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2015 has SOLD OUT!
Walk San Francisco's 11th annual Peak2Peak! This is no ordinary walk in the park.
Discover hidden stairways, explore new paths, take in breath-taking vistas, and meet others who share your passion for walking in San Francisco during this citywide, day-long hike, all while supporting Walk SF's work to make San Francisco a safer, better and more fun place to walk.
Early Bird Basic, Basic, Hike Star, Early Bird Trailblazer, Trailblazer, and Youth tickets all include:
- Walk SF Proud Pedestrian membership
- Peak2Peak guidebook with route
- Breakfast snack, lunch, and celebratory beer at the walk's end
Hike Star & Trailblazer tickets also include:
- "I Walk SF" t-shirt
- Route sneak peak
- Preferred group/departure assignments
- Commemorative poster
This one-of-a-kind, 14 mile urban trek across 10 peaks, sells out every year — and it has SOLD OUT again!
To sign up for the wait list, visit Eventbrite.com or get on the early-bird list for 2016.
If you're walking, get your friends to sponsor your walk — support Walk SF's work to win safer streets, and win prizes! It's as easy as 1-2-3:
- Sign up at Rally.org
- Set a goal
- Let people know via email, Facebook and/or Twitter
Tell your friends why YOU care about better streets, safer walking, and a better city — and help make it happen!
That's it — now you're on your way. Plus, the top three fundraisers on Rally.org will be recognized for their efforts and win awesome prizes. Share your photos and support Walk SF on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram (tag with @walksf and use the hashtag #peak2peaksf)
Special thanks to our 2015 sponsor:
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Live Stats | ESPN3 Broadcast vs. Cal
SEATTLE – Washington women's soccer has reached the crucial point in the season, coming home for the final three conference games. This week, the Dawgs (7-6-4, 3-1-4 Pac-12) host No. 7 Stanford (12-3-1, 5-3-0 Pac-12) and No. 21 California (9-3-5, 2-3-3 Pac-12) with huge conference and NCAA Tournament ramifications on the line.
Thursday night, Washington hosts Stanford for a 7 p.m. game that will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks. Sunday, the Dawgs will host California for a 2 p.m. match that will be broadcast on ESPNU and online at the link above.
Washington is coming off a pair of draws in the desert. The Dawgs earned a hard-fought 0-0 draw at Arizona State, before losing a 2-0 lead in an eventual 2-2 tie with Arizona. While earning points in conference matches on the road is never a bad thing, it does leave some work to do for Washington this week.
The Dawgs are currently tied for fourth in a jumbled Pac-12 race. UCLA leads the way with 20 points and at this point is the heavy favorite to hang on for the conference title. The Bruins are unbeaten in the Pac-12 with one of their two blemishes being a 0-0 draw with Washington. After the Bruins, things are wide open. Stanford is currently second with 15 points, Utah third with 14, followed by the Dawgs, Colorado and Washington State with 13 points. To show the strength of the conference, Cal is ranked in the top-25, but currently in ninth place in the Pac-12.
Washington is also in the quick of the NCAA Tournament picture. The Dawgs current RPI is 55, but have games remaining against three teams with top-30 RPI's. Some strong results over the final three games will easily move the Dawgs back into the 40's of RPI and strong NCAA consideration.
The strength of the Washington team continues to be the defense. The Dawgs have a goal allowed average of 0.771, which is 42nd in the nation. Megan Kufeld has been outstanding in goal, making 74 saves this season and posting seven shutouts.
Offensively, the Dawgs have four goals in the last three games, including a pair from Kate Bennett. She has taken over the team lead with four this season. Lindsay Elston leads the Huskies with five assists. Washington remains undefeated this season (7-0-4) when they score at least one goal. In the six losses, the Dawgs have been shutout each time.
Stanford comes into Thursday's game having won three in a row, after losing three straight. The Cardinal had won 44-consecutive conference games before that uncharacteristic losing streak. After winning four-straight conference titles, it appears that UCLA will overtake the Cardinal this season. Still, Stanford has 34 goals on the year to just 12 allowed. Courtney Verloo leads Stanford with nine goals and six assists, while transfer Taylor Uhl has 10 goals. The Dawgs last defeated the Cardinal in 2004 with a 1-0 double-overtime victory in Seattle.
Cal comes in winless in its last five games after going through the conference season unbeaten. The Golden Bears had surprising losses at both Oregon State and Oregon last weekend. Cal has scored 29 goals this season, while allowing 14, but has scored just twice in the last five games. The Dawgs are an even 2-2-1 in their last five against head coach Lesle Gallimore's alma mater.
Following the game this week, the Dawgs will host Washington State on Friday, November 8 at 1 p.m. That game will be part of a day/night doubleheader with the men's team and also senior day for the Washington women.

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Events at St George Hotel & Residence
These days with our fast-paced lives, we forget to stop for a while and fully discover our surroundings. The St. George Hotel & Residence offers special event planning so that you and your guests can enjoy the "small things" in life.
Our restaurant, coffee bar and conference rooms are available for a variety of programs. Rooms are equipped with high-tech equipment while preserving an 18th century environment. We offer several floor plans that will fit your event perfectly. For detailed information, please click on the submenus to the left.
Visit our "special offers" page to discover our on-going events. Likewise we are happy to help organize your wedding.
Visit our pictures in the gallery and see that the St George is one of the best places to organize your event.


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Traffic controls and ongoing construction continue for the State Route 99 (SR-99) Pelandale Avenue Interchange Reconstruction Project. In addition, construction includes driving piles for the new bridge which began on July 2 and will be continuing through July 11, this activity produces noise and ground vibration.
Drivers are asked to be mindful of the following traffic controls:
- Eastbound traffic on Pelandale Avenue from Salida Boulevard to Sisk Road has one through lane with a left turn lane at both Northbound SR-99 on-ramp and Sisk Road intersections.
- Westbound Pelandale Avenue has existing center through lane closed and traffic must merge left to access the left-turn lane or merge right to access one through/right-turn lane.
These configurations will remain in place for several months. Motorists can expect to experience lengthy delays and are encouraged to utilize alternate routes when possible.
Details regarding the SR-99/Pelandale Avenue Interchange Reconstruction project are available at www.sr99pelandale.org.


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We Are Processing the Upgrade
As we approach the official launch of the site, we have to once again bring things back down again - but this time it will not be without an explanation. The reason for bringing the site down now is simple, we are working on merging the existing data into the new system.
As a result of bringing in the data from the Beta to our final product, we can not have folks posting new content for the time being. If we had that happening, there would be a distinct chance that we could lose some of your data in the transition which we absolutely want to avoid if possible. Leaving the Beta up but telling you all to just not use it would be rather cruel, so we figured this to be the best option.
We do not want to announce the exact launch date quite at this time, but we can tell you that it is coming up in the next few weeks or we would not have taken the Beta offline. So, in the mean time you can follow us on Google+, Facebook, or Twitter to keep up to date on all the latest goings on. And, as always, thanks so much:


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What is Community Development Block Grant funds (CDBG)?
How is an eligible property in the Lot Next Door Program (LNDP) identified?
Who are eligible participants of the Lot Next Door Program (LND)?
You are not eligible to purchase a LLT property if your real property in St. Bernard Parish is subject to any unsatisfied citation or violations of the state and/or local codes, covenants and/or ordinances, or tax delinquency. Satisfaction of any citation, violation, or tax delinquency must occur to be eligible for an LLT property transfer.
Although individuals may express an interest in redeveloping St. Bernard Parish, availability of LLT property is limited. St. Bernard Parish must make difficult decisions as to the most effective use of available CDBG funds.
How does the LNDP determine if I have a homestead exemption?
Please contact one of the Lot Next Door's Program Property Representatives, if there is a recent change in your homestead exemption status and for further specific information.
What is the purchase price for the property?
Example: 6,000 square feet X $1.28 Fair Market Value = $7,680 Purchase Price
These figures are for information purposes only and do not represent an actual purchase offer to you
Please contact one of the Lot Next Door's Program Property Representatives, for further specific information.
What is low- and moderate-income?
The affordable housing lot price discount of 20% or more shall be determined by household income level by the SBHRQLC with approval of the Louisiana Land Trust. Household income is defined as the sum of money income received in the calendar year by all household members 15 years old and over, including household members not related to the householder, people living alone, and other nonfamily household members. Included in the total are amounts reported separately for wage or salary income; net self-employment income; interest, dividends, or net rental or royalty income or income from estates and trusts; Social Security or Railroad Retirement income; Supplemental Security Income (SSI); public assistance or welfare payments; retirement, survivor, or disability pensions; and all other income.
What can I do if I had a homestead exemption prior to Hurricane Katrina, but lost it when I moved afterward?
What if I disagree with the appraised value of my property?
Please contact one of the Lot Next Door's Program Representatives, for further specific information on the appraised value of your property.


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Higginson '11 Makes US Track & Field Team in the Women's Steeplechase
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DES MOINES, Iowa (6/23/13) – Ashley Higginson '11 has made the US Track & Field national team as she finished second in the women's steeplechase at the USA Track & Field Championships in Des Moines on Saturday, June 22. Higginson will compete in the World Championships in Moscow in August.
Higginson finished in second place at 9:46.25 at the US nationals. She maintained position in the top four the entire race, mostly running in behind the leader as she recorded splits of 43.48, 1:17.25, 1:17.73, 1:18.82, 1:19.31, 1:18.11, 1:17.62 and 1:13.96, the second fastest time on the bell lap.
Higginson, who is in her first year of law school, broke through the fourth-place barrier, a position she had finished in at last years US Olympic qualifier that left her off the team. Higginson was also fourth in her heat during the prelims on Thursday, when she clocked a 9:58.99 to finished sixth overall to advance to the final.
More Orange and Black representation came from Carrie [Strickland] Dimoff '05 in the event. Dimoff was fifth in her heat and ninth overall at 10:02.44 in the prelims to qualify for the finals. She finished 14th in the final at 10:33.85.
Recent 2013 graduate Greta Feldman competed in the 800. She was fifth in her heat and 21st overall at 2:03.98. That time is the second-fastest of her career after running a 2:03.34 at the America Milers in Indianapolis last weekend.
Donn Cabral'12 raced in the final of the men's steeplechase but did not make the team, finishing in sixth place at 8:33.95. Cabral was in the top pack the entire race, racing as high as third and never below seventh. He was fourth overall in the prelims at 8:38.06. Cabral was a member of the US Olympic team last year and finished eighth in the Olympics.
Joe Stilin '12 was the fourth Princeton alum to compete. Stilin is attending graduate school at Texas and recently completed his eligibility as a Longhorn during the indoor season. Stilin raced in the 1500 and finished ninth in his heat and 20th overall at 3:45.98.
Current Princeton assistant coach and two-time national champion Robby Andrews competed in the 800 and was seventh in his heat and 25th overall at 1:50.34.
The USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships were also held this week in Des Moines. Greg Caldwell '16, Dave Pugliese '16 and Brett Kelly '16 all qualified for the Princeton men's track & field.
Caldwell was fifth in his heat of the 110-meter hurdles in the preliminaries to finish 15th overall. In the 1500, Pugliese was seventh in his heat at 3:59.45 to finish 17th overall. Kelly did not race.


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Jen of Blush Printables and I teamed up for a dreamy yet humorous take on this romantic holiday. Inspired by lyrics of popular love songs and common "love" phrases, Jen designed all the party printables and paper goods for this shoot. I almost squealed when I saw it all – her work is outstanding. From the shimmer paper to the tiny details on each design, her work is divine. We chose a blush pink and champagne gold color scheme as we both find it simply dreamy.
Simple vanilla cupcakes with ruffle strawberry frosting set the tone for an arrangement of sweet desserts! Ours are from Nashville's Whole Foods but you can easily achieve a ruffled look with the Wilton ruffle tips! Top with a bit of crystal sugar, and you have a fancy mini cupcake!


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Questions on Widows, Widowers and Divorcees
I am a widower. When my daughter's engagement is announced in the paper what is the correct form of writing? 1. and x, youngest daughter of Mr. John Smith and the late Mrs. John Smith of Dover, Kent; or 2. and x, youngest daughter of Mr. John and the late Mrs. John Smith of Dover, Kent; or 3. and x, youngest daughter of Mr. John Smith of Dover, Kent and the late Mrs. John Smith; or something else? Many thanks.
I think the preferred wording for your daughter's engagement would be X, youngest daughter of Mr John Smith and the late Mrs Smith, of Dover, Kent. In other words I don't think it is necessary to repeat your Christian name. However, the powers that be on the Court and Social page may have their own editorial policies about these announcements.
I googled "forms of address" hoping to be enlightened as to how I should address a widow and how I should address a divorced lady, on an envelope or on a list of members of a club. I understood that a widow should be accorded the dignity of using her husband's initials, whereas I thought a divorcee's own initials should be used. Is there a set protocol, or is it just a matter of opinion? I look forward to your take on the matter.
Yes, you are quite right. The established form of address for a widow is by her late husband's initials, or indeed by his Christian name (ie Mrs D. M. Russell, or Mrs David Russell). The latter style would indicate very clearly that the lady in question is either married or widowed. The use of a woman's own initials or Christian name (Mrs W. M. Russell or Mrs Wendy Russell) would traditionally imply that she is divorced, although of course a woman might choose to use her own name in a professional capacity - in which case 'Ms' would probably be preferable to 'Mrs' in order to avoid the implication of a divorce having taken place.
These traditional styles of address are, however, more as a result of custom and usage, rather than absolute rules.
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Thank you for a wonderful and interesting view at the history of Nikon's venture into the painful transition into the digital realm.
thielges: I think that the title should read "CMOS *Image Sensor* Inventor..." CMOS itself (as a platform for digital logic) was invented back in the 1960s by Frank Wanlass.
Who are you people. Get over it.
roblarosa: Aww... still no zoom? Not even a little 2.1x 24-50mm? Boo.
Let this camera have its niche. If you want to change it, buy something else and quit trying to add junk to the GRD.
Narupol: "30fps VGA video capture"...
Ricoh, please do something better or do nothing.
Yes, please stop trying to make a camera for everyone. The GRD4 is good but keep it a stills camera.
Nuno Souto: Oh look! A digital Auto110!
This is going to be great. I'm buying into it because it is different and interesting. I have all the Lumix stuff and I love it, but this is new and exciting. I will wait for price drops and who knows by launch time it may improve. I'm waiting for the improved version of the x100, so I could be waiting awhile for the proper Q. But the idea is awesome, and I don't want to see a cheap build. I want hard core serious build, industrial standards that Pentax is known for. Give it a break, and let them have their cult/niche market. I may fly, with improvements, it could really soar.
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A UNT Pre-Veterinary Club event led Allison Duquaine to her calling – and an interesting stint at the Dallas Zoo
Allison Duquaine
Senior biology major Allison Duquaine can take on difficult academic courses and deal with grumpy animals.
But then, Duquaine has always been determined. She didn't feel challenged in her high school classes so she attended Collin College in Plano for her senior year. When she transferred to UNT, she took a variety of courses, but didn't choose her major until a member of the UNT Pre-Veterinary Club encouraged her to observe surgeries being performed at a local animal clinic.
She was so fascinated with the visit that she decided to major in biology and pursue a career as a veterinarian.
"I loved watching the surgery," she says. "I had to do it. It just grabbed me."
Now she's done volunteer work at the Dallas Zoo in pursuit of that goal -- and she can thank UNT for leading her to those opportunities.
Hands-on learning
To prepare for a job as a veterinarian, she's taken numerous science courses at UNT, including microbiology and medical bacteriology. She also has been able to conduct research as an undergraduate as part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute program.
She studies the physiology of mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell. Specifically, she is looking at the different rates of mitochondrial respiration in the cells of chickens and ducks. She is working with Ed Dzialowski, associate professor of biological sciences, and nine undergraduate and graduate students on the project.
"When no one knows the answer and everyone is working together to find it, it's an amazing experience," she said.
Dzialowski says Duquaine is "hard working and inquisitive," and Duquaine has been equally impressed with the faculty members in the biology department.
"They are very interesting and engaging and all the professors are very open to answering questions and meeting with you if you don't understand the material."
She says her classmates are just as committed and friendly.
"I like that most of the friends I've made in the biology program are just like me in that they take their classes seriously," she says. "It's been nice meeting people who are willing to go have a study group, which has helped me stay on track. It's good to have that base to help make sure you're keeping your nose in the books."
Beyond the classroom
Support services at UNT have helped her succeed. Duquaine received financial assistance with a scholarship from the UNT Parent Association. And, because UNT provides flexibility with credits, she's been able to take 16 to 18 hours a semester in conjunction with a correspondence class. Thanks to UNT's proximity to Dallas and Fort Worth, she's had many opportunities to pursue.
Allison at the Dallas Zoo
One of those opportunities was volunteering at the Dallas Zoo. A veterinary school admissions counselor told her that varied experience would look good on her application, so she researched different volunteer opportunities and saw an opening at the zoo.
She began giving tours of the African Savannah exhibit there and networked her way into a year-long position as a volunteer, shadowing a veterinarian at the zoo's hospital. She learned how to do procedures and basic technical work during her 8 to 10 hours a week, which earned her an internship credit at UNT.
She worked with elephants, cheetahs, lions, tigers, camels and naked mole rats.
She now works at a small animal clinic in Lewisville, where the pets are less exotic but just as challenging.
"There is nothing more terrifying than an angry domestic cat," she says. "They don't want to be there and they will let you know."
But, she notes, "It's amazing how forgiving animals can be."
Duquaine also is active in various organizations, including the Pre-Veterinary Club, Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honors Society and the UNT Feral Cat Rescue Group.
She expects to graduate in May, and then plans to attend a veterinary school with an excellent zoo and wildlife program. She prefers working at a zoo or wildlife sanctuary because the level of care is not dictated by cost.
Plus, she says, "I find it a lot more challenging if I have to know 15 different species off the top of my head. You have to know the basic physiology of the animal and how to fix the problem."
She's prepared, thanks to the hands-on experience and coursework at UNT.
"It's been very rigorous, which I needed because vet school is supposedly one of the hardest programs you will ever go through," she says. "The level of intensity the UNT program is providing has really helped me prepare."
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Into The Future With Technology
In the beginning, waves struck rocks. The rocks crumbled into the sea. The rock fragments were buffeted around the world and transformed into sand. Human hands touched that sand. Skilled hands that processed the sand and extracted its essence. From that essence, digital electronics was born.
Modern technology is evolving at mind-boggling speed. Spurred on by man's desire to live forever, these breakthroughs are making our lives easier by the minute. So radical is the transformation that the experts are predicting more technological innovation in the next five years than was recorded in the last fifty all together.
Held annually in the U.S. city of Las Vegas, the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) for 2010 opened in January. Hang on tight, because we are going to take you on a brief, whirlwind tour of current and future trends in the technologies that are poised to become part and parcel of our lives this year.
Tablet Computers
Mobile computers with touchscreens instead of conventional keyboards are going to come into their own this year. Equipped with new and different operating systems, these tablet computers will not only enable us to surf the Internet cable-free, they will also give us remote control of our home appliances as well as bringing more interactive media features into our lives. What's more, thanks to their long battery lives, tablet computers will enable us to work for up to ten hours without recharging. The perfect choice for those looking for more than a smart phone.
E-Book Readers
Not to be outdone by tablet computers, electronic book systems are also going to enter our lives over the next twelve months. Thanks to electronic ink technology, e-Books, which afford cable-free online access via networks like 3G, look just like real print. All that's missing is the smell of the paper. No thicker than a slim magazine, e-Books with their long battery lives are also easily carried in your briefcase or handbag. E-books not only facilitate access to newspapers and other branches of the print and visual media, conventional publishers are also going to offer more content compatible with these new platforms.
The Third Dimension
Film in 2010 is definitely going to follow the trail blazed in 2009 by 'Avatar' as the third dimension enters our lives through LCD, LED and plasma TV. As conventional television channels start broadcasting more 3-D content, game consoles are going to bring 3-D into our living rooms as well. Likewise, more and more televisions are going to have the capacity to connect to the Internet with broadcasting of 3-D interactive content. Not only that but our cameras and video cameras will be able to record 3-D images as well.
Mobile Life
Mobile life is going to move beyond the cell phone to new products such as high-resolution (Full HD) mini-digital cameras and portable projectors that can connect to the Internet. Devices that combine one or more of these technologies at once are going to be able to communicate with other devices like the computers, televisions and digital media players that we use at home without any need for a cable. And data sharing is going to make control and programming of digital entities much easier. Already high on the agenda, 4G is being talked about to boot.
Green Technology
Whatever the device we use, it's going to be far more environment friendly. Electronic devices as a whole are going to cause far less environmental damage, starting from the production phase right up through post-disposal. User manuals will be available in the electronic medium and packaging boxes produced from recyclable materials. In addition, electronic products will routinely use hydrogen fuel cells. Instead of plugging in an adaptor to recharge a conventional battery, we will carry the fuel cells of these hydrogen-based energy systems directly on our persons.
Augmented Reality
Last but not least, the way we view Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality is going to change too. Game consoles are going to be controlled by our movements alone, no electronic control device required. Meanwhile computers with a small camera-cum-projector will enable us to use our walls and tables, even our bodies, as a touchscreen. We will be able to take photographs using only our hands, and dial telephone numbers by touching an image projected on the palm of our hand. What's more, on the giant screen in our living room we will be able to feed and pat a virtual pet that does not even exist in reality.
As the years pass at the speed of falling dominoes, the day is not far off when we will perhaps enjoy the pleasure of catching a fish in a lake or watering the flowers in a lush garden as we soar through the sky in an airplane. Who knows?


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The United States government has been dangling the proverbial carrot in the faces of law enforcement agencies all across America in a ploy to exchange minor marijuana-related arrests for federal funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant.
Instead of awarding additional funds to law enforcement agencies that make devastating busts that affect the bottom line of the drug cartels, this program pays police agencies a significant bonus for making minor marijuana arrests -- a discrepancy in the system that has become just as much a problem for rural communities as it is in big cities.
"Although the government claims [Byrne grant money] goes toward apprehending high-level traffickers, it's often very low level people who get arrested. It targets low-income people and people of color much more than anyone understands," Harry Levine, a drug policy expert and sociologist at Queens College, told AlterNet.
Funds from the Byrne grant program are distributed each fiscal year to law enforcement agencies based on drug arrest and seizure criteria from the previous year. Those standards, which are consistent state-to-state, include: number of offenders arrested, number of offenders prosecuted, number of drug seizures, quantity by weight and drug type, and total value of funds and assets forfeited.
The Marijuana Arrest Research Project recently set out to dissect the Byrne Reports of 20 states, in which they uncovered a ghastly agenda against the stoner nation. It seems that law enforcement's bullying tactics against the average marijuana user is the most productive group to shakedown, seizing 232,006 ounces of marijuana in the state of Tennessee in 2011.
To make things worse, the report cosigns what most marijuana advocates have been privy to for some time -- marijauna possession is the most profitable "drug" offense across the country. In Arizona, police agencies nailed more people for marijuana possession (42 percent) than for any other drug – methamphetamine (26 percent), cocaine (nine percent). It does not take a genius to see that if police stopped arresting citizens for marijuana, their funding would be severed almost in half.
The report finds that police agencies have been using Byrne funds to pay their force and assist them in fulfilling their equipment wish list, rather than using the money as it is intended -- to finance special narcotics departments. "With Byrne grant money, the police can buy all kinds of stuff -- police cars, bullet proof vests, computers, bullets -- buy whatever they want," said Levine.
Essentially, local police departments are being rewarded with bonus money to finance salaries and new toys for officers based on the number of non-violent marijuana possession arrests they make each year.
Of course, pressure to maintain this funding has given law enforcement and local municipalities the will to aggressively pursue, arrest and prosecute the average marijuana user. Ultimately, the Byrne grant program is funding foot soldiers fighting the War on Drugs and in doing so, intensifying the battle rather working towards a unified surrender.
Mike Adams writes for stoners and smut enthusiasts in HIGH TIMES, Playboy's The Smoking Jacket and Hustler Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter @adamssoup and on Facebook/mikeadams73.


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Another "Super Smash Bros 4" for Wii U and 3DS returning character has been confirmed. According to a report from Mii Gamer on Feb. 27, Waluigi is coming back to the crossover fighting series. However, he won't be playable, which upsets many of his fans.
In "Super Smash Bros Brawl," Waluigi can be summoned as an assist trophy. During his brief appearance, he will run to the nearest opponent and to the ground before finishing his attack combination off with a final blow.
He will also appear as an assist trophy in "Super Smash Bros 4" for Wii U and 3DS. Although Masahiro Sakurai acknowledged that fans wanted Waluigi to be a playable fighter, the character can only be summoned. You can find a screen of the assist trophy, along with other shots from the title, with the slideshow embedded to the left side of this article as well as the comment from the game director below:
Once again, Waluigi's Assist Trophy joins the collection!! …Which also means he's not a playable character. Just because you try hard doesn't mean you'll make it into the battle.
The "Super Mario Bros" franchise is already heavily represented in "Super Smash Bros 4 with Luigi, Mario, Peach and Rosalina as playable characters. Furthermore, Wario previously appeared as a fighter in "Super Smash Bros Brawl."
Masahiro Sakurai is leading the development of "Super Smash Bros 4" for Wii U and 3DS, which is set to come out sometime before the conclusion of 2014.
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2013: Indoors, Cole ran at the Lumberjack Team Challenge and clocked the time of 2:24.16 in the 800 meters … Outdoors, Cole ran at the UA-ASU-NAU Double Dual and completed the 800-meter race in 2:23.37.
2012: Did not compete during the indoor season … Outdoors, Cole clocked a personal-best time of 2:20.66 in the 800-meter run at the Mesa Classic, good for 10th place … At the UA-ASU-NAU Double Dual Meet, she finished in eighth place in the 800 meters with a time of 2:22.54.
2011: Redshirted the indoor and outdoor season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in cross country, track and field and soccer at Hamilton High School … Record holder in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meters and as a member of the 4x800-meter relay … A cross country team captain and two-time team MVP … An 11-time all-city, a seven-time all-region and a four-time all-state honoree … Also a member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: She is the daughter of Bob and Ruth Cole … Has two sisters.


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i)The straight line connecting the points $1+i$ and $3-i$ where $1+i$ is the initial point and $3-i$ is the final point.
ii)The circular arc with the initial point $3+i$, final point $1+3i$ and centre $1+i$
Now I found these formulas in my notes that gave the equations for straight lines and circular arc and by putting the points into these I got this
i) $\gamma(t)=(1-t)(1+i)+t(3-i)$
ii) $\gamma(t)=1+i+2e^{it}$
However I have looked at some other examples and I am unsure as to whether this is correct.
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Forward Krista Warren
"We knew we could run on (Team Concept). We have been working on our transition game in practice and really went out there and executed today."
"(Team Concept) was a team with a lot of talent. They had a lot of former Pac-10 players on their squad, so this game showed us what to expect from some of the teams we will be facing during the season."
Center Shawntinice Polk
"Our team defense was great today. We played really well as a team all-around."
"Our team is anxious for LSU, just because it is the start of the season and we are ready to get out there and prove ourselves."
"Everyone on our team is very unselfish. We all like getting that extra pass and we always work to get everyone open. We play team basketball and if we continue to play like that it will help us during the season."
Forward CoCoa Sanford
"We showed a lot of hustle today. We played our game and we could see the strengths and weakness our team has as we prepare for LSU."
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Hello and happy holidays from New Zealand. Ruth and I have now visited the Central Otago, Martinborough, and Hawkes Bay wine regions and I have lots to report, but very little internet connectivity to do so. We've visited over 30 wine producers from all of these regions, and tried dozens of wines in wine bars and restaurants around the country. There's some good wine in this country (and some bad). I'll be writing up my visits to some of our favorite producers in the coming days (provided I can get a stable Internet connection) but for now I'll write up some interesting individual wines from each region
This sleepy little farming community in the Wairarapa region of the North Island is home to some of the country's oldest vines (old being relative at 25 years or so) and some of the longest running producers of wine in New Zealand. It's a picturesque little place with lots of bed and breakfasts fit snugly on country lanes and lots of wide open green fields. This is Pinot Noir country, though many folks produce Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Chardonnay along with the ubiquitous Sauvignon Blanc.
The 2004 and 2005 vintages (which are the predominant vintages on the market now) were not easy on Martinborough growers. Unseasonably cool weather in both years, with frost during bud break in 2004 and rain during flowering in 2005, made for somewhat lousy fruit in 2004 and dramatically reduced yields in 2005.
I've found some admirable qualities in Martinborough Pinot Noir, namely a deep Burgundian-style expression of dirt. These wines, at their best, have a lovely earthy character that is well balanced with sometimes spicy, sometimes deep red fruit. Despite these qualities, I have a hard time containing my disappointment at many of the wines I tasted. However, some of the 2006 wines I tasted from barrels indicate that in part, perhaps, I've picked the wrong year to come and evaluate the wines. I will be watching closely (and buying) when the 2006 wines hit the market.
2006 Palliser Riesling, Martinborough
Colorless in the glass, this wine has a floral nose with strong green and yellow apple aromas. In the mouth it is super lively, with fantastic acids and a good balance between unripe apple and floral flavors in a nice dry style with a crisp finish. 9
2006 Palliser Estate Sauvignon Blanc, Martinborough
Lacking any discernable color, this wine has a nose of fresh-cut grass, rainwater, and hints of tropical fruit aromas mixed in. In the mouth it is perfectly balanced with a lovely body (surprising for a Sauvignon Blanc) with classic flavors of cut green grass and crisp citrus minerality. Excellent. 9/9.5
2006 Palliser Pinot Noir, Martinborough
Medium garnet in color this wine has a dark nose of wet dirt and mud with only the barest hint of red fruit showing through. In the mouth it again expresses soil first, then fruit, with flavors of sawdust, damp earth and then hints of cranberry and plum, before heading into a finish that has a light herbal greenness to it. 8.5
2006 Ata Rangi Sauvignon Blanc, Martinborough
Colorless in the glass, this wine smells of pears and lychee fruit. In the mouth it expresses pear, grassy qualities, and a light herbal notes supported by good acids and a hint of minerality. 8.5/9
2006 Ata Rangi "Petrie" Chardonnay, Martinborough
Lacking any color, this wine has a light nose of buttercream frosting and buttered popcorn aromas. In the mouth it has very nice weight and balance with a nicely melded mix of buttery flavors and apple and pear fruit. It doesn't carry through to as strong a finish as one might like, but is an excellent, well-made wine. 9
2005 Ata Rangi Pinot Noir, Martinborough
Medium garnet in color, this wine has an earthy nose of wet dirt coupled with juicy aromas of tart Japanese pickled plum (umeboshi). In the mouth it offers sour cherry as well as pickled plum fruit flavors nicely melded to damp earth and wet stone qualities that seem to be a striking characteristic of the region. The wine has a good length and a pleasant finish. 9
2000 Te Karainga Sauvignon Blanc, Martinborough
Colorless in the glass, this wine has an unusual, extremely fruit-driven nose of gooseberry and kiwifruit. In the mouth it is very tropical with a nice balance between passionfruit and kiwifruit flavors and tart lemon zest flavors. Not a typical New Zealand Sav Blanc by any means, but one for those who might not appreciate the more herbaceous end of the spectrum. 8.5
2004 Te Karainga "Runholder" Pinot Noir, Martinborough
Light garnet in color, this wine has a perfumed nose of floral aromas mixed with with rhubarb and cranberry notes. In the mouth it is tart, with primary flavors of raspberry, and sour plum, good acids and a light greenness or stemmy quality that also manifests in light tannins. No doubt a victim of the vintage, to a certain extent, but a very good effort. 8.5
2005 Te Karainga "John Martin" Reserve Pinot Noir, Martinborough
A lovely light ruby color, this wine has a nose of wet earth and mud. In the mouth it has nice acids and primary flavors of dried cherries and tart, pickled plum, mixed with green wood and a briary quality. 8.5
2006 Murdoch James "Blue Rock" Sauvignon Blanc, Martinborough
Colorless in the glass this wine has a nose of light citrus and gooseberry aromas without a trace of typical herbal or grassy qualities. In the mouth it is mostly mineral in nature with lovely pear and (surprisingly) peach flavors. Crisp, juicy and hard not to like. 8.5/9
2006 Murdoch James Rose of Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, Martinborough
Light blood red in the glass this wine has a nose of stewed cranberries and dried cherries. In the mouth it offers similar, light stewed cranberry flavors with notes of hibiscus that make for a nicely dry, tart experience in the mouth buoyed by good acids. Leaves you wanting more. 8.5/9
2003 Murdoch James "Fraser" Pinot Noir, Martinborough
Medium garnet in color, this wine has a lovely mysterious nose of dark earth and some other rich, hard-to-pin-down aromas. In the mouth it is all about soil: deep, brooding wet dirt mixed with tart plum and stewed cranberries with a nice complexity and lovely finish. 9
2005 Canadoro Riesling, Martinborough
Colorless in the glass this wine has lovely nose that combines classic petrol aromas with crisp pear scents. In the mouth it offers gorgeous, crisp, dry flavors of pear and lemon zest that have a nice "lift" to them that makes this wine far too easy to drink. 8.5/9
2002 Canadoro Cabernet Sauvignon, Martinborough
Medium garnet in color, this wine has a spicy nose with aromas of plum and sandalwood incense. In the mouth it has a core of cherry fruit with sandalwood and cedar flavors mixed with a light leathery note that is matched with light tannins. Frankly one of the only good Cabernet's I have had from the Martinborough region, thankfully lacking a too-common rasiny, stewed prune quality that I don't care for.
2004 Canadoro "Dragonfly" Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc, Martinborough
Light gold in the glass, this wine has a luxurious nose of apricots poached in fresh honey. In the mouth it delivers much of the same with pleasing levels of acidity that keep the wine from being too cloying (though that is not a huge danger as the sugar levels are restrained, though sweet). A very nice way to end a meal, for certain. 8.5/9
2006 Alana Estate Riesling, Martinborough
Colorless in the glass this wine has a nose of pure, clear pear aromas. In the mouth the wine is a nice balance between these pear and Fuji apple flavors as well as light lemon flavors made juicy with good acidity. This wine will never turn heads, but is a pleasure to drink. 8.5
2004 Alana Estate "Tuapapa" Pinot Noir, Martinborough
Medium garnet in color, this wine has a spicy nose of cranberry and mulling spice aromas. In the mouth it is equally spicy with nice balance, good acids, and cranberry and sour cherry flavors that last through a decent finish. 8.5
2004 Alana Estate Pinot Noir, Martinborough
Light to medium garnet in the glass this wine has a nicely balanced nose of umami and soy aromas mixed with scents of cranberry. In the mouth it is a pleasant combination of juicy tart raspberry and cranberry flavors with a slight woody bitterness and a hint of minerality that give the wine a nice personality on the palate. The finish is nothing to write home about, but a nice end to a good glass. 8.5/9
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Mike D.
I am very picky when it comes to which crossfit gym I join. I've traveled around and dropped in to a lot of different boxes and know exactly what I like and what I don't like. I've been a member at CFR for over a year now and can honestly say it has everything I like. First and foremost is a knowledgable coach who truly cares for everyone in the gym, whether you're tweaking your form to get it just right on a 315lb clean or simply trying to develop the range of motion to do an air squat, Alex Retzlaff wants to help you accomplish it. Another great aspect is the layout of the gym with sectioned off rooms to break up different areas. There is also plenty of equipment that is constantly being upgraded and maintained to the highest of standards. CFR is an awesome gym and I would highly recommend it to everyone, no matter what your skill level.
Pratt R.
I was in town on business and dropped in. This is a Great Box. Fantastic trainers with plenty of room and up to date equipment.....It's what a crossfit box should be. Good location downtown and we could walk from our hotel and convention center.
Check it out if you are in town.
Trevor D.
As a frequent Visitor to other gyms I was impressed with Roughnecks. Don't let the name scare you, the members were welcoming and Alex (coach/owner) was on top of the class...great warmup, some skill work (which I appreciated) and a gnarly WOD. I would return for sure. Alex clearly has a background in the Olympic lifts which is important.
Gail B.
Dropped in for a few days while in town for work. I agree with the other reviewers. Alex and his other coaches are extremely knowledgeable. They had me focus on form over weight and gave great tips - especially for me who is about 7 months into Crossfit. They clearly have created a culture of community; everyone was incredibly friendly and it made the experience even better.
Location-wise it is within walking distance of a number of Houston hotels which made it really easy to attend while working downtown.
Just fair warning - I definitely did one of the hardest WODs of my life while there.
Mike B.
Visiting from out of town and dropped in for a quick WOD at Crossfit Roughnecks.
Gym layout was good, equipment was clean and well maintained, and they even had showers.
It was an open gym session with a do-it-yourself WOD, but the coach was still very attentive to the various folks training and offered several good lifting tips.
I will definitely go back on future Houston trips.


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· 2010/12/09 - 13:52
Ever since the five most recent forum posts have been displayed on the front page there have been a welcome increase in activity and valued contributions from members who may not have participated otherwise. Thanks to FP forum posts we now have wonderful community-wide initiatives such as the
Mass Observation Project
My Best Photo
project. The cynic in me says it's flattering to appear on the FP in one way or another, but never mind…
Unfortunately, it has also led to irritating spam and very unwelcome troll activity with content that is unpleasant, rude, insulting, racist, sexist or just plain nasty, whether deliberately or not.
Some of the more committed members here (I like to think of myself as one of them) have tried bumping off the more reprehensible posts with what I hope is more interesting, useful or simply more pleasant messages, but this isn't enough.
Another downside for those of us used to inhabiting the murky depths of the forums and exchanging technical information or reviews is that our occasionally silly, frivolous or unimportant comments are automatically posted on the FP. This means we can inadvertently flood the front page and/or bump off far more interesting comments.
1. Simply: take the forum posts off the front page, but add a clear link, as it was before. Those who really want to use the forums will continue to do so. Trolls will quickly lose interest when their bile doesn't reach the same audience.
2. Another solution is to give the OP (original poster) restricted moderator privileges, meaning that s/he can delete (not edit) any comments posted after the first one and, for example, remove a minor hissy fit between two excitable members whilst keeping all the positive and interesting contributions. At present, the OP can delete his/her post, which deletes everything in the thread, the good and the bad.
3. A more complex and probably less effective solution is to add a "don't display on the front page" option. It won't prevent troll activity, however.
4. Add the requirement that contributors to a forum thread must have an avatar image and/or posted images. It's too easy for a troll to open an account, make it "friends only" and then spew incendiary remarks, as we have all witnessed.
The above are suggestions only the administrators can implement. I don't know how technically complex they are.
Then there are things we as members of this community can do:
1. Do not respond to a troll's insults. I know it's wounding and it's only natural to want to reply, but that's exactly what the troll wants. Don't indulge the troll's twisted desires.
2. When we see a disturbing troll comment, bump it off the FP with a "hello", a quote, a link to another site, etc., and report the offending comment to the administrators in a private message (not on the forum, which is counterproductive). This is already being done, but perhaps not enough.
3. If you are the OP, save the thread as a PDF (in case someone wants a copy or you want to repost it later) and then delete your first comment, which deletes the entire thread. I have already done this with "If God were a member of Photoblog" and I will certainly do it to this thread at the first troll attack.
I hope the Michaels take account of these suggestions – they are neither new nor innovative, but I think they are increasingly necessary. I suspect the Michaels maintain the site as a labour of love and I hope, perhaps in vain, that we as a community can return the compliment.
Feel free to add your suggestions to this thread – unless you're a troll, of course.
· 2010/12/09 - 14:29
I support as well!
but please message this forum to michael, if he made this up, he can take it off.
i emailed him about the trolls, but no response from him yet tho.
· 2010/12/09 - 15:26
Mcmommy, you with pro account you'd kill my mind
· 2010/12/09 - 15:56
it was just you mcmommy, i bet you're drinking too much wine again...and you didn't invite me at all
· 2010/12/09 - 16:53
Totally agreed, Stéfan.....all of your suggestions are excellent. I emailed Michael a few weeks ago when FP forum posts were at the least rude, negative, and overrun by trolls. I told him that if I'd stumbled on PB looking for a photosharing site that day and seen all of that I'd have turned and run the other way. Luckily those of us who've been here awhile know that's NOT what PB's all about, but I shudder to think what goes through the newcomers' minds.
· 2010/12/09 - 20:13
I avoid the forums specifically because of the trolls. I have read many and they always seem to get into the "stupid butt munch" mode quite early. These are things I would spank my children for. I like your ideas and I would probably use the forum more if I was not called stupid for asking a question. As I am new to photography I have a lot of stupid questions. Besides; the only stupid question is the one that never gets ask because if I don't know the answer it is an honest question.
Thanks for this post; hope the "Michaels" read it and impliment some of those suggestions. I espically like that the OP can delete any nasty comment as well as the ignoring the trolls.
· 2010/12/09 - 20:28
For me it's definitely time something was done. All are good ideas - I'm not personally so keen on #1, but as a last resort, I'm sure it would work. I'd definitely like to see an end to posting by empty blogs - or at least some tough restrictions.
Another suggestion for the front page would be to display the latest posts of the last five active threads rather than the last five posts. This would make it harder for spammers to control the front page by carpet bombing a single thread with spam. It would make it easier for ordinary people to bump some of the offensive filth we've seen recently from the front page. Also, it could be used to minimise the amount of time that deleted posts stay visible on the front page.
· 2010/12/09 - 22:13
I totally agree that something needs to be done, and although I believe in free speech and all that jazz, Can we please keep the topics to photo related topics? I joined photoblog to share photos and learn about photography related issues not to go back to high school and have to read about lame insults and all that drama. Can we all just get along and make photoblog the best it can be?
· 2010/12/10 - 03:09
@ Karman: if you are the Original Poster, you can delete the original post, which deletes the entire thread (see suggestion 3 for the community) including any 'stupid' remark. I do hope you post your questions. This is what the forums are for. I've learnt a lot from them and I hope I've helped members in the past.
@ Jarvo: Jon, I don't understand the difference between active threads, compared to latest posts. I must be one of the stupid people... ;-) I'm not too keen either on the radical solution of removing forum extracts from the FP. Fascinating community initiatives like the MOP, Bougnat Club, Bistro de la Photo, etc., wouldn't enjoy the same audience, but it's probably the easiest solution to implement.
@ Amber: I think the vast majority of forum posts are photography-related (except for the spamming and trolls, of course), but some of the more enjoyable threads for me have been in the off-topic section. I hope the forums reflect the diversity and vibrancy of our community, including its humour. The techno-babble and self-promotion found in the forums of sites such as dpreview can be rather dull - and they are far more vicious than even the trolls we get here.
If some kind of entry barrier is put up, we should be able to enjoy reaching out to the community and sharing, which is what I enjoy most about PB, without the troll unpleasantness that sours the experience.
· 2010/12/10 - 05:17
It's quite simple really (at least I think so), I guess I just haven't explained it well enough. Perhaps it will help If I give an example based on you the front page looked before Ruth's last post it will help.
There are (as ever) five replies showing in the "View Forum" section. Three from this thread, one about Macro photography, and one about god. Under my proposed system only one of the replies in this thread would be shown. The previous replies from bammphoto and me would have been replaced by the most recent entries from two other threads.
Sorry can't figure out how to insert a picture here. Here's a link instead.
Image from FP.
· 2010/12/12 - 16:20
this is good...we use this like for spam
· 2010/12/14 - 17:10
Any response, Michael(s)? We're still getting trolled...
· 2010/12/14 - 20:32
what... you guys don't like spam and trolls? ;-)
· 2013/03/17 - 10:02
I agree.....take the Forum off the Front Page!
It's not the first time this issue has been addressed and it certainly won't be the last....
· 2013/03/17 - 10:28
Forum in the front page has some goodness also.
I remember some new comers introduced themselves here, and got tons of welcome messages. That would lift spirit of the new members for sure.
If the forum is removed off the dashboard, would that be difficult for new members to find it, and easy for old members to overlook the new members' messages as well.
I second Jon's idea to show only last post of each active thread.
· 2013/03/17 - 10:29
Yes, all four of them. Thanks for finding a three year-old post of mine and showing how consistent my position is.
· 2013/03/18 - 04:28
@ Tala1: Thanks stefan!
· 2013/03/18 - 08:46
This thread will do as well as any other, I suppose…
I just counted the votes for the
straw poll
organised by Artbee (who has yet to vote). Six people repeatedly wanted the forum extracts removed from the dashboard page. Four do not. One person spoiled his vote because he felt the question was badly worded (me). Eleven vocal people do not a majority make, but I think the overall consensus is to ask Michael to change the way forum extracts are displayed on the dashboard page.
I have consistently requested either changes to the display or removal of forum extracts if no changes are possible. I think the latter option would be a shame – the dashboard page is livelier and other people do contribute, whatever some might say. It also increases traffic and thus revenue for the site and allows new members to introduce themselves.
I have suggested these as options with absolutely no knowledge of how feasible they are in technical terms:
# Putting the FP back at the top
# "Show your comment in the dashboard page? Yes [ ] No [ ]" radio buttons
# "Show/hide forum extracts on the dashboard page" in account settings
# "Show/hide your forum contributions on the dashboard page" in account settings
# Moderator privileges for the Original Poster
And two new ones:
# Replace extracts with a forum subject trending map – individual contributors wouldn't be seen, but the subject would
# Replace extracts with a table of the most recently updated forum topic: subject + link to the last update, but no avatar or member name.
And while we're on the subject, I for one would like some more html editing options (titles, numbered lists, bullet points…) if possible.
· 2013/03/18 - 15:47
· 2013/03/17 - 22:26
The front page and the dashboard are not the same thing.
The front page is what you see prior to logging on to Photoblog. The Photoblog Forum extracts are NOT
displayed on that page. One must click on the Forums at the bottom of the screen.
True, the Forum extracts are displayed on the dashboard which is only available to members. Additionally,
the Forums button is also available to them in the same location as the front page.
A reduction in spam will not occur with it's removal. When spam was sent in the past, it appeared on several topics
in each of the main threads. A bot is not doing this. It is a human being. And from what I gather, one must be a member
and logged on in order to post to the forums. Clicking the Forums button or the View Forum is the only
way to gain access to the main threads. Spammers don't seem to be interested in what is in the Forum extracts. They're not interested in seeing their avatar smeared across the dashboard page. They are interested in dumping their posts in as many places as possible. Now, this is just a theory based on things I have seen.
As referenced above, potential members would not see the Forum extracts. They would land on the real front
page and then click the Take A Look Around link. This wold bring them to the browse page. Again, if they want to see anything in the forums, they must click the Forums button.
So, I'm confused.
I agree that the Featured Photo should be much larger on the real front page; however, I don't believe it should be the forefront of the dashboard. Larger, yes, somewhat.
Playing devil's advocate. Just as you seem to be so adamant and passionate about enhancing one and removing another, others may feel differently. They may not be as outgoing as you and neither speak up nor participate in your call to vote.
Again, confused.
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Awesome, I see they operate two lines, the Beach Train Standard Gauge, and Redwood Forest Narrow Gauge Steam Train..
Hi guys, thank you all for such kind comments for this shot. There are indeed two lines of the tourist rail service. One goes to the Santa Cruz Beach boardwalk while another takes visitors to the wooded Mt. Herman. Best regards to all, David
Beautiful shot...and you took the side that everyone (myself included) seems to miss.
Cheers! -Steve
Umiyama 海山, thank you very much and I am glad that you enjoy the shot. Best regards, David
Bogdan, you are very kind. Greetings, David
Hi David,
How could I pass over this one without commenting?! Would I be right in thinking it is a Shay locomotive you have so nicely captured here?
Best wishes Peter
Peter, thanks for your visit and very kind words. The truth is that I am a total novice when it comes to the old locomotives and I have no idea what it is. These steam trains are weekend family attractions for people living in the Silicon Valley area. They are just 30 minutes up the hill from the hustle and bustle of the high tech valley. Greetings, David
A pretty engine !
motorhand, much thanks for your kind comments. Best regards, David.
Photo taken in Felton, CA, USA
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Type of Residency: Year-round
Physical Description
The marbled body of the whelk is encased in a calcified shell, which ranges from 6-10 cm in length. The shell is spiraled, and lacks the nacreous surface layer of some other gastropods. The body is composed of three basic parts: the foot, the head, and a visceral mass. The foot extends from the shell next to the head and is used for locomotion and grasping prey or a substrate when feeding on algae. The head includes a mouth, from which the radula, an elongated tongue-like apparatus bearing three central teeth and two rows of transverse teeth, is extended for feeding. There are also two cephalic tentacles which have some tactile sensation. These tentacles and the osphradia, a structure that does not emerge from the shell but is positioned at the end of a siphon pointing in the direction of the current, have chemoreceptors which aid in scavenging. Whelks are either male or female, with gonads positioned deep within the shell behind the body because of the torsion of the spiral shell. Males of the species have a penis for sperm transfer (George and George 1979, Grzimek 1972, Brusca 1990).
Other Physical Features: ectothermic ; bilateral symmetry
Waved whelks occupy coastlines within the range described above from the tide level to 180 meters depth. They live in the mud and sand of these areas on the ocean floor (Ghiselin 2000, George-George 1979, Grzimek 1972, Anderson 1988).
Aquatic Biomes: coastal
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 650 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): -2.2 - 549
Temperature range (°C): -0.262 - 12.552
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.660 - 22.184
Salinity (PPS): 22.343 - 35.343
Oxygen (ml/l): 3.835 - 8.193
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.064 - 1.647
Silicate (umol/l): 0.987 - 17.288
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): -2.2 - 549
Temperature range (°C): -0.262 - 12.552
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.660 - 22.184
Salinity (PPS): 22.343 - 35.343
Oxygen (ml/l): 3.835 - 8.193
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.064 - 1.647
Silicate (umol/l): 0.987 - 17.288
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Stellwagen Bank Benthic Community
The species associated with this article partially comprise the benthic community of Stellwagen Bank, an undersea gravel and sand deposit stretching between Cape Cod and Cape Ann off the coast of Massachusetts. Protected since 1993 as part of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, the bank is known primarily for whale-watching and commercial fishing of cod, lobster, hake, and other species (Eldredge 1993).
The benthic community of Stellwagen Bank is diverse and varied, depending largely on the grain size of the substrate. Sessile organisms such as bryozoans, ascidians, tunicates, sponges, and tube worms prefer gravelly and rocky bottoms, while burrowing worms, burrowing anemones, and many mollusks prefer sand or mud surfaces (NOAA 2010). Macroalgae, such as kelps, are exceedingly rare in the area — most biogenic structure along the bottom is provided by sponges, cnidarians, and worms. The dominant phyla of the regional benthos are Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda, and Echinodermata (NOAA 2010).
Ecologically, the Stellwagen Bank benthos contributes a number of functions to the wider ecosystem. Biogenic structure provided by sessile benthic organisms is critical for the survivorship of juveniles of many fish species, including flounders, hake, and Atlantic cod. The benthic community includes a greater than average proportion of detritivores — many crabs and filter-feeding mollusks — recycling debris which descends from the water column above (NOAA 2010). Finally, the organisms of the sea-bed are an important source of food for many free-swimming organisms. Creatures as large as the hump-backed whale rely on the benthos for food — either catching organisms off the surface or, in the whale's case, stirring up and feeding on organisms which burrow in sandy bottoms (Hain et al 1995).
As a U.S. National Marine Sanctuary, Stellwagen Bank is nominally protected from dredging, dumping, major external sources of pollution, and extraction of mammals, birds or reptiles (Eldredge 1993). The benthic habitat remains threatened, however, by destructive trawling practices. Trawl nets are often weighted in order that they be held against the bottom, flattening soft surfaces, destroying biogenic structure, and killing large numbers of benthic organisms. There is also occasional threat from contaminated sediments dredged from Boston harbor and deposited elsewhere in the region (NOAA 2010). The region benefits from close observation by NOAA and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, however, and NOAA did not feel the need to make any special recommendations for the preservation of benthic communities in their 2010 Management Plan and Environmental Assessment.
Trophic Strategy
The waved whelk is a carnivore, and feeds on crabs, polychaete worms, bivalves, and dead organisms. Water enters the siphon which is pointed in the direction of the current and the osphridia's chemoreceptors detect for prey. The whelk moves to the prey using its foot, and uses it to grasp the shell in the case of a crab or bivalve. The radula is extended from the mouth and if the prey has a shell, the radula's teeth are used to drill a beveled hole through which the radula can extract the body matter. Radular teeth of whelks are solid and do not contain poison as in the case of cones, but the tongue may confer a secreted acidic mucus to the shell that is being bored. Digestion is primarily extracellular and takes place within a digestive gland at the end of a long esophagus that empties into a stomach (Anderson 1988, Alexander 1979, Brusca 1990, Ghiselin 2000).
Life History and Behavior
Sexes are separate, and the male has a penis which transfers sperm to the female, where internal fertilization occurs. There are two types of sperm produced by the male whelk. The first is the viable euspermatozoa, which are the functional gametes that will unite with the egg in the reproductive tract of the female. Accompanying these are paraspermatozoa, which have multiple external tails and help to control and assist in the movement of the viable sperm, as well as provide them with nutrients. After fertilized eggs emerge from the oviduct, they are coated in mucus and approximately 1000 are contained in a flexible capsule. These capsules are then released into piles. Of the 1000 eggs in a capsule, only about 10 undergo full development, the rest providing nutrition. Snails hatch from these capsules fully developed (Anderson 1988, Grzimek 1972).
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Buccinum undatum
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank.
Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.
See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen.
Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Buccinum undatum
Public Records: 2
Specimens with Barcodes: 5
Species With Barcodes: 1
Conservation Status
The northern whelk is found readily in along the coasts of its geographic range in large numbers, especially in North America, probably due in part to its excellent and complex reproductive adaptations (Anderson 1988, Ghiselin 2000, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 2000, Sea World Education Dep. 2000).
US Federal List: no special status
CITES: no special status
National NatureServe Conservation Status
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked
NatureServe Conservation Status
Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
On the coast of North America fishermen often use the body of the whelk without the shell as bait for cod. In the past fishermen have been known to use the egg capsule of the whelk as "sea soap" to clean their hands. In Europe and Scandinavia the waved whelk serves as a food source for humans. We also receive the indirect benefit of the scavenging habits of the whelk in the disposal of carrion on the ocean floor (Grzinek 1972, Brusca 1990).
Buccinum undatum
Buccinum undatum, the common whelk, is a large, edible marine gastropod in the family Buccinidae, the "true whelks". [1]
This species is a familiar part of the marine fauna of the Northern Atlantic and is found on the shores of the United Kingdom, France, Norway, Iceland, various other northwest European countries, some Arctic islands, and North America as far south as New Jersey. They prefer colder temperatures, and cannot survive at temperatures above 29°C.[2]
This species is mainly found on soft bottoms in the sublittoral zone, and occasionally on the littoral fringe, where it is sometimes found alive at low tide. It does not adapt well to life in the intertidal zone, due to its intolerance for low salinities. If exposed to air, it may crawl from its shell, risking desiccation.[2]
This species' solid shell is very pale. In life, the shell is covered in a yellowish-brown periostracum. The shell surface has a sculpture of vertical, wavy folds (hence the name undatum, which means wavy). The wavy folds are crossed by numerous incised spiral lines, some of which are paired. The aperture of the shell is broadly oval and tapers to a siphonal canal. The number of shell whorls is seven or eight.
The maximum height of the shell is 10 cm and the maximum width is 6 cm. The animal emits a thin and copious slime.[3]
Trophic connections[edit]
This species of whelk feeds on live bivalves, and are, in turn, preyed upon by several fish (cod, dogfish, etc.) and crustaceans.[2] They may benefit from seastar feeding, by eating the extracted bivalve remains abandoned by the seastar.[4]
Larval stages of Stephanostomum baccatum were found in the digestive gland of B. undatum.[5]
As a food item[edit]
Buccinum undatum is eaten widely, sometimes referred to by its French name bulot. A strong fishery exists on many shores around the world. They are trapped in pots using dogfish and brown crab as bait.[6] It can be confused with Neptunea antiqua (red whelk), which is poisonous to humans.[7]
Ecology and population decline[edit]
Disappearing or diminishing populations of whelks have been observed since the early 1970s, especially in the North Sea and the Wadden Sea. Additionally, vast beds of empty shells have been discovered where no living whelks are present. Imposex, the occurrence of male gonads on female whelks, has been detected since the early 1990s, and is thought to be a product of the shipping industry.[2] Specifically, TBT has been shown to reduce viability of whelk populations.[8]
- ^ Fraussen, K.; Gofas, S. (2014). Buccinum undatum Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138878 on 2015-02-18
- ^ a b c d Ten Hallers-Tjabbes, C.C., Everaarts, J.M., Mensink, B.P., & Boon, J.P. (1996) The Decline of the North Sea Whelk (Buccinum undatum L.) between 1970 and 1990: A Natural or Human-induced Event? 17:1-3. pp. 333-43. Marine Ecology.
- ^ G.W. Tryon, Systematic Conchology vol. I, Philadelphia, 1882
- ^ Himmelman, J.H. and Hamel, J.-R. (1993) Diet, behaviour and reproduction of the whelk Buccinum undatum in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence, eastern Canada. 116:3. pp. 423-430. Marine Biology.
- ^ Sommerville C. (1978). "The histopathology of Stephanochasmus baccatus Nicoll, 1907 in the digestive gland of Buccinum undatum (L.)". Journal of Fish Diseases 1(3): 219-232. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2761.1978.tb00024.x.
- ^ Fahy, E. (2001). Conflict between two inshore fisheries: for whelk (Buccinum undatum) and brown crab (Cancer pagurus), in the southwest Irish Sea. 465: 73-83. Hydrobiologia.
- ^ Anthoni, U.; Bohlin, L:; Larsen, C.; Nielsen, P.; Nielsen, N.H.; and Christophersen, C. (1989). The toxin tetramine from the "edible" whelk Neptunea antiqua. Toxicon 27: 717-723.
- ^ Mensink, B.P., Everaarts, J.M., Kralt, H., ten Hallers-Tjabbes, C.C., & Boon, J.P. (1996) Tributyltin exposure in early life stages induces the development of male sexual characteristics in the common whelk, Buccinum undatum. 42: 1-4. pp. 151-154. Marine Environmental Research.
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Top of that heap is Nonito Donaire. Dunkin said he'll do a title fight at 118, in the earlyish summer. Dunkin didn't want to let out the contenders for the gig, but promoter Bob Arum let slip that he was thinking Cristian Mijares. Jonathan Oquendo, Victor Terrazas, and Teon Kennedy could get the call as well.
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It will be a great bout if all is true about "Bam Bam." I don't buy that "Hawaiian Punch" jive, though. Bam Bam was born in Lubbock, Texas, so he also get down with the Tex-Mex food, Kansas-Mex and Cali-Mex. It is something about that mix of food that will swell your hinny up. Now pure Mexican food is aight! It apparently doesn't much swelling. Holla!
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As expected, the multi-awarded singer-actress Sarah Geronimo attended and received her three major awards given by the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Inc. held last night, May 18, 2014 (Philippine time) or this morning, May 18, 2014 (U.S. time) at the Solaire Resorts and Casino in Pasay City. Aside from the Box Office Queen (for the movie It Takes A Man and A Woman), Female Recording Artist of the Year (for Expressions album) and Female Concert Performer of the Year (for Perfect 10 Concert), Sarah Geronimo was also recognized as "Star of the Night" by the GMMSFI organizers.
Her fans and supporters are in high spirit because of her three major awards and a Star of the Night recognition given by one of the most prestigious award giving bodies in the Philippines, using their social media accounts, they congratulated their princess and Matteo Guidicelli's rumored sweetheart. And speaking of Matteo, like her princess, Sarah Geronimo, he is also busy doing a movie with Iza Calzado and Isabelle Diaz Daza.
Obviously, he is so blessed these days not only because of his projects with his fellow artists, but also because of his relationship with the multi-awarded singer-actress. Yesterday, while everyone was busy doing their everyday activities in life, Matteo went out with Ryan Agoncillo, Judy Santos and Sarah Geronimo.
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We often ignore convergence when manipulating formal power series. We can add, substract, multiply, divide, differentiate, and do functional composition on such formal sums without worrying about convergence and we derive an equation formally true, well. But when we try to plug some arbitrary number into these equations, the problem happens.
Take an example from Concrete Mathematics EXERCISE 7.32:
An arithmetic progression is an infinite set of integers \[\{an+b\} = \{b,a+b,2a+b,3a+b,\ldots\}\] A set of arithmetic progressions $\{a_1n+b_1\},\ldots,\{a_mn+b_m\}$ is called an exact cover if every nonnegative integer occurs in one and only one of the progressions. For example, the three progressions $\{2n\},\{4n+1\},\{4n+3\}$ constitute an exact cover. Show that if $\{a_1n+b_1\},\ldots,\{a_mn+b_m\}$ is an exact cover such that $2 \le a_1 \le \cdots \le a_m$, then $a_{m-1} = a_m$.
Well, we can use generating function. First assume that $b_k \ge 0$. If $A$ is a nonneggative integer set, we consider a corresponding power series \[ \sum_{n \ge 0} z^n = \sum_{k=1}^m \sum_{n \ge 0} z^{a_kn+b_k} \tag{1} \] Formally, we derive that \[ \frac 1 {1-z} = \sum_{k=1}^m \frac {z^{b_k}} {1-z^{a_k}} \tag{2} \] We want to plug $\omega = e^{2\pi\imath/a_m}$ into equation (2), but wait a minute. We find that $\sum_{n \ge 0} \omega^n$ might diverge, and it's illegal to plug $z = \omega$ into equation (1), so we should observe something else. Well, it's trivial: eqaution (1) is true whenever $|z| < 1$, as well as equation (2). Both sides of equation (2) are rational functions which hold for all $|z| < 1$, so it holds whenever $z \in \mathbb{C}$. Now we can conclude that $a_{m-1} = a_m$, otherwise let $z \to \omega$, the left side of equation (2) is finity and the other is infinity.
For many readers don't know what I mean, I take another example:
Let $a_0 = 1, a_1, \ldots$ is a real sequence, and $A(z) = \sum_{n \ge 0} a_nz^n$ is its generating function. Now let's discover its reciprocal.
Assume that $A(z) = 1 + \bar A(z)$, we get
\begin{align*} \dfrac 1 {A(z)} &= 1 + \sum_{m > 0} (-1)^m \bar A(z)^m \\ &= 1 + \sum_{m > 0} (-1)^m \sum_{k_1, \ldots, k_m > 0} a_{k_1} \ldots a_{k_m} z^{\displaystyle a_{k_1} + \cdots + a_{k_m}} \\ &= 1 + \sum_{n > 0} z^n \sum_{m > 0} (-1)^m \sum_{\scriptstyle k_1, \ldots, k_m > 0 \atop \scriptstyle k_1 + \cdots + k_m = n} a_{k_1} \ldots a_{k_m} = B(z) \end{align*}
I have interchanged $\sum$-notation without consideration of absolute convergence, so $1/A(z) = B(z)$ is only formally true.
Well, only from such proof, can we say that, whenever $A(z_0)$, $B(z_0)$ converges to a non-zero value, $1 / A(z_0) = B(z_0)$?
Now let's consider a more general problem. It's what I want to ask.
If we get $A(z) = B(z)$ from manipulating (including adding, substracting, multiplying, dividing, differentiating, integrating and changing variables -- functional composition) generating functions (usually formal power series), and $A(z_0)$, $B(z_0)$ are convergent (if it is a explicit power series) or nondegenerate (if it isn't a explicit power series), can we conclude that $A(z_0) = B(z_0)$? If not, you could try to get some useful sufficient conditions.
In the first example, $A(z) = 1/(1-z)$ and $B(z) = \sum_{k=1}^m z^{b_k}/(1-z^{a_k})$. We get $A(z) = B(z)$ from manipulating formal power series, and it's an identity over all $z$.
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