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Fairly sure I've seen this before, but can't find it in the archives so what the hell. There's never a bad day for Muppets.
Tag Archives: yoda
Wacky merchandise: Star Wars Adidas Originals
Start at StarWars.com for some sneak peeks at the upcoming Star Wars shoes from Adidas. Looks like there will be some clothing as well!
The fandom minute: New Moon takes Sith to its knees
Oh, it's on now, sparkles. Fandango's advance ticket sales for New Moon, the second Twilight movie, have surpassed Revenge of the Sith's record. I am resisting so many choking vs. c-section jokes right now, but mostly just thankful it wasn't Transformers.
Oh honey, no. Someone decided that yesterday was World Wide Wookiee Life Day. Here concludes my obligatory mention of the Holiday Special for the season. Call me when Santa Maul wakes up, okay? (via)
Phone stuffs. A Trench Run game is now available in the iTunes store priced at $4.99 for those with compatible devices. (The lightsaber app is still free.) Meanwhile, those who possess
a lesser device an LG Arena KM900 can get some custom Star Wars stuff, including a ringtone.
List. Star Wars is the indisputable champion of Geekdad's top ten bad messages from good movies, at least if you don't count Disney as a single entity.
At random. Yoda in the form of the new Twitter default icon.
In the news: Yoda hates the A's, Hollywood and the 12-year-olds, movie music, Ming-Na, and George
I guess that explains the billboard. The Dodgers having a Star Wars night on October 3rd, while they play the Rockies. Doesn't the Bay Area have a baseball team? Security better keep a close eye on Yoda that night, is all I'm saying.
…And the smell. Hollywood is courting 12-year old boys. Uhh, they stopped?
Fanboys turn the tide yet again. Star Wars has the best movie music, internet poll says. Well, I'm shocked. Are you shocked?
I should leave this for Paula, but… Stargate Universe's Ming-Na "wanted to be Luke Skywalker."
Obligatory George item. He could buy Guyana. Information you can use. Thanks, Forbes!
Weekend projects: Yoda crafts on the cheap
Heather over at Dollar Store Crafts has two quick and easy Star Wars craft projects: An adorable fleece Yoda hat or a reusable grocery tote.
The fandom minute: L/M on Etsy, Star Wars car culture, 70's school stuff, Palpy's plummet, and cake!
There really is something for everyone on Etsy. I'm prepping a few posts for next week, and I ran across a Luke and Mara Wedding cake topper. (What a post-ROTJ EU pairing has to do with The Clone Wars I have no idea.) The seller, Hildoom, also has a Yoda Birthday Cake topper for sale.
Cars. Jalopnik is on something of a streak, exploring the hot rod culture of Star Wars and likening the ABT Audi R8 V10 to something that "Anakin's coke dealer" would drive.
Back to school. StarWars.com takes a look back at the 70's with retro class cear from Helix.
Lists. Palpatine makes #1 on Sci-Fi Squad's top ten sci-fi deaths.
Cakes. A neat Millenium Falcon by Da Bombe Desserts.
If only… io9 suggests swapping the writing staffs of The Clone Wars and the The Venture Brothers, which may be the only way to get me to cheerfully watch the former.
Random photo du jour: Yoda is a Dodgers fan?
I guess you never can tell… (Photo taken on Sunset Blvd. by Mirco Wilhelm.)
The fandom minute: Dixie Cups, Jackson's collection, fan art, Conan O'Brien, Yoda's self-help debut
Collecting. Star Wars Dixie Cups of yore. Or, get a virtual tour of Michael Jackson's game room/collection gallery, which includes some great Star Wars stuff.
Fan Art. Tom Whalen's stylized Return of the Jedi poster.
TV. Conan O'Brien jokes about the Vader toaster. I'm just relieved that someone else is underwhelmed by it.
Jedi, heal thyself. Only What You Take With You: Paths to confronting your fears, battling your demons and fufilling your potential.
Eye candy: Yoda and Leia as 'bots!
Since it's Monday after a holiday weekend, I figure we might as well just shrug it off with some cute: the Yoda Bot, Princess Leia Bot and Chewbacca from Bolts and Bots. Check their blog, Etsy, or Flickr for more bot creations.
Wacky merchandise: Artoo and Yoda string lights
I fail to see how regular string lights would conflict with Star Wars holiday or party decor, but for those of you who want to get as much branded merchandise as possible into one room, Artoo and Yoda light strings are here. Or will be, anyway.


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My friend Jennet, who loves food and loves to talk about food (makes you wonder why we're friends) brought these cookies to a potluck once. My other friend, Jayda and I, immediately pounced on them, repeatedly, unable to marshall the strength to stop. We were an "Om Nom Nom" duet as our inner Cookie Monster was unleashed. "What's in these things?!?" we asked, half-angry at Jennet for bringing our downfall to the buffet table. Victoriously, she said, "its only 4 ingredients and takes 8 minutes to bake." 4 ingredients, 8 minutes? You don't have to be a mathlete to know that's the cookie equivalent of the golden ratio.
Monthly Archives:: April 2011
This week was a tough one. Literally wall-to-wall meetings — and I say that without exaggeration. I lived on green smoothies that I boldly took to meetings in their mason jars. Naked for everyone to see. There was no hiding it. "Is that paint?" was a common query. But I survived. And I think I'll actually make that a matter of course now. I have come out of the "healthy" closet anyway. Plus its cheap and functional. Which is what I need sometimes especially given food inflation rates…
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Uh oh. Tempeh. I know. I know. I promised I would be gentle. And here I go, not even a month along and I'm already posting about tempeh. Wait, wait. Before you throw your hands up in "I-knew-she-was-going-to-go-all-vegan-granola-on-me" disbelief and close this tab, give me a few seconds here. Let me explain.
Its dangerous. I can eat this whole thing in one sitting.
The Changing Prices of the Stuff You Eat (Good Magazine)

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Stock Downgrades: Bank of America No Longer Such a Steal
Justin Sharon
Wall Street ratings agencies set the tone for today's stock market.
Musical chairs?
(NYSE:C), whose CEO famously said "
As long as the music is playing, you've got to get up and dance
" even as the storm clouds gathered, surged some 6.8%. This, in a week when banks hit levels not seen since before the financial crisis as our new Fed chair boosted the sector by hinting an earlier-than-expected interest rate increase. With the
(INDEXDJX:.DJI) enjoying its best week in a month, phone shares posted easily the best performance of all 10 industry groups.
AT&T, Inc.
(NYSE:T) alone advanced 5.6% as it became ever more apparent
President Obama would love to rotary dial back his Mitt debate diss
, for time has not been at all kind to his debate pronouncement that, "The 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back because the Cold War's been over for 20 years."
(NASDAQ:CAR) jumped 6.5% to finish at a historic high on Friday, something for President Putin to ponder along with the classic line
a propos
of all occupying powers, namely that, "In the history of the world no one has ever washed a rented car." And
Orchids Paper Products
(NYSEMKT:TIS) imploded 18% amid an investigation into its incentive practices. That the company makes
paper napkins
will be especially tough for one
Morgan Stanley
stockbroker to stomach
There aren't any top-tier domestic economic data or earnings announcements due today, but
China Petroleum & Chemical
(NYSE:SNP) did release its results overnight.
American Electric Power
(NYSE:AEP): Jefferies cuts the company to Hold from Buy.
Bank of America
(NYSE:BAC): Last week an ex-Bank of America employee was
put in prison for pilfering $2.1 million
. Alas, her stock is no longer such a steal after a remarkable recent run, and Atlantic Equities downgrades it to Neutral from Overweight as a result.
(NYSE:IT): Shares get taken to Market Perform from Outperform with Wells Fargo.
Lin Media
(NYSE:LIN): The stock, which surged 22.48% on Friday after being bought for $2.6 billion by
Media General
(NYSE:MEG), is no longer trading on fundamentals. Accordingly, Wedbush lowers its rating to Neutral from Outperform.
Loews Corporation
(NYSE:L): Deutsche Bank downgrades the firm -- not to be confused with
Lowe's Companies
(NYSE:LOW) -- to Hold from Buy.
(NYSE:MTW): MTW gets lowered to Underperform from Hold at Jefferies, sending it off 1.04% today.
(NASDAQ:NTAP): Morgan Stanley moves the stock to Underweight from Equal Weight.
(NYSE:TIF): The company, fresh from Friday's earnings announcement, is pulled from Goldman Sachs' list of Conviction Buys.
Wet Seal
(NASDAQ:WTSL): B. Riley slashes the shares to Sell from Neutral.
Zions Bancorporation
(NASDAQ:ZION): The only one of 30 banks to fail the Fed's stress test is now Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital Markets.
Also see:
Stock Upgrades: Symantec Stops the Bleeding
New Stock Coverage: Descartes Systems Can Afford to Be Philosophical
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Emirates European bookings take-off following Qantas link-up
Qantas reports a sharp increase in bookings to Europe since it signed a deal with Dubai's Emirates, under which the first flight in partnership between the two airlines is due to take off today (Sunday).
Australia's largest carrier said ticket purchases to European destinations had gone up six-fold in the first nine weeks of sales compared with a year earlier, Bloomberg reported.
Alan Joyce, chief executive of the Sydney-based airline, told Bloomberg that the new network will cut average journey times by more than two hours from Melbourne and Sydney to the top 10 destinations in Europe. Under the deal with Emirates, Qantas will be able to fly to more European destinations with just one stop.
Australia's competition regulator formally approved the Qantas-Emirates tie-up last week, allowing the carriers to combine operations for an initial period of five years.
The airlines will coordinate ticket prices and schedules and struggling Qantas will shift its hub for European flights from Singapore to Dubai, ending a decades-long partnership with British Airways on the London route.
The partnership was marked today with a tandem flyover of the Sydney Harbour Bridge by two Airbus A380s.
Qantas said the feat by the two super-jumbos -- one from each of the carriers -- is thought to be the first time anywhere in the world that two commercial A380s have been flown in formation by commercial airlines.
"The sight of two of the world's great airlines flying two of the world's largest aircraft so close together over Sydney Harbour is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Qantas chief pilot Philip Green told AFP.
"There has been a huge amount of planning which has been necessary to make this possible, including seeking approval from safety regulators in both Australia and the United Arab Emirates."
Top Headlines
- Oman's Duqm tourist complex moves forward with government approval
- Kuwait fights budget deficit: Reexamining government salaries, expatriate labor
- Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade, and Handicrafts fights nationwide unemployment levels
- Construction costs fall in Dubai
- Western tourists flock to Iran, could generate $30B in new revenue
- Despite potentially 'sucking away customers', new Emirates alliance declared 'absolutely fantastic' by Qantas chief executive
- Not a 'bottomless pit of cash'! Emirates airlines refuses to bail out struggling partner Qantas
- Emirates and Qantas deal cleared for take-off
- British Airways links two Capitals with the Superjumbo
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The Husband Project Comes to Menifee
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Bardessono rolls out new lunch menu, turkey spotted in downtown Napa
A short week is flying by here in the Napa Valley. Here are a couple new developments we thought we'd share…
Bardessono re-launches outdoor patio lunch with new menu
Yountville's Bardessono restaurant recently appointed James Allen to the post of General Manager. Allen, who has earned three Wine Spectator 'Best Awards' for his previous wine and beverage programs, was most recently with Blanca Restaurant in Solana Beach, C.A.
In addition, the resaurant has re-launched its outdoor patio lunch service (which is available to both guests and the public) with a new menu from Chef Sean O'Toole. Among the new menu items are the Little Farm Potato Gnocchi, early morel mushrooms, chick weed, green garlic, parmigiano-reggiano ($9/$15), a Monterey Shellfish "à la grecque" calamari, octopus, prawn, spring vegetable salad, regina extra virgin olive oil, a Devil's Gulch Pork Sandwich, pulled pork shoulder, carolina mustard sauce, pickled okra, coleslaw ($13) and more.
Willie Bird returns to downtown Napa Chefs Market
The weekly free, family-oriented downtown Napa Chefs Market, which takes place every Thursday from 5pm – 9pm now through August 5th, will welcome back vendor Willie Bird starting this week. Willie Bird serves up foot-long barbequed turkey legs, which were quite popular with attendees before disappearing for the past four years due to the organizers wanting to go in the proverbial 'different direction' in terms of the food being served. The Market features a farmers market, two chef's demonstrations (where samples of the food, paired with a Napa wine, are given away), three musical stages and a block of children's activities.
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Lady Raider Golf Set for NCAA Regional Championships
May 4, 2011
Preview | Live Scoring | Team Stats
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech women's golf team will look for its first NCAA Championships berth when the Lady Raiders tee off at the East Regional Championships on Thursday morning at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla.
The Lady Raiders are the No. 15 seed in the 24-team regional that is being co-hosted by Stetson University and the Central Florida Sports Commission. The top eight teams and top two individuals will advance to the NCAA Championships, which are May 17-20 in College Station, Texas.
Head coach JoJo Robertson will stick with her usual lineup of sophomores Gabby Dominguez, Deborah DeVilla, and Kim Kaufman, senior Alex Gibson, and freshman Hannah Arnold. The group has finished in the top eight of its last four tournaments.
Tech, which fell one place shy of advancing to the national championship tournament last year, is coming off a sixth place showing at the Big 12 Championships a little over a week ago. The Lady Raiders took the opening round lead, but fell down the leaderboard the next two days as Texas eventually claimed the team title.
Tech was led by DeVilla throughout the conference tournament as the sophomore wrapped the three-day event in eighth place, earning all-tournament honors. It marked her first top 10 finish as a Lady Raider.
Dominguez was Tech's only other player in the top 20, finishing in a tie for 15th after a 2-under final round. The sophomore enters Thursday's first round with Tech's lowest stroke average (74.8), having placed in the top 20 of every tournament this spring.
Gibson has Tech's only individual title on the year, winning the Baylor Invitational by a double-digit stroke lead. Kaufman barely trails Dominguez for the team's lowest stroke average at 75.0, while Arnold recorded her lowest 18 hole score of the season at the Big 12 Championships, firing a 1-over 73 that placed her in the top 10 after only one round.
The Lady Raiders, who are paired with Louisville and Mississippi during the first two rounds, will tee off at 11:30 a.m. (CT) Thursday. Golfstat will be providing live scoring of the event on its website, www.golfstat.com.


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A federal judge lifted Oregon's ban on same-sex marriage, on Monday, saying it violated the U.S. Constitution, as gay rights activists cheered the long-sought victory and counties across the state quickly began issuing marriage licenses.
The ruling came about when Oregon's attorney general announced in February that she disagrees to defend a 2004 voter-approved amendment to the state constitution that defined marriage exclusively as a union between a man and woman.
"There is no legitimate state interest that would justify the denial of the full and equal recognition, attendant rights, benefits, protections, privileges, obligations, responsibilities and immunities of marriage to same-gender couples," U.S. District Judge Michael McShane said in his ruling in a lawsuit by four same-sex couples.
Officials in four Oregon counties said they began, immediately, issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples' minutes after McShane's ruling was made public, includes Portland where some couples had camped in front of a county building hoping to be among the first to wed once the ruling came down.
The scene at the Multnomah County Courthouse in Portland took on a euphoria atmosphere as couples, including Shawna and Emily Roach, who brought along their 2-year-old daughter, lined up for licenses and passers-by honked car horns in support.
"Us being able to be legally married means she won't remember what it's like for discrimination to be legal," said Shawna Roach of their daughter.
So far, marriage rights were extended to gay couples in 17 states, and the District of Columbia in trend that has gained momentum since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last June that legally married same-sex couples nationwide are eligible for federal benefits.
That decision, which lifted part of the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act, has been cited by a number of federal judges in equivalent opinions overturning state bans on gay matrimony.
"I'm speechless. We've waited for this moment for at least 10 years," said Christine Tanner, together with her partner was one of the four same-sex couples who sued to overturn the Oregon ban.
A clerk in southern Oregon's Jackson County said her office would begin handing out gender-neutral licenses by early afternoon and would waive a three-day wait time for a fee. Tiny Malheur County said it would also begin issuing licenses, as did the central county of Deschutes.
"No longer will Oregonians tolerate discrimination against the gay, lesbian, and transgender community," Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber said in a statement praising the ruling.
Brian Brown, a spokesman for the conservative National Organization for Marriage called McShane's ruling outrageous and said the group would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the order pending appeal.
This Monday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused a request by the group to halt the proceedings.
"(McShane) did this without anybody legally representing the people of Oregon; this is a perfect example of a lawless kangaroo court," Brown said.


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Hard Work Pays Off
Nov. 14, 2012
There was a point not too long ago that Mitch Huelsing didn't know how much longer he'd be able to play the game he loved.
During the fall of his sophomore year in 2010, Huelsing's parents both became victims of the spiraling economy, losing their jobs despite having a combined 60-plus years at their organizations. The unplanned setback left him wondering about his future with the team. A walk-on for the Tigers, Huelsing resorted to cutting teammates' grass and doing other odds and ends to help pay for his own tuition.
"I was fighting, wondering if I was even going to be able to play football and afford it on my own," Huelsing said.
After starting three of the last four games to end the 2010 season, Huelsing came into the 2011 spring camp trying to earn a starting spot. On the verge of seriously deciding the financial obligation was too much, former head coach Larry Porter pulled him aside to deliver some encouraging words.
"Coach Porter brought me into his office, and it was just a message from above," Huelsing said. "He ended up putting me on scholarship to help me to get my grant with school and my books. It was just a blessing."
Now in his senior season, Huelsing's grit and determination has seen him transform from walk-on to full-time contributor in the Memphis defensive backfield. He is one of 50 players nominated for The Burlsworth Trophy which is given annually to the most outstanding football player in America who began his career as a walk-on.
"Mitch is a guy who has worked for everything he has got," said Memphis defensive coordinator Barry Odom. "There is no player in the program who wants Memphis football to be successful more than Mitch does. It means a whole lot to him. Anytime you get that combination - where it means a great deal to him and he is going to work his tail off to do his part to make it there - you have a chance for success."
A native of Munford, Tenn., Huelsing grew up about 30 miles from Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium idolizing the Tigers.
"I grew up as a Tigers fan always going to Memphis games," Huelsing said. "I was in high school cheering on the team, and then a couple years later I was playing with them. It's a dream come true for me."
His older brother, Tyler Huelsing, was a four-year starter on the Memphis baseball team (2007-10). Tyler hit .343 his senior year in 2010 with 12 home runs and was named to the All-Conference USA second team.
Two years younger than Tyler, Mitch wanted to follow in his brother's footsteps at Memphis, but on the gridiron instead. However, the only schools showing interest out of high school were smaller universities such as Lambuth, a former NAIA member that has since merged with the U of M.
Tyler then asked him if he would rather play for Memphis and try to work his way up. But since he wasn't being recruited by the Tigers, Mitch needed an in with the team. The in came in the form of Will Hudgens.
A teammate of Tyler's, Hudgens played on both the baseball team as a pitcher and the football team at quarterback.
"My brother was trying to talk to Will asking `Do you think my brother could get a shot?' and stuff like that," Mitch said. "Will actually threw in a good word with Coach (Tommy) West."
The good word paid off, as Hudgens arranged for a meeting between Huelsing and the U of M coaching staff. Huelsing was allowed to walk-on during the Tigers' fall camp in 2008. After redshirting the season, he made his way up to the scout team entering 2009 as a redshirt freshman.
Toward the middle of the season, Huelsing approached then special teams coordinator John Wozniak and asked him if there was any way he could be on special teams. Later that year at Southern Miss on October 17, 2009, Huelsing made his first collegiate appearance on the kickoff return team. He played the final six games of the season on special teams.
"I was just so proud to even be on (special teams) initially," Huelsing said. "To have come from where I've been, I feel like it's a super humbling experience."
Huelsing continued working on the scout team and special teams at the beginning of his sophomore season in 2010. He began the year second on the depth chart at nickelback behind D.A. Griffin. Toward the end of the season, Huelsing was informed that he would be making his first career start against Tennessee.
Starting at free safety, Huelsing led the team with a career-high 11 tackles, including 10 solo stops and one tackle for loss.
His first tackle in the game was a big one. Tennessee led off the game with the ball and drove all the way into Memphis territory. Facing fourth-and-two from the Memphis 38-yard line, the Vols decided to go for it and handed the ball off to Tauren Poole. But Huelsing stopped him for no game, forcing Tennessee to turn the ball over on downs and setting up a Memphis touchdown drive.
"I'll always remember that big fourth-down stop in the game," Huelsing said. "The crowd went nuts, and that was my first big tackle. It was just unbelievable."
Huelsing finished the year starting three of the last four games. He recorded back-to-back double-digit tackles in his first two starts with 10 stops coming against Marshall.
After being put on scholarship heading into his junior season, Huelsing finished the 2011 season with five starts and saw action in all 12 games. He finished as the team's fourth-leading tackler with 64 total stops and ranked among the top-50 in Conference USA. Huelsing also tied for the team lead with four fumble recoveries and added two pass breakups and two interceptions.
Heading into his final season with the Blue and Gray, Huelsing is one of five seniors to play for three different coaches at the University.
"It's been crazy playing under three coaches," Huelsing said. "I've had five different defensive coordinators here, and everybody has a different scheme. It's been crazy, but I feel like we've taken a step in the right direction this year with Coach (Justin) Fuente. I'm excited to see where he takes the program."
Huelsing realizes the growth the program will need to go through to get to where it needs to be, but is excited to be a part of the change in direction.
"I'm just a senior trying to leave my mark on this program," Huelsing said. "I'm trying to help build a positive foundation and a step in the right direction. I know Coach Fuente and his staff are going to do great things here, and we're just trying to be a part of that movement."
Heading into the UAB game on Saturday, Heulsing has played in 40 career games, starting 11. He has registered 34 tackles this season and has posted 133 career tackles. It's a far way from the player whose hard work and determination helped him move from walk-on, to special teams' member to starter in the defensive backfield.
"From the beginning, we knew he had the talent," Tyler Huelsing said. "He will not give up. It's been awesome to watch."
More about the Burlsworth Trophy
Without one Division I scholarship offer, Brandon Burlsworth walked on at the University of Arkansas I 1994, worked his way to being a three-year starter and was eventually named an All-American in 1998. Burlsworth was selected as the 63rd overall pick by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1999 NFL draft, but was tragically killed in a car accident 11 days later.
The Burlsworth Foundation was created in his memory and supports the physical and spiritual needs of children, in particular those children that have limited opportunities.
"We are extremely proud of this group of nominees for the 2012 Burlsworth Trophy," said Marty Burlsworth, CEO and founder of the Burlsworth Foundation and brother of Brandon. "All of these young men have worked very hard to get where they are. The stories behind these players are incredible and they are all winners in my book."
Springdale Rotary Club will host a banquet on Dec. 3 in Springdale, Ark., to honor the finalists and to announce the 2012 winner.
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My original plans for the kids' birthday this years was a quiet party at home AFTER the kids' birthday. Since they've been sick on their birthday every year, I thought it was a good idea to wait.
And then my sister got engaged and decided the day after the kids' birthday was a great day to have her bridal shower. She'd only have to fly in once and we could make a weekend event out of it for all the extra family that would come up for the shower. Great idea. It really did make the most sence, but there was no way we could all fit in our house.
I searched and searched for something that would work for all of us. Finding a place to for 11 kids wasn't difficult, it was the 21 adults that threw a wrench in things. Then I checked the Kansas City Zoo. They could accommodate all of use PLUS their package includes cupcakes and ice cream, juice, all paper plates PLUS they would bring in a few small animals for the kids to see PLUS a ride on the Carousel. Basically, we would just have to show up. Awesome!! With everything going on right now, I needed easy. (I did make a cupcake toppers to make the cupcakes a little more festive, but my contribution to the party fit in a sandwich baggie!)
We started with a game of Guess That Animal, and since there were far more adults than kids there, the adults were wonderful and played along. Any idea what animal Aunt Nancy is?
A Rhinoceros!
Then the animals came out for a visit! We got to see a Lop Eared Rabbit.
A red Tomato Frog from Madagascar.
And finally a rather large tortoise.
No party is complete without a little cake and ice cream.
The cupcakes were a little stale, but that didn't seem to stop anyone from eating them.
We rounded out the party with a ride on the Carousel (sorry, no pictures) and a visit to the new Penguin exhibit.
Oh yea, the zoo even gave each child a baby penguin of their very own – stuffed of course. Andy didn't want to let his go!
All in all, a good time was had by all! I still can't believe I have three 3-year-olds
I'll leave you with a few more pictures.


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Minicamp wrap around: Friday
Different season, same stories. After lighting it up through the air on Wednesday the Dolphins offense took a step back during Friday's morning practice when the receivers struggled to bring in catchable balls.
Much like in past years, the coaches have expressed some concern about the wide outs consistency.
"When receivers don't catch the ball it makes the offense's job harder," said receivers coach Karl Dorrell. "I have a group of receivers who really aren't established….Our whole offense is a work in progress."
Drops were everywhere during the morning and it stifled the passing game. Most of the time it was youngsters like Justin Wynn, Davone Bess, Jayson Foster and Selwyn Lymon dropping passes, but there were a few instances when Ernest Wilford's old fumble fingers issue caught up with him.
For a summary of who was here, who wasn't, and what was said check out this practice report.
Also, Bill Parcells and Jason Taylor finally had that MUCH needed sit down. To read about that click here. Hopefully Parcells had his hearing aid in this time. Parcells, probably the world's greatest button pusher, blaming this rift on the absence of a hearing aid. Does ANYONE believe that?
Sorry, I had to say it. But now we're back to football talk, not soap drama. Thank God.
Josh McCown started with the first team again, but in MY OPINION the quarterback who had the best day was rookie Chad Henne based on how he performed during the first 11-on-11 set.
Working with the third teamers, Henne hit Greg Camarillo (notice the unit) in stride with a 20-plus yard pass on his very first throw, beating cornerback Nate Jones. Henne also threw a nice pass to Jalen Parmele in the flat that would have been for a decent gain.
I give Henne the edge over McCown and John Beck today because he moved the offense more with limited weaponry around him. At one point his receivers were Jayson Foster and Davone Bess, who are both under 5-foot-11. I suspect the coaches also liked what they saw because when it was time to do the second round of 11-on-11, guess who was the first quarterback out there, working with the starters?
Yup, it was Henne, who coach Tony Sparano said is clearly behind McCown and John Beck in grasping the offense because of the limited time he's had to work with this offense.
Beck took a number of would-be sacks during team drills in the morning. Quentin Moses, who is working as an outside linebacker, got to him once, and flushed him out on another play, where the horn rang before Beck got the pass off.
On another series, Joey Porter, who was working in Jason Taylor's place on the right side, would have cleaned Beck's clock if they were not wearing shells, and hitting for real. However, as a disclaimer, I'm not sure if those mistakes were on Beck or on the second team offensive line he was working with.
Here are some of my other observations. Ikechuku Ndukwe caught my eye as the second team left guard because he seems much bigger than I remembered him. On one rep of 11-on-11 I saw Ndukwe, who is embarking on an uphill battle with rookie Shawn Murphy, use his strength to pancake Phillip Merling, which stood out for obvious reasons….
Will Allen was killing receivers. For a small dude he really gets down. At one point I saw him roughing up Wilford, batting down a pass to a receiver who is about twice his size. I noticed this last Wednesday but wondered if he'd keep it up, and he has….
I'm still struggling to figure out what's going on with the tight ends. They must be mixing and matching, and taking turns working with the first team because Sean Ryan and Aaron Halterman started out practice with the first team. Then David Martin, who didn't drop a pass today (give him a hand), was making plays with the second team. Something's up here, but I just haven't figured it out. It'll also be interesting to see where Anthony Fasano fits when he's cleared to play. I also started wondering if his shoulder injury will take away from his strength, which is run blocking. Also, there are plenty of two tight end packages in Miami's future.
As for the fifth tight end on the roster, Matthew Mulligan, he's one of my front runners to be cut once the deals for the final three draft picks gets done. Other candidates include Dan Carpenter, Daren Heerspink and Kelvin Smith, who needs to fight his way up the depth chart considering this 2007 draftee is playing behind a rookie free agent addition. (Afternoon addition: Turns out it was Dave Rayner, not Dan Carpenter, who got the boot on Friday So I had the right unit, wrong player).
I'd put cornerback Scorpio Babers in this group considering how much he's gotten beat in the few days I've witnessed, but as you might know the numbers are down at that position and on Wednesday Sparano said the Trifecta has talked about, and ruled out adding a veteran cornerback.
In the afternoon Beck took the first team snaps, but again he had issues with taking would-be sacks.
But more troubling was McCown's fumbling problem with the exchange. He dropped the ball twice for turnovers. The second time got him pulled from his reps. He also threw a nasty pick right to Renaldo Hill.
During inside run drills Ricky Williams continued to run hard. He's probably been the most impressive player in the four practices I've seen so far. I suspect he's going to have a really good year this season because he appears fast, and has been beating everyone to the outside corner on the sweeps. But then again, this isn't contract work so maybe it's misleading. However, the fact Williams has an extra gear the other backs don't is clear.
At one point Williams was running past Parcells and the warden stuck his hand out. I couldn't figure out if he was trying to slap the ball away or give Ricky a high-five.
Patrick Cobbs caught my eye with a decent run in both the morning and afternoon session, but it's still hard for me not to conclude he'll be roster chum. But Cobbs does appear to be a more instinctive runner than Ike Hillard, the undersized fullback who runs very upright. For the record, Parmele has been getting most of the second team reps with Ronnie Brown not participating in team drills.
The highlight of the afternoon session was the floater Henne connected on with Bess. He put it into the right side of the endzone during redzone drills. Henne put the ball right above the cornerbacks head and Bess jumped high to pull it down.
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A novel method for the quantification of bovine colostral immunoglobulin G using infrared spectroscopy
A rapid field test for the measurement of bovine serum immunoglobulin G using attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy
Following the recent development of a new approach to quantitative analysis of IgG concentrations in bovine serum using transmission infrared spectroscopy, the potential to measure IgG levels using technology and a device better designed for field use was investigated. A method us...
A slaughterhouse study on the cow-level prevalence of paratuberculosis in dairy cow in Atlantic Canada
Abnormal patterns of equine leucocyte differentiation antigen expression in severe combined immunodeficiency foals suggests the phenotype of normal equine natural killer cells
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a fatal autosommal disease of Arabian horses that leads to failure of maturation of T- and B-lymphocyte populations, although natural killer (NK) cells are unaffected. Thymic and lymph node tissues from two foals suffering from SCID were examined in an immu...
Monitoring of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria has clinical and public health significance. The present study determined prevalence of AMR in common mastitis pathogens Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant Staph. aureus (MRSA; n=1,810), Escherichia coli (n=394), and Klebsi...
Antimicrobial use (AMU) data are critical for formulating policies for containing antimicrobial resistance. The present study determined AMU on Canadian dairy farms and characterized variation in AMU based on herd-level factors such as milk production, somatic cell count, herd size, geographic regio...
Attitudes towards the Canadian quality milk program and use of good production practices among Canadian dairy producers
Bioaccumulation and elimination of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in experimentally exposed Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) held in static tank aquaria
A variety of human enteropathogens, including viruses, bacteria, and parasites, have been shown to bioaccumulate in suspension-feeding bivalve shellfish. Cryptosporidium parvum is a zoonotic protozoan parasite that has been detected in many shellfish species within both fecally contaminated and clea...
Bioaccumulation and retention of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in experimentally exposed American oysters (Crassostrea virginica) held in static tank aquaria
OBJECTIVE: To derive pharmacokinetic data for 3 amikacin dosing regimens in guinea pigs and to determine whether the antibacterial activity of 15 mg/kg of body weight given twice daily is equivalent to administering the drug more frequently. ANIMALS: 10 guinea pigs in pharmacokinetic trials, and 10 ...
The aims of this study were to evaluate the performance and agreement of various commercial and in-house Neospora caninum antibody assays used in dairy cattle in North America, and to investigate reproducibility of two assays performed in different laboratories. From 1998 to 2005, three enzyme linke...
Comparison of two ELISA screening tests and a non-commercial glutaraldehyde coagulation screening test for the detection of failure of passive transfer in neonatal foals
This study evaluated the sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive value/negative predictive value of the CITE ELISA, the first version of the SNAP ELISA, and the revised version of the SNAP ELISA (SNAP ELISA 1 and SNAP ELISA 2, respectively). This study also evaluated a non-commercial versio...
Comparison of two enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for diagnosis of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) are used in Johne's disease (JD) control programs as a first screening for presence of the disease in a herd. A high sensitivity of the ELISA is therefore important, yet the commonly used ELISAs have relatively low sensitivity. The inclusion of an abs...
Contribution of unmeasured anions to acid-base disorders and its association with altered demeanor in 264 calves with neonatal diarrhea
Background The quantitative effect of strong electrolytes, unmeasured anions (UAs), pCO2, and plasma protein concentrations in determining plasma pH and bicarbonate (HCO3−) can be demonstrated using the physicochemical approach. Demeanor of calves with diarrhea is associated with acidemia, dehydr...
The prevalence of Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (Mptb) in culled dairy cattle in Eastern Canada and Maine was determined to be 16.1% (95% confidence interval 13.8 to 18.3%) based on a systematic random sample of abattoir cattle. Mesenteric lymph nodes and ileum from 984 cows were examine...
Diagnostic accuracy assessment of sensititre and agar disk diffusion for determining antimicrobial resistance profiles of bovine clinical mastitis pathogens
Determining the accuracy and precision of a measuring instrument is pertinent in antimicrobial susceptibility testing. This study was conducted to predict the diagnostic accuracy of the Sensititre MIC mastitis panel (Sensititre) and agar disk diffusion (ADD) method with reference to the manual broth...
Effect of age on systemic antibody response following rabies and influenza vaccinations in healthy horses
Effect of age on systemic antibody response following rabies and influenza vaccinations in healthy horses.


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Last week I came back from a lovely, if too short, trip to the American South that included me giving a talk in Atlanta. It felt fabulous to be back on An Event Apart's stage and I'm humbled by every invitation. I gave a new talk, 'A Modern Designer's Canvas' about finding your medium, not becoming intoxicated by your tools or a process and following your own, not someone else's path. I gave it without a supporting Keynote slide deck.
That isn't quite a new thing for me. The first time at the first Smashing Conference in Freiburg, I did it out of necessity. I really enjoyed the experience of speaking without slides and the audience seemed to like it too. I felt like they were able to focus better on what I was saying, without being distracted by whatever was on screen. Since then I've got better at speaking without slides. I think that shows in the talk I gave at the Handheld conference. I don't think I'll go back to giving talks using a slide deck any time soon.
Speaking without slides has also changed the way I prepare for a talk. Whereas before, a large percentage of my preparation time was taken up making slides, I now concentrate 100% on writing down what I'm going to say.
Jeffrey Zeldman coincidentally wrote about how he's changed the way he approaches preparing for his talks:
For all my An Event Apart presentations since starting the conference with Eric Meyer in 2005, I've designed slides outlining the parameters of what I intended to talk about, and then spoken off the cuff.
But this year, inspired by the rigorous (and highly effective) speech preparation regimes of my friends Karen McGrane and Mike Monteiro, I'm once again writing a speech out word for word in advance. I will polish it like a manuscript. Only when it is perfect—logically structured, funny, passionate, persuasive—will I design accompanying slides.
I say coincidentally because we both changed the way that we prepared our talks for Atlanta. In the past I'd do pretty much the same as Jeffrey (and Eric Meyer who commented on Jeffrey's post) described. I would:
I generally present one main talk during a year, plus another—often more design or technical focused—that's more suited to smaller events.
For a one hour talk I usually make four main points, joined up into a narrative. These translate into four sections, each fifteen minutes long, making up the hour. For a forty-five minute talk there are three points/sections, and so on. Twenty-minute talk times are a complete pain in my arse.
An introduction and closing summary cut into those times, often proportionally. There's generally more time for audience warming banter in a longer talk.
Mostly for a conference's website, blog posts and the like.
I'd say that 75% of my preparation time went into designing slides and building a deck. I've felt enormous pressure—albeit often self-imposed—to design a beautiful deck, especially for An Event Apart where the bar is set so high. (Dan Cederholm, Ethan Marcotte, Aaarron Walter and Luke Wroblewski to name a few, all make slides that look like Rembrandts.)
I'd work on content, in Keynote, at the same time as I worked on the slides themselves. Instead of writing down precisely what I planned to say, I'd make a slide to remind me of the point I should be making. My deck then became the talk's outline.
(In the back of my mind would be the thought that not everyone who sees the slide deck, perhaps on my SpeakerDeck, has heard the talk. Because of that, I'd make an effort to make the points understandable without my narration.)
When I've given a talk in the past, my slides were as much my cue cards as they were intended for the audience. Rather than talk from a 'script,' either reading from, or memorising one, I ad-libbed around the point on each slide. I never, ever rehearsed a talk prior to giving it because I felt too embarrassed to run through it even for friends and family. (Strangely I never feel embarrassed actually giving a talk in-front of hundreds of people.) Instead of rehearsals I did several mental 'runs through' a talk.
For my talk in Atlanta I used a different approach. For the first time I wrote down everything that I wanted to say in advance. I wrote myself a 7504 word script, everything from:
Thank you so much. I'm really happy to be here. I guess that it's my job is to sum up these two incredible days of learning. I'm very happy to do that and to add some of my experiences and reflections.
Thank-you very, very much for two incredible days.
When the script was finished, I broke it down into slide-sized pieces and added them to Keynote. The recent version of Keynote has terrible Presenter Display options, so I carried on using Keynote 09. Even so, it's Presenter Display doesn't allow for the notes customisation and typographic control that I need, so instead I put my script on the slides themselves, slides that no-one but me is going to see. Because I need to read my script from a distance, to ensure that it doesn't look nor sound like I'm reading, I made the words as large as is practical, white-on-black, like an auto-cue.
I've rarely enjoyed hearing people read on-stage. It takes skill and practice to make it sound natural. So that's what I did before speaking in Atlanta, I practiced. I practiced in our hotel room, out-loud, to my wife, six times, from beginning to end. (By that point I think she knew the talk as well as I did.) I've not rehearsed that way before and although the first one or two times felt awkward, by the third neither of us were embarrassed. (I did have one rule, I wouldn't let her see my laptop screen while I was rehearsing.)
The practice helped with timing the talk. As I was consistently five minutes over my hour the first three times, I went back and edited the material to bring the talk in just under the hour. It also helped with the flow of specific passages, with emphasis on specific words and pauses in specific places. By the end of rehearsals I didn't know the talk well enough to give it without notes, but I did know it well enough for people in the An Event Apart audience not to realise I was reading.
I felt more in control of the talk than I think I ever have done before. I think I sounded more eloquent because I'd thought about the words I'd chosen for weeks, not moments. I think I made my points better because I'd practiced making them. After watching video of the talk, I'm happier with my performance than I have been in a long time, probably since I spoke about Handheld Web Design at DIBI three years ago.
(The people who organise An Event Apart always take incredible care of their speakers. This year, for the first time, they're recording every talk on video, just for the speaker, not for publication or publicity, so that we can watch our performance and improve on it for the next time week give it.)
Working on the structure of this talk in such detail also had other benefits. At the end of the introduction and at the start of each section were slides that read "DRINK." I've often been guilty of drinking water too often because of nerves and the even worse sin of holding a bottle of water while I talk. When I saw the prompt, I walked back to the podium and took a drink and a pause.
In the past I've also been guilty of nervously pacing and shifting on the spot. Because my notes were out front on a large fall-back monitor, I could stay firmly planted in the centre of the stage which I hope was less distracting for the audience.
I know that there will be times in the future when I'll need to use slides in one of my talks, maybe for a demonstration, possibly to illustrate a point, but I won't ever go back to the way I used to prepare a talk.


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The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 Chapter 13 Summary
I Meet Winnie's Evil Twin Brother, the Wool Pooh
- Byron, Joey, and Kenny are headed out for a swim.
- As they leave the house, Grandma warns them not to go to Collier's Landing because a little boy got caught in a whirlpool there and drowned.
- Kenny wants to go to Collier's Landing anyway.
- Joey is nervous. She always follows the rules. Plus, she doesn't want to get lost in the water.
- Byron tells Joey that the boy was caught by the Wool Pooh. He says that Wool Pooh is Winnie-the-Pooh's evil twin—he hides underwater and snatches little kids.
- Then he takes Joey and heads for the public swimming area. Hold on, Byron is heading away from trouble? Byron?
- Kenny is just as baffled as we are. Plus, he wants to go see where the boy drowned.
- But Byron says they should listen to Grandma. Since when does Byron listen to grownups?
- Kenny argues with him and then decides to go to Collier's Landing alone.
- As he walks, Kenny thinks about the Wool Pooh. He's pretty sure Byron was making that up, but it still has him a little nervous.
- When he gets to Collier's Landing, the water looks beautiful, dark blue and cool.
- But there's a sign that says, "WARNING! DANGER! NO SWIMMING! SIX LIFES BEEN LOST HERE! BAD DROP OFF!" Yikes, that sounds serious. Better turn around, Kenny.
- Kenny studies the water for any signs of the Wool Pooh. Then he looks around to see if Byron followed him.
- Finally, he comes to the conclusion that the Wool Pooh is fake and Joe Collier put that sign up because he didn't want to share his lake.
- Kenny-the-narrator reflects that big trouble seems to happen slowly, with a lot of little warnings and chances to turn back. Yup, sounds about right.
- Kenny's first warning was when even Byron didn't come with him.
- The second warning was when he couldn't get his shoelaces untied to go swimming.
- But Kenny ignores all the warnings and gets in the water.
- He starts trying to catch some of the fish hanging around in the shallow water.
- Then he notices a turtle out in the deeper water. He takes a few more steps out and makes a grab for it.
- And suddenly, the bottom of the lake is gone.
- This must be that drop off the sign mentioned.
- Kenny's not worried though. The shore is still close so he'll just kick his way back.
- He kicks and kicks, but he doesn't seem to be moving.
- Then his head starts to go under.
- Now Kenny is scared.
- Really scared.
- The water seems to be pulling Kenny away from shore.
- His head goes under again, and this time, Kenny sees the Wool Pooh swim up out of the deep water. He's big and gray and has square fingers and toes. The Wool Pooh grabs Kenny's leg and starts pulling him down. Kenny kicks and fights, but he keeps going down.
- Wait, so, there really is a Wool Pooh?
- Kenny is starting to get dizzy. He's running out of air.
- Then Kenny sees Joey in the water looking just like the angel Mrs. Davidson gave her. Hold on, Joey's in the water dressed like an angel?
- The Joey-angel points up and Kenny figures she's telling him to swim up one more time.
- Kenny figures it can't be a good sign that he's hallucinating angels.
- He swims hard and makes it to the surface for a few deep breaths before getting pulled down again.
- This time while he's under, he sees Byron in the water.
- Kenny thinks the Wool Pooh is letting him see all his family before he dies.
- He's wrong, though; Byron is real. Byron starts fighting the Wool Pooh until finally he lets go, and Byron drags Kenny back to shore.
- When Kenny finally quits coughing and throwing up, Byron hugs him and kisses his head and cries. Kenny can't believe that Byron is crying over him.
- Aw, Byron, you really do love your brother, don't you?
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Lee Munro conducts investigations and research with Otherworld North East (OWNE), a British not-for-profit association that aims to objectively examine evidence of ghosts and alleged supernatural occurrences. Researchers work primarily in the northeast of England but will consider conducting investigations in additional geographic areas. 'Orlando Paranormal Examiner' recently obtained permission to pose some questions to Munro about OWNE and its activities. The questions and his responses, received Thursday by email, are provided below.
Would you please tell us about OWNE policies and procedures and why they are important?
"We do not employ any spiritual methodology on investigations," Munro explained. "This means no psychics, mediums, Ouija boards, or dowsing etc. We have an interest in approaching these as specific research projects, but never to gain information regarding any experiences or accounts. While many believe in the veracity of these methods, our perspective is that these methods only generate inherently questionable information at best.
"We also have an ongoing policy of not taking on physical investigations of private residence cases. While we are more than happy to speak with people regarding these types of cases, we will not attend a home to investigate it. This is mainly due to the ethical and potential welfare considerations inherent in these situations. These concerns apply not only to the residents, but to the investigators themselves. I've seen evidence out there of some horrendous practices by groups or individuals, and heard stories personally. I definitely think too many groups have a far too cavalier attitude to these types of investigations.
"If there is a main philosophy it would be that we are not ghost-hunters. In essence what we are interested in looking at are experiences or accounts and considering the context and factors that may be involved. These factors may include the environmental, psychological, physiological, social, historical or any other that may arise. We take these into account not to dismiss any experiences but to try and get a fuller picture of them. We never have and never will confirm a place is 'haunted' or not. We will only offer suggestions, if appropriate, as to what may be involved in an experience. It's important to understand that we don't have the answers - but that's fine as I'm not convinced anyone else does either, despite the claims of some.
"In general I'd say our approach is a sober and objective one. We really don't have any particular dog in this fight. We try to look into experiences and accounts and follow what we find, rather than what we might desire or expect to find. I'd say we have a reasonable sense of our capabilities and limits given the constraints we face."
How did you first get interested in the paranormal genre?
"Like many involved with this subject who are old enough to know better, I've an interest that goes back to childhood. It's an interest that really encompasses the spectrum of the weird or mysterious. As a kid I tended to be fascinated most with ghosts, Bigfoot and Lake Monster type stories. As a teen and young adult I gravitated towards the UFO phenomena. In the last few years the focus has been much more on ghost and haunting type phenomena.
"Two things conspired to get me actively involved in the subject. I graduated around five years ago and spent a number of months looking for work related to my degree subject [psychology]. Around the same time I was given a ticket for a local ghost hunting event. I came away from the event thinking it could be really interesting if it was done properly, applying some of the things learned from my studies. So I looked at local groups and Otherworld North East was the only one who fit the bill in terms of the approach and the direction I was interested in."
Which OWNE investigation stands out as most interesting to you and why?
"There have been a couple of investigations I'd consider as 'interesting', but since we haven't been able to verify or come to any conclusions regarding the related experiences, to recount them here would be telling just another paranormal just-so story. While telling ghostly tales is fine I try to avoid turning our investigations into one!
"An interesting location, as opposed to a single investigation, would be Newcastle Keep. This is a location in the centre of the city of Newcastle, on the banks of the River Tyne. The location has a long and fascinating history (an in depth history can be found here). The location has become something of a Mecca for ghost-hunters.
"What is so personally intriguing to me is that despite a well recorded history, there are literally no ghost stories associated with the location – at least prior to amateur ghost hunting groups frequenting the place. These days it is considered one of the most haunted locations in North East England, if not the country. This raises some interesting questions: Do ghosts need an audience? Do ghost hunters create their own ghosts either figuratively or literally or both? Were the phenomena people report always present but just not being experienced or reported? Are all the accounts simply made up? On this last question I know some people not given to fabrication or flights-of-fancy who have had apparently genuine experiences in the location. So the answers may be more complex than simple – and this is what makes the place quite intriguing."
Is there a particular video in the OWNE YouTube account that you would prefer highlighted? If so, which one and would you please tell us some about it?
"Frank's Box & Data Presentation [displayed above]. The premise of the video is not to present a case as to whether or not the Frank's Box (or Ghost Box) is a device for communicating with the dead, or whatever the communicating 'spirits' might be. Rather, it is intended to highlight the way many groups present their data or 'evidence'.
"There are hundreds, if not thousands, of clips like this on social media or websites. Quite often the clips are mere tens of seconds long, showing 'responses' to questions. Mostly there is an absence of context. I wouldn't say the intention of these clips is to mislead the audience, but presented as they are, the net effect is the same.
"Throwing ideas out there for discussion or thought experiments is stimulating and essential, but it is different to making claims. If one is going to present what one believes to be data, evidence or claims then transparency is critical. With many claims relating to the paranormal such transparency seems lacking, as is openness to critique."
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"We always welcome contact from people. Whether it's regarding their experiences, stories they've heard or just to say hello. Dialogue with other researchers is also something we're very much interested in, and international perspectives are always interesting. So I'd encourage anyone interested to contact us via the website, our facebook page or anyone can email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
"We have a page on the site where people can record any anomalous experiences, and do so anonymously if so wished. The Reporting Desk is an ongoing project to collect experiences which we hope to use as the basis for future research ideas.
"Your readers might also be interested in the Otherworld North East Research Society Journal. These are collections of articles from the site collated into a free to read or download journal available via this link. The articles cover a range of topics including local history, ghost tales and aspects of investigating the paranormal.
"Finally, best wishes to your readers and yourself, and thanks for the invitation."


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Dr. Kate Riley is middle-aged single scientist who was working in Chiapas, Mexico when the Graboids attacked. She said that only she, Pedro and Julio were the only ones left at the oil base. It was eventually revealed that she was the (fictional) Miss October, 1974 that Earl used to pine for. After they killed off all of the Shriekers, she and Earl fell in love. They later married and opened a very successful Graboid theme park with Grady Hoover.
Her only known scientific contribution to date was dating a fossil (of which she believes is that of a Graboid) to the Precambrian Era. Later sources persist that she did this incorrectly saying that they are instead from the Dovien Era. Whether she was right or not she has confirmed their existence as Earth creatures.
Further it is a working presumption that Drm Riley was employed directly by the oil company as part of a larger land survey for resource exploitation.
- In the originals script her character was known as 'Kate White
- Fans continue to ask about the "Miss October, 1974" seen Tremors 2.
- The writers decided on 1974 because it made the Kathy character about the right age for Earl (about 40).
- They then cast Helen Shaver as Kathy. But as it turns out that the real Miss October, 1974, Ester Cordet, doesn't look remotely like Helen. So, instead they searched through Playboy files and selected the Playmate actually seen in the film, Miss September, 1970, Debbie Ellison.
- The writers decided on 1974 because it made the Kathy character about the right age for Earl (about 40).
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Oct. 28, 2011
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Former UCLA standouts Courtney Mathewson and Kelly Rulon led the USA Water Polo Women's National Team to a thrilling 27-26 penalty shootout victory over Canada in the gold medal match of the Pan American Games on Friday afternoon.
Trailing 7-4 after three quarters, the United States stormed back in the final period. Team USA trailed 7-3 with 3:43 to go in the third quarter. The United States turned to Mathewson, who scored three of the next four goals, including the game-tying score with 4:39 remaining in regulation.
Canada converted on a power-play opportunity before USA's Kami Craig scored on a 6-on-5 play with 31 seconds to go in the fourth quarter. In all, the United States outscored Canada, 4-1, in the fourth quarter, pushing an 8-8 tie into overtime. Neither team scored in each of the two overtime sessions.
The shootout began with first five shooters converting. In the extra session, a format allowing each team to shoot, the first shooter for each squad scored. Mathewson was up next for Team USA and had her shot blocked. With the game in the balance, Team USA goalkeeper Betsey Armstrong delivered by blocking Canada's next penalty shot.
Each team connected on its next 12 opportunities. The United States hit its shot on the 13th chance, and Canada's shot barred out, prompting an enormous celebration for Team USA.
Team USA recorded 19 goals, one better than Canada's 18 goals, in the penalty shootout to win the match, capture the gold medal and secure a spot in next summer's 2012 Olympics in London.
The United States women's team is led by former UCLA standout and head coach Adam Krikorian, who served as head coach of the UCLA men's and women's water polo programs from 1997 until 2009. Krikorian starred on the men's water polo team from 1992-95.
Rulon will have the opportunity to play in her second Olympic Games, having helped lead the 2004 USA women's team to the bronze medal. Mathewson has never competed at the Olympics. Neither former UCLA player has been named to the 2012 Olympic roster.
The Pan American Games serve as the team's first chance to qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
Mathewson won the 2008 Peter J. Cutino Award, an honor annually presented to the nation's top female and male collegiate water polo players. She helped lead UCLA to NCAA titles in each of her four seasons (2005-08) and captured 2008 NCAA Division I Player of the Year honors (Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches).
Rulon finished her UCLA career as the school's all-time scoring leader (237 goals). She helped lead the Bruins to an NCAA Championship in each of her four seasons (2003, 2005-07). Her 70-goal totals in each of her final three seasons (2005-07) are tied for second-most on the school's single-season scoring list. She captured the 2007 Peter J. Cutino Award, a three-time ACWPC first-team All-America selection (2005-07).


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This is what I love about trade shows. The little surprises! I use that term in size only, not in news worthness. Pathport Connect introduced a lighting console at USITT 2012!!! If you know Pathport, they have some AWESOME networking and DMX products. Who would have ever guessed that they would come out with a console?! Well, THEY DID!
With the help of iOS developer, Eric Conrmwell, Pathport introduced the world to the Cognito Ultra Portable lighting desk. This thing is cute and powerful! The high end model has 2 DMX ports out the back with the entire operating system inside. My favorite part of the desk... it is powered over POE!!!! Even the littlite! Amazing and awesome!
Here is the kicker... the Cognito doesn't have a monitor port or anything like that. It does have a small touch screen in the middle of the desk. Since working with Eric Cornwell, they will be introducing an app for the iPad that will offer RFU, remote display and fader wing options in the app. So if you are looking for a heads up display, use your iPad! Need some more faders? connect another ipad via wifi... BOOM, done.
It is pretty impressive! Release timeline and pricing have not been made available yet, but stay tuned for more information!
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colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America's military service members, veterans, and spouses as students and ensure their success on campus. Gadsden State is one of 32 Alabama colleges selected by G.I. Jobs magazine and it is the second time the college has received this honorable distinction.
"Inclusion on the 2013 list of Military Friendly Schools ® shows Gadsden State's commitment to providing a supportive environment for military students," said Sean Collins, director for G.I. Jobs and Victory Media vice president. The list features 1,700 schools from around the country, recognized for their efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students. "The competition for our 2013 Military Friendly Schools® list was fierce and as a result we raised the already stringent criteria to a higher benchmark," Rich McCormack, publisher of G.I. Jobs Magazine said in a statement. "Gadsden State is among the elite."
Gadsden State was selected based on their VA approval, credit for CLEP (College Level Examination Program) and DSST (DANTES Subject Standardization Tests) exams, flexible schedules, and a full-time counselor on campus for veterans. President Raymond W. Staats remarked, "Being recognized as a Military Friendly School® is a reflection of the strong commitment made by our faculty and staff to provide excellent services to veterans. Prior military students bring maturity and a worldly experience to a classroom that enriches everyone."
A commitment to serving veterans has been a priority for many years. Gadsden State is one of only two Veteran's Upward Bound (VUB) Programs in Alabama. VUB is designed to motivate and assist veterans in the development of academic and other requisite skills necessary for acceptance and success in a program of postsecondary education. The program provides assessment and enhancement of basic skills through counseling, mentoring, tutoring and academic instruction in the core subject areas. The primary goal of the program is to increase the rate at which participants enroll in and complete postsecondary education programs. "We are uniquely aware of how important these services are to those we serve. We are proud to honor their service and help prepare them for their future opportunities, added Staats."
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Lonely Planet China is one of those guides that we all wish could have real-time updates. Regardless of where you are in the Middle Kingdom, few places sit still. Today's restaurant recommendation might not be standing one year down the road, and the entrance tickets to the local highlight may have doubled by the time you get there. Writing a guidebook to China is the equivalent of trying to photograph a three-year-old kid. No matter what you do, the subject always seems to wind up a blur.
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Giugliano, M; La Camera, G; Fusi, S; Senn, W (2008). The response of cortical neurons to in vivo-like input current: theory and experiment: II. Time-varying and spatially distributed inputs. Biological Cybernetics, 99(4-5):303-318.
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The response of a population of neurons to time-varying synaptic inputs can show a rich phenomenology, hardly predictable from the dynamical properties of the membrane's inherent time constants. For example, a network of neurons in a state of spontaneous activity can respond significantly more rapidly than each single neuron taken individually. Under the assumption that the statistics of the synaptic input is the same for a population of similarly behaving neurons (mean field approximation), it is possible to greatly simplify the study of neural circuits, both in the case in which the statistics of the input are stationary (reviewed in La Camera et al. in Biol Cybern, 2008) and in the case in which they are time varying and unevenly distributed over the dendritic tree. Here, we review theoretical and experimental results on the single-neuron properties that are relevant for the dynamical collective behavior of a population of neurons. We focus on the response of integrate-and-fire neurons and real cortical neurons to long-lasting, noisy, in vivo-like stationary inputs and show how the theory can predict the observed rhythmic activity of cultures of neurons. We then show how cortical neurons adapt on multiple time scales in response to input with stationary statistics in vitro. Next, we review how it is possible to study the general response properties of a neural circuit to time-varying inputs by estimating the response of single neurons to noisy sinusoidal currents. Finally, we address the dendrite–soma interactions in cortical neurons leading to gain modulation and spike bursts, and show how these effects can be captured by a two-compartment integrate-and-fire neuron. Most of the experimental results reviewed in this article have been successfully reproduced by simple integrate-and-fire model neurons.
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Free Opera - NY Grand Opera 2010
Verdi's opera "Giovanna d'Arco" is rescheduled for October 21, 7:30pm at the CHURCH OF ST. PAUL AND ST. ANDREW, WEST 86TH STREET AT WEST END AVENUE. Free admission.
The NY Grand Opera performance of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" Wed. August 18 has also been postponed because of predicted inclement weather.
NY Grand Opera information: Maestro Vincent La Selva conducts. Full productions - soloists, chorus, full orchestra, staging. Get there early for a good seat. You might want to consider bringing a folding chair. The reserved seats in front are for the Guild (which of course you could join). Admission is FREE. Location: Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park (72 St. near 5th Ave).
Details: http://www.newyorkgrandopera.org/


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The MetService said weather radar overnight appeared to show a lot of light precipitation over the northern half of the North Island and west of Auckland.
However, they know there was almost no rain in the area at the time.
We're not completely sure, but we strongly suspect the echo is a swarm of insects," the weather agency said.
"To show up in radar imagery like this they must be about as large as, and as numerous as, precipitation particles."
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TUCSON, Ariz.--Junior college transfer Allison Andrade hit her first career home run and the grand slam in the bottom of the first helped propel No. 4-ranked Arizona to a 10-2 victory over No. 5 Southern Mississippi in the final game of the Pepsi Arizona Softball Classic.
USM (0-4) All-American pitcher Courtney Blades gave up a single and walked four batters in the inning before Andrade's shot to left field. She left the game in the second after walking two more hitters to give her 19 walks in four appearances.
The Cats took a 9-0 lead in the third when Andrade walked and was tripled in by Lisha Ribellia, who scored on an RBI single by Katie Swan. Ribellia also tripled in the fifth and was driven in by Nicole Giordano for the mercy- rule eight run differential to end the game.
Lady Eagle Amy Berman hit a two-run home run off winner Jennie Finch in the top of the fourth. Finch allowed three hits, with one strikeouts and one walk.
Arizona (2-1) plays an exhibition game against Pima Community College at 3 p.m. Wednesday, then travels to Phoenix for six games in Arizona State's Fiesta Bowl Classic tournament Friday through Sunday.
Game No. 5: So. Miss 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 4 0 Arizona 6 1 2 0 1 - 10 8 0 Blades, (Gonzales) and Peters. Finch and Collins. W - Finch (1-0). L - Blades(0-2). HR: Arizona, Andrade (1); USM, Berman (1). U - Amparano, Johnson. T - 1:45. A - 675.
Team Tournament Records: Washington 3-0 Arizona 2-1 Southern Mississippi 0-4
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As the eve of Lord Jesus' triumph over evil approaches, believer's thoughts turn to His last instructions. He instructed His followers to go into the whole world preaching about the kingdom of heaven and making disciples. Many have a heart to see His kingdom spread throughout the Earth, but how to go about it may be a mystery. Exactly how does one make a disciple?
First, take one portion of humble pie. Jesus told the disciples that all authority in heaven and Earth had been given to Him. Then, based on His authority, they were to spread the good news that the kingdom of heaven was at hand. As a follower of Jesus, it takes humility to submit to His authority and do as He commands.
Humility also helps one understand that making disciples isn't about them, but about Him. It takes humility to point others to God while we are still being perfected ourselves.
Add a helping of obedience. Jesus said that if we love Him we will obey Him. There are many things that He taught His disciples. When He told them to go make disciples, He said to teach them everything they had learned from Him. Therefore, believers are to teach, among other things, the importance of loving and obeying Him.
Wash it all down with a slug of power juice. Jesus told His disciples that the kingdom of heaven did not come in word but in demonstration of His power (see Acts 1:8 and 1Corinthians 4:20). This power is supplied by His Holy Spirit. In The Royalty Principle – a Guide to Reigning in the Kingdom of Heaven (a 10-week study on making disciples), the author writes, "Convincing people of sin is not up to us, it is the Holy Spirits job. We can simply ask our Father to show us who has been convicted by the Holy Spirit, because only God knows the hearts of men. When He does [show us someone], then we can share with them our story of how we received Jesus' saving grace."
Finally, delight in the sweet treat of His Word. The ability to hear the voice of God speaking to us is an absolute necessity. One of the ways our heavenly Father speaks is through His Word. Young believers should be guided to and through it so they can become mature in their faith.
Jesus explained why it was important to make disciples when His followers asked Him how they would know when the end of the world was near. He told them, "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come." (Matt. 24:14 KJV)
Today, Greg Surratt, President of the Association of Related Churches (ARC), spoke on making disciples in Merritt Island, Fla. You can listen to his message here.
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March 28, 2013
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The men's tennis team (12-7, 3-4 SEC) hits the road again for a pair of matches against Southeastern Conference Eastern Division foes in No. 8 Kentucky (16-6, 4-3 SEC) and No. 14 Vanderbilt (13-6, 4-3 SEC). The Crimson Tide will take on the Wildcats on Friday at 1 p.m. CT in Lexington, Ky., while Sunday's match in Nashville, Tenn., against the Commodores is slated to start at Noon. CT.
Alabama is coming off a pair of close 4-1 losses last week to No. 18 Florida and South Carolina at home. In Friday's match against the Gators, senior Jarryd Botha, picked up a pair of wins against nationally-ranked opponents as he and sophomore David Vieyra knocked off 57th-ranked Stephane Piro and Bob van Overbeek in doubles before collecting a victory in singles over No. 75 Florent Diep for the Tide's lone point of the match. In Sunday's loss to the Gamecocks, sophomore Stuart Kenyon improved to 5-1 against SEC opponents as he beat Harry Menzies in three sets on court six.
Kentucky enters the weekend having lost its last two matches, falling 4-1 to No. 9 Tennessee and 4-2 to No. 6 Georgia. Prior to that, the Wildcats had gone 4-1 against SEC opponents. Kentucky is led by Anthony Rossi, who moved up to No. 18 in the national singles rankings after picking up a win in straight sets last weekend against seventh-ranked KU Singh of Georgia.
Vanderbilt also fell last weekend to the Bulldogs and Volunteers, with both matches ending in 4-2 fashion. The Commodores' Ryan Lipman leads the team from the No. 1 singles position, ranking 17th in the nation, while Kris Yee has won 16-straight singles matches with a 6-0 mark against SEC opponents from court four.
Live scoring will be available for both matches and can be found on the men's tennis schedule page by clicking here.


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I have not read too many range reports yet. I don't remember if it was here or M4C.net, but the rifles appear to have been built with what ever parts were available (may or may not have an auto bolt, various barrels, other components). They should all be chambered in 5.56, so you can shoot just about anything in the .223/5.56 flavors. Me - I'd run Federal/Lake city M855 or M193 only, then maybe a few boxes of SD ammo.
I do recommend doing a good looking over of everything before you buy. Front sight stability, castle nut, upper receiver end plate, gas key staking...If you have some P-mags at home, I'd bring them (empty and clean). I have read a lot of hit and miss with them accepting/functioning with the P-mags.
The price you listed is a better deal for what I saw them going for a month or two ago for what I observed in the quality.