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The CYO regular season wrapped up last weekend with at least 12 St. Francis de Sales soccer teams qualifying for a playoff berth. The playoffs start on Saturday.
The Seventh Grade Girls completed an undefeated 6-0-2 season with a 5-0 triumph over St. Anastasia. The goals were scored by Marissa Scotto, Kelly Casey, Jessie Bolan, Regina Paskoff and Megan LaCagnata. Paskoff's goal was made from outside the 18-yard line.
The Seventh Grade Boys posted a win and a tie to finish 6-1-1. On Saturday, St. Francis knotted Our Lady of Hope 3-3. On Sunday, they edged St. Thomas More 3-2.
The Sixth Grade Girls (#2) entered the weekend needing two wins in three games to lock up a playoff spot. Saturday's matinee against St. Virgilius got off to a great start.
With a strong wind at its back, SFDS grabbed a big lead early despite the outstanding kick saves of Virgilius' goalie and went onto victory behind goals from Meaghan King (2), Daisy Trusttum (2), Therese Boyle, Deirdre McCool and Anna Charles, who scored her first career goal.
Unfortunately, SFDS was blanked in the nightcap against Sacred Heart, 2- 0, despite Samantha Scaccia's excellent efforts on defense.
The loss set up a do-or-die game Sunday against St. Margaret's. Trailing 1-0 late in the second half, Therese Boyle converted a left-footed shot off of Ginna Davan's corner kick to gain the tie and preserve St. Francis' postseason hopes with a 5-3-2 record.
The Fifth Grade Boys won a pair of 4-1 decisions to finish the season 6-1. On Saturday, Anthony Scotto and Jimmy Howard each score a pair of goals against OLBS. The next day, the team kept the stride going by topping St. Francis of Assisi. Howard was the MVP for the weekend with a hat trick on Sunday. Scotto also had the hot foot with another goal. Max Frankel contributed with several assists. Tommy Lynch had great footwork that kept the ball in Assisi's end of the field. The boys showed what team work is all about.
The Third Grade boys had no games and finished 5-1-1.
The Third Grade girls finished with a 3-2 victory over Hope. The first half was all offense with 17 shots on goal and two hitting the back of the net. The first goal came from an outstanding heads up play from Kelly Santiago to Maria Di Carlo who slipped it by the fabulous hands of the Hope goalie.
The second goal in the first half came from a fast action pass from Nicole Gibson who was able to split the defense, get the ball to Kelly Santiago who then was able to put it away.
The second half started strong for Hope but was soon stopped by the "Fab Four" of Devin Gavigan, Courtney McCool, Kaitlin Neiswenster, and Mollie Kuhlamnn. They were able to contain Hope from scoring any further.
The clincher came from Colleen Gallagher who was able to get the ball out to the left wing to Carli Bopp, who then dribbled inside the 18-yard box. She passed the ball to Di Carlo, who finished it with a snap of the back of the net. Tremendous plays from the defenders Paulina Ruta and Taylor Tsatsis helped keep the score 3-2. The team missed its starting goalie of Bridget Breslin and look forward to next week to have her back in net.
The Second Grade Girls finished up the season with a tough match vs. St. Thomas More. The first goal was the product of some excellent teamwork. Katie Barrett got SFDS on the board with a beautiful shot off a pass from Kelly Ward.
St. Thomas More had some nice opportunities in the first half but excellent defensive play by Caroline Kelly, Ashley Kelly, and Taylor Slakman kept them from scoring. Jessica Buckley made some beautiful saves in goal.
In the second half, Barrett was able to bounce a deflected shot into the net for her second goal of the evening. Breanne McDonnell, Katie Marquardt and Angelina Meringolo did a nice job of keeping the offensive pressure on.
Excellent defensive play in the second half by Rebecca Boland, Kaleigh Gilroy and Claire Hughes preserved the shutout. Makayla Beehler was excellent in goal. It was a great end to an awesome season!
Playing with the wind at Fort Tilden in the first half, the Second Grade Boys (#2) went on the offensive early.
Jag Guidarelli opening the scoring with a super goal finishing off a string of passes from Liam Howley, Thomas Woods and Connor Baldwin that left the team from St. Gregory's flat footed. The SFDS side kept up the pressure and eventually David Gavinovich broke through and blasted screamer of a goal on a cross into the box from Guidarelli.
St Gregory's scored a goal on an errant back pass early in the second half, and was awarded a penalty late, but goalie Chris Rivara pounced on the ball with cat-like instinct to preserve the 2-1 victory for the home side.
It was a terrific game from start to finish for the Second Grade Boys (#1), a.k.a. the Tigers. They battled an Assisi team to a 1-1 tie with lots of heroics to go around. The goal tending of Ryan Duffy and David Hanrahan was amazing. Nicholas Schmidt had a nose for the ball all day and led many charges into the other team's half of the field. Ryan O'Reilly made several key takeaways and strong passes.
Joshua Zwiefler pressed several attacks on the opponent's goal. Griffin Skammell played a very smart and controlled game with accurate passing and several close shots at the net. Ryan Doughtery (Boomer) managed to clear out passes with his sonic boom kicks while playing defense.
One of those clearing kicks assisted in setting up a late game-tying goal by Jonathan Allcock, with less than three minutes left. Despite playing shorthanded, the Tigers showed there true colors and celebrated a well-deserved tie because of good strong teamwork and Hulk-like efforts.
The First Grade Girls beat the previously undefeated Hope 2 in a 3-0 shutout. Hannah Harkins scored two goals and Kelsey Flynn scored one. They were assisted by Daniella Di- Carlo, Taylor Scaccia and Ryan Carlton. Paige Humphrey denied them any goals as goalie.
Ginger Kuhlmann, Catherine Wrynn, Victoria Meier and Heidi Oyler were extra tough on defense and stopped Hope from getting close to our goal. Jillian Machado and Alex Dadario were quick to stop any breakaways. It was a team effort and we couldn't do it with out all the girls playing as a team.
The girls' record is 5-1-1. The First Grade Boys (#1) posted two victories to earn a 6-2-1 record. On Saturday, SFDS faced the St. Andrew's team that won in a prior battle, 6-4, earlier this year.
This time it was a low-scoring affair. SFDS got their first goal off the heels of their player of the year, golden leg Connelly and then in the second half their best ball handler Dylan Abernathy broke through with impressive moves and dribbling skills to put the ice on St Andrews.
Solid goalkeeping by Aidan Smith, Joe Braskey, Anthony Markle and again Kevin Connelly thwarted all attempts that St Andrews could muster. On Sunday, the Frannies battled it out with Our Lady of Snows.
Early in the game Kevin Connelly put one past the goalkeeper to net a team high eleventh goal of the season.
Joe Braskey made it 2-0 by a scorching a penalty kick past the goalkeeper. In the second half, Braskey forced another goal into the net after a large scrum in front of the goal.
All season, the strong defense and all around strong position play made SFDS #1 a formidable opponent that shutout the opposition in seven of nine games.
Every player on the team improved dramatically throughout the course of the season and gave immense effort at games and practices alike.
They made the coaches and parents extremely proud.


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Six years after it asked America who the best athletes of all-time were, the Harris Poll released its most recent results on Wednesday, and there's at least one constant: Michael Jordan. Jordan was once again on top of the survey, followed by Babe Ruth and Muhammad Ali, who each moved up one spot from their 2009 rankings. Tiger Woods, who in 2009 held the No. 2 spot, fell to No. 8. Rounding out the top five were Serena Williams, who wasn't ranked six years ago, and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, who jumped from No. 8 to No. 5.
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Jul 17, 2008 at 9:18 pm #1230216
I was one of the fortunate few who obtained an iPhone Friday morning, and I had a chance to test out the GPS over the weekend.
One of the big unanswered questions of the past few months is whether it would have a true GPS or A-GPS. The terminology is confusing; for some phones, A-GPS means it is a very limited GPS that requires cell phones to find a lock. Other A-GPSs are dedicated GPSs which use cell towers to enhance the signal. Obviously for backpacking, a phone must be able to obtain GPS and maps with no cellular connection. It also needs to be very accurate; some of the street mapping GPSs can get away with a less sensitive GPS because they can 'lock' the GPS marker to the road, making an otherwise erratic signal look straight and on target.
I am happy to report that the iPhone indeed has a dedicated GPS, and it appears to be a good one. I was able to test this on a trip through the northern Rockies, where I was in the mountains, just off the freeway, in a creek with steep mountains nearby. I did have clear view of the sky, but only above me. I had no cellular signal. When I open Google maps, all I have to do is tap the button in the lower left corner, and it turns the GPS on. No messing with com ports or bluetooth settings. It was able to lock in about 45 seconds–typical of a good GPS. Fortunately Google had cached its maps, so I was still able to use the maps. By walking around a bit, I was able to move the GPS marker around 'off the grid' — that is, the marker did not try to lock to a road, but instead followed me around on the white space between roads.
Here's where it gets really cool: sometimes there is a light blue circle around the GPS marker that varies in size. This indicates how accurate the signal is, so that as the signal gets weaker, the circle gets larger. This gives you an estimate of signal accuracy, and visually lets you know that you are probably in the center–but could be anywhere within–the circle.
I am also happy to report that, with all radios turned off except GPS (cellular, wi-fi, bluetooth), and the brightness turned down, the battery lasts a VERY long time. I can't give estimates, but I think it's the longest-lived PDA-phone battery I've used (I've owned a Pocket PC, a Smartphone, and a Palm). This is combined with the fact that when I close Google maps, the GPS is turned off. When I open Google maps, I simply push a button to turn it back on. This is far more power efficient than turning on and off a bluetooth/GPS switch that is usually buried illogically in some sub-menu.
As a side note, for those concerned about a field-replaceable battery, check out the Mophie juice pack. This is an external battery sleeve/protective case that triples battery life, and they've got a 3G version coming soon:
Based on my experience with my wife's 1st gen iPhone (I can usually browse the internet for 4-5 hours on hers and still have a half-full battery) I feel very good that this would get you through to your next resupply point, assuming you do not leave the GPS on for tracking.
Anyway, back to the pre-review: The phone itself feels twice as thin as the original. Even though it is basically the same thickness in the middle, the tapered edges make a huge differences in feel. And the plastic back is a very hard, strong plastic. The screen is of course optical quality glass, not a fragile touch screen of other PDAs. The Garmin models will always be more waterproof/ruggedized, but the iPhone is one of the strongest-feeling phones I've ever handled. Add a protective case an an Aloksack and you can handle serious weather. The only downside might be that you have to take gloves off to use the touch screen; I have not tested this.
Of course the one big glaring problem is that there are no topographic maps for the iPhone yet! =). That's why this is a mini-review. However, two big navigation companies (Tom Tom and TeleNav) have plans to create street maps, so it is only a matter of time before we see topo software.
And this is, to me, the most significant reason to use a PDA Phone instead of a Garmin/Magellan: For years PDA phones have had access to full, detailed 1:24,000 (7.5 minute) topo map images. These are scanned images of the actual USGS maps. So what you see on your PDA is what you see on your paper map. Pocket PCs, Smartphones, and Palm devices have all had software to do this for years, whereas the Garmin and Mgellan units still only use digitized versions (raster maps) at 1:100,000 zoom. For some, 1:100,000 may be sufficient, but I can think of 4 times where having a 1:24,000 map on my GPS got me back on track faster than the 1:100,000 zoom level would have. This was what pushed me over to PDA GPSs 4 years ago, and why I used to tolerate all the problems associated with PDA GPSs vs dedicated devices. It lets me use the device as my main navigator with the paper maps as a backup, rather than the other way around. but far more important to me is that I DON'T HAVE TO PRE-INPUT MY WAYPOINTS. If I decide to change my route plans, I don't have to worry that my GPS is no longer tracking to the next waypoint. I just change plans and go. Sure, it takes a lot of device memory to do this, but with a 16GB model, you could load entire mountain ranges of high-quality scanned maps into an iPhone.
There are already some very useful apps available to download. There is a star chart that combines the GPS with the accelerometer so that you simply point the device towards the sky and the program displays what you are looking at. There is also a sunrise/sunset app as well as a great weather app with live animated radar maps coming soon (though you need an internet connection for that). And there is a really cool app that lets you find other iPhone users on Google maps, much like a homing device. Unfortunately the app is buggy and you need an internet connection, but this has real potential in some outdoor situations. Downloading these apps directly onto my phone has exceeded my expectations for simplicity.
Anyway, I've had high hopes for this device for some time, and have been anxious about the lack of info about the GPS. I would have been really disappointed if the GPS was crippled. The iPhone 3G has exceeded my expectations. Once a topo map software program comes out, I will do a full review in the reviews section. But at least on the hardware side of things, I see no reason to use a dedicated GPS device anymore.Jul 17, 2008 at 9:37 pm #1443403
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…Jul 17, 2008 at 9:50 pm #1443406
At this point the only mapping program on the iPhone is Goggle maps, which does not do breadcrumbs. However, I would be willing to bet you good money that you will be able to download a mapping program that does this by the end of the year. Developers have only had 3 months with the iPhone SDK (the software that allows developers to write programs for a given OS), and 3 months is only enough time to develop basic apps. But every other mobile software platform has such software, so it can only be a matter of time. Consider that over 200,000 copies of the SDK have been downloaded, and that the iTunes app store saw 10 million downloads in the first 3 days of the store! This is by far more than any other device. Some developers have already become successful (10 million apps downloaded and only 500 apps means some people got rich overnight). Super Monkey Ball has already grossed over $600,000 in less than a week, for example. Anyway, my point is there is tremendous pressure on developers to develop such apps, and the first ones to it have a chance at some real money.
My point in all this is that I wouldn't let a bread-crumb feature make or break your decision on the iPhone–give it few months. My point of this review was to focus on clearing up some of the hardware ambiguities.
EDIT: Just noticed my string of "My point is…" sentences here. Sorry about that, I was in a hurry! =)Jul 17, 2008 at 9:58 pm #1443407
Don WilsonBPL Member
@don-1-2-2Locale: Koyukuk River, Alaska
Yeah, I agree the potential with the iPhone is incredible.
It is important for people to know that the software that is available today is not really intended for off road use yet. But the quality of the GPS does appear to be quite good in my tests too. And Apple has opened up the iPhone so many, many companies can write software for it. It's mind boggling to consider what could be done within the next year or so.
Here's a screen shot of the mapping software and GPS at work, integrated with Google maps. Note that you can faintly see the light blue circle indicating the uncertainty of the position. Note that the position is very accurate though – I was sitting in my living room directly under the blue dot.Jul 18, 2008 at 12:00 am #1443422
It's great to see a BPL staff member with this Phone. How did you capture that screenshot? It is nice to get a GPS signal indoors, but it's likely the cellphone/wifi is helping out. I look forward to giving this a try a bit more in foliage, canyons, etc, making sure the phone portion is turned off.Jul 18, 2008 at 5:19 am #1443431
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Apple made it very easy to capture a screenshot.
Just hold the "home" button down and tap the "on/off" button once.
The screen will flash and store a screenshot in your camera roll.Jul 18, 2008 at 6:28 am #1443440
Don WilsonBPL Member
@don-1-2-2Locale: Koyukuk River, Alaska
Hi John –
Yes, good point re assistance to the GPS. Mostly I wanted to let people see the integration of Google maps and the GPS.
I'm looking forward to seeing what happens with navigation applications. Who knows, we may even develop some BPL apps.
DonJul 18, 2008 at 8:59 am #1443457
"Just hold the "home" button down and tap the "on/off" button once."
That is very cool. There are some really useful hidden features that Apple does not advertise; I thought I had learned them all.
I just learned this week that you can double-tap the space bar to get a period followed by a space. I think my favorite hidden gem is the ability to double-tap the home button to go straight to the iPod controls.
EDIT: I forgot to mention that the iPhone 3G screen has been improved for outdoor use. Apple stated this week that the new screen is brighter and has more contrast. I can easily see the screen outdoors at half brightness with sunglasses on, something I can't do with my current GPS.Jul 18, 2008 at 9:47 am #1443462
slavenya slavenyaBPL Member
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Hi Guys,
I was wondering is there any other PDA, GPS, phone over there that worse looking at them? Garmin nuvifone?
Iphone is really hard to buy. At least I do not know good way to do it. I need unlocked one, since in my country there is no Apple carrier.
Any suggestions?Jul 18, 2008 at 3:09 pm #1443488
John S.BPL Member
Within days of the 3G iphone release, Brazil had already unlocked it. In a few years, unlocked iphones may be commonplace.Jul 20, 2008 at 12:02 pm #1443671
Josh CertainMember
First I just have a question: you say you turned off the Cell radio–how did you do that? Airplane mode? (I didn't know gps worked in airplane mode!)
Also, I wanted to point out that you can always use a very lightweight solar charger for this. It's not hard to make a DIY one that will come in just over an ounce (if that).
Lastly, this isn't too relevant to backcountry, but I thought it was an interesting insight as to what may come out of google in updating their maps program:
If you connect the phone to power like in an iPhone Car dock, and then lock on GPS in google maps, not only will the screen track with your blue dot, but it will stay on (no lock or screensaver) so it is somewhat helpful for driving nav. Hopefully they will port over google earth and then we will be set. Someone else has been demoing a google earth alternative that runs on it, even using the gyros to move around instead of touch.Mar 18, 2009 at 9:22 am #1486685
Celia ClauseMember
It looks like a few apps for the iphone just came out this week supporting TOPO. One that looks promising is http://appshopper.com/navigation/itopomaps. It seems to have all the basic hiking gps feature. I'd love to see a review of all of them and a comparison of the features. I'd rather pay a little more if I know it works well, than buy junk. At this point I've just read what's on the app store though.Mar 31, 2009 at 9:02 am #1490037
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I share Celia's interest in the new iPhone Topo apps. So far, I see 4 that look like the display USGS Topo maps (I see mentions of GeoTIFF, never GeoPDF) and use the iPhone 3G's GPS to locate you on these maps. These are:
I found these searching for topographic in the app store and looking at all choices under the Navigation category. I'd also be very interested in a comparison review – perhaps some backpacking site (this one?) can pony up $50 or so to try them all and tell us the best ones (for a given task). I guess I have the money, but at the moment, I don't have the time to do it justice, so I'm stuck reading a few different reviews and taking a guess. I'll probably pick one of first two as they look a bit more polished than the last two, but I'm not sure yet. I would have preferred an open-source app, but I'm not aware of any. Perhaps there will be an open-source solution for the Android platform (I'll probably move away from the iPhone to an Android phone after they get a few more phones out – the G1 was pretty flaky for me).
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If the the nPower PEG (sheduled to be available july 09) keeps up to its promise – maybe it wont – it could change how some of us use electronic devices in the trail. Including using the iPhone.
nPower PEG is essentialy a personal powerstation based on the activity we do most: Walking, and should repower an iPhone to 80% with an hours walking.
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I am the developer of the Topos2Go app mentioned in a post above. I just wanted to let you know that I also made a free version of the app, Topos2Go Free, so you can get an idea of what it is like and verify that it will meet your mapping needs before you buy the full version. The only thing missing from the paid version is that the paid version will locate your position on the map and, with an upcoming update, the paid version will allow you to import/export waypoints.
I am more than happy to answer questions you may have about the app and I would love to hear any feedback you may have.Jun 29, 2009 at 6:46 pm #1511207
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I do not have the phone yet – will get a new phone in November for MANY other reasons — but the topo app intrigues me as a possible "gear reduction" opportunity.
If the GPS is "good enough" I may be able to forgo an upgrade to my cheapo foretrex that is good enough for what I need except under heavy canopy.
1) accuracy – I assume the internal antenna is a limiter – I am pretty good if I can get inside a 10 meter area.
2) fix under heavy cover? Think eastern deciduous forest
3) datums – depending on where we are, we have to use NAD27 or WGS 84
4) coordinate systems? UTM? USNG(MGRS)? DD.DDDDD, DD.MM.MMM, DD MM SS.SS?
5) Waypoint logging and uploading?
6) Track uploads – saving tracks and truncating start and end point? – can tracks be uploaded say to easy gps or mapping SW?
9) Use of external antenna for more accuracy, better fix?
10) Navigation? [ I don't really use a GPS for that too much, but it can be nice to get back to car etc.]
The scanned maps are typically in NAD27 but I assume datums is appropraitely switched?
The compass in the new one looks nifty but I don't think I am going to throw away my sighting compass.
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March 27, 2012, marks the 200th Anniversary of founder Hugh McGary's purchase of the 200 acres of land that would ultimately become the City of Evansville. Someone created a youtube video that has pictures of Evansville throughout time. I've even seen some pictures of places I remember hearing my parents talk about (Like, do you remember Funkys?! That was a little before my time, but I've heard plenty of stories about that place from my parents)


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Mushrooms have the perfect meaty texture to complement a modest amount of spicy Italian sausage in this baked rigatoni that has less than one-quarter the fat of the original. Whole-wheat pasta rather than white pasta makes our version a fiber powerhouse with 7 grams per serving. This delicious and cheesy pasta casserole freezes well so you might want to make an extra to have on hand for a ready-to-heat-and-eat meal.
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Wipe out the pan and add oil; heat over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add mushrooms and rosemary; cook, stirring, until the mushrooms begin to give off liquid, about 3 minutes. Stir in tomatoes (and their juices), wine and the cooked sausage. Bring to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes. (The sauce will be quite thin.) Season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper.
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I just scared the beejeebus out of my postal carrier...he said I still don't have any suprise packages.
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I just scared the beejeebus out of my postal carrier...he said I still don't have any suprise packages.
Anyone that wants to make something from their FQ's this month, check out Quiltpatternsfromseattle.com. She has a Mystery project on the 27th of Jan. It uses scraps or yardage and would be perfect for the FQ's. It is a small project. I am not affiliated with that in any way. I just received an email letting me know about it.
Well yesterday was a lucky day. I received some very pretty fat quarters from sustraley. THANK YOU and a cute cute soap on a stick check it out. WHERE is everyone learning these cool folding tricks? I feel so inadequate. wowsa. I thought oh no you guys do that trick with your napkins dont you when company comes? me I pull out the handy dandy paper ones that if your lucky get folded... get this.. in half. I love love love (hey is this a theme?) this swap. thanks so much both my partners tlambing and sustraley for the wonderful treats.
Here today... why what a lucky bunch we are.
I gotta' get on the internet and learn how to fold!! Then it's just doing it. Sustraley I got the e-mail too. Looked at her past mystery's and some are very nice. Small size if you want or make it 4 times and have a good size quilt. Thought they all looked pretty straight forward to do and not too time consuming.
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Received my blocks yesterday from craftsygal63. Thank you so very much can't wait to use them.New computer and operating system. Must get it figured out.
Recieved my FQ's yesterday from Elisabrat. Thank you so much. Can't wait to figure out what to make with them. Thanks for the candy bar which my granddaughter and I shared. It was yummmmmy!!
That Quiltpatternsfromseattle.com only takes me to a search list....SULA, what did you type to get there that I didn't?
"I collect wind chimes."
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I apologize in my slowness to share FQs from Lstew2212 ....
Thank you Lisa for fabulous fabrics! They were perfect pinks for my stash. You are a wonderfully speedy swap partner!
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My local cl had an ad for an old machine for $75. Sent me this picture, and said, oops - I have two machines for sale. It was the mother's, who lived to eighty. It is OLD and terribly valuable!! It works, but that's all they know!!
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Kandi Burruss is no stranger to sex. Hell, she's got her own sizzling late-night web show, "Kandi Koated Nights," where she dishes on all things sex.
So there was no surprise when the singer announced she's coming out with her very own line of sex toys. According to the YBF, the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star will debut her line of saucy bedroom toys tonight in New York City.
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Aldridge feeling sense of urgency in Portland
It wasn't supposed to be this way. LaMarcus Aldridge wasn't meant to be the Trail Blazers' star.
"I was the glue guy when I came in," said Aldridge, who at 28 is in his eighth season now and finds himself as the best player on the second-best team in the Western Conference.
The Blazers have played with a sense of urgent composure that is unusual for such an inexperienced team. Those qualities come from Aldridge, a two-time All-Star power forward who is averaging 22.6 points and 9.2 rebounds. He is in a hurry to win now because he knows -- better than any star of his relatively young age -- that the future is unreliable.
Aldridge's perspective is the parting gift left to him by former teammates Brandon Roy and Greg Oden. When Oden came to Portland as the No. 1 pick of the 2007 draft, one season after Roy had emerged as the franchise leader and Rookie of the Year, there was no intuition that the future of the Blazers hinged on Aldridge.
"They definitely didn't think that I'd be their go-to guy one day," he said of the Blazers. "I think they felt that I was a fit-in guy, pick-and-pop, that I needed guys to create a shot for me. I was supposed to fit in with Greg and Brandon and Andre Miller.''
Miller arrived in 2009 in the middle of the Blazers' three-year playoff run.
"They were even shopping me at one point," Aldridge said. "So I went from that, to this. That is crazy.''
He has gone from being dispensable to indispensable within these last few unpredictable years.
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"It was rumors," Aldridge said of the trade talk, "but my agent was hearing the same thing too. They didn't pull any triggers, of course, but it definitely hurt when I heard about them shopping me -- it was for an older guy that needed less of a role, didn't want as much as I wanted. Because I was still young, I wanted more. Maybe they wanted a guy that could just fit in and pass and not want more.''
Aldridge finds all kinds of motivation whenever he looks back over his shoulder. The urgency of his play is influenced by his memories of Oden, who was supposed to be the NBA's next dominant big man before knee injuries limited him to 82 games over five years with Portland. Roy had been an All-Star for three straight years before chronic knee issues overwhelmed him at 26.
"He felt like he could do it, and his body wouldn't let him do it," Aldridge said of Roy. "He couldn't accept it, actually. He would tell me he wanted to play more. He would do this and that out there, he wanted more minutes, but he just couldn't do it.
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"It was an emotional roller coaster because he had that one game where he played 30 minutes, he felt great, and that's who he is. And then he tried to do it again and he just can't move. It was just up and down. That took a toll on him."
It's one thing to hear sad stories of stars whose careers end or get derailed prematurely, but Aldridge saw it happen. Twice. He is a star today because of the vacuum of floor leadership created by the injuries to Roy and Oden. Their absences enabled him to show that he could be more than a complementary player. Aldridge became the rare healthy star in his mid-20s who realized that the end of his career would arrive faster than he could imagine. He remembered how he used to believe he was invincible.
"I don't think that no more," he said. "I've seen some pretty tragic things happen in Portland. Guys think they have forever to play this game, their health is guaranteed, but I've seen guys go from being a top-two player, 2-guard-wise, to can't even practice.''
The 9-2 Blazers reached No. 2 in the West this week after ripping off a seven-game winning streak that included five victories on the road. The hot start has showcased Aldridge, which means there promises to be much speculation about his future in Portland as he approaches free agency in 2015, but Aldridge was sounding as if he wanted to build on his investment with the Blazers.
"A lot of guys in my position come into the league as go-to-guys," he said. "I had to really earn my way, and I had to really show them that I am that. Now that the whole league sees me in that light, I'm not so quick to just run. I feel like I've grown here with this team, and I've made this team better."
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Aldridge is receiving plenty of support from his teammates. Point guard Damian Lillard, last season's Rookie of the Year, is scoring 20 points per game and shooting 40 percent from three-point range. Shooting guard Wes Matthews is among the league leaders in three-point percentage (52.6) while averaging 16 points. Small forward Nicolas Batum is chipping in 13.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists. Guard Mo Williams, power forward Thomas Robinson and swingman Dorell Wright have contributed after general manager Neil Olshey acquired them to boost the bench. Aldridge has appreciated sharing the front line with another newcomer, 7-foot center Robin Lopez, who came to Portland from New Orleans in a three-team trade.
"I've never played with a center," Aldridge said. "I played with Greg on and off; it was great. I played with [Marcus] Camby, who blocks shots and rebounds, but he doesn't play the paint like Rob. So this is really my first time having a consistent dose of big men next to me. I like it.''
Aldridge will potentially face a provocative decision after next season. He can leave as a free agent, or he can stay knowing that the Blazers can have cap space, deep pockets from the NBA's richest owner, Paul Allen, a coach in Terry Stotts who assisted the Mavericks' to their 2011 championship, and a star point guard in Lillard.
"There's a lot to like right now, a lot of positives that we can build off of," Aldridge said. "Coach is definitely growing with us. The team's getting better every game. Paul wants to win, so he's going to do what he needs to do to win. You have Neil, who can spot talent, who's willing to make moves. We're good.''
Much can change over the next two years. When he thinks of Oden and Roy, Aldridge is reminded to not think too far ahead.
"I want to get back to the playoffs and I want to make that next step and get to the second round or try to go further," he said. "I think this team can do it.''


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When we left Pat's Place on March 15th, we had just spent one day a dealership's repair shop getting the air dryer replaced (which keeps the compressed air for our air brakes dry and working properly)...thankfully, this was covered by our extended warranty. While in the repair/replace/maintain mode, we went to a tire dealership to have four new tires put on the rear of the house - at a cost roughly equivalent to a month's rent where we used to live
By the way, some of you may be wondering how we're taking to this Southern lifestyle - well, we're finally used to seeing Grits on every menu we pick up (they're even on the buffets, morning, noon and night!)...we don't order them, of course, but we just don't find them as unusual and amusing as we used to! We still feel that people drive (and move) too slowly out here - maybe with time we'll do the same. Today, on I-75, is the first time we've been in stop and go traffic on an Interstate since we left California - we sure haven't missed that! The high temperatures combined with high humidity are becoming more stifling, and we find that we are both far more susceptible to the irritation of bug bites than we used to be, pre-California. Being surrounded by orange groves smells wonderful at this time of year - much as it did back home in California.
We moved to another one of our Thousand Trails Membership Parks - Peace River Resort in Wauchula/Zolfo Springs, Florida, about an hour and a half south of Pat's. A nice park, with wide spaces, and a laid-back atmosphere. Of course, we're anything but laid-back, so we immediately decided to go to another MLB Spring Training baseball game - this time it was Rose's old favorites The Minnesota Twins vs. Daughter Keri's Boston Red Sox at Red Sox spring home in Ft. Myers. It was a good game, even though the Red Sox won! (See Picture #2). As we had done before, we waited 'til we got to the stadium to buy tickets, and once again got great seats at a bargain price! After the game, we connected up with Greg's Cousin Claire, who leaves snowy Ontario, Canada every winter to spend time in Ft. Myers. (See Picture #3) We had seen her down here last year, which was the first time she and Greg had seen each other in 30-some years. It was fun catching up with her again, and we spent some time talking about the upcoming Pyke Family Reunion in Lucknow, Ontario, in July - which we're all looking forward to
Shortly after we arrived at the RV Park, we realized we were only about 20 miles from Sebring, and wouldn't you just know it - this weekend was the 12 Hours of Sebring Race that we'd always heard about. A bit of oneline research turned up some more details, including a rather hefty admission price, so Rose decided it would be the day to stay in and finally get to work on the income tax workbook, sending Greg over to Sebring on Friday to check it out. Greg brought the camera and took some pictures, but overall, was disappointed in his day there, as there really were not any seats, nor any vantage points from which one could see much of anything, and there was no broadcast announcing to identify what classes were racing nor their positions. It was, however, another race to put in the books as "been there, done that, didn't buy the t-shirt"! (See picture # 4)
We heard of another short oval track in the area, Desoto Speedway, so went online to see who would be racing there on Saturday night. Learning that it was their "Race of Champions" night, with well-known Nascar racers Rusty Wallace, Sterling Marlin, Bill Elliott, Harry Gant and Steven Wallace racing there, we knew we had our night planned! It was a fun track, and seeing the big boys banging and racing in a few of the local guys' Super Stock cars was a hoot! In the first 8 lap segment, Sterling Marlin held them off, while Bill Elliott took the checkered flag in the final 8 laps. Rusty didn't race, but instead, he practiced for his new career in the announcer's booth. (See Picture #5).
Thanks to all of you who've commented on how much you enjoy our travelogue, and apologies for having gone almost the entire month before catching up on what we've been doing. By the way, our website tells us that there have been over 1,000 visits to the site since we started it - hard to believe!
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One of the most amazing cleansers out there -- great scent always puts me in a good mood in the morning. I always feel so clean, but never like the natural oils from my face have been stripped away. Its kind of like a fruit-acid peel at the spa, mixed with an everyday cleanser. Theres also this delightful, energizing fresh feeling when you rince off the suds.
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New Laws in Central Florida Boost Complete Streets, Bust Gas Gauging
(Orlando, Fla. — Mark Simpson, WMFE) Central Florida lawmakers took action to stop gas gauging and create complete streets last week. Tourist attractions aside, many towns in Central Florida can be pretty inhospitable to pedestrians and cyclists, with roads so busy it's difficult to ride a bike or even cross the street. Now Winter Park is joining a growing national movement to adopt "complete streets" that accommodate more than just cars. City Commissioners passed a resolution last week that lays out rules for a gradual adoption of complete streets.
The complete streets philosophy calls for features that improve roads like wider sidewalks, narrower lanes, and moving buildings closer to a road's edge, according to Washington state-based Transportation expert, Dan Burden, who was in town for a presentation to Winter Park City Commissioners. Orlando is the third Central Florida city to adopt such a plan.
Right now, crossing a street in Winter Park legally, even to get to a bus stop could mean walking as far as 20 minutes to find the next official crosswalk. For a more detailed picture of pedestrian challenges and complete street initiatives in Winter Park, read the full story on WMFE.
Orlando, hasn't adopted complete streets planning models, but the city recently enacted tougher rules targeting gas stations near Orlando International Airport. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer was concerned that two gas stations close to OIA were regularly charging about $2 higher than the average price for gas with little signage about the price. Unwary customers, usually tourists, often fill up without seeing the price as they head to return their rental cars and end up stuck with an inflated bill. That leaves a bad memory on the way out of town, harming the Orlando tourist brand.
Since Orlando can't regulate the price of gas, it passed an ordinance requiring the stations to post a sign with the price visible from the street or face a fine of $250 a day. As of Wednesday afternoon there were still no signs posted though.
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I need another $15 spent on the PSN store to reach $100 (which would grant me another $10 backs in April) and I'm having trouble picking out a game. I actually need another $30 but I have a few games picked out already. They are: Stacking, Costume Quest and Bloodrayne: Betrayal (I love old school side scrolling games).
What are some of your top PSN games that you think anyone and everyone 'must play'?
I already have The Walking Dead, Outland, Dead Nation, Black Knight Sword, Super Stardust HD, flow, and Plants vs. Zombies.
I'm not interested in Journey. If it was free I'd play it, but $15 to walk around isn't for me. But I'm also the same guy that didn't enjoy flow. Everyone said that flow was so nice and relaxing; I just found it frustrating and annoying.
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I'm not too big on FPS games. I like third person shooters more, like Vanquish. But honestly, what other games out there are like Vanquish?
I'm thinking of just spending a lot more and getting Persona 4 Golden since I do like JRPGS, BUT I don't know how I feel about the high school simulation part of the game...
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The only games on GrayGargoyle's list that look interesting to me are PixelJunk Shooter 1 and 2. Maybe I'll get those; They're on sale right now, too.
Castle Crashers looks like it would be fun, but it looks like you need three other players to really get the most out of it. I'm more of a single player gamer. With that being said, MOBA games are of no interest to me.
Limbo looks awesome, but the price tag does not. $15 for a game that is only a few hours gets to me. And no, I don't measure game quality solely based on length. Look at Okami HD (I already own the PS2 version). In my opinion, it's more creative, more fun, and has way more replay-ability than Limbo. And it's five dollars more. Anyway, that's another topic on its own.
If Sony had more retail games on the store I wouldn't have posted this thread! There's so many games that I actually do want, it's just that they're disc only.
Oh well, hopefully I find something before the end of the 31st.
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Hey, who wants to see Alexa Vega wearing nothing but a towel?
Carmen Cortez, I mean, Alexa Vega is now taking Instagram selfies of herself in nothing but a towel? This is a girl who really knows her audience.
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A mug full of sand from an unassuming beach in Scotland has revealed a far richer and more complex web of microscopic creatures living within the tiny 'ecosystem' than have previously been identified.
A paper published in the new online journal Nature Communications shows how this was achieved using a new method that allows DNA sequencing for large samples of meiofaunal (small animals living in marine sediments). The new technique is set to transform current methods of species identification and environmental analysis, providing new insights into the structure and size of those communities as well as new potential applications.
The project was part of the PhD thesis of Vera Fonseca (Centre of Marine Sciences -- CCMAR's member) and was conducted by an international team, led by Dr. Simon Creer at Bangor University and had also the participation of Prof. Deborah Power (CCMAR -- University of Algarve).
The team was able to identify and quantify high numbers of different species within a small sample indicating they contained large communities of these small animals (ranging between 45 microns- 1mm). Developed to assess communities within seabed sediments, the technique could be adopted for any ecosystem inhabited by microscopic organisms.
"The sequencing techniques are orders of magnitude faster and cheaper than traditional approaches. To complete the same work using traditional methods would take unquantifiable years of working hours to manually identify each individual species from a sample," said Fonseca, lead author.
In the year of Biodiversity it is important to highlight how essential these studies are for the world largest habitat: the marine sediments. The new method paves the way for future research into topics as diverse as climate change, the effect of pollution on ecosystem health and the distribution of meiofauna from the deep sea to the polar environments.
"For the first time it was possible to access levels of biodiversity from marine communities using pyrosequencing techniques, which can be applied to habitats as rich and important as the Ria Formosa," adds Prof. Power.
The project was financed by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (Vera Fonseca) and by the Natural Environment Research Council (Simon Creer).
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SALINAS, Calif. - A former Carmel High School soccer coach has been ordered to serve 180 days in Monterey County Jail and spend three years on probation for having sexual activity with a teenage girl.
Edgar Garcia De Paz, then 23, attended dinner with six female soccer players at a Monterey restaurant in February 2012. After dinner, one of the girls, aged 16, went to Garcia De Paz' car, where the sex act occured.
Garcia De Paz had been a volunteer high school girls' soccer coach at the time. The 26-year-old Seaside resident pleaded no contest in March to one felony charge of engaging in sexual activity with a minor.


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Dollars And CentsPosted: February 23rd, 2010 | Author: Christian | Filed under: Random | Tags: seth godin | No Comments »
From Seth's blog:
"Watch the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves."
I'm not sure this is true. In fact, I'm pretty sure that if you watch the dollars, you don't have to worry so much about pennies.
Big brands don't sweat the small expenses. They don't hassle about a return, or a little coupon fraud or the last penny per square foot on the rent in a prime location. In fact, they understand that there's a powerful honest signal sent when you don't worry about the tiny expenses. It shows confidence.
So many small businesspeople are crippled by their relationship with money. The thing is, if you run out of money you lose the game. That's a given. But what's the best strategy for not running out of money?
I don't think the answer is to worry insanely about little expenses (saving $20 on your blogging expenses in exchange for distracting ads, for example.)
The thing to do is invest in scary innovations, large leaps, significant savings. Instead of renting a skimpy booth at the big trade show and scrimping on all the extras, why not rent a limo and drive the key buyers around town, or sponsor the awards luncheon? When you skimp all the time, you signal that you're struggling.
A lot of what sells in business and in brands is the perception of confidence. You are trying to get people to trust you. And people tend to trust the brave and successful instead of the fearful and frugal.
On a side note, I've found the best meetings always have food. Snacks make people happy. And happy people buy ideas.
- Christian


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Is Obama Naive?
Bowing to Tehran
By Ben Stein on 4.5.10 @ 6:09AM
There are words for national leaders who attempt to appease their enemies while at the same time shaming and humiliating their friends. One of the kindest of the words is "naive."
This comes to mind because of President Obama's recent overtures to the terrorist state of Iran, while shaming Israel.
In recent months and days, President Obama has, once again, reached out a supplicating hand to The Islamic Republic of Iran, only to be met by mockery, sarcasm, and rebuff. He has also agreed to only the most modest of sanctions against the Tehran regime to induce it to abandon its nuclear weapons program — a program which Tehran's Ahmadinejad has said he will not abandon no matter what the rest of the world does.
These love notes go out to a nation that has brutally repressed its own people, is training our vicious Taliban enemies in Afghanistan, has long been aiding factions killing Americans in Iraq…the same nation that killed 244 American Marines and other fighting men in the Beirut bombing of 1983 and seized the U.S. Embassy and kept our Foreign Service personnel hostage there for over 400 days.
These roses are going out to a nation which has shown absolutely zero interest in making peace with the United States.
At the same time, Mr. Obama has done all he could to humiliate Benjamin Netanyahu, Premier of Israel, because Israel wants to build 1600 apartments for its citizens in Jerusalem. This is in Jerusalem, Israel's capital. Not a settlement. The capital of a sovereign state.
The humiliation included personal insults and slights to Mr. Netanyahu, who had flown to Washington to plead with Mr. Obama to understand why Israel is doing what it's doing. Just by the way, I do not see Ahmadinejad flying to D.C. to speak to Mr. Obama at all. In a nutshell, Barack Obama is more concerned about Jews building homes in Jerusalem than about Iran building a nuclear weapon. This is almost unbelievable.
I guess the idea is that if the U.S. treats Israel badly, the Moslems and Arabs will like the U.S. better. Why don't we tell that to the Russians, who were Israel's sworn foe and against whom the Moslems fought desperately in Afghanistan — with our help. Is Israel the reason Sunnis and Shiites kill each other in Iraq by drilling holes into each other with electric drills? Does President Obama really believe that making Israel give up building on a few acres in Jerusalem will change the mood of a terrorist state pledged to annihilate all of Israel — and to do whatever it can to bring down "the Great Satan…" The United States of America?
Western nations have tried bowing down to aggressive dictatorships before. It was called appeasement in the 1930s and it led to World War II. There is absolutely no sign it will work any better this time. Dictators do not respect weakness. Israel knows it. Mr. Obama doesn't, but let's hope he will learn.
Ben Stein is a writer, actor, economist, and lawyer living in Beverly Hills and Malibu. He writes "Ben Stein's Diary" for every issue of The American Spectator.


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Photos: Mystery ailment afflicts sea lion pups Orange County
Mary Plummer | March 12th, 2013, 5:28pm
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These malnourished and dehydrated pups are recovering in the "intensive care unit" of the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach.
Southern California is seeing an increase in the stranded sea lion pups — and scientists aren't sure exactly what's causing it.
"The overall numbers we're seeing this year are just very, very elevated," said Sarah Wilkin, who studies sea lion populations for the National Marine Fishery Service for California. "For these facilities to be so overwhelmed at this time of year is very strange."
This is typically the slow season for stranded sea lions, according to Wilkin. Not this year.
On Saturday alone, the nonprofit Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach took in 12 sea lions, breaking its one-day take in record. It took in another nine in the next few days.
"I get in here at 5:45 a.m. and the first thing I do is take care of our most critical patients," said Kirsten Sedlick, the animal care supervisor at the center. Sedlick said the center has squeezed in 10 times the normal number of rescues. It has been so swamped the center declared a state of emergency.
The Pacific Marine Mammal Center is at 10 times its normal capacity due to an increase in stranded sea lion pups. A caretaker said it's likely only 80 percent of the animals will survive.
Researchers puzzled over spike in sick sea lions
Sick sea lions are turning up in record numbers along Southern California's coastline. Director David Bard and Lauren Palmer of the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro say scientists are looking at a number of theories.
By John Boxley, Producer, NBC News
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — Along Southern California's pristine coastline, ailing sea lions are turning up in record numbers.
"We have a lot of little pups this year," said veterinarian Lauren Palmer, who is nursing them back to health. Most are about eight months old, she said, and appear dehydrated and malnourished, having trouble adjusting to life away from mom. For some reason many pups are leaving their mothers early. It's not clear why.
Usually, around this time of year, there might be a dozen sick sea lions in San Pedro, said David Bard, operations director for the San Pedro Marine Mammal Care Center. But so far, the care center has taken in nearly 200 and counting. Last week alone, there were 50 new cases.
"It's a pretty big spike," he said.
The last big spike was in 2009 when the care center took more than 500 sick animals, but most of those were elephant seals. Researchers say that was due to El Nino conditions.
Looking for answers
During a tour of the facility, Bard pointed to a group of new arrivals.
"You can see the activity level of these fellows is a little low, they don't have as much energy," he said. There were about 20 pups inside a small pen area, each looked quite lethargic.
So, what's happening to the sea lions this year? So far nobody knows. There are plenty of theories, however, such as food shortages, climate change or simply an increase in the number of sea lion births.
"We are not seeing a disease outbreak among these animals or any obvious underlying cause," Bard said.
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The Pacific Marine Mammal Center declared a state of emergency Monday due to the influx of malnourished and dehydrated sea lion pups coming ashore on Orange County beaches.
The facility on Laguna Canyon Road — the only marine mammal care center for Orange County — admitted 18 sea lions Saturday and Sunday. Twelve came in on Saturday, the largest single-day total in the center's 42-year history, according to a press release.
As of Sunday, the center had 86 animals in its care, 84 of them sea lions.
"The last time the center received this many sea lions this early in the season was 1998," said Melissa Sciacca, PMMC's director of development.
Most of the malnourished or dehydrated animals are 8 to 9 months old, Sciacca said.
Los Angeles County is also seeing an increase in admitted sea lion pups.
Officials at PMMC and Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro could not speculate what may be responsible for the recent sea lion surge.
Stranded sea lions overwhelm nonprofit resources
Marine Mammal Center facing emergency after 18 pups rescued.
By CLAUDIA KOERNER / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
After a record-breaking number of sea lion pup rescues, leaders of the Pacific Marine Mammal Center said their organization is facing a state of emergency.
The nonprofit group rescued 12 severely malnourished and dehydrated sea lions from Orange County beaches Saturday, the most rescues in a single day the organization has ever seen. Teams rescued six more Sunday, bringing the total of marine mammal patients in the group's converted barn facility in Laguna Canyon to 86 – 84 of them sea lions.
How to help
To cover the costs of care, the center is asking for donations. Donors may visit pacificmmc.org or call 949-494-3050 to give.
If you see a stranded marine mammal
•Maintain a distance of 50 yards from it. Do not approach it to encourage it back to the ocean, feed it or pour water on it.
•Call the Pacific Marine Mammal Center at 949-494-3050 to report the animal and its location.
•Keep other beachgoers, including dogs, away from the animal.
Source: Pacific Marine Mammal Center
Typically, the center doesn't encounter animals in need of medical attention until April or May. This year, higher numbers of starving sea lions began coming to shore in January, said center spokeswoman Melissa Sciacca, and the numbers are reaching epidemic proportions.
"It's certainly alarming," she said. "We're just doing everything we can to give each and every pup that strands a chance."
Each of the weekend's rescues was an 8- or 9-month-old sea lion pup. A variety of reasons could lead the malnourished pups to come ashore, Sciacca said, such as the pup becoming separated from its mother or a stop in the mother's milk supply.
If the pace of stranded sea lions remains at roughly nine times more than normal, Sciacca said, the facility will not have the resources to keep up.
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- Researchers puzzled over spike in sick sea lions (dailynightly.nbcnews.com)
- TV: Historic number of sea lions washing up in S. California – Has reached "epidemic proportions" – Center declares state of emergency – Feds: "There's something going on oceanographically" (VIDEO) (enenews.com)
- Hundreds of Starving Baby Sea Lions Wash Ashore in Mysterious Mass Stranding (wired.com)
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- Sick sea lions are overwhelming rescue center (laobserved.com)
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- California Coast Sees Deluge of Sick Sea Lion Pups (scientificamerican.com)


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Reporter testifies again in CIA case
Wed Oct 12, 2005 12:08 PM ET
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A New York Times reporter, under pressure to explain a previously undisclosed conversation with a top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, made a second appearance on Wednesday before the federal grand jury investigating the leak of a CIA operative's identity.
Times reporter Judith Miller answered questions before the grand jury for more than an hour after turning over notes detailing her June 23, 2003, conversation with Cheney's chief of staff, Lewis Libby. An entry in her notes referred to Joseph Wilson, covert CIA operative Valerie Plame's diplomat husband.
That conversation could help federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald establish whether the White House started targeting Wilson and possibly his wife in the weeks before Wilson publicly accused the Bush administration of twisting intelligence on Iraq.
During that period, reports had surfaced of a CIA-funded trip Wilson took in which he investigated administration charges that Iraq tried to buy nuclear materials in Africa and found the allegations had little foundation.
The leak investigation has spotlighted freedom-of-press issues and the Bush administration's aggressive efforts to defend its Iraq policy against critics.
President George W. Bush's top political adviser, Karl Rove, has also been summoned to make a fourth appearance before the grand jury, most likely on Friday, and prosecutors have told him they can make no guarantees he will not be indicted.
In a memo to New York Times staff on Tuesday, Executive Editor Bill Keller said Miller, who first testified before the grand jury on September 30 after spending 85 days in jail, may not yet be clear of legal jeopardy.
During her September 30 grand jury appearance, Miller testified about her two previously disclosed conversations with Libby -- on July 8 and July 12, 2003.
It was unclear how Fitzgerald learned about the June 23, 2003, conversation.
Legal sources close to Miller said she discovered the notes after she testified.
Miller was tight-lipped as she left the federal courthouse. "No comment today," her attorney, Robert Bennett, said. Continued ...
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Protesters of Afghan war, U.S. drone strikes face off with counter protesters
Democracy in action was the headline attached to Tuesday's front page story of the Brainerd Dispatch that documented the protest and counter protest of the war in Afghanistan and the use of drones by the U.S. military. The demonstrations took place just outside of the main entrance to Camp Ripley.
Each group was relatively small. Each group was demonstrating to get its point across to those observing the event.
A Little Falls based group, all 11 of them — Little Falls Partners for Peace — was at the Army National Guard Camp Ripley to demand an immediate pull-out of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and the cessation of drone warfare, which the group alleges is indiscriminate.
On the other side of County Road 115, were counter protestors, headed by a group of 20 veterans of Afghanistan and Vietnam.
What was actually taking place Monday was American democracy in action. It was peaceful demonstration and exercise of free speech by two groups with opposing points of view. It was peaceful. It was lawful. It was the essence of what America stands for and why our Constitution guarantees the rights of both groups to clearly demonstrate and state their views.
Perhaps the demonstration and counter demonstration was summed up best by Camp Ripley Post Commander Col. Scott St. Sauver who watched the activity from inside the main gate to the camp: "The reason we (the U.S. military) do what we do is so they can exercise their rights. So that's pretty important."
Col. St. Sauver got it right. Each group that chose to face off on an issue of national, regional and personal importance was well within their rights as citizens to disagree without resorting to violence.
Both groups and the men and women of Camp Ripley are to be commended for their restraint and their willingness to actively demonstrate their beliefs.
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Hamilton Set to be a Glentoran legend
Gary Hamilton is hoping to turn himself into a Glentoran legend tomorrow as the east Belfast men take on Cork City in the Setanta Sports Cup final at Turner's Cross.
Alan McDonald's side make the trip to the deep south, again as underdogs, hoping to come back up north on Sunday morning as All-Ireland champions.
To do that, they are going to need their star men at the top of their game and ace goal-getter Hamilton fits that bill.
And the Northern Ireland international, who has yet to find the net in the competition this season, is hoping to write his name into Glentoran folklore by conquering the Rebel Army on their home turf.
"These are the sorts of games that as a footballer you dream about playing in," said Hamilton, who this week signed a new three-year contract at the Oval.
"You always want to be involved in the big occasions and over here it doesn't come much bigger than an All-Ireland final.
"Everyone dreams of playing and scoring in finals, be it Irish Cup, FA Cup, title deciders and in that way I'm no different.
"Having said that, I have gone through the entire tournament without scoring so as long as one of our boys does the business then I wouldn't be too upset.
"But, obviously I would love to be the one to score the winner.
"It is something that people would never forget and I think you would have legendary status at the club if you were to do that.
"Players like to be remembered fondly by the fans and when I finish my career I would love for Glentoran fans to look back and remember me as someone who scored such an important goal in the club's history."
The fact that the Glens are even in the final at all has sent shockwaves throughout the island.
They seemed to be down and out in the competition until a 4-1 victory over bitter rivals Linfield at Windsor Park sparked a new found optimism towards a tournament that they had infamously failed to get to grips with in previous campaigns. After that came a fine 1-0 win over St Pat's at the Oval to make it through to the last four for the first time before disposing of Drogheda United with a superb display of grit and determination.
The achievement is so stunning that Hamilton admits it stands head and shoulders above anything he has ever done in his footballing lifetime — including running out for Northern Ireland.
"This is the biggest achievement of my career so far," he admitted.
"Back when the draw was made people didn't give us a hope of doing anything and I honestly believed that the only team from our league capable of going far would have been Linfield because of their full-time players.
"We hadn't played very well in the tournament in previous years and it was going to be very hard again to try and even get out of the groups.
"All the eircom League teams are full-time and that gives them an edge so it is always going to be difficult for teams in our league to make an impact.
"But this time we have managed it. We have worked hard and beaten two top sides — three if you include the Blues — and now we have gone all the way. So from a club point of view it is a massive achievement and on a personal level I have to say that is the biggest achievement of my career."
While just getting there, with the opportunity of being crowned kings of Ireland, is an amazing feat in itself, Hamilton doesn't want to make the long trip back to east Belfast with merely a pat on the back and a slightly patronising 'well done' for making it so far.
He believes that the Glens are more than capable of causing what would be another shock by seeing off yet another of the eircom League's big guns.
But the 28-year-old also admits that the Oval boys are going to need a large slice of luck — like when Drogheda missed a penalty in the semi-final — if they are to come up trumps.
"It is a massive occasion for everyone associated with the club — the players, the fans, the backroom staff, the Board — it's huge and we know we have done really well to get here, but hopefully that's not the end of it," he added.
"What we have achieved can't be taken away from us and we deserve to be there but we don't want to come back thinking of what might have been.
"It's going to be hard though, we know that but we have shown already in the competition that we fear no one.
"We are going to go out there and give a good account of ourselves and fight for everything. As long as we give our all, keep going for the entire 90 minutes and give 100 per cent then we can do no more.
"If, in the end, we get beaten by a better team then we will just have to hold our hands up and admit that. Cork are a good side and there's no point in me lying about it, we are going to need a bit of luck like in the last couple of games. We just have to try and keep it tight at the back early on and then put away any chances we get at the other end.
"We are strong defensively and we always believe that if we keep a clean sheet then we have plenty of players who are capable of scoring. We have defenders who can score, midfielders who can score and three forwards (Hamilton, Michael Halliday and Andy Waterworth) who can score too.
"But in all cup finals where there is an underdog, which we will be seen as because Cork are a full-time team, you are always going to need a bit of luck."
Hamilton is something of an expert on southern teams and he feels that City will give them their biggest test so far on their own patch.
"I watch a lot of their football on TV and Cork are a very hard team to beat," he said.
"They are more like an Irish League team because they are a lot more physical.
"They don't have a Keith Fahey (St Pat's) or a Niall McGinn (Derry City) who can turn a game, but they are a strong unit — a big team.
"They get a lot of goals from corners and set-pieces so we are going to have to keep the free-kicks down to a minimum."
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Discussion in 'Chevy Silverado Forum (GMC Sierra)' started by stchman, Jul 17, 2013.
Just wanted to know.
The '09s use the B106
GM has not changed the keys for the 2013, so they are the same.
Just keep in mind, the B106 blank does not have a transponder (PASSKEY III) If you try to use it in the ignition, the PCM will not provide fuel to the engine.
I have one for my truck; I have a bad habit of carrying keys and tools in the same hand. I have, on a few occasions, locked the "real" key in the truck (used the driver's door lock switch). I carry a B106 to open the lock on the driver's door. It trips the alarm and I need to scramble to find the key and hit unlock on the FOB.
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Even as the first claim was made against Metrolink in the aftermath of the Chatsworth train disaster, legal experts are already saying the crash is likely to lead to hundreds of millions, if not billions in civil lawsuits.
Metrolink's position, say experts, is further complicated because the agency admitted that its own engineer error was the likely cause - a stance from which it is now attempting to back away from.
On Monday, the family of a 19-year-old woman who died in Friday's Metrolink crash announced it has filed a claim against the agency, alleging the agency failed to employ available safety mechanisms to protect commuters.
The claim made by relatives of Aida Magdaleno, a student at California State University, Northridge, is a precursor to filing a lawsuit against a public agency.
The agency already faces a potentially costly trial in the civil lawsuit brought by almost 200 plaintiffs in the Jan. 26, 2005 Metrolink derailment in which 11 people died and another 180 were injured.
Although that crash was caused by a mentally deranged man who last month was sentenced to 11 consecutive life sentences for his role, plaintiffs' lawyers are set to argue safety issues, including Metrolink's practice of pushing trains with the engine in the rear as it does on southbound trains from Ventura to Union Station.
That lawsuit is scheduled for trial next June 8.
As a governmental agency, lawyers noted, Metrolink cannot be subjected to punitive damages in any civil action - a situation those lawyers said likely protects it from a bankruptcy situation.
A spokesman for Metrolink said the agency would not be making any comments on potential legal issues.
Attorney Jerome Ringler, who served as lead counsel for victims of a Metrolink train derailment in Placentia in 2002, those in a Burbank derailment in 2003, and in the Glendale derailment in 2005, said the Chatsworth crash could expose further fault with Metrolink.
"I suspect the real reason these tragedies occurred is due to either simple inattentivenesss on the part of the engineers or a failure on the part of the railrood industry to allow these engineers adequate rest between shifts so that these kind of tragedies could be avoided," Ringler said.
"This is a horrible tragedy. They are facing hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars of exposure."
The latest Metrolink crash set off a flurry of activity from some law firms for clients among the victims' relatives - some already calling victims' families or showing up at their homes.
Other law firms quickly set up Websites attempting to attract clients from the latest Metrolink crash, leading to criticism of being predatory and insensitive ambulance chasers.
"I've been called a scumbag and an ambulance chaser," said Los Angeles lawyer Michael Ehline, one those lawyers advertising for clients on the Internet. "All I'm trying to do is help people."
The first of those claims Monday was announced at an emotional news conference at a Mid-Wilshire law firm, where Juan Magdaleno, the victim's brother said:
"We don't want her needless death to have been in vain."
Paul R. Kiesel, of Kiesel Boucher Larson, the law firm representing Magdaleno's parents, Juvenal and Leticia Magdaleno of Camarillo, said its case will deal with safety issues he said are lacking in the current Metrolink system.
"Metrolink must immediately install current positive train controls, which automatically override errors made by human rail employees, such as the engineer who missed a red signal and plowed the commuter train Aida was riding into an oncoming train last week," said Kiesel.
Ringler said the Chatsworth collision is similar to the one in Placentia, in 2002, when the crew on a freight train missed a signal more than a mile back warning them to slow down and crashed into a Metrolink train. Two people died in that crash, and Ringler said he won nearly $9 million for one of the passengers who suffered facial fractures and post-traumatic stress disorder.
In the 2005 Glendale case, in which a Metrolink passenger train collided with an SUV parked on the tracks, Ringler said the engineer also could have been at fault because the collision could have been avoided had he been attentive.
"In the Glendale case, you don't need to bring a train to stop to avoid injury," Ringle said. "The train was moving at 79 mph when he finally applied the brakes."


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