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Netroots Nation, an annual gathering of progressive bloggers, has become a sort of whistle stop on the lefty campaign calendar.
In 2007, all the major Democratic candidates for president gathered at the confab, then called the YearlyKos Convention, for one of the loftiest debates of the primary season.
Last year, then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate President Harry Reid dropped by, with Senator Al Franken delivering the closing address.
The progressive blogosphere won't be quite as critical in the coming presidential election as it was in the last; a Democratic presidential primary seems highly unlikely this time around. But 2012 will be an election year, with plenty of other high-profile races in play. Netroots Nation will be in the spotlight. And that spotlight, it appears, will shine on Providence.
Netroots will not officially announce the locale for its 2012 gathering until the close of the 2011 iteration, scheduled for June 16-19 in Minneapolis and featuring Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, among others. But all signs point toward a Rhode Island get-together.
Nolan Treadway, political and logistics director for the conference, says Providence is one of "a couple of finalists" for the June 2012 gathering of about 2000 people — rather large for the capital city — with events to be spread out across the Westin Providence, the Providence Biltmore, and the Rhode Island Convention Center.
And landing in the capital city would fit nicely with Netroots' progressive politics. A little history, here:
Providence was vying with Minneapolis for this year's convention when the Westin unilaterally imposed a 20 percent pay cut and tripled health care contributions for housekeepers, room service attendants, bellhops, and other workers organized by the Unite Here union.
Unite organized a boycott of the Westin honored by several organizations, including Netroots — marking the first time in the blogging collective's brief history that it had exerted public pressure on a convention site. That pressure contributed, in a small way, to a labor deal that will restore the pay cuts and rein in health care premium hikes over time. Coming to Providence next year would make for a neat little capstone on the story — sending a final message about the power of organized labor and its allies.
It is an opportunity not lost on Netroots, which counts several large unions among its chief sponsors. "We do want to reward good behavior," Treadway says.
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On the face of it, going for a wander on Vasilevsky Island is difficult. The straight, flat, and broad lines (avenues) and prospekts (streets) militate against the discovery of hidden corners or picturesque surprises. And yet, in typical St. Petersburg fashion, there is much more here than first strikes the eye.
In pre-1917 Revolution times many Petersburgers regarded Vasilevsky Island as a German quarter, and a walk through its eastern parts today can still reveal why.
Start at the east end of Bolshoy Prospekt. Number 1 is the modest single-domed Lutheran (1) Church of St Catherine. After years of serving as a recording studio for the Soviet record company Melodiya, the church was returned to the Lutheran parish in 1992. It has a high-quality (German) organ and, if you time your visit right, you can catch one of its regular recitals of ecclesiastical music.
Head west along the wide tree-lined boulevard of Bolshoy Prospekt. At the corner with Fourth Line divert a few yards to your right and you'll see an (2) art nouveau mansion with spire and very fine stone- and metalwork.
Further along Bolshoy Prospekt is the picturesque pink-and-white (3) Cathedral of St. Andrew with its famous baroque iconostasis. Opposite you'll see the low-slung arcades of (4) Andrew's Market, which, along with its separate food hall, is the liveliest place on the street.
Turn right (north) along the pedestrian-friendly section of the Sixth and Seventh Lines. Behind the cathedral is the humble-looking Georgian Orthodox (5) Church of the Three Prelates. The street is where Vasilevsky society congregates to stroll, mingle in the cafés, and shop. This is the best place on the tour for fortification. Two good choices for a quick snack or lunch are the Chintamani vegetarian café and the Biergarten at no. 15.
After refueling, turn right at Vasileostrovskaya Metro station, the bustling intersection with Srednyi Prospekt. Just before the junction with the Second and Third Lines you'll see the Gothic Revival style (6) St Michael's Church. After visiting the church, turn right down Repin Street and walk to its end. You're now in the district where most of Russia's famous artists and architects lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
At the bottom of Repin Street, cross the small garden with the (7) Rumyantsev Obelisk and join University Embankment with its great views over the River Neva. Enter the monumental (8) Academy of Arts on your right. This birthplace of modern Russian art holds interesting exhibitions and has lavish ceremonial rooms.
From the Academy, walk east along the embankment toward the inimitable Strelka. You'll pass (9) Menshikov's Palace, built for Peter the Great's right-hand man and now part of the Hermitage (www.hermitagemuseum.org). Then comes (10) St. Petersburg University, where Russian leaders from Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin have headed for lectures. The imposing red-and-white university building is actually 12 buildings constructed side by side.
Pass the weighty monument to Mikhail Lomonosov, and stop at the (11) Kunstkammer (www.kunstkamera.ru). This early mix of observatory, museum, and laboratory contains some startling exhibits from Peter the Great's "Cabinet of Curiosities," as well as the rich Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography.
End your tour a bit further along the embankment at the tip of the Strelka. Enjoy the water and city views from the twin red rostral columns in front of the old (12) Stock Exchange, now the Central Naval Museum (www.museum.navy.ru).
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Chu to Congress: We're not interested in lowering gas prices
posted at 11:00 am on February 29, 2012 by Ed Morrissey
Hey, at least Energy Secretary Stephen Chu gave an honest answer. When asked by Rep. Alan Nunnelee whether the Obama administration wants to work to get gas prices to come back down, Chu replied that they're not focusing on that — and that higher gas prices mean more of a push for the alternative energy sources the administration wants to push:
"We agree there is great suffering when the price of gasoline increases in the United States, and so we are very concerned about this," said Chu, speaking to the House Appropriations energy and water subcommittee. "As I have repeatedly said, in the Department of Energy, what we're trying to do is diversify our energy supply for transportation so that we have cost-effective means."
Chu specifically cited a reported breakthrough announced Monday by Envia Systems, which received funding from DOE's ARPA-E, that could help slash the price of electric vehicle batteries.
He also touted natural gas as "great" and said DOE is researching how to reduce the cost of compressed natural gas tanks for vehicles.
High gasoline prices will make research into such alternatives more urgent, Chu said.
"But is the overall goal to get our price" of gasoline down, asked Nunnelee.
"No, the overall goal is to decrease our dependency on oil, to build and strengthen our economy," Chu replied. "We think that if you consider all these energy policies, including energy efficiency, we think that we can go a long way to becoming less dependent on oil and [diversifying] our supply and we'll help the American economy and the American consumers."
The Heritage Foundation jumped all over Chu's comments:
As shocking as his remarks are, they shouldn't come as a surprise. Chu has a long record of advocating for higher gas prices. In 2008, he stated, "Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe." Last March, he reiterated his point in an interview with Fox News' Chris Wallace, noting that his focus is to ease the pain felt by his energy policies by forcing automakers to make more fuel-efficient automobiles. "What I'm doing since I became Secretary of Energy has been quite clear. What I have been doing is developing methods to take the pain out of high gas prices."
One of those methods is dumping taxpayer dollars into alternative energy projects like the Solyndra solar plant. Another is subsidizing the purchase of high-cost electric cars like the Chevy Volt to the tune of $7,500 per car (which the White House wants to increase to $10,000). In both cases, those methods aren't working. Solyndra went bankrupt because its product couldn't bear the weight of market pressures, and Chevy Volts aren't selling, even with taxpayer-funded rebates. What's the president's next plan? Harvesting "a bunch of algae" as a replacement for oil.
Meanwhile, the Obama Administration is seemingly doing everything it can to make paying for energy even more painful by refusing to open access to the country's oil and gas reserves and blocking new projects that would lead to the development of more energy in America. Case in point: the president's decision to say "no" to the Keystone XL pipeline, a project that would have delivered hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil from Canada to Texas refineries, while bringing thousands of jobs along with it.
And while Chu gave an honest answer that actually matches the actions taken by this administration, Heritage notes that Obama has offered nothing but double-talk on gas prices:
Sensing impending political fallout from the high cost of gas, President Obama last week spoke on the subject and attempted to deflect blame for the pain. He said that there is no quick fix to high gas prices and the nation cannot drill its way out of the problem, but as Heritage's Nicolas Loris writes, the president ignored reality and dished out a series of half-truths. Among them, the president claimed oil production is its highest in eight years, that increasing oil production takes too long, and that oil is not enough. Loris writes that while production is up on private lands, unrealized production on federal lands and offshore could have yielded even more output, increasing supply and driving down costs. If the president had said "yes" to Keystone, oil could have reach the market quickly. And as for the president's push for alternative energy, those sources simply cannot stand the test of the market.
Even before Chu spilled the beans, Democrats have begun pressing Obama to start taking gas prices seriously:
Congressional Democrats are ramping up pressure on President Obama to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to prevent rising gas prices from threatening the economy and their election-year prospects.
They are growing anxious that the price of fuel could reverse their political fortunes, which had been improving due to signs of growth in the economy.
Republicans have hammered Democrats on the price spike, repeatedly noting that gas prices — now at $3.72 per gallon for regular — have doubled since Obama won the White House.
I guess Democrats in Congress don't see this as a feature rather than a bug in Obama's energy policies. The RNC came out with a video slamming Obama for high gas prices, but I suspect they'll be rushing a new video to publication featuring Chu's "who cares" attitude. Otherwise, this is a pretty effective 1-minute spot, and it might start showing up on TV broadcasts soon:
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High Surf May Cause Dangerous Conditions for Beach-goers
OCEANO, Calif. - The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office has once again postponed the search for a wrecked plane off the coast of Oceano. Ocean conditions are simply too dangerous. With big waves crashing on our local beaches, beach-goers are being told to be careful.
"I've never seen the waves this high here," said beach-goer Les Winger. "I guess surfers would handle it ok, but anybody just out there swimming, probably not a good idea."
Winger and his wife Karen were out and about, stretching their legs on our local beaches. On top of their car sat two kayaks. But with huge waves pounding the shore, they said they'll sit this one out.
"It's possible you can get our there beyond the waves with a kayak, but you'd have a heck of a time getting back in," says Winger.
The National Weather Service issued high surf advisories for much of the California coast. It's being caused by a storm system over the central Pacific Ocean, which reportedly brought 40-foot waves to Hawaii's coastline. While the waves won't get that big over here, the high surf advisory is expected to last through the weekend, prompting possibly dangerous conditions.
"You should definitely evaluate the conditions before you go out in the water anytime, but this is probably the first significant swell that we've had," says Brent Marshall, District Superintendent for State Parks, Oceano Dunes district. "I would definitely exercise caution when you're in the ocean."
State Parks rangers say that anybody who gets in the water this weekend needs to be very careful. Rip currents are going to be very strong.
"Rip currents near fixed structures like piers and rocks, and then there will also be other rip currents that move up and down the beach, and also side shore currents they should watch out for," says Marshall. "If you're in a rip current, you swim parallel to shore until you're safely outside of the rip current. then you can swim in."
Lifeguard patrols are typically downsized during this time of the year, but State Parks says it will have lifeguards out there through the weekend.


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Learn to write apps for some of today's hottest technologies, including the iPhone and iPad (using iOS), as well as the Mac (using OS X). It starts with Objective-C, the base language on which the native iOS software development kit (SDK) and the OS X are based. Learn Objective-C on the Mac: For OS X and iOS, Second Edition updates a best selling book and is an extensive, newly updated guide to Objective-C.
Objective-C is a powerful, object-oriented extension of C, making this update the perfect follow-up to Dave Mark'''s bestselling Learn C on the Mac. Whether you'''re an experienced C programmer or you'''re coming from a different language such as C++ or Java, leading Mac experts Scott Knaster and Waqar Malik show how to harness the power of Objective-C in your apps!
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Longtime C++ programmers such as myself suffer from a pretty significant conceptual hurdle when moving to Apple's recommended application development tools and languages. And while Objective C was once rather easy to ignore, the big market share now owned by Apple's "Cocoa" object model as it applies to Mac OS X and iOS has suddenly made Objective C much more of a player than it used to be. And while you can still develop apps for these devices using technologies more familiar to Windows/Linux and C++ developers, the large majority of Mac and iOS apps that really have a "first class" experience on Apple's platforms are built using their recommended tools and class libraries.
And Learn Objective C on the Mac is intended to be just the thing for people like myself who are fully versed in programming, but not in Objective C. And going from your curly-brace C dialect of choice to Objective C is not as straightforward as it looks. Objective C is not just C++ with a slightly different syntax. Objective C is a thing originally designed in the 1980's intended to bring the performance of C together with the pure object-oriented goodness of Smalltalk.
Or, more succinctly, it is weird.
As Yoda has told you, you first must unlearn what you have learned. And not only that, but you must unlearn it from a pretty low level. Not only are you learning a new and unfamiliar language, you also need to couple it with mature-yet-unfamiliar UI building tools, class library, and an IDE that is just different enough from Visual Studio to completely screw you up at every turn.
Learn Objective C on the Mac is written by longtime users of Apple's programming model, and they do a very good job of getting you up to speed without bogging you down in the language features you already know (hint: if-statements are the same) or OO concepts you should already understand.
There are loads of "How to build an app with Objective C and/or Cocoa" books that are intended to get a reader up to speed on Apple's toolchain, but this is the first one I have found that concisely covers the stuff I did not already know without presenting me with a lot of stuff I already did. It seemed like every time I saw a new piece of code with a "what the heck is that" construct, the book followed with a good explanation.
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RG's number 1-770-366-4846. These will be great for
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Flu Cases Continue to Rise
Seeing that most of the United States is experiencing freezing weather and flu is on the rise and kids are all back in school, it is appropriate to discuss good handwashing and cough hygiene to try and keep everyone healthy. Flu season typically peaks in January and February, so unfortunately the worst is yet to come.
The predominant strain of flu that is circulating right now is Influenza A H1N1 (yes, the old swine flu). Fortunately, this strain of flu is a component of this years flu vaccine. (Surely you have gotten your flu shot/mist by now, but if not run and get it!). The CDC sends out a weekly flu report and as of now there are 20-25 states with widespread flu activity The flu is currently more prevalent in the southern states and spreading north.
Besides the flu vaccine the best prevention for flu continues to be good handwashing. This is the time of year that many of us have chapped hands due to the cold dry weather and frequent handwashing. Using antibacterial gels is also a good way to prevent germs from spreading and may not cause as much drying. Try not to touch your own face with your hands as those pesky viruses enter our bodies through our nose, eyes and mouth and keeping hands away from the face is helpful. With that being said, how do you keep a child's hands away from their face??? Another reason that young children pick up so many viruses.
If your children are feeling badly and have any fever they need to stay home from day care and school. Many people don't realize that you start shedding virus even before you are actually sick and once you feel badly staying home is a must!!! Dosing your child with tylenol/ibuprofen before sending them to day care doesn't help anyone, and your child will be much more comfortable at home. The rule of thumb is no return to school or day care until your child has been fever free for at least 24 hours (without any fever medication).
Teenager are notorious for wanting to go to school no matter what.....as they get so far behind if they miss all of those difficult classes. The problem is they too spread the flu, even if they are good about covering their mouth and washing hands. Your teen needs to stay home as well if they are running a fever, no excuses about a calculus test or basketball game.
To date there have been 6 pediatric deaths secondary to influenza. Get your child their flu vaccine and make sure that if you have an infant they get their second dose of flu vaccine 4 weeks after their first. You need both doses to have immunity the first year your young child receives a flu vaccine.
I'll keep you posted with flu news.
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[quote user="nycsportzfan"][quote user="tdawg1413"][quote user="nycsportzfan"]Heres some ridiculously good info "LIVE" from the sr bowl from the boys over at walter football.. They have great insight and are alot closer to the players then some around here give credit for as they go to the sr bowl and combine .. They even let us know what teams are talking to who albeit in the very early stages.. my guy Doug martin was said to be super ripped and i really think that kids gonna be special! Also Gerrell Robinson WR Arz St tore it up yesterday beating a handful of soon to be NFL CB's.. His stock has to be on the rise.. Casey Hayward also was said to be ripped and as a guy i've raved about u add in a good physique with awesome on field play both against the run and pass in the tough SEC and i just don't see how its possible he dosen't get into the 2nd rd and possibly the 1st by Draft time.. I wonder if Janoris Jenkins HT is gonna hurt him? Also i was bummed to see Bobby Wagners HT only at 6ft.. I really like him a ton! Anyhow take alook at all this info its some great reading!
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Nyc, you mention a guy I absolutely want in Blue next year, Gerell Robinson. WR will only be a need if we lose Mario but Robinson has it all. He gets a little lazy at times which may be his only issue. He is big, has good speed and good hands. I can see us grabbing him in the 3rd or 4th round and that will be a steal IMO. Also, is it me or is Matt McCants a Will Beatty clone in terms of physique and ability. Before the draft, Beatty was listed at about 295 and then showed up to the combine at about 310. His stock rose to the point that we took him in Rd 2. I can see McCants going around the same time. Just a thought.
[/quote] Good comparison with Beatty and mccants.. But Beatty actually was thought to be a possible late 1st rd pick by some well before the draft and kinda fell to the end of the 2nd round.. But he definetly got there with the same attributes that mccants seems to have and its not surprising to see mccants now get in that 2nd round conversation with a very outside shot at very late 1st depending on his combine.. When u have Tackles with mcants upside and athletic ability its just a matter of time before they start rising and rising and the only way it gets hurt is if they screw themselves in these postseason all star games and combine.. I don't think Beatty really lit the world on fire at the combine if i remember correctly? Hence why i think he fell to us all the way at the end of RD 2.. Fair? Probably not but in todays NFL that combine holds a bit to much weight
I also agree about Gerrell Robinson.. Its kinda funny because when u watch him play and see his size and ability u kinda just wait to here what were hering now and that is that hes pretty good...lol I swear every yr i see a TON of these guys during the season perdicted to go in these crazy high rounds of the draft or not get talked about as any kinda serious prospect and i just sit back and wait for the RISE to take place...lol I said quite awhile ago that Whitney mercilus was gonna Rise in this yrs draft to being picked in the top 20 and now i look at mocks and see him gone by a Ton of people before pick 20 or at pick 20..lol Doug martin Casey Hayward Leonard Johnson and Bobby Wagner are guys that i felt similarly about and now u see em all in the RD 2 area
You could be right but I could swear that Beatty was originally thought to be around a late 3rd-early 4th before the draft process began. I could be wrong. Either way, they are similar to me in their abilities.
As an ASU college football fan, I saw a lot of Robinson. He has what a pro WR needs. Size, good speed, and YAC ability. He was projected somewhere around the 4th and 5th on most sites but I can see him moving into the last 2nd-early 3rd conversation.
I am also very high now on Lavonte David. I know he is undersized but he is a playmaker at the LB position. A good fit for our D as well.


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We check out some of the coolest motorized water toys for you to enjoy this summer.
If the long hot Memorial Day weekend was any indicator, the ultimate weather to kick off cottage season has finally arrived, and we are ready to play. While some enjoy the pleasures of cruising down a hot dry road, taking in the rolling hills with girls sprawled across the backseat of a classic Caddy, we here at Playboy.com have come to the realization that bikini weather should never be taken for granted, and while girls driving fast cars are hot, girls driving in bikinis are so much hotter.
With that, we give you our list of the coolest summer rides to get wet and wild on. Be it to prove who's boss among your buddies or an excuse to get your gorgeous girl soaking wet, it's going to be a long hot sunny season, so take advantage of these fun (and fast) glorified water toys.
To start off our list, this single-seater namesake Jet Ski is wholeheartedly meant as a thrill craft rather than a regular cruiser. With its 781 cc displacement engine, the 800 SX-R is a model commonly associated with those aerial tricksters who have the training (and guts) to pull off death-defying backflips while standing up on one of these speed demons. As this is the last production year for this best seller for the company, it is sure to become a collector's item for those whose adrenaline pumps easy. With 699 pounds of thrust and weighing in at an unbelievable 396.9 pounds, it's no wonder this baby is fun to take out.
Engine: Two-stroke, two-cylinder w/valve induction
Fuel capacity: 4.5 gallons
Max passengers: One
Price: $7,899
Best feature: 37 Years of Jet Ski special-edition design package
Check it out at www.kawasaki.com
Brand new for 2012, the Sea-Doo GTR 215 is part of the company's musclecraft series of performance water scooters. This gorgeous, aerodynamically designed aqua beast is not only stunning to look at but features a supercharged Rotax 4-TEC engine which provides almost 1500 cc of displacement while weighing less than 800 lbs. (you and the ladies not included). Planning on heading over to a friend's cottage for a BBQ? No problem; the 215 hosts almost 31 gallons of convenient under-seat storage capacity — plenty for beer, burgers and buns. Just do us a favor and save the drinking for after you get there.
Engine: 1503 SC Rotax 4-TEC engine
Fuel capacity: 15.9 gallons
Max passengers: Three
Price: $11,499
Best feature: Easy-switch economy to sport modes
Check it out at www.sea-doo.com
While speed and performance are best taken care of by the models above, our last contender is most accurately described as the Luxury Queen of Jet Skis. While virtually as powerful as the Sea-Doo model above, with a decent 1,498 cc of displacement (that's 300 horses, people), the supercharged four-cylinder Ultra 300X commands a whopping 1,796 pounds of thrust, offering its three riders a smooth, consistent and, most importantly, speedy ride to anywhere (on the water) that can be imagined. Factor in a 20+ gallon capacity, and you'll be riding this beauty until the sun goes down.
Engine: Supercharged four-cylinder
Fuel capacity: 20.6 gallons
Max passengers: Three
Price: $14,699
Best feature: Most powerful Jet Ski ever built
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Well here is my little Easter Basket! Hope you like it.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Well here is my little Easter Basket! Hope you like it.
since I got my new computer I haven't figured out how to upload. I figured it would be the same but when I click upload nothing happens. Any suggestions.
Very cute Marcialee!
I finished my first set of watering cans and my second set will be a frog and the twist has not been decided yet. I would post a picture, but for some reason it won't load.
Welcome Gaijin from Japan! How fun!
OK! I'm in. Finished one set (kites) and have two/four for the next set (pansies). Don't know how many I'll get done. I'm making the extra one to keep. Laura
Just to be sure,it's white on white for background on the blocks? I have lots of white on cream & cream on white,so will need to go shopping if I join. Your swap sounds fun.


text: Pinky - Unregistered October 06, 2012 1:34 PM i know its only practice but this is getting beyond a joke. top three got a boost reduction and yet Plato still manages to top the times FP1 and gets 2nd in FP2? Hmmmm and dont say its because of his skill full driving cuz half the track is straights. the facts are MG still are quick despite so called having the reduction and weres Honda? no were to be seen...not evn in the top10 1 agree 2 disagree


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The geology of the battlefield and surrounding areas played an important role in the complexity and outcome of the battle. Geologist Stephen W. Henderson from Oxford College of Emory University in Georgia will explore the geology of the Battle of Chickamauga on Friday, April 5, at the Geological Society of America's North-Central Section and Southeastern Section Joint Meeting in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Appalachian Mountains in the area are composed of limestone, sandstone, and shale sedimentary rocks with different abilities to erode. Some formed valleys and others formed ridges. To engage in a military campaign, one had to maneuver troops around these ridges while looking for passes or gaps to get through.
"What I've found is that when the Union army moved south after they captured Chattanooga, they started pursuing the Confederate forces under the command of General Braxton Bragg into a place in Georgia called McLemore's Cove which is a plunging anticline," Henderson explained. It's formed by a rather nonresistant combination of dolostone and limestone. It opens to the north and it's closed to the south, where the resistant sandstones of Lookout and Pigeon Mountains come together. What Bragg did was to try and trap the Union army in the cove by using the geology essentially."
But that didn't work. The Union troops, which had been split into three wings, got wind of the plot and were able to come together near Chickamauga, to the north of McLemore's Cove where the valley is broader. The Confederates tried unsuccessfully to drive the Union troops back down into McLemore's Cove where it would have been easier to defeat them.
"Within the battlefield there are six different Ordovician rock formations, various dolostones and limestones. It turns out that the higher ground was high because of variations in the rock type, " Henderson explained. "The topographic crest where the Union Army had stationed themselves was limestone which had chert in it and it was the chert that caused it to be higher topographically. So the Union line occupied a rather subtle high ground. Militarily, it's the high ground that should have made a difference because the Confederates would have to go up hill. The battle raged for two days."
The second day of battle was September 20, 1863. The Union troops were outnumbered but they held the strategic position on the high ground. However, when Rosencrans mistakenly moved some of his men out of their battle line, he created a gap that the Confederates were able to break through.
"The Confederates couldn't believe their good luck. That was the major breakthrough of the entire war and it was totally due to an error," Henderson said. "Part of the Union Army retreated to Chattanooga. General George Thomas rallied the remaining Union forces and made a stand on Snodgrass Hill, composed of a resistant dolostone with chert in it. He managed to save the army from 25 separate Confederate attacks and then successfully escaped to Chattanooga. For his stand on Snodgrass Hill, Thomas was forever afterwards called the "Rock of Chickamauga."
By Kara LeBeau, GSA Staff Writer
Contact information: Stephen W. Henderson Dept. of Geology Oxford College of Emory University Oxford GA 30054 USA E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (770)784-8345
Abstract available at: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2002NC/finalprogram/abstract_32291.htm
Geological Society of America Southeastern Section and North-Central Section Joint Meeting April 3-5, 2002 Hyatt Regency Hotel and Lexington Civic Center Lexington, KY
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Earth Day 2013 Festival
The Earth Day 2013 celebration, which takes place as UMass Amherst marks its 150th birthday, offers students and staff a chance to honor the school's past as well as an opportunity to celebrate the future.
According to Sarah Hebert '12, a sustainability science master's degree candidate who serves as student sustainability coordinator, "Students want to celebrate the school's history in a cool way so we came up with a fun T-shirt slogan for Earth Day this year that reads 'UMass Amherst, Sustainable since 1863.'"
While phrases like "sustainability science" were not used to describe courses in the late 1800s, the UMass Amherst legacy of meaningful, effective, cutting-edge environmental education is a very real part of the university's history.
From its start as the Massachusetts Agricultural College up to the present day, when UMass Amherst has become one of the premier environmental research institutions in the nation, there is much to be proud of this Earth Day.
Earth Day 2013 celebrates some of that history with an abundance of engaging on-campus activities including a student festival and concert series held in the Founders Day tent, and a Trashion Show featuring student-designed outfits made from recycled materials. Prizes will be presented by Josefine Nowitz '13, recently named a Sustainable Leader Award Winner of 2013 in a national competition.
The day's events will close with a keynote address by world-renowned sustainability expert Annie Leonard, creator of the documentary The Story of Stuff.
"We're really hopeful that even more students get a chance to enjoy the events this year and find a way to take part. For all the sustainability folks on campus, and there are a lot of us around here, this is one of our favorite days of the year," says Ezra Small '07G, UMass campus sustainability manager.


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APCNews – December 08 2008 - Year IX Issue 93
APCNews – December 08 2008 – Year IX Issue 93
APCNews – December 08 2008 – Year IX Issue 93
The news service on ICTs for social justice and sustainable development
Last week, APC and our partners Hivos from the Netherlands and Uruguay's Third World Institute launched the watchdog report Global Information Society Watch at the third Internet Governance Forum in India. It is the second edition of this landmark report and focused on "access to infrastructure". Given the numbers distributed, more than half of all delegates had picked up a copy. You'll now be able to get yours online from a new site www.GISWatch.org. In this APCNews, we highlight some of the crucial chapters as well as providing some insights into the Hyderabad conference.
Watchdog report tackles the issue of unequal access to the internet and the information society in 2008
JOHANNESBURG (Alan Finlay for APCNews) – How do we ensure access to the internet is a human right enjoyed by everyone? This is one of the critical questions asked by an annual publication that highlights the importance of people's access to information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure – and where and how countries are getting it right or wrong, and what can be done about it. Global Information Society Watch 2008, published in print and online by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), the Third World Institute, and Dutch development organisation Hivos, collects the perspectives of ICT academics, analysts, activists and civil society organisations from across the globe in over 50 reports. http://www.apc.org/en/node/7558
GISWatch 2008 : Focus on access to infrastructure
MONTEVIDEO (Willie Currie for GISWatch) 2008 was a year in which there was much focus on the issue of universal access to information and communications technologies (ICTs) and the internet. Many global institutions focused on access, resulting in a multitude of different initiatives. Particular attention was given to mobiles phones as the ideal technology for reducing the digital divide; however a new access gap is now emerging with respect to broadband internet infrastructure and services and access to fibre remains a problem for many developing countries and plays a critical role in their development.
The end of the internet as we know it?
MONTEVIDEO (Peter Lange for GISWatch) – Although the term was coined already in the early 2000s and the concept goes back much further, the discussion about "network neutrality", or net neutrality, has intensified in the past few years, with a particular focus on the internet. Activists warning of a doomsday when the internet as we know it will "die" are dismissed as conspiracy theorists by the CEOs of some of the biggest telecommunications companies in the world. However, industry regulators and governments are working to create legislation that would regulate net neutrality, and the issue was also a topic in the 2008 presidential elections in the United States (US).
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I know Jeremy Bulloch's certainly not the tallest person, but he's still a bit taller than me. I'm only 5'5"ish, 5'6" on a good day. Do you think it will be possible for me to have a somewhat accurate outfit without looking ridiculous?
Also, is there an order you like best for obtaining individual pieces, certain pieces being better to start with, or should I just pick up what I can as I go along?


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Next year's ITM Cup will be played over an extended competition window of nine weeks with a reduction in mid-week fixtures.
The New Zealand Rugby Union today announced the changes following consultation with provincial unions. The competition will begin on the weekend of August 17 and will run for nine weeks followed by semifinals and finals.
NZRU chief executive Steve Tew said there had been overwhelming support from ITM Cup Unions to start the competition a week earlier to help address concerns about mid-week fixtures. Games were played on every day of the week except Monday.
Matches will no longer be scheduled for Tuesday evenings, and teams will now have only one short turnaround in a season, rather than two.
"There is still a very clear desire for ITM Cup to retain a standalone window in order to preserve the windows currently for both club rugby and Super Rugby,'' Tew said. "Starting a week earlier is a sensible solution that doesn't compromise those dedicated timeframes.
"The competition will still conclude at the end of October and we have retained the playoff structure which has been hugely popular with fans and unions. We saw this year that, heading toward the playoffs, almost every team had something to play for.''
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Some traffic, but not much. I don't think I saw a single semi-truck. There were some pickups that looked like they belonged to hunters. I dropped down Alt 93 from Wendover, then drove as far as Fallon. Next time I'd love to start from Highway 6 and go through Great Basin National Park.ReplyDelete
I think you would like this blog. And I think she has written about the loneliest highway before:ReplyDelete
I drove Highway 50 a few years ago and was fascinated. I've always wanted to go back and explore those lonely mountain ranges along the way. I'll bet there is some beautiful country that few people see out there. I also met a guy in Cedar City while on a bike tour. He was headed up to 50 then across to California, and in August. Too hot for me.ReplyDelete
You've seen the Southwest and taken beautiful pictures, I try to put myself there in my mind and when I'm riding. I'm looking forward to doing some biking in New England. Have you ever been? I hope you heal quickly Jill and thank you for inspiring me to get out on my bike even when I don't really feel like it. I never regret it.ReplyDelete
Incredibly beautiful. You have a gift for capturing scenery in your pictures.ReplyDelete
Jenn, we should plan something! One-way bike trips always include extra logistics, but in this region I can likely work something out with family and friends if you and Sierra can fly in to SFO, out of SLC. We could ride across Nevada from Carson City to Great Basin. It's 400 miles, a semi-relaxed trip could be 5 or 6 days. There are lots of small passes, but no huge climbs. I was thinking April or May would be ideal; I bet that region is beautiful in the spring. There is potential for cold weather at higher elevations that time of year, but that risk far outweighs the need to carry water for 100 miles in 90-degree temperatures. Think about it!ReplyDelete
Referencing the "basin and range" comment, check out John McPhee's book of the same name if you haven't already. I live in SLC, but commuted to Tonopah, NV for 4 months (worked there Tues thru Thurs, drove home for the 4 day weekends) and absolutely love US Hwy 6 for its desolation and beauty. I also went south from Wendover: White Horse Pass is one of my favorite spots, and Ely, NV has a great little trail system west of town where I would take the dogs out to stretch our legs.ReplyDelete
Post March 2014 is when both Sierra and I will have vacation leave available again. I'll mention it to her - I'd be totally into a trip like this. And given the fact that I think I had mild heat exhaustion from a mere 25C easy-ride day in Santa Cruz this past May, I prefer the idea of cool (cold?) weather to baking in the heat.ReplyDelete


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I was just wondering if everyone here was a skater and what level everyone's at. Has anyone ever made it to Nationals??
I was just wondering if everyone here was a skater and what level everyone's at. Has anyone ever made it to Nationals??
It would be safe to say that everyone here is not a skater.
I am an adult skater that never made it to nationals. Which is ok by me because at my advanced age I am just glad that I can get out on a pair of skates
Never skated. Only enjoyed watching. First got interested when Sonja Henie won her second olympic medal!
Grgranny, DEFINITELY!
I competed at Nationals in 1999 for synchro. I was a Novice skater at the time. My team had a fabulous season, that was highlighted when we won a gold medal at Nationals. We got first place ordinals from all the judges as well. I've also been to 3 different Nationals competitions as a spectator as well. With any luck this season, I may end up back at Nationals for synchro. Fingers crossed!
I've been to Adult Nationals, both in an open event and in a championship (qualifying) event. Never kids nats (or even regionals for that matter - couldn't pass the 2nd figure test ).
I'm an adult skater, been skating not quite a year and a half. Hoping to test adult pre-bronze moves and FS sometime in the spring.
Testing Senior free, and I have one gold dance left. A lot of my coaches seemed to think I could have made it to nationals, but a hip injury forced me to take my best skating years off, and it's still healing really slowly. I used to work on triples for hours a day so I could make it, and instead my practice schedule ending up preventing me from doing so....


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This is the song that never ends.
It just goes on and on my friends.
Some people started singing it not knowing what it was,
And they'll continue singing it forever just because . . .
- The Song That Never Ends, Norman Martin, 1988
My daughters sang this when they were small and "it just goes on and on, my friends", just like the 34th America's Cup.
Today will make this officially the equal longest America's Cup match in its history (162 years). You will forgive me (after all, I am being paid to be here for weeks in a city I enjoy, covering an event I greatly enjoy) if I express a wee bit of frustration that this regatta now feels like all 162 years are happening at once with the postponement of Race 14 yesterday.
And before you have a crack at me about sour grapes because Team New Zealand haven't won yet, that's not it.
If Emirates Team NZ are lucky enough to win this prestigious sporting trophy (that's if it hasn't rusted away by the time we all finish...), they need to make sure that racing happens more - much more - than non-racing in Auckland.
Delay isn't sport - apart from cricket, of course. Sport is also conducted when conditions are less than optimum. It's part of the drama.
Consider these scenarios/potential headlines: Hillary waits for snow to melt before climbing Everest; Snell drops out of the Tokyo Olympics because the wind is blowing in the wrong direction; Colin Meads refuses to play after someone hit him.
Delays for wind and weather are common in yachting, of course; there are obvious safety parameters that have to be met and unavoidable postponements. In the last America's Cup staged in Auckland in 2003, there was something like 10 days in a row lost to wind or, more accurately, lack of it.
There's nothing anyone can do about that (short of installing giant fans on the Tank Farm) but to my mind the America's Cup match could have seen the boats race far more than they have.
Oh, I know, I know... Andrew "Bart" Simpson died in Artemis' capsize in May and safety measures were put in place following that. The teams - after a bit of pushing and shoving - agreed.
That was May - but an awful lot of water has flowed under the Golden Gate Bridge since then. The teams have learned to sail the boats stably and well, though pointing to the near-capsize of the New Zealand boat is all the proponents of the status quo probably need to do to win that argument.
But there is a balance to be achieved here. Whatever you think of Larry Ellison's and Russell Coutts' regatta, they had a goal with which most of us can identify and agree - to lift sailing's profile by attracting more audiences (and thus more sponsors, etc) to the sport by making it more attractive.
There's nothing attractive about nothing happening in place of sport.
What's been needed here is either a bit of commonsense or a change in the rules - admittedly impossible to do while a regatta is on and being run under rules that need universal approval before any changes can be made. A new regatta can take care of some of these unnecessary delays.
First, we had too much wind. Then we had too little wind - or, more correctly, so little wind that the AC72s catamarans dragged their backsides too slowly round the course. The wind was blowing nine knots, the big cats touched over 20 knots on occasions - but they were too slow to complete the course in the required 40 minutes. That's at nine knots, not the minimum wind speed of five knots permitted for a race to start. Something is very wrong here.
Then yesterday the wind blew in the wrong direction. The teams didn't want to flip the course - which is what happens in other regattas where the wind changes direction - as they haven't trained for that and also because rearranging the course would have necessitated taking it further offshore.
So spectators wouldn't have been able to see the race. See what? There wasn't any race.
If, indeed, this is to be sailing for the new age, we need some new rules and, safety included, some control vested somewhere where decisions are binding on both teams and ancillary participants like TV. If not, the fans who have been drawn into the real drama and colour of the America's Cup will drift off again to do something else. Anything else.


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Re: st: RE: Hypergeometric Distribution
"Stas Kolenikov" <email@example.com>
Re: st: RE: Hypergeometric Distribution
Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:11:55 -0500
I know that the following was a breakthrough paper speeding up
hypergeometric computations quite a bit:
http://math.mit.edu/~plamen/files/hyper.pdf. Marcello, this guy is in
your geographic area, so you can get him out for a coffee or something
to see if there are any fast algorithms to work out in [St|M]ata.
On 8/23/07, Mike Lacy <email@example.com> wrote:
> >Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:32:38 +0100
> >From: "Newson, Roger B" <email@example.com>
> >Subject: st: RE: Hypergeometric Distribution
> >
> >Thanks to Marcello for telling us all about this recently-published
> >algorithm, which looks very useful. A search on
> >
> >findit hypergeometric
> >
> >in Stata finds a single reference (to a SSC package), which was
> >distributed as long ago as 1999. This suggests that the new algorithm
> >might be a good candidate for implementation in Mata by Marcello, or by
> >anybody else with the time and inclination to do so.
> I have something similar and could use a collaborator:
> I have a Stata program to calculate hypergeometric probabilities
> using the algorithm of:
> Berry, K. J., & Mielke, P. W. (1983). A rapid FORTRAN
> subroutine for the Fisher exact probability test. Educational and
> Psychological
> Measurement,43, 167-171.
> Their algorithm exploits a recursion, and so avoids the calculation
> of any factorials or log factorials in calculating the
> hypergeometric. I suspect it is faster than even the newly published
> algorithm, although I don't know. It is particularly suited to
> applications in which the entire vector of probabilities across the
> range of the variable is needed (e.g., Fisher's Exact), since it has
> to calculate all the probabilities to get just one of them. However,
> it can do all the probabilities for a variable with what I believe is
> lower O() complexity than a conventional algorithm would calculate
> any single one.
> I am not a "production quality" Stata programmer, and don't want to
> take the time to be one, so if anyone else is interested, I'd be
> happy to send them my code to be dressed up for public use. I
> considered posting the program to the list (only about 40 lines), but
> didn't know if that was quite appropriate.
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Bicultural-Bilingual Studies hosts language day
By Ashley Harris
Public Affairs Specialist
(Feb. 13, 2008)--The UTSA College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) and the Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Program will host a brown-bag luncheon to celebrate International Mother Language Day from noon to 1:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 15 in Main Building Room 2.220, 1604 Campus. Discussion will focus on heritage languages in a U.S. context. UTSA students, faculty and staff are invited to bring their lunch to the event.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Discussion topics will include "Heritage Language Learning and Ideologies of Pre-service Latina/Latino Teachers in Texas" by Assistant Professor Lucila Ek and "Heritage Language Learning in the U.S.A.: The Case of the Khmer" by Assistant Professor Wayne Wright.
The UNESCO General Conference first proclaimed International Mother Language Day (IMLD) in 1999 with the aim of focusing attention on the importance of individuals' mother tongues in social and cultural development. IMLD takes on special significance in 2008 because the UN proclaimed it the International Year of Languages.
Activities will take place throughout 2008 at institutions worldwide to raise awareness of relationships between global linguistic diversity and cultural heritage.
For more information on this and other International Year of Languages events, call (210) 458-6459 or visit the UNESCO Web site.


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WOW awesome big room and really awesome shelves...lucky lady !!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
WOW awesome big room and really awesome shelves...lucky lady !!
Your quilt is beautiful , and my fav. Colors. That shelving looks beautiful . You were fortunate to get it!
WOW - a place for everything and everything in it's place.
Nikki in MO
What a fantastic room & that is one gorgeous quilt. Gotta love that brother & DH!!!
Dance like no one is watching
what a good find! 2 men to help! GREAT job!
that is so beautiful! some family of mine bought an old house once... and the whole house had beautiful wood working... the front door was old, the crown molding was dark beautiful wood... things like that. they remolded and got rid of it. had i known i would have asked for some of it... it was all so beautiful. im glad your brother saw the beauty in it!
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By Chris Harris
Per Mertesacker says Arsenal could do worse than imitate Schalke when they go for goals in Gelsenkirchen tonight.
The Germany defender returns to his homeland for the second of a double-header with the Bundesliga high-flyers knowing that a defeat would leave the Gunners in a real battle to reach the knockout stage of the Champions League.
Schalke's 2-0 win at Emirates Stadium a fortnight ago gave them the edge in Group B and Mertesacker was frustrated that Arsenal played into the German side's hands. He knows what they have to do to turn the tables tonight.
"We have to behave like them," Mertesacker told Arsenal Player. "Be very good defensively, very focused on our game and when we have the ball play quickly and play with confidence. That's what our game is capable of. That's what we need to do at Schalke.
"We are in a situation where we are not top of the group so we need to do something. This is one of the most important games in this Champions League season. Let's focus on that, because [Schalke] is our main opponent to be successful or to go through to the next round.
"Schalke are a great team. They were efficient - very effective in the defence and very patient to build up their game. In the beginning they were a bit scared, but we built them up. We made them feel more comfortable to be more confident with the situation in the Champions League.
"I think it was our fault to build them up. We made a couple of mistakes. Then they recognised 'OK, we can achieve something at Arsenal' and we were lacking a bit of confidence of our own game. It was easy for Schalke to win. Normally, we will have our confidence and our game and we should be better than that [the performance at Emirates Stadium]."
Schalke's performance in north London underlined the Bundesliga's strength in depth. Bayern Munich, beaten finalists last season, are well-placed to reach the last 16, while Borussia Dortmund top the so-called 'group of death' ahead of Real Madrid and Manchester City. Mertesacker agrees that this is a boom time for German football.
"I think the Bundesliga is able to get four Champions League places," he said. "They received only three this year because [Borrusia Monchengladbach] lost against [Dynamo] Kiev in the qualifier.
"But the Bundesliga overtook Italy so they're on the up and they've shown it in the Champions League as well. Dortmund beat Real Madrid and Schalke beat us so they have a bright future I think.
"We could see it last year with Dortmund. They played a very high, intensive, very physical game. It's hard to beat German sides because they can do it for 90 minutes. Normally you expect, like QPR, after 60 minutes they get weaker and weaker but especially the good teams in Germany, they can keep it for 90 minutes.
"It's hard to pass through the lines because they're always ahead of the ball and behind the ball. That's what makes German teams so good."
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Despite the cold, with the thermometer often sinking below freezing, mothers in thick coats pushing baby carriages swaddled in blankets were as common as bakers with their loaves. And all around me, the world's languages and their owners drifted past, evidence that Christmas markets attract international visitors. Russian couples here, Turkish there, a moment of Italian lyric vowels and a French family outfitting their kids with wool mittens.


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Those were Katsushige's words as he and Kiba began to move down the narrow alley, in the direction of the door that would eventually lead them into the sewers. Both were feeling neither confident, nor very calm about the matter, but their desire to help the people and Pokemon of Mediville spurred them on.
Katsushige put his hand around the rusted handle of the door (That seemed to be seldom used by the townsfolk, given the poor condition it was in), but hesitated before opening it, turning his head towards Harris to tell him exactly what he planned on doing.
"For now, we'll just try to determine the exact location of the Pokemon causing the problem. Unless you can come up with a way to catch it on such short notice, in which case, we can try luring it up here right away. Hopefully, it won't take us too long to find it..."
After he spoke, Katsushige opened the door, and the moment he did so, the odor seemed to double in strength, which was enough to make both the trainer and his Pokemon recoil, and take a few quick steps backwards.
"I hope I don't regret this..."
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Hearing officer named for dangerous dog designations
The Cass County Board voted Tuesday, Feb. 19, to contract with Jon Eclov to serve as the county's hearing officer for appeals of dangerous dog designations.
The board took this action in response to a recent court decision that determined counties do not have to hold appeal hearings for owners of dogs determined to be "potentially dangerous," but they do have to provide a neutral party to hear appeals from owners of dogs deemed "dangerous."
In recent years, the county has conducted appeal hearings for both potentially dangerous and dangerous dog owners, using a panel of Administrator Robert Yochum, the chief sheriff's deputy and the county commissioner in whose district the dog and owner reside.
Based on the court ruling, Yochum and County Attorney Christopher Strandlie suggested the panel of county-employed officials could potentially be deemed a panel that is not neutral. The decision was made then to seek an outside neutral party to hear these appeals.
While Eclov was an assistant county attorney for 20 years, he has been retired for a few years and does not currently practice law. Yochum said he is trained in legal discovery and evidence gathering and has the qualifications to act in a neutral manner, basing decisions on the law.
The board also voted to assess costs for appeal hearings to the dog owner making an appeal.
Should the owner choose to appeal the case further beyond any decision Eclov makes, the case can be appealed to court.
Eclov's contract calls for $150 per hour, plus mileage and expenses.
Kevin Lee, Longville Ambulance Service, reported their calls for service were down slightly in 2012 from prior years. That coupled with the fact the service had an unusual circumstance of three employees on medical leave in 2012 left the service with only a 7.7 percent net margin for the year, as opposed to the 10 percent they had set as a goal.
North Memorial Ambulance runs the service, which Lee said is designed to be a nonprofit. The profit margin goal is designed to create a fund for replacing equipment, he explained. The service plans to replace one ambulance vehicle in 2014, he said.
The service transported 209 patients in 2012, compared with 219 in 2011 and 228 in 2010. In 2012, it invested $72,300 in two new CPR devices, two mapping units and two Lifepack 15 cardiac monitors. They expect to convert to on-ambulance electronic medical records keeping in 2013, using new laptops.
Cass Environmental Services Department will serve as the lead local government for the second phase of a Leech Lake River Watershed Restoration and Protection Project being conducted over two years in a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency program to compile watershed history and water quality data to ultimately be used for hydrological simulation modeling, lake protection planning, stressor identification modeling and watershed restoration and protection planning. Phase 2 is a $70,000 project.
County commissioners authorized Auditor-Treasurer Sharon Anderson and Central Services Director Tim Richardson to begin a maintenance improvement program for county buildings in Walker.
When proposals and contracts have been received, Richardson will submit those to the county administrator and chief financial officer for final approval before executing contracts.
Anderson informed the board 2012 tax statements will be mailed to property owners about mid-March. She said she cannot mail earlier, due to having to wait until all school districts overlapping the county submit their information to be used in computing total property tax bills.


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J427x could you post a link so we can peek to bro????
hey i ordered a few of these on the weekend sale.
will let ya know how they work out.
scuttelbutt says the actually hold 43 rounds--
J427x could you post a link so we can peek to bro????
the sale was over monday--so it it is a bit late for the sale but i think regular price is only like $15 bucks.
Have you had a chance to try them out every 40rnd mag I have seen or used never worked that well
CDNN didn't bother to mail them till last friday and they didn't arrive today!
i hope my mags ain't lost in the mail.
this is the first time i have had a problem with CDNN. their stuff has been arriving in three or four days.
two weeks and nada!
everything i have heard on the 40rd c-prod has been good. other than that they are sort of big-- don't have one in my hands yet so---
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no mags in todays mail-- my mags are AWOL!
finally got the mags today. fed Ex ground had delivered them to the wrong address --ironically to a guy that i had thrown off my property for hunting without permission!
of all the guys to deliver my stuff too--they had to deliver a box of my mags to moron! (LOL)
fired one mag full +3 rounds worked flawless. haven't had time to shoot them any more since.
they are the new builds with the flat black stainless finish. they appear to be well made. orange follower with the no-tilt.
sort of like a GI type of mag just bigger. they are pretty long -- i didn't fire any from the prone though i have heard they double as a mono-pod!
they eject full and empty from my DSA, double-star, TNW billet, LMT and CMT /stag lowers.
they will nearly eject on cav-arms polymer and a very tight DPMS. i figured as much as they fit tight on every mag anyway.
they load easy by hand and seem to exert enough pressure on the rounds to feed.
they look to be the best 40+ round mag out there. i say 40+ cause two of the three will hold 44 rounds and the other holds 43!
for what these are going for i think i got a decent deal. i think i'll order a few more of these just in case--
another thing that i think would be neat is you should be able to make a hi-cap 6.8SPC or 6.5g-mag out of one of these--i don't know how many it would hold but i would guess 30+ would be doable.
that's good news. i wish they would/could make a 20 rnd 7.62x39 mag. i believe it would be easier to insert. that big curve, i instinctively try to rock it in like an ak.
"It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." --Samuel Adams
I'm curious as to how the 40 rounders work, I'd like to see a reliable 40rd AR mag hit. The "Nordic" extensions for P-mags work great and give you 48 to work with. Here's a link, but I usually find 'em @ midway, but couldn't ?
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#31 Mon 14 May 12 10:51pm
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Re: Composting
I think that rats are more attracted to cooked foods and I only put vegetable peelings into the compost bin , plus coffee grunds , an occasional layer of shredded paper and the odd layer of compost from the other compost bin !
I never add cooked food to the compost.
My cmpost bins are at the end of y little walled garden and I have put a rose arch over them to disguise them a bit !
#32 Mon 14 May 12 11:01pm
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Re: Composting
adding milled pruned branches (??) makes the compost immediately warm and reduces it in a few days considerably
#33 Tue 15 May 12 12:25am
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Re: Composting
Hi BritFinn, it is the difference between a pile of rotting foodscraps and a working compost that is important when thinking about rats etc.
They are generally there for the foodscraps.
A live compost has lots of 'brown dry' ingredients ie dry leaves, straw, shredded paper, and the milled prunings Mada mentioned. They add warmth and spaces inbetween for oxygen to balance out the kitchen waste and other 'green moist' things.
You have to think of it as a pet that does need care and attention. A very easy pet! It stays still and is inexpensive to feed. The turning is its weekly exercise!
Here is the best info I have seen. It even mentions composting in Alaska!
#34 Tue 15 May 12 10:09am
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Re: Composting
Oh thank you so much. I really want to get one started, but it will need to compete for a spot with my OH's wood piles (I think he's a frustrated Paul Bunyan). But I'll definitely give it a go
#35 Mon 21 May 12 3:50pm
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Re: Composting
in the end it was too busy a wekend and the compost did not get scattered on the garden , never mind... another week it will get done !


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The world's top newcomer to the men's professional tennis tour will play in next year's Heineken Open. Slovakian Martin Klizan, who earlier this month reached a career-high ranking of 29 and won the ATP newcomer of the year award, confirmed yesterday he will kick off his year in Auckland. The 23-year-old's biggest scalp in 2012 was a US Open victory over world No8 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga while, in September, he won his first ATP title in St Petersburg, Russia.
Klizan's win there was the first title for a Slovakian since long time Auckland favourite Dominik Hrbaty collected the second of his two Heineken Open crowns in 2004.
Auckland has long enjoyed a reputation of attracting young talent that goes on to great things. Swedish star Bjorn Borg played here at the beginning of his career - back then he had the haircut and the headband but a lot less hype. Roger Federer appeared at the Heineken Open in 2000, though he was unfortunately consigned to a backcourt and the Auckland tournament remains the only event on the ATP tour that he has not won a match at.
A 17-year-old Rafa Nadal came here in 2004 and reached his first ATP final, thrilling fans with his relentless energy while delighting reporters with his attempts to hablar ingles.
Heineken Open tournament director Karl Budge said it was a great opportunity to see a future star.
"Martin has gone from 120 in the world at this time last year to crack the top 30", says Budge. "That shows the rocket-like trajectory he's on."
The 1.90m Klizan, who lists clay as his favourite surface but is adept on hardcourt, could be a dark horse for a run late into the week.


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There's a sweet hint of spring in the vegetable medley Bill Richards drizzles with reduced-calorie pancake syrup. "I enjoy adapting recipes I find in my wife's magazines," the creative cook shares from Ironwood, Michigan. "This different side dish goes with many of the entrees I make when our family comes to dinner."
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- 1 pound carrots, cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1 pound parsnips, cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 4-1/2 teaspoons butter
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons reduced-calorie pancake syrup
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
- In a large skillet, cook and stir carrots and parsnips over medium heat in butter for 5 minutes. Combine the pancake syrup, orange juice, orange peel and salt; pour over carrot mixture. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture comes to a boil. Cover and cook for 6-7 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
- Uncover; cook 1-2 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender and syrup mixture thickens and coats vegetables. Sprinkle with parsley. Yield: 6 servings.
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Cosy East End London Townhouse
Size14 m²
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- Parking available
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|Jamaica Street, E1 3HY London, United Kingdom
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This modern home features an attractively decorated guest bedroom complete with an en suite bathroom. Communal rooms include a fully equipped kitchen, cosy living room and sunlit conservatory. Guests can avail of the kitchen and are welcome to prepare meals.
The friendly hosts can give guests tips on visiting the area's street markets, charity shops and great local pubs. The historic The Grapes Pub which was frequented by Charles Dickens is within walking distance and is currently owned by Sir Ian McKellen. Guests can explore the area on bike thanks to a local bike rental scheme.
The near-by Stepney Green Underground Station offers direct links to central London over 3 different lines. London's huge range of attractions including museums, art galleries and theatres can be reached easily. London Charing Cross Station can be accessed within 20 minutes.
House rulesAn English cooked breakfast can be provided for an extra fee.
No Smoking.
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My husband and I stayed in this lovely townhouse for 5 nights. Alejandro was a fabulous host! Upon our arrival, he walked us all over the neighborhood pointing out places of special interest, grocery stores, markets, etc. The apartment is beautifully decorated and the location is perfect. We walked into central London, but public transportation (underground, bus) was within a couple of blocks. Located in an interesting neighborhood with lots of restaurant choices. We would definitely stay here again.
My wife and myself had an excellent stay for 4 nights at the Cosy East End London Townhouse at Stepney Green.
Rating for our stay was without a doubt 10 out of 10.
The room we stayed in, with an en suite bathroom was very comfortable and the best part of our stay was the personal touch afforded by Alejandro our very gracious host. His concern to make our stay extremely comfortable was very appreciated.
Of special mention is the breakfast he provided to us each morning with its large variety of fruit staple and exotic.
Thanks Alejandro for all your care and hospitality. It was much appreciated and went a long way in making our stay memorable.
Will definitely be back to stay here on our next trip. We highly recommend this accommodation.
The greatest place to be, capturing the mood of East London. Highly recommended and indeed is the cosiest house. Alejandro and it's lovely personality and artistic character can been seen in every little corner of the property.
It was a wicked weekend and had the best refreshing clean eating breakfast...
Thank you Alejandro!
My daughter and I had a pleasant stay in Stephney House. The room as well as the house with all his art is a warm and beautiful place for a great stay in London. Alejandro is a fantastic host. He treated us like friends. The breakfast with a lot of fresh fruits and many other choices was amazing and much more than we ever expected. Alejandro was always helpful to plan our trips. He knows a lot a lot of interesting places and has given fantastic insider tips. When ever we will come back to London we will book Stephney House again.
Thank you Alejandro for a great stay in London. Keep in touch.
Alejandro is a very attentive host. The breakfast is standard, but very good. The house makes a neat impression and the bathrooms are top. The only drawback is the poor windows in the bedroom, so it can be very noisy at night, whatever the reason is that there is no full marks for this. The other offered room goes out to the backyard, so just book in the doubt!
The connection to the city is good, Alejandro is always in questions.
Alejandro ist ein sehr zuvorkommender Gastgeber. Das Frühstücksangebot ist Standard, aber sehr gut. Das Haus macht einen gepflegten Eindruck und die Bäder sind top. Das einzige Manko sind die schlechten Fenster im Schlafzimmer, sodass es auch nachts sehr laut sein kann, was auch der Grund ist, dass es hierfür keine volle Punktzahl gibt. Das andere angebotene Zimmer geht zum Hinterhof raus, also im Zweifel einfach das buchen!
Die Anbindung in die Stadt ist gut, bei Fragen steht Alejandro stets zur Verfügung.
Lovely home with many personal touches, brilliant breakfast and an amazing host! Alejandro knows the neighbourhood very well and gave us some great tips. It takes about 7 walking min. to get to the nearest tube station and there are some nice restaurants nearby. For chicken/burger lovers; ask Alejandro for the best place in town ;-) We had a great weekend!
Neat room with a private bathroom.
Warm welcome.
Alejandro tries hard, we are not so crazy meusli and dried fruit, the next day had reached Alejandro delicious ham and cheese.
The breakfast was extensive and amply.
It has a nice central location, you reach London center very easily.
We enjoyed it!
Keurige kamer,met een eigen badkamer.
Warm ontvangst.
Alejandro doet erg zijn best,wij zijn niet zo gek op meusli en gedroogd fruit,de volgende dag had Alejandro heerlijke ham gehaald en kaas.
Het ontbijt was uitgebreid en ruimschoots.
Het heeft een mooie centrale ligging,je bereikt londen centrum zeer makkelijk.
Wij hebben ervan genoten!
Alejandro, you are a great host en a very nice and gentle person. I liked my stay at your home very much. Sleeping with an open window in the room at the front of the house is not recommended because of the noise. With the room closed it was okay. The bed was good, the room was clean and i liked the shower. The atmosphere in your house with all the art on the walls gave me a very good feeling. See you next time.
Die Unterkunft ist top. D.h. super sauber, warm und sehr gemütlich und das in einer ruhigen und sicheren Lage.
Der Gastgeber ist ebenfalls prima, Sehr freundlich, nett und hilfsbereit. Gerne wieder.
Il nostro soggiorno da Alejandro è stato magnifico, la casa è in un'ottima zona servita bene dai mezzi pubblici, la camera bellissima, arredata con gusto metropolitano con un bagno privato nuovissimo veramente bello.
Alejandro ci ha fatto sentire a casa dandoci i suoi preziosi consigli e suggerimenti nonché preparandoci un'ottima colazione nel suo giardino d'inverno. Spero tanto potremo tornare presto.
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