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Times Beach | |
Ghost town | |
Coordinates: 38°30′31″N 90°36′09″W / 38.50861°N 90.60250°WCoordinates: 38°30′31″N 90°36′09″W / 38.50861°N 90.60250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | St. Louis County |
Times Beach | |
Ghost town | |
Coordinates: 38°30′31″N 90°36′09″W / 38.50861°N 90.60250°WCoordinates: 38°30′31″N 90°36′09″W / 38.50861°N 90.60250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | St. Louis County |
Times Beach is a ghost town in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, 17 miles (27 km) southwest of St. Louis and 2 miles (3 km) east of Eureka. Once home to more than two thousand people, the town was completely evacuated early in 1983 due to a dioxin contamination that made national headlines. It was the largest civilian exposure to dioxin in the country's history.
In 1985, the State of Missouri officially disincorporated the city of Times Beach.
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Times Beach was founded in 1925 on the flood plain of the Meramec River in a promotion by the now-defunct St. Louis Star-Times newspaper. A purchase of a 20 × 100 ft (6 by 30 m) lot for $67.50 included a six-month newspaper subscription.
In its early years, the town was primarily a summer resort, but the Great Depression followed by gasoline rationing during World War II combined to make summer homes impractical. The town became a community of mostly low-income housing, although a small population continued to spend their summers in Times Beach as late as 1970. In the years immediately before its evacuation, Times Beach had become a lower-middle-class town. Historically there had always been a small grocery store and gas station on Highway 66 to serve the residents.
Prone to flooding throughout its history—its first buildings were built on stilts—the town experienced a devastating flood three weeks before an announcement by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that led to the town's evacuation by 1985 and complete demolition by 1992. The town was disincorporated by executive order of Missouri governor John Ashcroft in 1985.
The site of Times Beach now houses a 419-acre (170 ha) state park commemorating U.S. Route 66—the famous highway that stretched from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California, and passed by the community—as well as the history of the Times Beach area. The park opened in 1999. In 2001, the EPA petitioned to have Times Beach removed from its Superfund list.
The story of Times Beach was featured on History Channel's Modern Marvels, in the episode "Engineering Disasters 20".[1]
Plagued with a dust problem in the early 1970s due to its 23 miles (37 km) of dirt roads and lack of pavement funds, the city of Times Beach hired waste hauler Russell Bliss to oil the roads in and around the town in 1971.[2] From 1972 to 1976, Bliss sprayed waste oil on the roads at a cost of six cents per gallon used.
The problem began when Bliss took a contract with a local company called IPC to dispose of toxic waste. IPC was being paid $3,000 per load to remove toxic waste from Northeastern Pharmaceutical and Chemical Company (NEPACCO). IPC in turn paid Bliss $125 to eliminate the waste. NEPACCO operated a facility producing hexachlorophene in Verona, Missouri. Some parts of the facility had been used for the production of Agent Orange during the Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War, and the waste clay and water contained levels of dioxin some 2,000 times higher than the dioxin content in Agent Orange. Bliss claimed he was unaware that the waste contained dioxin, having even sprayed it around his own home.[2]
Bliss first used the technique of spraying waste oil to control dust in horse stables after discovering it worked well at his own home. When a March 1971 spraying resulted in the death of 62 horses, the owners of the stable suspected Bliss, who assured them he had sprayed used engine oil. Bliss, however, had mixed the NEPACCO waste with the oil. The owners followed Bliss's activities, and after other stables experienced similar problems, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began investigating. In late 1979, a NEPACCO employee confessed the company's practice of disposing of dioxin.[2] The government sued NEPACCO in 1980.
The EPA visited Times Beach in mid-1982, and, in November 1982, stories began to appear in the press about the discovery of dioxin in Times Beach. Another soil sample was taken December 3, 1982, and the test result showed dioxin levels 100 times higher than the one part per billion generally considered to be hazardous to humans.[2]
On December 5, 1982, the Meramec River flooded, causing an evacuation as more than 95% of the city was covered with 10 feet (3 m) or more of water.[2] Flood stage was 18.5 feet (5.6 m) and the water crested at 42.88 feet (13.07 m).
On December 23, 1982, the EPA announced it had identified dangerous levels of dioxin in Times Beach's soil. Panic spread through the town, with many illnesses, miscarriages and animal deaths attributed to the dioxin.[2] President Ronald Reagan formed a dioxin task force. At the time, dioxin was hailed as "the most toxic chemical synthesized by man," based on its extreme toxicity in guinea pigs.
On February 23, 1983, the EPA announced the town's buyout for $32 million. Later, PCBs were also found in Times Beach soil. By 1985, the town was evacuated except for one elderly couple who refused to leave, and the site was quarantined. Residents were shunned in their new communities by people who feared the effects of exposure to dioxin were contagious. Many of the town's citizens sued Bliss, NEPACCO and its various subcontractors. Although the ethics and legality of Bliss' practices have been questioned, Bliss was never convicted for spraying dioxin. He was convicted of tax fraud and served one year in jail.[2]
About 265,000 short tons (240,000 t) of contaminated soil and debris from Times Beach and 28 other sites in eastern Missouri were incinerated from March 1996 to June 1997 in an incinerator built and operated on the former site of the town by Syntex, the parent company of NEPACCO.[2] The cleanup cost the government a total of $110 million, $10 million of which was reimbursed by Syntex. After the cleanup, the incinerator was dismantled and the site was turned over to the State of Missouri.[2]
Subsequent research on the effects of dioxin on humans and other mammals has led some experts to question whether the evacuation of the town was necessary, sometimes citing the example of Seveso, Italy, the site of a disaster in 1976 that exposed residents to larger levels of dioxin than those of Times Beach and whose subsequent cleanup allowed the city to continue to exist.
The land that was once Times Beach is now Route 66 State Park. One building from the town still exists: the park's visitor center was once a roadhouse from Times Beach's glory days, and was the EPA's headquarters for the area. There is a large grass mound beneath which is the debris of the demolished buildings of the former town.[2]
The EPA revisited and tested the soil at the Route 66 State Park in June 2012. On November 19, 2012 it was reported that "Soil samples from Route 66 State Park show no significant health risks for park visitors or workers."[3]


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Welcome to our website
Great Ashby Community Church was set up in October 2006. We are a group of local Christians (mostly Baptists and Anglicans) committed to friendship, worship, discipleship and mission. Our doors are wide open to people from all backgrounds. Whether you are new to Great Ashby or a long term resident, have no church background or you used to be an archbishop - we just don't mind!
We consider ourselves to be on a journey of faith. Even though we come from different backgrounds with different life experiences, we have one thing in common: a personal encounter with the God of grace and love. We have discovered that Christianity is not about rules and regulations, but it is about a dynamic relationship with the living God and an exciting journey with Him who loves and cares for us.
Church Facebook Group | Site last updated 10th January 2015 |
Great Ashby is a new estate and Great Ashby Community Church is a newish Church.
So, we are still learning what it means to be part of a community that is just starting up. We get involved in the community centre, the school and local community groups because we believe it's our responsibility to be part of making living in Great Ashby a life affirming experience.
We have decided not to have a building of our own but to use our homes and local facilities like the community centre and school.
Given that any church can look a bit strange to people who aren't used to it - NO we're not. The two local churches which went with the original idea are both from mainstream church setups in the UK. The major partner, Bunyan Baptist Church has been established in Stevenage since 1897. It is part of both the Central Baptist Association and the Baptist Union of Great Britain. St Nicholas is an Anglican (Church of England) parish church. All three churches are members of Churches Together in Stevenage. So, if you have any concerns about this - check out these links.


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A happy confluence of Christine Johnson's love of music, her experience as a travel agent, and a fiancé who's a concert promoter with access to tickets gave rise to World Beat Tours, a travel company that coordinates tickets, travel accommodations and related activities for music aficionados planning vacations around music festivals.
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1 Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. | 1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. |
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. | 2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips. |
3 A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. | 3 Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but provocation by a fool is heavier than both. |
4 Wrath is cruel and anger is outraging, but who is able to stand before envy? | 4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy? |
5 Open rebuke is better than secret love. | 5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. |
6 Faithful are the wounds from a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. | 6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses. |
7 The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. | 7 He who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet. |
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man who wandereth from his place. | 8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home. |
9 Ointment and perfume make the heart rejoice; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by counsel from the heart. | 9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel. |
10 Thine own friend and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity; for better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off. | 10 Do not forsake your friend and the friend of your father, and do not go to your brother's house when disaster strikes you-- better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. |
11 My son, be wise and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. | 11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt. |
12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself, but the simple pass on and are punished. | 12 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it. |
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, but take a pledge from him for a strange woman. | 13 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman. |
14 He that, rising early in the morning, blesseth his friend with a loud voice: it shall be counted as a curse to him. | 14 If a man loudly blesses his neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse. |
15 A continual dripping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. | 15 A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping on a rainy day; |
16 Whosoever would hide her would hide the wind, and the ointment of his right hand which betrayeth itself. | 16 restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand. |
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. | 17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. |
18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof; so he that waiteth on his master shall be honored. | 18 He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored. |
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. | 19 As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man. |
20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. | 20 Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man. |
21 As the refining pot for silver and the furnace for gold, so is a man tried by praise. | 21 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but man is tested by the praise he receives. |
22 Though thou shouldest grind a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. | 22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding him like grain with a pestle, you will not remove his folly from him. |
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds, | 23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; |
24 for riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure to every generation? | 24 for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations. |
25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered; | 25 When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in, |
26 the lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats pay the price of the field; | 26 the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field. |
27 and thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food for thy household, and for the maintenance of thy maidens. | 27 You will have plenty of goats' milk to feed you and your family and to nourish your servant girls. |
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The thesis's structure includes: annotation, introduction, three chapters, conclusions, bibliography of 229 references, 16 annexes, 149 based text pages, 38 figures, 16 tables. The obtained results are published in 7 scientific papers.
Target research concern in designing a model of optional physics curriculum in interdisciplinary structure and validate the impact of some phyisics optionals developed on this base at the high level of liceum classes.
Objectives research, are: 1. The determining of the pedagogical frames of physics optional currriculum in interdissciplinary structure designe. 2. The designe of a model of developeing physics optional curriculum in interdisciplinary structure. 3. The research of the impact of the physics optional curriculum in interdissciplinary structure, on: the teaching and learning methods physics teachers use; the learning self-evaluation and motivation of students in the high level liceums classes; 4. The experimental validation of the physics optional curriculum model, in interdisciplinary structure.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Running post routes parallel to the end zone decorated in "OREGON" block letters, 12-year-old Marcus Cassar caught spirals from his dad, Jeff, inside perhaps the world's grandest sports arena Friday.
The giddy Ducks fans spent much of the afternoon soaking up the atmosphere inside Cowboys Stadium, the $1.2 billion home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and site of this week's premier college football game between No. 3-ranked Oregon and No. 4 Louisiana State. Kickoff is set for 5:12 p.m. PDT today, and the game will be broadcast nationwide on ABC.
Jeff Cassar and his son will be among the 90,000-plus fans expected inside the lavish stadium tonight, which will make them part of one of the largest crowds to watch a Ducks game.
Cassar scooped up tickets for him and his son as soon as they became available.
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*TOP REVIEWER* Nancygia on 10/9/2013 4:50:00 PM more reviews by Nancygia
Age: 44-55 Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Blond Eyes: Green
I am confused by the mediocre overall rating of this lipstick. I think it's beautiful. I am not gutsy enough (or young enough) to wear the vampy colors that are so popular now, but I love this lipstick and think it works as a great everyday dark plum. Even many hours after application, my lips still have a lovely berry stain that is so flattering. I hope MAC never discontinues it. It's a great lipstick that I can't imagine would look bad on anyone. For reference I am pale to light, wear MAC face & body in C1 and Makeup Forever face and body in 20.
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kolwink on 9/27/2012 8:03:00 PM more reviews by kolwink
Age: 25-29 Skin: Normal, Olive, Warm Hair: Black, Straight, Medium Eyes: Brown
Wow, I can pinpoint exactly when I bought this: right before high school prom. So ... April 2000. And it's still the only lipstick I own.
Since prom was coming up, I figure I should buy my first-ever cosmetics. I remember going to the MAC counter at the San Francisco Macy's, and a flamboyant man completely befuddled me (and was in turn befuddled). I don't think he'd ever met anyone so anti-makeup before.
Anyway, no matter what colors he painted my lips, I still thought I looked like a clown. I have full lips, and to this day I can't shake the thought that ALL lipstick makes me look ridiculous. I don't know what color looks good on me, frankly.
I remember that the MAC dude, finally desperate, steered me towards this "Sheer Plum" option. "Look, it's as if you're hardly wearing anything at all!" But ... you can totally tell that it's not my natural lip color. It's a little bit pinkishly plum, if I may coin words freely. And it is a little sticky. The husband has said that he is not a fan. So ... I would not repurchase. Instead, I will probably take another 5-10 years on an obsessive search for the perfect, natural, organic lip product that doesn't seem as if I'm wearing anything at all.
But, on the plus side, this lipstick always makes me think of cookies, candy, or just good old plain sugar, whenever I smell it. So that's nice.
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shybutterfly0910 on 4/27/2012 8:21:00 PM more reviews by shybutterfly0910
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Tan Hair: Black, Straight, Medium Eyes: Black
All medium-medium dark skin with yellow undertone should get this lippie. It shows up as a browny red on my skin tone. Love love love it! Its not as dark as its a lustre finish. Would definitely repurchase when I run out!
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aadean on 12/13/2011 3:01:00 PM more reviews by aadean
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination, Olive, Neutral Hair: Black, Wavy Eyes: Brown
I absolutely love this lipstick! Nothing like the picture, thank God. It's sheer plum with a hint of brown to warm it up ..so it's not too plummy:) Not too dark (harsh)...very soft look. Color can be deepened if you apply more coats. Perfect shade for fall/winter. Oh wait..did I mention how white my teeth look wearing this??? Love it!
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*TOP REVIEWER* desertwaya on 10/19/2011 6:40:00 PM more reviews by desertwaya
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral Hair: Red, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Brown
This was the shade i picked when i B2Med. It wasn't the exact shade i was looking for but when i swatched it i loved it. This is a browned plum as indicated by MAC (natural red plum that is, not the purple plums). It is sheer but you can also layer it for opaque-ness. This looks pretty good with my nat strawberry blonde hair & when i dye it light auburn :D
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bettygrrl23 on 1/29/2011 6:36:00 AM more reviews by bettygrrl23
Age: 30-35 Skin: Acne-prone, Olive, Cool Hair: Brunette, Curly, Fine Eyes: Green
I can't believe they even call it Sheer Plum! It's not sheer or anywhere near a plum shade. The color is more of a light brick brown red with a hint of orange. It's a pretty color, but nothing in terms of what it's described. Luckily the shade goes with my skin tone.
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*TOP REVIEWER* lygophilia on 12/3/2010 3:27:00 AM more reviews by lygophilia
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral Hair: Red Eyes: Green
Sadly not a good shade for me as it's too brown and I swear I wore similar shades like this one back in the 90's. This lipstick makes me feel and look old. Not MAC's fault at all, but I just don't feel or think this shade suites me, my tastes, or my fair complexion. I gifted this to a friend and it looks fantastic on her and her medium/tan complexion. She loves the creamy formula, the colour, the versatility of this shade for her many make-up looks, and feels confident wearing this lipstick. Personally not on my repurchase list.
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lipstickfashionista on 10/31/2010 12:06:00 AM more reviews by lipstickfashionista
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm Hair: Black, Coarse Eyes: Brown
As everyone has said the name of this color is truly a misnomer--it is not sheer nor plum! I was hoping for a brownish plum color, but this turned out much more red than expected. I was more satisfied with my purchases of Polished Up and the Tartan Tale A Fabulous Fantasy lip kit, which had raisin lustres that were more what I had in mind. If you want a deep red color, great, but if not save the money.
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*TOP REVIEWER* Kitty_82 on 6/19/2009 1:14:00 AM more reviews by Kitty_82
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
This is my every day lipstick. When I wear neutral eyes (most days) this is always a perfect match.
I can and do wear it without foundation, too-- it's forgiving and draws no attention to itself or other features, really.
The name is misleading. I don't find this sheer (though it doesn't last all that long) or plum (it's a medium berryish brown). It's so easy to wear and apply, though, that you can do it walking down the street with a coffee in your other hand.
I hope they never discontinue this. I need something stress-free that is always appropriate! I repurchase this every 5 months or so.
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Miki1985 on 12/20/2007 10:51:00 PM more reviews by Miki1985
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination Hair: Brunette Eyes: Hazel
I quite like this. It looks like a straight dark brown in the tube, but is a beautiful berry-brown on the lips. It's somewhat dark, but I think the Lustre finish helps in that it's not too flat, matte, or opaque, which would make this color look dated. Leaves a pretty stain on the lips when it fades, applies smoothly, and smells like vanilla.
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Blood Sport: Scrubby McDouche and his army of excuses {WoW}
Nov 25th 2009 7:08AM Most of the successful arena players on my server (its a PVE server without that many) form a kind of clique. I'm not much of a PVPer but I remember when me and a friend tried out some 2v2 in season 4 and actually got a pretty high rating - I think it was around 1950 or so. All of a sudden I started getting whispers from them making sure I knew I was getting carried, that my comp was overpowered, that OMG with my gear I should be 2200 rating, etc (I think they felt threatened! :P).
Oh, thats one class of doucheyness you neglected to mention, that no matter how high your rating is, there will be someone there to tell you its "ezmode", and if your #1, well, there will be someone from another battlegroup telling you how terrible yours is.
Mana regeneration changing dramatically in 3.1 {WoW}
Feb 5th 2009 4:35PM As a resto druid, I never have any mana problems in PVE. I clear all content with the exception of sarth3D (which could very well be a completely different ball game. There are only rare occasions where I actually have to use innervate on myself and not on a priest (which often doesn't happen either), so I'm not concerned about mana issues in PVE. This could be due to the awesomeness of the sartharion spirit trinket.
I'm more concerned about resto for PVP, where the gear has dismally low int, and you can't really compensate for this with gemming, b/c resto druids are currently so squishy.
Breakfast Topic: Titillating titles {WoW}
Feb 2nd 2009 11:06AM I've got a few titles but the one I always wear is "duelist", because its the only one I have that took skill to achieve. The drawback is of course that alot of people see duelist as "this person wasn't good enough to get gladiator". Hehe.
There is a really cool video on tankspot about how they got "the immortal" title.
Its the only northrend achievement I would be proud to have other than the arena achiements. It also sounds really cool.
Forum post of the day: Tick Tock {WoW}
Feb 2nd 2009 10:56AM I think I'm one of the few people that hasn't unbound the mouse's scroll wheel from zoom in/zoom out because whenever I'm fighting and I'm casting a long heal or I have nothing to do because everyones at full health, etc, I like to zoom in or out, it makes me feel like I'm doing something.
I am a compulsive inspector. I also look at my own gear on my character screen alot. There's something Soooo satisfying about seeing a full Tier set lit up.
I always have to jump before going into stealth (and yes before entering instances)
Kind of random, but whenever you are waiting around in a raid, or in dalaran or something, and you have someone targeted and you can see that they have you targeted, isn't it sort of like making eye contact? And it can be awkward if you don't say something or /emote or target someone else? heh.
Is Blizzard cutting costs? {WoW}
Jan 27th 2009 11:19AM Blizzard is really playing a really fine balancing act right now - how long can they go without new content while keeping their players amused? I think after 4 years of this they have it down to a science though - most hardcore players will come up with any kind of excuse to keep playing - leveling alt after alt and gearing them through naxx, farming, grinding old instances for achievements, etc. and most casuals will be finishing up their gear grind by the time ulduar rolls around. As for PVP players, I would say its safe to assume almost everyone is dissatisfied with balance issues and the arena rating fiasco, but will continue to grin and bear it for another couple months.
I don't think anyone can argue that this expansion meets the same quality standards of the last one, or or vanilla WoW, but I don't see the value of idle speculation as to the culprit here.
Why "easy raids" are a good thing (for now) {WoW}
Dec 9th 2008 8:49AM Its strange for me to hear all the complaining that gets done about Kara. A nightmare at release? I thought they tuned it perfectly. The implementation of it as a 10 man raid and the effect that had on 40 man raid guilds was one issue, but I found that it was just the right difficulty to feel a sense of accomplishment for downing bosses, and actually required gearing up in 5 mans before stepping in - and I'm not exactly talking from the standpoint of a hardcore raider. Also, it played itself out to last all the way until the end of BC.
Naxx, however, is cleared by every single person that reaches level 80, no gearing up required, step in and clear the whole place in greens, at least thats how my modest casual guild did it (and we certainly never did naxx pre BC). Can you really imagine everyone still running 10 man naxx a year from now when they've been clearing it every week since release?
Blizz has said for itself in blue posts that the real focus for "hardcore" raiders now is going to be the accomplishments. But who cares about those? Even when the points can be redeemed for something I can't picture myself working on 8 manning naxx with no deaths for a vanity pet, since I guess I fit into the hardcore category all of a sudden.
Breakfast Topic: WoW dreams {WoW}
Aug 14th 2008 4:19PM Whenever I'm about to get a new piece of arena gear on a Tuesday morning I am always like, disproportionately excited. There have been times I have automatically woken up and its 5am (the time arena points are awarded).
The night before I was going to get my S4 helm last week, I had a dream I had to go to the supermarket to buy the helm, and I thought I was being really sneaky because in the dream I didn't have 1700 rating and I was going to trick the cashier into buying it anyway. So I got to the supermarket and showed her a fake ID which showed I had 1700 rating and bought it (it was like this flimsy cloth sack in the dream). But when I got home, it didn't fit on my head and I realized they had put a rating requirement on it. lol.
Ask a Beta Tester: Blacksmithing and socket slots {WoW}
Aug 13th 2008 3:01AM In regards to Min/maxing with lving different professions, I believe it could work with taking ench/jewelcrafting first, for ring enchants + JC BoP gems (which both correct me if I'm wrong you can use without having them as your current profession) and then dropping one and taking BS for example (I assume they will add other class-specific stuff for each crafting profession).
The question is whether you will have a set of gear worth that effort until the end of the WoTLK cycle -or ever -, seeing the way that blizz hands out gear these days.
Really really wanting glad for arena season 1 (hey the fancy crafting prof. gear might only be worth it season 1-2...stormherald?) of WoTLK could be an example.
Breakfast Topic: Compulsive collecting {WoW}
Nov 29th 2007 2:27AM I'm a holy paladin but for some reason I've been collecting prot gear since I hit level 70, with absolutely no intention of tanking. Because I'm in a raiding guild with a DKP system with 5 bids for offset equipment, I now have a fully epic T5 level tanking set - that I never use. I've spent hundreds of gold gemming and enchanting a set that I just like to wear around ironforge to show off. I'm also majorly negative in DKP. Talk about compulsive collecting :P
Blood Sport: Building an Arena team, part 1 {WoW}
Nov 11th 2007 11:17AM I think what you say about 2v2 is wrong. "Bank on stacking damage and other threats as quickly as possible."
I play a paladin in a warlock/pally team (we just passed 2000 -woot!) and I can tell you now that we have never lost to a team with that philosophy. Our team makeup will most likely never lose to a 2dps team unless one of us messes up severely.
We actually never lose as a fault of the warlock. We lose when I am outplayed and get mana burned or locked down at just the right time - but that raaarely happens in 2v2 where kiting is the game. Most matches are me kiting around a mana burning priest or warlock and my partner alternately doing the same to their healer and dotting up/fearing/lifedraining their dps. Matches can go on for like 10 minutes.
But the reality is, a druid is simply better at doing what I do. Druids are simply the best healers for 2v2.
1. Travelform. Once they are at a safe distance from mana burn they switch to travelform, get to a corner and drink. If they are NE they will shadowmeld. This is a gamebreaker. (seal of justice is the equalizer here)
2. Bearform. Druids become immune to mana burn/drain because they now have a rage bar. Difficult to DPS down in this form. I've seen resto druids that are specced into feral charge/stun that swap into this form for an instant 5second CC.
3. HoT power. As a paladin, I only have one instant heal on a CD. This is usually enough (lol at paladins that say holy shock is useless). But if it isn't, I have to stop running and cast, which makes me susceptible to a fear and a full 5-8 seconds of mana burn, whereas a druid can always run by his partner and throw up a few HoTs.
4. Cyclone. This spell isn't as clutch with druid/warlock, but is the gamebreaker with druid/warrior. 5 seconds, Non dispellable (cept trinket), GG.
I think the dynamics are going to change a lot for 2v2 once they nerf drain life tanking and give hunters MS/dispell next patch. But these are my thoughts on 2v2 healing right now. Unless you know a leet pally healer like me :) get yourself a resto druid. (unless you are a rogue, then get a priest).


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This is the first time I've heard of Dubba Jonny, but thats not a bad thing. I received this track in my Soundcloud, listened to it and am now featuring it. Artists, keep hitting me up on Soundcloud with your new tracks! Anyways, this track has a very chill vibe with nice vocals. Chillstep FTW.
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This 3D tactical simulation RPG is set in a fantasy type setting where you take control of Fazz, a young warrior who is thrown in the midst of an evil plot to destroy his homeland of Mardias! "Hoshigami brings back the game play that hard core tactical … see full wiki
So, when I started up Hoshigami, I was impressed. It looks pretty good (along the lines of Final Fantasy Tactics), the story is interesting, and it seems intelligently designed, intricate, and difficult. I love a challenge. But I was betrayed...as I played further, Hoshigami became a chore, subject to a stupid loophole in the gameplay that made the entire thing quite ridiculous (I will explain below).
The big 'innovation' here is the RAP system. Each character has RAP points, which are consumed by executing actions (movement, attacks, etc.) I can see how a system like this could be applied to enhance the game's strategy, but something went wrong. In the end, the system only empowers certain characters to make an extra attack or move a few more spaces every turn. All that really happens is you end up pressing the button a few more times every turn, which makes already slow battles slower. Oh my. Why not just give a character more movement? More attacks?
Spells appear on little goodies called Coinfeigms. You can equip characters with Coinfeigms, and elective magic is an idea I really like. The number of Coinfeigms to be collected is very impressive, too. However, they are entirely useless. For all the game's difficulty, spells imbued in Coinfeigms are hopelessly underpowered. Further evidence that spells are completely unavailing is found in the fact that as I played through the game, none of my characters were ever slain by an enemy's spell.
In Hoshigami's polytheistic world, your characters develop skills by following a specific god and gaining powers through devotion. Devotion levels rise just like experience levels, so fighting makes you more devoted, getting you more abilities...right? Right. This was a very intriguing idea (unique skills according to different gods), but the developers messed up. Firstly, it takes forever to raise your levels. The stretches between levels are long, long, LONG. Secondly, the skills you earn with higher devotion levels are almost always useless. These two things make the game very difficult.
And I mean VERY difficult. Anyone who plays Hoshigami is sure to get slaughtered several times in the first few battles. The enemies are far more powerful than your team, and you are almost always outnumbered. Plus, if a character dies, he's dead -- resurrection only becomes possible much later in the game. Initially, I was glad for a challenge, but there is a fine line between "challenging" and "morbidly frustrating"...and Hoshigami crosses that line.
The only _apparent_ way to strengthen your party is to enter the Towers of Trial, which serve as training grounds for your characters. The Towers made me want to kill myself, quite honestly. They are stunningly boring, with repetitive battle maps, monsters, and everything else. I didn't want to train in these Towers, which were degenerating my sanity, but how else could I be match for the game's ridiculously hard battles?
So I discovered the "stupid loophole" I mentioned above. Instead of using a full team of characters, I used just two: Fazz (the main character) and one other mercenary. My mercenary would be a dummy fighter to draw enemy attacks while Fazz did the fighting. Usually my mercenary would get killed quickly, but I could always hire a more powerful one later. Even if the mercenary survived, any experience he gained would still leave him at a level lower than another mercenary I hire, so there was no point in keeping him. The beauty of it all? Fazz accrued 99% of the experience and became a death machine. It was mildly difficult at first, but soon I was able to kill most enemies in one or two hits. It became even easier when my weapon of choice became a bow & arrow so I could kill from a distance.
Suddenly, a viciously difficult game became mindlessly easy. I must say, I don't like strategy RPGs to be "mindless." I pushed on to the end to see what would happen in the moderately entertaining story, but the gameplay was probably making me stupider with every battle. Granted, the fact that I could defeat 15 enemies with just two characters was somewhat amusing for a few battles, but it became very boring, very quickly. A game that is too difficult is not fun. A game that is too easy is not fun either. With Hoshigami, it's either too easy or too difficult -- either way, it's not fun.
Get Tactics Ogre on GBA and skip Hoshigami.
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Public Health News Roundup: April 10
Smoking in Youth-rated Movies Up Dramatically
Smoking scenes in youth-rated movies is back up to the same levels as about a decade ago, with approximately half of such movies in 2012 providing 14.8 billion "tobacco impressions," according to a new study funded by Legacy. Tobacco impressions are calculated by multiplying incidents of tobacco use by the number of film tickets. From 2010 to 2012 alone the rate was up 169 percent; 2010 was an historic low for tobacco impressions. This trend is dangerous because of the way movies can influence youth behavior. "Increases in smoking imagery in the movies are discouraging," said Tom Frieden, MD, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Every day in the United States approximately 3,800 youth under 18 smoke their first cigarette, and approximately 1,000 become daily cigarette smokers. Reducing smoking and tobacco use in youth-oriented movies will help save lives, money, and years of suffering from completely preventable smoking-related chronic diseases." Read more on tobacco.
Online Tool Helps Family, Friends Determine Whether an Older Driver is Safe
A new free online tool can help family members and caregivers of drivers age 65 and older determine whether they're safe to continue going out on the roads. The Fitness-to-Drive Screening Measure questionnaire, developed by researchers at the University of Florida (UF), provides a rating profile, recommendations on how to move forward and links to an array of resources. Sherrilene Classen, PhD, MPH, an associate professor of occupational therapy at the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions and the tool's lead developer, said it's designed to give a realistic assessment of the driving abilities without requiring an on-the-road evaluation. "We know from our research and others' that drivers do not give valid self-reports," said Classen, "Most everybody thinks they are driving better than they actually are. Because we don't have the evaluators to assess the 36 million older adults who may potentially at some stage require a driving evaluation, we went to the next-best step, which is involving their caregivers or family members." Read more on aging.
Study Links Breakfast Cereal, Healthier BMIs for Kids
Helping kids maintain a low BMI could be as simple as giving them cereal for breakfast, according to a new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The study found that children who had cereal for breakfast four out of nine mornings were in the 95th percentile for BMI; kids who had cereal every day were in the 65th percentile. Researchers say the study shows the ability to combat childhood obesity by making breakfast cereal available to low-income kids; one in four U.S. kids live in a "food insecure household," according to lead author Lana Frantzen, PhD. "(Cereal) is an excellent breakfast choice, it's simple, and gets those essential nutrients that children need, especially low income minority children," she said. Read more on obesity.


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Are High-resolution Music Downloads "Senseless"?
Ensconced in my office at Untangle this afternoon, I was doing my daily regimen of high-tech reading when….I see an article on "24/192 downloads"appear on my favorite techie news service – Hacker News (HN). I read the xiph.org post - provocatively entitled "24/192 Music Downloads …and why they make no sense" - and made a comment or two in critique. My surprise was compounded when the post rose to the top of the HN chart…and stayed there.
Not only stayed there, but elicited hundreds of comments – from programmers! And the comments were permeated with subjectivism vs objectivism, room treatments, and of course pseudo-science. Just like the familiar audio forums! Could all of these geeks be closeted audiophiles? (If so, why aren't they BAAS members?)
I don't know the answer, but i will say that the article is well worth reading if you have an interest in how digital audio really works. Setting aside whether you buy its core premise, it is technically well-researched (includes links!), thorough, and lucid. With one or two exceptions, it's also technically accurate. I think its major flaw is in vastly overstating the "high-resolution is actually bad" argument - unfortunate. The other glitches are quite minor, usually errors of omission rather than commission.
Enjoy it and, if you dare, comment on Hacker news!
1. The Xiph folks are champions of open-source media formats (e.g., Ogg Vorbis and FLAC). They generally know whereof they speak.
2. For the purpose of this article, I have assiduously avoided stating my opinions on the value of high sampling and/or bit-depth in reproduction. Rather, I have tried to focus on the technical merits of the Xiph article.
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From a BAAS member:
In my field of expertise [economic analysis], I listen to rigorous, highly detailed, diametrically
opposed arguments explaining reality and what to expect from it. This dilemma
exits in most high fields of endeavor. Then both turn out to be wrong. When
it comes to explaining the functioning of the world or how we perceive and
function as biological entities, the Native Americans have it right. They call
it the imperfection of life. That's what keeps it evolving as new information
is revealed.When it comes to listening to music, there are often comparative differences
that are hard to observe. Then there are those that are clearly evident. I
know from personal experience over the years that as sampling ratios increased,
the music sounded more musical. There is obviously an event horizon. Maybe
high sampling rates can negatively effect sound quality through distortion at
the extremes of frequency, and if so, maybe this can be addressed. However,
when more information is present, certainly in the mid-range, it sounds better.To me, the most impotent trend in the high end today continues to be the desire
to have the best possible sound accessible and manageable in the most convenient
manor. This means digital servers. I would think a poll of our members would
confirm this and was clearly confirmed by the response of the AES folks on this
topic.Thanks a lot for continuing to help us all along our high end audio paths….
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March 7th, 2012
I read the entire article you referred to, and then I attempted to find what is was you said in reply. I'm not sure what your handle is and didn't want to read all of the posts in any case, so I'm not sure what your points of critique are. Nevertheless, I very much enjoyed reading the article and thank you for making it available for us to know about.
I am not expert enough to confirm his technical arguments, but his conclusions are quite similar to mine. I have numerous songs from CDs that sonically are fantastic. I also have a collection of SACDs and DVD-Audio disks. I am not of the opinion that the later disk types with their higher resolution claims are sonically superior to the small percentage of super well recorded songs on CD.
Given these observations, my conclusion is superior sonic performance originates in the recording studio/venue with all the various procedures that go on there and that bad recordings are a lot easier to do than good ones unless one gets lucky and happens to get everything right.
IMO, I think Jim F.'s point about sample rates is valid below an "event horizon" of about 320K of MP3 encoding; for me anything above that rate is a waste of space.
As to real high sampling possibly making the sound worse, that is a new idea to me.
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This is an Accessible Alternative Version of the Power Point Presentation that was presented at the Senate Select Hearing on State School Facilities (PPT) on July 14, 2009. The Power Point Presentation should be the preferred version for downloading.
Senate Select Hearing on State School Facilities
July 14, 2009
State Capitol Room 112
Kathleen J. Moore, Director
School Facilities Planning Division
California Department of Education
1. California Department of Education, Core Purpose
The Core Purpose of the California Department of Education (CDE) is to lead and support the continuous improvement of student achievement with a specific focus on closing the achievement gap.
2. Re-Visioning School Facility Planning and Design for the 21st Century
- CDE Report on Complete Schools, May 23, 2007
- Purpose of Report
- To assist the State Allocation Board in determining adequacy of funding grants
- Provided 60 schools as examples
- Complete Schools Report
3. Re-Visioning School Facility Planning and Design for the 21st Century
- Key points of CDE Report on Complete Schools:
- 1949 square foot per student standard for funding
- CDE Title 5 design standards fit State Allocation Board funding model
- California square footage per student significantly less than the national and regional medians
- National and regional square footage has increased over last 20 years and California has not increased at middle and high school levels
- Unintended consequences of large schools
- Financial hardship districts lack complete schools and over-rely on portables to meet budget
- Do current schools support world-class academic standards?
4. Re-Visioning School Facility Planning and Design for the 21st Century
Complete Schools Report Summary
Projects | Elementary (median square feet per student) | Middle School (median square feet per student) | High School (median square feet per student) |
60 projects | 71 | 88 | 108 |
California School Facilities Program Funding Model | 73 | 80 | 95 |
Western Region (2006) | 88 | 106 | 120 |
National (2006) | 122 | 144 | 167 |
5. Re-Visioning School Facility Planning and Design for the 21st Century
- Superintendent of Public Instruction convened Re-Visioning Roundtable October 15-16, 2008
- Purpose: Inform policy makers on 21st century school design
- Recommendations:
- Establish state vision and guiding principles
- Incorporate vision and principles into regulation
- Increase agency collaboration
- Increase focus on modernization
- Restructure linkage between school facility finance and design
6. Common Principles of High Quality School Design
- Design for educational program
- Design for adaptability
- Integrate technology
- Promote health and sustainability
- Enhance safety and security
- Connect to the community
- Support small school culture
- Accommodate student diversity
- Support the teacher as professional
Re-Visioning Roundtable, 2008
7. State Policy Considerations to Support High Quality Public School Facilities
- Governance and oversight
- Community planning
- Community partnerships
- Facilities and funding
- High performance and sustainable
- Modernization for educational outcomes
8. Issue Area: Governance and Oversight
- Policy Objective:
Simplify California's complex and overlapping governance and oversight responsibilities for school facilities. - Example:
Proposition 39 oversight committee audits and state audits for bond accountability are redundant.
9. Issue Area: Community Planning
- Policy Objective:
Encourage comprehensive, smart growth planning at the local and regional level that includes schools as centers of community . - Example:
Current law precludes cities/counties from denying development based upon school impacts or requiring fees/extractions in excess of the statutory maximum (level 1 fees) and there are limited mandates or incentives to encourage cooperative comprehensive land use planning with school districts.
10. Issue Area: Community Partnerships
- Policy Objective:
Create incentives and eliminate barriers for school districts to intensify the use of public school buildings and grounds in support of broad school and community needs. - Examples:
Joint use, joint occupancy, mixed use
11. Issue Area: Facilities and Funding
- Policy Objective:
The educational program drives the funding model and encourages innovative, high quality and cost efficient schools.
Consider whether square footage funding model is better aligned with educational program funding than per pupil grants. - Examples:
Career Technical Educational Facilities Funding Program where quality of the educational program determined eligibility rather than a classroom count based formula.
12. Issue Area: High Performance Schools
- Policy Objective:
All new and modernized California schools meet Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) or like standards. - Example:
State currently provides incentives for high performance standards but does not mandate and pay for such standards.
13. Issue Area: Educational Modernization
- Policy Objective:
To modernize California schools for educational program requirements together with systems' upgrades. - Example:
Current 20 year model for modernization of building systems misses educational program changes, needs, and opportunities.
14. Recommended State Vision
- The State of California in partnership with local educational agencies and communities will build, modernize, and maintain high quality public school facilities that are learner centered, safe, sustainable, and centers of community.
15. Contact Information
Kathleen J. Moore, Director
School Facilities Planning Division
California Department of Education
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 7:00pmPlease click here to review meeting information and agendas. PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING Wednesday, March 13, 2013 __________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:30 p.m. - Prehearing meeting - Rosemont Room 7:00 p.m. - Regular Meeting - Council Chambers __________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Call to Order 2. Public Comment 3. Public hearing: Class II Design Review, Water Resource Area approval, approval to Expand/Alter a Non-Conforming Structure, and four Class II Variances for construction of a parking lot for the West Linn Public Library and a path between the parking lot and library, at 1595 Burns Street and 5750 Hood Street (Staff: Tom Soppe) 4. Items of interest from the Planning Commission 5. Items of interest pertaining to the Commission for Citizen Involvement 6. Items of interest from staff 7. Adjourn Attachments Staff report and associated materials for the proposed parking lot project Tentative agenda for upcoming Planning Commission meetings: March 20: Public hearing -5 lot subdivision April 3: Public hearing- misc. substantive code amendments April 17: Public hearing -historic code amendments


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The winning streak continues to roll on for the New York Knicks, who are now at ten straight victories. While the first half of the winning streak was marked by "Good JR" taking his game to another level, recently Carmelo Anthony has stole the show with 90 points…yes 90 points…over the past two games. Either way -
On to the 12 pack…
1. One of the most foolish things being discussed right now on Twitter is Knicks fans talking about whether or not Phil Jackson should be booed at tonight's game, which will honor the 1973 Championship Team. Of course he shouldn't. This team has two titles in their history and you are going to boo a guy who was an integral part of them when he is out there with his teammates? Forget about his coaching career and cheer him for his playing career that helped your New York Knicks win a Championship.
2. The race for the 4-5-6 seed in the Eastern Conference is one to keep an eye on down the stretch. Brooklyn is currently the #4 seed with a 1.5 game lead on Atlanta and Chicago who are currently tied. Unless something crazy happens, the Knicks are going to be a #2 seed which means playing Boston or a #3 seed which means playing either Brooklyn, Atlanta, or Chicago. Brooklyn has a VERY soft end to their schedule so it would take quite the meltdown for them to fall to #6, while Atlanta and Chicago should come down to the wire. Atlanta is the best possible first round match-up, while Chicago would be the least desirable (and yes that includes Boston).
3. The Knicks would be wise to be cautious with Kenyon Martin and Tyson Chandler in these coming days, both are desperately needed to be as close to 100% as possible when the playoffs start. Don't look for Martin to play until next week against Washington and it wouldn't be a surprise to see Chandler miss a game or two down the stretch.
4. It is easy to lose in the shuffle but Iman Shumpert has been much better the past 2-3 weeks and seems to be rounding into form at the perfect time. Over the 10 game winning streak? 17-31 from three-point range which provides an enormous boost to the Knicks offense. More importantly he is showing the spring in his step and ability to get up and down the court. His defense is going to be an enormous asset for the Knicks in the playoffs.
5. Raymond Felton (14.1 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 5.5 APG, 15.3 PER) – Jeremy Lin (13.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 6.1 APG, 14.9 PER)
6. Steve Novak is 10-18 over the Knicks last five games from three-point range and has been good enough to merit decent rotation minutes in the playoffs. Some would prefer to see Chris Copeland get more minutes but Novak's value in stretching the floor is too valuable to ignore.
7. Of the Knicks remaining 8 games, 5 are against playoff teams including a few that could be critical for seeding and determining their first round match-up. Without question, April 11th in Chicago, April 14th at MSG vs. Indiana and the season finale at home against Atlanta on April 17th are the most important remaining games.
8. Judging from the silence, doesn't it feel more likely that Amare Stoudemire won't be back until the (potential) 2nd round, not the first round?
9. Just a reminder that Rasheed Wallace is STILL on the roster. Let's all hope for some garbage time three point attempts in a first round victory, no?
10. He doesn't ever seem to get much credit but Mike Woodson has had a solid all-around season running this team. Considering the various injuries and changes to the rotation, 45-47 wins would have been a reasonable expectation but it looks like the Knicks will finish with 51-53 wins. Beyond that, he has got the best season of his career out of JR Smith and that alone should be worth some type of award.
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Pet Travel: All Aboard!
Would you let your family pet travel by plane? If size restrictions ruled out coach, would you settle for cargo? I for one, would not (and I have our initial car ride of 24 hours to prove it), though I know of several families who made the tough decision to go this route in order to stay reunited with their pets when traveling overseas for long periods of time. Happily, their pets arrived safely and soundly.
I spoke with Kim Saunders, VP of Shelter Outreach at Petfinder.com, which just released its annual survey on the top airlines for pet travel. Saunders says, "We believe pets are family and that they should be treated with the same respect and safety concerns as family members. We wouldn't put our family members in cargo — at least most of us wouldn't! Our position is that if your pet can't travel in cabin, that you provide an alternate way to transport them or provide great care at home until you can return to them."
For this reason, Petfinder.com's review lays out the best in-cabin options for animals.
This year, their review was expanded to include Canadian airlines as well as Unisted Sates-based airlines.
They selected six categories on which to base their review, including: most pet-friendly overall, best amenities for pets (and pet parents), best for transporting pet variety, best for budget-conscious consumers, best for flying multiple pets in cabin, and best for big furry friends. All pet-friendly airlines which made the grade were required to have no pet deaths in the past reported year according to official government reports.*
These are the top 2011 airlines according to Petfinder.com:
- "Most Pet-Friendly Overall: Pet Airways. Dedicated to providing a superior travel experience for animal passengers, the first-ever pet-only airline tops the list for this category due to their outstanding policies and first-class treatment of pets. Because Pet Airways only flies out of several major airports, Petfinder.com reminds pet parents to drive or fly their furry friends in cabin on commercial aircrafts until Pet Airways comes to a nearby city."
- Editor's Note: From the minute it launched, Pet Airways and the options they make possible were exciting to me. To clarify, this airline only caters to animal passengers, who fly in cabin (they are called "pawsengers" and flight attendants check them in and watch them throughout the flight, giving them regular potty breaks.) The airline currently offers only domestic flights.
- "Best Amenities for Pets (and Pet Parents): JetBlue. For the second year in a row, JetBlue's superior JetPaws program landed the airline in top place for the pet-friendly amenities category. The customer-focused airline provides travelers with a pet carrier baggage tag, a travel "petiquette" guide, 300 TrueBlue points each way, and a comprehensive e-booklet with pet-friendly hotels, restaurants, parks and animal hospitals in some of JetBlue's major cities." (Check out the JetPaws™ Travel Guide)
- Editor's Note: Mateo Lleras, Manager, Corporate Communications at JetBlue, confirms that the airline accepts small cats and dogs in the cabin on domestic and international flights. The combined weight of the pet and carrier cannot exceed 20 pounds. The carrier itself cannot exceed these dimensions: 17″L x 12.5″W x 8.5″ H. Your pet needs to be able to easily stand up and move around the carrier. An aside: your pet and carrier counts as your one carry-on personal item — so keep this in mind when packing!
- "Best for Transporting Pet Variety: Frontier Airlines.Frontierallows the most diverse variety of pets in cabin, including domesticated dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters and small household birds."
- Editor's Note: Petfinder.com couldn't find any airline that would allow snakes on a plane, so I guess "pet variety" can only go so far. According to Petfinder.com's Saunders, pet owners initially stow their pets under the seats and then can allow their pets to sit on their laps during flights. But passengers aren't allowed to open their pet carriers at any point in time, which is where my brother's patented product comes in. (My brother developed and patented a portal system, expected to enter the market in 2012, that allows human access to the pet carrier interior with no chance of animal escape.)
- "Best for Budget-Conscious Consumers: WestJet. Included in Petfinder.com's review for the first time, WestJet tops this category allowing small dogs, cats, rabbits and birds to travel for $50 each way in-cabin. Coming in a close second, AirTran Airways allows domesticated dogs, cats and birds to fly in cabin for $69 each way."
- Editor's Note: According to Petfinder.com's Saunders, in-cabin prices for animals can otherwise be as high as $125 one way. Cargo can cost a lot more and it's done by the weight of the pet in the carrier. Prices increase even more when flying internationally.
- "Best for Flying Multiple Pets in Cabin: Frontier Airlines. Another exceptional airline in this year's review is Frontier Airlines which allows up to 10 pet containers on each flight. While only one pet container is allowed per person, if you have nine other human friends traveling with you, the entire group can travel with up to 10 small four-legged friends. Remember to book your reservation in advance so the whole family can fly together!"
- "Best for Big Furry Friends: Pet Airways. The only airline with a sole clientele of 'pawsengers,' Pet Airways can accommodate some of the biggest pups in town, as well as smaller animals such as cats, rats and guinea pigs. With the maximum height allowance being 34 inches from the floor to the top of 'pawsengers'' shoulders, pet parents of Mastiffs, Newfoundlands, Great Danes, Great Pyrenees, and all those mixed breeds in between should rest assured that their colossal canine can fly comfortably."
- Editor's Note: I'm thinking this wouldn't apply to the dog who just scored a book deal since breaking a Guinness World Record for being the world's tallest dog!
What about you? Have you taken your pets on planes? How was the travel experience for you and your pet?
For more information on traveling with pets or providing for them while you're away, visit www.petfinder.com/pettravel.
For more details about Petfinder.com's review process, see their reported methodology below:
"In order to determine the most pet-friendly airline for each category, Petfinder.com referred to each airline's pet policies on their official websites. In order to account for any animal deaths, injuries and losses for U.S. airlines, Petfinder.com referenced the U.S. Department of Transportation's monthly Air Traffic Consumer Reports for May 2010 through May 2011. Each report tracks incidents involving the loss, injury or death of animals during air transportation from two months prior."
*"According to a WestJet representative, there have been no reported pet deaths on WestJet over the past 12 months, though this fact could not be independently verified by a Canadian government source."


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2013 was a special year for Catholic homeschooling conferences. For the first time in history, there was a national campaign to show support for Catholic homeschooling by trying to get 10,000 people to attend conferences during the Year of Faith.
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A Real Showroom. Not Pictures In A Catalog
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- Robert, a NKBA Certified Kitchen Designer, Florida Licensed Interior Designer, and a State of Florida Licensed Contractor, has over 27 years of experience at making dreams into reality. He is currently President of the Florida Treasure Coast NKBA Chapter, and serves on the National Builder Remodeler Council of National Kitchen & Bath Association.
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Who Blew Up Eastleigh Speed Camera?
Shocking scenes in Eastleigh back in 2009 as police hunted a "terrorist" who blew up a speed camera with a bomb:
"A LOUD explosion shocked a sleeping Hampshire neighbourhood when a speed camera was blown up in the middle of the night. Weary-eyed residents in Eastleigh rushed to their windows at 2.30 a.m. to find the camera in Bishopstoke Road surrounded by a cloud of smoke Police and firefighters raced to the scene fearing that the explosion had come from the nearby Jet petrol station, but on arrival they found the fixed camera had been blown to pieces."
As far as Guido can tell cops never caught the culprit. Here is one clue though: the speed camera in question was on the very same road as the house belonging to a certain criminal MP with the motivation…