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Flower Ninja Art (花忍法, Hana Ninpō) is a subset of ninjutsu and genjutsu involving secret flower-oriented techniques used by a clan in the Land of Vegetables. The two known users of flower ninja art are Kikujō and Yurinojō. In several games, however, Ino Yamanaka makes use of jutsu resembling the Flower Ninja Art.


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Dordt College News
Winter Band Concert Dec. 7
November 30, 2007
The Dordt College Concert Band and the Campus-Community Band will present a winter concert Friday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the B.J. Haan Auditorium. Both ensembles are under the direction of Dr. Henry Duitman.
The program for the Campus-Community Band includes "Children of the Regiment" by Fucik; "Ancient Airs and Dances" by Respighi; "Elegy for a Young American" by Presti; and "Out of the Shadows," by Michael Sweeney.
Nathan Schaap, a freshman tenor from Edgerton, MN, will be a featured soloist for "Danny Boy" in a group of Irish Songs arranged by Robert Smith.
The Concert Band program includes Sousa's "The Gallant Seventh"; "Contre Qui, Rose" by Lauridsen; "The Solitary Dancer," by Warren Benson; and Leonard Bernstein's "Slava!". Christopher Natelborg, a senior from Highland, IN, will be the featured trumpet in "Valdres" by Johannes Hanssen; and Tim Van Voorst, a senior from Sioux Center, will conduct "Three Chorale Preludes" by William Latham.
A freewill offering will be received to benefit music scholarships at Dordt College.
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Wyndham Branson at the Meadows is a perfect peaceful and picturesque resort for the whole family. This is a kid-friendly resort with many activities geared for them like Water Olympics, birthday parties, teen rave nights and karaoke. The serene wooded setting of Wyndham Branson at The Falls is just 4 miles from the Highway 76 Strip and delivers both sides of Branson in one memorable stay. Enjoy show-stopping performances as well as breathtaking Ozark country splendor. Families of all ages find fun here, but the resort's romantic setting also has a special appeal for couples.Check-in Time: 16:00Check-out Time: 10:00Check-in Days: Sunday, Friday, SaturdayImportant InformationMinimum age check-in is 21.No smoking in units: could result in forfeiture of the unit and/or other penalties.Pet Information: Animals are not permitted; could result in forfeiture of the unit and/or other penalties.Multi Floor With No Elevator Access: YesThe earliest you should contact the resort is 2 weeks prior to your check-in date.Occupancy limits are strictly enforced: could result in forfeiture of the unit and/or other penalties.Resort cannot honor unit upgrades or moves.Confirmation is required upon check-in at the resort.Security deposit required upon check-in at the resort.Credit card imprint required upon check-in at the resort.Smoking is not allowed in units.Contact the resort after confirmation of the vacation to coordinate Check-in or request any special needs during your stay.Housekeeping fee: Housekeeping Fee for Reservations less than 7 Nights: There may be a $75 U.S. dollars for all units, per stay.


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Exploding Phone Box on The Leadworth Green (Llandaff Cathedral Green, Cardiff) - I knew it was gonna happen but when it exploded i still sh*t myself
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Dr. Ray Deloney is a physician and CEO of Vitascripts, a health and wellness company. The Xavier University graduate with degrees in both biology and chemistry is the author of seven books, including Swine Flu: The True Facts and Japan's Nuclear Crisis: Understanding and Reducing Your Radiation Risk.
Dr. Deloney is also the CEO of Deloney Publishing Group, which provides health information through various forms of media.
If swine flu is the same as the regular flu then why is it called swine flu?
The swine flu, now called H1N1, was given its name because it was similar to flus found in pigs. That changed several years ago, when a new virus emerged that spread among people who hadn't been near pigs. It is now a human seasonal flu-like many other seasonal flu strains. It just happens to be a virus that also circulates in pigs.
So doc. The swine flu has nothing to do with live stock. Hogs ? I remember in 2009 my husband had flu like symptoms n his job was very concern because he is a breeding supervisor. He breeds hogs.
Actually it does. The swine flu, now called H1N1, was given its name because it was similar to flus found in pigs. And people with regular exposure to pigs are at increased risk of swine flu infection. It is important to know, however, that you cannot get H1N1 (swine flu) from properly handled and cooked pork or pork products.
I took the flu vaccination in Nov of last year but for the last couple of weeks I've been vomiting with nosebleeds and severe uncontrollable coughing. Are these symptoms of the swine flu!!
Being vaccinated does not mean you won't catch the flu. It just means your immune system will be better prepared to deal with it, resulting in a shorter course. Coughing and vomiting can occur during the flu. And your nosebleed could be a result of something else such as allergy. To be sure, you should see your health care provider. The typical symptoms of the Swine Flu (H1N1) include fever, fatigue, sore throat, runny nose, cough, body aches, headache, chills, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Why is it whenever I do have a flu shot, I get very sick with the flu. I have not gotten the shot in the past few years because of that side effect
The flu shot can cause mild side effects that are sometimes mistaken for the flu. Soreness at the injection site, fever, muscle pain, and weakness can last 1-2 days after vaccination. These symptoms are usually much less severe than actual flu illness. Also, there is a two-week delay between vaccination and protection by the vaccine. This means you could have actually caught the flu during this time. The vaccine works well and should be considered. But if you are interested in natural ways to help ward off the flu you can visit my website at www.vitalscripts.com for other alternatives.
Hello Doc, if I tested positive for influenza a, is that H1N1?
Yes. If you tested positive for influenza A, most likely you have H1N1. H1N1 is the predominant strain this year and responsible for 80% of the flu.


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Thanks for reverting those recent vandalisms. I just allocated you the rollback right to make that a little easier. After checking the diff and deciding the changes were bad, you can click "rollback" (an extra link next to the most recent edit). That removes all consecutive edits by the same IP or user with a standard edit summary. On the other hand, the fact that you see the rollback link can be a little irritating (and somewhat easy to hit accidentally), so if you don't want it please reply here). JohnBeckett 03:53, November 1, 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks, let me try how I get around with that Chrisbra 06:39, November 1, 2011 (UTC)
Batch rollback
WOW. Good use of your new rights for this nonsense:
Did you get through all 103 of the edits on the list?
If so, did you find some way to do a "batch rollback", or did you need to do each page manually?
--Fritzophrenic 17:54, November 8, 2011 (UTC)
- I noticed this nonsense, when he made changes to one of the pages, I am watching, so using the rollback permission I got recently, I manually rolled back each change as it happened (well almost...). Still, several clicks were neccessary. Chrisbra 20:03, November 8, 2011 (UTC)


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Lexington, Virginia • January 13, 2009
The keynote speaker for Science, Society and the Arts (SSA), to be held on Friday, Feb. 27, is Dr. Brian Nosek, associate professor of psychology at the University of Virginia. Nosek's luncheon talk will be held at 12 p.m. in Evans Hall. The title of the talk is "Mind Bugs: The Ordinary Origins of Bias."
Those planning on attending the luncheon talk by Dr. Nosek should RSVP. There is a luncheon reservation link on the SSA Web site (http://ssa.wlu.edu/).
Nosek is co-founder and director of Project Implicit, a virtual laboratory for research and education in the social and behavioral sciences, especially for research in implicit social cognition. His research suggests that people are more biased than they think they are.
In his SSA talk, Nosek will discuss conscious experience providing an immediate, compelling and incomplete account of mental life. "Much of perception, thinking and action," he said, "is shaped by mental activity that occurs outside of conscious awareness or conscious control. Because of that, judgment and action can be unintentionally influenced by factors that are not recognized or valued."
Nosek has published more than 40 scholarly articles and 15 other publications. He has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health for "A Virtual Laboratory in the Social and Behavioral Sciences" that serves as the primary funding for the academic research of Project Implicit (http://projectimplicit.net/). He also has received 16 other grants, contracts or gifts.
Nosek's research has been featured in most major media outlets and has even infiltrated pop-culture. For example, the Project Implicit Web site was featured in an episode of "King of the Hill," and Nosek received a Wag of the Finger from Stephen Colbert for his research.
Nosek received his B.S. from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and his Ph.D. from Yale.
Science, Society, and the Arts is a multi-disciplinary conference involving both undergraduates and law students in the presentation of their academic achievements before an audience of their peers and the faculty. Conference participants may make oral presentations of research papers on traditional academic-conference-style panels, deliver research results in poster sessions or present creative work. Students may also choose to participate in colloquia organized around common readings proposed by interested students and faculty.
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As part of our look at the 2011 season, Graham Hays honors the nation's best players. For ESPN's first-team All-America selections, click here.
C: Stacie Chambers, Arizona
Just how special a power-hitting career is coming to a close this season can't be overstated. Chambers has 67 career home runs, fourth all time at Arizona and within 18 home runs of first place, and yet she's walked (126) almost as often as she's struck out (128) while swinging for the fences.
1B: Meredith Hackett, Illinois
Hackett gained experience starting 45 games as a freshman in 2009. She put it to good use as a sophomore, leading the Big Ten with a .418 batting average and cracking the .800/.500 club in slugging percentage and on-base percentage (only 15 players managed that feat last season).
2B: Aja Paculba, Florida
She's the best second baseman in the SEC, and being the best anything in either the SEC or Pac-10 means you're almost automatically in the running for All-America honors. Paculba is the total package, combining good power for a middle infielder (.574 slugging percentage last season) with outstanding patience as either a leadoff hitter or No. 2 hitter (41 walks and a .447 on-base percentage) and a glove impressive enough to have been rewarded with all-SEC, all-defensive honors in each of the past two seasons.
SS: Jenn Salling, Washington
Salling was a much more valuable player than the numbers suggested after getting a late start on the 2009 season following a transfer, and she was every bit as good as her gaudy numbers suggested last season. She gets on base, hits for gap power, runs well -- and intelligently -- and plays shortstop with the poise of an Olympic veteran, which, of course, she is.
3B: Jessica Mouse, LSU
Mouse is an effective bottom-of-the-order hitter who gets the most out of her abilities at the plate -- she posted a .405 on-base percentage and led the Tigers in sacrifices. But she makes it here because it's difficult to find a better defensive player in the country. Add the runs she saves to the runs she helps produce and she's right there with any of the sluggers at the hot corner.
OF: Kayla Braud, Alabama
She had a handful games without a hit last season, something that didn't happen during her memorable 103-game hitting streak as a high schooler in Oregon, but that's about the worst you can say of Braud's phenomenal freshman campaign at the plate. She was one of just four Division I players to hit .500 for the season, and with Jen Yee, Megan Langenfeld and Chelsea Bramlett no longer around, she's the only one of the quartet who returns this season. She controls the bat the way you pray your dentist controls the drill when she lays down a bunt, but her 16 extra-base hits suggest there's also Caitlin Lowe-like power waiting to complement the short game.
OF: Megan Wiggins, Georgia
There may not be any more comfortable lineup spot than between Taylor Schlopy and Alisa Goler, but make no mistake, Wiggins also made life easier for those two stars. An outstanding glove in left, she tacked on a .739 slugging percentage, .465 on-base percentage and 19 steals.
OF: Rhea Taylor, Missouri
Despite Missouri coach Ehren Earleywine's best efforts to turn his teams statistics into state secrets, it doesn't take Wikileaks to reveal what he's apparently too scared to share: Taylor is really good. Always a factor because of her speed, the senior is now a more complete hitter with power to boot.
UT: Brittany Schutte, Florida
Even in a disappointing World Series for the Gators as a group, Schutte showed she's the next star in Gainesville. On the season, she led a loaded lineup in on-base percentage and slugging percentage while splitting time between first base, catcher, outfield and designated player.
SP: Sara Plourde, Massachusetts
Yes, the best pitching matchup of the season might come not in Tucson or Tuscaloosa or Norman but in Amherst, Mass., when Fordham visits Massachusetts at the end of April. Plourde battled a hip injury at the end of last season and over the summer, but 556 strikeouts in 311.1 innings says all you need to know about her potential when healthy.
SP: Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma
Danielle Lawrie made it clear she wasn't ready to pass the torch during last season's super regional against Oklahoma, lifting the Huskies almost on strength of will alone. But the way Ricketts went toe-to-toe with the two-time player of the year put the punctuation mark on a standout freshman season for the Sooners' first true power ace in a long time.
SP: Blaire Luna, Texas
Luna's freshman season didn't end the way she or the Longhorns hoped, exiting the NCAA tournament at home in regional play to cap off a 2-5 finish for the team. But it's difficult to believe teams suddenly solved someone who still finished with 404 strikeouts and 1.39 ERA. With another year under her belt and more pitching help along for the ride, her star is on the rise.
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CHANGES IN FAMILY LAW Under current Michigan law, the issue of paternity of a child born to a married woman was well settled. If a boyfriend, and not the husband, actually fathered a child, the boyfriend had no standing to have any kind of relationship with that child. The "presumed father" is the man who is presumed to be the
KIDS GET THE SHAFT By: Jonathan Mitchell The dedication of this book says it all. This book is dedicated to every kid trapped in a divorced home. Don't give up! The book is written by a sensitive man, a child of divorce, about the feelings of all the kids of divorce and how life changes. It is written for kids and
END OF YEAR ESTATE PLANNING & GIFTING OPPORTUNITIES The election is over. It remains to be seen how Congress will handle the "fiscal cliff." There are several key estate planning and gifting provisions that are set to expire or reduce to prior rates. For example, the current estate tax exclusion is over $5 million, but is scheduled to return to
Divorce Poison: Parent Bashing & How to Respond What does an Attorney tell a client whose ex-spouse is not playing fair in regards to the children? Ongoing attacks by a parent on another parent should not go unanswered. However, while we acknowledge that you my feel under "attack", please stop & analyze and examine your motives before you disclose problems
FROM LUNDY BANCROFT'S BOOK "WHEN DAD HURTS MOM" What Good Parenting Requires: 1. Focus on children for long periods of times listening to what they say with words and communicate through other signals. 2. Put the children's needs ahead of your own – most of the time. 3. Listen respectfully to children's opinions and make parenting
Michigan's Estate Recovery law, originally signed in 2007, went into effect on July 1, 2011. The estate recovery law is meant to allow the government to recoup money spent on Medicaid from the estates of individuals who took advantage of Medicaid funding to assist with the cost of nursing home care. The Estate Recovery law calls for the State
In recent years, much research has been generated to answer the question of what makes us happy. While some evidence suggests that happiness is connected to wealth, the fact is that we are all "better off" than 50 years ago but we are not a lot happier. One researcher sees happiness as related to people rather than things. Here is
These are the new dirty words of the decade. So many persons in me-centric world believe they are superior, entitled and owed something. Narcissism may include dead-end relationships with others, a serious pathological attachment to self, and usually profound insecurity. The sense of entitlement and self love have given rise to those who are infatuated with their own uniqueness and
The Tax Reform Act of 2010 On December 18, 2010, President Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Re-authorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (TRA 2010). A few of the key provisions are summarized here below. For individuals, income tax rates applicable in 2010 are extended for 2011 and 2012. Current rates are 10%, 15%, 25%, 28%, 33%, and
Dads for Daughters With Father's Day less than a month away, we have been thinking about how dads influence their children but especially their daughters. Most psychologists believe that all future romantic relationships are influenced either in a positive or negative manner by the way a daughter interacts with her father during her "growing up" years. Psychologist James Dobson (Focus


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Wednesday Jun 06 2012
Ankhelyi places ninth in state in 3,200
By: Matt Long Telegraph Sports Editor
Madeleine Ankhelyi decided to focus on the 3,200-meter run this postseason and she couldn?t be happier with that decision. While qualifying for the state meet in the 1,600 the previous two years, Ankhelyi never made it out of the trials. In the 3,200, there are no trials so the Vista del Lago junior competed in the state finals Saturday night at Buchanan High School in Clovis and placed ninth, finishing with a respectable time of 10 minutes, 38.82 seconds. ?One of my goals was to place in the top-10 so I?m happy with my finish,? Ankhelyi said. ?I was hoping for a better time, but it was really windy.? Ankhelyi was hoping to break 10:30 and despite the wind was only eight seconds off. She placed safely in ninth, five seconds out of eighth place and two seconds in front of the tenth-place finisher. It was an impressive performance for someone who had only run in two 3,200s entering the state finals. ?I had only really raced in the 3,200 at Arcadia and at Masters,? Ankhelyi said. ?I was excited and ready to go right before the start. It?s the state meet so I knew it would probably be a fast race. My goal was to stay in the race and run with the pack. We ran a 5:10 first mile which was fast, but I felt comfortable.? While Ankhelyi considers herself more of a miler than a two-miler, she enjoyed her state meet experience. She plans to compete in the 1,600 in the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in two weeks in North Carolina. ?After that I plan to take a couple weeks off and then start training for cross country,? Ankhelyi said. Vernon places 23rd in triple jump Folsom High senior Doug Vernon placed 23rd in the triple jump at the state track and field championships on Friday at Buchanan High School in Clovis. Vernon triple jumped 44 feet, 2 ½ inches in his first jump, which turned out to be his best attempt. His second jump was 44 feet followed by a final jump of 42 feet, 10 ½ inches.


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(1) Where—
(a) any question of fact relating to the interests or rights of Maori in any land or in any personal property arises in the High Court; or
(b) any question of tikanga Maori arises in the High Court,—
that court may state a case and refer the same to the Maori Appellate Court.
(2) The Maori Appellate Court shall—
(a) consider any case referred to it under subsection (1); and
(b) transmit a certificate of its opinion on the matter to the High Court.
(3) The High Court may refer back any case to the Maori Appellate Court for further consideration.
(4) Subject to subsection (3), where the High Court has stated a case for the opinion of the Maori Appellate Court on any question of tikanga Maori, the opinion of the Maori Appellate Court on that question shall be binding on the High Court.


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May 5, 2016
Bertie County rescuers were called to the scene of an early morning accident between a van and a motorcyclist.
Dispatchers received the call from a passer by that the two vehicles collided just after 10 Saturday morning, and that one person riding the crashed motorcycle was lying unconscious in the middle of the road. When rescuers responded to the scene at 939 Hexlena Road, they called in Eastcare to fly the victim to Pitt County Memorial Hospital. No word yet of who was at fault or if charges will be filed. The status of the injured is unknown.
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United Tribes NewsUTTC Graduation Ceremony to be seen Online
3 May 2012
BISMARCK (UTN) - The 2012 commencement ceremony for graduates of United Tribes Technical College will be streamed online. All the speeches and ceremony, the graduates in gowns, the diplomas, honor songs, handshakes and hugs, can be seen on the Internet Friday, May 4 beginning at 1 p.m. (Central Time) at this location: http://www.uttc.edu/media/graduation.asp.
The telecast will showcase the graduation of 125 students who earned Bachelor of Science or Associate of Applied Science Degrees, or Certificates of Completion, from the college's academic and vocational programs. The graduates are from 21 different tribes around the country. The online telecast is offered by the college to connect friends and family who are unable to make it to Bismarck for the event.
The program will be produced by students and staff in the college's Media Arts program, a division of the United Tribes Art/Art Marketing Program. Technical support will be provided by the college's Information Technology staff.
The preferred event setting is Lone Star Arena, the powwow dance arbor in the center of the United Tribes campus. If weather threatens, the ceremony will be held in the college gymnasium.
Keynote speaker Chairman Billy Bell of the Ft. McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone Tribe, McDermitt, Nevada. Bell is a 2002 graduate of the United Tribes Criminal Justice Program. He served six years on the tribal council before becoming Ft. McDermitt chairman in 2009. He is also president of the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, an organization of the 27 tribes in the state.
Also attending the commencement ceremony will be tribal leaders on the college's governing board who represent the tribes of North Dakota: Three Affiliated Tribes, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, Spirit Lake Tribe, Standing Rock Tribe, and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.
The ceremony concludes the 2011-12 academic year. United Tribes has been celebrating student graduations regularly since 1969 when the college began offering post-secondary academic and technical education for American Indian students and their families.
United Tribes Commencement Ceremony online: http://www.uttc.edu/media/graduation.asp.
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INFORMATION: The Soccerlinks site has been online since 1999. At the time it was a unique site that provided a links resource that was unrivalled on the internet for world wide football sites in one place.
Times change though and the site is now not as useful as it once was. It's also much more difficult to keep up to date, such is the depth of football sites on the internet in 2013 compared to 1999.
The site will shortly undergo a revamp and will concentrate purely on English football from the Premier League down to parks football and Sunday football. I believe that by concentrating solely on English football the site will once again become a useful internet links resource.
Current data will be erased and the site gradually rebuilt in its new format.
Thanks..... Steve Walker....... May 2013
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Status: There are 1,416 active links available in 148 catergories.
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Concerns about surrounding areas come to light in latest 'trail rage' meeting
Roseville residents gathered last Thursday to speak with city officials about a proposed bike trail that would link the city to the American River Parkway and parts of Sacramento County. Before the meeting was over, a myriad of concerns were raised about environmental impacts and public safety — with a consistent implication being that Roseville's quality of life would be negatively affected by being linked to the region just south of it by a paved trail.
The meeting was kicked off by Jim Robinson of the Meadow Oak Neighborhood Association. Robinson was recently appointed to take over as a stakeholder representative for the group after Donna Wilson was ousted from the same position.
"We wanted to show you what the project actually is," Robinson told a packed room at the Maidu Community Center, "as opposed to some of the misinformation that is floating around out there."
City officials told the crowd that if and when the final design and permitting is completed, phased construction on the bike trail would run from 2016 to 2025. Roseville's Alternative Transportation Analyst Mike Dour emphasized that the trail's planning and feasibility study had seen "robust" participation from residents and neighborhood associations throughout the course of six meetings.
However, Wilson, who was present in the audience, questioned whether city leaders were glossing over the visual and biological consequences the trail could cause in the Linda Creek Greenbelt. Wilson and other property owners repeatedly expressed fears that the bike corridor will move over severely eroded portions of Linda Creek's banks, which might force city engineers to use cheap rock walls to fix problems rather than ecologically friendly bio-engineering.
"The Friends of Linda Creek have put a lot of work into habitat restoration," said resident Rosalyn Clement. "It seems like if you have to drop a bunch of rocks, we won't see nature anymore."
Dour acknowledged the city might use some rocks. "It's not our first choice," he said. "We might do some bio-engineering in places where it makes sense."
Some residents questioned whether a new bike trail in the heavily wooded greenbelt would contribute to crime for nearby homeowners.
Roseville Police Officer David Flood, who deals with transient and homeless issues, told the gathering he didn't think it would.
"When we open these areas up and get more of the public out there, it tends to shoo problematic people away," Flood said. "Criminals want to be somewhere where they won't be found."
Citing numerous illegal homeless camps he'd dealt with prior to constructing a bike path from Harding Boulevard to Folsom Street, Flood added, "The trails that have already gone up have eliminated a lot of problems."
Wilson wasn't convinced.
"Everyone knows our big problem in Roseville is burglaries," she said, standing up. "There are so many houses that would come right up to the back of the trail. Oregon has done studies that suggest that when these trails are built in wooded areas with homes nearby, there's an increase in drug-trafficking and crime."
Dour said he believed the findings Wilson referred to pertained specifically to trails in urban areas rather than suburban neighborhoods like Roseville. Flood also thought the apprehension was misplaced.
"I don't know about Oregon, but I know Roseville," he observed, "and we haven't seen that here."
Roseville homeowner Kathy Berger, whose property would be near the bike trail, said she has frequently been the victim of vandals and thieves and worries the trail will only make it easier for perpetrators to vanish after causing problems. Several residents agreed, expanding on the point by theorizing the trail would allow criminal-minded people from Sacramento County to easily access Roseville neighborhoods on their bicycles.
Flood said the reality of transient crime patterns in the city has little to do with bicycles.
"Those parts of the creek are already accessible to (transients and criminals) right now," Flood countered. "We're not talking about putting a trail where there isn't already one. Besides, I don't see a lot of people using trails to access Roseville for crime from Sacramento. A lot of suspects do come here from other areas to commit criminal acts, but they come here in cars — they park their car in a neighborhood, hit a house and then leave the city in their car."
Roseville cycling enthusiasts had their own concerns to share with Dour and city officials: Several said that connecting the city's trails with the American River Parkway would "change the entire culture" of bike-riding in the area. Specifically, Roseville cyclists accused Sacramento cyclists of being high-speed riders with "no respect" for families, pedestrians or pet-walkers — charging that American River Parkway cyclists will even cuss at small children in their way, and sometimes run them over.
Before the meeting ended, tempers nearly fired up when several members of the Meadow Oaks Neighborhood Association attempted to publicly question Robinson about how and why he replaced Wilson as the official stakeholder. Robinson seemed eager to engage the challenge, though Dour stepped in to shut down the acrimony.
"This is not the venue for that question," he told an angry Wilson supporter. "You can create another venue to talk about all of that, but we're not going to do it here."
Wilson handed out a statement at the meeting casting doubt about why she was ejected from her position in the neighborhood association.
"I was suddenly removed as representative two weeks ago, by the Meadow Oaks Board in a closed door session," she wrote. "I was told to come alone and there would be no records kept. This is not in our bylaws … I feel the board is politically aligned with the city of Roseville, not the neighborhood. Jim Robinson, the chairperson of MONA Board voted to have me fired and took over my position as the representative. However, as a 25 year homeowner on the creek, I am a stakeholder in my own right."
The next public meeting about the proposed Linda Creek Bike Trail will be March 21 at 6 p.m. at the Maidu Community Center.


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EID board member speaks out on employee agreementBy: Alan Day, El Dorado Irrigation District Board Member, District 5
At the end of February, the EID (El Dorado Irrigation District) Board on a 4-1 vote, I voted against it, put in place a new agreement with the employees association. It is being touted as a big deal, big savings, real reform of EID's health care costs, pension costs and salary costs.
It isn't.
I voted against this agreement for several reasons.
As I said in the meeting the EID Boards doubling of water rates so rapidly was and is having a HUGE impact on our ratepayers ... and if we are handing out raises and COLA's (cost of living adjustments) to our lobbyist, our general manager and the general counsel as was recently done (I voted against it, another 4-1 vote). And now to the majority of the employees, where is the relief, the COLA if you will, for our rate payers?
There is none.
I was comfortable with doing a max 2 percent COLA for the employees to help them keep up ... but not 5 percent raises on top of that.
These are not merit raises mind you, you get a tidy raise, on top of the COLA, just for "meeting expectations" each year.
I come from the private sector where you give and get raises for improved performance, for doing better.
Not for just "meeting expectations." And you certainly don't hand out raises when your organization is in deep debt and would frankly be bankrupt except for the fact that the EID Board can jack up rates to whatever they want, anytime they want, with just a 4-1 vote.
EID is claiming $3 million dollar savings over three years. That is not the full truth. The net savings, after accounting for all the raises and other costs, is really only about $274,000 a year, if that, over the life of the agreement.
Hey, any savings is good savings right? Yes, but to put it in perspective, this grand agreement that the EID Board and management is boasting of that addressed health care costs, pension costs (EID is still paying out millions of dollars each year for the unfunded portion of the overly lavish pensions doled out not so long ago) and salaries, is about seven-tenths of one percent (.007) of our operating budget.
This was not a grand compromise or real reform that will ease pressure on the escalating water, recycle and sewer rates … it was an exercise in nibbling at the edges, but boasting otherwise.
Alan Day represents District 5, encompassing El Dorado Hills, on the Board of Directors for the El Dorado Irrigation District.


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Volcano rabbit (Romerolagus diazi)
|Also known as:
|Teporingo, Zacatuche
|Lapin De Diaz, Lapin Des Volcans
|Conejo De Díaz, Conejo De Los Volcanes, Conejo Zacatuche, Teporingo, Zacatuche
|Romerolagus (1)
|Head-body length: 27 – 36 cm (2)
|400 – 500 g (2)
Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3).
One of the smallest rabbits in the world, this tiny species has very short ears, legs and feet, and only a barely-visible, vestigial tail (2) (4). The short, dense coat is dark brown tinged with yellow on the back and sides, light buff with grey under-fur on the underside, and buff-coloured at the base of the ears (4). This dark colouration blends well with the volcanic soils of the species' habitat and may serve to protect it from predators. The coat is shed once a year (5).
The volcano rabbit is endemic to Mexico and is restricted to the central part of the Mexican Transverse Neovolcanic Belt (TNB). Populations are currently restricted to three patchily distributed areas on the slopes of just four volcanoes (Popocatepetl, Iztaccihuatl, El Pelado and Tlaloc) (1) (6).
Found between 2,800 and 4,250 metres above sea level in pine forests with dense undergrowth of bunch grasses (primarily zacaton grass) and rocky substrate (4). Most of the areas in which the rabbit is found experience winter drought and summer rains (1).
In groups of two to five individuals, volcano rabbits live in runways and burrows that may be as long as five metres and as much as 40 centimetres wide underground, with the entrance concealed at the base of a clump of zacaton bunch grass (4). This species is thought to be able to breed throughout the year, but with a peak during the warm, rainy summer months from March to early July (4). After a gestation period of around 40 days (4), one to two young are born per litter, although some litters may contain three young (7). The infants remain in the nest for two weeks and begin to eat solid food and move after three (4). In captivity, young have been recorded as independent at 25 to 30 days after birth (8).
Volcano rabbits are mostly crepuscular (4), although they can also be active by day, particularly when the sky is overcast (8). The diet includes the tender green leaves of grasses, the young leaves of spiny herbs, the bark of alder trees and, during the rainy season, also the oats and corn from cultivated crops (4).
This scarce, little-known rabbit has recently disappeared from many areas in central Mexico where it had previously been reported, largely as a result of habitat destruction and hunting for sport, which continue to pose an ever-present threat (1) (6). Habitat has been destroyed and degraded by intentional fires, overgrazing by cattle and sheep, over-exploitation of pine for timber, encroaching agriculture and property developments, and cutting of grasses for thatch and brush manufacture (1) (6). Nearly all fires are started by humans, often originating from people burning zacaton to promote new growth of pasture for cattle and sheep (6).
Hunting of the volcano rabbit is now illegal under Mexican law, but enforcement remains difficult. The species is found within two protected areas, Izta-Popo and Zoquiapan National Parks, but habitat destruction nevertheless continues to occur even within these areas (1) (6). In 1990, the World Conservation Union Species Survival Commission (IUCN/SSC) Lagomorph Specialist Group created an action plan for this rabbit, focusing on the need to manage burning and overgrazing and to enforce laws prohibiting the capture, sale and hunting of the animal (6). As a result, the population of volcano rabbits is higher now than a decade ago (7). Captive breeding colonies exist at Los Coyotes Park and the Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City, but there are currently no plans to reintroduce captive-bred individuals into the wild (6) (7).
For further information on the volcano rabbit see:
- Fa, J.E. and Bell, D.J. (1990) The Volcano Rabbit Romerolagus diazi. In: Chapman, J.A. and Flux, J.E.C. (Eds) Rabbits, Hares and Pikas: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Cervantes, F.A., Lorenzo, C. and Hoffmann, R.S. (1990) Romerolagus diazi. Mammalian Species, 360:1-7.
EDGE of Existence:
Authenticated (05/02/2008) by Dr. Andrew Smith, Chair of IUCN/SSC Lagomorph Specialist Group, Arizona State University.
- Crepuscular: active at dusk and/or dawn.
- Endemic: a species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
- Gestation: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth.
- Vestigial: a characteristic with little or no contemporary use, but derived from one which was useful and well developed in an ancestral form.
IUCN Red List (January, 2008)
- Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
CITES (January, 2008)
- Cervantes, F.A., Lorenzo, C. and Hoffmann, R.S. (1990) Romerolagus diazi. Mammalian Species, 360: 1 - 7.
- Khatri, V. (2007) Endangered Animals of the World. Unicorn Books, India.
- Fa, J.E. and Bell, D.J. (1990) The Volcano Rabbit Romerolagus diazi. In: Chapman, J.A. and Flux, J.E.C. (Eds) Rabbits, Hares and Pikas: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Smith, A. (2008) Pers. comm.
- Nowak, R.M. (1999) Walker's Mammals of the World. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland.


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Hello realmers, it's been a while, but today, I'm bringing to you guys one of the heroes turned into villains from 100 Beasts Task Force Gaoranger. Louki is an Org born from the mass of evil energy contained inside the Dark Mask, the Thousand-Year Evil, called himself the most powerful warrior of the Orgs. Louki wields the Crescent Moon Blade which can perform the Crescent Wave and Moonlight Sonic attacks, and like TsueTsue, he has his own Wolf Seeds that can enlarge Orgs by the command "Wolf Seeds, allow the fallen to regain their enormous wicked power!". Long ago, Shirogane used the mask to evoke his three Power Animals' combination at the cost of becoming Louki himself. Vainly attempting to control himself, Shirogane had his allies seal him away into a stone coffin. But once released by Ura, Louki is bent on exacting his 1,000 year grudge on the Gaorangers with no memory of his human life. In the process, while taking the Gao Jewels of Gao Elephant, Gao Giraffe, Gao Bear, and Gao Polar, Louki begins to recover his memory as Shirogane. When the time of the full moon came, when his power is at its zenith, Ura implants a special grasshopper to modify Louki's memory and willingly give the Gao Jewels to the Highness Duke. By then, the Gaorangers learned the truth and Shirogane was finally freed from the evil energy when the Gaorangers used Gao King Striker to force Gao Hunter apart and break the curse. However, Louki was then released from his imprisonment and he attempted to kill Silver for using him and his power. Louki was eventually defeated when Gao Silver joined forces with the other Gaorangers and Louki was finally killed by Gao Hunter Justice with the Dark Wolf Mask destroyed. But the Thousand-Year Evil Louki was made of escaped and scattered, with Ura cultivating it in various Orgs. Each time an Org is killed, the evil energy become even stronger. When Gao Deers sealed the energy, Ura had the Dukes capture Shirogane, who forced him to reabsorb the stronger evil energy, and become Louki again but he was able to reject the power, unaware that it was all part of Ura's plan. But thanks to Gao Icarus, the Thousand-Year Evil was finally destroyed for good. I bought this figure a long ago, but it was a terrible figure, so I decide to improve the figure making more articulated and more like show accurancy, even his blade I cuted off and then, put it like the show, hope you guys liked it...Thanks!!!
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Tuesday Jul 10 2012
Rocklin baseball player gets call from the Dodgers
By: Andrew Hazard Placer Herald Sports Correspondent
Success through family and community support
Another Rocklin-area athlete is living their dream and goal. A 2009 Rocklin High School graduate, Pat Stover was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 40th round (1,226 overall) of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft. Stover said he was driving to lunch with his girlfriend near the Santa Clara University campus when he received the exciting news. ?I was surprised to hear I got picked because no one had called me,? said Stover. Stover added he was really excited because he has been playing baseball since he was five. This was a long time coming for him. He said one of his favorite baseball memories was from when he was 12. On a Saturday he had two games for two different teams. He said that after the first game he had about 30 minutes to eat, drive over and change for his next game. ?My dad and I stopped at Taco Bell and I ate three tacos in the car and got dressed at the same time,? Stover said, who was still putting on his belt and jersey when he ran onto the field. ?[M]y team was coming up to bat. As soon as I got to the dugout I learned I was on deck. Without thinking, I grabbed a bat and helmet and got ready to hit.? Stover hit the first pitch for a home run to center field. He hit two more home runs in the game. Stover said after that his dad always joked that he needed three tacos in order to have a good game. Stover will finish up rookie ball in Ogden, Utah in mid-September and then train for the season that starts in March 2013. Stover was originally drafted by the Oakland Athletics (17th round/513 overall) in the 2009 MLB First Year Player Draft but he elected to attend Santa Clara instead. ?Going to college really prepared me for what it is like to be on your own and handle multiple things at once,? he said. Stover went on to say playing travel ball as a kid helped prepared him for his upcoming adventure. He said he played travel ball all over the state while playing for three different teams when 11 years old. Stover said when he was growing up the New York Yankees was his favorite baseball team. He said he loved Derek Jeter as a kid. He is really excited about the opportunity he has been given. ?I am thrilled to be a part of an organization with such a rich history,? Stover said. ?I am blessed to have an organization like the Dodgers who believes in me and is willing to give me a shot to make my dream come true.? Stover said his role models are his parents, his older brother, Matt, and his head coach at Rocklin, Roc Murray. He said his parents have always been there for him no matter what and his older brother is someone he?s always looked up to and could confide in about anything. ?He is a very successful guy and I am blessed to have a brother there for me like he is,? Stover said. Stover said coach Murray has been both a mentor and a friend. He said Murray not only helped him to grow up when he was in high school but was always there for him in difficult times. ?I don't think I would have found success in baseball without the lessons he taught me and that I still carry with me,? said Stover. Stover said he appreciates all the support he has received during this process. ?I just want to thank my family and friends in the Rocklin community and hope to make them proud,? Stover said.


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INTERVIEW: Mark Wigley on Greening Architecture Schools
Posted By Jill Fehrenbacher On January 15, 2014 @ 12:30 am In Architecture,Environment,Green Talks,Interviews,New York City | 2 Comments
Buildings account for almost half (48%) of all greenhouse-gas emissions annually. This oft-repeated statistic highlights what many architects and designers have long realized: the building industry has a profound impact on the state of our environment. But is environmental awareness really making enough inroads into the curriculum of design schools, in the places where it could potentially have the most impact on the future of the industry? While environmental design isn't nearly as entrenched as it should be into the core curriculums of design schools, students seem to be clamoring to learn more about this topic and are demanding new classes and are shaping their own academic paths. To discuss the future of greening architecture schools, we sat down with Mark Wigley, dean of Columbia's GSAPP [1], to talk about the changes currently taking place. Read on to hear what Mark Wigley has to say about sustainable design.
This interview was published in Metropolis Magazine here> [2]
What role should academia play in promoting and exploring sustainable design?
If the architect is a public intellectual and if architects are the people who think that buildings talk to us about our highest ambitions, then surely one of our highest ambitions today is to be less stupid about energy. But there's a much more radical question here too: "What are the positive exciting experimental potentials that are the upside of the energy crisis?" Not merely "how the hell can we deal with this terrible problem?"
What is Columbia [1] doing in relation to the growing environmental crisis?
Solutions to energy problems will require many different architecture schools thinking in many different ways. What makes Columbia [1] unique is we are trying to imagine what will be the state of the profession 10 years from now. There are some schools that try to think about the profession today, some try to think about it five years ago, some try to think about it 10 years ago. The further forward in time you aim yourself, the less professional you appear to be, the more you have questions rather than answers, and the more you're interested in the questions that haven't even come up yet. Columbia [1] is, by definition, so experimental that we're not even answering the questions of today. We're trying to think of what the next question is. Now, to do that, we need an entirely different pedagogical technique. Since we don't know what the question is, we need to design a school in such a way that we generate questions.
So in this school, what we try to do is think about energy in such a way that new words and concepts other than sustainability are generated, which means we have to run many experiments at the same time. So more and more of the school's experimental capacity is devoted to energy.
Are there significant differences in energy consumption between Americans and residents of other countries?
So many of the energy efficiency laws, which are laws in Europe, are just unthinkable in the United States. Why is that? Misuse of energy is a matter of national pride in the United States. This is the only country in the world that I know of that has two different temperature set points for winter and summer. An American feels American only when the room is too cold in the summer and too hot in the winter. So every apartment in winter, you have to open the window to try and be less hot, and every apartment in the summer, you have to open the window to get a little less cold.
In New Zealand, where I'm from, if you're cold, you put on a sweater. You don't flip the switch on a huge machine. The American house is an accessory to an air-conditioning unit. It's just an extension of the air-conditioning unit.
If you think about the ice industry in the United States – it's unbelievable. Just think about the amount of energy is being used to turn water into ice so it will cool a drink, and will simply melt again, right? It's unbelievable. And why? Why is this the only country in the world which your water should be drank with a ton of ice cubes? Why do we need ice cubes? It's supposedly not even good for digestion to drink a drink that is too cold. Again it's about control – to control, to show that you have the power and technology.
People don't use ice cubes in their drinks in Europe?
Not in the same way – if they use any, it's just one or two cubes. This is an entire country that thinks of itself as an SUV. Everything you know about SUVs works at a national level. It's huge, has tinted windows, you don't know who you run over, the primary purpose of the vehicle is quasi-military. So the US is an image of energy inefficiency. Surely this will be the last country to the world to become sensitive to ecological management.
Where do you think the push towards sustainability in the US come from?
There's going to be a sudden shift, I believe, and the leadership will not come from the building industry. The United States building industry is the worst, the slowest, the most incompetent, and has the lowest standards of any building industry anywhere in the world, below third-world conditions. It's not going to come from there. It's not going to come from government because you don't have government in the United States like you have in Europe. You simply cannot get a congestion tax or an insulation law passed so easily. I believe where it will come from is a combination of real-estate developers and the clients; that is to say, I think there's an explosive sense of responsibility in the community at large, which is escalating to such an extent that real-estate developers will now successfully sell apartment buildings at a premium because people will want to live in buildings that are ecologically sensitive. This has already started to happen in Manhattan.
So when real-estate developers can make more money by making their buildings greener, there's going to be a lot of green buildings built. And when that starts to happen, I believe the United States will then teach Europe many, many lessons. And then the question is what the hell are the architects going to do to speed that change up, to respond to it, to design with it, and so on. And almost every student I know wants to be part of being intelligent about that. So each student, in their own way, is thinking that way, which means the teachers have to think that way, which means the school thinks that way, which means eventually the university. So it's a long answer to your question.
Do you think it's a bottom-up, grassroots thing – where students are provoking the departments and the school to try to get more discussion on sustainability?
At Columbia [1] the school is led by the students. Because, by definition, the students are closer to the new questions than the teachers. So what happens is kind of a contract between students that are being asked to act like teachers and teachers being asked to act like students. They collaborate together on redefining the school.
Interestingly enough, of course, all of these questions that we're talking about were very, very key questions in the late 1950s right through the 1960s and up until around 1972, were very, very big questions in architectural education. So there is a generation of teachers for whom this is a return, a really welcome return, to important questions.
On that note, I wanted to ask you about the word "virtue." When we spoke at the Architecture 2030 panel [3], several of the older professors talked about this return to issues that were talked about in the 1960s and 70s. And the word "virtuous" was used in very a negative way – to describe a distaste for the moralizing attitude that sometimes goes hand in hand with the environmental movement. Do you think that "virtuousness" is still a problem with the environmental movement. Have things changed in today's new environmental movement?
It's an interesting question. In this school you've seen a very rapid shift from the moment where – in the past – energy thoughtfulness was seen as a virtue and, therefore, unlikely to produce interesting architecture. In other words, in the past, to identify oneself as being committed to intelligent use of energy was an excuse to be a dull architect. Virtuous architecture was pitted against criminally beautiful and interesting architecture! In the past, inefficiency and insensitivity to energy flow was associated with radically experimental work on architecture.
This has completely changed where, for student and teacher alike, being intelligent about energy is one of the most stimulating experimental trajectories that any designer can take.
The trouble with virtue is virtue means you already know the answer. Virtue is having decided already what's virtuous and what's not, and then you attach the label. For a school which is dedicated to finding the next question, the last thing we need is virtue. By not being virtuous, but instead being open to the most important innovations in our field, the school then takes up its responsibility. So ultimately our virtue is to not be virtuous. We must never assume we know the answer, never assume that we know what's correct.
Is there a difference between virtue and responsibility?
There's been a long tradition in ecological design of buildings that, in fact, are energy inefficient but highlight certain aspects of recycling in order to gain a sense of virtue. So you've got like virtuous buildings that are actually criminal, and you've got the reverse. You've got buildings that seem in every way to be designed on the basis of kind of a disregard for energy that nevertheless are extraordinarily intelligent in those terms.
So I would say this school is, by definition, opposed to virtue, and that's what makes in the end, not necessarily virtuous, but responsible. In other words, to be really responsible means to simply to learn to live with other people. And what is it to live with other people? It means to accept the other, to accept what you don't expect and don't necessarily want. In other words, to live in a city like New York means to embrace the fact that there are lots of things around you that are other than you – so you embrace kind of biodiversity. And to embrace biodiversity, you have to open yourself a little bit to risk, by definition. But in return for that, other people open themselves to you, and there is this fantastic sense of kinship of community of solidarity and so on.
New York City under a 3-5 meter rise in sea-level due to global warming [5]
So that's why it's a very interesting moment in time where our most obsessive, radical, experimental teachers and architects are rethinking energy in this exhilarating way. Virtue will come later. Virtue will be in Washington. Virtue will be in the local government. Virtue might even be in the building industry. Virtue will never be in the real-estate development program.
With your view that Columbia [1] is looking 10 years in into the future – what do you see 10 years into the future?
By definition, the Dean of a school devoted to 10 years out has no idea what's going to happen 10 years from now and loves that. Of course we can see, most obviously, that there is what we've already discussed in kind of an explosively accelerating interest in energy responsibility as an ethical responsibility. Ethics itself, I think, is more and more the question. What is the ethical role of an architect? I think the general question of biodiversity will, I would guess, get more and more attention. But by definition, we don't know.
There's deep, deep interest in materials and fabrication and energy and disaster relief, in new forms of communication, in new capacities for visualizing interaction and so on. One quickly goes through a list of various interest, but each and any one of those could die out two years from now. So I literally don't know. That's why I love it here.
+ Columbia GSAPP [1]
+ Mark Wigley interviewed on BLDGBLOG
This interview was published in Metropolis Magazine in November 2007 [2]
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The Gig Harbor Film Festival is one of the fastest growing independent film festivals in the Northwest. Located 40 miles southwest of Seattle Washington. "Welcome to Gig Harbor, Washington's Maritime City. Gig Harbor, named one of Smithsonian Magazine's Top Five Small towns for culture, heritage and charm. Gig Harbor will offer a warm film friendly welcome.
The Gig Harbor Film Festival, October 16-18, 2015. Our commitment is to educate, entertain and inspire filmmakers and audiences alike while enriching the cultural vitality of the community through the art of cinema.
Please visit www.gigharborfilmfestival.org for additional information or call 253-851-FILM (3456). Accepted films for the 2015 Gig Harbor Film Festival will be presented in the award winning, ten screen digital Galaxy Theatre. Filmmakers and Directors who attend will be featured guests at multiple festival events guaranteeing a memorable experience.
Gig Harbor Film Festival (GHFF)- Gig Harbor, Washington Oct 16-18, 2015 - Submissions Rules
Gig Harbor Film Festival accepts no responsibility for loss or damage of entries during shipment to or from Gig Harbor Film Festival.
1. Entries must be postmarked by July 2015.
2. Entrants must submit 2 copies, DVD or Blu Ray, as your Preview Copies for consideration.
3. Entry forms and payment will not be processed without an accompanying Preview Copy in one of the accepted formats.
4. All entries must be in English or SUBTITLED unless special arrangements have been made with festival.
5. Please attach/write WAB Tracking ID to/on submission materials.
6. Exceptions to the festival regulations must be authorized by the Festival Executive Director.
7. Please pay attention to the category you submit your film under.
"Short" films must be 45 minutes or less. If a film is submitted to an incorrect category, the balance to the appropriate guideline must be paid.
8. Entries in the Student Film category MUST be accompanied with a copy of a valid student I.D. If you completed the film while you were a student, but are no longer in school, you are still eligible for the student rate (assuming you can provide a copy of your student I.D.).
9. It is not the policy of GHFF to grant any discounts or waivers. We are sympathetic to the financial demands of filmmaking and the festival circuit, but GHFF is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization
The cost of shipping an entry to the festival must be paid by the entrant. Collect or C.O.D. shipment will not be accepted. All international entries must be sent "free domicile" to the Festival office with all transportation charges, duties, and taxes prepaid by the shipper. Any brokerage fees charged to Gig Harbor Film Festival will be billed back to the shipper. Be sure to include all the proper customs documentation required by the shipping company.
Gig Harbor Film Festival is hereby granted the right to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes.
The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening, and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations.
The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless Gig Harbor Film Festival from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered.


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(Also works on Veggies)
– by Don Brown, Idaho Foodbank Food Resource Manager
Prep your fruit:
- Choose ripe or just overly ripe fruits and berries
- Wash in cold water
- Remove any blemishes
- Remove any pits or stones from stone fruits
- Remove any stems from berries
- Cut and slice fruits evenly so that they will dry within the same time frame
- (Optional) Remove the skins
Some fruits, such as peaches, nectarines, and apples, dry better if the skin has been removed. Score the bottom of each piece of fruit by making a shallow "x" with a paring knife. Bunk into boiling water for 30 seconds, then transfer to a basin filled with ice water. The skins should slip right off.
Soak it
To keep fruit looking pretty and minimize discoloration, soak it in lemon juice and water.
Soak fruit for 10 minutes, drain and blot dry with a lint-free towel.
To the Oven
Preheat the oven to 130-160 degrees F. Use a lower temperature for thin sliced fruits such as apples or peaches. Strawberries and other whole berries love the higher heat.
Place parchment paper onto sheet pans. Arrange fruit in a single layer, and do not allow pieces to touch. Top fruit with a pizza screen or silicone pan liner to keep them from curling up as they dry.
Place fruit into the oven and rotate pans every 2 hours.
How do you know if it's ready? Dried fruit should feel like leather but still be pliable.
General Cooking Times
- Plums 6 hours
- Pears 6 hours
- Peaches 6 hours
- Bananas 6 hours
- Apples 6 hours
- Grapes 8-10 hours
- Citrus Peel 8-10 hours
- Cherries 12 hours
- Strawberries 12 hours
- Apricots 12 hours
Cure it!
When the fruit is ready, remove it from the oven and place in glass or plastic containers to "cure." Leave the container open for 4-5 days so that any moisture left from the drying process can evaporate. Shake the container every day or so to move the fruit around.
Seal the containers after 5 days and enjoy dried fruits until next harvest season, about 10 months.