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2nd Anuual West Coast BBQ Classic
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Date: May 11th 2013
Location: Queen Mary Ship--Long Beach, CA ,at the grass park and parking lot if needed.
Website: http://www.westcoastbbqclassic.com
Team entry forms can be found at: http://westcoastbbqclassic.com/ and you can pay online and for judges and teams apps can also be found at www.arliequeevents.com. Please click on the event page at the top and then on the form you need.
Questions to me at firstname.lastname@example.com
I will have more info soon.
Thanks Arlie Bragg
Teams Confirmed
- 5 J's
- Ace Tomato Company
- All Hogs go to Heaven
- All Sauced Up Team
- Big Poppa Smokers
- Bigmista's Barbecue
- Burnin and Lootin
- Butchers Daughter BBQ
- Eads Downhome
- Freddy's BBQ
- Funtime BBQ
- Green Team
- Harout BBQ
- Hog Island Pitmasters
- Hog Smoke
- Hog Wild BBQ Team
- Holy Smokers
- Knock UR Sox Off BBQ
- Left Coast Q
- My Smokin' Grillfriend
- Outta Gas BBQ
- Patiopitmasters
- Patlans Applewood BBQ
- Pig Pusher BBQ and Catering
- Porketeers
- Qued Up
- Ridge Route Boys BBQ
- Rooftop Barbeque
- Simply Marvelous BBQ
- Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ
- Smoke ItŌĆ"Its Legal
- Smokin it up BBQ Crew
- Smokin Mo
- Smokin Yankees
- Soaked In Smoke
- South Coast Barbecue
- Steve Aguilar
- Sunrise BBQ
- Tattoo'D Hog
- The Booxers BBQ
- The Other Guy BBQ
- The Rib Doctor
- The Spot BBQ
- Twisted Brisket
- Uncle Sams Misguided Children
- When Pigs Fly BBQ
- Whos Smokin Now
- Wild Willys Smokin Hot BBQ
- Wildebeest BBQ
- Woodhouse Barbecue
- Wranglers Reserve BBQ
- Zelda Smoke
Teams Expected
Friday Evening
This is where to sign up for the Friday evening potluck. We will be needing main dishes, sides, desserts, etc.
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Treat your inner sweet tooth when you slip on our Women's Nestle Nerds Candy Dress. Each officially licensed product included a dress and pair of glasses. The sleeveless dress has a low U-neckline and fits tight to your curves. The Nerds logo covers the belly, joining both sides of the dress, one covered with purple nerds and the other with pink. Little nerd creatures dot the dress, strawberry-flavored ones on the purple side, and grape-flavored ones on the pink. The short skirt falls to the mid-thigh to show off those sweet legs of yours. Pop on the black nerd glasses and you'll be ready for trick-or-treating. Halloween is the time for eating candyyou'll have them begging to take a taste when you come to the party in this cute costume. Add on a Pink Wig, Purple Gloves, and Pink Leg Warmers (sold here) for the full effect.
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Postage Prices
The U.S. Postal Service is the most efficient postal service in the world, with some of the lowest postage prices of any industrialized country. Dollar for dollar, you get a lot of value from your mail.
A postage price is more than a number. A price is the balance between the value and service you get from the Postal Service and the amount of work you're willing to do to prepare your mail. The Postal Service offers commercial prices because you do some of the work that otherwise would have to be done by the Postal Service (for example, sorting the mail by ZIP Code or taking your mail to a certain postal facility). Everyone benefits from this "work-sharing." The Postal Service's costs are reduced, and you pay less postage.
In general, the more up-front work you do, the lower the postage you'll pay. What will it cost you (in time, in work hours) to get the price you want? Are you willing to do the work yourself? Or is it more cost effective to send your mailing to a service bureau? Smart mailers will weigh their choices BEFORE they do a mailing.
Postage prices can be based on a number of factors:
In addition to paying postage, bulk mailers are required to obtain a mailing permit and pay an annual mailing fee for each class of mail.
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Same Gender Marriage:
With the passage of Referendum 74, same gender couples will be able to apply for marriage licenses beginning on Thursday, December 6, 2012. The Auditor's Office staff can only answer questions related to the marriage application process. We cannot answer questions related to the effects of marriage, such as legal name change, impact on benefits or recognition in other states. Legal Voice, a nonprofit entity, has developed a series of questions and answers that may be useful to same gender couples. FAQ for Same Gender Couples by Legal Voice
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Effective January 2, 2010, the Recording Department will be open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m and Friday 8:30 am to 1:00pm, Excluding Holidays. Please arrive in our office no later than 30 minutes prior to closing to allow sufficient time to process your application.
Spokane County Courthouse
1st Floor, Auditor's Office - Recording & Marriage Licenses
1116 W Broadway Avenue
Spokane, WA 99260
Mailing Address:
Spokane County Auditor's Office
Attention: Marriages
1116 W Broadway Avenue
Spokane, WA 99260
Spokane County Auditor's Office
Attention: Marriages
P.O. Box 2353
Spokane, WA 99210
(509) 477-2271
The application fee is $56.00. A certified copy fee is $3.00. The total is $59.00, cash or check only.
Application Instructions:
The parties must complete an application and both parties must sign the application before a notary public or deputy Auditor. Applications can be requested in person or by mail.
The application requires the following personal information:
Waiting Period and Ceremony:
The marriage license will be given to the parties upon application. The ceremony must occur in the State of Washington and be performed between 3 and 63 days of application. The 3 day waiting period cannot be waived. The person performing the ceremony must be a judge, a retired judge, or an ordained minister or similar official of any religious organization. You may contact a judge from the following list:
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Age: The legal age for both parties is 18 years old. If the applicant(s) are 17 years old they must each be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian to sign the marriage application granting consent. The parent must have the authority to consent to marriage. Legal guardians must provide an original or a certified copy of the legal guardianship documents.
Spouse/Partner: Applicants cannot have a current living spouse or registered domestic partner, unless the partner is the other party to this marriage.
Misc: Witnesses or blood tests are not required to obtain a marriage license in the State of Washington.
Certified Copies:
To obtain a certified copy of a marriage certificate by mail, you will need to send a check payable to the Spokane County Auditor along with the names of each party at the time of application and the date of the marriage. A certified copy of the marriage certificate is $3.00. Our marriage records can also be accessed at the Washington State Digital Archives or in our office.
Performing Marriage Ceremony:
Who can Perform the Marriage Ceremony: Washington State Law (RCW 26.04.050) specifies who can solemnize or officiate marriages, primarily justices, justices and commissioners of the courts and officials of religious organizations. A ship captain, unless meeting the qualifications above, is not authorized to perform marriages. Further, neither the couple nor the two witnesses may officiate the wedding ceremony.
An official of a religious organization is broadly defined in the law. The individual can be a regularly licensed or ordained minister or any priest, imam, rabbi or similar official of any religious organization of any state. Beyond providing this definition, Washington State does not issue or verify the license or qualifications of clergy to perform marriages.
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After school program
At Mountaineer Montessori, the learning doesn't end when class is over. Our Plus Program extends the Montessori curriculum after school, offering a rich variety of activities and materials in a nurturing environment to keep the discovery and learning going throughout the day. The highly experienced and caring Plus team, led by Karen Kelly (17 years at MMS), includes Susie Newhouse (a certified Montessori primary guide for 20+ years), Maria Leon Kershner (23 years in early childhood education, including eight at MMS) and Dina Hornbaker, a middle school classroom assistant. All Plus staff have participated in ongoing AMS Montessori training, from the lead guide to the assistant level.
Our beautiful, welcoming Plus Rooms are designed by Montessori professionals, featuring materials and activities consistent with the Montessori philosophy. Students also enjoy activity in the outdoor environment and seasonal fun throughout the year. The Plus Program is not "daycare," but an extension of the Montessori curriculum.
In addition the Plus Program, a great menu of after school activities is available to students. These include art, Chess Club, computer coding, cross country, drama, Destination Imagination, Ski Club, yoga..and more! Watch for updates or call the office at 304/342-7870 for information on this year's programs.
We invite you to take a photo tour of our Plus facilities and activities: Plus Program Back to School
Early morning drop-off: 7:15-7:45 a.m.
Half-day students: 12:00-3:00 p.m.
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This week a mother posted a photo of her 5-month-old daughter's straightened hair on her Facebook page.
Since then the web has gone wild with comments on both sides of the argument. The mother does not disclose how her child's hair was done. However, people are upset thinking she is too young for the hairstyle while others believe the mother has the right to style her child's hair how she wants.
What do you think of the baby's hair? Is it a big deal or should people mind their business?
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Homage to the noblest watchmaking traditions
Checking the time in 24 time zones; the triumph of slenderness, finesse and precision; a perpetual calendar with a unique eight-day power reserve: these are the three emblematic horological complications celebrated by the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre in paying homage to the noblest watchmaking traditions. Elegance and refinement are undoubtedly the watchwords of the models in the Master Control line with their classically understated shapes, breathtakingly beautiful dials… and their touch of originality that inevitably arouses special feelings for timepieces that any watchmaking devotee immediately senses have a soul of their very own. Master Geographic: an iconic function from the Manufacture Jaeger- LeCoultre Within its elegant 39 millimetre-diameter case, the Master Geographic welcomes the time of all journeys and all continents. Its automatic Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 939A is the key that instantly unlocks the secrets of time zones. It displays local time by means of large central hour, minute and seconds hands. Meanwhile, the names of the cities representing each of the 24 time zones glide past on the lower part of the dial, in some cases bearing the letter "S" for "Summertime" in order to enable the user to take account of a possible half-yearly change in legal time. The second time zone selected via a crown appears in a counter at 6 o'clock. The eminently readable dial also provides other information such as the indispensable power reserve and a date counter, both useful functions that make this model the perfect traveller's watch. Master Ultra Thin Moon: technique and sophistication No one element dominates the others and no characteristic is superfluous: minimalism is above all a question of equilibrium. Combining refinement, elegance and performance is a given for the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre, which played a pioneering role in the quest for slenderness. At just 4.9 mm thick, the new ultra-thin automatic Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 925 movement associates the indications that are indispensable in an accurate watch – hours, minutes and seconds – with two additional functions meeting different and complementary demands: the date and moon phases. Both appear on a single counter in the sunray brushed dial centre, with a delicately shaped arrow pointing to the date. The Master Ultra Thin Moon, a model radiating absolute stylistic purity, is as much a tribute to the splendid tradition of round watches that have forged the reputation of the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre, as a celebration of horological research in the history of ultra-thin movements. Master Eight Days Perpetual 40: an exceptional 8-day power reserve With its pink gold case measuring 40 mm in diameter, the Master Eight Days Perpetual 40 embodies a unique relationship with time. Within the realm of watches equipped with a perpetual calendar, it is the only one to boast an eight-day power reserve thanks to its twin barrels that store up a considerable amount of energy. Aside from its technical performances, it is also an authentic Fine Watchmaking accomplishment that remains faithful to the finest traditions while subtly reinterpreting them. Mechanically programmed to require no manual correction before the year 2100 – since even the noblest mechanisms cannot keep track of the century years that are not leap years – it will continue to provide an accurate display of the date, the day of the week, the month and the year in four digits, along with the power reserve, the moon phase, the alternation between night and day, and even the security zone between 10 pm and 3 am during which no changes must be made. Loyal to the know-how cultivated by the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre, this watch is distinguished by its excellent readability and its understated appearance, because the watchmaking art also lives up to the thirst for clarity that supports the mechanical feats. Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 876-440B. Tried and tested precision and reliability: Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre's unique 1000 Hours Control However elegant and refined they may be, timekeepers are worthy of their name – and indeed of the prestigious Jaeger-LeCoultre signature adorning their dial – only if they meet stringent demands in terms of exactness and reliability. The Manufacture has developed a series of merciless tests that submit newly completed watches to severe trials. For almost twenty years now, none of them has left the workshops of the Grande Maison without first having valiantly demonstrated its ability to surmount the difficulties of an adventurous existence. Their rating precision is tested in six positions, at rest and in motion, while the prophylactic administration of calculated shocks proves their sturdiness, and their water resistance is verified under 5-bar pressure. After 1000 hours of constant controls, each watch is finally authorised to join the proud cohort of representatives of the Master Control line, and to set off towards the encounter with its future owner.
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There is a 14 year-old boy in Milwaukee who has gotten a very tough, but good lesson on life. The young fella decided to use the internet to solicit, how should we say this, he used the internet to solicit himself a lady friend for the evening. Well, let's just say it, the little perv hired himself a prostitute!
He went on the internet and hired one Dareka Brooks who is 22 years old to come over for a visit. And Dereka showed up to the little fellas house when his parents weren't there. And our little adolescent stud was very very excited to meet his new friend Dareka…very excited so she told him to go sit on his bed and she would be right in. And when she went in...she gave him the surprise of his life. No not that...she surprised him by spraying him with pepper spray and stealing his iPad, and to top it off she even grabbed his piggy bank and made a run for it! But once Dareka turned the iPad on the coppers were able to trace it right to her address and arrest her. And for our little 14 year-old, well his parents say he will be grounded until he is 21.


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The Hills: Audrina Patridge Gets Her Own TV Show
March 19, 2009 01:00 PM by Paulene Hinds
Audrina Partidge has signed a deal to get her own TV show after leaving The Hills . Mark Burnett, the producer of hit reality TV shows likeThe Apprentice and Survivor will work with Audrina Patridge on the newprogramme.
It is being reported that Audrina Patridge's show will follow her professional and personal life, similar to that of The Hills , although the station that will air her new show is unknown.
Speaking of The Hills, Lauren Conrad recently announced she will also be leaving the show, but it will definitely continue. Lauren Conrad, who had previously appeared on Laguna Beach, said she quitThe Hills so that she could "lead a more private life."
The fifthseason of The Hillsbegins on MTVon March 30, 2009.
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Stretch out of your routine and get green
Good planets are hard to find. If we destroy ours, we'll be left without a home. So what's your environmental wellness rating?
Are you aware of the limits of the planet's natural resources? Are you taking steps in your life to decrease your use of these resources? Do you conserve energy? Recycle? Reuse things whenever possible? Do you take conscious steps to conserve energy and water?
We used to think it was enough to just reduce, reuse, and recycle. Now we know that additional steps must be taken to ensure our home on this planet. I'd like to help you find new ways of doing things to stretch out of your routine and increase your environmental wellness.
The more information we have, the easier it is for us to know how to act responsibly in our daily lives. Without sufficient information, we may not even know certain issues exist, let alone know how to take action. We're a big fan of documentaries in our home, and I'd like to suggest you take a look at some of the following films.
If you think you don't have time to add documentaries into your life, stop and think about how many hours of television you watch a week. How many movies do you watch at home each week? If you replace just two hours of television or one of those movies each week, you can learn a great deal about environmental issues all around our planet: things that affect our lives as inhabitants of planet Earth.
After you watch each film, take some time to think about how you can change your lifestyle and current habits to improve the environment. If you watch the documentary with friends or family, discuss the issue amongst yourselves to brainstorm ideas.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. (WUSA) -- Prince William County police are investigating a homicide that occurred Tuesday night in Woodbridge.
According to police, someone called police to report that while he was outside his home in the 15000 block of Cardin Place he saw a man lying in the street in front of his house. Police arrived to find the man "suffering from trauma." He was also unresponsive. When rescue crews arrived at the scene, they determined that he was dead.
Witnesses told police that two men had pulled up in a older model white van (which was "rounded in shape") outside and left the man before fleeing the area.
Police believe the incident isn't random and are investigating it as a homicide.
The two men are described as follows:
The first suspect was Hispanic, between 5'5" and 5'7" with a thin build. He was wearing a black sweatshirt with a hood.
The second suspect was Hispanic or white of the same build and height. He was wearing a black, short sleeved t-shirt with a square design with red and white colors plus a black stocking cap.
The identity of the victim is unknown but he is being examined by the Medical Examiner's Office.
If you know any information about this case, please call Crime Solvers at 703-670-3700 or 1-866-411-TIPS. You could receive up to $1,000 cash as a reward for your information.


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May 2, 2016
High pressure will settle across eastern Carolina tonight and hang around through the weekend. A gradual warming trend will begin on Saturday as highs hit the lower 50s. We should see upper 50s on Sunday as the high pressure moves offshore and southwesterly winds become more dominant.
A dry but strong cold front will arrive Monday ushering in colder air early next week. Highs on Tuesday and Wednesday will struggle out of the 30s while morning lows on Wednesday will be in the teens.
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Very Nice This is a nice post!
Well, we thought we had "Finished" this map (we had 1/35 down!) but we've gone back with new hand-drawn textures and edited again. It's darker, the grid is a little less visible, but in person this should be fine and I think it's just too much of an improvement to pass up... or not show off!
Let me know what you guys think. Is this an all-around improvement, do you have any suggestions?
Also, if you'd like to see the rest of our stuff, feel free to check out our Facebook or Kickstarter for our Map Pack.
Very Nice This is a nice post!
I like the new textures you used. It works well for the piece.
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South Carolina Code of Laws
Current through the end of the 2015 Session
The South Carolina Legislative Council is offering access to the South Carolina Code of Laws on the Internet as a service to the public. The South Carolina Code on the General Assembly's website is now current through the 2015 session. The South Carolina Code, consisting only of Code text, numbering, history, and Effect of Amendment, Editors, and Code Commissioners notes may be copied from this website at the reader's expense and effort without need for permission.
The Legislative Council is unable to assist users of this service with legal questions. Also, legislative staff cannot respond to requests for legal advice or the application of the law to specific facts. Therefore, to understand and protect your legal rights, you should consult your own private lawyer regarding all legal questions.
While every effort was made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the South Carolina Code available on the South Carolina General Assembly's website, this version of the South Carolina Code is not official, and the state agencies preparing this website and the General Assembly are not responsible for any errors or omissions which may occur in these files. Only the current published volumes of the South Carolina Code of Laws Annotated and any pertinent acts and joint resolutions contain the official version.
Please note that the Legislative Council is not able to respond to individual inquiries regarding research or the features, format, or use of this website. However, you may notify the Legislative Services Agency at email@example.com regarding any apparent errors or omissions in content of Code sections on this website, in which case LSA will relay the information to appropriate staff members of the South Carolina Legislative Council for investigation.
Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation
Emergency Powers of Governor to Protect Forests
SECTION 48-31-10. Proclamation forbidding use of fire in forests or woodlands when conditions are abnormal; annulment of proclamation.
Whenever by reason of a drought, low humidity, high winds, and other conditions, the forests and woodlands in the State are in danger of fires, the Governor, upon recommendation of the State Forester, may in the interest of public safety and the preservation of natural resources, have authority by proclamation to forbid the use of fire therein. When the Governor is satisfied that the occasion has passed for maintaining the provisions of the proclamation he shall annul it by another proclamation.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 29-41; 1955 (49) 178.
SECTION 48-31-20. Unlawful to start fires or throw burning materials in protected areas.
During such periods and in such areas as the Governor shall proclaim, it shall be unlawful for any person to build or ignite any fire of any nature, or for any person to throw or cause to be thrown any matches, ashes, tobacco or other burning material on or adjacent to forests, woodlands, brushlands, or grasslands under protection from forest fires. It shall be unlawful to burn or cause to be burned any right of way.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 29-42; 1955 (49) 178.
SECTION 48-31-30. Exception for fires in municipalities and cultivated lands enclosed by firebreaks.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to fires which may be started within the corporate limits of any town or city, and to cultivated lands enclosed by firebreaks which will prevent the spread of fire to adjacent forests, woodlands, brushlands or grasslands.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 29-43; 1955 (49) 178.
SECTION 48-31-40. Penalties.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 29-44; 1955 (49) 178.


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The Power of Independent Thinking
Interview with Ivan Eland on Saudi-Iran Tensions
Recorded: Monday, January 4, 2016
Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow of the Independent Institute, is interviewed by TRT World about the tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran following the execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by the Saudi Arabian government.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy
Senior Research Fellow Ivan Eland on the Syrian Situation
Recorded: Wednesday, November 4, 2015
CCTV Americas Mike Walter spoke with Ivan Eland, senior fellow and director of the Center on Peace and Liberty at the Independent Institute, about American and Russian roles in the Syrian Crisis and about what can be done to resolve the situation.
Nov. 4, 2015
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Defense and Foreign Policy
Love Gov Video Series: Presentation at Draper University
Recorded: Tuesday, November 3, 2015
David J. Theroux, Founder and President of the Independent Institute, presents the idea and concept behind Love Gov: From First Date to Mandate, the award-winning, satirical video series that portrays the federal government as an overbearing boyfriend Scott Gov Govinsky who foists his good intentions on a hapless, idealistic college student, Alexis Smith.
To watch the web series, follow this link
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Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland Interviewed on Doug Stephans Good Day Radio Show
Recorded: Thursday, August 6, 2015
Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland is interviewed on Doug Stephan's nationally syndicated radio show "Good Day" program. The discussion centered around the Republican Presidential Debate on Aug. 6, 2015. Eland saying the Republican candidates should be concentrating on foreign policy.
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Love Gov: From First Date to Mandate
Recorded: Monday, July 6, 2015
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Love Gov portrays the federal government as an overbearing boyfriend Scott Gov Govinsky who foists his "good intentions" on a hapless, idealistic college student, Alexis. Each episode follows Alexis's relationship with Gov as his intrusions wreak (comic) havoc on her life, professionally, financially, and socially. Alexis's loyal friend Libby tries to help her see Gov for what he really is a menace. But will Alexis come to her senses in time? Tune in to find out!
Episode 1: An Education in Debt
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Episode 3: A Remedy for Healthcare Choices
Episode 4: House Poor
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Unintended Consequences of Military Air Strikes
Recorded: Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Senior Fellow Ivan Eland was interviewed on CCTV America. He discusses the impact, both intended and unintended, of military air strikes in the Middle East and Asia. Eland elaborates the difference between air strikes from aircraft carriers and land-based air strikes. He also analyzes how countries such as China react to the US show of force around the world.
The Fight Against ISIS in Iraq
Recorded: Monday, May 25, 2015
Senior Fellow Ivan Eland appears on RT Television to discuss comments by Defense Secretary Ash Carter who stated that Iraqis just dont have the will to fight ISIS. Eland talks about the history of the Iraq war and what is needed to stabilize the region.
What Americans Should Learn from the British Election
Recorded: Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland appears on America Tonight with Kate Delaney to talk about government spending out of control. Eland compares the US money supply and spending under George W. Bush and Barack Obama to eating candy and getting a "sugar high" instead of a good balanced diet. British Prime Minister David Cameron has followed the examples of US Presidents Harding, Coolidge, Eisenhower and Clinton and embraced austerity to bring about long term prosperity.
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Hi, I am quiet new here and my english is not the best, but I hope this will be readable. I am a Designstudent in germany and for one of my Studyprojects I want to do a big Map of my Fantasy/Dystopian RPG world that I have done over the course of about 20 Years (started doing Maps in Kindergarden...). Well and also to push my Limits, I give myself exacly one week to finish and print the map. Well its a competition against my own lazyness, and I realy want to push my limits with this. Ok here is the first draft of the map. The final size is 90 x 120 cm, like 9 maps of the size that Joan Blaeu used for his Atlas Maior, which is also my main inspiration. Accompanied to the big Map shall be a series of diplomatic, historical and economic maps. Yes all in one week, never say never. ah, and yes the maps scale is somehow Sweden to Northafrica.
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For the last two days the National Assembly has treated the public to what many have termed 'Comedy in the August House', an incongruity, given that we expect seriousness from the members.
Eyebrows have been raised at the manner legislators have been going about debating what is indisputably a serious business in the National Assembly.
On Wednesday morning the public witnessed Nyamagana MP Ezekiah Wenje being ordered out of the debating chamber for what was described as being disrespectful, following a heated exchange with the House chairperson, Sylvester Mabumba.
Yesterday morning three MPs were served with marching orders by the Deputy Speaker, Job Ndugai, apparently for violating rules and etiquette of the house, such as switching on the microphone, apparently to speak, before being granted permission.
The three, Tundu Lissu, Godbless Lema and Peter Msigwa were ordered out of the House for the violations.
Though this is not the first time we are witnessing these developments in this parliament, the trend has the public wondering why the MPs are violating the very rules most participated in drawing up and all swore to follow to ensure an orderly running of the House business.
It will not be far-fetched to say that the rate at which violations are occurring, may in the end break previous parliament order violation records. We doubt that MPs would be happy to carry such a dubious record.
Having said so, we must state from the outset that the House rules are not without imperfections, which may be the cause of the violations and should be addressed instead of turning parliament into a place of ridicule.
Some members of the public have sometimes faulted as too rigid, the enforcement of the rules and procedures in the House, saying members with valuable contributions were denied chance.
Indeed the erring MPs may in most cases have inadvertently broken the House rules and procedures while seeking to offer valuable inputs in debates.
Another weakness in such debates are the partisan emotions that are blatantly displayed in some of the debates, even if the issues on the table are of national interest, where party allegiances should be set aside.
The opposition is to be credited for its robust interventions on key issues debated in the House, including promoting cost control. The government is now more careful, knowing that it is closely scrutinised in its use of public resources. This is as it should be.
While this is a very welcome development, giving tangible meaning to democracy, some members may unknowingly undermine it by violating House rules and procedures that promote democracy.
The MPs must remember that democracy and order are not mutually exclusive. That is why they must recommit themselves to their sworn oaths to respect the House rules, just as the Speaker must act promptly in offering guidance and dealing fairly with those who err, in order to project an image of mature democracy in the House.
This is important if they expect the public to continue taking them seriously as worth representing them and holding the government and its institutions accountable.


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This page has a Gryffindor infobox, but as far as I know we've never found out what House Moody was in. Akwdb 01:56, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
- Good point. I'll change it to a neutral character infobox. - Cavalier One 12:44, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
Just make it an Order of the Phoenix Infobox, since thats what he's most associated with.--Jj7362 22:12, February 27, 2010 (UTC)
I was trying to reference parts of this article to one of the books, but I seem to be doing something wrong. Could someone tell me how to do it? Thanks very much! Iluvgracie129 19:20, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
- Never mind, I figured it out.
Iluvgracie129 19:24, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
In the Appearance section, it says,"with a full nose instead of a piece of it missing." If you look closely, at the top picture it almost looks as if there's a chunk missing. Does anyone else notice this?!?!?--Timbira(Luna Lovegood) 23:33, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
- I'm sorry, I don't seem to understand what you're saying. The article states that a chunk of his nose is missing, not that he has a full nose.--Matoro183 (Talk) 00:31, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
At the picture in his userbox, it looks to me like he as a very sloped nose, possibly a chunk missing.--Timbira(Luna Lovegood) 02:21, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
- The actor's appearence does not define the character's appearence. --Matoro183 (Talk) 02:39, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
Right. It's a possibility, though. Movie makeup can change an actor's appearance to match the description. You're probably right. I was just asking people if they saw it though. Cheers!Timbira(Luna Lovegood) 03:28, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
His House
I don't know it would be interesting to find out what house he was in. probably Gryffindor? anyone got a theory? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Profiteor (talk • contribs) 16:29, 26 June 2009.
- I tend to agree that he was a Gryffindor, but in addition to his bravery, he was also marked by caution ("Constant vigilance!"). If not Gryffindor, I'd guess Ravenclaw, but since JKR hasn't revealed his House, I suppose he could be in any of them. :) ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 23:17, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
spelling correction.
Can we change "it's" to "its" here: "Mad-Eye's magical eye, however, was salvaged by the Death Eaters, and then, following the fall of the Ministry, given to the new head of it's Muggle-Born Registration Commission Head Dolores Umbridge, possibly as a gift." Thanks! 220.127.116.11 08:17, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Yes, you can.--Timbira(Luna Lovegood) 18:40, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Snape wasn't part of the Orginal Order, my cousin says.
- He was. He defected from the Death Eaters before the end of the First Wizarding War and joined the Order. He was not featured on the Original Order's picture because he was working as a spy among the Death Eaters at the time. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 02:31, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
GoF voice
How come in the film GoF he has an accent under the impersonation of Barty Crouch but when the real Moody is found in the trunk he speaks quite posh and old sound. Dumbledore says something like "Are you alright Alastor?" and he replies "I'm sorry Albus", without an accent. Patr0nus ( Expecto Patronum! ) 14:47, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
I'm just speculating, but it may have something to do with Brendan Gleeson's acting. Through out most of the movie Brendan Gleeson may be playing the role of Alastor Moody, but it's more like he's playing Barty Crouch Jr pretending to be Moody, and then when you see the real Moody in the trunk, now he's just Moody being Moody. In book 7 when Fleur has taken the Polyjuice Potion to look like Harry, she still talks with a French accent. --BachLynn23 21:46, July 21, 2010 (UTC)
They never found his body, and it mentions in book 7 when they break into gringotts they saw an old wizard missing and eye, could it be moody? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Harry Potter Fantic 1 (talk • contribs).
- if he alive then he would have recognized harry, ron, hermieone and may question them what were they up to Nishant77 14:49, September 23, 2010 (UTC)
- Not exactly, since they were in disguise, but they would have recognized him. 184.108.40.206 08:33, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
Magical Mastery
If he is magical mastery, that means he is at least an expert in charms, transfiguration, potion making, herbology, defence against dark arts and curses? User:Domynyk 18:36, January 18, 2011, (UTC)
On what can be seen of Moody's Ministry file in DH:P1, it's revealed he never married, and had no children. The words "family alive" and "line" can also be seen but there isn't enough visible to tell their context.
How should this information be incorporated into article? ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 12:03, April 18, 2011 (UTC)
I´d say that this indicates that he has living relatives. (ancestors, sibblings, cousins?) What do you think about creating Alastor Moody's unidentified relatives and Moody family?--Rodolphus 12:09, April 18, 2011 (UTC)
- The problem is that the words preceding the fragment "family alive" aren't visible. It's possible it says "no family alive." There's just not enough visible for us to form any conclusions about his family, other than that he was unmarried and childless. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 13:38, April 18, 2011 (UTC)
Perhaps we can compare it to the other files. Is anything comparable stated on Dumbledore's and Sirius' files? In both cases, it should state family alive. By the way, we don´t have an image of Sirius' file yet.--Rodolphus 13:45, April 18, 2011 (UTC)
- Excuse me, but I do think that image is of Sirius Black's file, but with a separate picture of Moody on top of it. Moody was never (that I can remember) portrayed as having "unnaceptable Pro-Muggle leanings", whereas Sirius would fill the spot nicely (childless, unmarried, pure-blood, and if you notice the tab on the right you can make out "BLACK, S.") However, there's something that doesn't fit: the Security Status says "TRACKED", while we know the Ministry had no idea of his wereabouts prior to his death. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 15:25, April 18, 2011 (UTC)
- It can not be Sirius Black's file. If you compare Sirius Black's file to Alastor Moody's file, you will find that they are different. I will upload a picture of Sirius's file or you to see. —Firefox1095 16:12, April 18, 2011 (UTC)
- The file of Sirius Black is called "Sirius's file.JPG" without the quotation marks. —Firefox1095 16:14, April 18, 2011 (UTC)
- I see. Regardless of being or not being alive, this would be a mention of the Moody family, wouldn't it? Unless it was something like "maternal family alive". Also, how about adding a "Marital status" to the infoboxes, for this kind of situations? -- Seth Cooper owl post! 16:53, April 18, 2011 (UTC)
I agree with both.--Rodolphus 16:54, April 18, 2011 (UTC)
- I agree with adding a "Marital status" field to infoboxes. But I don't think enough information can be gathered from what's visible of Moody's file — which is definitely not Sirius's file, which mentions he is heir to the House of Black — to form an article about Moody's family. I think too much would be left up to speculation. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 22:04, April 18, 2011 (UTC)
A few of the pictures attached to Moody's time as DADA teacher are actually of Barty Crouch Jr. I was wondering if these pictures should remain where they are or at least have modified descriptions indicating this is someone else in Moody's image? Doctorwho29 20:03, June 26, 2011 (UTC)
moody´s patronus
is likely that the patron's moody take the form of a ram because it is present in his cane and said that jk is the animal that characterizedhis personality.
moody funeral?
the scene where Harry catches the eye was omitted, but we can seein the film the scene where Hermione puts a scarf around a tree to hide ondo the eye was placed in the forest of the Quidditch World Cup soon after Ron go
Date of death
Wasn't Harry removed from Little Whinging on the Saturday before his birthday? Which would be July 26, 1997.
Should this sentence be here?
Based on the fact that he is the only character in the movies that does not have a British, Scottish, or Irish accent, he may be North American.
Haven't looked back through the history to see when it was added and not enough of an expert on accents to tell if it's right or not but three things spring to mind: Firstly, the Behind the Scenes section says he has an Irish accent. Secondly, Scotland is in Britain so listing them separately is incorrect. And thirdly, its current position, in the middle of the in-universe character bio rather than as a Behind the Scenes or footnote, seems rather odd. Should it be removed? Skteosk 18:01, May 19, 2012 (UTC)
- I'm removing since Moody wears a kilt during the Yule Ball, a dead give away of Irish/Scottish Hertiage. --KiumaruHamachi 18:06, May 19, 2012 (UTC)KiumaruHamachi
Team Fortress 2
In Team Fortress 2, There is an item that is unmistakably modeled after Moody's eye, Should be added to the Trivia section
22.214.171.124 05:33, July 31, 2012 (UTC)
- Well, first of all, if we were to add such a note, it would probably be on the page for his eye, not this page. More importantly, that's not the sort of thing we cover. If it were the opposite way around (something in a Harry Potter work was based off an existing thing), we would cover it (see Demon Box, Ectobuster Vacuum, etc.), but we don't cover things in other works that base something off Harry Potter because there's an umpteenth number of these things. -- 1337star (Drop me a line!) 05:41, July 31, 2012 (UTC)
His eye
You've said that there's nothing about his eye on the film adaptation of Deathly Hallows (part 1). But, unless I'm wrong, while there is no focus on the eye, at the scene, I do believe that it's still on that door and when Harry leaves Umbridge's room the eye has vanished. It's a simple detail but I don't think that it's accidental.
126.96.36.199 04:16, August 8, 2012 (UTC)
Weight?I saw this picture of Moody's file from the Making of Harry Potter studio tour and I was wondering if we should include his weight and height as it is stated here? (weight being 163 lbs and height being 6ft 2in)Aj25 (talk) 20:31, September 15, 2012 (UTC)
- Done. There's currently no weight field in the infobox, but I mentioned it in BTS. -- 1337star (Drop me a line!) 21:41, September 15, 2012 (UTC)
It says that he was born on the 1/2/04 so the first of February 1904. He died on the 27th of July 1997. He would of been 93 years, 5 months and 25 days when he died! Rounded to 93 and a half. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 22.214.171.124 (talk • contribs).
- From whence are you getting this date of birth? His file? Did you translate it, perhaps, from whatever numeric system it's written in? -- 1337star (Drop me a line!) 17:50, January 1, 2013 (UTC)
- If you did translate it, you must be pretty good at understanding that sort of things, because all I could understand was circles and arrows. --Hunnie Bunn (talk) 18:36, January 1, 2013 (UTC)


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The "Righteous Among the Nations" ceremony in the presence of President Shimon Peres, Prince Philippe and Minister Didier Reynders
At a ceremony held on 5 March 2013 at the Egmont Palace in the presence of HRH Prince Philippe and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders, Mr Shimon Peres, President of Israel, granted 22 Belgian citizens the certificate and decoration of "Righteous among the Nations".
The title of "Righteous Among the Nations" is granted by the Israeli institute of Yad Vashem, a homage to non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews from persecution, deportation and extermination by the Nazis and their collaborators. This recognition is awarded both to persons who are still alive and posthumously to the next of kin of those who are now deceased. 1612 Belgians have so far been recognised as "Righteous among the Nations". Many rescuers however remain unrecognised or wished to remain anonymous. It is estimated that between 28,000 and 30,0000 Jews were able to be saved in Belgium.
The ceremony in honour of these "Righteous among the Nations" also rounds off and crowns the year-long Belgian presidency of the "International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance" (formerly known as the "Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research").
Our country presided for a year over this intergovernmental organisation that counts 31 Member States. It was created to keep the memory of the Holocaust (Shoah) alive and to encourage research and education on the subject.
During the Belgian presidency, two plenary sessions were held in partnership with the Flemish Community in Mechelen, and with the French-speaking and German-speaking Communities in Liège. During these sessions a tailored policy was developed for this renamed organisation, and managerial decisions were taken concerning education on the Holocaust, research into the Killing Sites ("Shoah by bullets"), access to public and private archives, and the organisation of commemorative days.
The Canadian presidency, which will begin next year, will build further on these topics in the year to come.
Belgium also paid particular attention to the memory of the Holocaust last year. On 9 September, the Prime Minister acknowledged the responsibility of the Belgian State in the persecution of Jews in Belgium, and in January the Belgian Senate adopted the same position in a resolution that was approved unanimously.
In Liège, Jamoigne and Antwerp, commemorative monuments and plaques were inaugurated, and in November the new Dossin Barracks museum was officially opened in Mechelen by the King.
Research and education, monuments and museums not only help to make people aware of the Shoah and the circumstances and processes that brought it about, they also demonstrate the need to combat intolerance, racism and anti-Semitism and to do so before it is too late.
The example set by the "Righteous Among the Nations" ceremony also shows that it is possible to resist, and above all to go against the flow, even in the direst of circumstances. The "Righteous Among the Nations" have always followed this principle, and have saved the lives of others at the risk of their own lives.
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Biotic Community
The White River watershed contains one of the most diverse assemblages of fish species in the state of Missouri or Arkansas. There have been 163 native fish species identified in the entire White River basin and 110 fish species identified in the White River watershed (Shirley 1992). There have been 86 fish species identified in the Missouri portion of the watershed and 97 species of fish identified in the Arkansas portion (Table Bc01). The Missouri portion of the watershed lies entirely in the Ozark-White Division, a division of the larger Ozark Aquatic Faunal region. There are 56 species or subspecies of fish which have a localized distribution in the watershed or a limited distribution elsewhere in the state. The species or subspecies which are restricted to the Ozark-White Division include: Ozark bass, duskystripe shiner, White River or Arkansas saddled darter, and yoke darter. Each of these species has been collected previously in the watershed. Four races or subspecies in the watershed are found elsewhere in the state, but have a morphological distinction in the White River region which make them unique to the Ozark-White Division; they may represent geographic races or undescribed subspecies. These species are longear sunfish, rainbow darter, fantail darter, and orangethroat darter (Pflieger 1989). The watershed also contains a diverse and somewhat unique array of mussels (38 known species) and crayfish (8 known species in Missouri).
Fish collections have been made throughout the Missouri portion of the watershed since 1940 (Table BC02, Figure BC01). There have been 81 fish species collected since that time. In 1997, twenty-one fish collections were made by MDC's Southwest Region Fisheries staff; seventeen from William Pflieger's historic collection sites and four from previously unsampled locations. In 1998 additional effort was added at eleven of these locations, and four more historic sites were sampled. Evaluations of fish populations were done on twenty-one of the sites that had not been sampled for at least ten years or that had not been sampled previously. There were 6,788 fish collected or otherwise identified from these combined efforts, consisting of forty-seven species, representing ten families. Table BC03 lists fish species by stream for the Missouri portion of the watershed.
The families represented by recent samples in descending order of number of species were: Cyprinidae (16 species), Percidae and Centrarchidae (8 species each), Catostomidae and Ictaluridae (4 species each), Fundulidae and Cottidae (2 species each), and Atherinidae, Salmonidae, and Poeciliidae (1 species each).
Duskystripe shiners and stoneroller species (stoneroller species included central and largescale stonerollers) were the most widespread species sampled overall, found at all twenty-one sites. Several other species occurred at over one-half of the sample sites including: rainbow darters (20 sites) orangethroat darters (17 sites), northern studfish (17 sites), northern hogsuckers (16 sites), Ozark minnows (15 sites), and blackspotted topminnows and longear sunfish (14 sites each).
Duskystripe shiners were the most numerous species sampled making up 23% of the total watershed sample for the current season, followed by stoneroller species (16.7%) and Ozark minnows (12.2%) These three fishes made up 52% percent of all fish sampled for the 1997-98 season.
Species occurring rarely throughout the current watershed samples, those sampled at two or less sites, included: yellow bullhead, White River saddled darter, checkered madtom, brook silverside, creek chubsucker, western mosquitofish, Ozark chub, and bigeye shiner (1 site each) and white sucker, rainbow trout, spotted bass, and creek chub (2 sites each).
The most widespread large fishes in descending order were: northern hogsuckers (16 sites), longear sunfish (14 sites), smallmouth bass (11 sites), largemouth bass (10 sites), and Ozark bass and green sunfish (7 sites each). The most widespread nektonic, or midwater species, sampled were duskystripe shiners and stoneroller species (all sites), northern studfish (17 sites), Ozark minnows (15 sites), blackspotted topminnows (14 sites), horneyhead chubs (13 sites), and roseyface and striped shiners (11 sites each). The most widespread benthic, or bottom dwelling, species were: rainbow darters (20 sites), orangethroat darters (17 sites), Ozark madtoms (13 sites), banded sculpins (10 sites), greenside darters (9 sites), and slender madtoms and golden fantail darters (8 sites each).
The number of species per site (Table BC02) varied from thirty species sampled at site 1986 on Beaver Creek to ten species sampled at sites 2506 on Bull Creek and 2183 on Cowskin Creek. The average number of species sampled from the twenty-one sites was 19.3.
Creek chubsuckers had not been collected from the watershed since 1940. They were sampled at one location in Swan Creek. One creek chubsucker was recently collected from Little North Fork White River during 1998. White River saddled darters had not been collected in the watershed since 1968 and were thought to be extirpated or nearly extirpated (Pflieger 1997). One individual was collected from lower Beaver Creek during 1998.
Many of the species originally found in the watershed have not been collected in the watershed since 1946. Four species have not been collected since 1973; grass pickerel, red spotted sunfish, steelcolor shiner, and speckled darter. Species that are known to have experienced declines in the watershed, thought to be as a result of reservoir construction, include: steelcolor shiner, Ozark chub, duskystripe darter, silver chub, bigeye chub, wedgespot shiner, White River saddled darter, Ozark shiner, and longnose darter (Pflieger 1997).
For many of the species missing from recent collections, inadequate sampling or sampling error could be factors in their absence. Large species are difficult to seine and easily avoid seine hauls. Since electrofishing has not been used as a sample technique in the recent collections, this could be the explanation for the absence of the larger fish species. In addition, sites on the White River proper were not sampled due to impounded waters. The larger species would be more likely found in these areas than in the smaller tributaries. However, sampling error alone may not be the only reason for the absence of the highfin carpsucker, since it is listed as a rare species in Missouri.
For the smaller fish, sampling error could be a possibility for their absence. It is more probable, however, that some of the species have been lost from the watershed. For example, the longnose darter is listed as a state endangered species, and it has not been seen in collections from the Missouri portion of the watershed since the mid-1950s. In addition, the eastern slim minnow is a state listed rare species and has not been collected since before 1946. The gilt darter and silver chub, though not state listed species, have also not been collected since before 1946. It is unlikely that sampling error is the reason for the absence of these species in collections. Habitat loss and fragmentation due to the construction of Powersite (1913) and Table Rock (1957) dams could have played a major role in the absence of these smaller species from collections and from the watershed.
The construction of major dams and reservoirs has created a barrier to fish movement in the watershed. As populations become isolated, genetic variability may become reduced and fragmented. Though this process happens over centuries, the mechanisms for the change are in place. This has the potential to not only separate populations physically but also to isolate populations genetically. The result is isolated populations with fewer individuals or genetic drift, where genetic diversity of a new generation becomes different from that of a previous generation. Traits that once were developed from a watershed-wide gene pool, in some instances, have now become isolated from one another. In turn, the genetic variation in the two isolated populations may differ from one another. The possibility now exists for fitness reductions in isolated populations resulting from these isolations as fewer gene types are exchanged and passed on to later generations.
This watershed contained a very diverse mussel fauna in the past. Historically, there were 38 species of mussels collected (Table Bc04). The majority of these came from the mainstem White River which is now impounded (Gordon 1980; 1982 and Oesch 1996). Since 1920 only 9 species of mussels, 7 live specimens and 2 dead shells, have been sampled in the watershed. These were collected from Bull, Swan, and Beaver creeks (Buchanan 1996). The main factor for these losses, especially the mainstem populations, has been the impoundment of the White River. Species diversity in tributary streams may be limited naturally by stream size, water temperature, and high gradients. Several mussel species have been observed in Table Rock and Bull Shoals lakes by SCUBA divers. These are included in Table BC04.
The Ozark Region supports by far the greatest variety of crayfish found in Missouri. This faunal richness is a result of diverse aquatic habitats, very slow and ancient geological development, and the fact that this region remained undisturbed during glaciation. In addition, the White River watershed has several unique crayfish species (Table Bc05) (Pflieger 1996). Longpincered crayfish are restricted to the White River basin in Missouri and Arkansas. Meek's crayfish are restricted to northwest Arkansas and southwest Missouri. In Missouri they have only been collected at three locations in tributaries to Table Rock Lake. Meek's crayfish is considered one of the rarest crayfish in Missouri. The Ozark crayfish is only found in the White and Black river basins in Missouri and Arkansas. William's crayfish has a very localized distribution, only occurring in the White River watershed in Missouri and Arkansas (Pflieger 1996).
A detailed water quality study of Prairie, Cowskin, and Beaver creeks was conducted by Duchrow (1976; 1978) following ongoing pollution problems. The study used aquatic invertebrates as an indicator of pollution entering Prairie Creek from the Ava area. Both qualitative and quantitative studies were done on invertebrate populations, and a species list is presented in (Table Bc06).
Many amphibians and reptiles, as well as birds and mammals, are dependent on aquatic habitats, and some spend portions or all of their life in or near the water. Amphibians and reptiles found in the Missouri watershed counties are listed in (Table Bc07).
The White River watershed has a very unique distribution of flora and fauna. There are one-hundred and fifty-two watershed species identified as being of conservation concern (Table Bc08). Six federally endangered species are known to occur in the watershed including: Swainson's warbler, gray bat, and Indiana bat in Missouri and Arkansas; running buffalo clover in Missouri; and Ozark big-eared bat and Florida panther in Arkansas. One federally threatened species, Ozark cavefish, is known from the Arkansas portion of the watershed. There is one federal candidate species, the Tumbling Creek cavesnail, found in the Missouri portion of the watershed.
- Checkered madtom is Missouri listed as rare and uncommon (S3). This best describes their presence in the watershed. Only one checkered madtom was collected during recent samples. Checkered madtoms have been present in low numbers in samples from every decade sampled beginning in 1940. Pflieger (1997) indicates that checkered madtoms may be declining in the White River system. (Detailed report)
- Ozark shiner is Missouri listed as imperiled because of rarity making them vulnerable to extirpation from the state. One Ozark shiner was sampled at a location in Beaver Creek in 1992. They had not been sampled in the watershed previous to that since 1946. Once listed as abundant from the White River drainage, its numbers are thought to have been reduced due to reservoir construction, resulting in habitat loss and range fragmentation (Pflieger 1997). (Detailed report)
- Longnose darter is currently Missouri listed as critically imperiled because of extreme rarity and especial vulnerability to extirpation from the state (S1). Longnose darters have not been sampled from the Missouri portion of the watershed since the mid-1950s. The area where longnose darters were formerly sampled is now impounded by Table Rock Dam, and this species is thought to be extirpated from the Missouri portion of the watershed. Longnose darters have been collected from the Arkansas portion of the watershed as recently as 1987. Range of the longnose darter has also been negatively impacted by the inundations of Beaver Lake (Robison and Buchanan 1992). (Detailed report)
- Eastern slim minnow is Missouri listed as imperiled because of rarity making them vulnerable to extirpation from the state (S2). Eastern slim minnows have not been sampled in the Missouri portion of the watershed since 1942 and are thought to have been extirpated in part due to reservoir construction (Pflieger 1997). (Detailed report)
- Highfin carpsucker is Missouri listed as S2. Highfin carpsuckers are known to exist in Lake Taneycomo but are becoming less common statewide with most occurrence records more than 25 years old (Pflieger 1997). (Detailed report)
- Ozark cavefish is listed as federally threatened and has not been found in the Missouri portion of the watershed; several populations are known to exist in the James River watershed, a White River tributary. Two populations are known to exist in the Arkansas portion of the watershed in Benton County. One population was found in a private sinkhole in 1991, which has since been filled in; that population's status is unknown. The other population was discovered when workers constructing a pond accidentally broke through the ceiling of a cave. Ozark cavefish were last sampled at that location in 1987 (Osborne, C., AR Natural Heritage Commission, pers. comm.). (Detailed report)
- Crystal darter is listed in Arkansas as imperiled because of rarity making it vulnerable to extirpation from the state . A single crystal darter was collected from War Eagle Creek in 1964. A voucher specimen is housed at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock (Osborne, C., AR Natural Heritage Commission, pers. comm.). Robison and Buchanan (1992) list the crystal darter's range as below the Fall Line in the White River Basin, and do not recognize this collection on reference maps. (Detailed report)
- Bluntface shiner is Arkansas listed as historical, and one individual was collected from War Eagle Creek in 1964. The specimen is housed at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock (Osborne, C., AR Natural Heritage Commission, pers. comm.). Robison and Buchanan (1992) do not recognize this collection, stating that bluntface shiners have only been collected at four locations, outside the watershed, and prior to 1960. (Detailed report)
- American brook lamprey is Arkansas listed as imperiled because of rarity making it vulnerable to extirpation from the state. The American brook lamprey is only known from the White River basin in Arkansas and has been collected in the lower section of the watershed below Bull Shoals Lake (Robison and Buchanan 1992). (Detailed report)
- Meek's crayfish is Missouri listed as critically imperiled because of extreme rarity and is especially vulnerable to extirpation from the state (S1). Meek's crayfish are only known from southern Missouri and northwestern Arkansas, and have only been collected from a few tributaries to Table Rock Lake in Stone and Taney counties in Missouri. They are one of the rarest known crayfish in Missouri (Pflieger 1996).
- William's crayfish is Missouri listed as critically imperiled because of extreme rarity, and it is especially vulnerable to extirpation from the state (S1). This crayfish has a very localized distribution in the upper White River watershed, in Missouri and Arkansas. In Missouri it is known from Barry, Christian, Stone, and Taney counties. It is found in close association with Meek's crayfish (Pflieger 1996).
- Tumbling Creek cavesnail is Missouri listed as critically imperiled because of extreme rarity and it is especially vulnerable to extirpation from the state (S1). It is also a federal candidate species. The snail is only known from a single stream in Tumbling Creek Cave in Taney County, MO (Gordon, Oesch, and Wu 1997).
- Purple lilliput is Missouri listed as imperiled because of rarity making it vulnerable to extirpation from the state. It is rare in Missouri, only known from the southern part of the state, and may have been extirpated from the James River, a White River tributary, due in part to water pollution (Oesch 1995).
MDC has collected angler survey data on Table Rock Lake, Bull Shoals Lake, and Lake Taneycomo. Summaries from Table Rock Lake and Lake Taneycomo are available in various annual reports from the SW Regional Office in Springfield, and information concerning Bull Shoals Lake is available from the Ozark Regional Office in West Plains.
The types and number of fishes that have been introduced into the watershed has varied over time. The most notable stockings have been of salmonid species below the three large dams. The stocking of trout species first began in the Missouri portion of the watershed in 1880 when rainbow trout were released into streams along the Frisco Railroad. The first documented release of non-native fishes into the watershed was during 1903-04, when brook trout and grayling were released into the White River. Trout stocking occurred indiscriminately and sporadically, throughout the watershed, from the early 1900s until 1936. Missouri initiated organized management of a trout program in 1937, shortly after the formation of MDC. Stocking at Roaring River Spring was first recorded in 1929, and daily trout tags were first sold in 1937 (Turner 1979).
- Trout were first stocked in Lake Taneycomo in 1922, but did not become established until the lake became a coldwater fishery in 1958. In the period from 1958-78, 6,000,000 trout, mostly rainbow trout, were stocked in Lake Taneycomo. Recent rainbow trout stockings have averaraged about 750,000 per year. Brown trout were first introduced to Lake Taneycomo in 1980. Recent brown trout stockings have averaged 10,000 to 15,000 per year.
- Kokanee salmon were stocked in Lake Taneycomo from 1963 to 1968. Survival and catch rates of kokanee were low, and the stocking was discontinued. Steelhead trout (migratory strains of rainbow trout) were stocked from 1971 to 1974, but stockings were discontinued because of the possibility of disease introductions (Kruse 1996).
- Paddlefish occur naturally in the lower White River basin and occasionally strayed as far as the Missouri portion of the watershed prior to the construction of Bull Shoals Dam. MDC began stocking paddlefish in Table Rock Lake in 1972. From the initial stocking until 1998, nearly 189,000 fingerling paddlefish were stocked in Table Rock Lake. This is the first known successful development of a paddlefish population from stocked fingerlings (Graham, L., MDC, pers. comm.). Paddlefish migrate annually from Table Rock Lake into tributary streams in an effort to spawn, although no successful spawning has been documented. Many of the fish move up the James River Arm and a popular sport fishery has developed. Paddlefish also congregate annually below Beaver Dam.
Numerous small lakes and ponds, throughout the watershed, have been stocked with a variety of fish including largemouth bass, bluegill, grass carp, crappie, and channel catfish. Several complaints have been received about the escapement of Koi carp from an impoundment on Sugar Camp Creek. Several Koi carp were known to escape when the dam failed in the late 1980s. An investigation of the site in 1994 found the dam to be sound, and Koi carp unable to escape under normal conditions (Hash K., MDC memo, 1995). Goldfish were sampled from Swan Creek, the stream Sugar Camp Creek flows into, in 1995. Escapement of stocked fish from impounded waters undoubtedly occurs, but the extent and effects are undocumented.
AG&FC stocked 2.8 million trout statewide in 1997 and plannned to stock 2.85 million trout in 1998, both record numbers for those years. In the period from 1987 to March 1998 rainbow trout were the most common and numerous fish stocked by AG&FC in the watershed, followed by brown trout, cutthroat trout, channel catfish, and brook trout. Most trout, in the Arkansas portion of the watershed, are stocked below Beaver and Bull Shoals dams. Exotic introductions (non-native to U.S. waters) to Arkansas waters include: brown trout, goldfish, grass carp, and common carp. Transplanted introductions (non-native to Arkansas) include: rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, brook trout, lake trout, northern pike, muskellunge, and striped bass.
Statewide fishing regulations apply to most streams in the watershed. Special regulations may apply on certain water bodies. Missouri regulations can be found in the Wildlife Code Book which runs annually from March 1 through the last day of February.
- Urbanization - Expanding human populations are and will continue to be a threat to aquatic communities in the watershed. As more people migrate into the watershed, more land is cleared for development and roads. Forests make way for yards and parking lots, allowing for more rapid runoff and increased sedimentation. Population increases are responsible for larger loads on municipal sewage systems, more onsite septic systems, and related spills and nutrient loading. Water use will also increase with growing populations.
- Point and nonpoint source pollution - Pollution incidents associated with expanding populations in the watershed have the potential to negatively impact aquatic biota. Since 1985 municipal sewage (11) and chemical (11) spills, combined, have accounted for 68% of the recorded pollution incidents in the Missouri portion of the watershed. The three most recently recorded pollution incidents in the Missouri portion of the watershed have all been caused when municipal sewage reached watershed streams. Two of these were responsible for a total of 5,584 known fish being killed.
- Livestock - Livestock in the watershed in the form of cattle on pasture and poultry houses have the potential to impact aquatic biota. Manure from both sources has the potential to reach watershed streams in substantial amounts. Manure also has the potential to degrade watershed streams over time. Cattle in streams can also negatively impact aquatic life by destroying riparian vegetation and compacting streambanks, which in turn may increase the amount of erosion and waste that enters streams.
- Gravel removal - Results from a recent study from the Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at the University of Arkansas indicate that instream gravel removal significantly degrades the quality of Ozark stream ecosystems. The study compared sites above, at, and below gravel operations and found that at and downsteam from gravel mines, stream channel form was altered, resulting in an increase in sedimentation rates and turbidity, shallower and larger pools, and fewer riffles. The resultant extensive flats favored large numbers of a few small fish species. The removal of riparian vegetation, large woody debris, and large substrate particles resulted in smaller invertebrates and smaller fish at disturbed and downstream sites. The study found that silt-free substrate is a valuable resource to Ozark stream biota, and alteration of physical habitat appears to have a greater influence on the biotic community than limitations imposed on other resources, such as food (Brown and Lyttle 1992).
- Reservoir operations - Waters with low dissolved oxygen concentrations are released seasonally from Beaver, Table Rock, and Bull Shoals lakes, impacting downstream fish and invertebrate populations. In addition, artificially low flows and rapidly fluctuating releases from Table Rock Dam affect instream habitats in the upper reaches of Lake Taneycomo. Seasonal inundation of lower reaches of tributary streams also has a negative impact on the total amount of available riverine habitat.


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Some Form Four leavers selected to join Form Five in public secondary schools have in the last few days been subjected to an unnecessarily irritating situation.
Accompanied by their parents, they popped into several offices, made a number of time-wasting and resource consuming calls, all because the schools which they were to join were yet to send them joining instructions, well past the opening date.
After futile efforts, some of the students and parents phoned The Guardian last week to complain and ask for help out of the mess.
The schools were set to open on April 12, which was last Thursday, but as of yesterday some of the selected students were yet to get the instructions.
According to reports most of the students had indicated that the joining instructions be routed through their schools, or home addresses.
Yet when some of the students made follow up with their former schools and colleagues they were told that no instructions had been received.
The Guardian in its efforts to establish the source of the problem has been in touch with the various parties, including the deputy ministers holding the dockets of secondary school education in the education ministry and local government and regional administration under the Prime Minister's Office.
Their only advice is for the students to go to municipal administrations of their former schools for help.
The Guardian continues to pursue the issue, hoping that a solution will be found soon to enable the stranded students proceed to their respective schools after clear instructions on what is needed to enable them to start classes without more hassle.
The mishap has however raised a number of pertinent questions that the ministry and the government must ponder. For a start what really caused the breakdown between the schools and students?
This is especially after the deputy minister for education Phillip Mulugo announced well in advance that the schools which the selected students would join should issue the instructions in time.
We believe that the heads of these schools had the names of the selected students and some kind of contact, even if it was their former schools. How much effort did these heads put into ensuring that the students were informed of the requirements on time?
The same question can be posed for the ministry of education, which has representation all the way down to the district level.
How much effort have these ministry officials been making to sort out the confusion?
At government level, the question is whether there is enough push for more of its institutions to adopt the already available modern communication technology such as the mobile phone and computer-based communication.
At a time when people in rural villages are receiving money and other valuable information through the gadget, there is no reason why it should not have been used to communicate the instructions through a simple sms.
Whatever is happening to e-government? Why has the ministry not taken steps to ensure that just as most students learn of their examination results online, so can they be efficiently instructed through the same medium at minimum cost, compared to the desperate run from one office to the other?


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The Power of Independent Thinking
Benjamin Powell on Sweatshops as Means to Escape Poverty
Recorded: Sunday, May 11, 2014
Sr. Fellow Benjamin Powell discusses the unintended consequences of anti-sweatshop activism and the real recipe for escaping poverty: economic freedom.
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Sr. Fellow Benjamin Powell appears on Vancouvers CKNW radio to discuss the one year anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh. Powell talks with host Mike Eckfordabout conditions in clothing factories in Bangladesh and markets for labor and the products manufactured there.
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For decades, efforts to end world poverty have focused on redistributing wealth, rather than creating it. This approach, however, has done little to foster long-term economic progress in Africa.
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New Book: Building Soils Naturally: Innovative Methods For Organic Gardeners
Hi everyone! Roger said it would be cool if I let you know about my new organic gardening book.
I'll keep it short - you can read more about the book here. The main things I've tried to show in the book are:
- Proven techniques for how to grow optimally healthy food to create health in you
- How to make incredible, living soil that produces this food and other healthy plants
- A hands-on plan for doing these things, so there's no guesswork
- Keeping things simple and practical, while still learning some science
- Focus on the soil food web, because these organisms actually make your plants healthy
- How to garden with sustainable practices, in harmony with nature
- A lot of instructions on how to use organic fertilizers and inoculants
- How to control pests without chemicals
- How to do it all without spending too much money
And if people buy the book by August 7th, they get access to a free bonus module of my online gardening course called 'Preparing A Bed' where I teach double digging, sheet mulching and more on video.
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This contest ends at the end of the day on Monday, July 30th, so be sure to enter now. I'll announce the winners on Tuesday.
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I wouldn't follow any onrpgers in a game because it's a trend here to quit a game within a day or a week at most, i've had numerous friends just be left all alone the next day right after joining onrpgers multiple times no offense. don't let the quitters ruin your hype!
Sdgo is a great 3d person shooter that also has meleeing options, robots with homing missles/megabeams aka no probleming hitting people. and also has lockon (right click to lock onto a target) the game has pve content but i play it mostly for the pvp, however i pve for quest rewards so i could earn more robots etc. what kind of game gives you a high tier unit for a quest reward??? this game gives you like 4 or so S ranks, that's really nice.
I play this game because of the fun gameplay and i really liked the gundam animation series, there are many good looking mobile suits, fair ammount of technics to master (isn't really required but if you master them, you could be unstoppable)
I also like the idea of gacha aka rolling a capsule machine for a gundam, collecting 400 or so mobile suits is fun, there are alot of events held in cherry credits sdgo so i hope you try it out some time! :Grin:
here is a gameplay video berserkD has even more interesting videos so check his channel if you like.
YouTube Video
i play on the worst pc possible so i turn everything off so it looks like this on lowest settings, too bad these were saved in jpg format..
if i turn on all the settings it looks like this
though i was still using lowest settings on my graphic card since it's integrated so this means it wasn't even on the highest settings
here is a mirror download link because they block foreign ips from downloading but lets you play it
the game is far from p2w but you can buy an S rank which is the highest tier with like 15 dollars or so but they don't automaticly win with it and it only takes a few days to build an S rank, i can use the worst C rank and kill most of the S rank users no problem. you also get around 3-4 free S ranks through quests. they also do alot of events so you should keep an eye on it.
here are some screenshots that i saved a while back, this was the older version of sdgo so you could tell the difference in UI
enemy are obviously your kills, support is assist aka bruising your enemy etc. shotdown is the ammount of deaths
i kept killing them without them noticing my low health and ended up surviving the whole match like that rofl
5 guys came after me and got caught in my special and i gotta admit they were pure stupid, i never expected to kill 5 at once so easily xD
at first they make you do missions until your user rank is 2 strips, after that you're allowed to pvp.
you use both keyboard and mouse to play this game. but you could always change the controls but i find that to be too much of a work and i prefer using wasd in this game.
also there are special attacks in this game which is weapon 4 when you use it, if it's a melee special you dash towards your target and you're invincible during the dash, you could use a special to avoid another player's special and melee them as they die wondering why their special failed.


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DENVER (AP) -- Denver Broncos right guard Chris Kuper has been downgraded to questionable for Thursday night's game at Oakland with a sprained ankle.
Kuper was listed as probable during the week but was downgraded Thursday morning. Manny Ramirez would replace him in the lineup against the Raiders if he can't play.
Kuper is the Broncos' top offensive lineman, but he's made just six starts this year. He missed the first four games with a broken forearm and missed two other games with a sprained ankle.
The Broncos will be without their top tackler, weakside linebacker Wesley Woodyard, who stayed back in Denver with a sprained left ankle. D.J. Williams is expected to start in his place with rookie Danny Travathan also getting some snaps in Woodyard's absence.
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