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Tough and PracticalWritten on April 9, 2005 Do-It-Yourself Bed Lining
First of all, it's great to be back between the covers of CLASSIC TRUCKS, (even if it's only for an occasional visit). This time around I wanted to show you folks what I think is a great product that though may not be something you'll choose to use in your classic show truck, you'd be smart to consider for any truck that carries even a occasional load.
Sure, there's lots of options available when it comes to what I lightheartedly refer to as "cargo condoms" nowadays. You've got your typical dealer or parts retailer-type plastic slide-in units, commercially applied spray-in coatings, and the much more economical and customizable self-applied coatings -- and to be fair, all of 'em have their good and bad points.
Prefabricated injection molded units are the easiest and cleanest to install (just drop the gate and slide 'em in), but "slide" is the operative word here. These liners seem to be distant relatives of ice skating rinks, items carried in them inevitably seem to traverse every square inch of bed floor as you maneuver through town - unless you spend sufficient time securing them into place before you hit the road (something I rarely ever remember to do).
On the upside, commercially applied spray -in coatings are usually much less "slick" and seem to protect your bed from fidgety cargo to a certain extent, at least better than hard plastic - making them, in my eyes anyway, superior to hard plastic liners. Their drawback is the fact that they've got to be professionally applied, which involves making appointments, driving cross town to a dealer, and leaving your baby in the hands of a "qualified installer." Another thing to consider is cost. Commercially-applied coatings ain't cheap. Depending on where you're located, these products can run you anywhere from $300.00 to $500.00 bucks!
This leaves us with self-applied coatings. This category's my choice, as this option fits both my budget and my needs. But, there are considerations to be made as there are a few different brands and formulas on the market so check 'em out and choose the one you believe is the best. I did my homework and decided on Herculiner (manufactured by Old World Industries). I chose it because of a few reasons. First, it's a polyurethane based product that contains granulated rubber which provides a coarser-than-average finish. This makes it virtually slip-free and the rubber "grit" I think will stand up better than a sand or silica-based mixture. Next, it can be roller applied, brush applied, or sprayed. And, it's both affordable (under a $100.00 for a standard 6-foot bed) and available in a selection of colors - black, red, gray and perhaps by the time you read this, white. But, one of the things I liked about Herculiner is the fact that in case I screw it up, by gouging somehow down the road, it can be spot repaired unlike some other brands that won't allow a fresh coat to adhere to a cured one. For goons like me this is a real plus.
Anyway, as I said earlier, bed protection is a good idea for any truck that carries a load, so follow along as we coat the bed of an early Chevy - with Herculiner.
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Here's what we started out with, a more than weary wooden bed floor. This was a perfect candidate for a few good coats of Herculiner that'd be sure to improve its looks and provide a non-slip durable foundation to seal the pickups weathered but still solid floor.A closer look at the existing floor shows how dried out and split the wooden floor is. Though it looks pretty shaky, the floor is surprisingly solid and worth coating rather than replacing.Herculiner was chosen for the task for a few reasons. I liked the idea of a urethane coating that is resilient, skid-free, and repairable if the need should ever arise. Plus, unlike some others once, it dries it's not highly flammable, and it's a heck of a lot more affordable than its professionally applied brethren.The kit (which sells for just under $100) comes complete with a gallon of coating (enough for the average 6-foot bed - an additional quart will allow coverage on an 8-footer), a roller, two specially designed applicator rollers, a scuff pad for roughing up the original finish, a disposable brush for those hard to reach areas, and a complete set of application instructions.Because the bed wood was in the shape that it is I thought it'd be a good idea to fill some of the larger gaps in the wood, more for looks than anything else. Rob and I decided on an all-purpose putty akin to Bondo for the task.Using a putty knife I proceeded to apply the filler to the areas that needed it most. Once cured I went back and hit it with some 60-grit sandpaper to bring it down level with the existing wood, it worked out quite well for what was intended.Once the bed floor was prepped it was then time to scuff the original finish using the supplied scuff pad. This was preceded and followed by a good cleaning with a wax and grease remover to ensure good adhesion of the Herculiner material. You'll notice I left the cleaning up to editor Fortier - no sense in me working too hard, plus if we ever ran into any kind of adhesion problem I could blame his poor prep work.
Thorough mixing of the Herculiner compound is very important as the granulated rubber sinks to the bottom of the container as it sits. Thankfully it mixes up really easily as the size and coarseness of the granules allow the urethane to keep the mass in the bottom of the can wet rather than congealing into a solid mass on the bottom.The actual application is easy, as you might imagine. For best results apply the coating by rolling it in one direction only, and don't try to get complete coverage in one coat, cuz that won't happen.Much to Mr. Fortier's disappointment, I didn't paint myself into a corner. Here you can see quite a contrast between what the bed looked like before and after the initial coat - quite an improvement, don't you think?A majority of the first coat soaked into the dry and porous wood surface - typical on a wooded floor but not a problem with a metal one. The first coat served to seal the wood and the subsequent coat gave us the desired finish.This close-up gives you an idea of what the finish looks like. It's quite apparent just how rough and skid-resistant the surface ends up.I did have to go back and touch up some thin spots here and there but that was due to applicator error more than anything else.The finished product looks great and will be a distinct advantage over that old splintered bed wood. No matter if your bed floor is wood or metal; a good coating of Herculiner will not only protect what's there but give you a skid-resistant coating that'll keep most cargo in place without tie downs. Like I said earlier this product is a must for any truck that carries cargo of any kind, and it'll be finding its way into the bed of my own pickup soon.


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Water Governance in the Classrooms
26 November 2012 | News story
Water governance a main feature in the Science Week organized by Instituto Profesional y Técnico (I.P.T) El Silencio, in Changuinola, Panama
Changuinola, Panama (2012). I.P.T El Silencio held its "Planet Earth" Science Week, October 15 to 19, providing a framework for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to share with some eighty students about water governance and its activities in this area.
Topics included the importance of water, watersheds, integrated water resource management, good water governance, shared watersheds, transboundary cooperation and actions in the Sixaola River binational watershed. Pablo Rayo, transboundary watershed champion in project BRIDGE (Building River Dialogue and Governance) and active member of the Binational Commission of the Sixaola River Basin, shared his experience and stressed the importance of getting informed and fighting for integrated water resource management.
Generating participatory learning spaces with young people is essential to obtain genuine, permanent changes over time, especially in conservation and sustainable use of natural resources and, of course, good water governance.
**Participation in this activity was made possible with the support of project BRIDGE: Building River Dialogue and Governance, financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
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I must have reviewed my first wireless music player about five years back. There was internet radio even then, but the experience of running those stations from around the world inside your living room was anything but easy. But now internet and wireless networks are much more common that they were earlier. It has also become much easier for wireless players to log on to internet stations of your choice. In fact, the experience is good enough for you to look at these as replacement to your old fashioned radio experience. Recently, I had the opportunity to test the new Bose SoundTouch Portable wireless music player. Here is what I thought.
The SoundTouch Portable, in fact the entire series, looks a lot like the SoundDock devices from Bose. The portable is obviously the smallest of the series and weight under 1.5 kg, making it very easy to move around the house. The Bose build quality is obvious everywhere. But I did not really like the Formica like finish in some places. There is a small OLED panel in the front that shows basic notifications. On top are six channel buttons flanked by power, aux, and volume buttons. The same buttons are recreated on a very basic remote. It is as simple as design can be.
This is a crucial part of the device. So if you are not one of those who have a wireless set up at home, this isnt meant for you. To set up the device you need to first connect this to your PC and configure it to your Wi-Fi network. There is nothing to be worried of here as the app will handhold you through the entire process. All you need to know is your network password. The SoundTouch app will also install on your desktop in the process. You can use this app to control the player as well as add channels from what seems like a curated list to the station slots. It also connects to the iTunes or Windows Media Player where you have catalogued your music. So one of the stations can be your own playlist. This might sound complicated, but trust me it is quite easy. Plus, you have the option of adding the same app on your Android or iOS devices to keep changing channels without having to switch on the PC every time.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Home of the Week -- Medway Ranch
This week's home anchors a sprawling Texas Hill Country ranch just outside Austin. The bones of the main house are amazing. Just imagine what Brooke or Joni could do with the decorating.
The main house has 5,828 square feet with three bedrooms, two full baths, two half baths, a living room, formal study, office, and studio. The guest quarters are above the barn and include two bedrooms, one bathroom, and one living area. Oh, there's a pool cabana, too. That space has a living area, bar & kitchenette and full bath. If you have to ask how much, you probably can't afford it. Honestly, the real estate listing says, "Price Upon Request." Needless to say, I won't be requesting.
16 comments:
- Velvet and Linen said...
Thank you for the shout out, Sandra.
I would love to get my hands on this property.
It's magnificent. Steve....what do you think of moving to Texas?
Love that two story living room!!!
and the grounds are magnificent. Oh to have that kind of space. We live in the city. 50x150 is all we get. I practically have breakfast with my neighbors.
I'd love a little elbow room.
- January 20, 2009 at 8:14 PM
- Lisa said...
I'll take that little white cottage by the lake. It looks to be about 20 x 20? :-) Good 'nuff with that view!
- January 21, 2009 at 7:27 AM
- Linda at Lime in the Coconut! said...
Oh boy...there is so much to love about this house!! Starting with the surroundings...great barn and outbuildings. Then the great unique floors...nice traditional touch...love that little alcove stairway, and stained glass windows...all very wonderful!
Thanks for the tour Sandra!
- January 21, 2009 at 7:46 AM
- Rue said...
Hi Sandra :)
That home is gorgeous and the landscape is amazing!! Loved the "If you have to ask, you can't afford it" LOL
- January 21, 2009 at 5:02 PM
- Laura Ingalls Gunn said...
Beautiful images!
I also like your garage redo and the design profiles.
- January 22, 2009 at 7:52 AM
- mary said...
What a beautiful home! I love the stained glass windows - always a dream of mine.
- January 22, 2009 at 9:15 AM
- Leigh said...
Simply breathtaking!
- January 22, 2009 at 1:15 PM
- Millie said...
Fabulous find Sandra - oh, wouldn't you just love to be able to hand it over to our dream team Brooke & Joni along with an open cheque book! Yes, you are right, this house has got so much going for it in the inherent design, but I can hear it calling out for some TLC from across the Pacific.
Millie ^_^
- January 22, 2009 at 3:02 PM
- Antiques and More Blog said...
Beautiful home...Texas is the best place to live! Lisa
- January 22, 2009 at 5:56 PM
- Cote de Texas said...
donde esta? quiero!!! ahora.
- January 22, 2009 at 8:04 PM
- niartist said...
LOVELY! I was squinting, waiting for the price ... I can't imagine what something like that would cost.
- January 23, 2009 at 12:41 PM
- gina said...
Absolutly gorgeous,and the views are breathtaking. great find.
- January 24, 2009 at 10:14 AM
- the pleasures of homemaking said...
That's just gorgeous but I love the outside more than the house! What I wouldn't give for all that land!
- January 25, 2009 at 10:09 AM
- Chris said...
Where do I even begin? I don't know how you do it, but you find THEE dreamiest houses. Keep 'em coming!
- January 25, 2009 at 6:46 PM
- Wendy said...
I guess the owners tried to make it feel clean and contempo with the white upholstered pieces in the living room, but GOSH it could sing with some color ! ANY color! Beautiful property.
- February 2, 2009 at 5:53 PM
This is my dream house! I just came across it and never new such a beautiful place existed. They should make it into a bed/breakfast so I can at least go stay there. It's perfect (to me).
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Ever wonder what your boss's signature might say about him or her? A new study suggests that chief executives with outsized John Hancocks are more likely to be narcissists. Big signatures may also mean the CEOs are less capable and poor performing, though that doesn't mean they take home smaller... Continue Reading


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Slinky Hose
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- Replacement extension hose for use with Oreck Ultra Handheld Vacuums and Oreck Deluxe Handheld Vacuum.
- Will fit BB800 series, BB1000 series and CC1600 Handheld Vacuums
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This vacuum is extremely difficult to use. A good vacuum, powerful, but why, oh why would you put a "slinky" hose on it? I had a similar older model with a standard hose, and it worked great. I gave that one to my son & purchased a newer model. Little did I know the hose would make this vacuum so difficult to use. I've searched your site looking for a replacement "standard" hose, but cannot find it. So disappointed. June 9, 2012
Poor design The original hose on my small vacuum broke, so instead of traveling 45 minutes to the nearest store location, I ordered the product. There is nothing user friendly about it at all. It does stretch, however, retracts immediately and remains snugly close to the vacuum, therefore, your vacuum is just as close to the area or item (like a sofa) that you are attempting to clean. I'm disappointed that I can no longer effectively clean my vehicle or use thus vacuum in small or tight spots. July 5, 2013
Good hose but no locking notch to fit older canister vacs If you have an older handheld vac (like the bb870 series), this hose will fit, but it doesn't have that locking notch. It attaches solely through friction. Overall, the hose works, but since there is no notch, it detaches fairly easily if the hose is stretched out too far. It's usable, but barely. April 19, 2013
hose and tubes are aggravating This is the most aggravating hose ever !! It does not extend so if I am vacumming the couch, I am having to move the whole vacuum all over the fabric as if it were a Dustbuster for cleaning cars. I have had this for months and thought that with time, it would be better. It is not. When I bought the vacuum, I bought the Turbo brush too. So, I have alot invested in this machine. The tubes will not stay together while vacuuming the floors. If I am vaccuming forward, I might make it a few feet...but as soon as I pull back some, the tubes come apart. Good grief !! I wish I had my money back !!! I also bought the Magnesium. So, I have quite an investment with Oreck. October 14, 2013
Replacement part doesn't replace the old part There is no way that I can use this replacement hose. There is no way to lock the hose inside the unit. The hose diameter is smaller than the opening in the canister. I would have to hold it in while I run the vacuum. Besides that, the hose in much shorter and stiff without the flexibility. Why did Oreck mess with a proven product? If it ain't broke, don't fix it! July 16, 2013
Hate the slinky hose! Hate the slinky hose. It extends but it is so tight and is hard to extend and use. Bought the other hose but it is so stiff and not expandable. Wish they had never messed with a good product - the hose that came with the original hand held vacuum. February 6, 2015
Different, but very handy. This very compact but extremely stretchy hose takes some getting used to because it is so different from the original 60" hose that came with the great old reliable, and unfailingly dependendable, Oreck Housekeeper Plus BB1100. I have had mine since 9/13/05 and have never had one problem with it until recently I stretched the hose around a corner too far and it ripped right through because I pulled on it too hard! I was in a hurry and should have waited until I could have taken my time. Anyway I got this one to replace it and after I got used to it, I have grown to like it. It's very stretchy and flexible and built with better rubber than the previous 60" hose was. It works great with all of the attachments and since it shrinks up smaller than the old 60" hose did, it is much easier to store! This one stretches longer than 60". I can't say exactly how far though because I have not measured it yet when it's fully stretched out. I don't think I have to worry about this one tearing like my old 60" hose did, that is for sure! If you need a replacement for yours, don't be afraid of this one! Just give it a chance and you'll grow to like it just like I did! I highly recommend giving it a try, and don't forget Oreck's guarantee if it does not work out for you, Oreck will make it right. January 28, 2013
Great little unit This is the perfect little unit for doing the carpet edges, bookshelves, and so on. It is very light and you can use it with one lightweight wand. The slinky hose is the perfect design for a unit to be carried around - you do not have the big old hose dangling around. Some people who have complained seem to be trying to use this as an upright, or pull around the floor full size canister. I do not think that is what it is intended for. July 26, 2014


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|Boys end regular season in irregular fashion
|Written by Chris Lee
Holyoke boys' basketball team gave their fans a little something to think about this past week as they wrapped up the regular season. "It was a tale of two teams," coach Scott Dille said.
Holyoke played host to Akron Thursday, Feb. 16 and handed the Rams just their third loss of the season in thrilling fashion, 74-62.
The next night, the Dragons took the short bus trip north to Ovid to face Sedgwick County—a team they felt they should easily beat. However, it was the Cougars playing with a chip on their shoulder who came away with the 68-61 win over the Dragons in overtime.
The two games wrapped up the regular season and sent Holyoke into the District Tournament Tuesday night, Feb. 21 in Holyoke. The Dragons finished the regular season with a 9-10 record.
Holyoke 74, Akron 62
Thursday night's game began just as many of the Dragons' games have this year, they fell behind early. Akron's up-tempo play and great shooting helped them to an early 21-11 lead over Holyoke.
The Dragons' never-quit attitude was evident in the second period as they chipped away at the lead and outscored the Rams 17-13 to head into the locker room down by just six, 28-34.
Reid Baumgartner drives towards the basket during Holyoke's win
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"We really got after it in the second half," Dille said. "It was sweet."
Holyoke exploded onto the court with momentum on their side as they outscored the rams 23-11 to open up a 51-45 lead heading into the final period.
Strong defense and outstanding offense led the Dragons to victory as they again outscored Akron, this time 23-17 to secure the win.
"They didn't get rattled and just kept playing their game," Dille said.
Dille noted appreciation for Jeremy Loutensock and Tito Fierro on their defensive play against Akron's Brady Baer. "They forced him into some tough shots," the coach added.
The coach said the Dragons did the same thing when they played in Akron earlier this year but rebounded the ball much better this go-around.
Offensively, the Dragons exploded. Reid Baumgartner led the team with a season high 37 points. He finished with one two-pointer, seven treys and 14-17 from the charity stripe. Fierro scored 12, Logan Tharp 11 and Trevor Dalton had 10 to round out double digit scorers.
"We got open shots and shot with confidence," Dille said.
Down the stretch, Akron decided to play Hack-a-Shaq type ball and began fouling with two minutes remaining, hoping to fight back off missed Holyoke free throws. The Dragons responded by going 15-22 in the final period as a team from the free throw line.
Holyoke 61, Sedgwick Co. 68
Holyoke was hoping to end with a bang and pick up a second consecutive win to round out the regular season schedule last Friday night in Ovid.
The cross county border rivalry game usually plays up to its hype and it was no different Friday night. The game was close all night with neither team leading by more than four points at one time. However after four quarters, the teams decided they needed overtime to decide the victor.
The Cougars jumped out to the early 12-10 first-quarter lead. The steady play left the game tied at 25 after two quarters of action.
The Dragons held a one-point lead after outscoring Sedgwick County 12-11 in the third.
Jeremy Loutensock puts up a shot against Akron last Thursday night.
The game continued to stay tight and with only seconds left, Holyoke led by three. The Cougars' Chase Dunker took an inbound pass and tossed up a three-pointer as time ran out. To the dismay of Holyoke fans, the ball went through the hoop to tie the game and force an overtime period.
Holyoke grabbed the first bucket in the extra period but Sedgwick County answered and then continued to shut down the Dragons on their way to the win.
Baumgartner led the team with 16 points. Austin Killin and Tharp were the only other Dragons to hit double digits with 12 and 10 respectively.
Upcoming action
The Dragons were scheduled to host Wray Tuesday, Feb. 21 in the first round of Districts. Results will appear in next week's issue of the Enterprise.
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Two years ago, Joel Manby, CEO of Herschend Family Entertainment, went incognito into his company's amusement parks on Undercover Boss. This month, he released Love Works, a guide to effective business leadership. And unlike some bosses, it's clear he really gets it.


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Albuquerque, NM (Sports Network) - Alex Kirk scored 12 points to help No. 18
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September 19, 2010
It feels like Fall.
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Very nice fall touches and I love your hair!!! I am obsessed with letter blocks, love your antiques ones! I just started decorating for fall myself.ReplyDelete
Please stop over and enter my csnstores gift card giveaway if you can!
I absolutely LOVE all your decor! It is so stinkin adorable in every way! Love the little blocks that spell out "fall".ReplyDelete
You are soooo stinkin cute!
I love the new hair color! You look great.ReplyDelete
your new do looks super cute! and just like they said, i love those letter blocks, too. very, very cute!ReplyDelete
Love the hair!! You look so cute!ReplyDelete
You've gotta go back and get the latte! :D And your hair is gorgeous! I'm going a little darker next week - going for a nice deep fall-friendly red! :D Change is good.ReplyDelete
Love the new hair color! Changing that is always fun!ReplyDelete
The plaster hand is amazing! What a treasure. I always go darker with my hair in the fall-seems like a cool weather thing to do while I sip my pumpkin spice latte! (Visiting from Heather today)ReplyDelete
Your Fantel looks great! Love the pictures behind it, too. Your hair is so beautiful! Great look for fall...I do that in Fall also (:ReplyDelete
- Aunt BethSeptember 20, 2010 at 8:53 PM
You are so creative and artsy . . . love your plaster hands. Did you know that in Victorian times people always had a forearm/hand or just a hand around for decoration? They were usually made from dead relatives instead of living ones (which is pretty creepy when you think about it). Yours is much better. What a treasure -- most people on have their kids' handprints in plaster from 1st grade.ReplyDelete
PS Your hair looks great. But it's still blonde.
Signed, Beth the Brunette (out of a bottle)
I love PartyLite! And I love your hair! If you ever want more partylite, I'm your girl! www.partylite.biz/lindseyagan There are amazing internet specials and they ship straight to your house!ReplyDelete
found you from the nester mantel link~ fun site! and adorable family.ReplyDelete
Your fall decorations are beautiful and so are you and your new do! Thanks for linking up :)!ReplyDelete
very creative fall display the wall of photos is a great backdropReplyDelete
It sure doesn't feel like Fall around here yet. Still as hot as ever!ReplyDelete
My husband bought me the Pumpkin Spice Frapachino at Starbucks last week and I liked it better than the hot version. And it made me feel like Fall was maybe on the way. =)
Your black and white photos look beautiful!
okay, just posted a comment but it's not here, so if you get 2, my apologies.ReplyDelete
like i was saying...YOUR HAIR! it looks great, but man, that was a bold change! i don't think i could ever change my "natural" platinum locks...they took so long to get!


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The steals list is not going to look too dissimilar from the assists list. I don't know enough about the incoming rookies and their pilfering prowess to dare put any of them up here, although I can probably guarantee that there will be at least one rookie with more than 120 steals.
The beauty of steals is that you don't even need to get huge minutes to get them. He just have to place yourself in the right place on the court.
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|Another Perspective
|Written by Lori Pankonin
People turn silence into a buzz of excitement
I've trekked through the fairgrounds on my bike in the early mornings this summer on my way to the track. Quiet. No one else around. Lots of wide-open space.
And then it happens. Fair week approaches. The lights remain on at night. There are a few people setting up things here and there. What a tremendous amount of organization it takes to plan the layout of the grounds. Every foot of space is mapped out. It's one thing to have it on paper, but then it all has to fit together as the little fair town forms.
I've never really thought that you don't just start at the end placing one booth for the expo, then move on to the next and the next. Imagine when the first person shows up who's in the middle. It's not like you count the storefronts and go to the sixth one over because it's just ground space at that point. Space has to be measured so that there's enough room left on each side for the designated remaining booths.
Same goes for the carnival. It's not like you can set up the Ferris wheel, then move it over a few yards to better accommodate another ride or food booth.
I live on the same corner year 'round. It's absolutely fascinating to watch the neighborhood suddenly change before my eyes. Campers move in. The rides and lights illuminate the sky. Vehicles fill the parking lots. The selection of eating establishments in town multiplies. Within days, we have thousands of neighbors.
I love the fair. It's the best place to run into people, some who have come many miles to get there and some who live right here but I never see. I'm always amazed at how the kids grow up. And for some reason it's at the fair that I especially notice that.
That's one thing I love about my volunteer time in the information booth. We see people approach all the way from the entrance. Oh my gosh. Can those kids really be that grown up? He looks exactly like his dad. Isn't she just a kid herself? Are those all her kids? Wait. She is an adult now. Oh that's right. I'm a grandma.
I'm amazed at how some little toddlers are still going strong as the midnight hour approaches. The kiddy rides are still running. Why not? It's sure a more enjoyable time than in the heat of the afternoon.
And then it happens. The fair's over. Overnight, the skyline changes when the high rises disappear, all packed up and moving on to the next location. Day by day, the grounds return to the wide-open space. It's quiet.
Sudden change in activity level doesn't happen only at the fairgrounds. Take an afternoon in front of the school this week. It's quiet. Sidewalks are empty. The motion begins. School buses approach and fill the driveway. Parents wait in vehicles to pick up their children. Then the bell rings and zazoooom. It all becomes a buzz.
Doors open. Kids come from all directions, some getting on the bus, some heading down the sidewalk for their walk home, some going back into the building for something they forgot, some finding their bikes, others climbing aboard the vehicle awaiting them. Vehicles and bodies leave the grounds in all directions. The buses pull out. A few more people make their way out of the building.
Then in a matter of minutes, it's quiet again. But only until the next activity. A filled calendar guarantees that the buzz will again return.
Be it fairs, school activities, day care centers, churches, swimming pools, stores, theaters, highways, stadiums. It's the people who turn the quiet empty atmosphere into a buzz of excitement.


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I was going to save this for a friday laugh, but I wouldnt remember.
Collection of Funniest & Hilarious Exam Answers
This is one of my faves. Love the smart-*** comments.
His professor sent him an e-mail the following day:Dear Michael,
Every year I attempt to boost my students final grades by giving them this relatively simple exam consisting of 100 True/False questions from only 3 chapters of material. For the past 20 years that I have taught Intro Communications 101 at this institution I have never once seen someone score below a 65 on this exam. Consequently, your score of a zero is the first in history and ultimately brought the entire class average down a whole 8 points.
There were two possible answer choices: A (True) and B (False). You chose C for all 100 questions in an obvious attempt to get lucky with a least a quarter of the answers. Its as if you didnt look at a single question. Unfortunately, this brings your final grade in this class to failing. See you next year!
May God have mercy on your soul.
Professor William Turner
P.S. If all else fails, go with B from now on.
B is the new C
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I will admit, I am to blame in sometimes making mountains out of molehills.
I haven't laughed that hard in a long time! That was Hilarious, to say the least!
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As a teacher and a former smart *** student, I always get a good laugh out of these.
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Those are good. I was laughing so hard my eyes were watering.
Originally Posted by 2020cy
Those are good. I was laughing so hard my eyes were watering.
My stomach about burst I was laughing so hard.
I loved the hard water answer.
I love this one.
Yeah, I know, it's urban legend, but still...
The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term. The answer by one student was so "profound" that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well. Bonus Question of the mid-term exam: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?
Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant.
One student, however, wrote the following:
"First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added. This gives two possibilities: 1. if Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, and then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose. 2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over. So which is it?
If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my freshman year that "it will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you," and take into account the fact that I slept with her last night, then number 2 must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over. The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is, therefore, extinct…leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a divine being, which explains why, last night, Teresa kept shouting "Oh my God."
I was hoping someone would post that one
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So, the first kid, when given the choices of "true" or "false" managed to choose "other", which wasn't even an option.
Wow! I'd give good odds that I work with that dude.
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The one where the prof drew in the monster eating the picnicers was priceless!
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I agree with Tube1.
Wow....I had to stop I was laughing so hard. The batman answer was hilarious!!!
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Worked perfectly. I raised wife's handlebar, so I needed spacers to go along with longer stem.
Good and well-priced... but would prefer not to have the logo printed on them.
I kind of wish these didn't have the Sette logo on them but they're significantly more affordable than the other brands. Nothing fancy but have a sturdy build and completely functional. No need to splurge on something fancy and long and these work. Good size options.
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Christopher's review of 2012
My top 10 albums of 2012. I love them all so much that I can't really rank them above each other.
Terrorizer - Hordes of Zombies
Black Breath - Sentenced to Death
Cattle Decapitation - Monolith of Inhumanity
Murder Construct - Results
Municipal Waste - Fatal Feast
POOR - Extinction of Trust
Highlonesome - The Gospel According to..
Saint Vitus - Lillie F-65
Master - The New Elite
My favorite shows.
1. Saint Vitus - 10/13/2012 at The Glass House in Pomona, CA:
This was my favorite show this year. I want to thank all my ms buddies for making it such an amazing day. It was a free show featuring Saint Vitus, The Casualties and Atheist. Every band put on an amazing performance. I got to get Dave and Wino to sign my Thirsty and Miserable vinyl. I asked Dave if he could play it for me, but he said Scion wouldn't allow them to do covers, but they played it anyways. Then afterwards, we all went back to my place and got super drunk and had a good time celebrating my birthday!
2. Cattle Decapitation - 9/15/2012 at the Glass House in Pomona, CA:
This show was amazing. The lineup was Cattle Decap with Six Feet Under and Battlecross. This show was so awesome because Cattle Decapitation played Monolith of Inhumanity from start to finish. I love that album so much and it was great to hear it played all the way through. I left 3 songs into SFU's set cause I was heading to Disneyland with my girlfriend that day, but I did hear them cover CC and treghet and I couldn't stop laughing at how terrible Barnes sounds hahaha
3. Origin - 5/7/2012 at the Slidebar in Fullerton, CA
Another amazing free show featuring Origin, Decrepit Birth, Aborted, Rings of Saturn and Battlecross. srm90 and a few of my friends decided it would be a good idea to make dinner reservations that night so we had guaranteed access to the show. It was a good thing we did cause the show reached capacity before we got there. We all decided to get a burger called The Cowboy From Hell burger. It was this big ass delicious burger with lots of habanero on it. It was so spicy we kept having to pound our beer, which we made the mistake of getting New Castle cause its not the best beer to pound while eating lots of food haha. That and our extremely garlicy fries just led way to a disaster. We all walked into the show room to see Aborted and it was packed way over capacity. It was so hot in there that we were all drenched in sweat in a matter of minutes. The problem with that was, we started sweating out the garlic we consumed, so we just smelled way worse than needed. Then the beer and food hit us, so we felt like our bellies were going to explode haha. Even though Aborted was awesome, we all felt like and smelled like shit. By the time Decrepit Birth came on, the room cleared out and we felt a little better. The rest of the show was pretty badass.
4. James Hunnicutt - 2/27/2012 at Max Steiners in Long Beach, CA
This is yet another free show I went to this year. This show will never be forgotten. James is a friend of mine who plays solo acoustic guitar. He has such an amazing voice and is a very talented musician. Though his musical taste varies, he normally tours country material. We had arrived right when he started playing and there we only two people in the bar watching him. He saw me and my friend and was happy to see that we made it out to see him again. He played two long ass sets and we got to pick the setlist. He just told us to tell him what we wanted to hear and he would be happy to play it for us. We then got to hang out with him after and talked until the bar closed. The next night we got to see him again at the Doll Hut in Anaheim, CA. A lot more people showed up, but he still hung out with us a lot, then he came back to my place and we all stayed up talking to him until almost 4am about metal and Star Wars. It was pretty awesome. I definitely can't wait for him to come to town cause we made plans to go to Legoland haha
5. Converge - 10/28/2012 at the Echoplex in Echo Park, CA
Yes, I bet you guessed it right, this was another FREE show for me haha My friend won tickets to this, so that was pretty much the only reason we went. We got there a little late, so we only saw Nails and Converge. Nails finally changed up their set by including a few new songs and a few songs from the first release that they don't play too often. They added a second guitarist, so they sound a LOT better now! I also really liked the new songs, so I can't wait for the new album to come out. Converge played a long awesome set. I was drunk and in the front for half of it. The singer was in my face the entire time I was there and I'll never forget singing along to All We Love We Leave Behind.
Other awesome free shows I went to:
Murder Construct with Destroyed in Seconds and ACxDC at the Slidebar
Black Breath with Martyrdod and Enabler at Glass House
Skarp at the Glass House
Filthy Still at Max Steiners and Doll Hut
D.I. at Slidebar
Morbid Angel with Grave at Grove of Anaheim
I had a great year full of free concerts!!
I also paid for a few shows:
Dillinger Escape Plan with Nails at the Eagle Rock Art Center in Eagle Rock, CA on 1/18/2012:
This show was pretty badass. It was my first time seeing DEP and they were fucking crazy! The singer climbed an 8 foot amp that was onstage and staged dived from it. The band doesn't use gravity in their live sets haha
Social Distortion on 2/18/2012 in Pomona, Ca at the Fox Theater:
I had to buy my tickets from a scalper, but I was able to find one fast and got into the pit to get a wrist band. It was my second time seeing Social D and they put on a great show as always. I didn't realized Mike Ness played lead guitar until that show, it was pretty cool to see.
Nasum in May, 2012 at the Black Castle in Inglewood, CA:
I hate this venue soo much, but had to go when I found out Nasum was only playing one show in my area. Nausea and Landmine Marathon opened up. I was super stoked to Nausea because they played a few Terrorizer songs!!! Nasum put on an amazing performance as well. I went crazy when they did my Inhale/Exhale songs!
Slayer on 6/30/2012 in Devore, CA for Mayhem fest:
I took my girlfriend to see Slayer and she hated it haha She described the mayhem fest as being a white trash swap meet. I had a blast seeing how much she hated the show and I also loved it when Slayer played Jesus Saves and Alter of Sacrifice!!
Leftover Crack in July, 2012 at the Black Castle in Inglewood, CA:
Like I said before, I hate the Black Castle but couldn't miss seeing LOC. They also played in Santa Ana the night before, but I had work and couldn't make it out to the show. I had a fun time, but was very disappointed when they played a very short set. Everyone was having such a good time, then it ended out of nowhere. I think they only played about 35 minutes. It was also a bummer to find out Ezra was no longer in the band.
Taking Back Sunday on 10/24/2012 at the Fox Theater in Pomona, CA:
I took my girlfriend to see TBS perform Tell All Your Friends from start to finish plus a best of set. I met up with xdoomsayerx and we all had a blast watching the show.
Goddamn Gallows on 10/27/2012 at the Fox Theater in Pomona, CA:
I met up with a friend to see one of my favorite bands open for Tiger Army and 45 Grave. I always love seeing Goddamn Gallows. My friend is really close with the band, so we got to go hang out back stage for the remainder of the show after their set. I missed 45 Grave and saw a few songs from Tiger Army, but it was seriously such a fun night.
I think I've had a pretty amazing year. I went to a lot of great shows and have some great memories. I had a lot of good times going to Disneyland with my girlfriend. I hope next year is just as amazing!!
Who needs a god when you've got Big Macs?
Greatd read! Super mad jelly that ya got to go to that DEP show, when me and my friend had the $$ to buy tix it was soldout. Also couldnt attend the slidebar show cuz I wasnt 21 at the time,same thing happened with ETID there. Also now that I have listened to Cattle Decap and Converge more I regret not attending those shows but hey Converge tours all the time at least. 2012 was an awesome year with great shows and I'm sure I'll meet up with ya at more shin digs!
5/27-Chron-Gen/Angeltic Upstarts
6/5-Discharge/Toxic Holocaust
6/8-Rotten Sound/Graf Orlock
6/23-Venom Inc/Necrophagia
Oh, I forgot to mention that Theories played the Murder Construct show and Cattle Decap played the Origin show.
Who needs a god when you've got Big Macs?
I wanna come up and see shows with you all
I guess since I forgot to include it, I'm going to name this album of the year for me since the title track was my favorite song that came out this year.
Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind
Who needs a god when you've got Big Macs?
8/31 - Sleep
11/10 - Judas Priest
11/14 - Slayer
Who needs a god when you've got Big Macs?
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I bought a pair of these for my Niner Jet 9 RDO earlier this year and have taken it out on 5-10 rides at this point. On 2+ hour rides, they make my hands start to cramp - there's just no cushion or give in the rubber at all, it's like I'm gripping metal (I guess I should have known better, given the name). I'm also not a huge fan of the thumb indentation, it's just not that ergonomic for my hands in the end.
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HANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say at least 20 passengers suffered minor to moderate injuries when a big rig truck collided with a southbound Amtrak train in the Central Valley in California.
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Clearing up Sandy's confusion
Answering residents' questions in the wake of storm that devastated Oceanside, Island Park
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In the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, people seemed to be, more than anything, confused and frightened. With so much destruction all around, there was a dearth of information.
Residents were turning to Facebook and to the Herald, and we didn't have many of the answers. So we went to work finding them. The information that follows was the best and most complete that we could gather as of our press time on Tuesday night.
Oceanside and Island Park were hit particularly hard by Sandy, a fact that many of the larger media outlets seem to have missed. It is the Herald's mission to get you the information you need. In the coming weeks, if you have a pressing question you can't find the answer to, email us at email@example.com, call us at (516) 569-4000 ext. 269 or post on our Facebook wall at www.facebook.com/oceansideislandpark.
Why was this storm so bad?
The flooding from Sandy was caused by a large storm surge, coupled with waves created by the hurricane-force winds.
A storm surge is caused by the winds of a powerful storm. They literally push the ocean forward, causing the water to swell in height. Add to that the fact that the storm peaked at high tide, and that it was a spring tide (when the sun, Earth and Moon are lined up and the high tide is even higher), and it was a recipe for disaster.
"So in addition to the waves breaking, you have this pushing of the ocean itself," said Prof. Malcolm Bowman, who teaches oceanography at Stony Brook University. "And it will go and flow inland. It will go everywhere."
According to Bowman, the storm surge added about seven vertical feet of water to the high tide.
The storm was also particularly bad because of its unusual nature, an odd hybrid between a hurricane and a nor'easter. "[Nor'easters are] usually big and hang around for a couple of days, where a hurricane is usually quick," Bowman said.
Where is the mail?
Some residents said they had not received any mail. Delivery was disrupted in the immediate aftermath of the storm.
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Malaria takes one child every 30 seconds and costs billions to combat; but unless the mosquitoes die . . . they will find a way in
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In Africa, mosquitoes go blood hunting after dusk. They often drift in through open windows or doors, but any crack or crevice will do. Inside, they sniff out their prey: a mother scrubbing pots after dinner, a child's ankles as she finishes her homework.
Bedtime is the best time for feeding. Through the quiet darkness comes a mosquito's reedy whine when it zips past your ear. But in Africa mosquitoes mean more than itchy bites; just one can bring death through malaria. And trillions breed anywhere there is fresh standing water, even puddles.
Sleepers sometimes use insecticide-treated bed nets as a defense-the nets often hang over floor mats, not beds-but the mesh turns stifling in the heat. Badly hung nets have gaps, and any tear renders them useless. Trying to stop every mosquito is a dead man's game: They will find a way in.
The only winning way to fight Africa's malarial mosquitoes is the law of the jungle: Kill them before they kill you. This is a story of how those who would save human lives lost their most effective weapon, and how some policy wonks are moving beyond their academic journals and seclusion in order to say, loud and often, give us back the weapon.
The story has to begin with big numbers, a little climatology, and a bit of entomology. The numbers: Some 500 million cases of malaria occur worldwide every year, and 1 million people die, nine-tenths of them in Africa. The disease is the leading murderer of Africans under 5-it kills a young child every 30 seconds-and survivors often suffer brain damage.
The climate fact is simple: Africa is a hot continent. That's relevant here because the process of transmitting malaria begins when a mosquito bites someone already infected and ingests the malarial parasite. Over a two-week period-but one that goes faster when it's hot-the parasite goes through a transformation called sporogony; once it occurs, the mosquito can infect others. The curious part is that the life span of the mosquito is also two weeks, so in cool areas mosquitoes typically die just before they become infectious-but in Africa they bite first, die later.
The entomology, or study of insects, explains why Africa is hit harder by malaria than, say, India. It takes two human bites in a row-one for the mosquito to ingest the parasite, the other two weeks later to infect another person-for malaria to be transmitted. In India, the predominant mosquito type prefers to bite cattle, but in Africa, mosquitoes almost always bite humans. The result is that malaria can be transmitted in Africa nine times more readily than in India.
Trying to stop every human-stinging mosquito is a dead man's game: They will find a way in.
The United States has been contributing about $200 million per year to Africa's war on malaria. Four months ago President Bush promised an additional $1.2 billion over five years in U.S. anti-malaria funding. But last week a coalition of 100 doctors, scientists, and activists said that anti-malaria funds up to now have been misspent.
The "Kill Malarial Mosquitoes Now" coalition-including eminent malaria experts and public health specialists, the former U.S. Navy Surgeon General, the national chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality, a co-founder of Greenpeace, the president of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, and the president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons-says most of the annual $200 million currently spent goes to advising African governments on how to combat malaria, not on actual combat.
The KMMN coalition says that only a small fraction of that amount goes to supplying bed nets and medicines. And zero goes to the most effective weapon: the insecticide DDT, which eradicated malaria in Europe and the United States more than half a century ago, but was later banned in the West for its supposed environmental effects.
The coalition's aim is to persuade Congress to devote two-thirds of annual U.S. anti-malaria funds to indoor insecticide spraying with DDT. Bed nets and life-saving drugs are important, explained Paul Driessen of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, "but they just don't do the trick."
What used to do the trick was DDT, dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, a chemical accidentally synthesized in 1874. In 1939, Swiss scientist Paul Muller discovered it killed many insects, including flies and mosquitoes. Allied forces used it in World War II, and scientists soon learned that small amounts sprayed on the inner walls and surfaces of homes repelled and killed malarial mosquitoes for up to a year-a revolutionary length of time compared to older pesticides that lasted only weeks.
By 1952, DDT had helped eradicate malaria in the United States, and a worldwide anti-mosquito campaign greatly reduced infections in Asia and Latin America. Only three countries in Africa got in early, though, and in 1962 biologist Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, attacked pesticides for causing environmental damage and singled out DDT as the worst offender.
Ms. Carson said the chemical was behind the thinning eggshells of some birds and was contributing to fewer hatchlings and the decline of species such as the bald eagle. Silent Spring helped the modern environmental movement get its wings, and the movement in 1972 succeeded in having use of the chemical banned in the United States. (In one of history's curious footnotes, the big political push for a DDT ban came from President Richard Nixon, looking to build bridges to the left.)
Soon the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) cut out DDT from its programs, and instead started talking up bed nets. Author and physician Michael Crichton described the results of the de facto ban on DDT this way: "It has killed more people than Hitler." That's because trying to stop every human-stinging mosquito is a dead man's game: They will find a way in.
We've learned two things in the three decades since DDT disappeared from the disease-fighting weapon rack. First, Ms. Carson's concerns turned out to be overwrought. Lab experiments in which captive birds ingested hundreds of times more DDT than their counterparts would encounter in the wild did not thin their eggshells dangerously; bird populations actually increased while DDT was in use. Nor is DDT carcinogenic to humans; that was another Carson claim. Infants nursing where there's been heavy DDT spraying may gain weight more slowly than others, but that's a lot better than dying from malaria.
We've also learned not to trust the foreign aid establishment. Many health workers are dedicated, but Monique Maddy's Learning to Love Africa (HarperCollins, 2004) is one of many recent works to criticize the "endless parade of well-paid experts [who have] little or no incentive to bring a project to fruition. On the contrary, any project that ended, successful or not, would reduce the number of consulting contracts available to the large cadre of international experts dependent on the UN system for their livelihoods."
Ms. Maddy, who was born in Liberia and worked for the UN in Indonesia, Angola, and the Central African Republic, writes of UN-sponsored events she attended in compounds and convention centers where Dom Perignon and vintage French wines flowed not far from shantytowns where rice and beans would be a feast. She describes the pleasure of being "an academic, a self-appointed guru of global poverty, reeling in millions of publicly funded dollars to collect and disseminate data and writing alarming reports that I know will never be read, let alone acted upon."
USAID has not been so bad, according to Senate testimony in May by Roger Bate, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, who stated that "the Agency would rather allocate its monies to U.S. organizations likely to waste a good portion of it but steal none, rather than local institutions that are in a better position to effectively use resources but are more vulnerable to instances of fraud and embezzlement."
Mr. Bate noted that USAID "uses earmarked malaria funds for peripheral actions. (Read Mr. Bate's full Senate testimony in pdf format). These consist mainly of paying Washington-based contractors to consult with local health ministers on policy matters, give advice on management issues, train selected administrators and health care workers, and help run basic health education programs." Millions in USAID anti-malaria funds never leave the Washington area.
Mr. Bate described a typical USAID-funded project in Kenya that "made no effort to measure whether the project made any progress towards its goal (reduction of deaths and severe illness due to malaria) . . . instead measured several objectives (five in this case) loosely related to its goal . . . revised downward its targets for some of those objectives after the mid-term report revealed unsatisfactory progress . . . failed to meet many of these objectives (even downwardly revised ones) . . . despite unimpressive results, the final evaluation gave the program a positive assessment."
But Lester Munson, chief of staff for USAID's global health bureau, told WORLD last week that the agency was not wasting money, and instead was building "infrastructure" so that new allocations will be well spent. "A lot of stuff USAID has done for the last 10 years has paved the way for these large amounts of commodities to be used correctly," he said. He expects that some future USAID funds will be used for insecticide spraying.
Mr. Bate's testimony had little effect, so last month he-along with Mr. Driessen and four other policy wonks-started doing something more than writing journal articles: They waded into Capitol Hill's political pond and started lobbying strategic Capitol Hill staffers and lawmakers, specifically targeting top members of the Senate and House appropriations committees.
The biggest challenge, Mr. Driessen said, is explaining the basics. He said many staffers ask, "'You mean there's still malaria out in the world?' . . . They think it's maybe a few thousand cases. When I tell them it's more than the combined population of Canada, the United States, and Mexico, their teeth just drop around their ankles."
Mr. Bate and others also note that countries in Africa adopting indoor spraying are already seeing a decline in malarial infections. In Zambia, areas where DDT is used have seen a 75 percent drop in cases and deaths over two years. Health officials hope to expand the spraying program from eight to 15 districts: Naawa Sipilanyambe, coordinator for Zambia's malaria program, forecasts that "in the next two to three years, incidence will reach to almost half in this country." With fewer cases, less money will have to be spent on expensive life-saving medicines.
The nouveau lobbyists are backed up by the "Kill Malarial Mosquitoes Now" declaration (read the full report), which responds to residual concerns about DDT's environmental effects by calling for its use only for indoor spraying and not for aerial or any other form of outdoor application. But that's the only proposed compromise: The declaration insists, "We will fight furiously for every human life now hanging in the balance as a function of current, myopic, errant and unconscionable U.S. malaria control policies."


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October truck tonnage levels show decent annual gains, reports ATA
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Amid a still topsy-turvy economic outlook truck tonnage volumes appear to holding up pretty well, according to data released by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) earlier this week.
Seasonally-adjusted (SA) truck tonnage in October dropped 2.8 percent, following a 0.5 percent gain in September, with the index at 124 (2000=100). This is the lowest SA level going back to April and snapped three months of sequential growth. But on an annual basis, the SA index was up 8 percent compared to October 2012, which the ATA said is the largest annual increase since December 201l, adding that the SA index is up 5.5 percent year-to-date through October.
The ATA's not seasonally-adjusted (NSA) index, which represents the change in tonnage actually hauled by fleets before any seasonal adjustment, increased 4.9 percent from 126.9 in September to 133 in October and is up 4.5 percent annually compared to the 123.7 SA recorded in October 2012, which was impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
As defined by the ATA, the not seasonally-adjusted index is assembled by adding up all the monthly tonnage data reported by the survey respondents (ATA member carriers) for the latest two months. Then a monthly percent change is calculated and then applied to the index number for the first month.
"From May through September, the index surged 3.5%, including only one monthly decrease over that period," said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello in a statement. "It isn't surprising for volumes to fall back some after such a good run. Despite October's month-to-month decrease, we saw a very robust year-over-year increase and I'm seeing some good signs out of the trucking industry that suggests the economy may be a little stronger than we think. Specifically, the heavy freight sectors, like tank truck, have been helping tonnage this year. But in the third quarter, generic dry van truckload freight saw the best quarterly gains since 2010. I view this positively for the economy. I view it positively for trucking. Now, we have to see if it continues."
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Fernandez Breaking Records On The Links
AMES, Iowa – Scott Fernandez' assault on the Iowa State men's golf record book is unprecedented. The sophomore from Granada, Spain is not only recording the finest season in school history, but one of the best in college golf this year.
Fernandez is making his mark on the heels of his former teammate and mentor's incredible accomplishments, Nate McCoy
The Cyclones entered the season with the burden of replacing the services of the All-American McCoy, who recorded the best season in the annals of ISU golf in 2011-12. McCoy, who became the first Cyclone to qualify for the NCAA finals since 1980, broke the single-season scoring mark (71.65), was an unanimous pick for All-Big 12 First Team and ended his senior year ranked 42nd nationally by Golfweek.
The achievement bar for Cyclone golf had been raised to an unattainable level. Or had it?
One person who didn't believe it was McCoy himself. In the middle of his record-setting senior campaign, McCoy was interviewed by Cyclones.com and was asked about his rookie teammate. The soothsayer told the school's website this, "Mark my word. Scott Fernandez will go down as the greatest player in Cyclone golf when his career is over."
Not only was McCoy was one of the best ever to compete at Iowa State, he also has a keen eye for talent.
Fernandez posted an excellent rookie season a year ago (2011-12), recording the lowest freshman scoring mark in school history (73.18) while helping the Cyclones earn their first NCAA Regional berth since 1999.
However, what Fernandez has done for an encore in 2012-13 has been fabulous. The Spaniard has emerged as one of the best golfers in the nation, currently holding down the No. 16 individual ranking nationally by Golfweek, the highest ranking ever by a Cyclone.
His scores speak for themselves. In nine tournaments this season, Fernandez has placed in the top-10 in eight of them (2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 22nd, 1st, 2nd, 5th, 7th). His highest round of the season is a 75 and his 71.11 scoring average is on pace to break McCoy's one-year-old mark.
Fernandez is coming off a seventh-place finish at the Big 12 Championship to earn All-Tournament honors. He is one of just three Cyclones in school history to place in the top-10 at the Big 12 Championship.
McCoy had eight top-10 finishes in 14 tournaments last year and Fernandez already has eight top-10s in nine tournaments this year. Fernandez missed a pair of tournaments in the fall while competing for Spain in the World Amateur where he tied for 13th as an individual.
Iowa State head men's golf coach Andrew Tank, who was a member of Minnesota's 2002 national championship team, has been around a lot of good golfers. Fernandez is definitely one of them.
"Scott is right up there with the best players I have ever coached and is certainly in the conversation with the best players in the country right now," Tank said. "What makes Scott so special is his approach to the game. He sees the big picture and has high goals and expectations for himself. He's always searching for ways to get better and he wants to learn and wants to grow as a player."
Fernandez recently tied for second at the Thunderbird Invitational (April 5-7), posting rounds of 69-69-65 en route to the second-best 54-hole scored in ISU history (203). His performance bested the nation's No. 1-ranked golfer Michael Kim (California) by nine shots, but that shouldn't surprise you.
Fernandez is 6-1-1 vs. players ranked in Golfweek's individual top-25 national ratings.
The nation is catching on to Fernandez Fever. In January, Fernandez became the first Cyclone to make the Ben Hogan Award Watch list, an award given out annually to the nation's best collegiate golfer.
Last week, Fernandez was selected to play in one of the most prestigious amateur events in the world in the 2013 Palmer Cup. The Palmer Cup pits the best collegiate players from the United States vs. the top from Europe in a Ryder Cup-style event. Fernandez was the second pick on the European squad.
Golfweek lists Fernandez as the 107th-best amateur golfer in the world.
The season is now winding down for Fernandez and the Cyclones, but Tank envisions his star has plenty more low scores left in him.
"The great thing about Scott is when he tees it up at the (NCAA) Regional his goal will be to be in contention and try to win," Tank said. "That's what he will need to do at the Regional to advance on, but this will be nothing new to him because that has been his mindset at every tournament so far this year. It is very difficult to advance as an individual to the NCAA finals, but if he plays his game, he will be right there at the end."
Fernandez is lock for an NCAA Regional berth, May 16-18 at a site to be determined on Monday May 6.