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on 9/29/2016 1:11:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
I'll never use another straightener. Now that i have this....i can't believe how much my old Conair fried my hair!
on 3/20/2016 1:47:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Green
Absolutely love them!! completely transformed my life! They straighten my hair flawlessly and heat up so quickly. Another good thing about this amazing product is if you leave them on and forget to turn them off, after 30 minutes they automatically turn them selves off!! However they are rather pricey but defiantly worth it. xoxo
on 6/11/2015 10:36:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Dry, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
Love GHD have owned their products for 6 years now. Have had so many. My ownly dislike is that they dont last as long. Although i mean if you are using it everyday then its worth it. Such a great styler. Really works well and does what it needs to do at an affordable price.
on 5/12/2015 4:24:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
Amazing have had this for 9 years and stills works like it is brand new. Leaves hid dead straight in less then 5 minutes
on 12/13/2014 10:23:00 PM
Age: Unknown
Skin: Other, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
- Heats up very fast
- One glide through the hair is often enough to straighten it
- Extremely expensive
- Heat is not adjustable - for those, like me, with fine hair that may benefit from a flat iron with heat controls
Overall: I can't really see what all the hype is about. Is it a good hair straighten? Sure. Is it amazing? Not that I can see. Although I do think I prefer GHD to CHI. I've only ever used my friends' CHI's, so perhaps I have not had time to compare them thoroughly, but from my limited CHI usage, I like GHD better.
on 1/1/2014 8:26:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brown, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Green
I've used ghd for as long as I can remember so I didn't think I'd have a problem when I had to finally replace my old ones, I went for this styler instead of the original that I use to have and it's the worst thing I ever did! What happened ghd? the original styler was perfect my hair was smooth and frizz free, the IV styler tugs on my hair and leaves frizz that I never usually have a problem with. Not worth the buying at all, when I have the money ill be going back to the original and hoping these haven't been changed.
on 9/27/2013 8:20:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Medium, Warm
Hair: Blond, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Black
I bought the GHD IV Styler thanks to all the great reviews on MUA and am really glad I did! What initially attracted me to GHD was the dual voltage system. I travel between Europe and North America frequently and need something that works with both voltages. I bought my GHD from Amazon UK for 90£, pretty good price compared to what people pay for in North America I guess. It is a British brand after all. The packaging is beautiful - a nice black box with gold lettering.
I have waist-length, naturally straight hair and mainly bought this flat iron for curling my hair. Sometimes I use this to smooth out the kink in my hair from hair ties. It heats up really quickly (15 seconds max) and straightens really well. I run it through the kink twice and it's gone. There is no temperature control, but I find the one temperature sufficient for my hair. The tricky part is curling as my hair doesn't hold curls at all. The GHD doesn't curl instantly for me. I have to glide the flat iron down my hair very slowly for the curls to form, but the curls do last overnight. The next morning, I still have nice loose curls, which can be touched up a bit. I bought the heat protecting spray to use with the flat iron but haven't really noticed a difference with the spray.
I haven't tried other salon brand flat irons for comparison, but if you are willing to invest in a great flat iron that works on both voltages, go for the GHD.
on 9/6/2013 3:13:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I am on the 3rd GHD 1" Flat iron so far within a 2 year period.. and NOT FOR POSITIVE reasons... the very first one I purchased was a hot pink Limited Edition product; it was $205+taxes=$223.45. I take it home and the next morning decide to put it to use, product did not even switch on, I was stunned that a $200 flat iron would be defective brand new out of the box. I bring it to Sephora the same day and the man didn't believe me, and I said "Go ahead and test it yourself" so he did, and he was in disbelief as well, he said "this is weird" and so I swapped it out with the sane version... a year later.. Might I add, I only use this 3x a month. Which means I used it a total of 36x before it malfunctioned.. IT DID NOT switch on.. AGAIN! So I take it back, and the lady tells me.."Well usually we never have problems with this product ever" so I said.."Well this particular style has given me issues 2x now, I thought since I was paying $200+ for a higher end flat iron It wouldn't give me any issues..I was wrong!! so anyway.. I payed an extra $30 for the Limited edition Pink Diamond version that came with a Paddle brush.. So far I have used it once, but the new sound and look of the device looks much more modern and has much improved since the pink one I first purchased. LET'S hope this doesn't fail on me again! This time, I am going to keep the packaging and receipt. B/C you never know with this product.. BUT I will NOT be purchasing this again.. The main reason why I continue to use this is b/c of Sephora great return/exchange policy. If I was NOT able to exchange the flat iron I would most likely purchase a CHI for $80-$100 at ULTA.
on 6/6/2013 12:58:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Medium, Warm
Hair: Black, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
Here's a little background: I have been fighting with my hair since I hit puberty. My thick, pin straight, frizz-free childhood hair had turned into a wavy, curly, thick, frizzy nightmare. I didn't know what to do with it. I tried every sort of smoothing/defrizzing product on the planet, different shampoos and conditioners, and even products that claimed to make your hair straight (yeah right). Nothing worked. When I was 13, I begged my mom to buy me a straightener. She ended up buying me a Conair straightener that had a little bubble you filled with water to help it steam (!) your hair straight. I had to spend 2 HOURS doing my hair with this thing, only to go outside and have my hair ruined by even the slightest humidity. I tested out even more straighteners after that, from Hot Tools, to Revlon, and different Conair ones. I was so discouraged because my hair was so difficult. I felt like these cheap irons weren't hot enough to have an effect on my hair. I gave up after a while and started wearing my hair in a bun, but I was never comfortable with it. When I got a part time job in highschool, I ended up trying one from Sally's thinking it was more expensive, therefore it must work better. Wrong. Returned it and then I started ironing my hair. With an iron. Yes, a clothes iron. This was the ONLY thing that I straightened my hair with for years. I would press it over my hair with a rolled up t-shirt underneath it. Can you say desperate? As you can imagine, my hair was fried after years of abuse. Finally gave that up when I received a CHI iron as a gift. I was happy with it at the time, but it always snagged my hair and still took forever to straighten. As time went on, I had tried Cortex, Babyliss, Solia and Sedu irons... all somewhat of an improvement, but still took too much time and weren't hot enough. I kept hearing all the hype about the ghd and took the plunge. Of course it was expensive, but I figured if it didn't work, I could always return it. And I had already tried and spent so much over the years anyways!
I purchased the 1 inch ghd MK4 styler at Sephora in 2008. I'm not sure what I paid then for it, but it is listed on their website currently at $225 (CAD, before tax). It came in a sleek black box with a DVD on some styling techniques. It is super sleek. The barrel is black and rounded with curved golden plates (I believe they're aluminum, but with ceramic heaters), and has a nice, long swivel cord. It has an on and off switch with a little light, but no temperature controls. It heats up in less than 30 seconds and beeps to tell you that it's ready. It also has an auto shut off, which I appreciate because I am SO paranoid about leaving stuff on. The first time I tried it, I had no real expectations. I thought that because it didn't have a temperature dial, that there was no way this would be hot enough. This absolutely blew me away. My frizzy, wavy/curly, incredibly coarse and uncooperative head of hair was transformed into a sleek, smooth, STRAIGHT head of hair that looked like it was professionally blowdried. Seriously. The way the ghd is designed, with the curved barrel, it is very easy to flick or curl the ends of your hair in or out for a more natural look. It also makes it easy for you to add some volume to your roots. The styler itself is so thin that you can get right to the roots, so no crimp marks here! Also, unlike most straighteners, this has never, ever snagged or caught my hair in the plates. This styler is also AWESOME for curling or waving your hair. I don't even use curling irons anymore because this is way easier and faster. Using the ghd, it takes me less than 10 minutes to straighten my hair in the morning. After spending at least 45 minutes or more with every other straightener, this is a huge improvement. I was in love with it immediately, and have been in love with it for the past 5 or so years! Whenever I happen to mention that I flat iron my hair to a friend or coworker, they always ask "why would you straighten your hair if it's already straight?" Little do they know that without this baby, my hair looks nothing like it does when it's straightened. You obviously have to have a good hair routine in place if you're using hot tools. I make sure to get trims regularly, do deep treatments and use a good conditioner, and use a heat protectant EVERY TIME. Your hair WILL be dry and get split ends etc if you don't take care of your hair! It *is* a hot flat iron after all.
I highly, highly recommend this straightener. HG for sure. I would buy it in a heartbeat if I ever lost it and if it ever dies, but it has been at least 5 years and it's still going strong. If you have difficult hair, or have been struggling with your hair like I was, this is for you!
on 5/25/2013 8:17:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
My partner bought me my first GHD 4 years ago and after 2 years it started to make a crackling noise and the heat wasn't as hot as it use to be. I decided to keep using it because it was still doing the job until one day one of the plates gave out. I was kinda bummed that my friends had theirs for much longer and mine just died within that 2 years and i knew i wouldn't be able to rush out and get a new one straight away and i didn't want to use another brand because i felt like nothing else was good enough. Just a couple of weeks later i got a new one, a red one... at first i was excited to have another GHD in my hands, but soon i realised i didn't like it as much as the original. It seemed to be slimmer and not as hot... i don't know what it is exactly but it just doesn't keep my hair dead straight in humid weather and also in wet weather. I miss the original GHD and after this red one dies i'll be getting the original one again. Its the only choice for me!
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Rat wrote:I'm a diehard Ohio State Buckeyes fan. Therefore, HELL to the NO on Pryor. He deserves to rot away on the Raiders. I'm going to laugh my ass off in five years when reports come out that he's completely broke from his own jackassery.
streets24 wrote:hey rat i am a buckeye and things happen for a reason. i bet you never questioned him when he was winning games for us. pryor can play regardless of what he had done. so your the buckeye fan of reason. so you dont claim the 02 championship cuz of clarret? i bet you still wear the t shirt. you just dont turn away good players cuz of his mistakes in college. oh wait you dont like marshawn or irvin cuz of their mistakes either right. should we cut them too and send them to the raiders? be rational. not unreasonable. its about rings and trophies. we all want the same things and pryor would help us win period and you know it.
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Nitrogen: A C++ Wrapper for Carbon
Foreword by Lisa Lippincott
Nitrogen is a C++ interface to the Macintosh operating system, based on Apple's Carbon interface. It also serves as the exemplar of an economical approach to adapting C libraries to C++. This approach is described in detail in the founding document for Nitrogen, The Nitrogen Manifesto.
In brief, I feel that the common approach of designing C++ classes to express the object-oriented concepts underlying a C library is an approach doomed by its excessive ambition. A great deal of effort must go into designing, documenting, and understanding such a library. In effect, such a library reexamines the problem space of the original C library, and produces a new design suited to C++. Such redesign is expensive, particularly when one considers the cost of documenting the design and the cost to users of learning the new design. And if the C library continues to evolve, the design may need to be rethought.
In contrast, the Nitrogen approach focuses design effort on the difference between the C and C++ libraries. A set of rules expressing the difference are developed, and the C++ library parallels C library, separated uniformly by those rules. This rigid uniformity reduces the need for documentation. For the most part, the C++ library can rely on the documentation for the C library, coupled with meta-documentation: The rules relating the C library to the C++ library are documented, so a programmer who knows the C library can deduce the form of the C++ library.
For example, a fundamental rule in Nitrogen is name reuse: each
Carbon function name in the global namespace is reused in the
Nitrogen namespace for the same purpose. In Carbon, one may
create a menu with
CreateNewMenu; therefore one may also create a menu with
Nitrogen::CreateNewMenu. And both the signature and the semantics of the Nitrogen
function can be inferred from the signature and semantics of the
Carbon function:
OSStatus CreateNewMenu( MenuID menuID, MenuAttributes menuAttributes, MenuRef* outMenuRef );
*outMenuRefto a newly created menu with the given ID and attributes. The usual value for the attributes is zero. The caller is responsible for disposing of the menu with
DisposeMenu. On failure, returns a nonzero error code. Specifically documented error codes include
namespace n = nucleus; namespace N = Nitrogen; n::owned< MenuRef > N::CreateNewMenu( N::MenuID menuID, N::MenuAttributes menuAttributes = N::MenuAttributes() );
Returns a newly created menu with the given ID and attributes. The result type
n::owned< MenuRef >is a
std::auto_ptr-like type associated with
DisposeMenu. On failure, exits with an exception. Noteworthy exceptions include
N::OSStatusand its subclasses
This function illustrates several of the most common Nitrogen rules:
- For each Carbon type, there is a identically-named Nitrogen type, with the same intent (though sometimes Nitrogen reuses the Carbon type, as with MenuRef).
- For each Carbon function, there are identically-named Nitrogen functions or function templates, with the same intent.
- Nitrogen function signatures use Nitrogen types.
- Nitrogen functions provide default values for parameters where no ambiguity arises. Nitrogen functions report failure by throwing exceptions.
- Nitrogen functions return their results.
- Nitrogen functions use
std::auto_ptrtypes to indicate transfer of ownership.
- The type
Nitrogen::OSStatusrepresents all
- For each Carbon
OSStatusvalue, there is a similarly-named subclass of
Nitrogen::OSStatus, with the same intent.
[The original document predates the split into separate Nitrogen and Nucleus libraries. This version is updated to match current usage with the Metamage codebase. -- jjuran]


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Sadness came to those of us who knew and loved Raymond Lloyd Smoker, who chose to make Washington County his home since 1988.
Raymond passed away Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, in Dothan, Ala., at the age of 87. He reportedly experienced an accidental fall while working with horses at the Riding Trails of Dr. J. Paul Maddox in the Alabama city. His injuries proved fatal.
Raymond Smoker was born April 8, 1925, to Joshua Hanna and Hannah Beiler Smoker in Lancaster, Penn. He grew up on a farm in the Amish Community of Lancaster and lived and practiced the Amish customs, traditions and mo-res throughout his lifetime.
Upon arriving in the Orange Hill/Falling Waters area of Washington County, where he had purchased a farm with a small, single wide mobile home, he immediately set up his farming operation in the manner he had been taught all of his life.
Accompanying Smoker on his move here was a team of horses trained to provide the necessary power to allow him to operate the fleet of horse drawn farm implements, breaking plows, discs, planters, hay rakes and hay bailer, as well as other smaller equipment he had brought along from the north country.
Fellow farmers in the area, Gerald Crum and wife, Delores and daughter, Susan, who Raymond knew in his home state, preceded him to this area. Gerald and Delores are deceased.
Steve Quattlebaum, a neighbor and a City of Chipley Police Officer until his recent retirement, befriended the newcomer who had different ideas on farming methods and a lifestyle of dress and living habits which distinguished him from others. Steve made visits with Raymond to Lancaster and on one visit, an Amish Carriage was purchased and brought to Chipley. Steve knew of Raymond�s involvement in administering an Alcoholic Treatment Program on his Pennsylvania Farm in his early life. Even though, this modest man downplayed his role in this program, he would acknowledge that he never experienced a failure in the program.
The carriage, powered by Raymond�s trusty horse, Dorcas, provided his transportation to Chipley Chapel Primitive Baptist Church, where he worshiped when not attending his Mennonite Church. His humor was manifested at church meeting when asked; �Brother Raymond, how are you today?� His simple, and short answer, would be �Grouchy!� He had a beautiful tenor voice and participated in the congregational style singing at Chipley Chapel.
The farmers in the Orange Hill Community soon introduced the new resident to Max and Joyce Wells, the owners of the FRM Feed and Seed Store at that time. My brother and wife found Mr. Smoker to be friendly and honest in his dealing with them. He was always ready to tell a good story in his rather dry, comical manner. Max remembers �wearing shoes was an option for Raymond, in summer or winter, while working in the fields or shopping at Walmart.�
It was in FRM that your writer first met Raymond Smoker. Upon my inquiry as to how things were going with him, he jokingly told me �not so good�I may have to come up to the Courthouse and help you do a little judging.� I invited him to come on, but warned that the payday would be small! He then volunteered this story: �A street preacher was pouring his heart out on the sidewalk in a northern city one day, when someone asked him if he was being paid any money for his preaching. His reply was only $2. The inquiring person commented �that seems like pretty poor pay!� � with the preacher responding, �well, its pretty poor preaching!��
Bill and Brenda Maphis have been friends of Raymond Smoker since his arrival here. Bill, the former Ranger at Falling Waters State Park, moved only a short distance from the park and set up Maphis Tree Farm upon retirement. He also added production of corn meal and making home made cane syrup to his new venture. The Maphis Family depended on Smoker�s knowledge of both operations as they employed him in their business.
Brenda Maphis commented on Raymond�s love of horses in telling the story that old timers in his home state quoted Raymond�s mother as explaining the reason for Raymond�s never getting married was �that he never found a woman as pretty as a horse.�
The Maphis� attended the funeral service for Raymond Smoker conducted at Red Oak Mennonite Church near Blountstown, Fla. His two surviving sisters, Thelma Grace Smith and Edna Ruth Miller, of Umatilla, Fla., nor the nieces and nephews, were able to attend the funeral. Many special friends, including Ben and Carol Yoder of Grand Ridge, Fla., were in attendance. Brenda reports the church building was �packed� with a host of friends. She said the beautiful singing was all a capella, as Raymond was accustomed to and would have desired.
She further explained that as the service concluded, the funeral tent was removed and all those in attendance, including children, were permitted to assist in covering the grave, which is an Amish Ritual, according to Brenda.
The Funeral Services, held on Sunday, Sept. 16 at 3 p.m., was under the direction of Adams Funeral Home of Blountstown.
Your writer considers it a high honor and privilege to write this short tribute of respect to Raymond L. Smoker, who only after a short time of living in this area, left his mark of being a good neighbor, a supporter of many benevolent causes for the underprivileged and an interesting person to know and visit with. He was a �prime mover� in the annual �Legends and Lore� festival held at Falling Waters State Park.
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Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 6:30pm to 9:00pm
- Library Hall
MOUNTAINFILM ON TOUR makes its annual return to Bud Werner Memorial Library.
Thursday, Jan. 30 (6:30 p.m.) & Friday, Jan. 31 (7 p.m.)
Thursday's films have an environmental thread and the Friday show is packed with crazy adventure.
$10 ticket at the door.
PLUS! A free Mountainfilm Kids' Keno screening at 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31 -- a selection of 10 family friendly films from the festival!
Mountainfilm On Tour features films that are hand-selected from the finalists at Mountainfilm with themes of adventure, mountaineering, remarkable personalities, and important environmental and social messages.
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New research has found that the Mediterranean diet is linked to a healthy heart.
The diet is rich in vegetables, fish, olive oil and nuts. Thinking of switching or adopting some of the principals of the diet? Here is a Mediterranean diet recipe from the Mayo Clinic to get you started.
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1 small eggplant, peeled, cut into 1/4-inch slices
1 small yellow zucchini, cut into 1/4-inch slices
1 small green zucchini, cut into 1/4-inch slices
6 medium mushrooms, sliced
1 sweet red pepper, seeded, cored and cut into chunks
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
6 cups water
1 1/2 cups coarse polenta (corn grits)
2 teaspoons trans-free margarine
1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
10 ounces frozen spinach, thawed
2 plum (Roma) tomatoes, sliced
6 dry-packed sun-dried tomatoes, soaked in water to rehydrate, drained and chopped
10 ripe olives, chopped 2 teaspoons oregano
Heat the broiler (grill). Position the rack 4 inches from the heat source.
Brush the eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms and red pepper with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Arrange in single layer on a baking sheet and broil under low heat. Turn as needed and brush occasionally with 1 tablespoon olive oil. When tender and slightly browned, remove from the broiler (grill). Use immediately or cover and refrigerate for later use.
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Coat a decorative, ovenproof 12-inch flan or quiche dish with cooking spray.
In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. Reduce heat and slowly whisk in polenta. Continue to stir and cook for about 5 minutes. When polenta comes away from side of pan, stir in margarine and season with 1/8 teaspoon of the black pepper. Remove from heat.
Spread polenta into the base and sides of the baking dish. Brush with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Place in the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Remove and keep warm.
Drain spinach and press between paper towels. Top polenta with spinach. Arrange a layer of sliced tomatoes, chopped sun-dried tomatoes and olives. Top with remaining roasted vegetables. Sprinkle with oregano and the remaining 1/8 teaspoon black pepper. Return to the oven for another 10 minutes. When warmed through, remove from the oven. Cut into 6 wedges and serve.


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ETSU wins fourth regular season title since joining the A-Sun
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 3, 2010) - For the second consecutive season the ETSU women's tennis team wrapped up the Atlantic Sun Conference Regular Season Championship as the 75th-ranked Lady Bucs grounded 60th-ranked conference rival North Florida 5-2 Saturday afternoon at the Buddy Hartsell Tennis Center in Johnson City.
ETSU - who was picked second in the preseason by the league's coaches - dominated the majority of the match against the Lady Ospreys. After jumping out to a 3-1 lead, junior transfer Kelly Holtzhausen (Johannesburg, South Africa) clinched the title after defeating UNF's Raquel Castro 7-6, 7-5 at the No. 2 singles position.
"Well first I'm just happy for the girls," said head coach Steve Brooks. "I've said all season that this is the best team I've coached since I came to ETSU. Every one of our ladies have worked so hard in practice and I know they've learned a lot as we've played throughout this season. North Florida (17-2, 8-1 A-Sun) is a great team. We knew coming in to this match that they are an emotional squad that isn't going to give us anything so I was so proud to see our players fight for every point and keep their composure as the pressure mounted."
As play got underway the Lady Bucs (18-3, 9-0 A-Sun) took a huge step in the momentum category winning two out of the three doubles matches. After senior Yevgeniya Stupak and Holtzhausen lost at No. 1, the ETSU sophomore team of Paula Jaime (Madrid, Spain) and Karina Kedzo (Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela) rallied back with an 8-6 victory over Melanie Aquirre and Danielle Day.
The Lady Bucs then took the 1-0 lead as freshman Diana Navrosksta (Kyiv, Ukraine) and junior Tara Sheets (Gate City, Va.) dropped Lauren Holton and Victoria Krook, 8-4.
As singles play began junior Andra Voniea (Brasov, Romania) quickly extended the ETSU advantage to 2-0 as the Romania native dismissed Holton in straight sets 6-0, 6-2. Fellow European teammate Paula Jaime then pushed the Lady Buc lead to three love as she poured past Day on Court 3, 6-2, 6-4.
After Stupak - who snapped her 10-match winning streak in singles - lost to unbeaten (18-0) UNF junior Aline Berkenrock 7-5, 6-2 Holtzhausen's stage was set as the Lady Buc transfer secured ETSU's fourth regular season championship since 2005.
Rounding out the scores was Navrosksta, who dropped Melanie Aquirre in a marathon 6-5, 6-7 (8-2), 1-0 (10-3) win, while the Lady Ospreys' Victoria Krook gave UNF its second victory over Karina Kedzo at No. 4.
With its win Saturday, ETSU locked up the top seed in the upcoming A-Sun Tournament later this month. The Lady Bucs look to close out their regular season this week with a pair of matches against regional rivals Winthrop and UNC Asheville.
Attached above are final results from Saturday's match.
Attached above are final results from Saturday's match.
For more information on the ETSU women's tennis team please visit www.ETSUBucs.com.


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Xion/AXP Lan Party Edition 700W Power Supply Review
Xion Inc., also trading as Axpertec, is a relatively new company founded in 2002 that specialises in enclosures and components for the computer market. If I'm being honest, I've never heard of the company before and it's strange that they trade under two different names. Xion in North America and Axpertec (AXP) in Europe. Their product offerings include a wide range of PC enclosures and power supplies, CPU coolers and fans, HDD docking stations, fan controllers, card readers, notebook coolers, USB hubs, HDD enclosures and cables. Interestingly, the Noctua range of CPU coolers and fans are included on their website. Although, after a little research I can't find any links between the two organisations.
The Xion/AXP range of power supplies includes the Lan Party Edition SuperNova 800W and 1000W, a Gold series 700W unit, Power Real and SuperNova units ranging from 700W to 1100W and range of lower power units which includes the Simple 630W and a 500W and 450W unit. This time around I'm going to have a look at the Xion 90+ Gold Series 700W LAN Party Edition power supply, a modular unit with 80 Plus Gold certification. (The power supply is actually listed under AXP on the 80 Plus Org website under its model number of AXP-700W14FG).
Closer Look:
The Xion Lan Party Edition 700W power supply comes in a predominantly dark green, gloss finished box with a carry handle. The top of the box shows a photograph of the power supply, a Xion Lan Party Edition sticker covering an AXP logo with the power supply wattage clearly shown and an 80 Plus Gold logo. The base of the box is plain gloss black.
The front face of the box repeats most of the information given on the top with the addition of some of the main features which include its modular design, SATA ready, PCI Express, active PFC and 140mm silent cooling fan. The opposite face is identical.
The side panel includes a specification table, types and quantities of the connectors, comprehensive feature list and on the opposite face a shorter feature list in several different languages.
Lift the lid and the inner flap that is used to mount the carry handle and the first thing you see is the user manual sat on top of the modular cables housed in a hard clear plastic case. The bubble wrapped power supply sits underneath, with the accessories tucked down the side on top of the power supply's captive cables.
The bubble wrapped power supply and box contents include the power cord, user manual and four thumb type power supply mounting screws.
The Xion Lan Party Edition 700W power supply is well packed and comes with a basic set of accessories (enough to get by) but a few cable ties would have been a nice addition.


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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said Saturday he supports allowing same-sex couples to wed but will continue defending his state's 2004 ban on gay marriages in court.
McDaniel, a Democrat serving his final year as the state's top attorney, became the first statewide official in Arkansas to back same-sex marriage.
"I want to tell you I do support marriage equality and I do believe Arkansans should have the right to be equal in the eyes of the law," said McDaniel, speaking at the Associated Press Managing Editors convention.
Voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman, but that ban and others nationwide are facing legal challenges.
Seventeen states allow gay marriage, and federal judges have struck down bans in Michigan, Utah, Texas, Oklahoma and Virginia. A state judge is expected to rule by Friday in a lawsuit challenging Arkansas' ban.
"I'm going to zealously defend our constitution, but at the same time I think it's important to let people where I stand on the matter," McDaniel told the AP after his speech.
McDaniel said during a question and answer session with editors that there wasn't any single incident that changed his mind about gay marriage.
"It's become more and more difficult for me to accept the idea of anyone being treated as a second class citizen," McDaniel said.
McDaniel announced his support for gay marriage after criticizing U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for telling his state counterparts in February they weren't obligated to defend laws in their states banning same-sex marriage if the laws discriminate in a way forbidden by the Constitution.
McDaniel said he didn't believe attorneys general should allow their personal views to influence whether they defend a state law.
"I do not take orders from Eric Holder and I'm determined to live up to my obligation, and that includes with regard to our state's definition of marriage," McDaniel said.
McDaniel had voiced support for civil unions when he ran for attorney general in 2006, but said then he believed marriage was between a man and a woman. McDaniel ran briefly for governor but dropped out early last year after admitting to an inappropriate relationship with a Hot Springs attorney.
McDaniel said after his speech that he had considered backing marriage equality during that brief bid for the state's top office.
"Even when I was running for governor, there were times when I was like, 'don't you think it's time that I just say this and be done with it?'" McDaniel said. "It's controversial. There are some people who are going to think it was a great thing that I made this statement while in office, and there are going to be some people who are going to be deeply offended and angry. It really came down to why not today?"
McDaniel said he was not calling on any other statewide officials or candidates to support gay marriage, and said he would not campaign for ending the ban while serving as attorney general.
His announcement appeared unlikely to sway the state's other top Democrats, who are trying to prevent a GOP takeover of Arkansas' elected offices this fall. U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor and former U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, who is running for governor, remain opposed to gay marriage, their spokesmen said Saturday. Pryor, the only Democrat in the state's congressional delegation, is running for re-election against Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton.
The head of the group that campaigned for the ban in 2004 said he was surprised by McDaniel's comments but still had faith in McDaniel's office to defend the amendment.
"I'm disappointed because he didn't have to take a position one way or the other. It is disappointing that he has taken this position," said Jerry Cox, president of the Arkansas Family Council. "However, I do not doubt the ability of his staff to adequately defend the Arkansas marriage amendment because I believe the people on his staff are very capable lawyers and I have seen them work very capably on other issues."
The head of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest U.S. lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, praised McDaniel for his comments.
"Today Attorney General McDaniel adds his voice to an ever-growing chorus of Americans from across the country that are standing up for the right of all couples to marry--and there is no turning back that tide," HRC President Chad Griffin, an Arkansas native, said in a statement released by the group. "As a proud Arkansan, I know it's only a matter of time before committed and loving gay and lesbian couples in my home state get to enjoy all the rights and benefits that come with civil marriage."


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Author Of The PATRIOT Act Goes To EU Parliament To Admit Congress Failed, And The NSA Is Out Of Control
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Even so, it's perhaps even more incredible to see that Sensenbrenner has now gone over to the EU Parliament to admit that the NSA is out of control and needs to be reined in. While it doesn't sound like he got all the way to a complete apology, he appears to have come pretty close. According to Bridget Johnson's writeup at the PJ Tatler:
Sensenbrenner told the EU parliamentarians that "Congress knew the country needed new tools and broader authorities to combat those who meant to harm us, but we never intended to allow the National Security Agency to peer indiscriminately into the lives of innocent people all over the world."Sensenbrenner promised more strict oversight from Congress, but also noted (realistically) that Congress's authority is mostly limited to domestic spying -- and that the US government needed to work more closely with foreign governments concerning foreign spying. Given who's saying it, this is a rather startling statement.
Sensenbrenner noted that he "worked under strict time constraints" to forge the Patriot Act and get it passed.
"I firmly believe the Patriot Act saved lives by strengthening the ability of intelligence agencies to track and stop potential terrorists, but in the past few years, the National Security Agency has weakened, misconstrued and ignored the civil liberty protections we drafted into the law," he said, adding that the NSA "ignored restrictions painstakingly crafted by lawmakers and assumed a plenary authority we never imagined."
"Worse, the NSA has cloaked its operations behind such a thick cloud of secrecy that, even if the NSA promised reforms, we would lack the ability to verify them."
Sensenbrenner said the "constant stream of disclosures about US surveillance since June has surprised and appalled me as much as it has the American public and our international allies."


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Former players should contact Kevin Bostian at (931) 372-3929
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Tech is hosting its annual Football Legends Night on Saturday when the Golden Eagles host Jacksonville State in a crucial Ohio Valley Conference game in Tucker Stadium. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
All former players are invited to participate, and are being asked to contact Kevin Bostian for details. All former players in attendance will be recognized, and a special presentation will be made for the 40th anniversary of the 1972 OVC championship team, and the 60th anniversary of the 1952 conference champions.
The activities begin at 4 p.m. with a special football alumni tailgate event under the large tent in the Magic 98.5 Tailgate Park.
"We've had a good response from former players," said Bostian, TTU Associate Athletic Director for Development, "but there are still many players throughout the region who we would love to hear from, and we hope they will contact us and plan to attend."
Interested former players should contact Bostian as soon as possible by calling (931) 372-3929.
Tickets for the game are on sale at the Athletics Ticket Office in Eblen Center or by calling 931-372-3940.
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Ocean Hunter III – Resources
Aoyagi, Machiko. Modekngei: A New Religion in Belau. Tokyo: Shinsensha Press, 2002.
Originally published in Japanese in 1985, an ethnographic account of this religion that sheds some light on the mystery.
Bailey, Dan E. World War II Wrecks of Palau.
Deichmann, Gunther; Davidson, Kevin; Daniels, Ethan and Gunther Taus. Palau:
Dive Sites, History & Culture. Manila, Philippines: Dream Time, 2001.
Detailed descriptions on dive sites, overviews on history and culture.
Etpison, Mandy. Palau, Portrait of Paradise. Koror, Palau: NECO Marine Corp., 1997.
The ultimate (or only) coffee-table book on Palau. Some people have decided to go to Palau after reading this beautiful and informative book.
Keate, George. An Account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the western part of the pacific ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, who, in August 1783, were there shipwrecked, in The Antelope, a packet belonging to the honourable East India Company. London: G. Nicol, 1788.
The ultimate account of the first major interaction between Palau and Europeans. Many authors and publishers pirated this story and retold it. The above listing is the first of five editions printed by Keate's publisher. The 5th edition is recommended for it's updates and supplements.
Levy, Neil M. Moon Handbooks: Micronesia, 6th Edition. California: Avalon Travel Publishing, 2003.
The standard guidebook format for the independent traveler. 27 detailed pages on Palau.
Lindemann, Klaus. Desecrate 1. Belleville, MI: Pacific Press Publications, 1998.
The total story and research report on "the lost fleet of the Rock Islands," the Japanese war shipwrecks in Palau that Klaus and Francis discovered.
Lonely Planet: Micronesia.
The classic guidebook for the independent and sometimes budget traveler.
Peacock, Daniel J. Lee Boo of Belau, A Prince in London. Honolulu: South Seas Books (U of Hawaii Press), 1987. Comprehensive scholarly research on the complete story of Lee Boo, a Palauan historical hero.
Rock, Tim and Francis Toribiong. Lonely Planet: Diving & Snorkeling Palau.
Melbourne: Lonely Planet Publications, 2000.
This is a very good guide, written by our founder Francis, for in depth descriptions of the dive sites to accompany your dive trips. Small section on an overview of Palau and the practicalities of visiting.
Republic Of Palau: First National Communication to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change, 2002, Office of Environmental Response and Coordination, Office of the President.
Written as a governmental report but published with the design and pictures of a good magazine, this source is easy to read and find information on the details of environmental studies in Palau. Available at Palau Public Library.
Parmentier, Richard J. The Sacred Remains, Myth, History and Polity in Belau. U of Chicago
Press, Chicago. 1987.
Ethnographer presents a deeply academic study of the anthropology and ethnography of Palau, using semiotics.
Palau Community Action Agency, A History of Palau, volumes 1-4.
-travel to Palau
-Info on Palau
-palau Personal Pages
-Organizations in Palau
-wwII Airplanes
-wwII on Angaur and Peleliu
http://visit-palau.com/ - Palau Visitors Authority (PVA). The official website for visiting Palau.
http://travel.state.gov/palau.html - Consular Information Sheet for Palau from US Dep't of State
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/austspac.htm - Center for Disease and Control, Travelers Page
http://www.who.int/country/plw/en/ - World Health Organization Palau page.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ps.html - CIA World Factbook on Palau
www.embassyworld.com/embassy/palau1.html - Palauan Embassy listing of locations in other countries
http://www.southpacific.org/micro.html - Micronesia Handbook page from Moon Handbooks. A map of Micronesia and a brief description of the region accompanies.
http://mymicronesia.com/palau - Web guide for Palau with brief info.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/pacific/palau/ - Lonely Planet –Destination INFO
http://www.palaunet.com/- PNCC (Palau National Communications Corporation), the communications provider in Palau has a very extensive website on Palau, including articles on culture, history, politics and travel info.
http://www.pbs.org/edens/palau/index.htm. PBS –"The Living Edens: Palau, Paradise of the Pacific." A very informative website to compliment the PBS documentary on Palau.
http://sonsoral.com/ - The Official Site of Sonsoral Island, a Southwest Island in Palau.
http://www.geocities.com/ctrlburn/introduction.html - "The Military Geology of Palau Islands", 1956. Someone has typed this long primary source on their webpage.
http://www.festival-pacific-arts.org/bac/engl/home.html - Bureau of Arts and Culture, Palau website. An excellent resource. The Oral History/Ethnography section includes access to reports on each state in Palau, stories collected from each state, and an annual anthropological booklet published in association with Palau Society of Historians
http://cas.gmu.edu/~tobi/ - "Friends of Tobi" website. Tobi is a southwest island of Palau. Very good site with primary documents, a research archive, culture and language articles.
http://festival-pacific-arts.org/ - Festival Of Pacific Arts 2004 - Republic of Palau. Held approximately every 4 years, The Festival of Pacific Arts will be hosted by Palau in July, 2004. The site has information on Palauan culture, etc.
http://motherjones.com/news/special_reports/coral_reef/palau.html- "Mother Jones" Palau reefs, an article advocating conservation.
These websites were created about Palau by non-affiliated persons or groups. Without an organized agenda, they give a very personal view of Palau.
http://www.stuffedwombat.com/vp/vphome.html- "The internet's only interactive, multimedia digital cybertour of the Republic of Palau. It's digital!" Very humorous and useful virtual tour of Palau, like a computer game.
http://www.stuffedwombat.com/- Homepage of the author of the virtual tour above, he is a very witty and humorous writer. The page has lots of stories about his life in Palau from 1998-1999.
http://www.geocities.com/ctrlburn/index.html- VERY detailed trip report to Palau, an extensive and useful bibliography on Palau, many links, a good source and a personal source on Palau. Bravo!
http://olekoi.com/ - This site was created "to share our love for our islands and its people." You can buy Palau t-shirts and stickers. A nice page with info from a familiar perspective. Good, up to date news section. Amazing links section.
http://janeresture.com/palau/palau.htm - A personal description of Palauan history and culture with color pictures and links to storyboard legends and customs.
http://www.geocities.com/southBeach/palms/6757/palau.html - "YDKDY WORLD" A Palauan's personal homepage. Very useful and interesting information, Palauan traditional sayings, an article on Modekngei traditional religion, and many links to keep all Palauans connected.
http://palauonline.net - "The Online meeting place for Palauans and Friends." A discussion board.
http://palauanpride.com/ - a page from a Palauan named Sha with many links to other Palauans on the web, island shopping, pacific news and a blog.
http://husoe.net/pages/palau.html A Peace Corps volunteer's home page about working in Palau
88.9 radio by internet: www.
http://islandmelody.com/ - Listen to and buy some Palauan music.
http://www.palaunet.com/html/maps.html – Palau map collection from University of Texas
ORGANIZATIONS in PALAU:
http://picrc.org/ - PICRC (Palau International Coral Reef Center) – A forum for coral reef studies, research and education. This beautiful multi-million dollar also houses the Palau Aquarium and is right next door to Fish 'n Fins.
http://dolphinspacific.com/ - Dolphins Pacific, a non-profit organization dedicated to Dolphin research. They hold dolphins in a huge, natural marine park and conduct dolphin encounters for visitors to swim and dive with these friendly creatures.
http://miladeldil.org/ - Milad'l Dil: a women's organization to promote women's issues, health, education, and children's welfare.
http://palau-pcs.org/ - Palau Conservation Society
Jake Seaplane:
http://combinedfleet.com/ijna/e13a.htm - Technical data about Jake Seaplane
http://ijnafpics.com/jbwe131.htm- Pictures of Jake Seaplane (E13A Type 0 Reconnaissance Seaplane)
www.flightjournal.com/plane_profiles/zero.asp - The construction, features and history behind the Zero model of plane
http://combinedfleet.com/ijna/a6m.htm - Technical data and images on the Zero Fighter (Mitsubishi A6M Reisen model).
WWII ON Angaur AND PELELIU:
www.pacificwrecks.com/provinces/palau_Angaur.htm - The Pacific Wreck Database. An index of wrecks and WWII relics on Angaur island with some information.
http://peleliu.net/A very comprehensive history of Peleliu in WWII, detailed battle accounts, strategy, a bibliography and list of links, and even a description of veterans returning to the island recently.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/xBEAR/peleliu.htm - Peleliu Island Photo's Page. An old picture from WWII and many from 1997.
http://pacificwrecks.com/provinces/palau_peleliu.html - The Pacific Wreck Database. A brief overview with only a few pics and some quotes. Explore descriptions of other WWII relics scattered around Palau when you click around.
FRIENDS of Fish 'n Fins and Ocean Hunter
The following people have contributed their time and resources, pictures and words, to enhancing this web site, our business and our hearts. Thank you!
Stuart and Michelle Westmorland, photojournalists
Tim Rock, Micronesia based photojournalist
Paul Munzinger, u/w photojournalist for German dive magazines, author of 13 dive books
Avi Klapfer, owner of Sea Hunter and Undersea Hunter liveaboards
David Doubilet, underwater photographer
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Shlomo Cohen/seapen.
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Lionel and Tally Pozzoli, underwater photographers
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Peter and Beate Lange, underwater photographers
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Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are world renowned for their rock bottom fees. But an ETF's annual expense ratio is not the only cost. Nor does everyone, even those who own the same exact fund, pay identical cost.
Before we examine one way for estimating ETF costs, let's analyze the three inputs used in the calculation:
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Operating Expense Ratio (OER) This is the ongoing cost that an ETF charges to shareholders for managing the portfolio. Most ETF OER's are reported in percentage terms and funds that charge less than 0.25% are easy to find. The OER is the most important cost factor for long-term investors or those holding the fund for longer than a year. For newly launched ETFs, beware of temporary fee waivers which the OER for a specified period of time. Fund managers use this as a selling tool to attract new money. Here's the problem: After the fee waiver expires, ETF expenses can shoot higher.
Bid/Ask Spreads The bid/ask spread of your ETF's share price may widen considerably, thereby increasing your trading costs. The bid/ask spread is the difference between the lowest seller's ask price and the highest buyer's bid price. Generally, ETFs with significant daily volume like the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEARCA:DIA) will have tighter bid/ask spreads compared to ETFs with less volume. For active ETF traders, the frictional cost of bid/ask spreads can be more significant than OER. WATCH: ETF Bid/Ask Spreads, What's Too High?
Brokerage CommissionsUnless your ETF qualifies for commission free online trading, you will pay a transaction fee or commission for each trade placed. Granted, online trading costs have dropped dramatically and executing trades for less than $10 is readily available. But tor investment accounts that actively buy and sell ETFs, brokerage commissions can quickly devour your money. Commissions can also hurt ETF investors who dollar cost average in or out of their investments.
After you've determined which ETFs you want to own, the next step is to estimate their costs. Michael Iachini, CFA, CFP and Managing Director of ETF Research at Charles Schwab Investment Advisory suggests knowing how long you plan to own the ETF and how you will use it inside your portfolio.
Here's a general formula for calculating the annual total cost of ETF ownership:
Operating Expense Ratio (OER) + Bid-Ask Spread years you plan to hold the ETF + 2 dollar commission $ amount of investment years ETF will be held
Approximate Cost of Ownership per year
For an ETF with an OER of 0.10%, a bid/ask spread of 0.15%, a six-month holding period, an $8.95 trading commission and a $10,000 investment, the annual total cost of ownership is 0.76% per year.
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Fungus Causing Deaths of Millions of Bats Now Found in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota wildlife officials announced today that the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome — a deadly disease that has killed millions of bats in North America — has been found on bats in two state parks. The announcement comes less than two weeks after Arkansas wildlife officials reported that the same fungus had been found by scientists in two locations in that state. White-nose syndrome has killed nearly 7 million North American bats since 2006, and has so far spread to 22 eastern, Midwestern and southern states and five eastern Canadian provinces. Four other states, including Minnesota, report the presence of the fungus on bats that have not yet shown signs of sickness.
"As this fungus keeps marching farther and farther west, it's clear every hibernating bat species between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean is at serious risk," said Mollie Matteson, a bat specialist with the Center for Biological Diversity. "Yet just 10 days ago, the federal government weakened its protection for bats on western public lands, when it should be doing everything to give bats a fighting chance."
Scientists leading a national study of the spread of white-nose syndrome detected the fungus at Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park in southeast Minnesota and at Soudan Underground Mine State Park in the northeast corner of the state. Samples were taken in 2012 and 2013. Four bats recently tested positive for the presence of the pathogen that causes the disease. More sensitive tests are increasingly allowing researchers to confirm the fungus at an earlier stage than was previously possible. In the past, biologists could only detect the fungus when there were visible signs of it growing on bat noses and wings.
"This disease is taking a terrible toll on America's bats, so it's deeply alarming to see it show up in more and more places," Matteson said.
Bats are the primary vector of the fungus, which attacks them as they hibernate in winter. But biologists have documented that people can also transport the fungus on their clothing, shoes or equipment. The fungus appears to have originated in Europe, where scientists have found it on bats in caves throughout the continent. However, European bats do not fall ill from the fungus. Most scientists believe that people are responsible for inadvertently transporting the fungus from a European cave to the site where the bat disease was first discovered in 2006, at a cave connected to a popular tourist cave in upstate New York.
Land-management officials have closed caves in much of the eastern and southern United States, as well as in a few locations in the West, as a precautionary measure to help slow the human-facilitated spread of the disease. However, thousands of caves on western public lands remain open to recreational use. Earlier this month, the U.S. Forest Service loosened restrictions on recreational cave access in Colorado, Wyoming Kansas, and South Dakota, reversing a three-year closure order aimed at reducing the risk of human transmission of the bat disease into the West.
White-nose syndrome has been called the worst wildlife health crisis in recent memory, and has caused mortality rates among bats ranging up to 100 percent in affected caves. There is no known cure for the disease, which has afflicted seven bat species so far and has pushed several of them to the brink of regional extinction. Many leading bat biologists have emphasized precautionary measures, such as closures and site-specific caving gear requirements, as the best management response.
In 2010, Wisconsin instituted a number of policies aimed at keeping the white-nose fungus out of the state for as long as possible. These measures included listing several bat species as endangered under state law and declaring the importation of the white-nose fungus illegal. The policy also encouraged closures of caves to recreational use. Wisconsin is still officially fungus- and disease-free. However, that status is unlikely to last long, with two of its neighbors — Iowa as well as Minnesota — reporting the fungus's presence, and with the disease having been confirmed this past winter in Illinois.
Scientists have estimated the economic value of insect-eating bats to American agriculture at $22 billion annually. Bats also eat tons of insects harmful to forests, and their guano is essential to the survival of extremely rare cave organisms, such as cave salamanders and fish.
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If you think your girlfriend is cheating on you, you may want to learn about how to know my girlfriend cheating on me. This list include a few guidelines to point you in the right direction to know if your girlfriend may be cheating so here is the list of how to know my girlfriend cheating on me.
- Odd behavior. Is your girlfriend acting strange or different? Different behavior can sometimes mean that someone has a secret and could be cheating on you. Behavior such as not being where they say they are, working late, not wanting to be intimate and just acting different are all signs that could lead to a cheating girlfriend. Another odd behavior is suddenly having the need to dress up when normally she isn't into putting on makeup all of the time or being impeccably dressed.
- Lying. If your girlfriend is lying about any of the above then this could be a sign they are cheating. One of the most basic lies is not being where they are supposed to be such as saying she has to work late and you finding out that she doesn't, which leads us to:
- Strange hours. If your girlfriend is keeping odd hours lately such as having to work late when they never had to before or having to be somewhere more than usual, these could be a clue that she is keeping something from you such as cheating.
- Hiding things. If your girlfriend suddenly starts hiding things from you this might be an indication of cheating. For instance, does she suddenly have a password to her computer? Does she hide her text messages or leave the room to take calls? These are all indications that at the very least, something is going on.
- Less intimacy. Like stated before, being less intimate when it wasn't an issue before doesn't always mean she is cheating but it can be an indication of cheating. If she is with someone else now, her intimacy needs are being met so if she suddenly doesn't want to hold hands, cuddle, kiss you or have sex, it can be that she is cheating.
None of these guidelines necessarily mean your girlfriend is cheating but they can be a good way of knowing how to get to the bottom of things. To learn about how to know my girlfriend cheating is at least a way of being proactive and finding out what to look for in a girlfriend cheating.
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Spring Crawl fired the first shot in late April, noisily declaring open season for music festivals in New Mexico. Here's what's on the radar for the rest of May.
Music Magnified
Brant Bjork and the Bros
with Honky and the Gracchi
To stoner rock fans, Brant Bjork is somewhat of a legend. He has spent the last decade-plus drumming in some of the most notable bands of the So-Cal desert rock movement (Kyuss, Fu Manchu, Mondo Generator, Queens of the Stone Age, CH'E, etc.). This time around, Brant won't be behind the drums; he'll be in front of his band, The Bros, strapping on a Fender Strat to lay down a blend of psychadelic, soulful, lowrider funk mixed with hard-rocking riffs. I saw these guys last time around and they totally rocked the house. Their live show is much heavier compared to what they put out on plastic. And what better place to catch these guys with their '70s surfer, laid-back California vibe than the sunset beach backdrop of Burt's Tiki Lounge? Brant Bjork and the Bros are sure to leave no stoner unturned when they take the Tiki stage this Friday the 13th. Doors open at 9 p.m.
Music Magnified
Damian "Junior Gong" Marley
with The Empire and Stephen Marley
Tuesday, May 17; Sunshine Theater (All Ages): Music lovers pay attention to dynasties. This isn't always a healthy habit (cough, Lisa Marie Presley, cough), but if music children can make credible stuff, fans usually pay attention long enough to figure it out. Arlo Guthrie didn't have to be as good as Woody—who could be?—but when he brought "Alice's Restaurant," he showed fans that their natural curiosity with an icon's offspring can pay off nicely. To speak of musical dynasties without mentioning the Marley Family would be like speaking of acting dynasties without saying "Sheen." Out of Jah knows how many Marley children, seven make music, and not one is resigned to ragamuffin torch bearing. They start young, too. Stephen, one of three Marleys representing the Melody Makers, started performing at 6 years old. Skeptical? Good. This Friday, two Marleys will make their second visit to the Duke City in the space of a year. I'm sure they'll be happy to shatter your doubts. Damian "Junior Gong" Marley, the family's youngest at 26, and Stephen, who made his solo debut last month with "GOT MUSIC?," hit the Journal Pavilion last August with Ziggy, Julian and Ky-Mani. This time it's "Welcome to Jamrock," a tour taking its name from a song of Damian's that is already generating good vibes on dancehall dance floors. Way to go, Jr. If you'd like to catch a fire to push you through the workweek this Tuesday, stop by the Sunshine Theater and have a listen.
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Coachella Art and Music Festival 2005
Weezer, Nine Inch Nails, Coldplay, Bauhaus and others treat 100,000 visitors to two days of kickin' rock 'n' roll
There's not much that beats hanging out with friends on a weekend of sunny, 85-degree weather in Southern California, but add two days of music and you've got an unstoppable party. This was the sixth year of the Coachella Art and Music Festival at the Empire Polo Field in Indio (near Palm Springs), and organizers say that more than 100,000 people passed through the festival gates on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1. Tickets for the two days cost more than $150, but it was well worth the cost, as anyone who made it to the festival knows.


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Below is a link to download the podcast of Nelson Before Nine's broadcast of May 4, 2010 on Kootenay Co-op Radio, in Nelson, BC, Canada.
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With its largest attendance in a decade, the 23rd annual Women in Aviation Conference, held in Dallas, from March 8-10, featured dozens of companies and organizations that were actively recruiting new employees.
"This year, our numbers were up almost 8% from last year, and an all-time record for us," said WAI President Dr. Peggy Chabrian. "The official count is 3,350 attendees who represent all aspects and interests within the aviation community, including military, commercial, corporate and recreational flying."
Other conference highlights include:
- Attendance of 3,350 representatives from 12 countries in addition to the United States. The largest number of international attendees were from Nigeria, Canada and the United Kingdom in that order. Shirley Su, who is beginning the process of organizing WAI's first chapter in China (based in Zhuhai), attended the conference. Through her translator, Su likened the growth of aviation in China to a Texas-style "gusher."
- The Exhibit Hall displayed 131 companies and organizations, representing all aspects of the aviation community.
- 85 scholarships were distributed to WAI members at every stage of life from university students to mature members seeking a mid-life career change to aviation. A total of $559,680 scholarships were awarded.
- The WAI silent auction raised $18,500 for WAI's Endowment Fund, used for scholarships and educational programs.
- Three women and the entire group of the 1929 National Air Derby were officially inducted into the WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame during the closing banquet on Saturday night. They included: the 1929 National Air Derby pilots', whose adventures were recently chronicled in the award-winning documentary "Breaking Through the Clouds;" Bernice ("Bee") Falk Haydu, WASP Class 44-7, and best known for her service to the WASP organization (Order of Fifinella) as its president from 1975 to 1978 and her role in gaining WASP veteran's benefits; Mary Magdalene ("Maggie") Maga, one of the United States Navy's first women aircraft mechanics, who trained and served during World War II as an Aviation Machinist Mate; and Elizabeth ("Elsie") MacGill, often cited as the first woman in the world to qualify as a professional aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer, and "Queen" of the Hawker Hurricane, an airplane that sports many of her customizations.
New for this year's conference was an outreach to girls called "Bring Your Daughter to the Conference Day," where WAI reached out to members, Girl Scouts and the local community to bring girls ages 10 to 17 for a one-day program designed to spark girls' interest in an aviation career. The program was made possible through a grant by the UPS Foundation and included speakers, a luncheon for the girls and their chaperones, age-appropriate activities and a tour of the WAI Exhibit Hall, where many exhibitors, having been alerted in advance to the program, were prepared with fun trade show giveaways for the girls to collect. In addition, the girls learned how to read a sectional chart and were given the opportunity to fly with Microsoft Flight Simulator. Approximately 160 girls participated.
"In addition to the daughters, nieces, granddaughters and friends of our members, we invited local AOPA and EAA members to participate," said Dr. Chabrian. "Dallas-area Girl Scouts were invited, which complemented the Girl Scouts USA's 100th anniversary and their declaring 2012 'The Year of the Girl.'"
"Daughter Day" was not the only outreach Women in Aviation, International performed during the conference. There were Aerospace Educator workshops where local teachers could obtain continuing education credits, an FAA Safety Seminar where pilots and mechanics, both WAI members and the local community alike, could receive WINGS credit, and an Aviation Maintenance professional IA Renewal seminar. At the Saturday morning General Session there was also a salute to Aviation Education, with recognition and tribute to EAA, the Girl Scouts, Aviation Explorers, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, which has enacted a new Women's initiative project.
The 24th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference will be held at the Opryland Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, from March 14-16, 2013. For more information: WAI.org
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In a battle pitting copyright owners against consumers and retailers, the Supreme Court heard a case Monday that could decide how much control manufacturers can exert over their products after they've been sold. At issue is whether the "first sale" doctrine — which lets people who buy copyrighted works resell, rent or donate them as they please — applies to goods made outside the United States and then imported into the country. If it doesn't, that could spell trouble not just for "gray market" retailers — who buy products in foreign countries at a discount, then resell them here — but also for libraries, second-hand stores, used-car dealers and others who lend or resell imported goods.
The case focuses on the book-reselling feats of Supap Kirtsaeng, a Thai native who studied math at Cornell University and USC. Kirtsaeng's family shipped him low-cost textbooks made in Thailand that he resold on EBay, earning $900,000. But publisher John Wiley & Sons sued him in 2008, alleging that he infringed the copyrights of eight of its textbooks that he resold. Because the books weren't made in the United States, a federal judge rejected Kirtsaeng's claim that he was protected under the first-sale doctrine, and the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals agreed.


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11 cultural traditions protected by UNESCO
November 29, 2018, 11:12 a.m. by Noel Kirkpatrick
There are intangible parts of culture that are important, too.
Is time running out for the 'leap second'?
December 9, 2016, 2:22 p.m. by Russell McLendon
World leaders can't agree on nixing this tiny morsel of time, so we'll just keep adding them until they figure it out.
As U.N. makes history on Earth Day, Leonardo DiCaprio reminds us not to rest on laurels
April 22, 2016, 2:31 p.m. by Russell McLendon
More than 170 world leaders signed the Paris Agreement on Earth Day 2016, but that's just the beginning.
4 things to know about the Paris climate deal
December 14, 2015, 5 p.m. by Russell McLendon
The new U.N. climate agreement is being called 'a monumental triumph' and 'a turning point for the world.' Here are a few key points to keep in mind.
Why the Paris climate talks might actually work
November 20, 2015, 9:44 a.m. by Russell McLendon
The U.N. summit is going on despite recent terrorist attacks, and it does so with diplomatic momentum as well as a renewed sense of global solidarity.
Rally behind ferrets, narwhals and coyotes in honor of World Wildlife Day
March 2, 2015, 9 a.m. by Catie Leary
The U.N. holiday's 2015 theme promotes getting serious about wildlife crime.
How storytelling can inspire positive change
October 29, 2014, 4:03 p.m. by Laura Moss
A key focus of this week's Transformational Media Summit is how sharing stories can change attitudes and raise awareness to help us create a more peaceful world.
What is Climate-Smart Agriculture?
October 1, 2014, 11:35 a.m. by Robin Shreeves
With a new Global Alliance dedicated to Climate-Smart Agriculture, you'll be hearing more about this effort with a goal to improve agriculture and food security.
See the climate change poem that made the U.N. cry
September 24, 2014, 10:58 a.m. by Russell McLendon
A young poet from the Marshall Islands reportedly 'brought world leaders to tears' at the U.N. Climate Summit.
Locust swarms wreak havoc on Madagascar's farmlands
June 5, 2014, 9 a.m. by Catie Leary
The island country is experiencing a harrowing infestation of the Malagasy migratory locust, which threatens the livelihoods of the more than 13 million people.
Journalist gets up close and personal with a seal
April 4, 2014, 2:20 p.m. by Laura Moss
Video: While traveling through Antarctica, journalist Charlie Bird had an up-close encounter with some adorable seals that left him giggling.
UN report: Climate change already taking a major toll on Earth
March 31, 2014, 3:46 p.m. by Laura Poppick, LiveScience
The new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change emphasized how climate-related issues, like water and food shortages, are causing conflicts around the world.
10 ways to give without buying stuff
Thoughtful gifts can be experiences, time or even a special treat.
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Infant Bodysuit
Drinking Glass
Shot Glass
Toddler T-Shirt
Hooded Sweatshirt
Baby Blanket
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