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DENNIS — An appellate court decision issued late last week clears the way for construction of a 242-foot wind turbine on Chapin Memorial Beach — unless another appeal is filed before the end of this month.
The battle over the turbine began in 2010, when the Dennis Old King's Highway Historic District Committee issued a certificate of appropriateness for Aquacultural Research Corp.'s proposed wind machine on its beachfront property.
ARC representatives said the turbine would generate 600 kilowatts of power and help defray the business's rising energy costs. The company provides clam and oyster seeds to shellfish farms across the Cape and Southeastern Massachusetts.
Opponents, who formed a group called Save Our Beaches, complained the turbine would produce noise and shadow flicker from spinning blades and pose a risk to seabirds.
The project has been the subject of three appeals so far and could be taken to a fourth.
Meanwhile, ARC principals Richard Kraus and Gail Hart have waited four years to build the turbine.
"It's been difficult for them, but they respect the legal process," company attorney Michael Sams said.
The initial appeal of the local approval was submitted to the Old King's Highway Regional Historic District Commission by Dennis resident Rosemarie Austin.
The regional agency concluded the Dennis committee "had shown poor judgment" in issuing a certificate of appropriateness. The agency annulled the Dennis committee decision and denied ARC's request for project approval.
ARC sued Austin and the regional commission over the denial in Orleans District Court.
The trial, which took place in 2012, resulted in another turnaround.
Judge Brian Merrick ruled the regional commission had exceeded its authority, and he reinstated the original approval for the turbine given by the Dennis committee.
But before the shovel hit the dirt on construction, Austin and the regional commission appealed Merrick's ruling.
Last week, the Appellate Division of the Massachusetts District Court ruled that Austin, who had claimed standing in her appeals as a "visual abutter," had no status under the law to file the appeal.
That interpretation ended consideration of all appeals that followed the Dennis committee's original approval back in 2010.
"We're gratified by the result," Sams said. "We thought the court clerk did an exhaustive review, and we believe they reached the correct result."
Sams said the other side has until the end of June to try to overturn this latest ruling in Massachusetts Appeals Court.
James Wilson, administrative counsel for the Old King's Highway Regional Historic District Commission, said the panel "just got the decision and is in the process of reviewing options."
"This decision has a very significant precedent," Wilson said. "It could limit the ability to appeal and get court review."
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In fourth quarter 2012, Paulson had held fast to a long-term outlook, keeping his largest positions in gold mining unchanged, even as George Soros and Steve Mandel unloaded precious metal company shares. John Paulson maintained his quantitative easing stance and the position that gold is the best hedge against inflation and currency debasement.
In a portfolio that features a number of gold and gold related companies, John Paulson's largest position is 35,970518 shares of Novagold Resources (NG). He also holds 5,921,607 shares of its spinoff NovaCopper (NCQ). Like Guru Seth Klarman, John Paulson has a large stake in Novagold Resources, the 50% owner company of the Alaska's Donlin Creek area, one of the largest known undeveloped gold deposits in the world. Soros sold out his NG shares in the quarter ending June 30, 2012.
Novagold Resources Inc. is a precious metals company engaged in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Alaska and British Columbia. Novagold Resources Inc. has a market cap of $935.94 million; its shares are traded at around $4 with a P/E ratio of 136.8 and P/S ratio of 3022.9. Novagold Resources Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 22.5% over the past 10 years.
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With the holidays upon us, it's time to extend season's greetings to our hardworking and underappreciated network administrators. You might be surprised to learn how much seasonal goodwill would mean to these admins. And all it would take is a simple, "Thanks for everything you've done this year." Unfortunately, this doesn't happen often enough, according to a recent survey from the Ipswitch Network Management Division. Admins have to spend so much time responding to users' pleas for help that they don't have enough time to work on improving their organizations' network operations. Many of these issues could be avoided if users implemented better practices on their computing devices or rebooted their machines before sending out an S.O.S. to an admin. "An IT administrator's work is never done," says Ennio Carboni, president and general manager of the Ipswitch Network Management Division. "They are on the front lines and are oftentimes the first to take the hit. They spend far too much time troubleshooting and reacting to problems associated with crucial technology that their fellow employees rely on to innovate, collaborate and do their jobs." More than 140 IT administrators in the United States took part in the research.
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Chiang Mai late-night market eats
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Chiang Mai has phenomenal late night street food. One of the best places to head for a fail-safe midnight meal is one of the markets. Not all markets are created equal, however, so here's a rundown of just a couple of our favourite late-night spots.
We've already covered the night market at Pratu Chang Puak, one of the best food markets we know of in town, but the perfect midnight meal in Chiang Mai we'd suggest heading to Cowboy Pork (Khao Ka Moo Chang Puak). There's only one dish for sale at this stand: stewed pork with rice, pickled cabbage and a boiled egg. For 30 baht, it's hard to beat, especially when the pork is tender and moist, and the woman serving you is wearing a cowboy hat and heels. Expect a long wait, as she's garnered quite a clientele. What makes her khao ka moo so memorable is the rich broth bathing the meal; rumour has it that the cowboy lady adds milo. Whatever she's doing to that broth, it's magical. Still, this stand is just one of many noteworthy options at this market, so be sure to walk around before settling down to eat.
The South Gate market is the place to go for late night noodle soup. More specifically, look for the stand that's furthest from the gate along the moat. You'll hit an elaborate operation that runs till midnight, where the kuay teow is piping hot and the broth is masterful. If you arrive on the earlier side of the late night, you might even run into one of our favourite papaya salad stands, located right next door.
It may as well always be either 02:00 or 14:00 on Suthep Road around Chiang Mai University; if you're hungry and you want it, you'll find it. The range of offerings is vast, so walk around near the university gate to get a feel for the place. Keep an eye out for Ramen Ya, a ramen and sushi bar operating on the footpath, as well as myriad bubble tea makers offering to mix an assortment of fruit jellies and cereals into your drink.
In particular, try sweet milk and bread at Tho+Sod (Big and Fresh). Choose between steamed and grilled bread, and an assortment of jams, custard and condensed milk concoctions. The sweet mayo and flossy pork or butter and Thai green custard are worth sampling for something different. Tho+Sod remains packed right up until closing time at 01:30, and the staff are among the friendliest we've encountered.
For a more lush dining experience, try one of the sit-down restaurants on Suthep Road. Our favourite is Kow Tom Pui Suandok just west of Wat Suandok. Look for the sign below.
Open from 22:00 till 04:00, a variety of tempting ready-to-eat dishes are on offer behind the counter, or ask them to fire up whatever you'd like on their wok. Don't leave without trying the cashew chicken — it's spicy. You'll see families here as well as students, and if there's an important football match on, rest assured that it will be playing on their TV.
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Are you looking for career-changing investigative reporting tools and sources to help you produce compelling environmental stories for your news audience? Do you want a break from daily deadlines and an opportunity to network with journalists from around the world? Metcalf Institute's 17th Annual Science Immersion Workshop gives journalists from all backgrounds and media fresh story ideas, a better understanding of the scientific process, and expert sources by exposing them to the inner workings of science, through hands-on experience in environmental research in the field, laboratory, and conference table.
The fellowship includes travel support, room and board, and career-changing professional training, thanks to the generosity of private donors and the Metcalf Institute endowment.
The workshop offers journalists a timely look at the coastal impacts of global change, preparing them to cover a wide range of environmental issues including climate change, water pollution, and fisheries management.
Metcalf's longest-running program, the workshop emphasizes basic methods of environmental research, the principles and ethics guiding scientific inquiry, and opportunities to cultivate scientific sources, while deepening participants' understanding of how environment and the public interest intersect.
The weeklong workshop is held at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography, one of the nation's premier oceanographic research institutions, giving journalists an opportunity to explore and understand the impacts of human activities in coastal ecosystems through off-deadline, one-on-one interactions with leading scientists.
Each year, ten journalists are selected as Metcalf Fellows from a highly competitive pool of applicants. Using Narragansett Bay – the world's most-studied estuary – as a model ecosystem, Fellows learn how to interpret scientific data and sharpen their investigative reporting skills.
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Sasquatch, hairy hominid, maybe mythical, or maybe not, could roam Northwest woods
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The forests and mountains up and down the Cascades, cloaked in mist and mystery, could harbor Sasquatch, a reclusive creature noted for coarse fur, malodorous scent and, oh yeah, oversized feet.
Sasquatch, or Bigfoot, depending on geography and preference, just might roam Evergreen State forests, believers claim. Or, as detractors suggest, the creature is not 8 feet tall and covered in fur, but is rather a figment of imagination.
Evidence is concentrated in California, Oregon and Washington — especially the untamed backwoods near Mount St. Helens — and across the border in British Columbia and Alberta. Websites dedicated to Sasquatch encounters describe pulse-pounding contact between man and beast in the forests near Issaquah, including Squak Mountain and Rattlesnake Lake.
Sasquatch, maybe mythical, maybe not, is a fixture revered in American Indian lore and monumentalized in pop culture. Look no further than the Sasquatch statue outside a roadside attraction in Southwest Washington.
The statue along a rural Cowlitz County road stands 28 feet tall and bears a beneficent grin. The piece is perhaps the largest Sasquatch statue in North America, or anywhere.
"Bigfoot country begins here" reads a sign along state Route 504 just before motorists reach the statue and the Buried A-Frame, a half-submerged house mired in lahar from the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption.
In a scientific PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll released last year, 38 percent of respondents said Sasquatch exists and 13 percent claimed to have seen the hairy hominid or known someone who had.
The creature is enshrined in lore — and law. In 1969, Skamania County passed a law to criminalize the killing of Sasquatch.
Believers said the study of Sasquatch is not cryptozoology — or search for mythical creatures — but a decades-long, even centuries-long, effort to explain the inexplicable.
The foremost Sasquatch expert in the United States, Jeffrey Meldrum, said the ample evidence is difficult to refute.
The anatomy professor at Idaho State University in Pocatello is focused on the evolution of hominid locomotion — in other words, how humans and other primates move.
Meldrum recalled the time a skeptical colleague dismissed the study of Sasquatch as a collection of stories.
"Stories that shed hair, that leave footprints, that are interwoven into the oral traditions and sometimes material, cultural traditions of the Native Americans that are indigenous to this region, that are seen by contemporary witness that are often credible and observant," he said. "I said it's much more than just stories."
• • •
In 1982, a father and son out for a hike on Squak Mountain ran into a giant, muscular creature and then fled, a user recounted to the Bigfoot Encounters website.
A sighting at Rattlesnake Lake occurred in August 2000, a supposed eyewitness recounted to the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization. The creature stood more than 7 feet tall, moved in a manner similar to a human and sported dark fur.
Meldrum said Sasquatch is a curious creature, at least as intelligent as other great apes, although probably not a threat to humans.
"I don't think there's cause to be fearful," he said. "If it were a very real threat to humanity, then it would have suffered the fate that the grizzly bear in the lower 48 suffered. It has survived and remained unrecognized formally because of its reclusiveness, because of its retreating, retiring behavior."
Sasquatch is not, however, as cuddly as the title character in "Harry and the Hendersons" — a 1987 film about a Seattle family and a hominid-turned-housemate.
Andrea Lankford, a former park ranger and author based in Sonora, Calif., heard some strange stories from colleagues as a ranger at the Cape Hatteras, Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Zion national parks.
"Rangers tell their own stories around a campfire or a campsite or a ranger station, and there was just a lot of stories that had never been documented that I was privy to," she said. "I decided somebody needed to write a book about that to document these things."
Lankford included a Sasquatch account in "Haunted Hikes" — a 2006 guide to spine-tingling treks. The detailed information from a supposed eyewitness in Oregon offered a compelling case, she said.
"Bigfoot is pretty iconic, and even in the East, there's a critter called the skunk ape in Big Cypress in Florida, so this sort of iconic, big, bipedal creature was in national parks across the United States," she said. "Bigfoot was going to have to be in there no matter what."
The iconic Patterson-Gimlin film is authentic — not a man in a gorilla suit as detractors claimed, Meldrum said. The footprints recorded at the Northern California site offer firmer evidence.
"It's not a pair of floppy Kmart slippers like one of the would-be men in the costume claimed," he said. "It's not a set of carved wooden feet strapped to work boots like the other argued. It's a living, animated foot that reacts and responds and leaves a variable imprint depending on the nature of the step."
• • •
The short film purports to show a hairy hominid traversing the area along the Klamath River in Northern California.
Meldrum saw the Patterson-Gimlin film as a boy, as Patterson traveled to Spokane to exhibit the documentary.
"Even at that age, I was already interested in all things prehistoric — dinosaurs, cavemen — mysteries and the unexplained," he said.
The interest turned into a lifelong passion and, eventually, a career pursuit. Footprints led Meldrum to the study of Sasquatch in the mid-1990s.
"When I then, in '96, came face to face with a very fresh set of footprints — 35, 45 individual prints in a track — I was in a pretty good position, I felt, to evaluate them," he said.
The initial set of footprints traced across the Blue Mountain foothills near Walla Walla. The distinctive shape hinted at a creature similar to chimpanzees and gorillas, only larger.
"These tracks were just mind-boggling," Meldrum said. "I kind of literally sort of pinched myself and said, 'Is this really happening? Could this be a hoax? Could this fellow that took us out and showed us these tracks possibly have perpetrated this?'"
The evidence appeared too strong to discredit and, as Meldrum documented more footprints, patterns started to emerge. The impressions from throughout the West hinted at the underlying construction beneath the giant footpads.
"These weren't simply enlarged facsimiles of human footprints," Meldrum said. "They had distinctions which were, however, quite reasonable if one were to design a foot for a 900- to 1,000-pound, upright, walking primate and one that particularly made its living in very, very broken, steep, mountainous, forested terrain."
Since the initial set of footprints in 1996, Meldrum has collected more than 200 footprint casts. The difference between hoaxes and footprints left by a creature is simple to spot.
"People ask me, 'What's the most compelling evidence?' Well, for me, given my position and my expertise, the footprint evidence is," he said. "For people to say these are a bunch of fakes made by crude, carved wooden feet strapped to hiking books, work boots, it just reveals a naïveté of the mechanics and the complexities of human foot form and function that are present in these footprints."
Sasquatch in pop culture
Sasquatch, or Bigfoot, is a pop culture icon. The maybe-mythical hominid pops up in advertisements, films, as a mascot — everywhere, seemingly, except in the wild.
Footprints documented in remote places — along a lake far from civilization in Ontario, for instance — also call the possibility of hoaxes into question.
"There's no question that there are hoaxes, although I think they're rather few and far between," he said. "Much more common are misidentifications. People see another flat-footed imprint with five toes left by, say, a bear and mistake it for a Sasquatch track."
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The forest floor is a superhighway of sorts for creatures of all shapes and sizes, so tracks left by other forest animals often get reported to Meldrum and Sasquatch enthusiasts as possible evidence.
Decades of constant study taught Meldrum to sort the hoaxes and misidentification from the more tantalizing prospects.
"People, they see what they want to see," he said. "Sometimes, a pothole that bears a faint resemblance to an oblong footprint takes on undue significance. You have to sift through those, but, boy, the ones that remain. There's something out there making tracks that defy explanation by any other means."
The information collected from supposed eyewitnesses hinges on credibility and sincerity, not to mention a keen ability to observe and record the scene.
Meldrum said many supposed sightings contain insufficient data to determine authenticity. Footprint evidence is often more useful than reported sightings.
Oftentimes, people unable to explain creatures spotted in the forest feel reluctant to report the incident due to concerns about credibility — or unwanted attention.
"Some people are after their five minutes of fame and some people want to spite someone else by showing that they're gullible in accepting something which they think is silly and outrageous," Meldrum said.
The closest Meldrum came to a face-to-face encounter occurred in Northern California, not far from the Patterson-Gimlin film site, and at a cabin on a remote lake in Ontario.
In the Siskiyou Mountains near the California coast, not far from Sasquatch hotspot Blue Creek, a large creature brushed along the team's tents amid pea-soup fog.
Unable to catch a glimpse due to the fog, Meldrum and the others noticed 16-inch footprints around the tents.
In Ontario, as Meldrum and a documentary film crew searched for evidence of Sasquatch, someone or something tossed rocks and cordwood on the cabin's aluminum roof just after the team snuffed the lights for the night.
"Critics will say we never saw what we were interacting with, but yet, we're hundreds of miles from civilization, we're at a location that's only reasonably arrived at by floatplane and all six of us are accounted for inside the cabin, and something heaves a quartered chunk of cordwood onto the roof," he said. "Unless bears have sprouted opposable thumbs, it's kind of hard to imagine."
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Petr Jandacek on
October 30th, 2012 5:35 pm
> Ode to Multiregional Human Evolution
> Petr Jandáček 2011
> There was a crooked man who walked a crooked path
> of Darwin's Evolution.
> As Science it is new and facts there are but few
> well seasoned with confusion.
> From lowly shrews – insectivores – it seems – the primates came.
> The Lemuroids and Tarsieroids have very little fame.
> The Monkeys are much better known – from New World and from Old.
> Gorilla, Orang, Chimp and Gibbon are man-like we are told.
> From Apes to Man the gap is wide –
> for a long time left apart
> Till small Australopithecus
> was found by Raymond Dart.
> How long have they been on the scenes?
> Those cute Australo-pithecenes….
> How and when they reached each haunt?
> Perhaps they started in Levant??
> From there through warm Eurasian band?
> And southward through all African land
> As they traveled – they would find
> Related types of ape-men-kind.
> Hominids of many strange shapes
> Crossed with bonobos and other such apes.
> Gorillas, Chimps and Bonobos did their forest thing
> While bipedal relatives had their naked fling.
> Like Timber Wolf of northern snow
> Has no qualms, but wants to know
> The carnal charms of Dingo Sheila
> Or Jackal bitch, or cute Akita.
> Like all Canines on this Earth
> Our forebears – bred — gave birth
> Left their genes with all uncouth
> Anywhere they'd find some mirth,
> As long as genes of Human-kind
> Meshed as still ALL Doggie-kind
> DNA would ebb and flow
> And recombine towards high and low.
> Thus, we see on Line of Wallace
> Austalopithecus on Isle of Flores
> Some — thirteen thousand years ago
> Maybe later… the Dutch would know.
> Australopithecus of Latter-Day
> On Flores Island – I would say
> Is better way to name that type
> Brainette for "Homo" is un-ripe.
> Most would die but some survived
> Some would kill, and thus had thrived.
> Settled types and new-comers
> Produced better survivors.
> North America HAD primates in days of yore.
> South America HAS monkeys – from shore to shore.
> Pliopithecus and Dryopithecus of Europe's past
> Were Hominids too – – so not so fast!
> As BuzzWord it may be – all the rage
> But "Out of Everywhere-ica" can upstage
> The paradigm we had learnt to take
> May yet be nothing but a fake.
paul nielsen on
January 21st, 2013 2:18 pm
I have an original cast from the1967 paterson gimlin sighting at bluffcreak california paterson cast this footprint himself and i have a certificate of authenticity with it the other footprint is in the smithsonion institute.
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BERLIN (AP) — Justin Bieber's pet monkey is no longer his.
The capuchin monkey named Mally was seized by German customs on March 28 when the 19-year-old Canadian pop star failed to produce the required vaccination and import papers after landing in Munich for a European tour.
Authorities issued an order Tuesday transferring ownership of the animal to Germany after Bieber missed a deadline to send the documents, customs spokesman Thomas Meister said.
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Freshman David Buckholtz welcomed those in attendance and introduced Porter.
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Julia and other students also chanted "We are ... Penn State."
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Paterno reported the allegations to university higher-ups, but it would be nearly a decade before Sandusky was arrested. Paterno said he regretted having not done more.
Paterno was born Dec. 21, 1926, and grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y.
During his senior year in high school, Paterno's Brooklyn Prep football team lost just one game " to St. Cecilia of Englewood, N.J., which was coached by Vince Lombardi.
Paterno arrived at Penn State after graduating from Brown University, where he played quarterback and defensive back.
The Nittany Lions finished in the top five of polls five times and in the top 10 a total of 22 times under his leadership. Paterno did not sustain a losing season until 23 years into his tenure, when Penn State finished 5-6 in 1988.
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A public viewing is scheduled for today from 1-11 p.m. at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on Penn State's University Park campus. A second viewing is scheduled for Wednesday from 8 a.m. to noon, with a private family funeral service later that day.
A public memorial service is slated for Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Bryce Jordan Center.
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Emily Z says:
You're a badass, Meagan!
[pullquote align="left" type="simple"]Frustration: to balk or defeat in an endeavor .[/pullquote]Many of us at the gym find ourselves frustrated. Double Unders, Muscle Ups, Kipping Pull Ups, Snatch, Clean & Jerk…the list goes on. As a member, I bet you feel like you are the only one that cannot learn how to do a certain skill and become frustrated. We have all been there, including instructors.
I remember my first day at Crossfit Wilmington. I was by far the smallest girl in the original box. I weighed a whopping 94 lbs, modified every workout, needed 2 bands to do a pull up, and the list goes on. Most of the workouts included movements at a weight that was my body weight or higher. One day I came in and saw a WOD with a weight under my bodyweight, FRAN. Josh looked at me and asked if I could pick up the weight and do a thruster…I did two or three. He asked me to jump up on the pull up bar and do a couple pull-ups, I did. His next statement to me was, "You are RX'ing this workout." Yippee!!!! I was so excited. My first workout at Crossfit Wilmington that I could do without modifying it and I was stoked. I began the workout and 21:32 later, I left with tears in my eyes. Those of you that know me know I am not a crier. FRUSTRATION had set in! Fran is typically a sub 5 minute workout and it took me over 4 times as long. I was frustrated, wanted to give up, cry, all of the above-but in everything I had ever endured in life I knew I was not capable of giving up! I turned FRUSTRATION into DETERMINATION.
I am not the best at everything we do in the gym, however, I set small and achievable goals for myself until I became efficient and able to RX workouts. This took time, dedication; the ability to say today just wasn't my day, and taking recovery days. My first goal was to get off the bands on the pull up bar. I started with a green and a purple band. Every day, I came in and worked on pull ups with a smaller band…then after about 2 months, I was doing strict pull ups and stringing together kipping pull ups. I practiced pull ups every day that I went into the gym, and finally, I became efficient at them. Bodyweight exercises were not my nemeses' though.
The deadlift, clean and jerks, snatches, shoulder press, etc. FORM, FORM, FORM!!! Tony must have said that to me at least a million times! It stuck T. I worked on form and technique so that I could lift what the other ladies were lifting. The other ladies at this time would be Dawn, Taylor, Abby, Maria, etc. Those of you that came from the first gym know that these ladies are strong! My inspirations! But the 95 lb clean and jerk was their warm-up, my bodyweight! I was FRUSTRATED, but again turned that FRUSTRATION into DETERMINATION! I was tiny, but I wanted to be strong. I started adding more protein to my diet and adding muscle. I put on about 9 lbs within a year. I now maintain a bodyweight of 107-108. I eat A LOT, but I train hard!
In 2010, I over trained…yes, me…overstrained! I tore my rotator cuff after doing more than what I was supposed to! This part is
important…my FRUSTRATION turned into OVER TRAINING!!!! My DETERMINATION had me in the gym almost every day. I did strength, Crossfit, Group Fitness classes-I didn't train with purpose. Then it was too late! Torn rotator and I could do NOTHING! I was miserable! I needed a goal. I decided to do an Olympic Lifting Meet. I began a strength program just squatting, signed up for an Oly Meet, and didn't lift anything overhead until 2 weeks before the meet. I competed in the 48kg weight class and placed 1st. I was hooked. But like everything, FRUSTRATION, set in. My weights sounded like pocket change when I dropped my bar! I wanted more…a lot more. So, back to it. I began training for my next meet, then my next meet, then my next. I found that in order to keep my FRUSTRATION DETERMINATION, I had to set goals for myself. I am not naïve in thinking I will get everything I train for overnight, because I know I have a lot of work to do ALWAYS. But my DETERMINATION helped me to train with purpose. I enjoy competing. It holds me accountable, pushes me, humbles me, and drives me to be better. I want to be the best in all that I do in life, whether in the gym or outside. I put 110% into everything I do.
FRUSTRATION used to be a word in my dictionary, but as a good friend recently told me, "Try word replacement therapy Meagan!" He was right…replace FRUSTRATION with DETERMINATION. You will find results in yourself, whether in a workout or in life, that will simply amaze you and everyone else.
– Meagan
You're a badass, Meagan!
Great write up Meagan! I remember that Fran and how you pushed through it that day. It has been great watching your transformation and development as a athlete and instructor over the course of the last 5 years.
Meagan, it goes without saying that you look incredible. Your story and this series of pictures is the perfect testament to what TIME and FRUTRATION turned into ACTION will do. You are nothing short…haha…short….of an inspiration to us all. Keep reaching for the stars, pocket dyno-MITE. The American Open is yours for the taking.
thank you, meagan! i needed to hear this.
FRIEND!!!!!!! Meagan I cannot tell you how much you inspired me to push harder when I was at CFW. You constantly cheered, yelled, and motivated me to be better and expect more of myself! You contiunually pushed positivity at me, and always encouraged determination – "Though she be but little, she is fierce" Meagan you KILL it, 24/7 and your determination is incredibly inspiring! THANK YOU FOR LEADING BY EXAMPLE and KICKING ASS. I have nothing by respect and admiration for you, FRIEND! Missing you in MD!
Great piece girl.
Wow! Thanks guys. Everyone at CFW has made me a better person and has had me striving for more! Couldn't have done any of this without great friends, coaches, and badass athletes to try and be like! I am truly a blessed gal!
Inspiring story Meagan! especially for your fellow little friends (:
I FEED off of motivational stories!! Thanks for sharing Meagan. This gives me more fuel to use, right on! Great job, keep up the awesome example you set. We all want to be like you!
A true bad ass on the platform. And always helpful with corrective form instructions and drills.
Not only are you a great example for us, you are also the nicest most supportive person ever. You are always smiling, always helpful and so encouraging. Not to mention how much you have inspired the crossfit kids to strive for those same qualities. Not many people would have the patience to corral a bunch of little kids into learning burpees, what food is a carbohydrate and what food is a protien and do it with such grace and such a big smile. You're a gem and I love how awesome you look and how strong you are. Great work!
You're the best Meagan!! Don and I have learned so much under your instruction and always look forward to your classes. Thank you for the article – and for yoga on Sunday! How funny was that watching Don hold some of those poses?! Ha!
I loveYou, Meagan; aka "powerhouse". You get it done and are an excellent example displaying determination. You are the all around gal cause' not only do you throw bars around like it ain't nothing, you can dance your booty off with your cardio as everyone else tries to keep up, catching their breathe, AND, the kids. You have such patience and a great attitude to our kids. You promote fitness and eating right to them and I really appreciate this and all you have taught me. You Rock girl!
Meagan has the worlds biggest hearts stuffed into a tiny, powerhouse body. She proves that determination and and a positive attutude can overcome anything. So glad we're Buds. Proud of you!


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In accordance with one of my hobbies I've referred to in past columns, I've been reading another old book recently. It's the classic novel "The Deerslayer" by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in 1841. You may have read at least some excerpts from this work in a high school literature class. The story is set in the wilderness of the early American frontier.
One of the aspects of the book which has captured my interest is the efforts of the main character to maintain high morals in spite of his primitive surroundings and the lack of such morals in most of the people around him.
For example, it is portrayed as a time when many people didn't value or treat American Indians as fellow human beings. The story also shows that the practice of scalping was not confined to the Indians. A frontiersman might have been equally tempted to scalp an Indian, without provocation, simply to receive the money offered for such a prize.
So the main character would often "go against the flow" concerning such matters in order to do what he believed was right and what he believed would be most pleasing to God. Not only did he seek to live his life in that manner, but also encouraged others to live by those higher standards.
Our world has changed quite a bit since those days. Not only has the landscape of our nation been drastically altered by advances in science, industry and technology, but many would declare that we now live in a more civilized society.
However, the nature of man hasn't seen as great a transformation. People still tend to demean those who look different from them or who are part of another culture. There is still conflict, deception, dishonesty and violence between the various nations and tribes of this world.
Human life is often not valued as highly as it should be. And while scalping may not be a common practice, many people will still do unscrupulous and even inhumane acts in order to gain some money.
Morals are still lacking in our day, and in some areas maybe more so than in those frontier times.
So in this moral and spiritual wilderness in which we live today, there is still a need for people who will take a stand for what is right. We need to seek to live in accordance with God's standards and inspire others to do the same.
I heard someone preach a sermon recently about the 12 spies who were sent into the Promised Land to check it out. As you may recall, although Joshua and Caleb were outnumbered 10 to two, these courageous men were willing to take a stand for doing the right thing in obeying God and taking possession of the land. They didn't back down even when almost the entire nation sided with the opposing viewpoint and were calling for the execution of these two godly men (see Numbers 14:1-10).
No matter whether you lived in Bible times, in the early American frontier or in today's spiritual wilderness, heroes are always needed who will bravely seek to live in accordance to the higher standard of God's will, even when the majority around them disagree and may even become hostile toward them.
Are you willing to stand against the crowd in order to do the right thing and to uphold the morals taught in the Bible? Will you seek to be a person of integrity, who practices what he preaches, even when it means going against the flow? Will you be such a Joshua and a Caleb in your family, in your community, and in your nation?
The Rev. Tony W. Elder is pastor of Wesley Community Fellowship Church. He can be reached at 770-483-3405 or by email at email@example.com.
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- TONY ELDER: Learn the difference between God's guidance and an overly sensitive conscience ( January 13, 2014 )
- TONY ELDER: Church can help us continually improve ourselves ( March 22, 2015 )
- TONY ELDER: Aspire to live an elevated life, closer to God and farther away from sin ( February 5, 2015 )


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Rhode Island Senate President says she will allow a marriage equality vote in 2013
December 18, 2012
By Jacob Combs
Finally: Rhode Island Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed announced yesterday that she would allow a marriage equality vote in the Senate, should the House succeed in passing an equal marriage bill, the Providence Journal reported. Paiva Weed is a long-time opponent of marriage equality, and has refused to even allow a vote on the issue in the past, so her announcement is a good sign for equality advocates in the state.
This does not in any way mean that marriage equality is a done deal in the Ocean State, but it is certainly a significant new development in a state that remains the only one in New England to bar same-sex couples from marrying. Rhode Island began offering civil unions in 2011, but a remarkably low number of couples have taken advantage of the provision, likely due to the wide latitude it provides for religious exemptions, which puts couples at risk of discrimination.
House Speaker Gordon Fox, who is openly gay, has consistently vowed to bring marriage equality legislation to a vote in his chamber next year. Supporters of marriage equality did well in Rhode Island during the November election, with several new allies in the House and a few in the Senate, which will likely prove the main obstacle to a marriage equality bill's final passage. Gov. Lincoln Chaffee, an Independent, supports marriage equality and would sign a bill should it come to his desk.
In her Monday announcement, Paiva Weed said that she expects the Senate Judiciary Committee to vote on any bill that passes the House. She explicitly stated that the Senate will not take any action on its own, but did say that she "anticipate[s] a vote in the Senate Judiciary committee." For now, that means the onus is on Fox to start the process when the legislature reconvenes in 2013.
A caveat: marriage equality legislation in Rhode Island has a long, frustrating history of stop-and-start not-quite-progress. In February, I wrote a post titled "Will 2012 finally be the year for marriage equality in Rhode Island?" In it, I noted that a marriage equality bill had been unsuccessfully introduced into the Rhode Island state legislature every year since 1997 without ever coming up for a vote. 2012 turned out to be no exception to that rule.
As is evident now, the answer to the titular question of that post was 'no.' The fate of a marriage equality bill in the Rhode Island Senate is yet unclear, but even if such a bill passes the House and fails in the Senate, it will still be a sign of progress in a state where public support for equal marriage rights is strong and where equality looks like it will be realized, with luck and hard work, at some point in the next few years.
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1. _BK_ | December 18, 2012 at 9:39 am
It's about time!
2. skrekk | December 18, 2012 at 10:04 am
You'd think passing marriage equality would be a simple matter in a state which was the very first secular government in the west.
3. karen in kalifornia | December 18, 2012 at 10:18 am
Except for the fact that the Italian American Catholic democrats favor extensive religious exemptions and got them into the CU bill. These exemptions AND individuals that work
for those institutions ie. the numerous Catholic hospitals.
Here's an ACLU press release from earlier this year stating that only 46 couples had applied for RI CUs. http://www.aclu.org/lgbt-rights/ri-aclu-says-late…
4. Straight Dave | December 18, 2012 at 10:19 am
While we certainly can't count our chickens yet (note, MD in 2011), I think this is a pretty big deal. Her perpetual foot-dragging and unwillingness, at least publicly, to allow a vote, had a depressing effect on the rest of the legislature. It's very hard to get people to stick their necks out when they expect to just hit a brick wall anyway. Why bother to put in the effort.
With some Cuomo-type lobbying by former Repub Chaffee, the collective mood might swing quickly. The time is sooooooooo right. After the election, it must be ultra clear that this issue isn't going away, and they also should know thay can't half-ass the cheap CU trick they tried last time. Here's hoping they come to their senses and decide to put the inevitable behind them soon.
5. Bruce Stores | December 18, 2012 at 10:19 am
Don't forget Rhode Island was the last of the 13 American colonies to sign on to becoming a state in the new United States of America. Its a heel dragging place.
6. Straight Dave | December 18, 2012 at 10:23 am
You'd think, yeah! But a lot has happened since the days of Roger Williams. Once RI became the most heavily Catholic state in the US, the Bishops began to work their influence on the govt.
It keeps reminding me that for many people, religious freedom simply means my freedom from the other guy's religion, not the other guy's freedom from my religion.
7. skrekk | December 18, 2012 at 11:20 am
The irony there is that the vast majority of American Catholics support marriage equality, it's only the church hierarchy which confuses marriage with holy matrimony and opposes equal rights for gays.
8. Bill S. | December 18, 2012 at 11:28 am
I live in Rhode Island and I am not getting my hopes up. There are too many old Catholic Italian men in our legislature. Neither Governor Chafee nor Speaker Fox have any cachet in the state. It will have to come via court action, possibly a federal lawsuit.
We can take solace in knowing that same-sex marriages performed elsewhere are recognized *as marriages* in Rhode Island. All a same-sex couple needs to do is drive 30 minutes at most to the border and get married, and they will be considered married under RI law.
9. Fr. Bill | December 18, 2012 at 2:07 pm
The religious exemptions in the RI Civil Unions Act are totally unacceptable especially for any civil marriage legislation. Also remember that RI is the poorhouse of New England when it comes to employment, income, education – you name it.
10. Straight Dave | December 18, 2012 at 2:25 pm
That's when religion tends to creep into the public picture in places where it doesn't belong. Sorry if anyone if offended, but that's what I tend to see happening. Religion has its fair place, but not in the halls of govt.
I hope RI doesn't get a severely wattered-down bill. If they do, they're better off scrapping it for now. Since their residents can still get married 30 mins away in CT/MA, they should stand their ground until real equality arrives. If they agree to a wimpy bill, there won't be any motivation to go back and fix it soon. They have a better deal now from the other states, whose marriages would also get watered down by a new RI bill. There is absolutely no reason to let them *add* any new exceptions at this time.
11. Bill S. | December 18, 2012 at 5:42 pm
Chafee does not have nearly the same clout as Cuomo…in fact he has none and is not well respected in this state.
This bill will not pass. There are too many old-school Italian Catholics in our legislature. All we can do is be thankful that marriages performed elsewhere are recognized *as marriages* in Rhode Island. Marriage equality in Rhode Island will have to come from a favorable court ruling.
12. Straight Dave | December 18, 2012 at 6:04 pm
Then let's hope they're at least forced to stand up and be counted. Self-preservation is a politician's strongest principle.
13. Mike in Baltimore | December 18, 2012 at 9:34 pm
In Maryland, a marriage equality bill twice passed the state House, but then twice failed in the state Senate.
In 2011 (after the 2010 election in which a couple of the most vehement opponents were defeated), backers decided to start in the Senate, then go to the House with the bill. It finally passed the state Senate, then it failed in the House (the defeat included a couple of delegates who had co-sponsored the bill, then voted 'no'). It was only when Governor O'Malley personally got involved in the middle of 2011 and early 2012 did the bill pass both chambers.
And in Maryland, the situation in the state Senate is similar to that in Rhode Island – Senate President (equivalent to Majority Leader in the US Senate) Mike Miller is against marriage equality, but allowed the chamber to vote on the issue. He did, to his credit, allow a vote on the bill every time the issue was introduced, and the issue came to the Senate floor for a vote (a total of four times).
Maryland has a quirky signing procedure for bills – the bill must be signed by the Governor, the House leader (official title is 'Speaker of the House'), and the Senate President. Miller signed the marriage equality bill, and then split the scene as fast as he could. That's why the official photos of the signing ceremony show the Lt. Governor (who does not sign bills) as part of the signing ceremony.
14. truthspew | December 18, 2012 at 11:12 pm
As someone who spent a couple years in the fight here in RI I finally walked away in disgust. Our legislators are for lack of better words, fucking cowards!
For example – last year we did indeed have the votes we needed in the house, as we did the year before that and the the year before that. But Pavia-Weed threatened to block it none the less. I wonder why she's changing her tune now?
Mark my words – RI will not get equality through the legislature, we will get it through the judiciary!
15. skrekk | December 19, 2012 at 12:04 am
Personally I think the judiciary is the better route anyway since a legislative vote on the civil rights of a minority is just as offensive as a popular vote. Rights granted by a legislature can just as easily be taken away.
But for those who are currently denied their rights I can't begrudge them gaining those rights by whatever method works.
16. karen in kalifornia | December 19, 2012 at 9:11 am
Recognized "as marriages" only as long as Chaffee or another supportive governor is in office. The recognition is executive policy not law.
17. Straight Dave | December 19, 2012 at 10:27 am
Are the RI supreme court cowards, too? …like they were in NY & WA. Are they elected/recalled?
I seem to remember them not allowing a RI couple who got married in MA to get divorced in RI. And MA didn't allow the divorce because they weren't MA residents. Complete BS. Made them look like Texas
18. Bill S. | December 19, 2012 at 2:15 pm
Rhode Island Supreme Court justices are not elected and cannot be recalled. For some reason MERI (Marriage Equality Rhode Island) is not confident that they would be able to win a legal challenge.
19. Mike in Baltimore | December 19, 2012 at 3:42 pm
Maryland's judges are appointed by the Governor, and approved by the state Senate (similar to the Federal system).
However, in Maryland judges are subject to a 'retain' vote within a specified period of time (I believe it's the first state-wide general election), and then periodically every few years after (I think it's more than five, but less than ten).
There is a procedure for impeaching them, but the easier method is for removal by the 'Judicial Review Commission'.
In my almost 40 years as a Maryland resident, I can't remember a judge losing a 'retain' vote, or being impeached, but several years ago, a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge was removed by the Judicial Review Commission. I was in a jury pool when that 'removed judge' (before she was removed) told people the trial would last no more than two weeks. She said she had non-refundable tickets to vacation in mainland China, and she was NOT going to lose the trip because of the trial, so it would last for no more than two weeks. I was very glad to later be dismissed from that jury pool. If I had been on the jury for that trial, I might have made sure the jury deliberations lasted long enough to make the judge miss her trip.
Her removal was not directly because of that one trial, but for other reasons. I'm sure, though, that that trial entered into the considerations, as her removal, in the words of the Judicial Review Commission, was (paraphrasing) 'for unjudicial acts and actions.'


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7 Responses to "Weekly Snaps: June 25, 2010"
TimB Says:
June 27th, 2010 at 4:31 am
man how sick is danny – so wish I could rock up to a spot and ride left or right foot forward depending on what would be be the best . Can't wait for this movie to come out – also any1 know on how much longer more than machines is filming for – reckon we must be due another trailor..
Braden Ioi Says:
June 27th, 2010 at 6:35 pm
the fake lens flare ruins grants photo. danny is the man tho!
wader Says:
June 28th, 2010 at 10:04 am
danny ftw
Jonny wakeboarder Says:
June 29th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
1st photo-
I agree, the fake lens flare is pretty damn lame…!
Also too bad the photographer couldn't get into a better position so he could expose for the riders face and you'd actually be able to see who it is…
One more thing BULLS EYE! Learn something about composition…
Vaughn Spencer Says:
June 29th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
Braden and Jonny,
thanks for the comments and critiques*. agreed looking at it again, I could have done without it… Just gettin started….
jonny what do you mean BULLS EYE? I was just stoked to be out on the water….
big boy Says:
July 5th, 2010 at 8:06 pm
great pic of danny
Fish Says:
July 7th, 2010 at 10:26 pm
thats no lens flare thats a UFO, grant be fuckin wit them intergalactic beings, fox best show a nigga some cheese other wise imma get ET up on ya wit that glowing finger.


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This is about the easiest recipe ever, and always a hit when you are in charge of desert - never any leftovers!
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While at Epcot last week, we got to try out the NEW Agent P's World Showcase Adventure! If you have played the former Kim Possible game, Agent P is very similar in that you are on a mission and use the same cell phone type apparatus.
You can become an official agent in one of two locations; on the outskirts of the World Showcase or in Norway. Cast members will help you get started and it is in your first location that you choose the country (Norway, Japan, UK, or Germany) in which your adventure will begin. Once you reach your initial destination, you will get instructions via cell phone on how next to proceed.
We began our mission in the UK and were taken to about 5 different locations in the UK section through the course of the adventure. While the kids enjoyed bouncing from place to place, it can be a bit daunting for parents. If you plan to play Agent P's World Showcase Adventure, you really need to have some time and flexibility in your schedule because it was our experience that just one country alone could take up to one hour to get through all the tasks.
What the kids enjoyed about Agent P's World Showcase Adventure is that it isn't simply going from one location to another, but you actually had tasks to complete like locating a golf ball and bringing to a store where you would have to place it in a machine which would "self destruct" after you leave or telling a cast member a secret phrase in which they would respond by giving you a bag of tea which contained a clue you needed to get to the next challenge.
Tip: Once you agree to go to a certain country, you are locked in so be sure you know which one you want to spend that much time in. And whatever you do, do press the END button because that will log you out of the entire adventure and you will have to go back where you started to get the phone reactivated.
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Yes, they are very close. Just walk south towards the bridge when you get out of the subway and you'll hit the tram station; it's hard to miss.
Alternatively, you could get off the F at 63rd and walk to join us at the tram station; you'd get a free transfer onto the tram as well as the view. But if you'd rather go directly there, we could easily rendezvous once we're all on the island. You've got my number; just give me a ring once you're there and we'll figure it out.
Cool I will try and be there Sat. If the transfer is free, I would like to do the tram ride, havent done it in over 10 years atleast.
Free transfer and a nice view? I think I'll do that then. How exactly does the transfer work. I see that on the MTA website they say transfers are available at the Lexington Ave/63rd st station but it has "with metrocard" in parenthesis. I am assuming that would be fine with a single ride metro card or am I mistaken? Thanks.
I *think* it's a free transfer from the subway, but it's been years since I've taken it, so don't count on it. I looked online and couldn't confirm it. Forum posts I saw elsewhere said you could pay one fare to go to the island via tram, and then return via the F and a free transfer into the subway, but the transfers time out after 2 hours.
So I'd have at least a round-trip metrocard with you when you get to the tram station, if you want to take it. If you'd rather not risk spending the $2.25 on the brief ride, just stay on the F and we can meet on the island.
My apologies to all, I shall have to bow out, due to a rare chance to meet a dear friend of mine.
Navigation is reasonably simple. The tram and subway stops are maybe 1/4 mile apart on the same road, they are easy to find. There is also a Red Bus that runs a loop route along the island, the fare is 25 cents (no metrocards accepted) that might be useful to ride to get a bit of an overview. There are parks at both the north and south ends of the islands, past some hospital grounds.
Things I was personally thinking of shooting included: the Manhattan waterfront (as RI affords a unique perspective), abandoned buildings on the very southern end of the island (although I'm not sure of access), Main Street proper.
I wish you all a good shoot, and once more, my apologies in advance for my absence.
Sorry you can't make it Steven, but have fun. Newt, Ansel, you guys still planning on coming? I am pretty beat as every week this month has seemed to be work overload lol, but I will def make the trek if you guys are coming out.
I'm planning on coming. I'm going to try to get there early so I can do some shots around Grand Central
Long night yesterday. I just realized I dont have anyone's numbers. Jason I tried calling your cell but it went to your company's voicemail I disnt het your personal number last time. I can make it out but I'll be atleast an hour late. If you guys reaf this gimme a call at 917-517-1565 if you guys are there.
I have not developed the other partial roll I shot during this outing, but I did have Target soup the expired 24 exp roll of Pathmark 400 that I finished. I shot it at 200. Man, they did a great job scratching my film lol. I need to get C-41 going on at home =) Here are some from that roll.
img005 by Jason Rofls, on Flickr
img002 by Jason Rofls, on Flickr
img001 by Jason Rofls, on Flickr
img003 by Jason Rofls, on Flickr
img004 by Jason Rofls, on Flickr
img009 by Jason Rofls, on Flickr
img007 by Jason Rofls, on Flickr
img011 by Jason Rofls, on Flickr
img006 by Jason Rofls, on Flickr
img013 by Jason Rofls, on Flickr
Nice shots. I love the red door.