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Winter Camping
Camping in winter may seem like the height of madness, but with proper gear and experience you can turn it into a very enjoyable activity.
If you think only of bright sunshine and green meadows at the mention of camping, then you're mistaken. With the approach of winter, camping on as yet untouched, pristine snow can be a lot more enjoyable than you imagine. Camping in winter might seem mad at first, but with the right gear and experience, instead of scary it can be downright fun.
Imagine now an enormous open place, quiet, deserted, and covered in pure white snow. Can't you just feel a fierce snowball fight coming on? Or an urge to slide down that hill over there at breakneck speed? Don't you take a childish delight in stepping on those virgin snows where no one else has yet set foot? Well, that's winter camping! An unparalleled opportunity to be a kid again and relive all those moments.
Inside the tent the conversation is unending. And the pleasure you'll take in crawling into the snug sleeping bag waiting for you in your tent when you get cold is no different from the warm bed you hate to crawl out of on the same cold winter mornings. If there's a cup of piping hot tea or coffee just waiting to be sipped, you're all set. And when you've downed your coffee, unzipping your tent and watching the snow drift down the slopes will fill you with peace and happiness.
Choose as level an area as possible for your campsite. Avoid steep slopes to protect yourself from a possible avalanche, and stay as far away as possible from hills and ridges to avoid high winds and lightning. You can solve your water problem easily in winter by melting some snow, thus eliminating the summer necessity of setting up camp near a water source. But the water you get from melting snow will be low in minerals and could upset the mineral balance in your body. So be sure to add some mineral-containing fruit juice powder; even better, take along some isotonic mixtures. If it continues to snow all the while you are camping, take care to clear off the snow buildup on your tent from time to time to prevent it collapsing under the weight or a reduction in heat insulation if the two walls of the tent are touching.
Since Turkey gets significant snowfall in winter, you have a lot of choices. Many of the highlands are covered in snow all winter long. In spring, almost all the trekking routes around Izmit and Adapazarı are suitable for winter camping, among them, Kartepe, the Erikli and Delmece Highalnds, Menekşe Highland and the lake known as Sülüklü Göl. Uludağ, which offers winter sports, is another ideal spot for winter camping.
Bolu with its rare natural beauty in the Köroğlu Mountains offers several alternatives. You might prefer Abant and the Yedigöller or Seven Lakes, or you might opt for the Köroğlu highlands, which are more secluded and even farther from civilization. Kıbrısçık and its environs also have many highlands where you can go. The foothills of the mountains all along the Black Sea are chock full of suitable sites. There are several highlands in the Ilgaz Mountains and around the Kaçkars on the Eastern Black Sea. An the south the Niğde-Aladağlar region, now a center for climbing sports, offers several different valleys. While each region is different, the appropriate time for winter camping is always the months from November to March. Months like October and March when the weather can be very changeable must be avoided. Check the water in the region up to the day you leave, and postpone your camping activities if there is any chance of violent storms or heavy precipitation. If there is a ski center near the place you're going, you can monitor precipitation and weather conditions over the internet.
Mikail Köroğlu (Professional mountain and camping guide)
Winter camping has ceased to be a risky hobby thanks to technological developments in gear. Thanks to specially heated tents that can withstand snow pressure up to 75 kilograms per square meter and wind gusts up to 150 km/hr, it is possible to camp even under polar conditions today. It is very important that gear for winter camping be light and strong. The use of nanotechnology in camping gear now offers that advantage. Even if you have no gear whatsoever, there are travel agents in Turkey who can offer you the opportunity to camp under even the most severe winter conditions. We live in a country extraordinarily rich in winter camping site=es. Not far from Istanbul, the Erikli, Çiğdem, Pürenli and Sultan Pınar Highlands, and the Seven Lakes, Sülükgöl and Sansarak Canyon are ideal for winter camping. Kastro and İğneada on the shores of Thrace are excellent alternatives while, a little farther afield, the foothills of the Kazdağları and Valla Canyon in Kastamonu are yet another possibility. The Eastern Black Sea Highlands meanwhile are hard to beat in winter.
Double-walled canvas tents that provide insulation thanks to the air between the two layers are recommended for winter camping. Given that it is going to be used under cold, difficult conditions, a dome-type tent that is easy to set up, can stand on its own, provides a large living space and is resistant to wind and snow buildup is to be preferred.
It is vitally important in winter that you wear clothing that can breathe well and provides good heat insulation. Depending on the temperature and your degree of activity, we recommend the following layers, which you can peel off if needed. Under: garments made of wool or a synthetic like polyester whose main purpose is to keep you from perspiring. Intermediate: preferably polar and zippered garments of varying thickness. Outer: something than breathes while giving protection again external factors like wind and water.
Goose down is lighter and takes up less space but is more expensive than synthetic materials and loses its insulating properties when wet. A sleeping bag to be used for winter camping should be a small one. It usually says on the bag up to what temperatures it can be used. You will also need a mat or pad that provides serious heat insulation that you can spread under your sleeping bag to completely insulate it from the ground.
Gas stoves that use a gas mixture (butane/propane) appropriate for winter conditions are to be preferred. Such stoves are small and light, as well as being easy to use and maintain. Kerosene stoves may be preferable for larger groups or longer periods of camping. These perform better than gas stoves but are slightly more difficult to use. Besides these things, don't forget to have with you at all times a thermos with warm water and a headlamp, which is essential camp gear.


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What's the youngest age of a child being allowed to use a touch-screen device? According to findings in a new study published in Psychology Today, the average age of a child starting to use a touch-screen device is about 11 months.
Ruth Milanaik, chief investigator of the study, said, "It was striking to see that parents were substituting books and general baby toys for smart phones. Many parents did not seem to bring any other distraction for their children except the touch screen devices."
Vroom, a pilot program, encourages short "lessons" where parents are trained to chat with babies, although they can't yet respond, and play games to stimulate early brain activity and harness everyday activities like breakfast time to stimulate face to face interaction. Vroom stressed that young babies and children build stronger neurological connections and comprehend the world around them through "conversations" with parents, before they can speak.
Children weren't the only ones being studied on the disconnect digital devices have on families and relationships.
Psychologist Catherine Steiner-Adair wrote a book about parenting, called The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age. Steiner-Adair stated that when parents focus on their digital world first — ahead of their children — there can be deep emotional consequences for the child. Steiner-Adair also said, "We are behaving in ways that certainly tell children they don't matter, they're not interesting to us, they're not as compelling as anybody, anything, any ping that may interrupt our time with them."
In a study on parent use of mobile devices, Catherine Steiner-Adair interviewed 1,000 children between the ages of 4 and 18, asking them about their parents' use of mobile devices. In the study, one 4-year-old called his dad's smartphone a "stupid phone." Another girl said, "I feel like I'm just boring. I'm boring my dad because he will take any text, any call, anytime — even on the ski lift!"
Steiner-Adair said it was uncertain knowing exactly how much parents and children loose time connecting with each other and how it affected the child in the long term. Based on the stories she hears, she suggests that parents think twice before picking up a mobile device when they're with their kids.

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Magpies keeper joins on loan
Gateshead have today completed the signing of promising teenage Newcastle United goalkeeper Jak Alnwick on an initial one month loan deal.
The England U.18 international has been brought in to cover for Tim Deasy who is today undergoing minor knee surgery in Newcastle.
The former Barrow keeper is expected to be sidelined for at least four weeks.
Alnwick will be on the bench for this weekend's Blue Square Bet Premier game at Fleetwood Town when ever-present Paul Farman will be between the posts.
Alnwick, the younger brother of Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Ben, was originally with Newcastle's arch rivals Sunderland.
He played a major role in helping Newcastle United's U.18 side reach the FA Youth Cup semi-finals in 2009/10 and is renowned for his bravery and shot-stopping ability.
The Hexham-born keeper was called into the England U.20 squad for the FIFA U20 World Cup in Colombia in July having previously been capped at U.16 and U.17 level.
The 18-year-old will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of Steve Harper who spent a successful loan spell at Gateshead 14 years ago at the start of his career.
The deal is further evidence of the increasingly beneficial link up between Gateshead and Premier League neighbours Newcastle United.
Gateshead boss Ian Bogie said: "We have a good relationship with my former club Newcastle and we are grateful that they have allowed Jak Alnwick to join us on loan.
"He is a highly rated young goalkeeper who will deputise for Tim Deasy while he recovers from his operation and it is a deal that benefits all parties."
Last season Gateshead took defender James Tavernier and striker Joan Edmondson on loan from Newcastle, Tavernier helping the club reach the last four of the FA Trophy for the first time.
"Tavernier benefited from spending the second half of the season at Gateshead," added Bogie "he came on leaps and bounds and made a big impression.
"He was involved in a number of first team pre-season friendliest at Newcastle this summer and is doing well on loan at Carlisle United in League One.
"Players who come to Gateshead on loan from Premier League clubs Newcastle and Sunderland are coming into a good competitive environment and playing against good sides in this league.
"The Blue Square Bet Premier is an excellent competition and a good grounding for players and the loan deals are good for both clubs."
Jak Alnwick in action for Newcastle United. Photos courtesy of NUFC.


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Eight Die in Oregon
Assisted Suicides
by Joseph B. Frazier
Associated Press Writer
August 18, 1998
Portland, Oregon (AP) -- Eight people have died after taking medications prescribed under Oregon's physician-assisted suicide law, and all were dead within seven hours of taking the drugs, state health officials said today.
In the first official figures released by the state, the Oregon Health Division said two other people obtained the drugs but died from their illnesses.
"All 10 reports received by the division documented full compliance with the provisions of the act," said Dr. Katrina Hedberg, an epidemiologist with the division.
The assisted-suicide law, the only one in the nation, went into effect last November. State officials had said they would release a preliminary report as soon as they recorded 10 deaths.
"Only eight Oregonians in nearly 10 months have taken the medication to end their suffering, and all of them were older patients facing difficult deaths," said Barbara Coombs Lee, an Oregon nurse who was the chief petitioner for the Oregon law. She said the statistics show that opponents' fears the law would be abused were unfounded.
But Bob Castagna, executive director of the Oregon Catholic Conference, called the announcement of the deaths "a tragic development" and called for a national ban on assisted suicide.
The division said most of the deaths took place three or four months ago and the average age of the patient was 71. Cancer was the illness in nine cases and heart disease in the other.
The number of days between obtaining the drugs and taking them ranged from the same day to 16 days, with an average of two days. All died within seven hours of taking the drugs; the average time was 40 minutes.
Five were men and five were women, and five were from the Portland area.
The two who died of their illnesses did not take the drugs, health officials said.
The agency did not release identities, although the names of those believed to be the first four were released by families and in earlier news reports.
The state is required to protect the identity of those who choose suicide under the law.
"Release of more specific information at this time would jeopardize this guarantee of protection," Hedberg said.
Oregon passed the law in 1994 but it was tied up for years in court. Oregon voters reaffirmed the law in 1997 by soundly defeating a measure to repeal it.
© Copyright 1998 The Associated Press
Here We Are,
Awaiting 'The End'
by Tommy Denton
senior editorial writer and columnist
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
January 1, 1996
As a new year dawns, the world finds itself straddling the final decade of the millennium, and with it a consideration of the end of things -- all of them.
Folks who otherwise should busy themselves with more productive matters have begun to contemplate the fascinating prospect of the Apocalypse, a contemplation that seems to coincide with the ordered passage of centuries in multiples of 1,000.
The current fading decade lies at the threshold of a rare thousand-year block of time, at least as time has been measured in the human era.
Even St. Augustine, who lived in the fourth and fifth centuries, tried to persuade the faithful to avoid a strictly literal interpretation of the scriptural references to Christ's millenial return and the accompanying end of the world.
Augustine's words fell on ears no less deaf than those of modern prophets of doom, from fundamentalist scriptural inerrantists to New Agers to the ecoapocalyptics who preach of environmental suicide.
At the passage from the first millennium A.D. in 999, the occasion was met with considerable anxiety and trepidation as the faithful -- and even those whose faith was undeveloped but who at the same time converted to Christianity in hopes of hedging their eternal bets -- fearfully awaited what was considered to be the prophetic end of the world.
When it didn't happen, they went on about their lives in more or less normal fashion, though the final decade of each subsequent century was filled with a raucous display of expectant anxiety and considerable repentance.
At any rate, measuring time is primarily a human, artificial construct. Various civilizations have counted history according to their own designs. In early Christian times, years were counted from the beginning of the world, or Anno Mundi, with Christ having been born in 5199 A.M.
Only with the millenial year of 6000 approaching did faithful Christians, meeting at the Synod of Whitby, agree to adopt the calendar of a fifth-century monk, Dionysius Exiguus, who began the year 1 on the day of Christ's circumcision, a week after his birth.
Perhaps a reason exists for the discrepancy of having Christ born before the year 1, but the monk apparently kept his reasons to himself. The important thing was that a millennium no longer threatened to disrupt the temporal order, and, with the stroke of a quill, the year was transformed into 800 Anno Domini -- a 200-year reprieve from Armageddon.
Despite the dismal and frustrating record of predictors of the end of things, a lot of otherwise learned people still attach great significance to the approaching millennium, as if thousand-year segments are endowed with some mystifying property. If anyone could determine when the meter began running, perhaps the calculation might have more meaning.
But whose calendar do we consult: Dionysius Exiguus? The Chinese? The Egyptians? As to the unit of measurement, Augustine himself emphasized the epistle of Paul (Peter): "With the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."
Augustine seemed to hold that the Apocalypse was, in the final analysis, God's business, and God was really under no obligation to make unarguably clear to mere mortals his explanation of terminal events. Their only responsibility was to love him and each other, and otherwise behave themselves. He would take care of the details.
That was sufficient for Augustine, because he was a good and holy man.
But the present age, like those of the ancient Sumerians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Egyptians and Persians, seems intent on divining the portents of prophetic writings, or celestial alignments, or psychic tremors, or the glimmering of crystals -- anything that presents a glimpse of "The End."
In the great scheme of things, however, "The End" could very well be connected with the millennium. After all, Nostradamus, the 16th-century French seer, predicted that in July 1999, "From the sky shall come a great King of terror."
Old Testament prophecies anticipated that Armageddon would occur a generation after the re-establishment of a Jewish state. A traditional Buddhist teaching holds that the world will end about 2,500 years after the death of Buddha, who died about 2,500 years ago. Psychic pyramidologists who examined the galleries of the Pyramid of Cheops at Giza found that the world is to end about the year 2000 -- a conclusion supported by Aztec, Hindu and Hopi inscriptions -- and others around the world.
It's only human to be anxious about the end of time, whenever that is. But as Franklin D. Roosevelt said, we have nothing to fear but fear itself. Let us, instead, take courage in pondering the earthy, timeless wisdom of another great thinker, Yogi Berra: "It ain't over til it's over."
© 1996 Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Pope Says Don't Try
To Predict End Of World
April, 1998
Vatican City (Reuters) -- Pope John Paul said Wednesday that the end of the world would certainly come someday but it was useless to try to predict when.
"Attempts to predict the end of the world are illusory and misleading," the Pope said during his weekly general audience.
In the past few years, the Pope has said several times that it was wrong to think that the new millennium in the year 2000 would be accompanied by the Last Judgment.
Catholic Church
Rehearses Holy Year
by Frances D'emilio
Associated Press Writer
May 30, 1998
Rome (AP) -- Snarling traffic across the Italian capital, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims descended on St. Peters' Square Saturday in what was seen as a dress rehearsal for the huge crowds expected in 2000, the church's holy year.
Police said some 250,000 Catholics from around the world had reached the square by early evening for a religious vigil.
Pope John Paul II greeted the cheering throng as he glided aboard his "popemobile" along a passageway kept open by police.
But for ordinary Rome residents many streets were off-limits. And many found notices stuffed in their mailboxes urging them to stay home.
Traffic was barred from neighborhoods near the Vatican, and backups were reported along nearby roads. Cars on the beltway around the capital found the going slow.
About 2,000 chartered buses as well as specially reserved trains brought participants to the capital, where they jammed sidewalks, subways and city buses to reach the square.
At least 20 million extra tourists and pilgrims are expected throughout 2000 for celebrations marking the start of the church's third millennium.
Some observers were quick to predict disaster in 2000.
"Curfews in entire neighborhoods, buses which immobilized the Tiber-side road, appeals not to go out or to do so without cars are things which speak for themselves," said Giovanni Negri, a member of the group Lay Observer of the Jubilee. He said the group was considering going to court to protect citizens' rights to free movement.
Negri cited the case of a Roman who had to prove to police he lived near the Vatican in order to reach his home after going out to buy bread.
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Next Shroud of Turin
Display in 2000
May 29, 1998
Turin, Italy (AP) -- The Shroud of Turin, which has drawn more than 1.3 million visitors since April, will go on display again in the year 2000.
The 2000 display of the linen, which many believe had wrapped the body of Jesus after his crucifixion, is part of the Roman Catholic Church's celebration of Christianity's third millennium.
Two million people are expected to view the shroud before its current, two-month showing ends June 14. The cloth bears the faded image of a man and wounds similar to those suffered by Jesus.
Pope John Paul II was among those who came to Turin's cathedral. During his visit Sunday, he urged scientists to do more tests on the cloth.
Results of carbon-14 testing 10 years ago indicated the cloth dated to the 13th or 14th century, but some experts say contamination might have skewed the results.
© Copyright 1998 The Associated Press
Pastor Hoards Water
for Year 2000
by David E. Kalish
AP Business Writer
August 18, 1998
Sure, it's just a software bug. But to some anxious folks, the Year 2000 computer problem may well be the next cataclysm of biblical proportions.
The Rev. Steve Wilkins isn't taking any chances. He recently bought a water purifier and a small mill to grind wheat into flour. Pare down debt, he advises his Presbyterian flock in Monroe, La. Maybe plant a vegetable garden.
David Tulis, 500 miles away in Chattanooga, Tenn., is stocking up on dehydrated food and reading about alternate power sources. From time to time, he drops by Wal-Mart for some extra ammunition.
''I try to do a little every day,'' explains Tulis, a newspaper copy editor.
Firearms for a computer flaw, a software glitch that confuses some computers into thinking 2000 is a century earlier?
Fearful folks scattered across the country are preparing for a man-made disaster they fear could make hurricanes seem like a summer breeze. They're sinking assets into gold, installing solar panels, packing pantries with powdered milk and canned goods.
Ammunition? Could be looting and riots.
Solar energy? Blackouts, too.
Gold? Downed computers may toss banks into a tizzy.
The super-cautious crowd may be overreacting, several Year 2000 experts say. Why board up the windows for a mere thunderstorm?
''There are people who are running off to the hills and buying Uzis. I think that's the lunatic fringe,'' says Peter de Jager, a well-known Year 2000 pundit who, nevertheless, warns of potentially catastrophic computer failures.
If people ''run away screaming into the night,'' de Jager says, ''then we have given up all hope.''
Better to be safe than sorry, a minority of others argue. Let business and government boast of the billions they're spending for pricey programmers, consultants and systems analysts to mend countless lines of computer code and make software ''Year 2000 compliant.''
That's just hype, in some minds.
More than 80 percent of large U.S. firms, in fact, are behind schedule in fixing their computer bugs by 2000, according to a survey by the Cap Gemini America consulting firm. Experts say the failure of computers to correctly read dates could trigger disruptions in commerce, finance, power supplies and other mainstays of civilization. Some fear the flaws could even perplex systems like control panels for nuclear warheads.
Mindful of their valued disaster-relief roles, some religious groups preach extra caution, urging churches to invest in electric generators and install temporary living quarters for those caught without heat in winter.
The Presbyterian church in Monroe taped a 90-minute survival video urging people to stow emergency medicine and buy hand tools that don't run on electricity. About 200 people have bought the $10 primer.
The Southern Baptist denomination goes further, seeing the Year 2000 problem as a recruiting tool to help add to its nearly 16 million members. The potential for computer woes offers ''historic evangelism opportunities,'' says a recent article in the Baptist Press, the denomination's news service.
''Whenever there have been significant societal events, such as the Mississippi River flooding or Hurricane Andrew, Southern Baptists have been there to minister,'' says Art Toalston, editor at the Baptist Press.
To drive home his point, he cites the New Testament, Luke 4:18:
''Jesus says, 'The spirit of the Lord is upon him ... to preach gospel to the poor, to heal the brokenhearted.'''
So let computers crash, cityscapes darken, financial markets evaporate. They'll be ready.
Hundreds of customers helped boost sales 40 percent this year at Emergency Essentials Inc., a small Utah maker of emergency supplies packed in gallon-size cans that don't rust.
Kevin Rogers, a repair shop owner, says he wants to build a shed in his Chattanooga backyard to stow up to three months' supply of transmission parts worth $75,000.
People like him will be ready for the high-tech Big One.
The worriers stand out in a society numbed by disasters; many people are only vaguely aware a global computer bug could gum up the societal works. But among other folks, the world's crazy mesh of phone, cable and power lines has spurred anxiety; electronics control so much of life, from bedside alarm clocks to the New York Stock Exchange.
''I spoke to my father the other night,'' Rogers says from his Tennessee transmission shop. ''He's cashing out all of his mutual funds this year, and taking the penalties and paying the taxes.''
''I think the odds of there being a crisis is 100 percent,'' he says. ''The odds of it being serious is impossible to predict.''
Georgia Sect Alarms Neighbors
by Patricia J. Mays
Associated Press Writer
July 27, 1999
Eatonton, Georgia. (AP) -- A sect founded by an ex-convict has built two 40-foot pyramids and a giant sphinx amid the pines and red clay of middle Georgia, alarming some with its armed guards and prophecies of deliverance by spaceships from another galaxy.
The sheriff and the sect had an armed confrontation in April when he tried to escort a building inspector onto the property, and tensions are running so high that mediators from the U.S. Justice Department were called in earlier this summer.
The members call themselves the Yamassee Native American Nuwaubians and claim to have created a utopian society on their 476-acre compound of Egyptian-style architecture.
Many people in and around Eatonton -- a rural community that was the birthplace of Alice Walker, author of "The Color Purple," and Joel Chandler Harris, creator of the Uncle Remus tales -- fear the Nuwaubians are similar to Heaven's Gate, the cult whose 39 members committed mass suicide in 1997 in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., and the People's Temple followers of Jim Jones.
"This group here has a combination of all those schools of thought," Sheriff Howard Sills said.
About 100 Nuwaubians live in trailers on the compound. An additional 300 to 400 reside elsewhere in Putnam County. The Nuwaubians, most of whom are black, claim to be descended from the Egyptians and the Yamassees, a tribe of Indians indigenous to this part of Georgia.
Past the armed guards at the compound's entryway, Nile River Road stretches between two rows of statues of Egyptian royalty. A gold pyramid serves as a mini-mall, with a bookstore and clothing store. A labyrinth leads to the black pyramid, which serves as a church. Inside, an Egyptian-like chant hums over speakers 24 hours a day.
The group's lodge houses busts of King Tut and Queen Nefertiti and a glass tomb holding an alien-like creature with a huge head and bulging eyes.
Members say they pay no dues and are free to come and go. And they insist that suicide is not in their plans.
The group's founder, Dwight York, who calls himself Malachi Z. York, served time in New York in the 1960s for assault, resisting arrest and possession of a dangerous weapon.
York has claimed to be from a galaxy called Illyuwn and has said that in 2003 spaceships are going to descend from the sky and pick up a chosen 144,000 people for a rebirth. Most recently, York has referred to himself as Chief Black Eagle, a reincarnated leader of the Yamassee Indians.
"It's a constantly opportunistic evolving ideology," the sheriff said. "We've gone from an extraterrestrial to a Christian pastor to an Indian leader with willful and wanton resistance to legal authority time and time again."
The group's spokeswoman, Renee McDade, and Marshall Chance, who is referred to as the Nuwaubians' leader, distance themselves from the space prophecies of York, who lives on the compound and refuses to give interviews.
"We're all awaiting the coming of the real Messiah," Chance said. "We are a biblical people. If it's not in the Bible, then we're not concerned about it."
The group moved to Georgia in 1993 from New York, where it had operated under other names, including the Ansaru Allah Community. A 1993 FBI report linked that group to a myriad of crimes, including arson and extortion.
Until recently, the Nuwaubians pretty much kept to themselves. Then last year, the county rejected a request to have the property rezoned from agricultural to commercial. Since then, the Nuwaubians have been at odds with county officials.
Shortly after the building inspector was denied access, the sheriff and his deputies tried to enter.
"The armed guards literally stood in front of my car," Sills said. "It was obvious to me that this was provocative and they wanted to provoke some sort of armed confrontation, so I decided to leave."
When the sheriff returned two months later, "we were served with this cockamamie lawsuit that said we'd be fined $5 million if we went onto the property," Sills said.
The Nuwaubians said they have met all the permit requirements. "We feel they're trying to impede us from our progress here. It feels like they're trying to put us out of our land," Chance said.
Mediators from the Justice Department's Community Dispute Resolution unit were asked to get involved after the Nuwaubians leveled charges of racism against officials in Putnam County, which has about 17,000 people, more than one-third of them black.
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Giving is like chocolate. It's all good, but everyone likes something different.
So what do your charitable choices say about you? Is your giving spur of the moment, like dropping a large bill into that Salvation Army pot? Or do you need an opportunity to take charge, like chairing that alumnae fundraiser? And what's more likely to give you that warm glow: writing a check, pitching in or a combination of both?
Your answers to these seven questions can give you a look at how your giving style might reflect your outlook on life and money.
You give:
When someone asks. No planning involved.
Irregularly but frequently. You may or may not plan ahead.
On a regular schedule. And you definitely do some planning.
Your charitable involvement includes:
Writing a check.
Volunteering time.
Volunteering time and sending a check.
Getting others involved, as well.
Before you give, you want to see:
The beneficiaries. Who does the money help and how?
The backers. Who is giving and why?
The financials. Give me those 990s! And any other paperwork you can find.
A comprehensive history. This group has been helping people for a long time, and has a solid reputation.
You prefer to do your giving:
Privately. That way you choose the times and causes that best reflect you.
As part of a group. That way you can leverage your money, have a sounding board for questions and ideas and socialize at the same time.
Individually and with groups.
Your disposable income comes from:
Your earnings.
A legacy.
You figure your annual donations are about average. That means the total you contribute, in money, time and goods, comes to:
Between $100 and $1,000.
Between $1,000 and 1,500.
More than $1,500.
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THE MONTREAL River rages near the the former coal plant clean-up site in Ironwood at noon Tuesday. The river hadn't overflowed its banks, but sandbags had been placed along city streets in the event of flooding. Temperatures were in the 60s again Tuesday and there was still quite a bit of snow to melt in lowland areas.
IRONWOOD — A portion of Norrie Park Road washed out on Monday evening as snowmelt continued to flood some Gogebic County roadways.
The wash-out was near South Davis Road, according to an Ironwood Public Safety Department report.
Norrie Park Road had been closed earlier because of standing water as snow in the swamps from the winter season's 208-inch accumulation melted and covered the roadway.
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CENSAR Technologies,Inc.
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Innovative manufacturer of water quality and security instrumentation. Patented electrochemical and optical direct insertion sensors. CENSAR Technologies, Inc. has been serving the water and wastewater industry since 1998. We specialize in water quality instrumentation, and our staff offers quality and reliable service you can count on.
Wetlands International
based in Wageningen, NETHERLANDS
Wetlands International is the world`s leading non-profit organisation concerned with the conservation of wetlands and wetland species. It comprises a global network of governmental and non-governmental experts working on wetlands. Activities are undertaken in more than 120 countries worldwide. Mission: ` To sustain and restore wetlands, their resources and biodiversity ...
Waters Corporation
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Waters creates business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations by delivering practical and sustainable scientific innovation to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental testing, food safety, chemical materials and water quality. For nearly fifty years, Waters has helped customers make profound discoveries, optimize operations, ...
Pure & Secure, LLC.
based in Lincoln, NEBRASKA (USA)
Pure & Secure, LLC. is the leading manufacturer of premium water distillers for families and businesses. For over 40 years our Pure Water brand of water distillers has been recognized as the single most effective way to protect against the full range of possible contaminants that can be found in water. Pure & Secure, LLC. is a family owned business that still manufactures ...
Tempest Environmental Systems Incorporated
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Tempest Environmental Systems has been in the environmental services, engineering and design/build systems business over 25 years with installations in over 60 countries around the world and orbiting the planet.Tempest Environmental Systems is a world leader in commitment to research, development and production of advanced technologies that address specific worldwide ...
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Ovivo (Formerly Eimco Water Technologies)
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Following the merger of Eimco Water Technologies, Enviroquip and Christ Water Technology, September 2010 sees the emergence of a new global force in the water sector, dedicated to bringing the latest thinking, proven technologies and the most advanced application knowledge to the municipal and industrial clean water, process water and wastewater markets around the globe. ...
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Holly Days, sponsored by the Warrenville Park District is the City's annual holiday celebration that marks Santa's official entry into Warrenville. Guests can enjoy a warm bonfire, raffles, free horse and carriage rides, hot cider and cookies, and, of course, a visit with Santa. Local Park District and school dance troops, singers, and bands entertain attendees during the event. It is at this event that Warrenville officially turns on its holiday lights creating an array of colors for passersby along Route 56 to see. Holly Days, primarily for Warrenville residents, gives the community an opportunity to come together and kick off the holiday season.
Craft Beer Festival
Toast to the trees with our third-annual Craft Beer Festival on Saturday, June 25, 2016. Sip on local favorites and explore new beers from more than 40 breweries while enjoying the beautiful surroundings of The Morton Arboretum. Guest restaurants and Arboretum concessions will be available on-site for purchase. Bring a chair or lie down on a blanket to soak in the summer sun while listening to live music by the feel-good country rock band Summer Son. This event is rain or shine.
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March 11, 2011
Paulina Guzman and Laura Winn completed day two of the NCAA Zone E Championships in Minneapolis, MN as both competed on one-meter springboard.
Guzman finished 13th with a score of 508.85. She advanced to the final after posting the sixth-best score during the prelim/quarterfinal round (267.55). Winn finished 17th overall with a score of 492.40. She advanced to the final with the 13th-best prelim/quarterfinal score (256.15).
Winn will be the sole competitor on Saturday for the Bruins on tower on the final day of the zone meet. It is her best event and she will be looking to earn a spot at the NCAA Championships, held March 18-20 in Austin, TX.


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Jeannine M. Moss, APRN, MSN, FNP
General Surgery at St. Mary's
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Richmond, VA 23226
Phone: 804-893-8676
Fax: 804-285-0360
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Hospital Affiliations
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Education and Training
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Master of Science in Nursing
University of Virginia
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Our nurse practitioner, Jeannine M. Moss, received her Bachelor of Science in biology/chemistry from Virginia Tech and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. After completing her Master of Science in the nursing program at the University of Virginia, she received her post-master's certificate as a family nurse practitioner.
Prior to joining Bon Secours Medical Group, Jeannine spent eight years working with the bariatric surgery program at the Medical College of Virginia, where she helped develop the minimally invasive program and was involved in clinical research.
Jeannine is a member of the Allied Health section of the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons, and a member of the Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners. She works closely with patients and serves as an educator and patient advocate in Commonwealth Surgeons surgical weight loss program.


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What Is The Bible To You?
From: "Welvis Tarn"
To: "Positive Atheism" <email@example.com>
Subject: Hi
Date: Saturday, March 24, 2001 6:02 PM
What is the bible to you?
From: "Positive Atheism Magazine" <email@example.com>
To: "Welvis Tarn"
Subject: Re: Hi
Date: Sunday, March 25, 2001 6:19 AM
What is the bible to you?
Political tract, oppressive dogma, and gratuitous pornography -- in that order.
Cliff Walker
"Positive Atheism" Magazine
Five years of service to
people with no reason to believe
From: "Welvis Tarn"
To: "Positive Atheism" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Subject: Me again :)
Date: Monday, March 26, 2001 3:36 AM
Thank you for your prompt response. I have another quick question, How many emails do you generally get in a week or a day for that matter, and out of that number, how many are from Christians, and how many are from Atheists? Well... I guess that wasn't so quick. :P
Let me introduce myself, my name is Vince, I live in Kansas... go ahead make a Wizard of Oz joke or 2. I think that I have heard them all. I came upon your website and I just wanted to ask you a few questions. I looked over a lot of your site and I think I understand where you are coming from. If you could tell me in your words, when you would believe if ever, that there is a God. As I understand from your site, you said that if the proper evidence was ever brought to you, you would then believe. If I am mistaken please correct me.
Thanks for your time,
From: "Positive Atheism Magazine" <email@example.com>
To: "Welvis Tarn"
Subject: Re: Me again :)
Date: Monday, March 26, 2001 4:59 AM
I am not in to counting e-mails. I did it a few weeks ago, if I remember, and perhaps that's already posted.
I would believe that a god existed if someone were to give me a convincing reason to believe that a god actually existed. So far, nobody has even come close -- usually because the "God" proponents, almost to a man, disqualify themselves by being caught telling lies for the purpose of trying to convince me that theirs is a position of truthfulness. Others insist that I prove that no gods exist. That's not how it works: when it comes to god-claims, it's the theist's role to make the case that gods exist, and it's the atheist's role to sit and listen until such time as a convincing argument comes by. If you wish to give it a try (and are willing to be polite about it), be my guest: the first order of business would be to describe to me what you are talking about when you utter the sound "God."
Cliff Walker
"Positive Atheism" Magazine
Five years of service to
people with no reason to believe
Material by Cliff Walker (including unsigned editorial commentary) is copyright ©1995-2006 by Cliff Walker. Each submission is copyrighted by its writer, who retains control of the work except that by submitting it to Positive Atheism, permission has been granted to use the material or an edited version: (1) on the Positive Atheism web site; (2) in Positive Atheism Magazine; (3) in subsequent works controlled by Cliff Walker or Positive Atheism Magazine (including published or posted compilations). Excerpts not exceeding 500 words are allowed provided the proper copyright notice is affixed. Other use requires permission; Positive Atheism will work to protect the rights of all who submit their writings to us.


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Things aren't going well for Harry Osborn. He's struggling the keep the Coffee Bean afloat and the press at bay. Someone wearing an American Son costume, who may or may not be Harry, is out playing hero which only adds to Harry's problems. The young Osborn also begins taking pills again. Plus, a fun backup story about the pressures of running a coffee shop.
What everyone is talking about
Gabriel Stacy returns and finally meets his brother Harry. Gabriel hasn't been mentioned in years. While he's not a popular character, his absence has been very noticeable since the Osborns have been running the world. It's very glaring when Norman and Spider-Man mention things about Harry being Norman's "only son".
The Creators
The Good
* Gabriel Stacy is finally being dealt with.
* Reed is actually doing something with the Watson/Osborn roomies situation.
* The backup story (written by Joe Caramagna and drawn by Todd Nauck) is actually fun.
* Harry is starting to feel like Harry again. When he was first brought back it felt more like the writers were copying what they had seen in the movies.
* Everytime Screwball is used, we get "hit you over the head" exposition about her motivation. This time it was alot more subtle.
* Todd Nauck drew the backup!
The Bad
* Harry and Mary Jane's celebrity status varies for the purposes of the plot. Granted, all the books with them have this problem but it's really apparent here. Harry is so famous that paparazzi follow him and he's a household name...but nobody will come to his coffee shop. You would have thought that Mary Jane was Justin Bieber with the way people reacted to her in the backup, yet in every other story she walks the streets ignored. How famous are these people?
* More continuity errors in the recap page. Second time noticed in less than a month. Someone needs to start checking these stat. This time it says Harry's "death" was in a building collapse. No.
* We're told that the events of this mini-series tie into "Age of Heroes". In fact, one of the major plot points is something that American Son does in "Age of Heroes". It's really annoying that the story for this mini-series can't be self contained.
* Philippe Briones cannot draw eyes, especially for women. Look at Mary Jane and Norah's eyes.
* I'm really not getting a consistant vibe from the Norah Winters character.
The Final Word
This isn't "Kraven's Last Hunt" by any means, but it's a fun Spider-Man story. It's also great to see how all this "Rise and Fall of Norman Osborn" stuff has been affecting Harry, a character who has gotten lost in all "The Gauntlet" madness. Pick it up!
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Why do you need a competitive digital strategy?
Are you using the digital revolution to grow your business, or are you under threat from it? New opportunities emerge daily, but your customers are better informed and have more competitor options than ever. In times of chaotic change, you cannot afford to be risk-averse – and becoming a master of business strategy is everything!
Now you can learn how to make the smart moves that position your business to exploit change and stay ahead of your competitors!
The Gambit workshop looks at the big picture, explains how the digital landscape is evolving, and explores what on-going shifts in customer communication and decision-making processes mean for the evolution of your business, your processes and your marketing.
You'll learn the eight step Britefire methodology to cut through the chaos of the technology explosion and build clearly focused, viable strategies for success. You'll learn how to integrate all of the different elements of digital marketing into a balanced, prioritised approach, and you'll discover how to structure your organisation to exploit the right digital opportunities.
The Gambit workshop gives you the skills and insights to anticipate and evaluate emerging trends, and to adapt strategies to stay competitive in the networked mobile spaces that your customers inhabit. A must if you make or advise on strategic business or marketing decisions!
For any organisation, the internet presents new opportunities to find communication efficiencies, to conquer new markets, to develop brands, to build loyalty, to excel at customer service, and to grow profits and market share. To make it happen, you must:
The workshop will get your business strategies up to speed and focused, so you can accomplish all of this and more.
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The digital explosion is massively disrupting every industry, and any senior executive who does not understand it, does not respect it as the juggernaut agent of change that it is, and does not have a competitive strategy to harness its power, is going to have a very rough ride. Get digital strategy right, and the rewards are immense; get it wrong, and you could do irreparable damage to the loyalty of your customers, and the future of your business.
This course is business-focused, practical, and empowering. It provides up-to-the-minute insights into the concepts and culture of today's digital customers and markets. It provides you, step by step, the methodologies and ground rules for success in innovating, strategizing, planning, and implementing the initiatives that will give you a sustainable competitive edge.
Who Should Attend?
Whether you are a senior executive tasked with strategy, an entrepreneur contemplating a start-up, a consultant or agency, or a career marketer in the corporate world, Gambit will get you grounded and inspired. Participants who have found this workshop invaluable include:
The course is crafted for non-technical business people as well as those techies who want a commercial competitive digital perspective. South African companies whose participants have given Britefire courses rave reviews include Wesbank, PwC, FNB, MWEB, FinWeek, Exclusive Books, Clicks, Makro, GCIS, Investec, University of Stellenbosch Business School, Random House Struik, The Foschini Group, Distell, Standard Bank, UNISA, Shoprite, SA Tourism, Deloitte, and Media 24.
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The week of April 18–24, 2010, is National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week. Tuscaloosa and West Alabama are fortunate to have a large number of medical laboratory professionals living and working in the area. Whether working for the DCH Health System, the Veterans Administration, physician office labs or any of the Urgent Care facilities, medical laboratory professionals are a diverse population of individuals committed to bringing quality healthcare to their community.
Many facilities are open for extended hours and several operate continuously, 24-hours per day, 7 days per week. From the clerical staff to the technical and administrative staff, many individuals function together in a wide variety of roles in order to provide easily accessible care to their community. The staff usually includes the following:
Clerical and Secretarial – perform a wide variety of clerical and administrative tasks using a wide variety of application software and communications hardware.
Phlebotomists – trained and certified staff to collect blood specimens and assist in pre-analytical processing of blood and non-blood specimens.
Laboratory Assistants – Trained to perform a variety of technical and testing functions in the various technical disciplines.
Histology Technicians - Trained to perform and assist in a wide variety of technical functions in the Pathology Laboratory
Histotechnologists – May have an Associates Degree or a BS degree, including training to perform a wide variety of functions in the Pathology lab. Prepares the tissue, cuts it, adheres it to slides, stains it, and cover slips the slides for diagnosis by a pathologist.
Medical Laboratory Technicians (MLT) – Associate degree, specialized training and a clinical practicum in each of the various technical disciplines within the clinical laboratory.
Cytologists – A minimum of a BS degree and specialized training in cytology or cytotechnology. Cytologists are often immediately supervised by a pathologist and often assist with findings in order to help make or confirm a diagnosis.
Clinical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist (CLS/MT) – BS degree or equivalent clinical education. Typically includes a formal 12-month educational process involving specialized training and a clinical practicum in each of the various technical disciplines.
Pathologist's Assistant – Allied health professionals who are highly trained, academically and practically, to provide pathology services under the direction and supervision of a pathologist.
Pathologists – Medical doctors (MD) who specialize in clinical and anatomical pathology. They have received extensive training (years) in a specialized residency program following graduation from medical school.


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Gardening Articles: Care :: Soil, Water, & Fertilizer
Vine Crop Care (page 2 of 2)
by National Gardening Association Editors
Side-Dressing Fertilizer
Side-dressing is the application of a small amount of balanced commercial or organic fertilizer to your plants once they're four to five weeks old. It's called side-dressing because you place food a few inches to the side of the plants, where it will gradually seep down to the roots. This boost helps the plants increase production of high quality fruit, and it's especially important for vine crops.
During the plant's development there comes a time when it stands upright at a height of 12 inches or more. That's the time to side-dress. The next time you see it, it will have flopped over and the vines will start to run or sprawl along the ground as they grow. At that point, the plants put their energy into producing vines, blossoms and fruit, and they can really use the extra food.
If you're using balanced commercial fertilizer such as 10-10-10, make a shallow furrow down both sides of each row, or around each hill, about four to five inches away from the base of the plants. Sprinkle the fertilizer evenly in the furrow -- one tablespoon for each two to three feet of row, and the same amount around each hill. Cover the fertilizer with one inch of soil.
If you side-dress with bulky organic matter, such as manure, make the furrow deeper and a few inches further from the plants. Spread the manure evenly in the furrow and cover it with an inch or two of soil.
Make it your golden rule to underfertilize if there's any doubt about how much to add. It's easy to do your plants more harm than good with "one more handful for good measure."


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The Orvis Company has announced the winners of the 2014 Endorsed Lodges, Outfitters and Guide Awards. There are eight categories; three for lodge operations, four for guiding operations and one lifetime achievement award. These awards are chosen based on survey feedback that Orvis solicits from their customers who patronize the operations.
"It is with great pride that we announce the 2014 award winners of the annual Orvis Endorsed Lodges, Outfitters and Guides," explains David Perkins, Vice Chairman of Orvis. "These designees are selected based on the feedback from customers - the people who matter most to all of us here at Orvis. Each of these winners demonstrates the highest standards for customer service, professionalism, commitment to conservation and respect for our natural world. These are the factors that have earned them the prestigious designation of 2014 Orvis Endorsed Lodges, Outfitters and Guides."
Wingshooting Lodge of the Year – Flying B Ranch, Kamiah, ID (www.flyingbranch.com)
Nestled in Lawyer's Canyon in northern Idaho, the Flying B Ranch has a wide variety of species to hunt, terrain to explore and hunting styles to accommodate any sportsman. The 5,000-acre ranch and 14,000 square foot lodge are located just outside the small town of Kamiah, Idaho. The owners and operators of the Flying B Ranch have spent the last 25 years building a gundog program, refining habitat and maintaining a quality staff.
One guest recently said, "Every trip to the Flying B Ranch is exceptional. I've been bringing clients for many years and the guides, dogs, staff, and lodge are always first class and an experience of a lifetime for clients and myself. It is very hard to come by one great worker, or group who you feel loves their work. The crew we had made this place, and made me feel like I was family. I enjoyed talking and being around every one of them. Thank you to all."
Fly-Fishing Lodge of the Year – The Lodge at Palisades Creek, Irwin, ID (www.tlapc.com)
Located at the confluence of Palisades Creek and the South Fork of the Snake River, The Lodge at Palisades Creek is Orvis' only endorsed destination lodge on this prolific tailwater, which is arguably the finest dry-fly fishing river in all of North America.
Guests feel at home in quaintly rustic yet luxurious private cabins nestled along the meadow overlooking the South Fork. Prestigious Jackson Hole-inspired cuisine and a variety of imported wines and spirits ensure proper relaxation after a day on the water. Each member of the carefully crafted team of guides, each with an average of 10 years fishing on the South Fork, knows the river throughout its seasons. The fishing speaks for itself.
One guest commented, "I've had the pleasure of staying at the Lodge at Palisades Creek and fishing with their guides twice: once with another guy that is a hardcore fly fisher, and once with my wife who is learning the sport. Both trips were excellent, and the guides were top-notch. I must say that the lodge is probably the nicest place I've found to spend a few days fishing with my spouse. The accommodations are wonderful, the food outrageously good, the staff is great and the fishing is memorable. We're looking forward to another trip."
Outfitter of the Year – Ugly Bug Fly Shop, Casper, WY (www.crazyrainbow.net)
Since 1983 The Ugly Bug has supplied fly anglers in Wyoming and around the country with the best in gear and advice. Anglers stop by often to check out new specials, talk shop, and learn of current conditions around Wyoming.
The full-service fly shop is joined by a strong team of guides with years of experience guiding the North Platte River, long recognized as a blue ribbon fishery. The shop's favored beats include Grey Reef, Fremont Canyon and Miracle Mile. "I've been using the Ugly Bug for float trips for several years now," said a recent customer. "EVERY single time I've fished with them has been a treasured memory. No exception!"
Guide Service of the Year – Freestone Outfitters, Denver, CO (www.flyfishfreestone.com)
Freestone Outfitters is dedicated to introducing the sport of fly fishing to new anglers, growing skill sets, and expanding the horizons of beginning, intermediate, and experienced anglers, all while fostering angling ethics and responsibility for the future of our watersheds and ecosystems.
A recent customer noted, "I wanted to treat my father to a great day of fly fishing. Fortunately for us, we hired Freestone Outfitters, and had a really great guide, Dave Lovell. Dave really worked hard to make sure my father had a great day, and he did! We caught a ton of fish, got some great instruction, and had a lot of fun doing it!"
Guide of the Year – Patrick Fulkrod, Bristol, VA (www.mountainsportsltd.com)
A Bristol local, Patrick has been fly fishing since he was 10 years old. His resume reads as a lineup of credentials and accomplishments, including national recognition as a 2012 Orvis-Endorsed Guide of the Year Finalist, a 2006 graduate of the Western Rivers Professional Guide School, Orvis-Endorsed Fly-Fishing Guide since 2007, and a ClackaCraft Pro Staff member.
For years customers have been raving about the services Patrick provides; his return clientele is a testament to his riverside manner. One of Patrick's customers commented, "I have tried a number of guides, but Patrick is hands down the best. All guides know their water, but Patrick's attentiveness, pleasantness, and professionalism stand out. If you want a guide talking on his cell phone, go somewhere else. If you want a guide who will take a swim to make sure you land your fish, call Patrick."
Orvis-Endorsed Guide Lifetime Achievement Award –Doug Gibson, Three Rivers Ranch, Warm River, Idaho (www.threeriversranch.com)
There are few people lucky enough to be born in great trout country. An even smaller, fortunate few are able to remain in that land for the rest of their lives. Doug Gibson is one of the few. Born in Newdale, Idaho, Gibson has been fishing for more than 56 years. Currently the head guide for Three Rivers Ranch in Warm River, he began his guiding career in 1972 and, as the saying goes, has not looked back since. He has received the Guide of the Year Award from Orvis in the past, a testament to his expertise, experience and knowledge on the water. As a true native of the area, he possesses a wealth of knowledge of Idaho's flora, fauna and fisheries. A true gentleman, he is well respected by fellow guides and adored by clients who return, year after year, to fish under his guidance.
For over twenty years the Orvis Company has been recognizing excellence in sporting experiences through its Endorsed Lodges Outfitters and Guides program. Each endorsed operation has its own character, but all share the same high standards: great service, great fishing or wing shooting, and an experienced, professional staff. These standards of excellence are continually reviewed by the Orvis staff and evaluated by visiting guests in post-visit critiques sent directly to The Orvis Company. Orvis-Endorsed operations cater to sportsmen of every ability, from beginners to experts.


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Sixty? Yes, Sixty.
- January 3rd, 2013
- Apple Financials, WoA Feature Articles
- Alex Brooks
You may recall that almost exactly one year ago I wrote a piece entitled The Forty Billion Dollar Quarter in which I riled in excitement about Apple's upcoming announcement of what it had achieved in the previous fiscal quarter. I predicted dropped jaws across Wall Street and I wasn't wrong. Apple eventually announced quarterly revenue for the first quarter of 2012 of just over $46 billion buoyed primarily by superb sales of the iPhone and iPad.
The first fiscal quarter of Apple's year is always something special, it of course includes the holiday shopping season which these days stretches from around Thanksgiving in the US all the way up until the end of the quarter on December 31. But even if you go back and read my gushing piece about last years first quarter, nothing can prepare any of us for what Apple is likely to announce on January 23.
I'll spare you anymore blathering about how incredible last year's results and move right onto the cold hard facts. Let's start right back at the start of the quarter, during Apple's Q412 announcement on October 25 the company gave a forecast for the company's forthcoming quarter which came in at $52 billion in quarterly revenue on an DEPS (diluted earnings per share) of $11.75. Considering Apple's penchant for low balling its estimates and that the year-ago quarter was comparatively massive compared to any other and yet was smaller than this forecast it's no surprise that once again all eyes are on Apple. Sorry, am I showing too much excitement again?
There's a number of key factors that are going to make this quarter as massive as expected. Starting with the iPad we'll get our first insight into how popular the iPad mini is, whilst it's unlikely that Apple will break out sales as a separate figure we'll get a rough idea. Apple of course also announced a new iPad just before the start of Q113 so the company entered the quarter with a new iPad and a whole new product in the iPad mini.
The rollout of these two new iPads was unprecedented. The WiFi models of both iPad rolled out to a mammoth 34 countries on at the start of November, just three days later Apple told us that it had shifted over 3 million units. Stock of the iPad mini and to some extent of the iPad 4 has been heavily constrained throughout the entire quarter but don't expect that to dent the numbers too noticeably.
In a similar vein the iPhone 5 only really got started during the quarter and we've got some insight already into just how popular that has been. Once again Apple has been ramping up its rollout around the world, by early December the iPhone 5 was available in 47 countries. That number climbed to 102 countries by the time the quarter ended. More importantly Apple hit all of its major growing markets during the quarter including Brazil, Mexico, India and China in which the company announced that it had sold two million units in the opening weekend. Supplies of the iPhone 5 were also constrained across the world for the entire quarter something that probably will have affected sales noticeably.
Estimates are yet to be fully finalised and published and as ever I will give a more concise roundup of said estimates closer to January 23 but there are some out there that expect Apple's quarterly revenue number to top $60 billion in quarterly revenue. Yes, sixty.


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[issue5799] Change ntpath functions to implicitly support UNC paths
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Eric Smith <eric <at> trueblade.com> added the comment: The doc patch doesn't apply cleanly for me. There are a number of code cleanups in the patch, like 0->False, 1->True, the improvement of the params to path(), improvement in isabs(), etc. I think these cleanups should be made in a separate patch, so that it's easier to evaluate what's really involved in this change. I'd be happy to do that, and produce the patches, if you could produce a clean patch. The docstring for splitdrive() should be indented, see PEP 257. Also, the code snippet in that docstring is wrong, it uses 'split' where it should be 'result', I think. I haven't worked my way through all of the code and tests, yet. ---------- nosy: +eric.smith _______________________________________ Python tracker <report <at> bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue5799> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/python-python-bugs-list%40m.gmane.org(Continue reading)


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If yes,then you should know how frustrating they can be.
Well,as it is,just having an Anti-virus on a Computer system isn't protective enough, but occasionally updating it as new viruses are being made and spread each day.
Amongst these numerous viruses,there's this virus which is capable of changing/turning folders of extremely large MBs/GBs into small KBs and its often named "regsvr virus"(NOTE: Do not confuse it with the System file regsvr32 as they are two entirely different files.)
Like I mentioned above,when this virus strikes your Computer it automatically changes folders & sometimes files into a shortcut which can neither be opened nor run.
So,in this tutorial,I'll be giving some tips on 'how to get rid of these viruses on a system and retrieve your files back.
As there are `a thousand and one` fixes for this issue,I'll try as much as possible to give the easiest of them here.
So tighten your seat-belt and let's begin.
How To Get Rid of Shortcut Viruses On A Computer and Removable DrivesFirst and foremost,it's advisable you update your Anti-virus to see how it all goes and if this doesn't solve the issue,you can proceed to the methods below.
- Apart from updating your Antivirus,there are some softwares capable of getting rid of this virus.
The best of them are listed below Manual fixes are also available to solve this problem.Therefore,you can make use of any method you consider easier.
- a.)Insert whichever drive is infected by this virus into your system and check the drive's extension i.e A: .... Z: from 'My Computer'
Click Start » Run / Winkey+R and type cmd in the textbox provided - Hit Enter.
c.)Copy paste the code below into the command prompt and hit 'Enter'.
attrib -h -r -s /s /d E:\*.*
(Change E: to your drive's extension.)
d.)Now,check to confirm that the virus has been completely cleared-off.
- Else,you can use this alternative.
a.)Go to the control panel to untick "Hide protected operating system files" or simply use the search box.
b.)Navigate to "C:\Windows\System32" and manually delete regsvr
c.)If you can't find the file in System32, then try locating it in "C:\program files"
If you still cannot find it there,then try locating it in the "Processes" tab in Task Manager.
- a.)Insert whichever drive is infected by this virus into your system and check the drive's extension i.e A: .... Z: from 'My Computer'


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Tyson-Spinks hooked the writer on the sweet and savage science...and the sport has never let go of his heart and soul since then.
September is one of the better months in recent memory for our fine sport. We've already witnessed the coming-out party of future middleweight star Gennady Golovkin (RELEASE THE GOLVKIN!), we saw a barnburner between Daniel Geale and Felix Sturm, and we've got potential super fights Ward-Dawson and Chavez-Martinez yet to come. Augmented by a solid Showtime card featuring Canelo Alvarez as well as both a Klitschko title fight and documentary on HBO – well, what better time to reflect on why I love the sport?
It's easy to get down on the sport sometimes. We all know how many things boxing seems to get wrong. There's no reason to list them here.
For all its ailments, though, boxing does a lot of things right. The very nature of the sport draws men and women to it like moths to a flame and for damn good reason. There's simply nothing like it.
A fight is like nothing else.
If you've ever been in a fist fight, you know that every second can feel like an eternity. It's everything at once. Parts of it seem so long. Other parts seem so short, and before you know it, it's all over. It's like it never happened, but it did: like a dream.
So it is for those of us who try to capture the sport in written word, too. There is simply not enough time to capture the ebb and flow of a round (much less the entire fight) between the time the final bell rings to when an article goes to press. At the same time, a good fight seems to last forever.
It seems a riddle, this boxing of ours, but perhaps it's no more strange than the very idea of the sport itself – two men (or women) enter a ring on guts and guile alone, intent on bashing each other's faces in, and leave with a closer bond than even the best of friends could forge together.
So very strange it is, this sweet science, that all any of us can do is gather round to watch.
It is a science. Don't let anyone tell you different. Find the meanest, toughest guy you can find on the street and have him head to a boxing gym. He'll learn quickly the importance of method and approach.
It's also an art. I dare say there is more art in today's pugilism than what's left in our popular music. Have a listen to your radio. You'll see. Even our culture's authors have left us rifling through bins of classic literature searching for something appreciable.
Ah, but boxing…
Behold Floyd Mayweather, the most gifted fighter in our sport. Like his outside the ring antics or despise them, you cannot help but be rendered speechless by his fistic brilliance.
Hail Manny Pacquiao, the brilliant embodiment of weaponized aggression. You may prefer a more defensive approach than his, but you can't help but shudder at the piston-like precision of his ferocity.
Observe Andre Ward. His technical acumen is only superseded by the workings of his inner spirit aimed carefully towards doing what must be done to maintain his status as victor.
The list goes on and on.
Boxers are infinitely appreciable. So much so, in fact, that we give them nicknames to try and capture the essence of their craft. We call them things like "Sugar," "Hitman" and "The Real Deal."
Boxing is bigger than any other sport in the world, but it's also somehow the least appreciated in today's world. Any barfly will tell you the world's greatest sportsman in the last 100 years was a boxer named Muhammad Ali. The same know-it-all tells you other combat sports have somehow passed it by.
He is wrong because his definition of our sport lacks authenticity. Boxing isn't just a combat sport. It is more than that. Boxing is savage poetry. It is music infused with fire and spit and blood. It's teeth and tenacity bolstered by artful repose.
Boxing is all that and more.
Yes, they kick and punch in mixed martial arts, but boxing is more than that. It is a gentleman's agreement to tactically engage in the rhythm of souls brought together solely by a mutual intention to dole out punishment on each other's bodies for the simple reason that each man exists.
Or maybe it's just a fist fight for money. I can never tell.
But boxing is for everyone. Its fierce aggression and brutality can be appreciated by anyone, from the artist to the street vendor to the businessman. It's for the barfly who thinks he knows about the sport because he hit his brother once and the busboy who's never dared to punch anyone but can list every heavyweight champion who has ever lived. It's for wives and sisters who see art in the decadence of bloodlust, and it's for husbands and brothers who live vicariously through the Hectors and Achilles of their day.
Have you ever met a fighter in his old age that couldn't help but stammer out words of longing for the bygone days that made him that way? Do you know boxing writers who travel by hook or crook to get to gigs that never pay more than their trip fare?
Boxing isn't for the faint of heart. It is for the full of heart.
It is for men like Evander Holyfield and Arturo Gatti. It's for those who see victory in defeat and hope when the dawn seems darkest. It is for women like Claressa Shields and Marlen Esparza who have so few shoulders of giants to stand on, but do so anyway. It's for men who carve livings out of it any way they can and for the rest of us who try but can't seem to do it. It's for the people who save up money to travel hours away from their homes to see a fight from the most expensive seats they can afford, and it's for the working men and women who scrounge together just enough cash with their friends and relatives to buy this month's big pay per view.
Boxing is for anyone and everyone who wants it. It is ours.
I remember the first fight I ever saw. Don't we all? I was just a boy then. Mike Tyson was the scariest man on the planet. I was mesmerized by him the way we used to be with ghosts, goblins and the boogeyman, but Mike Tyson was real.
Some would say he came to the ring that night against Michael Spinks like a crazed animal, but there was more to it than that. Spinks would not fear senseless violence. Spinks would have a plan against such a Neanderthal tactic as that. He'd have strategy against directionless savagery, but scientifically trained brutality was all together a different kind of beast. Tyson was honed fury, forged under the watchful eye of Cus D'Amato, a professor of the sport who filled Mike's brain with images of frightful pioneers like Jack Dempsey and Sonny Liston.
Tyson stormed through the helpless Spinks in ninety-one seconds that night, and I was hooked forever.
It is perhaps too ambitious to transmit all that boxing means to me in something as silly as words, but maybe, like boxing, the reward isn't always in the result, but in the undertaking.
Someone once told me that burning embers don't remember what they were before the flame. So it is with the souls engulfed in the fires of boxing. Whether it was because of my age or my vocation at the time, I do not remember who I was before I began to love boxing. Frankly, I would not want to.
Nice, well-weaved copy, and sweet, sweet elucidation of how "the very nature of the sport draws" and holds us. It is an eternal "Love TKO!" We cannot let it go. We bytch about the crooks. Worry that most of the pundits don't go by the books. And many of us, convince ourselves that boxing will fadeout before long it looks. But deep in our souls, we know that strange savage love of da game on us got plenty of holding-onto-our-@sses tricks, witchcraft-like hooks.
We ain't going anywhere fast, but to the next fight. An @ss gettin' beatdown or cheated, we just cannot resist that sight. We'll cheer and/or bytch through da night, but when it comes to the next thrill of a fight, we'll be all hyped-up and AIGHT!
We are some ever-ready __ ___ ___ ___. That little bunny, who represent that battery ain't got Jack on us. When it comes to our boxing, it is all above chasing the thrill. Later we will go up da hill. In the meantime while the fights are on, make us some darn sandwiches and bring down the beer, JILL! You too, Phil! Hehehehe! Holla!
Hagler vs Mugabi was my first fight, but Tyson was the guy who got me hooked as well.
Pure poetry. I remember taking the train to a small town where they showed Spinks-Tyson on cinema in the middle of the night. The place was packed with boxers and trainers from around the country, and I had put a bet on Spinks. Bad predictions seems to be a pattern, lol. That was my first live glimpse of Tyson. We were left in awe. Hooked though since about 75, and can't get the sweet poison out of my blood.
nice article. love tyson. the fight that got me hooked was troy dorsey vs jorge paez. check that out. watching a beatup looking cowboy train to tom petty's wont back down vs a crazy looking flasy mexican circus performer. I started my first roadwork the next day, bought a everlast bag, and made my mom very angry by smashing that bag in the basement as much as I could. Boxing is beautiful no matter how ugly it gets.
Excellent comments all around. And a well written article....Growing through my adolescence watching Ali got me hooked. He wasn't just a fighter. Ali wasn't just a fighter to us... he was The Inspiration... The Impossible Man for his generation.. ..his exploits inside and outside of the ring helped fuel our desire to realize our dreams. We watchd him on radio..magazine and TV.. when his light finally began to fade I learned that I had become terminally infected with THE SWEET SCIENCE.
for me it was watching a fight at my grandfathers ...he was staring at the tv and banging his fists on the arms of his chair and saying "get the German" ....I was 5 and watching Ali fight for the first time ....found out years later the German was Karl minderberger ..and anybody who watches Duran Leonard in the "Brawl in Montreal" is sure to be hooked for life
And that "German" was the first southpaw heavyweight to get a shot at the pros' world heavyweight title. Muthasuckas hated lefties a long time before that title shot came. [Between 1885 -- the inaugural of gloved boxing -- and 1966 no lefty got a shot.] And then the first lefty -- OMFG! -- gets the baddest, fastest and mentally meanest dude EVER -- GOAT Muhammad Ali.
Go and peep da film of Mindenberger-Ali. The GOAT hit Mindenberger with a combination of 25 punches in three seconds, and didn't miss a shot. Holla!
Who will win the Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward fight?