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Sony's second press conference at Tokyo Game Show
Sony's Tokyo Game Show Keynote might have been a bit of a bore, but they have a second chance right now! Only two hours after the Keynote, Sony held a press conference entirely in Japanese. We got the following information from Kotaku's live blog. John Laydon from Sony Japan was on stage and started the conference talking about how Sony wants to have 1000 PSP games in retail by the end of the year. Gran Turismo 5 has been dated for March 2010 release and the game will feature text and online voice chat. Yoshinori Kitase,Final Fantasy XIII producer from Square Enix took the stage to announce the FFXIII special edition Lightning PlayStation 3. It's pink and white And comes with a 250GB HDD. Sony then showed off the motion control with games that we already are familiar with, RE5 and Little Big Planet. Sony also announced ROOM for theRead more →
The Tester reality show is looking for women gamers
A couple weeks ago we wrote about a brand new reality show for the Playstation Network, The Tester. The Tester is a unique reality show where the winner won't get money but instead will win a contract position in the Quality Assurance department in San Diego, CA. We recently sat with Scott, a casting director for The Tester to find out what they are looking for turns out it's you! They are looking for more females to apply! The week before had only 3 women apply while they had tons of men. Scott stated they are looking for women that can kick some butt and are passionate about a career in the game industry. The contest opens a door into the gaming industry. At many conferences, I've heard panels say that Q&A is the good way to start a career in the game industry. Scott told us that they areRead more →By GamingAngel in Angel Life 1 Comment »
Capcom announces two new games at Tokyo Game Show
The Tokyo Game Show news keeps pouring in. Capcom has announced that two titles on display at Tokyo Game Show 2009, will be coming to North America and Europe in 2010. Both Sengoku Basara Samurai Heroes and Ghost Trick will be heading out west next year. Ghost Trick is the image above and it will be a puzzle/adventure game on the DS. Players take the role of Sissel (a ghost) and try to protect the lives of people while trying to figure out how he died. Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes, will be on the Playstation 3 and Wii. Players will take up swords and fight against large numbers of opponents. No dates or trailers out yet for either of these titles. UPDATE: We have a trailer for Sengoku Basara Samurai Heroes FollowRead more →
Project Natal demo in Japan and announced Partners
Microsoft is at Tokyo Game Show this week giving many gamers a glimpse at Project Natal. Microsoft kicked things off by announcing partners that are working on Natal based projects. They are: Activision Blizzard Bethesda Capcom Disney Interactive Electronic Arts Konami MTV Games Namco Bandai Sega Square Enix THQ Ubisoft A video was released earlier today showing Microsoft director, Kudo Tsunoda demoing Ricochet and Burnout Paradise for a local news show in Tokyo. GameSetWatch, who posted the video, says to make sure to watch the bit at 03:35 when "Tsunoda slowly claps with the Japanese host, cheering, 'Yes, very good for you. I'm so happy,' before turning to flash a cheesy smile and give a thumbs up." That alone makes it priceless and the surfing music. Enjoy! FollowRead more →
Sony Tokyo Game Show Keynote highlights
"Sony's New Strategy for 2009" is how the press conference opened today for Sony as they took the stage at Tokyo Game Show. Kaz Hirai took the stage to discuss how 15 years of Playstation has involved taking gaming to a place where "game consoles and networking are inseparable". To start the conference Kaz Hirai shows a trailer of upcoming titles, and then talks about the sales of the PS3 Slim which sold one million in the first week. He also brings up the motion control and displays how accurate the controller is and that it has "light vibration feedback". The PSP and PSPGo are next with a trailer of the various games. Hopefully we'll get an embed of that trailer to put here later. The PSP trailer featured Gran Turismo, Hot Shots Golf, Yuusha, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Last Ranker, Sangoku Musou 5 special, Gundam vs. Gundam next,Read more →
Nintendo verifies price drop on Wii
The ads and the rumors are true. In the middle of the Sony press conference (and probably stealing some of their thunder), Nintendo sent out a press release stating that starting Sunday, September 27 the Wii will drop by $50 to make it a more affordable $199.99. The Wii will have the same bundle with a Wii Remote, Nunchuk, and Wii Sports. "Wii has reached more video game players than any game system before because it attracts everyone—both men and women, and people of all ages," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "Our research shows there are 50 million Americans thinking about becoming gamers, and this more affordable price point and our vast array of new software mean many of them can now make the leap and find experiences that appeal to them, whatever their tastes or level of gaming experience." Also startingRead more →By GamingAngel in News 1 Comment »
Splinter Cell: Conviction gets a release date at TGS
IGN has the scoop from Tokyo Game Show about when Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction will be released. The date is set at 2.23.2010, which is great because that doesn't seem very far off and it's definitely one of our favorite titles we saw at E3. More Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction News & Previews In this video you'll see some of the takedowns in the game and various action shots. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction at IGN.com Next year can't come fast enough, but I'll definitely need a job and gift cards from the holidays to afford Q1 & Q2 2010! FollowRead more →
Chillingo Announces Horror Racing
Just in time for Halloween, Chillingo has announced Horror Racing for the iPhone/ iPod Touch. Horror Racing is a top down off road racing games that combines a traditional racing game with spooky environments. Horror Racing features: 15 levels of racing fun, 3 Boss levels per stage, 5 characters pus 2 additional characters once players are throught he Championship, 3 weapons- machine gun, rocket launcher and mines, 3 special abilities. Drivers of any ability can use their driving skills and customized firepower to defeat the dastardly denizens of Horror Racing in an assortment of action-packed tracks! Players can choose both character and car, with fiendishly fearsome drivers such as Little Monstrous and Eye offering different vehicle statistics and appearance. Drive to win around action-packed tracks in a variety of ghoulish environments. Battle your opponents with an arsenal of upgradable weaponry such as machine guns, rocket launchers and mines! Multiple gameplayRead more →By GamergirlSB in Mobile No comments yet
Introducing… Hero Mages!
Indie developer D20Studios released Hero Mages, a turn-based strategy game that melds elements from miniatures, cards, and social board games into one ball of fun. Hero Mages allows players from all over the world to come together to build, manage, and run their own fantasy armies in the convenience of their browser window. But wait, it gets better! Hero Mages is completely free to play and can be found at www.heromages.com. With a hand of cards representing spells and dice, two to four players take turns making their moves and attacking with their team of three characters, fighting to control the destiny of Papillion, a land at war after a mysterious prophecy. One character is a magician with the power to use magical abilities. Use the power of the elements. Summon creatures. Alter the very world. Defeat your enemies and emerge the victor as the Hero Mage! Hero Mages comesRead more →
Do you Poken?
To be honest with you, if someone asked me this question a few hours ago, I would have given them a questionable look, of "What does that really mean?" After going to the website, I have found that this is a little gadget which you can store all your internet contact information, including social networking information, and transport where ever you go. First you have to buy a Poken, and then go to their website and register your contact information with them.This will be information that you wish to transfer with other people. The information that is transfered can include things like, facebook, twitter, myspace accounts, cell phone numbers and business information. If you meet up with another person who is using a Poken, you can have them connect to each other and your information is then transfer over to their Poken and visa versa. You are allowed to putRead more →By netzach in Gadget 4 Comments »


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The last 20 years have seen an unprecedented technological revolution, including the development of the personal computer. The new technologies that have emerged during this age of innovation have allowed human beings to connect widely with one another through electronic media and have made life more efficient and streamlined. Likewise, this technological renaissance has helped to define medicine as one of the most innovative professions by providing physicians with diagnostics and interventions that are more accurate, efficacious, and safe, to the benefit of physicians and the public. However, in both life and the practice of medicine, these new technologies have had the unintended consequence of reducing the value of direct human connection and threaten to isolate individuals in spite of advancing society.
In this commentary, the author argues that human beings need to make a more concerted effort to connect with each other through both enhanced communication technologies and direct human contact. Likewise, leaders in medicine need to embrace and promote technological advancement while at the same time working to maintain the human connection that physicians have with their patients and teaching learners to do the same. Doing so will prevent physicians from becoming automated medical kiosks that offer sound, innovative medical advice but that lack the personality, compassion, and emotion that will lead to better health.
A full 14 minutes into the 20-minute appointment, I realized that the patient sitting in front of me in the exam room was softly crying, her hands cradling the box of tissues that she had searched out herself. I had spent the majority of the appointment engaged in a frantic search through her extensive electronic medical record, and I cursed myself for being so buried in the computer screen that I had hardly glanced in her direction. Mrs. S had end-stage cancer, and my misguided chart review had revealed countless studies, medical therapies, and procedures that had done little to change her very poor prognosis. I turned the computer monitor off, wheeled my chair over, and gently took her hand. With five minutes left in the appointment, I discovered the real reason she had come to see me. Having accepted the fact that technology and medicine no longer offered her the hope of a cure, she was interested in learning more about comfort care, a decision that left her feeling sad and anxious. In this fragile and vulnerable state, she sought warmth, compassion, and reassurance, none of which could be found anywhere near the ever-present computer that noisily hummed as the encounter continued.
I consider myself an emotionally intact person who is sensitive to the needs of others, a characteristic that serves me well as a family medicine physician. I am also intrigued by the limitless promise of technology, both in medicine and in our everyday lives. Like most of my generation, I grew up in the era of the development of the personal computer and have witnessed an unprecedented technological revolution over the past 20 years. I fondly remember the days when computers ran on MS-DOS, cell phones came in bags, and 20-pound video cameras turned 10-year-olds into amateur movie producers who would excitedly watch themselves on their analog televisions the next day. Those were the days when human beings scanned your groceries, kids played outside while their parents shared beers on the porch, and your circle of friends was defined by who you could fit around your dinner table. Those were also the days when everyday tasks took time to complete, purchasing anything required getting in your car and going to the store, and communicating with others required a visit, phone call, or handwritten letter rather than "I'll text you when I'm on the way."
Now, a mere 20 years later, we live in a digital world with technologies that have made the human race more interconnected, efficient, and informed than ever before. We have developed effective ways of communicating with each other and of accomplishing the tasks of everyday life that used to take a significant amount of time to complete. Technology has allowed us to integrate freely and widely with the people in our lives and has given us the ability to develop and foster relationships with less effort. As a result, we are able to stay connected with an impressively large number of people in a way that completely bypasses geographical and logistical barriers.
However, for all of its merits, this technological renaissance comes with one major and unintended consequence: we are losing sight of the value of direct human contact. In this case, I am not referring to human contact as the ability to know about another's life or to communicate with her frequently, but rather, as the emotional bond and personal connection that we share as human beings, the generation and maintenance of which requires time, energy, effort, and direct interaction, each of which the technological renaissance tends to minimize. The conversations, both menial and important, that we once had in person now occur through hastily written text messages and e-mails, and the videos and pictures we used to create and laugh about together now stream out of our iPhones and onto a Web site that we later look at while we sit alone at our desks. The friendly grocery bagger, the overworked airline agent, and the eccentric bank teller with whom we used to frequently interact have all been replaced by automated kiosks that are neither friendly, overworked, nor eccentric and that refuse to smile back at you no matter how hard you try. In short, the great social progress that we are making through our technological innovation comes at the cost of the human connections and emotional bonding that help define the human experience.
This paradox of social progress and individual isolation is not unique to the activities of everyday life; it is equally prevalent in the world of medicine. As a medical community, we are among the most innovative and technologically advanced professions, and our creations and capabilities have extraordinary benefits, both to us and the public. We can operate on live human beings with a robot and transplant a heart, a liver, and even a face from one person to another. We can save the life of a quadruple amputee and offer him the ability to walk and write again. We have generated electronic systems that will one day allow a patient's records to follow her wherever she may go. We have eradicated some of history's most devastating infections, and we have developed highly effective medicines to prevent common and deadly diseases before they ever develop. Mrs. S was herself a modern-day medical miracle whose seemingly truncated life had been prolonged for years by advanced surgeries, high-fidelity radiation, and experimental chemotherapy. Our medical innovations allow people like Mrs. S to achieve longer, healthier, and more prosperous lives, helping to propel our society forward at a rate that mirrors that of our technological accomplishments.
However, in medicine, as in our daily lives, innovation and technological advancement come at the cost of the emotional, human connection we have with our patients. We are becoming increasingly reliant on technology to diagnose conditions that we once discovered by simply talking to our patients and laying our hands on them, and we are constantly inundated with so much information that we hardly have time to sit and listen to our patients much less to examine them in a way that inspires confidence or to break difficult news in a way that shows them we care. Thus, while technology allows us to make better decisions on behalf of our patients, it also hampers our efforts to effectively communicate and nurture the bond that must exist for them to accept and act on these decisions.
In my experiences as a family medicine physician, most of my patients care as much about the way in which I deliver the results and interpretation of their tests as what those tests actually reveal, and there is a direct correlation between their perception of how much I care and their willingness to follow my guidance. Multiple studies have demonstrated this link between physicians' interpersonal skills and patients' overall satisfaction1,2 and adherence to prescribed therapies in chronic conditions, such as diabetes,3 hypertension,4 and glaucoma.5 A 2009 meta-analysis of 106 studies showed a powerful link between the quality of a physician's communication skills and his or her patient's adherence to prescribed therapies.6 In the realm of end-of-life care, high-quality, patient-centered communication has also been shown to improve patients' satisfaction and to facilitate advanced care planning,7 while poor communication about terminal illness may lead to patients' increased distress, poor decision making, and worsened clinical outcomes.8 In the case of Mrs. S, what she sought from me was warmth, compassion, and an honest discussion about these difficult end-of-life issues, and, in my frantic efforts to leverage technology, I nearly missed the opportunity to emotionally connect with her and provide her with the type of care she needed most.
We, the current and future leaders in academic medicine, need to acknowledge both the awesome power and the unintended consequences of technological advancement, and we have an obligation to ensure that innovation only enhances rather than detracts from the care we offer our patients. To accomplish this goal, we should not only continue to innovate in all aspects of medical practice but should also make a more concerted effort to leverage technology in a way that improves our ability to effectively communicate and connect with our patients. Specific areas for improvement include creating more user-friendly electronic medical records that speed us up rather than slow us down9; using non-physician-mediated resources, such as the Internet and smartphone apps, to enhance our in-person counseling and patient interactions; and further refining our use of asynchronous communication (i.e., e-mail, mailers, and text messaging) to facilitate our intervisit information sharing and support of patients.10 All of these tools already exist, but their use is often cumbersome and inefficient. Improved integration of these tools into our daily practice will allow us to be more available to our patients and more engaged in their care rather than distracted from it.
While enhanced integration of technology into our practice will be beneficial, we also need to make a more concerted effort to simply set aside these tools at times so that we can better connect with our patients. We cannot allow ourselves to become automated medical kiosks that offer sound, innovative medical advice but that lack personality, compassion, and emotion and that fail to inspire our patients to make the difficult but beneficial changes that will lead to better health. As educators responsible for training the next generation of physicians, we must first ensure that we are modeling these humanistic aspects of medicine, then we must place a greater emphasis on teaching our learners how to apply these values in an increasingly innovative medical landscape.
To achieve this goal, we must (1) leverage master clinicians to teach our students and residents nontechnological, core clinical skills, such as how to conduct the physical exam, break bad news, and communicate with dying patients, while looking to the existing literature for practical ways to better incorporate these skills into the curricula11,12; (2) use the principles of narrative medicine to develop greater self-awareness of our own feelings about disease and greater empathy for our patients through the telling of their stories13,14; (3) strengthen existing competencies, such as physician–patient communication, relationship building, and cultural sensitivity, and incorporate new competencies or milestones, such as responsible and thoughtful use of technology and narrative competence, into evolving efforts such as the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's Next Accreditation System Milestone Project and the Association of American Medical College's Competency-Based Admissions projects13,15,16; and (4) continue to investigate the barriers, perceptions, and desires that influence connectedness between patients and physicians and the role that technology plays in this relationship.
In all of these efforts, which emphasize the how of communication and human connection, we need to remain equally focused on the why: that health, disease, and dying are emotionally complex forces in our patients' lives and have real effects on their behaviors, perceptions, and health outcomes. Understanding and responding to these human complexities requires a set of skills that largely exist outside the realm of technology but that must be taught alongside an explosion of complex and exciting medical innovation. Helping our learners to master these new technologies without sacrificing their ability to connect with their patients will undoubtedly be one of the great challenges of educating the next generation of physicians.
Finally, all of us, educators, learners, and practicing physicians alike, need to slow down and take the time to nurture the connections we have with the people in our lives, reminding ourselves just how lucky we are to have the capacity for human connection and the opportunity those connections give us to make life better for those around us. We need to take the time to visit and write to our friends, pick up the phone and call our loved ones, explore the neighborhood with our children, peruse old photo albums with our parents, and share a beer on the porch with our neighbors. Likewise, we need to take the time to listen to our patients, give them our full and undivided attention, examine them well, hold their hands when they need it, and connect with and attempt to relate to the circumstances surrounding their lives. When we do all of these things, the human connection and individual growth we experience will make our innovations that much more meaningful.
Mrs. S died a few short weeks after transitioning to comfort care, and, in her final days, compassion, empathy, and human connection brought her peace and filled the gaps created by the limitations of technology. Rather than continuing to serve as an automated medical kiosk fresh out of solutions, I reengaged her on a human level and became a part of her graceful and peaceful journey to death, a process that changed my life as well. Mrs. S's experience reminds us that, as we continue to innovate at a remarkable rate, we must remember that human connection, not technology, is the greatest gift we have to offer to our patients and one another.
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Erie has a new bar: the Ugly Tuna Tavern. Located in the high-rent district just a little more than a block from the entrance to Presque Isle State Park, the bar is the work of brothers Mike and Marc Mazzocco. Marc is also co-owner of Doc Holliday's Country Bar & Grill in Erie.
At first glance, the Ugly Tuna has the look of a national chain restaurant. The exterior is sleek with large windows overlooking a gated outdoor patio with blue umbrellas shading nine sturdy tables ready for alfresco dining and imbibing.
Inside, the design is stylish, sharp and expensively appointed yet comfortable and laid back. The dining area has window-side tables and chairs and a line of booths upholstered with a vivid multicolored textile.
A drink-rail wall divides the room providing tall-table-and-chair seating along with an intimacy for those bellied up to the bar. Eight 50-inch flat-screen TVs are perfectly placed around the room.
Despite its panache the Ugly Tuna Tavern is in fact a local bar created by a couple of hometown boys.
"Our parents were in the bar and restaurant business," Marc Mazzocco said. "My brother and I have worked in the business all our lives. This place is a natural continuation of everything we've learned."
So how did the brothers come up with that quirky name?
"It's sort of like naming a band," Mike Mazzocco said. "I can tell you we came up with a lot of names that we absolutely couldn't use," he said with a laugh. "Most importantly, we didn't want to be labeled as a particular type of bar. We have something here for everybody."
Open seven days a week, the Ugly Tuna begins each day with affordable lunch specials starting at $4.99. The menu features up-market tavern fare such as Shrimp and Roasted Corn Chowder, as well as sandwiches, burgers and wraps, including one featuring Albacore tuna, of course.
Dinner offerings include a marinated strip steak, seafood platter and house specialty Chicken Parmigiana. Those looking for snacks can try some clever appetizers (Yuengling Battered Scallops) or wings and pizza.
You won't find another bar quite like the Ugly Tuna. And you're bound to like the place; as their slogan says, "It's exactly what you think it is."


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Johnson City, Tenn. Junior Mark Lohuis scored a season-high 13 points and Stetson led from start to finish en route to a 64-63 win over East Tennessee State Monday night in Johnson City, Tennessee. Lohuis (Vero Beach, Fla.) shot 4-of-9, all from 3-point territory and also led the team in rebounding with seven boards in a season-high 33 minutes of play. Garfield Blair (Orlando, Fla.) and Kris Thomas (Lithonia, Ga.) added 10 points each.
It was an impressive win for the Hatters (11-12, 8-7) over the team with the best record in the Atlantic Sun Conference (17-7, 11-3). Stetson outrebounded ETSU 40-36 and held the top scoring team in the league (78.0 ppg) to just 63 on its home floor.
"ETSU is obviously a great team," said Stetson head coach Derek Waugh. "Beating them anywhere is a great accomplishment."
Stetson dropped a 73-67 contest to ETSU at home in the Edmunds Center on January 10, 2009.
I have to give our guys a lot of credit; they showed a lot of heart. Everybody who played tonight made a huge contribution to this win," added Waugh.
The Hatters spread the scoring out across the lineup. All eleven on the active roster saw time on the court with nine playing over six minutes and scoring at least a point. The other two added to the stifling defense and pulled down some key rebounds. Seven players chipped in six points or more as Stetson's bench outscored ETSU's bench 17-9.
Stetson came into the second half looking to keep the pressure on the home team. It built its 8-point halftime lead to 13 at 18:32 and then played the Bucs even over the next 13 minutes. At 5:20, after Tim Lang (Victoria, Australia) knocked down one of his patented hook shots the Hatters led by 11 points and then braced for a potential Buccaneer run.
ETSU scored six consecutive points to make the score 64-59 with 2:28 remaining. That was when Lohuis committed his fourth foul and sent Kevin Tiggs to the line where he hit one of two and the lead was down to four. With the Bucs run at seven and the pressure turned up to high, the Hatters were forced to play the final two and a half minutes with five players having four fouls and, the team having no timeouts remaining. Blair returned to the game after sitting most of the half. He picked up his fourth foul with 13:02 on the clock.
ETSU continued its run eventually scoring the final 10 points of the game. With 10 seconds remaining and in possession of the ball the Buccaneers set up its final shot for the win. With two seconds left Blair pulled down a key rebound off the miss and Stetson celebrated a hard-fought win.
"We had to have everybody tonight - tremendous effort by the guys," said Waugh. "We made enough plays down the stretch to get the win - great team win."
The biggest difference between the two teams in the first half was Stetson's ability to hit the long ball. The Hatters had seven more 3-pointers than the Buccaneers and went into the locker room leading by eight points. Stetson was red hot from outside the arc in the first half shooting 10-of-20 for 50%. Lohuis equaled his season-high with a trio of treys. Lohuis along with Blair led the Hatters in scoring at the break with nine points.
Stetson returns to the Edmunds Center this week for its final home stand of the season. The Hatters will play a non-conference game against Savannah State on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. before playing Kennesaw State on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. and Mercer on Monday at 7:00 p.m. The voices of Stetson men's basketball Murray Miller and Harry Arnold will broadcast the action; the play-by-play and analysis can be heard on Hatter Vision at www.gohatters.com, the official online home of Stetson Athletics. The game's video feed will also be available through A-Sun TV and on Hatter Vision.
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The problem with nofollow is that it would eliminate all of the outbound links from this section of the site, 99% of which are to reputable news websites. I don't want to lose all the good links out of fear that a small percentage of bad links will cause damage to our reputation and rankings.
In fact, that's what it was designed for; you are deemed to be responsible for your outgoing links - SEs assume that if you have placed a link, then you are recommending the ste. With third parties having access to your pages, then without tight moderation, you may find yourself recommending all manner of sites. :)
I've seen other user-generated news/content sites that DO use nofollow, and I understand that that's what it was designed for.
Still, I'm wary of turning off (via nofollow) all the *good* links to real news sites, which might rob our site of any reputation it might have earned as a hub. Perhaps we can use nofollow on new story submissions, and drop the nofollow after a story has earned sufficient points/comments.


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Shells are the true gems of the ocean and a beachcomber's most prized find. Although, commonly used today to adorn necklaces, earrings and bracelets, or to decorate the home, shells and their inhabitants lead full lives below the sea and once served more practical purposes when picked from the beach environment.
Cowries, or leho in Hawaiian, are one of the most widely collected sea shells. Of the 200 known variations of cowries in the world, 35 come from Hawaii; nine of these exist nowhere else in the world.
Cowries hide beneath coral or in cracks and crevices during the day and only come out at night. Many cowries are herbivores, while others dine on sponges and other animals. They generally mate for life and remain in one area for their entire lives. Once fertilized, the female cowrie will lay her eggs on the ocean floor and sit on them like a nesting bird for up to four weeks. The eggs hatch into drifting veligers (planktonic larvae) that eventually settle to the bottom and become juveniles. Gradually, they develop shells that wrap completely around their soft bodies.
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Tiger cowries have mantles that are dark gray and mottled with pointed white-tipped papillae, while other cowries may have red, yellow or black base colors, combined with a some variation of papillae colors.
The most easily recognizable cowrie is the tiger cowrie (Cypraea tigris). A tiger cowrie's shell doesn't look much like a seashell at all. Seashells are usually shaped like caps, as the limpets are, or they are coiled. The cowrie shell appears to be neither. It's much too glossy, and it's shaped like an egg with a toothed, slitlike opening common only to cowries.
Most popularly known for its outer appearance, the animal inside is every bit as noteworthy. Unlike other shell-bearing mollusks, the cowrie possesses a mantle, or coating, that it can spread over its outer shell to protect it. This smooth, glossy finish is distinctive of all cowries. The tiger cowrie's mantle is dark gray and mottled with small, pointy, white-tipped projections of tissue.
In old Hawaii, tiger cowrie shells were used for lures. Only the shells with the perfect color could tempt the discriminating he'e, or octopus. Lawai'a, or fishermen, would carefully match a stone sinker with a cowrie shell lure. Some shells were first smoked over a fire to achieve the coloration considered ideal for fishing at a particular time of day or evening. Together, with a bone hook, these items were lashed to a wooden shaft with triple-stranded cordage and used as a fishing device.
Successful lures, as well as the skill of fishing for octopus with a cowrie was passed down from one generation to another. A favorite lure may have been named after a beloved relative or ancestor. Stories and chants memorialized lures that possessed special powers to attract octopus or squid. The most famous were said to be so irresistible to their intended prey that they only had to be dangled to the side of a canoe and "squids came climbing in."
Appreciated for their shine and pattern variations, cowries are gathered as keepsakes or sale by many beach combers and ocean lovers. So prized are some shells that they could face the risk of extinction.
When walking the beach or exploring the reef, resist the temptation to remove shells from their habitat. And if the surf dumps a seashell at your feet, put it back where it belongs. The original owner might still be living in it. Also remember that vacant shells can sometime be adopted by other small animals that will move in and reuse the shell as a new home.
* Lori Mellenbruch is the director of sales and marketing at the Maui Ocean Center. "Ka Mo'olelo Moana," or "The Ocean Story," is a monthly column submitted by center staff members. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily in Maalaea. For more information, call 270-7000.


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Shocktober filled with events to terrify, thrill
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The 52 Week Savings Plan
As many of you might have seen, there is a 52 Week Savings Plan Challenge going on around the web with a chart like this one below.
Click here to see my updated 52 Week Savings Plan Chart. With error on line 49 corrected.
How it works: Each week of the year, you set aside the amount equal to the week #. Example: Week 1 you set aside a ($1), week 2 ($2), week 3 ($3) and so on. By the end of the year if you follow the chart above you will have $1,378.00. Wow! What an easy and fun way to save money.
I would like to add a suggestion to this plan. On weeks you have extra money in your budget, set aside more than what is required throughout the year and you will save even more.
I am taking this challenge and have already started my 52 Week Savings Plan. I also showed it to my 12-year-old son and he has taken the challenge too. His goal is to save for a car before he turns 16 and my savings will be used for Christmas shopping.
I'm not sure who to source with this idea, so feel free to let me know if you have any idea where it originated.
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"Hey there!" the Pokemon said as she got up from the floor. "Sorry about that, I was running off and I didn't see you there."
Dialga looked at the young Pokemon with a strange look on his face. He is five times her size from the looks of it. So how she couldn't see the big blue dragon while coming in fast was a question he had on the top of his head. What was worse that was he was spending time with Palkia, so when this girl crashed into him, she ruined his focus.
"That's okay!" Palkia assured.
"Anyway, my name is Latias. Tell me your name and we won't be 'rangers anymore," the younger girl said with a big smile.
"Rangers?" Dialga asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"My name is Palkia and this is Dialga," Palkia said as she pointed to Dialga.
"I'm new to this place and I was lonely. So I wanted to sneak out and make new friends," Latias said in her normal quiet voice. "Now, you guys and I are no longer rangers!"
"Yeeaah, about that. Rangers?" Dialga asked again.
"Yeah, my brother said don't talk to rangers," Latias replied. "Anyway, I have to go home, but I was wondering if you two can come with me. My brother is going to get angry because I left the house without him knowing."
"Sure but, are you saying that if your brother sees us, then he won't get mad at you for sneaking out?" Dialga asked.
"Yes! I know your name and you know mine right? Then we know each other," she said with a smile on her face.
Dialga and Palkia both looked at each other with a confused look. How does only knowing ones name constitutes as knowing a person? It doesn't mean that you know someone, you just know their name; what they are called. This young girl does not seem to be very smart judging by the things she is saying; however, she does seem like someone who only wants to make new friends.
"Well… where is your house?" Dialga asked eluding her last statement.
Latias then zipped behind the pair and looked around to see if she saw her home. But, as she looked left and right, she couldn't tell from all the buildings in the city, where her house was located. "To tell you the truth, I don't know," she sighed.
"You mean, you DON'T know where you live?" Dialga asked with a concerned tone.
"I don't know how to get there. I snuck out the window and flew away as fast as I could. But now, I don't know where my house is because I went too far," she explained.
With that, the two dragons take another look at each other with that same confused expression from before. They really have no idea what to make of this. How is this girl going to find her way home is she doesn't know where her house is? After all, they just met her, so they are not going to know where she lived either.
"We'll figure it out," Palkia assured.
However, just as Dialga was about to ask something, he quickly looked at the icy water from the corner of his eye. He could almost swear that he saw an invisible object in the shape of a jet, fly over the water with great speed and toward him.
"I guess I'm seeing things," Dialga said to himself.
When he turned his whole body toward the water, he saw that same shape again, flying above the water. It's speed so great that it created waves in the water. He knows now that he isn't seeing things. However, an invisible plane may be hard to explain.
"Do you guys see that plane?" he asked the girls.
Palkia turned toward the water and looked very hard at the place where Dialga said the plane was at. However the object disappeared just when she turned to look for it.
"I don't see anything Dial…"
Before she could finish her sentence; "Look!" Dialga yelled as he directed the others toward the water.
Everyone then looks up and sees a huge wave coming toward the shore. One that was big enough to hit the three dragons in a two foot radius. They all helplessly watched as the wave was heading towards where they were standing. Latias starts to scream an irritating shrill sound as Palkia went and tightly put her arms around Dialga's neck to protect him while anticipating the wave crashing the shore.
However, to their surprise, the wave never made it to where the kids were standing, but rather to the beginning of the shore. Upon seeing this, they all breathed a sigh of relief. But, the ordeal was not over. Dialga then sees the plane, yet again. This time, however, it came and attempted to take a straight shot at him. He got down on the ground quickly at the plane raced right above him, narrowly missing its mark. Palkia turned around and saw just what he was talking about. That plane.
As it made a loop around to prepare to hit the blue dragon once again, the brave pink dragon got in front of her loved one and spread her arms out, barricading the plane from hitting him. After doing this, the plane halted to a complete stop just two feet from Dialga and Palkia. Even though she was standing with her arms spread out, Palkia herself was anticipating what would happen next.
The object began to show its true identity by appearing to turn off its invisibility. When it finally revealed itself, it was not really a plane after all, but a Pokemon. A Pokemon that looked identical to Latias. Except that this Pokemon was blue and bigger. It also had red eyes and bigger wings that were shaped like the ones you'd see on a jet, thus explaining why Dialga thought it was an actual plane.
Palkia stared at this Pokemon, studying him. She believed him to be male, but was unsure since blue doesn't always seem to equal male. The Pokemon crossed his arms as he glared at the scared Latias. When she looked at him, she was shaking as if she was chilly and she was whimpering as if she was a puppy. She was in trouble with this guy. Not only that, this guy seems to be very angry with her. Even though he was focused on Latias for the moment, he really wanted to confront Dialga.
During this time, Dialga got up from the ground to witness exactly what Palkia was seeing. When he looked at the Pokemon, there was something that stuck out about him. He looked almost like Latias and when he looked closely, there was one detail that the pair had missed earlier about Latias; she had a blue triangle on her chest. Strange enough, the Pokemon had a red triangle on him. Well, she did say that she had a brother. Could this Pokemon be her brother?
Nonetheless, this Pokemon stared at the gang for some time. His left hand was clenching into a tight fist as he glared at them still. Dialga and Palkia both looked at him with worried faces, thus Palkia still standing in front of her other half with her arms stretched to her sides in case the Pokemon tries to attack him.
"I will deal with you later," the Pokemon said to Latias. "You! Get out of my way," he then said to Palkia.
Upon hearing that, she was afraid for Dialga. He clearly wanted to get him for whatever reason and she felt that she had to stay by him. So she just stood there, with her arms out to her side, barricading the Pokemon from Dialga.
"No! You're only going to hurt him!" she yelled.
"Fine, we'll do this the hard way," the Pokemon said in an angry tone.
He went over to Palkia and shoved her towards the right. The impact was great enough that Palkia rolled over twice whiten the five feet she was pushed from. Dialga stood there as he watched her try to shake off the sand from herself. Then, he turned back to the angry blue Pokemon floating right in front of him as he himself got angry with him.
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Hi I'm Adam Holmes
About Me
On July 23rd, 2010, I had a bad accident. I was longboarding in my home town of Gig Harbor, Washington and I fell, fracturing my skull and causing a major concussion. Doctors called my family and told them about the accident and that I wasn't going to make it. Luckily, my father is a worthy holder of the Melchizedek priesthood and he rushed to the hospital and gave me a priesthood blessing. Days later, I miraculously came out of my coma. Doctors were astounded and told my parents that they hadn't the slightest clue how I had made such a recovery. However, they then told my parents that, as miraculous as my comeback was, I would be mentally handicapped for the rest of my life and that I would never be able to interact with another human being again. Since that point I have scored exemplary on multiple mental rehabilitation tests, graduated high school with an exceptional GPA, scored exemplary on the ASVAB military placement test, scored exceptionally well in the SAT, learned how to play guitar, made countless new friends and, most importantly, started fulfilling my call to serve in the Salt Lake City Mission. I know that if it hadn't been for my father's blessing, the countless prayers and fasts offered on my behalf and my Heavenly Father watching over me, I could not be out here today.
Why I am a Mormon
Because of my accident that I had in 2010 and the result thereof, I know more than ever of the truth and power of the gospel. I have read, prayed and received an answer concerning the truth of the Book of Mormon. I know that the Book of Mormon is true through revelation given by the Holy Ghost. I know that it is true and, if the Book of Mormon is true, then Joseph Smith was a prophet. If Joseph Smith was a true prophet, then this church is the only completely true church on the Earth and the only way to be brought unto our Heavenly Father to live with him again. Ultimately, I believe that is what life is all about.
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Please share your feelings/testimony of the Restoration of the Gospel.
I have prayed about it and, through the answer that I received, I know without a doubt that the Gospel has been restored through the prophet Joseph Smith. There are countless times in the Bible and the Book of Mormon that prophets prophecy of a falling away and a restoration. I feel so blessed to be alive in a time when the fullness of the Gospel is on the Earth. I have a strong testimony that if you read the Book of Mormon with an open heart and an open mind, really ponder everything that is said and finding ways to apply it to your life, you will feel the difference in your life. You will feel something you have never felt before and, as you pray about that feeling and what it means, whether or not the Book of Mormon is true, you will receive your answer. "Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things, if it be wisdom in God that ye should read them, that ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the creation of Adam even down until the time that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it in your hearts. And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost. And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things." -Moroni 10:3-5
Why do Mormons go on missions?
Having the Gospel in my life is a gift. I have seen how it has blessed my life in countless ways and I know that, without it, I wouldn't be alive right now. I love my fellow man and want to share with them that gift. I have a firm testimony and a knowledge that absolutely everyone's life can improve upon receiving the gospel. It is because of this knowledge and testimony that I left on a mission and I am sure that is the same reason so many others embark on their missions. "For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man." -Moses 1:39
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I am currently serving as a full-time missionary in the Salt Lake City Mission. I read my scriptures daily, pray daily and do my best to bring others unto Christ. I know the importance of my calling and the importance of the message I am sharing, so I live my life in the best way that I can to be worthy of the blessings promised with sharing the gospel. I know that by being out here, my Father in heaven is blessing my family, my friends and my loved ones. I try my best to live worthy to dwell with him again though I am not perfect. The funny thing is that nobody is perfect. This church is not made for perfect people. It is made for everyone, including (if not especially) those struggling with problems. Through this gospel, and only through this gospel can we become as close to perfect as we possibly can and that is all that is required of us: to try our best and repent of the rest. As long as we are giving our best effort, our beloved redeemer Jesus will fill in the rest.


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Orlando Salido has declared that his last fight as a featherweight will be Saturday's defense of his WBO belt against Vasyl Lomachenko, whom he calls "very beatable."
Lomachenko has said that he wants to make history by becoming a titleholder in what is being billed as his second professional fight. According to Fight Fax Inc., boxing's official record keeper, Lomachenko is actually 7-0 because he was paid to take part in six World Series of Boxing fights.
A three-time beltwinner, Salido (40-12-2, 28 knockouts) has suffered half of his losses in the first 15 fights of his career, including a unanimous-decision setback to Juan Manuel Marquez at 126 pounds in a bid to win the IBF and WBA titles in September 2004.
He won the IBF belt against Cristobal Cruz in 2010 and the WBO title facing Kenichi Yamaguchi in 2011, defending the latter once with a tenth-round TKO of Juan Manuel Lopez.
Salido, 33, won a featherweight belt for the third time in October with a seventh-round stoppage over Orlando Cruz.
"I have been an underdog all my professional career, and this fight is no different," said Salido. "I come to fight and do the best I can and I don't pick my opponents and never have. I know why Lomachenko is getting this opportunity. He was one of the best amateur boxers and has two gold medals.
"I came up the hard way and I worked hard for everything I have. I guess we will find out on Saturday night. He does have skills. He has fast hands, moves well in the ring, but we will see in the ring if he can take my pressure and constant work rate that I will dish out to him."
As Salido said, Lomachenko, 26, won gold medals at both the 2008 and 2012 Olympic games, and reportedly notched a staggering amateur record of 396-1.
On the undercard of Salido-Cruz, Lomachenko scored knockdowns in the first and final rounds to win what was billed as his pro debut by fourth-round knockout over Jose Ramirez.
"I am not nervous at all," said Lomachenko. "I am the one who chose this path to a world title fight. All of this was my decision. Salido has fought the best of the best. He will be a hard fighter to defeat.
"I like fighters like him with the tough Mexican style. It makes it so much more challenging. Salido is a great champion because he is calm, never talks trash, is cold-blooded and has beaten the best. This is a real fight, a battle."
Salido-Lomachenko will take place at The Alamodome in San Antonio on the undercard of a rematch between Julio Chavez Jr. and Bryan Vera.
Below, RingTV.com polled 21 boxing insiders for their predictions.
Doug Fischer, RingTV.com Editor
Orlando Salido by late TKO over Vasyl Lomachenko: I have no doubt that Lomachenko is the truth over the four- and five-round distance. I was impressed with his boxing talent, skill and athletic ability during his fight with Ramirez last October.
But I wasn't blown away by his performance. Don't get me wrong — I thought it was enough to earn him Prospect of the Year status with one fight, but I didn't see a guy who is ready for the 12-round distance against a proven veteran like Salido.
If Salido can safely make 126 pounds, I think he'll be too much for the Ukrainian amateur star and stop him late — probably in the championship rounds. If Lomachenko beats Salido I will be "blown away."
Record: 1-1 [Last pick: Victor Ortiz D 10 Luis Collazo]
Norm Frauenheim, THE RING magazine, www.15rounds.com
Vasyl Lomachenko W 12 Orlando Salido: In Orlando Salido, Vasyl Lomachenko faces a durable, stubborn opponent, a scarred gatekeeper who will be there for 12 rounds.
It's an encounter that is bound to test Lomachenko in ways he never was during his legendary amateur career. To wit: If Salido breaks Lomachenko's nose, how will he react? The guess here: He'll respond.
Lomachenko possesses a combination of speed, skillful defense and power in a right hand that will do its own damage when the left-handed Salido throws wide shots that will leave him open to the Ukrainian's stinging precision.
Record: 3-1 [Last pick: Ortiz TKO 8 Collazo]
Jeffrey Freeman, www.KODigest.TV
Vasyl Lomachenko UD 12 Orlando Salido: Boxing history is actually quite rife with talented lighter weight fighters who've pulled off title-winning victories with little or next to no professional experience under their belts. The late Saensak Muangsurin comes to mind, and so does Jeff Fenech.
Whether you believe Vasyl Lomachenko currently has one pro victory or seven, what's undisputed is his amateur pedigree and the talent he's displayed thus far in the paid ranks. It's all very impressive and hard to bet against.
WBO featherweight champion Orlando Salido is nothing if not a hard-nosed professional fighter and it's difficult to know whether his vast championship experience will handicap this title tilt in his favor because there is no doubt who the more talented, fresher boxer is — it's Lomachenko by a mile.
And so it is exactly because the Top Rank signed Ukrainian has the skills and the connections for a bright future in boxing that I am picking the young upstart to win by unanimous decision.
Record: 4-0 [Last pick: Collazo W 10 Ortiz]
Vasyl Lomachenko TKO 7 Orlando Salido: WBO featherweight titleholder Orlando Salido has been there and done it, but he looks to be the sacrificial lamb in this bout against the former amateur standout.
Lomachenko is widely regarded as the finest unpaid fighter of all time, and Top Rank has elected to throw him in at the deep end as a professional against a proud, but ultimately limited, champion.
I don't agree with the maneuver and feel the Ukrainian should serve his apprenticeship like any other novice pro, but he is, without question, talented enough to dominate the fight. I hope Salido is getting well paid, because he deserves to cash out.
Record: 3-1 [Last pick: Collazo SD 12 Ortiz]
Vasyl Lomachenko W 12 Orlando Salido: I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Vasyl Lomachenko is the most technically sophisticated fighter ever to come out of the amateurs — and that includes Guillermo Rigondeaux. His feints, upper body movement, punching technique and ring intelligence are a joy to watch, and his knockout drops will make the masses want to tune in.
That said, Lomachenko had better hurt Orlando Salido early, because if he doesn't, the Mexican veteran will take advantage of a possible Lomachenko weakness — stamina. In his WSB fights, he tended to start fast and finish slower, and Saturday's fight is scheduled for 12 rounds, not five.
My guess is that Lomachenko's knowledge and technical skill will see him through the rough patches, and that Salido will be tough enough to absorb it. Time will tell whether we will witness a star being born, but I believe Lomachenko will take the first step toward doing just that
— becoming a star.
Record: 1-0 [Last pick: Peterson W 12 Jean]
Andreas Hale, KnockoutNation.com
Vasyl Lomachenko UD 12 Orlando Salido: Yes, Vasyl Lomachenko has climbed the ladder in a manner that still has casual boxing fans confused, but the goods are obvious. Orlando Salido is crafty and hasn't been stopped since 2000, so it will be a task for the Ukraine native to get rid of the WBO featherweight champion.
But the sheer talent of Lomachenko will overwhelm Salido over the course of 12 rounds. I do expect Salido to give it a good run and even have Lomachenko in a little trouble early on. However, the deft boxing ability of Lomachenko will see him claim a world title in only his second professional fight.
Record: 4-0 [Last pick: Collazo UD 10 Ortiz]
Keith Idec, The Record/BoxingScene.com
Vasyl Lomachenko TKO 9 Orlando Salido: It might seem strange to pick someone with one professional fight to beat an experienced, durable three-time world champion by TKO. But Vasyl Lomachenko's skills are extremely impressive, he has long trained like a 12-round fighter and his hard, accurate combination punches will overwhelm Orlando Salido later in this fight.
If Orlando Cruz had legitimate power, he would've given Salido more trouble. And Vasyl Lomachenko won't ever be mistaken for Orlando Cruz. His stamina obviously is a concern, as Lomachenko has never boxed beyond four rounds in a real fight. But he is more than ready for this. Top Rank matchmaker Bruce Trampler wouldn't have approved this fight if he wasn't.
Record: 3-1 [Last pick: Ortiz UD 10 Collazo]


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It's desperately dry, even drier than in the Dust Bowl days, but the "Dirty Thirties" and "Filthy Fifties" are unlikely to return.
Circumstances in the Panhandle and the rest of the Plains have changed.
Precipitation reached close to normal rates a few years in the 1930s, but then there were years such as 1933, when the total was a meager 12.2 inches, creating some of the impetus for dusters that darkened the sky. The 1950s saw five years in a row of anemic precipitation, including 9.9 inches in 1956. Again, dust choked the skies.
They were character-building years long remembered.
"Panhandle people tend to be independent and stubborn - just what is needed to survive harsh conditions. During the Dust Bowl, when it was almost unlivable around here, 75 percent of the people stayed and toughed it out. They helped each other make it," said Jean Stuntz, a history professor at West Texas A&M University. "I do not know if drought breeds resilient people or if everyone else just gives up and moves away, but the result is a population of stubbornly independent people who help each other out during a crisis."
When the wind blows in just the right conditions, there will be dust.
"During the Dust Bowl era, press reports and meteorological analyses indicate that airborne dust from this region was transported as far east as the Atlantic coast and as far north as Canada," according to a university and federal study titled, "Measurements of Current and Historic Settled Dusts in West Texas."
So where are the dusters now? Even by the Texas Panhandle's history-making standards, this year has been dry almost beyond comparison - just 1.41 inches of precipitation has been recorded at the National Weather Service's Amarillo station.
There have been occasionally dusty days, but nothing like the past. That's in large part the result of what scientists learned following the Dust Bowl.
The federal government established research stations on the Plains, including the Conservation and Production Research Laboratory at Bushland in 1938, to find ways to make dirt stay in its place. The work continues.
"One of the first things they did was plant tree rows," said Louis Baumhardt, a research soil scientist at the lab. "If you reduce the wind, you reduce the amount of soil it carries."
Farming practices imported from the Midwest contributed to the woes of the '30s. Plows turned sod over, breaking it into fine particles. Mechanization turned small operations into farms covering square miles, Baumhardt said.
When it got dry and windy, the dust flew.
Some approaches developed by scientists involve not plowing under all crop residue after harvest, avoiding making the soil smooth or not plowing at all.
"Clods don't blow," Baumhardt said. "Wheat residue does essentially what tree rows do. It prevents the wind from getting the energy to move soil."
The impact is less dust. Further, moisture is conserved because the soil isn't disturbed as much so evaporation slows.
Looking at test plots of cotton, the plants in crop residue are noticeably larger and healthier than those in plots of conventionally tilled soil.
The rise of irrigation in the '50s and '60s also contributed to cleaner skies by keeping crops growing and the soil moist. But some areas of the Texas Panhandle already have seen irrigation come and go as underground water levels dropped.
"Irrigation fell away because they can't make the economics work," Baumhardt said. "Since the Ogallala Aquifer doesn't recharge, arguably, we'll all get there. But folks here are working on all kinds of water sensors to know when crops need water and things like drip irrigation that might make irrigation last longer."
As research scientists have shared what they've learned with farmers, there also has been an effort over the past 26 years that resembles rewinding time.
Conservation programs pay owners of plowed land susceptible to wind and water erosion to plant long-term cover crops, such as native grass and trees. The aims are to conserve the soil and improve wildlife habitat.
There are about 1.2 million acres in the Texas Panhandle under Conservation Reserves Program contracts, but that total will change. Contracts covering almost a half- million acres expire at the end of next year. The results of recent sign-ups allowing for renewal or adding new acres are still unknown.
In 2010, there were 31 million acres across the nation enrolled in the programs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture pegged payments at $1.7 billion.
"This year's excessive drought conditions should make producers pause and consider all potential land uses as CRP acres currently under contract begin to expire, as production may not be the best option for the most environmentally sensitive acres," said Micky Woodard, conservation division chief for the Texas Farm Service Agency. "State and federal agencies, commodity organizations and special interest groups alike recognize the many environmental benefits of CRP, such as wind and water erosion control, wildlife habitat and probably the least recognized but equally important, moisture retention benefits to the Ogallala Aquifer."
In the 20 years the program has been in existence, it has reduced soil erosion by an estimated 450 million tons per year, according to Farm Service Administration data.
The U.S. Drought Monitor puts almost all of the Panhandle in the worst category of drought.
"We're still looking at the driest start to a year for most of the area," said Christine Krause, a National Weather Service meteorologist based in Amarillo.
Fortunately, it's not enough, scientists said, to rekindle a repeat of those dark and dusty Depression-era days.
"I'm optimistic," Baumhardt said. "I don't think we'll have another Dust Bowl.We'd have to forget a lot for that to happen. We'll have the odd day it's blowing dust, but not like the '30s."


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New Website and Big Sky Doc Fest Screening
Big day for Racing the Rez!
We're proud to announce the launch of our new website - RacingTheRez.com. Click on the Supporters tab to see our wall of honor that... Read more
Arlington Film Fest Discussion is up on YouTube
It was a fantastic night at the Arlington International Film Festival where Racing the Rez was awarded Best Documentary. We had a packed house for the screening and an... Read more
Last Day to Claim Free Ticket to Arlington Screening
Today is the last day to claim your free ticket to the Arlington International Film Festivalscreening of Racing the Rez on Friday, Oct 19th at 6:30 pm. It'll be... Read more
Sept 28th is the deadline for free ticket to Arlington Intl Film Fest Screening
For those who haven't already notified me, the deadline to claim your free ticket to the Arlington Intl Film Fest is Friday, September 28th.
As I mentioned in my... Read more
Arlington Film Fest to screen Racing the Rez and Christopher McDougall will reveal missing chapter of Born to Run
We've won our first award! The Arlington International Film Festival has chosen Racing the Rez Best Documentaryahead of the festivals October run. They will screen Racing the Rez on... Read more
Southwest Three Day Tour
Racing the Rez is going on a three day tour with three free screenings in Arizona and New Mexico.
We're kicking off with two community screenings:
The first is in... Read more
Racing the Rez pre-release on WORLD Channel
In the run up to the Olympics, the WORLD channel will be airing Racing the Rezfor four days beginning July 22 as a pre-release. Guaranteed to get you into... Read more
Help Me Say Thank You to Our Partners
Help me say thank you to the many partners supporting Racing the Rez in this campaign by doing one of the following:
- Buy columnist MC Coolidge's "Sideways in... Read more
Just 24 Hours To Go!
Another Fantastic Article at Indian Country Today Media Network!
Bryan Abrams and the staff at Indian Country Today Media Network did a follow up article on our Kickstarter campaign and our thoughts on reaching our $15k goal.
Click here... Read more
NEW REWARD: Hand Carved Hopi Kachina Doll
The grandfather of Hopi runner Dennis Klain, one of the boys from Racing the Rez, has donated a He-li-li kachina doll that he carved to our Kickstarter campaign as a... Read more
That means two things:
First, no more running metaphors will be tortured! They will be released to run free, and... Read more
Runnerspace.com Posts Video and Nice Write Up
A big thank you to Chris Nickinson and the gang at Runnerspace.com for a fantastic write up about the documentary and a link to our Kickstarter campaign.
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New Reward: A Hike Into Remote Canyon Land with Bill Orman
Hiking guru Bill Orman, father of runner Billy Orman, one of the boys from Racing the Rez, is generously offering to guide 2-3 people on an overnight hike into the... Read more
Racing the Rez on Runner's World RW Daily
Our Kickstarter video is included in today's Runner's Digest on the Runner's World website!
Runner's Digest is written by Mark Remy and has a highly dedicated following among, who else,... Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Christopher McDougall To Reveal Part of the Born To Run Story Never Told at Exclusive Racing the Rez Screening
On his blog, author Christopher McDougall announced that he will reveal a piece of the Born To Run story that didn't make the final publication at a special screening for... Read more
New Reward: A Sightseeing Flight for East Coast and Midwest Backers
Sport Aviation magazine senior editor Steve Schapiro has generously offered a one hour sightseeing flight for up to three people in his Piper Cherokee Arrow to the first backer who... Read more
Kickstarter Posters You Can Print Yourself
Bill Ford, known to the Twitterati of cyberspace as @bagelbilly and to the running faithful of Stillwater, Oklahoma as the owner of the Old School Bagel Cafe, recently asked for... Read more
"You Have Two Weeks Left to Help the Incredible Racing the Rez Documentary See the Light of Day" - Indian Country Today Media Network
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If you are a runner you know his name and keep his book close at hand. If you are not, you still know him as the man who started the... Read more
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We're halfway there - just 15 days left - and we've got $10,000 to go.
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A very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Fantastic New Year to all!
And a very special thank you to all of our backers!
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Renowned and generous NYC chef James Cullen just announced two new food rewards for our campaign.
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Powerful tugboats churning ahead at full power give a new perspective on these workhorses of the water. Come and see them Sunday, Sept. 2, when crews take a break from all their pushing and shoving and have some fun.
The occasion is the 20th running of the Great North River Tugboat Race and Competition on the Hudson River with easy viewing from Manhattan.
The competition starts at 9:30 a.m. with the tugs heading north to 79th Street. The boats then race south for one nautical mile to the viewing spot at Hudson River Park Pier 84 at West 44th Street. The race is followed by bow-to-bow pushing contests a line toss competition, and a spinach-eating contest.
While viewing from shore is free, Circle Line will run a spectator boat boarding at 9 a.m. Check the Working Harbor Committee of New York/New Jersey at workingharbor.org, or call 212-757-1600.


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Paid Maternity Leave AND A Bonus When You Come Back? Yes Please!Rebekah Kuschmider
Most of us already know that America lags shamefully behind other developed nations in supporting pregnant women and new parents. Sure, it's illegal to fire a woman for being pregnant and the Family and Medical Leave Act mandates that companies give employees 12 weeks of leave after the birth of a baby – if the company is big enough and if the employee has been there long enough. But don't count on being paid during leave unless your company offers that of its own volition and don't be surprised if companies try to pull funny business to purge pregnant women and new moms from the system, laws or no laws.
So can you imagine how awesome it would be to work for a place that offered 14 weeks of paid maternity leave followed by DOUBLE your salary during the your first six weeks back at work? This is the new maternity leave policy enacted by an Australian insurance company called Insurance Australia Group.
Australian maternity leave law provides for 18 weeks of leave where the employee receives the equivalent of minimum wage during that time and a parent can take up to a year of unpaid leave and still have a job waiting for them when they return (makes those 12 weeks of unpaid leave US law provides seem pretty stingy, huh?). So, in some ways, this policy at IAG Is good for the company in that it bringing employees back from leave sooner and contributes to staff retention by making working parenthood a bit easier.
It's always encouraging to see private industry taking the needs of families seriously and making policies that help parents balance the need to work and he need to take care of the children. Here's hoping that IAG's policies rub off on other companies – on both sides of the pacific!
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Griffins Features
Oct. 7, 2011
by Kristi Page - griffinshockey.com
The Grand Rapids Griffins are anxious to kick off the 2011-12 season on Saturday in Rockford. Head coach Curt Fraser returns for his fourth season behind the bench, sitting just three wins behind Danton Cole (116) for winningest coach in franchise history. After a long offseason that saw several key players depart, the Griffins entered training camp with the Detroit Red Wings last month with many unanswered questions. Now that the opening night roster has been assembled, Fraser says that the players are ready to drop the puck on the new season. The team practiced at Van Andel Arena all week in preparation for the upcoming year, with their sights set on Saturday's tilt against the IceHogs.
After the first full week of practice, Fraser took some time to talk about offseason changes and how the team is preparing for their upcoming challenges.
How do you feel after having your first week of full team practice?
We have been waiting for this since the beginning of the prospect's camp in Traverse City. The prospect's camp in the summertime with all of the young guys was excellent, and it carried over to camp in the fall which was very, very good. We tried a lot of new things that hoped would help our team this year, and we learned a lot. The Red Wings camp this year was just like we hoped it would be: all of our guys that have been here got a chance to play a ton. They all did a real good job contributing to some good wins for the Wings, and it was excellent to watch. But now, it's fun to have the guys here in Grand Rapids; we have a much better team than we've had the last two years. The first year I was here, we had a real good team, but Detroit called up two guys at the end of the season, we lost five guys to injury on a long road trip. [Joakim] Andersson came over from Sweden on a holiday, and he ended up playing and being our best player. With Detroit being beat up and missing pieces the next few years, it was tough, but this year we have the pieces in place that we need to win. We are excited for the start of this year, and it was great to get on the ice with the guys this morning.
What would you like to see improvements on this season?
Obviously, I think our goaltending has to improve. Joey MacDonald was supposed to be here last year for the entire year, but Osgood was hurt so we lost him. I think our goaltending is shored up now. [Jordan] Pearce is coming off of a real good year last year, and our defense, having added Garnet Exelby, with Smitty (Brendan Smith) coming back for another year, and [Brian] Lashoff and [Travis] Ehrhardt have found their stride this year, too. Defensively, we will be much better, and our goaltending will be much better. Up front, with guys like [Gustav] Nyquist and Chris Conner, who played in the NHL last year, we're very good. And then the kids that we have added, like [Landon] Ferraro and [Willie] Coetzee, have all come off real strong camps in Detroit.
Who in particular are you impressed with after training camp?
I think Andersson looks real strong, and Nyquist – who we only had for a handful of games at the end of the last season – wasn't a finalist for the Hobey Baker last year for no reason. He's a real, real good player. Coetzee has found his step now, Ferraro looks strong. [Trevor] Parkes has been a real nice find for us; he's been here a couple years in the prospects camp and looks very, very good. Lashoff and Ehrhardt have worked through a couple years with us, and they're set to step up. Joey MacDonald, Pearce, [Tomas] Tatar and [Francis] Pare are set to have great years. Someone I haven't talked about much is Jamie Johnson. He came in last year from a different organization, and he had a little of a tough time adjusting to our style of play. This year, he's kept in great shape and now he knows all our systems. It's going to be much easier for him to do a great job for us this year and contribute to the success of our team.
What are you doing differently this year than previous years?
We tweaked a couple of our systems and changed our foundation a little bit, but hopefully it will give us the structure we need. We are going to be much faster than we have been the past two years; you're going to see more of a team that likes to attack a lot more. We're a lot more aggressive and assertive on the puck, and our kids that have been here for a couple years now are more mature; now they know what is expected of them. They are turning into pros and know it will make a huge difference on the play of the team on the ice. It's amazing that every year you start with eight or nine new, young kids who we've worked with at the prospect's camp for two or three years. When they get here now, it's much easier for them to adapt and work their way into the lineup and contribute. Right now, we're excited, we're looking for a great season out of everyone here, and it's going to be fun. I think people love it, I know I am very impressed with our group, and hopefully they'll do the same for the people of Grand Rapids.
How is the team looking overall?
I always like our group. We've got some great kids; I love working with them, and I love watching them play. But we've always missed pieces; we've never had a guy who could put up 80 or 90 points. We've never been five or six deep on defense, where you could put anybody up against anybody. In goal, we always have young guys but, other than Jimmy Howard, they've never been able to find their step. It's been hard. This year, those have all been taken away. Now, we have good goaltending, a good defensive, and we're real strong up front. We have key players like Conner, Nyquist , Pare and Tatar, who could all put up 80 or 90. I think we have a lot of upside and a real opportunity to be very, very good this year.
Do you think this team is deeper this year than last year?
Yes, much. Detroit, the last two years, has had many injuries up top, and they don't take our second and third line players – they take our best players. It's tough on them to lose their good guys, and really hard on us to lose ours, and we've had a tough time replacing them. We lost players for 19 days up in Detroit. This year, Detroit shored it up; they've got some depth up top. With [Jan] Mursak, [Cory] Emmerton, [Fabian] Brunnstrom, [Mike] Commodore, [Ian] White and [Ty] Conklin in goal, they've added some depth. Hopefully they'll stay away from injury, which will allow us to keep our guys in place and not lose as many bodies as we did the last two years. We are much deeper, and we have an opportunity now to put five or six guys in Toledo (ECHL), so we won't have to go shopping around to find players to replace our guys. If you play Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and you lose a guy in the third period of Friday night's game at 10:30 at night, who are you getting to come in on a Saturday to help out? Nobody. You end up playing short, and then somebody else gets hurt, and you're two guys short. It was very, very difficult the last two years, but this year it will be easier. We have guys in place within a couple of hours, so hopefully everything will work out good for all three teams this year, and we'll all enjoy a lot of success.
With Jordan Pearce and Tom McCollum all returning for another season, and Joey MacDonald down to start the year, are you more confident in goaltending this year?
Absolutely. McCollum is a good young goaltender, and so is Pearce. We need somebody to step up and take charge and Pearce won that job last year, and ended up logging a ton of ice time and playing more than he ever has in his life. But he put up wins and, if we can get Tommy to that point, we'd be real deep. Joey MacDonald is going to give us the stability in goal now that will help those two kids get better just by him being here. As long as nothing happens in Detroit – because Joey is more than capable of going up and doing a good job for them – I think we will be better in goal. In the American Hockey League over the last three years, the biggest change in the league has been goaltending. Everybody's good at goal. We haven't been for two years, and I think we have a really good opportunity to take that on with Joey, Pearce and Tommy.
Looking ahead to tomorrow night's game, do you think the team is ready?
Oh yeah. One bad thing about this league is that it's nice to practice all the time, practice a lot, but the players want to play hockey and for the first two or three weeks, we aren't going to play a lot of games. But they are more than ready and excited about getting started here and getting off on the right foot.
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The trailer for the upcoming video game-inspired horror flick, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D has been released to the web. This trailer showcases few details of the story of this movie and also unveils everyone's favorite Pyramid Head and some other creepy creatures breaking loose in the Silent Hill's hellish land.
Trailer is creepy. It also combines few CG scenes and other video game related visuals. Actually, I think most of those scenes look too much CG. Although considering the awesome faceless nurse scene from the previous clip, I think we can hope this movie to be one hell of a creepy show for sure.
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D hits theaters on October 26th, 2012.
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Didnt know where else to post this but i seen it didnt have many views so i thought i would help it out if someone else posted it just tell me its a great vid tho
Guild Wars 2 - "New Heroes of Tyria" Trailer
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 09:29 PM
Sure does: http://www.guildwars...ler-t26912.html
You are fooling yourself, user. Nothing here is what it seems. ANet is not the plucky hero, Guru is not an evil empire, and this is not the grand arena.
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5 Tips on Getting the Best Fit out of Your Cloth Diapers
You will want to make sure that your diapers are fitting well to ensure baby's comfort and to avoid leaking. Below are some tips to help ensure a good fit.
Don't try to size up to soon, or extend the diaper's use beyond its capability. Using a diaper that is to big will cause sagging and gapping. Using a diaper that is to small will not offer enough absorbency, and will most likely be too tight.
Try before you buy. One kind of diaper will not work for all babies, as all body types are different. Also, a baby may fit differently in say a pocket diaper compared to an AIO diaper. You can use a trial program for trying different types of diapers. Also, whether the diapers are sized, one sized, or duo sized makes a difference in the fit.
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