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I need some clothing recommendations for backpacking and hiking in the Grand Canyon in mid June for a week.
In the hot & humid east coast, I typically wear a booney hat (3" brim, mesh sides), knee length nylon shorts, loose polyester t-shirts, and use sunscreen on the back of my neck, lower arms and lower thighs and am fine (although most areas have intermittent tree cover).
I hear that I may need long pants, and a long sleeve collared shirt for hiking in Grand Canyon due to the elevation, longer sunshine hours, and no tree cover.
Is this the case ? If so, how much hotter is it to hike in REI Sahara (or similar) long pants & long sleeve shirts than shorts & t-shirts ? ie: 20% hotter, or 50% hotter, or three times as hot ?
Also, I tend to burn most easily on the back of my neck. How much hotter are the Sunday Afternoon (or similar) hats with the neck drape, compared to booney hats with mesh sides? Does the neck drape block the breezes a lot ?
Thanks.May 31, 2011 at 9:28 am #1743112
Sumi WadaBPL Member
@detroittigerfanLocale: Ann Arbor
I would personally wear lightweight loose shorts and t-shirts, a wide-brimmed hat and wrap a wet bandana around my neck and slather on sunscreen, but then I don't burn all that easily. If I did, I would wear long pants and a long-sleeved t-shirt, and wouldn't expect to be much hotter at all.
I think the most effective things against the heat in the Grand Canyon is water and shade. Wet down your hat, a wet bandana around your neck, soak your t-shirt, etc. If I were hiking a trail with access to water, I would just periodically soak myself, clothes and all. I know a few people who hike with an umbrella for shade.
I wouldn't count on any breezes.May 31, 2011 at 2:28 pm #1743265
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I just did the Escalante Route the end of April. We had perfect weather. I did it with a pair of quicksilver board shorts and a 150 gr. icebreaker merino short sleeve t-shirt,
ankle socks and NB 876 trail runners. Trucker style (mesh) baseball cap.
Came back with quite the farmers tan.
The other six people we came across down there were wearing long pants and shirt. Sumi gave great advice. If you're going long I'd make sure it's as thin and loose as possible. Definitely a hat (breezier the better).
and.. definitely concur, two thumbs up on the bandanna idea. I tried it for the first time, to protect my neck and it worked great (soaking, tie around neck etc). I can see now why the cowboys I saw in western movies always sported bandannas.
I love the canyon. Enjoy.
The REI Sahara pants are way too thick. If you normally hike in shorts, I'd just go with that. Maybe slap some sunscreen on to see how you do the first few days. Go with something that has proven to breathe really well; something like the Mountain Hardwear Canyon or Mesa pants.
I prefer the lightest weight merino (150g). People always claim wool isn't good in the heat, but I actually find it's very comfortable with the sun blaring down on it (even dark blue). I don't know how you guys hike in polyester.
As Sumi said, it's likely not much hotter. A nice dry hot anyway. It's wide open, so the breeze is nice. No humidity, so cooling down in whatever shade you find is possible.May 31, 2011 at 5:51 pm #1743358
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@davecLocale: The West Slope
In summer I always went with shorts, a long sleeve shirt (poly cotton blend, light as possible), and a sun hat. Bandana and a baseball cap works. Sunscreen on backs of hands.May 31, 2011 at 6:18 pm #1743370
Ken BennettMember
@ken_bennettLocale: southeastern usa
Much less hot, really. The lack of humidity makes a huge difference in comfort, and keeping the direct sun off your skin is cooler. In June of 06 I wore light long pants and a l/s nylon shirt, with a hemp Tilley hat and was very comfortable. Wetting my hat cooled my head — my wife had a nylon Tilley and that didn't work for her. I also slathered on the sunscreen on exposed areas several times per day — the sun will beat down on you all day long. I should have had some sort of light gloves — the backs of my hands burned, and I couldn't seem to keep sunscreen on them. But my neck was okay, though it often burns at home.
When we were there, it was 37-F at the trailhead on the north rim, and 105-F at the bottom.May 31, 2011 at 6:49 pm #1743382
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@cyanideLocale: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
I just got back from the Grand Canyon too. Hiked the first week of May.
I wore some fairly heavy long pants (some type of nylon that breathes and acts cotton…actually not that heavy), and a t-shirt. I wore military liner socks with military oversocks (at least Canadian Military). Heavy leather boots. An Outdoor Research Sun Hat.
The sun was intense, but there was occasional breeze. Absolutely no shade and the ground has a tendency to bounce the sunlight all back up at you.
I found my sunscreen stopped working (sun too intense or maybe sunscreen expired, it was UPF 60). My arms were starting to burn by the end of the first day. As the forecast was for brighter, warmer weather, was getting worried. So, I took a pair of the long linger socks (black, thin, synthetic), cut the tips off them and wore them as arm coverings. I anticipated that they would be ovens, but protect my skin. In the end, I discovered a new clothing item that will come with me at all times. Not only did it protect my skin from the sun, it distributed and retained my sweat long enough to control how it evapourated for maximal benefit. My arms, covered in black socks became the coolest part of my body. They were downright chilly at times. Further, I could dump some non-purified water on the socks, and they would stay wet and slowly dry over the length of about 30-60 minutes (combined with sweat additions) to keep my arms chilly in the 90 degree heat.
As for the pants: the different between pants and shorts is the difference between being afraid and cautious (slow walking near) of cactus or being appreciative of cactus beauty without needing to slow down to gingerly avoid it.
After that, I carried a bunch of clothes that I just did not use. Well, not true. I used the two pairs of underwear I brought as extra and did make use of my extra full set of socks. And, I used my low-profile rainjacket and toque for warmth and bug protection at night.
Oh, and I made use of some biking gloves, which saved my skin and nails from sunburn (sunburn on the nails is torture)
My extra shirt, down vest, long sleeve undershirt, shorts, long johns were absolutely unused (hey don't laugh at me, I am from Canada, where it is bred into the genes that every hiking trip will have snow).
JohnMay 31, 2011 at 6:59 pm #1743391
Steven ParisBPL Member
@saparisorLocale: Pacific Northwest
One option you might want to consider:
Pearl Izumi Sunsleeves with whatever t-shirt you normally wear.
I wore these on my arms recently in Bolivia, although I still burned just a little bit — but we were at almost 13,000 ft on an island with no tree cover and very strong sun. Generally, I was happy with them, but I don't mind skin-tight sleeves.
It might be a trade-off: loose sleeves might feel more comfortable, but sleeves like this can be pulled down a little at the upper arm and breezes can get up the sleeves of a t-shirt. Also, they can be pulled down over the tops of your hands if you are starting to burn there.May 31, 2011 at 8:39 pm #1743434
Richard BarishMember
@rdbarishLocale: New Mexico
I've done plenty of hiking in canyon country in shorts/tee-shirt/hat/sunscreen without burning. YMMV of course. On the other hand, when I asked a friend who is a dermatologist to recommend a sunscreen, she said: "Oh, it's too late for you, Richard!" I recently bought a Chrome Dome that I am looking forward to trying on my next trip to canyon country to keep things a bit cooler.May 31, 2011 at 9:54 pm #1743458
Ryan CBPL Member
@radio_guyLocale: Alaska
Everyone is different. I wear long pants, a L/S shirt, and a wide brim cotton hat (everything khaki colored) when in the desert. It served me very well in the Grand Canyon. Other people were roasting like lobsters in shorts/t-shirts but I was cooler due to having a layer of sweat on my skin under the L/S shirt. Some people actually thought I was a park ranger. Never got sunburn once out there. It was mid May and the temp at the rim was 32*F. Four hours later at the bottom near the Colorado river it was 106*F.
One thing I would change is to take trekking poles next time. Your knees will thank you.
EDIT: My photo in the left was taken in Death Valley in 110*F temps. Similar clothing combo to above.
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Hildegard's Striking Music Comes to Life in "Vision"
Not many individuals in history have as many claims to originality as Hildegard of Bingen.
The 12th-century German abbess was the first female composer to create music that survived until our time. She ran monasteries, advised popes and emperors, went on preaching tours, wrote about theology and sketched luminous works of art.
She was a mystic who experienced visions, detailed in some 70 poems and nine books. Her interest in ecology and holistic health has won admirers around the world -- as seen in numerous international societies and fan pages on Facebook.
Because Hildegard accomplished so many things despite the obvious gender taboos of medieval Europe, it's no surprise that she has become a symbol to disparate groups -- feminists and theologians, musicologists and new-age medicine practitioners. Her chants have been set to techno rhythms; her writings on nutrition have yielded countless cookbooks (even though she never left behind a single recipe).
Against this backdrop comes Vision: From the Life of Hildegard Von Bingen, a film biopic by the German director and actress Margarethe Von Trotta now playing at Film Forum. Arriving almost fifteen years after the last wave of interest in Hildegard, it is an effort to present a fuller, more humanistic portrait, divorced from pop-culture mythology.
"For me it was the interest in this multi-talented person," said Von Trotta in a phone conversation. "She had such widespread talent in every direction. She not only had faith, which was commonplace in the Middle Ages, but she was so curious. Today, perhaps she would have been a scientist because she did so much research on healing people, on plants and animals."
Among the film's chief preoccupations are the visions that Hildegard is said to have experienced from a young age. Born in 1098 to an aristocratic family and sent to live with a small community of nuns in a Benedictine monastery, she was sickly and prone to odd spiritual and psychic experiences -- seeing dazzling lights, faraway lands and so forth. She described these in enough detail to arouse the interest, in modern times, of the neurologist Oliver Sacks, who diagnosed her as a migraine sufferer.
"She believed the visions came from God," noted Von Trotta. "From my perspective, it came from her subconscious and the vision was given to her by her own desire to go there."
Hildegard's fame as a visionary allowed her to accomplish many things that exceeded the bounds of medieval Catholic society, especially once she was elected magistra, or head teacher, of the nun community at age 38. She began to protest the failings of Church and State and pushed for reform. She also churned out her extraordinary array of creative treasures: more than 70 musical works, medical texts filled with 2,000 remedies, writings presenting feminine archetypes for the divine. She died peacefully in 1179 at the age of 81.
While Vision makes a strong case for Hildegard's political clout – we see her acquire enough property to build a convent on the bank of the Rhine River – it also gives a sample of her music. One telling scene shows the staging of Ordo Virtutum, Hildegard's morality play that recounts a battle for the soul between good and evil. The "good" is represented by a group of female Virtues who spin florid chant-like melodies as they attempt to persuade the Soul to choose them over Satan. All are dressed in white outfits, there flowing hair unencumbered by habits.
"She was fond of nice clothes and beauty," Von Trotta said, noting that this scandalized conservative members of the church. "She believed that in paradise there is beauty."
One of the film's more forceful storylines involves Hildegard's intense attachment to Richardis von Stade (right), a young nun who becomes her assistant but eventually leaves the convent for what amounts to a promotion. Some feminist scholars have pointed out that Hildegard's public anguish over the nun's departure suggests that she was a lesbian, a claim supported by her passionate letters and musical paeans to women. Von Trotta believes that her intense reaction stemmed from her own separation from her mother at a young age.
Vision is the first major film about Hildegard but hardly the first biographical treatment of her life. She burst into fame in the late 1970s with the advent of women's studies in musicology and the increased scholarly focus on women in the medieval church. Several of her treatises on medicine as well as her songs and correspondence were published in English translations in the 1980s.
In the early 1990s, recordings of her work suddenly hit the pop charts, a time when medieval chant, new age music and meditative practices were enjoying a boom. The most popular recording, called Vision: The Music of Hildegard von Bingen, bathed Hildegard's spare chant melodies in electronic beats, selling nearly a million copies. Soon came cookbooks and various holistic interpretations.
Barbara Newman, a noted Hildegard scholar at Northwestern University, recalls how the 900th anniversary of Hildegard's birth in 1998 brought out a wave of products of varying quality and relevance that contributed to her popularity. She remembers, for instance, attending a conference and being pitched Hildegard-branded spice cookies.
With that in mind, Newman calls Vision "a remarkably accurate film and very moving one," adding, "It only focuses on the first half of her public career. It's interesting that it ends where it does. She became even more famous, giving preaching tours throughout Germany. The film ends at just the point where she became a celebrity."
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We then returned to the hotel and settled for some terrific lunch.
Taxi tours are popular and a recommended way to sight see.And I reiterate again, please do not drive your own car to roam around. The roads are very narrow and the government will not widen them to protect this eco-sensitive area. Turns are sharp and large tour buses also ply on these roads
A trip to Pratapgarh fort is also worth it. Although we did skip it.
The resort has a spa and treatments are by appointment. A bit on the expensive side but worth the buck. The spa is located in a heavily wooded area of the resort and the entrace almost seems invisible due to the dim light as a result of the dense foliage.
The resort also arranges for private candle-lit dinners in this part of the resort. One needs to pre-book it. This is a nice way to spend a romantic evening in Mahabaleshwar.
If time permits, it would be a good idea to sightsee in Panchgani. There is a flat table land offering 360 degree views of the valley. We drove across one of the smaller table lands and parked our our right in the center. There was a lone make shift shop in the center of this land selling ice-creams and camel rides. Weird combination. We also saw a bird kind of stationery in the air with its wings spread. There is also an option to camp in Panchgani. Para gliding options are available too.
You can also visit 'Sherbaug' - a theme park and the various other view-points.The cab tours do offer options to see Panchgani
This thus signs off a memorable tour of Mahabaleshwar, a nice romantic little place.
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1. The various points in Mahabaleshwar
2. Buy strawberries and eat ice-cream.
3. Sandwiches and juice at Mapro's
4. Stay in a hotel a little way from the market area.
5. Eat.
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2. Over sightsee. Enjoy the place and the weather.
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It's 9 to 5: Are Your Personal Data Safe?
Employers keep so much information on their workers, and there are so many ways this personal information can be compromised. Consider these instances of private and government entities reporting losses of employee data:
- A hardworking employee at the US Department of Veteran Affairs takes home a laptop containing the unencrypted Social Security numbers of millions of veterans and active-duty service men and women. He loses that laptop (and with it, his job) when a burglar strikes.
- An Equifax employee's company laptop containing employee Social Security numbers was stolen from a train.
- Personal information on retired employees of grocery retailer Royal Ahold NV (owner of Stop & Shop and other supermarkets), managed by data outsourcer EDS, was compromised when a laptop was stolen from or lost by an EDS worker.
What's notable is that each of these examples involves large organizations whose handling of valuable data is at the core of their business, and the list is limited just to lost or stolen laptop computers. Just think of all the other means by which personal data can be compromised.
Blame the Person or the Company?
Who's to blame for companies' loss of personal data on their workers? While corporations often portray an individual employee as the culprit, worker advocates come down hard on the employers.
"If the employer has proper data security, the employee wouldn't have been able to violate company policy," says Lewis Maltby, president of the National Workrights Institute in Princeton, New Jersey.
"I'm less inclined to point the finger at the employee," says Beth Givens, director of Privacy Rights Clearinghouse in San Diego. "It really is the employer's responsibility. My guess is that very few workplaces are doing a good job protecting sensitive employee data."
But achieving 100 percent security for all sensitive employee data in all circumstances is very difficult. "Always assume that no matter how hard you try, your controls will fail," says Kawika Daguio, direct of Northeastern University's Information Assurance Program in Boston.
Still, as California's SB 1386 law and other states' laws force companies to notify affected parties of data loss, employees can take the high -- and steep -- road of advocating for themselves, their coworkers and their reports. "It's tough to ask your boss challenging questions, but a responsible boss wouldn't take offense," says Maltby.
Technology Offers Only a Partial Solution
There are many technological responses to threats to sensitive data, whether the information is about employees, finances or trade secrets. Passwords are considered scant protection, strong encryption of data is much better, and leading-edge techniques like biometric user authentication are on the upswing.
But it's neither easy nor cheap to protect diverse data in numerous computers systems running a myriad of software across a vast corporate network whose edges are not always well-defined.
"There's not a single system that implements the appropriate technology to encrypt all sensitive data," says Jeff Montgomery, product manager of data protection solutions at nCipher in Stoneham, Massachusetts.
Workers urging their employers to improve protection of their data can begin with what matters most to them. "The number-one threat is employees' medical information," says Daguio. "The leakage of sensitive medical data can be catastrophic; it can destroy relationships and career opportunities."
Always Consider the Human Factor
Employer efforts often fall short even after they've hooked up the data-protection hardware and software. "What employers do well is follow rules and buy expensive technology," said Daguio. "What they do poorly is train everyone and set expectations."
Employees can help reality-test plans for securing data by consistently pointing out unrealistic assumptions about how humans -- even devoted professionals -- behave. "Security failures typically occur around a non-standard event," like a laptop going home without authorization or a new employee borrowing a password, says Chaz Popovich, vice president of OSI Technologies in Hauppauge, New York.
Workers can also question the bureaucratic underpinnings of company policies on employee data. "Individual employees should be asking, 'Are the policies really adequate, or are they just convenient?'" says Gordon Eubanks, a board member of Oakley Networks and former CEO of computer security firm Symantec.
Because all data-protection schemes are fallible, workers should ask what the company will do in case of a breach. "If there's no plan in place, the information will continue to leak out," says Daguio. "People could lie, and put their companies at risk."
If these questions don't sway management, employees can put electoral muscle behind government intervention. "Things are not likely to get better unless legal protections are improved," says Maltby.


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The Case of the Dead Batsman, was selected as a finalist for the Extensive Reading Foundation's Language Learner Literature Award!
'I have been investigating cricket matches, Watson,' said Holmes. 'In the last twenty-five years, three people have been killed during cricket matches. Two of them were Pendryth and Dodds during the last two weeks, in the same village cricket team.'
Two tragic accidents in two weeks. Two players from the same village team are dead, both struck on the forehead by the cricket ball. Is this a case for the famous detective Sherlock Holmes?
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This original story is based on the Sherlock Holmes mysteries of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Currently comprising 16 titles across four stages - from beginner to upper intermediate - the series is carefully graded, lexically and structurally, to encourage young adults to read for pleasure and at speed. The stories are all, first and foremost, just that - stories, from ELT authors well known for their ability to craft original and engaging narratives to entertain and educate.
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Oatcakes mean different things to different people around the UK. Ask someone in Scotland and they'll refer you to a hard, circular biscuit (a brilliant office snack, as savoury fans will know). But ask someone in North Staffordshire and they will show you something resembling a slightly thicker, textured pancake roughly 8in wide. And, although the Staffordshire oatcake comes from humble beginnings it has everything needed to make it the next big lunchtime food. Forget about paninis and wraps - the future is the oatcake.
"The recipe for oatcakes is very old," explains Steve Povey, who for 16 years has run Poveys Oatcakes (www.poveysoatcakes.com). "They found one recipe written on stone in a cave up in the Staffordshire hills. We used to have very severe winters in the area and when you got cut off you'd eat the same thing as the cattle did, which was basically a rough oat which they then made into a type of pancake."
To make your own basic oatcakes, according to the Povey formula, you'll need fine ground oatmeal (225g), wholemeal flour and plain flour (100g of each), a tablespoon of dried yeast, a teaspoon each of salt and sugar, and ¾ pint of lukewarm water. After working the yeast into ¼ pint of water, and adding the sugar, you'll need to leave the mixture in a warm place for 10-15 minutes.
Then sieve the salt and flour together, before stirring in the oatmeal. Add the remaining liquid to the yeast mixture, and having made a well in the dry ingredients, gradually beat the mixture in. Cover with a clean, damp cloth and leave to stand in a warm place for one hour, before frying as a normal pancake. Bubbles that form and burst give the oatcake its characteristic look.
"You can do hundreds of things with oatcakes," says Povey. "Get ordinary cream cheese, spread it over the oatcake, roll it up and you've got a perfect snack just like that. You could have ham and cream cheese, crispy bacon, or one of the best is smoked salmon and cream cheese. Try putting seedless raspberry jam on an oatcake, whipped double cream, fresh strawberries, roll it up, then sprinkle a little icing sugar over the top - that is seriously moreish."
Oatcakes - which, the less motivated of you will be glad to hear can be bought readymade - can be eaten cold, but you can also fry, steam or grill them. However, they really excel in the microwave. Fill an oatcake with crispy bacon and grated cheese and at lunchtime, blast it for 30 seconds in the office microwave for the perfect comfort food lunch.


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Mar 6, 2014 - StaffBirths
A son was born to Anastasia Yellowfox and Norman C'Hair, of Riverton, at 12:25 a.m. Feb. 11 at Riverton Memorial Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce.
A daughter was born to Vicki and Joshua Chavarrin, of Riverton, at 11 a.m. Jan. 8 at Riverton Memorial Hospital. She weighed 8.2 pounds.
Larry H. Hunter, 76, of Riverton, died Wednesday, March 5, at Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation-Wind River. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at Davis Funeral Home with Pastor Mark Rader of the United Methodist Church officiating.
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Wyoming State Winter Fair Trade Show is March 6 to March 8 in the Bob Carey Memorial Fieldhouse, Lander Valley High School, 400 Baldwin Creek Road. Admission is $3. For more information, call Marlene Young at 332-4011.
"Warhorse" is at 1 p.m. at the Lander Library, 451 N. Second St., Lander.
Lion or a Lamb 10k/5k Run, Walk, Bike is at 8 a.m. at the Lander Valley High School, 400 Baldwin Creek Road. Cost is $25 for walkers and runners and both races (also able to bike the race). Event raises money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Registration forms are available at Gannett Peak Sports, the Wild Iris Store or www.active.com.
Shamrock Shindig is at 5:30 p.m. at the Inn at Lander, 260 Grandview Drive. A $50 ticket includes a chance in the shamrock raffle, hors d' oeuvres, one ticket for beer or wine, a catered dinner, grand desserts, music by the Low Water String Band, dancing and auctions. First prize is a 1-ounce gold coin valued at $1,300 and second prize is $500 cash. Other drawing prizes will include gift certificates and autographed books. Proceeds will benefit the Lander Community Center and other Lander Rotary projects. To buy tickets, call Mike Lilygren at 840-3131. For more information, visit www.landerrotary.org.
Stars of Tomorrow 19th Annual Talent Show is at 6 p.m. at the Robert A. Peck Arts Center Theater at Central Wyoming College, 2660 Peck Ave., Riverton.
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In Riverton Police Department reports Wednesday to Thursday morning:
- Julian C'Hair, 47, of Riverton, was arrested on a warrant for contempt of court.
- Armando Martinez, 36, of Riverton, was arrested for public intoxication and on a warrant for contempt of court.
- Amanda Luther, 26, of Riverton, was arrested for public intoxication.
- Whitney GhostBear, 19, of Arapahoe, was arrested for shoplifting and on a warrant for failure to appear. With her was a 15-year-old Arapahoe girl and a 14-year-old Arapahoe boy, who both were issued a citation for shoplifting.
- William Lewis, 28, of Lander, was arrested for driving under the influence, property destruction, resisting arrest and parole violation.
In Fremont County Sheriff's Office reports Wednesday to Thursday morning:
- Martin Blueford, 18, of Riverton, was arrested for contempt of court at about 4:40 p.m. Wednesday at the Fremont County Sheriff's Office in Riverton.
- Sharelle Brown, 26, of Ethete, was arrested on a Fremont County warrant for failure to appear at about 1:20 p.m. Wednesday at Fremont County Circuit Court in Riverton.
- Levi Chancellor, 19, of Riverton, was arrested on a Fremont County warrant for failure to appear and for misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance at about 9:20 p.m. Wednesday at the Wind River Casino south of Riverton. Initial reports state Chancellor had been banned from the casino for the night but was refusing to leave the property.
- Lawrence Foster, 33, of Lander, was arrested on two Fremont County warrants for failure to appear at about 8 p.m. Wednesday in the 800 block of Four Seasons Drive in Lander.
- A man reportedly was "harassing workers and causing issues" at about 8:20 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Pope and Tweed lanes in Lander.
- A vehicle reportedly struck a deer at about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday in the 4800 block of U.S. Highway 26 in Dubois. Initial reports state the deer was in the highway.
- Two horses reportedly were seen on the roadway at about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday on Long Point Road west of Ocean Lake. The reporting party said one of the animals was lying in the roadway and appeared ill. The horse owner was contacted.
- A black calf reportedly was on the roadway at about 1:40 p.m. Wednesday on Honor Farm Road.
- Officers assisted with a grass fire that got "a little out of control" at about 2:20 p.m. Wednesday on Red Crow Street on the Wind River Indian Reservation.
- A juvenile girl was served a citation for tobacco use at about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Fremont County Group Home in the 2200 block of North Second Street in Lander.
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text: City Colleges of Chicago has announced a strategic plan [1] that aims to boost its graduation rate from 12 percent to more than 20 percent by 2018. The two-year system has also set a goal of increasing the number of degrees it issues each year by almost 40 percent. And it seeks for more than half of graduating students to transfer to four-year institutions. Cheryl L. Hyman, the system's chancellor, has promised to make improving student completion a priority [2]. Graduation rates stood at 7 percent before her arrival in 2010.


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Mental Health in the People's Republic of China: An Epidemiological Journey
Dr. Michael Phillips, 2013 Alumnus of the Year at the UW School of Public Health, has spent his career in China in the field of mental health and suicide. He is currently Director of the Suicide Research and Prevention Center at Jiao Tong University in Shanghai.
His lecture will provide a historical overview of the changing landscape of mental health in China since liberation (1949) with an emphasis on the economic reform era, which started in 1978. Dr. Phillips, who has lived and worked in China since 1985, will describe the many social, economic and political factors that have influenced the perception and management of mental disorders in China through the lens of his own personal experiences. He will describe the pattern of mental illnesses in the country identified in a large epidemiological study, the dramatically changing rates of suicide, and the governments' gradual recognition of the importance of mental illnesses, as exemplified in the recent passage of China's first national mental health law.


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After a few weekend trail outings with the family, you have the itch for some advanced four-wheel action, but that little voice in the back of your mind has you worried about safety. Now you're wondering: Should you beef up the factory rollbar in your Jeep? Should you install a custom rollcage? We'll tell you straight up: You bet!
Rollovers happen. A properly installed rollcage is the best safety feature you can add to any 4x4 and, combined with good seating and safety harnesses, offers great protection.
Numerous aftermarket cage kits are available that can be bolted or welded in. Each method offers different features for different levels of protection. There are no shortcuts when it comes to a good cage; it could save your life and the lives of your passengers.


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Religion and Politics: East-West Contrasts from Contemporary Europe
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Dezember 2000
BeschreibungIn nine essays, European academics examine how politics and democracy are affecting religion today. Some of the topics they examine include: change in European religions; the Catholic Church and democracy in modern Europe; religion and media domination in Ireland; Protestants in an Irish Catholic state; the fall and rise of the Greek Catholic religion in Poland; Catholics in Poland; the Church of England in the Thatcher period; and the state of religion in modern Britain.
InhaltsverzeichnisUnderstanding religion and politics; patterns of change in European religion; the Church and democracy in modern Europe; civil society - from church to media domination; Protestants in a Catholic state - a silent minority in Ireland; State, Church and social response - the fall and rise of a Greek-Catholic parish in Poland; the Roman Catholic Church in Poland and the dynamics of social identity in Polish society; the mainline churches as a counterbalance to the state; religion in modern Britain.
Untertitel: Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: UNIV COLLEGE DUBLIN PR
Erscheinungsdatum: Dezember 2000
Seitenanzahl: 208 Seiten
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Is there a program available that would tie zip codes to USDA zonal maps.
This seems like it would help organize packing and shipping schedules to
coincide with safe outdoor planting times for cold sensitive plants anywhere
in the USA. It would at least give you target dates.
Probably a very old idea.
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Subject: Re: hostas, for a change
We do let the customer specify a ship period, but many of them don't do it.
The problem with encouraging the customer to call the date months in advance
that it ties your hands. If a customer in New York says ship the week of
15, he can count on getting them then even if it's snowing because we have
idea why he requested the date and can't second guess it. Some people have
second homes and are only there certain times, landscapers have schedules,
customers hire people to do their planting, and some people just pick a date
cause it sounds good. No way for me to tell, so the plants go out, and it I
can't ship then, they get a refund.
I would prefer to pick the date, but I really don't know when the weather
in northern Indiana. Shipping late is not that big a problem, but shipping
early can be.
andrewl wrote:
> Chick,
> Why not mark the order with the customer's requested ship date? Seems
> fairly reasonable because as the shipper is pulling the orders, they
> (hopefully) observe when the customer's preferred receipt date is and away
> you go. Of course, there may be a basic flaw in my assumptions because
> now have to deal with people who believe English should be a second
> language, but that is a whole 'nother deal. If you have so many that it
> gets confusing (and I imagine you do), then "staging" orders by week to
> ship may have to be done. There are some problems with logistics in the
> business, but won't the customers help you with this one? Shouldn't they
> TELL provide a "ship no earlier than" date, putting the onus back on them?
> Andrew L.
> Chick wrote:
> > OK, here's a question for you guys that doesn't have anything to do with
> > Al and Dubya.
> >
> > We can ship plants to two people who live next door to each other and
> > one will tell us we shipped to early and the other will ask what took us
> > so long. When you order, or if you were to order, hostas by mail, when
> > would you like to have them shipped to you? When does spring come in
> > your area?
> >
> > Chick
> >
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Jun 07 2011
History as allegory
A commenter at Sullivan's blog has it nailed down:
I think it helps to understand that, for right-wing populists, this thing we call "history" is less about real people who did real things in the real world, and more like just the Bible Part II. It's a myth that can be manipulated to suit their purpose, which is usually to establish themselves as the only Real Americans. When Palin says she got it right, I believe she believes that, because her story wasn't really about Paul Revere. Her story was a thinly veiled allegory of the Tea Party worldview, and in it, Tea Partiers are Paul Revere and the British stand in for Obama, the foreign usurper who is out to take their guns.
Speaking of Palin-here are some more interesting [fake] Tweets-that given time, she would have written:


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First session of NA Standing Committee term XIII closes
Speaking during the closing day, NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung asked authorized agencies of the NA and the NA Standing Committee to thoroughly prepare reports on the results of the first session to gain experience and increase the quality of the following sessions.
Noting the importance of the second session, which will be held during the year-end, NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung asked preparatory agencies to work closely with authorized bodies to prepare the contents of bills to be submitted, to strive to increase the quality of these bills and to aim to save working time for NA deputies.
NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung stressed that each NA agency and each NA deputy must now start to renew the operation and working method of the NA in order to achieve its greatest efficiency.
During the two day sitting, the NA Standing Committee focused on discussing the assessments on the first NA session, the preparations for the second session and the project to continue renewing and increasing the quality of NA operations.
The NA Standing Committee also discussed bills on storage, appealing, denouncement and measurement.


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Utility-Scale Land-Based 80-Meter Wind Maps
The U.S. Department of Energy provides an 80-meter (m) height, high-resolution wind resource map for the United States with links to state wind maps. States, utilities, and wind energy developers use utility-scale wind resource maps to locate and quantify the wind resource, identifying potentially windy sites within a fairly large region and determining a potential site's economic and technical viability.
About the 80-Meter Wind Resource Maps
The U.S. map shows the predicted mean annual wind speeds at an 80-m height, presented at a spatial resolution of 2.5 kilometers that is interpolated to a finer scale. Areas with annual average wind speeds around 6.5 meters per second and greater at an 80-m height are generally considered to have a wind resource suitable for wind development. Utility-scale, land-based wind turbines are typically installed between 80 and 100 m high although tower heights for new installations are increasing—up to 140 m—to gain access to better wind resources higher aloft.
In early 2010, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) completed a preliminary review and validation of AWS Truepower's 80-m height map estimates for 19 selected states (six Western states, six Midwestern states, and seven Eastern states) based on tower measurements at heights of about 50 m and above from more than 300 locations. The results of the validation showed that for most regions of the United States the wind resource estimates were well within 10%, which confirms that these wind resource maps are a valuable tool for wind energy prospecting.
More Information
Estimates of the wind potential capacity that would be possible from development of the available land areas (after excluding areas unlikely to be developed) are provided in tables and charts.
Before you plan to install your own wind turbine, you must know if the wind resource in your location is adequate. From wind resource maps, you can determine if your area of interest should be further explored. The average wind speeds indicated on this map are model-derived estimates that may not represent the true wind resource at any given location. Small terrain features, vegetation, buildings, and atmospheric effects may cause the wind speed to depart from the map estimates. Expert advice or detailed wind resource assessments should be sought when estimating energy production potential.
New Wind Resource Maps and Wind Potential Estimates for the United States
News Release, February 19, 2010
Updated State Wind Resource Estimates Webinar
February 26, 2010
Poster: 80 and 100 Meter Wind Energy Resource Potential for the United States
Presented at the WINDPOWER 2010 Conference & Exhibition, 23-26 May 2010, Dallas, Texas.


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Why Our Generation Doesn't Care About Prop 8
By Jonathan Merritt
August 19, 2010
When Proposition 8 was ruled "unconstitutional" by a California judge, Christian leaders let out a collective cry. Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council vowed to keep fighting, and the American Family Association called it an "absolutely outrageous and unconscionable ruling." Same-sex marriage has long been a centerpiece issue in the culture wars, and one might say that the Prop 8 debate serves as another call to arms for many conservative Christians.
Young Christians: M.I.A.
One demographic strangely absent from this debate is younger Christians. Though we don't normally shy away from advocacy—see Darfur, clean water projects, orphan care, poverty and missions—our generation seems unwilling to fight this battle. According to a 2009 poll by the Pew Forum, 65 percent of religious Americans aged 65+ oppose gay marriage while only 45 percent of those ages 18-29 do. A 2008 poll reported that 52 percent of young evangelicals now say they support either gay marriage or civil unions.
But why is this issue shifting among young people? What is causing this generation to see things differently than the last?
Gay Friends. One of the chief reasons young Christians aren't fighting against gay marriage is they have so many more gay and lesbian friends. According to a 2008 Public Religion Research poll, 37 percent of evangelicals ages 18-34 said they have a close friend or relative who is gay. Only 16 percent of evangelicals 35+ said the same. Many of us are now standing next to our gay friends asking, "Aren't they still the neighbors that Jesus asked us to love?" It is easy to oppose a nebulous "agenda," but young people are finding it increasingly difficult to take up arms against their loved ones.
Tired Rhetoric. Many young people (and older, for that matter) are simply weary of the insensitive, hateful speech. The present debate is often marked by speaking without listening and devoid of any respect, mutual or otherwise. Boiling down the biblical position to bumper sticker clichés and screaming past our gay and lesbian neighbors doesn't strike our generation as particularly loving, not to mention Christlike. As a result, some of the younger faithful have left the conversation altogether.
Neglected Hypocrisy. A common point made by the gay marriage supporters I've spoken with is that heterosexuals are doing as much to denigrate marriage as homosexuals. To their point, the incomprehensible divorce rate—even within the most conservative Christian denominations—is damning. If we truly believe that marriage as defined by traditionalists (one man and one woman for life) is under assault, why isn't there a Christian uprising to reform divorce laws? Could it be that homosexuals have become the target of a Christian political agenda rather than one part of an ongoing conversation about what God intends for us in covenant marriage relationships?
Many churches speak about homosexuality in terms of sin and judgment but about divorce in terms of forgiveness and grace. When a same-sex couple goes down to the courthouse to petition for a marriage certificate, the Christians show up with sandwich boards. Do they also show up when their congregants go to the same courthouse to petition for an "unbiblical divorce"? Likely not. And the hypocrisy on this issue has not escaped the next generation.
Different Categories. Many in the last generation see the morality and legality of these issues as inseparably linked. The Huffington Post recently published a picture of a man holding a sign that read, "A moral wrong can't be a civil right." Because gay marriage is immoral, the logic goes, then it should be illegal. But many younger Christians now believe they can hold to an orthodox view of sexuality without necessarily opposing same-sex unions. I suspect many young Christians think much like Christian author Frederica Mathewes-Green, who wrote the following in Gender: Men, Women, Sex and Feminism:
"I can believe that my gay friends are engaging in something spiritually damaging, without asking the law to stop them. They can perceive that my convictions are grounded in an ancient spiritual consensus, not hate. We still won't agree. But perhaps we can understand each other, and continue the conversation with mutual respect."
There is little doubt that a significant number of young people confront this issue with respectful dialogue rather than angry argument. But the question remains whether or not they will, like Mathewes-Green, be able to do so while holding onto the ancient spiritual consensus on human sexuality. Regardless, it seems the next generation will begin framing the debate differently with separate moral and legal categories as they rise into positions of ecclesial and political leadership.
It's On Us
So where do we stand? And, more importantly, where should we stand?
I think it is helpful to begin by recognizing that all major religions in every society for thousands of years have held to a traditional position on both sexuality and marriage. Additionally, our scriptures speak much about God's intentions for sexuality. While we must address and correct our failures in this arena as a faith community, we should also be reticent to disregard this ancient wisdom simply because the debate has soured in our churches and culture.
Our generation will play a role in shaping the sexuality debate in the next 20 or more years, no matter how Proposition 8 turns out. Our responsibility is great. May we be careful, prayerful and thoughtful. And may our response to our gay and lesbian neighbors please the One who created us all.
Jonathan Merritt is author of Green Like God: Unlocking the Divine Plan for Our Planet (2010) and a regular contributor to RELEVANT. His writing has been featured in outlets such as USA Today, Beliefnet, and CNN.com, and he blogs at www.jonathanmerritt.com.
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Salvation without repentance (and turning from sin) is no salvation at all. And there can be no repentance without conviction. And there can be no conviction without engaging the sin within the sinner. Conviction comes before redemption, not the other way around.
Therefore, how are we supposed to bring salvation if we don't alert the sinner of their sin?
We are not to bring salvation, we are to bring the Gospel and the Gospel say that Jesus Christ died on the cross to take the punishment of all our sin. So often I think we look at someone who is gay and look at their sins as homosexuality and die on that hill. So much of how we handle gays wrongly is in our approach (and mindset but we won't go there here). Did Jesus go to the sinners and just harp on and on about their sin? No. Most of the time he made a small reference to the sin but the emphasis was on his grace and forgiveness and repentance. Paul primarily juts preached the gospel and bid the hearers to repent and chose to follow Jesus.
I think a lot of Christianity thinks if you show people their sin, then they'll want Jesus. I contend that perhaps if we show people Jesus, He will show them their sin.
I wonder, do you use that strategy with everyone?
Is that how you were brought to Jesus?
I leave you with Romans 2:1-4.
Very well said, Walt.
Ya, about this. The reason people are so anti-gay is discrimination. As the article stated, this "ancient wisdom" has been used for thousands of years. Well, there has also been "ancient wisdom" coming from religion for thousands of years that told us that racism was ok. The Bible is a-ok with it, why shouldn't we?
The reason people don't care anymore is because there is nothing to care about. This kind of anti-gay propaganda is really just avoiding the real issue at hand. Marriage is a civil rights issue, not a religious issue and not a gay issue. People need to have the same rights as everyone else. Straight people have the right to marry someone they are attracted to, why do gay people not have that same right? To hold on to any sort of anti-gay position is incredibly hypocritical, and people do see it. It was easy to hide hypocrisy in the Middle Ages when the community centered around the church, not so much anymore when you have the internet that knows all.
thanks all commenters and admin for help
All of you take such a dogmatic approach and over-generalize things. Haha, it is really simple. LOVE. That is the only thing that matters and is the one thing that the Church is founded on. To draw line and barriers; to demoralize and destroy our society even more that it already is is laughable. You all want bring everyone together, but you are only tearing everyone apart. Such fools.


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Yes Christmas is over but the blog is new so I thought it would be nice to share what I did for my angel on Christmas with you all 🙂
This Christmas was very exciting for us as it was the first one we were physically spending together.
I decided instead of giving her just one gift that I would do something on Christmas eve, Christmas and the day after Christmas.
Gift 1 – Christmas Eve
On Christmas eve we had to head over to a friends dinner which was very family orientated, we all had to bring gifts for each other and put them under the tree. I decided to keep it very normal and so I got her These Limited Edition Beats because she's leaving to university and was saying she didn't have any proper headphones.
Gift 2
After a party on Christmas night we went home and while she was in the bathroom I displayed some Christmas lingerie on the bed with a card. (Card image found on Google images)
Inside it had instructions to put it on for a little photo-shoot fun. I had the camera set up and came back into the room dressed in a Santa costume and did a little photo shoot. It was a lot of fun!
Nothing wrong with getting naughty on Christmas 😉
The lingerie I bought was from La Senza and kept it there with a Santa hat to accessorize I also added a Mrs. Clause purse which I purchased at a local store and put in hand cuffs and a tie just to add a bit of fun to the pictures.
Gift 3 – Christmas Day
The day after Christmas I had to head to work so when I woke up I gave her the next thing.
I put together a few things and I wrapped them all together and tied a Xmas tag around it which I got from Dating Divas, 3 Last minute Christmas Gifts, I only used one thing out of the 3 but you can find the rest on there too.
(I thought it would be perfect to attach to the gifts since the night before we played Naughty Santa)
You can find the love coupon printables on from Homemade Gifts Made Easy .I only used the blank coupons and customized them to whatever I wanted. However, they do also have already filled in coupons.
I made the Christmas movie invites using Hooverwebdesign.com and changed it a bit to suit me. I suck with photo shop but am able to make small changes here and there. Here is the Movie Invite after my minor not so great changes. Feel free to print it out if you want (I really need to work on my Photoshop skills)
Lastly, I took an old picture of us with our dog and "Santafied" it on the app Santa Hats which you can find on the app store. I then took it over to a local printing shop and got it printed on a Tile with a wooden frame.
Final Part of Christmas – Christmas Movie Date Night
The day after Christmas on the 26th I told her to bring the tickets over. She gave them to me and I took her to the TV room I had made a box, in it was:
1. A couple of Christmas movies to choose from
2. A snuggie
3. Popcorn
4. Water
5. Candy
I put on candles in the room and a mattress on the floor in front of the TV.
We had an amazing 3 days of Christmas!
And that my friends, is What I Did For Christmas. 🙂


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The Bearcats finally cracked the Top 25 polls...just in time for the most challenging week of the season thus far.
As suspected, UC entered into the bottom of the AP (No. 24) and Coaches (25). At 14-0, they were the only team in Big East history to be undefeated that many games into the season and be unranked.
No more.
Of course, what does this mean?
Absolutely nothing.
Critics are still waiting for the wheels to come off and they'll catapult you up in the same fashion they'll toss you back down. Just ask anybody on last year's Bearcats who were ranked No. 19 when they lost to Xavier.
I loved Mick Cronin's reaction to the news to Bill Koch:
"We've been doing fine without it," Cronin said. "I lost respect for those polls over the last month, seeing some of the teams that have been ranked with home losses and losses to low-to-mid majors."
--- ESPN's Andy Katz took notice of the Bearcats and wrote this piece on their rise to 14-0. He's slightly more measured and living in reality than Jerry Palm.
Luckily, we are almost at the point where people can stop beating this non-conference schedule storyline to death.
--- Sully's Blog at Boston.com thinks the Bearcats the No. 1 team On The Rise right now. So really, what else is there to accomplish this season?
--- Evan Hilbert at Fanhouse wins the Hater of the Day award as he decides to take shots at the Bearcats during this week preview.
--- Adam Zagoria has a nice story with Lance Stephenson when he returned to the Garden with Indiana. Lance has yet to see the floor this year, staying inactive for games. Zags talks about the humility Stephenson is learning in his first year in the NBA.
--- Per Lance McAlister and Bearcat Banter, this nugget: UC has 10 games remaining vs the current RPI Top 25. No other non-Big East team in the Top 25 has more than four.
--- St. John's and Georgetown waged the game of the year to this point in the Big East last night. An incredible finish with St. John's winning on the back of PG Dwight Hardy.
Sidenote: Bill Raftery on the call and gave an "Onions!" and a "Lingerie!" call in the final minute. The guy makes every game better. Just one time I want him to work with Gus, then my head would explode and I would die a happy man.
The Johnnies are 3-0 in conference with wins @WVU, @Providence and now at home against Georgetown. When STJ was losing to Fordham and St. Bonnies it looked like a blessing for UC to have St. John's on the schedule twice. Not so much anymore.
Rush the Court gushes over the possibility of the Red Storm being relevant again. Of course, as almost per typical in the brutal Big East, STJ now plays SEVEN consecutive games against teams ranked in the Top 25. That includes home vs. UC on Jan. 22.
--- Around the BE: UConn at ND tonight, as well as Pitt at Providence (upset alert).
--- Matt Norlander talks about Xavier, the multitude of setbacks they have overcome and where they are at heading into the shootout.
If Norlander's new CBS blog still isn't on your bookmarks, it should be.
--- Randy Edsall's move to Maryland only added to what is becoming the predominant problem in the Big East. The inability to keep coaches from moving to "bigger, better jobs" is exactly why they will never be the "biggest, best conference."
Greg Schiano is now the only Big East coach to be at his HC job for more than two full seasons.
Brian Bennett discusses the dominoes.
--- By the way, for those of you who are curious what is inside that massive white structure on Jefferson Ave., here are shots from inside the bubble.
--- On to some randomness...
--- Sean Rhiney talks about the 10 things to watch this year in Cincinnati. I, for one, can't wait for the Banks to be operational.
--- Kansas went with an off-the-backboard-alley-oop last night. Not as high of degree of difficulty as it sounds against a non-existent Miami (Ohio) defense of a fast break, but pretty ill nonetheless.
--- I actually lived 10 minutes from where this happened for nine excruciating months, I only assume all these birds were allergic to ignorance and Rotelle.
--- Andrew Luck was the best player on the field last night in the Orange Bowl, but he didn't make the best play. Somebody needs to convince me that Tyrod Taylor can't help an NFL team in some way.
--- Buster Douglas is playing it safe with SafeAuto, but not with this commercial. I'm still trying to figure out what the hell is going on here.
--- Muppets with people eyes sends me right into the fetal position.


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What breeds do you see in me?
I am 21 inches in height and weight 50lbs. I am 10 months old, not sure how much bigger I will be.
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Either bull mastiff/german shepherd or Malinois/pit bull
Jazzy answered on 3/3/11. Helpful? / 0
Looks like a mastif mix to me. Maybe som boxer or Shepard in her.
Alikazam answered on 3/3/11. Helpful? / 0
My friend got a doberman puppy a few years a go and your dog actually looks just like him.. And At ten months already about 50 and with those long legs I would see its a big possibility
Wendy answered on 3/3/11. Helpful? / 0
she looks just like a mini-Mastiff! Definitely one of the mastiff breeds mixed with a smaller breed.
Maggie answered on 3/3/11. Helpful? / 0
Some kind of mastiff, maybe Cane corso. You're a looker, whatever you are!
Libby answered on 3/3/11. Helpful? / 0
definately a mastiff mix of some kind....maybe mastiff/lab since it has a thinner body than a full blooded mastiff. My puppy Nova is almost 50 lbs at 6 mos old and she's a mastiff/American bulldog. Look at pics of her and see if ya see a resemblance. She has a very mastiff look.
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Villaflor: Argentina's coach talks about beauty-A A +A
Thursday, July 10, 2014
WHILE everyone else was feeling sorry for World Cup 2014 hosts Brazil after their 7-1 semifinal meltdown against Germany, an introspective Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella held a different view of the result.
"Seven-one is not a normal result between two world footballing powers, Sabella said. "But football can be like that. Sometimes things happen that you don't expect, and that is why it is beautiful."
Sabella made the statement at a press conference in Sao Paolo last Wednesday, and one can only imagine what went through his mind at that time, just hours before his La Albiceleste would clash against a formidable Dutch team. Surely it had nothing to do with beauty.
True enough, the second semifinal was far from being a joy to watch. Having learned the lessons of the previous day, the Argentines and the Dutch played with extreme caution. It was a chess match between two tactical geniuses – Sabella and Dutch counterpart Louis van Gaal – and you know how chess matches go.
At least Sabella's side carried a more attacking mindset with a 4-3-3 formation as opposed to van Gaal's highly defensive 5-3-2. Still, the players and the teams really didn't take any chances, sacrificing creativity up front in favor of a no-frills defense. The result was – in the commentator's words – "a barren 120 minutes" of football.
Long story short, Argentina won on penalties and advanced to the final against Germany, a renewed rivalry in which both sides split their two previous final encounters in 1986 and 1990.
More recently in the last World Cup, Joachim Loew's Germany humbled Diego Maradona's side, 4-0, in the quarterfinals. The core of that German team is still intact, while several Argentine players will play this Monday morning with a bad memory of that clinical drubbing.
On paper, you'd expect another bloodbath a la Brazil at the expense of the Albiceleste: Die Mannschaft has racked up an incredible 17 goals.
Compare this to Argentina's paltry seven goals scored. Logic would tell you to put your money on Germany lifting its fourth World Cup title.
Argentina winning its third? Unlikely, the pundits would insist.
Yet this sport has a history of turning logic on its head and punditry along with it.
"Football is illogical," Sabella did mention.
As long as it stays that way – illogical – the possibility of an upset remains, while the underdog's quest, in this case Argentina's, carries more meaning. And that's the beauty of it.
Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on July 11, 2014.
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One of the major trends the bridal gown industry is moving toward is the soft, sleek, goddess-like silhouette. You are going to be seeing much less unnecessary fabric and beading and a lot more simplicity and understated elegance. For spring bridal dresses, this is especially appropriate, as spring connotes a "light and airy" feel. Here are a few key trends for spring bridal gowns:
Bridal dresses that are one-shoulder, or off the shoulder, are extremely popular. The one-shoulder trend is perfect for brides who do not want to go strapless, (it seems at least 90% of all the brides we see opt for a strapless dress!), but who love that strapless dresses are flattering to the upper body. With a one-shoulder dress, you can have the best of both worlds. Also, it is a classic look that is always in style.
Another trend for spring bridal dresses is the short dress. Depending on how formal your venue is, short wedding dresses can be chic, elegant, and a bit more unique than floor-length gowns. Some brides actually look better in short skirted wedding gowns than in longer ones; it just depends on your style and body type. Just make sure that to choose a design that flatters you.
Lastly, bridal fashion is moving away from the huge ball gowns. You do want to feel like a princess, but remember: this isn't prom. Also, less fabric can be more flattering, more elegant, and definitely more in style.
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Funeral Notices for Sept. 16, 2013
James D. "Jim" Burgess — 11 a.m., Greenville Community Church. (Christiansen Cremation & Funeral Care)
Jonathon Lee Bodman — noon, Brigham Funeral Chapel, Lakeview.
Edward McGrath — 11 a.m., St. Mary Catholic Church, Carson City. (Lux and Schnepp Funeral Home, Carson City)
Gilbert Elliott, 64
PERRINTON — Mr. Gilbert Elliott, 64, died early this morning at his home in Perrinton. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hurst Funeral Home, Greenville.
Jonathon Lee Bodman, 31
LAKEVIEW — Jonathon Lee Bodman, 31, of Orleans, died Friday. A memorial service will be held at noon Thursday at Brigham Funeral Chapel in Lakeview. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 11 a.m. to noon.
James D. "Jim" Burgess, 73
GREENVILLE — James D. "Jim" Burgess, 73, of Greenville, died Friday. Visitation with the family is from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at Christiansen Cremation & Funeral Care, Greenville. Memorial services are at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Greenville Community Church.
Edward McGrath, 92
CARSON CITY — Edward McGrath, 92, of Crystal, died Sunday. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary Catholic Church, Carson City. Interment will be in Ithaca Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Lux and Schnepp Funeral Home, Carson City.


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Ten of my eleven hives died early on this winter. I thought is was from the early cold weather which kept them from breaking cluster and moving to their stores. Most of the hives had upper brood chambers full of honey, and a lot of honey in the lower brood chambers as well. As I began cleaning the hives today I noticed a lot of varroa mites on the bottom board with the dead bees. Some of the bees had mites on them--all dead.
My question is, can I use these frames of honey and drawn comb to start new colonies. The hives have been subjected to single digit temperatures since they have died. I don't want to reinfest my new packages and nucs.