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The phone call came just as our conversation about the escalating crackdown on Jordanian media hit its stride. Lina Ejeilat, the co-founder of the news website 7iber (pronounced hebber), apologized and said she had to take the call. It was 7iber's lawyer and it was important. For years the website had fought against a requirement that all Jordanian news websites register with the government. I watched as Ejeilat learned the fight was finally over. 7iber would have to pay a 1,000 Jordanian dinar fine (about USD$1,400) for operating without a license.


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dare say you'll need better pics if anyone is going to have any chance. the only thing i can kind of see is the top one but it just looks like '1/2'
Looks like the shinogi line has been entirely ground down as well.... Might be the out of focus pic.... i hope....
In Japan it is sold for 22400JPY if it is mirror finish.
How do you pronounce the name of this? Anybody have more info? is it common, considered good, ok, not good?
Is gin3 stainless?
Gin 3 is a Hitachi stainless that is used in many very good knives in a wide range of pricepoints (from Hiromoto's G3 series to the Tadatsuna inox series).

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In an earlier thread I mentioned how I had a nuc that was replacing their queen -- they had somehow become queenless, but had several ripe queen cells. Since then, about ten days ago, a very vigorous virgin had hatched. Yesterday, while examining them I discovered that she had grown plump and started laying, filled nearly every empty cell in the center three combs in her 5-frame nuc with eggs (very impressive). My concern has been drone availability -- are there enough mature drones at this time of year to facilitate a successful mating. I shall keep an eye on this nuc to see how her brood develops. I certainly hope her mating went well. I replaced one comb of her eggs with a frame of emerging brood to help boost their nurse population.
Now I've discovered another nuc. apparently in the same situation, queenless with three ripe queen cells. Makes me wonder how often this happens with my overwintered nucs. BTW it was over 80F here today.


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Firefighters from agencies throughout the county underwent training Saturday on how to put themselves in harm's way safely.
The Ukiah Valley Fire District hosted the annual Fire Chief's Academy, first teaching firefighters the basics of wearing air tanks and breathing apparatus, then sending them into buildings filled with simulated smoke to search for victims, as they might when responding to a structure fire.
"You can't see more than two feet in front of your face," said Laytonville Fire District volunteer firefighter Stover Soto, after coming out of a house full of white "smoke," a water vapor made with a mixture of vegetable glycerin to simulate the real thing. "You can barely see your hand."
Since using one's eyes isn't an option, the ability to communicate clearly with teammates and follow a game plan become key in a smoky house, according to volunteer engineer Ian Broeske, who was supervising groups of trainees as they ran the drill.
In teams of three and four, the trainees practiced doing right-hand and left-hand searches, holding a charged hose and staying together as they moved along interior walls and used their free hands to comb the floor as they searched for the person who had volunteered to act as a victim, and then bringing the victim out.
The academy used old buildings that were offered up for the training on Beckstoffer Vineyards in Hopland, including two single-family houses and a building containing several units of old labor housing, according to Capt. Mitch Franklin of the Hopland Fire Department.
"It's hard to come by a place to do smoke drills," said UVFD Capt. John Strangio, explaining that the air bottles the trainees wear on their backs can scratch surfaces, so firefighters are often more careful during training than they would be during a real fire, when the building is likely coming down.
Trainees spent the first part of the day getting used to the air tanks and breathing apparatus.
The first drill taught trainees how to put on the gear correctly in a minute or less to build muscle memory so they could respond quickly at the scene of a fire, according to Strangio. That involves checking the pressure on the air bottles, putting on and tightening the pack, putting on an air mask and checking for a good seal, putting on a flash hood, helmet and gloves, and getting used to paying attention to the air pressure gauge.
The firefighters hear a bell when the tank is empty enough that there is only about enough time to get out of a burning building, according to Strangio.
The "Air Aware" drill was designed to demonstrate how quickly an air tank intended to last half an hour can run out of air when the person wearing it is working and breathing hard.
"That half-hour is not walking around, doing tasks half-hour," Strangio said. "It's a mild or office work half-hour."
Firefighters took turns dragging a large tractor tire behind them wearing the tanks, and doing other strenuous activities such as using a stair machine to simulate climbing stairs and handling an 80-pound dummy.
The half-hour air tanks can expire in as little as seven or eight minutes in the field, according to Strangio. Part of the training is to teach firefighters breathing techniques to maximize the air tanks.
Another training was aimed at ensuring that firefighters who get disoriented inside a smoky, burning house can find their way out using the feel of the couplings on the fire hose. Feeling a smooth, "female" coupling before the ridged, "male" one while following a line means the firefighter is headed back toward the truck and safety.
One at a time, trainees wore the breathing apparatus, gloves and a blacked-out mask to eliminate their vision, and were spun in circles to disorient them before feeling their way through a spaghetti of hose on the floor to find a line to follow out the door.
It took Rachel Parmenter, volunteer EMT with the Ukiah Fire Department, about 10 minutes.
"It forced you to concentrate so you didn't lose where you were," she said. "When you get to an area where the hose is crossed, you can't lose your hose."
The academy will continue every weekend through March, according to Strangio, when the trainees will undergo a live burn scenario. The academy, which has anywhere between 10 and 40 participants annually, this year has 18 trainees from fire agencies in Hopland, Ukiah and Ukiah Valley, Willits, Cloverdale, Laytonville and Anderson Valley.
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Hallowell police are looking for a man who robbed the Bank of Maine on Winthrop Street Monday morning.
Police said the robber, described as an older man wearing a wide-brimmed hat and carrying a brief case, entered the bank around 10:15 a.m. and handed the teller a note.
Witnesses to the robbery told police they did not see a weapon during the holdup.
After getting the money, the robber left the bank on foot, police said.
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text: Hi everyone! My name is Emmy and I am a first year beekeeper in NC with a lot of questions that I hope you can help me with. I installed my two hives about two weeks ago on Sunday April 21. Both are using Pierco frames not foundation. I have been feeding them sugar water with an outside jar feeder. This seems to be doing the trick...both hives have been going through about a quart of sugar water every three or four days. I went back into the hive this Monday to check things out. I was impressed by all the work they had done. Both hives had worked on about four or five frames. Not really sure what I was seeing. I know that none of the cells were capped but there were some with darker stuff in them and some with a light amber color. I did see the queen on one of the frames so I quess everying was okay. They seem to be working on the cells in a pretty organized fashion...the frames were all covered with either filled cells or the comb had been nicely drawn out. Does it sound like everything is all right? What is in the cells and how can I tell which is honey and which is brood. My other major question is about space and when to add another brood chamber or start adding supers. I was planning on going back into the hives two weeks from the last time. Are they going to run out of room in the brood chamber by then? Do I need to add another brood chamber or just start adding supers for honey? Any advice would be appreciated!


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I am from Manila, married (no kids). I have a S&W model49 .38 special snubby, S&W model51 .22 magnum and got myself last october '06 a new S&W 627-5 8-shots from the Performance Center.
Hoping to trade in new infos & probably get some help here from our folks.
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Welcome to the forum from down in the swamp.
Best Baldy..
Welcome to the forum, glad you're here! New guy buys cigars.
Welcome. Tell us about gun ownership there. What do you need to do to own one? Just curious...
Hello Propellerhead! gunownership you say.. it's quite simple, they just get those proper legal documents, police clearance & drug tests etc. then they let you wait for everything to clear, maybe a couple of weeks, mine took about a month. and also you have to be a member of a certain gunrange club or something, cant remember if it was compulsory.
just hoping in the future that we get to have real nice gun ranges or shooting clubs here just like the ones you have there. nice scenery of the outdoor ranges.
Glad to be on board!
DJsaner, kabayan! - its just nice to get to meet people in different races & countries all willing to share bits of the same interests for just a couple minutes. allthough i assume your bro-in-law is more of into the rifle/machine guns, im more of into the oldschool wheelguns.
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It's been nearly 2 years since I quit my last Boba Fett, but I've gotten back into it now with the resurgence of quality parts now (namely FPH ;) )
First part I got was the aluminum ears that were custom made for the FPH. After spending a few days, here's how the left ear came out (mine's on the left....obviously :D):
Alot of inaccuracies (hey I tried), but certain wear marks and details came out a bit TOO big. Could be due to rushing the final marks. Oh well.
Other wise, I like how everything came out. Just need to dirty it up a little more. Everythings hand painted by me. I'll do much better on the other ear (and eventually the FPH....when I get it)


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Holidays a good time for genealogy
Now that you have reconnected with relatives over the holidays, it is the perfect time to start collecting family history information.
Many people are hesitant to start, but with all the information on the Internet, it can be fairly simple to collect a lot of information quickly.
Even if you think you don't have enough information to get started, you might because it's really amazing how little you need.
Gathering information from those still living can bring about the most enjoyable stories to make the genealogy come alive with more than just names and dates.
This step can be the most important.
After gathering the information, you can move forward or store it until you are inspired to do more.
People's memories may not be 100 percent accurate, but if there are any errors, the information usually points you in the right direction.
It often helps to use a
pedigree chart, family group sheets and blank paper to jot down notes.
Pedigree charts start with the most recent people you want to research and work back to parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc.
Family group sheets have the parents listed at the top and the children at the bottom.
The forms also help to see what information you need to get.
Even getting remembrances of children about earlier years can prove to be very interesting.
If people don't have exact dates, just get estimates.
You'll want to start with the same old "when and where" people were born, married and died and put it on a pedigree chart or family group sheet, but then you can flush the fun information out by asking:
- "What do you remember about your wedding day?" ".... when your children were born?"
- What was your favorite memory of your grandparents?
- What games did you play when you were young?
- When did you first feel you were grown up?
- Who was the funniest member of your family?
- What was your first job? Favorite job?
- What pets did you have?
Military information also is fascinating, but don't forget to pull up a map of the area where your relative served and pinpoint those areas and little trips they took while they were in the area.
The number of genealogical Web sites is continually growing.
The format of most of the sites is similar: just plug in what information you have and hit Enter.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has been interested in family history for a long time and makes information available for free research in both the United States and in foreign countries at familysearch.org. And their collection is constantly growing.
Hit the search button and start typing information on different individuals.
Ancestry.com is a top research tool, but a paid membership is needed to really make good use of the site.
Another paid (but worthwhile site) is myheritage.com. It seems to be particularly popular among European researchers.
Heritage Quest is a paid membership site, but the Miles City Public Library is a member and patrons can use the site for free.
You can also Google the county your ancestor lived in (like "Custer County, Montana genealogy") and you will probably find sources that are free. Often county genealogy groups have their cemetery records online and more.
A genealogist becomes a historian as he or she conducts research. If your ancestor was involved in a particular industry, like the railroad, you will find yourself researching it, and you might even find your ancestor mentioned.
Libraries contain county histories, which will have stories of some of the people who lived there. The local library has many of the histories of the eastern Montana counties.
The library also has all of the Miles City Star editions on microfilm so obituaries can be found. County histories and obituaries can contain a mountain of information.
The library also houses many city directories that will pinpoint a local ancestor, cemetery indexes (to help find the date of death), and a large section on genealogy research information.
Courthouses contain the actual documents you will be searching. In Montana, birth and death certificates are in the clerk and recorder's office; marriage certificates, probate records and naturalization records are in the clerk of district court's office.
These are just a few of the resources that are readily available to researchers. You can put as much or as little effort into it as you want. Projects are often set aside for several years, then pulled out, and you're off again.
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Capture the flavor of vine-ripened tomatoes with this elegant-yet-quick, fresh tomato sauce. Although it's an uncooked sauce, the beans are heated briefly in the olive oil and garlic to infuse them with flavor.
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As some may know I have felt Eli has taken a lot more criticism then he earned or should have received over the years. He definitely earned his fair share of criticism over the years.
Yet Tebow seems to taken that off Eli. I cannot believe all the stuff swirling around this kid.
He may or may not be a good/great QB in the future, but can we wait awhile and see what happens before we trash this kid?
Feel bad for the kid whether he works out or not. I am rooting for him to shut up all those elitist jerks. If he doesn't so be it. At least he gave it a shot, maybe they should give him a shot before crucifying him.


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I had a post somehow vanish which was not in any way offensive or off topic but skewed the discussion.
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Most versions of chicken noodle soup aren't in dire need of a makeover, though we did come across one with heavy cream and a cup of Parmesan when we were researching this book. It is however undeniably comfort food for many (especially sick) people and so we had to include it. And we were able to give it a little makeover—whole-wheat egg noodles as opposed to regular add fiber and nutrients and the reduced-sodium chicken broth cuts the sodium. By all means use homemade chicken broth if you have
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The Bandits Of Baton Rouge
Eleven substitutes, plus a talented halfback and family man named Billy Cannon, have brought glory to Louisiana State
Louisiana state university is one of the South's great colleges, and it has been around for a long time. Its first president was a young Army officer named William Tecumseh Sherman, and it once had a cheerleader named Huey Long. At one time LSU also had an undefeated and untied football team, but that was in 1908, and nothing quite so exciting has happened in all the years since. Or at least not until now. Maybe the reason is that LSU, in the past 50 years, has had nothing like Billy Abb Cannon and 11 other young men known as the Chinese Bandits.
I wonder why we don't claim a national title for that year?
Standing 6 feet 1 inch in height and weighing a rock-hard 204 pounds, Billy can run 100 yards in 9.5 seconds, a feat which he accomplished twice last spring in his spare time away from football practice. He is also as strong as a young bull.
A good-looking, likable boy with crew-cut brown hair and friendly hazel eyes, Billy grew up just outside Tiger Stadium's north gate and used to sell peanuts and cold drinks in the big concrete stands when he was a kid.
"He's a tremendously intelligent boy—in some ways, he is really brilliant—and he has grown up. He's mature, and he knows what he wants out of life. He's a leader—this team is unusual in that respect; Fugler and Rabb and Robinson are leaders, too, and I think that explains our success as much as anything else. Billy Cannon is a great individual football player," says Dietzel, "but even more important, he's a great team man."
Cannon is certainly intelligent, and this goes far beyond his B average in a predental course. With a deceptive Deep South drawl, he is smart enough to talk about his blockers instead of about himself and to give all the credit for LSU's startling success to his teammates, his coaches and even to the howling mob of fans. And also, of course, to his wife and family, without whose help he would have had quite a bit more trouble living down a teen-age indiscretion involving a stolen bottle of whisky and the long arm of the Louisiana law. It is an incident which has been overpublicized both locally and nationally and really wouldn't have been so bad except that Billy Cannon was Billy Cannon—and he got caught. Billy had to check in with the probation officer for a month or so, and then everything was all right.
"I've always been sorry it happened," says Cannon. "But I guess all kids make mistakes. In one way, I guess it was good for me. I learned a lesson I'll never forget."
Typical of Billy, this too is an understatement. He has been a model student and citizen ever since. Married to his high school sweetheart, Dorothy Dupuy, in the summer of 1956, Billy is now the father of two little girls—Terri Lynn, who was born just before the '57 season, and Gina Leigh, who was born just before this one. The Cannons live in a house a few blocks from Istrouma High. The house is in Billy's name but actually, he says, "It belongs to my daddy and the mortgage company. Mostly the mortgage company."
The enthusiasm even overflowed onto the practice field; Dietzel had to halt one workout while a cheering horde of students, accompanied by the band, paraded across the field and stopped to give a few cheers.
Baton Rouge has always been crazy about football, and last year, even with a team which lost half its games, LSU set a Southeastern Conference attendance record. This-season that record has been smashed to bits.
LSU has been playing its games at night for more than 20 years, and in Baton Rouge they do not consider this strange at all. In fact, it is almost a necessity. An industrial town, Baton Rouge operates on a three-shifts-a-day schedule, and night football enables workers from two shifts to see the games. "I didn't care much for it at first," says Dietzel. "Now I think it's great."
"For a while, it seemed a bit peculiar to me, too," says LSU's dynamic young athletic director, Jim Corbett. "Now I wouldn't have it any other way."
Billy frickin Cannon. Dude was printing money.
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In collaboration with the Southern Regional Education Board and a $1.1 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the eight-week accelerated Sloan Semester program to begin Oct. 10. will provide a wide range of courses to serve the learning needs of students at the community college, university and graduate level, regardless of academic discipline.
Arkansas colleges and universities that have signed on to participate in the Sloan Semester include: Arkansas State University-Beebe; Arkansas State University-Newport; Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas; Henderson State University; North Arkansas College; Northwest Arkansas Community College; Ozarka College; Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas; Pulaski Technical College; Ouachita Technical College; Southeast Arkansas College; Southern Arkansas University-Tech; University of Arkansas Community College at Hope; University of Arkansas at Little Rock; University of Arkansas at Monticello; and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
Colleges and universities offering the courses will forgo tuition and fees to help students at institutions disrupted by Katrina. "Online learning can be an important means of academic continuity in a time of crisis," said Frank Mayadas, program director, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. "We are getting a tremendous response from both those who want to offer courses and from impacted institutions that need the help." The Foundation's goal is to accommodate 10,000 of the estimated 130,000 college students who were impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
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Recipes from Facebook friends
My collection of cookbooks continues to grow. At last count I had more than four dozen books, which does not include the dozens of cooking magazines and torn out recipes from newspapers that are in three-ring binders.
Add to that the emails I receive on a daily basis and you'd think I'd have enough recipes to last a lifetime, which in reality I probably do.
Still, I constantly come across new recipes from family, friends and, of course, social media. When browsing around facebook.com I have come across several interesting recipes. I know quite a few people who are not on Facebook or who very seldom go out to check what's going on in the online social realm, so I've picked out a few recipes that I have tried and thought were quite good.
Most of these recipes seem to float around from person to person and at times it's difficult to figure out where the original recipe came from. But as with most recipes I've tried, I have amended them a bit and they are "new and improved" versions from the original recipe.
There are many more recipes my friends have posted, but these are a few of my favorites. The Slow Cooker Beef Stew and Loaded Chicken and Potatoes make not only great meals, but are also fantastic for leftovers.
If you're looking for a good tailgating dish, try the Bacon Wrapped Smokies. And the Starbucks Lemon Loaf is as good as it sounds.
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Every season a number of Arsenal players go out on loan to gain valuable first-team experience. The 2011/12 campaign is no different and five young Gunners are currently away from the Club.
Arsenal.com track their progress throughout the season. Our Arsenal's Loanees page offers an overview of all the players and below is the latest instalment of our Loan Watch feature with reports from their latest matches.
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Kyle Bartley made the first start of his second loan spell at Rangers on Saturday. The Arsenal defender started at centre half but lasted only 33 minutes before picking up an injury and being replaced. Rangers went on to win the game 2-0 thanks to goals from Maurice Edu and Nikica Jelavic.
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Denilson played 56 minutes of Sao Paulo's 2-2 draw with Atletico Paranaense on Saturday. The Brazilian was replaced nine minutes into the second half as Sao Paulo missed the chance to go top of the Serie A table.
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Saturday, August 13
James Shea was an unused substitute as Dagenham and Redbridge lost 2-0 against AFC Wimbledon on Saturday.


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very interesting recvier an charge handel or lack of one? yea we nedd info please
Yes it's a .223 VZ 58, made in the Czech republic for the Canadian market. The charging handle is the same as a regular VZ 58. There were teething problems with this .223 version, but all is good now.
As to be expected it shoots flatter than the 7.62, but other than that there is not a lot of difference.
Damn quick posting there my northern brother!
Whatever site I read it on as a members tag line, it's the truest statement ever made.
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thanks for the tut. looking for the dunkards path templates. where do i find them.
I too have put off trying this, just sure that I will fail. Bad attitude! Need to screw up small courage and go for it. The results are so neat. Thanks for the visual.
Hi Mal,
I bought one of those feet from Punch with Judy and it works a treat. No pins - yay! A friend make a NY Beauty in no time at all using the foot, well worth the money.
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I've recently found one of those feet, roller and tweesers at a slightly lesser rate. Haven't bought it yet tho'.
Hi Mal, I'm from Brisbane. The beauty with the foot is it adaptable for most sewing machine brands.
Diana C H - do you have any problem with "stretching" the top fabric? Do doubt the only advantage in pinning.
Hi Mal, I was very careful not to stretch the fabric on the top and it slowed me down a fair bit but I think with more practice it will get easier and faster.


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LONDON— University of Colorado senior Emma Coburn raced to a top-nine finish in the finals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase on Monday night at the Olympic Summer Games.
Coburn recorded a personal best in the race, clocking a time of nine minutes, 23.54 seconds, two seconds faster than her previous best. She was the top U.S. finisher, crossing the line in front of U.S. teammate Bridget Franek, who took 14th in 9:45.51. Russia's Yuliya Zaripova won the gold medal in 9:06.72 and was closely followed by Tunisia's Habiba Ghribi (9:08.37), who took silver, and Ethiopia's Sofia Assefa, who won the bronze in 9:09.84.
"Overall I am happy," Coburn said. "A personal record and finishing ninth in the Olympics is something I'm proud of, and I hope to use this and my experiences in the future to prepare myself to race these women and hopefully do better against them in the future, finish a little higher up."
The Crested Butte, Colo. native ran a smart race after leading the majority of her preliminary race on Saturday. She tucked in and stayed with the lead pack until the top group pulled away from the field. Coburn was in eighth near the end of the race and at the finish she was just nipped by Germany's Gesa Felicitas Krause (9:23.52).
"This was another very sound and mature race for Emma," CU coach Mark Wetmore said. "I'm not sure if this is correct, but I heard she was the youngest member of the U.S. track team. So, to run her fastest time ever, and one of the fastest U.S. times ever, in the middle of the pressure, excitement, and distractions of this meet, is a testimony to her character.
"She exceeded all of our goals for the year. We are enormously proud of her."
The ninth-place finish is the best finish of the games for a Buff this Olympiad and ties the best finish by a Buff in the last two Olympic Games. Jenny (Barringer) Simpson placed ninth in the steeplechase in 2008 and raced to a similar time of 9:22.26. Two other Buffs, Kara Goucher (5,000-meters) and Dathan Ritzenhein (marathon) also placed ninth in their events in 2008.
Coburn's Olympic finish is three spots better than what she finished at the 2011 IAAF World Championships almost one year ago when she took 12th.
Simpson, who has switched gears from the steeplechase to the 1,500, ran in the prelims of the 1,500 during the morning session and just barely advanced to the semifinals on Wednesday, taking the sixth and final automatic qualifying spot in the second section (4:13.81).
She found herself in the back of the pack and fought her way up from a 10th-place position heading into the bell lap. Simpson started to surge as the lead pack went around the final turn but it wasn't until the final 100 meters when she started to pick off some runners in front of her. In the final meters, she was able to just nip Russia's Yekaterina Martynova for the final qualifying spot. Martynova finished 25th overall (seventh in the heat) and missed advancing to the next round with a time of 4:13.86, .05 seconds behind Simpson.
"If people want to see my miracle kick that was definitely a miracle today," Simpson said. "I ran the slowest race to make it in. At this point, what's done is done, I have to move on. It was really physical up front. With about 200 meters to go I realized I needed to do something so I put my head down and didn't look up until 5 meters to the line. I think it's the first time in my life I've leaned at the line."
The semis for the 1,500 are on Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. MT (7:45 p.m. in London).


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I'll be spending most of May in Fort Collins for work and I hope that I'll have a few weekends to do some overnighters in the area. In any case I'll be bringing my hiking gear along with me, so I wonder what the climate in CO is in May: should I bring my (40 degF) Nunatak quilt, or my warmer (20 degF) local brand mummy bag? Should I bring my DAM or my Z-rest sleeping mat?
More importantly: Can someone recommend trails in the FC area that I could hike? I'm not a mountaineer: I really like trail hiking, surely into mountainous areas and hiking up to the top of a mountain is wonderful, but I don't want to use ropes or pick axes or crampons to get there. Also a tip of where in FC I could pick up a map would be great.
As far as my physical abilities, at the moment I'm not exactly as fit as I was three years ago. A 15 to 20 mile hiking day is all that my body will be happy with.
And maybe if someone of you is reading this and is planning for a hiking weekend in May and would like to take a Dutch guy along with him/her, please let me know.
Thanx, EinsMay 1, 2011 at 8:00 am #1731558
Randy MartinBPL Member
@randalmartinLocale: Colorado
Definitely look at trails in Rocky Mountain National Park. In May the tourists haven't arrived yet, however, you may be dealing with snow in sections. Here is a link to a detailed trail map of the park http://www.nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/upload/detailedmapa.pdf. Contact the Rangers, they are very very helpful and can direct to appropriate areas and give you good updates on conditions. One specific trail recommendation is the North Fork trail in the far North part of the Park which runs along the Big Thompson river.
I heard a NWS forecast yesterday that May was going to be cooler and more wet than normal along the Front Range of Colorado. Hopefully you can get a good weekend or two. But in the 6000-9000ft altitude range you should still be getting overnight lows in the 40's.May 1, 2011 at 6:16 pm #1731750
Randy MartinBPL Member
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FYI, I sent an email to the RMNP Rangers asking about Bear Canisters. Unfortunately, they don't accept the Ursack container. Not sure if that would be a factor in your decision. I hate those Bear Vault containers myself.May 1, 2011 at 6:26 pm #1731755
James NealMember
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There are lot's of trails up the canyon of the Cache la Poudre.May 2, 2011 at 8:54 am #1731943
Douglas WolfBPL Member
@munninLocale: Mid-Atlantic
In the same general area, the Comanche Peak Wilderness has a nice network of trails.
There is an REI in Fort Collins, you can get guidebooks and maps there, and probably people working there who can advise you.May 2, 2011 at 12:42 pm #1732056
Thanks for the excellent tips so far. Also about the REI in FC cuz I would indeed like to visit one while I'm in the US.
Also thanks for the tip about bear canisters. Coming from Europe (where alas we did an excellent job exterminating all great predators) I'm a bit weary for venturing into bear territory all by myself. I hope the rangers can help.
EinsMay 2, 2011 at 12:47 pm #1732059
Stephen B Elder JrSpectator
@selderLocale: Front range CO
Hi Einstein,
You will probably be happier with your 20 degree bag…even at the end of May you will see night temperatures into the mid to upper 20's if you are at 10000 feet or so. Be prepared for very changable weather – springtime in the Rockies can take you from warm and sunny to cold, wind, and snow in an hour. As Douglas pointed out there is an REI in town with a LOT of books on local trails, my favorite being "Field and Trail Guide to the Roosevelt National Forest" by the Poudre Wilderness Volunteers, well worth the $10.95 investment.
Have fun,
SteveMay 3, 2011 at 6:23 am #1732368
Aaron ArmstrongMember
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Northern Colorado in general has experienced a very heavy snow year, this article might be of interest to you in your plans. http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20110501/NEWS/705019989May 5, 2011 at 8:31 pm #1733581
OK, tonight I bought some gear and maps at REI. They didn't have a sub 7 oz bivi though, any ideas where I can find one of those?
I also had a look at a bear canister, but at 11 liters it's 1/3 the size of my Gossamer Whisper! Why the heck do I need to take a 7-day size bear canister for an overnighter? I'm pretty scared about the bear thing though and I want to respect the rangers, so what should I do? How big is the chance of a bear disturbing my camp at night? Can't I bear bag?
EinsMay 5, 2011 at 8:38 pm #1733588
Bob GrossMember
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If you seek a small bear can, look at the Bear Boxer. There is a medium size one and also a small one, and I think the small one weighs 1.6 pounds.
–B.G.–May 5, 2011 at 8:42 pm #1733590
Jason McSpaddenSpectator
@jbmcsr1Locale: Rocky Mountains
Unless you are "planning" to be in Rocky Mountain National Park you won't need a bear vault/can. It is very easy to just hang your food in a silnylon stuff sack and rope or use an OPsak or both. If you don't have an OPsak you will want to hang your food not necessarily because of bears but because of mice, marmots, racoons squirrels, etc. There is no need to be afraid because of the bears. They are usually not a problem and "if" they are encountered just be cautious and smart–give them a wide berth and be in awe. They are marvelous animals to see.
If you need some other help, advice or direction pm me. I live in Fort Collins and know Colorado fairly well.
JasonMay 5, 2011 at 11:59 pm #1733656
Paul MountfordBPL Member
@sparticusLocale: Atlantic Canada
"They didn't have a sub 7 oz bivi though, any ideas where I can find one of those?"
You could also find one at MLD, but they are a little pricier. Titaniumgoat is offering a reasonable priced sub 7 oz bivy on their sight.
I have never used it, just came across it on their sight last night. Does anyone have any experience with it?
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So lets do the math:
Nicks: base salary this year : 750,000
Cruz: base salary this year: 490,000
Hixon: base salary this year: 615,000
Barden: base salary this year: 565,000
Randle: base salary this year: 390,000
Jernigan: base slary this year: 465,000
That is one CHEAP WR corps compare to their production. Good job Front Office, well done..
Thats pretty amazing that we have all 6 of our main WR's this year for only 3.2 Million. Thats what some teams pay for only ONE WR.
For Comparison:
Vincent Jackson base salary this year: 11 MILLION holy camels!!
Brandon Marshall base salary this year: 9.3 MILLION wowww we have a deal here!!!
I watch post after post criticizing the organization for not playing this guy and that guy, insulting the coaches who do this for a living when we don't have a clue about anything other than what we see on the field on game days. There are always reasons some players don't break through and this is a perfect example of why coaches should get the benefit of the doubt.
Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. MB Rule # 1
First, someone says not motivated. Next, he has an "attitude problem." Are you armchair coaches in the locker room establishing this information first hand?
Did Eli have an attitude problem when he stunk up the place in his first year, when he was thrust into the lineup to gain experience and showed facial expressions that some didn't like?


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On Friday, former city manager Dewey Cashwell resigned.
The mayor says the council is in no hurry to begin the search for a full-time city manager. "Sometime at a later date, we might sit down and say, 'do we need to go do a national search or do we need to just stay in-house with what we have? Look at these two individuals and see which one we want to promote to the full-time city manager job.' But that will be at a future date. We're in no hurry to do that," said Bristol, Virginia mayor Guy Odom.
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Plimoth Plantation and The Mayflower II
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Plimoth Plantation have recreated the 17h Century Village settled by those who travelled to America on the Mayflower. The most famous of the early American ships and settlements in the colonisation of the Americas by European Settlers.
The interesting thins was that though they were endorsed by the crown they were actually seeking religious freedom for their puritan faith, (quite a strict sect) they did not want general religious freedom for any religion as they did not like the freedom of religion offered by the Dutch.
The plantation offers a village recreated as close as possible to how it would have been a few years after arriving
They also have a traditional Wampanoag village, which was the tribe in the area when the settlers arrived. They do not act as if they are 17th Century but they continue in their traditional dress and crafts and answer any questions one may have about their traditions and their way of life.
Then there is the Mayflower II, a recreation of the original Mayflower based on the original plans and made in England and sailed across in 1957. It has actors playing the sailors from the famous voyage who give their own opinion on what the settlers are trying to achieve, most thinking they have bitten off more than they can chew.
It is a real blast from the past and teaches history the way no book can teach. It was just as good this time round as the first time I visited and I'd like to thanks Pam and Roupe for taking us.


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New York State Charter Law: http://schools.NYC.gov/charterschools/law.text.htm
In a state where charter schools are widely opposed by unions, several policymakers, and districts, especially in smaller cities and towns where resources are scarce, New York City (NYC) has had great success with charter schools. This success is due in part to tangible support from Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYC Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, both reformminded charter advocates who have instituted policies to support charter schools throughout the city. While state legislators were bemoaning the financial drain of charters upon their smaller districts, NYC allocated $250 million in capital and has made available district facilities for charter operators to expand where real estate prices would otherwise be prohibitive.
Despite a 2006 legislative vote not to lift the cap on charters, staff members in the NYC Office of Charter Schools remain optimistic. To former executive director Mashea Ashton, "It's not a matter of if, but when" the statewide cap will be lifted, so the office continues to refine its staff, build its processes, and accept applications in preparation for the day when the city may grant new charters.
Meanwhile the city has moved forward with the cap in place by creating other public charterlike schools. In June 2006, Mayor Bloomberg announced the creation of 331 "empowerment schools" that will operate independently of the district much the way charter schools do. In exchange for greater financial and programmatic independence, schools will be held to specific standards for student achievement, fiscal responsibility, and school safety.
The NYC office's mission, in Ashton's words, is to "prove the possible," to foster innovation by protecting schools from burdensome regulation and by highlighting the schools' success with students who have not thrived in the traditional system. The aim is to authorize schools that succeed with at-risk populations to show that it can be done and how it might be replicated. Aware that the district may not always be charter- friendly, NYC charter office staff seek a record of performance that will speak louder than political objections to charter schools, creating a powerful image of success to which the traditional system will be forced to pay attention.
NYC authorizing staff report directly to Garth Harries, CEO of the Office of New Schools, where the charter schools office is housed. Chancellor Klein receives all staff recommendations regarding charter approval, renewal, and revocation, and, in turn, passes on his recommendation to the State Education Department.
The New York State Board of Regents, overseeing all education activities in the state, makes final chartering decisions. Despite this manytiered structure, charter school leaders and the chancellor view the NYC charter schools staff as the real decision-makers regarding charter schools in the city.
Though NYC has had charter schools since 1998, the Office of Charter Schools was created as a distinct entity within the office of New Schools in 2004 under Chancellor Klein. This move has significantly improved operations. developing distinct staff positions, for example, each clearly defined by area of expertise, allows charter schools one point of direct contact. Schools appreciate being able to call the same person every time with questions regarding a particular issue. In the past when staffing in the Office of Charter Schools was not as clearly defined, schools reported getting passed along from person to person before finally receiving an answer.
Office capacity is stretched, with five full-time staff members in 2006 overseeing 31 of their own schools and fiscal operations at all 58 charter schools in the city, irrespective of who authorized them. Fortunately, staff members can draw on their colleagues' expertise in the Office of New Schools, and they are able to use other divisions of the department to provide a range of services to charter schools, such as assistance with transportation and other operations issues, technical support, and access to district facilities. They also rely a great deal on the Center for Charter School Excellence (CCSE), an independent nonprofit organization that focuses entirely upon charter support and advocacy. The charter schools staff members often use CCSE space for meetings, school gatherings, and trainings, and they work in partnership with the center to foster communication among school leaders and provide planning and technical support. This unique and valuable relationship— CCSE helped design the improved staff structure now in place—allows the NYC office to focus on authorizing while feeling confident that CCSE is providing its charter schools the type of support and advocacy that augments the department's mission.
The NYC office is not actively involved in recruiting, but relies on the CCSE to encourage quality charter operators that meet the NYC charter office's standards to apply. The highprofile nature of charter schools in NYC, due to the chancellor and the mayor's support but also to CCSE's own work, has made recruiting easy. In 2006, nearly 100 schools were prepared or preparing to submit proposals as soon as the cap is lifted.
All charter schools authorized by the NYC Office of Charter Schools must develop performance goals based on absolute measures of student performance on state exams, value-added measures (an assessment model that measures students' academic growth), and comparison to similar district schools. Schools also are required to meet AYP and maintain high graduation rates. Schools also are welcome to include school-specific academic or nonacademic goals in their contract and may revise their goals at the end of their first year.
Schools are required to submit annual reports to the NYC Office of Charter Schools and to the state education department. The reports must contain detailed information on academic performance, student attendance and enrollment, and fiscal performance. The Office of Charter Schools also requires schools to submit quarterly reports of assets and liabilities, cash flow statements, and board minutes. Internally, the office staff organizes this information into an "accountability tracker," an Excel spreadsheet containing data on what required information schools have or have not submitted. Most of these documents are collected in person during staff site visits to the schools, which the schools appreciate because of the face-to-face contact with a member of the Office of Charter Schools staff. These frequent visits also create a positive relationship with their schools.
The Office of New Schools and the Office of Charter Schools within it are a high priority for the chancellor and so have received much greater funding since he took office than in the past. Serving in a district office, these staff members also perceive all NYC schoolchildren as "their kids," and this awareness informs all their decisions about charter approval, oversight, renewal, and closure.
The great opposition to charters elsewhere in the state has made NYC a highly visible focal point for many legislators and the public. However, as the NYC charter office applies rigorous policies consistently to shut down unsuccessful charter schools and to open a greater number of high-achieving, replicable schools, it may help to make the charter school effort in NYC a successful one.
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Today was spent traveling to the Big Island. Our flight was mid-day so other than packing and traveling and relaxing we did little else. This time we have a house. It is in the Puna section of Hawaii which is like the "Final Frontier" of Hawaii (so say the locals). There are few tourists staying in this section. Our house is in a residential section but right on the water. The waves crash right into the large cliff in front of the house. Melinda says it is too loud to sleep. The kids like the hot tub. The name of the house is Hale ehu Kai.


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Can anyone provide advice on how to help stop honey robbing? I suspect that they have taken at least 60 pounds of honey so far & possibly much more. There is a lot of chaotic flying and a bees fighting each other in and around my hive. I only have one hive, so the robbing bees are not mine.
My hive was very healthy early in the year, but has deteriorated significantly due to small hive beetles and mites. I have been treating with powdered sugar & have made significant progress with the SHV. I think I am also making progress with the mites. I had two deep bodies and two medium supers a couple of weeks ago, but removed the empty super to reduce the size of the hive. I was going to harvest the second super this weekend to further reduce the size of the hive. However, the robbers got to it first!. I reduced the entrance a couple of times yesterday to the point of completely blocking the entrance, but opened it about an inch in the night so that the bees could get out for water, etc. There is still robbing activity.
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Hello everyone.
I did my first inspection of the year a few days ago (second year beekeeping) and in one of my hives with 2 deeps and 1 supper I found the bottom brood box empty of almost all bees, no brood or honey the second brood box had some brood, lots of bees, and honey stores. What I did was rotated the boxes so the box with brood is now on the bottom and the empty one is on top of it. I understand that the queen likes to work up.
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UPDATE 3: Murder victims identified in double homicide
Update 3 7/22/2014
The identities of the suspect and victims in this double homicide have been confirmed. The victims' identities are Linda Parentau and David Elmer Wells. The suspect who has been arrested and is currently being held without bail is Parentau's son, Richard Leo J. Parentau. Though he is being held without bail no official murder charges have been filed as of yet.
Authorities have dealt with the Parentau family in the past after having to involuntarily commit Richard to a mental health facility multiple times last year. Police were able to quickly identify Linda's body because of these run-ins.
Police were aided in identifying Wells's body since multiple business cards were found near his body. When police arrived at the suspect's home they found streaks of blood on the carpet and the suspect's business truck parked outside.
From the Seattle Police Blotter
Around 4 p.m. a pedestrian discovered the body of an adult female in the 7100 block of 1st Avenue S. This is directly underneath Highway 99. The woman suffered injuries similar to the first victim. Homicide and Crime Scene Investigation detectives are on scene. Detectives are looking into the possibility of a connection between the two victims.
Following up on leads from earlier this morning, detectives served a search warrant at a residence in the 700 block of S Southern Street. Detectives have arrested an adult man and are investigating his possible involvement in both of these murders.
UPDATE: 6:30pm
Seattle Police have found another homicide victim in the 7100 block of 1st Ave. South they believe is related to the earlier body found on the Duwamish waterway. They have detained a person of interest.
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The Seattle police blotter posted today that the body of an adult male was found by a man out for an early morning walk along the Duwamish waterway. The body had suffered "severe head trauma"
He called 911 and summoned police officers and medics who responded around 6:30am. The body was found near 8th Ave South and South Hudson Street. He was declared dead at the scene by paramedics.
Homicide and Crime Scene Investigation detectives began a search for any evidence that might lead them to a solution of the incident. According to the police report they believe that the victim was assaulted somewhere else, brought to the Duwamish waterway bank, and left there.
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Video: Pelosi goes nuclear on CIA over torture as Cheney's memo request is denied
posted at 1:32 pm on May 14, 2009 by Allahpundit
A follow-up to Ed's post, just because your enjoyment of this story won't be complete without witnessing her comically palpable discomfort for yourself. What better way for The One to smooth things over with the intel honchos on which his counterterror strategy depends than by having the Democratic Speaker of the House call them a bunch of serial liars on national television?
CNN has the Cliff's Notes version of the vid but I'm giving it to you uncut so you can watch the most shameful part, which runs here from about 5:30 to 9:30. To refresh your memory of the timeline, there's no dispute that she knew waterboarding was going on by February 2003, when one of her staffers went to a briefing on it and relayed the details to her. The question is simply whether she found out even earlier than that, in September 2002, after the CIA had started waterboarding Abu Zubaydah. Why does the timing matter? Um, it doesn't: Even if it's true that the CIA told her in 2002 that they were only thinking of using the technique, the very thought of it should have ignited her righteous progressive outrage. Instead, her defense here — I kid you not — is that by the time she learned they were waterboarding people in 2003, Jane Harman had become the ranking member on the intelligence committee and so, you know, it wasn't Nan's job anymore to speak up. Besides, she was too focused at the time on the big Democratic electoral turnaround … which wouldn't happen for another three years. Make sure you watch at least to the part where she insists she doesn't think she should have done more to stop the program. There's that old activist liberal spirit! As Andy Levy says, "Nancy Pelosi's lies are so transparent birds are slamming into them."
Meanwhile, as this soap opera's playing out, Dick Cheney's request to declassify the two CIA memos which he claims prove that torture works has been denied. Surprise. Exit quotation: "President Obama has the legal authority to declassify the documents 'with the wave of his hand,' according to one expert."
Update: I want to highlight this bit from Ed's post because it really is the million-dollar question:
And if the CIA really had lied to her in the briefings, why didn't Pelosi start out with that explanation? In fact, why didn't she mention that in 2005 when both the EITs and the briefings were made public? Coming four years later, this explanation lacks any kind of credibility.
The killer quote from today's presser is "they mislead us all the time," a reference to the CIA's bad intel on Iraq's WMD. If there really is a pattern of deception going on, why would she wait until there's a Democrat in the White House to complain when she could have pinned the whole thing on Bush by screaming about it earlier?
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