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WINFIELD -- Several Putnam County students are advancing to the state social studies fair after winning at the RESA III Regional Social Studies Fair recently, according to a news release from Putnam County Schools.
RESA III encompasses Putnam, Boone, Clay and Kanawha counties. Middle and high school students competed in the social studies fair.
After investigating issues in the social sciences, students wrote abstracts, created displays, and gave oral presentations to a panel of judges at West Virginia State University. They competed against others in the same category and division.
"Social Studies Fair projects require students to demonstrate understanding of content, think critically, predict outcomes, and propose solutions to problems," according to the news release.
These Putnam County students will take their projects to the state social studies fair:
Madison Stamper, "The Culture of the Philippines," Anthropology
Shannon Riley, "Lego's," Economics
Brianna Hill, "Pollution: The Effects on Earth," Geography
Brooke Godish and Sarah Balderson, "Hunger Games," Geography
Olivia Newhouse, "Foreign Marriages," Sociology
Brooke Welch and Anna Tingler, "What Would Alexander Graham Bell Say? How the Telephone is Used Today," Sociology
Maggie Rumbaugh, "The Historical Significance of the James W. Hoge House," State & Local Studies
Mariah Gill, Samantha Harper and Allison Weiss, "Hawk's Nest," State & Local Studies
Jonathan Giardina, Luke Lago and Seth Armstrong, "The Lost Colony," U.S. History


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Stopping over in Malta.
Stopping over in Malta- Notice the faded UN titles.
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Premios Juventud 2012 Nominees
by Rachel Devitt | July 16, 2012
Premios Juventud, the Latin pop-culture youth awards, happens Thursday, July 19 (catch it on Univision), and if this year's musical nominees are any indication, the kiddos once again have their fingers on the pulse of Latin pop. And once again, the awards have created some pretty clever/cute categories. This year, there are nominations for Mi Ringtone Favorita, Catchiest Tune, La Voz Momento and our favorite, ¡Qué Rico se Mueve! (nominees include Shakira, Chayanne, Luis Fonsi and, of course, Ricky Martin). It makes for a pretty fun awards show -- and a killer playlist! Dig in.


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Because tanning beds aren't considered medical devices, the FDA can only regulate the emissions from the lamps used in the beds.
However, the agency is considering reclassifying the lamps, which would require tanning-bed makers to seek FDA approval of the beds before they are put on the market... read more


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A transreflective instrument display has a generally planar reverse image light emitting display panel, a transflector surface positioned at a predetermined angle with respect to the display panel. The transflector has a P-plane reflectance and S-plane reflectance. A illuminated pointer is positioned behind the transflector. The display is formed of light transmitted from the pointer and reflecting light from said display panel simultaneously to form an image. The transflector is preferably coated with a coating that increases the reflectivity of the P-plane polarization of the transflector.
1. An instrument display for an automotive vehicle comprising:
a planar reverse image light emitting display panel;
a transflector surface positioned at a predetermined angle with respect to the display panel, the transflector surface having a P-plane reflectance and a S-plane reflectance;
a coating disposed on the transflector surface adapted to increase the P-plane reflectance of the transflector surface; and
an internally illuminated light emitting diode instrument pointer positioned behind the transflector surface adapted to transmit light through the transflector surface;
wherein the transflector surface and the coating transmit light simultaneously with the instrument pointer in a predetermined direction to form a single image.
The present invention relates generally to an instrument display for an automotive vehicle, and more specifically to a reflecting display having controlled brightness.
Reflecting a reverse image to a obtain a properly oriented image has several applications. One obstacle for using such an idea in motor vehicle applications is the principal of polarization and the fact that vehicle drivers often wear sunglasses using polarizing lenses to prevent glare.
The phenomena of polarization occurs when unpolarized light is reflected from a surface. The reflected light becomes at least partially polarized. The degree of polarization depends on the angle of incidence and the indices of refraction of the two media.
Sunglasses often use polarizing lenses to reduce the effect of the glare of polarized light reflected from a horizontal plane such as a lake or snow. If a reflecting display where implemented in an automotive vehicle, the brightness of the display as viewed through polarizing lenses would be significantly reduced.
One way to reduce the problem is to increase the total brightness of the display. Brightness may be increased by increasing the power consumption of the display. Because of increased electronic content of motor vehicles, each component must use as little power as possible, thus making increasing power undesirable. An increase in power consumption may also require an stronger, more expensive components and materials due to increased thermal loads, further making increased power undesirable.
It would be desirable to used reflected light as an instrument display for an automotive vehicle without penalizing drivers wearing polarizing lens.
The present invention overcomes the disadvantages of the related art by providing an instrument cluster having increased brightness when viewed through polarized lenses.
The instrument panel has a generally planar reverse image light emitting display panel, a transflector surface positioned at a predetermined angle with respect to the display panel. The transflector has a P-plane reflectance and S-plane reflectance. An illuminated pointer is positioned behind the transflector. The display is formed of light transmitted from the pointer and reflecting light from said display panel simultaneously to form an image. The transflector is preferably coated with a coating that increases the reflectivity of the P-plane polarization.
One advantage of the present invention is that that while the P-Plane reflectance is increased the S-plane reflectance plane reflectance has also been increased without increasing power consumption. Increasing S-plane polarization improves the brightness of the display viewed without polarizing lenses.
These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the arts upon reading the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which;
FIG. 1 is a perspective of an automobile having an improved instrument display according to the present invention;
FIG. 2a is a front view of an instrument display according to the present invention;
FIG. 2b is a front view of an instrument display with a pointer according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional diagrammatic view of the instrument display and light rays forming an image;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the display portion of the instrument display;
FIG. 5 is a plot of extinction coefficient versus coating thickness of titanium nitride;
FIG. 6 is a plot of the percent reflectivity of a coated and uncoated transflector versus wavelength of light; and
FIG. 7 is a plot of percent transmission of light of a coated and uncoated transflector versus wavelength of light.
Referring to FIG. 1, an automotive vehicle 10 having an instrument display 20 is shown with respect to a horizontal plane 12. The sun 14 directly shines into vehicle 10 and reflects light rays from horizontal plane 12. A vehicle operator 16 typically wears sunglasses 18 to decrease the effects of the direct and reflected light. The light reflected from the road surface is primarily S-plane polarized. Sunglasses 18 have polarizing lenses that essentially eliminate the transmission of S-plane polarized light to the vehicle operator 16.
Referring now to FIG. 2a, an instrument display 20 is used to display information about the vehicle operation to vehicle operator 16. As shown instrument display indicates vehicle speed, engine speed, fuel level and engine temperature, although several other functions would be evident to those skilled in the art. A transflector 24 reflects the information shown to the vehicle operator.
Referring now to FIG. 2b, a light emitting pointer 26 mounted behind transflector 24 is used as an indicator of the magnitude of the function displayed. Pointer 26 is preferably comprised of a number of light emitting diodes 27. The light emitted from pointer 26 is transmitted through transflector 24 and combines with the light reflected from transflector 24 to form the complete display. The display can also be combined with other conventional display devices such as a trip computer or driver function indicators (not shown).
Referring now to FIG. 3, lighted pointer 26 is shown in relation to transflector 24 and a housing 25. Pointer 26 is preferably mounted to a circuit board 33. The interior of housing is preferably a light absorbing color such as black to prevent light from reflecting from it.
A display panel 22 has a transparent reverse image pattern (corresponding to the numbers shown in FIGS. 2a and 2b) on a generally opaque surface. A light source 29 transmits light through the transparent areas of light source 29. Light source is preferable a cold cathode tube. Various suitable lighting elements, however, would be evident to those skilled in the art. A reflector 31 is used to improve the uniformity of light distribution across display panel 22. Transflector 24 reverses the reverse image from display panel 22 upon reflection to form a righted image.
Transflector 24 is preferably made of a material such as acrylic (polymethylmethacralate) that both has light reflecting and transmitting properties. It is also preferred that the acrylic be colored a color such as gray to mask the components behind transflector 24 while allowing light rays 32 from pointer 26 to be transmitted through transflector 24.
An angle 34 between normal 36 to display panel 22 and normal 38 to transflector 24 is preferably at or near the Brewster's angle at the air-to-transflector interface. The Brewster's angle θp is given by the formula: ##EQU1## where θp is the angle from the normal of the interface, n1 is the index of refraction of the air and n2 is the index of refraction of transflector 24.
Reflected light rays 28 from transflector 24 are polarized. The reflected rays reflect both P-plane and S-plane polarization. The incident energy reflected is about 5 percent polarized near the Brewster angle for the materials described; 4.6 percent S-plane polarization and 0.4 percent P-plane polarization. If sunglasses 18 contain polarizing lenses, all the S-plane polarization will be extinguished. The resulting intensity of the reflected light will be decreased by a factor of about 11.5.
Transflector 24 preferably has a coating 30 to increase the reflectivity of P-plane polarization to compensate for any loss due to S-plane filtering of sunglasses 18. Coating 30 may be either a metallic coating or a dielectric coating. An adhesion subcoating may be used to increase the adhesion of coating 30 to transflector. Suitable dielectric coatings include titanium nitride and titanium oxide or combinations of both. Suitable metallic coatings include silver, aluminum and aluminum with an aluminum oxide passivation layer (enhanced aluminum).
The extinction ratio coefficient of a material is defined as the ratio of the reflectivity of the P-plane polarization to the reflectivity of the S-plane polarization. A coefficient of greater than 0.3 is considered acceptable for reasonable graphics visibility.
Referring now to FIG. 4, a cross-sectional view looking down at display panel 22 and light sources 29 is shown. The numbers shown are transparent areas that may be colored for variety. Light sources 29 are preferably cold cathode tubes having a U-shape. Light sources 29 are spaced to provide even light distribution over the display panel.
Referring now to FIG. 5, the approximate thickness of the film was determined using a multi-layer interference numerical analysis based on material and physical parameters. A dielectric coating thickness is determined by the transflector refractive index, the coating real refractive index, the coating complex refractive index, the real refractive index of the reflective medium (in this case air), the wavelength of the incident illumination, the polarization of the incident illumination, and the angle of the incident illumination. A plot of extinction coefficient versus coating thickness for a dielectric material similar to a titanium nitride or titanium oxide coating is shown. A P-plane reflectivity of 2.9 percent was determined to be adequate to reduce the effects of polarizing sunglass lenses on the display brightness.
Assuming the incident light is at forty-five degrees and the wavelength of the light is 0.5 microns (the center of the visible band), the incident light has equal S-plane and P-plane polarization. The base transflector material is acrylic (polymethymethacralaterefractive index 1.496), the real refractive index of the coating is 0.16, the imaginary refractive index is 3.8 and the reflective medium is air (real refractive index of 1.0). To achieve a P-plane reflectivity of 2.9 percent the coating thickness should be approximately 0.0059 mm.
In practice, the coating thickness and broadband (spectral and angular) properties and desired reflectance/transmittance characteristics may be difficult to achieve. Multi-layer dielectric stacks may be required to achieve the desired broadband performance while maintaining the required reflectance/transmittance characteristics. Multi-layer stack coating development based on practical materials is well understood by those skilled in the art. For example, a four layer stack of titanium nitride/titanium oxide was found to give sufficient results.
Referring now to FIG. 6, is a plot of the percent reflectivity of a transflector coated with a subcoated four layer stack of titanium nitride/titanium oxide material and an uncoated acrylic transflector illuminated at forty-five degrees as a function of wavelength. The extinction coefficient of reflected P-plane polarization/reflected S-plane polarization was found to be of the dielectric stack was measured and found to be about 0.33 at the center of the visible band.
Referring now to FIG. 7, is a plot of the percent transmission of light of a transflector coated with titanium nitride and uncoated transflector illuminated at forty five degrees as a function of wavelength. As is preferable to the operation of the present invention, the coating has an insignificant effect on the transmission of light.
As would be evident to one skilled in the art, several modifications of the invention may be made while still being within the scope of the appended claims. For example, the materials used for illumination and the angles of illuminated light may be varied.
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By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2013 The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act has proven to be an effective tool to give troops and their families some financial peace of mind, Army Col. Paul E. Kantwill told the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee yesterday.
Kantwill, the director of legal policy for the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, said no other statute provides such a unique breadth of benefits and protections for service members.
The legislation, first enacted in 1940 and substantially re-written in 2003, protects service members' personal affairs and economic interests "while they put their lives on the line in defense of our nation, and the act has lived up to that goal," Kantwill said.
The act protects service members from evictions, default judgments and foreclosure. It also allows troops to delay judicial proceedings and to place caps on interest rates.
The act also provides certain tax relief to service members and their spouses, Kantwill said.
For more than 70 years, the act "has lessened some of the many burdens associated with military service," the colonel said.
Kantwill praised congressional efforts to strengthen enforcement of the act. Congress has passed legislation that provides for additional civil enforcement, as well as monetary damages and attorneys' fees.
"Congress has extended the 6-percent interest rate cap for pre-service mortgage obligations," the colonel said. "This interest rate cap, which had been in effect for decades, had previously applied only to actual periods of active duty."
The cap for pre-service mortgage obligations is extended for an additional 12 months after a service member leaves active duty. Congress also amended the act to stop foreclosures on pre-service mortgage obligations for a year after service members leave active duty.
"Under these conditions and during this time, no service member can be foreclosed upon absent a court order," Kantwill said.
Educating service members of the provisions of the bill remains a priority for personnel and readiness, the colonel said.
"The department has developed programs to ensure that service members know about the benefits and protections of the [act]," he said.
DOD's efforts to educate service members about the act's provisions revolve around installation readiness facilities, pre-deployment and re-deployment process facilities, and reserve component mobilization and demobilization processing centers.


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"Great as a side dish for almost any meal... My husband and family love this dish. Also great for kids that don't like vegetables.. My son thinks he is eating spaghetti noodles!"
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spaghetti squash
1/2 cup
onion, chopped
1 teaspoon
minced garlic
1 (10.75 ounce) can
condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 cup
sour cream
salt and pepper to taste
I opted for fat free cream of mushroom soup and subbed plain fat free greek yogurt for the sour cream. Skipped the butter and just satueed the onion and garlic in a pan sprayed with cooking spray. I felt like I was eating something really rich and decadent---had to keep reminding myself that it was only 2 Points Plus on the WW plan!!
Maybe my spaghetti squash was on the small size but this made way too much sauce and it overpowered the squash. The flavor of the sauce was nice and perhaps it would be good on chicken but on the squash it was too rich and heavy. Probably won't make this again.
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Tasty! I've been looking for something that would temper the sweetness of squash, and this combination worked excellently. This dish is a creamy, wonderful-tasting accompaniment to many dishes, we served it with mashed potatoes and sausages, would go great with turkey at Thanksgiving, I think! Easy, too! The only difference was I baked my squash in the oven by cutting it in half and inverting into a pan with a bit of water. Also I used paprika and parsley for garnish and seasoning. Wonderful either way!!
Very tasty and a different way to prepare spaghetti squash. The only thing I'd change for next time is halving the amount of margarine... I would rather save my calories for dessert. I'll report back if this changes things too drastically when I make again.
Loved it! I definently only put 2-3 T of butter, and I spot cooked the garlic cloves in a skillet with the peeling on,before i cut them.. It gives them a wonderful roasted flavor... the only other thing I added was a little less than a 1/4 of cup of parmasian cheese to the sauce... very creamy!!! Thanks for the recipe!
I added sauteed brussel sprouts and cubed chicken breast. Very tasty!
Just got done having this for lunch today. DH absolutely loved it. I used a couple of tablespoons of olive oil instead of butter and used light sour cream. Added a left over boiled chicken breast and used it as our main course. Super easy and delicious. We have been trying to cut back on the pasta and this fit in very well. Thanks for sharing.
I lightened mine up with much less butter, using about 2 Tbsp of margarine, 98% fat free soup and reduced fat sour cream, about a 1/2 cup....not that I doubt the original tastes awesome, but this version was very tasty.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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ISE is a non-profit, educational and cultural organization founded in 1982 on the belief that international student exchange promotes understanding, respect and goodwill among people of all nations. ISE brings foreign teens together with US volunteer host families. Our program grants students, host families and entire communities the ability to discover and value other cultures, which ultimately increases international harmony and creates lasting friendships.
The students that are coming over to the US have insurance, bring spending money and speak English. They are high school age and can attend your local school. The students are very eager to learn about American culture. Many students will participate in sports, student activities and volunteering in the local community.
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OKLAHOMA CITY – After claiming she couldn't get a fair trial because of publicity surrounding her case, a judge has denied a former state senator's request to delay her trial.
Prosecutors say Debbe Leftwich worked with former Oklahoma State Rep. Randy Terrill to try and accept a high paying state job in exchange for Leftwich not seeking re-election.
Last month, a jury convicted Terrill of bribery and recommended he serve one year behind bars.
Leftwich's attorney argues that the publicity surrounding Terrill's trial and conviction tainted the public's perception and makes it hard for Leftwich to field a panel of fair and impartial jurors.
Leftwich's attorney asked for a 90 day delay in the trial.
For their part, prosecutors opposed any delay in Leftwich's trial, pointing out it's been three years since the charges were first filed.
In the end, the judge disagreed and ruled the trial will go ahead as scheduled next month.
Leftwich is accused of accepting Terrill's bribe of an $80,000-a-year job at the state medical examiner's office, in return for her not seeking re-election to her seat in the state senate.
The defense argues Leftwich never planned to seek re-election and the medical examiner job never was created, negating any alleged bribery.
Despite the judge's ruling and Terrill's guilty verdict, the defense maintains Leftwich will be cleared of any wrongdoing.
Robert McCampbell, Leftwich's attorney, said, "We look forward to trial and the evidence will show it's much different for Debbe Leftwich than it was for Randy Terrill. We're gonna ask jurors for a fair trial."
The judge did make one concession.
She delayed Terrill's sentencing until after Leftwich's trial.
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In the past, virtualization architects and administrators were told the best way forward is to buy as much fast memory as they could afford as well as standardize on one set of boxes with as many CPUs as they dare use. With vRAM Pool licensing this type of open-ended RAM architecture will change as now I have to consider vRAM pools when I architect new cloud and virtual environments. So let's look at this from existing virtual environments and then onto new virtual and cloud environments. How much a change will this be to how I architect things today, and how much of a change is there to my existing virtual environments? Is it a better decision to stay at vSphere 4? Or to switch hypervisors entirely?
Unless you have been on vacation or hiding under a rock then you have heard the latest buzz in the industry that vSphere 4.1 has been released. There have been a lot of blog posts on the topic already. You can find one example here, here and what we at virtualizationpractice.com posted here. The thing I want to hit on for this post is the fact that this release will be the last release for full version of ESX. Moving forward on any new releases of ESX will be strictly ESXi. Anyone that knows me over the years knows that I have not really been a big fan of getting rid of the full version ESX Server. Call me old school and the fact that I have spent a great deal of time developing the automation used in the environments that I have supported over the years and have been really happy with what I was able to accomplish via kickstart and bash.
One thing I have learned in the time I have spent working in IT is that no software product, out of the box, will do everything that you want it to do. This especially goes for VMware's vCenter Server. This is a great product but yet still has its shortcoming. vCenter will perform a lot of the tasks that we need to do and has the ability to report on a information we need to know about in our virtual environments but unfortunately not everything we need to know about can be easily found in bulk about multiple servers.
There is a great debate on which hypervisor vendor works with ISVs and which do not. You have a number of ISVs working with VMware that are just now starting to work with Hyper-V. A number of ISVs that are struggling to catch up in the virtualization space. Hypervisor Vendors that are directly competing with ISVs as well as welcoming ISVs. This story is not about any of this, but about how easy is it to launch a new product for each of the hypervisors available with or without help from the hypervisor vendor. In essence, is there enough documentation, community, and code out there to be interpreted as welcoming ISVs.


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These are the members of the State Bond Commission that will be asked in the new year to approve funding of Governor Jodi Rell's push to place a juvenile detention center for girls on the Upper East Side. M. Jodi Rell, Governor and Chairman Robert L. Genuario, Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management […] [Read More]
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Quite a collection of pols, public officials and community activists have come to the defense of City Councilman Bob Walsh who's phone rant to council partner Evette Brantley has the legislative body going where it has never gone before: what to do about a member race accusation? What would be appropriate action is unclear. I've seen […] [Read More]
Egad, Emails And Phone Messages
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July 23, 2007
Factory Girl: 15 minutes of fame in 99 minutes
Reviewer: Craig Phillips
Rating (out of 5): **½
"One person in the 60s fascinated me more than any I'd known." So says artist/pop-culture icon Andy Warhol of Edie Sedgwick, the subject of this flashy, if fractured, art-biopic. While the film looks good and features a memorable turn by Sienna Miller as an eerily spot-on Sedgwick, the art student who hooked up with Warhol in New York in the 60s, the film overall is a disappointment, managing to be both colorful and yet curiously muted.
Sedgwick's bumpy past, struggles with mental illness, trauma, and drug addiction is the focus, even if the film isn't quite - focused. Even if her UK accent occasionally slips forth (which, in a way, matches her background, she came from American faux-aristocracy), Miller is the best reason to see Factory Girl. With her performance here and in the new, also uneven, film Interview, she should finally prove herself as more than just fodder for tabloids. Guy Pearce embodies Warhol's quirky fey charm, hiding behind glasses, white hair and pasty skin. "I'd love to work with her," he sighs early in the film, "I've never seen a girl with so many problems." Yet Pearce plays it so low-key at times when he's on screen the film becomes almost as somnambulant as one of Warhol's films. The film interweaves flashforwards to heartfelt Sedgwick - from a hospital - in the early 70s reflecting on the wild years in the New York art scene and her subsequent breakdown.
There's plenty of humor in Captain Mauzner's script (from a story by Mauzner, Aaron Richard Golub and Simon Monjack), capturing the absurdity of these eccentrics without deriding them. Yet it does not fully inhabit their skins. Then again, the ghostlike Warhol never fully inhabited the world he lived in, either.
Where Factory Girl goes most awry is when it introduces a Dylan-esque musician character, an underdeveloped part played by a miscast Hayden Christensen. With Warhol, the three of them form a sort of bent triangle (based in part, no doubt, by real life rumors of Dylan's connection to Sedgwick) It's understandable why the writers wanted to introduce a change-up into the story at the point he arrives - something needed to happen to add weight and drama - but the role is entirely uninteresting as written and Christensen's flat reading doesn't help matters.
The rest of the supporting cast fares a bit better, even down to Jimmy Fallon, actually fairly charming if underused in a small role as Sedgwick's odd filmmaker companion Chuck Wein, even if his character, like several others in the film, is treated as an afterthought.
Director George Hickenlooper has has had success with documentaries (a bit spottier record in features) and while he keeps things moving at a nice clip, mixing up styles at times and presenting this story in impressionistic fashion, none of this allows the film to add up to more than a wasted opportunity.
Miller's shattering, shattered performance is the main draw here; and with it, the film does at least give one an understanding of why she and Warhol fluttered towards each other, even if only for "15 minutes," why he saw her as a star, as his Marilyn Monroe. If only the film as a whole added up to something more worthy of its 99 minutes.
Note: As a poignant follow-up to watching Factory Girl, watch the disturbing Ciao Manhattan to see poor Sedgwick's final, desperate days on film.
Bit of trivia: Jack Huston, son of Tony, grandson of John, has a small part as photographer/poet Gerard Malanga.
Posted by cphillips at July 23, 2007 8:39 AM
I'm still a bit shocked at how much I enjoyed FACTORY GIRL--due perhaps to how awful were its initial reviews. The DVD is around 13 minutes longer than the theatrically-released movie, which may account for why it seems to have more form and grace than critics let on. Director Hickenlooper says that, while it's not really the director's cut, this version does come a lot closer to what he wanted to achieve. Among the excellent supporting cast, Mena Suvari and Edward Herrmann do very nice turns, and as Craig notes, Miller and Pearce easily carry the day. Pearce, in fact, though he does not look as much like Warhol as did Jared Harris in Mary Haron's "I Shot Andy Warhol," still manages to capture well the artist's (and I use the term loosely) careless, fey, self-involved quality. I'd add half a star to Craig's rating--maybe due as much to pleasant surprise as anything else.Posted by: James van Maanen at July 23, 2007 4:55 PM


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The Azerothian holiday Love is in the Air is based on the real world Valentine's Day holiday. There are some similarities, of course -- in Azeroth as in real life, the holiday involves romantic picnics, eating candies, and making very poor decisions while drunk. The activities are far more rewarding in Azeroth, though: Completing these, along with all the other holiday achievements throughout the year, earns you the 50-point What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been meta achievement, complete with a Violet Proto-Drake and free Master Riding. (For more information about completing the Love meta achievement, take a look at Allison Robert's The Overachiever: Guide to Love is in the Air 2011.)
How are you planning on spending the two-week-long holiday? Are you going to spend it working on your holiday meta achievement? Are you looking forward to farming Apothecary Hummel for his new ilevel 346 loot? Or maybe you'll just send your in-game sweetheart a Bouquet of Black Roses?
As for yours truly, I'll be spending the bulk of my time receiving gifts from my many suitors (hint, hint), flirting with blood elves, riding Big Love Rockets, and spending some quality time with my one true love -- myself.
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm has destroyed Azeroth as we know it; nothing is the same! In WoW Insider's Guide to Cataclysm, you can find out everything you need to know about WoW's third expansion, from leveling up a new goblin or worgen to breaking news and strategies on endgame play.


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The celebrity waiters stationed at various restaurants around Aiken Monday had one overarching strategy: raise as much money as possible.They employed jokes, warm smiles, songs and, at The Willcox, a variety of activities from a silent auction to casino games, all in an effort to raise money for Children's Place during the agency's biggest and certainly most well-known fundraiser.Guests were welcomed aboard the SS Willcox at the historic downtown hotel, which went beyond simply lending its restaurant to the fundraiser.A $35 ticket gave attendees passage to visit five "ports" - the Caribbean, New Zealand, Mexico, Germany and China - with food and decorations to match. Gaming tables were open to anyone for a $10 donation worth 10,000 casino bucks. A Willcox package, an electric guitar, a hat and scarf and many other items were available during the silent auction, as well.Children's Place board member Barbara Morgan said it wasn't just a dinner at The Willcox; it was an "event with incredible, creative energy.""And, it makes all the difference in the world to the children," she said.At Davor's, the owners and employees of Smith Financial and Tax Advisory Group greeted customers at the door and saw to their every dining need. It was the first time the firm participated in Celebrity Waiter Night.Davor's diner Sharon Rodgers, who also works with United Way of Aiken County, eats at a different restaurant every year for Celebrity Waiter Night. Last year, she ate at Casa Bella."The Children's Place is a special place. They help children that would otherwise be left in trying situations," she said.Across The Alley at Takosushi, Casey and Bryan Young representing Allstate Insurance helped hold down the fort."The strategy is get as many tips as you can," Casey said."Whatever it takes for the kids," Bryan added.At Linda's Bistro, guitarist Bill Ulbricht received $20 for every song he played.At Casa Bella, Shaw AREVA MOX was looking for the distinction of raising the most money. Last year, the team was able to raise more than $33,000. The total beat their previous year's take of more than $26,000, which beat their record-setting total from the year before.Tom St. Louis, who works with AREVA MOX, said he learned about the fundraiser through work. He and his wife, Genevieve, moved to Aiken in February, so this was the first time they dined out for Celebrity Waiter Night."Anything to support children is a good thing," he said.The other restaurants that participated were Soiree, Maxine's, Up Your Alley, The Reserve Club at Woodside Plantation, Houndslake Country Club and WingPlace.In addition to meals and a caring environment, Children's Place also provides speech, occupational, behavioral and play therapy tailored to each child's needs, and parental and caregiver training and advice.Celebrity Waiter Night donations are used to support those therapeutic activities.The Children's Place staff cares for about 105 children each day and each year serves about 35,000 meals, makes about 1,500 home visits and provides more than 1,200 hours of therapy.
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NC State Rifle Returns to Action on Saturday
Jan. 11, 2013
RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State rifle team will embark on the second half of its 2012-13 season on Saturday when it travels south to Charleston, S.C., for a Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) matchup against Army.
"It's going to be a steady pace for us starting this week," said head coach Keith Miller. "We have out of state matches for seven of the next eight weekends. From here out, we need to run like a well oiled machine, cranking out some good scores in the process. It should be fun."
The Pack fought through a very difficult schedule in the first half of the season after competing against several of the nation's top teams, including Nebraska, Alaska, Kentucky, Ole Miss and West Virginia.
NC State (13-5, 9-0 SEARC, 0-4 GARC) rewrote the record books on several occasions, including surpassing the 4600 mark in combined team score for the first time in program history against No. 2 Kentucky on Nov. 3. Additionally, the Pack broke five of the six possible single match records, with the team smallbore record being the only mark not to be rewritten.
Junior Madeline Pike continued to overlap her personal marks meet-after-meet, while setting a few school records along the way. Pike fired a school-best 591 in the air rifle competition against No. 1 West Virginia on Nov. 11, and also set the program standard in individual combined score with an 1171 aggregate on Oct. 6 against Alaska-Fairbanks.
"Maddy Pike had a fantastic semester, setting all of the major individual records," said Miller. "She's turned into a very dependable, stable shooter. Keeping her performances on a high plane proves that she's really matured as a shooter. Her hard work is paying off."
The Wolfpack met the Black Knights in their home range last season in West Point, N.Y., but NC State fell short with a team score of 4575.
"Ron Wigger's team is very strong as usual, so our focus is more internal - we want to start the semester at the same level that we ended the Fall," said Miller. "A solid set of scores by everyone on the team would be great."


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Open Arms; Helping pregnant youth & Single moms impacted by dom
Created November 19, 2012 by Open Arms
LocationNorth York, Toronto
Funding Level$100k - 150k (< 2014)
Community SizeBetween 100 - 1,000
OverviewOpen Arms welcomes all that want to regain their lives and reinstate their autonomy. There is no difference between a lower income woman who falls victim to an abusive partner or a stay at home mom in the suburbs living with domestic violence, in both instances the women are stripped of their confidence and autonomy, they both have difficulties leaving their situation due to a variety of factors. Whether a new comer to the country, a pregnant youth or a stay at home mom from the suburbs, domestic violence trumps their status and hierarchy, it bonds them in a way far greater than their area code or income level. This organization sets out to help pregnant youth, single moms and their children whom have been impacted by domestic violence. Our aim is to help women and their children in this transitional period. Ironically this is the defining moment in the life of a single mom whom has been impacted by violence, as it is the hardest time she will face on her new journey, she no longer has her child's father in her life, she may be ashamed to tell family and friends and the pressures of being alone will make her second guess if she can do this alone, she may even waiver and go back to the violent situation.
Our goal is to provide the support and encouragement during this time so that these women and their children are able to start their new lives in peace, to regain the autonomy and break the cycle of violence not only for themselves but also for their children in the future.
Our role during this process is that of a transitional aid, women whom are ready to leave or have left an abusive situation. We provide them with support encouragement and the tools they will need to move forward. The court system provides victim services, however many women are afraid to reach out to them for help as they fear having their children be taken away. This is where our organization comes in, we step in at the crucial time when single moms feel the greatest burden, when they have lost all hope and need the support and encouragement to take the next step forward, to figure out the direction they want to take for themselves and their family.
Generally consists of a three month support program (longer when dealing with pregnant youth), follow up conducted bi weekly for a year, where court dates are involved, the time frame will be extended to reflect the trial date, with quarterly follow up after the first year up to an additional year.(based on individual needs)
Services provided include;
Pre-natal and after birth support for pregnant youth,
Breast-feeding and parenting seminars,
Post-partum depression support and counseling
Providing nutritious meals for families, and teaching young mothers how to provide such meals at home
workshops on how to budget
Providing supplies for day to day care of babies and children (diapers, wipes, formula, clothing, equipment etc.)
Helping mothers secure housing, legal advice, jobs, affordable daycare, furnishings · One to one private counseling sessions to help mothers and their children cope · In home support to help mothers deal with their respective situations and day to day care for their children
Helping mothers adjust to being the sole care giver for their baby/child, and regain their autonomy
Offering transportation to and from center, as well as appointments, and court dates
Job training workshops and assistance with pursuing academic studies for mothers Mentor programs for older children, play groups for infants and toddlers
Conduct follow up with mothers and their children
If granted the funding through this competition we will be able to
- Acquire a safe space for our center;
- Secure the items required to operate the center for the first year
- Hire 1 – 2 paid employees as well as accommodate volunteers for the centers programs (both civilian and professional individuals)
- Compile a large number of startup essentials kits for pregnant youth and single moms
- Fund our mobile services
- Allocate funds for emergency situations involving our clients
After the first year we will depend on community fundraisers, donations, food and clothing drives to maintain our center.


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2011-2012 Catalog
2011-2012 Catalog / Curriculum and Degree Requirements / Course Descriptions / Marketing Courses (MAR) / MAR4073 Marketing Strategy [3].
MAR4073 Marketing Strategy [3].
A study in planning and implementing marketing policies and strategies. Special emphasis is given to ethical dilemmas facing a marketing manager.
Prerequisites: FIN3073, MAR3053, and senior classification. This course is offered in traditional and non-traditional formats.
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Missing Greek woman found safe and well
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A Greek woman who went missing and could have been in the Cambridge area has been found safe and well in Peterborough.
Police were becoming increasingly concerned about 76-year-old Georgia Ampartzoglou who went missing while on a day trip to London yesterday.
A Greek national living with her daughter in Biggleswade, was last seen at around 9pm at King's Cross Station in London waiting to board a train destined for the town.
She has now been found safe and well, police said.


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Safe Horizon is the largest victims' services agency in the United States, touching the lives of more than 250,000 children, adults, and families affected by crime and abuse throughout New York City each year. We offer assistance to victims through 57 program locations, including shelter, in-person counseling, legal services, and more.
Direct Services and Advocacy
Since 1978, Safe Horizon has provided victims of domestic violence, child abuse, human trafficking, rape and sexual assault, as well as homeless youth and families of homicide victims, with a wide range of comprehensive support. Our programs also partner with governmental and other community agencies to offer additional assistance, including finding resources for those living outside New York City.
Safe Horizon also advocates for policies on a local, state, and national level on behalf of those affected by violence and abuse.
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Safe Horizon envisions a society free of family and community violence. We will lead the way by empowering victims of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault and human trafficking to move from crisis to confidence.
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The Arizona Chapter was founded in 1988 by Co-Chairmen Gay Firestone Wray and Astrid Stanfield- Pinel. Over the years, the Chapter has organized a variety of cultural and social events for its members. Proceeds from Chapter benefits have been designated for specific grants which members have voted to fund. The Arizona Chapter first raised funds for a grant to the Gila Chapel in Florence, Arizona; and since then, has helped provide support for restoration projects at the Chateau de La Verrerie in the Cher region of France, and for the Elms in Newport, Rhode Island. Past highlights have included luncheons, musical evenings and lectures, from former Ambassador André Baeyens, to Kristina Haughland, Costume Curator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The current Chapter Chairman is Jolyon Grant.
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- Cleansing agent, used on wounds etc. It removes dead and diseased matter.
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|Clover, white
|Trifolium reptans (dg fo pf wp)
|Seeds: Pre-soak for 12 hours in warm water and then sow in spring in situ. If the seed is in short supply it might be better to sow it in pots in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in late spring.
Division: in spring[238].
Succeeds in a moist, well-drained circum-neutral soil in full sun, preferring a sweet calcareous clay soil.
Succeeds in poor soils.
Dislikes growing with henbane or members of the buttercup family[18]. Buttercups growing nearby depress the growth of the nitrogen bacteria by means of a root exudate[201].
It grows well in an apple orchard, the trees will produce tastier fruit that stores better[201].
It should not be grown with camellias or gooseberries because it harbours a mite that can cause fruit drop in the gooseberries and premature budding in the camellias[201].
Polymorphic, there are many subspecies and varieties. Some varieties have also been selected for use in lawn mixes[183].This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby[200].
|Grassland and lawns, preferring a calcareous clay soil[9, 17].
|full sun
|well drained
|3500 grams
|A very important food plant for the caterpillars of many butterfly and moth species[30] it is also a good bee plant[54]. A good companion plant in the lawn, tolerating trampling[18, 54].
|Antirheumatic, Antiscrophulatic, Beverage, Depurative, Detergent, Food, Green manure, Ophthalmic, Tonic
|Mentha pulegium (dg fo pf wp)
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|DIVISION: Preferred propagation, as menthas cross readily and seed will not breed true reliably. Also, even in true M. pulegium, medicinal value differs widely between plants. Find the ones you like, and divide them to propagate clones. Divide any time of year. SEED: Sow spring in cold frame. Sow on surface in spring. Space plants 6 inches apart.
|Plant prefers moist garden soil, areas that puddle up and then go dry, the edge of a stream or ditch, or the margin of a pond. Grow in containers if the spreading habit of this plant makes you uncomfortable, but the rest of us let it go where it will, as it is self-limiting when it meets -- dry soil.
|sun or partial shade
|seasonal flooding
|100 each
|Herbaceous or in warmer zones evergreen perennial native to Europe. One of the smallest of the mints, it creeps around in moist places and sends up its pretty flowering tops to a height of only about a foot, in the summer. Pennyroyal makes a bright tea that is well appreciated by many, but it should never be used during pregnancy.
|Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Detergent, Diaphoretic, Emmenagogue, Fragrance, Insect Repellant, Insectiary, Sedative, Stimulant, Strewing, Uterine tonic
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Recycling plant draws complaints about smell, trash, flies
Neighbor says state, local agencies are not enforcing laws
SAN ANTONIO - A man living next door to a waste recycling plant on the east side said he is still struggling with flies, trash and an odor problem four years after the plant's grand opening.
There was a celebration at the opening of the Greenstar recycling plant in 2009 as the city-affiliated plant went online to handle recycled material near Foster Road and Interstate 10.
Neighbor Roger Osborne was not one of those celebrating.
"It's just flies everywhere out here," Osborne said. "The situation continually deteriorated to the point that I literally could not go out in my backyard on the weekends."
He said he has been battling the plant not just over the flies, but the smell, rodents and trash associated with it as well.
In the summer of 2013, he collected flies and had them studied by an entomologist.
"I had the insect report from the entomologist," Osborne said. "These (flies) are a health threat, they're a serious health threat. They carry cholera (and) amoebic dysentery. Cholera can be fatal."
He reported the insects to the health department and was told that it does not deal with flies.
Stephen J. Barscewski, Metro Health's sanitarian services manager, said the department has had many meetings with Osborne. He said Metro Health can treat drainage ditches for mosquitoes and rats but not private property. And not flies.
"We do not spray for flies, we do not bait for flies, we do not trap flies," Barscewski said. "We, of course, have baited as needed and regularly inspected the drainage ditch. We have taken action to cure the problems within our scope of jurisdiction."
Code Enforcement Services with the city has not had a problem with trash there.
As for odors, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality did cite the plant at least one time but the odors have persisted, according to Osborne.
Other neighbors have also complained as well.
Brian Jones owns Security and Public Safety Training Institute across the street from Osborne and said the smell from the plant has been an issue for him and his customers.
"There's been very few days that we've not had overwhelming trash smell," Jones said. "We have had people that have come here for our longer, three-, four-, five-day courses that have said that they just can't handle it and they just don't come back. We have lost business."
But Osborne does credit new owner Waste Management with improving the plant.
"Since they have taken this place over, the garbage is contained 100 percent better than it was," Osborne said. "The misting situation, they absolutely increased the amount of nozzles. The smell has almost gone away and they even leave it running in the evening."
Still, he said the problems persist with the plant and some entity or agency should be stepping in to make it more palatable for the neighborhood.
Albert Perez of Waste Management said the company has been working with Osborne on his concerns.
"We've listened and we've been responding," Perez said. "Short of shutting down this facility, I don't know that we'll ever satisfy all of his concerns."
Perez said the company has replaced machinery, installed a weather-monitoring system, a new misting system, put slats on fences to keep flies and trash down and has hired a pest control company. He said it even has assigned people to pick up litter.
"We've also brought in fly-control experts to come monitor our environmental process," Perez said. "We have traps, rodent traps. We have fly traps all around the facility and they're monitored by our pest control company twice a week."
The fact remains that this once-rural area on the east side of San Antonio has now become industrial. Laws to keep it livable either are not on the books or are not being enforced as aggressively as Osborne would like.
State Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon represents that area in the legislature. She wrote a letter to San Antonio City Manager Sheryl Sculley asking that the city enforce proper rules to clean up the plant.
Sculley wrote back that everything necessary is being done by the city.
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44457-012: Rural Finance Expansion
Project Data Sheet (PDS): Overview
This TA focuses on supporting the Government s and the central bank of Afghanistan s (DAB Da Afghanistan Bank) efforts to expand Islamic finance. As DAB is the primary counterpart, the primary effort will be to support DAB in its work program to improve the Islamic finance regulatory regime. Further, a number of tailored capacity building trainings will be provided to ensure DAB s staff are well grounded in technical, regulatory and commercial principles of Islamic finance. Also, to ... Read More
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|Kabul, Afghanistan
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Inclusive economic growth (IEG)
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Gender equity and mainstreaming (GEM)
Governance and capacity development (GCD)
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[smooth=id:65;] Recently the U.S. State Department hosted the World Food Program USA's George McGovern Leadership Award reception which honored Howard G. Buffett and Bill Gates for their leadership in the fight against global hunger.
The Global Hunger Conference opened with keynote remarks by Vice President Joe Biden. Vice President commented on the 13 million starving people in the Horn of Africa and other critical areas in the world. Vice President Biden's son, Hunter Biden, will be the next chair of World Food Program USA. Following Biden's address there was a panel discussion that highlighted the private sector efforts to address global hunger. Panel participants included former Secretary of Agriculture, the Honorable Dan Glickman, Howard G. Buffet, Chairman and CEO of Cargill Greg Paige, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, and Bloomberg Television anchor Betty Liu who moderated the discussion.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton presented the George McGovern Leadership Award to Buffet and Gates. Secretary Clinton remarked that Buffet and Gates are "change agents in the world of fighting hunger and improving food security." With respect to Howard Buffet, Secretary Clinton stated that, "the Buffett Foundation supports groundbreaking research to improve soil health, including through the use of no-tillage farming. Howard Buffett is encouraging people to think about a "brown revolution" that will do for Africa what the Green Revolution did for India and Southeast Asia. And he is a tireless advocate for localized solutions that combine better seeds with appropriate techniques that can benefit smallholder farmers."
"The Gates Foundation," Clinton continued, "has focused on research and development to improve the yield of staple crops upon which much of the world depends. And they do work to strengthen farmers' access to markets and help countries improve their agricultural policies to encourage widespread economic growth. And I am especially grateful that the Foundation makes sure every grant supports an optimal role for women – because fostering women in agriculture is one of the most effective ways to increase production and nutritional outcomes.
Both foundations try to make the most of their investments. Together with the World Food Program, the organizations helped launch the Purchase for Progress program, or P4P. Now, P4P buys food locally so the World Food Program's aid benefits both families in need and nearby farmers. In just three years, P4P has proven itself a powerful tool to help break the cycle of both hunger and poverty."
The conference concluded with a conversation between Secretary Clinton, Howard Buffet, Bill Gates, and Josette Sheeran, World Food Program Executive Director.


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Seattle Condo Review
Marco Kronen's & Wendy Leung's Seattle condo blog provides new condo reviews, buyer tips, seller discussions, and the latest updates on Seattle market developments.
Monthly Archive for June, 2011
Enso's Sellout Pricing
Enso recently announced updated pricing for their 11 remaining homes. The reductions for their one bedroom are fairly modest and range from 5%-7% and two bedroom reductions range from 4%-7%. Compared with Escala's homes, Enso's one bedroom pricing is pretty… [Read More]
Flood Damage in Mosler Lofts
Kiro 7 reported about the flood damage in Mosler Lofts. The flood was a result of a resident turning her shower and leaving it running for several hours, damaging several units in the building. Some of the condos were so… [Read More]
Seattle Condo Market May 2011 Analysis
Seattle May condo numbers showed something for everyone. On the positive side, May 2011 pending sales were up almost 52% compared to May of 2010 and were even compared to April 2011. We saw greatest strength in the Belltown/Downtown (+88.57%… [Read More]
Harvard and Highland Update
Harvard and Highland project just reported 12 remaining homes with 3 sold in May. The project was completed in mid 2009. The price point at that time was ranging from $1.5M to $5M. Right now, there are three homes priced… [Read More]
Enclave Updates
Around a year ago, I posted some information about the Enclave on Lake Union. It's not a condo but an interesting and rare waterfront project. Looks like they have some new updates for us. Yesterday, the 21-unit lakeside community released… [Read More]


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While visiting the many ecosystems of the Coastal Carolina core sound beside Harker's Island, we have encountered many situations. First today we visited a bird sanctioned island full of terns, oyster catchers, pelicans, and egrets. Then we visited the Cape lookout point lighthouse where we saw reptiles like skinks and Black Racers (snakes) that were mating in the dunes. From there on we moved to multiple sand/mud flats to collect shells and different types of organisms like mollusks, arthropods, and echinoderms. Some examples of these would be oysters, horseshoe crabs, and urchins. On our way home we spotted three or four Loggerhead turtles that almost threw half of our crew off the boat into the sea from excitement. Some, unfortunately, did not see the giants and instead were left unknowing of their presence(Taylor). I'm not sure if they will ever see the turtles again but my colleague Austin and I were very grateful to see them. Although the day was fun, we ran into a sandbar. literally. From there we pushed the boat to deeper water to not only free the boat, but put us back on our journey home.
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