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Stefan Wilke is the Lufthansa Star Chef for the months of May and June in First and Business Class on long-haul flights. Wilke was born into a gastronomic family in the southern German town of Freudenstadt in 1979 and with that his successful professional path was predestined. Like many of his fellow top chefs, he completed his culinary training with Germany's most famous chef, Harald Wohlfahrt, in the 'Schwarzwaldstube'. Wohlfahrt quickly recognized the young chef's talent and appointed him chef de cuisine at his Hamburg restaurant 'Palazzo' in 2003. But soon Wilke was drawn to distant lands: in the floating kitchen of the luxury liner MS EUROPA. Since 2006 he has been in charge here as the youngest ever chef de cuisine.
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I saw "Wanted" over the weekend, and it was more or less what I was expecting: dumb action movie, neato "Matrix"-like special effects, pretentious effort to hammer home some kind of deep pop-philosophical message. Unfortunately, since this is a relatively new movie, I'm frustrated by my desire to talk about the things that bugged me about it. So here I am, blogging it.
So, this post is going to spoil the movie, a lot. If you haven't seen it yet, and have the intention to, I would strongly recommend that you just stop reading this post, bookmark it, and come back here to discuss when you are finished.
Ready? Spoilers ahead, stop reading now.
Morgan Freeman leads an elite group of super-assassins called "The Fraternity," which has been operating for hundreds or perhaps thousands of years. Members of the frat are periodically ordered to go kill somebody they never heard of. Most of them have several natural abilities which, for all practical purposes, are magical superpowers. They can slow down time, shoot bullets in such a way as to curve around obstacles, and there are magic hot tubs in the headquarters which can heal all wounds, bruises, and breaks within a matter of hours. And of course, they have the almighty power of Angelina Jolie's Hotness, which is undoubtedly one of the deadliest forces on the planet.
It is eventually revealed that there is a loom, or a series of looms, which have a mystical hotline to some sort of entity which tells them who to kill. A persistent TCP/IP connection to the gods, if you will, forming a cloth-based internet. The looms weave bits of cloth which, due to imperfection in the threads, contain coded messages in binary form that identify the next target. (We can only assume that the frat has been aware of ASCII for hundreds of years.)
Nobody knows how the powers that be pick the targets; but we are given to understand that they have impeccable judgment about who will soon deserve to die. Angelina Jolie (a.k.a. "Fox") explains that when she was a kid, a frat assassin failed to kill a target, and that target brutally murdered her father. So trust the loom.
The twist, though… hang on a second…
ONE MORE SPOILER WARNING: If the above description has not already turned you away from the movie, I'm really about to totally reveal major plot details!
The twist is that Morgan Freeman is corrupt and so is the organization. They stopped listening to the loom years ago, and now Freeman picks his own targets to suit profit and convenience motives. Devious! So in the end, the message is "don't blindly trust authority" — which I approve of.
BUT, even as the plot exposes Morgan Freeman as untrustworthy, it still implies that the magic loom is always right to the end.
Now come on, this is a pretty transparent religious allegory. The loom is the Bible. Morgan Freeman is a fallible priest who reads the Bible and hides the truth from others. You can't trust human religion, but you sure can trust the messages you hear direct from God. Okay, the analogy is flimsy, and maybe it's not specifically the Christian religion that is being vindicated. But you know what I'm talking about; lots of people say "I don't follow organized religion because it's just man-made. But do believe in God and have a personal relationship" yadda yadda yadda.
Now here's what I want to know. We'll take it for granted that we can't trust Morgan Freeman, because he's a shifty old bastard anyway. (Although he did play God explicitly, twice.) But even knowing that, what on earth is our justification for trusting the loom? Just because it was right on at least one occasion?
Nobody in the brotherhood seems to know much or care about who the looms are connected to, or the mechanism by which the connection remains secure. What's to stop Satan, or perhaps Loki, from setting up his own spoofed IP address that leads to a server that he controls? How do we know that the man behind the loom isn't evil or capricious, or that he doesn't just possess a wacky sense of humor?
Certainly, like Yahweh, there's no indication that the God Of The Loom is periodically dropping by to explain himself to each member. So while you can argue that our hero was wrong to trust Morgan Freeman, you can't really argue that he could have interpreted the message and been confident in the answer. In fact, the only reason he believes the loom is trustworthy at all, is because Fox (Jolie) tells him so by anecdote. Would that be enough evidence for YOU to start killing strangers?
Suppose it's Loki. Loki isn't evil, he's just sort of "chaotic neutral." No reason he can't tell the truth sometimes and lie sometimes, just to maximize his amusement.
Or suppose it's Faust. This characterization of the devil surely wouldn't hesitate to pull the wool over the eyes of Fox, leveraging the tragedy of her father's death to make her believe that it was somehow the fault of not killing enough people. Surely it's right in character for him to say: "Look here. You want to avenge your father? You can have damn near omnipotent powers. Slow down time… kill people more or less with your mind… instant regeneration. All you have to do is sign right here."
And that, in a nutshell, is a basic problem with believing anything based on faith. It's not just fallible human translation that's the problem. Even if you're The Real God Of The Loom, and think some people need killin', why on earth would you choose to communicate through a medium that is so abstruse, and obviously begging to be abused? And if you're a mortal being ordered to kill somebody by a friggin' loom, what level of extraordinary proof should you require before you actually accept that you're being asked to do a good thing?
This is the Euthyphro dilemma writ large. You say you're good because you're doing what a god wants? Well, how do you know that the god is good?
A few other random observations in closing:
Those magical hot tubs are awesome. They can apparently bring people back from the brink of death most of the time. (Though, mysteriously, some guy dies dramatically right next to a hot tub and nobody thinks to dump him in there.) I think that if the goal of the Frat is to save the world, they would do a LOT more good by simply releasing the hot tub formula to the world and letting everybody benefit from it. I'm just saying, that seems a little more efficient than picking off bad guys one victim at a time. But no… we have to save it for newbies in training who need to recover because people in our organization like to intentionally beat the stuffing out of them.
Final point, memo to self: If 3 million dollars ever mysteriously appears in my bank account, the very first thing I'm going to do is set up a different account, that no one knows about, in a place with an excellent reputation for security, and transfer all the money out immediately. When somebody can put money in your account, they can also take it back. Duh.


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Holiday, Harssema named Sun's co-teachers of the year
September 23, 2013
TRUCKEE, Calif. — On Sept. 4, Truckee Hometown SEARS owner Charlie Riley announced Molly Holiday, first-grade teacher at Kings Beach Elementary; and Eric Harssema, second-grade teacher at Incline Elementary School; as winners of the 2012-13 Truckee Hometown SEARS-Sierra Sun Teacher of the Year award.
Plumas Bank, Sierra Sun, and Truckee Hometown SEARS, co-sponsors of the Teacher of the Year program, honored the 12 finalists at a reception last week. Finalists represented schools in Truckee and North Lake Tahoe.
Finalists included teachers Kurt Heisinger,Harssema, Judi Finney (the 2013-14 TTUSD Teacher of the Year), Erin Robb, Jeni Cross, Julie Miescke, Suzanne Beye, Holiday, Theresa Charter, Julia Lawrence, Mary Bockius and Eric Rohlf. The reception was held at the Truckee branch of Plumas Bank with food and beverages provided by Smokey's BBQ, The Whole Treats Bakery, and Zano's Family Italian and Pizza, as well as Plumas Bank.
Plumas Bank manager Shelley Wright, Sierra Sun Publisher Michael Gelbman, and Hometown Truckee SEARS owner Charlie Riley hosted the event.
"We did not attempt to select the best of the best," said Riley. "It would have been an impossible task; instead we tried to select an individual who embodied the effort, professionalism, creativeness and commitment to the children in North Lake Tahoe that all of the finalists showed."
Holiday attended Sierra Nevada College's teaching program and received a Bilingual Cross Cultural Language and Academic Development Elementary credential. She began her teaching career at Kings Beach Elementary, where she has taught for more than 17 years.
Holiday uses an inquiry based teaching model to excite her students about learning. Parents commend Holiday for engaging and inspiring her bilingual first-grade students. She brings high energy and a can-do attitude to Kings Beach Elementary as a classroom teacher and through various additional campus roles.
"The level of dedication here is off the charts, so to even be among the nominees was incredible," said Holiday, "and when they announced that I won, well, it was amazing."
Harssema did not always plan to go into teaching. While studying outdoor education he saw the value of working with groups and enjoyed educating youth. After earning a masters from Sierra Nevada College, Harssema accepted a position at Incline Elementary School five years ago.
Nominators recognized Harssema's creative use of projects and community resources to bring curriculum alive for his second-grade students. Last year his students created an Incline History Museum where students acted as docents to educate their peers about the history of Incline Village.
"To be honest I'm still a little shocked by the whole thing," said Harssema. "Thanks to all the local sponsors for their support and vision to bring positive recognition to all the hard working teachers of North Tahoe and Truckee."
Holiday and Harssema were awarded prizes donated by local businesses, including Cottonwood Restaurant, The Office BOSS, Glo Spa, Moody's Bistro, Plumas Bank and Truckee's Hometown SEARS.
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By Mark Altrogge
I've been taking a Hebrews class all week with about 90 other guys taught by D.A. Carson at the Sovereign Grace Ministries Pastors College.
Dr. Carson is warm, humble, engaging, and very, very smart. On top of that, there are a lot of very smart guys in the class. I know this because I was an art major in college. I can recognize smart people when I see them.
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Not all the European Communist countries' officials are impacted by this map. I have seen the map showing the Soviet's officials no-go zones and there are significantly more forbidden areas. Yugoslavia was independent of Soviet oversight while Albania was in Red China's orbit by 1967. Finally, there was no official East German representation to the United States since the United States recognized West Germany as the sole legitimate government of Germany.


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- Australian farmers trek 18,000 miles in cotton picker quest
- Mississippi round baler
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- Water wars, cotton yields
- Kangaroos and cockatoos
- Nine thousand miles is a long haul to buy a cotton picker. Tack on another 9,000 miles to get home and you have the makings of an epic journey or a geographical accident. Throw in a couple of Australians kicking up Delta dirt in Mississippi, and the story takes on a surreal quality — a cotton odyssey.
- They don't trust mineral companies, have no patience with the environmental 'greens', and believe the government is a broken machine.
- Over the last 20 years, their cotton bales-per-acre average has been in the 3.5-3.75 range.
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Ian Hayllor, Dalby, Queensland, and son Jimmy, right, traveled a total of 18,000 miles to buy a cotton picker in Tunica, Miss., and transport it back to Australia.
Nine thousand miles is a long haul to buy a cotton picker. Tack on another 9,000 miles to get home and you have the makings of an epic journey or a geographical accident. Throw in a couple of Australians kicking up Delta dirt in Mississippi, and the story takes on a surreal quality — a cotton odyssey.
But behind the odd circumstances are two Australian farmers with a granite grasp of farming and a blunt recognition of the problems facing agriculture. Despite breaking ground on the other side of the globe, they share a worldview strikingly similar to American farmers.
It was rain that put producer Ian Hayllor, Dalby, Queensland, and his son Jimmy on the road to the United States in search of a cotton picker. Starting in December of 2010, Queensland (Australia's second largest state and more than twice the size of Texas) was hit with its worst floods in 130 years. The scope of damage was massive, with three-quarters of the state declared a disaster zone. "We got more rain in the last two years than we'd got in the previous 10. We thought we had a flood-free farm. It was a shock. We said, 'It's not coming in the house; it's not.' But it started coming in, almost through the floorboards — a foot deep. When the water went down, we washed the silt out of the house. The flood then came back. We cleaned up again and got on with it," remembers Ian.
With the Hayllor's farmland under water and prospects grim for crop production, their focus was on surviving the season. The Australian growing season is generally the polar opposite from its American counterpart. Despite the floods hitting in December and January, fields were still full of maturing crops.
"You could drive a boat across the farm from one end to the other," says Jimmy.
The flood's time frame coincided with Australia's John Deere purchase window on new pickers. With his farm swamped and facing far greater concerns than a new picker, Ian let the Deere deadline roll by, despite having wanted to buy a round baler. When the water receded, irrigation ditches needed rebuilding; fields were full of silt; and furrows had to be put in. Without hesitation, Ian describes it as "the busiest time of our lives."
After he got the operation back in order, his farm was blessed with a good run of weather and Ian found himself preparing for harvest with fair expectations of a limited crop. He knew his yields would be poor: "Some of the crops just looked dead, but they came back. We actually only lost 300 total acres to dead crops. But the season was so wet that all our acreage, dryland or not, just didn't yield well."


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BLM Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Land Exchange
Salt Lake City, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is now seeking public comment on an environmental assessment (EA) analyzing the potential impacts of a recreational land exchange.
The Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act of 2009, passed on Aug. 19, 2009, directs the exchange of lands between the Secretary of the Interior and the State of Utah, School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration. The exchange involves approximately 46,000 acres of state lands and 36,000 acres of BLM-managed lands located throughout Uintah, Grand, and San Juan Counties in eastern Utah.
The exchange would allow for the consolidation of both federal and state ownership patterns. The federal government would acquire valuable recreation and conservation lands within wilderness study areas, Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, and other sensitive areas; and the state would acquire lands that have a high potential for energy development.
Additional information about the proposed exchange is included in the EA, which is now available for public review and comment. An electronic copy of the EA can be found by accessing the BLM's Electronic Notification Bulletin Board at: https://www.blm.gov/ut/enbb/index.php and entering "Utah Recreational Land Exchange" in the Project Name.
The public review and comment period for this EA is open until May 17, 2013. Please note that the most useful comments are those that identify issues relevant to the proposed action or contain new technical or scientific information. Comments which contain only opinions or preferences will not receive a formal response, but may be considered in the BLM decision-making process.
Please reference "Utah Recreational Land Exchange" when submitting comments. Written comments should be mailed to:
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For further information concerning the document, please contact Joy Wehking at (801)-539-4114. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
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Natalie Portman through the years
Published On: May 25 2011 09:18:25 AM CDT Updated On: Jan 28 2016 11:04:37 AM CST
As Natalie Portman appears in "Jane Got a Gun" this week, take a look back at the Oscar-winning actress' career.
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July 17, 2013 —
Town of Highland officials on July 9 renewed efforts to keep decisions about local land use in the hands of local residents. The town board approved a resolution to join in a "friends of the court" (amicus curiae) action in support of two upstate towns where proponents of natural gas drilling have challenged local zoning ordinances that ban it.
The towns of Dryden, in Tompkins County, and Middlefield, in Otsego County, have already had these ordinances upheld in state Supreme Court and a recent Appellate Division rulings. The complainants, Norse Energy Corporation and the Cooperstown Holstein Association, have renewed their appeal to the state's highest court, the Court of Appeals.
Highland, Lumberland and Tusten were among 53 New York towns, villages and cities that filed similar amicus curiae petitions in the appellate court decision.
The Town of Ulysses, in Tompkins County, which organized the earlier petition action, sought Highland's continued support.
While the controversy over fracking for natural gas prompted the original actions, in a June 12 letter Ulysses supervisor Elizabeth Thomas noted that their legal brief takes no position on fracking. "Rather, the brief is about a municipality's legal right to decide for itself, now and in the future, whether gas drilling (or any other land use for that matter) is an appropriate use for its citizens."
Thomas further stated that Highland's action would be at no cost to the town as Ulysses "has secured the funding to cover the legal cost…. "
The Natural Resources Defense Council, for the Catskill Mountainkeeper, has also petitioned in the case.
Highland Supervisor Andrew Boyar introduced the resolution, which was passed without further comment or opposition.
Other business
In other business, Boyar asked resident Susan Wade to be patient, saying that the town is working on resolving her complaint about a neighbor's lawn, which she said has not been mowed in three years. Wade said that prospective buyers have rejected her home because of the neighboring property. Boyar and code enforcement officer Dave Keebler said they have contacted the unnamed neighbor.
The board also heard Carol Roig of the Sullivan Alliance for Sustainable Development detail plans for the August 10 Eldred kickoff of a year-long North American Cultural Laboratory (NACL) program, the "The Weather Project." The kickoff, opposite town hall, will feature a variety of weather-related exhibits, music and other entertainment. For more details, visit www.NACL.org [2]. To read a story about the Weather Project, go to page 29.
Tuesday's meeting began with a moment of silence for the 19 firefighters recently killed in fighting an Arizona brush fire; and for Amanda Morabito, 17, of Yulan who died in a July 6 automobile accident in Lumberland, in which her 16 year-old sister Ashley was also seriously injured.
The girls' father, James Morabito, is a town employee, and both Boyar and highway superintendent Tom Ebers said they hoped neighbors would reach out to the family as they dealt with Amanda's death and Ashley's recuperation and rehabilitation.


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by Anton Shilov
After we published our story about a Gainward representative accusing 3DMark03 build 340 of disabling certain features of NVIDIA drivers, we received some additional clarifications from Futuremark Corporation, the developer of 3DMark03 benchmark, and NVIDIA, the developer of the GeForce FX hardware and software.
An official from NVIDIA Corporation confirmed Mr. Tismer's accusation that "patch 340 disables the GPU compiler. The compiler has to run on the CPU instead resulting in code harder to digest and taking away 20% of the performance." "Yes, that is actually the case with the new patch 340 that Futuremark posted," said an NVIDIA spokesperson on Wednesday.
"Few weeks ago we released our 52.16 driver that includes our brand new unified compiler technology. With the new patch the benchmark, our unified compiler gets not used by the app so it goes to CPU and we are definitely slower," Luciano Alibrandi, NVIDIA's European Product PR Manager, added.
In a response to these accusations, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Futuremark said: "Wolfram is totally wrong here because what he suggests is not even feasible technically. 3DMark03 does not talk to graphics driver, it talks to the DirectX API, which then talks to the driver. Thus, it is impossible for the application to disable GPU compiler."
"One of the things the unified compiler does is to reinstruct the order of lines of code in a shader. By simply doing this the performance can increase dramatically since our technology is very sensitive to instruction order. So if this is not happening we have a performance penalty," said NVIDIA's representative today.
"The only change in build 340 is the order of some instructions in the shaders or the registers they use. This means that new shaders are math1ematically equivalent with previous shaders. A GPU compiler should process the old and the new shader code basically with the same performance. Of course, if there are application specific optimizations in the driver that depend on identifying a shader or parts of it, then you might see performance differences because these optimizations will not work if the driver is not able to detect the shader, " Tero Sarkkinen added.
"Our position is that our unified compiler delivers the best gaming experience possible, and as long as we produce the right image and simply do not accelerate just a benchmark then it is good to optimize and use a compiler," the official from NVIDIA acknowledged.
"Let's also repeat that 3DMark specific driver optimizations are forbidden in our run rules because they invalidate the performance measurement and the resulting score is not comparable to other hardware. Thus, the right conclusion is that the new version of 3DMark03 is now very suitable for objective performance measurement between different hardware," Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Futuremark summarized.
There seems to be another big misunderstanding between two companies. One side says the Unified Compiler is disabled by Futuremark 3DMark03, while the developers of the benchmark acknowledge us about technical impossibility of this task. Futuremark has never been caught on disabling anything useful in drivers for graphics cards; on the other hand, NVIDIA was accused of 3DMark03 specific optimisations earlier this year.
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Aromatherapy is a true holistic therapy, offering simultaneous healing possibilities on physical, emotional and energetic levels. Aromatherapy works by simply taking a deep breath: the aromatic molecules enter our blood stream and travel to all parts of our body. The wide range of aromas available can gently help any mood or emotion.
The essential oils used in aromatherapy are highly concentrated substances, extracted most commonly by steam distillation from a variety of flowers, herbs, trees, roots, and fruit. Each oil offers its own unique chemistry of healing qualities. Lavender, geranium, spruce, tea tree, eucalyptus, lemon and myrrh are oils commonly used in aromatherapy.
Each essential oil has its own distinct chemical profile that offers therapeutic properties. Each is classified as stimulating, balancing, relaxing, or more specifically, as antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, decongestants, analgesics, antiinflammatory, digestives, to name a few.
A typical example is shown by the use of lavender, one of the most versatile and widely used oils. Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is known to soothe tension headaches, reduce inflammation and pain, cleanse wounds,aid in tissue repair for burns and cuts, and relax you to sleep.
Today, aromatherapy is widely used in various health care settings: in hospitals for stress, nausea and cancer care; in senior care environments for reducing agitation, improving sleep, and improving indoor air quality; and in massage therapy for relaxation and reducing body pain.
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If we get the top pick, I'd pick Derrick Rose. I have a strong feeling he's going to have a bigger impact in the NBA than Beasley. He will be a great floor general and team leader. The rest of my picks by order of priority are:
2. Michael Beasley (This guy's a future All-Star and a franchise player like Rose, but I'm leaning more towards Derrick Rose.)
3. OJ Mayo (Something tells me he might.. just maybe.. outplay Beasley and Rose during his rookie season and eventually live up to the hype that surrounded him throughout these years) -interesting fact though is he's gonna be 21 when the 08-09 season starts. Most if not all rookies drafted off their freshmen years are aged 19-20. That's almost 2 years lost.
4. Jerryd Bayless
5. Eric Gordon
6. Brook Lopez (Something about this guy makes me feel like he won't play that well in the NBA, and never be an All-Star. Probably gonna be a starter for some NBA teams at best. But he's a top6 pick.)
I picked only until the 6th because I'm hoping we don't go lower than that during the lottery. If we get at least the 2nd pick, the Knicks ARE BACK! Oh yeah!
Now if only we could also get Josh Smith and Emeka Okafor and build a young core of players around them, then we're set.


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Sullivan County Manager David Fanslau issued the following statement: The National Weather Service (NWS) in Binghamton has continued a Flood Watch effective Monday morning through Tuesday evening, and a High Wind Warning effective from 2:00 PM Monday to 5:00 PM Tuesday for Sullivan County. Hurricane Sandy will continue to move northward along the East coast, and is expected to turn westward to landfall along the New Jersey coast Monday, before entering Central Pennsylvania early Tuesday morning.
Bands of heavy rain associated with the storm will move across the flood watch area Monday through Tuesday. Rainfall totals averaging one to three inches are expected across the Flood Watch area, with locally higher amounts possible. Heavy rain may cause flooding of small streams, and prolonged heavy rain will cause rises of Area Rivers, and may cause minor to moderate flooding beginning on Tuesday.
Damaging winds are expected Monday and Tuesday. A High Wind Warning means that sustained winds of 40 mph are expected for at least an hour, with frequent gusts of 45 mph to 60 mph or greater, are expected across the Catskills and Poconos. Strong winds will bring prolonged power outages, and cause trees to fall resulting in property damage and closed roads.
Be prepared for the possibility of trees blocking roads, and widespread power outages. At home, be prepared to be without power for several days. Make sure you have adequate supplies of food and medicines. Sullivan County officials will continue to closely follow forecasts from the NWS and the National Hurricane Center. This storm could potentially be a "historic event" with winds and water.
All DPW equipment is ready to respond rapidly to areas affected by the storm, and key equipment has been staged around the County. The Sullivan County Emergency Operations Center will open at 12:00 noon on Monday. Meetings that were scheduled for Tuesday have been canceled in anticipation of the impacts of this storm. At this time, all County Offices will open for business at normal hours on Monday morning.
Sullivan County Public Safety officials will continue to communicate with school officials in throughout the County, providing them with expected impacts of the storm. Information on any school-related closures will be made through the respective school district through their established notification channels.
The following have made public announcements closing on Monday, October 29th: School Districts: Eldred, Liberty, Monticello, Roscoe, Tri-Valley, and St. Peter's Regional. Towns: Fallsburg and Thompson. The Sullivan County Public Health Flu Clinic in the Town of Tusten has been canceled for Monday, and the Town of Bethel bas been canceled for Tuesday.
The Agriculture Advisory Board meeting for Monday has been canceled. The Sullivan County Commissioner of Jurors has canceled reporting requirements for Monday, October 29th.
Jurors should call on Monday for further instructions. All County Transportation services for Monday are canceled, and senior nutrition sites will be closed.
Most of the pre-storm infrastructure work is related to drainage structures. In preparation for a heavy rain event, the Division clears pipes and catch basins of any accumulated debris. This enables the drainage structures to convey their full hydraulic capacity. In addition, attention is given to pipe outlets to make sure they are free of obstructions; ensuring water can be conveyed away from the structure. As time allows, ditches are cleaned and shoulders trimmed to allow storm water to freely drain from the highway surface. (This is usually handled as part of our routine maintenance/preventative measures above.)
DPW crews have attended to the areas that are usually prone to flooding on Friday and throughout this weekend. Public Safety and Public Works Personnel will be called in as needed to address preparation for the storm and storm impacts over the weekend and throughout the storm event.
Sullivan County has received the cooperation of State officials, and resources will be made available as needed through the Department of Transportation. The Department of Environmental Conservation has also assisted with the issuing of necessary permits to permit preventative pre-storm work to be performed in certain areas.
Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross safely, move to higher ground. Even after the rain has ended over an area, runoff will continue flooding of small streams.
I strongly encourage residents to sign up for NY Alert by visiting the website www.nyalert.gov [1] or if they do not have internet capability they may call 1-888-697-6972 and register their phone number(s) to receive priority messages. The NY Alert system will be a primary notification to residents of imminent flooding or other emergency instructions associated with this storm.
Only call 9-1-1 if you are having a life threatening emergency
Have phone numbers on hand for your local utility companies to report service outages or learn restoration times
Information on road closures and other storm related material will be available at www.co.sullivan.ny.us [2]
Call 2-1-1 for any non-emergency referrals and assistance (ie: Shelters, road closures, recovery assistance, etc.)
If you are in an area that becomes part of a flood watch or warning, move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. Do not attempt to cross swiftly flowing waters or waters of unknown depth by foot or by automobile. Do not underestimate the power of flood waters. Only a few inches of rapidly flowing water can quickly carry away your vehicle. Do not move barricades, nor drive around barricades, as serious danger is ahead.
I strongly urge any resident who lives near a stream, creek or river to be prepared and alert as this storm progresses, and to take preventative measures to protect their property through sandbags, etc. Outdoor, moveable property should be secured, and indoor property should be put up in case of flooding in the home. Furthermore, in case of emergency, all residents in these areas should make preparations to vacate their home if conditions warrant, and are strongly urged to comply with any and all reasonable requests from law enforcement or emergency responders during an emergency.
County residents, particularly those in flood-prone areas, are also urged to have enough flashlights and extra batteries, canned goods and bottled water for 48 hours, in case of power outage or emergency. Residents are encouraged to make arrangements to check on elderly neighbors, and arrange for pets to be housed either inside, or with proper shelter.
During the storm all County residents are urged to remain indoors and off roadways whenever possible. If residents must drive, they are advised to exercise extreme caution when driving through this storm, and to pay special attention not to drive through pooling or standing water. If there are flood conditions on a roadway, please do not travel through the water.
Sullivan County officials will be in contact with all towns, village and fire departments in the flood-prone areas, to ensure all precautionary measures are being taken, and implementing contingency plans in case of flooding. County officials will remain in contact with these towns, village and volunteer first-responders throughout the storm, as they monitor the situations in their own communities.
Should flooding occur in Sullivan County, residents and visitors are urged to visit the County website, www.co.sullivan.ny.us [2], for current news and information." Twitter will also be updated throughout the storm, follow us at: @CntyMgrFanslau
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Dordt student earns Oxford Literary Award
June 12, 2013
Caroline Eckstrom, a 2013 Dordt College graduate from Stanton, Nebraska, earned the de Jager prize for exceptional academic performance for her work during the Scholars' Semester at Oxford University's Wycliffe Hall in the spring of 2013.
Mary Dengler, Dordt College professor of English, encouraged Eckstrom to take on the challenge of studying abroad in Oxford's rich literary environment.
"Studying abroad is an essential part of education for academically gifted students like Caroline, as it puts them among other equally talented students and allows them to discuss and share ideas and motivate each other," said Dengler. "It introduces them to a wider world and an awareness of history and culture outside of their own preconceived ideas."
At Oxford, Eckstrom had to choose a topic for the four-week integrative seminar component of her semester. She chose an area outside of her comfort zone: the history of art. She then embarked on researching, attending lectures, meeting in small groups, and visiting local art museums such as the Ashmolean Museum.
Eckstrom received the award for her 4,000-word research essay, the culminating work of the course, titled "The Spirit of an Age," where she compared Viennese poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Viennese artist Gustav Klimt, who were popular at the turn of the 20th century.
The award was well earned, said Dr. Elizabeth Baigent, who is the head of the board that grants the de Jager award,
"Caroline pursued her studies sedulously and to very good effect," said Baigent. "A very pleasant member of the student body, she took full advantage of the excellent libraries and tutors in Oxford to produce work, which was imaginative and intelligent."
When she wasn't hitting the books, Eckstrom was absorbing the culture and learning about her housemates.
"I lived in an old Victorian-era house called 'The Vines' with 34 other students from all over the United States (with only one kitchen!)," said Eckstrom. "At first there was a little competitive spirit—who's taken the most Latin, read the most Augustine, got the highest SAT score, that sort of thing—but we got over that fast and just had fun together after that. My housemates were some of the funniest, most intelligent, and warmhearted folks I've met. I thought the program was exaggerating when it said that students form some of their closest friendships at Oxford, but it wasn't."
Eckstrom was shocked by receiving the award after journeying outside her forte.
"The award surprised me," Eckstrom explained. "Art history is out of my league as an English major, and I had no background experience in it. I just took it on a whim to try something new and interesting. Getting this award is encouraging especially because of that, and it makes me think, 'Hey, I really can try something new and do okay at it!' It's an encouragement to keep tackling new things in the future and not just stick with things I know I can do well."
Student teaching this upcoming fall with plans to graduate in December, Eckstrom wants to teach English full-time, possibly internationally, as well as pursue graduate work.
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I have twin 7 month old boys (this is not really a multiples question though). One eats like a little piggy (both solids and breastmilk) and the other is really psycho about food. He won't go near any solids and he's even gotten weird about nursing and bottles (ebm). He gets very upset unless the stage is perfectly set for a meal i.e. no distractions, silent brother, he's famished and you make him laugh first. If you give him a bottle you need to make him think that drinking it is his idea. He needs to grab it from you. He'll nurse when he's hungry but not 5 minutes before that. So he can be utterly exhausted and verging on hungry but I can't feed him so that he'll take a reasonable nap. It's very frustrating. I've never been crazy about having them on identical schedules but it would be nice to get them to eat and sleep within reasonably proximity of one another.
p.s. I've tried putting food on a spoon so that he can grab it and feed himself. He chews on the other end of the spoon. Yes, I've tried putting food there too! I've also tried cheerios soaked in breastmilk and mushed up banana/avacado. He purses his lips.
So I guess my questions are:
- Do some kids just not eat solids until way later than 6 or 7 months?
- Our older son had low iron at this age. Would that be a concern?
- I've only been feeding the one that eats solids once a day. Should I step that up? He's killing me with all the nursing (every 2 hours).
- Does this mean I'm going to have to be one of those people who makes 12 dinners a night? Once a picky eater, always a picky eater?
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I have three kids...just had the third a week ago. This is the first time I have stuck to breastfeeding longer than 3 days. I have made it to day 8 and I'm about to give up again :-( I don't want to though. Feeding is frustrating! He sleeps ALOT. Lastnight he slepts 5 hours straight before wanting to feed. Then he fell asleep after feeding for only 20 minutes and I couldn't get him to stay awake. I'm so worried about his weight gain which he isn't gaining like the Dr. wants and the Dr. is concerned too. Why does he sleep so much?? And why can't I get him to stay awake long enough to get what he needs? I have tried tickling, rubbing, talking to him...nothing works.
Also, why does my milk look clear or barely white? At first it was white but after a day it turned. Is this bad?


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The RSBS Digest: Poor Management
When I quit smoking, I took up the habit of chewing on toothpicks — to keep my orally stimulated addiction in check. The worst part about it? People often say: "Hey, Jeff, fiddlin' with 'dem toothpicks… you remind me of Dusty Baker."
Being compared to Baker may make my skin curdle with infectious disgust, but I suppose that's still better than blackening my lungs and dying young of emphysema.
Or is it?
Dear readers, believe me, I do respect Dusty Baker as a human being. I mean, look at him, he breathes on his own, his heart pumps without having to think about it… all very impressive indeed; but as a baseball connoisseur, there's no way in Jesus-hates-the-Cubs-Hell I want him managing my baseball team. Often blamed for the mass destruction of young, promising arms with infinite potential (see Mark Prior, Kerry Wood, Homer Bailey), Dusty Baker also lacks the one thing that makes good managers great and great managers Tony LaRussa… and that thing is: common sense.
In the 7th inning of last evening's contest between the Cardinals and Reds, a game that at that point was still wide open, Dusty Baker brought in his nearly-virginal relief pitcher, young righty Logan Ondrusek, to face Brendan Ryan. With Albert Pujols on deck, Ondrusek quickly walked Ryan, unable to find the strike zone like Mr. Krause is unable to find a meaningful relationship with a woman (though, to his credit, he does surprisingly well with primates). Instead of yanking Ondrusek like he probably should have, Dusty left the kid — in only his second Major League appearance — in the game to face one of the greatest hitters of all time.
Albert rocked him.
So did Matt Holliday.
Game over.
Welcome to the Big Leagues, kid! If your arm didn't hurt before you became a Redleg, believe me when I say you won't even be able to shake hands after Dusty's done with ya!
Hate me 'cuz I put it out there, just don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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Ouch! another appendage bites the DUSTY.
Oh yea..btw… I wouldn't let Dusty manage a phone booth for me.
Wasn't he the guy who let his 2-year-old be batboy?
Would that be similar to LaRussa leaving Motte to face Gomes… okay that would have been funnier if the Phillies didn't lose today….:-)
I often wonder what goes through even the best managers minds when they seem to make the obviously wrong decision!
Mike — Nice… if I could even find a working phone booth, I'd keep him far from it myself.
Cici — Yep. That'd be the one!
Peter — Hahaha. Motte isn't a newbie. He deserves the pain.
Cat — Dusty does that more than others.
I remember when Lou Piniella was managing the Devil Rays (as they were called then) and he left some poor kid in to get hammered by the Yankees. It was cruel! That said, give up the toothpicks already. You can do it!
Baby steps, Jane, baby steps. Can't quit everything at once. LOL.
As a player, Dusty Baker was a favorite of mine when he played Left field for the Dodgers. We used to throw gum at him 'cause he used to chew a lot of gum. Don't know when he started with the toothpick. But as a manager, I'd be hesitant to trust him with a pitching staff.


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Charleston Wins Best Tennis Town
It's official, Charleston, S.C. has been awarded USTA's "Best Tennis Town in America" distinction! The winning town was announced Monday during the U.S. Open, and Charleston was among two other cities, Atlanta, G.A. and Richmond, V.A. in the semi-finalists.
Watch Charleston's video submission here, including footage of Wild Dunes Resort tennis facilities and play.
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May 24, 2012 —
In the past two weeks, one thing and another has prevented me from going trout hunting. First, doctors and dentist appointments, then an afternoon spent with Misako Ishimura, which gave Barb and me each the opportunity to say good-bye to Mark Romero by dropping a handful of his ashes into Stewart Brook. Thus, Mark's remains were started on a slow journey down the Catskill waters that he loved. He was a long time member of Theodore Gordon Flyfishers and served for many years on their conservation committee.
After that, it was important to mow the lawn before it turned into a hayfield. Then came torrential rains, that turned our local streams into dirty brown torrents. If our current pleasant weather holds for a few more days, water levels should soon be back to normal for this time of year.
Unfortunately, after Dr. James J. Turro finished examining the pictures of my ailing right knee, he sternly suggested rest combined with a large bag of frozen peas, which was to be applied to the knee. He also told me, "no wading around in trout streams for the next two weeks." Rats! Doctor Jim is not a fly fisher, or he would have realized that those days are, as R. Palmer Baker once called them, "the sweet of the year."
I am certain that the little lady that I live with will do her best to enforce the doctor's orders. Hmm, I know of a few pools where while sitting on the bank there will be enough room behind me to allow for a back cast. Then again, some days Barbara Ann elects not to go fishing. If I am very careful and lean on my wading staff, surely a few careful steps into the flow can be managed. Should I come home limping worse than when I left the cabin, my failure to obey "doctor's orders" would immediately be discovered. In which case, I would have to face the wrath of Barbara Ann. In this situation discretion would be the better part of valor.
I recently read an article describing how high tech has helped the venerable House of Hardy, that fine old British tackle maker, build a better fly rod. Graphite fly rods are made of ribbons of graphite carbon fiber bound together with various resins. Working with the 3M Company, Hardy now impregnates the resin with silica spheres as small as 100 nanometers, in effect lubricating the carbon fibers with miniscule bearings.
The result, according to Hardy, is said to be a spectacular combination of strength and flexibility, which will enable a fly line to be cast easily and with great delicacy. Hardy is experimenting with nano particles as small as two nanometers in its next series of fly rods. This use of high technology is quite amazing. However, I doubt it will convince me to sell my bamboo fly rods. Bamboo does not have to be impregnated with teeny, tiny, silica spheres. A bamboo fly rod is the epitome of an organic tool.
At a recent gathering of bamboo rod makers, I cast an eight-foot, three-piece rod, that cast a three, four, five, and six weight line perfectly. If someone had merely told me that such a rod existed, I would not have believed it. The maker of the rod, Rick Robbins, calls this model "The Holy Grail." The only problem is he has a waiting list as long as an alligator's tail for this rod. If only I was a younger man.


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While the movers and shakers in Congress, always with an eye to November elections, are deciding higher-profile matters, a small but significant reform that deserves support is wending its way through the committee process in Congress.
HR5242 would give small-business owners a chance — for the first time — to correct unintentional paperwork mistakes rather than being forced to pay a fine.
This small reform would reduce the regulatory burden on small businesses only a little, but it would be helpful.
The Small Business Paperwork Amnesty Act would not eliminate requirements that businesses comply with federal regulations, but would give them a chance to correct inadvertent mistakes.
Businesses of all sizes are required to fill out a dizzying array of forms to document their compliance with various federal regulations.
The fines for making mistakes on such forms can range from $50 to thousands of dollars. HR5242 would simply permit first-time "offenders" to fix their mistakes without having to pony up.
Exceptions are made for violations that have the potential to cause serious harm to the public or if failure to impose a fine would impede detection of criminal activity.
In 2005 economist Mark Crain performed a study for the Small Business Administration that concluded that federal regulations cost Americans $1.1 trillion a year.
The bulk of the direct costs fall on small businesses. Since they have fewer employees than larger firms, the cost to businesses with fewer than 20 employees, Crain calculated, averages $7,647 per employee per year.
Large firms get attention from journalists and other observers, but small businesses provide the very heartbeat of the U.S. economy.
Reducing needless costs imposed on them by government could be the single most important thing government can do to keep the economy humming along.
This reform has been introduced since the Clinton years (President Clinton and many Democrats supported it) but has never made it to final passage.
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Chicago, IL (August 16, 2009) - The Archdiocese of Chicago through the Office of Assistance Ministry will sponsor therapy groups for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Licensed professionals, who have experience working with victims of sexual abuse, will conduct separate group sessions for women and men at no cost to the participants. Participation in the adult therapy groups is not limited to those who were sexually abused as minors by a priest or deacon. The abuse may have been perpetrated by a family member, friend, or stranger.
Therapy groups for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse will meet for twelve consecutive weeks beginning the week of September 14. Sessions for men will be held on Chicago's South Side, and those for women in the Midway Airport area. Support groups for survivors of sexual abuse have been an ongoing service from the Office of Assistance Ministry since its inception in 1992.
Those interested in attending the sessions are asked to call or email Kathleen Leggdas at 312-534-5268, firstname.lastname@example.com or Matt Hunnicutt at 312-534-8267, email@example.com.
The Archdiocesan Office of Assistance Ministry's mission is to provide pastoral care, support, and resources to victims-survivors of sexual abuse and their loved ones in their efforts to achieve psychological, emotional and spiritual healing. For information about the Office of Assistance Ministry, visit the office's page on the Archdiocesan web site at www.archchicago.org.


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Buford assembled a roster this season that featured six players averaging double figures in scoring and eight players averaging 20 or more minutes. The Spurs clinched homecourt advantage for the 2014 postseason by virtue of having posted the league's best record at 62-20 (.756).
San Antonio was the only team to record 30-plus wins both at home (32-9, .780) and on the road (30-11, .732), and the 2013-14 campaign marked the 15th consecutive season that the Spurs posted 50-plus wins -- an NBA record.
The longstanding trio of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker has been fortified in recent years with the additions of Boris Diaw, Kawhi Leonard and Patty Mills (third seasons with the team), as well as Danny Green and Tiago Splitter (fourth seasons with the team). Buford added Marco Belinelli this past offseason, who fit seamlessly into the rotation, with averages of 11.4 points per game.
Buford becomes the third Spurs executive to win the award, joining Angelo Drossos (1977-78 season) and Bob Bass (1989-90 season).
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said last month that he was surprised Buford never had been named the league's top executive.
"He does a great job and should have won that several times," Popovich said.
In his 23rd year with the franchise, Buford has previously held the positions of assistant coach, head scout, director of scouting and vice president/assistant general manager before being tabbed with his current title as Spurs general manager in July, 2002.
Buford totaled 58 points and received nine first-place votes from a panel of his fellow team basketball executives throughout the NBA. The Phoenix Suns' Ryan McDonough finished second with 47 points (five first-place votes) votes and the Portland Trail Blazers' Neil Olshey finished third with 34 points (five first-place votes).


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Home List of Titles Amperometric nitric oxide biosensor based on the immobilization of hemoglobin on a nanometer-sized gold colloid modified Au electrode
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- Amperometric nitric oxide biosensor based on the immobilization of hemoglobin on a nanometer-sized gold colloid modified Au electrode
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- Gu, Hai-Ying; Yu, Ai-Min; Yuan, Su-Su; Chen, Hong-Yuan
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- A novel reagentless NO biosensor based on hemoglobin (Hb) immobilized on nanometer-sized gold colloid particles associated with a cysteamine monolayer on gold electrode surface was presented. The experimental optimization was studied in detail. The immobilized Hb displayed an excellent electrocatalytic response to NO. The electrocatalytic currents were proportional to the NO concentration from 1.2 x 10(-8) to 5.0 x 10(-6) M and the detection limit was as low as 4.0 x 10(-9) M (S/N = 3) with good stability. Arginine, ascorbate, nitrite, uric acid, epinephrine and cystine didn't interfere with the determination of NO. The Michaelis-Menten constant (K-m) was determined to be 0.19 mM. This resulting biosensor has been applied to the direct determination of trace NO in raw blood.
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Interview Nicolas Falquet (Pro Rider depuis 1999)
I have been wearing a Snowpulse bag for 3 years. The position of the airbag has obvious advantages in terms of floatability and protection and yet enough visibility is maintained once inflated. I got caught in an avalanche last year, and fortunately, I set my Snowpulse Airbag off. Since then I wear it every riding day. Light enough and very comfortable, it is an essential safety tool.
Interview Matt Peter - ACMG Guide
In the spring of 2009 I was caught in a small but serious avalanche while working as a heli-skiing guide. I was traversing above a slope that I was unwilling to ski when the avalanche occurred, pulling me into the steeper treed terrain below. I inflated my Snowpulse backpack immediately after I saw the crown open above me, and I was pulled in to the trees immediately after inflation. Within moment, I was knocked unconscious. The avalanche pulled me down through the trees and over a small cliff. I suffered multiple torn ligaments in my knee, a cracked femur, broken humerus, broken teeth, a basal skull fracture and major scalp lacerations. All the medical professionals agree that although I was seriously injured, I would have been killed without the protection that the Snowpulse backpack offered to my chest and neck. I am fortunate to be able to continue my guiding career, and this fortune goes out to the designers of the Snowpulse backpack. I am thankful that I was wearing a Snowpulse backpack on that day, and continue to wear one every day I ski.
Dan Treadway – Professional Skier and Snowmobiler
I was in Valdez Alaska this April [2010] on one of the best Alaska trips possible. It had snowed for a week before we arrived. The first day we showed up it went blue and we got a bit excited and tried to push things a bit too quick. The last run of my day was about 1000' of vert and had a suspicious wind layer. I dug a quick hand pit and felt ok on the face. On my 4th turn the whole slope released as a solid slab. I had a safe zone of a small spine to pull onto. I made it to the spine but as I pulled on my tails were pulled out behind me and I was thrown into the avy. Soon as this happened I deployed my bag with no problem. I was drug down about 800'vert in a super fast moving slab and over a couple rock bands. When the dust cleared I was only buried to my thighs and had no injuries. The rocks I bounced off of should have broken something without the protection of the bag. After this experience I can't imagine going into the mountains without my Snowpulse.
Brap Zeerip – Recreational User
I was caught in an avalanche on Monday [May 3, 2010] and your Snowpulse air bag saved my life. It kept me higher in the snow as it slid, protected me in a head first impact with frozen debris and helped pull me forward and up as I swam for the surface when the slide was slowing down. I was alone and I am certain I would not have had a chance without your pack. The slide carried me down about 1500 ft of vertical on a 45 degree slope, both my skis broke and I am sore and bruised from head to toe. However without the Snowpulse I would not be writing this! Thanks for making a great product available, it will allow me to ski another day.
Eric Tulley - Recreational skier
I recently was caught in a slide while in the BC Backcountry and had to deploy my snowpulse airbag. The bag worked spectacularly and I was able to avoid burial.
Doug Workman Story – Heliski Guide
I just thought I'd share a story with you and the good folks at Mica. It's a total validation of the Snowpulse packs you guys are smart enough to have. Tim and I have a very good friend named Doug Workman. Doug is from Jackson, Wyoming.
He's a heliski guide for High Mountain Heli as well as an avalanche patroller at Jackson Hole. He's also been a heliski guide up in Valdez,AK for many years. Back in January there was an avalanche fatality at the Jackson Hole ski resort. A patroller was buried while performing avalanche control work. He died about 1 week later. Our friend Doug was on the mountain doing avalanche control work at the time. He was understandably rattled by the death of his friend and the circumstances in which it happened. It seems that all normal procedures were followed.
Tim sensed that Doug was a bit upset, so he approached me about giving Doug a Snowpulse 45 liter pack as a late Christmas present. I agreed that it was a great idea and we sent one to him immediately. He received the pack in the middle of January.
Doug called me this morning to thank me yet again, and tell me a story. He was guiding for High Mountain Heli this past Friday. He and his group of 3 clients were skiing a clearing in the trees. They were observing standard backcountry etiquette. Doug ski cut the slope and then skied down toward an island of safety on the edge of the open slope near the tree line. As the guide, he decided to stay just above the safe zone so he'd be able to observe his group during the descent. The first client came down to him and Doug directed him to drop down just a bit lower and move off into the trees. This client was a snowboarder. Doug then turned around to watch the next client descend.
When he turned back up hill to watch, he saw a big cloud of snow moving toward him. He looked down the mountain and realized that the boarder was not going to make it to the safe zone in time. He made the split-second decision to ski over and give the client a push. He did this and the client was headed safely toward the woods. At this point he thought to himself," if I can just get one good push off my ski poles I'll make it." He never got to plant his poles. Doug was swept up by the avalanche and carried down the mountain buried underneath the flow of snow. In his words, he tried to do all of the standard maneuvers, swim toward the surface, shed his skis, keep his face clear...and then he realized it was time to reach for the rip cord on his Snowpulse. He says it took him 3 tries to move his arm through the snow flow and reach the cord. Doug finally got his hand to the cord and pulled it. He instantly felt himself "hurdling toward the surface". When the avalanche settled Doug found himself on top of the avalanche and right next to the tree line. I asked him how his clients made out. He told me that the boarder was safely out of the way. It turns out that the slide was triggered by the second client. It broke right at his feet. The snow ripped the client's skis right off his feet but left the skier sitting on dirt while his skis disappeared into the avalanche. I asked Doug what he thinks would have happened if he hadn't had the Snowpulse. He told me that his clients were effectively "deer in the headlights". There was another guide with a group on a parallel slope with the same aspect as the one he'd been skiing.
As often happens, there was a simultaneous slide that buried a client up to his waste.
The guide from that group never would have made it to Doug in time. The other heli guides were working a ridge across the valley. Since Doug's group had been skiing below tree line, the only landing zone for a heli would have been back at the top of the run. Help would not have come quickly from any direction.
It is Doug's considered opinion that he would have been buried and would not have been rescued in time. If it were not for the Snowpulse and Doug's ability to deploy the pack this story would have a different ending....or more likely...it wouldn't have been written As Louis Pasteur said, "Chance favors the prepared mind." or in this case, the prepared skier.
Skiing is Fun.
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Shane Kroeger – Mica Heli Guides – Snowpulse Operational User
"At Mica Heli Guides, safety is our number one priority, and we use Snowpulse backpacks to give our guests the highest level of safety equipment possible."
Rowan Harper – Sunshine Village Snowsafety Supervisor - Snowpulse Operational User
" The Sunshine ski patrol started wearing Snowpulse backpacks for control duties in 2009. We strongly believe that they may be the best piece of work safety equipment to come along in this industry in a long time. I sleep better knowing my team are wearing Snowpulse on the job!
Mike Douglas – Professional Skier – Snowpulse fan
'The Snowpulse pack just makes sense to me. If you spend as much time in the backcountry as I do, you want every possible safety advantage when you're out there. The Snowpulse pack gives me security without sacrificing performance.'
Bret Rasmussen – Professional snowmobiler and Snowpulse user
I haven't worn an avalanche pack until I came across the Snowpulse. The packs that have been on the market seemed big, heavy and clumsy and so I avoided them. When I found the Snowpulse I determined that it was just what I have been looking for, lightweight, plenty of room for all my gear and I can recharge it with compressed air. It deploys from the shoulder straps and wraps around my head for additional protection, no other pack provides this, wow!
Swede – Bella Coola Helisports – Snowpulse Operational User
"Snowpulse backpacks have added an extra safety net for our operations, both for clients as well as guides, and the over all operation. Our clients are very impressed that we have added Snowpulse to be included in their package. As I see it, our operation clearly show case our commitment to improve our safety net by adding Snowpulse to our already high safety level."
M. Kern, F. Tschirky†, J. Schweizer M. Kern, F. Tschirky†, J. Schweizer: Field tests of some new avalanche rescue devices
A propos d'un airbag localisé près de la tête et de la nuque :
« …La localisation de l'airbag proche de la tête peut être considérée comme étant une réelle amélioration par rapport à l'airbag conventionnel… »
« …est capable de réduire les forces exercées sur la région des cervicales d'une victime d'avalanche… »
« …des données montrent que les charges sur cette région peuvent être réduites… »
« …la tête et donc les voies respiratoires étaient à la surface lorsque l'avalanche s'est arrêtée… »
J. Boyd MBBS, P. Haegeli PhD, B. Abu-Laban MD MHSc, M. Shuster MD, JC. Butt MD CM : Patterns of death among avalanche fatalities: a 21-year review
« …les traumatismes dans la région du thorax étaient les plus communs, et représentaient 46% (11/24) des cas avec traumatisme simple…Les blessures au niveau de la tête représentaient 42% (10/24) des cas avec traumatisme simple…8% (2/24) des traumatismes simples concernaient la nuque… »
Hermann Brugger MD : Should strategies for care of avalanche victims change?
« Les traumatismes dans le domaine de l'héli-ski et de l'hors-piste sont un facteur de risques plus important que ce que l'on pensait avant… »
« Les mesures préventives et les soins sur le terrain devraient concerner les traumatismes… »
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The Beeville squad was down 7-1 after three innings to the Orange Grove Bulldog team in an elimination game. The OG squad exploded for five runs in the top of the third after taking a 2-1 lead in the second.
The Bulldog pitching blanked the hometown team in the second and third frames but did give up one run in the fourth to make it a 7-2 contest heading into the final couple of innings of regulation.
Beeville's runs were scored by Lazzaro Garcia, who doubled to open the first inning for the Beeville team and was knocked in on a ground-out off the bat of Sebastian Arrisola one out later. The run in the fourth was scored by Ayden Burkett after he had reached after being hit by a pitch. A walk to Bryan Ramsey followed, and the guys moved up on a passed ball to get into scoring position. A single by Isiah Carrizales got the runner home to make it a 7-2 game.
The bottom of the fifth gave the Beeville team some hope. The Orange Grove pitching finally buckled and gave up six walks, one hit batsman and a double by Arrisola to add five big runs to the Beeville side of the scoreboard. It was a new ball game at 7-7 heading into the sixth.
Both teams threatened in the sixth but good defensive plays by both kept the scoreboard quiet, so it was on to extra innings.
OG got a single to lead off the seventh. Another base runner was added on a hit batsman and then a bases-clearing triple put the Bulldogs in front 9-7. The Beeville boys had to plate at least two runners to tie and three to win in the bottom of the seventh.
The pitching again failed the visitors as the Bulldog hurlers issued six walks to the next seven batters, forcing in three runs to end the game with the Beeville boys on top, 10-9.
Jacob Salazar, Edward Soto and Isaiah Thomas scored for Beeville in the inning. Jaydon Maldonado, Lazzaro Garcia and Devin Smith picked up the RBIs by being patient at the plate and working for their free passes.
The win keeps the Beeville minor boys in the tournament, and they played again Wednesday night vs. Mathis.


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Laundry tips to defeat 5 impossible stains
Don't throw that stained shirt out just yet
Stop it. Stop the guesswork on fighting those almost-impossible-to-get-out laundry stains.
We have the answers right here. Not the easy stains like grass or mud -- but the big boys.
The stains you see show up on your clothes and you say to yourself, "How in the heck am I going to get that one out? I'll have to toss this shirt!"
We'll have to thank the extension agents at Texas A & M University and Iowa State University for the bulk of the research, as well as a certain 83-year-old gal named Norma Laverne (after all, my mom knows everything).
A few points before we start. One, fight a stain as soon as possible. If a day goes by before you deal with it, good luck getting it out. Two, if a stain is on a garment that is "dry clean only," do the right thing -- take it to the dry cleaners.
With all that said, it's time to jump into the wash tub. Here are five super solutions to five super stains.
The first dirty word? It rhymes with "Oh my!
No. 5: Clothing dye
The Situation: Johnny, a freshman at college, never washed clothes in his life. He thought mixing red clothes with white clothes wouldn't be a problem. Wrong. The red dye in that snazzy polo shirt made a mess out of that white T-shirt.
The Solution: Johnny, Johnny, Johnny -- you knucklehead. But don't freak out, kid. There is a way out.
First, you want to rewash that shirt as soon as possible (when it's wet!) -- and don't dry it unless the stain is out. Drying ANY stain tends to send you down the road of never-get-it-out-ville.
Back to the shirt. Apply liquid detergent to that bad boy and work it into the affected area. Once you see that it's starting to fade, wash it with detergent and one cup of chlorine bleach. IF the shirt were anything other than white, you'd use a non-chlorine bleach.
You can also use a commercial color remover (Rit, for example), but make sure you follow the directions on the package.
No. 4: Deodorant stains
The Situation: Ken wears a white shirt and tie to work every day. He also wears solid underarm deodorant to keep his cool while climbing the corporate ladder. Unfortunately, the underarms of his spiffy shirts now sport crusty yellow rings.
The Solution: Ken, don't blow your next raise on new white shirts. You can salvage your stained wardrobe right now.
First, you want to apply liquid detergent to that bit of nastiness and massage it into the fabric. After that, rinse it out and wash in warm water.
You could also pre-treat the pitted-out shirts with stain removers (like Shout). But if you do that, let them stand for at least five minutes before washing.
The key to all of this is to recognize the stain as quickly as possible. After a ton of washings and drying, aluminum and zinc salts may be almost impossible to remove.
No. 3: Motor oil/grease
The Situation: Deborah Marie just finished rehabbing her Harley. She's in the garage getting the hog ready for the road, when she slips and drags her jean jacket across the chain. Grease is the word!
The Solution: Deb, you have a problem. You better act fast, or you can just hang that jean jacket in the garage -- permanently.
The first thing to do is work some detergent into that stain. It can be liquid detergent or a pre-wash stain remover. Just make sure you work it!
After you do that, wash the jacket in the hottest water that particular fabric can handle. Rinse, and take a good look at the stain before you toss the jacket in the dryer. If it's not removed completely, repeat the treatment.
If you only have powdered detergent on hand, mix it with water to make a runny paste -- and work that into the stain.
No. 2: Blood stains
The Situation: Ric, in his 10,000th pro wrestling match, decides to cut his forehead again with a razor blade at a match in Nashville. It's called "wearing the crimson mask" in the business. But that blood gets everywhere. In this case, on his pristine blue wrestling robe -- which has to look good for tomorrow night's match in Memphis.
The Solution: Ric, who has been around the block a few thousand times, knows exactly what to do.
The second he gets back to the hotel, he grabs his robe and tosses it in cold water. Blood is a protein stain, which needs to be treated before the garment is washed. If you use hot water, that cooks the protein -- making the stain more difficult to remove.
In the pre-wash stage, apply liquid detergent into the stained area first. When you're done, then go ahead and wash it in warm water with detergent.
If the blood is still there, don't dry it. That'll just set the stain. Instead, soak it overnight (in cold water) and try washing the garment again in the morning.
No. 1: Oil-based paint
The Situation: Sal is covering a fence panel with green paint. Being 13 years old, he's not exactly careful. By the end of the exercise, his yellow shirt is spotted with emerald hues. His mother wants to wring his neck.
The Solution: It may seem impossible, but zapping an oil-based paint stain can be done. The key is speed. Once paint is dry, it cannot be removed.
While paint is wet, use turpentine or paint thinner to get it out as much as you can and then rinse. Next, you'll want to use a pre-wash stain remover to get more of it out -- and then you're ready to wash the garment.
For water-based (latex) paints, soak the shirt in warm water and heavy detergent before you ultimately throw it in the washing machine. Water-based paint is a lot easier to remove from clothes, but again, you have to move fast. If it dries, you're out of luck.
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Senior named 12th Fulbright Scholar
Gabrielle LaFata, a senior biology major and chemistry and honors minor from Morgantown, has been named West Virginia Wesleyan College's 12th Fulbright Scholar.
Sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Fulbright Program provides funding for students, scholars, teachers and professionals to undertake graduate study, advanced research, university teaching and teaching in elementary and secondary schools.
LaFata will travel to South Korea for a year, beginning in July. For the first six weeks of her stay, she will be training with 80 other Fulbright Scholars in Seoul. She then will be placed in a school to teach English classes to students ranging from elementary to high school age. She will do this for 20 hours a week, as well as be collaborating with other English teachers. The goal of this particular program is to act as an ambassador between the United States and the host country as LaFata shares her language, culture and knowledge with her students and community.
When she returns to the United States, she will be an ambassador for South Korea, sharing her experiences.
"I am both honored and humbled to have the opportunity to be an ambassador for my country, my college, my family and my God, Jesus Christ," LaFata said. "For me, this Fulbright experience will leave an indelible change on my life as it opens up a different perspective and understanding of a new country, culture and community. I am looking forward to impacting the lives of my students and sharing what I have with others. I am anticipating a life-changing experience."
While at West Virginia Wesleyan, LaFata has participated in a number of activities that will help her in her endeavor. She has participated in research with the WV-INBRE Program, as well as worked as resident assistant and director, a freshmen seminar leader and lab assistant. She also will gain some experience abroad while working on the Tel-Hazor Archaeological Dig at Hebrew University in Tel-Hazor, Israel, this summer through the Maxine Bruhn's International Scholarship.
LaFata also has taken an interest in serving her community as a volunteer therapy assistant and co-leader as a nursing home minister. She also participated in two alternate spring break trips through the college, working on Hurricane Katrina relief in New Orleans and assisting Habitat for Humanity in St. Simon's Island, Ga.
A member of both Alpha Lambda Delta and the Resident Assistant Counsel, she serves in the positions of president and vice president, respectively. She also is a member of Beta Beta Beta and Phi Kappa Phi, lead violinist of Fellowship of Christian Students, represents her peers on the Student Senate and competes on the track and field team.


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Hacking Your Education with Dale Stephens October 10th, 2013 at 7 PM
College, college, college: it seems like that's what is expected of all high school students. What if college isn't the right path for you? Get the perspective of someone who didn't go to college and has started a social movement challenging the notion that college is the only path to success. On Thursday, October 10th, founder of uncollege.org and author of Hacking Your Education, Dale J. Stephens will tell his story and discuss how students can create their own education.
About Dale: At 21, Dale leads UnCollege, the social movement empowering students to create their own education. He is a sought-after education expert appearing on major news networks and in 2011 was selected as a Thiel Fellow. The Thiel Fellowship recognizes the top entrepreneurs around the world under the age of twenty. His work has been covered by the New York Times and New York Magazine to Fast Company and Forbes. You can hear Dale's NPR Morning Edition interview here.
This event is open only to high school students (that means no parents) and registration is required.
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State worker says management sought to silence his criticismBy Peter Hirschfeld
Vermont Public Radio | April 26,2014Labor disputes between state workers and their employer generally play out behind closed doors, where union representatives and administration lawyers exchange testimony in confidence.
But John Howe, a counselor at the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, has chosen a different route. And Thursday afternoon, his union colleagues marched with him as he walked to the Montpelier hearing room where he was to be interrogated about the alleged workplace violations that led to his placement on paid administrative leave last month.
The only way to actually change the playing field, to make it fair for management and labor, is to be vocal about it and expose the process, Howe says.
Last month, the state began its investigation of Howe. But on Wednesday, Howe struck back, suing the state in Vermont Superior Court in Chittenden County. Howe says his supervisors launched a campaign of retaliation after he criticized management practices at the department where he works. Howe has also decided to try his case in the court of public opinion.
The allegations against Howe include allowing a nonstate employee to authorize public expenditures and to use his state-issued cellphone. But Howe and his union lawyers say the charges are frivolous, manufactured as punishment for his testimony earlier this year about the use of contract workers at the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation.
Howe works as a counselor at the department, where he tries to get indigent and disabled clients jobs, shelter and medical care.
Howe says hes been an employee in good standing for 18 years, earning an excellent rating in his most recent performance review, as well as a $500 merit bonus. But he says supervisors brought the hammer down on him shortly after he testified before lawmakers about what he says is an increasing reliance on low-wage labor for duties formerly performed by betterpaid government employees.
Im making public statements, Im going public, and increasingly severe disciplinary actions are taking place around me, Howe says. I believe theyre investigating to find whatever they can to eliminate me and silence me.
Kate Duffy, the commissioner of the Department of Human Resources, says the administration encourages and appreciates employee testimony at the State House, critical or not.
Let me just say first and foremost: We support union activity, Duffy says. We support employees going to the Legislature and sharing the information that they have. Retaliation for those activities is completely inappropriate.
But Duffy says its troubling to see Howe and the union going public with claims of retaliation for which shes seen no hard evidence.
Simply because some things have happened, you cant just assume that theyre all causally related, Duffy says. We dont even know whether his managers knew about the activity that he was engaged in.
But Howes union lawyers say the circumstantial evidence is damning. Rebecca McBroom, associate general counsel at the Vermont State Employees Association, is representing Howe in his civil case.
Well, one thing that youre always looking at when youre deciding whether there is retaliation for protected activity is the timeline, McBroom says. And that is, has someone engaged in protected activity and then (faced) continuous adverse action by their employer or intimidation tactics by their employer.
Howe and McBroom say the states actions are designed not just to silence Howe, but to send a message to other state workers who might otherwise alert lawmakers or the public to waste, inefficiency or incompetence in state government.
The waste comes because state workers cant point out that theres waste and abuse in the system, Howe says. They can see it. But because of the culture of the government the culture of silence they cant speak out.
Howe is asking a judge to stop the states investigation of him. Howe is also seeking compensatory damages. Duffy says the state is continuing its probe into alleged wrongdoing by Howe, as well as Howes claims of retaliation by his supervisors.MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Full StoryVermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell plans to join the U.S. Full StoryMONTPELIER Gov. Full Story
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