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Paloma Soto-Castillo the third castaway voted off 'Survivor: Gabon'
By John Bracchitta, 10/03/2008
Paloma Soto-Castillo
fell victim to her both tribemates' doubts and the strategy of one of her detractors, and a result, she became the third castaway eliminated from
: Gabon
during last night's broadcast of the CBS reality series.
"So I got voted off. I'm the first person on my tribe to go. These past few days in Gabon have been amazing. It's definitely been an experience [unlike] anything I've ever done before," Paloma, a 24-year-old student from Downey, CA, said following her ouster. "Good luck to the whole Kota tribe. I hope you guys do awesome. But I definitely, [well] let's just put it this way: If Ace wins the $1 million I'll probably never watch
: Gabon's
third episode began with the Fang tribe returning to their camp following of the Tribal Council
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"Tribal Council was a no brainier. Gillian you 'gots' to go. We got rid of a major physical weak link," said
Crystal Cox
, a 29-year-old 2004 Olympic gold-medalist track athlete from Durham, NC.
The following morning,
Randy Bailey
-- a 49-year-old videographer from Eagle Rock, MO --
confronted the rest of his Fang tribe mates after discovering that half of the rice and asked if they would attempt to reduce their meals to two a day.
While most of the tribe members agreed to Randy's proposal, Danny "G.C." Brown, a 26-year-old maintenance supervisor from Portland, OR, challenged Randy and claimed that reason they were running out of rice was because other members had cooked too much when they first arrived at camp and he didn't want to suffer for other people's mistakes.
An argument between the two members ended with G.C. asking if Randy had decided to take on a leadership role for the tribe -- something Randy denied repeatedly -- and left the tribe uneasy with their next challenge looming.
"I don't think we've pulled together as a team. we have a much better chance if we were more unified and look at [all of] this as a team rather than fighting amongst each other," said Fang member
Dan Kay
, a 32-year-old lawyer from Walpole, MA.
At Kota's tribe,
Charlie Herschel
-- a 29-year-old lawyer from New York, NY -- outlined the alliances he felt had developed during the tribes first week in Gabon.
In addition to his own alliance with
Marcus Lehman
, a 28-year-old doctor from Atlanta, GA;
Corinne Kaplan
, a 29-year-old pharmaceutical sales representative from Los Angeles, CA; and
Jacque Berg
, a 25-year-old medical device sales representative from Santa Barbara, CA, Charlie said that he has noticed Paloma and
Kelly Czarnecki
, a 22-year-old retail salesperson from Buffalo Grove, IL had grown "really tight."
He also added that
Ace Gordon
, a 27-year-old fashion photographer and Cartier jewelry salesman from Naples, FL, and Jessica "Sugar" Kiper, a 29-year-old pin-up model and actress from Brooklyn, NY had grown very close as well.
When speaking of Robert "Bob" Crowley, a 57-year-old physics teacher from South Portland, ME , Charlie felt that his independence could be utilized by his alliance to impose their will on the tribe.
"I definitely think Bob is 'wooable' and could be used as [our fifth swing] vote," Charlie said. "There's always the concern that the other five might bond together, and I think the other five are so all over the place we'll be able to keep the four together."
Prior to receiving information on their upcoming challenge, Paloma took aside Kelly to reiterate her dislike for Ace, who she accused taking control of the tribe only for his own personal gain.
Both tribes then convened at a sand pit where they met with
: Gabon
Jeff Probst
who informed them that their challenge would consist of several rounds of competition in which one member from each tribe would be tasked with holding onto a wooden post in the sand while two members of the other tribe attempted to drag them off of the post and across a finish line for one point.
The first team to get two points would receive blankets, a hammock, pillows, a straw mat and the ability to send one member of losing tribe to Exile Island.
Kota easily won the first round by dragging Dan to the finish line while Fang's members failed to even get Ace off the pole. However, Fang responded in the second round as Crystal easily took Paloma -- whom Ace suggested hold the pole for the second round -- across the line.
With Dan and Ace on the poles once again for the final round, Fang members Crystal and
Matty Whitmore
, a 29-year-old personal trainer from Pacific Palisades, CA, eventually got the best of Ace and got him across the line to win their tribe's first challenge.
"We had to go out here and fight like warriors in order to get some comfort, but it was worth it," said an emotional Crystal after Fang's victory.
Fang also chose to send Sugar to Exile where she would be separated from her tribe but have an opportunity to find the hidden Immunity Idol.
After returning to Kota's camp, Ace reasoned with his other tribe mates that the challenge was not as much a loss as it was a "strategic withdrawal" to keep strong for the upcoming challenge.
Several of the tribe members also met to discuss Paloma's possible status as the tribe's weak link after her performance at the challenge.
"Yea, I think her lack of -- motivation let's say -- just sort of sealed what we were already thinking already. [It] sort of crossed and dotted the T's on her contract of death, so whatever," Ace said with a smile.
After arriving at Exile, Sugar immediately began looking for the hidden Immunity Idol. After finding the sandy crater detailed in the riddle and map that served as her two initial clues, she proceeded to figure out three additional clues and found the Immunity Idol hanging in a tree near a brook inhabited by lizards.
"When Fang sent me to [Exile] I thought maybe they thought I was dumb and that I'd never find the [Immunity Idol]. No way," Sugar said excitedly before laughing. "I can't believe I found it and the lawyer didn't! How funny is that!"
Prior to leaving for the Immunity Challenge, Ace and Bob had a discussion regarding the weak links of the tribe. While Bob felt that Sugar and Paloma contributed the least, Ace stood up for Sugar and called her more trustworthy than Paloma.
Aware that Ace was pushing Paloma out to save Sugar, Bob spoke with Corrine, who informed him of her alliance and their majority vote if Bob came aboard for a vote.
After being given swimsuits before their Immunity Challenge, both tribes met by a lake with Jeff.
Prior to being informed of details regarding the challenge, Sugar returned in tears and was reunited with Kota.
The tribes were then introduced to the week's Immunity Challenge, which would require six of each tribe's members to launch themselves down a slide into water one at a time. Once in the lake, each tribe member would have to swim out and retrieve a colored number tile before swimming back and running back up the hill. Once a tribe had secured all six tiles, the remaining tribe member would use the tiles to solve a math puzzle, the answer of which would reveal a combo to a treasure chest. The first team to unlock the chest and use an axe enclosed in it to raise their team's flag would be granted immunity.
With Paloma and Sugar sitting out for Kota to even out the teams, Kota tribe member Bob and Fang tribe member
Ken Hoang
-- a 22-year-old professional video gamer from Westminster, CA -- were left to solve the puzzle once their other tribe mates had gathers the tiles.
After Kota jumped out to a sizable lead and retrieved all six tiles, Bob's failure to answer the math question on his first attempt opened the door for Fang to gain ground. While Ken failed his first attempt as well, he quickly rebounded by getting the question correct the second time, winning immunity for Fang and sending Kota to its first Tribal Council later that night.
Once back at camp, Kota's members held separate discussions about which tribemate should be eliminated from the competition.
After Sugar revealed to Ace that she had found the Immunity Idol, Ace excitedly told her of the possibilities the Idol had opened for them.
"This is ours," Ace told Sugar. "This just sets our game up so well until right to the end.'
He added that, used correctly, they could use the idol to first eliminate Paloma and then Kelly.
Meanwhile, looking to find a way to send Ace home, Paloma told Corinne that Ace formed alliance with everyone else and was trying saving Sugar by any means necessary.
Since she wasn't a fan of Ace either, Corinne informed Charlie of Paloma's comments and suggested it could make more sense to get rid of Ace and then worry about Paloma in a later round.
"Ace might be strong as an ox and I might be as weak as a mouse, but we're both 50/50," Paloma said prior to leaving for Tribal Council. "People want him out because he's strong. People might want me out because I'm weak."
However, when asked by Jeff how she planned to base her vote that night at Tribal Council, Corrine seemed to be more willing to tow the party line rather than lead a charge to oust Ace.
"The idea is that you want one opinion together so that you have as little dissension in the group as possible," she told Jeff.
Marcus -- still holding the Immunity Idol he'd won in the competition's initial challenge -- said that if Sugar had indeed found the Immunity Idol at Exile Island, she wasn't showing it in her interactions with her tribe mates.
Paloma refused to comment on Ace, saying she could "care less" if he had become a leader of the tribe.
After Kelly admitted to disliking Ace for being condescending at times, Ace admitted that he was worried he might be voted off, but added that it was only a natural reaction for anyone attending Tribal Council.
"You can never walk into Tribal Council without being scared," he said.
After each member submitted their vote, it was revealed that all of the tribe members voted for Paloma's ouster, except for Paloma and Kelly who voted for Ace.
"Well, the truth is you've lost back-to-back challenge and now your first tribe member," Jeff told the remaining Kota members after extinguishing Paloma's flame. "Fang clearly has the momentum. The question is can you get it back."
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next episode will air Thursday, October 9 at 8PM ET/PT on CBS.
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Coordinates: 37°31′N 34°03′E / 37.517°N 34.050°ECoordinates: 37°31′N 34°03′E / 37.517°N 34.050°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Konya |
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• Mayor | Özkan Özgüven(AKP) |
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• District | 2,560.32 km2 (988.55 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,043 m (3,422 ft) |
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• Urban | 98,663 |
• District | Template:Turkey district obpopulations |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Postal code | 42xxx |
Area code(s) | 0332 |
Licence plate | 42 |
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Heraclea Cybistra under the name Cybistra (Ηράκλεια Κυβίστρα in Ancient greek), had some importance in Hellenistic times owing to its position near the point where the road to the Gülek Pass (Cilician Gates) enters the hills. It lay in the way of armies and was more than once sacked by the Arab invaders of Asia Minor (AD 805 and 832). During the First Crusade, it was the scene of a failed battle of 15,000 men led by William II, Count of Nevers, which left the Crusaders weak en route to Antioch.[6] It became Turkish (Seljuk) in the 11th century. Ereğli is also known for being the first capital of the Karaman Beylik founded by Nure Sufi Bey. The Karaman state was renowned for being a consistent nuisance to Ottoman dominance in Anatolia, being one of the few Anatolian beyliks to retain sovereignty well past Fatih Sultan Mehmet's conquest of Istanbul. It was also the first political entity in Anatolia to proclaim Turkish as an official language. In 1553, upon return from a campaign in Persia, Suleiman the Magnificent had his son, Şehzade Mustafa, killed in the Ereğli valley where the Ottoman army was stationed. Modern Ereğli had grown from a large village to a town since the railway reached it from Konya and Karaman in 1904; and it has now hotels and thriving businesses. Three hours' ride south is the famous "Hittite" rock-relief of a lynx, representing a king (probably of neighbouring Tyana) adoring a god. This was the first "Hittite" monument discovered in modern times (early 18th century, by the Swede Otter, an emissary of Louis XIV).
Notable residents[edit]
- Nimet Çubukçu, current Minister of Education of Turkey.
- Ali Talip Özdemir, former head of the Motherland Party (ANAP)
- Şehzade Mustafa, heir to the Ottoman throne who was killed in the Ereğli valley
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Twin towns — Sister cities[edit]
Ereğli is twinned with:
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- Kwangjin Park, a park in Ereğli.
- ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
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- ^ Turkish Statistical Institute. "Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey" (XLS) (in Turkish). Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- ^ GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- ^ Richard, Jean. The Crusades, C. 1071-c. 1291. Cambridge University Press. p. 73. ISBN 0-521-62566-1.
- ^ "Twinnings" (PDF). Central Union of Municipalities & Communities of Greece. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Ereğli, Turkey". Retrieved 2008-03-25.
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- District governor's official website (Turkish)
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The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) may have revived its demand for a separate State but that does not seem to deter its president Bimal Gurung from sharing the dais with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at an event in Darjeeling on Tuesday.
"Led by our president, we are also planning to meet the Chief Minister separately," GJM assistant general secretary Jyoti Kumar Rai told The Hindu on the telephone from Darjeeling on Monday, even as his colleagues participated in a demonstration staged in New Delhi to press their demand for Gorkhaland.
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Phillips Chapel C.M.E. Church sponsors the Ministry to Men Prayer Breakfast on January 11 at 9 a.m., at 2001 Fourth Street in Santa Monica, said Pastor Joseph C. Gardner, Sr. For details call (310) 396-6027 or (323) 842-5258.
Holman United Methodist Church convenes a town hall on 'Oil Drilling in our Community - Toxic or What' on January 11 at 9 a.m., at 3320 West Adams Boulevard, said Pastor Kelvin Sauls. For information, call (310) 396-6027 or (323) 842-5258.
Guidance Church celebrates their 47th Anniversary on January 12 at 10 a.m., at 7225 Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles, said Minister Nirvana R. Gayle, spiritual director. The Rev. Ben Vereen will be the guest speaker. Call (310) 753-5823 for information.
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church begins the winter quarter of Evangelism and Christian Education Courses on January 14 at 6:30 p.m., at 2009 West Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard in Los Angeles, said Pastor Sylvester Washington and Dr. John A. Williams, dean. Qualified staff will serve as instructors. For information, call (323) 293-6448.
Second Baptist Church resumes 'Jazzy Fryday' on January 17 at 7 p.m., at 2412 Griffith Avenue in Los Angeles, said Pastor William S. Epps. Pamela Elkins and Byron Pugh will perform. On January 19 at 8 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., the legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will be observed. For details, call the church office at (213) 748-0318.
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The Dana on Mission Bay
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We stayed at Dana Inn Labor Day weekend 2003, room was small but clean.
Close to Sea World with free hourly shuttle which is convenient.. Staff was friendly and helpful would stay there again
Dana Inn was Great
Great hotel for a family - literally right across the road from Sea World. We took the hotel shuttle over to the park, and took a leisurely 20 minute stroll back, passing under the road beside the bayand the marina. While not a new property, it has been well maintained (I'm a General Contractor - I always look for these things ) and our room was very clean. The pool area is as good as the brochure picture, including inflatable toys for the kids to share. Finally, don't miss the onsite eatery - The Red Hen - Great Food at a reasonable price, not the usual high$ fare associated with being across from a theme park.
So so, can do better in SD
We just spent three nights at the Dana Inn and were a bit disappointed.
We expected newer facilities but the rooms look old and definetely need to be refurbished. We had specifically requested a room overlooking the pool and large enough for the crib. IT was a small room with a tiny little sink. We could not see the pool due to all the shrubbery and that's after we asked to move as our first room was located across from the enormous construction site (they are builing an additional 80 rooms !)
The staff was courteous and did try to accomodate us. The kids enjoyed the pool but it was overcrouded at times.
The only restaurant on the premises is quite terrible and there is nothing within walking distance.
I will stay somewhere else the next time we go to SD.
As good as they say...
You can't hardly go wrong with the Dana Inn, especailly if you have children. My two teenagers loved the place. They made friends at the pool and hung out on the marina. The rooms were very tidy and quiet at night. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Nice pool (with bar) and outside game area. Beautiful landscaping. Plenty of parking. Great access to Mission Bay and views of Sea World fireworks. We took the free shuttle to Sea World. They rent bikes, boats and jet skis on site.
We rented a jet ski and explored Mission Bay. We made the short five minute drive to Mission Beach which is a beautiful and clean beach. My only complaint is the lack of free local calls but they do have high speed Internet access.
Great place with a family
Hey,If your looking for an good family place to stay. I recommend the Dana Inn and Marina.It was the perfect place if you are going to Seaworld. It is close by and they have a shuttle. Even if you take a taxi it would only cost you 4 buck's. The rooms were small and the washroom was ok.However, the restaurant was very friendly and room service was wonderful. An, added feature is the pool.They have games during the day and blow toys all the time. We took our own however, we did not need them. I have stayed at the Paradise Point resort near Seaworld in Mission bay and the Dana Inn beats them hands down. They were friendlier and accommodating. The water in the pool is warm as well.They really make it a point to win your kids over. That is a plus I don't think my kids notices the room.After going to Seaworld and playing at the pool all afternoon and evening they pass out tried.It allowed my wife and I to have a vacation beer. Incidentally, you can see the Seaworld fireworks located near the resorts dock starts at 9:50pm. It is cool everybody standing around looking and going oooooooooo and ahhhhhhh. Funny. Kids had a blast. Check it out once.
Down the street is another amusement part as well. I think it is call Baymont. Plus the ocean, you gotta check it out. No, they did not pay me. This is one parent to another.
Customer Svc Makes the Difference
I looked through many hotels and read countless reviews before booking a hotel in Old Town, then decided to change to the Dana Inn at the last minute because we wanted to stay closer to the water. This hotel was right on the water and our little girl enjoyed going out and looking at the boats every day. It's how we got her dressed. We would tell her if she hurried before it was time to leave her daddy would take her out to look at them. I read a review of another hotel that said it must have been right in the flight pattern of the airport. We heard the planes, too. If you don't want to hear them, don't stay anywhere near downtown because they come down right in the middle of it. If it had been warm and sunny while we stayed, it would have been a perfect location.
Mental note, San Diego is warmest in August. As it was the room was clean though a little dark, but maybe that was in part from the cloudiness outside. We requested a bathtub because we have a 3 year-old and had no trouble having that request filled. The room was on the small side and felt cramped, but we did have two double beds. Maybe if they put in smaller chairs for the table or just removed one of them it would be better. We rearranged just a bit and it worked. The staff was right on top of things calling us as soon as we checked in to make sure everything was fine and asked if we needed anything. One day we came back and our room still hadn't been cleaned at 4PM. We just went to the pool to give them some more time. By the time we got back about 5:30 it had been done and we received a phone call from housekeeping asking if we needed anything like towels, etc. They really seemed to be proactive rather than waiting for a complaint and reacting. The only thing I really had a problem with was the pool area. The towels were way too small. They were more like hand towels than pool towels. The only people these would fit around were children. Luckily we had brought some of our own on the trip. While swimming I kept finding clumps of hair in the pool. It was like someone had brushed her hair in the pool.
It wasn't just one strand, but more like 20-30 all tangled together and it was in more than one place. I don't know much about pools, but I would have thought the skimmer would take care of that if it was in working order. We're not big complainers, so I just let it go. The other thing you should know is that all the rooms open outside like a drive up motel. We didn't have a problem with it, but if you're not expecting it, it can be disappointing. All in all this was a good hotel for the price and the staff made us feel right at home.
Happy Endings
In awwe when we arrived. Communication was all through the internet in booking this room. Great place for the family, gorgeous views and walking distance to so much. Super close to Sea World. Room was not too big. We did fit a family of 5 in there tho we did not spend much time in the room with so much to do and see! GREAT service!
Upgraded Motel - Great Service
This is no four seasons resort. It is, however, a very clean, nicely decorated motel that is good value for money -- certainly much nicer and more comfortable than one of the chains.The service was excellent. Very attentative and much more like a 3 or 4 star hotel than the price we paid -- $138 / night for a marina view -- would have suggested.My only quibble was that there was only a shower in our room -- no bath.Very, very close to Seaworld and a great choice for a couple of nights in Mission Bay.
Hidden Gem
An older, small motel with a great location, excellent recreation, and a helpful staff. Free shuttle to SeaWorld (5 min away) and stop for Old Town Trolley to tour Downtown, Gas Lamp and Zoo. Located in bayside park for walks and bikerides. 5 minute drive to beach and old fashioned amusement park. Poolside rooms access the rec area via a little semi-private patio, so lushly landscaped that you think you are at a tropical resort. Rooms are a little cramped, with small bathrooms including only a stand-up shower. Small refrigerator, large TV are the only accessories. Staff gave great recommendations to local restaurants and shopping. A wonderful experience at a reasonable price.
Super Close To Sea World!
We recently completed an enjoyable weekend stay at the DI&M. The location is great (15-20 minutes to SW, 5 mins to the Mission Bay Beaches), the price was reasonable (I found $99/night for a poolside room, normally $159+) and the accomodations were satisfactory. The rooms aren't the largest, but they are well-equipped (fridge included). They have a nice pool/hot-tub and free foosball, ping-pong & shuffleboard (great for the kids). The Gaslamp Quarter/Downtown is less than 10 mins. away. One really nice feature is the shuttle to/from SeaWorld --- no parking fee (7 bucks saved for the overpriced park eateries) or ardous walk through Timbuk2. All in all, if you're looking family-friendly resort-type lodging for your SeaWorld trip, look into the DI&M.
TripAdvisor Reviews The Dana on Mission Bay San Diego
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Las Vegas
-> Barstow/Calico-> 1710 W Mission Bay San Diego = 532 km (330
mijl) 5/6 uur
Vandaag maar weer bijtijds op, boel weer inpakken en na een ontbijt vertrekken we dan uit Las Vegas, wat volgens de jongens de leukste stad ter wereld is. En dat terwijl er geen strand is, dat is bijzonder!
Na een uur of twee …
San Diego Zoo
Vandaag was ik (Marjolein) om 6.30 klaarwakker. Zo heb je wat aan je dag. Maar even op het computertje gezeten, de douche getest en daarna maar weer ontbeten. Vandaag de Big sur getest, gegrilde ham, scrambled eggs, worstje, toast en soort rosti. Vult lekker! Je koffie en thee wordt constant aangevuld, Huub stuitert zowat van alle koffie.
Dag San Diego
Vanochtend redelijk fris om 6.00 uur opgestaan en een stevig ontbijtje laten aanrukken in de Bue Pearl (voor de kenners: geen dochter onderneming van de Blue Oyster)
De jongens bestelden enthousiast een berg pancakes maar hebben nu ook geleerd dat eentje wel genoeg is.
Het smaakte allemaal heerlijk en een lunch is na zo'n ontbijt niet …
Van Brussel naar San Diego
Om half acht opgestaan en, na een voor onze hotelstandaarden wat mager ontbijtje, uitgecheckt.
Verrassend genoeg stond de taxi iets voor de afgesproken tijd al klaar en kwamen wij ruim op tijd aan op vliegveld Zaventem.
We hadden thuis al de boardingpassen kunnen printen en hoefden dus niet in de ellenlange rij te wachten. …
On the road to San Diego
With a touch of sadness we said good bye to Anaheim. We had a smooth ride to SanDeigo on the bus which took about 2hrs we arrived at 11.30. It. Was great seeing some of the countryside with out seeing buildings. The coast looked great. We upgraded our rooms as a result of Robyn's research on trip advisor which was well worth it. We have a private …


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Loved the ending Things are about to get C.R.A.Z.Y!
Loved the ending Things are about to get C.R.A.Z.Y!
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Canadians, what kind of fun do you all have on Mondays if your cliffhangers are resolved on Fridays?? What do you have to look forward to with this limited writing?
"...each affects the other, and the other affects the next, and the world is full of stories, but the stories are all one." - Mitch Albom, one helluva writer.
When you throw a rock into a pack of dogs, you know which one you hit by the one that yelps!
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The Humming Room by Ellen Potter is a modern retelling of The Secret Garden. The tale begins when Roo's parents are killed. After a short stay in foster care she is taken in by her uncle who lives in an old children's hospital that is located on an island. Roo slowly explores the island and the home she is living in both of which are filled with secrets to be uncovered.
I loved this book. It is a fantastic retelling for fans of the story (and for fans of the movie who aren't strong enough readers to tackle the original). I loved all the characters and found myself really rooting for Roo. The house is a character in itself with twists and turns that come to life. The book is fantastic, it kept me interested and I sped through it excited to find out what would happen next.
Appropriateness: This is a great middle grade book that kids will love. Roo comes from an abusive home where both of her parents are addicts. I would recommend this book to readers 9-14.


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Ivy | |
Ivy as illustrated by 2-go. | |
Twisting Blade of Solitude | |
Kanji | アイヴィー |
Rōmaji | Aivī |
Alias | Isabella Valentine |
Series | Soulcalibur (Video Game) |
Profile | |
Gender | Female |
Race | Human |
Occupation | Alchemist |
Likes | Her snake-sword |
Dislikes | Soul Edge |
Hobby | Alchemy |
Appearance | |
Hair Color | White |
Eye Color | Blue |
Height | 179 (Approx 5'10") |
Bust | 100 (39) |
Waist | 52 (20) |
Hip | 87 (34) |
Ivy (Isabella) Valentine is a character from the Soul Calibur fighting game series. She is one of the staple female characters of the series alongside Taki.
Ivy wears a revealing purple bodysuit, held together by several strings and straps. She has a gold clawed gauntlet with a green ornate design upon it, with matching heels.
Contrary to her appearance and mannerisms, Ivy is more of a tortured soul seeking revenge against her father, Cervantes. In battle, she has quite a demanding and condescending demeanor and because of her Machiavellian views, she is considered by some as evil. Despite this, her goal only lies in cutting her ties to Soul Edge and living a life free of the cursed blade.
In battle, Ivy wields a special "snake sword" known as the Valentine. Though it appears to be a regular one-handed sword, the blade itself can greatly increase its length by splitting itself into fragments connecting by a sturdy wire. Due to the power of the parasitic blade Soul Edge flowing through her veins, Ivy can not only control the path of the blade by thought, but also completely disassemble the blade fragments and have them assault the opponent from multiple angles. Because Ivy was born with the power of Soul Edge in her blood, her aging has stunted, allowing her to retain her physique and appearance for decades. She is also highly skilled in alchemy as well as magic.
- Ivy is a highly skilled alchemist.
- Ivy (as of SCIV) is thirty-two years old.
- Ivy is easily recognizable by her exceedingly revealing clothing and large bust. She predominantly wears purple and violet form fitting clothing, although with each game she appears in, her bust not only appears to grow slightly, but the area covering it decreases. Another recurring feature among her costumes is a singular iron and gold-colored armored gauntlet that covers the entirety of her left arm.
- Her appearance in the Queen's Gate series is based on her appearance in Soulcalibur IV.
- Along with her appearance, Ivy is also known for her unique fighting style which (at the time) was revolutionary in 3D fighting games.
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The 2000 Mazda saw quite a few changes from the previous year. The front and rear ends were restyled; the handling, brakes, and steering were made more responsive; and many new options were offered, including front side airbags and larger alloy wheels.
The 1999 Mazda 626 was available in four times: the LX, the LX V6, the ES, and the ES V6. The LX was the midrange model. Upgrading to the ES gets a power moon roof, leather interior, and a six-way power driver's seat. The base engine was a 2.0-liter, 130 horsepower four cylinder, and the V6 had 2.5 liters and 170 horsepower. Fuel economy is 22/28 for the four cylinder and 20/26 for the V6.
Many drivers like the 2000 Mazda 626 because it handles well and is fun to drive, saying that it is much sportier than the top-selling family sedans on the market. 626 enthusiasts also like the car because it is comfortable and gets good gas mileage. Many four-cylinder drivers say the car is underpowered. Others complain the back seat is too small.


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Cinderella passed her therapy dog test after only 2 weeks of obedience classes. She was certified shortly after her first birthday. She is a very friendly Sheltie and loves to go on therapy visits. She enjoys it so much that it is difficult to get her to leave when the visits are over. She has earned her TDIAOV (Therapy Dogs International Active Outstanding Volunteer) title/certificate from Therapy Dogs International for accumulating 150 documented visits. Cinder has been hard at work for over 4 years now, visiting in nursing homes, hospitals, outpatient mental health, and a group home facility and has recently done a couple of Read to a Dog programs which help children gain confidence reading because the dogs are not judgemental. In addition to her visits, Cinder participates in educational programs about dog safety and therapy dogs and community events to help promote therapy dog work. Cinder also served her country after 9/11/011, comforting family members and volunteer workers affected by the tragedy at the Pier 94 WTC Family Assistance Center in New York City. Click on the links below to learn more about Cinder's activities. |
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A brief history of gold uses, prospecting, mining and production
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Uses of Gold in the Ancient World
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Ancient Gold Sources
The ancient civilizations appear to have obtained their supplies of gold from various deposits in the Middle East. Mines in the region of the Upper Nile near the Red Sea and in the Nubian Desert area supplied much of the gold used by the Egyptian pharaohs. When these mines could no longer meet their demands, deposits elsewhere, possibly in Yemen and southern Africa, were exploited.
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The gold in the Aztec and Inca treasuries of Mexico and Peru believed to have come from Colombia, although some undoubtedly was obtained from other sources. The Conquistadores plundered the treasuries of these civilizations during their explorations of the New World, and many gold and silver objects were melted and cast into coins and bars, destroying the priceless artifacts of the Indian culture.
Gold as a Medium of Exchange
Nations of the world today use gold as a medium of exchange in monetary transactions. A large part of the gold stocks of the United States is stored in the vault of the Fort Knox Bullion Depository. The Depository, located about 30 miles southwest of Louisville, Kentucky, is under the supervision of the Director of the Mint.
Gold in the Depository consists of bars about the size of ordinary building bricks (7 x 3 5/8 x 1 3/4 inches) that weigh about 27.5 pounds each (about 400 troy ounces; 1 troy ounce equals about 1.1 avoirdupois ounces.) They are stored without wrappings in the vault compartments.
Aside from monetary uses, gold, like silver, is used in jewelry and allied wares, electrical-electronic applications, dentistry, the aircraft-aerospace industry, the arts, and medical and chemical fields.
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The changes in demand for gold and supply from domestic mines in the past two decades reflect price changes. After the United States deregulated gold in 1971, the price increased markedly, briefly reaching more than $800 per troy ounce in 1980. Since 1980, the price has remained in the range of $320 to $460 per troy ounce. The rapidly rising prices of the 1970's encouraged both experienced explorationists and amateur prospectors to renew their search for gold. As a result of their efforts, many new mines opened in the 1980's, accounting for much of the expansion of gold output. The sharp declines in consumption in 1974 and 1980 resulted from reduced demands for jewelry (the major use of fabricated gold) and investment products, which in turn reflected rapid price increases in those years.
Properties of Gold
Gold is called a "noble" metal (an alchemistic term) because it does not oxidize under ordinary conditions. Its chemical symbol Au is derived from the Latin word "aurum." In pure form gold has a metallic luster and is sun yellow, but mixtures of other metals, such as
, platinum, palladium, tellurium, and iron, with gold create various color hues ranging from silver-white to green and orange-red.
is relatively soft--it has about the hardness of a penny. It is the most malleable and ductile of metals. The specific gravity or density of pure gold is 19.3 compared to 14.0 for mercury and 11.4 for
Impure gold, as it commonly occurs in deposits, has a density of 16 to 18, whereas the associated waste rock (gangue) has a density of about 2.5. The difference in density enables gold to be concentrated by gravity and permits the separation of gold from clay, silt, sand, and gravel by various agitating and collecting devices such as the
gold pan
, rocker, and sluicebox.
Gold Amalgam
Mercury (quicksilver) has a chemical affinity for gold. When mercury is added to gold-bearing material, the two metals form an amalgam. Mercury is later separated from amalgam by retorting. Extraction of gold and other precious metals from their ores by treatment with mercury is called amalgamation. Gold dissolves in aqua regia, a mixture of hydrochloric and nitric acids, and in sodium or potassium cyanide. The latter solvent is the basis for the cyanide process that is used to recover gold from low-grade ore.
Fineness, Karats and Troy Ounces
The degree of purity of native gold, bullion (bars or ingots of unrefined gold), and refined gold is stated in terms of gold content. "Fineness" defines gold content in parts per thousand. For example, a gold nugget containing 885 parts of pure gold and 115 parts of other
, such as silver and
, would be considered 885-fine. "Karat" indicates the proportion of solid gold in an alloy based on a total of 24 parts. Thus, 14-karat (14K) gold indicates a composition of 14 parts of gold and 10 parts of other metals. Incidentally, 14K gold is commonly used in jewelry manufacture. "Karat" should not be confused with "carat," a unit of weight used for precious stones.
The basic unit of weight used in dealing with gold is the troy ounce. One troy ounce is equivalent to 20 troy pennyweights. In the jewelry industry, the common unit of measure is the pennyweight (dwt.) which is equivalent to 1.555 grams.
The term "gold-filled" is used to describe articles of jewelry made of base metal which are covered on one or more surfaces with a layer of gold alloy. A quality mark may be used to show the quantity and fineness of the gold alloy. In the United States no article having a gold alloy coating of less than 10-karat fineness may have any quality mark affixed. Lower limits are permitted in some countries.
No article having a gold alloy portion of less than one-twentieth by weight may be marked "gold-filled," but articles may be marked "rolled gold plate" provided the proportional fraction and fineness designations are also shown. Electroplated jewelry items carrying at least 7 millionths of an inch (0.18 micrometers) of gold on significant surfaces may be labeled "electroplate." Plated thicknesses less than this may be marked "gold flashed" or "gold washed."
Formation of Primary Gold Deposits - Lode Gold
Gold is relatively scarce in the earth, but it occurs in many different kinds of
and in many different geological environments. Though scarce, gold is concentrated by geologic processes to form commercial deposits of two principal types: lode (primary) deposits and placer (secondary) deposits.
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Lode deposits are the targets for the "hardrock" prospector seeking gold at the site of its deposition from mineralizing solutions. Geologists have proposed various hypotheses to explain the source of solutions from which mineral constituents are precipitated in lode deposits.
One widely accepted hypothesis proposes that many gold deposits, especially those found in
sedimentary rocks
, formed from circulating groundwaters driven by heat from bodies of magma (molten rock) intruded into the Earth's crust within about 2 to 5 miles of the surface. Active geothermal systems, which are exploited in parts of the United States for natural hot water and steam, provide a modern analog for these gold-depositing systems. Most of the water in geothermal systems originates as rainfall, which moves downward through fractures and permeable beds in cooler parts of the crust and is drawn laterally into areas heated by magma, where it is driven upward through fractures. As the water is heated, it dissolves metals from the surrounding rocks. When the heated waters reach cooler rocks at shallower depths, metallic minerals precipitate to form veins or blanket-like ore bodies.
Another hypothesis suggests that gold-bearing solutions may be expelled from magma as it cools, precipitating ore materials as they move into cooler surrounding rocks. This hypothesis is applied particularly to gold deposits located in or near masses of granitic rock, which represent solidified magma.
A third hypothesis is applied mainly to gold-bearing veins in metamorphic rocks that occur in mountain belts at continental margins. In the mountain-building process, sedimentary and volcanic rocks may be deeply buried or thrust under the edge of the continent, where they are subjected to high temperatures and pressures resulting in chemical reactions that change the rocks to new
assemblages (metamorphism). This hypothesis suggests that water is expelled from the rocks and migrates upwards, precipitating ore materials as pressures and temperatures decrease. The ore metals are thought to originate from the rocks undergoing active metamorphism.
The primary concerns of the
or miner interested in a lode deposit of gold are to determine the average gold content (tenor) per ton of mineralized rock and the size of the deposit. From these data, estimates can be made of the deposit's value. One of the most commonly used methods for determining the gold and silver content of mineralized rocks is the fire assay. The results are reported as troy ounces of gold or silver or both per short avoirdupois ton of ore or as grams per metric ton of ore.
Concentration of Gold in Placer Deposits
Placer deposits represent concentrations of gold derived from lode deposits by erosion, disintegration or decomposition of the enclosing rock, and subsequent concentration by gravity.
Gold is extremely resistant to weathering and, when freed from enclosing rocks, is carried downstream as metallic particles consisting of "dust," flakes, grains, or nuggets. Gold particles in stream deposits are often concentrated on or near bedrock, because they move downward during high-water periods when the entire bed load of sand, gravel, and boulders is agitated and is moving downstream. Fine gold particles collect in depressions or in pockets in sand and gravel bars where the stream current slackens. Concentrations of gold in gravel are called "pay streaks."
Prospecting for Placer Deposits
In gold-bearing country, prospectors look for gold where coarse sands and gravel have accumulated and where "black sands" have concentrated and settled with the gold.
is the most common mineral in black sands, but other heavy minerals such as
, platinum-group metals, and some
may be present.
Placer deposits have formed in the same manner throughout the Earth's history. The processes of weathering and erosion create surface placer deposits that may be buried under rock debris. Although these "fossil" placers are subsequently cemented into hard rocks, the shape and characteristics of old river channels are still recognizable.
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The content of recoverable free gold in placer deposits is determined by the free gold assay method, which involves amalgamation of gold-bearing concentrate collected by dredging, hydraulic mining, or other placer mining operations. In the period when the price of gold was fixed, the common practice was to report assay results as the value of gold (in cents or dollars) contained in a cubic yard of material. Now results are reported as grams per cubic yard or grams per cubic meter.
Through laboratory research, the U.S. Geological Survey has developed new methods for determining the gold content of rocks and soils of the Earth's crust. These methods, which detect and measure the amounts of other elements as well as gold, include atomic absorption spectrometry, neutron activation, and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emissionon spectrometry. These methods enable rapid and extremely sensitive analyses to be made of large numbers of samples.
Early Gold Finds and Production
Gold was produced in the southern Appalachian region as early as 1792 and perhaps as early as 1775 in southern California. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in California sparked the gold rush of 1849-50, and hundreds of mining camps sprang to life as new deposits were discovered. Gold production increased rapidly. Deposits in the Mother Lode and Grass Valley districts in California and the Comstock Lode in Nevada were discovered during the 1860's, and the Cripple Creek deposits in Colorado began to produce gold in 1892. By 1905 the Tonopah and Goldfield deposits in Nevada and the Alaskan placer deposits had been discovered, and United States gold production for the first time exceeded 4 million troy ounces a year--a level maintained until 1917.
During World War I and for some years thereafter, the annual production declined to about 2 million ounces. When the price of gold was raised from $20.67 to $35 an ounce in 1934, production increased rapidly and again exceeded the 4-million-ounce level in 1937. Shortly after the start of World War II, gold mines were closed by the War Production Board and not permitted to reopen until 1945.
From the end of World War II through 1983, domestic mine production of gold did not exceed 2 million ounces annually. Since 1985, annual production has risen by 1 million to 1.5 million ounces every year. By the end of 1989, the cumulative output from deposits in the United States since 1792 reached 363 million ounces.
Consumption of Gold
Consumption of gold in the United States ranged from about 6 million to more than 7 million troy ounces per year from 1969 to 1973, and from about 4 million to 5 million troy ounces per year from 1974 to 1979, whereas during the 1970's annual gold production from domestic mines ranged from about 1 million to 1.75 million troy ounces. Since 1980 consumption of gold has been nearly constant at between 3 and 3.5 million troy ounces per year. Mine production has increased at a quickening pace since 1980, reaching about 9 million troy ounces per year in 1990, and exceeding consumption since 1986. Prior to 1986, the balance of supply was obtained from secondary (scrap) sources and imports. Total world production of gold is estimated to be about 3.4 billion troy ounces, of which more than two-thirds was mined in the past 50 years. About 45 percent of the world's total gold production has been from the Witwatersrand district in South Africa.
The largest gold mine in the United States is the Homestake mine at Lead, South Dakota. This mine, which is 8,000 feet deep, has accounted for almost 10 percent of total United States gold production since it opened in 1876. It has combined production and reserves of about 40 million troy ounces.
Disseminated Deposits and By-Product Gold
In the past two decades, low-grade disseminated gold deposits have become increasingly important. More than 75 such deposits have been found in the Western States, mostly in Nevada. The first major producer of this type was the Carlin deposit, which was discovered in 1962 and started production in 1965. Since then many more deposits have been discovered in the vicinity of Carlin, and the Carlin area now comprises a major mining district with seven operating open pits producing more than 1,500,000 troy ounces of gold per year.
About 15 percent of the gold produced in the United States has come from mining other metallic ores. Where base metals- -such as copper, lead, and zinc--are deposited, either in veins or as scattered mineral grains, minor amounts of gold are commonly deposited with them. Deposits of this type are mined for the predominant metals, but the gold is also recovered as a byproduct during processing of the ore. Most byproduct gold has come from porphyry deposits, which are so large that even though they contain only a small amount of gold per ton of ore, so much rock is mined that a substantial amount of gold is recovered. The largest single source of byproduct gold in the United States is the porphyry deposit at Bingham Canyon, Utah, which has produced about 18 million troy ounces of gold since 1906.
Role of a Geologist in Gold Prospecting
Geologists examine all factors controlling the origin and emplacement of mineral deposits, including those containing gold. Igneous and metamorphic rocks are studied in the field and in the laboratory to gain an understanding of how they came to their present location, how they crystallized to solid rock, and how mineral-bearing solutions formed within them. Studies of rock structures, such as folds, faults, fractures, and joints, and of the effects of heat and pressure on rocks suggest why and where fractures occurred and where veins might be found. Studies of weathering processes and transportation of rock debris by water enable geologists to predict the most likely places for placer deposits to form. The occurrence of gold is not capricious; its presence in various rocks and its occurrence under differing environmental conditions follow natural laws. As geologists increase their knowledge of the mineralizing processes, they improve their ability to find gold.
Artisans of ancient civilizations used gold lavishly in decorating tombs and temples, and gold objects made more than 5,000 years ago have been found in Egypt. iStockPhoto image © Akhilesh Sharma.
As a highly valued metal, gold was used as a financial standard and has been used in coinage for thousands of years. United States ten dollar gold coin from 1850. . iStockPhoto image © Brandon Laufenberg.
The discovery of gold triggered numerous gold rushes in the United States and around the world. iStockPhoto image © Duncan Walker.
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Fortitude Mine in Nevada produced about 2 million ounces of gold from a lode deposit between 1984 and 1993. USGS image.
Hydraulic placer mining at Lost Chicken Hill Mine, near Chicken, Alaska. The firehose blasts the sediment outcrop, washing away sand, clay, gravel and gold particles. The material is then processed to remove the gold. USGS image.
Portable gold sluice. Miners place the sluice in the stream and dump sediments in the upstream side. The current transports the sediments through the sluice and the heavy gold particles become lodged in the sluice. One miner can process a lot more sediment through a sluice than through a gold pan. iStockPhoto image © LeeAnn Townsend.
A scuba diver vacuums sediment to be processed by a portable gold dredge. Scuba gear allows the prospector to carefully get access to cracks and crevaces on the stream bed where gold nuggets might be lodged. iStockPhoto image © Gary Ferguson.
A portable dry washer used to sift gold nuggets from soil where water is not available. Soil is dumped into the top pan and is shaken through the bottom pan. Heavy gold nuggets are mechanically separated from lighter materials. iStockPhoto image © Arturo M. Enriquez.
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Leaving the church of San Francesco, we can turn right towards Corso Italia and walk up to the Pieve of S. Maria. This is one of the largest and most attractive Romanesque "pievi" (parish churches) in Tuscany.
Then we can proceed by reaching Piazza Grande, heart and symbol of the medieval city and its public life. This square is famous most of all because here the attractive Giostra del Saracino takes place, but also because nowadays it has been often choosen as beautiful scenario for commercial advertising. This square is "accommodated" on a sloaping plane; in its northern side stands Vasari's Logge (Vasari was a painter,architect, historiographer and writer born in Arezzo in 1511),built in the late Reinassance period. The eastern and southern sides are flanked by Medieval palaces and houses like Palazzo Lappoli and Palazzo Cofani. The western side is taken up by the beautiful apse of La Pieve, the Law Courts and the Lay Fraternity Building.
Going up from the northeast side where's the construction of Vasari's Palazzo delle Logge, we find on our left the Palazzo Pretorio (XIII-XIV centuries) which nowadays houses the library of the Town Hall, and a Medieval building held to be Francesco Petrarca's birthplace (1304) which now houses the Petrarca Academy of Letters, Arts an Sciences.
We can now proceed by reaching the near Duomo. It was begun at the end of the 13th century on the site once occuped by a Paleo-Christian church dedicated to the martyr St. Peter and it was continued, with several interruptions, until the beginning of the 16th century. Its interior is divided into a nave and two aisles and it contains works of great artistic value, funerary monuments, frescoes, the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament, the Main Chapel and the Chapel of S. Silvestro. In the left-hand aisle we can admire Piero della Francesca's mastepiece, the "Maria Maddalena" (1459 approx.), the choir Gallery designed by Vasari in 1535, the organ built by Luca Boni of Cortona in1534 and a fresco by Luigi Ademollo (early 19th century).
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Shapiro, Amir and Rimon, Elon and Burdick, Joel W. (2004) On the Mechanics of Natural Compliance in Frictional Contacts and its Effect on Grasp Stiffness and Stability. In: 2004 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. IEEE , Piscataway, NJ, pp. 1264-1269. ISBN 0-7803-8232-3 http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20111013-115128547
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The mechanics of friction and compliance in multi-contact arrangements is key to understanding and predicting grasp stability and dynamic response to external loads. This paper introduces a comprehensive model for the nonlinear force-displacement relationship at a frictional contact. The model is given in an analytic lumped parameter form suitable for on-line grasping applications, and is entirely determined by material and geometric properties of the contacting bodies. The force-displacement law predicts a nonlinear tangential stiffening as the normal load increases. As a result, the composite stiffness matrix of a frictional grasp is asymmetric, indicating that such grasps are not governed by any potential energy. The consequences for grasp stability are investigated. We formulate a rule for preloading frictional grasps which guarantees stable response at the individual contacts. Then we obtain a criterion for selecting contact points which guarantees overall grasp stability. The synthesis rule and its effect on grasp stability is illustrated with a simple 2D example.
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Tonganoxie police officers seized a mobile methamphetamine lab about 6 p.m. Wednesday along U.S. Highway 24-40.
The illegal meth lab was located inside a vehicle, according to police.
The suspect, a 32-year-old Leavenworth County man, was taken to the Tonganoxie police department and later transported to the Leavenworth County Jail.
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Residents of Franklin, Brown, Cherry, Howe and Granger streets in Rutland are invited to a neighborhood picnic from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 17 on Cherry Street.
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Children are welcome, but not pets or music players, and shirts and shoes are required.
The event is billed as a casual neighborhood gathering to renew old friendships, meet new neighbors and catch up with news from around the community.
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I could control which game I had the sound on for. I could even track up to 20 players. When these 20 players were on deckat bat, on base, pitching, or warming upthe system would alert me. By simply clicking on the alert I was transferred to that game. The MLB.com web site also offers an option, for a lower price, that enables you to listen to the radio broadcast of every major league game. Always crystal clear, no more being at the mercy of the Earths fickle atmosphere. But it gets even better. In the doldrums of winter, I can access the MLB library and watch or listen to classic games from years past. They have radio calls from games as far back as the 1930s or video coverage as old as the 1950s. Then there is the minor league web site MILB.com which offers the same options as the big league sites. Now I watch the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Portland Sea Dogs play. I can scout up and coming rookies, as well as watch injured players making minor league rehab starts. 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