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The Daniel Defense M4V1: Tactical-Hog-Hunting-Ready Right Out of The Box!
by Brian McCombie | Brian McCombie on Tactical Hunting | 0 comments
Sometimes, the unexpected that happens on a tactical hog hunt can turn out better than you could have imagined—as I found out on a recent hog hunt sponsored by the good people at NRA Outdoors.
I got to my hog hunting stand way late and well past dark. Actually, I'd been there on time, more than an hour ago, when I spotted a malfunction with my rifle that forced me back to the main house of the ranch we were hunting. There, I grabbed the only AR on hand, a Daniel Defense M4V1 gas-operated carbine in 5.56mm.
I could have taken a bolt action. But this was a night hunt with the chance for multiple targets, as good-sized sounders of 20 and 30 hogs roamed the Spike Box Ranch here in West Texas. Plus, after midnight we were doing a spot-and-stalk along the dirt roads using thermal spotting equipment.
Definitely AR territory. Only problem? I hadn't taken a single shot with the DD M4V1 once at that point. In fact, it had only been fired a relative handful of times in its whole existence. On the job training, on the hunt tac application.
I climbed up into my stand and tried to survey the "Honey Hole," as our guides called it. "Hole," in that I was on a deer stand perched on a bluff, so the land directly before me dropped away a good 100 feet or better; "Honey," in that a pond lay in front of me, the nearest edge of it maybe 70 yards from the stand, and the water plus a nearby feeder reportedly drew in the hogs like a magnet.
Had I gotten there as originally planned—about an hour before dark—I would've been able to scan the area fully, understand the landscape, pinpoint the trails and other access to the pond. Instead, I peered into the dark, trying to figure out where hogs might appear, and fumbled around with the M4V1, putting it to my shoulder and trying out various shooting angles.
I had one bit of help. Large thunderstorms bracketed me to the north and southeast, and every minute or so huge spider webs of electric white light jumped across the night skies, providing a snapshot of the land below.
I wasn't in the stand a half hour, when, during one lightning flash, I caught sight of movement to my left. I pivoted myself and my M4V1 over, and snapped on my Nite Hunter NHV 300. The NHV 300 is a beefed up, 300-lumen version of the company's green L.E.D. hunting light I'd used in the past, and it was attached to the Daniel Defense Omega X 12.0 FSP quad at the forward nine o'clock position.
Through the EOTech EXPS3 holographic sight mounted on the top rail, I saw a nice-sized boar, completely oblivious to my green light, moving from left to right. Now or never. He was maybe 60 yards away. I put the red dot of the EOTech behind his right ear and down a few inches, and squeezed the trigger.
The 55-grain round made by Dynamic Research Technologies flattened the boar right on the spot. He fell over onto his left side and started rolling downhill towards the pond, legs stiff and extended, flip, flip, flip, and then "splash!" right into the water!
Later that night, I had a chance at another pig, this one on the far side of the pond, and that was a miss. No problem, I figured. The night was young, rain was coming down but the winds were leveling off. Once the rain cleared, I figured the hogs would be out in force. But a big line of storms, it turned out, was heading right at me, and my hunting guide showed up before midnight. He apologized, knowing I wanted to stay out all night, but he had to take me out then, before the storm hit, or I'd be stuck here until later morning if not (and more likely) tomorrow afternoon.
You see, this part of West Texas is all mesquite and cactus growing in loose, sandy soils. Add a decent amount of rain and the dirt roads running through the Spike Box turn into greasy, impassable mud. So, I had to leave the Honey Hole very early, and never got back out to this part of the Spike Box.
However, between a couple of us, we must have gone through four or five boxes of .223 ammo on the M4V1 at the Spike Box range, shooting steel and paper. We were one sling short, so I carried it by hand for several hours through the mesquite and cactus on an early afternoon spot and stalk on another property. Based on all that, I can say the Daniel Defense M4V1 is a fine hog hunter, compact and solid, light weight, accurate and out-of-the-box reliable.
The accuracy was proven at the range, where I soon had the M4V1 punching out sub-MOA groups at 100 yards. Yes, you read that right. It's a Mil-Spec rifle that shot that well right out of the box. I shot off a variety of .223 ammunition without a single feeding problem.
For hog hunting with a 5.56mm/.223 platform, I prefer to use heavier ammunition in the 70-plus grain range, so I like the fact that the M4V1's 16-inch barrel is built with 1×7 rifling instead of the more common (non-Mil-Spec) 1×9 rifling. The faster spin of the 1×7 stabilizes these longer .223 bullets for better accuracy, I've found.
In this age of customized AR's, it's a pleasure to use a true Mil-Spec rifle like the M4V1. Upper receiver, lower receiver, bolt carrier group—it's all 100 percent Mil-Spec, sturdy, reliable, and built with a definite tactical purpose.
From the factory, it's a very handy rifle, too, in the stand or on foot, weighing in at just 6 pounds, 7.7 ounces. The adjustable Magpul buttstock snaps out easily and provides a fine cheek weld. In my case, on this hunt, a yet to be announced US based manufacturer provided SHWAT™ some aftermarket furniture you can see in some of the pictures.
The Daniel Defense A2 Style Vertical Grip vertical grip works surprisingly well in a deer stand, too, at least the one at the Honey Hole. I laid the rifle over the window sill and used the vertical grip as a stabilizer on the sill. The only thing I would do differently on my hunt? Use a 10 round magazine. The 30-round long PMag I used, combined with the vertical grip, tended to catch on and bang against the window sill, limiting my mobility. A shorter magazine would've cured that problem.
What I'd really like to do is a three or four day tactical hog hunt with only a Daniel Defense M4V1. It is, I suspect, a much better rifle that I know, and I'd love to prove it on another hog hunt, staying out all night this time, weather be damned, and give it a more thorough test.
But even with my admittedly limited experiences, I can say without reservation that the Daniel Defense M4V1 is outstanding tactical rifle. This gun ran flawlessly, right out of the box, with only some lube added. This rifle proved extremely capable at the range, stalking through heavy brush, and while sitting atop a Honey Hole! Just what you'd expect from Daniel Defense.
Daniel Defense:
https://danieldefense.com/rifles/carbine-length/daniel-defense-m4-carbine-v4.html
Daniel Defense M4V1 Carbine:
https://danieldefense.com/rifles/daniel-defense-m4-carbine-v1.html
EOTech:
http://www.eotech-inc.com/
Dynamic Research Technologies:
http://drtammo.com/
Nite Hunter Illumination Systems:
http://www.nitehunterillumination.com/index.html
NRA Outdoors:
http://www.nraoutdoors.com/
Spike Box Ranch:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/spike.hunting
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The .30 Caliber style pen is popular with hunters and gun collectors. The ink retracts with a "bolt-action" lever design. The metal simulates a real bullet shape. A great pen to set on the desk as a show piece.
This Black Walnut .30 Caliber Bullet Pen is popular with hunters and gun collectors with a bolt action rifle clip for opening and closing pen. The ink retracts with a "bolt-action" lever design. The metal simulates a real bullet shape. The Black Walnut .30 Caliber Bullet Pen is a great pen to set on the desk as a show piece. Replaceable ink cartridge can be found at local office supplies stores.
Shipped with cotton filled cardboard pen box for gift giving. See optional pen box upgrades sold separately and particularly the popular rifle case shaped design to compliment the bullet pen.


Marvel's Spider-Man has shattered all expectations of Sony and surpassed even the debut sales of God of War, one of the fastest selling PlayStation exclusive of all time.
The signs were there when Spider-Man beat the debut of God of War in UK and Japan, but this is the first time Sony has shared any number on the sales figure for Spider-Man PS4. According to it, the game has sold through 3.3 million copies in just 3 days, beating the previous record set by God of War, which did 3.1 million in a similar time frame.
Marvel's Spider-Man also has a limited edition PlayStation Pro bundle that also comes with the game, but the sales figure shared here doesn't include the bundle. It means the overall sales of the game are likely higher if we count bundle into it. It also had a record number of pre-orders at 1 million before the launch, which is a new record for Sony.
As we posted earlier, Marvel's Spider-Man is also outpacing the digital sales of God of War and it is doing this in even less time. The sales result of Spider-Man is amazing to watch and shows that if you craft and release a well-developed game from reputed game developer, it is possible to achieve good sales if marketed properly.
Marvel's Spider-Man was the highest rated Spider-Man game and the same was true for God of War. Both of them have achieved critical and commercial success for Sony paving the way for more single player games in the future.


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America's snacking obsession is about to get fresh with portable, packable, pair-able pears!
PORTLAND, Ore. – October 6, 2015 – Harvest is nearing completion for the Northwest pear growers of Washington and Oregon. Over the next months, ten pear varieties will be at their peak, putting a fresh crop of Northwest-grown pears within easy reach now through next spring.
As part of a multi-year campaign, Pear Bureau Northwest will position pears as a perfect choice for wholesome, simple snacking with consumer programs including sampling demos and events featuring fresh pairings with other real-food ingredients, new website content, social media campaigns, and media and blogger outreach.
Half of all eating occasions are now snack driven. According to a recent Mintel report on snacking, 94 percent of Americans snack at least once a day, compared to just 64 percent last year. Thirty-three percent say they are choosing healthier foods this year compared to last year, with an emphasis on simple ingredients. Millennials are leading the way, and are more likely than any other demographic to snack multiple times throughout the day.
A recent usage study commissioned by USA Pears showed that on average, pear consumers purchase six or more pears in bulk when shopping, with 46 percent eating them as mid-morning and afternoon snacks.
The Pear Bureau Northwest was established in 1931 as a nonprofit marketing organization to promote the fresh pears grown in Oregon and Washington. Today, the United States is the third largest pear-producing country in the world, and Oregon and Washington comprise the nation's largest pear growing region with 1,600 growers producing 84 percent of all fresh pears grown in the United States. Pears grown in these two Pacific Northwest states are distributed under the "USA Pears" brand. Pears are an excellent source of fiber (24% DV) and a good source of vitamin C (10% DV) for only 100 calories per medium sized pear. Sweet and juicy with no fat, no sodium, and no cholesterol, pears are a perfect choice for a snack as well as for any course of any meal of the day. Visit www.usapears.org for more pear facts and recipes.


Dianabol weight gain is a popular steroid among athletes. To obtain the desired result, it is important to correctly compose anabolic steroids cycles. Learn about the features of the courses with Dianabol.
Anabolic drugs of oral use have become widespread. As in the case of injectable AAS, they can be divided into two groups: androgenic and anabolic.
Reduction of fatty subcutaneous deposits.
It should also be noted that oral drugs contribute to increased appetite, reduce feelings of fear, and also increase libido. Anabolic oral form of application retain their quality for a long time and they are often used by beginners.
One of the most popular and effective oral medications is Dianabol. This is quite an "old" drug, with honor withstood the test of time. This is one of the main reasons for the popularity of the Dianabol cycle for weight gain.
The name received the drug from the pharmacist Siba, who called the substance Methandrostenolone. At the moment, large pharmacological companies have removed dianabol from production, but its production was established by small firms. Today, on the market, tablets are available in dosages of 5, 10, and also 50 milligrams.
The main reasons for the success of Dianabol are in the ease of application, low cost and high efficiency. Thus, this steroid should be told in more detail.
Now you can find both the injection form of Dianabol and the tablet form. The active substance of the steroid has a short half-life and for this reason the daily dosage should be divided into two equal parts so that the body maintains an even level of hormones. To reduce the adverse effects on the gastrointestinal tract, the drug should be used during meals.
On many specialized resources, it is often possible to meet recommendations for taking Dianabol weight gain before the start of the training session, to increase the active substance content in the blood. With this you can agree, but in this case, significantly increase the negative impact on the stomach and liver.
However, on the Internet you can find a large number of positive reviews about the dianabol course for mass gain and how the athlete himself must decide how to take the drug.
If the duration of the cycle of application of the drug is from 4 to 6 weeks, then during the day it is recommended to use 30 to 50 milligrams of the drug. In this case, it should be said that for beginners, an ample amount of steroid will be from 30 to 40 milligrams. To apply also it is necessary daily.
Such a dosage will provide a significant acceleration in the growth of muscle tissue and the body will not be adversely affected. More experienced athletes often increase dosage, although it does not bring benefits. With a significant overestimate of the permitted dianabol dosages, the risk of side effects increases, but the effectiveness of the drug does not increase. Professionals try not to take more than 70 or 80 milligrams during the day.
Dianabol fits well with various AAS and this allows you to increase the effectiveness of the dianabol weight gain. So let's say, with the right nutrition program containing a large number of proteins and carbohydrates, as well as calories, Dianabol and Enanthate are used with Testosterone or Deco. But beginners mostly use the solo drug, as this is enough to get a noticeable increase in muscle mass. Dianabol is effective, has an acceptable cost and it is very easy to acquire.
As already mentioned above, the drug poses a certain danger to the liver. This is due to the fact that it has undergone 17-alpha alkylation and has a very high biological activity. For this reason, athletes should limit the duration of its use to reduce the negative effects on the liver. It should also be possible to exclude other substances that can harm this organ, for example, alcohol.
During the Dianabol weight gain, androgenic side effects may occur, for example, an increase in the fat burning facts content of the skin, hair loss or acne. Often these side effects are directly related to the genetic predisposition of the athlete to them. For example, when a person is prone to baldness, it is likely that the use of Dianabol will accelerate this process.
Do not forget the delay in the body of excess fluid, which causes a significant increase in the body weight of the athlete in the initial phase of the anabolic cycle. This can be expressed in the filling of the neck and face. However, this at the same time contributes to the improvement of the joints and the increase in strength. Be prepared in advance that after the completion of taking the steroid together with the liquid will go and excess weight.
To reduce the negative impact on the body in conjunction with the drug on the Dianabol rate for recruitment should take lipoic acid, Milk Twist or Liv-52. These drugs protect the liver from the effects of alkylated 17-alpha drugs on it. You can also use other drugs that can protect the liver. They exist in large numbers, and to find their big problems is not.


This year, we decided to take our adventure ready spirit on the road to visit the picturesque town of Seabrook on the Washington coast. With our new Spring 2019 collection in tow, we explored all that this beautiful locale had to offer.
Thematically, this collection is inspired by the soft interplay between lightness and darkness, the healing power of renewal, and a generous dash of beach vibes. Our new Wildflower Print is based on fireweed, which is often one of the first plants to appear after forest fires or volcanic eruptions, signaling transformation.
In addition to our signature CYCLEPET fabric, made from recycled water bottles, we are excited to introduce a 65% hemp, 35% cotton blend as our latest sustainable fabric option. Hemp fiber is super durable, renewable, and naturally anti-microbial. This undyed colorway is a natural light khaki shade — all we added is a water-resistant coating.


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Penelope Robin drops Singe/Video
Posted on March 1, 2019 by mindymccall in Reviews // 0 Comments
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Though many have attempted as much, you just can't teach the kind of magic that Penelope Robin conjures up for listeners in her brand new single "Some Girls," which was recently released to universal acclaim alongside a music video starring Robin herself. While most 11 year olds are preoccupied with school, play and trying to grow up amidst the ever-changing landscape of our world, this aspiring songwriter has started a full-fledged music career, and to say that it's been picking up its fair share of momentum lately would be an understatement. "Some Girls" sees Robin further exploring the sonic parameters of her style, and hammering out personable lyrics that stand up well next to anything currently dominating American pop charts. She's doing amazing things in and out of the studio, and this single is perhaps the most well-rounded material that she's shared with us yet.
Let's start with the video for "Some Girls." The music is amplified over any natural ambiance that we see in several scenes where Robin is basking in the glow of an overcast city filled with whimsical spectacles to be studied. Through these surreal shots, we're given expressive visuals that match up well with the melody of the piano that drives the song, and though the music is very imagistic on its own, it gets a secondary definition through this video that simply wouldn't be possible otherwise. Director Patricia Nieto was very smart to keep the premise here somewhat black and white, being that "Some Girls" as a single really speaks for itself quite well.
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I don't think it's farfetched to say that this song sits on the cerebral side of the pop spectrum, but I think it's important to note a distinction between this and the more postmodern-influenced stuff that we've heard from some of Robin's older contemporaries. Compositionally, this is a really cut and dry rhythm that's colorized by the searing vocal track, and beyond the bubbly piano that marches in even time with the verses, there's no need to apply any external polish or bombastic beats. Penelope Robin isn't old enough to be admitted to some of the biggest music festivals in the States yet, but she's already aware of one crucial element in songwriting that so many of the headliners at those festivals too often carelessly ignore: in pop, it's usually best to keep it simple.
"Some Girls" is an awesome addition to Robin's growing discography of pop gems, and I must say that if this is what we can expect out of her studio work in the years and decades to come, she's in for a very long and successful career ahead of her. At this juncture of her professional life, literally anything is possible. There are textured nuances within her vocal that could be molded in virtually any direction that she sees fit, and I think that were she to keep refining the strain of pop that she's so masterfully penned in this single, then she would have a real chance at shaping the identity of the genre for an entirely new generation just beginning to emerge from silence.
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It hasn't been all balmy breezes and palm trees for Patrick Reed during the PGA Tour's Hawaii swing. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Photo: Matt York/AP
Ugly c-word likely to follow Patrick Reed all the way to Masters
Further Review
Steve Hummer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
There are few words in the golfing vernacular more loathsome than "cheater." Although "shank," "snowman," "fore" and "looks like drinks are on you" come close.
Other sports, of course, deal with scofflaws seeking unfair advantage. Baseball has its sign-stealers. Football has its Patriots. The Olympics has its Russians. In many corners, these instances are greeted with a wink and a knowing nod. But in golf above all other sport, cheating gets treated like a mark of shame that freckles a man forever.
Which brings to mind your 2018 Masters champion and fallen Georgia Bulldog Patrick Reed.
"Cheater!" came the clear cry from one member of the gallery last week as Reed putted in a playoff in Maui, tropical breezes mixing with vile slanders. We got your Aloha Spirit right here.
#SentryTOC The moment Patrick Reed about to smash someone for yelling out Cheater pic.twitter.com/BVadsfsPTp
— AJP (@pricey43) January 6, 2020
Earlier, in mid-December in Australia, as one Golf World writer put it, Reed traversed a "gauntlet of hate" during the Presidents Cup. Aussie fans threw so much abuse his way that at one stage Reed's caddie went after one and was suspended from the rest of the competition.
He came to the party with an already spotty reputation. After he was kicked out of Georgia, for instance, there were printed allegations that he had cheated in a team qualifier and suspicions that he had stolen from teammates. All of which Reed has consistently denied. His family situation is an unfortunate soap opera. He is brash and unapologetic in a demur game. While it's hard to tell with the polite Masters masses, Reed may have been the least embraced champion since Vijay Singh in 2000. (The aloof Singh has lived with the stigma of a long-ago suspension from the Asian Tour for allegedly altering a scorecard).
And then, during the Hero World Challenge last December, Reed twice brushed away sand near his ball while taking practice swings in a waste area. Not that it helped much, he couldn't keep his next shot on the green. But when rules officials reviewed the video evidence, they assessed him a two-stroke penalty for improving his lie.
A closer look at Patrick Reed's two-stroke penalty during Round 3 of the Hero World Challenge. pic.twitter.com/z2aqkajnYq
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 7, 2019
Improving your lie. Isn't that an interesting phrase for someone who is said to have trouble with the truths of golf?
To be clear, I have a hard time with the cheater label. Until the PGA Tour takes some harsh action against Reed that would substantiate such a slur, nothing so certain can stick. And the Tour may be the most permissive, look-the-other-way parent organization in sports.
It is impossible to know what Reed's intent was in whisking some grains of sand away from the back of his ball that day – a simple misstep or one of the most poorly-thought-out calculated attempts to gain an advantage in the age of every twitch being captured on high-def?
"If you do something unintentionally that breaks the rules, it's not considered cheating," he informed reporters at the Presidents Cup.
I certainly don't know enough about what's going on in that corn maze between his ears to call him a cheater. Neither do you. Although I suspect he wasn't just working on his Zen sand gardening in the middle of a tournament.
Ah, but now lawyers are involved. It has come out that Reed's representatives had served Golf Channel commentator Brandel Chamblee with an order to "obtain assurance that you will refrain from any further dissemination, publication or republication of false and defamatory statements concerning Mr. Reed, including any allegations that he 'cheated' at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas." The letter was obtained by Golfweek.
Soon after the incident, Chamblee said on the Golf Channel, "To defend what Patrick Reed did is to defend cheating."
And he recently told CNN, "My comments were weighed heavily before they came out of my mouth, and they were meant to address the larger issue of what I believe to be the decaying traditions of the game."
Taking the issue off the course and cloaking it in legalese, yeah, that will make it all go away. That's just one more pork belly on the grease fire.
This undoubtedly will follow Reed all the way to April, back to Augusta, where as an owner of a green jacket he owns a haughty status. Even if this is not the kind of stirring, heroic backstory that usually floats around Augusta National's palatial press room.
To some degree, Reed is a fellow who seems to thrive on chaos and may even use some of this turmoil as fuel to propel him to another serious Masters run this year. He has only won once since claiming the '18 Masters, but the big game of the world's 11th-ranked player can coalesce at any moment. The guy doesn't need to cheat to win.
This much I do know for sure and will offer it as advice to the patrons at Augusta National this spring: Don't shout so much as a single "Noonan!" in Reed's direction during Masters week. The pines have ears. I've long suspected that there is a dank, dark dungeon beneath the Butler Cabin where those badge-holders who are anything but reverential are temporarily held. Whatever the arrangements, anyone yelling "Cheater!" on those grounds will never be seen there again.
Steve Hummer
Steve Hummer writes sports features for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He covers a wide range of sports and topics.


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Mary-Louise Parker Has Always Been Mary-Louise Parker
Mary-Louise Parker Photo: Getty Images
On Monday, Mary-Louise Parker fans were treated to a front-page story on the actress in the Times "Arts" section. Campbell Robertson, reporting at one point on Ms. Parker's relationship with directors, noted that while the actress "thrives on collaboration," some directors can be "wildly stupid" (no surprise here); furthermore, in earlier days, the actress' "rebellious" attitude got her suspended from the North Carolina School of the Arts for "challenging her teachers."
At last night's after-party for the opening night of Sarah Ruhl's Dead Man's Cell Phone, in which Ms. Parker plays the lead (awesomely), Parker's peers leaped to her defense, even though we didn't think the profile said anything that outrageous. Her director, Anne Bogart, called the article "a waste of space": "I didn't find it very penetrating," she added. We wondered, though, if the piece accurately reflected what it's like to work with Ms. Parker. "She has strong ideas," Ms. Bogart said, "and so do I. But if I'm working with somebody without strong ideas, I feel like [I'm in] a vacuum." Co-star T. Ryder Smith felt Robertson "came down hard on her": "She's very witty and very sweet to be around." Sarah Ruhl also stood up for Parker: "I have just loved working with Mary-Louise, every second; she's such an artist. She's a really pure artist."
Of course, it could be that all of these people we've just mentioned were simply too terrified of Ms. Parker to say a word against her. As Robertson warns, Ms. Parker can be "rather intimidating," and we were indeed intimidated when we chatted with her. It was plainly obvious that the poor woman simply wanted to eat her plate of food and catch up with friends at her own party, not shoot the breeze with some reporter. But we had to know: What did she think of the Times piece? Ms. Parker turned to her publicist: "I don't know. What did I think about it?" "You liked it," the publicist cued. "I liked it, I guess," she said. Any stories about directors who'd made her do something ridiculous? "No one really makes me do stuff," she said. "I don't really play theater games. They have to pay me extra for me to play theater games." "But," we asked, "uh, what about before you were Mary-Louise Parker? Like, in high school?" Ms. Parker looked at us as if she didn't understand, and then blithely offered: "I've always been Mary-Louise Parker, since I was born." —Ben Kawaller
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Romney to ABC News: My Remarks Were "Exactly the Same" as the White House Position
The Daily Banter Headline Grab. From the ABC OTUS News:
In our interview today, Mitt Romney did not back down from his belief that the Obama Administration's first response to the Cairo protest demonstrated "sympathy" for the attackers, but he also made it clear that he was ready to move on.
"What I said was exactly the same conclusion the White House reached, which was that the statement was inappropriate. That's why they backed away from it as well," Romney told me.
The Cairo Embassy's statement, released before it was attacked, said it rejects "the actions by those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others."
When I pointed out that the White House did not say the Embassy's statement showed sympathy for the attackers, Romney stuck by his remarks.
"Well, I think the statement was an inappropriate statement. I think it was not directly applicable and appropriate for the setting. I think it should have been taken down. And apparently the White House felt the same way," he said.
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Singapore's GDP growth slowed to 3.2% for the whole of 2018 from 3.9% in 2017 as the manufacturing sector took a beating from the protracted trade dispute, according to data from the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
In Q4, the economy grew by 1.9% which represents a slowdown from 2.4% expansion in the previous quarter.
The construction sector shrank 3.4% in 2018 which represents a more gradual pace of decline from the double-digit 10.2% decrease in 2017 as less public sector construction works hit sector output. On the other hand, the service producing industries rose 3% although slightly lower than the 3.2% growth in 2017 on the back of gains from the finance and insurance, business services and wholesale and retail trade sectors.
Growth in the manufacturing sector fell to 7.2% YoY in 2018 from 10.4% amidst weakening demand for semiconductors which account for 62% of sector production.
The MTI flagged heightened macroeconomic uncertainties brought about by the trade war, slowdown in Chinese economy and no-deal Brexit which is set to hit Singapore's economic growth engines.
"The manufacturing sector is likely to see a significant moderation in growth following two years of robust expansions. In particular, the electronics and precision engineering clusters are expected to face external headwinds due to weakening global demand for semiconductors and semiconductor equipment with the fading of the global electronics cycle," the agency said in a statement.
Outward-oriented service sectors like wholesale trade, transportation & storage and finance & insurance is also tipped to weaken over the coming months.
Resilient sectors include the information & communications sector and the education, health & social services segment. The construction sector is also tipped to see a turnaround following three consecutive years of contraction.
The MTI forecasts full-year GDP growth at 1.5-3.5% for 2019.


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Former Packers receiver Jordy Nelson calling it a career after 11 seasons
A year after being released by the only NFL team he'd ever known, receiver Jordy Nelson is retiring.
Former Packers receiver Jordy Nelson calling it a career after 11 seasons A year after being released by the only NFL team he'd ever known, receiver Jordy Nelson is retiring. Check out this story on packersnews.com: https://www.packersnews.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2019/03/27/former-packers-receiver-jordy-nelson-set-retire-nfl/3287089002/
Ryan Wood, Packers News Published 10:29 a.m. CT March 27, 2019 | Updated 3:25 p.m. CT March 27, 2019
Photos: Jordy Nelson through the years
Green Bay Packers receiver Jordy Nelson greets fans as he rides a bike to training camp practice at Ray Nitschke Field on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
Green Bay Packers receiver Jordy Nelson, center, videos his wife Emily, right, and son after the Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Feb. 6, 2011. Photo by Corey Wilson/Press-Gazette USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
Green Bay Packers receiver Jordy Nelson rides a youngster's bicycle to training camp practice on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015. USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson (87) holds his son, Brooks, on the field after Packers family night on Saturday, August 5, 2017, at Lambeau Field. Adam Wesley/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wis
Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers and Jordy Nelson celebrate a touchdown connection. USA Today Sports
wide receiver Jordy Nelson (87) reels in 60-yard pass while being covered by Chicago Bears cornerback Cre'von LeBlanc in December of 2016. Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wide receiver Jordy Nelson talks with receivers coach Jimmy Robinson during the first day of the Green Bay Packers rookie orientation camp on May 2, 2008. Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Packers rookie wide receiver Jordy Nelson celebrates his 29-yard touchdown reception with Greg Jennings against the Detroit Lions on Sept. 14, 2008. Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jordy Nelson enjoys the Lambeau Leap after scoring a touchdown. Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Packers receiver Jordy Nelson dives short of the end zone against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
Green Bay Packers receiver Jordy Nelson stretches out a reception past Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu in the first half of Super Bowl XLV. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson celebrates a touchdown with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson celebrates a touchdown catch against the Bears in 2014. Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson is greeted by Davante Adams and Randall Cobb after a touchdown this season against the Seattle Seahawks. Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson scores a touchdown on a 80-yard reception against the New York Giants in 2010. Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wide receiver Jordy Nelson rides a bike on his way to a training camp workout. Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jordy Nelson, Davante Adams and Randall Cobb celebrate a touchdown with a bobsled demonstration. Ron Jenkins, Associated Press
Jordy Nelson is congratulated by Josh Sitton after scoring a touchdown in the 2015 Pro Bowl. Mark Humphrey, Associated Press
Jordy Nelson celebrates a touchdown with Randall Cobb and Lane Taylor. Dan Powers, The Post-Crescent-USA TODAY Sports
Jordy Nelson catches a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys last season. Tom Pennington, Getty Images
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Jourdan Lewis is penalized for holding as he defends an incomplete pass to Jordy Nelson. Smiley N. Pool, TNS
Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson runs away from free safety Adrian Amos last season. Jim Matthews/USATODAY NETWORK
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers celebrates a touchdown by wide receiver Jordy Nelson against the Seahawks in September. Jim Matthews/USATODAY NETWORK-Wi, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson grabs a touchdown pass against the New York Giants in 2016. USA Today Sports
Green Bay Packers' Jordy Nelson spikes the ball after his first quarter touchdown against the Vikings. USA Today Sports
Aaron Rodgers is congratulated by Jordy Nelson after hitting a home run in the Donald Driver Charity Softball Game in 2012. Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jordy Nelson scores a touchdown in the 2015 Pro Bowl. Mark Humphrey, Associated Press
Jordy Nelson celebrates a touchdown against the Houston Texans in 2012. Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson (87) does the Lambeau Leap. Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jordy Nelson sustained multiple broken ribs after taking a hard hit to his left side from Giants safety Leon Hall during a wild-card playoff game in 2017. Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
New England Patriots free safety Devin McCourty is unable to prevent Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson from scoring a touchdown. Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson talks with head coach Mike McCarthy. Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jordy Nelson celebrates a touchdown against the Detroit Lions on Dec. 31, 2001. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files
Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson greets Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Greg Jennings after a game in 2014. Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson reels in a 21-yard reception while being covered by Houston Texans cornerback Kareem Jackson. Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson spikes the ball after catching a 32-yard touchdown pass against Houston in 2016. Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) and receiver Jordy Nelson celebrate Nelson's touchdown in the first quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson signs a boy's jersey on Family night in 2015. Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson celebrate the game-winning touchdown during a 27-24 victory over the Dolphins in Miami in 2014. Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson beats Minnesota Vikings safety Jamarca Sanford while scoring a touchdown on a 17-yard reception in 2011. Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson is congratulated by receiver Randall Cobb after Nelson's touchdown against the Eagles Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Preseason Week 3: Packers at Raiders, 9:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 24, Oakland Coliseum. Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson makes a 23-yard reception during the second quarter of the NFC Championship game in 2015. Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jordy Nelson is pulled down by his face mask by St. Louis Rams Courtland Finnegan. Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Green Bay Packers #87 Jordy Nelson enjoys the Lambeau Leap after scoring a touchdown in the first half during a 30-24 win by the Green Bay Packers Sunday, November 22, 2009 at Lambeu Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Photo by Rick Wood/RWOOD@JOURNALSENTINEL.COM Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson makes a catch in the NFC Championship game in 2017. Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jordy Nelson and Davante Adams (17) celebrate Nelson's touchdown in the first half during the Green Bay Packers 34-27 win over the Detroit Lions on Sept. 25, 2016. Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Green Bay packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson warms up before a game. Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
GREEN BAY - A year after being released from the only NFL team he'd ever known, receiver Jordy Nelson is retiring.
Nelson's decision to end his football career was reported in a tweet Wednesday by James Jones, his teammate of seven years with the Green Bay Packers and now a NFL Network contributor.
It was confirmed by the Packers later in the morning.
A #Packers legend.@JordyRNelson is calling it a career after 10 NFL seasons.
Thanks for the memories & enjoy retirement, 8⃣7⃣! #ThankYouJordypic.twitter.com/aR8B5XlmBz
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) March 27, 2019
In a decade with the Packers, Nelson caught 550 passes for 7,848 yards and 69 touchdowns. His greatest season came in 2014, when Nelson was perhaps the game's greatest deep threat, breaking off big plays on almost a weekly basis. He was a second-team All-Pro that fall, catching 98 passes for a single-season, franchise-record 1,519 yards and 13 touchdowns.
A year later, Nelson tore the ACL in his right knee during a preseason exhibition at Pittsburgh. He missed the entire 2015 season, and though he returned to win the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year in 2016, his speed had greatly diminished by his age 32-season in 2017. General manager Brian Gutekunst asked Nelson to take a steep pay cut last spring.
When he didn't, Gutekunst released Nelson outright.
Wide receiver Jordy Nelson catches a 60-yard pass while being covered by Chicago Bears cornerback Cre'von LeBlanc to set up the winning field goal in a December 2016 game. (Photo: Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
"These are tough days," Gutekunst said then, "when you have to release a player that means so much to your organization, to your team. Jordy Nelson is one of the great Packers who have played here. He was such an excellent player on the field, an excellent player in your locker room, and obviously in the community as well. He's everything that you want a pro to be, and he'll be missed."
Gutekunst echoed those sentiments in a statement Wednesday.
"We want to congratulate Jordy on an incredible career that included achievements that will result in his eventual induction in the Packers Hall of Fame," Gutekunst said. "He is one of the greatest receivers in franchise history and played a vital role in the team's success with not only his play on the field but also for what he provided as a great teammate and leader. We wish the best to Jordy, his wife, Emily, and the rest of their family."
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Nelson played last season with the Oakland Raiders, signing a two-year deal. He caught 63 passes for 739 yards and three touchdowns. The Raiders released him earlier this month.
His release from the Packers did not sit well with quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
In Green Bay: 550 catches, 7,848 yards, 69 TDs. And a 💍.@JordyRNelson will go down as a @Packers LEGEND. pic.twitter.com/TACkkgwPtx
— NFL (@NFL) March 27, 2019
"Hard to find the right words today to express what 87 means to me," Rodgers wrote on his Instagram that day. "No teammate exemplified what it means to be a packer quite like him. From living in GB full time, his incredible contributions to the city, state, and region, to his consistent, reliable play on the field. Definitely a sad day and the toughest part of this business. There will never be another quite like white lightning."
Over the years, Rodgers and Nelson two developed into one of the league's top duos. Their chemistry helped maintain Nelson's production even after reconstructive knee surgery warped his speed. Even in 2017, Nelson led the NFL with six touchdowns through the first five games when Rodgers was lost for most of the remainder of the season with a broken collarbone.
He didn't catch another touchdown the rest of the season.
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It's unclear whether the Packers entertained re-signing Nelson this offseason for another year. Such a deal likely would have pleased their quarterback, and it wouldn't have cost much. But the Packers are flush with young talent at receiver, players that need to get snaps to develop. So a reunion never seemed likely.
One of those young receivers, Geronimo Allison, credits Nelson for helping him learn the NFL ropes.
"I watched Jordy all the time," said Allison, who joined the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2016. "Like before workouts, he was the last one rolling out, stretching before he even started the workout. Everybody else would roll, stretch, but it's quick and they're up on their feet working out. I'm guilty of it when I was a young guy. I was that young guy that was walking back looking at him like Jordy's still laying down, stretching, rolling. Does his workout to the best, you know, and he's not worried about anybody else that's not focused on what he's focused on. He's totally into his craft.
And that showed me how to be just a mature pro and focus on my craft but at the same time still helping the young guys because it's a team game. He helped me as a rookie, taught me some stuff. I sat in front of Jordy (in meetings). He sat behind me. And at times he used to just peek over my shoulder and see what was going down."
Nelson retires as one of the most productive receivers in Packers history. He ranks third in career receptions with the team, fifth in yards and second in touchdowns. Even if his career ended with the Raiders, Nelson's legacy will remain in the Packers, one day enshrined in the team's hall of fame.
On the day he was released, Gutekunst said he wanted to keep the team's relationship with Nelson "as strong as possible" moving forward.
"I think there was a number of things that made Jordy unique," Gutekunst said. "I think one of the things that always stood out about Jordy to me was his preparation, his sacrifice to the game and to make himself prepared not only physically, but mentally. He had excellent eye-hand coordination, his ability to find the ball, track it and get in position to make tough catches, even when he was covered. I think was very impressive.
"Playing big at big moments, you know, I think he always came through for us. I thought in scramble plays, I thought his ability to kind of – his intuition with Aaron and finding open spots and getting open was always very impressive."
Jim Owczarski of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel contributed.


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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 41.
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The goldenrod faux god programmed for human/cyborg relations can only be unlocked by leveling up your Ewok squad. As we've seen before, C-3PO isn't much for combat even when he's been spliced together with a battle droid, but his knowledge of protocol and fluency in over 6 million forms of communication comes in handy while traversing the galaxy. StarWars.com recently spoke with Kyle Powell, game designer at Capital Games, to discuss bringing the metal-bodied mindless philosopher to life in the mobile game and to teach you why it's always helpful to have a protocol droid on your side.
1. Artoo says the chances of survival are 725… to 1.
C-3PO seems to have been made to suffer. It's his lot in life. And no matter how often he's rescued from the brink, pieced back together, or altogether evades getting into any real trouble in the first place, he always finds the time (and power reserves) to complain. "Whether he's dodging blaster fire in the Petranaki arena or wandering the endless sands of Tatooine, C-3PO somehow manages to narrowly escape trouble and still find time to grumble about it," says Powell. In the game, Threepio's evasive abilities make it difficult for the opposition to target him, which comes in handy. And the very talkative droid also serves as a translator. "Translation is a unique buff that C-3PO uses to support the Rebels, Resistance, Ewok, and Galactic Republic factions. The more he can translate for them, the stronger the bonuses get!"
2."This is madness!"
Finally, a tactical use for C-3PO's more fretful side. " Our testing process uncovered that C-3PO enables many unexpected squads and allows for a lot of mixed-faction experimentation," says Powell, accomplished through the abilities "Intermediary," "Cyborg Relations," and "Fretful Mediator." "Each of these provide a different bonus to Rebels, Resistance, and the Galactic Republic — and Ewoks, of course, gain all of these bonuses. Yub nub!"
3. C-3PO isn't much for combat, but his incessant babbling has been known to spark a fight. From time to time.
Since C-3PO is a non-combatant in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, the character doesn't deal damage directly and he will retreat from battle if he is the last unit standing, just like the anxious droid we know and love. "What he lacks in damage he more than makes up for with the powerful new debuff 'Confuse,'" says Powell. Here's how it works: "His opponents are inflicted with 'Confuse' when C-3PO uses either his basic or special ability." Similar to his translation powers, "'Confuse' has a stacking effect. The final and most debilitating application increases enemy cool downs whenever they use a basic ability." In-game, as on film, sometimes C-3PO's antics have a hilariously confusing effect.
Kristin Baver is a writer and all-around sci-fi nerd who always has just one more question in an inexhaustible list of curiosities. Sometimes she blurts out "It's a trap!" even when it's not. Do you know a fan who's most impressive? Hop on Twitter and tell @KristinBaver all about them!
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We're a class of year 3 children and our teacher is Miss Fox!
We need to arrive at school at 8.45am and be collected at 3.00pm from the playground. Our PE days are Tuesdays and Fridays so we need our PE in school on those days.
We have had lots of visitors including some animals including snakes and owls! We also visited The Mill to test our survival skills. We had a campfire, made our own tools, shelter building and orienteering.
We enjoyed a storytelling session by Tamba Roy. He retold stories about Anansi in the jungle.
We acted out our favourite Anansi stories and wrote our own stories!!
We have also been challenging ourselves with our maths work!


Abstract: Previous man dives, in a series designed to evaluate the physiological effects of helium, nitrogen, and oxygen (trimix), investigated the comparative effects of 5 percent vs. 10 percent nitrogen with fast compression (12 h 20 min) to 460 m (1509 ft) and subsequent compression over 2.5 d to 650 m (2132 ft). In 1981 three divers were compressed twice as slowly as for these earlier dives to 650 m over a period of 6 d 8 h using 10 percent N2 in heliox. An extensive series of studies were made over 4 d 15 h at 650 m before further compression to 686 m (2250 ft) for a stay of 24 h with extensive tests of psychological and neurophysiological performance, pulmonary function, reflex, Doppler, and other studies. High pressure nervous syndrome (HPNS) tremors and EEG theta activity increases were effectively controlled with no nausea, vomiting, or somnolence (microsleep). Some euphoria was present. At 686 m there was a 20percent to 30percent impairment of concentration and attention; otherwise the physical condition of the divers was fine and they completed all tasks without difficulty. Slow compression prevented the initial large performance decrement of 40percent to 50percent on Day 1 as found in previous fast-compression dives. Otherwise the performance tests showed much the same decrement of 15percent to 20percent seen in earlier dives; deeper than 570 m (1870 ft), however, the addition test was worse, with a decrement of 35percent. The results are discussed with respect to the previous two dives with faster compression, and the possible nonlinearity of nitrogen antagonism of HPNS is considered.


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Orphaned Baby Skunks Meet Porcupines
The two orphaned skunks that recently came to live with Zoo Montana, Cody and Shane, are doing great!
Recently, Animal Care Staff has begun introductions between the two resident porcupines, Lander and Ross.
Currently, Shane and Cody are still a bit too small to be outside on their own, so officials estimate maybe another month until they can be outside full time!
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Adorable New Kits are "Stinkin' Cute"
Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo has welcomed a litter of seven baby Skunks! Born May 2 to first time mom, 'Mia' (now affectionately known as 'Momma Mia'), the Skunk kits have just opened their eyes and will soon emerge from the den. Mia and kits, five boys and two girls, have been relocated to a temporary enclosure, along the Florida boardwalk, until the kits are mobile.
Photo Credits: Dave Parkinson/Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo
Born hairless, weighing only 40-50 grams each (about the weight of a slice of bread), the now furry siblings were recently weighed, and are currently at 180-208 grams each. Members of the Zoo's animal care team feed Mia breakfast, while her kits are checked and weighed one at a time, then placed quickly back into the den.
Skunks are omnivorous, eating both plant and animal material and changing their diets as the seasons change. They eat insects and larvae, earthworms, grubs, small rodents, lizards, salamanders, frogs, snakes, birds, moles and eggs. They also commonly eat berries, roots, leaves, grasses, fungi and nuts. In settled areas, Skunks also peruse garbage left by humans. Pet owners may experience a Skunk finding its way into a garage or storage area where pet food is kept.
Skunks are crepuscular and solitary when not breeding, though in colder parts of their range, they may gather in communal dens for warmth. During the day, they shelter in burrows, which they can dig with their powerful front claws. Males and females occupy overlapping home ranges through the greater part of the year. Skunks are not true hibernators in the winter, but do den-up for extended periods of time.
Skunks mate in early spring and polygamous. The female will excavate and prepare a den to house her litter. Skunks are placental, with a gestation period of about 66 days, and they generally give birth to four to seven kits. The kits are weaned after about two months, but they will stay with their mother for about one year, until they reach mating age.
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There's Something Very Unique About This Skunk Kit!
The union of two young Skunks last November at Germany's Zoo Heidelberg has produced five offspring! The five lively "Stinktierkinder" (German for baby Skunks!) were born on April 28. Mother "Chanel" has kept her offspring well hidden and lovingly cared for in the birth den. The pups are just now beginning to explore their enclosure. "Chanel" has a lot to be proud of with her growing litter, but perhaps especially notable is that one of the five kits was born with white fur and red eyes, an albino! Albinism occurs in humans and in almost all animal species. Albino people and animals suffer from sensitivity to UV light and blurred vision. In the wild, the albino girl would have no chance of survival. Perhaps the biggest problem for wild animals, is they are more easily recognized as prey.
One of the snow white girl's siblings chases a toy around the exhibit...
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Coming Soon: Skunk Kits at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
Here's a peek behind the scenes at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: two male Striped Skunk kits were born this summer! The little ones will stay in quarantine for about a month before going out on exhibit, just to make sure they stay healthy during their early development.
Photo credits: Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
Found commonly throughout North America, Striped Skunks are born hairless and with closed eyes. They open their eyes at around 22 days old, and nurse for about eight weeks. Young Skunks can spray at just eight days old. The awful-smelling secretion comes from glands under the tail, which are often removed in captivity to de-scent the animal. These omnivores are crepuscular (mostly active at dawn and dusk), and forage for a wide range of food: from plants to insects, eggs, small reptiles, and rodents. Their main predators are Great Horned Owls, which, unsurprisingly, have a very poor sense of smell.
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Skunk Kits Surprise Five Sisters Zoo
Caretakers at Five Sisters Zoo in Scotland weren't expecting any baby Skunks— but one turned up in their Skunk exhibit on June 4. Later that day they found an even bigger surprise: the second kit to appear was an albino. They believe that the parents are Stella, one of two regular black and white females, and the father is Strachan, an albino. The albino kit has been examined and identified as a female; the other kit has been a bit more elusive and hasn't been checked out yet. The kits are pictured here at three weeks old.
Life has not been so easy for Strachan. As an albino, his eyes are weak and he has a poor immune system, leaving him vulnerable to common diseases. With his pale coloring, he sunburns easily. The albino kit will encounter the same difficulties. It's likely that the albino Skunks would not have survived in the wild. The normal black and white markings help to warn predators that a foul-smelling fluid may be squirted at them should they get too near.
Photo credits: Five Sisters Zoo
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What's Black and White and Cute All Over?
At Zoo Boise, Striped Skunks Figaro and Cleo are stars of the zoo's special animal presentations. On April 30th, the pair also became the parents of six little kits. The four males and two females just recently started to open their eyes. Once mature and independent, they will move to other zoos. In the meantime, the kits may join their parents in animal presentations at the zoo, depending on their mother and on their healthy development.
Photo credits: Zoo Boise
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Baby Skunk Is Stinkin' Cute
A four-month old baby Skunk is the newest star of the live animal show at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. Thurston makes his debut this weekend in the zoo's twice-daily show entitled "Captain Adventure vs. Dr. Do-Nothing: The Quest to Get Outside!"
Thurston has had his scent glands removed to protect the audience from any unexpected skunky outbursts.
Striped Skunks live throughout North America, where they inhabit forests, grasslands, and urban areas. They feed on insects, small animals, fruits, grains, and nuts, with their diet varying considerably with the seasons. When threatened by another animal, Skunks release a very unpleasant odor from their highly- developed anal scent glands.
The zoo's live animal show features a superheroine, a superdog, a dastardly villain, 13-16 animals and five zoo staff to deliver a message about the importance of getting out into nature.
Photo Credits: Point Defiance Zoo & Aquraium
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Baby Skunks for Boston's Museum of Science!
Boston's Museum of Science is excited to introduce its two new baby Striped Skunks! These babies arrived at the Museum on November 10. They were captive born on September 24. When they get a bit bigger they will begin their careers as education animals here at the museum. Best known for their powerful scent used as a defense mechanism, Striped Skunks are one of four species of North American Skunks and are native to New England. Most people can easily recognize the characteristic white striped marking which is jokingly referred to as "nature's stop sign".
Why is the Skunk black and white? It is typically most active at night and needs protection against its nocturnal predators. Since most nocturnal animals have more light sensing cells than color sensing cells in their eyes, a bright color would not stand out, but the distinct white stripe is easily visible. The stripe on skunks is unique to each individual. Can you notice the difference in these two skunks? Despite the warning signs, skunks do have a main predator and that is the Great Horned Owl. Owls swoop in above Skunks so it is hard for the Skunk to see them coming. Like most birds, the Great Horned Owl has a very poor sense of smell therefore it doesn't mind its smelly meal.
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A Busy Year for Babies at Chessington Zoo
The UK's Chessington Zoo reports a record year for baby births. Marc Boardman, Zoo Manager, explained: "2009 has been our biggest baby boom EVER at Chessington World of Adventures, with everything from gorillas, spider monkeys and lemurs to frogs, seahorses and condors getting in on the action. Most of the animals in Chessington Zoo are endangered or threatened species and the most important part of the work of the zoo is its contribution to conservation."
Mbulu, baby Western Lowland Gorilla
Ayu the Binturong, the first parent-reared Bearcat born in the UK for decades
One of Chessington's many recent Skunk babies
More feathered and furry fun below the fold...
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Funky Skunkies
These two skunk kits, each with a different colored tail, scout the scene at Korea's Everland Zoo. Photo by floridapfe. They were born on June the 2nd, and photographed just yesterday.
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Ernstia minoricensis is a species of calcareous sponge in the family Clathrinidae found in Spain. The species is named after the island of Menorca where the type specimen was discovered.

Description
Triactines and tetractines are regular (equiangular and equiradiate) and are the same size. The actines are 7-10 times longer than they are thick, with slender tapers. The apical actines of the tetractines are straight and 3-4 times thinner than the triacines.

References
World Register of Marine Species entry

Clathrina
Sponges described in 1896
Fauna of Spain

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The Hayfield Community Backpack Program is partnering with our district to offer weekend meals to children in need during the school y ear.
Every weekend a backpack is sent home with enrolled students which provides weekend meals and snacks for each child in the home. There is no cost to families or to the school district. Generous donations by our community allow this program to be available!
If you are interested in registering for this program please contact me at 507-671-1574.
If you are interested in donating to this program or volunteering your time please contact Adam Anderson at Trinity Lutheran Church (507-477-2248).


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Atos team wins major new contract with UK MOD
Atos, an international IT services company, has today (19 April) announced that it will lead a team comprising Vega, a Selex ES company (Finmeccanica group) and Information Services Group (ISG) to become the UK Ministry of Defence's Defence Communications Networks Services Strategic Partner (DCNS SP).
The contract is for £25m over three years with potential to extend to seven and will see the team working closely with the UK MOD's Defence Equipment and Support Information Systems & Services (ISS) team. The DCNS programme will develop the services and organisational strategy for future information and communications systems delivering continuity of service, value for money and enhancing the information services that support UK Armed Forces operations worldwide.
As Strategic Partner, the Atos team will work jointly with the ISS Programmes to enable the DCNS programme meet the objectives of the UK Government's ICT strategy; enabling more cost effective information solutions whilst maintaining services for the end user and increasing flexibility.
The Head of the UK MOD ISS Programme Team, Commodore Jamie Hay, said: "The Atos Team solution brings world class commercial best practice in delivering information and communications, set within a comprehensive understanding of the operational and business needs of Defence."
Commenting on the new contract, Ursula Morgenstern, CEO Atos, UK and Ireland, said: "We are immensely pleased that, along with our colleagues in Vega and ISG, we have been selected as the MOD's DCNS Strategic Partner, and will be able to bring our considerable knowledge of the Defence sector to provide communications solutions that will save the UK MOD money whilst delivering the flexible and specialist systems required."
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Which Student Apartment You Can Afford?
Along with location and amenities, the price of monthly installments is an important factor that people should take into account while looking for off campus apartments in Athens, GA. When your apartment monthly installment is too high, for example, it constrains your budget for additional expenses, such as food, textbooks, and weekend entertainment. A critical step to take before choosing an apartment, therefore, is to calculate the amount of monthly installments you can afford by creating a budget.
A budget is the foundation of a responsible off campus lifestyle. For students, apartment costs should fall under the budgeting category of living expenses, which includes installment payments, food, and utilities. According to a standard budgeting rule, living expenses should comprise about half of a person's budget, with the remainder of the budget dedicated to luxury items as well as savings, debt payments, or investments.
The first step in creating a budget, and learning the amount of installment payments you can afford, is to outline your income and current expenses. Potential sources of income might include student loans, family assistance, or a job, while expenses can include anything from textbooks to clothing. You should also take note of the monthly installment costs for various student apartments near UGA, in order to gain perspective as to how much an apartment might cost you.
Once you've identified your income and expenses, the next step in creating a budget is to look at ways to cut unnecessary expenses and reappropriate parts of your income to pay for basic spending priorities. For example, monthly installments for off campus housing near UGA is justifiably a spending priority, while expenses related to eating takeout food or buying premium coffee drinks are more of a luxury.
Having created a streamlined budget with reduced expenses, you can now configure the installment payments you can afford. Start with the 50 percent or greater of your income that you'll be devoting to living costs, subtract the essential expenses you currently have, such as automobile insurance or food costs, and the remaining sum represents the amount of money you can devote to apartment costs.
The one game-changing element of budgeting for installment payments is that in Athens apartments for rent can have qualities that offset costs in your budget, and thus allow you to enlarge the portion of your income devoted to monthly installments. Athens Ridge is a student housing community near the UGA campus that offers luxury accommodations at affordable monthly installment prices. Because instead of paying rent for entire apartments, our tenants have individual leases for bedrooms in shared four-bed townhomes, which are fully furnished with features designed to meet students' tastes and needs.
In the aggregate, furnished apartments for rent in Athens, GA, can be less expensive than unfurnished apartments with lower monthly installment prices, because the features of furnished apartments can reduce tenants' overall living costs. For example, a furnished apartment already has a mattress, bed frame, desk, couch, TV, and dining table, so the cost of purchasing essential pieces of furniture is eliminated. A furnished apartment also provides high-speed Internet, cable TV, and most household utilities, thus eliminating several costly monthly expenses.
The amenities in UGA apartments can also enable renters to cut expenses from their budgets. Regarding luxury expenses, for example, an on-site gym eliminates the cost of a membership to a private fitness club, while a free coffee bar provides an economical substitute to high-priced coffee-shop drinks. And with regard to essential living costs, complimentary shuttles to campus or downtown Athens can reduce your overall travel expenses.
Athens Ridge is an off campus community of student apartments near the University of Georgia. We offer affordable, individual housing contracts for private rooms, and our amenities include a pool, fitness center, outdoor recreations, and study rooms. To apply for a room at Athens Ridge, contact us today!