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Then I remembered a post I had read yesterday of folks talking about prospecting being broken since Tuesday's maintenance. I thought, do I really wanna go through twelve stacks of ore and find out they are right?? Not particularly. So I decided to bank my ore and wait until I can be sure prospecting isn't broken before I finish my test. In the meantime, anyone else having trouble with prospecting since Tuesday. I mean, I know it was Fel Iron, but four stacks with no blue gem is pretty scary...
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Just did 10 stacks of adamantite ore,ReplyDelete
2 star of elune
3 living ruby
2 dawnstone
3 nightseye
1 talasite
thats 10 rare gems.. and a talasite..
prev to that i did 20 stacks, wich resulted in 25 blue gems..
so ive got nothing to complain about.. cause it seems im getting more then i normally get.. (usually 6/10 :s )
- MadphilAugust 2, 2007 at 9:30 PM
The only thing that I've noticed (not sure if it is actually true) is that from stacks that I buy off the AH I get far less blue gems than stacks I mine myself. Anyone else have this? Or is it just my bad luck?ReplyDelete
And Kaliope, I hardly EVER get a blue gem when prospecting fel iron. I only prospect Adamantite to get blue gems.
- TraffkorAugust 2, 2007 at 11:32 PM
dont play with the jewelcrafting god KaliopeReplyDelete
everyone gets what he deserves *caugh*
- ^^TnT^^August 3, 2007 at 5:01 AM
I think is just luck :) a friend that prospecting my ores just got me a Living RubyReplyDelete
I have prospected 10 stacks and received no blues. In fact that is much more the rule for me than an exception, so I now sell the ore I mine, buy cheap(er) blue gems and cut them to resell and feel like I lose less money. Am I losing out - maybe, but it is a steady, reliable income stream vs. times where I felt like I just deleted 250g for no good reason. Having said that - a JC buddy of mine heard me say how bad my luck had been and challenged me to try again. in 5 adamantite prospects, I got 3 Star of Elune. So it is really all about luck... This new 'luck' made me run to my bank and find the other two full stacks of adamantite I had in there and I proceeded to prospect away another 50g for nothing! =(ReplyDelete
- wookiecookieAugust 4, 2007 at 9:19 AM
Yeah it's really all luck >_<. More often then not I'd prospect 4 stacks (I don't play enough to farm or have enough money to buy often on ah) and get absolutely nothing. There'd be other times where prospecting 4 stacks gives me a set of blue gems twice ( ex- getting a Nightseye and Living Ruby simultaneously and then a Talasite and a Star of Elune simultaneously). Then other times I'd simply get 1 blue per stack. So there is a huge amount of luck to it.ReplyDelete
For money-making purposes I usually let other people do the prospecting for me because I can typically buy a gem, cut it, and put it back up for a 8g-20g profit (depending on the daily fluctuations). It saves me the trouble of having to deal with the irregularities of prospecting.
You forgot to mention that Onyxia deep-breathes more! ;-) Seriously, it's just a bad luck streak. Saturday I got two new pieces of gear, and of course there was no Nightseye on the AH so I got 10 stacks of Adamantite - and got 12 rare gems, which is more than I expected.ReplyDelete
- OntherocksAugust 6, 2007 at 2:07 AM
Once I built up my gold reserves, I made a point to buy all stacks on the AH that are under 24g. (My server fluctuates from around 23-28g a stack) If that happens to be 2 stacks or 20, I buy them all. Law of averages seems to always apply, so I really like to have a VERY large pile to prospect at one time. Of course after doing that, I have to space out my AH listings on cut gems so as not to flood the market.ReplyDelete
As far as trends go, I saw 2 weeks straight of seemingly nothing but talasites, now I'm in a weeklong deluge of dawnstones. And the devs definitely increased the frequency of Ony's Deep Breath. ;)
Well I took a deep breath and prospected my 10 stacks of ore. I only got 4 green gems, which is a bit skimpy for me but at least I got something. Out of my 18 stacks of ore for the full week I got 4 Dawnstones, 2 Talasite, 1 Nightseye, 1 Solid Star of Elune and 1 Living Ruby. There still seems to be a notable slant towards Dawnstones and Talasites, but perhaps that's just me :)ReplyDelete
- JenniferAugust 6, 2007 at 5:32 AM
There's nothing wrong with prospecting since Tuesday. I'm getting more than my usual amount of rares - but there will be runs with none - big runs. That's the whole thing about chance. On fel iron ore, there is only a 6% chance of any rare gem dropping. So you should need 4 stacks of ore + 5 fel iron to get 1 rare gem. On 25 stacks, you should expect only 6 rare gems from fel iron (and buckets and buckets of uncommon ones). The sale price on these probably just covers the cost of the ore - assuming you bought it on AH.ReplyDelete
On adamantite ore you should expect approximately 1 rare gem in 1.5 stacks (17.6% chance of dropping a rare gem on prospect). However, that whole chance thing again - you should on average get about 18 rare gems from 25 stacks of ore. So if adamantite sells for 25g per stack (about average on my server) AND rare gems average 35g per cut gem (which is probably also about average on my server), your bread and butter profit is really on the uncommon gems - selling at 1-5g per cut gem.
If you are selling these in stacks uncut OR you are underpricing them OR horror of horrors, giving them away - you are losing out on the profitable bit of JC. Out of the same 25 stacks of ore, you would get 115 uncommon gems averaging 2g per cut gem (on my server) for 230g. You also get that lovely adamantite powder that, combined with Primal Earth make the mercurial adamantite for use in making those higher level necklaces and rings that can be sold for some lovely profit...
Did I mention I made 1400g on JC since Tuesday?
- MadphilAugust 7, 2007 at 6:16 AM
@ Jennifer: how the h*ll do you make 1400g that fast? Could you explain it to me a bit more in detail?ReplyDelete
I have never made any real big profits on Jewelcrafting, so I must be doing something wrong. Perhaps I am not spending enough on it.
- HoblitzOctober 1, 2007 at 4:10 AM
I think it's important with these kinds of things to note that sample variability will run rampant when things are done on a small scale. If you want to get any true idea of what the true proportions of gems per prospect are, you're going to have to prospect thousands of times to get any real idea what the true numbers are like.ReplyDelete
If you prospect 5 stacks of adamantite ore, you have a small but realistic chance of getting no blue gems. If you increase that number of stacks to 20, your chance of getting no blues decreases (but is still there). When you start talking about prospecting 1000's of stacks of ore, only then will you very likely end up close to the actual proportion of blue gems per prospect.
It's a simple exercise of what statisticians call The Law of Large Numbers. Only in the long run does the relative frequency of a random variable (in this case a you would describe the random variable as getting a blue gem) become stable.
It would be unwise to think prospecting is broken after such a small number of trials, especially one in which the chance to get a blue gem is so low (I think it's around 4% chance to get a blue with fel iron).
Also, don't let streaks of bad luck discourage you...some day you'll probably find yourself having a streak of amazing luck. People often remember the bad luck and forget the good luck, so just because someone has a prospecting horror story doesn't mean they've never had an amazing streak they failed to mention.


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opinionBy Kuir à Garang
Enter but with no guns and uniformed men, Minister Makuei was told. Now, this is being twisted by President Kiir and company!
I always believed that President Kiir is being misled by people around him. 'He's a nice uncle surrounded by bad people' as my brother would philosophically say. However, one has to sit back and think hard. Is President Kiir this clueless as to be completely blind to the realities of what is good and bad?
The government should avoid controversies and focus on helping civilians in Bor, Juba, Malakal, Bentiu and other areas. The senseless massacres and utter destruction we've seen in Bor and other areas should be our main concern as national healing will be next to impossible given the massacres, destructions and Minister Makuei's and president Kiir's attitudes. Riek failed as a leader and you are now failing civilians through mindless arrogance!
Stop making excuses for your own failures! The current mess was created by lack of conscientious leadership by President Kiir and exacerbated by callous thirst for power by Riek Machar and his forces.
Four UN soldiers were killed by SPLA forces when helicopter was shot down in December of 2012. And two more UN peacekeeping forces were killed by Riek's Rebels in Akobo in December of 2013 but the UN is still helping our people. Please blame the culprits and stop making excuses!
Riek Machar is a man who's distinguished himself as power-hungry even before he joined SPLA in the early 80s. The man has a dumbfounding mythic belief that can even have my daughter say: "Hey grandpa... don't you think that's a little naïve?"
With no doubt, Riek Machar inhabits his own world and he's a man who's predictable. This makes it extremely dangerous for Kiir and his trusted elements to use Riek as a pillar through which Kiir's goodness meter can be calibrated.
Riek has lost what he has to lose but Kiir is still the president of South Sudan. He has to act like one; not like a rebel on rampage; and certainly not like a child who doesn't care about the consequences of what he says. How can our president talk like some man on the street? Why would the president talk anyhow? As Jiëëng people from my home area would say, muuk yi yic (have self-control)
While Kiir is a leader of a sovereign nation, he needs to understand that we need allies, formidable allies... and trading partners. China alone wouldn't do!
"I think the UN want to be the government of the South [Sudan] and they felt short of naming the chief of the UNMISS as the co-president of the Republic of South Sudan." This is pathetic coming from our president.
President Kiir should be the one who should clearly understand the role of UN in South Sudan. Ministers don't just enter UN premises just because they are ministers! They have to follow UN protocols just as South Sudanese government has protocols.
Is Kiir being destroyed by his allies or is President Kiir completely a lost man in a role he has no clue how to perform?
Someone needs to rescue president Kiir's legacy; whatever is left, that is.
Michael Makuei Lueth, the current minister of information, is a man who plays by no rules. With no shame, the man swims majestically in ridiculousness. He says whatever comes to his mind.
I don't even know why Makuei wasn't arrested with the 11 political prisoners when he was present in the December 6 press conference. We know that conference is the center of the 'coup attempt' claim.
Why doesn't Makuei, a lawyer by profession, know that entry to the UN premises is governed by rules and regulations that need to be respected? Being a minister doesn't entitle one to forceful entry to UN premises.
Minister Makuei wasn't prevented from entering per se as claimed by President Kiir and his officials. The gentleman at the gate told the minister he could enter with no uniformed and armed officers (the video is here as proof). Lueth was allowed entry if with civilian entourage. Assuming that he's a minister, he wanted to be allowed to do whatever he wanted; that is, enter with SPLA generals.
Sorry, some people play by rules even if we, as South Sudanese, don't!
President Kiir needs to know who's destroying or has destroyed his legacy! We are a young nation and we can't afford isolation.
In all indications, President Kiir and his officials are sticking to the 'coup attempt' claim when the whole world hasn't seen enough evidence to declare it 'a coup attempt.' The world isn't saying there was absolutely no 'coup attempt.' What's being claimed is that there's no enough evidence to conclude that it was a 'coup attempt'.
Respect is only in proving what one claims not in just professing that such and such a thing is true.
I need the president to take the following issues very seriously:
Control the follow of information as ministers contradict themselves and reflect the president in a grim light. Makuei Lueth says one thing and Ateny wekdit says something else.
Let your officials research and double check facts from different sources before going to the media. The ministers say ridiculous things in the media and our country looks like a nation of idiotic men and women when that's absolutely wrong.
Let your officials know that the government is supposed to come up with solutions for the country's problems instead of whining all the times.
Remember that respect and integrity rest solely on what can be proved. Professing things emotively because they appeal to the majority without proofs is a folly not worthy of presidency.
The world has helped us gain our independence; don't spit on their faces with made-up claims like those of Makuei Lueth.
Makuei Lueth's actions at the United Nations' compound were shameful. Makuei wasn't refused entry for argument's sake. He was allowed to enter as long as he entered with unarmed people not in uniform. People like Makuei Lueth will bury you, Mr. President.
Mr. President, double-check everything you are told because your officials tell you things they don't research. You might be a president of a sovereign nation; however, sovereignty comes with responsibility and mutual respect.
Your legacy will be written tomorrow. Don't let it be spoiled by people you trust.
Kuir ë Garang is an author of seven books including "South Sudan Ideologically" and "Is 'Black' Really Beautiful?" For contacts see Twitter: @kuirthiy or his blog, www.kuirthiy.info.


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BISMARCK, N.D. - With 16 candidates seeking nine offices, competition for party endorsement was stiff over the weekend at the North Dakota Republican Convention in Bismarck.
There were 1,940 delegates from the state's 47 congressional districts registered for the convention, which is a 26 percent increase since 2010. However, as nominations began on Saturday, 1,666 delegates were present to vote by 1:47 p.m., but that number edged up to 1,717 by 1:33 p.m. Sunday according to the credentials committee.
It's unusual for a business to celebrate its 100th birthday while simultaneously planning a retirement party, but manager Mike Schwehr and his crew at C.H. Carpenter Lumber company are doing just that.
"It's a little hard because you've put so much into it," Schwehr said of the closing. "It's tough. They've been good to us around here, the community's supported us well. We've been thanking everybody for everything they've done over the years."


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Creamy Banana Walnut Oatmeal
- Prep Time : 3 min
- Cook Time : 3 min
- Ready Time : 6 min
- 1 cup cup fat free skim or 1% lowfat milk
- 2 packets instant oatmeal
- ½ ripe banana, mashed
- ½ tablespoon chopped walnuts
In a small bowl, combine milk and packets of oatmeal; Microwave on high for 1 to 2 minutes until steaming hot, but not boiling. Stir until creamy. Stir in mashed banana. Garnish with walnuts and serve.
Wake up to this tasty, satisfying bowl of oatmeal that is made with milk instead of water. Try using your favorite flavored oatmeal to add an extra kick.
Source: National Dairy Council
Servings Per Recipe: 1
Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 370
- Total Fat: 2.5g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
- Sodium: 10mg
- Total Carbs: 61g
- Protein: 17g


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Students, parents get tour of Edison's new dorm as rooms begin filling up
FORT MYERS - Avrie Dawson hasn't yet decided where she wants to go to college. But a Saturday morning tour of Edison State College's new dormitories scored the Southwest Florida school some points.
After walking through one of the apartment-style units complete with air conditioning, separate bedrooms and a washer and dryer, Dawson said her interest in Edison was piqued.
"Just looking right now, oh yeah," the 18-year-old Fort Myers resident said. "They're just a lot nicer than other dorms I've seen."
Dawson was one of more than 120 prospective students and parents who donned hard hats Saturday and followed construction and student life leaders through LightHouse Commons, the $26 million dormitory building under construction at Edison.
Slated for completion in July, LightHouse Commons is the college's first dormitory.
It was a focus during interviews with candidates for Edison's presidency, with trustees looking for a candidate able to manage the new challenge. Earlier this month, the board of trustees decided on Jeffery Allbritten, who as president of Macon State College has experience leading a school with on-campus housing.
About 275 students, most between the ages of 18 and 24, had signed up to live in the 400-bed building before Saturday's tour. Student life leaders were optimistic more sign-ups would follow.
Edison State College trustees and Lee County commissioners voted to allow the financing and construction of the $26.2 million project in December 2010. Edison broke ground on the project last spring and the four-story, $26.2 million building is on track for completion July 1.
"People go gaga when they get to put on a hard hat and go on a tour," Edison student life director Amy Teprovich said with a smile.
Those who got a glimpse at the dormitory Saturday oohed and ahhed over its picture windows, large kitchen and separate bedrooms and bathrooms.
"I like how it's like a little house – it has a homey feeling," said 18-year-old future resident Cristina Fernandez.
Students can rent either two-bedroom, two-bathroom or four-bedroom, two-bathroom units for $3,300 or $3,000 per semester, respectively.
The building will have some of the trappings of a traditional college dormitory, including study lounges and resident advisers.
Several future resident advisers helped lead Saturday's tours, including Dianelis Martin, who buzzed with excitement as she talked about having the opportunity to shape the dorm community – and to live there herself.
"Every day, I'm like, 'How far along are they in construction?'" she said. "I can't wait to move in."
The units are bright and open, and furnished with a couch, TV stand, beds, dressers, desks and chairs. Residents will enter them using key fobs, and in emergencies, security can lock the doors with the push of a button, keeping intruders out.
The complex has a gym, 24-hour front desk, recreation room and basketball and sand volleyball courts.
"It's like you're in an apartment on campus," said Jesse Olsovsky, project manager for CORE Construction.
As the first of several rounds of tours wrapped up Saturday, Avrie's grandmother, Pat Dawson, seemed to agree.
"I've had kids in college dorms – her dad, her uncle – and it was nothing like this," Pat Dawson said. "This is something else."
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There seems to be a ton of info for the Illinois portion. I hope the other states are as plentiful.
Unfortunately, I think Illinois may be the best-maintained portion of the MRT.
Illinois is a long state. I can't expect someone to route the
thing. Whatever parts you can route are good with me.
The easiest way, in my opinion, is to travel the route and make a GPS waypoint at any significant points. A good rule of thumb is to mark all the MRT signs. Occasionally though, you'll find corners which aren't signed. In those cases, a waypoint at that corner, even without a sign, is appropriate. Just be doubly sure that the MRT does, in fact, go that way.
In other cases, you might find numerous MRT signs on a relatively short stretch of road. In those cases, it's not necessary to mark every sign.
If you send me a GPX of all the marks, eventually I can put together a route of the entire state, given contributions by other people.
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I would like to contribute information from Missouri.
Do you want us to research the route....enter it into.... lets say TOPO7....ride the route then send you the file?
In my opinion, the only sure way to map the route is by riding it. As I mentioned in the first post, I've found a handful of discrepancies between the description of the route online and what I've found on the road.
On the other hand, if someone has already done the legwork and posted a route online, and it looks reputable, I have no problem using that information.
The easiest way for everyone involved, I think, is to send a GPX of the waypoints along the route. Just mark all the turns. From there it should be a simple task of putting them all together in order in a route. That makes it a easy to combine waypoints from a couple different contributors.
Thanks for the effort, guys! I've got Tennessee nearly complete, I just have to put it all together.
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ApplySo you're a senior medical student, and you'd like to take a clinical elective at one of our campuses. Take a minute to review the requirements, then apply online. Electives begin June 29, 2015 and go through June 26, 2016.
Make sure to upload your:
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The application will open April 1, 2015 and will be available until March 1, 2016.
Registration for electives opens the first week of June 2015.
Students interested in a visiting elective at the following Regional Campuses must email the contacts prior to starting the visiting student application:
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Electives begin June 29, 2015 and go through June 26, 2016.
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Listen up, Kanye West!
Kim Kardashian is dishing on plans for her upcoming 32nd birthday next month.
So what kind of bday gift does the E! star want from her rapper beau?
The Kardashian's youngest sister turns 15
"See the thing is, my boyfriend, he has such good taste that I don't need to [tell him]," Kardashian told us last night at her Midori Makeover event in Santa Monica. "Before I would be like, 'OK, this is what I want.'"
"Maybe I want an iPhone 5," the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star added with a smile. "I kind of want that."
Kardashian says she doesn't have any big party plans for her special day.
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"I'm working, for like, three months straight with just a couple days off, so I would love to relax a little bit," she dished. "I'm not so into a 32nd birthday. Doesn't do it for me, so I don't really care. Just hanging out with the family."
Speaking of work, Kardashian has been in Florida filming a new season of Kourtney & Kim Take Miami (which will air Jan. 2013).
"I'm already exhausted and it's only week one," she laughed. "From us getting a house, not getting a house, staying in a hotel with Kourtney's million kids, with her just wanting to be a mom all day long, me wanting to explore Miami, it's exhausting. That's the best word I that I can describe it with."
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overwhelm[ō′vər hwelm′, -welm′]
- Overwhelm is defined as to completely overcome or take over.
An example of overwhelm is for a teacher to assign students five lengthy papers due on the same day.
transitive verb
- to pour down upon and cover over or bury beneath
- to make helpless, as with greater force or deep emotion; overcome; crush; overpower
- Obsolete to overthrow or overturn
Origin of overwhelmMiddle English oferwhelmen: see over- and amp; whelm
Related Forms:
- overwhelming
- overwhelmingly
transitive verbo·ver·whelmed, o·ver·whelm·ing, o·ver·whelms
- To surge over and submerge; engulf: waves overwhelming the rocky shoreline.
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- To present with an excessive amount: They overwhelmed us with expensive gifts.
- To turn over; upset: The small craft was overwhelmed by the enormous waves.
(third-person singular simple present overwhelms, present participle overwhelming, simple past and past participle overwhelmed)
- To engulf, surge over and submerge.
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Fishing 2015
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Pecos National Historical Park ensures that decisions about river access are guided by current conditions and science.
Park rangers and New Mexico Game & Fish staff performed fish surveys within the park in the fall of 2013, and found no trout. Park staff attributed this due to siltation from fall flooding from the Tres Lagunas fire area upstream. To allow fish populations to recover, the 2014 fishing program was suspended, and the three miles of river inside the park boundaries closed to public access.
The superintendent reopened the park to fishing for a spring season from April 5, 2015-May 11, 2015 and experienced anglers noted moderate success. Summer fishing dates are from June 18-August 3.
Please follow the instructions below.
Reservations: Please call 505-757-7272 to leave your name, number of people that will fish (up to 3 per beat), date you would like to fish, and contact information including name, address, cell phone number and email address. Reservations will be taken in the order they are received. You will get a confirmation. Please note that assigned beats must be determined randomly and may not be requested in advance. Again, call 505-757-7272 to leave your reservation request.
Now for a review of the rules...please read carefully as there are some modifications from previous years.
IMPORTANT: Spots will only be reserved for specified anglers.That is, when reserving places on the river, all anglers must be named and contact information provided, including a cell phone number. So, to reiterate, we will only reserve spots when full names and contact information are provided for each angler. If you want three spaces reserved, you must provide full information for three anglers. You will receive a confirmation email or phone call from the fishing permit ranger within a reasonable time after we receive your request.
The river is patrolled and please note that you may be cited if you have wandered from your assigned beat on the river *or* if you are running past the allowed permit time.
All anglers still must check back in with the Visitor Center when through fishing.
Beats are assigned to anglers in random order so it is not possible to reserve a specific beat. The only exception is that we may accommodate mobility issues; if you do have a mobility issue, please specify this when making reservations and we will work to avoid putting you on a beat that requires a long walk. If you have any questions, call 505-757-7272 (the fishing information line) and NOT the Visitor Center.
How the "walk-in" slots work: A walk-in beat is kept unreserved until the day of fishing, when the three slots are filled on a first come/first served basis. For the daily walk-in beat, first-come first-served anglers will be accommodated at the park Visitor Center after 8:00 a.m. on the day the angler wishes to fish (Thursdays through Mondays). Please remember that there is no fishing in the park on Tuesdays or Wednesdays.
The park opens at 8:00 a.m., and permit access to the river doesn't begin until shortly after 8:00 a.m. once your permit is processed. Remember you need a state license to fish at the park; here's a link to the the online licensing system at the NM Department of Game and Fish.
If you want to reach us by snail mail, here is our address: Fishing Program, Pecos National Historical Park, P.O. Box 418, Pecos, NM 87552.
For purposes of the Pecos National Historical Park fishing program, three miles of the Pecos River are divided into three sections or "beats." This approach offers anglers roughly one mile on the Pecos River to fish with up to two other people for the day.
Two beats (for up to six anglers per day) are available on a reservation system; one beat (for up to three anglers per day) is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you wish to have someone accompany you for the day who is NOT fishing, they still need to obtain a permit and pay for the slot, as the three-people-per-beat limit remains in force whether you are fishing or not. Also, the fishing program's basic intention is to provide access to an otherwise closed section of the park. There are no pets permitted on the river.
Please note that river access for fishing during this pilot program is by special permit, is always at the determination of the park superintendent, and may be terminated at any time.
River access times are Thursdays through Mondays, 8:30 am-3:00 pm in the Spring and Fall seasons; Thursdays through Mondays, 8:00 am-5:00 pm in the Summer season.
As noted above, to take part in our fishing program, make advanced reservations for the two beats available per day (six anglers total) by emailing us or by calling the reservation line at 505-757-7272. If those spots are filled for the day you seek, you can try showing up at the Visitor Center to see if there are spaces available on the third beat, which has three angler spots and is always reserved for walk-ins.
The Pecos River is susceptible to severe variations in streamflow due to extreme rainfall either in the valley or the headwaters and the melting of snow pack during the spring season. These variations can pose a danger to individuals in close proximity to the water.
Monitoring streamflow is essential in providing for the safety of anyone who is on the river during periods when extreme variations may occur. This is especially true in the spring when a melting snow pack raises the water level significantly on a day by day basis.
Discharge levels and Real-Time Water Data within the Pecos National Historical Park can be obtained at:
Access to the river will be based on streamflow levels measured in cubic feet per second (cfs) as monitored by USGS observation station 08378500 near Pecos, NM. Streamflow levels at or above 200cfs is the limit at which the Pecos River at Pecos NHP will be closed for fishing.
The limit considered to be safe streamflow levels (below 200cfs) is based on the USGS designation of flood stage, which is 5.0 gage height, feet. The equivalent of 200cfs when measured in gage height, feet is approximately 2.3ft or ½ of flood stage. It has been determined that at this level of discharge park staff conduct actions deemed necessary to ensure the safety of anglers.
Anyone who has made a reservation and must cancel should contact the Visitor Center and let staff know they are canceling a trip 24 hours in advance whenever possible. All anglers with reservations must check in to the Visitor Center no later than 9:30 a.m. the day of the permit. After 9:30 a.m., available spaces are given away on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please make sure to check streamflow levels. Above 125cfs means proceed with caution. At or above 200cfs means NO FISHING.
$7 per person Park entrance fee* - Good for one week
$25 per person river access fee - Good for one day of fishing
*All National Park passes will be honored, including Senior, Pecos, Access and Annual passes. All fees will be paid at the Park Visitor Center on the day of fishing. All major credit cards are accepted.
Aquatic Guidlines Checklist (pdf)
Map from Visitor Center to the fishing beats.
To help you prepare for your fishing trip at Pecos NHP, below we provide a (not all-inclusive!) checklist. We look forward to meeting you.
The Pecos River begins in the Santa Fe National Forest and heads south. After flowing through the town of Pecos and some private ranch land, the river enters Pecos National Historical Park, where it winds for three miles through a mixed Ponderosa pine forest.
The upper two miles form a beautiful and isolated stretch of river shaded by pines but bordered by grassy banks open for casting. The river curves against rock walls forming deep pools, interspersed with riffles and boulder studded runs. There are plenty of holding areas for trout and the gravel substrate supports abundant invertebrates.
The lower one mile flows through more open country and becomes braided, gliding past grassy banks, willow thickets and cottonwood stands, ending in an enticing pool against a cliff wall. Introduced brown trout and rainbow trout from 8"-14" can be caught with typical trout stream patterns, and a dry fly and a dropper is a good combination to try.
Fossils are visible in limestone outcrops along the river near the old railroad bridge, and a variety of birds can be seen in this nearly pristine riparian area. Everyone who sees it can enjoy the sense of wilderness and natural grandeur on this stretch of the Pecos River.
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They say good things are worth waiting for. At the end of this NASCAR Winston Cup season, we'll see if that old statement holds true. The 2000 Chevy Monte Carlo, held up by NASCAR for an initial release in 1999, is finally on the track, and hopefully by the time you read this, back to winning. The car was originally slated to hit the track as early as May of last season, but NASCAR decided to hold it up until the start of this season. At the same time, arch-rival Ford revamped its car, the Taurus, after winning the Winston Cup title last year. That means both teams will be wringing out new sheetmetal for the better part of the season.
When a factory introduces a new race car, it has to follow a long and arduous path from factory lines to racing trim. It's more a process of making a body (any brand) fit the basic NASCAR racecar. We all know the drill about the cars being rear-wheel-drive on the track and front-wheel-drive on the street, but there's more to it than that. There's the basic NASCAR racecar "platform," to use the factory term, and that revolves around the 110-inch wheelbase all the cars have. Then the process is to develop a body that has approximately the same characteristics regarding Cd (coefficient of drag) and downforce as the competition. NASCAR's goals, in this order, are safety, competition, and cost. This means that any new car cannot be too much stronger than what it will be racing against. There are those that think the new Monte was way too good, thus the holdup in its release date. That same train of thought would also explain why the Taurus got more than the original facelift for 2000. And while that may indeed be just speculation, the bottom line is that there's finally a new Monte Carlo for Chevy fans to feel good about.
At the 17th annual UAW GM Motorsports Media Tour held at Lowes (formerly Charlotte) Motor Speedway, the new Monte said hello to the racing media. The new car has been called a Taurus with a pool table on the trunk, a Chevy with a Grand Prix tail section grafted on, and even more by race observers. The pool table moniker comes from the obviously longer decklid, long known to be an area of rear downforce. The nose is even more pointed when viewed from above, and has been smoothed out for more aerodynamics and front downforce. These days, a good oval-track race car walks the delicate balance between drag and downforce. Usually, when a car gets significantly more downforce, it is at the expense of drag, and vice versa. Aerodynamics equals speed and downforce equals handling. Both are highly sought after, hence the tightrope-like balance.
When we visited both Body Dynamics and Leading Edge Race cars, shops in the Charlotte area that specialize in hanging bodies on race cars, we saw just how the new Montes were being skinned. The new Monte Carlo also shows a neat little trick learned from Cousin Pontiac. Look closely at the rear spoiler and one can see it does not follow a flat decklid. The curvature of the rear decklid, and therefore the spoiler, keeps some of the rear spoiler out of the wind on the big tracks like Daytona and Talladega, where its actually a liability. On the intermediate tracks, where the majority of the races take place, the features of the new car are expected to scream around the track. The only work the teams should have to do is the usual tweaking to create a good balance on the car. Seeing how they pretty much do that year round, using a new car means starting over with a blank playbook. A new body also means new chassis settings, so each testing session is crucial to baseline data. That's why more and more teams are becoming multiple car teams. If they have two cars, they get twice the testing time. In the case of Rick Hendrick and his three-car team, well, you get the idea.


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Losing Joan Rivers is hard, losing a mother is harder
I'm shocked that Joan Rivers is dead.
Although I knew how dire the situation was, I was hoping she would pull through. Her death personally touches my heart because I can relate to what her daughter, Melissa, is going through.
Taking my mother off life support was the single hardest decision I've ever made in my life.
No matter how old you are, there's something special about a mother's unconditional love. To think that Joan was going in for a routine procedure that wound up taking her life is unimaginable. It's certainly a reminder to never take one moment of your life for granted.
In my mom's case, she was suffering from pulmonary fibrosis. Her brain was functioning, but her body was failing her. She spent about two weeks in the hospital before she died. During that time, she was heavily sedated and had a breathing tube down her throat so she couldn't speak. She did scribble some notes on a notepad, but most of it was unintelligible.
A few days before she died, I snuck into her hospital room in the middle of the night, crawled into her bed and cuddled beside her. She didn't move or in any way acknowledge that I was there, but I choose to believe that she knew.
Like Melissa, I held my mom's hand through the very last moments of her life. I'll never forget what it sounded like when the machine flatlined and my mom was gone.
Let's just say that's a memory I'd rather forget.
I'm sure it's comforting for Melissa to know that thousands of people around the world are mourning her mother's death. Fans, friends and colleagues of Joan's are suffering a terrible loss.
But Joan was Melissa's mom, and now her mom is gone.
I bet Melissa will wonder what she could have done differently. She'll probably question whether her mom really needed that routine procedure. Did her mom choose the right doctor? At 81, should Joan have had that procedure done at a hospital as opposed to an outpatient clinic?
It's human nature to second guess and go through all of the what ifs. I can't possibly know what Melissa is thinking or feeling.
But I do know it's devastating to lose your mother. I also know that those terrible questions and what ifs haunted me.
I pray that Melissa will be able to focus on all of the wonderful memories she had with her mom, that she will find a way to laugh again, and direct her energy towards all of the things she can control, instead of all the things she can't.
Rest in peace, Joan. You will be missed.


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GreenApple Corps members work actively in three areas: Environmental Education, Ecological Restoration, and Urban Forestry. The Ecological Restoration aspect of the program gives Corps members hands-on experience restoring New York City's natural areas and identifying native and invasive plant species. In the Environmental Education aspect of the program, members take their knowledge into the classrooms of New York City, where they teach students the importance of environmental stewardship and sustainable living. For the Urban Forestry aspect of the program, Corps members tend to New York City's street trees, which serve an important role in the local ecosystem and make the city's neighborhoods more livable and beautiful.
By getting to experience all three of these programs, Corps members build an extremely diverse set of skills over the course of the program. The GreenApple Corps helps its members gain experience in several growing job sectors while giving them the opportunity to help create a better, greener New York City.
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John Lomax
American folklorist
External Web sites
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- Texas State Historical Association - The Handbook of Texas Online - Biography of John Avery Lomax
- The Library of Congress - Southern Mosaic Resource on folksongs of the southern United States. Covers John Avery Lomax's and Ruby Terrill Lomax's recording of a wide spectrum of folk music styles. Provides a map of the region, research materials, and fieldnotes.


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Actua Soccer is a football sports video game series that was developed by Gremlin Interactive as part of their Actua Sports series, and was one of the first football games to use full 3D graphics. The series comprises four titles released from 1995 to 1999, not including the official video game of the Euro 96 tournament, which was also published by Gremlin and based on the Actua Soccer game engine. Barry Davies provided in-game commentary for all games in the series.
Actua Soccer and Actua Soccer: Club Edition[edit]
- Tagline: "There's nothing virtual about actua"
The first title's biggest claim to fame was its full 3D graphics engine, used for the first time in a home console football game; although other console games had used a 3D field, players were commonly still 2D sprites but in Actua Soccer players were polygonal. The game was developed with close ties to a local football club Sheffield Wednesday their players provided hints to the programmers and three players Chris Woods, Graham Hyde and Andy Sinton also served as motion capture models.[1]
Actua soccer featured only national teams, with squads of 22 players from each of 44 national sides, However a follow up version with English Premier League teams named Actua Soccer: Club Edition was released in 1996 using 20 players from the 20 Premier League teams from 1996/97. The Actua Soccer match engine was also used to display matches in Premier Manager 64.[2]
The first game was a bestseller in the UK.[3]
Actua Soccer 2[edit]
- Tagline: "The one and only game for true football fans"
Actua Soccer 2 or sometimes Actua Soccer 98 due to its capitalization on the 1998 FIFA World Cup was one of the many football titles released to capitalize on the 1998 World Cup, and once again included national teams, but a more polished engine (optimized in the PC version for 3D graphics cards), (in some versions) the full Italian Serie A league, and a new "scenario" mode assured good sales and mostly positive reviews. It also included a team creator mode, which enabled the player to make up to 128 custom teams. Barry Davies was joined by Trevor Brooking on the commentary, and the game featured England football team captain and striker Alan Shearer not only on the cover, but also providing interviews about the game in the press. Michael Owen and Simon Tracey provided motion capture for the players. The game also featured menu music and a cameo appearance from Welsh rockers, Super Furry Animals, which could only be activated after entering a cheat code. Actua Soccer 2 was also bundled with Creative Technology's Voodoo 2 graphic cards, which helped to achieve widespread distribution and popularity.
Actua Soccer 3[edit]
- Tagline: "Endorsed by Alan Shearer/True football fans"
The last of the series, Actua Soccer 3 arrived in late 1998. For the first time, both club and national teams were present, plus other teams (such as Arsenal LFC) and various joke teams. While its predecessor had been criticized for the absence of club teams, Actua Soccer 3 featured a total of 25 leagues with 450 national and international teams, more than any game of the time except the earlier Sensible World of Soccer as well as over 10000 players. The graphics used a slightly improved version of the Actua Soccer 2 engine with much improved weather effects. Trevor Brooking was replaced by Martin O'Neill as Barry Davies' commentary partner. "Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams was the only ingame soundtrack, while the classical operatic theme Cavalleria Rusticana (Rustic Chivalry) by Pietro Mascagni was played during the game's introduction video.
- ^ Thomas, Aarud (2005-01-01). "Actua Soccer History" Actua Soccer History". Thomas, Aarud. Archived from the original on 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ Hiranand, Ravi (1999-07-07). "Premier Manager 64 IGN preview". IGN. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- ^ Gallup UK Playstation sales chart, May 1996, published in Official UK PlayStation Magazine issue 6


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Ivera Medical Corporation, a leading medical device innovator, announced that it has been selected by HealthTrust as a provider of disinfecting caps for I.V. needleless connectors.
The agreement, effective February 2, 2013, will give HealthTrust member facilities—1,400 not-for-profit and for-profit acute care facilities, as well as 10,600 ambulatory and alternate care sites—access to efficacious passive disinfection technology designed to act against the organisms associated with catheter-related bloodstream infections.
The Curos® Port Protector from Ivera is a passive disinfection cap which disinfects and then guards luer activated swabbable valves against contamination between venous accesses. Inside the cap, a 70% IPA (isopropyl alcohol) saturated sponge continually bathes the port to effectively disinfect the device. The effectiveness of Curos port protectors were tested in vitro against Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida glabrata, Candida albicans.* Effective use requires only that caregivers peel off a foil seal and twist the cap onto any needleless connector. The vibrant green cap assures high visibility compliance with hospital infection control protocols while its design minimizes potential alcohol spillage and packaging waste.
"Ivera is very pleased to have been chosen for this contract award. HealthTrust and Ivera share patient safety values by providing innovative solutions designed to address a common source of patient bloodstream infections and contaminated blood cultures and in doing so reducing overall healthcare costs," said Bob Rogers, chief executive officer of Ivera.
*For more information refer to Wenzel RP and Edmond MB. The Impact of Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream Infections. Emerg Infect Dis. 2001 Mar-Apr;7(2):174-7.


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When Adrienne Maloof invites the RHoBH ladies to her home for a spa day, Kyle and Kim Richards discuss how to handle Brandi Glanville. Kim would rather feed her plants.
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(More of my notes from the CAPS conference here in Kansas City, KS. Please forgive the typos.)
Scott Stanley, Research Psychologist, University of Denver, "Paradox of Silence"
SlidingvsDeciding.com (blog)
Sacrifice and Commitment
Sacrifice = choosing to give up something for the benefit of the other
It is fundamental to commitment to make the choice to give up other choices (Stanley, Power of Commitment, 2005), e.g., traditional wedding vows, Royal Bank of Scotland commercial.
"Maybe I do" vs. "I do"
Sacrifices are required because in a close relationship conflict between self-interest is common.
Paradox of sacrifice is that focusing on getting an "equal" return will get one less; givers make better lovers (exchange orientation).
Link between commitment (long term dedication), sacrifice, and marital quality
Marital quality increases when people have a sense of a extended future
Game Theory = helpful here
Zero sum = "I" win, "you" lose—the long term view suggests that score keeping is ridiculous in a reasonable healthy relationship—besides it's all "us" with a future, not "me" vs. "you"
At least in two studies suggest that sacrifice is more strongly related to long-term commitment in men than women; for men, commitment is the light switch that makes sacrifice acceptable; women tend to be socialized to sacrifice and so will do so sooner than men.
Visibility: Seeing is Believing
- We get acclimated (habituated) to the positive things our partner does
- We just don't notice it unless we push reflection and gratefulness. e.g., a gratitude journal
Potential to notice partner's sacrifice early in a marriage is a better predictor of future happiness and commitment then happiness and commitment
Signaling Commitment
- A general function of sacrifice
- Culturally, there are few generally accepted signals of commitment
- Connection to the group & individual sacrifice are related; if I feel I belong to you, it is not about me anymore but us; at the same time, my willingness to sacrifice for you or the group signals my trustworthiness
- The Cross = a symbol of God's commitment to humanity
- What is Jesus' preaching worthy without the Cross? It is a promise of commitment but not its actualization
Whose is Happy?
- have and protect friendships
- giving of themselves
- grateful to others
- more forgiving
The painting Pieter Breugel "Peasant Wedding"
Well being = connected not simply with support but sacrifices Fr Christopher, "We need not only to be loved, but to love.")
Going Small
- We need to think not only about big things but little things
- BUT big sacrifices require big opportunities and mostly what we get are small opportunities
- George MacDonald, "Willie's Question":
Willie speaks.
What is it, father dear,
That he would have me do?
I'd ask himself, but he's not near,
And so I must ask you!
The Father answers.
Me 'tis no use to ask,
I too am one of his boys!
But he tells each boy his own plain task;
Listen, and hear his voice.
Willie speaks.
Father, I'm listening so
To hear him if I may!
His voice must either be very low,
Or very far away!
The Father answers.
It is neither hard to hear,
Nor hard to understand;
It is very low, but very near,
A still, small, strong command.
Willie answers.
I do not hear it at all;
I am only hearing you!
The Father speaks.
Think: is there nothing, great or small,
You ought to go and do?
Willie answers.
Let me think:-I ought to feed
My rabbits. I went away
In such a hurry this morning! Indeed
They've not had enough to-day!
The Father speaks.
That is his whisper low!
That is his very word!
You had only to stop and listen, and so
Very plainly you heard!
That duty's the little door:
You must open it and go in;
There is nothing else to do before,
There is nowhere else to begin.
What can I do this week to show my love and commitment?
Two small things I can do but likely would not unless I choose to do so.
How do we get around acting only in self-interest?
- Practice non-random acts of kindness (Mt 25)
- The things that burn the brightest in this life are mostly likely to burn brightly in the life to come
- Daniel Gilbert, Stumbling on Happiness, we tend to regret not what we do but what we left undone


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Days 9 and 10
I woke to the unmistakable sound of rain drops hitting the tent fly. Damn! I had been talking to my wife who was on route to Vancouver Island for her brother's wedding and was expecting to be in Sydney by late that afternoon. The afternoon before, I had told her that I wouldn't be there until the 24
in the afternoon. I was now reconsidering that plan, as I listened to the patter of rain on nylon. I have no issue with riding in the rain, but did I want to ride unfamiliar roads (of unknown consistency, no doubt muddy) and camp in the rain afterward? The short answer was no, so they would have to wait for another trip and to packing I got before things got too wet. After a fast break down of camp and a leisurely shower I hit the nearby Timmies' for breakfast. The weather lightened slightly as I headed for the ferry terminal for what would be a long wait for the day's first ride over to Comox. I killed time talking to the only other rider waiting for the boat. He rode a touring BMW (no idea what model, sorry) He was sporting the (apparently required) mascot, Buzz Light year, taped to the rear fender. Nice guy and we talked on the ferry ride over as well while he had BC ferries finest cuisine (hopefully he is OK).
He was meeting a couple of buddies on the Island side to ride up and down the
with. They were on the shoulder as we exited the boat in Comox. I rode south toward
with a small detour in mind along the way as the weather across the Strait was much better as was my mood when the clouds broke. I took the big road to make time to
road and headed west into the woods. The road winds a bit and could be confusing but it is well signed. I was going to check out the
. The road was great fun and nicely graveled most of the way. It wound past cottages and into the park. It started to rain as I got to the parking lot, but at that point I didn't care as the sky hinted that it would be short lived. I hiked across a swinging bridge and up to the caves. The main cave was closed but one of the small self guided ones was accessible. A brief sortie into the cave and I returned along the dark rain forest path to the waiting Dragon.
Swingin' bridge
Leading me down the path
Rain Forest
getting back to my roots
These boots wern't made for walkin'
It's a CAVE, Man!
Still raining I had a second helping of this nice road. By the time I hit pavement the sun had made a return appearance. I blasted south across the Malahat and jumped off at
and took a spectacular, narrow winding road up into the
. This was a gem and I could have ridden this all day long. At the other side it dumped me out west of
The Cedar Wood Inn in Sydney
A change from camping.
From there it was a short hop up to
and where I would spend the next couple of days, other than a visit down to
for Scott at Adrenaline Motorcycle Co-Op to install a new K-60 rear tire for me. He has a great shop and his service is second to none! He was patient with me hanging around waiting for the tire to arrive (and for awhile it did not look like the supplier would come through). In the end I had run over to Visit my Brother in law and Scott called to say it had come in. I ran back and he wasted no time getting it mounted and balanced. He even checked my wheel bearings to ensure I would not have any issues on the remainder of my trip. If you are passing through go support your fellow ADVer, even if just to see his amazing mongrel KLR / Versys Franken bike.
The next day was taken up with family and family wedding celebration, but I still managed to do some biking, and the GPS that I borrowed came in handy running into and around Victoria, making one trip back to Sydney at night much easier on unfamiliar roads. I played around with pictures at the nice place called Sea Cider, the setting for the small informal wedding. One of the guests came on a 950 SMT.
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