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Filling The Apple Snail Cart At Harns Marsh PreservePosted by: | Comments
Can you believe all of these gorgeous shells were found in SouthWest Florida? Yep! I found all of these APPLE SNAILS (Pomacea insularum) at Harns Marsh Preserve in Lehigh Acres, Florida about an hour from Sanibel. For years, I've been wanting to go check this place out ever since I met Kathy from Colorado who showed me one of her APPLESNAILS I wrote about in my post "Finally, A Recipe For Finding A Junonia".
I finally made it to the preserve and was thrilled to find my first one… they are huge!
Just trying to find Harns Marsh Preserve was quite an adventure since there are no road signs- I guess because it's not a city or state park. So that started the whole journey as quite a treasure hunt in itself. Then once we found it…. On to hunt for APPLE SNAILS! Soul Sister Susan donned her hiking boots, satchel and bug spray while I armed myself with old tennis shoes, long pants and a very strong walking stick. We didn't know what to expect to find but knew we were going to be walking near marshy water which means (in Florida) there could be lots of bugs, red ants and more importantly… alligators. Errrr… That wasn't really a "walking stick" … I would be more inclined to call it my "harpoon" … or should I say "Shellpoon". Ha! I am a nervous wreck being anywhere near the edge of any inland pond so I just feel a weeee bit more safe with some sort of weapon. It's better to be safe, right?
We had to park our car at the entrance and walk about a quarter mile until we reached some trees by the water…
Empty APPLE SNAIL shells were lined up all along these trees. SS Susan turned that Sanibel Stoop right into the Snail Stoop.
These APPLE SNAILS are actually an invasive land snail that are not native to Florida and they have threatened native species. They grow and breed very quickly so maybe that's why we saw so many empty shells laying in the tall grasses just like this….
Their were OPERCULUMS were laying right along the same path. This empty shell had it's OPERCULUM laying right beside this one.
We got back to the car after a couple of hours and SS Susan dumped her shells out of her bag. OMG Look how many shells! LOL
So cool, right? Some of them may look like they were already cleaned but trust me… cleaning these shells was a grungy job.
I soaked mine for two days in a bucket of fresh water then emptied that nasty water to refill the bucket and shells with a round of fresh water and 1/8 bleach to soak for a couple of hours. You have to be very careful though. Susan said she had picked up some shells that looked like they had spider webs on them and while she was started cleaning them, she saw a big spider in the bucket. Yikes! I didn't see any siders in mine so I rinsed them all, shot the aperture of the shell with the outside hose nozzle then scrubbed each one with a vegetable brush. I didn't even have time to put mineral oil on them but I don't think I they need it. They were naturally this glossy and colorful!
Each one has a different color pattern. So lovely.
This was the largest one and the smallest one I found for the day.
Here are a few of the OPERCULUMS I picked up…
We saw their pink egg clusters on the tree trucks and marsh reeds…
…And even laying in the grasses.
This preserve is really just a water retention area that has become a birder's paradise since the area provides perfect conditions for so many different species of birds. The APPLE SNAIL is the favorite meal for the KITE SNAIL so you have a better chance of spotting this rarely seen bird at Harns Marsh Preserve … although we didn't see one. But I did spot this LITTLE BLUE HERON which is the first time I've ever gotten to photograph this bird…
We also saw two SANDHILL CRANES!
SS Susan is a GEOCACHER so found a geocache while we were there too.
After signing her geocache booklet, she left one of her APPLE SNAILS in the box as a little trinket.
We brought home such amazing ISLAND APPLE SNAIL souvenirs to remember such a fabulous day exploring a new area, shelling, bird watching and geocaching and learning all while having so much fun spending the day with my friend Susan. Lovely!
Oh but wait… this is weird. Ironically, Clark's business partner Joe Ginsberg was walking his dog last week in Fort Myers when our local CBS news affiliate interviewed him about these same ISLAND APPLE SNAIL EGGS. They told Joe the eggs are extremely toxic if they are eaten by pets and kids so they wanted to warn folks of what the eggs look like to keep a distance from them. I had no idea that these snails had invaded neighborhoods in Fort Myers … or that Joe was on TV. After Clark told Joe about the APPLE SHELLS I found, Joe told him about the interview. WHOA! Take a look for yourself about these toxic pink egg clusters (and to meet Joe)… CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK. And for more info on Harns Marsh Preserve CLICK HERE.
Sanibel Sculptured ArtPosted by: | Comments
i Love to find a shell I've never found before! This might look like the regular TOP SHELL that we find on Sanibel fairly often but as soon as I picked this shell up, I knew something was different about it. It' got a nice sculpture about it, right? Look closely and you'll see the slightly rounded whorls in the side view. I found a SCULPTURED TOP SHELL!
Here is the SCULPTURED TOP SHELL on the left and our "regular" (to southwest Florida) TAMPA BAY TOP SHELL on the right. Now I can't just say "TOP SHELL" any more… I'll have to distinguish which one it is when I see it. Cool!
So when I found my SCULPTURED TOP SHELL, I called Clark over to look at it and showed him the wrack line (which is the same as where I found the BABYS EAR and WENTLETRAP in my last post) at TARPON BAY RD beach access. Not one minute later, he looked down and picked this up…
It's a SHARKS EYE OPERCULUM! Wow! I know it's not pretty but I've always wondered why we never find them on the beach like we find other OPERCULUMS. This is the part of the MOLLUSK that protects it from predators. It's a MOLLUSK'S front door.
It looks like a brown piece of SEA GLASS, doesn't it? Well thats what Clark thought it was too when he picked it up and then we figured it out. Call me a geek but I got so excited to finally find one…. errr… well… that Clark found one. But it still comes home with me so I feel lucky too.
It has the shape and pattern of a BABYS EAR but it is paper thin with a slight curve. Now I know why we dont find many. They are very very fragile once they separate from the MOLLUSK. The edges on both of these are very chipped and ragged and seem like the whole thing will disintegrate any second.
But then he found another one! Dude! We've gone forever without ever seeing one and then he pulls out finding 2 of them. Ha!
This past December, I shot a little video of a LIVE SHARKS EYE with his OPERCULUM doing its job of protecting him but I never even showed you because it's the same day Mimi found her SEAHORSE. The video got lost in the shuffle with all the excitement of the SEAHORSE and then of course, the Christmas holiday. But I have never forgotten what it looked like and I want you to see it too.
Okay, lets go back to the "sculpture" bit…. if you arent as thrilled as I was to finally see what a SHARKS EYE beach washed OPERCULUM looks like, I'll show you some cool BEACH ART we saw while at Tarpon Beach over the weekend. This artist had quite a sense of humor, man. Funny sculptures!
Best Seashells From Our Vacation to Turks and CaicosPosted by: | Comments
I am still in awe of how many different seashells we found on our vacation to North Caicos and Middle Caicos of the Turks and Caicos Islands. I'm also in awe (okay, let me tell the truth…. "overwhelmed" would be the right word) because I took over 1100 photographs. Yikes! So this is what I'm going to do since I can't smoosh all of these amazing shells, photos and info in just this one post. I'm going to show you our best finds now and then in my next post I'll show you where we found them and a few maps just in case you ever want to go there on one of your shelling vacations too. After that, I'll show you where we stayed on North Caicos and a few restaurants and other things we loved about the islands. But for now, lets get on with the seashell show! I showed you Clark's KING HELMET, my ANGULAR TRITON and some QUEEN CONCHS on my last post but these PARTRIDGE TUNS for sure made it on our "besties" list. They look like really fragile scotch bonnets without the thick lip.
Here's a close up the bottom of our LONG-SPINED STAR SHELL I showed on my vacation "teaser" (heehee) post. I say "our" shell because Clark and I were snorkeling side by side when we both spotted this beauty as the same time. Gorgeous, right?
Here are the different colors of the GAUDY ASAPHIS I talked about…
We could have gathered hundreds of doubles! Clark collected so many different colors then picked through them to get the best to bring back…
The double SPECKLED TELLINS were such a treat too! We are always tickled to find beautiful bivalves when both valves are still attached…
Believe it or not, this is my first BLEEDING TOOTH NERITE. I saw oodles of NERITES, but since I was trying to be very selective in what we brought home, I chose this one I've never found before to bring home and it's one of my faves!
And of course the SUNRISE TELLINS. Oh my. They really look like they have been colorfully painted then sprayed with a high gloss coating. It was astonishing to find a perfect double SUNRISE TELLIN laying in the shallow water half covered by sand. A true gift of the sea.
Oops! I forgot to put my MILK CONCH in my bestie photo but this has to be part of my favorites list too!
I found this MILK CONCH and a juvie QUEEN CONCH the first night we arrived… which was my birthday night. YAY! We didn't want to waste a minute so we walked the beach as soon as we arrived and these washed up at my feet. YAY Again!
I love the minis!!!! Just like here in Sanibel, if we are visiting a beach and we aren't finding the larger shells in the wrack line, at the shoreline or in the water, we start looking for miniature shells. We found them! They are just so stinkin sweet, arent they?
But wait! There's more! I want to share Jane and John's besties too!
You saw John Johnny Rescue's QUEEN CONCH and Jane's ANGULAR TRITON yesterday and they found the SUNRISE TELLINS and PARTRIDGE TUNS as well…. But… John found this very cool CONE!
It really doesn't match exactly with that thin lip, high spire and a few other details and I havent had time to research further, but our best guess is that it's a CROWN CONE.
UPDATE! Deenie just commented to tell us that this is not a CONE at all! It's a juvenile HAWKWING CONCH! How cool is that. Now that I know what it is, I can completely recognize the shape and now I know why the lip is so thin unlike a CONE and the spire is so tall. Thank you so much Deenie!
Well how about that… John found an adult HAWKWING CONCH as well so you can see what that juvie will look like when it grows up.
And look at the color and lines of this RETICULATED COWRIE-HELMET!
It is a spectacular shell! Good find John!
I'm still stunned and amazed at this next shell…. well I should really say "BEACH BLING". It's the OPERULUM to the COLORFUL MOON SHELL! It's a SHIVA SHELL.
What? Why haven't we ever found these on Sanibel??? We have gobs of COLORFUL MOONS (GAUDY NATICAS) so why don't we find their OPERCULUMS more often? Weird. Plain Weird. Thanks Susan for the heads up on this beaut. So now we have something new to look for in SouthWest Florida too so look at the exterior of this SHIVA SHELL to put this in your shelling brain. Anyway, John found this one in the high tide wrack line mixed in with some other Beach Bling and a few days later I found one too but it wasn't perfect like this…
So how cool are these shells from The Caicos, huh? Let me show you the whole kit and caboodle of shells Clark and I brought back. Keep in mind, after rinsing and inspecting the shells we collected each day, we didn't bring home the majority of our shells to Sanibel. We inspected for cracks, critters, crud or replaced them for better specimens. We want to respect the islands, sand and beaches so we have to be conservative with the shells we take. We only kept the ones we knew we would either display in our home or research for the blog. Look how beautiful they are! I could just sit and stare at all of these treasures for hours at a time!
I'll try to give you as much information as possible about our stay in a short time so I'm already working on a map to show you where most of our shells were found on our exshellent adventure!


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Large crowds come every August for the fair, but leaders say more is needed to bring in people the rest of the year. A new Expo Center may provide the boost, and a 3% tax on hotel customers may provide the funding.
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General Interest Items – August 28, 2013
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2.1 Joshua's Hands Fall Festival – Western Loudoun County – October 5
2.2 Ride the Tide and Godspeed – Onancock – October 19-21
2.1 Joshua's Hands Fall Festival – Western Loudoun County – October 5
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Saturday, October 5, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free and open to the public; suitable for everyone! Bring friends and wear your jeans to this homeschool-friendly celebration.
The Joshua's Hands Annual Fall Festival is here again with an old-fashioned spelling bee, entertainment, hay rides, three-legged races, live music, demonstrations, a petting farm, and so much more! The carnival-style games are always a hit and everyone wins prizes. Adults will particularly enjoy the auction at 2 p.m. Donated items will be sold to benefit the work of Joshua's Hands. (Do you have anything special to donate?) Come share in the glory of the fall season.
See the website for more information, or contact Joshua's Hands at 540-454-7827 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
2.2 Ride the Tide and Godspeed – Onancock – October 19-21
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Saturday, October 19, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, October 20, from noon to 5 p.m.; and Education Day for students only on Monday, October 21.There is no cost to tour the boat and see exhibits; some activities have a fee. Contact organizers for information.
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June 22, 2001
Michael J. Fox Foundation Grant Awarded to UCSD Parkinson's Researcher
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research has awarded one of its first-ever grants to UCSD for studies of a naturally occurring protein that has potential as a new Parkinson's disease therapy.
Eliezer Masliah, M.D., UCSD professor of neurosciences and pathology, received one of 15 $100,000 grants awarded by the Fox Foundation to researchers pursuing a cure for the debilitating neurological disorder that affects 1.5 million Americans and one in 100 adults over age 60.
Studies have shown that abnormal accumulation of proteins called alpha-synuclein (a-synuclein) are centrally involved in Parkinson's disease. A-synuclein is a major component of Lewy bodies, which are an abnormal dense mass of proteins called aggregates, found in the dying neuron cells of Parkinson's patients.
Masliah's lab was the first to identify and clone human a-synuclein in 1991. When mutations occur in a-synuclein, or when environmental toxins trigger changes in its characteristics, the protein aggregates, or forms Lewy body clogs within the brain.
Recently, Masliah's team identified a protein similar to a-synuclein, but with the ability to block the development of Lewy bodies, rather than form them. Called beta-synuclein (b-synuclein), this naturally occurring protein was first studied in test tubes. Scientists added b-synuclein to a-synuclein protein that had formed aggregates, and watched as the aggregates untangled. In preliminary animal studies, Masliah developed one group of mice with over-expressed a-synuclein and another group with large amounts of b-synuclein. The a-synuclein mice developed Lewy bodies in their brains while the b-synuclein group did not. When the two groups were crossbred, their offspring were protected from developing brain Lewy bodies.
Over the next six months, studies in mice will continue, Masliah says. The researchers have identified the portion of the b-synuclein molecule that blocks aggregation and are investigating the development of a way to deliver b-synuclein by gene therapy into the brain. They are also trying to develop a chemical compound structurally similar to the naturally occurring b-synuclein protein. Theoretically, the chemical compound could be taken as oral medication to untangle Lewy bodies in the brain. Both of these methods will be tested over the next months to years in mice.
The recently formed Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research raised $1.5 million for its first round of grants. The organization's literature notes that it has moved "aggressively to identify the most promising research and raise the funds to assure that the best research is supported…"
Additional institutions receiving the first Fox Foundation grants were Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Rutgers University, Baylor College of Medicine, Rush University, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, University of Toronto, University of Florida College of Medicine, Clinica Universitaria de Navarra, Zygogen LLc, University of Minnesota, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
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President Obama said that the Bush tax cuts need to expire for those making more than $250,000 for couples and $200,000 for individuals. His proposal is a one year extension, just enough to get him through the election. One of his main arguments was that he wants to return to the same tax rates as the Clinton era.
However, in 2001 (Clinton's last year as President), the federal budget was $1.9 trillion. In 2011, President Obama's federal spending was $3.6 trillion. In ten years, our government has nearly doubled in size and the President's tax plan does not get us close to a balanced budget. Further, I feel his tax plan of increasing taxes on small businesses will be a job killer. A small tax increase can take away the revenue needed to pay someone's salary.
The Republicans and Mitt Romney argue that tax cuts are the key to recovery, based on what Reagan did. The reason it worked for Reagan is that he brought tax rates down by over 40 percentage points, which is a big change that did spur economic growth. However, all of the Republican proposals I have seen have been less than 5% points, which will not be significant enough to catapult our economy. As much as I believe in tax cuts, we need to get our spending house in order before we get too aggressive with cuts. If we cut taxes too much before reducing spending, it could hurt our deficit so much, that it will slow economic growth instead of spur it.
As I have always said, this blog is about solutions. There are a lot of things I would do such as repeal Obamacare and cut spending drastically. However, I would go after two things first that are a little less political and could have the biggest initial impact for our economy. The first thing we need to do is gain some stability, so I would try to get permanent income tax rates versus continually extending Bush tax cuts one year at a time. Permanency gives stability to small businesses, thus allowing them to plan and hire. Because this would not be easy, here's my compromise: make the Bush tax rates permanent, but close loop holes. The rates keep taxes low, but closing loop holes increases revenues, making both parties happy. While Republicans may argue that closing loop holes are a net tax increase, I have a different opinion altogether. Loop holes are, in my mind, unintended tax breaks that lawyers took advantage of, which is not congruent with the original intent of Congress when the code was created.
The second thing I would do is permanently cut the corporate tax rate in half. Right now, the United States has the highest corporate tax in the world. Our corporate tax revenue is only 8% of the U.S. total revenues (approx. $180 billion), so it's impact financially for the government would be small, but the impact for the businesses would be large. Cutting the rate in half does three key things:
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- It increases the ability to hire people and reduce unemployment. Further, when the money goes to individuals' income vs. corporate income, it will still be taxed, thus roughly breaking even on net revenue.
- Last, this concentrated radical change would be just big enough to spur change in our economy. The tax cut would essentially increase the profitability of every corporation in the United States and help the stock market as well.
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State Street Global Advisors launched five bond exchange-traded funds on the American Stock Exchange on Wednesday.
Three of the new State Street SPDR ETFs track Treasury bond indices of various maturities, one tracks an inflation-protected securities index, and another tracks an investment-grade bond index.
SSGA, a unit of State Street (STT), was the first to market with a stock ETF 14 years ago when it launched the Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipt (SPY), also called the SPDR. But the company has been relatively slow out of the starting gate with bond ETFs; its first five offerings follow on the heels of two other providers: Barclay Global Investors, a unit of Barclays PLC (BCS ) and Vanguard.
Still, the fixed-income asset class is relatively untapped by ETFs, which are essentially index-oriented funds that trade on an exchange. With the five launched Wednesday, the total number available in the U.S. has more than quadrupled over the past five months to 25. At the end of 2006, there were only six bond ETFs, all of them BGI's iShares. Since then, BGI has almost tripled its offerings. Vanguard got into the game in April with four bond offerings."We've been working on a fixed-income product for years," says Gary MacDonald, State Street's director of marketing. "But the regulatory environment was hard." He says it can take a long time to get approval the Securities and Exchange Commission to sign off on a new ETF, though the process has been getting better.
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It's Time for Some Campaigning
If you have not watch the Jib Jab cartoon it is a must see. Go to www.jibjab.com and click on "Time For Some Campaignin". Then come back and finish reading this blog. Satire is always difficult for people to understand, we see this all the time even outside of politics. [Read More]
I Am Woman
Now that Hillary Clinton's defeat is a foregone conclusion, the media has taken it upon themselves to ask, "Is America too sexist to vote for a woman for president?" To her credit, Hillary hasn't been the one to bring this up—yet. However, news [Read More]
Take Another Look at the Obama / Clinton Dream Ticket
You hear a lot of talk about Obama and Clinton as a dream ticket, that Clinton will help Obama win the needed 270 electoral votes needed to be the next President of the United States. Many people will point out that Clinton can help carry women, Latinos and that all [Read More]
Looking Forward to President Obama
I have been asked to envision what an Obama presidency would look like and to give my comment on that. Now, for those of you new to reading my column you may not be aware of this but I am a fairly loyal Republican and I love John McCain. In fact, John McCain is [Read More]
Obama and Napoleon: Facing Similar Opponents?
In 1812 Napoleon Bonaparte lead his army on a mission of conquest of Russia. His plan was to take Moscow and winter the harsh Russian winter there. He would then complete his conquest of this giant country the following spring and be the Master of [Read More]
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Stars are cosmic energy engines that produce heat, light, ultraviolet rays, x-rays, and other forms of radiation. They are composed largely of gas and plasma, a superheated state of matter composed of subatomic particles.
Though the most familiar star, our own sun, stands alone, about three of every four stars exist as part of a binary system containing two mutually orbiting stars.
No one knows how many stars exist, but the number would be staggering. Our universe likely contains more than 100 billion galaxies, and each of those galaxies may have more than 100 billion stars.
Yet on a clear, dark night Earth's sky reveals only about 3,000 stars to the naked eye. Humans of many cultures have charted the heavens by these stars.
Some stars have always stood out from the rest. Their brightness is a factor of how much energy they put out, which is called their luminosity, and also how far away from Earth they are.
Stars in the heavens may also appear to be different colors because their temperatures are not all the same. Hot stars are white or blue, whereas cooler stars appear to have orange or red hues.
Stars may occur in many sizes, which are classified in a range from dwarfs to supergiants. Supergiants may have radii a thousand times larger than that of our own sun.
Hydrogen is the primary building block of stars. The gas circles through space in cosmic dust clouds called nebulae. In time, gravity causes these clouds to condense and collapse in on themselves. As they get smaller, the clouds spin faster because of the conservation of angular momentum—the same principle that causes a spinning skater to speed up when she pulls in her arms.
Building pressures cause rising temperatures inside such a nascent star, and nuclear fusion begins when a developing young star's core temperature climbs to about 27 million degrees Fahrenheit (15 million degrees Celsius).
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Young stars at this stage are called protostars. As they develop they accumulate mass from the clouds around them and grow into what are known as main sequence stars. Main sequence stars like our own sun exist in a state of nuclear fusion during which they will emit energy for billions of years by converting hydrogen to helium.
Stars evolve over billions of years. When their main sequence phase ends they pass through other states of existence according to their size and other characteristics. The larger a star's mass, the shorter its lifespan will be.
As stars move toward the end of their lives much of their hydrogen has been converted to helium. Helium sinks to the star's core and raises the star's temperature—causing its outer shell to expand. These large, swelling stars are known as red giants.
The red giant phase is actually a prelude to a star shedding its outer layers and becoming a small, dense body called a white dwarf. White dwarfs cool for billions of years, until they eventually go dark and produce no energy. At this point, which scientists have yet to observe, such stars become known as black dwarfs.
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There has been a lot of investor interest in the stock of Apple Computer (AAPL), and rightly so. The share price has spanned a 52-week range of $119 to $272 per share. This represents a quick double for investors fortunate enough to purchase below $135.
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Klingon Keyboard: for serious Trekkies only
Are you one of the biggest nerds in the world? If so, you probably know the fake Klingon language from Star Trek. And maybe you want to write things in this fake tongue. But here you are stuck with a stupid English keyboard. What to do? Buy a keyboard with Klingon symbols on it, that's what!
Not only does this keyboard let you type in a made-up language, but it also connects with a PS/2 cable, something no current computers use. So to recap: if you're a super nerd with an old computer and you want to type in Klingon, you can buy this warrior's accessory here. For the other 99.99999999% of the world, we'll stick to regular keyboards. And for the precious few of us who might need their Klingon fix now and then, stick to online Klingon translators.
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Three players finished in double figures today. Senior forward Matt Staff led the team with 18 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots. Juniors Phil Hawkins and Joel Wright added 13 points apiece. Texas State shot 37.9 percent from the field and 66.7 percent from the charity stripe.
Texas State (7-19, 3-11 WAC) left its 26-point deficit in the locker room as it came out in attack mode to start the second half. The Bobcats left the jump shots behind and started attacking the rim. The result was a 12-3 run to start the half sparked by Staff.
The Bobcats continued to break down UTSA (6-19, 2-12 WAC) as the Roadrunners were 1-for-10 from the field to start the second half, and struggled to find their shot. Texas State steadily wore down UTSA when Reid Koenen made a layup with 7:18 to go cut UTSA's lead to single digits for the first time since 10 minutes to go in the first half. Less than one minute later, Hawkins nailed a transition three-pointer with 6:25 to go to bring Texas State to within eight points.
Both teams traded points at the free throw line over the final four minutes of play, but it was a long range trey by Staff that notched the final points of the game. Despite outscoring UTSA 42-27 in the second half, the Bobcats weren't able to capture the comeback victory.
Kannon Burrage led a quintet of UTSA players that scored in double figures. Burrage finished with 15 points and seven rebounds. Jeromie Hill and Michael Hale III recorded 13 points each, while Jordan Sims added 12 points and Edrico McGregor tallied 10 points and nine rebounds. UTSA finished 42.1 percent from the floor and 75 percent from the free throw line.
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Out of 26 million Texans, you may have an idea to change the world. You may have had several ideas to change the world. But only a tiny minority of you pushed through the U.S. Patent office from application to successful patent. We've seen Texans change the world many times over. Jack Kilby did it with Texas Instruments in 1958 with the integrated circuit, causing the start of the digital revolution, which, in part, is why you can read these words over your electronic device.
Over the last few years, Texas Business has brought its feature: Texas Business Patent of the Day. This list is of the ones that were either extremely clever, odd or strange. One thing becomes apparent from these patents and the patent that runs daily in Texas Business—Texans have a unique mind set.
Though the history of the Corn Dog is disputed, the State Fair of Texas claims to have introduced the Corny Dog sometime between 1938 and 1942. As a paean to that invention that now sits in the freezer section of every grocery store in the southwest, here are the fried foods the State Fair of Texas has introduced, or tried to introduce, in the last seven years.
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Don't get caught up with John Wayne religion. For one thing, he's not Texan. He's in some fine movies involving Texas, most notably The Searchers, but none of his movies can make the best cut of Texas movies. Here's the short list.
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Texas Business reports: STEPHENVILLE—Tye V. Minckler, currently the vice president for operations at the Medical College of Wisconsin, has been named Tarleton's vice president for finance and administration/chief financial officer.
He succeeds Jerry Graham, who retired in May after serving 42 years at Tarleton in various capacities.
Minckler, 55, will assume his duties Aug. 6, pending approval of The Texas A&M University System board of regents.
"Mr. Minckler brings years of higher education and private business experience to Tarleton," said president F. Dominic Dottavio in a prepared statement. "He is committed to serving faculty, staff and students in a collegial, collaborative and personable way. I have been impressed by his knowledge of Tarleton's history, programs and people and his enthusiastic support of our vision, values and strategic goals. It will be a pleasure to have Tye and his wife, Katherine, as members of the Tarleton family."
Prior to his position at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he has served since 2007, Minckler was director of facilities development and management at the University of Washington's School of Medicine from 2000-2007. He also was the chief financial officer at two companies, one of which was a software services start-up he cofounded.
He is a certified management accountant, and holds a master of business administration degree in finance from the University of Washington and a bachelor's degree in molecular and cellular biology, also from the University of Washington.
His new position at Tarleton "is an honor and a privilege," Minckler said in a statement. "That is a cliché, but this is a very visible leadership position for the university and the community, and I will have the privilege and responsibility of serving faculty, students and staff to help them succeed any way I can. That is a huge responsibility and I am absolutely committed to serving with distinction."
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|Thu, 01-31-2013 - 8:16pm
Hey ladies - thought I'd start a new thread for February (mostly because I didn't know how to describe how to put my ticker in! LOL!).
So, check in time:
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Name/SO Name: Alyssa/Kyle
TTC (adoption) cycle (month): cycle 1 after m/c, 3 overall.
Where are you in your cycle: 7 DPO - just waiting to test.
Doing anything new this cycle: Just waiting this one out. Doubt we'll do anything different next cycle if we don't get a BFP.
What do you have going on this month: Superbowl this weekend, and DH's birthday is this month. Valentine's too, but I doubt we'll do much for that.
What's your favorite book: There are so many to choose from! My recent favorite was Sarah's Key.
|Fri, 02-01-2013 - 12:15pm
So, check in time:
Name/SO Name: Kate & DH
TTC (adoption) cycle (month): NPP since August... I've lost track
Where are you in your cycle: CD20; my chart looks terrible this month but I feel hopeful
Doing anything new this cycle: Not really.
What do you have going on this month: Teddy turns 2!!!
What's your favorite book: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
|Sat, 02-02-2013 - 12:39pm
Name/SO Name: Erica/Cory
TTC (adoption) cycle (month): going on three months since we decided to adopt, NTNP since June 2011!
Where are you in your cycle:
Doing anything new this cycle: As I mentioned on the January thread, I'm torn about having a 4th biological child. We will continue NTNP, but I have to confess that I'm paying a lot more attention to CM lately...hoping...
What do you have going on this month: February is gorgeous in Florida. I'm going to try to get outside more this month. I'm looking forward to getting into a new exercise routine, and we are going to dig into some house projects.
What's your favorite book: I think Little Women is number one. I also love the Mitford series. I think I am going to start them over again.
Cory and I have had some great talks about our family recently. He is fine with following my lead on the issue of the size of our family. He is ready to love and support any child that comes along through adoption or birth. I feel so, so blessed to have him as my husband! I still have a strong desire to adopt, but we both agree that we need to see if we are going to be in Florida for the long term. Cory still has a job application in process at a PA university, and he is thinking of applying for another one. We wouldn't want to pay for a Florida homestudy, and then have to move. As much as I was conflicted about the job that came up last summer, I'm feeling a stronger desire to be closer to home since my parents are now caring for my grandma in their home.
All in all, I guess I'm just trying to be open and ready for anything, yet I know too much about Natural Family Planning to not pay attention to my body. Without even meaning to, I find myself getting into my TTC mode. I'm eating better, trying to get fit, taking my vitamins, and organizing. Basically, I'm already nesting!!!! It's craziness. :)
|Sat, 02-02-2013 - 12:44pm
Hi, Alyssa. Sorry for messing up your ticker! Thanks for starting the thread. You sound like you are in a good mental place for TTC. I'm excited for you, and I hope you have a quick time TTC and a peaceful pregnancy.
Good luck, Kate! I know that your husband's health was a factor in TTC. Is he feeling better these days?
Hi to anyone else who might be visiting the thread! Hop right in. :)
|Sun, 02-03-2013 - 9:12am
Kate - glad you're feeling positive about this cycle! My fingers are crossed for you.
Erica - that's so great about the recent conversations you've had with DH. It's so wonderful that you're both on the same page. I can understand how easy it would be to slip into TTC mode if you're charting and are very in tune with your body. Sounds like, no matter what happens when, you'll be ready and excited. What a great time for you!
AFM - I tested today, but got a BFN, as to be expected. I'm not going to test this early again, especially with the tests I have. They don't seem to be as sensitive as the ones I had before. Last time I was PG, I used both tests at the same time, and the lines were much lighter on my new set of tests. So, I think I'll wait until 12 DPO or longer to test from now on. Not sure how I feel about this cycle in terms of being PG - I feel like I know better than to interpret the signs and temps, but it's hard not to get into that headspace, specially as I get closer to when AF is expected.
|Sun, 02-03-2013 - 1:53pm
Alyssa: Sorry about the BFN. I tested yesterday as well, and got a BFN too. I am pretty sure it's too early.
Erica: When will you guys know for sure about the job Cory's applied to? I've been thinking more and more about wanting to do foster parenting lately. I really need to talk to DH about it more.
AFM: Terrible cramping today, and I am suprisingly feeling very randy right now. DH is still sick though.
|Sun, 02-03-2013 - 2:35pm
|Sun, 02-03-2013 - 5:46pm
Sorry about the BFNs, ladies. I hope you both get good news soon.
Kate, the university hiring process is really frustrating and kind of mysterious. DH thinks it is probably not going to be a YES since he expected to hear around the new year, but in truth, he could actually hear as late as July or even August. He applied for his current job in November or December. He got a call in March, phone interview in April, and campus interview in May. He was offered the job at the end of May 2011. Last summer, he was interviewed for a job in June, and the job was offered to someone else in July. In other words, it could be awhile. I'm excited that you are thinking about foster care. I know I was inspired by what you said about your parents taking in kids. Right now, I'm thinking about ways that I can support orphans and kids in foster care since we can't adopt right this minute.


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The Multimedia Project Studio are specialized computer labs servicing Duke's students, faculty and staff that specialize in tools for the production of multimedia and graphic content.The MPS is not a general computing lab and those patrons not engaged in media creation activities will be asked to leave regardless of the current utilization of other lab workstations.
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Both labs feature high-end, integrated hardware and software that encourage imaginative creation and editing of graphics, Web pages, audio and video. Production tools include industry standard software.
- Apple's Final Cut Pro Studio for video editing
- Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, AfterEffects, etc.)
The top-of-the-line workstations in each lab are equipped with LCD displays and specialized peripherals, such as drawing tablets, scanners, video digitizers and DVD burners.
Find out what technology is available in the labs
Trained technicians are on staff to help you with your multimedia projects during scheduled hours but are not able to do production work on your behalf. To get acquainted with the staff and their particular areas of multimedia expertise, check out the MPS staff profiles. While in the labs, you can also get help from the learning library stocked with manuals and other reference materials.
NOTE: Although patrons are able to save work locally on these machines during their session, it is required that you back up all of your files to your own external hard drive or to a network storage space. Files will be deleted periodically without notice. The MPS is not responsible for any lost or damaged files.
MPS West Special Facilities
Due to the lab's overall larger size, we are able to offer specialized facilities at the MPS West location only.
MPS West Studio
The MPS West Studio provides a place for recording video using tools such as Panopto, Camtasia, or QuickTime. There is also a white board and black curtain that can be used as a backdrop. Here's a sample video produced at the MPS Studio. The MPS Studio cannot be used as a conference, meeting or study place.
MPS West Audio Booth
The MPS West Audio Booth provides professional quality microphones to allow up to two people to record audio in a sound controlled environment using Garageband, Audacity or Logic.
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- MakerBot Replicator 5th Generation
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There is documentation linked from the room and Google's 3D Sketchup is installed on all MPSWEST Workstations for your development.
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- Check availability of the resource before submitting your reservation request
- Reservations can be reserved via your Duke email account by scheduling a meeting and inviting your desired room or resource using the titles listed above. You will get an automated reply if you reservation was accepted or rejected.
- A reservation is highly recommeneded to guarantee availabilty.
- All reservations are a first come, first served basis. The MPS administration does not negotiate for rescheduling reservation on behalf of any patrons.
- Reservations can be made for any time the lab is open. If you would like assistance during your session, make your reservation during staffed hours. During the semester, our hours are Sunday - Thursday, noon to midnight, and Friday noon to six pm. However, schedules are subject to change, so the best way to ensure a staffer will be available is to check our live schedule.
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- 8 hours per session for the 3D printers
- If you show up more than 30 minutes beyond the start of your reservation, you have forfeited your reservation.
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MPS – West phone: (919) 681-5547
MPS – East phone: (919) 684-5550
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