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Wasco County, Oregon
Not to be confused with Wasco, Oregon.
County in the United States
Wasco County Courthouse in The Dalles
Location within the U.S. state of Oregon
Oregon's location within the U.S.
2,395 sq mi (6,203 km2)
14 sq mi (36 km2), 0.6%
Population (est.)
• (2018)
11/sq mi (4/km2)
Pacific: UTC−8/−7
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Wasco County is a county in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,213.[1] Its county seat is The Dalles.[2] The county is named for a local tribe of Native Americans, the Wasco, a Chinook tribe who live on the south side of the Columbia River.
Wasco County comprises The Dalles Micropolitan Statistical Area.
2.1 Adjacent counties
2.2 National protected area
3.1 2000 census
4 Government and infrastructure
6.1 Incorporated cities
6.2 Census-designated places
6.3 Unincorporated communities
Celilo Falls on the Columbia River served as a gathering place and major trading center for the local Native Americans, including the Wasco, Paiute, and Warm Springs tribes, for thousands of years. These rapids came to be named Les Grandes Dalles de la Columbia or "The Great Falls of the Columbia" by the French Canadian fur traders.
The Dalles initially served as a way station on the Oregon Trail as it approached the Willamette Valley. The construction of the Barlow Road over the Cascade Range in 1845, and the Donation Land Claim Act of 1850 encouraged families to settle in the area. Over the following years, Wasco County was a major transportation hub for both river and inland traffic.
The Oregon Territorial Legislature created Wasco County on January 11, 1854, from the parts of Clackamas, Lane, Linn and Marion counties, that were east of the Cascade Range. At the time of its creation, it was the largest county in the United States, consisting of 130,000 square miles (340,000 km2) that stretched clear to the Rocky Mountains. Its northern border was the Washington Territory line (the Columbia River). When Dakota Territory (including present-day Wyoming) was created in 1861, Idaho Territory in 1863, and Montana Territory in 1864, the parts of Wasco County east of the present Oregon boundaries were ceded to those territories. Other Oregon counties were split away, and Wasco was reduced to its current size.
Oregon Territory is shown in blue. Everything east of the Cascades was part of the original Wasco County.
Dates of Secession of Other Eastern Oregon Counties
County Secession Date
Baker 1862
Umatilla 1862
Grant 1864
Lake 1874
Crook 1882
Morrow 1884
Gilliam 1885
Sherman 1889
Hood River 1908
The Dalles was designated the county seat with the creation of the county, and has been its only location.
The river traffic on the Columbia River was profoundly affected in 1935 by the building of Bonneville Dam in Multnomah County and by The Dalles Dam in 1957 in Wasco County (which submerged Celilo Falls).
Wasco County attracted international attention in the 1980s, when Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh went to the United States and settled for several years at a marginal ranch called "The Big Muddy", but later known as Rajneeshpuram. Disagreements over zoning rules and building codes in the beginning continued to escalate between not only his followers and the inhabitants of Wasco County, but eventually with the rest of the state. His followers, known as Rajneeshees, settled en bloc in Antelope, Oregon and were able to elect a majority of the town councillors. Acerbic, if not hostile comments by his spokeswoman, Ma Anand Sheela, only increased tensions, and were not helped by Rajneesh's vow of silence. When the Rajneeshees subsequently recruited homeless people from across the United States to settle at Rajneeshpuram, it was widely seen as an attempt to use the ballot box to seize control of the county. But perhaps the most bizarre turn of events was when an outbreak of salmonella in salad bars at ten restaurants in The Dalles was traced to the acts of his followers. About this time, Sheela was removed from her post in Rajneesh's service.
This chapter in the county's history finally ended in 1985, when Rajneesh was arrested as he was fleeing the U.S. On October 23, 1985, a federal grand jury in Portland had secretly indicted Rajneesh, Sheela, and six other of his followers for immigration crimes. Two days later, a Wasco County grand jury returned indictments against Sheela and two others, charging them with the attempted murder of Swami Devaraj, Rajneesh's personal doctor. Rajneesh entered an Alford plea and was given a suspended sentence on condition that he leave the country.
The former Rajneesh ranch is now known as "Washington Family Ranch". It is owned and operated by Young Life Ministries, a Christian organization providing camp services for youth.
An aerial view of the county
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,395 square miles (6,200 km2), of which 2,382 square miles (6,170 km2) is land and 14 square miles (36 km2) (0.6%) is water.[3] The northern boundary with Washington is the Columbia River (the state line).
Adjacent counties[edit]
Hood River County, Oregon - west
Clackamas County, Oregon - west
Marion County, Oregon - southwest
Jefferson County, Oregon - south
Wheeler County, Oregon - southeast
Gilliam County, Oregon - east
Sherman County, Oregon - east
Klickitat County, Washington - north
National protected area[edit]
Mount Hood National Forest
1860 1,689 —
1870 2,509 48.5%
1890 9,183 −17.4%
1920 13,648 −16.5%
1930 12,646 −7.3%
1940 13,069 3.3%
Est. 2018 26,505 [4] 5.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7]
2000 census[edit]
As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 23,791 people, 9,401 households, and 6,505 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 10,651 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 86.58% White, 3.81% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.50% Pacific Islander, 0.30% Black or African American, 5.65% from other races, and 2.36% from two or more races. 9.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 17.8% were of German, 11.8% English, 9.8% American, 9.5% Irish and 5.0% Norwegian ancestry.
There were 9,401 households out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were married couples living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,959, and the median income for a family was $42,412. Males had a median income of $36,051 versus $21,575 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,195. About 10.30% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.70% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 25,213 people, 10,031 households, and 6,540 families residing in the county.[10] The population density was 10.6 inhabitants per square mile (4.1/km2). There were 11,487 housing units at an average density of 4.8 per square mile (1.9/km2).[11] The racial makeup of the county was 86.1% white, 4.4% American Indian, 0.8% Asian, 0.6% Pacific islander, 0.4% black or African American, 5.2% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 14.8% of the population.[10] In terms of ancestry, 19.8% were German, 14.0% were English, 10.6% were Irish, 6.4% were American, and 5.0% were Swedish.[12]
Of the 10,031 households, 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.8% were non-families, and 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age was 41.7 years.[10]
The median income for a household in the county was $42,133 and the median income for a family was $50,279. Males had a median income of $40,658 versus $27,996 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,922. About 11.1% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.1% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.[13]
Government and infrastructure[edit]
The Northern Oregon Regional Corrections Facility (Norcor), a short-term jail, serves Wasco, Gilliam, Hood River, and Sherman counties.[14]
Politically, Wasco is a swing county, since 1988 it has voted for each party an equal number of times. From 1972 to 2012, it voted for the election's national winner every time except the drought and farm crisis-influenced 1988 election; Obama lost here by just 18 votes or 0.2% of the popular vote in 2012.
Presidential elections results[15]
2016 48.8% 5,833 40.0% 4,781 11.3% 1,350
2012 48.1% 5,229 47.9% 5,211 4.0% 433
1984 55.4% 6,905 44.3% 5,526 0.3% 41
1960 49.6% 4,355 50.4% 4,426 0.0% 3
1912 29.9% 775 35.8% 929 34.3% 890
1908 57.1% 1,309 33.4% 764 9.5% 218
1904 67.3% 2,092 17.3% 536 15.4% 479
Boyd Loop Road grain elevator on Fifteenmile Creek, Wasco County
The county's economy is based upon agriculture (orchards, wheat farming, livestock ranching), lumber, manufacturing, electric power, transportation, and tourism. Aluminum production was previously a major support of the local economy, but electrical price fluctuations and a slump in global aluminum prices has forced the closing of a number of local aluminum foundries.
Communities[edit]
Incorporated cities[edit]
The Dalles (county seat)
Census-designated places[edit]
Chenoweth
Tygh Valley
Wamic
Unincorporated communities[edit]
Bakeoven
Celilo Village
Endersby
Nansene
Ortley
Shaniko Junction
Simnasho
South Junction
Wapinitia
Oregon portal
National Register of Historic Places listings in Wasco County, Oregon
1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack
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John Lundell, Governmental history of Wasco County, Oregon. n.c: n.p., 1970.
William H. McNeal, History of Wasco County, Oregon. The Dalles, OR: William H. McNeal, 1953.
Rodger Nichols and Dan Spatz, A Sesquicentennial History of Wasco County. The Dalles, OR: Dalles Chronicle, 2004.
An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Crook, Lake, and Klamath Counties, State of Oregon. Spokane, WA: Western Historical Publishing Co., 1905.
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The Town That Was Poisoned
Wasco County Home Page
Municipalities and communities of Wasco County, Oregon, United States
County seat: The Dalles
Clarno
Whiskey Dick
Indian reservation
Warm Springs Indian Reservation‡
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Salem (capital)
Northwest Oregon
Tualatin Valley
Harney Basin
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The Cascades
Mount Hood Corridor
Trout Creek Mountains
Albany–Corvallis
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Rajneesh movement
Ma Anand Sheela
Pratiksha Apurv
Ma Prem Hasya
David Berry Knapp
Jane Stork
Philip Toelkes
Antelope, Oregon
Rajneeshpuram
1985 Rajneeshee assassination plot
Byron v. Rajneesh Foundation International (1985)
In media and culture
My Life in Orange (2004)
Breaking the Spell: My Life as a Rajneeshee and the Long Journey Back to Freedom (2009)
Wild Wild Country (2018)
Coordinates: 45°10′N 121°10′W / 45.16°N 121.16°W / 45.16; -121.16
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La Maison Champy est un domaine viticole, dont les bâtiments sont inscrits aux monuments historiques de Beaune. Créée en 1720, c'est la plus ancienne maison de négoce de Bourgogne.

Historique

Fondée en 1720 par Edme Champy, à l'origine tonnelier, la Maison Champy est la plus ancienne maison de négoce en vins implantée à Beaune, ce qui en fait également le premier « négociant-éleveur » de Bourgogne. Depuis le domaine a acquis des parcelles de vigne, ce qui en fait aussi un producteur.

Au , Louis Pasteur travaille avec Claude Champy sur la pasteurisation avec les vins du domaine, dont les vestiges sont toujours dans les bâtiments.

Rachetée par la Maison Louis Jadot, domaine voisin dans le centre-ville de Beaune, la Maison Champy est préservée et exploitée par ce domaine, jusqu'à sa revente en 1990 à la famille Meurgey.

De 1990 à 2013, Pierre Meurgey a conduit le domaine à la suite de son père, Henri Meurgey, et Pierre Beuchet. Ce dernier alors coactionnaire de la société Distribution Internationale de Vins et Alcools de Beaune, rachète les parts de Pierre Meurgey en 2005.

En 2007, investit dans le monde viticole beaunois, la Maison Champy reçoit lors de la Saint-Vincent tournante, la statuette du saint protecteur des vignerons, qu'elle conservera pendant une année.

L'année 2010 est marquée par le rachat de la maison Laleur-Piot à Pernand-Vergelesses, qui permet d'accroître la gamme avec des parcelles de Corton et de Charlemagne notamment. 2010 marque également l'année de l'inscription au titre des monuments historiques des bâtiments de négoce.

En 2011, elle reprend la gestion du Clos de la Chapelle à Volnay.

En , Dimitri Bazas, œnologue du domaine depuis 1999, devient également le directeur général de la Maison Champy à la suite d'une réorganisation globale du personnel pour des raisons économiques. Pierre Beuchet reste le principal actionnaire de la maison Champy. Le domaine est restructuré, des rénovations sont apportées aux bâtiments, la ligne marketing est modifiée notamment avec un changement de logo et de nom, passant de « Domaine Champy » à « Maison Champy ».

Le domaine comporte une activité de récoltant et vinificateur sur les 29 hectares en production et une activité de négociant-éleveur. Cette dernière permet à la Maison Champy de commercialiser d'autres appellations bourguignonnes qu'elle ne possède pas dans son patrimoine. C'est notamment le cas pour des appellations de la Côte de Nuits (Vosne-Romanée, Chambertin…) et de la Côte de Beaune (Puligny, Meursault, …) achetées en raisins, mais également pour des appellations du vignoble du Mâconnais (Mâcon Village…) achetées en moûts.

En , la maison Champy est rachetée par le groupe français Advini.

Vignoble

Parcellaire
Le domaine Champy possède des parcelles sur Volnay, Pommard, Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses et Aloxe-Corton.

Ces villages sont attenants, et s'étendent sur une vingtaine de kilomètres, le long de la côte de Beaune. Ce paramètre est important pour la distance à parcourir lors des travaux du sol et les traitements, qui augmente le temps nécessaire pour couvrir l'ensemble du parcellaire, cela peut être contraignant durant une campagne lorsque les précipitations sont très rapprochées. Ce cas de figure est commun dans le vignoble bourguignon.

Viticulture
La vigne est conduite en viticulture biologique, la conversion complète a été effectuée en 2007 et certifiée en 2010, certaines parcelles sont également conduites en viticulture biodynamique.

Production
Les vinifications sont menées de manière classique pour la Bourgogne, remontages, pigeages, macération préfermentaire à froid, et levures naturelles.

Le domaine a produit  en 2013, elle a élevé et mis en bouteilles  via son activité de négoce. La totalité représente 75 cuvées différentes, soit en appellations : 4 Régionales, 23 Villages, 14 Premiers Crus, et 6 Grands Crus, avec les subdivisions qui leur correspondent. Elles sont réparties entre blancs et rouges, respectivement 60 % et 40 %. En volumes la répartition est équivalente. Cela représente environ  bouteilles pour la partie en propriété et  bouteilles pour la partie en négoce.

Appellations

Blancs

Rouges

Commercialisation

La commercialisation des vins se fait pour la majeure partie vers les cafés, hôtels, restaurants (52 %), puis aux professionnels (25 %) et aux particuliers (23 %).

Elle vend en France 33 % de sa production et exporte pour 67 %, réparti entre les États-Unis (29 %), le Japon (15 %), et autres (16 %) comme en Europe.

Notes et références

Annexes

Articles connexes
 Liste des monuments historiques de Beaune

Liens externes

Vignoble de Bourgogne
Monument historique à Beaune
Beaune
Domaine viticole en Bourgogne
Monument historique inscrit en 2010
Négociant en vin

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L.A. Metro to consider offering free rides to K-12 students
February 6, 2020 • Metro Magazine Staff • Bookmark +
Officials will conduct research and submit a report by April 2020 on offering LA Metro transit service to young students for free. Metro
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is looking into providing free transportation to all K-12 students.
Metro's board of directors approved a motion in its Jan. 23 board meeting for a study on the potential program. At the board's direction, Metro's CEO, Phillip A. Washington; officials from Los Angeles Unified School District (USD) and other school districts in Los Angeles County; and officials from local municipalities and the state will conduct research and submit a report by April 2020 on offering the service to young students for free.
The report would include data on existing free transit services offered to students, such as the City of Los Angeles's DASH to Class program, Metro's Just Transit pilot with Los Angeles USD and other school districts. It would also provide cost estimates and information on potential funding; the impact on ridership, service, and fare revenues; and results from school district surveys that would determine students' interest in public transit and transit dependency.
RELATED: Will making transit free make people want to ride more?
LAist reports that transit agency officials said that offering free rides to all schoolchildren in Los Angeles County could potentially increase school attendance, improve mobility, alleviate traffic congestion, and "instill an appreciation for public transit in a new generation of riders."
The motion, according to the news source, was initially titled "Free Transit for Los Angeles Unified School District Students." Although some board members were opposed to approving a report that didn't take into consideration students countywide, others, along with two L.A. city councilmen, said that the study should first research the district to determine whether it is feasible to expand such a program to other districts.
Austin Beutner, the superintendent of Los Angeles USD, told the transit agency's board of directors that many of the district's schools serve impoverished families and that the ability to afford a bus pass could stand in the way of a student's access to education, LAist reports.
Beutner also asked the board to consider allowing Los Angeles USD's school buses to use Metro's dedicated bus lanes to help reduce students' commute times, according to the news source.
This article was originally posted by School Bus Fleet Magazine.
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Driving Tests.
Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 March 2004
Ceisteanna (72, 73, 74)
134 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to abolish provisional driving licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6619/04]
Seán Ryan
161 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the measures he has taken in regard to his announcement of December 2002 of his intention to deal with the problem of the large number of provisional drivers on roads here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6796/04]
Seymour Crawford
182 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Transport his proposals for a review of the provisional driver licence system; when he expects the review to be completed; when he expects to have specific proposals in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6722/04]
Freagraí scríofa (Ceist ar Minister for Transport)
Minister for Transport (Mr. Brennan)
I propose to take Questions Nos. 134, 161 and 182 together.
Over the years various changes have been made to the regulatory conditions under which provisional licences have effect. As part of an integrated approach to improving the quality of driving standards in the interests of road safety, I am considering whether further changes to driver licensing regulations are desirable. In particular, I wish to bring in measures that will reduce long-term reliance on provisional licences, address the disproportionately high number of road accidents involving motorcyclists and ensure that learner drivers make adequate preparation for their driving tests.
I am also reviewing the provision whereby holders of second provisional licences for cars are not required to be accompanied by a person who holds a driving licence for that category of vehicle with a view to ending this arrangement. All other provisional licence holders other than drivers of motorcycles and work vehicles must be accompanied by a qualified driver at all times when driving in a public place.
I intend to submit detailed proposals for a package of driver licensing reforms to Government shortly.
I refer the Deputies to my reply to Question No. 126 on today's Order Paper.


In France there is a national resistance against the president monsieur Emanuel Macron.
Reason is that the fuel prices are too high and there are many French people who cannot live anymore from their monthly income, like everywhere the rich get too rich and richer and the poor more poor.
Also macron said the French were nothing, and that was very dangerous to have said this in public.
The police killed already an old lady somewhere in Marseille and also children were injured.
The French are furious and like Macron under the guillotine .
General Piquemal is very listening in the army, his opinion will disturb many officers...!
The French are realy upset and want Macron.
Some police officers choose the side of the gilets jaunes.
The police will strike for 2 days.
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It's hard to get real news about what's going on in France. How much did fuel go up? Are things settling down? Who would be better than Macron in your opinion?
French throw manure at the government offices of the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, because of the rise in gasoline.
It's hard to get real news about what's going on in France.
Thanks, Kim -- this is the sort of constructive suggestion I was looking for.
And now it's getting interesting. Blue vests joining the party.
What they really demand and the mainstream media carefully hides behind "fuel taxes"
Yellow Vest Protests, Brexit Farce - Revolutionary Climate in Western Europe?
.. But those being gassed by the police .. and living on minimal wages ... and raising their voices against the suffocation by the elites ..
.. But those being gassed by the police .. and living on minimal wages ... and raising their voiced against the suffocation by the elites ..
.. being a Greek I am sure you know more than many others ..
Yup. The rest of Europe just stood on passively as we were physically crushed and forced into long and painful recession and related liberal monetary measures... Where were the yellow vests back then?
It's probably one of the reasons why the movement is not taking off here in Greece. Plus they are currently throwing us some bones to keep us docile.
Yup. Everybody just stood on passively as we were physically crushed and forced into long and painful recession and related liberal monetary measures... Where were the yellow vests back then?
test case for what is going to happen to the rest of EU and then the rest of the world for that matter.


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Varsity boys golf improved its standing in the conference last night by shooting a solid 155. The top four scores came from senior Mike Batiste (37), sophomore Isaiah Humphner (37), senior Jack Lorenz (38), and senior Grant Bardelli (43).
The jamboree took place at Egypt Valley Country Club, the home site of the Forest Hills Northern Huskies. Although the Rangers played well, the home course advantage proved to be too much as Northern came in with a stellar 147 to take first. FHC's finish marked an improvement from the last jamboree as the boys took second behind FHN, followed by Northview in third.
Senior Grant Bardelli sees that the Rangers are working hard to succeed.
The Rangers are going to be up in Traverse City this weekend for a two-day tournament which, according to Grant, is one of the best weekends of the year.


DeMarco Sworn in for Fourth Term as Ross Township Commissioner | The Hill Group, Inc.
Dan DeMarco, Vice President and General Counsel of The Hill Group, Inc., was sworn in for his fourth term as Commissioner of the First Ward, Ross Township, in January after winning re-election in November 2011.
DeMarco has served on the Ross Township Board of Commissioners since 2000. Over the course of his 12 years as an elected Ross official, DeMarco served as president of the board of commissioners and chairman and co-chairman of the public safety committee for the Township. In this role, DeMarco acted as a liaison between the board of commissioners and Ross Township's police department and its eight volunteer fire departments.
DeMarco is a lifelong resident of Ross Township and is a former volunteer firefighter, having served with the Berkeley Hills Fire Company for 12 years. He is a past president of the Northland Public Library Authority Board of Trustees and is the Northern Basin Chairman of the 3 Rivers Wet Weather Demonstration Program. He also serves as vice chairman of CONNECT, the Congress of Neighboring Communities.
The Hill Group, Inc. congratulates Dan on his victory and his continued service to the citizens of Ross Township and the Pittsburgh region.


October Sundays have to be my very favoritest days of the year; 4-5 crisply clear, invigoratingly warm days sandwiched between coolishly cold nights. (btw, sometimes I like to make up words) I am always sad when it rains on an October Sunday. I feel like I've been robbed, so glad not to be robbed this time. This weekend was the perfect showcase.
For me, it did not get off to such a glorious start since I did not so much think about packing until 9 am Saturday morning and we cannot even begin to get a family of 6 out the door in one hour without more forethought. So I rushed around (just for the record – not in this order), yanking a comb through my daughters hair (gave up and ordered her into the shower to try and tame/detangle the bush) threw random clothes into bags, took my turns in (FB) Scrabble, hastily piled the breakfast dishes in the sink, forgot to buzz Jack's hair, poured a bit of bleach into each commode so the place would at least smell somewhat clean when we returned (and then, of course, they needed to be used again…) Yelling at everyone to for goodness sake, 'eat your breakfast! we need to leave soon!' and 'Do your chores, now!' Showered, ran out to the barn to rescue my screaming son thinking our attack cat must have hit again, but he was only mad at the chickens because he couldn't keep them out of the cat food dish (yes, we do have a dangerous cat, beware when you come to visit, well actually, just stay out of the barn) And then after all that, most of us sat in the car and waited. Waited until the last were ready. And we drove off, forgetting to close the garage door. Which of course we did not realize until we returned home.
We had a great weekend! Come and enjoy the pics!
As usual, click on any picture to see it larger.
Some players were happier than others. I think he got walloped somehow.
Some came prepared to play.
I think this is why football players wear a mouthpiece? Am I right?
It is a game about a lot of reaching, stretching….
He played with all his heart and soul.
The kids certainly enjoyed being included in the game. Next up: Zip Line!
The first person to try the zip line! Thanks for showing us how it is done!
Debi, the first person to make a graceful landing!
Some folks were not content with a 'normal' ride!
No, there is not going to be anything to grab onto to save you from an inglorious landing.
To the tree, to the tree!
I will pretend and say this was an artistic crop and I tried this pose.
did everyone look this apprehensive?
and give that cable a tug to make sure it was secure?
Every child needs a cheering section, so we cheered him up that tree.
No turning back this time!
So pleased with his big brother!
A few brave souls tried the canopy course.
A campfire complete with singing and smores.
A ballgame, gym time and more Frisbee.
We had a lovely in time, in spite of the fact that first thing Sunday morning, I dropped a certain article of clothing directly into an unflushed commode. Hey, sometimes you wear what you gotta wear but in this case, I did not choose to.
I chose to enjoy the day! Yay!


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Discovery of lost Hastings Burgh confirms Norman Invasion site.
Posted on June 18, 2013 by secretsofthenormaninvasion
A copy of an email was sent to me today which was sent to English Heritage – names withheld:
Regarding the site at Upper Wilting.
There have been various claims that the Upper Wilting site was an important historical military encampment; where William camped prior to the Battle of Hastings. Previous English Heritage (EH) evaluations have cited a lack of documentary or physical evidence in respect of these claims. Consequently, EH have not objected to the development of the site. However, I have recently come across some other documentary and physical evidence relating to the history of the site. I believe these issues warrant proper, qualified consideration before the Upper Wilting site is destroyed.
It has always been assumed the Hastings Burghal Hidage Fort was at the same location as where Hastings Castle was subsequently built (see first – http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/projects/burghalhidage/hidage). However, the Burghal Hidage Fort pre-dated the Norman Conquest and was built for very different reasons to Hastings Castle. It could have been elsewhere.
There is little disagreement that the location of Hastings prior to the conquest was vague, and the various local villages and communities were either destroyed or displaced during the conquest. Hastings Castle was built along with the "New Burg" of Hastings, as established by the Normans post 1066 (Ref History of Hastings Castle, Dawson, 1909 and other books concerning the Norman Conquest). The Castle was built to protect the newly formed Norman community and to subjugate the local population. However, the Burghal Hidage Fort system was built to protect southern England from seaborne Viking raiders.
"New" Hastings has never had a port. To this day, the fishing fleet uses the beach. The main pre-conquest port location (for trade) was at Bulverhythe, some distance along the coast (Ref various books, mostly those concerning Roman and Saxon Iron Industry in the Weald). The Upper Wilting site overlooks and tactically commands the Bulverhythe area and Coombe Haven. Furthermore, Upper Wilting is located right on the end of the Roman/Saxon era main London road (at Green Street) and thus provides strategic protection for the region. Hence, the Upper Wilting site provides excellent strategic and tactical protection. Conversely, Hastings Castle is located several miles away, has no view of the Bulverhythe port or related inlet area and is nowhere near the Saxon era main London road. The Hastings Castle site provides no physical protection, whether tactical or strategic, from seaborne raiders.
Hastings Castle was not built (whether built from scratch or re-built from a prior encampment or fortification) until well after the Conquest. During this interval, and even after the castle had been built, soldiers charged with defending the East Sussex coastline resided at Wilting (Ref Fines of Henry IV part II, Edward II part II, History of Hastings Castle, Chronicle of Iolm Harding &etc ). This further suggests Wilting was used as a preferred location from which the local coastline and ports could be protected.
But of greatest significance; I have compared the size of the Upper Wilting site with the size of the Burghal Hidage Fort recorded for Hastings. The size correlates very well. Conversely, the size of the site at Hastings Castle does not correlate at all.
I suspect Upper Wilting is considerably more likely than Hastings Castle to be the site of the Burghal Hidage Fort for the Hastings area. This can easily be confirmed with a straightforward, formal assessment of the Burghal Hidage lists – Saxon era documents. If my assessments were confirmed, it would provide both documentary and physical evidence, all of which is completely independent of the controversy surrounding 1066.
Regardless of theories put forward regarding the Norman Conquest for Upper Wilting; a Burghal Hidage Fort location would be a significant historical site worthy of protection. Contemporary Documentary evidence (pre and post conquest) exists and physical assessment is both straightforward and presently possible.
May I request this possibility urgently be properly assessed before the Upper Wilting site is destroyed in the very near future (I believe the bulldozers start next week).
The significance of this information is the confirmation in the Crowhurst Parish records that the Lord of Crowhurst Manor, who had the family name Pelham, lived at the Burgh where the coastal defense was located at Wilting.
This document supports the understanding that falls into place when the true site is known
This in turn confirms Wilting as the correct pre-conquest location for Hastings, which was recorded and known to be at the same port.
This means the evidence given at the public inquiries (two of them) claiming there was no town, or port, at Wilting or any defenses at Wilting is shown to be completely flawed. The public inquires were prejudiced by false information provided by so called paid experts appearing for the road builders. The road being built through the center of the Old Burgh of Hastings should now be halted until this matter is investigated properly, before any permanent damage is done to the Wilting site.
Wilting is now confirmed by clear and accurate historical record as the site of the Norman Invasion where William the Conqueror is recorded to have camped on the night of the battle. It is part of a much larger site currently claimed to warrant World Heritage Status. This document fills a critical gap in the written record and is conclusive. The Carmen tells us there was a fort at the invasion site which was reinstated when the Normans arrived. We now know that reference was specifically to the Saxon Burghal Hideage Fort at Wilting Manor. Action is required and the minister must intervene before it is too late. A video will be posted later of the damage to the fort site as it stands this afternoon.
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In a surprising letter (.pdf) sent on Monday to attorneys for the Baltimore Police Department, the Justice Department also strongly asserted that officers who seize and destroy such recordings without a warrant or without due process are in strict violation of the individual's Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
Last year, the Baltimore Police Department published a General Order to officers explaining that members of the public have a right to record their activity in public, but the Justice Department said in its 11-page letter this week that the order didn't go far enough, and pointed out several areas where it should clarify and assert more strongly the rights that individuals possess.
The right to record police officers in the public discharge of their duties was essential to help "engender public confidence in our police departments, promote public access to information necessary to hold our governmental officers accountable, and ensure public and officer safety," wrote Jonathan Smith, head of the Justice Department's Special Litigation Section.
The Justice Department's interference in the local civil case was surprising yet significant in that it put not only Baltimore but also every other city police department around the country on notice that interference in such recordings was unconstitutional. It was sent to Baltimore days after several media and civil rights organizations sent U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder a letter insisting that the Justice Department take action against agencies that arrest people who record officers.
While individual cases didn't necessarily fall under the Justice Department's jurisdiction, the letter acknowledged, the suppression of speech was a national problem that had to be addressed at the federal level.
"Freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and freedom of access to information are vital whether you're a credentialed journalist, a protester or just a bystander with a camera," the organizations asserted.
Video above shows a New York City police officer attempting to prevent aNew York Times photographer from capturing images during a public demonstration.


An Israeli rights group has slammed a plan to prevent Palestinians from riding the same buses as Israeli settlers, calling it "racial segregation," local media said on Sunday (26 October).
It is time to stop hiding behind technical arrangements... and admit this military procedure is thinly veiled pandering to the demand for racial segregation on buses.
Presently hundreds of Palestinians, who are employed in Israel, mostly in construction business, travel back and forth from the occupied West Bank on the same buses as the Israeli settlers.
They are made to present their travel permits at the only entry point for Palestinians who work in central Israel at the crossing point at Eyal.
In a new measure that is due to be in place next month, Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon has said that Palestinians will have to find their separate transportation following the check-in at the Eyal crossing, reported the Haaretz.
The measure, when implemented, will prevent the Palestinian workers from availing the "direct bus services from the central region to the occupied West Bank, and will instead have to arrive at the Eyal Crossing, near Qalqilyah, which is a long way from colonist areas, and travel to their final destinations on alternative transportation from there," said Nasouh Nazzal, a Gulf News Correspondent.
The arguments used by Israeli settlers in the West Bank is that sharing public transport with Palestinians poses a security risk for them.
The Israeli army, on the other hand, contradicts the view and says such segregation is unnecessary in the light of the pre-screening that is already mandatory before travel permits are issued to the Palestinian workers.
"It is time to stop hiding behind technical arrangements... and admit this military procedure is thinly veiled pandering to the demand for racial segregation on buses," said an Israeli rights group B'Tselem, accusing Yaalon.
Palestinians have reportedly referred to the measure as 'racist' and will be submitting an official letter to the World Labour Organisation addressing the issue.
Shaher Sa'ad, who heads the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions, Workers and Labourers, said in an interview with Gulf News: "Our letter will show the organisation and the world the Israeli racism and the brutality of the occupation."


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'Archer & Armstrong' Tracks Down 'Zombieland' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Veterans
Posted on Friday, March 24th, 2017 by Jacob Hall
While Sony struggles to build an entire movie universe out of the Spider-Man franchise, another comic book world is waiting in the wings. The studio partnered up with Valiant Comics a few years back to bring series like Bloodshot and Harbinger into theaters, but it's been a slow road and a revolving door of writers and directors. Hopefully, this latest announcement will stick, because there's a ton of promise in the Valiant characters.
The movie adaptation of Archer & Armstrong, which has seemingly laid dormant for a little while, has found a new director in Ruben Fleischer and a new screenwriter in Terry Rossio.
This news comes to us from The Hollywood Reporter, who say the movie is "quickly moving forward." Fleischer is best known for helming 2009's Zombieland (which is still pretty good!) and 2013's Gangster Squad (which is pretty bad!). Rossio is one of mainstream Hollywood's most prolific screenwriters, having penned Shrek and most of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. He's also the lead of Universal's "Monsterverse" writers room and recently joined the King Kong vs. Godzilla writer room. He's a busy man.
Originally created in 1992 by Jim Shooter, Bob Layton and Barry Windsor-Smith, Archer and Armstrong are an unlikely superhero duo. The latter is an immortal warrior and adventurer who spends his endless days wandering the world and looking for a great time. The former is the deadly, no-nonsense assassin who has been trained his entire life to kill Armstrong and retrieve the source of his immortality. And wouldn't you know it? These two end up on the same side.
The talent paired on this movie is certainly interesting. Both Fleischer and Rossio have had their names on good movies and bad movies alike, but their best work certainly suggests that they'd be a good fit for Archer & Armstrong. While I'm unfamiliar with the original '90s run of the comic, the 2012 revival was a ton of fun, finding a fine balance of action, adventure, and comedy. Fleischer's knack for comedy and Rossio's experience in crafting crowd-pleasing action stories may be the right fit for this material.
It remains to be seen which Valiant movie will hit theaters first and whether or not audiences will embrace a universe of superheroes who are mostly unknown to those who never visit their local comic shop. The Bloodshot movie recently hired a new director and the Harbinger movie was supposed to be the first out of the gate, but things have been awfully quiet. All I'll add is that I really enjoy the modern Valiant comics and would love to see them get this right. Take all the time you need.
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This week I've been feeling rather frustrated and discouraged. As I near the end of my fifth week here, I am tired of waiting. I am tired of seeing the need and feeling the call and not being able to do anything about it. I am tired of going to the babies' orphanage twice a day yet never being able to spend time with "my kids", the ones who need it most.
In addition to all of that, tomorrow we are moving from our house to an apartment just off the main road. The apartment is nice and it is closer to everything but I just don't like change. I like our house. For the past month I have gotten used to having my own room but in the apartment I will have to share. I am also not looking forward to the act of moving itself. I know that once we get settled I'll be fine but combine that with my frustration over the orphanage situation and today I just feel down.
I am thankful for a shower with hot, running water on a brisk morning.
I am thankful for yummy oranges that I discovered at the store – what a great addition to my breakfast!
I am thankful for the cool autumn weather which is so refreshing after weeks of 40 degrees.
I am thankful that as of Saturday I will no longer have to walk to rocky, uneven, often painful road that leads to our house.
I am thankful for my laptop and mobile internet which allow me to stay connected with family and friends all around the world.
I am thankful for our friend Vova who came in all the way from Kiev to help us move.
I am thankful for all the adoptions that are taking place right now; nothing blesses my heart more than seeing precious orphans being found by their forever families.
I am thankful for all the sermons I downloaded before coming here… what a great way to spend my evenings, curled up with my bible and headphones, being challenged and inspired by the Word of God.
I am thankful that tonight I get to go to church and worship in a place where God's Presence is so tangible, you don't even need to understand the words.
There, that was just what I needed, I feel better already… What are you thankful for today?
Andrea, I was reading your blog entries today. I am inspired by you and your passion. Imagine once you get your hands on those children! I know God has great things for you to do. See He's already teaching you patience!


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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge Approves National Incident Management System (NIMS)
For Immediate ReleasePress OfficeMarch 1, 2004
U. S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge today announced approval ofthe NationalIncident Management System (NIMS), the Nation's first standardized management planthat creates a unified structure for Federal, state, and local lines of government forincident response. "NIMS gives all of our Nation's responders the sameframework for incident management and fully puts into practice the concept of, 'Onemission, one team, one fight,'" Ridge said.
"I recognize the efforts of the dedicated professionals from state and localgovernments, law enforcement, the fire and emergency management communities, emergencymedical services, tribal associations, public health, the private sector, public works,and non-governmental organizations across America who teamed together in a collaborativeeffort to create NIMS," Ridge said. "This unique system provides all ofour Nation's first-responders and authorities with the same foundation for incidentmanagement, in terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and other emergencies. From ourNation to our neighborhoods, America is safer."
NIMS strengthens America's response capabilities byentifying and integrating coreelements and best practices for all responders and incident managers. Through abalance between flexibility and standardization, and use of common doctrine, terminology,concepts, principles, and processes, execution during a real incident will be consistentand seamless. Responders will be able to focus more on response, instead oforganizing the response, and teamwork and assignments among all authorities will beclearly enhanced. Key elements and features of NIMS include:
Incident Command System (ICS). NIMS outlines a standard incident management organization called ICS that establishes five functional areas--command, operations, planning, logistics, and finance/administration--for management of all major incidents. To ensure further coordination and during incidents involving multiple jurisdictions or agencies, the principle of unified command has been universally incorporated into NIMS. This unified command not only coordinates the efforts of many jurisdictions, but provides for and assures joint decisions on objectives, strategies, plans, priorities, and public communications.
Preparedness. Responder readiness to manage and conduct incident actions is significantly enhanced if professionals have worked together before an incident. NIMS recognizes this and defines advance preparedness measures such as planning, training, exercises, qualification and certification, equipment acquisition and certification, and publication management. Preparedness also incorporates mitigation activities such as public education, enforcement of building standards and codes, and preventive measures to deter or lessen the loss of life or property.
Communications and Information Management. Standardized communications during an incident are essential and NIMS prescribes interoperable communications systems for both incident and information management. Responders and managers across all agencies and jurisdictions must have a common operating picture for a more efficient and effective incident response.
Joint Information System (JIS). NIMS organizational measures further enhance the public communication effort. The Joint Information System provides the public with timely and accurate incident information and unified public messages. This system employs Joint Information Centers and brings incident communicators together during an incident to develop, coordinate, and deliver a unified message. This will ensure that Federal, state, tribal, and local levels of government are releasing the same information during an incident.
NIMS Integration Center (NIC). To ensure that NIMS remains an accurate and effective management tool, the NIMS NIC will be established by the Secretary of Homeland Security to assess proposed changes to NIMS, capture and evaluate lessons learned, and employ best practices. The NIC will provide strategic direction and oversight of the NIMS, supporting both routine maintenance and continuous refinement of the system and its components over the long term. The NIC will develop and facilitate national standards for NIMS education and training, first responder communications and equipment, typing of resources, qualification and credentialing of incident management and responder personnel, and standardization of equipment maintenance and resources. The NIC will continue to use the collaborative process of Federal, state, tribal, local, multi-discipline and private authorities to assess prospective changes and assure continuity and accuracy.
The completion of NIMS follows the October 2003 nationwide deployment of the InitialNational Response Plan (INRP) which represented the first step in aligning incidentmanagement response and actions between all Federal, state, tribal, local, and privatecommunities. A final National Response Plan is under development and will eventuallyreplace the INRP, while NIMS will continue to provide the Nation's doctrinal guidance forincident management for acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies.
NIMS isavailable at www.DHS.gov.


Since the Beijing 2008 Olympics, vendors have been selling live small animals (goldfish,turtles,salamanders,etc.) and placing them into small bags as a type of keychain for souvenirs. China has a wildlife law that protects any kind of wildlife from this cruelty but they fail to stop and protect the nonsense that is going on. Wildlife or not this is a type of abuse that is a cruel joke and is killing several of these animals.
This man brutally robbed and murdered an innocent woman on February 16, 1988. He stabbed her 12 times and she managed to crawl leaving a trail of blood to the bathroom to get away from him and he even tried to get in the bathroom to finish what he had started to ensure she was died.
He took our Mother, best friend, grandmother and great grandmother from us. He has shown no remorse.
Since he has been incarserated he has not even bettered his education.
We do not need any more murderers on our streets.
PLEASE KEEP HIM IN PRISON SO HE CAN NOT HARM OR KILL ANYONE ELSE!!
This Petition is created to help stem the proliferation of loud motorcycles roaring around our Town of Novato. If you believe, as I do, that the Novato Police Department has the duty to apply the Califorina Code regarding loud motorcycles (up to 84 decibels) as it is written is a priority to the people of Novato who believe that loud, speeding motorcycles are both creating Noise Pollution and endangering people on foot, on bicycles and in vehicles. Please sign below so that we can take back our streets from a few bad apples who beleive their right to have a loud motorcycle outweighs an entire neighborhoods well being.
This bill is to support the regulation and or erradication of the ammunition makers in this country, so that these little instruments of death are not made in the future. Which, in turn will save countless number of lives. Especially in the Black and Hispanic communities where lives are not taken seriously, but just taken.
Should TSA officers be armed?
After the shooting death of a TSA officer at Los Angeles International Airport there is a strong call for armed class of TSA officers.
The mission of the Transportation Security Administration is screening screening passengers for weapons, bombs and other dangerous materials and its member don´t wear arms. Although the reaction on the fatal shooting is understandable, some experts warn against TSA arming. They reason that it wouldn´t have necessarily saved lives and that many people already see the TSA as a symbols of government overreach. Further they say it could cost billions of dollars and would require officers to undergo considerable training and if there will be a gunfight at a checkpoint in the future and civilians will be killed by friendly fire it will be a catastrophe for the TSA. Sign the petition if you want to show your opinion that this measure should not be adopted.
Let's move is a health program that was created by the the first lady, Michelle Obama, 5 years ago.This potition is to have a dance group called "Let's Move" here in school.If you like to dance, please sign this petition to help "Let's Move" happen.
For years juggalos and juggalettes have been said to be a gang. However we are not a gang we are a family of people who love a certain type of music.
Please sign this petition to Reinstate JRW of their title. The children should not be punished. If you investigate one, you investigate all teams in the league.


Truck driving is one of the country's most interesting jobs. Truck drivers are in huge demand in every commercial sector, so much so that everything you own right now has been on a truck at some time. Everything that is produced for the end consumers, needs to be transported from the producer to the retail outlet; that implies that truckers are the foundation of the society.
Beginning another vocation after the military service isn't simple, yet knowing where to look for a job can be a major help. The trucking business, for instance, is an extraordinary place for military veterans who are entering the civilian work market to discover new opportunities with awesome potential. Your skills and training you've gone through while in your military service can enable you to excel in the trucking business.
However, before you start driving, it is essential that you undergo a truck driver training for veterans. National Truck Driving School offers an interesting program for veterans like yourself. This program prepares students for truck-driving jobs in only a month – start to finish. During that time, we train beginners on the intricacies of truck driving. During this residential training program, you will have 180 total hours of training, including learning these topics in a classroom at our Training Grounds. Near graduation time, we'll give you a thorough Career Guidance Orientation, which will help you look for a job faster.
So, enroll yourself in our school today!


Srinagar: A complete shutdown is being observed Friday in north Kashmir's Baramulla district for the second day to mourn the recent militant killings.
Reports said that all shops and commercial establishments are shut in the town while public transport is mostly off the roads.
Thee Lashkar-Toiba militants were killed on Wednesday in Binner area of Baramulla district in a gunfight with government forces.
The slain, were identified as Suhaib Farooq Akhoon, son of Farooq Ahmad Akhoon, a resident of Khanpora Baramulla; Mohsin Mushtaq Bhat, son of Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Qazi Hamam Baramulla; Nasir Ahmad Darzi, son of Mohammad Amin Darzi, a resident of Sangrampora Batpora Sopore, at present in Jamia Qadeem Baramulla.


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Centennial Teaching Professor Emeritus of Law
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Michael Davis is an honor graduate of Kansas State University and the University of Michigan Law School, where he served as an editor on the Michigan Law Review. He joined the KU law faculty in 1971 and retired in 2015. An outstanding teacher, he received the Immel Award for Teaching Excellence in 1991 and was named Centennial Teaching Professor of Law in 1997. In addition to his faculty duties, Davis served as University General Counsel for six years and Dean of the school for nine. He was also Interim Dean from July 2005 to July 2006. He has been involved in many aspects of the practice both regionally and nationally, and has served as Chair of the American Bar Association Standards and Accreditation Committees. Davis was Of Counsel to the Kansas City firm of Stinson Morrison Hecker from 1989-2009.
Missouri 1968, Kansas 1972; various federal courts, including United States Supreme Court
Associate, Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn, 1967; Reginald Heber Smith Fellow, Legal Aid Society of Greater Kansas City, 1967-68; Associate Director, Planning & Research, Legal Services Program, O.E.O, 1968-69; Legislative Assistant, U.S. Representative Louis Stokes, 1969-71; General Counsel, Kansas University 1974-80; Associate Professor, Kansas University 1971-74; Professor, Kansas University, 1974-present; Dean, School of Law 1980-89; Interim Dean, 2005-2006.
J.D. Michigan, 1967, Editor, Michigan Law Review; B.A., Kansas State University, 1964
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"Protecting Group Homes for the Non-Handicapped: Zoning in the Post-Edmonds Era," 46 Kansas Law Review 777 (with K. Gaus) (1998)
"To The Promised Land: A Century of Wandering and a Final Homeland for the Due Process and Taking Clauses," 68 Oregon Law Review 393 (with R. Glicksman) (1989)
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One of my favorite little upgrade for the AR15 is the Norgon Ambi-Catch.
This is a drop in replacement magazine catch that gives you the ability to release the magazine from the left side the of rifle. Certainly not necessary to have, but very nice to have.
I picked up another couple last week. I never noticed it was designed to be easily disassembled for cleaning if necessary.
It is very easy to take apart with a small punch, and goes back together very easily.
This is my absolute favorite left side magazine release, and I highly recommend it. It is easy to install, easy to use, durable and simple. I think it should be standard on the AR15 family of weapons.
I know the Canadian military uses them. I've seen documents claiming that the US Military is authorized to use the Norgon Ambi-Catch per the commanders discretion, but I haven't heard of our troops actually fielding them.
Is there any real reason beyond say loaning firearm to a lefty that one would need say this and ambi selector as a right handed person.The only thing I could think of is perhaps badly hurt but feel if hurt that bad am probably not able to shoot effectively anyhow.As the parts not too expensive and easy install perhaps will do it just for s&g's,the few times have tried shooting left handed with either a rifle or pistol have done very poorly but guess perhaps need to look at it as starting from scratch in many ways.
I like ambidextrous controls as they give you more options on how to manipulate the weapon. With something like the Norgon you can release the mag with your thumb when you grab the mag from either side or either hand. Or you can release the mag with your trigger finger from either hand.
Wow, I haven't purchased from Brownells for a while. You've just reminded me why.
If money is an issue, Arms Unlimited sells a knock-off.
I have bought two from Arms Unlimited and they are rock solid.
I will give one a try,but,guess not from Brownells(do like em and their prices on some stuff),the other James posting,am wondering though a knock off might be junk and ruin any gain I might feel I would get,will do a little homework.
As a lefty here. This kinda reminds me of one of the biggest issues righties would complain about our MK17s. Dropping mags by accident when hitting the ambi mag release with their plate/mags. Which was pretty easy to do.
Shawn can you explain how that isn't the case? If you activate it by pushing it why wouldn't it have the same problem?


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Ben from Thorndown met the marvellous Wayne Perrey on the first episode of the 2018 series of Love Your Garden. Wayne is a carpenter who specialises in making TV sets on makeover shows, in magazines and exhibitions.
This rather talented man also runs a company called The DIY Doers with business partner, Steph Bron. They share their knowledge and experience of DIY projects, helping to inspire and explain just how to do it yourself.
Wayne loved using Thorndown Wood Paints on Love Your Garden and wanted to use them on his own projects. The first was a makeover in his own garden where he transformed his shed, deck, raised beds, garden furniture, terracotta pots and a metal sculpture.
You can see how he got on by following this link to The DIY Doers YouTube channel. He's got some great tips, techniques and general advice to share throughout the video. Hope you enjoy!


YVR is committed to improving energy efficiency and advancing energy conservation. In 2015, we developed a long-term energy plan that aims to reduce our consumption through a range of methods. Under this plan, we have no specific consumption targets; rather, we constantly aim to reduce our energy use and include total consumption in our target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 33 per cent by 2020.
Since 2012, YVR's terminal area has grown by nine per cent—from 366,643 m2 to 399,904 m2 in 2016—yet we've maintained our electrical efficiency and have reduced natural gas use, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing costs. Since 1999 we've seen a cumulative savings of more than $15 million in electrical and gas costs from energy-efficient initiatives.
In 2016, we consumed $733,387 in natural gas and $5,790,344 in electricity for a total of $6,523,731 to heat and power all Airport Authority buildings and activities—representing 6.1 per cent of our total materials, supplies and services costs. This is a slight reduction from 6.5 per cent in 2015.
We reduced our natural gas consumption by 12 per cent in 2016 thanks to a range of initiatives. Our solar hot water heating in the Domestic and International Terminal Buildings saved 8,790 GJ of natural gas.
2016 saw efficiencies associated with greater integration of YVR's systems: we connected our lighting with our heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, modified our terminal heating and cooling to use more outside air in the terminal and began piloting the integration of our HVAC and lighting to gate schedules through automation—all with positive early results.
We implemented a new policy that requires food and beverage tenants to install hydronic (hot water heating) air units for their kitchens and our tenants continue to install kitchen exhaust hoods for food operators across the terminal. We also continued to see the benefits of our recent switch to a new low-energy air filtration HVAC system, which is consuming three times less energy for terminal ventilation.
In addition to using schedules and sensors to reduce lighting, we have shifted towards efficient LED technology over the last several years. Every year, LED lighting saves 1.3 GWh of electricity in the terminal, 77,000 kWh on Arthur Laing Bridge and 25,000 kWh for theatrical lighting of art installations.
In 2016 we continued a multi-year project to convert airfield lighting to LED technology, improving airfield safety and maintenance efficiency. We also improved our lighting control system, enabling our maintenance team to more easily view lighting conditions and levels.
YVR is committed to research and development to control light levels and reduce impacts on surrounding communities. We are constantly reviewing best practices for lighting to determine how we can lessen our impact. In 2016, we continued to use light shields to reduce glare and we undertook a multi-year project to improve lighting on the apron, installing high mast poles that allow for better lighting levels, lower power consumption, reduced glare and less light pollution. Our maintenance team monitored interior and exterior terminal lighting to assess illumination levels and minimize the impacts on our neighbours, addressing potential issues and ensuring prompt follow-up.
YVR has focused investment on renewable energy to reduce our greenhouse gas footprint, pilot technologies to offset additional electrical demand and increase resiliency through self-sufficient energy generation. Our Energy Plan includes a focus on renewable energy and in the future we will calculate the savings from renewable energy in our target to reduce emissions 33 per cent by 2020.
We report on our purchased energy (natural gas, electricity, vehicle fuels) and, although we have several on-site renewable energy systems in place, we are working on metering and collecting data that will allow us to fully report on their value. The following reports on what we are currently tracking.
2016 marked the first full year of operation for YVR's Airside Operations Building (AOB). Consolidating all airside operations under one roof, the AOB includes plenty of sustainability features including a GeoExchange field, solar hot water, photovoltaic panels, a wind turbine, a rainwater collection system and energy efficient LED lighting. While very small in output, the building's renewable energy features act as a pilot for YVR to benchmark its ability to produce alternative energy sources. In 2016, the AOB consumed 1,946,461 kWh of energy and approximately 87 per cent was from renewable sources, including 636,318 kWh from the AOB's renewable energy features and 1,066,358 kWh in hydro-electric power from BC Hydro.
In 2003, YVR installed a solar panel system on the roof of the Domestic Terminal Building and connected it to 80 per cent of the hot water distribution system. This system was so successful that we applied it to the International Terminal Building in 2014, installing 72 solar panels. These panels now power two solar hot water systems in our terminal buildings, which heat more than 1,500 gallons of hot tap water every hour—resulting in an annual energy savings of 8,790 GJ of natural gas, totalling $90,000.
YVR has GeoExchange systems at the Airside Operations Building and at our International Terminal Building. Like geothermal energy, GeoExchange involves using groundwater as a heat medium; however, it can also use this water for cooling. This is the case in our Airside Operations Building, which has a heating and cooling GeoExchange system, whereas our International Terminal Building uses GeoExchange for cooling only.
YVR continued a multi-year research project to assess the viability of a closed-loop vertical GeoExchange system to provide heating and cooling for our terminal buildings. This included research into a GeoExchange system for our future District Energy building, which will consolidate all of YVR's energy needs under one roof. We will begin initial work on the building in 2017 and will continue to look at GeoExchange as its core source of heating and cooling, as well as additional renewable energy features.
YVR continued to participate in BC Hydro's Power Smart Programs. We worked closely with BC Hydro on many initiatives and we participated in the Energy Manager Program, which dedicates an employee to manage the implementation of energy-saving projects and improve existing operational and maintenance procedures. Through this program, YVR undertook an Energy Management Assessment in 2016 to identify priority areas for future action, including the need to improve employee energy awareness.


The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes can be a place for local clubs, classes and organizations to get a facility tour and have their scheduled meetings.
It can accommodate up to 45 people, Davenport said.
The LMC needs clubs/classes/organizations to schedule two weeks prior, so as not to conflict with previously scheduled events.
The room is huge, with a glass-faced southern view of the greenspace next door to the building.
Contact the LMC at 620-223-1312 between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
One group that has used the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes is the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce seen here at a weekly coffee event. The conference room is adjacent to the unsung heroes exhibition space.


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Munck Wilson Mandala's Jamil Alibhai Elected to the Board of Make-A-Wish® North Texas
Dallas, TX, Oct. 3, 2017 —– Munck Wilson Mandala partner Jamil Alibhai has been elected to the board of directors of Make-A-Wish® North Texas, one of the largest and most successful Make-A-Wish® chapters in the country. The Make-A-Wish® Foundation grants the wishes of children with critical illnesses and has granted nearly 10,000 wishes in North Texas since 1982.
"I am honored to be a part of this organization and look forward to working with the board members of Make-A-Wish® North Texas to help bring a positive impact to the lives of young children and their families," said Alibhai.
Alibhai is the chair of Munck Wilson Mandala's complex litigation/dispute resolution practice and he serves on the firm's executive committee. As the head of litigation, Alibhai oversees an impressive team of skilled litigators with a high track record of successful jury verdicts, including a $10.1 million verdict in a recent patent infringement law suit against an international electronic game company. The Munck Wilson Mandala litigation team represents clients in intellectual property disputes and complex commercial litigation cases and appeals in state and federal courts nationwide.
Among his peers, Alibhai is consistently honored as a Texas Super Lawyer in commercial litigation. In 2015, he was named a Winning Litigator by National Law Journal for his work on a patent infringement and stolen trade secret case that ranked as the 16th largest verdict in the nation. In addition to his leadership roles at Munck Wilson Mandala, Alibhai is a graduate of Leadership Dallas, the Dallas Regional Chamber's leadership development program, which grooms diverse leaders to bring positive impact to the North Texas region. Alibhai received his J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.
Munck Wilson Mandala is a technology-focused law firm with offices in Dallas, Austin and Marshall, Texas, with an emphasis on patent, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property disputes. The firm offers full-service counsel in the areas of intellectual property litigation, complex commercial litigation, intellectual property portfolio development, corporate transactions and securities, and employment law. Munck Wilson Mandala represents clients from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies. Learn more about the firm at http://www.munckwilson.com.


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Editorial note: The Christmas Tournament in Khrabrovo, Mozhaisk, Russia is a private(not open to the public), historical joust. Many thanks to Dmitry Savchenko for sharing the details of the tournament with The Jousting Life (both this year and last year) and to Eugenia Komarova and Andrew Boykov for sharing their beautiful photographs of the event.
The fifth annual Christmas Tournament was held 5 - 7 January 2015, in Khrabrovo, near Mozhaisk in the Moscow Region of Russia. This Tournament has already become a traditional event. There, in a circle of friends, in a festive atmosphere, we open the Russian tournament season. Furthermore, a large winter event allows jousters to maintain their shape and skills as horsemen as well as a field team. Since last year, the tournament participants are jousting with lances, fighting in mounted melee and on foot, with long swords and poleaxes.
This year, the Christmas Tournament had a record number of participants: it was attended by forty participants, of whom seven fought on foot and eight were horsemen. The horsemen were subdivided into Knights and Squires. Knights joust with lances, while a squire's level of training and armor does not yet allow them to joust. So for the present, the squires train, eager to achieve results, and they fight in mounted melee with swords, compete in mounted skill-at-arms and also fight on foot.
Tournament competitions were held over two days, and Saturday evening, January 6, was marked by a grand celebratory feast. During the feast, we completely re-created the ceremonies of a medieval feast – from hand washing and strict order of serving dishes to the feast servers' service under control of the Feast Steward. Cultural activities during the feast included medieval music played by the "Sсhellen" ensemble, the medieval theater play Orpheus and Eurydice and various fun games, like "Jesting Jousting".
It should be mentioned that this year the Tournament was held in hard weather conditions. During the night from 5 to 6 January, air temperature dropped to -26 °C, in the morning it was -24 °C and by noon the air warmed up to -21 °C. During January 7 – old calendar[orthodox] Christmas – the temperature stayed at -20 °C. It was a clear and calm beautiful winter day. Fortunately, all the participants of the tournament were equipped with appropriate winter suits. However, for the sake of the horses' health, we reduced the usual tournament time at the expense of some ceremonial moments. Nevertheless the tournament competitions were carried out in full.
I wish I could buy a dvd Ntsc-English version of the event.
since I don't know Russian.
Each photograph is credited to a photographer. You might try looking the photographer up online and asking about purchasing a copy of the photo.


Finding creative ways to serve delicious, yet healthy meals can be a real challenge for us all, but thankfully that's not the case when it comes to this absolutely irresistible spaghetti squash dish! Have you ever seen this kind of squash at the grocery store? It's unique-looking and almost seems like a yellow melon on the outside – don't worry, it's not at all hard to find at your local grocery store and is also pretty inexpensive. Once cooked, you'll be pleasantly surprised to discover that it really does come darn close to the look and feel of traditional spaghetti pasta. So much so, in fact, that you might never know it's actually a plant! In addition to its sunny yellow color, spaghetti squash is also packed with nutrients and tons of flavor that we found get even better when we fold in the creamy homemade peanut sauce with fresh roasted broccoli and toasted peanuts. What an amazing way to eat something healthy that doesn't compromise on taste at all!
Cutting and roasting a spaghetti squash is also quick. Just chop off the very end with a sharp knife, slice it in half and scoop out the seeds. Drizzle the insides with a little olive oil, turn them over on a cookie sheet and roast them at 375 degrees for 40 minutes or so until tender. The fun part for us was taking a fork, after the squash has cooked and cooled a bit, and gently fluffing the inside to create the strings of "spaghetti". Who would have ever thought mother nature makes pasta? You can get everything done while the squash is roasting or you can cook the squash, cut up the broccoli and prepare the sauce a day or two in advance if you know you will be pressed for time later. It's that simple, healthy, and fun!
Speaking of fun, this is also a dish that we think both big and little kiddos in your life will love. As an added bonus, the fresh ingredients can also help anyone take an easy and tasty step in a healthy direction…even if you know some people who don't love vegetables, just leave the word "squash" out of the conversation and call it spaghetti! We won't tell. Seriously, most people really would never guess that they're eating veggies with this recipe because it's so flavorful on its own and doesn't feel like you're skimping on ingredients. In particular, it's the sweet and salty flavors of the peanut sauce that really do bring this one home, so feel free to drizzle any extra sauce over your squash for maximum enjoyment. And don't forget to sprinkle the peanuts on top before serving – that's the best part! We guarantee that you won't be able to get enough of this amazing dish!
Preheat oven to 375º F and, if you haven't already, cut spaghetti squash in half. Remove and discard seeds.
Drizzle squash with olive oil, then season generously with salt and pepper. Place cut side down on a baking sheet and place in oven.
Roast for 40-45 minutes, or until fork tender.
In a large bowl, whisk together peanut butter, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, honey, sriracha and lime juice until smooth. Then slightly with water (as desired), then whisk in garlic and ginger.
Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary.
Place broccoli florets in a medium bowl and drizzle 1/2 peanut sauce over them [use as much or as little sauce as needed] and toss until they're all evenly coated.
Remove veggies from oven and let cool slightly.
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Return to squash halves and top with more sauce, green onions and peanuts. Enjoy!


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Suarez Leapfrogs Messi In Copa America Golden Boot Odds
By Joe Short | Jun 21st, 2019 12:05 PM EDT | 2 mins
Luis Suarez is the new favourite to win the Copa America golden boot after a stellar start to the competition in Brazil.
Lionel Messi had been the pre-tournament favourite to score the most goals during the 2019 Copa America this summer.
But Suarez's two strikes and an assist in Uruguay's opening two games has seen the Barcelona striker move ahead of his domestic team-mate in the betting odds.
Bookies Bet365 now have Suarez as the 4/1 (+400) favourite to top score in the Copa America, coming in from a pre-tournament price of 15/2.
The shift in odds evidently shows soccer bettors are confident Suarez, 32, can continue his scoring record deep into the tournament.
Coutinho and Messi Betting
Suarez also leapfrogged another Barcelona teammate and Brazil forward Philippe Coutinho, who is now second favourite but drifting at 5/1 (+500) with Royal Panda.
Coutinho also boasts two goals so far, having netted a double in Brazil's 3-0 opening-game victory over Bolivia in Sao Paulo.
But he drew a blank in their second game against Venezuela and arguably has greater competition for game time than Suarez, who is the talisman of this Uruguay side.
As for Messi, Argentina lost their opening clash of the Copa America 2-0 to Colombia. They were then held to a frustrating 1-1 draw with Paraguay, in which Messi rescued his country with a penalty.
There are doubts over whether Argentina will make it far enough in the competition for Messi to really challenge for the Golden Boot. He is now 5/1 (+500) with 10Bet, having started out as the pre-tournament favourite at 3/1 (+300).
Brazil Still Favorites To Win Copa America
Brazil appear to be having issues in their home tournament and drew their second group match with Venezuela 0-0. They have been booed by fans during both matches yet the Venezuela result has not yet affected Brazil's title chances.
They remain the 6/5 (+120) favourites to win the Copa America, with Suarez's Uruguay at 4/1 (+400) and Messi's Argentina at 15/2 (+750).
Champions Chile, who beat Japan 4-0 in their opening match, are 10/1 (+1000) to defend the title they have won in each of the last two instalments of the Copa America.
Joe Short
More About Joe
Joe Short, a contributor to Bookies.com, is a freelance journalist and former editor at the Daily Express, covering various sports, including soccer, darts and tennis.


For those who are familiar with AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), MSN Messenger, or other instant messaging services, you'll find this service very similar.
All IMSA users are available in your contact list. To send them a message, just find their name, double-click, and start typing. If they are logged in, they will receive it immediately; if not, they'll receive it the next time they log in.
All staff machines should have an instant messaging client installed on them that is capable of connecting to the service (Pidgin on PCs running Windows, iChat on Macs).
For machines without Pidgin installed, it can be downloaded for free at http://www.pidgin.im/.
Go to Preferences (in the "iChat") menu and open the "Accounts" pane.
Click the plus sign in the lower left corner to add an account.
Under account type, choose "Jabber Account". Your Jabber ID is the same as your IMSA email address (e.g. janedoe@imsa.edu) and the server is jabber.imsa.edu.
Click "Add" and close the preferences window.
On the new window that appears for the Jabber account, change "Offline" to "Available".
From the "Accounts" menu in the main window, select "Manage".
For "Username", enter your IMSA username (e.g., janedoe).
For "Connect server", enter "jabber.imsa.edu".
In the accounts window, check the "Enabled" box to log in.
If you have questions regarding setup or use of the system, please contact the helpdesk at 630-907-5995, helpdesk@imsa.edu, or http://help.imsa.edu, or by visiting the helpdesk in person.