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Engaging with policymakers: modelling of the optimal investments into environmental maintenance, abatement, and adaptation for long-term climate policies
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AbstractIn order to design an efficient and sustainable climate policy, a crucial decision issue is to find the rational policy mix between environmental abatement and adaptation. An aggregated economic-environmental model is constructed that allows us to explore this topic analytically. The model is formulated in the classic Solow-Swan macroeconomic framework as an infinite-horizon social planner problem with the adaptation and abatement investments as separate decision variables. The utility function depends on the environmental quality and adaptation efforts. A qualitative analysis of the model demonstrates the existence of a unique steady state and leads to determining the optimal balance between investing into adaptation measures and emission abatement. The outcomes of the model investigation can be implemented in associated long-term environmental policies and regulations. The model is calibrated on available economic and climate data and predictions. Some other economic-environmental models with endogenous technological change, energy restrictions, and environmental CO2 quotas will be also briefly discussed.
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Digital Switchover Timetable
Posted 04 June 2008 - 03:26 PM
DBCDE Discussion paper on DTV switchover
Submit by 4th July 2008
Posted 04 June 2008 - 04:24 PM
Commercial and national broadcasters are required to transmit at least 1040 hours of high definition programming annually. This requirement ends at digital switchover.
The requirement of 1040 hours of native HD should be kept.
After end of simulcast period, anti-siphoning event cannot be shown on secondary (SDTV) multi-channelled commercial service or national service, or HDTV commercial or national multi-channelled service if not previously or simultaneously shown on primary service
In metropolitan areas at least, there should be no reason after analogue switch-off that events on the anti-siphoning list can't be put the secondary SD channel as everyone in metropolitan areas will already have an SD STB at minimum which means they'll be able to tune into the event regardless of which SD Channel it's on
Posted 04 June 2008 - 04:35 PM
a few things I don't agree with:
a few things I dont agree with
I dont have digital free to air in my area yet and I am less than 1/2 hour's drive from the centre of Queensland's 4th largest city.
That it is up to my council to provide it as I am in a black spot.
Believe it or not, we didn't get TV until 2003 and when we did they decided, in their infinite wisdom, to give us analogue although digital TV was implemented years earlier and digital transmitter sites were available at the time.
Sorry a bit of a rant......
Edited by jayweb, 04 June 2008 - 04:44 PM.
Posted 19 October 2008 - 02:22 PM
The Federal Government has set a timetable for the switch-over from analog to digital television.
The analog signal at Mildura in north-west Victoria is the first to be switched off in the first half of 2010.
Other areas will gradually follow until the switchover to digital is complete at the end of 2013.
The switch-over means those without digital television sets will require a set top box to watch free-to-air television.
Posted 19 October 2008 - 09:13 PM
Interesting since the DBCDE which produces the timetable, or the minister has not published anything!
Posted 19 October 2008 - 09:16 PM
Interesting since the DBCDE which produces the timetable, or the minister has not published anything!
it "will" be published sometime next week.
Posted 20 October 2008 - 09:08 AM
it "will" be published sometime next week.
Brisbane Courier Mail today says that analogue transmissions in Regional Qld will cease in 2011 and S/E Qld in 2013. Quotes Communication Minister Stephen Conroy.
Posted 20 October 2008 - 09:33 AM
Surely the years are the other way around? Link to article - couldn't fine it online?
Brisbane Courier Mail today says that analogue transmissions in Regional Qld will cease in 2011 and S/E Qld in 2013. Quotes Communication Minister Stephen Conroy.
Edited by Shonky*, 20 October 2008 - 09:35 AM.
Posted 20 October 2008 - 09:58 AM
Surely the years are the other way around? Link to article - couldn't fine it online?
I could not find it on the Courier Mail web site either but heres a link to the Australian anyway.
Edited by COFDM MAN, 20 October 2008 - 10:00 AM.
Posted 20 October 2008 - 11:33 AM
I could not find it on the Courier Mail web site either but heres a link to the Australian anyway.
It's all here http://www.minister....leases/2008/077
Edited by CWulf, 20 October 2008 - 11:34 AM.
Posted 20 October 2008 - 04:03 PM
Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, the Gold Coast, Perth and Tasmania will switch-off analog in the first half of 2013 and Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, remote western, central and eastern Australia will be digital-only by the end of 2013.
So again, for the large majority of Australians, digital tv will be next to irrelevant until late 2011 at the earliest.
Australia takes 15 years to migrate to digital. God we are the banana republic.
Digital switchover is important for all Australians as it not only provides access to such things as better picture and sound quality and additional channels but it will also free-up spectrum which can be used for the delivery of new and improved broadcasting and communications services.
Hmm, that's where meat in this sandwich is. I wonder what lobby group will get what they want over the will of the people?
Posted 20 October 2008 - 08:28 PM
Posted 20 October 2008 - 08:54 PM
I would suspect that a lot of people would resent being told how to spend their money by the government. They might prefer to spend it on food and bills and other necessities!
I think the government could assist digital switchover if they give all pensioners vouchers that can only be used to buy STB's, this could be made part of the $1400 being given to all pensioners, I.e. $1350 + $50 Voucher for a STB, this would still help stimulate the economy and it could allow switchover to occur earlier than otherwise.
Posted 20 October 2008 - 09:05 PM
I would suspect that a lot of people would resent being told how to spend their money by the government. They might prefer to spend it on food and bills and other necessities!
Their money? MY money!
But you're right, the entire problem with attempting to switch analogue off is that for a lot of people analogue is good enough. Why should they pay to fix something that isn't broken as far as they're concerned? Digital TV is not a priority for those that $1400 will make a difference for.
Besides which, once the gummint buys STBs for pensioners, they'll need to buy STBs for other beneficiaries and on it goes. Either make a bulk order for one STB for every household or don't bother and let each household upgrade or not.
Posted 20 October 2008 - 09:36 PM
Firstly, this is not the first time this has happened. Try mobile phones, however unreliable reception is likely to be caused by poor antenna installations or Master Antenna TV systems rather than the telephone company.
I think a bigger problem is the user interface where TV stations have multiple identical program selections. This is confusing to lots of viewers.
Posted 26 October 2008 - 11:20 AM
Interesting interviews by Media Watch about why it's not being pushed by the Commercial Networks- essentially it says that there are two reasons for not pushing multi-channelling and the euro-block digital style network,
a) Revenue Splitting. With more and more digital channels, the networks are scared that having more channels will make each ad less profitable (i.e. instead of capturing 1/4 of the population (Seven/Nine/Network TEN/SBS) they could be talking about 1/8 of the population.
The networks (NEIN especially) that were bought on mountains of debt have to now repay that debt.
For these reasons, the networks are more than happy to be able to say 'sorry, government regulations, simulcasting, analog requirements etc' so that they don't have to give anything extra. It's the old adage, build it and they will come. Make it available and they will want it. The latter applies here.
It's available here.
Posted 12 November 2008 - 05:24 PM
The Federal Government is still finalising the timetable for the switch-over, but says it will begin in 2010 and finish by 2013.
The chief executive of Free TV Australia, Julie Flynn, says it should not be imposed on communities where large numbers of people are still dependent on analogue broadcasts.
"The switch is going to impact the people who haven't made the switch," she said.
"We're not talking about large numbers of them, so it's getting to those people and buying some extra time to make sure they're ready to make the switch."
??? (assuming this is accurate reporting)
Posted 12 November 2008 - 06:25 PM
Posted 24 February 2009 - 05:06 PM
Neil Shoebridge
The Australian Financial Review, Monday 23 February 2009
The Rudd government will unveil its labelling scheme for digital-ready television equipment in late March and advertise the end of analog TV due in late 2013.
The information campaign, with a $6.7 million budget, will start at the same time as the government stages its industry conference entitled "Get ready for digital TV," on March 30 and 31.
In the second half of this year, the government will start a separate ad campaign in Victoria's Sunraysia district, the first area in which analog TV will stop.
"The labelling scheme is designed to help consumers make informed decisions when purchasing new TV sets or TV equipment such as set-top boxes," executive director of the government's digital switchover taskforce Andy Townsend said.
"The national advertising campaign will let people know about the switchover and help them understand what each of the labels means."
The switch to digital TV will start in Sunraysia in the first half of 2010 and then move to other regions.
"Regional TV operators are desperate to switch off their analog signals because multi-casting is costing them a bomb" one executive said.
Perth and Brisbane will be the first capital cities to lose analog TV signals, in the June 2013 half, followed by Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney in the December 2013 half. The government and the taskforce developed the timetable in consultation with the TV industry.
"It's a challenging but achievable timetable, " Free TV Australia Chief executive Julie Flynn said. "It is dependent, in part, on getting a lot of planning issues resolved, but the government is very committed to meeting the deadline."
The government hopes to raise more than $1 billion by selling the analog spectrum now used by free-to-air TV companies. The commercial networks want an assurance that the spectrum would not be sold to new free-to-air TV operators.
Ms Flynn said Free TV Australia's key concerns about the digital switchover had not changed over the past three years.
"The main issue is ensuring that everyone who gets an analog signal will get a digital signal," she said.
"It needs to be a smooth transition, and we need to know what the government's digital dividend review will look like."
......In late January, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said the government would set up a satellite service in the Sunraysia region to fix TV "black spots" and provide assistance for people on pensions to buy digital TV sets or set-top boxes. He did not say how much would be spent on either plan.
A TV executive said: "The government is going to have to fund the switchover in many places, including schools, universities, libraries and nursing homes. How much that is going to cost is anyone's guess."
Mr Townsend said the owners of schools, hospitals, universities and so on would have to fund the switch to digital TV.
"Where residents of aged-care facilities are eligible for household assistance, they will be entitled to the installation and demonstration of a set-top box.," he said. "This will not include any external cabling work, which is the responsibility of the building owner.
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I just got the Karo Wavestation banks, and they're GREAT. Really good programming overall. I'll be writing a review shortly.
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I have the Karo Pianos for OASYS and they're variable in quality. Their programming in the velocity crossfading is off in some of the program and they're not usable. Other programs are excellent none the less.
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My name is Justin and I'm eighteen and about to start college(IU:B) in September. 8D
As IN is basically one of the most dreary places to live in the U.S.(in my opinion, and I've been to some rather abhorrent places), I've decided to pick up cycling to hopefully stifle my boredom. Furthermore, it should be a good substitute for commuting, as I'll be unable to have a car at I.U.
Searching google for lists of cheap entry-level esque bicycles eventually led me here, and as it seems to be a rather raaaaaaad place, I've decided to register.


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Singapore Fire Brigade
Singapore's first fire-fighters formed a brigade in 1869 and was officially recognised as the Singapore Fire Brigade in 1888. The current fire-fighting force is known as the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).
A Fire Committee was formed on 20 December 1855 but the first fire brigade was not established until 10 April 1869. Prior to this, fires were attended to by uniformed groups which included the police, sepoys, marine soldiers and even convicts. On 7 September 1869, the Governor Major-General Sir Harry St. George enacted the Fire Ordinance and appointed the Colonial Engineer as Chairman or President of the Fire Commission for Singapore. The first members of this voluntary Fire Brigade included notable estate owners such as W. H. Read, Thomas Scott, R. Macpherson, W. Maxwell and C. Dunlop. Poor organisation under difficult circumstances racked the voluntary Fire Brigade until its demise in 1884. In 1888, the Singapore Fire Brigade was established and with sufficient funding, gained recognition as a fully equipped professional brigade.
By 1909, there were a total of three built stations servicing Singapore, namely Central Fire Station at Hill Street, Cross Street and Kallang Fire Stations. In 1980, the Singapore Fire Service (SFS) became the official name for the brigade. Today's Singapore Civil Defence Force was formed in April 1989 with the merger of two services - the Fire Service and the Civil Defence Force.
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Hon, J. (1988). 100 years of the Singapore Fire Service (pp. 2-15). Singapore: Times Books International.
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Remembering the history of the Fire Service: SCDF: How it came about. (1998, September 15). The Straits Times, p. 28.
Singapore Civil Defence Force. (n.d.). About us: Background. Retrieved December 4, 2002, from www.scdf.gov.sg/html/abtus/abt01_bkg.html
The information in this article is valid as at 2002 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic.
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They Say: Dads More Devoted to Kids Who Resemble ThemHannah Tennant-Moore
A new study of Senegalese families has found that fathers invest more of their time and resources in children who look and act like themselves.
This is the first study to find a direct link between paternal resemblance and paternal investment, but the study's author says she has similar, as yet unpublished, findings about Western families. And an earlier study of fathers interacting with their kids at London Heathrow airport found that kids who resembled Pop got more time and money out of their old man than kids who were more dissimilar.
As researchers point out, this trend makes evolutionary sense: with average illegitimacy rates at 3.3 percent worldwide, there's no surefire way (short of a DNA test) for dads to know that their children are theirs. To consider parenting from a cold, practical standpoint for a minute, it's in men's evolutionary interest to foster only those children who carry their genes. After all, in 90 percent of mammals, as anthropologist Kermyt Anderson points out, "a father's investment ends in ejaculation–wham, bam, thank you, ma'am!" Oh, Mother Nature–such a romantic.
I hope this is one example of a pattern that we can understand biologically, and then strive not to repeat in actuality. It's certainly been true to my experience that fathers are more supportive of children, particularly sons, who follow in their footsteps. Choosing to be an artist instead of a businessman, for instance, is unlikely to win a CEO dad's approval. If there is some biological basis to this disapproval, it's high time to let our minds overpower our biology.
After all, the vast majority of mothers are not two-timing hussies; the only thing to be gained from shunning a dissimilar child is a broken relationship.
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Or in this case, a morning where I felt like absolute dog meat. Don't ask me why. We all have those days.
Have you ever felt: 'there's no way I feel I can ride 30mph today but what the hell, I'll try'. That's how I felt this morning prior to the Nyack ride (the local racer fast Sunday ride). It was <30º, windy, and there was a light dusting of snow from last night (plus all the floatsam and jetsam from the 10" snowfall on Friday night). So conditions were far from ideal. Too many patches of frozen snow on the road. Miraculously they were all skillfully pointed out and avoided by the 20-30mph paceline. That's one of the great things about that ride, the paceline competence level is as good as it generally gets.
Maybe my training is coming around, but I hung on today. And there were a couple of times when I thought I might get ejected if the gas got turned up any farther, but that never happened. A young Cat 2 guy from the Army (as in West Point) cycling squad and a Nyack regular got away clean today, the sprint was going to be for 3rd place, I considered the dicey road/snow conditions and the testosterone filled jockeying for position and bailed 2 miles early as the ride passed my parked car. But @ that point I felt fairly dialed in, no danger of getting shelled. In retrospect I should have ridden and contested the sprint, but I wasn't really enjoying it today, and I was glad to have survived at all. The weather conditions did truly suck, the nice heated Piermont bike shop felt GREAT today when I walked in after the ride (I leave my shoes/car keys there, use their bathroom).
I guess my point is that when you start a race or hard ride feeling as if you won't last 10 miles and you wind up hanging in there for 30, that's not a bad day on the bike. Smaller group today, but that actually makes it harder, mostly hard core guys (harder core than me, that's easy) and we still dropped at least 5 guys out of 25 or so enroute.
All things considered I'd rather die by hitting frozen snow @ 30mph on my bike or by having my heart detonate mid-ride thanks to some overzealous Cat 2 youngster trying to kill me than @ home in the easy chair. I'm sure other middle aged fart riders here agree. God help me boys, I do love it. You'd have to to go on a ride like that (which is a 40 min. drive from here to boot) in conditions like this feeling like I did @ 8AM : ).
Get a life? Frankly, I LOVE my life just the way it is. F that Euro vacation crap KP. Race your bike! You can go to Europe after they draft you into the Army anyway!


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One year around the Thanksgiving table, Rachel Venning announced that she was opening a store.
What kind of store? her family asked.
Oh, you know, she said. Something for women. Health-focused. With books … and vibrators. That sort of thing.
There was a moment of silence before Venning's grandmother piped up: "Do you mean dildos?"
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Twenty years later, Venning still laughs at the memory.
"You can imagine … with my dad the attorney sitting there …," she said.
But even he couldn't argue the success of Babeland (originally Toys in Babeland), the store that Venning and her business partner, Claire Cavanah, opened on Seattle's Capitol Hill two decades ago.
In the time since, the partners have opened three more stores in New York City (one in Brooklyn and two in Manhattan), and last year racked up $10 million in sales.
And they have played a part in the country's sexual evolution from a time when sex toys were thought to belong in the Devil's Nightstand, to now, when middle-aged women drive in from the suburbs to buy the stuff they read about in "Fifty Shades of Grey."
"It used to be if you had an orgasm it was accidental," explained Cavanah, who now lives in Brooklyn with her partner, Alex, and two children. "Now sex toys are much more mainstream."
Indeed, Venning said, vibrators are "pretty standard bedroom fare. They used to be 'marital aids.' Now it's a rite of passage for young women to get a vibrator."
And Babeland seems to be the place to do it.
It has been located on Seattle's Pike Street since opening — but only after several landlords in other parts of the city refused to rent to Cavanah and Venning.
"They thought it would be something disreputable," Venning said, something similar to the Champ Arcade, a former "porn shop" with a storefront, but also booths and live dancers in the back.
Babeland isn't like that, of course. It is decorated like the holiday aisles at Target: full of color and bright graphics, and employees who not only answer questions and make suggestions, but hold classes with names like "Sex After Breast Cancer" and "Naughty Nightcap: Positions of Pleasure."
It's a far cry from the time in which Venning and Cavanah came of age; the time of AIDS, when the talk was mostly about how to be safe — not satisfied.
But by the time they opened, in a city that Cavanah called "an incubator of experimentation," people were ready to hear them talk about sex and buy things to make it better.
"The time was right and the place was right," Cavanah said. "And we are really lucky."
The two women met in Seattle in 1989, when Venning — who know lives in Oakland with her partner, Laura, and two children — was attending business school at the University of Washington, and Cavanah was working at Seal Press.
One day, Venning was hanging around at Cavanah's, "avoiding going to school," when she picked up a bottle of lube from Cavanah's bedside table.
"Why do you use this brand?" she asked.
No reason, Cavanah said. She bought it with a gift certificate for a sex store called The Crypt that someone gave her as a joke.
At the time, they had been talking about opening a business together. A coffee shop. A record store. Maybe they would make beer.
But that one little bottle of lube gave them both an idea they couldn't shake.
Nothing happened until 1992, when Venning spent one quarter at the Cranfield School of Business in England and came back inspired.
She and Cavanah got organized, made a plan, got a space and started ordering stock for their new store.
Cavanah remembered looking through catalogs, thinking, "I can't do this."
But she did, and when their first shipment arrived, they took a lot of items out of their packaging.
"The pictures and wording were sexist or gross," Cavanah remembered.
They would hold things up in the air and ask each other: "What would you pay for this?"
"We had no equation," Venning said. "It was a different world. Some of that stuff was so bad or carelessly made. And nobody was going to return anything or complain."
(What is their return policy? "It's sort of like a restaurant," Venning said. "You can't return your dinner if you don't like it. You just don't eat there again.")
Some items they ordered at the start turned out to be best-sellers.
There's the "Magic Wand," a large vibrator with two speeds: high and "super high."
"A timeless classic," Cavanah called it.
Another vibrator, a two-pronged wonder called "The Rabbit," is also a staple, thanks to an episode of "Sex and the City" in which the character Charlotte gets one and won't leave her apartment.
Venning called that "a watershed moment" for Babeland. "Vibrators were on TV, talk shows …"
Their merchandise has only continued to go mainstream..
The success of "Fifty Shades of Grey" brought Babeland a whole new crop of customers. Crop being the operative word.
"People who have read the book would come in with a list," Venning said.
It's a different world now. Not only are the customers of all stripes and unashamed, she said, the items are of better quality and the technology is amazing. Remote controls. Heat.
Even better? Babeland seems to be immune from economic fluctuations.
"When things are bad, people want to hunker down and seek comfort in trying times," she said. "Like a plate of macaroni and cheese. Comfort food, comfort activities."
Venning agreed; people may cut back on many things during hard times, but never what Babeland has to offer.
"Who's going to cut back on orgasms?"
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ProServe (formerly the Alberta Server Intervention Program, or ASIP) is a responsible liquor service training program.
Since 2004, the program has helped liquor industry workers learn how to sell and serve liquor responsibly, no matter where they work. This includes selling closed liquor to a person at a liquor store or selling and serving open liquor or mixed drinks to a person who will drink it where it was bought (in a bar, restaurant, stadium, casino). It also includes other jobs connected with liquor service (for example, a delivery service, security, liquor sampling, selling liquor tickets).
The information in ProServe provides workers with training on the social responsibilities related to serving or selling liquor. It does not replace the on-the-job training, knowledge or experience provided by or required by a worker's employer or special event host, nor does it include information on all AGLC liquor laws or policies.
The ultimate goal of the ProServe program is to promote responsible liquor service in Alberta licensed premises.
A BIT OF HISTORY: In 2004, the AGLC launched ASIP (Alberta Server Intervention Program), an industry-led training program, for all staff who sell and serve liquor. ASIP was created from other responsible liquor service training programs, providing standardised social responsibility training for liquor industry workers across Alberta.
ProServe helps sellers and servers of liquor to understand what duty of care is, and how to prevent foreseeable harm to customers and patrons. It also helps staff and volunteers understand some of Alberta's liquor laws and what Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission's policies are.
Many insurance companies require that people selling or serving liquor have valid ProServe certification any time liquor is sold or served on their property. Be sure to tell your insurance provider that liquor industry workers at your licensed premises are ProServe-certified.
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ProServe is available to Class C, Community Public Resale Special Event and Private Special Event licensees at no charge. for more information, click here or contact us. Toll-free in Alberta, call 1-877-436-6336, Mondays through Fridays, between 8:15 am and 4:00 pm.
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I'm trying to get calendar sharing working. The end state is to get it working on the outlook connector, but i can't even get it to work through the zimbra web client.
Searching the forums and wiki i wasn't able to find any howto's. This should be simple, but it's not working.
So - email@example.com creates a new calendar. on properties clicks Add share, internal users or groups, manager, clicks OK.
firstname.lastname@example.com clicks new calendar, gives it a name, and enters the URL in "Synchronize appointments from remote calendar". It's treated as a read only calendar - i'm not able to write to it. Also - updates do not appear until i right click on it and hit reload.
Half the time i can add the calendar, and the other half it says URL unreachable.
Is there a better way to be doing this?
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11/15/2010, Bahia Los Muertos
Susan and JW are thinking about heading home early. They've run out of gas...sailing is harder than we thought. We've been on the boat now 5 months and Susan is so tired of the continuous motion and JW is just plan homesick. So if you had plans to come and visit us...well right now are plans are in limbo. We'll know more when we get to LaPaz and figure out what we're going to do. Life goes on!
Good news...we're half way to LaPaz...we spent three days in Bahia Los Frailes...which if it isn't paradise...is darn close. We snorkeled over Pulmo reef which is the only coral reef in Mexico. The water was 80 degrees and crystal clear. We could see the anchor in 30 feet of water. Today we are anchored in Bahia Los Muertos (bay of the dead) sitting in a tequila bar with 3 other boat friends and their families... overlooking this gorgeous bay having adult beverages...life is good!
JW and I did our first fly fishing this morning...of course I caught 2 and he caught nothing. Ok my 2 fish were nothing to brag about but fish are fish and out-fishin' JW is what it's all about. Lying is best!
11/05/2010, Cabo San Lucas
We left San Diego Monday October 25th with extra crew Chris Lund and Ralph Richardson for a 10 day sail south to the Sea of Cortez. Eight hundred plus miles later we're anchored in front of the hotels in Cabo San Lucas...safe and sound. I can't say it was an uneventful trip but certainly memorable. We have video of hundreds of dolphins riding the bow waves. Whales that breached at the stern of the boat and were later diving under the boat at the stern...it was awesome and kind of scary all at the same time...after all last year a boat was sunk by whales. We passed sea turtles, sunfish and of course we landed 6 tunas along the way. On a side note we actually landed 1 other yellow fin tuna however as Chris was holding it up for photos the deck rolled violently to port as he slid on his knees across the stern towards the open ocean letting go at the last second to save his own life...we captured it on video and trust me it's pretty funny. We motored a majority of the way as we had many issues with the sails and sail configuration in rough seas. We worked out some along the way and I'm sure someday we'll fix the others. We were able to keep it safe but still broke a few things along the way...all of which are repairable.
This year there were 195 boats registered which is over 600 participants. I've tried to meet all of them at the 3 different parties we've had so far. Tomorrow is party number 4 and in a couple of weeks the last party will be in La Paz. Along the way we stopped in Bahia De Tortuga (Turtle Bay) on the first leg and Bahia Santa Maria on the second. Of course we had a huge beach party at both locations. I would like to say I sat on the sidelines and remembered I'm not 18 anymore but...like the dumbass I am...I can't. I thought it would be funny to anchor the woman's side of the tug-a-war competition. Well the women won then let go of the rope which...again like a dumbass...I had tied the rope around my waist. Do I need to remind you that I've had back issues for 2 years which I am finally getting under control? Let's say I went flying through the air (about 20 feet) landing on my left hip snapping my neck. I survived with 4 bruises about the size of my fist on my left hip...one on my shoulder and soft tissue injury on my right neck chest and shoulder. Ok we're hundreds of miles from the nearest hospital. Go ahead and say it...what a dumbass! The good news...I will survive to do something stupid again. For now I'm laying low and of course taking lots of pain killers. What a dumbass!
JW is loving Mexico since he is legal here...maybe we'll have the chance to visit one of those special bars while we're here...who knows? This might give us a chance to use our Spanish which is improving thanks to Ralph. Friday afternoon we're going to go snorkeling after I get us signed into the country. Chris is flying home Saturday...we'll miss his cooking. I'll have more in a couple of days. Oh Ya...did I mention I'm a dumbass? Adios Mi Amigos.
10/24/2010, San Diego
Buenos Dias. Susan and I had dinner this evening, off the boat, by ourselves. We watched Missouri kick Oklahoma's butt...Go Oregon Ducks!!! After the game we said goodbye to our new friends at Point Break restaurant. We've eaten there every other day for the past month. If you visit San Diego you should give them a try...best food, service and prices in town. JW likes the cute waitresses...ok so do I.
Two days till the Ha-Ha and only a couple of things left to do. Last night we hosted dinner for all the Portland boats. We had 16 people over. Chris grilled steaks and Nancy Barbequed chicken and everyone else brought various fixin's. I think it's safe to say we had a good time. I'm getting excited about sailing south and catching some fish along the way. Chris is an excellent cook especially with fish...his venison steaks aren't bad either but we won't have those on this trip. The only question now is whether Chris's fishin' stories are just that...stories. If he's like my other fishin' buddies in Wyoming (you know who you are) he's full of Caca!
OH well the Ha-Ha Party is starting...gota go. Next time you'll hear from us we'll be in Cabo. Adios


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CHARLOTTE – More than half of students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools qualify as impoverished, according to a districtwide report on student poverty.
Although the number of students receiving free or reduced-price lunches within the system grew by about 1,500 students since last year, enrollment also grew. The poverty rate barely shifted, from 54.4 to 54.3 percent.
A districtwide total of 78,000 students qualify for free and reduced lunches as of Oct. 22, the report states.
But while the poverty rate appears to remain static, standards of who qualifies for the U.S. Department of Agriculture free and reduced price lunch program have not. The department raised baseline income requirements, meaning some families who did not qualify for the program during the 2011-12 school year can use the program during the current school year.
Poverty rates in most Lake Norman area schools decreased from last year, with Huntersville Elementary School reporting the biggest drop of 2.4 percent. The biggest poverty increase – 3.4 percent – was reported by Cornelius Elementary School, with a reported poverty rate of 30.9 percent.
Alexander Middle, Bradley Middle, Hough High and North Mecklenburg High also reported slight increases in their poverty rate.
North Mecklenburg High School – which pulls students from north Charlotte as well as Huntersville – reported the highest poverty rate of 56.1 percent, while Torrence Creek Elementary School reported the lowest, at 11.7 percent.
The district – which released the report to the CMS Board of Education on Nov. 30 – takes an official count of the total number of students receiving free and reduced priced lunch on the 40th day of each school year.
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DETROIT (AP) -- Detroit Red Wings' Dominik Hasek and Chris Osgood have captured the 2007-08 William Jennings Trophy as the goaltenders for the club finishing the season having surrendered the fewest goals.
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The NHL says the awards will be presented during the Stanley Cup Finals. Osgood appeared in 43 games and Hasek in 41, with each surrendering 84 goals.
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Almost six months ago, CCMH Ambulance Services began offering service to the residents of Cotton County. According to the Cotton County Emergency Director Shawn Strange, the service has been very successful.
Hospital Chosen Consumer Choice Award Winner
We are excited to announce that CCMH has been named the National Research Corporation's 2012/2013 Consumer Choice Award winner. The award identifies hospitals that healthcare consumers have chosen as having the highest quality and image in over 300 markets throughout the United States.
CCMH was one of five hospitals in the state of Oklahoma to receive this award. Other hospitals were INTEGRIS Health, Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Saint Francis Hospital and St. John Medical Center.
Winners are determined by consumer perceptions on multiple quality and image ratings collected in the company's Market Insights/Ticker survey. This study surveys over 250,000 households in the 48 continental states and DC, representing over 450,000 consumers.
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DIY IP: Protect Yo Self, Don't Wreck Yo Self
Entrepreneurs want to focus on their business, not spend time worrying about legal issues. However, taking a little time early on to think about intellectual property strategy can save money and potentially much heartache down the road. This conversation between two practicing intellectual property lawyers will offer practical tips for entrepreneurs who want to do IP the right way the first time. Ruben and Andy will explain the basics of the major types of intellectual property protection; discuss how startups can leverage each type to develop a defensible IP strategy ("Protect Yo Self"); and detail some common but easily-avoided IP pitfalls ("Don't Wreck Yo Self").
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Some of today's highlights for me - Listened to an excellent IBM SmartCloud Storage Access session by Manuel Avalos Vega - Easy to provision Cloud Storage! Next up was Brian Sherman, IBM Distinguished Engineer in the ATS organization, presenting DS8000 FlashCopy Client Scenarios to a full house - very nice. Brian and I teamed up the next session on DS8870 R7.1 Easy Tier and Beyond. A very interactive session with the packed room! Cathy Nunez, Director of DS8000 Development, was a helpful participant! In the last session of the day, I presented the zOS Storage Management Ecosystem Update with able assistance from Kevin Hosozawa, OMEGAMON XE for Storage Product Manager and Louis Hanna, a senior Systems Migration Project Office Practitioner!


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A Collegiette's Guide to Colors This Spring
From Vogue to Matchbook Magazine, to JCrew and H&M, this spring COLOR is the thing. HC Mt Holyoke brings you three outfits that will be sure to turn heads on and off campus.
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In the field impressions of Sony 70-200G f/2.8
Took my set up to Mexico, which was my first chance to shoot my 70-200. I use the 70-400G a ton and love it. I got the 70-200 for some indoor stuff but had the chance to walk with it.
What I do notice is at f/2.8 the DOF is very thin. I have read many times over of comments of "not sharp at f/2.8", see pic below, focus is clearly on the center body feathers, as the head is OOF, body feathers are sharp though. If I was shooting indoor sports I would be in 3.2 range as the DOF is thin at 2.8, anyone else find this to be true on this glass?
Performed well at night, yes that's the moon.
Overalll love it, wish the DOF was a little deeper at f/2.8. Cheers
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NCLA Review - This is a beautifully illustrated and durable rhymed book for tots. Since many children are surrounded by stuffed animals from the get-go, they will easily relate to Bunny settling down to sleep in his crib with his own little bunny. Pictures of birds snuggling in their nest under a red-checkered blanket, and slightly chubby angel bunnies "blessing tummy, blessing toes" make bedtime inviting. The text itself is not repetitious, but the message of God's love and care is reinforced on every page. It would be a great book for an older child to read to the baby. Children of any age can stand to be reminded: "You are safe in loving arms." A good addition to a library's children's collection, or as a gift. Ages infant to toddler. Rating: 4 —DKW
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This annual film festival, co-curated by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art, celebrates the most innovative voices in filmmaking. Now in its 41st year, the festival has premiered hundreds of movies and helped ignite the careers of Pedro Almodóvar, Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg, Darren Aronofsky, Wong Kar-wai and many others. This distinguished history sets the bar high, and New Directors/New Films 2012 is no exception—festival curators scoured the film world for the industry's greatest emerging talent, promising a groundbreaking program.


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International ceasefire push continues as Kerry speaks to Netanyahu and Italian and German foreign ministers expected to arrive in Israel.
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Even though the Security Cabinet has yet to officially discuss an initiative
to offer $50 billion in economic aid to Gaza in return for the demilitarization of the Strip, Lebanese media claimed Sunday evening that Israel has already presented the offer to the international community.
US Secretary of State John Kerry called Netanyahu on Sunday to renew a US offer to help mediate a truce.
Kerry "highlighted the US concern about escalating tensions on the ground," a senior State Department official said, and told the Israeli leader that he was engaged with regional leaders "to help to stop the rocket fire so calm can be restored and civilian casualties prevented".
US Secretary of State Kerry, British Foreign Secretary William Hague, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius met on Sunday on the sidelines of the Iranian nuclear talks in Geneva to discuss the escalating situation in Gaza.
Germany mediated a prisoner swap in 2011 in which Gilad Shalit, who was held by Hamas, was freed in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinians jailed by Israel.
Italy's foreign minister, Federica Mogherini, whose country currently holds the EU presidency, will also meet with Netanyahu and Abbas in the coming days. Mogherini will arrive in Israel on Tuesday and stay until Thursday. She will then visit Egypt, who played a key role in mediation between Israel and Hamas in the past, on Friday and Saturday.
"There needs to be an immediate ceasefire," Mogherini said. "The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has already devastated too many generations.... The time has come for the international community to find the unity and courage to end one of the longest wars of modern history," she said.
Mogherini had already discussed the escalating crisis in Gaza on Sunday with French Foreign Minister Fabius and German Foreign Minister Steinmeier. She was also scheduled to speak to British Foreign Secretary Hague.
French President Francois Hollande tried to rally Arab and Muslim leaders to push for a cease-fire in Gaza, holding telephone talks over the weekend with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki.
Marzouki spokesman Adnane Mancer said the French and Tunisian presidents agreed that Marzouki would try to talk to Hamas leaders and urge a cease-fire, while Hollande would try to do the same with other parties. A French presidential official said Hollande was talking to Israeli, Palestinian and other Arab officials.
Egypt, meanwhile, said President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke to the UN chief Ban Ki-moon. Al-Sisi's spokesman quoted Ban as praising Egyptian efforts to halt the fighting and affirming that "Egypt is the most capable party to effectively participate in reaching a calm between the two sides."
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Flick's Family Film Festival returns February 27th through April 23rd with eight family-friendly titles! For each film, all regularly scheduled showtimes are free for kids 12-and-under and just $5 for adults. Yeah, you read that right….kids are FREE! I love Flick's Family Film Festival at Celebration Cinema in Lansing MI. And the line up looks great this season too!
Flick's Family Film Festival at Celebration Cinema In Lansing Mi.
Dolphin Tale 2
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The Box Trolls
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The Book of Life
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
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Big Hero 6
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Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
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This is just one of the reason why the Lansing area is SO great. Free kid movies for children in Lansing Mi. We have 8 shows to watch at this huge discount…what a bargain. For a family of 5, like mine, this really helps us stretch our budget and gives us some good entertainment during the cold winter months!
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University of Chicago Surgeon Provides Relief for Iowa Teen with Rare Swallowing Disorder
Nick Metcalf had always been an active teenager, involving himself in his high school theater program, playing baseball in a league and socializing with friends. But in March 2007, at the age of 16, while eating some spaghetti, Metcalf had the sensation that he could not swallow.
That meal was the beginning of a struggle that lasted nearly one and a half years, during which Metcalf had problems not only eating and drinking but also in obtaining an accurate diagnosis.
"The first time it happened, it hit me so suddenly," said Metcalf, who lives with his parents in Bettendorf, Iowa, 175 miles due west of Chicago. "But from that point forward, I had to eat very slowly and stick to a limited diet. I also became embarrassed to eat with my friends because I often had to run to the bathroom to regurgitate."
What was even more frustrating for Metcalf was his inability to find a physician able to diagnose the problem. After numerous visits with physicians who didn't have any answers, Metcalf finally sought care at the University of Iowa where he underwent esophageal manometry testing, during which a thin tube is passed through the nose, down the back of the throat and into the esophagus to assess the function of the esophagus.
The test showed that Metcalf had esophageal achalasia, a relatively rare disorder characterized by incomplete relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter during swallowing and inability of the esophagus to contract. As a consequence, patients with the disorder experience dysphagia, regurgitation, chest pressure and heartburn.
When adequate treatment is not given to patients with achalasia, they can develop complications beyond weight loss, such as esophagitis (inflammation of the esophageal lining), and aspiration pneumonia, which results from fluid being aspirated into the lungs during episodes of regurgitation.
Once Metcalf was diagnosed, he turned to an online community of achalasia sufferers for support and advice. Patients in the group overwhelmingly recommended that he contact Marco Patti, MD, director of the Center for Esophageal Diseases.
"For patients with achalasia, the surgical approach to treatment is similar to opening the end of a funnel so food can pass through to the stomach via gravity," said Patti, one of the world's leading authorities on minimally invasive esophageal surgery and achalasia.
Metcalf sent his medical records to Patti and scheduled a phone consultation. During the call, Patti explained step by step the surgical procedure he said relieves symptoms in 85 to 90 percent of patients.
"I could tell right from that conversation that this was a physician with a big heart who truly empathized with what I had been going through," Metcalf said. "His confidence in being able to surgically solve my problem convinced me that this was the right surgeon for the job, and I scheduled the surgery for May 2008."
Metcalf and his mother, Vincie, arrived in Chicago and stayed with relatives for the night prior to the procedure. On the Friday morning he was scheduled for surgery, Metcalf arrived at the University of Chicago Medicine campus and met Patti for the first time in person.
After Metcalf received general anesthesia, Patti performed a laparoscopic myotomy and a partial fundoplication. Through five small incisions, Patti made a lengthwise cut (myotomy) three inches long through the muscle layers of the esophagus, starting above the lower esophageal sphincter and extending onto the stomach. This incision essentially opens up the muscular layer that is tightening the esophagus, allowing food to pass from the esophagus into the stomach.
To prevent stomach acid from refluxing upward after the myotomy, Patti performed a partial fundoplication as well. This part of the procedure involves wrapping part of the stomach around the esophagus and stitching it into place, preventing acid from backflowing from the stomach into the esophagus.
Because the surgery is performed through several small incisions instead of one larger incision, it offers patients a faster and more comfortable recovery, with minimal pain and scarring, as compared to open surgery.
"The surgery has provided me with truly amazing results," Metcalf said. "During recovery I had some pain from the incisions, but that was the extent of it because the esophagus has no pain receptors."
By midday Saturday, Metcalf took a sip of water at Patti's request and found that he could swallow easily. He then looked up at Patti and said, "Thank you for giving me my life back."
Today, Metcalf continues to feel well, has gained all of the lost weight back and is back to enjoying life as a normal, healthy teenager. This fall, he will attend Santa Monica College in California as a freshman and study film.
"I'm very hopeful that these amazing results will last 20 years," Metcalf said. "But if I ever have any problems with achalasia again, I know Dr. Patti will be there for me."
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It was an early Mother's Day celebration for Lisa Vanderpump as the 52-year-old star was spotted out on a shopping spree with Pandora Sabo on Thursday, May 9.
The Real Housewife and her 25-year-old daughter were joined by Vanderpump Rules castmate Scheana Marie. The trio were all smiles as they strolled through Beverly Hills, stopping to check out a few boutiques while filming scenes for the upcoming season of Lisa's spin-off show.
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Since we last visited JesseLoadsMonsterFacials...
There are a few things that differentiate professional porn studs from the many guys who watch them. Cock size is one thing, as is stamina. Another big one is semen production. For the pros, their dicks are like sperm hoses that can bathe a costar's face. If that's the one element of porn you love, you might be interested in Jesse Loads Monster Facials.
As Mr. Loads puts it on his tour page, JesseLoadsMonsterFacials is for those who "are sick and tired of lame 'diet' facials that barely signify moisture." That certainly seems to be the case because the amount of joy juice a stud shoots in an average scene here would be enough to a frost a cake.
The 260 videos all follow a similar path. It begins with a close-up of the hottie's face. She talks for a minute or two and then gets into high gear. The couple fools around for a bit and sometimes fucks and then it finishes with her sitting on her knees, receiving a giant cumshot. They then replay the cumshot in super-slow motion so you can see the trajectory of every packet of spunk that shoots from his swollen head.
You can't stream all the videos, but every one can be downloaded in a Windows Media or MP4 format. The newer vids are offering HD to Full HD playback and the older ones are good in quality. Most scenes last 15-20 minutes and even though the content isn't dated, I can tell you that they've added about 60 new movies in the last year.
Many of the women on the receiving end of these semen showers are established pornstars like Alison Tyler, Abby Lane and Addison O'Riley. The emphasis is on blowjobs, but occasionally one of the girls will grab a toy and work herself over or you'll see the stud lick her delightful peach or stuff her pussy with his cock.
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For bonuses, you're given a bunch of behind-the-scenes videos and outtakes. Most of them feature the babe during the photo shoot for the scene or post-facial, talking to the camera and using a giant towel to clean up the mess. There's also a friends section that gives you samples from other websites and some of them also focus on facials.
Jesse Loads Monster Facials delivers on what they promise as you'll get gorgeous women and some truly inspired facials. There are some issues with the site, like the lack of search/filtering options, but all in all there's a lot to like. It should also be noted that they have a download limit, but at 30GB/day it shouldn't affect your enjoyment of the content.
* Please include a pro and a con about the site. Balance is essential in making a comment worthwhile. Scores without comments will be deleted.
* Watch out for ratings of zero and 100. In our opinion, there is no such thing as a site that is absolutely perfect or completely worthless.
Score: 1% Date: 03/17/2014
Completely agree with 5 G/day download limit. They cut you off for 24 hours after 5 G. There is no customer service to complain.
RABBIT: Because you consistently advertising false numbers even after people told you the right numbers, I assume you are a part of the scam. I will never let you make another dollar off me - from now on I will be certain you get no credit. You don't have customer confidence anymore!
Reply from RabbitsReviews (Date:03/17/2014): Thanks for the comment, Foxx. We spoke w/the site a couple weeks ago regarding another issue and they responded, "We put a 20 gig a day allotment." I will speak with the site again and ask them to reply to the user comments left.
Score: 11% Date: 03/06/2014
SCAM!!! I was cut off after downloading 5G because I violated some "terms and conditions" that I could not find. I tried to contact the site's support and the email was bounced back as undeliverable. Some lovely ladies on the site, but at least one in the previews is not on the site. GRRRRHHHH...
Score: 10% Date: 02/23/2014
Rabbit lies to you, the download limit is not 15 GB but 5 GB! They advertise 10 on their site but block you only after 5 consistently. Scam!
Reply from RabbitsReviews (Date:02/24/2014): Hi, NotJesse. You didn't leave an email, so I couldn't contact you. We're going to confirm again, to be sure, and make a correction if necessary. !
Update: The site actually has a daily 20GB limit.
Score: 50% Date: 08/10/2013
I agree with snow, why are so many sites worrying so much about "porn studs" and even big dicks for a site about facials. Jesse and Richard aren't even in the scenes anymore. All we're stuck with is the same old muscle bound "stud" type that every other site on the web uses. It's a turn on when average guys like Richard get it on with some of the hottest girls in the industry. The bonus scene with new hot teen model Aria Salazar was beyond hot.
Score: 30% Date: 12/29/2012
While the original content was interesting and "spot-on", very quickly the main male talent was exchanged and so is the quality: when you watch 5 updates in a row now in which the guy delivers a poor average cumshot on the tits and neck of the girl, it starts to be obvious that these are neither facials nor monster - and not even Jesse anymore :-) I am wondering whats so difficult about getting a porno stud who CAN ACTUALLY CUM A LOT when you are running a simple POV handjob/blowjob site, where other qualities such as stamina or overall muscular looks dont matter at all. Before they do, I will avoid this site.


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This is an eerie and quite disturbing incident which was reported to me in July 2000. On Wednesday, June 21st - the summer solstice - just before dawn, two birdwatchers, or ornithologists, to use the proper title, were camped in a tent at Calder Vale, about five miles east of Garstang in northen England, watching the local scenery with binoculars. As the orange disk of the sun started to emerge from the eastern horizon, one of the birdwatchers - a retired English teacher named Mr Brett, saw something which sent a cold shiver down his spine.
About a quarter of a mile away to the north-east, he saw three women being hanged. The three women were alongside one another in a line, kicking and dangling from some sort of crude gallows, while a group of people stood near by. The people seemed to be enshrouded in an early morning mist which came up to their waists.
Mr Brett had to steady his hand as he focussed the binoculars on the distressing sight. He called to his colleague, a man named Mr Barry, and pointed the eerie scene out to him. Mr Barry saw the triple execution too, and was so convinced that what he was seeing was real, he called the police on his mobile phone. Seconds later, the three hanged women, the gallows and the crowd gradually faded away as the sun's morning rays shone on the area.
The police searched the hill where the birdwatcher's had seen the weird spectacle and found nothing. However, a police sergeant, said he had heard of a few accounts of the phantom hanging from lots of people over the years. He said that 400 years before, during the witch persecutions, scores of innocent women were hanged in the area from gallows and trees. In 1989 a local farmer saw four women hanging from an oak tree early one morning, and when he drove towards the hanging tree, it vanished into the early morning mist, along with the dangling bodies. In the same area in 1994, a couple from Liverpool, a Mr and Mrs Sweeney, were travelling along a B road near Calder Vale one evening, when they saw an eerie spectacle in the adjacent cornfield. Mr Sweeney pulled his car up and killed the headlights. He and his wife saw a circle of women in long robes dancing in circle. Above them loomed the full moon. Mrs Sweeney wound down the passenger window and listened to the strange chants coming from the women. Mr Sweeney unclicked his seat-belt and reached for the video camcorder on the rear seat; he just had to capture the bizarre scene on tape. Then things took a chilling turn, because one of the women pointed to the Sweeneys, and soon, all of the demented-looking women were running towards the startled Liverpool couple. The Sweeneys took off down the road in their car. That night they stayed at their daughter's home in Oakenclough, and told her about the women in the field. Their daughter said a local coven held its sabbath in the area. The mystery deepened on the following day when the Sweeneys returned to the field where they'd seen the women dancing. In the field there was a corncircle. UFOs were blamed for the circle, but the Sweeneys had their own theories.


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I heard there was a 16 team, all classes tournament in Ames this weekend. Supposed to be pretty good. Does anyone know anything about it? Where and when, specifically and possibly what schools are participating?
I have a work associate in town from AZ on an extended project. He wrestled in HS (AZ) and he's wanting to catch some "Iowa wrestling". I went to a 4A school, so I'm familiar with some of the CIML powers, but told him small school wrestling is where it's at. Since this one is all classes, I thoight it might be a good one for him to check out.
Any help would be appreciated.
Mendenhall Invite
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Sounds like a big tourny. Here is a thread about it on the Predicament's 3A message board: The Predicament's Message Boards - Ames Tourney January 5th
You can find another thread about it there on the 2A board.
Perfect. Thanks.
They list them in that thread, but you can find the state rankings, individual and team, at the Predicament's home page. I didn't see a direct link to the home page from their message boards.
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Originally Posted by enisthemenace
I heard there was a 16 team, all classes tournament in Ames this weekend. Supposed to be pretty good. Does anyone know anything about it? Where and when, specifically and possibly what schools are participating?
I have a work associate in town from AZ on an extended project. He wrestled in HS (AZ) and he's wanting to catch some "Iowa wrestling". I went to a 4A school, so I'm familiar with some of the CIML powers, but told him small school wrestling is where it's at. Since this one is all classes, I thought it might be a good one for him to check out.
Any help would be appreciated.
Probably not many here are aware of this, and not sure if your friend from AZ would still be here, but one of the best small town tournaments has to be the John J. Harris Invitational in Corning.
It is a two day tournament, starting at 4 p.m. on a Friday, and is Jan. 18-19 this year, the 58th annual. (See Pride of Iowa, Corning calendar for Jan. 18 and Jan. 19)
Twenty three teams participated in 2012.
I dont see a lot of publicity online, and cant be sure of this years line up (the link above says TBA). There could be a change or two, but here are the teams, finish, and size class from last year:
Marlin, Creston win at Corning invite - Omaha.com
1. Creston/Orient-Macksburg, 2A (216)
2. Atlantic, 2A (203)
3. Winterset, 2A (136)
4. Tri-Center [Neola], 1A (135)
5. Bedford/Lenox, 2A (109)
6. Red Oak, 2A (94)
7. Coon Rapids, 1A (83)
8. Nodaway Valley [Greenfield], 1A (75)
9. Corning, 1A (72.5)
10. Chariton, 2A (71)
11. Clarinda, 2A (70)
12. Central Decatur [Leon], 2A (68)
13. Missouri Valley, 2A (62)
14. Panorama [Panora], 1A (57.5)
15. Carroll, 3A (38.5)
16. Mount Ayr, 1A (36)
17. Southwest Iowa [Sidney], 1A (31)
18. Griswold, 1A (27.5)
19. Riverside [Oakland], 1A (26)
20. Wayne [Corydon], 1A (20)
21. East Mills [Malvern], 1A (20)
22. Clarke [Osceola], 2A (18)
23. Shenandoah, 2A (17)
Teams: Class 3A (1); Class 2A (11); Class 1A (11)
The depth of competition is not the level of the one in Ames - which seems likely the most competitive in Iowa - but with 23 schools it is still tough. Some schools might not have a strong team, but still have an individual or two among the states best.
Looking at this years team rankings from the Predicament, Creston is 4th in 2A, and Tri-Center is 8th in 1A.
Wrestlers this year include seniors Jake Marlin of Creston, at 138, who is going for his 4th state championship, and Loren Williams of Tri-Center, at 152, who is shooting for his 3rd. Marlin signed with the Hawkeyes, and Williams with the Cyclones.
Atlantic radio station KSOM 96.5 posted the seeds in 2012 (and presumably will cover it again this year): 96.5 KSOM Audubon, Atlantic, Red Oak, Harlan Iowa News, Sports and Weather
A description and preview from a Predicament article for the 50th anniversary of the tournament in 2005:
The Predicament.com-your ultimate Iowa wrestling source
Many of the top teams and individuals in Southwest Iowa will be packed into the Corning High School gym, along with some of the most rabid fans in the state. This one is definitely standing room only. I know, I've tried to squeeze my way in there a few times.
The action will start with pigtail matches Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. and won't get over until around 5 p.m. Saturday. It isn't 25 non-stop hours of wrestling, but when you leave the gym after the finals, it will feel like it has been with all the action you take in. ...
(As noted there, 2005 was Andrew Longs freshman year at Creston.)
From the current Iowa State roster, I see that it includes three Cyclones who would have wrestled at Corning in high school: state champions Seth Esaias from Red Oak and Quinn Wilson from Riverside (Oakland), and Trevor Paulson from Tri-Center (4th at state as a junior, injury default as a senior).
Corning is a decent small town. It is the county seat of Adams County, and the population was 1,635 in 2010: Corning, Iowa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
My memories are old, and this makes me feel old, but I recall having a tasty malt at a local drug store (which a quick internet search suggests is still there). Probably hard for many here to relate, but where we stayed, I remember us watching a lot of the Three Stooges on this then relatively rare thing called cable TV. (Corning was probably in something of a dead zone for antenna between Omaha, Des Moines, and Missouri.) The town is best known as Johnny Carsons birthplace, but the wrestling tournament surely ranks high as well.
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CR Prairie should win the tournament. Ballard and Dowling have some decent wrestlers. McCrystal is a phenomenal wrestler from a small school.
ISUChip is doing updates for the Ames tournament on the other board.
The Register's Kyle Munson has a good column today on restoration of the house in Corning where Johnny Carson was born, including video:
Munson: Old photo changes restoration of Carson's birthplace
(try something like Chrome Incognito or FF private browsing if unable to access)
The Corning tournament is this Friday and Saturday, beginning at 4PM Friday. Looks like Atlantic radio station KSOM will provide good coverage again (updates every half hour last year):
96.5 KSOM Audubon, Atlantic, Red Oak, Harlan Iowa News, Sports and Weather
(... member of the Cyclone Radio Network, as I found out last week after downloading their Android app and hearing Bill Fennelly on the pregrame!)
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The City of Tallahassee's Public Works Department's Drainage Operations Unit, in conjunction with Underground Utilities' Stormwater Management, recently received recognition from the Big Bend Branch of the American Public Works Association (APWA) for two flood relief projects. The Shamrock-Edenderry Stormwater Improvement Project was named Environmental -- Stormwater Project of the Year and the Windsong Conveyance Drainage Repair project was named as winner in the beautification category.
The Shamrock-Edenderry project improved public health, safety and welfare by eliminating severe roadway flooding on Shamrock North. It also addressed residential flooding in the Pebble Creek subdivision. A portion of the project required improvements to an undersized outfall ditch. The ditch was retrofitted using "Redi-Rock," which are large, concrete blocks that provide aesthetic appeal. Redi-Rock materials were well suited for this project due to the narrow corridor, limited access and ditch banks that required stabilization.
The work was performed last year by a City Public Works Drainage Operations crew. Although working in tight quarters, there were no injuries, accidents or damage to nearby properties, as safety concerns were routinely addressed by the project foreman.
"Too many times, City workers are not recognized for the quality work they do. I want to make sure this does not happen to the crew responsible for the Pebble Creek Stormwater Project," said Bill Ballou, former president of the Pebble Creek Homeowners Association. "This crew is a credit to the City of Tallahassee. Their efficiency, attention to detail and politeness should be used as a model for all City employees."
The Windsong project involved an upgrade of the drainage system behind businesses on Metropolitan Boulevard. A stormwater open ditch section in the area had eroded over time. This project was designed to repair the erosion occurring at the end of Windsong Drive where the ditch makes a 90-degree turn to the west, with stormwater eventually flowing into the lake at Dorothy B. Oven Park. The ditch collects and conveys stormwater from an area of approximately 30 acres.
Not addressing this erosion would contribute to additional sediment migration downstream and the possibility for the ditch to encroach into private property. During the six-week work period, the eroded area of the ditch was backfilled and compacted, and piping was installed. As a result, a more effective flow of stormwater is now in place, and the overall aesthetic appeal of the drainage facility has been improved.


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Arizona Diamondbacks sign 'routine freak' Bronson Arroyo
Some things never change for Bronson Arroyo, the D-backs free agent pitcher who passed his physical and threw a bullpen session on Wednesday.
For example, the right-handed has made at least 32 starts each of his last nine seasons and has never been on the disabled list in his pro career.
That's somewhere short of remarkable for a pitcher who turns 37 later this month. Then again, Arroyo professes to being a "routine freak."
"I'm wearing 1999 Kenny Lofton shoes in the game still. I'm still pitching with the glove that I've had since the World Series in `04 and I'm still carrying a flip phone, so I don't do real well with change," Arroyo said.
In fact, Arroyo admitted that he would've preferred to retire with the Reds, where he went 14-12 with a 3.79 ERA last season.
Within a couple of days on losing out on Masahiro Tanaka, D-backs general manager Kevin Towers signed Arroyo to a two-year deal for a reported $23.5 million.
"Starts, innings, wins, competitor," Towers said. "He's been on a world championship club in Boston back in 2004. We felt (he was) the right guy to kind of give us some leadership to what we think is a young pitching staff that has a lot of upside."
Just don't expect Arroyo to strike out the side. With a fastball clocked in the upper 80 mph range, Arroyo said he is "probably one of the slowest guys in major league baseball."
"So I've got to find other ways to beat guys," Arroyo continued. "For me, it's finding a way to read people, read their body language, read what's going on at the plate and what guys are trying to do and try to be one step ahead of it. It's always been a big chess match for me."
And by "always," he might be referring to his childhood. Such as his early training days, even before Little League.
"I also grew up very strange, where my father had me in the weight room as a 5-year-old kid taking supplements and treating my body the way we do as professional athletes."
No question, Arroyo was hard to miss at the D-backs held their first full-squad workout of the spring. And, as far as first impressions go, the feeling was mutual, according to Arroyo.
"I can already tell being here one day, the meetings they've had are on a different level than any other place I've been," he said. "I've played in Pittsburgh, played in Boston, played in Cincy the last eight years. They all have had great qualities about them, but I love the attention to detail."


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Mary Parker, president and CEO of All(n)1 Security, grew her company from one woman at her kitchen table to a full-service firm employing 185 security officers, technicians, and managers. Here, the savvy security CEO offers a few lessons in learning, growing, managing, and marketing your business:
Volunteer to gain exposure.Today, personal security is a big part of Parker's work, but her first exposure to the field came through volunteering. "A colleague from a professional group helped me get into my first Super Bowl," says Parker, who shadowed friends who handled security for NBA and NFL players to learn the ropes. "I was able to see how the players were handled." This experience was critical to the development of her knowledge and training. "On TV, all you see is a football guy," explains Parker. "But behind the scenes, that person is a commodity and they have to be protected. If something happens to them, it costs the individual, the franchise, and the fans."
Character counts. Parker says that hiring criteria should go far beyond technical ability. "I look for strong belief and value systems," she says. "Honesty, integrity, and the way they treat people—all those things come first before their skill sets and backgrounds." Read more at Black Enterprise