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When I lived near London in the 1980s, despite making frequent visits to the city, I never even contemplated visiting the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Totally ignorant of its contents I imagined, completely erroneously, that the V&A was a repository of overstuffed Victorian furniture, moth-eaten taxidermy and gloomy dresses of black bombazine.
I now know much better having stumbled out of the doors after five hours, suffering happily from museum overload and less joyfully from sore feet.
The V&A describes itself as the world's greatest museum of decorative art and design. That seems to me, as a non-museum expert, to have given the museum's curators carte blanche to collect items representing just about every man-made item you could think of (other than those claimed by the British Museum maybe). And since its inception in 1852 they seem to have made a good fist of it - there are 4.5 million objects on display or stored somewhere in the bowels of the museum building which sprawls over 52,000 square metres of South Kensington.
Usually I plan visits to vast museums like a military campaign. This day I decided to do things differently - to simply wander at will.
I began, however, with the one exception the rule- the 16th century Ardabil carpet. This is considered one of the most beautiful examples of classic Persian carpet in the world. Iranians on holiday in London make pilgrimages to the V&A just to see it. I'd been lucky enough to see the modern full-scale replica of it in Iran but had shocked many Iranian friends by telling them I'd never seen the original.
This vast carpet which contains 26 million knots is the centerpieces of the museum's Jameel Gallery with its collection of Islamic Middle East treasures. It lies on the floor in a glass pavilion and is lit for only 10 minutes every half hour to preserve its colours. The carpet was removed from Ardabil in 1890 and after its arrival in London was bought by designer William Morris for £2000. It's now considered priceless.
From here the lure of Indian silks and jewellery tempted me into neighbouring gallery where I came face to face with Tipu's Tiger. It was here I truly fell under the spell of the V&A. Tipu's Tiger is a wooden, almost life-size carved and automated tiger devouring an Englishman. There's a pipe organ and bellows concealed in the tiger's body, which when cranked used to emit the sounds of the tiger's roars and his victim's screams.
Tipu was an 18th century Sultan of Mysore who hated the East India Company and the expanding influence of the British in India. He was also obsessed with tigers so his musical toy perfectly combined two abiding passions.
Past golden Buddahs and Japanese suits of armour I found myself plunged into a perfect piece of Victoriana - the Cast Courts. Still on display in their original halls built in 1873 are full scale replicas of major European sculptures such as Michelangelo's David and two lofty copies of Trajan's column.
During the 19th century collecting plaster casts became very fashionable as few people were able to travel to the Continent to see the originals. The V&A was at the forefront of the commissioning of these. Copies they might be but they speak volumes about the Victorians' enthusiasm for knowledge and voracious appetite for collecting.
Already reeling from the sheer scale of the museum I decided it was time for a cup of tea. But the museum had a surprise waiting. Although there is a modern café area, three original Victorian era rooms are still in use. There's the deep green Morris room (designed by William Morris) and the central Gamble Room with its gilding and columns, Victorian mottos about the joys of eating and drinking and a frieze featuring a verse from the Old Testament: 'There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy the good of his labour'.
I sat in the Poynter Room, the walls of which are covered with blue Dutch tiles. This used to be the Grill Room and there were separate menus depending on one's social standing. If I'd been a first class visitors I could have ordered jugged hare or steak pudding, but on a worker's salary my choices would have included stewed rabbit or poached egg and spinach.
Fortified, I was ready for the three rooms that comprise the William and Judith Bollinger Gallery - a trio of darkened rooms, where behind thick protective glass glittered a stunning array of jewellery from the time of Ancient Greeks to the modern day.
There were golden Celtic breastplates, gifts from Elizabeth 1, pieces by Faberge, a glorious bandeau of rubies, emeralds and diamonds owned by Edwina Countess Mountbatten, Catherine the Great's diamond dress ornaments, and in an interesting example of synchronicity, an emerald and diamond necklace, bracelet and earrings given to an English major general for defeating Sultan Tipu.
Beyond the jewellery galleries lay rooms gleaming with silver and gold and pale sunlight filtered through a collection of stained glass dating back to Medieval times. I was now suffering from museum overload - all that glisters here really was gold and I knew I was starting to lose all sense of appreciation.
Sometimes, it's the small things that catch your eye, even if they are about to glaze over. Just as I was leaving I stumbled upon a collection of exquisite jewel-encrusted golden snuff boxes. These were created for Frederick the Great of Prussia and were part of a £75 million collection left to the British nation by multimillionaire Sir Arthur Gilbert.
Even then the museum had not finished with me even if I thought I couldn't handle any more. As I left I was inexplicably sucked into a vortex near the exit that turned out to be an exhibition of British ballgowns from 1950 onwards. There were creations by Norman Hartnell, Zandra Rhodes and Alexander McQueen; one of Princess Di's ballgowns; dresses worn by Bianca Jagger and Elizabeth Hurley.
I needed a quiet, empty room in which to recover. Maybe the toilets? I should have know better... the V&A's ladies' loos featured an installation called Six Circles in Disorder. I knew the feeling.
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UTSA hosts documentary filmmaker Paola Zaccaria Oct. 21 at Main Campus
By Kris Rodriguez
Public Affairs Specialist
(Oct. 20, 2009)--The UTSA Department of English will host Paola Zaccaria, professor of American literature at the University of Bari in Italy, who will discuss her documentary film, "ALTAR: Cruzando Fronteras, Building Bridges." Following her presentation, the film will be screened. The event is 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21 in Humanities and Social Sciences Building Room 3.04.22 on the UTSA Main Campus.
Zaccaria's documentary is a visual portrait of the late Gloria Anzaldua, Chicana activist, scholar, poet, writer and artist. The film discusses how Anzaldua inspired artwork and discussions about the borderlands.
"ALTAR: Cruzando Fronteras, Building Bridges" looks at Anzaldua's legacy and takes shape in the texture of women's border art and in the cultural and political centers committed to creating bridges across differences.
The documentary has been screened in Paris, Germany, Italy and New York City.

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That's the speed plot of Jill's ride so far. It definitely indicates some bike pushing and slow conditions. It appears things got slow right around Flathorn Lake. The Race Update indicates there is drifting snow in open areas (like an open lake!) on top of the freshly fallen stuff.
She rolled into the first checkpoint, Yentna Station, at about 2:40am according to the SPOT (the leaderboard has not been updated with an official time). By contrast, last year she made Yentna by 9pm -- about six hours slower! I'm sure she's taking it all in stride, and remember that last year trail conditions in the first portion of the race were just about ideal, so slower is expected.
I haven't yet seen indication that Jill, Geoff or Billy have progressed beyond Yentna yet. I'll keep watching.
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Found an image of Jill posted on MTBR from Bearbait: Click to View!!!ReplyDelete
Go Jill Go!!!
Oh, no...Hope the 2 of you are ok! Be safe!ReplyDelete
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"It has been an eventful day here for me since I have been in McGrath. There have been some scratches in Yentna. Riccardo Ghirardi had problems with his knees and decided to stop here. Geoff Roes also had knee issues. Jill Homer stepped into some overflow last night and as some frostbite on her toes. As far as I know it is minor, but not continuing on is a good decision to prevent further damage to the toes. Three of them flew out to Willow and Geoff and Jill are staying with friends in Palmer."
Sorry to hear. )O: Hope those toes and knees are feeling better!
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An update on Jill's condition -ReplyDelete
I just talked to her from the hospital in Palmer where she is having her toes checked out. Unfortunately, she stepped in some open water last night on Flathorn Lake. By the time she got into CP1, she had sustained some frostbite on her right toes. We are hoping it is not serious and should know after the doctors check her out. Thanks to everyone for their concern.
Jed (Jill's dad)
Take care, you guys. If you need anything as pass through Anchorage let me know - I will be here until Sunday night.ReplyDelete
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World crude oil and petroleum product prices have risen rapidly over the past twelve months, from about $12 per barrel in February to touch $34 this week. While $34 adjusted for inflation is still less than the $70 per barrel seen in 1981, the extreme price volatility over the last year has created market dislocations. The recent price rise is the result of a shift in the world balance between production and demand. Over the last year, as OPEC and several other exporting countries cut output, world oil demand exceeded production, and inventories were used to meet demand growth. World inventories of crude oil and products are now at low levels, and continue to fall.
Low inventories leave little cushion to meet sudden increases in demand or decreases in supply, increasing the possibility of price runups. In particular, U.S. Northeast heating oil and diesel prices surged in January 2000, when cold weather and supply problems occurred in the region on top of low stocks. With little distillate stock cushion, local supplies were diminished, and prices spiked. Large volumes of distillate imports, warm weather, and increases in production have since resolved this supply shortage in the Northeast.
We are now facing a very tight gasoline market. U.S. crude oil and gasoline inventories are at alarmingly low levels not seen for decades. On top of low stocks, refineries need to increase crude inputs over 1 million barrels per day during March and April, within a market short on crude oil -- creating an environment ripe for gasoline price volatility this spring. But even after we get through the spring, expected high refinery utilization rates on top of precariously low gasoline stocks set the stage for volatility during the summer as well.
Increases in Crude Oil, Distillate Fuels and Gasoline Prices
I wish to thank the Committee for the opportunity to testify on behalf of Jay Hakes, Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, who regrets that he was unable to be here. I will focus on the status of the global crude oil market and its effects on the heating oil, diesel fuel, and gasoline markets and prices. As I will illustrate, world demand exceeded crude oil production in 1999, largely as a result of the decline in production by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and several other exporting countries. Inventories were used to meet the excess demand, and prices rose in response. Today, world inventory levels are very low, leaving markets vulnerable to price spikes, such as that just experienced for heating oil and diesel fuel in the Northeast.
U.S. Dependence on Petroleum
Today, the United States is still heavily dependent on crude oil, in spite of the growth in use of other fuels like natural gas and coal. In 1998, petroleum supplied 39% of our energy needs. Since 1985, domestic crude oil production has been declining while oil product consumption has been increasing, resulting in a growing reliance on imports. In 1974, net imports of crude oil and products supplied about 35 percent of U.S. consumption. In 1998, net imports supplied about 52% of U.S. petroleum consumption, the highest percentage ever. However, this dependence is offset, to some extent, by an ongoing decline in petroleum's role in the economy. Over the last 20 years, spending on petroleum has dropped from about 8 percent of all spending on U.S. goods and services to about 3 percent.
Crude Oil Market and Recent Price Increases
Crude prices have changed significantly over the past year. Prices have risen more than $20 per barrel (48 cents per gallon) from under $12 per barrel in mid February 1999 -- the lowest prices in nominal terms since 1986 -- to $34 per barrel recently. To put this in perspective, while this represents the highest price since the Persian Gulf War, crude oil prices peaked in 1981 at $70 per barrel in today's dollars ($39 per barrel in nominal terms). Recent EIA forecasts show that these high prices have resulted in a decline in OPEC's market share of over 1% from fourth quarter 1999. Non-OPEC production in the fourth quarter was higher than expected, indicating higher oil prices may be stimulating more non-OPEC production than many analysts predicted.
Nevertheless, crude oil markets tightened in 1999 as OPEC and several other exporting countries reduced supply, and, at the same time, recovery of Asian economies increased demand growth. In 1999, world oil demand exceeded production by over 1 million barrels per day for the year, reducing world inventories by nearly 400 million barrels. If OPEC were to keep production in the year 2000 at the levels seen in the first quarter, EIA estimates the shortfall in 2000 could be up to 2 million barrels per day. Should such production levels be sustained, the resulting higher prices would have adverse impacts on inflation and economic growth.
During 1999, crude oil prices rose faster than product prices, reducing refining margins. The squeeze on margins, on top of high crude oil prices, encouraged refiners to constrain crude oil purchases, restrict product output, and draw down inventory. By the end of 1999, world crude oil and product stocks sank to very low levels, and U.S. inventories were no exception. For example, as shown in Figure 1, East Coast distillate inventories, which were ample at the start of the winter season, fell well below normal levels by year end, setting the stage for the heating oil price spike experienced in recent weeks.
Heating Oil Price Spike
Retail heating oil and diesel fuel prices (distillate prices) climbed steadily from early 1999 through the middle of January 2000, largely as a result of increases in crude oil prices. But distillate prices in the Northeast turned sharply upward in the third week of January. In a three-week period, New England residential heating oil prices, as shown in Figure 2, rose 78 cents (66 percent) to $1.96 per gallon. During the same three-week period, New England retail diesel fuel prices (Figure 3) rose 68 cents per gallon (47 percent), to peak at $2.12 per gallon. While Northeast prices surged further at the end of January, heating oil and distillate product prices in other parts of the country rose relatively little.
Fortunately, prices peaked in early February, and are now dropping. By February 28, New England residential heating oil prices had fallen 60 cents and retail diesel fuel 48 cents per gallon from their peaks.
Retail heating oil and diesel fuel prices follow the spot distillate markets, which had been driven by crude oil prices until recently. Figure 4 shows that spot crude oil prices for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) changed relatively little, even as No. 2 heating oil spot prices in the Northeast spiked dramatically. New York Harbor spot heating oil prices rose from about 76 cents per gallon on January 14 to peak at $1.77 February 4 before falling back. Gulf Coast prices did not spike, but were probably pulled slightly higher as the New York Harbor market began to draw on product from other areas, again indicating the Northeast focus of this problem.
The late-January heating oil and diesel fuel price surges in the Northeast resulted from a unique combination of low inventories, weather, and supply problems. Low stocks leave little cushion to absorb sudden changes in supply or demand. Distillate stocks fell rapidly in late November through December as high crude oil prices and margin pressure discouraged production. By the beginning of January, East Coast inventories were running almost 4 million barrels, or 8 percent, below the low end of the normal range.
During the last half of January, cold weather in the Northeast not only increased demand, but also caused supply problems, with frozen rivers and high winds hindering the arrival of new supply. It was reported that utilities were buying distillate both for peaking power and, along with industrial and commercial users, to substitute for interruptible natural gas supplies, further adding to the market pressure.
Thus, with new supply being delayed and little inventory to cover the increased demand, prices spiked. Within weeks, a flood of imports attracted by the higher prices, along with domestic resupply, stopped the inventory decline, and prices dropped substantially. Although stocks remain low, with currently mild weather and only a few weeks of the traditional heating season remaining, a surge like that seen in late January is unlikely.
Upcoming Gasoline Season
I would like to conclude my testimony by focusing on the outlook for gasoline. The tight crude oil market is also affecting the gasoline market. U.S. gasoline prices averaged $1.50 this past Monday, an increase of 23 cents per gallon since the beginning of this year. Today, both U.S. crude oil and gasoline stocks are at alarmingly low levels (Figure 5) -- levels not seen for decades. The same squeeze on margins that brought distillate stocks down to low levels also reduced gasoline stocks.
I would like you to focus on two time periods -- spring and summer. During March and April, refineries need to increase crude oil inputs by over 1 million barrels per day (Figure 6). With low stocks and a market short on crude oil, the situation is ripe for gasoline price volatility. Spot gasoline prices are already reflecting the tight gasoline supply-demand balance. Last week, spot gasoline prices on the Gulf Coast averaged almost 20 cents per gallon higher than crude oil prices -- a spread that is about 2 times the average spread this time of year.
But even after we get through the spring, we may see price volatility this summer as well. EIA expects to see high refinery utilization rates on top of precariously low gasoline stocks. This combination leaves little room for the unexpected. Unplanned refinery outages, import delays or demand increases can create price surges above levels shown in the EIA forecast. EIA is currently projecting regular gasoline prices to peak at $1.56 per gallon this summer. Price volatility can result in a 20-25 cent per gallon price surge such as those seen in California historically, which brings the price to $1.80 for a time. Although these prices are far from record highs in real terms, they have risen rapidly over a short period of time, attracting a great deal of consumer attention.
This concludes my testimony. I would be glad to answer any questions that you might have.
Figure 1
Source: Energy Information Administration
Figure 2
Source: Energy Information Administration/State Energy Office Data
Figure 3
Source: Energy Information Administration
Figure 4
Source: Reuters Daily Spot Prices.
Note: WTI -- West Texas Intermediate crude oil price; GC No. 2 -- Gulf Coast No. 2 heating oil; NYH No. 2 -- New York Harbor No. 2 heating oil prices.
Figure 5
Source: Energy Information Administration
Figure 6
Source: Energy Information Administration


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Town Square
Thoughts About Iraq: Is there a way to feel good about it?
Original post made by Tom Cushing, Danville, on Dec 20, 2011
That keynote sentiment sincerely expressed, I've been trying to find a way to decide it was a worthy policy choice. Is there any way to conclude that it was a good idea, from the inception through to the recent conclusion? In terms of casualties, 4487 American troops died there, more than 93% of the "coalition" total, and another 33,186 of our military were seriously wounded. I am personally close to an Iraq vet, and have seen the legacy of his service, in terms of dreams delayed and altered, gruesome memories that can't be expunged, reflexive reactions to unanticipated sounds.
Among the locals, it is variously estimated that more than 105,000 men, women and children succumbed since the first explosions of shock and awe. Every one of them also had a story. Did all those human beings die for something worthwhile?
It can be argued that the US deposed and brought to justice a vicious dictator, and that is true. But among the world's worst 21st century tyrants, Saddam Hussein barely made the Top Ten list. Did we really trade all those lives and futures for his? And if that's our job as world superpower – who's next?
Then there is the WMD pretext. None were found, and there is ample evidence that the US government knew from the outset that their claimed existence was dubious, at best.
Did we really fight "Them" over there, so we wouldn't have to fight Them here?" Any linkage between Iraq and Al Qaeda is illusory – perhaps born of a willful ignorance of those diverse cultures and relationships. I suppose that Iraq did become a flame, drawing to it some whose goal it was to fight Americans. Terrorists don't seek a traditional fight, however – I don't think there's much evidence that the war concentrated those vermin in a place where they could be exterminated efficiently.
Did Iraq arrest the growth of terrorism? That also seems doubtful – if anything, I'm with Richard Clarke's assertion that among the tiny minority of politically aware Muslims in the world, our invasion drove some passionate young Iraqis in the direction of martyrdom. And I would suggest that an occupying army on our shores would create a similar effect among patriotic Americans.
Did we at least gain a measure of retributive satisfaction for the atrocities of 9/11? To believe that, you'd have to also believe that most Muslims really are terrorists, which, as above, they manifestly are not. It's also hard for me to decide that the follow-on deaths of more Americans than died on that dark day might be considered worth it.
Beyond the meager accomplishments that might be claimed, what did Iraq cost in addition to those lives, on all sides or none -- every one precious to somebody? The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that rolled-up costs, including interest on real national debt taken out, to fund the conflict, will be roughly $2 Trillion by 2017. That's twelve zeros, times two. Medical and interest costs will, of course, extend well beyond that date. What better things might the federal government have done with that money – or put another way -- where would we be if it hadn't been spent? Those who complain about Big Government and its wasteful ways need to wear all those zeros.
Internationally, the US squandered goodwill by acting unilaterally in the face of resistance from cooler heads elsewhere. It was hardly a coalition of the willing, and appeared, to many observers, to be an act of empire in a world that sorely needs multilateralism to resolve its most pressing humanitarian, political and environmental crises.
My own final, unhappy thought about Iraq is that it was a 20th century war – against a furtive 21st century foe. Occupy-and-subdue is an exceptionally expensive approach to defeating an enemy that has no national allegiance nor territorial base or ambitions. Terrorists are Tom Friedman's "super-empowered individuals" – don't they need a more efficient, surgical response?
I would like to find a way to decide for myself, and to reassure my veteran friend, that this war, and its successor in Afghanistan, are somehow worthy of the sacrifice. Can somebody help me here?
a resident of another community
on Dec 20, 2011 at 4:29 pm
Dear Tom,
Thank you. As a Viet Nam veteran, there cannot be a war with a different result fought anywhere in Asia.
Joyous wishes at Christmas and welcome home to all our service people from Iraq.
a resident of Alamo
on Dec 21, 2011 at 6:47 am
"Internationally, the US squandered goodwill by acting unilaterally in the face of resistance from cooler heads elsewhere."
Are you serious? How many U.N. resolutions would it take for you to concede that the U.S. had ample international support to disarm Iraq? Pandering to the U.N. and its useless diplomacy ran its course, just as the useless, dangerous, ineffective "diplomacy" of our current president is running its course towards even more serious future conflicts. Nice touch for you thanking the troops, but your obvious disdain regarding the Iraq conflict and those in leadership at the time is obvious. Guessing you'll be voting for Ron Paul?
a resident of Danville
on Dec 21, 2011 at 7:26 am
Well yeah, George, I'm serious as an IED attack. The UN is one source of opinion and there are many others. It is my impression that those countries who committed troops were mostly strong-armed into doing so.
I would also note that those other countries didn't exactly rush to the front, as demonstrated by the fact that 97+% of the casualties were US and UK dead. The other 23 'willing partners,' not so many.
Another part of the reason the world needs multilateralism is to share the burden. The US should not bear the whole load in blood or money. Do those numbers look like a shared burden to you?
a resident of another community
on Dec 21, 2011 at 7:49 am
George, do you watch or read the news at all?
When it comes to checking the score card of who has effectively taken out bad guys, either through direct action(Bin Laden) or smart positioning within a coalition(Libya), this President is head and shoulders above any going a generation or two back. The difference is he doesn't do it with self-congratulatory press conferences or ill conceived "Mission Accomplishment" dog and pony shows.
Your issue with the Prez is obviously something other than his national security record and your frustration is simply showing in your silly claim not supported by fact.
Remind me again what we accomplished with the $3 TRILLION we will have spent in Iraq when the bill is all paid for besides taking out a 2-bit local hood who was keeping Iran in check. The only WMD were in Dick Chaney's fabricated intel. But that Haliburton stock of his paid off nicely for him and his buddies with all those security contracts now, didn't it?
Local men and women had to die for this boondoggle and families will be forever pained. But in the shoot first, ask questions later world you appear to live in that's someone elses price you are more than willing to pay?
a resident of Danville
on Dec 21, 2011 at 10:01 am
Since the Bush era wars were paid for by what amounts to a mortgage, ie deficit spending. Let's see if we can convince the d-a republican hooligans in Congress to agree to immediately retire this debt by either cutting spending somewhere else, or raising taxes. Or maybe that is what they told 'W' at that time? Not! they bent over and gladly accepted it. The party of dumb has gotten even dumber since the George regime was ousted. Just look at their candidates for president!!!!
a resident of Danville
on Dec 27, 2011 at 12:58 pm
"Is there a way to feel good about it?"...We "should feel good" the fact we are blessed to live in a country where brave men and woman are willing to serve their country, even if that means potentially giving their lives for our country...Whether you agree or disgree with going to Iraq, there should be no disagreement about the bravery of our soldiers and all the sacrifices they make for our great country, and for that alone, I "feel good".
a resident of Danville
on Dec 27, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Tom Cushing is a registered user.
By gawd, American, I just knew we would find common ground, somewhere.
Happy New Year!
a resident of Danville
on Dec 28, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Mr. Cushing: I bet there are a couple more things we have in common:
(1) Importance of taking in rescue dogs, instead of buying from dog breeders;
(2) Realization we are blessed to live in a great town like Danville;
(3) Sick and tired of everything "Kardashian".
Belated Merry Christmas, and lets remember to keep Christ in Christmas!


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There is no pain with it at all, and a lot of the swelling has gone down since yesterday. It was my own fault, not the bees. I had removed four of the bars off the back of the hive so that I could slide the feeder farther towards the back so they'd finish filling up the hive with comb for storing winter honey. TopFeeder sm 423 plastic.jpg
While the hive top was opened some of the bees came out. After I closed it up, I noticed that there were about 25 bees in the back corner trying to get into the hive by going UNDER the bars; that was impossible, but they kept trying. I could not figure out why they were acting so silly, and kept brushing them off the hive with my fingers... thinking that they would fly around to the front entrance. Last night it occurred to me that these were the two-week-old bees that were building comb after eating the sugar water. They had never been out of the hive, so they did not know about the front entrance; one had had enough of my brushing them off where they knew they had exited, and she nailed me in the eye since my face was about a foot from her. LIVE AND LEARN!


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This entire safety enhancement project installed 9-miles of 8-foot tall wildlife fence on the west side of US 97A from Rocky Reach Dam to north of Spencer Canyon (MP 203 to MP 212) in Chelan County.It is the first major steel post fence project of its kind in Washington. The selection was based on the longer lifespan, ease of construction, and wildfire survivability of steel posts versus wooden ones. The steel costs more, but installation is cheaper, so the total cost stayed about the same. The fence includes one-way animal push-gates and cattle guards on the access roads.In an effort to ensure access through the fence for the public, one-way push gates are installed in draws and spaced about every 2,000 feet. These gates only swing one-way - uphill and are designed for wildlife that get below the fence to be able to get back uphill to their habitat. Eleven of these gates were installed in stage one.The Wenatchee Sportsmen's Association has a website that includes a comprehensive frequently asked questions (FAQ) section describing how the fence affects behavior of deer and bighorn sheep. A groundbreaking ceremony was held at Rocky Reach Dam July 21.For more information on the wildlife fence click here (PDF 637 KB).
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This corridor has one of the highest mule deer and big horn sheep mortality rates in Washington. As many as 160 deer were reported killed along the highway during a severe winter between Wenatchee and Chelan. By installing fence along this high wildlife kill section below the Swakane Wildlife Area, it was anticipated that a 50% reduction in the total vehicle-wildlife collisions for the entire corridor could be achieved.While not based upon statistically valid methodologies, an 80% reduction in vehicle/wildlife collisions has been recorded since the first section of fencing was completed in 2009.
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Gurley and Hix are fun RB duo to watch!
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So who's the better qb? Blake Bortles or jeff driskel? Both from my home town. I gotta be a Homer and go with my ucf boy, bortles. We will get a much better look at him as the year goes on, high level teams upcoming for ucf..
Jeremy Gallon is having a monster day against my Irish. The vaunted Irish front can't do anything with the Agile Devon Gardner either.
Tuitt made a crazy athletic pick six in the endzone! Gardner was getting best of em, till the splash play.
Another Notre Dame TE to add to the List with this Troy Niklas. 6ft 7in 270lber, who had 1catch for 66yrds and a TD against Temple and has 6rec 76yrd 1td so far against Michigan late in the game. This kids looked great against Michigan! Hes only a JR, but i bet he'll end up next in line in the Fasano, Carlson, Rudolph, Eifert, and now NIklas list of ND TE's to be beasts and fairly early draft picks.
Really disappointed with Tuitt this season outside of the 1 play he made last night he was invisible. He has gotten way to heavy. He was so great last year the 1st half of the season playing at 290-300. Now he is at 320+ he just isnt the same player. I think he falls into the 2nd round


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Career Path: Advancing with the Stars
Career Path: Advancing with the Stars
Sometimes it's a lateral move. Other times, advancing takes fancy footwork. The main thing, say these six biopharma execs, is to think on your feet. As told to Marc Iskowitz
Bill Abernethy, VP, global market development, Prosensa Therapeutics
Time in the industry: 32 years; I joined Eli Lilly in 1981, after graduating from Auburn University
Original career plan: Sales and sales management
Previous roles: Four years of sales experience, eight years of experience in clinical trial management as a clinical research associate (CRA), Eli Lilly; then 20 years of pharma/biotech marketing experience (13 of that globally), rising up the ranks from assistant product manager to VP while at Boehringer Mannheim, Solvay, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genzyme and now Prosensa, which aims to develop innovative, RNA-based therapeutics to address unmet medical needs for patients with genetic disorders, including Duchenne muscular dystrophy
How did you get into healthcare/pharma?
My Dad gently guided me toward science-based companies with good training programs. Eli Lilly was rapidly expanding in the early 80s and diversifying more toward the pharmaceutical side. I was brought in-house and retrained as a CRA. At the same time, I had Lilly friends that took a more traditional route from sales to market research to marketing associate. I saw the satisfaction they gained and charted a course toward a pharma/biotech marketing career.
What valuable skills did you pick up from your previous roles?
The ability to take complex scientific/clinical data and simplify it to what matters most to the stakeholders.
To whom do you feel you owe your success?
Cari Stevens at Solvay, who hired me onto her marketing team as an assistant product manager. She was willing to take a chance on someone with a different background, having come from clinical. And Paul Merrigan, who hired me into Genzyme and the world of rare genetic diseases and ultra-orphan drugs.
What's been your most useful career skill, and how did you develop it?
Speak slowly and listen intently! And simplify your messages! One of my favorite Genzyme memories was when I was approached by a Genzyme Brazil marketer who told me I was the only presenter he could understand, because I spoke slowly enough for him to comprehend!
Is there anything you would have done differently?
Let those around me help me meet my career goals. Early on, I wanted to reach one particular career milestone myself and didn't seek help. As a result, it ultimately took longer to achieve that milestone. After the fact, I found out there were senior people I worked with, who would have been more than happy to advocate on my behalf.
What has surprised you most about working in the industry?
The opportunity for continuous learning and the ability to periodically reinvent yourself.
How do you help others unleash their potential?
Make myself accessible and again, listen intently and strive to understand. Provide enough guidance/detail that they understand the issue, and then let them work it out on their own.
What advice would you give others looking to get into the industry or move up the ranks?
Start working on your network early and grow it at every chance. Be willing to take a detour or two on your career path. It will probably provide you with an edge in the future that you're not considering today.


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GoDADDY.com gets hacked. DoS for millions of websites.
Millions of websites.. ALL DOWN!!!
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[quote user="Kase-1"][quote user="dezzzR"][quote user="MattMeyerBud"][quote user="DavenIII"][quote user="Kase-1"]Also a story of no arrest or prosecution[/quote]
you need to wait a ****ing week at least, they need to make sure they charge him with the right crime, if they charge him and prosecute him on the wrong crime he could get off with nothing, you are acting like this is something crazy unusual...it's not, the Police need to make sure they do everything right....especially in a case like this that's blown up...otherwise it's their ***, it's likely he will be arrested and prosecuted but it has to be done right...(not quick)
[quote user="Kase-1"]a story of an unarmed teenager being shot, a story of a man being told that police will take care of someone being 'suspicious' which is their job and him taking the law into his own hands[/quote]
These two things are irrelevant to me, because they are so unbelievably common.
The question isn't whether this is a horrible situation or not, (obviously everyone agrees that it is)
The question is why THIS one situation is getting so much attention when so many others are swept under the rug.
if its that common how come you guys can't name a case/story of similiar circumstances?
[/quote]I showed cases where race WAS involved and the hoopla wasnt the same. its a double standard. open your eyes.
[/quote]<u>See you only seeing it as a race</u> issue rather than an issue of an unarmed kid getting stalked and shot by an overzealous memeber of the community after he was told that the cops would take care of it
[/quote]No I dont see it that way, I promise you. THE MEDIA sees it that way. Thats what MH, Daven and I have been trying to point that out. I dont know how many times I/we have to say, this was tragic and I hope Zimmerman gets a long long sentence if hes found guilty.


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Bend Fire Department holds popular open house
Annual event draws hundreds to fire station
BEND, Ore. - The Bend Fire Department celebrated National Fire Prevention Week on Saturday by giving the public a behind-the-scenes look of one of its fire stations.
The city's north station held an open house, with plenty of activities for kids and adults alike.
There were tours, ice cream, fire operations demonstrations--and new this year--free CPR classes and blood pressure checks.
Hundreds of families attended the event.
Fire officials said they wanted to educate people about fire safety and the other services firefighters provide, and remind the public just because wildfire season is winding down, it doesn't mean there's not a risk for fire.
"Although wildfire is not an issue outside, it's now (an issue) inside the home, with the holidays coming, to keep homes safe from heating (related) fires," said Deputy Fire Marshal Susie Maniscalco.
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DiCaprio gets a restraining order against female attacker
By Molly McGonigle
Leonardo DiCaprio has taken out a restraining order against a Canadian woman who hit him in the face with a beer bottle. The woman has been ordered to stay away from DiCaprio by at least 500 yards. The restraining order also applies to two eyewitnesses.
The assault took place back in 2005 at a private Hollywood event and resulted in the "Inception" star receiving a dozen stitches in the face.
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The suspect, Aretha Wilson, fled to Canada after the attack, but was extradited back to Los Angeles.
Wilson had been on probation in Canada for a previous incident, which was also allegedly unprovoked and without a clear motive. Her bail has been raised from $50,000 to $60,000 based on a concern she won't appear in court next time.


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I remember it clearly: I was 10, sitting in the back of our car. It was a hot day and I had my face pressed against the window. I was watching my eight-year-old brother try out for Little League and I was jumping out of my skin. It was killing me that I couldn't try out. I could throw and catch pretty well ... and I was fast. Suddenly, my mom left the car and walked right up to one of the coaches. I watched as she talked, gesturing back at me. She ran back and opened the car door: "Okay, Karyn, you're on!"
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I grew up in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. My first love was field hockey. So when I was accepted to Yale in 1969, I walked through the university gates with my hockey stick tucked under my arm. After signing up for college classes I wanted to try out for the team. I asked around and was surprised to hear that Yale didn't have a women's hockey team.
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Mother Jones' creative director Tim J Luddy on the 15 sketches in this slideshow:
When sex columnist Dan Savage got ticked off at then-Senator Rick Santorum, who had compared homosexuality to bestiality and pedophilia, Savage invited his readers to come up with an outrageous sexual neologism for Santorum's last name. Three years later, the resulting site, spreadingsantorum.com, continues to come up above Santorum's own campaign site in Google searches.
In looking for an illustrator to create artwork to accompany this Mother Jones story about Santorum's Google problem this campaign season, I knew I needed someone who could be both politically astute and in-your-face. The name Zina Saunders occurred immediately.
Saunders has caricatured the foibles of everyone from Sarah Palin to Tim Geithner with wicked humor, inventiveness, and a powerful style that almost leaps off the page. The success of her work in this area appears to be driven by a genuine passion for contemporary politics.
That passion led her to create 15 smart and savage sketches for this assignment, engendering lively debate among myself and my editors in chief about which of them would best highlight our story. Although we think we picked a winner, we thought you'd be interested in seeing all of her attempts.
And she didn't stop there. While we were arguing the pros and cons of how many splatters and whether or not to depict Santorum in the shower, Saunders went back to two of her sketches and created two short animations from them. View them here and here.
We're planning to run regular animated political illustrations by Saunders on MotherJones.com; see this one now, and watch for future installments.
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An unpretentious city with a literary past, Monterey's low-key lifestyle and glistening bay have been the backdrop for a slew of novels. From Stevenson to Steinbeck, wordsmiths have flocked to this former fisherman's community for inspiration. The town's historic Cannery Row—a quirky waterfront street located where sardine-canning factories once stood—has been enshrined in prose and film over the years. Today, it's home to unique shops and restaurants as well as a colony of braying sea lions. Discover 35,000 types of animals and plants at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, or stroll along the rocky beach to find tidal pools filled with sea stars, spiny urchins, and scuttling crustaceans.
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Dive into a world of comfort in Pacific Grove, the town adjoining Monterey. Here, the historic Pacific Grove Inn—built at the turn of the 20th century by a sea captain and an apothecary—boasts 16 cozy suites. Elegant, Victorian-style chambers offer spacious beds, warm fireplaces, wireless Internet, cable, and other earthly delights. Located less than two miles from downtown Monterey and a short drive from Carmel-by-the-Sea and Pebble Beach, the inn provides the perfect home base for exploring all that the Monterey Peninsula has to offer.
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Kid's Cereals Packed with Artificial Dyes
In general, the brighter the color in processed foods, the higher the amount of artificial dyes says a new study. Processed foods include, but are not limited to, cereals, candy and cakes; the mighty three Cs that children love.
Previous studies have suggested that some children may be sensitive to artificial coloring or the preservatives that often accompany it. Dyes have also been linked to inattention and hyperactivity.
For the new study, researchers bought and tested common processed foods to find out how much artificial coloring they included.
"Very few of these products were nutritious," said Laura J. Stevens, who worked on the study at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
The study noted that the amount certified of artificial dyes in processed foods has risen from 12mg/capita/d in 1950 to 62 mg/capita /d in 2010.
Children probably consume more of the heavily dyed foods, since bright colors appeal to kids, Stevens said.
Among popular children's breakfast cereals, Fruity Cheerios, Trix and Cap'n Crunch OOPS! All Berries contained the most artificial dyes. These foods also had some of the highest sugar contents.
When you read the labels on some of these products you may see numbers after the dye such as: Red #40, Yellow #6, Yellow #5 or Blue #1. Numbered artificial colors are derived from petroleum, Stevens noted. Most of the brightly colored cereals contain numbered dyes. However, some cereals like Special K Red Berries and Berry Berry Kix were colored with strawberries or fruit juice and contained no artificial coloring.
Candies, cakes and colored icings also had large amounts of artificial dyes. M&M's Milk Chocolate included almost 30 milligrams and a packet of original Skittles came in at 33 milligrams.
"Some white foods have dye, like marshmallows, and French dressing and cherry pie fillings actually had color enhancers too," Stevens said.
She also noted "There are also dyes in pediatric medicines, personal care products, mouthwash and toothpaste".
General Mills, Mars and the Grocery Manufacturers Association all responded to the report that the dyes they use are safe and within the bounds of current regulations. Each mentioned that the FDA has reviewed artificial dyes extensively and have affirmed their safety.
Many of the studies on artificial colors and behavioral problems were done decades ago and used dosages lower than what kids might actually be eating today, according to Joel Nigg. He studies attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland.
"The dosages were average at that time but weren't very high by today's standard," Nigg told Reuters Health. "Many of the studies have found fairly small effects, but we may be underestimating compared to what children actually get these days."
Some kids respond to higher amounts of dyes with inattention, hyperactivity, irritability, temper tantrums or trouble sleeping, but researchers don't understand why or how, Stevens said.
Those behavioral problems don't manifest in all kids, but tend to be more common among those who already have behavioral issues, like kids with ADHD.
Stevens recommends that parents read the labels of the food products they buy for their kids and avoid artificial colorings entirely.
Source: Kathryn Doyle, http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/20/us-food-artificial-colors-idUSKBN0E01UR20140520


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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine gay-rights group is backing the Democratic candidate for governor, calling U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud (MEE'-shoh) a stalwart supporter of equality issues.
But EqualityMaine's endorsement of Michaud, who announced in November that he is gay, is coming under fire from independent candidate Eliot Cutler.
Cutler says Michaud has voted against equal rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community 19 times while in the Maine Legislature, including measures aimed at prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in housing and employment.
If elected, Michaud will be the first openly gay candidate elected governor.
Ali Vander Zanden, EqualityMaine's political director, says Michaud will stand up for LGBT residents and is the best candidate to move the state forward with policies that will boost the economy and help Maine students.


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Moderators: Three Stars, dagny, pfim, netwolf
DocEmrick wrote:Going off what MWB said, and someone who has been particularly quiet this game, relantel.
lynch rel
Willie Kool wrote:If you are blue, frankly you deserve it. I don't care if it's a numbers game, the seer asked us to wait 1 hour. For not having participated other than to say we shouldn't rush the day 1 vote, you were sure in a rush to vote this time.
columbia wrote:The vote on relantel seems like a rabbit hole.
We are too few to waste a day going after a blue.
I have my suspicions, but want to think about this some more.
redwill wrote:Sam's Drunk Dog wrote:What happens if limit isn't reached at deadline? No kill?
If no majority at the deadline, then the highest* vote-getter gets it. If there's a tie at the top, then it's a no-kill.
*Highest as in most votes, not highest as in ...
columbia wrote:What happens if we have a tie in the voting?
(Not that it is likely.)
shafnutz05 wrote:Regarding NAN....
In the first day's voting, he came in fifth on Kraftster, where a typical baddie would come in to join the vote late so as to not look suspicious.
Whenever Kraftster made his false role claim, he almost immediately took his vote off of Kraftster and switched it to SDD.
In yesterday's voting, he was third on the SDD bandwagon. However, one thing I also noticed was that he was strongly advocating that there can't be a tie yesterday. While this train of thought makes sense, he was quite adamant about it. The inquisitive side of me is wondering whether he was fine with eitiher CBear or SDD because he knew both of them were blue at worst, green at best.
Also, what came to mind, was when I asked MWB what his train of thought is the start of the second day. NAN chimed in and said we "shouldn't tip the reds off to anything". This makes less and less sense the more I look at it. The reds knew that MWB was the seer. How would him divulging his observations/thoughts to everyone else be negative for the village?
MWB wrote:Not that it really matters since there was probably a recruit last night, but I checked Doc and he came back blue.
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It was great to see New Orleans again...I hadn't been there since 2000 and wasn't too sure what to expect. First thing I actually noticed was the cold. New Orleans was cold...very cold. Pretty much for the whole time we where there. I wasn't expecting that as the two previous times I had visited there it had always been very hot.
Besides a few vacant stores and a couple of apartment complexes that where fenced off and condemmed that we saw on the drive in from the airport we saw no indication that anything had happened to New Orleans.
I never experianced service issues at restaurants due to the reported labour shortages and the french quarter/downtown area that we where staying in was not affected that much by Katrina anyways. And, a huge police presence the entire time we where there - most likely to quell potential issues as there was a pretty serious murder / crime wave early in 2007. I felt safer on this visit than I did when I visited in 1999 or 2000.
Rest of the group arrived the next day so took it easy on the first night. Lots of people out for Mardi Gras...thousands and thousands. The airport wasn't terribly busy though (both flights I was on where sold out but airport is only running 65% of the number of flights since pre-katrina at this time). It looked like most people came via car from Texas and Mississippi.
It was good to see so many people out for mardi gras...the locals still say not quite as many as previous years but defentaly more than last year and should increase even more over next couple years as it gets back to pre-katrina volume. I think some of the pictures speak for themselves in terms of how busy the french quarter was.
Good times.