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Repavement work began Monday on the 2.2-mile stretch of S.R. 789 from Bird Key Drive to Ken Thompson Parkway.
Construction work and lane closures will take place between 6:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. for most of the project, although work on St. Armands Circle will begin later, around 10 or 11 p.m., to avoid interfering with business hours.
Lane closures will be permitted 24 hours a day on the bridge to St. Armands located 200 feet north of Washington Drive in order to install new rails. As of Tuesday morning, the right-hand merge lane on the bridge was closed, but there were no traffic delays.
For more information, contact Darren Alfonso, the repavement project's public information officer for the Florida Department of Transportation, at 813-767-9532, or visit www.mySR789.com.
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This year, we won't just be on the lookout for the most festive holiday lights on the Key. We'll be on the prowl for anything that embodies the happiness of the holidays with our new "Spirit of the Season" contest.


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Start on the bubbly south face. Route works up and leftwards, ending in a southwest-facing chimney slot at the top. First pitch is great, other pitches not so much. Exploring the summit area labyrinth is much fun. If this cleans up it might go free. P1: Climb steep pockets for 20 feet to ledge. Gain a ledge and move left into a right-facing dihedral with roof at top. Up this, mantel onto big ledge on left and build a belay (5.8+R, 50�). A fun pitch on surprisingly good rock! P2: Angle left (5.8) into the leftmost of three cracks. Aid this to end, over bulges to a big ledge system and a two-bolt belay (5.8, A2, 50�). P3: Move up and left with care, around some dubious blocks, into a chimney. Up this to a two-bolt belay (5.7, A1, 50�). From here the true summit is some distance away. Negotiate crenelations and secret passageways to get there (4th-class with one aid move, 150�).
This is a semi-detached blocky formation in the Viewfinder Towers area, a few miles north of Hanksville. The Ardbegosaurus sits on the east side of the road, between Strummer and Planet X, at the far right end of the cliffs behind Planet X, recognizable by the distinctive �drawbridge� feature connecting it to the main cliff-face.
Cams: 2-3 sets from green Alien to #4 Friend, optional Valley Giant for P3. Nuts: 2 sets (three on pitch 2 were tapped into place with hammer). Pitons: 1 Tomahawk (small). 3-4 LA/baby angles could substitute for the tapped �stopperheads�. Quickdraws and slings to prevent ropedrag.

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The Ozona Chamber of Commerce would like to wish the following members a Happy Anniversary and thank them for their support of their community, our organization and it's programs and services.
Our sincere appreciation goes to:
Pecos River Ranch 1998
Crockett Automotive 1999
Crockett County DeerFest Association 1999
Stokes Drilling Company 1999
Harrison Interests, LTD 1999
VIP Ranch Company 2001
Sutton County Steakhouse, Inc 2006
T & C Wholesale 2008
Western Poster Service, Inc 2008
Monty's Maintenance 2008
West Central Wireless 2008
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Devon has operations in the Permian Basin, which provide the company with both oil and gas production and offer exploration and low-risk development opportunities from many geologic reservoirs.
Headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK, Devon is a Fortune 500 company and is included in the S&P 500 Index. Its common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DVN.
The Chamber of Commerce would like to recognize Devon Energy for their efforts to provide quality service in addition to being an added asset to the local business community and the region.


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Catalyzing Energy Breakthroughs for a Secure American Future is the topic for the Tuesday keynote address at the Energy Challenges 2012: The Next 50 Years Conference.
Arun Majumdar, acting undersecretary for energy and director, U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), said we cannot leave the energy legacy for the future. Our country and public land grant universities must play a leadership role in shaping the domestic and global energy landscape.
Majumdar explained what the role of ARPA-E is in energy innovation. The agency has a portfolio of energy ideas and potential game changers.
"We are hungry for innovation," he said. As innovations are introduced and scaled by industry, the agency moves ahead looking for the next energy discovery.
Some of the areas where ARPA-E sees real potential include:
Plants engineered to produce oil-Corn and sugarcane were not developed to produce oil. Several concepts are being developed that have real potential for oil production.
Electrofuels-Photosynthesis is inefficient in creating fuel. Progress is being made in creating biofuels without the use of the sun.
Natural gas transportation-The use of natural gas for transportation is already being developed in the long-haul trucking industry. To develop a passenger car that is fueled by natural gas would require a significant investment in creating filling stations. Gas-heated houses, however, make up, 60 percent of our housing stock. Breakthroughs in retrofitting homes to allow gas-fueled cars to gas up at home could be a game changer.
Rare earth alternatives-Research is being done at Case Western University and other universities on creation of magnets that do not use rare earth materials. This would allow an expanded use of magnets in energy production which Majumdar said would be a great breakthrough.
Carbon capturing in coal burning-The ability to capture carbon when burning coal and turning it into oil has tremendous potential. Carbon capturing is very expensive and new technologies in bringing that cost down are needed.
Power electronics-The average age of a transformer is 42 years and it weighs 8000 pounds. Innovations in silicon carbide have the potential to reduce transformers to 100 pounds.
He said many called the century from 1900 to 2000 the American century due to the research and development of many technological advancements involving such areas as space, the internet and aviation.
"In 1912 many would not have guessed what the rest of the 20th century held for America. I asked do we know what the future hold for the rest of this century? With this innovation potential there is reason to believe this will also be the American century," said Majumdar.


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When I wrote about the original Orbotix Sphero robotic ball back in December 2011, I said some people would think it was pretty clever and some would think it was pretty stupid.
Judging from the split reaction my colleagues had to Sphero 2.0 as I took it for a stroll around the office using my iPhone as a steering wheel, that love-it-or-leave-it sentiment remains the same -- and so does the exterior design of the ball itself. But the new, second-generation Sphero, due to hit stores on August 30 for $129.99, is twice as fast and glows three … Read more


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This Thursday my family will continue a long, albeit corny tradition. We go around the table and tell people what we're thankful for. It's a refreshing respite from all the dreary news--about China, the European mess, the Fiscal Cliff, and all the uncertainty and dysfunction from our nation's capital.
So what will I give thanks for? Yes, family and friends top the list, as usual, but I'm also one of those odd people who mentions his day job. Every day, I get to talk to people in metal fabrication. I enjoy conversations with few if any corporate buzzwords. They get to the point. They have great character. And when it comes to the productive economy, they work where the rubber hits the road.


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Asparagus-leek soup
This luxurious soup is one of my favorite first courses. To trim asparagus, hold a stalk and snap it at the point where it naturally gives easily. This eliminates the woody, tough end, while keeping the tender top, the best part.
1 pound asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 ½-inch pieces
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 ½ cups fresh or frozen corn
1/3 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
3 cups (about 8 ounces) sliced mushrooms
3 leeks (white parts only), halved lengthwise, rinsed, and cut into 1/8-inch slices
½ teaspoon curry powder
2 cups vegetable stock
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon cornstarch
3 tablespoons cold water
Salt and ground white pepper to taste
Steam the asparagus in a covered steamer over boiling water until crisp-tender. Or, put the asparagus in a microwave-proof dish and add about ¼ cup water. Cover tightly and microwave on high for about 4 minutes. Drain well; set aside.
Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the corn and bell pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add salt to taste. Set aside.
Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and leeks; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender but not brown, about 5 minutes. Add the curry powder; stir for about 30 seconds. Add the vegetable stock, milk, and asparagus. Increase the heat to medium-high and stir occasionally as the liquid comes to a simmer, then reduce the heat to medium.
Stir together the cornstarch and cold water in a small bowl until smooth; stir into the soup. Cook, stirring constantly, until the soup is smooth and slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Season to taste.
Top each serving with about 2 tablespoons of the corn-bell pepper mixture.
Advance preparation
This soup is best the day it is prepared, but it will keep for up to 3 days in a covered container in the refrigerator. When reheating, stir in vegetable stock or milk to thin as desired.
Paulette Mitchell, a culinary instructor, television personality, spokesperson, freelance food writer, and the award-winning author of 13 cookbooks, is known internationally for her quick-to-prepare recipes with gourmet flair. Paulette's most recently published cookbook is "The Complete 15-Minute Gourmet: Creative Cuisine Made Fast and Fresh." She is also the author of "A Beautiful Bowl of Soup" and "The Spirited Vegetarian," which was voted "Best Book in the World on Cooking with Wine" at the 2005 Gourmand World Media Awards. Paulette says that international travel is her favorite source of culinary inspiration.


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- BIRTH DATE: December 08, 1542
- DEATH DATE: February 08, 1587
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Linilithgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
- PLACE OF DEATH: Westminster Abbey, England, United Kingdom
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- AKA: Mary Stuart
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Queen of Scotland (1542-87) and queen consort of France (1559-60), born on December 8, 1542 in Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, Scotland, UK, the daughter of King James V of Scotland by his second wife, Mary of Guise. Queen of Scotland at a week old, her betrothal to Prince Edward of England was annulled by the Scottish parliament, precipitating war with England. After the Scots' defeat at Pinkie (1547), she was sent to the French court and married Francis, Dauphin of France (1558), who was crowned Francis II in 1559, but Mary was widowed at 18 (1560) and returned to Scotland (1561).
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Her presence in England gave rise to countless plots to depose Elizabeth and restore Catholicism. Finally, after the Babington conspiracy (1586) she was brought to trial for treason, and executed in Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire, on February 7, 1587.
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We got this idea from one of my favorite kids' art books, MaryAnn Kohl's First Art : Art Experiences for Toddlers and Twos:
At this point I have neither a toddler nor a two, but no matter--there are still tons of great ideas in here that my kids enjoy, and this book comes highly recommended by yours truly.
This is a super simple but really unique painting experience. Here's what you need:
**corn syrup (not sure why ours is "light," but we weren't eating it anyway. I don't know if that impacted the paint)
**food coloring
That's it! It's really pretty self-explanatory. Pour some corn syrup into a jar, add some food coloring, and mix. We just made the three primary colors, both for simplicity's sake and to encourage creative color mixing.
I planned to offer this activity repeatedly throughout the week (which I did), so we made quite a bit, but when the girls sat down to paint, I just poured out a smaller amount for them to use (into containers that were a store display for individually-wrapped candies in a previous life):
The final product looks super cool. It's dries thick, shiny, and smooth:
The corn syrup is a lot of fun to work with, and it presents a manageable challenge to little ones--it's very thick and becomes even thicker as it starts to dry while you're painting, so it's great for exercising those hand muscles.
Since we worked with this all week, we came up with some fun variations. The corn syrup looks really cool painted onto an image drawn with just a black outline (in this case a mandala Ninna made with the Mandala Designer my parents gave the girls for Christmas.) And because we we have to, always, we tried adding glitter as well--also very cool looking.


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This guy needs a telescope to see what´s right under his nose.Obama wants a government knows best,ruling class oligarchy where friends get to live in luxury while everybody else scrapes out a meager living or lives on the dole.When you can hang housing,food,healthcare and banking over people´s heads you have full control. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Absolutely he does. The demise of the USA and the establishment of the USSA. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Yes he does. And the worst part is that a majority of the votes that are counted now want what he wants too. They´re about to attach that vacuum hose to our wallets and set the dial to hypersuck. Click Here if you Like this Comment
This president does know what he wants. He wants to destroy the republican party and this country. Click Here if you Like this Comment
To wish us a merry Christmas, he wants to destroy this nation. Click Here if you Like this Comment
He wants to take what little money we have left and build a mosque where the WH once stood. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Agree with the earlier posters. This writer, like so many other pundits, assesses Obama through a conventional political prism. Big Mistake. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Obama wants to humiliate the Republicans. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Heartily agree with all above, specifically #7´s conclusion. Obama is not - repeat NOT - just yer ordinary reglar Demcrat. It is frustrating beyond belief to hear those supposedly on our side, and worse - the other side - exclaim surprise or confusion about his actions, as if they´re just now noticing!John McCain: late 2008 - ´You have nothing to fear from an Obama presidency.´ Spoken to his own audience at a campaign rally!WE KNEW. We knew these things would happen and we knew it long before John McLame made his idiotic statement. And for the super-smarts of our nation to WONDER, now? Aaarrrggghh!! It´s so frustrating - all this was so preventable! But we were called names. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Obama has no new ideas, no philosophy or character of his own. He follows the teachings of his communist parents, Frank Marshall Davis and Valerie Jarret, which happen to match the long-time democrat playbook very closely. He carefully chooses as his officials people who are less capable and more radical than he, which should be hard to find in this country but the democrat party seems to have a never-ending supply.When we start cleaning house, we need to make it a clean sweep, not just his ugly mug. Click Here if you Like this Comment
I am old enough to have lived through 11 Presidents. I have never seen anything close to this sort of willfully feckless leader and willfully feckless press. I just can´t believe my eyes. I think the country ended on November 6, not with a bang but a whimper. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Yes he knows what he wants......He wants "STUFF" that he doesn´t have to pay for....Merry Christmas on OUR dime....LZK Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
It seems like his overall goal has been to turn the country upside down and shake:Ram healthcare through as his very first agenda? No problemo. Kiss the donkey of the Russians? A cinch. Walk all over Israel and install Muslim Brotherhood, in the Middle East? Got it. Nominate the very person/Sec of State who was just barbequed for lying on talk show circuits? You bet. "That´ll show the pubs just how absurd I can think outside the box". He was just too stuck on the "reward your friends" mantra and it blew up in his face.It has been written time and time again the ACA will destroy small businesses and wreck employment opportunities and he is all "full steam ahead". His top down, bottom up approach to crushing the US citizenry is exemplified by his tax the rich, while he discontinues tax breaks for giving to charities.Perhaps those scars on the back of his head will one day explain his bizarre behaviour. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Have you seen The Hunger Games? That´s what he wants. Minus the ´Game´, that is exactly what I saw in Romania under Ceaucescu. The president and his anointed ones live like Louis XIV and the rest of the people scrape by on next to nothing while slaving away to support the decadence in the capital. Zippy wants nothing less. Click Here if you Like this Comment
FTA: trying to navigate from event to event without any comprehensive vision is apt to create an incoherent jumble of policy decisions that result in no real legacy and, more importantly, no real progress in any one direction.Hey, it worked well enough to win a second term. Why try to be coherent now? Click Here if you Like this Comment
You must remember that Zero is almost illiterate in foreign policy, finance, and economics. He is completely illiterate in energy and the environment. He is a puppet that responds to his various handlers so he has no coherent policy.He has one goal - destroy the economic viability of the United States. Anything that his communist czars suggest he do that appears to accomplish this goal he is willing to do.But don´t forget, he is a narcissistic, amoral, unamerican dunce. Click Here if you Like this Comment
It it obvious to anyone with half a brain that he wants to destroy this country and he´s doing a damn good job of it. I told my husband this morning that a political cartoonist needs to come out with a cartoon of the WH surrounded by the msm dressed as palace guards protecting their Dear Leader. With the msm protecting him I don´t see how he can be stopped. Plus people are really dumb. Dumb people walking. Click Here if you Like this Comment
He wants to be King.Simple as that.(And he almost is) Click Here if you Like this Comment
Da prez is an empty suit, an empty chair, who is lazy and uninterested in anything but trying to make himself look good and flying around in Da jet. There is more than one puppeteer pulling Da prez´s puppet strings and that is why he is so totally corrupt and incompetent. Ironic that Obama does not believe in change (growth) for himself. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
Obozo has never had a vision for America. First term, second term, or any term. All he wants is to BE the president, not work or act like a president. He loves all the perks and living like a king but doesn´t want any of the work and responsibility that goes with the job.And he doesn´t play whack-a-mole with his decisions. He simply wants what is his idea of the day. And being a complete narcissist, he want it NOW. And he simply wallows in the adoration that so many people show to him. It´s really disgusting to someone like me. The only God I worship doesn´t live in the WH. Click Here if you Like this Comment
He wants whatever you agree to plus 20%. Every time. It´s an old joke, but so is he. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Obama knows that control of goods and services = power over many (most?)things. He doesn´t know much else, except to flash his smile and pretend to know things. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
Obama wants to destroy people like us. He revels in annoying us. He knows that the simple fact that such an empty vessel, such as he, managed to achieve the greatest status in the civilized world "proves" to us that our dearest held beliefs about our Nation must be seriously flawed. Just like him.Is it true that he actually got Jake Tapper at ABC replaced? (Not that I care). There is an ABC in house memo announcing staff changes including a new White House chief correspondent. Click Here if you Like this Comment
President Kingfish not only knows what he wants Professor Golinkin, he has what he wants: (1) A lifetime pension with untold benefits (2) Millions on deposit (3) A shiny new Cadillac car to roll in (4) Free lunch and golfing fees from coast to coast and (5) The keys to his very own personalized 747-200B. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Revenge Click Here if you Like this Comment
He wants whatever we want...only he wants to keep us from getting it. Click Here if you Like this Comment
I think Texas Red has it nailed. Obama is an economic education dunce. There is no one that even remembers him in class. One doctor recalls him in the freshman year.And Jake Tapper asks ´where have you beehe been" and boom he is out,canned.Why any one goes to movies or buys dvds or dnloads them is beyond me. They are the pricnicpals in tearing down the country.Also Music. Stop buying and viewing and there´d be changes. I believer that and it is a lynch-pin.In college in the sixties the slogan was "better dead than red". Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
A gilt-edged, certifiable imposter! I knew darn well that's what he was from the first day he swaggered upon the national scene. Concealing his murky, mysterious past, no matter how expensive it was to do so, was his first and foremost priority. Anyone who goes to such extreme lengths to hide one's background is up to no good. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out. But, tell that to those who voted for him even the second time, much less the first, and prepare to be greeted with nothing but blank stares and accompanying comment: "Duh!"I'm not that bright. But, even I can perceive an empty suit when I see one, along with a complicit media keeping a safe distance from anything resembling reality. The mainstream media? They can't handle the truth! Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
Why is this a mystery? It´s obvious he wants to play golf, travel, and be adored. He himself has no policy, but Jarrett´s policy is to loot as much as possible for herself and her backers - which, I´m afraid, include countries that want us weak. Click Here if you Like this Comment


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Release Date: October 12, 2006 |
DOE Project Injects 700 Tons of Carbon Dioxide Into Texas Sandstone Formation
Researchers to Determine the Ability of Brine Formations to Sequester Greenhouse Gas |
WASHINGTON, DC - When scientists recently pumped 700 metric tons of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) a mile underground as a follow-up to a 2004 effort, they initiated a series of tests to determine the feasibility of storing the CO2 in brine formations, a major step forward in the U.S. Department of Energy's carbon sequestration program.
"Building on earlier Frio Brine tests, this current project will take the next logical step in the Nation's carbon sequestration program to evaluate the storage potential of underground formations," said Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Jeffrey Jarrett. "This test will help to advance our injection and monitoring technology to the point where we know what formations can safely and effectively store greenhouse gases in each region of the country to address global climate change." Researchers from the lead project partner, the University of Texas at Austin's Bureau of Economic Geology, injected the CO2 into a test well near Dayton, Texas, about 40 miles northeast of Houston. The research team, including Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the U.S. Geological Survey, and Sandia Technologies LLC, has replicated in a new sandstone interval the initial tests conducted in 2004 to evaluate the fate of CO2 in the underground brine formation. In the 2004 tests, the researchers successfully applied computer models to predict that the CO2 would quickly stop after traveling a short distance through the formation. Concurrently, the instruments used by the researchers were able to accurately measure both the pattern of movement and the final distribution of the carbon dioxide. During the first weeks of the current year-long monitoring project, researchers have already begun to collect important data on the chemistry, pressure, and temperature changes caused by injection and the processes by which the formation returns to a stable condition. By the end of the project, researchers will have collected new information to better assess and monitor larger-scale, longer-duration injections of CO2, an important step forward in understanding the sequestration process. The Frio Brine Pilot project falls within the Gulf Coast Carbon Center area, a participant in DOE's Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership. DOE created a network of regional government/industry partnerships to help determine the best approaches for capturing and permanently storing gases in different areas of the country. Sequestration of CO2 and other gases plays a major role in reducing the effects of greenhouse gases associated with global warming. Carbon sequestration also plays a major role in the nation's power plant of the future, FutureGen, a $1 billion DOE effort to build the world's first zero-emissions coal-burning plant that will produce electricity and hydrogen while storing carbon dioxide. |
Contact: Mike Jacobs, FE Office of Communications, 202-586-0507 |


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so where can I pick up a basket of balsamic raspberries?
Someone please tell naaaaaaaaaazzzzzzzzz that balsamic is VINEGAR.
Thank you.
why would anyone soak their raspberries with vinegar?
Oh, for fuck's sake...
Good evening .... I've got to check when Amish Mafia is on, so I know when to go work out
I got a caesar salad at Red Lobster a couple days ago
it was devine
Or if he had a GIRLFRIEND, who might order a salad with a raspberry viniagrette dressing...
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Is your lifestyle harming your heart?
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You offer a wide range of options for players looking to fill a single-coil spot on their instrument—could you walk us through a few of the options and the materials you're using?
cover designed for a strat-size single-coil pickup. I call this pickup design the SP- 90; it has been one of my best-selling standard models.
I started building guitars and pickups back in 1998. I have always been interested in fabrication technology and after looking closely at the pickups in my guitars I saw that there was room for innovation. This opportunity for me was almost irresistible, as I very much enjoy the challenge of design and fabrication. When I was a younger, I made my own surfboards, windsurf boards, windsurfing sails and other things. I even made a composite tennis racket once! I just love making things.
We offer a very wide range of pickups for most popular instruments. For Strat- and Tele-style guitars, we have single-coil pickups with Alnico rod magnets, blade-style single coils, and P-90-style single-coils with adjustable poles. We also make stacked humbucking pickups and dual-blade humbucking pickups for both the Strat and Tele. In the P- 90 format (soapbar and dogear) we offer single-coil pickup designs with adjustable-height polepieces, designs with Alnico rod magnets, blade-style and stacked humbucking pickups. We use several grades of Alnico magnets (II, III and V) and ceramic magnets in our products. Wire gauges
Our products are unique from the ground up. We do not sell any pickups that are made using injection-molded plastic bobbins. One hundred percent of the pickups we make are designed and fabricated in our shop. Over the years we have developed and refined a family of pickups that are designed to allow the owner to change the magnets. In these pickups the magnets are held in place using threaded fasteners, rather than being glued into the assembly. This unique capability to change magnets provides the customer with the capability to tune the tone and output of a pickup to suit a specific instrument or musical style by changing the magnet type. When the capability of changing magnets is coupled with a shielded output cable, which has independent leads for the coil start and coil finish, the pickups can be made to be reverse wound, reverse polarity (RWRP) with respect to any other pickup. In effect, the user can change both the magnetic field direction and effective winding direction.
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We tailor the pickup design and carefully range from the large diameter AWG- 38 to select the materials of construction to very fine AWG- 46. We stock coil wire with a work in harmony to achieve a specific tone variety of insulation types, including enamel, goal… we also incorporate features in the Formvar and polysol. pickups, such as grounded shielding, to keep the noise from external sources to a minimum, because we believe a player deserves both great tone and low noise.
Yes, all of the pickup coils I make are scatterwound. After hand-winding coils for quite a while, I developed a cam-driven mechanical system that guides the coil wire back and forth in a random manner that accurately reproduces hand winding. Using this system I can make scatterwound coils that are very uniform in their degree of "imperfection." The result of scatterwinding is a more musical-sounding pickup.
Yes, I have had a few "revelations" over the years. I started out making single-coil pickups for Stratocasters and Telecasters; these tend to be reasonably simple from a design and fabrication standpoint. P-90-style pickups were a turning point for me. Prior to working on a P- 90 design, I had not fully appreciated the tone a P-90-style single-coil pickup can generate. Over the years, my version of the P- 90 design changed to include grounded shielding to reduce noise from external AC electric fields, and now the capability to change magnets. Following this, I developed a version of the P- 90 design that fits into a standard plastic
It generally falls into two categories. Quite often a customer will send me an email immediately after receiving a set of my pickups and let me know how well built the pickups look. People have told me that the construction and design features set my pickups apart from others. Let me give you an example: in a conventional Strat-style single-coil pickup the fine magnet wire exits the coil in two locations (coil start and coil finish). Each of these delicate wires go to a brass grommet, where the output leads are soldered. This exposed length of fine coil wire on top of the bobbin bottom flange can be damaged by handling and make the pickup non-functional. In the single-coil pickups we make for Strats and Teles, we add a wire shield over the area between the coil and the grommets that protects these delicate wires. This wire shield not only protects them, but also makes the pickup look like a thoughtfully designed product.
The second type of feedback I receive from customers has to do with tone. It has been very gratifying for me to hear that my pickups have transformed guitars that collected dust into favorite instruments. I also hear quite often that people play more because of the great tone they're getting from their pickups. That's the kind of feedback that really makes my day!


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YMCA of Greater Flint
5k and 1 Mile Santa Run/Walk
December 7, 2013 at Noon
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All proceeds benefit the YMCA of Greater Flint Partner with Youth Campaign
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What is the Santa Run?
It is a 5K Fun Run-walk and 1-Mile walk around Downtown Flint for the families and the casual walker / runner. This is a fun charity event and is not timed. There are no refunds or exchanges on santa suit sizes.
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No, your registration fee includes your very own 5-piece Santa Suit (to keep). In order to participant you need to wear your Santa suit during the fun run.


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BETTER BATTERY: Despite a better battery technology, U.S.-based manufacturer A123 Systems failed to thrive.
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High-tech battery manufacturer A123 Systems Inc. will go to auction tomorrow as part of bankruptcy proceedings, almost one week after Energy Secretary Steven Chu unveiled an initiative to develop high-performance energy storage to enhance U.S. cars and utilities.
A123, which produced lithium iron phosphate batteries and initially received $249 million from the Department of Energy, filed for bankruptcy in October. Speaking last week at a news conference announcing the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), Chu reiterated his contention that faltering startups are typical in an emerging industry and that new research will cement America's role in the global energy sector.
"In any new technology development, not every company succeeds," Chu said. "Never should the United States say that 'we had some that didn't succeed as well as others; we shouldn't be in the game.'"
Chu added that DOE's role in A123's future is to protect taxpayers and retain the technology advantage in the United States. "If we let Germany, Korea and Japan own this space, then we will fail," he said.
Several foreign firms have expressed interest in bidding for the battery company, including China's Wanxiang Group Corp., Germany's Siemens AG and Japan's NEC Corp.
However, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) could block these bids. The Treasury Department agency notes on its website that its mandate is to "review transactions that could result in control of a U.S. business by a foreign person ('covered transactions'), in order to determine the effect of such transactions on the national security of the United States."
This may include A123's auction, because the company had taxpayer backing and used research from DOE national labs. Agency spokeswoman Kara Alaimo would not reveal whether CFIUS is reviewing the auction and said in an email that, by law, the agency cannot disclose this information to the public.
U.S. company hopes to prevail
Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls Inc. is also eyeing A123, particularly its automotive battery division, and will submit a bid tomorrow. "It is our hope we will prevail at auction," said MaryAnn Wright, vice president for technology and innovation at Johnson Controls. "We really see it as complementary to what Johnson Controls already does." The company received $300 million in DOE funding in 2009 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in the same tranche that financed A123 (ClimateWire, Aug. 6, 2009).
Wright noted that Johnson Controls is also an industry partner for DOE's new battery hub. "We've been deeply involved since the call for proposals came out," she said, echoing Chu's point that innovation is critical to America's energy sector and economic future.
DOE will base JCESR at Argonne National Laboratory outside Chicago, and the center will receive $120 million from the department over five years. The state of Illinois will contribute $35 million. Partners include several universities, other national labs and private companies (E&ENews PM, Nov. 30).
Chu said the target is to produce batteries that are five times better and five times cheaper in five years. "If they do a good job, [the program] will be renewed," he said, likening the scope and urgency of JCESR to the Manhattan Project. "You've just got to do what Oppenheimer, Fermi and Seaborg did, OK? No pressure. Starting now."
Wright said Johnson Controls will help scale up applied battery research at JCESR and will bring prototypes and new designs to the market. In return, Johnson Controls will have some access to patents and innovations developed under the program. "We negotiated intellectual property rights and obligations as part of the partnering process," Wright said.


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I was just surfing through youtube and I ran across a series of videos. The first is entitled "The Story of God (Part 1 of 18) and there are 17 more parts. They were produced by the BBC and they are…Continue
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I watched an excellent show about evolution tonight on my local PBS station. The show was called "What Darwin Didn't Know". The show explains how the science of evolution has progressed over the last 200 years. I would highly recommend the show to everyone.
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I had a very interesting phone call yesterday.
From the time that I was a child until I was a teenager, I attended a fundy Baptist church. When I was in high school, they hired a new "youth pastor". He was popular with the kids but after a few years he was let go. He wasn't conservative enough for the minister and the deacons. That was about the same time that I stopped going to church and moved 400 miles away.
That was back in the 70's. Ever since then he's…
ContinueAfter 40 years my mother still asks, "Why are you rebelling against God?"Reply: "Why are you rebelling against Zeus/Thor/etc.? Or wait, they don't exist right?"
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Egon Eiermann, one of the most important German architects, created this villa in 1960 in the international style for the family of the Earl of Hardenberg. Next to his own private house, this cultural relic and contemporary masterpiece is one of the very few private mansions ever built by the famous architect. The flat-roofed building, designed in a timeless modern architectural style, is constructed in a horizontally developed "T" form with relatively long strung-out wings. The house uses the far-stretched, sunny site skilfully and divides it into three zones: the representative driveway, the intimately designed courtyard, and the large patio. Together with the terrace in combination with the swimming pool, the house forms two crossed lines. Here one has a panoramic view over the valley and the surrounding Black Forest heights. Offering absolute privacy, the house's 800 square metres living space and effective surface encompass two levels. Clear forms, clear colours, and clear details mark the incomparably beautiful building. Ferroconcrete, glass and brick alternate. Multi-coloured ceramic tiling, and tessellated floors give each room its own mood. Avant-garde tendriled steel tube constructions surround the house. Eiermann not only has designed the architecture of the villa, but also planned the detail-rich interior design with tiles, carpets, and furniture. The building is in an unchanged, original state, and stands for the cultural and architectural origin of modern villas.
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Western Carolina University
Location: Cullowhee, NC 28723
Website: http://www.wcu.edu
Speech Code Rating
Western Carolina University has been given a speech code rating of Yellow. You may read more about this institution's speech codes at this page.
- University of North Carolina System: State of the First Amendment
FIRE Cases at Western Carolina University
- NCSA, UNC accused of restricting free speech, The Kudzu Gazette, July 2, 2007
- Are colleges trying to be too nice?, The Daily News (Jacksonville, N.C.), January 24, 2006
- Republicans and Libertarians, unite!, Townhall.com, January 24, 2006
- First Amendment covers campuses, too, News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.), January 22, 2006
- UNC-G loses ground in free speech battle, The Daily Tar Heel (UNC-CH), January 19, 2006
- A right not to be nice, Times-News (Burlington, N.C.), January 19, 2006
- Colleges to avoid, Part III, Townhall.com, January 17, 2006
- UNC System Suppressing Free Speech on Campuses, Says FIRE, Agape Press, January 17, 2006
- That's unconstitutional!, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.), January 15, 2006
- Speech limits hurt purpose of college, The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.), January 14, 2006
- NC university system under fire, WWAY (ABC Affiliate, Wilmington, N.C.), January 12, 2006
- Report blasts UNC's 'speech codes', The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.), January 11, 2006
- Report outlines limits on free speech, The Daily Tar Heel (UNC-CH), January 11, 2006
- City & State Briefs, The Chronicle (Duke Univ.), January 11, 2006
- Report: School limits on free speech illegal, News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.), January 11, 2006
Recent Media Coverage of Western Carolina University
- 'Free Speech Semester' at Western Carolina, January 26, 2011


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The Pretenders - Viva El Amor!
NME.COM feature on The Pretenders - Viva El Amor! album including album review, artwork, tracks, listen now, tour dates, discography and more.
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Viva El Amor!
A misleading title if ever there was one.
A misleading title if ever there was one. Chrissie Hynde has returned from the pop hinterland after a gap of the best part of a decade of absence, and clearly she doesn't like what she's found. Thirty seconds into opening track, 'Popstar' , she's spitting contemptuously at the whole of '90s pop, concluding that, "they don't make 'em like they used...
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It's so bland you could use it in sleep experiments, playing it at 100 decibels to an insomniac [B]Phil Collins[/B] fan and they still wouldn't wake up.
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Who else will Obama keep out?
He will keep America out of work.
He will keep America out of homeownership.
He will keep America on foodstamps and increase dependency for millions of women and children.
He will keep Republicans out of the decision making, by use of executive decision.
He will keep our military out of attempts to rescue Americans and figure out how to keep Americans from learning the truth, by creating lies, then blaming everyone else.
He will keep his promise to always stand with his Muslim Brothers.
He will keep his promise to necessarily bankrupt the coal industry.
He will keep his promise to have electricity necessarily skyrocket.
He will keep his promise to fundamentally change America into the dreams from his father.
He will continue to manage the destruction of the American dream of our founding fathers.
We can not survive another four years of this.
We can do better, and we will.
Vote Romney if you want to rescue our economy, provide leadership and insure our safety, and restore America for our children.
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She has blue eyes , but sometimes they look gray , you know , maybe just the lighting
She has blue eyes , but sometimes they look gray , you know , maybe just the lighting
"...Its cool to look up to people, but I dont think anyone should try to be anyone else. Be yourself. When you really know who you are, thats the coolest person youre gonna be."
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Avril's eye colour is grey, not blue.
clearly blue lol
blue? Does this look blue to you?Originally Posted by Katyy To view the link you have to Register
Avril's eyes are what many people would call blue - I personally call it grey. I think it's quite rare to find really bright blue eyes so people often call grey eyes blue.
The reason they can change so much is the way she's photographed or filmed. The Smile video had a green filter (I think) so her hair looks really vibrant and her eyes get a bluey-green tinge to them. On Hot the saturation is just really high (right?) so her eyes, lips and hair all look really bright and bold, especially her eyes with the black eyeliner.
But for the sake of the arguement - grey.
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A lot of pictures have been photoshopped. I've seen the same picture with different colors.
And also, could happen that her eyes change a bit according to the weather. That happens to me. Sometimes I have them more blue, more green, more sky-blue or more grey.
Her eye color is a riddle to me she should clearly tell us what eye color she has. Maybe it's a good question for the next Q&A xD
Fire is catching.
when i was in concet her eyes looked light green, but i w´saw a lot pictures where the eyes looked hazel, a lot ols pictures before fame.
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Fire is catching.
her eyes dont appear blue most of the time!


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I got acquainted with State Representative Jack Drake this year. After spending time at the Union County Fair every day with Jack, working parades, fundraisers, etc., I soon learned that he is a working person's kind of guy.
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While Australia is a nation obsessed by sport, Tasmania's sporting events are often a little different – the challenge of kayaking, running and cycling through our mountains and rainforest; a car rally that takes in the whole island; a celebration of our regional produce; or a penny farthing race through a Georgian village.
Experience a live AFL game as Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions in Round 1 at Aurora Stadium.
An out & back coastal trail run starting from Greens Beach, on a coastal track of pine needles, sand and unspoilt sandy beaches.
a country show with camp drafting, shearing competition, show jumping, dressage, wool and stud beef exhibition.
The V8 supercars return for the Tasmania 400.
Trail running mixed with 15 various types of obstacles.
Australia's ultimate endurance challenge of sailing and running in a non-stop challenge.
Six day, 2000 kilometre competitive tarmac rally across Tasmania with the world's finest cars
The Targa Tasmania Prologue is held each year in George Town.
11km, 7km and 2.7km fun runs and a 7km walk all finishing at the Wrest Point promenade.
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Which is more fun during the work holidays?
Crazy Christmas Sweater Contest?
Cookie Contest?
Chinese Christmas Exchange?
Office Party at your bosses house?
Any others? Any pics to share?
I never turn down a good cookie.
They all sound fun - I actually always liked the work-related holiday functions. Well, except a few years when I worked for the worst a#*hole ever. Cookie contest could be fun if most people were into making cookies.
@Tim - would you actually make your cookies? Or buy them or have someone else make them for you? Just curious!
I've done the Cookie exchange, and although fun, the Chinese Christmas exchange is by far my favorite. We did the Ugly Christmas sweater this year and a Santa that has gas when you squeeze the finger wrapped in a wreath won. I'll share the pic shortly.
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We are the largest direct vendor of flagpoles in the United States so we offer the most comprehensive and complete inventory of flagpoles, flagpole kits and flagpole accessories in the US at discount prices you won't find anywhere else. We carry everything you'll need to proudly display and wave the stars and stripes indoors and outdoors. Browse our polished collection of indoor, oak wood flagpoles in 7', 8' and 9' lengths to accommodate dens, recreation rooms and patios. We also offer telescoping 6' – 9' gold finish aluminum poles for adjustable indoor use. For outdoor flagpoles we carry a wide selection of galvanized steel, stainless steel, aluminum and white polyester powder coated poles in a variety of lengths to decorate parade grounds, lawns, events and other recreational settings. You'll also find a variety of outdoor mounting kits to safely secure flags to telephone poles, hardwood, mail box poles and even trees. Our outdoor residential category features several material of pole in wood, fiberglass, steel and aluminum in 5' to 20' lengths. For accessories browse our expanding stock of cleats, brackets, flag snaps, flagpole clips, flash collars, flagpole ball ornaments, trucks and pulleys, halyards and ropes and parade accessories including brass Eagles and wood finials. We also stock everything you'll need to safely and securely mount any flag to walls including flags, brackets, tie wraps and metal grommets.
Great selection and lowest prices on all flagpoles from 5ft to 100ft. We are the largest direct vendor of flagpoles in the US, and we ship the next business day. We supply only the best quality products. Our flagpoles and flag pole kits are manufactured to the highest standards and are designed to last for many years. They are much more sturdy than you will find in most stores. Our factory direct pricing combined with our low overhead direct sales allows us to offer better quality products at much lower prices than you can find elsewhere.
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GOOS is a permanent global system for observations, modelling and analysis of marine and ocean variables to support operational ocean services worldwide. GOOS provides accurate descriptions of the present state of the oceans, including living resources; continuous forecasts of the future conditions of the sea for as far ahead as possible, and the basis for forecasts of climate change.
The GOOS Watch are updated articles about developing GOOS data in the news. Marine environmental conditions and social impacts are changing everyday and Real-time Ocean measurements are now able to spot the trends.
Type of contract: Consultant, with pay scale commensurate with experience and UNESCO rates for individual consultants
Language: English. A working knowledge of French would be an asset.
Duration: January 2014 - June 2014 (hours negotiable).
Location: UNESCO Headquarters (Paris) with a possibility of home-based work.
Application deadline: midnight (Paris time) Tuesday 3 December 2013.
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Location: The primary duty station is Brest, France with a short initial training period in Toulouse, France.
Application Deadline: 1 December 2013
The Technical Coordinator provides technical advice; maintains technical documentation; updates the JCOMMOPS databases; and provides information supporting emerging needs, and discussions of the DBCP, and OceanSITES. The Technical Coordinator assists members of the DBCP and OceanSITES by providing technical advice on collecting and distributing quality-controlled, real-time, observational platform data. The Technical Coordinator will participate in the development of cooperative arrangements for use of moored platforms and for buoy deployment and maintain information on buoy deployment opportunities and strategies and will liaise with other met-ocean observing programs to complement and augment the goals of DBCP and OceanSITES such as real time data sharing and ship time coordination.
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have heated up unexpectedly since the year 2000, according to a new study published on May 10, 2013 in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. The study has used Argo profiler data to show that deep ocean waters below 700 meters (2,300 feet) have been warming. The deep ocean warming appears to be unprecedented. Scientists think that changes in surface wind patterns may be partly responsible for driving heat away from the surface layers and into deeper waters.
Magdalena Balmaseda, lead author of the new study, is a scientist affiliated with the European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (ECMRWF). Co-authors of the study included Kevin Trenberth from the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado and Erland Källén from ECMRWF.
Read more at http://earthsky.org/earth/warming-in-deep-ocean-may-be-unprecedented-scientists-say
As part of the ever growing Ocean Observations Systems of the Mediterrean the Cyprus Coastal Ocean Forecasting and Observing System (CYCOFOS), shows what is possible for a sub-regional forecasting and observing system. Using a combination of real time observing systems and the creative use of GOOGLE Maps the CYCOFOS web site presents a variety of data in forms accessible to the public and accomplished scientist alike.
The CYCOFOS sub-regional forecasting and observing system in the Eastern Mediterranean Levantine Basin, covers the coastal and open sea areas of Cyprus, Cilician and Lattakian basins and the Eastern Levantine Base. The CYCOFOS was initially developed by the Cyprus Oceanography Centre in early 2002.
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Figure 1: Argo national contributions
In 1999, a small group of oceanographers outlined a plan to set up an array of profiling floats to monitor the state of the upper 2 km of the global ocean. The initial objective was to maintain a network of 3,000 units, in ice-free areas, providing both real-time data and higher quality delayed mode data and analyses to underpin a new generation ocean and climate models. The programme was called Argo.
By late 2007, as a result of remarkable international collaboration, information sharing and the solution of complex technological problems, the 3,000 float target was reached and the array has remained above 3,000 floats ever since despite the global economic downturn.
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Sit back and relax as you wander the Grass River Natural Area, located in Antrim County's Chain of Lakes region, 4 miles south of Bellaire and 4 miles northeast of Alden. Founded in 1969 as a local grassroots effort to save the area's wetlands from development, Grass River has grown to encompass 1,325 acres of lakes, rivers, streams, upland forest and floating sedges. The natural area borders all 2.5 miles of the Grass River and over 6 miles of shoreline.
Grass River is a wonderful way to step into a microcosm of northern Michigan habitat and ecology with 400 species of plants, 49 species of mammals and 65 bird species. With 7.5 miles of trails that take you through upland forests and floating sedges and to waterviews and bird-watching spots, you are able to literally lose yourself in the peace and serenity of nature. A Perception Pathway is available for visitors with special needs as it is wheelchair and stroller accessible.
Grass River is open year-round and offers 80 classes in everything from wildflower identification and morel mushroom hunting. For more information call 231-533-8314 of visit GRASSRIVER.ORG.
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Friday, December 28, 2012
Unusual Postcard of the Fairhope (AL) Public Library Circa 1909
The Fairhope Public Library in Fairhope, AL has an interesting history which I learned about after acquiring the unusual postcard shown above. Fairhope was created as a Single Tax Colony in 1894. When Marie Howland joined the Colony in 1899 she established a library in her home. That library was later moved to the building shown on the postcard above. The postcard is a Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) depicting the Fairhope Public Library circa 1909. The postcard was evidently enclosed in a Christmas card. The message on the back of the card reads in part: " I am sending this card to wish you all a Merry Christmas but I address it to Flora as I think she was 'once upon a time' collecting visions of libraries but I hardly think she has a vision of this one." As I have indicated previously on this blog I value postcards with messages and I am especially interested in messages that point to a fellow collector of postcards. With the assistance of Norman D. Stevens I have created lists of past and current collectors of library postcards.
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- Tony Greiner said...
Fairhope is a beautiful city/town on Mobile Bay. I notice that the patrons are African-Americans, but they are getting to use a library in 1909!. Southern Alabama has a history of being less segregated than the rest of the state. Do you know if this is the case here? Is this a 'colored' library? I doubt they were integrated by that date.
- December 28, 2012 at 4:57 PM
- Larry T. Nix said...
When I first looked at the postcard, I also thought the library might be a library for African-Americans. However, on close examination there is only one person pictured on the postcard who is definitely African-American (the male walking down the steps). The library's website has the same postcard and it is identified as the first library for Fairhope. Because the people who were part of the Single Tax Colony were from the North it is possible that African-Americans could use the library, but I can't say for sure that this was the case. Larry - December 29, 2012 at 7:36 AM


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Titanoboa was one gigantic snake. It lived around 58 to 60 million years ago, a scant several million years after the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs. It could grow 42 feet or more in length and weigh more than a ton, vastly outslithering the previous fossil record holder, a 40-million-year-old, 33-foot-long snake called Gigantophis. But Titanoboa is just one proud inductee in the Prehistoric Giants Hall of Fame. Meet the other record-holders.
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Of all the dinosaur superlatives, "biggest dinosaur ever" is one of the most prized. The trouble is that we don't really know who deserves the title. Sauropods like Apatosaurus (once known as "Brontosaurus") and Diplodocus, both at roughly 70 feet long, seemed to be the champions during the 19th century, but since then a variety of even bigger sauropods has been found. The trouble is that the top contenders have been found only in fragments, so their absolute lengths are a matter of estimation.
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yea but mega croc wasnt talked about you know the croc that was 40 + ft lg.. im goin to make a sci-fi movie called mega croc vs titanoboa... aND SIZE DOES MATTER CAUSE THEY ARE TALKIN ABOUT PREHISTORIC GIANTS NOT TINY JELLYFISH
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What, no largest lizard ever? How could you pass over Megalania Prisca, all 20 foot + and 2000 lbs. + of it?
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Do any of these exceed the largest mammal? Are there any fossils of mammals bigger than the Great Blue Whale?
Posted by Jean on March 25,2012 | 08:11 PM
Size is irrelevant. The most fascinating critter is the tiny jellyfish that regenerates itself.(turntopsis nutricula)?
Posted by Herman King on March 25,2012 | 09:21 AM
Dude! How can you possibly not have a category for the biggest flying animal ever? Azhdarchid pterosaurs like Quetzalcoatlus and Hatzegopteryx dwarf the puny Argentavis and more interesting than just a bigger buzzard. It's not like these pterosaurs are so well-known that they might be left out (like the blue whale) as being universally known. Sigh. Still, any excuse to haul out some very nice paleoart, so thanks for that.
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Hip Dysplasia and Adequan My poor baby Dex was diagnosed by xray with HD at 6 months. Before I got Dexter I knew nothing about hd in dogs. I wasnt looking for a dog especially a german shepherd so I came in blindly at being a owner of a gsd and have learned so much from reading everyones posts here. Dexter was from a byb who had to move and couldnt keep the few puppies she had left. She was a wonderful person , from the few months I knew her and seemed to care for her dogs very much. However im not sure if she herself knew about hip dysplasia in german shepherds, as her dogs seemed to be in good shape. From a puppy he bunny hopped and at around 5 months I noticed he didnt like playing with other dogs that would jump on him. I thought maybe they frightened him and blew it off to that. But what really bothered me was he also seemed to be in pain if he ran and played awhile at the dog park. After reading the signs here about hip dysplasia : the bunny hopping, popping hips and the fact that he didnt like me moving his legs around and other dogs around the hind area I had xrays done. The xrays showed that he had hip dysplasia, especially in his left hip. I will post the xrays. We went to see an ortho who confirmed it and said he would be a candidate for a total hip replacement down the line. The ortho also suggested Adequan, glucosamine shot injected into the muscle. he said he uses it in alot of arthritic dogs but has been using it in dogs with hip dysplasia and seeing some good results. It was 800 dollars for one month (Adequan in short supply and also the fact he uses a little more than the recommended dose. Dexter is around 70 to 74 lbs and he gives him 2 ccs.) Being this ortho was new to me I didnt know if he was just trying to get more money or being genuine, but i thought id try it. He also gave me rimadyl for pain, which i gave very sparingly maybe four times a week. We also did 4 laser treatments to help with some irritation and pain. And I continued giving human grade glucosamine with msm and fish oil every day (had started around 5 months) After about the 6th shot I noticed an improvement in Dex. He would take longer walks and run without showing pain after. No more rimadyl. Dexter is now on his 11th shot. I take him back every two weeks for another shot and he is doing so much better . If it wasnt for the bunny hopping i wouldnt notice anything at all. He plays with other dogs, runs really fast at the dog park and lets me move his legs around. He also doesnt puppy sit anymore, but that could just be with age. Im not saying Adequan is a miracle drug, or has healed Dex. I know he will always have HD and will take more xrays down the line. (I have not neutered him yet.) but I just wanted to let everyone know incase this can help someone else that may be going through the same thing we are. Please let me know if you have tried Adequan and how it has worked for you? Also I am still looking into treatments for Dexters HD down the line and am interested in learning if anyone has tried stem cell therapy. There are quite a few offices out here and in san diego that are doing the stem cell in house. ive heard the younger they are the better the stem cell therapy works. |


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Summer/winter cottage with three bedrooms, two bathrooms. This corner property is large enough for the whole family and 4 houses from the lake (NOT Lakefront). Grill and eat outside on your private patio or if the bugs get bad, move into the fully screened all-season porch. At night, sit back and enjoy the firepit along with all your neighbors who enjoy their own. This ranch style home is 100 yards from Houghton Lake where the road dead ends into a public boat ramp. The double wide garage will fit all your toys.
Master bedroom has a King size bed with private bathroom. Large bedroom has a double bed, and the smaller third bedroom also has a double bed. Livingroom contains a 36inch flat screen HDTV with basic HD Cable. The house has a wireless Cable Modem which is secured with a password, and is strong enough to be picked up in the backyard. The hallway bathroom has a full tub.
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