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some people were born to write.. i was born to criticize
When im bored, i read and if i get more bored i just stop reading. So if a review something is because i didnt got bored in the middle.
So be happy if you get a review from me , your story isnt (that) boring
great story really original.. will there be more?
wow great story off to read part2
oo i thought the other story was already up
good story deffinitly a fav
happy holidays and happy deathly hallows day!
so far,sogood. I review here to tell yuo im totally identified with this: The fact that no matter how much homework I do, it never ends
wow goig to read the sequel & more of ur stories right now
Happy Holidays and happy Deathly hallows day!
Well good first chapter.. me likes idiot harry
well this story is much funnier than the last one.. u could have mad tonks as malfoy's cousin considering she is his actual cousin and everything
well its ok
great chappie
easily the best STORY i ever read
please pdate soon
really looking forward to reading it alll
Author's Response: Thanks. Unfortunately, I can't update yet. At least, not until MNFF opens again... *sighs*
the story is great!!!11 i was sorry to hear that i am the only reviewer ............. so i thought i review again
gret story keep it going 10000000000000000000000000000/10
Author's Response: Thanks. I'm just typing up the next chapter...
totally forget wat this story is about but upsate anyway
I've finally updated the story! Yay! Chapter 11 is up...
you should update that sayin chapter 12 is up probably thats what confuses people.. great story anyway
Author's Response: Oh, right...oops. Thank'ee for pointing that out. :)
hi again!! i was bored and i read the rest of your stories. they are gret. Will you ever update Harry Potter and the Toenail of Icklibogg. please do so
Author's Response: Thanks. The thing is, I've got exams next week, so I'm not allowed to write any stories. I've got to revise instead. And I've got exams for the next two weeks...
great story totally awesome
hahah very funny great story


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Maloney Skips Rangel Party for Family Event
I'm told Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14) will be out of state and not attending Rep. Charlie Rangel's birthday event. She'll be out of town for a personal family meeting, according to someone familiar with the plans.
Maloney's Democratic challenger, Reshma Saujani, criticized Maloney for her planned attendance at the event.

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text: AUSTIN, Texas, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vermillion, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRML), a leading molecular diagnostics company, has received a notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a patent, "Methods for Diagnosing Ovarian Cancer." This patent further expands the list of biomarkers Vermillion has employed in the diagnosis or status determination of ovarian cancer. In this case, the granted claims cover the use of Protein C Inhibitor (PCI) in ovarian cancer tests using blood and several other sample types. "Vermillion continues to expand its already extensive portfolio of biomarker-related patents in ovarian cancer and other important disease states," said Donald Munroe, Ph.D., chief science officer and VP of research & development at Vermillion. "The latest patent allowance further strengthens the ovarian cancer franchise behind our lead product, OVA1®, and offers creative new options to detect and manage this silent killer." About OVA1OVA1 was the first FDA-cleared blood test for pre-surgical cancer diagnosis that achieved 99% accuracy in clinical trials for detecting epithelial ovarian cancers.(1) In other studies, OVA1 found 70% of malignancies missed by non-specialist pre-surgical assessment,(2) and it increased detection of malignancy over ACOG guidelines from 77% to 94%.(3) As the first protein-based, In Vitro Diagnostic Multi-Variate Index Assay (IVDMIA) cleared by the FDA, OVA1 also represents a new class of software-based diagnostics. Citings:1) Ueland, FR, et al. Obstet Gynecol 2011:VOL 117, NO. 6, June 20112) Ueland, FR, et al. Obstet Gynecol 2011:VOL 117, NO. 6, June 20113) Miller R, et al. Obstet Gynecol 2011:VOL 117, NO. 6, June 2011 About VermillionVermillion, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRML) is dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel high-value diagnostic tests that help physicians diagnose, treat and improve outcomes for patients. Vermillion, along with its prestigious scientific collaborators, has diagnostic programs in oncology, hematology, cardiology and women's health. Additional information about Vermillion can be found at www.vermillion.com .


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New York Rangers Season Preview
What should you be expecting from the Rangers? Read on and find out.
It was a long, hard…summer, I guess…spent reliving the final days of a season in which the Rangers wildly outplayed their expectations and still, somehow, came up short of them.
Entering the 2011-2012 season, many figured the Rangers a vastly improved squad, but few would have suggested that they'd contend for the President's Trophy, sit atop the Eastern Conference at season's end, and enter the playoffs a favorite to win Lord Stanley's Cup. Few would have been right, then, as the Rangers willed their way to each, and put the Eastern Conference on notice for years to come: this will not be over quickly, you will not enjoy this.
Offensively inconsistent, much of that success should be attributed to the Vezina-winning campaign of professional life-winner Henrik Lundqvist and those immediately in front of him. The Rangers' young defense shined in 2011-2012, lead, most notably, by the combination of relative veteran Dan Girardi and rising star Ryan McDonagh.
Admittedly, though, there was something larger at work last year. And though it sounds both corny and out of place without a janitor lecturing Sean Astin, you can't mention last year's Blueshirts without noting the John Tortorella/Ryan Callahan play-to-die style that became the club's calling card – and made it one of the easiest teams to root for in professional sports, even if it didn't get them past the Devils in the Eastern Conference Finals.
KEY DEPARTURES: Following the game-six loss that ended their campaign, the off-season saw the departures of at least two fan-favorites, forwards Brandon Dubinsky and Brandon Prust, as well as that of Artem Anisimov. Dubinsky and Anisimov were both moved in a trade you'll read about below, and Prust took a significant raise from the Montreal Canadiens. Dubinsky and Prust's mentalities will be missed, as will Prust's ability on the penalty kill, but in the grand scheme of things, Glenn Sather made the right decision with each.
KEY ARRIVALS: Sandpaper-guy Arron Asham, and talented face-off man Jeff Halpern are solid acquisitions, but the story of the summer for the Blueshirts was the trade for Rick Nash – a winger with such offensive prowess he managed to get noticed while playing in Columbus, and whom the Rangers hope will be the resounding answer to their only real problem.
WEAKNESS: Is it intellectually dishonest to color Rick Nash a "resounding answer" to the Rangers' problem, then dub his speciality the team's weakness? Yes. Am I doing it anyway? Yes. Is my vivid memory of the unit's lack of production in last year's playoffs the reason? Yes. Nash is without a doubt a huge piece, but the way in which he fits the puzzle still needs to be figured by coach John Tortorella. As of now, the former Blue Jacket is expected to team up with fellow scorers Marion Gaborik and Brad Richards to create one of the league's most threatening offensive lines. Will the line realize it's potential? Who knows. Even if they do, however, who comes next? Captain Ryan Callahan and speedster Carl Hagelin are expected to be top six forwards. Perhaps they'll combine with the speed of rookie Chris Kreider, who exploded onto the scene during last year's Stanley Cup Playoffs, to create a line that would, if nothing else, be hellish on the forecheck. How does Stepan fit? Boyle? Asham? Is there scoring to be had beyond the top two lines? Only time will tell.
STRENGTH: As I said above, the young Ranger defense proved to be, Lundqvist included, the team's biggest X's and O's strength in 2011-2012. This year, they're just more experienced. The combination of Girardi and McDonagh is a shut down one, so much so that they've relegated a healthy Marc Staal – a top defender on almost every team in the league – to second line status. Great things are once again expected from Michael Del Zotto and though the absence of Michael Sauer, still out with a concussion, will hurt, with Henrik Lundqvist in net, to quote Chris Cooper in Seabiscuit: "I don't think it's going to matter much, honest."
EXPECTATIONS: Undoubtedly, the Rangers are a favorite, if not the favorite, to win the East. On paper, they're one of the more complete teams in the league. A healthy Sidney Crosby, however, means even a Staal-less Penguins team is re-loaded and will likely to be the Rangers' biggest foe in this shortened season. The Rangers may very well end up the four seed in the Eastern Conference after finishing second in their division, but either way, with the pieces already in pace, and the new pieces ready to join the fold, nothing short of a deep playoff run should be expected.
The season opens Saturday night in Boston. Game on.


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Barabina road contractor fired
-work handed over to residents
The contractor hired to build a $21.3M road to Barabina in the north west district has been fired by the Ministry of Public Works after he failed to complete the work and the remainder of the task will be handed over to the residents.
According to a Govern-ment Information Agency (GINA) press release, the residents of the community of Barabina, Region 1 have been given the opportunity to earn money and at the same time bring closure to their longstanding road issue. This decision was taken after the Minister of Local Government, Norman Whittaker consulted with the Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn, under whose ministry the contract was awarded and being executed and the Regional Administration, who were monitoring the project.
The decision to terminate follows a report in Stabroek News on July 22nd about the state of the work and the lamentations of the residents over it.
The announcement was then made by Whittaker on a visit to the community on July 25th where he informed residents that the contract granted to Joshi Construction to construct the revetment of the Barabina Road was terminated and would be given to them to complete the outstanding work. In his address, he said, "The project faced several delays and the contract should have been terminated with Joshi Construction earlier, but one of the last things you want to be doing is changing contractor in the middle of the project".
The Ministry of Public Works had on several occasions spoken to the contractor about the delays and hindrances affecting the road works and had said that they were not satisfied with the contractor's performance. The release reiterated words spoken by both Benn and the hinterland engineer, Mohamed Naeem, that payment had only been made for the work completed so far which was estimated to be some 70%. If calculated that would be approximately $15M.The remaining 30% of work, valued at approximately $6.3M will be completed by the residents who will supply the labour and material (laterite) to build up the road to the required 1 meter height.
One resident and community leader of Barabina told Stabroek News yesterday that the residents are all pleased that their voices have been heard and are much more comfortable with the decision to give them the work to earn money and ensure a proper road is built. The resident further explained that much technical expertise isn't required since the laying of laterite and corduroy is a simple task requiring no heavy machinery. The individual thanked Stabroek News for raising the issue, allowing them some deliverance from the plight they've been faced with for months.
Whittaker, on his visit also updated the residents on the effort to supply the community with electricity, informing them that poles, previously promised to them will be planted in the community shortly. He indicated that Cummings Electrical had been contracted to do so.
On a visit to Whitewater, Whittaker engaged the residents reminding them of the Government's commitment to develop their community specifically citing strides made in the education sector.
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Motorola is giving away all of these things to the Grand Prize winner of its Super Bowl Reporter contest. You and a pal will be flying to Indianapolis where you will cover Media Day for OCCN, watch the game live with your bestest buddy and get the pair of Motorola devices. To win the contest, send a 30 second video to Motorola that tells them why they should be sending you to Super Bowl 46. To enter, head over to the sourcelink and send in your entry. The video must be in by Friday.
Five finalists will be selected and each will receive a Motorola DROID RAZR. One finalist will receive the phone, the tablet, the Super Bowl trip including a pair of tickets to the game, hang out with Chad Ochocinco and work as a reporter on "Media Day". The total Grand Prize package has a retail vale of approximately $11,000. For complete rules, click on this link.
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Products For Dry Hair: What Works, What Doesn't
All hair products aren't created equal. This is especially problematic for those with excessively dry hair.
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A Sykesville woman is dead after a car she was a passenger in went off the road and hit large boulder.
Police say a car driven by 21-year-old Emily Kerr of Brookville rolled over a number of times after hitting the boulder, then hit a tree.
During the rollover, 23-year-old Kari Young of Sykesville was thrown from the car and died at the scene.
Kerr and another passenger, 23-year-old Allison Knouse of DuBois were taken to UPMC for treatment of their injuries.
Police say speed was a factor in the crash.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Sykesville Woman Dies in Crash
Posted by Anne Holliday at 10:27:00 AM
Labels: DuBois, Jefferson County
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- kaysee said...
they also wernt found until the next morning, they crashed around 10 the night before. the survivors are very lucky to be alive. they say the 40 degree weather helped them survive thru the night. its tragic, i went to school with them :(
- July 18, 2009 at 3:17 PM
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Sparks May Fly this Valentine's Day
You want the sparks to fly this Valentine's Day, just not from a power line.
PG&E is cautioning all the lovebirds out there to make sure they tie down or weigh down mylar baloons.
The material they're made out of is a conductor, and if they get into power lines they can knock out electricity.
PG&E spokesman Nacho Ariquistain has seen it happen, right across from a vendor's stand.
"She was very surprised at the extent of the explosion she saw directly across from her. So yeah, that's what happens when these balloons get away from you," he said.
Last year, more than 8,700 customers lost power in 38 outages caused by the metallic balloons. Some of them can last for hours depending on the damage to the lines.


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By CHRISTINE L. PRATT Staff Writer MILLERSBURG -- It's a multi-million dollar industry in Ohio, but
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Media entrepreneur Tim Weller gleefully tweeted last week that events group UBM had warned that full-year revenue growth would be at or slightly below the guidance range of between 3% and 5% because of softer conditions in Brazil and India.
City Spy wonders whether the topic has come up at board meetings of Weller's Incisive Media — owner of Hedge Funds Review and Financial Director?
After all, his business and UBM — which operates specialist websites for nurses and architects as well as trade fairs such as Black Hat, the renowned Las Vegas secret agents' and hackers' convention — have many similarities, not least the fact that both are chaired by the same person, the former CBI president, Dame Helen Alexander.
With UBM chief executive David Levin announcing he will leave next year, perhaps she could effect a job swap so Weller can make sure the company doesn't fall short again.
Journey's end is wrapped in jargon
"Dear Colleagues," begins the start of a 500-word email from Thomson Reuters boss Jim Smith to his staff. The ones he's about to take the knife too. In a metaphorical way.
You can tell bad news is coming, because it begins: "At the beginning of the month, I thanked you for all the work that has gone into building a solid foundation for our future success. Today, you can see the proof in our third-quarter performance."
Great news, everyone. The email continues with five paragraphs of jargon, before this bombshell is unleashed. Reuters must, apparently, "accelerate our evolution into a platform company — one that delivers to customers not just a portfolio of products, but the power of our entire enterprise". What does this mean? No one knows. But the next bit is clear.
"We will eliminate approximately 3000 positions as we continue to reduce product and operational complexity across our company. And we will focus our resources on supporting frontline teams on the ground in markets with the greatest potential for growth." Sorry, 3000 of you, you're sacked. Never nice news, but more palatable, at least, when it's in plain, sensitive English.
Smith concludes: "Some of the early steps in our journey will be difficult. We won't get there overnight. But I assure you — we're on a journey well worth taking." Well, not for 3000 of his staff.
Cussons slips into Poole for a Brighton run
Down to Hyde Park for a spot of well-dressed motoring. Savile Row tailor Henry Poole & Co designed a bespoke driving suit for RAC Driving Committee boss Ben Cussons to wear on the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run this Sunday. Cussons' dapper attire will match his vehicle — he will be driving a 1903 Daimler — joining 500 other cars in the race that were all made before 1905.
Cussons, dressed in tweed driving coat, waistcoat, plus-twos and driving cap, will aim to complete the 60 miles to Brighton travelling between 8mph and 20mph. Any car exceeding the 20mph limit will be disqualified. So no go faster stripes in this race then.
* So the costs of Project Verde have now hit £1.37 billion for Lloyds Bank. The divestment of 632 branches, ordered by the anti state-aid jobsworths in Brussels, has been through an abortive sale to Co-op Bank to the revival and ultimate flotation of TSB. After being asked whether the whole process has cost more than the Verde business is actually worth, Lloyds finance director George Culmer laughed out loud and responded: "I'll duck that question if you don't mind."Reuse content


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China Seeks To Build More Strategic Research Partnerships Overseas
This is an article from University World News, an online publication that covers global higher education. It is presented here under an agreement with The Chronicle.
A shift is underway in China from making a mark globally as a research power, towards an increasingly strategic "innovation diplomacy" that is shaping "the spread and intensity of its global research and innovation relationships," according to a new study.
The report by NESTA, formerly the nonprofit National Endowment for Science, Technology, and the Arts in the United Kingdom, notes that "an ever-intensifying web of international connections has spread across every aspect of China's innovation system – from joint academic research to technology transfer and licensing, foreign direct investment, mergers, and acquisitions.
"As a result the Chinese system is densely connected to sources of expertise elsewhere."
In the 2000s China was intent on building up domestic research capacity, and there has been a dramatic rise in articles published in international journals. Now, alongside a continued supportive environment for home-grown research, the country is turning to a more sophisticated assessment of what the world has to offer.
There is a willingness "to buy expertise off the shelf," according to China's Absorptive State: Innovation and research in China, which was released this month.
"China is in an absorptive state, increasingly adept at attracting and profiting from global knowledge and networks," it said.
The country is "starting to become more selective about where it sources its knowledge and focusing on partners who can make a significant collaborative contribution."
"Time and again we see examples of highly targeted collaborations in research and innovation," according to the NESTA report.
Preferred Partners
The United States has long been a favored partner, according to the report. "It now accounts for a bigger share of a bigger pot." In 2011 more than 10 percent of China's research publications had a U.S. co-author.
The U.K. has also slightly increased its share of collaborative papers to around 2.5 percent and recently moved ahead of Japan as China's second most popular research collaboration partner. European nations such as Germany and France have fallen slightly in their collaborative share to below 2 percent, and Canada's share is now rising.
Australia's collaboration has doubled as a share of China's research publication output over the last two decades, and it is now ahead of Germany with a share approaching the U.K.'s.
Collaboration with the smaller research economies of South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan is growing but has "flattened slightly" at 1 percent each, "possibly limited by the size and therefore the collaborative capacity of those nations," according to the report.
"There is no perfect formula for high-impact collaborations with China."
National Goals
In 2012 China's total research and development, or R&D, expenditure exceeded CNY1-trillion (US$163-billion) – an 18 percent increase on the previous year.
Gross expenditure on R&D as a share of gross domestic product rose from 0.5 percent in mid-1992 to 1.97 percent in 2012 – "a huge absolute spending rise in an economy that grew by a factor of 10 in the same period", the report noted.
Most of the growth was attributable to the business sector and applied research. Basic research still accounts for less than 5 percent of total R&D expenditure.
"China will continue to need to import foreign technology and collaborate internationally in technology for some time," according to the report.
It has set about this in a strategic and targeted fashion.
Adam Segal from the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations is quoted as saying that "one of China's great strengths has been a laser-like focus on shaping foreign interactions to serve national innovation goals."
Since the publication of its 2006 Medium and Long-Term National Plan for Science and Technology Development, or MLP, China has moved from general and project-based international cooperation in science and technology to more targeted collaborations, inviting specific foreign collaborators to China as well as going abroad to seek collaborations.
It is clear that absorbing, attracting, improving, and owning knowledge from elsewhere is "a core strand of policy," the report notes, adding that "introduce, digest, absorb, and re–innovate," featured prominently in the MLP, which is still the primary blueprint for innovation policy until 2020.
Re-innovation in particular is based on assimilation and absorption of imported technology, according to the 2006 document.
But while the MLP said China should reduce its dependence on foreign technology to 30 percent by 2020, this was dropped in the 12th Five Year Plan launched in 2011. It stated that China "will actively expand imports of foreign technology" and "bring in senior talent and advanced technology from overseas and encourage foreign enterprises to set up R&D centres in China."
But the report notes that "previously regarded as a weakness, the quality and speed of China's capacity for incremental re-innovation is now an important competitive asset," particularly in the field of manufacturing technologies which previously relied on "substandard imitation."
Thanks to its policy-driven approach, the report said, China had been "propelled into the top ranks of global innovation, but the process has been inefficient and these policies are now being complemented by a growing focus on efficiency, quality, coordination, and evaluation."
This year the Ministry of Science and Technology released guidelines on research funding and publishing, with outstanding academic papers written in English as one of the key areas it would fund – an indication of the government's "ambition for Chinese research to make more of an impact on the world."
However impact, as measured by research citations, remains below the world average at present in most areas with the exception of agricultural research, and the headline figures of overall research publications and patents are treated with some caution.
The strength of research economies like the U.K. is that they are relatively stable from year to year, the report continued, while China is changing at an unprecedented rate. "This requires a cautious approach to interpreting strengths and weaknesses. Spikes of excellence and pools of mediocrity can be hidden among the averages."
Experts argue that lack of overall coordination is "creating serious inefficiencies in the system," such as the ability to deal with the 2003 SARS flu-like virus outbreak, and the problem of prominent researchers "getting identical projects funded by different agencies."
These are compounded by "deficiencies in national quality controls and evaluations, and serious issues with misconduct and plagiarism in the research system."
The report acknowledged that China has reached a stage where it is able to absorb advanced technologies, although it is not yet at the stage where it can call itself an innovation nation.
For China to become an innovation power globally, it will have to continue with massive spending on research and innovation and improved management of R&D and research at universities.
China must "run as fast as possible in order to remain at the cusp of the global technological frontier without advancing the frontier itself," the report said.


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The Earthquake Will Be Socialized…
I've never been in an earthquake before, and I had no clue what was going on when it hit yesterday. When I did, my first instinct was not to stand in the nearest doorway (what I should've done, in case it was worse than it turned out to be) – it was to start tweeting about it.
In fact, it was the first instinct of many, many others. Seconds after it happened, I saw tweets from people in DC, New York, Ohio – it was how I found out just how far-reaching the quake was. I went to CNN, and they were still reporting events in Libya as breaking news. I heard from a few of my followers that I was the first person in their stream to tweet about the earthquake.
I checked Facebook and saw all the tremor chatter there – this only minutes after it happened. We were all sharing information and our experiences in real time, long before mainstream media picked up on it.
This may be old news to you, but social media once again serves as the hub of activity and updates during an emergency. So think about how powerful it can be during a non-emergency – a conference or a fundraising campaign. Word-of-mouth matters, and social media is the tool that can help you spread the word.
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I went right to Twitter, and not the local news (on or off-line), to find out what was going on. Sign of the times I guess!


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|Detar, William
|Penner, John
|Funk, Howard
Submitted to: Transactions of the ASAE
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/5/2006
Publication Date: 6/1/2006
Citation: Detar, W.R., Penner, J.V., Funk, H.A. 2006. Airborne remote sensing to detect plant water stress in full canopy cotton. Transactions of the ASAE. Vol. 49(3):655-665. Interpretive Summary: Timeliness of irrigation is important in cotton production. Irrigating either too early or too late can reduce the yields. Because of the natural variability of soils in a large field, timing the irrigation based on what is visible from the edge of a large field can be very misleading. In this two-year study remote sensing provided high-resolution maps of the water stress levels in Acala cotton, using airplane-mounted multispectral and hyperspectral cameras. Half of the plots in two 2.6 ha. experimental fields on sandy soil were water stressed and those in the other half were properly irrigated, using a subsurface drip irrigation system. Flights were made after full canopy cover was established. All the data from 9 flights were combined into one large file for use with multiple regression to find which wavelengths best predicted the temperature rise of the canopy, as determined by a thermal infrared camera, also on board the airplane. The best 2-band model had wavelengths centered at 686 nm and 850 nm. A modified NDVI was also presented.
Technical Abstract: Airborne remote sensing data, using hyperspectral (HSI), multispectral (MSI), and thermal infrared cameras (TIR), were collected for two seasons, with a different variety of Acala cotton and a different experimental field for each season, for a total of 9 flights. The TIR camera was used to detect the elevated canopy temperature that occurs when the plant is water stressed. The degree of stress, as measured by the rise above the lower baseline of the crop water stress index (CWSI), was well correlated to several new vegetation indices. Both linear and nonlinear multiple regression was used to find the best-fitting wavelengths in the range of 429 to 1010 nm for one-, two-, three- and four-parameter HSI models. The best-fitting two-parameter wavelengths were centered at 686 nm and 850 nm, and the best three were 686, 811, and 860 nm. The normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) was modified by putting extra weight on the red term, and provided a better fit than an un-modified NDVI. The main finding was that plant water stress in Acala cotton at full canopy can indeed be detected with airborne remote sensing.


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Austin Zoo is a great location for birthday parties of all ages! Austin Zoo birthday parties can occur in our Picnic Grove or in one of our three venues.
Before reserving your party, please read through all the information on this page. For reservations, call our Gift Shop at (512) 288-1490.
Cost and Payment
The birthday party admission rate is $6.00 per person, with a 15 person minimum. One individual must pay the total bill to receive the discounted rate.
Any guests paying for their own admission will be charged regular zoo admission prices.
A $50.00 non-refundable deposit is required at the time of booking for all birthday party reservations. This deposit will be applied to the total admission costs of your party.
Example: If you have 20 guests arrive, the admission cost is $120.00. When you close out your tab, we will deduct the $50.00 deposit from this total, and you will owe the difference of $70.00.
All venue fees are due in full at the time of booking. Scroll down for venue prices and pictures.
Final Payment is due before you and your party guests leave the zoo or before the Gift Shop closes at 5:00pm–whichever occurs first.
We accept Mastercard, Visa, Discover and cash.
Austin Zoo has three private venues available for rent: the Peacock Barn, the Primate Pavilion and the Events Pavilion.
Venue Time Slots: 10 am – 12 pm, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm, 3 pm – 5 pm
Venue Pricing:
- Peacock Barn: $75.00
- Primate Pavilion: $75.00
- Events Pavilion: $150.00
The Peacock Barn is located next to the Discovery Center, Train Station and Petting Corral. It is outdoors and enclosed on three sides.
The Primate Pavilion is located on top of the hill next to our Primate Palace. It is outdoors and gated with fencing along each side.
Our newest venue, the Events Pavilion, is 875 sq. ft., indoor, temperature-controlled and located in our Education Building. This venue requires an additional damage deposit of $100.00 at time of booking. You can receive the full amount back if there is no damage after your party.
If you book your party during the week (Monday-Friday), venue prices are half off! Peacock Barn and Primate Pavilion will be $37.50, and Events Pavilion will be $75.00 (plus $100.00 damage deposit).
Venue fees are due in full at the time of booking.
Guest Lists, Food and Decorations
A guest list (including family members) must be provided when you arrive on the day of the party.
All guests should be advised to check in at the Gift Shop as they arrive, so we can mark them as present on the provided guest list.
Your list will be used to calculate the total number of guests in attendance and the total cost for the party. You will not be charged for absent guests.
You may bring food and drinks into the Zoo.
Pizza delivery to the Zoo is available from Pizza Hut (512) 358-0000, Mr. Gatti's (512) 583-8098, Domino's (512) 288-8886, or Craig O's (512) 891-7200.
Plastic leopard and zebra print tablecloths are available for purchase for $6.00 each in the Gift Shop.
Decorations are not provided by the Zoo, but you are welcome to bring them with you.
These items must stay in the picnic area or your private venue.
New! Austin Zoo Birthday Package
Let us take off some of the pressure of planning your party!
This birthday package includes:
Venue Time Slot (Events, Primate or Peacock), Animal Experience Show, 20 Austin Zoo admissions, 20 Austin Zoo invitations, 20 Goodie Bags, 10 Animal Feed Bags
- Events Pavilion Package -$495.00 ($100 damage deposit also necessary for this venue)
- Primate Pavilion Package -$425.00
- Peacock Barn Package -$425.00
Important: Any additional admissions can be purchased for $6.00 per person on the day of your party. Birthday Package parties will not pay the $50 nonrefundable deposit; any additional admissions must be paid for on the day of the party. There are no refunds for unused admissions, goodie bags, invitations or any other part of the package. You can add additional goodie bags, invitations and/or animal feed – the additional cost per item will be placed on the package price when you book your party.
New! Austin Zoo Goodie Bags and Invitations
Austin Zoo Goodie Bags and Invitations are now available to purchase for your party!
Buy 20 invitations for $15.00 (or $.75 each), plus tax. Important: we must mail you these invitations, so keep this in mind when you book your party.
Goodie Bags are $5.00 each (plus tax) and include a variety of small Austin Zoo gift shop merchandise.
You must purchase these in advance (preferably when you book your party).
We have one charcoal grill available for use, provided the burn ban is not on. Charge for use of the grill is $10.00.
Grill must be reserved ahead of time. You must supply your own charcoal & lighter.
Starting October 1, 2016, the train will cost $3.00 per person. To make special arrangements for your group, call (512) 970-2987.
Reschedules and Cancellations
If you need to reschedule or cancel a reservation, please call our Gift Shop at (512) 288-1490 as soon as possible. Austin Zoo welcomes reschedules at any time without penalty.
The $50.00 deposit is non-refundable.
If you must cancel, 50% of the venue fee will be refunded if you cancel at anytime up to two weeks prior to your event date. No refunds will be given within 14 days of your event date.


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Fire-belly toads grazing?
Many years ago, when I was a kid, I had a 29 gallon 50/50 tank with some fire-belly toads. I purchased some kind of "repti-grass" seeds and planted them on the land side of the tank. The grass grew remarkably well and I figured the toads would enjoy hiding in it.
Instead, I found them eating the grass. I kept them pretty well fed on dusted crickets and the occasional mealworm or bloodworms, so I can't imagine it was malnutrition or hunger. Grazing isn't really something associated with toads, so I was pretty surprised.
I've seen a few mentions of the tadpoles being omnivores, but not much else. Anyone else noticed firebellies eating plants before?
Maybe they weren't so much grazing on the grass, but snacking on microfauna in the grass? Fbt's are notorious ravenous eaters and if the grass was there as they were snacking on something, the grass would be eaten as well? I've never had fbt's but know many people who do, but have never heard of that behavior before.
herbivory is the norm in tads, but exceptionally rare in adult anurans. it has not been documented in Bombina.
At one time I breed these beauties. I kept them in a custom vivarium I built. I keep them for over ten years and never saw any signs of them eating the plants.
Are u gut loading your crickets? The better you do that the healthier the frogs will be. The other thing is absolute cleanliness - they absorb ever thing through there skin. aAlthough they can deal with deep water I do not suggest it as they prefer shallow water with plants.
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This was many years ago that it happened, Aquaticz. I do think I gut loaded the crickets, but I can't be positive. They had a sloped 50/50 tank that was probably 4 inches at its deepest.
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Feb. 10, 2014
(Opening Statement) "Against South Carolina I thought the guys did a good job moving the basketball and setting the tone pounding the ball inside early. They did a good job defending early. They did a great job trying to get the ball, keeping the three point shooters from being a threat. Overall it is a good win now we look forward to Florida. They are a very talented team from top to bottom they have good parts on both sides of the ball, so it should be a great test."
(On the Florida defense) "I think first and foremost it is the commitment. I think anytime your point guard and your big guy in my opinion the guy who starts it up top and the guy who is anchoring on the back side when they do that at such a high level. I think both of those guys really have the DNA, even when they were freshmen, to be defenders. I think it helps they are seniors and Casey (Prather) is a guy that flash and defends. Will Yeguete has always been a defensive minded guy. All those guys have always been their make-up. You look at their previous years they have never been their go to guys for scoring baskets. Now they are scoring the ball and defending at a high level. I think that is the biggest key. They all have bought into defending at a high level and this is what is best for their team to get where they are trying to go."
(On Florida sometimes using a young point guard) "I think so just in watching when you have a good point guard who puts pressure on the ball, but also Scottie Willbekin he can guard off the ball. Not just defending points he can guard the two guards. The way Patric Young defends, he rebounds, plays hard and competes. He exerts a lot of energy out there."
(On surprised with improvement of Casey Prather)
"Not really, you can see what he does now. It would be surprising if he shot 60% from the three because he has never really shot a lot of threes. He is more at the four position and now he is playing with a three slashing the ball. If you watch how we scores baskets and he is just attacking the rim and making plays. But I am not surprised because I thought he had a level of toughness to him even a year ago. He just has so many other pieces, but he is doing a great job of slashing but it isn't like he is coming off screens. He is really attacking. He is making plays. When he gets smaller guys on him he posts up and scores around the rim. He is probably 6'6, 215 or 220 pounds."
(On Tennessee guards having an off game last time against Florida or just tough defense) "I think a little bit of both. From our stand point quick shots, off balanced shots but then you have to give credit to the defense for that. We were not executing at the level we needed to as well."
(On Jordan McRae's shooting) "I think it is good, but you are talking about a guy who is one of the better scoring guards of the league. You expect that production from him, but you expect even more on a major stage against the quality opponent. That is when the great ones make their name so to speak when you perform on stages like that. He is built for that. He is ready for it."
(On looking that the common thread for Florida's two losses) "I didn't see the Wisconsin game but I saw the Connecticut game. I think it was just a box out at the end if they would have boxed out it would have been their game. They did a good job with their 1-3-1 getting Connecticut off balanced. They just didn't come up with the box out. I thought they did a good job. At that time they had guys out so it wasn't like they had a full team. They did a great job performing without guys because Casey (Prather) he would have been playing that game, so you can't take a lot from that just because the situation."
(On Chris Walker) "I watched the Alabama game. I saw him quite a bit on the AU circle. He is a tremendous athlete. He runs the floor, jumps, blocks shots and is a talented basketball player. It is hard to say what he brings outside of his athleticism because I haven't seen him play a lot. One thing with a team with chemistry and flow you don't want to disrupt that. So it is hard for me to say right now."
(On things Alabama did against Florida that might help Tennessee) "Trevor (Releford) made plays in the first half. He did a good job of attacking and making shots. They attacked the press and got across. In some ways that is a blueprint of how Florida plays but Alabama did a good job of attacking the press and getting to the rim mixing it up a little defensively. They just played with confidence. They came up short but I thought they played with a high level of confidence."
(On Florida's lack of weaknesses) "I think so, but I think, in my opinion, their biggest strength is probably--they don't, well it looks like they don't--care who gets the accolades, glory, that sort of thing. It's just win ball games. I think when you have a team like that with talented basketball players, you have a chance to be very successful."
(On difference between UT's play against Florida press and other presses) "Unfortunately, probably spending more time on it in practice than we would like to, but that's what you have to do because it takes away from some other things because at this time of the year, you shorten your practice time. A couple of the things you might take away from it and, hopefully, it doesn't hurt you going into your next game. But, just giving it more time. And, even the other teams that didn't press as much, we still worked on the press just to keep it fresh in our heads. I think it helped us, but again, you have to be aggressive. These guys have seen press since they were youth. They have to get it across the court and attack the rim. You can't be passive."
(On offense's impact on defense) "Again, you can't be consumed by your shots. If they go great or they don't, you still rely on your defending, rebounding, and playing hard. Those things have to be a constant. You have to do that. I think, for us, home atmosphere, great crowd--we expect that to happen. I think all of those things help you. I think their crowd played a major factor on how we played at their place. Even though they played well as a team, I thought their crowd had an impact on the game. The noise, not being able to execute our plays, not being able to hear the point guard make calls--I think all that played a factor into it."
(On importance of McRae's scoring) "I think so. That is what he does. He scores the ball. That's his job. But, it's the same way with Jarnell and Jeronne. If they don't rebound, we don't win. So, I think it all falls in line. Every man has to do his part. Whatever your part is, you have to do that to the level you need to do it at."
(On concerns of Stokes' comment of only playing hard after a loss) "It doesn't concern me. I think, for us, it's one game at a time. Again, lock in on what you need to do to be successful as a team is the biggest key. I'd have to ask Jarnell specifically what he meant by that. But, if you come out ready to play, you're locked in, you listened to the assignment, you listened to the scouting report, and you do your job, you have a chance to be successful."
(On Jordan McRae) "We'll see. I think that's the biggest key. You have to do it on the floor. The stage is set and you have to perform on the stage."
(On Florida's ability to play all over the floor) "I think, probably, I don't want to say late in the games you have different lineups out there on the floor, but I think in the first half and early in the second half, I think they got their heads up. They got to rolling, making plays, and we just couldn't really get into a good flow. In watching film, I thought we missed some open shots in the second half, some opportunities we should've capitalized on. When those don't fall, you don't get the stops on the other end and it just kind of flows from there."
(On preparing for Florida) "I hope they're very eager to play them. They show it in practice. These guys are competitive basketball players. Like I've told them, you lost to a good team, but you can't assume because you're playing at home under a great crowd things will be different. You have to perform on the floor. With this team, you have to beat them. This is one of those teams, they want to beat themselves. They take care of the basketball, so you have to beat them."
(On player/fan behavior) "All the time, almost every day. The thing we say is that we have to do a great job of going under the radar, every day and for us, it's not once a month or once a year. Anytime something pops up in the paper or I see it on ESPN, I could be at home reading a book- I see something on ESPN, I write it down, text my guys, right when I see it, tell them we'll talk about it the next day. It's all the time. It consumes you, but you have to do it. Unfortunately, it's the world we live in. These guys play the game at a high level. In Marcus [Smart's] case, I've seen him from afar as a high school player, very talented player, a lot of energy, a lot of emotion. It's sad, but you have to keep moving forward. I tell our guys all the time, you have to be a professional in that situation and just walk away. I talk to my guys all the time, I know you're 18, 19, 20, 21, you think you're an adult, but just walk away from that and keep pushing."
"You would have to, to be honest with you, you would have to ask a player that specifically. Truthfully, I can't hear anything. I don't see anything. I don't read anything. If anything is towards me, I couldn't tell you, but it's expected. It goes with the territory. I just think when you're talking about a student-athlete, an amateur athlete- I think it's a little bit different. You're talking about a professional athlete who gets paid to do that, something different, but I think when you're talking about an amateur athlete, I think as fans, we have to have a little bit of restraint in certain situations, because they are kids. It's emotional. He's a young man, probably felt like his team wasn't playing to the level that he wanted them to play. Things happen- you say thing as a young guy, you do things- it doesn't make him a bad person. It's just an incident. I do think there is a difference when you're talking about professional athletes and how you treat and talk to them. I don't think you should ever be able to touch an athlete. When you talk about an amateur athlete, even though he's big and strong, he's 18, 19, 20, he's still a kid, so we have to take that into consideration."
(On playing non-conference games) "I thought guys did a good job of stepping up. Obviously you still have to keep going and pushing forward. I thought guys did a good job scheduling, trying to step up to help the betterment of the league, I think so. I think if you look at it, I don't have specifics in front of me, but I think you have more teams hovering around the top 6 in the RPI and you didn't have as many last year as you do now. I think so. If guys stay the course, I think so, but again I'm not a part of the committee. I think so, if guys stay on the pace."
(On this week's games) "As always, it's one game at a time and they are all big. Yes, you can say that. But again, for us the most important thing is Florida tomorrow and we push forward from there."
(On preparing for Florida) "I think they are tough to game plan because they have parts out there- guys that can make plays, guys that can make shots, they have bigs that can make decisions. I think more than anything, you have to be sound in what you're doing. I think we had breakdowns, watching film with our guys yesterday, we had breakdowns. It will happen throughout the game, but you can't have the level of breakdowns we had. You can't do that against good teams."
(On RPI) "Not as much, Tom [Satkowiak] keeps me informed with it. What does it say? Is that good or bad? I have to call Jimmy [Hyams] about it now."
(On SEC basketball) "I don't know if it's necessarily a bad rep. I just think winning games is the biggest key. I don't think it's so much it being a football league- the Big 10 plays football too. I just think as coaches, as teams doing our part for the league. The most important thing for us is to represent Tennessee the right way and winning games for Tennessee and everyone else take care of themselves. I think that's the biggest key. We can't do everything for the league and they can't do it for us. I don't think so."


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(Host) Across the Northeast, people have been cooling off wherever they can.
On Cape Cod, it's the National Seashore. In Vermont, it's backwoods swimming holes or Lake Champlain.
And in New York City this month, people are taking a dip right on the street. In special pools made out of Dumpsters.
As part of a collaboration with Northeast public radio stations, Sarah Reynolds reports the Dumpsters are a clean hit.
(Reynolds) Imagine -- barefoot people in bathing suits, lounging in hammocks by striped cabanas.
But this isn't a scene from an exclusive beach resort. These pools sit at the foot of towering buildings on Park Avenue within sight of Grand Central Station.
On a recent Saturday morning, the street is shut off to cars. Dozens of swimmers line up for a dip. Max Preston, wearing braces on his teeth and swimming trunks down to his knees, got in line with his mom at 6:30 in the morning.
(Max Preston) "Well, you don't really swim in Dumpsters much so, you know it's a once in a lifetime opportunity."
(Reynolds) The Dumpster pools were created and built by MacroSea, a developer that works in city environments. David Belt is the president.
(David Belt) "There's a huge movement towards, kind of adaptive reuse of materials, that something as common as a Dumpster could be repurposed and made into a pool that people could interact with."
(Reynolds) New York City has a long history of providing outdoor swimming pools for the public.
In the 1960s, there were "portable pools" designed to move from neighborhood to neighborhood.
These pools are also mobile, but they don't look like Dumpsters at all. A staircase leads from the road to decks that fold up from the Dumpsters. Like any swimming pool, they're lined. And these are just over four-feet deep.
Tom Eisman McGann's taking full advantage of them. He's a Brooklyn native and veteran Polar-Bear swimmer who's used to swimming in winter water temperatures in the low 40's.
(McGann) "The water's about 77 degrees."
(Reynolds) "You can guess the temperature?"
(McGann) "I have a thermometer with me."
(Reynolds) Swimmers said the temperature was a bit warmer than the morning air.
(Megaphone) "Alright, number 1-35, clear the pool. I hope you enjoyed it."
(Reynolds) To enter the pools, the swimmers pass under a shower head to rinse their feet and climb the steps onto the decks in rotating groups of 35. Janine Wasserman came to the pools from Queens with her two young kids.
(Wasserman) "This is something different. How often can you say you swam in the middle of Park Avenue by Grand Central? I didn't know they could only go in here for 20 minutes, though."
(Reynolds) Eve Preston, who's here with her son Max, agrees the 20-minute time limit isn't quite long enough. But it's enough to take in the skyscrapers as she floats on her back.
(Eve Preston) "Oh it's fantastic. The view here is unbelievable when you look up. It's better than I expected."
David Belt of MacroSea says he'd like to see these pools in neighborhoods where there's limited green space. As one swimmer said, it sure beats a park sprinkler for cooling off on a hot day.
For VPR News, I'm Sarah Reynolds.
(Host outro) Northeast environmental reporting is made possible, in part, by a grant from United Technologies. The coverage is part of NPR's Local News Initiative.


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Drew Stafford scored twice and Ryan Miller dominated in goal with 44 saves to give Buffalo their biggest win of the season, and fifth straight, putting them in the driver's seat to reach the post-season.
"We've been in this (playoff) mode for a while, where every game has been a must-win for us," Stafford said.
"Obviously with this game, them being right there with us in the standings, the stakes are a little bit higher, but we're not done yet."
After sitting bottom of the conference two months ago, Buffalo's (38-29-10) dramatic comeback now has them two points in front of Washington (38-31-8) in the race for the eighth seed with just five games each remaining.
Buffalo blew past the Capitals with a fast start. Cody McCormick and Stafford scored in the first period and Thomas Vanek put them further ahead early in the second.
Alexander Semin netted the lone Washington goal in the second, where Buffalo's Jason Pominville also capitalised before Stafford hammered in a final nail midway through the third.
The Capitals, having won four consecutive Southeast Division titles, have lost three of four and suddenly find themselves on the outside looking in on the playoff picture.
One factor working in Washington's favour, however, is they hold the tiebreaker over the Sabres with more non-shootout victories.
"You got to forget about (the loss) now, it's done," Capitals coach Dale Hunter said. "We need to win in Boston (on Thursday)."
Sabres defenseman Christian Ehrhoff left in the first period with a left leg injury and will be evaluated Wednesday.


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The 11 patients in the study were 14 to 21 years old, all classified as extremely obese (250 to 403 pounds). They were all taking diabetes pills, and one was on insulin. As part of the study, each underwent gastric bypass surgery. They were compared to 67 mostly obese teens who were controlling their blood sugar solely with diet or medication.
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• The Spiders dispatched the Morgan State Bears, 46-24, in the first round of the FCS Playoffs. The 46 points scored for Richmond is the most in any FCS Playoff game in team history, while the 22 first-quarter points were not only the most in the first 15 minutes in school history, but also the most first-half points scored by the team in any postseason game.
• Richmond had 12 student-athletes named to the All-CAA teams. The 12 all-league honorees are the most for the Spiders since 2009 and push Richmond's All-CAA total to 34 in three seasons under head coach Danny Rocco. The 12 honorees this season were the second-most in the league behind only New Hampshire's 13.
• In a defensive slugfest, the Richmond Spiders defeated the No. 3/4 Villanova Wildcats, 10-9, at Robins Stadium on November 1. The UR defense was incredibly impressive, holding the powerful Wildcat offense to just nine points and 253 total yards. The nine points were the fewest for Villanova since September 17, 2011.
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Paranoid is thinking people are out to get you,carrying a gun is just being prepared in case they do try to get you
This is a discussion on Will the real paranoid please stand up. within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; So today was graduation day. My son, much to my amazement, actually graduated high school. A proud accomplishment in this parent's mind and a major ...
So today was graduation day. My son, much to my amazement, actually graduated high school. A proud accomplishment in this parent's mind and a major milestone for him.
After the ceremony, the new graduate, his sister, the ex-wife (ya, we are still on good terms) and I went out to eat.
At the restaurant, we were discussing my son's future trip to Costa Rica. He is going to go in January with his aunt and is starting to make preparations.
The first step is getting his passport. Since he never learned to drive (his choice), when he submitted his application, he did not have a government issued identification card. According to the passport application, he did submit all the necessary requirements as the alternative. His application came back rejected (somebody was confused) and he now needs to get five, count them five, pieces of identifying documents. My ex-wife is "assisting" with the accumulation of the documents.
So the conversation goes something like this:
Me: How goes the application process?
Ex-wife: We are in the process of getting him a state issued ID. We need a new birth certificate as the State Department still has the original.
(It was my suggestion to get either his driver's learner's permit or a state issued ID card. A simple procedure that would have circumvented this whole process, but does anyone listen to dad? Noooooooooooooo.)
Me: And are you just going to resubmit the application with just the new ID?
Ex-wife: No. We can't do that. If you get rejected the first time, you have to submit the five documents. I am sure they have pushed a button on their computer system that has flagged him. If he resubmits his application with just what they wanted in the first place, they are going to deny him permanently and flag him so that he will never be able to get a passport, ever. (I am not exaggerating here. That is what she said.)
Me: I think you are being a little paranoid.
Daughter: Dad. Don't talk about paranoid. You carry a gun.
Help me out. Did I miss something here?
Preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse or Rapture....whichever comes first.
Paranoid is thinking people are out to get you,carrying a gun is just being prepared in case they do try to get you
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You are not paranoid. Don't take this wrong but your daughter is naive. I'm sure she is young and has not yet realized the real need to be ready for the bad people that inhabit the world with us.
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What do you expect? Our great school system teaches the youngsters that we CCWers are paranoid folk. We all know the government is always there too protect us,lol. Keep packin my paranoid friend, by the way congrats on your son graduating!
Maybe a little touch of paranoia isn't always a bad thing? Combine this with being aware of the world around you, the way things are, and news headlines and the possibilities----I'd think the average concealed carry citizen is a walking, talking, living, breathing strategic force of their own. The little inkling of others perceived paranoia towards us just means we have all of the possibilities in the front of our minds all of the time compared to the sheep that forget or place them in the back of theirs.
As was said earlier "Paranoid is thinking people are out to get you,carrying a gun is just being prepared". I am amazed at how many just don'tget it.
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Out of the mouths of babes...I too think a little paranoid is good.
As for the passport...I'm betting more to the story...wrong documents sent, validated birth certificate etc etc. Good luck.
Here are some words of wisdom you can share with your daughter, because mine said virtually the same thing to me, 3 months prior to getting "roofied" and rescued by me from a frat party.
I told her a long time ago that in the jungle (the real world) if you look like food, you will be eaten.
After the roofie incident, I then told why I carry the gun:
I carry the gun because I walk anywhere I please without fear, because you look like food and I don't.......
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined". - Patrick Henry
Paranoid is what the unprepared call the prepared to justify their lack of preparedness.
...He suggested that "every American citizen" should own a rifle and train with it on firing ranges "at every courthouse." -Chesty Puller
As Clint Smith said, "I have a gun; what do I need to be paranoid about?"
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1 : a psychosis characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
2 : a tendency on the part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others
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Like the old saying goes, just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean people aren't out to get you.
Your daughter is naive, but that is one of the charms of the young.
Daughter wanted to 'push your buttons' and knew that would be the area to do it in.
Your doing fine. I got two daughters, they're powered by emotion and estrogen is the catalyst. Being young she really dosn't have an educated clue yet.....and nobody in my family really listens to 'daddy' either. I'm seen by the women in my life as either a disciplinarian or an ATM most of the time.
Funny though, when any of 'em are 'uncomfortable' with thier surrondings they'll all 'gravitate' close to daddy 'cause he's carrying.
As for the passport, that's just a PITA any way ya go about it.
If you're not at least a little paranoid, you're just not paying attention.
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Friends, co-workers and skateboarders gathered Wednesday evening to hold a vigil for Ralph Bissonnette, the man from Quebec who was on a long board when he was struck by a cab and killed earlier this week.
The group stood near the spot where he was killed, clasping their boards in front of them and lowering their heads for a moment of silence. They piled flowers on the sidewalk and affixed a white "ghost board" to a nearby tree in his memory.
Mr. Bissonnette's friends said he was a generous person who often went out of his way for others and always had a smile on his face.
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MAAC Announces 2012-13 Women's Basketball Preseason Teams
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Edison, N.J. - The MAAC announces the 2012-13 MAAC Women's Basketball Preseason All-MAAC Teams, as selected by the league's 10 head coaches.
The Preseason First Team includes Loyola University Maryland senior guard Katie Sheahin, Siena College senior forward Lily Grenci, Iona College sophomore guard Damika Martinez, Niagara University junior guard Kayla Stroman, Marist College junior guard Leanne Ockenden, and Canisius College junior forward Jamie Ruttle.
One of these five players will be named the 2012-13 MAAC Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year during the 2012-13 MAAC Basketball Preseason Awards Show on Friday, November 9 at 6:15 p.m., live on ESPN3.
Sheahin earned second-consecutive MAAC Defensive Player of the Year last year, becoming second player in conference history to earn the award in back-to-back seasons. She also was named to All-MAAC First Team. Sheahin led Loyola and ranked third in the MAAC with 15.1 points per game. She led the MAAC with 3.4 steals per game and had 102 total steals last season.
Grenci was an All-MAAC First Team selection and named to the MAAC All-Academic Team for the second consecutive year last year. She ranked second in the MAAC in scoring (15.2) and third in rebounding (7.8). Grenci recorded six double-doubles and scored 20+ points seven times. She was the only player in the conference to score in double figures in all 18 regular season MAAC games.
Martinez was the 2011-12 MAAC Rookie of the Year, and earned MAAC All-Second Team honors. She appeared in 31 games, making 30 starts and finished the season averaging team-high 16 points per game, 4.9 rebounds per game, and 81.6 percent from the free throw line.
Stroman made the All-MAAC Second Team last season and was named to the Preseason All-MAAC Third team. After redshirting in 2010-11 after an injury, Stroman came back to start in all 32 games in 2011-12 and led the team in points per game (10.8), steals (81), and assists (124).
Ockenden earned All-MAAC Third Team honors last season. She was 10th in the league in field goal percentage, shooting 43.4 percent from the field. Ockenden played in all 34 games for the Red Foxes, starting 32 of them.
Ruttle was named to the All-MAAC Third Team last year. She is the first Canisius sophomore to earn All-MAAC honors since the 2004-05 season. Ruttle led the team in points per game (11.7) and rebounds per game (5.3). She ranked 11th in the MAAC in scoring and 16th in rebounding.
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Katie Sheahin, Loyola,,Sr., G, 5-10, Brookeville, Md.
Lily Grenci, Siena, Sr., F, 6-1, Mars, Pa.
Damika Martinez, Iona, So., G, 5-7, Meriden, Conn.
Kayla Stroman, Niagara, Jr., G, 5-5, Syracuse, N.Y.
Leanne Ockenden, Marist, Jr., G, 5-10, Syracuse, N.Y.
Jamie Ruttle, Canisius, Jr., F, 6-3, Burlington, Ontario
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MyNeshia McKenzie, Rider, Jr., G/F, 5-11, Springfield, Pa.
Elizabeth Beynnon, Marist, Sr., F/G, 6-2, Burlington, Vt.
Kara Marshall, Loyola, So., G, 5-8, Gaithersburg, Md.
Monica Roeder, Manhattan , Jr., G/F, 6-0, Marlton, N.J.
Lauren Gatto, Niagara, Jr., C, 6-2, Mayfield, Ohio.
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Katelyn Linney, Fairfield, Sr., G, 5-8, Freehold, N.J.
Casey Dulin, Marist, Jr., G , 5-10, Milford, Conn.
Caitlin Bopp, Rider, Sr., F/C, 6-2, Baltimore, Md.
Aleesha Powell, Iona, So., G, 5-6, Philadelphia, Pa.
Tori Jarosz, Marist, So., F/C, 6-3, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.
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