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Like the popular Pro Light, this newer Ultra Light Gi features a Honey Comb weave and Vulkan's rubberized lapel. This model is even lighter, weighing in at as low as 2.6 lbs! Perfect for close-call weight cuts, this IBJJF-approved kimono will get you closer to your weight division than standard 4-5 lbs kimonos. Pre-shrunk and made in Brazil, this lives up to Vulkan's reputation as one of the best Gi manufacturers around.
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The Vulkan Ultra Light fights a standard body type - and is a little baggier than Gameness or Keiko Raca and a little tighter than Manto.


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Saint Leo Baseball School, Inc. is proud to announce the "Lions Spring Showcase Camp". The showcase will be held on May 26. Open to 8th graders through seniors, the showcase will provide evaluation and instruction in the areas of baseball mechanics and strategies and will encompass hitting, fielding, throwing, base running, etc. The Lion's baseball staff is second to none and is eager to pass along their expertise to the next generation of Saint Leo Lions' baseball players. The current staff consists of Head Coach Russ McNickle, Assistant Coach Lee Parks, and Pitching Coach Keith Strickland.
Cost for each camper is $75 for the day. Campers will receive group and one on one instruction from the Saint Leo baseball staff in a fun and exciting environment. Lunch is included. Contact Assistant Baseball Coach Lee Parks at 352-588-8841 for information or print out the application below and fax to 352-588-8290 or email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Conversation on A9TV dated August 19th, 2012
ADNAN OKTAR: "He will find the treasuries of Bayt Al-Muqaddas, the Ark of Covenant.." so he will find the Ark of Covenant, the Holy Ark. ".. the dining table of the People of Israel. He will find the ore of the tablets." So he finds the original tablets of the Torah. And when the original tablets of the Torah are found, the majority of the Jews will become Muslims. He will find the original Torah, the original tablets of the Torah revealed to the Prophet Moses (pbuh). It is natural that those tablets remained as Allah specifically had them carved on stone tablets. Why is stone used? It is used to preserve, so that they can remain intact, insha'Allah. "He will find the robe of the Prophet Adam (pbuh)" Who knows how old it is, see that it remained intact as well, the robe of the Prophet Adam (pbuh). ".. the parts of the pulpit of the Prophet Solomon (pbuh) and his staff.." As you know the staff has fallen to pieces, so the parts of that staff will be found. ".. and the spotlessly white and clean gloves sent to the Children of Israel by Allah." That is a whole other issue. That is not something known. As you know the white gloves are sacred in freemasonry. All freemasons wear white gloves, insha'Allah.


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New Book HighlightsMonday, January 4th, 2010
Pakistan : eye of the storm (3rd ed.) by Owen Bennett Jones
"This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Bennett Jones' market-leading account of this critical modern state includes fresh material on the Taliban insurgency, the Musharraf years, the return and subsequent assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and the unlikely election as president of Asif Ali Zardari." –Publisher's information
I'm a Lebowski, you're a Lebowski : life, The big Lebowski, and what have you by Bill Green … [et al.] ; foreword by Jeff Bridges.
"I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski is a treasure trove of trivia and commentary, hilarious throughout and illustrated with photos from the film, including dozens taken on the set by Jeff Bridges. It includes interviews with virtually every major and minor cast member including John Goodman, Julianne Moore and John Turturro, as well as the real-life individuals who served as inspiration for the characters such as Jeff Dowd and John Milius." –Publisher's information
Children of Marx and Coca-Cola : Chinese avant-garde art and independent cinema by Xiaoping Lin
"Informed by the author's experience in Beijing and New York–global cities with extensive access to an emergent transnational Chinese visual culture–this work situates selected artworks and films in the context of Chinese nationalism and post-socialism and against the background of the capitalist globalization that has so radically affected contemporary China." –Publisher's information
Beyond ideology : politics, principles, and partisanship in the U.S. Senate by Frances E. Lee
"The congressional agenda, Frances Lee contends, includes many issues about which liberals and conservatives generally agree. Even over these matters, though, Democratic and Republican senators tend to fight with each other. What explains this discord? Beyond Ideology argues that many partisan battles are rooted in competition for power rather than disagreement over the rightful role of government." –Publisher's information


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Espinosa, Moore go deep as Washington wins series over Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH -- It's safe to say that left-hander Gio Gonzalez was a lucky pitcher on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park. After getting off to a slow start, Gonzalez pitched a solid six innings and helped the Nationals defeat the Pirates, 6-2.
Things started shaky for the Nationals in the top of the first inning, when left fielder Bryce Harper was ejected after striking out. With two outs, Harper worked the count to 2-2 against left-hander Wandy Rodriguez, who threw a curveball to Harper. It looked like Harper checked his swing, but third-base umpire John Hirschbeck ruled it a swing to end the inning. A few seconds later, Harper was ejected by Hirschbeck and replaced by Roger Bernadina.
"I was going to give Harper the day off, but I didn't expect it to go that way," manager Davey Johnson said.
Harper, who is nursing a sore left side, wouldn't say what happened during the incident. In fact, he said he didn't know what caused it.
"It's just something that happened. I'm glad it didn't cause the outcome of the game where we are losing. We got the 'W' today and things like that happen," Harper said.
Hirschbeck explained to MLB.com why he ejected Harper.
"First of all, he put both arms up in the air. To me, I felt like that's showing me up," Hirschbeck said. "I yelled at him and warned him to stop. And then he continued and he slammed his bat down. I actually warned him again and then the next thing he slammed his helmet down, and I felt three warnings are more than enough."
Things would get worse for Washington in the bottom of the first. Gonzalez threw 27 pitches as he had a tough time throwing strikes. On the first pitch he threw, Starling Marte gave Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead by hitting the ball over the left-field wall for his fifth home run of the season.
After Jordy Mercer doubled, Andrew McCutchen reached on a throwing error by Ryan Zimmerman. Gaby Sanchez then walked to loaded the bases before Gonzalez struck out Russell Martin and Michael McKenry. Brandon Inge then battled Gonzalez for eight pitches before grounding out to shortstop Ian Desmond to end the threat.
"We had a chance to push [Gonzalez] out the door, at least create some separation early," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "We missed that opportunity. All we had was Wandy's single until the sixth inning. [Gonzalez] locked down his command, the breaking ball came into play, the changeup and he obviously challenged us."
Once Gonzalez went into the dugout, the Nationals were grateful that he held Pittsburgh to one run. It helped that the infielders, including Desmond and Zimmerman, calmed Gonzalez down.
"We got the three outs, you see your dugout get lit up with joy and excitement," Gonzalez said. "It just felt like the momentum shifted. You want to go out there and attack the strike zone.
"Each one of [the infielders] were coming up to me just trying to calm me down. I'm not going to take any credit away from [catcher] Wilson Ramos. He called a great game, he mixed it up, he saw them being aggressive and he slowed it down."
Said right fielder Tyler Moore, "Gio kept us in the game. That why we won today."
While Gonzalez settled down, the Nationals built a 3-1 lead by the fourth against Rodriguez. In the second, Washington had runners on second and third with one out when Danny Espinosa hit a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Zimmerman to tie it at 1.
Two innings later, Espinosa swung at a 2-2 pitch and hit a two-run homer over the left-field wall for a 3-1 lead. That proved to be the game-winning hit.
"Danny hasn't been swinging the bat from the right side this year like he did last year," Johnson said. "He had pretty good at-bats. I was really pleased with his approach today. On the two-strike curveball, he didn't try to crush it. He just met it. He is so strong, it went a long way."
The Pirates scored their last run off Gonzalez in the sixth, when Sanchez came around from first on a double by Martin to make it a 3-2 game.
Washington put the game out of reach against Pittsburgh reliever Bryan Morris. With a runner on first, Hurdle decided to intentionally walk Adam LaRoche in order to face Moore, who had struck out three times.
"[LaRoche has] been on base all weekend. He's seeing the ball good," Hurdle said. "We figured we'd go right-on-right and see how that played out. It didn't go very well."
Moore said he understood why the Pirates decided not to pitch to LaRoche.
"It fires you up a little bit, but you can't blame them. I would have done the same thing," Moore said. "LaRoche was swinging a good bat and I was struggling early."
But Moore didn't strike out a fourth time. Instead, he hit a three-run homer to make it a four-run game.
"It relieved a little bit of tension, of course. I was pretty mad at myself, it was hard taking those strikes, but the pitches were good," Moore said. "I was able to redeem myself. I'm just very proud of Gio for what he did. He had a lot of adversity in the first inning and came back. It was good win for us."
With the victory, the Nationals have won two straight to improve to 17-15.
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the time. He also could be found on Twitter @WashingNats. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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MILOT, Haiti -- It took a ride on a minibus, a transfer to a flatbed truck and then a horseback trek up a rocky mountainside to get here.
We arrive jostled and sweaty and unprepared for the very thing we came for: La Citadelle Laferri re, a spectacular 200-year-old stone and brick fortress built by the freed slaves who forced out their powerful French colonizers. It sits atop a 910-metre-high peak in northern Haiti, surrounded in all directions by velvet-green mountains. If this were Tuscany or Andalusia, or even the Dominican Republic next door, this UNESCO heritage site would be filled with tourists.
But it's quiet and almost deserted. On a clear, sunny day, there are only a dozen of us here, not including guides, in what may be one of the most captivating places on Earth.
That's because Haiti is not anywhere near the top of most people's bucket list. When they think Haiti, they don't imagine glorious scenery or proud historic monuments -- they picture poverty and despair. They remember the television footage of the deadly 2010 earthquake that toppled thousands of buildings in Port-au-Prince and surrounding cities and killed more than 300,000 people.
But while the rest of us have been feeling sorry for Haiti, Haiti's been busy getting back on its feet. Though much remains to be done, most of the earthquake debris and tent camps have been cleared away and the government has embarked on an ambitious campaign to bolster tourism.
In Port-au-Prince on the Champ de Mars, the sprawling plaza outside the ruined National Palace, a 5,000-seat amphitheatre, surrounded by artisan booths and cafes, is expected to be ready this summer. A 175-room Marriott Hotel will open downtown in 2015, one of several new international luxury hotels. In January 2013, Air Transat began offering weekly direct flights and travel packages from Montreal to Haiti.
At the airport in Port-au-Prince, the whole 100-car taxi fleet is being replaced, and the government has flown in Haitian-born taxi drivers from Montreal to give the locals dispatch and customer-service lessons. Teachers from Montreal's hotel and restaurant school have come to train a new generation of chefs, waiters and hotel workers.
"We have history, culture and natural beauty, and we have done colossal work to get ready to welcome tourists back to Haiti," Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin explained after lunch at Parc Historique de la Canne ê Sucre, an old sugar cane plantation converted into a museum and restaurant. "We don't want charity. We want people to come to Haiti and eat and drink with us, listen to our music and be our guests."
Villedrouin knows she can't compete with the large, well-developed resorts in Cuba and the Dominican Republic. What she wants is for Haiti to become a different kind of destination, one for "cultural explorers" interested in food, history, art and music, or adventurers looking for something more than an all-inclusive week on the beach.
It's not an impossible dream. Haiti was once known as the pearl of the Antilles. Movie stars and millionaires used to come to buy art, drink rum and soak up the sun. Air France flew twice a week from Paris to Port-au-Prince. Canadians and Americans filled the hotels.
One of Club Med's most beautiful resorts was built along the C"te des Arcadins, a stretch of sandy white beaches and hidden coves nestled under steep mountains, a 45-minute drive south of the capital. But the brutal dictatorship of Papa Doc Duvalier and successive decades of political unrest put an end to the golden era. The Club Med closed, and the tourists stayed away.
Slowly, visitors are returning, many of them expatriates, business people, the sons and daughters of those who left in droves in the 1960s and '70s. The old Club Med, with its fabulous modernist architecture, has reopened as a less luxurious Haitian-owned resort called Club Indigo, with the same exquisite beaches and grounds. Not far away, the Wahoo Bay Beach Club and Resort offers boutique-hotel-style rooms set amid lush gardens overlooking the turquoise sea.
Still, a vacation in Haiti isn't for the faint-hearted. The roads are potholed and garbage-strewn. Protests erupt sporadically and sometimes turn violent, and there's no overlooking the extreme poverty in which large segments of the population live. The best way to visit Haiti is on an organized tour or with a local guide such as Tour Haiti.
Jean Cyril Pressoir, who has lived all his life in Port-au-Prince, except for three years in Montreal studying anthropology, runs Tour Haiti with his father, offering tailor-made private and group tours all over the country. A swashbuckler of a guide who wears beaded bracelets and a madras shirt, Pressoir has a way of making a place come alive.
He takes visitors into his favourite restaurants and bars and sneaks them into hidden home distilleries for a shot. He organizes bike tours, museum visits and hikes to distant waterfalls. He knows where there's voodoo rock playing on Thursday night and which street seller makes the best griot pork.
"We may have tons of problems, but we have soul. We have magic. Haiti is authentic," Pressoir says.
Here are six additional reasons to go to Haiti:
1: The colour: Haiti is one continuous swirl of pattern and colour. Children in green-, blue- or red-checked gingham uniforms gather for an after-school snack. Pink and turquoise plastic kitchen utensils are piled for sale next to mountains of orange, yellow and green citrus fruits at the market. Lottery kiosks, store signs and wall murals are painted with stencilled letters and crazy patterns straight out of a pop art show. In Cap-Haitien, Haiti's second-largest city, the houses are all turquoise and apricot, with white gingerbread trim.
2: Street life: Everything in Haiti happens in the street. Every square inch of sidewalk and roadside is taken up by food carts and street sellers. Women carry coolers of soft drinks, baskets of fruit, even potted plants, on their heads as they weave their way between tap tap buses, which are gaily painted buses or pick up trucks that serve as share taxis in Haiti. Carpenters, shoemakers and hairdressers set their tools on makeshift tables in front of their houses and go about their day's work. At the corner, there's a lineup for barbecue chicken sizzling on a drum-can grill. It winds past an ad hoc antique store selling armchairs in the style of Louis XV.
3: The beach: Haiti's north and south coasts boast some of the most pristine white-sand beaches in the Caribbean, some accessible only by boat. Walk for kilometres and never see another soul. In the north, outside Cap-Haetien, take a water taxi to one of Labadee's secluded coves or head for Cormier Plage, a beautiful private resort with two hectares of beachfront and an extraordinary beachside bar. In the south, the historic coffee-export town of Jacmel features Haiti's most scenic swimming spots. And along the C"te des Arcadins, not far from Port-au-Prince, kilometres of untouched beaches are dotted with small family-owned resorts that offer boat rides, snorkelling, deep-sea fishing and other water sports.
4: The rum: Rum is Haiti's national drink, and Barbancourt is the rum of rums. The Haitian cocktail of choice is the lime-intense rum sour. Taste the five-star Barbancourt reserve special on ice with a zest of lemon, or sip 15-year-old Reserve du Domaine from a snifter, as you would cognac. (Just remember to spill out a few drops before taking your first sip, as Haitians do. A gift to the spirits.) Visit the Barbancourt Distillery, built in the middle of a sugar cane plantation in Damiens, 16 kilometres outside of Port-au-Prince. A mecca for serious rum drinkers, it has been run by the same family since it opened in 1862. Watch the truckloads of sugar cane come in for mashing, fermenting, distilling and bottling, then relax on the terrace out back and sample the end result. Group tours are available by prior arrangement. Individual visitors are welcome Monday to Friday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
5: The art: Haitian art is bold, colourful, shocking. Some of Haiti's best-known modern artists were members of the Saint-Soleil school, which revived and reinterpreted primitive art. It's a style Petion-Ville art dealer Georges Nader describes as "a little voodoo, a little mystical, a little political commentary." Their work commands thousands of dollars and is sold in galleries around the world and at Galerie d'art Nader, which is the largest art gallery in the Caribbean. But at the Iron Market in Port-au-Prince and on just about every bend in the road, landscapes, abstract portraits, and voodoo-inspired wood and stone masks and sculptures sell for much, much less. In Village de Noailles, northeast of Port-au-Prince, hammers hitting metal provide the ambient sound. The 60 or so blacksmiths and metal workers who live and work here create carved iron sculptures from oil drums, car parts and recycled sheet metal, taking their inspiration from nature, and voodoo and Christian religious symbols.
6: The food: Haiti's culinary heritage is a source of great pride. The food is bold and zesty, a mix of Creole and French cooking that makes liberal use of garlic, hot chili peppers and citrus.
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Holly Madison and Kendra Wilkinson kicked off the Memorial Day weekend at the Wet Republic pool in Vegas, and to keep that spirit alive, I'll be taking off tomorrow to drunkenly remember those who served so I can post bikini pictures on the Internet. Your death was not in vain, soldier.
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LAKELAND, Fla. – The Saint Leo men's and women's cross country teams concluded their 2009 championship season at the Sunshine State Conference Championships, Saturday morning from the Sanlan RV Park. The men's squad closed their 8K race in the sixth-place with a total of 177 points, while the women grabbed fifth-place with a team score of 128 in their 6K race.
For the men, Michael Berry, Matt Attal, and Eric Dirth continued to seize the top three positions, and for the third time this year, Berry earned the top time on the Lions' team. With a time of 29:33.93, Berry finished 42nd overall, more than a second ahead of the nearest competitor. Next, Attal closed the race in Berry's footsteps, finishing 46th at a time of 29:41.87, just eight second behind his teammate. Following Attal was the freshman sensation. Dirth just missed breaking the 30-minute mark, culminating with a time of 30:01.44, the seventh-best performance in team history. The top three Lions' ended the race within 34 seconds on one another.
Carson Holton finalized his portion of the race with a time 32:55.21, while Robert Tester and Jeremy Doty rounded out the Lions' six-runner team with times of 36:34.21 and 38:26.07, respectively.
Still, the Florida Southern College men notched their 13th consecutive SSC title with a point total of 26; 24 points ahead of second-place finisher Nova Southeastern. Individually, FSC also posted the top three finishers in the event with Ben Martucci staking to the individual crown. Following Nova Southeastern was Florida Tech in third-place, Tampa in fourth, and Rollins in the fifth spot.
For the women, Kelsey Bradley earned her fourth, first-place finish of the year, executing the race with a time of 24:12.87. Her 18th-place overall finish was four places ahead of freshman runner Jillian Browne. Browne ran a phenomenal race, finishing 10 seconds behind Bradley at a time of 24:22.12.
Alison Luthman finished 30th out of the 53-person field. The junior ended the morning run with a time of 25:31.66 and her teammate, Emily Egan, finished 35th with a time of 26:04.28.
Freshman Mariah Moss also ran a solid race, concluding the championships with a time of 26:54.02. Allison Cary and freshman Tanja Redmond closed competition for the Lions with times of 27.48.94 and 27.59.95.
The University of Tampa continued its dominance on the women's side grasping the overall team title for the third consecutive year with 21 points. Florida Tech's Sara Trane was the individual champion as she became the first non University of Tampa of Florida Southern runner to win the individual trophy since 1996.
Both squads will now prepare for the NCAA South Regional on November 7th. The shotgun start is scheduled for 8 a.m. from Tampa, Fla. South region festivities will be hosted by the University of Tampa.


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Experience Iowa's natural beauty and all the fun our state parks offer. Make your online reservation for state park cabins, camping sites, shelters and lodges.
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Emerald Ash Borer has been confirmed throughout most of eastern Iowa. A map of the counties affected can be found here: EAB in Iowa Map
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02/04/2014 - Emerald Ash Borer state-wide quarantine announced – The Iowa DNR and IDALS announced a quarantine for the entire state of Iowa. Even though Iowa has been quarantined statewide, Iowans are encouraged not to transport firewood across county or state lines, since moving firewood poses the greatest threat to quickly spreading EAB or possibly other pests even further.
Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) is a small green invasive wood boring beetle that attacks and kills ash trees. The adults live on the outside of ash trees feeding on the leaves during the summer months. The larvae look similar to white grubs and feed on the living plant tissue (phloem and cambium) underneath the bark of ash trees. The trees are killed by the tunneling activity of the larvae under the tree's bark, which disrupts the vascular flow.
The metallic green beetle is native to East Asia and was imported to the United States within the wood of shipping crates from China. Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) was first discovered in North America near Detroit, Michigan in 2002. Since the first discovery it has also been found in many states and in Canada.
EAB attacks native ash trees of any size, age, or stage of health. Millions of ash trees have already been killed in infested areas. Much of Iowa's forestland is densely populated with ash trees, and Iowa's community street trees are heavily planted with ash cultivars. Early inventory data indicates that there are 52 million woodland ash trees and 3.1 million urban ash trees. Take a moment to think about how many ash trees are in your yard, neighborhood, community, and woodlands. Then imagine those areas without ash trees. Trees that have been attacked by EAB can die within 2 years.
Research has shown that EAB can only fly a few miles, which helps slow its natural spread. However, it is easily transported to new areas when people inadvertently move emerald ash borer larvae inside of infested firewood, ash nursery stock, and other ash items. Please do not move firewood from infested areas into non-infested areas.
Iowa DNR Forestry Bureau does not recommend using imidacloprid drenching for treating Ash trees for EAB. For more information please refer to the PDF below titled Potential Side Effects of EAB Insecticides FAQ.
Emerald ash borer adults are small, metallic green beetles that are 1/2 inch long and 1/8 inch wide (smaller than a penny).
Adult emerald ash borers emerge from beneath the bark of ash trees in May through mid-July, creating a D-shaped exit hole. Adult beetles are most active during warm sunny weather. They have a limited distance they can fly (1 mile to 4 miles) depending on the wind.
Once they find a mate, the female can lay 60 - 90 eggs in the crevices of ash tree bark. Adult beetles will feed on ash tree leaves creating "notches" that does not harm the tree. It is estimated that adult beetles live up to six weeks after emergence.
Emerald ash borer larvae are white and slightly flattened, with a pair of brown pincher-like appendages called urogomphi on the last abdominal segment. Their size varies as they feed under the bark on the ash tree's tissues and grow. Full grown larvae average 1.5 inches in length. EAB larvae feed in a S-shaped pattern, which is a diagnostic characteristic to this pest.
All of the ashes have opposite-branching and pinnately compound leaves which almost immediately identify them. The ashes have five or more leaflets. The seeds look like miniature canoe paddles -- a double samara.
Firewood can harbor many different kinds of invasive pests and diseases that are harmful to Iowa's trees. Asian longhorned beetle,emerald ash borer, gypsy moth, oak wilt, and sirex wood wasp are just a few pests that can be transported on firewood.
The spread of Emerald Ash Borer into uninfected areas has been done primarily through the movement of firewood.
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That all of Iowa, and certain areas of Colorado, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin are currently under a federal firewood transport quarantine established by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture to prevent the spread of emerald ash borer (EAB). It is felt that EAB may be resident in the wood and could be spread through firewood transport to un-infested areas. It is in direct violation of the USDA APHIS quarantine for you to bring firewood from a quarantined state or county into non quarantined areas.
The entire State of Iowa is quarantined for Emerald Ash Borer. Although it is not illegal to transport firewood within the state it is still strongly recommended that firewood should be obtained only within the county where it will be burned. It is important not move firewood from county to county or state to state to prevent the spread of forest pests.
Please help protect Iowa's forest resource by reporting illegal firewood by turning in this completed form:
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Woodland Management Options
Forest inventory data estimates that Iowa's woodlands have over 52 million ash trees. Ash trees play an extremely important role in forest ecosystem function and health in Iowa. Many woodland owners have contacted the DNR with concerns about whether they should be harvesting ash before EAB arrives in the area.
Here are the current management recommendations:
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Please consider the Office of Alumni Relations as your alumni liaison and resource. We are happy to assist you with all of your alumni needs. And we look forward to working with you!
Feel free to reach out to alumni as speakers, panelists or Judges
Use social networking, the web et al. Just check our "do not contact" list located on the Alumni Relations page of MyWCL (and continuously updated) before reaching out to any alumni. You can take advantage of your personal relationships and those of your professors and student groups.
If needed, we can review your outreach notes/emails in advance. And, we would appreciate seeing your invitation lists before your reach out. That way we can give you a heads up on who may already be busy, who has a new address, or who has asked not to be contacted.
In some cases, we will make the contact for you.
If you want to contact someone on the "do not contact list" or need assistance with suggestions for alumni speakers/panelists/judges, just ask us and we will accommodate.
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The Office of Alumni Relations has many ways to reach out to your specific group.
All alumni events are added to the WCL online calendar (www.wcl.american.edu/calendar). We are happy to have you add your events. Simply add "alumni" when you add your own programs to the calendar. In addition, please check the calendar before securing your date if you want to invite alumni. We are careful not to overlap events so alumni don't have to choose, but can, instead, attend multiple events on multiple days.
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We are happy to assist you with event logistics (if your event is not planned in conjunction with SECLE), send a department representative to meet and greet the alumni, and provide gifts for the alumni speaker.
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The bouncy egg
Kitchen science is a great way to get kids involved in learning about the way things work. Try making a bouncy egg by putting it in vinegar. The video below shows you all the steps you need to take.
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What you need:
- half a cup of white vinegar
- 1 x egg
- 1 x drinking glass
Pour the vinegar into the glass
Put the egg in the vinegar.
Leave it for at least two days. Keep an eye on it, watch how it changes.
After two days, take it out. The shell will have dissolved. You can carefully, gently bounce it from a low height.
Hints and tips:
Whatever you do, don't try bouncing it from a great height like we did (see video!) It's still an egg inside, not a super ball!
Why is it so?
A chemical change takes place.
The vinegar, which is an acid, reacts with the calcium carbonate of the eggshell. The change makes the shell go soft and then disappear.
This is called, 'decalcification.'
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It's Official: Glenn Beck Ratings Down 30% From 2010
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Fox News host Glenn Beck may be in denial about his ratings decline, but the Nielsen numbers don't lie: He's lost one-third of his audience from this time last year, and has lost nearly four out of ten of his viewers between the ages of 25 and 54, the demographic advertisers most covet.
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While Glenn Beck and Greta Van Susteren easily made the Top 12, the shows are down the most for the network. Compared to Q1 2010, Beck was down -30% in Total Viewers and down -37% in A25-54 viewers, while "On the Record" was down -23% in Total Viewers and down -28% in younger viewers.
One key difference between Beck's decline and Van Susteren's is that between 300 and 400 advertisers have vowed not to be associated with Glenn Beck. Susteren's show is facing no such boycott.
The latest bad news for Beck comes in the wake of his weak ratings performance in January, when he posted his worst numbers since joining Fox News.
The ratings sag seems to be spreading to Beck's radio empire as well, where he suddenly finds himself off in key markets such as New York and Philadelphia. Beck's daytime show was also recently yanked from four radio stations in Connecticut because the program's increasingly inconsistent content had hurt ratings, according to the executive who pulled Beck off his stations.
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Blubber experiment
Discovering the secret of blubber is awesome fun, just ask any child who has done this experiment. This is an easy and safe science experiment for kids of all ages and makes learning fun!
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- two cups
- cold water
- ice cubes
- white fat/lard/shortening
Fill two cups with cold water and ice-cubes.
Roll the fat into a ball and stick one finger in the middle of it.
Make sure your finger is completely covered by the fat.
Now immerse the fat-covered finger in one cup and another finger in the other cup and see how long you can keep your fingers in the water.
You'll want to take the uncovered finger out first.
The fat will protect your skin from the cold because it is protected by blubber.
Whales, seals and walruses all have a layer of fat called blubber to insulate their bodies from the freezing water.
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TRAFFIC chaos in Worcester city centre has been caused by a collapsed sewer.
Emergency works are currently being carried out in Britannia Square, off the Tything, by staff from Severn Trent Water.
Investigations revealed the problem extended through to the Tything and traffic management and signage has been put in place by Worcestershire County Council.
A Worcestershire County Council spokesperson said: "Unfortunately, a collapsed sewer was found and Severn Trent Water are currently carrying out emergency works on site.
"Originally it was thought the section of sewer pipe in question ran only underneath Britannia Square but, following further investigation, the damage is more extensive and actually runs through to the Tything.
"Traffic management and signage is in place, along with clear 'no entry' signs warning drivers of the one-way system permanently in operation on that section of Britannia Square.
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Conservatives attack NRSC for having no plans to fund O'Donnell's race
Following Christine O'Donnell's victory over Republican Rep. Mike Castle in the Delaware Senate Republican primary, right-wing media have taken up O'Donnell's cause, attacking the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) for reportedly deciding not to support O'Donnell.
O'Donnell slams GOP party faithful whose "credibility was hurt" by her election
NRSC reportedly said it "does not plan to spend money" on O'Donnell's campaign. According to The Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire [1], "The National Republican Senatorial Committee does not plan to spend money on its Delaware Senate nominee, Christine O'Donnell, an NRSC official said. ... The official noted that if her position improves, the committee might reconsider its allocation of scarce resources."
O'Donnell attacks NRSC and "so-called [GOP] experts whose credibility was hurt" by her election. On the September 15 edition [2] of Fox News' Fox & Friends, O'Donnell attacked Fox News contributor Karl Rove -- who opposed [3] her candidacy and said [4] her victory ruined the GOP's chances of winning that seat -- saying that Rove was "one of the so-called experts whose credibility was hurt last night." She added that Rove asked her tea party supporters to put "party over principles." On the September 15 edition [5] of ABC's Good Morning America, O'Donnell called it "a shame" that the NRSC has reportedly chosen not to support O'Donnell's general election campaign, but said that "they never thought that I could win this race, and I believe that we can win without them."
Right-wing media take up O'Donnell's cause, choose O'Donnell over GOP
Carlson: NRSC's decision not to fund O'Donnell is "suicide" for GOP. On the September 15 edition [6] of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-host Gretchen Carlson referenced the reported decision by the NRSC not to fund O'Donnell's general election campaign and stated: "If the Republican Party is smart, they're going to take these [tea party] candidates in, instead of doing what they're apparently doing now, which is maybe not to even support Christine O'Donnell in Delaware. That I don't think is a smart move at all. If you want the Democrat to win, then go ahead and let her flounder by herself." Carlson later said, "This is suicide for the party."
Hoft on NRSC's decision: "Good going GOP. That ought to fire up the base." In a September 14 Gateway Pundit post [7], Jim Hoft noted the NRSC's decision not to fund O'Donnell and wrote: "Good grief. ... That was a quick announcement... Good going GOP. That ought to fire up the base."
Dan Riehl: "John Cornyn should be held accountable and removed from his NRSC position." In a September 14 blog post [8], Dan Riehl wrote that NRSC chair Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) "should be held accountable and removed from his NRSC position" over the decision not to fund O'Donnell. Riehl further wrote:
He has demonstrated his incompetence several times over and now this. It is time for John Cornyn to go. If the NRSC had decided to not fund O'Donnell that is one thing. But to leak word of it tonight as they did, on the very night of her compelling victory over their preferred candidate, is way over the top. Cornyn needs to resign in disgrace, or be replaced if the GOP establishment wants any cooperation from online bloggers and activists going forward.
HotAir: NRSC's making a "big mistake." In a September 14 post [9], HotAir blogger Allahpundit noted reports of the NRSC's decision and wrote that the move was "not a surprise given their tepid congratulatory message [10] tonight but a big mistake nonetheless." Allahpundit further wrote: "I understand the logic here -- they want to do triage by not wasting money on a race they think is unwinnable -- but they're going to alienate a ton of 'true conservatives' by writing off their new champion."
Levin: NRSC at "war against the Tea Party movement." On September 15, right-wing radio host Mark Levin tweeted:
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Apple's iOS 6 Maps Leads Australian Motorists to Dangerous Areas
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Apple Maps is a little confused about where Mildura is
Australian police are warning citizens and tourists not to use
Apple Maps in iOS 6
when traveling through the dangerous terrain of Mildura.
Police from the city of Mildura, which is a regional city in northwestern Victoria, Australia, are concerned that Apple's new homemade mapping service in iOS 6 is taking people to inaccurate (and dangerous) areas -- where they've become stranded.
The problem is that Apple Maps places Mildura in the middle of the Murray Sunset National Park, but in reality, Mildura is about 43 miles (or 70 km) from that location.
Not only is this a lengthy inconvenience, it's also a danger to the lives of motorists who were duped by Apple Maps. The area in Murray Sunset National Park, which it claims is Mildura, is a very hot and dry area that can reach temperatures of nearly 115 degrees Fahrenheit (or 46 degrees Celsius).
Mildura Police have already found stranded motorists who were lost out in the Murray Sunset National Park without food and water for as long as 24 hours.
Mildura Police have contacted Apple to fix the issue.
Earlier this year, Apple ditched Google Maps as its main iOS maps app in favor of its own in-house maps service. Apple Maps debuted with the iOS 6 launch, but the application failed miserably when it
came to navigation and geography
. It displayed locations that didn't exist, represented existing locations in an unrecognizable way or gave false directions.
This forced Apple CEO Tim Cook to have to apologize to customers for the company's poor job on the new app.
Shortly after,
Apple Vice President of iOS Software
Scott Forstall was booted
from the company. He oversaw much of the mapping development, and aside from that, failed to get along with other company executives and employees.
Richard Williamson, manager of the Apple mapping team, was fired as well for the horrible job on Apple's new maps service.
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STUDENTS at the Liberatus School of Performing Arts were given the opportunity to shine in front of a prestigious management company last week.
Now, 95 per cent of the school's third year students have been invited to private auditions which could see them fixed with agents and work before they have completed their studies.
The school, based in the Isis Trading Estate, is a rival to many top London performing arts schools, and offers a range of classes from jazz to ballet to singing and contemporary performing arts.
The principal of the school, Voyd, who worked with Arlene Philips, a former judge on BBC One show Strictly Come Dancing, was delighted with her students' achievements.
The 52-year-old said: "I just think it's amazing for them. I am so proud of them because they have worked so hard because it's such a difficult life.
"We start at 8am and we work until around 7pm and all the time everybody is doing something."
The school prides itself on being different to other dance schools by focusing on making every effort to find work for its students work before they leave.
Voyd's connection in the showbiz industry has been instrumental in supporting students to achieving their goals to this end.
She said: "It's also something great for Swindon because we're probably the only school in the south west receiving this recognition from top agents and managing companies.
"Parents want to know after they have spent their money on training that their child will find work in the industry, so it's great to be able to use my connections to help them into work."
Liberatus Dance School performers show the range and versatility of their talents during the choreographers' visit
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Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) - Toronto Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri made disparaging remarks towards the Brooklyn Nets during a fan rally outside the Air Canada Centre prior to Saturday's Game 1 of the teams' Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.
Ujiri concluded his speech by shouting "F--- Brooklyn!," which drew a thunderous ovation from the outdoor crowd and caused the former NBA Executive of the Year to issue an apology afterward.
"It was the wrong choice of words out there," Ujiri said during a media session at halftime of Game 1. "This thing is really not about me, it's about the players and the playoffs. So just trying to get the crowd out there rattled. It was the wrong choice of words."
Though he regretted the remarks, Ujiri still didn't hide his dislike for the Raptors' Atlantic Division rival, whose poor finish down the stretch of the regular-season led to speculation that the Nets were purposely intending to drop down to the Eastern Conference's No. 6 seed in order to face the Raptors in the opening round.
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BEVERLY HILLS, Mich. - Have an idea about which county roads should be widened or otherwise improved over the next 25 years? If so, the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) invites you to its 2040 Long-Range Transportation Plan public input meeting on Dec. 5.
The meeting will run from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and will take place in the first floor meeting room of the Southfield Public Library, 26300 Evergreen Road, Southfield, MI 48076.
Anyone interested can offer input at any time during the meeting (you don't need to be present the entire time).
At the meeting, RCOC staff members will explain the long-range transportation-planning process, which is mandated by state and federal laws, and receive public input. There will not be a formal presentation.
The Long-Range Transportation Plan, which is updated every five years, is intended to be a "blueprint" for transportation planning in the county. In addition to RCOC roads, the Long-Range Transportation Plan also includes projects on eligible roads under the jurisdiction of many Oakland County cities and villages. Federal funds can only be used on road projects listed in the plan.
Once RCOC has completed its 2040 road-improvement list, it will be submitted to the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) for approval and will then become part of the 2040 Regional Transportation Plan.
"It is vitally important that the public participate in this process," stated RCOC Managing Director Dennis Kolar. "This is a key opportunity to help shape the future of our county."
In addition to attending this public meeting, anyone can offer input into the Long-Range Transportation Plan via the Web, e-mail, phone call or letter.
A draft of the plan can be viewed and comments submitted at http://www.oaklandFAC.org/rtp.
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MARIETTA It took roughly 20 hours from kickoff to finish, but the Cambridge Bobcats claimed a 35-27 victory over the Marietta Tigers to start the season at 2-0.
After a delay from Friday night with the Bobcats leading 21-13, Marietta scored two touchdowns in the final 1:23 of the first half when the game resumed on Saturday.
After a muffed punt off a bad snap, Marietta took over at the Cambridge 31. Cam Amigo finished the drive with a four-yard blast. Jason Schob hit Derek Crandall for the two-point conversion to tie the game at 21-21.
Marietta forced another fumble with less than a minute to go in the first half. Schob hit Crandall for a 41-yard touchdown pass as time expired in the first half. The extra point attempt failed, but the Tigers had claimed a 27-21 lead.
Cambridges special teams helped reclaim the lead. Luke Seckel blocked the Marietta punt attempt and Ryan Kafury recovered the fumble just before it went out of the end zone for the touchdown. Mike Daugherty hit the PAT, giving Cambridge a 28-27 lead with 8:22 left in the third quarter.
Cambridge nearly shot themselves in the foot on its next drive, however Harbin hooked up with wide receiver Evan McCartney for a huge 54-yard pass, giving Cambridge first-and-goal at the five. Harbin finished off the drive with a one-yard dive on fourth down with 9:23 left in the game. Daugherty hit the extra point, giving the visitors a 35-27 advantage.
Credit the Cambridges defense holding Marietta scoreless the rest of the way. After forcing Marietta to punt, Cambridge fumbled the return to give the Tigers possession.
Marietta then threw an interception that Kafury picked off, but unfortunately he fumbled the ball and it went out of bounds in the end zone, giving Marietta the ball at its 20.
However, Cambridge forced a Marietta towards the end zone, with Seckel recovering for the Cats at their 39.
Again, Cambridge gave the ball right back with a fumble before Seckel came up with another big play for the Cats when he sacked Marietta quarterback Kyle Welch to put the hosts in a third-and-long situation. The Cambridge defense then forced two straight incomplete passes to hold on to the victory.
After a great defensive stand by the Bobcats in the red zone at the games outset where defensive back Ben Fowler knocked the ball out of the hands of Marietta receiver Scott Casto in the end zone on fourth-and-goal, Cambridge used a 12-play 75-yard drive to get the first points on Friday. Harbin finished the drive with a 27-yard touchdown pass to Eddie Hamilton on fourth down and Daugherty nailed the extra point, giving the Cats a 7-0 advantage with 1:41 remaining in the opening quarter.
Cambridges running game went right back to work on its next drive. The Cats used six running plays to go 67 yards, capped by a four-yard blast by Hamilton. Daugherty split the uprights to up the Cambridge lead to 14-0 with 9:36 left in the second frame.
After a lengthy delay due to the rain and lightning, Amigo and Hamilton put on a show for the fans in the next minute of play. Amigo took the first play from scrimmage 70 yards for the Tigers first score of the game. Justin Estes converted the extra point, trimming the deficit to 14-7 with 9:16 showing in the second.
Not to be outdone, on Cambridges next play, Hamilton flew 64 yards for a touchdown. Daugherty converted another extra point, putting the Cats up 21-7 with 8:57 left in the second.
Amigo went right back at the Cambridge defense, taking off for a 61-yard touchdown scamper. The extra point attempt failed, leaving Marietta trailing 21-13 before the action was halted overnight.
Cambridge mentor Rick Goodrich was pleased to enter hostile territory and come away with a victory.
We dropped Bellaire so we wouldnt have to play on Saturday afternoons, and here we are playing a game on Saturday afternoon, Goodrich commented. Our special teams turned the tide for us. We spend a lot of time on special teams in practice. They changed their defense and had Amigo spy on Eddie (Hamilton), so Eddie wasnt as effective. I think they were caught off guard last night, but Wilson came in and provided us a spark (at running back) today.
Marietta has an excellent staff and a good program Goodrich stated. Im glad to see Amigo gone. He just killed us last year.
Goodrich also sees a different CHS team from years past.
As a team we are playing with a lot of confidence, Goodrich admitted. They have confidence they can win. Harbin delivered two nice touchdown passes. 100-plus yard penalties killed us. We only had one penalty yesterday.
Hamilton paced Cambridge with 162 yards rushing on 16 carries; two catches for 23 yards and three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving). Harbin finished 5-of-10 passing for 118 yards and two touchdowns (one passing, one rushing). McCartney caught two passes for 76 yards.
Amigo led Marietta (1-1) with 182 yards rushing on 21 totes and three rushing touchdowns. Cody Wagner caught five passes for 62 yards; Schob finished with 118 yards passing and one TD pass; and Crandall had three catches for 32 yards.
NEXTCambridge will host Indian Valley on Friday while Marietta will travel to Greenville, Pa. the same night. Kickoff for both games is 7:30 p.m.


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TITUSVILLE, Fla. – For the second consecutive season, the Saint Leo men's cross country team earned second place honors at Friday evening's flrunners.com meet from Chain of Lakes Park. The Lions clinched second-place with solid 55 points, 35 points ahead of third-place Stetson University.
The rare men's 5K run saw the University of North Florida take home the team championship with a total of 15 points.
Individually, North Florida's James Post dominated competition as he ran nearly 30 seconds faster than runner-up and teammate Mike Starsser with a time of 15:16.89.
For the Lions, Jon Norris cracked the top-10 in the 82-person field coming in ninth with a finishing time of 16:27.69. Brian Haynes was nipping on his heels as he concluded the run in 12th-place with a time of 16:39.70.
David Malys finished 17th overall and third on Lions' roster sheet registering a time of 17:20.13. Malys was followed by Eric Dirth and Michael Berry as the two veteran runners posted times of 17:24.46 and 17:31.32, respectively.
Jeff Van Natter finished in the top half of the field as he posted a time of 18:21.71. Justin Prengaman crossed the tape at 18:45.86, and Kevin Papac closed the Lions' run with a closing time of 18:55.31.
The men's cross country team returns to the course on Saturday, October 8, when they travel to Orlando, Fla. to compete in the Disney Classic 5K. For the latest news, information, and updates on the men's cross country team, visit SaintLeoLions.com.


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Preeta Samarasan's brilliantly executed first novel, Evening Is the Whole Day (Mariner, 2009), takes place in Malaysia. Samarasan focuses her writerly lens on the lives of the Rajasekharans: politically inclined Raju, the paterfamilias, whose grandfather came to Malaysia from India in 1899 and initiated the family's inexorable rise to the upper classes; his wife, Visanthi, who cannot abide remembering her lower class upbringing; his elder daughter, Uma, who is excitedly looking forward to leaving Ipoh, Malaysia, for college at Columbia University; his son, Suresh; and six-year-old Aasha, who is desperately sad at the recent death of her grandmother and her beloved older sister's imminent departure. As Uma's departure approaches, different chapters explore both the family's past—in vivid, fascinating, and often troubling detail—and the equally vivid, fascinating, and frequently troubling events that shaped Malaysian independence. Like Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children (which this novel made me want to reread), this is a book that begs to be read aloud. Here's one sentence that gives a good sense of Samarasan's style: "A wry sun was setting with a vengeance on the British Empire." Don't you love the adjective "wry"? It's such an interesting way of describing the end of Britain's colonial reign.
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Petra Nera hotel welcomes you to the magical island of Santorini. Located at Perissa, one of the most cosmopolitan villages of Santorini, Petra Nera is situated just 300 meter away from the biggest black sand beach of the island.
Located at Perissa, opposite to a big super market, bakery and the closed bus station is just 30 meter away. Close to the hotel there are many facilities like ATM machine, post office, rent a car and moto and many restaurants.
Hotel Petra Nera offers comfortable accommodation. Single, Double, Triple, four persons rooms and five persons rooms with private balconies and private bathroom are at your disposal. All the rooms are equipped with Air Condition, fridge, telephone and music and Satellite TV. Also WI-FI is available in the rooms 24 hour.
At our reception you will find safety deposit boxes and in our lounge you can watch Satellite TV and free Wi-Fi Internet in the lounge.
In the hotel you will also find a comfortable breakfast room, pool bar, a swimming pool and parking space. Information for volkano tours, car and motorbike hire is also available. The friendly environment and the family atmosphere of our hotel will help to make your vacations in Santorini unforgettable.
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If mosquitoes are a problem where you live, make sure that you are not providing breeding sites in your own yard. The most effective way to control mosquitoes is to eliminate or treat the standing water where mosquitoes lay their eggs and their larvae live and grow. Once an adult mosquito has emerged from its water-breeding site, air-borne chemical spraying provides only temporary relief.
Here are some examples of potential mosquito breeding sites commonly seen around homes and tips to remedy the problem:
Roof Gutters
Leaves and debris should be cleaned out of gutters frequently to ensure that water flows freely and does not accumulate.
Downspout Drainage
Be sure that flexible plastic pipes used for downspout drainage are installed so that water may drain freely. The grooves in these plastic pipes can hold enough water to breed mosquitoes. If proper drainage cannot be ensured, treat with a larvicide.
Mosquito Breeding Site
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This drain pipe is angled downwards, allowing all the water to drain out. If you are using plastic or cement troughs to aide in downspout drainage, be sure that the trough is positioned in such a way beneath the downspout that allows water to drain freely and not accumulate. If you must place the through in this position, drill holes in the base to allow water to drain.
Artificial Containers
Buckets, watering cans, drinking glasses, plastic cups, bottle caps, or any other trash that can hold water should be stored indoors or turned over. If trash, these items should be recycled or properly disposed of. Cans and containers around your home should also be stored, recycled, or disposed of. Alternatively, you can drill holes in the bottom of these containers to allow drainage or empty after rain showers.
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Old Tires
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Bird Baths
The water in bird baths should be changed or flushed out using a garden hose at least once a week.
Mosquito Breeding Site (if not hosed out weekly.)
Ornamental Ponds
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Puddles and Wet, Soggy Areas
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Drainage Ditches and Culverts
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Tire ruts accumulate water.
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By Anton Adamek
Monday, July 01, 2013 4:13 AM
Anna Nelson, Cam Mitchell and Jason Roloff weigh trout at the Minnesota DNR Fish Hatchery near Lanesboro following flooding that affected most of southeast Minnesota. Workers at the hatchery had to sort thousands of fish before they were able to calculate how many fish they lost. ANTON ADAMEK/BLUFF COUNTRY READER
Cam Mitchell, from the Minnesota DNR Fish Hatchery near Lanesboro, weighs rainbow trout in one section of the hatchery that was flooded on June 23. The cold-water hatchery contained 160,000 trout prior to the flood and just 86,000 remained after the waters receded. ANTON ADAMEK/BLUFF COUNTRY READER
The flash flooding that devastated much of Houston County and southeastern Fillmore County during June 22 and 23 also dealt a blow to Minnesota's trout fishing industry.
While many residents and farmers assessed damage to property and crops, staff members at the Lanesboro State Fish Hatchery were scrambling to sort thousands of trout. Thousands more either escaped into nearby streams or died from stress or being washed out of the water. As the state's largest of five cold-water fish hatcheries, the impact of the flooding will be seen throughout the state. Locally, anglers will also need to deal with stream environments that were radically changed in just a few hours that early Sunday.
Hatchery impact
The Lanesboro Hatchery has long been a source of quality brown and rainbow trout stock for Minnesota. In fact, 100 percent of the state's brown trout comes from the hatchery, which they maintain through a brood stock. Lanesboro also provides rainbow yearlings across most of the state. Including all the fingerlings and yearlings, the hatchery had 160,000 trout pre-flood. That number was dramatically reduced when floodwaters moved in around 2:35 a.m. Hatchery supervisor Pat Schmidt lives on-site and became aware of nearby Duschee Creek flooding its banks around that time.
"By 3 a.m. water was coming out of some of the buildings. I lost track of time after that," Schmidt recalled. As he moved equipment out of the way, he called his workers in early. "The water came up quickly and by 3:15 a.m. it was probably at its peak," he said, estimating the water level at up 10 feet. "I never was aware of having water coming through the hatchery before this."
As dawn broke, workers started arriving from the steep hills surrounding the hatchery. Flooded roads had forced them to descend from Inspiration Point. When the waters had receded, workers immediately started sorting.
"I was hoping we wouldn't lose too many of the brood stock. I knew we would lose a lot of fingerlings," Schmidt shared.
After calling in help from the Lanesboro Area Fisheries office, Trout Unlimited and Lake City Area Fisheries office, around 20 people separated fish by species and size for almost three straight days. Then the hatchery's staff began evaluating how many fish they had lost. By weighing a sample of certain trout and getting a trout-per-pound value, the staff weighed all the fish and divided by that sample value. The numbers were large.
They lost 6,000 rainbow yearlings, 5,000 brown yearlings and 300 of their brood trout. Taking into account the numerous fingerlings lost, the hatchery lost roughly 74,000 fish. Although overall significant, Schmidt said there won't be big reductions seen in individual stocking locations. "We can't replace fish that were scheduled to be stocked, but we can recover over time." There was enough of the brood stock left to provide eggs for next year.
Schmidt noted the problems aren't over for the trout. Floodwaters were high in turbidity, which irritates the trout's gills and stresses them. Water contamination could also cause disease among the remaining stock. Schmidt said he was thankful their outdoor yearling pool didn't have any fish in it as that would have increased their losses.
Beside the fish losses, the hatchery experienced flooding damage in their offices and nursery incubators. Replacement and recovery will be the focus of the hatchery in the months to come.
Habitat impact
The hatchery fish that lived to escape into Duschee Creek and other streams were greeted by an environment undergoing extreme changes. After the waters receded closer to their original levels, Area Fisheries Supervisor Steve Klotz did a rough assessment of stream conditions and the environment.
"There is damage on all of the watersheds," he stated. "There is a lot of infrastructure damage. The roads are a mess. The whole valley is a mess." Most of the damage he surveyed was in Houston County and stream valleys south of Highway 16.
Klotz ran through a list of what he had seen. Several bridges were destroyed, making roads impassable. Stream bank erosion, mass wasting off hillsides and tree debris in the streams contributed to the diversion of the water.
"There are some streams which weren't there before and some channels which aren't where they used to be," Klotz explained. Stream bed scouring, where rock is cleaned off the bottom, was common. This, Klotz explained, impacts invertebrates that the trout depend on for feeding. "Now it looks like someone took a vacuum and cleaned it out," he remarked.
The DNR has worked on many of the streams over the years, sloping eroded banks, building fish hides for trout to cover under and rip-rapping shorelines with rock. Klotz said from what he could tell some is still there and some of it was gone.
"The DNR will assess the damage. We may go in and do some spot fixes and remove debris," he stated. Despite the extreme changes in the streams' environment, Klotz said he wasn't too surprised in what had happened.
"Some of the rainfall totals were pretty incredible," he said adding, "With conservation practices as bad as they have been, it creates a situation where this happens."
He specifically noted that most of the CRP land is gone and much marginal farmland has been plowed that would contribute to these severe effects. "I hope that when we consider conditional use permits for campgrounds in flood plains, we remember what happened here. People need to be careful about land use and development."
Klotz remained optimistic about the short-term future of the streams and trout population. He cited the 2007 flood as a precedent. "There were a lot of fish left in the streams. I don't know how they lived through it, but I'm expecting there will be more fish than what you would guess," he stated. Walking the streams right now he said he didn't see many fish, because he assumed most were hiding.
A complete assessment of the streams won't be completed until September or October. This is because Klotz and the DNR use an electrofishing technique, which requires cooler water temperatures.
Ironically, Klotz expects next year's fish population to be much larger than in years past. The clean gravel, which came from scouring, makes ideal places for spawning. "They can make up numbers in a couple years pretty quick," he said.
Expert trout angler Heath Sershen, who is the director of operations at the National Trout Center in Preston, said 2007 flooding in Winona was followed by several productive years. "As tragic as it is now, I'm hoping that the years to come will be really good seasons," Sershen stated.
Klotz said there may be a one year lag in numbers of what is catchable size, but that formal DNR judgments would only come in the fall.
"It's kind of a neat opportunity to see what happened to the streams," shared Klotz. "Habitats were created and habitats were destroyed. It might make you have to relearn your favorite place."
Sershen said he noticed that many overall features have changed in the streams. "The watershed has an ability to take what comes through and adapt," he commented. "You might go out to your favorite hole and see it's a run, but a new hole might be close by."
Recovering from the recent flooding may be easier for the trout and stream environments, which have dealt with worse. However, for those humans who were affected by the recent floods, it won't make recovery any easier. Learning how to adapt like nature may be a lesson well learned.
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Asa Moore enlisted at Prince George's Co. MD in April or May 1778. He served as a Private in Captain Boyd's third Regiment and Captain Thomas Price's and Lynn's Cos. under Colonels Peter Adam's and John Stewart's Maryland Regiments. He was with the Maryland Line when they marched through Pennsylvania, New Jersy and New York. He was in the battle of Stony Point, Maryland. and was discharged at Annapolis in 1783.
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Though its aspirations leaned more existential than strictly fashionable, Antonioni's Blow Up was an instant hit for how authentically it captured the look and feel of youth culture in England during the 1960s. Chief among its virtues was Thomas, the lead, his loose-fitting blue shirt and bright white pants embodying the vitality and freedom of a guy who was clearly the icon of the era.
Patrick Bateman was designed as the ultimate send-up of the yuppie archetype, his obsession with all things superficial only matched by his murderous impulses. And yet the fashion, maybe counter-intuitively, spoke for itself: Those Valentino suits really were the hottest thing for the time. It's hard to think of a killer with a more killer wardrobe.
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