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- Janeway- 1st officer of Voyager, takes command after death of Captain. From a science background, not as much leadership experience as other Trek captains, takes failure really badly and doesn't have absolute confidence in herself, utterly determined.
- Maquis Captain- Grudgingly accepts 1st officer role despite having more experience than Janeway. Early in the show considers mutiny, possibly even attempts it, realises that he doesn't have the crew to staff Voyager and as such is forced to comply
I don't buy this, why make Janeway lesser than what she was. You really have to be carful here. Females can captain starships and we are shown over a period of years that female captains are the norm. I personally prefer the experienced female captain. I also prefer a Chakotay that is smart enough to know that he is dependent on Janeway and her crew as much as she is dependent on him and his crew.
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- Cardassian Crewmember-
A high ranking military officer captured by the Maquis and held aboard the Maquis ship. Beaten and interrogated on a daily basis for information prior to the Maquis being stranded in the DQ.
Initially put in the brig aboard Voy for his own protection. Voyager's Ops Officer was killed in the pilot, Kim has been manning the post but doesn't have the experience to do it and the ship suffers as a result, in the absence of other qualified personnel Janeway allows the Cardassian to take the position, and tutor Kim, over the complete objection of all serving Maquis. Having spent years coordinating Cardassian personnel he does an outstanding job but is a source of conflict.
This is where you lose it for me, you disregard the core idea of all of Star Trek. That mankind is changing for the better and that in the future we are going to be considerably better species than we are now.
But aside from that, "Voyager's" reoccurring cast has to be likeable people to the widest majority of the audience as possible. That is why we saw Chakotay, sacrificing his ship to save Voyager, that is why we saw Tom Paris go back to rescue Chakotay. Those first impressions are important to set the direction of those characters, to tell the audience that these are trustworthy characters. The Trek producers went to a great deal of trouble to set up the Maquis as freedom fighters, not terrorists.
And finally Holodecks are a fact of life on starships, that was set in Next Generation. You might not care for Holodeck stories, but like it or not holodecks are the norm for starships. In other words it would have looked funny if they didn't have one, and the producers went out of their way to explain that power used on holodecks was not compatible with the rest of the power on the ship.
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White House Science and Technology Advisor John Holdren, second from left, stopped by the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Mission Support Area to meet the landing team and to say "Go Curiosity" as NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, and Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director Charles Elachi, right look on, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012 at JPL in Pasadena, Calif. The MSL Rover named Curiosity was designed to assess whether Mars ever had an environment able to support small life forms called microbes. Curiosity is due to land on Mars at 10:31 p.m. PDT on Aug. 5, 2012 (1:31 a.m. EDT on Aug. 6, 2012). Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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I sure hope that the experiments on the MSL are designed to elucidate the findings from the original Viking landers in 1977. The biology detectors gave us results not completely inconsistent with detecting life. Gil Levin, the experiments designer, was led to believe that the results were POSITIVE for some form of biological activity. Others scientists are not so sure. Are the new experiments going to give us answers?
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Geographic Range
Apalone ferox is found only in the southeastern United States, from southern South Carolina west to Mobile Bay, Alabama, and south through the Florida peninsula. It is apparently not found in the Florida Keys, with the exception of a colony on Big Pine Key, where it was possibly introduced. Apalone ferox can be common over much of its range and sometimes thrives in urbanized areas. (Ashton and Ashton, 1985; Ernst, et al., 1994; Meylan, 2006; Pritchard, 1979)
Florida softshell turtles are highly aquatic and are found in freshwater ponds, lakes, swamps, marshes, and sometimes drainage ditches. They are generally found in water bodies with muddy or sandy bottoms. Occasionally they are found in brackish waters near the mouths of streams. They can also be found in the quieter portions of rivers and streams and may sometimes occur sympatrically with spiny softshell turtles, Apalone spinifera. However Apalone spinifera prefers aquatic habitats with moving water, so is more common where A. ferox is scarce. (Bonin, et al., 2006; Conant and Collins, 1998; Ernst, et al., 1994; Meylan, 2006)
- Habitat Regions
- temperate
- freshwater
- Aquatic Biomes
- lakes and ponds
- rivers and streams
- brackish water
Physical Description
Adult Florida softshell turtles have bumpy, leathery, oblong carapaces with dark brown to olive green colors and a gray to white plastron. Both the carapace and plastron lack scutes. The carapace has longitudinal rows of indentations and raised areas on the dorsal surface. On the thickened edge of the anterior portion of the carapace there is a series of wide, short tubercles in a crescent shape. Short tubercles also cover the sides of the forelimbs. Carapace tubercles on Florida softshell turtles are flattened hemispheres instead of the cone-shaped projections seen in the sympatric Gulf Coast Softshell, Apalone spinifera aspera. Bones underlying the plastron can sometimes be seen through the leathery skin covering. The carapace occasionally has faint irregular blotches left over from the juvenile pattern. A yellow to red stripe sometimes is present from each eye to the base of the lower jaw. The tubular, pig-like nose is truncated with each nostril having a lateral ridge projecting from the nasal septum. All four feet are webbed; webbing extends up the shank of the hind legs. This species is bulky and the largest of all New World trionychids. Sexual dimorphism is marked, with females much larger than males. Adult females are usually between 28 and 63 centimeters in carapace length (record 73.6 cm), with short tails that barely extend beyond the carapace rim. Males are usually between 15 and 33 centimeters in carapace length, with long, thick tails with the anal vent well beyond the carapace rim. (Ashton and Ashton, 1985; Bartlett and Bartlett, 2006; Conant and Collins, 1998; Ernst, et al., 1994; Meylan, 2006; Pritchard, 1979)
Juveniles have more contrasting color patterns than adults. The carapace is olive, tan, or light brown with darker brown or black spots and a yellow marginal rim. The plastron is dark purplish gray to black. The snout and neck are marked with yellow or orange stripes. The snout is marked with a Y shaped figure on the anterior edge, reaching from each eye down the middle of the nose. (Ashton and Ashton, 1985; Conant and Collins, 1998; Ernst, et al., 1994; Meylan, 2006; Pritchard, 1979)
- Other Physical Features
- ectothermic
- heterothermic
- bilateral symmetry
- Sexual Dimorphism
- female larger
- sexes shaped differently
- Range mass
- 43.6 (high) kg
- 96.04 (high) lb
- Range length
- 15 to 73.6 cm
- 5.91 to 28.98 in
Sex determination is genetic, with no influence from nest temperature. Hatchlings and juveniles are shaped much like adults, although their color darkens with age. Growth slows with maturity. (Ernst, et al., 1994; Meylan, 2006)
Most (more than 90%) of mature females appear to breed every year. In Florida females carried eggs in the oviduct from March through July; males were found to produce sperm in fall (September to October) and mating probably occurs in spring (March to May). Although Florida softshell turtles are fairly common, courtship and mating have not been described in the literature. (Ernst, et al., 1994; Iverson and Moler, 1997; Meylan, 2006)
- Mating System
- polygynandrous (promiscuous)
Nesting takes place between mid March and July in central and southern Florida, and in June and July further north. There is a possibility for females to nest 2 to 7 times in one season. Florida softshell turtles may produce more eggs per year (up to 225) than any reptile species other than South American river turtles (Podocnemis expansa), some of the marine turtles, or some Asian softshell species. Females emerge from the water in daytime to nest in sand or well drained soil, but sometimes use newly constructed alligator nests. This habit may take advantage of the female alligator's defense of her nest against predators. The nest is dug with the hind feet and may be up to 14 cm deep and 10 cm in diameter. The female may expel cloacal water on the nest site, perhaps to facilitate excavation. After nesting, females often scratch and churn the ground as they move away from the nest. This behavior may draw predators away from the actual nest. From 9 to 24 brittle, white, spherical eggs are laid per clutch; eggs have an average mass of about 14 grams and range from 24 to 33 mm in diameter. The incubation period is between 56 and 80 days, with the hatchlings averaging 9.7 g and ranging from about 29 to 44 mm in carapace length. Florida softshell turtles are sexually dimorphic with females exceeding the largest male's size by three to five times. (Ernst, et al., 1994; Iverson and Moler, 1997; Meylan, 2006; Pritchard, 1979)
The minimum size for sexual maturity in males is about 0.7 kg and 15.1 cm in plastron length (PL) Some may mature at as small a size as 12 cm PL. For females, the minimum size for sexual maturity is about 20 cm in plastron length. However most females may mature at about 24 cm PL, and some may need to reach 30 cm PL before reproducing. (Meylan, 2006)
- Key Reproductive Features
- iteroparous
- seasonal breeding
- gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
- sexual
- fertilization
- oviparous
- sperm-storing
- Breeding interval
- Females can lay up to 7 clutches per year between February and August.
- Breeding season
- Breeding occurs from February to August, although most breeding occurs from March to July.
- Range number of offspring
- 9 to 40
- Average number of offspring
- 26
- Range gestation period
- 56 to 80 days
Energy is concentrated by the female in the yolk of her eggs, and the production of several egg clutches, along with the nesting process itself, is energetically demanding. Once the female leaves the nest site, there is no further parental investment in the eggs or young. (Ernst, et al., 1994; Meylan, 2006)
- Parental Investment
- no parental involvement
- provisioning
- female
- female
- provisioning
The average and maximum lifespan of Apalone ferox in the wild appears to be unknown. Captives often live over 20 years and a specimen at the National Zoological Park (Washington D.C.) reportedly lived 36 years and 8 months. (Ernst, et al., 1994; Slavens, 1999)
- Range lifespan
Status: captivity
- 36.75 (high) years
- Range lifespan
- Typical lifespan
Status: captivity
- 20 (high) years
- Typical lifespan
Florida softshell turtles are almost entirely aquatic, but can move fast both in water and on land. They are commonly seen basking in the sun on logs or muddy banks or in floating vegetation. They also spend much of their time buried in the sand or soft mud of their habitats. Florida softshell turtles are known for being extremely aggressive and will snap or scratch at anything within reach with their sharp jaws and claws if they are handled or feel threatened. The specific name "ferox" means "ferocious." Apalone ferox can also excrete a foul smelling musk to warn away predators. Other softshell turtle species display occasional intraspecific aggression and large animals may dominate smaller ones in captivity. (Ashton and Ashton, 1985; Ernst, et al., 1994; Meylan, 2006)
Perhaps more than other softshell turtle species, Florida softshell turtles are willing to move overland to seek better conditions, sometimes leading to mortality on roads. Florida softshell turtles can tolerate the high temperatures found in their shallow water habitats. Maximum tolerated temperatures reported for this species ranged from 38.9 to 42.3 degrees C. These turtles can be active all year when temperatures are mild, but become inactive during cold weather. In the northern part of their range they will hibernate during the coldest part of the winter. Florida softshell turtles tolerate long submergence times in water, especially when they are inactive and the water is cold and high in oxygen. Gas exchange can occur through the skin and perhaps through cloacal membranes. (Ernst, et al., 1994; Meylan, 2006)
- Key Behaviors
- natatorial
- diurnal
- motile
- sedentary
- hibernation
- solitary
Home Range
Little seems to be known about home range or territoriality in this species. (Ernst, et al., 1994)
Communication and Perception
Little has been reported about communication and perception in Florida softshell turtles. Another American softshell turtle, Apalone spinifera, was reported to have some orientation ability for migratory movement; orientation seemed to be dependent on solar (sun) cues coupled with an internal time sense. Hatchlings oriented towards light and (unseen) water. Color vision seems likely in softshell turtles. (Ernst, et al., 1994)
- Communication Channels
- visual
Food Habits
Florida softshell turtles are mostly carnivorous, and both predaceous and scavenging. Typical foods include snails, insects, crustaceans, fish, amphibians, small turtles (Pseudemys, Sternotherus), snakes (Nerodia, Regina), and occasional aquatic birds. Vegetation and seeds sometimes occur in stomach contents. Small Florida softshell turtles eat many insects, but increase the number of snails and fish in the diet as they grow. Males may consume more snails, clams, and palm seeds than females, which may prefer fish or larger items. Florida softshell turtles conceal themselves in the sand at the bottom of lakes and ambush passing schools of fish. Perhaps because they eat carrion, Florida softshell turtles may be be more effected by pesticides than other aquatic turtles. (Bonin, et al., 2006; Ernst, et al., 1994; Meylan, 2006)
- Primary Diet
- piscivore
- insectivore
- eats non-insect arthropods
- molluscivore
- scavenger
- Animal Foods
- birds
- amphibians
- reptiles
- fish
- carrion
- insects
- mollusks
- terrestrial worms
- aquatic crustaceans
- Plant Foods
- leaves
- seeds, grains, and nuts
- algae
Crows, spotted skunks, American black bears, raccoons, and red foxes all rob Florida softshell turtle nests. Large fish, turtles (Chelydra, Macroclemys), snakes (Agkistrodon, Nerodia), raptorial birds (Everglades kites, eagles) wading birds (herons and egrets) and mammals (armadillos, striped skunks, and otters) eat young turtles, and alligators feed on Florida softshell turtles of all sizes. Humans are the greatest predator of all - people exploit these turtles for food and pets, destroy and pollute habitat, and cause highway mortality. (Bonin, et al., 2006; Ernst, et al., 1994; Meylan, 2006)
- Anti-predator Adaptations
- cryptic
- Known Predators
- crows (Corvus)
- spotted skunks (Spilogale)
- striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis)
- American black bears (Ursus americanus)
- raccoons (Procyon lotor)
- red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)
- snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina)
- red-bellied turtles (Pseudemys)
- cottonmouths (Agkistrodon)
- water snakes (Nerodia)
- Everglades kites (Rostrhamus sociabilis)
- eagles (Haliaeetus)
- herons and egrets (Ardeidae)
- armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus)
- American river otters (Lontra canadensis)
- alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)
Ecosystem Roles
Florida softshell turtles play a role in the aquatic ecosystem both as predators and as scavengers, and in turn provide food (as eggs and post-hatching turtles) for other predators. Young Apalone ferox are prone to bacterial and fungal skin problems; these problems occur in both wild and captive animals and populations. Little is known about parasites in Apalone ferox; they can harbor leeches, and Foster et al. (1998) found eight helminth species in Florida softshell turtle obtained from a commercial processor. The most prevalent helminths were Spiroxys amydae (80%), Cephalogonimus vesicaudus (80%), Vasotrema robustum (76%) and Proteocephalus (63%). (Bartlett and Earle-Bridges, 1996; Ernst, et al., 1994; Foster, et al., 1998)
- helminths (Spiroxys amydae)
- helminths (Cephalogonimus vesicaudus)
- helminths (Vasotrema robustum)
- helminths (Proteocephalus)
- leeches (Hirudinea)
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Florida softshell turtles are harvested in large numbers for the food trade, both for domestic consumption and, increasingly, to supply Asian markets. Between July 1990 and July 1991, 3600 softshell turtles were purchased for meat in south Florida. Today there are breeding centers in southern Florida to raise turtles for Chinese markets (Bonin et al., 2006), but wild turtles are often taken to resupply breeding farms. Apalone ferox is the most heavily harvested turtle species in Florida. (Bonin, et al., 2006; Ernst, et al., 1994; Meylan, 2006; Moll and Moll, 2004)
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
Florida softshell turtles are generally harmless to human interests; they do eat fish and occasionally young water birds, but no significant effects on prey populations have been reported.Florida softshell turtles are aggressive and will bite if handled or restrained, but are probably harmless to humans if left alone. (Bartlett and Bartlett, 2006; Ernst, et al., 1994)
Conservation Status
Florida softshell turtles remain common in many parts of their range, but populations are locally threatened due to habitat destruction and heavy harvesting. Despite large numbers removed from the wild in some places, Florida softshell turtles remain common in refuge areas and other areas less subject to harvest; their dispersal abilities may allow them to repopulate over-harvested or isolated habitats. Softshell turtles (Apalone) are sensitive to rotenone, a poison often used to collect and survey fish for population studies. Florida softshell turtles are subject to harvest regulations in states where they occur, but are not yet considered to be endangered or threatened on any Federal or State list. They are a Species of Concern in South Carolina. Unusual among turtles in general, Florida softshell turtles may be able to sustain a regulated harvest, and thus take pressure off more sensitive species (Meylan 2006). (Ernst, et al., 1994; Meylan, 2006)
- IUCN Red List
No special status
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Tanya Dewey (editor), Animal Diversity Web.
Heather Stewart (author), Michigan State University, James Harding (editor, instructor), Michigan State University.
- Nearctic
living in the Nearctic biogeographic province, the northern part of the New World. This includes Greenland, the Canadian Arctic islands, and all of the North American as far south as the highlands of central Mexico.
- bilateral symmetry
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
- brackish water
areas with salty water, usually in coastal marshes and estuaries.
- carnivore
an animal that mainly eats meat
- carrion
flesh of dead animals.
- chemical
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
- cryptic
having markings, coloration, shapes, or other features that cause an animal to be camouflaged in its natural environment; being difficult to see or otherwise detect.
- diurnal
- active during the day, 2. lasting for one day.
- ectothermic
animals which must use heat acquired from the environment and behavioral adaptations to regulate body temperature
- fertilization
union of egg and spermatozoan
- food
A substance that provides both nutrients and energy to a living thing.
- freshwater
mainly lives in water that is not salty.
- heterothermic
having a body temperature that fluctuates with that of the immediate environment; having no mechanism or a poorly developed mechanism for regulating internal body temperature.
- hibernation
the state that some animals enter during winter in which normal physiological processes are significantly reduced, thus lowering the animal's energy requirements. The act or condition of passing winter in a torpid or resting state, typically involving the abandonment of homoiothermy in mammals.
- insectivore
An animal that eats mainly insects or spiders.
- iteroparous
offspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes).
- marsh
marshes are wetland areas often dominated by grasses and reeds.
- molluscivore
eats mollusks, members of Phylum Mollusca
- motile
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
- natatorial
specialized for swimming
- native range
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.
- oviparous
reproduction in which eggs are released by the female; development of offspring occurs outside the mother's body.
- pet trade
the business of buying and selling animals for people to keep in their homes as pets.
- piscivore
an animal that mainly eats fish
- polygynandrous
the kind of polygamy in which a female pairs with several males, each of which also pairs with several different females.
- scavenger
an animal that mainly eats dead animals
- seasonal breeding
breeding is confined to a particular season
- sedentary
remains in the same area
- sexual
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
- solitary
lives alone
- sperm-storing
mature spermatozoa are stored by females following copulation. Male sperm storage also occurs, as sperm are retained in the male epididymes (in mammals) for a period that can, in some cases, extend over several weeks or more, but here we use the term to refer only to sperm storage by females.
- swamp
a wetland area that may be permanently or intermittently covered in water, often dominated by woody vegetation.
- tactile
uses touch to communicate
- temperate
that region of the Earth between 23.5 degrees North and 60 degrees North (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle) and between 23.5 degrees South and 60 degrees South (between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle).
- visual
uses sight to communicate
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Jammy raspberries and rich chocolate combine for a delicious, tart frozen yogurt. It is quick and easy to prepare, but plan ahead if you're using fresh berries—they take a little longer to freeze. Mini chocolate chips give you the most chocolate in every bite, but any kind of chip will work—dark-chocolate lovers should try bittersweet chips.
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- 3 cups fresh or frozen (not thawed) raspberries
- 2 cups low-fat plain yogurt
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips, preferably mini
- Place raspberries, yogurt, sugar and vanilla in a food processor and process until smooth.
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Per serving: 147 calories; 4 g fat (2 g sat, 1 g mono); 4 mg cholesterol; 25 g carbohydrates; 4 g protein; 4 g fiber; 45 mg sodium; 253 mg potassium.
Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin C (20% daily value), Calcium (15% dv).
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Using zester, remove peel in long strips from 1 orange; reserve peel. Cut white pith from oranges. Working over bowl to collect juices and using small knife, cut between membranes of 1 orange to release segments. Transfer segments to large bowl. Squeeze juice from orange membranes into bowl with juices. Repeat with remaining oranges. Add pineapple and mango to orange segments.
Combine 1/3 cup juice collected from oranges, reserved orange peel, brown, sugar and cinnamon in small saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil until mixture thickens slightly, about 1 minute. Discard peel. Mix syrup into fruit. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.)
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SIOUX CITY | No one knows exactly why William Padmore's love letter to Mildred Gibson never made it to Sioux City.
Maybe it had been lost in the mail or forgotten in a box. Or maybe it was delivered to the wrong place.
One thing's for sure: The yellowed envelope sent at the height of World War II sure went on a journey to make it to Iowa.
It took almost 70 years.
Somehow, against all odds, it was delivered to Padmore's grandson, Bob Padmore, in Sioux City on May 23.
"No one had opened the letter," he said, "so I unsealed it."
He opened a glimpse into the past -- the beginning of a marriage that would last 55 years.
Army Cpl. William Padmore was at Camp Joseph T. Robinson in North Little Rock, Ark., in August 1943. The facility was used for training army recruits and medics. It later housed German prisoners of war.
A Sioux City native and Central High School alumnus, he was in a budding relationship with Gibson, whom he met around 1941. She was a secretary for the Boy Scouts Council and worked on the eighth floor of Woodbury County Courthouse.
They would eventually marry. It would be her second marriage. Her first marriage had produced a son, Joel Padmore. Now 74, he remembers that his mom received letters almost every day from Arkansas during World War II.
All were sent to the eighth-floor office in the courthouse.
Sioux City Postmaster Michelle Feldhacker had heard of long-lost letters, but none quite like this.
The envelope was postmarked Little Rock on Aug. 17, 1943, but had a modern barcode under the mailing address, which had no ZIP code. There also was no postage – just an old-fashioned stamp for war bonds.
A Sioux City letter carrier had found the envelope in her daily delivery load. The address – "800 Court House" -- was no longer valid.
"It came back to me and I looked to see where it actually belonged," Feldhacker said.
William Padmore married Mildred Gibson at First United Methodist Church in Sioux City on Nov. 10, 1945, two months after World War II ended.
Soon after, William Padmore adopted Joel and the three lived on Isabella Street.
William Padmore would stay in the Army, serving in New Orleans, Korea, Germany and Omaha, before retiring in 1963 as a chief warrant officer. He went to work for the National Parks Service.
Bob Padmore recalls visiting his grandparents in Omaha, where they loved to play cards with their grandchildren.
Mildred Padmore died in 2001 at 82. William Padmore was 91 when he died in 2010. Both are buried in Bohemian Cemetery in Omaha.
Feldhacker didn't know about the Padmore history. She just had two names.
Feldhacker couldn't find any postal records for Mildred Gibson in Sioux City. She turned to census records. There, in the 1940 list, she found it: Mildred Gibson. That led to Joel Padmore, who moved to Raleigh, N.C., after working as a chemistry professor at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion in the 1980s, and eventually his son, Bob Padmore, who is the Sioux City assistant city manager.
She hand-delivered it to Bob Padmore's City Hall office, on the same block as the Woodbury County courthouse, the original destination of the letter.
"Dearest Meg," the typewritten letter starts. "Another very busy day."
The single page note recounts William Padmore's Monday in the August heat of Arkansas. He tells of earning $2 for working kitchen duty and shares gossip about his fellow soldiers ("Isn't that terrible to say of someone, honey? It is the truth, though").
Bob Padmore reasons this was how his grandparents kept up to date during the war. Small notes about the day's trivial events.
"I think they wrote to each other almost every day, so this letter recounts what he did that Monday," he said.
He also learned of their pet nicknames -- Paddy and Meg.
Feldhacker said there's no way to know what happened to the envelope between August 1943 and last month. It's possible someone found the letter recently and stuck it in a mailbox, which is why it has a modern barcode.
Feldhacker could have sent the envelope to another postal facility to determine where the letter had been mailed using the bar code information, but she chose to just give the letter to the family instead.
It is the only surviving wartime correspondence between the couple, said Joel Padmore. He said the note rekindles memories of his childhood and the love between his mom and step-father.
"Good night, darling," the letter ends, in William Padmore's handwriting. "That old moon is still shining bright. All my love. Yours always, Paddy."


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Rumor milling: Thomas Keller not opening in Miami
Then again, we said the same about Trader Joe's but . . .
Not quite Newton's Third Law of Motion but with every new month comes a new or regenerated restaurant rumor. The one we're tackling today involves Thomas Keller and Azul, which has been spinning around in the vast rumorsphere for a while now. At one point we heard the stellar chef was planning to open in the Mandarin Oriental space as a Bouchon or Bouchonesque restaurant. Then we heard he wasn't. And now we hear that the entire plan (or lack thereof?) has been scrapped and that, categorically, no, Thomas Keller is not opening at Azul or anywhere in Miami for that matter.
Despite that, some Azul insiders have reported to us that they've seen people walking around the space with blueprints, none which had TK emblazoned on them, but still. We asked the Mandarin's spokeswoman Alexandra Wensley, who has offered us absolutely nothing over the past few months and true to her ways, again offered us, and we quote, "nothing to share at this time." We also contacted Keller's people, who took a bigger page out of Wensley's book and offered us nothing, too, not even a reply. Yay, nay or maybe? Verdict: seems highly unlikely at least this week.
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Pro wrestling's biggest moment of 2011 didn't happen during a match; it happened when one man picked up a microphone and just talked some shit. That man was CM Punk, and he ended an episode of Monday Night Raw by verbally eviscerating the entire WWE and everything within the company that was keeping him from being its biggest star. He named names, mentioned things that nobody had mentioned on WWE TV, and ended only when somebody cut off his mic. Punk's rant was planned, but it didn't feel planned, mostly because of the biblical fury that Punk brought to every syllable and the crease of concentration that stayed on his forehead throughout. That fiery promo was an instant YouTube classic and the sort of thing they should show in rhetoric classes. And a little while after it aired, Punk became, more or less, the company's biggest star.
Promo speeches like that one are a hugely important part of wrestling; you generally don't get to be a big star, or a beloved figure, if you can't convincingly and compellingly make the verbal case that you're ready to beat somebody's ass. That Punk promo was, by far, last year's best. But my second-favorite was one that never appeared on TV. It came from the Briscoe Brothers, a pair of tatted-up skinheaded goons who have been fixtures of the indie-wrestling company Ring of Honor's tag-team division for ROH's entire decade-long lifespan. More specifically, this YouTube-circulated stemwinder came from Jay Briscoe, the better talker of the two. Mark Briscoe, the elder brother, spent most of it lurking in the background, cleaning a pistol.
I've driven through the state of Delaware many, many times, paying the near-larcenous highway tolls that the state collects from anyone for the privilege of driving the tiny strip of I-95 that cuts across a small corner of it. But before watching the Briscoes' promo, I wasn't quite aware that the state had any terrifying rednecks. That's what the Briscoes are. They're a pair of chicken farmers from Sandy Fork, a town that doesn't appear on Google Maps. It's near the southern tip of the state, way the hell out on the DelMarVa peninsula, a geographically isolated strip of sand whose greatest cultural feature is the tourist resort hell Ocean City. People from the Eastern Shore don't sound like people from anywhere else. When you make the for-drinking-purposes-only drive from Baltimore to Ocean City, as every middle-class Baltimorean does at one point or another, you feel like you're entering a wormhole as you cross the Bay Bridge, finding a tiny patch of deepest hick-town Appalachia inexplicably situated on the mid-Atlantic seaside.
The Briscoes are Eastern Shore as fuck. They've got hard, lined faces with patchy beards and skin that looks like it's been cooking on a stovetop for the past 15 minutes. Their tattoos are terrible. Mark is missing about four front teeth. Jay has eyes that drip with hate even in those rare moments when you see him smiling. For reasons I can't begin to understand, they both love the Raiders. They seem to keep giant hunks of chaw in their cheeks at all times. When they make their entrances in ROH, the first thing you hear is the first eight notes from "Dueling Banjos," followed by a gunshot. They are great wrestlers, hard and physical and happy to bleed all over canvas. But they're even better when someone points a camera at them and gives them a chance to talk shit about other wrestlers.
That promo, called "Day 1," is seven-and-a-half minutes of Jay Briscoe's unmitigated fury at the very idea that the Briscoes would not be Ring of Honor tag-team champions by the time the company had its first TV taping for its new owners, the UHF TV concern Sinclair Media. Jay's reasoning, such as it was: The Briscoes are Ring of Honor diehards, people who'd bled buckets to help build the company into what it was. He somehow kept his intensity on Defcon-1 levels even when he was turning that argument into a gore-spattered trip down memory lane: "Blood all on my face! Open your eyes and all you see is red! Ain't nothing like that in the world! The greatest feeling in the world! Blood all over your face. Ain't a high like that in the entire world, and believe me, I've done a lot of crazy shit!" You watch him, and you're inclined to believe him.
When Jay records these rants, the Briscoes are usually on the grounds of their chicken farm, sometimes with the breeze drowning out some of his words. Mark is usually in the background, shoveling dirt or throwing dead chickens around, interjecting garbled exclamations whenever the mood strikes him. And Jay is staring into the Flipcam, beating his chest, turning even redder, giving that Iversonian impression that the world has done him dirty and he intends to address the situation.
That feeling, incensed indignity spilling over into bloodlust, is always the main takeaway from a Briscoe Brothers promo. But Jay is also an eloquent orator, in his own way, illustrating his threats with stories and digressions and moral stands. Talking about the beating he was about to give the World's Greatest Tag Team, a pair of WWE veterans, Jay answered a question I've always had about the Briscoes by telling the tale of their own interaction with the company: They'd had some tryouts but been passed over for not being "cosmetically pleasing." Talking about the he was about to give Davey Richards and Kyle O'Reilly, he clowned that team's MMA affectations by invoking the names of pro-wrestling saints: "Terry Funk ain't wear no damn mouth piece! Bruiser Brody ain't wear no mouth piece! Doing your little jiujitsu, getting focused and shit." Talking about an ass-beating they were about to hand the Young Bucks, he devolved into rage-out screaming—not because of the Bucks, but because they'd just lost a whole flock of chickens to some epidemic.
The Briscoes can be funny—see here or here—but even then, they make you feel something. Even when they're just talking, the Briscoe Brothers are scary men. And scary men are the people who make professional wrestling work.
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Drake's mixtape/album If You're Reading This It's Too Late (read our review of the album here) is getting a physical release on April 21st and with it arriving in stores Drizzy is sharing a new track that'll only appear on the aforementioned physical version. "My Side" (along with "How Bout Now") are the two bonus tracks. You can stream "My Side" for free after the jump.
OB O'Brien (the redhead/beard guy in all of Drake's videos/pics) shares "Schemin Up" featuring OVO head honcho Drake and P. Reign, produced by Boi-1da and Noah "40" Shebib. Listen after the jump.
In case you haven't heard, "Tuesday," the song that dominated your various social networking feeds over the year was nominated for a Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Grammy. And to celebrate iLoveMakonnen appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday to perform "Tuesday." How fitting. Peep Makonnen's live performance after the jump.
Drake turned 28-years-old yesterday and to celebrate he is giving his fans some new music to bump. Not one song, but a total of three. "6 God", "Heat of the Moment", and "How Bout Now" all appeared on the Toronto songwriter's OVO Soundcloud and we're sure his fans are more than grateful for the new tunes to soundtrack their Saturday. No word yet as to whether or not any of these three cuts will appear on his forthcoming Views From the 6 album. Listen to "6 God", "Heat of the Moment", and "How Bout Now" after the jump.
That's why every song sound like Drake featuring Drake!
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"Affordable" can mean a lot of different things. Needless to say home prices can go as low at $80,000 and as high as $1 million+!! An office can also be a variety of business, but again...this northwest area has everything you would be looking for including great schools, plenty of entertainment/dining options and master planned communities. Plenty of business large and small make this area their home.
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As my peers suggested, you have several options depending on your criteria.
When you mention affordable, a bottom-line budget would help us to recommend cerrtain areas. Since Houston is such a vast area, you will also want to consider your commute to and from your office. Katy, Sugar Land, Spring, etc. blend in with Houston, so those are additional choices.
Ultimately, the availability, the price range, type of home (beds, baths, etc.), will determine what you can choose from. We would love to give you recommendations, but some more information would be very helpful. When are you looking to move into Houston and what is your time frame to get into the new home. Are you looking to purchase right away or rent first. I help with Apartment rentals as well, so please let me know what I can assist you with.
I'm currently helping a few people now both from trulia and with relocation. There are several areas in the Greater Houston Area that can meet your request. To be honest any Realtor including myself will need some more information to better assist you. Examples- Price Range, Area, Schools, Home Size, close to your office?
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Murray Has the Tools of a Champ, the Nerves of a Qualifier; Next Up: 'Deliciano'
There are too many Andy Murrays.
One minute he's a mope, a mutterer, a self-hater; the next a believer and a tireless competitor. He can play tactically brilliant tennis with lots of drop shots and touch, or swing with abandon and belt winners, or play so tentatively that he doesn't seem to be doing much of anything at all.
He can be passionate or indifferent, volatile or mellow, loose or stiff. Sometimes he's in charge, other times he waits and waits and then reacts. He is among the most talented players in tennis, but a man of multiple personalities and no identity.
Murray is back in the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the fourth straight year after a 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-2 victory over Richard Gasquet Monday on Centre Court, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge—at this point better known to the world as Will and Kate—looked on. Murray bowed on his way off court and later met the royal couple. "If I had known they were coming I would have shaved," Murray said. "As I came off I was sweaty and very hairy. I said to them, 'I'm sorry, I'm a bit sweaty.'"
In the last three plus years, Murray has reached three major finals, beaten all of the game's best players and proved that he can perform on any surface (he has now reached at least the semifinals at all four Grand Slam tournaments). Every victory gives his fans hope that he'll be the first Brit to win a major title since Fred Perry won the U.S. Open in 1936.
There are good reasons for optimism, and good reasons for pessimism. Unlike many others who have tried to reduce Perry's last major title to a footnote, Murray doesn't lack for talent or nerve. He's a fabulous mover and something of a magician on the court who loves an audience. Even against Gasquet, though, one could see that Murray hasn't quite figured out what kind of tennis player he is. He started tentatively and only seemed to gain confidence after he'd built a big lead. "He's one of the best returners the game has ever seen, his movement is at the top of the sport," Andre Agassi said after watching Murray at the French Open earlier this month. "He just, I feel, waits a little too long to impose himself and you don't win these Slams without doing that."
Tim Henman, the serve-and-volleyer who used to carry the hopes of Great Britain on his shoulders, never had as many options as Murray. He played one way. In Murray, he sees endless variety, and the indecisiveness it can breed. "At times when he doesn't play his best he gets unstuck," Henman said. "He doesn't have a game plan, he gets to reactive rather than being proactive."
The three men ahead of Murray in the rankings have far stronger on-court personalities. World No.1 Rafael Nadal will defend impeccably, vary the spin and placement of his serves, control points with his forehand and sneak in for a volley here and there. He'll outlast almost anyone and won't make many mistakes. Novak Djokovic has smoothed over a flawed serve, reduced his errors and amped up an already great return. Roger Federer can control a match from start to finish like no other man in history.
It's fitting that Murray idolized Agassi. The American started his career as a ball basher whose idea of a nutritious meal was a cheeseburger and fries. Over time, he became a patient, fit tactician who won major titles into his 30s. Asked about Murray, Agassi mentioned Lleyton Hewitt, a former No. 1 and two-time major title winner who made the most of what he had. Murray, Agassi said, could do far more, especially if he had a full-time coach.
Murray has changed coaches more frequently than the players above him, including stints with Mark Petchey, Brad Gilbert, Miles Maclagan and Alex Corretja. Lately he has worked part-time with Darren Cahill, Agassi's former coach. Agassi said Murray needed that sort of help full time. "If you gave me his game I would be sick if I didn't win a slam," Agassi said.
Murray's failure to win a major has much to do with the three men above him. Of the top four men in the world, his forehand rates fourth. More important, so does his serve. "He has the lowest percentage of points won on the second serve," said Gilbert, Murray's former coach. "That stat probably needs to come up in a big match."
Murray will next face Feliciano Lopez, who saved two match points Monday to beat Lukasz Kubot, 3-6, 6-7(5), 7-6(7), 7-5, 7-5. Murray is 4-0 against Lopez but there could be a slight distraction this time, at least if he bothers to read the local tabloids, which are sure to play up his mother's admiration for Lopez's physique. She calls Lopez "Deliciano" on Twitter. "I think it's about time she stopped with that nonsense," Murray said earlier this week. "Makes me want to throw up. It's disgusting."
If Murray beats Lopez, he'll be one victory from his first Wimbledon final. "It all comes down to taking your chances when you play against the best players," Murray said. So far, he hasn't been able to do that. In three Grand Slam finals, he hasn't won a set.
Asked if this was the best he had ever felt at Wimbledon, Murray gave a fitting answer for a man who still hasn't figured out his identity.
"I don't know," he said. "You never know."


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Pursed lips, a tight forehead and solemn eyes. We've seen the look on Anthony Weiner, Eliot Spitzer and Brett Favre. The face of an honest person under stress, or the image of a cheater and a liar? These days, the applicable choice may be the latter. "Most often, the lip pursing results from a half, […] [Read More]
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The Albany Parking Authority is holding a contest to award the best parking space in the city for this year's Alive@5 Concert Series. Each week a winner will be selected to receive a free parking space in the Columbia Street Parking Garage, which is connected to the pedestrian bridge leading to the Corning Preserve. To […] [Read More]
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The American Cancer Society HopeClub is hosting the second annual Sip Into Summer event at 7 p.m. Friday, June 10 at Taste (formerly Dale Miller), 30 South Pearl Street in downtown Albany. Proceeds from the event benefit the American Cancer Society HopeClub, the Capital Region hub for services and support for people diagnosed with cancer. […] [Read More]
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|$50,001 to $75,000, $75,001 to $100,000
|Never Married
|Never Married
|Have kids:
|Wants kids:
|No preference
|White / Caucasian
|White / Caucasian
|I'll tell you later
|No preference
|Bachelors degree
|Bachelors degree, Graduate degree, PhD / Post Doctoral