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Archive for the 'Vane' Category
delighted astonishment
A short trip off of a Long Island to… Staten Island.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Over at the St. George Ferry terminal, on the… Staten Island… side of the harbor, one is treated to magnificent views of Lower Manhattan and it's a pretty sure bet that you'll see some maritime traffic. Pictured above is the Vane Brothers Sassafras towing a fuel barge, for instance.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
One such as myself is always eager to witness a DEP Sludge Boat splashing by. That's the MV North River heading towards the Port Richmond sewer plant found a mile or so up the Kill Van Kull.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Marjorie B. McAllister also happened by, and the bright red tug was towing a fuel barge. Even when it seems that a tug is pushing a barge, it's still called "towing."
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alarmingly low
Tugboat! There's a tugboat coming!
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Bemoaning a life lived poorly with a ribald song of lament, your humble narrator found himself crossing the fabulous Pulaski Bridge over Newtown Creek recently, whereupon the appearance of maritime traffic entering the waterway sent a bolt of joy up my crumbling spine.
Even feckless quislings can catch a break sometimes, thought I.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
One was forced to scuttle at double pace across the bridge, in order to not allow the opening of its double bascule mechanisms to visually isolate me from the passing Tugboat.
Occlusion is frustrating, extremely so.
Accordingly, haste was made for the Greenpoint or southern bank of the Newtown Creek.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
The NYC DOT, who operate this bridge, will unfortunately not allow me to get close enough to shoot properly, so several lenses were utilized. Swapping out lenses is not something I like to do in a spot like the Pulaski Bridge, where the particulate dust and soot circulating on the air is particularly dense, for fear of allowing contaminants to settle inside the camera itself.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Regardless of risk, a few swaps were made, as I had luckily decided to carry a full kit with me that day. The Tugboat was Vane's "Hunting Creek." Hunting Creek has been mentioned here before, in the post "last ounce."
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Unfortunately, I was quite far from the Tug, and less than ecstatic about the images produced by my "longest" lens. The next upgrade to my photo bag is going to be a good lens with lots of reach, an expensive proposition. Of course, the simple answer to not having a lens with sufficient magnification or optimal resolution is to simply get closer to your subject.
Hunting Creek pulled away, towing a fuel barge to some destination eastwards, but I knew that eventually… she had to come back.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Hunting down anything along Newtown Creek is my speciality, as well as finding the best spot to view it from, so your humble narrator was waiting with a medium reach but high quality lens attached to my camera when Hunting Creek made its way back towards the East River and the greater harbor beyond.
What? I like photographing tugboats.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
The warning horns that Pulaski was opening sounded and the tug maneuvered into its course. Tower Town in LIC is really coming along, incidentally, and views like the one following will soon be a happy memory.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
They've already blocked out the Chrysler Building. When Greenpoint Landing gets going, we'll lose Empire State as well.
That's what I saw on Newtown Creek one day last week, when one set out to cross a bridge and walk about in the radiance of the burning thermonuclear eye of god itself.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
When I was walking home – through Greenpoint – I almost stepped on this flat rat, which kind of ruined my day. Curdling horror notwithstanding, the sight shocked me back into a looming sense of depression and reinstated the familiarly manic state which I was hoping to alleviate via the perambulation across the Pulaski Bridge and the banks of fabled Newtown Creek.
I guess it's true what they say – "A Feckless Quisling just can't catch a break these days." People say that, right?
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last ounce
A short Maritime Sunday visit with the Vane Bros.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
The Vane Brothers' brand new Tug Magothy recently rolled past me at the exit from Kill Van Kull, while onboard with the Working Harbor Committee. Vane started out as a Ships Chandlery in 1898, down in the port of Baltimore. They've become a towing company over the last century, and operate a fleet of tugs and barges in the ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, and Charleston.
from vanebrothers.com
The tug Magothy is the fourteenth in a line of Patapsco-class tugs. She was designed by Frank Basile of Entech & Associates, and is under construction at Thoma-Sea Boat Builders' West Yard in Houma, Louisiana. The Magothy is 100' long, with a 34' beam, and a depth of 15'. Her gross tonnage is 99 tons. She is powered by two CAT3516, 2100 horse-power engines with Kort nozzles.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Oyster Creek, as seen on the same Working Harbor Committee Newark Bay tour, steaming along on the Kill Van Kull. Many of my photographer buddies abhor white tugs, decrying their lack of contrast with the sky and water, preferring the pigments and color ways of McAllister, Reinauer, and Moran tugs (all incorporate reds). Me, I like the challenge of getting the exposure right.
from vanebrothers.com
The Oyster Creek is a coastwise 3,000 horsepower towing vessel measuring 90' long, 32' wide, with a 13' hull depth. Powered by two Caterpillar diesel engines, she is dedicated to 30,000-barrel tank barges. Her gross tonnage is 99 tons. The Oyster Creek is named for the Oyster Creek cove and tributary stream in Maryland.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Vane sent the Hunting Creek and Red Hook to compete in the 2013 Great North River Tugboat Race. Here they are just about crossing the finish line. Official results not handy at the time of this writing,
from vanebrothers.com
The Hunting Creek officially joined Vane's ranks on February 3, 2012. Since then she has been a bunkering workhorse in New York Harbor. The sixth in a series of eight from Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland, she is a 3,000 horsepower vessel, measuring 90′ long, 32′ wide, with a 13′ hull depth. She was designed by Frank Basile of Entech and Associates of Houma, Louisiana, and is named for the Hunting Creek cove and tributary stream in Maryland.
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Saturday- September 21, 2013
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– photo by Mitch Waxman
Recently spotted, the tug Nanticoke, plying NY Harbor. Upon reading the name "Nanticoke," your humble narrator grasped for some meaning behind this enigmatic arrangement of ordinary vowels and consonants. Knowing that the Vane company often names its vessels after inland and coastal waterways, a certain river came to mind.
from wikipedia
The Nanticoke River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in southern Kent County, Delaware, flows through Sussex County, Delaware, and forms the boundary between Dorchester County, Maryland and Wicomico County, Maryland. The river course proceeds southwest and it empties into the Chesapeake at Nanticoke, Maryland. The river is 64.3 miles (103.5 km) long.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Nanticoke was on duty with a barge, heading south toward Staten Island from some origin point northwards on either the Hudson or East Rivers. A fuel barge, who can guess what sort of volatile cargo might have lurked within it, vouchsafed by Nanticoke?
from vanebrothers.com
The Nanticoke is 95' long, with a 34' beam, and a 15' draft. Her gross tonnage is 99 tons. She is powered by two CAT 3516, 2100 horsepower engines with Kort nozzles, and maintains running speeds of better than 12 knots. Featuring a model bow and square stern, her fuel capacity is approximately 90,000 gallons. Potable water capacity is approximately 9,000 gallons. With accommodations for seven crew members, the Nanticoke is dedicated to 50-class tank barges on the coastwide trade.
The Maritime Sunday staff here at Newtown Pentacle HQ offer a wave of the hand and official shout out to the Vane Brothers Nanticoke cast and crew. Huzzah!
also from vanebrothers.com
The Vane Brothers Company has served the maritime industry in the Port of Baltimore and the U.S. Eastern Seaboard for more than 100 years. Today, we are comprised of five divisions operating out of the ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, and Charleston.
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– photo by Mitch Waxman
Recently spotted as it plied the estuarine expanses of the East River, the Vane Brothers Sassafras Tug. Your humble narrator was onboard an East River Ferry, heading from Manhattan to Greenpoint, and spotted the tug moving iconically along the strait.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
In the dim past of industrial supremacy, this was one of the busiest stretches of aqua firma in the world, and it is truly a condemnation upon our modern civilization that the passing of a tug and barge along its expanses is something remarkable. A blogger of a century ago would have been limited to monographs, of course, but such a creature would have found very little to say about such a thing. In modernity, it would be like commenting on the passing of a common truck.
Upcoming Walking Tour- The Poison Cauldron, with Atlas Obscura
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Meetup at the corner of Kingsland and Norman Avenues in Greenpoint at 11 on Saturday, August 25th.
We will be exploring the petroleum and waste transfer districts of the Newtown Creek watershed in North Brooklyn. Heavily industrialized, the area we will be walking through is the heart of the Greenpoint Oil Spill and home to scores of waste transfer stations and other heavy industries. We will be heading for the thrice damned Kosciuszko Bridge, which is scheduled for a demolition and replacement project which will be starting in 2013. Photographers, in particular, will find this an interesting walk through a little known and quite obscure section of New York City.
Be prepared: We'll be encountering broken pavement, sometimes heavy truck traffic, and experiencing a virtual urban desert as we move through the concrete devastations of North Brooklyn. Dress and pack appropriately for hiking, closed toe shoes are highly recommended- as are a hat or parasol to shield you from the sun.
Bathroom opportunities will be found only at the start of the walk, which will be around three hours long and cover approximately three miles of ground. Drivers, it would be wise to leave your cars in the vicinity of McGolrick Park in Greenpoint.
Click here for tickets, and as always- a limited number of walk ups will be welcomed- but for safety reasons we need to limit the group to a manageable size. Contact me at this email if you desire further details.


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Boston Becomes Toxic
A number of articles about the Boston terrorist attack that I have read recently reminded me that what is either kept out of the media or otherwise hidden is often more important than what actually appears. One was a feature article entitled "Ron Paul Slams Boston Police. Has he Gone too Far?" by Peter Grier of the normally sensible Christian Science Monitor. The remainder were also related to the Boston Marathon, a discussion in various places in the media of the possibility that the United States will take steps to make it easier for the intelligence services and law enforcement to read emails and social media entries in "real time" to be able to forestall home grown terrorists. Making such access easier means eliminating those few restrictions that currently exist to protect personal privacy and prevent unlawful searches.
I think it is fair to say that the mainstream media, frequently owned by large corporations, operates in its own bubble on a consensus basis when it reports the news. Further, each media outlet has a system of political monitors who control what is allowed to appear and who determine what is unacceptable, frequently on a highly subjective basis. If a journalist thinks a story is worth reporting he still has to run the gamut of the politics involved in getting something in print or on television. While such politicking exists even in the alternative media, it is much more in evidence for the newspapers and broadcasts that are dependent on sponsors to turn a profit as they are always conscious of the need not to offend anyone. Powerful sponsors mean that stories that might be viewed as objectionable rarely make the cut. That means that independent analysis of news stories is pretty much confined to internet outlets that tend to live and die based on meager diet of voluntary contributions, which also means that the only independent voices tend to be resource poor and unable to do the type of investigative reporting that would be required to have a story break through and receive national attention.
Since most Americans get their news – what there is of it – from the mainstream, it means that citizens are poorly informed on most issues unless they make an independent effort to discover the story behind the story. Which brings us to media reporting on Ron Paul. Paul accused the government of illegally engaging in a military style occupation of an American city in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing. Searches were conducted without warrants, armored vehicles patrolled streets emptied in response to a lockdown mandated by the civil authorities, and drones patrolled the skies. And to top it all, the tactics did not catch the fugitive suspects, one of whom was killed in a shoot-out following a carjacking, while the younger brother, hiding in a boat located outside the lockdown zone, was discovered by an alert citizen. The article notes that "…Paul's contrarian take perhaps should not be surprising," before lambasting him for his libertarian leanings. Grier observes, somewhat irrelevantly, that the "Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity has an advisory board that contains a 'bevy of conspiracy theorists, cranks, and apologists for some of the worst regimes on the planet,' according to Daily Beast writer James Kirchik," but does not note that Kirchik is a leading neocon who is associated with Bill Kristol's Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
To his credit, Grier does also quote Glenn Greenwald, who told Bill Moyers on PBS that "The way in which Americans now relate to their government, the way in which they get nationalistic pride is through the assertion of this massive military or police force, and very few other things produce that kind of pride." But he does not really accept that Paul is, of course, right. The lockdown of Boston, the searches, and the militarization of what was essentially a response to a criminal act were all completely illegal and extralegal plus unconstitutional. The average reader, however, would note the "Has he gone too far?" in the headline and would, without reading much further, begin to mutter about the "crazy uncle" being at it again. The article is designed to give the impression that anyone who questions a massive police and military response to a criminal act is somehow off center and can safely be ignored, whereas the contrary is true and every American should be questioning the outsized response to the bombing.
The bombing spawned new demands to curtail civil liberties to enable the police and intelligence agencies to do their job more effectively. No matter that the U.S. authorities already had warnings that they did not heed or properly disseminate, a repeat of the mistakes of 2001 and a clear indication that the trillions of dollars spent on security since 9/11 has been a waste of money. The FBI is instead suggesting that just a bit more intrusion into private communications is the real problem and are basing their argument at least in part on the Tsarnaev brothers' use of Twitter and YouTube. One police source notes how Boston has shifted the ground on guilt and innocence, saying that comments on social media will be prima facie evidence of criminal intent, "If you're not a terrorist, if you're not a real threat, prove it," adding unintentionally though somewhat ironically, "This is the price you pay to live in free society right now. It's just the way it is."
The head of the Bureau Robert Mueller is asking for still more resources and relaxed legal guidelines to enable the authorities to monitor social networks and other internet traffic in real time. He calls it the Next Generation Cyber Initiative. The FBI's request for added powers is being supported by the usual suspects in congress and reportedly also by the "change we can believe in" Obama Administration. If you are thinking that there is a secondary agenda in all the posturing, which is to enable and empower the federal government to finally move to its plan for "total information awareness" on every citizen and legal resident, a program initially floated by the Pentagon back in 2002, you would certainly be correct. But no one in the government is admitting that.
Mueller's complaint is that some social media providers actually have impediments built into their operating systems to prevent snooping. That is why they incorporate passwords and software that impedes hacking. Most users of the systems would refer to it as "privacy." The federal government wants to have the power to compel the providers – which would include Google and Facebook – to incorporate new features referred to as backdoor technologies that will enable the FBI and NSA to snoop at will, which is already a power they have over phone systems based on the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994. If they companies do not comply, they can be subject to fines that will start at $25,000 per day. Foreign based communications providers will also be subject to the same rules, opening the door for countries like Iran, China, Russia and Saudi Arabia to exercise reciprocity against U.S. companies and turning internet access into a political football.
Now one might well think that in a constitutional republic like the United States there would be judicial hurdles in place to inhibit law enforcement and intelligence agencies from obtaining private information in what many might consider illegal searches. But consider for a moment what the government already can do. It was recently revealed that it can and does record and store all digital communications in the United States. That means all phone calls, emails, and online chats, totaling 1.7 billion items per day adding to a data base of more than 20 trillion items relating to U.S. citizens. A considerable portion of that haul is then screened by computer for words or expressions that might denote terrorist or criminal activity, but most of it just goes into a computer data bank for possible later use.
The sole judicial filter on FBI surveillance is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or FISC, which reviewed 1,856 requests from the government in 2012 and approved every one. The court is a board of judges which only hears the government side of the argument as the target of the surveillance has no idea that he is being scrutinized. The government case is inevitably framed around national security. And the FBI also has considerable latitude to investigate outside the purview of the FISC. It uses administratively issued National Security Letters (NSLs), a feature of the Patriot Act, to demand information from companies and public institutions. More than 15,000 NSLs were issued last year on more than 6,000 American citizens. An estimated 25,000 more NSLs were issued on non-U.S. persons. The NSLs require no judicial review and they do not allow the source of the information to reveal the FBI approach to the person or group being targeted. This latter feature of the NSL is currently being challenged in court, with one judge ruling the practice unconstitutional.
So the fallout from Boston has been more of the same lashing out that we saw post 9/11. People like Ron Paul who decry the breakdown in the constitution and rule of law are lambasted for being out of touch and "going too far" while the "liberal" Obama Administration prepares to give the FBI sweeping new powers. Unfortunately power is a zero sum game. If you take away rights and liberties they are not safe somewhere waiting to be restored, they are gone forever and have been transferred to someone else. If we establish the principle that any criminal act inflicting multiple casualties can be defined as terrorism and be treated by the imposition of martial law we will quickly lose constitutionally guaranteed access to some aspects of civilian rule of law. If we decide that no conversation or message, even if it originates in one's home, is truly private then we will have lost a large measure of our personal liberty. And it can even get worse. There is speculation that the Obama Administration will use the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court as a model for another secret federal court that can decide on the use of drones to assassinate American citizens. As FISC rules 100% in favor of the government, we can only expect rubberstamp kill lists as part of our future.
Read more by Philip Giraldi
- Targeting Iran – March 31st, 2014
- Foreign Policy Delusion Is Bipartisan – March 24th, 2014
- Simple Stuff About Ukraine – March 17th, 2014
- Selling a Mossad Book – March 10th, 2014
- AIPAC and Friends Explain Themselves – March 3rd, 2014
21 Responses to "Boston Becomes Toxic"
HA HA Ron Paul sides with the same people who want to take away your liberties, just like giraldi, both Obama supporters. Bush did away with funding for overseas abortions, promised a tax break which he did albeit smaller due to dems, heck the dems were pissed over that tax break for years, never reinstated gun control, and tried to hang us up in Iraq, which we already had a no fly for ten years, and Afghanistan, which messed up the dems dreams and plans for the entire region, along with Africa. With no money for their conquest they had to rely on "empowering the people" to revolution with limited support from us because it is impossible to pay for it all. As far as I am concerned Bush held them over in those other two regions for as long as he could. Clinton and the militant third way has been heavy in supporting "revolutions" everywhere, Obama is no different. They have been trying desperately to foment revolutions, wrong answer. Mr.911 Gouliani is not a republican but a democrat, just like majority.
If Clinton, Obama, and their ilk really believed in the American Way then what happened at Ruby Ridge would have never taken place along with Wac, they would have never stolen all those babies from the Mormon. Its amazing the Amish have managed to last this long.,
Move them in saddle them up, pay your taxes.
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mr. giraldi
boston: what do you make of these photos . . . http://imgur.com/a/sUrnA
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mr giraldi
boston: what do you make of this ffalsefflag . . .
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thumb me down moron, they shot her with her baby in her arms, and she lay dead on the floor for days. Thank Holder too.
What on earth are you talking about?
Great analysis Phil. The corporate media is silly and runs in a pack and it is only through hive-like consensus that they decide which story is newsworthy and qualifying for committed, multi-day coverage. Boston is old news, sadly, and the civil liberties aspect was never "news" (to their minds) in the first place. Your column got me thinking, however, that this story is fluid and important, and I am at least going to pay more attention to the fallout now. Other writers should, too.
'Consulate' in Benghazi was a spook operation with 'ambassador' Stevens chief spook.
He was embass only four months having been awarded the title for his clandestine work in Libya overthowing Ghadoofi.
Its all on google – check it out
Huh? What in God's name are you blathering about??
What's sad is that the majority of the sheeple agree with the idiot who trashed Ron Paul. USA! USA! God, I'm glad I'm old.
If you look at the photos, unfortunately you get the impression that the crowd at the Marathon by the time of the explosions was that big. It wasn't. The impression created by following those Craft people around is that this what it looked like during the explosions. Well, it didn't. The winners had long passed and only stragglers were left, suddenly held back at Commonwealth Ave and apparently diverted onto another course away from Boylston. The people got the word perhaps who were following them – I heard they moved north to Commonwealth which parallels Boylston. The huge crowds were gone and the numbers were as a tiny as the number of passengers on any of those four jets on 9/11 – about 40 here and there. Didn't make sense for a Tuesday in September, but made sense for how the Marathon bombing worked. Nobody has noticed. One clue: the Africans you see at the finish line cheering on their fellow Kenyans or whoever, have left in all pictures of the finish line at the time of the bombing. With three notable exceptions, it is a strangely all white cast and crew.
They also agree with the Boston's lockdown. They even said they were grateful the military had held them captive. This must have also been a test for the military to gauge how the sheeple will respond to this kind of military tactics. Now they know.
I read that too. Made me puke a little in my mouth.
This is what gets me… Who exactly says they were "grateful" for the jack-booted thuggery of the Boston paramilitarists? These "reports" and "statements" are about as believable as the one brothers "confession" written on the inside of the boat…. Yeah, rrriiiigggghhhhht. Uh huh… sure. Coming from the biggest liars on the planet we'd have to be a damn fool to believe any of it.
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Actually, I did notice the composition of the crowd and I believe it was deliberate on the part of whoever set off the bombs.
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Themartial law die had been cast a long time ago and so has the acceptance of military pre-eminence of who the american people trust the most to police them.
Has nothing to do with liberty or freedom it is all about stability, safety, and access to economic means.
They like the talk of freedoms and then pass Laws that "force others" to look out for their daily needs.
I wasn't grateful to be about six miles from Watertown and asked to remain inside. I didn't, but no businesses were open. Still this thing about only opening your door to the police that far away? Come on! After such an announcement, it would be the perfect way to take hostages, whereas if you opened your door to neighbors or someone you trusted, you'd be fine. Just a creepy kind of thing to tell people, very Eastern Europe pre-1989, which I know quite well and without any fondness. There was NO neighborhood solidarity there, just mutual suspicion. Not a good way to go, but various emergencies and "see something, say something" took them there. When they emerged from communism, the Hungarians took to keeping vicious dogs in their yards so you could hardly walk down the street. That's what years of that kind of crap did to them. So, no thank you.
My brother from California was a prisoner in his hotel in Cambridge, although he decided to break out and drive to the place he was intending to go in Newton. In spite of his appointment and cross-country trip, in spite of "voluntary" nature of the shut-down, in spite of knowing him and having excellent references, they refused him entry. I don't think he's ever returning to this pest hole.
Since we've seen the stupid sheeple retards who chanted, "USA,USA!" at the jerkbooted thugs for violating their rights, I wonder if there were any people in Watertown/Boston besides your brother who did not comply with the "voluntary" lockdown or refuse to allow the ZOGgies into their homes without a warrant/sufficient probable cause? I'm sure there had to be a few, but they probably got an M-16 shoved in their face or arrested outright. I haven't seen any video of it anywhere.
And we saw what the brave Hungarian people did to some of their Communist occupiers in the 1956 uprising before Khruschev sent in the Soviet Army and had it ruthlessly crushed. Would anyone here be so brave, I wonder?
The communists did things like take their personal vehicles and collectivize their businesses. But oddly what precipitated it was the death of Stalin in 1954, and a gradual lightening up on personal freedom (not so much fear of Siberia, I guess). However, people were told to set aside a part of their salaries in forced savings accounts (which they knew they would never see again). They were hoping for more of a consumer society, where they could buy goods for their homes and selves. The leader, Rakosy, however announced that the country would invest in heavy industry and not concentrate on the needs of the postwar generation (who probably realized people in the West were enjoying a lot of goodies). So it was on a tide of rising expectation that the people decided to overrule Rakosy and instead to invest in fighting Soviets. Perhaps it isn't the ruthless tyrants who bring on revolution, but a confused changing of the guard afterwards.
That's informative–thank you.
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Susan Kerin learned to crochet when she was 8 years old. / photo courtesy of susan kerin
Google the words knitting or crochet, combined with words like how-to and patterns, and youll get up to 9.28 million results. Wow!
Interest in knitting and crochet ebbs and flows, and recent popularity the last few years is tremendous. I am excited to be a part of this phenomenon. It is a labor of love to design and teach the fine arts of knitting and crochet.
As a child, I knew the moment I saw my mother sitting with a pair of knitting needles that those needles absolutely belonged to me. She taught me to knit, and my grandmother taught me to crochet at about 8 years old. I took to each easily and have never been without a project on the needles since. I was fortunate to have family members to teach me about these wonderful arts, in what seems such a different lifetime than the world today.
Ive been a professional designer for 15 years, achieving design award status, and my work has appeared in national publications. It all started with pattern twisting and turning. When I picked a pattern out of a book to work on, I would decide to change it; done. I quickly realized I was actually designing whole projects independently. I begin with empty needles and create something that previously never existed: the creative phenomenon. With a background in writing and editing, I found the task of technical writing and publishing a new pattern equally stimulating.
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My website is www.SkerinKnittingandCrochet.com.
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Impatiens capensis
Spotted Jewelweed
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Posted By Barry Ritholtz On November 12, 2012 @ 12:37 pm In Markets | Comments Disabled
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The obvious answer is that extrapolation of current trends into infinity fails in any data set that is cyclical .
The Short Side of Long takes a swipe at the question, writing:
"The fact is, most economists are totally useless at predicting recessions. According to Variant Perception (I recommend reading their leading indicator economic research), "in the past four US recessions consensus forecasts did not recognise the recession even when recessions had already started." The problem with economists and other academics is that they simply extrapolate data trends, as seen in the chart above. Variant Perception goes onto argue that the reason 9 out of 10 economists have failed to forecast the last several recessions is because economists focus on the wrong things. The two major reasons are:
• Focusing on lagging economic indicators (e.g. no use in tracking employment data)
• Focusing on incomplete / untrue data (e.g. almost all data is revised 3 & 12 months later)"
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I have made my case over the years . . .
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He wasn't thinking about the $500,000 in prize money or his family and seven children who waited for him back in Independence. Collins, 42, just wanted to finish. To become the next American Ninja Warrior.
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Superstadium to have roof and solar panels
- From: Townsville Bulletin
- May 30, 2014
A STATE MP has called for the proposed CBD superstadium to include a roof and solar panels to ensure North Queensland gets an iconic and state-of-the-art sporting facility.
Thuringowa MP Sam Cox said he wanted the superstadium to make a statement about the growing importance of the region.
"The stadium needs to have an impact, and that doesn't just have to be a visual one, it can be about how we use the facility," he said.
"We need to look at what else is being done around the world in places with a similar climate and in cities of similar sizes and see what we can bring back to Townsville.
"Do we look at something that incorporates a roof?
"Or should we put up solar panels on the stadium so it's state-of-the-art?
"Let's make sure we get something that's a landmark for the city and makes a real statement about North Queensland."
Mr Cox's comments come as the a community organisation, similar to the Jezzine Barracks Trust, is to be set up to coordinate grant applications from all three tiers of government.
The current plans for the superstadium include a 30,000 outdoor sports stadium and indoor facilities capable of hosting entertainment or sporting events with crowds of up to 6000 people.
The project would inject $540 million into the North Queensland economy and create 7000 jobs for an investment of between $306.7 million and $315.5 million.
Mr Cox said the new stadium needed to cater for the future needs of sports and music fans.
"Going to the footy has changed over the last 20 or 30 years and it's more than just sitting on the hill swilling beers," he said.
"We need to give our sports fans, and music fans, the best possible facility to watch the footy or a big music concert.
"(The stadium) really needs to show what North Queensland can achieve."
Mr Cox said he wanted the community to debate what should be included in the superstadium proposal.
"I really want to get input from all people," he said.
"We need to build something that is more than just a replacement stadium, it needs to be unique.
"The Townsville economy is flat and there needs to be something that gives it a bit of life and from what I am hearing, people want it to be the stadium.
"If we are going to do it then we should make it really worth the money."
However, Mayor Jenny Hill said the best way to progress the superstadium was for the State Government to commit funding to the project.
"If the State Government really wants to help this process they can provide some funding," she said.
"They could give us some funding for indicative design and community consultation and that would progress the project far more than just a discussion about what should be included.
"That would be a great start form the state government, considering we haven't seen a lot of support from them on this so far."
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Rusty Posted at 10:02 PM June 02, 2014
Yeah lets put a roof on it and Solar panels and a air-conditioned Brewery and a Day Spa inside it. Oh wait a minute these politicians are just vote buying, they haven't even been able to secure the $$$, to get the plans drawn up yet. Looks like we now know who should be getting drug tested. Us idiots for voting this useless bunch of clowns in. I hope when the circus leaves town they take these twits with them. And as far as the Townsville economy being flat goes, it has only been that way since the Government changed hands.
Jammer of TSV Posted at 10:12 AM June 02, 2014
QLD is not in that bad of a condition, I beg everyone to read this telling article http://www.independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/strong-choices-massive-lies,6532 . You will then see the lies this LNP leg Newman government has been using. There is NO 80 billion dollar debt.
Jess of Townsville Posted at 9:11 AM June 02, 2014
Is the Qld government providing funding for the stadium Mr Cox. Or is our port being sold to fund more infrastructure in the south east such as the new Brisbane Bus and Transit Tunnel touted in today's Courier Mail?


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Should We Be Ditching Soap & Embracing Bacteria?
The spray bottles of AO+ Refreshing Cosmetics Mist contain billions of cultivated Nitrosomonas eutropha, a bacteria commonly found in dirt and untreated water. Now, of all things to test on our skin, why would AOBiome resort to bacteria? The scientists believe this specific strain once lived on us and acted as a type of self-cleaner for our bodies. But, instead of harmonizing with it, we killed it off with soap and shampoo.
As part of the experiment, Scott was given the tonic to spritz herself down twice a day and was instructed to keep her showers short and product-less — that meant just three minutes of rinsing. No shampoo. No soap. But, toward the end of her experiment, her skin had actually changed for the better. So much so, in fact, that Scott was reluctant to return to her old routine.
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As promised, Brad Pitt revealed more details on his NOLA Make It Right green building project and we've got several new developments to dish.
First off, the Make It Right site has gone pink and now features a very large Pitt (which apparently was filmed yesterday) making a video appeal for people to donate to the campaign. We also have some new designs from several of the 13 architecture firms commissioned — with some featuring homes that float, integrated vines that help cool, and raised platforms to allow water to pass underneath. Pitt decided to use pink after becoming inspired by its use on movie sets. From the site, "The scenes within the assembly create emotive storyboards containing perspectives rich with history and memories. Like a tangram puzzle, the components of each house lay haphazard at the installation's commencement. It is only through monetary donations that these pink placeholders will become reassembled, registering the effects of a collective consciousness, ultimately enabling the construction of 150 real homes."
Today Show reporter Ann Curry and Pitt once again teamed up and took a tour of the area (the two were on the scene last August) with Brad explaining his vision. "'You're going to see life coming in,' the 43-year-old actor told NBC's "Today" show. 'We'll have people in homes by the end of next summer.' Pitt said he welcomes more donations. 'This is really an adopt-a-house campaign,' he told NBC. 'I'm asking for foundations, for high-network individuals, for church groups, for corporations to come in and adopt a house. Basically $150,000 will get a family back into their home.'
Pitt said 13 architects have helped in the project. He said design requirements for the homes were 'affordability, sustainability, safety — and that they be beautiful,' according to The Associated Press."
It's always exciting to hear updates on this project — and I think the pink mock homes idea is brilliant. It's kind of intriguing to see how a neighborhood will look before the real homes hit. Let's hope that pink gets replaced by some green, sustainable structures soon. The wait these people have had to endure is simply unacceptable.
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Tom Bral, 20 year-old from Oudenaarde in Belgium has been arrested in suspicion of DDoS'ing the Kreynet IRC network.
Kreynet is the base some commercial TV stations use in Belgium to host their chats. Bral, who is using the nick Inco on IRC, had an application going for a server link on Kreynet.
Bral used to have a server linked to the AfterNet network as well.
"He used to say how he was very very dedicated to Afternet… but then we had some attacks on a testlink that some of us thought was just a little too good for INCO who was not well liked" AfterNet coordinator Rubin told IRC-Junkie in a reaction. "He was a pretty incompetent admin/oper … always abusing the mailing list with drama and off topic posts. Its scary to think he had access to our hidden hubs IP's."
Although AfterNet never found any hard proof for DDoS from Bral, eventually his position was unmaintainable and his server and O:line got removed from the network.
In a reaction to AfterNet a Kreynet official spoke of two attacks, one of 1,5 hours and the other 3 hours, with 600MB of traffic during the DDoS attack. Kreynet will also have to pay the excessive traffic to its provider.
In an online Belgian newspaper Bral also has been named as a possible member of a worldwide network of people who attacked Microsoft.
The lawyer of Bral titled the actions of his client as 'mischief' and only being investigated as his client is also named as a possible attacker of Microsoft.
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Hi! I hope this is the correct place to ask this. I primarily use stackoverflow.com and programmers.stackexchange.com . I'd love to have maybe a dropdown at the top of the page in the menubar of my "Favorite Sites" that I could define in my profile somewhere. I hate having to scroll to the bottom, and then find that the site I want isn't even there. Just a thought, I'm sure a lot of people would consider it useful.
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Seniors, advocates uneasy about Social Security switch
A years-long public education campaign hasn't eased the dread among some seniors about Friday's deadline for Social Security checks to go paperless.
The Treasury Department issues more than 165,000 paper checks among the 3 million Social Security and Supplemental Security Income payments made in Pennsylvania each month, records show. The department estimates the switch to electronic payments will save more than $1.9 million a year in the state and $1 billion nationwide in the next 10 years.
Social Security will pay benefits electronically through direct deposit into bank or credit union accounts, or credit a debit-like card called Direct Express Debit MasterCard.
Advocates for seniors are concerned about people who don't have bank accounts or who haven't gotten the word.
"I think this is going to be a train wreck," said Debbie McCarthy-Arnone, president of Mars Chapter 3359 of the AARP.
Nationwide, about 4.25 million Social Security and SSI recipients go to their mailboxes each month for checks. Fayette, Allegheny and Westmoreland counties landed among the 10 top Pennsylvania counties for people receiving paper checks.
Seniors "remember when the banks failed. ... They went hungry," said William Donnelly, 78, of West Mifflin, second vice president of Clairton Area Chapter No. 1612 of AARP, who gets his Social Security benefits through direct deposit. "You can't blame them."
The Treasury sent notices with monthly checks about payments going paperless, but it took a letter in a newspaper advice column to reach one group of seniors.
Until that happened, "we hadn't heard anything," said McCarthy-Arnone, who at age 56 doesn't yet receive Social Security benefits but receives SSI electronically for a disability.
She said many members of the AARP chapter don't have bank accounts or computers.
"These are people who have always just taken their check to the bank downtown, where everybody knows everybody," McCarthy-Arnone, said. "Some are well over 90."
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The Treasury has little wiggle room in its rule.
A small portion of people will continue to receive paper checks — those born before May 1, 1921, the mentally impaired and those living in remote geographic areas. The Treasury will grant hardship waivers to people 90 and older who don't have direct deposit.
However, waivers will be "extreme, rare circumstances," the department says.
If people without waivers don't switch, "they'll be hearing from Treasury in a more personal way," said Walt Henderson, the Treasury official responsible for implementing the paperless initiative.
"Treasury will be in touch with them to inform them about their options for complying with the law," he said. "No one's payment will be interrupted. They will still get a paper check."
A computer is not required to receive benefit payments by direct deposit or the Direct Express card, Henderson said.
Data from the Treasury Department show 94 percent of federal benefits are paid electronically.
AARP in Pennsylvania supports the switch to increase efficiency, reduce fraud and abuse, and save money, spokesman Steve Gardner said.
The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Bank began an education campaign in 2005 to urge seniors and others to switch to direct deposit. Treasury ramped up the effort two years ago to end paper checks.
The Area Agency on Aging serving Cameron, Elk and McKean counties conducted an extensive blitz through its newsletter and 13 senior centers to spread the word about the switch, executive director Bill Orzechowski said.
"The word is out there; will they listen?" said Orzechowski, who concedes the campaign might not have reached every senior in rural counties.
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Nikon D300s
Nikon on Thursday launched an update to its highest-end crop-frame DSLR. The D300s practically replaces the regular D300 and adds 720p, 24FPS video recording inherited from the D90 but with several improvements: it can now autofocus while shooting movies, change the color and tone of videos, and attach an external microphone. The autofocusing system is now faster than the D300 and, because it tracks 51 points instead of the D90's 11, can better follow a given subject.
The upgrade also provides the very rare addition of a second, different-format card slot on a Nikon camera. An SDHC slot supports the existing CompactFlash slot and gets a number of specific controls to match. On a basic level, SDHC cards can be used as extra capacity; it can further be used as a backup or to automatically separate storage for shot types, such as storing JPEG photos or movies only on the SDHC card.
Still imaging also gets a boost with faster 7FPS continuous shooting, a quiet shutter mode that reduces the noise from the mirror, and a dedicated Live View button. The D300s continues to shoot at 12.3 megapixels with ISO sensitivity between 100 and 6,400 (in extended modes).
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Did you catch the debate last night? Mitt Romney's declaration of "I love coal" sent a shiver down my spine. He made it clear that issues like climate change will not be high on his list of priorities should he get elected.
But politics aside, climate change is happening — now. We can continue to bang our drums to seek ways to prevent it, or we can start to accept the fact that like it or not, big climate changes are coming our way. And as Vicki Arroyo, an environmental lawyer and the executive director of the Georgetown Climate Center says, it's time to prepare our homes and cities for the new climate, with its increased risk of flooding, drought and uncertainty.
Here's what Arroyo has to say about preparing for the new era of climate change:
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and TUCSON, Ariz. (Jan. 6, 2010) — Buoyed by the extraordinary progress being made by the ALS Therapy Development Institute, the Muscular Dystrophy Association today announced a new milestone-driven grant of $2.5 million, adding to the $18 million MDA already has invested with ALS TDI — the world's only nonprofit research center focused exclusively on developing treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The funding comes through MDA's fast-track ALS research fundraising initiative, Augie's Quest, which already has granted $21.7 million for promising ALS work since June 2006.
"MDA has seen an enormous return on its investment in ALS TDI during the past three years. Thanks in part to this strategic research partnership, scientists are accelerating knowledge about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis while zeroing in on a variety of promising therapeutic approaches. We're excited about the rapid progress ALS TDI has made on bringing several promising drug candidates to the most crucial stages of preclinical development," said R. Rodney Howell, M.D., Chairman of the MDA Board of Directors.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease) is a progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disease affecting approximately 30,000 people in the United States at any given time. The average survival following diagnosis is only about 36 months, and onset can occur in teenage years plus every decade of adulthood. ALS usually progresses rapidly, with patients losing their ability to move, speak, swallow, and eventually breathe on their own. Currently, there is neither a cure nor an effective treatment for ALS.
"The support and guidance that the MDA has provided ALS TDI researchers has led to some very exciting outcomes. With this additional investment, we hope to turn the tide on this disease and deliver a variety of well validated therapeutic options for clinical trial," said Steven Perrin, Ph.D., chief executive officer and chief scientific officer of ALS TDI.
When it received its first MDA Augie's Quest installment in late 2006, ALS TDI quickly identified and filled critical technology and talent gaps at its state-of-the-art research center, located in the Cambridge biotech hub of Kendall Square. ALS TDI now boasts an industrial scale drug development pipeline that integrates unbiased discovery technologies with rigorous drug development capabilities. The progress of the first phase of the collaboration exceeded all expectations, delivering the first validated therapeutic that ALS TDI has ever tested. This drug, known as ALS TDI 00846, is a blocking antibody to CD40L which ALS TDI is now in the process of partnering for clinical development.
The two organizations began this historic collaboration three years ago when fitness pioneer Augie Nieto, diagnosed with ALS in 2005, partnered with MDA to raise funds for ALS research and therapeutic development. The result, MDA's Augie's Quest, was created as a fast-track ALS research funding initiative aimed at filling the drug development gap for ALS. Over the past four years, Augie's Quest has raised $21.7 million for MDA-funded translational research seeking effective treatments for ALS. Notable scientific projects previously funded by Augie's Quest include: work at the University of California at Irvine ($500,000); at the Translational Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix ($652,000); and by ALS TDI ($18 million investment 2007-2009).
"My entire life I spent teaching people the importance of physical fitness. But I didn't just preach it. I lived it and led by example. When I was told I had this disease, I knew I needed to do the same thing and make a difference. We have surpassed the original fundraising goal through Augie's Quest. But we aren't stopping there, and we will not stop until ALS is stopped," said Augie Nieto, chairman of ALS TDI, chief inspirational officer of Augie's Quest and national co-chairman, with his wife Lynne, of the MDA ALS Division.
The renewed contract announced today includes an initial milestone payment of $2.5 million with mechanisms to add additional milestones and associated funding at the discretion of the MDA steering committee. Progress towards meeting milestones will be assessed quarterly by a review board comprised by representatives from both organizations and non-affiliated, outside researchers recognized for their expertise in ALS research.
About Augie's Quest
Fitness pioneer Augie Nieto started Augie's Quest (augiesquest.org/) in conjunction with MDA's ALS Division. Nieto is co-founder and former president of Life Fitness of Chicago, and chairman of Octane Fitness. He and his wife, Lynne, serve as co-chairs of MDA's ALS Division. Nieto received a diagnosis of ALS in March 2005, and Augie's Quest raises money primarily through a variety of special events, including "Fight Night" in Tustin, CA; Augie's Quest Bash in San Diego, CA; "Tradition of Hope" in Los Angeles, CA; "Celebrity Golf Classic" in Phoenix, AZ; "Gift of Time: St. Patty's Day Bash" in Denver, CO; "Field of Hope Gala" in New Jersey; "Secure A Cure Golf Classic" in Purchase, NY; "Big Canyon Golf" in Newport Beach, CA; The ClubCorp Charity Classic at golf clubs nationwide; plus "Clubs for A Cure" special visitation benefits for Augie's Quest at LA Fitness and Bally Total Fitness locations across the country, as well as at scores of other independent and regional health clubs.
About MDA
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You can find me hiking in the mountains or along the lake side in Tahoe getting ideas for snapping the shutter on my camera. I see things differently each time I go out and get inspired again. Photography is my passion. It is never the same. I love photographing weddings. The couples and their ideas are always exciting for me.


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"Despicable Me 2": Sequel to the 2010 animated hit finds Gru being recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal. With the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Russell Brand and Al Pacino. Rated PG for rude humor and mild action.
"Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain": Highlights from the comic's 2012 Let Me Explain concert tour, which spanned 10 countries and 80 cities. Rated R for language and sexual references.
"The Lone Ranger": Warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Armie Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice. His story reveals how he and Reid became heroes in the fight against greed and corruption. Rated PG-13 for action, violence and suggestive content.
"20 Feet from Stardom": Documentary shines a spotlight on backup singers who have supported big-name acts over the last several decades. With Darlene Love, Lisa Fischer, Merry Clayton, Tata Vega, Bruce Springsteen, Sting and Stevie Wonder. Rated PG-13 for language and sexual content.
"Grown Ups 2": Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James and David Spade reunite for a sequel to the 2010 buddy comedy. Rated PG-13 for crude and suggestive content, language and nudity.
"Pacific Rim": When an alien attack threatens Earth, giant robots piloted by humans are deployed to fight off the menace. Directed by Guillermo del Toro ("Pan's Labyrinth"). Rated PG-13 for language and sci-fi action and violence.
"Unfinished Song": A grumpy widower honors his recently deceased wife's passion for performing by joining the choir to which she used to belong - a move that helps him build bridges with his estranged son. With Terence Stamp, Vanessa Redgrave and Christopher Eccleston. Rated PG-13 for sexual references and rude gestures.
"The Way, Way Back": Over the course of a summer break, a teen comes into his own thanks in part to the friendship he strikes up with a park manager. With Steve Carell, Liam James, Sam Rockwell and AnnaSophia Robb. Rated PG-13 for mature themes, language, sexual content and brief drug content.
"Turbo": Animated kiddie fare about an ordinary garden snail who sets out to win the Indy 500 after falling victim to a freak accident. With the voices of Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Bill Hader and Richard Jenkins. Rated PG for mild action and mature themes.
"The Conjuring": Paranormal investigators set out to aid a family whose farmhouse is being terrorized by a dark presence. With Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. Rated R for disturbing violence and terror.
"Girl Most Likely": A failed New York playwright awkwardly navigates her transition from Next Big Thing to Last Year's News. Kristen Wiig, Matt Dillon and Annette Bening star. Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language.
"Red 2": Retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) reunites his team of elite operatives to track down a missing portable nuclear device. With Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren. Rated PG-13 for action and violence, gunplay, language and drug content.
"R.I.P.D.": Action comedy about a recently slain cop who joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department to track down his killer. With Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Bacon. Rated PG-13 for violence, sci-fi action, sensuality, language and sex references.


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According to a release, the buildings are the Mathematical Sciences Building, Lynn and Schleman halls, Krannert Center, and one apartment in the Purdue Village.
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The National World War I Museum, which offers several attractions for history buffs, includes a wide selection of historic artifacts and other items from all over the world. This museum offers not only a great way for history buffs to enjoy these displays but a great way to teach children about World War I history.
There are numerous parks conveniently located near Beacon Hill including Washington Square Park, Penn Valley Park, and a large off-leash Dog Park. Beacon Hill neighborhood students can attend BW Shepard State School, North Kansas City High School or Lincoln College Prep. There are numerous colleges nearby including University of Missouri (KC), Western Baptist Bible School, Kansas City Art Institute, DeVry University, and Rockhurst University.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - We have an alert about a tick that's making some people sick. It's called the Lone Star tick.
Doctors say they're seeing a surge of meat allergies in people bitten by the tick. They are found in Kentucky.
Dr. Lee Townsend with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture explains how it works.
"The steps are a lot of tick bites, body reacts to it, later you feed on red meat, you develop a reaction to sugars in that red meat," says Dr. Townsend.
He says the reaction starts about six hours after digestion of that meal.
"You get hives. You can have kind of a shock reaction... it is like you would get reaction to many different kinds of things," says Dr. Townsend.
It's called the Lone Star tick because of a white mark on the female's back. Doctor says you shouldn't worry too much, even if the little critter attaches to your skin.
"I think the chances of an individual developing that reaction is low," says Dr. Townsend.
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Still one of the best mods for HL1.
Paranoia - it is a our single-player modification for Half-life. You will play the role of a russian officer of the secret service. Your first impressions are that this mission will be just like any other, but you really have no idea what nightmares future events have in store for you...
It's been five years since Paranoia has been released!
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It's been five years since Paranoia has been released! I just can't believe it, the time flies so fast! I want to thank everyone for all your support through all these years!
You might be wondering, is there a sequel, or another project in development? Unfortunately we are not planning any sequel for Paranoia, but right now we are working on a small multiplayer project. You can find some info about it right here.
Today I have something special for those, who asked me to show some old footage from the early development stage. I quickly put together some ancient videos. Have fun! :)
Still one of the best mods for HL1.
Thanks, now I feel old. I still remember playing this for the first time.
Five years already? Damn, it doesn't feel like it!
Well big congrats to you Mikhail and to the rest of the team, still one of the best mods for Half-Life!
Great video btw, I remember some of that footage from the videos you sent me a few years ago!
Happy anniversary still one of my best and favorite mod i ever played for HL1
Damn, time sure flies..
Happy anniversary guys, this mod was definitely really creepy and awesome
The Warcraft III version launched it's open beta this year too!
WTF are you talking about?
There is a map for Warcraft 3 based off of Paranoia(same story same with the same characters).With the same Foes and other gamemodes.
Awesome, love this stuff. Congrats BuZZeR and the rest of the team!
Thanks ruMpel! ;)
Not much to say here. Paranoia is a great mod :)
You added "gnome" zombies .... doesnt feel like the paranoia we knew.The one with Cool zombie like mutants.I personally am disappointed.
But what about Paranoia : Savior ?
Ask this guy:
He is working on it.
Mod is still relevant to this day, congratz!
Oh man, 2 years ago I was playing for the first time this AMAZING mod.
Now, about the prototype version, I don't know WHY I always get so in love with earlier versions (pre-alpha, alpha, beta) of any game. I mean, those KROT labs were really creepy, I like them more than the final ones, and some cutscenes with those soldiers look really impressive. I just LOVE many of the things I've seen on this video. But, oh well, I think sometimes devs must cut and redo stuff when they feel it isn't enough.
Happy birthday PARANOIA!
Lots of stuff got cut because I used bunch of textures and models from other games for prototyping. Later on almost everything was replaced with custom content.
Thanks everyone! ;)
The video is priceless!
Excelent Story, Excelent Graphics, Great Atmosphere. Conclusion: The best MOD for half Life i've ever player. I want the second part!
One of the best mods ever!
Thank you, guys!
This should be released to the public to play it!
Much better crosshair! Labs look awesome. Sounds are great. Level design is great too. Foooooog!!!


text: Texas AG to NY Gun Owners: Come Live Here Attorney General Greg Abbott runs unconventional ads By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff Posted Jan 21, 2013 6:46 AM CST STORY COMMENTS (38) (Newser) – Now that New York has the country's toughest gun laws, some New York gun owners may be looking for a change of scenery. At least, that's what the Texas attorney general thinks. In a series of Internet ads, Greg Abbott has been inviting New York gun owners to move to his state. Not only are gun laws looser there; as the ads point out, the economy is strong and taxes are lower, so gun owners can "keep more of what you earn and use some of that extra money to buy more ammo." The ads are running in Manhattan and Albany, the New York Times reports. Their attention-getting headlines: "Is Gov. Cuomo looking to take your guns?" and "Wanted: Law abiding New York gun owners." When clicked, they lead to a Facebook letter further explaining Abbott's position. The Times calls them "a rare burst of political theater" from staunch Obama opponent Abbott, who's been raising money for a possible run at the governor's mansion next year. His campaign, not the attorney general's office, paid for the ads. [Images (1)] [Quotes (1)] Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott talks with the media as he leaves the Tom Green County Courthouse, July 25, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ADVERTISEMENT(Click Prev or Next to continue viewing images.) « Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow It's a somewhat unconventional method to weigh in on a very serious issue. It makes the point that Texans value freedom, and specifically their freedom to protect themselves. - Eric Bearse, spokesperson for Texans for Greg Abbott « Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow New York Times (Source Grid ») US Texas • gun control • New York • Andrew Cuomo • gun laws • Greg Abbott CLICK BELOW TO VOTE 5% 0% 2% 68% 2% 21% RETURN TO THE STORY To report an error on this story, notify our editors.


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Kyle Busch talks to the media at Daytona International Speedway last week. Busch is scheduled to be in Rochester on Thursday.
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Busch brings part of his charging driving style to downtown Rochester on Thursday morning, when he expects to drag down East Broad Street in an 800-horsepower car.
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Kim Kardashian, Kanye West brought North West to July Fourth Party
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Very fittingly, first-time parents Kim Kardashian and Kanye West gained a little independence on Independence Day! A source tells Us Weekly exclusively that the pair took baby North to Kim's stepdad, Bruce Jenner's beach house in Malibu, Calif., where her family was celebrating the holiday together. It was the newborn's first reported outing since she left the hospital June 21 after being born five weeks early.
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"Kim has taken North on a few playdates, but she can't do it with lots of people since she's still so small," a source explains.
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No doubt the new family enjoyed some time on the beach, where Kim's half-sisters, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, were photographed by the water and hanging on the balcony with Kylie's boyfriend, actor Jaden Smith.
Indeed, another source revealed to Us that it's just been a special time for the new family.
"They are both so in love with their little girl," a source says of West, 36, and Kim, 32. Add another insider of the rapper: "He doesn't leave North for more than an hour."
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New mayor
Our new mayor's responses to questions from Times interviewer Aaron Bracamontes appearing July 1 are reassuring in the sense that Mr. Leeser shows his consistency.Ê
As he demonstrated by declining to debate Steve Ortega, he would really rather keep his mouth shut. This time he was cornered and had to open it, but he still managed to say nothing.Ê
For me, his most incisive, most insightful, observation in the entire conversation was that we must continue with continuity.
Our Oscar, he's such a good boy.
Richard Ford
West El Paso
EPCC taxes
We have just learned that on top of last year's whopping boost, El Paso Community College is proposing another maximum tax increase. This is a low blow, especially to senior and handicapped homeowners whose local school district taxes are frozen, but who have no protection from EPCC rate increases.
I would be the last person to deny EPCC's key role in empowering El Pasoans to fill today's and tomorrow's jobs, and I personally benefit from services it provides to community residents. I steadfastly insist, however, that if we are asked to assume a heavier burden that EPCC must do its part to cut inappropriate and wasteful spending.
The millions spent on TV ads and the irrelevant sports program, ignored by the vast majority of students, must end. Homeowners entitled to a tax freeze on their other school taxes should get retroactive relief. If these conditions are not met, the time has come for citizens to petition for direct control over EPCC finances.
Matt Carroll
West-Central El Paso
Medical procedure
Three years ago, when my daughter was 16, I had to take her to an emergency room. Before the doctor would run a cat scan he said he "had to" run a pregnancy test and wait for the results. He would not proceed in treating my daughter until he determined that she was not pregnant.
I was stunned and horrified. I guaranteed him that she was not pregnant. I offered to sign any release. The doctor refused. Twenty minutes later, when the test came back negative, he finally proceeded with treatment.
My son would have been treated immediately. Unfortunately, it was my beloved, precious, irreplaceable daughter that needed help.
This is the face of the "pro-life" movement, perhaps the most deceitful label ever created. What happened in the ER was not the fault of the doctor: Republicans are passing these laws. What has been going on in Austin is not about the right or wrong of abortion. It is about treating women like people.
Five thousand filled the Capital grounds on July 1 to protest the Republicans' latest bills.
Dewhurst was locking them out of the gallery.
It is past time for every man and woman to protest. We don't want Perry's flavor of "protection."
Jamie Fisher
West El Paso
Few flags
My husband and I took a Fourth of July walk around our neighborhood in Northeast El Paso. We were very saddened by the apathy of our fellow citizens who did not display our beautiful American flag on this most important American holiday, our Independence Day.
On our block alone the flag at our home was the only one flying. However, we did see approximately 10 flags out of many, many homes. El Paso should show more patriotism and respect to our military personnel and their sacrifices for our independence.
Is it too much to ask to fly your flag on national holidays? Aren't you proud of your country?
Both my husband and I are immigrants to this wonderful country and we are so proud and happy to be Americans.
I guess it's an El Paso thing.
Margaret Vagalatos
Northeast El Paso
Franklin quote
It was good to read the quotes on freedom in the El Paso Times on July 4, but there was one critical and most-pertinent quote missing. This one is by Ben Franklin, as written in Poor Richard's Almanac: "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
It has been paraphrased many ways, the most common one being: Those who are willing to give up freedom for security, will get neither freedom nor security.
This should be remembered in these days and years of troubles around the world and here at home.
Our economic and political framework, our freedom to succeed or fail, and our liberty to choose our own way is threatened as much now as in Ben Franklin's time.
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As a student, John Bailey walked from home and typically carried with him a .22-caliber rifle to Spring Grove Area High School.
He stored the gun in his locker until it was time to use it for practice in the school's rifle club.
Bailey, president of York-based Bailey Travel Service, also recalled when skeet shooting was popular on cruise ships.
"That's the way it was," he said of relaxed practices for weapons.
The events of September 11, 2001 changed all of that.
Not long ago, Bailey was forced to surrender a small pocketknife before he boarded a plane at an airport.
"It was my dad's," he said. "I lost it."
Next month, that will change, according to a recent announcement by the Transportation Security Administration.
"Airline passengers will be able to carry small knives, souvenir baseball bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment" onto planes, the Associated Press reports. "The new policy conforms U.S. security standards to international standards, and allows TSA to concentrate its energies on more serious safety threats, the agency said in a statement."
Bailey, a seasoned traveler, has mixed feelings about the new policy.
While he's a bit surprised by the TSA announcement, he said it's probably not a good idea for knives to be allowed on airplanes.
From a personal standpoint, however, the new practice will be more convenient.
"I always carry a small pocketknife," he said.
And besides, today's airline travelers would be proactive and reactive in the event someone tried to use a knife to cause trouble, he said.
"Passengers would jump in and help," Bailey said.
Michael S. Males, who has flown more than 100 times in the past 10 years for business, agrees.
"If any passenger on a plane pulled a pen knife or box-cutter on me, that individual is in for a real bad experience," he said via Facebook message. "They won't be taking over any plane, that's for certain."
Males said a knife or a box-cutter might be the only weapon a passenger has to "stick into a terrorist with a bomb strapped around his waist."
No matter what, the new rule won't make a huge difference, he said.
"It isn't a big deal to me either way," Males said.
Jeff Gochoco, of Springettsbury Township, flies on a commercial airline roughly five times per year.
"I don't see any major threat with knives (or) sports equipment," he said. "There are regulations to secure the cockpit regardless of the threat in the cabin."
As long as no one can breach the cockpit using explosives, guns or other weapons, the new policy shouldn't affect the possibility of bringing down a plane, Gochoco said.
"However, there could be more risk to the airline attendants and passengers and potential hostage situations or just unruly passengers," he said.


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Worth The Journey? To Love Or Not
By: Kenneth Stepp
I founded American Angel Works, a nonprofit I had hoped that would be a tool for me to help change one life at a time. Some of my stories about real love have come from this organization.
I wrestle with being an over thinker constantly. My journey from being nonjudgmental that began about a year ago has taken turns that are surprising. My capacity to love complete strangers so completely is the second biggest surprise so far. The first has been how others perceive that love.
Society has lost it's ability to understand real love. I am convinced of this because of the feedback I received from a recent rescue mission I engaged in. A homeless girl in Port Richie Florida. She was scared to death, her friend was raped and murder and she was forced to watch. This happened in Tampa. She escaped and walked to Port Richie. She hadn't eaten in three days.
So what does love do? I called every shelter and church in the area. Some had a "system" designed to decide if they "could" help. None would immediately. My lease was up, so I packed everything I owned in my Suburban a and headed south. Not sure how long I would be gone at all.
I sent emails explaining what I was doing. The responses we quick. Anywhere from, this was none of my business, fools errand, to even vilifying my motives. I'm glad I can still be surprised. I would have rather seen a more positive spin though.
Three people helped fund the trip. One is an old friend with a big heart, but very broke, the other was an old friend with a big heart, broke as well, but trusted my heart. The other was the mother of a missing girl I helped find years ago. The rest was on me.
Driving is my quiet, thoughtful time. And I have been driving a lot today. All of these people with negative thoughts about my trip south are wonderful people. I believe they are indicative of society as a whole. They aren't bad, just lost. But if told they were lost, they would defend their errant path to the death.
So what did conditional love see in my journey? It saw a person too far away to help, it had questions about why she was in this situation, it knew it had plenty of it's own problems, it only saw a situation.
What did unconditional love see? It saw a person that had less than it did, it saw a person that had not eaten in three days, it saw a fellow human, not a situation.