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So I have been putting in for the youth bull for as long as I have been able to and I got the fourth un this year. My cousin put in this year for his first time and he drew the tag. I know that they don't do bonus points for this hunt and it is all random luck in the drawing, but it is kind of frustrating. I am sure it will be a fun hunt though, and I hope we can get him a decent bull. I am just curious to see how many of you guys have put in your kids for this hunt and when they drew it or how long they have been unsuccessful.
Also any info on where we should check out for my cousins tag would be greatly appreeciated.


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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - If you're not familiar with what "A Tribe
Called Bench" is, look it up.
It's one of the most unheralded, yet critical groups in the league.
It is the nickname for the Los Angeles Clippers bench unit.
(And, possibly the most idiotic nickname in sports history. It's a play on a A
Tribe Called Quest, a hip-hop group, but the reference is outdated a bit and,
well, I hate it.)
With frequent All-Stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin getting the starts and
most of the headlines, and deservedly so in some cases, the Clippers second
unit has been dazzling.
They have been a huge catalyst in the Clippers' 14-game winning streak that
has propelled them to the best record in the NBA. They had 22 wins by the end
of Christmas. Nine times since the 1981-82 season, the Clip show didn't win 20
games all season, so this team appears special.
The bench group with the horrendous nickname is led by Jamal Crawford, the
2009-10 Sixth Man of the Year, who seems destined for the award once again.
Crawford leads the NBA in bench scoring with 16.8 ppg, and on Christmas Day,
posted his league-best 12th game of 20 or more off the bench. Los Angeles is
10-2 in those games and the next-closest player with 20-plus off the pine is
Charlotte Bobcats' guard Ramon Sessions with seven.
Crawford isn't the only one producing for the Clips. Matt Barnes, primarily
known as a good defender and an agitator, is fourth on the team in scoring at
10.6 ppg on 50 percent shooting from the field.
Eric Bledsoe scores 9.1 ppg. Lamar Odom has worked his way into some type of
physical condition resembling a professional athlete and is contributing.
Ronny Turiaf and Ryan Hollins also provide toughness.
The Tribe averages over 44 ppg.
"It's very unique," Paul said of his super subs. "Every team in the league
would love to have what we have. Teams usually have one or two dynamic players
that come off their bench, but we come in with a group of starters."
No more was the value of the bench more evident than Christmas night against
the Denver Nuggets. The reserves tallied 64 points, 25 rebounds, 14 assists,
six steals and three blocks.
The Clippers blew the game wide open with a 42-point second quarter. Crawford
and Barnes combined for half of the points.
"We had good bench production tonight, especially in that second quarter, and
at the end of the third a little bit to withstand their run. Just a good,
overall team effort." said head coach Vinny Del Negro.
The reserves see plenty of fourth-quarter action, and so far, so good. There's
been no public displays of anger about the head coach's minute distribution.
Against the Nuggets, three starters - DeAndre Jordan, Caron Butler and Willie
Green - played less than 20 minutes. Three bench guys - Crawford, Barnes and
Odom - logged more than 30.
But Del Negro has to go with the hot hands. He's got a ready-made nucleus with
Paul and Griffin. Del Negro can mix and match around those two and the results
speak for themselves.
A team needs willing veterans and willing youngsters to be so reliant on its
bench. The guys whose names get introduced in a cloud of darkness,
pyrotechnics and crappy music still carry the swagger. In L.A., those starters
are buying into the team philosophy.
Winning will help with that.
What's potentially terrifying is that this group could get stronger. Chauncey
Billups and Grant Hill are both expected back imminently from injury. Billups
will return to the starting lineup when he does. And, Billups will probably
take some late-game minutes from Barnes and Crawford.
There are other good benches in the NBA. The Milwaukee Bucks have a strong,
versatile second unit. Believe it or not, the Washington Wizards bring a high-
scoring punch off the bench, but that's probably because head coach Randy
Wittman can't figure out which five guys to start on any given night.
But there's no second-string group more vital to the success of the team than
the Clippers bench. There is no reserve corps playing more meaningful minutes
for a team and no pack providing more production.
Now, if their nickname was just a little stronger...
- The Brooklyn Nets fired head coach Avery Johnson on Thursday. The team was
3-10 in December and Johnson just doesn't seem to connect with his players
totally. This group looks completely lost and has the whole month, so this is
no shock.
- Deron Williams made comments recently about he preferred Jerry Sloan's
offensive system in Utah to Johnson's in Brooklyn. That's wonderful, but
Williams needs to be careful. He is perceived to be the reason Sloan retired
from the Jazz and now many will say that he was the cause of Johnson's
departure. No player wants to be saddled as a guy who gets coaches fired. It's
hard to build relationships that way. Plus, Williams has won exactly the same
number of championships as my Aunt Mary Jane, so it just doesn't sit well. He
makes a lot of money and plays in New York now. The scrutiny will only
intensify, so he may want to knock down a few more jumpers before answering
- Does Phil Jackson go to the Nets? Would the triangle, that wasn't good
enough for the Los Angeles Lakers, but did win 11 championships, work in
Brooklyn? Who knows, but remember this - Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov wants to
make a splash and has the coin to do it. The replacement might be a big name.
Jackson might be the guy, but either Van Gundy brother makes sense.
- The Raymond Felton broken finger injury that will cost him four to six weeks
is not catastrophic for the New York Knicks. Yes, he is the second-leading
scorer and top assist man, but Jason Kidd can slide over to the point full-
time and Iman Shumpert is close to returning, so the Knicks can get by for a
little while without him. Shumpert and J.R. Smith can man the "2" and Kidd and
Pablo Prigioni can handle the point. Throw in Ronnie Brewer and you've got
yourself a stew.
- I think complaining about officiating is childish, but the Knicks don't get
superstar calls. What's troubling is how they respond to it. The Knicks
complain way too much and way too outlandishly, forcing officials to dole out
- The NBA on Christmas is a fantastic showcase for the sport's best. Things I
didn't like about the Christmas schedule was, 1.) the holiday uniforms made
specifically to sell them and turn a profit, and 2.) there were a few too many
incidents between players that forced separations. Don't need that on a
showcase day.
- Movie moment - Got "The Dark Knight Rises" on DVD for Christmas and have
watched several times. Here's my question, how does Bane shave? Does he take
the mask off to hit the head and face? Is there a goatee under the mask?
- TV moment - I heard "Nashville" is pretty good. I will never know.
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The Ocala Police Department has received reports of an Internet scam and wishes to warn residents about it.
While online, people suddenly see a pop-up window alerting them to a security breach monitored by the FBI or Homeland Security, according to an OPD media release. The viewers are advised that the computer has been locked up and that they must pay $300 to $400 in fines using of a Green Dot Reloadable Prepaid card.
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SHADYSIDE - The inaugural OVAC Dual Tournament proved once again why the conference wants as many of its championships decided on the field, court or mats as possible.
The opening round for the A/AA field at Shadyside High School saw two of the three lower seeds in action advance to next week's OVAC Dual Championship at WesBanco Arena in downtown Wheeling.
The lone higher seed to survive was second-seeded River, which dispatched Toronto, 54-36. Sixth-seeded Steubenville Catholic avenged an earlier dual loss when it sent the host Tigers packing, 36-34.
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Cameron's Devin Starcher pins Beallsville's Robert Valentine during the OVAC Dual Championships.
Fifth-seeded Cameron earned the right to take on top-seeded Caldwell, which received a bye to the finals, next week after getting past Beallsville, 45-36.
River's victory was fueled by seven forfeit victories, which gave the Pilots 42 points before the match even began.
''We're obviously pleased to advance, but we realize Toronto was shorthanded,'' River coach Dr. Vince Monseau said. ''We wish there were more competitors to get some more matches.''
Monseau, who spoke openly that he's a fan of duals and triangulars, was totally on board with the OVAC's decision to go to this format.
''I like the idea, but I think all of the schools, including us, need to recruit more kids from the school to come out, so we fill our lineups,'' Monseau said. ''This makes the kids who might be under .500 a very key part of the dual match.''
Steubenville Catholic was the surprise of the evening after the Crusaders built an early lead and managed to hang on as the hard-charging and shorthanded Tigers came up just short.
''This is a great win for our program,'' Steuben-ville Catholic coach Aaron Henry said. ''I never count these kids out. We lost to Shadyside earlier in the season, but we came down here with a different attitude.''
The Crusaders got out of the gates quickly thanks to pins by Blake Kierowski and Mike Crosby at 106 and 120, respectively. Figure in Tigers forfeits at 113, 126 and 132 and the Crusaders found themselves in control with a 30-0 lead.
A pin later by Andrew Beaulier in the second period at 145 pounds proved to be the difference.
Shadyside's dynamic junior duo of Ian Baker and Alex Quinn each recorded a pin, but it wasn't enough as the Tigers recorded only one other pin the entire match at 195 pounds by Donnie Heath.
''To have kids get decisions and not get pinned were critical for us,'' Henry said. ''We wouldn't have been able to win this if those had been pins.''
The Tigers wrestled without two starters due to disciplinary reasons.
The Crusaders and Pilots will meet in one of the semifinals next Wednesday.
Cameron came into its matchup with Beallsville with a simple objective according to Dragons coach Ron Trowbridge.
''We only had eight kids in our lineup, so we knew we had to pin to win,'' Trowbridge said. ''We had some kids out sick and we don't have many extra guys, so we knew it was going to be a close match.''
The Dragons didn't lose a match and posted five victories by pin, two by decision and picked up a forfeit from the Blue Devils.
Cameron's Taylor Neely recorded the quickest pin of the evening, holding the Beallsville opponent's shoulders down at the 33-second mark.
''Beallsville has a lot of kids and has really improved since we wrestled them earlier in the season,'' Trowbridge said. ''We stressed to the kids that if we wanted to move on to face Caldwell, we had to get as many pins as possible.''
As for what lies ahead in the Redskins, Trowbridge knows his team will face a daunting task, but he likes that idea as West Virginia regional action begins the week after the OVAC finishes.
''We only get better by wrestling good kids,'' Trowbridge said. ''I'm not sure about the new format yet. I'm not sure if these preliminaries are the way to go or you just take the top four, but the only problem is how do you schedule?''
At Cadiz, Steubenville continued its dominant season with a 79-0 throttling of Union Local. Big Red will take on Edison, a 59-18 winner against St. Clairsville.
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(Butler – 1B)
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i have no idea but id be interested in getting on on something like that.
I've noticed that this board has a shared world, but it looks very over populated with people working on it. Is there more the one world on that board? Or just one everyone works on?
I thought about started a shared world - I love world building and it's always a lot more fun when there's a group. But I don't want to step on anyone's toes if there's an active one here on the boards.
i have no idea but id be interested in getting on on something like that.
Who is John Galt?
Cool, if another shared world is started. it could be done outside this forum. so not to interfer with the one that this site has.
If you're talking about the Community World-Building Project (CWBP) then that's just a bunch of maps for a world that was created. We all mapped out various sections and towns and stuff like that. There are probably many towns and villages left to be finished or even started. I'm not real up to snuff on what's to be done and whatnot so drop a post in that thread and those more familiar with it will be able to help you. I know some of the guys are currently running a D&D campaign in this world.
If you're talking about the guild-sponsored adventure that we're planning on putting out for Pathfinder, well, that sort of stalled.
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
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I was leaning toward something that has all the back information of the world, yes maps and cities and things like that, but what creatures, magic, people etc this world has. Which may lean more toward a writing group vs a map group, but I thought I'd ask here
im sure theres plenty of overlap of interest within the guild for that sort of project.
if you think you'd want to start one up you could probably requit enough people to do so. Ive run a couple of open ended world building projects over on the wizards of the coast forums, and theyre always pretty fun.
Who is John Galt?
I'm hoping that there will be some overlap interested. I'm just wondering how many the group should have. Small group or a large group.
that would depend on the size of the project i suppose
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True, do you know of any other mapper or gaming sites that would be interested in something like this?
I might be, but my strengths are all at the beginning, in coming up with the whole world outline. I haven't done much yet on a smaller scale, although it's on my list of things to do someday.
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Royals players were instructed by Trey Hillman to be at the ballpark and in their batting practice uniforms by 2:30 today for a special event. The surprise was a tour of the new Royals Hall of Fame, set up by Vice President of Communications and Broadcasting Mike Swanson.
Players and staff watched the video from the dugout theater that tells the story of baseball in Kansas City and of the Royals. They then had some time to walk through the exhibit area before having to hustle back to the clubhouse to get ready for batting practice. The tour received a seal of approval from the players and staff, including catcher Miguel Olivo, who told Swanson that the video gave him goosebumps.


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ORLANDO — Florida prosecutors say Trayvon Martin's troubles at school and his marijuana smoking should not be talked about at a trial for neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.
Prosecutors asked a judge on Monday to block Zimmerman's attorneys from presenting this evidence as well as information about Martin getting into a fight and wearing fake gold teeth. Prosecutors also want to keep out of the trial any social media screen names Martin used, the contents of his text messages and his school records.
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He has written about issues concerning the wealthy – from private banking and wealth management to philanthropy and inheritance battles – for many years. In addition to The Times, his stories have appeared in Conde Nast Portfolio, The International Herald Tribune, Barron's and the Financial Times, where he was that paper's first dedicated reporter covering high-net-worth investors.
Mr. Sullivan's first book "Clutch: Why Some People Excel Under Pressure and Others Don't" was published in September, 2010.
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The dispute over a stone wall in Westport, Conn., opens a window into life in a wealthy suburb, where neighbors have enough money to fight for years over an issue.September 5, 2009 your-moneyNews
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Coach Dale Lynch is finding success in the fundamentals, not inside his players' heads.August 27, 2009 sportsNews
Renovations That Add Value to a Home: Think Shingles, Not Marble
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Giving Like Michael Bloomberg: 'Find One Small Thing'
Observing how philanthropists like the former New York mayor collaborate with others can help smaller donors make a bigger difference.
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Making Big Donations to Change the World
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Prince Needed a Will, but Maybe You Don't
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Economic Gravity in the Oil Industry: What Goes Up Comes Down
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Arbuckle joins front office, roster moves
Today marks the beginning of the free agent signing period. While no players were signed today, the Royals were busy with roster moves and an addition to the front office.
We start in the front office, where the Royals named Mike Arbuckle the Senior Advisor to the General Manager/Scouting and Player Development. Arbuckle comes to the Royals after earning a ring with the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies. He started with the Phillies after the 1992 season as the Director of Scouting, and was most recently the Assistant General Manager. He drafted several key components of the 2008 champs, including outfielder Pat Burrell, Ryan Howard, Ryan Madson, Brett Myers, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and World Series MVP Cole Hamels. Mike, a Trenton, Mo. native, currently resides in Liberty. We welcome Mike to the club!
The Royals also made a series of roster moves, since today was the MLB deadline for removing all the 60-day Disabled List players and placing them on your 40-man roster. Right-handed pitchers Ryan Braun, Luke Hochevar, Luke Hudson and Carlos Rosa, and outfielder Shane Costa were activated from the 60-day DL. In addition, the Royals requested Unconditional Release Waivers on Braun while designating Hudson and left-handed pitcher Josh Newman for assignment. The Royals 40-man roster now stands at 40. Keep an eye out next week, as all teams must finalize their "winter" 40-man roster on Thursday, Nov. 20. This means teams must protect some of their minor leaguers or risk losing them in the Rule 5 draft, which will take place during the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas on Dec. 11.
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Now that Arbuckle is part of the front office, perhaps he can talk to Pat Burrell in talking over our DH position and play an occasional left for DeJesus.
We need another threat besides Guillen & Jacobs.
Pat's bat, leadership qualities, his presense as a World Series Champ will be huge for our young team.
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Duke Energy told city officials to OK an operating deal for the streetcar before trying to talk costs. The fighting words are in the middle of an ongoing feud between city officials and Duke Energy about who will move utility lines and pipes to accommodate the streetcar. The operating details will help Duke know what "unbreakable rules" about maintenance and emergency repairs exist and where the streetcar will go, according to the company's spokesperson. CityBeat previously covered the streetcar issue and all the pettiness from Duke here.
A suspended frat is suing Miami University. The frat was suspended after a fireworks battle led to the discovery of illegal substances in the frat. The frat claims the university improperly suspended it, damaged its business and property, and made libelous allegations out of "malice, hatred and ill will." The frat says it shouldn't have been suspended without a written complaint, but Miami's spokesperson said the university is allowed to suspend students without a written complaint if there is a pending investigation.Ohio will soon begin tying college funding to graduation rates. If only that was done with e-schools.
Equality Ohio announced Columbus, Ohio made a step forward in LGBT rights yesterday. It is now among the few cities in Ohio to have a domestic partner registry, which allows same-sex couples to legally declare their relationships without marriage or civil unions. Toledo, Cleveland, Athens and Dayton also have registries.
Secretary of State Jon Husted wrote a "guest column" on his own website defending early voting rules in Ohio. Republicans are facing criticism over bringing racial politics and poor arguments into the early voting debate.
The University of Cincinnati's new interim president just got a nice raise.The state texting-while-driving ban goes into effect tomorrow.
Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio made his speech at the Republican national convention yesterday. In the speech, he criticized President Barack Obama for the current state of the economy. In return, Democrats criticized Portman for his budget work for former President George W. Bush, whose administration is widely blamed for the current economic crisis.It seems like Paul Ryan spent a lot of time lying in
UPDATE: 5:11 p.m. Updated with comment from Miami University spokeswoman.
A Miami University fraternity that was suspended after an alleged fireworks battle led to police finding drugs when executing a search warrant has filed a lawsuit with the frat demanding $10 million from the university.
The Phi Kappa Tau chapter at Miami university alleges in their lawsuit that university officials improperly suspended the fraternity, damaged its business and property and made libelous allegations out of "malice, hatred and ill will."
The frat is suing for compensation as well as $10 million in punitive damages and attorneys fees. The Tuesday court filing demanded a trial by jury.
The fraternity was suspended after members of the Phi Kappa Tau and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternities allegedly threw lit fireworks between their two frat houses.
When Oxford police officers tried to investigate, students refused to let them into the houses without warrants. So the police got warrants.
According to the filing, inside the Phi Kappa Tau house police found fireworks, a baggy of marijuana and two pipes.
The lawsuit alleges that the university improperly suspended the fraternity because it did so in the absence of any written complaint. It claims that there are no police complaints or charges as of the lawsuit's filing.
The suit also alleges that the university recklessly made false statements damaging the reputation of the fraternity and causing some of its members "severe emotional distress."
Miami University spokeswoman Claire Wagner declined to comment on the lawsuit. However, she said the school's student code allows the Dean of Students or a designee to issue a summary suspension without a written complaint if there is a pending investigation. She said the university, as well as Oxford fire and police, are investigating the incident.
University of Cincinnati President Greg
Williams stepped down yesterday. According to reports, Williams
walked into a UC Board of Trustees meeting, announced he was resigning effective
immediately and left.
Greg Hand, spokesperson for UC, said Williams resigned for "personal reasons." No further explanation was provided by Williams.
Santa Ono, UC provost, is taking over temporarily as interim president. In a tweet, he promised to give the university 150 percent.
Williams was at UC since 2009. A year after arriving, he introduced his UC2019 plan. The plan seeks to make the university into a top school by 2019. The plan also implied Williams had long-term plans for UC, making his abrupt resignation even stranger.
The Board of Trustees seemed happy with Williams — at least happy enough to give him a raise. On Sept. 20, 2011, the Board gave Williams a $41,000 raise, bringing his salary up to $451,000. He also got a $102,500 bonus.
The news took UC students by surprise. Lane Hart, student body president at UC, told the school's independent student newspaper, The News Record, he was "shocked" when he heard the news.
To give credit where credit is due, when The Cincinnati Enquirer first reported the story, the newspaper mentioned that Margaret Buchanan, president and publisher at The Enquirer, is on the UC Board of Trustees. However, The Enquirer did not mention asking Buchanan about the resignation — an omission that raised questions for Jim Romenesko, a popular journalism blogger. Since then, The Enquirer emailed Romenesko saying Buchanan did not know any extra information.
Buchanan's ties to local groups the newspaper frequently covers have failed to be disclosed in the past. Previously, CityBeat found in stories related to 3CDC, which Buchanan is also involved in as a member of the executive committee, The Enquirer overwhelmingly failed to report the possible conflict of interest. The newspaper only reported the connection one out of 32 times, although the number could be inflated due to The Enquirer's system of posting duplicate articles. In one particular story, The Enquirer praised 3CDC but failed to bring up Buchanan's role overseeing publicity and marketing there.
Update: This blog incorrectly said Doug Preisse is the chairman of the Montgomery County Republican Party. He is the chairman of the Franklin County Republican Party.
"I guess I really actually feel we shouldn't contort the voting process to accommodate the urban — read African-American — voter-turnout machine," Doug Preisse, chairman of the Franklin County Republican Party, told The Columbus Dispatch in an email over the weekend. The admission to outright racism came at the height of a controversy regarding weekend voting in Montgomery County. Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted is trying to enforce uniform in-person early voting hours with no weekend voting across the state to avoid any discrepancies that caused a previous controversy, but county Democrats in Dayton wanted to have weekend voting anyway. When county Democrats refused to back down in a Board of Elections meeting, Husted, the state official who is supposed to empower voters as much as possible, suspended them from the Board. The move sparked criticism from state Democrats, which eventually led to Preisse's admission to playing racial politics.
The Ohio Board of Education is meeting today and is expected to discuss its search for a new superintendent of public instruction. Former Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction Stan Heffner had to leave after an investigation found he had been misusing state resources and encouraging legislation that benefited an employer.Taxpayers could be paying $300,000 so county officials can avoid a tough decision. The move would preserve the property tax rollback and let the county hold off on making a payment on the stadiums this fiscal year. Two out of three county commissioners told the Enquirer they like the idea.
Schools in the Greater Cincinnati area seem to be using different grading scales. The disparity could put some students in a worse spot when applying to college.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is suing a Cincinnati man over a Craigslist scam.The Greater Cincinnati area could soon host more film, television and video game production thanks to new tax incentives.
Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland could be making an appearance at the Democratic national convention. The convention is a time for parties to show off their new candidates and party platforms.Republican senatorial candidate Todd Akin of Missouri told KTVI-TV, "First of all, from what I understand from doctors [pregnancy from rape] is really rare. If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down." The extremely offensive, factually incorrect comment was quickly picked up by media outlets, and the senatorial candidate is now saying he "misspoke." But misspeaking typically means messing up one or two words. Misspeaking does not mean making a clearly spoken argument with a very clear point.
Lack of funding could be hurting national parks.Here is a spider with claws.
Carbon dioxide emissions fell to a 20-year low this year, largely thanks to natural gas that was made cheaper and more plentiful due to the fracking boom in Ohio and other states. The news is a surprising turnaround for climate change activists, but critics worry that methane — a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide — emitted from natural gas operations could still pose a significant climate threat. Environmental groups are generally opposed to fracking, but supporters, like Gov. John Kasich, insist it can be made safe with enough regulations. CityBeat previously covered the concerns and questions behind fracking here.
The Ohio Department of Education has had a rough year, and in a few ways, it's back to square one. On top of the search for a new superintendent of public instruction, the Department of Education has had to deal with budget cuts and layoffs, a new Board of Education member with no college degree or known resume, and the department is now being investigated by the state auditor.The White House has announced a $30 million manufacturing hub for Ohio that will act as a model for the rest of the United States. The hub will bring together universities and businesses in order to increase growth and collaboration and decrease risk.
Ohio has seen an uptick of businesses requesting to work in the state, according to Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted. Estimates show 6,137 new entities applied to work in the state during July, up from 5,472 during July 2011. The state has also seen 52,728 new business requests so far in 2012, up from 49,460 during the same January-to-July period in 2011. The news shows some signs of strengthening economic growth in Ohio.But Ohio's unemployment rate barely moved in July. The unemployment rate remained at 7.2 percent, the same as June's unemployment rate, even though 2,000 jobs were added.
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. EPA, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and energy companies met yesterday to work out how Ohio will enforce new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. The new standards will greatly reduce toxic pollutants given off by power plants, according to the National Resources Defense Council.Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor claims there's a funding shortage for courts. The shortage could make it difficult for some cases and people to see their day in the courtroom.
Environmental groups are asking for more rules for wastewater injection wells, the wells used to dump wastewater produced during fracking. But state regulators aren't sure more rules are necessary.Fifty-eight state Republican lawmakers have never broken from the very conservative Ohio Chamber of Commerce in a vote.
Sen. Rob Portman will be speaking at the Republican national convention. The convention will make Mitt Romney's nomination as the Republican presidential candidate official. Conventions are also a time for political parties to show off their new party platforms.
President Barack Obama is coming back to Ohio next Tuesday. The president will be staying in Columbus this time around.
Tax Policy Center to conservative critics: No matter what you say, Romney's tax plan is still mathematically impossible.
Americans love computers, but they hate the oil and gas industry.It's taking more than three days, but the famous Jesus statue is rising again.
A Hamilton County budget shortfall could force officials to cut more than 300 county jobs, according to Hamilton County Administrator Christian Sigman. If the county doesn't fix its problems, it could fall into "fiscal emergency." Officials are worried some cuts could jeopardize functions required by state law. A recent study found that the national unemployment rate would be at 7.1 percent if it wasn't for government job cuts.More than $85 million has been awarded to local transportation projects by the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments. The funding will go to Metro buses, roads, traffic signals and more.
City Councilmember Charlie Winburn, the lone Republican on City Council, is thinking about running for mayor in 2013. Mayor Mark Mallory is currently serving his last term, so he will not be able to run again.
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted said he is considering establishing uniform early voting hours statewide. Recently, Democrats have been accusing Republicans of a statewide conspiracy to extend voting hours in Democratic counties and shrink voting hours in Republican counties.
Ohio was the 13th fattest state in 2011, according to a new report from the Center of Disease Control. Fortunately, Ohio managed to stay under a 30 percent obesity rate, unlike the 12 fattest states.In the future, Ohio will be the ninth worst state to live in, according to a new Gallup analysis. Ohio still beat Kentucky, which ranked third worst. Not so fortunately, Utah topped the ranks. I've been to Utah, and I prefer Ohio. I don't trust your math, Gallup!
Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, a Republican who is also running against Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown for U.S. Senate, is scheduled to appear with presidential candidate Mitt Romney today. Mandel is also famous for earning the "Pants on Fire" crown from Cleveland's The Plain Dealer for his excessive lying in campaign ads.
The Medicaid expansion does not have to be permanent, according to federal officials. States can expand then scale back, although it will cost federal funds. Medicaid expansions have been proven to save lives and boost health, but Gov. John Kasich is still undecided about the expansion.
The Cincinnati Museum Center earned top accreditation.
Unmanned drones could soon be flying in domestic skies.
Mayor Mark Mallory announced a trade deal between the small Greater Cincinnati-based Solutions Plus, Inc. and the giant Saudi Arabia-based Diversified Lines Petroleum Company. The deal will produce $20 million in business in the next two to five years, said Solutions Plus President Charlie Weaver. The deal is largely due to a trade mission to Saudi Arabia Mallory led in January.
The Cincinnati streetcar project is moving forward. On Wednesday, City Council will be voting on a routine ordinance to transfer $3 million to the streetcar project.
Cincinnati is studying the feasibility of a bike share program. If enacted, the program would begin next summer in Over-the-Rhine and Uptown.
Kings Island is taking down the Son of Beast. The attraction, which was originally advertised as the only wooden roller coaster with a loop, has been closed since 2009 due to a series of problems.
Gov. John Kasich announced the approval of 25 new economic projects by the Ohio Tax Credit Authority. The approval should pave the way to 2,003 new jobs and $212 million in investment in Ohio, according to the announcement. Three of the projects will be in the city of Cincinnati: Integra LifeSciences Corporation, Southern Air Incorporated and Corbus, LLC.
Kasich wants answers. Yesterday, the governor gave his opinion on the ongoing investigation into the Ohio Department of Education and Ohio schools for fraudulent data reporting. Kasich said both schools and the Ohio Department of Education should be held accountable if necessary.
Democrats are setting the groundwork to endorse same-sex marriage in the official party platform for the 2012 election. The news would echo President Barack Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage earlier this year.
Medical marijuana is heading to court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will be hearing whether or not the federal government is right to classify marijuana as having no medical value.
James Holmes was charged with 24 counts of murder in the case for the Colorado theater massacre.
Mitt Romney praised Israel's health-care system, which does a lot of what he's opposing in Obamacare.
Japanese developers have built a real-life mech robot. The robot can be piloted, and it can shoot 6,000 BBs in a minute.


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At the end of the day, how do the photos look printed 60x250cm?Will it really "blow" away my 7D? I get great prints 60x90cm up to 60x250cm with good light with 10mmEFSzoom, Singray Reverse Grads during sunset sunrise and golden hour, sorry I do not shoot in single candle digit, how much bigger do I really need to go? I need a hangar if I want to print 60x250cm photos.
FF, megapixel, etc is, for me, becoming irrelevant at the current technology.
For 3000 big ones, I'd rather go to Muench photowork shop or even better go to every single Dan Ballard photoworkshops starting January until September for the price of the RX1 and still have some change left to print BIG from my current kit.


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Still Dancing Three Decades Later
In 30 years, Dancing in the Woods has raised $6.5 million to support the pediatric cancer program at Albany Med -- which is astonishing for an idea that started out as a small holiday cocktail party for friends.
"A friend's child was being treated for cancer at the time," said Nancy Carey Cassidy, COO of The Picotte Companies, who with George McNamee, former chairman of First Albany Corporation, founded Dancing in the Woods. "So, turning our party into a fundraiser for Albany Med was a great way to help."
The original party was a huge success by every measure, especially financially.
"We actually netted $25,000 the first year," Carey Cassidy said. "We were hoping to raise a couple of thousand and just get the concept going. We were thrilled!"
It was a great success, but to the original committee, hardly a signal of what was to come.
|Dancing in the Woods co-founders Nancy Carey Cassidy and George McNamee at the first event in 1983.
What was at the time a two-day-a-week pediatric cancer clinic able to diagnose patients but unable to treat them has turned into the Melodies Center, the region's only full-time center for childhood cancer and blood disorders.
"Receiving a cancer diagnosis is devastating for a family," Carey Cassidy said. "Then to find out you had to relocate to Boston or New York for treatment — that's awful. Our goal with Dancing was to get enough funding so those families could get world-class treatment right here, which is what they now get."
Gone are the days of handwriting each invitation in Carey Cassidy's living room. The event has grown not only into one of the most anticipated holiday affairs, but also a chance to connect with those helped by the original mission.
"When you meet some of the Melodies families," Carey Cassidy said, "they look right at you and say 'You've made a difference in my child's life.' That tells me our idea is a success."


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Your story on June 26,"Ex-OU player accuses coach of intimidation" is somewhat misleading. There is not a student of elementary, high school, college or university who has not been intimidated by a professor spewing their views and philosophy, especially if you are a conservative or think out of the liberal mainstream.
One of my daughters attended MSU and constantly felt threatened by her liberal professors. She wasn't a conservative at the time but being bombarded by her professors turned her into one, thankfully. My other daughter attended CMU and she took everything with a grain of salt.
While I feel for Jenna Bachrouche, life is too short to take offense to anyone who criticizes you for your beliefs. Obviously the coach has a problem but may have had the best of intentions. Don't make her problem your problem. Get over it and move on.
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Winter Haven, Florida-- Winter Haven Police announced Wednesday that 17-year-old Rebecca Ramkissoon has been found and reunited with her family nearly a week after she was reported missing.
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A black man's dilemma
Politics | Clenard Childress has been a Democrat, a Republican, and now is running as an Independent. And he's still looking for a party to address the real issues African-Americans face
"A black man's dilemma" Continued...
MONTCLAIR, N.J.-During the Democratic National Convention this year, Clenard Childress attended a pro-life protest that took a humorous turn. An African-American pastor from Montclair, N.J., Childress and the other protesters left their signs against a gate at Denver's Planned Parenthood while they prayed in the Martin Luther King Jr. Park across the street.
"And all of a sudden I hear Alan Keyes, who had been driving away, running down the street, yelling at the top of his voice, 'Thief! Thief!'" Childress remembered. Keyes rushed onto Planned Parenthood's grounds and wrestled two of their signs away from a security guard. The other protesters followed.
"There was a standoff now: security and us," said Childress. "Flip Benham steps out on the grounds, points his finger at security and says, 'We can do this two ways. Either you can go get the signs and give them back to us or we're going to get the signs.'"
The security guard backed down.
Why is a 55-year-old black clergyman protesting the convention that nominated the first black candidate for president? Childress said opposing Barack Obama is one of the most difficult decisions his pro-life principles have required him to make. While a recent poll found that 76 percent of black voters support Obama, other African-American pro-lifers have joined Childress in vocal opposition to Obama, including Day Gardner of the National Black Pro-Life Union, and Alveda King, pro-life activist and niece to Martin Luther King Jr.
African-American pastors-Levon Yuille, Kim Daniels, Gilbert Coleman, and John W. Stephenson-told The Washington Times they struggle to educate their African-American congregations on Obama's pro-abortion record. Johnny Hunter of Life Education and Resources Network, pro-life pastor Stephen Broden, and Jesse Lee Peterson of Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny, have also publicly spoken against Obama.
Childress' decision is part of a life-long passion for social justice. Born and raised in Montclair, a town of about 38,000 half an hour from New York City, Childress was interested in civil rights and social justice from an early age. "I grew up with H. Rap Brown, Hughie Newton, the Panther Movement, and Louis Farrakhan," said Childress, who now pastors New Calvary Baptist Church in his hometown. "[Farrakhan] came to our school to speak and I was very much moved by his rhetoric." In the seventh grade, he joined black students who were bused to predominantly white schools. In high school, Childress protested the firing of an African-American teacher and rallied for more African-American teachers and black studies.
"I was questioning life and the justice system and really what life was all about, the significance of life and why we were here," said Childress. "It was very timely of God to grab me when He did." Childress' conversion to Christianity as a college student deepened his passion for social justice and also changed it: "I realized that true justice can only come by God implementing it and using man to bring it. We had to be in communion with God to bring about justice-true justice."
Childress has a map of the United States on his wall with a thumbtack for every place where he's participated in social activism. There are thumbtacks in 21 states from coast to coast. He joined pro-life causes in 1995 when a pro-life leader learned from a high-school student that Childress counseled against abortion. The woman asked him to be involved in what she called the "pro-life movement." "I didn't even know what she was talking about," Childress said.
He agreed, mostly to be nice, and attended a Life Education and Resources Network conference. He went only because it took place at a 700 Club campus, and he considers Pat Robertson a hero: "After all, who wants to sit up and talk about abortion all day?"
Then he heard a presentation about Margaret Sanger's project to introduce sterilization and abortion to the black community and discovered that abortion disproportionately affected the African-American community.
"I've never been as stunned hearing information before," Childress said. Today, hundreds of thousands of black babies are aborted each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost one in every two African-American pregnancies ends in abortion. According to the Allan Guttmacher Institute, African-American women are nearly five times more likely than non-Hispanic white women to have an abortion.
Learning this turned Childress into a pro-life activist, he said. In the past 13 years, he's collected plenty of colorful anecdotes along with becoming a pro-life leader. At an Ohio State University protest, counter-protesters rushed them from both directions so a girl holding a six-inch knife could run at the signs and deface them. "The knife refused to puncture the sign, which affected my group very much. They thought it was a miracle," Childress said.
In 2004, he counter-protested the National Organization for Women's March for Women's Lives and said he'd never forget the look on Whoopi Goldberg's face as she came around the corner and saw their 12-by-4-foot signs of aborted babies.
Childress said the NOW marchers attacked a young man who was videotaping them as they cursed and swore at the pro-lifers, and he feared violence all day. "I have never been cursed, spat at more in my entire life. It made up for anything that hadn't been done for the last 30 years or so." Other marchers-those whose employers made them march and a couple of girls his teenage daughter knew-left the NOW ranks to stand with the pro-lifers.
Now Childress is branching out from protests into politics. A box in the top floor of his church overflows with fliers that read, "Vote Your Values," and a sign reading, "Rev. Childress for Assembly, 34th District: Family Values, Integrity, Honest Leadership," hangs on the wall. Childress said he'd never given political office a thought until Assemblyman Peter Eagler hastily asked him to run as part of his team.
Then Eagler and the Democratic party leaders found out that although Childress was a Democrat, he was pro-life and opposed gay marriage. Eagler dropped out of the race (without telling Childress why), and Childress ran alone and lost.
A party boss said the Democratic tent just wasn't big enough for Childress. Saying he "doesn't run from party bosses," Childress ran as a Republican in 2007 and lost again. He plans to run a third time as an Independent. In a district that is 90 percent Democratic, he faces an uphill battle with a cheerful optimism: "I can't believe that we are so narrow-minded that we only vote party, not principle."
He said those principles require him to oppose Barack Obama. Childress looks for male African-American role models like Obama, who has a solid family life and a list of record-breaking achievements. "He did it as an African-American male. He's on uncharted ground," said Childress.
When Childress says he's grieved that Obama stands opposed to his -values, he looks genuinely grieved. His fluid speech slows, and he turns to Martin Luther King to explain his position: "He said there comes a time when one must do something not because it's politically correct, not because it's popular, not because it's safe, but because our conscience tells us it is right."
He has to judge Obama not by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character, said Childress. He pauses a moment before he carefully asks, "Why are you putting down your value system to support a man who stands against basically everything you've been taught?"
Childress said abortion, marriage, and school choice are the most important issues to him, and all three affect African-Americans more than other ethnic groups: Their abortion rate is higher, their marriage rate is lower, and black children in urban cities suffer the most from poor education. Obama is pro-abortion, supports gay civil unions, and is opposed to vouchers. Childress said most in his African-American church find it difficult not to support Barack Obama but agree: "That's what we would want, not necessarily what our values would ask for."
Meanwhile, Childress' passion for social justice grows: "The more I walk with the Lord, the more I see a need for mankind to be free from any injustice that would be an impediment to their life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That is unquestionably, as Martin Luther King said, the American dream."


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Looks like its not just me who thinks it is pathetic how little (in numbers) support ISU mens basketball gets from its students.
No students... no balcony - Sports
I say put the students back behind the visiting bench. That should make it much more fun - it was when I was there.
The student support tonight was rather bad.
I'm not sure if it's the cold weather or the lack of interest, but it needs to change.
That article basically sums up the consequences of not getting more students to the game.
It wasn't cold weather, not winning, where you sit, anything else.
Just flat out lack of interest from the ISU students. There were over 100 empty seats in the parquet of CA tonight and a TON open up top.
How many empty seats were in the other sections?
Just as many as in the student section
I am not a student nor did I go to the game but unless you are drunk walking from your car to hilton and back to you cold car would not be fun. There were 50 mph winds it was 0 degrees and blowing snow i dont blame anyone.
They should oversell student tickets by like a 100-150 except for the kansas/iowa games
Wah wah wah. Preach to the choir. We love hearing from you.
Honestly, the students were out walking to classes in the wind today, can you blame them for not wanting to show up? For what it's worth, I was expecting even less of a turnout from our section.
Should we revoke the seating for those who did not show up in the donor levels of the parquet? I know plenty of students who would love sitting court-side rather than behind the goalposts.
Go Sssssssssyclones!
I was pretty mad that I had to miss tonight's game. Blame Variety's Central Committee for scheduling a tech rehearsal that was supposed to end at 7:10 and then making us wait around before finally getting us started an hour and ten minutes late . . . but that was only around 9-10 of us that had to miss the game tonight for that - don't know why so many other students did not go.
sorry for the complaint - I'm just on ISU Basketball withdrawal and was hoping to get my fix of it tonight.
Only my opinion but I think having a cyclone alley has hurt student attendance. Now I am not saying I dont like cyclone alley because I think it both looks good and they do a good job but I think that most students that are not in it just dont come because they dont feel as part of the student section and they know they will be in the balcony behind the hoop. So what you end up with is some students up there who arent very into the game, some that are, a bunch of empty seats, and a bad view. Not a recipe for a good student experience in those seats. The other problem is that since there is only a limited number of CA memberships you can sell when some of those kids have conflicts, which will and does happen, you get a few empties in the lower section. As far as I see it the best solution would be to make every student ticket have the price of cyclone alley built in and they get their shirt and if you want to sit in the lower section you have to wear it.
When all is said and done, more is said than done
Question: If seating is reduced again, can we reduce the reserved seating for CA? Maybe go back to half/half?
"Seven minutes to glory."
With 25,000-ish students at ISU, you would think that you could get 10% to show up for all of the games... not just Iowa, KU, or Texas.
I don't understand it at all, it is a problem that bugs me though. I think a lack of winning is part of it, but that should be no excuse. We have basketball history, it's not like we are a regular bottom-dweller. I've started to hear the same response from students about football as well... "Oh well we aren't going to win very many, it's not worth the money..." But these are kids that already have tickets!! If you have tickets and can't use them, at least try to give them to someone who can!
I just don't understand it. This is college! This is the Big 12, brother!!
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Originally Posted by cyrocksmypants
CG. No one knows what you're talking about.
Originally Posted by cowgirl836
I didn't go to the game tonight because I had a lot of homework and it was balls cold out.
now before anyone starts berating me for not fulfilling my "duty" as a fan, let it be known that this is the first home game I've missed in my 3 years at ISU.
however, the general lack of student support is frustrating to me as well. I really hope nothing drastic happens.
If you are a student who can't go to the game, can you try and give your ticket to someone able to go? That would at least get the rumps in the seats.
Forever trying to find a cure for the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
The people not going to the games probably also do not read this board : )
And if you are Cyclone Alley - you have to loan away your shirt for someone else to use your ticket, and that is a big hassle.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Derek Stepan's go-ahead goal with 6:25
remaining in Game 3 gave the New York Rangers a 4-3 victory, their first in
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The Rangers' offense came to life after dropping the first two games of the
series in Washington, including a gut-wrenching 1-0 setback in overtime on
Derick Brassard led the way with a goal and two assists, while Brian Boyle got
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converted just 1-of-6 on the power play but killed off a late penalty to Brad
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Arron Asham also lit the lamp for the Rangers, who received a 28-save effort
from Henrik Lundqvist and beat Braden Holtby four times on 30 shots.
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Hahn's defense was crucial once again for the Cyclones in the past week. At No. 22 Kansas, it was Hahn who helped keep one of the Big 12's most lethal attacks at bay as the senior recorded 35 digs to lead Iowa State to a five-set victory, and its first win over a ranked opponent in 2013. She also had one of the biggest moments of the match to close out the third set as she sent a service ace to the back corner of the court to lock up the set for ISU.
In Saturday's match against TCU, Hahn was strong again with 16 digs, having to pick up the pace after a quiet first set with only two digs, she followed that up with six digs in the second set and eight in the third. However, it was her serving that grabbed the headlines as Hahn had a career-best four service aces to lead the Cyclones lethal serving group that put up 13 service aces on the day.
Hahn has re-written the Big 12 record book, and for years to come her name will populate the pages more than any other name. Last season, Hahn set the Big 12 record for most weekly awards earned in a season with eight. The 16 awards have also been won in a space of just three seasons of full play after she spent her freshman season as an apprentice to Mass.
The Big 12 weekly awards is not the only area where Hahn's career and Mass' career as Cyclones intertwine. Both are in the all-time top-10 in Big 12 history for career digs (Mass is first at 2,294, Hahn 10th at 1,688). Mass is the only three-time Big 12 Libero of the Year, but Hahn has a chance to join her this season, having earned the award in 2011 and 2012.
Early in the season, Hahn broke Mass' school record for most consecutive matches with at least 10 digs. Mass' previous record was 44 matches, Hahn's currently sits at 58. Mass currently holds the school record for most career matches with at least 20 digs at 44, but Hahn is in hot pursuit with 42 matches of at least 20 digs. With her 35 digs at Kansas, Hahn took down Mass' school record for most career 30-dig matches as Hahn had her eighth 30+ dig match of her career. Mass was a three-time All-American, and Hahn will be looking to join her there, too.
Iowa State has now won the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week award 34 times. The next highest total for all-time Big 12 DPOW awards won belongs to Kansas with 11.
Hahn and the Cyclones host Texas Tech inside Hilton Coliseum Wednesday at 8 p.m. The match will be televised nationally on ESPNU.


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Dieng plateau has a million dazzling beauties, with an extraordinary natural and cultural wealth. In this region, in addition to shady green trees and beautifully patterned Hindu temples, here is also a beautiful natural gift called Telaga Warna, (the Colorful Lake), an icon of this area.
Located in the Kejajar District in Wonosobo, Central Java, this beautiful lake with its surrounding natural forest is one of the prime tourist destinations in the Wonosobo regency. To reach this lake from Wonosobo, it is an approximately 25 miles' drive.
The harmony of nature with its clean, cool air makes the atmosphere at Telaga Warna Dieng very compelling and relaxing. The mystical atmosphere created by the white mist that envelopes the area, as well as the tall, shady trees which surround the lake, exude a feeling of refined calm and relaxation. A visit to Dieng would not be complete without passing and witnessing the beauty of Telaga Warna in person. From here you can also visit the Pengilon Lake, Goa Semar, Goa Jaran, and the Sikendang Crater.
This Lake is appropriately named Telaga Warna due to a natural phenomenon that causes the water of the lake to change in fluctuating colors. At times it is green, yellow, purple or even taking the colors of the rainbow. This phenomenon occurs because of the high sulfur content in these waters, so that when the sun hits the water, it reflects in varied colors. You can also see around the center of the lake, a section of water which appears to be bubbling; which is also due to its high sulfur content.
Hidden among the range of hills at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters above sea level, it does not make Telaga Warna (the Colorful Lake) lacking in visitors. Its beauty and mystery have attracted many visitors to Dieng. The water at most times appears calm, with no ripples at all. The sound of the wild birds chirping and the well preserved, wild forest creates a reassuring atmosphere of peace.
Telaga Warna is also very useful for the community. They use the water of the lake as a source to irrigate their potato and cabbage plantations which are major produce of this region.
Many tourists come to stay in Wonosobo and travel to Dieng as a day trip, however, if you prefer to stay overnight in Dieng there are many comfortable home-stays available with a host of amenities and at a reasonable price. Several of the local families from Dieng have also opened up their houses for rent at relatively cheap prices. Below are several homestay options in Dieng.Dieng Plateau HomestayJl. Raya Dieng No 16, Km 26, Dieng, WonosoboPhone: +62 81327791565Homestay Dieng Pass Jl. Raya Dieng Km. 01, Dieng Plateau, Wonosobo HP. 085291250250 / 085743461555Homestay ArjunaJl. Telaga Warna 2/1 Dieng, Kejajar Wonosobo - Jawa Tengah 56354Phone: 0813-9232-9091 / 0812-2834-0737Home Stay Nusa IndahJl. Telaga RT 02/01 Dieng, Wonosobo Phone: 081226918123 / (0286)3342153For Hotels in Wonosobo, please click : http://www.indonesia.travel/en/destination/453/relaxing-in-wonosobo/findhotel
Bring supplies you may need during the journey and while at the lake site.
The weather in these highlands is very unpredictable and can get quite chilly unlike other low lying parts of Indonesia. Bringing warm clothing is recommended.
It is recommended to leave the Dieng region before night falls as a thick fog begins to set in around the later afternoon.
In Gua Semar and Gua Sumur the cave entrances are well fenced off and permissions is needed from the caretaker to enter.
Telaga Warna and its surrounding area are considered a sacred place and it is advisable to be respectful and not speak too loudly while in the region.
Do not litter to maintain cleanliness and sustainability of tourism in the region of Dieng at Telaga Warna.
You can reach the Dieng highlands from Semarang, capital of Central Java. Semarang is served by daily flights from Jakarta, Surabaya and other cities around Indonesia.
You can also reach Semarang by train from Jakarta or Surabaya.
Dieng is located approximately 116 km from Yogyakarta. There are daily flights available to Yogyakarta from Jakarta and Denpasar with Garuda Indonesia and Air Asia.
To get to the Dieng Plateau, you can use your own car or rent a car directly to Dieng in the Wonosobo District. The journey will take approximately 4 hours from Yogya. For those who choose public transport, buses and travel (door to door minibus) are available to take you to Wonosobo District. After that, the trip is continued with a micro-bus to Dieng for about 1 hour. The natural scenery of green mountains along the road will pamper your eyes and eliminate the anxiety of the constantly twisting uphill ride.
To reach Telaga Warna you can use a motorcycle taxi service available in Dieng. However, if you're feeling adventurous the walk is not too long and you can enjoy the beautiful Dieng scenery.


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Jamie Thomas, VP of Strategy & Development, IBM Tivoli will join Marie later this month at IBM Impact to help address how businesses can navigate through the "avalanche of projects" by turning these barriers to innovation into capabilities:
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Carpenter Ants celebrate 25 years together (Video)
www.emptyglass.com CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- You can tell Carpenter Ants guitarist and vocalist Michael Lipton wants to get past the question quickly. But it's such a usual question to ask a band that you have to ask just to get it out of the way. Why the name? "We were in Idaho with 'Mountain Stage,'" he says, seated in the kitchen of his East End home as the smaller of his two dogs, Miga, hops up and down off his lap. "I saw an advertisement -- 'Carpenter Ants' with a slash through it. I'd never heard of a carpenter ant and said 'That'd be a funny band name.'" And so, inspired by a pest control ad, one of West Virginia's longest running bands -- and perhaps one of its only gospel-channeling, secular R&B and country funk ensembles -- was born. The Carpenter Ants mark 25 years together this year and showcase an ambitiously produced fifth album, "Ants & Uncles," in a CD release show at The Empty Glass at 10 p.m. Saturday. "That's it. Dumb story. Move on," says Lipton. Moving on, as the rest of the quartet filters into the house for a Wednesday rehearsal, there is the matter of labels and genres. "We've gone through different phases," Lipton says, as frontman Charlie Tee drops onto a kitchen chair. Drummer and vocalist Jupie Little and harmonizing bass player Ted Harrison pull up the rear. "We were doing kind of R&B and country blues kind of stuff. Then we started getting into gospel, so we pretty much got immersed in it." So much so that in addition to covering the rousing "He Saved My Soul" by Claude Jeter of the Swan Silvertones and the hymn "This World is Not My Home" by Albert Brumley Sr., on the new CD, Lipton and Little have written several original gospel tunes for the band, including "It's A Blessing," also featured on the recording. Mixing secular and sacred music, and cross-fertilizing the qualities of each, is a hallmark of the Ants' tight harmony-driven sound, which enables them to move around among venues. "We play churches services where we do only gospel," says Lipton. "We rarely don't do any gospel songs at this point. The Holmes Brothers are probably the closest thing I can think of. They do secular stuff, they do gospel stuff and it's got the same energy and the same feel to it." Then again, not being a band of choirboys, the sacred butts elbows with more earthly values on the 14-song "Ants & Uncles" (which is available at Taylor Books, Budget Tapes and Records, cdbaby.com and by e-mailing email@example.com). There's an ode to illegal hooch titled "Moonshine." And the tune "They Want Your Monkey," about a father warning his coming-of-age daughter about the other gender, is unlikely to win a Dove Award from the gospel community. "'Moonshine' tells the tale of a guy who moves to the suburbs but still requires his fix from a buddy back in the hills," says Little, who co-wrote it with Lipton. "Probably everybody that'll hear this CD has had a taste of it or wanted to know what it tasted like. It's just a fun song." The fun category would also have to include two Lipton songs, the sing-along "Ants In Your Pants" and "Little Bitty City (Charleston W-V-A)." The second deserves to become the official theme song of West Virginia's capital city as it namechecks everything from Tudor's Biscuits and Mayor Danny Jones to Bob Thompson and the Amazing Delores: "It runs on oil, gas and coal/That's how the folks on the hill make their dough/There's lawyers a'plenty and churches, too/ And even though it's small. There's always plenty to do..." The CD is much more than the work of a foursome, though, as it harnesses high-powered in-state and out-of-state talent. Twangy rockabilly guitarist Bill Kirchen, best known for the distinctive guitar hook of "Hot Rod Lincoln," plays throughout the CD, while Charleston native John Deaderick, who has toured with the Dixie Chicks, Patty Griffin and Michael McDonald, adds expansive keyboards. West Virginia singers Melody Jordan, Larry Groce and Bill Kimmons contribute vocals while seasoned Nashville session player and Mountain State native Russ Hicks adds pedal steel. Dobro great Jerry Douglas steps in on lap steel for the rollicking "He Saved My Soul." The record was produced by Don Dixon, whose many credits include R.E.M., James McMurtry, Darius Rucker and The Smithereens. Dixon also played several instruments and spread "fairy dust" on almost every tune, Lipton notes. The basic tracks were recorded at Cinderella Studios in Madison, Tenn., one of the Nashville area's oldest continuously operating recording studios. It's owned by South Charleston native Wayne Moss. As for the core band, Lipton, Little and Harrison have been along for the whole quarter-century ride, while Charlie Tee dropped in as an occasional saxophone player a score of years ago. "I sort of inadvertently became the front man," says Tee. "I have no problem being in front of people and talking and saying stuff and being irreverent -- being funny or being serious. Like, I've had health issues. I lost my wife a couple years ago and my child. And I talked about that. I don't have a problem saying stuff about it and incorporating it into what we've done." Listening to him front the Ants in their gospel vein, you're also listening to inter-faith dialogue in action. As a practicing Muslim, Tee sees little conflict. "Well, there's a lot of Christianity in Islam. Muslims believe in a lot of the Christian standpoints. There are major differences, but there are differences that are not so, you know, hellbent. A lot of times in songs where we talk about 'God,' I'll talk about 'Allah.'" Lipton takes up the theme. "I think all four of us are different quote religions," he says. "For me, it's more the spirit of the music and general message. The thing that struck me when I first got into gospel-soul music was that there was no other genre of music where you find people singing like that, singing with that power and passion. Whatever you think about the religion part of it, there's something that draws that out in people." So, after a quarter century of being Ants, what advice might they have for bands seeking musical longevity? "Like it," says Charlie Tee. "And be around people that you like." "That's exactly right," says Little as the band starts to move toward the living room to rehearse. "Stay friends." "We're way beyond having stars in our eyes," Lipton adds. "That makes it easier, too. "We played The Empty Glass on Wednesdays for 18 years and as often as not it would be an empty Empty Glass. And I think one thing we kind of found is if you can play for nobody and still have a good time, you're kind of on the right track. Then, when you have people it's, like, a bonus." Reach Douglas Imbrogno at email@example.com or 304-348-3017.