text:
Meet the 'Catholic NRA'
(RNS) As the Senate prepares to take up gun control measures, Catholic bishops have urged new legislation in email blasts and Senate Judiciary Committee testimony. But among the Catholic faithful, there are many that oppose all gun control measures. Call them the NRA Catholics. By Aaron Schrank.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Error processing SSI file
2009 NHIS Paradata File
The 2009 NHIS Paradata File contains data about the NHIS data collection process. It may be used as a stand-alone data file or linked to the NHIS 2009 health data files.
The Paradata File Description Document gives an overview of the 2009 Paradata File, including information about the sample design, weighting, and variables found on the file. Appendix I of this Description Document contains an example of SAS code that can be used to link the 2009 Paradata File with the 2009 regular health data files.
An ASCII data set containing paradata for the 2009 survey year (PARADATA.EXE) can be downloaded via the Dataset link below.
Dataset documentation for the Paradata File consists of a variable summary, variable layout and variable frequencies. Sample input programs are also provided.
Users are encouraged to check the NHIS website for updates and to subscribe to the NHIS Listserv to receive notices of any corrections/updates.
Error processing SSI file
Error processing SSI file


text:
django_mako_plus 2.0.13
Combines Django framework and Mako templating engine, plus a few bonuses.
Latest Version: 3.6.2
- IMPORTANT: See the tutorial at the DMP home page: https://github.com/doconix/django-mako-plus
- The tutorial provides a much more detailed description of this project.
# Use This If You've Said:
- Why are Django templates weak sauce? Why not just use regular Python in templates?
- Why does Django make me list every. single. page. in urls.py?
- I'd like to include Python code in my CSS and Javascript files.
- My app's views.py file is getting HUGE. How can I split it intelligently?
# Description
This app is a front controller that integrates the excellent Django framework with the also excellent Mako templating engine. Django comes with its own template system, but it's fairly weak (by design). Mako, on the other hand, is a fantastic template system that allows full Python code within HTML pages. But the framework doesn't stop there (that's the "plus" part of the name). Django-Mako-Plus adds the following features:
- DMP uses the Mako templating engine rather than the weaker Django templating engine. Why would I want to learn a whole new language for templating when Mako uses my favorite language: Python?
- DMP allows calling views and html pages by convention rather than specific entries in urls.py. Any .html file on your site can be called without new entries in urls.py for every. single. new. page. Doesn't Python favor convention over configuration?
- DMP introduces the idea of URL parameters. These allow you to embed parameters in urls, Django style (but without requiring urls.py definitions).
- DMP separates view functions into different files rather than all-in-one style. Anyone who has programmed Django long knows that the single views.py file in each app often gets looooonnng. Splitting logic into separate files keeps things more orderly.
- DMP automatically includes CSS and JS files, and it allows Python code within these files. These static files get included in your web pages without any explicit declaration of <link> or <script> elements. Python code within these support files means your CSS can change based on user or database entries.
But don't worry, you'll still get all the Django goodness with its fantastic ORM, views, forms, etc.
> The primary reason Django doesn't allow full Python in its templates is the designers want to encourage you and I to keep template logic simple. I fully agree with this philosophy. I just don't agree with the "forced" part of this philosophy. The Python way is rather to give freedom to the developer but train in the correct way of doing things. Even though I fully like Python in my templates, I still keep them fairly simple. Views are where your logic goes.
|Py Version
|Uploaded on
|django_mako_plus-2.0.13.tar.gz (md5)
- Author: Conan Albrecht
- Home Page: https://github.com/doconix/django-mako-plus
- Download URL: https://github.com/doconix/django-mako-plus/archive/master.zip
- License: Apache 2.0
- Categories
- Package Index Owner: doconix
- DOAP record: django_mako_plus-2.0.13.xml


text:
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (Jan. 9-16): Louie Head
Photo by Wayne Repke
Eisenhower sophomore Louie Head is coming into his own. At 14-0, he's ranked among the top 152-pounders in District 10 Class AA. In the past week, Head added his second tournament title of the season, this time going 4-0 to win his weight class at the Falconer (N.Y.) Tournament. Head earned a 9-5 decision over Harbor Creek's Matt Newara in the championship round for Warren County's lone individual title (Sheffield and Eisenhower attended). Earlier this week, Head added a pin at Iroquois, and he's the Times Observer Male Athlete of the Week, sponsored by McDonald's heading into the North East Tournament this weekend.


text:
iHerb Customer Reviews
Savings of: CA$9.85 (43% off)
Good mineral combination
Posted by Reviewer2764404 on Feb 13, 2009
As a woman, I'm concerned with getting enough calcium and magnesium. In addition, I have a zinc and copper deficiency, and am insulin resistant so need more chromium. I used to buy all these minerals separately, but now I can get just what I need in one combination, and at a good price.
Great mineral formula
Posted by Reviewer1191945 on Dec 31, 2010
I went from taking a magnesium/calcium product to this and I am glad I did. It does not have the best magnesium in it, but I like the overall mix better than anything else I have found.
Good products
Posted by Reviewer2037759 on Jan 09, 2014
I like Jarrow formulas because I'm allergic to a lot of ingredients and Jarrow it's free of them. I'm very happy with the product and the service. I'm definitely a future customer.
Nice balance of minerals
Posted by Reviewer1135181 on Feb 20, 2011
It has a nice balance of minerals. I only wish it had more magnesium. My body works better when the magnesium is higher than the calcium. So I also buy magnesium separately- Pure Essence Magnesium Ionic Fizz is my favorite for taste. Natural Calm Magnesium is also very good.
Items 1-4 of 4 total


text:
|Medical Services
|Patient/Visitor Info
|Programs & Support
|Points of Pride
Home > Programs and Support > Educational Classes
Stop Smoking Now!
Start Date
Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013
7-8:30 p.m.
Registration Required
The Chester County Hospital Conference Room A & B
A seven-week cessation program, Stop Smoking Now! helps you develop a plan to become a nonsmoker. Through a combination of education, behavior modification, and relaxation techniques, this program teaches you the tools you need to take this important step.
Using information and strategies researched by the American Cancer Society and Heart and Lung Associations, the class meets weekly to help identify your smoking triggers and deal with your withdrawal symptoms. The program includes a manual. During class you will also be offered the option to purchase over-the-counter Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) at a discounted fee. The product offered is the 21 mg Nicotine Patch.
|Various Locations
Phone: 610-738-2300
Fee: Free
Last Updated: 12/9/2013


text: In his latest appearance on the Alex Jones Show Ron Paul didn't sound very enthusiastic about running for President! A few days earlier Ron Paul had said that there's only a 50% chance he will run! Please help us change his mind by signing the Ron Paul 2012 petition at RonPaul2012.net – our goal is to collect 100,000 signatures for Ron Paul 2012! Spread the message!


text:
Wayne Reese2011 Eddie Robinson Award
The third annual winner of the Eddie Robinson Award was Wayne Reese, a man who has impacted the lives of young men for over four decades at the high school level. As of 2011, he had served as the head football coach at McDonogh 35 (nine years), Carver (13 years) and Booker T. Washington (six years), dealing with young men in largely underprivileged situations, helping them to develop as responsible citizens, football players, students and to become productive in the professional work force. Reese has also coached track and field for many years as well, including every year at McDonogh 35.
While at McDonogh 35, the first floor of the school was severely damaged from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Both the school and the football program recovered with Reese prominently involved in the recovery as he lobbied parents and children to return to the school. As the head coach of the Roneagles for the last nine years, his teams have reached the state playoffs for the last eight consecutive seasons.
Reese has coached five players who went on to play in the NFL, including Marshall Faulk (pictured with Reese at the 2011 Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, where Reese was presented with the Robinson Award) and Tyrone Jones from Carver, Chris Clark at McDonogh 35, Nate Livings of Washington-Marion and Calvin Magee at Booker T. Washington.
Story submitted by Ken Trahan of the Greater New Orleans Sports Selection Committee.


text:
President Barack Obama today signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, legislation that repairs the damage done by the Supreme Court's decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear. People For the American Way President Kathryn Kolbert was present at the signing, and issued the following statement:
"It was an extraordinary experience to be present for the signing of this bill, particularly because it was the first piece of legislation President Obama signed into law. Not only is this a crucial step towards equal treatment for women in the workplace, it's a sign of things to come under the Obama Administration.
"In 2007, thanks to George Bush's appointments, the Supreme Court severely hobbled workers' ability to get an honest day's pay for an honest day's work. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of our champions in the Congress and the support of President Obama, we're back on the right track. There's still much to be done to ensure that our country stays true to the values of the Constitution, including ensuring we have federal judges who respect the Constitution and its promise of equal justice for all. But I'm more optimistic than ever that we'll be making great progress in the years to come.
# # #


text:
- Georgia Caned Bedroom Set $1,179 – $2,429
- Graham Bedroom Set $1,479 – $2,729
- Juliette Storage Bedroom Set $1,379 – $2,329 Special $1,379 – $2,229
- Zoey Bedroom Set $1,175 – $2,375 Special $979 – $2,175
- Madeline Bedroom Set $1,229 – $2,425
- Juliette Bedroom Set $979 – $1,825
- Ava Regency Bedroom Set $1,179 – $2,309
- Fillmore Bedroom Set $2,509
- Rory Bedroom Set $1,175 – $2,475 Special $975 – $2,275
- Charlie Bedroom Set $1,359 – $2,905
- Emery Bedroom Set $1,375 Sale $1,197.99
- Tucker Bedroom Set $1,329 – $2,429
- Remy Bedroom Set $1,479
- Sawyer Canopy Bedroom Set $1,645 – $1,779
Bedroom Set Savings
Entice your kids into sleeping early with elegant bedroom sets that are carefully crafted for lasting comfort and timeless style. Choose from twin, full, stair loft and bunk beds that are expertly crafted from engineered wood for solid strength and stability. They come with a dresser featuring drawers or an open space for keeping books and an alarm clock. You can choose a color that coordinates seamlessly with the interior decor of your kid's bedroom. Pottery Barn Kids has a vast selection of customizable bedroom sets with exceptional patina for an outstanding character.
If your kids study before going to bed, getting them desks and chairs make reading fun and enjoyable. From stationary chairs to task chairs for kids, there is something comfortable and stylish for every taste. Choose a simple desk with only a workspace or one with open shelves and drawers for storing study items and materials. If your child owns a large collection of books and school materials, getting a bookcase helps to keep his room organized and neat. These bookcases are carefully constructed from solid wood for maximum strength and timeless value. From 1-shelf to bookcase towers, you are certain to get a feasible option. Don't let him scatter the toys on the floor thanks to toy storage options that offer adequate space for keeping all his toys. Pick a vintage wood option that exudes a classic feel or a storage option that is handwoven for a contemporary design.


text:
RunCore, a supplier of solid-state drives, this week unveiled InVincible solid-state drive, which is the world's first and only SSD that features physical self destruction feature. Besides typical elimination of all data through overwriting, the InVincible SSD can completely destroy the data by physically destroying memory and other chips inside the drive by burning chips down physically.
The RunCore InVincible SSDs do not offer leading-edge performance: they can read data at up to 240MB/s speed and write data at up to 140MB/s speed. The drives use Serial ATA-II interface and can use single-level cell (SLC) or multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory. But the drives can operate in rather unprecedented temperature range - between -45°C and +95°C - and support brutal ways to erase the data to keep it from obtaining by unauthorized people.
The RunCore InVincible SSDs allow to protect sensitive data from third party access in two ways with a single click. One method is an intelligent elimination of all the data by overwriting the entire disk with meaningless code. This overwrite-deletion method ensures that there is no way to potentially recover previous data stored to the device, effectively setting the SSD back to factory default. Still, there are various data recovery devices not available commercially which can, perhaps, recover data even after overwriting. A less subtle method is the physical destruction of memory chips inside SSD by applying an over-current to the NAND flash memory and thereby physically destroying them.
RunCore positions its InVincible SSDs for aerospace, military and general industrial applications, it is unclear whether the company plans to sell such SSDs to general public and whether the company will be allowed to do so.
Tags: RunCore, SSD, InVincible, NAND, Flash


text:
Vik — Wilson
Anna Wilson and Ryan Vik exchanged wedding vows on Oct. 6, 2012, at Interfaith Chapel in Warren, Pa. The Rev. Billy Hughs performed the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Ronald Wilson of Lander, Pa., and Kimberly Wilson of Russell, Pa. Her husband is the son of Kevin Vik of Bemus Point, N.Y., and Becky Voty of Sugar Grove, Pa.
Morgan Vik, daughter of the groom, was maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Myria Wilson and Sara Bogniak, sisters of the bride, Ashley Abbey and Melissa McIntosh.
Best man was Kevin Vik, brother of the groom. Groomsmen were Andy Vik and Cole Vik, brothers of the groom, Dave Spotts and Richard Jabczynski. Ushers were Rocky Boscia, Frank Grecko and Kurt Tedesko. Ring bearers were Jonathan Bogniak and Michael Jabczynski.
Mistress of ceremonies was Dottie Mclain.
The bride is a 2001 graduate of Eisenhower High School and earned a fine arts degree at Jamestown Community College. She is employed by The Post-Journal as a sales representative. Her fiance is a 1999 graduate of Jamestown High School, and is employed at the Bucket Cafe in Sugar Grove, Pa.
They honeymooned in Las Vegas, Nev. and San Diego, Calif.
They are living in Jamestown, N.Y.


text:
Inventors Congress leaving Redwood
REDWOOD FALLS – For the first time in 56 years, it appears the next Minnesota Inventors Congress (MIC) Invention & Idea Show will not be in Redwood Falls.
The 2014 MIC will be moved to the Twin Cities, location and date to be determined. The change came about after Inventors asked for a larger test market opportunity with more exposure to industry experts, according to the MIC. More event partners are being sought, with plans to hold events in April instead of June, in order to enable more schools to participate, among other things, according to the MIC website.
The MIC recently received a $170,000 Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) grant to continue and expand its services to aspiring inventors. The grant will allow the MIC to improve its services for inventors, according to the MIC website.
The MIC has been sponsoring two annual shows at the same time, the Invention & Idea Show, and the Minnesota Student Inventors Congress.
Julie Rath, MIC board member, said many surveyed MIC participants asked to have the shows moved to the Twin Cities in order to save travel time and costs.
"It's really more of a conference than a community event. We regularly draw participants from 14 to 16 states," Rath said. "We're looking at bigger venues with more people and entities. If we're going to grow, we have to look at doing things differently."
Deb Hess, MIC Program Director, said she is having "fruitful" conversations with a number of organizations interested in partnering with the MIC in the Twin Cities metro area.
"We're not looking to partner with just anyone," Hess said. "It has to be a good fit with educational, business, industrial and entrepreneurial components."
The purpose of the MIC has been to help manufacturers find new products, knowing that new products lead to new markets that create new jobs. The MIC will continue to support aspiring inventors.
For more information, visit www.minnesotainventorscongress.org/invention-idea-show/
(Fritz Busch can be e-mailed at firstname.lastname@example.com).


text:
On October 14, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a major address on the role of economics in our foreign policy to the Economic Club of New York. Secretary Clinton outlined how the United States uses economic statecraft to enhance our global leadership and renew our economic strength at home, delivering for the American people. You can read the full text of the Secretary's remarks here.
W.W. writes:
Economics trade finance is not a club
OWS : ooops
W.W. writes:
A reason to fly a reason for life :
Inverted totalitarianism reverses things. It is all politics all of the time but a politics largely untempered by the political. Party squabbles are occasionally on public display, and there is a frantic and continuous politics among factions of the party, interest groups, competing corporate powers, and rival media concerns. And there is, of course, the culminating moment of national elections when the attention of the nation is required to make a choice of personalities rather than a choice between alternatives. What is absent is the political, the commitment to finding where the common good lies amidst the welter of well-financed, highly organized, single-minded interests rabidly seeking governmental favors and overwhelming the practices of representative government and public administration by a sea of cash
Karen S. in Canada writes:
Thank you for explaining economic statecraft in plain English. Although doubts about policy and intent remain at an all time high, the timing for follow through and delivery couldn't be better. I like the idea of taking an army of women with proven track records to help formulate the plan and deliver your "stick with us & help us help you" message. Women of the Western world are indeed an underutilized superpower (any many fine men as well :) You sold me.
Loan in the USA writes:
All people deserve good life and home loans or just college loan will make it better. Because people's freedom depends on money state.


text:
Ex-Chicago mayor to speak at Marquette conference
MARQUETTE – Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley will be in Marquette this summer to give the keynote address at a conference focused on regional environmental preservation.
The speech by Daley, the longest-serving mayor in Chicago's history, will highlight the annual conference of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, a non-profit coalition that works to advance protection and restoration efforts related to the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes.
Daley was mayor until 2011 and founded the GLSLCI, serving as chairman of the group for one year and sitting on the board of directors for eight. The board is composed of sitting mayors.
"It is extremely significant," GLSLCI Executive Director David Ullrich said of Daley's plan to attend. "Mayor Daley was the founder of the organization and it was his idea to bring cities together … to have a strong voice.
"He had the idea. He got us off the ground."
The 2013 conference is the 10th annual GLSLCI gathering. The event – which has been held in previous years in such locations as Chicago, Grand Rapids, Toronto, Milwaukee and Niagara Falls – is the organization's big event each year and draws hundreds of people.
The conference is divided into a daylong business portion that will involve meetings of the initiative's board of directors and a day of meetings focusing largely on economic development within the framework of sustainability.
More than 100 municipalities in eight states and two Canadian provinces are represented in GLSLCI, and organizers estimate that mayors and city officials from 50 to 60 are typically present at the annual conference.
Ullrich said Daley was "widely respected around the world" and the former mayor often refers to the GLSLCI when speaking on intergovernmental cooperation.
The entire conference is open to the public, though registration – $375 for GLSLCI members and $425 – is required. Ullrich said organizers have discussed the possibility of making Daley's speech a separate event, if local interest is high enough.
Daley, who served as mayor of Chicago for 22 years, currently serves as the executive chairman of Tur Partners, an investment and advisory firm in global business.
The conference is set for June 19-21 and Daley's speech is scheduled for June 20.
The Superior Watershed Partnership is hosting the GLSLCI conference, partnering with the city of Marquette, the Marquette Downtown Development Authority, the city's Arts and Culture Center and the Marquette County Convention and Visitors' Bureau.
Kyle Whitney can be reached at 906-228-2500, ext. 250.


text:
Although rain tapered off this afternoon in the Sacramento area, the California Highway Patrol has been responding to a number of minor collisions and reports of local roadway flooding.
In El Dorado County, a vehicle ended up in a creek at Highway 49 and Forgotten Loop, between Coloma and Pilot Hill. CHP spokesman Officer Frank Rodriguez said the driver was trapped in the vehicle for a time and has been taken to Marshall Hospital in Placerville with minor injuries. He said alcohol may have contributed to the incident, which was reported shortly after 2 p.m.
For information on traffic incidents and roadway hazards, see the California Highway Patrol's Traffic Incident Information Page.


text:
About the Author: Ambassador J. Christian Kennedy serves as Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues.
Yesterday, I participated in a ceremony during which the United States returned two objects of great cultural significance to German representatives. The objects were taken by U.S. soldiers at the end of World War II.
The first object was a volume showing artwork Hitler planned for a museum in Linz, Austria. John Pistone, the soldier who discovered the volume, recently consulted with the Monuments Men Foundation, an organization honoring the World War II U.S. Army unit that sought to protect cultural objects. Robert Edsel, head of the Monuments Men Foundation and John Pistone attended the ceremony and were pleased to watch the object returned to Germany.
The second object, known as Das Augsburger Geschlechterbuch, was a 16th Century bound collection of drawings depicting members of several prominent German families. A U.S. soldier took the volume from a storage area where the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart placed objects for safekeeping. It was later sold to a private collector who tried to consign it to Sotheby's. Sotheby's immediately recognized the object's significance and brought it to the attention of the German authorities. A U.S. Federal Court subsequently ruled that the volume is the property of the state of Baden Wuerttemberg.
Deputy Secretary of State Jack Lew hosted the ceremony, and German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth and Heribert Rech, the Interior Minister for Baden Wuerttemberg, accepted the objects on behalf of the German people.
The ceremony precedes International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which takes place on January 27. The annual event marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. The event is recognized internationally as an annual day of commemoration to honor the victims of the Nazi era. While a candle-lighting ceremony will take place at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on January 27, the United States officially observes the Holocaust during the Days of Remembrance in April.
The Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues was honored to facilitate today's event, and continues to develop and implement U.S. policy with respect to the return of Holocaust-era assets to their rightful owners, compensation for wrongs committed during the Holocaust and Holocaust remembrance. The Office does this in a manner that complements and supports broader U.S. interest and initiatives in a Europe committed to democracy, pluralism, human rights and tolerance.
Susan C. in Florida writes:
Only two places in the world have extensive Holocaust Museums. One is in Israel, the other is in Washington, D.C.. Thank you for "remembering" and for doing this. Anti-Semitism is still very much "alive", and has been growing in recent years. We must never forget what happened in Europe during the 1920's and 1930's, which lead to WWII and the death camps. Again, thank you. What you are doing is deeply appreciated.
Julianne P. in Ohio writes:
Our family was privileged to join our parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pistone, at the moving and wonderful ceremony that you hosted last Friday. We want to thank all of those involved, from the State Department, the Ambassadors, the Holocaust Institute, the National Archives, the Smithsonian, and the German government. This experience was truly a major highlight for our family, and we are humbled that our father was able to play a small role in helping bring justice and closure to the millions of victims of that terrible period in human history. Thank you for your hospitality and kind reception of us. God bless all of you, our amazing country, and our world.
Shelley in Washington, DC writes:
It's really interesting how pervasive history is. I think that the return of these books to their rightful home is a really important, and I'm glad to see that it has finally been done.
It's important to remember history. There are many lessons that can be learned just by paying attention. History continues to teach us throughout our lives, and this ceremony is no exception.
Thanks for returning the books, and thanks for remembering.
Casey in Texas writes:
It really helped me. I'm interested in artifacts. I'm writing a report


text:
Burt Rutan developing Ski Gull seaplaneTuesday, April 9th, 2013
Burt Rutan is developing an amphibious, two-engine, motor glider, seaplane on skis. The skis are embedded with skateboard wheels. He described it to The Old Bold Pilots organization in California at the end of January. He doesn't need a medical to fly it, and if it works, you could be flying it, too.


text:
Stunning Colors
When it comes to hair coloring we love to see new and creative ideas brought to the the table just like this striped pink and black hairstyle which looks stunning and hell of creative! A great avant-garde look for any runway show and showcasing colors but this look also works amazingly outside of shows if you can pull it off and have the right attitude. This hair coloring is so inspiring for colorist like myself giving us new ideas and trends coming up this year.


text:
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Ok, I am finally thinking about using a starter. I went to the Starters/Sponges forum and was overwhelmed.Is there a "catch all" sticky on getting started? I'm thinking about Ischia but don't know the first thing about using starter for pizza making.Where do I source?How do I start?How do I keep it going?etc, etc, etc.Thanks,Mahai


text:
Windows 8 Will Barely Revive PC Market In 2013: Analyst
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) - Will Microsoft's(MSFT) launch of Windows 8 help to revive the struggling PC industry?
Yes, according to Sterne Agee tech analyst Shaw Wu, however, the industry's 2013 recovery may be weaker than people expect as a result of continued cannibalization from Apple(AAPL) and Google(GOOG) -powered devices and a generally lukewarm initial response to Windows 8, Microsoft's multi-year operating system, phone and tablet launch.
According to Sterne Agee's analysis, the PC industry may only grow 2% in 2012, far below estimates of near double digit growth put out by market research firms.
"Many market research firms anticipate the PC market to show re-accelerated growth in 2013 due to Windows 8. While we agree that Windows 8 will help, we do not believe the uptake and adoption will be as big and fast as many forecast," writes Wu, in the Monday note to clients.
"We see a continued shift towards mobile devices being powered by iOS and Android. In addition, we find most Windows 8 hardware overpriced with no clear benefit in switching from iOS or Android," the analyst adds.
Wu goes on to cite Windows 8 tablet and laptop prices in the $500 to $1200 range, in contrast with Apple iPad Mini prices as low as $329 and Google Android tablet devices at an even lower $99, at their cheapest.
In 2012, the PC industry is forecast to fall roughly 8.6%, according to an October analysis presented by market research firm IDC. Sterne Agee's Wu highlights the near double-digit 2012 decline as reason he expects the industry to grow at all in 2013.
"The reason we anticipate slight growth is because of
Wu holds a "Buy" rating for Apple and "Neutral" ratings for PC makers Dell(DELL) and Hewlett Packard (HPQ) .
In a Monday note to clients, Credit Suisse analysts lowered their earnings outlook for Dell(DELL) , citing weak PC and server market dynamics and declines in its services business. Overall, Credit Suisse forecasts Dell's revenue will decline 8% in 2013 and 2% the following year.
Tech giants are meeting in Las Vegas this week to unveil new products at the Consumer Electronics Show, which got underway on Monday,
TheStreet will be live-blogging CES, starting at 9:30 a.m. EST.


text:
Irrigation Products »
Automatic Watering »
Automatic Watering Kits »
PlantPal »
Plantpal Watering System Indoor/Outdoor Curce 2400ml
PlantPal is a revolutionary award winning product that takes the trouble out of watering potted plants. It is a doddle to use and provides great results, even when you\'re away on holiday. Once installed, all you have to do is remember to fill up the reservoir once every couple of weeks. If you\'re not sure, then you can check the water level gauge. The PlantPal watering system can be used not only in plant pots, but for flower boxes and other containers. Can be used inside and outside.
How does it work? This patented product uses no batteries or mechanics. It quite simply relies on nature to help do its job. Put simply, when the soil in the container is wet, this causes a vacuum in the reservoir that prevents any more water to be released, and when the soil becomes dry, it breaks this vacuum and causes it to release water untill the soil is wet again, which in turn recreates the vacuum preventing the water to be released and the cycle continues. With such simplicity its no wonder this is fast becoming a very popular choice for many gardeners.
Suitable for plant pots sized 30cm or above
For further information about this great product please see PlantPal watering system
To download the instruction Manual please click here for PlantPal manual.


text:
Fair ~
High: 51°F ~ Low: 44°F
Monday, Jan. 23, 2017
BlessingsPosted Monday, December 20, 2010, at 7:29 AM
As I am writing the last Kathleen's Korner for the year, we have just left the Thanksgiving holidays and entering the Christmas holidays and another new year.
As I sit here thinking over the last year, my mind is racing in all directions. From the good, bad, indifferent and so many blessings that came my way.
I shared with you earlier about how all our appliances went out on us, and we had to replace each of them...it went something like this.
First our washer, then our stove, next the dryer. One night the next items were the garbage disposal; and next morning our dishwasher. Two televisions, two laptops, my hairdryer, and the coffee maker were the next. Since that column, our refrigerator and the element on our hot water heater.
My office computer came down with a virus, and I had to call the computer doctor. I can only imagine what you're thinking by now.
Where's the partridge in a pear tree?
We survived all this with our nerves somewhat intack.
On top of all this, Collin was in the hospital three times, once to have a pacemaker installed. Most recently my back blew out on me, and I wound up in the emergency room. This put me down for quite sometime. So, now I must be very careful or they say I will be out of commission again. And---as I sit here writing I have absolutely the worst cold I have had in, well, I can't even remember how long. Oh, I forgot. I fell last week and bunged up my knee. You missed it. It happened in front of Dexter Realty and Kathleen's Treasure Cove, right on the street!
With all that said, God is still good and Jesus still loves me.
"This I know for the Bible tells me so."
My blessings far outweigh the above. I have been blessed with my wonderful children and grandchildren stepping in and stepping up when the need was there. My wonderful husband lovingly cared and nursed me through the very trying days with my back. Mary and Dorothy covered for me at work. Mom sat with me during the day, and the prayers of so many. Yes, my blessings far outweigh it all.
I count it a blessing the day that C.H. Parsons sorta gave me a kickstart about writing. After that conversation, the idea of Kathleen's Korner formed in my mind. I also count it a blessing when I presented the idea to Bud Hunt of the Statesman, and he so graciously gave me the opportunity for Kathleen's Korner. Noreen is also a blessing to me when I get stumped about something, and she is always there for me to help me get the "Korner" right.
I have been blessed by so many of you and your kind words about how much you enjoy my column. I never would have guessed how many would read that silly little column and actually enjoy it and say they never miss it. I am also in awe of how many of you gentlemen read it. Thanks guys!
I could go on and on forever about blessings, but once again space won't permit. I do want to say, let's not stop our good deeds after Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Instead of making new year's resolutions, let's make new year comittments - comittments to make other lives better with maybe just a kind word or a smile when we don't feel like it. Don't forget those special prayers for our loved ones, our friends, our hometown, our state, our schools and children, and our great United States of America.
Let's try to be more like Jesus in the coming New year.
"A new commandment I give you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." John 13: 34,35
Merry Christmas and happy New Year.
Yes I did say Merry CHRISTmas.
See ya next time somewhere in a Korner.
firstname.lastname@example.com or 573-820-2404
Showing comments in chronological order
[Show most recent comments first]
Another home run for you! You need to rerun this in January when all the good feelings have gone by the wayside. We always need to be reminded of our good moments. Thanks for doing so.
-- Posted by geezerette on Mon, Dec 20, 2010, at 12:15 PM
Respond to this blog
Posting a comment requires free registration:
Kathleen's Korner
- Archives
- Blog RSS feed
- Comments RSS feed
- Login
Kathleen is a resident of Dexter. She was born in Indiana, but her parents moved their family back to the Dexter area when she was three. Other than three years she and her husband, Collin, lived in St. Charles, Mo. and ten years in Birmingham, Alabama, she has spent her life in Dexter. As you can tell, Kathleen is a people person and believes in giving credit to whom credit is due. Thus, the reason for her hero/heroine column every other week in Kathleen's Korner. As you can tell, she also like to have fun, most of the time at her own expense. Kathleen (Grubbs) is a 1964 graduate of Dexter High School and invites her friends to her "Korner."
Hot topicsAh, fall!
(1 ~ 6:08 AM, Oct 11)
The Gift of Friends
Wishing Away!
Thanks for the memories


text:
Topic: Trying to create a site with a homepage that changes every day
I am designing a site that has a new picture on the homepage every day. The problem is that I can not see clearly how to do it. How would you code the site to, basically, load a new homepage-pic everyday? I could really use some guidance (links to tutorials, etc) on how to:
(1) set up the database, controllers, views, etc. to automatically pull the new picture everyday.
(2) schedule images ahead of time to be automatically updated on the homepage.
Specifically, what are the crucial code lines? I am assuming something involving "date.today."
Using: mysql
I am assuming the solution will involve something with a filename matched to "date.today."
Thank you. This is my first question on Rails forum.
Last edited by Starflyer59 (2011-01-09 07:53:28)


text:
ATI, graphics products group of Advanced Micro Devices, said on Wednesday that it shipped its 50 millionth graphics processing unit for Nintendo Wii. With 50 million units delivered, the ATI graphics processor code-named Hollywood becomes the most successful AMD game console chip to date in terms of unit sales.
"We congratulate Nintendo on this major milestone for its popular Wii console. AMD shares Nintendo's excitement for delivering engaging experiences for every member of the family. We are proud to provide the ATI Hollywood chip as the cool and quiet graphics engine that factors so prominently in the overall enjoyment for Wii owners. AMD counts Nintendo as a valued customer and we continue to work together to make console entertainment a growing phenomenon worldwide," said Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager of graphics products group of AMD.
Nintendo Wii features IBM's custom PowerPC architecture-based microprocessor named Broadway clocked at 729MHz and code-named Hollywood chip with built-in graphics core, DSP and I/O features from ATI that operates at 243MHz, earlier reports suggested. Nintendo Wii uses 91MB of memory in total: 23MB of "main" 1T-SRAM, 64MB of "external" 1T-SRAM and 3MB texture buffer on the GPU. Nintendo's Wii does not feature a hard disk drive, instead, it boasts with 512MB of flash memory, but the console will also have a card reader, which will allow installing more memory.
Nintendo Wii is the most successful new-generation video game console that outsells both its competitors, Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3, combined. The success of the Wii is conditioned by innovative motion-sensing game controller, relatively low price-point of $249/€249, casual games and ease of use. Considering that 50 millionth graphics processor for Wii was shipped today, sales of the video game console will reach 50 million in roughly 2.5 years after the introduction.
ATI has a rich 10-year history of providing graphics solutions for Nintendo spanning both the Wii and Nintendo GameCube consoles.
"Nintendo values its ongoing relationship with AMD. AMD's graphics technology expertise as displayed in the ATI 'Hollywood' chip is a great part of the momentum of Wii. Our combined efforts help deliver entertaining experiences to create many smiling faces in living rooms around the world," said Genyo Takeda, general manager of integrated research and development of Nintendo.


text:
GCIS contains many links to related information and modules throughout the system. GCIS analysts have identified many other Internet sites that provide potentially valuable information. These sites may provide services requiring you to register and enter personal information such as schools that accept electronic applications or job search sites that store electronic résumés. We do not endorse the privacy policy of these sites and you need to choose whether to use their services.
NOTE: Links to external sites begin with the url address (i.e., http://). If you link to one of these sites, use your browser's Back button to return to GCIS.


text:
**Please remove all widgets before the upgrade.**
- Now, you can customize the widget's color when select "no background" option.
- Fixes the reboot problem, and added the Recovery and Bootloader mode.
The next version will add a new toggle, and more improvements (including light switches, flashlights, mute etc.), so please be patient:)


text:
save Up to
per year
bonkers.ie provides the most comprehensive broadband comparison service in Ireland.
Whether you're looking for a broadband only deal, or an unlimited broadband package that includes home phone and TV, bonkers.ie helps you to compare Irish broadband providers and sign up to the best broadband deal for you
If you're looking for satellite broadband, rural broadband or simply the cheapest home broadband deal available, bonkers.ie takes the leg work out of finding a new provider.
We even have a broadband speed test which can help you decide whether it is time to upgrade to a better deal. And the good news is that we compare broadband packages from Ireland's biggest providers, including eir , Virgin Media , Vodafone , Pure Telecom , Sky , Digiweb and many more.


text:
Eight Point Earthquake strikes Chile, causes Pacific Tsunami
TOKYO (Feb. 28) - The tsunami from Chile's deadly earthquake hit Japan's main islands and the shores of Russia on Sunday, but the smaller-than-expected waves prompted the lifting of a Pacific-wide alert. Hawaii and other Pacific islands were also spared.
In Japan, where hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from shorelines, the biggest wave following the magnitude-8.8 quake off Chile hit the northern island of Hokkaido. There were no immediate reports of damage from the four-foot wave, though some piers were briefly flooded.
As it crossed the Pacific, the tsunami dealt populated areas - including the U.S. state of Hawaii - only a glancing blow.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii issued a warning for 53 nations and territories, but lifted it Sunday, though some countries were keeping their own watches in place as a precaution.
The tsunami raised fears the Pacific could fall victim to the type of devastating waves that killed 230,000 people in the Indian Ocean in 2004 the morning after Christmas. During that disaster, there was little-to-no warning and much confusion about the impending waves.
Officials said the opposite occurred after the Chile quake: They overstated their predictions of the size of the waves and the threat.
"We expected the waves to be bigger in Hawaii, maybe about 50 percent bigger than they actually were," said Gerard Fryer, a geophysicist for the warning center. "We'll be looking at that."
Japan, fearing the tsunami could gain force as it moved closer, put all of its eastern coastline on tsunami alert and ordered hundreds of thousands of residents in low-lying areas to seek higher ground as waves generated by the Chilean earthquake raced across the Pacific at hundreds of miles (kilometers) per hour.
Japan is particularly sensitive to the tsunami threat.
In July 1993 a tsunami triggered by a major earthquake off Japan's northern coast killed more than 200 people on the small island of Okushiri. A stronger quake near Chile in 1960 created a tsunami that killed about 140 people in Japan.
Towns along northern coasts issued evacuation orders to 400,000 residents, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said. NHK switched to emergency mode, broadcasting a map with the areas in most danger and repeatedly urging caution.
As the wave continued its expansion across the ocean, Japan's Meteorological Agency said waves of up to 10 feet could hit the northern prefectures of Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi, but the first waves were much smaller.
People packed their families into cars, but there were no reports of panic or traffic jams. Fishermen secured their boats, and police patrolled beaches, using sirens and loudspeakers to warn people to leave the area.
Elsewhere, the tsunami passed gently.
By the time the tsunami hit Hawaii - a full 16 hours after the quake - officials had already spent the morning blasting emergency sirens, blaring warnings from airplanes and ordering residents to higher ground.
The islands were back to paradise by the afternoon, but residents endured a severe disruption and scare earlier in the day: Picturesque beaches were desolate, million-dollar homes were evacuated, shops in Waikiki were shut down, and residents lined up at supermarkets to stock up on food and at gas stations.
Waves hit California, but barely registered amid stormy weather. A surfing contest outside San Diego went on as planned.
In Tonga, where up to 50,000 people fled inland hours ahead of the tsunami, the National Disaster Office had reports of a wave up to 6.5 feet high hitting a small northern island, deputy director Mali'u Takai said. There were no initial indications of damage.
Nine people died in Tonga last September when the Samoa tsunami slammed the small northern island of Niuatoputapu, wiping out half of the main settlement.
In Samoa, where 183 people died in the tsunami five months ago, thousands remained Sunday morning in the hills above the coasts on the main island of Upolu, but police said there were no reports of waves or sea surges hitting the South Pacific nation.
At least 20,000 people abandoned their homes in southeastern Philippine villages and took shelter in government buildings or fled to nearby mountains overnight due to the tsunami scare. Provincial officials scrambled to alert villagers and prepare contingency plans, according to the National Disaster Coordinating Council.
Philippine navy and coast guard vessels, along with police, were ordered to stand by for possible evacuation but the alert was lifted late Sunday afternoon.
Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said there was no tsunami risk for the archipelago as it was too far from the quake's epicenter.
On New Zealand's Chatham Islands earlier Sunday, officials reported a wave measured at 6.6 feet.
Oceanographer Ken Gledhill said it was typical tsunami behavior when the sea water dropped three feet off North Island's east coast at Gisborne and then surged back.
Several hundred people in the North Island coastal cities of Gisborne and Napier were evacuated from their homes and from camp grounds, while residents in low-lying areas on South Island's Banks Peninsula were alerted to be ready to evacuate.
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology canceled its tsunami warning Sunday evening.
"The main tsunami waves have now passed all Australian locations," the bureau said.
No damage was reported in Australia from small waves that were recorded earlier in the day in New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Norfolk Island, about 1,000 miles northeast of Sydney.
New Zealand's Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Management downgraded its tsunami warning to an advisory status, which it planned to keep in place overnight
Too many disasters already this year. I'm definitely praying for those in Chile and those in Haiti who are still suffering. :sad:
So sad...what an incredible earthquake...8.8,wow.Those poor people:sad:
There you are along with GOD knows how many Millions of Americans sitting on one HUGE Faultline, a KNOWN and regular Faultline.
I honnestly Thank GOD when I hear of an Earthquake and discover its NOT the one running under and inbetween several large cities along the Californian Coastline not to far away to have a direct impact on you if they shook like that.
Don't worry too much Dave but I'm right on California fault line.I've always lived on one.That's just how it is on the Ca coast.South or North.That's just how we roll so to speak:laugh:
I was watching the news last night and they were showing Half Moon Bay,it's a beach city about 15 miles from me and they were asking the surfers to get out of the water "just in case" but none listened.One surfer girl said that the currents felt a lot stronger then the norm but keeping a surfer out of waves is like keeping flies out of honey...good luck:laugh:
If it makes you feel any better, I'm in the hills so the 15 miles to the beach is pretty much all up hill...a tsunami won't be coming up here however an earthquake...probably :unsure-1:
We had a small quuake here in northern Illinois last week, but no dammage. God is beggining to shake the earth.
:unsure-1: in the event of an Earthquake, just stay away from the cliffe edge please :blink:
but seriously...I'm glad your like, at least a little away from the cities beach. I just dont think this is safe, there has been a lot of geological action just south of you, I wouldnt be surprised at all if that triggers at least some minor quakes in your region next month, just...stay safe...at least until I've had a chance to meet you :w00t:
Even England suffered a small shake was it last year, or maybe the year before...I know because I felt it...it was the middle of the night, and I was playing this
very loudly, and so deeply engrosed I nearly fell off my chair, I wondered how the person below had managed to bang so heavily on the ceiling to make my chair wobble....wasnt til the next day I hear it was an earthquake :laugh:
That was a HUGE quake.
But it gives me a lot of hope.
8.8 and it didn't flatten everything in Chile
With our building codes it gives me hope that if we have a huge one things won't be as bad as they could be (Haiti)
Our Tsunami alarm system went off here (Thank god it works)
but all it did was raise our tide 6 feet
Then die? Besides...it feels like I have met you :unsure-1:
|All times are GMT. The time now is 04:37 AM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2017, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.


text:
Yesterday, Secretary Clinton met with Haitian Prime Minister Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis. After their meeting, Secretary Clinton said:"I want to state to you, Prime Minister, how impressed and grateful we are for the leadership that you and President Preval have shown.
We have seen a tremendous commitment by the Government of Haiti in the face of tremendous difficulties, most particularly four hurricanes in one year. It's almost impossible to even imagine. But the government has come forth with a recovery plan that lays out very clear priorities, which we intend to work with the Government of Haiti and the people of Haiti, with businesses, NGOs, academics, the religious community, as well as other international partners to address. This is important not only for the people of Haiti, but for all the people of our region. You know, our lives are linked in so many ways, and we share a common space and a common future.
At the Haiti Donors Conference yesterday, officials of the Haitian Government and the international community discussed the plan that the Haitian Government has put forth. This will respond to Haiti's short-term reconstruction needs while addressing the longer-term development goals. We appreciated the prime minister's leadership at the conference and the constructive engagement of Haiti's government. They have set realistic and achievable goals.
And I assured the prime minister again today that the United States will remain a committed partner throughout this process. The Obama Administration is very willing to work with you, Prime Minister. And as an expression of our commitment, I announced at the conference the United States will provide more than $280 million in assistance to Haiti in 2009.
During my visit tomorrow, I will be meeting with President Preval and other officials, and I look forward to working with both the president and the prime minister. We want to help Haiti because Haiti deserves our help.
Haiti was making tremendous progress until the national disasters so tragically and unfairly interrupted that progress. In 2007, Haiti had the highest rate of GDP growth since the '90s, and there was no doubt Haiti was on the right track. Things happen. Hurricanes happen. But we think by focusing on security, job creation, infrastructure development, sustainable agriculture, we're going to be able to help the people and the Government of Haiti. And it's a great honor for me to be standing here with the prime minister."
Read the transcript of the Secretary's press availability with Haitian Prime Minister Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis or more about the Haiti Donors Conference.
Rosemary in New Jersey writes:
Dear Hillary,
Thank you for you efforts. I know you love Haiti as I do, and I was happy to read that you will be reviewing policies toward Cuba AND Haiti.
You are doing a wonderful job. Love to you, and give my love to my Haiti Cherie.
Helen in Pennsylvania writes:
I am so happy to see Secretary Clinton tackling the issue of helping Hati. They were devasted by storms.


text:
Topic: deployment to a host without shell access
I shall be doing my first deployment shortly, and the company's current web host does not offer shell access on their current plan. They do support RoR though, but it seems that it will be a lot more difficult having to ftp everything manually. The application will not have very many users, but it's feature set will be growing in the coming year, so updates will be coming once a month or so. Would it be worth changing hosts or do you think this is manageable? Database migrations seem particularly difficult. Thanks for any experiences anyone can offer.


text:
Warning Signs - Page 3
Ibuprofen (especially in combination with intense exercise and dehydration) has been found to interrupt the kidney's ability to eliminate damaged muscle bi-products, contributing to rhabdomyolysis. Such nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) have been linked to several high-profile cases of rhabdomyolysis. Prime examples include Diana Finkel (see "Pacing Diana," June 2011, Issue 73) and Erik Skaggs (see Trail Rx, October 2010, Issue 68). NSAIDS, such as Aleve, aspirin and ibuprofen, have been shown to indirectly alter blood flow in the kidneys, making them more susceptible to the damage created by cell damage and breakdown.
Associations between these medications and exertional rhabdomyolysis are rare and reactions are unpredictable but trail runners beware! If you are taking any medications, discuss your training plan and rhabdomyolysis risks with your health-care provider.
Additional conditions that may predispose athletes for risk of exertional rhabdomyolysis include working out while symptomatic with a viral illness or bacterial infection, endocrine problems, electrolyte imbalances, sickle-cell disease and rare conditions such as malignant hyperthermia or neuroleptic syndrome. In trail runners' terms, going for a personal record or running your first ultramarathon while sick with the flu may put you at risk for exertional rhabdomyolysis. Other vulnerable situations include training or racing while dehydrated, in extreme heat or in prolonged states of hypothermia.
What Are the Signs?
The classic triad of symptoms associated with rhabdomyolysis includes muscle pain, general weakness and decreased or very concentrated urine. While almost half of those affected experience extremely dark urine (resembling cola), not everyone experiences weakness and pain.
Other symptoms may include some or all of the following: fast heart rate, elevated body temperature and vomiting. Symptoms may take up to 24 to 48 hours after exercise to reveal themselves (Cervellin G et al 2010). The diagnosis is made by health-care professionals after taking a blood test that measures creatine kinase—a kidney-function marker. Other lab tests will reveal any electrolyte abnormalities or, in extreme cases, the beginnings of organ damage to your heart or kidneys.
"Athletes should look for these warning signs: decreased urination, dark urine, fever, vomiting, joint and muscle pain and confusion," advises Dr. Bilik. "If warning signs are present, stop exercising and seek prompt medical treatment with re-hydration and possibly diuretic therapy." Evaluation of electrolyte balances may be warranted as well. In extreme cases, kidney dialysis may be necessary, and typically occurs in situations in which warning signs were unnoticed or ignored prior to medical intervention.
Treating Rhabdomyolysis
Many athletes weigh themselves before and immediately after training to evaluate total fluid losses vs. replacement during training events. Weight changes can be used to determine generalized fluid replacement. For athletes desiring a more individualized and scientific approach, formulas have been created to determine individual sweat rates and fluid replacement, and are readily found online. Because different athletes have differing sweat and energy-expenditure rates, it is impossible to provide a single recipe that applies to all runners.


text:
- Home
- News
- Radio / TV
- Videos
- The Word For You
- Focus Today
- Events
- Contact Us
- Job Openings
- About
Report: Existing Home Prices Rise In Jackson County
There's good news for people selling homes in Jackson County; the median sales price is on the rise. The median in the most recent rolling quarterly report rose nearly 10 percent to $155,000, according to the Rogue Valley Association of Realtors.
The figures reflect an increasing demand, while inventory is shrinking. Sales are up 3.1%; 539 homes sold in the most recent report, compared to 523 at this time in 2011. There are 26% fewer homes on the market in Jackson County.
Homes are also spending less time on the market. The average has gone from a 2011 figure of 97 days to 81.
A plurality of transactions fall into the "normal" category at 43.8%, 37.8% were bank-owned properties, while 18.2% were "short" sales.


text:
In addition to regular season soccer, AYSO Region 88 offers a wide array of special programs so that "everyone plays." These programs include opportunities for every player to improve his or her skills, opportunities for motivated, talented players to play more and improve their skills in a competitive environment, and opportunities for players with physical, mental, and developmental challenges to play soccer.
VIP (Very Important Person)
The AYSO VIP Program provides a quality soccer experience for children – and adults – whose physical or mental disabilities make it difficult to successfully participate on mainstream teams. (Details)
Short-Sided Games
Short-sided soccer is about developing the hearts and minds of young soccer players at their level. It's for AYSO coaches, referees, administrators, spectators, and anyone else concerned with the development our youth. (Details)
One of the main principles of AYSO, as shown above, is Good Sportsmanship. This enbodies all that we do, whether it is a parent, a coach, or player, a referee or any other person involved with our region. (Details)
Kids Zone & Parent Pledge
Kids Zone is a dynamic program targeted to eliminate negative sideline behavior. It is aimed toward producing a thoroughly positive impact on everyone involved in youth soccer. (Details)
Safe Haven
To protect our volunteers and players, this program introduces a more extensive registration and certification of our key volunteers who work most closely with the children; coaches, board members, team parents, referees. (Details)
Under-5 Jamboree
A new fun program setup to teach our youngest players the basics of soccer, without the pressures of the adult game. (Details)
Leo Nedeff Memorial Tournament
Glendale's 1st tournament, named in honor of the Region's greatest referee. Details
IQ (Improve Quality)
The focus of this program is to create realistic goals and means to improving the quality of the soccer program being offered to the participants, consistent with AYSO philosophy. (Details)
Spring Season & Winter League
This is an additional short season (beyond the regular season) that may take place in the off-season to give players more opportunity to play soccer. See the Home Page or Team Zone pages to see if the season is being offered this year.
All-Star Season & Play-Through Teams
This is an extended part of the regular season usually run from January to March.
Uniform Recycling
The collection of used but good quality uniforms to give to soccer leagues who may not have the resources for uniforms.
Field Monitor
This is new program designed to give constructive input for coach's, referees and parents to give the ultimate experience to the players.
Coaching Mentor
This program is designed to give coaches additional mentoring through extra clinics, training sessions and field observation & critique.
PRO (Player Referee Organization)
It is the standard name given to AYSO Referee programs geared towards kids 18 years old and younger learning to become a youth referee (Details)
Throughout the year, various programs are offered with proceeds used for special needs such as coaching or player, field development, etc. Please check the Home Page regularly.


text:
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
The forno bravo 60 and 70 series ovens are pretty popular first ovens. Problem with them is most people will want more pretty quickly, and in my opinion(and experience here) it isn't easy to sell them used and they don't hold value. In the end you are burning a couple grand you could put toward the bigger oven you are going to eventually want anyway.
In your opinion and experience, what size oven do you recommend? Thank you in advance for the feedback.TomN
You might want to take a look at the postings by POLO. He talks about his oven being too big.Best to you.Tom Nhttp://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,26305.msg281664.html#msg281664
TXCraig1, why are so many of the home ovens less than 30" . Will these ovens perform poorly for Neapolitan pizza? http://www.fornobravo.com/residential_pizza_oven/pizza_oven_specs/napolino70.html
What are some other options you would recommend in the same price range for home use?
Do you know where I can get an FGM oven in Toronto Canada? Between shipping and taxed an oven like that would cost an additional $1000+
sadly, I think Blazing Ovens is out of business. They made some really nice cast ovens. bill
In my opinion based on my first oven at 30" with low mass and my current oven at 42" with moderate mass, the ideal home pizza oven would be 36" and low mass. My 42" oven is great, but a beast to fire compared to the smaller oven. I think a 36" would strike a nice medium while allowing enough space between the pizza and the fire for a fairly even bake consistently. You might not achieve the level Craig does with a 10 hour fire in his commercial oven...
10 hours??!! Is there a ton of mass or no insulation or something?
That would be a good sign, does that oven have a lot of mass?Edit: Just read the user guide and looks like standard mass with standard insulation.
It's the "extra insulation" model (120cmID/160cmOD). I don't think they actually make the "standard insulation" model. It weighed in at bit over 4200lbs.
I saw standard and extra insulation marked on drawings but that was for the Combo oven and not the Classico user guide. The dimensions are identical looking at both.With 40cm between the id and od you probably have 8"-10" of insulation depending on your mass and shell thickness... Not too shabby.


text:
Beautiful Copper Curls with a Sweet Centre Part
An absolutely stunning hairstyle. This red head has incredible volume to her beautiful long curly hair.This hair cut looks so romantic and sexy. The body of curls fall in such a way that it shows off her magnificent face. Parted down the middle and curled all around, this hair cut could be worn up as well as there is so much that can be done with this length hair. This look can be achieved by using a curling iron.Beautiful highlights of coppers with the red gives such "WOW" to this color.
Steven Carey at Team Afro Hair: Steven Carey, Mayfair London Make-up: Keith Way Clothes stylist: Bernard Connolly Photographer: Stellanour Electrical products: FHI Heat Styling Appliances


text:
I really thought there were some great races yesterday. So many graded races, so many exciting finishes. Does anybody here have a favorite one from yesterday?
Too hard to decide! If you are going to make me choose though, I pick the Frizette. I love seeing fillies fight for the win.
That would be my pick as well....but I thought Wise Dans effort after getting bumped at the start and going five wide on the turf was also very commendable.
Agreed. I also think Groupie Doll went well, too. I'm excited to see how the rest of the BC fields shape up.
The DRF has the best single-page summary with all the replays of the weekend's action. If you missed it then here is your single source
Not as wow as the other races, but I liked Eldaafer in the Hawthorne Gold Cup. Finishing a game 3rd for a horse that is not, not, not a front running pace setter but was oddly made to be in this race. This is a horse that won the BC Marathon for goodness sakes! Not to mention that he even raced (and won big) at the Atlantic City Race last course which is amazing too. Racing for peanuts to going back to run in a big graded race and dispose of the even money favorite that's not bad for a 7-yr old
Worth pointing out and to her credit Rosie Napravnik had one of the best weekends ever in her career. She rode a Belmont Saturday and then flew to Lexington for Keeneland Sunday.
She won two Grade 1 races at Belmont plus a claiming race, then took 2nd in an allowance and finished 5th in a claiming in the last race. Sunday she won an allowance at Keeneland, had 2 4th place finished, and largely due to bumping and heavy traffic finished 10th in two furiously run graded stakes.
Here is another notable race that is worth a look - albeit one post-weekend. It seemingly went by under the radar after everyone feasted on the big meal of the weekend with tracing
Video: Grade 3-t Pilgrim Stakes, Monday 10-8-12, Belmont
Ramon couldn't have been any more patient while sitting on a rocket. The margin of victory isn't that great as he was geared down towards the finish, but did you see how wide he was taken?! Another Chad Brown trainee looking fine.
Noble Tune (now 2 2-0-0 after his maiden win at Saratoga) punched his ticket to the $1 million Juvenile Turf with a visually impressive 2 1/2-length score in Monday's Grade 3, $150,000 Pilgrim Stakes, a Win and You're In race.
Forum Rules


text:
Your Cat, Your Life
The Scoop
Cat News, Politics
Meow-Out-Loud Humor
Cat Chic
Gear and Glam
Cat Breeds
Foods & Treats
Health & Care
Behavior & Training
Cat of the Day
Other pets in your family: Nitro | Gidget | Maxi (In Loving Memory) | Chigger(In Loving Memory) | Georgie (In Loving Memory) | SmokeyJo | Showdy | In Memory of Sarah | Trooper (In Loving Memory) | In Memory of Wedggie "Big Beau | G'Kar In Loving Memory | Mama Gray | Clarice (in loving memory) | Buddah {ALWAYS N OUR HEARTS} | Charlie(In loving memory) | Bubby | Seti (Rest in peace)
Copyright © I-5 Publishing, LLC. All rights reserved.
Visit Dogster


text:
All Cutco products are backed by
The Forever Guarantee
This is Cutco's unwavering promise and it is at the heart of everything we do.
View Complete Guarantee
Cutco is For
Since 1949, Cutco has been manufacturing high-quality cutlery in Olean, N.Y. In that time, over 16 million people have welcomed Cutco into their homes.
Cutco knives have been handed down from mothers to daughters, grandfathers to grandsons and between friends. In doing so, The Forever Guarantee has been passed along too.
If at any time you are not satisfied with the performance of your Cutco product we'll make it right. Whether you made the initial purchase or you received Cutco as a gift, it's our guarantee that your Cutco products will perform like new. Forever.
Cutco is
Built to Last
The high-quality materials and unique production processes combine to create products that are built to last.
Cutco stands behind every item that leaves our factory. With over 65 years of expert craftsmanship, Cutco makes knives and kitchen products you can depend on. Forever.
*View The Forever Guarantee below.
What Cutco will do for you
When you send your well-loved Cutco products in for sharpening or repair they will be cared for as if they were our own. Your products go through a detailed multi-step process and are returned to you like new. There's no receipt or registration required.
We see what's wrong and make it right.
We return your blades to ultra-sharpness.
We make them look like new.
Bring Cutco and The Forever Guarantee into your home today.Begin Shopping
All Cutco products are backed by
The Forever Guarantee
We stand behind our Cutco products with a FOREVER satisfaction guarantee. We want every Cutco customer to be a satisfied customer FOREVER. The guarantee has several important elements.
Forever Performance Guarantee
- If at any time you are not completely satisfied with the performance of your Cutco product, we will correct the problem or replace the product.
- Simply send the product with an explanatory note to the address listed below or submit a request online.
Forever Sharpness Guarantee
- Cutco knives will remain sharp for many years, but after extended use they may need sharpening.
- For sharpening of Double-D® or straight-edge knives, send them, along with a return shipping and handling fee of: $9 (for 1 to 10 items) or $11 (for 11 to 25 items) or $13 (for 26 to 40 items) to the address listed below or submit a request online. There is a 40 item limit per service order.
Forever Replacement Service Agreement
for Misuse or Abuse
- Should you damage your Cutco through misuse or abuse, we will replace the item for half of its current retail price plus applicable sales tax.
- Send the product with an explanatory note to the address listed below or submit a request online.
15-Day Unconditional Money Back Guarantee
- If at any time within 15 days after receipt of your Cutco product you are not satisfied with your purchase for any reason, you may get a full refund of your purchase price by contacting Cutco Customer Service.
- Due to the personalization, engraved products cannot be returned under the Unconditional Money Back Guarantee. All other aspects of The Forever Guarantee do apply.
The Forever Guarantee is intended solely for consumer/in-home use.
Customer Service Pledge
At Cutco, our pledge is to guarantee our customers' 100% satisfaction.
Mailing Address
Cutco Cutlery
Re: Repair/Return
322 Houghton Avenue
Olean, NY 14760-3152


text:
1 - 18 of 18 results
Show items:
Sort by:
- Thule® Hyper™ XL Cargo BoxHyper™ XL Cargo Box by Thule®. The Hyper is Thule's top of the line, premium cargo box. It's the perfect combination of style, protection, and quality. The Hyper is loaded with features to make transporting your gear easy, safe,...AeroNose™ DesignPatented rear-angled base$969.95
- Thule® Sonic Cargo BoxSonic Cargo Box by Thule®. The Sonic is Thule's versatile series of aerodynamic cargo boxes, with a size and color to suit every need and taste. The Sonic boxes are finished in your choice of metallic black or metallic silver. The...AeroNose™ DesignPatented rear-angled base$569.95 - $729.95
- Thule® Pulse Cargo BoxPulse Cargo Box by Thule®. Pulse Cargo Boxes give you the extra space you need at a great value. The Easy-Grip mounting system enables you to attach the carrier to Thule Rack Systems, round bars, and most factory racks in about 10...Durable and Rugged MaterialEasy-Grip Mounting System$399.95 - $469.95
- Yakima® RocketBox Pro Roof Cargo BoxRocketBox Pro Roof Cargo Box by Yakima®. Get your gear out of the inside of your vehicle and up on the roof rack, so you can carry more passengers (or more gear). The RocketBox Pro Cargo Box delivers security and protection for...Aerodynamic DesignDual-Sided Opening$341.10 - $377.10
- Rhino Rack® Master-Fit Cargo BoxMaster-Fit Cargo Box by Rhino-Rack®. New range of Master-Fit Cargo Boxes have been designed to be safe, solid and also combine styling and aerodynamics for a superior function and fit.Aerodynamically DesignedDual-Side Opening$399.00 - $589.10
- SportRack® Horizon Cargo BoxHorizon Cargo Box by SportRack®. The Horizon Cargo Box gives you additional cargo carrying capacity at a great value. It mounts quickly and conveniently on the roof, and compacts for easy storage. The Horizon Cargo Box can carry up...ABS MaterialPassenger-Side Opening$279.95 - $339.95
- SportRack® Skyline Cargo BoxSkyline Cargo Box by SportRack®. The SportRack Skyline is the large capacity cargo box that's loaded with features at a great price. From the attractive 2-tone exterior to the spring loaded hinges that aid opening and closing, to...Aerodynamic DesignPassenger Side Opening$204.37
- Thule® Force Cargo BoxForce Cargo Box by Thule®. The Force series of cargo boxes is packed with features usually only found on premium priced carriers. The Quick-Grip™ mounting system provides fast, easy tool-free installation and removal, and the...Diamond-Textured AeroSkin LidTool-Free Quick-Grip Mounting System$449.95 - $599.95
- SportRack® Vista Cargo BoxVista Cargo Box by SportRack®. When you've got too much cargo to carry inside your vehicle, transport it on your roof rack in this convenient and attractive cargo box. It's easy to attach and load when you need it and capable of...ABS ConstructionRear Opening$249.95
- Yakima® SkyBox Carbonite Roof Cargo BoxSkyBox Carbonite Roof Cargo Box by Yakima®. New textured lid – the next evolution of the SkyBox series. Get your friends in the car and your gear into a SkyBox. Versatile, yet sleek and aerodynamically designed to reduce drag and...Sleek Aerodynamic DesignDual-Sided Opening$449.00 - $599.00
- Thule® Sidekick Cargo BoxSidekick Cargo Box by Thule®. If you don't have a lot to carry, or you want to have room on your roof rack for other equipment like a bicycle, then the Sidekick Cargo Box is for you. The attractive 2-tone, rugged polyethylene cargo...Heavy-duty designPassenger-Side Opening$299.95
- Yakima® SkyBox Roof Cargo BoxSkyBox Roof Cargo Box by Yakima®. Get your gear out of the inside of your vehicle and up on the roof rack, so you can carry more passengers (or more gear). This premium carrier, delivering security and protection for your gear with...Aerodynamic DesignDual-Sided Opening$549.00 - $699.00
- Yakima® Aero Roof Cargo BoxAero Roof Cargo Box by Yakima®. Carrying unwieldy gear has never looked so elegant. No other box matches its aerodynamic performance. In black or silver high-gloss finish.Aerodynamic DesignAccuCore™ Dual Layer Lid Structure$849.00 - $999.00
- Yakima® ShowCase Roof Cargo BoxShowCase Roof Cargo Box by Yakima®. Aerodynamic design with clean, high-gloss modern styling – the ShowCase 15 elevates the cargo box. Sized just right for weekends with friends, everyday urban traverses, and short road trips,...Aerodynamic DesignDual-Sided Opening$679.00 - $779.00
- Pro Series® Bullet Box™ Roof Top Luggage Carrier (63150)Universal Bullet Box™ Roof Top Luggage Carrier by Pro Series®. 72" L x 24" W x 17" H. The Weight Carrying Capacity: 110 lbs. These cargo bags are meant to withstand the elements – wind, snow, and rain – so nothing gets in the...Easily attaches to roof racks or cargo carriersIntegral tiedown points$268.80
- Yakima® SkyBox LoPro Roof Cargo BoxSkyBox LoPro Roof Cargo Box by Yakim®. 92"L x 36"W x 11.5"H, 15 cu. ft. capacity. Get your gear out of the inside of your vehicle and up on the roof rack, so you can carry more passengers (or more gear). The SkyBox LoPro Cargo Box...Aerodynamic DesignDual-Sided Opening$649.00
- Thule® Flow Cargo BoxFlow Cargo Box by Thule®. Low-profile roof box with aerodynamic design, perfect for the winter sport enthusiast. Optimized airflow around the box thanks to aerodynamically streamlined design. Plus fits your car roof perfectly with...Diamond-Textured AeroSkin LidTool-Free Quick-Grip Mounting System$799.95
- Yakima® ProRack™ Cargo BoxProRack™ Cargo Box by Yakima®. Taking a trip and can't fit all your gear inside your vehicle? The roomy ProRack Cargo Box allows you to carry 10 cu. ft. of cargo on your roof rack. Made of rugged ABS plastic, this cargo box...$195.30
Featured Brands
Related Categories
- (27)Base Rack SystemsOldsmobile Silhouette
- (79)Canoe Carriers & Kayak RacksOldsmobile Silhouette
- (23)Roof Ski & Snowboard RacksOldsmobile Silhouette
- (21)Roof Cargo BasketsOldsmobile Silhouette
- (33)Roof Rack AccessoriesOldsmobile Silhouette
- (274)Van Roof RacksUniversal
- (119)Bike RacksOldsmobile Silhouette
Oldsmobile Silhouette Roof Cargo Boxes Reviews
Average rating: 4.5 - 43 reviews
4.8 of 5
Good Price
TPosted by Thomas (Coral Gables, FL) / February 3, 2016
Was this review helpful for you? Yes
View More
Oldsmobile Silhouette Models


text:
I have the following games for sale:
Sat, Aug 11 Kansas City 7:30 PM
Sat, Aug 18 Detroit 7:00 PM
Regular Season
Sun, Nov 4 Seattle 4:05 PM
Sun, Dec 16 Buffalo 1:00 PM
I have two tickets to each game, and all tickets are face value at $40 a pop (so $80 a game). Preseason games can be had for half the cost, $40 total ($20 a ticket).
The seats are on the opposite endzone of the Dawg Pound, upper section right smack dab between the uprights. Section 347 Row 38 Seat 25 and 26 (end).
Put in "347" here for a view from the seat:
About where they are. Maybe back a few rows.
Any interest, email me at firstname.lastname@example.com or PM me.


text:
The next event related is that it the proposal/study will be presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission Special Meeting Monday March 5th 4 pm at City Hall.
If all goes well then it will be off to City Council shortly afterwards.
Please consider attending the March 5th meeting to show your support. Some of us plan to attend and present the petition and speak on behalf of the mountain biking community. You don't have to speak but it would be great to have a strong showing of supporters. The opponents are bringing their supporters so we should as well. This may be considered a dress rehearsal for the City Council meeting.
The Pogonip multi-use trail support petition has been going well but we are stalling in the numbers of new signers recently. If you haven't signed the petition yet then please do so. Signing the petition is an easy, effective and passive way to express support for this trail.
If you work for a bike shop or the local bike industry then please encourage your employees and customers to sign. If you work for a local business that supports the trail then please consider soliciting your employees to sign the petition and attend the meetings.
Consider printing a Pogonip petition poster and hanging at your place of business and local trail heads.
A small amount of effort will yield huge dividends! Your reward will be super sweet new single track by this fall – or earlier!
After we get though this political process the fun part begins: constructing the trail!


text:
Morning loves, another Kristen sighting yesterday! This time from DeeDee over at IMDb,/via this is what she said....
No picture sadly and i can't confirm my source but i liked the idea of Kristen eating in a non showy restaurant.
Just thought id post the sighting!
Well imagine my luck getting to be in the same restaurant last night as K-STEW!!!I was dining with my family and we had already had our starters when i popped to the loo.As i walked in a girl walked out with her head bowed. I was busy chatting away and noticed my sister, like, gawping!I actually didnt even notice the girl, she walked out and we sort of bumped shoulders, i didnt look round really, just saw a short girl looking down who muttered"oops sorry" as we walked into each other.Anyway, she was like, "didnt you see WHO THAT WAS!!!" "Erm noooo" i replied, !"It was Kristen Stewart!!"I couldnt believe i had paid no attention. The palm is nice, dont get me wrong but its not exclusive. Its quite a traditional place that yeh, celebs go but its not .... that cool...We rushed out to find her but couldnt spot her and to be fair didnt want to cause a stir.I scanned the place and spotted her, she was facing me but at least 6 tables away.She had her hair in a pony knot and she was wearing a white t shirt. She was sat with a chubby woman and 2 men.I begged my father to walk to bar and look at what she was eating. He said it looked like she had a coke and the Tomato Capri, tomato and mozarella salad.They were all chatting quite serious like. Everyone in there was old and paid no attention.The woman paid as our mains arrived and kristen got up. She was wearing grey wash denims and a red shoe, with a red bag.The woman left first, followed by kristen and 1 man then the other. They jumped into a big blacked out window car and sped off.I have no idea on much else. rob wasnt there. i did try taking a photo but a waiter came over and said" no photos please"when i said "but its kristen stewart" he replied " would you like me to take a photo of you eating" really curtly.He refused to confirm if it was her or not but who needs confirmation. It was k stew.She is soooooooooooooo pretty!!!! sooooooo slim. when she walked past us she was so short!Im 5ft3,sister is 5ft 5 and she was shorter than my sis who was wearing pumps!wonder why she was dining there!!!!! why was such a little slim person eating salad and not their amazing steak!!
Kuddos to the waiter telling that girl off!! lol So no pic just her sighting, as always take it with a grain of salt<3


text:
Elegance among Jurassic Giants.
It makes a profound impression – our Houston Diplodocus.
She's a giant – ninety feet long.
|Diplodocus hayi, on display in the Hall of Paleontology
at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
But she's elegant – the neck curving forward in a graceful S-curve. The tail extending up and away from the hips. When you look from the balcony at our Diplodocus, her double-arched construction reminds you of the most beautifully-designed cantilever bridge across some wild Wyoming river.
Back in her day, the Late Jurassic, 150 million years ago, Diplodocus must have glided over the dry landscape with smooth, long strides. Here and there she would rear up on her strong hind legs, brace herself with her tail, and probe the upper branches of tall tree ferns and conifers.
She's not the weightiest veggie-saur in her Jurassic world. Her close kin Apatosaurus would be twice as heavy. Her neighbor Brachiosaurus would be four times her bulk. But no other dinosaur can exceed our Diplodocus in the combination of length and delicacy of architecture.
I label our animal a "she" from an old tradition but, in fact, we don't know the gender, yet. Whether male or female, Diplodocus specimens also invoke another moniker – "Dippy."
And our Houston Dippy is very special. She's "Utterback's Dippy", the skeleton that surprised the scientific world and made every museum change its displays.
The Veggie-saur Trio
Diplodocus is one of the Three Jurassic Amigos, the trio of long-necked giants who together make up 90% or more of the large dinosaurs in the American West during the final stages of the Period. The Camarasaurus is the most common. Its thin neck, of moderate length, boxy head and long front legs contrast with the attenuated neck, pointed muzzle and short forelimbs of Diplodocus and the Apatosaurs. Apatosaurus itself matches the Dippy proportions closely except that every bone is greater in girth.
Fossil guts tell us intimate secrets about Jurassic table manners. Camarasaurs have longer, deeper ribcages than do Dippies and Apatosaurs – that tells us that it had more voluminous intestines capable of digesting tougher, more fibrous plants. Diplodocus and Apatosaurs possessed surprisingly small guts. The ribcage was shorter front-to-back and shallower. With such reduced gut volume, these dinosaurs had to be selective in choosing the richer, more concentrated vegetables – young leaves, succulent branches, and reproductive parts.
The trio all were unearthed in the two decades of the Great Jurassic Gold Rush, when eastern museums revealed the riches of the Jurassic fauna in Wyoming and Colorado. The first good Camarasaur skeleton was dug in 1877; the first good Apatosaur in 1879, and the first good Dippy in 1896.
You'll find the Three Amigos mingled in Late Jurassic bone quarries with some other, less common "long-necks" (known technically as "sauropods"). Brachiosaurus is like an extreme Camarasaur. The ultra-thin neck is twice as long; the forelimbs far taller; the torso extraordinarily deep. Barosaurs are extreme Dippies, with the neck pulled out far forward and the torso even more abbreviated.
Andrew Carnegie's Globe-Trotting Dippy
Andrew Carnegie, the multi-billionaire of the time, fell in love with Dippy skeletons dug in Wyoming by his Carnegie museum in Pittsburgh. Thanks to Carnegie's cash, precise replicas in plaster were given to all the great museums in Europe. The opening of the Dippy display in London drew immense crowds.
Soon there were Dippy posters, Dippy scale models, Dippy shaving mugs, Dippy dinner wear and all manner of Diplodocus bric-a-brac and souvenirs, some tackier than others. Diplodocus became the unofficial ambassador from the Jurassic Republic to the civilized world.
Among many other osseous marvels, the bony tail construction of the Dippy Clan was awesome. The scholars who studied the first good Dippy skeletons dug in the late 1890's noted with admiration the strength and flexibility of the tail. "A weapon for sure – and a useful third leg for standing up in a tripod posture." The first twenty vertebrae coming out of the hips make a powerful tail-base. There are muscle prongs sticking sideways and downward and especially upward. In life, powerful muscles attached to these bone protuberances. All Dippies could swing the tail with bone-breaking energy sideways and downwards and up-and-sideways. So could Barosaurs and Apatosaurs. Camarasaurs, Brachiosaurs and other Jurassic long-necks were far weaker in this anatomical sector.
Carnegie's gift Diplodocus enthralled both the public and the anatomists at universities who scrutinized every limb bone, vertebrae and rib. But…..despite meticulous care in reconstruction, all of Carnegie's Dippies had a built-in error, a mistake of prodigious dimension. The same mistake was carried in Apatosaur diagrams. The tail was much, much m u c h too short.
It was an honest mistake. Carnegie Museum scientists estimated that the Dippy tail would come to a pointed end about fifty or sixty vertebrae from the hips. After all, that was the pattern in crocodiles and gators, living kin of the dinosaurs. Plus – most other giant dinos had similar specification – Stegosaurs, for instance, had strong anterior tails, built like a Dippy, and then the backbone in the tail got thinner and thinner and ended in a blunt point.
However……there were clues to a tail of unprecedented design. Quarries dug with Apatosaurs and Diplodocus in the 1870s & '80s gave some strange, thin, double-ended bones. Front and back were bulbous. The main body of the bones was a simple rod. What were these weird elements anyway?
1902 – Caudal Surprise in the Power River
Carnegie Museum men weren't content with their first Dippy discovery, excavated in southern Wyoming at Sheep Creek. In 1902, they explored further north, into the wild badlands cut by the Red Fork of the Powder River. This was bandit country. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid had their hideout nearby. Christened "Hole in the Wall," the bandit camp was nestled deep in a winding canyon, overlooked by towering outcrops of red Jurassic rock.
In charge of the Red Fork expedition was the redoubtable W.H. Utterback. Utterback was already so renowned at the Carnegie Museum that he had a Camarasaur-like dino named for him: Haplocanthosaurus utterbacki. Utterback knew what he was doing. In a week or two he found a superb Dippy. Part of the skull was there, and much of the shoulders, hips, hind legs, and feet – enough for another museum display.
And there was tail. Utterback dug out from the hip region and got a fine series of vertebrae. Ten, twenty, then thirty segments. The tail bones were getting thinner and thinner, just as they should if Utterback was nearing the pointed tail tip. But then – just where all the professors had said the tail should come to a point, it kept on going. Forty, fifty, sixty vertebrae, all exceptionally thin and simple.
Utterback was a hard man to surprise – he had seen so much in his career already. And yet the Red Fork tail was astonishing. It NEVER ended. He estimated that he was about eighty vertebrae from the hips when the bones stopped. However, there was a bulgy joint at the end of the last bone, so he figured there had to be even more. He was right. Subsequent finds showed that the Dippy tail went to eighty five or even ninety segments – a record for dinosaurs.
The Carnegie Museum technicians rushed retrofit kits to London and all other foreign cities that had received Dippy replicas. Plaster casts from the Red Fork tail were added to the displays – soon the world gasped at the caudal spectacular.
Apatosaurs and Barosaurs turned out to have the same tail ending. It certainly looked like a whip. A well-mounted Dippy skeleton seemed to be holding a gigantic bull-whip at its rear end. Modern day lizards and crocs do use their tails to lash out at enemies. Many a zoo keeper in the Reptile House had the scar on his leg from an iguana tail strike. Unwary naturalists had been knocked over by a bull gator tail blow.
Anti-Damage Joints
And the construction of the Dippy whip seemed ideal for Jurassic martial arts. Tail joints usually are complex in dinosaurs. There are prongs and flanges for muscles and ligaments, holes and channels for arteries and the spinal cord. These bits of anatomy could be damaged if the tail were whacked vigorously. The Dippy Clan had all these complexities in the front of their tails. But the whip-tail of Dippies was simplified to minimize the potential injury. Gone were the muscle and ligament prongs. Gone too were the arteries and nerves. Whip-Tail vertebrae were reduced to uncomplicated rods.
The strange bone-to-bone joints made sense in a whip context. Instead of ball-in-socket joints, the whip tail bones came together in a ball-on-ball joint. Both front and back ends of the whip-tail bones were bulgy, so a ring of cartilage must have been present to hold the bones together. Utterback had his crew recognized the unique possibilities: a Dippy tail tip could flex and bend in ay direction, faster than in any other known dinosaur family.
Tail damage couldn't be prevented totally – most well preserved Dippy tails have one or two bones that had been broken then healed during life.
Who got whacked? In the Late Jurassic, who was on the receiving end of tail-lashings? Predators of course. Diplodocus and Apatosaurs were not defenseless mountains of quivering veggie-saur flesh. They could counterattack. A big predatory Allosaur would be only three tons or so, a fifth the weight of a Dippy. If the predator crept close, hoping for a neck bite, the Dippy could reach out and whip the meat-eater when it was still forty feet away.
Long whips would be good for guarding Dippy babies as well. And there must have been whip-tail on whip-tail violence. Today, giant plant-eaters are a quarrelsome lot. Bull elephants spar with each other. Bull giraffes knock their heads sideways in neck-thrashing contests. Dominant females aren't reluctant to fight either.
When Utterback took a break from digging, he'd rest under a cedar tree and imagined what his Dippie's would have done, in the cool afternoons of the Jurassic. I do the same at my quarries. I can see great herds of Dippies and Apatosaurs, with a sprinkling of Barosaurs – they left their footprints in massed numbers in Wyoming, baby tracks and adult tracks together.
And I see the long necks swing sideways with an occasional "clunk" as young adult males joust. Then the tail contests begin. "Whack-whack….whackity-WHACK!" Dominant bulls and cows invoke their rank by hitting neighbors who get too close.
The Houston Dippy Who Taught The World About Whip-Tails
Whenever I pass through the Great Hall at our Houston Museum, I pause to look at the tail. It's a wonder of Nature. And this specimen was the first to announce the existence of my favorite clan of veggie-saurs – the Whip-Tails.