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Sarah,I agree that an equal share of crew gear is the goal and good for the morale of all (be part of the team). That is why I am trying to figure things 18 months in advance. My 2 crews have alot of learning/preparing to do and its not something you can leave to the last minute. I also agree on the sbag being the worst offender in the bulk dept but I would put the tent as the #2 bulk offender.What type of shelters did you carry with a 3800 ci pack and was it in the pack or attached outside the pack?ThanksErnie
In 2010 I carried a Tarptent Rainbow and this summer will carry a SMD Lunar duo. I carry my tent vertically in the side pocket of my Granite Gear Nimbus Meridian with poles and ground cloth all together. In 2010 we had a crew of only 8 people, so everyone had a large share of 'crew gear'. (5 youth, 3 adults all from different units, minimal shake down experience, we used mostly Philmont gear - pots, bear bags/ropes, 2 Phil tents) I carried the 'dining fly' (my own Kelty Noah tarp) on the opposite side of my pack to balance the weight. (also carried other crew gear.)You could do similar with a Philmont tents by splitting tent body and poles/fly between tent partners. Prior to my trek in 2010 I purchased a used Phil tent and still have it. For every Council Contingent meeting we have I set it up... that way everyone gets to see exactly what Philmont offers. I'll have a scout/parent curious about the weight/bulk take it down and pack it up, then they get to see and feel what they will be dealing with - BEST $40 I SPENT!!!Here is the link to Philmont's surplus gear - http://www.toothoftimetraders.com/philmont/dept.asp?s_id=0&dept_name=Surplus+Gear&dept_id=1018&WT.svl=deptnav1 give them a call and they'll fix you up with a Phil tent.The point of my previous post was more so that as leaders on a high adventure trek we can't take all the extras - by the time a scout is 'mature' enough to go on a high adventrue trek they should be mature enough to pack and carry all of their gear, or make do with what they have.Philmont is much more enjoyable if you don't haul all the 'just in case' gear.
Edited by SCKuhn on 02/09/2012 12:05:13 MST.
Ernie,You can add Granite Gear Virga, 3200ci to the list of packs mentioned here.Your list of tips for lightening up is a good one.Your questions:1. Did the entire crew use packs of this size or were there a couple of packs that were much larger and carried more than their share of the bulk?My pack was the smallest of the crew, easily 1000ci smaller than the next smallest.It is not possible to divide the shared gear perfectly even, but we do our best. But I carried my share of shared gear volume. Also my share the food. On my first trek I shared a TarpTent Rainshadow 2. The fabric portion of the tent is in a single piece and is much larger (and heavier) than the rest of the it (poles & stakes). I carried the larger part of that. .On my second trip we had three adults and did not want to squeeze us all in the Rainshadow 2 so I carried all of my shelter ... Jay Ham designed shaped tarp (plans available to BPL members and a SMD Meteor bivvy, plans freely available at SMD's website (I altered to have a bathtub floor). That is a relatively small volume shelter.However, our 5 scouts shared a single shelter, Golite Shangri-la 4+ with MYOG silnylon floor. They split that three ways 1) canopy 2) floor 3) pole&stakes. very low volume for 5 people (don't try that with 5 adults). The canopy is a little larger volume than the floor and the poles&stakes, much smaller. The two scouts carrying no shelter carried larger heavier pieces of shared gear as did the one with pole&stakes.The answers to your second question is imbedded in the answer to the first.NOTE: The Golite shelter is not inexpensive. But we shopped sales and bought at about 1/2 of MSRP. We've since picked up a great deal on the 4+ floor with bug netting (on the BPL gear swap). That allows us to use the 4+ during skeeter seasonYou've started planning early and may be able to do the same.
We are going in 2013 too.My crew will be struggling with this too soon. Eliminating the volume seems to be the goal, the wt will take care of itself.The philmont gear IS heavy, but is still only ~3 lbs per person when split up, so the wt alone seems to be not an issue to me. ( unless you are the poor guy that gets stuck packing the "wet" 4 lb dining fly that now weighs 8 lbs.)Some crews have successfully used light wt packs, so it seems it CAN be done. On my Circuit, i put my down bag in first, then a 1 gal ziplock with a few spare clothing items (socks, beanie, glove liners, synthetic tshirt, longjohns), then puffy jacket and 100 wt fleece, then squeeze down and wrap up the liner. When compressed down the compartment is only maybe 1/3 full. I have easily 2/3 of my pack still available for food and a 2-3 lb share of crew gear, + room in outside pocket. Outside pockets hold water bottles, tent, raingear. hipbelts hold miscl small things. Of course the tent is pretty small.I cant imagine not having enough room for even 6 days food. I could fit a bear can in there. It all depends on what else you are trying to bring , and how bulky your personal gear is. If you want a small UL pack, I think a highly compressible bag is a must, along with light and thin insulating gear. Things that cost $$$ unfortunately.Another key I think, is to have the scouts tenting together in large multi-man floorless shelters(a groundsheet counts as a floor) instead of conventional double wall tents. That saves a tremendous amount of volume and weight. 4 people can sleep in single mid that weighs 25-30 oz including plastic grounsheet and stakes, for a wt of 7-8 oz each, compared to 2.5-3 lbs each for conventional 2 person tents. Only one guy needs to carry the tent though, making room for others to carry bulky gear. Or bulky food.I second that no adult leader should be carrying a bunch of gear "just in case"oreven because a kid doesnt have room. It is a crew trip, boy led. As in all scouting things, the adults are not there to carry the the boys, they are there to "advise" and facilitate, (and maybe keep a watchful eye on them.)
Edited by livingontheroad on 02/09/2012 18:26:33 MST.
One more experience - in our last 3 crews, our most frequent packs were the Gossamer Gear Mariposa Plus (about 3,600 c.i.) and the ULA Circuit (about 4,200 c.i.). I've carried the GG. Space in our packs was just never a concern. But that requires attention to helping everyone slim down their gear to fit. Since our last trip to Philmont I have found a GoLite Pinnacle. It's also a similar volume, inexpensive, and carries well.Philmont food is a lot of volume. We found it helps to discard what you will never eat. But 16-19 year old boys eat a lot. They can carry a lot too. Our older guys would often raid a swap box looking for more calories. We've never carried more than 4 days of food at a time that I can recall.We've used canister stoves, MSR Windpro usually with 2L aluminum pots. We tried turkey bag cooking. Our experience is that it's easier to let everyone rehydrate meals in a bowl. We have never carried any of the Philmont issued cook gear.Last, I've also carried a floorless tent twice. Philmont staff always asked questions about our tents and our gear selection. They were interested to see if we knew what we were doing. Our rangers have always complimented the boy on their skills and preparation. Being respectful and patient has always helped us get along with our rangers.Philmont is a fantastic experience. Hope that your crew has a great trek.
Edited by flyfast on 02/09/2012 18:48:27 MST.
In response to previous posts our crew was composed of 4 adults and 5 scouts. All of the scouts were 14 and most were of slight build. Although we had emphasized light gear for over a year, many of their packs ( with 6 days of food) exceeded the the recommendations for weight carried as % of body weight; hence, at times leaders carried more than their share.Our tents varied greatly, but we did not carry any Phil tents. Most were in the 4 lb. range. I carried a MLD solomid (with a polycro floor velcroed to the perimeter netting; this worked very well at 19 oz. with stakes). We also had a lunar duo. My bag was a montbell ul #3, so my personal kit was very compact. Carried minimal clothes; cocoon hoody for insulation. As I said my personal kit was compact and ul, the volume of the food was what overwhelmed my Mariposa plus.I have read Phil's good info on Philmont and found it quite helpful with preparing for our first trip to Philmont. I took note of their use of floor less tents (in spite of the official Philmont policy). With that in mind I velcroed the edges of my polycro ground sheet to the perimeter netting of my solomid before going to Philmont, just in case. I was glad I did because there was no way our ranger would allow us to use floor less tents. So it seems to depend on the ranger you have. Roll of the dice.
Went to Philmont last summer, with two sister crews. Here is some of what we did:The backpack I used was a Gossamer Gear Mariposa Plus - it was plenty big enough. Members of our crew also used the Gossamer Gear Gorilla - on the initial day of a 4 day food carry its capacity was bit tight, but worked.You'll get good at getting the food packs smaller (crushing the corners of the boxes, getting excess air out, etc.)Most popular sleeping bag in our crews was Eureka Silver City (30 degrees). A few made the bag into a quilt (which was relatively easy enough, and also provided a extra measure of pride in being self sufficient with lightening up their gear) We avoided using Philmont issued gear (too heavy & bulky).For Shelter, Our crews used sil-nylon pyramids (Oware & Black Diamond). One with sil-nylon floor, the others polycro (taped into bath tub configuration)We used 2L aluminum potsWe used Sil-Nylon Dining Fly (8 x 10)Bear Ropes -AmSteel-Blue w/carabinersAverage carry weight across the crews = 25.3 lbsMeasured just before we left base camp (with 3 days of food + 3 liters of water for each Scout, the distributed crew gear, and plus a few scouts were carrying the fuel) Distributed base weight (fuel bottles empty) of our crew gear (including shelter)= 1.3 lbs each(The heavier things went to the bigger boys, the lightest went the to the smallest.)
Edited by tr-browsing on 03/16/2012 11:45:14 MDT.
If you go with ultralight gear you can get away with a pretty small pack. I took a small GoLite pack when I went and I had plenty of room for gear and food. You'll find that you discard much of the food they give you because it is simply inedible junk food. I think I took about half of the breakfast / lunch food that I was given. I really recommend bringing some of your own food, it will be a life saver.
confused by a couple of posts.remember that pots dont take up any significant room, IF you have your other gear INSIDE of them.Cant see how this becomes an issue at all.
Hey Guys, i've been doing allot of research lately on your forums, and love all of the personable replies people give. Anyway I am going to be going to Philmont this summer with a bunch of guys from my troop (14 I think) and am currently looking for a pack. I read on this thread that many of you guys were taking a ul approach and using packs that were 60L and under. However I have been looking at the osprey aether 70L, and after going to REI I looked and researched a bit about the flash 65L. Do you guys think that these are grosely large, and willl make me want to pack too much, and have to end up leaving it at base camp? Thanks for letting me post on your thread!-Sean
My son is taking a Flash 65 to Philmont this summer. It has sufficient room to hold the bulky Philmont food. I think it's a great choice for a pack if you are going lightweight and not Ultra Light. My son's base weight is 14 lbs before food and water.
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Last summer, one of our crew members took a REI Flash 50 to Philmont. Worked great for him, plenty of room without any issues. The Scout was 14 years old and had a 11.8 lb base weight.
Do NOT assume that you can get leave food behind. Our crew was 15 and 16 year olds and we ate everything they supplied, plus everyting they grabbed from swap boxes. One evening, we cooked meals for 18 for a crew of 10, with no leftovers.We did cooking official Philmont style, with everything in the pot. This allowed us to add corn to most meals. Many crews assumed the corn needed to be cooked separately, and left it in the swap box. Not true! It goes with almost everything. Our cooks got creative -- yes, refried beans are tasty added to mac and cheese.Sorting four days of food at base camp: http://www.flickr.com/photos/walter_underwood/4782813739/in/set-72157624347890249Adding refried beans to mac and cheese: http://www.flickr.com/photos/walter_underwood/4783947296/in/set-72157624347890249Also, don't decide that Larabars and Probars are bleah and skip them. Those are one of the main sources of fiber and will help avoid intestinal discomfort later in the trip. This is a point where the Advisor can "advise" firmly."As a leader ( with the additional gear we sometimes carry)" -- wrong. You are an advisor. The Crew Leader is the leader. If there is extra crew gear, that is a crew responsibility. If it is "just in case" gear, go back and plan more.
Edited by wunder on 03/21/2012 21:56:36 MDT.
Last time I went I used GossamerGear Mariposa Plus but I was carrying Ray-Way.com home made synthetic quilt that took up half the pack. Next year when I go I will be taking the Gossamer Gear Gorilla. On my section hikes of the PCT the Gorilla will fit my Bearikade Expedition which is approximately what the space the Philmont food will take. In a lot of Philmont treks I never had more than 4.5-5 days of food.
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My 2 1/2-month-old hates the car. The crying begins as soon as I start driving. We've tried everything: adjusting the straps, using a blanket, not using a blanket, hanging toys from the handle ... nothing works. Occasionally he'll cry himself to sleep, but for the most part driving with him is a nightmare. Could he have motion sickness? What else can I do?
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I have a 1 month old and she has the same problem. She would scream and cry so loud and hard I thought she was sick, until I tryed to put her in her car seat one day in the house and she went off. I took her out and laid her on her stomach and she went to sleep. I wish they had a car seat where the baby can lay down, thats what my baby needs.posted 12/12/2004 by nicole94621
My daughter Gisselle will be four months on the 16th and she has just begun this, crying everytime she is in the car. She is fine in the carseat a few minutes after the car is moving she is screaming till she chokes ,it is the most horrible thing, and the only way to make her happy is to take her out of the car seat. She used to love the car. I can't wait till she grows out of this stage. I am glad to know that she is not abnormal for this and that others know what I am going throughposted 12/12/2004 by gissellesmom
Michelle, I've had the same problem with my son who is know 10 months old. At first we thought he was motion sick or uncomfortable or something b/c he would scream the entire time he was in the car and as he got older he would cry when you tried to put him in the car. Finally I asked the doctor what to do, he said that he probably was afraid b/c he couldn't see me. We installed one of those mirrors where I could see the baby in the rear view mirror and he could see me in his mirror after that he was fine. Now that he is bigger he can see out of the window he loves to ride during the day. Nighttime scares him though and we have to leave a flash light in the backseat with him or he will start crying. Hope this helps!posted 12/12/2004 by smlswf
My three year old had a similar problem. We found that giving her a does of gas medicine (simethicone drops) about 10 minutes before leaving helped make the ride a little better. She still fussed some but it was not that high pitched scream for an hour. It does get better with age, she now loves riding in the car and falls asleep on almost every car ride.posted 12/12/2004 by Denise1104
My son is now almost 6 months old and has finally started over the last few weeks to be a good passenger in the car. When he was first born he would cry almost non-stop whenever I took him anywhere even when someone was in the back seat with him. I was so confused since everyone told me that car rides were the only thing that got their colicky baby to sleep. He was the exact opposite just cry and cry. It was terrible since we lived 30 minutes from my in laws and they basically refused to come to our house to see our son and some how we alway had to drive over there. Any errands became dreaded events, I didn't want to go anywhere with him, since a 5 minute errand felt like hours. My husband and I thought that he didn't like being backwards or the he had motion sickness. Now that he is older and is able to see out the window better and has the ablity to entertain himself more, he has been a much, much better passenger. So, when it comes down to it, I think he was just bored being in the back seat with nothing to do and nothing to look at. Make sure he has been feed, changed and perhaps even a little sleepy this seemed to help us a bit and if someone can sit with your baby do so as this also seems to help some. Hopefully he will also adjust to car ride soon. Good luck and enjoy your new bundle!posted 12/12/2004 by Allie21399
My son Khanye will be 8 months on the 15th and he hates the carseat and the car ride I don't know what to do. He will cry from the time we get to where we are going even if I have feed him so I have stop driving which means I can't go anywhere unless someone takes me. The reason for this is so I can sit in the backseat and try to comfort him.posted 12/12/2004 by kekhan204
Michelle....my now 6 month old was just like your baby. She would scream as soon as we sat her in the car seat, and my husband would have to drive while I sat in the back with her and shook the seat back and forth...it was the only thing that calmed her, and even that didn't always work. She would scream so hard that she kept choking herself, and I was so worried that she would do it when I was alone with her and I would not be able to do anything about it. We ended up buying one of those mirrors that hang over the back seat headrest, and now that she can see and talk to herself, she doesn't mind the car at all! Unless she is hungry....then she really gets mad, but I just have to make sure I feed her before we leave the house, instead of thinking I can make it to wherever we are going. Even if it's only 10 minutes away, that 10 minutes seems like a REALLY long time with a screaming baby in the car!posted 12/09/2004 by tessasmama
hi, i face the same problem as Noah's mom. My daughter is 7 months old and she hates the car travel as well as the stroller. she screams right when we buckle her and doesn't stop until we take her out and hold her. So i'm housebound for the past 1 month. We tried blankets, CD's, toys, singing, playing and nothing worked. Until she was 5 months she used to sleep the moment she gets inside the car but now its just opposite even if she feels sleepy she tries to control the sleep and screams. Can anybody give some other idea how to make my baby get used to the car travel???posted 03/14/2010 by Jayanthi Senthil
My 1 1/2 year old has hated the car since he was first born. Finally a couple months ago I decided to completely ignore his screaming. No looks back, no talking to him, no trying to coax with toys or food, and that was the only thing that has gotten him to stop screaming so much. He still gets upset but not nearly as much as he used to and I still continue to ignore the behavior as much as possible and reward him when he is quiet and behaves. He loves attention and I think he learned to keep screaming because we would give him so much. I also think he is claustrophobic, bc he never liked to be swaddled, wear hats, sit in strollers, or car seats, and even gets frustrated sometimes in his highchair. Good Luck to all you parents who have babies who hate the car!posted 03/05/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
Our 4 ? month son has hated car rides ever since he was a born. We tried everything - mirrors, dangling toys from the window, singing to him, sitting with him, upgraded to a Britax model, etc. Nothing works. Even pulling over to take him out for a bit doesn?t work because as soon as I put him back in he starts screaming. He cries/screams so much that he gurgles and turns red. For the first 3 months it was 95% of the time that he would go into these fits. Now he goes into these fits around 40% of the time. It?s unpredictable when it?s going to happen, but when the fits start nothing will work to get him to stop. I always thought his would hurt himself with these frenzy fits. Last weekend it finally did happen. He screamed so hard in the car that he got sick and started choking. Thank goodness his grandma was sitting in the back seat with him. She said something was wrong and I needed to pull over. When I saw him he was gagging and seemed to have problems breathing. I rushed him out of the car seat. I held him upright against me and hit his back a few times. It didn?t work, so I held him horizontally and hit his back again (like the infant Heimlich). He then threw up and resumed crying. He was choked up for at least 30 seconds (maybe longer). It was really scary. I asked my pediatrician if an infant can choke on his spit or vomit, and they said ?yes?. I?m so concerned that I?m looking into permanently disabling my front seat airbag so he can sit in the front with me incase it happens again. Hadn?t my mom been in the backseat with him, I would have assumed that he just stopped crying. Has anything like this happened to anyone else? Should I take the chance and move him to the front seat (w/ airbag disabled)? Apparently it's not illegal, but highly not recommended. I do have a mirror in the backseat, but his fits happen so often that I'm concerned that I could miss another choking incident.posted 08/15/2006 by a BabyCenter Member
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It's his wife, so no they don't have sex. He just wears the onesie, and then that's it.
"Jim's a tough guy and you can see his personality is all over this football team," Fitzgerald said.
It's his wife, so no they don't have sex. He just wears the onesie, and then that's it.
My previously contrived RoboHenne thought process should have read:
"But, I MIGHT GET TO have sex.
I will wear the onesie."
She's hot, I'd wear whatever she wanted me to wear.
You kidding me?...I'd love to be in that picture...internet or not.
Must have nice tits... That is all! :)
But this shit is funny
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Really? Lemme get this straight: Tough, Michigan guy who proved that he's anything but less than the idea of what a tough QB should be...is somehow....less of a man, to you, because he has a picture in public of him kissing his smoking hot wife in what you, subjectively, feel are inappropriate garments for any "man" to don?
Come on, man. I'm sure you've done things here and there over the 6 years that are maybe not your "coolest" moments, but you'd do it (and do it) for her. If not, cool. I'm glad you are Andrew Dice Clay and it is 1992.
Actually, to be honest, I've never been married; perhaps you know more than I. Don't crush my naivete.
Most people don't live their lives according to the bullshit they regurgitate for professors in order to get As in college. Love only lasts about six months. Marriage, especially before you have kids, is largely a financial partnership. If anyone wants to argue that it's more of a emotional connection, go ahead and quit your job and see how long your wife supports you emotionally.
that is saddest thing I've read on this thread.
I forgot to say unicorns aren't real and Michigan doesn't win the Rose Bowl every year. I'm with Shakey Jake (Dude! I thought you were dead!). The antisocial drinking threads are probably sadder than my totally comfortable married life.
You said was sadder. :'(
So you're saying happiness is some combination of dopamine, norepinephine and serotonin in your brain when you start seeing someone?
So lemme get this straight: it's either chemicals in your brain, or it's a matter of cashmoney. No middle ground?
6 months was the other guy...
...you're just the financial partnership.
You didn't get yourself a wife. You got yourself a hooker.
Conley to Ohio? Lock this filth.
Shakey Jake throwing 7 different kinds of smoke. I love it!
All of the points to you sir.
...that a 6'5", 235-pound NFL quarterback can dress like my 16-month old son. He will catch hell from his teammates, but honestly, rookie hazing rituals ar far more "humiliating" than wearing matching PJ's w/ your smoking hot wife.
Wearing an awesome onesy with your hot wife? Poor Chad. He is going to catch hell from his team, but at least the Jags are catching something now that Henne is starting.
I am pessimistic about very wealthy people being sought after because of their wealth. It was reassuring to me to see that Henne was dating this girl since he was 14 which, I assume, was prior to his stardom.
Can a "I'm Chad Henne, and I'm definitely comfortable in my own skin" ad be far behind?
Made by the same company that makes Axe commercials, reinforcing normative female stereotypes.
It's sad, pathetic, embarrassing, and I'd trade places with him in the blink of an eye.


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Springfield Museums Press Releases
Museums to Host Family Fiesta
General Museum News
September 25, 2013
The Springfield Museums will host their "Family Fiesta" on Sunday, October 6 from 11 am to 5 pm as part of their Hispanic Heritage Month observance, which is sponsored by Baystate Health. The event is part of the Museums' Family Fun series, which is funded by the TD Charitable Foundation.
The highlight of the day will be a performance by the musical group Surcari at 2 pm in the Davis Auditorium at the D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts. Originally from Chile and Puerto Rico, Surcari performs a blend of traditional and original Latin American music with a variety of instruments. The new exhibit by Josie Vargas titled Fiesta: Flora and Fauna from Puerto Rico will also be on view in the D'Amour Museum.
Other highlights of the day's events include:
- An appearance by "everyone's favorite girl explorer" (Noon-2 pm)
- Hands-on art activities (11 am-3 pm)
- Family Science Adventures (11 am-2 pm)
- Art activities, Art Discovery Center (12-4 pm)
- Planetarium shows (11:15 am, noon, 1 pm, & 2 pm; additional fee required)
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|Atilax paludinosus
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|(G.[Baron] Cuvier, 1829)
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|Least Concern ver 3.1
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|Hoffmann, M. & Ray, J.
|Duckworth, J.W. (Small Carnivore Red List Authority) and Hoffmann, M. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
This species is listed as Least Concern since it has a wide distribution range, is generally common where in suitable habitat, present in several protected areas, and there is no reason to believe the species is declining at a rate fast enough to warrant listing in a higher category of threat.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
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|Widely distributed from Senegal, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone eastward to southern Sudan and Ethiopia and south to southern Africa, where absent from most of Namibia, Botswana and large parts of C South Africa, wherever adequate water and cover are unavailable (Baker and Ray in press). Present on Pemba Island, but absent from Zanzibar (Pakenham 1984). Recorded to altitudes of 3,950 m in Bale Mountains N.P., Ethiopia (Yalden et al. 1996). Wozencraft (2005) lists this species as occurring in Algeria, presumably an error as there are no confirmed records from this country.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Angola (Angola); Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania, United Republic of; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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|Generally common in suitable habitat. It was the second most photographed species in a camera-trapping study in the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania (De Luca and Mpunga 2005). In KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, the density was recorded at 1.8 / km² (Maddock 1988).
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|Mainly restricted to riparian habitats (rivers, streams, swamps, marshes and dams), wherever there is suitable vegetation cover and water in close proximity. They may also be found along estuaries and in coastal areas. Sometimes found away from watercourses, though only for limited periods (Baker and Ray in press). Diet comprises mostly aquatic prey with crustaceans usually dominating, which is unusual among herpestids (Baker and Ray in press).
|Terrestrial; Freshwater
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|There are currently no major threats known to the species. However, since it is dependent on riverine vegetation for shelter, the loss of this habitat may result in some localized declines where habitat loss is taking place (Baker and Ray in press). The drainage of swamplands for conversion to arable land has been identified as a threat to Marsh Mongooses in eastern Africa (Andama 2000). The Marsh Mongoose is commonly found in bushmeat markets, and was the most common carnivore appearing in bushmeat markets in SE Nigeria (Angelici et al. 1999) and was also commonly recorded in bushmeat surveys in the Classified Forest of Diecke, Guinea (Colyn et al. 2004).
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|This species is present in several protected areas across its range.
|Hoffmann, M. & Ray, J. 2008. Atilax paludinosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T41590A10487772. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T41590A10487772.en . Downloaded on 05 October 2015.
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Royal Band Program to Host E-Waste Event on 1/26/13
Royal High School (Simi Valley, CA) Music Department, under the Direction of Band Director, Lisa Pate, will be holding an E-Waste Event on Saturday, January 26th, 2013 at Royal High School's West Parking Lot from 9 am – 1 pm. Royal High School's address is 1402 Royal Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93065.
The Music Department is hosting this E-Waste Event for the entire community with EgreenRecyle.com. E-Waste encompasses most of the electronics that have now become a part of our everyday live: computers, monitors, cell phones, T.V.'s, stereos, printers, laptops, FAX machines, scanners, etc. As of 2005, it is illegal to put these items in our landfills. They must be recycled. At our E-Waste Event, you can bring us your unneeded electronics and they will be recycled for FREE.
Royal High Band Booster E-Waste Coordinator, Antoinette Mann, states "this is a community event; we all have E-Waste, why not turn it in at our event which will benefiting the Royal High School Music Department. Royal would love your support." E-Waste will run from 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Band students will unload your donated/unneeded items.
Many times, the music program is forgotten at schools. Mrs. Pate states "It is very important that parents realize the importance of music and the possibilities it can provide to enrich student's lives." Mrs. Pate asked that we remind individuals that "if you have used musical instruments to please consider donating them to a local music program. With today's budget situation, it is very difficult to purchase musical instruments and supplies." Royal Band Booster's are a 501 c (3) organization and will gladly accept your donation to help strengthen our music program.
Turn in those unneeded electronic items – January 26, 2013 from 9 am – 1 pm; Royal High School's West Parking lot and your donation will benefit the Royal High School Music Department.
If you have any questions about Royal High School Instrumental Music Program, please contact Lisa Pate at (805) 306-4875 or email@example.com. If you have questions about E-Waste email, Antoinette Mann, RHBB E-Waste Coordinator -firstname.lastname@example.com
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Kellie Pickler danced her way to the top on ABC's Dancing With The Stars this season, picking up the mirrorball trophy with professional dance partner Derek Hough. The trophy and her finale costume are now on display at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum as part of the Museum's core exhibit.
Kellie wore the two-piece chiffon, rhinestone-embellished costume for her last dance of the season, the Instant Jive, earning a perfect score, the championship title and the trophy. She and Derek were fan and judge favorites throughout the season.
More photos of Kellie from Dancing With The Stars >>
It was a reality show that first made Kellie a household name. She placed sixth on American Idol in 2006. Her current single, "Someone Somewhere Tonight," is at radio now. Kellie is currently in the studio, working on an album she plans to release later this year.


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Canadian users interested in the purchase of a BlackBerry Z10 smartphone have now at their disposal more options when it comes to choosing a network on which to buy the device.
The smartphone was made official back in January and landed on shelves in Canada in early February via major carriers, and is now available for purchase through Eastlink, Mobilicity and Videotron as well.
At the moment, the mobile phone can be seen listed on Eastlink's website with a price tag of $99 attached to it on the carrier's easyTab plan, while available at $649 contract free.
Furthermore, users interested in purchasing the BlackBerry Z10 through Mobilicity will have to pay $599.99 for the device, as MobileSyrup notes.
Additionally, the handset is available through Videotron at $99.95 on contract, and for purchase at $599.95 outright.
BlackBerry Z10 is the first smartphone to have landed on shelves with the new BlackBerry 10 operating system loaded on top, though it will soon be accompanied by another similar handset from BlackBerry, namely the QWERTY-enabled Q10.
Z10 was made official with a 4.2-inch touchscreen display that can deliver a 1280 x 768 pixel resolution, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor inside, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of internal memory.
The mobile phone was also packed with a microSD memory card slot for adding more storage, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC and 4G LTE connectivity capabilities, and the usual set of sensors.
Moreover, the smartphone features an 8-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with support for full HD video recording, while packing a front camera as well, so as to enable users to make video calls while on the go.
The BlackBerry 10 OS loaded on this device can deliver an appealing new experience to users, courtesy of features such as BlackBerry Hub, a new soft keyboard, BBM with Voice and Video, and the like.


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But Xcel Enery (which uses wind for 17% of its electricity, more than four times the national average, according to the Denver Post) is reconsidering its support for the wind industry for not benefiting customers.
Battle Over Wind Subsidy Leaves Industry Bruised
The battle to get Congress to renew the wind-energy production tax credit before year's end strained relationships among utilities, splintered support within the industry's biggest trade group and is setting up the industry—and its supporters in Congress—for a 2013 even more contentious than 2012….
Xcel Energy, which is among the top 10 biggest utilities in the country and had the largest wind capacity of any utility in 2011, is reviewing its membership in AWEA largely because of how the trade group handled the PTC debate…. "It's our concern that they continue to represent the interests of developers to the exclusion of customers." [Xcel lobbyist John O'Donnell] is referring to both individual households and businesses whose electricity bills from utilities are affected by the production tax credit either directly or indirectly. O'Donnell doesn't think extending the PTC, which is a tax credit that goes to wind-energy developers, benefits customers paying electricity bills or the utilities buying wind from renewable-energy generators. He went so far to say that because Congress extended the PTC without any additional policies to benefit customers, the Minnesota-based Xcel may not buy more wind….


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21st anniversary of the ADA
Today marks the 21st anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Enacted by Congress and signed into law on July 26, 1990, the ADA instituted a wide range of reforms that were designed to prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and government activities. The ADA was reauthorized in 2008 as the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA). While we have far to go before the goals of equal rights and full equality are realized, 21 years later the ADA has greatly improved the lives of countless people with disabilities by advocating their unalienable rights to fully participate in the community.
Envisioning the Future
While July 26th marks an important date in the history of the disability rights movement, the future is uncertain for many people with disabilities, due to reduced budgets that will result in cuts to services that support people to live, learn and work in the community. In this climate it is crucial that the voices of people with disabilities be heard in order to fully realize the ADA.
Many federal and state agencies are rethinking their missions and services, based on lower levels of funding. The federal Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) is one of several agencies that has strengthened its commitment to lead into a positive future by listening to the voices of those the agency serves.
ADD convened an "Envisioning the Future" listening series to collect as much information from people with disabilities, family members, advocates and professionals about their visions of the future for people with disabilities so ADD could use the information as it revises its strategic plan. The ADD gathered comments from nearly 4,800 people through regional listening summits and comments submitted online at ADD's website.
ADD Commissioner Sharon Lewis noted that, " there are a tremendous number of competing priorities, a few foundational topics emerged as recurring themes during the regional sessions." Many of the comments, including those submitted by LRS, focused on community inclusion. LRS stressed the importance of protecting the right of people with disabilities to community access and integration and urged ADD to advocate with its federal partners to change the Medicaid program's funding of long-term care for institutions, such as nursing homes and developmental centers, and fund self-determined outcomes for people with disabilities.
ADD also convened regional self advocacy summits (see Regional Summit focuses on building stronger future for self advocates) to elevate the importance of the ideas and work of self advocates. Ohio delegates noted that people with disabilities should be paid a fair wage for their work, and they are creating a broad coalition of self advocacy organizations to work on this and other matters of importance.
People with disabilities must remain vigilant in advocating for and ensuring that their rights are protected as intended by the ADA.
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QUESTION: My husband is from another country. Manners were not something that were stressed during his upbringing. Part of that extends to the way food is eaten at the table. For example, in his country it is acceptable to pick up your soup bowl and use your silverware close to your mouth when you dine.
20-40-60 Etiquette: My husband won't stop lip-smacking at the table
Going along with that includes a great deal of slurping and lip smacking. I have tried numerous times to speak to him, delicately and not so nicely about this issue. He works in a professional field and I am concerned that his colleagues are as repulsed as I am. What else can I do?
CALLIE'S ANSWER: Unfortunately if this is normal in his country it is probably habitual for him. If I were you I would try to keep having chats with him, although I hate that advice because you're not his mother. Good luck!
LILLIE-BETH'S ANSWER: It sounds like you have done what you can to help him understand this country's accepted customs and manners. Maybe you could point out that if you were to visit another country, you'd try to learn their manners, too. A normal gesture in one culture might be obscene in another, so it's always good to understand another point of view. If not, perhaps you can enlist someone else that he trusts to be direct with him or find a way to use humor to make the point.
This is also a good time for others to take the time to get to know someone who comes from another culture. It's hard to undo first impressions and people don't always take the time to understand why people act the way they do. While it's important from a business standpoint for him to adapt, it also could be interesting if possible to use some of these habits as a way to initiate dialogue about what it's like to grow up outside the United States.
HELEN'S ANSWER: Slurping of food is not pleasant to hear or see. You should always consider others at the table. Your husband should try to learn the manners of the country where he lives — in this case, the United States, and since you have already tried to talk about the issue, maybe it is time to bring in someone else he might listen to. Is there a relative, a minister or a friend who could remind him of how he should eat in front of others or what is expected in the professional field where he works? This may be very important in his business.
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The Grand Haven High School drama club will perform in the school's Performing Arts Center to raise money for the Clover family, who lost their Grand Haven Township home in a fire last month.
The show starts at 7 p.m. A nonperishable food item or a monetary donation are suggested for admission, and all proceeds from the event will go to the Clover family.
The club will also take collections for the favorite act of the night, as students and members of the Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company perform monologues and scenes.
Ray Clover said he has been amazed by the community's outpouring of support in the weeks since the fire that left his family with nothing but the clothes they were wearing.
The father of four said his family is doing well. They are currently staying with family as they look for their next home.
Clover said his family has been contacted by many people, even those they don't know, asking how they can help them.
"The whole community has helped us out more than I could express," he said.
"It's really amazing."
Rita McLary, the high school's drama director, said the drama club wanted to help Eric Clover, a Central High School student and a member of the club.
Right after the fire, McLary said students took up a collection to donate to the family, but they wanted to do more. She said the students came up with the idea to have an informal, fun evening to raise money for the Clovers.


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To Catch a Thief
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To Catch a Thief
Theatrical Release Date: 1955 08 05 (USA) / 2013 01 23 (USA - Rerelease)
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MPAA Rating: NR Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Smoking]
Summary: A jewel thief is at large on the Riviera, and all evidence points to retired cat burglar Cary Grant. Escaping the law, Grant heads to the Cote D'Azur, where he is greeted with hostility by his old partners in crime. All of them had been pardoned due to their courageous activities in the wartime Resistance, and all are in danger of arrest thanks to this new crime wave. But Grant pleads innocence, and vows to find out who's been copying his distinctive style. With the reluctant aid of detective John Williams, Grant launches his investigation by keeping tabs on the wealthiest vacationers on the Riviera. One such person is heavily bejeweled Jessie Royce Landis, who is as brash and outspoken as her daughter Grace Kelly is quiet and demure. But "still waters run deep," as they say, and soon Kelly is amorously pursuing the far-from-resistant Grant. Part of Kelly's attraction to Grant is the possibility that he is the thief; the prospect of danger really turns this gal on. Being Cary Grant, of course, he can't possibly be guilty, which is proven in due time. But by film's end, it's obvious that Kelly has fallen hard for Grant, crook or no crook. Occasionally written off as a lesser Alfred Hitchcock film (did we really need that third-act fashion show?), To Catch a Thief is actually as enjoyable and engaging now as it was 40 years ago. Though the Riviera location photography is pleasing, our favorite scene takes place in a Paramount Studios mockup of a luxury hotel suite, where Grant and Kelly make love while a fireworks display orgasmically erupts outside their window. And who could forget the scene where Jessie Royce Landis disdainfully stubs out a cigarette in an expensive plate of eggs? Adapted by frequent Hitchcock collaborator John Michael Hayes from a novel by David Dodge To Catch a Thief won an Academy Award for cinematographer Robert Burks. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Category: Mystery
Awards: Best Color Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Cinematography – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Costume Design – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Commentary by Dre. Drew Casper, Hitchcock film historian
A night with the Hitchcocks
Unacceptable under the code: film censorship in Hollywood
Writing and casting To Catch a Thief
The making of To Catch a Thief
Behind the gates: Cary Grant and Grace Kelly
Alfred Hitchcock and To Catch a Thief: an appreciation
Edith Head: the paramount years
If you love To Catch a Thief, you'll love this interactive travelogue
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To Catch a Thief
Format: Blu-ray
Release Date: 03/06/2012
Audio: DTHD, DD1 Dolby Digital Mono, DD Dolby Digital
Runtime: 106 Minutes
Sides: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Language(s) English,French,Spanish,Portuguese
Subtitles: English,French,Spanish,Portuguese
Brendon Hanley
To Catch a Thief is one of Alfred Hitchcock's more deceptively simple films. The wonderfully entertaining and attractive film feels so light and breezy, it's easy to miss the more serious social dimensions of the movie. There isn't much of the classic Hitchcockian menace or suspense, but there's always more going on than meets the eye. Though at times used to humorous effect, the overt sexuality between leads Cary Grant and Grace Kelly is more than just playful: Grant's subdued performance only highlights the distance between the two characters. There is also Hitchcock's emblematic technique of parallel characters, in this case Grant's cat burglar and Brigitte Auber's character, who is falsely accused of a crime. The latter perhaps wishes he committed the crime, and in a perverse sort of way, he actually does. To Catch a Thief appeared in the middle of Hitchcock's most popular string of films; though it may have been intended as a minor change of pace, the film is chock-full of classic images and thought-provoking peculiarity. ~ Brendon Hanley, Rovi
Cast and Crew:
John Michael Hayes
Alfred Hitchcock Director
Alfred Hitchcock Producer
Lyn Murray Composer (Music Score)
Cary Grant Actor
Grace Kelly Actor
Jesse Royce Landis Actor
John Williams Actor
Charles Vanel Actor
Brigitte Auber Actor
Jean Martinelli Actor
Georgette Anys Actor
Eugene Borden Actor
Nina Borget Actor
Margaret Brewster Actor
Guy de Vestel Actor
Jeanne Lafayette Actor
Eddie LeBaron Actor
Alberto Morin Actor
George Nardelli Actor
Barry Norton Actor
George Paris Actor
Manuel Paris Actor
Albert Pollet Actor
Loulette Sablon Actor
Adele St. Maur Actor
Cosmo Sardo Actor
Otto F. Schulzs Actor
George Adrian Actor
Michael Hadlow Actor
Martha Bamattre Actor
John Alderson Actor
Russell Gaige Actor
Jean Hebey Actor
Bela Kovacs Actor
Roland Le Saffre Actor
Paul Newlan Actor
Leonard Penn Actor
Marie Stoddard Actor
Ren� Blancard Actor
Philip Van Zandt Actor
Lewis Charles Actor
Frank Chelland Actor
Wee Willie Davis Actor
Dominique Davray Actor
Steven Geray Actor
Gladys Holland Actor
Louis Mercier Actor
Don Megowan Actor
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Amid all the recent stories about the U.S. abandoning basic science I offer a counter-example.
Rice University, my old school has an $11 million deal with NASA to develop carbon nanotubes that will, at first, be big enough to act as power cables and could, with time, produce the technique for a space elevator.
Last year a team under Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Richard Smalley (right) found that nanotubes assume the properties of metals in the presence of a magnetic field, Smalley has always been excited about tubes' superconducting properties. The problem has been manufacturing.
The contract emerged following a successful workshop in Boerne, outside San Antonio, co-sponsored by NASA and Rice. The Rice manufacturing technique is called HiPco, and originally involved growing tubes on catalytic iron in chambers of carbon monoxide, producing carbon dioxide and nanotubes at a rate of nearly a half-gram per hour.
The idea is to expand on on this by starting with "seed" tubes that "teach" the carbon around them how to grow into the required shape. The specific goal is to produce one yard of nanotube "wire" after four years. Dr. Smalley describes the final result as looking like a fishing line.
By starting the process with the desired shape in the chamber the scientists hope to avoid the problem of having to "sort" whatever tubes emerge from the HiPco process.
Now that Star Trek is officially dead (no new shows or movies, even in production) the time has come for a new idea.
Here's one.
It's an anthology series, built around various scientific "principles" that define the Star Trek franchise.
Think of it as Science made into Drama.
Yes, it's an excuse to make science exciting. (Just think of the educational spin-offs we can produce!) And the production costs are low enough to put this on the SciFi channel (where Enterprise should have been all along). Or might I suggest a pitch to Discovery Networks, which has got proven talent in making science fun with shows like Mythbusters?
For host, might I recommend Stephen Hawking? Playing the role Alistair Cooke made famous, he opens each show by describing the science (and the Star Trek technology) on which the show will be based. (I might recommend getting several scientists for this role, perhaps one for each specialty. But Hawking is a name. He'll do great for starters.) Or, with confidence this show will last for decades, Lance Armstrong, who's already under contract to Discovery, who knows how to read a cue card, and who owes his life to science?
More after the break.
In all the great sci-fi written about Saturn's moon Titan, no one (to my knowledge) imagined a world where liquid methane carves the land as water does here. (The NASA image comes from Resa.Net.)
But that's just what Europe's Huygens probe has shown us.
It's a flammable world, but a beautiful one.
Here's the "money quote" from mission director Jean-Pierre Lebreton. "There are truly remarkable processes at work on Titan's surface and in the atmosphere of Titan which are very, very similar to those occurring on Earth."
Which leads to some nasty environmental speculation.
The headlines were misleading.
Recent galactic births surprise astronomers from New Scientist. Youthful Galaxies Surprise Astronomers from Space.Com.
Here's the straight poop. (The picture is from the BBC story.)
The launch this week of a new Boeing Delta rocket (picture from the BBC story) , without a real payload, demonstrates everything that's wrong with the current U.S. space program.
The real problem in space is not addressed by this rocket. The real problem is the cost of spacelift per kilogram of mass. Until that goes down substantially space pays for no one.
If the taxpayer money being spent on this program were invested instead in a space elevator, we would all be a lot closer to getting off this rock than we are.
The likely motives for this, are truly frightening:
It seems we have science every day here, but even so.
Let's talk Titan.
Titan has been a favorite of science fiction writers for many years now, ever since we got to the Moon (finding it empty) and got satellites next to Mars (finding it nearly empty). It was far, far away, there were hints of water.
Just for fun, I found this list of Titan-themed SF. Some hightlights:
So what's the real story?
Mission Accomplished!
Congratulations to SpaceShipOne, winner of the Ansari X-Prize.
What's next? (Image from the New York Times.)
While you watch SpaceShipOne make its historic attempt to win the XPrize today, I'm sure what you're asking yourself if -- what comes next?
That's the question, after all, that eluded Apollo. What came next wasn't nearly as exciting as what had already come, thus interest in space waned.
While the publisher of Tubular Bells (you didn't know that was where Richard Branson's fortune started?) has licensed the craft for its designed use of space tourism, there's a new goal, and a new prize shaping up. (That's Branson, from the BBC story.)
It's not just that they're on schedule while Canada's entry has been delayed.
Nope. The big news is they passed the audition with the market. Virgin's Richard Branson announced he will back their play to put people into space for money. (That's Branson, from TheAdvocates.Org.)
This is big news.
If space remains a preserve of governments then it has to compete with all other government functions, both swords and plowshares.
But if space can be made to pay then it merely has to compete against all the other possible uses of private capital. And the growth potential for space is unlimited.
Space Transport Corp. made its play for the Ansari XPrize yesterday, launching its Rubicon I at the edge of the Olympia peninsula in Washington state.
The launch was...a complete disaster. (Picture from eBay.)
But, no matter. John Anderson, whose property the boys were using as their Cape Canaveral, had a cunning plan. He reportedly suggested, "Hey, why not put it on eBay?"
The Canadian DaVinci Project has a launch date -- October 2. (Picture from the BBC.)
On that date, a balloon will lift off from Kindersley, Saskatchewan bearing, among other things, the logo of the GoldenPalace.Com Internet casino and a rocket called Wild Fire.
If all goes well, the rocket will be released at 80,000 feet, fire, go up an additional 230,000 feet (roughly), then re-enter the Earth's atmosphere and land, ready to do it again within two weeks.
Meanwhile, of course, the American favorite, SpaceShipOne, will have already launched on September 29 carrying the weight of three men. It will have landed, and it will be be sitting on the ground in California, waiting for the October 4 repeat launch that will secure it the X-Prize.
You can't make this kind of stuff up.
Scientists predict that, by 2025, we'll know if there are any other species producing radio waves.
Estimates are currently that we're about 1,000 light years from any other species with such intelligence, but that's just an assumption. Hard evidence is needed, and by 2025, it's estimated, we should have it. One way or the other.
Now if someone could prove the existence of intelligent life on Earth...
Or, if you prefer, David vs. Goliath. (That's David, alias Wild Fire, in a CNN image.)
In this corner, with a scheduled launch date of September 29, America's own SpaceShipOne, backed by the billions of Paul Allen and the star poewr of Burt Rutan.
In the other corner, preparing to unveil their craft Wild Fire on August 5, the underfunded Canadian da Vinci Project. Brian Feeney is still looking for the money to get his $337,000 project up. Allen has already pumped $200 million into Rutan's effort.
And the contrasts don't stop there.
In the previous item (below) I mentioned Allen Steele.
Steele is not just a great sci-fi writer, but a space expert and aficionado. He's important enough to have testified before Congress, and what he said in 2001 bears repeating.
The short form is we should transition from a NASA that runs all space operations and is devoted to exploration, to a Commercial Space Agency (CSA) that regulates like the FAA and is devoted to the permanent occupation of space.
I told you this summer would be fun. I just didn't know how much fun. (The picture is from Lone Star Space, Houston, Texas.)
In a development straight out of an Allen Steele novel (and why he's not on some network's color commentary team I'll never know), Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne team is going back to the garage after problems were found to have occurred in yesterday's historic flight.
Mike Melvill did make history, earning his astronaut wings at age 62. But there was an unexpected roll early in the flight, and the main flight control system went down at the flight's apogee. Melvill got down on his back-up (and spectacularly).
Charles Lindbergh, a 25-year old Minnesota native, braved the Atlantic Ocean in the Spirit of St. Louis, in 1927
Yuri Gagarin, a Russian, became the first man to orbit the Earth, at age 37, in 1961.
Mike Melvill, a native of South Africa (but now a naturalized American), today became the first private citizen in space, at the age of 62. (Picture from the San Diego Union-Tribune.)
I'm looking forward to my 80s. I hope to go to Mars. Who says the trend is against me?
Monday is the day.
Monday morning, SpaceShipOne will make its historic attempt to reach a height of 100 Km. (62 miles), with one pilot aboard. A second successful flight, within two weeks, would give Bert Rutan the X-Prize.
I was just a kid when the Mercury program happened, and remember the NASA announcer's voice, saying "Godspeed, John Glenn."
Who we wish Godspeed to this time remains a mystery. (Mike Melvill piloted the craft on the glide shown in this picture, from Space.Com.)
Studies of the comet Wild 2 (pronounced Vild, after its Swiss discoverer) show it to be unlike anything else ever seen. (Image from Space.Com.)
Robert Roy Britt notes "towering protrusions and steep-walled craters that seem to defy gravity. More than a dozen jets of material shoot out from its insides. Dust swirls around the comet in unexpectedly dense pockets."
But then there's the punch line.
Space's "Summer of Fun" opens decisively on June 21 with SpaceShipOne's attempt to get 100 kilometers above the Earth. (The illustration is from Xplane.org.)
The XPrize, modeled on the contest that resulted in Lindbergh's 1927 flight to Paris, will give $10 million to the first crew that gets a three-person craft into sub-orbital flight (100 kilometers up) and repeats the feat within two weeks.
Allen Steele's books, like Sex and Violence in Zero-G (a great introduction to Steele, if you haven't met him) try to create a realistic future history of space, in which heroic, blue-collar "beamjacks" assemble space stations and satellites in orbit.
They drink hard, they work hard, they play hard, and they hate the bosses.
But their attempts to unionize are going to fail, because their replacements are already on the way.
Over at the University of Southern California, Wei-Min Shen and his team have created a robotic army that can build these huge stations themselves, configuring themselves to the task, even designing the thing themselves.
Time for some good news.
The race for the XPrize is coming down to the wire.
Two craft -- Ky Michaelson's CSXT and Bert Rutan's SpaceShipOne -- have succeeded in escaping Earth's grip. (That's SpaceShipOne from creator Scaled Composites' Web site.)
To win the $10 million, however, a contestant must reach a height of 62.5 miles, in a craft capable of carrying three people, and do it again within two weeks of the first launch.
But wait...the clock is ticking.
As we should know by now, George W. Bush has proposed cuts in science (let the Hubble die) in favor of missions to the Moon and Mars.
Former Astronaut (and Senator) John Glenn is among the critics. He said the plan breaks promises, to science, and to other countries. (The picture of Glenn, from his public introduction as one of the first seven Astronauts, is courtesy a brief bio of the man on Pambytes.Com.)
What the two men are arguing about are priorities within a limited budget. And that fact is more important than the substance of any Mars vs. Earth debate.
The fact is that, 42 years after Glenn's three-orbit flight, we have yet to find any way to make space pay. If I had a vote in this, that is where I would put my money.
The International Space Station is putting the answering machine on.
The entire two-man crew of the Space Station is going outside tomorrow to make repairs, USA Today reports. Ironically both men, station commander Michael Foale and cosmonaut Alexander Kareli, are veterans of the Russian Mir space station. (The picture of Mir is from this page describing "third generation Soviet Space Systems.)
In the 1998 movie "Armageddon," the mission is to get astronauts onto a comet which is on a collision course with Earth and somehow blow the thing up by drilling a bore hole and planting an A-bomb in it.
Today Europe launches Rosetta, an unmanned satellite that will slingshot around Mars and, 10 years from now, drop a lander on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
There are no plans to blow it up. (The picture of Rosetta is from CNN.)


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Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean has rocketed to first place in the New Hampshire Democratic primary, well ahead of Massachusetts Senator John Kerry and political newcomer and retired general Wesley Clark, according to an exclusive 7NEWS-Suffolk University poll released today.
When asked, "if the Democratic Primary election for President were held today, toward whom would you lean," 26% of likely New Hampshire Democratic voters selected Dean, while just 17% chose Kerry. Clark, who has opened most political observer's eyes, polled 10%, passing seven existing Democratic Presidential candidates.
"Dean has crossed an important bridge," said Suffolk University adjunct professor David Paleologos, a veteran pollster and author. "He's linking likability to electability. New Hampshire voters are rewarding the candidate who is staying with a positive message and not attacking his or her competitors."
Back in March, a 7NEWS-Suffolk University poll showed Kerry in first place with 32% of the votes, with Dean a distant third at just 10%.
"This is a wake-up call for John Kerry," said Paleologos. "With the election just 115 days away, Kerry needs to re-connect with the voters that once supported him."
According to the latest 7NEWS-Suffolk University survey, Dean's popularity continues to rise. His favorable rating was 61%, while only 14% rated him unfavorably.
Clark, who entered the political arena less than two weeks ago, has already vaulted into third place on limited name recognition. While 49% of likely voters are undecided or have never heard of Clark, he still has passed better known candidates in a short period of time. This suggests that Clark has more room to grow as he continues to introduce himself along the New Hampshire campaign trail.
In other findings from the 7NEWS-Suffolk University poll, 56% of respondents said it was not worth going to war in Iraq, while 35% believed it was the right thing to do. In addition, 43% of respondents felt that the terrorist group, Al-Qaeda, is directly linked to Iraq, while 42% did not.
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James "Wally" Brewster, the new U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, arrived in Santo Domingo this afternoon to take up his duties. He was accompanied by his spouse, Mr. Bob Satawake.
Upon his arrival, Ambassador Brewster said,
"I am very pleased to have arrived in our second home in the Dominican Republic and look forward to presenting my credentials to President Medina as the United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic. I am honored that President Obama put his trust in me for this important position, representing him and the American people. I am particularly excited to have been selected given our longstanding ties to this wonderful country.
My spouse Bob and I are looking forward to building on the relationships we have established here in the Dominican Republic over the past decade in my new official capacity"
The U.S. Senate confirmed Ambassador Brewster on November 14, 2013. He was sworn into office on November 22 in Washington, D.C. by Vice President of the United States of America Joseph Biden.
Prior to his appointment as Ambassador, Mr. Brewster held the position of senior managing partner for the Chicago-based consulting firm SB&K Global, which specializes in brand strategy and consumer dynamics. Before starting SB&K Global in 2010, Mr. Brewster was an Officer and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications with General Growth Properties (GGP), an international real estate investment trust headquartered in Chicago. Prior to joining GGP in 1996, Mr. Brewster worked in management at several real estate companies in Texas, including The Rouse Company and the DeBartolo Corporation. Earlier in his career, he held marketing and management positions with Carla Francis, Inc. and the Jim Collins Company in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Brewster was a National LGBT Co-Chair for the Democratic National Committee and served on the Board of the Human Rights Campaign Fund.