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BLOCTON, Alabama – West Blocton's Cahaba Lily Festival returns for its 2014
celebration of the rare plant known as Hymenocallis coronaria or the Cahaba
The festival offers food, entertainment, and education on the rare river plant on May 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cahaba Lily Center.
Also known as the "Shoals lily" in South Carolina and Georgia, the Cahaba Lily blooms between the months of May and June. They tend to bloom late in the day and wither the next and only grow in rivers in the Southeast, namely South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.
The festival will begin at 9 a.m. with indoor presentations by nature and plant life groups. This will be followed by a presentation on the Cahaba Lily by botanist Larry Davenport. Lunch will be served afterwards before visitors are invited to view the lilies on the Cahaba River.
A storytelling and dulcimer event will be presented by the Cahaba Lily Center at the festival. Items will also be available for purchase by vendors. The Cahaba River Society will offer $20 canoe rentals between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
This event is organized by the West Blocton Improvement Committee. It is free and open to the public but donations are accepted to cover the cost of lunch.The Cahaba Lily Center is located at Main Street in West Blocton. See the festival's website for more information and for directions to the location.


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Assuming you are an ARRL member, you can also read Hands-On Radio columns #59, #60, and #61 on the Smith chart at www.arrl.org/hands-on-radio. These are a slightly different perspective than the usual descriptions and may be a useful alternate explanation. The Smith chart tutorial is on the CD-ROM included with the ARRL Antenna Book starting with the 22nd edition. Once you get the hang of SimSmith, you'll find that it is a really valuable tool.
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Portland police officers responded to a report of a robbery at Gator's Bar & Grill, located at 6605 S.E. Powell Boulevard, at 1:44 a.m. Saturday. They arrived to find two men, who witnesses say were armed, running to a car and then speeding away.
Officer pursued the car for about three minutes until it crashed into a parked car at Southeast 52nd Avenue and Taylor Street. The two men took off running again, but police caught one of the men immediately.
The other suspect disappeared into the neighborhood and was found barricaded in a mud room attached to a house in the 1200 block of Southeast 51st Avenue after a K-9 unit led police there.
Although the man at first refused to communicate, resulting in the Special Emergency Reaction Team and Crisis Negotiation Team being called in, he later started yelling that he'd been shot in the leg, said Portland police Sgt. Pete Simpson. The man eventually surrendered and was taken to a Portland hospital for be treated for a gunshot wound to the leg, which Simpson said was possible self-inflicted.
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Allegany To Hold Holiday Festivities
SALAMANCA - Allegany State Park will celebrate the Fourth of July on Tuesday. Festivities start at 4 p.m. with a chicken barbecue. Cruisin' takes the stage at 7 p.m. followed by fireworks at 9:45 p.m. For more information, contact the Quaker Park Office at 354-2182.
Kids Camp Begins Monday
Healing Word Ministries will offer a two-month "Kids Camp" at 1006 W. Third St., Jamestown, on Mondays through Wednesdays beginning Monday and ending Aug. 31. The program is for children ages 4-12 years old and camp is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. A $5 per-day fee covers all expenses including activities, crafts, games, food and special outings. For more information or to pre-register, call 483-3687.
Freedom Bag Sale Set To Begin
Community Helping Hands, 31 Water St., in the Gateway Center, will hold its $1 freedom bag sale on Tuesday through Saturday, July 7. The agency is closed for the Fourth of July holiday. New items are put out every day. For more information, call 487-1488. All proceeds benefit the ministry of Community Helping Hands.
JPS Board To Meet Tuesday
The Jamestown Public Schools Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the board room at 197 Martin Road. The public is welcome to attend.
Summer Reading Program Set
MAYVILLE - The Mayville Library will kick off its summer reading program on Monday at 6 p.m. The kickoff program is for preschool and elementary-aged children. A movie will be shown and snacks will be served. The elementary summer reading program will take place on the following Mondays at 7 p.m. - July 9, 16, 23 and 30. The preschool program will take place on the following Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. - July 5, 12, 19 and 26. For more information, please phone the library at 753-7362.
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NORTH HARMONY - The offices of the town of North Harmony and North Harmony Town Court will be closed Wednesday through Friday. The court will also be closed for evening hours on Thursday, July 5.
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The Ashville Food Pantry located in Ashville United Methodist Church on Route 474 by the blinker light will host the WNY Food Express Truck on Tuesday at noon until 1:30 p.m. then reopening at 3:30 until 5 p.m. The truck will bring fresh fruit and vegetables along with many more items such as dairy products breads and many more. WNY Food bank has assigned the zip codes that are eligible to attend this Food Express area and they are as follows Ashville 14710, Lakewood 14750, Bemis Point 14720, Niobe 14750, Panama 14767 and Stow 14785. Rebeca Davis from Cornell Cooperative Extension will be at the church sharing healthy recipes and ideas. Anyone attending should bring their own bags or boxes to take their food home.


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Whidbey hosts horse trials
They came with their tails braided and manes twisted. All dolled up and ready-to-ride, hundreds of horses were led to Oak Harbor last weekend to compete in the 34th annual Whidbey Island Pony Club Horse Trials, one of the largest trials on the West Coast.
The horse trial is an Olympic-recognized three-day event that includes dressage, cross country and stadium jumping. According to representatives, the trial is a triathlon for equestrians.
This year 276 riders registered to compete. They ranged in age from 10 to 70 and came from Washington, Arizona, Alaska, Idaho and many places in between. The competitors were divided into groups based on skill level and were given deduction marks for any mistakes they made during their runs. The people with the fewest marks at the end of the weekend placed the highest.
The cross country competition, which took place on Saturday, drew the biggest crowds. This year, a challenging new water jump was added to the course and many climbed the nearby hills to watch the equestrians guide their horses through it.
"They are top level athletes and are simply amazing," show secretary Suzette Keller said.
Thirteen-year-old Shannon Ogus came to the horse trial from Langley, B.C. She has been riding horses since she was four years old and competed in her first event when she was eight. Though many spectators nervously watched as the athletes approached the jumps, Shannon said they're one of the funnest parts.
"It's thrilling," Shannon said. "It gets your adrenaline pumping."
Her mom added, "You like to fly."
Shannon rode her horse Little Miss Attitude during the trials and competed in the novice division.
Many of the athletes camped out in trailers near the arena off Zylstra Road, enduring the dust and the heat. Near the campsite there were concession stands, photo booths, a silent auction and a few other activities.
The Whidbey Island Pony Club is part of a national nonprofit organization and is one of the leading junior equestrian clubs in the world. To learn more about the Pony Club, visit its website at www.whidbeyisland.ponyclub.org.
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Boulder, Xcel express willingness to meet
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The city council met at a workshop to consider the options laid out in a white paper released Dec. 6 by the city. The paper was sent to Xcel Energy (NYSE: XEL), which did not collaborate in its creation. On Dec. 11, Xcel responded with a letter from its chief executive, David Eves.
In November 2011, Boulder voters narrowly approved two measures giving Boulder the authority to pursue the possible formation of a city-owned electric utility. Since then, city staff members have been studying what it would take to form a utility and if it would meet the city's financial requirements and environmental goals.
Most of the research has focused on creating an independent utility, which would require Boulder to purchase the grid from Xcel Energy or obtain it by claiming eminent domain.
The white paper, created by the city's energy strategy staff, said the city should be open to remaining in the Xcel Energy system if the two sides could form a partnership open to creating Boulder-specific programs.
"The over-arching message of the white paper is we can think of a number of different ways" to work together, City Manager Jane Brautigam told the council. "But the point is this has to be done as a partnership, and a partnership is very different than a franchise agreement."
Ideas include enhancing SmartGridCity and creating a plan to "decarbonize" Boulder's power supply. The most ambitious would be the creation of "Xcel Boulder," a partnership in which Boulder formed a utility and owned the system but hired Xcel Energy to run it.
SmartGridCity was a pilot program developed by Xcel Energy in partnership with the city of Boulder and other corporate partners.
In his letter to the city, Eves said Xcel Energy was open to discussions and would like to begin them immediately.
"We believe that many of the options referenced in the report would allow you to meet your objectives, while allowing us to preserve principles that we view as important, as well," the letter said.
Eves wrote that Xcel likely could not agree to some options, but declined to identify them.
"Still, we see no reason not to move forward with a dialogue about the options presented," Eves said.
Council members mostly welcomed the prospect of negotiations but directed staff to keep working on its studies to see if Boulder could create a viable utility. The staff is scheduled to present its findings in February.
Members of the council also recognized that even if it were a willing partner, Xcel Energy might be unable to form the type of partnership the city wants.
"Some of the things we mention would require a huge shift in corporate thinking for them to happen," Councilman Tim Plass said.
Some of the options would require major changes to state regulations and law, which could later be undone by the Legislature or the Public Utilities Commission, Mayor Matt Applebaum said.
"It's honestly hard to see how any of these give you a comprehensive solution, other than some form of municipalization," Applebaum said.
The 17-page white paper was authored by the Energy Strategy and Electric Utility Development Department, which is headed by executive director Heather Bailey.
The authors said achieving goals Boulder already has established should be the priority. Those goals include ensuring Boulder has a stable, safe and reliable energy supply while getting power at a competitive price. The city also wants a provider that can cut carbon emissions and pollutants and gives Boulder residents and customers a greater say about their energy supply and sources.
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The official UFC rankings are always hotly debated. Members of the media vote after each event, and the UFC updates the ranks the following Monday.
Rankings are a good thing. It lets both the fighters and the fans know where they sit in the division. It does not always directly correspond with getting a title shot, but once a fighter cracks the top five, it is clear he is in contention.
When deciding who should be dropped from the rankings, it is not always clear. The flyweight and women's bantamweight divisions are so desperately thin with talent you cannot truly argue that any need to be dropped. Yet in the more established divisions, there are some clear choices.
Highlighted are nine fighters across six different divisions who just do not belong.
It is important to note that just because a fighter doesn't belong in the rankings does not mean they should be an underdog to someone who is ranked. Rankings are about the current state of the division using recent wins, losses and performances.
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SOUTH PLAINFIELD — Otto Veliz was suppose to earn $10.50 an hour as a custodian. That's what his employer, Sodexo, had told the South Plainfield Public Schools in a certified payroll of its grounds keepers, maintenance and custodial staff. Instead, Veliz was being paid $9.75 an hour, according to his pay stubs. The same was true for custodian Blanca Velez — except her pay stubs show she was earning $9.25 a hour.
A slew of similar complaints from workers have prompted talks between district officials and Sodexo management.
"We all felt we were being treated unfairly, especially being underpaid," said Demetrius Brown, a custodian of more than five years.
So far this school year, 30 custodians have lost an estimated $60,000 in wages due to the discrepancies, according to Matt Painter, spokesman for the 32BJ SEIU, which is advocating for a labor union in the school district. On average, they are losing $1.40 an hour, he said.
"This money is not going to the schools. It's not going to the workers. I think the question is where is it going?" Painter said.
There are 49 workers at South Plainfield Public Schools employed by Sodexo, an international food and maintenance service contractor that has fielded complaints from other school districts. South Plainfield's district officials met on April 27 with Sodexo vice president of operations Bart Lane to discuss pay discrepancies, board member Steve Bohn said.
"They (Sodexo) confirmed that they are going to correct that," Bohn said. District administrators received no cooperation from the company's regional level managers on the issue, so they called on Sodexo's higher ups such as Lane, who flew from Tennessee for the meeting, said Bohn.
"I think corporate's like, 'What's going on here? Let's fix this,'" he said.
Worker's wage documents show at least 10 of the 49 workers in South Plainfield have been earning less than what the company said it was paying them during four recent pay periods.
Acting Superintendent Gary Bowen declined to comment on specific wage issues but said, "We've been meeting with Sodexo management on a number of open issues and anticipate an appropriate conclusion shortly."
Company spokesman Greg Yost said, "Sodexo is conducting an investigation into the wage claims raised by some employees at South Plainfield Public Schools."
Last year, Sodexo workers in Highland Park filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board claiming workplace violations and intimidation of workers trying to unionize. That investigation is still ongoing, said Wendy Saiff, a former Highland Park board member who served as board president during that time. Across New Jersey, 66 school districts contract with Sodexo, Painter said.
Following public complaints, some South Plainfield workers, including Brown and Veliz, saw their pay bumped up without explanation. Brown said it shows the company is starting to own up, but noted that their wages are still below the minimum required by the contract.


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Mick Russell and Carl Boyeson will referee our Easter games against Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday followed by the home game against Portsmouth on Easter Monday.Mick Russell from Hertfordshire has refereed us just once before. He was in charge of our 2-1 home defeat against Sheffield United in April 2008, whilst Carl Boyeson, who sits bottom of the Rate the Ref table was the referee when we came from two behind to beat Crystal Palace 4-2 in March 2009. That was the last of five Burnley games he's refereed.
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Two good & one badGood: 1) Ratings kept at Aa3 with stable outlook. Keeps their frnaschise to underwrite more munis.2)Downgrade to A2. This will force management to release capital since they have far more than what they need to keep an A2 rating. Would see share buybacks or bigger dividends. Run-off scenario may happen toBad:Downgrade to A1. With that rating new business underwriting will shrink but management will not feel the need to go into runoff or release capital to shareholders. The company will basically be in a standstill for years to come.
Third scenerio : In the last conference call they said they have a subsidary with a pristine balance sheet that could become a muni insurer and they would not have Moody's come in and rate them, just S&P and Fitch. The reasoning was that Moody's criteria is based upon new business earnings and not ability to pay or balance sheet metrics so why have them come in to do the same stupid thing.
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Hundreds gathered this weekend for mouthwatering traditional ethnic food at Perth Amboy's Greek Festival by the Bay. The festival continues today at noon.
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KALAMAZOO, MI -- P.J. Fleck saw a second member of his Western Michigan University football coaching staff move on to a higher job on Friday.
Wide receivers coach Luke Getsy was hired by the Green Bay Packers as their offensive quality control coach.
Getsy signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. Before that, he had a successful college career as a quarterback at Akron from 2005-06 after transferring from Pittsburgh, where he set 24 individual records.
In one year, Getsy helped receiver Corey Davis become the nation's leading freshman receiver. Davis was named the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year and was named an All-American.
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One of five completed wind turbines stands in the Consumers Energy Lake Winds' Energy Farm in Riverton Township. When the wind farm is completed in early October, according to Senior Project Manager Darren Owens of Consumers Energy, Riverton and Summit townships will be home to 56 turbines. Ashley Miller | MLive
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Mother's trial set to begin
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The mother of young Angelina Marie Oakley goes on trial Thursday for her role in the assaults that left her baby with 11 broken bones.
Kayla Oakley, who turned 20 last month, is charged with one count of rendering criminal assistance and one count of criminal mistreatment. She is being tried in King County Superior Court.
A trial date for her boyfriend, 18-year-old Joshua Folk, has not been set. According to court documents, Folk has admitted causing the injuries to Angelina, who was seven months old at the time.
In a taped confession, Folk said he slammed the child to the floor three times and, on two occasions, dropped the baby to the floor after raising her to his shoulders.
Folk said he acted out because the baby's crying made him angry. He is not the baby's father.
The five assaults allegedly occurred April 12 at the Warner Avenue apartment Folk and Oakley shared.
Oakley is being charged because, according to court allegations, she knew Folk was abusing her child and did nothing to stop him; also, that she attempted to protect Folk when police started asking questions.
It was anticipated a trial date for Folk would be announced during a hearing last week. Instead, that hearing was continued to his week (Monday). Announcement of a trial date was not available at press time.
Folk is charged with first-degree assault of a child. If found guilty of that crime, he could be sentenced to 93 to 123 months in prison.
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Soon after Angelina's story came to light, the Enumclaw Police Officers Association opened an account at Washington Mutual in the name of "Enumclaw's Baby." Getting the ball rolling with a $1,000 donation, the account is designed to help the child's maternal grandmother meet the expenses of caring for a toddler.
Andie Rymill, who keeps tabs of the account for the EPOA, said the account has grown to almost $13,500.
"Money has come from all over Puget Sound," Rymill said, noting that most donations range from $5 to $100. However, there was one $500 contribution.
The single biggest boost to the fund was the "Enumclaw's Baby" concert and auction. That event raised more than $7,000, Rymill said.
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With a stay at Hotel Escandon in Mexico City (World Trade Center Area), you'll be convenient to Hospital Angeles Mexico and Castillo de Chapultepec. This hotel is close to Monumento a los Ninos Heroes and Chapultepec Park.
Make yourself at home in one of the 77 air-conditioned rooms featuring LED televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as a 24-hour health club and bicycles to rent. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, babysitting/childcare (surcharge), and wedding services. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
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Despite the results of last night's dunk contest, we have to give it up to Rudy Fernandez for his performance in a competition where he was seemingly outmatched as a long-range specialist against some of the better athletes in the NBA. But through the underdog role and low scores by the judges, Rudy put together two jaw-dropping dunks with a high degree of difficulty and proved his entertainment value.
And shedding his red No. 5 for the throwback Fernando Martin No. 10 was smooth. He deserved a few extra style points for that move alone.
It was fun to watch him compete regardless. Tonight, it's Brandon Roy in the big boy show.
Casey Holdahl, on the scene in Phoenix, has his dunk recap:
Sporting a vintage Fernando Martin jersey, Rudy threw the ball behind his back off the backboard, finished with the slam while drifting away from the basket. You ever seen that before, because I haven't. I've seen guys dunk over tall guys. I've seen guys double-pump. I've even seen guys jump really high and from in front of the free throw line to dunk, but I've never seen someone go behind the back off the backboard for a dunk.
And it wasn't just the dunk; it was the effortless with which Rudy executed it. First try. Seemed like nothing. Does that take away from it for some people, specifically the judges? If anything, he should be rewarded for making it look so easy. And this is from a guy who has played in three games over the last four days.
The second dunk was equally ridiculous. Last year, Dwight Howard did a version of that dunk, but he threw the ball himself and with no angle. Much easier. I don't recall what score he got for that dunk, but I'm guessing it was higher than the 42 Rudy was given. He was probably penalized by the judges for the number of attempts it took to get it right, but it didn't take any more time than driving in a forklift or hanging out in a cardboard box.
If Pau puts that pass on the money the first time, does Rudy make the second round? I guess we'll never know.
The highlights of Rudy's dunks, fittingly in Spanish:
Dwight Jaynes has a history lesson on Fernando Martin (pronounced Mar-TEEN).
BustABucket has the reactions from Rudy (via Marca.com):
The low scores given by the judges were not appreciated by the crowd in Phoenix, who booed in protest, or by the Spanish Trail Blazer guard.
"If I put on a Spain jersey and I dunk in Dwight Howard's face they give me a 50," Rudy said to reporters from Cuatro after the contest.
The Spanish guard, who was the first European to compete in the dunk contest, expressed his disagreement with the judges' scores: "I think the second dunk did deserved more points."
Rudy was great, but before I give you my analysis, I want to tell you something that happened. When Rudy first revealed the Fernando Martin jersey, one of the television commentators asked if it was supposed to be Ricky Martin . . . wow. And when Rudy first took off his jersey they showed a picture of Martin on TV, but by the time they took down the picture Rudy was already in the air.
Putting all that aside, I was surprised at how calm and collected Rudy was on the first dunk. He really nailed it. It looked way easier than it really is-throwing the ball behind your back, grabbing it with one hand, and to make the dunk on your first try in your first dunk contest? Talk about a cool cat.
The second dunk was also very good and very difficult. It was Rudy's big dunk, and it's too bad that he didn't make it until the very last possible chance, which in the end might have cost him some points. Either way, he deserved more points than they gave him.
Pau made a good pass. It cost him to try and throw it behind the back, but in the end he did very well.


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PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 13, 2014—Arizona Congressmen Paul Gosar, Matt Salmon, David Schweikert and Trent Franks received an endorsement for their re-elections from the association representing one of the nation's most potent voting blocs.
"We support the candidates who support small business, and Congressmen Gosar, Salmon, Schweikert and Franks have stellar, 100-percent voting records for Main Street this Congress," said Farrell Quinlan, Arizona state director for the National Federation of Independent Business, America's Voice of Small Business. "It bears repeating that small businesses employ the majority of working Americans, generate almost all new jobs, but they have distinctly different difficulties in remaining solvent than big businesses do."
The endorsements for the re-election of Gosar (4th District), Salmon (5th District), Schweikert (6th District) and Franks (8th District) were made by NFIB's SAFE (Save America's Free Enterprise) Trust, the association's political action committee, and are based on positions regarding key small-business issues so far in this Congress, such as health care, taxes, and labor and regulations.
Further congressional endorsements will be forthcoming following the Aug 26 primary. Brief, single-pages of bulleted information on the power of the small-business vote, what a small business is and the distinctions it has from a big business can be found here.
America's largest small-business association, the National Federation of Independent Business has 7,000 dues-paying members in Arizona. "Small businesses significantly impact Arizona's economy," reports the Office of Advocacy at the U.S. Small Business Administration. "They represent 97.1 percent of all employers and employ 44.8 percent of the private-sector labor force. Small businesses are crucial to the fiscal condition of the state and numbered 495,227 in 2010. Most of Arizona's small businesses have fewer than 20 employees."
For more than 70 years, the National Federation of Independent Business has been the Voice of Small Business, taking the message from Main Street to the halls of Congress and all 50 state legislatures. NFIB annually surveys its members on state and federal issues vital to their survival as America's economic engine and biggest creator of jobs. NFIB's educational mission is to remind policymakers that small businesses are not smaller versions of bigger businesses; they have very different challenges and priorities.
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AGAWAM – City councilors have tabled a resolution that they put a deed restriction on part of School Street Park to facilitate sale of the former Agawam Sportsman's Club property until they can learn more about contamination at the site.
The resolution by City Councilor Robert A. Magovern would allow the sale of the property to local contractor Thomas Russo, who wants to build condominiums there. The federal Environmental Protection Agency and the state Department of Environmental Protection have required a deed restriction for parts of both School Street Park and the club property that abut each other and where they spent about $817,000 remediating the site because it had high levels of lead and arsenic from having been used as a shooting range. Because there are still slight amounts of contamination left, the agencies want the land restricted from being used to grow food.
City Councilor Robert E. Rossi expressed concern that lead and arsenic may be stirred up if there is any excavation such as for a cellar hole at the site.
"What sort of hornet's nest are we going to expose?" Rossi said.
Magovern said Rossi was reading from a part of a report that describes what the site was like before remediation.
"I concur with Councilor Rossi on this," City Councilor Paul C. Cavallo said, adding that the city could be liable five or 10 years from now.
City Councilor George Bitzas said the area for which the restrictions are proposed are wetlands where crops could not be grown and the resolution will help clean up an eyesore in the community.
"It's still telling me there is a risk here," City Councilor Dennis J. Perry said if the report.
Council President Christopher C. Johnson said he is concerned that the remediation did not include dirt more than 18 or 24 inches below the surface.
"I need a little more information before I can cast my vote," Johnson said.
The club property is located to the rear of the park and has an address of 358 Corey St. The government agencies worked on the site following the closing of the club and its dissolution about eight years ago. The mayor has said he wants to see the property sold to Russo to get it producing tax revenue for the city again. About $46,000 is owed in back taxes on the former club property.
The club property consists of a building assessed at $120,900 on 5.2 acres assessed at $125,300.
Agawam Sportsman's Club resolution tabled by City Council
on February 08, 2012 at 8:00 AM
AGAWAM – City councilors have tabled a resolution that they put a deed restriction on part of School Street Park to facilitate sale of the former Agawam Sportsman's Club property until they can learn more about contamination at the site.


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POLL: West Hollywood And Our Nation's Capital The Sluttiest Gay Cities In America
A new poll by sugar-daddy site SeekingArrangement.com has ranked the 10 most promiscuous gay cities in America.
West Hollywood, you're living up to your tawdry reputation. Washington D.C., however, is coming for you.
The site used the totally scientific method of asking 11,000 of its gay members how many join dating sites just to hook up, as well as how many had 10 or more sexual partners in the course of a year.
The results are not particularly shocking as California continues to be the sluttiest state in the union:
- West Hollywood, CA
- Washington, D.C.
- San Francisco, CA
- Seattle, WA
- Columbus, OH
- Chicago, IL
- San Diego, CA
- New York, NY
- Houston, TX
- Atlanta, GA
WeHo, San Fran and San Di sure do wear their skank tanks well. Southern gays, it seems, are a bit more genteel as Houston and Atlanta bring up the rear (pun cheaply intended). The only real surprise here, however, is New York's low ranking.
As New Yorkers who pride ourselves on our rich history of sleeping with anyone who glances in our general direction, we at Queerty are very disappointed that the Big Apple slept its way only to the #8 spot. What happened New York gays? Legalized same-sex marriage got you putting a ring on it all of a sudden?
To be out-skanked by Columbus, Ohio? The shade of it all!
(h/t: Houston Chronicle)
^^^Exactly. And speed queens.
Here in "THE city" we have niche markets for everything. You like hairless overweight dwarf amputees? Come on down.
Seattle is 4?! Who the hell is fucking in this city? Cuz it ain't me and no one is talking about it.


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We model the plume flight and atmospheric response phases of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacts, and present synthetic impact-site images and lightcurves that are consistent with observations. The impacts are too complex to cover in a single model, involving hypersonic solid-gas interaction, ballistics, non-hydrostatic hydrodynamics, temperatures of 10 K - 40,000 K, and important interaction length scales from tens of meters to tens of thousands of kilometers. We thus break the event into five phases: comet fragment entry, entry response, plume flight, plume landing response, and dissipation. We initialize a ballistic Monte-Carlo model of the plume flight with the final velocity distribution of Zahnle and Mac Low's (1995, J. Geophys. Res. 100 16,885-16,894) entry-response model. The model ejects the plume into a cone with adjustble tilt and opening angles, and calculates where the mass, energy, and momentum land as a function of time. It also has parameterized material sliding, since the plumes were observed to slide after impact (Hammel et al. 1994, Science 267 1288-1296). The model produces the main features of the large observed impact sites, including the previously-unexplained expanding ring seen at 3.2 micron by McGregor et al. (1996, Icarus 121 361-388). As this is a ballistic model, the atmospheric waves are not reproduced. The model's output feeds a radiative-hydrodynamic model of the atmosphere based on the ZEUS 3D code of Stone and Norman (1992, Astrophys. J. Suppl. 80 753-790). This model produces synthetic lightcurves and explains the physics of the ``third precursors'', ``main event'', ``bounces'', ``flare'', and several spectroscopic observations, including hot CO. The maximum temperature produced is 2000 K. The pincipal cooling mechanism following the main event is adiabatic horizontal expansion, not radiation. Work funded by the NASA Planetary Atmospheres Program.
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Posted: October 12, 2013 at 7:35 pm / by David Leeper
Condemning the stupefying incompetence and callous disregard for the families of veterans who died during the "shutdown", Judge Jeanine lambastes the Obama administration, the Pentagon, and the whole collection of Washington political hacks. She is especially tough on Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.
The judge also decries our gargantuan national debt and the president's desire to raise the debt ceiling yet again. In the judge's view, any Congress that leaves us with increased debt should have all members forfeit their entire Congressional pension. Better yet, she says, throw all of them out — both parties, both houses.
This is Pirro's 10.12.13 "Opening Statement" from "Justice With Judge Jeanine".


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Yale students are reading a different kind of story, these days. The university is turning to the fictional short story to better define its policy and penalties for nonconsensual sex among its student body. The Ivy League school released a different kind of Sex Ed guide that tells the stories of fictional characters embroiled in sticky – and possibly rule- and law-breaking – sexual scenarios.
Read some of the racy stories here.
Depending on the kindness of tippers
Ever since President Barack Obama raised the issue in his State of the Union address, there's been banter and debate on the idea of a $10 minimum wage, up from the current $7.25 set by the federal government. But those souls who work for tips and depend on the kindness of strangers at coffee shops, restaurants and the like could only dream about such guaranteed hourly heights. And the federal law that sets the minimum wage for tipped workers at $2.13 an hour might be what is most in need of raising.
Read the latest on the minimum wage debate here, and see what some states are doing to help workers ahead of any federal action on wages.
The NFL's new secret weapon for stadiums: Games on TV?
The National Football League is, without question, the most successful sports league in America. Second place isn't even close. But the NFL has one enemy when it comes to filling stadiums with wild cheering fans Sunday in and Sunday out – itself. That's right folks, the NFL on TV is giving the game-going experience a run for its money. So if it can't beat its TV self, the League will try to marry the NFL TV experience with the NFL stadium-going experience. The result is the new Fantasy Football Lounge inside the home of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Will the NFL's new stadium strategy work by luring fans to watch games on TV? You decide.
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If the soil is dry enough, dig new vegetable beds. Mulch over vegetable rows as they are emptied. Active compost piles should be turned one last time. Cover the pile or piles with plastic, tarp, or boards to keep winter rains from washing away nutrients.
If you plan to store crops such as carrots, turnips, and parsnips in the garden, cover them with at least a foot of mulch before the first heavy freeze. Mark the rows so you will know where to dig after snowfall.
Shrubs and flowers
As chrysanthemums die back, prune to ground level. Cover with a loose mulch after the ground freezes.
It is still a good time to plant ball-and-burlapped evergreens early in the month. Trees in the wild can be transplanted at this time; use burlap to secure soil to the roots. Water deeply; mulch and stake for the winter. Evergreens and other woody ornamentals planted this year should receive their last deep watering just before the ground freezes; be sure to include rhododendron, azalea, Mt. Laurel, and japonica. As shrubs, trees, and perennials reach full dormancy, mulch with an inch or two of well-rotted manure or compost.
Early in the month, remove cold-sensitive bulbs such as dahlias and gladioli from their beds if you have not already done so. Continue cleaning up around flower borders and cultivate lightly. Work bone meal into the top of the soil around roses, delphiniums, and peonies.
Fruit trees
Harvest all nuts as they fall. Destroy diseased and wormy nuts to break pest life cycles. Rake up the last leaves and fruit drops from trees, bushes, and vines. Prune limbs that may not bear up under accumulations of ice and snow.
Water deeply; stake and mulch heavily. Wrap trunks to protect them from rodents and sunscald. If the month is dry, water first-year fruit trees, bushes, and vines deeply to insulate roots. Protect blueberries with loose, acid type mulch like pine needles.
House plants
The most common cause of houseplant failure is incorrect watering. Water thoroughly until water runs from the bottom of the pot, and don't rewater until the surface is dry. A crusty build-up around the rim of the pot indicates over-fertilizing. Flush the pot with water or replant with fresh potting soil.
If plants are doing poorly, it may be that they are pot bound; move them to larger living quarters.
Dust the foliage with a soft, moistened cloth.
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"Jurassic Park 4" finally has a proper title and a release date to go with it. "Jurassic World" will land in theaters on June 12, 2015, Universal Pictures announced Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 10). At the same time, it also released a logo for the film (see above).
"Safety Not Guaranteed" helmer Colin Trevorrow has previously been announced as director of the project, working from a script he wrote with Derek Connolly. Franchise originator Steven Spielberg will produce with Frank Marshall and Pat Crowley. Beyond that, though, details on "Jurassic World" are scarce.
Universal had been expected to shoot much of the project at Baton Rouge's Raleigh Studios this fall, although production was delayed to give Trevorrow -- only announced as director in March -- time to wrap his head around the project, including rewriting the script.
Before the production delay, Universal had been eying a cast that included Bryce Dallas Howard, David Oyelowo and Garrett Hedlund, according to Variety. Sources indicate all three are still favorites for the project, the industry paper added, citing unnamed sources.
It's unclear if "Jurassic World" still intends on shooting in Louisiana -- and if so, when, although production on the CG-heavy can likely be expected to begin by summer 2014 if it is to meet its summer 2015 release deadline.
Trevorrow's film adds to what is shaping up to be a crowded summer 2015 at the box office. Other films set for release then include "The Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Star Wars: Episode VII" and a "Man of Steel" sequel.


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Honor students at Lott Middle in Citronelle and at Semmes Middle are about to start anti-cursing campaigns, which will include having their fellow classmates sign pledges saying they won't use swear words.
"We want to make our school a better environment," said Nicholas Meinhardt, 14, an eighth-grader at Lott. "We want to be able to walk into the locker room and not hear people cussing."
Cody Latham, a 13-year-old eighth-grader from Semmes, said cursing is offensive and should not be used at school — or anywhere else, for that matter.
"I can't stand hearing it," Latham said, adding that he hopes the effort at his school discourages kids from using profanity. "If one group stops cussing, then people hanging out with them might stop, and there can be a chain reaction."
"I won't cuss, swear, use bad language or tell dirty jokes. Clean language is a sign of intelligence and always demands respect. I will use my language to uplift, encourage and motivate. I will leave people better than I found them."
Those who follow the pledge for one week are considered apprentices; one month, a journeymen; and one year, a master.
For more information, log on to www.nocussing.com
It's part of a national movement called the No Cussing Club that was started by 14-year-old McKay Hatch of California. Hatch said he started the club in 2007 when he noticed that his middle school classmates were using profanity, and he wasn't comfortable being around that. The club now boasts 30,000 members nationwide.
Rather than curse, Hatch recommended during a recent interview on Fox News that students say something more creative, such as, "Oh pickles," "flip" or "barnacles."
Semmes eighth-grader Brandan Burroughs, 14, said he likes the idea of coming up with more creative words to use instead of four-letter ones.
Mobile County school board member Ken Megginson is heading up the effort at the two schools, which are in his district. And, he said, he hopes it spreads through the county.
"Our society is at the point where it has become very accepting of language that's totally inappropriate," Megginson said.
Every once in a while, he said, he turns on the television set or the radio, and he's surprised at what children are listening to. "Even the vice president of the United States of America cusses," Megginson said. "What type of message does that send our kids?"
Vice President Joe Biden was caught on camera whispering in President Barack Obama's ear after health care reform was signed into law: "This is a big f—-ing deal."
Jaclyn Weaver, a counselor at Lott, said the students heading the no-cursing challenge are some of the school's leaders.
"When you get students behind something, peer pressure can influence you to do things that are positive, not just negative," she said, adding that she anticipates fewer discipline problems at the school if students stop cursing.
According to the Mobile County Public School System's Code of Conduct, using obscene or profane language is a Group B offense, with punishment ranging from a trip to the principal's office to suspension.
The Beta Club at Lott and the National Junior Honor Society at Semmes are heading up their schools' anti-profanity efforts.
"A lot of people probably think it's cool to cuss," said Paige Reach, a 12-year-old seventh-grader at Lott. "I hope they'll sign our pledge. I know a lot of kids who will do it, and it'll be nice to walk around our school and not hear profanity."


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Light rain/flurries linger into Monday. A larger storm system will impact New England for Tuesday. Most of this will be rain for the Springfield area as well, but a couple inches of accumulating snow and ice are once again expected for the hilltowns.
Tonight: Increasing clouds, low 28.
Sunday: Rain and snow, high 38.
Monday: Light drizzle/flurries, high 43.
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Originally used by sports bookmakers, and in particular horseracing. The bookmaker is not taking any more bets and all existing bets placed on the competition are now null and void. This may have been because the race was cancelled, the starting lineup was substantially changed, or due to an irregularity in the conduct of the race.
- (idiomatic) Indicates that a future event appears uncertain, especially one that before seemed more certain. If all bets are off, then any prior agreements are no longer valid.
- By extension, "anything can happen"; any previous preconceptions about what might happen are dismissed.


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I Arrive in New Mexico
I arrived in New Mexico last week, having been called on by concerned citizens of that state to look into "Intelligent Design" encroachment into public school science classes. I was immediately greeted by one of the local residents. Fortunately, I am well versed in many things, including Great Dane Standard Greeting Protocol (GDSGP) in which one always sniffs the right sides of noses. To sniff the left sides can cause one to have a very bad day.
I Check Out Kim's Digs
I decided to spend a few days with Kim Johnson before moving on to Dave Thomas's house the next week. I wished to stay in Kim's place on the recommendations of couple of other well known people who have stayed with him while in Albuquerque - Barbara Forrest and Molleen Matsumura - who were both well chaperoned, as is proper, of course!
I was also introduced to someone a wee bit closer to my size. In fact, I found that I was much more comfortable sniffing noses at the same level. I am really not into the more standard dog greeting protocol (use your imagination).
After greeting the various canines, Kim took me on a tour of the house. The tour came to an abrupt end when I came across the single malt scotch cabinet. I have been a single malt connoisseur at the highest level. I have even consulted for a number of breweries in Scotland when they were having difficulties with the malts. While I tried earnestly to conceal my intense interest, I was unable to do so, and was soon cordially invited to partake of the scotches in the collection. Unfortunately, they were out of my favorite 30 year old Laphroaig. But, I did enjoy a 21 year old Highland scotch and a marvelous 15 year old Laphroaig. My favorites are the Islay scotches, but I thought that the Glen Garioch was extremely smooth with a hint of spice and a touch of honey as I rolled it over the tip, sides, and back of my tongue. I enjoyed this thoroughly, as you can see. It has been said that I have one of the best palates along with one of the best capacities that anyone has ever seen. I am also a marvelous wine taster, but I'm sure you are all aware of that, and one shouldn't brag. Incidentally, by the time the camera came out, Courtney Kangaroo was literally under the table. She was quite pale and non-communicative the next day.
A Sticky Situation
In a very rare occurrence, I decided that discretion could, indeed, be the better part of valor. A Navajo friend of Kim's (Pauletta) stopped by, and I thought it might be a good time to engage a Native American concerning the creation of life forms on earth - something I have never done, before, believe it or not! I had heard of the Navajo Waking Woman, the creator, and was fascinated with the concept as a creation myth. However, when I mentioned that I was against teaching creation mythologies in science classes, I found that passions arose quickly. Although I tried to explain the new synthesis to straighten her out, she did not want to hear about no "stinkin' evolution," because she already knew what the answer was. I'm sure you all know how persistent I can be. I continued to insist that the scientific conclusion was the only valid way to look at this, and was suddenly in a bit over my head, as you can see. Fortunately, I was able to exercise charm and wit by saying "Just kidding" to get her to back off. After all, when I puts my mind to it, I can be quite cute. Females do seem to be attracted to me.
After my heart slowed down to a mere race, I concluded two things: 1) some people will never change their beliefs, and it is wise to be able to tell when that is the case! 2) In "mano-a-mano" clashes over science (I'm learning some Spanish, too!), the person with the biggest knife will usually win the argument every single time! I believe that we should enlist the aid of Native Americans like Pauletta whenever possible. Not because of the knives, but because anytime a person wants to "teach the controversy," they need to teach ALL the controversies. I suggested to Kim that he try to recruit Pauletta and her Navajo friends to help in our cause - but to please wait until after I left! Fascinating.
Dressage Day
Next day, I visited with Kim's horses. At one time, many years ago, I was a world class dressage rider. One of the horses is named Satan (no relation) and happens to be a retired dressage horse. It's too bad that the accompanying pictures are stills, and not in motion. I rode Satan bare back, and with just leg cues and weight shifts was able to get him to side step, do flying lead changes, etc. It is not so remarkable that this was done with leg cues and weight shifts, since that's the way it is supposed to be done, but considering the length of the my legs and my light weight, well - I'm sure you all get the picture! I later sat on Satan's head while Jesse, Satan, and I relived the ride. Marvelous! Here, Jesse, Satan and I have a laugh over the just finished dressage ride in which I excelled. Jesse vaults off (gymnastics) horses and understands a good "seat." We really hit it off.
I Become a Lifetime Honorary Member of CESE
Kim presented me with a lifetime membership for the New Mexico Coalition for Excellence in Science and Math Education (CESE). In the picture, you can see me receiving a CESE pin. I am very tough skinned, and shall wear this with pride. I thanked CESE profusely for fighting the good fight against pseudoscience, and wished them luck with fighting the ongoing latest attempt at the sneaky underhandedness of the Intelligent Design Network of New Mexico, which is trying to introduce "Evidence Against Evolution" into the science classroom in the Rio Rancho school district. Kim thanked me profusely for all I had taught CESE. Here, Courtney Kangaroo looks on jealously as Kim Johnson "Pins" me with the Lifetime CESE Membership pin.
A Visit to NMSR (New Mexican for Science and Reason)
Since NMSR has been active in promoting good science and fighting bad science, I took the opportunity to attend their monthly meeting. (Members from NMSR formed the core group of CESE.) Every month, a speaker is invited. The topics are far-ranging. This month was special. I got to meet someone who is a bit famous on his own accord – Professor MacAllister (Mac) Hull. Mac and I were on a first name basis immediately. Mac was the person in charge of creating the first explosive lenses used in plutonium fission devices - yes, the first atomic bomb that was detonated in New Mexico, and another one, "Fat Man," dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. Mac had not even been to college when he was drafted to work in Los Alamos. His job was to find out how to cast the explosive lenses so that they were essentially flawless. Obviously he did this. His initials were on every one of the 32 lenses on the plutonium bombs that were used. After the war, Mac went on to receive a PhD from Yale in physics. He had many interesting stories to tell, and he discussed with me his feelings concerning his involvement with the Manhattan Project. This was not easy on anyone involved, and I came away with a much deeper appreciation of the moral issues and complexity of feelings and resolution that each individual participant has had to live with over all these years. I won't discuss Mac, personally, but will say that I admire him tremendously for what he took away from this project as a young man (21 years old). He went on to do many fine things. He is living history (and has a sense of humor to match mine - almost!). In this photo, Mac and I are trying to explain some of the finer nuances of particle physics to some of the audience members.
Here is Mac and me, sharing a joke. Kim pretends to understand.
The NMSR Science Watch Radio Show
The next day was time for the NMSR Radio Show, "Science Watch," in which Dave Thomas and Kim Johnson co-host a fun half hour where they talk about interesting science discoveries, news media blunders, what's happening in science, and a segment called "Creation Corner." The show is on Saturdays, right after the news at 2:00 PM. KABQ 1350 AM is the station – and what a blast radio is! After being used to speaking to hundreds, even thousands of people in a live audience, I found that hosting a radio show is relatively easy and is fun. Our major topic was Scientology, although for the life of me, I cannot begin to understand how 'scient' or 'ology' have anything to do with the science fiction created by L. Ron Hubbard to get rich from. Still, there are many people who pay exorbitant amounts of money just to be taken for a pure ride in fantasy. Of course, the real problem is that people can be harmed. We discussed this in light of the Tom Cruise remarks on TV about psychiatry being hokey, or words to that effect. I provided a full history and all the secrets I knew about Scient Ology. People often spend millions of dollars for these "secrets" - especially movie stars, it seems! Let us hope that there were no people who actually took Tom Cruise seriously, but I am wise enough to know that this is a hope without basis. There are always people who take others seriously, just because the others have the stage. An interesting, but really bad phenomenon, not unrelated to ID creationism!
Here is Dave Thomas, making a few last minute notes for the show. (I, of course, didn't require any notes.)
Here is our engineer, Jenny O, laughing at herself for not figuring out one of the nuances of operating the "board." I explained to her that I had learned it only after being around control boards for a long time and that she shouldn't feel bad. After all, I am expert at all I participate in.
Kim gave me an outline script, but I didn't need it. Here I am sitting on the script and having a ball ad libbing to the radio audience. The feedback on my performance was, of course, outstanding. People in New Mexico are very appreciative of quality programming.
The Rio Rancho Board Meeting
We were having so much fun, we almost forgot to attend the Rio Rancho School Board meeting to see about their new "Science Policy 401." Dave Thomas has blogged about this previously on the Thumb, here, here, and here.
Although I tried to address the board about what I think is a very flawed policy, I was not allowed to speak. They said it was because I wasn't a resident of Rio Rancho, but I think they may just be prejudiced against Ailuropoda melanoleuca like myself. Here is a photo showing Jesse Johnson and me trying to talk some sense into school board member Don Schlichte, who is a pastor at a local church at his day job. I recognized him immediately, having brushed up on local creationists prior to my visit.
After the meeting, Courtney Kangaroo and I had it out on top of Schlichte's desk. Ater just a few minutes of her same old broken record, I couldn't take any more, and quickly left to prepare for some field work in the strange land called De-Na-Zin, way up in Navajo country. There, I am told, we will find compelling disproofs of creationist geology. You won't want to miss that adventure!
I'm off to rest for a few days. It's been quite stressful, jetting back and forth between Australia and America. I wish these creationists would only attack one continent at a time!
I must thank Kim Johnson, and his extended family, for an excellent visit. I especially enjoyed munching on some fresh bamboo growing by the river behind Kim's house. One must keep his thumb in the game, after all.
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Comment #49084
Posted by Bayesian Bouffant, FCD on September 21, 2005 10:40 AM (e)
What is Courtney slipping into Don Schlichte's water caraffe?
Comment #49091
Posted by Geral Corasjo on September 21, 2005 11:18 AM (e)
That picture. Is awesome.
Comment #49102
Posted by Rilke's Granddaughter on September 21, 2005 12:27 PM (e)
Unless that first picture is reversed, Dr. Steve Steve is clearly sniffing the left side of the Great Dane's nose. Should we worry that the various injuries that Dr. Steve Steve sustained are not shown in subsequent photos?
Comment #49123
Posted by Steve Reuland on September 21, 2005 2:40 PM (e)
Syntax Error: mismatched tag 'blockquote'
Comment #49124
Posted by Steve Reuland on September 21, 2005 2:46 PM (e)
Fortunately, I am well versed in many things, including Great Dane Standard Greeting Protocol (GDSGP) in which one always sniffs the right sides of noses.
I don't know about Great Danes specifically, but with most dogs, the "sniff" greeting is altogether different.
Comment #49125
Posted by Steviepinhead on September 21, 2005 2:50 PM (e)
Steve, I'm pretty sure that's what Steve Steve was alluding to when he said (a paragraph or so later):
I am really not into the more standard dog greeting protocol (use your imagination).
Comment #49129
Posted by Kim Johnson on September 21, 2005 3:26 PM (e)
Ooops. It looks like there was a Photoshop induced chirality reversal on the Great Dane greeting picture. The good Professor does, I assure you, know his left from his right. In fact, it was my experience that there is little that he doesn't know!
Comment #49135
Posted by Henry J on September 21, 2005 4:47 PM (e)
Maybe it's the dog rather than the small fuzzy eater of bamboo what doesn't know left from right? :)
Comment #49141
Posted by folderol on September 21, 2005 5:17 PM (e)
"At one time, many years ago, I was a world class dressage rider."
Herr Bereiter Stephan Stephan:
Should you ever pass through Missouri, please accept my invitation to ride my dressage horses. I won't put you on the 18-hand horse – at least not to begin with!
Karen from the Show Me State
Comment #49152
Posted by Steve Reuland on September 21, 2005 8:22 PM (e)
Steve, I'm pretty sure that's what Steve Steve was alluding to when he said (a paragraph or so later):
Yeah, I guess it helps to read the whole thing before posting. Oh well. :o
Comment #49155
Posted by Web on September 21, 2005 9:37 PM (e)
Syntax Error: mismatched tag 'kwickxml'
Comment #49157
Posted by Web on September 21, 2005 9:40 PM (e)
Bummer. screwed up. I'll try again..
Two words - Glen and Breton. Okay that's three words, but I don't really count the -and-. Good Canadian single malt. Cheers!
- Web
(back to lurking, reading and wondering when aerodynamics will get the ID treatment….)
Comment #49159
Posted by Chris Hall on September 22, 2005 4:39 AM (e)
Ahem Prof, whiskies come from distilleries not breweries
Comment #49161
Posted by Norman Doering on September 22, 2005 5:28 AM (e)
Why does this remind me of garden gnomes and travel commercials?
Comment #49201
Posted by Kim Johnson on September 22, 2005 1:36 PM (e)
Well, while it is true that most people in America and Scotland and England use the term distillery, it is also true that the term brewery means a place where malt liquor is produced - according to Webster. I suspect there may be a simple language usage difference, here. Perhaps Autralia vs US english? You'll have to ask the Professor. But, he is technically correct.
Comment #49205
Posted by Jim Wynne on September 22, 2005 2:29 PM (e)
Well, while it is true that most people in America and Scotland and England use the term distillery, it is also true that the term brewery means a place where malt liquor is produced - according to Webster. I suspect there may be a simple language usage difference, here. Perhaps Autralia vs US english? You'll have to ask the Professor. But, he is technically correct.
Malt liquor is a type of beer, not a type of whiskey (or whisky): http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mmalt.html
Comment #49213
Posted by Kim Johnson on September 22, 2005 3:18 PM (e)
Sigh. One must always check multiple sources. The best sources when discussing scotch, of course, come from the British Isles. Yes - in the US, Malt Liquor is generally used to mean a type of beer made with a malt. But, scotch doesn't come from the US! Generically, a malted liquor is any liquor that is made from malt. In Scotland, the process starts with the malting of barley then the fermenting (brewing). After it is brewed, it is distilled and aged. The brewing occurs in the brewery portion of the distillery. Please check out http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jhb/whisky/glossary.html for definitions a bit closer to the source. Brewery is not inappropriate, but rather not common usage in the US, etc., when talking about where scotch comes from. Again, you'll have to ask the Professor directly about this, although I seriously doubt if he will reply. It could have been a simple slip of the thumb. After all, he did have a few beers while staying in NM, too!
Comment #49214
Posted by robert on September 22, 2005 3:22 PM (e)
What a moronic thread!
Comment #49216
Posted by Steviepinhead on September 22, 2005 3:51 PM (e)
I'm reasonably sure that you didn't really expect either serious science or serious issue-oriented commentary on this latest in the series of threads starring PT's cute little stuffed toy mascot. So what's your point exactly?
I will note that we've learned something about distilling practices and horse-jumping on this thread. Perhaps not directly related to evolution science, though distilling is related to fermentation (yeast is an important model organisms for biological research) and the evolution of horses provides one of the most familiar examples of a sequence of transitional fossils.
And without this thread, we would've missed Kim Johnson's "simple slip of the thumb" line, which was not only genuinely funny (heck, LPG, as long as you're slinging pizzas, you oughta send one flying Kim's way…), but was also a cute evolutionary pun!
Comment #49224
Posted by 'Rev Dr' Lenny Flank on September 22, 2005 5:36 PM (e)
What a moronic thread!
Like I've always said, IDers and creationuts are all seriously humor-challenged.
Comment #49226
Posted by 'Rev Dr' Lenny Flank on September 22, 2005 5:37 PM (e)
heck, LPG, as long as you're slinging pizzas
Did someone mention "pizzas"?
I'm looking for a new pizza delivery person. My current one seems to think he's infallible, or something.
Comment #49230
Posted by Lenny's Pizza Guy on September 22, 2005 6:08 PM (e)
Whew! Close call, but now that Lenny's off to do his daily tour of the threads, maybe he won't check back here for a while (and by the time he does, I'll be long gone again, heh heh–we're gonna look like one of those old timey cartoons, you know the ones where you're looking down a long door-lined hallway, watching while the characters keep missing each other as they run in and out of the different doorways…!)
And, if I'm really lucky, maybe Lenny will never notice that I gave FREE pizzas to Norman and James over on the WAD O' Irony thread.
Of course, I'm sure you all see the problem: Lenny doesn't much like it when he hears about other folks getting their pizza for free, while he's been paying full price all these years.
Maybe if he upped my tips a little, I'd cut him the occassional break. But, hey, after that "infallible" crack, I'm not exactly inclined, know what I mean? Sheesh, "infallible," that there's just plain old creationist talk! I may just be a pizza guy, but I ain't stoopid!
–translation for the constitutionally-challenged: [cue John Wayne drawl:] "Them's fightin' words, Sonny!"–
I don't really want to get on Lenny's bad side (heck, he is a pretty regular customer, and we all know how dang persistent he can be once he gets riled up), but that "infallible" crack was kind of pushing the line, know what I mean?
Comment #49231
Posted by 'Rev Dr' Lenny Flank on September 22, 2005 6:28 PM (e)
Maybe if he upped my tips a little, I'd cut him the occassional break.
What, a nickel's not enough for you?
Comment #49242
Posted by Kim Johnson on September 22, 2005 7:52 PM (e)
Before this thread degrades too much further, please note that Professor Steve Steve took part in a potentially very important experiment - a pro-evolution, pro-science radio show that we are trying to refine and get ready for prime time. And, another post is coming from the good Professor from NM. He had to take some time out to pop around to other commitments. I'm sure that there will be the normal humor that the Professor instills in all his posts - maybe even a slightly off topic side note. BUT, the next installment will have some really good technical stuff on evolution in it. Things that many who read this won't have seen before, and things that will drive most of the creationists nutso. (Actulally, how do you drive somebody nutso when they already are?) Please stay tuned for the next installment from Professor Steve Steve in New Mexico. I think you will not be disappointed!
(And, Steviepinhead - thanks for noticing about the thumb pun, or play on words, if you will. A bit of levity is good for the soul.)
Comment #49247
Posted by Jim Wynne on September 22, 2005 8:24 PM (e)
Thanks for the condescending response. I know how to do research, thank you. I also know the difference between malt whisky and malt liquor, and the difference between a distillery and a brewery, and I knew these things without having to look them up. You still don't understand, apparently, even after admonishing me to "check multiple sources."
Comment #49270
Posted by 'Rev Dr' Lenny Flank on September 23, 2005 6:28 AM (e)
Thanks for the condescending response. I know how to do research, thank you.
Dude, take a deep breath and relax. You'll live lots longer. Geez.
Comment #49321
Posted by Kim Johnson on September 23, 2005 3:24 PM (e)
Please take my comments the way they were intended - not condescendingly. (Look at the context - levity.) This is a virtual pub at the University of Ediacara! It is certainly reasonable to talk about whisky. Especially since the Professor is so fond of it. I, too, know the difference between all the terms you mention. I have been a single malt fan for many years. It appears that you may be, too, since you spelled whisky as is appropriate for scotch, and not with an e as is appropriate for all other forms. It is difficult to address an apparent error from the Professor, since we know he doesn't make errors. Do you get my drift? If you will lighten up a bit, I will even tell you what his favorite single malt is. I hesitated to do so earlier for fear that it might start a run on it worldwide, and I may not be able to buy any for some time.
Comment #49328
Posted by shenda on September 23, 2005 4:31 PM (e)
Norman Doering
"Why does this remind me of garden gnomes and travel commercials?"
Yup, me too. Including the funny voice. Maybe Prof. Steve Steve is moonlighting for some extra bamboo.
Comment #49940
Posted by WWFSMD? on September 28, 2005 1:59 AM (e)
(back to lurking, reading and wondering when aerodynamics will get the ID treatment….)
Probably soon, gravity already has…
Comment #50176
Posted by Henry J on September 29, 2005 4:27 PM (e)
Did that last post undergo a frameshift mutation, or what? :scratchhead:


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DETROIT, MI -- There's was good news Thursday morning in Metro Detroit for most of the 140,000 DTE Energy customers who lost service earlier in the week due to high winds and lightning.
The utilities service posted on its website that all but 1,000 customers had their service restored by 6 a.m. Thursday and that those without it were expected to have it restored by the end of the day.
"The outages are scattered across DTE Energy's Southeast Michigan service area," the website reads.
Strong winds caused more than 800 power lines to come down after Monday's rough weather.
DTE encourages customers to exercise extreme caution and assume any wire is live.
The company also advises to stay at least 20 feet away from any downed wire and anything it's in contact with, keep children and pets away, and call 800.477.4747 to report the downed line.
DTE's tree-trim crews are currently cutting fallen limbs and clearing the area to assist repair crews.
To allow the tree-trim crews to quickly get to the next location where they are needed, DTE says on its website they will leave limbs for homeowner use or disposal rather than remove the material..
For the latest power outages updates, check out DTE's outage map.


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A Bushkill Township man left threatening voicemails for an individual police say has helped with Northampton County Drug Task Force investigations, according to court records.
Dean Tomsic, 53, of the 300 block of Old Allentown Road, called the confidential source twice Sunday morning in Plainfield Township, police say.
"Yo, brother you (expletive) up this time. I'm coming for you," he allegedly said in first message.
"You are one dead (expletive)," Tomsic allegedly said in the second message.
Police say the confidential source is concerned for their safety and the safety of their family because of Tomsic's mental instability.
Tomsic was arraigned Wednesday evening before on-call District Judge James Narlesky on two counts each of terroristic threats and harassment. He was sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail.


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EUGENE -- At Oregon, blowouts have become a way of life, so it was with a curious eye that head coach Mark Helfrich observed his team at halftime Saturday against No. 12 UCLA.
For the first time this season, the Ducks were getting pushed around. They were making mistakes. And most surprising of all, they were tied 14-14 with the Bruins.
So what did Helfrich see in the halftime locker room?
Not panic. Not frustration. Not anger.
He saw excitement. So much so, Helfrich said, that he felt the Ducks were more excited for the second half than the opening kick.
"That's when you know you have the right group,'' Helfrich said.
When that attitude channeled with the talent Saturday, the Ducks once again showed they are among the nation's elite, pummeling UCLA 42-14 behind a relentless running game, a suffocating defense and a momentum changing fake punt.
Sophomore Byron Marshall rushed for 133 yards and three touchdowns and a defense highlighted by big plays from Avery Patterson and Boseko Lokombo held the Bruins scoreless in the second half as Oregon (8-0, 5-0 Pac-12) stayed in the fast lane on the BCS highway.
It was different from the other seven blowouts this season. Instead of an early knockout blow, the Ducks wore the Bruins down. And it was never easy. In fact, without a stunning fake punt, the Ducks would have been facing their most precarious moment of the season.
A fumble by Keanon Lowe on the game's second play resulted in a quick UCLA touchdown. After the Ducks were stopped again, they lined up to punt on 4th-and-15 from their own 25. Normally raucous Autzen Stadium was unsettled. And Helfrich paced on the sideline.
As it turns out, he said he was trying to keep his poker face.
Instead of the snap going to punter Alejandro Maldonado, it went to Rodney Hardrick, one of the three blockers in front of the punter. The line parted and Hardrick had nothing but open field. Sixty-six yards later, he was pushed out at the Bruins 8. Two plays later, De'Anthony Thomas scored from the one.
Helfrich said he and special teams coach Tom Osborne identified a tendency of UCLA's punt return team, and they came into the game knowing they might use that play. It didn't matter when, or where the Ducks were, if they saw it, they were going to use it.
It wasn't the Ducks' sharpest game, but it might have been their most complete as the offense, defense and special teams all had their fingerprints on the victory.
Even though Thomas lasted only a half before his sprained right ankle started hurting -- he finished with 10 carries for 31 yards and a one-yard touchdown -- the Ducks still ran over the Bruins for 325 rushing yards. Marshall had his fifth consecutive game over 100 yards, and Thomas Tyner added 77 yards on 14 carries.
It became apparent the Ducks were wearing the Bruins down, and All-Pac-12 center Hroniss Grasu said he could see it in their eyes.
"In the second half, I feel like we were wearing them down. I could feel it,'' Grasu said. "That's what we look for -- any kind of weakness that we try to punch it and get after it.''
Meanwhile, a defense that one week ago was assaulted by an NCAA record 89 pass attempts by Washington State, stood firm against a heavy ground attack. The Bruins attempted only 19 passes -- most of them short routes -- while a big, but inexperienced offensive line kept coming. The Bruins rushed 52 times for 219 yards, an average of 4.2 yards per carry.
The biggest plays came from Lokombo, a starting outside linebacker, and Patterson, the safety whose coach calls him a mad dog.
With six minutes left in the first half, and UCLA threatening to tie the score, Lokombo intercepted Brett Hundley at the Ducks' 8 and returned it to the 17. Lokombo would also add two sacks.
In the second half, after the Ducks had taken a 21-14 lead, the Bruins were at midfield facing a 3rd-and-20. The Ducks faked a blitz, then dropped eight defenders into coverage. Playing centerfield, Patterson stepped in front of Hundley's pass and returned it 34 yards. Seven plays later, Marcus Mariota found Bralon Addison in the end zone for an 8-yard score and the Ducks were rolling.
"Onward and upward,'' Helfrich said.
--Jason Quick


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2 Days
Clark State Forest, IN
The Knobstone Trail is Indiana's longest (58 miles), and this 12-mile stretch is the toughest–and coolest–section. It's a roller coaster of wooded knobs and deep ravines showing off autumn's fire along the Knobstone Escarpment, a 100-mile-long snake of rock in southeastern Indiana. Climb 150 feet up and around Round Knob (you can see Louisville, KY, on a clear day). With summer's crowds (and humidity) gone, claim a choice campsite near the Virginia Pine-Chestnut Oak Nature Preserve. Continue the next day to the highest point on the KT (1,017 feet), and play dot-to-dot with a few more hills before the final descent to the New Chapel trailhead. in.gov/dnr/outdoor
3 Days
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, WI
With winter temps just one Alberta clipper away, sunny days on Lake Superior's most celebrated islands are a rare treat in late autumn. Get there before October ends. Push off from Bayfield and paddle the blue-green waters 12 miles to Oak Island. A four-mile trek from the take-out leads to a prime basecamp at North Bay, with unobstructed vistas of 10 neighboring isles glowing like embers with their red foliage and sandstone. Day two: Hike the 14-mile Loop Trail and skip agates from your beach campsite after dinner. Backtrack to the island's dock for the return trip to Bayfield on day three. $10 permit required. nps.gov/apis
4 Days
Black Elk Wilderness, SD
Spilling southwest from Mt. Rushmore, the Black Elk is a land of gnarled peaks, dense ponderosas, and granite spires. Have it all to yourself under warm, late-fall sun on this 35-mile loop from the Centennial Bypass trailhead. Camp at Willow Creek Rushmore Trail, Norbeck Preserve, and Grizzly Bear Creek Trail. Summit 7,242-foot Harney Peak on day three. fs.fed.us/r2/blackhills


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Gay GOP Group Log Cabin Republicans Votes Against Endorsing Donald Trump
Gay Couple Who Support Donald Trump Get Death Threats
Gus Kenworthy On Coming Out: 'I've Gained So Much Over The Past Year'
In New Ad, Hillary Clinton Reiterates Her Support For LGBT Rights
Barry Jenkins: Donald Trump Too 'Dense' To Understand Race Relations, LGBT Rights
Norm Macdonald Jokes He's A 'Deeply Closeted Gay Guy'
Adam Lambert, LeAnn Rimes and Darren
Criss are among the celebrities participating in The New F
Word photo campaign against bullying.
The celebrities are pictured dressed in
black in front of a deep red backdrop giving the finger under the
tagline "Giving Bullying The Bird." The campaign supports the
Movement, a Los Angeles-based anti-bullying organization created
by director Elliot London and model Ronnie Kroell.
The new "F" word is "friend,"
and it is meant to replace hurtful words such as "fatty," "freak"
and "fag."
Creators said the campaign is designed
to empower victims.
Other celebrities participating include
Tim Gunn, Lance Bass, Carmen Elektra, and Rumer Willis.
London is also working on a documentary
film on bullying titled FRIEND.
(Related: Documentary
explores lives of gay, transgender teens living in Tennessee.)
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The New Orleans City Council has voted 6-0 to call a special election on Nov. 6 to fill the now-vacant seat of District E Councilman Jon Johnson. Johnson, who has held the seat since May 2010, submitted his resignation -- effective immediately -- after pleading guilty in federal court to funneling FEMA money from a nonprofit he was affiliated with to his 2007 campaign for state senate.
Johnson's attorney, Julian Murray, said this morning his client hoped to remain in office until Monday to clean out his office and replace his take-home car. But an official with the Secretary of State's office said they received Johnson's resignation letter at 3:45 p.m. and it stated he would resign immediately.
The matter will be on the same ballot as the presidential election, with a 3-day qualifying period that starts Aug. 15.
A special election to fill the District B seat is already scheduled for Nov. 6.
The council must also name an interim appointee to the vacant seat in the coming weeks. By law, the appointee cannot seek the permanent seat. State Sen. J.P. Morrell told the council today residents main concern now is making sure there is a transparent process for selecting the interim appointee.
The winner of the elections for District B and E seats will hold those jobs until May 2014. District E includes most of eastern New Orleans and the Lower 9th Ward.


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Mark Todd rather ducked and dived over the question of whether he has another Olympic Games in him at Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Having proved that, at 56, he's still on his game in helping New Zealand win their teams bronze medal at Greenwich Park yesterday, Todd gave an "I'm not going to say yes and I'm not going to say no" answer.
"If I feel I am still enthusiastic about it, if I feel I can still be competitive and a useful member of the team, I might be tempted to keep going."
Fellow veteran of seven Olympics Andrew Nicholson, unluckily fourth in the individual event, and team coach Eric Duvander reckon they know the answer on behalf of the five-time Olympic medallist.
"He doesn't take much convincing. I think the buzz he has got here will be enough to keep him going for a bit longer," Nicholson said.
Said Duvander: "He dearly wants a team gold for New Zealand. His ability is extraordinary and he's not an old man. He's a fit, flexible top athlete."
Todd will be 60 in Rio, Nicholson 54. But Duvander knows it is the new crop coming through who are at least as important to the overall strategy in Brazil.
"We need to keep producing younger riders," he said. "We've still got a few more in New Zealand who need to be picked up and brought into our performance programme."
Of the quintet in London, Jonelle Richards is 31 - having been born in the year the legendary Todd won the first of his four Badminton titles - Jock Paget is 28 and Caroline Powell 39.
Clarke Johnstone, 25, was desperately unlucky not to make the Olympic team because of an injury to his mount, and there are other New Zealand riders of a similar age starting to make a name for themselves.
They will have seen Richards standing on the podium alongside winners Germany, silver medallists Britain and Todd and Nicholson and fancy some of the same.
"The beauty of my job is they're so self-motivating," Duvander said. "It's about making sure everything is in place at the right time."
Planning for Rio began four months ago, he said.
The key was to leave nothing to chance and make sure riders were at the top of their game when it mattered.
Motueka-born Richards has plenty of tales to tell her mates after yesterday.
"Every rider has a milestone. This certainly is one, and getting a medal, but I look at it as the start of a long career and many more Olympics to come," Richards said.
The idea is to blend the younger riders into the setup, make it more competitive for places and Todd, should he decide to make one last tilt in Rio, can provide the wisdom, along with Nicholson, who is sure to carry on.
"These guys don't look like they're going to disappear in a hurry but if we can integrate it with the new generation coming through, then hopefully by the time they step down we'll be ready to fill their shoes," Richards said.
Times have been lean over the past couple of Games for the eventers. Yesterday's result changed that.
"It's nice to think we're perhaps out of that era and can look into the future with some exciting positivity," Richards said.
Todd has joined a special group with his medal yesterday.
Three athletes can now boast a span of 28 years from their first Games medal to their last.
Todd joins Swedish sailor Tore Holm (1920-48) and Hungarian fencer Aladar Gerevich (1932-60).
Then again, Todd may not be finished either.


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Starting today, Syracuse's Jim Roy will attempt to regain his playing privileges on the PGA's Champions Tour during the senior circuit's final stage of its national qualifying tournament.
Commonly known as "Q School," Roy earned his tour card last year on his first attempt by tying for fifth and then winning the final full exemption during a playoff.
In his rookie season on the Champions Tour, for professionals 50-over, Roy failed to finish within the top 30 on the money leaders list — a requirement for retaining playing privileges. That sent him back to Q School.
Roy, 51, made it through the first stage of qualifying two weeks ago at MetroWest Country Club in Orlando, Fla. The final, four-round stage is being played today through Friday at TPC Eagle Trace in Coral Springs, Fla. There are 78 players in the field and only the top five will earn tour cards.
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