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This is my entry for the fan fiction contest.
It's an untold story that happened very close to the MegaDrive/Genesis events. Enjoy. :)
It was the middle of the night. Sonic watched over to Robotnik's headquarters from the top of a hill, getting ready to strike. It was a serious operation. He couldn't fail, for this time, Robotnik was better prepared than in their previous encounters. He had created a powerful army of robots to help him enslave the entire planet. Sonic revised the plan on his head several times, and everything seemed to fit. But one thing he hadn't predicted was his best friend showing up.
– Sonic! – a little voice was heard from the darkness behind him.
– Tails?! – Sonic turned and saw his friend, running towards him. – What are you doing here?!
– I want to help.
– Absolutely not! This ain't no game, Tails!
Sonic pointed at the building.
– Can you hear the "clang" noises coming from Robotnik's lab? He has built an entire army of giant robots!
– He has?!
– Yes! I know because I trashed three of them this morning. They were trying to ruin my morning run by destroying the forest. But I showed them. But the point is... So now, I need to bust inside the doctor's headquarters and destroy every last one of them, until Robotnik's forced to quit.
– Please, Sonic! Let me help you! – Tails insisted. – I promise I won't get in the way.
Sonic facepalmed.
– Why do you always do that, Tails?
Sonic wasn't yet used to having Tails help him. They had, at the time, a fairly small number of adventures together, as Tails was yet very young, so Sonic didn't fully trust him and was concerned about his safety.
– I just told you! This is more dangerous than anything we have faced before! You can't come!
– But... But... – Tails had just gotten an idea to convince him. – If it is that dangerous, then you definitely need help! So can I come, Sonic? Can I? Can I? Pleeease?
Sonic finally gave in to Tails' begging.
– OK, OK, you can come!
– Alright! – Tails jumped with joy.
– I'll probably regret this. – Sonic said to himself. – Remember, always stay behind me, and if too many robots get close to us, fly out of their reach.
– You got it! – Tails happily agreed. He was just very excited that Sonic had let him come too.
And so, they started running. Tails would keep up with Sonic by spinning his two tails behind him like a propeller, as he usually did. As they got closer to the headquarters, they noticed they were being chased by large robot wasps.
– We've got company, Tails.
One of the wasps fired its laser at them. It missed, but it was so powerful that as it hit the ground, it caused a huge earthquake that threw both Sonic and Tails into the air. They safely landed next to some trees, and out of the badniks' sight.
– I can't believe it! Even his regular robots got a make-over! – Sonic said, as he got up.
– What do we do now?
– I got it! How strong are your tails today?
In a few seconds, they started running again, but this time, it would be different. When the robot wasps found Sonic and Tails, they both looked at each other.
– Ready, Tails?
– Ready!
Tails grabbed Sonic by the shoulders and kept spinning his tails behind him. This, combined with Sonic's speed, made them go twice as fast. A blue comet started forming around them, which served as an instant shield that knocked to the ground everything that got on their way.
The wasps were now way behind, and Sonic and Tails were almost arriving at Robotnik's headquarters. But Sonic realized it was too late to stop. They were going too fast.
– Hold on, Tails! – he yelled. – We're about to leave a huge hole on the door!
– A huge what?!
With that, they crashed into the building, completely destroying the door and its guards. They only stopped far into the corridors of that giant building.
– Are you OK, Tails? – Sonic said, as he helped him get up.
– I am better than OK! Let's do that again!
– He-heh! Sorry, bro, but we can't get that much momentum in here. – Sonic chuckled. – We'll just have to keep using the old method of running and spinning at the speed of sound, OK?
– O-OK! – Tails agreed, quite joyful and still a bit dizzy from before.
As they were about to start running again, they heard Robotnik's voice from a speaker near the ceiling.
– You! How dare you appear in my building like that and destroy my robots?!
– Hey! We did knock! – Sonic replied, winking at Tails and fist-bumping him.
– Joke while you can, hedgehog! I've just prepared a welcoming committee for you and your little friend.
After Robotnik saying that, robots appeared from the ceiling of the corridor, both in front and behind Sonic and Tails. They were trapped, as that narrow hallway didn't leave them enough room to gain speed and destroy all the robots.
– Capture them. – Robotnik said to the robots. – I will later decide what to do with them.
The robots were coming closer. Sonic, for the first time in a long time, felt trapped. But suddenly... What's this?! The entire corridor started shaking. Pieces of the wall bounced off. Everything was collapsing. And then, from the ground, next to Sonic and Tails, a red figure appeared. It would seem that it had drilled its way in. That figure dashed away into the robots on one of the sides of the corridor, and destroyed them all. As it finished those off, the figure went to destroy the robots on the other side. When it stopped and the dust had landed, Sonic and Tails could finally see who it was. Knuckles the Echidna!
– What are you doing here?! – they both asked.
– I heard the metal noises from my island, and decided to come to investigate.
– Yeah, that's pretty much what got us here too. – Sonic replied. – By the way, you really do like to make an entrance, don't you, Knux?
– It was so cool what you just did! – Tails said, very excited.
– Thanks. I, uh... didn't know it had been that cool. – Knuckles said, slightly blushing.
– Yeah, I'd have to say so myself, too. – Sonic agreed. – Nice going on the shaking effect. Top notch!
Knuckles regained his coolness and focused on the issue at hand.
– I take it the doctor's up to some serious business. – he said, kicking a robot arm to the side. – So, what's the plan?
– We bust inside... Well, that part is done, anyway. ...and we destroy every robot inside! – Sonic explained.
– That's my kind of plan. – Knuckles said, grinning and punching the palm of his hand.
– Then let's go!
The trio then ran along the corridor, and arrived at a round room, with several corridor entrances around it.
– Which way? – Tails asked.
– We go up! – Sonic said, pointing upwards. – Robotnik will be on the top floor for sure. We get to him and smash each robot he calls.
This room was five stories high, and had access to all the corridors of the building. Tails picked Sonic up to fly them both to the top, while Knuckles went climbing.
– We still don't know where Robotnik is. – Knuckles said, as he climbed. – This building must be a real maze.
– I can hear robots coming. – Tails interrupted.
– Really? I hear nothing. – Sonic said.
– With these ears, I have an increased hearing. – Tails explained.
– Cool! Can you tell where they're coming from? – Sonic asked.
– Hmm... Let me see... There! – Tails quickly pointed his head at one of the corridors at the top. – They're coming from that corridor up there!
– Way to go, kid! – Knuckles congratulated him.
– We track down all the robots' sounds, and smash them until we reach Robotnik. – Sonic said. – I'm glad you came after all, Tails.
– Yes! – Tails said to himself.
They had finally reached the corridor Tails had pointed out. Instead of trying a more stealthy approach, they just ran along it, and immediately started crashing the robots as they found them.
Tails went ahead of Sonic and smashed two robots by hitting them with his tails.
– Take that! Ha-hah!
– Tails! You were supposed to stay behind me!
– Wha...? OW!
– Tails!
Tails had been caught distracted when he heard Sonic, and got punched by one of the robots. Sonic picked him up, left him with Knuckles, and destroyed all the remaining robots with furious speed. When he was done, he ran back at them to see how Tails was.
– Tails, are you OK?!
– I'm... I'm fine, Sonic. Ow... Was just a punch. – Tails said, rubbing his head.
– It could have been a laser! Or a bigger robot! That's exactly why I didn't want you to come!
– But... But if you hadn't distracted me, I'd still be...
Knuckles interrupted them, because an argument like the one that was about to start was not appropriate for that moment, and would take them too much time.
– Uh, guys? We can talk about that once the mission is over. Until then, why don't we keep looking for more punching bags, huh? What d'ya say? Tails, can you hear any other robots approaching?
Tails stood listening for a second.
– Here! – he finally said, pointing at the wall. – There's an army coming from the other side. Probably a few walls away.
– Allow... ME! – Knuckles said, ending his sentence with a punch through the wall.
They had to go through some more walls, as Tails had implied. They found more robots and successfully destroyed them. After almost an hour of smashing robots, stopping and listening for more nearby ones, and smashing them again, they finally found the entrance to Robotnik's main control room. It was protected by a large steel door. Sonic and Knuckles broke in with a spin-dash, and Tails followed behind. The door led to another corridor, so they kept running, eager for what was coming next. They could see the control room at the end. That was it, the final stage.
Inside, they found Robotnik on the top of a tower-like machine, with six pillars supporting it, right in the middle of the room. He instantly turned at them, as if he was already expecting them.
– I see you brats have finally found me.
– Yes, we have! – Sonic said. – If I were you, I'd quit right now and avoid another humiliating defeat.
– Yeah! – Tails said.
– But if you want to keep this charade going... – Knuckles added. – ...we'll still be happy to...
– Ha ha ha ha ha! – Robotnik interrupted, with a laugh. – I'm surprised you three haven't yet realized what's going on.
– What does he mean by that? – the three wondered.
– I most certainly didn't expect you to get so close to my building. I guess I over-estimated you. – Robotnik explained. – When my large wasps failed, I sent some of my best robots to capture you. But when the echidna appeared and helped you out, I decided to let you think you were winning, by sending more of those robots. And now that you found me, I'll let you feel the real pain! So now... Prepare for my ultimate army!
Robotnik pressed a big orange button. Giant doors from both sides of the room opened, letting in dozens of robots, flyers and non-flyers, much larger than normal.
– Destroy them! – he ordered them.
Sonic, Tails and Knuckles decided to fight the robots like it wasn't anything out of the ordinary. At first, they were being able to take most of them down, by spinning and punching, and hitting the weak-points. But more and more robots were coming in, and it was becoming too much for the three to handle. Sonic, aware of this, grabbed his friends and swiftly took them to a hidden corner of the room.
– Got a new plan? – Knuckles asked.
– Not yet. – Sonic answered, trying to think.
– I can't believe Robotnik's winning.
– It's still too soon to say that, Tails. – Sonic said to him. – Now... If we had a ring, maybe...
– A ring?! Why didn't you say so before?! – Knuckles shouted.
– You have a ring?! – Sonic asked excited.
– I have five! I picked them up on my way here.
– Hurry, hand me one!
Knuckles took out one of his rings and gave it to Sonic.
– OK. – Sonic stared at the ring. – If I do this right, I'll be able to take us away to a safe place until we can think of a better way to dismantle the Doctor's plan. You guys are ready?
– Yeah. – Knuckles answered.
– You bet! – Tails answered.
Sonic raised the ring up. It started glowing like the sun, as it charged up.
– Brace yourselves, because we're about to... WOAH!
One of the robots had just found them and stepped so hard on the floor near them, that it caused Sonic, Tails and Knuckles to be tossed apart. The ring vanished, for being thrown while it was being used. Sonic landed on an empty corner. Tails and Knuckles landed on the opposite side, slightly close to one another. The large robot forgot about them and walked up to Sonic. It was going to grab him. Sonic spin-dashed at the approaching hand, but he couldn't smash it. The robot successfully grabbed him, making him unable to move, and was now taking him to Robotnik.
Some of the robots tried to catch Tails and Knuckles as well. A wasp tried to hit Knuckles, but he jumped over the laser and smashed it. Next, he grabbed Tails and they both started running to wherever was safer. There were robots everywhere. It was getting harder to smash one, or even to just dodge its attacks. But they had to help Sonic.
– We gotta help Sonic! What do we do? – Tails asked him, very worried.
– I'm thinking, I'm thinking! Take this, you worthless pile of junk! – Knuckles tried to both come up with a solution and get them rid of the approaching robots.
As Knuckles kept punching and dodging, he finally thought of something.
– That's it!
– What, what?!
– There are robots shooting at us from all over the place. All we gotta do, is trick one to hit that robot's arm!
– Great idea, Knuckles!
So Tails and Knuckles stopped, and waited for the next robot to come and try to shoot at them. It didn't take more than two seconds for two of them to come. Knuckles told Tails to hide, and jumped over one's head, while the other tried to hit him with its machine-gun. He executed all kinds of jumps, never standing still, in order to disorient them. Finally, he got between them and the large robot holding Sonic. Both robots shot at the same time. Instead of Knuckles, they hit the robot's arm, completely separating it from the robot. The mechanical arm crashed into the ground, and Sonic jumped loose. The plan had worked perfectly.
Sonic went hiding under Robotnik's tower, as now, even more robots were trying to catch him.
– Ha ha ha! Please, hedgehog! You always make it too easy for me.
As Robotnik said that, the six pillars of his tower detached from the floor, revealing themselves to be mechanical legs, each with three fingers. Two of them kept supporting the tower, while the other four tried to catch Sonic. He would quickly dodge them, but the robots were coming closer. He wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.
Tails and Knuckles now would only have a few occasional attacks, as the army's attention was focused on catching Sonic, so they could let their guard down a bit, to try to find a way to save Sonic from that new problem.
– Sonic is stuck! – Tails said to Knuckles.
– Apparently, my plan had this small flaw. – he replied.
– I got it, Knuckles! Throw him another ring!
– That's impossible, Tails! There's too much commotion between us and Sonic. The ring will more than likely get lost.
– Hand it to me, and I'll fly high until I have a clear view.
– How do we know there's even such thing as that, at this moment?!
– Then, we throw him all the rings together. At least one of them is sure to get to him.
– No, we can't do that either! If more than one ring gets close to him and he uses them together, there's no telling what could happen. We haven't tested that far. He might blow up!
– Come on, it's our only chance!
As Knuckles watched Sonic about to get overwhelmed, he finally gave in and handed the four rings over to Tails. He flew as high and fast as he could and threw them at Sonic. Surprisingly, the four landed close to him. In a hopeless attempt, he grabbed all four, put two in each arm, and started glowing almost instantaneously. The yellow glow around him was getting bigger by the second, and was pushing away the mechanical legs and the surrounding robots. At that point, Sonic turned into a spinning ball with streaks of blue and yellow. He floated in place for a brief second and then, WHAM! He blasted away, ricocheting everywhere in the room! He pierced through some robots and completely destroyed a few others. Tails and Knuckles watched the whole thing close to the wall, amazed. Sonic destroyed Robotnik's tower one hit at a time and the mad scientist fell to a rough landing. He ran as fast as he could into an emergency hidden door, as debris was falling from the ceiling. The room was about to collapse.
– You'll pay for this, you blasted little hedgehog! You and your friends will soon meet my wrath! – he said, as the passageway closed.
With all the robots turned into scraps, Sonic, still a glowing spinning ball, rocketed at Tails and Knuckles, taking them with him. The three together made the ball of light Sonic was in become an even larger and stronger one, no longer appearing there to be living beings inside. So, Sonic, Tails and Knuckles, inside that ball, no longer ricocheting, but flying, went through every inch of the building, destroying everything they touched. The corridors, the rooms and every piece of machinery got reduced to dust. The last place they went to was the main reactor, located in the center of the bottom floor. They went right through it, leaving it to explode behind them, engulfing the entire building.
As the smoke from the explosion settled, the three heroes looked down at it from the forest.
– Do you think Robotnik survived that? – Knuckles asked.
– I don't know. – Sonic answered. – But if we know him well, he's probably far by now. In a broken ship that's about to crash, for sure. He-heh!
– Yeah! We totally beat him this time! – Tails yelled.
– He'll think twice before messing with us again! – Knuckles added.
– Well, I hope he never comes back. – Tails said.
– Same here, bro. – Sonic agreed. – But hey, if he ever decides to show up again, we can always try that thing again, with the four rings, right?
– I... I don't think that's a good idea. – Knuckles said.
– Why not? – they both asked.
– I'm still trying to recover from that ride. – Knuckles answered, while touching his belly. – It made my stomach feel like... ohr...
– He-heh! By the way, Tails, I'm really proud of you.
– You are?
– Yeah. Sure, you had a small "down" moment, but you were a huge help for me and Knux, and in the end, you acted like a real hero.
Tails and Knuckles were speechless, especially Tails, because ever since he had met Sonic, he had dreamed of being one day as great a hero as he was, and now that wish seemed to be coming true. As for Knuckles, he was just amazed, because he mostly heard Sonic saying something braggish or teasing.
As the sun rose, the three contemplated the destroyed building, their victory, one more time before going home.
An untold story
Nov 13, 2011 3:37PM PST
This is my entry for the fan fiction contest.


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Special thanks to Jay Volk, Joan Guerin, Zack Tanner and Jeremy Saylor of WQED Interactive for their work on the web pages. Paula Zetter shared her graphic design expertise. Maria Pisano and Dave Hallewell helped spread the word through marketing and social media. The documentaries and videos were shot and edited by the talented Paul Ruggieri and Pierina Morelli.
Assisting over the past several years in researching the troop portraits and journal entries: interns Sarafina Brooks, Julia Carpey, Shannon Caruso, Katie Conboy, Brian Elliott, Chelsey Frey, Jeremy Erhlich, Samantha Gorsuch, Jodi Lincoln, Nathalie Martinez, Corey McDermot, Keaton Smith, Azia Squire, Hunter Tresnicky and Peter Vogel.
Sincere appreciation goes to Lisa Froug-Hirano, a dedicated World War II era researcher in Honolulu, Hawaii, who reached out upon learning of this project. Her many volunteer hours have provided valuable leads and successful matches to the veterans or their families. Like Elizabeth Black, Lisa's mother was with the American Red Cross Clubmobile during WW2.
Christina Carlton, US Navy, ITC, Francesca Cumero Christine Coleman Cook and Karan Ciotti are with Angelo's Angels, a California-based dog tag research and return organization. They learned of the Elizabeth Black portrait project and generously volunteered their research skills to successfully find families.
Kathy Kirchner of Grosse Pointe, Michigan has provided numerous leads. Kathy has a great interest in American home front activities during both world wars and also enjoys researching war effort contributions. Kathy is featured in my 2015 documentary "Finding Elizabeth's Soldiers."
Chris Hamilton of Batavia, Ohio joined our volunteer researchers in 2015. Chris runs a process serving company and since 2004 has been successful in searches involving adoption, the military and more. He has now added the Elizabeth Black portrait project as one of his missions.
Sue Freilino of Akron, Ohio volunteered her research skills in June 2016 after seeing "Finding Elizabeth's Soldiers on her PBS affiliate. A passionate genealogist, Sue has spent the past decade researching the history of her husband's family. Now she is tackling and solving some of WQED's most challenging Elizabeth Black portrait mysteries.
Norma Chase, a Pittsburgh attorney, has also volunteered her expertise in finding these veterans or their families.
Above all, John and Kay Black have meticulously catalogued, researched and preserved Elizabeth's portraits and memorabilia. Their hard work and commitment has helped preserve - in my opinion - a national treasure.
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"Portraits for the Home Front: The Story of Elizabeth Black" (2013)
"Finding Elizabeth's Soldiers" (2015)

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I agree. By the way, I used to be frequent commenter during 2007-2009 days ;)
Nirupam commented on the post, Rate the race: 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix 1 year, 2 months ago
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Points calculated on FP1 results :)
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@Hohum Baseless comment
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ParticipACTION unveiled their 2015 Report Card On Physical Activity for Children and Youth. The results are pathetic, with a D- for overall physical activity, in part because just nine per cent of five to 17-year-olds meet daily recommendations of at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
Did you know that gardening is not only good for the environment, but it also promotes both mind and body health? Just like the soil and plants in the garden, we need to make sure we are adequately fueled and hydrated. Before or after a few hours of planting flowers and pulling weeds, I recommend these two simple, delicious go-to recipes to help keep you energized all day long.
In 2010, our five-year-old daughter, Lily, was diagnosed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Whenever Lily was released from the hospital, and the weather cooperated, we headed outside. We really started to depend on these adventures, these outdoor excursions, to get us through the bad days and help Lily along her road to recovery. According to the National Environmental Educational Foundation, exposure to nature can reduce stress levels by as much as 28 per cent in children. Health benefits of nature may include reduced anxiety and depression, increased energy and immunity, decreased stress and improved mental health.
Poison Ivy grows freely in Canada -- with the exception of Newfoundland. Because of the presence of urushiol, there are no known predators. Our only defenses have been through the act of prevention. The first is best described by the rhyme, "Leaves of three leave it be," which essentially advises people to simply know the look of the plant and then avoid touching it.
Healthy should be the goal. As a nation, we are caught up in a thought process and mission to get skinny, or muscular. We lost sight of healthy. We should care more about feeling healthy and being stress-free, than about how we look. Here is how to make the paradigm shift from losing weight to staying healthy.
Lately, there's been a lot of buzz about active video games being a new tech solution to the inactivity crisis in Canadian kids. While active video games -- also called exergames -- may seem like a plausible way to get kids to exercise more, a recent review of academic literature suggests this may not be the case.


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Montoursville Area School Board Tuesday night approved a final budget for next year that hikes the real estate millage by .20.
The $28.9 million spending plan passed 5-3 following brief discussion.
Voting in favor of the budget were school directors Jeff Schans, James Bergen, Ellen Stoner, Tom McNamara, and Scott Konkle. Voting against were George Hagemeyer, Dale Ulmer and Dora Pioli.
Jill Kaplan was absent.
Noting the transfer of $330,000 from the general fund to the capital reserve, Ulmer said he could not vote in favor of the budget. That transfer brought the capital reserve total amount to $3.2 million.
Ulmer conceded that while the district might well have to raise taxes in coming years, now was not the time to do it.
"I just felt this year we could not afford a tax increase," he said.
Pioli also made it clear she could not support a budget with a tax hike.
"I am definitely not in favor of it," she said. "This is a tough time. I think people need a break."
She explained her vote in favor of a tax hike last month was part of the preliminary budget process.
Under a .20 millage hike, a homeowner with a property with an assessed value of $100,000 would pay an additional $20 per year in real estate taxes.
Superintendent Dr. Timothy Bowers noted that the budget also includes the elimination of the per capita tax.
Business manager Robert Saul said that the loss of the per capita tax will mean about $100,000 less in revenues.
He noted that the district is receiving about $27,000 less than expected in Title 1 funding.
The board approved the purchase of a scoreboard for Memorial Stadium at a cost of $65,000.
Bowers said the hope is to secure some corporate sponsorship to at least partly offset the district's costs.
In personnel matters, the board eliminated a full-time guidance secretary position.
Mike Mussina was approved as varsity boys basketball coach, replacing Mark Molesky.
Molesky becomes the first assistant coach.
Mussina will be paid a stipend of $4,170 and Molesky, $4,100.
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Homemade Chocolate Caramels
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7. Serve chocolates frozen, right from the freezer. Make sure to freeze them at least 1 hour before eating for the full caramel texture.
Yield: Makes 12-14 chocolates
Vegan Option: Use coconut oil instead of ghee.
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The National High School Rodeo Association is hosting their first On Line Stallion Auction. You can check out the feature stallions on http://NHSRAStallionAuction.com/index.asp. Bidding will begin October 1 and proceeds go to the NHSRA.
2012-2013 Calendar Fundraiser
The NHSRA requires each member to sell 10 calendars, due by March 1, to be in good standing with the association. The proceeds from the calendar program go to fund student activities and awards. This program has been successful in the past and there are many benefits for the members. The calendars sell for $20. Each week there is a cash drawing of either $40, holiday drawings of $200 and a $1,000 drawing during the State Finals. This year the cash drawings will be split between the ticket buyer and the student selling the ticket. Buyers and students can be multiple winners. Sell more calendars and you could be a weekly winner! For the NHSRA member, there is a reward program that can benefit each member if they are willing to sell more than the required 10 calendars. Members are eligible to receive rewards in each of the three groups as long as they have submitted their calendar stubs and money by the dates listed. If you need more calendars, contact an adult director or Becky Dailey.
Top 2 members with the most calendars turned in at this time will each receive a certificate for a pair of Ariat boots.
Total of 20 Calendars Sold — NHSRA Shirt
Total of 30 Calendars Sold — $75 Scholarship
Total of 40 Calendars Sold — $100 Scholarship
Total of 50 Calendars Sold — $125 Scholarship
(If a student sells 30, 40 or 50 calendars and would like a shirt, the cost of the shirt can be deducted from the scholarship amount.)
Total of 60 Calendars Sold — $300 Scholarship
Total of 85 Calendars Sold — $425 Scholarship
Total of 110 Calendars Sold — $550 Scholarship
Total of 135 Calendars Sold — $750 Scholarship
The member selling the most calendars over 135 will qualify for a $1,000 scholarship. (The $1,000 scholarship is the maximum a member can earn in the March 1st level.) Please make sure to legibly complete all requested information on the ticket stub. Make sure that money and ticket stubs balance. DO NOT SEND CASH. Do not staple money to ticket. Send in calendar stubs and money often — we will keep track of the number of calendars you have sold. Members will be responsible for collecting money for checks that are returned because of closed accounts and insufficient funds. You are responsible for payment or the return of calendars not sold. Send ticket stubs and money to Becky Dailey, PO Box 10, Arnold, NE 69120.
The Association will not be obligated to provide calendars to members after March 1st. Any member not submitting calendar monies prior to March 1st will owe the minimum sales requirement of $200 plus a $60 late fee that must be paid before any spring rodeo entries will be accepted. Becky must receive your calendar sales by April 1 to be eligible to rodeo the rest of the season.
If you have any questions, please contact a member of the Calendar Committee: Becky Dailey at (308) 539-6543, Tricia Schaffer at (308) 534-1244 or Jim Wakefield at (402) 336-4766.
The 2012 Nebraska High School Rodeo Winter Banquet will be held on Saturday, November 3, 2012 in Kearney, Neb., at the Younes Conference Center. There is a block of rooms reserved at the Wingate Inn, 108 3rd Ave, Kearney. Rooms are $89.95. The phone number for the Wingate Inn is (308) 237-4400.
Tickets for the winter banquet are $75 per couple and may be purchased from any adult director. You may also e-mail Tara at firstname.lastname@example.com for tickets. More information will be posted on the website as it becomes available. Donated items need to be dropped off EARLY in the day at the banquet room so that they can be listed and photographed for the slide show PRIOR to the start of the auction! Volunteers are needed the day of the banquet. If you or someone you know would like to help, please call Heather Harwager at (308) 636-2518 or (308) 636-8708.
4:00 CT, Meet and Greet past NFR contestants.
Tentative Schedule
Saturday, November 3
12:00 - Director meeting before interviews at upstairs of the Younes Conference Center
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Interviews at upstairs of the Younes Conference Center
4:00 - Meet and Greet past NFR contestants
5:00 - Social Hour
5:00-8:00 Silent Auction
6:30 - Dinner
Auction to follow
Sunday, November 4
8:00 am Director Meeting at Holiday Inn
We will not have a general membership meeting at Kearney. If anyone has something they would like brought up, they are welcome to attend the director meeting on Sunday morning. We will have our general membership meeting at McCook.
Auction Items for the Winter Banquet:
Beaded Headstall - C. Strong
Beaded Hatband - C. Strong
Paul Cleveland Steer Wrestling School tuition - K. Heiser
Gourmet Cupcakes - K. Heiser
Western chip/dip platter - S. Long
Barbed Wire Crosses - S. Long
Aztec Blanket, Horse Pillow, and Decorative Pillow - Welsh
Water Tank - Welsh
Kirby Eppert Goat Tying School Tuition - Guest
Floor Lamp w/ Buckle cases - Strongs
Embroidery Pillowcases - Strongs
Lamp with Personal Brand - Oatmans
Personalized Laser Sign - Finney
Fire Pit - Petska
Pillows with sayings - Mannings
20 piece Stainless Steel Silverware - Mannings
Nebraska bag with Cornhusker Goodies - Mannings
5 (50 pound) Bags of Equine Vita Ferm worth $200 - Tuckers
Metal Wall Hangings
Martin Saddlery Breast Collar and Head Stall - Finney
Res Bell Boots - Finney
Coleman Grill - Lesiak
Jewelry - Doetker
Homemade Jelly - Vineyard
Grill Set - Feagler
SMB3 Protective Boots - Lesiak
Christmas Wreath - Tuckers
Boots & Phillips Bronc/Bareback School Tuition - Boots & Phillips
Tuff Cooper Autographed Cinch Shirt - Wakefield
Glasses and Table Runner, Napkins - Stec
Women's wallet - Schmitz
Embroidered Rodeo Towels - Guest
Denim Quilt - Taylor
Silverware for Gold Buckle Table - Petska
Glass Lanterns - Petska
Hand Tooled spur straps with matching bronc halter - Jerry & Teresa Kohle
20% off a Senior Picture setting - Utter
Cabela's ripcord duffel bag - Vineyard
Cabela's ripcord shower kit - Vineyard
Bronc Halter and Spur straps - Russman
Silpada Jewelry - McKay
Montana Lifestyle Table Top Photo Album - McKay
Tuition to Tie Down Roping or Breakaway School - Garrett Nokes
Small vintage cosmetic bag - Nyes
Cowboy Hand Soap - Nyes
Ariat Carry-All Purse - Nyes
Free Standing Wood Coat Rack - Nyes
Horseshoe Wine Rack - Reals
Hero in the Storm Framed Print - Reals
Nebraska High School Rodeo State Qualifier signed picture
Cross Ornament - Painters
Kitchen Items (bowl, spatula, wisk & towel) - Painters
Picture Book from the 2011-2012 rodeo season donated by Mariah Utter ❖


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If you had the rare opportunity to create a new garden in an empty space, where would you start?
Most of us acquire gardens or landscape beds that were never designed; they just grew haphazardly around a house or next to a sidewalk or garage. Even if you started your own garden, you were probably a beginner, or had entirely different interests, lifestyle, tastes or plant knowledge. But let us imagine a blank palette – a well-sited space, with good sunshine and excellent soil, of course – and plan a new garden. What comes first?
First things first
Most design teachers and writers cover shape and structure early in the lesson, because these features greatly define your garden. Whether the bed is square, round, oval or kidney-shaped, it begins to create an identity: Straight lines suggest formality; gentle curves are more relaxing. If there is a path to and from, or through, the space, that, too, influences all future choices.
If you are really making a new garden in the middle or at the edge of a lawn, use a rope or hoses to outline the space. Then step way back from it and look from several angles, especially the primary vantage point such as the deck, kitchen window or street. It may even help to place pretend plants there – baskets, tall houseplants, lamps – to get the sense of a real garden. You don't have to be an expert to know if that outline, in that space, looks and feels balanced, pleasing and in proportion to the whole yard.
The bones are the big features that dominate the design, usually all you see in winter – trees and large shrubs, especially evergreens, and architectural elements such as a fountain, arch, pergola or gazebo. Decide early what you must have – a bench, a small tree, a bubbling fountain – and place it in the new space. Now you no longer have a blank palette.
The backdrop is whatever surrounds the garden, physically or visually, and it's usually something you don't control. Your backdrop could be the neighbor's garage, your back fence or a view in the distance. If your new garden has no imposed backdrop, you might choose to add a beautiful stone wall, attractive fence or hedge to provide definition. Like a stage set, what surrounds or encloses a space draws attention and adds importance to whatever happens within.
In short, we can't ignore the shape, bones and backdrop factors. It is so much more fun to get on with the gardening – choosing, combining and planting plants – but design elements will define your garden for years to come. Think it through.
Now for the plants
When the stage is finally set, the plants are the players. Design work is not done, however.
A few plants will have full-time jobs providing the skeletal structure of your garden, sometimes by themselves and sometimes in relationships with solid "hardscape" features. Plan the tall hardscape pieces in conjunction with the choice of largest plants because they have the same jobs: vertical interest, focal points, support for vines, shade or backdrop for smaller plants.
Too many tall things – trellises, trees, giant grasses – makes a space look cluttered, whereas one tall thing draws attention and pleases the eye. Choose your tall feature early, and if you already have the heirloom gas street lamp or Grecian urn selected, you may not need a tree.
If your garden design does call for a tree or large shrub, or several if the scale is larger, an important caveat is in order: Do not fall in love with and choose a tree at a nursery based on what you see before you. How tall and wide will that plant become when it is mature?
Of all the landscape design mistakes that professionals see every day, failure to ask this question is the worse because the consequences are most expensive and disruptive. How many times must we pull out an arborvitae or juniper placed 3 feet from a front door or remove a gorgeous, 20-foot Japanese maple that was put 4 feet from the corner of a house and now blocks half the living room window?
Evergreens and small trees including Japanese maples are now available that actually will remain the size that will suit smaller landscape spaces, but you can't make a large plant into a small one by chopping it back continually. For your garden bones and focal points, good nurseries do have beautiful specimens that will remain 22 feet tall, but you must read, communicate and understand.
Nearly as important as focal point plants or bones, front-edge or border plants greatly define or frame a garden. A uniform front-edge planting ties a garden together and suggests a plan; it provides comforting uniformity.
The front edge of the bed can be all one kind of plant – a bright coleus, begonias, lamium or sedum. It can be several swaths of different species with the same color foliage or flowers – gray lamb's ears, dusty miller and snow-in-summer. Or it can be long sweeps of several different kinds of plants, preferably repeating at least one of the groups for continuity. What does not work: one of everything you like that is short, or a dotty every-other-one alternating pattern.
It's fun to choose upfront plants these days, as garden centers offer so many flowering annuals that you can change every season and low-growing perennials that quickly cover the soil and block weeds. More than in any other part of the garden, choose more plants for the front border than you think you'll need and put them closer together than you normally would. The front edge makes a strong first impression and makes a garden look finished much quicker than any plants you place within the garden bed.
Rules aren't really made to be broken; most garden design principles will serve you well. But it's your garden, and the most important rule should be that your garden should give you joy. Go make a design, and find the joy.
Sally Cunningham is a garden writer, lecturer and consultant.


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Deaf Gainby H-Dirksen L. Bauman Joseph J. Murray
Deaf people are usually regarded by the hearing world as having a lack, as missing a sense. Yet a definition of deaf people based on hearing loss obscures a wealth of ways in which societies have benefited from the significant contributions of deaf people. In this bold intervention into ongoing debates about disability and what it means to be human, experts from a variety of disciplines--neuroscience, linguistics, bioethics, history, cultural studies, education, public policy, art, and architecture--advance the concept of Deaf Gain and challenge assumptions about what is normal.Through their in-depth articulation of Deaf Gain, the editors and authors of this pathbreaking volume approach deafness as a distinct way of being in the world, one which opens up perceptions, perspectives, and insights that are less common to the majority of hearing persons. For example, deaf individuals tend to have unique capabilities in spatial and facial recognition, peripheral processing, and the detection of images. And users of sign language, which neuroscientists have shown to be biologically equivalent to speech, contribute toward a robust range of creative expression and understanding. By framing deafness in terms of its intellectual, creative, and cultural benefits, Deaf Gain recognizes physical and cognitive difference as a vital aspect of human diversity.Contributors: David Armstrong; Benjamin Bahan, Gallaudet U; Hansel Bauman, Gallaudet U; John D. Bonvillian, U of Virginia; Alison Bryan; Teresa Blankmeyer Burke, Gallaudet U; Cindee Calton; Debra Cole; Matthew Dye, U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Steve Emery; Ofelia García, CUNY; Peter C. Hauser, Rochester Institute of Technology; Geo Kartheiser; Caroline Kobek Pezzarossi; Christopher Krentz, U of Virginia; Annelies Kusters; Irene W. Leigh, Gallaudet U; Elizabeth M. Lockwood, U of Arizona; Summer Loeffler; Mara Lúcia Massuti, Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil; Donna A. Morere, Gallaudet U; Kati Morton; Ronice Müller de Quadros, U Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil; Donna Jo Napoli, Swarthmore College; Jennifer Nelson, Gallaudet U; Laura-Ann Petitto, Gallaudet U; Suvi Pylvänen, Kymenlaakso U of Applied Sciences; Antti Raike, Aalto U; Päivi Rainò, U of Applied Sciences Humak; Katherine D. Rogers; Clara Sherley-Appel; Kristin Snoddon, U of Alberta; Karin Strobel, U Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil; Hilary Sutherland; Rachel Sutton-Spence, U of Bristol, England; James Tabery, U of Utah; Jennifer Grinder Witteborg; Mark Zaurov.
Open Your Eyesby H-Dirksen L. Bauman
This groundbreaking volume introduces readers to the key concepts and debates in deaf studies, offering perspectives on the relevance and richness of deaf ways of being in the world. In Open Your Eyes, leading and emerging scholars, the majority of whom are deaf, consider physical and cultural boundaries of deaf places and probe the complex intersections of deaf identities with gender, sexuality, disability, family, and race. Together, they explore the role of sensory perception in constructing community, redefine literacy in light of signed languages, and delve into the profound medical, social, and political dimensions of the disability label often assigned to deafness.Moving beyond proving the existence of deaf culture, Open Your Eyes shows how the culture contributes vital insights on issues of identity, language, and power, and, ultimately, challenges our culture's obsession with normalcy. Contributors: Benjamin Bahan, Gallaudet U; Douglas C. Baynton, U of Iowa; Frank Bechter, U of Chicago; MJ Bienvenu, Gallaudet U; Brenda Jo Brueggemann, Ohio State U; Lennard J. Davis, U of Illinois, Chicago; Lindsay Dunn, Gallaudet U; Lawrence Fleischer, California State U, Northridge; Genie Gertz, California State U, Northridge; Hilde Haualand, FAFO Institute; Robert Hoffmeister, Boston U; Tom Humphries, U of California, San Diego; Arlene Blumenthal Kelly, Gallaudet U; Marlon Kuntze, U of California, Berkeley; Paddy Ladd, U of Bristol; Harlan Lane, Northeastern U; Joseph J. Murray, U of Iowa; Carol Padden, U of California, San Diego.
Open Your Eyes: Deaf Studies Talkingby H-Dirksen L. Bauman
This volume introduces readers to the key concepts and debates in deaf studies, offering perspectives on the relevance and richness of deaf ways of being in the world. In Open Your Eyes, leading and emerging scholars, the majority of whom are deaf, consider physical and cultural boundaries of deaf places and probe the complex intersections of deaf identities with gender, sexuality, disability, family, and race.
Signing the Body Poetic: Essays on American Sign Language Literatureby W. J. T. Mitchell Jennifer L. Nelson H-Dirksen L. Bauman William C. Stokoe Heidi M. Rose
This unique collection of essays at last brings a dazzling view of the literary, social, and performative aspects of American Sign Language to a wide audience. The book presents the work of a renowned and diverse group of deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing scholars who examine original ASL poetry, narrative, and drama. The book showcases the poems and narratives under discussion in their original form, providing access to them for hearing non-signers for the first time. The book provides new insight into the history, culture, and creative achievements of the deaf community while expanding the scope of the visual and performing arts, literary criticism, and comparative literature.
Transformative Conversationsby Rachel Naomi Remen Parker J. Palmer Angeles Arrien H-Dirksen L. Bauman Edward Taylor Peter Felten Aaron Kheriaty
From the Inter-generational Mentoring Community project, which develops the next generation of academic leaders, comes formation mentoring, a process to enable faculty to recover, sustain, and further develop a sense of vocation, mission, and purpose. This book is a concise and practical guide to convening and sustaining these kinds of formation mentoring groups in higher education. It provides the necessary direction and structure to orient the process but is open-ended enough to apply across many settings and professional or educational disciplines.
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Garcia: A Rematch? I Would Knock Amir Khan Out Again!
By Keith Idec
Danny Garcia and Amir Khan will share a Showtime telecast April 27.
If Garcia gets by Zab Judah at Barclays Center and Khan overcomes huge underdog Julio Diaz in a fight that'll be broadcast on delay after the live telecast of Garcia-Judah, there is a strong possibility a Garcia-Khan rematch will be scheduled for later this year. Garcia doesn't think it's necessary because he won their first fight definitively, but the undefeated Philadelphia fighter is willing to face the popular British boxer again.
"I really don't understand why people want to see me fight him again," Garcia told BoxingScene.com. "It wasn't even a close fight. I knocked him out in four rounds. But this time, I'm more seasoned, I'm stronger, I'm a lot faster. I feel like the second time around it's going to be the same outcome. But if he wants to do it, I'm down for it."
Garcia (25-0, 16 KOs) sat ringside for Khan's dominant performance against Carlos Molina (17-1-1, 7 KOs), but the WBC 140-pound champion wasn't impressed with what he witnessed Dec. 15 in Los Angeles. Garcia didn't notice much of a difference in Khan during a fight he won by technical knockout, despite that the one-sided, 10-round match marked the 2004 Olympic silver medalist's debut with trainer Virgil Hunter in his corner.
"He did what he had to do," said Garcia, who stopped Khan in the fourth round July 14 in Las Vegas. "He beat a 135-pound fighter with no power. He was still getting hit with a lot of punches. People ask me every day, 'Did you see improvement?' You really can't change a fighter in eight weeks, from what he's been doing his whole life. He was still getting hit with the same punches I hit him with, but the guy had no power to hurt him.
"But I give him credit. He did what he had to do. He beat a smaller guy who can't really punch, coming up from the lightweight division. So you've got to give him credit. He went in the ring and did what he was supposed to do."
The 33-year-old Diaz (40-7-1, 29 KOs) is a bigger puncher than Molina, but the former IBF lightweight champion has been stopped five times during his 14-year pro career.
Keith Idec covers boxing for The Record and Herald News, of Woodland Park, N.J., and BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.
[QUOTE=Furn;13228746]Betting agencies have Khan as favorite for this fight.[/QUOTE] Betting agencies had Khan as favorite for the last fight.Comment by StillAlive2k on 04-10-2013
[QUOTE=dan_cov;13229216]This is a big modern day boxing myth. Garcia did alright in the second round, Angel Garcia did a fantastic job and Garcia came out and dominated Khan in the third, he dominated him prior to landing that left hook…Comment by Isaac Hunt on 04-10-2013
[QUOTE=dan_cov;13229216]This is a big modern day boxing myth. Garcia did alright in the second round, Angel Garcia did a fantastic job and Garcia came out and dominated Khan in the third, he dominated him prior to landing that left hook…Comment by dan_cov on 04-10-2013
[QUOTE=Rudiamonds;13226617]I notice a lot of people on the website doesn't give khan his fair credit ,,[B]khan was whopping Danny ass untill that pertect left landed on his neck[/B]..in a rematch khan out boxes him and keeps his hand up to…Comment by GRUSTLER on 04-10-2013
Khan ain't beating Danny Garcia. Khan got stopped in 4 rounds. I'm reading on here so many people saying "If Khan sticks to just boxing". Khan can't just box for 12 rounds without feeling the pressure. He back peddled crazy…Post a Comment - View More User Comments (70)


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On Tap Today: The election's upon us
Will Obama be re-elected for a second presidential term? Will Mitt Romney and his Wisconsin-based VP candidate Paul Ryan take over the White House? One thing is for certain - this election thing is a pretty big deal, particularly in a so-called battleground state like Wisconsin. So unique entertainment options appear to be a bit spare tonight as we wait to see how this election will pan out.
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Characterization of Explosives & Precursors
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A. Overview and Significance
All new materials require characterization; but in the case of explosives, complete characterization is especially important in terms of safety concerns–safety for those who handle the materials and safety for those with expectations that the materials perform. In the case of homemade explosives (HMEs), the materials may not be exactly new (many were reported in the late 1800's), but their "routine" handling by those involved in
counterterrorism has resulted in accidents and raises questions about detectability.
To detect, destroy, handle safely or prevent the synthesis of HMEs, complete understanding of the following information is essential:
• How the HME is formed and what accelerates or retards its formation;
• How the HME decomposes and what accelerates or retards that decomposition;
• How the HME crystallizes;
• What is its vapor pressure and what is its headspace signature;
• What is its density;
• What is its sensitivity to accidental ignition as well as purposeful ignition;
• What is its performance under shock and fire conditions?
Admittedly this mission is too large and R1-A.1 has approached it material by material. In previous years, we have examined triacetone triperoxide (TATP) and erythritol tetranitrate (ETN). The detailed examination of TATP resulted in 10 publications and led to a method of preparing safe, long-lasting canine and instrument training aids. ETN, a compound chemically similar to the often used explosive PETN (pentaerythritol tetranitrate), is still being examined. Our present focus has been on hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD) and fuel/oxidizer (FOX) mixtures, in general.
Many laboratories which work directly or indirectly on homeland security issues are not able to purchase or store explosives, especially HMEs. Our database provides a valuable service to those laboratories. Standard chemical properties are measured and uploaded to a database for assessment by registered users. In addition, advice is available in terms of how to perform analyses in their own laboratory; and, in a few cases, personnel have been sent to train in the URI laboratory. Disposal of small quantities of HMEs can also be a concern. URI is a leader in the field of chemical digestion of unwanted HMEs. Research on FOX mixtures is a field where little definitive information is available but there is much speculation in terms of what "works" and what "ought to work". Our research in this area has two goals: (1) To allow the homeland security enterprise (HSE) to narrow or widen the list of threat oxidizers; and (2) To collect and match sufficient small-scale data to large-scale performance so that small-scale data has greater predictive value.
R1-A.1 is currently focused on HMTD formation and decomposition and on bounding the range of FOX mixtures which can be used as explosives. Publications regarding our findings can be found in section V.A. One of our first approaches to the study of HMTD was examining analysis methods. HMTD exhibits an unusual gas phase phenomenon in the presence of alcohols, and we used positive ion atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) mass spectrometry to examine this behavior. HMTD was infused with various solvents, including 18O and 2H labeled methanol, and based on the labeled experiments, it was determined that under APCI conditions, the alcohol oxygen attacks a methylene carbon of HMTD and releases H2O2.
Our work continued to study synthesis and decomposition of HMTD in condensed phase. Mechanisms are proposed based on isotopic labeling and mass spectral interpretation of both condensed phase products and headspace products. Formation of HMTD from hexamine appeared to proceed from dissociated hexamine, as evident from the scrambling of the N label when synthesis was carried out with equal molar labeled/unlabeled hexamine. The decomposition of HMTD was considered with additives and in the presence and absence of moisture. In addition to mass spectral interpretation, density functional theory (DFT) was used to calculate energy differences of transition states and the entropies of intermediates along the decomposition pathway. HMTD is destabilized by water and citric acid, making purification following initial synthesis essential in order to avoid an unanticipated violent reaction.
A survey of the stability and performance of FOX mixtures examined 11 solid oxidizers with 13 fuels by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), simultaneous differential thermolysis (SDT) and hot-wire ignition. Sugars, alcohols, hydrocarbons, benzoic acid, sulfur, charcoal and aluminum were used as fuels; all fuels except charcoal and aluminum melted at or below 200oC. It was found that the reaction between the oxidizer and the fuel was usually triggered by a thermal event, i.e. melt, phase change or decomposition. Although the fuel usually underwent such a transition at a lower temperature than the oxidizer, the phase change of the fuel was not always the triggering event. When sugars or sulfur were the fuels, their phase change usually triggered their oxidation. However, 3 oxidizers, KNO3, KClO4, NH4ClO4, tended to react only after they underwent a phase change or began to decompose, which meant that their oxidization reactions, regardless of the fuel, was usually above 400oC. KClO4fuel mixtures decomposed at the highest temperatures, often over 500oC, with the ammonium salt decomposing almost 100oC lower. Mixtures with ammonium nitrate (AN) also decomposed at much lower temperatures than those with the corresponding potassium salt. With the exception of the oxidizers triggered to react by the phase changes of the polyols and sulfur, FOX mixtures generally decomposed between 230oC and 300oC, with AN formulations generally decomposing at the lowest temperature. In terms of heat release, potassium dichromate/fuel mixtures were the least energetic, generally releasing less than 200 Jg-1. Most of the mixtures released 1000 to 1500 Jg-1, with potassium chlorate, ammonium perchlorate and AN releasing significantly more heat, around 2000 Jg-1. When the fuel was aluminum, most of the oxidizers decomposed below 500oC, leaving the aluminum to oxidize at over 800oC.
Only two oxidizers reduced the temperature of the aluminium exotherm: chlorate and potassium nitrite. To go to temperatures above 500oC, unsealed crucibles were necessary, but with these containers, the endothermic volatilization of reactants and products effectively competed against the exothermic decomposition so that heat release values were artificially low.
Studies suggest that thwarting the synthesis of HMTD will be challenging. Further mechanistic studies are underway in order to devise the best approach to this problem.Phase 2 Year 2 Annual Report
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- Matt Porter
- Austin Brown
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The Economist Intelligence Unit expects Qatar to remain stable in 2016-20 under the rule of the youthful emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. Vocal opposition to the government will remain minimal, even as the government proceeds with gradual fiscal consolidation measures.
Successful Saudi-led mediation efforts between Qatar and its neighbours in the Gulf Co-operation Council have helped to contain the diplomatic spat that culminated in the withdrawal of the Saudi, UAE and Bahraini envoys from the emirate in March 2014. (The countries agreed to return their envoys in November 2014.) However, disagreements may flare up again, as Qatar is unlikely to comply fully with the demands of its neighbours, which would like to see the country end its support for the Muslim Brotherhood in the region.
Despite mounting criticism of Qatar's human rights record, and critical media coverage of foreign workers mistreatment in the emirate, FIFA, international football's governing body, has confirmed that the 2022 World Cup will be held in the winter of that year. Should Qatar lose the right to host the tournament (not our central scenario), owing to ongoing corruption investigations, this would lead to a slowdown of real GDP growth, although the fiscal balance and inflation outlooks could improve if the government trims capital expenditure.
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'Chasing Ice' pursues chilling evidence of climate change
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As soon as the racer sprinted across the finish line Sunday, he gave a high-five to his coach crouched on the ground.
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A Philadelphia jury last week took less than 40 minutes to convict Omar Sharif Cash of murder in the 2008 killing of Muliek Brown. On Tuesday, the panel learned that the crime was far from his first.
As the sentencing phase of Cash's trial began, prosecutors delved deep into the 31-year-old's run-ins with the law, including a narrow escape from a potential death sentence three years previously, in an effort to convince jurors that this time he deserved to die.


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* THE GIRL. 9 p.m. Saturday, HBO.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. - Whatever abuse Tippi Hedren endured from Alfred Hitchcock - whose harassment of the actress during the filming of "The Birds" and "Marnie" is the subject of the new HBO film "The Girl" - she's not inclined to blame the birds.
Not the stuffed raven she carried with her to an HBO press conference this summer in Beverly Hills, and not the glittery brooch depicting three birds in flight that lay pinned to her right shoulder.
The brooch, a gift from the director, figures in a scene from "The Girl" in which Hitchcock (Toby Jones) presents it to Hedren (Sienna Miller) as a way of telling the ex-model that she'd be starring in "The Birds."


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Vocalists Laza, Shy-Poo, and Miriam are the sons and daughter of reggae luminary Denroy Morgan, a roots rock journeyman and founding father of the successful reggae group Morgan Heritage. For the many offspring of Denroy (29 all tolled), the music industry is a family business as the vast majority of his foal followed in their father's footsteps. After performing with their older sibs in Morgan Heritage throughout the '90s, Laza and Shy-Poo broke off from the pack and became a duo (the Dredz) and signed with MCA. After a falling out with the label, the duo brought in kid sister Miriam and continued the Morgan family affair as the incarnation, LMS. The group brought a youthful and cross-genre format to the Morgan musical pedigree, espousing the spirit of both modern rap and R&B under the umbrella of the reggae/dancehall style. The siblings were born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts but were brought up in accordance with Rastafarian ethics so their music is reflective of a bi-cultural upbringing. Laza took on the DJ'ing role within the group, taking cues from a host of hip-hoppers (Rakim, LL Cool J ,and Run-DMC among them) as well as the hardcore dancehall toasters of the early '90s (Super Cat, Buju Banton). The singing duties were assumed by Shy-Poo and Miriam, who looked to R&B (Michael Jackson, Al Green, Whitney Houston) and gospel (Bebe & CeCe Winans, Kirk Franklin) for their inspiration. The group produced their first album in 1999, Reality Check, with a sophomore follow-up in 2001, Zion's Gates. A third release, Straight from Da Root followed in 2003. The Rasta-conscious albums are invariably backed by the strong production presence of such reggae studio stalwarts as Donovan Germain, Phillip "Fatis" Burrell and their very own paternal overseer, Denroy Morgan. ~ M.F. DiBella, Rovi