice? Get over yourself, Mau5.
But of course, everyone in the audience got the Cedric Gervais link! Not. And Deadmau5 knows she's blowing smoke in his face (passed on from Lourdes?) – he's thinking of the impact on his career of continuing this fight with one of the best known figures in music, and backed way down. But fair play to him for taking her on in the first place
Molly? Gosh I'm happy I don't do drugs. Team Deadmou5
I guess this was just another (failed) attempt of hers to appear hip, cool and whatnot… She should retire… and save the last scraps of grace and dignitiy which she has left… does she actually have any left?
deadmau5 is a complete shithead.


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On July 1, alleged bank robbers were running from police when they crashed into the car of a Ridgeville man and his wife. The couple, Julius and Lois Campbell, were severely injured and are fighting for their lives. They are both beloved members of the Summerville community.
"There's nobody like Julius," manager of Oscar's restaurant Jennifer Carter said.
For the last 20 years, Julius Campbell has put the soul in soul food at Oscar's in Summerville. Now his co-workers could use some of that soul as they pray for his recovery.
"He's not just a part of the family here at Oscar's but he's really a part of the fabric of the community here in Summerville and beyond," Carter said.
While business goes on, someone special is missing.
"They all want to know, 'How is Julius? Have you heard anything updated? How's his wife doing? What are they going to do next? When is Julius going to get out of ICU," Carter said.
"He had opened his eyes when other people had gone to visit and even squeezed a young lady's hand here that he knew," she added.
Oscar's is accepting cash or personal checks to help the Campbell family. You can drop off donations at the restaurant during business hours.
"It's not even just medical bills. They live a pretty good distance out and for them to have to drive everyday and the parking at MUSC and meals while they are down there. It's just such a great need and he's family and we're going to take care of family," Carter said.
Now they wait for the return of a man who is not far from their minds and always in their hearts.
"You see someone everyday and you think that they know that you appreciate them, but it's really important to let them know," Carter said.
Lois Campbell worked at Beach Hill Elementary School in Summerville, they are planning a fundraiser for her at the school on August 2.
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Judith A. Evans, 59, Tipton, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at her residence.
Judy's family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. on Monday at Young-Nichols Funeral Home, Tipton. Cremation was the chosen form of disposition.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Tipton County, P.O. Box 237, Tipton, IN 46072.


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Alfred The Duke of Marlborough Fanfare Concert Band Grade 4 SetSku #H97297000000000 Alfred H97297 JBHGA Concert Band Scores & Parts https://www.esnapw.com/rses/ESnapServlet?MerchantNumberSent=63655
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This delightful Grainger fanfare, entitled "The Duke of Marlborough" was originally written in March of 1939. The English folk tune is based on a melody sung by Mr. Henry Burstow and is also utilized as a countermelody in the first movement of Lincolnshire Posey. This Hunsberger edition, a warm addition to the Donald Hunsberger Wind Library, is faithful to Grainger's intent and clarifies many intricacies. It offers a variety of performance opportunities serving as either an augmented brass ensemble fanfare or as one portion in a collage of shorter Grainger selections.
The Duke of Marlborough Fanfare Concert Band Grade 4 Set Specifications:
- Series: Donald Hunsberger Wind Library
- Category: Concert Band
- Format: Conductor Score & Parts
- Instrument: Concert Band
- Level: 4 (Medium)


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£23m boost for NW businesses - Deputy PM
The government has announced a £23 million cash boost for businesses in the region.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says the money from the Regional Growth Fund. will be
shared between 7 businesses in the North West.
Nick Clegg said:'We're seeing very encouraging signs that the British economy is on the road to recovery. Home-grown and British-based businesses are leading that charge for a stronger economy.'


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