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Greeley - The federal raid on a Greeley meatpacking plant shone the spotlight on a long-standing local secret.
The 261 arrests at Swift & Co. on Tuesday left more than just families in limbo. It brought attention to a culture in Greeley where illegal immigrants are accepted, and depended on, as part of the workforce and as consumers.
"It's really just accepted, the immigrant workers and the illegal immigrants. And why? Because they are needed," said Steve Mize, owner of Jerry's Market. "We know it exists; it's just an ignored factor. It's not an argument; it just is."
The Bell Policy Center, a nonprofit research group, estimates that about 11,900 people in Weld County are undocumented, accounting for 5 percent of the total population.
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- Watch exclusive video from the raids
- Watch the ICE press conference on the raids
- View a slideshow of the ICE raid at the Swift & Co. meat processing plant in Greeley
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- Read a PDF of the Injunction Denial Order
Statewide, the Pew Hispanic Center estimates, there are 225,000 to 275,000 undocumented immigrants.
"These numbers are really rough because if there are already a fair number of undocumented immigrants living in Weld County, it's possible that county may have more than the average because there is a social network there," said Rich Jones, director of research and policy at the Bell Policy Center.
"Fear in the community"
Many in Greeley say the number of undocumented workers is much higher. And area farmers are worried they won't have enough workers for next year's harvest.
"It just puts a fear in the entire community. We don't know what is going to happen," said Paul Hungenberg, who owns Hungenberg Produce north of Greeley with his brother Mike. "I'm real hopeful that they start a program so we can hire these people legally. We need this workforce. We just can't get anyone else to do this work."
Hungenberg Produce grows carrots, cabbage, onions, corn and beans on 1,000 acres. The farm hires about 200 workers from May to November at $6 to $10 an hour. Hungenberg checks two forms of identification, and if they look authentic, he hires.
"If they don't have proper- looking IDs, we don't hire them. We turn people away every day," he said. Asked whether any of his workers could be illegal immigrants using fake documents, he said, "I'm sure they probably do, though I don't know that."
Fast-food restaurants and hotels also rely heavily on immigrant workers, Greeley Mayor Tom Selders said.
"It's a significant contribution to our economy here," he said.
Many in Greeley resentfully admit illegal immigrants fill the gaps in agriculture and meatpacking.
The acceptance of undocumented workers is almost a must, business owners say.
The jobs require it.
"Caucasians don't want those jobs, but they need workers," said Trish Rocha, owner of Buyer's Paradise on Eighth Avenue. "I guess you have to take the workers who will do the work."
Rocha, who moved to Greeley from Pennsylvania more than a decade ago, is upset by the growth of the immigrant community and stands firm that immigrants should have to learn English immediately. Much of her clientele is Latino, but when she is asked if she speaks Spanish, she says, "No, this is America, and we speak English in America."
However, in the window of her store, the "Open" sign also says "Abierto."
Next door at Mister Money, a pawn shop, manager Tony Hernandez is more conflicted. His father, a legal resident who has worked at the meatpacking plant for nearly 30 years, was swept up in the raid. It took about seven hours and an interrogation for him to be allowed back to work as a trainer.
His dad went through the immigration process to become a legal resident, and others should do the same, Hernandez said. At the same time, he sympathizes with the families now facing uncertainty and says undocumented immigrants have long been part of the workforce in town.
"After what happened, it's only obvious how things work around here, but at the same time, who is going to do this work? There aren't a lot of people who want to work eight to 10 hours a day tearing apart a cow," said Hernandez, who worked at the plant when he was in high school before it became Swift. "It's like people really didn't care at the time of hiring. But now, who is going to do this work? It's not an easy job."
Raid was "an atrocity"
Leather-goods store owner Thomas Hodge is troubled by the raids at Swift and the increasingly shrill debate over illegal immigration in Greeley and elsewhere.
"I thought it was an atrocity. I wondered if they were taking them to the gas chambers on those buses," he said. "I don't think we're going about this the right way."
He didn't like the way the illegal immigrants were treated nor that some legal Latino residents were subjected to questioning and detention during the raid.
The Real Trading Co. Inc. in southeast Greeley sells and repairs leather products and Catholic religious items such as Bibles and statues. About half of Hodge's customers are Latino, and many don't speak English. Hodge speaks enough broken Spanish to cater to those customers.
"Eventually, I think they should open up the border and let people live where they want," Hodge said.
Immigrant labor needed
Carl Luther wants all the illegal immigrants in Greeley to go back to where they came from. But he wants them to come back - legally and temporarily.
"We need them badly," said the 85-year-old seller of farm equipment. "But they need to come over legally and work, and then go back."
Luther said his customers - vegetable, corn, bean and wheat farmers in northern Colorado - would go out of business without migrant labor. And so would Luther Equipment, which Luther has operated for more than 50 years on Greeley's eastern outskirts.
Shortages in immigrant workers disrupted the fall harvest, Luther said. On Wednesday, Luther made a sales call to a farmer who has delayed buying a $30,000 planter because of the uncertainty.
Even so, Luther and his wife, Lucille, said they were happy to see the government crack down on illegal workers.
"I think something had to be done because illegal immigrants are starting to take over," he said.
Mize, whose father opened Jerry's Market 43 years ago, is watching the debate and the community with interest and sadness. Many of those affected by the raid are his customers. The establishment on 14th Avenue and Fifth Street was started when the neighborhood was mainly German but is now a favorite among Latinos for its ethnic products and central location on the north side of town.
"I'm in a community where I want to take care of them because they take care of me," he said. "I feel for the families; it's sad to watch families go through this."
At the same time, like many in Greeley, Mize said if people were doing something illegal, they have to be held responsible.
"A lot of the reason people are illegal is because they don't know how to become legal," said Mize, who said he does not hire illegal immigrants by requiring a Colorado ID. "They are just trying to better themselves; they want to earn a living and work."
Gilda Martinez, owner of Shecild's Boutique, called the action one of the worst things that could happen.
"The businesses benefit because people work and spend money here," said Martinez, a legal resident originally from Mexico. "It's a chain. People get papers to work, bosses make themselves deaf so they can have employees because Americans and Chicanos don't want to work in those jobs."
Getting workers difficult
The difficulty for employers, especially in agriculture, is attracting people to work in low-skill, low-paying jobs, said Jones, of the Bell Policy Center. The economy and the need for workers are in essence a "flashing sign" to immigrant workers.
Jones points to a just-released study done in Texas by the state comptroller that found there would be a $17.7 billion impact on the state's economy if the 1.4 million undocumented workers were removed from the workforce.
Sarah MacQuiddy, president of the Greeley Chamber of Commerce, worries that things will get worse before they get better and is concerned employers could be driven to stop hiring immigrant workers.
"One of the beauties of Greeley is our cultural diversity, and one of the last things we need is job profiling," she said. "The Hispanic population is dynamic here in Greeley, and we need to recognize that, and we as a community need to come together and say, 'How do we help our employers?' and we have to push the federal government to fix this issue."
Staff writer Elizabeth Aguilera can be reached at 303-954-1372 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
1930: Warren Monfort starts a feedlot with 18 head of cattle on an 80-acre plot north of Greeley.
1960: Warren's son, Kenny Monfort, opens his first slaughter plant in Greeley near the giant feedlots, which now hold 32,000 head of cattle.
1968: Monfort's north Greeley cattle feedlot is billed as the world's first 100,000-head facility. With the later addition of a second feedlot in Weld County, it grows to more than 200,000 capacity and is Weld County's largest employer.
December 1970: In an early labor dispute, about 1,000 union butchers end a seven- week walkout with a new wage contract.
November 1979: Wages are again in dispute as 900 strikers from United Food and Commercial Workers Local No. 641 walk off the job at the meatpacking plant, setting off similar strikes at other Colorado plants. After 73 days, the employees return to work without a contract.
March 1980: Monfort closes its Greeley meatpacking plant because of acute operating losses and serious conflicts with unionized workers.
March 1982: Despite continuing labor and wage disputes, Monfort reopens its Greeley meatpacking plant.
March 1987: Monfort and his sons Dick and Charlie sell the Greeley feedlots and processing plants to Omaha-based ConAgra Inc.
April 1993: Workers narrowly vote in favor of union representation at the Monfort plant, an election forced by a federal appeals court.
September 1994: Monfort beef-plant workers overwhelmingly ratify a new contract.
September 2002: Ski-resort mogul George Gillett becomes chairman of Swift & Co. after a majority-stake sale from ConAgra Beef Co. to Gillett's Booth Creek Management and leveraged buyout firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc. of Dallas. ConAgra Foods retains a 46 percent stake in the business, which operates under the Swift & Co. name.
September 2005: Swift & Co. agrees to hire 141 rejected female job applicants and pay 2,481 women $700,000 to end a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.
December 2006: Immigration authorities raid Swift's Greeley plant and those in other states, arresting undocumented immigrants, some of whom are using stolen Social Security numbers to obtain jobs.
Compiled by Vickie Makings and Barb Hudson of the Denver Post Research Library.


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Ray Isle (@islewine on Twitter) is Food & Wine's executive wine editor. We trust his every cork pop and decant – and the man can sniff out a bargain to boot. Take it away, Ray.
Halloween is definitely scary - if you've got kids. They come home, they've been trick-or-treating for hours, they've been downing candy the whole time, now they want more candy, and what you end up with are some truly maniacal sugar-jacked little demons who are just moments away from overload/exhaustion/complete wailing meltdown. See? Even if you don't have kids, you're scared now.
What you need after dealing with a situation like this is a strong drink. You could do bourbon straight, but on the other hand, why not opt for a glass of something appropriately spooky? It'll rekindle the awareness in you that Halloween is actually pretty fun. Here, a few good choices:
2010 Charles Smith The Velvet Devil Merlot ($12)
2009 Spellbound Cabernet ($16)
2008 Clos du Fees Les Sorcières ($24)
Unibroue Maudite
Moorhouse's Black Cat Dark Ale
Left Coast VooDoo
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Luther Burbank's Spineless Cactus: Boom Times in the California Desert
Smith, Jane S., California History
Here's a way to end world hunger and make the desert bloom: take the common prickly pear cactus that grows wild throughout the Southwest, use hybridization and selection to "persuade" it to relinquish its sharp spines, plant the improved version across the arid regions of the world, and open up the range to grazing cattle.
That was the plan of Luther Burbank, California's most celebrated plant breeder in the early years of the twentieth century, and it captured the imagination--and the dollars--of a surprising number of people the world over. From 1905 to 1916, Burbank's spineless cactus was the center of an agricultural bubble held aloft by the combined winds of genuine need, popular science, the eternal pursuit of quick profits, and, most of all, the extraordinary fame of Burbank himself.
The story of the spineless cactus craze is a tragicomedy in several acts, with many prickly repercussions, but at the turn of the last century it was hardly an isolated example of California's pursuit of new and better crops. From grapes and olives in the Napa Valley to cotton in Kern County and dates in Indio, California was being transformed by agricultural innovation. All over the state, optimistic growers were busy draining, irrigating, terracing, tilling, and doing whatever else seemed necessary to transform the largely uncultivated Pacific paradise into a functioning commercial garden.
Burbank's spineless cactus plan never quite worked, as either cattle feed or instant riches, and its decade-long burst of promotion, cultivation, speculation, and exploitation is now almost lost in the crowded annals of financial miscalculation. Specimens still grow in many parts of California, often as unnamed components of the home garden, but both the man and his contribution to desert agriculture have faded from popular memory. (1) Like the eucalyptus tree, widely promoted during the same period as a fast-growing source of timber and now tolerated as a fragrant fire hazard of little or no commercial value, the spineless cactus, with its aura of easy profits, is a reminder of the race to riches that has characterized California history from the Gold Rush to the dot.com bubbles of the late twentieth century.
Excitement about the spineless cactus--a thorn-free variety of the Opuntia--had been building for several years when Burbank launched his newest plant wonder on the open market with a special twenty-eight-page catalog, The New Agricultural-Horticultural Opuntias: Plant Creations for Arid Regions, on June 1, 1907. In the timeless tradition of nursery catalogs, the publication featured enticing descriptions, testimonial letters, and optimistic projects of potential yields, here combined with laboratory analyses of the cactus's nutritional value and clear photographic evidence of the product's existence. In part, the catalog's simplistic style seemed more appropriate for young readers. "Everybody knows that Baldwin apples, Bartlett pears and our favorite peaches, plums and cherries cannot be raised from seeds," Burbank wrote. "The same laws hold true with the improved Opuntias, but fortunately they can be raised from cuttings in any quantity with the utmost ease. More truly they raise themselves, for when broken from the parent plant, the cuttings attend to the rooting without further attention, whether planted right end up, bottom up, sideways or not at all." (2)
Such simplicity did not come cheap, however. The marvelous new cacti were well beyond the reach of child and almost every adult; the price for complete possession of one of Burbank's eight new varieties ranged from one to ten thousand dollars. The New Agricultural-Horticultural Opuntias was aimed at professional plant dealers who would buy the prototypes, multiply them on their own grounds, and sell the results to the retail trade. This was Burbank's preferred method for disseminating his work, and both his extraordinary products and his eye-popping prices ensured huge publicity for the new spineless cactus, as it had for his other introductions in the past. …


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Which brings me to my bookish point. Lately, I've been lamenting the loss of time for creative endeavors like reading all the novels I want or mega movie marathons, just me, my couch, a stack of crime DVDs and a basketful of yarn. I spend hours grading and planning on the weekends (which I'd managed to forget I would do in the 5 years between this and my last teaching job). It's especially noticeable this time because of the huge shift in time commitment and because I'm now really cut off from the hugely supportive and creative peer group I built in Boise (email and FB are awesome, but it's not the same as a Saturday chat session at Dawson Taylors or beers at Bittercreek). I do have excellent friends here, but the time, man. I go to bed at, like, 9:30 these days. Even on weekends.
Anywhoosie, in the spirit of working with what. I have, when I have it, I'm working to put my creative outlets into my job. I volunteered to help with the new crochet/knitting club at school, even though it means I have to stay at school til 5 that night. I have a projects class, which is kind of a fake elective in that the kids don't get to choose who they have, but I can choose a fun curriculum. This trimester, we're doing a modified NaNoWriMo program. We started writing this week, and the stories these kiddos are writing are fantastic! Sure, some are hackneyed, some are obviously fanfic, and one is so good, I admit I googled to make sure it wasn't plagiarism. Next tri, I'm hoping to do a sci fi class (as the Language Arts teacher, I'm all writing, very little literature, which is fine, but I miss talking about books!), with a poetry class (maybe making chapbooks) in the spring.
Which means I need some ideas for good poetry/sci fi for seventh graders. I'm almost thinking A Wrinkle in Time for the sci fi except I hate that book. Well, I'll figure something out. In the mean time, I have a day off, thanks to late nights of PT conferences, so I'm gonna outline the. NaNo novel, go to the yarn store, and drink another cup of coffee.


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ADIDAS SLVR OPENS POP-UP STORE IN DÜSSELDORFAdidas SLVR/Porsche Design Sport has opened a temporary satellite store in Düsseldorf. 350 guests joined the opening party on September 5. The store with 250sqm is located on Düsseldorf's young fashion mile in the old city center and will be opened for six months. The store presents the fall/winter collections of both lines as well as the pre-collection of SLVR for spring/summer. The SLVR collection is a line of adidas Sport Style Division, next to Adidas Originals, Y-3 and Neo.
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By T. Arbel
Mar 24, 2013
|This route was recently fully bolted. 5 bolts + anchors if memory serves me right.
By Noah.J
From: Carrboro, NC
May 4, 2013
|You'll want 7 or 8 draws, the route goes up the left face of the dihedral until the roof, then you move slightly left and up for a couple more bolts until you hit the anchors. ~90ft. Really glad this got bolted, the thought of doing the lower section on gear is awful, lots of deceptively loose rock.
By Jonathan Dull
From: Boone, NC
May 4, 2013
rating: 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
Don't really understand why this route was bolted, climbed it today and didn't clip any of the bolts and felt very secure. Its a great trad line and the gear is better than most lead you to believe. I will agree some of the rock is kind of questionable especially once you traverse onto face under the roof, however, its on easy terrain. Just test your hold and don't put gear in stupid places. If you know how to place good gear and inspect the rock in which your placing you'll be fine. Do yourself a favor and rack of for this line; clipping the bolts is a total copout on a nice trad line.
EDIT: I suppose the bolted line was a squeeze job of sorts.
By Crushin' Prussian
From: carrboro, nc
Jun 3, 2013
rating: 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
|First climbed this as a sport route and then trad. Both are fun and have a different feel. The sport route doesn't follow the crack so I don't see a problem having the face bolted and is a bit thin for the 5.7 rating. The dihedral crack and the traverse under the roof is easy to protect and easier to climb. The crack after the roof is not as vegetated as I expected. This could be a fun route to do mixed for someone new to placing gear.


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The Brighton Cardinals boys basketball team traveled to Mississippi Tuesday night and picked up a 70-67 non-district win over Center Hill.
Brighton (3-13) was up by one point heading into the fourth quarter and held on for the win.
Milton Hardy led the Cardinals with 19 points, Tyran Cooper added 16, Lorenzo Hunt scored 11 and Terrel Wayne White added 10.
On Wednesday the Cardinals dropped a home game to Millington, 65-54. Tyran Cooper had 15, Tremaine Cooper 12 and Kolton Childress scored 11.
Brighton's girls dropped a 44-36 decision to Center Hill. Shayna Johnson scored 11 and Danielle Collins 10 for Brighton (1-16).
Brighton hosts Dyer County on Friday in a District 13-AAA game.
In other area action:
• The Covington boys (10-6 overall, 1-1 District 15-AA) lost at home to district foe Ripley, 66-60, on Tuesday.
The Chargers led by seven heading into the fourth quarter before the Tigers (15-5, 2-0) rallied for the win.
Malcolm Taylor led the Chargers with 15 points. Demarcus Seaberry added 12 and Bobby Shanks scored 11.
Covington's girls jumped out to a 15-1 lead over Ripley in the first quarter and cruised to a 56-13 win.
The Lady Chargers (11-5, 2-0) were led by Janekia Mason with 12 points and Precious Harvey with 10. LeShaundra Somerville added 11.
Covington hosts Haywood tonight (Thursday) in a key district game. Haywood's boys are 16-0 and ranked second in the state.
• The Tipton-Rosemark Academy boys beat Fayette Academy 63-56 in a league game Tuesday night at home.
Matt Moody led the Rebels (10-9, 3-2) with 18 points and Connor Alexander scored 16. Johnie Sanfratello chipped in 12.
The Lady Rebels (9-9, 1-4) lost to Fayette Academy 41-27. Taylor Beasley led the Lady Rebels with nine and Bethany Berger scored seven.
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My iphone 3 doesnt charge no matter how long I connect it to ac charger. The display shows its charging because the lightning icon appears. What is the most probable defect, is it the battery?The ac charger is working perfectly. By the way, it is already 2 years old now.
I just dropped my iphone and am now having trouble getting reception. Is there an easy fix?
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Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)
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|159 kg (max) (2)
- A sand tiger shark's teeth are still visible even when its mouth is closed.
- Sand tiger sharks have receptive pores on the underneath of their snout which detect electric currents in the water.
- The sand tiger shark is the only species of shark known to swallow air at the surface and store it in its stomach to provide buoyancy.
- Sand tiger sharks are ovoviviparous, meaning that the pups hatch out of the eggs whilst still inside the female's reproductive system.
Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1).
This stocky shark has a conical nose and a slightly flattened head (3). It is a dark brown or beige colour above, with blotches of darker colour, and paler underneath (4). The teeth of this species are especially distinctive, having a fang-like appearance and being visible even when the mouth is shut (5). There are two dorsal fins, which are a similar size to the anal fin; the upper lobe of the tail is larger than the lower one (3). Sharks have a sixth sense that enables them to detect electric currents, and the receptive pores are located on the under surface of the sand tiger's snout (5).
A widespread range encompasses all subtropical and tropical oceans (6), with the possible exception of the eastern Pacific (2).
Inhabits shallow coastal waters from the surf zone to a depth of 60 metres (5).
The sand tiger shark is one of the best-studied of the shark species. They are the only sharks known to gulp air at the surface and store it in their stomach to provide buoyancy (2). These sharks generally mate between October and November and courtship can take a long time, with the male aggressively nipping his potential mate (3). Females are ovoviviparous, giving birth to two large pups every two years. Pups hatch out of their eggs within the oviduct of the mother's reproductive system, one in each oviduct, and then feed on eggs that the female continues to produce (6). Over nine months to a year, the pups grow within their mother feeding on hundreds to thousands of eggs (6) and, by the time they are born, measure up to a metre long (3).
During the day they are found near caves and ledges (5), hovering just above the surface either singly or in small groups (3). These fairly docile sharks are sluggish and, despite a ferocious reputation, feed mainly on fish (5).
This species of shark is particularly vulnerable to overfishing due to its low reproduction rate (2). Despite a widespread distribution, populations are now isolated and, where there is data available, the species is thought to be in decline. In the past, the sand tiger shark has been hunted throughout its range, and the flesh is particularly prized in Japan (3). The oil and fins are also in demand; in the 18th and 19th Centuries the shark was persecuted in large numbers for its liver oil that was used in lighting (7). Individuals tend to group in coastal areas at certain times of the year, making them especially vulnerable to fishing (3).
Despite protection in some countries such as Australia (2) and the United States (3), this species appears to be in decline (2). Management plans urgently need to be implemented in order to safeguard the future of these elegant coastal dwellers.
For more information on the sand tiger shark see:
the National Marine Fisheries Service:
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- Anal fin: in fish, an unpaired fin on the under surface of a fish, behind the anus.
- Dorsal fin: in fish, the unpaired fin found on the back of the body.
- Ovoviviparous: method of reproduction whereby the egg shell is weakly formed and young hatch inside the mother; they are nourished by their yolk sac and then born.
IUCN Red List (April, 2009)
Fishbase (July, 2002)
National Marine Fisheries Service (July, 2002)
- Burnie, D. (2001) Animal. Dorling Kindersley, London.
Australian Museum (July, 2002)
- Bannister, K. (1989) The Book of the Shark. Quintet Publishing Ltd, London.
Sydney Aquarium (July, 2002)


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Sorry for using this forum to try to unload tickets, but....
I bought a suite for Game 2 (this Saturday @ 3pm) thinking it would be easy to get a group of friends / co-workers / teammates together for the game. It's proven to be harder than expected and I have about 8 tickets left. I am not looking to make any money on these and am offerring them at cost.
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As the cliché goes, behind every good man is a good woman, but according to a new study, perhaps the truth lies a little deeper.
The study, which followed 200 males aged between 12-31 over a 19-year period, found that the fatherhood had a 'transformative effect' on men, reducing the incidence of destructive behaviour. Becoming a father for the first time coincided with a decrease in alcohol use and smoking, and a reduction in criminal activity.
Previous studies had shown that marriage had a positive effect on men's behaviour, but the results of this new study show that fatherhood has an even greater impact, and the results were even more pronounced in the group aged in their mid-20s and early 30s. Scientists believe this is because older men have had more chance to mature, and are more willing to embrace their new role as a dad.
'These decreases were in addition to the general tendency of boys to engage less in these types of behaviours as they approach and enter adulthood,' says study author Professor David Kerr, assistant professor of psychology at Oregon State University. 'Fatherhood was an independent factor in predicting decreases in crime, alcohol and tobacco use.'
Some of the changes may be a result of messaging during pregnancy and immediately after birth, for example health warnings of the dangers second-hand smoke poses for infants. The study suggests that men have a primal desire to be the best father possible, and such messaging educates them on practical ways to achieve this.
According to Professor Kerr, 'Fatherhood can be a transformative experience, even for men engaging in high risk behaviour. This presents a unique window of opportunity for intervention, because new fathers might be especially willing to make behavioural changes.'
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The Leader's first Best of the Best Banquet catered to a sold-out crowd at the Covington-Tipton County Chamber Center on July 29.
Best of the Best is the newspaper's annual Reader's Choice Awards presented to winners in more than 70 categories. Additionally, a youth of the year, man of the year and woman of the year award are presented to people who the newspaper's readers feel made significant contributions to the community.
While the newspaper has conducted the Best of the Best RCAs for eight years, this marked the first banquet.
"Announcing the names in the paper without fanfare seemed anti-climactic," said Leader publisher Brian Blackley. "This is a way to really honor those who were chosen as the best by the readers of the newspaper and puts the focus back the hard work and excellent service provided by people and organizations throughout the community.
If that was the point, Blackley said, the banquet was a terrific success based on attendance and feedback.
"We're overwhelmed by the support of the community and the businesses and organizations who attended and were part of such a terrific night," Blackley said. "We went all out to make sure we held an event worthy of those who are the Best of the Best in Tipton County and we're very pleased with how it turned out."
Managing editor Echo Day, who led many aspects of the event's planning and preparation, shares the sentiment.
"The event went better than we could have imagined," she said. "We appreciate the support of the community. It shows you still appreciate the work we do after more than 100 years and that's incredibly rewarding. It's a terrific experience that will help make the 2015 event bigger and better. We had a lot of fun and we think the folks there really enjoyed it."
Blackley said thanks are in order.
"Making the night great would not have been possible without the hard work of a great staff, and friends like Lee Johnston and Dawn Johnston and Robin Sealy at the Chamber of Commerce and the help of businesses like Old Town Hall Cafe which did the catering, Hometown Flowers which provided the centerpieces for the tables, the Hadley House for decorating the windows of the Chamber Center and our friend Scott Oates for his assistance with the wine.
"Finally, Justin Hanson really went all out as the emcee for the event and made the night flow incredibly well. His professionalism, humor and entertaining wit can't be overstated."
The night was not without its hiccups, Blackley said.
"The key criticism we've had is that the venue was too small," Blackley said. "Frankly, we under anticipated demand and overbooked the venue, forcing some folks to tables in the upstairs area. We failed to see that issue, so next year we'll have to make some changes, perhaps limiting the number of seats available to each business and organization. In a way, I suppose, that's a good problem to have and for that we're tremendously humbled and pleased. We're very grateful to those in attendance as well. It really made for a nice, fun night."
The Leader's annual Best of the Best edition which will list the winners and include photos from the banquet will publish Aug. 29.


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The air we breathe is a mixture various gases. It is composed mostly of nitrogen and oxygen with small amounts of carbon dioxide, argon, and other gases. SCUBA tanks can also contain mixtures of different gases that will allow divers to reach further depths below the ocean's surface. The most common diving air mix is simply atmospheric air. It allows for dives less than 40 meters. While some divers have gone deeper than 40 meters on standard air, 40 meters is considered the safest acceptable depth by most training agencies. For deeper or longer dives, mixtures such as nitrox, heliox, and hydrox are a safer alternative to simple compressed air. These mixes all allow a diver more freedom and require their own certifications in order to use.
Regular air is over three quarters nitrogen, less than one quarter oxygen, and trace amounts of other gases. Nitrox typically increases the amount of oxygen to between 32% and 40% of the total gas volume. This mixture allows for longer bottom time at shallower depths and a significantly lower chance of suffering from the bends. However, there are risks involved with using nitrox. Exceeding the limits for a dive with nitrox can lead to inhaling oxygen at an unsafe partial pressure which can eventually lead to oxygen toxicity.
Trimix & Heliox
With Trimix, oxygen and nitrogen are partially replaced with helium. This allows divers to go deeper than nitrox allows with less risk of oxygen toxicity. Heliox is a diving gas mix that may have the same amount of oxygen as regular air (although typically less) but completely replaces the nitrogen with helium. Removing the nitrogen from the mix extends the depth and time limits. Since it has a lower percentage of oxygen than nitrox, there is no risk of oxygen toxicity. Heliox use does require a secondary tank of air or nitrox to be used for the shallower sections of the dive. The most immediate disadvantage of heliox use is loss of body heat. Helium conducts temperature poorly. This allows the body to lose more of its natural heat more quickly, leaving a diver vulnerable to hypothermia. Another disadvantage is the rarity of helium and the expenses related to gathering it.
Hydrogen is cheaper and much more abundant than helium. This makes hydrox a cheaper alternative to heliox. Hydrogen has little to no toxicity issues and can be used at all depths. The main problem with hydrogen is risks due to its extreme flammability. Hydrox is relatively new and is used predominantly in extreme commercial diving beyond the depths of trimix or heliox.
Don't Try This At Home
Before attempting to dive with gases beyond standard air, be sure to enroll in the proper training. A common starting point is the PADI Enriched Air Diver specialty course which will teach you how to safely use nitrox up to 40% oxygen.
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rea finished only 4 seconds of bautista,whos had years ,and thousands of miles in the class,reas just had a few dry hours,and hes still not pushin hard yet,job was to bring it home and gain experience,and not chuck it at the scenery,no way was he goin too ride this as hard as he rides his blade,not yet anyway


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Thursday, May 1, 2014
Clarksville North Callaway senior starter Nate VanBoening scattered two hits over three scoreless inning as the Thunderbirds trampled Clopton in a 17-2 Eastern Missouri Conference rout Thursday night.
North Callaway (10-6, 6-1 EMO) put up a run in the top of the first, erupted for five apiece in the second and third, piled on four more in the fourth and plated two in the fifth as the game was called on the mercy rule. Clopton (5-6, 3-3) scored single runs in the fourth and fifth.
VanBoening struck out two and walked none to improve his season record to 3-1. He helped himself by going 2-for-2 with a double, a run batted in and four runs scored to help power the Thunderbirds' 14-hit attack.
Junior third baseman Trevor Crisp also went 4-for-4 with an RBI and scored four times for North Callaway, while junior left fielder Cole Branson finished 3-for-3 with three runs scored.
"We came out and played good baseball from the beginning," Thunderbirds head coach Kevin O'Neal said. "The kids that got in at the end of the game did a good job of continuing to compete."
North Callaway (6-8) lost the junior varsity game 7-4.
The Thunderbirds host Sturgeon — ranked No. 9 in Class 1 — at 5:30 p.m. today.
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Anyone have carnivores?
I'm so bad at this.
Any advice would be nice about the forearms. We just got a tank. It's a fifty five gallon and we want to fill it with carnivores. I'm thinking oscars, gars, fish like that. Ideally we'd like to get a separate ten gallon tank for feeder fish.
I've had them in the past. I'm just really attached to them and hate when they die.
I've never had carnivores. I like the vegetarian kind of fish. But this sounds cool. What happens if you put your forearm in the tank though? Do they try to eat you? Sounds a little dangerous.
Oh and I'm new here too. so HI :-D
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can't help,sorry,only have comunity,
but hopefully someone will pop in and offer some advise,
or you could start a thread about it. :)
oscars are pretty cool choose tank mates wisely...fire eels are nice...lung fish, bichers are awsome,and then there is salt water...electric catfish...
55 gallons is only twelve inches from front to back ,and would be way too small a tank to support these fishes as adults.
You ideally would need a tank of at least 125 gallons with filter(s) capable of filtering six to eight times the volume of water the tank holds each hour. (ie) 55x 8 = 440 gallons per hour.
Unless you are raising your own feeder fishes, offering store bought feeders is a very good way to introduce disease to your fish. Feeders at store are often ,(nearly always) kept in crowded, poorly maintained tanks ,and all it takes is one sick feeder fish to infect the whole tank of feeders and then any disease is then transferred to your tank and fish. Feeder fish should only be offered as occasional treat ,and frozen foods such as shrimp,chopped perch,krill,earthworms,along with prepared foods such as pellet foods with needed vitamins and vegetable matter(oscars),should be offered as staple ,lest the fishes refuse anything other than feeders which are poor nutritonally compared with prepared foods offered today.
Many are those who promise that larger tanks will be provided as these fish grow ,but few people keep that promise. As a result ,the fishes become stunted and sickly due poor water conditions,poor maint,poor filtration, poor diets,stress,and aggression from being kept in too small of tanks.
These fish then either slowly die from disease, or are turned loose when they grow too large for owner's small tanks. Is how they wind up in lakes and streams where they create direct competition for native species for food.
Would consider larger tank from the outset if these fish are being considered or re-think the species of fish you wish to keep. Plenty of smaller cichlids (carnivorous), that would be better suited for the 55 gal.
Research the fish that interest you and study their requirements with respect to proper sized aquarium,foods,compatibility with other fishes,adult size,and water chemistry.
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I took Scout in today for his third round of puppy shots and to make sure that his hookworms and uti were all better. She gave him an extra shot that I wasn't expecting for leptospirosis(sp?). Is that a normal shot that puppies need? Also she said they were going to send his urine and stool sample to a lab on the mainland( we live in Hawaii) when usually they just look at it in their lab. I asked her why and she said it was just more thorough that way. I can't help but feel that it was just to charge me more. He will be 16 weeks at his last round of puppy shots next month, and I asked her if he would need his rabies vaccine in that round. She told me that I had to actually request a rabies vaccine, that it isn't standard procedure. That seems a bit ridiculous to me. Every pet I have ever had has had to have regular rabies vaccines. I have liked this vets office so far, but after today I am feeling a little uncomfortable with it. In the end of the visit the vet bill that I was expecting to be about 150$ was 310$. Should I look for a new vet?
Wow! I don't know how the prices are in Hawaii but $310. sounds excessive to me. Also, the Lepto shot he should have explained to you that some dogs have a reaction to it. Mine never did until this last time when Ky ended up in the ER from it.
Just keep an eye on Scout tonight for vomiting or face swelling ect. If Scout was going to react it probably would have already happened though.
I personally would probably interview other Vets before settling on this one. Good luck.
Hawaii is a rabies free state which is why vaccines for rabies are not standard there. If your traveling to the mainland then yes I would request one. I dont do Lepto for my dogs....but many vets consider it a standard vaccines as well as distemper, parvo, parainfluenza and hepatitis
She didn't tell me anything about the lepto shot , just that if we planned to take him out around other dogs or into the woods or beach he needed it. Scout is not acting like himself. He is not acting sick, he is just sleeping a lot now. Thanks for the warning, I will keep a close eye on my little pup.
I'd go with your gut. I started off with a vet I just had a feeling was charging me for things I didn't need and then he prescribed prednisone for sneezing as well as antibiotics. I went home and researched prednisone on this forum and was appalled that he would prescribe that. I chose not to give her the treatment and decided that I would not go back to that vet.
My dogs usually get a little sleepy after their shots. If this vet didn't even tell you what to watch for tonight that would be a big red flag for me.
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From what im reading lepto is very common in Hawaii. 50% of cases diagnoses in the US...are in Hawaii (I humans anyway). I however, do not like the fact she gave the vaccine without asking you first I would of walked out not paying a single dime for that bill. I would not tolerate that from any vet. I lost my mind when my previous vet gave mine a shot of Meticam without my permission.
If you are not comfortable with the vet (or the charges) look for another one. It is important to have a good relationship with your vet, you are going to need one at least once a year for the life of your pup.
'Don't pity the rescue dog. Adopt one. And be proud to have their greatness by your side.'
I vaccinate for lepto... And yes, vaccines can make a dog sleepy.
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One of my Bridge boys contracted lepto in 2005 when veterinarians in this area did not recommend the lepto vaccine. That changed after a slew of dogs contracted lepto. It's a nasty disease and humans can contract it as well, so we now religiously vaccinate our dogs for it.
My puppy is less active on the days he got his vaccines.
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I use PSP on a daily basis at both work and at home and would really like to use it for my fantasy mapping as much as possible. Does anyone know of fantasy or Sci-fi mapping resources for PSP?
So far I have been able to determine the following.
- Most Photoshop Filters will work with PSP, that is a huge help, Flaming Pear for the win.
- GIMP Brushes will not work with PSP, too bad there are a couple of nice brush sets I would like to use.
- DeviantArt has a lot of brushes for PSP, but the worst search function on the web
My Finished Maps
Works in Progress(or abandoned tests)
My Tutorials:
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I use PSP a lot and I think its compatible with all the tutorials and stuff on this site. Its major drawback from the point of view of tokens and stuff is that (at least my version) does not support PNG's with transparent alpha channel so they come out with the color only. It has a few bugs esp when images are > 10K square. Something like 14K image kills it every time.
You can still use transparent PNGs as long as you extract the alpha channels as a separate image and use the image/arithmetic tools to mask in stuff. I don't do this all that often as I use a different app for all token manipulation.
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☠ cloudy eye ☠
I have a 55 gallon tank that has:
5 xray tetra
5 peppered cories
1 bristlenosed pleco
1 sad little khuli loach :(
It is planted with some random plants and has granite rocks with sand and pea gravel substrate.
It has a 70 gallon fluval canister filter that I wash out when it needs it.
I do an 11% water change every week and it is heated.
no ammonia, nitrites or nitrates. The general hardness is 0, but the carbonate hardness is 240. The Ph is 9. I can't change the ph either, but the fish seem to be used to it.
I had one female betta in there, but she seemed to have cloudy eye, so I took her out and put her in a 1 gallon jar, then I treated her with anti fungal (I don't know the name I will look later but I'm too lazy to go upstairs) and it seemed to go away.
THEN I added 5 females into the tank and one of them also got cloudy eye, so I took her out and cleaned the filter. Then, I treated her with anti fungal, but it didn't go away and she started to develop a weird slime coat, so a few days later, I repeated the treatment, and I have been using salt on her also.
Anyways, the cloudy eye went away on both of them, so I took the remaining females out of the 55 gallon and re introduced all 6 females.
THEN I looked and noticed that the 2 females who originally had cloudy eye HAD IT AGAIN!!!!!
GAHHHHHHHH. anyways. Tips? anyone? These are the only two fish in the entire tank who have the white film over their eye. Its on part of the lens--not covering the whole eye on either of them, though it looks like it is slowly covering it.
Well I would stop treating since it seems to not be working.
Just increase the water changes... I'd do 50% weekly until it clears, then minimum of 20% per week.
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San Diego County's supervisors are looking to have the last crow in a law aimed at ending the practice of raising roosters for cockfighting, which is illegal in the region.
Next week, the supervisors are expected to approve tightening an ordinance that limits the number of roosters raised to a maximum of 20, depending on property size.
Since the ordinance was enacted in 2011, a handful of people have claimed they can raise as many roosters as they want under the auspices of a National FFA Organization or 4-H Club project.
In some instances, rooster owners said their children or grandchildren were raising the birds as part of a farm project, according to Supervisor Dianne Jacob.
In response, the county plans to require that anyone citing such an exemption must submit a plan to their organization detailing the project's specific purpose and the number of roosters.
And in the case of a 4-H project, that plan also must be submitted to the county 4-H adviser for approval.
"We needed to plug this loophole while making sure we still honor legitimate FFA and 4-H projects," said Jacob, whose East County district is home to at least two properties where large numbers of roosters are kept.
The amended law would also empower a sheriff's deputy or animal-control officer to inspect private property if there is sufficient cause to believe someone is raising roosters illegally.
The inspection provision is being proposed after county officials were rebuffed from legally entering a property where it suspected that roosters were being raised for cockfighting.
"This is another loophole that needed beefing up to meet the intent of the original ordinance," Jacob said.
County residents can keep one rooster on a property that's a half-acre or smaller, while up to 20 roosters are allowed on properties larger than five acres.


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Here's a video on the Citizen's Coal Ash hearing in Harriman, Tennessee. I'll update with more background information and links below the video.
EPA's Fossil Fuel Combustion Waste page is here.
EPA's page on Coal Combustion Residuals is here.
To see EPA's page for official hearings on the coal ash rule go here. A link to the proposed rule is toward the end of the text on that page.


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Carlsbad company claims Loral broke confidentiality pact
ViaSat of Carlsbad has filed a federal lawsuit against the builder of its new $400 million high-capacity Internet satellite for breach of confidentiality agreements and patent infringement.
The lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court in San Diego alleges that Space Systems Loral of Palo Alto took ViaSat's ideas for new satellite architecture and claimed them as Loral's own. It then used those ideas to win new satellite construction projects, including a deal with ViaSat's chief competitor in the satellite Internet business — HughesNet.
While ViaSat didn't say specifically how much it is seeking in damages, it did state in the lawsuit that the alleged misappropriation of its technology will provide Space Systems Loral with more than $1 billion in "ill-gotten gains."
"We're not really going to comment on the specifics of the case," ViaSat Chief Executive Mark Dankberg said in a conference call with analysts on Monday. "We have intellectual property issues with Space Systems Loral. We feel strongly about the value of the ViaSat-1 systems design work, and we are going to work to protect it."
Michael Targoff, chief executive of Loral Space & Communications, said the company has honored its obligations under its contract to build ViaSat-1, which began providing Internet service in January.
Loral and ViaSat are talking about how the lawsuit might be resolved, he said.
ViaSat, however, did not appear to be positioning itself for a settlement. "We are fully prepared to go to litigation on this," said General Counsel Keven Lippert. ViaSat has been suspicious that Space Systems Loral was using the Carlsbad company's proprietary technology for some time, according to analysts. The ViaSat-1 satellite taps new architecture to vastly boost bandwidth. The satellite has more capacity than all of the 40 existing commercial data satellites orbiting North America combined.
With that extra capacity, ViaSat is now offering satellite Internet with 12 megabits per second download speeds for $50 a month. Competitors offer 1 megabit per second at that price.
In the lawsuit, ViaSat said it developed the technology in the mid-2000s. It filed multiple patent applications surrounding it. In late 2006, it began looking for a firm to build ViaSat-1. As part of the process, it had potential manufacturers sign strict confidentiality agreements, including Space Systems Loral.
Seven months later, Loral filed three patent applications using confidential information provided by ViaSat, according to the lawsuit. ViaSat didn't know about the applications. In early 2008, ViaSat awarded the contract to build the satellite to Loral.
In June 2009, ViaSat claims, it was surprised to learn that Space Systems Loral would build a different high-capacity Internet satellite for HughesNet called Jupiter.
"Jupiter's design is almost identical to ViaSat-1," the lawsuit says. "As a result of having its own technology used against it, ViaSat now stands to lose market advantage."
Jupiter is expected to launch this summer.
Analysts are still trying to figure out the impact of the lawsuit. "It's a big deal, but it's hard to know the outcome," said Timothy Quillin, an analyst with Stephens Inc.
"ViaSat has talked publicly over the past year and half about how they were suspicious," said Brian Ruttenbur, an analyst with Morgan Keegan. "So the timing of the lawsuit is interesting, like some piece of evidence came up. But they are not saying anything about that."


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Better pictures of fog and mist: how to add intrigue to an everyday landscape
Embrace the light
Not only does fog reduce visibility, it also reduces contrast by acting as a giant softbox and softening the light.
This means that colours are less intense and subjects less clearly defined, but rather than seeing this as a problem, use the conditions to your advantage and shoot subjects that respond well to this treatment.
There is a subtle but beautiful quality to pictures of fog, which produce muted colours and a monochromatic feel.
Incorporate strong shapes into your pictures and use the foggy conditions to disguise distracting backgrounds and create simple but effective compositions.
The overall light tone of mist and fog can cause problems with exposure, leading to pictures that are too dark. This is easily overcome by applying Exposure Compensation to allow more light onto the sensor.
A good way to get this right is to make use of your camera's histogram, which is a visual representation of the brightness levels within the shot. The aim when shooting mist and fog is to use exposure settings that push the histogram over to the right-hand side, but without blowing the highlights.
Above all, become a weather watcher, and the next time mist or fog is predicted, immerse yourself in it to create images with a magical feel.
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Today was a grand day. I woke up this morning in a great mood. My Clemson Tigers beat Florida State yesterday, the sun was shining bright this morning, and the birds were singing their little hearts out. Today was going to be a great day. I could feel it in my bones.
Today...today was just another day for most of you, but not for me. As I woke up, I knew that I was going to ride today. My plan was to ride the Silver Comet Trail for 5-10 miles and then relax for the remainder of the day. That didn't happen. What DID happen was that I sat around and watched the Saints beat the Texans. I sat here and thought about riding and then decided to go and ride the neighborhood.
I got my bike out, put on my gear and set out. I got to the end of my road and had a choice...go straight and ride some rolling hills or take a left and try to ride the monster that beats me every time I try. I headed straight. As soon as I crossed the highway, my front wheel took a hard left and I was facing my nemesis...The HILL.
Trekkie, my bike (2011 Trek 7000), started whispering to me.
"If you take it slow and put me in the right gear before we start up, I'll get us there", he said.
But this hill has beaten me every single time I have tried it, except in a car, I thought.
Again, I heard him whisper to me. "If you take it slow and put me in the right gear before we start up, I'll get us there. Remember what you have learned from the forums. Remember what everyone has told you. Put me in the right gear BEFORE the hill. Just DO IT!".
Ok...here we go. I take it easy towards the hill. About ten to twelve miles per hour. I got near the hill and dropped the gears to 1 - 4. Started climbing and it got a little slow. Dropped the gears to 1 - 3. Climbed more. Saw the steep part of the hill in front of me and decided at that point to go to the lowest gear I had and take it slow...remembering the words that Trekkie whispered to me - "If you take it slow and put me in the right gear before we start up, I'll get us there"
Slow and steady. I was almost to a point at one time that I thought I was going to have to put my foot on the ground to keep the bike upright. I kept pushing. My legs were burning. My lungs were on fire, but I could still breath. I felt my heart beating in my chest. I felt my legs starting to fatigue, and then it happened. What I never thought that I would do...I saw the crest of that hill. It was about seventy-five yards ahead of me.
I struggled mightily, but I refused to give up. I was too close to the top. The stop sign at the top of the hill was getting larger and I was pumping my legs harder. I thought my quads were going to explode. I could feel my glutes as they were starting to burn as well. Pushing harder than I ever have. Breathing fire. Thinking there was no way I would make it.
"C'mon, PUSH!" I was thinning to myself. Or was that my bike yelling at me?
"PUSH! You got this!"
Thirty yards. Twenty yards. Ten yards...I crested the top! I actually crested the top. I did it! I had WON!
I stopped and turned around and looked down, just to make sure that I did this. I had! There is a MUCH different prospective from the top of this thing. It actually looked steeper from up here!
I rested for a minute (or twelve), trying to get my heartbeat down and trying to catch my breath. Rejoicing in the fact that I had just beaten my mortal enemy! Letting it sink in a bit before heading forward. I couldn't believe that I had done it, but I had. I had beaten the unbeatable, in my eyes. I took this hill down and whooped him like a red-headed step child. It was harder than anything that I have yet to do on a bike, but dadgummit, I DID it!
After I reveled in the glory and had my own personal ticker tape parade while standing beside my bike, I patted it on the seat and told it what a great job it had done getting me there.
"Wasn't me", he said. "It was all you! YOU were the one pushing ME!"
I thought about that for a while. I then got back on him and we rode forward a little further. I decided to turn us around and we headed back. The ride back down that hill was a LOT of fun! I rested my feet on the pedels and just rode the bike. It felt like I was flying. I decided to go and do the loop that I wanted to do to begin with. That loop has rolling hills and I did them each with a smile on my face. I did them breathing hard, but with a smug sense of accomplishment.
I had done it. I beat it. I took that hill down. I did it with him screaming and kicking me the whole time, but I was relentless. I wouldn't give up, and finally, the hill DID give up. It was a done deal.
I'm now going to relax for the rest of the day and contemplate this whole thing. It still hasn't sunk in. I still can't believe that I did what I did.
If anyone asks me what I'm going to do now that I have beaten the Hill, I'm going to tell them, "I'm going to DISNEY WORLD!!!"
Keep moving those legs!


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Secrets and Easter Eggs in GTA V
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- The following is a list of secrets, easter eggs, and hidden trivia references in Grand Theft Auto V.
- For a list of Myths, see GTA Myths Wiki.
This page holds information regarding secrets and easter eggs in Grand Theft Auto V.
Easter Eggs
- In the Grove Street gang area, there is graffiti that reads "Welcome Back - We missed you last time.", probably welcoming players back to San Andreas.
- In Trevor's Trailer at 0:55, the number on the locomotive reads "LS2004". It is possibly a nod to when Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was released.
- In the first trailer, there is a number on the curb of a house for sale that says "2405". This is likely a reference to the birthday of the Houser brothers, who were both born on the 24th of May.
- Looking closely at the in-game sites depicted at the end of the gameplay trailer, it is possible to notice that the mouse cursor is giving the finger to the player.
- The Los Santos Country Club was estabilished in 1992, a nod to the year of the setting of GTA San Andreas.
- There are numerous billboards scattered around the game with the caption "Rehab Island" The logo in the middle looks similar to the logo from the game "Dead Island"
- Near the Los Santos International Airport, there is a vehicle rental area called Escalera Car Rentals. This is an obvious reference to the town of Escalera in Red Dead Redemption.
- Similarly, the Elysian Fields Freeway in the game is a reference to the Elysian Fields Co. and housing development from L.A. Noire.
- There are two roads in Sandy Shores referencing Red Dead Redemption, Cholla Springs Avenue and Armadillo Avenue. Algonquin Boulevard, a nod to Algonquin district of Liberty City cuts through both.
- On the eastern side of the Del Perro Pier a piece of graffiti can be found reading 'Nothing to see here - groove along' accompanied by a small illustration of a smiling face.
- On the mission Prologue, near where the player crashes the SUV, there is a frozen lake. In this frozen lake, there is an alien.
- Floyd's apartment, first Trevor' safehouse in Los Santos, is modeled upon Melanie's apartment from the movie "Jackie Brown" by Quentin Tarantino. Even the pictures on the kitchen's pillar are very similar to those from the movie.
- Leonora Johnson's murder is a clear reference to the Black Dahlia murder: the victim, Elizabeth Short, was found murdered and severly mutilated on January 15, 1947 in Leimert Park, Los Angeles. Some of her wounds, like cuts on her breasts and portions of flesh removed, are similar to Leonora's.
- Examining the map that is included with the Special Edition of GTA V under a UV light will reveal secret messages and several marked locations on the map, including the millitary base and a crashed UFO.
Adult Humor
- In the Los Santos Country Club, there is a golf sign saying, "169 Yards".
- "69" Is graffitied on the back of the "Vinewood" billboard.
- The name of the shop Liquor Ace is pronounced like "lick her ass".
- In the website Lifeinvader the arrow resembles a penis
- The two tires used as the Tire Nutz logo line up with a silo behind them to form a dick and balls from a certain angle


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GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WUSA) - Two children were seriously hurt in a police-involved accident.
A marked Howard County Police Dodge Charger collided with a car carrying eleven-year-old and four-year-old girls, both who ended up in the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police say it appears Officer Symchay Kon Bendu was driving on duty in an unfamiliar area in Anne Arundel County when he made an illegal u-turn off Route 100 west directly into the path of a Honda Civic traveling on Route 10 south.
Initial investigation shows driver error, not alcohol or drugs, was a factor in the crash.
Bendu is a four-year veteran of the Howard PD. The department will also conduct an internal investigation. The chief released a statement saying:
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the two children who were seriously injured in a collision today involving a Howard County police officer in Anne Arundel County. As a parent, my heart goes out to their parents and family."


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