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The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular bundle of nerves that is an extension of the central nervous system from the brain and is enclosed in and protected by the bony vertebral column. The main function of the spinal cord is transmission of neural inputs between the periphery and the brain.
It is about 45 cm long in men and 43 cm long in women, ovoid-shaped, and is enlarged in the cervical and lumbar regions. In cross-section, the peripheral region of the cord contains neuronal white matter tracts containing sensory and motor neurons. Internal to this peripheral region is the gray, butterfly shaped central region made up of nerve cell bodies. This central region surrounds the central canal, which is an anatomic extension of the spaces in the brain known as the ventricles and, like the ventricles, contains cerebrospinal fluid.
The three meninges that cover the spinal cord -- the outer dura mater, the arachnoid mater, and the innermost pia mater -- are continuous with that in the brainstem and cerebral hemispheres. Similarly, cerebrospinal fluid is found in the subarachnoid space. The cord is stabilized within the dura mater by the connecting denticulate ligaments which extend from the enveloping pia mater laterally between the dorsal and ventral roots. The dural sac ends at the vertebral level of the second sacral vertebra.
There are 31 spinal cord nerve segments in a human spinal cord:
Because the vertebral column grows longer than the spinal cord, spinal cord segments do not correspond to vertebral segments in adults, especially in the lower spinal cord. In the fetus, vertebral segments do correspond with spinal cord segments. In the adult, however, the spinal cord ends around the L1/L2 vertebral level, forming a structure known as the conus medullaris. For example, lumbar and sacral spinal cord segments are found between vertebral levels T9 and L2.
Although the spinal cord cell bodies end around the L1/L2 vertebral level, the spinal nerves for each segment exit at the level of the corresponding vertebra. For the nerves of the lower spinal cord, this means that they exit the vertebral column much lower (more caudally) than their roots. As these nerves travel from their respective roots to their point of exit from the vertebral column, the nerves of the lower spinal segments form a bundle called the cauda equina.
There are two regions where the spinal cord enlarges:
Additionally, the floor plate will also secrete netrins. The netrins act as chemoattractants to decussation of pain and temperature sensory neurons in the alar plate across the anterior white commissure where they will then ascend towards the thalamus.
Lastly it is important to note that the past studies of Viktor Hamburger and Rita Levi-Montalcini in the chick embryo have been further proven by more recent studies which demonstrated that the elimination of neuronal cells by programmed cell death (PCD) is necessary for the correct assembly of the nervous system.
Overall, spontaneous embryonic activity has been shown to play a role in neuron and muscle development, but is probably not involved in the initial formation of connections between spinal neurons.
In the dorsal column-medial leminiscus tract, a primary neuron's axon enters the spinal cord and then enters the dorsal column. If the primary axon enters below spinal level T6, the axon travels in the fasciculus gracilis, the medial part of the column. If the axon enters above level T6, then it travels in the fasciculus cuneatus, which is lateral to the fasiculus gracilis.
Either way, the primary axon ascends to the lower medulla, where it leaves its fasiculus and synapses with a secondary neuron in one of the dorsal column nuclei: either the nucleus gracilis or the nucleus cuneatus, depending on the pathway it took.
At this point, the secondary axon leaves its nucleus and passes anteriorly and medially. The collection of secondary axons that do this are known as internal arctuate fibers.. The internal arcuate fibers decussate and continue ascending as the contralateral medial leminiscus.
Secondary axons from the medial leminiscus finally terminate in the ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPL) of the thalamus, where they synapse with tertiary neurons. From there, tertiary neurons ascend via the posterior limb of the internal capsule, and end in the primary sensory cortex.
The anterolateral system works somewhat differently. Its primary neurons enter the spinal cord and then ascend one to two levels before synapsing in the substantia gelatinosa. The tract that ascends before synapsing is known as Lissauer's tract. After synapsing, secondary axons decussate and ascend in the anterior lateral portion of the spinal cord as the spinothalamic tract.
This tract ascends all the way to the VPL where it synapses on tertiary neurons. Tertiary neuronal axons then travel to the primary sensory cortex via the posterior limb of the internal capsule.
It should be noted that some of the "pain fibers" in the ALS deviate from their pathway towards the VPL. In one such deviation, axons travel towards the reticular formation in the midbrain. The reticular formation then projects to a number of places including the hippocampus (to create memories about the pain), to the centromedian nucleus (to cause diffuse, non-specific pain) and various parts of the cortex. Additionally, some ALS axons project to the periaqueductal gray in the pons, and the axons forming the periaqueductal gray then project to the nucleus raphe magnus, which projects back down to where the pain signal is coming from and inhibits it. This helps control the sensation of pain to some degree.
Cortical upper motor neurons originate from Brodmann areas 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 and then descend in the posterior limb of the internal capsule, through the crus cerebri, down through the pons, and to the medullary pyramids, where about 90% of the axons cross to the contralateral side at the decussation of the pyramids. They then descend as the lateral corticospinal tract. These axons synapse with lower motor neurons in the ventral horns of all levels of the spinal cord. The remaining 10% of axons descend on the ipsilateral side as the ventral corticospinal tract. These axons also synapse with lower motor neurons in the ventral horns. Most of them will cross to the contralateral side of the cord right before synapsing.
The midbrain nuclei include four motor tracts that send upper motor neuronal axons down the spinal cord to lower motor neurons. These are the rubrospinal tract, the vestibulospinal tract, the tectospinal tract and the reticulospinal tract. The rubrospinal tract descends with the lateral corticospinal tract and the remaining three descend with the anterior corticospinal tract.
The function of lower motor neurons can be divided into two different groups: the lateral corticospinal tract and the anterior cortical spinal tract. The lateral tract contains upper motor neuronal axons which synapse on dorsal lateral (DL) lower motor neurons. The DL neurons are involved in distal limb control. Therefore, these DL neurons are found specifically only in the cervical and lumbosaccral enlargements within the spinal cord. There is no decussation in the lateral corticospinal tract after the decussation at the medullary pyramids.
The anterior corticospinal tract descends ipsilaterally in the anterior column where the axons emerge and either synapse on lower ventromedial (VM) motor neurons in the ventral horn ipsilaterally or descussate at the anterior white commissure where they synapse on VM lower motor neurons contralaterally . The tectospinal, vestibulospinal and reticulospinal descend ipsilaterally in the anterior column, but do not synapse across the anterior white commissure. Rather, they only synapse on VM lower motor neurons ipsilaterally. The VM lower motor neurons control the large, postural muscles of the axial skeleton. These lower motor neurons, unlike those of the DL, are located in the ventral horn all the way throughout the spinal cord.
From the levels of L2 to T1, proprioceptive information enters the spinal cord and ascends ipsilaterally, where it synapses in Clarke's nucleus. The secondary neuronal axons continue to ascend ipsilaterally and then pass into the cerebellum via the inferior cerebellar peduncle. This tract is known as the dorsal spinocerebellar tract.
From above T1, proprioceptive primary axons enter the spinal cord and ascend ipsilaterally until reaching the accessory cuneate nucleus, where they synapse. The secondary axons pass into the cerebellum via the inferior cerebellar peduncle where again, these axons synapse on cerebellar deep nuclei. This tract is known as the cuneocerebellar tract.
Spinal cord injuries can be caused by trauma to the spinal column (stretching, bruising, applying pressure, severing, etc... the spinal cord). The vertebral bones or intervertebral disks can shatter, causing the spinal cord to be punctured by a sharp fragment of bone. Usually victims of spinal cord injuries will suffer loss of feeling in certain parts of their body. In milder cases a victim might only suffer loss of hand or foot function. More severe injury may result in paraplegia, tetraplegia, or full body paralysis below the site of injury to the spinal cord.
Damage to upper motor neurons axons in the spinal cord results in a characteristic pattern of ipsilateral deficits. These include hyperreflexia, hypertonia and muscle weakness. Lower motor neuronal damage results in its own characteristic pattern of deficits. Rather than an entire side of deficits, there is a pattern relating to the myotome affected by the damage. Additionally, lower motor neurons are characterized by muscle weakness, hypotonia, hyporeflexia and muscle atrophy.
The two areas of the spinal cord most commonly injured are the cervical spine (C1-C7) and the lumbar spine (L1-L5). (The notation C1, C7, L1, L5 refer to the location of a specific vertebra in either the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar region of the spine.)


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Focusrite iTrack Solo
New interface for iOS plus PC/Mac
The new Focusrite iTrack Solo is a two-in/two-out audio interface for use with an iPad via the dock connector, but also fully compatible with a PC or Mac computer.
"It features a guitar input, plus a phantom powered XLR mic input, each with its own input gain knobs"
Compact yet rugged, the iTrack Solo is powered via USB, so you'll need your Apple USB power supply (or a computer link) when using it with an iPad.
It features a guitar input, plus a phantom powered XLR mic input, each with its own input gain knobs surrounded by an ingeniously useful 'Halo', which shows green when the signal is at a good level, and red if it's clipping.
A monitoring knob controls the output from a standard jack headphone output plus L and R line RCA phono outputs, while a direct monitoring switch lets you hear the input audio latency-free.
In Use
Focusrite has always been about sound quality, and the iTrack Solo doesn't disappoint. With quality 24-bit 96kHz A/D conversion and 105dB dynamic range, it captures all the nuances of your sound, and you can use both inputs at once and record them to separate tracks, if your software supports that.
Be aware, though, because some iPad guitar apps such as AmpliTube take their signal from the left of a stereo input, and the iTrack Solo's guitar is on the right.
MusicRadar Rating
iOS and computer connectivity. Halo level indicators. Software bundle included. Sound quality.
Short iPad connector could compromise positioning (easily sorted with an extender cable).
Dead easy to use, and with quality sound, the iTrack Solo could be your ideal choice for recording electric guitar and bass, as well as acoustic guitar and vocals.
Available Outputs
6.4mm Stereo Headphone Jack RCA Phono L/R
Available Inputs
1/4 Inch Jack Mic input
Sampling Frequency
Two-channel audio interface for iOS devices, Mac, and PC
Supported Bit Depths
Focusrite mic preamp with phantom power; Direct instrument input;

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Vagabonds wander on the road to fame
Last updated at 16:04, Monday, 06 June 2011
THEIR journey took them from Barrow to The Lakes and back and they performed come rain or shine. GARETH JONES speaks to Vagabonds Phill Gregg and Gary Bridgens about their epic adventure
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WHEN they set off into the unknown, Vagabonding duo, Phill Gregg and Gary Bridgens could never have anticipated the celebrity status they would have earned, come their final show.
But as they stood in the bandstand of Barrow Park and played their swansong to a bustling crowd, it became clear they had become more than two men with a cart.
Their journey around South Cumbria has been followed by many, with the ups and downs covered daily in the Evening Mail.
In 20 days, the pair covered more than 100 miles and entertained more than a 1,000 people as they told tales which revolved around the journeys of their mystical trailer, Dolly.
The roadshow, which involved 25 appearances at both indoor and outdoor venues, ended in Barrow on Sunday, with the Vagabonds playing to a packed bandstand at Barrow Park.
And even mother nature appeared to be a fan, as the rain subsided to be replaced by sunshine as the performance was due to start.
Gary 'Gacko' Bridgens said the last show had summed up their time on the road.
He said: "I think we timed the last show perfectly as it looked like the Apocalypse afterwards.
"It happened a few times where it looked like we would lose a show to the weather and then at the last minute we've found somewhere to retreat to.
"Sometimes there hasn't been a wet weather option but, as we've prepared to strike the first chord, the sun has come out from nowhere. It's quite poetic really.
"I've got a couple of highlights from the tour.
"The very first day on Piel Island, when we got to tell stories on an island with a massive panoramic vista.
"All of the places in the stories we told were visible from where we were stood on the island, and we could point them out to the audience.
"Barrow was always going to be our home game and it was a collection of our friends, family, supporters and people we met along the way."
Fellow Vagabond Phill Gregg said he had enjoyed the variation of audience and shows along the way.
He said: "The set changing every night has just been magical.
"It has given depth to what we were doing as a show.
"It's lovely. It has been impossible to get bored with it, as we have been able to change it.
"It changed every night and it needed to, as sometimes we were playing to three-year-olds and some nights we were playing to mainly drunken people.
"It's been great really. Children's entertainment has never been about computers or television.
"Kids like to go out and get involved in all sorts. They like to go out with their mums and dads, and that is why our show has been enjoyed, really."
The Vagabonds were formed as part of the Lakes Alive programme to take old-fashioned entertainment to both rural and more populated areas across the South of the county.
They followed in the footsteps of Walter Wilkinson, who toured his Peep Show throughout the British Isles, with their act consisting of puppets, songs, jokes and local folk tales.
Gacko said he had enjoyed getting to meet people on the tour, which had been an ambition of his for many years.
He said: "We've met nothing but lovely people and it's been quite magical.
"The Evening Mail has given us a lot of press and have kept the story rolling.
"This made us familiar, and people were immediately curious about what we have been doing.
"The very nature of us having a box was quite interesting. It's a bit like Christmas Day as people want to know what's inside.
"We've got an immediate excuse to talk to people and they feel that they can approach us and talk to us. If we were just travelling blokes with backpacks, then life would be very different for us."
The key third member of the Vagabonds was Dolly the trolley, who also embarked on the mammoth journey.
And like Gary and Phill she will be getting some rest before work starts again.
Phill said: "We will be using her for other projects.
"We have used her for a tour called Up in Smoke in the past, and she'll be joining us again on it.
"She won't be going into retirement and we won't be pushing her in a lake.
"Dolly has coped with the journey pretty well, actually, and didn't get nearly as many knocks as we expected.
"She'll get a bit of a rub down and then she'll be as good as new."
Fans will be disappointed to hear that the tour was a one-off, however the duo will continue to work together on other projects for their theatre company, Headzup.
Gary said that both himself and Phill would not have much rest before starting work again.
He said: "The Vagabonds has been a project. Phill and I run a company called Headzup, and we're about to do a five-week schools tour which looks at the detrimental effects of smoking.
"We've got five weeks together. It's a proper theatre tour. We'll be in a van and we have a set which will be built everywhere we go.
"Then we've got our summer season, where we both separate because we have different acts.
"It's a wonderful life. We spend our time working at festivals and earning a living at places where other people want to be."
First published at 13:10, Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Published by http://www.nwemail.co.uk
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Just seen the Vagabonds at Kirkby-In-Furness tonight. They were superb. Setting was perfect, performing in a corner of the cricket field in front of St Cuthbert's Church on a sunny (if cold) evening, to an audience of more than 50 locals, including a group of Brownies. The Vagabonds deserve a medal for their three-week walking journey through Furness and South Cumbria. Great advert for the area with their local stories, songs and humour. Askam and Dalton performances on Saturday before their homecoming on Sunday. Come on Barrow, let's give them a fitting homecoming to Barrow Park.
Fantastic-went to watch them at Broughton tonight, their enthusiasm and talent shone through, my 10 year old really enjoyed it and all the stories and songs were excellent. Hope they have a dry journey home and that lots of people welcome them back to Barrow.
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At the heart of the exhibition Interval is a fragrance intended to embody the essence of a museum of the distant future. Maack and Arason present this fragrance as a three-dimensional and architectural experience, a period-room installation which remains flexible in form in order to acknowledge the elusive, atmospheric, and temporal qualities of scent.
The featured fragrance, a one-off scent developed specifically for the exhibition at Hafnarhús, is a perfumer's interpretation of the artists' concept, rendered as an olfactory experience. The scent in turn has guided Maack and Arason in determining the nature of the installation.
Interval, Maack and Arason's first collaboration, builds on Maack's background as a visual artist working with scent and on Arason's interest in transforming the role of exhibition space. Here Maack and Arason conceive of the gallery as a setting within which the audience can actively experience the fragrance and the loose series of subjective interpretations contributing to its development and presentation. Unlike the typical period room, Maack and Arason's "period room of the future" is offered not as an authoritative stylistic exemplar but as a highly personal interpretation of the values and tastes of another era. Nor is their period room a hermetically sealed time capsule. As this interior of the future becomes an active interior of the present, the artists pose the riddle of what it means to engage in rituals within anarchic time and space.
The exhibition is a part of the programme of the Reykjavik Arts Festival 2013.
Curator: Shauna Laurel Jones
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The Not-To-Exceed (NTE) standard recently promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) ensures that heavy-duty engine emissions are controlled over the full range of speed and load combinations commonly experienced in use. NTE establishes an area (the "NTE zone") under the torque curve of an engine where emissions must not exceed a specified value for any of the regulated pollutants. The NTE test procedure does not involve a specific driving cycle of any specific length (mileage or time). Rather it involves driving of any type that could occur within the bounds of the NTE control area, including operation under steady-state or transient conditions and under varying ambient conditions. Emissions are averaged over a minimum time of thirty seconds and then compared to the applicable NTE emission limits .
In urban or suburban driving, this happens relatively often, to the point that NTE standards are applicable only a very small portion of the operation or, in some cases, not at all. The probability of the engine remaining within the NTE zone for over 30 seconds also decreases with the advent of high-power engines. For example, if the power required to maintain a motorcoach or an over-the-road truck at highway cruising speed is somewhere around , the probability that a engine will consistently operate at loads above 30%, without "dips" to lower power levels, can be relatively small.
These concerns were confirmed by studies carried out by West Virginia University (WVU) under the Consent Decrees. WVU found that "remaining for 30 seconds within the NTE zone can be quite difficult. The resulting low NTE availability poses a problem as many measurements within the NTE area have to be rejected along with those from outside the NTE area. The question arises if in this way all real-life emissions are sufficiently 'well reflected' in the NTE test results"
A second issue of concern in the same vein is a case when an engine is compliant within the NTE zone, but exhibits elevated NOx at power levels just outside the NTE zone, or at idle. For reasons such as this the Working Group On Off Cycle Emissions is studying whether an extension of the NTE zone is rational as they ponder if there are spots on the engine map (outside of the NTE zone) that have a significant contribution in real life emissions. Their preliminary findings echo those of WVU as they found that the time of engine operation in the NTE zone is rather low.
"NTE zone was defined by a desire to have a homogeneous emissions limit. Carve-outs within that zone exclude certain areas of operation from NTE consideration or limit how much emissions from that operation can contribute to an NTE result, deficiencies allow temporary exceedences of the NTE standards due to technical limitations under limited operating conditions. The idea is not to hold the manufacturer responsible for NTE compliance during modes where the engine is not capable of operating or where it is not technically feasible to meet the NTE standards."
"The NTE Threshold will be the NTE standard, including the margins built into the existing regulations, plus additional margin to account for in-use measurement accuracy. This additional margin shall be determined by the measurement processes and methodologies to be developed and approved by EPA/CARB/EMA. This margin will be structured to encourage instrument manufacturers to develop more and more accurate instruments in the future."
Basically, the HDIUT is an industry agreed to manufacturer run, in-use, on-road testing program. It builds upon the original NTE standard. It is designed to focus on compliance in the real world, and relies on emissions testing, utilizing Portable Emissions Measurement Systems (PEMS) with NOx, HC, CO and PM being the pollutants to be measured. Measurement Accuracy Margins are being established to account for the emissions measurement variability associated with the PEMS in-use.


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League Structure
A) Thou Shalt Not Change the Rules Mid-season.
B) Each team will have 16 wrestlers. Each week, you may start 11 wrestlers: one at each weight class and one "flex" wrestler of your choice who will receive points regardless of which weight he wrestles.
Competition/How to Win
Competition is not head-to-head. Instead, every week, your team's points (see "Scoring" below for details) will be added to your cumulative total. Cumulative scoring ends after conference championship week. At this point, the top teams make it to "the playoffs," which is really just the NCAA Tournament. For the playoffs, the cumulative scores are disregarded, and whichever player accrues the most points during the NCAA Tournament wins the league.
A) Posting Your Lineup. Weeks will begin on Friday and end on Thursday. Every week, the commissioner will open a thread wherein all lineups must be posted by midnight (Central Time) Thursday night. If your lineup is not posted by this deadline, your lineup from the previous week will be used. No exceptions.
B) Making the Playoffs. The top 5 cumulative scorers from the Regular Season will qualify for the Championship Bracket. In addition, the player who scores the most points in conference week who would not otherwise have qualified will be awarded a playoff spot. All players that do not qualify for the playoffs can still post their lineups for entrance in "The Loser's Bracket."
C) Prizes
i) Championship Bracket. The winner of the Championship bracket receives eternal glory as the league's champion. His name shall be posted for eternity in the Hall of Glory below.
ii) Loser's Bracket. The winner of the Loser's Bracket wins the right to assign a signature to the last place finisher from the Championship Bracket.
D) Non-Participation. Any owner who does not post his lineup on time 4 times throughout the season may be stripped of his team at the discretion of the commissioner. The commissioner may choose to give control of that team to someone else.
A) Regular Season Scoring
i) Points will be awarded as follows: Pin - 6; Tech - 5; Major - 4; Decision - 3; Forfeit - 3; Medical Default - 3; Injury Default - 6.
ii) Points will only be awarded at the weight class listed for the wrestler when you posted your lineup. For example, if you listed your wrestler at 133 but he bumps up to wrestle 141, you won't get any points. The "flex" wrestler is the exception to this rule and will be awarded points no matter what weight class he wrestles.
iii) Dual Meets. All dual matches will be scored.
iv) Tournaments. In eligible tournaments, all matches will be scored. The following tournaments are eligible: Binghamton, Body Bar Invitational, Oklahoma Gold, Buffalo Open, *Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, EMU Open, Hokie Open, Keystone Classic, Lock Haven Brute Invitational, Michigan State Open, *Midlands, Navy Classic, New York State Championships, NC State Open, Penn State Open, PSAC, Reno Tournament of Champions, *Southern Scuffle. Additionally, any tournament not listed above will be scored if 15 ranked wrestlers compete in that tournament.
v) Bonus Tournaments. *Champions of Midlands, CKI, and the Southern Scuffle will receive 10 bonus points. Runners up at these tournaments will receive 5 bonus points, andthird place finishers will receive 3 bonus points.
vi) If your wrestler beats an Intermat, TheOpenMat or Coaches Panel ranked wrestler in a non-eligible tournament, you will get the points for that win.
vii) The NWCA All-Star Classic will be scored. Both the "Main Event" and the "Side Card" qualify. Five (5) points will be awarded for participating in the event.
viii) Conference Tournaments count as part of the regular season. However, wrestlers who win the Big 10 tournament will get 15 bonus points added to their scores, those finishing second will get 10 bonus points, and those finishing in third place will receive 5 bonus points. The guys who win OW at the Big Ten tournament will also get 5 bonus points. All other conferences will have bonuses of 10 points for a championship, 5 points for a second, and 3 points for third. Starting in the 2013/2014 season the conference "week" consists of the two weeks that make up the the conference portion of the college wrestling season. You will make one lineup to start for both weeks.
Scored Tournaments:
Body Bar Invitational
Oklahoma Gold
Buffalo Open
*Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
EMU Open
Hokie Open
Keystone Classic
Lock Haven Brute Invitational
Michigan State Open
Navy Classic
New York State Championships
NC State Open
Penn State Open
Reno Tournament of Champions
*Southern Scuffle
*CKLV, Midlands and the Southern Scuffle are bonus tournaments.
B) Playoff Scoring
i) The playoffs are really a one-event deal, with that event being the NCAA Championships. Teams making the playoffs will have their scores reset, and the whoever generates the most points at NCAAs wins. "Tournament scoring" will be used for the playoffs. I'm not exactly sure of all the details of tournament scoring, but you can probably find it in the NCAA rules online somewhere. I will post it when I get to it.
ii) Bonuses will be awarded as follows: OW - 3; Gorrarian - 2.
Wrestler Acquisition
Wrestlers may be acquired in 3 different ways: The draft, free agency, and trading.
A) The Draft
i) Draft Order. The draft will be performed in a random order that will be announced before the draft.
ii) Draft Execution. Because this league is carried out over a message board, the draft is kind of tricky. We will have the draft in October, and it will probably take a week or so. Basically, when it's your turn, someone will text/call you to let you know. At that point you will have a time window to make your pick by posting it on here or by phone/text/etc. This way, if you are at work/school, you will have time to make your pick.
B) Keeping A Wrestler.
As a reward for good drafting, GM's may elect to retain one wrestler from one year to the next, provided that the wrestler is eligible.
i) Eligibility. To keep a wrestler, you must have drafted him (and not traded for him or picked him up out of free agency) the previous year, kept him on your roster the entire season, and he must have competed for his school in the starting lineup. Wrestlers drafted in the first or second rounds are not eligible to be retained.
ii) Cost of Keeping a Wrestler. The retained wrestler will cost a draft pick, the round of which will be two rounds higher than the wrestler was drafted the previous year. For example, if someone were to draft Joe Schmoe in the 7th round this year, they would be able to keep him in lieu of their 5th round pick the following year, and the 3rd round after that, and the 1st round after that. This is why wrestlers originally drafted in the first or second rounds are not eligible to be retained.
C) Free Agency/Waiver
Each owner can claim up to 10 wrestlers from free agency/waivers throughout the season (known as the free agent quota). In order to do so, the owner must drop another wrestler from his roster. Claims are placed by posting in the "Free Agency/Waivers" thread.
i) Free Agency. Any wrestler not on a roster or waivers (see below) is a free agent. A free agent may be claimed at any time on a first-come, first-serve basis.
ii) Waivers. Whenever an owner drops a wrestler from his roster, that wrestler will be placed on waivers for 3 days. At the end of this period, whichever owner who wants the wrestler and has the highest waiver priority will "win" the wrestler. This owner will then move to the bottom of the waiver priority list. Initially, the waiver priority order will be the reverse of the draft order (aka reverse alphabetical order). If no one claims the wrestler in the waiver period, the wrestler will fall into the free agency pool.
D) Trading
i) Getting a trade approved. After you negotiate a trade, post it for approval. For the most part, trading is allowed freely. However, any trade deemed detrimental to the spirit of competition will be rejected. The commissioner reserves the right to reject any and all trades.
ii) Overturning commissioner trades. Trades involving the commissioner may be overturned by rejecting votes from 4 league members who believe the trade is detrimental to the spirit of competition.
iii) Deadline. No trades will be allowed after February 14, 2013, at midnight Central Time.
iv) Multi-wrestler trades. If you trade and that leaves you with only 14 wrestlers, adding another wrestler from the free agent pool will count against your free agent quota. If a trade leaves you with 16 wrestlers, you must drop a wrestler, but this transaction will not affect your quota.
v) Add/Drops. Free agent add/drops may be traded as reasonable consideration.
E) Entry Fee
i) There will be a $30 entry fee this year. The winner of nationals will receive $190 2nd place at nationals will receive $80 and third place will get his entry fee back.


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Mickey Thompson's Ken Warenr
Accelerating from a standstill to 330 mph in 4.6 seconds, it's a Funny Car's nitro-drinking 7,000 hp that seizes most of the glory. However, although it plays what is arguably an even greater role in achieving such scintillating performance, few give due props to modern tire technology. "Wow, those tires sure do hook!" isn't exactly a common utterance in the grandstands of an NHRA event. Nonetheless, tires are what ensures that that 7,000 hp translate into 5 g's off the starting line and 0.890-second 60-foot times. Why, yes, tires are very underrated.
Helping put the power down for pros and weekend warriors alike-since day one-is Mickey Thompson Tires. It's a company that needs no introduction. On any given weekend on any given dragstrip, chances are the vast majority of racers will be running Mickey Thompson drag tires. To help you get the most out of your drag tires, we solicited the expertise of M/T's Ken Warner. Even if you're a seasoned track veteran, Ken's got a bundle of tips that should shave a tenth or two off of your e.t.'s.
Hard vs. Soft
Since drag tires are significantly softer than street tires, racers often assume that softer is always better. This isn't always the case. Creating a tire compound is a very complex process. The goal is to provide the best possible performance relative to the intended use of the tire. "Softer-compound tires are preferable for lightweight vehicles, and harder-compound tires work best on heavier vehicles," explains Ken. "If the compound is too hard on a light vehicle, it may reduce traction and braking ability. If the compound is too soft on a heavy vehicle, it can cause premature wear in addition to performing poorly in regard to traction and braking."
Transmission Type
"Drag tires are designed to either dead-hook or spin in a controlled fashion," Ken says. "You must compound the tire for its intended use. Drag cars have many different engine, transmission, and power-adder configurations. A high-horsepower car that utilizes a manual transmission requires a different type of compound than a high-horsepower car with an automatic transmission. When you dump the clutch with a manual transmission, a dead-hook will shake the tires or bog down the motor. A slight amount of controlled spin is preferable, where the right amount of wheel speed and traction allows the car to accelerate rapidly while going through the gear changes. On the other hand, since automatics have torque converters and the launch is not as violent, a dead-hook usually works best. All these factors have to be considered when designing a tire."
Drag Radials
Not only have racers run quicker times with ET Street Radials than with ET Streets, M/T also openly admits that this is the case. So did the company shoot itself in the foot? Not exactly. While M/T's drag radials are proven performers, Ken says they are far less forgiving than standard bias-ply slicks. "Due to a drag radial's stiffer construction, they are not as reliable in regard to traction and recovery from spinning as a bias-ply tire," he explains. "Drag radials have the potential to be quicker, but can be very finicky, especially with a manual-transmission car. They generally require a much more time-consuming chassis setup."


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Krabi Tropical Beach Resort
194/13 Moo 5, Tambol Saithai,
Ao Namao, Krabi 81000
Ao Nam Mao Beach
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The resort offers the perfect location to relax and spend a memorable time in Ao Namao Beach. Our resort is located in a very private and quiet surroundings place. The resort is just a 5 minutes drive away from Ao Nang and within a few minutes you can reach the famous Islands Poda and the Chicken. At Krabi tropical, we offer three different types of rooms to suit you: Superior, Deluxe Sea View and Family Apartment. All our rooms are fully equipped with air-conditioned, private balcony (Superior and Deluxe), Telephone, Cable TV, fridge, Mini bar, WiFi high speed internet and bathroom with shower. If you like quiet
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Date of stay:
Dec 27, 2014
Accommodation and facilities:
We stayed at the resort over the Christmas break. We really enjoyed our stay the staff where accommodating and friendly. We preferred that the hotel was out of the way as it allowed us to relax quietly although when we did venture out to the surrounding towns the cost of getting to and fro was very little.
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Dec 30, 2014
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Date of stay:
Jun 29, 2011
Accommodation and facilities:
We have picked up from the Airport on time and taken to Airport Very Promptly. We have been allotted Room No. 3 Room also Good. But We came to know that the Lock for the Both side Doors were not working. We were unable to Lock The Doors. Then they allotted Room No.1 which is not a beach Viw resort. In Room No.1 Safty Locker was not working then they have Changed the Locker from Romm no. 3 to Room No.1. We were unable to lock the Bath room door. Food was Good but there was no much veriety. Hospitality was good. Wi-fy was Good. Very Good service. Location also was good. Shower in both bathrooms has to be repaired. With Best Regards, S.Karuppusamy.
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All other things were O.K.
Jul 02, 2011
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Feb 25, 2011
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trevligt och rent hotell, laget ar bra om man vill ta det lungt pa kvallen, bra service till mera fart,fria resor till ao.nang, bra mat,trevlig personal; detta hotell kan vi rekomondera,(prisbilligt)
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Feb 28, 2011
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Jan-Ove Mårtensson
Date of stay:
Jan 10, 2011
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The hotel was stunning situated off the beaten track on the beach! The food excellent, be sure to ty the spring rolls, they truly are the best i have ever tasted!The staff were very friendly and helpful.We would return here.The hotel is not on the main busy beach area but with a scooter you can be there in 10 mins and was nice and quiet.
Reservation service:
Excellent, all my emails were responded to very prompltly!
Jan 18, 2011
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Frida Tevesz
Date of stay:
Jan 09, 2011
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The rooms and maids are generally good however the total experience was not good enough to return. Not even close to enough sun-beds by the pool. Many things on restaurants menu out of stock even in peak season. One of the staff (ladyboy) extremely poor and seemed annoyed by having to work. Cook seemed to do her best with what she had... Breakfast seemed like leftovers from the day before. The foreign manager obviously observed the poor service but did nothing to improve it. Not a place we will return. Beach below resort not usable for swimming. Ao Namao is more or less only a pier for traveling to the islands. After a couple of days we had most of our meals and drinks at the Krisda Villa which is only a few hundred meters away. Extremely good service and a great chef.
Reservation service:
Booking smooth without issues.
Jan 12, 2011
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Haakon Olaisen
Date of stay:
Jan 24, 2010
Accommodation and facilities:
We had a great stay at this resort. Rooms are of high standard, in house restaurant is spectacular,overlooking the beach.The owners are very friendly and make you feel like you are at home. I would highly recommend this resort, especially if you are looking for looking for amazing time away from hustle and bustle...5*....
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Quick and efficient
Feb 05, 2010
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Date of stay:
Mar 26, 2009
Accommodation and facilities:
The Hotel is a very good adress, the garden with the pool is small but very clean and good, only the beach in front of the Hotel is not suitable, but near is a long tail port to go to beautifull beaches. The staff and the owners are very friendly. Overall a good location we come back again.
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quick and without any problems!
Apr 30, 2009
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Detlef Gopon
Date of stay:
Jul 09, 2008
Accommodation and facilities:
Bit of a shoddy hotel lobby and the girl who checked me in couldn t speak hardly any English which made things a bit complicated. However, the inside and pool and views from balcony were beautiful. Room was very clean and Pat the manager very helpful and friendly as were the other staff.
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Jul 21, 2008
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Miss Emma Ruth Claridge
Date of stay:
May 17, 2008
Accommodation and facilities:
I was for the second time, spending my holiday in Krabi, but the first time at Tropical Beach Resort. The hotel is placed in a beatiful and quiet area, in front of the beach. The pool is fantastic, as well as the food. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Another reason why I choosed to stay at this hotel, is because there are free kayaks and bikes. Also the owner of the hotel is a doglover like my self, and has a very sweet dog called Donatella. The doubleroom was very small, and the mattress very hard, but not a big problem. We hope to come back some day soon. Best regards from Maiken
Reservation service:
The internet comunication went well, but the hotel didn t know about our arrival, and the airport pick-up brought us to the wrong hotel.
Jun 10, 2008
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Maiken Pedersen
Date of stay:
Feb 12, 2007
Accommodation and facilities:
A nice hotel with quiet ambience, good food and clean pool. Free bikes and kayak available (e.g. for trips to fossil shell beach), also free shuttle bus to Ao Nang Bay every evening. Nice view from the seaview appartments.
Reservation service:
Good and transparent booking process.
Feb 19, 2007
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Poh-Choo & Ralf
Date of stay:
Jan 01, 2007
Accommodation and facilities:
Very nice hotel. The room was large and beautiful. The pool-area was clean and inviting. Good food in the restaurant. A good alternative to Ao-nang. Helpfull staff.
Reservation service:
Very good!
Jan 08, 2007
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Aud Jane Isaksen
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Krabi Tropical Beach Resort
Situated on the bay shore of the Ao Nam Mao Beach, the Krabi Tropical Beach Resort is an ideal base for visitors who wish to relax and enjoy their holidays in quiet surroundings. From the resort you can see the famous Chicken Island and many other relocated islands of Krabi province. You also may watch the long tail boats departing for the famous Rayavadee Resort at Railay Beach.
Our family friendly resort is only a 5 minutes drive away from the main tourist centre in Ao Nang Beach and within a few minutes of the beautiful islands Poda, Chicken. Railay Beach can be reached by boat. Whilst staying with us, you can stroll the beach, go horseback riding, relax in our salt water pool or use our free of charge onsite facilities (Mountain bikes and sea canoes).
:: Superior Room (20 sq.m.) ::
Private balcony, 1 Double bed, fully equipped, bathroom with shower.
:: Deluxe Sea View (30 sq.m.) ::
Private sea view balcony, 1 Double bed, fully equipped, bathroom with shower.
:: Family Apartment, Type A - Pool & Sea View (56 sq.m.,) ::
Pool & sea view with patio. One bedroom with 2 king size beds. Sofa with 32" LCD TV., kitchenette, bathroom with rain shower. Just few steps from the pool and beach. Easy accessibility because ground floor, no stairs.
:: Family Apartment, Type B - Garden View (56 sq.m.) ::
Garden view with patio. One bedroom with 2 king size beds. Sofa with 32" LCD TV., kitchenette, bathroom with rain shower. Just few steps from the pool and beach. Easy accessibility because ground floor, no stairs.
Family Apartments:
Fully equipped kitchen with refrigerator, cooker hob & hood, microwave oven, glassware, crockery, cutlery and utensils.
All Room Facilities
Private balcony (Superior and Deluxe Rooms)
Private patio on ground floor with garden access (Family Apartment)
Air condition
Double beds, king size with anti allergic duvet blankets
Free Wi-Fi internet access
Telephone with direct dial function
Television with free pay TV channels: (HBO, BBC World, Cinemax,
Disney Channel, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, DW, TV5)
DVD player
Mini bar
Coffee and tea making facilities, coffee, tea, drinking water (Complimentary)
In room safe (Laptop size)
Writing desk
Iron & ironing board (Upon request)
Bathrobes, slippers & pool towels
Bathroom with shower
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In our lobby and business center you may surf the internet either with a high speed connected desktop or with your own wireless equipped desktop. Cold and hot drinks or other refreshments are available. For any other requests or inquiries our helpful personnel will assist and support you any time.
Pool (Without chlorine):
Our well designed pool is equipped with the newest technology of natural water circulation. We do not insert any chlorine or condensation material. As our resort is designed as family resort we thought it is our outmost responsibility to care the health of our minor guests as well as their parents.
Special Services:
In house bakery service (Fresh croissant, bread etc.)
In house ice cream and ice cakes
German and English speaking personnel
Pizza delivery (From Lavinia Restaurant at Ao Nang Beach)
Transfer Service:
Shuttle service to Ao Nang Beach twice a day (Return trips are 20 minutes later respectively) there is a bus connection every 15 minutes to and from Ao Nang.
Krabi airport
Phuket airport by limousine
Krabi town by limousine
Further services like tours and trips to Koh Lanta, Phi Phi Island etc. and traditional body massage on request.
Recreational Facilities:
Swimming pool - the best pool in the area with a fantastic beach view
Ancient Thai massage
High speed internet - service available everywhere in the hotel (Wireless connection)
Our family friendly resort is only a 5 minutes drive away from the main tourist centre in Ao Nang Beach and within a few minutes of the beautiful islands Poda, Chicken. Railay Beach can be reached by boat. Whilst staying with us, you can stroll the beach, go horseback riding, relax in our salt water pool or use our free of charge onsite facilities (Mountain bikes and sea canoes).
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- Welcome to the 2014/15 season
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- New Productions 2014/2015
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David Bösch
David Bösch, who joined the Burgtheater in Vienna at the beginning of the 2013/14 season, directed his first operas in 2009/10: Orlando furioso at Oper Frankfurt and L'elisir d'amore at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich. These were followed by Mitridate, Re di Ponto and The Cunning Little Vixen in Munich, Idomeneo at Theater Basel and Humperdinck's Königskinder in Frankfurt (live recording available (OehmsClassics) - voted »Disc of the month« by the UK's Opera magazine). In 2014 he directs Simon Boccanegra at Opéra Lyon and Monteverdi's L'Orfeo at the Munich Opera Festival. After studying at the Academy for Music and Drama in Zurich he joined the Schauspiel in Essen in 2005/06 as house director before moving to Bochum in 2010/11 to be leading house director. Other theatres where he has worked in recent seasons have included the Schauspielhaus in Zurich (works included: Kabale und Liebe, which was invited to the 14th International Schillertagen in Mannheim), the Deutsche Theater Berlin (works included: Grillparzer's Das Goldene Vlies/The Golden Fleece) and the Myeongdong Theatre in Seoul / Korea (2011 Goethe's Urfaust, at the invitation of the Goethe Institute). He won the 2006 Salzburg Festival »Young Directors Award« for his production of Much Ado about Nothing at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg.
Saison 2014/2015
KÖNIGSKINDER (Royal Children)
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MLK Biography by Brother Muller at St. Edward's Discusses Nonviolence
More than 40 years ago, Brother Gerald Muller, CSC, a faculty member at St. Edward's University, wrote a biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with a history of the civil rights movement in the United States. He interviewed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s parents in their home to get the facts and learn more about his religious background. From that interview, Brother Muller wrote the biography, Martin Luther King Jr. – Civil Rights Leader.
"The night Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was martyred I made a vow that I would write his biography," Brother Muller said.
Muller arrived in New Orleans in 1955 — the very year Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting in the front of a segregated bus. "I witnessed the indignities visited upon my fellow Americans denied their rights to vote, to eat in restaurants, to stay in white-only hotels and to drink from white-only water fountains," Brother Muller said.
"When I was given the opportunity to speak out against such injustices, I used the written word to tell the story of Dr. King and his nonviolent struggle for his people."
Brother Muller's book is not only a biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but a brief history of the entire civil rights movement, which proved nonviolence against oppression gets results by promoting truth, justice and righteousness.
"Dr. King can never be honored enough for the sacrifices he made, giving up his own life, to bring liberty to all Americans," Brother Muller said.
"He practiced what he lived — nonviolence," Brother Muller said about Martin Luther King Jr. "Love your neighbor. Compromise. Be rational. Pray. He was a man of prayer. He spent hours praying over what he would talk about in his sermons. We need God. Faith's lost. Get it back!"
Brother Muller, 85, is also a member of Brother Muller and His Brothers, a band consisting of five undergraduate students at St. Edward's and Brother Muller as the keyboard player.
Brother Muller and His Brothers will walk alongside other St. Edward's University students and Austin community members in the Martin Luther King Jr., March on Monday, Jan. 16. The band will pass out 1,200 cards with information about Brother Gerald Muller's book, Martin Luther King Jr. – Civil Rights Leader, to others at the event. As they march, Brother Muller and His Brothers will play their music on boom boxes.
Tune in from 4 to 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 16, to KEYE, the CBS affiliate in Austin also known as We Are Austin. Brother Muller will discuss his book, the band's participation in the MLK March, and Brother Muller and His Brothers will play.
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Riverbend hearing draws full house
The hearing was scheduled for the McMinnville Civic Center, because it can accommodate a bigger crowd. That proved prescient, as witnesses and onlookers filled the center to capacity.
The Dec. 5 followup will also be held in the same place for the same reason.
Riverbend is making its second attempt to win land use approval for expansion of its current 88-acre footprint.
The first time, it proposed a 98-acre expansion based on the state's exception process. Rebuffed on appeal, it is now proposing a much-more-limited 37-acre expansion. And instead of seeking an exception under current zoning, it is seeking rezoning to exclusive farm use, as landfills are a permitted use in Oregon's EFU zone.
If it finds favor with that approach, it plans to seek funding from its parent firm, Houston-based Waste Management Inc., for development of a high-tech waste-to-energy facility on 25 adjacent acres. That would making the much smaller expansion pencil out, and Waste Management already has two such plants up and running, moving them from the theoretical and experimental to the practical here and now.
County ordinance requires both the existing property and the property on which it wishes to expand to lie wholly under EFU zoning, so the applocation includes the existing landfill, currently zoned public works/safety.
Opponents took issue with that, arguming that land neither currently in farm use nor intended for farm use cannot be properly accorded exclusive farm use status. They raised the same objection with other acreage in the application that is intended for landfill or waste-processing rather than farm use, saying that would serve to circumvent state intent.
Tommy Brooks, Waste Management's attorney, countered by making a distinction between farm zoning and actual farm use.
"There is no ambiguity in the statute," Brooks said. "It's clear that landfills are allowed in the farm zone. The criticism that the land is not being farmed or is in a farm use is misplaced because that is simply not a requirement for applying the farm zone to property that already contains a use allowed in that zone."
Opponents also expressed fear approving the zone change would pave the way for unfettered expansion onto adjacent EFU lands, despite Waste Management's stated commitment to just 37 acres.
In response, the county planning staff has proposed the commision impose an overlay formally limiting the company to 37 acres. In its report, the staff has identified specific tax lots that Riverbend would not be able to put to waste disposal use.
That wasn't good enough for Sid Friedman, spokesman for the land use watchdog group Friends of Yamhill County. He said the overlay could easily be lifted later, thus provides inadequate assurance.
He also contended Waste Management had failed to meet the criteria needed to justify the requested change in zoning.
He noted the Zia report, which established the original need basis for expansion, was now five years old. And he maintained, on behalf of Friends of Yamhill County, that the report had never adequately vetted alternatives in the first place.
Bill Kabeiseman, attorney for the Stop the Dump Coalition, submitted a letter backing those contentions and expanding on them.
"Leaving aside the obvious absurdity of re-zoning the site to an agricultural zone when the site will never be farmed again, the larger problem is that the re-zoning is directly counter to the policy embedded in the state administrative rules on landfills," Kabeiseman argued. "The re-zoning proposed here is nothing more than a shell game to allow Riverbend Landfill Company to avoid the restrictions in state law by re-zoning unfarmable land to farm land."
He said the county's zoning ordinance only allows landfills permitted by the state Department of Environmental Quality. And under state law, he argued, "DEQ cannot issue a permit for a landfill on a farmland without first determining that 'the site can and will be reclaimed for uses permissible in the exclusive farm use zone,' not including landfills."
He continued, "To make this determination, DEQ must find that the operator will 'rehabilitate' the site at the termination of the use for solid waste disposal 'to a condition comparable to its original use.'" And he said, "The original use was turkeys, tomatoes and other food crops."
Kabaiseman went on to argue, with support from James Johnson of the state Department of Agriculture, that re-zoning would not be consistant with state planning goals. He said the land doesn't qualify as farmland under state law now, because it no longer features the original class of soil.
Johnson said it a letter of his own, "The fact that there is not a predominance of agricultural soils found within the subject area, and the fact that exceptions to State Planning Goals 3 and 4 were acknowledged for the area, leads to a conclusion that the subject area does not qualify to be designated as agricultural land."
Larry Ojua, executive director of the Yamhill Soil & Water Conservation District, weighed in with another letter in opposition. He termed the notion of rezoning an active landfill to exclusive farm use "inconceivable."
Joining in opposition was the Willamette Valley Wineries Association, representing 194 wineries.
"Besides the negative impact on land, air and water, the landfill has a negative economic impact on the wine industry and tourism," said spokesman Thomas Gerrie. "And you can't call that farmland. You cannot farm on that land.
"Don't let me fool you with a sportcoat I wear twice a year. I'm a farmer, and I'm telling you that you can not farm on that."
Landfill supporters included local businessmen and employees who argued the company had always been a good community partner and was providing an essential service of major economic benefit. They were joined by state Sen. Brian Boquist and state Reps. Jim Thompson and Jim Weidner.
In a letter, the trio of local legislators said denial of an expansion would force local businesses and residents to have their waste shipped longer distances at greater cost. They said that supported expansion on the current site, as proposed.
In addition, they also took note of the company's reputation as a good community partner.
General Manager Scott Wagener of SP Fiber Technologies, a paper company based in Newberg, echoed those sentiments in his testimony.
"Riverbend plays a vital role for SP Fiber and other businesses throughout Yamhill County," he said. "We have been able to sustain our operations, in part, because of the affordable disposal services provided by Waste Management."
Ed Gormely, a longtime local businessman who served several terms as McMinnville mayor, also weighed in on Riverbend's side. He said having a regional landfill is an asset as valuable as the inexpensive electricity provided by Water & Light.
He was backed up on that by several other business owners when they got their turn to testify.
Several county commissioner candidates attended, but only Stan Primozich testified. He said he favored approval of the zone change.
In the past, commissioner candidates have typically avoided taking stances on issues that could come before them in a quasi-judicial format on down the road.
The application immediately at issue should clear the board by then, but could be remanded back on appeal for further consideration. And should he win election, Primozich could face challenges about his impartiality on related issues.
The board already has a member recusing herself — Mary Stern, because her husband works for Waste Management. However, she is one of the commissioners due for replacement in next year's balloting.
The planning staff has not yet issued a recommendation. It plans to do so Dec. 5, after reviewing the testimony presented Thursday.
The record will be held open for written testimony until 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, and for rebuttal to either oral or written testimony until 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21. Waste Management then has until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, to submit a formal written response.


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Mods can move this to the boxing thread if they want, but since it doesn't get nearly as many views and this topic is fairly interesting and relevant to combat sports in general, I thought it'd be worthwhile to post it in the main discussion section.Boxer Magomed Abdusalamov in coma after last night's fight on HBO
By Fraser Coffeen @FCoffeen on Nov 3 2013, 3:45p
Heavyweight boxer Magomed Abdusalamov competed on the HBO Boxing card last night, facing Mike Perez in the prelude to Gennady Golovkin vs. Curtis Stevens. Addusalamov dropped a hard fought 10 round decision to Perez, taking a lot of damage along the way. Now, it appears that damage was more severe then we realized.
BoxingScene.com reports that Abdusalamov was put in a medically induced coma this morning due to a blood clot on the brain. From their first report:Earlier today, BoxingScene.com reported that during the fight Magomed broke his left hand, broke his nose and he was taken to a local hospital where a small blood clot was discovered on the brain.BoxingScene has since updated the story, indicating that Adbusalamov is now in stable condition in ICU, though is still in the coma.
Late last night, Magomed's manager, Boris Grinberg, told BoxingScene the fighter was doing fine after doctors tended to his injuires. But a few hours later the boxer began to complain of bad headaches and was feeling ill. Doctors at Roosevelt Hospital placed him in a medically induced coma to reduce the possibility of any serious complications stemming from the blood clot.
After the opening round of the fight, Abdusalamov was questioning the extent of his injuries in the corner. As the fight progressed, the fighter's face continued to swell, and he again questioned how badly he was injured. His corner opted to keep him in the fight for the full 10 rounds despite the, at the time, unknown injury.
With the recent death of boxer Francisco Leal, and now this, everyone involved in boxing is given a stark reminder of the very real dangers involved in this sport.
Having watched the bout in question, it was a particularly hard-hitting, jarring fight. They're probably replaying sometime in the coming days on HBO for those interested.
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Congratulations to Jay Labov
NCSE is delighted to congratulate Jay Labov on being named as a Honorary Member of the National Association of Biology Teachers.
Ohio's antiscience bill progresses
Ohio's House Bill 597 — which if enacted would require students in the state's public schools to "review, in an objective manner, the scientific strengths and weaknesses of existing scientific theories in the [state science] standards" — was passed on a 7-2 vote by the House Rules and Reference committee on November 5, 2014, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer (November 5, 2014).
Banning creationism in Scottish schools?
A petition calling on the Scottish government to ban creationism from Scottish public schools is to receive a hearing in the Scottish parliament on November 11, 2014. Filed on behalf of the Scottish Secular Society, the petition asks (PDF) the parliament "to bar the presentation in Scottish publicly funded schools of separate creation and of Young Earth doctrines as viable alternatives to the established science of evolution, common descent, and deep time," adding, "Nothing in this request precludes the discussion of such doctrines in their proper place, as part of the study of ideas, neither does it nor can it infringe on individual freedom of belief."
A preview of Extinction and Evolution
NCSE is pleased to offer a free preview (PDF) of Niles Eldredge's Extinction and Evolution: What Fossils Reveal about the History of Life (Firefly, 2014).
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Keep your little one entertained for hours with the Flower Pixie Clutching Baby Toy. As your child grips, twists, and turns the various features of her toy, she'll discover the soft, soothing petals, happily drawn face, and vibrant colors. When shaken, the wooden balls clink together in a soothing, rhythmic sound. Designed for use with our Display Wooden Clips, you can attach this toy wherever your child goes. Sturdy design is made from wood that is harvested from PEFC-certified sustainable forests in Germany.
- Recommended For Babies 6 Months And Older
- Beads make a clapping sound when the toy is shaken
- Measures approximately 9 inches in length
- Made of beech wood coated with multiple layers of water-based, natural, solvent-free lacquers
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Release Date: 11/17/2004
Product Code: B3417
This BarbieCollector.com exclusive Lounge Kitties™ Collection doll "slinks" through the urban jungle in a sleek leopard-print catsuit with faux-fur accents and tail. A black choker necklace adds to her hypnotic allure while she's "out on the prowl". And when she's ready for a cozy catnap, pose her on her animal-print ottoman, topped with a fuchsia faux-fur cover!
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The Invasive Species Initiative
Biological invasions are a serious threat to ecosystems and species across the world as well as to human development, human health and livelihoods. This driver of ecosystem degradation has been recognized by IUCN for more than a decade and is the subject of a number of policy statements and recommendations of IUCN's governing body, the World Conservation Congress.
The Invasive Species Initiative is part of the Global Species Programme of IUCN, located in the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office in Nairobi, Kenya.
In 2000, IUCN, through its Invasive Species Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission, produced a pivotal document IUCN Guidelines for the prevention of biodiversity loss caused by alien invasive species and followed this with 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Species the same year which has now been published in more than five languages (www.issg.org).
IUCN had already been a partner in the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) since its inception in 1997. The Global Invasive Species Initiative was started in 2007 and is operated from the IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office in Nairobi, Kenya, with a global mandate to address and advise on issues of invasive species across IUCN programmes, commissions, members and partners, especially the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Recent and current activities
One of the invasive species initiative projects 'Removing Barriers to Invasive Plant Management in Africa' was finalized in July 2010. It covered four countries: Zambia, Ghana, Ethiopia and Uganda and had been involved in developing capacity and information for the prevention and management of invasive plants in Africa. The project was funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through UNEP and technically supported by IUCN and CABI-Africa.
So much information was brought to light and at the end of the project the message was clear: this is a problem that we cannot afford to ignore. Surveys were carried out within the four countries to create a database with information on invasive species present, their locations, extent and impacts. This showed that both natural and man-made ecosystems are being damaged at unprecedented rates.
The alien species of the shrub Lantana camara was found to be present and invasive in all four countries. In Uganda, Lantana camara invasions covered vast areas of the country, one particularly bad invasion was detected near Hima in Western Uganda. The allelopathic capacity (the inhibition of growth in one species of plants by chemicals produced by another species) of Lantana should not be underestimated. It is capable of preventing all other plants from growing under and near it and forms single-species stands that exclude all other plants and any land uses. Lantana camara seemed to invade more land each year, affecting productive areas and areas within settlements and towns in much greater density than previously noted. This must be described as a serious invader and 'transformer' species which deserves immediate attention through assessment and then integrated control involving biocontrol as well as mechanical and chemical methods.
Another serious weed was detected in Uganda by the project team. Parthenium hysterophorus was spreading fast and there was a need to act quickly. Both Lantana and Parthenium were invading the Queen Elizabeth National Park in Western Uganda, endangering populations of animals and native plant species. This was a good chance to demonstrate the importance of having an Early Detection and Rapid Response (ED/RR) system in place. The team swiftly moved into action and awareness was raised in the town of Bushenyi where Parthenium was detected. With the help of the community, the town was cleared of the weed and even florists who had been using it in bouquets cooperated in the eradication.
In Ethiopia, the Parthenium problem is pernicious. It has invaded large areas of agricultural land and farmers are abandoning their land as they cannot clear it. Parthenium hysterophorus has also covered pastoral land in the Borana region of Yabelo. Herbicides used by farmers are not effective and when they weed Parthenium out they develop skin and respiratory allergies. Wetlands like Lake Awassa have not been spared the problem and two national parks, Nechsar (near Arba Minch) and Mago (near Jinka) have both been invaded by Parthenium. This invasive herb has since been detected and is spreading in Kenya and Tanzania and is well established in Mozambique and South Africa.
Mimosa diplotricha, an alien species of spiny, scrambling shrub or vine was detected in Ethiopia where it has become invasive. It was found along roads, on the sides of rocky outcrops and road excavations, in damp areas along the Baro river, fields, farms, forests and coffee plantations—almost everywhere. It was clearly associated with road-making, the spread of soils and the movement of heavy, earth-moving equipment. This is a serious and spreading invasion of a plant that is considered extremely damaging in India, several Indian Ocean island states and Australia and which needs urgent attention. It is currently spreading in Burundi and may be invasive elsewhere in the region.
The situation is grave. The 'Barrier's' project raised public and political awareness on the economic importance of invasive plants – but the same is true of animals and micro-organisms. Training was given in each of the countries to officials, quarantine officers, community members and other groups affected by invasive species which covered identification, ED/RR systems, impacts and management. However, the challenges preventing us from an invasive-free Africa are lack of information and awareness on invasive species issues, human capacity to manage them and financial constraints.
The Invasive Species Initiative also works in other countries of Eastern and Southern Africa as well as the rest of continental Africa and the island states. It has also recently had activities in South America, South-East Asia and the Arabian Peninsula – building capacity to recognise and manage biological invasions and to monitor areas of precious biodiversity for their appearance so that local authorities can move fast to address threats to ecosystem integrity and livelihood support.
A regional project is also being carried out to survey and then prepare an invasive species monitoring plan for the waters ad wetlands of Lake Tanganyika (in Burundi, DRC, Tanzania and Zambia). This UNDP-GEF supported project has brought to light a number of riparian plants that are becoming invasive as well as the serious threat of alien (and potentially invasive) fish species being used in aquaculture near the lake and, more dangerously, in cages within the body of the lake. At present the approach is one of monitoring and then developing strategies to reduce the risks of invasions – especially that may affect the hundreds of endemic fish, molluscs and crustaceans in the lake.
For more information, please contact:
Dr Geoffrey Howard, IUCN's Global Invasive Species Coordinator, email: firstname.lastname@example.com