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Measuring Exercise Intensity
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There are different ways of measuring the intensity of physical activity. A commonly used method is to calculate a target heart rate during exercise. This method relies on the fact that the maximal heart rate roughly correlates with a person's age. A simple formula for calculating maximal heart rate is to subtract the person's age in years from the number 220. When engaging in moderately intense physical activity, a person's heart rate should be approximately 50 to 70% of the maximum heart rate. For example, for a 50-year-old person, the estimated maximum heart rate would be 170 beats per minute (220 – 50 years). The target heart rate for moderately intense physical activity for a 50 year old would be 85 to 119 beats per minute (50% of 170 = 85 beats per minute; 70% of 170 is 119 beats per minute). For vigorous physical activity, the target heart rate should be approximately 70 to 85% of the maximum heart rate. For a 40 year old, this would be 126 to 153 beats per minute.
To measure the heart rate during aerobic activity, briefly pause the activity and take the pulse at the wrist. Do this by placing the index and middle finger of left hand over the thumb side of the right wrist, where the radial pulse can be felt. Press lightly. Count the number of beats for 15 seconds and multiple this number by four. This will give the number of heart beats per minute. (If you check the pulse for only 10 seconds, you can multiply the number of beats obtained during this period by 6 to obtain the number of heartbeats per minute.)
Although calculating a target heart rate is a beneficial way of determining the exercise intensity, it does have some drawbacks. It requires effort on the part of the exerciser. The formula for calculating exercise intensity is useful, but it is an approximation. Many fit individuals can actually obtain a higher heart rate than predicted by the equation, for a given level of exertion. In those who are taking medications that can affect the heart rate, the target heart rate method of calculating exercise intensity can be misleading. In particular, there is a class of medications used to treat high blood pressure, known as beta-blockers, which can limit the increase in heart rate that usually occurs with exercise. These medications decrease the force of contraction of the heart, and they also slow the pulse. In individuals taking beta-blocker medications, the pulse does not increase by the same amount during exercise as in normal individuals not taking this medication. A person on this medication may not elevate his or her heart rate into the target range, even though exercise is at the appropriate level of intensity.
A useful subjective measure of exercise intensity can be achieved using a "rating of perceived exertion". Perceived exertion is how hard you feel like your body is working. It is based on the sensation a person experiences during physical activity. It includes such things as increased heart rate, faster breathing, sweating, and muscle fatigue. It is subjective, but it is a good indicator of how hard a person is working out. In the original formulation of the scale, developed by Borg, exercise was rated on a scale of 6 to 20, with 6 being no exertion at all and 20 being maximal exertion. A high correlation exists between a person's perceived exertion rating on this scale and the actual heart rate during physical activity. The heart rate is often about 10 times the number selected on this scale. For example, a person rating the difficulty level of exercise as 12 on this scale often has a heart rate on the order of 120 beats per minute. Moderate intensity physical activity using a traditional Borg scale is in the range of 12 to 14. If you desire moderate intensity physical activity, but estimate that you are at an intensity level of 10 on this scale, you should increase your exertion (such as walking faster on a treadmill) until you feel that your intensity has increased to 12-14.
A modified Borg scale has been developed. It rates exercise intensity from 0 to 10. The higher the number, the greater the effort. In the modified rating of perceived exertion scale, a 0 corresponds to no exertion at all. Light intensity activity is rated as a 2. Moderate intensity is roughly 3 to 5. Vigorous activity is greater than 7. For most individuals, in whom a moderate level of physical activity is desired, 3-5 would be the desired range on this scale.
The rating of perceived exertion has several advantages. It is quick and easy to use. It does not require stopping exercise to check, as is necessary with heart rate monitoring. It also does not require a watch, clock, or heart rate monitor. This way of calculating exercise intensity can be employed by most people engaging in physical activity. It is the preferred method for calculating exercise intensity in those on beta-blocker medications or other medications that can slow or limit the pulse.
Using a rating of perceived exertion is helpful in determining if you are exercising at the appropriate level of effort. The effectiveness of this method shows how well our bodies can innately tell how hard we are exercising.Monitoring exercise intensity using a rating of perceived exertion: Monitoring exercise intensity using heart rate:
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These are exciting times. These are perilous times. There are significant events coming true exactly as predicted in the Bible during our time.
As with most important things, the focus needs to be locked on to the things we have instead of the things we do not have. The things we do not have will manifest at its proper time.
Even the skeptics, scoffers, and doubters are scratching their collective heads about world events unfurling before their very eyes. There are clear dotted line references to events prophesied in the Holy Scriptures.
Dreams and Visions
Extraordinary dreams and visions are raging, not through Christian believers, but through practicing Muslims throughout the countries of the world. In a startling validation of Bible scripture's statement that "your young men will see visions and your old men dreaming dreams", this is exactly what has been taking place in the Islamic world.http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/insideisrael/2012/June/Dreams-Visions-Moving-Muslims-to-Christ/
Around 80% of the thousands of Muslims converting to Christianity have experience Jesus appearing in their dreams to claim them as His followers from Indonesia to Morocco. The phenomenon is duplicated in remarkably similar situations to Muslims that have converted to Christianity.
Rebuilding the Temple
With both the destruction of the Temple and Israel being erased by a nation by Roman Emperor Titus in 70AD, it looked as though the prophecies outlined by Daniel would be failed prediction. The building of an Islamic mosque at the Temple Mount could be perceived as an impossible task for the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple.http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/jewishtemple.htm
However like clockwork Israel was birthed as a nation again in 1943, the only country to ever come back from oblivion. Israel recaptured Jerusalem in 1967 during the supernatural Six Day Way and assumed control of Jerusalem for the first time in nearly 2000-years, thus fulfilling Jesus' declaration that "Jerusalem would be trample upon by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles were fulfilled".
Mamonides, a Jewish sage, noted that in the days of a tenth red heifer, the Messiah would come. A tenth red heifer is being nurtured in Israel since Israel established itself as a nation. Ashes of a red heifer are necessary to purify the Temple which was desecrated in the destruction that took place with Titus' forces.
In the book of Numbers, there is a requirement that a clean man who has never been unclean to administer the cleansing. Unknown to many, there have been young people sequestered since birth for the task in Israel currently. Golden utensils are already prepared and ready for the sacrifice according to the requirements outlined in the Torah.
Tetrad Blood Moon Period
There is an ominous history of significant moments in Christian and Jewish history that takes place during a rare tetrad blood moon period. This is the eighth tetrad blood moon where the number eight in Bible numerics equates to eternal or everlasting. Additionally, NASA has a tidbit which stipulates this will be the last tetrad blood moons this century.
An extremely critical declaration by Jesus states that "this generation shall not pass away until s fulfilled" implies that a convergence of events prophesied in Matthew 24 and Luke 21 must happen within a generation.
The signs in the sun, moon, and heavens represent one of many requirements to herald the return of Christ. The interesting note is combining the tetrad blood moons with the feast of Passover and feast of Tabernacles through the blood moon interval of 2014-15. A total eclipse of the sun for the Western United States is slated for later in 2014.
Adding up all of the astronomical signs along with events stipulated by Jesus, declarations in Revelation, and prophesies by Daniel fulfills the issue of converging events that Jesus clearly outlined in the gospels.
The Bible's uncanny track record of fulfilled prophesy and declarations that could only be manifested in our time period is typically ignored by critics that do not want to admit they are dead wrong.
One just can't argue with 100% accuracy.

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Dr. Todd I. Stewart, AFIT chancellor, started the ceremony with a salute to former graduates and those on hand.
"AFIT graduates 181 Masters and 7 PhD degrees tonight in 25 different research areas," said Dr. Stewart "education and training are the fundamental foundation of our Air Force and why our unique AFIT mission is focused on advancing air, space, and cyberspace power for the Nation, its partners, and our armed forces. We do this by providing relevant defense-focused technical graduate and continuing education, research, and consultation, but the most important thing that makes AFIT different is our students."
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Food Scoring Guide: Misconceptions about Protein
It is an old myth that a diet needs to contain lots of animal products to provide enough protein and be nutritionally sound. Adding to the confusion are diet books and magazine articles that promulgate another myth—that eating more protein is weight-loss favorable and eating carbohydrates is weight-loss unfavorable. Another common misconception is the notion that you need to maintain a fixed ratio (percentage) of fat, carbohydrate, and protein. There also are plenty of self-appointed experts ready to tell you that the ideal diet should be based on your heritage, skin tone, eye color, blood type, or the spelling of your mother's maiden name. Some recommend high-protein, others low-protein; some recommend very low-fat diets; others recommend much higher levels of fat. But regulating the macronutrient content of a diet is not the critical factor you should be concerned with, and here's why.
If you are overweight, you consumed more calories than you have utilized. Micromanaging the percent of fat, protein, or carbohydrate isn't going to change the amount of calories very much. You need to consume fewer calories. Therefore, almost all overweight individuals need to consume less of all the macronutrients—less protein, less fat, and less carbohydrate. These are the source of all calories. Don't worry about not consuming enough of these. Unless you are anorexic, it is very rare to find an American who is deficient in fat, protein, or carbohydrates.
There is protein in all foods, ESPECIALLY VEGETABLES, not just in animal products. The fact is, protein deficiency is not a concern for anyone in the developed world. It is almost impossible to consume too little protein, no matter what you eat unless your diet is significantly deficient in overall calories. If it is, you'll deficient in other nutrients as well.
It is a big mistake to put emphasis on trying to get enough of something (protein) you are undoubtedly getting too much of it in the first place. Hundreds of studies show that as protein consumption goes up, so does the incidence of chronic diseases. Is protein bad for us? No, incidence of chronic diseases goes up when you increase the consumption of carbohydrates and fat, too.1 Most Americans simply don't need to increase eating any macronutrients. Increasing the consumption of protein (or fat or carbohydrates) is good if you need more calories because you are anorexic or are chronically malnourished, like a starving person in a troubled area of the world. But it is bad if you are already getting too much. If any of these nutrients exceed our basic requirements, the excess is harmful. Americans already get too much protein, and it iss hurting us.2
The problem is that people in modern societies like the United States eat diets that are deficient in micronutrients.
1. Roth GS; Ingram DK; Black A; Lane MA. "Effects of reduced energy intake on the biology of aging: the primate model." Eur J Clin Nutr 2000;54 Suppl 3: S15-20.
2. Kelemen LE; Kushi; Jacobs DR; Cerhan JF. "Associations of dietary protein with disease and mortality in a prospective study of postmenopausal women." Am J Epidemiol 2005; 161(3):239-49.


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Puerto Vallarta artist Javier Niño's most recent mural work, "Allegory," commissioned by Gail and Frank Rudin of The Genius of Paco, has been installed in the Puerto Vallarta International Airport and will be officially presented to the public on Wednesday, December 14, at 5 pm.
Born in Puerto Vallarta, Niño is recognized as one of today's most significant artist in the popular artistic destination. He is the current leader of the particular naïf style initiated by the late Manuel Lepe, another renowned local artist, which provides artistic identity to Puerto Vallarta. His exquisite work represents the rich natural beauty of this wonderful town.
This mural set consists of five, 1.86 x 2-meter panels, and features elements and characters that are already characteristic of Javier Niño's Vallarta-related canvases, with newly incorporated elements of realistic expression and even abstractions and forms very well achieved of contemporary representation.
Puerto Vallarta has been promoted beyond its borders several times through the art of Javier Niño. The artist has created murals in Santa Barbara, CA, and Highland Park, Illinois. In the late 70's, his first exhibition of Art Vallarta beyond its borders was held in Marina del Rey, CA. At the same time, he ultimately contributed to the opening of new spaces dedicated to the exhibition of visual arts. He instituted the first paint workshop at the Isla Río Cuale in Puerto Vallarta.


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It's set to be a wet weekend in metro Phoenix and other parts of Arizona, according to the National Weather Service.
Meteorologists predicted a 100 percent chance of rain today in the Valley, with steady showers and heavy rain possible throughout the day and into the evening. Intermittent showers are expected Saturday and early Sunday, with thunderstorms possible.
In all, the greater Phoenix area will likely get 2 to 3 inches of rain by the time the storm dissipates Sunday evening, and the Weather Service expects the wind to stay calm throughout. Highs for the weekend are expected to reach the low 60s, with temperatures dropping into the low 50s in the evenings.
The expected rain would result from an extreme low-pressure system, combined with subtropical moisture from storms off the central and southern California coast, the Weather Service said.
In addition to rain, heavy snow is expected above 8,000 feet in Arizona. Flagstaff has seen light snow — the first was Oct. 10 — and opened its parks for the weekend.
A flood watch is in effect for northwestern Maricopa County, which includes the greater Phoenix area, until late tonight. The watch extends to portions of Gila and Yavapai counties.
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing refund checks totaling $499,701.84 to 229 consumers who paid the Lucas Law Center an advance fee for mortgage loan modifications the company falsely claimed it would obtain for them. Lucas Law Center allegedly used an attorney to circumvent state prohibitions against receiving a fee before providing any services; the defendants charged up to $3,995 ... Read More »
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While the flood of lawsuits against debt settlement companies has slowed considerably yet one more class action has been added against Meracord, Noteworld, and Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland. This time in Arizona. The complaint provides a very long description of the alleged actions and conspiracy between the debt settlement escrow company and the companies they elected to work ... Read More »
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Another sad story of advanced fee loan modifications tearing down yet another group of people. From the California Bar Journal. Get Out of Debt Guy – Twitter, G+, Facebook Need More Help? PAUL JEFFREY LUCAS [#163076], 50, of Aliso Viejo was disbarred July 22, 2011, and he was ordered to make restitution and comply with rule 9.20 of the California ... Read More »
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Federal and State Agencies Target Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue and Loan Modification Scams July 15, 2009 FTC Leads "Operation Loan Lies" to Stop Fraud and Help Distressed Homeowners Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz, joined by California Attorney General Jerry Brown, today announced Operation Loan Lies, a coordinated national law enforcement effort to crack down on mortgage modification scams. The operation ... Read More »


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The career of Seleucus (1)
Seleucus I Nicator (Louvre)
had served under Alexander
the Great and was vizier after his death. In
320, he was made
of Babylonia.
Although he lost possession of his satrapy between 315 and 311, he grew
out to be one of the most powerful monarchs after Alexander. The Greek
historian Appian
of Alexandria describes Seleucus' career in several
chapters of his
of the Syrian War, which are here quoted in the translation of
M.M. Austin.
After the Persians, Alexander the Great was king of the Syrians, as well as of all the people whom he saw. When he died leaving one very young son and another as yet unborn [1], the Macedonians, being deeply attached to the family of Philip, chose as their king Arridaeus, Alexander's half-brother, although he was believed to be dim-witted, and changed his name from Arridaeus to Philip.
While the children of Alexander were growing up (they even placed the pregnant mother under guard), his friends divided the peoples of the empire into satrapies, which Perdiccas [2] shared out among them in the name of king Philip Arridaeus.
Seleucus I Nicator (British Museum, London; ©**)
Not long after, when the kings were put to death, the satraps became kings [3]. The first satrap of the Syrians was Laomedon of Mytilene, appointed by Perdiccas, and then Antipater, who after Perdiccas was guardian of the kings. Ptolemy, the satrap of Egypt, sailed against Laomedon and sought to bribe him to hand over Syria, which protected Egypt's flank and was a good base to attack Cyprus. He failed and so arrested him, but Laomedon bribed his guards and escaped to Alcetas in Caria. For some time Ptolemy ruled Syria; he sailed back to Egypt after leaving garrisons in the cities [4].
Antigonus was satrap of Phrygia, Lycia and Pamphylia, and was appointed overseer of the whole of Asia by Antipater [5] when he returned to Europe. He besieged Eumenes, satrap of Cappadocia, whom the Macedonians had voted an enemy, but Eumenes escaped and seized control of Media. Eventually Antigonus captured Eumenes and put him to death, and on his return was received in great pomp by Seleucus the satrap in Babylonia [6].
One day Seleucus insulted an officer without consulting Antigonus, who was present, and Antigonus out of spite asked for accounts of his money and his possessions; Seleucus, being no match for Antigonus, withdrew to Ptolemy in Egypt. Immediately after his flight, Antigonus deposed Blitor, the governor of Mesopotamia, for letting Seleucus escape, and took over personal control of Babylonia, Mesopotamia and all the peoples from the Medes to the Hellespont (Antipater was dead by now).
With so much territory in his power he became at once an object of jealousy to the other satraps. And so an alliance was formed between Seleucus, the chief instigator of the coalition, Ptolemy, Lysimachus satrap of Thrace, and Cassander son of Antipater, who ruled the Macedonians in his father's name. They sent a joint embassy to Antigonus to demand that he share out between them and other Macedonians, who had been expelled from their satrapies, the territory he had acquired and his money. Antigonus treated them with scorn, and so they went to war jointly against him [7], while he made counter-preparations, expelling the remaining garrisons of Ptolemy in Syria and laying his hands on the parts of Phoenicia and Coele Syria, as it is called, that were still under Ptolemy.
Crossing the Cilician Gate, he left his son Demetrius, then about 22 years old, at Gaza with his army to meet the attacks of Ptolemy from Egypt. Ptolemy won a brilliant victory over him at Gaza and the young man took refuge with his father. Ptolemy immediately sent Seleucus to Babylon to recover his rule, giving him for the purpose 11,000 infantry and 300 cavalry. With such a small force Seleucus recovered Babylon, where the inhabitants received him enthusiastically, and within a short time he greatly extended his empire [8].
Antigonus defeated an attack by Ptolemy, winning a brilliant victory over him at sea off Cyprus; his son Demetrius was in command [9]. This splendid achievement caused the army to proclaim both Antigonus and Demetrius kings; the other kings were dead by this time, Arridaeus the son of Philip, Olympias and the sons of Alexander [10]. Ptolemy's own army also proclaimed him king, so that his defeat should not place him in a position of inferiority vis-à-vis the victors. And so for these men different circumstances led to similar results; the rest immediately followed their example and from satraps they all became kings.
And so it was that Seleucus became king of Babylonia, and also of Media, after he had killed in battle with his own hand Nicanor who had been left by Antigonus as satrap of Media [11]. He waged many wars against Macedonians and barbarians; the two most important were against Macedonians, the latter war against Lysimachus king of Thrace, the former at Ipsus in Phrygia against Antigonus, who was commanding his army and fighting in person although over 80 years old.
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Pharmacists' experiences and attitudes regarding generic drugs and generic substitution: two sides of the coin
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DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2012.00214.x
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International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Volume 20, Issue 6, pages 377–383, December 2012
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Olsson, E. and Kälvemark Sporrong, S. (2012), Pharmacists' experiences and attitudes regarding generic drugs and generic substitution: two sides of the coin. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 20: 377–383. doi: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2012.00214.x
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Generic drug substitution reduces costs for medicines, but the downsides include unintentional double medication, confusion and anxiety among patients. Information from pharmacists affects patients' experiences of substitution with generic drugs. The aim of this study was to explore experiences and attitudes to generic substitution among Swedish community pharmacists.
An interview guide was developed. Semi-structured interviews with community pharmacists were conducted and transcribed verbatim. Analysis was inductive; extracts from the transcripts were compared and combined to form themes and subcategories. Pharmacists from a heterogeneous convenience sample of pharmacies were interviewed until data saturation had been achieved.
Key findings
Sixteen pharmacists were interviewed. Three main themes and twelve subcategories were identified, with the main themes being the role of the pharmacist, pharmacists' concerns regarding patients, and the generic drug. Pharmacists found it positive that generic substitution decreases the costs for pharmaceuticals but also emphasized that the switch can confuse and worry patients, which could result in less benefit from treatment. Respondents claimed that generic substitution has changed the focus in the pharmacist–patient meeting towards economics and regulations.
According to the interviewed pharmacists generic substitution is not primarily an issue of generic versus brand-name products, but concerns above all the challenges that the switch implies for patients and pharmacists. To prevent known confusion and concerns among patients it is important that community pharmacists acquire the necessary tools and knowledge to manage this situation; pharmacists themselves as well as pharmacy owners and authorities share responsibility for this.


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It is summer in Florida which means hot and hotter, interspersed with some hefty showers. We're used to this, we know the drill: air conditioning in good working order, dress in layers, travel with liquids, an umbrella, and maybe a change of shirt just in case. We plan our short trips around traffic and showers; we fight for shady parking spots, go to the beach in the morning and spend rainy days catching up on old movies.
Winter is so lovely for so long, we really don't mind it, just don't make us eat dinner outdoors. We love our pools and our screened enclosures where most of the nasty insects cannot invade us. It was last Saturday when the thought appeared to me all in a flash. There it was, the poor dragonfly trapped in the screened enclosure. Now nothing could really happen to the creature, it can drink rain water and pool water and catch a few tiny bugs, but it's not free to go coursing around with the other dragonflies as it might normally do. So it goes to the very top of the enclosure and beats its wings in a vain effort to get free. I shrug my shoulders and go in for a leisurely swim. After some mild exercise, I take to sitting on a floating device relaxing after a hard week.
That's when the dragonfly started swooping by, almost kamikaze-like, barely grazing me yet letting me know it was there. After doing this several times, I think, well maybe it wants to get out. So I open the door and leave it ajar. I get the long-armed pool net thinking I can use it to push the dragonfly towards the door. It swings around once, twice, three times, four times, but no luck. It gets no closer to the door, rather ascending to the top to beat its wings again. It rests for a while up there-maybe thinking what the next move is. It comes down again, swings by again, and there's that door open, ready with the big world out there where it can rejoin its fellow dragonflies in their pursuits, but no, no luck: after five more tries, it's still no closer to the door.
And that's when it hits me then that we're all dragonflies, caught in our little circle, swinging around the way we've always done, but no closer to the door, to freedom, to that new job or that new life. We won't let go of the old patterns, thoughts, and ways of doing things. We fly up to the top of the enclosure and beat our wings furiously, but we can't get out. We don't imagine there's another way out because we're stuck in the same old drill. I'm sad for all of us, because we are better than that, we can solve this. The solution comes from disassociating yourself from the way you have always done it and looking for another way. This could be in your job search, or in the reality you create for yourself in the workplace with your colleagues. Get out of your rut and think differently. Don't allow the past to dominate your strategy for the future dragonfly, go towards the door and find your freedom.


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Lucia smiled. Sometimes even saviors need help. Are you scared right now, Jove?
The Halfling jerked his head towards us. Skeered? Skeered? I aint
skeered! he cried. Seeing we noticed his worried look, Jove said,
Well, maybe a little. Unspeakable evil aint the easiest thing in the
world to stop, so I certainly would be afraid!
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I dont know, but thats what I have to find out. The four ancient prophecies
never said what the evil wasonly that the Chosen One would defeat it. Ive
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Great. So were going after an evil we know nothing about, just the three of us?
It seems that way. However, Ive heard that the Wyrms might have information.
Jove was confused. Worms? What would a bunch of slimy, crawling fish-baits
know about an unspeakable evil that threatens our entire land? They cant
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Not worms, I explained. Wyrms, with a Y. Also known as dragons. Uh-oh!
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Before you know it, those creepy-crawly creatures of the ocean deep that have been hiding under ledges and growing larger by the day, will become fair game as mini lobster season draws near, in just a couple of days.
Dive shops in the South Florida area are more crowded than they have ever been with lobster hunters on the prowl, stocking up on gear necessary to claim their prizes as they imagine luscious lobster tails dipped in drawn butter.
This coming Wednesday, July 30, 2014, begins what we all look forward to every year. Divers will head to the water to take advantage of a shortened hunting event, commonly referred to as mini-lobster season or bugfest. It is only for two days and is over at midnight on Thursday, July 31, 2014. The longer lobster season is still to come, beginning on August 6, 2014 and extending through March 31, 2015. The weather for this current two-day lobster season is promising to be optimal with sunny skies above and warm water temps below. The lobsters spotted so far by curious divers seem to be of hefty sizes and teasing divers as they photograph them from afar.
Mini-lobster season has expanded to become a competition for diving groups with prizes awarded for everything from the prettiest lobster caught by a woman to biggest bug caught on a boat and biggest bug caught on the shore. It is the perfect reason to have a pre-party and a post-celebration with live music and a lobster cook-off. Divers head out to the reef from the shore or from the boat. Dive operators are already booked many days in advance. To learn all the rules that you must abide by as you head down with your net in hand, go to http://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/lobster/.
Looking at the advantages to this mini lobster hunt, it can be a couple of days of meeting new dive buddies and having fun with the buddies that you have had for many lobster seasons in the past. However, this sport also attracts many amateurs who are out for the competition and are not aware of the risks that can be involved if you don't adhere to safe and proper dive rules. It should be easy to remember that it is extremely important to dive responsibly, be courteous to fellow divers, be cautious at all times and remain aware of your surroundings and your air consumption and time below the surface.
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Ducks host Texas State and look to avenge 2012 two-game sweep: Oregon wraps up a seven-game homestand with a pair of games against Texas State this week. The Ducks and Bobcats meet on Tuesday and Wednesday at PK Park with first pitch scheduled for 6:03 p.m. both nights. UO lost both games of a two-game series last season in San Marcos, Texas, against the Bobcats. TSU won game one 11-3, while handing the Ducks a 7-6 loss in game two. Oregon will send Jeff Gold to the mound on Tuesday. The right-hander will be making his third start of the season for Oregon. Gold, who is 2-0, leads Oregon's pitching staff with a 0.51 ERA (minimum 10 innings pitched), while striking out 15 in 17.2 innings. The Moraga, Calif., native picked up a win last week against Cal State Northridge in his last start, allowing one unearned run in seven innings while striking out six. Gold also picked up a win in relief against Portland on Feb. 26 when he held the Pilots scoreless over four innings while striking out a career-high seven. Texas State faced Gold last year in game one in San Marcos, chasing the righty after 1.2 innings. Gold took the loss allowing five runs, four earned, on four hits while walking three and striking out two. The Bobcats scored all five runs in the first inning against Gold. The Ducks pitcher for game two is yet to be determined. Jordan Spencer started game two of last year's series at Texas State, but he has been used exclusively in relief so far this season.
Ducks open Pac-12 play with three-game series at USC this weekend: Oregon begins the chase for its first Pac-12 Conference title this weekend when the Ducks face USC in a three-game series in Los Angeles. UO finished the 2012 season in third place with a 19-11 record, just one game out of first place. Oregon's 19 conference wins were the most in program history, and the third-place finish was the best for the program since taking second place in the Northern Division in 1978.
Oregon swept a three-game series from USC last season at PK Park in Eugene. The Ducks won game one, 4-3, with Alex Keudell getting the win and Jimmie Sherfy picking up the save in a game where Ryon Healy and Brett Thomas combined for five hits and two RBI. Jake Reed was the winner in game two as Oregon picked up a 4-2 win. Sherfy got his second save, with Aaron Payne leading Oregon with three hits and two RBI. Healy, Thomas, Connor Hofmann and J.J. Altobelli all had two hits in the win for Oregon. The Ducks completed the sweep on Sunday with Jeff Gold picking up the win and Sherfy getting his third save of the series. Aaron Payne and Brett Hambright both had two hits for the Ducks.
Ducks wrapping up 13 games in 17-day stretch: The first 17 days of March see Oregon play 13 games, including a pair of three-game road trips to Southern California that bookend the stretch. The Ducks opened the series at Cal State Fullerton March 1-3, hosted Cal State Northridge March 4-5 and entertained No. 2 Vanderbilt March 8-10. The Ducks complete the run this week with a pair of home games against Texas State on March 12-13, before traveling to L.A. to face USC on March 15-17. During the 17-day stretch, the only days Oregon won't have played games during the stretch are on March 6 (Wednesday), March 7 (Thursday), March 11 (Monday) and March 14 (Thursday).
Ducks finish stretch of six games against ranked teams in 10-day span: Oregon played six games in a 10-day stretch against teams ranked in the top 25 poll starting March 1 when the Ducks visited No. 8 Cal State Fullerton (this week's Baseball America). The Ducks returned home for a two-game series against Cal State Northridge and then played three games against No. 2 Vanderbilt. Oregon's schedule doesn't figure to get any easier with the Ducks facing four Pac-12 teams currently ranked in the Baseball America poll. Third-ranked Oregon State (April 9 at OSU, May 17-19 at PK Park, May 21 at OSU), No. 11 UCLA (April 19-21), No. 14 Arizona State (April 5-7) and No. 20 Arizona (March 22-24) are all ranked in the Baseball America poll. Stanford, who dropped out of this week's BA poll but is ranked as high as 16 in other polls, is also on Oregon's schedule (April 26-28).
UO remains high in polls despite losing two of three to Vanderbilt: Oregon maintained a high ranking in all the polls released on Monday. The Ducks slipped one spot in the Baseball America poll to 16th, while sliding two spots in the Collegiate Baseball poll to 16th and one spot in the USA Today Coaches Poll to 14th. Oregon dropped two spots to 19th in the poll released by Perfect Game and one spot in the NCBWA poll to 12th.
Ducks use strong pitching to get off to quick start: Oregon has used solid pitching to get out to an 11-5 start heading into this week's games against Texas State and USC. Oregon's staff has combined for a 2.85 ERA while striking out 121 hitters in 142.0 innings with just 52 walks. UO has used six different starters in the first 16 games, with those pitchers combining for a 2.96 ERA. Jeff Gold, who has started two games and appeared in relief twice, leads the group of starters with a 0.51 ERA. In his two starts, Gold has allowed just one earned run in 11.2 innings pitched for a 0.80 ERA. Sunday starter, and true freshman, Cole Irvin has a 2.76 ERA with the Ducks winning all four of his starts. Saturday starter Tommy Thorpe has a 3.09 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 23.1 innings. Friday starter Jake Reed leads the team with 25 strikeouts in 23.2 innings pitched. The Ducks' bullpen has been even better compiling a 2.85 ERA over 47.1 innings. All-American closer Jimmie Sherfy (0.87 ERA) has four saves and a win, while striking out 13 in 10.1 innings pitched. True freshman Garrett Cleavinger has a save, as does junior Christian Jones. Darrell Hunter is second on the team with 9.2 innings pitched out of the bullpen and has a 2.79 ERA.
Jones gets first start since May 28, 2011: Senior Christian Jones made his first start in 21 months Feb. 26 against Portland. The 6-foot-3 left-hander entered the game on a pinch count and threw 3.0 innings, allowing just two hits while striking out five. Jones missed all of the 2012 season while recovering from an elbow injury. He returned to the mound during this year's season opener when he pitched three innings in relief, allowing just one hit while striking out two in a win over Hawaii on Feb. 16. Jones earned the save in the Ducks' win and appeared in two more games out of the bullpen before making his start, throwing an inning at Hawaii on Feb. 18 and two innings against Loyola Marymount on Feb 22. For the season, Jones has a 0.00 ERA in 9.0 innings while allowing just four hits with nine strikeouts. In 2011, Jones finished the season with a 7-2 record and a 3.24 ERA. He started 12 games for the Ducks, striking out 73 hitters in 77.2 innings. The Danville, Calif., native struck out more than 10 hitters twice that season. He had 13 against BYU and 12 vs. Saint Mary's.
Four Duck pitchers combine for 15 strikeouts in 3-1 win over Portland: Christian Jones, Jeff Gold, Garrett Cleavinger and Jimmie Sherfy combined to strike out 15 Portland batters in a 3-1 win on Feb. 26, while not allowing a walk during the game. Jones started the game and struck out five in three innings before giving way to Gold who fanned a career-high seven Pilots in four innings. Cleavinger struck out two in the eighth inning, and Sherfy added one punch out in the ninth to give the Ducks their most strikeouts since Feb. 18, 2012 when Oregon pitchers struck out 17 Hawaii batters in a 12-inning win.
Ducks 14-6 all-time against ranked teams at PK Park: Oregon is no stranger to hosting ranked teams at PK Park. During the program's four-plus seasons playing in the park, the Ducks have played 20 games against teams ranked in the Baseball America top 25 and compiled an impressive 14-6 record in those games -- a .700 winning percentage. Oregon hosted No. 2 Vanderbilt last weekend and won one of three against the Commodores. The Ducks dropped games one (4-1) and two (4-2) before winning the series finale (7-5) on Sunday. Vanderbilt was the highest-ranked team to visit PK Park, matching the number-two ranking of Arizona State in 2010.
The Ducks have won every series against ranked teams they have played in PK Park, with the exception of the Arizona State and Vanderbilt series. Oregon beat defending National Champion, and 15th-ranked, Fresno State two out of three in 2009 in the first series in ballpark history against a ranked team. The Ducks won the first two, 1-0 and 7-1, before losing game three 10-3. In 2010, Oregon dropped two of three to No. 2 Arizona State winning game two 6-5 in 12 innings, while beating No. 19 San Diego 13-4. In 2011, UO beat No. 23 Arizona two of three and swept No. 6 Oregon State at PK Park. Last season, the Ducks swept No. 14 Arizona State in a three-game series, while beating No. 23 Oregon State in a single Tuesday game.
Since baseball was reinstated at Oregon, the Ducks have played the No. 1 team in the country in two separate series on the road. In 2009, UO lost two games at UC Irvine (9-6, 7-4) before taking two of three games (5-4, 8-4, 1-5) at UCLA in 2010.
Sherfy named to Golden Spikes Award watch list and NCBWA Stopper of the Year watch list; junior also on three preseason All-America teams: Jimmie Sherfy has been named to both the 2013 USA Baseball Preseason Golden Spikes Award watch list and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year watch list. Sherfy, who is one of 50 players named to the Golden Spikes Award list and 75 players named to the NCBWA preseason list, was a Stopper of the Year finalist as a sophomore last season. The Camarillo, Calif. native has also claimed a number of preseason All-America honors. He was named a preseason first-team All-American by the NCBWA and Louisville Slugger, and was a second-team preseason pick by Perfect Game. Sherfy earned multiple postseason All-America honors as a sophomore after finishing the season with 19 saves and a 2.20 ERA. The right-handed reliever claimed first-team ABCA/Rawlings All-America recognition, while being named second-team All-America by the NCBWA, Baseball America, and Perfect Game, and third-team by Louisville Slugger. Sherfy was also a NCBWA Stopper of the Year finalist and claimed first-team All-Pac 12 accolades after leading the league in saves. Sherfy set an Oregon record with 19 saves while finishing with a 5-3 record in 36 appearances. He struck out 93 hitters in just 61.1 innings (an average of 13.6 strikeouts per nine innings pitched) and held opponents to a .172 batting average.
Horton named 2012 Division I Coach of the Year by FieldTurf: University of Oregon head baseball coach George Horton won the 7th annual FieldTurf Baseball Award as the 2012 NCAA Division I Coach of the Year Field Turf announced in January. Horton led the Ducks to within one win of the College World Series in just the program's fourth season after it was reinstated for the 2009 season. Under Horton's tutelage, Oregon finished the 2012 season with a 46-19 record and a No. 11 ranking in the final Baseball America Top-25 poll. The Super Regional appearance was the eighth by a Horton coached team, and the first for Oregon since 1954. The 40-win season was the ninth in Horton's 15 years as a head coach at the Division I level and the team's .708 winning percentage was the best by a Ducks team since 1978.
Ducks 2013 recruiting class ranked No. 6 by Perfect game: The Oregon Ducks 2013 baseball recruiting class is ranked sixth in the nation by Perfect Game. The Ducks signed the nationally-ranked class after advancing to within one game of the College World Series last season. Oregon won a school-record 46 games in 2012 before ending its season in the Super Regional in Eugene.
Healy riding consecutive games started streak; Payne's streak comes to end: At Oregon it's not only death and taxes you can count on. You can also count on Ryon Healy being in the lineup every day. The Ducks first baseman ran his consecutive start streak to 93 games in Oregon's win over Vanderbilt on Sunday. The junior has started Oregon's first 16 games this season after starting all 65 of the team's games last year. Overall, Healy has started 93 straight games for the Ducks. The Duck junior began his streak on May 13, 2011 when he started at first base in the series opener against Stanford during his freshman season. He finished that year starting the final 12 games of the year. The last game Healy didn't start was a 7-7 tie at Seattle on May, 11, 2011.
Healy's streak is 61 games longer than anyone else on the Ducks' team. Second baseman Aaron Payne had his 76-game streak snapped last Monday when he didn't play against Cal State Northridge in the first game of the two-game series with the Matadors. Payne had started the first 11 games this season and all 65 games in 2012 to run his streak to 76 games. Shortstop J.J. Altobelli now has the second longest streak on the team starting Oregon's last 32 games.
Oregon picked fourth in preseason Pac-12 Coaches Poll: The Oregon Ducks are picked to finish fourth in the 2013 Pac-12 Preseason Baseball Coaches' Poll. UO received 73 points behind only preseason favorite Stanford, UCLA and Oregon State. The Ducks won a school-record 46 games in 2012 before ending their season in the Super Regional in Eugene. UO returns seven position player starters this season behind a pitching staff that features four returning starters and an All-American reliever.


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"The Feel-Good, Pick-Me-Up Musical" - Sunday Expess
America - 1959
The kids think they rule in small town Rydell (Grease is the Word). They head back to school - their last year at Rydell High. Danny is a member of the ultra-cool T-Birds - only interested in cars, chicks and hanging out with his mates; Kenickie, Sonny, Roger and Doody. Sandy - the new girl in school - doesn't fit in with the Pink Ladies - Rizzo, Jan, Marty and Frenchy - although they are interested in her summer romance (Summer Nights). Sandy and Danny are unexpectedly reunited - she is thrilled to see him again but Danny isn't sure how hanging out with a ' good' girl will affect his image.
All the boys contemplate growing up (Those Magic Changes) and what lies ahead.
Marty and Frenchy include Sandy in their circle, inviting her round to a sleepover but she is dismissed by Rizzo (Look at me I'm Sandra Dee); she just doesn't fit in with the gang.
The boys, meanwhile, meet up at the garage to see Kenickie's new car - he has been working all summer to buy it. The others think it is a heap of junk but Danny and Kenickie persuade them it will be a great way to attract the girls (Greased Lightnin')!
After being rejected by the Pink Ladies, Sandy tries cheerleading (Rydell Fight Song) but doesn't seem to fit in there either. She bumps into Danny again but things are awkward between them.
All the kids meet up on the football field, Roger and Jan get talking and, slowly, discover they like each other and have a lot in common (Mooning) . A party atmosphere follows, as the kids celebrate their friendships (We Go Together).
It's time for the school dance, everyone is paired off and wearing their finest (Shakin' at the High School Hop). Vince Fontaine is hosting the evening - much to Marty's delight. Only Sandy is missing out on all the fun; she is stuck at home with a head cold (Its Raining on Prom Night). Things hot up at the dance - a dance contest is announced and Danny pairs up with Cha-Cha, a top dancer. They go on to win the contest (Born to Hand Jive) although Miss Lynch disapproves of some of their dance moves. All alone Sandy faces up to the fact that she still loves Danny (Hopelessly Devoted to You), however futile it may be.
Things aren't working out too well for Frenchy either. Having left high school to train as a beautician, she is finding that she may not be cut out for the job - but can't admit it to her friends (Beauty School Dropout).
Sandy and Danny finally get together; he borrows Kenickie's car and takes her to the drive-in. Sandy is there to watch the movie but Danny has other things on his mind. Sandy is upset when he takes things too far and leaves him alone in the car, wondering if he'll ever get it right (Sandy).
The gang all hang out at the garage listening to music (Rock 'n' Roll Party Queen). Sandy joins them in the hope that Danny will appear. Rizzo makes it clear that she still isn't welcome amongst them. Kenickie discovers that Rizzo may be pregnant and they have a row. Everyone hastily leaves, except Sandy, whose sympathy is rejected by Rizzo (There Are Worse Things I Could Do). Sandy realises if she wants things to be different then she needs to make some changes about herself (Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee - reprise).
All the kids at the burger bar are in for a big surprise - especially Danny - when a transformed Sandy arrives, looking hot and with an attitude to match (You're the One That I Want). Once again the mood is up - Rizzo's pregnancy was a false alarm - and all the kids celebrate being young and in love (Finale).


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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Beer distributor Gulf Distributing Holdings LLC plans to merge with Montgomery-based Allstate Beverage Co. by the end of this year.
Under the agreement, Allstate part-owner Charles Grant will sell half his ownership interest to Elliott Maisel, chairman of Mobile-based Gulf Distributing, said Grant's brother and Allstate co-owner Walker Grant.
Charles Grant will maintain the rest of his interest, and Walker Grant will maintain all his interest, leaving the Grants as minority owners of the combined company, Walker Grant told the Press-Register in Mobile Thursday.
The price to be paid to Charles Grant was not disclosed. Maisel said the combined firms would have yearly revenue around $200 million. Grant said Allstate, with warehouses in Montgomery, Demopolis and Dothan, has about 150 employees. Maisel said Gulf Distributing has about 500 employees.


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Earlier today, film distributor Section23 Films unveiled their scheduled release slate for the month of May 2014, which includes releases from Sentai Filmworks and Kraken Releasing.
The newly formed Kraken Releasing will kick off the month of May, on the 6th, with three "Godzilla" films, "Ebirah: Horror of the Deep" on DVD ($9.98) and Blu-ray ($14.98), "Godzilla vs. Gigan" on DVD ($9.98) and Blu-ray ($14.98) and "Godzilla vs. Hedorah" on DVD ($9.98) and Blu-ray ($14.98) along with Sentai Filmworks' complete collection of "Persona 4: The Animation" on DVD ($79.98). The following week, on the 13th, anime fans can look for the "Book of Bantorra" complete collection on DVD ($79.98) and Blu-ray ($99.98). All five titles will include English and Japanese voice options along with English subtitles.
The second half of May's releases begins on the 20th, with "Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East" season one on DVD ($59.98) and Blu-ray ($69.98) from Sentai Filmworks. For the final week, on the 27th, anime fans can look for two titles from Sentai Filmworks, the "Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions" complete collection on DVD ($49.98) and Blu-ray ($59.98) and the "Motto To Love Ru" collection on Blu-ray ($59.98). "Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East" will include both English and Japanese voice options (along with English subtitles), while "Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions" and "Motto To Love Ru" will be in Japanese with English subtitles only.
This is the current, planned May 2014 release schedule from Sentai Filmworks. Release dates are always subject to change.


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Feb. 23, 2002
Stanford, CA - Playing for the first time at Stanford Stadium, the Stanford Women's Lacrosse team dropped their first home game of the season 15-9 to the #10 Syracuse Orangewomen. This game marks the 1st Annual deBeer's East/West Challenge and is also the Cardinal's first game versus a ranked opponent this season.
Syracuse got the game going at 4:53 into the first half with a goal by sophomore Leigh-Ann Zimmer and then another at 5:03 by junior Jessica Trombley. After the second Syracuse goal the scoring went back and forth, with two goals by Cardinal sophomore Jess Scott (one goal at 5:26 and another at 7:48), until the Orangewomen took charge with four straight goals starting at 12:05. Stanford answered with a goal at 29:25 by freshman Julia Calzonetti to put score at 8-4 going into halftime.
The Cardinal came out strong at the beginning of the second half lowering the Syracuse lead to three, with a goal by freshman Alessandra Salatti at 39 seconds into the half. The Orangewomen came back with another goal that was also quickly answered by the Cardinal with a goal by senior tri-captain Liz Britt. With the score now at 9-6, Syracuse added two more goals to bring their lead back to five. Stanford freshman Kelsey Twist put in a goal at 14:47 into the half to get the Cardinal back within striking distance, but the Orangewomen found their rhythm and came back with another four consecutive goals, bringing the score to 15-7. Stanford scored the final two goals to close out the game but they could not overcome the deficit. Junior Rachael Neumann played the first half for the Cardinal recording four saves in goal and junior Virginia Solomon came in during the second half and made 11 saves.
This game was the Cardinal's first loss of the season giving them a 2-1 record overall this season, they remain undefeated in league play. Syracuse is now 1-0 overall this season, 0-0 Big East. Stanford continues their four-game home stretch with a game next Saturday, March 2 at 1pm. They will take on the Cornell Big Red on Maloney Field.
Cardinal 4 + 5 = 9
Orangewomen 8 + 7 = 15
Goals: (C) Liz Britt 2, Julia Calzonetti 2, Jess Scott 2, Abbi Hills, Alessandra Salatti, Kelsey Twist,(0) Carrie Soults 4, Danielle Lillis 3, Leigh-Ann Zimmer 3, Kim Wayne 2, Devon Baer, Courtney Pallandino, Jessica Trombley.
Assists:(C) Kelsey Twist 2, Emily Rodriguez, Alessandra Salatti, (O) Kim Wayne 3, Leigh-Ann Zimmer 2, Erica Mathewson
Saves: (C) Virginia Solomon 11 (31:30), Rachael Neumann 4 (28:30).


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RANDLE — On a brilliant fall day, with the maples and cottonwoods beginning to turn, a deep quiet settled over a remote section of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest on the northwest edge of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.
South of this depressed timber town, in the Green River watershed, the legacy of the volcano's 1980 eruption is written on the hillsides.
Within the monument's boundary, where shattered forests have been left to recover on nature's timetable, dead trees lie scattered like silver matchsticks across steep slopes. Outside the monument, a plantation of vigorous young conifers bristles with new growth. Where private land borders the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, a fresh clear-cut has laid a mountainside bare.
It's hard to imagine that this remote backcountry, below Goat Mountain and just 12 miles northeast of the volcano's crater on the fringe of the blast zone, could one day be the site of a large copper mine.
But it could happen. The 1872 Mining Law, passed during an era of western expansion, puts prospecting ahead of other activities on most of the nation's public lands. It gives mining companies free and open access to nearly 350 million acres of public land, allowing mining companies, including those that are foreign-owned, to patent proven claims, convert subsurface rights to private ownership, and take about $1 billion annually in high-volume minerals from public land without paying a royalty.
Old mining claims are scattered across the landscape below Goat Mountain. Nearly 60 have been staked north of Mount St. Helens, most since 2004. Some are near the Green River and in national forest roadless areas. Others are near holdings mining companies acquired from the federal government long ago under the 1872 law.
Because of its long history of hard-rock mining, Congress purposely left the Goat Rock area out of the 110,000-acre National Volcanic Monument, established in 1982. The Forest Service owns the surface rights to a 217-acre mining claim in the area, but ownership of the subsurface rights is split evenly between the Forest Service and a private company, Ascot Resources of Vancouver, B.C. The Canadian company acquired the rights from the previous owner, General Moly, which hoped to develop a 3,000-acre mine to extract copper, gold, molybdenum and silver before it abandoned its plan in 2008.
The Gifford Pinchot Task Force, a Portland-based advocacy group that serves as a watchdog on the Gifford Pinchot forest, wants the Forest Service to conduct a full study of the environmental and recreational impacts of hard-rock mining at the site.
Ascot Resources drilled 14 exploratory holes on the claim last year and planned to drill 30 more from 12 drilling pads off a Forest Service road this year.
But in July, the task force filed suit against the Forest Service in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to get the agency to review the exploratory drilling under the National Environmental Policy Act, the 1969 law that requires federal agencies to prepare environmental impact studies for major projects on federal land and gather public comment.
This year's exploratory drilling was put on hold after the lawsuit was filed.
"The company has already drilled 14 holes without a NEPA process," said Jessica Walz, the task force's conservation director, who led a tour of the proposed mine Tuesday. The only signs of exploratory drilling were a locked gate at the entrance to an old logging road, several berms blocking access to the spur road, and a few wooden stakes along the main Forest Service road.
Walz said it's impossible to predict how a large hard-rock copper mine might affect the backcountry area, which is popular for fishing, hunting and horseback riding.
Based on General Moly's 2008 claim, she fears the worst.
"It could be an open pit mine or an underground mine," she said. "You could have subsidence of the land. We don't know how it will affect water quality or recreation. They could close the road due to safety concerns."
Mine drainage could occur, leaching sulfuric acid and other toxic chemicals into nearby waters, she said. If a dam was built to hold back stored waste materials, it could fail in the seismically active region and release cyanide and arsenic. Because the Green River eventually flows into the Cowlitz River, a source of drinking water in the Longview-Kelso area could be affected. And the Green is spawning habitat for protected salmon and steelhead, which could be poisoned by mine drainage
Bob Evans, director of Ascot USA, called the lawsuit frivolous.
"Ascot's operation is a small exploration drilling program with very limited impact," he told The Associated Press in July. In an email, he said the company has consulted with the Forest Service and "has followed best practices to leave virtually no imprint on the environment."
Rick Kasum, operations manager for Ascot Resources, told The Columbian in April that he couldn't believe anyone would object to mining in "a devastated area."
"Mount St. Helens is like a bomb went off," he added.
Ron Freeman, public services officer with the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, told the AP that the Forest Service conducted an internal review of Ascot's exploratory drilling plan and made some suggestions but did not conduct a formal environmental review. "They have a right to mine their mineral resources," he said.
However, the Bureau of Land Management, the agency that administers all federal subsurface mineral estates, will conduct an environmental assessment of the proposed drilling on subsurface lands owned by the Forest Service. That review will be required before the BLM will grant a prospecting permit for the publicly owned subsurface lands, said BLM spokesman Michael Campbell.
"Where it stands now is that the BLM is working with the Forest Service and Ascot to come up with the next steps for an environmental assessment," Campbell said. The process will include a full review of the issues and a full public comment period, he said.
A prospecting permit allows a company to "go out and prove out the resource," Campbell said. Until then, he said, any speculation about the scale of a future mining operation "is premature."
"Before you can answer those questions, you have to go out and do the prospecting to see if there's anything out there."
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Fair Fee for Photo of Arizona Shooting Victim? Or Price Gouging?
The Arizona Republic is reporting that Tucson photographer Jon Wolf and his attorney, Ed Greenberg of New York, demanded $125,000 from the newspaper's owner for unauthorized use of Wolf's image of Chrstina-Taylor Green.
Green was the nine-year-old girl killed in Tucson on January 8 when a gunman opened fire on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a supermarket. Numerous media outlets, including The Arizona Republic, published Wolf's portraits of Green without permission.
An attorney for Gannett Co., which owns The Arizona Republic, says in the newspaper's report that Gannett "respects intellectual property" and will pay a "standard licensing fee" for its use of the photo. The Gannett attorney doesn't specify what that fee will be, but says it will be "far shy" of $125,000.
Wolf and Greenberg have been taking a beating in the Tucson media for their efforts to collect fees from media outlets all over the country that used Wolf's image without permission.
A week ago, Greenberg told PDN he believed that the unauthorized use of Wolf's images by media outlets around the country was "the most expansive infringement of a photographer's copyright in history by far." He was poised to file suit in federal court on Wolf's behalf to force the Associated Press, The New York Times, AOL, The Wall Street Journal and a number of other media outlets to pay up. But in the face of harsh criticism–including a public dressing down from Christina-Taylor Green's family–Wolf announced on his blog earlier this week that he wouldn't file suit just yet.
Wolf is feeling the backlash on Facebook. More than 1,200 people have endorsed a call on the social networking site for a boycott of his business.
Tucson's ABC affiliate, KGUN, has aired several reports which have helped stoke public sentiment against Wolf and Greenberg. The station has described Greenberg as the New York attorney Wolf hired "to shake money out of some media outlets."
The station has also depicted Greenberg and Wolf as being in a rush to profit from the photo by registering copyright the first business day after the shootings took place, and by getting the Green family to sign a release on that same day to license the photo to the media.
Related story: Public Outcry Stalls Lawsuit Over Portraits of Tucson Shooting Victim


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UNCASVILLE, CT - When Thabiso Mchunu meets Eddie Chambers, 36-3, 18 KOs, in their nationally televised 10-round bout at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT, it will be the first time the South African banger competes professionally outside of Africa. It will also be his first appearance on U.S. television. With an impressive resume and word-of-mouth reputation despite his absence from American airwaves, the fighter they call "The Rock" is surrounded by an intriguing air of mystery.
Chambers versus Mchunu is one of three 10-round clashes that make up the latest edition of Fight Night on NBC Sports Network on August 3rd. Also on the card are Curtis Stevens against Saul Roman in a middleweight bout, plus Tomasz Adamek and Tony Grano in a battle of heavyweights. The broadcast begins at 10:30 PM ET.
Mchunu enters the ring against Chambers with a professional record of 12-1, with 9 KOs*, as well as credentials that add some real danger to the mystery.
During his five year career, Mchunu has won three African titles. He gained the vacant South African cruiserweight title in just his fourth bout, with a 9th round stoppage of Patrick Madzinga. Two fights later, he grabbed the vacant WBA Pan African cruiserweight crown with a 32-second KO of Marciano Commey. In his most recent fight, Thabiso knocked out Danie Venter in round five to win the vacant African Boxing Union cruiserweight title.
Mchunu's heavy punch has taken out 77% of his opponents. According to Hall of Fame matchmaker Russell Peltz, that kind of power is nothing to sneeze at: "Even if Chambers boxes his way up on the scorecards, he'll need to be careful of Thabiso's power until the final bell. Eddie will also have to deal with Mchunu being a southpaw. It's an awkward style that most fighters try to steer clear of."
"This match-up is a five-star fight that could very well steal the show on August 3rd," said promoter Kathy Duva of Main Events. "Both fighters have big reputations to defend. I have no doubt that both of them truly belong among the top five contenders in the cruiserweight division."
Of course no one knows if "The Rock" can defeat "Fast" Eddie until they actually meet in the ring, but Mchunu has the opportunity to make August 3rd a night to remember when the mystery is finally revealed.
*Mcuhnu record per Fight Fax
August 3rd "Three To See" card at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT. In the main event Curtis Stevens and Saul Roman will clash for 10-rounds in a middleweight war. Also co-featured will be a 10-round cruiserweight battle between Eddie Chambers and Thabiso Mchunu. Heavyweight, Tomasz "Goral" Adamek will take on Dominick Guinn, for 10-rounds. Vyacheslav "Czar" Glazkov will be featured on the undercard in an 8 round heavyweight fight.
I never heard of Mchunu but I'm sure he was picked to provide maximum action at minimum risk...honestly... winning 3 titles in his homeland is like winning the golden glove championship in a medium - small city in the US.
When Chambers fought at HW he had a little something extra in the way of speed and reflexes...
Chambers will now have to
Become accustomed to a higher wavelength of activity at Cruiser weight. Chambers won't have to dodge the pile-driving blows of someone who outweighs him by 20 - 50lbs any more....he'll now have to tussell and scrap with guys how will have considerably more hustle and mobility like Huck .. Hernandez... and Wlodarczyk....it'll be interesting to see if he can keep up.
Who will win the Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward fight?