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- Sound: 10
- Overall Impression: 9
- Reliability & Durability: 7
- Action, Fit & Finish: 8
- Features: 9
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Price paid: $ 415
Purchased from: ebay
Sound — 10
I play rock, blues, alternative and jazz. I bought this guitar originally because I was hoping to get into jazz band, and figured I should have a "jazz" guitar (really it was just an excuse to get a new axe). The 2 humbuckers coupled with the resonance of the semi-hollow body suit my style perfectly. It's great for thick jazz tones, British Invasion era blues/rock (Stones, Zep, Cream) and sounds great clean. I play through a Vox, and the guitar sounds spectacular. There's abosolutely no noise from the pickups, something I'm very grateful for after playing a Tele for so long. It's got less twang and "spank" than the Tele, thicker and less bright, although you can get pretty twangy on the bridge with the tone all the way up. Overall, sounds really good. I wouldn't play this for metal, cause it has the nasty problem of feeding back at high volume or high distortion. The feedback only occurs when you're not playing though, so it's easily fixable by turning down the volume on one pickup. For me though, it's an ideal sounding guitar.
Overall Impression — 9
I'm really happy I bought this guitar, it plays great, looks awesome (not to mention classy) and fits my style very well. I've been playing for around 3 years now, and between my Tele and this, I have a pretty perfect arsenal. However, the somewhat less that spectacular workmanship prevents this from being a perfect guitar. I like it better than my Tele for pretty much everything (exculding Stones and Fratellis). If it was stolen, I would go out and buy a new one right away. As soon as possible. And I'd hunt down the thief. overall, if you're looking for a killer guitar with great rock, blues and jazz tones, this is it. Ibanez says the artcores do "punk to jazz and everything in between" and I totally agree. Great mid-level semi-hollow for about the same as an Epiphone Dot, but in my opinion, far superior in looks, tone and playability.
Reliability & Durability — 7
Since it's a semi-hollow, the first thing I reccommend you do is Buy A Hardshell Case! it's a really fragile instrument, andive dented it at least once in the year I've had it. Strap buttons are ok, but since they're mounted SG-style (i.e. upper strap button on back of neck joint) I've found my straps coming off there a lot, but that was easily remidied with a 4 dollar pair of Dunlop straploks. In addition to the dirty pots, the input jack fell came loose and fell into the body one day, which was, to say the least, annoying. In addition, one of the stalks for the tone knobs was a little loose. Although these problems were realitvly minor, and are to be expected from a 6 year old guitar, they were still dissappointing enough for me to question the workmanship of the guitar.
Action, Fit & Finish — 8
Can't really say how well the guitar came set up from the factory, but when I got it, it was set up great. Low action, no buzz. Can't complain there. However, the tone and volume pots were a little dirty, but it was nothing major. The guitar was in great condition, and it is, as I mentioned before, a breathtakingly beautiful instrument.
Features — 9
My AS83 was made in 2001 in China. Now before you say "aw, it's made in china, it must be crap!" I wanna tell you that for a six year old guitar, this thing has held up real well. I've had a few minor problems, but I'll go into that in durability. I believe Ibanez canceled this model a while back, but you can still find 'em on Musicians Friend. Mine is left handed, which are very hard to find anywhere, as they were produced only for a short time. That being said, I've got no idea why the hell they canceled the AS83, cause it's a stellar guitar. Anyway, it's got a "violin sunburst" finish, but it's really just a mellow tobbaco brown. It's an ES-335 copy, so it's a semi-hollow. Body wood is something dark, might be mahogany and the center block is maple. Neck is a 3 ply maple affair with and ebony fretboard and abalone/mother of pearl inlays. That, coupled with the flamed maple top, back and sides make this one beautiful guitar. Looks like a work of ART. Plays like one too. As far as pickups go, it comes Standard with 2 Ibanez humbuckers. I never got to try these, so any comments about the tone are based on the current pups that are in the guitar. The guy I bought this guitar from had installed Eric Johnson custom humbuckers, which drove the price up about 70 bucks (jokes on HIM, they're listed for $70 EACH.) 2 volume controls and 2 tone controls in addition to a three-way Switch rounds out the electronics. The neck has 22 medium frets, which are a good size for the most part, but after about the 15th fret they start to get really narrow, which is a pain if you're soloing up high.


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D.C. United today announced that forward Maicon Santos was selected by the Chicago Fire in Stage One of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft.
"We would like to thank Maicon for his time with D.C. United, and wish him the best of luck in the future," said D.C. United General Manager Dave Kasper.
Santos was obtained on January 18, 2012 from FC Dallas. Santos featured for D.C. United in 26 games this season (16 starts), tallying seven goals and three assists.

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Public reminded to practice gun safety
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 134 youth ages 1–19 years died as a result of an unintentional firearms death in 2010, according to information from Police Chief Eric Ladwig of the Ellsworth Police Department.
"As we get our guns out for another deer hunting season, I want to remind all gun owners that you are responsible for making sure your weapon does not fall into the hands of children and others who are unaware how quickly curiosity can result in catastrophe," the chief said.
"Your guns should always be unloaded prior to them being taken into the home," he said. "When stored, they should be unloaded and either secured with a lock that makes them inoperable or locked in a gun cabinet or safe. When taken from their storage area, each gun should be rechecked so you are absolutely sure it is unloaded."
The EPD has a limited number of gun locks available free of charge to anyone stopping by the office. Stop in during regular office hours for assistance from Police Secretary Karen Meyer.
"Help us help you make your hunting season memorable in only the best of ways," Ladwig said.
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It's just been reported that SECRET's Hyosung has fallen down the stairs, injuring both of her legs. TS Entertainment stated on November 23rd, "SECRET's leader, Hyosung, has been involved in an accident in which she fell down the stairs as she was coming out of the dormitory for a schedule." They continued, "Her left knee's cartilage has been torn, and the top of her right foot has been fractured. Both of her legs are in a cast and 4 weeks of treatment will be needed." Due to the unfortunate accident, it seems that it will be difficult for Hyosung to attend the 'Hallyu Expo Spokesperson Appointment Ceremony' that was scheduled for today, and the '2011 Melon Music Awards' which will be held tomorrow on November 24th. Source + Photo: Star News via Nate
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The Prince Nayef Bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud Award for Saudization which is in its seventh season ranked the Al Tayyar Travel Group first in the Travel & Tourism sector and issued them with the Gold Award. By winning this Award, Al Tayyar Travel Group has put the travel & tourism industry on the map for the first time in this competition. The award was presented by His Highness the Minister of Labour Adel Fakieh and graciously received by Dr. Fahad Al Jarboa, the CEO of Al Tayyar Travel Group.
Al Tayyar Travel Group was given the top award in acknowledgment of their continued efforts in cooperating with all government entities and the private sector by attracting Saudi Nationals to work within the travel & tourism industry. Al Tayyar Travel Group also offers full training to Saudi Nationals throughout all levels of its staff by way of the Al Tayyar Training Academy, allowing them to acquire all of the necessary skills to progress throughout the industry.
Dr. Fahad Al Jarboa commented on the award saying: "We consider this to be a fitting tribute to the vision of Dr. Nasser Al Tayyar, who right from the very beginning always believed that Saudization is a major factor in growth and development of all companies within the Kingdom."
He added: "As a company we continue to work hard as we all consider the travel & tourism industry as one of the key sectors that can help with economic growth and promote our national identity on an international level."
Travel & tourism has seen progressive growth within the Kingdom over the last year specifically in areas such as corporate travel and religious vacations. Saudi Arabia is now also seen as a tourist destination and with the continued support from the government and private sector the growth within the industry is set to continue for the foreseeable future.
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The European Environment Agency (EEA) is organising an open competition with a view to recruiting a contract agent to work as Legal Adviser GMES and further with a view to establishing a reserve list.
The Agency:
The EEA is an agency of the European Union (EU) and one of the decentralised Community bodies. The EEA aims to support sustainable development and to help achieve significant and measurable improvement in Europe's environment, through the provision of timely, targeted, relevant and reliable information to policy-making agents and the public.
The EEA is identified in the Communication from the European Commission (GMES – We care for a safer planet)[1] as playing an important role in the coordination of in-situ data for GMES services. The EEA has agreed with the European Commission that this role will initially be fulfilled by creating a project team at the EEA's headquarters in Copenhagen. To create this international project team within a programme, the EEA will recruit a number of contract agents who will work extensively with existing staff and networks on the project. The work is likely to involve extensive travel and discussions with a large number of stakeholders to create a framework for sustainable in-situ data and information provision for GMES services. The results of the work will change the environmental information landscape in Europe. Creating this change will be a dynamic process, the key to which is a flexible, positive, pragmatic and results-oriented approach.
As a basis for starting the work the project team will use the reports of Service Implementation Groups, FP and ESA-GSE project outcomes, the GMES Bureau, ISOWG, EEA's own summaries and knowledge of in-situ requirements, established data flows covering reporting obligations under EU Directives and Conventions and other existing data (see links and information in the public section of the EEA GMES Interest Group). The project will build on the capacity to coordinate in-situ data for GMES services by re-using existing networks and capacities, as well as demonstrating results through 'quick wins' as proof of concept for the overall approach.
Job description:
Under the responsibility of the Head of Legal Services Group, reporting to the Head of Administrative Services Programme, the Project Manager shall be responsible for developing Service Level Agreements (SLA), supporting negotiations, resolving Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues for GMES in-situ data coordination. This will be done in very close collaboration with the Head of SEIS and GMES Group.
The position will entail the following tasks:
- Devise an approach to secure a long-term, sustainable solution for in-situ data provision from a legal and procurement perspective;
- Prepare for negotiations with EU and national bodies on the conditions under which relevant data will be made available to GMES services;
- Devise shared approaches to data policy with key providers and facilitate faster and more efficient exchange;
- Be responsible for developing materials to support negotiation processes and establish data exchange agreements;
- Be responsible for ensuring the designed approaches conform with EU procurement or funding practices
- Provide support in resolving IPR issues;
- Prepare bilateral or multilateral agreements with national or regional administrations;
- Provide support securing data provision from international bodies or networks (e.g. European bodies, international conventions or under EU legislation);
- Explore the scope for synergies with and funding for in-situ infrastructures;
- Provide recommendations on governance, architecture and maintenance of transfer and archiving systems taking into account both current and future needs.
Eligibility criteria:
Candidates applying must satisfy the following eligibility criteria on the closing date for the submission of applications:
a) Successful completion of university studies attested by a degree relevant to the field concerned, where the normal duration of university education is 4 years or more OR successful completion of university studies attested by a degree relevant to the field concerned, where the normal duration of university education is 3 years, plus 1 year of relevant professional experience;
b) A minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience after achieving the degree set out above.
In addition, in order to be eligible a candidate must:
- Be a national of one of the member countries of the EEA (Member States of the European Union plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey);
- Enjoy full rights as a citizen;
- Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by law concerning military service;
- Have a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the EEA member countries and a satisfactory knowledge of another of these languages to the extent necessary for the performance of the duties pertaining to the post;
- Meet the character requirements for the duties involved;
- Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post.
Selection criteria:
- Extensive experience of providing legal and procurement advice and support;
- Experience of and ability to develop Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and deal with Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues;
- Understanding and/or experience of the process of evolving data exchange agreements in support of technical groups;
- Ability to support negotiation processes;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills;
- Excellent knowledge of English;
- Skills for liaising with key stakeholders;
- High level of discretion;
- Excellent interpersonal skills;
- Ability to work independently to deliver outputs and as a part of an international project team;
- Highly IT literate (Microsoft Office package and web tools).
- Knowledge of GMES, in-situ data or observing systems;
- Knowledge of EU rules on procurement procedures;
- Experience in negotiation processes.
Contractual conditions:
The successful candidate will be offered a Contract Agent contract in accordance with Article 3a) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities. The duration of the contract will be for a limited time period not exceeding three years, with the possibility of being renewed once for the same period.
The basic monthly salary of a Contract Agent before any deductions or allowances, on 1 July 2008 amounts to:
Function Group IV, grade 14 (step 1) EUR 3,428.49
Function Group IV, grade 16 (step 1) EUR 4,389.04
To this basic salary a weighting factor is to be added (39.4%) for Denmark from 1 July 2008. The salaries of Contract Agents are subject to a community tax deducted at source. They are exempt from national tax.
The place of work will be Copenhagen, Denmark.
It is brought to the particular attention of candidates that the provisions of Articles 11 to 26 of the Staff Regulations, concerning the rights and obligations of officials, shall apply by analogy to Contract Agents. These rules specify that:
"An official shall carry out his duties and conduct himself solely with the interests of the Communities in mind; he shall neither seek nor take instructions from any government, authority, organization or person outside his institution. He shall carry out the duties assigned to him objectively, impartially and in keeping with his duty of loyalty to the Communities.
An official shall not without the permission of the appointing authority accept from any government or from any other source outside the institution to which he belongs any honour, decoration, favour, gift or payment of any kind whatever, except for services rendered either before his appointment or during special leave for military or other national service and in respect of such service."
For further information on the Staff Regulations and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities see:
Selection procedure:
Eligibility of candidates will be assessed according to compliance with all eligibility criteria by the closing date for the submission of applications.
Eligible candidates whose application shows evidence of all required competences and skills listed under "Selection criteria" may be invited for an interview, which will be held for the most part in English. Pre-selected candidates will be asked to undergo a written test in the area of expertise required for the post.
The list of suitable candidates is submitted to the Appointing Authority who decides on the appointment of the successful candidate and the establishment of a reserve list for the post advertised. Candidates shall note that inclusion on the reserve list does not guarantee recruitment. Recruitment will be based on availability of posts and budget.
The reserve list for this post will be valid until 31 December 2011 and may be extended at the discretion of the Appointing Authority.
Prior to contract signature, the successful candidate will be asked:
- to provide original or certified copies of all relevant documents proving his/her eligibility, including an extract from his/her police file;
- to undergo a compulsory medical examination to establish that he/she meets the standard of physical fitness necessary to perform the duties involved.
Personal data protection:
Any personal data provided by the User shall be processed pursuant to European Regulation related to personal data protection, in particular Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movements of such data. It shall be processed solely for the purposes of the performance, management and follow-up of information requested by the User. The User shall have the right of access to his personal data and the right to rectify any such data that is inaccurate or incomplete. Should the User have any queries concerning the processing of his personal data, he shall address them to the European Environment Agency.
Equal treatment:
EEA is an equal opportunities employer and accepts applications without distinction on the grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, age or sexual orientation. Staff is recruited on the broadest possible geographical basis from among nationals of all EEA member countries.
Application procedure:
Interested candidates must apply by filling in the application form below. To the application form must be attached:
- The Europass CV below duly filled in;
- A letter of motivation; and
- The eligibility and selection criteria grid below duly filled in.
Application Documents:
NB: Failure to submit any of the required documents will lead to exclusion from the procedure.
Closing date for application: Friday 29 January 2010, at 12.00 (Central European Time)
Applications sent after this date will be rejected.
Please ensure that you observe the following:
1. Remember to take time zones into consideration when sending your application.
2. Include both a CV using the Europass template attached above and a letter of motivation.
3. Ensure to specify in CV exact starting and end dates of professional experiences (date/month/year) as well as percentage of work activity in case the experience is not full time.
4. Include the duly filled in eligibility and selection criteria grid.
5. Once your application has been submitted, you will receive an automatic reply.
6. It is your responsibility to keep the automatic reply message as proof of submission of your application.
7. Should you not receive an automatic reply message, please submit your application again.
8. Please do not leave it until the last minute to submit your application. Experience has shown that the system can become overloaded as the deadline for applications approaches and you may find it difficult to submit your application in time.
9. Candidates may apply in any of the official languages of the European Union but the use of English is encouraged to facilitate the selection process.
Request for review:
Candidates who have not been admitted to the selection procedure will be notified by letter. The candidate may ask to have her/his application reconsidered by sending a request for review to the Chairperson of the Selection Committee at the address indicated on the letter within 21 calendar days from the date of the letter of notification.
Application form
Interested candidates must apply by filling in the application form below. To the application form must be attached:
The template CV below duly filled in, and
Template Europass CV
Instructions for Europass CV
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North Korea is Going Nuclear. It's Time to Fight Back.
Comment Writer Colum Hawken argues that the world can no longer rely on the US to defend it from North KoreaWritten by Redbrick on 26th July 2017
The final trip we made in the West Bank was theoretically of no special importance, just another visit to another Palestinian village surrounded by settlements and army installations. We had seen such before, near the giant wall itself in Bethlehem, talking to farmers whose land was slowly eroding away and being cordoned off as vast settlements oozed down the hillsides towards them.
On the day however, the village of Yanun did end up feeling very unique from all other places we had been to here, even to Hebron. Although the two places would share many similar qualities they were two sides of the same coin, displaying the same significance in different ways and leaving a familiar yet singular impression.
The car journey to the village was very much like the others, yet more green hills, more grey settlements, more farmers. Today was more tense though, our week coming to an end, an air of electricity filled the taxi, produced by fatigue and close proximity of large egos and voices. We were all very relieved to disembark into the empty streets of Yanun. The village itself lies in a bowl of hills, slightly mounting one of them, with its fields occupying the valley floor like a worn green rug. These are overlooked by grey sandy houses above. Dotting the hilltops around us were the now familiar sight of ragtag settler houses and a military base, poorly disguised and visible even from a distance, where it commanded a full view of the valley.
Soon after arrival we were greeted by members of EAPPI (Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine), an organisation that has been helping to maintain and protect the village. They introduced us to yet another heavily moustachioed mayor who led us into a cool, round room for an interview.
The smallest village in the West Bank, it was of little significance until the start of the 21st century. The first attack came from settlers in 2002, in the form of shootings and assaults upon farmers and foreign aid workers working on the harvest; the perpetrators have since been evicted. Such action culminated in October of that year, in repeated threats by settlers, who would enter the village, armed and on horseback. Such Wild West aesthetics were clearly successful as the entire village was abandoned except for two old men who refused to leave. Only after a strong campaign and international support did people return to their homes, but the situation has hardly improved for them, even with volunteers present.
Since their return around 800 olive trees have been cut down by marauding settlers, and the village water supply poisoned, but the army bases claimed to have seen nothing, despite being able to identify us as white Europeans when we alighted and respond with patrols. Physical attacks have included the shooting of animals, as well as the severe beating and mutilating of one farmer, and the shooting of another, who was defending a mentally disabled person. Medics and locals were forbidden to go near him for three hours, leaving him permanently paralysed. At least one settler went to court for shooting a University professor but the case was dismissed. A major problem also lies with the fact that ownership papers can be demanded on pain of eviction. Many of these papers are held by owners in Nablus, who sometimes cannot be reached within the 24 hours given before eviction.
Much of the problem with the settlements lies in the delegation of responsibility. Whatever the Israeli Supreme Court does to evict the settlers the government continues to hinder it. This same government may not openly endorse illegal settlements but electricity, water, roads and, of course, army protection are still lavished on them. Many in Israeli society condemn the settlers as extremists only making the situation worse. As pointed out by settlers in interviews, these same people will both criticise but also buy the products of settlement farms. They may agree that they do not want the army defending these radicals, but when such a policy has been so tied up with the prevention of terrorism by both semantics and practicality there is little anyone is prepared to do.
Even the settlers themselves can seemingly wash their hands of guilt. A visit to the Itamar 'Gem of the Hills' settlement website provides one with plenty of information about glorious pioneers in an idyllic paradise, as well as of the attacks made upon settlers (to which no villagers of Yanun were ever linked). But Yanun is only mentioned as an 'Arab village', and does not even appear on the map of the area. Thus if no place exists, at least with any real roots here, then there really is no one from whom they are stealing.
After the interview we visited the local school, which serves eight children. Out of a nearby doorway a small child peered out at me, ducking away and looking back now and again. Were it not for the presence of internationals, the only Westerners these children would ever grow up knowing would be Israeli soldiers and settlers, a potential psychological time-bomb giving equal importance to the presence of internationals as protecting the farmers. The long-term aim here is to have no international presence necessary, but with a small population consisting of many children, surrounded by armed and entrenched settlers, this seems a sad pipedream.
If anything could further hammer home the hopelessness of this villages' predicament it was the sight of a white UN car parked outside as we came out. Like the international presence in Hebron they do not appear to do anything of any use, and drove off away from us, as if simply giving up and packing it in for good. The village they left behind emits the resilience of a dying man. Whatever the hard work and optimism of the internationals and village leaders, life is slowly being bled out in the form of ordinary people who can no longer afford to keep resisting, and must resign themselves to their fate elsewhere. And why shouldn't they when all those who could do something have washed their hands of the whole affair?
Written by Giles Longley- Cook
23rd July 2012 at 12:14 pm
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Andy vs. the 3 a.m. heebie-jeebies
By BOB DRIVER
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Every two weeks or so Andy awoke at 3 a.m. and was attacked by the heebie-jeebies. It had been this way most of his life. He assumed everyone got the heebie-jeebies at one time or another.
He hated them, but he had learned how to cope with them. The first thing he did, nowadays, was to arise and visit the bathroom. Nothing is more futile than to try to fight heebie-jeebies while encumbered by a full bladder. Then he returned to bed and did battle.
His next step was to curse at the jeebies (Andy used the short form of the expression because he was old and wanted to save time). Aloud or just in his mind, Andy called the jeebies every rotten name he could think of. This made him feel in control. Which of course he wasnt. But hurling foul words at the jeebies gave him courage.
He pictured the jeebies as having several forms. Mostly they were birds vultures, crows, owls, ravens dark, noisy, squawking creatures who swooped and dived above Andys bed, threatening to land on his eyeballs or feet or rip off sizeable chunks of Andys carcass. But he had learned that they never actually touched him. Thats because the jeebies werent real they were all in his mind. Which, for Andy, was the worst place they could be.
All of the jeebies had names: Poverty, regret, failure, disease, hospitals, abandonment, climate change, loneliness, missed deadlines, atomic war, jail, lawyers, cold, tornadoes, rejected (and rejecting) girl friends, dementia, and being condemned to watch The View or Maury or Judge Judy for days at a time.
Andy first experienced serious assaults by the jeebies in his early 40s. By then he was divorced and living in a shabby furnished apartment in Oklahoma. His college alumni magazine told him of the worldly successes his former classmates had already begun to rack up. A repeated nightmare for Andy had him being fired from every job, or else having a job and not knowing what his duties were. The jeebie attacks soon followed.
But with the years Andy grew wise. Or a little wiser. He got better at fending off the jeebies. He learned what they loved, and hated.
They loved for him to just lie in bed doing nothing except be afraid. One reason jeebies attack sleeping people in the wee hours is that the victims are usually horizontal, naked or nearly so, and surrounded by darkness. And feeling totally defenseless.
The solution: do something. Anything. Turn on a light. Get out of bed. At least sit up. Juggle some tangerines. Jeebies find it very hard to attack a moving object, such as you, me or Andy.
Another approach: books. Andys most treasured anti-jeebie weapon was a collection of New Yorker cartoons by George Price, whose main subjects were looney, penniless but unflappable city dwellers. Five minutes of Prices cartoons could dispel almost any jeebie attack.
A second defense was Dale Carnegies classic primer on how to stop worrying. It tells of men and women who had faced thousands of disasters (many of them imaginary) but who had overcome or outwitted worry using tools available to anyone, including Andy.
And there was Philip Roths Portnoys Complaint, one of the funniest stories ever told. Andy had repelled many a jeebie assault by reading about Portnoys inner and outer devils.
If all else failed, Andy pulled down one of Dave Barrys collections from the shelf. Dave was Andys hero. Andy believed that if a group of jeebies were interviewed, they would say, We cant frighten people when theyre reading Dave Barrys columns. We hate laughter.
Andy had heard about suicide hot lines. He wondered why no one had ever started a heebie-jeebie hot line. It would be a 24-hour phone number that a person could dial up when a jeebie attack occurred or was imminent.
Hello, Im calling from Scranton and the jeebies are after me! All right, tell me about them. What shape and color are they? Theyre big and gray and look like vampire bats. Some of them are screaming Gonna getchoo, gonna getchoo, you worm! Oh, yes, weve had several calls like that recently. Why dont you get yourself a glass of warm milk and tell me your deepest fears? Do you have time to listen to me? Oh, sure. We have dozens of hot-line counselors on duty. We get thousands of calls, mostly at night. Youre not alone.
Beautiful words: Youre not alone. Andy would remember them, next jeebie attack.
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I need them soon. I don't have time to order. Where can I find them? I need to use them for a cake decorating contest where I have to use candy.
Places I have found it in the past:
Sav-on/RiteAid/Longs Drugs (they have a lot of candy types)
Sweet Factory (in a lot of malls)
THANKS! I'll check out Target and Kmart since that is closer to my house. Walmart unfortunately doesn't have it.
Do you have a Powell's Candy Shop? That's were I get mine.
if your mall has a candy store they generally have it.
Walgreen's, local drug store, Fresh Market
I looked EVERYWHERE for it one time -- you'll never guess where I stumbled upon it! It was hanging on one of those spinning wire racks in my local gas station/quick store!
Cracker Barrel! And also if you have a mall that contains a little bulk candy store...they are usually there too.
I looked EVERYWHERE for it one time -- you'll never guess where I stumbled upon it! It was hanging on one of those spinning wire racks in my local gas station/quick store!
oh that is too funny!
I would like to buy some also. I can get it online but they want $10+ for shipping.
Try Whole Foods, Central Market, or World Market. They have it in the candy section. I got mine at Central Market.
Try Walgreens.
Pssst! Watcha gonna do with the black shoe lace licorice when you find it, hmmmm????
That reminds me... I need to pick some up too! My daughter wants a 3D Homer Simpson head and I need it for his hairs!!!
It's very useful for decorating halloween stuff.
I am looking for black shoestring laces to use as "strings" for a guitar cake I am making this weekend.
If I can't find it, I'll use cording from Michaels, but I would prefer that everything be edible.
AI get black licorice laces at the candy store in the mall. You might consider spaghetti (uncooked) if it is long enough. It can be tinted with food color.
large groceries (like Walmart) generally carry it, especially this time of year.


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CCU prepares for 1st round of FCS Playoffs
Wed, 27 Nov 2013 19:45:48 GMT —
The 11th ranked Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team will play the #12 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats in the first round of the FCS Playoffs on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Coastal beat Bethune-Cookman 24-14 in the opening round of the playoffs last season. The Chanticleers are 16-1 lifetime against teams from the MEAC, and they have yet to lose at home this season. A CCU win on Saturday would tie the school record of seven home wins in a season, last accomplished in 2004.
Coastal Carolina is 1-3 in playoff games. Bethune-Cookman is 0-5 all-time.
The Wildcats enter the contest ranked second in the nation in FCS total defense. On offense, running back Isidore Jackson is the all-time rushing leader at Bethune-Cookman with 3,143 yards.
Coastal's offense has scored 26 or more points in every game this season with the exception of last week. CCU running back Lorenzo Taliaferro won the Big South Conference rushing title with 1,487 yards.
Both Coastal Carolina and Bethune-Cookman have 10-2 records.
The Chanticleers are coming off a 70-10 loss at South Carolina. CCU head coach Joe Moglia said he does not think last week's loss will affect the Chanticleers heading into the playoffs, "We just got whipped badly. We just got embarrassed. We understand that. We don't make believe that didn't happen, but it is over with. It is over with. It is a football game, we lost it. That's it. Look at the opportunity we have ahead of us. "


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Leave it to Bear and Bird Boutique + Gallery, the funky little lowbrow display space upstairs at Tate's Comics in Lauderhill, to come up with an exhibition theme as clever as it is gimmicky. For "Three of a Kind," two dozen or so artists, most based locally, were invited to submit works linked by the number three. Just how the concept of threeness applies was left up to the artists. Some, such as Amanda Valdés and the artist endearingly known as Terribly Odd, take a single image and spread it over three panels. Others settle on common subject matter to link their works: Danny Brito's Animal Collective, which includes a trio of colored pencil and watercolor portraits of long-necked, geeky-looking girls in headgear, and John Kissee's digital canvas prints of Uhura, Batgirl, and Wonder Woman. Alessandro Echevarria starts with a conceptual title, Crippled Rhetoric, and renders it as a tripartite human figure fragmented into logos, pathos, and ethos. Janet Gold weighs in with two abstract triptychs, Well Balanced and Ambiguously Evident, so spare and ethereal that they seem to have wandered in from a more highbrow show. Most ambitious of all is the giddily blasphemous triptych Ham for the Holidays, painted in acrylic enamel on three hinged, mirrored panels. Subtitled The Life of Jesus as interpreted through the 3 Little Pigs, it includes, from left to right, big bad wolves as the Magi (bearing gifts of meat cleaver, barbecue sauce, and skillet, no less), who drool over a piglet in a manger while a heavenly haloed ham floats above; the Crucifixion as a sort of demented barbecue; and a resurrected pig presiding over a doormat reading "WELCOME BACK," a slain wolf, and a mailbox brimming with sausages. (On display through February 21 at Bear and Bird Boutique + Gallery, 4566 N. University Dr., Lauderhill. Call 954-748-0181.)
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Guess What – Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Is Drama
If you are a fan of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, you will be in for a treat for their reunion special. I personally didn't watch any of their show because…let's face it, RHOA is where it is at. I don't care to watch real women with real money make fake problems. I enjoy my housewives on the cusp of bankruptcy and struggling to make their next dime to keep up the illusion of their grandiose lifestyle. Call me old-fashioned.
The women, all seen above for the series party in October of last year, all seem to have their claws out, and the reunion looks like it's going to focus heavily on Camille Grammer and the fights between Kyle and Kim Richards. Check out the clip after the jump! What do you hope goes down?


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I am considering fraxel for mild acne scars on my chin and cheeks, reduction of fine lines would be welcome too. I went to the medspa for a consultation and the nurse said that the entire procedure is performed at the highest setting 70 mj. I have sensitive skin and am wondering if this is appropriate. Also I do have some acne at the moment, is it best to wait until I'm cleared up and why is that?
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Fraxel one very good treatment for acne scars
Fraxel is one of the best ways to treat acne scars, but your intuition about needing to quiet down any acute acne breakout is a good one. I also agree that seeking out the most experienced providers possible rather than the medspa setting you describe is also wise. Starting out at 70 mj in a patient with sensitive skin may be a little agressive...stating out slowly and more conservatively is always a good idea until you see what that individuals reaction to the treatment will be....and then you can turn up the power if need be for subsequent treatments.
Clear acne before treating scars with Fraxel
You should get your acne cleared before resuracing with laser otherwise a flare of acne, which is common during recocvery. You could risk more scarring from the new acne. Acne scars are treated with settings that allow for deeper penetration of the laser energy. Sensitive skin may react to the typical creams used afterthe laser so it might be good to even test the product prior to treatment by applying a small amount on a small patch of skin behind the ear. It is wiser for you to consult with an experienced physician and have their practice do the treatment as long as they provide emergency call backs in case you have a problem.
Med Spa? Nurse? See a doctor!
It certainly sounds like you need the advice of a board certified dermatologist familiar with Fraxel technology, as well as the knowledge to head off potential problems from laser on sensitive skin and treat your medical problem of acne. Your sixth sense to question their judgement is right on. Fraxel is not a facial and has the potential for problems when used by non-physician practicioners. Get your massage at a spa, get your medical treatments from a doctor!
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I love Do-it-yourselfers - I am one too and I know many of my Plastic surgery colleagues are as well. But, as confident as I am in my abilities and surgical judgment, aside from stitching my baby girl's forehead, I would not operate on a member of my family nor treat my self with my lasers.
I am therefore thoroughly puzzled with your approach and execution. "...I went to the med spa for a consultation and the nurse said... ". WHY would you entrust your face to a Fraxel laser at a med spa? Instead of being seen by an experienced laser Plastic surgeon ./ ENT or Dermatologist WHY would you even listen to what a nurse operator at a spa had to say?
For starters, your acne should be under control and that can be done with a few IPL (example Sciton BBL) Blue light which would kill your bacteria and help resolve the acne.
The next question, WHY Fraxel and not another resurfacing modality? Fraxel is truly no longer the best way to solve resurfacing issues. There are better ways with shorter recoveries. You OWE it to yourself to leave the Do-it-yourself for small house repairs and see a real professional for the medical stuff.
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Cool Stuff: Jona/Tomberry
Today we feature the animated short Jona/Tomberry by Rosto, a Dutch filmmaker and creator of Studio Rosto A.D. in Amsterdam. It is one of three short films that tell part of the story of Mind My Gap, which is described as an online graphic novel. Its website is here; the website for Jona/Tomberry itself is here.
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AddMovement – Modernising the Wheelchair
Elevator pitch
AddMovement has invented and developed a world-first mobility seated device, AddSeat, that suits everyone from those with walking difficulties to people who have a paralysis or injury below chest level. AddSeat creates an image that is very different to today's electric wheelchair or scooter and already has buyers in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Greece and the USA. In 2015, €105,000 was raised as a crowdlending campaign on FundedByMe – the largest and most successful on this platform yet, closing three weeks early. We expect this equity campaign to show similar traction! The money raised will be used to add more AddSeat dealers in each of the existing markets and add new countries, while creating an officially medical-classed product that will make life for people with mobility issues easier and more convenient.
Investor proposal
The increase in the global dealer network in 2016 and into 2017 caused by the growing market demand, we expect investments in AddMovement to generate a high ROI in the next few years.
We will add new gyro platforms to the AddSeat family and increase the volume of distribution by adding new dealers in each country, therefore, significantly increasing revenue and of course make us attractive for a trade sale within 2-3 years.
For an amount of €160.000, we offer 2.5% of our shares at a share price of €124.80. The minimum investment is €249.60 and the maximum investment €160.000.
The problem this product solves
Marit Sundin, the innovator of AddSeat™ saw a chance in 2010 to change her life by adding a seat to a Segway. The idea for a "small footprint" powered wheelchair was born. This was combined with the market looking for something that removed the "handicapped" label to a cool and exciting transportation product. Marit herself saw how the question went from "what happened to you," to cool where do I buy the AddSeat!
How the product solves it
AddSeat™ is a stylish and thoughtful technical mobility solution mounted on a gyro unit, currently a Segway™. By adding a seat to the market leading gyro platform, it allows those who need to be seated, the possibility to use this product in a diverse range of environments.
No impact on the underlying gyro product allowing the customer to convert back to a standard product maintaining an inbuilt value. The name "AddSeat" aims to communicate to customers the potential to change their lives with the market leading drive unit. Additional options for steering and seating have been added.
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Product features
The AddSeat is covered in wheelchair upholstery that can be changed with ease. Removable steering column allows easier transfer from fixed seat or wheelchair. With two versions, fixed height and height adjustable, the latter with its own motor to allow easy height adjustment.
The footrest can also be adjusted for personal comfort. The seat is sprung and can be slid backwards in order to get the center of gravity further back and enable a more powerful braking effect. Also, two different steering column styles are available for those with or without lower limbs.
Product use cases
AddSeat has a diverse user base, from amputees to those who have MS, or those with a limited capability to walk any distance. Many traditional wheelchair users can now access areas that were previously physically exhausting to traverse; snow, sand, uneven roads such as cobblestones all are now less of a barrier. Plus joining others while they cycle, being on the grass touchline of a football match are just some examples that are normally taken for granted.
For the user, it creates a freedom that is profound and allows them and their family to have a less restricted life.
Target Market
In Europe, there are 5 million wheelchair users including both manual and powered wheelchairs. The figures are similar in the USA.
In Sweden, there are approximately 270.000 users of wheelchairs, of which 240.000 are manual wheelchair users plus 250.000 people are expected to use a walking frame (ref Swedish Handicapped Institute and Nysam).
Taking 10% of the wheelchair/walking frame users as a market in Europe then 1 Million devices is a distinct possibility. We expect to sell 50 in Europe 50 rest of world in 2017.
Competitive landscape
The AddSeat has limited access to the subsidised medical market as we do not have a medically defined product so therefore we are a "Lifestyle" product. We have one main competitor that has a registered medical product "GennyMobility".
All our other competitors operate in the "lifestyle" market. Price to end user is around 13000 Euro plus local taxes. We are around 1-2000 Euro's lower than our main competitors.
Our plan is to also offer an ISO CE Medical Classed product in 2017 so we can compete in both segments of the market. Our sales predictions are based on "Lifestyle" only.
Unique differentiator from competitors
Currently, the AddSeat is unique with;¨
1. The variable height seat, this allows the wheelchair user to transfer easily from a wheelchair to the AddSeat and come up to the normal operating level.
2. Choice of steering solutions which means those without lower limbs can have a more controlled seating position. For those with lower limbs, the curved steering provides easier transfer.
3. Enhanced braking solution – this means that the angle and force needed to break are reduced, which is vital in locations where there is a gradient.
A similar braking movement is available on one of our competitors.
Business Model
Company revenue streams
We operate through dealers, except for Sweden.
We sell a Segway with AddSeat fitted, except for the USA where we supply an AddSeat for fitting to a locally sourced Segway. Revenue comes from a margin on the Segway unit and the manufacture of the AddSeat.
Additional revenue comes from e.g. bespoke Alloy Wheels, Crutch Holders, lighting.
As AddSeat has now been on the market for over four years, servicing and spare parts for maintenance will start to add additional revenue. We will be looking to add a care package from 2017.
Commissions from Financial and insurance packages from 2017.
Product/service distribution
For 2016 we will focus on developing the dealer network across the globe, with a strategy of one dealer per country initially. Allowing us to time to resolve all regulatory issues, medical rules or road traffic acts in that given country.
Once we feel confident with the supply chain, it is then intended to expand the dealer network via a distributor/importer route.
Due to our requirement that the user should try the seat to check suitability first, we feel the dealer route to market is at the moment the most suitable. Online sales are not part of our strategy.
Previous milestones/traction
Milestones reached since the FundedByMe lending round:
- September 2015 -Closed FundedByMe lending round early. The largest and most successful crowdlending on FundedByMe.
- October 2015 -New Model 5.0 and 5.1 launched at Rehacare in Dusseldorf immediate sales and new dealer enquiries from around the world.
- December 2015 -New dealer appointed in Germany.
- April 2016 -New dealer appointed in the USA to help launch in North America. Exhibition in New York with immediate sales.
- June 2016 -Dealer appointed in Australia first exhibition July 2016.
- July 2016 -The UK adverts to build market awareness and find a launch dealer.
- Sept 2016 -Rehacare Dusseldorf.
Next key objectives
Autumn 2016:
- We plan to break even by the end of 2016.
- Start on ISO13485 Medical Class 1 product development.
- Add one new European country, UK or France (possibly both due to number of enquiries)
- Stand at Rehacare in Dusseldorf with our German Dealer handling local sales.
- Groundwork with Business Sweden for Middle and the Far East.
- Improve safety for a user due to a power failure and improved stabilisation. Important for ISO13485.
Winter 2016/2017
- Finalise ISO13485 Class 1 product. Leading to FDA cleared device.
Previous Financing
Previous funding/grants:
- 2012-2014 85K Euro by the Regional Funds and Jimmy Dahlstens fund.
- 2012 Seed loan (Såddlån) of 24K Euro from ALMI with 20K Euro outstanding.
– The above funds took the company from Ver 1 to Ver 4
- September 2015: 105K Euro Crowdlending, 36 months 90K Euro outstanding
– Allowed development of Ver 5.0 Ver 5.1
– Attract new International Dealers, from the USA, Germany and Australia with attendance at Rehacare.
– Visits to potential dealers in Switzerland and Canada
– Advertising in trade and consumer magazines.
We have a manufacturing partnership with Samhall AB – This partnership allows AddMovement to focus on business development, marketing, and product development with the professional manufacturing team at Svenstavik looking after the purchasing, manufacturing, and logistics to the end customer in Sweden or the dealers in the rest of world.
Samhall AB Svenstavik has been involved in manufacturing mobility solutions for nearly fifty years.
We have no agreement with any Gyro manufacturer as we wish to be able to offer a variety of solutions for different platforms now and in the future.
Industry Recognition
Industry Certification/Awards
- Marit Sundin of AddMovement was awarded the Female Innovator of the Year 2014 with AddSeat – This prestigious award was presented by the Svenska Uppfinnareföreningen (The Swedish Inventors Association) at the annual ceremony held at the Engineering and Technical Museum.
- Winner of Åforsk entreprenörsstipendium in association Swedish Incubators & Science Parks – October 2015.
- AddSeat is now part of the Megamind's exhibition at the Swedish Technical Museum
- Selected by STING as 1 of 9 innovative European MedTech companies for Global MedTech 2016 course. A six-month programme to help us meet key organisations and individuals in USA, Europe, and Asia.


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text: So... I'm trying to watch "How I Met Your Mother" on my tablet, but when i'm streaming it online, it stops and when I click play again chrome freezes and crashes. The online streaming works perfectly on my Galaxy S4, but not on my tablet. Anyone know a fix for this? It is really annoying..


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Romania's Orthodox Church wants to change the country's Constitution so as not to allow same-sex marriages. The initiative was first launched by the Metropolitan of Banat Ioan Selejan, at the end of his Christmass mass in Timisoara. Tens of people who went to the Epiphany Day service at the Metropolitan cathedral in Timisoara on January 6 queued to sign for this initiative, according to local media.
Several priests from Romania's Iasi county have rallied to this initiative, starting to gather signatures from their parishioners to support the Constitution's amendment. After blessing the houses for the Epiphany Day (a very common tradition in Romania), they've also asked the people to sign in favor of amending the Constitution, so that it would only allow the marriage between men and women, and not between persons of the same sex, reports local Mediafax.
The believers had different reactions to the priests' request: while most of elderly signed the tables, the young people were not so enthusiastic.
Representatives of the Metropolitanate of Moldova and Bucovina claimed that the priests in Iasi county gathered the signatures on their own initiative, but that their idea was not wrong. The priests need to gather half a million signatures to file for a referendum for modifying the country's fundamental law.
The Romanian Patriarch Daniel said that the believers "must support the Church's effort to protect the natural, traditional and universal family, and to resist in front of some new family models which consider that the natural woman-man union would be only a model among others," reports Basilica.ro, the Romanian Patriarchy's news service.
According to him, the family is in a fragile and difficult situation, as some think that the traditional family model is outdated.
"The number of those who treat marriage as a simple contract or partnership between two persons of different gender or the same gender keeps increasing nowadays. However, the social partnerships between people can't be classed as traditional families and any attack on its traditional identity is an artificial innovation which can't be called natural reality," the Patriarch said.
He believes that the Christian family not only faces an economic crisis (poverty, unemployment, emigration, and so on), but also a moral crisis (libertinism, abortion, divorce, child abandonment, domestic violence, juvenile delinquency, human trafficking) and a spiritual one (sectarianism, fanaticism, and so on).
"When God made the world, the crown of His creation was the family: the man and the woman, who have received the blessing to grow, multiply, and possess the earth," Patriarch Daniel added.
Several European countries recognize some type of same-sex unions, among them some of the European Union's members. Greece, an Orthodox country, has adopted a law that allows same-sex civil partnerships just before Christmas last year.
However, this remains a controversial topic in Europe, including Romania where most of the people are very religious.
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Sexual orientation discrimination, forbidden in Romania by the new Constitution
Amnesty worried that Romanian Constitution changes on definition of family might cause discrimination
Irina Popescu, [email protected]
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BISMARCK, N.D. — Former North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson has been re-elected president of the National Farmers Union.
Johnson has led the group since 2009, after heading North Dakota's Agriculture Department for a dozen years. He says he's grateful for the opportunity to serve two more years as National Farmers Union president.
Kansas Farmers Union President Donn Teske was elected vice president of the national group.


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One of the essential differences between Burton and Taylor and many of the denizens who infest the current culture of celebrity is that they were neither famous for being famous nor for the way they lived, but most essentially for what they did. When they found each other on the set of "Cleopatra," he was arguably the finest stage actor of his generation and became a formidable film actor through the force of her example. Taylor was a film star who discovered a powerful dramatic persona in the penumbra of Burton's influence.
Bereft of their partnership, both artists were somehow diminished. In 1984, the last year of his life, the 58-year-old Burton left his Swiss retreat and traveled to London to play the role of the party inquisitor who torments Winston Smith in a film adaptation of George Orwell's "1984." Director Michael Radford recalls that the actor was "like an old wounded lion … an old man. I got the impression that he just couldn't wait to die, that life had seeped out of him in some strange kind of way. What was important to him in his life was gone."
What was most important to him, of course, was thousands of miles away in America.


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First-time mom and three little kittens helped spread zoo's conservation message
The Oregon Zoo has named Peggy the caracal its 2012 Mother of the Year. The first-time mom gave birth to three energetic and playful kittens last June and did an outstanding job of raising them into adult cats, according to zoo staff. No longer dependent on their mother, two of the three young caracals have recently moved to new homes.
"We are very proud of Peggy," said senior Africa keeper Asaba Mukobi. "It was great to see her doing everything she possibly could to care for her kittens. She was very protective, made sure everyone got enough to eat, and set boundaries for them once they started moving around."
Peggy gave birth to her litter June 8 in a behind-the-scenes nest box that keepers had prepared for the occasion. In the days leading up to and immediately following the birth, zoo animal-care staff monitored Peggy around the clock via remote camera. Keepers had volunteered for four-hour watches, sleeping on cots at the zoo between their shifts.
"Our staff was completely dedicated to ensuring the health of Peggy and her kittens," Mukobi said. "Thankfully, she didn't need much help from us. She did a great job on her own."
At birth, the caracals' tufted ears – a distinguishing feature of the small African cats – were flat against their heads, but after a few weeks they stood fully upright. Zoo visitors got their first glimpse of the kittens in September, when the three were given regular access to the caracal habitat.
"The kittens were very active," recalled Asaba Mukobi, senior Africa keeper. "On their first day outside, they would chirp whenever their mom was out of their view, and Peggy would go and get them. She was an excellent mother."
The three siblings were healthy from day one and grew rapidly. Keepers voted to name them Mkuze ("mih-KOO-zee"), Binti and Aziza. Mkuze, the male kitten, is named after an African wildlife reserve. The female kittens' names are Swahili; Binti means "young lady daughter" and Aziza means "gorgeous."
In March, both Binti and Aziza moved down south – Binti going to the Little Rock Zoo in Arkansas and Aziza to the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans. Mkuze remains at the Oregon Zoo for now, but will likely be transferring soon.
"Caracals don't live in family groups like lions, and male caracals don't live in the same space as their offspring," Mukobi said. "After the kittens were born, we alternated which caracals went on exhibit, so Cricket, the father, wouldn't be out at the same time as the kittens. Now that the cats have grown up and no longer need their mother, they are moving on to other zoos, and Cricket and Peggy can share the habitat again."
Peggy came to the zoo in 2009 from a conservation center in Mena, Ark. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which coordinates nationwide breeding programs for many of the species housed by zoos, recommended her for breeding with the kittens' father, Cricket, because the cats are from the same subspecies. Cricket was born at the Lory Park Zoo and Owl Sanctuary in South Africa, and moved to the Oregon Zoo in winter 2011.
The zoo's caracal habitat, which was built with the support of Portland General Electric, is part of the zoo's Predators of the Serengeti exhibit. The caracals have access to a heated den and a spacious landscape dotted with trees, shrubs, heated rocks and grassy knolls, all of which are enriching for the feline residents.
Caracals live in the woodlands and savannas of Africa, Southwest Asia and the Arabian Peninsula. While caracals are listed in the category of "least concern" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, hunting and habitat loss pose risks to wild populations. The caracal is listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. CITES is an international treaty controlling the trade of threatened and endangered plants and animals.


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Apr 22 2009
Caught in the Act
I'm borrowing a title from Chuck Tague and a photo from Steve Gosser to tell you some of the interesting things I've seen birds do in the past week.
- Isn't this a beautiful bird? Of all the early arriving migrants, yellow-throated warblers are my favorite. I saw them at Raccoon Creek Wildflower Reserve last weekend, arguing about territory, singing and chasing. They're usually at the tops of sycamores so I'm quite pleased Steve Gosser captured this image. It's the best look I've had at a yellow-throated warbler for quite some time.
- About a week ago I was driving north on Interstate 79 when I noticed two pairs of rock pigeons perched on the abutments of a bridge PennDot had just taken down. Nothing was left of the bridge except its supports. I imagine the pigeons had come home and were standing on the abutments wondering where the heck their nest site went. They heard lots of banging and ... poof! ... it was gone.
- The red-tailed hawks who nested on Central Catholic's roof last spring have chosen a new nest site, this time on a building at Carnegie Mellon. That probably explains why I saw the male do such a splendid aerial display at nearby Flagstaff Hill.
- Yesterday morning I walked to work through Schenley Park wearing my bright purple rain jacket. The color attracted a ruby-crowned kinglet who flitted quite close, then flew into the shrubbery. To his surprise another male kinglet was already there and raised his ruby crown like a mohawk. I was astonished by how red and tall the ruby crown became. The angry bird looked like a completely different species.
- Last Sunday at Enlow Fork I saw a pair of blue-gray gnatcatchers collecting nesting material. The male looked especially snappy in his blue-gray plumage. His black eyebrows made him look fierce and a little cross-eyed. While observing the happy pair I noticed a female brown-headed cowbird was watching too, perhaps waiting to find the nest so she could lay an egg in it. If she did so it would wreck the gnatcatchers' nesting season. Suddenly the male gnatcatcher noticed the cowbird and while still carrying nesting material he began to dive-bomb her. Over and over again he tried to knock the cowbird off her perch, but she wouldn't budge. Finally in a parting shot he pooped on her. Hah!
Every day there's something new to see. Spend some time outdoors. It's Earth Day!
(photo by Steve Gosser)
3 Responses to "Caught in the Act"
# Anne Mon 22 Apr 2009 at 10:00 am
Kate —
My neighbor has a golden retriever and puts his brushed fur out for the birds' nesting material. When the supply runs thin, a pair of tufted titmice will visit the retriever where he lays on their porch, land on his hip and pull the undercoat off the dog….fresh from the source! Their pooch isn't bothered by this and just looks over his shoulder to see who's picking at him. Amazing birds! Amazing dog!
I continue to enjoy reading your blog and have alerted others to it. –Anne
# Amy Fon 23 Apr 2009 at 3:58 pm
I just laughed out loud over the gnatcatcher's parting shot! Hope the cowbird doesn't find their nest.
# Lauren Conkleon 24 Apr 2009 at 8:44 am
That is an absolutely stunning photograph! I haven't had the pleasure of meeting him yet, but I'm a big fan of Steve's photography.
I did have the pleasure once of seeing a yellow-throated warbler up close last spring, during a Three River's Birding Club outing at Buffalo Creek Watershed.


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Salads: How To Make And Dress Them
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she went back to him, im not going to feel sorry for her again!
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my ex husband is a cheater, abuser, has no respect for women or anyone else for that matter (not to mention a drug addict) and will only do something if it benefits him. also he has never worked a day in his life and has used his looks and anything else to get what ever he wants. the list goes on and on so to say that he is a sorry excuse for a person would not even come close to describing who he is. when the woman that he cheated on me with contacted me wanting help to get away from him and needing a friend i reached out... i mean what else was i to do? I'm not a horrible person, sure i warned her about him and how he would treat her if she stayed. but i still felt bad that she had to learn that on her own.
we spoke for a few months, she was having a hard time after the divorce but i was always there when she needed me. she even started a new relationship and even though it didn't go well i was still there for her. and then out of the blue she wrote our ex's name on her Facebook page and almost over night stopped talking to me. i tried to contact her, but she didn't answer. a few weeks went by and still nothing, i was worried about her and contacted her mother but was told she was fine so life went on. i figured that she was maybe going through something and just needed time, i had my own busy life to see to.
then last week i was talking to a friend who also knows her and she told me that she had gone back to the same man that had abused her. she had also stopped talking to this friend after telling her that she was perfectly happy and that she wanted to be left alone. i have heard the line that she was perfectly happy before, only to be driving out in the middle of the night to pick her up at a bus station after she's be abused.
she divorced him and was starting to slowly get her life back, i know that it isn't easy and that sometimes there is no getting your life back. but at the same time i just can not understand why she would go back, after a year of coming so far she would decide to go back and marry him all over again!? the only thing that i can think is that my ex MIL who is to leave a large amount of money to her only son when she dies and from what i have heard that anytime now. i know this sounds horrible but if she went back to this guy so she can get in on the money then i am not going to feel sorry for her the next time i get a call needing my help.
i know that it is only going to be a matter of time before she realizes that being with him is a mistake ( you would think she would know that by now) and to tell you the truth really don't want to hear about it. having to live through it myself was bad enough, i tried to help her get her life back. i just want to live the life i have now.
does this make me a bad person????


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|Sport, 1 pitch, 70'
|YDS: 5.12c French: 7b+ Ewbanks: 27 UIAA: IX- ZA: 27 British: E6 6b [details]
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By Chris Cavallaro
Dec 16, 2002
|Any beta please? Me and my buddy tried this thing yesterday, and could not figure it out at 12c??
By Rich Strong
Dec 17, 2002
|It is tricky. I suggest bringing your drill and making your own holds. That way more folks can figure it out, and the more people that do it, the better it is.
By Nate Christiansen
Feb 26, 2003
|Good one. Sad to say, most would listen.
By Chris Cavallaro
Feb 27, 2003
|Wow...you guys sure are witty. I love to get dogged by people I don't even know!!Thanks Nate! Thanks Rich! True, it is at the sport park, but if you guys are too blind to see a beautiful line (whether it be 'overbolted/overrated' or not) then I'll have to see what lines you guys are doing. I know the sport park gets a lot of bad press, but I for one think that rock is rock. Period. It's not my favorite place to climb (maybe climbed there 3 times), but the sport park does hold some awesome lines. It's too bad so many people are missing what climbing is about..fun. Personal fun, no matter how gained. So, if I climb at the sport park I am now labeled a chump or something. I'm surprised my car didn't get egged the last time I was there. If this is what climbing is coming too....inflated egos, dogging people you don't know on forums, constant debates on ratings and chipping.... I think I'll pick up bowling.
By Nate Christiansen
Feb 27, 2003
|The sport park has a reputation of having lots of chipped routes and what would that do?................attract climbers that tend to chip. I am not pointing any fingers at anyone. I am not saying that YOU chip. There are a lot of clean, honest people out there but the ones that are chipping are giving climbers that climb @ the sport park like yourself a bad name. No harm meant in that comment. To me, overbolting depletes routes of their natural beauty, especially cracks.
By Andrew Gram
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 27, 2003
|Thanks for the idea Chris! I can't believe I never thought of egging cars in the sport park. Off to King Soopers...
By Chris Cavallaro
Feb 27, 2003
|Hey...I agree. And, Nate, I hope I was not rude to you specifically. If so, apologies. I agree wholeheartedly with what Matt is saying, but I felt the need to reply to comments I (whether directly or not) received. I was simply asking about some beta, and got bashed(stereotyped) in doing so. I climb at places like the industrial wall/secret crags, and shelf road (older climbs), where overbolting etc. are not issues. I do not support areas like the sport park, but areas like shelf where there are not such debates as this area is not 'known' for overbolting. I just stated that rockclimbing is fun, no matter where I am doing it. I wouldn't know the first thing about chipping. My comment was meant to address the petty issue of an average climber (me) asking a simple beta question which happened to be at a very controversial area, and getting stereotyped as a chump, or chipper or whatev. That was silly. Have fun!
By Kent Lugbill
Mar 1, 2003
|No need to apologize Chris. These guys (Rich, Matt, Nate, Andrew) are the same guys who jumped you while trick or treating (in second grade) and stole your candy. They think they are funny. . .
By Stephan Greenway
Mar 1, 2003
|12c Sport Park....11d in the real world?
By Stephan Greenway
Mar 1, 2003
Matt, I agree with you that its important to slam the issue and not the people. But I don't think you should apologize for expressing your view on the Sport Park and other areas like it. In fact I think you'll find that a high number of climbers agree with you. Lets face it...the Sport Park is seen as sort of a joke by many people in the climbing world. Hey I could care less if people want to go climb there...but the people who developed it should have been prepared for the fall-out that this sort of developement on public land would bring.
Its too bad that they were not a little more responsible...I think with some care and forethought the Sport Park could have been another fine little crag in Boulder Canyon.Instead it was turned into an over-bolted joke of a climbing area where you can go to pad your already inflated climbing ego....sort of like we used to do in the climbing gym scene...now we can go outside and get the same effect! Hey I'm not slamming the people who enjoy climbing there...
Chris said it best...the Sport Park is in fact "overbolted/overrated."
Question to Matt and anyone else who has any beta. Has there been any fall-out from the Land Management on this issue???
By Stephan Greenway
Mar 1, 2003
Bob, I must admit that I completely agree with your view of Rifle. I have climbed there quite a bit and think its completely over-rated. And the way some of the routes were manufactured is quite ridiculous! I suppose people got all psyched on Rifle because it was a limestone crag right here in Colorado!
But I have climbed there and enjoyed some of the better routes. I would be bummed if someone slammed me as a climber just because I climbed at Rifle where some of the routes are manufactured. In the same way its not fair to slam people who climb at the Sport Park. But I think its fair to question the way the area has been developed just as its fair to question other areas such as Rifle.
Hey everyone, I appreciate the forum here and am really psyched when we can all have a discussion about topics that mean a lot to us without resorting to childish name-calling.
Take care.
By Kent Lugbill
Mar 2, 2003
Sorry Matt, Andrew, Rich, Nate, etc. I apologize for going off, and I'll try to clarify myself better in the future.
The route American Beauty is difficult, beautiful and (I think) natural. Chris asked for beta and instead got grief from people who hadn't done the route. Not all routes are chipped, overrated, etc. at the sport park, and climbers are not guilty just for having fun there. I don't support chipping and I hope that chipping is discontinued, as Bob D. thinks has happened.
By Anonymous Coward
Oct 4, 2004
|Geez, it's so good to know Matt and Bob are pals.
By Joe Collins
Oct 11, 2004
Pretty silly that the chipping/overbolted discussion is going on for this particular route which is neither chipped, nor overbolted.
Since Chris asked for beta, here's mine: Very technical. At the 2nd to last bolt, right hand in the pod, left hand in the highest good fingerlock in the crack out left. Stem left as high as possible and right hand/foot match in the pod. Bring right hand up to slopey layaway near the seam (the best part has a tiny thumb catch). Bring left hand up higher to a thin flaring part of the left crack, then bump left foot up higher. At this point you are pretty stretched out. Crank off the right layaway and pull your weight over your right foot and grab a thin crimp above your head with your left. Move with the right to the good part of the seam and clip the last bolt.
For my length this felt like mid-12, but if you can't reach from the left crack this would be WAY harder, involving moving directly up from the pod to the seam with no feet. Very height dependent, and one of those routes that it doesn't make sense to give a letter grade.
By Chris Archer
Jun 30, 2008
rating: 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
|This is an excellent route. How ironic that a lengthy discussion on chipping should occur in relation to this route, which is not chipped. If this climb were located on a less controversial crag it would be highly regarded and quite popular.
By Pinklebear
Jul 11, 2010
|Perfect rock, cool laybacking down low, sneaky sequence up high. Do it to it! A lovely climb.
By Mark Rolofson
Aug 6, 2010
rating: 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
|As the first ascentionist of this 100% natural line, the route goes straight up the face. The crack on "PowerLine Pup" is off limits for making the moves even though I often use it to rest while standing on the horizontal break. Here is the beta. Left hand goes in the shallow, large pocket. Right hand on a small edge. Feet are on the good horizontal break to start. Bring the right foot up to a good edge one foot above the break. Left foot on a tiny edge. Reach a fingertip lock in the bottom of a shallow seam. Sorry, shortie, this route is not for you. Left foot goes up again onto a tiny edge that curves up left. Stand on this foot and bring the right foot into the shallow pocket on top of or right of your fingers. Pull your fingers out of way and reach a good fingertip lieback. Stand up and clip last bolt. Finishing is easier with a moderate 5.11 move. I have done this route many times and so has my first ascent partner, Chris Alber. In fact, I do it about twice a year. Often it is easy, but sometimes I can't do it and it is due to the shoes I am wearing. The tiny left foothold requires a tight shoes with a square edge. Sloppy shoes and worn out edges don't work. The short climber method is to use the crack on "Powerline Pup" and move right. It is still 5.12b, but it is definitely easier than the intended line.
By Curt MacNeill
From: Boulder, CO
Jun 5, 2012
|Great route with a brilliant crux sequence that is super fun. I have done a lot of routes at Sport Park, and this is one of the best. The stone is gorgeous! Do it....
By Mr. Stevens
From: Boulder, CO
Apr 6, 2015
rating: 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
|I agree with the above comment that Chris makes. If this route were in Eldo or a more "respectable" crag in BoCan, it would be 4-stars and highly sought after. I hadn't been to the Sport Park in years and figured I'd go and check it out again just for the hell of it. I'm glad I did, because my eye was immediately draw to this line, and I'm also a sucker for Grateful Dead references! So yes, say what you will about the sport park, but this is a quality line on BOMBER rock (aside from the first 10' maybe) with great climbing and a devious crux sequence. Wharf Factor down the hill is a great pitch as well.
By aikibujin
From: Castle Rock, CO
Jan 6, 2016
rating: 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
|Crux is very height-dependent. For reference, I'm 5'7" with 0 ape-index. I tried going straight up from the pocket like Mark Rolofson said, but it doesn't matter how high I smear, I'm about an inch or two away from the shallow seam right of the bolt line. If I use the finger crack on the left, I can't use the good finger lock higher up, I have to keep my hand lower in the right-most part of the crack, in order to get two pads on the very bottom of the shallow seam (I'm fully extended at this point with not an inch to spare). From there, it's a very chin-to-the-rock balancy move to transition from the left hand crack to the right hand seam. Anyone with less than my wingspan will not be able to reach the seam from the left finger crack and will have to work out some pretty hard beta (hand-foot match in the pocket, like mentioned above?).
By Henry Lester
From: Boulder, CO
Apr 2, 2017
|Here is alternative short person beta for the crux at the top. Up the crack, reach left to an edge, bridge right foot to dish. Left hand to a small face hold, right hand to the outside edge (to the right of the seam), then left hand to the edge that the right hand was on. Then you are standing on the right foot, and the rest is reasonable. I think it is probably 12a; mostly it was hard to figure out and what seemed like reasonable alternatives didn't work for me.
By NWNINJA
From: Nederland, CO
Aug 5, 2017
rating: 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
|Incredible line! Perfect holds, nice clipping stances, great movement, and a good rest before the tricky crux at the end. Classic!