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These are exciting times for our College and the people we serve. We are very focused on student success and committed to student achievement in the academic classroom, developing new high paying career opportunities, creating student activities, and offering outstanding athletic programs. We believe in opportunities for our students to develop critical thinking skills, enhance character, acquire learning skills, and prepare for a professional career. These are the values that our industry partners, supporters, faculty and administration are focused on.
Some of the initiatives that we are embarking on include: remodeling the Student Services building to include a new Bookstore and improved access to the campus, constructing additional technical teaching facilities, and constructing a new residence hall. We also are planning for a new student activities center and a new agriculture teaching complex at the Western State Bank Expo Center in South Dodge City.
On the technology front, DCCC will in the near future upgrade the college's Information Technology Infrastructure, and all students will gain a competitive learning edge through acquisition of an electronic notebook containing most of their textbooks and classroom notes. This campus wide 21st century technology will give DCCC students a learning advantage that will last a lifetime.
In summary, student success is our unconditional commitment, and I want to encourage you to consider making DCCC your college. Come join a winning team, we will make a difference in your life.
Dr. Don A. Woodburn, President
DCCC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association. Persons interested in sending third party comments may access www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org or write to Public Comment on Dodge City Community College, The Higher Learning Commission, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504
DCCC is also accredited by the Kansas Department of Education. The College is a member of the American Association of Community Colleges, the Council of North Central Colleges, the National Commission on Accrediting, the American Council on Education, and the Kansas Association of Community Colleges.
Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) is an alternative process through which an organization can maintain its accredited status with The Higher Learning Commission. AQIP's goal is to infuse the principles and benefits of continuous improvement into the culture of colleges and universities in order to assure and advance the quality of higher education. AQIP allows an organization to demonstrate that it meets The Higher Learning Commission's Criteria for Accreditation and other expectations through processes that align with the ongoing activities that characterize organizations striving continuously to improve their performance. By sharing both its improvement activities and their results through AQIP, an organization develops the structure and systems essential to achieving the distinctive higher education mission it has set for itself — and the evidence to enable the Commission to reaffirm accreditation.
For more information on DCCC's Academic Quality Improvement Program please click here.
The College solicits data from staff, faculty, and students in the form of Noel-Levitz surveys and the Faces of the Future surveys as a means of measuring employee concerns and performance results regarding student stakeholder groups and, in turn, benchmarks the results against peer institutions.
For more information on DCCC's Academic Quality Improvement Program please click here.
DCCC will provide opportunities for high quality learning and will enhance community and personal development in a student centered environment.
DCCC will be the model among peer institutions for delivering the highest quality education and career development.
The quality learning environment of Dodge City Community College will be fostered by the following core values: Collaboration: The College will meet the needs of industry and our community and work with all organizations interested in supporting educational opportunities and will promote teamwork in decision-making processes. Compassion: The College will strive to demonstrate sensitivity and understanding. Diversity: The College will be sensitive to diversity and continue to improve processes that embrace diversity and foster understanding. Excellence: The College will improve through continuous monitoring and assessment of practices. Inclusiveness: The College will welcome full participation of all stakeholders. Integrity: The College will exemplify honesty, fairness, reliability, and respect with regard to persons, practices, and policies. Involvement: The College will recognize and support community activity. Learning: The College will embrace lifelong learning at all levels of the organization, promote learning throughout the area, incorporate technologies, and engage in practices that enhance learning for all. Loyalty: The College will create an environment that promotes esprit de corps, open communication, and commitment to the vision of the College and needs of the region.
Dodge City Community College is a comprehensive community college, operating with an open-door admissions policy within Ford County, Kansas and an eight-county service region. The college is governed by a locally elected Board of Trustees and is responsible to the community it serves and to the State of Kansas. Dodge City Community College recognizes the existence of individual learning styles and is committed to providing quality instructional programs, student support services, and affordable lifelong learning opportunities. The college challenges students to initiate and maintain academic, technical, physical, spiritual, social, and personal growth.
The provision of higher education is a public responsibility. Therefore, Dodge City Community College recognizes the need to maintain a viable relationship with the community it serves. Furthermore, Dodge City Community College recognizes that all persons have a fundamental right to seek self-fulfillment through responsible participation in the learning environment.
DCCC 2013 Strategic Plan Task List
Founded in 1935, Dodge City Community College is the eleventh oldest institution among the nineteen community colleges in Kansas. It developed partly because of the Great Depression of the 1930s to give students a chance to extend their high school education or learn vocational skills at an affordable cost in a convenient location. It also developed because community leaders could foresee the long-range value of a two-year college as an educational, vocational, and cultural resource.
Originally, the college was a public junior college. In its first statement of "Purpose," the college declared that its basic functions were "To serve the interests of students destined for specialization in the institutions of higher education…and to meet the needs of students interested in the terminal type of work or the semi-professional fields." From the first, the college identified strongly with its community, describing itself as "the 'peoples' college...and available to all."
Initially, the college was accredited by the Kansas State Board of Education and the University of Kansas. It was also a member of the American Association of Junior Colleges. The curriculum was restricted by today's standards but inclusive for the times. The college offered a range of general education courses and more specialized training in "Vocations and Professions." In 1936, the college graduated its first class, thirteen students.
The college maintained its identity as a junior college for many years, adding courses, programs, services, and certificates as local needs demanded. By 1957, however, the college had outgrown its location on the third floor of the high school. As a result, the college moved to Dodge City's old junior high building, currently the main offices of Unified School District #443 at 1000 Second Avenue.
In 1965, the State of Kansas passed enabling legislation to make its junior colleges true community colleges. This meant that the college could have its own governing board, responsible for hiring a chief executive officer, approving a budget, and establishing college policies. It also meant that the college could create programs and services in even more direct response to local needs. Ford County voted overwhelmingly to accept fiscal responsibility for the college and elected a Board of Trustees in 1965. A year later, in 1966, the college was fully accredited by the North Central Association.
The first Board of Trustees began planning for a new campus almost immediately. Enrollment had increased again, this time enough to require an entirely new facility. Ford County endorsed a $2.5-million bond issue in 1966, and in March 1970 the college moved to its current location. This change allowed the college to become more effective in its operations and gave the community a focal site for activities.
Since this move, the college has experienced relatively steady growth in nearly all aspects of its operations. In 1988, several post-secondary education components of the Area Vocational Technical School transferred to the college, and in 1994 the college assumed responsibility as the Area Technical Center. This shift and increased enrollment have required expansion of facilities and programs overall. The college has recently remodeled or built structures across campus.
The college has expanded its programs and services as well. It has created a system of outreach sites and centers, and it supplements the local outreach efforts of area four-year institutions. It has extended its offerings directly into local industry, making available work-related training and life skill courses. It has greatly enlarged its adult education services and programs for non-English speaking students. It is also expanding to include current electronic technologies through the creation of a campus computer network and a fiber optic classroom to augment distance learning.
The history of Dodge City Community College demonstrates a real ability to change and grow. Whatever new challenges the college will face, it looks forward to the future role it will inevitably play in the lives of all of its constituents.


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PRESTONSBURG — Keith Napier, the Big Sandy Task Force manager with Operation UNITE, will be the featured speaker next week at April meeting of Communities Against Drug Addiction.
Napier recently made headlines for his role in arresting three people charged in connection with a pill pipeline between Ohio and Salyersville.
The April meeting CADA will be held in an different location, as the group will meet at Pit Stop BBQ, located at the mouth of Little Paint, on U.S. 23, north of Prestonsburg. A free lunch will be served to all who attend.
The meeting will begin at noon, Tuesday, April 16, and is open to anyone interested in making a difference in the local battle against drug addiction.

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The DO-IT publication, Universal Design of Web Pages in Class Projects, provides guidance for instructors who want to incorporate universal design and accessibility content into their web design classes. The publication includes options for teachers who wish to provide short introductions on web accessibility as well as more comprehensive coverage of the topic.
Teachers and webmasters who are interested in improving knowledge of accessible technology and web design may wish to consider the following activities as well:
- Consult the publication, World Wide Access: Accessible Web Design, for information and guidelines on designing accessible websites.
- Review the AccessWeb Resource Page, which includes a well-organized array of helpful links and resources on technology issues, tools, and training options.
- Review, Access to Technology: An Online Tutorial, to find videos and publications for further study.
- Join the AccessWeb discussion list to participate in discussions on web access topics, learn about issues faced by colleagues, and post questions of one's own.
- Consult the AccessIT Knowledge Base to get answers to specific questions and learn about promising practices. The Knowledge Base has hundreds of articles, updated regularly, that address specific areas of interest.
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News about iPad and Tablet Computers, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Apr. 30, 2015
American Airlines reports delay of dozens of flights when software installed in iPads used by pilots malfunctioned, making some electronic flight materials, including airport maps, unaccessible. MORE
Jan. 13, 2015
Airports are installing iPads to ease travelers' experience with flight delays, letting them browse the web, track their flights and order food and beverages; vendor OTG is installing 1,500 iPads in eating and waiting areas at Newark Liberty International Airport's Terminal C. MORE
Oct. 23, 2014
Farhad Manjoo reviews Apple's iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3. MORE
Oct. 17, 2014
Apple unveils new line of iPad tablets, trying to reignite interest in the computing devices amid slumping sales; new devices are far thinner than previous versions, and have new features like fingerprint sensors. MORE
Oct. 16, 2014
Apple is set to unveil new iPads as well as major revision of iPad Air; unveiling will occur even as Apple faces tougher competition from tablets made by other companies, raising question of whether upgrades can reverse that trend. MORE
Oct. 2, 2014
Personal Tech Q&A column on right-clicking with no mouse on Windows 8.1 touch-screen computer; automatically turning off iPad after certain time period has elapsed; Tip of the Week on easily opening new tab on web browsers. MORE
Jul. 31, 2014
Gadgetwise column; iOgrapher iPhone case helps stabilize the phone or an iPad while shooting video and allows moviemakers to add lenses and lights. MORE
Jun. 28, 2014
Passe-Partout, iPad dance app by 2wice Arts Foundation, presents stage for dance that allows user to overlay series of one-minute pieces onto one another; movements are choreographed by Justin Peck and performed by Peck and Daniel Ulbricht. MORE
May. 29, 2014
Personal Tech Q&A column on removing commercials from Kindle Fire screen; turning a 4G iPad into mobile hot spot; Tip of the Week on free tools that monitor data use of smartphones and tablets. MORE
May. 20, 2014
Tabtor, iPad math tutoring app for kindergartners through sixth graders, includes live instructor to review child's completed worksheets and check in via weekly video conference calls; company says program follows Common Core math standards. MORE
May. 8, 2014
Personal Tech Q&A column on moving information from Windows XP address book to Windows 7 computer; managing multiple email accounts on an iPad; Tip of the Week on using Internet Archive to access and use old software like games from the 1980s. MORE
Mar. 28, 2014
Microsoft introduces long-awaited suite of Office applications for the iPad, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel; some see move as a refreshing change for company that has longed shackled itself to flagship Windows platform, while critics say moves come too late. MORE
Mar. 10, 2014
The upgrade improves reliability of the fingerprint sensor in the iPhone 5S and adjusts the way that Siri works, among many other changes and fixes. MORE
Feb. 13, 2014
Personal Tech Q&A on method to sort apps alphabetically, and how to edit Facebook 'Look Back' greatest-hits movies; Tip of the Week notes weather warnings and advisories are available on Google Public Alerts page. MORE
Feb. 6, 2014
Personal Tech Q&A on filling out PDF forms, doing income taxes on the iPad, and Tip of the Week on reporting phishing spam. MORE
Nov. 21, 2013
Personal Tech Q&A column on avoiding telephone scams and ways to move content from one iPad to another; Tip of the Week offers ways to search for files or folders more easily. MORE
Nov. 14, 2013
Gadgetwise blog; iPad Mini complements Apple's already best-in-class tablet offerings, so deciding which one to get boils down to what you will use it for. MORE
Nov. 14, 2013
Gadgetwise blog; Pad and Quill makes handcrafted cases that resemble bound notebooks for Kindle e-readers and Apple iPhones and iPads. MORE
Oct. 30, 2013
Damon Darlin State of the Art column; iPad Air is noticeably lighter than its predecessors, at one pound; improvements on the new tablet are incremental, not revolutionary, but Apple still holds the edge compared with the other tablets on the market. MORE
Oct. 24, 2013
Kit Eaton App Smart column presents roundup of worthy apps for Apple's new iPad tablets. MORE
Sep. 19, 2013
Gadgetwise blog; Innovative Technology's Justin Power Case can charge an iPad and other gadgets, including iOS, Android and BlackBerry devices, at the same time. MORE
Sep. 12, 2013
Gadgetwise blog; Trident Case's Kraken AMS iPad cover makes it possible to attach your tablet to a bike, boat, refrigerator and more. MORE
Aug. 5, 2013
Apple didn't release a new iPad in the first half of the year, as it usually does, and guess what happened? Sales of tablets worldwide took a dip. MORE
Aug. 1, 2013
Gadgetwise blog; clear silicon membrane Touchfire stretches over iPad screen to add raised keys. MORE
Jul. 18, 2013
Gadgetwise blog; keyboard cover Zagg iPad Mini Folio makes an iPad Mini seem more like a laptop. MORE
Jul. 3, 2013
Lifeproof makes phone and tablet cases that are water, dust, snow and shock proof without adding the heavy armor of many submersible cases. It claims its new Fre case for the iPod mini is its most streamlined yet. MORE
Jul. 3, 2013
Microsoft's Skype service and Apple's FaceTime system both allow users to make free video calls, and you can use both programs on an iPad. MORE
Jun. 18, 2013
The button can suffer from software and hardware issues, but there are repair options and workarounds to try. MORE
Jun. 10, 2013
The new iPad 5 case from Gumdrop hints at design changes of the as-yet-unannounced iPad. MORE
Jun. 5, 2013
Strut, a company that makes grills and wheels for luxury cars, recently introduced an elegant charging system for the iPad — one that costs more than the device. MORE
May. 7, 2013
The iPad and iPad Mini have a switch on the side that can be used to either mute the tablet or prevent the screen from rotating, but you need to pick the function you want to use in the system settings. MORE
May. 7, 2013
Jac Holzman, 81-year-old founder of Elektra records and recording industry innovator, is creator of an iPad app that explores music and history of classic rock band the Doors. MORE
Apr. 22, 2013
Small businesses nationwide are trading in clunky cash registers for tablet computers, particularly iPad, to process and record payments; many are choosing to build custom enclosures for tablets that contribute to customers' aesthetic experience. MORE
Mar. 27, 2013
The accessory manufacturer Belkin has sought a compromise between tablet convenience and bulk with the Ultimate Keyboard Case, available next month. MORE
Mar. 21, 2013
Cleveland Museum of Art's iPad app and its touch-screen gallery provide perfect blend of technology and art that allows patrons many new ways to view and appreciate works of art. MORE
Mar. 19, 2013
Considering what it is – a bag that converts into a standing desk for the iPad – shouldn't the $170 Strotter Platforma look much nerdier? MORE
Feb. 27, 2013
NFL will use iPads to help evaluate players for concussions; hope is that being able to compare results of baseline test and postinjury test side by side in real time will speed diagnosis and help doctors and trainers recognize when a player should be removed from a game. MORE
Jan. 17, 2013
Tool Kit column discusses pros and cons of different size tablets; says lighter, thinner devices make up for their smaller screens and limited computing power by being easier to hold for long periods. MORE
Dec. 6, 2012
Tool Kit column notes using the Apple iPad rather than a computer for photo editing makes adjusting and sharing pictures easier. MORE
Nov. 22, 2012
Kit Eaton App Smart features apps for Apple's new iPads. MORE
Nov. 19, 2012
Holiday shoppers will face an increasingly crowded field of tablet computers, as iPad competitors like the Google Nexus and Amazon Kindle build up a solid footing in the market. MORE
Nov. 1, 2012
David Pogue State Of The Art column notes that tech companies have taken unusual step of introducing a barrage of tablet and netbook computers all at once leading up to the holiday season; reviews iPad Mini, Nook HD and Windows Phone 8. MORE
Oct. 24, 2012
Apple introduces its iPad Mini, featuring 7.9-inch screen; price is $330, about $130 more than similarly sized tablets from competitors. MORE
Sep. 20, 2012
Highlights of DJ apps for the iPad, some of which mimic jukeboxes. MORE
Aug. 23, 2012
Kit Eaton App Smart column highlights sketching apps for iPad. MORE
Aug. 2, 2012
David Pogue State of the Art column highlights the pros and cons of 40 styluses for iPhones and iPads, some handsome and some quirky. MORE
Jul. 28, 2012
Utility companies across the country are experimenting with iPad apps and drones to help provide information and logistical support in order to effectively deal with blackouts resulting from frequent storms. MORE
Jul. 26, 2012
Updated version of Proloquo2Go text-to-speech app for iPad uses actual children's voices rather than modified adult voices; software is used by tens of thousands of children with disabilities like autism and cerebral palsy; advancement is an indicator of new progress in the decades-old text-to-speech industry. MORE
Jul. 16, 2012
Apple, facing competition with new tablets coming from Google and Microsoft, is developing a smaller, less expensive version of its popular iPad; plan for a tablet with a smaller screen is part of a strategy to lure customers who want different sizes of tablets into the iPad product family. MORE
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Nine Apps for Travel With One iPad and More Than One Kid
Turning a battle over a single screen into cooperative play.
July 31, 2015, Friday
MORE ON IPAD AND: Games , iPad , iPhone , iPod , Mobile Applications , Parenting , Tablet Computers
Daily Report: Sales of Apple Watch Suggest a Familiar Path to Success
Some technology pundits have declared the device a flop, but Apple has a history of using incremental improvements to make its products indispensable.
July 23, 2015, Thursday
MORE ON IPAD AND: Cook, Timothy D , Apple Inc , Company Reports , Watches and Clocks , Wearable Computing
In Apple Watch Debut, Signs of a Familiar Path to Success
Some technology pundits have declared the device a flop, but Apple has a history of using incremental improvements to make its products indispensable.
July 23, 2015, Thursday
MORE ON IPAD AND: Apple Inc , Wearable Computing , Watches and Clocks , Cook, Timothy D , Mobile Applications , iPad , iPod
Apple Profit Up 38%, but iPhone Sales Disappoint Wall Street
While the quarter's phone sales were one-third higher than a year ago, at 47.5 million, they fell short of analysts' estimates, and the stock fell.
July 22, 2015, Wednesday
MORE ON IPAD AND: Apple Inc , Company Reports , iPhone , iPad , Computers and the Internet
Apple Waits as App Developers Study Who's Buying Its Watch
Facebook and other companies have struggled with how wearers of the device could have a good experience with their apps tailored to a small screen.
July 20, 2015, Monday
MORE ON IPAD AND: Apple Inc , Wearable Computing , Mobile Applications , Facebook Inc , Snapchat Inc , Google Inc
Senior Tech: A Tablet for Aging Hands Falls Short
The AARP RealPad promises "no confusion and no frustration" for older adults. Starting with the on button, it delivers the opposite.
June 30, 2015, Tuesday
MORE ON IPAD AND: Computer and Video Games , Elderly , iPad , Tablet Computers
Recording a Phone's Screen on a Mac
Tips for mirroring your phone's display on a Mac, and how to get desktop notifications from Gmail.
June 13, 2015, Saturday
MORE ON IPAD AND: Apple Inc , Google Inc , Computers and the Internet
Shop Locally, Download Globally
Some independent booksellers gain a portion of e-book sales through partnerships with bigger e-bookstores like Kobo and Amazon Source.
June 11, 2015, Thursday
MORE ON IPAD AND: E-Books and Readers , Computers and the Internet , Apple Inc , Microsoft Corporation , E-Commerce , Mobile Applications , Amazon Kindle
Why I'm Breaking Up With the Apple Watch
After a six-week dalliance with a handsome, much-ballyhooed new suitor (a.k.a. the Apple Watch), a writer decides to move on.
June 11, 2015, Thursday
MORE ON IPAD AND: Wearable Computing , Apple Inc , Watches and Clocks , Fashion and Apparel
Apple Music Is Unveiled, Along With Operating System Upgrades
The new streaming service, which will cost $10 a month, will compete with Spotify and be offered alongside an overhauled iTunes Radio.
June 9, 2015, Tuesday
MORE ON IPAD AND: Apple Inc , Audio Recordings, Downloads and Streaming , Music , iOS (Operating System) , Apple Music
Room for Debate
The iPad in the Eyes of the Digerati
Does the iPad offer users a new medium or is it merely an iPod Touch on steroids?Post a Comment »
The iEconomy
Articles in this series examine challenges posed by increasingly globalized high-tech industries.
Microsoft Unveils Office App for iPad
Microsoft's chief executive, Satya Nadella, and the general manager of Microsoft Office, Julia White, announced the new Office app for iPad, part of an effort to expand to other devices.
Oracle misses
Summary: Stocks rally as Russia's Vladimir Putin says he won't go beyond Crimea; Oracle struggles to catch up to the cloud; Microsoft hits July 2000 high on speculation Office is headed to the iPad.
Microsoft may unveil Office for iPad
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella may bring new change to Microsoft by offering a version of Office for the iPad.
90 Seconds With Pogue: Parallels Access
The Times's David Pogue reviews Parallels Access, an iPad app that allows a user to remotely control a desktop or laptop computer.
Rss Feeds On iPad and Tablet Computers
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Stylish New Design in Google Notebook
Google Notebook has a new UI that uses AJAX a lot (here's the old one, for reference). "After a long slog, our sexy new version of Google Notebook is out. There are still bugs and things missing, but I think this version is a lot more fun than the old one," says Kushal Dave on his blog.
You can see all your notebooks in the sidebar, ordered alphabetically or by modified date. It's easier to add notes: just click in the space between any existing notes. Google Notebook borrowed the layout of messages from Gmail and placed the editing buttons at the top of the page so you don't feel any disruptive interface change when you edit a note. You can now add comments to notebooks and remove the title and the URL of a clipped note. Google auto-saves each note, so you don't have to press a "Save" button.
If you add notes from Google Maps and publish the notebook, you'll have an option to see the places on a map.
The mini-notebook, available as an add-on/extension, has a similar look:
The option to search public notebooks has been removed (but you can use Google search to do that), Google Notebook looks faster because of the heavy AJAX usage, and the product graduated from Google Labs. Overall, a nice face-lifting, even though users were expecting to see other features like tags or file attachments.
{ Thanks, C. I. R. E. }
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Unfortunately a case of 'looks prettier in the container'. I find the colour doesn't really look as great once applied, although still pretty. I don't find it to be a true glitter in the way that the other MAC glitters are, I find it more of a metallic pigment. I would always advise using a glitter glue or mixing medium to prevent fallout and to make the product apply more evenly and opaquely.
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Place the 16 different combinations of cup/saucer in this 4 by 4 arrangement so that no row or column contains more than one cup or saucer of the same colour.
The letters of the word ABACUS have been arranged in the shape of a
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Expose of Dr. Mang Gyi
I just read this very troubling discussion of Dr. Mang Gyi's false claims concerning his military record. Gyi is the founder of a martial arts organization that teaches Bando, a martial art from Burma. http://www.phonyveterans.com/Gyi.html
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Style: Bando--
Even if it's true what they are saying, it doesn't take away from his ability as an instructor.
I train with a member of the organization who is a fifth level in the system and even he has questioned Dr. Gyi's claims. The only thing that that bothers me about the controversy that is going on is I hope Bando as system doesn't get a bad name because of It. Bando as a martial system is a very effective system for self defense.
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This Page Cannot Be Displayed.Best Vietnam War music video I've ever seen put together by a vet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDY8raKsdfg
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Oh, I'd actually read that before. Yesh....Best Vietnam War music video I've ever seen put together by a vet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDY8raKsdfg
As I can see, the site doesn't refute that he's an excellent martial-artist, just that his stories
of war and some of his history has been fabricated. That's a shame, I found the stories
inspiring and I hate to find out that someone who has the respect of quite a few other
martial artists felt it necessary to pad his resume.
Better to know the truth, though. The 'question everything' lesson is one I learn over and over.It's hard to fight when you're in a gazebo -- Mitch Hedberg
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If I may interject; you really have to look at this issue with a discerning eye.
Bando as it it taught today is without a doubt a strong and effective system.
However; if a man lies repeatedly about his life and military service, then why wouldn't he spin yarns about his martial arts.
Bando sword and staff methods closely resemble Krabi Krabong, the Thai sword and staff/spear methods. Dr. Gyi's Burmese boxing closely resembles Muay Thai. Is this merely a coincidence of cultural similarity or an instance of plagarism? It's not impossible to pull the wool over the eyes of American martial arts enthusiasts looking for something "exclusive".
This forum has exposed many bull-shitters for what they are. Dr. Gyi just may be a bull-shitter (or a bull-shitter's bull-shitter) who was able to pull together a useful system out of things that he learned elsewhere and renamed under his own banner. It happens all the time, and the American public falls for it.
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GMarks can display the bookmarks almost the same as Firefox's native bookmarks: in a separate menu and in the sidebar. There's also a dropdown that can be added to Firefox's toolbars. The sidebar is useful when you want to perform full-text searches in your bookmarks without having to visit Google's site, while the GMark menu has an excellent option for managing bookmarks. If you click on "Organize bookmarks", you'll be able to import bookmarks, edit or delete bookmarks and create Gmail-like filters. For example, you can automatically add the label Google for any bookmark from this blog.
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Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign slogan, "the audacity of hope," should have instead been "the audacity of Obama."
this guy really chaps my ass. i cant wait for him to sway his intent on something like abortion and watch all of his obama-ites rapidly lose faith. it'll be too late by then.
this guy sure has balls....but we all knew that no matter how much he professed to love gun owners, his past voting record told us differently.
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If you go to that link it gets you to change.gov. I typed gun control in the search box. I got 3 returns, opened the link, but gun control was not to be found.
I'm sure that it is just like that tax saving commercial that was on TV to show McCain vs. Osama oops. All a web designer has to do is a few rules, and always make one show a higher or lower figure compared to another. If people were fooled to think that they are really getting a tax break, with that propaganda page come on now...
The UN convention on arms bans all civilian ownership of any military firearm, no matter how old.
The currect senate AWB follows those guidelines, and adds a few extras, like any .22 semi auto accepting a mag greater than 10 rds (ruger 10 22)
Heller supreme court decision.... go read the definition of "arms" (hint: then, as now..."
As for the NRA, always reactive, NEVER proactive, and have never, since the take-over of the board lo these years back, met a gun bill they couldn't compromise and say "we did our best", while wasting money on anti-gun congresscritters "to keep the doors and dialog open"
911 would have been a good proactive point.... but the NRA isn't about gun freedom, they're about participation in the CONTROL.
Kiss them goodbye folks. Obama is likely to "RULE" with an executive order with the news of the details soon.
Nice to know the executive orders outlawing food hoarding, and plans to use Walmart? as centralized food distribution and gun/ammo collection points are ready to go, then you'll learn all purchases since 1968 are registered.
I posted details on multiple gunboards when Heller came down. My posts were deleted by all. Interesting.?? Ya think.??
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"A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.", Will Durant
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.", Edmund Burke
They also support making the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban permanent, as such weapons belong on foreign battlefields and not on our streets. IT SEEMS TO ME THIS IS JUST THE START OF AN ALL OUT WEAPONS BAN FOR THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO ALLREADY OWN THEM. I HOPE THAT I AM WRONG. BUT IF IT CAN HAPPEN IN THE UK AND DOWN UNDER, THEY COULD SURE TRY HERE. I SEE OBAMA AS SOMEONE WHO WANT'S TO CHANGE THE WORLD NOT JUST OUR COUNTRY.


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If you have not been to a concert at Harwood Union High School lately, you owe it to yourself to see and hear what all the buzz is about. Our talented students, under the tutelage of Diane Phillips, Chris Rivers, and Bruce Sklar, have been performing spectacularly in our state and in Boston. They have won awards and accolades in the process.
At the last Harwood concert, March 22, we were treated to "Overture for Woodwinds" by Sparks, performed by the Wind Ensemble. The Symphonic Band followed with "Aquarium" by De Meij, "Gallery" by Dello Joio, and "Among the Clouds" by Balmages. Then the 75-member chorus took the stage. They were accompanied by pianists Susan Nicholas and graduating senior and salutatorian Hannah Lincoln. There were percussionists, a flutist, and a soprano soloist. Together, they performed an interpretation of "Carmina Burana" by Orff. It was sung in both Latin and German and was simply magnificent! This accomplishment could not have been possible without the dedication and inspiration of the Harwood Music Department staff and faculty.
In order to lend our support and encouragement to such talent and accomplishment, the Friends of Harwood Music was created. FOHM is comprised of parents, students, community members, and anyone who loves and appreciates Harwood music. If you are not yet a member of this group, you are cordially invited to join us. Please visit our website www.friendsofharwoodmusic.org or call 244-5186, extension 160, for more information.
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Spencer Allen Strong, 23, is described as a black male with light skin, 6 feet tall and weighing 125 pounds. Strong reportedly walks with a cane, has short hair and wears wire-rimmed glasses, and is described as a "small and frail" individual with some physical disabilities.
Strong was last heard from about 3 a.m. today at his home on Roy Street in Williston, according to the Williston Police Department.
He was online playing a game with a friend in California when he told his friend that he was about to leave his home and kill himself, police said. It wasn't realized he was missing until about 7 a.m.
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Advent Calendar - Ornaments
Isn't it beautiful? It is not the only cardinal or Cardinals ornament we have. There's the obligatory 2006 World Series ball which I'm not so fond of because it was an enormously frustrating season capped off by a bizarre post-season. I suppose we earned that post-season because in 2004, when the Cardinals played the most beautiful baseball I have ever seen (and I've seen lots), they inexplicably vanished for four games. Boston fans may remember them.
This bell is from 2004. It was a tough year for my family. Following the Cards, watching Edmonds, Rolen and Pujols (our MV3s) play superlative baseball night after night helped bring us through. There was heartbreak in the end, but I will never forget all those glorious games before. It was my favorite baseball season ever.
There is a family history link to baseball. My grandfather and great-uncle played minor league ball and instilled a deep love of the game in my mother which she passed on to us.
There are lots (LOTS) of other ornaments yet to come up - ones from grandmothers' trees, dixie cup angels, lighthouses we've loved, straw ornaments from Slovakia, and more. But this is as special as any of them. Can't wait to get it up on the tree!
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Thanks for the link to my blog! And I do remember that 2004 World Series. All of New England celebrated that win, and I wish my Dad had lived to see the Sox finally win the Series. Sorry, Cardinals fans!ReplyDelete
You're so funny! I'm kind of the same way about football, except NOT more passionate than genealogy. I do loves me some Chargers football! I'll have to dig out my Chargers ornament and post it... when I find it. My husband is an Eagles fan, but I haven't "allowed" him to put up an Eagles ornament yet. Maybe this year. ;-)ReplyDelete
Hey there - I didn't know you were a Cardinals fan!! But of course any right-thinking person would be! (Looking up at Heather and frowning)ReplyDelete
Great ornament - I always thought I was pretty passionate about baseball, but I have to admit that it didn't extend to my Christmas tree. I guess I'd better get on that this year.
Susan, I enjoyed your post, and was surprised to read you are more passionate about baseball than genealogy, but then genealogy is a 24/7 hobby and baseball isn't. (I'm not into sports, but don't tell any of the others.) BTW, I love your top/header photo, is there a story behind that? Taken in Virginia? your backyard?ReplyDelete
Not a real baseball or sports fan, but, agree with Barbara, that is one great poster at the top of your blog right now! GORGEOUS!!ReplyDelete
I'm not a sports fan either but what surprises me is that you have a married son. I always think of you as being not quite as young as your profile picture, but pretty close.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the kind words.ReplyDelete
Diana - Get on it, lady! Somethings are too important to let slide. I expect at least one redbird on your tree this year. Logo not needed.
Barbara & Carol - The photo is not mine, but pulled off Wikimedia when I was looking for something seasonal. Glad you like it. I thought I had the copyright info up, but I'd forgotten so thanks for reminding me!
And Kristin - aren't you sweet. But I'm creeping up in years along with the rest of the world. No Dorian Gray here.
Ah, 2004 - gotta admit that we're a Red Sox family here, even though my husband is from Brooklyn ("the only team worthy to succeed the Dodgers" - for him, 2004 was "1918 plus 86 years") and I'm not from Boston (long story behind my fandom). Can't wait to see more of your ornaments, especially the dixiecup angels and Slovak ornaments.ReplyDelete
Wow, we have a lot in common, Susan! I too am passionate about ornaments. One year I featured a different one from my collection with every blog post for the month of December (back when I was posting daily). I'm not much of a baseball fan except when the Tigers have a winning season but I'm a huge college football fan. And I'd say I'm more passionate about Michigan (U of M) football than genealogy too!ReplyDelete
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CANNATA has posted a 2-3-0 record with a 3.62 goals-against average and .892 save percentage in five games with Kalamazoo this season.
The 22-year-old netminder appeared in one game with the Wolves last season after being signed to an Amateur Tryout Contract (ATO). He backstopped the team to a 4-2 win over Peoria on April 15, 2012.
The Wakefield, Mass., native completed his senior campaign at Merrimack College (Hockey East) last year, posting a 17-12-7 record, and career-bests 2.18 goals-against average and .925 save percentage in 36 contests. His 2.18 goals-against average ranked 14th in the NCAA, while his .925 save percentage held 11th nationally.
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For 2's and 3's, with a caregiver. Created especially for curious little kids, we bring stories to life by sharing delightful books, friendly puppets, music, and movement games. This class encourages positive early learning experiences through reading, singing, and playing.Library: Oak Park Public Library Dole Branch
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- A novel cGUUAg tetraloop structure with a conserved yYNMGg-type backbone conformation from cloverleaf 1 of bovine enterovirus 1 RNA (2005)
- The 5'-terminal cloverleaf (CL)-like RNA structures are essential for the initiation of positive- and negative-strand RNA synthesis of entero- and rhinoviruses. SLD is the cognate RNA ligand of the viral proteinase 3C (3Cpro), which is an indispensable component of the viral replication initiation complex. The structure of an 18mer RNA representing the apical stem and the cGUUAg D-loop of SLD from the first 5'-CL of BEV1 was determined in solution to a root-mean-square deviation (r.m.s.d.) (all heavy atoms) of 0.59 A (PDB 1Z30). The first (antiG) and last (synA) nucleotide of the D-loop forms a novel 'pseudo base pair' without direct hydrogen bonds. The backbone conformation and the base-stacking pattern of the cGUUAg-loop, however, are highly similar to that of the coxsackieviral uCACGg D-loop (PDB 1RFR) and of the stable cUUCGg tetraloop (PDB 1F7Y) but surprisingly dissimilar to the structure of a cGUAAg stable tetraloop (PDB 1MSY), even though the cGUUAg BEV D-loop and the cGUAAg tetraloop differ by 1 nt only. Together with the presented binding data, these findings provide independent experimental evidence for our model [O. Ohlenschläger, J. Wöhnert, E. Bucci, S. Seitz, S. Häfner, R. Ramachandran, R. Zell and M. Görlach (2004) Structure, 12, 237–248] that the proteinase 3Cpro recognizes structure rather than sequence.
- Cytosine ribose flexibility in DNA : a combined NMR 13C spin relaxation and molecular dynamics simulation study (2008)
- Using (13)C spin relaxation NMR in combination with molecular dynamic (MD) simulations, we characterized internal motions within double-stranded DNA on the pico- to nano-second time scale. We found that the C-H vectors in all cytosine ribose moieties within the Dickerson-Drew dodecamer (5´-CGCGAATTCGCG-3´) are subject to high amplitude motions, while the other nucleotides are essentially rigid. MD simulations showed that repuckering is a likely motional model for the cytosine ribose moiety. Repuckering occurs with a time constant of around 100 ps. Knowledge of DNA dynamics will contribute to our understanding of the recognition specificity of DNA-binding proteins such as cytosine methyltransferase.
- Mechanistic insights into an engineered riboswitch: a switching element which confers riboswitch activity (2010)
- While many different RNA aptamers have been identified that bind to a plethora of small molecules only very few are capable of acting as engineered riboswitches. Even for aptamers binding the same ligand large differences in their regulatory potential were observed. We address here the molecular basis for these differences by using a set of unrelated neomycin-binding aptamers. UV melting analyses showed that regulating aptamers are thermally stabilized to a significantly higher degree upon ligand binding than inactive ones. Regulating aptamers show high ligand-binding affinity in the low nanomolar range which is necessary but not sufficient for regulation. NMR data showed that a destabilized, open ground state accompanied by extensive structural changes upon ligand binding is important for regulation. In contrast, inactive aptamers are already pre-formed in the absence of the ligand. By a combination of genetic, biochemical and structural analyses, we identified a switching element responsible for destabilizing the ligand free state without compromising the bound form. Our results explain for the first time the molecular mechanism of an engineered riboswitch.
- NMR and MD studies of the temperature-dependent dynamics of RNA YNMG-tetraloops (2008)
- In a combined NMR/MD study, the temperature-dependent changes in the conformation of two members of the RNA YNMG-tetraloop motif (cUUCGg and uCACGg) have been investigated at temperatures of 298, 317 and 325 K. The two members have considerable different thermal stability and biological functions. In order to address these differences, the combined NMR/MD study was performed. The large temperature range represents a challenge for both, NMR relaxation analysis (consistent choice of effective bond length and CSA parameter) and all-atom MD simulation with explicit solvent (necessity to rescale the temperature). A convincing agreement of experiment and theory is found. Employing a principle component analysis of the MD trajectories, the conformational distribution of both hairpins at various temperatures is investigated. The ground state conformation and dynamics of the two tetraloops are indeed found to be very similar. Furthermore, both systems are initially destabilized by a loss of the stacking interactions between the first and the third nucleobase in the loop region. While the global fold is still preserved, this initiation of unfolding is already observed at 317 K for the uCACGg hairpin but at a significantly higher temperature for the cUUCGg hairpin.
- Structural and functional analysis of the archaeal endonuclease Nob1 (2011)
- Eukaryotic ribosome biogenesis requires the concerted action of numerous ribosome assembly factors, for most of which structural and functional information is currently lacking. Nob1, which can be identified in eukaryotes and archaea, is required for the final maturation of the small subunit ribosomal RNA in yeast by catalyzing cleavage at site D after export of the preribosomal subunit into the cytoplasm. Here, we show that this also holds true for Nob1 from the archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii, which efficiently cleaves RNA-substrates containing the D-site of the preribosomal RNA in a manganese-dependent manner. The structure of PhNob1 solved by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy revealed a PIN domain common with many nucleases and a zinc ribbon domain, which are structurally connected by a flexible linker. We show that amino acid residues required for substrate binding reside in the PIN domain whereas the zinc ribbon domain alone is sufficient to bind helix 40 of the small subunit rRNA. This suggests that the zinc ribbon domain acts as an anchor point for the protein on the nascent subunit positioning it in the proximity of the cleavage site.


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We didn't see any update for Google Talk in the last 5 months (the latest major feature was Vista support), so next release must add something important. A plausible hypothesis is phone calls. Google inserted this screenshot "from the future" in a presentation for Google Apps. We can see revealing messages like: "Show dialpad", "Call details", "Enter a name or phone number".
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Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi in Northern Patagonia
Prior to the "Conquest of the Desert," Araucanian peoples freely crossed the Andes via the Paso de los Vuriloches south of 3,554-meter Cerro Tronador. The pass lent its name to Bariloche, which, over a century since its 1903 founding, has morphed from lakeside hamlet to a sprawling city whose wastes imperil the air, water, and surrounding woodlands.
For all that, Nahuel Huapi remains a beauty spot that connects two countries via a series of scenic roads and waterways. In 1979, Argentine and Chilean military dictatorships fortified the borders and mined the approaches because of a territorial dispute elsewhere, but a papal intervention cleared the air and perhaps reflected Moreno's aspirations:
This land of beauty in the Andes is home to a colossal peak shared by two nations: Monte Tronador unites both of them…. Together, they could rest and share ideas there; they could find solutions to problems unsolved by diplomacy. Visitors from around the world would mingle and share with one another at this international crossroads.
Sights in Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi
Lago Nahuel Huapi
Nahuel Huapi's focal point is its namesake lake, whose fingerlike channels converge near the Llao Llao peninsula to form the main part of its 560-square-kilometer surface. With a maximum depth of 454 meters, it drains eastward into the Río Limay, a Río Negro tributary.
In the middle of Nahuel Huapi's northern arm, Isla Victoria once housed the APN's park ranger school (since relocated to Tucumán), which trained rangers from throughout the Americas. From Puerto Pañuelo, Turisur's Modesta Victoria (Mitre 219, tel. 02944/42- 6109) sails to the island (US$35 plus US$7 national park entry fee) at 12:15 a.m. while the Cau Cau (Mitre 139, tel. 02944/43-1372, US$36 plus US$7 national park entry fee) goes at 2 p.m.; both continue to Parque Nacional Los Arrayanes (which is more accessible from Villa la Angostura on the north shore). Bioceánica Turismo (Avenida San Martín 484, tel. 02944/43-6240, US$32) sails at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Circuito Chico
Bariloche's single most popular excursion leads west on Avenida Bustillo to Península Llao Llao and returns via the hamlet of Colonia Suiza, at the foot of Cerro López. En route, it passes or touches several points of interest; public buses will pick up and drop off passengers almost anywhere, and it's also popular with cyclists.
For exceptional panoramas of Nahuel Huapi and surroundings, take the Aerosilla Campanario (Avenida Bustillo Km 17.5, tel. 02944/42-7274, US$7 pp) to the 1,050-meter summit of Cerro Campanario. The chairlift operates 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. daily, as does the restaurant-confitería at the summit.
The bus-boat "Cruce de Lagos" to Chile starts at Puerto Pañuelo, but excursions to Isla Victoria and Parque Nacional Los Arrayanes (across the lake) also leave from here. The outstanding cultural landmark is the Hotel Llao Llao (Avenida Bustillo Km 25, tel. 02944/44-8530), a Bustillo creation open to nonguests for guided tours (free of charge, except for parking).
Almost immediately west of Puerto Pañuelo, a level footpath from the parking area leads southwest to an arrayán forest in Parque Municipal Llao Llao; the trail rejoins the paved road at Lago Escondido. The road itself passes a trailhead for Cerro Llao Llao, a short but stiff climb that offers fine panoramas of Nahuel Huapi and the Andean crest. On the descent, the trail joins a gravel road that rejoins the paved road from Puerto Pañuelo, which leads south before looping northeast toward Bariloche; a gravel alternative heads east to Colonia Suiza, known for its Sunday crafts fair (in summer also on Wednesday). There is also a regular Sunday curanto (a mixture of beef, lamb, pork, chicken, sausage, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and other vegetables, baked on heated earth-covered stones) and a spectacular assortment of sweets and desserts. On any day, try the regional menu at Fundo Colonia Suizo (tel. 02944/15-63-7539), which is open noon–7:30 p.m. daily. The individual tabla of smoked venison, pork, trout, salami, and cheese (US$9) is an unusual practice—most restaurants have a two-person minimum—and one that's very welcome.
From Colonia Suiza, a zigzag dirt road suitable for mountain bikes climbs toward the Club Andino's Refugio López, 1,620 meters above sea level; near the junction of the paved and gravel roads, a steep footpath climbs 2.5 hours to the refugio, open mid-December–mid-April.
For most of the way, the route is obvious, but where it seems to disappear into a grove of lengas it actually climbs steeply to the left, brushing the dirt road, before continuing toward the refugio. In fact, it's much simpler if a little longer to walk the upper sections along the private 4WD road (in any event, the last kilometer or so is on the road itself).
From Refugio López, a good place to take a break and a beer, the route climbs to Cerro Turista, a strenuous scramble over rugged volcanic terrain. With an early start, it's possible to reach the 2,076-meter summit of Cerro López.
Many Bariloche agencies offer the Circuito Chico as a half-day tour (about US$10 pp), but it's also possible (and cheaper) on public transportation: For most of the day, from the corner of San Martín and Pagano in Bariloche, Ómnibus 3 de Mayo's (tel. 02944/42-5648) No. 20 bus goes every 20 minutes to Llao Llao and Puerto Pañuelo, which is also the final destination of some of its seven Nos. 10 and 11 buses via Colonia Suiza on the Circuito Chico route through Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi, but through the night it's only every hour or so.
From Bariloche, Ómnibus 3 de Mayo's Línea Manso goes twice on Friday to Río Villegas and El Manso (US$4), on Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi's southwestern edge.
Cerro Otto
From Bariloche's Barrio Belgrano, Avenida de los Pioneros intersects a gravel road that climbs gently and then steeply west to Cerro Otto's 1,405-meter summit. While it's a feasible eight-kilometer hike or mountain-bike ride, it's easier via the gondolas of Teleférico Cerro Otto (Avenida de los Pioneros Km 5, tel. 02944/44-1035, 10.a.m.–6 p.m. daily, US$15 pp, US$6 children ages 6–12); city buses Nos. 50 and 51 go directly to the base station.
On the summit road, at 1,240 meters, the Club Andino's Refugio Berghof has 40 bunks and serves meals and drinks. Its Museo de Montaña Otto Meiling, with cheap guided tours, honors an early mountaineer who built his residence here.
Cerro Catedral
About 20 kilometers southwest of Bariloche, Cerro Catedral's 2,388-meter summit overlooks Villa Catedral, the area's major winter-sports complex. From Villa Catedral, the Cablecarril y Silla Lynch (10 a.m.–5 p.m. daily, US$13 pp) carries visitors to Confitería Punta Nevada and Refugio Lynch, which also has a confitería. Hikers can continue along the ridgetop to the Club Andino's 40-bed Refugio Emilio Frey (tel. 02944/35-5222, US$9 pp), 1,700-meters above sea level and open all year; the spire-like summits nearby are a magnet for rock climbers.
Monte Tronador
Its inner fire died long ago, but the ice-clad volcanic summit of Tronador still merits its name (the "Thunderer") when frozen blocks plunge off its face into the valley below. The peak that surveyor Bailey Willis called "majestic in savage ruggedness" has impressed everyone from Jesuit explorer Miguel de Olivares to Perito Moreno, Theodore Roosevelt, and the hordes that view it every summer. Its ascent, though, is for skilled snow-and-ice climbers only.
Source of the Río Manso, Tronador's icy eastern face gives birth to the Ventisquero Negro (Black Glacier), a jumble of ice, sand, and rocky detritus, and countless waterfalls. Passing Pampa Linda, at the end of the Lago Mascardi road, whistle-blowing rangers prevent hikers from approaching too closely to the Garganta del Diablo, the area's largest accessible waterfall.
From Pampa Linda, hikers can visit the Club Andino's basic Refugio Viejo Tronador, a kiln-shaped structure that sleeps a maximum of 10 climbers in bivouac conditions, via a trail on the road's south side. On the north side, another trail leads to the 60-bed Refugio Meiling, 2,000 meters above sea level. Well-equipped backpackers can continue north to Laguna Frías via the 1,335-meter Paso de las Nubes and return to Bariloche on the bus-boat shuttle via Puerto Blest and Puerto Pañuelo; it's also possible to do this route from Bariloche or Puerto Pañuelo.
Reaching the Tronador area requires a roundabout drive via southbound RN 258 to Lago Mascardi's south end, where westbound RP 81 follows the Río Manso's south bank; at Km 9, a northbound lateral crosses the river and becomes a single-lane dirt road to Pampa Linda and Tronador's base. Because it's narrow, morning traffic is one-way inbound (until 2 p.m.) and afternoon traffic outbound (after 4 p.m.). At other hours, it's open to cautious two-way traffic. From mid-November, Active Patagonia (tel. 02944/52-7966) provides transportation from the Club Andino's Bariloche headquarters to Pampa Linda at 9 a.m. daily, returning at 5 p.m. (2 hours, US$20 round-trip).
Flora and Fauna
The park's flora and fauna resemble those of Lanín to the north and Los Alerces to the south, but differ in some respects. There are three principal ecosystems: the easterly Patagonian steppe, the Andean-Patagonian forest, and the high Andes above 1,600 meters, which consists of low shrubs and sparse grasses adapted to cold, wind, and snow.
Guanacos graze the semiarid steppe grasslands, stalked by foxes and even pumas, while raptors like the cinereous harrier and American kestrel patrol the skies. Toward the west, open woodlands of coniferous cypress, ñire (southern false beech), and maitén stand among rocky soils.
Farther west, at slightly higher altitudes, dense false beech forests of coihue, lenga, and ñire cover the slopes, while the shoreline and stream banks burst with a flowering understory of notro and climbing vines like mutisia with clusters of the cinnamon-barked arrayán.
Near Puerto Blest, rainfall up to 4,000 millimeters per annum supports a humid Valdivian forest of Guaiteca cypress, Podocarpus, and tree ferns. Nahuel Huapi, though, lacks Lanín's monkey puzzle forests, and the more southerly alerce tree is less abundant than in Chubut Province.
Sightings of the huemul (Andean deer) and the pudú miniature deer are rare here. Other mammals include the carnivorous huillín (otter) and the tuco-tuco, an endemic ground squirrel–like rodent.
Normally oceangoing, the king cormorant has a colony along Lago Nahuel Huapi, where the kelp gull often trails the boats that sail the lake. Nahuel Huapi, its tributary streams, and other lakes teem with trout and other fish.
Accommodations and Food
Campgrounds are numerous, especially in areas accessible by road. Club Andino refugios charge around US$12–14 pp for overnight stays, US$4–6 for breakfast, US$10–15 for lunch or dinner, and US$2 for kitchen use. Make reservations for bunks, which are limited, but day-hikers can buy simple meals and cold drinks.
Hotels and other accommodations are scattered around various park sectors. At Lago Mascardi's northwest end, on the Pampa Linda road, Hotel Tronador (tel. 02944/44- 1062, US$99–119 pp with full board) is a lakes-district classic in the Bustillo tradition. It's open November 1–mid-April.
Near road's end, Hostería Pampa Linda (tel. 02944/49-0517, US$115 s, US$146 d, with half board; US$166 s, US$246 d, with full board) is a rustically contemporary inn that also organizes hikes and horseback rides (at additional cost).
Now stretching from the northerly Lago Queñi, west of San Martín de los Andes, to the southerly Río Manso, midway between Bariloche and El Bolsón, the park now covers 750,000 hectares in southwestern Neuquén and western Río Negro. Together with Parque Nacional Lanín to the north, it forms an uninterrupted stretch of well over 1 million hectares, but part of that is a reserva nacional that permits commercial development. At the park's western edge, Tronador is the highest of a phalanx of snow-covered border peaks.
For detailed park information and hiking permits, contact the APN (San Martín 24, tel. 02944/42-3111) or Bariloche's Club Andino (20 de Febrero 30, tel. 02944/42-2266, 9:30 a.m.–1 p.m. and 4:30– 8:30 p.m. Mon.–Sat.). The refugios are good sources of information within the park.
The Club Andino's improved trail map, Refugios, Sendas y Picadas, at a scale of 1:100,000 with more detailed versions covering smaller areas at a scale of 1:50,000, is a worthwhile acquisition, but Aonek'er GIS Solutions publishes more sophisticated versions of some areas. The fifth edition of Tim Burford's Chile and Argentina: The Bradt Trekking Guide (Chalfont St Peter, UK: Bradt Travel Guides, 2001) covers several trails in detail, but its maps are suitable for orientation only.
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Oscar Pistorius's Girlfriend Was Shot Through Bathroom Door: Report
More information is coming out about the tragic death of Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius's model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
Oscar — the 26-year-old runner who made history as a double-amputee in the Olympics — wept in court in South Africa as he was charged on February 15 with murder.
Prosecutors say they'll pursue an upgraded charge of premeditated murder, which carries a lifetime prison sentence.
According to reports, 30-year-old Reeva was shot through a bathroom door. She was shot four times, with bullets hitting her head, chest, hand, and pelvis.
Police were apparently called to his home home two hours before the shooting, as neighbors had reported hearing an argument.
In a statement, Oscar says he sends "his deepest sympathies to the family of Reeva."
His ex-girlfriend Jenna Edkins wrote on Twitter, "I have dated Oscar on and off for 5 YEARS, NOT ONCE has he EVER lifted a finger to me or made me fear for my life."
Our thoughts are with Reeva's family.
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Body Aches/Backache
As your uterus expands, you may feel aches and pains in the back, abdomen, groin area, and thighs.
Many women also have backaches and aching near the pelvic bone due to the pressure of the baby's head, increased weight, and loosening joints. The discomfort can be felt across the lower back, the buttocks and down the legs. Backache is exacerbated if you stand for too long with poor posture or you lift heavy objects. This is especially true during the third trimester.
Some pregnant women complain of pain that runs from the lower back, down the back of one leg, to the knee or foot. This is called sciatica. It is thought to occur when the uterus puts pressure on the sciatic nerve.
Some women may feel intense pain in their lower back when they rotate the spine and pelvis in opposite directions. For example, this can happen when you turn sideways in bed.
During pregnancy, your progesterone levels rise. This higher level of progesterone softens the ligaments of the pelvic bone in preparation for the stretching that will occur during labor. This softening also applies to the ligaments in the spine, which puts extra strain on the back and hip joints.
If you feel the intense pain in your lower back when turning sideways, this is caused by your baby resting against your sacroiliac joint. This joint is about 3 inches in from the top of your buttocks. When you move sideways, this joint opens and closes causing the pain.
To alleviate body aches, try the following:
Lie down.
If you experience pain caused by your sacroiliac joint, you may want to try osteopathy, which involves manipulation of the bones and muscles. This pain may also go away by the 5th month if you can wait that long.
Call the doctor if pain does not get better, but there is generally no risk to the baby.
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