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Let It Bleed: No American Action Can Resolve the Syrian Conflict
With the United States on the verge, once again, of military action in the Middle East, it's important to look at the Syrian conflict as what it is: the epicenter of a widening regional conflict. The limited U.S. missile strikes expected to punish the regime of Bashar al-Assad for the use of chemical weapons will sink the United States more deeply than ever into this turbulent quagmire. But there's no guarantee that inaction would help the Obama administration get out or stay out. The regional players include too many American allies that are too important to U.S. interests, even though many of them are rivals and enemies of each other.
Let's start with the Saudis, not least because Washington and Riyadh have had such close ties for so long, especially in the dark world of covert operations.
Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan used to be one of the most popular figures in Washington D.C., where he was ambassador, and for that matter in Aspen, Colorado, where he owned an enormous mansion. With a cigar in one hand and a snifter of Cognac in the other, he helped guide successive American administrations through the maze of intrigues in the Middle East, and helped create quite a few of them himself, including the arming of the Afghan mujahedeen and the complicated conspiracy that came to be known as Iran-Contra.
Since Bandar's 22-year tenure in Washington came to an end in 2005, he has moved deeply into the shadows, and is now the head of his country's intelligence services.
The Saudis see Iran as the single greatest threat to their security militarily (especially if it gets nuclear weapons), religiously (Shiite versus Sunni), and even territorially (by promoting unrest among the Shiite populations of Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province and in neighboring Bahrain). And in many respects the Syrian war is a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran, but, of course, it's not as simple as that.
The Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez al-Assad, before him have been intimate allies of the Iranian mullahs since the 1980s. Together, Iran and Syria have trained and armed Lebanon's Hezbollah, one of the most effective guerrilla and terrorist organizations in the world.
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WATCH: P!nk performs 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' at Oscars
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"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is one of the most famous songs, from one of the most famous movies - The Wizard of Oz. This year at the 86th Annual Academy Awards, P!nk performed a beautiful rendition of the song, wearing a dress that matches Dorothy's (Judy Garland) ruby red slippers!
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The tribute celebrated the iconic movie's 75th anniversary. Judy Garland's children - Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft, and Joey Luft - were all at the awards in support of their beloved and legendary mother.
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Millions can dodge ObamaCare mandate: WSJ
(NEWSER) – Few noticed last week, but the White House just gave millions of Americans a two-year reprieve from having to buy health care—at least according to the Wall Street Journal. Buried in a seven-page bulletin, the Obama administration granted an exemption for anyone whose insurance was canceled and who says (without proof) that it was a "hardship" getting health insurance, or health-care plans were too pricey. Such an exemption from the ObamaCare mandate was only scheduled to last a year, but will now last two, the Journal explains.
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Ellie Goulding & Zedd perform at MTV Movie Awards
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During Sunday night's MTV Movie Awards, Ellie Goulding and Zedd took the stage together to perform songs from the Divergent soundtrack, "Beating Heart" and "Find You."
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Ellie Goulding sang her ballad with just a piano, before Zedd, with singers Matthew Koma and Miriam Bryant, kicked it up a notch by adding some beats to the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.
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IRS handed out $1M in bonuses - to workers who owed back taxes
(NEWSER) – The Internal Revenue Service has paid more than $2.8 million in bonuses to employees with recent disciplinary problems, including $1 million to workers who owed back taxes, a government investigator said yesterday. More than 2,800 workers got bonuses despite facing a disciplinary action in the previous year, including 1,150 who owed back taxes, says a report by J. Russell George, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration. The bonuses were awarded from October 2010 through December 2012. George's report said the bonus program doesn't violate federal regulations, but it's inconsistent with the IRS mission to enforce tax laws.
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This is the scanner that converts and restores 35mm slide images to their original quality. Its magazine accepts up to 50 slides at a time, scanning them automatically one-at-a-time, enabling large-scale conversion projects, and each slide may be previewed using the built-in light panel. A full 5,000 x 5,000 dpi resolution scan—its highest setting—of a single slide takes just over three minutes, capturing all the details of the original image at 34 megapixels. Once converted, the software removes surface defects such as dust and scratches from an image (after the scanner's infrared sensor detects dust), restores original colors from faded film images, and removes film grain from converted images. Images are saved onto a computer using the included USB cable. Includes Adobe Photoshop Elements 12 software. Works with Windows 7, Vista, XP, or Mac. Plugs into AC. 11 3/4" L x 11 1/2" W x 5" H. (5 1/2 lbs.)
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(38 of 39 customers found this review helpful)
Great product, easy to use
By Keith Ward Images
from Wisconsin
This is the highest quality slide scanner I have seen. So far I have had it scan and restore 150 to 200 slides taken in the early 1950's and hopefully will continue until all 12,500 slides are scanned. I use it to create 5000 dpi TIFF photos with no data loss and I will use my computer to create JPEG's for distribution. It can be used to scan JPEG's if you choose.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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(32 of 32 customers found this review helpful)
It works!
By The Scanner
from Lewiston,CA
Now with over 7000 slides converted to digital,I can definitely say it works well. Once you decide on the required parameters, 50 slides will scan high quality into your computer in less than 70 minutes. With over 300,000 to convert, I am very happy with the ease of operation and quality of results.
(29 of 30 customers found this review helpful)
Excellent scanner eliminates dust!
By Canuck
from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
For the price, this better function better than much less expensive slide converters which are essentially digital cameras which take pictures of your slides. It does, in four ways:(1) Instead of requiring you to remove spots, dust marks, etc. with a paintbrush manually, the machine automatically detects dust and they do not show up in the digital images produced!!! This is an amazing advantage if you have more than a couple slides to scan!!!(2) Rather than working with one or three slides at a time, the slide tray can hold up to 50 slides which are automatically fed into the machine. So if each slide takes 2 minutes to scan, you can walk away and do something else for an hour and 40 minutes!(3) There is an adjustable scanning resolution, the finest probably more than needed by most (do you really want to use 30 MB per picture?).(4) The colour balance of a scanned slide is pretty close to the actual slide as seen visually. I tried a less expensive ($100) machine, the kind using a digital camera to take a picture of the slide, and there was an awful greenish tinge to the digital image, which could be removed by software, but then the image was not as close to the original. Also, for some reason the battery/power supply was intermittent (the worst case, since you cannot be sure what's wrong), and at the start I got a whole set of slides whose digital images were way too dark, as if you shot 3 or 4 stops underexposed. Now for possible downsides:(1) The machine is very, very noisy in operation, and since it is connected to your computer, if you use a desktop (as I do), you cannot leave it in a closet or sound-insulated room separately.(2) On first using the machine, I somehow managed to get three (3) plastic-mounted slides jammed into the same slot (the slide tray and arm are similar to Sawyer slide projectors of years gone by). Deep fear entered my heart when I contemplated having to dump the entire machine, as I could not at first figure out how to extricate the jammed slides. Perhaps two slide trays should be provided, one for thicker cardboard-mounted or thick-plastic mounts, and another for the standard thinner plastic mounts. This shouldn't cost the company more than a couple bucks, and reduce the possibility of a $1300 writeoff accident involving multiple jammed slides. I have not yet tried out all the great features, but if you can afford it, I'd advise you to skip the $100 alternative machines.
(28 of 28 customers found this review helpful)
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By geneo
from Seattle, WA
We have thousands of slides to convert from several deceased family members. When I did the slides via a scanner manually it took approximately 3 to 4 minutes to scan and touch up the slide. Let's say you have 1,000 slides, this will take you approx 66 man hours to convert. Using the professional scanner it takes 5 minutes to load 50 slides. Set it up on the computer, walk away and 2 hours later excellent color scanned pictures. Doing a 1,000 slides takes one and a half hours. THIS IS A GREAT DEVICE and I've gone through the first 1,000 slides already!
(14 of 14 customers found this review helpful)
I recommend this product
By Archival scanner
from Connecticut
This was a well packaged scanner and delivery was fast (and expensive). Although this is a pricy item it is worthwhile having considering the thousands of slides I had accumulated over the last 60 years.Once I had a system it worked well. Cardboard slides are really the only ones that go through reliably and I had to disassemble my glass mounted slides and mount them into thin plastic slide frames. The scanning noise is somewhat annoying but you will get used to it. Considering the price of the item versus having this done commercially I would say this is a good deal.
(13 of 14 customers found this review helpful)
Good product performance
By Int Photo
from Arlington Va
Iam very pleased with the scans I recd so far. I have scanned about 4000 slides. I do not color correct or edit in the machine. I do that in photoshop or photoshop elements. I just wanted a scanner that will bring in the image as it now is. I have slides going back to 1967 and some are in bad shape - colorwise. It is a noisey machine but so far it works.
(12 of 12 customers found this review helpful)
soft ware conflicts
By Carl Bob
from Oklahoma City Oklahoma
Once you understand the operating rules, the unit is easy to utilize. Initially, the scanning software had many conflicts with other programs, such as antiviral software. Your Windows configuration must be absolutely up-to-date or it won't work reliably. The ability to automatically copy 50 slides at one set up is a very strong point for this unit. The quality of the slide to digital image is excellent. The service help desk for Pacific imaging is very competent. They will get back to you, and they will help you.
(11 of 14 customers found this review helpful)
Expensive but does a good job
By Texas Ollie
from Alpine, Texas
Original set up was complicated by incomplete software and firmware. After downloading from manufacturer's website it functioned well. User manual was not clear about what adjustments actually accomplish. Would not recommend to a friend because I would loan him or her my machine. Once your slide collection has been digitized, the machine will gather dust.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
(9 of 9 customers found this review helpful)
easier slide to digital image conversion
By old slider
from huntsville ON Canada
I like the fact that one can set up a set of 50 slides and leave the machine to complete the task. However, it is important to be using the correct tray. The one sent with the machine was not suitable for thinner slide mounts and several of the slides did not feed in properly and were not scanned properly
(9 of 10 customers found this review helpful)
Finally, an exceptional converter.
By Wild Bill
from Orlando FL
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A. 2 inches past the knee; B. at the knee; or C. 2 inches above the knee:
A while back, one of my readers (thanks Elaine!) emailed me a link about determining one's ideal skirt length. The formula seems complicated, but the concept is simple: the most visually appealing skirt length shows 50% skirt and 50% leg. I will now walk through the "formula" ...
Step 1. Measure from your hipbone (that protruding bone) to the middle of your kneecap. This is A. For me, A = 17 inches.
Step 4. Divide the number from Step 3 by 2. For me, this is 4 / 2 = 2 inches. 2 inches is my "Magic Number."
Now, if you have short calves (A is greater than B), your ideal skirt length should be kneecap minus Magic Number. Per this formula, my ideal skirt length is 2 inches above the knee.
If you have long calves (A is less than B), your ideal skirt length should be kneecap plus Magic Number.
Do I personally follow this formula? Loosely, maybe. There are some "variables" that the formula does not factor in, for example:
- Heels. 3 inch heels elongate the lower leg visually by at least 2 inches.
- High-waisted skirts versus low-waisted skirts. The formula has you measure beginning at your hipbone, assuming that is where the skirt will be slung.
To mitigate these variables, I wore flats in all three photos and wore ninja black to distract from the waist of the skirt. I do agree that above the knee looks best on me, but knee-length should also be okay with heels. A brief look into my skirt history...
Hope this wordy post wasn't too boring. For those who actually did the "formula"... do you have short calves or long calves? Where do you prefer your skirt lengths to hit?


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WATCH: Peter Frampton take fans behind the scenes of Bloody Beetroots collab
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Bloody Beetroots teamed up with Peter Frampton on their collaboration "The Beat" off the dance act's recent album Hide. Frampton contributes guitar and talkbox vocals on the song, and calls it his "first dance track."
The rocker explains that the Beetroots' Bob Cornelius Rifo initiated the collaboration, asking if he'd "think about doing some talkbox" on it.
Frampton adds that "The Beat" marks his first recording with the guitar he lost in a 1981 plane crash that was just recently returned to him, and it's "just like an old friend's back."
Rifo says working with Frampton was "a dream come true." The electro artist tells Billboard.com Peter is "a wonderful musician and a wonderful person with a soul which is equally wonderful." He adds that his goal with the album is to "create a bridge between different historical generations of music using old and new musicians," and Frampton is "the perfect icon" to help him "explore this vision."
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WATCH: KISS unveil new single with lyric video
KISS is introducing their new single with a video. The band premiered their clip for "Right Here Right Now" Wednesday on VEVO.com. The lyric video displays the words to the song amid a backdrop of KISS in concert, including the energy, enthusiasm, and pyrotechnics the band and their fans bring to a show.
"Right Here Right Now" is a bonus track from the iTunes release of the group's 2012 album Monster. It's the third single from the disc, following "Long Way Down" and "Hell Or Hallelujah." Fans will likely get the chance to hear the song live this summer, as KISS continues their 2013 Monster Tour.
The band's upcoming North American trek is concentrated in Canada, beginning in Victoria, British Columbia on July 5th. Arena Football fans will also become very familiar with the song. KISS has licensed "Right Here Right Now" to the league, which will play the track at every game this season.
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One of world's largest diamond robberies unravels
(NEWSER) – Brazen robbers were able to make off with $50 million worth of diamonds in a daring Brussels airport heist, but they held onto their riches for less than three months. In a cross-border operation, police have arrested 31 people in connection with the heist—one of the world's biggest diamond robberies—and have also recovered some of the diamonds and quite a bit of cash, the BBCreports. The first suspect was arrested in France yesterday, followed by six more in Switzerland, and 24 near Brussels in raids this morning involving 200 police officers,AFP reports.


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Melt Down
We scrambled up a small rib in the canyon below Hunlen Falls, the biggest waterfall any of us had ever seen. Looking up, we saw a football field of ice explode from somewhere high above, and crash down the canyon—right onto our tracks, 100 steps below.
The roar of the icefall made talking impossible, and we just looked at each other with the sort of blank faces people wear after losing a massive bet.
I have never seen ice and water in such a vast and volatile mix. Water poured straight off the top for 1,000 feet, and ice formed to its sides, behind it or wherever the wind blew it. The ice appeared to exist only briefly, as more water poured onto it, melted it, and sheared it off the wall in chunks the size of McMansions.
The scariest part was not the violence of the exploding ice or that the falls were so big we couldn't even tell where the ice had come from, or even the voice-eclipsing roar of falling water. It was that I still wanted to climb it.
To reach this remote, half-frozen waterfall, Dave Dornian, Andrew Querner, E.J. Plimley and I had driven 15 hours northwest from Canmore toward the coastal Bella Coola Valley, jolted another hour up a sketchy winter four-by-four road, and walked two days through the British Columbia bush.
In Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, where the falls are located, we found the crystal-clear silence of one of the world's remotest areas, and camped there on New Year's Eve without so much as a drop of alcohol. Only the occasional odd bugle of trumpeting swans, an endangered species, sounded. We awakened to find mysterious tracks in the snow; twin divots, six feet apart, cut like children's paper snowflakes.
The next morning, we watched trumpeter swans beating their way across the snow in a fight to lift off south. We headed back home, too. It took over 24 hours of constant walking and driving to reach the comfort of my couch. I heard the roar of the falls the entire way.
We spent the next month watching the weather with the devotion of stockbrokers following the market, hoping for colder temps.
On February 12 E.J. Plimley and I loaded the truck again and punched it northwest toward Bella Coola. After nine hours of driving, we had to stop at an E.R. in Williams Lake so E.J. could get some antibiotics; after two hours inside, he came out and said between hacking coughs, "Well, I'm not pregnant." I wasn't in good shape either; less than 24 hours before we left I'd been teaching ice climbing in Japan, and I was jetlagged and already on antibiotics for a sinus infection. There is commitment while climbing, and then there is the more important commitment to going climbing.
Dornian and Querner had made horrible decisions to go to work or something. So be it. They were missed.
My good friend Scott Simper came along to shoot some video, and the ever-entertaining Christian Pondella was stoked to shoot stills. I've done a lot of crazy projects with these guys over the years. On a rig this big you want people you can trust both to get the shots and not kill you or themselves.
On Friday the 13th, we met our ski-plane pilot, Nick, in nearby Nimpo Lake to fly into Turner Lake, conveniently located at the top of the falls. This alternate approach meant we would avoid the two-day walk through the brush and, more important, the exposed march up canyon. From the lake, we would rap in to just above the canyon floor and climb out. It seemed like a perfect plan.
Approaching over the falls in the plane, we fervently hoped to see a monolithic frozen popsicle. Yet the falls looked even worse than the last time, sort of like a super-sized Slurpee being poured on the ground. Yes, there was a lot more ice, but there was still a lot of water. One ski of the plane went through the lake ice when we landed; despite the coldest weather in decades, with daytime highs in the low 40s F, the lake wasn't totally frozen. In the Rockies, winter is a guaranteed deep freeze; in the more western Coast Ranges winter often includes rain.
After tossing our duffels we put on snowshoes and ran like spastic ducks to the top of the falls to look down. Insert your own swearing and expressions of awe here—I've used all mine up.
Hunlen is so big it's hard even to figure out what's going on. Within 20 minutes, we saw at least three huge pieces of ice detach and explode down the falls and into the canyon, over 1,000 feet below. We stood and schemed for several hours that felt like minutes, at first flinching at every sound, and eventually not even turning around to look unless the earth literally shook. We decided Hunlen itself was unclimbable, so turned our attention to a stellar ice line on the south-facing side wall of the canyon, about 1,000 feet to the right of the falls.
The next morning I threw a 70-meter rope off the edge, thinking it would easily get us to some lower-angled ice. No chance; it hung free. A 100-meter rope reached the ice, but then the sun hit our proposed route and all hell broke loose. Falling icicles the size of totem poles pummeled our planned line. We stayed on the rim and watched the chaos on Hunlen and our side route for the rest of the day. Watching falling ice is fun if you're not in the way of it.
Back early the next morning full of caffeine-induced confidence, we found that morning rap to be heart-stopping, especially without having gotten used to the exposure by climbing from the ground. Exposure is like alcohol; there's a big difference in effect between 10 shots of tequila in five hours and 10 in two minutes.
We wanted to reach the bottom of the canyon, but the sun was faster than we were so we only climbed one brilliant pitch of ice out a golden cave before having to escape the impact zone up an alpine mixed corner. Our icy world deteriorated into a melting madness, so we again called it a day.
The weather in Canada's Coast ranges normally sucks. We had splitter blue skies, the absolute last weather we wanted. Anywhere else in the world our two-pitch route would be the premier line; in the Hunlen Gorge it was a minor sideshow. We cursed the sun as we lounged in it, and began to develop a plan that involved dashing from safe zone to safe zone on the right side of Hunlen. It all seemed pretty logical from the safety of the rim. The same thing happens when you're looking at a big drop you're thinking of kayaking. If you stand there long enough you start to see a line, a way to move through the lethal obstacles. Normally if you spend more than a few minutes to see a safe line, you probably shouldn't run the drop; you're just imagining you can do it. We looked at Hunlen for hours, and created a line in our minds. Was it pure imagination or reality?
That evening the temperature dropped to minus 25 F. I burned the hell out of easily $1,000 worth of high-end technical clothing by getting too close to the fire in an effort to warm up before turning in to sleep. The alarm went off in the black and nasty cold the next morning, and I hated to crawl out of my sleeping bag, fight the frozen boots on, and get moving. It's one thing to get out of a warm truck and go climbing in the cold, but doing the same thing without the warm-truck part sucks. E.J. coughed and hacked into the blackness, pouring straight shots of Buckley's cough syrup down his throat along with his coffee.
We rapped down two fixed ropes just to the climber's right of Hunlen; the ice was sketchy but looked climbable, if not protectable. I tried to ignore the mounting tension as I pounded pins for rap/belay anchors. If the whole thing fell off I wanted to be attached to bedrock. The ice was generally shit for screws anyhow. Three more raps down and well into what E.J. was calling the dragon's teeth, we had to choose whether to go deeper or call it good.
I asked E.J. what he wanted to do. Continuing down meant taking a gamble. He looked down, looked at me, and said, "Let's do it."
I radioed our friends on the surface to please let us know if anything really big busted loose. Four raps later we stopped about 50 feet above the bottom of the canyon. A skateboard-ramp-shaped snow slope led down to a continually changing talus field of blasted ice. It looked like the impact zone beneath huge seracs, only this ice was falling down a lot more regularly. I realized with horror that the Olympic-luge-run-sized marks in the snow directly under our feet had been carved by blocks falling and bouncing from far overhead. We had set each rap-belay station under shelter and felt confident that we were in a small right place in the middle of a very large wrong place, but as we pulled and stacked the ropes we were both fully redlined mentally. The only way out was up. It was show time; and time to be fast. As I tied in, a series of van-sized ice blocks crashed down 30 feet away.
I once thought that speed ice-climbing competitions were totally irrelevant to actual ice climbing. I was wrong about that. The vertical spray ice on Hunlen accepted tools and crampons well, though no solid protection. I went into total speed-climbing mode—move the right tool and right crampon simultaneously, then the left tool and left crampon; repeat—but on lead with bad gear. My mind screamed to climb faster, then not to fall off, then to get a pin, for God's sake. I did all three in some sort of triage system and gunned for the relative safety of the belay.
A section of beautiful caramel ice took a couple of good ice screws, but for the first time in years I got a tool stuck, just as I pulled over a lip and into a firing range. At first it was kind of funny, then it wasn't. I extracted the tool and moved again just as a huge piece of ice broke off Hunlen and smashed down into the canyon to my left.
Our friends on the surface couldn't see us, and radioed down to find out if we were still alive. I couldn't hear the radio clearly over the roar of the falls, and had to stop, standing there exposed, to understand their radio calls. I didn't have the mental range left to be calm anymore, and yelled back on the radio, "Let's shut the fuck up unless something comes off the rim toward us!" Radio silence prevailed as I reached the next belay in deep aerobic debt. E.J. ran up the pitch, arrived at the belay, and pulled his ever-present bottle of Buckley's from his jacket for another hit. Commitment comes in many forms.
Each pitch took us into safer terrain, but the ice got even weirder. In the first 600 feet I had placed only four screws I thought were solid. The rest of the gear was pins, cams and pounded nuts that took all of my 25 years of ice and trad-climbing experience to engineer. I have never climbed anything before that demanded such a broad mental and physical foundation: mountaineering, ice climbing, sport climbing, granite cragging, big-wall alpine climbing, ski touring. Even poker. A card game is not normally a climbing skill, but this climb was all about calculating the odds.
After four pitches we were back below what looked to be the crux of the route, a series of overhanging spray-ice features. E.J. had some more Buckley's, and eyed the belay's collection of blades and angles suspiciously. I told him they were truck, which was good, since the next 30 feet of climbing was unprotectable.
In ice comps they build the "ice" by spraying overhanging scaffolding with a snow gun and injecting water into the mix. The spray ice on the upper pitches had exactly the same consistency, yet not enough solidity to hold a screw. I remembered hanging by one tool in a comp in Italy as I found myself doing the same one-handed move over and over, five pitches up Hunlen. Somehow the Italian memory was comforting amid the thunder of the falls. E.J. and I both relaxed more when, 30 feet above the belay, I finally found a beautiful crack that ate a yellow Camalot and a bomber nut. If the whole falls were to cut loose, at least we might still be attached to the wall.
When we had rapped down that morning there had been no large cracks in the ice. Sometime during the day, a two-foot wide, 80-foot-long fissure had separated the last two pitches from the wall. This meant that thousands of tons of ice was sooner rather than later going to rip off. Even the ice on the wall above the crack had separated, and it was pulling table-sized slabs of rock out of the wall. I had never seen anything like this except in glacial moraines.
Eight hours after starting, we topped out via a dangling log covered in snow-ice, much like a log I climbed in a comp in Russia. I had to smile one more time about what the route was demanding. I didn't just tie into a two-foot-thick pine tree, I worshipped it and the safety of flat ground. We had wanted a beautiful frozen waterfall. Instead we had found something much wilder and more complicated. Maybe we risked too much, but the relative safety of our line had worked, though it was a push. As we walked away from the falls we heard the roar of something huge busting loose. Neither one of us looked back.
Postscript: In mid-April, E.J. was hitchhiking home one night from a Mount Waddington trip when he caught a ride with a man who had run a trap-line near Hunlen for 15 years. The trapper had never seen the falls entirely frozen, and 2009 was the coldest year he'd ever known in the area. We likely had the best conditions possible.
Will Gadd has climbed dozens of new ice and mixed routes in the last 25 years. He also makes films, writes books, gives presentations, kayaks, paraglides and backcountry skis. He is always looking for the ultimate waterfall—please send any ideas to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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This is the caddy that creates an organized gift wrapping workstation, then folds flat and hangs in the closet for unobtrusive storage. Constructed from durable 600-denier PVC material over a sturdy metal frame, the caddy opens to resemble a sandwich board, with a locking hinge and rubber feet to ensure stability. Complete with wrapping paper sleeves, a paper roll dispenser, bow bag, mesh pouches, and specially designed holders for pens, scissors, and tape, the caddy assembles all the tools and supplies needed for gift wrapping in one central location. When the job is completed, the caddy folds flat for closet storage using the integrated metal hanger. 25-lb. capacity. Wrapping supplies and accessories not included. Deployed: 39" H x 21" W x 24" D; folds to 5" D. (7 lbs.)
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The Black Rock Scorpion, as its common name implies, is a dark-coloured species that is often found living under rocks, although it is just as much at home under logs. It is one of three species of scorpions that can be found in the greater Melbourne region. It is a widespread species and can be found in other parts of Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, the ACT and Queensland.
Black Rock ScorpionPhotographer: Alan Henderson. Source: Museum Victoria
The body length of the Black Rock Scorpion can be up to 55 mm and is normally dark brown, often appearing to be black. It lives in a cleared area beneath rocks or logs, and has a burrow that leads from this area to the outside. This is a relatively long-lived species; females may take over two years to reach maturity and survive for a further eight years.
The Black Rock Scorpion survives on a diet of other invertebrates, such as cockroaches, beetles, millipedes, centipedes, spiders and occasionally earthworms. Cannibalism has been observed amongst scorpions. Like most scorpions, the Black Rock Scorpion is a 'sit and wait' predator – it sits near the mouth of its burrow and detects passing prey by monitoring the substrate vibrations caused by the movement of the prey.
The sting of the Black Rock Scorpion can cause inflammation and pain for several hours, and medical advice should be sought.
Koch, LE 1977. The taxonomy, geographic distribution and evolutionary radiation of Australo-Papuan scorpions. Records of the Western Australian Museum 5(2):83–367.
Walker, K. L., Yen, A. L. and Milledge, G. A. 2003. Spiders and Scorpions commonly found in Victoria. Royal Society of Victoria: Melbourne.
Hi Sally, the Live Exhibits team at Melbourne Museum are responsible for the care of the live animals, here. They have advised that the babies usually stay with their mum for a few weeks, clinging onto her back and body. At this stage they are pale in colour and they won't need food or water themselves. You don't need to do anything differently to your scorpion during this stage, except minimise the amount of disturbance she receives. Some mother scorpions will eat their babies if disturbed too often. Once the young leave their mother and start to move around the enclosure on their own, they can be separated into individual enclosures. The young will be ready to feed by themselves when they reach this point but need tiny insects (about half their own size). You might find this book useful - it has a special page about keeping scorpions!
Hi Claire,
we do not receive many enquiries at the Museum about Black Rock Scorpions coming into peoples' homes, as opposed to some of the other species which seem to wander into homes in greater numbers.
There are a number of species of scorpion in Southern Africa which may look superficially similar to Australian species. The link below is to an online science magazine about African scorpions complete with an e-mail address for the author. If you have collected the scorpions you may be able to take a digital image and send it to him to see if he can confirm if it is an African scorpion and obtain some further information about it.
Hi Irene. Scorpions generally do not enter houses of their own accord but usually come in accidently on wood or other things brought in from outdoors. If you have them in your garden you may find them in the house occasionally. Draught excluders along doors can help prevent further unwanted visitors if they are coming in of their own accord. The Australian Museum's scorpion fact sheet gives some interesting information on their habits, habitats and how to minimise them in your garden.
Hi Sarah,
Please have a look at the following links which feature a couple of the species found in Melbourne which also occur in South Australia. There may be other species found in Adelaide which do not occur in Melbourne. The South Australian Museum will have more expertise in scorpions from your region if your scorpion is not one of these 2 species.
Scorpions can be brought into homes under the bark of firewood or may wander in looking for prey.
Hi there Cara. Sometimes these scorpions do come in looking for food of their own accord and it might be worthwhile putting draught excluders on the doors to prevent this. As indicated above the Australian Museum's scorpion fact sheet gives some interesting information on their habits, habitats, how to minimise them in your garden and avoid being stung. It says 'Australian scorpions can give a painful sting but are not considered dangerous. First aid for a sting is to apply a cold pack and to seek medical aid if pain persists. It is also a good idea to try to catch the scorpion and have it identified.' We have a free identification service at the museum, so feel free to send in your specimen.
Hi Sarah, don't be too concerned, scorpions can be common in Victoria including parts of Melbourne and its suburbs. They have no interest in people and stings are rare. Scorpions in Australia are not considered highly dangerous but if you were to be stung it wouldn't be a bad idea to go to your doctor as a precaution. I personally would let the scorpion go where you found it.
Hi Dave, scorpions have no interest in pets; if the scorpions are in the house they will be looking for small invertebrates to feed on. The dog may be stung if it stood on or started patting or playing with the scorpion. We are not aware of scorpion stings posing a serious threat to the welfare of pets, although it would be very painful.
Hi Jesse, if you have a read of the posting that Discovery Centre made on the 11th of February, you will find information on how to care for young scorpions. Good Luck.
Hi Judy, the weight of a normal sized scorpion will depend on the species. Because there are many species of scorpions, each of them will have different physical characteristics. Most scorpions will weigh between possibly 50 gm (some say the heaviest is 60gm) and a few grams. Please see the following website for further information:
http://www.ntnu.no/ub/scorpion-files/faq.php http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-scorpion.html http://www.centralfloridazoo.org/emperorscorpion
Hi Callum, it is thought that most Australian species of scorpion live between 2 and 10 years, although one commercially sold species lives to around 15 years. As to where to source scorpions, please have a read of our question of the week on this topic.
Hi Harry, can you please explain what you mean by 'substance'? Are you referring to feeding your scorpion or housing your scorpion?
Hi Ron - congratulations on your newly acquired pets! The behaviour you have described is called Stilting. It helps the scorpion to regulate it's body temperature, thought to increase the air flow over its body. This can vary with the body only being a little off the substrate to an extreme vertical posture. High temperature and humidity can be a trigger but scorpions also show this behaviour in cooler temperatures. Gravid/ pregnant females tend to do this behaviour more coming up to giving birth which for this species is around March/ April. This is not saying she isn't pregnant but if she is she would give birth next march/April. The Black rock Scorpions are commonly found throughout the Great Dividing Range in NSW and they live in specific micro-climates meaning they need a particular humidity, temperature and moisture level to stay healthy. So their behaviour may be them trying to settle into their new environment. There is a great book out called 'A Guide to keeping Australian Scorpions in Captivity' by Mark A. Newton.
Hi Dicko, the first thing to try to work out is if you have males or female scorpions in your collection. By looking at the underside of the body you should be able to see a small disc above the pectines (comb like structures). If it is split it indicates that it is a male – if no split you have a female. Females tend to be a little bulkier as well. To work out if she is pregnant you need to watch her body shape – she will become rotund. If you believe she may be preparing to give birth you need to give her some 'quiet time' as scorpions will often become stressed and re-absorb their young if conditions are incorrect. Best of luck with your new pets!
Hi Jamie,
The Australian species of Black Rock Scorpion are not considered highly dangerous, but it is probably best if you avoid them and observe from a safe distance.
Hi Gemma, if your scorpions are still white but not being looked after by their mum it is not normal but it may still be fine. Remove all the other scorpions from the enclosure and give them some room to relax. After their first moult they would naturally disperse. At this time you can separate them from one another and start feeding them tiny food items such as pinhead crickets.
Once the babies have left their mothers back they should be housed individually. This can be done using a tool box or what some people may know as a nuts and bolts style storage system, which can be purchased at hardware stores. The lid will need to have some air holes drilled into it for ventilation.
We wouldn't recommend inbreeding. If you would like a good general guide on the care of scorpions, try Bugs Alive – A Guide to Keeping Australian Invertebrates.
Hi Carson,
Once the babies have left their mothers back they should be housed individually. This can be done using a tool box or what some people may know as a nuts and bolts style storage system, which can be purchased at hardware stores. The lid will need to have some air holes drilled into it for ventilation. The enclosure can have either a sand or coco-peat substrate(available in bricks from hardware stores).
For further detail, a good general guide on the care of scorpions is Bugs Alive – A Guide to Keeping Australian Invertebrates.
Hi Ashley,
Tap water is fine. The babies only need a damp end of the enclosure as water source, no water dish required.
In terms of food frequency and size we usually feed our adult scorpions once a week. The basic rule of thumb in terms of size is a ¼ of the Scorpions body size. As an example we feed our adult Black Rock Scorpions 1 medium cricket per week. Baby Scorpions would get 1 pinhead cricket per twice week with size increasing as they get bigger and then eventually dropping back to once cricket a week once they are adults.
For your other questions, please see previously posted answers, and also check out Bugs Alive – A Guide to Keeping Australian Invertebrates.
Hi Brad, please read our reply to Carson on 11 February for advice on what type of enclosure you can use to accommodate multiple babies.
Hi everyone, to answer some of those questions that you all have! If you can keep them at a temperature of approximately 18-24 degrees that would be ideal. I'm not sure if you can easily alter the temperature in your air conditioned room i.e can you keep it around the 18-20 degree mark that would be fine. Any extreme temperature variations such as 40 degrees are likely to place stress on an animal which could result in losses. More so for the young. Alternatively if you don't want to have your air conditioner running all the time you could possibly leave them where they are and if you know that an temperature extreme is approaching then transfer them into a room with a more constant temperature. In terms of the babies dying, i can understand if this is upsetting but sometimes losses do occur with the young. In terms of food, see if your pet food supplier can provide you with some pinhead crickets. Provided for them twice a week. These would be an ideal size for the baby Scorpions. Hopefully this is of some help. Feel free to contact us for further information.
Hi Beverley, the scorpion is most likely to be a Marbled Scorpion (Lychas marmoreus), which is pale to mid-brown, speckled with darker and lighter browns. They grow up to 3cm. The Black Rock Scorpion (Urodacus manicatus) is larger and darker. It grows up to 5.5cm and is a very dark brown with paler nippers. The Marbled Scorpion is very common on the Mornington Peninsula and frequently comes into houses, but they quickly desiccate and die in the dry environment inside a house. Both species can sting humans and animals, producing at most inflammation and pain for several hours. There are records of cats and dogs being stung, and the symptoms are similar to stings in humans. Because the scorpions live outside the house more than inside, pets are most likely to encounter them (particularly the curious ones) and stings are not uncommon. As a general rule, these scorpions are not a serious threat to cats, but if you have any doubts, please consult a veterinarian.
Because the mother often doesn't feed whilst carrying her babies around, she is hungry by the time they depart and will readily eat them if she comes across them in their enclosure. Even if there is lots of food available, the mother will eat them as readily as she would eat a passing cricket. So the best time to separate them is when they've darkened slightly after their moult.
Hi Rick, Black Rock Scorpions (Urodacus manicatus) do not particularly require light, but it is useful to give them an indication of the daily rhythm of night and day. A light can be also good as a heat source, as a heat mat or other subsurface heat source can negate the fact that scorpions burrow downwards to keep cool. The light should be a low wattage bulb, available from any lighting store. If you require more heat, a higher wattage red bulb will produce a higher temperature without producing any light visible to the scorpions.
It is unusual for a scorpion to lie on its side. This behaviour is probably temporary but if it continues there may be something wrong with the scorpion. Check that the temperature and humidity is suitable for that species, and that it's not being overfed or fed contaminated prey.
Hi Lupe,We recommend that you contact the San Diego Natural History Museum for information about the scorpion you have found: http://www.sdnhm.org/
Hi Rick - we ran this past our Live Exhibits team, who have supllied the follwing reply for your query:
Urodacus take about four years to reach adulthood, during which time an individual will moult five times. They are able to mate not long after maturing and the gestation period is about 18 months. The growth and development time is highly variable depending on temperature and food availability – in the wild scorpions may go without food for weeks or even months and their development slows correspondingly.
The book you refer to is available at http://thedailylink.com/thespiralburrow/index.html
This is a general guide - the best method is to turn the scorpion over with tweezers and look underneath. There is a v-shaped organ underneath called pectines, lined with comb-like teeth. At the centre of this v is an operculum. In males, the operculum is split and in females it is not.
In males, the pectines are large and the comb-like teeth long. In females, the pectines are much smaller and the teeth smaller as well. If you search YouTube for 'sexing black rock scorpions', there is footage showing exactly how to find the pectines and operculum.
Hi Melissa,
That's a very interesting question. The gestation period of scorpions varies widely between the different species, from 6 weeks to 18 months. To further confuse the issue as to whether your other scorpion is male, and putative father-to-be, some scorpion species can reproduce through parthenogenesis. Parthenogenesis is asexual reproduction. You can learn about reproduction in scorpions in this scientific paper.
Hi Noah,
Thanks for your enquiry. Black rock Scorpions are found all through Victoria. You can explore an occurrence map and records history on the Atlas of Living Australia website at: http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Urodacus+manicatus
Hi Dylan
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The German producer/DJ recently completed his "Remember the Light" tour, and now he's ready to release his new track "Remember" featuring Australian vocalist Kaelyn Behr - the follow-up to his hit "Sing 2 Me."
Thomas' new track features a beautiful violin sequence along side Kaelyn's vocals, as the track builds. By the way, if Kaelyn's voice sounds familiar, perhaps it's because he was also featured on the Aston Shuffle & Tommy Trash track "Sunrise (Won't Get Lost)."
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Notable FactsThe most well known sub-districts of Tuscany are Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (note that Montepulciano here refers to the local village, not the grape variety found in the Italian region of Abruzzi). Wine labeled from these regions is DOC-regulated and Sangiovese-based blends. Quality wine from these DOC areas has been on the rise for decades, with top-notch winemakers and wineries shedding the low-quality image once held for Tuscan wine by producing consistently outstanding bottlings that range from deliciously drinkable to highly ageable. Newer to the scene are regions like Bohlgeri and the Maremma, home to of what are now termed "Super-Tuscans," named for the wine coming from the Tuscany area, but not following all of the DOC or DOCG laws required in Italy. In the 1970's, some pioneer winemakers began buying land outside of Chianti and Montalcino, and planting not only Sangiovese, but also international varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The wine they produced only fit into the lowest Italian category of "vina da tavola," but the winemakers sold the wine for high prices, creating an almost cult following, and spurning a new wine category called IGT.
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For regions, the most popular are Tuscany (home of Chianti), Piedmont and the Tre-Venezie, which includes Veneto, Trentino Alto-Adige and Friuli. Other communes of note are in Southern Italy, and a few good wines are made elsewhere in the country. The islands of Sardinia and Sicily are members of the Italian winemaking community as well.


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Looking back, Kardashian says "it was the greatest challenge of my life to have gained 50 pounds" and to deal with the public's cruelty to boot.
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Arcadia, CA, Dec. 27-- For the second straight year, Santa Anita Park and HRTV (R), The Network for Horse Sports, are proud to partner on a non-fiction film festival competition entitled "A Day at the Races." The festival is open to filmmakers and film students producing Santa Anita-based films with a maximum running time of five minutes.
"A Day at the Races" entries will again be judged by a panel of racing and entertainment professionals and this year's competition will feature expanded prize money to include the top five entries. First prize will be $10,000, with second prize at $5,000, while third through fifth prizes will be $3,000, $1,500, and $500, respectively. An additional $10,000 first prize will be awarded to the winner through an online poll.
Also new this year, those entries judged to be in sixth through 10th places will receive free entry to the 2014 edition of the competition.
Application entries, which are available in-person, or online at www.tvg2.com/filmfestival <http://www.tvg2.com/filmfestival> , will be accepted beginning Friday, Dec. 28, with the first day of shooting scheduled for Jan. 5. (While entries are accepted online, credentials must be picked-up, and payment must be made, at Santa Anita.) The competition will continue through March 24, and all film submissions will be due no later than March 27. Online voting will begin on March 30, and will close on April 10. Winners will be announced at Santa Anita April 13.
In addition to the expansion of prize money, this year's general entry fee has been reduced to $100 and students (with valid student identification) may enter for $25 by Feb. 1. Those entering after that date may do so for $150 and $50, respectively.
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tough night for all of us last night i think, let's get back on track guy's!
NBA picks for today:
greengiants 2-3
- UNDER 190.5 WAS Wizards-DET Pistons
-UNDER 194.5 PHI 76ers-MIL Bucks
-CHI Bulls +1.5
-Washington after win 4-10 on O/U
-Washington vs. below .500 teams 7-15 on O/U
-Washington last five on road 0-5 O/U
-Detroit and washington last five after win 1-4 O/U
-Under is 8-1 in last 9 wednsday games
-Under is 3-1-1 in last five between these two teams
-Under is 4-1 in Detroit's and Washington's last five vs. eastern conference
-Under is 4-0 in Bucks last 4 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game
-Under is 10-3 in the last 13 meetings
-Under is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in Milwaukee
-Under is 7-2 in 76ers last 9 games playing on 1 days rest
-Under is 8-3-1 in 76ers last 12 games following a ATS loss
-Under is 4-1 in Bucks last five games playing on 1 days rest
-Bulls are 9-3-1 ATS in the last 13 meetings.
-Bulls are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600
-Bulls are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a S.U. loss
-Celtics 1-4 ATS in last 5 vs. Central
-Celtics 1-5 ATS in last 6 following S.U. loss
-Celtics 1-5 ATS in last 6 following ATS loss
-Bulls are 5-1 in last five vs. Atlantic
-No Rondo, no Sullinger, and now no Barbosa, who guards for celtics?
follow the format guy's it's really easy!
side: abreviation of state or city in capital letters followed by team name with first letter in capital followed by spread.
ex: SAC Kings +5.5
Total: either UNDER or OVER all in caps followed by same as i did for the sides above for both teams involved.
ex: UNDER 199 MIA Heat/ POR Trail-Blazers
It will save Mavin a lot of time, he is nice enough do this for us!
Mavin has no problem with anybody posting but please follow the format above if you want your picks posted.
I love to lose a bet by 0.5 pts.!!! Thank's Mavin for your Raptors!
No, I'm kidding - nothing to worry about - next time I'll be on the right side winning by half... or less... probably...
For today I'll start with Orlando +3. I see beautifull reverse line movement with over 90 % bets on Atlanta (probably because of their last win over Dallas). Orlando is one of the worst teams at the moment (no doubt about that) but 9 of their 15 wins came when they played home. I believe they can win this SU, but as an insurance I'll take the points. Line opened at 3,5 (some places even 4) and is dropping... It may go lower so for me it's the right time to place a bet...
More picks probably later...
BOL to ALL
Zireal 2-1
ORL Magic +3
CHA Bobcats +10
The same reason as with Orlando - RLM. I've also noticed that Indiana is not covering big spreads when playing as a favorite...
UNDER 190.5 WAS Wizards-DET Pistons
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DEN Nuggets +2.5Over 198 DEN Nuggets - BKL nets
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NBA[503] LA CLIPPERS v LA LAKERS o197-150 (B+2)
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with luck the trend of Lebron murder spree continues and the Fakers are still faking it- Very interesting and apparently on purpose by whoever made the schedule to make these key matchups at the end of the 1H of the season- Although I guess Clips v. Spurs would have been a better matchup based on the standings- and last year's playoffs-


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TMZ says an image of baby North flashed briefly on the background screen during the filming of the episode this week.
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"I've gone bra-less during a live broadcast": Reporter of the year nominee fired over blog post
(Billy Hallowell) Social media has proven an excellent and useful tool for journalists to distribute their stories and to connect with readers and viewers, alike. But these popular platforms also hold the potential to create some major conundrums, especially as the lines between reporters' professional and personal lives blur. This is a lesson that Shea Allen, an investigative reporter who, until last Friday, worked for WAAY-TV, a Huntsville, Alabama, ABC affiliate, learned all too well.
TheBlaze spoke with the unemployed journalist about the now-infamous blog entry that led to her dismissal from the station. First, let's look at what she wrote. In a post entitled, "Confessions of a Red Headed Reporter," Allen detailed some "confessions" that ended up landing her in hot water.
Here's her list of 10 edgy and comical confessions:
1. I've gone bra-less during a live broadcast and no one was the wiser.
2. My best sources are the ones who secretly have a crush on me.
3. I am better live when I have no script and no idea what I'm talking about.
4. I've mastered the ability to contort my body into a position that makes me appear much skinner in front of the camera than I actually am.
5. I hate the right side of my face.
6. I'm frightened of old people and I refuse to do stories involving them or the places they reside.
7. Happy, fluffy, rainbow stories about good things make me depressed.
8. I've taken naps in the news car.
9. If you ramble and I deem you unnecessary for my story, I'll stop recording but let you think otherwise.
10. I've stolen mail and then put it back. (maybe)
Allen told TheBlaze that she started the personal blog some time ago and that she only sporadically posts on it. Last Wednesday, while enjoying a glass of wine and relaxing after work, she said she had a little down time. So, she composed the snarky list on the blog, thinking little of it.
"I put it up, because I thought it was funny," Allen said. "I didn't promote it on my station Facebook."
The journalist said that she shared it on her personal Facebook page — but that didn't stop it from coming to the attention of her bosses. On Friday, while she was in the middle of trying to complete an assignment, Allen said that she was brought into the office and scolded.
When Allen entered the room to meet with her bosses, she was consumed with worry about her news product and the assignment she was late on completing; she had no idea that her time with WAAY-TV was about to come to a close.
"They handed me a copy of the blog post. The very first thing out of my mouth was, 'This is my personal blog — this is my personal space," she said.
But her higher-ups weren't settled with that response. Allen claims they told her that the blog did harm to the station and that it would cause those viewing newscasts to wonder "what kind of people" work there. This, she said, was particularly surprising, as the reporter had worked hard, gaining a number of award nominations (two AP Southeast awards, including a reporter of the year nomination). In Allen's view, she was well-respected.
Despite her stated accomplishments, the journalist was purportedly fired on the spot. Of the issues on the list, she said that sleeping in the news car was the one that seemed to upset her bosses the most. Allen explained, though, that she would sometimes close her eyes for 10 minutes in between stories on 13-hour workdays and that other reporters could relate to these short snooze sessions.
"I was never told to take it down," she said of the blog post, adding that she believes that, given her past work, she should have been given another chance. "I feel that my performance has been way above par and that I had earned the right of a second change — or even 10 chances."
Following the dismissal, Allen said people were "floored" and surprised that she had been let go. Among the calls she received were messages from the mayor's office in Huntsville, as she was respected there and her sources were stunned by what unfolded.
Following her dismissal, the reporter removed the blog post, saying that she didn't want to harm her co-workers and those she respected at the station. Later, though, Allen had a change-of-heart.
"That's sending the wrong message," she said of her initial removal. "I'm supposed to be a protector of peoples' rights … I have freedom of speech."
So, Allen re-posted the entry and added the words "No Apologies" in the header. Now, accompanying the list is a description of why she re-published it:
This post was taken down because I was momentarily misguided about who I am and what I stand for. To clarify, I make no apologies for the following re-post. It's funny, satirical and will likely offend some of the more conservative folks. But it isn't fake and its a genuine look into my slightly twisted psyche.
Here's the thing, I've vowed to always fight for the right of free expression. It's allowed, no matter what the profession. I pride myself in having earned the respect of many because I make no apologies for the truth and hold nothing back. I don't fight for things because they serve me, I fight for them because they are right. Sources trust me because I am an unadulterated version of the truth. I won't ever bend just because its popular to do so and I'm not bending now.
Allen understands why some of the elements on the list would raise eyebrows, but she said that the items, though true, were posted in humor and in good fun — and that other reporters would relate. In the end, despite being fired, she still contends that it was her personal space on which she published the list and that this is her right.
"There's this huge grey area," she added. "I feel what I do in my personal space is protected by the First Amendment."
Allen is still stunned and noted that not returning to work today was extremely difficult.
"I poured my soul into that station for two years," she added of her work at WAAY-TV.
The future remains an open book, as Allen struggles to figure out what's next.


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National Guard soldier gets death threats for 'funeral fun' pic
(NEWSER) – A National Guard soldier has been suspended indefinitely from military funeral duties after a picture of her and other soldiers clowning around a training casket surfaced on social media. "We put the FUN in funeral," read the caption on the photo posted on the Instagram account of Spc. Terry Harrison, Fox 47 reports. The Wisconsin National Guard member has been shifted to other duties pending an investigation and the Guard says it has taken steps to ensure her safety after death threats, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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In addition to the live streaming of all HRTV's premiere coverage surrounding the Preakness -- including Pursuit of the Crown, The Player, Race Day America, Westrock Coffee First Call and Across the Board -- HRTV.com will be offering exclusive extended interviews, workouts, expert handicapping tips and analysis, as well as live behind-the-scenes web cams, weather updates, photo galleries, and a tour of the stakes barns with an all access unedited view.
If fans miss any of HRTV's live coverage, HRTV.com will fill the void. Immediately following HRTV's live coverage, HRTV.com will offer on-demand horse racing videos of most network shows and features.
Once again, HRTV.com's unique Preakness tour of "Infieldfest" will bring fans into the middle of the excitement as Pitbull performs for fans in the track's infield.
As an added Preakness opportunity at Pimlico, HRTV.com is offering visitors, viewers and fans the ability to win an iPad Mini simply by posting their picture with HRTV's special banner, denoting HRTV, The Network for Horse Sports, on a special page on HRTV.com. HRTV will award the prize to the entrant that gathers the most "likes" to their photo on the designated page.
HRTV will have photographers at the Preakness on both Friday and Saturday and will also accept pictures uploaded to HRTV.com.
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USDA/Mexico Spanish-language flyer: Get kids on food stamps without showing documents
The Department of Agriculture, via the Mexican government, assures potentially ineligible immigrants that they can still apply for food stamps on behalf of their eligible children without giving information about their immigration status, according to documents released Thursday by Judicial Watch.
A USDA Spanish language flyer provided to the Mexican Embassy, according to Judicial Watch, reads that if potentially ineligible immigrants want to obtain benefits for their children they "need not divulge information regarding your immigration status in seeking this benefit for your children."
The Daily Caller has reported extensively about the USDA/Mexico partnership that seeks to promote taxpayer-funded nutrition assistance among eligible Mexican Americans, Mexican nationals and migrant communities in America.
"USDA and the government of Mexico have entered into a partnership to help educate eligible Mexican nationals living in the United States about available nutrition assistance," the USDA explains in a brief paragraph on its "Reaching Low-Income Hispanics With Nutrition Assistance" web page. "Mexico will help disseminate this information through its embassy and network of approximately 50 consular offices."


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Your doctor will ask you about your symptoms, and medical and family history. The abdomen and surrounding areas will carefully examined. Your doctor may recommend different tests in order to identify tumors and confirm diagnosis.
Suspicion of Pancreatic Cancer
If you are having symptoms or your doctor detects abnormalities, you may need further testing. Tests can help confirm a cancer diagnosis or another condition, such as pancreatitis. Tests may include:
A number of blood tests may be performed, although they cannot be used to definitively diagnose pancreatic cancer. The tests may show some of the changes that occur during pancreatic cancer, such as elevated levels of the enzymes amylase and lipase, increased bilirubin, elevated glucose, and changes in liver function tests. These changes can occur in other conditions as well.
Specific blood tests for pancreatic cancer include tumor markers (CA 19-9, CA 72-4, and also human chorionic gonadotropin [hCG]). These tests are useful in predicting prognosis and identifying relapse after surgical resection.
Imaging tests may be used to look for the presence of tumors. They can also help assess their size and location. Some tests use contrast material to highlight structures so images are more clear and detailed. Imaging tests may include:
- Dual phase helical CT scan—The scan can show the interior of the pancreas in detail, allowing a tumor to be diagnosed in approximately 98% of the time. CT is also very useful for diagnosing the spread of cancer beyond the pancreas.
- Ultrasound
- Endoscopic ultrasound—A thin, lighted tube (endoscope) is passed down the throat, through your stomach, and into your intestine.
- MRI scan
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Angiography
- PET scan
During laparoscopy, tiny incisions are made in the abdomen, and a small fiberoptic tube with a lighted tip (a laparoscope) is inserted. The scope can be used to look at the pancreas, the surrounding tissues, the liver, and the wall of the abdomen for the presence of tumor. Laparoscopy is useful for both diagnosing pancreatic cancer and determining whether the cancer has spread outside of the pancreas.
Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer
During a biopsy, suspicious tissue is removed so it can be examined under a microscope. The tissue sample may be obtained during an ERCP exam, laparoscopy, or through fine needle aspiration (FNA). A tiny needle is inserted directly through the skin of the abdomen and into the pancreas in order to withdraw a sample of pancreatic tissue. Some researchers believe that FNA should not be performed unless the tumor is inoperable because the cancer cells may accidentally be spread along the track of the needle. If an abnormality is seen in another organ (such as the liver), a biopsy of that abnormality may be done instead.
A biopsy is the only way to confirm a diagnosis.
Cytology is the study of cells. The cytology of cancer cells differs significantly from normal cells, and doctors use the unique cellular features seen on biopsy samples to determine the diagnosis and assess the prognosis of a cancer.
The first thing that cytology studies will do is determine what type of pancreatic cell the cancer involves. Exocrine cells are much more commonly involved in pancreatic cancer than endocrine cells. Cytology will also try to determine the degree of abnormality and aggressiveness of the cancer cells.
Staging of Pancreatic Cancer
The physical exam, combined with blood, imaging, and biopsy test results will determine the stage of the cancer. Staging is used to identify where and how far the cancer has spread. It is also used to guide your treatment plan. Treatment and outcomes depend on several factors, such as location, tumor size, stage, and overall health.
A common system used for staging is called the TNM system. This system characterizes 3 aspects of pancreatic cancer: information about the tumor (T), the lymph nodes (N), and the presence of distant metastasis (M). As with grading, the higher numbers reflect a greater degree of abnormality and spread.
The T stages are as follows:
- TX: Tumor cannot be evaluated.
- T0: There is no evidence of tumor.
- Tis: There is minimal tumor without invasion (in situ).
- T1: Pancreatic tumor measures 2 centimeters (cm) or less and has not spread outside of the pancreas.
- T2: Pancreatic tumor is greater than 2 cm, but has not spread outside of the pancreas.
- T3: The pancreatic tumor extends beyond the pancreas but does not involve the superior mesenteric artery or the vessels of the celiac axis, both of which are located in the abdomen.
- T4: The pancreatic tumor extends beyond the pancreas and involves the superior mesenteric artery or vessels of the celiac axis.
The N stages are as follows:
- NX: Nodes cannot be evaluated.
- N0: There are no cancer cells in the regional lymph nodes.
- N1: There are cancer cells in lymph nodes surrounding the pancreas.
The M stages are as follows:
- MX: Presence of metastasis cannot be evaluated.
- M0: There are no distant metastasis.
- M1: There are distant metastasis, such as to distant lymph nodes, liver, lungs, and/or brain.
Once the T, N, and M categories have been determined, the information is grouped together to determine your stage. The groupings are as follows:
T, N, and M Classifications
Stage IA
Stage IB
Stage IIA
Stage IIB
T1, T2, or T3; N1; M0
Stage III
T4; N0 or N1; MO
Stage IV
T1, T2, T3, or T4; N0 or N1; M1
Another method of staging addresses whether the original pancreatic tumor can be surgically removed or not. Most doctors believe that tumors that have invaded major blood vessels (T4 or Stage III) cannot be removed. Therefore, this method of staging utilizes information about blood vessel invasion. This system has 3 designations:
- Resectable pancreatic cancer—Visible tumors can be removed.
- Locally advanced or unresectable pancreatic cancer—The cancer has spread to neighboring tissues or invaded into blood vessels. The cancer cannot be removed by surgery. However, no distant spread has been diagnosed.
- Metastatic—The cancer has been found in distant sites and it has spread well beyond the pancreas.
Prognosis is a forecast of the probable course and/or outcome of a disease or condition. Prognosis is most often expressed as the percentage of patients who are expected to survive over 5 or 10 years. Cancer prognosis is an inexact process. This is because the predictions are based on the experience of large groups of patients with cancer in various stages. Using this information to predict the future of an individual patient is always imperfect and often flawed, but it is the only method available.
Pancreatic cancer is often relatively advanced at the time that it is diagnosed. As a result, the number of patients who survive for 5 years or more after diagnosis is very small, perhaps as low as 5%. About 21% of all patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer survive for a year after diagnosis. Also, being overweight or obese can further reduce your chance of survival.
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