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The amazing vision of a horse is astounding. Their eyes may at times operate together, i.e., as a binocular unit, or at other times they may perform independently, i.e., monocular. In the binocular mode, when the horse's head is held high it may focus on distant objects or with its head held vertical it may focus on objects near its feet.
In the monocular mode each eye becomes independent of the other and together may actually see a 285-degree total circumference around them and when you include the 65-percent binocular vision radius a horse can visually almost take everything around it excluding a bit more than its hind quarters and a small spot right in front of its face (almost 350 degrees).
That's not to say equine eyesight doesn't have its flaws - it does. Although a horse is not colorblind it only possesses two-color, or dichromatic vision, whereas humans have three-color, or trichromic vision. It has been reported that the average horse has 20/60 vision rather than 20/20 as in humans. Still in all, what a horse can take in visually is amazing.
But sometimes, what a racehorse can see may work against its performance in a race. That's where blinkers come in and may need to be applied to keep it from running sideways; to keep it from seeing a jockey on another horse applying a whip or to keep it from panicking when seeing horses coming up close behind it.
Blinkers have been around for many decades and have become so commonplace most fans pay no attention to them. Many quarter horses wear them, as the trainer wants the horse to focus straight down the track. When it comes to thoroughbred races, around an oval, it's another matter altogether. That's where the expertise of the trainer comes in - when to use blinkers and when not to. Horse handlers know that all horses have individual personalities, like humans, to whit; they behave differently in given situations.
Blinkers, a nylon hood with plastic cups behind each eye (usually, but not always - some may cover only one eye [an extension cup]), come in varying sizes. French Cups afford a horse a wide view of what lies in their forward field of vision without the lateral and rear distractions. The slimmest cups are called cheaters and are worn by horses that may only need a minor correction, not a major adjustment. There are other styles of blinkers, such as a cheater-style cheek piece, which is attached to the bridle and keeps the horse from trying to look at its rider or being distracted by what's behind it.
Choosing whether to us blinkers or nor and just what style of negated vision application to apply comes down to the skill set of the trainer. This requires a close knowledge of each individual horse in question.
So, which horses should wear them and which ones should not?
Two veteran trainers at Ruidoso Downs Race Track may offer insight into this question - Fred Danley and Todd Fincher.
"It depends on how the horse trains," Danley said. "If it looks around a lot or is intimidated by other horses, you put them on. If it watches the headman in the starting gate you put them on. Screen blinkers may keep a horse from seeing shadows. You have to train each horse and watch it closely. Every horse is different. Some don't need them; they go ahead and tend to business. You put them on a racehorse that needs blinkers so it gets the best performance possible - even a horse having its first start. Some horses you can take the blinkers off after a few starts.
"That's an important part of training, knowing when to use them and when not to."
Danley breaks all his babies without blinkers so they get use to everything around them.
"They are like kids in school," he said. "Every horse is an individual and you have to figure out what a given individual responds to."
Todd Fincher also has definite ideas about blinkers.
"Right before I work them, I put blinkers on them so they won't shy," he said. "I put them on early-on on most of them. I mostly use a French Cup, which is not a cheater and not a full cup. After I've worked with some horses for a while, I take them off. Some intelligent horses don't need them. You really don't want them focusing on a rider next to it using a whip. You have to look at each horse separately. Some relax better in the gate with them off. It's the little stuff you notice that can sometimes make a huge difference. Occasionally, for the safety of the horse and rider, as well as the safety of other horses and riders, you need to put them on to make the horse run straight."
So, now you see that blinkers are just one more important facet of horse training, which points to the skill, knowledge and disciplined eyes of every good horse conditioner. They don't just gallop horses, teach them to start from the gate or throw them some feed at dinner time. They are equine teachers, who themselves, as Fincher says, "never stop learning."


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New Werewolf Movie : MournPosted by: Michael
Another werewolf flick cometh from across the pond in the UK. Via our friends at FilmStalker we have learned that the new werewolf movie "Mourn" is coming. Set in the fictional village of Mourne a group of American paranormal investigators arrive to look into the claims of a panicked farmer that a werewolf has attacked his sheep. They soon discover that a dark legend lives and split into groups to track the fearsome beastie. They have put up a casting call on the official site which is here. Stay tuned for more!


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Each Monday, we turn to a day in the newspaper's history for a look at what the Editorial Board found worthy of comment. We will preserve the punctuation and capitalization of the original editorial column. Here is what we wrote on April 29, 1968:
Ban Disruptive Groups
The United States has just been treated to a disturbing spectacle of a wrong-headed minority riding roughshod over a great university, its administration, and the rights of its fellow students.
The protest at Columbia University was plotted and carried out by the group laughingly titled Students for a Democratic Society. Defined by its actions, democracy of that type would have delighted Hitler's Brown Shirts.
The group apparently hasn't overstepped the bounds of tolerance of the university's pliant administration, but it did anger many of the other students, who quite properly believe the function of a university is to teach, and the function of students is to learn. They are calling for the barring of the SDS from the campus.
Here in Wisconsin, a member of the State Universities Board of Regents has an answer to the hooliganism on campus. Regent John J. Dixon, Appleton, proposes that the regents formally ban recognition of SDS chapters.
But banning these chapters from starting is only half a solution. Those universities now harboring chapters of this disruptive group should revoke their charters, as many Columbia students are asking.
This would be a necessary first step in restoring order to college campuses.
The University of Wisconsin would do well to learn from experience. Ban the SDS, any other disruptive groups, and deal forcefully with the headline-seekers in the student body.


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The Bears, who had not won three straight games this season, finally accomplished that feat Friday night with a 4-1 victory in Syracuse. The win was also the team's fifth win in six games and came with Philipp Grubauer in net, a goalie who has spent most of the season with parent club Washington and turned aside 29 shots.
Casey Wellman and Matt Watkins provided the offense for the Bears, scoring two goals apiece. David Kolomatis added two assists for the chocolate and white.
Former Bear Jon DiSalvatore netted the Crunch's lone goal at 9:38 of the third, making it a 3-1 game at the time.
Hershey is back home Saturday night to face this same Syracuse bunch before entertaining Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday.


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I got no interest in this girl and I wonder why. She has been on PBRC forever and for some reason she is not getting any application. I am honest when I list a dog for adoption and after all she is not a dog for most people.I am posting her here again, since she has been with me for quite some time and I got to know who she is. I'll just quote what I listed on PBRC:
"Sneaky Double Dealings is a a year and 7 months old Pit Bull female who is spending time here til a good home is found.She is a rambunctious young dog who is working on her manners.She is learning trough clicker training and positive reinforcement.Sneaky is looking for someone who understands that she is just a young dog with a lot to learn and a person who will commit to her for a lifetime.Also looking for a responsible Pit Bull owner who fully understand the breed situation and will keep her out of trouble.She is house trained and food/ toy motivated, which helps her training. Sneaky is currently doing well with one of my males although she can be rough in play time and quite pushy. If a home is experienced enough she can probably live with an appropriate male, granted that all interaction is supervised. She won't be adopted to a home with a resident female dog. Only exception would be a very breed wise home that have the set up to keep the dogs separated.Currently being worked with the resident cat. Sneaky is crate trained and kennel trained but confinement needs to be appropriate and fair. Sneaky was found pregnant (has been spayed) and with a left eye that was in bad shape. She had a condition called micropthalmia on her left eye, which means that she had a tiny eye that never fully developed. A surgery took care of it , the eye has been removed and replaced with a silicone implant. Her right eye is in perfect condition and she can see normally.Good with kids and people, although she needs to learning that jumping up can knock over a small child. This is an energetic dog for someone who wants to do sports or give her a job to do. She cannot be expected to lay on the couch all day long as she needs constant mental and physical stimulation. She has been started in dock diving, has an UKC LP and earned her UWP (United Weight Puller) title in February. Her hips and elbows have been evaluated by OFA (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals).Hips FAIR, elbows NORMAL .Home check required and adoption contract to sign.No dog parks for this cutie, no exceptions. She is spayed, micro chipped and updated on her shots.On going training and management guidelines available.Please serious inquires only."


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Jake Kilrain (1859-1937)
Jake Kilrain was born John Joseph Killion. Jake was a bouncy, durable fighter with a solid punch and great stamina. He was recognized by Richard K. Fox (of the Police Gazette) as the Heavyweight Champion of the World in 1887. He is shown here in his boxing stance in a cabinet card by Conly's Portraits of 465 Washington Street in Boston.
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Putz Near Perfect for Mariners
Closer J.J. Puts puts together his best outing since coming off the DL.
By Kirby Arnold
They were only 11 pitches among nearly 150 thrown by the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, but those 11 might have gone a long way toward setting the future of the Mariners' pitching.
The Mariners have waited patiently for J.J. Putz to pitch like his old self again and, in an 8-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles at Safeco Field, he did with 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
It was Putz's best outing since he came off the disabled list July 20, and it put the Mariners one step closer to making a starter out of Brandon Morrow.
Morrow has filled the closer role during Putz's absence, saving 10 games. But, with the Mariners far from contention and looking at their future, they'd like to send Morrow to Class AAA Tacoma to stretch him out, then bring him back as a starter.
The key is for Putz to give the Mariners confidence he can close again, and Sunday he felt stronger and more consistent with his pitches than he has in months.
"March 31," Putz said, looking at a calendar to remember the last time he felt this strong, this sharp.
He recorded his first save against the Texas Rangers in the season opener that day, but the rest of his season was hardly the same. He blew a save in the next game and went on the disabled list one day after that because of a ribcage problem. Then, after an up-and-down six weeks, Putz landed back on the DL June 13 because of a hyperextended right elbow.
He's finally feeling strong again, and his next challenge is to do it in back-to-back games.
"I understand where those guys are at as far as what this team is looking for these last two months," Putz said. "I think today was a really big step in getting back to making that decision."
Manager Jim Riggleman said before Sunday's game that the plan to make Morrow a starter is waiting on Putz. Once he's ready, Morrow will go to Tacoma and build his pitch count so he can last at least five innings.
"We want him to start, throw his bullpen, start, throw his bullpen, start," Riggleman said. "He needs to show that his arm is rebounding. The bullpen session for those guys is important. That's the time they work on things, work on location, fine-tuning a pitch. That's important stuff."
Important stuff Sunday, besides Putz and Morrow, was Silva's best start since July 13 and the Mariners' late scoring to come from behind and win.
Silva, who hadn't pitched past the third inning in each of his past two starts, gave up four hits and two runs in the second, then a home run to Brian Roberts leading off the third, giving the Orioles a 3-2 lead.
Unlike those past starts, Silva rebounded and retired nine of the next 10 Orioles.
"I like the way he kept his composure," Riggleman said. "He really competed for us. He kept us in the ballgame."
It gave the Mariners a chance to come back, although they didn't do it in time to give Silva his first victory since June 28.
Behind 4-3 after the Orioles scored in the top of the sixth, the Mariners tied it when Jose Lopez hit a high fly off the left-field foul pole for his ninth home run. Then they rallied in the eighth to beat Orioles starter Daniel Cabrera.
Brian LaHair led off with a walk and Jeff Clement bounced an infield single over the pitcher's mound.
That brought shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt to the plate with obvious instructions to drop a sacrifice bunt. It also dredged up the memory of Betancourt's last bunt attempt, when he couldn't sacrifice last Monday in Texas and was benched the next day.
This time Betancourt pulled off perhaps the rarest moment of the Mariners' season. Not a bunt, but a four-pitch walk while trying to bunt. It was Betancourt's seventh walk this season in 382 plate appearances, and it launched the Mariners' winning rally.
Ichiro Suzuki hit a fielder's choice grounder that scored a run and, after Jeremy Reed struck out, Raul Ibanez drove home two runs with a single to right field.
"Yuni showed some discipline and he didn't just stab at something that was thrown up there," Riggleman said. "He was trying to bunt the runners over but he took the walk and that set up the inning."
That and Putz's impressive outing helped the Mariners avoid their 70th loss this season.
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The creatine phosphokinase test measures the amount of creatine phosphokinase (CPK) present in the blood. The test is also known as creatine kinase, CPK test, and CK test.
Creatine phosphokinase is a specific enzyme found primarily in the heart, skeletal muscle, and brain.
The creatine phosphokinase test is performed to assess damage to tissue in the brain, muscle tissue, or heart. When tissue is damaged, creatine phosphokinase leaks from tissue into the blood.
The test is used to diagnose and evaluate the following conditions:
The creatine phosphokinase test is performed through a blood test. The blood sample is taken by a health professional, usually with the following steps:
As the needle is inserted into the vein you may feel a stinging or pinching sensation, mild discomfort, or you may feel nothing at all.
After the blood has been collected, the sample is sent to a lab, so the level of creatine phosphokinase in the blood can be measured. If you are an inpatient in the hospital, the test may be repeated over a few days.
There is little risk associated with having a blood test. Since the test involves a needle being inserted into a vein, there may be some mild bruising. After the needle is removed from the vein, the risk of bruising can be minimized by applying pressure to the needle site with a sterile pad, cotton ball, or warm compress for several minutes.
In very rare cases, the following may occur when having blood drawn from a vein:
There are usually no specific preparations needed before the creatine phosphokinase test. Be sure to make your doctor aware of medications you may be taking, as there are certain drugs that can affect the results of the test. These medications include:
When high levels of creatine phosphokinase are detected in the blood, it is considered to be an abnormal result. High levels of the enzyme may occur due to the following conditions:


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Broadcast from the Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson Foundation Talk Studio, supporting arts and communications outreach.
Jul. 27, 2011
Since 2004, the U.S. government has spent close to $1 billion on its Arabic-language television station Alhurra ("The Free One") headquartered in Springfield, Virginia. The station has garnered sharp criticism and allegations of mismanagement. We speak with Philip Seib, lead researcher for a 2008 report on Alhurra and director of the Center on Public Diplomacy at USC, about the station and other clunky efforts at public diplomacy around the world. On Global Notes, we look at Mauritania, a country with a rich musical tradition but no formal music industry. The new compilation put out by Chicago indie Latitude Records, Wallahi le Zein!! Wezin, Jankwar and Guitar Boogie from the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, captures some of the desert nation's raw musical energy.
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Lucasville School
Lucasville School is a reconstructed one-room school dedicated to interpreting post-Civil War African-American education in Prince William County, Virginia.
Lucasville School is Prince William County's only extant one-room school built for African-American children. It is preserved so visitors may discover the people who once learned and taught in this small but significant building. It reminds us of earlier County citizens' efforts to challenge racism and create an effective and lasting public education system.
Tours of the schoolhouse are offered on weekends in February of each year and by appointment.


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The Municipal Development Fund of Georgia (MDF) would like to announce the launching of the Kakheti Regional Development Project (USD 75 million) with financial support from the World Bank and the Government of Georgia. The Project includes a Public-Private-Partnership component in the amount of USD 12.5 million. To encourage private sector investments in the Kakheti Region, the Government will support a selected number of private sector entities, which demonstrate interest and capacity to invest in Kakheti's tourism or agro-processing sectors, through complementary public infrastructure that will enhance the viability of their investments.
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[971] Intraepithelial Neoplasia and HPV Status in Penile Intraepithelial Lesions
Mark J Mentrikoski, Stephen Culp, Helen P Cathro, Henry F Frierson, Edward B Stelow. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Background: Recently, precursors of invasive penile carcinomas termed penile intraepithelial lesions (IELs), have been shown to consist of two morphologic variants: the non-HPV-related differentiated type and the HPV-related undifferentiated type. They remain incompletely studied due to the low incidence of disease in the developing world. We therefore examined the HPV status and expression of several immunohistochemical markers in IELs in a cohort of American patients with penile carcinomas.
Design: 61 cases of penile squamous cell carcinoma from 57 patients were retrieved from the archives. Within these, IELs were identified in 56 cases. IEL was categorized into differentiated, undifferentiated, or mixed types. Histologic classification of associated primary tumor variants was also examined. Immunohistochemical stains for p16, p53, EGFR, and cyclin D1, as well as chromogenic in situ hybridization for high-risk HPV and Her2/neu were performed in all cases.
Results: IELs consisted of 33 differentiated (59%), 16 undifferentiated (29%), and 7 mixed (12%) variants. Differentiated IELs were strongly associated with the usual histologic variant (30/33) of invasive carcinoma, while undifferentiated IELs occurred most commonly adjacent to basaloid (4/4) and warty (6/6) variants. p16 was overexpressed in nearly all undifferentiated cases (94%, p=<0.001) and in the majority of mixed (71%) variants. p16 was detected in 24% of differentiated IELs, but the staining was not diffuse and generally weak. The highest rate of high-risk HPV detection occurred in p16 positive, undifferentiated IELs (9/15, p=<0.001); it occurred in only one differentiated IEL, and this case had diffuse p16 staining. p53, EGFR, and cyclin D1 overexpression was detected more frequently in differentiated IELs, occurring in 45%, 88%, and 85%, respectively, compared to 12%, 50% and 75%, respectively, for undifferentiated IELs. p53-positivity was inversely correlated with p16-positivity (p=0.001). Her2/neu was not amplified in any case.
Conclusions: Similar to premalignant lesions of the vulva, most penile IELs can be easily classified into differentiated and undifferentiated variants. The latter is more closely associated with p16 positivity and HPV infection. The differentiated variant is more often found to overexpress p53, EGFR, and cyclin D1. Both are associated with specific variants of invasive squamous cell carcinoma.
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There has been some question as to whether the word, "apology" should be used in connection with the royal proclamation issued by the British government concerning the expulsion of the Acadians from what is now known as Nova Scotia, then called Acadie.
Although the proclamation does not contain the word "apology," one must consider not the letter, but the spirit of the proclamation. The document's language is clearly very remorseful, particularly these words by the Queen:
"Whereas on 28 July, 1755, the Crown, in the course of administering the affairs of the British colony of Nova Scotia, made the decision to deport the Acadian people ?"
It alsoacknowledges the Great Upheaval "had tragic consequences, including the deaths of many thousands of Acadians - from disease, in shipwrecks, in their places of refuge and in prison camps ?"
My "Petition for an Apology for the Acadian Deportation" requested: 1) restoration of the status of "French neutrals;" 2) an inquiry into the deportation; 3) officially ending the Acadian exile by a declaration annulling the order of deportation;" 4) an acknowledgment that tragedies occurred which were contrary to existing law and 5) a symbolic gesture to memorialize the "end of the exile."
When first contacted. the British, through their Houston attorney, offered a settlement: They would pay $1 million to fund an endowed professorship at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It was rejected, because they attached a condition that the deal would remain confidential.
However, they did indeed acknowledge the historical misdeed.
Importantly, the proclamation declared closed the century-long debate over whether the Deportation was "justified." Tellingly, no one now argues that the instance of ethnic cleansing was "unfortunate but necessary," as British defenders had argued for centuries. The salient point: The Acadians were vindicated.
The proclamation's expression of regret completely satisfied one of my primary demands. It also included something significant: The Queen established July 28 as an annual Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval.
Our negotiations did not achieve all of my demands. But the best solutions are often the ones in which both sides make concessions.
With the critical help of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, the terms of the petition were finally approved by Adrian Clarkson, the governor general of Canada - the Queen's representative. This occurred with give and take by all parties, and I am proud of the results, as can be all descendants of the Acadian exiles.


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Basically, I followed all the directions as shown in this guide (http://theunlockr.co...-android-2-3-5/), but now I want to install AOKP p1c on there.
When I go into recovery and go to apply update from sdcard, I select the zip file I downloaded from either AOKP or CM9 and I get errors:
E:failed to verify whole-file signature E:signature verification failed Installation aborted.
EDIT: OK, so it looks like I somehow still have the stock recovery on my GTab, but I can't find a proper way of putting CWM on there. Any Help?
I'm not really sure what I could've done wrong on this device as I have enough experience with this on my other devices. I actually just installed AOKP onto my stock Motorola Xoom just last week.
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The Afghan War Diary (AWD for short) consists of messages from several important US military communications systems. The messaging systems have changed over time; as such reporting standards and message format have changed as well. This reading guide tries to provide some helpful hints on interpretation and understanding of the messages contained in the AWD.
Most of the messages follow a pre-set structure that is designed to make automated processing of the contents easier. It is best to think of the messages in the terms of an overall collective logbook of the Afghan war. The AWD contains the relevant events, occurrences and intelligence experiences of the military, shared among many recipients. The basic idea is that all the messages taken together should provide a full picture of a days important events, intelligence, warnings, and other statistics. Each unit, outpost, convoy, or other military action generates report about relevant daily events. The range of topics is rather wide: Improvised Explosives Devices encountered, offensive operations, taking enemy fire, engagement with possible hostile forces, talking with village elders, numbers of wounded, dead, and detained, kidnappings, broader intelligence information and explicit threat warnings from intercepted radio communications, local informers or the afghan police. It also includes day to day complaints about lack of equipment and supplies.
The description of events in the messages is often rather short and terse. To grasp the reporting style, it is helpful to understand the conditions under which the messages are composed and sent. Often they come from field units who have been under fire or under other stressful conditions all day and see the report-writing as nasty paperwork, that needs to be completed with little apparent benefit to expect. So the reporting is kept to the necessary minimum, with as little type-work as possible. The field units also need to expect questions from higher up or disciplinary measures for events recorded in the messages, so they will tend to gloss over violations of rules of engagement and other problematic behavior; the reports are often detailed when discussing actions or interactions by enemy forces. Once it is in the AWD messages, it is officially part of the record - it is subject to analysis and scrutiny. The truthfulness and completeness especially of descriptions of events must always be carefully considered. Circumstances that completely change the meaning of an reported event may have been omitted.
The reports need to answer the critical questions: Who, When, Where, What, With whom, by what Means and Why. The AWD messages are not addressed to individuals but to groups of recipients that are fulfilling certain functions, such as duty officers in a certain region. The systems where the messages originate perform distribution based on criteria like region, classification level and other information. The goal of distribution is to provide those with access and the need to know, all of the information that relevant to their duties. In practice, this seems to be working imperfectly. The messages contain geo-location information in the forms of latitude-longitude, military grid coordinates and region.
The messages contain a large number of abbreviations that are essential to understanding its contents. When browsing through the messages, underlined abbreviations pop up an little explanation, when the mouse is hovering over it. The meanings and use of some shorthands have changed over time, others are sometimes ambiguous or have several meanings that are used depending on context, region or reporting unit. If you discover the meaning of a so far unresolved acronym or abbreviations, or if you have corrections, please submit them to firstname.lastname@example.com.
An especially helpful reference to names of military units and task-forces and their respective responsibilities can be found at http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/enduring-freedom.htm
The site also contains a list of bases, airfields http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/afghanistan.htm Location names are also often shortened to three-character acronyms.
Messages may contain date and time information. Dates are mostly presented in either US numeric form (Year-Month-Day, e.g. 2009-09-04) or various Euro-style shorthands (Day-Month-Year, e.g. 2 Jan 04 or 02-Jan-04 or 2jan04 etc.).
Times are frequently noted with a time-zone identifier behind the time, e.g. "09:32Z". Most common are Z (Zulu Time, aka. UTC time zone), D (Delta Time, aka. UTC + 4 hours) and B (Bravo Time, aka UTC + 2 hours). A full list off time zones can be found here: http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/military/
Other times are noted without any time zone identifier at all. The Afghanistan time zone is AFT (UTC + 4:30), which may complicate things further if you are looking up messages based on local time.
Finding messages relating to known events may be complicated by date and time zone shifting; if the event is in the night or early morning, it may cause a report to appear to be be misfiled. It is advisable to always look through messages before and on the proceeding day for any event.
David Leigh, the Guardian's investigations editor, explains the online tools they have created to help you understand the secret US military files on the war in Afghanistan: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/datablog/video/2010/jul/25/afghanistan-war-logs-video-tutorial
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FROM: A/173rd BSB
TO: BSB Battle Captain
SUBJECT: TF REPEL CLP JAF to BAF
Size and Composition of Patrol: 24 x US, 1 x TERPs
A. Type of patrol: Mounted
B. Task and Purpose of Patrol
WILDCARD CLP conducts Convoy Logistics Patrol, between FOB FENTY and Bagram, IOT retro TF BAYONET units in N2KL..
C. Time of Return: 2105Z 29JUN07
D. Routes used and approximate times from point A to B:
From Grid/FOB To Grid/FOB Route Travel
JAF SP 1630z MSR Illinois
ANP LU/RP 2 1630z 42S WD 28200 22500
ANP LU/RP 3 2000z 42S WD 25600 25800
BAF RP 2105z MSR Nevada
Disposition of routes used: RTEs throughout our AO were green ATT.
E. Enemy encountered: None
F. Actions on Contact: N/A
G. Casualties: N/A
H. Enemy BDA: N/A
I. BOS systems employed: N/A
J. Final Disposition of friendly/enemy forces: N/A
K. Equipment status: After Mission PMCS conducted upon arrival to motorpool
M. Local Nationals encountered:
LN# CP Name Village Tribe Approx age
N. Disposition of local security: None
O. HCA Products Distributed: None
P. PSYOP Products Distributed: None
Q. Atmospherics: (reception of HCA, reactions to ANSF and Coalition forces, etc): None
R. Reconstruction Projects QA/QC: N/A
S. Afghan Conservation Corps nominations/Status: N/A
T. Conclusion and Recommendation (Patrol Leader): Convoy brief 1500z TTPs, and safety brief delivered. CLP SP time 1630z. Initial part of the route was quiet, JAF ANP link went well. Travel through the mountains was clear and went without issues. We saw the same barrels that were reported on the last CLP at WD 4384 2363. The linkup with ANP in Kabul occurred successfully, and again movement through Kabul was quiet. There were no issues from the edge of Kabul to BAF. This evenings movement was all around quiet. After the recommendations, there are several grid coordinates that might be of interest/concern.
Recommendations: There are several items being reported along the route that should be cleared, but are still present. Included after the recommendations are the grid coordinates of each location and the item of concern at that location. Additionally, have a BFT SME check out all BFTs. No reports seemed to be transmitted in either direction during the duration of the mission.
Items of Concern:
42SXD 0268 1756 badly wrecked car on the side of the road
42SWD 9279 2432 additional piles of dirt and barrels
42SWD 8726 1888 large 1 meter deep hole in middle of road
42SWD 8610 1857 several cut sections in pavement of road
42SWD 8221 1800 van hit by ASV on side of road (STILL)
42SWD 7342 2516 another badly wrecked car o.s.o.r.
42SWD 6510 3005 piles of rocks/barrels o.s.o.r.
42SWD 5446 2711 more rocks/barrels o.s.o.r.
42SWD 4384 2363 still more barrels o.s.o.r.
42SWD 4011 2531 even more rocks and barrels o.s.o.r.
Also- previously reported military trailer STILL present.
Nothing Follows.
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Tracking number: 2007-180-235749-0146
Attack on: FRIEND
Complex atack: FALSE
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Unit name: TF REPEL 173 BSB
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Police say the suspect returned a short time later with a demand written on the napkin.
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Colin Chapman's simple and chilling definition of a Formula One race car
To see the most interesting document at the Frankfurt Motor Show, one had to get a particular stool at Lotus then not sit down on it. Beneath a layer of glass was a page from Colin Chapman's notebook from the summer of 1975 which contains many of his iconic quotes about Formula One cars. Some are simple, some are… »


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Over the years I have come to describe Test Driven Development in terms of three simple rules. They are: 1. You are not allowed to write any production code unless it is to make a failing unit test pass. 2. You are not allowed to write any more of a unit test than is sufficient to fail; and compilation failures are failures. 3. You are not allowed to write any more production code than is sufficient to pass the one failing unit test.
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Julia Compagna, former town administrator in Hyde Park, received $100,000 to settle her claims of sexual harassment and hostile work environment against the town and several members of the towns Selectboard. She is seen at her home in Morristown on Wednesday. / GLENN RUSSELL, Free Press
A photo of the $100,000 settlement check received by Julia Compagna, former town administrator in Hyde Park, to settle her claims of sexual harassment. / GLENN RUSSELL, Free Press
Hyde Park Selectboard members (from left) David Gagnier, Chairman Scott Griswold and Vice Chairman Jim Heath meet Thursday evening at the Town Offices. / EMILY McMANAMY, Free Press
Julia Compagna loved being the town administrator for Hyde Park.
The work was fascinating. There was never a dull moment, she said, seated at the kitchen table at the Morristown home were she and her husband, John, and their two children have lived for the past 12 years. My intention was to retire there.
Compagna, 46, no longer works for Hyde Park. She left her $36,000-a-year post in early 2010, struggling with stress-related health problems she said were triggered by two years of sexual harassment directed at her by several members of the towns Selectboard.
It got to where I dreaded going to work, she said.
She is now a lister in Morristown and is on partial disability with colitis, an ulcer-like gastro-intestinal condition.
In November, Compagna was awarded $100,000 to settle her sexual-harassment and hostile-work-environment claims after a daylong mediation session between her attorney and lawyers for the town and Selectboard members.
Two members of the board said last week the decision to settle with Compagna was forced on them by the towns insurer, an affiliate of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns. The settlement should not be considered an admission of wrongdoing, they said.
We admit none of this, Scott Griswold, chairman of the Selectboard, said in an interview. You are doing our community an injustice by publishing this.
The lawyer who represented the VLCT insurance affiliate at the mediation did not respond to requests for comment. VLCT is an organization that lobbies on behalf of towns and cities at the Legislature and provides training and other services to municipal officials.
The Burlington Free Press obtained documents relevant to the case from the VLCT through the states access-to-public-documents law. These included a copy of the $100,000 check, settlement documents and a draft of a lawsuit Compagnas attorney had prepared to file against the town and individual board members.
Contained in the draft lawsuit are descriptions of 47 alleged instances of sexual harassment, including dates when the incidents occurred, where they happened and which Selectboard member allegedly was the instigator of the harassment.
Town Clerk Kim Moulton told the Free Press that Compagna never complained to the town about the alleged sexual harassment before leaving her post. Compagna said she gave Moulton a verbal complaint, but it was ignored.
Compagna said she decided to speak out about her case now to address ongoing, hurtful rumors in Hyde Park and because, if she stayed quiet, she fears the town never will confront the behavior she claims she endured.
To date, the board has not publicly discussed Compagnas allegations or disclosed the $100,000 settlement.
Compagna said most of the harassment incidents involve sexual banter, but there are descriptions in the draft lawsuit of a Selectboard member asking her about her sexual history and suggesting she rendezvous with him at his hunting camp and elsewhere.
Another incident described how a board member allegedly sent her an e-mail that, when she opened it on her office computer, turned out to be a pornographic video of two people engaging in a sex act.
There was full frontal male nudity, she said. I nearly fell out of my chair. I went Oh, God, and hit the delete button.
Longtime Selectboard member Russell Lanphear heatedly disputed Compagnas claims.
Its 99 percent untrue, he said.
Lanphear, 73, said the town only agreed to pay Compagna the $100,000 because the towns insurer told the board it did not want to spend the money to take the matter to court.
We could have contested it, but we would have had to have done it on our own, he said in a telephone interview from Kissimmee, Fla., where he is vacationing. Lanphear is not running for re-election to the board in March.
Lanphear accused Compagna of concocting her story as a way of getting back at the Selectboard after it refused to give her a pay raise she wanted. He also said whatever sexual banter occurred was not initiated by him.
Theres always two sides to every story, he said.
'Open Season'
Four of the five members of the Selectboard at the time of the alleged sexual harassment, including the late Duncan Nash, are listed as defendants along with the town in the draft lawsuit.
Defendants Russell Lanphear, Allen Cusson, Duncan Nash and Scott Griswold created and maintained a virulently hostile work environment through explicit, rampant, pervasive and continued sex discrimination and sexual harassment, the document stated in part.
A review of the allegations in the draft lawsuit shows that 38 of the 47 alleged incidents documented by Compagna purportedly involved Lanphear.
Compagna said that, in each instance, she asked Lanphear to stop the conduct he was engaging in, but he ignored her.
Compagna, who had worked for the town since 2003, claimed the sexual remarks from Lanphear began after she complained to the Selectboard in late 2007 about an elderly local man who was stopping by her office in the basement of the two-story town office complex and was trying to engage in physical contact with her.
That incident seemed to trigger the start of inappropriate behavior, she said in an interview.
I felt like the gates had opened, and now I was a target, and it was open season, Compagna said.
She claimed Lanphear eight times asked her if she would go for a ride with him, according to the draft lawsuit.
On one of those occasions, he allegedly promised that if she went for a ride with him he would only do as much as (she) wanted to do.
She also said Lanphear began referring to her as sweetheart and my sunshine and several times tried to put his arm around her, hug her or hold her hand while she was at work.
It was totally bizarre, she said. Nothing was out of bounds or off limits.
Lanphear, in his interview, admitted to calling her sweetheart and my sunshine, but denied the rest of her allegations.
Of course I called her sweetheart. I called her sunshine, he said. I call my daughters that. I do my granddaughters. I do my wife. I do people who are friends to me. Theres nothing wrong with calling somebody a sweetheart or sunshine. ... Thats not sexual harassment.
Compagnas complaint said the allegedly pornographic e-mail she received was sent to her by Allen Cusson, who has served on the Hyde Park Selectboard since 2003.
Going to send an e-mail that you will enjoy, Compagnas complaint quotes Cusson as telling her. Youll understand what I mean once you see it, the document quotes him as adding.
When she opened up the e-mail, she said in an interview, a video entitled The Ketchup Effect began running, showing a young man and woman talking about a sex act. Late in the video, the males genitals are shown.
Cusson did not respond to repeated requests for an interview last week.
Griswold and Nash, who died in early 2010, figure less prominently in Compagnas draft lawsuit.
Griswold was said to have asked Compagna to make sure a tablecloth was placed over the Selectboards podium so no one can see up any miniskirts, the document said. Griswold acknowledged making the remark, but said he did not say it with Compagna in mind.
Nash joked at a Sept. 9, 2009, Selectboard meeting about whether any sex toys would be on display at a home demonstration products fair that was going to be held at town offices. That remark was documented in a community access television recording of the Selectboard meeting that was broadcast locally.
Selectmens meetings had the atmosphere of a locker room, as opposed to a professional meeting, Compagna said.
No Resolution
Compagna said she tried in several ways to address what she regarded as inappropriate conduct by the board, to no avail.
In June 2009, she said she made a verbal complaint with Moulton, the town clerk, but that nothing was done about the complaint.
Moulton said she never received any complaint from Compagna and was not town clerk at that time anyway. Gary Anderson, who had announced his resignation earlier that year, was still working as the clerk at the time and was helping in the transition to the new clerk, Moulton.
Theres nothing in the file, no record of a verbal or written complaint, Moulton said.
Moulton said she never witnessed any problems between Compagna and members of the Selectboard and that Compagnas allegations were a surprise to her.
I wouldnt work here if that was going on, she said. I would not put up with it.
Compagna also said she sought advice from Ken Harvey, a former member of the Selectboard, about how to address both the situation involving the actions of the elderly male who visited her office and with the alleged conduct by Selectboard members.
Harvey, in an interview, said he recalled giving her advice about how to deal with the elderly man. He was less certain about conversations he had with Compagna about the Selectboard but said he regarded Compagna as an excellent employee.
I was on the board when she was hired, Harvey said. She is extremely competent and does her job well. I never had an issue with her.
Compagna said she talked to her husband often about what was going on, but told him she did not want him to intervene on her behalf.
I feel like Im a modern woman, she said. I dont want to have my husband fight my battles. She also said she was concerned about what might happen if her husband confronted one or more of the board members.
As the end of 2009 approached, relations between Compagna and the board became strained, she said. Four days after Christmas 2009, she informed the board that she was planning to resign Jan. 13, 2010.
On Jan. 4, 2010, the board told Compagna that all the locks to the town office complex had been changed, ending her seven-year stint as Hyde Parks town administrator.
On Nov. 30, 2010, the towns insurer issued Julia Compagna a check in the amount of $100,000.
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Have you been thinking 'why do I bruise easily'? Or, have you encountered any recent bruises that have been unaccounted for, their reasons unknown? If yes, then you might be bruising easily due to small injuries and impacts against your skin. Although bruising is considered to be normal for a healthy person, any kind of unexplained and sudden bruising is not considered to be normal. This is particularly true when you do not remember any major injury or impact causing that bruise on your hand or legs. If you have been developing bruises easily, it is essential that you take a look at the reasons behind this abnormal reaction of the skin.
What Does Bruising Easily Mean?
Since bruising is considered to be a common phenomenon and a regular reaction of the skin, people might not understand what bruising easily means. In order to understand what bruising easily means, you need to take a look at the formation of a bruise. Whenever there is an impact to the surface of the skin, like a bump, there is some leakage from the capillaries that are present at the surface of the skin. The blood that leaks out from the capillaries deposits near the surface of the skin, giving that color of deep blue black. For this to happen, the injury should be severe enough to cause a leak in the capillaries. People who are suddenly bruising easily have some sort of problem with their skin, or the blood vessels. People who are old and frail would notice that their skin thins with time, increasing the probability of bruising easily. Similarly, people who lift heavy weights stress their blood vessels and cause tears in them, leading to bruising easily. Such problems can be easily handled if you pay attention to the causes of bruising easily in your body.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 13, 2012
(Raleigh, North Carolina) Representative Dale Folwell filed to become the next Lt. Governor of North Carolina today (February 13, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.) at the NC State Board of Elections in Raleigh.
Rep. Folwell says he is applying for the job of Lt. Governor because he agrees with most North Carolinians that "we are on the wrong track".
"They've had enough and they want it fixed," Folwell said upon filing.
Folwell said that since the announcement of his candidacy a few short weeks ago, he has received overwhelming financial support and endorsements from Republicans throughout the state, including that of Governor Jim Holshouser.
Folwell has set a fundraising goal of $250,000 by end of filing period in late February and has almost raised almost half of the amount need to reach that goal.
If hired by the voters and taxpayers of NC, Dale will continue to focus on creating a business environment where businesses feel like they have a fair shake in dealing with the government, where people feel like they are getting their money's worth out of public education and where we have laws that reward those people who are trying to do the right thing, and punish those who aren't.
Dale's focus is to LISTEN, to ACT, and to FIX the problems facing NC.
As the campaign unfolds, Folwell will continue to campaign the way he lives and the way he governs…as a conservative.
Folwell is in his fourth term in the North Carolina House of Representatives where he serves as Speaker Pro Tempore. He has been instrumental in the writing and passage of a number of key pieces of legislation including the recently passed Workers Compensation Reform legislation.


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Jury unanimously rules against Jackson family's case
A jury has unanimously ruled that the promoter of Michael Jackson's comeback concerts was not negligent in hiring the doctor who killed the superstar with a drug overdose, five months after the case first started.
The pop star's mother Katherine Jackson sought to hold AEG Live responsible for her son's death, arguing that they had hired Dr Conrad Murray without considering whether he was fit for the job.
AEG Live denied any wrongdoing and said it was Jackson who hired Murray.
Katherine Jackson was seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages for both herself and her son's three children.
Murray was convicted in 2011 of involuntary manslaughter after giving Jackson the overdose.
Michael Jackson promoter not negligent over his death
The promoter of Michael Jackson's comeback concerts was not negligent over the death of the superstar.
A jury rejected claims from the singer's mother Katherine Jackson that AEG was negligent in hiring the doctor who later killed the pop star.
Jackson family await verdict in negligence trial
A jury has reached a verdict in a case claiming the promoter of Michael Jackson's comeback concert was negligent in hiring the doctor who killed him, more than five months after the start of the trial that offered an unprecedented look into the superstar's private life.
Jackson's mother brought the lawsuit against concert promoter AEG Live LLC over the hiring of Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for giving Jackson an overdose of the anaesthetic propofol in 2009.
Katherine Jackson claimed AEG should have done a thorough background check on Murray.
The company denied hiring the doctor and said he had been picked by the singer as the doctor for his upcoming shows.
Verdict reached in Michael Jackson negligence case
The jury have reached a verdict in the negligence case against the promoter of Michael Jackson's comeback concerts, AEG Live.
Beat It: Fulham's Jackson statue 'to be removed'
The Michael Jackson statue outside Fulham's Craven Cottage stadium is set to be removed and returned to former owner Mohamed Al Fayed, according to The Daily Mail.
Al Fayed told fans shortly after the monument was erected in 2011 that they could "go to hell" if they did not like it.
He also joked that Fulham's new owner Shahid Khan would be in "big trouble" if the sculpture was removed.
However, it now appears that Al Fayed will take the statue to another one of his properties.
A Fulham spokesperson told the newspaper: "The statue is not part of the Riverside development of the stadium and will be returned to the former chairman in due course."
Paris Jackson 'doing much better' says Grandmother
Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris, is "doing much better" according to her Grandmother and legal guardian, Katherine, after her reported suicide bid earlier this year.
The 83-year-old Jackson family matriarch told Hello! Magazine, Paris was "in a good place" and "getting the help she needs".
Fifteen-year-old Paris was rushed to hospital in June after cutting her wrists and swallowing a large number of over-the-counter painkillers at the Jackson family home in Los Angeles.
Katherine was upbeat about the help Paris was receiving: "The treatment is going good, really good. She's my baby. It's hard for me, really hard. All I wanted these kids to be is happy.
"The night Michael died Paris was crying and said 'I want to go and see Daddy, I don't want to be without him'."
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Jackson's ex-wife says doctors took advantage of him
Michael Jackson's doctors over-prescribed medications to help overcome his "incredible" fear of pain, his ex-wife has said.Read the full story ›
Freddie Mercury and Jacko duets could be made public
Unheard duets between Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson could be made public after Brian May revealed he has started work on them, alongside renowned producer William Orbit.
The musician said he had "a great time" working on the tracks in the studio in Manchester.
Writing on his blog, the Queen guitarist said: "As for unreleased material with Freddie singing ... strangely enough I was working on some tapes this evening - with William Orbit. There are a few items in progress. We will have something for folks to hear in a couple of months' time, hopefully."
He added: "Great evening with William Orbit working with some Queen/Freddie/Michael Jackson tapes. Exciting, challenging, emotionally taxing. But cool."
Freddie Mercury died in November 1991. Michael Jackson died 18 years later in 2009.
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Prince Jackson tells of father's death
Michael Jackson's eldest son Prince has told an LA hearing about the night his father died and shown home video and pictures of family life.Read the full story ›
Police: Paris Jackson received 'medical treatment'
Paris Jackson received "medical treatment" at her Los Angeles home today at 1.27am local time (9.27am BST), according to a statement from the sheriff's department.
She was then taken to hospital, the statement added.
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PARADOXES—IN WHICH THE SAME information may lead to two contradictory conclusions—give us pleasure and torment at the same time. They are a source of endless fascination and frustration, whether they involve philosophy (consider Russell's paradox, "This statement is false"), science—or perception. The Nobel Prize winner Peter Medawar once said that such puzzles have the same effect on a scientist or philosopher as the smell of burning rubber on an engineer: they create an irresistible urge to find the cause. As neuroscientists who study perception, we feel compelled to study the nature of visual paradoxes.
Let us take the simplest case. If different sources of information are not consistent with one another, what happens? Typically the brain will heed the one that is statistically more reliable and simply ignore the other source. For example, if you view the inside of a hollow mask from a distance, you will see the face as normal—that is, convex—even though your stereovision correctly signals that the mask is actually a hollow, concave face. In this case, your brain's cumulative experience with convex faces overrides and vetoes perception of the unusual occurrence of a hollow face.
Most tantalizing are the situations in which perception contradicts logic, leading to "impossible figures." British painter and printmaker William Hogarth created perhaps the earliest such figure in the 18th century (a). A brief view of this image suggests nothing abnormal. Yet closer inspection reveals that it is logically impossible. Another example is the "devil's pitchfork," or Schuster's conundrum (b). Such impossible figures raise profound questions about the relation between perception and rationality.
In modern times, interest in such effects was partly revived by Swedish artist Oscar Reutersvärd. Known as the father of impossible figures, he devised numerous geometric paradoxes, including the "endless staircase" and the "impossible triangle." These two were also independently developed by Lionel and Roger Penrose, the famous father-and-son scientists; c, on the next page, shows their version of what is now commonly called the Penrose triangle.
Dutch artist M. C. Escher playfully embedded such figures in his engravings exploring space and geometry. Consider Escher's staircase (d, on next page): no single part of the staircase is impossible or ambiguous, but the entire ensemble is logically impossible. You could be climbing the staircase upward forever and yet keep going in circles, never reaching the top. It epitomizes the human condition: we perpetually reach for perfection, never quite getting there!
Is this staircase truly a perceptual paradox? That is, is the brain unable to construct a coherent percept (or token of perception) because it has to simultaneously entertain two contradictory perceptions? We think not. Perception, almost by definition, has to be unified and stable at any given instant because its whole purpose is to lead to an appropriate goal-directed action on our part. Indeed, some philosophers have referred to perception as "conditional readiness to act," which may seem like a bit of an overstatement.
Despite the common view that "we see what we believe," the perceptual mechanisms are really on autopilot as they compute and signal various aspects of the visual environment. You cannot choose to see what you want to see. (If I show you a blue lion, you see it as blue. You cannot say, "I will choose to see it as gold because it ought to be.") On the contrary, the paradox in d arises precisely because the perceptual mechanism performs a strictly local computation that signals "ascending stairs," whereas your conceptual/intellectual mechanism deduces that it is impossible logically for such an ascending staircase to form a closed loop. The goal of perception is to compute rapidly the approximate answers that are good enough for immediate survival; you cannot ruminate over whether the lion is near or far. The goal of rational conception—of logic—is to take time to produce a more accurate appraisal.


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By susan
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We bought these last year for Christmas and just put them up last week at the cottage. People actually stop their cars to look at it. They are so easy to put up--great product Glad to see them back We will buy another set
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By Bluebutterfly
from Hamilton
Bought the green lights last year, and got the blue this year. Everyone loves them. It makes the house and the greenier look magical. Very easy to set up. I will be using the blue light during summer nights in the backyard. Well worth the price.
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By Lulu
from Ontario
Made our christmas decor complete. Want more for next year.
Blue spright light
By LEANNE
from SWIFT CURRENT
This is no where near as showy as the green one I already had. But blues never do show up as well. There are a lot less points of light. I displayed it with the green and it added to it but alone it isn't spectacular like the green one is. I had them indoors because it was to late to get them up for christmas and I wanted to be able to enjoy them indoors and it was a big hit with everyone. I see that in the states they have red ones and I hope they will have that color here next year and that it is as nice as the green. I will order that if they do. It would be great to have lots of colors if they showed up as well as the green does.
almost newsworthy here
By masters momma
from Vancouver Island, BC
I saw the Bliss lights last year at someone's home here in the Valley(BC)...got my nerve up and asked them where they purchased these spectacular lights. As someone has previously written..."worth every penny". We've had people stop, get out of their cars and express amazement at the display on our home. I think I should have taken out shares on this product! ...there are going to be many folks order these for next year! No probs with dullness, however the blue are less dramatic than the green..but I think that makes them even more unique and a beautiful contrast.
Very Unique
By SHARON
from EDMONTON
My biggest disappointment was that they (I ordered 2) arrived too late to find a way to put them up for Christmas in the front of the house, as the ground was frozen already and we weren't told they would be on back order for so long. As for the lights they are very pretty, I put them up, one in my sunroom and one in my covered courtyard, what an explosion of colour. Then I took the one out of my sunroom and pointed it at the ceiling in my great room, everyone was fascinated, now a friend wants me to use them for her daughters winter wedding. A million uses.
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By Kitty
from Vancouver
Ordered both the green and blue on October 19th, finally received my order on Dec 17th. Poor planning TSC - if you are offering a Show Stopper deal the items should be available within a reasonable amount of time. The green and blue together is pretty but the effect just isn't worth the money. Next time, I would source something locally. I have had so many back-orders with TSC, I'm really losing faith in this company to provide timely turnaround.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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By craftykaren
from Ottawa
Got these for my Mom who lives in the country, thinking they would show up so nicely, WRONG. They did not show up at all, so they are in the mail to be returned right now.
Worth The Wait
By Kris
from Mississauga
I too ordered early October with no idea I would receive these lights as late as December 3rd. However, I was still able to get them into the ground and they have been working beautifully every single night. THEY WORKED RIGHT THROUGH THE ICE-STORM ALONG WITH THE SMALLER SPOTLIGHT THAT I ALSO ORDERED! Apparently, according to reviews, they are not as bright as the green but they are still lovely and I look forward to the lights coming on every night. They even light up my dining and living rooms with blue dots on the walls and ceilings. Hopefully, if they are back next year, they will ship them out faster!
Spot Lights and Bliss Lights
By Gail
from Rosebery, New Denver, BC
Rural treed area on a lake. It took some time to aim the lights for the greatest effect. We use the Spot lights and the Bliss lights together for the best effect. When the trees are covered with snow the lights are magical and vivid, but more subdued when the snow is gone.We like the fact they are easy to put up compared to string lights and prefer the more natural magical outdoor nights.The lights were slow arriving because Canada Post sent them to Prince George by mistake.


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Webster Thomas players celebrate their game-winning goal by Nicole Gerritz, second from right, during the Section V Class AA championship game against Webster Schroeder.
This weekend is one of the biggest of the year in high school sports as state championships will be decided in boys and girls soccer, boys and girls volleyball and field hockey.
Sahlen's Stadium in Rochester will also play host to five state quarterfinal football games involving teams from Section V (Rochester area) and Section VI (Buffalo area).
Here is a rundown of the state championship events this weekend:
State quarterfinals at Sahlen's Stadium
Class A: East Irondequoit Eastridge (9-1) vs. Williamsville North-VI (8-3), 8 p.m.
Class D: Red Jacket (9-1) vs. Randolph-VI (10-0), 5:30 p.m.
Boys volleyball
State Championships at Glens Falls
Division I: Pool play, Fairport (20-1), Bethlehem-II, Sachem East-XI, 1:30 p.m.; Championship, 6 p.m.
Division II: Pool play, Victor (16-4), Burnt Hills-II, Bellmore-VIII, 1:30 p.m.; Championship, 6 p.m.
Saturday Football
State quarterfinals at Sahlen's Stadium
Class AA: Aquinas (10-0) vs. Jamestown-VI (10-0), 6 p.m.
Class B: No. 5 Geneva (9-1) vs. Depew-VI (8-2), 3 p.m.
Class C: Wayland-Cohocton (9-1) vs. Cleveland Hill-VI (10-0), noon.
Boys soccer
State semifinals at Middletown High School, Middletown
Class AA: Fairport (18-0-2) vs. Guilderland-II, 8:45 a.m.
Class A: Pittsford Mendon (12-3-6) vs. Averill Park-II, 1:45 p.m.
Class B: Livonia (20-0) vs. Westhill-III, 8 a.m.
Class C: Williamson (18-4) vs. Lansing-IV, 5 p.m.
Class D: Jasper-Troupsburg (16-3-1) vs. Immaculate Heart-III, 12:30 p.m.
Girls soccer
State semifinals at Cortland
Class AA: Webster Thomas (16-1-3) vs. North Rockland-I, 2:30 p.m.
Class A: Honeoye Falls-Lima (20-0) vs. Goshen-IX, 5 p.m.
Class B: Hornell (16-4-1) vs. Oneonta-IV, 5 p.m.
Class C: Northern Adirondack-VII vs. Holland-VI, 9:30 a.m.
Class D: Jasper-Troupsburg (20-1) vs. Chazy-VII, noon.
Girls volleyball
State pool-play at Glens Falls
Class AA: Mercy (16-1), John Jay-I, Baldwinsville-III, Massapequa-VIII, 3 p.m.
Class A: Pittsford Sutherland (22-0), Cornwall-IX, Burnt Hills-II, Kings Park-XI, 8:30 a.m.
Class B: Honeoye Falls-Lima (17-5), Owego-IV, Johnstown-II, Glenn-XI, 8:30 a.m.
Class C: Millbrook-IX, Voorheesville-II, Eden-VI, Mattituck-XI, 8:30 a.m.
Class D: Haldane-I, Waterford-II, Tioga-IV, Randolph-VI, 3 p.m.
Field hockey
State semifinal at Cicero-North Syracuse
Class A: Fairport (11-7-1) vs. Shenendehowa-II, 7:30 p.m.
Class B: Brighton (18-1) vs. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake-II, 11:30 a.m.
Boys soccer
State finals at Middletown High School, Middletown
Class AA: 10 a.m.
Class A: 12:30 p.m.
Class B: 10:30 a.m.
Class C: 3 p.m.
Class D: 1 p.m.
Girls soccer
State finals at Cortland
Class AA: 1 p.m.
Class A: 2 p.m.
Class B: 4 p.m.
Class C: 10 a.m.
Class D: 11 a.m.
Girls volleyball
State pool-play at Glens Falls
State finals at Glens Falls
Class AA: 2 p.m.
Class A: 10 a.m.
Class B: Noon.
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Agate CD Public Meeting for input on conservation issues for the conservation district and NRCS Farm Bill Programs. Tuesday, August 4 @ 7 PM; Basement of Agate Community Church, 41078 First Ave., Agate, Colorado.
There are two great times to plant trees: The first was 20 years ago -- the other is now!
Double El Seedling Tree Program
There will be many species available in smaller quantities at our store located at the seedling tree pick up location
Click here Large Trees available that are nursery grown
Call for information 719-541-2359 x 101 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com .
The Double El Conservation District (CD) offers seedling trees, at production cost, to landowners through the Trees for Conservation Program sponsored by the Colorado State Forest Service. Double El has participated in this tree program for over 30 years.
To be eligible for this program you must own 1 acre of land and may not use the trees for resale or landscaping. (Application order form enclosed).
We accept credit cards. Online ordering is available. Please complete the top portion of the tree application (order), sign and return to Double El CD, P O Box 215, Simla, CO 80835. Bareroot stock is available in bundles of 25 per species and potted stock in tubes of 30 or 50. Sales tax of 7.9% must be included.
Delivery of trees will be a week-day in mid-April at the Double El CD office. Trees must be picked up at our office on the specified distribution date. (Postcards will be mailed for time & date of pick-up). Failure to pick-up tree orders when designated will result in a daily handling & care fee.
Free local workshops The professionals will be sponsoring workshops in the area to assist you in proper species selection, site planning, proper planting procedures, windbreak design and tips on how to successfully grow the seedlings.
Survival accessories (polymer, weed barrier, rabbit guards, fertilizer, tree shades and drip irrigation) that have proven successful to increase the survival and growth of your seedling tree are available at the Double El CD office (See order form inside)
If you need further information, assistance filling out your order, planning/designing your windbreak or an on-site visit, please contact Cheryl at (719) 541-2359 x 101.
Website site: www.4conservation.org
Tree Programs orders taken from November through March 15 each year and deliveries are available for pick up at determined location from mid April for the seedling trees. All items will be picked up at the location and can not be delivered. A mass bulk mailing of the order forms are distributed in December so watch your mail box. Trees must be picked up at the distribution location on date stated. Double El is not responsible for trees once they have left the building.
We also sell a variety of Grass Seeds that are good for the Eastern Plains- ask Cheryl which kind is good for your needs.
There are two separate Program for ordering trees,
The Seedling Tree Program
from the Forest Service Nursery
Large Tree
where the trees are from a private nursery and come in 1, 2, and 5 gallon containers.
Trees are available in 1, 2 or 5 gallon size from a private nursery source. Order Dealine is Feb. 28th. No ownership requirements for the Large Tree Program.
NEW VARIETY PACK OFFERED FOR FIRST TIME: Regular Potted Tubes: 15 Ponderosa Pine and 15 CO Blue Spruce for $76.00 OR Small potted (trays): 25 Eastern Red Cedar and 25 CO Blue Spruce for $90.
Call to place order: 719 541 2359 x 101
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Simla, Colorado 80835
fax 719-541-3061
Click link above for full pictures and description of the trees and shrubs available from the program
Seedling Tree Program for Landowners
Planting Trees benefit the land you own by:
Adding natural beauty to land.
Decrease carbon dioxide on planet.
Attracting beneficial insects and wildlife.
Protecting property and livestock from the wind.
Restoring or enhancing natural beauty.
Reducing soil erosion and improving crop yields.
Providing food and cover for wildlife.
Increasing property values.
Controlling snow drifts.
Bareroot Seedling Trees
are sold in lots of 25 per species
Deciduous-10"- 30" top height at full growth
Conifer- 5"-12" top height
trees and shrubs available on our new ONLINE STORE.
1 Caragana med. to tall shrub with many branches up to 15ft.good for hedges and screens; grows best on sandy to loamy soils to 9500 ft elevation; drought tolerance; Provides good cover and nesting for birds with yellow, pea-like flowers in spring.
2 Cotoneaster medium shrub up to 8 ft.; grows well on most soils; to 9,000ft. elev.; white flower; good winter hardiness medium tolerance of drought and shade; short dense barrier and provides roosting cover and food from berries for numerous song and game birds.
4 Chokecherry med. shrub grows well on most soils to 9,500'; one of best plants for wildlife because of fruit and foliage; native to most of N. America; winter hardy and drought resistant; very important for wildlife for food and cover; fruit is good for jelly.
6 Native Plum 8' high 8' spread with edible fruit; to 8,000ft.; highly important for wildlife cover and food; native.
7 Sumac medium, drought tolerant; grows well on most soils; to 8,000ft. elev.; good wildlife species.
9 Nanking Cherry medium shrub with edible fruit below 8,000 elev., good wildlife species for birds, rabbit, and white tailed deer.
12 Buffaloberry tall, drought tolerant shrub with silvery bark ad leaves, and edible red berries; to 7,500ft.; good wildlife habitat.
18 N.M. Privet (foresteria) tall thicket former; drought tolerant; native, to 7,500'
19 Wax Currant Medium native shrub with edible berries; to 11,000ft. elevation
22 Hybrid Cottonwood tall tree for moist soils, to 6,500', usually cottonless, no guarantee
24 Golden Willow medium to tall tree, needs moist soil or supplemental water, to 8,000'; good browse for big game and nesting for birds. .
26 Honeylocust medium to tall tree, grows well on most soils, to 7,500'
27 Lanceleaf Cottonwood-Lance-shaped leaves turn bright yellow in the fall. Strongly pyramidal form as a young tree, does not sucker. 50' tall,
30 Bur Oak medium to tall tree, hardy and drought resistant, tolerant of a wide range of soils, to 7,000 elev. good food value for wildlife
32 Coyote Willow six foot tall, native shrubby willow of rivers and creeks, plant up to 9,500'
35 Prairie Sky Poplar alternative to lombardy poplar to 8,000ft.
Seedling Regular
sold in lots of 30 per species
all 5"-12" top heights
Large RoundTubes pots16-23 cubic inch cells
200 Aspen tall deciduous tree for moist sites, not recommended for windbreaks; to 11,000ft elevation
201 Austrian Pine tall tree; grows well on moist soils to 7,000ft. elev; good windbreak species
202 Colorado Blue Spruce tall tree, usually on moist soils but will do ok with supplemental water to 9,500ft.
203 Douglas-Fir tall tree, grows best on east and north slopes, 6,000-11,000 elev.
207 Pinon Pine medium, drought tolerant, 7,500ft ele.; does well in arid climates;
208 Ponderosa Pine tall tree grows well on most soils except for heavy clay, to 9,000' good windbreak species
209 Rocky Mnt. Juniper medium, drought tolerant tree, does well on most soils, to 9,000' elev. excellent windbreak species
212 Bristlecone Pine med to tall tree; does well on poor sites; 7,000' to11,000 elev.
213 Narrowleaf Cottonwood tall tree; requires moist conditions; below 9,500' elev.
216 Coyote Willow six foot tall; native shrubby willow of rivers and creeks, to 9,500' elev.
217 Black Hills Spruce
218 LP Fremont Cottonwood
219 4-Wing Saltbush
223 Mountain Mahogany
Seedling Small Potted Trees
3'-6" top height. round tube pots 164 ml to 190 ml
300 & 600 Austrian Pine tall tree; grows well on moist soils to 7,000ft. elev; good windbreak species
302 & 601 Douglas Fir tall tree, grows best on east and north slopes, 6,000-11,000 elev.
305 Ponderosa Pine tall tree grows well on most soils except for heavy clay, to 9,000' good windbreak species
310 & 610 Rocky Mountain Juniper medium, drought tolerant tree, does well on most soils, to 9,000' elev. excellent windbreak species
311 &611 Pinon Pine medium, drought tolerant, 7,500ft ele.
321 & 621 Bristlecone Pine medium to tall tree does well on poor soils, 7,000-11,000ft. elevation
1. You must own at least one acre of land.
2. This nursery stock is NOT for use in ornamental or landscaping plantings.
3. No plant purchased from the CSFS or their distributors may be resold as a living plant.
4. Bare root trees are available in multiples of 25 per species only.
5. Potted trees are available in multiples of 30 per species or 50 per species only.
6. Payment must accompany order. Refunds will not be given for cancelled orders after March 1st.
7. If trees ordered are not available a refund will be issued, unless a substitution is requested.
The Double El Conservation District offers seedling trees, at production costs, to landowners through the Trees for Conservation Program sponsored by the Colorado State Forest Service. The Colorado State Forest Service tree program enables farmers, ranchers, and rural landowners to obtain trees at a nominal cost. The program's aim is to encourage landowners to plant new forest, establish effective windbreaks to reduce erosion, protect homes, cropland, livestock and highways, and enhance wildlife habitat. Our trees and shrubs are grown for their conservation benefits only Ornamental qualities such as color, degree of flowering, fruit production and others are not guaranteed. Delivery of trees will be in mid-April on a week day. There are different delivery days for each tree form so note the dates due and pick up. The seedlings have been grown locally and the species have been specially selected to give a higher survival rate. All CSFS programs and services are offered on a nondiscriminatory basis, without regard to race color, national origin, religion, sex, martial status, or handicap.
If you have any questions on the tree seedling program email Cheryl at: email@example.com
More information on seedling tree planting at Forest Service Web Site at http://csfs.colostate.edu/pdfs/plantingguide.pdf
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LAS CRUCES >> With 20 seconds to go, 1,005 people were watching the Las Cruces-Mayfield high school football game Nov. 8, making the showdown the most-watched event streamed live on YouTube at that time.
Viewers from 44 states and as far away as New Zealand watched the two teams face off in the Chile Bowl, totaling 2,815 views.
"This was definitely our highest viewership for anything we've broadcast," said Jeff Harris, LCPS director of technology support services.
A fluke
The games and other LCPS events are usually webcast live on LCPS.TV. But a fluke led to its presence on YouTube Live, the video giant's site for live streaming.
YouTube previously only allowed paying customers or large corporations to live stream, but this August, the Google-owned platform opened live streaming to groups that had 100 or more people subscribing to their YouTube channel and met other criteria.
"We found out this was available, and we started scrambling to get 100 subscribers," Bill Fox, video production specialist, said.
LCPS's YouTube channel had 27 subscribers by Nov. 8, but somehow, the button to enable live streaming became available.
"Maybe someone at Google wanted to watch the Mayfield-Cruces game," Fox said. "... It was pretty amazing."
But the end of the game, the channel had 83 subscribers.
"There was almost as much noise in the press box" as in the stands while staffers watched viewership rise and rise during the game, Harris said.
LCPS.TV is run and filmed by students from all LCPS high schools, with the help of adults.
"That cuts across all the rivalry lines," Harris said.
Worldwide viewers
People in Japan, Australia, New Zealand and a handful of other countries tuned in to the historic Bulldawgs-Trojans rivalry on LCPS' YouTube stream.
Four viewers in New Zealand averaged 28 minutes watching the game, nearly on par with the 33 minutes American watchers averaged.
Seventeen Mexican viewers spent the most time of all worldwide observers at 34 minutes.
In the United States, viewers spanned from Alaska to Maine to Alabama.
Eighteen Pennsylvanians spent the most time of any viewers watching the stream, an average of 55 minutes. New Mexicans spent about 36 minutes.
"I think it's surprising that people all over the world have found an interest watching the game," communications director Jo Galván said. "It would be so interesting to see if they know someone in Las Cruces or just love football or were just surfing the Web."
At least one of the 85 Colorado viewers was a Mayfield alumnus who was missing the LCHS-MHS game for the first time ever, said Corby Allred, senior network systems engineer.
"I'm sure there are many more instances like that that we aren't aware of," he said.
Future uses
LCPS plans to use YouTube Live to stream many more events, like graduations and maybe sports tournaments or school board meetings.
"They are all on the table at this point," Fox said.
Viewers can watch YouTube streams on tablets and mobile devices, unlike LCPS.TV's usual streams.
Watchers can also pause a live stream and go back to, say, rewatch an amazing football play, LCPS.TV operations specialist Janice Garcia said.
Viewers can also watch the game again and again rather than wait a week for a DVD copy from LCPS.
YouTube and Google also suggest videos to viewers based on their Web history, location and more.
"Now, instead of the district having to do our own promotion, we have one of the largest companies on the planet helping us out," Harris said.
Though the district still doesn't have 100 subscribers, the LCPS.TV team doesn't expect its live-streaming privileges to be revoked.
"I think we proved ourselves a viable source (of viewers) with the Cruces-Mayfield game," Allred said.


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