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A valuable vote for DoyleOctober 12,2012
A valuable vote for Doyle
Id like to urge all Washington County voters to cast a vote for the Dean of the Vermont Senate, Bill Doyle. I first had the pleasure of meeting Bill when I was a student in the Vermont State College system back in the 1970s. I remember being struck by his friendly demeanor and his wonderful ability to instantly connect with virtually anyone he spoke to, be they friend or stranger. Through the ensuing years Ive always enjoyed reading the results of his famous Doyle Poll. He works tirelessly assembling the questions, printing and delivering the polls, and then collecting and tabulating the results. His efforts produce an annual snapshot of how Vermonters see themselves.
In 2010 I had the privilege of being elected to join him in the Senate. As a freshman senator, I valued his advice and unselfish willingness to offer assistance to those of us who needed to learn how things worked. Every week he would gather a caucus to share insight about the bills that were winding their way through the legislature. He never hesitated when asked to give lessons on procedure to us newbies.
But it was during our floor debates on redistricting that I was especially impressed by his value to the legislature. After listening to several of us squabble over our own ideas about how districts should be divided, Bill got up to speak. He began with the words: Mr. President, this is my fifth debate on redistricting. Simple words they were, but the significance was not lost on one of us. His fifth debate meant he had been a legislator for fifty years! All of us paused to consider what he had to say because we knew he had more experience than any of us. That historical longevity is a priceless commodity as the constant winds of change blow through the statehouse. Please cast one of your three senatorial votes for Bill Doyle so all of us can continue to rely on this hard-working, experienced and lovable Vermonter.
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WVU moves into a tie in Big 12 race
CHARLESTON – The WVU baseball team won its third straight Big 12 series with a 9-6 win over No. 10 Oklahoma Sunday afternoon at in front of 1,843 fans at Appalachian Power Park.
WVU, which won two of three games in the Big 12 series, improved to 29-20 overall and 11-7 in Big 12 play. Oklahoma fell to 34-14 overall, 11-7 in the league. The win gives WVU a tie for first place in the conference standings.
Oklahoma held the hitting advantage at 16-11, but committed four costly errors to WVU's one. Senior right fielder Brady Wilson, junior left fielder Jacob Rice, junior third baseman Ryan Tuntland and junior first baseman Ryan McBroom each had two hits for the Mountaineers. McBroom also finished with five RBIs and one run.
WVU loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the second inning for the second-consecutive inning. Junior designated hitter Matt Frazer was hit by a pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly to center field by sophomore shortstop Taylor Munden to tie the game at 2-2. WVU took a 4-2 lead on a two-run single up the middle by Rice. McBroom extended the inning with a two-run double to left center field to complete the five-run frame with the Mountaineers leading 6-2.
left center field to complete the five-run frame with the Mountaineers leading 6-2.
McBroom continued his torrid hitting pace with his 10th home run of the season and second in as many days to give WVU the 8-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth. McBroom drove in Tuntland, who had doubled off the right field wall in the previous at bat.
After a four run top of the eighth inning by Oklahoma to cut the Mountaineers lead to 8-6, Wilson scored on an RBI ground out to second base by McBroom to bring the lead to 9-6.
Despite allowing 11 hits, sophomore left-hander John Means (4-2) grinded out the win for WVU, allowing two runs with five strikeouts and one walk in 6.0 innings.
Junior right-hander Corey Walter picked up his first save of the season with a perfect 1.1 innings to finish the game.
OU's Billy Waltrip (2-3) started his third game of the season and was rattled for six runs (two earned) on five hits in 2.0 innings. Waltrip struck out two, while walking four. Jack Mayfield of Oklahoma led all hitters with a 5-for-5 performance and three RBIs.
The Sooners struck early with back-to-back singles by Craig Aikin and Max White to start the top of the first inning.
Both runners advanced a base on a sacrifice bunt and then scored as Mayfield doubled down the left field line.
Despite loading the bases with no outs, WVU was only able to get one run across in the bottom of the first to cut the OU lead in half at 2-1. Munden scored on a wild pitch after leading the inning off with a walk.
The Mountaineers will return to Appalachian Power Park next weekend, taking on Big 12 opponent TCU from May 10-12. Game one begins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, game two begins at 4 p.m. on Saturday and the first pitch for game three is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday.

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A Better Way for Pine State Services
Originally published: 06.01.10 by Tonya Vinas
How to set up a vehicle-stocking-and-organization program.
Pine State Services, South Portland, Maine, began its program about six months ago for its fleet of 21 vehicles, 10 of which are service vehicles. Pine State Services provides services in plumbing, gas heat, oil heat, air conditioning, refrigeration, and sewer and drain cleaning.
Why did they do it?
"Our guys were ill-prepared when in the field," explains president Sam Marcisso. "We had too many runners bringing them supplies. It was wasting time."
Since the program began, Pine State Services has:
- Gone from three parts runners to one.
- Sold off excess inventory.
- Is using less fuel.
- Is keeping only two days worth of inventory on hand.
"The truck space is a lot cleaner, and all of the trucks are stocked the same way," Marcisso says, noting that this helps to achieve consistent service and more flexibility in staffing.
Here's how the program works:
- The trucks are pre-stocked with 80% of what is regularly needed for service calls. (The other 20% is provided as needed by runners.)
- The technician is given a materials checklist on a clipboard at the start of the shift. At the end of the shift, he checks off what was used, and turns in the list with his invoices.
Marcisso said the first step the company took was to pretend to stock a truck using a "mock" space on the warehouse floor.
Doing this first — before actually stocking a truck
They outfitted one truck a month with about $7,000 worth of inventory. (Marcisso suggests starting with the best technician to build enthusiasm and momentum and to learn best practices as you go along.) And what do the service techs think of this new system?
"They love it," Marcisso says. "It is so much more efficient. There's nothing worse than being on the job, and not having the part you need. It's frustrating and embarrassing."
Tonya Vinas is a former editor of HVACR Business.
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Late in December we have the tendency to simultaneously examine the year that has been while contemplating the year that is to be. While I am interested in history, to understand and learn from the past, I am more interested in what lies ahead, where we can make a difference.
On my desk in front of me is a copy of a special year-end edition of TheEconomist titled 'The World in 2013." I always find year-end predictions to be intriguing and not surprisingly this issue has plenty of content on risk due to political or economic instability. But, there is also good news for many of our readers in this special edition.
"In 2013 the improvement in America's economic health will become more evident, lifting the pace of growth above 2.5 percent by year-end and pushing unemployment further below 8 percent." __ Greg Ip, "Back from the Cliff"
"With the economy still sluggish, Latin America will stand out as a relatively bright spot."__Michael Reid, "Latin America's New Normal"
"More remarkable than the speed of Indonesia's growth is its consistency. Only four other economies in the world … can boast a steadier pace of expansion (as measured by the coefficient of variation) over the past 10 years."__ Simon Cox, "The New Neighborhood Heavyweights"
In a section called "The World in Figures," the Economist Intelligence Unit predicts the following:
Daniel Franklin, editor of this special edition, sums it up this way: "In short, triskaidekaphobiacs may have their reasons to fear a year with the number 13 in it. But it might not be so bad after all." Out of uncertainty comes opportunity
For the last four weeks we have been exploring various aspects of "Manufacturing the Future: The next era of global growth and innovation," which was recently published by McKinsey Global Institute (MGI). MGI is bullish on manufacturing. Also, its experts appear to be very impressed with the opportunities for supply chain professionals to become strategic leaders in their organizations if they take hold of the possibilities.
For example, McKinsey projects that the global consuming class will grow to 1.8 billion by 2025, dramatically expanding demand for products manufactured in both advanced and emerging manufacturing economies. Added to that, is the belief that innovation will further drive both demand and productivity higher. This means that supply chain professionals "with the analytical skills to turn data into insights or new operating improvements" can make substantial contributions to their companies' ability to serve the customer and gain market share.
Opportunity plus determination is a very powerful thing. How resolved are you to be the supply chain professional of the future? How are you going to invest your time in the coming year to prepare yourself for the next? Will you earn your CSCP? Will you attend an APICS risk seminar or one of our conferences in Mumbai, London, Chicago, or Orlando? Will you engage in local education and networking opportunities with an APICS partner? Will you follow APICS practitioner research to gain insights into what others are doing? Will you diligently read APICS magazine cover to cover?
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Rotary Club of Pago Pago greets Pacific Australia Exchange student Liam Bellette. Liam is from Hazelbrook NSW and is staying with his host family Semi and Vicky Manila. Local students Koroseta Butler and Nicholas Manila are doing exchanges in Australia. (L-R) Rotary President Jackie Young, Liam, Vicky and young Rose Manila. [courtesy photo]


text: Huge GMEN Fan. HOpe they hold onto S. Smith Hixon due to the fact that they are both coming off injuries and other teams may be a bit leary on taking a chance on them. That could add up to the Gmen resigning both of them for alot less money then it would have taken had they both had injury free good seasons coming into free agency. The Giants had said they would spar no exp trying to resign AB. Lets hope this lockout ends soon they can get back to the business of building this seasons team.


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Carol Kuen couldn't figure out why her dishwasher wasn't cleaning her dishes very well, and they were turning filmy. Carol Kuen "I tried loading the dishwasher differently. I tried different detergent. I tried different rinse aids." When Consumer Reports evaluated detergents last year, testers found some left a white film on glassware. This used to be a clear glass plate. Consumers complained too, so some manufacturers reformulated their phosphate-free detergents. "We developed a tough hard-water test to evaluate these detergents. In hard water, glassware is likelier to develop a film." And aluminum can discolor. Testers load a dishwasher with clear plates and with small aluminum sheets that stand in for pots and trays. They add detergent and repeat this test 20 times. To see how well the detergents clean away food, Consumer Reports performs another tough test. A messy mix of 17 ingredients, including peanut butter and eggs, is applied to plates, and then baked on. Bob Markovich "Some of the worst-performing detergents left food on the plates. Take a look at this!" The lowest-rated detergent - Green Mission Organic Dishwasher Gel from Whole Foods. But Cascade Complete with Dawn ActionPacs was a clear standout. Great Value Powder Pacs from Walmart was close behind and costs far less. Both do a very good job cleaning dishes, and they don't leave a filmy buildup. ."
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text: My 2 1/2 week old has been vomiting on and off for over a week. MY Ped, thinks it is that i have an oversupply. He fights at the breast and chokes at times. Today, the milk was spraying at him. I pumped yesterday and got 4 oz from each breast, when we gave a bottle, he only at 2-2 1/2 oz. How do i limit my supply without pre-pumping. i only want to pump at night, when my DH gives him a bottle and I will now only pump until I get 2 oz and not 4.


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The core of this book is a gallery of space imagery consisting of 237 plates, each treating a geographic region where a particular landform theme is exemplified. Commentary, photographs, locator maps, and sometimes a geologic map accompany each plate.


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Opt out. Simple explanation. . . butterfly effect. My life may not be perfect but I love it.
Love, Drave Suicide xoxo
While working yesterday with the animals I was trying to choose a favorite bird. I think that on a personal level is one if the kestrels at my work because he just has the most attitude and personality. Overall I can't choose between crows, screetch owls, kestrels, or redtail hawks. Birds are just so amazing to me. What's your fav bird?
Happy Easter! Hope everyone has a great one! Wednesday and I dyed eggs and had an amazing egg hunt!
It's the anniversary of that day again. The day that I got yanked out of my middle school class and placed in a locked room with the principle of the school and two police officers becauseI allegedly talked to one of the killers over yahoo chat weeks before this happened. It's the day where my friends, probably most labeled"different" kids an I...
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So far has be Florida ill always be in love with Florida. Its been my fav place to go since I was young. I hope to travel to Australia one day to visit Steve Irwins zoo since he was my hero of course. I also would love to go see the Egyptian pyramids!
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So I am looking at getting a german shepherd puppy soon! Very excited I will be putting in a lot of work training this dog since they love training as do I. Im getting a European one they are darker in color if I do decide on it. By the way I miss you all! Also ive got a tattoo apt for this weekend 😁💕expect
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Please let the Christmas spirit get into me so I don't choke someone in the stores this year! Lol god I try to avoid stores like the plague around this time of year! But like every year i'm hiding in the house watching all the Christmas specials... I'm such a kid.
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North American Coal test new plant
POWHATAN POINT- North American Coal is working with Crown Water Reclamation about cleaning contaminated water from the mines so that the treated water can then be pumped into Captina Creek and the Ohio River.
Currently, the contaminated water is being cleaned by hydrated lime and pumped back into the abandoned mines. For the water to be pumped into Captina Creek and the Ohio River, it has to meet a certain PH level as stated by the Environmental Protection Agency.
"(Having this plant) is environmental … We will be able to discharge back into Captina Creek for one thing, another thing is working with the village we might be able to work with them and sell the water and help the village of Powhatan," said Steve Hill, property manager for North American Coal. "We treat about 16 million gallons of water a year right now and that is all going into the mine, so we are wanting to get away from that and discharge to the creek so that is what we have been trying to do for the last year or two is treat water."
The Crown Water Reclamation plant is currently still running tests on the water. This is a trial run for Crown, and North American Coal has yet to make a decision on whether or not it is going to use this company.
"I personally feel that (Crown Water Reclamation) is our best bet right here,"said Hill. "We have tried about 10 other companies – some with plants that they call reverse osmosis plants, the other is with chemical."
North American Coal currently has the permits to pump into Captina Creek; it just has to be able to meet the requirements. The requirements to discharge into Captina Creek are that the water has to be able to meet the iron, sulfate, total dissolved solids, and the PH balance. According to Hill, there are about eight to 10 different perimeters that need to be met before the water can be discharged.
"This particular plant was here a year ago, they treated our water and it met all of the perimeters to discharge (into the creek). The key thing to this particular plant versus reverse osmosis; with reverse osmosis, we still have to operate our existing plant, plus the reverse osmosis plant, which has a waste product that comes off of that … the waste product will be discharged onto the ground and we have to take it to a site."
State Sen. Lou Gentile and State Rep. Jack Cera will be at plant site Monday to see the progress that has been made so far.
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Republicans oppose immigration bill
June 12, 2013 —
HARRISBURG, PA — Representative Daryl Metcal fe, founder of State Legislators for Legal Immigration (SLLI), and 56 other state lawmakers, sent letters on June 11 urging members of the U.S. Senate to reject S.744, "Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act."
The letters urged Senators Robert Casey and Pat Toomey to "represent American interests, not foreign interests."
In a reference to the eight Senators who created the legislation, Metcalfe said, "Candidly speaking, the Gang of Eight's amnesty legislation is out-of-touch with reality, a dereliction of duty and nothing short of a fiscal disaster for the states."
He continued, "While the title of S.744 implies enhanced 'border security,' this is nothing more than a smoke and mirrors attempt to deceive the American people. In reality, S.744 does not provide for additional border fencing or completion of the current border fence requirements. Most egregious of all, S.744 allows for amnesty of an estimated 11 million illegal aliens currently living in United States."
Metcalf said the legislation would put illegal aliens who entered the Unites States before age 16 on a path to citizenship.


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June 30, 2011 —
SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — The Third Annual Garden Tour of private gardens in Sullivan County, sponsored by SullivanArc and Sullivan Renaissance, will take place on Saturday, July 23. The eight to 10 gardens, located between Liberty and Wurtsboro, are open for visits between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Individuals can follow the route shown on the provided guide map or select their own. A wine and cheese reception for ticket holders and garden owners follows the tour at Bashakill Vineyards.
The cost is $25 per person. Advance tickets can be purchased at the locations below or directly from SullivanArc at www.sullivanarc.org [1] (click on "Buy Tickets") or at 845/796-1350, ext. 1050. A limited number of tickets will be sold on the day of the event between 9 and 11 a.m.
• Catskill Harvest Market, State Route 52 and Ferndale-Loomis Road, Liberty
• The Cutting Garden, State Route 52, Youngsville
• Delaware Valley Farm & Garden (Agway), 30 Viaduct Road, Callicoon
• Everlasting Spring, 3195 State Route 52, White Sulphur Springs
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Police: Suspects in killings wore GPS devicesBy GILLIAN FLACCUS
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Steven Dean Gordon, 45, left, and Franc Cano, 27, were arrested on Friday, April 11, on suspicion of killing four women in Orange County, Calif.SANTA ANA, Calif. Two convicted sex offenders dutifully checked in with police every month and wore their GPS trackers around the clock the rules of parole that are designed to tip off California authorities if a freed felon backslides.
Yet since last fall, authorities claim, Franc Cano and Steven Dean Gordon have raped and killed at least four women and probably a fifth in the seedy prostitution hangouts of Orange County.
It was data from their GPS trackers along with cellphone records from the victims and other evidence that helped investigators link them to the killings, police said.
That was one of the investigative tools we used to put the case together, Anaheim Police Chief Raul Quezada said at a news conference Monday.
Cano, 27, and Gordon, 45, were arrested by investigators on Friday. Each was charged Monday with four felony counts of special circumstances murder and four felony counts of rape.
If convicted, they could face a minimum sentence of life without parole or the death penalty. Their scheduled arraignment Tuesday was postponed to May 19 and they remained in custody without bail.
A public defender appointed for both men asked a Superior Court judge to have Cano receive a medical exam, citing a range of health problems.
The men had known each other at least since 2012, when they cut off their GPS trackers and, using fake names, fled to Las Vegas, where they stayed at the Circus Circus Hotel & Casino for two weeks before they were rearrested, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Nevada.
While out on parole, police believe the men killed three women in Santa Ana last October and November and another woman in Anaheim earlier this year. All had links to prostitution.
Quezada said authorities were confident there is a fifth victim and perhaps more.
Investigators put a stop to a serial killing that would likely have continued beyond this point, District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said.
The department has contacted other places with missing-persons cases across the country.
Kianna Jackson, 20, of Las Vegas arrived in Santa Ana the first week of October for a court hearing on four misdemeanor charges of prostitution and loitering to commit prostitution. Her mother said she stopped responding to her text messages soon after she arrived in Santa Ana.
She checked into a Costa Mesa hotel but never paid the bill or checked out, and her belongings were found there.
Josephine Monique Vargas, 34, was last seen Oct. 24 after leaving a family birthday party in Santa Ana to go to a store.
Martha Anaya, 28, asked her boyfriend to pick up their 5-year-old daughter so she could work on Nov. 12, then stopped responding to his messages later that night. She had been planning a birthday party for her daughter.
Santa Ana investigators didnt initially realize they were looking for murder victims, police Chief Carlos Rojas said.
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Usually, when we think of "survival of the fittest," we think about the survival of the biggest, strongest, fastest or smartest. But actually, in evolutionary terms, the "fittest" is just the animal or plant best suited for the circumstances, whether that animal is a lizard uniquely suited for the desert or a Golden Retriever with an uncanny but heartwarming knack for basketball. But you're pretty smart, so you probably knew that already.
What you might not realize is that some of the behaviors that get you swirlied today were survival strategies that kept you alive thousands of years ago. Behaviors such as ...
We're not talking about the strong, silent type who's only shy because he prefers to let his fists/gun/boner do the talking. We're talking about guys who are so unsure of themselves that they can't even look you in the eye. They've been called, "yellow," "shook" and "NERRRRRRD" depending on whether they're being bullied in the 50s, inner city or 80s movies. It all comes down to confidence. The shyer and more easily embarrassed a person is, the less manly they seem.
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Have you ever looked a gorilla in the eye? If so, you're either lucky to be alive, or currently being dismembered by a primate. Gorillas hate that shit. Eye contact and smiles are like subtle ways to tell a gorilla you'd like to see them try to kick your ass. And it's not just normal animal skittishness. Gorillas have a serious problem, and it's your stupid face. One zoo even invented special glasses to protect visitors from eye contact -- instead opting to make making look like they're having the most prolonged orgasms ever ...
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"We appreciate the gesture guys, but come on. We have to sleep at night too." -- Gorillas
As mankind made its evolutionary transition from ape to human, scientists think that there was a time when a flushed cheek and a downcast eye was a key survival instinct. When one species was still evolving into the other, it meant your genetic line wouldn't end in a dismembered pile of limbs. Blushing would have been especially useful, since it's an involuntary reaction. No matter how hard you tried to maintain eye contact, your blushing face broadcasts just how close you were to soiling your loincloth.
On the other hand, losing bladder control directly on a shark usually has negative repercussions.
Blushing, after all, signals remorse. Since it can't be faked or hidden, researchers think that our ancestors evolved the function as a display of appeasement towards those that we've wronged. Or who could kick our ass. The walk back to the cave might have been shameful, but it was accomplished with fully intact sexual organs -- the only victory that matters when it comes to the gene pool.
The part of the species that averted their eyes and turned beet red no matter how much they wanted to stand up to the big aggressive guy taking their lunch lived to see another day, and breed with the (presumably underwhelmed, but realistic) females of the species. The big guy eating our lunch might have won that battle, but that same unwavering belief in himself was what sent him out in a blaze of monkey-fisted Neanderthal asswhoop. The meek end up inheriting the Earth by default.
"Hmm, it's a choice between that nerd or the chunks of Brad's intestines that were left behind after the ass kicking."
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Being called a baby is one of the most stinging insults most of us encounter as kids. Wah-wah. Is little baby gonna cry? they'd chide as we ran home crying for a breast feeding. In the grand sweep of nature, we have good reason to be insecure. Most animals are pretty much able to fend for themselves days after they're born. Anything longer than a week, and they're legally declared dinner. Human babies are completely useless balls of skin, tar poop and weird belly button stumps for years.
Who's an adorable drain on society's resources? You are!
Not only are human babies the failures of the baby world, we stay that way for years, taking longer than any other primate to reach sexual maturity and adulthood. While foals are standing within their first hour of life and lions are banging each other by age four -- humans take their sweet time learning how to do everything that's not crying, farting or being adorable viral video fodder.
Outside the safety of the towns, we're all just fodder for vicious wild animals.
Its Badass Origins
That stupid baby who ruined your flight by crying might actually be the main reason we're sitting on top of the food chain in the first place.
Babies make terrible pilots.
At some point way up the evolutionary chain, our babies probably hit the ground running and screwing too. But as we evolved our super large brains, we also had to evolve larger skulls which required a birth canal you could go bowling in. This led to a sort of anatomical arms race between mom's cha-cha and junior's head. If the heads got too big, mom would lose the ability to run (No. 2 on our list of the 6 Abilities You Didn't Want to Lose in a World Filled With Man-Eating Animals). To keep women ambulatory without losing any of that big-brained goodness on the back end, the species began naturally selecting women who gave birth earlier. The species got to keep our big, tool-operating brains and female hips that wouldn't get clogged in a hula hoop.
The trade-off was that our babies came out stupid and helpless, and had to be taken care of for years if you didn't want them to find the only sharp rock in the entire jungle and try to do a headstand on it. While this extended ankle biting phase might seem like nothing but downside at first, the mixture of big brains and more time spent hanging around made us even smarter.
But still vulnerable.
Scientists believe that this delay actually allows us to reach higher cognitive levels, because it prolongs the types of learning that only juveniles are capable of. You can't teach an old dog new tricks, so you keep the dog a puppy longer, thereby allowing him to learn more tricks overall. And considering those "tricks" are language, culture and the ability to solve a Rubik's cube, being born helpless isn't such a bad trade-off.
It also helps that just being around a baby drugs you into a happy stupor.
Early helplessness is the price we pay for later brilliance. Or, at least our later capacity for non-idiocy.


text: Hello!My Daughter was born at 36 weeks, but the hospital has her at 31 weeks.She has not gained any weight for the last 2 months.The first month she did gain in length though.Her head is also still growing.The Neonatologist that I saw says that I need to supplement her with formula after I have breast fed her after every meal.Other than the fact that she has not gained she is acting like a regular 6 month old would be, she is always happy after she is done nursing.I have tried twice since we got back from that appt to get her to take a bottle, but she refuses, I even tried giving her some in a medicine dropper but just spits it out.I know that if she was hungry she would eat from the bottle because she has before.So its not that she doesn't like the bottle or the formula as far as I could say.I've been noticing that within the last month and a half at least she is always gnawing on her hands and is a bit cranky in the evenings.He said that teething would not have an effect on her weight.But she has been acting funny at the breast by latching on and off repeatedly at least until my let down occurs.So could it hurt her to nurse?Or is she impatient? She weighs 10lb 7 oz and is 24 inches.Has any one had this problem?Nothing in my diet or life has changed.I just want her to start gaining some weight!!!


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Ohev Shalom of Bucks County's Early Education Center Announces First Annual Runners' Chai 5K
September 16, 2013
Contact: Dana Brady, Blackman Brady Communications
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Ohev Shalom of Bucks County's Early Education Center
Announces First Annual Runners' Chai 5K
Richboro, PA – Ohev Shalom of Bucks County's Early Education Center has announced that they will hold their First Annual Fundraising Runners' Chai 5K on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 9:00am at Tyler State Park. Ninety percent of the funds raised from this event will benefit the Ohev Shalom Early Education Center. The funds will be utilized to improve the facility's playground. Ten percent of the funds raised will go to Cradles to Crayons.
"Our goal is to raise enough funds to create a music garden, an outdoor art area, a children's flower and vegetable garden in addition to adding outdoor blocks and storage to the playground area," said Lori-An Penchansky, the Director of the Ohev Shalom EEC. "We would also like to erect an ADA-Compliant playground structure for children with disabilities to enjoy time on our playground with their friends in a safe and adaptive environment."
WHO: Ohev Shalom of Bucks County's Early Education Center
WHAT: First Annual Fundraising Runners Chai 5K
$25 for Pre-entry through October 31
$30 for Race day entry
Kids Fun Fitness Event
No entry fee, sign up on race day
WHEN: Sunday, November 3, 2013, 9:00 start
WHERE: Tyler State Park, Richboro, PA (start and finish at art center off of Richboro Rd.)
For more information, visit the event's web site: http://oheveec.wordpress.com/runners-chai-5k/.
To register, visit: https://www.racemine.com/Ohev-Shalom/events/2013/Runners-Chai-5K/register
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Event Contact: [email protected]
Ohev Shalom of Bucks County's Early Education Center is open to children from 3 months old through kindergarten. The EEC is a DPW Certified and a Keystone Stars Level 3 Program. As part of a Conservative Synagogue, the program has a strong focus on Judaism and all of the school families are welcome to become part of the Synagogue family as well.
Ohev's EEC is highly regarded in the local community. Ohev's EEC was the only preschool chosen to work closely with the Council Rock School District in its attempt at winning a federal reading grant. Many of the graduates of Ohev's EEC program move on to the public schools and enter at the top of their classes in reading and math. Ohev's EEC also has a very strong, positive relationship with the Bucks County Intermediate Unit and Early Intervention. Ohev's EEC meets or exceeds the state standards for all ages. The EEC aligns its curriculum closely to Council Rock and Central Bucks School Districts.


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Man charged for shooting gun at Hartland Park and RideJuly 19,2013Man charged with shooting at stop off
@$ID/NormalParagraphStyle:HARTLAND — An Ascutney man was arrested July 2 for allegedly shooting a gun at a park and ride in Hartland, police said.
According to the investigation, Justin Paquette, 24, discharged a shotgun during a disagreement with another man in the parking lot. A shotgun cartridge was recovered on the ground where eyewitnesses said the shooting occurred.
State Police seized the weapon but then said Paquette allegedly provided them with false information. Paquette was charged with reckless endangerment and providing false information to law officials.
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I used to be onthe verge of tears contemplating the next feeding :P and I would have to bite my tongue not to cry out in pain from it.
Has an IBCLC seen if you have a latching issue? Latching is the primary reason for nipple pain and cracking.
My doctor didn't respond at all to my telling her I had lots of pain and all the symptoms of thrush--she told me the use a nipple shield, which is pretty bad advice. Many yeast infections have no increased redness at the nipple, my nipples are icy pale so I could tell the difference but my doc could not. After that I decided she would no longer be my doctor. It's terrible to let a bfing mother go through pain untreated. Inexcusable! Pain is the #2 reason why mums give up, behind thinking that one has under-supply.
After that doctor visit I went a third time to the maternity ward/obstretical emergencies and this time, ruling everything else out, they gave me 2 weeks of flucanazole, an anti-fungal ointment for nipples and my duaghter's mouth, and advised what painkillers I could use. I think they just decided that it was worth a try and I truly insisted. Bring a printout of thrush symptoms and check them off so they can see you're serious.
Word to the wise is that getting treatment with flucanazole frequently has less pain the first day, then goes back up to the 'normal' pain level for the second and part of the third days as the yeast start dying out in droves. All I can tell you is I soldiered on and did not give myself the option of giving up bfing or supplementing at all. Day 3 evening: phew, the pain went away and HAS STAYED AWAY! Bfing is really easy now. No bottles to carry, no sterilization hassles, no waiting for a bottle to warm up while juggling a screaming baby in your arms. Keep it up! You can do this mama!


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New bombings in Syria as Obama resists bigger role
BEIRUT Deadly bombings hit the center of Damascus and a major Syria border crossing into Turkey on Tuesday as President Barack Obama strongly suggested that he would not be rushed into military entanglements in the Syria conflict, where evidence of chemical weapons use has raised the possibility of a U.S. intervention.
The blasts in Syria, which killed at least 13 people in the capital and at least five at the Bab al-Hawa crossing in northern Syria, came a day after an attempted assassination of Syrias prime minister in central Damascus from a bomb aimed at his motorcade. The prime minister, Wael Nader al-Halqi, survived the attack but at least five others including a bodyguard were killed, Syrias state news media reported.
In Washington, Obama told reporters at a wide-ranging news conference that despite a U.S. intelligence assessment last week that there was evidence that chemical weapons had been used in Syria, the evidence had not yet surpassed his red line for a change of U.S. strategy regarding the conflict, in which President Bashar Assad is fighting to stay in power against an increasingly violent insurgency.
We dont know how they were used, when they were used, who used them; we dont have chain of custody that establishes what exactly happened, Obama said. And when I am making decisions about Americas national security and the potential for taking additional action in response to chemical weapon use, Ive got to make sure Ive got the facts.
If investigations prove that the Syrian government had used chemical weapons in the conflict, Obama said, we would have to rethink the range of options that are available to us.
Obamas remarks came against a backdrop of increasing pressure on the administration to be more precise about what would constitute the basis for a U.S. intervention in Syria if chemical munitions were used, which he has called a game changer.
While some members of Congress have said the threshold for more active U.S. involvement has been crossed, the administration has resisted. There also appears to be little U.S. appetite for a military engagement in Syria, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll.
The United States is the largest donor of humanitarian assistance to civilians of the 2-year-old Syrian conflict and has called on Assad to resign in a negotiated political transition. The Obama administration has provided nonlethal aid to the insurgents but has resisted requests to provide them with weapons.
The violence in Syria on Tuesday at first centered around a booby-trapped car in Damascus that exploded near the back door of a building that used to house the Ministry of Interior, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an organization based in Britain, with a network of local anti-government activists in Syria. State television said the dead were all civilians.
In footage on state television, fire trucks and ambulances could be heard in the background as a camera panned over a scene of debris, bloodstains on the ground and dented cars with broken windows. A thick spiraling cloud of black smoke engulfed the area as passers-by spoke on their cellphones and looked around in disbelief.
It was not clear if any individual was targeted, and no group immediately claimed responsibility. The government blamed its armed opponents, while the opposition Local Coordinating Committees blamed the government, as has often happened in a war in which information is a weapon and each side seeks to demonize the other.
Later at the Bab al-Hawa crossing into Turkey, Syrian activists and residents on the Turkish side said Syrian warplanes bombed refugee encampments on the Syrian side. The Syrian Observatory uploaded video on the Internet to corroborate the assertion, showing the aftermath of an explosion. In the Turkish town of Reyhanli, near the crossing, residents said they believed at least five people on the Syrian side were killed and a flock of sheep destroyed.
An array of disparate groups are seeking to topple Assad, including the blacklisted Al Nusra Front, which recently pledged allegiance to al-Qaida and has claimed responsibility for bombings in the capital and other attacks that have killed civilians. Other rebel groups say they reject such tactics.
The government has been on a campaign recently to convince the United States and its allies to slacken their support for the uprising, arguing that it empowers violent extremist Islamist groups. The opposition contends that groups like Nusra gained prominence only after rebel fighters seeking to topple Assad family rule were unable to win significant military support from the West, while extremists had willing donors.
As the violent civil war in Syria enters its third year and Assads opponents try to inch closer to Damascus, the city has witnessed increasingly frequent explosions. These have included powerful bombings that have targeted government officials, others whose targets appear random and occasional rebel mortars that sail into the center.
Far more devastating has been the relentless bombardment of rebel-held suburbs and other areas around the country by security forces using artillery and airstrikes. More than 70,000 people have died in the conflict.
Though the government tightly controls security in the center of the capital, the bombings have fueled a growing sense of insecurity that has prompted anger among Damascus residents who blame rebels for attacking civilians and the state for its inability to stop the violence.
In Marjeh Square on Tuesday, a man interviewed on state TV screamed, We were just showing up to work, havent you had enough of Syrians blood, Qaradawi?
He was referring to a Sunni Muslim imam based in Qatar, one of the countries that backs the opposition.
Early in the Syrian uprising, which began as a peaceful protest movement but turned to armed opposition after security forces fired on demonstrators, a prominent adviser to Assad blamed the imam for inciting Syrian Sunnis against the government.
The violence has been accompanied by an increasingly dire humanitarian crisis affecting Syrian refugees.
Oxfam, a British charity, warned in a report on Tuesday that the 6.8 million internally displaced Syrians need immediate assistance and that the funds currently available are not sufficient to deal with a crisis of such magnitude.
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Pasadena Water and Power asks customers to cut back on water use by 20 percent
By André Coleman 02/05/2014
Phyllis Currie, general manager of the Pasadena Water and Power Department, is asking local residents and business owners to voluntarily cut water use by 20 percent, joining the call from state and local leaders to step up water conservation efforts.
"Our customers have always rallied during emergencies, conserving water citywide with impressive results," Currie said. "We're counting on Pasadena to take the lead to permanently end water waste and support sustainable solutions."
Currie's call comes just weeks after Gov. Jerry Brown declared a statewide drought, directing officials across the state to take all necessary actions to prepare for severe drought conditions. Brown has also asked consumers to cut water use by 20 percent.
For the past 13 months, an enormous high-pressure ridge in the atmosphere has been stationed off the West Coast, diverting storms that normally would bring winter rain to the area. According to the Los Angeles Times, the lack of winter rain has left reservoir levels low and many farmers and ranchers are suffering.
According to the PWP, as a result of Brown's declaration, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced on Jan. 31 that all of its State Water Project deliveries throughout California would be cut to zero for the year. The decision affects 29 public water agencies that buy State Water Project water for about 25 million Californians.
Pasadena Water and Power, which receives about 18 percent of its supply from the State Water Project through the Metropolitan Water District, is closely monitoring the situation and is developing additional response plans as necessary. Due to strategic investments in water storage, the local agency does not expect the cutbacks to have an immediate impact on customers, but there could be long-term impacts if the drought persists beyond 2014.
City officials will be discussing state and local water concerns during its upcoming forum, "Your Water: The Big Picture," beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 26 at the Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena.
The forum will examine long-term water supply challenges and potential solutions. The Water and Power Department will also provide information about its conservation measures and customer incentive programs.
Participants can register online or by calling (626) 744-3715.
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I would certainly be much more enthusiastic on cutting my water consumption if the city wasn't so bent on building, building, building high density condos.. bringing in hordes of new people that further strain our water supplies.
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January 9, 2014
Bozeman--The 2014 water year is below normal west of the Continental Divide and along the Idaho border in the Bitterroot and Lower Clark Fork River Basins, while the remainder of the state is near to slightly above normal as of Jan.1, according to snow survey data collected by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The southern and central mountains in the greater Missouri River Basin have the highest percentage of normal snowpacks, with the Smith Judith Musselshell Basin leading the way at 146 percent of normal. Statewide the snowpack is 111 percent of normal and 109 percent of last year.
"Compared to many of the Western states, Montana has done very well snowfall wise this water year, while states to our west are well below normal for snowpack," said Brian Domonkos, NRCS water supply specialist for Montana. "Snowpack around Montana is all based on location, location, location."
Winter came with force in Montana with snowfall starting as early as the last week in September with continuing favorable storm patterns dropping snow during the late fall and into the beginning of the winter. It is not uncommon to experience early snowfall in Montana, however the abundance of autumn snowfall and cooler than normal temperatures experienced in October, November and December has helped to retain the snowpack in the mountains, which often melts off at low and mid elevations. Typically by this time of year, Montana has accumulated around 50 percent of its annual snowpack.
Unlike last water year when Montana had an abundance of moisture through the fall and early winter, this year's water-year-to-date precipitation numbers beginning on Oct. 1, 2013, are well below average west of the Divide and along the Idaho border. The Lower Clark Fork River basin currently stands at 65 percent of average, the lowest in the state. Across the Divide to the east, most basins' abundance of snowfall has helped to make up for the lack of fall precipitation and has kept most basins slightly below to near normal. Currently, the Smith Judith Musselshell River Basin ranks highest in the state with 106 percent of average. Statewide, precipitation totals are currently standing at 91 percent of average and 74 percent of last year.
"Precipitation during the fall plays an important role in the runoff characteristics of the basins, so a close eye will be kept on how well the snowfall through the rest of this water year makes up for the lack of precipitation entering the winter," Domonkos said.
Statewide streamflow prospects are near average across most of the state, with both the Upper and Lower Yellowstone River Basins and the Smith Judith Musselshell Basin ranking highest across the state. Much like last year, the Beaverhead River basin in the upper reaches of the Jefferson River Basin have the lowest streamflow prospects as they continue to recover from a disappointing water year last year and below normal snowpack in the first months of the 2014 water year.
Below are the averaged river basin streamflow forecasts for the period April 1 through July 31. These forecasts assume near normal moisture and runoff conditions January through July.
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Powering up the energy answerSeptember 24,2013
@Body Ragged Right:As a petroleum researcher, I see a severe energy shortfall as fracked shale oil and gas decline rapidly. The problem is too rapid drill-up and decline of fracked shale wells. Prevention is conversion to 100-megawatt assembly line-produced liquid fluoride thorium reactors. I have no stock in thorium or LFTRs.
@Body Ragged Right:Petroleum dominates energy, fracked shale dominates petroleum, and fracked shale wells decline 40 percent a year. If every fracked shale well were drilled at once, the play would decline severely after the first year. We approach that extreme, with the worlds largest supply of rigs and talent more than 20,000 wells drilled in the Bakken since 2006. This rapid decline of accelerating numbers of older wells will force severe decline of the Bakken play in about 20 years.
Fracked shale has gained back production lost from conventional petroleum, which continues to decline. When fracked shale has declined, total domestic production will be a small percentage of demand. This just when price escalation inhibits global shipping, and oil-rich countries start hoarding or charging black market prices.
China is buying up contracts for Middle East conventional oil, as fracked shale oil loosens them up. Middle East conventional oil will outlast the fracked shale play by maybe a century. The fracked shale play itself will last several times longer in most other countries because the U.S. is drilling its up so fast.
Delay reduces energy and time available to make the transition to the best next dominant energy source: thorium. Theres a thousand-year domestic supply, and a gram of thorium has the energy of 7,500 gallons of gasoline. Liquid fluoride thorium reactors seem best. They are safe, produce frugal and benign waste compared with uranium, and could be assembly line-produced rapidly. The prototype LFTR ran flawlessly four years, but was shut down by politics a half century ago.
Had science prevailed, there would be no energy shortfall looming.
Business as usual has left us open to a shortfall that will be especially bad for the U.S. we get most goods from overseas, have transferred most skills to produce them overseas, and sell a lot of goods overseas. Most of the petroleum available to replace U.S. fracked oil and gas will have to come from overseas, and the present generation of u-reactors will have outlived their 20-year extensions just as the shortfall in petroleum hits.
All energy alternatives have down sides, but thoriums are least offensive. Anything with carbon causes global warming and degrades the environment. Refracking fracked shale, as we get desperate, will ensure mass environmental degradation. Storage problems, terrorism and major accidents argue for phasing out u-reactors. Most thorium waste is toxic for only 300 years, and theres about 100 times less of it per unit of power generated, compared with uranium, depending on the LFTR design.
Renewables cant do the job alone. Their generation is intermittent and cant adjust to demand, and they dont easily mass produce, transport and erect. Still, the Southwest has huge solar potential, the Great Plains, huge wind potential.
One hundred-megawatt stock LFTRs would mate with electric substations and give a green and resilient grid. Each would produce more power than all but the largest wind farms and dams. Heres a way to quantify the solution (numbers rounded): There are 100 1,000-megawatt u-reactors to be replaced by 1,000 100-megawatt LFTRs. U-reactors produce a fifth of our electricity.
Thus, we need 5,000 100-megawatt LFTRs to generate our electricity, maybe 20,000 to also replace petroleum usage. The big question is can we produce 20,000 100-megawatt LFTRs in 20 years.
Boeings assembly line produces one 737 a day. The core of a 100-megawatt LFTR is only about 10 feet in diameter and 20 feet high, and much simpler than a Boeing 737 an assembly line could produce five LFTRs a day. Multiple companies (Boeing, GE, Westinghouse, Caterpillar) are capable of this production. Twenty 100-megawatt LFTRs a day seems doable 7,300 LFTRs a year. Ten years to get assembly lines up and running and 10 years of production is 73,000 100-megawatt LFTRs.
Quantity-wise thats encouraging lets try cost: The Boeing 737 costs $80 million. By the same reasoning a 100-megawatt assembly line-produced LFTR might cost $8 million times 20,000 of them equals $160 billion. Double that to include the cost of assembly lines, and we could prevent the energy crisis for about $320 billion half what we spent bailing out the banks and auto industry, and how painful was that? An example of the bull market that might result is going on now because we are still on the ascending side of the fracked shale production curve, the stock market has nearly tripled since it bottomed after 2006. Think what an energy base with several hundred years on the ascending side of that curve could produce.
Our best business people, among them Bill Gates and Jeff Immelt, CEO of GE, lobby for more energy research. Theres nothing scientific or monetary preventing insuring against the looming energy crisis its all political and motivational. Established energy stakeholders will resist and have most of the lobbying and media clout. We have most of the votes but no motivation we need to deploy LFTRs for profit. The ramp up for World War II, the atomic bomb, the moon shot America has always accomplished important things fast when needed. Bringing an eminently successful prototype LFTR to a deployed commercial product in a similar short time frame is doable and needed.
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Shure's Sound Isolating Earphones were originally developed as Personal Monitor Systems to allow musicians to hear their own performances in loud onstage environments. Soft, flexible sleeves block up to 90% of the background noise, allowing you to concentrate on your music whether you're on-stage, or on-the-go.
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Police arrest suspect in teen beatingBy Brent Curtis
staff writer | October 03,2013
Rutland Police have arrested the 46-year-old man wanted in the beating of a 14-year-old boy last month.
Jean Gaboriau was taken into custody Wednesday night after police said they recieved a tip from someone who had been reading an online news website and reported seeing a person matching a description police released of the beating suspect earlier Wednesday.
Police said they then found Gaboriau at a residence on Cleveland Avenue and took him into custody.
Gaboriau is charged with simple assault and interference with emergency services, according to police.
He is set to be arraigned later today in Rutland criminal court.
The incident took place on Sept. 11 when four teenagers on the playground at Rutland Intermediate School got into a physical altercation, according to Rutland City Police Detective Robert Gorruso.
The fight escalated, the detective said, when one of the teenagers ran to his father.
"One of them got upset and stormed away. He called his dad and it was Gaboriau," Gorruso said. "He ran onto the field and chased them down."
The teenagers tried to flee by running across Seabury Street and into the cellar of an abandoned house, the detective said.
But Gaboriau pursued them and forced his way into the basement where he allegedly beat one of the teens while the other escaped. Also during the incident, Gaboriau allegedly stole the teenager's iPhone.
Gorruso said it took investigators some time to determine Gaboriau's identity using surveillance video images and interviews with witnesses.
The injured teenager, who police have not identified, was taken to Rutland Regional Medical Center after the assault. His mother, Misti Baker, said in an interview after the incident that her son was later diagnosed with a major concussion.
Gorruso said police had looked for Gaboriau at several addresses in the city but have been unable to find him. He said Gaboriau is listed as being on escape status from furlough or probation by the state Department of Corrections.
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There are sources of information I inclined to accept with minimal questioning. I do not have time to examine everything in excruciating detail, and like most people, use intellectual short cuts to get through the day. If it comes from Clinical Infectious Diseases or the NEJM, I am inclined to accept the conclusions without a great deal of analysis, especially for non-infectious disease articles. Infectious disease publications I have to read more closely; its part of passing as an expert.
Outside of medicine, I am predisposed to accepting at face value many of the articles in Skeptic and Skeptical Inquirer. They are trusted sources. Some topics, like haunted house or Big Foot investigations, I barely skim. After all these years, I doubt there will be any new insights into the subject. Other topics, depending on my interest, I may read more carefully.
I often read longer articles many times. First a quick skim to see if it offers anything of interest. If it does, then I may read it carefully.
This months Skeptical Inquirer had an article called Seven Deadly Medical Hypotheses by Reynold Spector. Just seeing the title and knowing the magazine, I was primed to accept the content at face value. I enjoy a well reasoned, thoughtful rant. I relish a clever diatribe, even if I do not agree with the topic. So I gave it a quick skim. I was discomfited. My first gut check was ick. But I was uncertain why. So I read it slowly and carefully, and still ick. But why? (more…)


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However, as a basis for a car, the Mk5 was a fine starting point, and Volkswagen addressed its few weaknesses with the Mk6.
Refinement was improved, making the 'new' Golf so hushed that it rivalled many luxury cars in this area, while the chassis engineers also earnt their money, providing sharper handling to go with the already impressive ride comfort.
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Posted on 07/04/2014 by Phillip Island Nature Parks
The Surfing Teams Challenge held to celebrate the first anniversary of the declaration of the Phillip Island National Surfing Reserve was a true recognition of what surfing is all about - fun, family, community and great waves…
Throughout the day, 96 competitors in 12 teams battled it out on the perfect waves under the watchful eyes of judges Pal Cininas and Craig Clark along with a large, supportive crowd. Due to big swells, the event was relocated from Cape Woolamai to Flynns Reef to cater for the wide range of competitor ages.
With only a handful of points between the first and fifth teams, the winning team was 'Pirates Blue' captained by John Mason with team members; Tanner Mason, Nick Hugisloot, Brock Jeffrey-Warren, Amber Goldsbury, Cameron Goldsbury, Dean Bould and Tony Reid.
'Archysurf' team came in second with 'Island Surfboards' in third, 'The Wave Pinchers' in fourth and 'The Super 8s' in fifth place.
There was a strong community spirit on display with teams like the 'Seven Dwarves' made up of local surfer Peter Chaston with seven Super Groms. The 'Wave Pinchers' team comprised several generations of surfers from the Fincher family, including surfing legend Dave Fincher who still hits the waves aged 70 plus.
"Everyone got stuck right into it," said Geoff Owens, Event Coordinator and member of the Phillip Island National Surfing Reserves Community Working Group.
"There was such a great feeling of camaraderie. After one year, the Surfing Reserve seems to have worked well and has given surfing a really high profile," Geoff said.
Competitors commented on the community spirit of the event and how the tag-team format and team make-up allowed for surfers of all ages and styles to have a go:
"I thought it was fantastic, I had a great time. Mother Nature came to the party with great waves and weather and it was a good crowd. The Phillip Island National Surfing Reserve is fantastic and the beaches are a very special part of my life and should be preserved,' said Sandy Ryan from the 'Island Surfboards' team who donated their prize money to the Surfaid charity.
"It was really fun working as a team - everyone enjoyed themselves. National Surfing Reserves are definitely a good idea, they help to preserve the beaches and having an event like this every year is a great thing," said young Walter Hiatt from the 'Wave Pinchers' team.
Andy Neal who heads up Newhaven College's Surfing Academy said: "It was a great gathering of the surfing tribe – the best I've ever seen. The National Surfing Reserve is a special thing to have to recognise the places and surfing history. It's a great way to say to people when they arrive on the Island that these places are important and somewhere we care about."
Phillip Island surfing legend Bob Matthews added: "The day was sensational. The best part was seeing the young and old blokes working together as one surfing community - that's what surfing on Phillip Island is. The National Surfing Reserve is great - I see people in tourist buses pulling up and getting their photos taken next to the plaque at Cape Woolamai and looking out to the surf in awe."
As well as the cash prizes, over $3000 worth of goods were donated by local businesses including Island Surfboards, Reece, Outereef, Islantis, Slide and Full Circle.
The Phillip Island National Surfing Reserve community project continues to be proudly supported by: Bendigo Community Bank San Remo, Cowes and Grantville; Ramada Phillip Island and Wyndham Resort Torquay; Karoon Gas, Phillip Island Nature Parks; Bass Coast Shire Council; Phillip Island Board Riders Club and Woolamai Beach Surf Life Saving Club.
Surfer star Glyndon Ringrose summed up the event: "It was a great day and brought a lot of people together to surf and the community came and watched too. The Phillip Island National Surfing Reserve is a great idea to look after our environment and to care for the places where we love to go and surf. The beaches are a very special part of my life and should be preserved."
It is hoped the Surf Teams Challenge will become a regular event on the surfing calendar. Information and ongoing updates about the Phillip Island National Surfing Reserve can be found on Facebook: 'Phillip Island NSR'.
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The Concerned Citizens for Curry County are sponsoring an anti-ethanol plant rally today outside the venue for the Clovis City Commission meeting.
The rally will begin at 5:15 p.m. outside the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library, according to a news release from the group.
Its purpose is to bring attention to what the group said is growing opposition to the construction of a 108-million-gallon-a-year ethanol plant west of Clovis by the ConAgra Trade Group.
The group will also address commissioners during the open forum portion of the meeting, the release said.
"We will be asking the Clovis City Commission to join us in our effort to get the location of the plant changed so that it does not create a health problem for our community," coalition member Johnny Chavez said in the release. He said he lives close to the proposed location on U.S. 60-84 and doesn't want it built there.
The New Mexico Environment Department is expected to rule on the plant's air quality permit later this month. A hearing officer recommended last month the permit be approved.


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The Powder River Basin has sufficient coal to help light China for years — the problem is getting it there.Peabody has partnered with SSA Marine in hopes of building a new terminal near Bellingham, Wash. Arch Coal is working with an Australian company, Millennium Bulk Terminals, on a proposal to turn an old Reynolds Metal site into a coal terminal on the Columbia River at Longview, Wash., just downstream from Portland, Ore. The Longview proposal was put on hold this spring after leaked internal documents showed that the proponents planned on building a bigger terminal than they had applied for, but they say they will re-apply.
China burns about 3.7 billion tons of coal each year, more than three times what the U.S. uses.2010, China, already the world's number one emitter of carbon dioxide, became the world's largest energy consumer.) Yet when the Chinese government fully deregulated coal prices in 2006, utilities on the heavily populated coast suddenly saw prices for their favored fuel skyrocket, causing them to look overseas for new supplies. In 2009, China went from being a net exporter to a net importer of coal, bringing in about 100 million tons per year, mostly from Indonesia and Australia.
Environmentalists see exports as a way to get around their efforts to hamper coal burning in the U.S.the U.S. Moving all that coal, they contend, will also jam rail lines, result in tons of coal dust being shed from trains into communities, and hurt fish near the terminals.
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Issei wakes up to find that the battle is over, and he has lost. Rias and the others are at a party in honor of her engagement to Riser, but with some help from Grayfia and Asia, Issei decides to crash it, rescue Rias, and bring her home with him!
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In the city centre of medieval Haarlem, the Golden Tulip Lion D'Or was established in 1810 and fits in with the old historic roots of its city. The central location means that reaching the hotel is easy and makes it particularly ideal for business travellers who need to be in the heart of Haarlem. There are 34 4 star rooms and a French restaurant, which is open for breakfast and dinner, along with Wi-Fi access and multilingual staff to assist with any problems or questions you might have during your stay.
At the Golden Tulip Lion D'Or, there are 34 rooms with air-conditioning and Wi-Fi. Your 4 star hotel room will come with all the necessary amenities you might need during your trip, including a trouser press, a laptop-sized safe and cable TV with 30 international channels. All rooms are non-smoking and there are large desks for any work you might need to do throughout your stay.
The brasserie is open for breakfast and dinner from Monday until Saturday, serving seasonal French cuisine with a Dutch twist. Room service is available throughout the day and Wi-Fi is free across the whole hotel, which is convenient for checking your emails over breakfast or working late at night in your comfortable 4 star hotel room. For a drink in the evening, there is a bar onsite and 24-hour front desk service from multilingual staff, too.
Right in the centre of Haarlem, the Golden Tulip Lion D'Or is just a short ten-minute walk from the market square, around which you'll find the Saint Bavo Church, the Frans Hals and Teylers Museums, Corrie Ten Boom House, and lots of shops. There are also beaches and golf courses nearby, and guests can easily reach the hotel by taking the shuttle from Schiphol Airport, which stops just 150 meters from your 4 star accommodation.


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Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
Don't Give In! The Words Left by a Loved One!
Episode 34 | TV-PG
Loki attacks and Kenichi knows fighting back could get Honoka killed. With a knife at her throat, she's a helpless pawn in Ragnarok's deadly game, and the dirty strategy doesn't sit well with Hermit.
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If you are like many people, you may already have a good idea what intuition is and the role it plays in your life. Perhaps you have had experiences like these:
Look over the words or phrases listed below. If you have used them, you were probably describing an intuitive experience.
|Gut feeling
|I had a feeling
|My heart told me
|Sixth sense
|In a flash
|I saw the light
|Knew instantly
|In the zone
An inner voice
|Felt one with life
Even people who are very familiar with intuitive experiences find intuition and how it operates hard to describe. One helpful way to understand intuition is as direct knowing or an inner knowing without thinking it through.
There are many misconceptions about intuition that are important to clear up.
Actually, intuition is a normal human experience and is reported in cultures throughout the world. However most people don't learn about what intuition is and how to use it, so they are not aware how it works in their life. But all people have the capacity for intuition.
It is true that some people have more intuitive talent, or strengthen their intuition through practice, or are simply born into an environment that supports the development of intuition. These things can enhance intuition, just as practice and support enhance the development of just about any human attribute!
In reality, both men and women are born with intuition. However, in Westernized societies, women and artists have more permission to be intuitive than men do. Men often say that their intuition comes from a 'gut feeling.' Women are more likely to say, 'my heart told me.'
While intuition is still a puzzle to scientist, researchers are beginning to discover that people really can know (not just guess) a lot at first glance. For example, recent 'thin slice' research finds that people can predict in just a few seconds of watching a teacher whether they will enjoy and value that teacher. These quick initial reactions generally closely match their teacher evaluations at the end of the course.
While it is true that the purest intuitive experiences are correct, most of us have to learn to distinguish between pure intuition and wishful thinking or projected ideas about people and situations. We simply need experience before we can identify our pure intuition (almost all of us haven't had much schooling on the development of our intuition).
Remember also that our "logical" conclusions are not always right either.
Yes. Basically, psychic experiences are a subset of intuitive experiences.
Intuition describes a wide variety of ways you get information without using known logical or rational processes. Here are a few examples from the full spectrum of intuitive experiences:
|An aha! experience
|I intuit a creative solution
|An instinctive knowing
|My body intuits I need to do this
|In the zone experience
|Our team intuits what to do when
|A psychic experience
|I intuit what you are thinking
Psychic experiences are just one of the many ways some human beings intuit information and knowledge. And many intuitive people don't experience intuition in this way at all.
In her book, Hidden Channels of the Mind, Louise Rhine, the wife of famous Duke University parapsychologist J.B. Rhine, analyzed thousands of intuitive and psychic stories that the public sent to her. She noticed that the psychic experiences occur most frequently in emotional situations or where there are emotional connections.
You can also get a fuller understanding of intuition by looking how it is experienced around the globe. Many cultures include intuition in their childhood education, healthcare, social interactions, ideas about death and the afterlife, and spiritual or spiritual traditions.
If you were a member of the Six Nation Confederacy or a member of the Iroquois tribe, you would believe that the tribe was one "long body." You would see the scouts your tribe sent out ahead of the rest of the tribe as acting like the tribe's eyes and ears and sending back intuitive pictures and sounds to tribal leaders just as your nerves send messages to your brain.
Many people throughout the earth believe that their ancestors, who have died and entered the spirit world, can speak to them and guide their lives through dreams and visions. Can you imagine yourself being comfortable having inner conversations with the spirit of a beloved person who has died?
If you lived in one of these cultures, you might feel differently about intuition. You could speak about your intuitive experiences with other members of your culture as openly as you now speak about your ideas, opinions, and logical conclusions in Western cultures.
Intuition is understood in many cultures as fundamental to religious and spiritual experience. Consider this: no one can point to God as a material object or describe the physical dimensions of prayer [6]. Worship is inherently an intuitive experience, a spiritualized dialogue among people and what many call the divine.
However, it is important to remember that people who do not believe in God or aren't sure of God's existence can also have strong intuition but may experience it in different forms.
One helpful way to understand intuition is as direct knowing or an inner knowing without thinking it through.
Intuition describes a wide variety of ways you get information without using known logical or rational processes. All people have intuitive capabilities, but some might not be aware of them.
Intuition is experienced in different ways around the globe.
© 2006 Charlson Meadows, used with permission.
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[12] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/activities/refining-your-intuitive-skills
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