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Congaree National Park
|Congaree National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
|Richland County, South Carolina, USA
|Nearest city
|Eastover, South Carolina (town)
|33°47′0″N 80°47′0″W / 33.78333°N 80.78333°WCoordinates: 33°47′0″N 80°47′0″W / 33.78333°N 80.78333°W
|26,546 acres (41.478 sq mi; 10,743 ha; 107.43 km2)
26,021 acres (40.658 sq mi; 10,530 ha; 105.30 km2) federal[1]
|November 10, 2003
|120,122 (in 2014)[2]
|Governing body
|National Park Service
|Congaree National Park
|February 2, 2012
|May 1974
Congaree National Park preserves the largest tract of old growth bottomland hardwood forest left in the United States. Located in South Carolina, the 26,546-acre (41.48 sq mi; 10,742.79 ha; 107.43 km2) national park received that designation in 2003 as the culmination of a grassroots campaign which had started in 1969. The lush trees growing in this floodplain forest are some of the tallest in the Eastern U.S., forming one of the highest temperate deciduous forest canopies remaining in the world. The Congaree River flows through the park. About 57 percent (15,000 acres or 61 square kilometers) of the park is designated wilderness area.
Park history[edit]
In 1969, the Sierra Club launched a grassroots campaign to save this area of old-growth forest from private landowners interested in relatively high timber prices. The result of this campaign was the establishment by Congress of Congaree Swamp National Monument on October 18, 1976. The national monument became an International Biosphere Reserve on June 30, 1983. Over two-thirds of the national monument was designated a wilderness area on October 24, 1988, and it became an Important Bird Area on July 26, 2001. Congress redesignated the monument Congaree National Park on November 10, 2003 and simultaneously expanded its authorized boundary by approximately 4,576 acres (1,852 ha). As of December 31, 2011, approximately 26,021 acres (10,530 ha) of the park are in Federal ownership.[1]
The park preserves a significant part of the Middle Atlantic coastal forests ecoregion.[3]
It has been designated an old growth forest. The park also has one of the largest concentrations of champion trees in the world. Bald cypress is a common tree in the park. Large animals possibly seen in the park include bobcats, deer, feral pigs, feral dogs, coyotes, armadillos, turkeys, and otters. Its waters contain interesting creatures like amphibians, turtles, snakes, alligators, and many types of fish, including bowfin, alligator gar, and catfish.[4]
Amenities and attractions[edit]
In addition to being a designated Wilderness Area, an International Biosphere Reserve, a Globally Important Bird Area and a National Natural Landmark, Congaree National Park features primitive campsites and offers hiking, canoeing, kayaking, and bird watching. Primitive and backcountry camping is available. Some of the hiking trails include the Bluff Trail (0.7 mi), Weston Lake Loop Trail (4.6 mi), Oakridge Trail (7.5 mi), and King Snake Trail (11.1 mi) where hikers may spot deer, raccoon, opossum, and even bobcat tracks. The National Park Service rangers have current trail conditions which can be found in the Harry Hampton Visitor Center. Along with hiking trails, the park also has a 20-mile (32 km) marked canoe trail on Cedar Creek.
Most visitors to the park walk along the Boardwalk Loop, an elevated 2.4-mile (3.9 km) walkway through the swampy environment that protects delicate fungi and plant life at ground level. Congaree boasts both the tallest (169 ft, 51.4m) and largest (42 cubic meters) Loblolly Pines (Pinus taeda) alive today. The Harry Hampton Visitor Center features exhibits about the natural history of the park, and the efforts to protect the swamp. There is also an orientation film.
In 2008, South Carolina Educational Television (SCETV) produced a documentary on the history of the Congaree National Park titled Roots in the River: The Story of Congaree National Park. The documentary featured interviews with people involved in the movement that eventually led to the area's U.S. National Monument status, and observed the role the park plays in the surrounding community of the Lower Richland County area of South Carolina. The program first aired on the SCETV network in September 2009.
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- Notes
- ^ a b "Listing of acreage as of December 31, 2011". Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ Olson, D. M, E. Dinerstein; et al. (2001). "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth". BioScience. 51 (11): 933–938. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2.
- ^ http://www.wildlifesouth.com/Locations/SouthCarolina/Congaree.html
- Sources
- The National Parks: Index 2001–2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.
- http://www.scetv.org/index.php/press/release/etv_to_broadcast_new_carolina_stories_documentary_roots_in_the_river
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- IUCN Category II
- Parks in South Carolina
- National parks in South Carolina
- Old growth forests
- Protected areas of Richland County, South Carolina
- Wilderness Areas of South Carolina
- Museums in Richland County, South Carolina
- Natural history museums in South Carolina
- Protected areas established in 2003
- Biosphere reserves of the United States
- Forests of South Carolina
- Ramsar sites in the United States
- 2003 establishments in the United States
- Santee River
- Wetlands of South Carolina
- Landforms of Richland County, South Carolina
- Protected areas established in 1976
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State investigators found failures and weaknesses in how Erie County Child Protective Services handled the complaints from Abdifatah Mohamud that he was being physically abused in the months before the 10-year-old boy was bludgeoned to death by his stepfather a year ago.
The state Office of Children and Family Services' report determined that the county failed to "adhere to standards in determining cases eligible" for a modified program that took a less adversarial approach in cases of child abuse.
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Officials at Erie County Department of Social Services, which includes Child Protective Services, have refused to comment on either investigation or their outcomes, citing confidentiality laws protecting the privacy of families.
A year later, on April 17, 2012, the stepfather bound and gagged Abdifatah before fatally beating him 70 times on the head and upper body with a rolling pin in the basement of the family's Guilford Street home.
About two months later, county officials reassigned the workers who had been involved in Abdifatah's case to other duties, according to a source familiar with Child Protective Services operations.
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Top of the Order: 25 Writers Pick Their Favorite Baseball Player of All Timeby Sean Manning, W. P. Kinsella
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There have been many anthologies devoted to our national pastime's greatest players, but here, at last, is one dedicated to those, for reasons far more personal than stats-based, we call our favorites. In Top of the Order twenty-five of today's premier sports journalists, cultural critics, novelists, and humorists (as well as a couple of former major leaguers) deliver memorable, never-before-published odes to their favorite players, past or present. By turns uplifting, woeful, and hilarious, these essays define what it means to be beset by that strange, incurable condition known as baseball fandom.
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During budget discussions in August 2011, Congress failed to reach an agreement regarding the looming debt limit. Without a vote, the federal government was estimated to default by the end of August. Before the default could occur, President Obama and Congress agreed to the BCA, which raised the debt limit by $2.1 trillion in exchange for automatic steep cuts and the establishment of a sequestration super committee. Under the BCA, automatic cuts would be triggered if the established super committee did not agree to a $1.2 trillion deficit-reduction plan by November 23, 2011. The committee failed to reach an agreement, thus triggering sequestration.
The Impact on State, Local, and Tribal Agencies
In the last two years, federal funding for criminal justice assistance through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has dropped by an enormous 43 percent. Major programs affected by these cuts include the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG), cut by 34 percent, and the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Grants, cut by 44 percent. In the last three years, funding for Byrne- JAG decreased from $511 million in fiscal year (FY) 2010 to $494 million in FY 2011, and then to $470 million in FY 2012. Similarly, funding for COPS decreased 75 percent from $792 million in FY 2010 to $485 million in FY 2011, and then to $198.5 million in FY 2012. These vital programs, as well as many others, are currently at historically low levels of funding and are threatened to be altogether cut out of the budget. Just last year, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to eliminate COPS while pushing a 10-year history of budget cuts for Byrne-JAG.
The National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) and the Vera Institute of Justice suggest the impacts of cuts already are felt by numerous organizations. In their most recent survey, the NCJA and the Vera Institute discovered that 77 percent of respondents, including state and local criminal justice stakeholders, reported receiving smaller grants than they did in FY 2011. Of those respondents, 44 percent reported a funding drop of at least one-third while 14 percent reported a cut of more than one-half. Additionally, half of the respondents reported a cutback in their organizations' personnel, further obstructing how law enforcement, legal services, and crime prevention groups carry out their jobs.
Findings of IACP's April 2011Policing in the 21st Century: Preliminary Survey Results (http://www.theiacp.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=tbBGd4RKEGE%3d&tabid=937, accessed November 9, 2012), further confirms the financial strain felt by budget cuts. Of the 400 respondents, 77 percent indicate they have been asked to increase support for other agencies despite 55 percent of them experiencing serious or severe problems due to the economy. The escalating financial limitations have caused 60 percent of responding agencies to cut back on crucial training and 58 percent of agencies to curtail major technology purchases or upgrades regardless of the growing workload.
What Can Be Done
The sequestration can be avoided, but only with congressional approval of another budget plan that focuses on $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction. Although both parties have offered several proposals, to date, none have been approved.
The IACP is a firm believer in state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers as the first line of defense. Only with well-trained, well-equipped officers armed with the best information can law enforcement agencies protect the communities they serve. It is imperative that the budgets of these organizations be preserved and their resources be provided. These indiscriminate cuts, meant to pressure congressional leaders into a deal, harm local and state communities that benefit the various legal services, law enforcement leaders, and crime prevention programs that the DOJ funds. ♦
Please cite as:
Meredith Ward, "What Sequestration Means to State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement," Legislative Alert, The Police Chief 79 (December 2012): 10.
From The Police Chief, vol. LXXIX, no. 12, December 2012. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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Haredi Rabbis Fed up with Extremists, Threaten to Cut Payments
Rabbis from the "Eidat Haredim" stream of ultra-orthodox Judaism have put their foot down and their hands in their pockets over extremist Haredim violence and have threatened to cut off payments to Torah students who participate in vandalism.
Extremists have been protesting construction in the city, located several miles west of Jerusalem, because of claims that the building is taking place over Jewish graves. Eidat Haredim rabbis have spoken out against the violence, and one rabbi told his Torah students that they will lose their monthly Kollel learning stipends if they join the disturbances.Jewish Press News Briefs
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Orienteering at Cooper Fitness Center
If you're looking for a fun activity for your child's birthday, their youth group or class team building Orienteering may be the way to go. Cooper Fitness Center Personal Fitness Trainer Shannon Edwards, M.S., leader of the Orienteering programs, gives us an inside look.
Orienteering mixes physical activity, brain power, fun and teamwork to help groups find trust, guidance, communication and encouragement. Orienteering in it's true sense is a cross country race in which participants use a map and compass to navigate between checkpoints along an unfamiliar course. It is very task oriented and ideal for small groups to compete in teams of five people or less. Group orienteering requires excellent communications skills and group cooperation to efficiently accomplish the mission of course navigation. Whatever obstacles or problems the group may encounter must be overcome and solved with only the use of group communication, compass, and map—which are important skill sets for children to learn early!
At the Cooper Aerobics Center which is 30 acres, any given orienteering course will cover between 3-5 miles! Kids get a cardiovascular workout that is outdoors, mission based—and fun too.
There are two forms of Orienteering at Cooper Fitness Center:
The Scavenger Hunt is for small groups who will navigate a specific course with a map and compass.
The Blind Navigation requires one group to successfully plot coordinates on a map and relay the correct course navigation to teammates on the course that don't have the benefit of seeing the map.
Leadership skills, listening skills and critical thinking under pressure are necessary for both styles of orienteering. No matter what style of orienteering you choose, fun is the main ingredient for both.
Cooper Fitness Center hosts orienteering events for church groups, sport teams, girl/boy scout groups, companies, and even youth birthday parties. Click here to see the flyer.
To schedule your group's Orienteering, please email or call 972.233.4832, ext. 6402.
Back to School Lunches
Can you believe it's time for school again? If you pack your child's lunch, you might be facing the dilemma of finding something healthy and quick. It may seem a bit overwhelming at first, but with some planning you can pack your kids a healthy, tasty lunch in no time.
So what is a healthy lunch? An energy-packed lunch combines lean proteins (turkey breast, grilled chicken, tuna, beans and low-fat dairy) with high-fiber carbohydrates (fruits, veggies and whole grains). Add in a small amount of healthy fat (nuts, nut butters, avocados and hummus) to help keep hunger under control until it's time to eat again. Growing kids—and adults—need to eat low-fat dairy foods several times a day too, so think of lunch as a great opportunity for to squeeze it in.
How do you build a healthy lunch? Just mix and match from each of the groups below:
- Wholegrain crackers or pretzels
- Wholewheat bread or tortilla
- Wholewheat sandwich thin or bagel thin
- Wholewheat pasta twirls
- Cooked ball of wild or brown rice
- Low-fat popcorn (Vic's)
- Granola bar (with at least 3 g fiber)
Lean Proteins:
- Deli turkey or ham
- Grilled chicken breast strips
- Beans, including edamame
- Peanut butter
- 100-calories pack of nuts
- Low-fat cheese made with 2% milk
- Low-fat cottage cheese cup (Breakstone's)
- Apple slices or chunks (dip in pineapple or orange juice to prevent browning)
- Mixed berries
- Cherries
- Grapes
- Melon chunks
- Dried fruit
- Orange or Clementine wedges
- Canned fruit cup, in it's own juice
- Carrot sticks
- Sugar snap peas
- Cucumber coins
- Sweet pepper strips
- Celery sticks
- Grape tomatoes
- Light fat-free yogurt
- Low-fat yogurt tube (Yoplait Go-Gurt)
- 1% milk box (Horizon Farms, shelf stable)
- Low-fat cheeses (Light Babybel, The Laughing Cow light, light string cheese)
Healthy Fats:
- Nuts
- Nut butters
- Hummus
- Guacamole
- Low-fat dressings and dips
Here's a quick tip: Get your child involved in packing their own lunch. This way they will be more likely to eat it and enjoy it!
And, it's okay to throw in an occasional treat. In nutrition jargon, we call that a "sometimes" food. Just try not to overdo it!
Make lunchtime even more fun for your kids with little notes. It will give them something cool to look forward to and put a smile on their faces. Create your own or click this link for some notes with fun, healthy messages:
What are some of your favorite lunch box ideas? Please share them by leaving a comment below.
For more information on nutrition consultations visit our website or call 972.560.2655.
New Healthy Menu Options for Kids
By: Patty Kirk, RD, LD, Co-Director of Nutrition at Cooper Clinic
Today is a ground breaking day for families trying to navigate healthy dining in restaurants for their children. The National Restaurant Association in collaboration with Healthy Dining announced 19 restaurant chains, including Chili's Grill & Bar, Outback Steakhouse and more, will improve their healthy menu options for kids in more than 15,000 restaurant locations.
Currently many kids' meal options can easily reach 1,000 calories or more. In order to be part of this new program, the restaurant must include an entrée, side dish and beverage which contain 600 calories or less, plus meet other nutritional criteria.
As dietitians at Cooper Clinic we are excited about this step that restaurants are taking to offer our children more healthy options. We challenge parents to give guidance to their kids, helping them make the right choices most of the time when eating out. As a parent it is important to serve as a good role model for kids in the eating arena. When your family dines out, try to order fruit, vegetables or a salad instead of fries. Most restaurants have this option. If your kids must have fries, split them between several people. We also recommend ordering water or low-fat milk for a beverage and a grilled chicken sandwich or deli sandwich for an entrée.
To read the full press release from the National Restaurant Association, click here.
Cooperize the Family
Now that warmer weather is upon us, it's time to get outside and get moving! Cooper Fitness Center offers multiple ways for children and families alike to enjoy the outdoors—and indoors—while having fun and exercising. Cooper Fitness Center Youth Programs Director Meredith Rosson answers your questions about activities for the entire family.
How can I get my kids Cooperized at Cooper Fitness Center? Our youth programs are based on the philosophy that no child is too young to learn the importance of caring for their health. Through our various classes and activities, we provide kids and teens with age-appropriate health and wellness tools in a fun, active, encouraging and enriching environment. Our goal is to help them achieve optimal health now and as they grow older and to educate them through experience and enjoyment.
- IGNITE! IGNITE! is for ages 8-12, and combines fitness, sports, movement and games to help improve athletic performance. The exercises and activities focus on agility, coordination, endurance, balance, speed, power and strength while promoting a healthy lifestyle and teaching the fundamentals of fitness.
- Cooperized Kidz Now your kids can work out whenever you do. Designed for ages 18 months through 12 years, Cooperized Kidz classes last 30 to 45 minutes and include everything from basketball to hip-hop. Your kids will have so much fun they won't even know they're exercising.
- Holiday, Spring Break and Summer Fit and Fun Camps Cooper Fitness Center camps are an excellent way for your children ages 5 to 12 to enjoy their school vacations. As a bonus, they also learn about the importance of good health and nutrition while having fun playing games and sports and making new friends.
- Sport Academies Whether your kids want to try a new sport or improve their skills in a sport they already enjoy, Cooper Fitness Center's sports camps and academies offer training for all skill levels. Choose from basketball, swimming, tennis, martial arts, and much more.
What family activities are available at Cooper Fitness Center? Cooper Fitness Center offers a variety of fitness activities for families. Whether you are looking for a sport-specific lesson or general fitness classes, we offer it all for children and adults.
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Martial Arts
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Running
- Fitness Adherence Programs
- Run Proud 5K and Kiddie K completion as a family
- Parents are encouraged to participate in the Cooperized Kidz classes with their kids
- Annual nutrition lecture put on by Cooper Clinic nutrition department
What can families do at home for fitness fun? When you don't feel like driving to the gym, there are plenty of ways to get fit at home.
- If it is way too hot to move around outside, try Kinect for Xbox 360. Your body is truly the remote control and you work up a sweat inside together as a family. The recommendation I make to families is to set guidelines and let kids know the Xbox 360 is only to be used with Kinect games—not the kind of video games that have them sit on the couch for hours on end.
- Go camping as a family. You can enjoy hiking, biking, swimming, cruising the river or lake on a paddle boat or canoe, and more. Everyone is sure to have a great time.
- Take a family bike ride to your favorite park. Pack a healthy picnic and have the kids help with healthy food options. Bring a Frisbee for some guaranteed laughs and calorie burner.
For more information on Cooper Fitness Center youth programs, contact Meredith Rosson at 972.233.4832 or visit cooperyouth.com.
Also check out our online collection of Health Tips for additional family and child fitness articles including In Your Corner: Family Fitness at Home This Summer.
Cooper Fitness Center IGNITE!
Do you want your kids active in a program that combines athletic training, nutrition, and education, and is a ton of fun? We have just what you're looking for.
Cooper Fitness Center's IGNITE! youth fitness program is back this fall and quickly becoming the after-school activity of choice for many kids. They're playing sports, games, and other fitness activities, and having a blast.
Ten-year-old Alexandra Gholi, a student at Parish Episcopal School, has participated in IGNITE! since the program began last December. Every week she looks forward to her IGNITE! Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Here's what she says about the program.
Q. Do you play any sports or have some favorite sports to participate in?
A. Yes, I play soccer, softball, and I like to swim.
Q. What do you enjoy most about IGNITE!?
A. I feel like IGNITE! helps me become a better athlete. It's fun to do after school and it's a good workout after sitting in school all day.
Q. How has IGNITE! helped you in sports?
A. I can tell that my endurance has increased.
Q. What do you think about Coach Shannon Edwards?
A. He is a good coach and he helps push me when I feel like I want to stop.
Q. Why do you keep coming back to IGNITE!?
A. I know it helps me stay in shape and I like it!
Designed to help youth ages 8-12 develop their athletic skills, IGNITE! exercises and activities focus on agility, coordination, endurance, balance, speed, power, and strength. The program also teaches the importance of making healthy choices and the fundamentals of fitness.
For more information or to register, visit CooperYouth.com or contact Meredith Rosson, Director of Youth Programs at Cooper Fitness Center, at 972.233.4832 ext. 6402 for more information on program dates.


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From www.footsiewootsie.com:
Footsie Wootsie™, a unique product offering a place to sit down and enjoy an energizing, invigorating foot massage, without removal of shoes.
This penetrating massage eases foot pain and soothes tired aching feet and even relaxes leg muscles.
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Romantic dates on the French Riviera? Check. A talented, likeable female lead? Check. Car chases, shootouts and a shirtless Ashton Kutcher showing off his ripped abs? Triple check.
Katherine Heigl's new action/comedy, Killers, seems to have all the makings of a hit – not to mention Kutcher's character leads a double life as a hit-man.
"Let's just say that I work for the blah blah blah and they gave me a license to blah," Kutcher confesses to an astounded Heigl mid-getaway. He then orders her to "spread her legs" before slicing open her car seat to reveal a large handgun.
Heigl portrays the heat-packing novice who's a willing, yet bumbling, sidekick. In one scene of the movie, which is scheduled to hit theaters this summer, Kutcher says, "Sweetie, your gun is showing," to which an exasperated Heigl, yanking the ill-placed weapon from her waistband, responds, "Well, where do you expect me to put it? Have you seen the size of this thing?"
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This research service examines consumer perceptions of car sharing based on a survey conducted in 2012 in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Only one out of four city residents in Europe is familiar with the car sharing concept. Once familiar, the interest rate in car sharing reaches 38%. Consumers are most attracted by the all-inclusive and convenient nature of the concept and value its high transparency and accessibility. The key driver of car sharing is cost efficiency, while the key barriers include attitudinal hurdles and operational issues. Overall, the market for car sharing is still in its nascent stage and it will most likely coexist with other modes of transportation.
2. Research Objectives and Methodology
- Scope
3. Executive Summary
4.Current Travel Habits
5. Awareness and Interest in Car Sharing
6. Car Sharing: Market Scenario Simulations
7. Operational Expectations for Car Sharing
8. Car Sharing: Drivers and Barriers
9. Profile of People Interested in Car Sharing
10. Impact of Car Sharing on Other Transport Modes
11. Impact of Car Sharing on Car Ownership
12. Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing
13. Market Potential Estimation
14. Appendix
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The time: The last days of the Third Reich. The scene: A charred landscape of bombed cities and fleeing soldiers and refugees. Accompanying the vanguard of the Allied armies on the march into Germany was a special detachment called the T (for target) Force, who raced into smoldering ruins to seize scientific and industrial files, hoping to find the secrets of German rocketry, blueprints for atomic power and details of the Nazis' enormous advances in the production of synthetic fuels. In many cities, the T-Force found the fleeing Germans had destroyed their papers. Yet hundreds of thousands of documents describing the top-secret processes for converting coal into liquid fuel were seized. In the euphoria that followed the end of the war and the glut of oil from the Mideast in the early '50s, the documents on coal liquefaction were ignored and allowed to scatter into dusty archives and private hands. But 30 years later, startling changes in the world energy picture suddenly endowed the moldering Nazi papers with new value.
Although that scenario has some eerie similarities to the recent Marlon Brando and George C. Scott movie, The Formula, it is fact, not fiction. In the past seven years more than half a million pages of documents from the German synthetic fuel program have been collected at Texas A&M University in College Station, 97 miles from Houston. "We have assembled the most minute details available," says Kurt Irgolic, 42, associate director of the university's Center for Energy and Mineral Resources. "We could save the developers of synfuel plants millions of dollars." But only 10 percent of the information has been indexed; the other 90 percent is therefore virtually inaccessible. In 1977 Texas A&M requested a $900,000 Department of Energy grant, but the funding was refused, and since President Ronald Reagan's decision to slash the federal synfuel program, prospects for government funds seem dimmer than ever. "In the last six months we've had 35 or 40 industry representatives come to us to find out how the Germans solved some particular problems," says Irgolic. "Sometimes we can help, but if we haven't indexed it already, there's no way on earth we can find what they need in all those thousands of pages."
Although the general chemical process by which the Germans converted coal into liquid fuel is well-known, Irgolic says their 10-year record of operating problems in the largest coal liquefaction program in history could be a major asset in research and development. At least one government official agrees. "The trick to all this right now is not the recipe, but what pots and pans you cook it in," says Carl Di Bella, a synthetic fuel expert in the Department of Energy. "I'm sure there are hundreds of papers in the German documents that would be invaluable to us, especially in the area of mechanical design." The chairman of A&M's Geoscience Council, Houston oilman Michel Halbouty, was a key influence on Reagan's decision to cut the synfuel program, but even he recommends that Irgolic's project get the federal funds it needs. "It doesn't cost that much," says Halbouty, "and we might find some things that will help us tremendously."
Irgolic and his colleagues at Texas A&M are particularly miffed because of how much time and effort they have already invested in the documents. University historians began the search for the far-flung German documents in the early 1970s with $300,000 from private sources, including Dow Chemical, Union Carbide and Diamond Shamrock. The college agreed to let the DOE put any resulting data on the computer at its Technical Information Center in Oak Ridge, Tenn. in return for a government promise to make the information available to whoever could use it. But the DOE has declined all along to contribute financially. "They are convinced we already know what's in the documents," says Irgolic, "and I know we don't but I can't make them listen."
The Austrian-born Irgolic, who emigrated to the U.S. in 1964 and became a naturalized citizen four years ago, urges funding for his program on patriotic grounds. "I doubt that we can become completely independent of foreign oil," he concedes, pointing out that synthetic fuel would probably cost as much as 50¢ more per gallon than consumers are now paying for gasoline—and that some 120 plants, each costing between $2 and $3 billion, would be needed to completely replace the more than six million barrels of oil a day which the U.S. imports. "It's unrealistic to think coal can solve our problems entirely. To be really independent we have to use everything—alcohol, solar, many other systems," he says. "But we have a 500-year supply of coal in this country. I know the documents we have could make life much easier for those who are trying to build liquefaction plants. But they learn so slowly at the Department of Energy."
A Texas Prof Says He's Got 'the Formula'—but D.C. Calls His Budget a Synfuel Waste
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A 20-year-old man from Derby, New York, was arrested in a Hampshire Street flat on drug and drug instrument charges about 6 p.m. Tuesday. Tyler Donaldson of Prescott Drive, was arrested in the flat in the second block of Hampshire after police said they witnessed him dropping a hypodermic needle and an envelope allegedly containing heroin when they entered the flat. He was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument.


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I'm not Martha Stewart but I know how to make dining a nearly effortless pleasure. In about five minutes from now, you will too. There are no recipes here but my top 10 tips for being able to make a healthy beautiful meal easily and without going for a big shop, because who needs to add that to a busy day
I find that cooking eggs can be a bit tricky. I usually end up puncturing the yolk of a fried egg, or completely destroying an omelette before it reaches my plate. But you don't need to worry about those problems when it comes to one egg dish: the frittata. They don't require a gentle hand--just mix all the prepared ingredients in a bowl and pour into your baking pan. Too easy, right?
Thanksgiving is the day when most (if not all) of your family comes together to eat. This year, why not deliver a truly pan-Canadian multicourse feast that's delicious and ready all at the same time. With only two weeks until the big day, now's the time to check out what's already in your pantry and create your master shopping list. Here are some of my top Canadian "buy now" ingredients to impress your guests on Thanksgiving Day.
While I'm against force-feeding, I am a firm believer in the one-bite rule. Two or three would be preferable, but one will suffice. In my experience, what starts off as one usually ends up as three or four or even 10, eventually. And the less fuss I make about these bites, the more likely they are to be taken.


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which of the following is an example of exerting a force?
a. A child running through a field
b. a train speeding down a track
c. a carpenter hammering a nail
d. an airplane soaring through the sky
c.a carpenter hammering a nail
what happens when two forces act in the same direction?
a. They cancel each other out
b. The stronger one prevails
c. They add together
d. their sum divided by two is the total force
c. They add together
the greater the mass of an object,
a. the easier the object starts moving
b. the greater its inertia
c. the more balanced it is
d. the more space it takes up
b. the greater its inertia
one way to increase acceleration is by
a. increasing mass
b. decreasing mass
c. decreasing force
d. increasing both force and mass proportionally
b. decreasing mass
the law of universal gravitation states that any two objects in the universe without exception,
a. attract each other
b. repel each other
c. combine to provide a balanced force
d. create friction
a. attract each other
the achievement of lifting a rocket off the ground and into space can be explained by
a. Newton's first law
b. Newton's second law
c. Newton's third law
d. the law of conservation of momentum
c. Newton's third law
forces can be added together only if they are
a. acting on the same object
b. balanced forces
c. unaffected by gravity
d. substantial
a. acting on the same object
which of the following is an example of increasing friction intentionally?
a. waxing skis
b. adding grease to gears on a bike
c. throwing sand on an icy driveway
d. oiling a squeaky door
c. throwing sand on an icy driveway
one____is the force required to accelerate 1 kilogram of mass at 1 meter per second per second
wet pavement is more slippery than dry pavement because the force needed to overcome ___friction is less than the force needed to overcome sliding friction
Newtons first law
an object in motion will remain in motion and an object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an outside force
Newtons second law
acceleration of an object is directly proportioned to the force, and is inversely proportioned to the mass of an object


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FLINT, MI -- Misery loves company.
That's what they say. And, thankfully, the Internet was here to keep us all warm last week when Forbes Magazine called Flint the nation's second most miserable city.
We're used to it. Flint made the top-20 list last year. And the year before that. And the year before that. Actually, we've made the list every year since the ranking started in 2008.
And in case second place misery doesn't cut it for you, head down to Detroit. Forbes called them the most miserable.
"Like Detroit, Flint has been demolishing homes as the city shrinks, with residents leaving in search of jobs," the Forbes article says.
A third Michigan city, Warren, took No. 7.
People took to social media to grieve. Maybe because looking up from their phones was too much of a bummer.
There was sympathy. There was sarcasm. And yes, there were jokes.
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I love it when it becomes clear that spring is on its way, in particular those weekend days where the sun shines, the temp warms up and optimism overtakes even the most failed gardener. And for me, my annual ritual always begins on one of those days when I fire my spring starter's pistol, in the form of my trusty lawnmower.
So imagine my concern this year when, on a warm and deliciously springish Saturday, I pulled my mower rope over and over, only to be met with the sounds of silence, not even the putt-putt-putt sound that gives you just enough confidence to keep trying to start the mower, even if your arm is starting to feel as if you've pitched a complete game.
I've had my mower for about 10 years, and it has been a stalwart lawn warrior for its entire run. I chose this mower based on the fact that it was all black and looked kinda cool, like Knight Rider. My wife suggested I should have used other criteria, but I explained to her that, for some reason, mower companies did not advertise the two features I most seek in a mower: (1) The ability to roll over a large log pile and only occasionally cut out, but more often than not just continue to grind and roll and plow through whatever lies in its way and (2) The ability to be left out and neglected over the duration of winter, enduring cold and rain and having the unemptied collection bag weigh about 700 pounds until its forgetful owner discovers it in the spring, at which point it willingly – joyfully, actually – springs into action.
So, since I've owned this mower, it has embraced its role, which made this year all the more disturbing. Was this the year that it decided a season of abuse was cause to quit working? Surely not.
I knelt down to examine the mower, as if there would be some big on/off button that I could flip to make it suddenly work. The only thing that I noticed that looked a little odd was the rust around the spark plug.
Now I will be the first to tell you that I have no idea what a spark plug does. I assume it sparks and plugs. But cars and lawnmowers and goodness knows what else use them, so it must be an important part. I used one of those socket spark splug unscrewy things and freed it from the mower. I held it up and examined it, twirling it back and forth between my thumb and forefinger, as if inspecting some rare flower.
I headed off the auto parts store, as I did know that they sold them there. The woman behind the counter asked if she could help me. I held up the rusted spark plug. "I need one of these," I said. "But it's for a lawnmower, not a car." Based on her look, that distinction doesn't really matter.
I told her I thought I might need an air filter, too. I based this on my neighbor's passing comment that I might need an air filter. Turns out, they carry those, too, so in just a few minutes and less than $10 later, I was out the door, on my way to go into lawnmower repair man mode.
My first move was the one I do whenever I am planning on home repair projects: I made sure my wife was out. I often will be neck-deep into repair failure and my wife will simply offer a suggestion that was more than likely actually helpful, only to be greeted by me handing her a screwdriver and saying, "Fine! You do it!" That always works out well for me.
So anywho, I cleared the house and set to work. First thing was to screw in the spark plug. Hmm. That went in awfully easy.
I attached the little silver cap thingee to the end of the spark plug, just as I was pretty sure it was before I removed it.
I then unscrewed the place that housed the air filter and replaced it. Both parts replaced, total time elapsed: About 30 seconds.
Clearly, I thought to myself, on the first pull of the rope, my lawn mower would explode and destroy my entire neighborhood.
I grasped the handle with my left hand and the rope in my right. I gave one quick pull. They said you could see the blast seven miles away.
Ha! I kid, obviously, as I am still here. The sucker fired up on the first pull, purring like a kitten. A kitten that could roll over log piles, which is really how the mower company should advertise itself.
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Ticket holders heard the last of the 2010 Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival performances Saturday night, so let's look back on this year's events.
It kicked off on April 17 and continued through May 10's GALA concert with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and featuring the 2010 Gilmore Artist Kirill Gerstein. The Gilmore director said that ticket sales may have been higher than 2008.
You can find all the reviews, stories and extras, including artist profiles with videos and more by clicking here.
Here are some of the highlights from the festival:
20 years + 10 Gilmore Festivals = immeasurable impact
Simply referred to as "The Gilmore," the internationally renowned festival, held every other year, celebrates its 20th year this year (10 festivals) with a stellar lineup of keyboard artists.
Officially beginning April 24 with a performance by David Owen Norris, the first Gilmore Artist, and ending May 8 with the Festival Gala concert featuring the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and Kirill Gerstein, the 2010 Gilmore Artist, the 18-day event offers something for every taste.
Matt Giraud rocks his hometown with high-energy Gilmore show
Matt Giraud rocked out the Gilmore Wednesday night.
Giraud's charisma carried the evening as he sang songs by Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus and Jay Z in a sold-out, two-hour show before 1,550 people at Chenery Auditorium.
Patrons stood and waved their hands in the air as Giraud pranced across the stage singing pop numbers. That was a change for the keyboard festival, which mostly features classical and jazz artists.
"I'm probably the first Gilmore artist that doesn't read music," joked Giraud, the American Idol star who became a Kalamazoo favorite — his show sold out in a week.
Gilmore Artist profile: Matt Giraud
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Dr. John brings New Orleans to the Gilmore Festival
Dr. John's set had 100 percent more voodoo and "fonk" than any act at this year's Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival. A couple skulls on his piano and organ oversaw a ritual in the middle of "I Walk on Guilded Splinters" from his 1968 debut "Gris-Gris."
There was no blood-letting of chickens, but he did stand up, shamble and scrape on a gourd as the rest of his Lower 911 band shook shakers in a dangerous rhythm.
Artist profile: Dr. John and the Lower 911
Pianist Alfredo Rodriguez exuded joy, prowess in noon-series concert
Pianist Alfredo Rodriguez brought great virtuosity to the Gilmore's noon series when he closed the week-long concert series with a performance Saturday at The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre.
The Cuban-born Rodriguez showed great sensitivity and skill as he played seven songs in a captivating hour-long set that ended with two standing ovations and an encore.
The precision with which he approached the keys was so fascinating to watch that, at times, I found that I was holding my breath.
His music was highly improvisational. Most of the improvisation was wonderfully impressionistic.Artist profile: Alfredo Rodriguez
Stellar performances close out Gilmore Festival in Kalamazoo
The 2010 Gilmore Keyboard Festival came to close Saturday night with its Gala Concert at Chenery Auditorium that featured the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Raymond Harvey, and, of course, the 2010 Gilmore Artist Kirill Gerstein.
Because Gerstein is trained and superbly accomplished in both jazz and classical piano repertoire, the program reflected his dual interests. Before intermission he played the most popular of classical concertos, Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, and he later closed the concert with perhaps the best-known jazz-influenced concert piece, George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue."
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The New York Rangers (13-5-3) defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins (14-7-4) by the score of 4-3, tonight. For a boxscore and recap go to Yahoo! Sports.
…i'm really trying not to get too excited about this team, but I can't. These last two wins have me thinking this could be a very special season.
…what a game from Gaborik, but you know he's going to hear it big time from his teammates about missing that empty net.
…Richards has been everything and more so far this season. There I said it.
…you think the scouting report was glove side high on Fleury?
…seriously, how was Christensen on the Rangers roster ahead of Hagelin and Mitchell? Those two have been a revelation since being called up.
…speaking of being re-called, Rangers are 10-2 since the Avery re-call. "The Grate One" again proves why he is so important in a game like this.
…by far best game of the season for the third defensive pair of Woywitka and Eminger. Really liked Eminger jumping Vitale after he got into it with Hank.
…why can't the Rangers score 5-on-3?
…for some reason Callahan wasn't himself after the Rangers returned from Europe as he wasn't playing his aggressive style of hockey. But since the Sharks game this could be the best he's played as a Ranger. And that's saying a lot.
…game high 27 minutes of ice time Del Zotto.
…Crosby held goalless courtesy of Dan Girardi.
…Rangers won 40 of 57 faceoffs tonight. Could you have ever imagined that last season?
…penalty kill kept the Rangers in it early.
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"Obviously we have to take care of home ice, especially in division games it's huge. We have been confident at home. And for me it's new, it's great to be in front of these fans, and it's great to be picking up these wins, for sure. I talked about it all summer, it's fun to be in a hockey environment—no disrespect to the other places I played at—this is a little different. It's Original Six with bitter rivalries."
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Will Smith's Romance Guide
Both Onscreen and Off, He's a Man with All the Right Moves. Ladies, Read on and Weep—and Guys, Take Notes!
When can your 12-year-old son Trey start dating?
Whenever he wants to. The same way my parents did it. He can go to the girl's house or she can come to our house—but it's always a parent-brokered interaction.
What romantic pointers did you pick up while making Hitch?
I didn't pick up as many tips as I brought. I am Hitch in my real life.
Okay, Mr. Romance Expert, what was your best date with Jada?
On one birthday, she came home to an empty house and a DVD taped to the door. It was me saying, "Hey, baby, you don't know what's happening but just go upstairs. There are clothes laid out on the bed, and there will be a car outside in 20 minutes." The car took her to the airport, she got on the plane, and it brought her to San Francisco to a restaurant that she had been reading about. So that's how Big Will does it!
That's a pretty high bar. Was your first date with Jada like that?
Naw, that was different. We'd known one another for a long time. Our first date was completely about talking, so the place wasn't even important. The first time we had a chance to really talk, we both knew very seriously that there was potential for some heat.
How did you prepare for that date?
There wasn't a lot of research to do because I'd seen her TV shows and movies. And we had two mutual friends sort of brokering our relationship.... I was one of those guys who always had a reconnaissance team to make sure that the girl liked me before I even approached. If there was somebody I was vibin', it was always about somebody else arranging the interaction.
How did you propose to Jada?
We were just lying there, going to sleep. I looked over at her, and I said, "Hey, we might be real good married. Wassup? You wanna marry me?" Unplanned. No ring. Not the classic proposal. She said yes. It's really weird when you live the kind of lifestyle that we live: Simplicity becomes the jewel.
What was your best Valentine's Day?
I avoid holidays because I think it strips away any ability to be truly spontaneous. Our best Valentine's Day actually took place in October. We went to Hawaii and had seven days of Valentine's Day. We went to dinner, balloons came every day, flowers, candy, petals in the bathtub. Each day was sweeter than the next.
Is it hard for you two to watch each other have scenes with sexy costars?
That actually adds spice to your relationship. It makes you stay on your toes. It makes sure you're not slippin', because there's always someone hot looking for your spot.
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's split surprised a lot of fans. How do you and Jada deal with the pressures of being in the public eye?
When you know what you want, where you're going, what you're doing, it becomes less difficult to manage. That's why we work.
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