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Family Portrait, 2012
4 Channel Video Installation, HD Video, Vertical 16:9, Stereo.
Foreclosures, unemployment, recession, and debt reduction, the "American" way of life is being redefined and re-examined. And that examination is happening no more closely then to the iconic American family. Ideals of class and wealth have been replaced with a language of loss. From banner carrying protestors to cable news pundents, dialogues amass on culpability. Things are not the way they used to be? The effect on society as well as personal family dynamics is profound. What is the "American" family?
In Family Portrait, the collaborative team of Hillerbrand+Magsamen, create a 4-channel video installation with "living portraits" or pictures in motion of themselves and their two children interstices between art and the contemporary American family by playfully and poetically exploring perceptions of emotions, family, consumerism and media within a uniquely American subjectivity.
Each member of their family: Father, Mother, Daughter and Son have a video where they are engaging individually in an action. These actions are given an unexpected twist of surrealism such as the daughter getting sucked up by stuffed animals, the son smashing a stack of plates, the mother walling herself into her closet with bricks and feathers and the father standing idle with a garden hose while the barbeque grill ignites.
Amid the 4 suspended screens is a mass of used consumer products filling the space. Big Wheels, lawn furniture, old books, weed wacker, toys, clothes, and the list goes on in what we hoard and hold onto in our mountain of stuff. We pile it up in our closets, storage containers and garages.
A dialogue between the viewers, video projections and the gallery space is created by this mountain of garage sale stuff. This floor-to-ceiling mass of discarded and neglected iconic American yard sale items intensifies the viewing experience by pushing the viewer to the side and creating a visual obstruction. What we thought was unimportant now becomes center stage. The floor to ceiling mountain becomes a metaphor of how our own consumerism blocks our vision.
This multidisciplinary project is accessible both conceptually and visually, using our personal lives as a metaphor for the general publics. It is not only about our family experience as a middle class American family, but it also extends to every viewer because it creates a dialogue through the video medium and by asking viewers to contribute their own garage items. The piece gives back to the community through viewer participation with the donations and auction. The work generates an expanded cinematic experience that evolves daily in addition to opening community discourse
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John Muir Wilderness > Mount Whitney > Climber's Log
Mount Whitney Climber's Log
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ScottyP | East Face Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2006 | |
Great route. Missed the fresh air but found a nice 5.8 crack instead. Looooong approach hike! | ||
Posted Nov 13, 2008 6:28 pm |
RSBARNES | Two day trip | |
It was an Awesome trip. | ||
Posted Nov 11, 2008 1:24 am |
nextyearranier | Mountaineers Route Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2006 | |
Made it to the summit, hard time on the ledges, challenging for a novice like me. | ||
Posted Nov 3, 2008 8:35 pm |
nayrb | Got Sick 500 Vertical Feet from Summit Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2008 | |
Climbed w/ my good friend Bill ... and his friend Gary. We came up from the Whitney Portal that morning around 7 AM and made it to Trail Camp pretty quick. After lunch decided to go for summit instead of waiting until 2 AM. After 97-ish switchbacks ... made it to Trail Crest at around 13,600 ft. We crossed by the "windows" and I got sick ... bad headach, dizzy, and sick to my stomach ... my 1st experience w/ AMS. I decided to head down 500 vertical feet from summit. Bill & Gary went on to summit. It was cold & windy. Made it back down to trail camp just before the sun went down. Bill & Gary made it down about 1 hour after the sun went down. I will go back. Great climb & experience though. Note: about 2 hours up the switchback & 1.5 hours from Trail Crest to Summit. | ||
Posted Oct 25, 2008 11:30 am |
BLong | Whitney Hike Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2008 | |
I climbed Mt. Whitney with a good friend / fellow guide on June 27th this year. It was a great trip with some excellent views as the sun rose. Good time despite the heavy traffic. 2011 update: I climbed the east buttress route in late june. Good prep for Mt. Russell. | ||
Posted Oct 6, 2008 6:39 pm |
Cascade Scrambler | Feels like 20 miles each way Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2008 | |
Climbed this mountain after having my first shot ripped out from under me by an unethical former climbing partner. This was a great climb with beautiful scenery and lots of great people to meet along the way. Next time, we'll climb a different route to shake things up a bit. | ||
Posted Oct 5, 2008 1:54 am |
uh60speedy | Off the JMT Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2008 | |
Came up from Guitar Lake off of John Muir Trail. We wanted to climb Langley as well, but we were already behind schedule one day. Ended up coming out at Whitney Portal, with our car still at Horeshoe. | ||
Posted Oct 2, 2008 12:37 pm |
SkydiveKen | Once again Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2008 | |
Mountaineers route one more time! #5 Down the main trail to tag Muir. | ||
Posted Sep 28, 2008 11:33 pm |
canichol | Day hike from Whitney Portal Date Climbed: Aug 19, 1997 | |
Started the hike at 6am and finished at 7pm after a swim in Lone Pine Lake. Met a bear on the trail - he passed me coming down into the campground, and I watched as he strolled over to the nearest jeep, popped open the unguarded cooler in the back and proceeded to have breakfast. Second time was done in 2002. | ||
Posted Sep 28, 2008 11:52 am |
rematore | Made it Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2008 | |
The hardest part was finding time to get out there. | ||
Posted Sep 28, 2008 12:15 am |
ice | One day Whitney Trail Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2008 | |
Started at 3AM from the Whitney Portal trailhead. Took the Whitney Trail route and arrived on the peak at around 11AM. Perfect weather and no mishaps. Climbed Muir on the way down. | ||
Posted Sep 24, 2008 4:09 am |
RyanCampagna | AdamJ loves switchbacks! Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2008 | |
Little bro got sick and didn't make it up, bummer. Overall, great time with some good friends. Pizza factory was kinda a pain in the ___ cuz of some crazy kids running around, and they take forever, but the pizza was my savior, as was the hostel shower... Done. | ||
Posted Sep 23, 2008 3:12 pm |
AdamJ | I call this a nighthike Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2008 | |
Left at 10pm with some buddies. Awesome ascent but on the way down it seemed that some rascal added an extra 5 miles or so...damn flat switchbacks! Didn't remember them on the way up in the dark. | ||
Posted Sep 22, 2008 7:28 pm |
96avs01 | Full Moon Dayhike Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2008 | |
A great dayhike on the main trail under full moon illumination. Summited at sunrise. | ||
Posted Sep 17, 2008 1:14 pm |
MelitoIrpino | Whitney | |
Did this hike 3 times in the 90's all up the Portal trail, although one time the 98 switchbacks were covered with snow so we had to go straight up. Would like to try the Mountaineers Route some day and also climb Muir. | ||
Posted Sep 15, 2008 2:35 pm |
KClosson | Only Need to Do It Once Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2007 | |
I have done the tourist route twice (Also, July 25, 2008) as day hikes. It was fun the first time, but I was kind of bored with it the second time around since the views had been burned into my head from the year before. It is respectable mountain for its height. Although I may try another route someday to the top there is just too much of the Eastern Sierra that I would rather spend time climbing. | ||
Posted Sep 11, 2008 9:14 pm |
Sienna | Always fun Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2001 | |
Great mountain. | ||
Posted Sep 5, 2008 3:38 pm |
seano | North face Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2007 | |
Climbed on the Russell-Whitney-Muir loop. Nice route, and not too hard to find on the way up. | ||
Posted Sep 5, 2008 2:14 pm |
crnhlio | Good workout Date Climbed: May 17, 2007 | |
Camped on the top for 3 nights before going to AK. Should have brought some non-climbing magazines. | ||
Posted Sep 2, 2008 10:39 am |
Tom Fralich | East Face and East Buttress Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2008 | |
East Face (III 5.7) -- August 28, 2008 -- Jeff Bance and I climbed this classic route from a camp at Iceberg Lake. The climbing took us 4.5 hours with a fair bit of simul-climbing. Routefinding was straightforward with the SuperTopo. We enjoyed a few minutes on the summit, but were quickly recruited for a rescue of some hikers off-route on 5th class terrain from the Mountaineer's Route. It took about 2 hours to extract the stranded hiker from a ledge about 200 ft below the summit. The ranger was appreciative and his berating of the knuckleheads after the fact was good entertainment. East Buttress (III 5.7) -- August 13, 2009 -- Went back with Mary to do this route. We took it slow and easy, camping at Lower Boy Scout Lake and then at Iceberg Lake before climbing the route. We had excellent weather the whole time and the climbing on the route was excellent. We met some interesting characters on the summit and saw a knucklehead off-route on the descent, giving me flashbacks to the year before. Took us 5 hours to climb the route and 2 hours to descend back to Iceberg Lake. | ||
Posted Sep 1, 2008 1:41 am |

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Recently in America the Great Category
What are students learning in American high schools and colleges? Here's a short intro.
If you think this is appalling, think of this: Who is teaching this stuff and how many millions of young people are growing up in the belief America is bad? The left wing has the educational system in its grip and this is its view. Patriotism is a no go.
So when you see a young person waving an American flag and cheering, it's likely she is a Republican.
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50 years ago on October 27th, 1964 Ronald Reagan gave one of the powerful political speeches in the history of modern American. Among other things, he reminded us of the fragility of freedom before an all powerful government seeking to become ever stronger.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same."
This conservative message is as relevant today as 50 years ago.
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The Chatham Independence Day parade in Chatham on the 4th of July is one of the best attended in the state. It's hard to estimate, but our best guess is that the overwhelming majority are Massachusetts citizens, though second home owners are from all over.
The Chatham Republican Committee is once again entered into the parade and invites all Republican candidates, town committee members and just plain old Republicans from Chatham and wherever to join us in the march.
It is a festive event with many bands, floats, vehicles and marchers. The Chatham RTC entry will be honoring the men and women of the Armed Forces who protect us.
Let's show our pride in American and in our Republican dedication to freedom and equal opportunity for all. And have a good time as well!
We are delighted to announce that this year Lt. Governor candidate Karyn Polito will be marching with us, as she did in 2010 in her campaign for Treasurer.
We welcome all Republican candidates and office holders.
The parade starts off at 9:30 in the morning. Street traffic near the parade route gets cut off about 8:30, so we try to take our place in the line-up along Shore Road by 8:00.
It ends approximately at 11:15.
The route is along Main Street through the downtown shopping stretch from Shore Road to the intersection with Crowell Road, about 1.5 miles. The assembly area is on Shore Road back towards the Chatham Bars Inn from the intersection with Main Street. Depending upon where we wind up in the assembly line-up, up to a mile of walking could be added.
We will issue detailed information to all participants by email as the parade organizers release it. Remote parking sites with shuttle buses to and from the parade start and ending points are provided. We will provide detailed information as it becomes available.
Candidates and organized groups such as RTCs, please let us know by phone or email you will be joining us. Individuals receiving this email, just come and bring a friend or two. Patriotic dress is best. Wear comfortable shoes and beware a sunny day!
Do let us know if you have any questions. Call the numbers below or email us.
Fran Meaney, Chairman 617 512 7743
Diane Bronsdon and Elaine Gibbs, Vice Chairmen
Marie Acton, Secretary 508 945 2150
Sam Black, Treasurer
Chatham Republican Town Committee
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GENERAL McRAVEN'S "LESSONS FOR LIFE" A MUST READ
General William H. McRaven gave a memorable commencement address at the University of Texas this spring that deserves to be read and reread: "Life Lessons From Navy SEAL Training."
SEALs Lessons for Life - commencement address U Texas McRaven.pdf
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Just a year ago the Louisiana black state senator Elbert Guillory announced he was becoming a Republican and issued a statement explaining why. His message to his fellow blacks is a powerful one that hopefully will be heeded. It's also a reminder to all Republicans of our civil rights heritage, of which not only should we be proud, but insistent on proclaiming every day: We are the Party of Lincoln. We stand for freedom and equal opportunity for all.
In 1854 the Republican Party was formed to succeed the Whigs with one main purpose -- to end slavery. In 1860 President Lincoln was elected with the votes of abolitionists in Massachusetts and other northern states. Just three years later Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in rebellious territory. In Congress Republicans drafted and passed the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the Constitution freeing slaves, assuring them due process under the law and granting them voting rights.
Lyndon Johnson, no civil rights activist, cynically snatched the black vote away from Republicans with government handouts with the War on Poverty, crowing privately (to fellow Democrats) that his handouts would keep them n****** voting Democrat for 200 years.
Listen to what Senator Guillory has to say.
What's disturbing to all of us as Americans is that this dependency on government has not only kept too many blacks in poverty, it has created a situation in which, as one wise man observed, "fidelity to country is coming to be replaced by fidelity to democrats who give you stuff, just as that old bigot LBJ envisioned when he set out with his phony war on poverty in the 1960's. The entire modern democrat party "cares" about people only to the extent that said people will vote for them in perpetuity."
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This speech by Ronald Reagan was delivered 12 years before he was elected president. It demonstrates the depth of his conviction that bigger and bigger government is not good for the nation and the drift in that direction must be stopped. He said it was "a time for choosing."
Today we have the same challenge and the same choice. Listen to the Ronald Reagan of 1964 and take heart that our instincts are sound and our goal is right. If the direction of history is to be turned, it will be done by the people, not by the bureaucrats and elites who comprise the government. The more government, the less freedom. The Obama Democrats have proven this beyond doubt. "We the people" must fight against the tyranny of government for freedom for ourselves and all future generations.
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America is certainly experiencing great difficulties under the present Democratic administration in Washington, but, nonetheless, we remain Americans proud of our past and confident of our future.
Consequently, we are starting up a movie series at the Chatham Orpheum Theater downtown on Main Street on Saturday morning April 5th to remind us all of the great spirit of America that still endures in the hearts of Americans.
The first movie "Argo" celebrates the heroic rescue in 1980 of six American diplomats trapped in Tehran during the Iranian hostage crisis incredibly engineered and carried out by an obscure CIA technician specializing in disguises Tony Mendez. Ben Affleck plays Tony. The movie won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
We also will be recognizing and thanking Michelle DeSilva, who leads Cape Cod Cares 4 the Troops for the great work they do sending care packages to our service men and women overseas.
Every day American heroes be they in the military or civilian life are doing extraordinary things in defense of our nation and fellow Americans. We need to remind ourselves constantly of their service and their sacrifices and to acknowledge and express our appreciation to them and those who support them.
Doors open at 8:45. The suggested donation per person is $20 (pay at the door) for a light breakfast and the movie, to be shown at 9:30 after the recognition of Michelle DeSilva -- and to help with our 2014 election campaign for a better America.
Service men and women, VFW and American Legion members can attend free of charge, but please call to reserve in advance if possible to 508 945 2150.
To reserve and make donations for any number of seats from one to ten online, click here.
Or, if it's a last minute thing, just come and pay at the door!
When you're coming please bring along any of the items listed below that Cape Cod Cares 4 the Troops can send along to our men and women in uniform overseas. Click on list to enlarge.
See you bright and early Saturday, April 5th, 8:30 or so for a time to feel proud to be American.
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Now here's a company that has the right idea. Food City, wherever you are, you did good.
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On this Thanksgiving Day let us be thankful for those who would open the eyes of those who are blind to how the government is stealing from us the rights guaranteed to us by the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
Ask yourself these questions which Judge Napolitano poses and you will understand how important the 2014 elections will be. And, if we are not the ones called to fight for freedom, who?
The Grinch who stole ThanksgivingBy Andrew P. Napolitano Wednesday, November 27, 2013
What if another Thanksgiving Day is upon us and owing to the government, we have less to be thankful for than we did at the last one? What if at every Thanksgiving, liberty is weakened and the government is strengthened? What if Thanksgiving's warm and breezy seduction of gratitude is just the government's way of inducing us to think we should be grateful for it?
What if we don't owe the government any thanks for anything? What if the government owes us back all the freedom and property it has stolen from us? What if the government has produced nothing and owns nothing, save what it has coerced us to give it? What if the courts have ruled that the government can lie and cheat with impunity in order to acquire our property or assault our freedoms?
What if the government lies and cheats regularly to enhance its own wealth and power? What if the government claims that its power comes from the consent of the governed? What if no one consented to the government's spying and lying except those who personally and directly benefit from it?
What if the government is afraid to tell us all it is doing to us, for fear we might vote it out of office? What if that vote would change nothing? What if the spying and lying continued no matter who ran the government? What if those who spy and lie don't lose their jobs no matter how they lie, upon whom they spy or who gets elected?
What if this holiday of turkey and football and family is the modern-day version of bread and circuses? What if bread and circuses — which Roman emperors gave to the mobs to keep them sated — are just the government's way today of keeping us sated at the end of every November? What if the government expects us to give thanks to it for letting us have Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday off?
What if the president thinks he's a king? What if he claims the power to kill people outside the Constitution? What if some of these people were your sisters, neighbors or friends? What if he thinks he's so smart that he knows what choices we should make? What if he makes those choices for us?
What if we each have the natural right to choose how to care for our own bodies, but he has used the coercive powers of the law to tell us how to do so? What if that law compelled all persons to pay for more health insurance than they needed, wanted or could afford? What if the president deceived dupes in Congress into voting for that law? What if the president deceived millions of Americans into supporting that law? What if the president forced you to pay for a health insurance policy that funded killing babies in their mothers' wombs?
What if the president knows what you want and need because his spies have captured your every telephone call, text and email? What if the Declaration of Independence says that our rights are personal, inalienable and come from God? What if the Constitution says that among our inalienable rights are the right to be left alone and the right to be different?
What if the president took an oath to uphold the Declaration and the Constitution but believes in neither? What if he believes that our rights come from the collective consent of our neighbors, whom he can influence or, worse yet, from the government, which he can control? What if he believes that he can invade our right to be left alone by spying on us and lying to us, and destroy our right to be different by killing us? What if he actually did all these things?
What if only individuals foolish enough to do so give up their own rights but cannot give up the rights of those of us who refuse to surrender them? What if the government can only constitutionally take away personal freedoms when a jury has convicted someone of a crime? What if the government thinks it can take away our rights by ordinary legislation or by presidential fiat? What if it has done so?
What if someone who once worked for the government knew all this and risked life and limb to tell us about it? What if the government at first denied that it lies to and spies upon all Americans? What if it demonized the whistleblower? What if it chased him to the ends of the Earth because he revealed awful truths? What if everything Edward Snowden revealed about the government turned out to be true?
What if it is the personal courage and constitutional fidelity of Mr. Snowden for which we should be thankful? What if the government hates and fears our freedoms just as it hates and fears the revelation of the awful truths Mr. Snowden possesses?
What if our thanks are a result primarily of the Author of our freedoms, who made us in His image and likeness, and to those who have exercised those freedoms to seek and reveal the truth? What if it is the truth, and not the government, that will keep us free?
What if we have the right to pursue happiness, no matter what the government says? What if we have the right to be unique, no matter what the government wants? What if the freedom to seek the truth will bring us happiness?
What if that freedom, which is still ours, is a just cause for a happy Thanksgiving, after all?
Andrew P. Napolitano, a former judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, is the senior judicial analyst at Fox News Channel. Judge Napolitano has written seven books on the U.S. Constitution.
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The Chatham fundraiser on Friday, July 20th for Senator Scott Brown was a smash success.
Chatham raised over $100,000 for Senator Brown's campaign and brought together more than 275 folks to come and cheer the senator on despite the threatening rain.
In fact, the first post-party report is in: Chatham has raised $111,500 and more is still coming in!!!! As of right now, in Massachusetts, Chatham has raised more money for Scott than all other cities and towns except Boston and Wellesley!
It was all made possible by Elaine Gibbs offering her home for the event. Elaine and her team of volunteers performed magnificently to produce an exciting and rewarding evening for the senator and everyone who attended. The house and property, including the huge tent, were beautifully (and patriotically) decorated, flower arrangements were everywhere, signs and guides pointed the ways to go and the food and beverages were plentiful and professionally presented and served.
The senator came a bit earlier than scheduled because he found he had to leave a bit earlier than expected, but he used every minute to talk with us individually and together. He expressed his gratitude for all of the hard work that Elaine and her team had done to get ready for the event. No question, he was impressed. As Scott was leaving, he thanked me as chairman of the Republican town committee for what Chatham had done for him and repeated those thanks in a personal email to me as chairman of the town committee the next day. And again this morning (Wednesday, July 25th) by phone.
There can be little doubt that the Chatham Republican Town Committee, the organizer of the event, delivered a result far in excess of anything the Brown campaign expected. That a town committee for a town of 6,125 permanent residents was able to put together a fundraiser that raised more for Scott Brown than had any other city or town in the state except for Boston and Wellesley is an amazing accomplishment in which we can all take pride. The volunteers who helped with the fundraising as well as those who assisted Elaine in hosting the event itself did Chatham and the town committee proud. But without the support of everyone who contributed and everyone who came it would not have been the magical moment it was.
We also thank our friends in our neighboring communities who contributed and came. We had a good sprinkling of folks from across the Cape as other organizations spread the word of our Scott Brown event.
We were pleased that Mary Z Connaughton, who led the statewide Republican ticket in 2010 as the candidate for State Auditor, came down from Framingham to introduce Scott to the 300 assembled Under the Tent. She will be heard from again.
We had the opportunity to introduce the two candidates who will be facing off in the state primary on Thursday, September 6th seeking the Republican nomination to run for the House of Representatives seat for the newly created 9th Congressional District (all of Cape Cod running west to Fall River): Adam Chaprales of Sandwich and Chris Sheldon of Plymouth.
Adam and Chris will return to Chatham for an hour-long debate open to the public on Thursday, August 16th, 4 p.m., in the Chatham Community Center. Selectman David Dunford of Orleans will moderate. Be sure to come. With the strong leadership of Scott Brown, taking the House seat for Cape Cod seems even more doable.
Jeff Perry and his wife Lisa of Sandwich were there to show their strong support and friendship for Scott Brown, who had strongly backed Jeff in his 2010 congressional race.
Eric Steinhilber, the Republican candidate for Barnstable County Commission, is running against the Democratic incumbent Sheila Lyons and the incumbent commisioners' plans for a massive sewer authority for Cape Cod costing billions.
Click the photol to get a really big picture.
The happy and enthusiastic large crowd listens attentively as Scott made a point Under the Tent.
But victory will not come easy. A new poll today shows Scott trailing his opponent 40%-38%, in effect, a statistical tie. Obama leads Romney in Massachusetts favorability 60%-39%.
Scott had an uphill battle to win in 2010 and he can do it again. He is a man who can break gridlocks. His opponent is a person who creates them with her ideological, anti-business stance that even Obama is trying to distance himself from.
Scott makes this point in a powerful new ad previewed this morning on Fox & Friends. It has been seen already by 175,000 people. Watch it. It's dynamite. Click here. What we owe the risk takers, the entrepreneurs, the small businessmen and women! They are what makes America great.
We need to continue to do all we can for Scott financially and in helping to get out the votes on Election Day.
For those who haven't donated to Scott yet or who would like to give him a bit more to make our fundraiser even more meaningful, you can do so in less than a minute by clicking on the link below:
We will begin our campaign to turn out voters for Scott on Election Day in the next few weeks. We will be calling shortly for volunteers to contact neighbors and friends to urge them to vote for Scott. Every vote we get for Scott in Chatham and elsewhere across the Cape offsets a vote in a big city Democratic neighborhood dragged out by public union workers, so every single vote is important.
We have the candidate who puts America first. He has not advanced his career by false claims. He has done succeeded the American way - he earned it.
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Attend the Memorial Day observance in Chatham Monday, May 26, 2012.
The parade begins at the World War Memorial in front of the Chatham Community Center at 10 a.m. and proceeds to the several war monuments in the downtown area ending at the Veterans Rotary at approximately 11:30.
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Now that Mitt Romney has won the primary battles and will be designated the Republican nominee for President in Tampa at the Republican National Convention in Tampa the end of August, the speculation about the Vice President pick begins.
An early favorite is Marco Rubio, the new (first elected in 2010) U.S. Senator from Florida. There are several reasons for this. The one most frequently cited is that he is Hispanic. His family left Cuba to settle in Florida, where Marco was born. The Hispanic voter is increasingly important in elections, Ethnic groups take pride in the advancement of one of their own -- the Irish for JFK being an obvious example as well as blacks for Obama.
But Marco Rubio is for his years already a man of accomplishment (He will be 41 next week on May 28th). He rose quickly through politics after securing his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida and graduating from the University of Miami Law School. Elected a state representative for the first time in 2000, he was voted in as the Republican Speaker of the House just six years later by his peers, in 2006, a remarkably quick run to the top.
Rubio decided to run for the U.S. Senate when the incumbent senator resigned. He began the campaign as a double-digit underdog to the popular Republican governor Charlie Christ in the contest for the Republican nomination. He rapidly gained ground and when it was obvious he would win the nomination, Crist declared as an independent, but Rubio went on to win a three-way race final by a wide margin. Rubio's wife is of Columbian descent, they have four children, are Catholic and live in West Miami.
What is especially exciting about Rubio is his capacity to inspire. He is an extraordinarily able speaker. His speeches during the senatorial campaign as well as various TV ads in which he just spoke of his beliefs and hopes for America were hugely instrumental in his victory.
Just a few days ago Marco Rubio was the invited keynote speaker at the Republican Convention in South Carolina. South Carolina has an extraordinary group of capable Republicans representing the state in Congress, led by the leading conservative in the Senate Jim DeMint. DeMint met with Rubio and endorsed him when he was 20 points behind Governor Crist in the polls.
A delegate to the convention alerted one of our friends from Harwich to Rubio's speech. Here is his email message:
On Mon, 21 May 2012 11:12:22 -0400 Thomas B Hatfield writes:
Dear Colleagues:
I was honored to be present as a Delegate at the SC GOP
Convention this last Saturday and to attend the Silver Elephant
Banquet that evening where Florida U.S. Senator, Marco Rubio
was the keynote speaker. His was one of the most inspiring political
speeches I have heard and I believe one that every American, not
just Republicans, should see and hear. Fortunately, C-Span
covered almost all of the event. ...If you wish to skip the introductions,
his speech starts about minute 16. Hope you enjoy it. And if you do,
by all means pass it along. (Including your Independent and
Democrat friends and family).
If there is a better candidate for VP, it is difficult to image who.
Though Mario's speech begins about minute16, some may well find it enjoyable to watch the opening remarks of Senators Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint. We did.
Marco Rubio is just one possibility for Mitt to consider, but he is a strong contender. For months Marco said he was not interested, but of late he has softened that position. As he makes clear in his talk, this is a vital election for the future of America. Every American who loves his country must heed the call to help rescue it from the disastrous course the current president has put the nation on.
That includes us.
Mitt Romney has many excellent choices as he contemplates his selection. In a show of hands at the meeting last night of the Chatham Republican Town Committee, Marco Rubio was the near unanimous choice.
Watch the video and feel good about America.
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At its January 9, 2012 meeting the committee voted to extend its congratulations to the new state chairman and to indicate it is looking forward to working with him during the critical 2012 election campaigns.
The committee also extended an invitation to the chairman to come to Chatham to celebrate with the town its Lincoln Day observance on Sunday, February 12th. The event will be held at the Chatham VFW from 3 to 5. Details will be announced shortly.
Chairman Walter Bilowz said, "This is an important year for Chatham since it is celebrating its 300th birthday as a town. It's also an important year for the nation since new leadership is desperately needed in Washington. It is therefore fitting that the committee honor our first Republican president, who was serving when Chatham celebrated its 150th birthday. Abraham Lincoln had the courage, comitment, strength and determination to save this nation at a time of its greatest peril. Once again, it falls to a Republican to rescue the country from forces seeking to destroy it. We can do no better than to turn to Lincoln as an example of towering leadership."
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We had a great time at the parade.
We had a terrific walking group of Chathamites and folks from Barnstable, Brewster, Harwich and Orleans.
Our group was led by a fire-red pick-up truck with our "Chatham Republicans" banner draped across the front. On each side a "Support Our Troops" banner was hung. And a quilted "God Bless America" was on the tailgate. We had our own bellringer in the truck back, letting "Freedom Ring" as we moved along.
Our marchers ranged in age from four (he rode part of the way in the truck) to over 80 with each decade well represented.
Behind our flag-carrying walkers was our yellow Jeep festooned with patriotic bunting and our "Don't Tread On Me" flag prominently displayed.
As we marched through the 40,000 or so crowding the streets, we received a tremendous outpouring of applause, cheers and shouts as our young marchers handed out over 750,000 miniature flags to children and olsters along the way. It was clear that our down-to-earth, regular folks approach to the parade struck a responsive chord.
At the end of our two and one-half miles of walking, we had sore feet but lots of big smiles.
Our thanks to all whose participation made our part of America's birthday celebration a great success.
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We are all set for and excited about the parade on Monday.
We have a terrific group marching to celebrate the nation's founding and to honor those who have fought and died to keep us free.
You'll see us coming. Our fire red pickup truck will be in the lead with our "Chatham Republicans" banner prominent on the hood.
We honor those who make this land of the free possible, the brave troops who defend us around the world, with our "Support Our Troops" message on both sides of the pickup.
We acknowledge from whence our blessings flow with a banner facing the marchers at the tail end of the truck.
After the red pickup will be our marchers with American flags galore
It's wonderful that Harvard has just published a report that Republicans are more likely to be patriotic and attributes some of that inclination to parades.
Bringing up the rear of our unit will be our yellow Jeep carrying some of the longtime members of the town committee and saluting the Brewster Republican Town Committee, nine or so members of which are marching with us.
This is a day of celebration for how lucky we are to be Americans. We also march to say thanks to our founding fathers and those men and women who have fought and died to keep the flame of freedom burning.
Our music selection (which you may or may not be able to hear because of the background noise) will recognize America, the land of opportunity (Only in America), will salute all the men and women in uniform (a medley of service songs) and the American flag (John Phillips Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever) and express our appreciation for the beneficence bestowed upon us with Kate Smith's historic God Bless America.
Since the theme of the parade is "Let Freedom Ring" and that is the signature of the Liberty Bell, we will be, in Chatham's seafaring fashion, sounding a ship's bell as the parade moves along Main Street.
A happy and safe 4th to all.
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Today's observance of Memorial Day in Chatham was very well attended, even better than last year's. 300 would be our guess of those who followed the parade from place to place.
The total time for the parade and stops at the various memorials was just 1 and 1/2 hour.
At each memorial there were short prayers for the dead, gunfire salutes and the playing of taps.
The first at 10 a.m. was at the World War I memorial in front of what is now the Community Center.
To Oyster Pond for a wreath laid in the waves for those who died serving at sea and a wreath at the Korean-Vietnam Memorial.
Then to Sears Park at Main and Seaview for the Civil War observance highlighted by a stirring rendition of the Gettysburg Address by Scott Hamilton. (Imagine: Chatham with a population of just slightly over 2000 sent 263 men off to fight for the Union.)
The final stop was at the rotary where the Veterans Memorial is at the center of the rotary. There were short speeches; patriotic songs sung by We are the Men choir and a wonderful playing of Amazing Grace on the bagpipes. The parade was led by veterans (including Finance Committee Chairman Jo Ann Sprague in full uniform), Coast Guard personnel, police and fire personnel, boy and girl scouts, cubs and browies, the high and middle school bands and the high school music director and selectmen Roper, Seldin and Sussman.
It was quite moving. Thanks to the Public Ceremonies Committee. Well done.
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1) Edit the list you need to remove the unwanted channels from and "Deselect All".
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I tried doing the backup - defaults - restore without deselecting all on the channel list first and it restored the unwanted channels.
Also, I should note that I did the Deselect All on all of my lists since I wanted to reset them all, so I don't know if this will work if you are only trying to reset one list.
For people who still don't know what we're talking about: When you downgrade your service the channels you no longer have will be hidden on the favorites list edit screen, however, if they were included in a list prior to the downgrade, they will still show up on the guide in either red or green instead of black. There is no way to remove them from that favorite list since they're hidden on the edit screen.
At this point Dish should just document the behavior and call it the "Lost Channel Reminder" feature.
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But here's how I got rid of them without losing all that I had saved. I called tech support and explained my problem and got them to temporarily re-subscribe me to the channels I wanted to delete from the favorites, and had them note in my file that I was just re-subscribing long enough to delete them, -about 15-20 minutes. Then I deleted them, and either had the tech stay on the line, or called them back (I don't recall which) and they unsubscribed me and waved the charges. This may require a supervisor's attention and someone in the US.
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DH and I went to 2 senior centers today to sign up. I'm just amazed at the things they offer . I want to sign up for pottery , areobics , drawing and painting and stained glass. I swear - this place is going to be my new playground.
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I live in Milwaukee ... we have 3 near me . You might have to peek in and ask ....I never KNEW they had so many activities either ! -- Or -- look them up online . My DH is a card player ... he figured there'd be penny games ...... NOT ! The older women were playing Sheepshead for quarters ! ( Big time gambling ~ LOL ! ) |
You got me interested in finding out what ours has to offer. they have piano lessons, painting, wood carving,and ceramics.. But unless you are a member the classes are about $40.00 There are three classes of membership Gold +, Gold and Silver. That run from $150 to nearly $400 a year. Looks like I can't afford to be a senior and have fun. Where do you live??? patti |
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HEINZEN MANUFACTURING: Rudi Groppe, president, showed off the Gilroy-based Heinzen Manufacturing International's new conveyor design that allows for easy sanitation. The solid urethane belt features positive-drive teeth on the bottom that keeps it on track. Workers also are able to flip the belt up for easy access to sanitize parts below.
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It appears that Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit players are in for at least two more downloadable car packs in the coming months.
A new list of bonus achievements outed on Xbox360Achievements seems to reveal challenges linked to Lamborghini and Porsche 'Packs'.
"Get Gold or Distinction in all Porsche Pack events," lists one achievement, while another challenges you to do the same for a 'Lamborghini pack'.
The most recent content released for the game was the Super Sports DLC pack, which landed on December 21 and contained 13 new race and pursuit events and three of the world's fastest supercars: Porsche 911 GT2 RS, GUMPERT Apollo S and Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport.
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So I am a new grad nurse on a surgical unit. I am on orientation and got my 30 day eval today. Come to find out my manager told me my preceptor raised concerns about my critical thinking skills, and... Read More
0Mar 30, '11 by LameszRuby- I really am thankful for this feedback from other nurses. I am having a hard time with this because I really like my preceptor, but I just felt as though she gave me no heads up when my managers talked with me. I even had asked her how I was doing before, but she told me it was hard to say because she had no past experience to compare it to. Any confidence I had went out the window. I don't want a pity party at all! I guess what I am feeling is that I am being labeled as "the bad nurse". I have taken full responsibility for my Tylenol mistake, I did from the beginning. Again thanks everyone for the input, it honestly has helped me put things in perspective!
0Mar 30, '11 by Katie5It's just two weeks. Yeah it sucks, but hey you're still there.
Sometimes, we let what people think get in the way of what we should be doing. So people think, yup they do? But hey, what does it matter? Your attitude matters more.
Do your two weeks with the new preceptor. Learn all you can. Don't say nothing bad about your previous preceptor. And soon you'll join the ranks on the floor. Have a fun time when you do.
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0Apr 10, '11 by LameszJust wanted to post an update. I have got a great preceptor, and she told my managers that I am doing great...what a difference. I realize now that my other preceptor is new as at this as well, but I am trying to put this behind me and just learn all I can...Thanks for all the input!
0Apr 10, '11 by looking for workI am very sympathetic with you. 10 yrs ago, my first job gave me a preceptor who wanted no part of precepting at all. I was sunk like a skunk. Throughout my subsequent 10 years in this field, I have found the entire new hire experience to be backwards, stressful and void of reality. Places still make you precept with years of experience. I once was precepted by a new grad when I had 7 yrs experience. The entire precepting notion needs to be wiped out and re-vamped. Most people do not learn well when they are getting bossed around and criticized like a small child, and slapped on the nose for spilling milk. In my last hospital job, I left after 2 shifts because my preceptor was a nasty, argumentative bi*ch . Been there, done that...I am too old for it, and if a new job requires an extensive "pre-cepting" I turn the job down. I could go on and on about this, but I'll leave you with one thought:
Never let other nurses destroy your confidence. They will try to...hold your head high. I had my confidence destroyed by evil nurses early on in my career. All I can hope is that KARMA will eventually speak its mind. Best of luck to you -
0Jul 12, '11 by mansanas2Hi. I agree mentor/preceptor should discuss the issues with you. Mine did the third day, however here are the issues "you cannot ask question when we are in the patient room", "you cannot talk to me about another patient when I am writing about another patient", "you are not getting it, I told you to focus on things what your patient have (report is from him who speak 100 miles/hour) (at times, I will forget to check the I/O or forgot pt have hemovac)" "or did not get the first time how to hang an antibiotic (now you will need a muscle to prime this thing, also I am left handed and he wants to use my right hand non dominant, so what do you expect), and you show your not confident" another thing, everyone is watching you and will be talking about you, now mind you this is my third day....he tells me things, when he wants to. I sit in the corner trying to find things to keep me preoccupied. I do not have access to the lounge room, or anything. He expect high things for me which is great but I think there is something missing. Or is it me? The patient he assigned me was awesome, and understood that I am a student nurse and learning. So yes, it took me awhile to get their vital signs - the machine was foreign to me. He thinks that it is a sign of not being confident.
Now I am not sure if going back for the 4th day will have any value if he already made up his mind about me. He expect me to remember everything about the patient, I am not allowed to make mistakes. I get nervous asking question because I am nervous, that's the truth. Is that bad? Also, I heard him talking to someone in front of all the other nurses, how I am there and that I am not getting it, etc. I left the area so that I will not hear it at that time. I always have to run after him (he run fast), and most of the time, I am not even sure if he wants me there. Uggh..I dread it now... -
0Oct 28, '12 by me_againThank you for your post regarding the preceptor/student issue. I am orientating at a new facility and found out that my preceptor made what I thought was an unfair assertion to my new manager. It was a terrible blow to me, because I am quite sensitive to what people say. Your post reminded me that it will pass and my focus should be on being the best nurse that I know I can be. You said it clearly and succinctly!


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Malkin Holdings LLC said on Friday it planned to pursue a public listing for the Empire State Building after reviewing several bids to buy control of the landmark New York skyscraper.
In a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the holding company said it had "received indications of interest to purchase the fee and/or operating lease positions of the Empire State Building, as well as one indication of interest to purchase the fee and operating lease positions of One Grand Central Place".
But after a review, the company decided it was in the best interest of investors to proceed with the consolidation and initial public offering.
The building and its investors are managed by Malkin Holdings, which spearheaded a plan to roll the skyscraper, once the world's tallest building, into a real estate investment trust, called Empire State Realty Trust Inc, containing more than 18 properties.
Malkin Holdings was advised by Lazard Freres & Co LLC.
A spokesman for Malkin declined to comment beyond the filing.
Opened in 1931 during the Great Depression, the Empire State Building is one of New York's leading tourist attractions - known for its Art Deco tower and its colored light display at night.
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Distress Sale - Owner is very ill and needs to sell now! Reduced To $12,000 - well under 1/3 the market price.
Custom design blue water cruiser, Center cockpit with spacious aft cabin and large v-berth, currently setup as onboard workshop. Roomy head on port side with large shower and on demand hot water. Galley on starboard side is well laid out for cooking under sail. Lots of head room throughout. Entire boat completely renovated before setting sail from Vancouver, B.C. Canada.
Canadian documented vessel already located in Paradise (Manta, Ecuador) and totally equipped for cruising.
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Close call for police in brush with alleged drunk driver
The Capitol Police officers shot at the driver five times early on Nov. 18 as he drove on Capitol property before he tried to escape. The officers belong to a detachment of the Texas Department of Public Safety responsible for guarding the Capitol.
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Police search for armed robber who targeted loans business
EL PASO (KTSM) — Police were trying to find a man who robbed a Central El Paso loan business at gunpoint.
It all happened two weeks ago on Wednesday, July 17, when police said a man walked into Pancho's Title Loans on Alameda near North Clark and pulled out a handgun.
The man demanded money and threatened to shoot two employees. Those employees handed over the cash and the man took off running.
However, he was captured on this surveillance video, and police hope you can help them solve the crime.
"This happened about lunch time. We're talking about 11:20 a.m. and this is a very busy area of town. A lot of other businesses are open at this time and we know someone will recognize who this is and we need them to call us right away," said Javier Sambrano with El Paso Police Department.
The robber is described as a Hispanic man with brown eyes, in his early twenties. He's about 5'8 inches tall.
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Colette D. Honorable was reappointed to a six-year term and designated Chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission by Governor Mike Beebe in January 2011. She was appointed to the Arkansas Public Service Commission by Governor Beebe in October 2007, and designated interim Chairman from January through August 2008. Chairman Honorable previously served as Executive Director of the Arkansas Workforce Investment Board. Honorable is a native of Little Rock, Arkansas and is a graduate of the University of Memphis (previously Memphis State University). She obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law.
Prior to her gubernatorial appointments, Honorable served as Chief of Staff for Attorney General Mike Beebe. She worked in the Attorney General's Office for over five years, serving as an Assistant Attorney General in the Consumer and Civil Litigation Departments, and as Senior Assistant Attorney General in Medicaid Fraud. Her previous work experience includes serving as a staff attorney at the Center for Arkansas Legal Services, as a judicial law clerk at the Arkansas Court of Appeals and as an assistant public defender.
Chairman Honorable has practiced law for over eighteen years and is licensed to practice in the Arkansas state courts, in the United States District Courts of Arkansas, and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She has also served as a special judge in Pulaski County Circuit Court and has served as an adjunct instructor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law.
Chairman Honorable is President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), serves on the Executive Committee and is Chairman of the Board of Directors, as well as a member of the Committees on Gas, Consumer Affairs and the Utility Market Access Subcommittee. She previously served as First Vice President, Second Vice President and Treasurer of NARUC. Honorable served as the President of Mid-American Regulatory Commissioners during 2012-2013 and is a member of the Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. Honorable was appointed by the Department of Transportation to the Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee and serves on NARUC's Pipeline Safety Task Force. She was honored to serve as national spokeswoman for the "Anybody Can Serve, So Let's Conserve" energy efficiency and conservation campaign.
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In the science news this week, comet just about survives close encounter with the Sun, a device to help difficult births, and finally…the mystery behind the koala's booming voice solved.
Comet Ison – back from the dead?
Last week, a comet from the outer reaches of our Solar System stole the science headlines. Comet Ison promised to be one of the brightest comets in the sky for decades, but only if it could survive its journey past the Sun.
Astronomers watched the comet as it approached the Sun, travelling at over 200 miles per second, when it disappeared behind the star. It skimmed the Sun at just 730,000 miles above the surface, heating the comet to a blistering 3,000C.
"It would be an absolutely hellish environment, there's never been a better time to use the words 'snowball's chance in hell'," said Tom Kerss, astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich.
On Thursday night, it was announced by several observers that their fears had been realised – Ison had been destroyed by the Sun. The amazing spectacle that it had promised to so many astronomers was not to be.
But, it turns out that that wasn't the last we would hear about comet Ison. Remarkably, despite being announced as a goner by NASA and ESA scientists alike, a faint smudge was seen reappearing from behind the Sun following further analysis of the images.
"To all intents and purposes it looked like it had gone, and then amazingly this thing appears out the other side," Professor Tim O'Brien, associate director of the University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank observatory told the Guardian [1].
"What we don't know is whether the whole thing fell apart and whether the dust that was embedded within the ice is just basically in a big cloud and that is continuing to orbit," he explained. "The question is, is it just a cloud of dust … or is there still either one or more remnants of the nucleus."
Only time will tell whether what astronomers are seeing is a bit of comet or just some dust – if it is dust, it will quickly dissipate. But O'Brien is optimistic.
"It looks pretty bright in the images we are seeing from spacecraft but I wouldn't like to say whether it will be visible to the naked eye just yet. We'll know in the next few days."
Device to help women during difficult births created by car mechanic
It sounds like a pretty unlikely story, but Jorge Odon – a car mechanic from Argentina – may have developed one of the most important inventions for mothers and babies around the globe.
Odon, who has no connection with obstetrics, has developed a device that is an alternative to forceps or ventouse, to help women during a tricky birth. The device is loosely based on a party trick Odon saw that involves getting a loose cork out of an empty wine bottle!
The party trick is done by placing a plastic bag over the bottle opening, and blowing in it to inflate the bag inside the bottle. Then you simply pull the bag out, removing the cork with it.
Odon immediately saw the potential in adapting this technique for childbirth. His device is essentially a piece of plastic that is inserted in the birth canal, and then inflated around the baby's head, under the chin. This then allows the midwife or doctor to adjust the baby's position and help the mother give birth.
The device has been trialled with 100 healthy women in Argentina, and the next phase will see it tested in problem births in Africa, Asia and Europe. The hope is that this could be a safe and cheap alternative for midwives in developing countries. It also reduces the risk of transmission from mother to baby of infections or HIV.
"The important thing is that it's affordable so that it can reach everywhere," Odon told the BBC [2]. "More than the economic side of this I have always wanted to save lives, to help people."
The doctor who first helped Odon develop the idea, Dr Mario Merialdi, isn't surprised that a mechanic was the one to think of this solution.
"Albert Einstein used to say that sometimes imagination is more important than knowledge and this is actually the case, because Jorge didn't have any knowledge of obstetrics," Merialdi says.
"It's also true that although delivery is a biological function, it's also a mechanical process and so it's not surprising that a mechanic found a way to solve the problem of protracted or obstructed labour. I doubt an obstetrician like me would have thought of a plastic bag with an air chamber in it."
And finally…
Koala's bellow made by unique organ
Scientists have finally got to the bottom of the reason why koalas have such a deep bellow.
It's a fairly unlikely noise to come out of such a small critter, and scientists have found that this is because koalas have a completely unique structure in front of their vocal cords in order to produce the sound.
"The first time I heard a koala bellow I was genuinely amazed that an animal this small could produce such a sound," said Benjamin Charlton, of the University of Sussex, who led the research.
The pitch of the bellow, Dr Charlton told the BBC [3], was about "20 times lower than would be expected for an animal of its size".
But it seems that koalas have a second, larger set of vocal folds in their voice box that make the sound a lot deeper.
"Larger structures can oscillate at lower frequencies," said Dr Charlton.
"Just think of a guitar string - as you shorten the string by placing a finger on the fret board, you raise the frequency of the sound produced, and the thickest strings produce the lowest frequencies."
This vocal set-up seems to be completely unique to koalas but the reasons behind it are still to be determined said the researchers.


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Lund cutting 140 jobs at Minnesota plant
Posted onLund is laying off about 140 workers at its New York Mills, Minn., manufacturing plant.
The layoffs were announced last week and came days prior to a one-week production shutdown, which went into effect Nov. 10, according to a report in the New York Mills Herald newspaper. The shutdown had previously been scheduled.
A spokesman for Brunswick, which owns Lund, did not immediately return calls for comment this morning.
Brunswick previously announced plans to eliminate about 1,500 jobs, in addition to closing plants throughout the country, in order to save money.
Last month, Brunswick announced a 22 percent drop in net sales, driven by a 28 percent decline in marine sales.
For the third quarter, the Brunswick Boat Group reported a 36 percent drop in net sales to $392.5 million, from $613.9 million in the year-ago quarter. The segment had an operating loss of $537.4 for the recent quarter, compared to a loss of $90.3 million last year.
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2013 Fresno State Softball Fresno State at Long Beach State May 11, 2013 at Long Beach, Calif. (49ers SB Complex)
Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Fresno State........ 101 000 1 - 3 4 0 Long Beach State.... 010 030 X - 4 7 2 -----------------------------------------
Umpires - HP: Kelly Sturgis 1B: Scott Matthews 3B: Sandy Leak Start: 1:00 pm Time: 2:50 Attendance: Weather: Sunny, Windy COMPTON, J. faced 1 batter in the 6th.
Fresno State starters: 5/cf MOSS, B.; 13/dh RUNGE, D.; 42/3b MARTIN, V.; 21/rf SOLOMON, M.; 32/1b BRAZIL, S.; 35/c GUMZ, P.; 12/2b SMITH, W.; 40/ss SIO, M.; 1/lf ANGOTTI, K.; 15/p HARRIS, H.; Long Beach State starters: 6/ss Kimbrough; 7/cf Tupua-Tautal; 22/3b De Gaetano; 5/rf Tautalafua; 19/dh Carrasco; 11/2b St. Germain; 9/1b Holmes; 13/c Garcia; 12/lf Gregorio; 10/p Jones-Wesley; Fresno State 1st - MOSS, B. walked (3-2 KBFFBBB). MOSS, B. stole second, advanced to third on an error by c, scored, unearned. RUNGE, D. struck out looking (2-2 BBKFFFFFS). MARTIN, V. struck out swinging (2-2 BBFKS). SOLOMON, M. struck out looking (0-2 KSFFK). 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Long Beach State 1st - Kimbrough walked (3-0 BBBB). Tupua-Tautal grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt (1-1 FB); Kimbrough advanced to second. Kimbrough advanced to third on a wild pitch. De Gaetano lined out to ss (3-2 BBBKF). Tautalafua grounded out to p (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Fresno State 2nd - BRAZIL, S. flied out to rf (1-1 BK). GUMZ, P. struck out swinging (2-2 KBBFS). SMITH, W. walked (3-2 KBKBBFFFFFB). SIO, M. walked (3-2 BBFFBB); SMITH, W. advanced to second. ANGOTTI, K. struck out looking (0-2 KFFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Long Beach State 2nd - Carrasco grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). St. Germain flied out to ss (0-0). Holmes singled to left field (2-0 BB). Garcia doubled to left center, RBI (1-2 BSF); Holmes scored. Gregorio walked (3-2 BKFBBFFB). Kimbrough grounded out to p (1-0 B). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Fresno State 3rd - MOSS, B. flied out to cf (1-2 BKKF). RUNGE, D. struck out looking (1-2 BKFK). MARTIN, V. homered to right field, RBI (2-2 BFFFBF). SOLOMON, M. struck out looking (1-2 BKSK). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Long Beach State 3rd - Tupua-Tautal grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). De Gaetano grounded out to ss (1-0 B). Tautalafua singled up the middle (0-0). Carrasco lined out to ss (2-1 BFB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Fresno State 4th - BRAZIL, S. walked (3-1 BFBBB). GUMZ, P. reached on a fielder's choice, SAC (0-0); BRAZIL, S. advanced to second. SMITH, W. out at first c to 2b, SAC, bunt; GUMZ, P. advanced to second; BRAZIL, S. advanced to third. SIO, M. reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 K); BRAZIL, S. out at third 1b to 3b. ANGOTTI, K. grounded out to ss (2-2 KBFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Long Beach State 4th - COMPTON, J. to p for HARRIS, H.. St. Germain popped up to cf (0-0). Holmes grounded out to ss (0-2 KF). Garcia singled up the middle (1-1 BK). Garcia advanced to second on a wild pitch. Gregorio popped up to p (1-2 KFBFF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Fresno State 5th - MOSS, B. grounded out to 2b (0-0). RUNGE, D. walked (3-1 BBBKB). MARTIN, V. reached on an error by 3b (1-1 BF); RUNGE, D. advanced to second. SOLOMON, M. flied out to lf (0-0). BRAZIL, S. lined out to 1b (0-2 FK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Long Beach State 5th - Kimbrough singled up the middle (1-1 FB). Tupua-Tautal doubled to right center, RBI (1-2 KBK); Kimbrough scored. De Gaetano fouled out to c (0-0). Tautalafua homered to left field, 2 RBI (2-1 BFB); Tupua-Tautal scored. Carrasco struck out looking (1-2 FFBK). St. Germain struck out swinging (3-2 BBFFBS). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Fresno State 6th - GUMZ, P. singled to center field (1-2 KFBFF). SMITH, W. popped up to 2b (1-1 BF). GREEN, T. pinch hit for SIO, M.. GREEN, T. lined into double play ss to 1b (1-1 BK); GUMZ, P. out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Long Beach State 6th - SIO, M. to ss for GREEN, T.. Holmes walked (3-1 BFBBB). LANGDON, T. to p for COMPTON, J.. Garcia struck out swinging (2-2 BBFFS). Gregorio grounded out to ss (2-1 KBB); Holmes advanced to second. Kimbrough flied out to cf (2-2 FBFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Fresno State 7th - ANGOTTI, K. grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). MOSS, B. tripled to right field (0-1 K). RUNGE, D. walked (3-0 BBBB). MARTIN, V. flied out to lf, SAC, RBI (1-2 BFF); MOSS, B. scored. SOLOMON, M. singled to right field (0-0); RUNGE, D. advanced to third. BRAZIL, S. grounded out to 3b (0-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.