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Are you ready for a major emergency or disaster such as a hurricane? The latest predictions for Tropical Storm Isaac puts Alabama right in his path by the middle of next week. Now is the time for Alabamians to get prepared.
There are some basic items you should stock in your home in case of emergencies. These include water, food, first aid supplies, clothing, bedding, tools and special items, such as a battery-operated radio, extra batteries and flashlights. Keep items that you would need during an evacuation in an easy-to-carry container.
Store at least three gallons of water per person – one gallon for each person and one for each day. Keep at least a three-day supply of water (two quarts for drinking, two quarts for food preparation and sanitation) for each person in the household. A person who is generally active needs to drink at least two quarts of water each day. Hot environments and intense physical activity can double that amount. Children, nursing mothers, and ill people will need to drink even more. Store water in plastic containers such as large soft drink bottles. Avoid using containers that will decompose or break.
Store at least a three-day supply of nonperishable food. Select foods that require no refrigeration, preparation or cooking and little or no water. If you must heat food, pack a can of Sterno and matches. Select food items that are compact and lightweight. Include a selection of the following foods in your disaster supplies kit: ready-to-eat canned meats, canned fruits, dried fruits, nuts and canned vegetables.
Assemble a first aid kit for your home and one for each car. A first aid kit should include sterile, adhesive bandages in assorted sizes, assorted sizes of safety pins, a cleansing agent/soap, two paris of latex gloves, sunscreen, four to six 2-inch sterile gauze pads, four to six 4-inch sterile gauze pads, three triangular bandages, three rolls of 2-inch sterile roller bandages, three rolls of 3-inch sterile roller bandages, scissors, adhesive tape, tweezers, needles, thread, moistened towelettes, antiseptic, rubbing alcohol, a thermometer, two tongue blades, petroleum jelly or other lubricant and extra eye glasses. You should also include nonprescription drugs, such as aspirin or nonaspirin pain reliever, antidiarrheal medication, antacids (for stomach upset), syrup of pecac (use to induce vomiting if advised by the Poison Control Center), laxative and activated charcoal (use if advised by the Poison Control Center).
Don't forget to take any over-the-counter and prescription medicines you and your family may take for health. These include medicines for the heart, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, arthritis or other ailments or diseases. Don't forget that insulin needs to be kept cool. Check your medications several days before a storm is due to arrive. If you only have one or two days of medicine left, you may want to get your refills before the storm. Power may be out after the storm, and pharmacies may be closed. Also don't forget about denture and contact lenses supplies.
Sanitation supplies are also essential during emergencies. You should include items such as toilet paper, towelettes, soap, liquid detergent, feminine hygiene supplies, personal hygiene products, plastic garbage bags, ties (for personal sanitation uses), a plastic bucket with tight lid, disinfectant, household chlorine bleach and facial tissues.
Pack one complete change of clothing and footwear per person. Make sure at least one pair of sturdy shoes or work boots are packed. Rain gear, blankets or sleeping bags, a hat and gloves, thermal underwear and sunglasses may also be needed.
Tools and other supplies should include paper cups, plates, plastic utensils, cash or traveler's checks, coins, a nonelectric can opener, a utility knife, pliers, Philips-head and flat- head screwdrivers, a hammer, a crowbar, assorted nails, wood screws, a shutoff wrench to turn off household gas and water, duct and electrical tape, a compass, matches in a waterproof container, aluminum foil, plastic storage containers, a signal flare, paper, pencils, adhesive labels, safety goggles, heavy work gloves, a whistle, heavy cotton or hemp rope, a patch kit and a can of seal-in-air, disposable dust masks, plastic sheeting and a map of the area (for locating shelters).
If you have babies or small children be sure to store formula, diapers, wipes, bottles, powdered formula, milk, baby food and medications.
It is vital that you keep important family documents in a waterproof, portable container. Documents such as copies of wills, insurance policies, contracts, deeds, stocks, bonds, passports, Social Security cards, immunization records, a record of credit card accounts, a record of bank account numbers, names and phone numbers, inventory of valuable household goods, important telephone numbers, family records (birth, marriage and death certificates and copies of Supplemental Security Income award letter). You may want to videotape items in your house for insurance purposes. Put the videotape in a waterproof bag and seal it.
Don't forget your pets. Store pet food, additional water, a leash or harness, identification tags, medications, medical records, litter and pans for all your pets.
And last, but certainly not least, store some games and books for entertainment.
For more information on hurricane preparedness and recovery, visit http://www.aces.edu/eden/hazards-threats/hurricane.php. Or, for weather information visit http://www.aces.edu/weather/.
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Robbing You Kind
While we were away, someone stole the radio out of our car. The thief gingerly picked the door lock with a bobby pin, nudged out the radio, unplugged it (leaving no damage to the dash), and then re-locked the doors before leaving.
You know you've been in the city too long when you feel grateful to the person who robbed you.
Treading Lightly
In case you haven't been watching MTV lately, or in case you just want to watch this again and again until you can perform your own routine at the gym, here's the OK Go, "Here It Goes Again" video.
Today's baby update email says "your belly may soon be big enough to announce to the world that you're expecting."
Soon? Soon?! Eat it, baby update. Strangers have been offering me seats and pointing out uneven spots on the floor for three weeks. Everyone is making twin jokes, which by the way are hilarious. Hilarious in a way that makes you cry and cry and cry.
Other things that are making me cry include:
– The Jetta commercial where the two guys crash and fly forward into the air bags. But then they're OK! Just standing there all safe-like by the car! And honey, I just bought a Jetta. OK?
– The part in "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack where she sings "DAAAAANCE! I hope you da-a-a-a-ance."
– The Where the Hell is Matt video (via Andrea)
– The hotel shower gel that smells like the honeysuckle in my childhood backyard.
Great Moments in O.C.D.
Airport sinks should neverevereverever run out of soap. Note to self: Do not touch face for the next three hours.
Beauty is My Weapon
Originally uploaded by MaggieMason.
We arrived at the airport ready to fly into New York, and there was a news crew in the lobby. This makes me nervous, I said. Bryan said news crews always broadcast from the airport. Really, I said. Sure, he said, they're always here. Why, I asked. Because it's a place where they can always broadcast live if they want to. I raised a single eyebrow at him. His look suggested he learned this information from an authoritative guide entitled Preferred Habitats of Local News Teams. In actuality a bunch of guys had just been arrested in London for plotting to blow up planes. Of course, we didn't discover this until we were in the security line.
In the best of circumstances, airport security teams see me through a different lens. To them, I appear to have sharp objects taped in concealed places, and a mouth ringed with the gunpowder I've been eating for breakfast. Accordingly, they searched my bag and confiscated everything in it. Well, almost everything.
They took my Revlon Lipglide in Sparkling Sangria, they ignored my metal nail file. They confiscated my Origins Pinch Your Cheeks tint, but bypassed the box of matches. They pulled my Aveeno Sunblock Spray, but left my razor-sharp cuticle scissors.
With each item they took, my mental calculator added another $20-$30 to my cumulative agony. By the time they were finished, they'd yoinked about $150 worth of cosmetics. I was surprised to find that I actually wanted to cry in frustration.
I told the security guard that he was nearly doubling the cost of my ticket, and asked if there was some way to ship this stuff. You can, he said, but it's $9 an item. Bryan finally just went back to the front counter and checked my box of toiletries. Of course, when we got to the gate, they made us check our bags anyway.
The upside is, our plane totally did not blow up en route to New York. So it was a good trip.
But Stuff is the Real Winner Here
Mighty Goods is one of Time Magazine's 50 Coolest Websites! What's more, my friends at The Morning News and Not Martha are on the list as well. (Woot!) You'll find the details on Mighty Goods here. I know a lot of you read Mighty Goods, so thank you for all the links and support. If you didn't love shopping so much, I wouldn't get to spend nearly so much time in my pajamas.
Muppets XXX
A few days into our Argentina trip, we have dinner at Te Matar Ramirez, a restaurant our guidebook describes as "sensual." The all-red interior and French slow jams suggest a swanky gay club, but for the copious murals of masturbating women. (Closeted swanky gay club?)
We find our table and order champagne, which arrives with dubious pink straws in the flutes. We remove the straws and are about to toast when Bryan notices the sperm-shaped saltshaker. He picks it up and bumps it repeatedly against the round butter dish. This is the TGI Friday's of sensuality.
The menu has more photos of women masturbating (methinks you doth protest too much, boys), along with some alarming menu descriptions. Bryan asks whether I would prefer to start with the "I smolder with the mist of your most intimate folds" clams, or the "You watch in ecstasy, I pour out and you slowly sip me" Camembert and pastrami. We decide to skip the appetizers.
There's a stage in front where the pornographic puppet show is set to begin. "There's a pornographic puppet show?" I ask Bryan. He nods. I pick up the saltshaker and begin to bump it against my head.
Four actors dressed in black take the stage and begin the show. It is plushly explicit, and though my sexual-pun Spanish is somewhat rusty, the basic plots aren't tough to follow. A a French maid services a bald puppet; two puppet schoolgirls dally together in googly-eyed rhapsody.
Bryan and I are still preoccupied with the menu descriptions. Our waitress arrives, and I order the "Thrusting my desire deep into the temple of your body" salmon. Bryan has the "She played in me with her lascivious fingers, I caressed myself" grouper. Appetites curbed.
Meanwhile, the puppet masters are really getting into the hot puppet action. My eyes water in embarrassment for them as they moan, stretch their faces into expressions of orgasmic ecstasy, and move rhythmically to the action onstage.
As the actors gyrate in the background, Wonder Woman puppet straddles Buff Guy puppet, and they perform various superhuman acrobatic feats together. I wait patiently for the "Golden Lasso" scene, which never materializes. Wonder Woman without bondage? What's the story, people? It's like peanut butter without jelly, Anne Margaret without her tights, Julianne Moore as a blonde.
I suggest that we would enjoy the evening much more if we skipped the cocktails and ordered an entire bottle of champagne each. Perhaps they'd bring the bottles with giant novelty penis straws? Bryan declines on the grounds that it would take an eternity to drink them, and they would almost certainly come with giant novelty penis straws.
We push our food around on our plates, pay the bill, and wait for intermission so we can run for the door. Once outside, we gaze at each other, dumbfounded.
"I-am-so-hot-right-now," I say. "Do-me-right-here-on-the-street." We pretend to maul each other for a few seconds, then Bryan suggests that we go somewhere for dessert. Now this is a man who knows how to get laid.


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NBA teams who nail the rookie draft often do so through a combination of extensive research on a player, gut instinct, and sheer luck. Sometimes, a prospect like Anthony Davis defies all expectations to become sure-fire first picks. But more often than not, the Draft becomes a hit-or-miss proposition. No amount of research, evaluation, and discussion can make up for a player's true ceiling as a basketball player.
Fortunately, the rest of us don't have to worry about the pressures of nailing a draft pick. For us, the appeal of collegiate players rest on their potential to become superstars of the game, regardless of which team they end up in.
We've pulled the tapes on some of today's brightest college basketball stars. You might recognize some of the names on this list because of the hype they've been generating. Others, you may not. But rest assured, you'll be hearing more about them in the coming weeks and months. Who knows, one of these players might even catch on enough to have his own local-based fan page. Shout out to Lonzo Ball Nation Philippines!
DeAndre Ayton
Current Comp: David Robinson
Exaggerated Comp: David Robinson with a mean streak
Is Arizona's DeAndre Ayton the next coming of David Robinson? Or is he more like Patrick Ewing? The comps coming in for this brushing 7-foot cyborg are titillating, and he's more than backed it up in his first season with the Wildcats. In so many words, Dayton is a dominant specimen. He's not the kind of athletic freak that Giannis Antetokounmpo is, but his talent speaks to his potential to become a generational big.
Aston possesses that rare blend of ferocity and fluidity. He's a terror on the post, but has range that extends to the three-point line. He's also shown flashes of being an adept ball-handler for his size, a rarity even in today's unicorn-rampant NBA. It's not far off to say that Ayton has the complete package as far as modern bigs go, and if you're a fan of a team who needs a can't-miss center, you're going to need to watch out Ayton for the remainder of the college season.
Trae Young
Current Comp: Steph Curry
Exaggerated Comp: Better than Steph Curry (Put down the pitchforks, Warriors fans!)
When we mentioned prospects that have been getting hyped up to the heavens, we're referring to Oklahoma's Trae Young. You've probably seen, heard, or read of him too. Trae Young is the second-coming of Steph Curry, a guy with limitless range who also possesses elite playmaking skills. If anything, Young hasn't done anything to dismiss the Curry comparisons because the kid is lighting up college basketball the likes of which we haven't seen since, well, Curry was dropping 30 a night for Davidson a decade ago. As it stands, Young leads college basketball in scoring with an average of just under 30 points a game. He's also tops in assists, dishing dimes left and right to the tune of 10 per game. Guess how many guys have done that in history? If you guessed "zero," give yourselves a pat on the pack because it's never been done before!
If there's a knock on Young, it's his frame. The slithery point guard from Oklahoma stands at a wet 6'2" and weighs just shy of 180 pounds. It's easy to dismiss Young's physical stature by pointing at Curry, who himself is no big at just 6'3". But Curry is a proven commodity in the NBA. Young will have to prove that he can take licks from the league's bruisers to answer any doubts about his size. If he can do that, watch out, because the kid is electrifying.
Marvin Bagley III
Current Comp: Chris Bosh
Exaggerated Comp: A more muscular version of Chris Bosh
If you want a prototypical power forward with the skill set that can excel in today's space-and-pace NBA, Duke's Marvin Bagley Jr. should be in your radar. He's not dominating in the manner Ayton is, but Bagley has a far more advanced overall game that can immediately translate in the league. He's 6'11" frame is something you can't teach, and at 235 pounds, he's already built into his body unlike, say, Brandon Ingram.
Physical features aside, Bagley's biggest strength is the fluidity in his game. At his age, he already possesses an array of moves that extend to the top of the key. He can bring the ball down and use his strength to get to the basket or, at the very least, leverage contact from defenders. He's also shown the ability to be active even when he doesn't have the ball. He has the strength to slash to the basket unimpeded and he boxes out well for rebounds. It's tempting to look at Bagley now and think of him as a bigger and more muscular version of Chris Bosh. In some ways, the comparison isn't too far-fetched, especially if he spends the rest of his season with Duke improving his shooting.
Michael Porter, Jr.
Current Comp: A taller Tracy McGrady
Exaggerated Comp: The next Kevin Durant
If we had made this list four months ago, Missouri's Michael Porter's name would be at the top. Regarded as the can't-miss prospect of this draft class, Porter's season was derailed when he opted to have back surgery in November. It's unclear how long he's going to be out, but it's safe to say that we won't see him in action for at least another month or two.
We do know that Porter is a scorer of the highest order. His combination of size, skill, shooting, and athleticism is unmatched by any player in college basketball. He can literally shoot from anywhere. He finishes well in transition, can absorb contact, and even move without the ball in and around screens in the mold of J.J. Redick. If there was a player in college basketball you'd bet on to one day lead the NBA in scoring, it's him.
The only question mark surrounding Porter is how much his back injury has stagnated his growth. It's one thing to pick a prospect that injured his ankle in the college ranks. It's a scarier proposition to pick a prospect who's coming off of back surgery.
Luka Doncic
Current Comp: Joe Johnson
Exaggerated Comp: A better Steve Smith
Before everybody came aboard the Trae Young bandwagon, everyone was riding pretty on the shoulders of Luka Doncic. The 6'8" shooting guard from Slovenia has become the toast over in Europe as the next can't-miss prospect from the region. He's versatility is his biggest strength. Despite his size, Doncic is a playmaker par excellence. He can act as a team's lead guard and orchestrate a half court offense. He's fluid in transition too and is capable of making a dizzying array of highlight reel passes to his teammates. Doncic has also proven himself to have a mature offensive game. He doesn't have the quickest first step, but his build and savviness with the ball helps him absorb contact without disrupting his balance.
The downside to Doncic is the level of competition he faces in Europe and how much adjustment he's going to have to make when the gets to the NBA. Don't sleep on the kid, though, because he's a baller.


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Sure it was only a practice round, but let's see you do better.
The Masters has a tradition (unlike any other, so says Jim Nantz) during practice rounds that players will try and skip their ball off the water at the par-3 16th and get it as close to the pin as possible. A few years back Vijay Singh did the impossible and nailed the ace, and Monday Martin Kaymer equaled that feat with the improbable hole-in-one of his own.
Practice rounds don't get much attention, so the only footage available is of the amateurish variety. Live with it.
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A Leelanau Conservancy Docent is a creative, imaginative, enthusiastic individual, who provides interpretative services to Conservancy Natural Area visitors and members through guided tours and special events. The Docents are ambassadors for the Leelanau Conservancy. Each Docent brings their unique knowledge of nature and own special style so that no two hikes are alike!
We are currently recruiting for a new class of 2019 docents! The docent program is a critical part of the Conservancy's outreach efforts. Docents lead around 500 people on more than 40 hikes each year. Being a docent involves a significant commitment. New docents commit to 30 hours of training which includes co-leading three hikes with an experienced docent before graduating. The orientation training is on April 12th. The dedication of our docents to training and leading hikes is the reason the program has been a cornerstone of our public outreach since our founding. To apply, fill out this form by March 29th.
David Amos
231-271-0665 / [email protected]
I loved the idea of being a docent the moment I knew they existed. Jackie and I both wanted to work with the Conservancy after I retired from Ford the end of 2006. We moved to our house south of Suttons Bay in 2007 and started working with the Conservancy that year. We are not […]
Marsha Buehler
231-386-9139 / [email protected]
Like many who are in love with the Leelanau, ever since I was a small child I have always been happiest here. I have enjoyed being a docent and over the years I have acquired a fair knowledge of our area. Much of my training as a naturalist has been through the Docent Program. I […]
Beth Chiles
231-423-2516 / [email protected]
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Jack Dunn
My wife and I bought our home in Leelanau in 1991, and joined the conservancy that same year. We, like many others, made the "weekend trek" to this peaceful and unique place until 2013 when we moved up here permanently. Before medical school, I received a B.S. in Zoology, which I believe fostered my life […]
Susan Fehrenbach
Leelanau County has been a source of inspiration since I was little. Summering here was the high point of every year. When I moved up here full time in 2008, I finally felt I was home. My careers were being an educator, social worker and late in life artist. I've hiked the numerous trails in the […]
Jane Gale
As a child, I enjoyed camping both as a Girl Scout and with my family, mostly at State Parks across Michigan. I was introduced to Leelanau by family friends who were summer residents and felt I had found a home. After decades away, I returned on a part time basis in 2012 and quickly joined […]
Jo Anne Gerben
231-835-0083 / [email protected]
For a number of years prior to making our permanent residence in Leelanau, my family and I spent many happy hours walking Conservancy properties as we vacationed here. When I retired from my position as a school administrator, I knew I wanted to become more involved with the Conservancy, and the teaching and learning […]
Karl Hausler
517 898 8327 / [email protected]
My wife, Judith and I have been coming to Leelanau for over 25 years. It is a delightful place and it is an honor to be a docent for the Leelanau Conservancy natural areas and preserves. My wife was born and raised in Petoskey and I lived there from 1961 through 1968 after moving "Up […]
Ed Ketterer
616-836-4999 / [email protected]
It's a privilege and a delight to be a docent for the Conservancy. I grew up in Ohio, along the shore of Lake Erie, and have always had a strong interest in the outdoors. Early on, I developed an affinity for the north, with its clear balsam-scented air, sparkling waters, and abundant wildlife. Leelanau is […]
Ann McInnis
231-386-5680 / [email protected]
I am a retired Cranbrook Schools science teacher and I was a part-time Interpretive Naturalist with Oakland County Parks. I love to share my life-long, keen enthusiasm for all things science/nature with folks of any age, and aim to make their outdoor experience a treasured one of learning and fun. Through guided questioning, I try to […]
Mary Petterson
231-709-6859 / [email protected]
Within a few months of moving to Leelanau in 2010, I was introduced to the Conservancy and realized I would very much like to volunteer for this dynamic organization. While I am a native of Grand Rapids, MI, I spent most of my career in other states including Wisconsin, Georgia and California. As a child […]
Lou Ricord
231-326-1122 / [email protected]
It's a treat escorting Leelanau Conservancy members and guests on their visits to our properties. We discover something new on each hike. Isn't the Leelanau Conservancy doing a fantastic job to conserve the area's scenic beauty?! My family and I moved to Empire in 2007. Like many of you, we discovered Leelanau during vacations to […]
Mary Tris
I grew up in rural Minnesota, spent my working life in Chicago and am a retired attorney. I moved to Leelanau County on a part-time basis in 2007, after many years of vacationing here. My knowledge and concern about the natural and cultural environment of this area has grown through the years, due in large […]
Peter Wolcott
231-386-7239 / [email protected]
I am a retired American Foreign Service Officer who has lived in Australia since 1979 where I worked as an economist for the Victorian State Government. A third generation Leelanau summer person, my Grandfather built in East Leland in 1908. A life-long environmentalist, I studied ornithology at Kalamazoo College (BA 1961). International Relations at Syracuse […]
Shelley Yeager
231-590-9492 / [email protected]
I can't remember a time when I didn't love being outside and learning about everything out there! I spent hours wandering and hiking in the woods while growing up. My long term goal, as a kid, was to become a park ranger and lead hikes through the wilderness. That didn't quite happen, and after receiving […]
Bobbie Poor
231-256-9460 / [email protected]
From the grandmother who kept "pet" snakes in her woodpile, the stepfather who patiently helped classify a 100-insect collection, the botany teacher who sizzled fungi over a high school Bunsen burner to the college prof who inspired awe in diversity, great teachers have blessed my life. I have been warped by the wonders of the […]
Mary Smart
231-386-7738 / [email protected]
For many years I was lucky enough to have the Cranbrook property close to my home downstate. Walks there were always filled with discovery. I used to help with the wildflower sale every year and developed my own wildflower garden. Now I am learning to maintain old farm land in Omena. The conservancy properties are […]
Alice VanZoeren
231-334-4608 / [email protected]
I've worked as a naturalist for more than 30 years. I enjoy sharing my interest in nature with people of all ages. I have a degree in Natural History Education from U of M. Birds, animal tracks, aquatic life, phenology, spiders, and frogs are special interests. Being a student of nature is fun because there […]


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Hallo Österreich – Hello Austria.
I see in Wikepaedia that the Tauern tunnel in Austria which allows traffic to avoid the Tauern mountains, the highest mountains in Austria and the highest range of the Alps east of the Brenner, was opened in 1975. Well, either it was after September that it opened or our driver just wanted to avoid the toll but we suddenly found ourselves growling up mountain roads, squeezing around s-bends and generally taking forever to cross this daunting mountain range which we could have driven through in ten minutes using the tunnel. We were heading for Graz where we would spend the night in a hotel and right now after two days of sitting on trains, ferries and crammed into coaches, that seemed like having winning tickets to a night in paradise.
It wasn't like that at all, of course. Night had already fallen when we finally reached Graz. There was an audible sigh of relief from the passengers when we saw the sign for GRAZ but then there was a slight delay because the driver couldn't find the hotel…and then having found out where it was he got caught in a one-way system which was more like a none-way system and ended up going away from the place…we were getting mildly frantic by now; it was getting later and later which meant less and less time in the luxurious hotel bed we had been imagining. Now we were passing the hotel…no…there was a parking space…we stopped…. YES!!!!
What a sorry lot we must have looked as we debussed in Graz and staggered on legs which no longer seemed to respond to outside stimulus into the foyer.
Showers we wanted - and food - and beer – and a bed. Oh and erm…well…I wanted a sausage too.
You see when I had learned that we would be going through the Sausage Lands, Germany and Austria, I became determined to have a sausage there. We hadn't managed it in Germany and now I wanted one here in this last outpost of the sausage zone before we were whisked away into whatever the next country might be. So after the shower and the food I ventured out into the Grazer evening with Deborah who gamely offered to keep me company on my quest. Around the corner there was a stand selling them!! And there I got my first taste of Bratwurst and mustard in a bun.
The hotel, like the coach, was not quite how it had been described in the brochure…oh no, just a moment, that is not strictly true. In fact the hotel where we should have stayed was regrettably and inexplicably fully booked that night - due to a mistake on the hotel's part of course…the night before would have been ok and the night after but unfortunately, and they were really really sorry but they had had to find alternative accommodation at short notice and the only place available was this fucking dump, "The Grazer Grothouse".
Oh well, at least there was a bed. Well, I think it was a bed. It might though have been a slab of concrete being stored on a wooden frame. And I experienced Austrian bed covers and pillows for the first time. The mattress/concrete slab was covered with a sheet. On that there was a very thick duvet and another sheet and an incredibly thick pillow. Was it a very thick duvet or a relatively thin extra mattress - was it a pillow or a duvet for a dwarf? Did you sleep on the one sheet and under the duvet/mattress or on the duvet/mattress and under the other sheet? Were there no instructions?
I just made myself as comfortable as I could which was not very and lay there awake.
After what seemed like a few minutes there was a pounding on doors coming along the corridor and eventually reaching my door.
"Six o'clock, breakfast in ten minutes!"
Breakfast was a sad, tired affair…and we were tired too. A greying hard-boiled egg and a couple of packets of jam or honey to spread on slices of wood…and coffee that even I, as an Englishman who thought coffee came in granules in a jar, could complain about.
Ho hum…where are we anyway? Austria…next country Jugoslavia and then Greece…ha, no problem!
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Oncorhynchus mykiss
Steelhead Trout trout have a distinctive look with speckled olive-green bodies, silver bellies and a pink or red stripe which runs along the side. Adult specimens can grow up to 55 lbs (25 kg) and 45 inches (120 cm) in length. Their size and taste makes them a desirable species for both commercial and recreational fishermen. In fact, trout have become such a popular food with people that they've been introduced to over forty-five different countries.
In the wild, trout are aggressive predators. Their diets may include a variety of insects, eggs, invertebrates and other fish.
Like salmon, these fish are anadromous, which means they move between fresh and salt water as part of their breeding cycle. Females will lay large numbers of eggs in a shallow nest known as a "redd" in a freshwater stream. The eggs will hatch about a month later and when the young trout are big enough, they'll migrate downstream and often into the Pacific.
The fish may be referred to as "Steelhead Trout" or "Rainbow Trout," although these are the same species. There are two subspecies of this fish in Oregon.
Steelhead Trout can be found all along the Pacific Coast of North America and west to the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia. Their habitat will change according to migration and breeding patterns. Some Oregon trout will have set migration routes while others will live out their lives entirely in fresh water. Those who venture out to sea will stay there for one to three years before returning to their natal streams to spawn. Unlike salmon, which have a similar behavior, most Steelhead Trout don't die after reproducing. If the trout survive both predators and anglers, they may live to repeat this cycle for over ten years.
Threatened over much of their range in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California. Many of the techniques used to restore salmon populations are also being employed for trout. These include captive-rearing in fisheries, removing man-made obstructions to their natural migration routes and improving water quality. Oregon coastal trout were listed as a Species of Concern in 2004.
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A curious article appeared in "The Guardian" on Saturday, in which the actor, writer and comedian David Mitchell tried to sum up his dislike for football. Reading it back this morning, one cannot help but be struck by the overwhelming impression that he is somehow holding back the worst of his ire – that he would like to unleash a torrent of abuse in our general direction, but has been advised by the newspaper's editorial team that this might not be the most advisable thing that he could do. As with most people that try to tackle this sort of issue, he betrays a fundamental lack of understanding of the game. The comment, "they randomly kick it around and, very occasionally, with little or no warning, a goal happens" is typical of the sort of comment that emanates from people that don't understand football. It assumes that the fact that he doesn't understand it is somehow not his fault but, if we are to equate football in this context with anything, it would probably be fair to compare it with a foreign language. Would he make the same criticism of, say, Italy if he found himself there and unable to understand what the people there were saying?
Minor quibbles aside, it was a balanced and well-written article, and the depressing nature of the comments below it (an all too familiar feature of The Guardian Sports Blog section these days) is more a refelction on the people making those comments than it is on Mitchell himself. Even those of us whose interest in the game borders on the obsessive have had moments when we have questioned our devotion to the game. Who amongst us hasn't, at least once, been standing on an open terrace on a freezing cold November afternoon in the pouring rain watching twenty-two incompetents exerting too much energy for too little end result and wondered, "What the hell am I doing here? I should be at home with a mug of cocoa, watching a good film"? It's a harsh truth, but a truth nonetheless.
The Tyranny Of Football is easy to explain. As football has become more and more popular, people have developed an unquenchable desire for information about the game. This has manifested itself most noticeably in two ways. Firstly, in sites such as this one, which tries to examine the minutae of the game that isn't covered elsewhere. The second manifestation of this is the one that Mitchell refers to in his article – the endless obsessive speculation, gossip and rumours. This never used to exist. During my childhood, newspapers would simply not mention football during the summer months, choosing to write expansive articles on the county cricket championship and Wimbledon. Then, at the start of August, the game would start to creak back to life. It was a laborious process, and early-season matches would carry an air about them of it still being the summer holidays. The season proper didn't really start until the nights were drawing in and matches finished under floodlighting.
Now, though, things are all different. Football dominates the sporting agenda in a way in which it never used to before. Every day, every single newspaper runs a round-up of transfer rumours of varying degrees of truthfulness and the somewhat more mundane business of which players actually have been transferred. Frequently, the transfer rumours page gives the impression of being completely and utterly random – it's as if the sports editor sits with two top hats, one containing the names of fifty players, and one containing the names of fifty of Europe's top clubs. With a flourish, he pulls out one player's name and one club's name, and the story is seventy-five per cent written. Naturally, everyone within the game has learnt how to play this system. Players keen for a move but unable to publicly say so, lest nothing materialises and they are still at the same club at the start of the following season, contact the media and leak stories. Agents looking to unsettle players plant stories in the media suggesting that a player's move from club A to club B is a foregone conclusion, even though nothing has been agreed. Everyone manipulates the press for their own aims, and acres of newspaper space are filled with it all. It's not difficult to see how this mindless "speculation" could affect someone whose feelings for the game had been lukewarm to start with.
The curiosity of football's appeal is that it gets the balance of things on the pitch just right. It's not like basketball, in which hundreds of points are scored in each match, and the impression is left (however incorrectly) that only last thirty seconds of each match actually count. It's a sport that, unlike, say rugby, you don't have to be something approaching a physical freak to be good at. Players of the varying heights and weights of Jan Molby, Peter Beardsley, Garrincha and Tony Cascarino have had successful playing careers, and this gives football a more inclusive feel than many other sports. It also rations out the excitement in a way that very few other sports does. Mitchell criticises football for having " just over two goals per Premier League match", but criticism is misguided. Goals in football have a rarity value that is unparalleled elsewhere and the viewer, at the start of a match, has no idea of whether a match will feature eight or nine of them, or none whatsoever. The remainder of the game is an extended game of cat and mouse, of teams trying to strategically out-think each other.
The irony of much of Mitchell's criticism is that many of those of us that love the game feel the same level of frustration about football's global domination of the media as he does. We are tired of the global domination of the game and of the 24 hour news culture that requires a constant stream of information being disseminated towards us, regardless of the quality of that information or whether it's even true or not. Ironically, Mitchell has been responsible for two of the most accurate satires of this culture of recent years – the now-famous mocking of Sky Sports' ultimately self-preservational hyping up of every single match as the most important thing to ever have happened, and this brilliantly-observed sketch about the strange over-identification that some fans feel towards their clubs. Too many of us that live and breathe football never seem to identify the ridiculousness of our own obsession, and it is beautifully ironic that it takes someone with no interest in the game whatsoever to be able to peer through the fog of our obsession and point out the idiocy of it all. Most notably, those of us that seek to criticise his observations without having thought it through are completely missing the point of what he's saying in the first place.


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Particularly when you discover there really is a hell. Aden thinks there's no way he can avoid going down, but when an angel and demon can't agree over his fate, Aden is given one more month to gain redemption. He doubts he can find a way to become a better man in so short a time. But it's worth a try, right?
Living sucks
Particularly when you can't shake free of an obsessive ex. Brody might be managing to hold down his job as a vet, but his personal life is a mess. If he doesn't pull himself together soon, he's going to be sliding downhill too fast to stop.
One wet night, on a dark country lane, two worlds collide and destinies change forever.
Jewel's rating:
When I started Dirty Angel, I wasn't sure I was going to like it. Even though I love this type of story, neither MC was particularly likable. Aden came off as selfish and uncaring of anyone else, and Brody seemed rather whiny and pathetic - so I was concerned. I needn't have worried, though, I liked them both, soon enough.
The story was such a neat concept -- a young man has died, unexpectedly, and when it comes time for Judgement...things aren't so clear. Should he be Heaven bound? Hell bound? Hmmm...Seems our Aden is a bit of a bad boy...with a dash or two of good thrown in there for good measure. But what you see can sometimes be deceiving. Aden has spent his life - his entire life - just trying to survive. No one else cared about him, so he he did what he had to in order to survive. Coming into adulthood, those learned responses were all he had, so he continued using them, all the while, not letting himself get too attached to anyone or really even care about anyone.
Brody is a successful young veterinarian in hiding from an ex (Matt) who does not seem to know the meaning of "no" or "stop". Matt is not a good guy, at all. He began a relationship with Brody when Brody was only 14 -- Matt was one of Brody's teachers. Yeah... But Brody has the classic victim mentality where he blames himself for Matt's actions and also believes that Matt loves him. And because of Matt's grooming, Brody believes that violent sex is what he deserves, no matter if he wants it or not, so he is on a self destructive path that is bound to put him in hospital - or worse - if he keeps on.
So, Dirty Angel is not just about Aden realizing he can be better and then becoming a better man, but also Brody realizing he deserves better than what he has been given and striving for that better. Through the machinations of Raphael and Dante, the Angel and Demon in charge of Aden's fate, Aden collides with Brody...or the other way around. And from there, their fates are intertwined.
There is one thing that really bugged me, though -- I wasn't fond of the insinuation that non-believers are either morally bankrupt (Aden) or so emotionally messed up that they will let anyone abuse them (Brody). I'm going to assume and hope that this isn't what the author really intended. The story, as a whole, is about learning how to be a better person and figuring out how to be happy, and that's certainly a good message. And since the whole framework is a heaven and hell thing, ok, I'll forgive it. Mostly.
I do think that Barbara Elsborg excels at fantasy heaven/hell stories and this one is a fantastic addition to her lineup! And for those that are wondering, Dirty Angel is not a part of the Unnamed London PNR series. Dirty Angel completely stands alone.
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I am praying a powerful prayer in my life. I am asking for a holy boldness in my life. I am asking for a strength that is not my own. I want to be used beyond what I can do on my own. I want to do things that take me out of my comfort zone, that take me quiet literally out of my house. I want to be used by the Lord in ways that I never thought possible. I don't want to settle or be mediocre in my life. I don't want second best.
Quite honestly it's a terrifying thing to ask. I like to be comfortable and not step away from what is familiar. Aren't we all like that? We say that we want to travel the world and to take that step of faith but isn't there usually a fear or what some consider a form of rationality that stops us from our dreams and taking that step of faith?
I know that I have written that I want more. But to start praying for it…y'all prayer is a powerful thing. When you believe and truly mean it and are expecting for something to happen. When you are completely surrendered, ready, and willing. Be ready. That's all I got to say. His plans for you are bigger than you ever thought.
And how he can use such tiny things to get you ready for such huge things. It's mind blowing and how he can use you for such bigger things than you thought. There is such freedom in this surrender.
Let me be honest though, this surrender is not easy. It hurts. It has meant sacrificing some things. Things that have been very important to me. People that are very important to me. But I've had to let go of because the Lord has called me for a very specific purpose and has brought me to a very specific point in my life, as he does with all of us. I know that he has called you, my friends, and my family to different things. These things are meant for you all, just as this is meant for me.
As I pray for this holy boldness to be in his will and follow his direction, I pray for the blood covering and protection over my life. This is because I know that the enemy is real and fights hard, especially if you are trying to follow the Lord. He has brought my depression and anxiety to the forefront of my struggles again. These are not things that I like to talk about or disclose to many people but they effect my everyday life. I know it has stopped me from things before. However, I know that the Lord has used these things before too.
I am thankful for the favor and the boldness that he has given me before and that he will continue to give me, as I take this step of faith. One step is me sharing this blog with the people that I know and I'm friends with. Those of you that have found this blog so far have stumbled upon it. And I am beyond grateful that you have. Now I have to get over my fear and let people that I know in.
My hope and prayer for each of us is that the Lord gives us the holy boldness that we need. The holy boldness in whatever area it is, whether it's to love, forgive, step out in faith, speak up, slow down, surrender, or whatever other myriad of things you can think of. I pray that you have the holy boldness to do it, conquer it, overcome it, grown in it, share it, and be it.
May you all have a blessed night or morning! God is up to something…just you watch!


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Morning Light – March 2nd, 2016
Today: [Job Two] Did God or Satan Smite Job? In this chapter Satan returns to God hoping to further assault Job after destroying his wealth and his family. Once again he comes among the sons of God. Who were these sons of God that Satan came in with? How does Satan gain access to God's throne? Is he a fallen angel or is Satan merely a member of the animal kingdom? Was Job sinless? Was it God's fault Job suffered? All of these questions will be answered in today's study.
[Job 2:1-13 KJV] 1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD. 2 And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 3 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that [there is] none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
In chapter one we see Satan coming before the throne of heaven in the company of the sons of God. Who were these sons of God? Were they angels? There are references that suggest angels are referred to as "sons of God". In Gen. 6:2 we read that the "sons of God" (or angels) copulated with the daughters of men to contaminate the human genome. This resulted in God destroying the human race save Noah and his family. These angels were punished for their crime and denied access to humanity according to Jude v. 6 which is actually a quote from the book of Enoch.
Having addressed this possibility we also know that we are also called sons of God. In fact the term sons of God appears 58 times in the bible and only a handful of those instances could be construed to apply to angels, fallen or otherwise. The majority usage of this term refers to either Jesus as incarnate God or to born again men and women.
Satan came to the throne among the sons of God because he has no intrinsic entitlement to approach or have an audience with God. There are two possible reasons for this. The most common belief is that Satan is a fallen angel who disobeyed God at some point and participated in a revolt against God involving a third of the host of heaven. This is one possibility and it is also the most commonly held belief about the Devil and where demons come from.
Another consideration arises when you take the subject of the devil as a topic and apply what is known as the "law of first mention" which is an interpretive principle highly revered in theology that states:
"The Law of First Mention may be said to be the principle that requires one to go to that portion of the Scriptures where a doctrine is mentioned for the first time and to study the first occurrence of the same in order to get the fundamental inherent meaning of that doctrine."
Now when we apply this to studying what the bible says about Satan what can we find out?
[Gen 3:1 KJV] 1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made.
This is the first mention of Satan in the bible. What does it tell us? Is he a once glorious angel now turned rogue? Or is he a beast of the field with the ability to communicate with men? If you were Satan which would you rather be thought of? A member of the animal kingdom rebelling against your masters Adam and Eve? Or, would you rather mankind believe that you were a majestic angel who successfully revolted against God and established a counter kingdom in opposition to the throne of heaven?
Whatever be the case we never see Satan appearing before God unless it is among the sons of God. The sons of God may refer to angels but we absolutely know that it refers to born again men and women. We can conclude from that it is possible that Satan might have an interest in contaminating our prayers and our communication with God in order to gain access to God's throne in order to wreak havoc in the lives of men. In fact this might be the only way he does anything in the earth.
4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. 5 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face. 6 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he [is] in thine hand; but save his life. 7 So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. 8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
Here we see that Satan is provoking God to put sickness on Job. Many people will use this verse to suggest that even in our day and for His own purposes God will put disease and sickness upon us. This is incorrect and it isn't what happened in this passage. Remember that Satan is a liar – even the father of lies. Everything he does is intended to tell a lie. In asking the question he does so in such a way as to infer that God does smite men with sickness. Notice however what the Father says in return: "behold he is in your hand…"
Therefore we can see that while Job was upright in his relationship with God there was something about him that made him vulnerable. He was so vulnerable that God put a hedge around Job to protect him from assault by Satan that Satan was apparently surprised to find he was denied access to carry out. Satan complained to God in chapter one that he was unable to carry out his attacks against Job because of something God did to protect him. So there must have been something about Job that attracted Satan and led him to believe he had a right or would be successfully in assaulting him. What might that be?
One indication of a vulnerability in Job's life that Satan would want to exploit is seen in Job 1:5. It says that Job daily made sacrifices to God because he was concerned, perhaps he feared that his children would celebrate and feast and curse God in their hearts. That is one thing we know if we are going to get into fear and unbelief in any area of our lives it will be in regard to our children. Job was no different. He feared calamity upon his children because he saw in them an irreverence toward God. He had apparently been unable to instil in his children his own piety and constantly worked through prayers and sacrifices to stave off the consequences of his children's lack of respect for the Almighty. In the next chapter (3) Job states this plainly:
[Job 3:25 KJV] 25 For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
So while Job plainly loved God and pleased God there was a fear in him that the enemy had a right to exploit except God kept a hedge around him that Satan exploited once God lifted the protection. Why would God do this? Because His spirit will not always strive with man. The fear of the Lord is clean. The fear of anything is unclean – an unclean spirit. There was uncleanness in Job because he feared, and that uncleanness made him vulnerable to Satan's attack.
9 Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die. 10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips. 11 Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him. 12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. 13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that [his] grief was very great.
We must never forget in reading Job that this was a family matter, what happened to him. Everything that Job suffered and went through played out under his own roof and in his own family. His own wife bereaved and bitter urged him to simply curse God and die which he would not. In fact in all the struggles of Job and his suffering he refused to charge God foolishly. In other words he may not have understood what he was going through and he may have thought what he was facing may have originated with God but he was very cautious in his words to make that accusation.
Christian theology on the other hand is replete with interpretations of what happened to Job that attributes the whole affair to God's doing. Very few teachers will look at Job and say "God didn't do this – Satan did…" In other words theology gladly and willingly accuses God of what happened to Job in spite of the clear language that it was not God smiting an otherwise perfect man but rather it was Satan taking advantage of fear and family problems in the life of an otherwise godly person.
In the midst of the chaos and upheaval in Job's life he is visited by 3 friends who come to comfort him – Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar. These men are elders in their community and greatly respected peers of Job. They will be joined later but a man by the name of Elihu. These men often are criticized for being false friends but it is obvious that they loved Job. Would you stop what you are doing and go and sit in silence for 7 days with a suffering friend? Very few of us if any have ever done this. These men upended their lives to support and succor a suffering Job. At the same time they cannot rise above their own flawed thinking about why these things are happening as we will see in subsequent chapters.
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How to Install an Exterior Door Knob
December 20, 2013 at 5:06 am by Alana Tinline
If you are thinking about adding some extra home and business security measures to your property, then you should start securing the area where most burglars make their way into your house – the front door. You need to make sure that your exterior door is strong enough to protect you against forced entry.
Evaluating your door's durability is very important. You need to understand every single part of your door such as the hinges, frame and of course your doorknob. You need to have a robust doorknob installed on your door. It will give your door additional protection against intruders.
Do you want to install a reliable doorknob to your exterior door? If you want to learn this task, you can check out the video below for the complete installation steps:
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Instructional Video: Installing a mortise lock
October 2, 2013 at 12:55 pm by Alana Tinline
A mortise door lock or mortise lock is a certain type of lock commonly used in homes. They may be not as popular as the standard cylindrical lock set. However, they are slowly making a comeback in upper middle class and upper class homes.
Among the numerous types of lock we have in the market today, mortise lock is considered as one of the toughest in terms of providing security. This type of lock is very difficult to force open as it is fitted to the side of the door.
Mortise door locks can be lever operated or can accommodate a standard cylindrical lock. In addition to the security it gives, mortise locks are also more ornate compared to the other types of lock.
If you want to install a mortise lock into your door, watch the video below:
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Garage Contractors- Supplying You An Ideal Garage
Having a garage now has become a necessity for virtually every household. It may additionally serve a variety of other purposes besides ensuring security and the safety of your automobile. In order to get an excellent garage constructed, you need to seek the aid of professional garage contractors. A garage that is nicely planned can function as an excellent storage area, a suitable and fine workshop space, a place to house your beer refrigerator or simply take a seat and relax a nice quality time away from each of the din and disturbance.
A garage contractor makes certain that the garage constructed and is designed in this way that all of your needs are taken care of. There are a lot of different types of designs readily available for distinct sort of the other accessories as well as garages involved together with the garage like a garage door. If building supplies one has enough space, the garage needs to be constructed broad enough to enable a space of approximately 5 feet between the walls as well as the vehicle, which gives lots of empty place to one to open the doors and lots of readily access storage.
The first step of garage construction must be as a sound basis is essential for practically any building to be stable to have a proper basis for the garage. The garage is strong and only as tough as the basis it's built on. When building your garage base, the garage contractors keep all of the important things in mind and are extremely careful. They ensure that the form boards are straight or the foundation will soon be crooked. The garage builders must ensure the concrete mixture ratios are right or the base will lack strength. So your garage walls don't fall down in any unforeseen circumstances such as an earthquake shock, they should set the rebar double check for accuracy.
Garage Building should likewise be performed in such a way in order to make sure the relaxation of the owner. There must be a provision for setting a heater somewhere in the garage which will warm the garage up quite nicely in cold climate conditions.


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Home > About the Society > Special Lectures > Young Investigator's Prize Lecture > 2013
Presented at the Neonatal Society 2013 Summer Meeting (programme).
David J Carr, University College London
Somatotrophic Effects of Prenatal Ad.VEGF Gene Therapy in the Growth-Restricted Sheep Fetus and Neonate
Background: Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a leading cause of perinatal mortality and is associated with considerable morbidity in neonatal and later life. The commonest cause is reduced uterine blood flow (UBF). In normal sheep pregnancy, adenovirus (Ad) mediated over-expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the uterine arteries (UtA) increases UBF. We hypothesised that enhancing UBF would improve fetal nutrient delivery in a sheep paradigm of FGR that is characterised by reduced UBF from mid-gestation.
Methods: Singleton pregnancies were established using embryo transfer in adolescent ewes subsequently overnourished to induce FGR (n=78) or control-fed (n=12). Ewes were randomised mid-gestation to receive bilateral UtA injections of 5x1011 particles Ad.VEGF-A165 or inactive treatment (5x1011 particles of control vector Ad.LacZ or saline). Fetal growth and wellbeing were evaluated using serial ultrasound by a single operator blind to study group. Late gestation study: UtA vasorelaxation and placental mRNA expression of various angiogenic factors/receptors were examined by organ bath analysis and qRT-PCR, respectively. Postnatal study: Pregnancies continued until spontaneous delivery near to term (=145 days). Lambs were weighed and measured at weekly intervals, and underwent immune and metabolic challenge, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and necropsy at 8, 9, 10 and 12 weeks of age, respectively. In both studies DNA methylation was quantified at 59 individual cytosine-guanine (CpG) dinucleotides in 14 CpG islands in ten somatotrophic axis genes [insulin, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1, IGF-2, H19, growth hormone (GH), glucocorticoid/insulin receptor (R), GHR, IGF1R and IGFR2] in hepatic tissues using bisulphite sequencing.
Results: In both studies, ultrasonographic fetal growth velocity was increased in Ad.VEGF-A165-treated vs. control-treated overnourished pregnancies at 3-4 weeks post-injection. At 0.9 gestation, fewer fetuses were markedly growth-restricted and fetal brain sparing was mitigated. Ad.VEGF-A165-transduced vessels showed enhanced vasorelaxation and FLT1/KDR expression was increased in the maternal placental compartment. Following delivery at 141±2.4 days (mean±SD, range 132–145 days) gestation Ad.VEGF-A165-treated lambs tended to be heavier (p=0.081) with increased placental efficiency (p=0.072). There were no differences in the level of neonatal care required to ensure lamb survival or acute phase response to immune challenge. Postnatal growth rates and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion were increased, however fractional growth and insulin resistance were unaffected. DEXA and post-mortem analysis demonstrated increased lean tissue mass. No epigenetic effects of Ad.VEGF-A165 were observed, but postnatally IGF-1 and insulin methylation were M>F and F>M, respectively, and insulin gene methylation correlated with fasting plasma insulin levels.
Conclusion: Ad.VEGF-A165 safely increases fetal growth in this ovine FGR paradigm and mitigates fetal brain sparing, an adaptation that is associated with poorer neurodevelopmental outcomes. Ad.VEGF-A165 increased UtA vascular reactivity and upregulated maternal placental FLT1/KDR expression, suggesting that its beneficial effects on fetal growth might be mediated at the placental level via effects on vascularity and/or nutrient transport capacity. Increased postnatal growth rates and insulin secretion in Ad.VEGF-A165-treated lambs most likely reflects their relative size advantage at birth rather than altered epigenetic status of key somatotrophic genes. We have recently secured funding to translate this potential therapy into the clinic. The EVERREST consortium will complete a full reproductive toxicology package and conduct a bioethical study and first in-woman I/IIa safety/efficacy trial of Ad.VEGF in pregnancies affected by severe early-onset FGR.


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Real estate seems to be a sector quite fruitful nowadays, in spite of the economic context. People are silly buying and selling properties, so if you were thinking about an investment idea, then you should probably give it a shot. There are so many things to keep in mind when being involved in real estate transactions, and one of the most relevant one is home inspections. However, in spite of its great importance, this aspect is often neglected. Property inspections are critical in the selling and buying process and a poorly analysed house is likely to cost you a great deal of money and a lot of trouble in the future. No matter what type of property you are about to buy, be it for residential or rental purpose, you need to make sure it is the best possible pick. For this reason you have to collaborate with a professional home inspector, who can assess the situation and help you choose wisely. Fortunately, nowadays most NC real estate companies have competent employees who will take care of everything.
Why is home inspection important?
As with any other product you are purchasing, when choosing a house you need to make sure it is exactly what you need. If you are planning to relocate, then that is going to become your home for the following years. If you are thinking about renting it and becoming a land lord, you have to ensure your potential clients all the comfort they need. So either way, investing without an inspection is out of question. In order to have a clear image of what you are paying for, you have to go through a thorough evaluation and establish as accurate as possible potential expenses the property requires once it becomes yours.
What should you discuss with your inspector?
The first thing you must find out is whether they are affiliated to a professional real estate association or they are working on their own. Tell them all your expectations and check their previous reports, to see if their analysis will meet your expectations and requirements. Checking their adaptability and professionalism is crucial, because in the end, they are the one who has the official say related to the house you are about to purchase.
What should you check during the inspection?
To begin with, during the house inspection you need to verify the overall condition of the property. Make yourself a checklist that includes the roofs, chimney, floors, supply systems, outdoors, and some other elements you consider important. Try to focus on items whose repairs and building operations require high costs and great efforts.


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This year, our ECMS Student Council will take on a Legacy Project. Sponsors Annie Holub and Pam VandeWater are assisting these wonderful students in designing a project that will allow them to contribute a gift to the school in the form of a permanent feature on our campus. Selecting a gift for our campus that represents the student body requires making connections and defining how the Class of 2017 wants to be remembered as middle schoolers.
There are several ways to view the concept of legacy. One sort of legacy is a gift of money or property. Legacy can also involve assembling a sort of "collage" of one's actions, contributions and achievements. During Rodeo Break, I had the opportunity to listen to some fireside wisdom about establishing and preserving one's legacy. And the good news is, building a legacy is for the living and the time to start is now.
Thinking about one's legacy helps us to discover ways to use time, talent, and resources in order to leave a lasting impression on those we love and on society at large. It can also be a way of defining one's core values and beliefs. Constructing one's legacy can be a dynamic, self-edifying process where high expectations coupled with action and ongoing reflection can lead to a beautiful and meaningful life.
In my personal teaching practice, I began having students think about legacy and goal-setting as seniors in high school. This was part of my unit on teaching students to write high-quality college essays. It was challenging for them because of the hyper-focus on self. Several years ago, I presented some of these strategies at a workshop on college and career readiness. Two teachers approached me afterwards and told me that they had been doing this kind of work with elementary students and seeing results in the form of motivation and an increased understanding of the importance of education in general. I have included more formal studies at the end of this entry about the value of goal-setting with students.
Mary's List of Tools and Resources for Building a Legacy
(By the way, this list is intended for kids and adults-- the process is ongoing).
#1. Make a Lifetime Achievement List. (This is a kind of Bucket List of things you want to do/achieve in your lifetime). It's okay to think big!
#2. Create a Values List (What things are important to you? )
#3. Write a letter of recommendation for yourself. If you have trouble doing this, get help from someone who knows you and can recommend you. Mention your best qualities (give evidence) and areas that you are actively trying to improve. This can be more challenging that it seems as the letter must be "written by you and about you."
#4. You have a million dollars to give away to any cause that is dear to your heart.
What cause would you choose and why? Who will benefit and how will they benefit?
#5. Someone has given you the opportunity to create your own museum. What will go into your museum? What do you/will you collect? (Example: Mr. Kwok On began the Kwok On Museum in Paris, France by collecting types of puppets from around the world. It was his passion. The museum has about 12, 000 pieces in a very small space but is the best of its kind in the world…all because of Mr. On's passion and love of the art of puppetry).
#6. Revisit your lists on a regular basis. Remember that they are not written in stone and as you change, so will your lists.
#7. Share your list with a friend or family member. Do this periodically as a matter of habit.
Research studies that support writing down goals and sharing them:
Study 1
According to Dave Kohl, professor emeritus at Virginia Tech:
According to Dave Kohl, professor emeritus at Virginia Tech:
1. People who regularly write down their goals earn nine times as much over their lifetimes as people who don't.
2. 80% of Americans say they don't have goals.
3. 16% do have goals but don't write them down.
4. Less than 4% write down their goals and fewer than 1% review them on an ongoing basis.
Study 2
Psychology professor, Dr. Gail Matthews, of the Dominican University of California conducted a study on goals that included 267 participants from a wide variety of businesses, organizations, and networking groups throughout the United States.
The results of her study were "Share your goals with a friend."
People who wrote down their goals, shared this information with a friend, and sent weekly updates to that friend were on average 33% more successful in accomplishing their stated goals than those who merely formulated goals.


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In a hot summer like this one, in 2017, a reference point for tourists, more important than a map not to be lost among the many streets of Rome, are the little fountains (fontanelle), always available with fresh, free water of high quality in any moment.
They were introduced in 1874, with three ventilation holes in the form of a dragon (one of them is still present in the Piazza della Rotonda behind the Roman Forum), and then replaced by a single nozzle, for this reason nicknamed "nasone" (big nose).
The mouthpiece of all "fontanelle" has a small hole in the upper part. Covering with one finger the main outlet of the nozzle, the water gushes upwards; a little trick, and the drink becomes easier and more hygienic.
More than 2,500 "nasoni" (more than 200 inside the walls of the center), plus hundreds of sources of different shapes, which offer water at any time, is a vital help for anyone who needs it.
On the site https://www.acea.it/en/group you can find the nearest "nasone" from where you are


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If you're heading to OOW this year, it'd be great to have you at either one of my following presentations:
Session ID: 02240
Session Title: Angels in the Architecture: An Oracle Application Development Framework Architectural Blueprint
Venue / Room: Marriott Marquis - Golden Gate B
Date and Time: Wednesday 10/5/11, 01:00 PM
Oracle Application Development Framework (Oracle ADF) in Oracle JDeveloper 11g presents an interesting service-oriented solution with the adoption of bounded task flows and Oracle ADF libraries. Yet unlike its Release 10.1.3 counterpart, in which the tendency was to build one large application from the start, the 11g solution comes with its own challenges in terms of bringing the multiple moving parts into a composite master Oracle ADF application. This session presents a blueprint for Oracle ADF application architecture that can be applied to small and large projects alike to assist beginners in pulling 11g Oracle ADF applications together.
Session ID: 2241
Session Title: A Change Is as Good as a REST: Oracle JDeveloper 11g's REST Web Services
Venue / Room: Marriott Marquis - Golden Gate A
Date and Time: Thursday 10/6/11, 03:00 PM
It can seem like a hard slog to develop SOAP-based Web services, with their contract-first design requirements and over-engineered specification that includes everything but the kitchen sink. REST-based Web services provide light relief for quick Web service development, whereas the constraints of SOAP Web services feel extreme for some short, sharp development. Luckily, Oracle JDeveloper provides support for both styles, and this presentation includes a short and sweet demonstration of getting REST Web services up and running by using Oracle JDeveloper's support for the Java API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS).
In turn don't forget the day of ADF presentations for the ADF EMG on the User Group Sunday at Open World.


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In seeking to arrange the birds of the world into Common Name Groups the well known term "Birds of Prey" gives me some problems. Most people accept the term quite readily. They know which birds they would include (Falcons, Hawks, Eagles, Vultures etc) and don't see a problem. Others will agree but will also include the Owls. A few may go beyond this and wonder about the inclusion of some other birds like the Corvids and Shrikes.
The phrase "Birds of Prey" is so well known to "birders" that there is no point in trying to develop a different name, but I do want to know exactly what I mean when I use the term. The only word in the phrase which helps me in this task is "prey". Prey is the victim of the predatory instinct of the bird concerned but what is it?
What is their prey?
"Birders" use a variety of other words when talking about birds of prey:-
• Birds of prey are Carnivorous which means that they eat flesh which can be meat or fish. So it's fair to say that "prey" in this case takes the form of flesh.
• Birds of prey are often called Raptors - they seize their prey or take it by force. This perhaps implies that the prey can move to evade capture and this is indeed true in many cases.
• Sometimes however the prey is already dead and we call this Carrion which means dead, putrefying flesh.
So we are talking about birds whose preferred food is flesh, which can be meat or fish and which can be alive or dead.
Where might prey be found?
Most prey is found on land or in inland or coastal waters. Another important source is smaller birds, which are caught in flight. Quite a few of these smaller birds are caught in coastal areas by various Falcons which are cliff nesters.
Predation on seabirds at sea or in the oceans is limited and opportunistic rather than systematic. Gulls which follow fishing boats in the seas and oceans attract the attention of aggressive and piratical birds (Frigatebirds, Skuas, Jaegers and some Petrels) which try to take prey from other birds or from the water surface. In fact most prey is snatched from the water surface with a minor amount being obtained by piratical behaviour.
Opening up the carcass of a victim is much more difficult when it is floating in the water, so most predation activities take place on land where the prey can be held against a firm support.
If we explore the way in which birds of prey find, catch and butcher their prey we can get a few more clues about which birds should be included.
How do they find prey?
Birds of prey are masters of the aerial environment. Their superb flying ability coupled with exceptional eyesight enables them to find prey over a very wide area. Some birds have a well developed sense of smell and are able to detect carrion over large distances. The Owls have good night vision and acute hearing and this, coupled with feathers which enable them to fly almost silently, makes them excellent night hunters.
So effective use of all the senses is key to finding food.
How do they catch and butcher prey?
Most birds of prey have strong legs and feet with talons which they use to capture their prey. Prey can be quite large, heavy animals which are taken back to the nest to eat.
Prey can be fish as well as meat. Some birds of prey, like Osprey and Fish Eagles, are adept at snatching fish from close to the surface of shallow water using their talons. Although one name for the Osprey is Sea Hawk these birds do not swim and are mainly found around inland waters.
Having caught their prey the birds use their strong, often hooked beaks to tear their prey apart in order to eat it. The prey needs to be held or pinned down on a firm surface while this takes place.
So talons and hooked beaks are key features.
There are surprises and exceptions.
Inevitably when we are talking about birds, there are exceptions to the points made in the above discussion. We tend to think of birds of prey as masters of the air using their senses to find potential prey on the ground below but some flesh eaters do it differently – so are they "birds of prey"?
The Secretary Bird can fly well but is nearly always seen on the ground where snakes are its main prey. They don't have hooked beaks or talons but they do have powerful feet which they use to kill their prey.
The Condor is a very powerful bird but its legs are quite weak so it can only carry small prey. Birds which can't carry large prey and those which find prey using their sense of smell, eat carrion in situe.
The Palm-nut Vulture does not hunt live prey but it will take carrion which is usually dead fish.
The Marabou Stork is a large scavenger which feeds on animal carcases sometimes in competition with Vultures. It will also take live prey including small birds.
Frigatebirds (right) use their long, hooked beaks rather than talons to snatch prey from the ocean surface. They are piratical and rob other birds of their catch, using their speed and manoeuvrability to harass their victims. Their feet have only partial webbing between the toes and they don't swim. Part of each toe is free and presumably helps in the catching of prey. Because they spend much of their time on the wing they eat and swallow their prey in flight.
Skuas, Jaegers and some Petrels exhibit similar piratical behaviour.
Crows are omnivorous, and their diet is very diverse. They will eat almost anything, including other birds, fruits, nuts, molluscs, earthworms, seeds, frogs, eggs, nestlings, mice and carrion. They have very strong feet, especially the toes and claws. Large food items are held by the foot and torn with the beak. The Carrion Crow, at least in name, cries out to be included but I regard these birds as omnivorous, scavengers not hunters.
Gulls are highly adaptable, opportunistic omnivores. No gull species is a single-prey specialist. The food taken includes fish, both alive and dead, terrestrial arthropods and invertebrates such as insects and earthworms, rodents, eggs, carrion, offal, reptiles, amphibians, plant items such as seeds and fruit, and even other birds. I call them scavengers.
The Currawongs and Butcherbirds of Australasia have a hooked tip to their beaks and prey on small animals. The Pied Currawong (left) certainly looks the part. They don't have talons and have difficulty in holding captured prey with their feet but they have learned wedge it in a tree fork or impale it on a thorn.
Shrikes and similar birds are well known for treating their prey in this way. I see no reason for applying any particular size limitation to a definition of which birds should be regarded as birds of prey. These hooked beak birds prey on frogs, lizards, rodents and other birds as large as them selves.
The Double-crested Cormorant (right) which has just caught a sand shark, looks quite aggressive and has a large hooked beak but I don't hear any "birders" saying that it is a bird of prey. The main difference here is that the Cormorants catch fish by diving and swimming. I list them with the Aquatic Birds.
Herons with their sharp "dagger" beaks, patiently and deliberately hunt and kill fish and are therefore flesh eating carnivores. Their hunting and feeding technique is totally different to that of the birds of prey so I treat them separately.
Penguins, Gannets and other Aquatic Birds are carnivorous, hunting their prey, mainly fish, by diving and swimming but don't have sufficient characteristics for me to call them birds of prey. Again I treat them separately.
Concluding remarks.
Birds of prey are primarily, almost exclusively, flesh (meat or fish) eaters. Prey can be alive or dead.
In addition to the obvious attributes like flying ability, the almost silent flight of the Owls, excellent eyesight, hearing and sense of smell, various observable characteristics justify inclusion in the following three groups:-
Diurnal Hunters.
- Flesh eaters. Prey can be meat or fish, alive or dead.
- Birds which take fish from water surface but are not swimmers.
- Aggressive behaviour to other birds, some are positively piratical.
- Feet and talons play a major part in catching prey.
- Birds which don't have strong legs and talons eat dead flesh (carrion).
- Strong, hooked beaks enable butchering of prey - note this needs a firm surface and is difficult on water.
Examples - New World and Old World Vultures, Condors, Caracaras, Falcons, Kestrels, Hobby, Merlin, Buzzards, Kites, Hawks, Harriers, Eagles etc. Osprey, Fish Eagles. Secretarybird.
Nocturnal Hunters.
- Flesh eaters - usually live meat.
- Good hearing, silent flight.
- Feet and talons play a major part in catching prey.
- Strong, hooked beaks enable butchering of prey - note this needs a firm surface.
Examples - Owls.
Opportunistic Small Hunters.
- Flesh eaters - usually live meat.
- Feet and claws play a major part in catching prey.
- Small birds of prey utilise thorns and spikes to hold dead prey.
Examples - Currawongs, Butcherbirds, Shrikes and similar birds.
Piratical Flesh Eaters.
- Flesh eaters, usually fish.
- Hooked beak used to snatch fish from water surface.
- Aggressive, piratical behaviour to other birds.
- Usually eat prey in flight.
Examples - Frigatebirds, Skuas, Jaegers and some Petrels.
Note - The important difference between Osprey / Fish Eagles and Frigatebirds / Skuas / Jaegers etc is that the Osprey / Fish Eagles take their prey back to the nest where they have a reasonably firm surface on which to butcher their prey. The Frigatebirds etc are at sea for much of their time so they don't have access to a firm surface to butcher their prey and they have to eat and swallow it on the wing. So the hooked beak only has to snatch the prey from the water surface - it does not need to do any tearing or butchering. These birds are piratical flesh eaters but are not considered to be birds of prey.
OTHER FLESH EATERS - omnivorous scavengers which I don't include as Birds Of Prey.
- Crows and other Corvids.
- Gulls.
- Cormorants, Herons and other carnivorous fish eaters.


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Lakker - Asvattha
Lakker - Artificial Weather
The EP opens with 'Dryad', a track which starts as a menacing sea and ends as an unforgiving storm. The high-end sounds are but low clouds – rumbling, teetering, encircling. 'Dryad' gives way to 'Nevada', a track teeming with as much menace as unashamed groove. A heavy and affected bass drum pounds beneath a cheerful arpeggio, eventually overcoming the melody with discordant force. 'Asvattha' presents an image for the most ideally haunting night: bitter darkness, laced with rain. Not heavy; not fast; just persistent. It clangs off pipes, it drums on steel roofs. It embeds. To end, it's 'Artificial Weather'. What begins as a gentle shower becomes a disorientated swirl, the aural definitions of ambient techno shattered by the sound of machinery and water clashing. This is a determined and disturbed end to a record which pushes sonic limits, combining dramatic meteorological dissonance with bitterly glorious moments of melody.
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- FACT Magazine Strong stuff. The club tracks are as prickly and particulate as Lakker's best, but most interesting is 'Asvattha' which doesn't really sound like any other 'experimental' techno I've heard before.
- BBC Music This is at its best when he hits a hypnotic groove - I could listen to the first 20 or 30 bars of 'Nevada' for hours, but after that it just gets better through restraint. The opening section of 'Asvattha' could be Monolake (and as I'm sure you know, I mean that as a compliment), before turning into something that's Lakker's alone. An impressive EP.
- Philip Sherburne Lakker keeps doing really interesting stuff. The sound design here is insane. 'Nevada' is my favorite, and 'Asvattha' is pretty killer too.
- Resident Advisor (UK) Strong rhythm and great layering of fuzz atop.
- Juno Plus (UK) 'Nevada' is fantastic as is 'Asvattha'. Review on Juno Plus to come.
- Norman Nodge Advance sound structures, good stuff.
- AnD Lakker always give you something you don't expect, thanks for sending.
- Thomas Hessler Hard to pick a favorite. Good stuff. Thank you.
- Go Hiyama Monad give me something every time. Thank you.
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