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Learning is so much fun with the Sesame Street Rockin' Shapes & Colors Elmo! Give Elmo a squeeze to hear him talk and sing about his favorite things. Elmo sings all about colors and shapes! Figure comes with instructions. Includes 2 "AA" batteries.Hasbro was first started in 1923 and is now a worldwide leader in children's and family leisure time products and services with a rich portfolio of brands and entertainment properties that provides some of the highest quality and most recognizable play and recreational experiences in the world. Hasbro is a brand-driven, consumer-focused global company, Hasbro brings to market a range of toys, games and licensed products, from traditional to high-tech and digital, under such powerful brand names such as GI Joe, Transformers, Playskool, Nerf, Star Wars, Clone Wars, X Men, Playdoh, Mr Potato head Lite Brite and SpongeBob.
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Elmo was the perfect gift for my son! It is completely safe and keeps my boy entertained more than any of the other stuffed animals he has.
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Has great sayings and singing.Hard for our grandchild to hold and operate.
my son loves it
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this was a birthday gift for my 2 year old. He loves to sing with Elmo
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It teaches a lot when kids are learning. It makes little ones laugh
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I bought this for my granddaughter's 1st birthday and she is ga-ga over it. Carries it around with her; hugs it; sits it beside her in her high chair; just loves it. Just have to figure out how to wash it. And PopPop thinks it's one of the cutest Elmos around with the colorful clothes. So glad I found it.
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While at Toys R Us for diapers and formula for our grandson, he saw Elmo and was saying Elmo over and over again until we gave him the box. He held the box even at the checkout counter. Elmo is our grandson's favorite character on Sesame Street. We watch it everyday when we care for him. I would recommend this product to any and all grandparents! Very likeable item.
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soft and cuddly our one yr old loves elmo.
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My 1 year old grew bored with this Elmo in about 3 miniutes. A regular stuffed ElmoWas more entertaining. Don't waste the money on this one.
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My 1 yr old loved it!
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (February 7, 2013) – Broward Health introduced NFL quarterback Ryan Tannehill as the official face of its world-class orthopedic and sports medicine services at a press conference earlier today. The partnership with Broward Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine marks Tannehill's first endorsement deal in South Florida.
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Tuesday, May 01, 2007 Valparaiso University men's tennis coach Jim Daugherty has announced the addition of two players to his team for the 2007-2008 season. Joining the Crusaders are Danny Lewallen and Kyle Stump.Lewallen played number one singles for Kankakee Valley High School each of his last three seasons, where he was the team's Most Valuable Player. A three-time First Team All-District selection, Lewallen advanced to semi-states as a senior. In addition, he earned All-State and All-Conference honors. He was also named to the All-Academic Team. ?Danny may be one of the most gifted players, both athletically and academically that Valpo has ever seen," Daugherty said. ?I am looking forward to working with Danny and watching his talent flourish." Stump was the number one singles player for Plymouth High School as both a junior and senior. A two-time Honorable Mention All-State selection, he too was his team's Most Valuable Player. Stump was twice named to the All-District and All-Conference Teams and was a two-time team captain. ?Kyle has made remarkable progress in his tennis game over the past year," Daugherty said. ?He is definitely on the growth curve and will continue to improve and make an immediate impact on our tennis program." |
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by Cat Belue on Dec. 31, 2012, under UncategorizedI have given up on making any New Year Resolutions due to fact that I never get beyond January 3rd in holding them. And since I lack the ability to influence my own behavior I figured I might as well try my hand at predicting the actions of others. So here are my New Year Predictions for 2013.
- Jan Brewer will leave the office of Governor to pursue her true passion, cage fighting.
- Archeologists will discover that the Mayans were really just a bunch of liars.
- The Westboro Baptist Church will be sucked into a giant sink hole and covered over with a gay wedding chapel.
- Marijuana will not only be declared legal in all 50 states but mandatory in those with a high incidence of anger and hatred.
- Ignorance will be labeled as not so much bliss but really annoying to those of us that are trying.
- The NRA will decide that the best way to protect school children is by arming all of them with tiny AK 47′s. More guns better.
- The government will narrowly avoid falling off the fiscal cliff only to be pushed by angry citizens tired of their incompetence.
- David Fitzsimmons will quit doodling and get a real job with Fox News, drawing conclusions.
- The AZ legislature will spend 2013 worn out from trying to ruin 2012.
- The love child of Jon Stewart and Stephan Colbert will write a tell all book on the loving couple.
- One Million Moms will admit that there are really only about 150 moms and they are Really lonely.
- Donald Trump will admit that his hair is as fake as the Christmas snow on a Tucson lawn.
- The U of A basketball team will clench the NCAA title in the spring, blowing away the competition.
- Not to be outdone, the Wildcats football team will play for the National Championship in 2014.
- All the animal shelters will close because people will act responsibly and there will be no need for them.
- Cat Belue's prognosticating career will be short lived.
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LUMBERTON - After two unsuccessful attempts to confirm an interim administrator for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, Chairman Paul Brooks stepped in and named Tony Hunt to the position.
In doing so, he bypassed a third vote by the Lumbee Tribal Council, which has twice failed to support Hunt's nomination.
"I named Hunt as interim administrator because I feel it is the right thing to do to allow the tribe to move forward," Brooks said in a statement Friday.
"I stopped playing politics when I appointed Hunt in an attempt to move forward."
At least one member of the Tribal Council disagrees with Brooks' action and says it will be challenged in the Lumbee Supreme Court.
"My opinion is he's in violation of the Constitution," McDuffie Cummings said. "If anyone reads the Constitution, you have to agree with that."
The Lumbee Constitution says the Tribal Council has the legislative power to enact ordinances including "the confirmation of either employment or dismissal of a Tribal Administrator."
Hunt, a Hoke County commissioner and teacher in the county schools, was nominated by Brooks in March to act as interim administrator.
The council voted on the nomination in April, but Hunt failed to get approval from two-thirds of the 19 members in attendance.
A called meeting of the council was Monday , Brooks said. Twelve of 21 members attended.
"However, because there was not a quorum present, the council was unable to take action on the matter," Hunt said.
The tribal administrator position has been vacant since 2011, when the council failed to renew Rose Marie Lowry-Townsend's contract.
Since then, council members have hesitated to affirm an administrator without reviewing the contract, which Brooks has not presented, Cummings said.
"The proposed contract we heard of is saying that Hunt won't have the authority to hire or fire," Cummings said.
He questioned how the tribal administrator could be effective without those powers.
At the special meeting, Brooks said, the council members who attended indicated a desire to quickly fill the slot and voiced displeasure with their colleagues who were not there.
"It was the consensus of the majority present that some council members seem to be purposely avoiding the issue," Brooks said.
Cummings said he did not attend the meeting.
Council members said Brooks had met his duties as required by the Constitution, but the council had not.
Brooks' statement said: "The chairman has presented a contract, and certain concessions were made to address concerns of the council, even though we have no authority to draft or approve the contract of the tribal administrator. Our only authority is merely to vote on the nominee of the chairman."
Hunt was introduced to tribal staff workers on Thursday, Brooks said.
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The Hackensack Riverkeeper has launched its 2012 Eco-Programs schedule that includes eco-cruises, river clean-ups, bird-walks, outdoor events, and paddling center activities. The schedule officially commenced on Earth Day and runs through the end of October.
Secaucus resident Captain Bill Sheehan, an active conservationist, started the Hackensack Riverkeeper in 1997 to protect the watershed and the public's right to clean water. Since then he has stood watch over the small 50 mile long river and served as an advocate to prevent degradation and go after polluters. Each year, the Riverkeeper leads a number of activities to educate visitors about the history of the area, the wildlife, and the environment.
Exploring the river
The Hackensack River offers Hudson County residents the opportunity to get outdoors and explore nature in an urban setting. Located in Laurel Hill County Park off of Turnpike Exit 15X, the Hackensack Riverkeeper Paddling Center has a boat launch, kayak and canoe rentals in addition to eco-cruises. Approximately 3,200 people a year take an Eco-cruise, while a 1,000 people paddle, and 1,000 participate in the river clean-ups, according to Program Director Hugh Carola.
"The program is designed to give people an up close and personal experience of the Hackensack River," said Carola. He said the program teaches, informs, and engages people whether they are sitting back and relaxing on an Eco-cruise or paddling up and down the river.
"Being out on the water at night is the coolest thing." – Hugh Carola
The fully narrated Eco-Cruises consist of three different itineraries: "Meadowlands Discovery," which explores the wetlands and creeks of the river's estuary; "Boating through Bergen," which runs upriver to the center of Hackensack and the USS Ling; and "Excursion Around the Bay," a maritime history tour to Staten Island and back past the port facilities of Newark and Elizabeth.
"We cover wildlife, birds, fish, mammals, reptiles," said Carola. He said that they also talk about the history of the area, which in 1945 covered 21,000 acres of wetlands. Carola said that today the wetlands and waterways consist of 8,400 acres but what remains is full of wildlife and is recovering nicely.
"The knowledge of our waterways and maritime history is lost to so many people or is a distant memory to others," said Carola. "The more people know, the more they will appreciate, and be willing to step up to [take action]."
In addition to 18 scheduled river trips, Hackensack Riverkeeper's 4th Annual Reservoir Challenge on Oradell Reservoir takes place on June 2 and the Second Annual Lake Tappan Paddle Day is set August 11. The annual Splash Event takes place on September 8 with paddling from Laurel Hill Park to Mill Creek Marsh.
Moonlight paddle
"Being out on the water at night is the coolest thing," said Carola.
The Hackensack Riverkeeper has three summertime moonlight paddles that leave at 7:30 p.m. and are scheduled for Friday, June 6; Tuesday, July 7; and Wednesday, August 1.
The moonlight paddle costs $30 per paddler.
Carola said that the moonlight paddle began last year as something new for people to experience. He said that "it is neat" to see the lit up sky in New York City on a quiet river while observing and listening to different birds that come out after sunset.
There is also a full schedule of guided paddles throughout the summer, which often take place on the weekends. For those who want to experience a guided paddle of the wetlands, reservations can be made in advance, and costs $30 per paddler, and $15 per canoe passenger. Adults can also rent a kayak or canoe for $25 per person. Canoe passengers pay $15. Rentals require a buddy system and at least two people.
Cleaning up the river
River Cleanups are scheduled at eight different waterside locations within the Hackensack River Watershed from Oradell Reservoir in the north to Bayonne's 16th Street Park in the south. These active conservation events give people the opportunity to give back to the environment and their communities by doing some "watershed housekeeping." Hackensack Riverkeeper provides cleanup tools and supplies as well as refreshments for all volunteers.
River cleanups in the area are scheduled for Saturday June 23 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Laurel Hill County Park; Saturday, July 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 16th Street Park in Bayonne, and Saturday October 20 at 12 p.m. at Mill Creek Marsh in Secaucus.
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More than 270 bird species have been reported in the Meadowlands, which is a major stop along the Atlantic Flyway according to the Meadowlands Commission. Carola noted that of those 200 species, 70 are nesting species while the rest are migratory.
Residents and visitors to the area can participate in popular bird watching through bird walks led by the Riverkeeper. Groups can arrange for a bird walk led by a field naturalist by making a reservation.
Carola said that there are several good places to spot birds in the area such as Mill Creek Marsh, Schmidts Woods, DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst, and Livingston Park in Jersey City among others.
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2ne1, SHINee, missA, T-ara, Brown eyed girls, and Kara.
Recommend these songs: T-ara- Roly poly 2ne1- I am the best SHINee- Ugh.. its so hard to pick.. so listen to either Lucifer, Ring ding dong, Hello and Juliette ^^ missA- Bad girl good girl Brown eyed girls- Sixth sense Kara- Step |
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Used to be a huge SHINee fan before i left the fandom.
I have a lot favourite songs but some of my favourite are :real , romantic and one. H.O.T http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.O.T. |
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DBSK(5)- "Beautiful You"
TVXQ(2)- "She" or "Before you Go" (2 and 5 refer to the members in the group before and after DBSK broke up btw DBSK=TVXQ=THSK) JYJ- "Still in Love" KARA- "Step" IU- "You and Me" or "Good Day" 4minute- "Ready Go" SHINee- "Hello" B2ST- "Fiction" or "Like you the Best" 2NE1- "Lonely" and I have more but don't wanna list more, but you still have a good idea |
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Bumping quite an old post. My friends just recently got me into kpop, something I never thought I'd see myself getting in to...EVER lolz; however, this song is so catchy, now I'm liking kpop. Not all of course, only a select few, but I'm getting there.
"Big Bang Fantastic Lady" by Big Bang It's funny though. My buddies are all into female kpop bands/singers (well, mostly) yet I'm more interested in the boy bands despite being a dood. Oh well, good music is good music to the right person, right?
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Baka! Kono Lolicon! >_<
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Probably the only K-Pop song that kept me fascinated up until now. A Filipino Parody of the Group with mixed Filipino and English Lyrics. Funny. Thanks to this, I managed to memorized the song... lols
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Yep, hahahaha. It's freaking crazy how, I guess popular is the word he is all of a sudden. Just last week he was at a Dodger game in Southern California and they played his song and on the big screen a bunch of Americanos were doing the dance lolz. Friend showed me areia creations. Starting to like their remixes more than originals
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^ I love Areia's remixes. I like Rainbow and Secret personally. Found out about them from a friend and they both sung anime theme songs before. The music video has the pitch raised to avoid the copyright from Sony, so i just used a live performance. |
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Starting to see a 2NE1 liking trend here xD.
Psy - Byuntae Style PARODY Best part (to me at least) is that it's actually good/catchy yet funny (not those typical just plain out fail/funny parodies, the redone is actually pretty good). Oh yeah and all the girls here are more attractive than in Psy's and they're all in socal haha, my backyard!
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The offers from South Africa were more than they would likely see in their lifetimes -- estimated to be between $100,000 and $150,000 per player.
It was enough to draw in names like batsmen Lawrence Rowe and Alvin Kallicharran, fast bowler Sylvester Clarke and wicketkeeper David Murray -- one of the best in the game.
Also agreeing to take part was Collis King, hero of the 1979 World Cup.
"I made the decision because I wasn't getting treated right as far as the West Indies (team) was concerned," said King. "And I said to myself, 'Well, cricket is my job. You're not picking me, I'll go play cricket someplace where people will see proper cricket.' And that's why I went."
More than just cricket
Rising star Stephenson was only 23 in 1983, with a promising career in front of him. He had repeatedly turned down offers to play in South Africa.
But the day the team left, Stephenson had a change of heart.
"I knew the tour was more important than being just cricket," Stephenson said. "I believe that cricket can make a difference, and I'm going to be a part of that team."
On the plane, Stephenson recalled, some of the players began having second thoughts. But it was too late -- they were on their way to South Africa, to face apartheid head on.
"When we got to South Africa, I realized that separation, and it wasn't only black and white," he said. "It's the language that you speak, the area that you live in, and it's what you're allowed to do, and where you can go. So the divisions were very real when we got there."
Unsure of how they'd be received by the country's mainly white fanbase, the West Indies rebels prepared for their first Test match.
But their worries soon proved unfounded -- in droves, crowds came out to see the famous cricketers.
"We packed them in," said Murray. "We turned out 20,000 in Pretoria, the heart of apartheid."
As the tour went on, the players began to believe something more important than just cricket was taking place.
Young kids -- white kids -- were begging them for autographs. It seemed South African fans couldn't get enough of the black cricketers from the West Indies.
"For the first time, they were seeing blacks beating whites," said newspaper writer Al Gilkes, the only journalist from the Caribbean to go to South Africa.
"Here was a country in which no black man had ever seen a black person in competition with a white person, and beating them. To me, that was where the real victory was."
'Destroyed as cricketers'
But critics of the tour disagree. They say the presence of a team of black men in South Africa did not help end apartheid, but instead strengthened and supported it.
Even within the country itself, non-whites protested the West Indies rebels.
Back home in the Caribbean, the reaction was worse. A deep sense of betrayal cut through the Caribbean. Cricketers who were once viewed as heroes were now seen as sellouts.
When the month-long tour was over, the rebel players knew they would have to face the repercussions of their decision back home.
"I felt sorry for them," said Gilkes, "because I knew that they would never outlive what they were returning to."
The fate of their cricketing careers rested with the West Indies Cricket Board of Control.
The players were aware they might face a ban -- after all, England's rebel team had been banned for three years; Sri Lanka's was banned for 25 years.


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LP Chamber holding window decorating contest
By SAMANTHA GHOLAR
LAKE PLACID - The Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce has decided to add a little more cheer to the holiday season in their community.
The chamber has put together a holiday contest that has already taken the downtown area to new holiday height and brought more merriness to the area.
Chamber CEO/President Eileen May was excited to reveal the details of the inaugural Christmas Window Decoration Contest.
"We have invited all of the merchants in the town to participate. What they do is decorate the front window or the side of the building for Christmas, however they want. On Saturday we are going to have judges go through and decide what stores are the winners," May said.
The first year theme of the decoration contest is "Holiday Happiness". The idea behind the whole event is to promote the town of Lake Placid and local holiday shopping.
Currently, May has already registered 12 merchants who are busy decorating their windows to show their holiday and Christmas spirits.
"We just decided that it'd be a nice little thing to have going on here. We wanted to give everyone just a kind of pop during the season, and it's working. Everyone has been working on their windows and it's exciting," May said.
The participants are all up for some extra holiday cash as well once they become a part of the chamber Christmas Window Decoration Contest. First-place winner will receive $100 donated by Michael Noel of Thrivent Financial. The second-place winner will receive $50 donated by Ken LeBlanc of The Lake Placid Cottage Company and third-place winner will receive $25 donated by the Chamber of Commerce.
The chamber is still accepting merchant entries and both businesses and individuals are allowed to team up for the displays in store fronts. The judging will take place just before the Lake Placid Christmas Parade on Saturday.
For more information or to be placed on the holiday window display contest judging list contact the LP Chamber of Commerce at 465-4331.
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The Weibull distribution is arguably the most important distribution in failure analysis of leaded and lead-free solder joints. It is the first thought of someone trying to model thermal cycle, drop shock, or other failure modes associated with through-hole and SMT assembly. Figure 1. The likelihood of getting heads in 60 coin tosses is described by binomial distribution. The Weibull distribution was invented by Waloddi Weibull in 1931. This invention fact was recounted by Dr. Robert Abernethy in his famous textbook on Weibull analysis, The New Weibull Handbook. This statement may not seem unusual, until we ponder that all common distributions in statistics were discovered, not invented. The three most common statistical distributions are the Normal, Poisson and Binomial distributions. As an example of a discovered statistical distribution, let's consider the Binomial distribution. This distribution describes, among other things, the odds in flipping a coin. If you flip a fair coin 60 times, you are most likely to obtain 30 heads (H) and 30 tails (T), but getting 29 H and 31 T or 32 H and 28 T would not be all that uncommon. Mathematical analysis shows that the curve below results. If a coin flipping experiment is performed many times, this curve will faithfully predict the results. The curve is not invented it is discovered from the deep theoretical underpinnings of the Binomial Distribution. The fact that the Weibull distribution was invented suggests that Weibull selected it because it fit many types of failure data. He defined cumulative Weibull distribution is defined as: where eta is the characteristic life or the scale function and beta is the slope, were as F(t) is the cumulative fraction of failures. Weibull proposed this function because for beta less than 1, F(t) describes "infant" mortality fails. In this situation the failure rate is decreasing with time. For beta greater than 1, it describes "wear out" failures, where the failure rate is increasing with time. In electronics, we typically try to weed out infant mortality by using "burn in." For beta equal to 1, the failure rate is constant. These three scenarios are shown in the figure below. So typically, in electronics failure analysis, we are plotting failure data versus time to determine beta and eta, typically with software like Minitab. In the next posting we will analyze some failure data to determine eta and beta and discuss their significance. Weibull himself was a curious character and much of the available information on him is chronicled by Abernethy. For sure Weibull was a vigorous man. His second wife was almost 50 years his junior and he fathered a daughter at about 80 years of age!
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When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it." ~Frederic Bastiat
i'm still anxiously awaiting "mr. saturday night II."
I'm waiting for "Running Even More Scared", featuring a dead Gregory Hines as the Tom Skerritt character in "Weekend at Bernie's".
It's funny how both Crystal and Hines once stood up to Howard via a Stuttering John interview.
It's hard to admit given what a pompous prick he is and seems to have always been, but I thought Crystal was funny back in the day.
He once did this bit about being an old Jew broad in Russia who bribed her way into a fancy restaurant by tipping the maitre d' a roll of toilet paper: "we're in, Harry!".
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September 23, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - Ashley Fehr recorded a hat trick including the game-winning goal 3:46 into the first overtime of DePauw's 3-2 win at Oberlin. DePauw improved to 4-4, while Oberlin dropped to 3-6.
Fehr gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead midway through the first half on an assist from Carolyn Mueller. The Yeowomen tied the game at 46:10 on Ashley Allen's goal which was assisted by Christine Politis. Politis assisted Taylor Rogers with 12:34 left in regulation to give Oberlin the lead but Fehr's second goal on a penalty stroke sent the contest to overtime. DePauw outshot Oberlin 15-13 and held a 7-6 advantage in penalty corners. Liz Attewell recorded two saves for the Tigers, while Oberlin's Lauren Malinowski had seven. The Tigers return to Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play on Friday when they host Hendrix at 4:30 p.m. Back


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"Outcry" Poetry Series Honoring Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month 2011
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The poems in this series are about finding oneself after sexual trauma, finding one's power and voice. The first person a victim speaks to after a sexual assault occurs is called the "outcry witness"- that's the second reason for the title. An outcry is what the author is literally trying to raise in written form. An outcry of anger, an outcry of disgust, an outcry of protest saying that we refuse to allow this kind of violence to take place anymore.
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Climbing the Tallest Trees
A select group of adventurers climb the world's tallest trees to learn more about the wildlife that lives on the highest branches
- By Peter Beland
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"Watch out! Boomer hole!" someone shouted, and I narrowly avoided twisting my ankle in the burrow of a mountain beaver. These primitive rodents, nicknamed for the booming grunts they produce, have dug a network of tunnels through this patch of old-growth forest that would be the envy of any World War I general. After a treacherous two-hour march along steep elk trails near the Siuslaw National Forest in Oregon, our eight-person group reached base camp like so many exhausted pack mules. With only a few hours of sunlight left, we set to work immediately. One man loaded a bolt into his crossbow and took aim—not at the rodents below, but at the giants that surrounded us.
The bolt, with 30-pound-test fishing line attached, sailed up and over the canopy of the imposing 266-foot-tall tree in front of us. After a few more volleys, it crossed over a high, sturdy limb. Using knots worthy of a Boy Scout—a clove hitch and a few half hitches—another member of the team attached a lightweight rope to the fishing line. This rope was pulled over the limb and used in turn to pull up the 600-foot-long climbing rope.
As four men struggled together to pull the climbing rope over the giant tree, I couldn't get the image out of my head of Lilliputians trying to tie down Gulliver—this can only end in tragedy. But these professional arborists approached the challenge with steady arms and clear minds. Members of the group Ascending the Giants (ATG), they climb some of the tallest trees on the planet to document them and the plants and animals they harbor.
That evening, I took off my mud-caked boots and slipped into my "tree boat," a specialized hammock used to sleep in tree canopies. Four members of the ATG team took off their arborist helmets and slipped into their respective tree boats. The only difference was that while I was sleeping five feet above the ground, they were roughly 200 feet up. The next morning, I ate a Clif Bar near my backpack and watched the modern-day Tarzans as they cooked food in their hammocks above. One of ATG's founding members, Will Koomjian, rappelled down and crossed the fallen, moss-laden tree that served as our bridge over the clear water of Wassen Creek. Reading my thoughts, he asked nonchalantly, "Hey, you want to give it a try?"
I saddled up, stepping into a harness and attaching foot and arm ascenders to the rope. The ascenders are climbing tools that move up a rope but cannot move down—for good reason. I was given a crash course on tree climbing. Push down on feet ascenders, push up with arm ascenders, stick your butt out and rest. This was no place for vanity. I stared up the mostly naked tree trunk and ran my eyes higher and higher along the black rope until it blended with the branches above. I squirmed up the trunk for 100 vertical feet or so, and was finally high enough to catch the sunlight that was obscured by the canopy.
When I paused, I saw two inchworms hanging from strands of silk attached to a sun-kissed branch. The absurdity of dangling from a single rope far above the ferns below was put into perspective quickly. These minuscule creatures braved these heights naturally; they were part of the tree. My fascination with this special place grew with each push. The remaining 100 feet went by in a blur.
Up in the branches of this goliath, I felt the tree sway back and forth with the wind, an unsettling sensation. From the ground, the nine-foot-wide tree almost seemed sturdy enough to support the earth below it and not the other way around. But from my precarious vantage point in the canopy, I spied a forest floor littered with fallen giants.
"Oh, it's at least 500 years old; it's been through plenty of storms," said ATG co-founder Brian French, in an offhand attempt to both reassure and terrify me as we chatted 200 feet up in the tree. "Of course, I could be wrong." We shot the breeze some more, and as the musk of ancient fir and moss wafted into my nostrils, I was reminded that this is a living organism.
Ascending the Giants, founded in 2007 by French and Koomjian, documents the largest, so-called "champion" trees of a given species. The group is a mix of certified arborists, a canopy biologist, a professional photographer and a filmmaker. They use the strict measuring guidelines of the American Forest Point system and register the trees they study with the National Register of Big Trees (for national champions) and various state registries (for state champions). Often the trees ATG studies are the largest of their kind in the world. The registries encourage people to nominate any large trees they come across, but above all they value accurate measurements to establish what are truly the largest specimens.
The interest in super-sized trees has helped ATG disseminate its findings and educate the public about the importance of old-growth trees and their peculiar, sensitive ecosystems. Though the group's primary mission is to document the existence of possible champion trees and to update official records, it also studies the fascinating and rare species that favor old-growth forests.
It is possible to measure trees with laser range-finders, but precise instruments cost thousands of dollars and resemble clunky TV cameras from the 1980s—not ideal equipment to haul into a remote old-growth forest. As a result, climbing the trees and measuring them with a simple fishing line dropped to the ground is the most effective way to officially measure a tree.
As with any superlative, there is often conflict and competition over the title of largest tree. Oregonians recently mourned the loss of the "Klootchy Creek Giant," blown down in a storm in 2007. It was the national co-Champion Sitka Spruce, and now Washington State proudly holds the exclusive Champion Sitka title for one of its trees. There was a certain amount of playful bitterness expressed toward Washington on Oregon's radio programs and blogs in the months following the demise of Oregon's green giant.
Bill Price, a nature-loving banker cum firefighter who is now retired, volunteers to help ATG study arboreal fauna. The second day after we arrived at the study site, he spotted bird droppings—globs of dried, white goop—on a fern near the base of one of the giants. His bright blue eyes lit up. To be inspired by feces is a rare event, but in this case it was well justified. Where there are droppings, there are animals. We spent the better part of the day trying to fix a rope to the tree in question to look for a possible Northern spotted owl nest. After several unsuccessful attempts to shoot a bolt over a sturdy limb that would allow us a view of the nesting cavity, we were bested. Price makes note of what the group finds in the trees and collects fecal and nesting samples, such as pine needles and bits of feathers or fur, to send to his colleagues for further study.
One of the scientists who analyze ATG's samples is Eric Forsman, a spotted owl expert and U.S. Forest Service biologist who is based at Oregon State University. He has been studying these old-growth forests for more than 40 years. He told me later, "we cannot duplicate the historic conditions that lead to old growth development ... they're gone. [These forests], they are storehouses of biodiversity." According to the conservation group Cascadia Wildlands Project, roughly 92 percent of Oregon's historical old-growth forests have been logged. The conservation group is trying to get federal wilderness protection for Wassen Creek, the area where I accompanied ATG.
(Loggers are not to blame for all felled trees, however. In the summer of 2007, a woman near Clatskanie, Oregon, cut down the champion Pacific Dogwood tree, 65 feet tall and 5 feet in diameter. It was on her property and looked sickly. A neighbor told her it had a virus. Only later did she realize that she had cut down what represented the zenith of that species. One thing that motivates the ATG team is the malign influence of ignorance.)
Not far from the trees ATG is studying, broad swaths of clear cut formed a no man's land in what was once covered in old-growth forest. From up in the tree we ascended on this trip, though, team member Damien Carré pointed out cheerfully, "This really is a great view. Sometimes, when we're in these trees, all we can see is clear cut in the horizon."
An entire mysterious world exists far above the ground. In one of the trees the team rigged, Koomjian found the nest of a red tree vole and Price collected samples of its feces to send to Oregon State University. The red tree vole, a small, copper-hued rodent, spends its entire life in the canopy, the only vole to do so. To help quench its thirst, it licks up water from the condensation that forms on tree needles. (This condensation, incidentally, increases precipitation on the forest floor by 30 percent.) The needles are also the sole food source for the vole. Its feces provide nutrients and bacteria in the canopy. They also give off heat. This combination of heat and nutrients attracts insects, which in turn attract predators like the clouded salamander. On a previous expedition, Price found a male and female clouded salamander—at a record 300 feet high in a massive Douglas fir.
I survey the tree tops from the canopy one last time before descending to the fern-covered ground below. I spin slowly as I descend and my mind spins too, reflecting on these tree climbers' mission and the giants they ascend. My fascination with this special place grows with each foot of elevation lost. These trees are the keystones to many more things. From quixotic inchworms to industrious red tree voles, all find a place somewhere in the tree. And then, before I know it, my feet touch the moist, dark earth.
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this is amazing can you post somthing about the flamingo
Posted by Shantell Roche on September 26,2012 | 07:48 PM
What kind of data sheet are they using since the climbs are for documentation?
What are their minimum goals per each climb?
MDV Oregon
Posted by M. D. Vaden of Oregon on December 15,2009 | 03:25 AM
I feel that if you can climb a tree with no assistance, that is fine. Shooting a crossbow with connecting fishing line then dragging that across a limb, cutting deeply into the bark is criminal. These trees are fragile - imagine if 100's of people did this daily to Stagg Tree.
Posted by petre on August 7,2009 | 04:23 AM
wow peter. It's about time i read this! Stunning, amazing, beautiful. Way to go man.
Posted by tory moeckel on June 17,2009 | 09:10 PM
This is a great story, and very well written! I think its a really interesting thing to write about, tree climbing is not something you hear about every day, except when your little boys fall out of one, keep up the good work!
Posted by Madi on May 6,2009 | 09:04 PM
Congrats Peter...
Posted by Damien Carre' on April 15,2009 | 04:04 AM
Congratulations on a job well done. Keep up the good work! We'll post a link to this article on the TCI Forums, where readers can read and participate in discussions about all-things-trees. Please keep us updated about what you find--and what you learn!
Patty Jenkins
Tree Climbers International, Inc.
Posted by Patty Jenkins on April 14,2009 | 09:21 AM
I think it's a sign of things to come. People taking interest in the things that really matter. Certainly there have been those who pioneered these concerns long ago, however, it seems only now we are beginning to realize the true importance and value of our diminishing natural resources and the need to protect and cherish what little is left. This and future articles to come will, hopefully, open the eyes of the world to take action, be a part of, and pass on the the wonder and beauty our planet has to offer. Wm
Posted by W French on April 11,2009 | 12:17 PM
Thanks for taking me on such a wonderful adventure!
Posted by Victor Echevarria on April 11,2009 | 10:55 AM
What about the mention, at least of the guys who wrote "The Wild Trees"? It seems that they pioneered the climbling of the giants among the redwoods, then they came to the Northwest to "do" the Douglass fir, to Austalia to measure the Eucalyptus, to explore the fauna, Seems they were quite ignored. Dean
Posted by J Dean Reeder on April 9,2009 | 05:38 PM
Great article. I was just born too soon! About 70 years ago I used to stretch and squirm up our own Douglas Fir trees. They certainly weren't 200 feet high, mostly second growth bu there were a few first growth giants and it was a sruggle to overcome those branchless bits. I've newer forgotten. though, the thrill of finally reaching the top and lookingout over the countryside. Joan
Posted by Joan South on April 9,2009 | 03:20 PM
I'm proud of you, Pete. Good job.
Posted by Peter Ore on April 7,2009 | 04:08 PM
Awesome article, I felt as though I were right there with the group in the Siuslaw! Hiking through old growth is an awe-inspiring experience, you can't help but wonder what sights and sounds these giant trees behold over the centuries. The author reminded me not to forget the present fascinating ecosystems living in these trees.
Posted by Scott on April 6,2009 | 03:14 PM
It has been a long time i haven't been projected into such an adventurous and challenging atmosphere.. Thank you for the story and waiting for the next article ;)
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Great Promotional Product, includes a retractable tape measure, a level, mini pen and self-adhering notes. 4-in-1 tape measure has 79 1/2" retractable metal tape measure. Includes metric units of measurement. Builders level. Approximately 12 convenient 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" self-adhering notes. 2" pen for noting calculations. Actual size of tape measure is 3 1/4" x 2 1/4" x 1 Includes a free one color imprint of your logo or message.
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Designed to prevent and treat diaper rash, this hypoallergenic and fragrance-free Triple Paste Medicated Ointment from Summer Laboratories works to relieve raw, irritated skin while providing a lasting barrier against further occurrences.
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I am a registered nurse, certified wound specialist and mother of 2 girls. When my youngest was 6wks old she had diaper rash from diarrhea. I tried Desitin, Aquaphor, A&D ointme...Read complete review
I am a registered nurse, certified wound specialist and mother of 2 girls. When my youngest was 6wks old she had diaper rash from diarrhea. I tried Desitin, Aquaphor, A&D ointment, and Boudreux's Butt Paste and even an ointment that I use on superficial wounds. None of them worked. I had my older daughter at the beach and my mom called to let me know the baby's diaper rash was now so bad, she was starting to bleed. I called the pediatrician on call to see if there was a prescription diaper cream I could get. He was no help. I stopped at [...] on my way home to see if there was anything I hadn't tried. I found Triple Paste and thought it was a little pricey, but there was a money back guarantee so I figured I wouldn't be out any $$. I put it on her as soon as I got home. By the next diaper change the redness and inflammation had decreased. By the next day her little tush was pink and by day 4 she was completely healed. I will never use anything else. I even have some for the adults in the house to use should either of us have "tush issues"!!!
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babies r us had promo - buy 2 get 1 free in big print -- what you don't see was the fine print "you have to put 3 in your shopping cart otherwise w...Read complete review
babies r us had promo - buy 2 get 1 free in big print -- what you don't see was the fine print "you have to put 3 in your shopping cart otherwise we'll only send 2". Customer service was of no service -they suggested I pay return shipping postage and reorder.
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By First time mom
from Miami, Fl
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We tried Balmex before this and it doesn't compare. Our baby's but was red and with 3 applications the redness was gone. It's pricey, but definitely worth it!
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By Lizo
from Dubai
About Me First Time Parent
This cream did wonders on my little ones butt! I'm a first time mom and didn't know babies can get rashes so easily and he got a very bad rash when he was just 2 weeks! I used this cream on him and i started seeing the results from the first use! Even my baby would calm down when i applied the cream...probably because it cooled the rash down a bit.
Triple Paste by Summer Laboratories Inc.
By Isaacs Mom
from Jacksonville, NC
This product seems to be the best for treating and preventing diaper rash. My son is slightly sensitive to diaper rash and after trying many other brands and types, the triple paste is by far the best one for my baby. It is a very light and fluffy paste and we use it every night for overnight protection. I highly recommend this brand to other mothers.
Wonderful product-worth the price
By BNM
from Portland, OR
About Me Medical Professional
Use it as treatment or preventative. Takes care of all diaper rash and does not smell gross like many diaper creams. Worth EVERY penny! They also have a great cream for yeast infections but that has to be ordered from your pharmacy.
Best Diaper Cream Ever
By Mom of 3
from Milwaukee, WI
About Me Parent of Two or More Children
I've used this cream on all three kiddos and won't use anything else. It is the best stuff out there.
Works great!
By Mother of one
from Foster City, CA
When my baby gets diaper rash I use this and it goes away quickly.
Triple Paste Diaper Rash Ointment
By mo mommy
from Fallsington, PA
This diaper rash cream is the only cream that cures my son's rash. I can lay a thick layer on and in 24 hours, even a severe rash is healed.
Works Wonders!
By Mom to Newborn
from Chattanooga, TN
Our 2-week old daughter had a terrible diaper rash. A friend recommended we try Triple Paste, and it did not disappoint. Within 24-hours we noticed drastic improvement. The product is thick and stays on between diaper changes. You don't need to use much. We have a 3-year old and have used just about every diaper rash product out there but had never heard of Triple Paste. We were amazed at the results. Within a couple of days the rash was completely healed. This is our new "go-to" diaper rash cream.
Best diaper cream ever!
By Terri
from Lexington, Ky
When I first heard about Triple Paste, I was unsure about how well it worked, because I had only known of Desitin and Boudreaux's Butt Paste. Then I used it on my son, and it is absolutely my favorite diaper rash cream. If you haven't tried it, it is definitely worth a try.
Love this product!!!
By Gabby stay at home mom
from Westminster CA
I use this every diaper change, this product does not have the smell other leading products do. The diaper rash goes away almost immediately. I will buy this product only. The only complain I have it's that it's never in stock, I have go to many different stores.
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We were very much taken in by Villa Mangiacane... The instant warm feeling akin to being a guest in a friends' home rather than a typical coldness of a five star hotel is what we loved. There is nothing better than napping on the Loggia terrace and swimming in the lap pool at the Spa. Special touches like the stylish music playing in all rooms, fresh lemonade and amazing artwork made our stay in 2005 a truly memorable experience. We had absolutely no doubt that Villa Mangiacane was the only place we would want as our wedding venue. True enough, our wedding on 25 May 2008 at Villa Mangiacane was a magical event. Celebrating our wedding and sharing our experience at Villa Mangiacane with all our family and close friends from all over the world made it even more special. The Villa Mangiacane team made everything we wanted possible, right down to the service which was executed with precision, the meals which were absolutely delicious and the wedding setting which was nothing but amazing. To top it off, there was nothing more gratifying for the bride and groom than having the guests remark that our wedding at Villa Mangiacane was the best wedding they have attended to date ....kudos to Tanja, Silvia and the rest of the Villa Mangiacane team, and we are truly grateful.
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