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|PLT offers new ways for parents to engage in eduation
|Written by April Peregoy
Getting parents to work together, with each other and with the school, is the role of Holyoke School District's Parent Leadership Team (PLT). Recently, PLT has begun sponsoring two programs which are designed to effectively engage parents in the education process: A new parent center in both the elementary and JR/SR high schools, and the offering of Los Padres, Las Madres classes.
The parent centers were created to assist parents who have questions about their child's educational progress, the school district, the community and/or are seeking parenting resources. They feature computers with online access and bilingual aides, who are there to help parents find the resources they need, including how to use the school web page and create an online email account.
Both centers are open daily. At HES, the center is located inside the front entrance. Gloria Jimenez will be there for one hour every week, on alternating Mondays and Thursdays.
In February, because there was no school Monday, Feb. 16, she will be available Thursday, Feb. 19 from 1-2 p.m. She will then begin the alternating Monday/Thursday schedule. Every other Monday, beginning Feb. 23, she will be there from 3:30-4:30 p.m., and every other Thursday, beginning March 5, from 1-2 p.m.
At the JR/SR High, the center is located in the library. Cecilia Marquez will be present every Tuesday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. to help with questions.
Jimenez noted that, in order for parents to access their student's information online, they need to have an email account. She and Marquez will be able to help parents in setting up free email accounts with either Hotmail or Yahoo.
Besides the assistants, the centers offer a number of pamphlets containing step-by-step instructions in both English and Spanish on how to use the Internet and Goedustar. There is also a wide variety of literature on hand which can be used as parenting resources in general. They address student issues, such as how to help a child study for a test, as well as social and economic issues parents face.
Los Padres, Las Madres
In January, 2006, Holyoke Elementary School began holding Los Padres classes one night a week for 10 weeks. The program was designed to connect fathers, in a more meaningful way, with their families, and to engage them in the process of their children's educational and social development.
After two years of training with fathers, the mothers began asking for similar training after seeing the significant transformations they observed in their husbands. In 2008, the first Las Madres class was taught in Holyoke.
This year, beginning in February, both Los Padres and Las Madres are being sponsored by the Parent Leadership Team. They meet every Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. at HHS. A catered meal is served and then the group breaks up into two separate classrooms: one for the mothers and the other for the fathers. Los Padres classes are taught by Jesus Jimenez and Las Madres by Cecilia Marquez.
These classes are offered at no charge and free daycare is also available. They are to run until the end of March, and, according to HES principal Jennifer Kral, may continue longer if there is enough interest.
Curriculum and training processes for both classes were developed by the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition (CSPC). It is the result of almost 20 years of grassroots work done by CSPC.
According to research released from the U.S. Department of Education, "family involvement is a powerful influence on children's achievement in school."
The research further contends when families are involved in their children's education, children earn higher grades and receive higher scores on tests, attend school more regularly, complete more homework, demonstrate more positive attitudes and behaviors, graduate from high school at higher rates and are more likely to enroll in higher education than students with less involved families.
Therefore, the goal of Los Padres, Las Madres is to enhance and improve the educational and social status of children by supporting parents to become more knowledgeable in child development, communication and leadership.
Colorado schools are diverse in philosophy and pedagogy. In Mexico, a big difference exists between public and private schools. Teachers who are aware of the differences can help Mexican parents understand the education system in Colorado and enhance their ability to become more involved in the education of their children.
While the classes have been targeted more toward the parents of ESL students, any parent seeking to become more involved in the education system is welcome to attend.
Parent Leadership Team
The purpose of Holyoke School District's Parent Leadership Team is to effectively engage parents in the education process by implementing a team specifically organized to work on parent involvement.
It is designed to help parents:
—identify their strengths and recognize individual and collective power.
—develop their leadership skills and identify ways to contribute to their children's school.
—get to know each other and recognize they can be a powerful influence in children's lives.
Active members of PLT include Susan Ortner, Cecilia Marquez, Andrea Kammer, Desiree Mosenteen, Kevin Asbury, Emma Cruz, Rigo Marquez and Ramon Nevarez.
The PLT's next meeting is Monday, March 2 at 4:45 p.m. at the junior high ESL room.


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This video (H/T Drudge Report) captures an important piece of recent history, when the GOP controlled the White House and the Senate. The Democrats repeatedly attacked the Republicans for attempting the "nuclear option." Senator Reid described the Republican strategy as an arrogant power grab. Senator Dodd said he has never in his time in the Senate passed any bill of any importance that did not | Read More »


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Victoria's Secret models reveal top Valentine's Day picks
Yesterday Victoria's Secret Supermodels Candice Swanepoel and Lily Aldridge revealed their gift picks for Valentine's Day at the Victoria's Secret Herald Square Store in New York City.
The Supermodels shared their lingerie picks from the Very Sexy Collection including new styles with limited-edition Valentine's Day lace and the Bombshell push-up bra – all in sexy reds and pinks for a boost of confidence and romance on the special day.
This Valentine's Day Victoria's Secret is offering a limited-edition Very Sexy Temptation fragrance, a mix of fruity and floral notes, with Passion Flower, Moroccan Jasmine and Blushing Orchid.
For the second year running, Victoria's Secret has teamed up with Vosges to create a limited-edition gift box of the world's sexiest chocolate, and this year fans have the opportunity to create their very own e-Cards for free.
A little about the supermodels:
Swanepoel has been modeling for Victoria's Secret for a number of years and debut at the No. 10 spot on Forbes' "The World's Top-Earning Models" list with an estimated earnings of $3 million between 2010 and 2011.
Lily Aldridge joined Victoria's Secret in 2009 and became a Victoria's Secret Angel and walked her second Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2010.


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1923 Ford T Roadster - Close To PerfectionWritten by Eric Geisert on March 1, 2009 Deryl Borders' '23 T Roadster
In the street rod world, you'll find a lot of folks who are perfectionists. For these people, mulling over even the smallest details on a car is a full-time job, and Deryl Borders, from Simpsonville, South Carolina, feels qualified to be a member of that group.
That type of attention to detail usually carries over into all aspects of life, but when that attention is directed towards a hot rod, you usually get something special out of the deal. When Borders decided he'd like to have a T-bucket in his garage, it was a combination of ideas and concepts he'd formulated over a period of time that led him to assemble his unique '23.
As a child (which was over 50 years ago), he can remember working in the garage with his dad on Flathead motors. That early training never left him, and today Deryl still believes there is no other sound like a Flathead. But Border's T almost didn't happen, had it not been for a chance meeting he'd had at the Goodguys' show at Lowe's Motor Speedway outside of Charlotte, North Carolina. Deryl had come upon a gent who was selling a painted T chassis and a primered T body, and the thought of building one began to percolate in his head. He took the gentleman's name and number and left.
After the show, figuring he might need some help in building a car the way he wanted to, Deryl contacted Tim Ohlson from nearby Concord. Tim owns Carolina Street Car, a shop well-versed in transforming average-looking vehicles into something unique. After the two talked about what Deryl wanted to do with his project, Deryl looked up the gent from the show and bought the body and frame from him. But as they soon found out, it turned out Tim was the original builder of the unfinished car, had sold it to the gent Deryl had talked to, so the project was now back in the original builder's hands!
The basic pieces Deryl had picked up were from Total Performance, a company supplying T components to the hot rod world for more than 35 years. Work on the car began with setting up the chassis, which was dialed in with a wheelbase of 99.5 inches. Up front, the main suspension pieces include a dropped tube axle and hairpins coupled to a set of friction shocks. Out back, an eight-inch rear (3.08:1) utilizes another set of hairpins, a Watts link, and a pair of coilover shocks. Disc brakes are found on each corner; Lincoln Mark VII with Camaro calipers in the rear and Wilwood discs up front. Making the chassis a roller are 15x4 and 15x10 wheels from Halibrand, with Nankang 135-15 rubber fore and big 29x2.5 Mickey Thompsons aft.
As anyone who has owned a T-bucket already knows, showcasing the engine is a big part of 'bucket ownership, as having the engine out in the open is a perfect opportunity to expose all the chrome and paint. For Deryl, no other motor than a Flattie would be used in this project. He hooked up with Andy Mullikin from Piedmont, South Carolina, because, as Deryl puts it: "Andy has forgotten more about Flatheads than I'll ever know. These guys are a dying breed."
Andy started with a block that was bored .040 as well as an Isky Max-1 cam and Ross pistons. Up top, a pair of aluminum Offenhauser heads work with an Offy intake capped with a triple carb setup. A Walker radiator helps keep the Flattie running cool while an MSD ignition system supplies the spark, and exhaust exits through Sanderson headers. To help get the T down the road, the 245-inch Ford mates to a C4 trans, which is equipped with a Lokar shifter.
Even though most T-buckets, by their nature, are a little over-the-top when it comes to paint jobs, Deryl's ride is finished with a subtle flame job (if any flame job could be considered subtle). The BASF Candy Tangerine flames, applied by Collision Specialties in Monroe, North Carolina, contrast the 2008 Lexus Gold Almond Metallic shade used on the rest of the body. The frame is done with the same hue as the flames, and classic hot rod pinstriping from Rodney Fowler at Hot Rod Grafixxx in Greer, South Carolina, adds just the perfect touch.
The shade of leather used by Elford Efrid from Country Classic Interior in China Grove, North Carolina, matches the flames, and was applied to the bench seat in a classic diamond tuft pattern. As a young boy Elford learned the diamond tufting trade from his father, who was in the furniture business (Elford is now teaching his son to carry on the family business). A burnt orange automotive loop carpet covers the floor, closely matching the shade of the flames.
Up on the dash is a quartet of white-faced VDO Cockpit Royal gauges, just to the right of the wood-trimmed Grant steering wheel that is bolted to a Total Performance column. Other unique pieces found in and around the car are the polished stainless steel firewall, a custom step rail on each side of the body, and a top for the T that has a flame pattern stitched into it.
More of Fowler's pinstriping can be found on the tailgate, and it adds just the right amount of "splash," as do the chrome lantern brake light housings or the flying V8 radiator cap, which was milled from a solid 3x3x8 block of aluminum and then polished to perfection.
But perfection is what Deryl wanted and it's what he feels he got when the car was finished in time for the 10th T-Bucket Nationals held in Springfield, Illinois, last year. And even though you might find a few more Flathead-powered Ts at that type of convention, we're confident that you won't ever see another one quite like the one Deryl Borders owns.
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Deryl and Gwen Borders
Simpsonville, South Carolina
1923 Ford roadster
|Frame / Manufacturer
|Total Performance
|Custom removable steps, under car lights, handmade Ford V8 emblem radiator ornament, custom wheel hub V8 emblems
|Chassis plumbing
|Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Teflon intercore with high-temp polymer casing and aluminum fittings, stainless steel brake lines, dual custom chrome radiator tubes
|Rearend ratio
|Rear suspension
|Ford 8" w/coilover shocks, Watts link, radius rods
|Rear brakes
|{{{Lincoln Mark VII}}}, rotors and Chevy {{{Camaro}}} calipers
|Front suspension
|3" drop tube axle, radius rods, friction shocks
|Front brakes
|Wilwood disc
|Master cylinder
|1972 Ford F100
|Steering box
|reverse Corvair by Flaming River
|Front wheel
|15 x 4
|Rear wheel
|15 x 10
|Front tire make, size
|Nankang / 135R-15
|Rear tire make, size
|Mickey Thomson / 29 x 12.50 x 15
|Gas tank
|Total Performance 9-gal.
|'50 Ford Flathead
|245 ci
|bored .040"
|3 3/4
|Isky Max-1
|Cooling fan
|Walker Radiator
|chrome Powermaster
|polished Offenhauser
|Manifold / Induction
|polished Offenhauser
|Ignition / Wires
|MSD electronic
|Ford C4
|2,000 rpm stall
|Body style / Material
|roadster / fiberglass
|Body manufacturer
|Total Performance
|6" chop '32 Ford
|Paint body
|2008 {{{Lexus}}} Gold Almond Metallic
|Paint frame
|BASF Candy Tangerine
|Collision Specialty
|Candy Tangerine Flame by Collision Specialty
|Hotrod Grafixxx
|Headlights / Taillights
|chrome / '23T lantern
|Other body items
|Custom removable leather hardtop with flames
|'glass T
|VDO Cockpit Royal
|Stereo / Speakers
|Auto Foil
|Steering wheel
|woodgrain Grant {{{GT}}}
|Steering column
|Total Performance
|Seat bench
|Country Classic Interior, China Grove, NC
|Material / Color
|leather / St. Thomas Amber
|orange automotive loop
|push-button lap belts
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You don't see too many Flatties in a T-bucket, but it was the result of Deryl wanting to stay true to an all-Ford theme. Bored .040, the 245-inch V-8 uses an Isky cam, Ross pistons, and a 3.75-inch crank. Up front a Walker radiator keeps it cool while an MSD ignition system keeps it lively. Triple carbs and an Offy manifold delivers the mix and the polished aluminum Offenhauser heads look sharp. Other goodies include a PowerGEN alternator from Powermaster (it looks like a generator but it's an alternator inside) and headers from Sanderson Headers.The chrome lantern brake lights look good on the back of Borders' bucket, and they are on the list of subtle touches Deryl employed, which include the removable side steps on each side of the body.


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To tell you the truth I've never heard of Zimbra so please bare with me.
I have Comcast cable internet and I use their e-mail service. They changed it about a month ago and now call it Smartzone. It has been working just fine all this time but yesterday I checked my e-mail at 6:00 am, worked fine, I left the computer on and then came back about 4 hours later and I could no longer open any of my e-mail. Including messages that I had already opened, Sent messages or anything in the Trash or Spam folders. I can't open Compose, or Reply, or Forward.
At the bottom of the page it says Error on Page. Clicking on it gives me this error.
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REGIONALREPORT WesternIt doesnt keep a Lowes profile
By any measure, Wilkes Hardware Co. doesnt stack up to its one-time crosstown rival. Founded in 1947, the North Wilkesboro stores competition back then was a place called Lowes, which two years later opened a second location, beginning an expansion that would make it the worlds second-largest home-improvement chain. Now based in Mooresville, Lowes Cos. had $48.8 billion of sales last year; Wilkes Hardware, somewhere between $330,000 and $370,000. Lowes operates more than 1,750 stores across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Wilkes Hardware still has just the one.
But it never lusted after the spotlight. In fact, it avoided it. In a building originally used for processing chickens and turkeys, it was opened by Phil Yates, a guy very closely associated with the bootleggers in Wilkes County, says current owner Gerald Lankford, 72, who bought it for about $300,000 in 2006. He wanted a place where the guys who made the stills would have the materials to build [them], so he started a hardware store and sold pumps, tanks, pipes and tubing.
The rise of Lowes and other chains has made the independent hardware store an endangered species at least perceptually. If a customer wants a load of lumber or a riding lawnmower, hell go to Lowes for a better price, Lankford says. But when a guy needs one bolt, he comes here and doesnt have to buy the whole pack. North Wilkesboro Mayor Robert Johnson, an electrician, agrees: I hate to go 15 minutes out of my way and wait. Lankfords staff, he adds, Just git er done. Two of the four have been there for more than 20 years.
The store took a hit during the recession but stayed in the black, Lankford says. Its the only place around that will cut and thread pipe and has added some fancy new offerings such as swimming-pool chemicals and quartz infrared heaters. Wilkes Hardware also sells homemade barbecue sauce, honey and molasses, and its warmest attraction remains a pot- bellied stove thats a rendezvous for regulars. The store continues to serve some of its old clientele, though theyre now ex-moonshiners. Junior Johnson, Lankford says, is still a customer.
86.1% Percentage of U.S. hardware stores that are independently owned, according to the North American Retail Hardware Association.BOONE TT electronicsplans to close its factory here by the end of 2012. A spokeswoman says the United Kingdom-based company is moving wire and metal-film production to Mexico. Most of the 143 workers will be laid off, though a few administrative employees may be retained.
ASHEVILLE Sitel will add 60 workers at its local call center, increasing employment to nearly 600, almost double the workforce it had in 2008. The Nashville, Tenn.-based company needs more employees to serve a financial-services client.
FLETCHER Las Vegas-based Vision Airlines dropped its twice-weekly flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The flights represented about 1.5% of the airports passenger traffic.
HENDERSONVILLE Etowah Valley Country Club & Golf Lodge and at least four other western North Carolina golf courses are for sale, a sign of the industrys struggles. Also for sale are Linville Falls Golf Club, near Marion, Maggie Valley Club & Resort, Springdale Country Club, near Canton, and Red Fox Country Club, near Tryon.
HAZELWOOD Haywood Correctional Center will close Nov. 1 because of state budget cuts. A spokeswoman says the centers 41 employees will be offered jobs at other prisons. Inmates will be transferred to other minimum-security prisons.


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any idea why the drag and drop function for attachment suddenly failed.
The DnD function is working before but suddenly it failed with an error:
"Critical : error uploading file "
Browser is google chrome and firefox 12.0
I search in the forum and found a thread that fix in ZCS version 6.
Is there a fix in version 7.0.1?
Any help is much appreciated
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Chlorophyll is a substance found in nearly all species of green plants and because of its important role in keeping them alive, is vital to the survival of everything on the planet. The chlorophyll in plants is what gives them their green color, and the substance is sometimes referred to as a pigment. Several types of chlorophyll exist, each with its own molecular structure, but all of the varieties are made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and magnesium.
In plants, the chlorophyll contained in the leaves and stalks absorbs sunlight, particularly the portion of white light that is blue and red. Once the light is absorbed by the chlorophyll, the electrons in its molecules become excited, leading to a chemical reaction that produces sugar. Plants then take this sugar and use it to create the energy necessary for them to grow and survive. Due to its function, chlorophyll is primarily what makes it possible for plant species to produce their own food and not have to rely on consuming other organisms to sustain themselves.
Scientists Joseph Bienaimé Caventou and Pierre Joseph Pelletier first isolated chlorophyll from plants in 1817, but it was not until 1940 that the actual chemical structure of chlorophyll was discovered. The German organic chemist Hans Fischer is credited with the achievement, and his work paved the way for further investigation into the functions and benefits of chlorophyll.
Chlorophyll is not soluble in water, meaning that in its pure form, it must be mixed with oils. This has traditionally made it difficult to use genuine, natural chlorophyll in skin care and other products. To further complicate the matter, until 1997, there was no way to include pure chlorophyll in products without a stabilizing agent since the ingredient is prone to breaking down once isolated. Even with the invention of a free-drying method used to create more stable chlorophyll molecules, it remains difficult to use the ingredient in its pure form.
These difficulties have led to the development of chlorophyllin, a substance derived from chlorophyll, which can be manufactured in laboratories and in industrial settings. Chlorophyllin typically contains chlorophyll mixed with either sodium or copper, and it is usually the substance found in products that list chlorophyll among their ingredients.
Chlorophyllin is often used as an additive in skin care and personal hygiene products and is a popular natural colorant for products that are green. The ingredient also has natural odor-absorbing abilities, making it useful in soaps, body sprays and deodorants. Since chlorophyll is safe to consume, some mouthwashes and toothpastes also contain the ingredient and use it as a breath freshener. When used as a colorant or additive, chlorophyllin is sometimes called green 3 and E140.
Research has found that both pure chlorophyll and chlorophyllin function as antioxidants, molecules that reduce oxidative damage on the body. Oxidative damage is the agent that drives the aging process, including the development of fine lines and wrinkles. Because chlorophyll interacts with the harmful molecules that lead to oxidative damage, it functions as a skin protectant, slowing down the visible aging process. Chlorophyll is often found in creams, lotions and serums that are meant to prevent wrinkles and may be combined other antioxidants, including vitamins A, C and E.
Chlorophyll and its derivatives also have the ability to absorb sunlight, and when applied to the skin, decrease exposure to harmful ultraviolet rays. The sun-protective nature of chlorophyll is not strong enough for it to function as an active ingredient in sunblocks and sunscreens; however, manufacturers may add it to moisturizers and other products that contain a mild sunscreen. In these formulas, chlorophyll functions as a supportive ingredient and enhances the effectiveness of formulas.
Another benefit of chlorophyll lies in its ability to discourage the growth of bacteria and to kill bacteria that are already present on the skin. Some products used to treat acne blemishes contain chlorophyll or chlorophyllin, which helps to eliminate the infections in the pores that lead to breakouts. Chlorophyll can also be used in antibacterial soaps and cleansers.
Due to its natural origins, chlorophyll is generally regarded as a safe ingredient. Typically, both the synthetic and natural forms of chlorophyll do not cause side effects or irritation when included in skin care products, though some people may experience sensitivities to other substances used in formulas that contain the ingredient.


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This map is one I presented my players after they were captured by Lizardfolk; the idea was gathered from Roman Collisum, where slaves would fight wild animals for the entertainment of the masses. In this particular area sat a captive Hydra, that would attack from the water and snatch members of the party and any NPC's in their mighty jaws, dragging them into the murky water to be the next meal."Extract from discovered diary of Devoth Silverhalo, Devout Cleric of Palor.
Anarya, Fourth Orbit of Lótessë
The ship ran aground on the sharp, outcropped rocks of the Nightshade Jungle Isles early in the morning, three days ago. I saw Neripol drown, I still see his decaying, waterlogged fleshy hand grasping for help from between the wooden beams of the deck. I, Gwenth and a few of the sailors survived and found ourselves on the coast of a continent I always swore I would never step foot upon...
Isilya, Fifth Orbit of Lótessë
We trekked through the thick growth of the jungle for a few days. One of the sailors swore he knew the way to a shipping port on the south side of the island, and we foolishly trusted him. When we slept at night, I swore I could hear creatures circling our makeshift camps, but I could never confirm my suspicions... Gwenth says Im being paranoid, allowing the darkness of the canopy in the jungle to get to me. I fear he may be right.
Alduya, Sixth Orbit of Lótessë
I write this from a cavern. I fear weve been taken prisoner by some strange beasts. We encountered them whilst walking through the growth this morning. They were large lizard like creatures, brandishing crude spears and blowguns. One of the sailors was hit by a small dart. It didnt cause any serious damage, until his wound bloated and the swelling constricted his airwaves. After that, we opted to show no resistance, and the creatures escorted us to their camp, took our weapons and shoved us in a cavern with two dozen or so more captives.
Elenya, Ninth Orbit of Lótessë
Gwenth and I have observed several behaviours of these creatures and their interactions with the prisoners. The larger beasts seem to guard a smaller, bloated toad like creature; a shaman, perhaps? They throw gold disks into the cavern and allow prisoners to gather them and present them to the guards. When ten of those individuals have presented those disks, they are led out of an exit. We have not discovered where those exits lead, but Gwenth and I have struck a deal with some Elves with the intent to take them and try to escape. Anywhere has to be better than this disease infested cave-pit.
Isilya, Eleventh Orbit of Lótessë
We got the disks. I stand in a small room with a thick bamboo gate leading to an outside area. There are weapons. I can hear hissing outside. I think its smaller lizardfolk cheering for something. Weve been given weapons. I fear weve made a terrible mistake..."
You can place almost any creature in an arena like this, or even have a group of Lizardfolk readying to fight the PC's, like a team based arena game for the entertainment of the common folk.
The Bridges sit about 20 feet above the water, which is 30 foot deep. They aren't bolted down, so they can be kicked out, which could be cool. Each square is 5 feet.
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May 24, 2016
US District Judge Richard Smoak has sentenced 46 year old Daniel Marlow, Jr. to 21 months in prison for one count of wire fraud.
Marlow pled guilty to the charge in September, as he was about to go on trial for stealing 13,000 dollars from the BP claims process.
Marlow filed the claim shortly after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded. Marlow claimed he lost his chef's job at Sharky's restaurant in Panama City Beach.
Turns out, he was fired 3 months before the explosion for failing to show-up for work.
Besides the 21 month sentence, Judge Smoak placed Marlow on 3-years probation after his release and ordered him to payback the 13,000 dollars.
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Brooklyn, New York's Talib Kweli recently weighed in on an issue concerning Lil Wayne. In an interview, Kweli opened up about why he feels Weezy should apologize to Emmett Till's family for a line on one of his records.
"My opinion is that I think that Lil Wayne should apologize to the Till Family," Kweli shared in a talk with AllHipHop. "But, its not for me to say; its for him to do. That's what I would do. That's what I think is the smart thing to do, especially since you apologized to LeBron [James] for the Miami Heat thing. But, from my perspective, wherever he's at with it in the world and his mind space is that the surroundings around him are not necessarily making him aware that he needs to apologize to the Till family. But the surroundings around him are making him aware that, 'You know what? You live in Miami. You should apologize to the Heat.' Do I think that's a little backwards? Yeah. But, I think that it's a little hypocritical of us to put that squarely on Lil Wayne's shoulders."
Kweli continued explaining how "we as a community gotta take the blame."
"We've been listening to dudes talk about they 'gon' beat the pussy up' on records with all different types of metaphors before the Till family got affected. If we are going to encourage that and like it, then we as a community gotta take the blame. I think it's very convenient for a lot of people to pick a certain line from a song that's still creative. We're not talking about censorship. We don't wanna censor nobody. But I do think it's a bit hypocritical. There is a line in the sand you have to draw but this is the part I find hypocritical. When you criticize Lil Wayne for it and it doesn't stop as criticism for the line. It continues to 'He's a monster and he's destroying Hip Hop. I wish he would die. I wish he would stop making records.' When it goes to that, that's not something I can condone. And that also will also make an artist you saying that about say, 'Well, fuck what you gotta say. My fans support me.' To me, the better way is through outreach and unity in Hip Hop – finding the similarities rather than the differences. That's why I always work for these artists. For me, its art first. When you judge whether or not I should be working on an artist, the only thing you should be judging it on is on the song."
The line in question was featured on the remix to Future's "Karate Chop." On the track, Wayne said he would "beat that pussy up like Emmett Till." Epic Records officially responded to the song and pulled the lyrics from what they called an "unauthorized" leak. Future spoke about the song, saying Wayne had "no bad intentions" with the line. In 1955, at 14 years of age, Till was beaten and brutally murdered in Money, Mississippi. He was kidnapped and killed by two White men in what was a racially charged crime but the men were acquitted by an all-White, all-male jury. This event further emphasized the fight for civil rights in the nation and the racial divide that separated the country.
RELATED: Emmett Till's Cousin Speaks On "Karate Chop," Says Lil Wayne Has "No Pride & No Dignity" As A Black Man


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Influenza continues to show widespread activity in Indiana, according to the latest weekly influenza report from the Indiana State Department of Health. Fifty-six Hoosiers have now died as a result of influenza-like illnesses; four of those were younger than 18 years.
"Tragically, we are continuing to lose lives due to flu-related illnesses in the state," said State Health Commissioner William VanNess, M.D. "We still have a few months left in this flu season. These deaths and the cases of flu we are seeing around the state are a reminder that flu can be serious and every one of us has a responsibility to take steps to prevent its spread."
Flu vaccination is recommended for everyone six months of age or older. It is especially important for those at higher risk of complications related to the flu and their family members to get vaccinated. High risk individuals include pregnant women, young children, people with chronic illnesses and/or compromised immune systems and the elderly.
A flu vaccine locator can be found at www.StateHealth.in.gov. Flu vaccine can usually be found at local health departments, pharmacies and with health care providers.
Symptoms of influenza include: high fever, headache, fatigue, cough, muscle aches and sore throat. Health officials encourage anyone experiencing these symptoms to contact their health care provider immediately.
Thorough and frequent hand washing, covering your cough with a tissue or your sleeve and staying home when you are sick, can all help reduce the spread of the flu.
For more information about Indiana's 2012-2013 influenza season, visit the Indiana State Department of Health at www.StateHealth.in.gov.


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I got a little trouble with the "searching" feature in the OS Edition of Zimbra. Under normal circumstances, it works fast and great, but here...
We got lots of emails with the Subject
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If i search for 20005422 I find the first Email
If I search for 200054* I find all Emails
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) - A West Virginia man has pleaded guilty to charges of distribution and possession of child pornography, according to U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr.
Troy Shane Young, 40, of Elkview, W. Va., entered a guilty plea on Tuesday and will be sentenced March 19, 2013. Young faces up to 20 years in prison on the distribution charge and up to 10 years on the possession charge.
According to court papers, on Aug. 24, 2012, Young contacted a man he believed to be the father of an underage girl on a social network site. That man turned out to be an undercover officer with the FBI's Child Exploitation Task Force. Young engaged in electronic communications with the undercover officer, sending approximately 10 videos and 22 still images of child pornography. A search warrant was executed at Young's residence and the FBI's Child Exploitation Task Force recovered various computers, external storage devices and other electronic equipment containing child pornography.


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Unsung Romania is incontestably one of the most promising tourist destinations around! Prince Charles notably enjoys spending holidays in the Carpathian Mountains, following an old tradition of European aristocracy keen on hunting and spas.
Highly francophile and cultivated, Romania has produced many first-rate artists, writers and thinkers in the last century, such as violinist and composer Georges Enesco, actress Elvire Popesco, photographer Brassaï, religious historian Mircea Eliade, playwright Eugène Ionesco, philosopher Emil Cioran, pianist Radu Lupu and singer Angela Gheorghiu, not to mention the greatest gymnast of the 20C, Nadia Comaneci.
These exceptional talents were all too often eclipsed due to the political situation in the country following the second world war. One is generally quite astonished by the Stalinesque architecture imposed on its capital, Bucharest, by President Ceausescu (1918-1989), including his Pharaonic palace and its long rectilinear avenues lined with sinister-looking buildings! Bucharest, however, contains a multitude of little "clearings" that survived this massacre, vestiges of well-heeled 19C neighbourhoods, Baroque churches and gardens, restaurants and bookshops full of French books.
You can also explore provincial Romania with its castles and monasteries, traditional costumes and country inns, haystacks and potholed roads (for which its famous Logan cars were built!) in legendary Transylvania, land of Count Dracula, where the towns of Sibiu and Brasov have retained all their cachet. As for the Carpathian Mountains, they boast magnificent landscapes with high peaks, waterfalls and the only surviving untamed forests in Europe.
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Written By: Doug Stanglin and Michael Winter, USA TODAY
A high school student was wounded Thursday morning near Bakersfield, Calif., after a 16-year-old with a shotgun walked into a science class and opened fire, authorities said.
The wounded Taft Union High School student was listed in critical but stable condition. The Taft Midway Driller, citing multiple sources, said the student, Bowe Cleveland, was shot in the chest.
The shooter missed a second student he was targeting, and apparently intended to shoot others, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said at an afternoon news conference.
The science teacher, identified by family as Ryan Heber, and a campus supervisor persuaded him to let the other students go and to put down his weapon, The Bakersfield Californian reported. Heber suffered a minor pellet wound to the head and declined treatment.
The unidentified student was taken into custody, and a .12-gauge shotgun and several shells were recovered. The motive has not been announced.
Youngblood said an armed Taft Police Department officer who is usually on campus was absent because he was snowed in.
One other student may have suffered hearing damage from the gunfire, and another was hurt tripping over a desk as the class evacuated.
The shooting took place around 9 a.m. PT (noon ET) in the physical sciences building of the school in Taft, an oil-and-gas town of 10,000 residents 30 miles southwest of Bakersfield, in the San Joaquin Valley.
The student shooter was absent when school began Thursday morning. A neighbor spotted him carrying a shotgun into the school and called 911. The student then walked into his science class and opened fire. Authorities believe he fired two to four rounds.
Taft police said officers arrived within a minute of the 911 call. Kern County Sheriff's deputies, FBI agents and California Highway Patrol officers swarmed the school and conducted room-by-room searches before declaring the situation under control.
KERO-TV's Christine Dinh reported that at least two terrified students - including one who had locked herself in a closet - called their parents as the shooting unfolded. One student told her parents she saw a classmate on the floor in a pool of blood.
Youngblood said the gunman told Heber he didn't want to shoot him.
Heber's father told the Bakersfield paper, "His students like him a whole bunch. He's not the kind of teacher a student would try to hurt. He's definitely someone who could talk a kid down in an emergency."
Taft is represented in Congress by Republican Rep.Kevin McCarthy, the majority whip, which is the No. 3 position in the U.S. House leadership.
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Over 2 inches of rain fell in the Seattle Metro area with greater amounts out toward the coast and in the hills. Several streets were flooded and there were dozens of accidents, crippling the morning commute. Over on the northern Oregon and southern Washington coast, winds blasted to hurricane-force strength, even reaching triple digits on some of the exposed hilltops.
In Pacific County, a trooper and another driver miraculously escaped injury when a tree fell on the trooper's car Monday morning.
The trooper had stopped for a mudslide on US 101 at milepost 30, said Trooper Russ Winger, a spokesman for the Washington State Patrol. As the trooper sat in the car, another car pulled up along side him. Suddenly, a tree fell over on top of the trooper's car, setting it on fire.
The trooper managed to crawl out the passenger door as the fire started, then broke out the window of the other car and freed the woman inside, Winger said.
The trooper then went back to this patrol car and removed the weapons to prevent ammunition from exploding.
The Washington State Department of Transportation reports there were more trees down on Highway 101 about 30 miles north along the Pacific and Grays Harbor County line. Trees were also reported down across SR-107 near Preachers Slough Road.
The strong winds gusting over 60 mph were also knocking out power along the coast. Grays Harbor PUD says power was out to about 2,500 customers as of late Monday morning.
Wind gusts were even stronger along the southern Washington and Oregon Coast. A semi overturned on the Astoria-Megler Bridge as wind gauges nearby reported a gust to 101 mph. Across the border in Naselle, Washington, a wind gauge high up in the Willapa Hills hit a gust of 114 mph. . Astoria had a gust to 92 mph, with gusts to 75-80 mph common along Newport and Tillamook.
Closer to home, in Lacey, gusty winds toppled a large tree into a car in the 6700 block of Martin Way E., witnesses said.
Around Seattle and the Central Puget Sound area, it was the rain that was the biggest headache. State and city Department of Transportation and utility crews were busy clearing clogged storm drains where standing water was backing up into lanes of traffic.
The southbound lanes of Highway 99 approaching the Battery Street Tunnel were entirely covered with water during Monday morning's commute, slowing traffic to a crawl, and Mercer Street below the highway was also flooded. In the afternoon, Mercer Street was again the scene of problems as the traffic light went out at the busy intersection with Dexter, leading to a few accidents.
Overall, troopers in King County reported 66 car crashes through 4 p.m. with the evening commute still yet to commence, while Thurston and Pierce County had a combined 20 crashes.
Reports of other flooded streets were widespread across the Puget Sound area. Bothell was hit particularly hard with streets flooded around the 21400 block of 35th Ave. SE.
Wind combined with the rains and soggy grounds to topple trees into power lines. Puget Sound Energy reported 23,000 people in the dark Monday afternoon -- mainly on Vashon and Bainbridge Islands, while Seattle City Light reported 4,000 people without power in the North Queen Anne, Discovery Park and Fremont.
Mudslides in North Seattle affected passenger train service between Seattle and points north. Sound Transit had to cancel Northline Sounder service between Seattle and Everett while Amtrak said service was disrupted between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. It will remain that way until at least Wednesday due to a required 48 hour wait after a mudslide.
Over 10 mudslides fell along the route with some trees that fell measuring 40 feet tall and 2 feet in diameter, said Gus Melonas with Burlington Northern-Santa Fe.
In Everett, heavy rains caused 10 of 12 combined sewer outfalls to overflow into the Snohomish River and Port Gardner Bay, the city said. One of the sewer lift stations in the separated system also overflowed for approximately 55 minutes. Quantities are unknown at this time.
Everett has notified local agencies including State departments of Health and Ecology, Snohomish Health District and Port of Everett.
In Kitsap County, street flooding has been an issue in both Bremerton and Port Orchard.
In Downtown Port Orchard, water was up about halfway to cars' tires as the rain poured down there. Flooding was also causing issues along Seabeck Highway and Arnold Avenue, off Beach Drive in South Kitsap.
Water also covered four blocks of Kirkland's Totem Lake Blvd from 120th Ave NE to 124th Ave NE late Monday morning, Other spots around that city also having urban flooding, including Billy Creek, the Plaza at Yarrow Bay and a slide reported at 405 Lake Street. In Bellevue, part of the new northbound I-405 by-pass ramp to Eastbound SR-520 was closed due to rainwater causing erosion under the ramp.
Strong winds also caused a truck to overturn on the Chehalis Bridge.
The National Weather Service is also warning of increased risks of landslides and mudslides as the heavy rain falls.
Heavier rains were falling in the mountains, prompting Flood Warnings for the Skokomish, Chehalis and Newakum Rivers. Moderate flooding was expected on the Newakum and Chehalis with minor flooding on the Skokomish.
Centralia declared a local state of emergency and opened up an emergency shelter as local rivers and streams were expected to climb over flood stage.
The heavy rainfall also prompted King County to open its Flood Warning Center on Monday evening.
Both King and Snohomish Counties announced overflow sites were the sewer system is overflowing due to storm water.
Seattle weather calendar says rain today is no surprise
For those who follow the Seattle weather calendar, rain today should not have been a surprise.
November 19 is statistically the most likely day to have rain in Seattle, as it has rained a whopping 88 times in the past 119 years, according to this chart.
Make that 89 out of 120.
No other day on that chart is even close (second-wettest is 81 times on Dec. 29). What's even more amazing about the gravitation of rain to this date is that the other dates surrounding the 19th have "only" had rain about 65 times -- about 20 percent less.
But to give an idea of how wet Monday was, in all those 88 times it's rained before on this date, it's never rained this much. Through 10 a.m., Seattle had already set its daily rainfall record with 1.48" of rain, breaking the old record of 1.23" set in 1962, and the rain was still coming down.
Heavy rains were expected to taper off Monday evening but several more storms are lined up to keep the rain going through Thanksgiving weekend.
Peak Gusts In Windstorm:
- Naselle Ridge: 114 mph (2,000 feet)
- Crystal Mountain Ski: 107 mph
- Megler Tower (1.200 feet; near Astoria): 101 mph
- Yaqina Head (OR): 98 mph
- Astoria: 92 mph
- Lincoln City: 85 mph
- Newport: 80 mph
- Cape Disappointment: 76 mph
- Pacific City (OR): 75 mph
- Warrenton: 69 mph
- Hoquiam: 61 mph
- Tillamook: 59 mph
- Everett: 49 mph
- Olympia: 41 mph
- Seattle (Boeing Field: 40 mph)
- Alki Beach: 40 mph
- Tacoma: 39 mph
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It broke after just barely one week of daily use.
Finally a truly portable set of ableplanets!! 2/1/2013Luke from Philadelphia, PA
I'm a headphone junkie. I'm not an audiophile but I am in love with great sound. My favorite set are AudioTechnica ATH A50s, teamed up with a Fiio E11 head amp. I have at least 6 pairs of Ableplanets- all with active noise cancelling. In the gym or doing homework or at work- they do the job. The only problem is that they are not portable- even my gym pair N200s, are bulky and weird looking. They really beat, and I am taken completely into my own world, so I like them. The lifetime warranty is what makes all of the sets a no-brainer.
These are the only truly portable pair I've seen or owned. They pack a lot of sound, and they're comfortable and small. They may actually replace my gym headphones. These do not use external powered active noise cancelling, so you don't need a battery. They aren't the loudest or clearest, but for the price point, they're incredibly well made and give great sound.
You can walk around town with these and not draw attention. I love that. They're really solid and you're not going to get better sound for the size/price. They're a $50 set for less than half of that. I'll definitely get another pair.
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Expandable hose stunk? You may get a refund
Don't Waste Your Money
00Remember00 all the late night commercials for those expanding garden hoses?
Many people who bought them ended up frustrated and disappointed in just a few days.
But now refunds may be on the way for some owners.
Hoses, hoses everywhere
You couldn't turn on the TV or walk into a garden store or drugstore last summer without seeing an expandable garden hose.
They were the hottest lawn product, until people started using them.
David Kapp told us last summer. "the big attraction to me was no kinking, easier watering, and we could sprinkle to our hearts content."
So Kapp ordered two models of the Flexable Hose, for a total of $86.
Within a few weeks, he says, both burst. When he lifted it up to see what the problem was, he was flooded by a cascade of water.
You May be Eligible for a Refund
With consumers across the country bursting mad, and posting complaints online, lawyers took notice, and started filing suit.
Now the maker of the Pocket Hose, one of the most popular of these products, has settled a class action lawsuit.
Telebrands, the maker of the Pocket Hose agreed to refund up to $20 to owners. Though the official settlement claim period has ended (it was very short), you may still be able to get a refund if you return it to the store where you bought it.
Meantime, a separate class action lawsuit has just been filed in federal court against Tri Star products, the maker of the Flexable hose. There is no settlement yet, so all you can do is hang on to your receipt and the broken hose.
That's the model David Kapp bought that left him wet, and angry.
Tri-Star did not return our calls or email for comment on the case.
By the way, the Pocket Hose has been renamed the Pocket Hose Ultra for 2014: The new version is supposedly 30 percent stronger, according to the label.
Whatever type of hose you buy, don't waste your money.
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LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — With a DNA analyzer, high tech microscopes and blood typing equipment straight out of an episode of the television series "CSI," the Wyoming Game & Fish Department (WGFD) lab in Laramie is one of the premier wildlife forensic labs in the country.
Every year the lab helps enforcement officials from seven western states prosecute those who take the states' resources unlawfully.
Lab director DeeDee Hawk said the WGFD Wildlife Forensic and Fish Health Lab tests literally thousands of pieces of fish, big game and trophy game mammal evidence each year as it strives to protect resources.
"What sets us apart from a human crime lab is that with humans you have one species to test for (human blood, bone, hair etc.). We have 18 different species of big game we test for (elk, deer, bear, etc.)"
Hawk said the lab is divided into three separate parts — wildlife forensics, fish health and the aging of big game teeth.
Wildlife forensics is defined as using science to assist with law enforcement, Hawk explains.
"So, basically what we do is receive evidence from game wardens and investigators. Depending on what their question is, what they're trying to answer, will determine what kinds of tests we do."
Typically the lab tests for species identification first.
"If we receive a head, we obviously don't have to do species identification. But if it's blood on a knife or meat from a freezer or a gut pile with nothing attached to it, we'll have to determine what species the sample originated from," Hawk said.
Lab personnel use protein-based analysis for species identification first, then if needed they can go to DNA testing.
"The DNA testing is significantly more expensive," Hawk explained. "To best utilize our limited resources we do the simplest first. The protein-based is completely accurate so we're not sacrificing any accuracy but we do whatever we can the cheapest way."
Hawk said that, while there are cases where they only have to do the species identification, most of the time that is just the beginning of the forensic adventure.
"Ninety percent of our cases involve a DNA match. So we'll use the DNA test to say this gut pile in this closed area matches the meat in the freezer and the head hanging on the wall — they all came from the same animal. Then the game warden can go in and charge the person with trespassing, taking the animal out of season or whatever they are looking at."
Hawk said often the lab is testing just a couple of pieces of evidence, but there are some cases that involve a multitude of individual samples.
In the case of a human attack/death in a wildlife confrontation, as in the rash of bear-human confrontations last year, the lab attempts to perform their forensic work in less than 24 hours to determine if a captured bear is indeed the bear involved in the attack. Hawk said the time limit is because a captured bear is often being held in a bear trap and Game & Fish does not want the bear to have to stay in the trap any longer than necessary.
Hawk said the lab personnel do not go into the field themselves to collect evidence very often.
"On rare occasions where they have a lot of evidence, we will assist a game warden with collection," she said.
"If the person has been killed, they will attend the autopsy or they will send an 'evidence collection kit' to the autopsy that has instructions and collection material. All regions have CHICK kits (Carnivore Human Interaction Collection Kits) that contain a kit to collect evidence from the scene — evidence which may include a sleeping bag, a tent, hair from a tree, etc. —from the victim and from the suspect bear. That evidence is brought to the laboratory from law enforcement and we move forward from there."
In the fish health lab, Hawk said they have two main duties to perform — inspections and diagnostics.
Inspections deal with testing the fish hatcheries that supply trout and other species to stock the lakes, ponds and rivers in the state. These inspections are mandated by the state legislature
"We go into the state hatcheries once a year and collect kidney and spleen samples from the fish at each one of the hatcheries. If it's a brood station we also collect ovarian samples from eggs during spawning."
The samples are brought back to the lab to test for viruses, parasites and bacteria.
"Our goal is to insure that all of the fish in the hatchery are healthy and that they are not carrying any diseases before we stock them out into the natural waters. We don't want to stock anything that might have a disease that would be detrimental to the native populations."
Most of the fish health investigations are done from February to June when fish are spawning, said Brandon Taro, fish health program manager at the lab. He said he gets a lot of windshield time, traveling about 25,000 miles each year to collect fish samples from the state's hatcheries, adding with a laugh, "But I get to see some beautiful places."
Many of those trips he can't really schedule since the fish are on their own spawning schedule. He said when the hatchery calls that the fish are running, he throws his gear in the truck and hits the road.
Taro said one of the diseases he is in the middle of testing for currently is whirling disease. For this test, he removes cartilage from the fish.
Taro added that there are fish from Germany being genetically modified to make them more resistant to whirling disease, but the modification hasn't been particularly successful since those fish seem to be more susceptible to other problems.
Because of the need to move fish and/or eggs around within the lab, Taro said they have to test the fish samples they take very quickly. "Everything has to turn around in 21-28 days, so we're always (at the lab) on weekends during Feb. to June."
While the inspection duties at the lab deal with state hatchery facilities, the diagnostic portion of the fish health lab deals with both WGFD facilities and wild caught fish.
Taro said he finds the investigative part of his job fascinating — "You have this dead fish and you're trying to put the story together. I'm always learning something new."
Many times the investigation leads not to a medical issue but an environmental issue — a large fish kill due to high water temperatures or the runoff from a burn area.
The Wyoming Legislature requires the lab to inspect the state's fisheries and hatcheries each year, Hawk said.
"And we are required to be certified by the American Fisheries Society — certification means one year of experience and a national board certification test," Hawk said. "There are only about 80 people in the whole country who have that certification and we have three of them here in this lab. It's a pretty elite group of scientists and we're proud to have them here."
Hawk said wildlife forensics and fish health are the biggest portions of the lab's work, with big game teeth aging taking up a smaller part of their resources.
"The aging of big game teeth is used for herd demographics. Those numbers all go back to the biologists and they use them to set seasons," Hawk said.
The WGFD biologists determine which herds they want to investigate and then send hunters who draw those areas a box to collect teeth from their kills. Some teeth are also collected by WGFD personnel at hunter check stations.
About 2,000 to 3,000 teeth are analyzed each year.
Hawk said the lab, located on the University of Wyoming campus, has contracts with five other states — Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, Iowa and Illinois — to do their wildlife forensic lab work for a fee which pays for the tests they request.
Because of their specialized expertise, Hawk said the group at the lab may be small but their knowledge base is immense.
"In every instance in this lab, we are the only one in the state, so there's nobody else in the state that does what we do in this lab. If we want to consult with someone else we must go outside the state."
Since their wildlife forensic expertise is so specialized, Hawk said in 2009 they worked with other wildlife forensic scientists in the country and started a Society for Wildlife Science. Hawk is the current president, and Frazier is executive secretary of one of the working committees. The society meets every three years to exchange information.
"Because it's such a small group of scientists, it's really, really helpful for us to meet every three years to bring those scientists together to exchange information."
The group works with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife National Forensic Lab in Ashland, Oregon.
"Through the society we've produced a best practices document to help all wildlife forensic laboratories, including small labs and labs just getting started. And to also help the judicial system understand our science a little better."
Hawk said she and other members of the lab are called on from time to time to testify at a trial, though usually by the time the evidence is analyzed and they can prove conclusively a crime has been committed, the accused is willing to settle the issue out of court.
"We don't testify often — in my 18 years I've probably only testified 10, 11 times. A lot of times they see our results and they'll plead guilty or they see our results and stipulate to a different defense." She added with a laugh, "We get subpoenas a lot but we don't often have to go."
Hawk said the lab investigates about 100 poaching incidents each year
"Some of those cases might be two pieces of evidence, or they might be 100 pieces of evidence. We usually run between 800 and 1,100 pieces of evidence in a year."
Hawk said the lab personnel don't get to know a lot of the case information until there is a resolution.
"There's always a question of bias in the courtroom so we try not to learn any of that until the case is all said and done. Then we get all the fun stuff."
Hawk said sometimes cases take a year or more to resolve, and not all end in a conviction.
"Probably about half end in a conviction — I don't have any hard facts on that but just a feel for the type of responses we get back from our game wardens.
"Sometimes we actually prove that the suspect is innocent, that they are telling the truth. It's not often, but it happens
"And sometimes there's just not enough biological material present to make a case."
Hawk said Wyoming is the lab's largest customer, with Montana a close second and the other four states farther down the list.
Funding for the lab, as with the entire Wyoming Game and Fish Department, comes primarily from hunters and anglers themselves, from the fees they pay for licenses.
Information from: Northern Wyoming Daily News, http://www.wyodaily.com


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Our original plan for our smog-legal E-Rod swap into the EcoNova was to use the stock front-drive assembly for a '10-current Camaro, since it's available separately and cheaply straight from GMPP. The problem with that arrangement, however, is the standard LS engine layout isn't a drop-in fit for most muscle cars if you want to retain all of the accessories, especially A/C, which is a must for this project since we're picturing it as a comfortable daily driver
Unfortunately, the LS's main misaligned accessory is the A/C compressor, since the factory bracket places it low and wide on the passenger side of the engine which causes interference with the chassis in most swaps. If the engine is placed far enough forward, the subframe will be the issue, which means that notching is an option. Nevertheless, if it's been slid rearward in favor of better weight distribution, it may be the upper A-arm that gets in the way.
One option here would be a relocation bracket that will swing the compressor over enough to fit. That gets it in the right place, but the GM variable displacement compressor still poses a temperature regulation issue. Rick Love at Vintage Air clarified for us that GM pairs their compressor with a fixed orifice tube, but aftermarket systems such as Vintage Air's retrofit kits employ a Thermostatic Expansion Valve that requires a fixed displacement compressor. Mixing the variable displacement with a Thermostatic Expansion Valve results in the components fighting one another to regulate the pressure and temperature, which is guaranteed to decrease cooling performance (probably no better than 55 degrees) and greatly reduce compressor life. The Pilot Operated Absolute (POA) valves used on most '60s and '70s cars (to regulate pressure) present similar issues. Well, there goes the simplicity and budget aspect of the kit.
Rather than swap the compressor and change the bracket, we decided to just go for a bolt-in solution that would also include the upgraded aftermarket components that we'd like to swap in anyway. Top on our list of must-haves in a kit was something that combined quality construction and strength with subdued looks. Polished billet looks great on some cars, but we wanted to retain the factory bolt-in feel. Plus, we didn't want our pulleys to be the shiniest thing on the whole car.
Eddie Motorsports' (EM) new S-Drive LS pulley kit fits all the right points for our swap; it arranges the power steering pump, alternator, and A/C compressor into the tightest package possible, is available in a low-bling machined finish, and you get the good stuff while leaving some lunch money in your wallet, which, of course, we'll probably just spend on more parts. The full kit with all accessories in machine finish comes in at $2,395—add $100 for polish finish, or $200 for their custom Fusioncoat colors. Not bad at all considering all the high-quality accessories are included, like the Edelbrock water pump, Sanden compressor, Powermaster alternator, Maval power steering pump, Gates belt tensioner, and ATI dampener and hub.
So we headed over to Bodie Stroud Industries and yanked the E-Rod LS3 out of the EcoNova project to get our front-drive system in order. While it's definitely not a requirement to pull the engine to swap this kit on, it does make life easier. If you're doing it in-car, expect to pull the fan and radiator for clearance.
Rather than swap the compressor and change the bracket, we decided to just go for a bolt-in solution…
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No cheap stuff here; EM includes an efficient Sanden SD-7 compressor in their kits. The compressor slides in between the brackets and attaches with two M8 x 25mm capscrews. It'll arrive with a plain black clutch, EM's clutch cover slips on and attaches with three 1/4-20 capscrews. Once it's in, everything can be tightened up. We'll complete the rest of the A/C system at a later date.LS3s (and some other LS-based engines) have a thin cup-shaped friction washer behind the damper hub in front of the first oil pump gear.The Edelbrock water pump slides onto the studs and is held in place by three neat looking 3/4 x 2.55 spacer posts on the passenger side, and the rear alternator bracket, and two 3/4 x 1.41 spacer posts, and one M8 x 95mm capscrew on the driver side.No antiseize on these; they get thread locker. Blue is recommended, but we only had red so we just went light on the amount.For easy install and alignment, the hub can be heated in boiling water or on a heat plate to just below 200 degrees F to expand it. Our install tool is a brew of rental and homemade; we used the bearing and nut from an OEM install kit rented from AutoZone since the bearing fits the ATI hub like a glove, and added a 10-inch section of M16 x 2.0 threaded rod to get full thread engagement. Can't find any? Try MetricSpecialties.com, that's where we went.Once the pump is tight it's a good time to install the hose fittings into the side of the Edelbrock pump. Use Teflon tape (or liquid) here for a good seal.The front alternator bracket goes on with two M8 x 25mm capscrews and only finger tight for now as well.The EM kit requires a reverse rotation pump, so a slick new high-flow Edelbrock water pump is included and the factory pump gets the yank.On the passenger side, the rear compressor bracket attaches directly to the water pump using two M10 x 20mm capscrews. The front side of the compressor bracket installs to the spacer posts with three M8 x 25mm capscrews. This bracket stays finger tight for now since we still need to wiggle in the compressor.
EM sends a slick-looking and powerful Powermaster 140-amp alternator already equipped with one of their pulley and fan assemblies to make life easy. This should be enough for most cars even with upgraded electronics and EFI—exactly what we need for the GMPP E-Rod computer. Once it's in place, torque everything down.Rather than a press-on pulley, the Edelbrock water pump uses a standard bolt-on pulley. Four 5/16-24 x 3/4 capscrews with red thread locker keep this one in place.The remote reservoir-style Maval power steering pump comes with the pulley prepressed into the output shaft, so install is as simple as two 5/16-18 x 3 capscrews and lock washers with thread locker. After adding fluid, make sure you don't start the engine until power steering hoses, reservoir, and fluid are installed and the system is fully bled or the pump could run dry and be damaged.The compressor manifold pops right into place and is secured with two M8 x 25mm capscrews. Make sure that the two O-rings around the compressor ports are properly placed to prevent pinching them and creating a leak.ATI's Super Damper is our damper of choice, so we were thrilled EM included it in their kit. The Super Damper shell assembly is indexed to the crank hub with an offset hole marked by an indent dimple on the face of the hub and the back of the damper. These need to be aligned for proper assembly, but it really only goes on one way. Make sure you draw the damper assembly onto the hub evenly, and then torque the six countersunk flathead screws to 16 ft-lb.Since the Sanden compressor arrives with only a block-off plate installed, these two bolts are removed for the EM compressor manifold.For the power steering pump, three M10 x 25mm set screws with thread locker thread into the engine block on the lower driver side. They should stick out about 1/2 inch. Three 3/4 x 1.75 spacer posts screw onto those and provide the mounting points for the power steering bracket and the three M10 x 20mm capscrews that secure it.We installed the EM crank pulley with three 3/8-16 x 1/4 capscrews and Belleville washers, then bolted the Gates tensioner onto the bottom of the alternator bracket using a single 3/8-16 x 2 1/4 capscrew and washer. Before the tensioner cover can go on, we used a 1/2-inch drive ratchet to rotate the tensioner and slide the belt around the pulleys. The new GM crank belt should have been installed and torqued to 240 ft-lb; we just overlooked it.Two tiny 10-32 x 3/4 flathead screws with thread locker keep the tensioner cover in place, and voila—we're done! We've got a tidy and tight package that at only 21.5 inches from compressor to alternator helps squeeze an LS into the most cramped engine bays, plus we're ready to drop our E-Rod back into the EcoNova and plumb and wire it. Stay Tuned!


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Ritchey WCS C-260 Stem $0.00
Alloy cockpits are preferred by many riders in the pro peloton because they inspire greater confidence in the event of a crash or impact, despite the slight weight penalties typically associated with alloy. Stiffness and vibration dampening are usually alloy's greatest nemeses, but with its WCS C-260 Stem, Ritchey has created a more compelling case for alloy. The WCS C-260 is a stem that is not only a full twenty or thirty grams lighter than the lightest alloy stems -- as well as many carbon fiber stems offered by most competitors -- it's also significantly stiffer as well. The WCS C-260 Stem is 3D forged from 7050 aluminum and then internally machined out to reduce weight. Combined with the 260-degree clamp, this stem gives you a significant uptick in stiffness at the aforementioned drastic reduction in weight.
If you look closely, you'll notice the stem's smaller faceplate profile and dramatic bolt angles. Ritchey managed to wrap the stem clamp a full 260 degrees around the bar, evening out the distribution of clamping stress through each of the interfacing pieces. Ritchey also opted to use stiff and lightweight M4-size CrMo steel hardware on the four-bolt faceplate and on the steerer tube clamp. The latter uses three bolts and a specially engineered curved slot to reduce excess clamp stress on carbon fiber steerer tubes and to further enhance the design's overall rigidity.
With to the stem's innovative 260-degree bar clamp, you'll notice that the horizontal opening for the bars between the base and the faceplate is significantly narrower than most stems (which typically open around 180 degrees or so). To mount the C-260, you'll simply need to remove the faceplate, and then slide the bars into place (you may need to first remove bar tape or any other obstructions). If you're still having trouble, this video from Ritchey should help simplify things. Note that due to this 260-degree clamp, the C-260 Stem works best with traditionally shaped alloy or carbon fiber bars.
The Ritchey WCS Carbon Matrix C-260 Stem is available in BB Black, Wet Black, Wet Red, and Wet White. Choose between lengths from 70mm to 130mm, in 10mm increments. It comes in +/- 6-degrees (an 84-degree rise) and in a 31.8mm clamp size only.
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Stiff but at a cost
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I love the aggressive look and how solid it is. The finish is very nice and weight is as claimed. I used this for 3 seasons now and overall very happy. If you swap out the bolts and don't change your bars often, this is the stem for you. Great service from Ritchey BTW! Keep up the high quality standards!
To add, I paired this stem with Ritchey's Pro Curve bar. With the ovalized top, you can't just slide it through the clamp. You will need to fish it through the 260 clamp by rotating the bar or stem. Nate King's review below noted it won't fit but it does.
The questionable areas for me;
1. Stem bolts, they should have used stainless. Mine were rusting like mad from sweat.
2. The 260 makes is somewhat difficult to install shaped bars as you have to thread it through the opening.
3. New model comes with torque bolts as the allen head tend to get rounded.
Ritchey missed this one.
Detail........you want detail for this post.........well.... the new "30% stronger area" needs stronger bolts(with harder metal heads} . Suggestion take your time installing(adjustment) Get it right the first time. ........at the same time request new bolts.
C260 - it's in the details
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
As noted by Rusty G, you need to install this stem correctly. When you do, it works as advertised. Yes the 3mm hex bolts suck, but Ritchey made it right by sending me torx replacements. I believe the C260 ships with torx now. Anyhow, this stem is stiff! I noticed an immediate difference from the Axis model. For bars, I have the C260 set up with Ritchey WCS Curve shallow drop. With the 2015 version switching to the C220, I'd grab the C260 while still available.
100% Opposite of below review...
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I'm laughing due to the fact I just came onto the site to look at some winter kit and invariably click around to see if any reviews have been posted on some of the products I purchased here. Low and behold I see a review (just posted yesterday) on the stem I purchased early this past summer. Nice DB Podium by the way...
I will preface this by stating that I knew going into the purchase it was finicky to fit and isn't a typical stem installation. I read reviews, watched videos, made sure my bars were spec'd to fit, and was aware of the 3mm hex's and their fragile fitment. In the end I pulled the trigger on this stem due to it's looks, weight, price, great reviews (albeit the bad is only about the screws and installation), and to match my Ritchey carbon seatpost. I even reached out to Ritchey and had them send me the updated 3mm torx heads, but in the end, didn't need them and were sent free of charge. Plus some stickers. Love that. Kudos Ritchey.
It hasn't budged and, although, it did take more care than usual to install, I have had zero issues since I torqued the 3mm bolts to spec - and have received a few compliments and questions about the thing. For me installation was fun and do own some good tools. I can see cheap hex heads easily stripping them out and you must use a torque wrench. I can guarantee that when perusing reviews on this stem and reading about individuals stripping the hex heads they applied way more torque than needed. And most likely didn't use a torque wrench. 5nm is nothing. No carbon paste, but did apply a small amount of grease to the threads. I love wrenching on my ride. I take great pride in a well-maintained, clean, precise, and quiet machine. For those that aren't so inclined...I can see install being a hassle and annoyed. For better or for worse Ritchey's design here isn't all that compelling and necessary, but it looks pretty and works.
Be safe out there,
Highpoint in Bike Industry Navel-Gazing
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Ritchey, Ritchey, Ritchey...
You thought you were just buying a "regular" stem, right? You know, one of those most basic - most simple - pieces of a modern bicycle. Ritchey is here to shock you, awe you, and absolutely disappoint you with this marvel of modern engineering, the C-260 stem. Reinvent the wheel? No, Ritchey has folded it in half, run it through a trash compactor, popped it out the other side, and presented it as a legitimate contender in this not-hot market segment.
If you read the copy, you'll note that - circa 1989 - you do, in fact, need to slide the bar through the mount instead of simply removing the stem faceplate. Classy. I'm sure there's a morphological reason, right? Oh, but Ritchey's own WCS Evo Curve bar won't fit in the clamp. So much for matchy-matchy. Another high point behind reinventing the wheel? Full 3mm hex bolts, so you can be certain to get the clamping force of a three year-old's tiny fingers on a monkeybar. Yes, even a torque wrench and carbon paste won't hold your bars in place as you roll over a manhole cover in a corner. Perhaps some epoxy should come with this engineering foible.
I guess it looks okay. And kind of matches my bike. Which is really like hearing a funny joke while all of your ribs are broken.
I have the exact bar and stem setup. To install this bar or any ovalized bar, you'll need rotate the bar to slide it into position. It is still a tight fit even by rotating it but it's impossible. I do agree that this face plate does make it harder to swap stems or remove the bars. I noticed that once fit is dialed in, I rarely even do that though.


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