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This Land Is Your Land
The Nature Conservancy has long recognized the importance of America's public lands. Americans look to our beloved landscapes to support and enrich our lives.
Even during its infancy as a country, America recognized the beauty and need for conservation to sustain our nation.
- Franconia Notch State Park is home to the "Great Stone Face" known affectionatelly as the Old Man of the Mountain. Discovered in 1805, the rock formation was quickly immortalized by both Nathanial Hawthorne and Daniel Webster and was visited by millions before crumbling in 2003.
- Established in 1881 by the newly formed Division of Parks and Recreation, Miller State Park (a.k.a. South Pack Monadnock) became New Hampshire's first state park.
- The Weeks Act of 1914 allowed for state lands sold, cut and burned over by private owners to once again become public domain. Under the act, New Hampshire acquired 7,000 acres in Benton which became the base of the White Mountain National Forest. Now at nearly 800,000 acres, the WMNF is one of the most heavily visited forests in the country.
Today, the Conservancy supports policy initiatives such as America's Great Outdoors and urges a permanent commitment to the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Of course, the Conservancy also has a long history of working with local, state and federal entities to establish and expand popular and iconic places. While the sites below represent only a fraction of our projects in New Hampshire, we hope these highlights will inspire you to explore and protect our great outdoors.
After all, this land is your land.
Fall Mountain
In 2004, the New Hampshire Chapter purchased 950 acres along the Connecticut River in Charlestown and Langdon on Fall Mountain from New England Power Company (NEPCO). The acquisition included the entire watershed of the mountaintop and three populations of the globally rare and federally endangered Northeastern bulrush. The property was transferred to the New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands in 2005 to become Fall Mountain State Forest with the Conservancy retaining a conservation easement.
Silvio O. Conte National Fish & Wildlife Refuge
Beginning in 2008, The Nature Conservancy has partnered with the New Hampshire Fish & Wildlife Service to acquire and add over 2,413 acres of land to both the Pondicherry and Mohawk River Divisions of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish & Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge is emblematic of the state, with rich and varied landscape, abundant wildlife, and cold water streams flowing through the narrow valleys down to the Presidential Range. The Mohawk River Division lies within the Bunnell-Nash Stream forest matrix block, just north of the Conservancy's 10,800-acre Vickie Bunnell Preserve.
Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Since 1994 The Nature Conservancy has been in a partnership with 9 agencies and organizations which includes the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. As a result of this partnership, and the Conservancy's role as the lead acquisition agent for the Great Bay Resource Protection Partnership, over 5,500 acres of valuable forests, open fields, wetlands and estuarine shoreline have been permanently conserved.
Nash Stream
In 1988 a partnership between the Conservancy, the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, the Trust for Public Land, the U.S. Forest Service and the Land Conservation Investment Program (now LCHIP) acquired 40,000 acres that now form Nash Stream State Forest. The property includes many streams and ponds and hardwood forests consisting of sugar and red maple, yellow and paper birch, and American beech. Combined with the Conservancy's abutting 10,800-acre Vickie Bunnell Preserve, the lands provide important habitat linkages for mammals like moose, black bear and bobcat.
Connecticut Lakes Headwaters
In April 2002, The Nature Conservancy acquired 25,000 acres to establish the largest natural area in New Hampshire's spectacular Connecticut Lakes region. The property is part of a 171,500-acre block of contiguous protected land known as the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Project, acquired through a partnership that included the Trust for Public Land, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, Appalachian Mountain Club, New Hampshire Fish & Game Department, the Conservancy and others. The Natural Area contains rugged mountain peaks, remote ponds, lush wetlands and rich lowland forests that provide habitat for migratory songbirds, waterfowl and wide-ranging mammals. The Conservancy transferred the 25,000-acre Connecticut Lakes Natural Area property to New Hampshire Fish & Game in 2002 and retains a conservation easement.


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This is true. I only recently got into firearms for SD. Just got my CCW last week. Every time my father is in public with me he just has to mock me about the need to carry. Granted he is oblivious with no SA and would never even know if I was carrying. Just because I applied for my permit he thinks my actions are irrational and irresponsible. I'm sure he will eat up the anti-gun propaganda that the current administration and media will be feeding the public. Indeed our rights are being threatened.
Our only hope to win this war upon our gun rights is to get more responsible gun owners in america. Doctors, bankers, teachers, mothers, your barber. Unless the tide turns and we outnumber them we may loose our right to bear arms.

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A few weeks ago, Chevy brought the new Volt to South Florida. I was one of the lucky few that got a peek at this new vehicle–the world's first mass-produced, plug-in electric vehicle. I've been quite skeptical of the whole electric car thing and couldn't wait to find the downside. I had my list of questions […]
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The discussion here continues from last week, Part 4.
The 3-D cube in Figure 1 (of Part 4) demonstrates the idea of the projection of an object from a higher dimension to a lower dimension. The object as drawn is not, in fact, a 3-D cube, but the projection of such a cube into two dimensions. Even so, the reader immediately identifies it as a picture of a 3-D cube. Another way of displaying a higher-dimensional object in a lower dimension is by unfolding it into a lower dimension.
Figure 2: Unfolding of a square into one dimension
The unfolding of a 2-D object, a square, into one dimension is demonstrated in two stages in Figure 2. The unfolding of a 3-D cube into two dimensions is shown in Figure 3. The latter is obviously what results when a cardboard box is flattened.
Figure 3: Unfolded cube in two dimensions
An interesting feature of multidimensional geometry can be seen using the succession of "cubes" in Figure 1. Notice first that the 1-D cube can be generated by sliding the 0-D cube in a direction, or dimension, at right angles to itself. The beginning position defines one end of the line; the sliding action sweeps out the line; and the final position defines the other end of the line. This process is more easily seen when using the 1-D cube to generate a 2-D cube, or square. The beginning position of the line defines one side of the square; each end of the line sweeps out two sides of the square; and the final position of the line forms the fourth side of the square. Figure 4 demonstrates these two examples.
Figure 4: Generating higher-dimensional "cubes" by sliding lower dimensional "cubes"
Hang in there. There's a point to all this. We'll continue next week.
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Hugh-isms — Saramae Landers At 104
By Hugh Clark
A poet I am not, so my offering comes as reflection of my admiration.
Sure our guest of honor is 104 – a wonderful achievement in longevity and perseverance.
But she is so much more than a very old lady. I have never anyone in their 80s or 90s to travel the globe, to be so active and involved and to participate as she does.
Yes, Saramae is a 104-year-old extra ordinaire. Her memory is intact, she is mobile and she can laugh and smile, all the ingredients of a quality life. As one nearing 70, I am astonished at her spunkiness and activity. Who else can say at past 100 they helped Santa Clause to retire by dancing with him at his farewell party?
Who else at 103 can visit Thailand with her daughter and grandson with a broad smile?Who else can be a sort of perennial grand marshal of parades from Pahoa to Honoka'a or speak out at a rally to promote national health reform?
Saramae and I share roots, sort of, from the farming area of Oneida County in southern Idaho where she was born and spent her early years and where my parents were born and raised to adulthood. We are both the products of the migration of poor Welsh folks to Utah and Idaho. Heck, we might even be distantly related.
A key to Saramae's long run, I feel, is the loving attention she receives from her daughter, Sara Burgess. She treats her mom as a friend and companion, serves her well in caring for her needs and helping guide her through conversations, perfecting her recall with gentle reminders. An evening my family spent with them drew the full admiration of my sister, who marveled at their interrelationship.
So today I propose we share our well wishes and congratulations to both of these Saras and may this be just another sweet notch in a well lived long life.
(40-year newspaper veteran Hugh Clark is a fellow Big Island Press Club member, friend and mentor to the Big Island Chronicle.)


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Lockhart Sees Economic Stabilization Under Way, Discusses Fed Tools for Managing Inflation Risks
For immediate release: July 20, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Dennis P. Lockhart, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, said he expects the economy is nearing bottom and soon will begin a very slow recovery. "Current economic conditions are mixed at best, but the economy appears to be in stabilization mode."
In his remarks to the Rotary Club of Nashville, Lockhart also addressed inflation. "At this juncture my assessment is that inflationary and deflationary risks are roughly balanced." Lockhart acknowledged concerns that inflation risks have risen recently in some quarters. But he said he believes businesses do not have much power to raise prices with the weak economy and said Fed tools have altered the relationship between the quantity of bank reserves and overall spending in the economy.
"Since last October, the Federal Reserve has been paying banks interest on their reserve deposits," he explained. "This shift means that banks are more likely to hold reserves with the Fed than in the past and less inclined to look for a way to invest or lend excess reserves. Now banks earn on reserves where previously they didn't. So now there is less direct linkage between growth in the size of the Fed's balance sheet and inflationary pressures. In other words, the absolute size of the Fed's balance sheet isn't as scary as it was before.
"Don't get me wrong," he added. "I'm not saying that the current size of the balance sheet is necessarily the most appropriate. What I am saying is one should not assume at this point that extraordinary measures to shrink the balance sheet are required to contain inflationary pressures."
At the same time, Lockhart said the Fed must remain vigilant against the emergence of inflation expectations. "I want to assure you the Fed has several tools and is readying itself to act on the balance sheet when the time comes. And I am very confident of the FOMC's (Federal Open Market Committee) commitment to price stability."
Also, Lockhart discussed structural adjustments that have shaped his outlook for the resumption of real growth in the second half of 2009 with a weak recovery over the medium term. "For example, the healing of the banking system will take time. Working off excess housing inventory will take time. The reallocation of labor to productive and growing sectors of the economy will take time. It will take time to complete the deleveraging of American households and the restoration of consumer balance sheets."
A transcript of Lockhart's remarks is available on the Atlanta Fed Web site, and a podcast of the speech is available.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta serves the Sixth Federal Reserve District, which encompasses Alabama, Florida, Georgia and parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. As part of the nation's central banking system, the Atlanta Fed participates in setting national monetary policy, supervises numerous commercial banks and provides a variety of financial services to depository institutions and the U.S. government.


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Continued reports of late blight in PA and across the Northeast.
Posted: September 27, 2011
Characteristic symptoms of late blight on tomato fruit. The white fuzzy growth on the surface of the fruit is the actual pathogen, Phytophthora infestans. (Photo credit: Beth K. Gugino)
Additional outbreaks of late blight continue to be confirmed in PA. The latest was on tomato in a commercial field in Berks Co. This season late blight has also been confirmed on tomato in Northumberland, Mercer, Snyder, Montour and Venango Counties as well as on potato in Cambria and Erie Counties. The most common genotype identified this year in PA and the Northeast has been US23. It is considered aggressive on both tomato and potato and is mefenoxam sensitive therefore, Ridomil is another management option. Mefenoxam is systemic and inhibits both fungal growth and sporulation. Keep in mind that in PA high tunnels are considered greenhouses when the sides are down which would prohibit the use of any pesticides containing mefenoxam which are prohibited in greenhouses. However, when the sides are up products labeled for use in the field are permissible in a high tunnel. Be sure to thoroughly read the label before using any pesticide.
Remember that late blight is a community disease! If you suspect late blight please contact your local Penn State Cooperative Extension Office, the Penn State Plant Disease Clinic or Beth Gugino at firstname.lastname@example.com or 814-865-7328. For the most current map of confirmed late blight outbreaks please visit http://usablight.org.


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Blake Lively & Penn Badgley Hop on a Vespa for "Gossip Girl"
Getting around set in style, Blake Lively and Penn Badgley were spotted filming scenes for "Gossip Girl" in New York City on Tuesday (August 28).
The 25-year-old actress held on to her former leading man while the pair shot scenes on a mint green Vespa.
When it comes to off-screen relationships, the blonde beauty is keeping her romance strong with sexy boyfriend Ryan Reynolds.
According to reports, the pair was spotted out in the Big Apple last week celebrating Miss Lively's birthday at Serendipity 3 while enjoying a delicious Peanut Butter Frrrozen Hot Chocolate and hot fudge sundaes with sides of peanut butter.
A source told People, "They were very attentive to each other, sitting close and very into each other."


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Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Newly Diagnosed Malignant Germ Cell Tumors
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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effect on the body of combining cyclophosphamide with cisplatin, etoposide, and bleomycin in treating children who have newly diagnosed malignant germ cell tumors that are not in the brain and gonads.
|Childhood Germ Cell Tumor Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
|Biological: bleomycin sulfate Biological: filgrastim Drug: cisplatin Drug: cyclophosphamide Drug: etoposide Procedure: conventional surgery Biological: MESNA
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Pilot Study of Cisplatin, Etoposide, Bleomycin and Escalating Dose Cyclophosphamide Therapy for Children With High Risk Malignant Germ Cell Tumors
- Feasibility of adding cyclophosphamide to a PEB backbone [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
- Maximum tolerated dose [ Time Frame: 21 days ]Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and toxicity profile of cyclophosphamide combined with cisplatin, etoposide, bleomycin (C-PEB) in previously untreated children with high-risk malignant germ cell tumors (MGCT).
- Estimate the response rate [ Time Frame: Length of study ]To estimate the response rate in this group of patients to a regimen of cyclophosphamide combined with cisplatin, etoposide, bleomycin (C-PEB).
|Study Start Date:
|July 2004
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: combination chemotherapy
Induction therapy: bleomycin sulfate IV over 10-20 minutes on day 1, etoposide IV over 1 hour and cisplatin IV over 4 hours on days 1-5, and cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on day 1. MESNA & Filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously once daily beginning on day 6 and continuing until blood counts recover. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. 6 patients receive escalating doses of cyclophosphamide until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined.
Evaluated after 4 courses of therapy. Partial response or stable disease undergo second-look conventional surgery & receive 2 more courses of induction therapy then re-evaluated. Those who do not achieve complete response (CR) after a total of 6 courses may undergo a third conventional surgery. Tumor that cannot be removed are removed from study therapy. Achievement of a CR at anytime are followed monthly for 1 year, every 6 months for 1 year, and then annually for 3 years.
Biological: bleomycin sulfate
Given IV over 10 minutes. Children ≥ 12 months: 15 units/m2/dose Children < 12 months: 0.5 units/kg/dose Day 1 (Week 1, 4, 7, 10)
Other Names:Biological: filgrastim
Given SQ once daily 5 micrograms/kg/dose Starting on Day 6 (Week 1, 4, 7, 10) Daily until ANC > 5,000/uL
Other Names:Drug: cisplatin
Children ≥ 12 months: Given IV over one hour Dose: 20 mg/m2/dose Days 1-5 (Week 1,4,7,10) Children < 12 months: Given IV over 4 hours, 0.67 mg/kg/dose Days 1-5 (Week 1,4,7,10)
Other Names:Drug: cyclophosphamide
Given IV over 1 hour. Children ≥ 12 months: Level 1: 1.2 g/m2/dose Level 2: 1.8 g/m2/dose Level 3: 2.4 g/m2/dose Children < 12 months: Level 1: 40 mg/kg/dose Level 2: 60 mg/kg/dose Level 3: 80 mg/kg/dose Day 1 (Week 1, 4, 7, 10)
Other Names:Drug: etoposide
Given IV over 1 hour. Children ≥ 12 months: 100 mg/m2/dose Children < 12 months: 3.3 mg/kg/dose Day 1-5 (Week 1, 4, 7, 10)
Other Names:Procedure: conventional surgery
Stage III/IV extragonadal tumors: biopsy followed by a definitive surgical excision after maximal chemotherapy effect, likely after 4 cycles of therapyBiological: MESNA
Given IV or oral. The total daily MESNA dose is equal to at least 80% of the daily CPM dose. The oral dose of MESNA is 2x the IV dose. Day 1 (Week 1,4,7,10) To be given with CPM.
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Detailed Description:
- Determine the maximum tolerated dose and toxicity profile of cyclophosphamide in combination with bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin in pediatric patients with newly diagnosed high-risk extracranial, extragonadal malignant germ cell tumors.
- Determine the response rate in patients treated with this regimen.
OUTLINE: This is a pilot, multicenter, dose-escalation study of cyclophosphamide.
- Induction therapy: Patients receive bleomycin IV over 10-20 minutes on day 1, etoposide IV over 1 hour and cisplatin IV over 4 hours on days 1-5, and cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on day 1. Patients also receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously once daily beginning on day 6 and continuing until blood counts recover. Treatment repeats every 21 days for 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Cohorts of 6 patients receive escalating doses of cyclophosphamide until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity.
Patients are evaluated after 4 courses of therapy. Patients with partial response or stable disease undergo second-look surgery, receive 2 more courses of induction therapy, and are then re-evaluated. Patients who do not achieve complete response (CR) after a total of 6 courses may undergo a third surgery. Patients who still have tumor that cannot be removed are removed from study therapy. Patients who achieve a CR at anytime are followed.
Patients are followed monthly for 1 year, every 6 months for 1 year, and then annually for 3 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 6-18 patients will be accrued for this study within 1.3 years.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 21 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Histologically confirmed newly diagnosed extracranial germ cell tumors, including 1 of the following types:
- Yolk sac carcinoma (endodermal sinus tumor)
- Embryonal carcinoma
- Choriocarcinoma
- Teratoma with mixed malignant elements (malignant teratoma)
- High-risk disease, defined as stage III or IV extragonadal germ cell tumors
- Must be enrolled on study within 21 days of diagnostic surgical procedure
- 21 and under (at original diagnosis)
Performance status
- Karnofsky 50-100% (in patients over 16 years of age)
- Lansky 50-100% (in patients 16 years of age and under)
Life expectancy
- At least 2 months
- Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,000/mm^3
- Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3 (transfusion independent)
- Hemoglobin at least 10.0 g/dL (transfusion allowed)
- Not specified
- Creatinine clearance or radioisotope glomerular filtration rate at least 70 mL/min OR
Creatinine based on age as follows:
- No greater than 0.8 mg/dL (5 years and under)
- No greater than 1.0 mg/dL (6-10 years)
- No greater than 1.2 mg/dL (11-15 years)
- No greater than 1.5 mg/dL (over 15 years)
- FEV_1/FVC greater than 60% OR
Children who are uncooperative must meet all of the following criteria:
- No dyspnea at rest
- No exercise intolerance
- Pulse oximetry greater than 94%
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
Biologic therapy
- Not specified
- No prior chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy
- Not specified
- No prior radiotherapy
- See Disease Characteristics
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00066482
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|Study Chair:
|Marcio A. Malogolowkin, MD
|Children's Hospital Los Angeles
|Responsible Party:
|Children's Oncology Group
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00066482 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
CDR0000316244 ( Other Identifier: Clinical Trials.gov )
|Study First Received:
|August 6, 2003
|Last Updated:
|October 15, 2013
Keywords provided by Children's Oncology Group:
childhood teratoma
childhood extragonadal germ cell tumor
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Etoposide phosphate
Antineoplastic Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antirheumatic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Alkylating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Myeloablative Agonists
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
Topoisomerase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Protective Agents
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
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Politics of terror put US on edge
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As much as John Kerry may not like it, America's security will play a major role in the US election, writes Marian Wilkinson in Washington.
'I'm asking for your vote again and I'm running because there's more to do to keep this country safer," US President George Bush told supporters in the battleground state of Ohio yesterday as the threat of a new terrorist attack still gripped the country.
"One of the lessons of September 11 is we face a deadly foe who will kill on a moment's notice to try and shake our confidence and our will."
One week after Democratic candidate John Kerry promised America that his campaign would mark the triumph of hope over fear, President Bush proved that fear will remain a powerful force in this campaign.
The most dramatic terror alert since September 11 has forced Senator Kerry to accept that the election will be fought largely on terrorism and national security, where Mr Bush holds the advantage.
All week, heavily armed soldiers have been patrolling the financial district of New York, searching vehicles approaching the Capitol in Washington and guarding the subways in both cities. But as images of military sniffer dogs flooded televisions, the fear was undercut by a heavy dose of cynicism, captured succinctly by American's favourite political satirist, Jon Stewart.
If al-Qaeda is even thinking of using cats this time, he quipped, we're ready.
The gag summed up the risk for Mr Bush as he campaigned this week. He was accused of exaggerating the terrorist threat and making Americans feel more vulnerable at the same time.
By week's end, senior White House and intelligence officials were furiously leaking information to convince a sceptical media and public that the latest alert is deadly serious.
According to US officials, the threat alert was triggered by a series of arrests in Pakistan over the past two months of al-Qaeda operatives linked to Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the mastermind of the September 11 attacks. Among those arrested were his nephew, Mussad Aruchi, a computer engineer called Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan, and a suspect in the 1998 US embassy bombings in East Africa, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani (also known as "Ahmed the Tanzanian").
Khan's computer allegedly contained detailed surveillance reports on key financial targets in America, including the New York Stock Exchange, Citigroup headquarters in New York, the Prudential Financial Building in New Jersey and the World Bank and the IMF headquarters in Washington.
But the threat alert was questioned when a senior intelligence official briefing reporters first claimed the intelligence on the targets was fresh.
"The new information is chilling in its scope, in its detail, in its breath," said the official.
It was only in a final throwaway line that the official acknowledged some of the surveillance was done pre-September 11.
Just a week earlier, the public report of the September 11 commission of inquiry had been released, containing a specific reference to Khalid Sheik Mohammed sending an operative to the US in early 2001 "to case potential economic and Jewish targets in New York City".
Mohammed has been in US custody for more than a year and intensively interrogated over these plans.
The report underscored what was well known in intelligence circles - that al-Qaeda's modus operandi was extensive surveillance of its targets using video cameras and building diagrams prepared by their computer experts, often years in advance. This was done in the embassy bombings in East Africa and on the World Trade Centre.
The attacks on New York financial institutions had been flagged for several years and the CIA was well aware of this.
Shortly after the September 11 attacks, Osama bin Laden wrote a letter outlining his follow-up plans to hit America's economic institutions.
The letter was discovered by a US reporter on a computer left behind in Kabul, Afghanistan. The computer and its contents were seized by CIA agents, according to his account in the latest issue of Atlantic Monthly.
One of bin Laden's letters the reporter, Alan Cullison, managed to retrieve set out al-Qaeda's goal back on October 3, 2001.
Bin Laden wrote that if America went to war in Afghanistan he hoped it would hasten the collapse of the US economy. The plan, bin Laden wrote, should focus on "serving a blow to the American economy which will lead to: a) further weakening of the American economy b) shaking the confidence in the American economy. This will lead investors to refrain from investing in America or participating in American companies, thus accelerating the fall of the American economy."
The public record on these early plots added to evidence this week that the surveillance of the financial institutions was in reality done several years ago, a fact intelligence and White House officials were forced to concede in the days following the first dramatic alert. But they insisted that the plans had been reactivated.
This claim was backed by the arrest in Britain this week of another al-Qaeda operative, Eisa al-Hindi, also once closely associated with Khalid Sheik Mohammed. According to several reports, Hindi was one of the figures involved in the early surveillance of the financial institutions in the US, and until recently he still had access to the plans found on the computer in Pakistan.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan said the intelligence from Pakistan was added to new material "that came to our attention (last) Friday". Pressed for details, he said: "I can't go further into it because it could compromise some ongoing operations at this point."
Whether the plans to attack the particular institutions are indeed "a current threat" as the White House says, remains a matter of debate. While some Democrats remained sceptical, few, including Senator Kerry, were willing to dismiss the threat.
But several Democrats attacked Mr Bush for exploiting the threat alert, slamming Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, who credited the discovery of the new intelligence to "the President's leadership in the war against terror".
Howard Dean provoked a firestorm when he said: "I am concerned that every time something happens that's not good for President Bush he plays this trump card, which is terrorism. His whole campaign is based on the notion that 'I can keep you safe, therefore at times of difficulty for America stick with me', and then out comes Tom Ridge. It's just impossible to know how much of this is real and how much of this is politics and I suspect there's some of both."
The threat of an attack by al-Qaeda before the election is a reality and while it is deadly serious, it will also work to Mr Bush's political advantage.


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In Aliens Colonial Marines, players are part of a United States Colonial Marine squad and must prepare to face an alien assault more intense and horrific than ever before. Driven by a compelling and original story penned by renowned writers Bradley Thompson and David Weddle, Aliens Colonial Marines will retain the atmospheric look and feel of the original films while leveraging next-generation technology to create an entirely new interactive Aliens experience.
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Hey, I'm thinking about building a montross. I have no ref pics or art to model after. It would be a great help if any of you could send me a pic of montross. thanks.
Hey, I'm thinking about building a montross. I have no ref pics or art to model after. It would be a great help if any of you could send me a pic of montross. thanks.
on Lucasarts.com they got a wallpaper that is pretty big that shows him. boost the lightning and contrast a bit and you should have something to go from.
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You can alos chech the SW;Bounty Hunter video game, he plays a large part in it.
He's also featured in the comic book jango Fett: Open Seasons. I know comic reference isn't the best, but it will give you a starting point and an idea of what the outfit looks like.
Montross seems like it could be quite difficult... there is a huge lack of reference photos.
There might be a lack of reference material...
But that does not mean it cannot be done. If I remember correctly, Jango Fett Open Seasons will be all you need.
I took all of my Jodo reference from one pic in the comic "Twin Engines of Destruction", so if there are at least two or three good pics of Montross from that reference....That should be sufficient.
Good luck with it, and keep us updated on your progress.
Man, I only had on Refrence picture.
Well that also depends on which version of Montross your doing. Are you going for the Mandalorian Montross, or the post-mandalorian Montross, SW: Bounty Hunter look?
im going to do a Montross also but the jango open season version
Two Montross outfits, and no updated progress pics?
Come on guys...
Well you might want to star working out to get those Montross arms
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Yeah man, Im well beyond that already....
Those are some decent pics. Are there anymore pics of his helmet? The costume in general don't look like it would be that hard. I'm gonna do the SW: Bounty Hunter version, I personnally think it looks cooler than the other. Thanks for all your help.
Well, if you have the game, there is one part that can really help you to figure out the helmet. Even though its digital, the cut scenes between the final confronatation between you and montross, it shows him putting on the helm for the first time in the game. If I recall from memory, his was green with red mandibles, but I may be wrong, could have been blue mandilbes. Also, if the Bounty Hunter version helm is the same as the open seasons helm, there is a an excellent pic of Montross's helm closeup in the sequences if him flying away, where he leaves Jaster on the battlefield. Hope those sources help.
I own the game, so I could play the final mission and see what his helmet looks like. Too bad it's not on PC, or else I'd take a screen shot.tubachris85x said:
I've played the game before but never really paid much attention then because i had no money. But now I do! I've not really seen that many montross' so I decided it would be a little more interesting to build one of those. Do you guy's think it would be worth my time?
It's worth your time if you really want to do it! Anything is worth your time if you want it.


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On 5/31/09 at 6:36 AM, mojoflowstudio at gmail.com (christopher pike)
>Have data fortran data file with numbers like 0.447562485933D-01. I
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It is far from clear all of the digits have not been read.
Mathematica by default does not display all of the digits in a
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Lenox, the Earl of Redgrave, has made the greatest scientific discovery in the history of the world: a flying ship with the power to break free of Earth's gravity and take to the stars. But before he uses it to expand humanity's understanding of the universe, he has some personal business to attend to—namely, wooing an old flame.
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Developer and startup founder, Julian Shapiro, has had an impact on the JavaScript world. We've covered a few of his web development accomplishments in the past: we wrote about the launch of Julian's text manipulation library, Blast.js, in addition to the work he's best known for: Velocity.js and Velocity.js' UI pack. The Velocity JavaScript animation engine is a top-ranked library on GitHub, with users including WhatsApp, IBM, Tumblr, Yahoo! and many others.
After receiving a grant from Stripe for his work on Velocity, he also built the fascinating Libscore, the community goodwill project that helps developers compare the relative popularity of web frameworks and third-party libraries. Recently, Julian wrote Web Animation using JavaScript for Pearson.
In our interview with Julian, we address the future of web animation, and the role JavaScript might play in it.
DailyJS: What makes animation exciting in 2015—compared to the older Web 2.0 animation libraries?
Julian: We have faster browsers today, and they're only continuing to get faster at an impressive rate. The Chrome team, in particular, also happens to be aggressively pushing to standardize browser behavior on Android. Those two factors, combined with the increasing computing power of mobile devices, means that Web animation performance will continue to improve -- even if developers' implementations stay stuck in old ways. The other predominant trend in web development performance is simply its broader awareness, along with the increased importance being placed on it. Fortunately, performance is no longer a second-class citizen in web development education and industry news outlets. With broader awareness comes broader implementation and deeper understanding of best practices. Since there is a lot of low-hanging fruit that can be picked in web performance, this too will result in significant gains in site performance and usability in the coming months.
All of this leads to a performant base web development platform upon which beautiful and fluid animations can be layered. The higher we can push animations to perform -- across all browsers and devices -- the sooner the slick motion design commonly found in mobile apps will exist without compromise on the Web.
DailyJS: What trends will we see in the future of Web animation?
Julian:We might see a wave of too-clever and overused motion design in web user interfaces. Are you familiar with those awesome-yet-crazy After Effects-produced motion design examples on Dribbble? Those will become a technical reality on web pages soon enough. Like all things, however, I think the wave will peak then collapse, and we'll settle into a happy medium of quality user experiences bolstered by motion design that doesn't detract from usability.
In terms of trends, the inevitable growth of React Native might mean we'll also see a large shift in the tooling landscape toward the React ecosystem. I wouldn't be shocked if React is the future of web programming as we know it. If this turns out to be the case, animation engines will have to follow suit or they'll otherwise become irrelevant.
DailyJS: What type of animation works best in JavaScript, and what type works best with CSS?
Julian:In terms of common interface animations, CSS is best suited for simple element state-based animation, e.g. hovering, clicking, etc. As for intricate loading sequences, JavaScript animation is typically better suited.
When it comes to more complex motion design, such as page and element scrolling, physics-based motion, and touch and drag capabilities, JavaScript is the only realistic solution. I don't foresee this dichotomy changing any time soon.
DailyJS: What animation anti-patterns should developers and designers be aware of?
Julian: Utility and elegance are the goals of all great Web animation. Great animators deliberately choose every aspect (e.g. easing, target properties, duration, and so on) of their seemingly arbitrary animation sequences -- because they want to reinforce the intentions of a UI, and that's a very calculated decision. Whimsical motion design, in contrast, is not only inconsistent, but it also appears inelegant and diverting to the user.
The sad truth is that -- while there are hundreds of tutorials on the minutiae of UI design -- there is very little education on motion design. They're both very important aspects: Whereas UI design lays the structural foundation for interacting with a web page, motion design enriches that foundation with the furnishing and decoration that make the page usable and comfortable. If you allow me to be metaphorical for a moment, furnishing is the utility that motion design serves, and decoration is the elegance it provides. Great apps leverage both utility and elegance to make the user feel like they're interacting with an interface that's living, breathing, and tangible. In contrast, an interface that's devoid of motion design reminds the user that she's simply dragging a cursor across a screen or tapping her finger on a piece of glass. In other words, a web page without motion design can make the user painfully aware of the artifice before her.
With that context out of the way, common anti-patterns include:
Employing one-off motion design interactions that break from convention: The less you copy motion design from existing popular apps and sites, the less familiar your interface will feel to the user, and the less confidence she'll have when using it. While there's utility in novelty, the motion design of everyday UI elements shouldn't be novel. It should be reliably obvious.
Allowing complex animation sequences to consume a large total duration: Developers often make the mistake of letting animations run too long, causing the user to wait needlessly. UI flourishes should never slow down the apparent speed of a page. If you have a lot of content fading into view within a larger animation sequence, ensure that both the individual animation steps and the total animation sequence duration are kept short. Don't lose track of the bigger UX picture. Since it's difficult to judge the appropriateness of your animation durations after seeing them play out dozens of times during development, a good rule of thumb is to speed up all animations by 25 percent before you push a site to production.
Being frivolous: Interface developers should regularly be downloading the most popular apps, playing with them extensively, and judging whether they feature animation to a greater or lesser extent than their own work does. If they feel that the apps use animation to a much lesser extent, they need to consider toning back the motion design in their UI. Simply, if a particular piece of motion design doesn't provide psychological utility to the overall experience (affordance, clarity, connection, etc.), then its inclusion should be reconsidered. Injecting motion design for its own sake leads to bloated interfaces.
Not experimenting: Finding the right duration, stagger, easing, and property combinations for each animation is not a skill that designers are simply born with. It's a skill that every great developer-designer has had to hone. So, remember: your first attempt at a combination of animation properties might look good, but it's probably not the best combination. You should experiment by systematically changing each factor in the motion design equation into you stumble into something sublime. Once you've found a combination you love, experiment even further. Consider cutting the duration in half, switching to a completely different easing type, or swapping out a property. Designers are often averse to repeated experimentation because they believe in the sanctity of their whimsically-derived creative nuggets of insight. But insights have relative value, so it's important to get outside of your comfort zone to see what else you can come up with. Professional developers should strive for greatness, not goodness. Greatness always entails experimentation.
I've written a lot about these theoretical aspects of motion design in my book, which also dives into the topics of animation performance and animation workflow.


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TronMzero - Stick around, just wait, I'm gunna get creepier, that's what i go for, it's like... wtf. The wierd part is what makes it different.
Here's a couple of stickers I drew with my character...
Crits please
Guess the second one didn't post
they all look the same to me
I suggest not putting throws in until you got good throws down, and not putting your tag in there, it just ruins it. smooth out your colors. Actually save you're markers, practise without color, why waste your supplies? TO be honest it would probably look better if you didnt color them...
no hate, just crits.
yeah the characters pretty ill you just needa work on your tags and throwies...alot
Finals week! and im suicidal right now. i have about a million things due during the next 7 days so im freaking the fuck out. once its all over im going to post a few things i been workin on, right now i just dont have the time..
this is one of 5 projects due for next thursday.
skeletor, if you cleaned it up a bit itd be better. also no throwies, like they said.
nez, i really like the bird and the fighting guy. nice style. i dont think ive seen your shit before, you have more?
hundred million, im going to give you this crit but you arent going to listen. it looks like you put a lot of time into the first one, but if you really want to progress you need to study the human figure. and i dont mean like go buy an anatomy book (though its not a bad idea) but just go get some photographs and try to draw from them. or really look at someone the next time theyre talking to you and boring you to death. i realize its obviously not supposed to be an exact drawing from life, but you can make it more believable by knowing how real life happens in order to twist and contort it to your own pleasures.
also, i didnt put this face up for crits. i just spent like an hour and a half on it, and its 5 in the morning. i want to show somebody but all my friends are asleep. truth.
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I always needed a nightlight when I was a kid. So I still kinda like to have one nowadays. At least in the bathroom people! Insert a photograph, an image, art, or anything into the 3" square casing and you're nighttime will be a little bit brighter in no time.
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I think this would be a great gift for a child - fill the slot with a drawing, photo, or piece of decorative paper and the light from behind turns it into an instant personalized nightlight. Brilliant.
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The harestail grass or denb il-fenek in Maltese is probably native to steppes, garigues and sand dune grasslands, but has become weedy, and essentially grows in most habitats.
This plant grows as grass with one or few erect stems and an unmistakable dense, oval, whitish, hairy inflorescence not unlike a rabbit's or hare's tail (hence the vernacular names). The flowers appear between March and May.
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what is the importance of recognizing cultural differences as a young person in today's global society?
So you don't look stupid!
Seriously, we live and work with people with various cultural differences. In order to cooperate as a society (even a global society) and in a business setting, we need to understand and accept each other.
any other reasons? i had that reason well something like it...
You can build an essay on what I said, by giving examples.
You might also include the fact that many people will travel to other countries both for pleasure and business. We all want them to be ambassadors of the U.S. and not offend people in the host countries.
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The Mountain Belle is part of the Skihuts and Summer Cabins between Ouray and Silverton Colorado at 11,500' on Red Mountain Pass. Located on the famous Million Dollar Highway (Hwy 550) in the heart of the San Juan Mountains, 1 mile from the main highway on a dirt road.
Newly constructed, built for comfort, simple, not fancy, with a rustic, remote, atmosphere. Fully equipped kitchen, solar powered lights, south facing deck, an abundance of large windows, with spectacular high alpine views. Warm, dry, quiet, without everyday distractions, no phone or TV, just spectacular mountains to enjoy.
Nearby Ouray, Ridgway, Teluride, Durango, and Silverton offering shopping, music and film festivals, mine tours, hot springs, fishing, train rides, museums and more. Endless recreation in some of the Rockies most beautiful mountains. Walk out the door to skiing, hiking, 4 wheel drive ATV trails, road or mountain biking, snowboarding, sledding, mining ruins and ghost towns.
DOWNSTAIRS BEDROOM with Full Size Bed (double bed), Sleeping loft with mattresses. KITCHEN fully equipped with propane stove and all cooking utensils. Kitchen sink (no running water). Water needs to be brought in from other cabins or from in town (containers provided). BATHROOM with toilet only (water needs to be added to RV toilet). Wood burning stove with wood indoors ready to keep you warm. Large south facing deck with gas barbeque.
Great value, affordable family rates, children free. Perfect for couples, families or a few friends. Sleeps up to 8.
This cabin is simple, not fancy, but comfortable with all the basics.
15 Minutes from Silverton 35 minutes from Ouray.
4 wheel drive or 2 wheel drive SUV with clearance recommended. 1 mile on a 4 wheel drive dirt road.
NO SMOKING on the property
NO Linen Service. You must bring your own sleeping bags or bedding.
NO Cleaning Service. You must clean and leave the cabin as you found it. This is really very easy.
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This is the first review I've ever done, but the Mountain Belle cabin is well worth the effort. My husband and I agreed that it was the best place we've ever spent the night in.
Not for the faint of heart or someone who wants room service, this cabin requires four wheel drive to get to and has no electricity other than solar powered lights and an indoor RV toilet. But, oh, the views and connection with nature it has! It is completely off the beaten path though only two miles from the highway. On a hike, we saw elk and other wildlife. The cabin itself had wrap around windows, so we went to bed seeing the multitude of stars and woke up seeing the surrounding mountains. A creek runs just down the mountain a little ways.
The cabin itself was beautiful, comfortable and clean - wood stove, fully stocked wood pile, kitchen with all the dishes and cookware you would need. The owners were great to work with, and the price was spectacular compared to the other cabins in the area.
This was the highlight of our trip!
Out the door backcountry skiing, 4 wheel drive ATV, hiking.
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These are $200 boots all day long. Definitely not worth the $600. I waited to purchase these for over a year, and finally decided why not. They got lost in the mail for a week and when they finally arrived yesterday and opened the box I was so disappointed. I think what I don't like about them is the toe area. It is too rounded with smooth leather and doesn't have enough of the distressing like the shaft of the boot does. I do like the buckles and the leather shaft. Not crazy about the sole. All in all these are going back. :(
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The Pacific Lutheran softball team topped conference rival Linfield 3-0 on May 21 to claim the Division III national title, capping a season that saw them set a school record for wins. Led by senior ace pitcher Stacey Hagensen, who pitched all 58 innings for the Lutes in the postseason, the team went a perfect 8-0 in the national tournament after being excluded from it the season before. "It's validation for these girls," head coach Erin Van Nostrand noted at the team's celebration ceremony on the PLU campus. The national title was just the second such claim in any sport for Pacific Lutheran. Hagensen would roll in the postseason accolades, including the Northwest Conference Woman of the Year and the prestigious Honda Sports Award Division III Player of the Year. The Lutes finished with a 45-11 overall record, and a 24-4 mark in the Northwest Conference.
After a remarkable run through the 4A state football playoffs, Bellarmine Prep's season ended with a 49-24 loss in the state title game to top-ranked perennial power Skyline. That fact, however, did not dampen the season that was for the Lions. Cruising to another Narrows League 4A title after an 8-1 regular season, the Lions blew past Edmonds-Woodway 45-6 on Nov. 3, and topped Bothell 35-30 on Nov. 10 in their state opener. The Lions then had to travel to Spokane on Nov. 17, taking down Gonzaga Prep 32-29 on a last-second field goal from Matthew Philichi. The Lions advanced to the semifinals at Tacoma Dome, where they took down upstart Auburn 21-19 on Nov. 24 to advance to the finals. Leading the way for the Lions on the year was quarterback and Colorado commit Sefo Liufau, whose superb direction of the offense made the Lions a formidable scoring machine.
After suffering a first-round upset at the state meet the year before, Bellarmine Prep recovered to sweep through the volleyball bracket this fall, hoisting the 4A state title trophy after beating Mead in five sets, 25-27, 25-14, 25-20, 16-25, 15-13 on Nov. 10. To get to the finals, the Lions swept past Lake Stevens in the opener, beat Puyallup 3-1 in the quarterfinals and swept Jackson – who handed the Lions their only loss of the season earlier in the year – in the semifinals. Two-time Narrows League 4A MVP Courtney Schwan was again the catalyst for the Lions' offense and defense all season long, but a deep supporting cast was key to breaking through for their first ever volleyball title. Seniors Katherine Joyce and Katy DeGroot were instrumental in helping the squad to a nearly perfect record on the year, as both earned all-league first team honors.
While it was not the most successful season for the Tacoma Rainiers last summer, the organization made noise with the mid-season call-ups of top pitching prospect Danny Hultzen and shortstop Nick Franklin. While there certainly were learning curves, the two prospects are considered by some to be the future for the Mariners at their respective positions, and drove up the crowd interest for the Rainiers in an otherwise down year. The height of the excitement was the showdown between Hultzen and 49-year old former Mariner Jamie Moyer. Hultzen was not sharp in an 11-4 loss, and ended up struggling as a whole with Tacoma, with a 1-4 record and a 5.92 ERA over 48.2 innings, with 57 strikeouts. But along with Franklin, who batted .243 with seven homers and 29 runs batted in in 64 games, there was excitement in watching potential future stars on the local diamond.
As is the case most years, there was plenty of local representation at the state track meets on May 24-26. Highlighting the local success was Curtis' girls 4A state title, as junior Kennadi Bouyer led the way with wins in the 100- and 200-meter dashes. Foss' Marcus Chambers was spectacular as ever in the 3A meet, winning the 200-meter dash while also setting a personal record in taking the 400-meter dash title. Lakes' Izaic Yorks was another standout performer, helping the Lancers to a second-place finish by winning the 800-meter run and setting a new state record in winning the 1,600-meter run. At the 1A meet, Charles Wright's Alexander Moore won the 100- and 200-meter dashes to help the Tarriers' boys place third. On the 2B side, meanwhile, Tacoma Baptist's Rebecca McDonald, McKenna Neufeld, Ellie Spiro and Paige Narayan won both the 4X100- and 4X200-meter relays to help the Crusaders finish third.
Led by senior Brandi Loos, Wilson took second place as a team for the second straight year at the state bowling tournament on Feb. 3-4 at Narrows Plaza Lanes. The Rams totaled 5,094 pins as a team, as Loos averaged a score of 189.5 over six rounds on Feb. 3 to place seventh individually. Jessica Richards, who bowled a 240 in her second individual round, joined Loos in leading the squad, while Brianna Osborn, Samantha Dusek and Jordan Fruehling-Thomas were key to the effort as well. Richards started the fifth game with five straight strikes, and Loos continued the momentum with five straight strikes from the fifth to ninth frames and closed out nine of 10 frames in her final game. "I was feeling it, I was so dialed in," Loos would say after the individual competition.
Getting good representation in most of the events, Stadium's boys used their talented depth to take the 4A title at the state swim meet on Feb. 18 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. Logan Rysemus, Matues Siquiera, Taylor Wright and Stefan Kubeja got the Tigers off to a quick start with a win just in front of Issaquah in the 200-yard medley relay, and Rysemus followed two events later by dominating the field in the 200-yard individual medley, recording an All-American time. Rysemus also took second in the 100-yard backstroke to lead the Tigers' effort. "We put our heart and soul into it," Rysemus would say after the Tigers were presented with the state trophy.
Led by a trio of seniors, Charles Wright claimed the state title at the 1A cross country meet on Nov. 3 in Pasco. Ruben Riordan finished in 16 minutes and seven seconds to place third individually, while fellow seniors Travis Hensley and David Goldstone finished eighth and ninth, respectively, to lead the squad. The Tarriers featured a deep group of runners, and were coming off of a win at the league meet two weeks prior. "I love how great we're working together this year," said Riordan after the league meet. "We're always motivating each other. We have just the right balance of team competition and cohesiveness." The Tarriers were ranked first in the state in 1A for much of the season, and took the state title after placing fourth at state the year before.
Foss may be starting to make a name for itself on the soccer pitch, as both their boys and girls teams earned their first ever postseason berths this year. The boys team, which posted three wins and three draws in league play, almost topped that accomplishment by notching their first postseason win. But the Falcons were topped 2-1 by Prairie on May 12 on a goal in the final minutes. Foss freshman Jesus Perez had equalized the score early in the second half, as he is one of a number of promising players for the future. The girls squad answered that by posting six wins and two draws in the fall, surrendering just 13 goals in 12 league games. But tough circumstances hit the Falcons in the postseason, as they were missing both their starting and backup goalkeepers for their district matchup against Kelso on Nov. 3 due to pre-college testing. The Falcons fell 6-0, but showed similar promise as the boys as a number of young, talented players return next year.
The Commencement Bay Rowing Club youth team of Kadie Brown, Kathleen Petrich, Courtney Thompson, Natalie Reetz and Aelish Lambert won the 4+ (four with coxswain) race at the U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships on June 10 in Oak Ridge, Tenn. It was the first such title for a youth team in the history of the club, which had recently celebrated its 20th year of existence. Lambert, a sophomore at Curtis High School, served as the coxswain, while Thompson was a senior at Curtis. Petrich, a senior at Bellarmine Prep, and Reetz, a senior at Fife High School, were also part of the group that never lost a single heat in any regatta during the spring season. Brown, a junior at Annie Wright, would go on to earn the silver medal in the women's pair race at the World Rowing Junior Championships on Aug. 18 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
After a disappointing loss in their state opener, Wilson rattled off five straight wins to take third place at the 3A state softball meet on May 25-26 at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey. The Rams topped Lake Washington 8-3 in their second game on May 25, as Kaysha Fox and Taylor Clark drilled home runs. They followed that with a dramatic 3-2 win over Meadowdale in the nightcap, and posted a 15-2 win over Camas on May 26 before beating University 8-3 and Juanita 10-1 in the consolation finals. The Rams capped a 25-3 season that saw them post a perfect 9-0 record in the Narrows 3A. Led by league MVP Pitcher Janessa Flynn and MVP Position Player Alexa Olague – the catcher – the Rams dominated the postseason accolades. Fox, Clark, Darian Grimm, Riley Jornlin and Alex Flynn were also named all-league first-teamers.
While the ultimate goal was not achieved, Bellarmine Prep certainly made noise in winning their first game at Tacoma Dome and ultimately taking fifth place in the 4A state playoffs last winter. The Lions topped Mount Rainier 66-50 in their opener on March 1, as Isaiah Flynn had 22 points and Sefo Liufau added 20 points and 22 rebounds. They fell 52-46 to eventual state champ Davis on March 2, and were topped 62-51 by Union on March 3. But the Lions had earned a share of the Narrows 4A title in a season that saw them go 24-5 overall and 13-1 in league play. Flynn, Liufau and center Lucas Meikle capped the season by earning all-league first team honors.


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Early Sunday morning, police were called to a business on 10th Street.
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"The America's Cup, yachting is great and garish grail, is a tumorous tureen no handsomer than a camel."
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"The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but finding myself able to have as many freshly typed drafts as possible."
"You don't have to be a redneck to be a member of a redneck yacht club. It's a term that in the past has been a stigma or a stereotype, but songs like this and other various songs, even though they talk about the very things that people imagine rednecks doing or being, they're realizing that a redneck is more of a lifestyle than a person or a people."
"This is a wonderful recognition that goes to the core of what makes Annapolis Yacht Club so special. It speaks to the vitality of the club."
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