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SAN MATEO – Gun owners can receive up to $100 cash for a handgun, shotgun or rifle, and up to $200 for an assault rifle at a gun buyback event in San Mateo today.
The event, sponsored by San Mateo County Sheriff Greg Munks, Supervisor Adrienne Tissier and Congresswoman Jackie Speier, will take place at the San Mateo Event Center between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The anonymous buyback is open to any individual who wishes to surrender their weapons, no questions asked, Speier said.
"There is no reason we need 90 weapons per 100 Americans, making the U.S. the most heavily armed society in the world," Speier said, noting that the buyback provided a convenient opportunity for gun owners to get rid of weapons they no longer want.
"Fewer guns also mean fewer accidents and fewer chances for guns to fall into the wrong hands," Speier added.
Munks said there were many unwanted and unsecured guns in the county.
"We are providing a place for people to come and dispose for them and get some money in return," Munks said. "We feel this will improve public safety in our county."
"One gun incident is too many," Tissier said.
Funds are limited and subject to availability, officials said. The amount that an individual can receive may be limited regardless of the number of weapons surrendered.
Firearms should be transported unloaded and in the trunk of your vehicle.


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Known as meth, crystal, speed, and ice, methamphetamine is a drug that can be taken orally, injected, snorted, or smoked. While best known as an illegal drug, methamphetamine and other closely related drugs do have legitimate medical uses. For example, methamphetamine hydrochloride may be used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Because methamphetamine can be illegally made from common household chemicals and over-the-counter cold products, the drug can be easily bought on the street. After a person starts using methamphetamine, the risk for abuse is high. Tolerance to the drug is developed quickly, which triggers the person to increase their use of the drug.
Short-term Effects: From High to Low
Methamphetamine excites the brain and spinal cord. The instant effects are similar to those of cocaine. They include:
- Feelings of great joy
- Sense of well-being
- Increased alertness
- Increased stamina
- Decreased appetite
- Increased sexual arousal
Due to the length of time it takes to break down in the system, methamphetamine's effects can last up to 12 hours due to the length of time it takes for it to break down in the body. The general sense of well-being that methamphetamines produce is due to higher levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter in charge of brain functions that control movement and emotions, such as pleasure and pain. The joy gives way to anxiety followed by fatigue. Users can fall asleep for 24-48 hours. This may result in a cycle in which users binge on the drug to make feelings of joy last longer.
Methamphetamines also cause an increase in heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature, which can be fatal.
Signs of Abuse
Physical and behavioral signs of meth abuse include:
- Rapid weight loss
- Acne
- Dilated pupils
- Dry or itchy skin
- Poor speech
- Lightheadedness
- Difficulty sleeping
- Tooth grinding
- Shortness of breath
- Tension
- Moodiness
- Violence
- Constant talking
- Lack of interest in normal activities
- Severe depression
Long-term Health Consequences
Over time, frequent meth use affects the normal ability to feel pleasure. It can also produce other effects, such as:
- Violent behavior
- Tremors and/or spasms (seizure)
- Confusion
- Anxiety
- Seeing and hearing things that are not there
- The false belief that people or things are trying to harm you
- Schizophrenia-like psychosis
- Depression
In addition, methamphetamine users, especially younger people, may develop teeth that are blackened and rotted. This is commonly known as meth mouth. This is may happen due to the caustic effects of the items used to make meth. Also, the drug itself dries up saliva, which is the mouth's natural cavity fighter.
Long-term meth abuse also leads to reduced brain and motor function. Long-term users often have problems with verbal learning skills and memory loss similar to that seen in Alzheimer disease. Motor damage may develop in the form of tremors and loss of agility that mimic symptoms of Parkinson disease.
Lasting cardiovascular damage from the stress of rapid, irregular heartbeats, high blood pressure, and extremes in body temperature can occur with long-term abuse. Respiratory disorders may also result, as well as damage to the small blood vessels in the brain. Finally, those who handle the caustic chemicals used to make methamphetamines place themselves at risk for severe lung damage, organ failure, and even death.
There are many programs available to help people recover from methamphetamine addiction. Most programs involve one-on-one therapy, group therapy, and a 12-step program. Family and close friends may also be involved. At the early stages of treatment, the person's physical and mental health are assessed. In some cases, medications, like antidepressants, may be prescribed to help the person's recovery.
If you or someone you know is abusing meth, find a program that specializes in methamphetamine addiction. Websites like the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) offer online tools to locate services in your area.
- Reviewer: Michael Woods, MD, FAAP
- Review Date: 07/2017 -
- Update Date: 07/24/2015 -

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Idlis & Bottle Gourd Peels Chutney
One of the themes doing the rounds of food-blogosphere these days is 'Chutneys'. One of the main ingredients of it being peels of vegetables. I have blogged about one such chutney already. Here's another one. But it's not just another chutney, you know. It is not just eco-friendly but also very very tasty. Because it is made with peels of bottle gourd (Doodhi/Lauki).
Bottle gourd being peeled
And now that I am back from my trip to the Black Forest (with a postcard for the next BPW event by Meeta ;-)) , I can also share the recipe for this chutney. Here it is.
Recipe for Bottle Gourd Peels Chutney
Peels of one biggish bottle gourd (I took 1½ cups.)
¼ cup dry-roasted sesame or ¼ cup roasted and peeled peanuts
or ¼ cup roasted Chana Dal (Dariya in Gujarati/Pandharpuri Daale in Marathi)
or a combination of any of these making ¼ cup
(I used 1/8 cup dry-roasted sesame + 1/8 cup roasted & peeled peanuts.)
¼ cup yogurt
2 green chillis (or to taste)
¼ cup chopped coriander leaves
1 tbsp sugar (or to taste, depending upon the heat from the chillis)
salt to taste
1 tbsp oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp cumin seeds
heaped ¼ tsp asafoetida powder
From left to right: chopped bottle gourd peels, roasted & peeled peanuts, coriander leaves, sesame seeds
1. Chop the bottle gourd peels and green chillis.
2. Heat the oil in a pan. When hot, add mustard seeds. Once they start popping, add the cumin seeds, and then the asafoetida powder.
3. Add the chopped bottle gourd peels and green chillis. Stir. Sprinkle some water, cover the pan and let them steam-cook. (I usually use a non-stick pan for this, so I do not really need much water. However, if you are using a regular pan, you might need to add about ¼ cup of water, and also keep a close eye.)
4. Once the peels are soft (They fall apart easily when pressed with a ladle.), add sugar, salt and chopped coriander leaves. Sauté until most of the water has evaporated. Turn the heat off, and let it cool.
5. Once it is cool, add it along with the roasted sesame seeds or peanuts or the combination you are using and the yogurt to the jar of your mixie or food processor. Grind it till you get a fairly smooth paste. The chutney is ready!
Serve it with anything of your choice like Idlis, Dosas, spicy parathas or just with any regular meal. This mild-tasting chutney goes well with a lot of things. I served it this time for breakfast, with Idlis...so that I can send it to Nandita for her next 'Weekend Breakfast Blogging' event. :)
In case you are in a mood to try out more chutney varieties, you could check out these lovely recipes recently blogged by Madhu of Ruchi, Mythili of Vindu, Priya of Sugar And Spice and Shammi of Food, in the main...
In the meanwhile, here's wishing all of you a Happy Independence Day!
Tags: Chutney, Bottle gourd, Sesame seeds, Breakfast, Food


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Joanna Zimring Towne thought refinancing her Altadena home would be simple.
When Zimring Towne and husband Andrew Towne, a 48-year-old television lighting technician, bought the two-bedroom home for $535,000 in 2006, the appraiser valued it at about $600,000.
During the November 2011 inspection, Towne walked around the property with the appraiser. The couple were being charged $500 by the management company that employed the appraiser, but they considered it a minor sacrifice, hoping to reduce their mortgage rate to 3.25% from 6.9%.
Then the valuation report arrived a few days later, and hope turned to anger.
"The appraiser spent about 10 minutes in the house, didn't take photos and gave us an appraisal of $350,000," said Zimring Towne, 37, director of the career services center at Los Angeles' Pierce College. Not taken into account, she said, was that "in this area, we have tremendous [price] variability within a mile radius."


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The healing process is the most important process in a body modification. The healing time defines how the end product is going to be accepted into the body, look and feel. When leaving the shop after getting a tattoo or a body piercing jewelry, instructions are handed out for aftercare. Majority of the clients that receive this aftercare instruction sheet will either not follow it or lose it. Those who do follow and don't lose the instructions on the aftercare for their new modification have a much greater chance that their new addition to their body will heal correctly without problems.
Prevent Infection & Prolong Lifespan of a Body Modification with proper aftercare
Whether it is a new piercing, a tattoo, or implants keeping the area clean is the most important thing in preventing infection. Most infections are caused by touching the area with dirty unwashed hands. Using antibacterial or antimicrobial liquid soap to wash your hands is best before touching and/or cleaning the area. This type of soap can also be used to clean the modification itself.
Sea Salt is great for healing and cleaning piercings. The reason why it works so well to help clean, reduce redness, swelling, and pain is because it contains many minerals that help activate the body's natural way of fighting infections and healing wounds. After getting a tattoo or a body jewelry item, it is not recommended to go swimming in any kind of dirty or unclean water source such as a lake, pond, ocean, or chlorinated water until the area is healed.
Heal time for each individual piercing and tattoo is different for each individual person because everyone's body and immune system is different. When piercings are healing it is normal for there to be a slight discharge. If this discharge dries, it will look like "crusties" around the piercing; to take care of this simply clean the area with Sea Salt and warm water.
However, if this discharge starts looking like pus, which is thick and usually yellow or greenish, it means infection. Most infections can be healed with antibiotics prescribed by a doctor. There is a product out there, also available with us, called H2Ocean that contains Sea Salt and natural antibiotics in a spray form, this makes it easier to clean the piercing and helps it to heal.
You can read more about H2Ocean aftercare products at: https://www.thechaingang.com/blog/h2ocean-line-of-body-piercing-aftercare-products/
Rotating the body jewelry while cleaning will help the healing process as well. Tattoos heal by scabbing over and peeling. The area where the tattoo is done needs to be kept moist and not allowed to dry out. Letting the tattoo dry out can cause the tattoo to over scab and loose pigment color. Tattoo Goo and Vitamin A&D Ointments are great products to help prevent the tattoo from becoming too dry and over scabbing. Often during the healing process the tattoo can become irritated, red, and/or swollen. Putting warm water compresses over that tattoo with a clean washcloth can help these symptoms.
Both tattoos and body piercings need to be maintained and cleaned very well at least twice a day after the initial shop visit for about two weeks. Listening to the advice of the licensed professional and following the instructions handed out at the shop on the aftercare instruction sheet about your modification will greatly increase your chances that the piercing or tattoo will heal fine and look great.
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Josh Hamilton and Adrian Beltre homered before each left the game with injuries, and the Texas Rangers beat the slumping Cleveland Indians 5-2 Wednesday night.
Hamilton didn't take the field in the top of the eighth inning, and the Rangers announced just before the game ended that Hamilton was forced out because of left knee soreness.
Beltre hit a two-run homer in the first, his 13th in his last 20 games, before exiting the game in the fifth with a strained left shoulder.
Ryan Dempster (11-6) won his fifth straight start and improved to 6-1 since he was acquired by the Rangers on July 31. The right-hander allowed two runs and struck out eight in seven innings.


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Created by Carl Anderson by sheer accident, Henry attained world-renowned status as one of the great pantomime comic strips in the tradition of Otto Soglow's The Little King.
At first, Henry spoke but a few words of dialogue, then Anderson decided to have him express himself through pantomime. Henry was so popular that it was often reprinted in the foreign press. In fact, it was because William Randolph Hearst saw a German translation of Henry in 1934 that he quickly signed Anderson into syndication with King Features Syndicate. The next year, the first Henry Sunday page appeared, and the silent little lad went on to star in a Fleischer Studios animated film and a book.
Today, King Features Syndicate continues to distribute the classic strip to approximately 75 newspapers.
Eternally silent yet infinitely expressive, the pot-bellied, bald-headed little fellow strolls through life with his hands in his pockets and a cheery whistle on his lips. Henry loves candy, ice cream and Henrietta, not necessarily in that order. And occasionally, he enjoys running a sidewalk stand. Although he's usually good-natured and good-humored, Henry doesn't hesitate to give the bullies on the street a black eye if they give him any guff. He may be silent, but he always gets his point across!
Henry's girlfriend.
Butch the bully
A dog, a little fat guy and other walk-on characters mainly serve to advance the strip's action with brief dialogue and interaction with Henry.


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OCCA strengthens the arts by ensuring that the Oregon coast has a rich and vibrant arts community through support and promotion of arts organizations and individual artists.
This directory represents the coastal areas of Oregon, which include Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Coos, and Curry counties and the coastal towns of Lane and Douglas counties. OCCA is the regional arts council for this area. Learn more about OCCA's regional arts activities.
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Just back from the Scholarly Communications Convocation. A whole day in one building is no fun, but the discussion which followed the lines that I am intensely interested in — open access, new ways of looking at copyright, service to the citizens, digital repositories and digital curation — made it all worthwhile.
Jeff Pomerantz, who was one of the conference organizers, has a summary at his blog. Not sure I agree with everything Jeff says tho ;->
Other SILS folks were very involved. Dean Griffiths as a reporter on the institutional repository session which was facilitated by Gary Marchionini. Much of the discussion involved Helen Tibbo's ideas about digital curation. Brad Hemminger was there to talk about his experience with digital dissertations and his NeoRef project.
The whole of the faculty was well represented with good folks from many disciplines. Almost all expressed exasperation with commercialization of scholarly publishing and in particular with Reed-Elservier. This should be no surprise, but the extent of the exasperation was much greater than I had thought.
Additionally people seemed genuinely interested in open access and in the Creative Commons licenses in particular. The Science Commons was less well-known but since it was announced officially this month that's to be expected. The overall good news is that the Commons idea seems to have broad support.
The need for an institutional repository was also widely recognized as a common need and a common good. Moreover the idea of digital curation was easily accepted as an obvious important step.
ibiblio got some very nice attention and props from folks like Vin Stephanitis, Lollie Gasaway, Judith Wagner and others there.
Let's hope all these good things become action items.
Unfortunately there is a history of hollerin' and not really acting that goes back over 20 years. Henry H. Barschall published a study called "The Cost-Effectiveness of Physics Journals" in Physics Today's July 1988 issue (page 56) in which he showed that not-for-profit journals were consistantly a better economic bargin than commercial ones. This resulted in Barschall being sued by Gordon & Breach in a series of lawsuits in the U.S., German, Swiss, and French courts in an attempt to chill the discussion and to discredit him.
A decade later, the US courts finally found in his favor. But Barschall had died 6 months earlier in February 1997.
The University of Wisconsin conducted a 1998 study using Barschall's methods and found them still to be true.
By the measures employed here, commercially published journals in all three fields [physics, economics, neuroscience] are significantly less cost-effective than journals published by not-for-profit enterprises.


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"I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said." John 1:23
The community of Saint John's Greek Orthodox Church is located on 77 Montauk Highway in Blue Point NY. St John's was the first Christian Orthodox community established in Suffolk county in 1940. Through the Grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and the dedication, of countless people St John's has evolved from a community of 40 families to several hundred. With Love, Humility and Hard Work we continue the work of our forefathers to Spread the Good News and to expand our Faith, our Church and our community.
Office Hours - Summer
Monday to Friday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. Sundays by appointment only.
Please call the office at 631-363-6450 to schedule an appointment
Upcoming Services, Events & Dates to Remember
September 2018
Sunday September 2nd - 14th Sunday of Saint Matthew - 9:00 am. Sunday School Teachers meeting following Divine Liturgy .
Saturday September 8th - Nativity of the Theotokos - 9:00 am.
Sunday September 9th - Sunday Before the Cross - 9:00 am.
Friday September 14th - Exaltation of the Holy Cross - 9:00 am. Greek School registration 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
Sunday September 16th - Sunday after the Holy Cross - 9:00 am. ***Please note our annual Cross Diving at Corey Beach and community BBQ has been cancelled.*** In addition, we will also be holding Sunday Catechism School & Greek Parochial School registrations.
Friday September 21st - Greek School - 5:15 pm - 8:15 pm.
Sunday September 23rd - First Sunday of Saint Luke - 9:00 am. **First Sunday of Catechism School** please have your children at the Church by 10:00 am. Thank-You. Sunday School Teachers meeting following Divine Liturgy
Wednesday September 26th - The Falling Asleep of Saint John the Theologian - 9:00 am.
Friday September 28th - Greek School - 5:15 pm - 8:15 pm.
Sunday September 30th - Second Sunday of Saint Luke - 9:00 am.
Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 9/26/2018
The Falling Asleep of St. John the Evangelist and Theologian; Removal of the Honorable Head of Apostle Andrew the First-Called
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Jose Padilla, a former Taco Bell employee from south Florida who converted to Islam and attended an Al Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan, was sentenced Tuesday to 17 years and four months in prison for his role in what prosecutors say was a global conspiracy to wage violent jihad.
No evidence was presented at Mr. Padilla's four-month trial linking him to a specific violent act – either planned or carried out. But prosecutors said his attendance at the training camp demonstrated his intent to engage in terrorism. They called him a "trained Al Qaeda killer," and said life in prison was "the only appropriate punishment."
US District Judge Marcia Cooke disagreed, authorizing a substantial downward departure from federal sentencing guidelines that called for 30 years to life in prison.
She justified the lighter sentence in part because of Padilla's earlier detention without charge and severe interrogation as an enemy combatant in a South Carolina military prison.
"I do find that the conditions were so harsh for Mr. Padilla that they warrant consideration of the court's fashioning of a sentence in this case," Judge Cooke told the hushed courtroom.
The lighter sentence was a significant setback for federal prosecutors.
"The crimes here are serious," Cooke said. But she added, "There is no evidence that these defendants personally maimed, killed, or kidnapped anyone in the United States or elsewhere."
The judge stressed that Padilla's sentence and those handed down for two codefendants would serve as a warning to others that support for violent activities overseas "will not be tolerated."
Despite Padilla's lower prison sentence, the three convictions in the case mark an important victory for US government officials working to stanch the flow of money and other support from America to various terror groups operating overseas, legal analysts say.
It puts individuals who may be sympathetic to Al Qaeda or other violent overseas groups on notice that the government will take aggressive action against those perceived to be helping America's armed enemies abroad.
But the Padilla case also represents a threat to civil liberties, according to defense lawyers and other analysts. If upheld on appeal, the case against Padilla and his two codefendants could empower federal prosecutors in the future to target outspoken American Muslims for their political advocacy in support of militant efforts in the Arab and Islamic worlds.
"The government has not made America any safer. It has just made America less free," William Swor, attorney for co-defendant Kifah Jayyousi, told the Associated Press.
Padilla, Mr. Jayyousi, and Adham Hassoun were convicted in August of participating in a US-based support cell for what prosecutors characterized as a wide-ranging militant Muslim conspiracy to wage religiously motivated terrorism in troubled areas around the world.
Mr. Hassoun and Jayyousi were found guilty of providing money, equipment, recruits, or other support to Muslim groups operating in Bosnia, Kosovo, Chechnya, Lebanon, Somalia, and Afghanistan. Padilla was identified in the conspiracy as a recruit who attended the training camp.
In addition to sentencing Padilla to 17 years in prison, Cooke sentenced Hassoun to 15 years and eight months, and Jayyousi to 12 years and eight months.
Defense lawyers had argued in the trial and during a seven-day sentencing hearing that prosecutors were relying on an overly broad reading of murder-conspiracy and material-support laws.
Lawyers for Hassoun and Jayyousi said their clients were motivated by a desire to send humanitarian aid to Muslims under attack overseas. Padilla's lawyer said his client traveled to the Middle East to study Islam and learn Arabic. He said the government presented no evidence of Padilla's intent to support violent jihad, or participate in it.
Padilla's long legal ordeal began in June 2002, when then-Attorney General John Ashcroft announced in a press conference that American officials had foiled a plot to detonate a radiological "dirty bomb" in an American city. President Bush ordered Padilla, a US citizen, to be held without charge as an enemy combatant. Padilla was imprisoned for 3-1/2 years in a military brig in South Carolina where he was subjected to harsh interrogation techniques, including extreme isolation and sensory deprivation. Mental-health experts who have examined Padilla say he is suffering from significant psychological damage from his treatment in the brig.
Lawyers challenged the constitutionality of Padilla's military detention. They argued the case all the way to the US Supreme Court. But in 2004 the high court dodged the central issue, handing down a procedural ruling that required the lawyers to relitigate their case from the beginning in South Carolina.
A year and a half later, when it appeared that a sympathetic Supreme Court was about to take up Padilla's case a second time, the Justice Department shifted him from military custody into the criminal-justice system on terror-conspiracy charges. The move mooted Padilla's constitutional challenge.
It also prevented the courts from examining the legality of the interrogation techniques that had been used against Padilla in the brig. Lawyers in Miami appointed to represent Padilla in the criminal case charged in a pretrial motion that Padilla had been tortured. But Cooke declined to examine the torture allegation.
At trial, Padilla's lawyers tried to emphasize what they said was a lack of evidence linking their client to terrorism.
Prosecutors did not attempt to use any information obtained from Padilla during his brig interrogation. Had they done so it would have required judicial examination of interrogation techniques used against Padilla. US officials have backed away from the "dirty bomb" allegations. Some have suggested instead that Padilla was plotting to blow up occupied apartment buildings. But prosecutors in the Miami trial presented no evidence of Padilla's involvement in any specific terror plot.
Although Padilla's prison sentence ends one chapter of the Padilla saga, Padilla's story is far from over.
Despite the conviction in Miami, lawyers have filed civil lawsuits in South Carolina and California seeking to hold current and former Bush administration officials legally accountable for what they charge were violations of Padilla's civil and constitutional rights during his imprisonment in the brig.
In addition, all three defendants in the Miami case are expected to appeal both their convictions and their sentences.
Prosecutors objected to portions of Cooke's sentencing decisions, but they did not announce whether they will appeal the sentences.


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The Marieta Islands are a protected area located a few miles off shore from the small coastal town of Punta de Mita, in Riviera Nayarit, Mexico. The islands are a prime jumping-off point for ocean-bound excursions ranging from whale watching to scuba diving.
In the early 1960s, the Mexican government used the Marieta Islands as a bombing range, a practice that was effectively stopped through the protests of Jacques Cousteau and other outraged members of the international community. Cousteau successfully argued that the Marieta Islands were an ecological treasure that should be protected. The Mexican Government eventually agreed and designated the islands as a natural park — today, they are protected and uninhabited.
One of the iconic images of Riviera Nayarit is Hidden Beach (also known as Playa de Amor). Imagine a beach at the bottom of a huge crater, with white sand lapped by the sea. To reach the beach you actually have to swim through a small tunnel. It's not as claustrophobic or challenging as it sounds, since the roof of the tunnel is about six feet above the surface of the water. There are various theories on how the hole was created. Some people claim it was formed by a meteor. Another more likely explanation is that the crater was caused by the military bombing back in the '60s.
Nature ActivitiesThe shallow waters of the Banderas Bay are perfect for humpback whales to mate and nurture their young. The official whale-watching season begins on Dec. 8 and ends March 23. The whales fast during the winter months. They weigh 50 tons when they arrive in Riviera Nayarit, but on their return trip north they tip the scales at a svelte 20 tons. When a whale calf is born it can weigh 3,000 pounds. Only 10 percent of the young calves survive the journey north to the feeding grounds.
It's possible to get within 30 feet of the whales during whale-watching excursions. On a recent trip, it was a real thrill for our group when a mother, father and baby whale breached in the waters off the bow of our boat.
"Our Ocean Adventures Marine Safari is the most popular excursion and is something the whole family can enjoy," said Nicolas Melani, general manager of Punta Mita Expeditions.
The tour operator's three-hour Ocean Adventures Marine Safari provides a boat excursion across the bay to the Marieta Islands and includes snorkeling, paddleboarding, bird-watching, dolphin sightings (if you're lucky) and, during the winter season, whale watching.
Punta Mita Expeditions uses eco-friendly, four-stroke outboard motors. The ships are comfortable and spacious, with shaded areas onboard and stepladders for easy access on and off the boat. We had an exciting ride out to the island, as the chop increased in the open waters between the shoreline and the sheltered water of the islands. Once we dropped anchor we had the option of paddleboarding or snorkeling.
Another popular activity on the Marieta Islands is bird-watching. There are 17 species of local birds found here year-round. This number swells with the arrival of 70 migrating bird species from the U.S. and Canada. Bird-watchers will be kept busy sighting such species as the blue-footed booby, American oyster fisherman, roseate spoonbill, American wood stork and the American skimmer.
In addition to its wildlife tours, Punta Mita Expeditions offers scuba diving, surf lessons, sport-fishing and spear-fishing expeditions.
"We focus on nature instead of noisy toys," said Melani. "Once you turn on a jet-ski, the wildlife disappears."


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Chewgum Warriors. So that's what he was called. I had pretty much relegated this guy to an old but vivid memory. But some random interweb search turned up an image that stopped me dead in my tracks. At long last, justice was gonna be served.
You see, when I was around seven years old my mom briefly dated a guy who had two boys of his own. At some point close to Halloween we were all invited over to this fella's home and my mom wanted to bring his boys a little gift. I don't know where she bought them but I did remember what she bought them: black action figures with clear torsos that contained Chiclet style chewing gum.
Well, I was a lover of the little plastic people and I was extremely jealous that these two knuckleheads got such an awesome present. I suppose my jealousy could have been mollified in the intervening 33 years had it not been for the fact that one of these lucky kids took his Chewgum Warrior and smashed it on a rock in his backyard. Yeah.
That vision of him committing that unforgivable act has been emblazoned in my mind ever since. Not many memories have that kind of staying power so I must've been really upset. Number one: because I didn't get one of these and, number two: because this kid could obviously care less that he did!
Knowing the toy had to have been some bootleg I had very little to go on in initiating a search. But, like I mentioned at the outset, I stumbled upon a picture of a Chewgum Warrior recently. Armed with the name I hit eBay with vigor! Believe it or not, there was one listed. It was a Buy It Now and it wasn't cheap. With a patience I've only acquired since practicing yoga I waited it out. But not terribly long. I finally caved and bought it. At long last a wrong was righted. At the tune of 30 times what I assume the original price to be.
But really, can you put a price tag on justice?
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I always love your blog as I know I can look forward to insight on favorite toys of my youth. You stumped me this time around. Somehow I missed the Chewgum Warriors… now I wish I hadn't.
I fully expect that the follow up to this article will be about you trying the 30+ year old gum… for science!
Great blog. But if I know you, you are gonna hunt for more of them so you can stack them just like the back of the card. 🙂
I wish more toys today had that awesome "stacking action"….
… and gum in their chests ….
Maybe we should pass this along to the dev teams at Hasbro, Mattel, NECA, etc., and see if we can get a nice "retro" offering of this fantastic find!
Thanks for sharing Dan, this kinda makes me feel like I'm 7 years old, sitting on the monkey bars during school recess, sharing new toy gets after a long weekend.
WOW, I had one of these! Thanks for identifying a great childhood memory.
"one of these lucky kids took his Chewgum Warrior and smashed it on a rock in his backyard"…
Lucky is right and that little bum had no appreciation for what your mom did. I REALLY hated those types of kids back then and I'm not all that fond of them today either although it's a much different perspective as an understanding adult. Man I hope he's locked up in a prison somewhere today. lol 😉
interesting never heard of chewgum warriors till now . even though they are legit they still look like something you would find in a dollar store or a in vending machines. hope you did not dare eat that thirty year gum in it.
Great story! I too had a vivid memory of the Chewgum Warrior; only I had one myself and I remember exactly the store it came from! The thing was very fragile and it broke the day I got it. A few years ago I too searched for one of these and eventually one popped up on eBay. I had to have it! I got tha one and then another one a year or so later I got another one with a very loose card tha I could open. I have only seen one other come up on eBay since; I'm thinking it's probably the one you got! Long live the Chewgum Warrior!
I just found this entry on your epic Chewgum Warrior saga. I too had a very specific childhood memory of this item- but in may case it was something actually had back then (for a short time I'm sure, as I remember it breaking easily). I actually remembered the name all these years, so it occurred to me a few years ago. Long story short, I am the (quietly) proud owner of not one, but TWO Chewgum Warriors! I have one open and one on the card. And no, I have not tried the gum. Its amazing to me that even three of these still exist. Thanks for sharing your story!
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OAKLAND – The California Transportation Commission (CTC) today allocated $359 million to 36 projects, an investment that will create jobs bolstering the state's economy, reduce traffic congestion, repair highways and bridges, and improve rail service.
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Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) received $140 million from Proposition 1A, the high-speed rail bond, to purchase 46 new rail cars that will provide new service from the BART/Caltrain Millbrae Station directly to San Francisco International Airport.
The Millbrae facility is one of several key regional connectivity points California's High-Speed Rail Authority has identified that will link BART and high-speed rail, creating a "blended" rail system. To handle additional transferring of passengers at Millbrae from the blended system longer trains will be needed. The $140 million will help pay to lengthen all three rail storage tracks at the south end of the station, enabling the facility to handle BART's maximum train length of 10 cars and make it possible to run longer trains from the East Bay to the airport.
The allocations also included $44 million from Proposition 1B, a 2006 voter-approved transportation bond. To date, nearly $17 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been put to work statewide for transportation purposes. The remaining $175 million in allocations today came from various state and federal transportation accounts
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$16,584,000 to replace the 82-year old San Francisquito Creek Bridge on U.S. Route 101 at the San Mateo-Santa Clara County line with a new, seismically safe structure that will also provide 100-year flood protection, in partnership with the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority.
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Gabriel Cordell had been on the road for about three months.
The 42-year-old paraplegic was drenched in sweat, rolling his wheelchair through one of the most grueling stretches of his 3,100-mile, 99-day journey across the United States: the winding hills of Pennsylvania against the debilitating summer heat and humidity.
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His eyes, as always, faced the ground. Looking ahead would only discourage him.
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Cordell was stunned.
"It was fuel for the soul at that particular moment," he said.
Cordell has been bound to a wheelchair for more than two decades.
On Oct. 17, 1992, he was on his way to his first acting audition in New York City. He usually took the train into the city from Long Island, but on that day, he drove. Five blocks from his home, a driver blew a red light and T-boned his Jeep Wrangler.
He was ejected from the car and hit his back against a telephone poll, crushing his spinal cord.
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Years before the accident, Cordell promised himself that he was going to do something "extraordinary" with his life.
Last summer, after spending five years addicted to cocaine and crystal meth, he realized he was running out of time.
"As quickly as I checked out, I checked back in," Cordell said. "I just woke up and said, 'I'm done.'"
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His sister, Abeer Gilbert, was just one of many who called him crazy.
"I thought he was out of his mind," she said.
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On April 1, all cameras were on Cordell as he rolled out of the Burbank YMCA. Over the course of 99 days, Cordell averaged 32 miles a day, at roughly 5 miles per hour.
There were scares along the way, including a pair of pit bulls in Arizona that nearly attacked him, and the deadly tornado that ripped through Oklahoma.
"I was in pain the whole time," Cordell recalled, adding that he had just three restful nights of sleep.
Day to day, the journey could even get boring, said Derek Gibbs, a 28-year-old cyclist who joined the crew in New Mexico.
"We would wake up, take a deep breath and say, 'OK, just go,'" Gibbs said, adding that Cordell's determination kept him going. "He doesn't have gears to make it easier. I thought, 'If this guy's doing it, I should never have a problem.'"
The hundreds, if not thousands, of people the team encountered along the way provided motivation — like the wheelchair basketball team that rolled Cordell through his 1,000th mile, and the hundreds of people cheering at his alma mater, West Hempstead High School, on July 8 as he crossed his finish line.
"It became bigger than me," Cordell said. "It quickly turned into inspiring people across this nation."
The documentary is slated to be completed in 2015.
For more information on Cordell's journey, visit www.rollwithme.org.
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