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Large, deep-chested dogs may suffer from stomach bloat—a condition in which the stomach fills with air and can be seen as a distention of the belly just behind the ribs. Although it may not seem like it, bloat in dogs is potentially life-threatening and the animal should be taken to a veterinarian right away if this occurs.
In many cases, a dog with a bloated stomach will simply return to normal in a short while, as humans do when they are bloated. However, in some instances the bloated stomach may be a sign of gastric dilatation and volvulus, or GDV. This is where the stomach bloats and expands to the point that it begins to twist inside the body, potentially blocking both the entrance and exit to the stomach. Unless a vet intervenes with surgery, this will eventually be fatal.
It can be difficult for pet owners to tell the difference between harmless bloating and GDV. An x-ray or other diagnostic test is needed to confirm GDV, which is why owners of larger dogs need to play it safe. If an owner notices their dog seems uncomfortable or exhibits labored breathing after eating or exercising, or if their dog's stomach appears bloated or their dog is wretching or trying to vomit without success, it's best to bring her to the vet as soon as possible and ensure nothing harmful is happening. If the dog collapses after her stomach has begun bloating, treat it as an emergency situation and seek help right away.
Big dogs with deeper chests are at a higher risk for GDV. In fact, VCA Animal Hospitals reports that dogs over 100 pounds have about a 20 percent chance of suffering from GDV at some point in their life. Owners of Great Danes, Saint Bernards, Doberman pinschers, Gordon setters, Irish setters, Weimaraners, standard poodles, Basset hounds and other large dogs should be on the lookout for GDV. However, small dogs are not completely in the clear - bloating has been reported even in Chihuahuas.
Doctors don't know exactly what causes this potentially life-threatening problem in dogs, but some studies have shown certain risk factors. Dogs who eat only one meal a day, consume their food rapidly, or vigorously exercise after eating may increase their chance of GDV. The condition also tends to occur more commonly in older dogs and those with a close family member who has had bloat.
If detected early enough and surgery is successful, the prognosis is generally good for dogs with GDV. As GDV has been known to recur in dogs who have had it in the past, veterinarians standardly perform a surgical technique to attach the stomach to the abdominal wall, which will prevent the stomach from twisting in the future.


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Ice racing issue heats up again
ESCANABA TOWNSHIP – Escanaba Township will seek legal action against a property owner who allegedly violated a local ordinance and a court order which do not allow ice track racing on his land.
During a special meeting Thursday afternoon, the public and township board members offered comments on recent racing activity on land located on N.7 Lane near several homes along the Escanaba River.
Last November, Delta County Circuit Court Judge Stephen Davis granted a permanent injunction to stop ice racing on the property, which is owned by Robert Barron.
Escanaba Township had filed the civil lawsuit claiming construction of the track violated the township's zoning requirements because the property is not zoned to use for ice racing. Also, a site plan and a zoning compliance permit application were not submitted to the township.
Thursday's meeting was scheduled to address concerns from neighbors and Township Zoning Administrator Al Gareau, who heard racing taking place on the ice track the past two Saturdays. When Gareau asked to inspect the property, he was denied access.
Terry Burkhart, the township's attorney, said there was probable cause to believe there was racing of four-wheelers, sprint cars, and motorcycles. He added the township's zoning administrator has the legal right to investigate the suspected violations when he heard the racing.
The attorney advised the township board of its options: do nothing further; have a county prosecutor review the case for criminal charges; or have Burkhart file a contempt of court complaint for the landowner violating the court order and the township ordinance. The township could also reach a settlement with Barron such as have the landowner tear down the track, the lawyer added.
After some discussion, the board voted unanimously to have its attorney pursue the matter through the court system.
Board discussion included Trustee Tom Rymkos saying he would like to see a compromise because he is tired of spending township money on the issue.
"I don't know what to think of it anymore. It's dividing our township up big time," Rymkos said.
Clerk Pat Beauchamp commented, "We have to straighten this out."
Gareau, a board trustee, commented the track would not be an issue now if the landowner would have gone through the proper channels and built the track where he said he was going to put it.
Treasurer Linda Robitaille said the developers did not follow the township requirements from the start and the township needs to stick to its zoning rules to support the community.
"If the Barrons don't follow zoning, no one has to follow zoning," she said.
Supervisor Jake Nyquist agreed the correct process must be followed with any zoning request.
"I do want to see this resolved," Nyquist said. "Personally, I would like to see the track where it is right now with conditional uses."
Robitaille said the issue at hand is about zoning, not racing. She received a round of applause when she said, "We're not giving up on those people on the river."
During public comment prior to the board's decision, Jon Barron said he had organized a birthday party for family and friends on the property on one day in question.
Pat Barron, one of the ice track developers, said during public comment that he will be filing harassment complaints against the board.
Robert Barron commented the zoning administrator needs to get permission to go on his land. He added the issue needs to be worked out because the township is tied up in legal affairs.
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The North Face Endurance Challenge: Washington, DC
Jordan McDougal of Warrenton, Virginia, won the 50-mile at the TNF Mid-Atlantic Regional in Washington, DC, Saturday, June 2. His time of 6:46:42 saw the former Liberty University standout finish nearly 14 minutes ahead of runner up Jake Reed of Lynchburg, Virginia, who clocked a 7:00:08. Keith Levasseur of Columbia, Maryland, was third in 7:15:33.
Bozeman, Montana's Nikki Kimball, fresh off a stint of racing in Europe, won the women's 50-mile in 7:36:44, good for 8th overall and nearly half an hour ahead of runner-up (14th overall) Christina Clark of Guelph, Ontario, who ran an 8:06:09. Ashley Kumlien of Hartland, Wisconsin, was third (22nd overall) in 8:25:32.
Complete results, as well as results for the 50K, half-marathon, 10K and 5K races can be found here.
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Justin Ricks of Pueblo West, Colorado, and Ryan Burch, of Fort Collins, Colorado, both dipped under the course record at the Golden Gate Dirty Thirty 50K in Blackhawk, Colorado. Ricks won the race in 4:47:14 and Burch finished in 4:48:14, ahead of Joe Grant's record of 4:49:59, set last year. Jim Rebenack of Arcata, California, was third in 4:50:24, now the fourth-fastest performance ever on the course.
In the women's race, Kerrie Bruxvoort of Broomfield, Colorado, won in 5:27:16, good for 11th overall and second all-time on the course-record list. Bruxvoort was over 23 minutes ahead of her nearest competitor, Helen Cospolich of Breckenridge, Colorado, who finished 23rd overall in 5:50:45. Krissy Moehl of Boulder, finished third (29th overall) in 6:00:23.
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Could you change the dates on the blog for the 2011 AGM and NL Hamfest to July 30/31, 2011. We discovered a conflict with the Halifax DX Forum.
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The Executive and members of SONRA are pleased to host these special events and encourage Hams from everywhere to join us on July 30th and 31st in historic St. John's Newfoundland.
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Edit page leads to 404 & options cannot be accessed
Posted 12 July 2011 - 08:32 AM
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Posted 14 July 2011 - 11:20 AM
Just to make sure are you are referencing the comment "edit" button on the front end? Or am I not correct in saying that?
Please let us know
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There are some plugin walkthrough videos on our youtube channel check it out!
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Posted 23 July 2011 - 11:27 AM
Where is the support on this anyway? It's been over a week and still AEC is broken? I've seen better support on plugins that are actually free.
Posted 23 July 2011 - 02:47 PM
Thanks for bringing this up and waiting for a "fix" for this [sorry for the wait Sophia!]. We're here to support this 100%! :) I just tested the latest AEC 18.104.22.168 on my 2 live sites and on the front-end, the pop-up Edit works fine without any errors for both my own comments and comments by other people. So let's see what common things you all have to pinpoint the issue.
I'm going to assume you have the latest version of AEC 188.8.131.52 now.
1 : Could you de-activate all other plugins and try again?
2 : Could you share your url's so I can make a test comment and check how the edit button pop-up [if enabled] looks to the regular guest commentor?
3 : Do you have W3 Total Cache plugin installed? The reason I ask is because while these 2 plugins work perfectly with each other [using them on my sites], using W3 Total Cache's minify option can sometimes cause some plugins to not load properly.
4 :In AEC �> Behavior �> Other Features �> Performance section, could you please try disabling all the options [set them to no] for the 3 options in "Performance" section?
5 :If #4 above doesn't work, could you try mixing the options [like set "Load Scripts in Footer" to yes, "Use Compressed Javascript" to no and "Load wp-load.php Directly" to yes, and so on - keep trying different things] and see if that produces any different results?
6 : Is the "Edit" pop-up box on the front-end for you not working as an admin editing your own comment, as an admin editing other people's comments, as a logged-in non-admin editing your own comment, or as a non-logged in user [guest] editing your own comment?
7 :The original poster mentioned that they could not access the Options/Settings page. Are any of you still facing that issue?
8 : The pop-up error that you see, can you find out what URL it's trying to load?
9 : Could you please try to take a screenshot of the entire error area including the url window?
Let's see what the answers to those are and if you notice any changes with the different settings above. Otherwise, I may have to ask you to let me go into your WP admin area to check and test stuff out and see what your configuration is.
Thanks again for being patient!
Edited by Bes Zain, 23 July 2011 - 09:51 AM.
Posted 23 July 2011 - 05:08 PM
"Load wp-load.php directly"
I could keep the other performance options enabled, but for some reason loading wp-load.php seems to generate 404 errors now.
I'm using Super Cache for caching purposes and only minify CSS files via Cloudflare.
You can try a test comment of your own here: http://www.habitationofjustice.com/finding-the-stars-again
After switching wp-load.php on and off to compare the URL it is trying to load, I noticed with wp-load.php switched on, it loads a completely different URL.
The following URL loads correctly (with wp-load.php switched OFF):
The following URL loads incorrectly (with wp-load.php switched ON):
I've bolded the portion that I'm confident is causing the 404 error. Since the move to iThemes the folder that AEC is stored in is no longer called wp-ajax-edit-comments but has been shortened to ajax-edit-comments. Any part of the code that relies on the folder's old location will result in errors.
Hope this can be fixed soon.
Edited by Lincoln, 23 July 2011 - 12:21 PM.
Posted 23 July 2011 - 05:21 PM
When the option to have users "request deletion" is enabled, the admin receives no notification whenever a user requests to have a comment deleted. Instead it simply goes back into the moderation queue. I'm supposed to receive an email though with the note the user wrote indicating why he wanted a comment deleted. Just thought I'd mention it here. In the meantime I've disabled this feature as well.
Posted 23 July 2011 - 05:42 PM
Thanks for the additional info. I'll look into it and see if it's a configuration issue with other plugins or settings that case "wp-login.php" option is the issue for that or the directory. I do see the wp-ajax-edit-comments directory mentioned more than once in the new code. I may end up filing this as a bug report, thanks! For now, you can keep wp-load.php option disabled and AEC will work perfectly for you.
Everyone else: try disabling the wp-load.php option also. It should make AEC work for you too.
Also, for the 2nd thing you mentioned, I just tried the "request deletion" option from my end and it works; I got the admin notification email with the delete request comment in it also. Can you check the spam folder please? Are you getting every other kind of notification? Did you try de-activating all other plugins while testing this?
Edited by Bes Zain, 23 July 2011 - 12:59 PM.
Posted 23 July 2011 - 06:07 PM
So it looks like I just need to wait until it's safe to turn the wp-loads.php options back on. No other plugins appear to be affected but since I use a lot of them I'd rather have this option available as soon as possible to voud any potential conflicts. Thanks!
Posted 23 July 2011 - 06:21 PM
I've filed this as a bug report as I can duplicate the problem almost exactly as what you and others are noticing [for me, with wp-options.php enabled, the edit box loads but never finishes loading the comment contents].
I'll update this thread whenever there's an update, thanks!
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Posted 25 July 2011 - 06:54 PM
Thanks for the reply. Wanted to clarify a bit: this feature is working. It's working on Lincoln's site also now with my above steps.The feature coupled with certain settings causes it to break on certain installation.
Can you try the settings I recommended in my comment # 6 and # 9 above? It should work.You don't need to downgrade unless you've tried every setting mentioned in my steps.
Once again, to clarify: this feature is working and the bug report is mainly for the wp-load.php setting specifically which causes issues for this featureon certain installations. Turning off wp-load.php fixes the issue for majority of installations.
Edited by Bes Zain, 25 July 2011 - 02:02 PM.
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Outdoor Advertising Control (OAC) limits the location, size, spacing, and lighting of signs adjacent to the interstate, National Highway System, and other Federal-Aid primary routes. Regulators are responsible for enforcing these requirements. The material in this training applies to all States and will help participants interpret major legislation and make effective decisions in support of OAC.
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I sometimes use a Yashica-Mat 124G with the normal 80mm lens. Properly used, it can give superb results. The challenge for portraits is that the lens perspective is too close. And you're on your own for filters if you want a warm or soft effect. So, get creative, back up and crop the big square negative later. And speaking of film, because of the higher cost, you'll be enticed to slow down and shoot more efficiently.


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Fighting A County Tax Hike
MAYVILLE – County Executive Greg Edwards has presented his eighth and final county budget.
Since the 2007 budget, legislators have managed to find more than $9 million in cuts to the tax levy in Edwards' budgets. Already this year, for the 2014 budget, legislators have recommended cutting $1,169,999 from the budget, although the cuts are not yet final.
Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards unveiled his tentative $230.8 million budget to legislators Sept. 25. His budget reflected a 3.4 percent increase to the tax levy, bringing it from $62,135,666 in 2013 to $64,263,004 in 2014. Should legislators approve the recommended changes, the tax levy would increase roughly $957,338, or 1.3 percent, from the 2013 amount.
Edwards presented his first budget in 2006, for the 2007 fiscal year. The total local tax levy in Edwards' tentative budget was $56,087,038, which legislators brought down to $55,107,110 through cuts. Between the 2007 adopted budget and the 2014 tentative budget, there is a 16.6 percent increase in the tax levy.
Meanwhile, between the 2007 adopted budget and the 2014 tentative budget, there is an increase of 11.1 percent in the total value of assessed taxable land in the county.
For the 2007 budget, legislators cut 1.7 percent out of the property tax levy between the tentative and adopted budget.
The 2008 budget saw fewer cuts between Edwards' tentative budget and the legislature's adopted budget. The levy in the tentative budget was $57,014,120, which legislators reduced by $552,500 to $56,461,620, or nearly 1 percent. Despite the reduction between the tentative and adopted budget, the tax levy increased 2.5 percent between 2007 and 2008.
The legislature made $1,558,507 in cuts to the tax levy between the 2009 tentative budget and the adopted budget, one of the largest differences in Edwards' tenure. His 2009 tentative budget placed the tax levy at $56,451,859, more than $9,700 less than the 2008 adopted budget. However, legislators found more to trim, bringing the levy down to $54,893,352. The tax levy in the 2009 adopted budget was 2.8 percent less than it had been in 2008.
The tax levy was decreased even more in 2010. Again, Edwards' tentative budget proposed a lower tax levy than was passed the previous year. The legislature brought the tentative tax levy of $54,885,222 down .5 percent to $54,598,392. The levy also reflected a .5 percent decrease from the adopted county budget in 2009.
The tax levy jumped up to $59,596,962 in Edwards' tentative 2011 budget, though. Again, legislators were able to cut the levy by $163,831, or .3 percent, to $59,433,131. The tax levy reflected an increase of 8.9 percent between the 2010 and 2011 adopted budgets.
The largest jump in the levy between adopted budgets and Edwards' tentative budgets occurred in the 2012 budget cycle. It also reflected the largest amount of cuts between the tentative and adopted budget.
In 2012, the tax levy in Edwards' tentative budget jumped 12.8 percent from the 2011 adopted budget, to $67,036,845. Legislators were able to find $5,389,768 in cuts to make, bringing the levy in the adopted budget to $61,647,077. The tax levy in 2012 was 3.7 percent higher than 2011.
Once again, the tax levy rose for Edwards' 2013 tentative budget. Edwards had proposed a tax levy of $62,947,077 for 2013, which the legislators chopped $811,411, to $62,135,666. The tax levy increased .8 percent between 2012 and 2013.
To avoid a 3.4 percent hike in the tax levy, legislators have been working for the past week to recommend cuts where they can.
Monday, committees recommended removing all Intergovernmental Transfer Funding from the Chautauqua County Home, which Edwards had as $2.1 million in his tentative budget, or $1.05 million local share. With the IGT funding intact, the budget had shown revenues for the County Home to be $19,484,593, and expenditures to be $20,032,911.
Edwards had also placed an additional $500,000 in the budget for the Office for the Aging. The Human Services Committee recommended bringing the amount down to $250,000 in additional revenue to the OFA. The 2013 amended budget for the OFA was $770,074. Edwards' tentative budget showed a total of $1,530,461 in local share.
The Human Services Committee also recommended adding two officers to probation. Kitty Crow, budget director, predicted each officer would cost between $55,000-$65,000, including benefits. The Probation Office budget for 2013 was $1,649,770. Edwards' tentative budget had increased to $1,670,599, without the addition of the officers.
On Tuesday, the Public Safety Committee had made the recommendation to add a .49 full-time-equivalent position for an investigator for the Public Defender's Office. The Public Defender's Office also saw an increase between its 2013 amended budget, which was $1,236,041, and Edwards' tentative budget, which was $1,295,406.
The Administrative Services Committee made one recommendation of its own Wednesday, however it did not tie a dollar amount to its recommendation.
Legislator Lori Cornell, D-Jamestown, recommended the Audit and Control Committee consider the feasibility for an expenditure for a marketing campaign for the County Clerk's Office to encourage the "Renew Locally" effort, as well as the potential revenues it could possibly produce. The 2013 amended budget for the County Clerk's Office was $188,567. The 2014 tentative budget had showed a decrease to $121,907 for local share.
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Flu the coopPosted Friday, February 15, 2008, at 2:21 PM
Well, I went home sick a week ago today, and I missed my normal Saturday afternoon shift working on the Sunday paper. I was back at work Monday, but it's been an extremely busy week, especially for someone who was just coming back to speed. I feel much better, but I'm still coughing and wheezing and I think my co-workers are getting a little tired of me (provided they weren't already).
There's been a lot of illness going around, and a story I just read on Associated Press shed light on some of it.
First, some background: there are many different strains of flu, and it's apparently ineffective to try to put all of them into single vaccine. Because of the long production schedule for flu vaccine, officials must try a year or more in advance to predict which strains of flu will be a problem during a given season, and each year's vaccine cocktail is mixed up based on that recipe. That's got to be a difficult job.
Well, according to the AP story, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the creators of this year's cocktail picked wrong, and missed a strain that has turned out to be quite common this season. Even if you had a flu shot (I did), it only prevents 40 percent of the specific kinds of flu that are prevalent this year. That's why 44 states reported widespread flu activity this week.
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I speak and write often on the subject of vaccines, so I see thousands of articles a year.
It is often parroted that "(influenza) disease kills 36,000 Americans every week during flu season." We should all know of many, many people dropping like flies from the flu if this statistic is true, and the wailing and gnashing of teeth should be terrifying itself. We don't, because the number 36,000 isn't correct. All one has to do is go to the CDC web site, the definitive source that collects our nations data on death and disease, to know the exact numbers.
National Vital Statistics Reports. Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2003, Volume 53 Number 15 2003
Deaths from influenza = 1.805
http://origin.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvs... (p.16)
National Vital Statistics Reports. Deaths: Final Data for 2002, Volume 53 Number 5 2002
Deaths from influenza = 747
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr53... (p.31)
National Vital Statistics Reports. Deaths: Final Data for 2001, Volume 52 Number 3 2001
Deaths from influenza = 257
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr52... (p.31)
In fact, the largest YEARLY number of deaths I could find in recent years was 1,805. ( approximately .00000601 of the U.S. population) What happen in the press is either sensational journalism at its best, fear mongering, or the authors are simply propagating inaccurate information for whatever reason.
Let's get away from the statistics for a moment and talk common sense. The most absurd, "myth" the vaccinators try to debunk is that "the flu shot will give you the flu." Randomly ask five people if they, or anyone they know, have come down with the flu immediately after the flu shot. Take that information in. It is only audacity that allows so called "experts" to write off these millions of people who clearly did get the flu from the flu shot. Whether the virus was killed improperly, or the fact that the shot itself suppressed their immune system and made them more susceptible, their real, personal experiences weigh far more heavily than unsubstantiated theories about how the flu vaccine couldn't possibly give you the flu.
The intentional writing styles in the media also deserve attention. Listen to the overtones in phrases like "the dreaded U.N. avian flu, as feared..." "that could kill hundreds of millions" "superbug feared globally" "protecting ourselves against the current carnage." The subject of getting the vastly benign flu bug doesn't deserve this kind of hype. I'd worry more about the laboratories and scientists than I would anything nature produces.
So how effective is their supposedly life-saving concoction? An independent researcher last year concluded:
"In children under 2 years inactivated vaccines had the same field efficacy as placebo, and in healthy people under 65 vaccination did not affect hospital stay, time off work, or death from influenza and its complications� Evidence from systematic reviews shows that inactivated vaccines have little or no effect on the effects measured... The large gap between policy and what the data tell us (when rigorously assembled and evaluated) is surprising�. Reasons for the current gap between policy and evidence are unclear, but given the huge resources involved, a re-evaluation should be urgently undertaken... The flu virus mutates (changes it's structure) yearly. It's guesswork to produce a vaccine during the previous year against strains which might be prevalent during the next year's 'flu season' ... It's effects (influenza) are largely temporary and mild."
Jefferson, T BMJ 2006;333:912-915 (28 October), Influenza vaccination: policy versus evidence
In other words, the flu vaccine is next to worthless, unnecessary, and there's no justification for current mass vaccination policies.
I simply suggest for people to get educated on vaccines.
www.novaccine.com is a great place to start.
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Tylenol Severe Cold is good stuff. I fought it for a few days, but when I went to the doctor, I had bronchitis on the verge of pneumonia. The 102 fever and burning sensation in my chest when I coughed were the two symptoms that convinced me to see the doc. Two weeks later and still coughing some, especially if I get too hot.
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Advil and Delsym cough syrup are good too. If nothing seems to help, then after a week of so get to the Doctor!
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Tylenol Cold worked for me also.My two daughters had the flu and strep last week and my husband had strep which I think developed into the flu.It's everywhere. They had to have prescriptions to clear theirs up. As for me I couldn't be sick for taking care of everyone else. I did have the flu shot. I do think I had a touch of the flu though.
-- Posted by christiangirl on Sat, Feb 16, 2008, at 8:59 PM
Tylenol Severe Cold and Sinus is my hero. So far I been functioning pretty well with it.
-- Posted by Evil Monkey on Sat, Feb 16, 2008, at 12:14 PM
With as much interaction as I have with groups, I fee like a ticking bomb. Just left the Maury county area yesterday, which has closed schools due to the flu, Yikes!
Luckily avoided a flight this coming week, but the opportunities to catch this abound. I would like to dig a hole for the next few weeks but can't do that either.
Probably will just pig out on all these cold and flu vitamins and hope for the best.
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Worcester Deathfest -- Worcester, MA -- June 10th, 2012
Vattnet Viskar:
Barren Earth
Fit For An Autopsy:
The Jackal
The Consumer
The Colonist
The Juggernaut
The Wolf
The Conquerer
Dismantle the Dictator
Conjuring The Cataclysm
No Funeral
Dying Fetus:
Praise the Lord (Opium of the Masses)
Homicidal Retribution
From Womb to Waste
One Shot, One Kill
Shepherd's Commandment
Fornication Terrorists
Invert the Idols
Your Treachery Will Die With You
Kill Your Mother, Rape Your Dog
Thrones of Blood
Effigy of the Forgotten
Pierced From Within
Liege of Inveracity
Abomination Reborn
Funeral Inception
Mass Obliteration
Cataclysmic Purification
Devoid of Truth
Infecting the Crypts
Didn't stay for The Chris Barnes Zoo Animal Experience, so I don't have a set. Full review will be up tomorrow. Sick show overall, Seeing the two heaviest live bands ever (Dying Fetus and Suffocation) play back-to-back was fucking incredible.
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SFU ended up only playing for like 50 minutes. "Hammer Smashed Face", as we've seen elsewhere, was second in the set and they closed with "Stripped, Raped, Strangled".
I'm not too familiar with their own stuff so I'd have to leave that to an expert.
Dying Fetus definitely won the night in terms of crowd enthusiasm.
1.23 Ash Borer / Volahn
2.2 Obliteration
2.7 Mayhem / Inquisition
Full review:
The show started at 1, but my friend and I got there around 3 (Useless fact: This marked the first time I had ever bought tickets to a show at the door.) The first band I caught was Sirens of Povaliga. I only saw their last three songs, but they were horrible. Incredibly generic metal/death core with an abysmal vocalist. The drummer wasn't bad, but the rest of the band was just sloppy. They looked like they were really young kids though (Easily younger than me, so I would guess 17 or 18), so I will cut them a break. Hopefully they improve because right now they're atrocious.
Untombed was up next and they were easily the best local band of the day (That I saw at least, I later found out that the better local bands were playing upstairs). Pretty sick brutal death metal with two great vocalists. In the vein of Dying Fetus, they had one vocalist who did higher-pitched screams and one vocalist who did guttural pig squeals. The guy who did the pig squeals was especially good. They also had some pretty sick riffs and they got the first pit of the day started. One of the best local bands I've seen and I would definitely check out their stuff further.
Dynstery hit the stage after that. They have picked up a decent following around here, so I figured I would give them a shot. My buddy said it best right after they played "Once I saw the vocalist was wearing a Rose Funeral shirt, I knew it wasn't going to be good". They weren't deathcore, just pretty bad brutal death metal. They sounded like a C-grade Pathology ripoff (which isn't saying much considering Pathology is mind-numbingly average). Every song sounded the same and every asshole in the building came out during their set. I spent most of the time watching the pit because of how hilarious/sad the hardcore dancing. Pretty weak band and I definitely don't want to see them again.
Conforza was the next band and they were weird as hell. They played a mix of deathcore, progressive metal, and grindcore. This made for some interesting moments, but some others just fell flat. Their vocalist was alright and they definitely had some talent (especially guitar-wise), but their sound wasn't cohesive enough to work. I love bands with experimental sounds, but this experimentation wasn't fully developed and seemed kind of forced. With some direction and better songwriting, This band could be really good. Not bad, but not anything special either.
Nemecide was the last local band I watched and good lord were they bad. They had have one of the worst vocalists I've ever heard. His high-pitches were ear-shattering and drove me out of the building real fast. Didn't watch too much of their set, but I saw enough for them to make a lasting negative impression on me.
After going outside for a little bit, It was time for the first signed, national act, Vatnett Viskar, to play. They are a atmospheric black metal (aka hipster black metal)/sludge band from New Hampshire. This was the first time I had ever heard of them and they were alright overall. I am not normally big on hipster black metal (i.e Wolves in The Throne Room, Deafhaven, Altar of Plagues) and they didn't do much to change my mind. There were a few cool parts (mostly in set closer "Barren Earth") and the sludge aspect made them a little bit different than their hipster black metal peers, but I was primarily bored. There's just something about this style of metal that I can't get excited about. Not my bag really, but certainly not awful. I wouldn't be surprised if they were as acclaimed as the aforementioned Wolves in the Room and Deafhaven some day.
Fit For An Autopsy played next and they were the first band of the day to get a great crowd reception and deservedly so, they were pretty good. I was surprised it took me so long to see them actually. They are from New Jersey, but they play around New England all the time. Nate Johnson really makes this band enjoyable. His vocals set them apart from other by-the-numbers deathcore acts. He is also a good frontman and got the crowd into it without acting like a faux-tough guy like some other deathcore bands (**cough cough Oceano**). Definitely a solid performance and this is a deathcore act I get behind for sure.
Boston's own death/thrash gods Revocation were up next and as expected, They destroyed. I was stoked to finally hear stuff off of Chaos of Forms live and the setlist was awesome. Watching such a great guitar player like David Davidson play is such a pleasure. The fact that he can hit the solos to "Dismantle the Dictator", "Conjuring the Cataclysm" and "No Funeral" flawlessly live is awe-inspiring. Besides being an incredible guitar player, he is a great frontman too. His between song crowd banter is hillarious. When he was introducing "Conjuring the Cataclysm" he was talking about the song was about awkening demons, partying with them, and having one of the hot female demons finger your peehole (and you enjoying it, though you're not sure why). The entire crowd was in uproarious laughter almost every time he said anything in between songs. I'm legitimately ashamed this was only my second time seeing Revocation since they are one of my favorite bands and they are from Massachusetts. Hopefully I can catch them again soon (They are coming back on the Shockwave Festival in July, but I'm not sure If I'm going to go to that.)
Dying Fetus was on next and they never fail to impress. This marked my third time seeing them and it felt like I had never seen them before. It almost seems like I keep forgetting how great their live show is because every time I see them I am surprised by how awesome they are. Their music is just so damn heavy and enjoyable live. The set mixed staples such as "Praise the Lord", "Homicidal Retribution" and "One Shot, One Kill" with new material from their upcoming record Reign Supreme (Which is fucking awesome, expect a review from me later this week) and even a deep cut with "Fornication Terrorists". Dying Fetus was brutal death metal perfection as always and I hope their headlining tour later in the year has a sick lineup and comes through here.
Suffocation closed out the night for me and they put on possibly the best show of the night (It's a toss-up between them and Dying Fetus). I saw them the last time they played here in October 2010 on Rock and Shock and they were even better this time. Their style of old-school death metal is so heavy and incredible in a live environment. Every song crushes just as much as the last one and their set was relentless in intensity. I was so glad to see them again after the break-up rumors and Frank Mullen's brief reprieve from the band on their European tour in the spring. Frank Mullen was in top-form vocally and banter wise. Mullen is seriously one of the best funniest frontmen in metal. His anecdotes and jokes are just hilarious. Topics for this show included him playing a lumberjack and killing hippie zombies in a low-budget horror movie, Catholic television preachers, and best of all, the start of the zombie apocalypse in Miami (were he dropped the line of the night with "the government tries to tell you it was bath salts. Well I put bat salts in my bathtub and I felt pretty good, I didn't feel like eating flesh.) I also have great news: Frank Mullen confirmed on-stage that they are recording a new album in late August and should be out next year (He announced the title as well, but I don't remember the name). Epic performance from Suffocation and it was badass to see these death metal pioneers again.
Sirens of Povaliga 2/10
Untombed 7.5/10
Dynstery 3/10
Conforza 6/10
Nemecide 2/10
Vatnett Viskar 5.5/10
Fit For An Autopsy 7/10
Revocation 9/10
Dying Fetus 9/10
Suffocation 9/10
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3/28 Vince Staples
Nice Review! Suffocation is sooo heavy live, same with Fetus. I feel like I'm the only person who finds Mullen's rants annoying
SFU was billed over Suffocation? Doubt that shortened Suffocations set so you beat traffic I presume.
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UMES ushers in holiday season with concerts
PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(Nov. 15, 2013)The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Fine Arts presents two concerts to signal the start of the holiday season. The Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts is host to both events, Nov. 19 and 24.
Some 20 members of the school's Jazz Combo and Jazz Ensemble perform big band and modern compositions Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. Vocalist Ebony Smith will be featured in some of the selections.
"Exciting arrangements, enthusiastic students and an engaging performance…" are in store for concert goers, said Brian Perez, lecturer of woodwinds at the university. Perez said his original arrangement of the Christmas classic, "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear," will premier along with the group's performing works by pop artist Bilal.
If you didn't get enough or missed out on the jazz event, UMES presents the Wind Ensemble in concert Sunday, Nov. 24 at 4 p.m.
Director Mercury Morris is a UMES alumnus and adjunct instructor, a teacher at Purnell Music Studio of Salisbury and a former Somerset County music educator. Musicians from the community, alumni and faculty join students in the 16-member ensemble. Lloyd Griffith, a music major graduating next month, is the guest conductor for a piece called "A Festival Prelude."
Morris has put together a mixture of music from different genres from the Romantic period to marches of the early 20th century.
"I want the audience to come away with an appreciation for the many styles of concert music," Morris said.
Admission is free. Call 410-651-6571 for more information.
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Now who's these king of these rude ludicrous lucrative lyrics
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About anything (anything) anything (anything)
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I determine what time it's on, I call my nigga Proof
Hand him a pint of Limon and turn him loose
I'm tired of you new jacks, I'm tired of niggas that's like (I'm 'bout to blow)
Unless you a bitch, we don't care if you bout do that
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The street, continuous to pit, quick to smash ya
Or flash the clip, or give you the picture develop the
Click clock, six shots blows through another door
And it gets hot, Hip-hop Quotable tug of war
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That shit was.. I got harder two-way alerts
Just when I thought my dog couldn't get any meaner
You talk about his daughter, you probably getting the nina
You talk about his momma, he won't even give ya the finger
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Jesus Christ the King of these Latter Day Saints here
To shatter the picture in which of that as they paint me
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We as a people decide if Shady's as bad as they say he is
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Media scapegoat, who they can be mad at today
See it's easy as cake, simple as whistling Dixie
While I'm waving the pistol at sixty Christians against me
Go to war with the Mormons, take a bath with the Catholics
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I'm a motherfucking spiteful, delightful eyeful
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What did I do? I'm just a kid from the gutter
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The original version. Eminem had a beat for Jay-Z but at the time he was recording with 2 inch reels and the reel with the beat on it was in L.A., and Em was in Detroit and Jay was on a deadline. Em removed Royce from this track and sent it to Jay who laid his part and sent it back to Em to mix and finish the standout track from the Blueprint album. 4 years later the DAT for this original leaked.


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First time posting. Long-time reader.
Tonight I took my new Kustom PA50 to a small gig and found that my (ancient) Para Acoustic DI would absolutely not work with it. It would draw power via XLR, but would produce no output via the DI XLR output. I swapped out cables to no avail. Battery was fresh. I wound up just taking it out of the chain and everything worked fine.
Here's the kicker: when I got home, I tested it with my Mackie 1202 mixer, and the input monitor indicates that it's getting plenty of signal.
So I guess I have two questions:
1) How do you tell if your Para Acoustic DI is kicking the bucket?
2) Has anyone used one of these with a Kustom PA50? I have a Lyric system installed in my guitar.
3) Is this the excuse I need to pull the trigger on a LRB Venue?
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This is a hardback book all about 'Mothing', the increasingly popular pastime of studying moths. 96% of all British Lepidoptera species are moths. That is 24 moths for every butterfly.
This book tells you how to collect them, where to find them, how to identify them, where to look for their caterpillars and pupae, and how to help conserving them.
Although packed with photos and tips on how to identify them, this is not a identification guide (There are good ones available), but it does tell you pretty much everything else you need to know about how to study moths in the UK.
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The latest update on the status of Ireland's Golden eagle population.
Andrew Green, expert lepidopterist and owner of Wild Britain (formerly known as Bedford Butterfly Park) is actively supporting the campaign by outlining 5 sure ways to attract moths to gardens.
1. Plant night-scented flowers (eg Nicotiana, Sweet Rocket and honeysuckle).
2. Plant mixed native hedging like Privet, hawthorn, buckthorn.
3. Don't be too precious about a few weeds. Moths need things like docks, nettles and grasses to lay eggs on.
4. Moths and other insects need hiding places. Crevices in tree bark and under window sills are good places to look. Try pinning old egg boxes onto the garden fence and see what you get.
5. Remember that although Moths are attracted to light, bright light bulbs can confuse moths so don't over illuminate your garden.
The trials, tribulations and rewards of being a wildlife guide.
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Summer is here, we have warm weather, and the beach is beckoning. A swim, build a couple of sandcastles, a bit of beach cricket, but what to do next?
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The Van Deventer brothers were arrested in South Africa on charges of poaching rhinoceroses. Having entered into a plea bargain with the state, the brothers received reduced prison sentences. Shortly afterwards, they contacted investigative journalist and Africa Geographic columnist Ian Michler. They wanted to tell their story.
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The long awaited second edition of Collins Bird Guide is now here. Covering Britain and Europe, the second edition has been update and revamped. Distribution maps have been updated allowing for recent bird movements; the text has been expanded and new illustrations have been included - There are now 3500 illustrations!
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On Sunday 20 June staff and volunteers will be showing visitors round taking them to the best places to see these little blue beauties during their short life.
There are no RSPB reserves, no WWT reserves, and no National Parks. To my surprise, I have discovered that there are 3 National Nature Reserves in Herefordshire, covering just 200 hectares between them, but 2 of them are permanently closed to the public.
Why is Herefordshire ignored by national conservation bodies? RSPB, we need you.
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Alderney, at just 3 square miles, has more than 270 species of birds recorded amonst its very diverse habitats, and is particularly well know for its gannets and puffins.
Read more about the birds of Alderney and how to see them
Comprehensive photo field guide to the butterflies of Britain.
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By Matthew Oates - The National Trust's specialist on invertebrates
A surprising number of people responded to the National Trust's competition on butterflies with tales of 'epiphany moments'
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This isn't just a guide to British butterflies, it is a lot more. Matthew Oates is the National Trust's, and one of Britain's, leading experts. He fell in love with butterflies, and particularly the purple emperor, at an early age, and has been following them all around Britain ever since.
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Having taken 2-3 photos, I walked back towards the office, but just before I reached the door, I notice something buzzing around in front of the flowers. The buzz was actually the hum of the very distinctive Hummingbird Hawkmoth, the first we have seen here.
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Once far more widespread than they are today, glow-worms have cast a spell over humans for centuries. Shakespeare mentions them in Hamlet and their soft glow on mid-summer nights must have seemed like a scene from a magical world.
What is the difference between butterflies and moths? A much asked question and there are some specific differences (shape of antennae, position of wings at rest, though, as ever, there are exceptions to this rule.) but more and more people are now beginning to think WHO CARES?
One of the main reasons for differentiating between the two, as far as I am concerned, is that there are just 56 butterflies that occur in the UK, whereas some 2,500 moths have been recorded here. If you want to study and collect, 56 is a vastly more manageable number.
I have always wanted to try the self-drive but as a first time visitor to Botswana, and having read, foolishly, all the 'information' on the web about the dire state of every road, and how we would get lost regularly even with a GPS, and the danger from almost every animal that exists, we decided to opt for a week of guided camping, followed by a week of self-drive.
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Lady, as she has become know, is a remarkable 25-year-old bird (Ospreys live on average just 8 years), that has raised 48 chicks so far, at Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes wildlife reserve. - This is her story.
This is one of the best viewing areas in the world with up to 70 whales, including calves, congregating in the seas adjacent to the Bunda cliffs.
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Alright, $300 bucks on the line, and it starts in 30 minutes. I want to know who I should start as a 2nd receiver, here is my line-up.
I went 9-3 in the reg. season and he went 8-4. 15 Team League.
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Vernon Davis, SF TE
Kelley Washington, Bal WR
Mohamed Massaquoi, Cle WR
Josh Freeman, Buc QB
Phil Dawson, Cle K (My other kicker been out for weeks, picked good' ol Phil just for insurance)
David Anderson, Hou WR
My question is this: for my 2nd WR behind Andre Johnson, do i start Lee Evans or Mohamed Massaquoi. The answer should be easy, Lee Evans because you should never trust a browns player in FF (Except for Josh Cribbs lately lol) but Buffalo is starting a third string QB in week 16 and while Derek Anderson is really no better, he has the chance for that deep ball he likes to throw, and usually it will go to Mohamed.
Lee Evans only had 3 Rec for 35 yards (Scored though) last week, and I have this feeling MM will go for like 5 Rec 104 Yards or something around there with DA looking to air it out (DA will get his usual 2 INT though)
Tim Hightower also has been losing carries to Chris Beanie Wells but TH still gets the goal line carries and like 4-5 receptions a game so he can give me about 10+ pts a game, so maybe I take him out but since hes a RB I usually never take a RB out for a WR. Let me know guys thanks!


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By MIKE TOMPKINS
Published March 29, 2005
LAND O'LAKES - Land O'Lakes left-hander Jonathon Cornelius pitched a no-hitter, striking out eight and walking one as the Gators defeated Wesley Chapel 1-0.
The Gators' lone run came in the sixth, when Caz Piurowski was balked in by Randal Briggs. Briggs was nearly as impressive as Cornelius, holding the Gators to three hits while striking out six and hitting two.
"When we scored that run, I thought (the no-hitter) could happen," Cornelius said. "I was just trying not to overthrow. When my teammates made the errors, I was kind of disappointed, but I knew they'd back me up when it mattered."
It was Land O'Lakes' first no-hitter since Derek Thompson's perfect game in a 12-0 defeat of Zephyrhills in 2000.
Both teams had few scoring opportunities. With one out in the third, Ryan Rigau reached on an error for Land O'Lakes (6-1) and moved to second on Danny Sutton's groundout. Jacob Neely was then hit by a pitch, but Piurowski flew out to the rightfield warning track.
The only real opportunity for Wesley Chapel (7-4) came in the fifth. Matt Wells reached on an error and moved to second on Anthony Rawson's groundout to second. The next batter, Jason Smith, hit a grounder back to Cornelius, who turned and fired to third, nailing Wells.
Barry Geiger reached on another error, and Smith hustled his way to third. But Smith was thrown out at home on a squeeze.
The game was the first between Gators coach Calvin Baisley and first-year Wildcat coach Erik Shafer, an ex-Gator catcher. The 1997 graduate said the game was "definitely a rush."
"This is my family, my friends, and he's my coach," Shafer said.
"I knew walking in that his team would be ready. Calvin's teams find a way to win, and that's what you have to do in high school baseball."
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U.S. Women Fall to Turkey in 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix Opener
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 20, 2008) - The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team lost to Turkey 28-26, 25-16, 21-25, 25-19 on Friday afternoon to open the FIVB World Grand Prix at Kobe, Japan.
Team USA, ranked fourth in the world but without the services of two two-time Olympian players (Logan Tom and Robyn Ah Mow-Santos) this weekend, challenges Kazakhstan on Saturday at 3 p.m. (midnight Mountain Time), followed by a June 22 match against host Japan at 6 p.m. (3 a.m. Mountain Time).
The FIVB World Grand Prix includes three preliminary round weekends with three different sites each weekend hosting round-robin events of four teams. The World Grand Prix Finals, a round-robin format of the top five teams from the preliminary round plus host Japan, will be played July 9-13 at Yokohoma, Japan. The overall ranking in the preliminary rounds is decided by the total number of World Grand Prix Points (GPP) gained by the teams in the preliminary matches with two points awarded for a win and one point for a loss.
Turkey came back from an 18-15 deficit in the opening set to win 28-26 as the lead changed hands 12 times. Turkey followed up the last three points of the opening set with a 7-0 start to the second set en route to a commanding 25-16 victory. Team USA recovered from a 5-1 deficit in the third set and used a 4-1 run to take a 21-17 advantage en route to winning 25-21. Turkey scored the first four points of the fourth set, and withstood the U.S. clawing back to within 15-14 to win 25-19.
Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.) and Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) each tallied 14 points for the USA. Scott-Arruda picked up 13 kills and a block, while Glass added 11 kills, two blocks and an ace. Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) turned in seven kills and a block off the bench, while Kim Willoughby (Napoleonville, La.) charted six kills, a block and ace in just the first two sets. Jennifer Joines (Milpitas, Calif.) tacked on five kills and two blocks in just the final three sets. Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.) contributed two kills and a team-high three blocks for five points. Kristin Richards (Orem, Utah) provided two kills and an ace in the loss, while Bown scored two kills in just the opening set. Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) and Angie McGinnis (Fraser, Mich.) rounded out the scoring with an ace apiece.
The U.S. started Berg at setter, Scott-Arruda and Bown at middle blocker, Glass and Willoughby at outside hitter and Barboza at opposite. Davis is the designated libero for the preliminary round weekend in Japan. Haneef-Park subbed into the match in the first two sets and started the final two in place of Barboza. Joines started the final three sets taking over for Bown, while Richards started the final two sets in place of Willoughby. McGinnis was a sub in all four sets.
Turkey held a 60-48 advantage in kills while both teams scored 10 points off blocks and 23 points off opponent miscues. Turkey held a slim 6-5 advantage in aces.
Turkey's Seda Tokotlioglu scored a match-high 31 points with 29 kills and two blocks, while Esra Gumus added 17 kills, three aces and two blocks for 22 points in the victory.
Team USA and Turkey will meet again during the third preliminary weekend of the World Grand Prix on July 5 at Chinese Taipei.
Turkey scored the first two points of the opening set, but the U.S. tied the set at 4-all with a block from Willoughby. Glass and Bown scored consecutive kills to yield the Americans' first lead at 6-5. Turkey reached the first technical timeout with an 8-7 advantage on back-to-back points. Willoughby and Scott-Arruda answered with consecutive kills to provide the U.S. a 10-9 lead. Turkey responded with consecutive points to regain the advantage, 11-10. However, two Turkey errors and a Barboza block put Team USA in front 13-11. The advantage was short-lived as Turkey came back to tie the set at 13-all. Willoughby put the U.S. in front 16-14 at the second technical timeout with a kill and ace on back-to-back plays. Bown put down a kill followed by a Glass block to extend the U.S. advantage to 18-15. Turkey used a 5-1 run to take a 5-1 lead. Glass and Barboza scored consecutive kills to stop the Turkey run and give the U.S. a 21-20 edge. Turkey responded with back-to-back points to regain the lead at 22-21. Willoughby followed a Turkey error with a kill swinging the lead back to the U.S. at 23-22. Turkey saved a set point at 24-23, then earned a set point chance of its own with a 25-24 lead. Haneef-Park tallied a kill after a Turkey error to put the U.S. in front 26-25, but Turkey scored the next two points for a second set point chance at 27-26 and finished off the set at 28-26 on Tokotlioglu's 10th kill. Glass scored seven points in the opening set to pace the Americans.
Turkey jumped to a 7-0 lead in the second set, then stretched the advantage to nine points at 13-4 with three unanswered points. Scott and Glass cut into the gap with consecutive kills to move to within 15-8. Joines put up a block after a Turkey error to put the score at 18-11. Joines and Willoughby scored back-to-back kills to cut the deficit to six, 20-14. However, Turkey finished strong with a 25-16 victory. Willoughby turned in six points for the U.S. in the second set.
After yielding the first point of the third set, Turkey ratted off five straight for a 5-1 advantage. Joines and Glass connected for consecutive kills, Turkey followed with an error and Richards kill to tie the set at 6-all. Turkey scored a point on each side of the first technical timeout for a 9-7 advantage. Joines downed a kill and Scott-Arruda followed with a block to knot the score at 9-all. Scott-Arruda and Haneef-Park scored back-to-back points to yield a 11-10 American lead. Team USA expanded the lead to 13-10 as Turkey committed an error and Berg served an ace. The U.S. upped the advantage to 15-11 as Haneef-Park scored a block and Scott-Arruda hammered a kill. Turkey sliced deficit to one, 15-14, with three unanswered points. McGinnis followed a Turkey error with an ace to push the American lead back to three, 18-15. Turkey closed to one against at 18-17, but Richards gained an ace after a Turkey error to regain a Team USA three-point cushion at 20-17. Barboza added a block as part of a 3-0 run to give the U.S. a 21-17 lead. Barboza and Glass scored consecutive points to give the U.S. set point at 24-19. Turkey saved two set points to move to 24-21, but committed an error to end the set at 25-21. Scott-Arruda scored five points in the set as the Americans committed just one error in the stanza.
Turkey scored the first four points of the fourth set. Team USA cut the gap to one at 6-5 on two Turkey errors and a Glass kill. Turkey scored three straight points to regain a four-point edge, 10-6. Haneef-Park scored a kill and Turkey followed with an error to cut the deficit to 11-9. Turkey regained its four-point edge at 14-10. Richards sliced a kill and Turkey committed an error to cut the lead down to 15-13. Joines added a block to move the Americans to within one at 15-14. Turkey answered with consecutive points on each side of the second technical timeout for a 17-14 advantage. Turkey extended its lead to 20-16 on back-to-back points. After Haneef-Park scored kills on sideouts, Turkey scored three unanswered points to gain its first match point at 24-18. Turkey finished the set at 25-19.
The 2008 World Grand Prix has the top four teams in the world participating. Brazil, which won the 2007 FIVB World Cup silver medal, leads the FIVB World Ranking, followed by second-ranked Italy and third-ranked Cuba. The U.S. ranks fourth in the world, while 2008 Olympic Games host China ranks sixth. Japan, the 2008 World Grand Prix final round host, is ranked eighth and Poland is slotted in the ninth position. Dominican Republic is ranked 14th in the world, Germany positioned in 15th and Kazakhstan placed in the 16th spot. Rounding out the World Grand Prix field are 18th-ranked Thailand and 22nd-ranked Turkey.
Team USA will face an average world ranking of 13.22 during the three-week preliminary rounds. The Americans will face only one team – Italy – ranked among the top seven teams in the current world ranking during the preliminary rounds.
To read or download the U.S. Women's National Team Press Kit for the opening preliminary weekend of the FIVB World Grand Prix, click here.
To view the FIVB World Grand Prix home page, click here.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster for Opening Weekend World Grand Prix
# - Name (Pos, Ht, Hometown, College)
2 - Danielle Scott-Arruda (MB, 6-2, Baton Rouge, La., Long Beach State)
3 - Tayyiba Haneef-Park (OPP/OH, 6-7, Laguna Hills, Calif., Long Beach State)
4 - Lindsey Berg (S, 5-8, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Minnesota)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawai'i)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH/OPP, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
9 - Jennifer Joines (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific)
10 - Kim Glass (OH, 6-2, Lancaster, Pa., Arizona)
14 - Kim Willoughby (OH, 5-10, Napoleonville, La., Hawai'i)
17 - Angie McGinnis (S, 5-11, Fraser, Mich., Florida)
18 - Kristin Richards (OH, 6-1, Orem, Utah, Stanford)
19 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
Head Coach: "Jenny" Lang Ping
Assistant Coaches: Sue Woodstra, Li Yong, Tom Hogan (not traveling)
Technical Coordinator: Diane French
Technical Consultant: Gen Kawakita
Team Leader/Manager: Joan Powell
FIVB World Grand Prix Standings
Turkey 1-0
Brazil 0-0 (vs. Thailand 6/20)
Italy 0-0 (vs. Dominican Republic 6/20)
China 0-0 (vs. Germany 6/20)
Cuba 0-0 (vs. Poland 6/20)
Japan 0-0 (vs. Kazakhstan 6/20)
Germany 0-0 (vs. China 6/20)
Poland 0-0 (vs. Cuba 6/20)
Dominican Republic 0-0 (vs. Italy 6/20)
Thailand 0-0 (vs. Brazil 6/20)
Kazakhstan 0-0 (vs. Japan 6/20)
Pool A: Kobe Japan, Green Arena
June 20: Turkey vs. USA, 3 p.m.
June 20: Japan vs. Kazakhstan, 6:30 p.m.
June 21: Kazakhstan vs. USA, 3 p.m.
June 21: Japan vs. Turkey, 6 p.m.
June 22: Kazakhstan vs. Turkey, 3 p.m.
June 22: Japan vs. USA, 6 p.m.
Pool B: Ningbo, China, Beilun Sports Centre
June 20: Brazil vs. Thailand, 3 p.m.
June 20: China vs. Germany, 7:30 p.m.
June 21: China vs. Thailand, 3 p.m.
June 21: Germany vs. Brazil, 7:30 p.m.
June 22: Germany vs. Thailand, 1:30 p.m.
June 22: China vs. Brazil, 5 p.m.
Pool C: Alassio, Italy, Palavavizza Hall
June 20: Cuba vs. Poland, 5:30 p.m.
June 20: Italy vs. Dominican Republic, 8 p.m.
June 21: Dominican Republic vs. Cuba, 4 p.m.
June 21: Italy vs. Poland, 6:30 p.m.
June 22: Poland vs. Dominican Republic, 4 p.m.
June 22: Italy vs. Cuba, 6:30 p.m.
Pool D: Vinh Phuc, Vietnam, Vinh Phuc Hall
June 27: Brazil vs. Kazakhstan, 2 p.m.
June 27: Turkey vs. Germany, 4:30 p.m.
June 28: Kazakhstan vs. Germany, 2 p.m.
June 28: Brazil vs. Turkey, 4:30 p.m.
June 29: Turkey vs. Kazakhstan, 2 p.m.
June 29: Germany vs. Brazil, 4:30 p.m.
June 27: Poland vs. Dominican Republic, 5:30 p.m.
June 27: Thailand vs. USA, 8 p.m.
June 28: Poland vs. Thailand, 3 p.m.
June 28: USA vs. Dominican Republic, 5:30 p.m.
June 29: Poland vs. USA, 3 p.m.
June 29: Dominican Republic vs. Thailand, 5:30 p.m.
Pool F: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Coliseum
June 27: Italy vs. Japan, 5 p.m.
June 27: China vs. Cuba, 8 p.m.
June 28: Cuba vs. Italy, 1:15 p.m.
June 28: China vs. Japan, 3:45 p.m.
June 29: Japan vs. Cuba, 1:15 p.m.
June 29: China vs. Italy, 3:45 p.m.
Pool G: Bangkok, Thailand, Huamark Stadium
July 4: Thailand vs. Kazakhstan, 2 p.m.
July 4: Cuba vs. Germany, 5 p.m.
July 5: Germany vs. Thailand, 2 p.m.
July 5: Kazakhstan vs. Cuba, 5 p.m.
July 6: Thailand vs. Cuba, 2 p.m.
July 6: Germany vs. Kazakhstan, 5 p.m.
Pool H: Taipei, Chinese Taipei, Hsinchuang Gym
July 4: USA vs. Poland, 3 p.m.
July 4: Italy vs. Turkey, 6:20 p.m.
July 5: USA vs. Turkey, 3 p.m.
July 5: Italy vs. Poland, 5 p.m.
July 6: Poland vs. Turkey, 3 p.m.
July 6: Italy vs. USA, 5 p.m.
Pool I: Macau, Macau Forum
July 4: Brazil vs. Dominican Republic, 6 p.m.
July 4: China vs. Japan, 9 p.m.
July 5: Brazil vs. Japan, 2 p.m.
July 5: China vs. Dominican Republic, 5 p.m.
July 6: Dominican Republic vs. Japan, 1 p.m.
July 6: China vs. Brazil, 4 p.m.


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LINGUIST List 24.2120
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Calls: Anthro Ling, Lang Doc, Socioling, Text/Corpus Ling/Portugal
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Meeting Description:
The Interdisciplinary Centre for Social and Language Documentation (CIDLeS) cordially invites scholars working on endangered languages in Europe and on Language Documentation to join us at the International Conference on Endangered Languages in Europe. The 2-day International Conference aims to improve the discussion about linguistic diversity in Europe and to provide an interdisciplinary forum in which scholars from Language Documentation, Language Technology and others working on European endangered languages can exchange ideas and techniques on language documentation, archiving, and revitalization and to reflect on language policy issues. The second day of the Conference will have two special panels: one focussing on the endangered languages in the Iberian Peninsula and another one, a round table, dedicated to the theme 'new speakers of minority/endangered languages'.
The Conference is organized by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Social and Language Documentation in Minde, Portugal.
The Conference will include a broad socio-cultural program related to the theme 'Endangered Languages in Europe' with the aim of promoting intercultural exchange and reinforcing the relationship between linguists and language communities. On October 19, 2013, there will be a 'Language Fair' (
) in which several members of endangered language communities in Europe will present their languages and cultures through book displays and cultural events (music, theatre, movies, exhibitions, etc.). On the evenings of October 18 and 19 there will be an 'Endangered Languages Music Festival'.
Plenary Speakers:
Ulrike Mosel (University of Kiel)
Mandana Seyfeddinipur (School of Oriental and African Studies, London)
Sebastian Drude (Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen)
Fernando Ramallo (University of Vigo)
Scientific Committee:
Annette Endruschat (University of Regensburg)
Michael Cysouw (University of Marburg)
Frank Seifart (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig)
Wolfgang Schulze (University of Munich)
Xosé Afonso Álvarez Pérez (University of Lisbon)
Lachlan Mackenzie (ILTEC, Lisbon)
Johannes Helmbrecht (University of Regensburg)
Peter-Arnold Mumm (University of Munich)
Nikolaus Himmelmann (University of Cologne)
Geoffrey Haig (University of Bamberg)
Organizing Committee:
Vera Ferreira
Peter Bouda
António Lopes
Francisco Vicente
Rita Pedro
Ingrid Scholz
Event Dates:
Conference: October 17-18, 2013
Language Fair: October 19, 2013
Endangered Languages Music Festival: October 18-19, 2013
Final Call for Papers:
Abstracts are invited for papers on the following areas:
European endangered language varieties
Endangered languages in the Iberian Peninsula
Language documentation
Language technologies
New speakers
Language policy
The abstracts should be no longer than a DIN-A4 page, with references.
Please send your abstract to ele2013
Important Dates:
Deadline for abstract submissions: May 31, 2013
Notification of acceptance: July 15, 2013
Deadline for submission of paper end version: September 15, 2013
Early registration: April 1 - August 30, 2013
Registration deadline: October 10, 2013
Online registration:
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