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New Pico lodge to honor Vt. OlympianBy Kevin OConnor
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Andrea Mead Lawrence was a Time magazine cover girl in 1952.KILLINGTON The name of the late Vermont native Andrea Mead Lawrence the only U.S. woman to win two skiing gold medals at one Olympics is destined to live on in the history books.
And, soon, on the new $1.3 million headquarters of the states largest year-round sports program for people with disabilities.
Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports is partnering with Lawrences family and the Pico Ski Education Foundation to raise money for the Andrea Mead Lawrence Lodge at Pico Mountain.
This is where my mothers roots began in her skiing career and her love of mountains, daughter Quentin Andrea Lawrence said in a statement, and if she can inspire families of up-and-coming skiers as well as those with disabilities who are drawn to the mountains, then this is where we believe that she should be immortalized.
Lawrence, who was born in Rutland and whose parents founded the Pico ski area where she grew up, landed on the cover of Time magazine at age 19 during the 1952 Winter Games in Oslo, Norway. She remained in the spotlight a half-century later when Sports Illustrated named her the top Vermont athlete of the 20th century.
An environmental activist who in later life formed the nonprofit Andrea Lawrence Institute for Mountains and Rivers, the skier marked the 50th anniversary of her Olympic slalom and giant slalom wins by helping carry the ceremonial torch at the 2002 games in Salt Lake City. There, historian Bud Greenspan named her Greatest Winter Olympian of All Time.
Vermont Adaptive and its more than 500 volunteers aim to help people with disabilities score their own personal victories. The nonprofit offers specialized sports education, equipment and events including skiing, snowboarding, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, cycling, hiking, rock climbing, tennis and horseback riding.
The Lawrence family including sons Cortlandt and Matthew and daughters Deirdre, Leslie and Quentin has committed to help raise the $250,000 necessary to complete the facility.
In addition, U.S. Paralympian champion Sarah Will who hasnt missed a Pico ski season, even after an accident that broke her back and paralyzed her from the waist down will help with the campaign and be honored with her name on the lodges Access for All entrance and elevator.
Vermont Adaptive started construction on its new headquarters this fall and hopes to finish fundraising this winter. It is set to officially announce the project at a public noontime ceremony at Pico on Saturday, Dec. 15 the first day of the areas ski season and 75th anniversary celebration.
People interested in donating can contact Vermont Adaptive executive director Erin Fernandez at 353-8129 or firstname.lastname@example.com or log onto www.vermontadaptive.org.
Lawrence lived her later years in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., before dying of cancer at age 76 in 2009. She returned to her home state for her 2002 induction as the first person in the Vermont Ski Museums Hall of Fame in Stowe and her 2005 honorary degree from Green Mountain College in Poultney.
As Pico Mountain begins to celebrate its 75th anniversary, it makes perfect sense to keep her legacy at the forefront of skiing in this community, Tom Aicher, secretary of the Pico Ski Education Foundation, said in a statement. Naming this building in her honor will do just that.
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- Each academic department shall develop its own formula for dealing with student grievances of an academic nature. Such a policy should be in writing in the departmental office and available to students.
- A student who wishes to appeal a decision of a faculty member or staff member of an academic department should ask for a review by that person within 60 days of the originating event unless the departmental procedures specifically give more time than this. The person is expected to give the student a response within 30 days. If the person is unavailable, if a response is not made within 30 days or if the student is unsatisfied with the response then the student should inform the department head of the appeal. For an appeal of a course grade the originating event shall be considered to be the posting of the grade to the university record.
- A student wishing to appeal a decision to the department head must do so within 120 days of the originating event unless the departmental procedures specifically give more time. The department head will review as specified by the departmental grievance procedures.
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It is a tribute to human ingenuity and cussedness that something as simple as barbecue, cooking meat slowly with hot smoke over a long period of time, has become such an insanely complex business, with folks from coast to coast picking favorites and disparaging the choices of those who don't agree with them.
To help you get in on all the arguing and just maybe get some good grub down your gullet, here's a short guide to the four major barbecue regional styles.
Just writing this, I know I'm going to get plenty of mail, as even within the various regional styles there are schisms over cuts of meat, rubs, sauces, etc. But let's begin, shall we?
The Carolinas
To avoid the stink of favoritism, I'm going to work in geographic order from closest to my house to farthest. Since I live in North Carolina, that means our first stop will be a barbecue pit with either a pork butt (Boston butt to you out-of-staters) or a whole pork shoulder properly rubbed and smoking slowly. In Carolina, it's all about pork, with pulled pork being the pinnacle of barbecue perfection.
Smoking a cheap cut of pork until the gristly connective tissue melts away and the end result is succulent, flavorful meat with a kiss of smoke that's just waiting for some vinegary, sometimes hot and spicy sauce is an art. In Eastern N.C., you'll find whole-hog and pork shoulder barbecue most prominent, while Western N.C. 'cue is more likely to involve the pork butts.
Rubs are a critical part of the Carolina barbecue mojo, and you would be more likely to talk Coke out of their secret formula than you would to talk a grizzled barbecue veteran out of his rub recipe. Some recipes have been passed orally from generation to generation, never once written down.
I have to take a moment to mention the mustard sauce that's very popular in South Carolina. You might be taken aback by a yellow barbecue sauce, but there are some fantastic flavors in some of the mustards.
Let's head west a bit to Memphis, where the humid air off the Mississippi makes the smell of smoking ribs hang in the air. If your idea of a good meal involves tearing meat from bone, you'll find a home here. Ribs are served wet, where they are basted with sauce before, during and after cooking, or dry, where a rib rub is applied liberally and often allowed to sit on the ribs for several hours before smoking.
Each school has its adherents, and you would do well to sample liberally from both schools. The classic Memphis barbecue sauce is tomato-based, with a spicy-sweet hit that will vary widely depending on the restaurant.
You'll even find some places that don't smoke their ribs at all, preferring to use a commercial oven and let the rub and/or sauce do the talking. 'Cue purists by and large avoid such modern innovations.
That said, you can make some of the best ribs you have ever tasted at home using the same method. The folks at Williamson House make a Rib Kit that contains everything you need to make insanely good baby back ribs in your oven. I haven't smoked a single rack of ribs since I started using their method. There's even a video on the website that takes you step by step through the process.
Farther west we come to Kansas City, home of the American Royal Barbecue and home base of one of the largest barbecue judging federations in the country. Kansas City was once the king of the stockyards, and that heritage continues in the barbecue, which embraces pretty much every sort of beast slow and stupid enough to let humans catch and eat it. A great example is Jack Stack's Barbecue, where you can find beef, pork, sausage, chicken, lamb and turkey in various preparations. While some from other regions argue that the proliferation of meats leads to a lack of focus and thus a lower overall quality, the continued popularity of KC 'cue would seem to give the lie to that. Nowhere does the carnivore flag fly more proudly than in Kansas City's hallowed barbecue halls.
While rub and smoke are both important to Kansas City barbecue, the real secret is the sauce. The classic KC sauce is fairly sweet, with a tomato/molasses base, and quite thick. You will need extra napkins, Wet-Naps and quite possibly a garden hose to clean yourself up after a proper KC barbecue feast.
And now, finally, we head south, to my adopted home state of Texas, where beef brisket is king and sauce is usually very much optional.
The most recognized and imitated form of Texas barbecue is the Central Texas style practiced in Austin as well as in the Texas 'cue capitals of Luling, Taylor and Lockhart. In this style, a properly rubbed (and occasionally marinated) whole beef brisket is smoked with tremendous slowness using smoke from pecan or oak wood. Many people suffer from the erroneous belief that mesquite is used in the process, but mesquite imparts a distinctively bitter flavor that can just flat ruin a brisket when cooking "low and slow."
If you want a spice blend that will get you well on your way to a spicy Texas rub, the folks at DeYoung's Fore Seasons have a new Chipotle Blend that has an amazing spicy, smoky but not overpoweringly hot kick. It's outstanding on beef and can really wake up roasted chicken if you get some up under the skin and let it work its magic on the meat. Their original recipe is good on ... well ... everything. My favorite ways to use it are on oven-roasted red potatoes and grilled salmon, and it's also an ingredient in my pork rub.
If you go into a barbecue restaurant in Luling, expect to be sold beef and probably sausage, with a stack of white bread slices and sides such as beans, pickles and jalapenos. You would do well not to ask for sauce, as it is a matter of pride among many barbecue chefs that their meat speaks for itself.
If you do find a sauce offered, it will almost always be on the side. Personally, I won't eat at a Texas place that sauces the meat before it's handed to me. They're hiding something. The sauce itself is actually a fairly complex and tasty affair with tomato, brown sugar, vinegar and a whole host of herbs and spices along for the ride.
Hungry yet?
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- An extended analysis of the viscosity kernel for monatomic and diatomic fluids
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- Puscasu, R. M.; Todd, B. D.; Daivis, P. J.; Hansen, J. S.
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- We present an extended analysis of the wavevector dependent shear viscosity of monatomic and diatomic (liquid chlorine) fluids over a wide range of wavevectors and for a variety of state points. The analysis is based on equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations, which involve the evaluation of transverse momentum density and shear stress autocorrelation functions. For liquid chlorine we present the results in both atomic and molecular formalisms. We find that the viscosity kernel of chlorine in the atomic representation is statistically indistinguishable from that in the molecular representation. The results further suggest that the real space viscosity kernels of monatomic and diatomic fluids depend sensitively on the density, the potential energy function and the choice of fitting function in reciprocal space. It is also shown that the reciprocal space shear viscosity data can be fitted to two different simple functional forms over the entire density, temperature and wavevector range: a function composed of n-Gaussian terms and a Lorentzian-type function. Overall, the real space viscosity kernel has a width of 3-6 atomic diameters, which means that the generalized hydrodynamic constitutive relation is required for fluids with strain rates that vary nonlinearly over distances of the order of atomic dimensions.
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- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. Centre for Molecular Simulation
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- Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Vol. 22, no. 19 (May 2010)
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- 2010
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- 0204 Condensed Matter Physics; 0206 Quantum Physics; 1007 Nanotechnology
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- Diatomic fluids; Monoatomic fluids; Viscosity kernels
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The man's dentures flew out of his mouth when he sneezed, The Associated Press reported.
Two Madrid police officers had to approach the man Saturday and order him to resume his journey for the safety of other motorists on the M-30 highway, according to local media reports.
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****....if Isiah can instruct the team on what talent to go after, I don't mind (as if I had a choice). I actually kind of would mind, cause damn....Isiah Thomas.... But at the same time, he drafted Nate, Lee, and acquired Z-Bo and J-Crossover.
He should just never, ever, ever, ever, ever, EVER, be in a "be-all-end-all, has the final say position" and keep him away from the checkbook, he'll spend every single dime.
But I dunno if he would put together the AARP team, and when they fall apart by season's end it's:
I don't know if I like this move or not. I was pretty much done when Grunny traded a first round pick for a dude who was booed off the court (AT HOME) for the better part of 2 seasons, and on the verge of being cut.
I was also pretty frustrated when our signing an amnestied Artest was viewed as some big score, as if he was a part of the plan.
So...am I at the point where I think this team has a shot at keeping Melo with the vision and plan of a Steve Mills or some involvement from Thomas? No. But what choice do I have? We traded a first round pick for a dude who wasn't wanted by his old organization. Even if there's another fabled trade on the horizon...that was insanely idiotic.
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i have the most wonderfull pitbulls that ever lived.we moved to a big farmhouse with 20acres on the lake with a private beach-we came from a rowhome in center city philly,PA with a 4x6 concrete backyard.my dogs were terrified of the water when they first seen it,but now i cant keep them out--i moved from the city to this big house just so my dogs could have a good life.i love them,they are my BEST FRIENDS,MY FAMILY
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Written by GT on 03.05.2009 at 15:28
Nice review and a really good album too. I enjoyed it quite a bit
Written by flamey on 07.05.2009 at 22:38
Written by GT on 03.05.2009 at 15:28
Nice review and a really good album too. I enjoyed it quite a bit
Thanks man, it's my first review ever! So I guess it's.. ok =) and the album is really good, more people need to be aware of this band... well, or else it's their loss!
Written by Aebsi on 13.05.2009 at 01:55
This review is absolutely spot on with their music, in my mind they never were that black at all, even though they themselves claim to have been viking/black. But great review
Written by Elio on 16.05.2009 at 17:56
One of my favourite albums so far of the year. Good review mate
Written by pdepmcp on 18.11.2009 at 02:10
Nice review, but I don't agree with you.
This record is something like an easier and by far less interesting involution since their previous release. The main difference is that Kold is a bit more linear and more close to post-rock than the previous was.
You can find almost any good aspect of this record already present in Masterpiece Of Bitterness, but MOB offers a better production, more variety and more structured songs (and by far better vocals, but it's a matter of taste and I prefer the harsher vocals of MOB than the lamenting new style).
This could be a promising debut album deserving a 7 or maybe the 8 you gave, but it's not.
However why have you skipped She Destroys Again form your track by track briefing?


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Lies My Mother Never Told Me (Paperback)
Her mother, Gloria, was a brainy knockout whose fierce wit could shock an audience into hilarity or silence. Her father was James Jones, the award-winning author of From Here to Eternity and other acclaimed novels of World War II . Kaylie Jones grew up amid such family friends as William Styron, Irwin Shaw, James Baldwin, and Willie Morris, and socialized with the likes of Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, and Kurt Vonnegut. When her father died from heart failure complicated by years of drinking, sixteen-year-old Kaylie was broken and lost, which in turn left her powerless to withstand her mother's withering barbs and shattering criticism, or to halt Gloria's further descent into the bottle or that of her own.
Lies My Mother Never Told Me is a beautifully written tale of personal evolution, family secrets, second chances, and one determined woman's journey to find her own voice.
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"A bright, fast-paced memoir with an inviting spirit. There is real immediacy to the family portraits here....There's also great daughterly love for James Jones, as his daughter sometimes insists on referring to him, and palpable pride in his achievements. "
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Please post this appeal to the citizens of Beeville and Bee County.
For more than a month now, I have been waiting for the management of the local IBC Bank to correct the U.S. flag on their pole in front of their bank here in Beeville. The flag in question is Old Glory, our national flag. It is not hoisted to the peak (the top of the pole). This is not the correct way to fly our national flag. It is to be flown at the peak or at the half staff position and then only to indicate the nation being in mourning. IBC has its flag flying at about the flag's width from the peak or top of the pole.
Being a Navy vet and Eagle Scout, I have found it hard to ignore, so I stopped in and explained to one of their "officers" that the flag was not being properly displayed, and that if they cannot display the flag properly, then they should take it down. She told me that she would see that it got corrected.
Three weeks passed and nothing had changed. So....I went in again and this time spoke to a different "officer," and she and I went to the pole to find it locked. She did not have the key but assured me – again – that she would see that it was properly displayed.
Another two days passed, I drove by to find that it is still being improperly flown. I am appealing to the citizens of Beeville and Bee County to put pressure on this company to either properly display our national flag or take it down. If you wanted to, you could stop in and explain to them that it is an affront to our national pride to have our national flag mistreated by being improperly displayed. I am contacting the "home office" of IBC Bank (down in the Valley) and requesting that they see to getting this "insult" corrected. Or we can all just ignore it, and yet another piece of our national pride will bite the dust. I am hoping that will not happen here in Beeville.
To learn more about proper flag etiquette, please visit this website: http://www.usflag.org/flagetiquette.html or this one: http://www.usa-flag-site.org/etiquette-display.shtml. Please note that, in both, the requirement is for it to be flown at the peak of the staff unless at half staff. Thank you for reading my appeal.
Capt. Gregory Gooch USMM, Ret., Beeville
Editor's note: As of Tuesday afternoon, the problem had been corrected, and the flag flying properly.


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CAIRO -- Two Coptic Christian boys in Egypt accused of tearing up a copy of the Quran and urinating on it have been placed in juvenile detention, a lawyer for the children told Reuters on Wednesday.
Residents of Marco village in the province of Beni Suef south of Cairo filed complaints against the two brothers, Mina Nadi, 9, and Nabil Nadi, 10, who were then detained on Tuesday and charged with blasphemy, lawyer Gamal Eid said.
NBC News' Richard Engel spoke with former Arab League chief and former Egyptian foreign minister, Amr Moussa, to ask why there has been so much anti-American violence despite U.S. support of the Arab Spring.
It is the latest in a series of incidents involving religious insults, including protests last month over a film made in California that mocked the Prophet Muhammad, that have increased tensions between Muslims and Christians in Egypt and around the world.
Egypt issues arrest warrants for Terry Jones, Coptic Christians over anti-Islam video
Residents of the village and reporters said a passerby had on Monday seen the children ripping up pages of a copy of the Quran and urinating on it in front of the local mosque, Reuters said.
The passerby took the two boys to the local priest to condemn them for the incident, the residents said, but he was not satisfied with what he viewed as the priest's insufficient reprimand and decided to file a complaint to the police.
Protests ignited by a controversial film that ridicules Islam's Prophet Muhammad spread throughout Muslim world.
It was not immediately clear why the children had desecrated the Quran, but some residents said the boys were playing and were not incited by anyone to conduct the act.
Ishak Ibrahim, a researcher with the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), was quoted by the English-language newspaper Daily News Egypt as saying that the children denied the incident and that one of them is illiterate.
Residents said that prosecutors had ordered that the boys be detained for seven days pending an investigation.
Security was stepped up around the village on Tuesday to prevent a potential flare-up of sectarian violence after a group of Muslims gathered around the police station where the children were being held to demand their prosecution, residents said.
At least 20 suspected Islamic militants have been killed in a major security crackdown by Egypt near the border with Israel. Security forces on both sides of the border are on high alert. NBC News' John Ray reports.
Around 10 percent of Egypt's 83 million people are Christian, many of whom have been concerned about the political rise of Islamists after a popular uprising ousted Hosni Mubarak last year.
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Ibrahim told Daily News Egypt that there had recently been a rapid increase in charges of blasphemy, or 'contempt of religion'.
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Spaulding football lighting project is short of goalBy David Delcore
Staff Writer | July 02,2013BARRE A City Council-imposed deadline involving plans to light the football field at Spaulding High School went by Monday with school boosters coming up well short of matching the $90,000 councilors tentatively agreed to commit to the long-discussed project.
Now what?
Thats a good question, according to Mayor Thomas Lauzon, who said the simplest solution would be to follow through on the councils match-it-or-lose-it directive: Undesignate the $90,000 members earmarked for the lighting project and call it a day.
That is the one that actually makes the most sense but it would cause the most hard feelings, he said, acknowledging the efforts of school boosters, like Spaulding School Board member Giuliano Cecchinelli, who have managed to raise roughly $60,000 toward the $180,000 lighting project in a little less than a year.
I think theyve done a fantastic job moving the project along, Lauzon said.
An extension is one option, according to Lauzon, who said he is eager to discuss others with the Spaulding board and would like to think its still possible for the Crimson Tide football team to be playing some of this years home games on Friday or Saturday nights under the lights.
Lauzon said he has spoken quietly to council members and believes a majority would entertain an extension or an alternative to essentially match the roughly $60,000 that was pledged by the July 1 deadline and leave it to school officials to decide how to come up with the remaining money for the project.
According to Lauzon, that approach isnt completely fair to city taxpayers but is a compromise hes willing to entertain in the interest of advancing what he views as an important community project.
I just want to get this field lit, he said. Id like to see it lit this fall.
Last year a divided council agreed to earmark $90,000 of the money that Barre businessman Charlie Semprebon left the city at his death in 2009 to cover half of the projected cost of the lighting project.
We could have used (that money) for a lot of things, but we chose to use it to cover 50 percent of lighting the (football) field, he said.
The caveat, at the time, was that Barre Town the citys partner in the Spaulding district would be responsible for coming up with the other half.
Lauzon said he is willing to revisit that even if it means crediting all of the fundraising pledges to the town, matching that amount with Semprebon money and treating the balance roughly $60,000 as a shared expense of the local union high school.
Under that scenario, Lauzon said, taxpayers in Barre and Barre Town would essentially split one-third of the cost of lighting the football field.
Any way you cut it, city and town residents get a fantastic value, he said. When was the last time you did a $200,000 capital project and had two-thirds of it be free?
Before the council makes any decisions, Lauzon said he would like to consult the Spaulding board and get a sense of what its members are thinking.
At some point we have to have a discussion, he said.
Lauzon said he would be reaching out to Norma Malone, chairwoman of the Spaulding board, in hopes of arranging a conversation on the subject, while acknowledging an initial overture last year was awkward at best.
It was every bit of that as Lauzons call for a joint meeting of the City Council, the Spaulding board and the Barre Town Select Board last fall devolved into public name-calling and finger-pointing among the mayor, Malone and then-Select Board Chairman Jeff Blow.
Lauzon said he is optimistic the conversation will be more focused now that the funding gap is more clearly defined.
Hopefully we can all keep our eye on the ball and say: Look, this is a great thing, and do whatever is necessary to make it happen, he said.
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Written by Enemy of Reality on 02.03.2011 at 02:14
This is quite bad i'm afraid. I love their first record, the second was a fine sequel, but this is pure shit.
All too symphonic, drowned in cheesy keys, the vocal are awful, the cover reminds me of something taken from WOW.
But the biggest problem is the adoration these guys have with Kamelot. In the first album, and also in FS, the were able to hide this influence with great choruses and guitar riffs, but here they just don't try to hide it anymore.
"Hey, we are Serenity, and our most beloved band is Kamelot".
Man, look at those track titles and go check Kamelot's tracklists: there's the "desert" song, the "arabia" song, the "lament" song, the "serenade" song....ffffuuuuuuuuu ahahahah
The guests in the record don't add anything but good looks of pretty girls, and the video for The Chevalier is the worst thing i've ever seen in metal, not even Bewitched and The Call of the Wintermoon are this bad.
Sorry, i used to love these guys in the first record but Death & Legacy is just BAD.
Written by Enemy of Reality on 04.03.2011 at 01:12
Wow! Are you mad fanboy? Take another Death & Legacy dose, it will sure calm you down...:lol:
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Written by Enemy of Reality on 04.03.2011 at 01:12
Wow! Are you mad fanboy? Take another Death & Legacy dose, it will sure calm you down...:lol:
Not a mad fanboy, just tired of reading such a long sh*t you wrote about something you obviously don't like.


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April 17, 2012
Celebrate National Park Week
National Park Week, April 21-29, 2012 is an annual celebration of our national parks -- the beauty and wonder of 84 million acres of the world's most spectacular scenery, diverse ecosystems, historic places, and cultural treasures. Special events and activities are happening at parks nationwide. Best of all, during National Park Week you can enter Yellowstone or any other national park for free!
Search the National Park Week Event Calendar to see what's happening in the parks next week.
Before you head to Yellowstone, check out Yellowstone road and facility opening dates for this spring.
National Junior Ranger Day
National Junior Ranger Day is Saturday, April 28, 2012. Yellowstone's Junior Ranger Program will be offered on this day at the Visitor Centers in Mammoth Hot Springs, Old Faithful, and West Yellowstone. The program is designed to provide children visiting with their families the flexibility to see and interact with the park at their own pace, and within the limits of their own time.
A highlight of Junior Ranger Day 2012 in Yellowstone will be the Yellowstone Wildlife Olympics at Old Faithful. At the Wildlife Olympics, kids have lots of fun while being active and learning about animals! Families are invited to stop by any time between noon and 3pm on April 28th, between the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center and Old Faithful geyser.
All Junior Ranger Program activities will be offered free of charge on April 28 and special Junior Ranger Day patches will be awarded to participants!
Yellowstone's Junior Ranger program and the Wildlife Olympics are made possible in part by a generous grant from the Toyota USA Foundation to the Yellowstone Park Foundation.
National Park Week occurs very early in the visitor season for Yellowstone National Park, but the park's education staff have found creative ways to bring Yellowstone to communities. In fact, they've expanded National Park Week 2012 to National Park Month! All month long, rangers have been doing presentations in schools in Idaho and Montana, and offering distance learning programs in which they Skype with classrooms nationwide. And while there's still snow on the ground, Yellowstone has been hosting school groups for day visits, as well as the residential Expedition: Yellowstone! Program,
Look for Yellowstone rangers at the following community events!
April 20-21 Kyi-Yo Powwow, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
April 21 Gallatin Earth Celebration Sustainability Fair, Bozeman, MT
April 21 Portneuf Valley Environmental Fair, Pocatello, ID
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My kids LOVE being outside. They love to play outside, read outside, craft outside, hike, hunt, roll, help, work- you name it, they are happy to do it outdoors. They love having adventures, and the older they get, the more they want to have their own adventures without mom and dad "interrupting" (interfering) and putting their own spin on things. We received a box of fun from the nice folks over at Backyard Safari Outfitters a while back, and let me tell you, they have LOVED this entire line of " toys" and gear.
From the tiniest carabiner to the brown camouflaging netting, there's not been anything we've discovered either here at home or in stores made by this company that wasn't a huge hit. These are kid toys, built to last, but also built to look just like the adult versions. Sure, bright pink tents decorated to look like sharks are cute and fun, but what about the kids that want to camp and hang out in a tent and not be seen, or are trying to be INCOGNITO? Kids don't always want or need bright colors and toys that do things for them, I know mine don't, and I love that Backyard Safari Outfitters has kept this in mind when they design their product. (I have to say they do have a camp lantern that does require batteries but that's more a practical thing and it, too has a carabiner so you can hang it from the tent for light to read cool books, check out the adventure guides, or hang from your vest as you explore in the dark night outside on an adventure.)
Aside from the cool toys and realistic features of the products/toys/gear, there's an entirely different element of this brand that I love. See, my oldest is 6, and she's in Daisy scouts. Not a big deal maybe, but she's able to wear this cool vest and earn patches. Her little brother, almost 4, is very saddened by this, because Boy Scouts doesn't begin until first grade. To a preschooler, this is a full blown eternity of time to wait and wait and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaait to be able to have a vest to put badges and patches on. Problem solved thanks to Backyard Safari! Many of the Backyard Safari products come with patches included in the packaging- part of the Patch Program. Little adventure lovers will simply love earning their patches (especially if their grownups can iron patches on well unlike me…I swear, me and irons are not meant to be friends. I will be stitching the patches on because I messed up the ironing somehow. Not a product issue, a QueenB issue. I did it with Daisy patches too…sigh…)
Instead of showing you images of each thing we got – which I have meant to do so many times in the past few months but kept forgetting because we were busy reading books in the tent, or going on toad hunts, worm hunts, chasing butterflies around the yard to be bothered taking pictures- I'm sharing this video so you can see the cool features of the products. Should you want to check them out- head to www.backyardsafari.com and look for : Base Camp Expedition, The Essential Cargo Vest, Expedition Two- Hiking Stick, Magnifying Glass, Mini Lantern, Telescoping Pocket Spyglass (a HUGE favorite) and the Camouflage. You can read about them and their sizes, etc. right on the site. Here, you can just see how fun they are!!
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Take the time to review fire safety rules
One of the best ways to prevent a fire in your home is to practice safety in the kitchen.
This week is national Fire Prevention Week, with the theme of preventing kitchen fires.
The National Fire Protection Association reported cooking fires are the No. 1 cause of home fires and home fire injuries, followed by heating equipment. Smoking is the leading cause of home fire deaths.
Unattended cooking is the leading cause of home cooking fires. The National Fire Protection Association also reported three in 10 reported home fires start in the kitchen – more than any other place in the home. Two-thirds of home cooking fires started with ignition of food or other cooking materials, according to the National Fire Protection Association.
There was an annual average of 156,000 cooking-related fires between 2007 and 2011, resulting in 400 deaths and 5,080 injuries, the fire association reported.
Cooking can be dangerous if safety is ignored. Common sense can make cooking safer and staying at the stove when cooking is just a beginning.
Two out of three reported home cooking fires start with the range or stove. Keep a fire extinguisher nearby in the kitchen to quickly extinguish a cooking fire. Grease fires can be dangerous so don't throw water on them because it can cause it to spread.
Never leave food on the stove cooking unattended. A fire can quickly start and spread. Turn off the stove if you leave the room, even for a brief amount of time.
Other safe cooking tips include:
- If there are young children in the home, use the stove's back burners. Make a safety zone around the stove to keep children and pets away from the stove.
- Clean up food and grease from burners and stovetops.
- Keep towels, oven mitts, wood utensils and other items that can catch fire away from the stove.
Make sure the home is equipped with working smoke detectors that can alert the family in the event of a fire, no matter what time of the day.
Candles also are used in the kitchen to eliminate cooking odors and to decorate the table. Candles can be dangerous if left unattended.
With the weather turning colder, it won't be long before residents are relying upon heating equipment to warm the home. Kerosene and space heaters can provide additional heat but must be used with caution. Keep heaters at least 3 feet away from combustibles – especially blankets and curtains. Turn off heaters when not in the room or when it is time to go to bed.
Furnaces and chimneys also need to be inspected at this time of the year.
Practice fire escape routes with all members of the family.
Fire Prevention Week is a good time to review fire safety in the home. Taking the time to be safe can prevent a disaster.


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The Filibuster
You guys talk a lot about baseball and politics. What do you think
will happen first, national health care or the Pirates having a winning
Allentown, PA
Eureka! This is proof that dear readers galore are finally playing to our strengths here at RSBS, so even if your baseball team (or your government) does fail you, know that RSBS will always have your back (unless we're busy doing something else, of course). I, personally, love taking below-the-belt hacks at the lowly likes of Pittsburgh's not-so-finest, so I am delighted that our friend Beth here from Allentown, PA was willing to groove one right down the middle, in my proverbial wheelhouse.
Because this one is almost too easy:
We, the people of US America, will most certainly have a nationwide public option health care system set up before we ever see the Pittsburgh Pirates finish a season with a winning record.
Sorry, folks, but it's just true.
Have you been paying attention to what the Bucs have been doing the last ten years?
No, of course not. Why would you?
I assure you, dear readers, no other team relishes in arbitrary head scratching more than the Pittsburgh Pirates — a team caught in the perennial chaos of "rebuilding" — a rebuilding that is always abandoned before any plus remnants of said rebuilding can be seen, only to be followed up with more rebuilding in moves that still don't make sense.
Here is but a shortlist of brain-busting Bucco moves from recent memory:
- Signing Akinori Iwamura
- Dumping Nate McClouth (they did get McCutchen up quick because of this deal, but look for them to screw this up too)
- The Aramis Ramirez & Kenny Lofton for Bobby Hill, Jose Hernandez and Matt Bruback trade
- Drafting Bryan Bullington and passing on Prince Fielder, BJ Upton and Scott Kazmir
- Signing Derek Bell
- Paying Jason Kendall $10 million a year for SIX YEARS!
- Signing Raul Mondesi
- Drafting John Van Benschoten over David Wright
- Cutting Bronson Arroyo
- Picking up Matt Morris' contract (worth $13 million)
This is just an abbreviated list; the full record of crimes against baseball committed by the Pirates' front office are too many to present here. But I can tell you this: it will take an awful long time before such atrocities are remedied with the results of a winning season. I have no doubt about that.
But what about national health care, you ask? House Leader Nancy Pelosi says lawmakers are on the "verge of making history" with the strong possibility of a public option becoming a reality… very soon. Of course, they don't say when, or how, considering the staunch stance of Republicans and soft Democrats blocking the way. So what are we supposed to make of this?
Look, I admit, the Democratic party has certainly had its share of Pittsburgh Pirate-like moments over the years. How else can one explain the incompetence of John Kerry and the loss of Ted Kennedy's senate seat? But that doesn't mean all hope is gone. Behind this political push to join the rest of civilized nations we do have a clear and just motive:
To stop penalizing people for getting sick.
As long as this continues to happen, I have a hard time believing in my country. This was my main concern when I went to the polls in 2008. The Obama Administration — while obviously not gifted with super powers like election propaganda may have led us to believe — has tackled this issue and tackled it hard.
And it can only get better from here… I think.
So hate me 'cuz I still tout liberal ideals, just don't hate me 'cuz I'm right about the Pirates continuing to suck.
(Image courtesy of Rum Bunter)
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They did all that? They're in worse shape than I thought…ugh…is there any parallel between the city of Pittsburgh's economic woes and the Pirates' playing woes?
You guys are funny. The way you seamlessly weave baseball and politics together is beyond me. I certainly admire you for it. Of course we will have public health care before the Pirates have a winning season. But the world might end before either happens…. if you believe that crap.
Back in the day, watching Dave Parker, Willie Stargell and
Bill Madlock pommel my Mets used to get me sick. Does that count for anything?
Jeff…wait is it Al? ::goes and checks::
Where did you get that picture? How did you make it? Clever guy!
Like Mike, I remember the days of Parker, Willie Stargel and Madlock. Ahhh…We are Family!
Hey, off subject, but do you think the Clippers will ever win a championship?
Awesome. Matt Morris for Rajai Davis. As a Gigantes fan I was shocked any team took the corpse and contract of Matt Morris. Rajai turned out to be a valuable major leaguer.
Hey- I thought of a stat that would help to evaluate first basemen. I would show how much more valuable Albert is over Miguel.
The Three Bs
Cici — I don't think so. The Steelers and Penguins have been winning championships in these hard times. It's just the Pirates.
Elizabeth — I agree… but we can at least try, right?
Mike — Those days are long gone. You can breathe easy now.
Emma — I know nothing about the NBA but I'll go ahead and say "no" just to get an argument going. As for the pic, I got it from Rum Bunter as linked above. Funny, eh?
Three B's — Morris should've been watching the game from his basement at that point. I couldn't believe the Giants gave him that contract to begin with.
I sure hope you're right about health care happening before the Pirates win…well….anything. Stop penalizing people for being sick. What a concept!
Jane — I know, right? It's time the human race (at least in the human race in THIS country) follows the lead of progress.


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Here's a look at Margaret Thatcher, prime minister of Great Britain from 1979 to 1990.
Personal: Birth date: Oct. 13, 1925
Birth place: Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Birth name: Margaret Hilda Roberts
Father: Alfred Roberts, grocer
Mother: Beatrice Ethel (Stephenson) Roberts, grocer
Marriage: Sir Denis Thatcher (Dec. 13, 1951- June 26, 2003, his death)
Children: Mark and Carol (twins), Aug. 15, 1953
Education: Somerville College at Oxford College, Chemistry, 1943-1947; Passed the bar, 1953
Other Facts: The only female prime minister of Great Britain.
Called the Iron Lady, for personal and political toughness.
Only British prime minister of the 20th century to win three consecutive terms. (Former Prime Minister Tony Blair's first of three terms began in the 20th, but ended in the 21st.)
During her time as prime minister, she emphasized the rights of the individual versus that of the state, moral absolutism and nationalism.
In her first term, Thatcher reduced or eliminated many government subsidies to business, a move that lead to a sharp rise in unemployment. By 1986, unemployment had reached 3 million.
Enjoyed a close friendship and working relationship with President Ronald Reagan, with whom she shared similar conservative views.
1950 - Runs unsuccessfully for Parliament.
1959 - Wins a seat in the House of Commons by winning the Conservative seat in Finchley, in north London.
1961-1964 - Serves as a parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance.
1969-1970 - Serves as chief opposition spokesman on education.
1970-1974 - Secretary of State for education and science in the Conservative government of Edward Heath
1975 - Is elected leader of the Conservative Party.
1976 - In a speech, she lashes out against Communism. This causes the Soviet press to nickname her the "Iron Lady."
May 4, 1979 - Becomes prime minister after leading the Conservatives to electoral victory.
April 2, 1982 - Argentina invades the Falkland Islands. Thatcher immediately authorizes forces to recapture the Falklands. After a few months of fighting, Argentine troops surrender on June 14, 1982.


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The senior research and development officer for Texas A&M University said the correct term is "unmanned aircraft."
According to George, Bee County residents could be looking up into the sky and seeing pilotless planes overhead in the next couple of years.
For the past year, George said he has been working full time on getting the Federal Aviation Administration to choose South Texas for testing the aircraft.
"Texas is gold," George said. The FAA shows the airspace over South and West Texas to be uncluttered and perfectly suited for testing unmanned aircraft without the threat of midair collisions.
The federal agency believes it is time to begin integrating unmanned aircraft into all the nation's air space, George said.
The development officer said it costs about
$2 million for the preparation of a competitive proposal to be turned in to the FAA. But in Texas, the A&M system is teaming with the state and private investors to prepare a proposal.
George said his group has been spending seven days a week and between eight and 10 hours a day on the effort.
"Our team fell in love with the Beeville airport," George told the board. "It is an ideal location. It's just what we need to get large aircraft into the sky."
Beeville's proximity to the Gulf of Mexico is one of the attractive aspects of the location, George said. Once over the gulf, unmanned aircraft would be able to soar higher and higher.
"We're talking drones here?" County Judge David Silva asked George.
That was when the A&M staffer set the board straight on terminology.
"A drone is stupid," George said. Drones are what pilots shoot down in training for air-to-air combat.
Unmanned aircraft can be operated entirely by computers which plan their flights from takeoff to landing.
George said $10,000 unmanned helicopters currently are being used to manage agriculture in Japan. That is much less expensive than using a human crew to fly a larger helicopter, he said.
The project leader said the aircraft, many of which would be small helicopters, would be able to photograph weather and current situations in the gulf as well as photograph pipelines and monitor agriculture.
George said the unmanned helicopters are flown by humans using an iPad.
The aircraft could follow pipelines using high definition cameras to record what they see. Aircraft flown by pilots are not nearly as efficient as the smaller aircraft would be, and there is no reason to pay a highly trained pilot to guide the aircraft.
A&M has been flying the RS-16 (Recon System-16) aircraft over the Gulf of Mexico for years now.
According to an article published by Texas A&M University, the first RS-16s were flown over the gulf in October 2011.
The planes have 13-foot wingspans and can remain aloft for 12-16 hours on two gallons of gasoline.
"I hope you can see that we're highly excited about this program," George said. "It's all I've been doing for about a year.
"Texas is ready for this," the project manager said. The aircraft could be used by the Department of Homeland Security, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Department of Defense.
George said several government agencies and private companies would pay to come to South Texas to test their unmanned aircraft.
When BDA Board President Laura Fischer asked what the project would need at Chase Field, George started by saying the hangar space would be a main attraction.
"Your hangars are golden," he told the board. He said the BDA could expect some of the testing aircraft to be housed in the hangars.
But the uncluttered air space could be one of the greatest assets for the program. He said that in 2004, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology conducted a study of air space around the country. The results of the study showed the safest air space locations in the country in terms of the risk of midair collisions.
"We've got the safest air space in the country with the possible exception of Alaska," George said.
He went on to mention some of the other states that were in contention for the project, including Oklahoma, Ohio, North Dakota, Florida and others.
In all, 40 states are preparing packages to be submitted to the FAA.
George said the project would last five years and the government would be spending about $8 billion and employing about 15,000 persons across the nation.
Although the program would last only five years, George said it would be unlikely that the industry would leave Beeville when it ended.
If the Texas A&M proposal is chosen, Beeville probably would not see any aircraft arrive for about 18 months.
Many of the aircraft would be those brought back from "theater" in the Middle East where unmanned aircraft are being used to monitor enemy activity.
The FAA is expected to make its choices at the end of this year.
Gary Kent is a reporter at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 358-2550, ext. 120, or at email@example.com.


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05-07-2011 08:25 PM - edited 05-07-2011 11:12 PM
It's now been two+ months since I started my last ticket and nothing has been delivered. Lots of empty promises without timeframes, 4hrs of something that worked as part of testing for Tim and I'm still being charged.
Talked to billing about this thread tonight after the automated SMS spat out a wonderful number for Voda to try and barrat ,e and they refused to budge since they are now told any activity on MBB, even if it's helping Tim and his engineers, is charged. They didn't even acknowledge this thread. With the tech, billing and other notes I've got, I could drop major docs on Voda for ACCC,Anonymous, Wikileaks and the TIO, in addition to the class action.
Surely after what I've just found, Voda should be paying me a nice retainer to help fix their network and internet. Instead I'm being charged for a net I can't use and mindless call centre staff and managers who follow the script rote.
So, Tim, since you've been the go-to buy who at least tried to step up and get stuff done, what are you prepared to offer me in compensation? Charging me to help fix your internet issues is a tad evil.
Edit: Talking with the floor manager of Vodafone Customer Care in Mumbai and she has confirmed that if I'm helping test Voda's network, I have to pay for it. New level of evil right there. The floor manager and above (senior manager) are the only ones with authority to view this forum. Supervisors and below are not.
Edit 2: Billing also refuse to acknowledge they're following incomplete/incorrect notes on my account again. Yet again I had to get a supervisor to write notes stating that staff should ignore specific notes that are seriously out of date regarding credits/disconnections.
So still not fixed and more unsatisfied customers! .... Fast approaching the bill due date of my second discounted month, so that means its been what? three? four? months since we spoke about this Vodafone...not good would you say?
Please fix it soon, this is just getting stupid ! It is effecting my work and communication badly, if not fixed soon then you will be loosing another (and very much wanting to be) loyal customer...
Stephen, I see a lot of the same apologies, asking the customer to turn, move, restart , relocate, use other SIMs, reboot, reflush DNS, fill in forms, fill in emails, start investigations and then to be told the "the computer says no......" ie the status page says there are no outages in your location or coverage maps sayyou should be OK... it is the customer's fault and not the Pocket WiFi..... well it is both the Pocket WiFi and URA, URA PCH or Cell PCH, IDLE issue in the network.
We have given all the clues to Vodafone and after 4 months we have not had an official response to bite the bullet to say this is how many weeks/ months it will take and we will give 50% off mobile broadband (since all the retries is using up your broadband download) to all loyal customers who have an issue until the modem and network issues are resolved!!
07-07-2011 10:53 AM - edited 07-07-2011 02:59 PM
I finally managed to talk to a manager inside Tech over in India last night and even he couldn't give me a timeframe. He also sought to see if I'm using the Pocket Wifi (which I'm not). He also said the tech staff in Australia had better knowledge to fix it (so there are some L3 and above engineers on Voda's payroll in AU)
If Voda know how to fix it, but do nothing about it, precedent set down in SOCOG vs MacGuire might be able to be enacted. Willfully not fixing something after customers have sought to use the service is a big problem in itself.
As it stands, I'm Voda's edge case. My area won't be serviced by 850Mhz, even though it's one of the most expensive areas to live on the Gold Coast, and I've already been through replacing devices (6 in total, if you include loans and repairs - the 3 devices I currently have pass on other non-Voda networks), SIMS and connections as well as manual testing inside Voda's own stores (which, of course, failed).
If they can fix it where I live, they can fix it anywhere. But will they?
Stephen wrote:
So still not fixed and more unsatisfied customers! .... Fast approaching the bill due date of my second discounted month, so that means its been what? three? four? months since we spoke about this Vodafone...not good would you say?
Please fix it soon, this is just getting stupid ! It is effecting my work and communication badly, if not fixed soon then you will be loosing another (and very much wanting to be) loyal customer...
Wow, you got discounted bills? I've yet to even be offered that. And I've been reporting my problems and complaining about them for... The ...'s are a 10 minute pause where I tried to access my Twitter mentions to see when Vodafone Help first replied to one of my complaint tweets, but surprise, surprise - the webpage won't load.
Just in the past 2 hours, I've had to reset 11 times (6 times in the past half hour -.-) and I've used a good 100MB (accordin to my *trusty* PocketWifi data monitor) reloading webpages constantly. It cut off an upload 4 times when it was near completion, and so I had to bein again each time. I wasn't able to connect AT ALL the past 2 days.RIDICULOUS. BEYOND A JOKE.
I have been sent my monthly bill for the last cycle, which I do not want to pay, at least the full amount, since the service was so lacking I was barely able to use half my quota, and not for lack of interest or trying. Already, I don't believe I should have to pay full price for this cycle because of the issues I've dealt with. So, if someone from Vodafone needs to contact me via PM, whatever, to organise this, please feel free because I would like at least the compensation to be rectified quickly since the problem is being dragged out for so long, and still has no soloution in sight.
Hi Guys,
I'd like to thank everyone for the information you've shared, with the support of you and our other customers we've identified two distinct issues impacting mobile broadband customers and are working on the resolutions for them.
Right now, I have two new things to share with you.
First and foremost, we'd like to offer everyone experiencing this issue, and discussing it with us here on the Community a new device. An 850mhz compatible model of the Pocket Wifi that will address these issues and enable you to continue using your Vodafone service while our network team continues their investigation into any location specific issues.
There is no charge for the device and we'll be gathering your details via a PM from help and support and have you email us your account details and delivery address.
This is intended as a temporary measure for those of you who've raised your difficulties.
Our network engineers have committed to providing an update next week, and at that time we plan to share some more specific information on the causes of these problems with your service and the timeframe we plan to commit to resolving them for you.
On behalf of myself, and the entire team here, please have our sincere apologies this issue has taken this long to resolve. Our key focus right now is getting these devices into your hands as soon as possible to resume your use of the service, while the engineers resolve this flaw.
Just to recap:
We'd love to hear from you once you get the new device and how your experience with our network improves. Please feel free to reply to us here, or start a new topic to share.
08-07-2011 01:59 PM - edited 08-07-2011 02:01 PM
I was offered a new device by the Tech manager, so I take it this is the new device you're offering on the 850Mhz network. What can you do about those still on 2100Mhz in areas that will not be serviced by the "upgrades" (massive irony, since Tech and sales staff have repeatedly said the upgrades will fix it) ?
Hi Lance,
I'm not aware of an existing offers to deliver customers the new PocketWifi device, and believe you may have been offered a new mega modem with 850 support.
I am actively looking into whether this pocket wifi model will enable you to use the service, as it also supports 2100 3G. I'll get back to you as soon as I can with any further information, it will likely be Monday before I can confirm with everyone involved.


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