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|Scientific classification
|M. monax
|Binomial name
|Marmota monax
(Linnaeus, 1758)
|Groundhog range
The groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as a woodchuck, or whistlepig,[2] is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots.[3] Other marmots, such as the yellow-bellied and hoary marmots, live in rocky and mountainous areas, but the groundhog is a lowland creature. It is widely distributed in North America and common in the northeastern and central United States and Canada. Groundhogs are found as far north as Alaska, with their habitat extending southeast to Georgia.[4]
The groundhog is the largest sciurid in its geographical range, typically measuring 40 to 65 cm (16 to 26 in) long (including a 15 cm (6 in) tail) and weighing 2 to 4 kg (4 to 9 lb). In areas with fewer natural predators and large amounts of alfalfa, groundhogs can grow to 80 cm (30 in) and 14 kg (31 lb). Groundhogs are well adapted for digging, with short but powerful limbs and curved, thick claws. Unlike other sciurids, the groundhog's spine is curved, more like that of a mole, and the tail is comparably shorter as well — only about one-fourth of body length. Suited to their temperate habitat, groundhogs are covered with two coats of fur: a dense grey undercoat and a longer coat of banded guard hairs that gives the groundhog its distinctive "frosted" appearance.[citation needed]
The etymology of the name woodchuck is unrelated to wood or chucking. It stems from an Algonquian (possibly Narragansett) name for the animal, wuchak.[5] The similarity between the words has led to the clever tongue-twister:
- How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
- if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
- A woodchuck would chuck all the wood he could
- if a woodchuck could chuck wood![6]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The groundhog prefers open country and the edges of woodland, and is rarely far from a burrow entrance. Since the clearing of forests provided it with much more suitable habitat, the groundhog population is probably higher now than it was before the arrival of European settlers in North America. Groundhogs are often hunted for sport, which tends to control their numbers. However, their ability to reproduce quickly has tended to mitigate the depopulating effects of sport hunting.[7] As a consequence, the groundhog is a familiar animal to many people in the United States and Canada.[citation needed]
In the wild, groundhogs can live up to six years with two or three being average. In captivity, groundhogs reportedly live from 9 to 14 years. Common predators for groundhogs include wolves, cougars, coyotes, foxes, bobcats, bears, eagles, and dogs. Young groundhogs are often at risk for predation by snakes, which easily enter the burrow.[citation needed]
Despite their heavy-bodied appearance, groundhogs are accomplished swimmers and occasionally climb trees when escaping predators or when they want to survey their surroundings.[8] They prefer to retreat to their burrows when threatened; if the burrow is invaded, the groundhog tenaciously defends itself with its two large incisors and front claws. Groundhogs are generally agonistic and territorial among their own species, and may skirmish to establish dominance.[9] Outside their burrow, individuals are alert when not actively feeding. It is common to see one or more nearly-motionless individuals standing erect on their hind feet watching for danger. When alarmed, they use a high-pitched whistle to warn the rest of the colony, hence the name "whistle-pig".[7][10] Groundhogs may squeal when fighting, seriously injured, or caught by a predator.[10] Other sounds groundhogs may make are low barks and a sound produced by grinding their teeth.[10] When groundhogs are frightened, the hairs of the tail stand straight up, giving the tail the appearance of a hair brush.[citation needed]
Mostly herbivorous, groundhogs primarily eat wild grasses and other vegetation, including berries and agricultural crops, when available.[9] Groundhogs also eat grubs, grasshoppers, insects, snails and other small animals, but are not as omnivorous as many other Sciuridae. Like squirrels, they also have been observed sitting up eating nuts such as shagbark hickory, and pecans, but unlike squirrels, do not bury them for future use.[citation needed]
Groundhogs are excellent burrowers, using burrows for sleeping, rearing young, and hibernating. The average groundhog has been estimated to move approximately 1 m3 (35 cu ft), or 2,500 kg (5,500 lb), of soil when digging a burrow.[citation needed] Though groundhogs are the most solitary of the marmots, several individuals may occupy the same burrow. Groundhog burrows usually have two to five entrances, providing groundhogs their primary means of escape from predators. Burrows are particularly large, with up to 14 metres (46 ft) of tunnels buried up to 1.5 metres (5 ft) underground, and can pose a serious threat to agricultural and residential development by damaging farm machinery and even undermining building foundations.[7] William Schoonmaker dug out eleven groundhog dens finding the longest, not including side galleries, was twenty-four feet with the average of all being about fourteen feet. Typically there are two chambers, one nest for resting and sleeping, the other an excrement or toilet chamber. The nest may be about twenty to thirty six inches below ground and is about sixteen inches wide and fourteen inches high, located above the main burrow. Although dens differ somewhat, typically the den has a main entrance, spy hole, one excrement chamber in use, and one nest. Only one deviation was found where a mother and four young were living together. Measurements of this den, from the extreme entrances, were twenty-nine feet one way and twenty-four feet the other, an area more than twenty-five feet square.[11]
Groundhogs are one of the few species that enter into true hibernation, and often build a separate "winter burrow" for this purpose. This burrow is usually in a wooded or brushy area and is dug below the frost line and remains at a stable temperature well above freezing during the winter months. In most areas, groundhogs hibernate from October to March or April, but in more temperate areas, they may hibernate as little as three months.[12] To survive the winter, they are at their maximum weight shortly before entering hibernation. They emerge from hibernation with some remaining body fat to live on until the warmer spring weather produces abundant plant materials for food. Groundhogs are mostly diurnal, and are often active early in the morning or late afternoon.[13]
Usually groundhogs breed in their second year, but a small proportion may breed in their first. The breeding season extends from early March to mid- or late April, after hibernation. A mated pair remains in the same den throughout the 31–32 day[14] gestation period. As birth of the young approaches in April or May, the male leaves the den. One litter is produced annually, usually containing two to six blind, hairless and helpless young. Young groundhogs are weaned and ready to seek their own dens at five to six weeks of age. Groundhog mothers introduce their young to the wild once their fur is grown in and they can see. They encourage their young to copy their behaviors and during this time may differ from usual routines.[citation needed]
Relationship with humans[edit]
Both their diet and habit of burrowing make them serious nuisance animals around farms and gardens. They will eat many commonly grown vegetables, and their burrows can destroy farm ponds and undermine foundations and there is a thriving business exterminating them. Jackson (1961) suggested that the amount of damage done by the woodchuck had been exaggerated and that excessive persecution by people had substantially reduced its numbers in Wisconsin. In intensive agricultural and dairying regions of Wisconsin, particularly in the southern areas, the woodchuck by 1950 had been almost extirpated.[15] In some areas marmots are important game animals and are killed regularly for sport, food or fur. In Kentucky, an estimated 267,500 Marmota monax were taken annually from 1964 to 1971. (Barbour and Davis 1974) [16] Their preferred habitat of grassy areas near woods also makes them abundant along roads and highways where they often become the victims of passing cars.[citation needed]
Hibernation is of interest to scientists with speculation that something similar might be of advantage to humans in space travel, and periods of induced hibernation would benefits patients undergoing or recovering from types of medical treatment. (Bil Gilbert)[17]
Very often the dens of groundhogs provide homes for other animals including skunks, red foxes, and cottontail rabbits. Red fox and skunk feed upon field mice, grasshoppers, beetles and other creatures that destroy farm crops. Indirectly, the woodchuck helps the farmer. In digging, the groundhog brings subsoil to the surface aiding in soil improvement. The woodchuck is a valuable game animal and is considered difficult sport when hunted in a fair manner.[18]
A report in 1883 by the New Hampshire Legislative Woodchuck Committee illustrates the attitude of some people toward this animal. In part this report stated "The woodchuck, despite its deformities both of mind and body, possesses some of the amenities of a higher civilization. It cleans its face after the manner of squirrels, and licks its fur after the manner of a cat. Your committee is too wise, however, to be deceived by this purely superficial observance of better habits. Contemporaneous with the ark, the woodchuck has not made any material progress in social science, and it is now too late to reform the wayward sinner. The average age of the woodchuck is too long to please your committee...The woodchuck is not only a nuisance, but also a bore. It burrows beneath the soil, and then chuckles to see a mowing machine, man and all, slump into one of these holes and disappear...[19] [20]Your committee is confident that a small bounty will prove of incalculable good at all vents, even as an experiment , it is certainly worth trying; therefore your committee would respectfully recommend that the accompanying bill be passed."[21]
Groundhogs may be raised in captivity, but their aggressive nature can pose problems. Doug Schwartz, a zookeeper and groundhog trainer at the Staten Island Zoo, has been quoted as saying "They're known for their aggression, so you're starting from a hard place. Their natural impulse is to kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out. You have to work to produce the sweet and cuddly."[22]
In the United States and Canada, the yearly February 2 Groundhog Day celebration has given the groundhog recognition and popularity, as has the movie of the same name. The most popularly known of these groundhogs are Punxsutawney Phil, kept as part of Groundhog Day festivities in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
Groundhogs are used in medical research on hepatitis B-induced liver cancer. A percentage of the woodchuck population is infected with the woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV), similar to human hepatitis B virus. Humans do not get the hepatitis virus from woodchucks but the virus and its effects on the liver make the woodchuck the best available animal for the study of viral hepatitis in humans. The only other animal model for hepatitis B virus studies is the chimpanzee, an endangered species.[23]
Groundhog burrows have been known to reveal at least one archaeological site, the Ufferman Site in the U.S. state of Ohio.[24] Although archaeologists have never excavated the Ufferman Site, numerous artifacts have been found because of the activities of local groundhogs. They favor the loose soil of the esker upon which the site lies, and their many diggings for their burrows have brought to the surface significant numbers of human and animal bones, pottery, and bits of stone.[24] Woodchuck remains were found in the Indian mounds at Aztalan, Jefferson County, Wisconsin (Somers, in Barrett, 1933:386) [25]
Robert Frost's poem "A Drumlin Woodchuck" uses the imagery of a groundhog dug in to a small ridge as a metaphor for his emotional reticence.[citation needed] A groundhog figures prominently in the movie Groundhog Day.[citation needed]
- ^ Linzey, A. V. & NatureServe (Hammerson, G. & Cannings, S.) (2008). "Marmota monax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Marmota monax". North American Mammals. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffman, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 802. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Marmota monax (Linnaeus); Woodchuck. Pick4.pick.uga.edu. Retrieved on 2011-09-15.
- ^ Marmota Monax: Woodchuck. animaldiversity.com. Retrieved on 2015-02-24.
- ^ Lyrics and Words for Children's Nursery Rhymes and Songs. BusSongs.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-15.
- ^ a b c Light, Jessica E. "Animal Diversity Web: Marmota monax". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ^ Chapman, J.A.; Feldhammer, G.A. (1982). Wild Mammals of North America, Biology, Management, Economics. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0801823536.
- ^ a b Whitaker, John O; Hamilton, W J. (1998). Mammals of the Eastern United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-3475-0.
- ^ a b c Hinterland Who's Who ("Canadian Wildlife Service: Mammals: Woodchuck"). Hww.ca. Retrieved on 2011-09-15.
- ^ World of the Woodchuck, p. 104-106
- ^ Woodchucks in Rhode Island. (PDF) . dem.ri.gov. Retrieved on 2011-09-15.
- ^ Woodchuck, Illinois University
- ^ Woodchuck. Marmota monax. (PDF). North Caroline Wildlife
- ^ "Mammals of Wisconsin", 1961
- ^ "Walkers Mammals of The World"
- ^ Smithsonian, Feb 1985 v15 p60 (9)
- ^ Willam J. Schoonmaker, "World of the Woodchuck"
- ^ Ernest Thompson Seton, "Lives of Game Animals"
- ^ World of the Woodchuck p.126
- ^ William J. Schoonmaker, "World of the Woodchuck"
- ^ Newman, Andy (2007-12-01). "Grooming a Weatherman for his TV Debut, and Hoping He Doesn't Bite The Host". The New York Times
- ^ Cornell University, "At Cornell, groundhog is harbinger of health" Feb 1, 1996
- ^ a b Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, p. 328.
- ^ Mammals of Wisconsin
Further reading[edit]
- Bezuidenhout, A. J. (Abraham Johannes) and Evans, Howard E. (Howard Edward). Anatomy of the woodchuck (Marmota monax). Lawrence, KS: American Society of Mammalogists, 2005. ISBN 9781891276439. Online at doi:10.5962/bhl.title.61270
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marmota monax.
|Wikispecies has information related to: Marmota monax
- Woodchuck, Hinterland Who's Who
- Woodchuck (Groundhog), Missouri Conservation Commission


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I am the " Grandma" to Analise, a K-4 student. She has learned so much in reading the alphabet, numbers, singing songs, and even yoga since September, that her Dad and I are amazed. We are very grateful to the teacher.
I am the "Grandma" to Analise, a K-4 student. Since September she has blossomed and has learned a lot. We are happy we made the decision to send her to K-4 so that she is ahead of the game when next September when she starts 5 year old Kindergarten. Now, if she could just learn to tie her shoes! Jamyiah, Analise says "hi!"
i think this is a really good school my daughter jamyiah didnt know any reading words or math skills before she came there we are taken it a day at a time but she has improve so much.

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BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Local law enforcement is increasing party patrols in Bellingham and around Western Washington University.
Bellingham Police Lieutenant Rick Sucee says the emphasis patrols will continue for the next several weeks.
When a party gets out of control or has underage drinking, officers will call in the 'party bus' to process and issue tickets on scene.
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The DG-200 uses l'hotellier connectors for the aileron, airbrake and elevator linkages. The first two of these (4 connectors) are accessed through a small hatch a short distance behind the canopy on top of the fuselage. The elevator connection was automated with the launch of the DG-202 and this removed a major safety hazard. Whilst fairly standard for the period (many much later aircraft use them), l'hotellier connectors have a relatively poor safety record and there have been instances of ailerons and airbrakes and even elevators disconnecting in flight or being incorrectly coupled during rigging. On the DG-200 the ailerons are fairly easy to locate and connect at the rear of the hatch but the airbrakes situated closer to the spars can be more difficult. The closed position of the brakes may not coincide with the 'closed but not locked' position of the control lever and therefore require some force to engage. It is only possible to get one hand to the connectors and it is not easy (or impossible!) to see them at the same time. It is worthwhile adjusting the sockets on the airbrake connectors so that they approach the balls at a convenient angle to make it easier to apply the required pressure whilst holding the locking cams in the unlocked position.
Diagram of the socket of a l'hotellier showing the cam plate and inspection hole
To connect the l'hotellier, the cam plate is depressed from its open position so that the narrower side is flush with the body of the cup. The cup is slipped over the ball on the other part of the coupling and the cam plate is released. If the ball is correctly located, the cam plate will spring back to the 'closed and locked' position in which the inspection hole will be completely visible as shown above.
Diagram of the socket of an incorrectly coupled l'hotellier showing the cam plate with inspection hole not completely visible.
If the ball is not correctly located then either the cam plate will spring back to the open position or else the inspection hole will not be visible. The coupling should then be pulled and twisted sharply to make sure that it is properly engaged. It should not be possible to disengage the coupling even with the application of very considerable force or a sharp jerk.
These connectors have been the subject of airworthiness directives - the LBA directives are 1993-001/3 and 1994-001/2 - the former is relevant to the DG-200. The LBA have found that it is possible for l'hotelliers, even when in good condition and correctly connected, to come open under the normal stresses of flight. A minimum mandatory safety requirement is that the locking cams are secured with an appropriate pin. This is fitted in the hole originally intended for visual verification of locking and the hole may need to be bored out to take a suitable pin. Note that the pins need to be a good fit otherwise the whole point is lost. It has been demonstrated for instance that using an ordinary safety-pin instead of the correct pin can allow even an only-slightly-worn connector to disengage. Unfortunately fitting these pins is not easy especially with cold hands and unless the pins are secured with a handy piece of string it is all too easy to drop them to the floor of the fuselage. Again it is worthwhile adjusting the sockets so that the locking cams are easy to get to. Clearly it is possible to insert a pin into an unlocked coupling (to no advantage)! Also a worn coupling may allow a pin to be inserted in the 'closed but not locked' position above, again to no advantage.
A better (and recommended) solution is the use of some form of locking mechanism such as the Uerlings sleeve, LS sleeve, Schempp-Hirth spring and Wedekind locking system - the last being possibly the most reliable and easiest to use. It's not very likely that you'll find the LS or Schempp-Hirth safeties on a DG-200 l'hotellier. The Uerlings sleeve though approved is known to be prone to distorting and cracking and is no longer recommended by many inspectors. The manufacturers themselves required their replacement every two years.
|L'Hotellier Safety Mechanisms Found On DG-200 / DG-202
|The minimum safety requirement as shown here is the fitting of a safety pin through the inspection hole of the operating cam. The inspection hole is (re-)sized so that when the cam plate is fully back with the connector properly made the hole just clears the shell. The safety pin can thus only be fitted if the connector is fully made and the cam fully withdrawn and prevents the cam from being pushed or shaken in by severe shocks such as might be obtained during a bumpy takeoff. Provided the ball and socket are within tolerance they cannot separate while the cam plate is in this position. It's important to verify that the pin locks the cam plate firmly so that the ball has no opportunity to be jarred loose. It's therefore important that the pin is correctly sized for the hole.
|The Uerling sleeve is a slotted plastic ring on the socket side of the connector which is rotated to cover the ball joint after the connection has been made as shown. The idea is that there is relatively little force available to dislocate the ball from its socket (normally this would be not much more than the inertia of the control linkages) and so relatively little is required to retain it. It is not unknown for the sleeve to become cracked or distorted so that the locking action is reduced or lost. It can only be used with straight couplings.
|The Wedekind locking system consists of a spring-loaded sleeve on the socket side of the connector as shown. The sleeve is retracted to allow the connection to be made as normal and when released slides forward to prevent the cam plate from moving. The sleeve will not engage unless the connection has been properly made and the cam plate is fully home. This can easily be accomplished in one single-handed manoevre. It can be used with both straight and 90o couplings. (Webmaster's personal choice - see Glaser-Dirks TN323/7)
Whatever safety means are employed it is important to be particularly careful of these couplings when rigging. Suggestions from other sources include:
"It is true that the roll effectiveness is higher when negative flaps are set, expecially if the ailerons move together with the flaps as in the DG-200. But one day last year, a friend of mine departed in an ASH-25 with the center (flaperon) aileron on the left wing not connected. He completed an aerotow circuit and managed to land safely. His passenger (an inexperienced pilot) reported that during the flight (and, after the flight, on the ground) the unconnected control surface drooped to its full down position and possibly because of its own weight was not being sucked upwards by the airflow. This caused the plane to roll right, which the pilot needed to correct by applying full left aileron. On final approach, he selected a positive flap setting, which caused all other control surfaces to come down too, and now the pilot had some roll control again. Setting a negative flap in this case would probably have aggavated the imbalance and caused the ASH-25 to roll right, out of control. So I think one should never immediately set one or the other flap setting in such a situation, but have a few seconds to judge the situation. Perhaps in another flapped glider, the aileron would stick in the up position or be sucked more or less neutral, one can not tell that in advance I think. And you must look to see which aileron has disconnected and realise whether the right wing is going up or the left wing is going down.
On lower-chord wing profiles such as the Libelle, an unconnected aileron is reported to initiate a low-frequency oscillation which the pilot has to correct all the time with the remaining aileron."
Thanks for all of these suggestions.
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Tom and Mary Johnson's are featured in this Home of the Week. Jess Heugel/ For the News-Leader
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What: Phelps Grove Neighborhood Art in the Gardens Tour, featuring garden tours, live music and local artists
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Where: A variety of gardens in the Phelps Grove neighborhood
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When Tom and Mary Johnson decided more than 10 years ago to retire in Springfield, they had a few things in mind for the perfect house.
They wanted the house to be centrally located and within an easy walking distance of the bus line. They also needed space for their motor home, and they wanted some yard, but not too much.
I just didnt like to mow grass, says Tom, who got his fill of mowing when they owned a farm in Indiana.
Today, Tom has little mowing to do. Their landscape is overflowing with gardens featuring plants of all varieties, water features and little hidden gardens.
We would rather watch flowers grow than grass grow, Mary says.
Their gardens will be featured June 9 as a stop on the Phelps Grove Neighborhood Art in the Gardens Tour, a fundraiser for the nonprofits projects. Visitors will have much to take in.
The Johnsons garden has evolved over the years, with each year seeing new plants and new garden designs.
As we go places, we just see things we can include into the landscape, Mary says.
I keep thinking every year we dont have to buy any more, but she keeps coming up with places to put them, Tom says.
Mary says there isnt any great trick to what they do. They experiment a great deal. If a plant doesnt make it in one spot, theyll try another. We just try to find little corners and try to put flowers where they have a chance to live, Mary says.
While most of the Johnsons gardens are predominantly planted with perennials, Mary says she likes to fill out the beds with a few annuals to get more color in the garden.
In fact, the Johnsons plant with the idea of year-round color in mind. In the winter, I like color. I dont like to see everything dead, Mary says.
The Johnsons also have a raised vegetable garden in which they grow herbs, tomatoes, lettuces and purple potatoes, among other things. We let the neighbor kids get up in there and dig potatoes, and they just loved it, Mary says.
The Johnsons admit its a lot of work, but gardening is something they truly enjoy. Warm days will typically find them outside.
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im still experimenting and stuff so its a little loose...
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I love the dichotomy of the colors, versus the subject. That is one delightfully lovable and round wolfy.
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What are you doing posting your work in someone else's thread out of now where with no comment or anything? You've got a thread of your own to pollute.
I like the colors a lot in this, I think compositionally the wolf could be positioned on the page better, instead of smack dab in the center, but the rendering and color choices I feel are quite nice. Don't be afraid to let his tail go off the page. I think it could look better than having it look broken.
OSU_Samurai - he's new here, he doenst now the rules. or so I believe :p
RobG - your colors just kick ass... good color theory in practice there!
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I most certainly agree with the colors, they are gorgous, great job. Dispite the fact that he has razor sharp claws and could kill anyone, he looks like a peaceful wolf because of the colors you have chosen and really no facial expression. You did a nice job of generating form and value. Some nice dimension and nice brush strokes.
oh by the way your wolf look cool. love the colors. But its too cutsy for me.
hey thats acually very nice. simple and effective. Seems like the linework is great too.. can we see that, if you still have it...?
sakuna - you should edit that post, removing your image link. Thread hijacking is not nice. even for a newbie...
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Ha! How adorable and amazing! Great lighting work!! And what a cute wolf-rat.
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hey thank you all for your comments! wow so many...i dont really have enough time to reply individually so..
Butters' Evil Twin - thanks, i could of but i thought it may be too cliche i dunno.
ryanwh - i usually aim for a focus point in detail, else theres nowhere for the eye to go...if you know what i mean.
OSU_Samurai - thanks man, hmm would look ok to crop it of?
fungi - hey thanks man (you got any pics you gonna post up anytime soon?)
Kaoki - hehe thanks.
1-thought - thanks, i usually use photoshop nufin else.
anyway much love to you all!
Im well aware, there are just afew spot in the back that, unless Im reading the current proportions and shading wrong, should have a hint of pink in them. There are also afew spots in the back that seem dulled out when they should be highlighted more with your secondary cyan lightsource:
And they're all located in the back, hence my opinion of it looking half finished. And yes Im aware of the angle, that he's coming forward, which I guess is why it gets less highlights further back, but since the tail is bent the way you bent it, it seems to be coming forward again, hence it needs highlights. And for the other highlights, Im only talking about hints more of cyan and hues of pink, not the bright stuff on the face.
love the colors and the look to the animal
Love the colours! I don't think the back of the animal goes with the front though. The rear looks like a cute squirrel's heh.
very nice lighting, makes me wanna play around in painter/ps
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DENTON, Texas (AP) - Collin Dennis scored a career-high 34 points to lead North Texas to a 90-64 win over Troy last night.
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A 20-YEAR-OLD woman from Looe has died after suffering serious injuries in a crash earlier this month.
Emma Lancaster was involved in a one-car crash near Lostwithiel on Monday, October 8.
She was flown to Derriford Hospital, where she died on Friday.
Her family have paid tribute to Emma in a statement issued by the police, they said: "Sadly, just less than three weeks after celebrating her 20th birthday, our family has been left devastated by the tragic loss of our beautiful daughter Emma Paige. This tragedy unfolded during very poor weather conditions, whilst Emma was driving to Truro College to collect her younger sister from an evening course.
"Emma was a bright, vivacious, charismatic young lady. Socially she enjoyed a zest for life, with her natural smile and personality endearing to all. A keen music lover, as a family we were imminently due to enjoy a concert of her favourite rock band Muse.
"Attending Penpol Primary School in Hayle from 2000 to 2004, our work commitments resulted in a move to Looe (March 2004), an ironic twist being the origins and roots of her family. Emma loved her years at Looe Community School, successfully achieving her GCSEs before progressing to Truro College. Her college years continued her success, achieving three distinction grades in music, alongside a business studies A-level. Just on the cusp of an exciting future, a large national insurance company has recently successfully recruited her.
"We have been deeply touched by the support and kind words offered by so many people near and far, not only to ourselves but also to her younger sister Sophie Alice and younger brother Ollie. Reading the countless messages and personal tributes that have been posted on Facebook, these have given a very clear picture to us of how popular Emma was and have given us all a great deal of comfort.
"The accident happened at approximately 8.15pm on Monday 8 October where despite the valiant efforts of the intensive care team at Derriford, Emma sadly passed away peacefully on Friday 12 October. Our gratitude is endless to all emergency personnel who never gave up and allowed the family and close friends some very precious time."
The crash happened on the A390 Grenville Road, near Downend, Lostwithiel at 8.25pm when a green Fiat Punto crossed the carriageway, left the road and hit a tree.
Fifteen firefighters attended and several miles of the A390 were closed for 18 hours while a specialist forensic investigation of the scene took place.
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Rachel Bee on Facebook said: "This world is such a messed up place.. it takes only the best of us.. life's truly genuine people.
"Emma Lancaster you were one of the nicest people I ever met, such a joyous person always smiling and that laugh of yours!!! can't believe this has happened... Rest in peace you gorgeous girl xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
Hannah Jolliff on Facebook said: "RIP Emma Lancaster, really can't believe it so many great memories from school like your amazing laugh, spraying each other with the taps in Mr. Matthews science lessons sleep tight you talented girl!xx"
Ellen-Daisy Gunter on Twitter said: "R.I.P. Emma Lancaster. Hope heaven treats you well. All my love.<3"
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Beryl Korot
Beryl Korot (born September 17, 1945) is an American video artist.
Beryl Korot has pioneered the field of video art since the early 1970s. She was co-editor of Radical Software (1970), the first publication to discuss the possibilities of the new video medium, and Video Art (1976) with Ira Schneider. Her first multiple channel works (Dachau 1974 and Text and Commentary) were seen at such diverse venues as The Kitchen (1975), Leo Castelli Gallery (1977), Dokumenta 6 (1977), and the Whitney Museum (1980 and 2002), Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (2010) among others and explored the structural relationship between programming on the ancient technology of the loom and computer programming. Dachau 1974 is in the Kramlich Collection. Her painted text-based handwoven canvases in an original language were exhibited in 1986 at the John Weber Gallery and in 1990 at the Carnegie Museum (Points of Departure). Two video/music collaborations with Steve Reich (The Cave, 1993, and Three Tales, 2002) brought video installation art into a theatrical context. Both works continue to be performed and have been installed, apart from live performances, at such venues as the Whitney Museum, the Carnegie Museum, the Reina Sofia, the Düsseldorf Kunsthalle, and ZKM. Since 2003 she has been creating a new body of video and print work which was seen at Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum for the first time, Beryl Korot: Text/Weave/Line, Video 1977-2010, and subsequently at Dartmouth College Fall 2011 and bitforms gallery, Spring 2012, among others. She is a Guggenheim Fellow and has received numerous grants for her work from the NEA, NYSCA, and most recently from Anonymous Was a Woman (2008).[1]
- Invision, Lost Lascaux Bull, Dishes, Berlin Bees, 20 mins., 1973/4.
- Dachau 1974, 4 channel video installation work, 23 mins., 1974/75.
- Text and Commentary, 5 channel video installation work with 5 weavings, pictographic notations, 5 drawings, 33 mins., 1976/77.
- The Cave, a video opera in 3 Acts, music by Steve Reich, 120 mins., (1993).
- Sarai, Abram's Wife, 3 video screen, 3 channel work, 1990.
- Departure from Bikini, 2 minutes, silent, (1991)
- Three Tales, a video opera, music by Steve Reich, 64 mins., 2002.
- Hindenburg, music by Steve Reich, 4 mins., 1997.
- Yellow Water Taxi 2 mins., 2003.
- Vermont Landscape 4 mins., 2004.
- Pond Life 5 mins., 2005.
- Babel: the 7 minute scroll, 7 minutes, 2006
- Florence, 10 1/2 minutes, 2008.
- Etty, 12 minutes, 2009/10.
- Weaver's Notation - Variations 1 and 2, digital embroideries, 2012.
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Yesterday I hiked up to the top of Mt. Pinos. A total of 4 miles there and back. When I got to the top I saw this tree. It reminded me of the Charlie Brown tree and the line that Linus says "It's not such a bad little tree. All it needs is just a little love."
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Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
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A couple months ago I was able to capture these precious moments of prayer. Prayer is crucial to our walk with Christ. We can not have a relationship with Christ if we are not communicating with Him. This couple was praying outside the abortion clinic as my dad was open air preaching, begging the women not to murder their unborn children. I stood beside them praying this as well.
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To All Who Come To This Happy Place: Welcome.
To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America; with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.
- Speech on the opening day of Disneyland (17 July 1955)
Disneyland is one of my favorite places to go. So much happiness comes from this place it's just busting with it. So what better way to get this blog up and running again than a post about Disneyland with some pictures from there. :-)
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BLITZ: No. 3 Water Valley wallops Robert Lee, 62-0
WATER VALLEY — Just like it has over the past four years, Zach Glass' time on the football field went by pretty quick Friday night.
Playing in his final game at Diddle Young Field, the Water Valley senior scored three touchdowns and recorded a game-high 12 tackles as the No. 3-ranked Wildcats needed just one half to hand rival Robert Lee a 62-0 mercy rule defeat.
"It went by so fast," Glass said of playing on his home field. "To play here as a freshman and to think now it's over is hard. But it did feel pretty good to go out and play like we did tonight."
Glass rushed for 31 yards and two scores on the ground, and he caught a touchdown pass early in the second quarter to put the Steers in a 30-0 hole.
Water Valley scored on all but one offensive possession while racking up 312 yards in just 16 minutes, and held Robert Lee to just 91 yards of offense.
"We played really well this game," Water Valley head coach Karry Owens said. "Robert Lee is a team that can score a lot of points, they are not a bad offense. But we flew to the ball well. We still have to work on our tackling — we let them break some tackles. But other than that I thought we looked real sharp."
On just the second play from scrimmage, Water Valley quarterback Kellen Kirkland found Trae Hannon on a 48-yard scoring pass to open up the offense.
Kirkland finished the night completing 4-of-6 passes for 144 yards and three touchdowns.
"We work on it all the time," Owens said of the Wildcats' passing game. "The kids wanted to throw the ball more, and we need to throw the ball more. We've got to be more diversified. And I thought Kellen did a super job delivering the ball, and we caught it well, so it was a good night."
Along with than the scoring strike to Hannon, Kirkland also connected on a pair of 50-yard touchdown tosses, one to Jude Tamplain at the end of the opening quarter, and another to Glass at the start of the second.
Tamplain added another 54 rushing yards and a score, giving him one touchdown through the air and one on the ground.
Sterling Marschall led the Wildcats' balanced rushing attack with 55 yards and two touchdowns on just four carries.
Marschall also picked off two Robert Lee passes, taking one to the Steers' 1-yard line to lead to a Glass score.
The other interception came with just three seconds left in the half, preserving the Wildcats' shutout and ending the game by the six-man football mercy rule.
Marschall says the team was focused on turning in a good effort against the Steers.
"We didn't want to slip up against Robert Lee," Marschall said. "To me, and a lot of these guys, Robert Lee is a pretty big rivalry, so we wanted to just come out and put it to them.
"We really wanted to come away with the shutout. This is our third shutout of the season, and I don't think that has been done around here in a while, so it's a pretty big deal."
It was the second consecutive shutout to begin district play for the Wildcats.
Water Valley has outscored Eden and Robert Lee by a combined 112-0 over the past two games to move to 2-0 in District 8, Division I.
The Wildcats have a chance to wrap up their second-straight perfect regular season next week when they travel to Veribest.
Will Howard led the Robert Lee offense, rushing for 55 yards on 12 carries. He also caught three passes for 22 yards and threw for 19 more.
The Steers fall to 5-4 on the season and are 1-1 in district play.
Robert Lee hosts Eden next Friday night and will be looking to solidify a playoff berth for the second year in a row.
Water Valley 62
Robert Lee 0
Robert Lee 0 0 x x — 0
Water Valley 24 38 x x — 62
First quarter
WATER VALLEY — 9:06 remaining, Trae Hannon 48 pass from Kellen Kirkland (Colton Zuniga kick).
WATER VALLEY — 5:35, Zach Glass 12 run (Zuniga kick).
WATER VALLEY — 0:36, Jude Tamplain 50 pass from Kirkland (Zuniga kick).
Second quarter
WATER VALLEY— 9:01, Glass 50 pass from Kirkland (Zuniga kick).
WATER VALLEY — 8:34, Glass 1 run (Zuniga kick).
WATER VALLEY — 6:28, Sterling Marschall 5 run (Zuniga kick).
WATER VALLEY — 4:24, Marschall 19 run (Zuniga kick).
WATER VALLEY — 3:16, Jude Tamplain 24 run (Zuniga kick).
Robert Lee W. Valley
First downs 4 10
Rushes-Yards 15-44 16-144
Passing 47 168
Comp-Att-Int 5-20-2 4-6-1
Punts 3-24.3 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 0-0 0-0
Individual statistics
RUSHING: Robert Lee — Will Howard 12-55, Bailey Smith 2-(-13), Justin Gartman 1-2. Water Valley — Zach Glass 5-31, Sterling Marschall 4-55, Jude Tamplain 4-54, Cade Latham 2-3, Kellen Kirkland 1-1.
PASSING: Robert Lee — Howard 2-9-2-19, Gartman 3-11-0-22. Water Valley — Kirkland 4-6-1-168.
RECEIVING: Robert Lee — Howard 3-22, Skinner 1-3, Saucedo 1-22. Water Valley — Trae Hannon 1-48, Tamplain 1-50, Glass 1-50, Colten Zuniga 1-20.
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The South Carolina prison system disciplines prisoners accessing Facebook with the same severity it would for murder, rape, rioting, escape and hostage-taking, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Technically Incorrect: In Maryland, law enforcement arrests two men who were allegedly planning to drop all sorts of contraband into jails.
When a package containing heroin, marijuana and tobacco lands in a prison yard, things go pretty much the way you'd expect.
Popular photo-sharing app's latest feature highlights the most important photos and videos from across the country.
Whoever thought that escaping the Shawshank State Penitentiary could make a fun video game? CineFix, that's who.
Ai Weiwei creates an elaborate series of installations for display on Alcatraz, even though he's forbidden from traveling outside China and has never been to the notorious prison site.
They do things differently in South Carolina. Sometimes, though, the technology can't stay high.
Real estate search site Estately.com has arranged our great states from most to least scary based on things like bears, dentists, and yes, clowns.
Federal appeals court rejects inmate's claim of a First Amendment right to receive printouts of Facebook pages through the U.S. mail.
Meet-An-Inmate.com is adorned with often alluring pictures of those in jail who would really like to meet someone nice. Some might find this faintly chilling.


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On this American Society for Microbiology site, kids can learn more about bacteria, viruses, and other microbes.
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The School of
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faculty and staff — will be held in the Farrell Learning and Teaching
Center atrium, 520 S. Euclid Ave., from Jan. 21 through Feb. 21.
An opening reception is scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 23 on the FLTC's second floor.
Photos of a previous year's show can be viewed on the Arts Commission website.
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Quebec Backs Maple Bid for TMX Group Over LSE, Charest Says
Quebec supports the bid for TMX Group Inc. from Canada's Maple Group Acquisition Corp. over the takeover by London Stock Exchange Group Plc because the local offer gives more guarantees on preserving jobs in Montreal, Premier Jean Charest said.
"We would much prefer to see ownership in the hands of the Maple Group, if only because we would much rather see Canadian ownership of our stock exchange," Charest said today in an interview at Bloomberg's headquarters in New York. "What we are first of all interested in is making sure that Montreal is able to preserve that niche or expertise."
Charest's view is important because regulators in Quebec and Ontario must approve the sale of the Toronto Stock Exchange owner. The Maple bid has the backing of Quebec-based financial groups including National Bank of Canada and the Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, the country's biggest pension fund.
Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan also criticized LSE's C$3.42 billion ($3.53 billion) bid for TMX, saying he prefers to keep the exchange in Canadian hands. Both provincial governments can provide input on their concerns during regulatory hearings scheduled next month in Quebec and Ontario.
TMX, owner of the Toronto Stock Exchange and Montreal's derivatives market, backs LSE's all-stock takeover worth about C$46.05 a share. The company has rejected a C$3.58 billion cash-and-stock bid from Maple Group, whose 13 backers include Toronto-Dominion Bank and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
TMX fell 67 cents, or 1.5 percent, to C$43.52 at 2:55 p.m. trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange
'Net Benefit'
Maple Group approached TMX on May 13 with a plan to buy the Canadian bourse. TMX rejected the offer May 20, saying it wasn't better than its agreement with LSE, prompting Maple Group to take its offer directly to TMX investors.
The LSE-TMX bid needs approval from Industry Minister Christian Paradis, who is reviewing the transaction to determine if the deal provides a "net benefit" to the country under the Investment Canada Act.
TMX, formerly known as TSX Group Inc., agreed to give Quebec's financial markets regulator, Autorité des Marchés Financiers, veto power over any sale when it bought Montreal Exchange Inc. in 2008.
Charest said today he met with LSE Chief Executive Officer Xavier Rolet after the London-based company announced its proposed deal with TMX. He said while he felt at the time LSE was sincere about maintaining jobs in Montreal, he is concerned that the company will change plans.
Job Concerns
"They've been fairly positive, as firm as they could be in regards to the derivatives operations in Montreal," Charest said. "We didn't sense that there was a hesitation about it. But things change."
Canadian ownership of TMX would also likely safeguard jobs for lawyers and accountants in Montreal and Toronto, he said.
"It has a lot of repercussions in regards to the economy in Canada in terms of everything that's around the stock exchange," he said. "It's a pretty key component of our economy."
Rolet and TMX CEO Thomas Kloet are scheduled to speak to the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal tomorrow in an attempt to win support from Quebec business people. Former Montreal Exchange CEO Luc Bertrand, who has been acting as the main spokesman for the Maple bid, is slated to speak to the same audience June 20.


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Still haven't got a rtesponse from ORT as this is what I was asking them whether they had enough money before they got the tax credits...
My answer I guess is in this news release. I mentioned this on several occasions here about them running out of money before they got their tax crdits mentioning that they had at least a 120 day delay after they claimed for the credit.
Many here disagreed ..but here we are but I am very pleased that they went this route with the convertible debentures and not handing out warrants or shares off the bat.


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Behind Closed Doors, is a look at whats goes on with the two girls who have a house in the neighborhood. Disputes between the girls are settled with hard spanking bare bottom spanking. Domination & humilation are used along with hand, paddle, strap and hairbrush.
I watched this 100 times. I have panties like that (see my pics) that I wear part pulled down for a spanking. I'd love to see the part where they are taken off. Again, I give a 5 for the pov
I love your videos, can You make another dropseat jammie spanking
Very, very nice. Loved the use of the brush and paddles!!! I would love to be next!!!!
Sure, it hurt, but some day that girl will thank her roommate for caring enough to punish her.
the spanker looks just like the legal tech on The Good Wife... hawt


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A sign announces the acceptance of electronic benefit transfer cards at a farmers market in Roseville, Calif. The House on Thursday rejected a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that would have cut $2billion annually from food stamps.
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The U.S. House failed Thursday to pass a sweeping five-year farm bill with sharp cuts to food stamps, setting the stage for an uphill fight in Congress to craft a new law.
The Republican-led House soundly rejected a $500 billion measure by a vote of 234-195, failing to muster enough support from Democrats and Republicans concerned over the size of the cuts to the country's popular food stamp program.
Congress failed to pass a bill last year after GOP leaders in the House were reluctant to call for a vote because they did not think they had the 218 votes necessary to pass new farm legislation ahead of ...


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Protest against council tax : Ross Speech outside Nottingham Magistrates
Protest against council tax : Ross Speech outside Nottingham Magistrates
Lincoln - meet at railway station at 12 noon.
12.00 Saturday 23 February 2013
Anonymous Nottingham gather in the Market Square, Nottingham.
Then, treking off to visit the usual suspects in tax evasion and worker exploitation.
Barclays, NatWest, Burton/perkins, Boots, Starbucks, RBS, HSBC, Santandar, BHS, etc ... oh and of course Vodafone, twice {again!!!}. Included in this demo were the Broadmarsh and Victoria Shopping Centres.
Royal Oak car park, Tupton, on the A61 (postcode S42 6LA).
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"Our group in Nottingham has a genuine belief the cuts could be stopped if sufficient protest was amassed locally and nationally."
"On Saturday 20th November 2010 the lively demonstration and march called by Notts Save Our Services assembled on the Forest Recreation Ground. Well over one thousand residents, workers, service users, pension and welfare recipients, parents, teachers, university and school students from all over Nottingham and Notts brought themselves along on a misty morning, and carried placards and banner…
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Despite a quick start, Southeastern's baseball team was unable to keep a steady stream of Westfall runs off the board in a 13-7 loss Monday.
After Westfall put two runs on the board in the top of the first, Southeastern responded with four in the bottom half of the inning. The Mustangs offense, however, was relentless - scoring in all but one inning - including a four-run sixth - to pull away.
"When you're a young team, you have to realize there will be some days where things do not click," Southeastern coach John Evans said. "Today, we just could not put it together on defense. There were several balls that should have been outs and we just did not execute. Westfall took advantage of those opportunities."
Westfall recorded 18 hits and took advantage of five Panther errors. Southeastern got a 3-for-4 performance from Eli McKee (double, triple and two), a 2-for-4 performance from Derek Francis (including a double) and a triple from Dustin Bothman.


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Johannesburg - Springbok rugby coach Heyneke Meyer named Western Province eighthman Duane Vermeulen in his starting line-up for the third Test against Australia in Perth on Saturday.
"We've decided to put Duane straight into the starting team because he is a classic number eight, a position we've lacked in since Pierre Spies got injured and Ryan Kankowski moved to Japan," Meyer said in Perth on Wednesday.
"I've always admired the way Duane plays rugby and he's fitted in very well the past week. He would've been a Springbok years ago if it had not been for injuries and it's great to finally see him selected."
Vermeulen's inclusion at the back of the scrum is one of five changes from the starting team that played Argentina in Mendoza a fortnight ago.
Francois Hougaard moves from scrumhalf to left wing and Willem Alberts shifts from eighthman to flank, while lock Juandré Kruger has been re-called to the starting 15, with Ruan Pienaar set to start his first Test of the year at scrumhalf.
In addition, Meyer named Free State Cheetahs' pivot Johan Goosen on the bench and he will earn his first Springbok cap if he makes an appearance at the Paterson's Stadium.
Injury concern Adriaan Strauss was also included at hooker after coming through a first set of fitness tests, but the front-rower will be given until Friday to fully shake off his knee injury.
The changes to the line-up see two further changes to the bench - Francois Louw has been included in the match 22 for the first time this season, while Lwazi Mvovo is also among the replacements.
Meyer said he was pleased to have Goosen in his side and that the youngster could become one of the best flyhalves in world rugby.
"I've been very impressed with his work ethic and attitude since he joined the squad on Thursday in Johannesburg and we will keep on managing him carefully over the next few weeks," Meyer said.
"Ruan Pienaar brings a more tactical approach to scrumhalf, while I've always been impressed with Francois Hougaard at wing.
"At lock we've decided to go for Juandré Kruger as he plays more to the ball.
"Juandré and Eben Etzebeth played well as a combination in the June Tests against England, and by including Francois Louw on the bench, we have a specialist opensider, but also a versatile loose forward that brings a bit more balance to our back row mix."
The Springbok team boasts a total of 451 Test caps, with 339 coming from the backline, while the forwards have 112 caps.
Springbok team: Zane Kirchner, Bryan Habana, Jean de Villiers (capt), Frans Steyn, Francois Hougaard, Morné Steyn, Ruan Pienaar, Duane Vermeulen, Willem Alberts, Marcell Coetzee, Juandré Kruger, Eben Etzebeth, Jannie du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss, Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: Tiaan Liebenberg, Pat Cilliers, Flip van der Merwe, Francois Louw, Johan Goosen, Pat Lambie, Lwazi Mvovo.
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Until the price of gold drops below $1,000 an ounce I fail to see how this company will be unable to raise the capital required to build and operate a mine. Worst case scenario, we have to wait a year or two to profit from VTR. Now is the time to accumulate.
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This undated publicity photo released by FOX shows Kevin Bacon, front right, as former FBI agent Ryan Hardy, who is called out of retirement to track down James Purefoy, (fourth from left) as Joe Carroll, in the new psychological thriller 'The Following,' premiering Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. From rear left, cast members, Nico Tortorella, Valorie Curry, Adan Canto, Natalie Zea, Kyle Catlett, Shawn Ashmore and Annie Parisse. Fox's entertainment chief, Kevin Reilly, said Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, that the network did not change the content or promotion of 'The Following,' its upcoming drama about a serial killer, because of the Connecticut school shooting or other real-life acts of violence. (AP Photo/FOX, Michael Lavine)
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You knew eventually the broadcast networks would follow where cable leads.
Oh, not toward a serious, demanding drama like Mad Men; that Emmy standard-bearer may win awards, but it draws too few viewers to interest broadcast executives. No, what they're feeling is a more primal, visceral attraction: the constant threat of violence and outbursts of gore that propel The Walking Dead and have made it a magnet for the young, male audience their advertisers so desire.
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Karli Bonar led three players in double figures with 19 points as Shadyside edged visiting Philo 53-50 in a nonleague game Monday.
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|Biodynamics is an agricultural system first developed by Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner at the start of the 20th century. It is based on organic farming, but goes beyond the obvious avoidance of chemicals and synthetic
treatments, to a much more holistic and philosophical regard for the land. Some of its tenets cannot easily be explained, including farming by a calendar that respects the earth's magnetic fields and the
rhythms of the sun, moon, planets and stars, and working with preparations that seem almost mediaeval: infusions or herbs and minerals, some, indeed, packed inside cow horns and buried underground.
In seeking an answer to the question "What exactly is biodynamic agriculture?" the publication Stella Natura suggests the following: "let us pose the further question: Can the Earth heal itself, or has the waning of the Earth's vitality gone too far for this? No matter where our land is located, if we are observant we will see sure signs of illness in trees, in our cultivated plants, in the water, even in the weather. Organic agriculture rightly wants to halt the devastation caused by humans; however, organic agriculture has no cure for the ailing Earth.
|But despite the lack of explanation for some of the more esoteric aspects of biodynamics, I did come away from this trip with a much better understanding, and a much
more fundamental belief in the system. This came about through the fascinating conversations that I had with the winemakers, from seeing the vineyards, the compost heaps, the preparations and detail of the system, and
more than anything, from witnessing the respect and sensitivity that all of these producers so obviously had for the vines and their land. (Left: pretty as a picture, an Alsace village).
Some specific thoughts will come up in the profiles that follow, but in these few days I saw overwhelming evidence that biodynamic farming is a 'force for good'. The duty of care that each grower so obviously feels for the land, and the most sensitive relationship they have with their plants, is remarkable to see. If biodynamism is about anything it seems to me, it is about observation, gentleness and sensitivity. And with respect to agriculture and nature, that is a powerful force indeed.
|For a closer look at some of biodynamism's treatments, please see the quick guide to biodynamic preparations and practices.
|Olivier is one of the most erudite proponents of biodynamism. His approach is pragmatic, and his excellent English allowed him to explain his reasoning very convincingly. Olivier regards the refusal to use chemicals in his vineyards as a necessity: "It is a real problem. Look at Colmar (the nearby large town of southern Alsace) they had to dig only 30 metres to find drinkable water before the war, now the wells are sunk 250 metres - all because of nitrate pollution from fertilisers." Other practices are very much at odds with contemporary thinking on quality grapevine cultivation. A lot of stress is placed on controlling vineyard yields, and the most common 'recipe' used by the vast majority of winemakers is to 'green harvest': to go through the vineyards cutting off some of the growing bunches of grapes so that the vigour of the vine is concentrated on those that remain. To Olivier this is madness: "Sure it works in the short term, but the vine has a memory, and the fruit you cut this year has an impact on the growth next year. You are locked into a cycle where the vine remembers the fruit it lost, so re-doubles its efforts to grow more for the next season."
|for tasting notes on eight wines from Zind Humbrecht
|Managing Director Christophe Ehrhart showed me around the busy facilities of Josmeyer in the village of Wintzenheim. Josmeyer is a fairly large producer, with 25 hectares of estate vineyards,
supplemented with grapes from a group of neighbouring farms, all certified as organic growers. Like others on this trip, Josmeyer's wines are certified by the French Biodyvin organisation, though others
have allegiance to the Demeter international body.
Josmeyer has holdings in the Grands Crus Hengst and Brand, amongst no less than 42 different parcels of nine different grape varieties, giving Josmeyer a broad palette of terroirs. The Josmeyer style
contrast hugely with Zind-Humbrecht, the wines being dry and relatively lean in style, made to be drunk with food (owner Jean Meyer is a renowned gourmet) where they really blossom.
Josmeyer's commitment to sustainability and the health of the land seems paramount in their approach to viticulture.
|for tasting notes on four wines from Josmeyer
|In 1999 Martine's brothers Jean Philippe and Jean François Becker (winemaker and viticulturist respectively) converted the 14-hectare estate to organic farming, and later adopted biodynamic principles, though they are not yet certified. This is a common theme in Alsace, where 'biodynamic fever' has gripped the entire winemaking scene: amongst the non-certified estates, organic farming and adopting pick 'n' mix components of biodynamic practices is almost universal. Though undoubtedly there must be some who are leaping on a bandwagon, many, like Jean Becker, are simply using their intelligence and generations of knowledge of their vineyards to adapt biodynamism so that it works for them. Some vineyard sites have specific conditions that mean relying only on biodynamic treatments is impossible, so biodynamic farming is supplemented with other organic regimes. This disqualifies them from biodynamic certification, but does not mean that the winemaker is any less committed to the principles and fundamental beliefs of biodynamism.
|for tasting notes on 11 wines from Domaine Jean Becker
Philippe and winemaker Evelyne Dondelinger-Bleger showed me around the pristine cellars, with plenty of shining stainless steel, bladder presses and a bottling line pumping out screwcapped Riesling at a brisk pace. Around
half of production is in screwcaps, cork being reserved only for their most traditional markets. The co-op is not biodynamic, but one of its 40 members is an organic farmer, and a major contributor, supplying around 10%
of total production, for the organic 'Terroir' range of wines within the portfolio.
|for tasting notes on 17 wines from Cave de Ribeauville
|I had dinner with the shy but sharp-witted winemaker and owner of Domaine Albert Mann, Maurice Barthelmé in the excellent Michelin one-star 'JY's' restaurant in
Colmar's 'Little Venice' district of canal's and quaint narrow streets.
Maurice and his brother Jacky farm 19 hectares spread across eight communes, all
of them certified organic, though not Biodynamic. But the brothers follow the biodynamist's holistic approach, and Maurice stresses that the health of the earth and the plants is at the core of their philosophy.
Their 'mission statement' includes the advice that "Our philosophy is to
make a wine nourished by the elements of the soil and not by fertilisers. Our estate wants to produce a wine in harmony with nature. The wine is the memory of the grape."
That last sentence seems to lie at the core of
belief for the most committed of both organic and biodynamic producers; that only by treating the grape with utmost care and respect can a great wine result from it.
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great vid.very hot.love watching her lift those beautiful tits up by her nipples.thanks for posting
thats the hottest thing I've ever seen on this site! damn she's hot
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I vote they change you to a ten...
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I'd rather see a video of this bitch getting fucked from behind with her tits hanging down.
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I'd love to have a turn playing with her.
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i'd love to share the shower with her and suck bubbly boobies until she is oh so wet. can you set that up shadefalcon?