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1966 Shelby GT350 - Nightmare On Elite StreetWritten by on June 1, 2010 Contributors: Robert McGaffin, Keith Cadena, Keith Kanak Yes, It's A Real Shelby, And Yes, He Beats On It. Deal With It.
When Ford first started selling Mustangs, sales far exceeded everyone's expectations. The car was clearly Ford's most successful model since the Model T, but Ford execs didn't want to see sales drop off. They quickly called in Carroll Shelby to work some marketing magic on the Mustang marquee through his racing endeavors, much as he previously did for the Blue Oval with his legendary Cobra.
In 1965, Shelby created the GT350, which was campaigned with success in SCCA competition, and was eclipsed only by the Mustang's continued sales success on the showroom floor. Shelby continued to build GT350s (and later GT500s) until 1970, and the cars found themselves in the thick of the Trans-Am battle throughout the latter stages of the muscle car era.
Within a few years, a perfect storm of tighter emission standards, the OPEC oil embargo, and federal motor vehicle safety standards helped spell the end of the muscle car era. As the custom van era took hold, muscle car fans went into hiding, holding out hope that technological advances would some day breathe new life into their passion. The darkest hour is often just before dawn, and it was during that time in 1978 that John Levitz's father noticed this 1966 Shelby GT350 at a Kruse Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona.
When the gavel dropped, his winning bid was $7,500-a staggering sum for that time. There might've been one schmuck at the auction who snickered to himself thinking the elder Levitz just dropped $1,000 more on a 12-year-old Mustang than he'd just spent on a brand-new Cobra II. The truth is $7,500 probably wouldn't come close to covering the commission on a '66 GT350 sold at an auction today.
John's dad drove the car for a few months, but when the summer heat of Arizona set in, he handed the keys to his 16-year-old son, making his way back to the comforts of air-conditioned driving. John soon did what you might expect any 16-year-old to do with such a car-he started collecting speeding tickets. "I can't even remember how many speeding tickets I picked up," John says. "I was one of the first guys in town to have nitrous, back in the late '70s."
Marvin Miller (nephew of Ak) made the kit that John installed on the numbers-matching motor, and although he never ran it on the bottle at the dragstrip, he did his share of racing elsewhere. "The first weekend I put in the nitrous, I cleaned up on everyone who used to beat me," John says. The GT350 continued to be his primary means of transportation all the way through his college years, but upon graduation, it went back into storage.
Riddled with war wounds and showing the 60,000 miles of hard use John had accumulated over the span of just a few years, the GT350 only saw the light of day on rare occasions. "I almost sold it twice," John says, but then one of his friends finally convinced him to take action with the car. "I've known Heath Elmer for a while, and he's always done bitchin resto-mods and just impeccable work," John says. "It was his involvement that was the deciding factor in moving forward on restoring it."
"I always knew John had the car," Heath says, "but it just sat around in an airplane hangar forever. I finally asked him why he wouldn't let me do it, and he told me to take it." The Shelby may be a valuable car, but that didn't mean John felt compelled to do a concours-level restoration. Both men knew the car was too valuable to cut up, so John gave Heath free reign and full artistic license to do whatever he wanted, provided it could all be put back to stock. Even with that agreement in place, the car still sat at Heath's shop for another three years before forward progress was finally made.
John finally decided he wanted the car to appear at the Airaid booth (the company that he owns) at the 2008 SEMA show, so Heath put together a game plan and went into action. The first order of business was stripping the car to a shell, mediablasting it, and prepping the body for a fresh coat of paint.
During this process, the GT350's original Candy Apple Red paint was discovered. Finishing the car in its original hue would've been the correct course of action for an owner contemplating resale, but John had already owned the car for more than 30 years. He liked it in blue, and rather than paint it for someone he might never sell to, he decided to keep it the way it was when he acquired it. The color Ricky Jackson laid down is the correct '66 Sapphire Blue Metallic for GT350s, and was also available on Thunderbirds that year as Bright Blue Metallic.
Both the stock engine and transmission were also rebuilt, but John opted to crate them up for safekeeping. "When we started putting the car back together after paint, we decided it was going to be kind of boring to drive around with the stock Hi-Po and an automatic transmission," Heath says. That would also allow John to drive the car with a clear conscience and not prevent him from stomping on the throttle, for fear of throwing a rod through the valuable block.
To stave off any chance of boredom, John turned to a familiar company and sourced a Dart-based, Roush 353IR crate engine, producing 486 hp and 423 lb-ft of torque. On first glance, the Inglese eight-stack fuel injection sitting atop the Roush motor looks period correct, which was the look Heath wanted. "Hiding all the wiring and fuel injection was by far the hardest part of the build," Heath says. John seems pleased with the outcome. "He kept the engine compartment black and basic, but mixed what appears to be period correct equipment so nicely with modern tech, but not sparkly, shine-in-your-face modern tech," John says.
Selecting a transmission for the Roush motor also proved to be a difficult task. "John really wanted a five-speed, but I didn't want to cut the car up to put a five-speed in it," Heath says. "The only five-speed that would bolt into the car is a T-5 and it wouldn't hold up to the motor." Heath ended up tracking down a correct, date-coded four-speed Top Loader, but there was some debate as to what type of flywheel would be used to mate the transmission to the engine.
Several people tried to talk John out of an aluminum flywheel on a street car, including Heath. "It goes to 6,500 rpm instantly, and it's kind of hard to drive," Heath says. "There's just no mass, so as soon as you let the clutch out, it just grabs and takes off. It's really hard to get used to, but once you do, it's fine." John knows his choice goes against the grain for street cars, but he seems happy with the outcome. "I've never had a lightweight flywheel on a street car before and gosh, is it fun!" John says. "I've always wanted one, because they rev quick, and sure enough, it really is cool." John even made Heath a believer. "The car responds well with it, and I'd do it again on another street car, as long as it had enough motor to pull it."
John admits it takes a certain degree of concentration to hit Second gear without tagging the 6,800-rpm rev limiter, but the experience is well worth the effort. "When Heath handed me the keys after he first drove it, he said it was the fastest-revving car he'd ever driven," John says.
Rolling stock seems to be one of the more high-profile areas of vehicles in recent years, but John elected to keep things low-key in that department. "We had a long debate about the wheels," John says. "Brake upgrades were something I didn't want to do, and Heath said even though the Shelby brakes are bigger, we couldn't put a 17- or 18-inch wheel on the car, because the rotors would just look too small. Instead, John went with stock-sized 15-inch T/A-1s from PS Engineering, surrounded by BFGoodrich g-Force Sport rubber.
The end result has been polarizing. A few Shelby elitists are probably upset John's car isn't just as Carroll built it, but most are not. "The purists get upset when they see the car and look at you with a crossed eye," John says. "Then, there's another faction of people who understand that cars are built to be driven." Count us in the second group!
|Owner: John Levitz
|Builder: Heath Elmer Restorations
|Mesa, Arizona Total cost to build: $50,000-plus
|Roush 353IR
|Dart four-bolt, 8.2-inch deck
|Melling high-volume adjustable pump,
|Aviaid 7-quart pan
|Rotating assembly:
|Eagle forged 4340
|steel crankshaft,
|Wiseco forged pistons
|with plasma-moly rings
|and lightweight pins,
|10.0:1 compression ratio
|Cylinder heads:
|Roush/AFR 205 aluminum
|Roush proprietary hydraulic roller
|2.08-inch intake and 1.600-inch
|exhaust stainless steel valves
|Airaid custom-billet air cleaner,
|Weber-style eight-stack induction system
|Mallory Dual Sync distributor
|with Roush Calibration, MSD wires
|Fuel system:
|Inglese eight-stack fuel injection,
|ACCEL DFI, Bosch electric fuel pump
|Doug's 15/8-inch headers,
|dual 2.5-inch stainless steel exhaust
|with X-pipe, Borla mufflers,
|V-band flanges and clamps
|Griffin radiator
|480 hp and 460 lb-ft of torque
|'66 Ford Top Loader four-speed,
|Centerforce DFX clutch,
|aluminum flywheel,
|Hurst Competition/Plus shifter
|Rear axle:
|196 Ford 9-inch rearend,
|3.50:1 gears;
|Moser 28-spline axles,
|ARP 1/2-20 studs
|Front suspension:
|plated control arms,
|limiter straps, roller bearings,
|rod end strut arms,
|SPAX adjustable shocks
|Rear suspension:
|Cobra springs,
|SPAX adjustable shocks,
|Shelby Under Rider traction bars
|11.3-inch Kelsey-Hayes rotors
|and four-piston calipers,
|functional front brake ducts,
|21/2-inch Ford drums in the rear
|PS Engineering
|15x7 front, 15x8 rear
|BFGoodrich g-Force Sport
|205/60R15, front; 215/60R15, rear


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We have had so much talk on this subject and so many maps fail this point that there is a River Police badge now for officers of the CGuild to catch miscreants in the process of making a map with duff rivers.
We have stated many times that water flows down hill and others, especially Waldronate, have given a list of points that must be true for water in a non magical and natural terrain and yet we still have those maps coming in.
So this tut is not so much about what we should be doing with our rivers but exactly how to marry the real world with the pen in your hand.
So first lets state a few really basic known properties about water in a non magical terrain.
1. Water flows downhill and it does so in the direction of steepest decent.
2. Rivers originally start with water which has fallen from rain.
3. Rivers ultimately end in the sea or in rare cases may evaporate into nothing.
We will add more shortly but lets dwell on these for a second.
Point 1: Rivers flow downhill.
If you don't know what is high ground and low ground about your terrain then you cant get your rivers traveling in the right direction. Trying to make terrain heights based on already specified river patterns is hard work. So determine your terrain height FIRST.
The statement also implies that two separate bits of water will always follow the same path. This is generally true. So when two rivers meet they BOTH then travel in the SAME direction. I.e. rivers do not spontaneously fork or split into two and go different ways around an obstacle. Only in a situation where one path cannot take the combined flow from the source does the water then split into different routes. So rivers always join up and do not split up.
Since rivers travel in the direction of greatest decent you cannot have rivers on the top of a hill or along any ridge. In fact when a rain drop falls it goes into exactly one 'Catchment Area' and these areas are usually separated by hills and ridges. A drop of rain just one side of a ridge falls into one catchment area and another just the other side of the ridge perhaps a few feet away go into a different catchment area. Those catchment areas collect the water into streams and rivers and form a 'Drainage basin' and each basin will eventually have exactly one river to the sea. So find the high points in your terrain and divide up your terrain into catchment areas based on them.
If your river enters a zone that in all directions means that it now has to go uphill then you are in a basin. Only in a basin will a lake possibly form. Lakes are a much scarcer geographical item than most fantasy maps have them. When we have a lake it can do one or more of the following :-
1. Fill up until it overflows out with another river.
2. Seep into the ground (i.e. overflow into the ground)
3. Completely evaporates. This is also very rare indeed.
If the lake overflows to another river then it is true that it flows out with exactly one river. It does not fork rivers out from a lake unless there is a temporary swell in rainfall, causing flooding. This is true because if there were two exits from a lake then the level would fall until there were just the lower one to exit the water. If you had two exits the same height then one would erode and the other would silt up. Which one is down to the chaoctic nature of the universe but in geological terms it would happen very quickly.
So you can have multiple rivers entering a lake but only one exit river. In effect a lake is a bit like a very fat bit of river.
A bit more complexity.
Rain or a river can hit an area of rock that has big cracks in it or is very permeable. In either case the water can go underground. From here it can gush out of another big crack or cave mouth. The cave mouth can be above or below the level of the surface of a lake. This is a spring.
When rain permeates through pourus ground then it will hit a water table. This is a layer of saturated ground and the water which makes it up travels towards a spring very slowly. The 'surface' of the water table might be horizontal underground or it might vary in height undulating. Where the surface ground terrain height drops away to a level below that of the water table thats where springs will occur and water will drain from the water table feeding the spring. Spring water which has permeated for a very long time in the water table is the stuff thats very pure and often safe to drink. So springs occur part way up a hill side and they are always at a very similar level - i.e. they follow the contour of the terrain. You have to dig a well to a depth to reach past the water table before the well fills with water.
So a bit of terrain comprising of a hill with a cliff on one side cant have wells on the hill. The rain falling on the hill goes into the ground or runs away. That going into the ground will fall out of a cave somewhere on, or at the bottom of the cliff.
Not many. The main one is that rivers erode terrain and pick up sediment. It can drop this sediment which then prevents the water from flowing in that direction so it much change. Thats called meandering. When the river has passed over a rapids in comparatively soft terrain it will be loaded with sediment. When it then flattens out and slows down it will dump off much of that sediment causing lots of meandering. In those situations the river can 'braid'. It splits and forks into many small rivers all flowing in approximately the same direction. In all but the most rare cases will that river rejoin and come back into one channel again tho.
joão paulo has pointed out that the largest island where a river has forked around it is a mere 20 square kilometers.
This river is going through its very temporary meanderings to find one course through this region. One day soon one side will dry up. In any case 20 square km is very small.
When a river carries a lot of sediment it can dump it off right next to the sea. For the same reasons the river will braid but instead of rejoining, it hits the sea first. In this case it can form a delta where it spreads out into the sea. These deltas are usually small in comparison to the length of the river. The Nile delta is about 100 miles north-south but then the Nile is 4000 miles long. At the very least a river should have to pick up enough sediment so that its well loaded by the time the delta STARTS.

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Nice work, couple of good looking bulls and a cow for the freezer!
Opening day of rifle had me sitting in my ground blind that I put together in July. As it began to get light enough to see, there were 2 stumps in a meadow 517 yards away that I hadn't seen in the past years. As I tried to make them out through my glasses it was just nothing more than stumps. Until finally one of them lifted her head. Heart rate instantly shot through the roof as I had a cow tag as well as my general tag... I slipped of the back of the hill I was on, took off my boots and knew it would be well into shooting light by the time I closed the distance. Constantly glassing to assure they were still there and hitting them with my range finder to find a comfortable distance. Finally it came together and the 2 cows knew something was up. 332 yards it was going to be. Had to calm myself down and slowly squeeze the trigger. Through the recoil I heard the thump and knew I was good, to my surprise, out of the timber came another 15 or so cows, gathering around the downed cow. And last I saw, with just my eyes, much larger body, lighter color, I knew instantly it was a bull. Racked another shell, confirmed in my scope, pulled the trigger and with 2 shots had 2 elk laying 60 yards apart. A little lady luck I will take Gathered my partners and a chain saw winch, 8 hours later 2 elk back at camp whole. It was a good day followed by another when my buddy dropped another bull. Whole trip, 4 guys, 2 bulls, 2 cows and a muley buck. All public ground.
Nice work, couple of good looking bulls and a cow for the freezer!
Holy crap - that doesn't happen every year! Awesome!
That sounds like a lot of work to me. Congrats on the harvest!
Shoot STR8
Wow, what a hunt! Congrats
Congrats on a great hunt. Awesome story too. I will take lady luck any time I can get her to show up.
That is absolutely crazy! Good job.
Good job! I'm sure you'll remember that day for a long, long time.
Arise... Kill, Eat! - Acts 10:13
Thanks guys.... Fun hunt... Fun post... Hunting, ahhhh... Good times
that's great ,congrats


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Ocala natives Bowe, Mantia going to Sochi
Published: Sunday, December 29, 2013 at 5:43 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, December 29, 2013 at 8:07 p.m.
KEARNS, Utah — A day after Ocala native Brittany Bowe clinched a berth in the Olympics for the first time, another former Ocalan followed suit Sunday.
U.S. qualifying continues for Brittany Bowe and Joey Mantia
What: 1,500 meters
When: 6 p.m. Tuesday
On TV: NBC Sports Network
Vanguard High School graduate Joey Mantia set a personal record and finished third in the 1,000 meters at the U.S. Olympic speedskating trials with a time of 1 minute, 7.88 seconds.
The 2004 VHS grad finished sixth during Saturday's 500-meter Olympic qualifier. Only the top four spots for each distance earn a ticket to Sochi, Russia. The Winter Games begin Feb. 7.
Meanwhile on the women's side, Bowe finished second in Saturday's 500 and Sunday's 1,000 to roommate Heather Richardson, a North Carolina native. Bowe, a three-time Star-Banner girls basketball player of the year, graduated from Trinity Catholic in 2006.
"So proud of Brittany, and real happy to be able to join her (in Sochi)," Mantia said, "so it's going to be a really cool journey."
Joining Bowe and Richardson on the women's 1,000-meter team are Sugar Todd and Kelly Gunther, the latter completing her comeback from a gruesome ankle injury shortly after she just missed making the Vancouver Olympics.
"I can't believe it," Gunther said, "with everything I've been through and fighting back."
Bowe is the world-record holder in the 1,000, setting the mark of 1:12.58 at the oval in suburban Salt Lake City just last month. She didn't come close to that time at the trials, settling for the second spot in 1:13.93 and conceding she was worn down a bit after the grueling World Cup schedule.
"It was a solid race," Bowe said. "Was it as fast as I would've liked? No. But it was good enough to put me on the Olympic team, and that's all that matters."
Richardson's winning time was 1:13.23. She and Bowe will go to Sochi as the favorites in the 1,000 — a role that Richardson relishes.
"Just remember to take deep breaths and relax and have fun," she said. "That's when I skate my best."
Joining Mantia on the men's 1,000-meter team are Shani Davis, Brian Hansen and Jonathan Garcia.
Davis, the two-time defending Olympic champion, won with a time of 1:07.52 in the next-to-last pair. Hansen came up just short in the final race, crossing the line in 1:07.53.
At age 31 and likely preparing for his final Winter Games, Davis is already assured of being remembered as one of the greats of the sport.
He's not ready to slow down just yet.
"I'm the older brother to all these young guys," he said. "I'm just trying to keep them at bay. They're nipping at me."
Davis has locked up at least two events in Sochi, also claiming a spot in the 500, and is favored in the still-to-come 1,500, a distance that produced silver medals in Turin and Vancouver. In addition, there's a chance he'll take part in the team pursuit, a race he passed on at previous Olympics because he didn't want to affect preparations for his individual events.
But the most poignant performance Sunday was turned in by Garcia, who was disqualified the previous day in the 500 for not wearing his timing transponders, after skating fast enough to make the Olympics. He came back to finish fourth in the 1,000 at 1:07.96, good enough to claim the first Olympic berth of his career.
Qualifying continues Tuesday with Bowe and Mantia trying to earn Olympic spots in the 1,500. Mantia won a World Cup event in the 1,500 in Berlin on Dec. 6.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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|See it like C Lee
|Written by Chris Lee
New adventures at the county fair
Well, it's over, the county fair is over. I'm going to come right out and say it. I had my doubts.
Growing up in Imperial, Neb., we had the Chase County Fair. A fair many deemed the largest county fair in Nebraska. Every year as a youngster I looked forward to the snow cones, 4-H animals, demolition derby, cheerleading contest and of course the carnival.
After attending many of the events at the Phillips County Fair, my doubts were erased. It was great! I covered the rodeo and got to see a goat get absolutely turned upside down. I witnessed two very new events in the combine and pickup derbies. Even though a large number of vehicles didn't show up, it was still a blast.
After talking with some college friends, I found out I was in an elite group when it comes to two machines used to pick or cut food off plants in fields all around the country smashing into one another. David and Corey put on quite a show.
The pickup derby was another new one for me. I grew up watching dozens of cars enter the arena in front of the grandstands in Imperial. We always snuck around the back or purchased pit passes so we could sit on the cattle chutes and be inches away from the action. By the time it was over, all we could hear was a small ringing in our skulls. When you cut off your exhaust pipes and reroute them through the hood of the vehicle, it gets really loud. Needless to say, if our mothers knew what was going on, they probably would've advised differently.
Friday night of the Phillips County Fair brought another new surprise for me. The 1200 model cars at the races. I was introduced to the stock car races on June 28 when I covered them for the Enterprise for the first time. That was great fun. It's hard to believe how fast they get going around the track. My first thought when the 1200s took the track was, where did the motorcycles come from? The high pitched squeal of those cars was pretty entertaining.
We all of course know how the night ended. It could be seen off in the distance. Dirt, wind and rain. Oh yes, another event at a county fair hampered by mother nature. Thanks a lot.
It never fails. Something will always get rained out. Back in 2005 when Dirks Bentley and Trace Adkins performed in Imperial, a strong storm rolled through 10 minutes after Dirks had taken the stage. We retreated to our vehicles to wait it out. The problem was, it wasn't a short storm and by the time it passed and Dirks gave it another go, another storm passed through ending his show. Again, thanks mother nature.
If it isn't raining it is usually what, ohh 2,000 degrees out? OK, it wasn't that hot but upper 90's pushing triple digits is pretty warm and is usually the case during county fair time.
I felt bad for the animals in the 4-H barns. I strolled through after spending time watching the kids grimace and squirm their way through the pedal tractor pull. Flies dive bombed the animals while fans blew from every angle trying to keep them cool.
During our staff meeting last week I got some funny looks, and even a "what?" when I mentioned I had recognized a large amount of pigs lounging around in the barns at the fair. I don't know, maybe it was just me but pig was definitely the animal of choice this year.
I never spent much time with 4-H. In fact, the interview judging I helped with this year is the closest I have ever been to 4-H. I guess I always thought if you didn't have a cow, pig or horse you didn't belong. I was wrong.
We always went and watched friends sell their grand champion steer or hog or lamb. It was fun. We would joke about whose plate each animal would end up on.
There was one aspect of the Chase County Fair I will always remember. You see, our fair took place a couple of days before school began. By that time we all had our new school clothes and couldn't wait for school to bust them out. The next best place was at the fair.
The summer before my freshman year of high school was a big summer. No longer were we Shorthorns, nope, we were Longhorns now. A big step. But there was one thing we long had dreaded.
If you were going to be a freshman and were spotted at fair by an upperclassman there was only one thing to do, run. And run we did, well tried to do. That's right, initiation. The upperclassmen would get cattle paint and "paint" us up. We would receive giant "F's" on our faces and any exposed skin was covered with the bright paint. And of course while being held down we would try to wiggle our way free. This proved to be a poor decision while wearing brand new school clothes. That paint is really hard to get out of clothing. Mothers were not happy.
I learned even if you went home, changed and washed it off that didn't mean you were in the clear. Nope, I was just asking for another paint-fest.
Anyway, county fair time is loved by all no matter what county or state you live in. I want to give the fine people of Phillips County props for putting on a great county fair. It was great fun and can't wait for next year.


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|Terraces a solution to erosion control—funds available
By Gene Heathers Civil Engineering Technician Natural Resources Conservation Service
The last 12 months have brought heavy rains and several storms to many of our southwest Nebraska farms.
With the increase in rain, we are also seeing an increase in erosion.
The soils in our area are very prone to erosion and unfortunately the top soil layers are not very thick. If water flows for a distances of 400 to 500 feet, it will start to cut and the erosion process is alive and well.
In many cases, simply using a high residue cropping system or farming no-till will be enough to control water erosion. However, when the slopes are long or the hills are steep, residue alone is not enough to protect the field.
As we evaluate fields like this, we need to look at some additional practices to protect the resource base adequately.
One alternative is to install terraces to reduce the length of the slope.
Terraces shorten the flow of water to safe intervals and keep the runoff on the field where it can be used by crops and recharge groundwater. Terrace layouts can be very flexible and accommodating for modern farming practices and equipment sizes.
Most of the terraces built today are at least 250 to 500 feet apart, built to fit the larger equipment of today and can be straightened up to make farming easier.
Wider intervals and channels also make maintenance easier which will increase the life span of the investment. When terraces are used in conjunction with 100% no-till, intervals can be even wider apart.
There is some assistance available to help with the cost of installing terraces and other conservation work.
One of the most popular programs is the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). It is a federal government program that allows funds to be secured for natural resource improvement and protection.
The producer works with NRCS in developing and implementing a plan to address the concerns. The work can be done all at once or be spread over a few years.
Another program that is available is the Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Program (NSWCP). NSWCP is funded by the state of Nebraska and administered by the local Natural Resources District.
Agreements are generally short term and annual maximums apply to larger projects.
If you would like to have a field evaluated for erosion concerns or have any questions, contact you local NRCS office.
Now is the time to start the planning process for work to be done this fall or next spring.


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May 24, 2016
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) -- A house fire in Dothan has claimed one life.
Fire Chief Larry Williams says that 56-year-old Marjorie Hill was found dead inside the home after firefighters got the fire under control early Sunday morning.
He said fire was coming from the front of the home and the roof when firefighters arrived. He said foul play is not suspected.
The fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire. Williams said the home is a total loss.
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Design by: Carol Ballard
Skill Level: Easy
Size: To fit 18" American Girl Doll
Materials: Size 10 Cotton Crochet Thread:
Pink - 400 yds White - 150 yds Green - 162 yds (12 yd for Leaves)
Orange - 100 yds; Dark Pink - 25 yds (for Roses)
Embroidery Needle, Snaps – 2; Satin Ribbon - 3/16" wide x 5½ ft long (Ballet - 4½ ft, Hula - 1 ft;)
Elastic - ½" wide x 1 yard long
Crochet Hook: Steel # 1 (2.75 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge: With Steel hook: 6 cl = 2", 4 pattern rows = 2"
Crochet Patterns for 18"Doll Ballerina and Hula Dancers
Doll play time becomes more fun when you can crochet and dress the dolls in fun crochet pattern outfits that spark imagination and story play. Your little one will have hours of enjoyment with the American Girl Ballerina and Hula Dancers crochet patterns. Imaginations will begin to soar when the doll visits the tropical islands of Hawaii for some hula dancing and fun on the beach. The enjoyment continues with a classical ballet show, where the pretty doll will dream she is a ballerina practicing the graceful, flowing, and very precise movements. Regardless of which outfit the doll is wearing, your little girl will have a delightful time with the outfits you have so thoughtfully crocheted for her doll. These creative outfits are a great addition to any doll wardrobe, offering a one-of-a-kind look that is not found elsewhere. You can never have too many crochet dress-up outfits from these crochet patterns.
The unique crochet patterns found in the Ballerina and Hula Dancers set are easy to make with crochet cotton thread and steel crochet hook. American Girl Hula Dancer crochet pattern includes: Leotard, Flowers, Crown and Lei and corsages. American Girl Ballerina includes crochet pattern for Tutu, Snood, and Ballet Shoes. The details and accessories included in both outfits are what make this crochet doll set stand out above the rest. Finished Ballerina and Hula Dancers crochet patterns fit a standard 18 inch doll, or the American Girl doll of your choice. These cute and creative outfits make handmade crochet gift that will please any doll-loving girl.
Other popular crochet patterns for doll sets include:
Winter Fun American Girl Doll Crochet Pattern
Abby, Allie and Annie 18-inch Doll Crochet Pattern
Summer Outings Outfits for 18 Inch Doll Crochet Pattern
Little Miss Rosalie 18 Inch Doll Outfit Crochet Pattern
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Lindy, Lauren, and Lola Crochet Patterns
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Calhoun said the 7-year-old is too young for youth court, but the Mississippi Department of Human Services was notified.
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This form of metronidazole is used for vaginal infections. It belongs to a class of antibiotics known as nitroimidazoles. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria and protozoa.
This antibiotic only treats bacterial and protozoal infections. It will not work for viral infections (e.g., common cold, flu). Unnecessary use or overuse of any antibiotic can lead to its decreased effectiveness.
OTHER USES: This section contains uses of this drug that are not listed in the approved professional labeling for the drug but that may be prescribed by your health care professional. Use this drug for a condition that is listed in this section only if it has been so prescribed by your health care professional.
This drug may also be used for other infections.
Take this medication by mouth once daily or as directed by your doctor. To help this drug be absorbed by your body, it is best to take this on an empty stomach at least one hour before or two hours after a meal.
Do not crush or chew this medication. Doing so can release all of the drug at once, increasing the risk of side effects. Also, do not split the tablets unless they have a score line and your doctor or pharmacist tells you to do so. Swallow the whole or split tablet without crushing or chewing.
Antibiotics work best when the amount of medicine in your body is kept at a constant level. Therefore, take this drug at evenly spaced intervals.
Continue to take this medication until the full prescribed amount is finished, even if symptoms disappear after a few days. Stopping the medication too early may allow bacteria/protozoa to continue to grow, which may result in a relapse of the infection.
Inform your doctor if your condition persists or worsens.
Dizziness, headache, diarrhea, nausea, stomach pain, loss of appetite, constipation, changes in taste, furry tongue, and dry mouth may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
This drug may cause urine to darken in color. This is harmless.
Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.
Tell your doctor right away if any of these unlikely but serious side effects occur: unsteadiness, seizures, mental/mood changes (such as confusion), numbness/tingling of hands/feet, painful urination.
Tell your doctor right away if any of these rare but very serious side effects occur: eye pain, severe/persistent headache, stiff/painful neck, sudden vision changes, sore throat, persistent fever, unusual bleeding/bruising, severe stomach pain, persistent nausea/vomiting.
Use of this medication for prolonged or repeated periods may result in oral thrush or a new vaginal yeast infection (oral or vaginal fungal infection). Contact your doctor if you notice white patches in your mouth, a change in vaginal discharge, or other new symptoms.
A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is unlikely, but seek immediate medical attention if it occurs. Symptoms of a serious allergic reaction may include: rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing.
This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
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Before taking metronidazole, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or to other nitroimidazoles such as tinidazole; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: liver problems, nervous system disorders (e.g., seizures), blood disorders, Crohn's disease.
Avoid alcoholic beverages while taking this medication and for at least 3 days after finishing this medicine because severe stomach upset, nausea, vomiting, headache and flushing may occur.
This drug may make you dizzy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do any activity that requires alertness until you are sure you can perform such activities safely.
The elderly may be at greater risk for side effects while using this drug.
During pregnancy, this medication should be used only when clearly needed. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor.
This medication passes into breast milk. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor before breast-feeding.
Drug interactions may change how your medications work or increase your risk for serious side effects. This document does not contain all possible drug interactions. Keep a list of all the products you use (including prescription/nonprescription drugs and herbal products) and share it with your doctor and pharmacist. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicines without your doctor's approval.
Some products that may interact with this drug include: alcohol-containing products (e.g., cough and cold syrups, aftershave), products containing propylene glycol, lopinavir/ritonavir oral solution, "blood thinners" (such as warfarin), busulfan, cimetidine, fluorouracil, lithium, mebendazole, live vaccines, drugs for seizures (such as phenobarbital, phenytoin).
Avoid disulfiram for 2 weeks before and during treatment with this medication.
Although most antibiotics are unlikely to affect hormonal birth control such as pills, patch, or ring, a few antibiotics (such as rifampin, rifabutin) can decrease their effectiveness. This could result in pregnancy. If you use hormonal birth control, ask your doctor or pharmacist for more details.
This medication may interfere with certain laboratory tests (including liver function tests, blood triglyceride levels), possibly causing false test results. Make sure laboratory personnel and your doctors know you use this drug.
If overdose is suspected, contact a poison control center or emergency room right away. US residents can call their local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center. Symptoms of overdose may include nausea, vomiting, severe dizziness, and seizures.
Do not share this medication with others.
Treatment of certain infections (trichomoniasis) may require that sexual partners be treated as well to avoid re-infection. During therapy, refrain from sexual intercourse or always use a condom.
This medication has been prescribed for your current condition only. Do not use it later for another infection unless told to do so by your doctor. A different medication may be necessary in those cases.
Laboratory and/or medical tests (e.g., blood counts) should be performed from time to time to monitor your progress or check for side effects. Consult your doctor for more details.
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not double the dose to catch up.
Store at room temperature at 77 degrees F (25 degrees C) away from moisture and sunlight. Brief storage between 59-86 degrees F (15-30 degrees C) is permitted. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep all medicines away from children and pets.
Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company for more details about how to safely discard your product.
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By Robyn Griggs Lawrence
EMF risk reduction, EMF exposure, cell phone risks, minimizing cell phone radiation exposure, minimizing wi-fi exposure, radiofrequency radiation, wireless device health risk, Robyn Griggs Lawrence
I wouldn't have written this blog 10 years ago (even if we'd had blogs back then). Ten years ago, we didn't have the science we now have regarding the potential health risks associated with exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) and radiofrequency radiation from cell phones, computers and other modern wireless telecom devices. Most healthy home advocates have had suspicions about these devices for years, but we didn't have the research we have now on how they could affect our health. Recently, studies have raised concerns about reduced fertility ("Male Infertility Linked with Cell Phone EMF Exposure"), cardiac abnormalities, and potentially increased risk of cancers, including brain tumors. On the heels of last month's move by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer to classify radio frequencies from cell phones as a possible human carcinogen, IARC director Chris Wild said, "It is important to take pragmatic measures to reduce exposure."
EMF exposure risks are still being debated, but I agree with Wild that it makes good sense to be prudent—and that's pretty easy. You can generally minimize exposure at home by using hard-wired devices and eliminating non-essentials.
In "EMF Hygiene: How to Minimize Health Risks from Wireless Devices" on Holistic Primary Care, Camilla Rees explains that because the human body is fundamentally electromagnetic, it is vulnerable to outside sources of artificial electromagnetic fields (EMF). Roughly 35 percent of people are moderately sensitive and 3 percent are highly sensitive to EMF exposure, but a little "hygiene" can go a long way toward reducing risk.
Use hard-wired telephones. Whenever possible, use a hard-wired telecom connection or a voice-over-internet connection such as Skye instead of a cell or cordless phone.
Use a speakerphone or handset. In an emergency, when there is no other option, speak for as short a time as possible on the cell phone, and always use a speakerphone, headset, or handset attachment, available from the EMF Safety Store.
Go "BlueTube," not BlueTooth. Instead of EMF-based Bluetooth-type headsets or earbuds, use hard wired headsets, or "BlueTube" headsets, which utilize plastic, stethoscope-like tubes to conduct soundwaves but not EMF to the ear.
Cell phones and cars are a bad mix. Using a cell phone in a car, train, aircraft, elevator or any other metal enclosure forces the phone to draw much higher power, which increases the EMF. Cars also magnify EMF through reflection.
Say "bye bye" to wi-fi. Whenever possible, link your computer to the internet via a hard-wired router and an Ethernet cord, rather than a wireless router or hybrid wireless/wired router, which can emit radiation even if using the wired Ethernet port. Choose a wired printer, keyboard and mouse. Hybrid printers with wireless options can still emit EMF even when using a corded connection.
iPads = iRads: Apple iPads offer only wi-fi or 3G internet connectivity. Microwave radiation from iPads can be very high, especially when downloading from the internet. When charging, iPads can also expose users to unusually high voltage levels from electric fields.
Shield the routers. A wireless router's job is to emit continuous EMF, enabling communication between computers, home entertainment systems and other devices. You can cover it with a Router Wrap made of high-quality, double-duty shielding material. Router Wraps, which can also be used to shield wireless printer antennas, portable phone base stations and other RF devices, are available from ElectromagneticHealth.org. Proceeds support the group's advocacy work.
Say no to smart meters. A handful of communities in northern California have placed a moratorium on further roll-outs of "smart meters," which track power usage and facilitate real time pricing, because some people have experienced acute biological effects from the EMF they emit.
Create an EMF-free bedroom. Don't bring cell phones, portable phones, wireless routers or computers into the bedroom. Unplug electric devices, such as electric blankets and space heaters, near the bed. Use battery-powered LCD clocks (not LED), keeping them several feet from the body. Keep extension cords or power strips away from the bed. For a profoundly relaxing night's sleep, try turning off the bedroom switch on the fuse box or installing a "demand switch" to turn the fuse off at the bedside, to eliminate all electrical current.
Consider a shielding canopy. If you're sensitive to EMFs, consider purchasing a specially designed mesh bed canopy, sometimes called a sleep sanctuary, that shields the bed from RF from cell towers and wi-fi devices. Bed canopies are available from the EMF Safety Store.
Be careful with wireless baby monitors. According to Larry Gust of Gust Environmental, the new generation monitors "generate radiation signature similar to cell phones, cordless phones, wi-fi and some wireless children's games (e.g. X-Box 360)". Search for old analog monitors with long antennae (not short stubby ones) on EBay or in thrift shops.
For more information on potential health risks associated with EMF exposure and tips on minimizing those risks, check out AntennaSearch.com, which lets you input any U.S. address and quickly learn where licensed antennas and towers are, and ElectromagneticHealth.org, which features videos on EMF and health.
Concerned about EMF in the bedroom, homeowner Cathy Grier installed a "kill" switch that lets her and her partner turn off all electric current to the bedroom while they sleep. See "A Modern Shaker Saltbox: Drawing on Colonial and Shaker Homes" in Natural Home & Garden to learn more. Photo by Michael Shopenn
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From bikes to tires to hydration systems, the right gear is essential to finishing the seven-day stage race. Here's what worked for one rider. --Louis Mazzante
British Columbia's roots, rocks and sustained high-speed descents can wreak havoc on wheels. I had been riding Easton's lightweight carbon EC90s for some time, but actually considered swapping to a heavier duty wheelset for the race. The Easton's 1,415-gram weight, however, won me over. Not just light, the wheels are quick to accelerate, stiff and strong. I did have to replace a rear spoke (since the drive-side is under higher tension, it's a job best left to Easton techs—luckily one happened to be at the race) and tighten the rear hub after stage six, but otherwise the wheels held up to a level of abuse few XC carbon wheels will ever see.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- After all the hullabaloo stirred up by Fox News, only a dozen or so mostly 9/11 conspiracy marchers made it from the Washington Monument up and around the Capitol and back to the White House.
It 's called the Million American March Against Fear but fewer than 20 people turned up. And the March originally billed as a Million Muslims on 9/11 was shadowed by a group of rabidly anti- Muslim counter-protesters.
The 'March Against Fear' was organized in part by the American Muslim Political Action Committee.
"I am pro America. I wake up pro-America. I go to sleep pro-America," said MD Alam, who led the effort.
It's focused on Muslims who have been hurt since 9/11. "That concerns not only the people murdered on that day," said spokesman Kevin Barrett, "but also people who have been deprived of their lives, liberty and property since that day."
"I come from a people who have known 400 years of terrorism in the form of slavery and Jim Crow and the new Jim Crow today," said activist Cornel West, who joined the protest.
But many people who believe in religious freedom may have been scared away because several of the organizers believe 9/11 was an inside job committed by US intelligence agents.
There were plenty of cops to head off trouble but there wasn't much, just a whole lot of screaming.


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Israeli doubles specialist Andy Ram will receive a visa by the United Arab Emirates to play in Dubai, according to Reuters.
Via ESPN.com:
An Israeli men's tennis player will get a visa to play in the Dubai Tennis Championships, a U.S. congressman said on Wednesday, adding that as a result he will not ask the ATP to cancel the event.No word yet from the ATP. I'm more interested, though, to hear the WTA's and Shahar's response to the ATP's successful actions.
In the wake of the Gulf state's denial of a visa for a female Israeli tennis player, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) had scheduled a news conference on Wednesday to press the ATP to withdraw its backing for the tournament, a spokesman for the congressman said.
But Yousef Al Otaiba, the United Arab Emirates ambassador to Washington, has assured Weiner that the men's doubles player, Andy Ram, will be allowed to play in the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, which starts Monday.
The female player, Shahar Peer, has already missed her event, because the women's open portion began earlier this week.
"Ms. Shahar Peer is a victim of politics over sportsmanship," Weiner said in a statement.
The event is one of the WTA's most prestigious events and attracted additional international attention this year because of the UAE's decision to bar Peer from entering.
That prompted The Wall Street Journal's European edition to withdraw its sponsorship on Tuesday. The Journal's parent company, Dow Jones & Co., is owned by Rupert Murdoch's international media conglomerate News Corp.
The UAE, like most Arab countries, has no diplomatic ties with Israel and routinely denies entry to Israelis.
The tournament's organizers supported the decision to deny Peer a visa, saying local tennis fans would have boycotted the championships if she had been allowed to compete. Peer's presence would have antagonized fans who had watched recent television coverage of Israeli attacks on Gaza, tournament director Salah Tahlak said.
The three-week Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip killed 1,300 Palestinians and 14 Israelis. The attack, which ended in January, sparked outrage in the Arab and Muslim worlds. Israel said it acted in defense of rocket attacks from the Gaza strip.
In other news, the Sweden vs. Israel Davis Cup tie to be held in the Swedish city of Malmo will be played in an empty arena as a result of planned anti-Israeli demonstrations at Baltic Hall. This sucks.
UPDATE: So the decision may not be finalized just yet according to Doug Robson.
UPDATE #2: The UAE confirmed it was giving Andy "special permission" to play in Dubai, reports The Independent. Let's hope this issue finds a rightful conclusion.
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I still haven't seen another display that beats my calibrated 65S1, and that was their "bargain" set at the time. I checked recently, and after almost 2.5 years, I've still got almost Kuro-like black levels (.08 candelas vs. .03), and with the right source material, shows look almost 3D.
I've looked and looked at TVs and, aside from a couple of Sony 240Hz LCDs, I saw none that I'd consider buying. I just keep going back to the Panny plasmas.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - More than 2,000 firefighters pressed forward Saturday in battling two large northern New Mexico wildfires as smaller blazes popped up throughout the drought-stricken state stretching resources and sparking more warnings.
Officials said both the 29-square-miles Thompson Ridge Fire and the 15-square-mile Tres Lagunas Blaze remained 40 percent contained. The infernos were burning on opposite ends of the Santa Fe National Forest in northern New Mexico sending smoke to nearby communities, including Santa Fe.
Smoke from the wind Thompson Ridge Fire is expected to bring smoke as far south as Albuquerque late Saturday and early Sunday thank to winds between the Valles Caldera National Preserve and Albuquerque , city environmental officials said.
An evacuation order remains in effect for Thompson Ridge, Rancho de la Cueva and Elk Valley.
Meanwhile, several small fires were reportedly burning in the Gila National Forest - the site of state's largest wildfire in its history last year. The new fires were blamed on multiple lightning strikes from thunderstorms that passed through the forest Friday. No structures so far are threatened, according to forest officials.
Officials said due to the fires in the Gila, residents in Silver City, Bayard, Hurley, Glenwood, Reserve, and Quemado may see or smell smoke.
Tiny wildfires were also reported southwest of Cook's Peak near Angel Fire and near Mt. Taylor outside of Grants.
The blazes come as much of New Mexico remains under extreme drought.
And the wildfires were threatened more just property and wildlife.
Outside Jemez Pueblo, near the Thompson Ridge Fire, residents there worried how the blaze would affect hundreds of sacred sites throughout the mountain range. Paul Tosa, a former Jemez Pueblo, told KOB-TV that elders especially are worried "the Eagle" - a huge combination of rock formations and forest patterns that the Jemez people can see on the southern slopes of the mountain the Jemez Pueblo call Wavema.
"It is our burial grounds, it is our churches," Tosa said. "The ancestral people are buried there, and yet at the same time, because of those people, we are still existing. We are still surviving."
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The European Community Shipowners' Association (ECSA), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO and the World Shipping Council (WSC)
have welcomed the recommendation by the European Parliament that EU Member States should move "speedily to sign, ratify and implement the UN Convention on Contracts for the 'Rotterdam Rules." As LM readers know, the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea, has also been endorsed by the National Industrial Transportation League as a more seamless method for establishing the new maritime liability system.
?The Rotterdam Rules, adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) will replace the existing cargo liability regimes such as the Hamburg and Hague/Visby Rules.
Shipowner organizations firmly believe that this will achieve greater global uniformity for cargo liability, facilitating e-commerce through use of electronic documentation, reflecting modern 'door to door' services involving other modes of transport in addition to the sea-leg and 'just in time' delivery practices.
Following a thorough and detailed analysis of the Rotterdam Rules, ECSA, ICS, BIMCO and WSC have all concluded that this important new regime must be promoted by the industry to avoid the risk of a proliferation of regional cargo liability regulations.
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I have written several programs that are available free of charge. All I ask is that if you use these for research that results in a presentation or published paper, acknowledge me. Macintosh programs for OS X (blue X icon) are saved as .zip files; those for pre-OS X systems (happy mac icon) are saved as binhex files, which can be opened with Stuffit Expander. If you have any comments or questions, please contact Steven Holland at email@example.com.
Analytic Rarefaction
Analytic Rarefaction uses the solution presented by Raup (1975) and Tipper (1977) and runs very quickly, even on large data sets. Be sure to read the instructions for Analytic Rarefaction.
Download Analytic Rarefaction for OS X
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Margin of Error (formerly Percentage Error Bars)
This program is based on David Raup's program for calculating the error bars on percentage or ratio data that he presented in the 1991 Analytic Paleobiology short course. At present, there is no readme file for this program. See "Raup, D.M., 1991, The future of analytical paleobiology. In N.L. Gilinsky and P.W. Signor, eds., Analytical Paleobiology, Paleontological Society Short Courses in Paleontology No. 4, p. 207-216" for source code on which this program is based and for a justification of the approach used in calculating these error bars.
Download Margin of Error for OS X
This program is used to make backstripping calculations for a single section. The program assumes local isostasy, makes compaction corrections using the coefficients found in Sahagian and Holland (1991: Geology 19: 1209-1212), and integrates compaction corrections over the thickness of a unit, resulting in more accurate decompaction of thick units. Backstrip comes with instructions.
This program is used to correlate meter-scale cycles from two outcrops. One section should be longer than the other. The long section is also assumed to totally contain the stratigraphic interval of the shorter; this can be checked with distinctive marker beds, etc. The program will first read a text file you prepare that lists the thicknesses of successive meter-scale cycles in one section, and then will read the thicknesses of the cycles in the other section from another file. The program will then calculate the correlation coefficient of all possible correlations between the two sections and will also calculate confidence levels on the correlation coefficient, based on resampling of the cycles actually measured. Cross-correlation comes with instructions.
Download Cross-correlation for OS X
Biostrat 1.7
Biostrat 1.7 is a model for the stratigraphic distribution of fossils within depositional sequences. It is an extension of the models used in Holland (1995a), Holland (1995b), and Holland and Patzkowsky (1997a). This is the most recent version and is capable of handling files produced by STRATA. Setting up STRATA to produce water depth files for Biostrat 1.7 requires special instructions. Biostrat 1.7 comes with instructions.
Note: Biostrat 1.7 is not compatible with OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and later versions of OS X
R tutorials
If you need a jump-start in using R or in using multivariate methods in R, try these tutorials, which should get you up and running quickly.
R tutorial
Cluster analysis tutorial
Principal components analysis tutorial, with accompanying data set
Detrended correspondence analysis tutorial
Non-metric multidimensional scaling tutorial
The website for my course in Data Analysis covers a variety of topics in statistics and data analysis, and it emphasizes how to use R to solve these problems.
Using BBEdit as your R editor
You can use BBEdit, the powerful text editor for OS X, as your editor for R, including syntax highlighting. To specify BBEdit as your external editor, go to the R application menu, select Preferences, then choose Editor (under Source Editor). Click the External Editor button on the top right, then click the New editor button. In the dialog that appears, scroll to BBEdit and either double-click it, or click it once and click the Open button. When you return to the preferences panel, be sure the radio button for Application is selected, rather than the Command button. Close preferences.
Now, when you create a new document in R, either from the File menu or from the toolbar, BBEdit will automatically open. To have BBEdit automatically launch when you double-click a .R file, and to have BBEdit have syntax coloring, you'll need to do a couple more steps.
First, download the syntax-coloring file, uncompress the Rplist.zip file that is downloaded, and copy the R.plist file to the ~/Library/Application Support/BBEdit/Language Modules/folder (this is the Library folder in your user folder, not the Library folder at the root level of your system). If the Language Modules folder isn't present, go ahead and make one, and put the R.plist file inside of it. Quit BBEdit and relaunch it. When you double-click a file with a .R suffix, BBEdit should launch and display your code with syntax highlighting. If you create a new document from within R, you'll need to tell BBEdit that this is an R file in one of two ways: 1) Save the file with .R suffix, or 2) go to the bottom of the window, click the two arrows that display a list of computer languages, and select R from the list.
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I'm sorry to post this question but i tried some searched on the forums and wiki and the results i got didn't help me much with my problem.
Logger just died and i can't find anything related on the logs. I even checked the catalina log which is blank btw.
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Mallory Bennett, a 2011 Holyoke High School graduate, was recently named to the Dean's List at the University of Denver. Bennett was also listed as a Hornbeck Scholar, an honor which recognizes students at the Daniels College of Business who earned a 4.0 GPA while taking at least 15 credit hours.
Bennett is a sophomore accounting major and the daughter of Mike and Susan Bennett of Holyoke.
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May 31, 2016
Mississippi public schools would be required to start on the third Monday or later under a measure
moving through the state legislature.
The state Senate voted 29-21 for House Bill 707 Tuesday. Under the bill, the earliest possible school day would be anywhere from Aug. 15 to Aug. 21.
The House had mandated a start date of the fourth Monday of August or later. The amended bill returns to the House for more work.
The Gulf Coast Business Council, a business group, is pushing the measure.
The Gulfport-based council says the measure would let families spend more money taking vacations, boosting the economy.
Opponents say the state shouldn't interfere with a district's ability to set its calendar. They also warn a later start date means school lasting later or fewer holidays.
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Don't use gas in shelters
Published: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, September 16, 2013 at 11:32 a.m.
Editor: On Sept. 10, our president spoke about his outrage in Syria. Chemical warfare "poison gas" was being used to kill innocent civilians. We as Americans would not tolerate the Syrian people being killed in such a horrific way, and we would if necessary strike to send a message.
So why is it being allowed in shelters daily to kill animals? I am in no way making light of the situation in Syria. It's horrible, and I agree he should take whatever means necessary to ensure that the same does not happen to U.S. citizens in a terrorist attack. But as he called it, "poison gas" is poison gas no matter whom it is used on. If he is against it, he should be against it in our shelters as well.
I think now more than ever is the time for us to make a stand and call for the banning of gas chambers statewide in North Carolina. If we could accomplish a statewide ban of gas chambers, hopefully other states would follow our example. Animals do not deserve to die just because they were born, especially in this manner. There is info all over the Internet on how to contact our elected officials and how to start petitions.
If you have never witnessed an animal dying in a gas chamber, there is video footage on youtube.com as well. You don't have to be an animal lover like me to want this to stop. You just have to have the heart God gave you.
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Urinary incontinence
Defined as not being able to control the expelling of urine, this can take the form of dribbling after urination, leaking urine when sleeping, or urinating small amounts all day long. In older dogs, incontinence may be caused by:
To deal with incontinence at home, you may want to bathe the skin around the urethral opening to help prevent urine scalding from leakage. To protect your home and furniture, consider products like
Pet Bloomers, (or the
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CleanAway on hand to prevent staining and to keep your home smelling clean and fresh.
Whatever you do, don't punish your older dog for any "accidents" she makes. This is not a behavior issue, it is a medical one, and your pet cannot control its effects. Take her out more often, do what you can to prevent odor and stain problems in your home, and understand it's certainly not something she can control.
Arthritis or stiff joints
Many pets - like many people - suffer from arthritis and other bone and joint problems as they age. Because there is no cure for degenerative arthritis (also called osteoarthritis), treatment is usually aimed at relieving the pain, providing comfort, and trying to slow down the degenerative process.
If your dog shows signs of arthritis (limping, difficulty getting up after resting, stiffness) we recommend that you read our article: 7 Steps to Relief from the Discomfort of Arthritis. It will help guide you as to what you can do to help your arthritic pet live a happier, more pain-free life, including giving your pet canine buffered aspirin for quick pain relief, and starting him on Joint Care, which was formulated by our veterinarians especially for pets suffering from arthritis and other joint problems.
Kidney disease
Reduced blood flow to the kidneys may cause scarring or other changes that make your pet's filtering function less efficient. This can lead to toxin and waste buildup in the blood stream, which may then lead to conditions such as mental dullness, ulcers of the gastrointestinal tract, loss of appetite, vomiting, and even death.
Liver disease
Liver disease can be caused by any number of factors, including viral or bacterial infections, long term feeding of table scraps, ingestion of toxins, to the natural deterioration of the liver. Since the liver is a major player in breaking down the body toxins, a malfunctioning liver can lead to body system failure. Age-related liver diseases include hepatitis, an inflammation of liver tissue and cirrhosis, shrinkage and scarring of the liver. Any liver disease may prevent the liver from performing effectively.
Formation of lumps or masses
In simple terms, veterinarians refer to any progressive unnatural growth of cells in the body as a neoplasia, which may be benign (cells which reproduce only slightly more rapidly than normal cells) or malignant (cancerous - cells that undergo uncontrollable growth and spreading).
As in humans, neoplasia is more common in older pets and requires testing to determine if lumps or masses are benign or malignant. See your veterinarian if you feel new lumps on your pet, or if any lumps or masses feel as though they are getting larger.
Heart disease
As they get older, many smaller dogs are predisposed to myocardial infarction (a deadening of the heart muscle caused by "hardening of the arteries") and larger dogs to atrial fibrillation (a persistent interruption of the normal heart rhythm that is often fatal).
Sight or hearing loss
With progressing age, many pets lose some or all of their hearing and their sight. While there is little you can do from a medical standpoint for these conditions, you can make your pet's life as comfortable and full of love as possible. Be sure children are aware of your pet's condition and tell them not to "surprise" the dog by coming up suddenly behind them or startling them in any way.
Checking up on your pet
The care you give to your pet throughout his life is a large determining factor in how he ages. Feed him a nutritious diet, offer proper vitamin, mineral and other nutritional supplementation, and help him maintain the right weight throughout his life and your pet is more likely to age gracefully.
As your pet ages, keep a closer eye on his movements, behavior, and habits. Look for the signs of aging, such as loss of appetite, excessive sleeping, irritability, changes in his gait, weakness, and incontinence, and be prepared to treat him with a little more love and care than ever before.
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Almond Pear Torte
from the kitchen of Vicky Hofkens
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar, divided
1 cup flour
1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
4 medium fresh pears, peeled, sliced
1/4 cup sliced or slivered almonds
Preheat oven to 425 degrees
In small bowl, beat butter and 1/3 cup sugar with mixer until light and fluffy.
Add flour, mix well.
Press into bottom and 1 inch up the side of a 9-inch spring form pan.
Beat cream cheese and 1/3 cup sugar until smooth.
Add egg and vanilla, mix well.
Pour over crust and spread evenly.
Slice pears into a large bowl.
Mix remaining 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon.
Sprinkle over pears and toss gently to coat.
Arrange pears over cream cheese layer and top with nuts.
Bake for 10 minutes at 425 degrees.
Reduce heat to 375 degrees and bake for 25 minutes more or until center is set.
Cool completely. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen torte and remove rim.
Slide onto a pretty plate. Chill completely before serving.
Serves 10-12
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(KSDK Sports) -- Rams offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer will interview for the Jacksonville coaching job as early as this weekend or the beginning of next week.
Schottenheimer interviewed for the job last year but lost out to recently fired Mike Malarkey.
If Schottenheimer were to get the job, the Rams offense isn't expected to change with his departure, although it will mean that quarterback Sam Bradford will once again start his fourth season in the NFL with yet another offensive coordinator.


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Do tell us more, and let us know how the PGA wood glue thing is working.
Hi Al/Everyone , yeah got back to the dark side 2 months ago.Heard lots of speakers and settled on Wilson Benesch.
Man turntables today aint like the crappy ones we had as kids which used sewing needles. That PVA glue trick didnt work for me - i think the odd crackle I heard was static build up.
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Birth Name: Jenny Agutter
Born: 12/20/1952
Birth Place: Devonshire, England, GB
Born: 12/20/1952
Birth Place: Devonshire, England, GB
Agutter began her career studying ballet. After her film debut, she was in demand for teenager roles and segued to the small screen in the 1965 British serial "Alexander Graham Bell", followed by such other series as "The Newcomers" (1968). Although she played Pamela, the daughter of the flamboyant Gertrude Lawrence (Julie Andrews), in "Star!" (1968), the screen persona of her youth was that of a youth left to her own devices as in the TV serial "The Railway Children" (BBC, 1968), a role she reprised in a 1971 feature and, especially, "Walkabout". She continued in this vein with an Emmy-winning turn in the TV adaptation of Paul Gallico's "The Snow Goose" (NBC, 1971).
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Villa v West Ham: Win great prizes in popular half-time competition
Villa are offering fabulous prizes for season ticket holders at every remaining home game this season.
There are more chances to win for the match against West Ham.
You can emerge victorious by entering our website competition and then showing your football skills at Villa Park.
First up, answer the question and submit your entry. If you're correct and selected at random, you'll be invited on to the hallowed B6 turf at an upcoming game, where a delicate touch will be required.
Villa Park's pitch will house a banner which has been created and formed into numerous branded segments, each one representing a club partner offering a prize.
It will be your aim to land a football on to one of these - where a unique gift awaits.
Prizes on offer come from our official main club sponsor Dafabet and other partners Carlsberg, EA SPORTS, FIAT, Flannels and Turkish Airlines.
Make sure you enter the competition now to be in with a chance of taking part at the West Brom game.
The deadline to enter for this fixtures is 5pm on Tuesday February 4.
Prizes include the below:
Dafabet - Seven day trip for two people to Manila, including return flights and accommodation. Prize to consist of three days in Manila followed by time spent in a beach resort.
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