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Second Texas Paddling Trail to Open in Seguin
SEGUIN – The 34th Texas Paddling Trail and second in Seguin will open on Wednesday, Dec. 7, along a scenic stretch of the Guadalupe River. City officials and representatives of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will gather at the River Shade RV Park for a 4:30 p.m. dedication of the Seguin Paddling Trail (Lake Nolte/Meadow Lake).
The River Shade RV Park and Max Starcke Park on Lake Nolte (also known locally as Meadow Lake) have been designated the put-in and take-out spots for Seguin's newest paddling trail that ranges in length from 2.6 miles to 8.4 miles, depending on the route taken. Due to the river's being dammed at Starcke Park and Nolte Dam, the slow current allows for kayakers and canoeists to vary their time on the water – from one to six hours — by paddling the river in either direction and accessing the river from either site.
The shortest trip covers 2.6 miles one way from Max Starcke Park East, a popular fishing area, to River Shade RV Park. The longest paddle would cover 8.4 miles round trip from Starcke to Nolte Dam and back. The new paddling trail also allows for 3.2-mile and 5.8-mile treks.
The Guadalupe River along this trail features slow-moving waters lined by large pecan, green ash, sycamore and majestic bald cypress trees. Paddlers on this segment of the river enjoy excellent birding and fishing opportunities. More information about the paddling trail can be found on informational kiosks located at each river access site.
TPWD partnered with the City of Seguin's Parks and Recreation Department and Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority to develop the paddling trail. Canoe and kayak rentals are available through outfitters in nearby San Marcos.
The Texas Paddling Trails program, which began in 1998, helps promote habitat conservation through sustainable economic development, while providing additional recreational opportunities to the public. More Americans paddle (canoe, kayak or raft) than play soccer, making it one of the fastest-growing nature tourism experiences.
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This post originally appeared as an article in Viewpoint at the end of 2011. Briefed to one of BBH London's smartest strategists, Ed Booty, as a deliberate polemic, it's a provocative argument designed to question our assumptions about the constant pace of change. We like being challenged (we enjoyed Matt Edgar's post last year along similar lines) – please let us know what you think in the comments.
Author: Ed Booty, Strategy Director, BBH London
It is commonly accepted that a digital revolution is afoot. We have entered a brave new networked world. Individuals are empowered, social movements cannot remain contained and knowledge is free to all. Data is making our world more intuitive, bespoke and rewarding. We are mobile, always on, always entertained and hyper-social.
Things appear to be going swimmingly and never has the future been so clearly mapped out for us. It's sexy, creative, inclusive and exciting. It's one big SXSW festival.
Nothing new so far, and it does all sound rather good.
Maybe it's too good to be true?
Unfortunately it is.
Advance apologies to neophytes, digital evangelists and west coast entrepreneurs. It's time for a reality check. The speed, scale and depth of the so-called digital revolution has been wildly exaggerated.
What has caused this mirage of revolution?
Behind the hype, what might a more realistic vision of a digital world be? (more…)

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Is there a chopper in the house? No, not a fucking doctor, get the fuck away from my rice. A chopper. You? You say you can do it? Thank goddess. What we need to do is make Funnybony his Writer of the Year Award. Wait, I have one here somewhere /opens wallet, pulls out award, dusts it off, looks into it like a mirror and sees a handsome gentleman staring back at him/, here's one.
There are more around, and the rest have the year written out. So we need one of these with Funnybony and 2012 on it. Lytheiriany made this one, and I have no idea how it's done. Looks like magic to me, but hey. Thanks! Aleister 12:54 7-2-'13
- Here you go. I noticed that Mr. Wilde's face was looking worn, so I just touched it up a little bit. --Imrealized ...hmm? 21:46, February 8, 2013 (UTC)
- I'll put it here, too. Just in case. --Imrealized ...hmm? 22:41, February 8, 2013 (UTC)
- Im realized is a God incarnate walking the earth. He describes how he did this on his talk page, but everybody here except me already knows - or maybe not. To me it's magic. Yay Funnybony! And yay Imrealized! Aleister 23:46 8-2-'13
I have to apologise. I also did a WotY for Funnybony and saved it over the Imrealized version. We both appeared to be 'chopping at the same time. Although I have to admit I'm more of a motorcycle myself. • Puppy's talk page • 10:05 10 Feb
- Then you are both in the chopper gang "Mel's Angels". I don't know if Funnybony would prefer the year written out as 2012 or as MMXII. I had mine as MMX because I had used that as a date in posts and thought it looked nice. MMXII, not as nice. Funnybony might have a preference, but I don't know it. wa-wa X:XVI X-II-MMXII


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Have you ever wondered why we have so many pages in the main distribution? Mostly because we do not have a format to deliver the help pages in one file. Or why installing a theme is not easy because you do not always know where to put the files?
The package installer is a scripting framework for MoinMoin which simplifies installing and delivering extensions for MoinMoin very much. It has been already available since DesktopEdition 1.3.4 and MoinMoin 1.5.
You could use this system to bundle specific templates which e.g. enhance your MoinMoin to be a CRM system. Or you could make your plugins/themes easier installable. Hopefully we will be able to separate the system pages depending on their languages and just offer the languages you like.
Installing a package
Some superuser (i.e. a user name contained in cfg.superuser list in the configuration) of the wiki will download your package file from somewhere, upload it to the wiki and then click install in the attached files view. Additionally, he could install the package using the command line (MoinMoin/packages.py i package.zip).
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The Tanner stages (also known as the Tanner scale) are stages of physical development in children, adolescents and adults. The stages define physical measurements of development based on external primary and secondary sex characteristics, such as the size of the breasts, genitalia, and development of pubic hair.
Due to natural variation, individuals pass through the Tanner stages at different rates, depending in particular on the timing of puberty.
In HIV treatment, Tanner staging is used to determine which treatment regimen to follow (adult, adolescent, or pediatric).
The Tanner stages were first identified by James Mourilyan Tanner and thus bear his name.
Definitions of stages (adapted from text by Lawrence Neinstein, MD)Edit
Pubic hair (both male and female)Edit
- Tanner I -- no pubic hair at all [9 and under] (prepubertal state)
- Tanner II -- small amount of long, downy hair with slight pigmentation at the base of the penis and scrotum (males) or on the labia majora [9-11](female)
- Tanner III -- hair becomes more coarse and curly, and begins to extend laterally [11-13]
- Tanner IV -- adult-like hair quality, extending across pubis but sparing medial thighs [14-18]
- Tanner V -- hair extends to medial surface of the thighs [18+]
Genitals (male)Edit
- Tanner I -- prepubertal (testicular volume less than 1.5 ml; small penis of 3 cm or less)
- Tanner II -- testicular volume between 1.6 and 6 ml; skin on scrotum thins, reddens and enlarges; penis length unchanged
- Tanner III -- testicular volume between 6 and 12 ml; scrotum enlarges further; penis begins to lengthen to about 6 cm
- Tanner IV -- testicular volume between 12 and 20 ml; scrotum enlarges further and darkens; penis increases in length to 10cm and circumference
- Tanner V -- testicular volume greater than 20 ml; adult scrotum and penis of 15 cm in length
Breasts (female)Edit
- Tanner I -- no glandular tissue; areola follows the skin contours of the chest (prepubertal)
- Tanner II -- breast bud forms, with small area of surrounding glandular tissue; areola begins to widen
- Tanner III -- breast begins to become more elevated, and extends beyond the borders of the areola, which continues to widen but remains in contour with surrounding breast
- Tanner IV -- increased breast size and elevation; areola and papilla form a secondary mound projecting from the contour of the surrounding breast
- Tanner V -- breast reaches final adult size; areola returns to contour of the surrounding breast, with a projecting central papilla.
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PHILADELPHIA - For the second time in three nights, the University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team brought a formidable Big 5 rival down to the wire on the road. But for the second straight game, the Quakers fell agonizingly short in a 60-52 loss at Saint Joseph's on Friday night.
The Hawks (13-4, 3-0 Big 5) clinched a share of the Big 5 title while the Quakers (8-5, 1-2 Big 5), who lost by one at Villanova on Wednesday, were eliminated from city championship contention.
Saint Joseph's went up 50-45 after a strange sequence. The Quakers led by one, 45-44, with 5:39 to play and had the ball. Junior Kara Bonenberger, who was the only Penn player in double figures with a game-high 17 points, elbowed the Hawks defender on her turn to the basket. It was ruled an intentional foul. Bonenberger then picked up a technical foul - her fifth. That gave the Hawks four free throws - they made all of them - and the ball - they scored on a layup and went up five.
As they have done all year, the Quakers fought back. A 19-point deficit against Drexel turned into the largest comeback in school history on Dec. 1. A double-digit lead evaporated into a four-point deficit with 90 seconds left at Miami on New Years Day, but turned into the program's first-ever win over an ACC opponent.
And on Friday, after that huge swing in momentum - on the road against a Big 5 rival and just two days removed from a hard-fought, heartbreaking loss - the Quakers rallied themselves again.
Immediately after the Hawks went up five, senior Meghan McCullough buried a three from the wing - almost identical to the one she hit at Miami to jump-start that late, come-from-behind win.
After a defensive stop, freshman Stephanie Cheney sunk two clutch free throws and so, within 39 seconds of that devastating turn of events, the Quakers were tied with the Hawks again, 50-50.
Nearly three minutes went by before the Hawks went up two, 52-50 at the 1:50 mark. That grew to 54-50 with 1:13 to play, but sophomore Keiera Ray sunk two free throws to make it a two-point game again with 57 seconds left.
However, Saint Joseph's capitalized on a foul and sunk both from the charity stripe to go back up two possessions. After a missed free throw from the Quakers, the Hawks sunk two more and put the game away.
The Quakers defense was stingy throughout. And it started early. Saint Joseph's went the first three minutes without a bucket before two straight threes tied the game at 6-6.
The game remained tied 14-14 near the midway point of the half before an 8-1 spurt from the Quakers. Bonenberger and freshman Sydney Stipanovich combined for all eight points to give the Red and Blue a 22-15 lead with 3:08 left in the half.
The lead grew to 31-21 after senior captain Alyssa Baron hit a three, but the Hawks closed the gap to 31-23 at the break.
Saint Joe's seized momentum early in the second half and within the first three minutes the Penn lead was down to 35-32. The Hawks completed a 14-4 run to retake the lead, 37-35, with 11:58 to play.
In a game with nine lead changes, the Quakers answered right back. Bonenberger scored six of Penn's next eight points to put the Red and Blue up 43-42 with 7:07 left. Saint Joe's answered, but moments later, junior Renee Busch came off the bench to knock down a go-ahead, mid-range jumper. That gave the Quakers their final lead, 45-44, and led into Bonenberger's two fouls.
Inside the Numbers
Bonenberger was 8-of-15 from the floor for her season-high 17 points. Baron had six points, seven rebounds and four assists, while McCullough also filled the box score with five points, five rebounds and four assists. Off the bench, Stipanovich had six points, eight rebounds and five blocks before fouling out in 17 minutes. Ray added seven points and three boards.
Penn was 21-of-63 (33.3%) from the floor and just 3-of-16 (18.8%) from beyond the arc. Saint Joseph's was 20-of-63 (31.7%) overall and 4-of-13 (30.8%) from three. The Hawks held a slight edge, 44-42, on the boards.
Up Next
Penn wraps up the non-league schedule next week. On Wednesday, the Quakers are at Temple (7 p.m.) for the last Big 5 game of the year and then Saturday's matchup against NJIT at The Palestra (5 p.m.) ends the non-conference season for Penn. Next Saturday's game against the Highlanders is a doubleheader with the men.
Fan Tweet of the Game:
No better place to be right now than with the @PennBand at the @PennWBB game #fighton #goquakers Matt Pershe (@mattpershe) January 18, 2014
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TPW Commission Tables Proposed Consistency with Fed Regs on Red Snapper, Sharks
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission agreed Jan. 23 to remove from consideration proposals to match proposed federal regulations on red snapper and sharks in the state's territorial sea.
In a TPW Commission Regulations Committee hearing, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Coastal Fisheries Division biologists recommended removing the red snapper consistency proposal — to match regulations for federal waters beyond the 9-mile limit — which would have changed the regulations in state waters to a two fish daily bag limit and a 122-day season. The current rules for red snapper in state waters — a four-fish daily bag limit and 365-day season — remain in effect.
Larry McKinney, Ph.D., director of the Coastal Fisheries Division, told commissioners that the decision to recommend tabling the red snapper consistency proposal was a difficult one and involved a trade-off between biological and economic benefits.
"If we match the federal regulations, it reduces the risk of not meeting long-term goals for the entire Gulf of Mexico. From a conservation standpoint it is an end we would wish to achieve," McKinney said. "And, certainly, from a law enforcement perspective, it would make it easier to enforce the regulations."
On the other hand, McKinney said, recruitment of juvenile red snapper to the fishery in Texas waters has been steadily increasing — most likely as a result of reduced shrimping effort and bycatch — and biologists generally do not have a great deal of confidence in National Marine Fisheries Service population and modeling data for the species.
Four scoping meetings held along the Gulf coast in December, 2007, generated approximately 495 comments, almost unanimously opposed to the consistency issue. Red snapper are a key target of Texas nearshore and offshore anglers and the fishery is a mainstay of many local coastal economies.
The Coastal Conservation Association (CCA), a major partner with TPWD in red drum stock enhancement and other projects, favored state consistency with federal regulations, as did the Ocean Conservancy. The Recreational Fishing Alliance opposed consistency.
" The CCA and the other organizations that are supporting the recommendation for consistency are to be commended for promoting the long term conservation of an important species in the Gulf. For us to make the recommendation to follow the federal regulations and drive a nail in the coffin of an important coastal fishery is very difficult," McKinney said. "Before we take that action we need better confidence about the conservation benefits that might be realized with the federal proposal, unfortunately at this time we just can't go there."
Biologists did tell commissioners that the issue may need to be revisited later this year or next if new information comes to light or federal action requires it.
Also tabled was a proposal to adopt a regulation on the taking of sharks in state waters that would mirror a forthcoming proposal from NMFS that when it was first discussed last fall would prohibit the taking of blacktip and bull sharks, among others. The final proposed federal regulation has not yet been published, and Coastal Fisheries biologists told commissioners they would like to wait and see what the final rule is before making a recommendation.
Biologists recommended adopting a quota for the commercial catch of Gulf menhaden in state waters. TPWD Coastal Fisheries Division Science Director Robin Riechers described the move as a precautionary measure that basically limits the fishery at its current level.
The total allowable catch from state waters would be set at 31,500,000 pounds.
"This fishery has been managed on a sustainable basis for a long time," Riechers told commissioners. "The stock assessment completed in 2004 indicates no overfishing, and in bay and Gulf trawl samples, we're seeing increasing trends."
The total menhaden harvest in the Gulf of Mexico is currently about 1.2 billion pounds per year, with about 3 percent of that from Texas waters between Galveston and Sabine Pass. Biologists described the fishery as "fairly clean," with about 1 percent bycatch by number and 1.2 percent by weight.
Finally, Coastal Fisheries Division biologists told commissioners they would like to move forward with a voluntary saltwater guide certification program that focuses on safety and resource conservation.
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Local pitmasters own 17 Sonny's locations
The partners have restaurants from Jacksonville to Bushnell.
Published: Sunday, August 4, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, August 2, 2013 at 3:16 p.m.
Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q is trying to remind people it was doing barbecue before barbecue was cool.
"Right now, barbecue is a sexy topic," said franchisee Ken Kirkpatrick, 46. "You see it on every food channel. You go to these pitmaster cook-offs and things like that, so everybody's doing barbecue."
"Everybody's serving barbecue, but not everybody's serving real barbecue," said Chip Dixon, 52.
Dixon and Kirkpatrick own 17 Sonny's locations in Alachua, Ocala, Jacksonville, Bushnell, Leesburg, Lake City, Belleview, Inverness and The Villages.
The partners recently returned from the Sonny's annual convention in Orlando where the company unveiled its rebranding campaign to raise the profiles of local pitmasters.
The new logo boasts "local pitmasters since '68."
Kirkpatrick said they realized they need to get back to their roots by making pitmasters more accessible.
"Sonny was the original pitmaster, and that's how he built his restaurants, walking through his dining rooms," Kirkpatrick said.
Sonny Tillman opened his first restaurant on Waldo Road in Gainesville. He sold the chain to Orlando-area franchisees in 1991 but maintained partial ownership in a few locations until recent years.
Dixon and Kirkpatrick bought the Alachua location from Tillman in 2011 after his son, Robert, died of cancer at 49.
Sonny Tillman, who lives in Alachua, remains a regular of the location and has his own table in the back corner where photos of Sonny and Robert Tillman are mounted on the wall.
"Every time he comes in he's like a rock star, so it's kind of hard for him to get a peaceful meal in," Kirkpatrick said.
Kirkpatrick's father, John Kirkpatrick, was a Gainesville insurance salesman who had Tillman as a customer and became his first franchisee in 1977 when he opened a location on State Road 200 in Ocala.
"They signed an agreement on a napkin," Ken said.
Dixon went to work there as a cook in 1981 while attending Central Florida Community College. As John Kirkpatrick opened more locations, Dixon moved into management. He would leave the company to open Scully's Seafood in Gainesville in the late 1980s before returning in 1990 and becoming partners with John in 1995.
Ken Kirkpatrick spent a summer doing dishes at a Sonny's in Orlando and said he had no intention of going into the family business, instead starting his career as a mechanical engineer at Procter & Gamble.
He bought Heritage Management, a real estate management company in Ocala, in 1997. He said the experience with raising capital and financing would come in handy when he had an opportunity to buy three Sonny's locations in Jacksonville from Sonny's brother, Bobby, in 2001. About that time, John Kirkpatrick was retiring, and Ken teamed up with Dixon to buy the three locations, with Dixon handling restaurant operations and Kirkpatrick handling finance, accounting, marketing and real estate.
Today, their partnership is the second-largest franchise in the chain with 17 locations and almost 800 employees.
"Eight-hundred employees sounds much bigger than what we feel like we are," Dixon said from the dining room of the Alachua location. "We really consider ourselves 17 50-employee businesses where each one has its own personality, its own culture and is part of its own community, so we try to manage this so this store is involved with the local high school, with the churches, with the civic groups and becomes a vested part of this community.
"A lot of the Sonny's Bar-B-Qs out there have been built on relationships of folks like myself who started out cooking and serving, and they had an opportunity to realize the American dream because of guys like Sonny and John," Dixon said. "So that means a lot to me, and the opportunity to impact other people the way that I've been impacted by the folks at Sonny's, we feel a responsibility with the resources we've been given to do more than just serve barbecue."
"If we make some good food along the way, then that's a blessing too," Kirkpatrick added.
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BROWNIES celebrated their 100th birthday with a big sleepover.
Over 60 Brownies turned up at the Rugby Club in Minehead to find the building covered in Christmas decorations.
Girls took part in a variety of different Christmas themed activities including a snowflake scratch art, bag decoration, outdoor singing and a treasure hunt to celebrate the occasion.
Two Brownies made their promise and one girl celebrated her birthday on the day of the sleepover.
Two Guides, one young leader and 28 Guiders attended and Williton District Commissioner Elisa Day said: "The event was a real success and provided so many girls the opportunity to experience a night away, make new friends and learn new skills."
Anyone interested in joining Rainbows, Brownies or Guides, or becoming a leader should contact Victoria Hatch on 07790326488.