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Tobbaco farmers in Manyoni District, Singida Region have been urged to order fertilisers through their Central Zone Tobacco Growers Cooperative Union 1995 Ltd (CETCU) which would enable them to get payment instantly.
This was said here recently by CRDB bank credit officer Emmanuel Kafui when speaking at the annual general meeting of tobacco farmers at Makale ward in the district.
He said the bank was not be ready to pay farming input arrears owed to farmers who will order fertilisers out of their union. He claimed that there are some farmers who took loans from financial institutions and were instead selling their crops to other companies or middlemen.
He explained that such acts have contributed to the increased number of loan defaulters since the farmers do not repay their loans to the loan givers.
Kafui said to address the situation, from now on, the bank will make close follow ups to all loans applicants and ensure that they repay the money.
However he said, there are some unfaithful farmers who took agricultural loans from the banks and used the money contrary to intended activities.
He also urged farmers to refrain from selling fertilisers which they took as loans from tobacco companies.
On long term loans, he said the bank will continue to dish out long term loans after looking at productivity and would not issue cash loans to the applicant, would let the borrowers get inputs from the supplier.
He blamed the management of CETCU for the delays in forwarding farmer's loan applications to the bank.

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Ash, Misty and Brock are on their way to Valencia Island to bring a mysterious Poké Ball for Professor Oak. They stopped at a grocery store to get their supplies for their trip to Valencia Island. Ash got back from buying his supplies saying that he got enough food for weeks. Misty asks Ash how long it will take to get to Valencia Island. Ash tells Misty that if they have to walk it should take a month to get there. Brock then turns his guide book and tells Ash that it would take less of a day if they go by blimp. Ash is happy to hear what Brock told him which he wish that he had a lot of money to go by blimp. Ash and his friends sees a peoples for the lottery which one of them stated that there is a grand prize which that a blimp will take them to Valencia Island. Ash decided to participate in the lottery which has happened that Ash has won the free trip to Valencia Island. Meanwhile somewhere in the forest, Team Rocket it trying to make contact with Giovanni.
Jessie, James and Meowth has been transferred to Team Rocket's deferrable demission known as the "Blimp Brigade". Jessie, James and Meowth are thanking Giovanni for their new mission after they broke contact with him. Later, Ash, Misty and Brock are heading to the blimp which Misty starting to wonder due to the blimp's appearance that it is save to fly in there. Ash tells Misty that it is save to fly in there. Two workers then appears and one of them evenly asks them if they are going to ride with the blimp. Misty asks then more about the blimp, which the workers explains the history of it. They are then getting pushed aside by Jessie and James in disguise and is taking them inside the blimp. Once inside the blimp, Ash and his friends are in shocked after seeing the quality of the blimp. Ash almost falls away from the blimp after the floor broke but got saved by Misty and Brock.
During dinner, the blimps starts to lose control of balance which they are Ash and his friends are wondering which person is controlling the blimp. After Jessie and James are asking Meowth about it, Meowth tells them that he has no idea either. Meowth then tells them that the blimp is flying on itself which all three are looking shocked and are heading to the control room. They see that nobody is controlling the blimp. After that the blimp has been flying out of hand, Ash and his friends has discovered Team Rocket is behind all the trouble. During the battle with Team Rocket, the blimp has been heavily damaged and Misty is trying to save Togepi. After Team Rocket has been fallen from the blimp, Ash and his friends are trying to control the blimp so that they can land save on Valencia Island. After a lot of tries, Ash and his friends didn't land safe but more crashed down to the airport of Valencia Island.
- Because of the September 11 attacks this episodes name had to change from "A Scare in the Air" (The original title) to "Spirits in the Sky" (renamed by "A Scare in the Air").
- Though this is the start of The Adventures In Orange Islands, This episode's theme song is the Pokémon Theme for this and the next episode.
- Not only is this episode the season premiere of the Orange Islands episodes but this is also the premiere English episode of the 2000s.
- It's surprising that they use blimps for transportation in this day of age when they could use airplanes. However, blimps are making a come back, many companies are looking to use blimps because of there great lifting capacity they have and it allows quick and cheap transport of heavy cargo around the world instead of using slow boats or expensive airplanes.
- The "Who's that Pokémon?" in this episode is Vulpix.
- Bulbasaur's bulb on its back appears to be out of porportion with the rest of its body.
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Conditions in New Hampshire's White Mountains are notoriously harsher than their altitude suggests. For world class mountaineers, this makes the Whites a perfect training ground. New Hampshire Public Radio's Sam Evans-Brown spent a day on the mountain, and has this report.
It's a windy, but warm, winter day. Fred Wilkinson (right) hopes the thaw will make for what he calls sticky ice over at Cathedral Ledge, meaning easily pierced by the pointy end of an ice-axe.
"Let's just stop here and put on crampons and helmet," he says. "This is kinda like the bunny hill. On a 10-degree day the ice is much more brittle and you have to work a lot harder."
Wilkinson is a lot of things: a wiry good-natured ice and rock climbing guide based in North Conway, who fills out the off-seasons with writing for climbing magazines, and has written a book about an alpine expedition gone wrong.
And increasingly, at age 33, he's a little bit of a legend. We bump into another group of crampon-clad, pick-wielding outdoors-folk.
Evans-Brown: "You know any of these cats?"
Wilkinson: "This is Joanne! Hey Joanne!"
Veilleux: "Hey guys, what's happening? This is Freddie Wilkinson, have you heard about him? He's just a local guy, lives in a cabin."
Joanne Veilleux is another local guide, taking a young group of fresh-faced mountain shop employees out for an introduction to ice climbing clinic.
If you hang out with Wilkinson at Cathedral Ledge long enough you start to feel a little star-struck.
We meet another local ice climber along the way, Dave Giampietro. This is the first time he's met Wilkinson, but not the first time he's heard of him.
"Everyone knows who Freddie is, sure," Giampietro says. "He will do climbs, lead them, where people won't even follow him up. He's an outstanding climber. He's like the Tom Brady of ice. I can probably name half a dozen people in the country who can climb as good as him and that's it."
"That's gross exaggeration," Wilkinson says, "'cause I'm a Pat's fan." So he says, but his laurels say otherwise.
Last year, Wilkinson and two expedition mates climbed the second-tallest, previously unscaled peak in the world: a 24,000-foot peak in a recently demilitarized border zone between China, India, and Pakistan, called Sasir Kangri II. They did it without supplemental oxygen, in a super-light and fast style that appeals to traditional French alpinists who dictate the canon of the sport.
"Alpine climbers will go to extraordinary lengths to shave gear," Wilkinson says. "One thing that's pretty common is to share sleeping bags. To save an extra two pounds it's cheaper for us to just snuggle up with your partner at night than it is to carry separate bags."
The climb won them a prestigious award from two French mountain magazines, the Piolet d'Or. That means a Golden Ice Axe for the aspiring Francophile mountaineers out there.
Mounting and taking part in wild expeditions to the most remote and rugged corners of the world is Wilkinson's other job. A sponsor pays him a small stipend for being an ambassador for the sport, and supports those trips, taking photos and doing slide-shows around the country.
"My life is crazy!" he says. "I go on a couple big expeditions every year. I just came back from Antarctica on an expedition that was supported from National Geographic."
Wilkinson says there are plenty of good ice-climbers and mountaineers in New Hampshire, but what sets him apart is his drive to get out to the "Greater Ranges": the Himalayas, the Andes, or some of the Alaskan ranges.
His resume is dotted with first ascents of routes all over the world.
Wilkinson says a lot of his training happens right here in New Hampshire, where irregular ice flowing over granite crags force mountaineers learn the stuff they'll need to get up something 20,000 feet tall.
It's meant a whole slew of world class climbers have cut their teeth in the Whites. Mark Synott, Brad Washburn, and Kevin Mahoney; These are big names in the climbing world.
For Wilkinson, who is at the top of that world right now, there are dozens of expeditions left, but when it's all done he says New Hampshire is where he'll wind up.
"There's so many talented climbers," he says. "My friends here aren't that impressed by anything I do on expeditions. They're like, 'Great, that sounds like a cool trip. We're going out to Evans Notch tomorrow, you wanna come?'"
And when he does, after months of sitting on planes and eating the wrong foods, Wilkinson says those buddies, quietly living in the shadow of Mount Washington, put him to shame.
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Maybe it's just me, but the speed at which this game evolves is increased drastically. There's more damage output early game to cope with. Fieldwipes are more common - Openphase & openskills do more killing then the units on the field - For every 10HP there's potentially 20Dmg - Time spend on the field runs out faster then those 3 copies do - Etc.
Options to deal with a unit or even a whole field before the turn starts are everywhere. Things like Overdose+SS wipe, GameOver wipe, Gaiessoul, 50Dmg Field SS, Atkx2/HP=0 to Row, Zu+Overdose...
HP alone doesn't make for a good tank anymore: It's 0SP revivecosts(Carbuncles/Shrines for Lvl3 Refess in current meta), it's killing potential, or stuff actually meant to die.
I found there's little to no tanking damage in early stage. Not enough buildup time to tank things later on. No tanking at all against things at the end.
Lvl4's with the strength of lvl5's can come at the speed of Lvl3. Zu-jyuva splashed faster then any rush could snowball HP or defense against.
And what happened to the SS's? In the past 1LP had a value of +2SP. If you wanted to do damage you traded 1SP for 40Dmg. Do you even remember Sergis?
Not anymore. It became 2x40Dmg +20Atk. It became a random output of 120Dmg (4x40~20). It became 50Dmg, it became 3+ units, it became direct from HP to straight out HP=0.
Good luck playing the game of prevention. Like it wasn't hard anticipating an upcoming Engaged Shelby+Song/Druid from Disengaged Assa/returnSS.
I see how my favorite kind of gameplay gets turned into one big suicide attempt... I fear for my time left here playing Alteil. Slowly one favorite file after another becomes utter trash. The number of threats increase drastically and fitting options to fight it are stagnating. Dispite certain matchups TGC was a good tribe to play. And i mean that... but it will die here in Folrart together with my will to play it.
I can't keep up protecting my field against the new killer options out there. I can't get enough time to heal my Priests HP above the 65Dmg Fieldwipe limit from Zujy+Overdose. I can't counter those 1LP SS's anymore with an ExBardia. I can't slow down the attack potential anymore with a Lvl4 Gravan. And i certainly can't reach a saturationpoint against insane damage or removals from the likes of Gaiessoul.
I seriously wonder where the units are with equally insane openskills to counterplay?? Where did all the debuffing go to cope with it?? Neglected, THAT's where it's at. You only get to fight fire with fire here.
I can get as much mental stimulation by playing a game of rock paper sissors, or tic tac toe.
Did a test in folrart. Tried to build up a Lvl3 Refess rush and here's the first 4 games i encountered:
- Afel. (WordOfDalos, VerlaatSS)
- GameOver Spam. (Miffy SS for more SP & repeat)
- Zu + Overdose. (Verlaat SS)
- MDAug + Overdose. (timed with fieldDmg SS)
I'm seriously considering Etoile in all my files, including TGC, for the rest of my Alteil days. God knows how long that will be at this rate. I do know after these 4 matchups i'm done with Alteil for today.
*Inb4 U Mad: More sad actually. I liked the depth this game had, instead of having everything instantly resolved and determined.


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The Pixar logo fades in, and that white desk lamp jumps on the I, squashing it. Everything fades out except for the light, which is put out when someone abruptly throws a potato at it, thus accomplishing yet another clever variation on the sequence.
- Astronaut on the television: That's one small step for man—
- Hero, familiar with his environment: Yeah, this is boring.
- Sidekick: Yup.
Fade in to a quiet scene with the two characters. Surrounding them are a lot of stuff, although they are piled up quite neatly. The hero and sidekick are looking into the telly, rapidly switching channels around. They finally stop when a clip of Toy Story catches their eyes. The programme turns out to be a documentary on Pixar.
- Hero: This is some sort of ... documentary. What is this about?
- Sidekick: It's about Pixar.
- Hero: Pixar who?
- Narrator on television: The company that produced Toy Story was a little-known company named Pixar Animation Studios, in Emeryville, California.
- Hero: Oh, okay.
A pause, as the semi-serious rapid character exposition draws to a close.
- Hero: Yeah, this is boring.
- Sidekick: I think so too. You want to go outside and run around frantically for no reason?
- Hero: Sure.
Cut to an exposition montage. Superimpose titles as a theme, hopefully by Randy Newman, plays.
WALT DISNEY PICTURES presents
A PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS article
Superimpose logo with imagery related to the subject matter, cleverly integrated into the name of the movie.
Act 1: The Exposition, wherein the Conflict Is Introduced
Everyone is still running around outside, until they stop and rest under an idyllic shade cast by an idyllic tree.
- Hero: So where did this Pixar come from?
- Sidekick: It was actually part of Lucasfilm until Steve Jobs bought it out.
- Hero: Who?
- Sidekick: You wouldn't understand. Then they entered into a partnership with Disney, and made Toy Story. Since then, they've been making really good movies. Except Cars. That one was just horrible.
- Hero: No, you did not just say that!
- Sidekick: Yes, I did, and I stand by it.
- Hero: No you didn't!
- Sidekick: Yes I did!
Suddenly the hero is pulled out of his surroundings by a mysterious hand.
- Hero: What's happening? Hey! Let me go!
- Sidekick: No! Come back!
The sidekick's expression turns into a resolute one.
- Sidekick: I'm going to go and look for him, even though he'll probably go and rescue himself anyway.
Act 2: The Rising Action, wherein Our Hero Is Introduced to a New Environment and Some Recurring Motifs by a Higher Power
The hero wakes up, still somewhat dazed and confused.
- Hero: Where am I?
- Human, a higher power: Hellooo!
- Hero: AAAAAAAAA!
- Human: I picked you up a few moments ago. Did I hear you scream? I'm pretty sure I didn't hear you scream.
- Hero: I just want to go back to my comfortable environment!
- Human: Well, I don't think you're talking. You're just a character. I mean, it wouldn't kill you if I talked about Pixar's recurring motifs.
- Hero: NO! That'll be MURDER!
- Human: I had better start now.
Mismatched buddies
Pixar's movies tend to feature at least one dysfunctional relationship between main characters. This could be because of a language barrier, a physical difference, a philosophical difference or culture shock. This is often played out for comic relief or plot advancement, or both. Typically such a relationship will cause conflict, often over something as silly as arguing over whether Cars was that bad.
- Hero: Oh.
In the end, however, everyone makes peace with each other in an utterly contrived heel face turn that should really be limited to South Park.
- Human: Before this, however, the conflict also causes the next motif.
Fish out of water
Pixar's movies also tend to have main characters who are displaced from the environment they are familiar with, typically by an entity with higher powers. The hero tends to be displaced into a bigger world; a toy could be cast out into the real world, a superhero into the normal world, an Earth robot into the rest of the universe. Normally there is a language barrier between the two, although whether this gets resolved depends on how the relationship progresses. The characters try to adjust to it, but thankfully they don't have to stay there in their alienated state for long, thanks to a largely highly lucky and obviously contrived series of events.
- Hero: You had better make sure that I don't stay here for long either!
- Human (oblivious to the hero): There's one last thing I should talk about.
The rescue attempt
Typically the protagonist's sidekick will attempt to aid in rescuing him. The sidekick may even assemble an entire team for his effort. However, these efforts will only end up causing more trouble.
- Sidekick: Oh, I'd better stop.
This, for whatever reason, has positive effects for the hero.
- Sidekick: Oh.
The Ratzenberger cameo
There's also a guy named John Ratzenberger who does cameos in every single Pixar movie.
- Passer-by, played by John Ratzenberger: Yup, this is the highlight of my career.
- Hero: Wait, what about Cheers?
- Passer-by: Cliff Clavin? That was a complete failure! I didn't even get my own spin-off! I mean, the psychiatrist did!
- Hero: Well, you might have some other highlight—
- Passer-by: What, as the assistant manager of a bathhouse? In an English dub of Spirited Away?
- Hero: Oh, forget it.
- Human: What? You want me to talk about Pixar's feature films?
- Hero: No! NO! PLEASE!
Act 3: Wherein Our Hero Is Given a Selected Filmography of Pixar
- Human: All right, here we go.
Toy Story
Pixar's first film was Toy Story. Woody, a character familiar with his environment, forms a tense relationship with Buzz, when they get taken away from their surroundings. They behave like fish out of water until, by a very lucky series of events, they escape certain death and return to warm welcomes.
A Bug's Life
Their second film was A Bug's Life. Flik, a character familiar with his environment, forms a tense relationship with a circus troupe, when they are exiled from their insect colony. They behave like fish out of water until, by a very lucky series of events, they escape certain death, fight off grasshoppers, and all return to warm welcomes.
Toy Story 2
Their first sequel was Toy Story 2. Woody, a character familiar with his environment — you remember him, right? — has formed a pretty good relationship with Buzz, but gets taken away from his surroundings. He behaves like a fish out of water until, by a very lucky series of events, he escapes certain auctioning, gains new friends, and returns to warm welcomes.
Monsters, Inc.
Pixar's next big film was Monsters, Inc. Boo, a character familiar with her environment, has formed a tense relationship with Sulley and Mike after being taken away from her world, but all of them are exiled from their surroundings. They behave like fish out of water until, by a very lucky series of events, they escape certain death and return to their respective worlds.
Finding Nemo
Pixar's next film was Finding Nemo, their biggest hit. Nemo, a character familiar with his environment, has a tense relationship with Marlin, his father, when he gets taken away from his surroundings. He literally behaves like a fish out of water until, by a very lucky series of events, he escapes certain death and returns to warm welcomes.
The Incredibles
Pixar's sixth film was The Incredibles, their second biggest hit. Mr Incredible and Elastigirl, characters familiar with their current statuses, have a tense relationship with each other when they get taken away from their superhero work. They behave like fish out of water until, by a very lucky series of events, they escape certain unemployment and death, and return to superhero work along with their children.
Let's pretend that never existed, on second thought.
- Hero: Et tu, Brute?
Pixar's third Academy Award-winning film was Ratatouille. Remy, a character familiar with his environment, has a tense relationship with his fellow rats when he gets taken away from his surroundings. He behaves like a fish out of water until, by a very lucky series of events, he escapes certain death and becomes a celebrated puppeteer chef.
Pixar's Academy Award-robbed film, WALL-E, won only one of six nominations. WALL-E, a character familiar with his daily routine, has a tense relationship with EVE when he gets taken away from his bleak Earth. He behaves like a fish out of water until, by a very lucky series of events, he escapes certain "death" and prompts humanity's glorious return to a completely dead planet.
Their most recent film is called Up. Carl, a character familiar with his life, builds a tense relationship with Russell when they get taken away from their mundane surroundings. They behave like fish out of water until, by a lucky series of events, they escape certain death and return to warm welcomes.
Act 4: The Denouement and Conclusion, wherein Our Hero Is Rescued by a Very Lucky Series of Events
- Human: Now, let me talk about the short films, and we'll move on to future projects.
- Hero: NO! LET ME GO!
- Human: AAAAAAAAA! It talked!
The human runs away.
- Hero: Great. I wish I'd done that earlier.
The hero looks around.
- Hero: Now I've got to get out of here, back to my familiar environment. I wonder if that rather large sheet of paper conveniently placed right beside me could help.
A moment later, defying all laws of physics (since this is a children's movie anyway, nobody cares), the hero is gliding on a sheet of paper. But suddenly, he notices that he is about to crash into a wall. At that very moment, out of a contrived coincidence, a mattress falls down to cover the wall completely, and our hero suffers little or no injury, landing safely back in his environment.
- Sidekick: You're back!
- Hero: Well, that was certainly far too lucky. I'll have to spend the rest of my life doing good to everyone else.
- Sidekick: And you'll start by admitting that Cars was horrible.
- Hero: Not on my life!
After a seemingly awkward pause, the two break into laughter, and with this the movie ends on an optimistic fade out. A fancy end credits sequence plays as the main characters zoom back and forth across the screen, even though nobody is likely to see it.
Appendix: Make Your Own Pixar Movie
As you are doubtless aware by now, any Uncyclopedian can make a Pixar movie. Specifically, any Uncyclopedian can make every part of something resembling a Pixar movie, except for the entire animation portion of the process. However, this remainder still includes dialogue, motifs, and the entire script—all important parts of a masterpiece.
Below is a template for outlining potential plots for movies. After substitution and tweaking, you can send this to Pixar Animation Studios, 1200 Park Ave, Emeryville CA 94608, USA, where your proposal will be kept in a filing cabinet designated "LAST-RESORT IDEAS". Alternatively, you could begin writing a full-fledged script, and send such a script to the same address, in which case your screenplay will be kept in a different filing cabinet, designated "LAST-RESORT SCRIPTS".
[HERO NAME HERE], a character familiar with his environment, has a [RELATIONSHIP TYPE HERE] relationship with [SIDEKICK NAME HERE] when [HE IS/THEY ARE] taken away from their surroundings. [HE/THEY] behave like fish out of water until, by a lucky series of events, they escape certain [DEATH/AUCTIONING/CAKE/OTHER FATE] and [SIDE CONSEQUENCE OF HERO'S ACTIONS HERE].


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Guy's I've searched but can't find the post's for this builder so I ask here.
A while ago I found a post from a builder who converted an AK to 7.62x25 and he modded a barrel by cutting off a chamber from a ppsh-43 barrel and pushing it into a drilled and bored out chamber area on the AK barrel.
I also think this builder took an AK barrel and Tig welded the chamber up and then recut the chamber area with a 7.62x25 reamer!
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hmmm I remeamber that build. there is going to be a lot of free bore because the x25 round is shorter. also if thein sert made form a pps barrel is longer then the chamber there will rifeling not matching the barrel it going into. also consider that if you use a chrome lined barrel you will have find a way to cut out the old chamber. a piolted reamer will be needed also to cut out the old chamber if you want any kind of percision.
you talking a lot of work to make a barrel that might not shoot that good. not to mention you will have to by a doner barrel for the chamber.
I wanted to re-read the post's to see if this was something feasible for me to do or not, nothing in stone just looking for info to make some decisions from.
The post i'm talking about and posted here by AZHonkey is for any ideas that can be gleaned.
I'm just doing as much research on this project as I can before getting started, utilizing as much info and tips/tricks as I can find to increase my base!
Thanx AZ.
you can get 16" 7.62x25 barrels pretty cheap and just turn them to the dia you need for the trunnion.
that may be alot cheaper and easier than all that other machine work.
say what you mean & mean what you say
im here to build stuff.... not cry about "how things used to be"YES, i work for TEC Tactical.. 07/02 SOT
PM sentcan you help me out? ive looked everywhere. best i could find was ones already sold or sold out
Others might be interested too , don't hide it divide it
Others might be interested too , don't hide it divide it
I have been chambering some barrels and doing some barrel work for others. I dont have a source of cheap premade or surpluss x25 barrels. If some one wants a barrel made or chamberd in x25 or x39 email me or PM me. I sent a PM as not to advertise in the wrong forum.
Im also looking for cheap .308 blanks and take off barrels so I can pass savings along. if someone has a source please PM me or email me.
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AIKEN, S.C. -- The irony is overwhelming. The current Aiken County EMS headquarters is crammed into a building that once housed a morgue.
"They don't enjoy being down there very much," said Aiken County Assistant Administrator Brian Sanders.
On Wednesday morning, EMS supervisors packed into a small conference room for training. Outside, stretchers lined the narrow hallways. Closets nearby are an organized madness. But all of that is about to change.
Sanders gave News 12 a first look inside the construction zone. Workers are putting the finishing touches on the new headquarters building that should be done in a couple weeks.
"It's going to have a huge impact to the service that we provide," Sanders said. "Of course, the location can't be beat. It is right here on York Street near downtown Aiken. There are arteries going in every direction."
The county purchased the old Coca-Cola bottling plant near the intersection of York Street and Hampton Avenue back in 2010 for $950,000. So far, renovations have cost about $1.4 million and about $360,000 of that was paid with stimulus (American Reinvestment and Recovery Act) dollars.
"It would have cost a good bit more to build a brand new facility," Sanders said.
There have been some complications. Part of the original building isn't seismically safe for living quarters, so a new EMS substation had to be built separately next door. But Sanders says that just opened up more space in the original building for the county's Grounds and Maintenance Department and storage space for the Coroner's Office, too.
"We were able to do a lot more with this facility than we first envisioned, and it turns out, to me, to be a blessing in disguise," Sanders said.
Besides the new substation at this facility, they're also planning to build substations in both Windsor and Monetta.
Ultimately, Sanders says Aiken County is in the middle of a renaissance. He says the county has a new health department, EMS facility, and it'll soon have a new animal control building and county government complex, too.
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Ash and his friends arrive at Honey Island, a place that is known for making the special Honeymitsu honey gathered by the Pokémon on the island, even the Combee. Ash wins an all-you-can-eat buffet at a lottery, which offers over 150 different kinds of treats, but it turns out to be another one of Team Rocket's traps. While battling them, they accidentally cause a Beedrill swarm to appear and attack. In a rush to escape, everyone is split up into three groups; Ash, Iris and Cilan, Jessie and James, and Pikachu, Axew, Meowth and Oshawott. Will they be able to find each other?
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As Ash and his friends start their Decolore Island cruise, there first Island they stop at is Honey Island. Porter tells them that the Island is world famous for their Ice Cream. They all say that they want to try it. As they get off the ship, Jessie and James are dressed up as Tourist Bureaucrats to trick Ash and his friends. They say that Ash has won 151 different deserts, an all you can eat buffet, and Honey Island honey. They then trick them into getting in a car in which they drive to an open field. Ash, Cilan, and Iris then fall into a hole, which Team Rocket reveals themselves. They capture Pikachu with a arm and Ash tells Oshawott to use Hydro Pump on them. Pikachu breaks free of the capsule; Jessie and James then send out Woobat and Yamask. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt and a giant explosion makes Kakuna fall out of a near by tree. They all start to evolve into Beedrill and attack everyone. Porter (On the ship) then remembers he forgot to tell Ash and his friends about the Beedrill swarms.
Ash and his friends now come to realize that they got seperated from Pikachu, Oshawott, and Axew when they were being chased by the Beedrill. Team Rocket also sees that they got separated from Meowth too. Meowth walks and sees Pikachu, Oshawott, and Axew laying on the ground. Meowth then thinks to himself that its the perfect chance to catch them all. He tells them that they are lost together and that its his fault, so he will help them get back to Ash and friends. Team Rocket then searches for a Meowth and sees him walking with the other Pokemon. Their balloon then hits a tree and angry Beedrill come out of it and attack them. Jessie and James then blast off. Ash, Cilan, and Iris then search for the Pokemon and then get attacked by an Ursaring.
The Pokemon and Meowth now have to cross a river. Oshawott swims across the river not thinking about the others swimming over too. They all then ride over on a log, but the river current almost pushes them into a rock. Pikachu uses Iron Tail and Oshawott uses Hydro Pump to stop it. They are then shot at by Remoraid and Meowth almost falls in the river, but Axew saves him. Ash, Cilan, and Iris use Charizard and Dragonite to try and find the other Pokemon. They find Team Rocket and Ash, Cilan, and Iris start to argue with Jessie. Jessie orders Woobat to attack Charizard and Dragonite, but misses and they attack. There attacks miss and hit a nearby tree which causes the Beedrill to come out again. Axew then sticks his head into a Victreebel and Pikachu pulls him away, but it gets Meowth. Meowth is hit by its Stun Spore and is now sick. Pikachu, Axew, and Oshawott make medicine from herbs and give it to Meowth saving him. They then make it to the port and Team Rocket stops them, dressing up as Police Officers. They then go into the car, but Pikachu doesn't want to. Ash and his friends then run up to the car meeting back up with Pikachu, Oshawott, and Axew.
Cilan then starts to question the police stating that hes seen the car before. Iris says its looks like the car they rode in and Charizard uses Air Slash on the car revealing it is that car. Team Rocket then reveals themselves to the gang. Jessie and James send out their Pokemon attacking them. Jessie tells Meowth to go into battle too, but then doesn't feel right attacking them since they saved him. Dragonite and Charizard then finish Team Rocket off and they blast off again. Eventually Ash and his friends make it to the Pokemon Center and they try out all the honey deserts. As the journey continues.
- Ash and co. seeing a bunch of Kakuna evolving into Beedrill and being attacked by them happened once before in Ursaring of the Samurai.
- This episode marks the return of Team Rocket's old falling into a hole gag .
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The average annual precipitation in the Missouri portion of the watershed ranges from 40 to 44 inches. This is the second highest region of precipitation in the state, lead only by the Southeast Lowlands. The average annual watershed rainfall ranges from 12 to 16 inches, and average annual evaporation is 55 to 60 inches. Most rainfall occurs during the months of March, April, and May, and the driest period is December, January, and February. The average maximum rainfall for a 24-hour period is 2.5 to 3 inches expected every two years and 5 to 6 inches for a 24-hour period expected once every 25 years (MDNR 1986a).
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has maintained gaging and water quality stations throughout the watershed since the early 1900s (Table Hy01, Figure Hy01 ). There are six active and three inactive gage stations located in the Missouri portion of the watershed and nine active and twenty-one inactive gage stations in the Arkansas portion of the watershed. Specific information from each station, for the period of record, can be found in annual Water Resources Data Reports published by the USGS in Rolla, MO and Little Rock, AR.
There are many streams in the watershed which are considered intermittent for all or part of their length. The total mileage for intermittent streams with permanent pools is 210.5 miles for the Missouri portion of the watershed. The length of streams with permanent flow is 298.5 miles (Funk 1968). Intermittent streams are represented as broken blue lines on USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps, while permanent streams are represented with solid blue lines. Figure Hy02 shows coverage of USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps for the watershed, and map names are listed in Table Hy02.
Losing stream reaches, streams that lose portions or all of their surface flow to underground flow, are listed in Table Hy03 for the Missouri portion of the watershed. Losing streams are direct links between surface water and groundwater and have the potential to transfer undesirable contaminants to groundwater.
Base flows in most streams are well sustained during dry weather, due in part to the high storage capacity of the regional geology, coupled with favorable precipitation and runoff conditions. Springs help sustain flow in many watershed streams. There were 104 watershed springs identified from USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps. Springs in the watershed are listed in Table GE01and displayed in Figure GE02. The largest spring in the Missouri portion of the watershed, for which flow has been determined, is Roaring River Spring, with an average daily flow of 20,400,000 gallons and a maximum recorded daily flow of 114,000,000 gallons (Vineyard 1982).
Instream flow refers to the quantity of water, and its variation over time, as it exists in a watercourse, also referred to as flow regime. Some instream flow uses in the watershed include, protection of aquatic organisms, hydroelectric power production, recreation, channel maintenance, and transport of effluent discharges.
The 7-day Q2 and Q10 values represent the relative permanence of a stream. The 7-day low flow discharges, with recurrence intervals of two years (Q2) and ten years (Q10), for locations throughout the watershed are found in Table Hy04. The minimum recorded flow from Beaver Dam is 47 cubic feet per second (cfs) and from Table Rock Dam is 100 to 110 cfs (MDNR 1996b). Table Hy05 gives historic high and low flow information for several gage stations throughout the watershed. Base flows are maintained by springs and, even during the driest periods, watershed streams have some of the best maintained base flows in Missouri. The high relief of the watershed results in rapid runoff during periods of heavy rain, and stream levels can increase rapidly.
There are three large hydroelectric dams on the mainstem White River; Beaver Dam, Table Rock Dam, and Bull Shoals Dam. All three are owned by the USCOE and electricity is distributed by the Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA). The dams were constructed and are operated for flood control and to provide electric power, with an added authorization of Bull Shoals Lake to provide water for municipal and industrial uses. Much discussion has taken place concerning a reauthorization of the White River Reservoir System to include recreation and natural resources in the stated purposes of the lakes. Powersite Dam is a considerably smaller mainstem hydroelectric dam owned and operated by the Empire District Electric Company (EDEC).
The uppermost mainstem hydroelectric dam is Beaver Dam near Eureka Springs, AR at river mile (RM) 609.0. Beaver Lake was formed in 1963 with the closing of Beaver Dam. Beaver Lake has a conservation pool elevation of 1,120 feet above mean sea level (msl) and a flood pool elevation of 1,135 msl. Beaver Lake contains 28,220 surface acres of water at conservation pool and 31,700 acres of surface water at flood pool. Beaver Lake impounds 37 miles of the White River.
The first mainstem hydroelectric dam in the Missouri portion of the watershed, and second in line below Beaver Dam, is Table Rock Dam near Branson, MO, located at RM 528.8. Table Rock Dam was closed in June of 1959, and Table Rock Lake impounds approximately 80 miles of the mainstem White River. Table Rock Lake's conservation pool elevation is 915 feet msl, and the flood pool elevation is 931 feet msl. Table Rock Lake, at conservation pool, has 39,652 surface acres in Missouri and 3,448 surface acres in Arkansas. Table Rock Lake at full flood pool impounds water to within about 3 miles of Beaver Dam.
The next mainstem dam is Powersite Dam located at RM 506.1. Powersite Dam is a considerably smaller mainstem hydroelectric dam owned and operated by EDEC. Powersite Dam was closed in 1913 creating 2,080-acre, Lake Taneycomo. Lake Taneycomo impounds 22 miles of the White River, and the top of the overflow dam has an elevation of 701.2 feet msl. Water releases from Table Rock Dam vary hourly and daily and keep Lake Taneycomo in a somewhat riverine state.
Bull Shoals Dam is the next in the series of mainstem hydroelectric dams, located near Mountain Home, AR. Bull Shoals Dam was closed in 1952 impounding 86 miles of the White River and creating Bull Shoals Lake. Bull Shoals Dam is located at RM 418.6. Bull Shoals has a conservation pool elevation of 654 feet msl and flood control elevation of 695 feet msl. Bull Shoals Lake at conservation pool covers 16,335 surface acres in Missouri and 29,105 surface acres in Arkansas.
The most obvious impact these dams have had on the White River is the inundation of the total Missouri length of the mainstem White River and the loss of habitat and aquatic fauna associated with this type of riverine system. Reservoir construction has also had a negative impact on lower stretches of tributary streams by altering flow regimes and negatively impacting riparian vegetation and aquatic life. Specific examples of species losses attributed to reservoir construction are dealt with in the biotic section.
Cold water releases from the three large mainstem dams have drastically altered the warmwater fisheries that once existed in the mainstem White River. The water released from the hypolimnion of the reservoirs is colder than that which once sustained the native fishery. These temperature changes have had the most noticeable impact in stream reaches closest to the dams, but less obvious impacts have been observed through the entire White River system, to its confluence with the Mississippi River (Shirley 1992).
Directly below each of the three major dams, coldwater fish species have been introduced and now replace the native warmwater species. Congress authorized the building of the Norfork National Fish Hatchery in 1956 as partial mitigation for the lost warmwater fishery (Patterson 1993). As a result, trout have been stocked in the tailwaters of the three dams and a put-and-take trout fishery has existed since that time. A study conducted on Lake Taneycomo compared fish populations between the pre-Table Rock warmwater conditions and the post-Table Rock coldwater conditions (Table Hy06). Lake Taneycomo as a warmwater fishery had standing stocks that included largemouth bass (8.7%), crappie (4.6%), other sunfishes (13.2%), and catfishes (9.7%) (percents indicate species percent of total standing stock). At the time of the survey no trout were present. Within nine years of the impounding of Table Rock Lake and the ensuing coldwater release, trout made up 95% of the harvest in Lake Taneycomo (Shirley 1992).
Low dissolved oxygen levels in the tailwaters of the three major dams (Beaver, Table Rock, and Bull Shoals dams) has also had negative impacts on the introduced coldwater fisheries. Increased nutrification from human and agricultural sources has spurred lower dissolved oxygen levels in the hypolimnion of the reservoirs (USGS 1995). The dams are all bottom release structures, and low oxygen levels in the tailwaters have caused problems for the introduced fishes which are very sensitive to low dissolved oxygen levels. The greatest potential for low dissolved oxygen problems occurs from July through December as the lakes stratify into distinct layers. A cooperative effort between SWPA, USCOE, EDEC, AG&FC and MDC has tried several methods to improve dissolved oxygen levels below the three large dams.
Instream flow, affected by the four mainstem dams, is a major issue in the watershed. Instream flow affects the availability of aquatic habitat, dissolved oxygen levels, and angling opportunities. Operation of Beaver and Bull Shoals dams, in Arkansas, and Table Rock Dam in Missouri substantially alter stream flows in the White River system. Hydroelectric peaking operation at these dams results in rapid changes in flow, extremely low flows, dewatered substrate, reduced fish and invertebrate habitat, and low tailwater dissolved oxygen levels, all of which can prove detrimental to fish and invertebrate populations. A study conducted by MDC (Lobb, Kruse, and Roell 1997) found that substantial increases in aquatic habitat in the tailwater section of Lake Taneycomo, directly below Table Rock Lake, would result from moderate increases in the normal flow release of Table Rock Dam. Recommendations for improving stream flow management at Table Rock Dam have been forwarded to the USCOE. Additional research is needed to refine these recommendations and fully document the benefits to the aquatic community and the Lake Taneycomo recreational fishery. Similar efforts to study and improve stream flow management at Bull Shoals are further along for the Arkansas portion of the White River. Further interstate efforts to establish minimum flows below these dams are ongoing, and cooperation between MDC, AG&FC, USCOE and SWPA remains critical to finding better ways to manage flows and protect the downstream fisheries (Lobb D., MDC memo, 1998).


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The Administrator in cooperation with the Appalachian Regional Commission and other Federal agencies is authorized to conduct, to make grants for, or to contract for, projects to demonstrate comprehensive approaches to the elimination or control of acid or other mine water pollution resulting from active or abandoned mining operations and other environmental pollution affecting water quality within all or part of a watershed or river basin, including siltation from surface mining. Such projects shall demonstrate the engineering and economic feasibility and practicality of various abatement techniques which will contribute substantially to effective and practical methods of acid or other mine water pollution elimination or control, and other pollution affecting water quality, including techniques that demonstrate the engineering and economic feasibility and practicality of using sewage sludge materials and other municipal wastes to diminish or prevent pollution affecting water quality from acid, sedimentation, or other pollutants and in such projects to restore affected lands to usefulness for forestry, agriculture, recreation, or other beneficial purposes.
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Source(June 30, 1948, ch. 758, title I, § 107, as added Pub. L. 92–500, § 2,Oct. 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 828.)
In subsec. (b), "section 14102 (a)(1) and (b) of title 40" substituted for "section 403 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as amended" and "subtitle IV of title 40" substituted for "the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as amended" on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c),Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
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While the performance grounds are sites of collision, the train itself is acting as a cultural incubator. Two cars, outfitted separately as a recording studio and video-editing suite, are being used to capture and transmit what's happening between happenings. And, with days devoted to travel between some destinations, that's a lot. Tuesday night, when Thurston Moore took the stage with John Moloney as Caught On Tape, he sang a song they wrote on the train "for Kurt Cobain."
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"You can't practice spontaneity," said Len Peltier, creative director of Levi's, but he's certainly planning for it. The day before the already sold-out event at Chicago Union Station, American rhythm and blues singer and civil rights activist Mavis Staples was added to the lineup.
Flying into Chicago on a redeye to meet the train at its third stop, I noticed pockets of pitch black huddled outside of the glowing city center and wonder whether they were parks, industrial dead zones or foreclosed homes. According to The New York Times, 62,000 properties stood vacant last year, most of them concentrated in the South and West Sides of Chicago, a result of the housing crisis. The history of Chicago is a familiar one, shared with the other manufacturing cities in the Rust Belt. Between 1950 and 1990 the city lost 837,000 residents. Yet, in the last two decades—coinciding with the latest renovations improving passenger-handling capacity at Union Station—the city's center began gaining population more rapidly than any other city in the country. The historic narrative of the station made it the perfect venue, since Aitken's work often touches on the mythology of America.
There was an almost ceremonial start to the night's events, with the Kansas City Marching Cobras parading through the crowd gathered in the Great Hall. Majorettes decked out in white go-go boots and sequined bodysuits tossed batons under the 115-foot the barrel-vaulted ceiling. Their set transitioned seamlessly into a performance by garage-rock band White Mystery, seemingly well-rehearsed considering the fluidity of the happenings. Miss Alex White, half of the brother and sister duo, would tell me later on the train that they were given only a five minute warning to be on stage and a direction to start playing at the band marched off the floor.
"While there's a lot of serendipity, there's a lot of people working very hard [behind-the-scenes] to make this groovy experience," said White. Serendipity is how White Mystery got on the program. Aitken was in Chicago filming for the online stream of Station to Station when he asked his cousin, a local, who his favorite band was—and White Mystery got a call.
The Black Monks of Mississippi, a collective of experimental musicians influenced by gospel gave a riveting performance in Chicago. The next day, the train would cross the river of the same name on its way to Saint Paul Union Depot.
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Ninety percent of the penguin population on Robben Island has disappeared over the past 100 years. You can help conserve their habitat and protect their population.
Robben Island is a hotspot for seabird biodiversity, including threatened bank cormorants, African black oystercatchers, and 15,000 African penguins. It lies in the middle of major shipping lanes, and the risk of oil spills to local seabirds has been well documented. You can help a team of Earthwatch scientists to monitor seabirds on the island and help reduce the impact of the various threats to this fragile environment.
Working with experienced researchers and staff, your team will participate in a variety of activities to monitor the health of this island environment. You'll conduct population surveys on penguins and other seabirds to determine their breeding success and survival and help with ongoing trials of a revolutionary new automatic system designed to detect and recognize individual penguins as they pass by remote cameras.
Your research will bring you face-to-face with the problems seabirds face, such as predation by seals and competition with fisheries. On your recreational days, you can take the ferry to the mainland and enjoy some of Africa's premier tourist spots, including the Cape Town Waterfront and Table Mountain.
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This project aims to understand the causes of the penguins' rapid decline and to develop well-informed strategies to increase their chances of survival.
In this project, scientists are testing new research techniques to help protect South African penguins.
African penguins once dominated Robben Island. But human activity has had a disastrous impact over the years. For example, in June 2000 the ore carrier Treasure sank between Robben and Dassen islands, spreading oil over the sea and threatening 40% of the world population of African penguins. This trend continues at nearly all colonies, including Robben Island, which now has fewer than 3,000 pairs.
This project aims to understand the causes of the penguins' rapid decline and to develop well-informed strategies to increase their chances of survival. With the help of Earthwatch volunteers, researchers have collected data on breeding success rates of the Robben Island penguins, growth rates and overall conditions of the chicks, annual survival rates of the birds, and other features of the population. The project will try to relate changes in these population features from year to year to changes in environmental conditions. Determining the factors contributing to the decline of the penguins will help develop conservation measures to protect them, and possibly other seabirds as well.
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The project is also developing research techniques that can benefit penguins and other birds. The wing bands used to identify the penguins have been redesigned, making them easier to read and lowering the risk of harmful effects on the penguins from the bands.
Robben Island is in Table Bay a few miles from Cape Town. The climate is similar to that of the Mediterranean region, with warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters. The island is one of southern Africa's premier breeding sites for seabirds. In addition to African penguins, the island has breeding populations of bank, crowned, and Cape cormorants; cattle and little egrets; Hartlaub's and kelp gulls; swift terns; sacred ibis; and African black oystercatchers. The island is also home to four species of antelope and several reptiles.
Cape Town is a cosmopolitan city with both natural beauty and cultural sites in abundance. Robben Island is at the heart of South Africa's history, having once housed the infamous prison where many political activists were held during the Apartheid era, most notably Nelson Mandela. Volunteers will tour the prison site and learn about the history of South Africa.
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You'll first receive an orientation to the island and visit the penguin colony to learn about research aims and methods. Then, you'll help:
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Dr. Richard Sherley has been studying African Penguins on Robben Island as a student and co-PI since 2007. His research focuses on the nesting success, survival and dispersal of seabirds to understand the impact of anthropogenic and environmental change in marine ecosystems.
You'll share rooms in a simple but comfortable island house, just a 15-minute walk from the penguin colony. The house has electricity, a flush toilet, and hot and cold running water.
You'll enjoy meals featuring plenty of South Africa's famous fresh fruits and vegetables and excellent meats. Team members will plan their own menus and rotate cooking and cleanup duties in the large and well-equipped kitchen. Each team normally has at least one braai (South African barbecue) with traditional meats. Other dinners will include fish, stews, and pasta dishes.
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Pamela DeNeve | Saturday, May 24, 2014
I had no idea how tenuous the penguin breeding colony on Robben Island had become. I was thrilled to get to see, hold, chase, weigh and measure the chicks. It was a dream come true. The work was very physical crawling under thorny bushes and squatting and bending over to check nests but became very obvious this was much needed data to help save the penguins. My husband, Doug, took many photos to share for penguin identification and that made him feel very useful as a photographer. It was a great privilege to work amongst such dedicated researchers Richard Sherley and Barbara Barham. They wanted us to see and experience all the tasks and to have a good time. I haven't stopped smiling thinking about the penguins. I loved every minute of it.
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Daniella Jasen | Thursday, February 06, 2014
I am absolutely in love with penguins, so when my dad told me we were doing an Earthwatch with penguins i was ecstatic. My time on Robben Island was probably the most life changing experience to date. The views are absolutely breathtaking and the penguins are amazing. They are the most comical little birds and they are so much fun to work with. The scientists i worked with were so friendly and welcoming it made the experience so much better. They were also very accommodating. We got a few days off and wanted to do shark cage diving but the weather was not permitting, so they worked with us to work on our days off and take different days off so we could see the sharks. So worth it, it was amazing to see such large animals and so close. I would do this expedition again in a heartbeat!!!!
Claire Doe | Thursday, February 06, 2014
It's been home to a Leper Colony, psychiatric hospital and a maximum security prison and Robben Island was my home for 2 amazing weeks.
Our main activity was Nest Checking. If there was an adult penguin present, sitting on eggs or chicks, we had to identify it with photos taken previously. If there was no photo record then new photos were taken. If nest had chicks alive and being tended, the chick was categorized depending on age.
Other activities included a Moult Count, Chick Growth Monitoring, Game Counts and Rabbit Counts! We also spent a morning and an afternoon doing very important beach cleaning.
The weather meant that tourist boats were not able to run for two weeks. On our day off we spent the day exploring the island completely uninhibited. We saw an array of wildlife as well as African Black Oystercatchers, Blacksmith Lapwings, Cape & Bank Cormorants, Pied Crows, African Sacred Ibis, Cape Weavers, a Spotted Thick Knee Dikkop, Chukkah Partridges, Fiscal Strikes and more.
Robben Island is a breeding area for Swift Terns and Hartlaub's Gulls and it was fascinating to drive along and be surrounded by a mass of birds with chicks of varying sizes dashing around! The noise was constant but quickly became background noise.
A unique experience that I will never forget and would recommend to anyone.
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