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Crate Stacking
Attached to an auto-belay, one person attempts to stack crates and climb as high as possible, aided by a partner who tosses the crates up to be stacked. This heart-pounding experience will always end with a crash, but how high can you stack them before your come tumbling (gently) down?
Zip Line & Giant Swing
If you have never been on a zip line before, you need to; it is an exhilarating one-of-a-kind experience. Don't worry; you won't have to pull your own brake like Tris Prior does in Divergent. If you are experienced, you may be able to talk the instructor into hooking you up and sending you down in more exciting ways!
The giant swing is a team exercise. You will be harnessed and secured to a cable, hoisted 25 feet into the air with a rope by your peers on the ground, and then released to fly with the pull of a ripcord.
Low Ropes & Team Building Initiatives
Low ropes and team building initiatives offer an opportunity for people to work together in groups to accomplish common goals and objectives as a team. By being challenged in a variety of ways with calculated activities and riddles, they will develop such invaluable skills as communication, trust, teamwork, leadership, creative thinking, problem solving, self-evaluation, conflict resolution, and decision-making. We have an outdoor course with various obstacles, as well as the ability to also do initiatives indoors if necessary.
Prayer Garden
Down a little gravel drive, in the midst of the cedar trees that shade and beautify our camping area, sits our peaceful little prayer garden. Featuring various artistic symbols that bring comfort and encourage a quiet mind, taking a stroll through this will surely help to soothe your soul and connect you with the Spirit of God.
Concession Stand
For camps and large groups, we can open our concession stand for use by groups who want to grab a refreshing drink or delicious snack in between other activities. We stock a variety of snacks, candies, ice cream novelties, bottled beverages, and slushies for you to enjoy.
Gift Shop
Our gift shop is full of fun and exciting treasures for you to take home and remember how much fun you had at Alto Frio! We stock a variety of t-shirts, hats, toys, jewelry, cards, and more. The gift shop is also home to the Alto Frio Candy Shop, where you can find a variety of treats to satisfy your sweet tooth. You'll be sure to find something you like on these shelves.

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Most college football teams produce hype videos before games, but few have better production value than this one by Ohio State.
There's already plenty of hype surrounding the first ever College Football Playoff National Championship Game, but Ohio State went ahead and ratcheted up the intensity by making its preview look like a Hollywood trailer. (It sounds like a Hollywood production, too, with the same Lorde song used in the trailer for Dracula Untold.)
• Mississippi State hype video features Breaking Bad quote
Sure, it's a bit melodramatic, but it definitely gets you excited for Monday's game.
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The Total Lunar Eclipse (Purna Chandra Grahan) occurring on June 15 2011 (Wednesday) is visible throughout India.
Eclipse Time IST in India: 11.53 pm to 3.32 am night of June 15. Mid Eclipse (Madya Kaal) is at 1.43 am.
Total Lunar Eclipse - the moon is fully covered - is from 12:52 AM to 02:33 AM on June 16, 2011.
Time in India is from night of June 15, 2011 to early morning hours of June 16, 2011. The time is same throughout India as per NASA.
The moon is completely covered by Earth Shadow (Total Eclipse) from 12.52 am to 2.33 am on June 16 early morning.
The Lunar eclipse beginning time (Sparsha Kaal), Mid eclipse (Madhya Kaal), end time (Moksh Kaal) time throughout India including New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Noida, Ghaziabad, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and other parts, according to NASA is given below
Chandra Grahan, Total Lunar Eclipse, will take place on June 15, 2011 in India. According to NASA, the Chandra Grahan is a Total lunar eclipse and is visible in India, Dubai, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia and western parts of Australia. The Chandragrahan will be taking place in India between 23:53 hrs and 03:32 hrs (11:53 PM on June 15 to 03:32 AM early morning on June 16, 2011).
The eclipse starts (Sparsha Kaal) on June 15 night 11.53 pm and ends (Moksha Kaal) on June 16 early morning 3.32 am. Mid Eclipse (Madya Kaal) is at 1.43 am.
Other Continents (or Parts) of World where eclipse is visible are South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia


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Château Pipeau Red Bordeaux Blend St. Émilion Grand Cru 2011
Winemaker's Notes:
"This excellent sleeper of the vintage reveals loads of raspberry and black cherry fruit, a medium-bodied texture, attractive flesh, adequate acidity and sweet, well-integrated tannins. Once again Pipeau is an excellent choice for shrewd, value-conscious consumers. Drink it over the next decade..." WA 04/12 "Blueberry and mineral character with hints of flowers follow through to a medium body, with fine tannins and a juicy, almost salty and citrus aftertaste..89" JS 4/12
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Three glasses
Best between 2013-2017 Grapes:90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc. roast beef, mushrooms and strong cheese such as Gorgonzola.
scents of smoked cherry and a hint of licorice dry, powdery, slight cedar flavor
From a preservation machine, likely saw little air. Delicious St. Emilion although somewhat young and probably needs several more years in the bottle (or a good 24 hr decanting). Notably tannic at this point (but I liked it anyway). Appealing aromas of licorice, pepper, and smoky dark fruit. Had mouth-coating abundant dark fruit (blackberry, cassis, plus plum, maybe black cherry) with notes of oak, earth, herb, pepper, and a bit of spice. Lingering finish of bitter nuts and super dark chocolate or dark coffee grounds. Nicely balanced. Body medium, acid medium, tannin medium plus. Dry. 80% merlot, 10% cab franc, %10 cab (unverified).
Had this tonight with friends. Right at pop and pour, it was a wonderful experience. The nose was fruity with a hint of coffee. The front palette brings flavors of cherries and blueberries. It was one of the better right bank bourdeauxs I've had the pleasure of drinking. FInish was silky and unbelieveably smooth. This is a bottle that you'd enjoy drinking by itself. As for food pairings, I see this pairing also well with the less traditional red wine accompaniments - I'd pop this with grilled chicken, pork, even meatier grilled fishes. RP 90
Decent but not spectacular bodeaux. full-bodied, very drinkable
A straight-ahead, plump, flavorful Bordeaux that's showing well at age 7 (tasted July 2010). In our recent tasting, this deep purple wine evolved considerably over time. When first opened it was hard to identify as a Bordeaux - it had lots of chocolate and earthy tones and a chunky texture on top of funky Carignan-like fruit. But over time it became much more classic, as cassis and cherry notes took over. The earthiness was still there, however, along with a distinct smoking oak component. Satisfying Bordeaux that, even in current vintages, is reasonably priced.
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Opaque, saturated. Charming aromas of baking spice, mocha, anise and a hint of smoke greet the nose. The forward palate is packed with black fruit framed by supple, sweet tannins, and the fruit carries through as milk chocolate and cassis lead to a s... Jim Collins. A Bordeaux Blend wine from Bordeaux in France. 2008 Pipeau 750ml
Shows black licorice, black pepper and berries on the nose. Full-bodied, with a solid core of fruit and ripe, chewy tannins, but in balance. This has very stylish flavors. Should be nice to drink soon. Always excellent value. Best after 2012. 11,665 ... Wine Spectator. A Bordeaux Blend wine from Bordeaux in France. 2006 Pipeau 750ml
An undeniable sleeper of the vintage, the 2006 Pipeau is a rich, exuberant, flamboyantly fruity St.-Emilion revealing impressive purity, loads of licorice, black cherry, and cassis notes, an enthralli... Robert Parkers Wine Advocate. A Bordeaux Blend wine from Bordeaux in France. 2006 Pipeau 750ml
Garnet in color. Showing the classic complexity of a St. Emilion in early development, cedar, soy and damp earth interplay with mineral-laden. rich black fruit. Well-balanced, structured, and taut on the palate, integrated, soft tannins round out the... Devon Magee. A Bordeaux Blend wine from Bordeaux in France. 2006 Pipeau 750ml
Beautiful blackberry, cherry and light vanilla aromas follow through to a full body, with coffee, smoke and berry character. Long and stylish. Velvety and balanced. Best after 2013. 15,830 cases made. -JS Wine Spectator. A Bordeaux Blend wine from Bordeaux in France. 2005 Pipeau 1500ml
What a decadent, fruit-driven St.-Emilion! From a proprietor who delivers the goods in an upfront, gorgeously luscious, hedonistic manner, this lovely fruit-bomb reveals a dense purple color, a perfumed nose of sweet black cherries and black currants... Robert Parkers Wine Advocate. A Bordeaux Blend wine from Bordeaux in France. 2005 Pipeau 1500ml
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Sometimes you have to be very careful who you give advice to, because, you never know, this person might be a right nutter underneath it all. I mean, could you just imagine what would happen if you'd told someone to make a film about marriage and 'real love'? You may get something like this movie made by Director: Griffin Dunne; plus Actors: Uma Thurman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Firth, and Sam Shepard. Especially in 2008 and for 90-minutes.
The Accidental Husband
The Accidental Husband
If truth be tole, unshaven fire-fighter, Patrick Sullivan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), is a very-very confused man indeed. One minute he's going to get married to his Puerto Rican fiancée, Sofia (Justina Machado). And the next minute he's not. All because
Sofia gauges some
relationship advice from the novelist / radio 'love-guru', Emma Lloyd (Uma
So what do you think Patrick does about this, huh? Encourage his landlord's son to hack into Emma's marriage records, so that he can marry her before she can marry her fiancé, Richard (Colin Firth)? And then, when Emma confronts him about this 'glitch', he'd get her drunk, and put her into a very compromising position with a very important person as well?
No. Not Wilder (Sam Shepard). He's Emma's Dad. Mrs. Greta Bollenbecker (Isabella Rossellini). She's the wife of the media mogul, Karl Bollenbecker (Keir Dullea), who in the process of either putting a clamp on / or keeping active, the publishing house owned by the person Emma loves. Richard - not Patrick.
Though, on second thoughts, maybe Emma does start to love Patrick? Well, he does have a way about him that really stokes her fire. Plus in addition to this, he helps Emma and Richard out with the Bollenbecker's in his own inalienable way.
Boy-oh-boy! Isn't life confusing at times? Let's hope this mess resolves itself once Patrick dissolves his marriage to Emma, so that their respective lives can go back to normal once more.
But then again that is most probably why what next transpires is a nice tale to tell on the radio I suppose. As Richard drinks caffeine - Patrick comes clean - Emma does not know what to do - and a fire removes a rather large church-queue.
Now before I review 'The Accidental Husband', please allow me to spill some trivia first: (1) The director of this film, Griffin Dunne, starred in the John Landis horror classic, 'An American Werewolf in
(2) The production company which distributed this film, 'Yari Film Group', went
bankrupt in between releasing it in the UK
in 2008, and releasing it in America
in 2009. That's why it went direct to DVD in the States. (3) Sam Shepard lived
with Jessica Lange for seventeen years, and suffers from a fear of flying.
(4) Jeffrey's character refers to Uma's character as 'The Bride' when he toasts
her at the bar. This was the name Uma went by in the film's 'Kill Bill' 1 and
2. (5) Isabella Rossellini was once married to famed film director, Martin
Scorsese [click here for his section], and is the daughter of the famous
Swedish actress, Ingrid Bergman. (6) To date this is the only film written by Mimi
Hare, Clare Naylor, and Bonnie Sikowitz. (7) Lindsay Sloane is good friends
with Sarah Michelle Gellar, and she was her bridesmaid at her wedding to Freddie
Prinze Jr. (8) Colin Firth speaks Italian, and at one time or another
lived in America, Nigeria, plus of course, England. (9) In this flick Jeffrey
plays a fire-fighter, which was the same profession he played in a previous
production he starred in called 'ER: The Crossing'. (9) Uma was named a 'Hindu Goddess' by her
father, Robert Thurman, because he was the first westerner to become a
Tibetan Buddhist monk. (10)
This film has a website, www.theaccidentalhusbandmovie.com
OK, so now all that's off of my chest, what do I feel about this reluctant romantic comedy? Hmmm. 'Confused' I'd say. It's just one of those films that I do not normally go for really. Although the actors are great, the story-line is fine, plus the direction is fairly nice as well.
You see, my confusion with this film (like most of the characters in it as well) is - what's it trying to say? What's its message? Half of me applauded its realistic take on 'the concept of love'. Whilst the other half of me winced when I saw how this movie resolved itself.
Listen, I am no sceptic; I know how hard it is to find the right partner in this more media driven age. And I am not trying to imply that people should not go with their gut instinct at times, and find someone who is able to 'keep them home-fires burning'. However, in the same breath, for a film that is trying to be grounded in realism, the way that the 'romance' blossomed between Uma and Jeffery's characters, to me, was rather far fetched in its execution.
Well, if you think about it for a moment or two, Uma's character is supposed to be a person who is a firm believer of 'nurtured love' -- how two people grow to appreciate each one another over time, due to the fact that they share a common bond and a vested interests. So what does she do? Fall for someone who is the complete opposite to the person she is currently engaged to, just because she spends a bit of time with him?
Nah! Not buying it myself. And that is what I find is the main problem with 'The Accidental Husband' is myself.
Apart from that though, it's not a bad movie. I like to think of it as an amalgamation of 'The Fisher King' and any other rom-com you can think of. Plus I have to admit, that on occasion I did not mind its logical take on an illogical subject.
Well, 'Real Love' is a strange concept on a certain level, where emotion supersedes a rationale of reasonable proportions. Agreed Fab Four?
Bless em'
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This tarte is actually more like a quiche, but I found tarte to be more appropriate for a dish containing "fancy" green asparagus and wild garlic. I really love spring and all the food that is brings. Especially asparagus is one of my favorite vegetables of all times. Although, we mainly eat white asparagus here in Germany, I also fell head over heels with its green brother. It goes very well with everything cheesy and hearty and that's why I paired it with the wild garlic and some nutty goat's cheese.
I am a great fan of quiches/tartes because my mum always used to make them for lunch when I was a kid. Back than we normally had a classic Quiche Lorainne or some vegetarian version with zucchini. But since I now mostly cook my own food, I started experimenting with some new (to me) combinations and to be honest: the variations are endless. I mean what's not to taste great with eggs, cheese and a crunchy crust? Yeah, you got it.
You can either enjoy this tarte straight out of the oven or at room temperature. Leftovers keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.
It is also a great on-the-go-lunch. I love to take it to university and enjoy a delicious piece of tarte during lunch break.
Green Asparagus and Ramsons Tarte
(serves 4-6)
7g (1 package) active dry yeast
¼ cup warm water
¼ tsp sugar
120g (1 cup) spelt flour
80g (1/4 cup+1 heaping Tbsp) wholegrain spelt flour
Pinch of salt
40g (4 Tbsp) (vegan) butter
2 Tbsp sour cream
500g green asparagus, hard ends removed
1 Tbsp olive oil
Coarse sea salt, pepper
5 large organic eggs
2 Tbsp sour cream
1 bunch ramsons/wild garlic (approx.70g), stems removed and roughly chopped
60g hearty goat's or sheep's cheese (like Goat's Tommeor an old Pecorino), grated
¾ tsp salt
Lots of pepper and nutmeg
Make the crust:
In a small bowl combine active dry yeast, warm water and sugar. Stir gently to combine and let sit for about 5 minutes until the yeast mixture looks bubbly.
Into a larger bowl add flour, salt, melted butter and sour cream. Add yeast and knead with a hand mixer to combine the dough. When the dough starts to come together keep on kneading with your hands. You do not have to knead too long, 1 minute should be about right. Cover the dough with a towel and let sit in a warm place for 20 minutes.
Make the filling:
While the dough is rising wash the asparagus and remove any hard ends.
Heat 1 Tbp of olive oil in a large pan. Add asparagus and cook covered on high to medium heat for about 4 minutes until the asparagus becomes bright green. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F). Line a tarte pan (21x25cm) with parchment paper and set aside.
Into a bowl add the eggs, sour cream, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Use a fork to combine the egg yolk with the egg white. Fold in the ramps and about ¾ of the grated cheese.
Assemble the tarte:
When the dough is ready, spread it into the tarte pan with the palm of your hand. Use your fingers to press it up the sides. Try to form a nice even crust (the dough should not be too thick in the middle).
Add the egg-filling and top with the asparagus. If the asparagus is too long for your pan , just cut off the excess stems (and eat immediately-recommended).
Sprinkle tarte with the remaining cheese and bake at 175°C for 25 minutes or until golden brown.


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He came back with a brown paper bag and my spidey-sense* told me the red pepper was not alone. Indeed, after Mister pulled out the pepper, he smiled and reached back into the bag and gave me chocolate, "because you ran out." What a sweetheart! because I did eat my last mini-chocolate bar from the halloween candy last night. I thought it was sweet that he wanted to be as vigilant about my dark chocolate supply as I am about his bread supply.
*spidey-sense: the magical ability of wives to know beyond any shadow of doubt that their husbands will return home with at least 1 item more than they were sent out to get. I inherited mine from my mother and that's why my dad isn't allowed to go to Pepperidge Farm unchaperoned.
Anyway, I recognized that Mister was probably about to be even more helpful as I was cooking dinner.
I love this recipe - truly I do - but I keep forgetting how now that I make it correctly, it burns my face off. This is normally how dinner goes when I make this:
Bite 1: mmmm....tasty, but hey, that's a little spicy!
Bite 2: umm.....
Bite 3: chokecough
water break
get a few more bites in: face starts to feel a little hot around the ears, eyes, and nose
water break
few more bites: nose starts running
wipe nose
water break
few more bites: now my tongue and lips are burning at a steady rate, almost ignorable
few more bites: can't quite feel my tongue
Time for 2nds! (can't help it - it tastes so good it's worth the pain)
grand finale: my nose is red, my ears are red, my nose is sniffly, my lips are burning and my tongue is nearly numb... and my husband, who by now has plowed through three bowls without blinking or taking more than two sips of water, is laughing at me.
As I've learned previously, the best way to treat these "symptoms" is with dark chocolate.
|Thank you, Mister
Although Angst initially showed some interest in dinner, it didn't take long for him to decide he wasn't terribly interested in whatever was making his Lady disintegrate, so he found something else to be far more interesting than our dinner time talk about dubstep. [By the way - if you want to see something incredible, click here and prepare to hold your breath for about 6 minutes.]
Inside that large Williams-Sonoma bag live some other, smaller paper bags. Just before we sat down, Mister added the little brown sack from Essene to that bag, but Angst really wanted it. This is the last in a series of pictures of him climbing into the larger bag to snuffle at and try to retrieve "his" bag.
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Martha Syndrome, Guest Post by Shanna Briggs
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!" "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her." Luke 10:38-41
I remember reading the scripture about Martha and Mary for the very first time. As I think back to my 15 year old self, sitting on my bed and reading this scripture I thought, "Jesus, why are you all up in her grill?" (Remember I was 15.) Why Jesus scolded Martha was just beyond me. I mean, isn't it a good thing that she wanted her house to look nice for Him? Isn't that something you do? He is more important than anyone on the face of the earth, and she wants to have everything look nice for Him. I would think He would feel flattered or something. But instead she gets chastised. I mean, Martha seems cool. Like, I think we could be friends cool.
Am I missing something here? The chapter ends and there is no more on the subject, so I decided that the scripture wasn't very important. After all, it is only 5 verses.
Over the years I began to understand that Martha's focus was on all the wrong things. Not very long ago I found myself again reading these scriptures on my bed. This time I saw something I had never seen before. Martha actually walks up to Jesus and says, "Tell her to help me!" There is even an exclamation point at the end of that sentence! This chick walks up to the creator of the universe, God in the flesh and starts telling Him what to do. Who does she think she is!? As I read this my jaw dropped, and in my disgust I said out loud, "Who does that!?" God replied, "You do that Shanna."
My heart sank and I went into defense mode with Jesus. I started to tell Him that I absolutely 100% don't do that. Anyone notice I started to "tell" Him? As I reflected God began to show me how my prayer life was no longer prayer but just a to-do list for Him. I began to see how I wasn't letting God do His job. Not only was I trying to tell Him how to do it but trying to do it for Him. I had what I like to call "Martha Syndrome."
What are the symptoms you might ask? Constant worrying and a never ending need for control. I wanted to do everything myself because it was easier than having to teach someone else. If I saw someone doing something differently than I do, I felt compelled to correct them and teach them the "right way." I couldn't leave a conversation without wondering what others thought of me or how I could have said things better. My to-do list and fears kept me up late at night because I couldn't make my mind stop. They also made me dread getting out of bed in the morning to face my day.
Martha Syndrome is a silent killer of joy. How do I get rid of this virus in my life? The good news is that there is an antidote. The bad news is I didn't learn what it was until much later, until I found myself in a situation where I was completely out of control.
I got a call from my mother in the middle of the night telling me that my 13 year old sister was dying. The 12 year age gap between us had always made me feel so protective of her and a little like she was my own baby. I was half way across the country and completely helpless. My baby girl is sitting in a hospital. All we know is that it's bad and the doctors don't know is what's wrong.
Up to that point in my life when I had faced challenging situations I always felt like there was something I could do, no matter how small. I sat for hours and looked the situation up, down, backward and forward. For the life of me I could not come up with a single thing that I could do to fix it. I was completely and utterly helpless. The only option I had was get on my knees and pray. Over the next year there would be many terrifying moments where my sister's life was held in the balance and each time I was reminded that I was without question completely out of control. There was nothing I could do except beg the only one who had any control and hope He would hear my cries for help.
I can tell you in those moments I did not approach Jesus with any pride or arrogance. I did not go to Him about my sister with brash overconfidence. I ran to the feet of Jesus as a humble beggar desperate that he would hear my pleas and give me any scrap of hope to cling onto. I knew that he owed me nothing. In those moments it became clear how truly great He is and how lowly and insignificant I am.
One day as I was reading scripture I came across 1 Thessalonians 5:17. It says, "Pray without ceasing." Now this scripture had always eluded me. A long time ago I had decided that this scripture was for the really spiritual who had somehow arrived and become these super Christians that prayed all day every day. But I had been a Christian now for more than 10 years, I worked at a church; when would I arrive? I called out to God and I said, "Lord, I don't know how to pray without ceasing, that's impossible. Why would you put such unrealistic expectations on me? His response to me was simple, "You know how to worry without ceasing."
Ouch. God had just hit me right over the head. Was it really as simple as that? Exchange my worry for prayer. It always sounded so hard but when I thought about it this way it didn't seem so impossible. Don't get me wrong, I still worry. But now when I catch myself I try to turn that worry into a prayer. Sometimes I have to say the same prayer 50 times in one day.
It's funny how prayer makes you focus on the positive. How worry makes you dwell on the worst possible outcome and how prayer shifts your focus to the best. Do you too find yourself infected with this nasty virus? Do you worry without ceasing? If so I encourage you to exchange your worry for prayer. As you do I know God will begin to bring back a little lost joy to your life.
Shanna Briggs
Shoreline Church
Administrative Assistant to Pastor Sam Mata, Men's Ministry
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What the Telegraph is basically saying is that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which includes the North Atlantic thermo-haline ocean circulation which drives the North Atlantic Drift, is predicted to weaken over time which will impact upon the climate of North-Western Europe. The other component of AMOC is an atmospheric phenomenon driven by wind patterns associated with the Coriolis Force and the pressure difference between tropical and higher latitudes (often wrongly referred to as The Gulf Stream - a major ocean current of which the North Atlantic Drift is but one extension), which transports mild air from the tropical regions to the cooler northern latitudes. AMOC is in turn mediated and influenced by the variable bipolar climate oscillation known as the Nort Atlantic Oscillation! Confusing, or what!? Almost inevitably, any mention at all of the Gulf Stream in the media is likely to be technically and scientifically inaccurate or misleading because of this confusion with ocean currents and atmospheric circulation.
The Telegraphs says:
"It will say that the circulation of warm and cold water in the Atlantic, which includes the Gulf Stream, will weaken by 20 to 44 per cent by the end of the century. Scientists claim that such a slow-down in the Gulf Stream will have a big impact on Britain, causing cooling of about 1.8F (1C) and disrupting weather patterns . . . . . . . . The report will say that the warming of the oceans will interfere with the currents in the Atlantic, also known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). It will state: "It is very likely that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation will weaken over the 21st century. It is likely that there will be some decline in the AMOC by 2050, but there will be some decades when the AMOC increases.""
I can as yet find no specific mention of predicted cooling in the UK or its magnitude in AR5. To search, I went naturally to Chapter 14: Climate Phenomena and their Relevance for Future Regional Climate Change. On page 49 in the section 14.8 Future Regional Climate Change (14.8.6 Europe and Mediterranean), the IPCC says:
"In summary, there is high confidence in model projections of mean temperature in this region. It is very likely that temperatures will continue to increase throughout the 21st century over all of Europe and the Mediterranean region. It is likely that winter mean temperature will rise more in NEU than in CEU or MED, whereas summer warming will likely be more intense in MED and CEU than in NEU. The length, frequency, and/or intensity of warm spells or heat waves are assessed to be very likely to increase throughout the whole region".
My guess is that the Telegraph has used the IPCC's figures and linked them with other research which predicts cooling in the UK if the Gulf Stream weakens.
Searching deeper with respect to the North Atlantic Oscillation and the closely related Arctic Oscillation, also the Atlantic Multi-Decadal Oscillation, one comes up with the following info, which appears to demonstrate an acceptance by the IPCC that natural changes in these bipolar climate modes have dominated, and probably will continue to dominate, in the short term, regional climate change in areas affected by them. Hence the possibility that natural variation may result in climate change for Europe, unrelated to anthropogenic global warming causing Arctic ice melt with consequent weakening of the Gulf Stream due to freshening polar waters.
"Model agreement in projections indicate that future boreal wintertime North Atlantic Oscillation is very likely to exhibit large natural variations and trends of similar magnitude to those observed in the past and is likely to become slightly more positive on average, with some, but not well documented, implications for winter conditions in the Arctic, North America and Eurasia."
"Multiple lines of evidence from paleo reconstructions and model simulations indicate that the Atlantic Multi-Decadal Oscillation is unlikely to change its behaviour in the future as the mean climate changes. However, natural fluctuations in the Atlantic Multi-Decadal Oscillation over the coming few decades are likely to influence regional climates at least as strongly as will human-induced changes with implications for Atlantic major hurricane frequency, the West African wet season, North American and European summer conditions."[p7, Ch14]
"Model simulations have underestimated the magnitude of the large positive trend from 1960-2000 in winter NAO observations, which now appears to be more likely due to natural variability rather than anthropogenic influences"
[p26, Ch14]
"The North Atlantic Oscillation which exhibited a positive trend from the 1960s to the 1990s has since exhibited lower values, with exceptionally low anomalies in the winters of 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 (Section 2.7.8)."
[p37, Ch10]
For mention of anthropogenic influences causing regional climate change in Europe, we have the following:
[p26, Ch14]
"The North Atlantic Oscillation which exhibited a positive trend from the 1960s to the 1990s has since exhibited lower values, with exceptionally low anomalies in the winters of 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 (Section 2.7.8)."
[p37, Ch10]
For mention of anthropogenic influences causing regional climate change in Europe, we have the following:
"Sea ice in the Arctic has declined significantly in recent decades (Chapter 4.2), which might be expected to reduce the surface salinity and increase freshwater content as freshwater locked in multi-year sea ice is released. Generally, strong multidecadal variability, regional variability, and the lack of historical observations have made it difficult to assess long-term trends in ocean salinity and freshwater content for the Arctic as a whole (Rawlins et al., 2010). The signal that is now emerging, including salinity observations from 2005 to 2010, indicates increased freshwater content, with medium confidence".
[p19, Ch3]
"Based on the assessment of the CMIP5 RCP simulations and on our understanding gleaned from analysis of CMIP3 models, observations and our understanding of physical mechanisms, it is very likely that the AMOC will weaken over the 21st century. The best estimate decrease in 2100 is about 20–30% for the RCP4.5 scenario and 36–44% for the RCP8.5 scenario."
"Based on the assessment of the CMIP5 RCP simulations and on our understanding gleaned from analysis of CMIP3 models, observations and our understanding of physical mechanisms, it is very likely that the AMOC will weaken over the 21st century. The best estimate decrease in 2100 is about 20–30% for the RCP4.5 scenario and 36–44% for the RCP8.5 scenario."
[Ch12 p61]
This is obviously the source of the Telegraphs's headline claiming that [anthropogenic] warming will cause cooling in the UK by affecting Atlantic ocean currents. For there to be sustained and significant cooling in Northern Europe, there would presumably need to be a sustained weakening of AMOC, as confirmed by the Carbon Brief here:
"A recent study by McCarthy et al. describes how researchers observed a decline in the AMOC during the winter of 2009/2010 by around 30 per cent. They attribute the decline to an unusual wind event and changes in the deep branch of the AMOC (3000-5000 m). But the decline was followed by a swift recovery. For significant cooling to occur, such a decline would have to persist for a much longer period."
It is nevertheless somewhat puzzling that the IPCC appears not to mention the possibility of regional cooling in the UK, stating in fact the complete opposite, that regional warming is expected, when, by its own admission, it anticipates a weakening of AMOC which would probably mean cooling (as in 2009/10). Perhaps this is fortunate from the perspective of the UK government: already increasingly unpopular measures in the UK designed to mitigate global warming, in particular sky-high energy bills due to renewables subsidies, would become potential political dynamite if the world's authority on climate change was to say that global warming in the UK would mean actual cooling. Colder winters would not go down well at a time when fuel bills are rocketing because we're supposed to be 'all in it together' in the effort to avoid warmer, wetter winters and scorching summers!
In the final analysis however, all this may be somewhat irrelevant as sustained cooling in the UK looks set to proceed not as a result of Arctic ice melting due to CO2 emissions, but as a result of declining solar activity (see my previous post).


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -The Nashville Predators are finding out that ending the Detroit Red Wings' reign in the Central Division won't be easy.
Kyle Calder scored and had two assists, and the Detroit Red Wings moved within a point of NHL-leading Nashville by holding off the Predators 5-2 on Tuesday night.
The teams meet again Wednesday night in Detroit, where the Red Wings can move ahead of the Predators in the Central Division, the Western Conference and take over the overall lead in the chase for the President's Trophy.
"They're a real good team, we're a real good team," Detroit coach Mike Babcock said. "We had the upper hand tonight. We've got to go back and try to do the same. It's so evenly matched just a fine line turns the game. We were fortunate tonight."
The Predators weren't happy at having lost the chance to pad their margin.
"They came in and stole two points here," Predators center Jason Arnott said. "We have to go back there and play just as well. We have to be a little bit better and put pucks in the net tomorrow. Other than that, we've got to try for two points."
This is the first time this season the road team has won in the series, but the Red Wings have yet to lose to the Predators in Nashville during the month of March since the team entered the league. They improved to 5-0-1 in that stretch.
"The two points are what we're more concerned about right now," Calder said. "They're a great team over there, and this was a big game for us."
Jiri Hudler and Valtteri Filippula each scored a goal and had an assist, and Robert Lang and Kirk Maltby also scored for Detroit. The Red Wings have a game in hand on Nashville.
Alexander Radulov and Martin Erat each scored power-play goals for Nashville.
Nashville came in having earned at least a point in 10 straight games, a streak Detroit also had before a regulation loss to Boston on Sunday. The Predators also have 98 points, compared to the Red Wings' 97.
Nashville goalie Tomas Vokoun said the Predators must have short memories.
"We have to be better. Our coverage needs to be a lot better. It's that simple," he said.
The Red Wings gave Nashville every opportunity to get back into the game after Hudler scored his 12th at 1:24 of the third for a 3-1 lead.
Detroit gave Nashville a 5-on-3, and Erat scored eight seconds later off a rebound of Shea Weber's shot from the slot to pull the Predators within 3-2 at 5:07.
The Predators finished 2-of-8 with the man advantage, but Detroit killed off three power plays in the final 15 minutes. Calder scored his ninth with two minutes left off Nashville defenseman Marek Zidlicky's skate, his first since Feb. 27 in his first game after being picked up in a trade from Chicago.
Filippula added an unassisted goal with 81 seconds left to seal the victory.
Detroit came limping in with Henrik Zetterberg missing his seventh game because of an inflamed disk in his back. Forward Daniel Cleary missed his eighth, and defenseman Danny Markov also was out for his third.
The Predators didn't have Peter Forsberg (upper body injury) for a fourth game. Steve Sullivan missed his ninth with his own back problem, while Scott Hartnell (foot) and Scott Nichol (broken thumb) aren't expected back for at least a couple more weeks.
Nashville coach Barry Trotz tried to send a message from the start, giving Jordin Tootoo - the Predators' leader with 94 penalty minutes - a rare start. It worked, as Tootoo took two shots in seven shifts and aggravated Mathieu Schneider into high-sticking him near the Nashville bench.
But Detroit still led 1-0 on Robert Lang's 18th goal at 1:39.
Radulov tied it with his power-play goal off a nice cross-ice pass from David Legwand at 7:02. The Predators outshot Detroit 13-4 in the first period.
The Red Wings took over in the second period. Maltby put Detroit up to stay at 4:30 with his fourth goal this season after Kris Draper passed to him from behind the net.
Not even tossing five catfish onto the ice for good luck - a play on Detroit's famous octopus toss - helped the Predators. They got Erat's goal to pull close, but he had to be helped off the ice after colliding with Arnott late in the third.
Notes: Detroit is 3-10 in the second of back-to-back games so far this season. The Predators are 13-2-2 in such games. ... Nashville defenseman Ryan Suter tied his career-high by skating in his 71st game this season, which is what he played in 2005-06. Only Suter, Paul Kariya and J.P. Dumont haven't missed a game this season for Nashville. ... Detroit improved to 30-4-2 when scoring first. ... Trotz said he hopes Forsberg can return Saturday against Dallas.


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Vascular Plants of Wisconsin
Claytonia virginica L.
spring beauty
Family: Portulacaceae
native: yes
type: herbaceous perennial
Spring beauty is most abundant in upland deciduous forest. It flowers very early in spring and the plants quickly senesce and are all but undetectable by mid-summer. In this species the leaves are long and narrow and in Claytonia caroliniana, whose distribution is limited to the northern counties, the leaves tend to be broader, but there are sometimes intermediate individuals that are hard to place.
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Today marks the mid-third week for the Durham Team as we endeavor to make some political waves from the Triangle. It is a great victory to have the opportunity to take the responsibilities from three separate positions (DemSum Intern, NCCU SGA Political Action Director and Debate Producer) and converge them into one.
Thus far, I'm beginning to adapt to the culture of DemNC, realizing that while VOE is the overall goal, there is and has always been careful attention paid to progressive victories in other arenas. As we attend meetings at BluePrint NC and other progressive groups, Democracy NC is consistently hailed as the model "C3" for political grassroots progress. Though, achievements with VOE are in the minority of praises. This works excellent for the Durham Team, in that we shall continue to work with constituents to get a bill this session in Raleigh that expands Council of State VOE and (hopefully) local election VOE leverage, yet we can also focus on the '10 Election Season, marrying the civic goals of DemNC with the political action steps at NC Central, in a holy union.
Now that we found the niche to put it all together, this union should last far beyond 9 weeks in the summer…even if the stipends don't 😉
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Monday, August 26, 2013
No surprises so far by the Detroit Lions as they make their roster cuts.
No surprises.
The Detroit Lions have begun to make their roster cuts as teams are required to be down to 75 players Tuesday. So far, none of the players cut come as a surprise (for those of you who follow my estimated depth chart located at http://www.theNetRat.com/depthchart.html).
So how did the Lions get from the draft to their current roster? Here are the roster moves since the draft according to the official Lions website.
5/2/2013 The Detroit Lions have signed the following players: C Skylar Allen, DT Michael Brooks, TE Joseph Fauria, T Austin Holtz, RB Steven Miller, T LaAdrian Waddle
5/3/2013 The Detroit Lions have signed the following players: QB Alex Carder, LB Alex Elkins, LB Jon Morgan, FS Martavius Neloms and WR Cody Wilson
5/10/2013 The Detroit Lions have signed the following 2013 draft picks: DE Ziggy Ansah, CB Darius Slay, G Larry Warford, DE Devin Taylor, P Sam Martin, WR Corey Fuller, RB Theo Riddick, TE Michael Williams and LB Brandon Hepburn
5/13/2013 The Detroit Lions release C Skyler Allen and sign C Darren Keyton.
5/14/2013 The Detroit Lions release RB Devin Moore and sign DE Freddie Bishop.
5/16/2013 The Detroit Lions claim DB DeQuan Menzie off waivers and release DB Conroy Black.
5/28/2013 The Detroit Lions release DT Michael Brooks and WR Chastin West and sign DE Robert Maci and DE Spencer Nealy.
5/29/2013 The Detroit Lions release QB Alex Carder and sign QB Thaddeus Lewis.
5/30/2013 The Detroit Lions sign RB Montell Owens.
6/3/2013 The Detroit Lions release CB Lionel Smith.
6/4/2013 The Detroit Lions release the following players: WR Troy Burrell, TE Nathan Overbay and sign the following players: G Leroy Harris, G Jake Scott and WR Micheal Spurlock
6/5/2013 The Detroit Lions release DE Robert Maci and WR Lance Long, and sign DE Braylon Broughton and WR Matt Willis.
6/17/2013 The Detroit Lions sign TE Matt Veldman and release TE Dominique Curry.
6/24/2013 The Detroit Lions sign DB Chris Hope and release WR Brian Robiskie.
6/26/2013 The Detroit Lions sign DE Israel Idonije and release DE Freddie Bishop.
7/17/2013 The Detroit Lions release RB Jahvid Best.
7/24/2013 The Detroit Lions sign WR Chaz Shilens.
7/25/2013 The Detroit Lions release G Bill Nagy.
8/1/2013 The Detroit Lions release S Ricardo Silva and DT Spencer Nealy and sign S Trevor Coston and DT Xavier Proctor.
8/5/2013 The Detroit Lions sign CB Brandon King and release WR Devin Thomas and LB Alex Elkins.
8/6/2013 The Detroit Lions claim LB Adrian Moten.
8/11/2013 The Detroit Lions release LB Carmen Messina and sign CB Myron Lewis.
8/13/2013 The Detroit Lions have released CB Brandon King and signed CB Conroy Black.
8/16/2013 The Detroit Lions release DB Conroy Black and DE Braylon Broughton and sign DT Justin Bannan and DT John Drew.
8/17/2013 The Detroit Lions release DB Trevor Coston and LB Adrian Moten and sign DB Rashean Mathis and LB Rocky McIntosh.
8/19/2013 The Detroit Lions release T Austin Holtz and WR Mike Thomas and sign T Kevin Haslam and TE Cameron Morrah.
8/20/2013 The Detroit Lions place LB Cory Greenwood on reserve/injured.
8/23/2013 The Detroit Lions release DT John Drew, G Derek Hardman, DB Domonique Johnson, WR Chaz Schilens and DB Ross Weaver.
8/26/2013 The Detroit Lions trade QB Thaddeus Lewis for LB Chris White.
The Lions have a about $5 million in salary cap available and rumor has it they may be looking for help at wide receiver, possibly linebacker, and who knows where else as they scour the waiver wire for cuts by other teams.
Still, the odds of the Lions actually needing someone else's 54th player instead of one of their own out of the 75 they will have after tomorrow are somewhat slim. Unless they can pull off another trade I really don't see all that much help coming and the Lions might be forced to do something I've been complaining about for a long time, they may have to actually develop a player. The coaching staff might have to work a little bit harder to get one of their own up to NFL speed instead of trying to find someone coached up by some other team.
Whether they will or not remains to be seen, one things for sure, even though there have been no surprises so far the likelihood of the Lions getting all the way to week 1 without some kind of surprise is low.
ps. My depth chart is/was locked in prior to the 3rd preseason game, as it is every year, and it wasn't until after that deadline that Akers finally made some kicks over 48 yards, for that reason I had Rugland making the team, I no longer believe that will be the case but we shall see what happens. The only changes I make to my depth chart from the 2nd preseason game to week 1 of the regular season would be due to new players being signed or guys who end up on injured reserve.
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Jeremiah 13 The Message (MSG)
People Who Do Only What They Want to Do
13 1-2 God told me, "Go and buy yourself some linen shorts. Put them on and keep them on. Don't even take them off to wash them." So I bought the shorts as God directed and put them on.
3-5 Then God told me, "Take the shorts that you bought and go straight to Perath and hide them there in a crack in the rock." So I did what God told me and hid them at Perath.
6-7 Next, after quite a long time, God told me, "Go back to Perath and get the linen shorts I told you to hide there." So I went back to Perath and dug them out of the place where I had hidden them. The shorts by then had rotted and were worthless.
8-11 God explained, "This is the way I am going to ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem—a wicked bunch of people who won't obey me, who do only what they want to do, who chase after all kinds of no-gods and worship them. They're going to turn out as rotten as these old shorts. Just as shorts clothe and protect, so I kept the whole family of Israel under my care"—God's Decree—"so that everyone could see they were my people, a people I could show off to the world and be proud of. But they refused to do a thing I said.
12 "And then tell them this, 'God's Message, personal from the God of Israel: Every wine jug should be full of wine.'
"And they'll say, 'Of course. We know that. Every wine jug should be full of wine!'
13-14 "Then you'll say, 'This is what God says: Watch closely. I'm going to fill every person who lives in this country—the kings who rule from David's throne, the priests, the prophets, the citizens of Jerusalem—with wine that will make them drunk. And then I'll smash them, smash the wine-filled jugs—old and young alike. Nothing will stop me. Not an ounce of pity or mercy or compassion will slow me down. Every last drunken jug of them will be smashed!'"
The Light You Always Took for Granted
15-17 Then I said, Listen. Listen carefully: Don't stay stuck in your ways!
18-19 Tell the king and the queen-mother,
20-22 Look, look, Jerusalem!
23 Can an African change skin?
24-27 "I'll blow these people away—
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Orange County is a county located in the central piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,481. Its county seat is Orange.
Orange County is home to Montpelier, the 2,700 acre estate of James Madison, the 4th President of the United States and oft-hailed "Father of the Constitution." The county celebrated its 275th anniversary in 2009.
The area was inhabited for thousands of years by various cultures of indigenous peoples. At the time of European encounter, the Ontponea, a sub-group of the Siouan-speaking Manahoac tribe, lived in this Piedmont area.
The first European settlement in what was to become Orange County was Germanna, formed when Governor Alexander Spotswood settled 12 immigrant families from Westphalia, Germany there in 1714; a total of 42 people. Orange County, as a legal entity, was created in August 1734 when the Virginia House of Burgesses adopted "An Act for Dividing Spotsylvania County." Unlike other counties whose boundaries had ended at the Blue Ridge Mountains, Orange was bounded on the west "by the utmost limits of Virginia" which, at that time, stretched to the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes. The colony of Virginia claimed the land, but very little of it had yet been occupied by any English. For this reason, some contend that Orange County was at one time the largest county that ever existed. This situation lasted only four years; in 1738 most of the western tract was split off into Augusta County. The expansiveness of the county boundaries was to encourage settlement further westward as well as to contend against the French claim to the Ohio Valley region.
While no battles of the American Revolution were fought in Orange County, 2 companies of 50 men each from the county were recruited to the Culpeper Minutemen, which fought in the Battle of Great Bridge, among other engagements.
The development of transportation infrastructure, including several railroad routes, up through the mid-nineteenth century helped foster a diversified agricultural economy in Orange County. The final adjustment of the county's boundaries occurred in 1838, when Greene County was created from the western portion of Orange. The Town of Orange was legally established in 1834 (officially becoming a town in 1872) and had already served as the county seat for nearly a century; the Town of Gordonsville officially became a town in 1870.[1]
The county saw limited conflict during the Civil War, with most activity being centered around the towns of Orange and Gordonsville. The exceptions were the Battle of Mine Run and the Battle of the Wilderness in the eastern portion of the county, the latter of which served as a significant turning point in the war. Following Virginia's readmission to the Union in 1870, and with the loss of slave labor, the agricultural economy resumed with more emphasis on livestock and dairy farming due to these activities requiring less physical labor. The dominance of the railroad and the relative ease it offered in delivering goods to larger markets increased the relevance and value of livestock production in the county's agricultural economy. Agriculture and manufacturing continued to expand into the twentieth century, with a peak of 1279 farms and 20 manufacturing companies located within the county as of 1929. A manufacturing survey produced during the Great Depression noted that Orange County's economy remained relatively healthy due to its accessibility.[1]
The significance of agriculture to Orange County's history was great enough that the Commonwealth of Virginia, by way of the Virginia Landmarks Register, designated approximately 31,200 acres in the western portion of the county as the Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District. The District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 and is the largest such district in Virginia. It includes James Madison's Montpelier, James Barbour's Thomas Jefferson-designed Barboursville mansion (now in ruins), several plantations, portions of the Monticello Viticultural Area, as well as numerous other sites listed on the National Register.
Orange County's population fluctuated up and down following the Civil War up through the 1930s. From that point forward, the population continued to grow steadily, representing an almost 300% increase through the 2010 Census.
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Madrid: Factbox on three-times Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, who said on Thursday he tested positive for the banned anabolic Clenbuterol on July 21.
Team: Astana (sponsored by a consortium of Kazakhstan companies).
* Turns professional with the Spanish Once-Eroski team in 2003 and wins the individual time trial stage at the Tour of Poland.
* 2004: Joins the Liberty Seguros team. Spends 10 days in a coma after a congenital vascular disorder caused a swelling in his brain.
* 2005: In January, eight months after brain surgery, wins the fifth stage of the Tour Down Under in Australia.
Finishes 31st in his first ride at the Tour de France and third in the best young rider standings.
* 2006: Misses the 2006 Tour de France after his Astana-Wuerth team is forced out on the eve of the race because five of their riders are implicated in the Operation Puerto investigation.
Contador`s name reportedly appears in documents seized in the Spanish police investigation but he is cleared by the International Cycling Union (UCI).
"I was in the wrong team at the wrong time," Contador said.
* 2007: Wins the Tour de France riding for the Discovery Channel team after former leader Michael Rasmussen of Denmark is excluded from the race.
* 2008: On Feb. 13 Tour de France organisers announce Astana, and as a consequence 2007 winner Contador who is now with the team, would not be invited to the 2008 Tour.
Wins the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon stage race in March and the Tour of the Basque Country stage race in April.
Six days before the start of the Giro d`Italia, Astana are officially invited to the three-week race. Contador cuts short a holiday to travel to Italy and wins the Giro.
Wins the Vuelta to become the fifth rider with victories in the three grand Tours (France, Italy, Spain).
* 2009: Cracks in the penultimate stage of the Paris-Nice race while wearing the overall leader`s yellow jersey.
Takes two individual stage victories in the Tour de France and the team time trial on the way to winning the overall title for the second time, beating Luxembourg`s Andy Schleck and seven-times champion Lance Armstrong.
* 2010: Wins the Paris-Nice race. Claims his third Tour de France title after taking the yellow jersey in the 15th stage, although he did not win a stage during this year`s race.
* Aug 3: Contador says he will race with Bjarne Riis`s Saxo Bank team in 2011.
* Sept 30: Contador announces that he has tested positive for the banned anabolic Clenbuterol on July, 21, during the Tour de France.
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WattersNorma 1073B
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WattersNorma 1073B
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This beautiful Watters gown is brand new, with tags, never been altered or worn, in garment bag. I purchased the dress in February 2013 and received it in May. While I still love the dress, I had trouble deciding between two gowns on my appointment day and have since decided to go with the other gown. This dress is a size 8, although I typically wear a 6 in street clothes, and comes with a built-in bra back closure with eyelet hooks. My measurements are 33 1/2 B, 29 W, 38 H. The top has nice boning detail inside to give a flattering shape, and the bottom half of the gown is very flowy with layers of sheer ivory silk organza that give it movement. The belt shown in the Watters stock photos is not the belt that comes with the Norma dress (see the Watters website); it actually comes with a vanilla bean colored ribbon instead (which I am wearing in the photos and will be included). The dress has been hanging in the garment bag in my smoke-free home since I've received the dress and has absolutely no wear, no alterations; tags are still attached. I will ship free to US or Canada and can make it an express delivery if you are a last minute bride! Dress will come in original garment bag from the bridal boutique from which dress was purchased, along with a fabric swatch that you can use when shopping for shoes, veil, etc. Feel free to email with any questions specific to the dress! I am open to price offers, please email with inquiries. I'd love for someone to get good use out of this dress since it is in brand new condition!
Watters description: Ivory washed silk organza strapless gown with a draped sweetheart neckline, natural waist, soft layered flutter over skirts, vanilla bean double faced satin ribbon. Sweep train.
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This was my Sunday to do the treats for our Visitor's at church.
I was shopping at Costco's and found these cute heart shortbread cookie's dipped in chocolate.
I had already planned on making Whoopie pies so I did make them too.
I found these cute heart plates at Sur La Table for 50% off so I got three of them and stacked them on top of each other and it turned out cute. I love this Whoopie recipe so if you want it you will have wait till the new church cookbook comes out:)


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Bed time. Diffused yellow glow owns the scene. An 8 year old beautiful kid (He disagrees to the sentiment as being girlish) with a mouthful of talk that is about to find expression.
"Dad, is water healthy?"
"Yes? I said."
"Is lemon tea healthy?"
"I am going to drink water and I am going to drink lemon tea!!"
"Why do you want to do that??"
"They are both healthy and I want to be twice healthier"
The arrangement appears an intentional exercise where the individual potability is not sufficient but the additive properties of goodness are his intention.


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SANDY — At fortress Rio Tinto, where the home team hasn't lost since May of 2009, visiting teams are often overmatched. As a result, they usually come out in a very defensive posture and hope for counter-attacking opportunities.
Several teams have been successful with the tactic, as 10 of 34 have walked out of Rio Tinto Stadium with a draw during Real Salt Lake's current 34-match home unbeaten streak in all competitions.
When RSL hosts Costa Rican club Saprissa this Tuesday in the first leg of its CONCACAF Champions League semifinal series, it can expect much of the same.
"They usually play in a 4-2-3-1 formation, which lends itself to a lot of counter attacking," said RSL defender Nat Borchers. "They're able to absorb pressure with the two center midfielders that sit in front of their back four, so it's going to be difficult for us to break them down."
One of those central midfielders is former RSL player Douglas Sequiera. His neck of the woods on the pitch is where the game will be won or lost, as both teams like to play a possession-oriented game by keeping the ball on the ground.
Saprissa likes to control the midfield by committing five players to the middle of the field. Real Salt Lake, meanwhile, usually controls the midfield thanks to the skill and tireless work rate of its midfielders.
"A big thing will come down to who sets the tempo of the match and who controls the tempo of the match in the midfield," said Kreis, who didn't hesitate to say that at home, it "should" be RSL.
It won't be easy by any means.
Saprissa's most advanced four players are very, very good according to Kreis, who can each cause problems for Real Salt Lake's back line. Josue Isaac Martinez and Jairo Arrieta are two dangerous strikers for the Costa Ricans, while midfielder Armando Alonso leads the team in scoring throughout the Champions League.
Midfielder Will Johnson believes Saprissa will play similarly to Arabe Unido, who RSL swept during CCL group play last fall — but with more skill. He's up for the challenge, as he always is against international competition.
"Anytime you play a team outside of your league, Mexico included, it presents some different challenges in the way they approach games," he said. "They like to do a lot more combinations and a lot more flicks. MLS is more of a physical league than Central American leagues. We play more of a Central American style though so it should be cool."
With Real Salt Lake so heavily focused on preparing for Saprissa the past two weeks, it's been easy for the players to forget the 2011 MLS regular season kicks off this Saturday at San Jose.
"We're just focused on Tuesday. We haven't even talked about Saturday yet," said Johnson.
For all involved, getting the season started so early has been a nice change of pace.
"Typically you get to this point of the preseason and you're itching so bad for a real meaningful game, and all this nervous energy and eagerness about the first game of the season, but we've kind of already had that," said Kreis.
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The first country which discovered sea route to India Was
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Listener Asked on 7th June 2015 in History.
Dom Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) was a Portuguese explorer. He was the first man reached India by the route of sea in (Calicut on 20th May 1498). Before the vasco da gama thousand sailor to try reach India but they lost his lives in attack and shipwreck. Vasco da gama was the first successful man who reached India. He make three trip to India In the last or third trip he was suffered from malaria and died before arriving India.


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Cyprus: Aphrodite's Birthplace by Paris Permenter and John Bigley Here, on a rock that protrudes from the sea, Aphrodite was allegedly born from the waves; today locals say that eternal youth will grace those who swim around it three times. With its spectacular views and sound of breaking waves, the site is one of the island's most romantic.
Focus on Romance: Cyprus: Aphrodite's Island of Love by Eleanor S. Morris The beautiful island of Cyprus, floating on the eastern Mediterranean, claims to be the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite, the goddess of love in Greek mythology.
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Last night was the night for the Bill Gates-Steve Jobs joint interview at the D5 conference and not unexpectedly it turned out to be a love-in between the two industry pioneers: (more…)
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer got his turn on the D5 conference hot seat today, but his performance mostly seems to have been soporific:
In a genial interview with the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg Wednesday morning, Ballmer presented a picture of a plodding, predictable, unexciting company. He couldn't quite say when Microsoft will make some progress against Google (GOOG) in its weak share in Internet search. He couldn't say why exactly the new Vista operating system was overly complex when it was released. He didn't particularly enlighten the audience on just why Microsoft is paying $6 billion to buy online ad agency aQuantive (AQNT). By the way, Ballmer won't mention Google's name, referring to it merely as "the market leader;"
Nice touch. (more…)
I hate to play Ebenezer Scrooge as Santa Bill Gates opens Microsoft's sack of lab goodies and comes up with something to announce for the Wall Street Journal's D5 Conference, but the announcement of Microsoft Surface today is just rife with causes for "Bah, humbug!"
Next week at the Wall Street Journal's D: All Things Digital conference hosted by Walter Mossberg and Kara Swisher there will be a special joint appearance by Bill Gates and Apple's Steve Jobs. While hardly a steel cage match, the conference format is completely interview based with Mossberg and Swisher doing the questioning. To that end, Swisher is requesting input on questions for the dynamic duo and baiting the crowd with some candid snaps of Bill and Steve from the past. In separate sessions, Steve Jobs and Steve Ballmer will also get the third degree.


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I found this through my journey I can't remember where I printed it out…
The work of grief cannot be hurried. It takes a great deal of time, usually a year
or more. It may be the purest pain you have ever known.
The following are stages of grief that are commonly experienced after a loss. You
may not experience all of these, and you may not experience them in this order. It
is important to realize, however, that what you are feeling is natural and that, with
time, you will heal.
Some people experience shock after a loss, saying things like "I feel numb" and
displaying no tears or emotions. Sometimes there is denial. Gradually the
bereaved become aware of what has happened, and they are able to express their
emotions. Other people never go through a prolonged stage of shock. They are
able to express emotions immediately.
Emotional Release
At some point a person begins to feel and to hurt. It is very important not to
suppress your feelings. Suppressed feelings often surface at a later time in
unhealthy ways. Shared feelings are a gift, and bring a closeness to all involved.
Preoccupation with the Deceased or the Crisis
Despite efforts to think of other things, a grieving person may find it difficult to
shift his/her mind from thoughts about the deceased person. This is not unusual
and, with time, should not be a problem.
Symptoms of Some Physical and Emotional Distress
These distresses may come in waves. The most common physical distresses are:
• Sleeplessness
• Tightness in the throat
• A choking feeling
• Shortness of breath
• Deep sighing
• An empty hollow feeling in the stomach
• Lack of muscular power ("It's almost impossible to climb stairs" or
"everything I lift seems heavy")
• Digestive symptoms and poor appetite
Closely associated with the physical distresses may be certain emotional
alternations, the most common of which are:
• A slight sense of unreality
• Feelings of emotional distance from people – that no one really cares or
• Sometimes people appear shadowy or very small
• Sometimes there are feelings of panic, thoughts of self-destruction, or the
desire to run away or "chuck it all"
These emotional disturbances can cause many people to feel they are approaching
insanity, but these feelings are actually quite normal.
Hostile Reactions
You may catch yourself responding with a great deal of anger to situations that
previously would not have bothered you. The feelings can be surprising and very
uncomfortable. They often make people feel that they are going crazy. Anger can
be directed at the doctor, the nurse, God, sometimes even at your loved one who
Often, there may be feelings of hurt or hostility toward family members who do
not or, for various reasons cannot, provide the emotional support the grieving
person may have expected from them. Anger and hostility are normal. Do not
suppress your anger. However, it is important that you understand and direct your
anger towards what you are really angry at, namely the loss of someone you
There is almost always some sense of guilt in grief. The bereaved think of the
many things they felt they could have done, but didn't. They accuse themselves of
negligence. These hurts pop up in grief. Guilt is normal and should pass with
Many grieving people feel total despair, unbearable loneliness and hopelessness;
nothing seems worthwhile. These feelings may be even more intense for those
who live alone or who have little family. These feelings are normal and should
also pass with time.
The grieving person often tends to withdraw from social relationships. Their daily
routines are often disrupted as well. Life seems like a bad dream. This is normal
and will take some effort to overcome, but the rewards are worthwhile.
Resolution and Readjustment
This comes gradually. The memories are still there, the love is still there, but the
wound begins to heal. You begin to get on with life. It's hard to believe now, but
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Date: 04/13/2012
Writer: Tonya Suther, (575) 646-6233, email@example.com
New Mexico State University assistant professor of biology Karen Mabry will receive nearly a million dollars for her research over the next five years thanks to the National Science Foundation. Mabry, whose research involves the movement and social behavior of mammals, received the NSF's prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award.
Mabry will be recognized at a research rally on Thursday, April 19, at 10:15 a.m. in the Senate Chambers at Corbett Center.
CAREER awards are presented to junior faculty who combine research creativity with innovative teaching. Mabry will receive a five-year grant for $910,000 that will be used to support students in her small mammal research lab, implement educational objectives and initiate new projects studying the social and movement behavior of animals.
"Karen's combinational approach to both behavioral and evolutionary ecology is pioneering in both the use of the variety of data she is collecting as well as how behavior is shaped by adaptations to the environment," said Michele Nishiguchi, biology associate department head.
She will conduct her research at the Quail Ridge Reserve, a field site in northern California that has state-of-the-art automated animal tracking technology. The remote-sensing technology will enable her to track tagged mice throughout the rural area.
"If you've ever seen people radio tracking lions on the Serengeti on Animal Planet, this is exactly it, just scaled down to a very, very small size," Mabry said. "We put these little radio collars on mice, and then these give off a signal and we can pick it up with a radio receiver and antenna and determine where the mouse is located."
Mabry studies dispersal behavior in juvenile brush mice. Dispersal is the movement between the place where an animal is born and where it reproduces, including the search process that goes on as animals look for new places to live.
"As we humans influence natural landscapes, and break them up into smaller and smaller pieces, and put roads through forests, things that might impede movement by animals, these movement processes are becoming more and more important for keeping these animal and plant populations around," Mabry said.
The NSF grant will support a field course where undergraduate students can learn methodologies and use the advanced tracking system to conduct their own research projects, gather data remotely and collaborate with students from other universities. Students will share those experiences from the field through various social networking sites including Facebook and Twitter.
"Kind of in the way that I collaborate with a lot of my colleagues, not only are we not at the same institution, but many times we are not even in the same state," Mabry said. "And so, a lot of our collaboration takes place over email or Skype, and we're going to have the students emulate that."
A partnership with the Asombro Institute For Science Education, an organization dedicated to increasing scientific literacy by fostering an understanding of the Chihuahuan Desert, will allow Mabry to develop educational programs that bring the tracking technology into Southern New Mexico elementary schools. As part of her outreach efforts, she plans to teach children in fourth through sixth grades how to use the tracking technology.
Mabry first became interested in animal movement in the late 90s as she studied habitat fragmentation and the influences it might have on animal populations. In 1999, she received a bachelor's in biological sciences from Clemson University in South Carolina. She earned a master's in ecology from the University of Georgia in 2001, where she studied the effect of corridors on animal movement and attained her doctorate in animal behavior in 2007 from the University of California, Davis.
"I'm quite honored to have received the award," Mabry said. "As with all NSF awards, the review process is very rigorous. But beyond that, as an early-career scientist, this particular award represents a real 'vote of confidence' in me and my research by other scientists in my field."
For more information visit the Mabry Lab at https://sites.google.com/site/mabrylab/home.
© 2013 New Mexico State University Board of Regents
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These are from Cafepress.com's "muslimteez" section. There is the Haram (Do not touch in Arabic) Thong, with the following product info:
Panty-minimalists love our casual thong that covers sweet spots without covering your assets – putting an end to panty-lines. This under-goodie is "outta sight" in low-rise pants. Toss these message panties onstage at your favorite rock star or share a surprise message with someone special ... later.
And there is the Halal not Haram Boxer Shorts:
Enjoy the roomy comfort of our sexy boxers as underwear or sleepwear. They're 100% cotton, open fly…for thinking outside the boxers. Boxers, because you don't want to be brief.
Curious to find these on the same page with Muslim teez that say "Allah" or "Mujahideen" (and "Jihad al-Nafs" in Arabic) or "Allah is always watching." Not that underwear is not Islamic, but that men's underwear is Halal (permissible) while women's is haram. In fact, according to Muslim teachings as I understand them, both are "permissible" if the partners are married, both are forbidden if the partners are not.
The Haram Thong and its description seems to play on Orientalist erotic fantasies of tearing off the veil of the Muslim woman. Or did I get this wrong?


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The Blue Jackets have placed starting goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky on injured reserve. Bobrovsky sustained a fractured finger in practice on Monday.
The Blue Jackets have placed starting goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky on injured reserve, the team announced Tuesday.
Bobrovsky sustained a fractured finger in practice on Monday and is expected to miss one to two weeks.
Goalie Anton Forsberg was recalled from AHL affiliate Springfield to take Bobrovsky's spot on the roster.
Bobrovsky, 36, had started all eight games this season for Columbus, going 4-4-0 with a 2.81 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage. He won the Vezina Trophy in 2012-13 when he went 21-11-6 with a 2.00 GAA and .932 save percentage.
• MUIR: Off The Draw: 'Homecoming' Kings, Cup contenders clash
Bobrovsky was acquired in June 2012 from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a package of draft picks.
He becomes the sixth Blue Jacket to hit the injured reserve list this season already, joining left wing Sonny Milano (facial fractures), right wing Nathan Horton (back) and center Brandon Dubinsky (groin surgery), who all went on IR before the season started.
Since the season opened on Oct. 9, the Blue Jackets have also lost left wing Matt Calvert to an upper body injury. Center Brian Gibbons opened the season on injured reserve and was sent to Springfield when he was activated earlier this month.
Forsberg, 21, had been with the Jackets Oct. 19-26 but did not play. He was 1-2-0 with a 2.36 GAA and .921 save percentage in three games with Springfield this season.
• MUIR: Best line and other early surprises
Columbus is currently sixth in the Metropolitan Division with eight points, four behind the division-leading New York Islanders.
The Blue Jackets host the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.
- Phil Watson


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Beautiful, long beaded necklace in gold, red and black. This necklace can be wrapped around three times, but can also be worn longer on the torso. This necklace is about 65 inches in length.
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