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|Scientific classification
Gulls (often informally seagulls) are birds in the family Laridae. They are most closely related to the terns (family Sternidae) and only distantly related to auks, and skimmers, and more distantly to the waders. Until recently, most gulls were placed in the genus Larus, but this arrangement is now known to be polyphyletic, leading to the resurrection of several genera.[1]
They are typically medium to large birds, usually grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They typically have harsh wailing or squawking calls. They have stout, longish bills, and webbed feet. Gull species range in size from the Little Gull, at 120 g (4.2 oz) and 29 cm (11.5 inches), to the Great Black-backed Gull, at 1.75 kg (3.8 lbs) and 76 cm (30 inches).
Biology and habitsEdit
Most gulls, particularly Larus species, are ground nesting carnivores, which will take live food or scavenge opportunistically. The live food often includes crabs and small fish. Apart from the kittiwakes, gulls are typically coastal or inland species, rarely venturing far out to sea and into surrounding deciduous forests. The large species take up to four years to attain full adult plumage, but two years is typical for small gulls. Large White-Headed Gulls are typically long-lived birds, with a maximum age of 49 years recorded for the Herring Gull.[2]
Gulls nest in large, densely packed, and noisy colonies. They lay two to three speckled eggs in nests composed of vegetation. The young are precocial, being born with dark mottled down, and mobile from birth[3].
Gulls—the larger species in particular—are resourceful, inquisitive and highly intelligent birds, demonstrating complex methods of communication and a highly developed social structure; for example, many gull colonies display mobbing behaviour, attacking and harassing would-be predators and other intruders.[4] In addition, certain species (e.g. the Herring Gull) have exhibited tool use behaviour. Many species of gull have learned to coexist successfully with humans and have thrived in human habitats. Others rely on kleptoparasitism to get their food. The urban gull population in the United Kingdom has been growing quickly, probably due to laws such as the Clean Air Act 1956 which prohibited the burning of garbage by local landfill owners, thus increasing the availability of food for the gulls.[5][6]
The taxonomy of gulls is confused by their widespread distribution and geneflow leading to zones of hybridization. Some have traditionally been considered ring species, but recent evidence suggest this assumption is questionable.[7] Until recently, most gulls were placed in the genus Larus, but this arrangement is now known to be polyphyletic, leading to the resurrection of the genera Ichthyaetus, Chroicocephalus, Leucophaeus, Saundersilarus and Hydrocoloeus.[1] Some English names refer to species complexes within the group:
- Large white-headed gull is used to describe the 18 or so Herring Gull-like species from California Gull to Lesser Black-backed Gull in the taxonomic list below.
- White-winged gull is used to describe the 4 pale-winged, High Arctic-breeding taxa within the former group; these are Iceland Gull, Glaucous Gull, Thayer's Gull, and Kumlien's Gull.
Hybridisation between species of gull occurs quite frequently, although to varying degrees depending on the species involved (see Hybridisation in gulls). The taxonomy of the large white-headed gulls is particularly complicated.
In common usage, members of various gull species are often referred to as sea gulls or seagulls. This name is used by the layman to refer to a common local species or all gulls in general, and has no fixed taxonomic meaning.
The American Ornithologists' Union combines Sternidae, Stercorariidae, and Rhynchopidae as subfamilies in the family Laridae, but recent research [8][9][10] indicates that this is incorrect.
List of speciesEdit
This is a list of gull species, presented in taxonomic sequence.
Genus Larus
- Pacific Gull, Larus pacificus
- Belcher's Gull, Larus belcheri
- Olrog's Gull, Larus atlanticus
- Black-tailed Gull, Larus crassirostris
- Heermann's Gull, Larus heermanni
- Common Gull or Mew Gull, Larus canus
- Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis
- California Gull, Larus californicus
- Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus
- Kelp Gull, Larus dominicanus (called "Southern Black-backed Gull" or "Karoro" in New Zealand)
- Cape Gull, Larus dominicanus vetula
- Glaucous-winged Gull, Larus glaucescens
- Western Gull, Larus occidentalis
- Yellow-footed Gull, Larus livens
- Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus
- Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides
- Kumlien's Gull, Larus glaucoides kumlieni
- Thayer's Gull, Larus thayeri
- Herring Gull, Larus argentatus
- Heuglin's Gull, Larus heuglini
- American Herring Gull, Larus smithsonianus
- Yellow-legged Gull, Larus michahellis
- Caspian Gull, Larus cachinnans
- East Siberian Herring Gull, Larus vegae
- Armenian Gull, Larus armenicus
- Slaty-backed Gull, Larus schistisagus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus
Genus Ichthyaetus
- White-eyed Gull, Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus
- Sooty Gull, Ichthyaetus hemprichii
- Great Black-headed Gull, Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Audouin's Gull, Ichthyaetus audouinii
- Mediterranean Gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Relict Gull, Ichthyaetus relictus
Genus Leucophaeus
- Dolphin Gull, Leucophaeus scoresbii
- Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla
- Franklin's Gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Lava Gull, Leucophaeus fuliginosus
- Gray Gull, Leucophaeus modestus
Genus Chroicocephalus
- Silver Gull, Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Red-billed Gull, Chroicocephalus scopulinus
- Hartlaub's Gull, Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
- Brown-hooded Gull, Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Gray-hooded Gull, Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Andean Gull, Chroicocephalus serranus
- Black-billed Gull, Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Brown-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Slender-billed Gull, Chroicocephalus genei
- Bonaparte's Gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Genus Saundersilarus
- Saunders's Gull, Saundersilarus saundersi
Genus Hydrocoloeus
- Little Gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus
Genus Rhodostethia
- Ross's Gull, Rhodostethia rosea
Genus Rissa
- Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla
- Red-legged Kittiwake, Rissa brevirostris
Genus Pagophila
- Ivory Gull, Pagophila eburnea
Genus Xema
- Sabine's Gull, Xema sabini
Genus Creagrus
- Swallow-tailed Gull, Creagrus furcatus
The Laridae are known from fossil evidence since the Early Oligocene, some 30-33 mya. A fossil gull from the Middle to Late Miocene of Cherry County, USA is placed in the prehistoric genus Gaviota; apart from this and the undescribed Early Oligocene fossil, all prehistoric species were tentatively assigned to the modern genus Larus. Among those of them that have been confirmed as gulls, "Larus" elegans and "L." totanoides from the Late Oligocene/Early Miocene of southeast France have since been separated in Laricola.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pons J.-M. ; Hassanin A. ; Crochet P.-A.(2005) Phylogenetic relationships within the Laridae (Charadriiformes: Aves) inferred from mitochondrial markers. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 37(3):686-699.
- ↑ AnAge entry for Larus argentatus. The Animal Ageing and Longevity Database. URL accessed on 2008-11-23.
- ↑ Harrison, Colin J.O. (1991). Forshaw, Joseph Encyclopaedia of Animals: Birds, 109–111, London: Merehurst Press.
- ↑ Alcock, J. (1998) Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary Approach (7th edition). Sinauer Associates, Inc. Sunderland, Massachusetts. ISBN 0-87893-009-4
- ↑ http://www.ehj-online.com/archive/2000/may2003/may1.html
- ↑ http://www.birdnomore.com/gulls.htm
- ↑ Liebers, Dorit; de Knijff, Peter & Helbig, Andreas J. (2004): The herring gull complex is not a ring species. Proc Biol Sci. 271(1542): 893-901.
- ↑ Paton, Tara A. & Baker, Allan J. (2006): Sequences from 14 mitochondrial genes provide a well-supported phylogeny of the Charadriiform birds congruent with the nuclear RAG-1 tree. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39(3): 657–667.
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- ↑ Paton, T. A.; Baker, A. J.; Groth, J. G. & Barrowclough, G. F. (2003): RAG-1 sequences resolve phylogenetic relationships within charadriiform birds. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 29: 268-278. DOI:10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00098-8 (HTML abstract)
- ↑ Thomas, Gavin H.; Wills, Matthew A. & Székely, Tamás (2004): A supertree approach to shorebird phylogeny. BMC Evol. Biol. 4: 28. DOI:10.1186/1471-2148-4-28 PDF fulltext Supplementary Material
- Grant, Peter J. (1986) Gulls: a guide to identification ISBN 0-85661-044-5
- Howell, Steve N. G. and Jon Dunn (2007) Gulls of the Americas ISBN 0-618-72641-1
- Olsen, Klaus Malling & Larsson, Hans (1995): Terns of Europe and North America. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0-7136-4056-1
External links Edit
- Rudy's Gull-index Pictures of less well-known plumages of large gulls
- Gull videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Gullpix Pictures of gulls, sorted by species
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The freedom and spirit of riding a bike is a beautiful thing, whether it's used as a means of transportation or a way to stay fit, but regardless of the reason you ride, there are things to consider to keep yourself safe.
- Wear a helmet. Helmets aren't just for kids, they protect adult heads, too. Find a helmet that fits snug and sits on the top of your head.
- Be visible. When riding at night use a white front light and a red rear light. Wear bright clothing at all times.
- Use hand signals. Make sure other cyclists, pedestrians and motorists know your intentions.
- Make eye contact. When stopped at intersections make sure cars know you are there before proceeding.
- Follow the rules of the road. Don't expect motorists to respect you if you don't obey the rules.
- When riding near parked cars, give yourself a 3ft berth to avoid car doors being opened in to you.
- Learn basic bike maintenance. You don't want to be stranded on the side of the road because of a simple flat tire.
- Don't wear headphones while riding. It's important to hear when traffic is coming up along side you so you can anticipate any potential danger.
- Don't ride against traffic, cut through parking lots or ride on sidewalks. Know where the bike lanes and paths are in your city/town. Many cities have spent a lot of money and resources to put them in place to protect cyclists, so take advantage of them.
Cycling is a wonderful activity that can be enjoyed by people of all ages in cities and towns across the world. Take the time to understand the rules of the road, invest in a good helmet for everyone in the family, and be visible to other cyclists, pedestrians and motorists to get the most out of your cycling experience.

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multigrain-gluten-free-brown-bread-baked-in-bowls photo by vsimon
Baking yeast that is. Necessary for yeast bread, that elusive, infuriating staple of other peoples' lives. Good gluten free bread is a challenge. It is expensive to buy readymade. And tricky to make yourself. Every batch of bread feels like an adventure.
Never the less, making your own bread is the best way to enjoy good gluten free yeast bread. But you will have to make friends with yeast. Like any good relationship, caring for yeast requires some time and attention.
Yeast are single celled creatures that eat, produce gas, multiply, and die. They like a pleasant climate. Not too cold, not to hot. They prefer to be surrounded by their favorite foods: carbohydrates and moisture. That sounds like some of us.
Kinds of Yeast
The many choices of yeast at the grocery store are bewildering. Do I want active dry, rapid rise, perfect rise, bread machine, fast rising, quick rise, instant, or compressed cake?
Really, commercial baker's yeast comes in just three types. Compressed cake is fresh and very perishable. It must be refrigerated at all times. It comes in little grayish soft cubes, wrapped in foil. Compressed yeast can be added to the liquid or dry ingredients. Look for it in the dairy section and make sure it is not past its use date. I do not use this anymore because it does not stay fresh long enough for me.
Active dry is dormant yeast and can be stored at room temperature. It comes as tan granules, packaged in tri-fold foil pouches that hold ¼ ounce in each pouch (7 grams). This measures about 2 teaspoons. Often one pouch is not enough yeast for gluten free bread recipes, so you have to use one pouch and part of another. I just wrap up the remainder and store it in the fridge. Buying yeast in these pouches is fine if you do not bake bread frequently. But if you do, active dry yeast also comes in brown jars that hold several ounces. I store these in the fridge too.
Active dry yeast is added to the liquid in the recipe to activate it, before adding to the flour.
Instant yeast has smaller granules that are added to the dry ingredients. Liquids are warmed before adding to the flour mix. With its small granules and warm liquids, this yeast activates quickly as the batter is beaten. So instant yeast shortens the rising time. Instant yeast is available in pouches or jars.
How do you choose?
Each of these types of yeast will work in your bread. The type may affect how the yeast is added to the batter and the total rise time. One cube of compressed yeast is equivalent to one pouch of active dry or instant yeast.
Follow the directions on the package and stick with a brand that makes you happy.
frothy-proofing-yeast photo by inuyaki.com
Proofing is fun! Add the yeast to warm liquid with a bit of sweetener and watch it grow.
Warm the liquid to 100-105 degrees. Use liquid and sweetener from the recipe, not additional. If there is no sweetener in the recipe, just a few grains of sugar will feed the yeast as they wake up.
In 5 to 10 minutes, the yeast will bubble, foam, and froth. You can see and smell that the yeast is alive.
Not all recipes call for proofing. But you can do it with any recipe. If you are nervous about the vitality of the yeast, proof it. Or if you want a faster rise, proof it. You will start with millions more yeasties.
Favorite climate
Yeast goes into hibernation below 50 degrees. Temperatures above 140 degrees kills yeast. Yeast is most productive at 80-90 degrees.
The more the merrier
Gluten free bread recipes have more yeast than wheat bread recipes. And they may have more sweeteners to add flavor. More and sweeter can make the rise go fast. Especially in warm weather, the batter can rise from just right to over done in 10 minutes. Make sure you preheat the oven long before you think you will need it. If you notice the batter has risen to the top of the pan, or is starting to crack, get the bread in the hot oven right now. It is so discouraging to watch over risen batter deflate right before your eyes. It is better to under rise than over rise. The bread will rise a bit in the oven too.
Fitting yeast bread baking into a hectic life
Most gluten free yeast bread recipes have only one rise. So they are quicker to make than many wheat breads. That is a plus!
But, say, you are really in a hurry. The rising time in the recipe is "about an hour". And you want to be at a yoga class in two and a half hours. That is cutting it pretty close. To speed up the rise, put the bread batter in a warm place.
Try on top of the fridge. Or in the oven with a bowl of hot water on the rack below. You can also warm a cup of water in the microwave, then put the bread batter alongside it.
Or, school calls and your kid is sick and needs to go to the doctor. Put the bread batter in the fridge to slow it down. It will wait for a few hours. Put the pan of batter on the counter to warm up to room temperature and finish rising before baking.
If you are experimenting with recipes
Increasing the amount of salt will slow the rise. As will reducing the amount of yeast.
Slow rises improve flavor. If you have time, it can be desirable to have a cool rise. I have refrigerated batter overnight. This improves the flavor of the bread, but it does not rise well. It is a trade off.
Yeast is often happy doing its own thing. Still, you do need to keep an eye on it. Yeast is a living, growing helper in bread baking. Getting it to do what you want requires the skillful interplay of time, temperature, type, amount, and other ingredients. Start a yeast baking adventure! Understand its needs, treat it well and it will reward you.


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Pronunciation: tent-êr-hUk • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: One of many pointed pins or hooks fitted around a tenter, a frame for stretching skins, cloth, or similar materials to prevent shrinkage.
Notes: Even though being stretched on tenterhooks would make your skin tender, tenterhooks are not tender hooks. A tenter is a frame for stretching thin sheets of material. Tenters were used widely by hunters who stretched animal skins on them and housewives who stretched curtains and drapes on them before the advent of non-shrinking materials. In fact, this Good Word survives today almost exclusively in the phrase "to be on tenterhooks", the equivalent of being on pins and needles—in a highly anticipatory state of awareness.
In Play: "On pins and needles" is probably replacing "on tenterhooks" as more and more of us forget what tenterhooks are. However, at this point we still have our choice: "Wally's chemistry exam has him on tenterhooks: whether he goes to med school depends on his grade in that course." This word and tenter itself are also available in metaphors of stretching: "All of Izzy's tales about his fishing exploits come from the tenter (or tenterhooks) of his fertile imagination."
Word History: Tenter comes from Latin tentorium "shelter made of stretched skins," from tendere "to stretch," also the origin of tent, as you probably have already guessed. The root of this verb underlies many other English borrowings, such as extend, portend, and intend. The original Proto-Indo-European root came to English through its proto-Germanic ancestors as thin. When you stretch a skin, it becomes thin and hard. This explains why tetanus was borrowed from Greek tetanus "stiff, rigid" as the medical term for lock-jaw. In Persian the N in this word was replaced by R, producing tar "string," now a part of Hindi sitar, a stringed instrument. (We've kept you on tenterhooks long enough: Alan Janesch is the one we must thank for today's curiously Good Word.)
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All one has to know about Mordecai Brown to understand that he is a man who had to overcome an obstacle in his life is to know that his nickname is "Three Finger." Yes, Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown lost portions of two fingers on his right hand, yet became a Hall of Fame major league pitcher.
In fact, Brown not only overcame his handicap, he used it to his advantage. His unique hand disability actually allowed his curveball to break radically, and helped him become one of the elite pitchers of his era.
So how did Brown suffer this injury? Well, actually, he suffered two separate injuries to his right hand, the first farm-related and the second due to a fall that occurred while he was healing. The farm mishap was the result of his hand being mangled by the knives in the farm's feed chopper as he slipped while adding material into the device.
The accident severed much of his index finger and damaged the others. Complicating matters further was the fact that he fell while healing from the first injury, breaking several finger bones. His fingers did not reset properly, especially his middle finger.
Instead of giving up, Brown took the initiative to practice throwing rocks at knotholes on his barn, which developed his accuracy. Further, the way he was forced to hold the ball when he threw made it spin in a radical manner, and the extra topspin made it difficult for a batter to connect with his pitches.
By turning a seemingly tragic event into a positive, Brown pitched spectacularly in the minor leagues. He was called up to the big leagues in 1903, where he stayed until his retirement in 1916 when he was close to 40 years old.
Brown's best years in the majors happened as a member of the Chicago Cubs, from 1904 until 1911. During that stretch, he won 181 games (an average of better than 22.5 wins per year) and had an ERA of 1.73. He spent one more season with Chicago, winning just five games, before moving to Cincinnati in 1913.
In addition to winning 20 or more games six times, he was also part of two Cubs World Series championships, including their last one to date (in 1908). He finished his career with a 239-130 record and a 2.06 ERA (the third-lowest ERA of any pitcher in the Hall of Fame, and the best of any pitcher with 200 or more wins).
Following his retirement, Brown returned to his home in Terre Haute, Ind., where he pitched, coached and managed in the minor leagues for more than a decade. He also ran a filling station.
Brown suffered from diabetes and the effects of a stroke and died in 1948. But he will certainly go down as not only one of the greatest baseball players ever, but also a man who persevered like no other


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The Primal Grill recipe calls for sirloin but I had 1 more package of round steak to get rid of so I used this recipe on Sunday.
Since it was just round steak I didn't bother with photos but I do want to say that the end result was pretty good and I think it would've been even better with a better cut of steak. Even though there was a lot of onion in the marinade it didn't overpower the rest of the flavors, although I cheated and added a bit more garlic.


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Werewolf Edition #47 : ANZAC Day Redux
Werewolf Edition #47 : ANZAC Day Redux
From Werewolf Editor Gordon Campbell
Enter the Wolf!
Hi and welcome to the 47th edition of Werewolf, published on the eve of Anzac Day. Its become a cliché to describe Gallipolli as the crucible of this country's identity, yet hold on...Isn't our national identity supposed to be bi-cultural...and wouldn't that suggest that the New Zealand Wars of the 19th century is a more important crucible of national identity than those fought on foreign soil ? Yet as Alison McCulloch eloquently reveals in this month's cover story , New Zealand devotes a mere fraction of its attention span and funding resources to commemorating the New Zealand Wars compared to what it devotes to the two world wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan. In a separate article, Anne Russell traces the evolution of Anzac Day events and protest to the current consensus that has come to exist on Anzac Day , where commemoration has come somehow come to be seen as an entirely positive event on the national calendar.
Given that the Christchurch rebuild is the dynamo of the domestic economy, we analyse this month just how many of the high paying jobs involved will accrue to women . Furthermore, we ask whether training and retraining in the trades may be a more lucrative and satisfying career path for many women than the traditional route to a university degree. In September Scotland will vote on independence – and this month, we consider the evidence that the pro-union side of the debate may be losing the plot . In this month's story about the uber rich, we make the best case that we can muster for showing a little condescending compassion now and then, for the obscenely wealthy, as they paddle around their swimming pools wondering if it was all worthwhile.
We have three movie & television related features in this issue. Rosalea Barker writes about the documentary film At Berkeley , and what it tells us about the survival tactics of a great university in the 21st century. In our essay about the Iranian film The Past , we wonder how a repressive theocracy is managing to produce some of the most creative and entertaining films in modern cinema. Lastly, Benjamin Neikrie recalls the valuable lessons in civics taught to him by The West Wing TV series, and he argues that we need more of the same idealism to counteract our pervasive cynicism about political life and the positive role that government can play in it. In her travel piece on Moldova Rosalea Barker records her reaction to life on the edge of the modern Russian empire . In his satirical column this month, Lyndon Hood goes suitably gaga over the recent royal visitation . In our music column The Complicatist this month, we briefly examine the short sad life of Jackson C Frank, before homing in on Mark Kozelek , the bard of Middle Aged Melancholy.
Thanks once again to Lyndon H. and to Alastair Thompson for helping me post this online. And thanks to everyone who's shown an interest in reading Werewolf and keeping it going. If you want to be involved and talk over some story ideas, contact me at email@example.com
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A 12-year-old boy was targeted in an attempted abduction in Melbourne's south-east earlier this week, police say.
The boy was walking on Paramount Way, Pakenham, about 8.30pm on Tuesday and noticed he was being followed by a black sedan with no number plates.
The car pulled up and the man driving asked the boy to get into the car to help him look for his dog, a police spokeswoman said.
The boy refused; the man got out of the car and tried to grab him, making references to looking for a dog, but the boy ran away.
The spokeswoman said the boy was not injured.
The man is described only as being white in appearance and having grey stubble.
Detectives from Dandenong Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team want to speak to anyone who saw the attempted abduction or saw anything suspicious around that time.
"At this stage police do not believe this is linked to a similar incident in Pakenham last month," the spokeswoman said.
Anyone with information is asked to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.


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Meet the Next Model to Watch Out For: Miley Cyrus' Little Brother, Braison!
Did you know that Miley Cyrus has a little brother? She does—and he's an up-and-coming model to watch out for!
-Lucia Peters
Were you aware that Miley Cyrus has a little brother? I wasn't, but admittedly Miley Cyrus' family tree isn't exactly something that I lose sleep over. But guess what? She does! And guess what else? He's a model!
Well, a newly-minted model, but a model all the same. Braison Cyrus is 18, studies at the Pasadena School of the Art, and plays in a local L.A. band. He also recently signed with a professional modeling contract with Wilhelmina Models, and, well… let's just say that in light of these shots here, we can see why. Future heartbreaker? Maybe!
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E! Online compares Braison's look in these new pics to James Dean's—and we kind of see where they're coming from. It's especially noticeable in the leaning-contemplatively-against-a-wall shot seen above. For comparison purposes:
Braison will make his official modeling debut in a spread for the January and February issues of Troix magazine. For the curious, yes, he did background work on Hannah Montana when he was younger—but he also survived a near-death experience, which we think is a more impressive feat. Good to know that he's recovered!
Here's one more shot of Braison for good measure:
Tell us: What do you think of Miley's little brother?
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Santa Clara Valley's youngest residents are invited to explore the century-old Deer Hollow Farm during three upcoming spring farm tours.
Tour dates at the farm located within Rancho San Antonio County Park are set for March 15, April 19 and May 17. All tours are held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with the last entrance at 12:30 p.m.
Deer Hollow Farm can be found after a flat one-mile walk from the main parking lot off Cristo Rey Drive. Admission is $7 and free for children under age 1. All proceeds support operation of the farm.
Children and adults can explore the farm and visit the animals in their pens, see the new chicken coop, stroll through the grounds, tour century-old farm buildings, see a stuffed mountain lion in the nature center and visit gardens.
Animals at the farm include sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, rabbits and lambs. Trained docents will be on hand to help children learn about the animals and how the farm operates.
The farm is funded by the city of Mountain View, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, Santa Clara County, the cities of Cupertino and Los Altos Hills, private donors and the Friends of Deer Hollow Farm.
The Friends' merchandise booth will also be open. Mugs, T-shirts, sweatshirts, handpainted birdhouses, photo cards, nature identification cards and other handcrafted items will be on sale.
The annual spring tours are one of the farm's major fundraisers. More than 20,000 Sunnyvale residents and 12,000 Cupertino residents visit the farm annually, according to surveys by the Friends of Deer Hollow Farm.
For more information about Deer Hollow Farm and the spring tours, visit fodhf.org.


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In my last blog post, I covered five of the most memorable moments from interviews I've conducted over the years for Business Jet Traveler. Here are another five. Just click on the names to read the full articles on Pascucci, Trump and Orman. (The other two interviews are not available online, but you may request a copy of either by sending an e-mail to editor@bjtonline.)
1. Michael Pascucci: Pascucci, who made many millions in auto-leasing and television, could go anywhere and do anything. But, like Warren Buffett, he has simple tastes and doesn't favor change. So, he told me, not only has he lived in the same town for more than 35 years and been married to the same woman for more than 50, but he has lunch in the same diner almost every day. Plus, he said, he always orders broiled filet of sole or grilled chicken on whole wheat.
2. Sydney Pollack: The late film director Sydney Pollack must have had a lot on his mind when I spoke with him in 2007. He raved about the Sabreliner 65, saying he'd "just read a long article" about the aircraft; and since we'd published such an article in our latest issue, I asked whether that might be the one he was referring to. "What's your magazine again?" "Business Jet Traveler," I said. "That's the one! I just got it yesterday and read it cover to cover." Oh well. He didn't remember our name or know what magazine he was talking to but at least he thoroughly read BJT.
3. Donald Trump: We emailed Trump about the areas we wanted to cover in our interview and sent him copies of the magazine, so I didn't expect him to be surprised when I asked him over the phone not only about his new airplane but about such things as health-care policy, fuel prices and his political leanings. Trump offered a few brief responses but repeatedly pronounced the inquiries "strange" and said, "I thought this was about the airplane." Then, only a few minutes into our conversation, he said, "I don't like the tone of these questions" and hung up on me.
4. Suze Orman: This interview with TV's "money lady" was filled with provocative comments. The one I remember most was her suggestion that many of the people who lack medical coverage in America don't have it because they "have chosen to get rid of their health insurance to pay their credit card debt so they can continue to charge things they don't need."
5. Willie Gary: As a boy, attorney Gary worked 12 hours a day as a sharecropper and spent nights in a shack with no running water. He still lives right near his childhood home–in a 50-room waterfront mansion with a pair of Bentleys parked out front. I'll never forget Gary telling me about the day he first took off in his new Boeing 737: "That was unbelievable, man. We flew right over the orange groves, the fields that I used to work in. And I was looking out the window and I saw the fields and I said, 'My God!' I had to pinch myself. I mean, tears were coming down. I said, 'Lord, I thank you!' I thought about my daddy and working in those fields together and insects biting us and 100-degree temperatures. And there I was in my Boeing 737."


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The White Ferns have snatched a dramatic one-run victory in their opening One Day International match against the West Indies at Sabina Park in Kingston.
Having won the toss and opted to bat, Suzie Bates (114) constructed a well-made century to give the White Ferns a total of 225 for eight. In reply, the West Indies looked to be cruising at 212 for six and needed just 14 runs from 30 balls. A late flurry of wickets allowed the White Ferns back into the match, before claiming the final dismissal in the last over to claim a sensational victory.
The West Indies pursuit had looked on track for much of the innings, with the dangerous duo of Stefanie Taylor (38) and Deandra Dottin (65) taking their side through to 105 for three.
Lea Tahuhu's dismissal of Taylor saw captain Merissa Aguilleira (43) come to the crease and along with Dottin she took control of the game. At 197 for five from 41 overs the result looked all but certain to be in favour of the home side, but a late rally from the White Ferns bowling unit, led by Nicola Browne with three key wickets, kept things alive.
The game finished in drama, with Shaquana Qunityne run-out after backing up too far. Browne led the wickets column, while Morna Nielsen was the most economical with figures of two for 22 from 10 overs.
Earlier, the White Ferns opening pair of Bates and Nat Dodd (18) made steady progress to reach 50 without loss after 15 overs. The visitors coninued to keep wickets in hand, with Bates building a strong platform to launch from.
In the 43rd over the 25-year-old brought up her fifth ODI ton off 114 balls. Currently ranked the number one ODI batsman in the world, Bates now has an average of 74.43 in 2013 and has had only one score under 30 since 3 March 2012.
Sophie Devine (34) alongside her skipper took the White Ferns to 210 for two with three overs remaining. Unfortunately a string of late wickets, including that of Bates who was run-out, stemmed the White Ferns run-rate and they finished the 50 overs unconvinvingly.
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The family that travels together …
Exploring the world helps bring unity to the Mentz family
Monday, Feb 17, 2014 06:00 am
In recognition of Family Day, the Gazette interviewed two local families – the Mitchells and the Mentzes – about their approach to achieving a strong family bond. Here is the story of the Mentz family.
To the Mentz family, the most important element in family is time.
For now, George Mentz sits at the kitchen table of his St. Albert home, a warm pot of tea steaming the air, a wood stove heating the room and framed photographs on every wall reminding him of some of his most precious family times.
One picture is of a trip to Stonehenge. In an attempt to get both family and monument in the picture, the photographer has barely managed to squeeze in the head of the youngest son Nick at the bottom of the photo. Another photo shows the smiling family posing next to the Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt.
The Mentz family loves to spend time together. And the best way to do that is through shared activity, George says. That's why you'll often find him camping or hiking in the mountains with his wife and children, rather than sitting at the kitchen table like he is now.
"When you have children you have conversations," George says. "And we had a pretty firm belief that we wanted to make sure that we had a lot of time with our kids."
The pictures on the wall are years old now. The kids were between 10 and 14 then. Today they are 17, 20 and 21.
When George and Christie Mentz married, they were both elementary school teachers. Christie took a leave after their first child, Robin, was born in 1992. George says they wanted someone to stay home with the kids but it wasn't ideal.
"I was pretty jealous of her staying home with the kids because I had gone teaching all day and late in the day and then things in the evening," he says. "And I wouldn't see the kids a whole lot. You do, but not as much as I wanted."
In 1994 George took a sabbatical so the family could spend a year together.
They didn't do anything fancy, he says. They visited Seattle and Vancouver, or he went camping with Robin on the weekends. But for most of the year they simply stayed home, he says.
A year later he returned to work. Nick, their third and last child, was born the next year in 1996.
"And I really missed the time with the kids so we planned on doing it one more time," George says.
That one more time came in 2005. They travelled the world, returning home exactly 316 days later.
They split the year between British Columbia, Hawaii, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and Egypt. Towards the end, they crossed over to Europe, where they spent two months. That trip accounts for the pictures on the wall.
The family lived in youth hostels and camped on beaches, often squeezing together into one small room for the night. Relatives and friends visited them but most often they travelled on their own.
They didn't really have much choice but to get along, says George.
"We remember in England it was so cold in the building and you had to pay (for heat). Every 20 minutes you had to put a pound in the machine or it would shut off the heat," he says. "So we just curled up in blankets and read … it just drew us close."
Back to the grind
After returning home they picked up their lives where they'd left off but that didn't stop them from travelling together.
Now the family gets together for one or more trips every year. Sometimes they climb mountains or ski for a week. Sometimes they take a weekend to camp, hike or canoe. They also plan movie nights or eat out together in town, says George. And once a month they bring their extended family together for a meal.
Christie admits that it's not easy making time for these get-togethers. And as far as taking extended breaks from work, not everyone has the financial means to do that the way they did.
Family sizes are shrinking, making it harder for many parents to fall back on extended family to help out with the children, she says. So you have to create your free time, and that's difficult, she adds.
"People are having to work more. The less time you have, the less you have with family and the less time you get things done," she says. "The slowing down and the simpler life is a challenge you have to create."
Their children all agree that they'll continue their travels with the family.
Nick is in his late teens now, finishing high school. And Robin and Jake have moved on to university. She's working on a teaching degree here at home while Jake is attending the University of Victoria.
The trips bring them back together especially now that Jake has moved away, says Robin.
"It brings me back to when I was younger and all the fun memories I have from that. When we were all together, I really like that," she says.
Jake adds that family is where he gets most of his support.
"In a lot of countries we were the only people who spoke English, so you only have four other people to interact with," he says. "We all support each other and we know each other's strength and weaknesses."
Jake and Robin agree that when they have their own children someday, they want to bond with them the same way they bonded with their parents, even if they don't do the around-the-world tour.
"It's different when you just went out for a ski together and then talk about it after. It just makes you closer," says Nick.
When they first thought about their second year off, they had considered running a youth hostel in Jasper, rather than travelling the world, says George. But that might have limited their children. He and Christie wanted to give the children a feeling for the world, let them experience different cultures and broaden their horizons, and learn about the things that happen around them, he says.
Both George and Christie know that this experience may result in their children moving away one day.
"We put in them the love of travel … so we knew pretty early on that we were giving our kids this sense of the world is wide open to them. And with that comes the risk that maybe they leave and we have to accept that," George says.
"We opened the world to them but we always know we'll be close."


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The Mets promoted Jenrry Mejia from Port St. Lucie to Binghamton today. He has been pitching very well so far as he's being stretched out to become a starter. Mejia could see the Major League roster again this season if he continues to pitch well and the Mets fall out of contention for the playoffs, which seems likely.
If not, he would probably be ready for the beginning of the 2011 season, depending on how he does in Spring Training.
Outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis also was promoted from Binghamton to Buffalo.


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Sangre de Cristo Mountains > Challenger Point > Climber's Log
Challenger Point Climber's Log
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|via Willow Lake
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2010
|Camped above Willow Lake. Hit Challenger then took the Ave up to Kit Carson. Good weather, physically tough.
|Posted Aug 25, 2010 11:38 am
|Finally met the Challenge
Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2010
|Got Challenger from the Willow Lake side. The dog's 30th 14er - my 50th.
|Posted Aug 7, 2010 1:16 am
|north ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2010
|this is an incredibly fun route offering solid class-4 rock and plenty of exposure. Crossed the avenue to Challenger and descended the standard route
|Posted Jul 27, 2010 10:32 pm
|Willow Lake
Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2010
|Meetup.com trip. We backpacked in from below Willow Creek Trailhead and camped at Willow Lake on Jul 23. The mosquitoes were voracious. We left camp the next morning a little after 5AM, climbed up the talus slope to Challenger Point, arrived there around 8AM. Our leader did not want to bring his dogs up Kit Carson, so he headed down to camp. We continued on to the saddle, then followed Kit Carson Avenue to the gully that took us to the top. We hung out for a little while (it was windy, and there was a lot cloud cover, so there wasn't much to see) then returned to camp the way we came. One of the hikers had trouble with leg cramps, so it took him a lot longer to get back to camp. We spent one more night at Willow Lake, then hiked back down and returned to Denver on July 25. This was my first time in the Sangres.
|Posted Jul 25, 2010 5:59 pm
|Alex Wood
Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2010
|Had planned on hiking up to Willow Lake the night before, but we ran out of time. We had read a trip report on 14'ers saying that there was lots of mosquitos, and they were definitely right. Right out of the car at the trailhead, we got attacked by HUNDREDS! We slept at the trailhead and started at 4:45am the next morning. We made it up to Willow Lake by 7:20am with no mosquitos! Got up to Challenger Pt at 11:00am. Got to Kit Carson at 12:15pm. Got back down to Willow Lake around 2:45pm and then got back to the cars at 5pm. Long day, but the views were out of this world. Willow Lake is amazing! Love the area, but the mosquitos sucked on the way back. 14'er number 16 and 17
|Posted Jul 9, 2010 9:35 pm
|S Colony Lakes approach
Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2009
|Missed out on Challenger Pt on this day since I had given blood a couple of days prior.
|Posted Apr 8, 2010 6:17 pm
|South face winter ascent
Date Climbed: Jan 17, 2010
|Climbed the south face in winter from our camp at treeline in the Spanish Creek drainage. We tried to traverse across the avenue to Challenger, but it would have taken too long to belay everyone across safely with the amount of time we had left. Amazing scenery in Spanish Creek, but the deadfall is annoying!
|Posted Jan 20, 2010 4:25 pm
|Foggy day
Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2000
|Fog on the summit. Did challenger point as well but it's not really a peak.
|Posted Jan 7, 2010 10:27 pm
|North ridge from Crestone
Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2009
|Long approach, but nice route! Great views of the Crestones with a fresh dusting of snow.
|Posted Sep 7, 2009 9:32 am
|north ridge
Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2009
|awesome climb! one of the best in colorado
|Posted Aug 25, 2009 1:29 pm
|Kit Carson/Challenger combo via Willow Creek
Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009
|Climbed Challenger point (second summit since 2002) together with Kit Carson starting from Willow Creek TH at 4:30am. After climbing Kit Carson, returned over Challenger and was back at the car at 2:45pm. A great day in Sangres!
08/12/2011: Climbed Kit Carson Peak via North Ridge route. Traversed to Columbia Point and returned over Challenger summit. 11 hours car-to-car. Fun scrambling, nice weather, great views!
|Posted Aug 8, 2009 11:14 pm
|Kit Carson via Upper S. Colony Lakes TH
Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2009
|4th attempt at this peak...started up at 4:50AM and reached summit at 10:52AM via Columbia Pk.("Kat Carson") Then back over Columbia on return route...made for a long day but met some good people and the weather was OK until the rain & hail the last mile back to TH. Finally succeeded;my 44th 14'er.........sweet!!
|Posted Jul 30, 2009 11:56 am
|Standard Route
Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2009
|Backpacked to Willow Lake and climbied via Challenger Point.
|Posted Jul 28, 2009 1:21 am
|Kit Carson Peak - Challenger Point
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2009
|Climbed via the Willow Lake Approach from Crestone. A wonderful introduction to both the Sangre de Cristos and the Rocky Mountains. The long, steep scramble up Challenger Point's North slopes was exhausting but the view was well worth it. The traverse over to Kit Carson was equally exciting and the solitude quite unexpected.
|Posted Jul 24, 2009 6:38 pm
|Challenger Point
Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2009
|First 14er and first glissade coming down standard route of Challenger Point. Started out from Willow Lake at 4:30AM on a picture perfect day. Not too much snow left on the Avenue to KC according to my friends who went over while I relaxed on Challenger. The view of the Valley really makes you feel up there. Cannot wait to get back to Colorado to do my next 14er!
|Posted Jul 14, 2009 8:37 pm
|Liba Kopeckova
|from Willow lake
|Got in hail/rain/snow, but still had a great time. Willow lake is a beautiful place, great for backpacking.
|Posted Jul 10, 2009 8:52 am
|Via OB Couloir
Date Climbed: Apr 26, 2009
|Poor snow in the morning but got better as the day progressed.
Was with 5 others in my group and ran into Tim Mahon and Christy on the climb! A sweet day!
|Posted Apr 27, 2009 1:24 am
|Loooong Day
Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2008
|Started from the car at about 3:30am and did the whole trip in a single day. I would say one of the longest I have ever done. I almost wish I had planned to camp at the lake after I saw that waterfall. Absolutely amazing! I also think I may have exited the avenue a little early on Kit Carson, but it worked out. I made it back to the trailhead around 5:00pm.
|Posted Jan 23, 2009 5:40 pm
|Summer/ Fall / Winter x2
Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2004
|8/29/04 - Climbed Kit Carson Mountain and Challenger Point in a day via the standard route from Willow Lake. Epic 19 hours with a sloooow partner.
1/17/10 - Winter climb of Kit Carson Mountain. Spanish Creek approach, climb of south face. Beautiful area!!!
1/8/11 - Winter ascent of Challenger Point. Backpacked to Willow Lake and climbed north face. Standard route was buried under steep, avy prone snow slopes so we climbed a more difficult but much safer line up a rib further east. Descended the northwest ridge (which we had largely explored the previous day after packing in). Challenger is quite the challenge in winter, seemed tougher than Kit Carson.
12/8/12 - Up Challenger's SW Ridge, traverse to Kit Carson, down Kit Carson's South Couloir. Awesome loop!!!
2/2/13 - Up Kit Carson's South Couloir and South Face to top of Kit Carson, traverse Kit Carson Avenue to Challenger, traverse back across Avenue and descend Kit Carson's South Couloir. Peaks were caked in amazing hoar frost. Incredible day in the hills.
|Posted Jan 7, 2009 11:00 am
|Challenger Peak
Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2008
|1st 14er back in CO 5 days from New Orleans,#16.Beautiful approach...Loved the meadow. Willow Lake is worth the hike in. I actually camped at the lake. Morning of summit was cloudy and very misty. At the notch on the ridge the wind was blowing about 70mph. It was basically pouring rain on the ridge. Great hike up steep scree and soaking wet & cold, but wouldnt have been anywhere else!
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Before this thread even gets started I want to make sure everyone is clear we like hearing everyone's opinion you guys are entitled to it. But if this becomes a thread of debate, hate and name calling I will be handing out infractions that could lead to banning, so please be respectful of others.
The two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are still going on. They've together cost us $1 or $2 trillion, and continue running at something like $10 Billion PER DAY with no end in sight. They've killed more US soldiers than the deaths of 9/11, plus hundreds of thousands of civilians in both countries.
If we were more "secure", maybe all that would be worth it. But we're not. Instead we have lost lives, treasure, and freedoms for basically nothing. We are much less secure because of the wars' contribution to our national debt and because we've created hatred in numbers of countries with our military presence.
Yet we seldom acknowledge this publicly. Instead, we produce platitudes, speeches, and patriotic, heart-tugging gestures like this app. We are paralyzed from acknowledging the elephant in the room, from saying the emperor really has no clothes.
Remember the people that died that day instead of the tragedy that caused it. Pointing fingers is what starts wars and bigotry. Let us honor those whether they be a passenger on one of the flights, or an emergency responder. Honoring brave souls is what this memorial should be about.
thanks but i dont need or want an app that will only bring down my mood.
or even make me think of horrible situations people were put in.
Augmented reality of 9/11 can kiss my ***, make a graveyard augmented reality so people can find there dead ones?????? NOT.
not pics of people dying...
and we all have the moment on silence on the 11th. Don't be a douchbag.
Can't stop blaming and pointing no matter what? Get over it and realize we ARE talking about my fellow soldiers that have endured the fight and believe it or not, some think like you but are patriotic enough to go o'seas and prevent woman from being killed and children to enjoy an education that some in Sacramento take for granted and even waste on individuals that can't stop using euphemism's to attempt to explain what thhttp://c.betrad.com/icon/c_100_us.pngey don't know.
Far many more are not only patriotic but observant enough to see that volunteering in a mercenary army for two completely useless wars is not patriotic, but counter-productive and naive. But hey, go ahead and download the app. Put a yellow ribbon decal on your car, "I support our troops". And feel self-righteously superior as we collectively continue our journey into Dumb and Dumber.
Where did the towers go?
Dr Judy Wood
Time to wake up!
This app "Fails to install" Itunes Sync. Anyone have idea's?


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Active Air Control
Reference Number: K 08-06
Inventors: Chapman, Kirby; Grauer, Diana K.
Owner: Kansas State University Research Foundation
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Invention Summary
In an attempt to decrease pollutant emissions, the natural gas compression industry has refined the turbocharged engine to allow for increased air flow into the system. However, the physics of such systems, and the environments in which they operate, constrain further advancement in emission reduction. Within a specific engine frame, the fuel flow rate, air flow rate, and scavenging efficiency of the system must be the same for each cylinder to achieve identical corrected trapped equivalence ratios. If this is not accomplished, some cylinders will operate leaner than average and some richer than average. Since NOx production is a highly nonlinear function of the corrected trapped equivalence ratio, the rich cylinders can produce disproportionately more NOx than the lean cylinders. The only way to lower the overall engine NOx production, and therefore engine emissions, is to ensure that each cylinder operates at the same target corrected trapped equivalence ratio.
This invention allows for active and real time measurement and control of the air flow rate into an engine cylinder. The system adjusts the air flow rate so that the air flow into multiple cylinders is the same. The effect of balancing the air in each cylinder allows for the production of an acceptably low quantity of NOx from each cylinder. One embodiment of this invention allows for the air controller to act as a damper. If the air flow sensor determines an unacceptable air flow rate in any cylinder, it will create an air flow disturbance. Based on the measurements in the engine cylinders, logic algorithms will trigger the actuators to adjust the air flow rate so that it is again the same in all cylinders.
Low cost method to control and balance the NOx production from an engine system
Balances the trapped equivalence ratio between cylinders, thereby lowering NOx production
Allows legacy engines to meet compliance with EPA 2011 regulations requiring less than 0.5 gm/hp-hr NOx production
Flexible design allows the system to fit varying engine systems
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A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.
"I picked MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN in honor of the author, Jean Craighead George, who passed away recently at the age of 92. This is the story of Sam Gribley, one of eleven children, who is tired of living with his large family. He decides to live on his own in the Catskill Mountains of Upstate New York for a year. He finds a hollowed out tree and makes it his home. His only company is a falcon and a weasel. It is a great story of Sam's courage and his struggle to survive. This is the first in a trilogy that includes On the Far Side of the Mountain and Frightful's Mountain."
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He is a perfect boy. He has cute brown hair and blue eyes. Always acting silly and crazy. Can always make you laugh or bring a smile to your face. He can be sweet and he can get mad. When he's sweet he will say some of the nicest things, when he's mad he still looks cute and will (usually) easily forgive. If he really loves you he will try and keep you in his life. If not he won't care less if you fell down 20 flights of stairs. Dalten can be caring and be mean but in the end he's still a sweet loving boy who is unforgettable. No matter how much I try and forget about all the things we went through, I'll always love him. ~1-30-13 to 4-2-13 ~ If you have a Dalten in your life I'm sure he is just as cherish-able as my Dalten. I love you Dalten and I hope there will be someway you and me could work out and be together. <\3
Me : I love you I hope we'll be together forever !
Dalten: I will love you until the day I die <3
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Me: well if you weren't lying, we'll end up together someday <\3
Dalten: I will love you until the day I die <3
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"These invitations are of very nice quality, the design is very stunning. I like that the invitations are printed on good and firm material, not flimsy or thin in the least. Loved the coordinating print on the back of invitation.They were perfect! I was even more delighted that when they were received, I started getting texts and phone calls about how beautiful the invitations were, stating stunning, beautiful, sophisticated, and very classy!"
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Welcome to Peak Productions at Western State Colorado University
Peak Productions provides Western State students as well as the Gunnison community opportunities to act, direct, and adapt for the stage. Join us as we share in the incredible art of live theatre! There are many opportunities to get involved, so get to know us at one of our monthly theatre meetings for food, fun, and theatre-related activities.
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A BLIND charity has set up a base in Colchester after winning more than £210,000 in Lottery funding.
Essex Blind Charity has taken over the former Castle Bookshop, in Osborne Street, and it aims to play a part in helping more than 45,000 people with sight problems across the county.
Vanda Watling, accounts and funding administrator at Essex Sight Centre, said the new base will offer users craft sessions and book groups, but she also hopes more volunteers will come forward to allow the charity to begin holding mail reading sessions.
Mrs Watling said: "Giving people the opportunity to have their mail read is important because that's one thing they just cannot do if they are by themselves at home."
She added: "We're very happy to have opened the centre in Colchester."
The new centre is one of six in north and mid Essex.
Essex Sight Centres are run by the Essex Blind Charity.
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Employers are more flexible than we sometimes give them credit. A new WorldatWork study, Survey on Workplace Flexibility, revealed that there are 12 types of flexibility programs in use in the workplace today, and while a vast majority – 98 percent — of employers offer at least one, the average number of programs offered at one time is six.
The most prevalent programs are flex-time, or flexible start/stop times; part-time schedules, which are with or without benefits; and teleworking on an ad hoc basis, or working from home to meet a repair person, sick child, etc. Each of these programs is offered to some or all employees in more than 80 percent of surveyed companies. When offered, they are also the most commonly used by employees, with flex-time the highest ranked.
Different flexibility programs are popular in different sectors — part-time schedules are more common among non-profit organizations; ad hoc telework is more frequently offered by publicly traded companies; and compressed workweeks are more prevalent among public sector organizations.
There are two types of compressed workweeks:
1. 4/10: work four 10-hour days each week
2. 9/80: work nine 9-hour days over a two-week period, with one day off every other week
The WorldatWork survey noted that most of these workplace flexibility programs are offered informally, i.e., no written policies or forms, up to manager discretion, no training, etc.
The study also found that companies with a culture of flexibility experience lower voluntary turnover rates, which is not surprising because a majority of employers report flexibility programs have a positive impact on employee satisfaction, motivation and engagement. However, the study did uncover several obstacles to the adoption of flexibility programs including lack of training, top management resistance — more so than middle management, and lack of employee interest in programs such as phased retirement.
"When it comes to workplace flexibility programs, culture trumps policy," says Rose Stanley, a practice leader for WorldatWork. "It's not about the quantity or formality of programs offered; it's about how well-supported and implemented the programs are across the organization."


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Who doesn't love a list? These are our pick of the best events from beginner triathlons to the toughest 10k's.
This year the Resolution Runs are again set to be bigger and better, with even more events taking place across the UK. Choose your distance, set your challenge! Come on, race your work colleagues, set yourself a new challenge or beat a personal best, all while supporting a fabulous cause. Your support will help to change the world for people affected by stroke. Sign-up today!
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Learn about the benefits and hidden dangers your children could be exposed to through texting, cyber-bullying and social networks during Tweets, Friend Requests & Hashtags: Parenting in the Digital Age.
This is an educational seminar by the Greene County Sheriff's office that no parent should miss. The seminar is scheduled at these times and Library locations:
Presentations will include information about popular sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and SnapChat. Attendees will receive a complimentary copy of ComputerCop, a computer monitoring software purchased with confiscated drug money. These programs are sponsored by the Greene County Sheriff's office and Springfield-Greene County Library District.
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George Clooney's new girlfriend seems nice
Here's George Clooney's new girlfriend 30-year-old Italian actress Elisabetta Canalis who apparently has a deep love for showing her breasts. Even while playing a nun. I love her already. Which is unfortunate because judging by a recent interview , she's in for a world of disappointment with the Clooney. People reports:
"I have now become more fussy about who I date. And in any case my future boyfriend will have to share my bed with [her mini Doberman] Piero, too," she recently told Italian magazine Tu. "Before in love I used to play much more, now I don't want to waste any more time with wrong relationships. I just want someone who can make me find tranquility. I want to get home and find a person who can make me feel good."
Jesus. She's looking for a lasting relationship and thought George Clooney was the perfect candidate? The George Clooney who goes through cocktail waitresses like toilet paper? Seriously, I saw him use one the other day just to wipe mud off his tires. Then he balled her up and threw her at the neighbor kid for stepping on his lawn.


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Did you know?
The first Karoo artists were the San, whose engravings and paintings are up to 10 000 years old.
The Karoo, a semi-arid area that covers over 400 000 square kilometres, is an endless source of inspiration for writers, poets and painters. The small towns of the Karoo attract many artists. Using various media, they work to capture its sense of place, inspired by its history, people and geography.
Over the years, the town of Oudtshoorn has developed a reputation for, among other things, its commitment to promoting art and artists. At the forefront of this is Art Karoo, an Oudtshoorn art gallery that features work created by artists living and working in the area.
In fact, the community's involvement in this Karoo art gallery has been a major part of its success: 'it thrives on their sense of ownership and participation,' says gallery owner and artist, Dr. Janet Dixon.
The Art Karoo gallery represents a number of leading local artists, such as Lisl Barry, Hein Botha, Ina Marx and Etienne Van Zyl, amongst many others. The gallery also supports young artists from the area who are finding their way in the art world. Its exhibition programme is made up of a dynamic and varied mix of artists, subjects and themes and is a welcome commercial outlet for Karoo artists and art lovers.
Art Karoo is also a returning contributor to the Klein Karoo Klassique and the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, 2 major events on South Africa's arts and entertainment calendar. The gallery also facilitates Art Karoo Outdoors, outdoor 'art therapy' that aims to instill a sense of the Karoo's tranquility in its particiants. The gallery provides the teaching, paint, canvasses and brushes, while the Karoo's landscape and fresh air provide the rest.
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Who to contact
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Tel: +27 (0)44 279 1093
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How to get here
Art Karoo's address is 107 Baron van Reede Street, Oudtshoorn's main street.
Best time to visit
Art Karoo is open seven days a week. Monday to Friday from 9am to 9pm; and Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 2pm and 4pm to 9pm.
Tours to do
Art Karoo offers half-day, full-day or three-day tours of the area, which can be individually tailored according to your interests. You can learn more about the area's special vegetation, view San rock art, taste locally produced wine, chocolate, cheese and olives or visit the Cango Caves.
What to eat
Art Karoo's café serves delicious vegetarian food including salads, pastries, soups and more, as well as coffee and an assortment of teas.
What's happening
Regular sketching sessions, open to the public, are held at the gallery. See their website for details.


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While we work on the upcoming mobile release, I thought I'd reach out and ask for your thoughts on a few other ideas from the suggestions forum. Like 'em? Vote 'em!
Pre-populated Accounts
Having a hard time getting staff on-board? This idea is for creating shared accounts for them, from inside your paid administrators account. No more waiting for replies to invites. Vote for it here.
(tip: Download the Getting Started Guide for Administrators PDF)
Suspicious Activity Alerts
Get an email or sms when someone logs in from outside a designated IP range. Vote for it here. If you like this, you might also like the Logs & Audit trail idea.
Password Reminders
Set an email alert when it's time to change a password or for other "things to do regarding this entry". What do you think? Let us know how you would use a feature like this.
Account Beneficiary
Delegate a person (or people) that can recovery your account in the event you get abducted by aliens. A fancy alternative to saving a print-out of your Passpack login. Vote for it here.
Passpack OpenID Provider
So you have some OpenID accounts, each with it's own password, which are stored in your Passpack. Cool. If Passpack were an OpenID provider, would that save you some clicks? Vote for it here.
Now you folks go off and vote. It's head's down working on the mobile version for me. Coming soon to a smart phone near you.


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The Australian dollar is at a two-month low and could continue downward with the release of the all-important US non-farm payrolls report.
At 1700 AEST on Friday, the local currency was trading at 92.80 US cents, down from 93.20 cents on Thursday.
The Australian dollar has hit its lowest point since June 4, despite positive manufacturing figures out of China on Friday.
That's because of the strength of the greenback, said ThinkForex senior markets analyst Matt Simpson.
And the downward momentum is poised to continue when US jobs figures are released on Friday night, he said.
"The Aussie and US currencies have been in a deadlock for two months, but there are signs this is breaking," Mr Simpson said.
"We have seen more volatility this week than the previous two months, and the dollar has hit two-month lows.
"Even if US employment data disappoints tonight, I cannot see it having a lasting effect on greenback weakness, following positive GDP data this week.
"But forecasts suggest relatively strong non-farm payrolls numbers tonight which would put more downside pressure on the Aussie."
At 1700 AEST, one Australian dollar was buying 69.34 euro cents, down from 69.60 euro cents on Thursday, and 95.55 Japanese yen, down from 95.84 yen.
Australian bond futures prices were also lower ahead of the US jobs report.
At 1630 AEST on Friday, the September 2014 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 96.480 (implying a yield of 3.520 per cent), down from 96.495 (3.505 per cent) on Thursday.
The September 2014 three-year bond futures contract was at 97.280 (2.720 per cent), down from 97.290 (2.710 per cent).


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Hornets Trade Paul, Receive 4 Players In Return
The New Orleans Hornets have made a three team trade that will send All-NBA point guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Houston Rockets would receive All-Star power forward Pau Gasol. The Hornets will receive Lamar Odom from the Lakers, PF Luis Scola, SG Kevin Martin, and PG Goran Dragic from the Rockets, and a draft pick.


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I remember a heavy white bucket of oysters that I had to lug across the blacktop, leading to the middle school gym.
In retrospect, I couldn't tell you what made those particular oysters so special that I chose to analyze them for five paragraphs and 30 note cards. Hauling that leaden bucket of slimy, sloshing oyster juice is the only thing I remember about my fifth-grade science fair project because I'm pretty sure my mom did the rest.
I know that eventually she glitter-glued and fact-checked while I typed because, "It's midnight, for crying out loud! I want to go to bed!"
We all get our payback. I now join the ranks of California middle schooler parents who are given a midterm to test our true parenting style: the History Day project.
And to think, I used to consider myself a hands-off, live-and-learn type of mama. Until last weekend.
We knew the Monday deadline was looming. Alex had assured us she had it all under control. Then Thursday night, she announces that we need to make a trip to Michaels for a few supplies – a few meaning all. She proceeds to present her titanic plan for her presentation on the Titanic: a 3-by-3-foot replica of the vessel crafted out of Styrofoam, spray paint and wooden dowels. Said vessel then will emerge from the center of her tri-fold foam board, which she'll transform into an iceberg.
In case you ever need to know, 3-by-3 feet of Styrofoam comes to about $89.
The stupor on my face announces the need for plan B: "Look, Alex, they have a little plastic model of the Titanic we can build for $19.99."
She doesn't like my plan, but our accountant doesn't like hers. So on Friday afternoon, we open the model Titanic box to discover that this tidy little contraption will take about two weeks to paint, set and build.
Friday night, the hubby and I spend our date night back in the foam aisle.
Monday morning at 2 a.m., Michael proudly applies the last metal wire to the mast of the boat while I glue the border to the timeline card I've just edited.
As Alex steps back to admire all – ahem – her hard work, I realize the type of parents we all are: the ones who eventually just want to go to bed.
– Autumn McAlpin lives in San Clemente with her husband and four kids. She is the author of "Real World 101: A Survival Guide to Life After High School," and writes family film reviews for the Sun Post News and the Register.


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Hi ,
I am very New to python,
My company wants me to automate a QT application ((music player ) whose source code is not available ) in python.
can anybody help me from where to start from ,
native platform:Linux/Ubuntu
what i need to do is :
1.Open Music application
2.Play audio or video files present in list
3.click on different tabs
any sample script to start will also help .
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Speech by Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore.
New York
September 7, 2000
Ladies and Gentlemen
Asia is not a new frontier for America. US contacts with Asia go back a long way. For example, the historical connection of the US with Asia is vividly portrayed in Commodore Perry's sailing into Tokugawa, Japan, in 1853. In Southeast Asia, more than a century ago, the US went into the Philippines when Spain ceded the islands.
US engagement with Asia was most painfully felt in the last half century, when America went to war in Asia thrice - the Pacific War, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The US committed enormous resources and lives to contain aggression in the region.
These wars embedded US strategic and economic interests in Asia. After the Second World War, the US stayed and helped in the region's reconstruction. Japan, for example, rose from the ashes of war to become an economic giant, in large measure because of America's pro-trade policies and investments. Throughout Southeast Asia, the US pressed the European colonialists to dismantle their empires. Colonies became nations. America's presence contained regional rivalry and tension during the period of decolonisation.
The US was a reassuring and stabilising force. If the US had remained isolationist, the region might be very different today.
In 1967, when ASEAN was established, Southeast Asia was a turbulent place.
In continental Southeast Asia, the US fought to contain the spread of communism in Indochina. For a decade from 1965 to 1975, the US held the line in Indochina. Had the US not done so, the communist threat from the north would have cast a cloud of uncertainty on an already unstable region. The conditions would not have been conducive for ASEAN's growth.
The US involvement in Vietnam bought precious time for the ASEAN countries to put their house in order and to lay the foundation for the grouping to develop into a cohesive organisation. ASEAN economies began to take off, spurred by US investments and a friendly American market.
However, a younger generation often forgets the facts of history, especially in a unipolar world where US dominance is often resented. The strategic importance of past US engagement with the region has therefore to be reiterated. The US presence has been a determining reason for the peace and stability Asia enjoys today. It has helped turn an unstable region of tension and strife into a booming and dynamic Southeast Asia.


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HOUSTON - A Houston family has spent 18 years without justice. Police are hanging onto a clue that could help them catch a killer.
"I just keep to myself about my dad," said Manuel Gonzalez Jr.
Eighteen years after the father he never knew was killed, Gonzalez Jr., 19, still has so many questions.
"How did they go on their whole lives knowing they killed him, and they are still out there?" he wondered.
Manuel Gonzalez served his country in Desert Storm, had plans to become an architect and worked as a security guard to support his family.
Hermelinda Gonzalez said her son was very caring, had many good friends and was a good student. On Jan. 26, 1994, he went to work at the Nordling Chateau Apartments and never came home. The 25-year-old armed security guard was murdered, shot execution-style in the back of the head.
Police said they believe the killer overpowered Manuel Gonzalez and used his own gun to kill him.
"It's what we call a neighborhood murder. Everybody in the neighborhood knows about it, but no one is willing to come forward and say absolutely, 'Yes, this is what I know,'" said Sgt. Michael Peters.
Over the years, investigators developed what they hoped would be good leads, but the trail to catch the killer eventually went cold. One of the biggest clues they have is a first name. Witnesses heard someone call the suspect "Chris" as he was getting into a beat-up looking brown Buick. Four other men were inside that car as it drove off.
"We have a circle of people that we're looking at. The name has come up within a few months from the time of the murder, but there's never been enough to file a charge," said Peters.
The name "Chris" was recently brought up when cold case investigators questioned a man. The Gonzalez family hopes detectives are able to drum up some fresh leads.
"I want to know why he did it. Why did he take his life and leave a 1-year-old to grow up without a father?" said Hermelinda Gonzalez.
Manuel Gonzalez Jr. bears a striking resemblance to his dad. He said he feels cheated. All he and his family are asking for is some closure.
"I just don't like to feel hurt, so I kind of ignore it," said Manuel Gonzalez Jr.
Manuel Gonzalez Jr. plans to go back to school and said he want to join the Marines and serve in the military, just like his father.
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We are almost at the halfway point now of 2011's Shodan Challenge. I'd like to take this opportunity to appeal for any dan players who are interested in becoming mentors to come forward, as there is an unfortunate lack of such mentors available, meaning some strong kyu players have not been able to have a mentor. It would be much appreciated if any dan players interested could send an email to the organiser, Chris Bryant, at firstname.lastname@example.com .
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Bardolph steals money from a church, and Pistol reports the crime, whereby Bardolph and Nym are executed.
So, Nym stole from a church and paid the ultimate price.
I've never heard the word "nym" used in this context before but I like it. It's different from the one that BD found:
A nym (pronounced NIHM and a shortened form of "pseudonym,") is a name invented by or provided for an Internet user in order to conceal the user's real identity and, in some cases, to expressly create a new and separate Internet identity.
And for completeness, from the American Heritage Dictionary entry for pseudonym:
NOUN: A fictitious name, especially a pen name.
ETYMOLOGY: French pseudonyme, from Greek pseudōnumon, neuter of pseudōnumos, falsely named : pseudēs, false; see pseudo– + onuma, name; see n-men- in Appendix I.