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A Nun in the Closet
By Dorothy Gilman
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From the bestselling author of the Mrs. Pollifax books comes a new mystery habit to acquire. From the moment Sister John and Sister Hyacinthe reach the old house left to their abbey by a mysterious benefactor, their cloistered world begins to crumble. First, there is the wounded man hiding in the house, then the suitcase stuffed with money sitting at the bottom of the well, not to mention fearful apparitions in the night. Lord only knows what's going on. That is, until the good sisters, armed only with their faith and boundless energy, set things right--even if it means a shocking revelation or two about ghosts, gangsters...and murder.
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My first impression of the Subaru Legacy 3.6R sedan was, wow, it has quite a nice interior. The materials, save the fake wood trim, present well and the driver interfaces seem well designed. My second impression, when I opened the rear door to throw my gym bag onto the seat, was that there's a lot of room back there, especially compared with the previous-generation Legacy.
I showed the Legacy 3.6R to my friend Jim, an Audi owner and car snob, and asked him what he thought of the interior. "Well," he replied, "the center stack and the general interior design just look like the ones in so many other Japanese cars." He said this with some measure of disdain, but I think that he was inadvertently paying Subaru a compliment, because there is nothing that Subaru wanted more with this new generation of Legacy than to mimic some of the success of mass-market Japanese family sedans like the Honda Accord, the Toyota Camry, and the Nissan Altima. So, if a person's initial impression, upon poking their head inside the Legacy, is that they think they are inside a Honda, or a Toyota, or a Nissan then Subaru is happy with that, I bet.
I find the six-cylinder boxer engine to be a little bit off-message for Subaru. Subaru, to me, is more about four-cylinder boxer engines, and turbocharged four-cylinder boxer engines. Also, this engine's displacement has increased by 20 percent, from 3.0 liters to 3.6 liters, but power has risen only 11 percent, from 245 hp to 256 hp; torque, though, rose 15 percent, from 215 lb-ft to 247 lb-ft. The engine is also still saddled with a five-speed automatic transmission rather than a six-speed.
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I found this the other day and had a fun time making up my own mix of rain, fire, sheep, and horses. I called it "Scotland." Do you know of any other free utilities where you can compose your own white noise soundtrack? |
Here is a link that might be useful: Go Mix It
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I think I got the birds to sing on my laptop, click below. But I'm not able to "mix" the sounds. Do I have to buy an "app" from the "App Store" to make that happen? |
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Health Clinic open this week
March 31, 2014
A-B Tech's on-campus student/employee health clinic will be open from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, April 3 in the Rhododendron Building, Room 113.
Services include treatment for aches and pains; blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol evaluations; prescriptions; minor emergencies; medical questions; and cold, flu and virus care. The cost is $10 per 15-minute visit for students (with student ID), and $25 for employees, regardless of insurance coverage.
Students may also be seen for free with a voucher, which are available in the health clinic. Physicals are available for $30 or $20 with the student voucher. All patients will be seen on a walk-in basis. For more information, call 398-7570 or email email@example.com.
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Hull City goalkeeper Mark Oxley is set to rejoin Grimsby Town on an emergency seven-day loan deal.
Oxley has recently completed a month-long stint at Blundell Park and made one appearance for the League Two strugglers.
He is now poised to link up with Neil Woods' squad again to solve a goalkeeping crisis ahead of the Good Friday game at home to Northampton Town.
Nick Colgan and Leigh Overton are both rated as '50/50' for the fixture after picking up injuries in training.
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32. Fastoon - final bolt
For most of the game, the elusive Gold Bolt on Fastoon doesn't even officially exist - when you look at the planet on the level select screen, it'll tell you you've got zero out of zero bolts for the place. This is a lie - the bolt exists, but you won't be able to get it until you're just shy of the final battle. The video below starts just after Ratchet and Talwyn step onto a pair of red switches to open up the last stretch of the level:


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East Valley residents looking to launch off a few fireworks to celebrate the new year need to follow a few regulations depending on where they live.
Arizona residents are limited to the type of firework they can use, which fall under the auspices of Arizona Permissible Consumer Fireworks. Those include include sparklers, cylindrical fountains, cone fountains, wheels, ground spinners, toy smoke devices and illuminating torches, among other items.
While state regulations limit the use to private residences and require the owner's permission, not every city or town allows people to use fireworks at all. Mesa residents can use permissible fireworks from Dec. 30 through Jan. 1, while Gilbert residents can use them on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. Visit your municipality's website to learn more about its firework regulations.


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Pakistani National TV reveals that Obama's claim to have killed Osama Bin Laden is "an American hoax". By readers' request, this is a reposting of a translation of a Pakistani National TV interview with an eyewitness to the alleged SEAL Team Six attack that allegedly killed Osama bin Laden. I made the translation available two years ago in an article ... Read More »
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SEAL team 6 families believe helicopter shootdown in Afghanistan was government planned
The August 6, 2011 Chinook shootdown in eastern Afghanistan is considered the worst loss of U.S. military life in the war-torn country since the Operation Red Wings in 2005. The crash killed all 38 people on board– twenty-five Navy SEALs, five U.S. Army National Guard and Army Reserve crewmen, seven Afghan commandos, one Afghan interpreter, and a U.S. military dog. ... Read More »
No US sailor saw Bin Laden's alleged burial
More than a year after Navy SEALs supposedly killed former CIA asset Osama bin Laden, a FOIA by the Associated Press has produced emails revealing that no American sailors aboard the USS Carl Vinton witnessed the terrorist's burial at sea. The heavily redacted emails are said to be the first public disclosure of government information about the undocumented assassination. An ... Read More »
Al-Qaeda strikes deal with the U.S. and Saudi Arabia: sending 5,000 fighters to Syria
A militant who fought alongside Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan and is now the leader of a group affiliated with Al-Qaeda in South Yemen has struck a deal with the United States and Saudi Arabia to send 5,000 Al-Qaeda fighters into Syria according to reports out of the Middle East. Tariq al-Fadhli, jihadist leader of the Southern Yemen insurgency and ... Read More »
Bin Laden died of natural causes: former CIA agent
A former agent of the CIA has revealed that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has died of natural causes five years before the US announced his death. In an interview with Russia's Channel One, Berkan Yashar, who is also a Turkish politician, said the US has not killed the al-Qaeda leader. "In September of 1992, I was in Chechnya, that's ... Read More »
The Bin Laden hoax
With today being the one year anniversary of the 9th time they 'killed' Osama Bin Laden let's look at the facts and also how the whole war on terror fraud is now being exposed for what it really is, a war on humanity. Obama/Bin Laden 2012: Re-Elect the Stoic, Heroic Killer Infowars.com April 29, 2012 Without a doubt, Barack Obama ... Read More »


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The map posted on the premium has the right locations but not the correct stake listed for the locations here are the Corrections : Buckeye Retriever Club Open start location is at the Bean Property,...
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3rd 15 Showdown. Lou Vreeland
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RJ 23 Marvin. Cameron Johnson
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Community Resource Guide
Youth Programs
Activities and programs for pre-school - 12.
4-H Teen Conference
A Summer Learning Experience for Youths Ages 14 through Grade 12
Offered through UNH Cooperative Extension, the statewide 4-H Teen Conference is for students ages 14 through Grade 12. Teens from across the state participate in four days packed with activities including half day and full day workshops on a multitude of topics and interests. Community service projects are included, as are opportunities for leadership development.
Group and private swim lessons are offered in the summer and throughout the academic year.
» Campus Recreation
Phone: 603-862-0845
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Art Camp - Summer Art Camp for Children
Art Camp
The UNH Museum of Art offers visual arts classes for Grades 2 – 8 and pre-college intensives for Grades 9 – 12 in July. Classes are half-day for one week and include art, clay & wheel work, photography, art history, and painting. Studio art showcases of student work are held on Friday of each week.
» Museum of Art
Phone: 603-862-3713
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Athletic Summer Camps
Overnight and day camps are available in many different sports for kids ages 6 and up to learn new skills and strategies or improve current skills. Both skill instruction and game play is included.
» UNH Athletics
Barry Conservation 4-H Camps
A Summer Learning Experience for Youths Ages 6-16
These camps are held at the Berlin Fish Hatchery in White Mountain National Forest are great for kids who love the outdoors, enjoy hands-on learning in environmental and conservation programs, and can benefit from a smaller camp.
Phone: (603) 862-2184
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Boat-based Educational Activities
Learning About Our Coastal Waters Through Hands-On Experiences
Help middle- and high-school students learn about our coastal waters through boat cruises and other opportunities.
» UNH Sea Grant Extension
Phone: (603) 862-6702
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Browne Center, The
Team Building and Leadership Development Through Action Learning
Organizations ranging from local school groups to Fortune 100 companies have received training from the Browne Center. Annually, 9,000 participants engage in year-round training programs.
» The Browne Center
Phone: (603) 868-1772
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Camp Wildcat
A Summer Day Camp for Kids
A day camp for youth in Grades 1 – 7; a Teen program for youth in Grades 8 & 9. Campers will have a chance to explore nature and the environment, participate in sports, learn new skills and crafts, make new friends, and have fun while being active in the summer! Seven weeks of camp are split into two 2-week sessions, 2 Outdoor Adventure weeks, and a Travel Week.
» Campus Recreation
Phone: 603-862-2031
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Campus Recreation
Club sports, intramural sports, fitness and wellness, aquatics, outdoor adventures
Hamel Recreation Center is home to the campus fitness center, court sports, and all your recreational needs.
» Campus Recreation
Phone: (603) 862-2031
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Child Study and Development Center
UNH Child Care and Nursery programs
The center is nationally accredited and offers high quality part-time nursery programs (2-4 years-old) and a full-day kindergarten program to families in the Seacoast community. In addition, full-day infant through preschool programs are available for UNH affiliated families. Admissions forms and information are available at our website.
» Child Study and Development Center
Phone: (603) 862-2835
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Computer Camp - EPIC
A one-week afternoon program for kids entering Grades 3-6. Students will learn computational thinking and programming through games, challenging puzzles and visual programming. Lego Mindstorm robots will be built and programmed.
» Computer Science
Phone: 603-862-2980
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Cooperative Extension
Putting Knowledge and Research to Work in Our Local Communities
Ten county outreach offices provide information on agriculture, forestry and wildlife, family development, 4-H youth development, food and nutrition, environmental management, and community development.
» UNH Cooperative Extension
Phone: (603) 749-4445
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Culinary Camp
The Thompson School of Applied Science offers two week-long day camps of Kids Culinary Camp in its commercially licensed kitchen facility on the UNH Durham campus. Kids explore basic cooking and baking techniques with varied regional offerings.
» Thompson School of Applied Science
Phone: 603-862-3626
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Dairy Teaching and Research Center
Tour the Center or Just Stop in to Visit the Animals
Visitors to the Thomas P. Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center can view 100 milking cows, tour the state-of-the-art facility, and participate in a variety of workshops.
» Dairy Teaching and Research Center
Phone: (603) 862-1027
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Day of the Coast Celebration
Environmental Learning for Students Grades 1-8
A day of customized activities designed to help elementary and middle school students and teachers augment their environmental curriculum.
» UNH Sea Grant Extension
Phone: (603) 862-6702
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Educational Talent Search
Opens Doors for First Generation College-Bound Youths
Fully funded by the U.S. Department of Education and is offered at no cost to eligible participants in grades 6-12. Specific services include academic advising, career planning, college information, and financial aid counseling.
» Educational Talent Search
Phone: (603) 862-1562
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Engineeristas – Girls and Engineering
A one-week camp for girls entering grades 6 & 7. Focus is on a wide range of engineering including environmental, marine, mechanical, material, and computer science. Campers participate in field trips and develop a project based on their own interests
Family Boat Building Program
A Project for the Whole Family
Offers adults and children 12 and over a chance to work together and build a 12 foot skiff in two days.
» UNH Marine Docents
Phone: (603) 862-6702
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Future Leaders Institute
FLI: Money, Greed, Corruption. A one-week residential camp for students in Grades 9 – 12. Participants will study the relationship between money, greed, and corruption in ancient and modern life. Days will include interactive in-class work with discussion and debate of classic and contemporary views; evenings will include films, discussion, and outdoor activities.
Hamel Recreation Center
A State-of-the-Art Health Club Facility
State-of-the-art fitness center features more than 100 stations of cardiovascular and weight training equipment, jogging track, racquetball courts, group fitness studios, and much more. Open to the community for memberships.
» Campus Recreation
Phone: (603) 862-4515
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Horse Barns and The Smith Equine Center
Attend a Show, Take a Tour, or Visit the Horses
The University houses approximately 52 horses that may be visited daily between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The University hosts two horse trials and a dressage show each year.
» Biological Sciences
Phone: 603-862-1356
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Hospitality Management Summer Program
A one-week residential program for students entering Grade 12. Participants will be introduced to the hospitality industry through presentations, hands-on experience, guest speakers, computer simulations, and visits to restaurants and hotels.
» Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics
Investigating Homicide
An online academic enrichment program for the aspiring detective.
A 2-week online course that explores the world of forensic investigation through case studies in homicide. For youth entering grades 8 through 11, this dynamic program features rich media and interactive learning.
» College of Liberal Arts
IOL Paid Internship Program
The UNH Interoperability Lab (IOL) hosts ambitious students entering Grade 12 for its summer paid internship program. Interns gain invaluable experience working with global networking companies through hands-on, problem-solving work and visits to high-tech corporations.
» InterOperability Laboratory
Kids Eager for Engineering Program with Elementary Research-based Science
KEEPERS is a week-long, half-day experience that acquaints elementary students with the various engineering fields. Activities are designed to assist the development of inquiry and design skills. Students explore fun, real science concepts, and engage in hands-on, minds-on engineering challenges.
» The Leitzel Center
Phone: 603-862-0718
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Marine Docent Program
A Learning Opportunity for Volunteers Who Love the Sea
An organization of volunteers from all walks of life dedicated to the conservation and wise use of marine resources.
» University of New Hampshire Marine Docents
Phone: (603) 862-6702
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Marine Environmental Science
A two-week residential program for students who have completed Grades 10 – 12 held at the Shoals Marine Lab on Appledore Island off the coast of Portsmouth, NH. Focus is on coastal marine habitats, with an emphasis on issues as they relate to global habitats and concerns. Learning is through lab exercises, field work, explorations, and excursions to neighboring islands. Students can earn 3 college credits.
» Shoals Marine Laboratory
New Hampshire Farm to School
Promotes a community-based, community-supported school food community
Initiatives include agriculture, health and nutrition, K-12 connections to local farms, curriculum
» New Hampshire Farm to School
Phone: 603-862-2542
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New Hampshire Youth Band
Providing Musical Challenges for Serious Musicians
This ensemble provides musical challenge and advanced performance experiences for school band musicians from New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine. Groups rehearse and perform at UNH on Sundays from noon to 2:00 PM. Concerts are given with various UNH concert bands, and occasional trips for outside performances and tours, including to locations such as New York City, are regularly scheduled.
» Music Department
Phone: (603) 862-2404
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Northeast Passage
Accessible Recreational Activities
NEP is a health promotion and recreation program serving individuals with disabilities living in the New England area. Sports and recreation programs include: sled, hockey, cycling, water skiing, golf, cross country skiing, hiking, various court sports, paddle sports, and opportunities for competitive training.
» Northeast Passage
Phone: (603) 862-0070
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Outdoor Adventures at Campus Recreation
UNH's only professionally run outdoor recreation program.
Provide outdoor trips and clinics for UNH students, faculty, staff, and members of the local community. Trips include hiking, kayaking, climbing, spring break bouldering, backcountry skiing, ice climbing, and more. Outdoor gear rentals are also available at a reasonable price at the Recreation Center.
» Campus Recreation
Phone: (603) 862-4515
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Picturing Writing: Fostering Literacy through Art
Image-Making Within the Writing Process
Dynamic art-and-literature-based approaches to writing designed to meet the needs of students with diverse learning styles.
» Center for the Advancement of Art-Based Literacy
Phone: (603) 862-3691
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Project SMART
A Summer Program for High School Students Gifted in Math and Science
The four-week, residential intensive science and technology program challenges, educates, and motivates talented high school juniors and seniors (from across the nation) who are interested in biotechnology, nanotechnology, marine and environmental science, and space science.
» Project SMART
Phone: (603) 862-3840
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Reading, Writing and Storytelling with Harry Potter
An online program that explores the magic of Harry Potter through its connections with language, writing, history, art, and culture. This dynamic course features rich media and interactive learning through online modules. For children entering fourth through eighth grade, this dynamic program features rich media and interactive learning.
» College of Liberal Arts
S.T.A.R.S. Summer Camps
Theatre Day Camp and Dance Intensives for Youth
Training in performing arts, creative arts, production, and performance. Skilled and experienced directors have advanced degrees and/or are state-certified to teach grades 3-12. They provide a supportive atmosphere in which talent and creativity are encouraged.
» Theatre and Dance Department
Phone: (603)862-2150
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Sailing and Kayaking
The UNH community sailing centre at Mendums Pond offers classes for ages 5 – Adult for different skill levels. The primary aim is to encourage fun on the water, make new friends, and build self-confidence.
» UNH Sailing Team
Sea Trek Lectures and Tours
Volunteers Reach Out to New Hampshire Schools and Organizations
Lectures on marine-related topics for schools and communities. Tours of Jackson Estuarine Lab and the Shoals Marine Lab.
» UNH Sea Grant Extension
Phone: (603) 862-6702
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Seacoast Reads Tutoring Program
Supports Literacy and Encourages Volunteerism
Seacoast Reads seeks to support and increase school-aged children's proficiency in reading and writing, develop self-confidence and encourage a love of reading. We place UNH undergraduate tutors at local schools, libraries and after school programs. The tutors spend approximately 2 hours a week with one student on their reading and writing while developing a positive relationship.
» Education
Phone: (603) 862-2955
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Seacoast Science Center
An Oceanside Learning Environment
Located in historic Odiorne Point State Park, Rye, NH. Featuring aquariums and live-animal exhibits.
» Seacoast Science Center
Phone: (603) 436-8043
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STARTALK – Chinese Language and Culture
This day camp allows students to develop basic Mandarin Chinese language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) with a focus on simple and healthful Chinese cooking. In addition, students will participate in daily cultural activities.
» College of Liberal Arts
Phone: 603-862-3266
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Summer Youth Music School (SYMS)
Students Sharpen Their Music Skills
A longstanding and popular summer music program for kids entering grades 5 – 12. Students concentrate on an instrument or voice along with electives to broaden their experience. Learning is one with outstanding college music professors, high school teachers, and college students.
» Music Department
Phone: (603) 862-2404
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Tech Camp
Tech Camp for Middle and High School Students
Middle and high school students are invited to attend the UNH Tech Camp to learn from professionals in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). At Tech Camp, participants will choose to spend 1 or 2 weeks working with people from industry and the university in each of the STEM areas.
» The Leitzel Center
Tech Camp and Techventures
These 2-week camps explore electrical, mechanical, civil, environmental engineering along with robotics, animation and computer technology. Campers will participate in various on-campus activities and local field trips interacting with numerous engineering and science professionals.
The UNH Observatory
View New Hampshire's Sky
Guided tours of celestial wonders presented twice each month, clear skies permitting.
» Physics Department
Phone: 617-955-3704
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Therapeutic Riding Program
Serving Challenged Equestrians in the Seacoast Area
NARHA-accredited treatment for challenged equestrians or any individual with physical, emotional, or mental disabilities.
» Animal & Nutritional Sciences
Phone: (603) 862-0121
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Upward Bound
Helps Talented High School Students from Low Income Families Succeed
Includes an academically rigorous six-week summer institute on the UNH Campus as well as a comprehensive yearlong academic support program.
» Upward Bound
Phone: (603) 862-1563
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Woodman Farm
Displays Experimental Gardening Techniques
Provides visitors with a view of innovative growing techniques and a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, and flowers during the summer months.
» UNH Horticulture Farm
Phone: (603) 868-2345
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Writers Academy
Writing, Editing, and Publishing for Youth
The UNH Writers Academy is a program for middle school and high school students to spend a week in the summer with their peers, sharing what they enjoy about writing and reading their favorite stories, poems or plays.
» English Department
Phone: 603-862-1168
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Youth Swim
Certified Red Cross Instructors Teach Area Children to Swim
Programs based on the American Red Cross programs are offered throughout the year to all ages in either structured group classes or private lessons. Registrations are online.
» Campus Recreation
Phone: (603) 862-4515
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it has been ages since iv uploaded but iv just been so busy, i moved house and was very busy.
but i found time to go down to my river and i took this.
as always all comments, votes and critiques appreciated i really want to know how to make the fog more visible in photoshop i have cs5
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Title: | foggy river | |
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Uploaded: | 31 Dec 2010 - 10:49 AM | |
Tags: | Landscape / travel | |
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A gorgeous scene - I love the subtle mistiness in the distance.
As for making it more noticeable, I think I would be happy with it just as it is, but if you really wanted it whiter then perhaps using the 'Dodge' tool and gently (using it at a lower strength, perhaps 25% or less), go around the area you want lightening (you'd have to be very careful to keep it looking natural).
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Their offer to restart the government piece by piece is possibly the most arrogant power-grab in the history of the country – and that's no exaggeration. Because when they start re-funding parts of the government, they won't re-fund the parts that they don't like.
In one fell swoop they'd completely remake the entire US government in their image, something that would otherwise require them to have not just a solid majority in the House, but a supermajority in the Senate and the Presidency as well – not to mention control of the Supreme Court, which of course they already have.
Think about it. Are House Republicans going to re-fund the EPA? No. The FDA? No. The BATF? Hell no. Any regulatory agencies at all? No, no, no.
Any agencies that they or their billionaire backers don't like will simply vanish down the no-funding hole. And they've already mentioned the IRS. It's hard to believe that even they would really destroy the IRS – without funds, there is no government – but it seems that they're actually talking about doing it:
"'We're going to start picking off those priorities that are important,' said Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.), as lawmakers prepared to vote to reopen the national parks and services for veterans. 'The IRS was last on the list. The EPA was right above it.'"
The Constitution does not give a House majority the authority to completely re-write the government. This is a hack, a breakdown in the basic structure of government, which has revealed another fundamental flaw. Unfortunately, there's no practical way to reboot or repair the Constitution short of a massive disruption which could only be the result of utter catastrophe.
Under the circumstances, the Democrats would have to be absolute idiots or positively suicidal to accept this Republican gambit. So I'd say the odds are 50/50 that they eventually will.
]]>Most people are terribly isolated these days. TV and the internet dominate their lives. Actual human contact and interaction are at a minimum. Yet they're something that are very basic and necessary for our well-being. We are, in the end, social animals.
People have been taught to be scared of one another. Until the rise of TV, our primary entertainment was each other. People sat outside on their front steps, or visited each other. They saw friends and neighbors and talked with them every day. But now if a stranger says "Hi" on the street, it's a rare and disconcerting event!
There's great power in direct human interaction. Talking and responding with other human beings, face to face, fulfills a primal need. That's almost certainly a large part of what made the Occupy movement so popular, before it was crushed. And it's a source of power that threatens the powers that be. Which may partly explain the many ways in which people have been systematically isolated from each other.
If the US is ever to turn away from its headlong rush to an utterly lopsided and nightmarish state, that change will have to start with people talking to people. Not business and political leaders socializing at fashionable cocktail parties, but with real, ordinary parties and events that ordinary people want to attend. But how could something like that be effectively started?
I don't know. But there must be a way.
Can you think of one?
]]>Several years ago we (my family and I) were forced to change our health insurance from a classic HMO plan to a "high-deductible" one. That plan is effectively incomprehensible; ever since we were switched to that plan, we've been in collection or sued several times every year. As has everyone else – literally – that I have spoken to, who is on one of these plans. All of them. Every single person I've spoken to who is on a high-deductible plan has faced multiple medical collections and/or lawsuits. I am not kidding.
The cost has been staggering.
Now, the supposed principle behind high-deductible plans is to force medical consumers (i.e. everyone) to be "wiser". To make better choices. Not to get wasteful and expensive MRIs, for example, when an x-ray will do just as well.
There's just one problem with that noble concept: it's bullshit. Who among us is qualified to know whether an MRI is more or less suitable than an x-ray for any particular case? A doctor, that's who. And certainly not the vast majority of patients! Most patients couldn't tell you the difference between an MRI and an x-ray if you pointed a gun at their heads.
But of course, the real purpose of such plans isn't to make health consumers wiser. It's to shift costs, away from the employer and health insurer, and onto – you guessed it – the patient. Never mind that since 1980 wages for the middle class and working class have flatlined or declined, while health costs have skyrocketed; we're scheduled to get the shaft on medical costs nonetheless. Which is why medical bankruptcies have skyrocketed in recent decades.
As has, I strongly suspect, the medical collection industry. Who might be profiting from this explosion in medical costs and lawsuits? Somehow I doubt that it's the middle class or the poor.
So here's the most recent thing that happened to us. We got a collection letter from a local hospital. Teri's doctor had sent her there for some tests a few months ago; nothing terribly unusual, just the kind of test that every woman probably ends up having done sooner or later.
Just to be clear, she's fine. But there was good and sufficient reason for her doctor to order those tests – they were certainly appropriate and necessary. She'd had such tests before and they'd been fully covered without question.
But this time we got a bill from the hospital where she'd had the test for $1560.00. Need I say that we were horrified? I've been through hell with these medical situations before; the thought of going through all that again was really almost unbearable. Still, I girded my mental loins and plunged in.
There are several things to remember when you're dealing with this sort of situation:
1. Document everything. I normally make the calls sitting in front of my desktop, with an open Gmail to myself (and I'm running the Lazarus add-on for Firefox, so even if power fails I won't lose anything). Write down the phone number, the name of the person you're speaking to, the time of the call and which organization it is, and anything specific they tell you.
2. Always get confirmation numbers. You WILL need these when speaking to other parties to the issue – and there are almost always other parties. Pulling as many different parties into the issue is what makes them so hellishly effective. I suspect that most people give up and pay rather than persist against a multifarious bureaucracy in which different organizations never seem to speak to each other.
3. Collect as much information as you can. Speak to each party initially just to get a record of anything that they can tell you. Don't commit to anything – especially payments.
4. If you're calling for a family member, make sure to have their birth date and Social Security number on hand. The Social Security number should not be required (and I'd be damned careful before giving it out), but it's better to be prepared.
5. Get any documentation that has been mailed to you in front of you before you start making calls. Plus your health insurance card – as well as the card number of the family member, if you're not calling for yourself. You don't want to have to call back because you didn't have an account number or diagnosis or procedure code, or didn't know the precise date of service.
6. Don't lose your temper. The system was designed by the most brilliant experts money could buy, and I believe that it was designed to frustrate and confuse victims – that is, "patients" – so much that they will give up and simply pay, even for services that they've already paid for via their health insurance premiums. It's almost certainly a billion-dollar industry. If you lose your temper, they don't necessarily win – but you will lose. Also, remember that the people you're dealing with are generally low-paid customer service workers, which must be a thankless job. They aren't responsible for the system, but they can make your progress much harder. A kind word can make a big difference.
So here's what I did: I called the hospital where the test was performed (who were the ones who had billed us) and asked for the precise procedure that had been performed. That information had not been included on our bill; under the "Description of Services" section, it only said "Total Charges". I also confirmed the date of the test.
That done, I called the referring doctor's office. I had to wait for a call-back from their billing office, but they gave me the diagnosis code – which was vital. Without a diagnosis code, you're very often lost. I also chatted with them a little to get an idea of some of the referral process.
Next, I called my health insurance company. From them I discovered that the diagnosis code that they had didn't match the code that the doctor had sent to the hospital when she'd requested the test.
(Here's how the flow worked, in this case: The doctor sent the patient to the hospital with a diagnosis code. The hospital ran the test and submitted a claim to the health insurance company, passing along the doctor's diagnosis code. The health insurer told the hospital to go fly a kite, because the code they'd received apparently indicated that this painful test wasn't medically necessary, and had apparently been chosen by an "unwise" patient purely for fun. The hospital then billed us directly – at a grossly inflated cost. Q.E.D. R.I.P.)
Cue sound of trumpets: aha! Somewhere along the way the code had changed from a medically-valid diagnosis to an "unnecessary" code. Whose fault was that? We'll never know.
Oh, something funny: when I had first called the health insurer, weeks earlier, they had told me that if the hospital hadn't told us that we would have to pay those costs when the test was performed, WE should tell the hospital that we weren't obligated to pay for them.
Let that soak in for a moment. Either the hospital or the health insurer screwed up – not us. But the health insurer told us to tell the hospital to go fuck themselves, in so many words. Why don't I think that this would have worked out well? Somehow I don't see the hospital simply "letting it go". They use collection agencies, and those guys are nasty.
With that critical piece of information, I fished for a bit more information. I asked the health insurance rep if the correct code – which I was able to give her exactly – would have been a covered service. She confirmed that it was. She also offered to initiate a re-check on the claim; it would take a month or two, but they'd go back to the hospital and see if the diagnosis code had been correct. She volunteered that it would be faster if I contacted the hospital directly and had them re-submit with the correct code.
As one last belt-and-suspender check, I asked her if doing BOTH processes at once – that is, having the health insurance revisit the claim, but also having the hospital re-submit it – would be a potential problem. She assured me that it couldn't hurt.
I thanked her profusely, and got a confirmation code. Then I called the doctor's office and told them what had happened. They offered to contact the hospital with the correct diagnosis code and have them re-submit the claim. I gratefully accepted.
Lastly I called the hospital, gave them the health-insurance confirmation code and the correct diagnosis code from the doctor, and told them to re-submit.
All in all this took quite a bit of time and caused me a lot of stress. The scary thing is that this sort of thing happens several times a year just to my family – and this was a relatively easy incident. Multiply that by the millions of Americans who are on high-deductible and similar plans, and you have…what?
A medical system designed to plunder, rob, and deny services that patients have paid for – that's what!
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]]>A week or two ago I was doing the dishes and listening to NPR. It was a panel show, four experts chatting with a host. The topic was the Obama Administration's drone warfare program.
As I busily washed the dishes, it slowly occurred to me that everyone on the show approved of the current drone program. Even the representative from a so-called human rights organization praised drones as superior to the alternative. And all of them agreed that the the only alternative to drone assassinations was all-out total warfare with massive artillery fire.
But that dichotomy is pure bullshit! Drones are being used to kill some people, including American citizens and minors, who are far from a battlefield and not engaged in action against the United States. It's almost certain that in many cases such persons could be arrested and tried, if that was even appropriate. And in any case, the drone program is unaccountable to anyone – it gives the sole, godlike power of life and death to the Chief Executive and anyone that he designates – secretly, if he so chooses (and he does so choose).
We had a revolution against a King who faced far more strict checks and balances. And now? We're entrusting absolute power – life and death without trial, accountability, or even public awareness – to an office which virtually every American will agree could be won at any election by some utterly irresponsible hack. Yet not a word is being breathed against this insane development.
The thing that really sent a chill down my spine was that not a single one of NPR's experts or the host said one single WORD about the morality of the drone program. All they did was share happy horseshit about how good it was, how necessary unrestricted drone assassinations were to maintain global order and the global economy.
The final nail in the coffin came a few hours later. I was driving in the car, listening to another NPR news show. The announcer was discussing the nomination of John Brennan as CIA director. He proclaimed, with an indulgent chuckle in his voice, that Brennan embraced "tough interrogation practices just like Vice President Dick Cheney". At that moment I snapped. If someone had offered me the chance to watch that fatuous news-whore undergoing "tough interrogation practices" – or rather, since I'm not a whore and will call it what it is, torture – I would have seriously considered it.
But since the option wasn't available, I reprogrammed my NPR pre-sets to music stations. They've lost me for good. It's all I can do, and I'm all too aware that it won't do a thing to stop the rapid transformation of the USA into a brutal surveillance and torture state. But I won't stand by and listen to the elite's propaganda as everything falls apart.
I'm absolutely furious at what's been done to our national principles. I won't support torture, a surveillance state, or assassination. That's not the America that I was born into, and I did not agree to this.
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]]>Jolly old Joe Lieberman
Moral as can be;
He looks down on everyone,
Reeks of sanctity
Never met a Democrat
That he didn't scorn;
He sure loves George W.,
Hates free speech and porn.
Jolly old Joe Lieberman
Never went to war;
Happy to send others there
More and more and more.
Had two kids with his first wife
Then he changed his mind
Dumped her 'cause she was Reform
Missed that the first time.
Jolly old Joe Lieberman
Kissed George Bush, alas
Now he spends his days and nights
Kissing Bush's ass.
And the inevitable rewriting of history has continued over the years. "Bush won, get over it" is probably the most common response to those who bring up the issue of hanging chads and the recount in Florida. In one critical case, the historical record has actually been erased – and that, in itself, tells us something interesting about the Florida recount.
In 2001 a consortium of newspapers hired an independent team of analysts to go over the ballots; the results have been made available to the public on the world wide web. The viewer selects options from the various counting methods possible and the results are then calculated and presented.
But that offers only a limited view of the possible outcomes of the election in Florida. What might we learn from a bigger picture? I was curious, so back in 2003 I made a chart of the results. He wins in 17 out of 24 scenarios!
Unfortunately the first image can't be posted. You can view it on a copy of the blog post where I originally posted it; it's the first image.
But perhaps we should take a more careful look at the data. Are all voting scenarios equally possible?
The answer, actually, is "no". In 2000, Florida state law required that EVERY ballot which made the intent of the voter clear must be counted: Title IX, Ch. 101.5614.
Ah, but wait! If you clicked on that link, you may be puzzled. "The statute you have selected cannot be found"? What sort of law is that?!? Even the internet archive can't dig up that page. The (Republican) Florida state legislature has most thoroughly erased any record of that statute.
But of course it's hard to completely erase anything from the internet. And luckily a reporter captured at least some of the text of that statute:
From Title IX, Ch. 101.5614, Canvass of returns:
If any paper ballot is damaged or defective so that it cannot be counted properly by the automatic tabulating equipment, the ballot shall be counted manually at the counting center by the canvassing board. The totals for all such ballots or ballot cards counted manually shall be added to the totals for the several precincts or election districts. No vote shall be declared invalid or void if there is a clear indication of the intent of the voter [emphasis added] as determined by the canvassing board. After duplicating a ballot, the defective ballot shall be placed in an envelope provided for that purpose, and the duplicate ballot shall be tallied with the other ballots for that precinct.
A number of the disputed votes in the Florida election were "overvotes", in which a (confused) voter both marked the box next to the name of their candidate and wrote that candidate's name in. In such a case, the intent of the voter was clearly to vote for that candidate. We must therefore eliminate all scenarios which exclude those valid votes. The result:
This is quite a reversal of fortune! George W. Bush has gone from a 17-7 advantage to a 5-7 disadvantage. Very illuminating. But perhaps an additional look at the data would be appropriate. Is there any other case in which the intent of the voter is clear?
Well yes, there is. Remember those annoying fill-in-the-box standardized tests from school? If you haven't run across them, optical ballots are basically the same thing. You need to fill in the box completely or else the scanner can't read them. Unfortunately a number of voters only put a checkmark or a line in the box next to their candidate's name, but their intent is nonetheless quite clear, and thanks to that darned Title IX, Ch. 101.5614, we must eliminate those choices which do not count those valid votes.
And so:
In all the scenarios in which Florida voting law is obeyed, then, George W. Bush ONLY wins if dimpled chads are counted and the decision of the three judges is unanimous. Since the Bush team itself mocked the very idea of dimpled chads, this at the least places the legitimacy of the election in serious doubt.
[Edit: My thanks to the mysterious benefactor who fixed this post after I gave up on it. Photobucket made it too bleeping hard to get those images up!]
]]>It's switchable, so you can leave it on bypass when you're eating the minimum necessary calories. Ejected food would make fine fertilizer, so it wouldn't go completely to waste.
Better still, make the shunt work both ways. You can use it to eject food you don't want, and you can also use it to "eat" food that you don't like! Hate broccoli but your doctor says you need to eat more of it? Dump it in a blender, and then shovel it into your shunt! You'll never taste it, but all those vitamins and other nutrients will be absorbed by your body. It's a perfect solution to the modern obesity epidemic!
]]>Congratulations. For the fourth year running, you've broken your specific campaign promise to recognize the Armenian Genocide (in which one and a half Armenians were deliberately massacred by the Turkish Ottoman government) as Genocide.
"As a senator, I strongly support passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res.106 and S.Res.106), and as President I will recognize the Armenian Genocide." – President-Elect Barack Obama, January 19, 2008
And yet every year you've danced around the issue. Hillary Clinton, your Secretary of State, who like you as a Senator supported a bill to recognize the Genocide, now calls it a matter of "historical debate" – something that virtually no historian claims.
You lost my vote long ago, and for many reasons: your refusal to investigate or prosecute acts of torture committed by US personnel and boasted of by both Bush and Cheney in their memoirs, for example. Not to mention your unprecedented claim to have the legal authority to kill any of us – anyone in the world – without trial or appeal. That was the act of a sociopath.
But for my ancestors, let me just say this: when I cast my vote against you, and for the rest of my life when I cast it against the Democrats AND the Republicans – i.e. never voting for a major-party candidate again – I'll remember them. The people you decided to forget for your own political profit.
]]>So I suggested working outside the normal sphere of government and politics. The following post is a continuation of that idea. It's nowhere near being a finished proposal, and probably will never get to that stage. I'm hoping that others will offer ideas and approaches that I couldn't possibly imagine. Which is my point: people power is the one thing we have on our side, and our collaborating minds have the potential to be the most effective tool of all. As long as we can get our shit together.
Here's the post.
It seems to me that we need to recognize that the system has failed, and cannot be restored. Campaign financing is an outrage, sure. But even if you had public financing for all public offices, can anyone honestly claim that the utter corruption of the system would be slowed more than the tiniest amount?
No, the corruption extends far beyond public officials; it extends to the entire ruling class and their servants, which includes the media, the majority of the judiciary, most corporate management…essentially every position of power is either owned outright, or intimidated into obeying the wishes of the ruling class.
Trying to work for reform within a system that is owned by the mortal enemies of freedom is not a winning strategy.
I can't claim to see a clear path to a decent human future for us all; I wish I did. But it seems to me that there are many different ways to approach the situation. It may be that all or most of them should be tried – this is not a time to limit our options. So yes, agitating for reform of campaign financing won't hurt – as long as there are also many, many other options and approaches.
One possibility that I would like to see attempted is the construction of new avenues for alleviating the suffering caused by the current economic "rendering" of the 99%. Not charity, but ways to use both the internet and direct person-to-person contacts and groups to create alternate ways for people to help each other. Some of these new connections may end up being the seeds of a new, better sort of system. Sharing skills and knowledge just might be the key. And thanks to massive unemployment, there are a lot of skills and knowledge out there just going to waste!
In any case, finding ways to support and help each other outside the current system just makes sense. And it's probably the best way that we can possibly grow our numbers. They have the money, the media, and the military…all we have is numbers. 99-to-1 odds make up for a lot. But most of those 99% are either apathetic or opposed to their own freedom, taken in by the relentless propaganda of the corporate media system.
For now, the elite has still allowed us the internet and the technical right of free association. We'd be smart to use them while we can to network, network, network. Human connections are something the elite do not understand and – I hope! – cannot cope with.
When a large enough percent of the public stand in direct opposition to the corrupt power structure that has been imposed on America by the "owners", their data mining and surveillance will fail.
]]>No, we're past voting now. Our former democracy is terminal…really, in every sense except the most superficial ones, already dead. Vote if it makes you happy! But don't delude yourself into thinking that the system will change. It's like putting a SpongeBob Squarepants band-aid on a terminal cancer patient. They'll look more cheerful, but they're still going to die.
Things are going to get worse, and worse. Our rulers have decided that the people will never again rebel, that they and their families have nothing to fear from the downtrodden cattle. They can take it all, and control us with mass media, fear, and a police state they've gifted with unprecedented surveillance powers – plus, now, the legal right to "disappear", torture, or kill any of us at a whim.
Maybe they're right. Maybe they CAN control the rest of us, forever. Perhaps the future of our race really IS a boot stamping on a human face, forever.
Or maybe they're wrong once again, and it will all end in fire and blood, with our "owners" hung from lampposts. Who knows? But they've clearly decided to take that gamble…and that must mean that they think that they will win.
I hope they're wrong. They've certainly made mistakes before. And yes, I'll still vote, although I'll never vote for a major-party candidate again. But I've come to see the political situation very differently these days. It's just the empty noise before the next phase…either absolute and brutal totalitarianism (in which case our shared struggle may be to get out of the US before they kill us) or a struggle to end this hopelessly corrupt system and move on to something truly new and better. I devoutly hope that the latter comes true, and that when the time of struggle comes, we're on the same side.


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There's never much of a wait. Even on the busy Presidents' Day weekend, Jensen says the longest line was ten minutes, max. The lodge is set up so that a parent can see the beginner lift from inside, and the easy and intermediate runs are side by side so that Mom and Dad can do the harder terrain and then meet their kids at the bottom. SolVista's lower elevation even makes a family-friendly difference in temperature. "It tends to be a little warmer, which bodes well for keeping kids happy with middle-of-the-winter weather," Jensen says.
That also makes for pleasant night skiing under the lights, which the resort offers free a few times throughout the season, complete with live music and s'mores around the campfire.
"The thing I would say about SolVista is their terrain is pretty gentle," she says. "They have some black runs, but they're not terribly long and challenging, and there are not very many of them. So if you're going just to ski yourself and you're an avid skier, you might not find enough terrain there to keep you entertained. Their niche is the intermediate skier."
But it's a pretty good niche. Jensen loves it that the lodge is an easy hundred feet from where she parks, so if the kids forget something in the car, it's not a huge ordeal to get it. And this year, she can't wait to see that lodge: SolVista took the old building down to its studs and did a $5 million renovation, complete with a restaurant with a wood-fired pizza oven. That's another thing about SolVista, Jensen adds: Food and drink prices are reasonable.
General Information: www.granbyranch.com/ski; 1-888-850-4615.
Location: 78 miles west of Denver via I-70 to exit 232, U.S. Hwy. 40 west over Berthoud pass, through Winter Park, 2 miles south of Granby.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Snow Report: 800-754-7458.
Lift Rates: Adult day pass: $47-$49; child (5-12) day pass: $25-$27; senior (61-69) day pass: $33-$35; seniors 70 and over and kids under 5: free.
Terrain: 287 skiable acres with 33 trails; 30 percent beginner, 50 percent intermediate, 20 percent advanced. The base is 8,202', with a 1,000' vertical rise; summit: 9,202'.
Cross-Country: Available.
Back in New York, Cathy Wiedemer and her friends decided they wanted to live in ski towns. She came out to Steamboat to be a camp counselor the summer between her junior and senior years of college, and after graduating, she and her friends all moved to Steamboat. They got restaurant jobs so they could work at night and ski all day. Wiedemer's friends have since moved back to the Big Apple, but she's stayed for twenty years now and has no plans to leave. She's been a ski instructor and mountain host, helped run the bike program and worked in marketing at the resort. When she left to form her own PR company, she named it after a run at Steamboat and put a picture of herself skiing that run in powder on her business card. The run is East Face, but locals call it First Pitch, so that's the name she chose for her business.
Originally an alpine skier, Wiedemer quickly picked up telemark because of all the great backcountry at Steamboat. "There's just something about Colorado snow you can't find anywhere else," she says. "That wave coming up your shins and thighs and up to your jacket — there's nothing like it."
On any given day, Wiedemer usually heads first to Storm Peak, where she stops to take in the view of the valley, then she'll do a cruiser, head back up Storm Peak and do some trees. Then maybe a hike in the backcountry. She always takes the recent snowfall into consideration and picks up a grooming report to seek out the fresh corduroy.
This season, she's pumped to hop on the new six-passenger, high-speed Christie Peak Express — part of the $16 million spent for on-mountain improvements.
General Information: www.steamboat.com; 1-970-879-6111.
Location: 160 miles northwest of Denver via I-70, exit 205; north on Colo. Hwy. 9 to Kremmling, west on U.S. Hwy. 40 over Rabbit Ears Pass.
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Snow Report: 1-970-879-7300.
Lift Rates: Adult day pass: $68-$85; senior (65-69) day pass: $58-$65; teen (13-17) day pass: $50-$65; child (6-12) day pass: $39-$52; senior over 70 day pass: $33; kids 5 and under day pass: free.
Terrain: 2,965 acres, with 165 trails; 14 percent beginner, 42 percent intermediate, 44 percent advanced. Base is 6,900', with a 3,668' vertical rise; summit: 10,568'.
Cross-Country: Call 1-970-879-6111.
Sunlight Mountain Resort
Sunlight has played a big part in Ben Sarno's life. He first went there with his pre-school class, and he was married there three years ago this month. "It's a great mountain," he says. "Two weeks after a snowstorm, you can still find powder stashes nobody else knows about."
Because he likes his runs fast and steep, Sarno spends most of his time in the east ridge area, flying down steep chutes like Gnarly Knob, Banzai and Teed's Run, named for the man who died in an avalanche there. "I don't mind some air, but I'm not pulling off any backflips," Sarno says.


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Targa Resources Announces First Quarter 2013 Dividend And Distribution
HOUSTON, April 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Targa Resources Corp. ("TRC" or the "Company") (NYSE:TRGP) and Targa Resources Partners LP ("Targa Resources Partners" or the "Partnership") (NYSE:NGLS) announced their respective quarterly dividend and distribution for the first quarter of 2013.
Targa Resources Corp. announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 49.50¢ per share, or $1.98 per common share on an annualized basis, for the first quarter 2013. The approved dividend represents increases of approximately 8% over the previous quarter's dividend and 36% over the dividend for the first quarter 2012. This cash dividend will be paid May 16, 2013 on all outstanding common shares to holders of record as of the close of business on April 29, 2013.
Targa Resources Partners LP announced today that the board of directors of its general partner has declared a quarterly cash distribution of 69.75¢ per common unit, or $2.79 per common unit on an annualized basis, for the first quarter 2013. The approved distribution represents an increase of approximately 3% over the previous quarter's distribution and 12% over the distribution for the first quarter 2012. This cash distribution will be paid May 15, 2013 on all outstanding common units to holders of record as of the close of business on April 29, 2013.
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Five Fires Keep Firefighters Busy This Week
POSTED: Friday, November 19, 2010 - 12:15pm
UPDATED: Friday, November 19, 2010 - 6:37pm
El Paso - It was a busy morning for El Paso firefighters with two fires in less than three hours.
Firefighters say if it wasn't for a smoke alarm someone would have surely been killed when fire ripped through the home on the 10000 block of Orpheus. An electrical short started a fire around 2:30 this morning in a bedroom where a one year old baby was fast asleep. Luckily the smoke alarm woke up the parents.
"They were able to get the child out of the house safely," said David Rios with the El Paso Fire Department.
But the flames did $60,000 dollars worth of damage. The Red Cross is helping the family find a place to stay.
But the morning was just getting started for firefighters.
Next they were off to the YMCA on Will Ruth when a fire filled the building with smoke, forcing about 10 people working out inside to evacuate.
"The lifeguard came and noticed there was smoke in the area and called 911," said one evacuee.
"There was some caked on soot from the furnace that dropped down onto the burners creating the smoke and the odor," said Rios, who also responded to the YMCA fire. Firefighters used fans to clear out the smoke.
It was a busy Friday to wrap up a busy week for firefighters. Monday night a faulty gas line started at fire at a home in East El Paso. Everyone inside got out unhurt.
On Wednesday morning firefighters battled a massive fire in the Lower Valley. An electrical box in a part of a house under construction started the fire which then spread to a neighbors house.
And just yesterday morning a fire started in the roof of an Upper Valley home. The cause was a closed chimney.


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Wow! Thanks for all of the great information. I'm really surprised to see so many folks that have or do carry a 1911. I understand that single action automatics are not for the unitiated, and I am very diligently trying to do it justice. I'm really somewhat new to handguns, but I have been regularly practicing at my Dad's farm (who is tickled to finally see his son come around). For that reason I may buy a DA/SA automatic or even a revolver until I have a few more years with the 'ol 1911 before I consider carrying it. And just to clarify, I am personally am not worried about C&L as I understand this was how the gun was designed to be carried. However, many people more experienced that I have expressed concern with this setup, and that makes me doubt its inherent safety.
I understand now that Fobus is a horrible choice - at least for Concealed carry. Once again - thank you for opening my eyes. I'll continue to look at the above makers to see what seems to fit best. Too bad there is no way to 'try before you buy' these things as I'm not really sure what will or won't work. (And they definately aren't as cheap as the Fobus to experiment with!)
As for the encouragement to get my CCW - I appreciate that. Actually I am commited at this point - it is just a matter of finding a class and signing up. My wife is also very commited (she'll be taking the class with me) and I don't think she would let me off the hook even if I wanted to. :D Also on the todo list is to join the NRA and/or the Second Amendmant Foundation.
Now, off to convince the wife that we need more guns.


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The German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Braunschweig does research in the fields of aeronautics, transport, space and energy. Located at the Research Airport, DLR continues the tradition of the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DFL), founded in 1936, and employs there about 1100 highly-qualified scientists and engineers.
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Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), in collaboration with Airbus, have completed a successful world première – for the first time, they have used lasers to visualise the airflow over the wing of a passenger aircraft in flight. They have developed a method that captures the movement of water droplets streaming over the wing, which reveals the smallest movements of the air. These findings will help optimise future wings to enable slower and quieter approach procedures. Another 'laser flight' is scheduled for 8 January 2015.
Philae landed on a comet just three weeks ago; now, another German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) lander mission has been launched – the Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT) is already on its way to Asteroid 1999 JU3.
Originally scheduled for launch at 05:24 CET on 30 November 2014, the MASCOT asteroid lander will now set off from Tanegashima Space Center on board the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) orbiter Hayabusa 2 no earlier than 1 December, destined for asteroid 1999 JU3.
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