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Mogwai live at the Wilbur Theatre, May 1, 2009
By DANIEL BROCKMAN | May 5, 2009
Slideshow: Mogwai at the Wilbur Theatre. Photos by Chris Dempsey.
Yyyyyeeahhh!!!
The guttural rallying cry of an audience member on the other side of the mezzanine makes everyone laugh a bit, mostly because it peals out during one of Mogwai's gently arpeggiated intros. The Scottish "post"-rockers have long had a formula for their songs/pieces, and it starts with soft, sparse figures that take a few minutes to gather steam. (I suppose you can't blame the faithful for getting excited about what they know is coming, can you?)
Mogwai are, at this point, a musical spectacle on a par with going to see Laser Floyd at your local planetarium: they will be amazingly loud, there will be strobe lights, and your level of inebriation will be a factor in how interesting it seems. The band have been plying their mostly wordless musical wares since the mid '90s, developing and perfecting a curious blend of minimalist jamming and maximalist sonic melodrama. At the Wilbur, a mind-numbing peak is hit early, during the particularly punishing run-through of "Scotland's Shame," a number from last year's The Hawk Is Howling (Wall of Sound). After that, the spacy psychedelia and unintelligible vocoded vocals of "Hunted by a Freak" come off like a tranquil escape on an alien vessel.
The Mogwai live experience is nothing short of barrage; their recordings afford you the luxury of turning the stereo down, but live, the band are an unrelenting monster, frying synapses with an overload that seems untethered to any thematic or lyrical concept. There's no elaborate stage décor and no protruding personalities — the band members could probably wander amid the audience beforehand without being recognized. Each song at the Wilbur feels like a gantlet we must make our way through. Drudgery, aimlessness, and ennui are lumped into each piece in equal measure; then, at last, we reach the payoff, the grand view at the top of the climb. All the distortion pedals are hit at once, the strobes flare, and our collective sense of space and place gives way as the first tics of a seizure begin to flicker. Regular set closer "Batcat" is particularly mean-spirited, reaching an epiphany-like mantra of a riff at the halfway point and then just running it into our skulls until there's no telling pain from pleasure.
A brief respite ends when the band slouch back to the stage and unleash the kraken that is "My Father My King," a 20-minute deconstruction of a Yom Kippur prayer that undergoes several dynamic shifts until it hits an unknowably long stretch of shock and awe. Under the blast of strobes, the band members exit one at a time, leaving their rigs behind to squeal feedback. It's hard, at that point, not to imagine Mogwai sequestered in a back room of the Wilbur, protected from the unmanned mayhem still screaming from the stage, hoisting a drink and having a good laugh.
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When the news broke about rich parents buying their children's admittance to "elite" colleges–falsifying credentials, paying smart kids to take the SATs, and bribing admissions personnel–it reminded me of my mother's most abiding regret.
My mother was extremely bright, and made excellent grades in high school. She desperately wanted to go to college–but her parents were poor, and could only manage tuition at a local college if she lived at home. Room and board elsewhere were out of reach. My mother wanted a traditional campus social experience (as she said later, she was young and misguided), so she just didn't go to college. She read voraciously and educated herself, but the local college was very good and she would have benefitted from going.
The lesson–which I never forgot–is that If a good education is really what you want, it is widely available.
Of course, you need to want an education–not merely a social life, an impressive credential, connections to wealthy classmates, or bragging rights for making it into the most selective institutions.
I'm not knocking the benefits of going to a school with the offspring of the rich and famous; I still remember being a first-year associate in a law firm with a number of Harvard and Yale graduates. If a client needed local counsel in another state, the lawyer involved would frequently pull out his alumni register and hire a classmate practicing in that state. I'm sure that those school ties are equally valuable in a number of other professions.
As the news media has delved into the scandal, what they have discovered is something that most of us who are in academia have always known: the "elite" schools are certainly very good, but they are also selective about their selectivity, routinely favoring the offspring of alumni, especially generous alumni. (Jared Kushner's father endowed a building at Harvard, and presto! despite mediocre grades, Jared was admitted) They also have special "quotas" for certain kinds of athletes.
The parents involved in this particular scandal apparently fall into the "bragging rights" category, but whatever their motivations, ensuring that their children received a superior education was pretty clearly not among them.
What this sordid episode revealed was the utter superficiality of so much of American culture, where appearances are more important than substance, where a college education is seen as a credential rather than an opportunity to explore the store of knowledge that humans have amassed, or an effort to confront the existential questions that loom so large when we are young.
Approaching a college education as if it is a more "elite" form of job training is why many middle-tier struggling institutions are jettisoning courses in the humanities in favor of technical skills and STEM, and why parents try to talk their children out of majoring in "impractical" subjects like philosophy or anthropology or English literature.
People who view all of life as a game of one-upmanship want their children to attend "prestige" universities, whether or not those institutions are the best fit for that child.
People who view life as an adventure to be illuminated by knowledge, who view learning as a life-long task and college as a place where you learn how to engage in that task, are satisfied if their children attend any of the many, many institutions able to nourish their intellectual curiosity and introduce them to the great minds and achievements of human civilization.
Those of us who have spent years warning about the consequences of Americans' low levels of civic literacy can take some comfort in the fact that Trump's election not only proved our point, but seems to have generated an awakening among people who were previously unimpressed with the importance of the issue.
Here in Indiana, former Governor Mitch Daniels, who is now the President of Purdue University, has called for a campus-wide, mandatory civics test.
promised to let the president ask for a straight up-or-down vote on his baseline assumption that students should at least be able to pass the same test given to newly naturalized citizens.
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What is probable cause and why does it matter?
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If we really care about an informed electorate, a citizenry capable of debating the application of the actual constitution rather than a fanciful Fox-ified document, a citizenry with at least a superficial understanding of America's history, that isn't going to be accomplished by a requirement that students correctly answer six questions from the citizenship test.
If I had a magic wand, I'd make every high school in the country require We the People–a curriculum that actually produces civically-literate citizens.
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I have no idea how to implement the "smallest" div to be 25% of the big

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Also the height really confuses me, I need them to always have the same height.

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Hindus Upset Over Posters Portraying Jimi Hendrix as Deity
Discussion in 'Dharmic Religions DIR' started by DreadFish, Jun 4, 2014.
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I'm not Hindu but I agree with those who have said that it's an issue of appropriation and that it's not up for the offender to decide. It sounds mainly like it stemmed from ignorance on the part of non-Hindus, thinking it sounds more "mystical" and trying to attach themselves to it without truly getting it, which I think was very common in the 60s and still sometimes seems to be common today, people stereotyping certain religions and ethnicities as "more mystical and magical" and thinking therefore that they can come across that way by attaching themselves to it in a superficial manner.
I also think that among people of any group who is offended by something, you'll find people who don't care or don't find it offensive, but you'll also find people who do find it offensive. I think in such cases, it's important to listen to the perspective of the people who find it offensive, since it's often for very nuanced but valid reasons that are hard to miss, instead of assuming it's just fundamentalism speaking. Asking that outsiders have some respect for sacred elements in your religion is not necessarily fundamentalist.
Just my two cents for what they're worth.
#21 Planets and the Sun, Jun 5, 2014
ShivaFan Satyameva Jayate
Actually, for those who may have encountered this iconic LP cover (and also popular poster) from the 67 album Axis: Bold as Love, which depicts Jimi and two band members as enclusive heads of the multi-faceted Universal Form, who were not living in those times, who may be a Hindu from some nation (such as Malaysia) who have never seen it nor understand it's iconic stature, some may be offended.
I am not.
That image was an expression that the Universal Form is all encompassing - it might not have been accurate to project oneself as one facet of the Universal Form in terms of strict Hindu iconography, but that was all that the band was projecting. They were not saying Jimi Hendrix is Vishnu or anything like that, it was introducing this ageless Hindu image of the Universal Form for the first time in many cases to millions of "Westerners". In fact, Hendrix himself was taken back by the art cover, he dispproved at first and it was not his idea. But to fans, it became an interesting art depiction, and not only to his fans but to those who were interested in art from many venues.
Iconic indeed, the fact is, this image implanted in the minds of large numbers a curiosty, and then interest, in Hinduism. It, in no small measure, contributed in part to the 60s-70s rise of Hinduism consciousness.
I won't share the image (in case someone unfamiliar with the history of it and it's role in a broader part to the 60s and inclusive of Hindu consciousness be offended), but that image was important then, less so today, but lives on in the psyche of many. So iconic is this image, I am actually surprised that 50 years later it would be a new encounter to some in Malaysia even but I suppose as time moves on there will be new generations in countries such as Malaysia who have no idea about it and have never seen it before.
I wouldn't be surprised, however, if 1000 years from now, a first release of this album cover will be displayed in an art museum somewhere.
Jimi Hendrix was a great guitar player. The drug culture of that time, with the introduction of heroin, did him in. It actually crippled his ability and did not give expression to it, heroin then killed him as it does to the fools who go down that path. At the Winterland concert it was clear, he had lost his ability and it was heroin addiction that destroyed it. So in one way, we should not make too much of him, but there was a special magic to his ability as well that will not be forgotten. His spookie will still be all along the watchtower.
Om Namah Sivaya
#22 ShivaFan, Jun 5, 2014
Andal resident hypnotist
I am far more offended by children going to bed with out food, families ripped apart by violence, and discrimination.
There are things in this world that are far more important than a Jimi Hendrix poster.
Aum Hari Aum!
#23 Andal, Jun 5, 2014
Aupmanyav Be your own guru
Atheist, Advaita (Non-duality), Orthodox Hindu
JayaBholenath said: ↑
And by this also ^
If it was a veg-cheese burger, I would not mind it, and take it as the blessing of the Goddess, Annapoorna - Dhanyalakshmi.
#24 Aupmanyav, Jun 5, 2014
Nyingjé Tso Potato catto
Hidden yogini
Aupmanyav said: ↑
I think you get it that the whole point is not that there is a god name or picture in food package, but that it is Laxmi on a non veg buger... So... yeah ?
#25 Nyingjé Tso, Jun 6, 2014
Yes, any snack is sacred. At the Gurudwara, they put the bread on your extended palms, a gift from God. The Jains would consume the last grain of rice in the plate religiously and then put some water in the plate, clean it, and drink the water. The Hindus would start with portions of food to be given to birds, animals, sanctify the food by sprinkling water around the plate, bow to it at the start of the meal and also at the end of the meal. Food is considered a gift from the divine. No one is supposed to waste food. No one is supposed to rise without completing the meal. It is considered a disrespect to food and to the Gods.
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#27 Blackstar11, Jan 19, 2015
Fantastic post!
Don Penguinoini Modi.
Hindu Atheist
Can't say I like the image of Saraswaati Maa being used to sell beer.
But Hendrix on the other hand...
#29 Don Penguinoini, Jan 20, 2015
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The Great Vehicle
The Jains would consume the last grain of rice in the plate religiously and then put some water in the plate, clean it, and drink the water.
I didn't know Jains did that too. We are encouraged to do that at Buddhist retreats, although the rationale is to make the dishwasher's job easier (the person, not a machine) and to practice leaving a minimal footprint as we go through life.
But there is a pre-lunch liturgy that we repeat, in which we acknowledge the hard work of many people that led to the production of the food we're about to consume and we pray to be worthy of it.
As for the Hendrix cover, I know how annoying appropriation can be, especially when the people using the imagery don't know or care what the significance is supposed to be. But it doesn't do any good to get upset about it. Informing people about the original meaning is good, to make them think more deeply in the future, but getting angry won't accomplish much of anything. And it's almost always done out of ignorance rather than malice. We can see it as an opportunity to practice equanimity. After all, as someone mentioned above, there are many much worse things to be offended by, and the suffering of real people should always trump the (mis)use of images.
Buddhists know a lot about this too, as most people keep mistaking Budai (the fat Chinese monk) for the Buddha, treat Buddha statues like garden gnomes, wear prayer beads as jewelry, etc. It's all part of being the exotic thing that people think is cool but don't really want to learn about in depth.
#30 Vishvavajra, Mar 18, 2015

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Length 45.5 miles
Time 5 hours*
San Juan Bautista to Elkhorn Slough
This is a loop that explores the large, sparsely populated expanse of land that falls roughly within a triangle formed by Watsonville, Hollister, and Salinas. The route is aimed mainly at putting together a handful of wonderful cycling roads, although there are quite a few other, less interesting roads in the mix in order to tie those few gems together. As a bonus, the ride also takes you through two cute, small towns; the historic San Juan Bautista (along with its Spanish mission of Hollywood fame), where the ride begins and ends, and the much smaller Aromas. Of course, there's also a short stint along the scenic Elkhorn Slough to look forward to, as well as two or three other stretches of the ride with memorable scenery. All of these may not add up to enough reason to earn this ride a place on the shortlist of the typical Bay Area cyclist, perhaps, but for anyone looking for something new to try out, my guess is that this ride will easily satisfy.
I did not put together this ride route myself. I took it straight off one of my most trusted source of inspired ride route suggestions, the 75 Classic Rides Northern California book by Bill Oetinger. You will find several other road rides that I list on this site that are also coming from this book. I'm a big admirer of Bill's carefully and tastefully selected ride routes, and this particular ride gives me no reason to change my opinion about that. By the way, I'm not affiliated with Bill or with his book in any way. I'm just a satisfied reader.
The desirable cycling roads on this route that I consider to be the main point of this ride are San Juan Grade, Elkhorn Road, School Road, and—if I'm a little generous—Vega Road and (its continuation onto) part of San Miguel Canyon Road. When you add all the roads in between that you'll need to navigate in order to string these together, this is not exactly a route that will be easy and intuitive to follow. In fact, I can count 26 separate road names on this route, without even counting the couple that you use more than once. So, unless you're accompanying someone who knows their way around, you'll need to be well prepared for at least your first time doing this ride. If you don't mind having to constantly look out for road signs, a printed set of route directions might be enough to do the trick, since all roads on the ride are well signed. However, my top recommendation, as usual, would be to load the GPS track on this page onto a phone app or a GPS device you can follow during the ride.
The setting of the ride ranges from ranches and light residential settlement to empty backcountry. At one end of the spectrum, you have your exposure to Elkhorn Slough to help your sense of communion with nature, while, on the other, there are short segments on wide roads with fast and busy traffic that shatters the illusion. Overall, this is a ride that's more likely to leave you with the sensation of exploring the outskirts of settled areas, than it will be to give you a sense of solitude and wilderness.
The ride has arguably two "major" climbs that might stick out in your mind afterward (San Juan Grade and Carr Avenue), though there are a couple more memorable uphill efforts along the way that are shorter but steeper. However, the route involves no clear "climbing part" or "descending part" or any particular mountain along the way that can be singled out. You simply travel crossing over numerous minor hills and ridges (with the higher ridge you cross on San Juan Grade being one possible exception to this). Partially as a result of this, there are few parts of the ride where you travel flatly for any significant distance; most of the time you're either climbing or descending gently. This means the total elevation gain for the ride is a respectable amount, though it isn't an excessive amount for a ride of this length.
For parking at the beginning of the ride, I've used the main drag of the San Juan Bautista town center, Third Street. Street parking here is subject to no limitations that I could see. Arriving early on a weekend morning, I found that most parking spots were available even right in the heart of town.
Shortly after you leave the density of the San Juan Bautista town center behind and reach meadows and ranches, you'll find yourself on San Juan Grade. Thinking back on the ride, I might even consider this road to be the biggest highlight of the entire route. Since you'll be on it for almost seven miles, it also constitutes one of the longest segments of the ride. You start out on a flat portion of Salinas Road which is an extension of San Juan Grade in all but name. After passing by a few nice ranches and some pretty grasslands on that stretch, all of those are left behind when you take a curve, the road's name changes, and your first climb begins, all at once at about the 2.5-mile mark of the ride. The grade of this two-mile climb is a very reasonable six percent as the road snakes up some hillsides under patchy oak cover. While it may constitute a good workout if you attack it aggressively, this is a very pleasant climb by any sensible standard.
At the top of the climb, you emerge onto grassy slopes that are mostly treeless and begin a joyful, twisty descent down the other side. The real descent actually begins about a quarter mile later, when you take a curve at the next small ridge that follows the end of the climb. From here, the continuation of San Juan Grade is discernable as a descent for roughly two miles. With an average grade of -6% in the "steepest" section of this segment, this descent mirrors the San Juan Grade climb almost perfectly. The slope then slowly peters out as the road settles into one of the tentacles of the Salinas plain, just before you turn onto Crazy Horse Canyon Road.
For about half a mile, Crazy Horse Canyon Road puts you to work with a climb at grades reaching up to 8%. This is one of the tougher stretches of the ride but, with only 200 feet of elevation to be gained on this climb, it's not enough of an excuse for complaint. Meanwhile, Crazy Horse Canyon Road is one of the more heavily used roads on the ride route, not least because it crosses over Highway 101 at a busy interchange. So, this is one of the stretches of the ride where you should anticipate more traffic. On the other side of 101, the road continues on as Echo Valley Road in a noticeably more residential setting. Other than one sharp but much shorter climb near the beginning of this stretch, much of your mileage on the quiet Echo Valley Road will consist of a progressively flattening descent.
Not counting a momentary connection on San Miguel Canyon Road, Paradise Road is the road segment that follows Echo Valley Road. Similar to Echo Valley, Paradise Road also starts out with a sharp climb, and a longer and slowly slackening descent. However, the climb on Paradise Road is more memorable than that of Echo Valley Road. Its steepest part is right near its beginning, starting around 12 or 13 percent grade and slackening back to 9 or 10 percent by the end of this short but memorable, quarter-mile effort. As you are descending in the semi-residential setting of Paradise Road, one turn you'll need to take is easy to miss. You'll need to look out for the junction with Walker Valley Road, which you'll use as a connector Elkhorn Road.
You are not immediately faced with Elkhorn Slough when you get on Elkhorn Road. After twisting through small coastal canyons for more than a mile, your first exposure to the wetlands arrives where the road passes by a lagoon at the confluence of two small valleys marked on the topographic map as Swiss Canyon and Strawberry Canyon. Past that, the slough will be an accompaniment to your ride during the nearly three-mile, mostly flat stretch of Elkhorn Road that follows. Along this stretch, you'll be able to catch some decent photo opportunities and you'll be rewarded with the sightings of various water fowl (as well as perhaps an otter or two, if you're lucky) if you allow yourself to stop every and now and then.
The segment on Elkhorn Road is punctuated with a quarter mile or so on a busy road (technically still Elkhorn Road, I believe, but really more like a continuation of Hall Road) before you return to a sequence of quiet roads again: Garin Road, Lewis Road, and Vega Road. For nearly two miles, these roads have you following a small valley that's right over first ridge on the edge of the Watsonville plain (Pajaro Valley). This ends when Vega Road descends to the edge of this plain with a very short descent and starts following this boundary. Soon the road changes its name to San Miguel Canyon Road and quickly turns away from the plain to head back into hilly country. The next few stretches of road are not memorable and they serve little purpose other than bringing you to the tiny town of Aromas.
Aromas is not a big destination, but it makes for a nice rest stop. You'll pedal past a cute library as you reach the town center, and you'll find lunch opportunities and ice cream at one or two eateries in this town, as well as a nice grocery store for basic necessities. Beyond that, you'll probably have little reason to linger here.
What I count as the second of the two noteworthy climbs on the ride is on Carr Avenue, which is the road that takes you out of Aromas. It's not the one-mile length of this climb that makes it significant, but the fact that it doesn't let up until you reach its top. The climb's end-to-end average grade is only 7.5%, but the slope exceeds 10% in a number of spots, at least one of which appears to reach 13%.
Carr Avenue hands you off to Anzar Road, which, if you like, could take you straight to San Juan Highway, which carries you right back into San Juan Bautista. However, the route takes one more detour on this stretch rather than following Anzar Road straight to its end. Since this last diversion through School Road will cost you nearly 300 feet in elevation gain, it might not sound palatable to those who might be feeling tired by this point. However, I would strongly suggest that you not bypass this segment, because it is one of the best parts of the entire ride. That little extra climbing takes you to the top of a nice little ridge whose grassy spine you roughly follow for nearly two miles, with views opening toward both sides from several spots, as the road twists along the way for seemingly little reason other than pure fun.
After that last fun bit of the ride, Anzar Road quickly carries you back to the flats and the rectilinear road network of the San Juan Valley, on your way back to San Juan Bautista. The stretch you traverse on San Juan Highway to reach town is quite unfun and uninteresting but, thankfully, it lasts for only two miles. You can pick up Third Street right after you enter town and you will find yourself back in the thick of the town center in less than 10 blocks after that.
San Juan Bautista, with its authentic western small-town buildings and numerous eateries, is a sweet place to spend some time after your ride. Jardines de San Juan appears to be a great place for a meal, with a wonderful and nicely shaded outdoor seating area, but only if you are able to catch a table there, which I couldn't on the day of my ride. The town has a number of other decent-looking options, ranging from pizza to Basque food. One more option that might seem unintuitive at first is Natural Wonders Health Food Store, where I found good salad and sandwich options (in addition to packaged food and ingredients). Those looking for good coffee will be happy to know that you can also find some of that in town, at Vertigo Coffee Roasters.


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Starup-stenen er en runesten, fundet ved hovedrestaurationen af Sønder Starup Kirke i 1914. Den fandtes under den sydlige indgang til kirken og har åbenbart været kirkens oprindelige dørtrin. Stenen hører formentlig til blandt de ældste runesten i Danmark.

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It's official - Table Mountain is a New7Wonder of Nature
It was a proud moment for all South Africans when the official inauguration of Table Mountain as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature took place at a ceremony held at the foot of the Mountain on Sunday, 2 December 2012.
From left: Sabine Lehmann (MD of Table Mountain Cableway and chairperson of the Official Supporter's Committee), Patricia De Lille (Executive Mayor of Cape Town), Bernard Weber (Founder of New 7 Wonders Foundation) and Jean-Paul de la Fuente (Director of New 7 Wonders Foundation) unveil the New 7 Wonders plaque for Table Mountain at the official inauguration ceremony
Television presenter, Liezel van der Westhuizen, shows New7Wonders CEO Jean-Paul de la Fuente, the image of Table Mountain shaved into her hair
CAPE TOWN, SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER: It was a proud moment for all South Africans when the official inauguration of Table Mountain as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature took place at a ceremony held at the foot of the mountain on Sunday, 2 December 2012.
Cape Town Executive Mayor Alderman Patricia de Lille, unveiled the New 7 Wonders of Nature plaque in front of 41 international delegates and said the title would bring tremendous direct economic and socio-economic benefits to South Africa and the Mother City.
"Table Mountain's inauguration as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature is a worthy recognition of this symbol that we all own and cherish," said De Lille. "While it defines our city, it is much greater than it. It is a natural heritage that belongs to all South Africans and, we believe, the world. I would like to thank everyone who voted for Table Mountain to win this precious accolade."
Bernard Weber, founder-president of the New 7 Wonders Foundation, said the inauguration marked the culmination of an inspiring campaign of which all South Africans could be proud.
"Table Mountain is not only a spectacular backdrop for Cape Town, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, it also offer visitors the unique experience to actually walk on top of the mountain and enjoy the most awesome panoramic views," said Weber.
The festive season lights in Adderley Street reflect Table Mountain's new status. Photo by Stuart Buchanan
Worldwide voting in the New 7 Wonders of Nature closed on 11 November 2011, when the provisional New 7 Wonders sites were announced. The inauguration follows an international audit which confirmed the voting results.
Sabine Lehmann, managing director of the Cableway and chairperson of the Table Mountain Official Supporters' Committee, said the economic impact of the accolade was already being felt by the Cableway.
"We have had a record November, the best in 10 years," she said.
The African icon was the sixth site to host its inauguration ceremony following the Puerto Princesa Underground River, the Amazon, Jeju Island, Halong Bay and Iguazu Falls. The seventh site, Komodo, will host its inauguration ceremony in 2013.
For more information about Table Mountain's official inauguration as a New 7 Wonder of Nature visit www.tablemountain.net or follow @tablemountainca on twitter.


Eight cylinders in a 13 studs lenght, very nice Alex! Pity for the modified guides, I am thinking if there is a way to do it clean?
Your new con-rod piston guiding method clearly saves up a lot of weight and the con-rod acts more directly on the crank, I like the sound of that very much! I do not like the sound of the engine though, you might want to play a bit with the valvetrain configurations, the engine as it is now does not run too smooth.
Compared to your previous Challenger V8, how much torque does a new one produces, can you feel any difference?


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BHP Billiton/Rio Tinto: Mayer Brown represents EUROFER before the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office
BHP Billiton/Rio Tinto: Mayer Brown represents EUROFER before the European Commission and the...
Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, advised EUROFER, the European Confederation of Iron and Steel Industries, before the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office in their opposition of BHP Billiton's and Rio Tinto's plans to create an iron ore production joint venture. Today, the companies announced to give up these plans. As the reason they stated, they had been advised that the proposal would not be approved in its current form by antitrust authorities as the European Commission, the German Federal Cartel Office as well as other authorities in Australia, Japan and Korea. Some regulators have indicated they would require substantial remedies whereas others have indicated they would be likely to prohibit the transaction.
The association of the European steel producers, EUROFER, has filed a formal complaint to the European Commission and was involved in the parallel proceeding as a third party before the Federal Cartel Office. The Mayer Brown team working on this included partner Dr. Jens Peter Schmidt (Brussels). In addition, antitrust specialists of the law firm advised on antitrust issues in China.
According to EUROFER, the incentives to stop or slow down investments in capacity expansions to reduce supply on the market and to drive up iron ore prices were too high. "It was a challenging case. In recent months the price finding for iron ore changed significantly which made constantly new analyses and evaluations regarding antitrust implications necessary" explains Dr. Jens Peter Schmidt.
The contemplated joint venture, which would have been valued at approximately 116 billion US Dollar, should have combined the iron ore deposits of the two raw material giants in West Australia. Iron ore is a critical input product for the steel industry. The contemplated joint venture prompted lengthy investigations of the antitrust authorities worldwide. The European Commission investigated, among others, the joint venture under cartel law; at the same time the German Federal Cartel Office investigated the project under national merger control law.
EUROFER represents the European steel industry (among others ThyssenKrupp, ArcelorMittal, Tata Steel/Corus and others). The European steel industry is the world leader in its sector with a turnover of 200 billion Euro and production of 200 million tons of steel per year. On behalf of its members the association was against the planned joint venture since its announcement back in 2009.
Mayer Brown often advises third parties in merger and antitrust proceedings.
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Let me be your conscience for a minute.
Imagine you appear in court to present a defense about charges against you; before you even have the opportunity to explain to the court that those charges are frivolous, unfounded and downright preposterous, the Judge rules that you are guilty of all charges. Every attempt to explain to the court that you haven't even presented your defense yet is countered by the Judge reiterating that you will be found guilty no matter what. In a last-ditch effort to convince the judge, you mention that you have proof, you have witnesses that can corroborate your argument and support your defense, the Judge reiterates that it doesn't matter. If that seems unfair, unjust, it is. Does it sound like a court drama to you?
Since the Nuclear Agreement deal with Iran, Republican Representatives in Washington have been up in arms touting how bad of a deal it is, how grave a mistake the Obama administration has made. If you read between the lines, most (if not all of them) are going to vote against it. Here is the irony, well before they have the opportunity to read the content of the agreement they've already made up their minds, just like the judge in the scenario above would find you guilty irrespective of the circumstances; it doesn't matter what the content (of the agreement) is, Republican Representatives are against it. Is it fair? Is it just? Whatever your party affiliation is, you should be disappointed; such behavior should worry you a great deal.
Notwithstanding that Republicans oppose everything Obama (most of the time for no logical reason), is the Nuclear Agreement with Iran really a bad deal? If you've ever tried to get a consensus among four or five members of your family to decide where to go on vacation, you'd be able to begin to appreciate the difficulty to have seven countries – with varying levels of interests, local political pressure and varying degree of openness between one another – coming together to have dialogs over a complex issue such as dealing with nuclear capability in Iran. It is always easy for anyone to sit in the comfort of his/her home passing harsh judgement without any understanding of what it takes to get from point A to point B. I've heard many bashing players (football, basketball, hockey, etc.) for not doing this and that in the field; if that same individual is given the same opportunity, under the same circumstance, s/he would do worst. Yes, it is easy to judge; it's even worst to support others who rush to judgement. But for making ourselves feel good, there is no other benefit whatsoever. So, what exactly makes the Nuclear Agreement with Iran a bad deal?
First, let's try to understand what the deal is; the Obama administration believes it's less costly to the American people (and to the rest of the world) to have an agreement with Iran by setting boundaries preventing manufacture of nuclear weapons. – I also believe it is indeed less costly to have an agreement than to go to war (wars are very costly, not just in soldiers' lives but also in the country's economy; US is still paying for the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. See Iraq War Revisited) – Keep in mind that "to limit Iran's capability to produce Nuclear weapons" has always been the primary objective of the Obama administration. So, on Tuesday, July 14 2015, the President of the United States, Barack Obama announced to the world from the White House podium that …a "comprehensive long-term deal with Iran that prevents it from obtaining a nuclear weapon" has been reached. That should have been welcome news, right? Not a chance say the Republicans! Without boring you with the details of the deal (you can read about it in the July 14, 2015 issue of USA Today), the Obama administration was successful; it has reached an agreement with Iran, drastically curtailing its capability to produce nuclear weapons. Mission accomplished, right?
The Republican Representatives who oppose the agreement (which is all of them) believe that the deal should have gotten more concessions out of Iran. To paraphrase Republican talking points, the deal should have brought Iran to its knees. Put your logical hat on for a moment; how likely do you imagine Iran would have signed a deal as suggested by the Republicans? Don't answer that. You don't have to be a negotiator to understand that in a negotiation both parties have to make concessions (perceived as good by the opposing party concessions are made to). In the Nuclear Deal Dialog with Iran case, both parties came to the table with "non-negotiable conditions" (take it or leave it items). The United States would not agree to any deal unless Iran has agreed to end its nuclear weapons pursuit ambition; that was the United States take-it-or-leave-it condition which Iran (and all other parties) signed off on. In other words, the Obama administration's Mission Accomplished banner should be raised. Not a chance say the Republicans!
It is perfectly logical for anyone to question the second aspect of the agreement, that of verifying and enforcing the agreement. However, to question whether full and complete verification and enforcement of the deal is possible does not justify rejecting the deal itself. The United States had signed "limiting arms race" agreements with the Soviet Union many times in the past; the verification and the enforcement particulars are always embedded into the agreement. So it is with the Iran Nuclear Deal agreement. So, instead of repeating (echoing) talking points from your Republican Representatives – who most likely have yet to read the content of the agreement – read about the pros and cons of the deal and decide for yourself whether to take the country to war with Iran is a better alternative than to sign an agreement. No one would deny that the job of verification and enforcement of the agreement could be difficult (so it was with the Soviet Union; US Administrations knew about the difficulty of verification [enforcement was almost impossible] ahead of any agreement with the USSR); however, the difficulty of the job is far outweighed by the benefit of the agreement.
Any logical individual would agree that the deal is not necessarily perfect but it is much better than the alternative; so, what's with the hawkish behavior that has plagued the Republican Party since the announcement of the signing of the Nuclear Agreement?
It could be that the hawkishness of the Republicans – when it comes to international relations – is a serious symptom of denial, naivety, lack of empathy and indifference for soldiers' lives and the economy of the country. One needs not be an historian to know that wars – as many we have engaged into – have not solved any society ill. When presented with an alternative such as in the case of the nuclear deal agreement with Iran, we should be eager to work out the kinks (not work to kill the agreement) which make the deal imperfect. Insanity is to do the same thing over and over and over while expecting a different outcome.
The maneuver by the Republicans to kill the agreement – although impossible to succeed (2/3 of both houses are needed to override the President) – is beyond politics; it's beyond attempting to bloc everything Obama. It's just insanity.


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Salford City co-owner and Manchester United legend Gary Neville reacts to Project Big Picture proposals
The proposals came to light on Sunday and force big changes to the Premier League and English football
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Salford City Co-Owner Gary Neville. (Image: Martin Rickett/PA Wire)
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Salford City co-owner Gary Neville has backed aspects of Project Big Picture which has proposed to reshape the English football pyramid and called for discussions to take place over the plans.
Proposals led by the Premier League's elite, principally Manchester United and Liverpool, first emerged on Sunday, and have the support of EFL chairman Rick Parry.
The proposals would see the 14-club majority voting rule in the top-flight scrapped in favour of nine clubs holding the power, with the established big six joined by Everton, Southampton and West Ham United as holding that right.
However, the plans have divided opinion and drawn criticism from the Premier League itself and the Government.
As part of the proposals, a rescue package of some £250m would be given to clubs in the EFL and £100m to the FA to make up for lost revenue in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
A 25% net revenue share of Premier League money would also be given to the EFL moving forward.
Other proposals include reducing the size of the Premier League from 20 to 18 clubs, with 24 each in the Championship, League One and League Two, with the League Cup and Community Shield discontinued.
Ammies co-owner and Manchester United legend Neville has reacted on Twitter to the proposals and a piece on The Guardian website which suggests the plans should not be swept aside.
And he accepts that though there are aspects which require further work, he feels there is 'too much good' in the proposals to dismiss them.
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He has suggested discussions between the Premier League, EFL, the FA and the Football Supporters' Federation (FSF) over the plans.
He said: "There are parts of the proposal that require negotiation but there is too much good in this plan to dismiss it.
"Let's get round the table please PL / EFL / FA / FSF.
"If it suits 9 PL clubs and maybe 72 EFL clubs then let's work with the other 11."
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Pelé Reportedly Hospitalized Due To 'Swelling All Over His Body'; Family Says 'No Emergency'
by Ian Miller November 30, 2022, 2:00 pm updated November 30, 2022, 7:47 pm
According to a new report from the Daily Mail, Brazilian legend Pelé has been admitted to the hospital for several major health issues.
The soccer star is reportedly dealing with "swelling all over his body and heart failure issues."
Pelé, who's 82 years old, has been undergoing treatment for metastatic cancer. But this latest hospital stint is somewhat unexpected and surprising.
ESPN Brasil described his condition as "debilitated," making this stay even more concerning.
The report confirmed that he is being treated for anasarca, or general swelling.
It also mentioned general edema and decompensated heart failure.
Pelé's daughter Kely Nascimento denied that the situation is too serious. She posted that the hospital trip was "no surprise or emergency."
Brazilian football legend Pelé in 2019. (Getty Images)
She also said she would post some pictures with Pelé over New Year's and that "there is no emergency."
His agent didn't provide an update, while his wife implied the hospital visit was for chemotherapy and check-ups.
These aren't his first health issues, although he reassured fans not too long ago that he was doing well and accepted his limitations.
Pelé's home country of Brazil has already advanced out of the World Cup group stage, despite key injuries to star players.
READ: WORLD CUP INJURY NEWS: BRAZIL'S NEYMAR RULED OUT FOR REST OF GROUP STAGE
Pelé's World Cup record is essentially unmatched, as the only player to ever win three World Cups. He also scored 77 times in 92 appearances for Brazil.
Hopefully these reports have been exaggerated and Pelé will be out of the hospital soon.
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Educating, Monitoring, Preparing: Nationwide Actively Plans for Coronavirus Impact
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Source: Nationwide
Blog post by Nationwide CEO Kirt Walker, regarding the company's response for customers and employees.
The companies that are pledging not to lay off workers amid the coronavirus unemployment crisis
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Source: Washington Post
Date of Publication: April 2nd, 2020
A record 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week. But some companies pledged to hold off on job cuts, and are offering workers a financial cushion.
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Source: ShareAmerica
Date of Publication: April 3rd, 2020
Many of America's most successful companies are giving money, supplies and know-how to take on the COVID-19 crisis at home and abroad. The article highlights the response from a number of Fortune 500 companies.
AXIS Capital gives US$1 million towards COVID-19 relief
By: Ryan Smith
Source: Insurance Business
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has announced US$1 million in targeted donations to support COVID-19 relief efforts. AXIS will partner with non-profits providing pandemic relief globally, as well as in the communities in which AXIS operates.
David Solomon, Top Financial Services Executives, Participate in White House Conference on Small Businesses
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David Solomon, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, joined a White House video conference today with President Donald Trump, senior administration officials, and other leading executives from the financial services industry to discuss efforts to deliver financial and technical assistance to US small businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In David's prepared remarks, he doubled the firm's capital commitment, which raised the total to $550 million for all COVID-19 relief efforts from Goldman Sachs.
Goldman Sachs Commits $300 Million to Support Communities and Small Business
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. today announced it will deliver $300 million across two separate initiatives to help small businesses and communities around the world navigate the current health and economic crisis.
MassMutual uses U.S.' oldest lighthouse to remind us everything will be okay
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Date of Publication: April 1st, 2020
MassMutual is kicking off its COVID-19 relief effort with a message about hope, and the resilience of the human spirit. The campaign, entitled "Lighthouse," focuses on Boston Light, the oldest lighthouse in America, and ties the company to its legacy of service.
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Who is aaron rodgers dating, more Danica Patrick!
Rodgers ended the game with yards passing and two touchdowns one passing and one rushing. He got his earliest formal education there.
Later, she explained that they started out as friends first. He got cozy with this country singer. We are yet to substantiate this nonetheless. He also became the first quarterback since Y. Of the two brothers, Jordan is most popular.
That time it was Kelly Rohrback, and reports immediately pegged them as an item. He found love with this race car driver. This marked the first time since that a quarterback other than Favre started a regular-season game for the Packers. In the Wild Card round, they defeated the No. Follow The Cheat Sheet on Facebook!
This is true irrespective of the fact that he has been outspoken about respecting the sexual orientation of others. He was spotted with this model. They fell right back into it.
Apparently, they were on a trip together and are lovers. He's got athletic ability that people still haven't seen. Rodgers said this was critical to his success, and that those were his game reps. He continued to struggle through the preseason, before ending the preseason by converting two third downs and throwing a touchdown pass to tight end Ben Steele against the Tennessee Titans.
Against the Browns, tight end Jermichael Finley was carted off the field with a bruised spinal cord, leaving Rodgers without three of his top four offensive weapons. Rodgers has dated and been linked to actresses, a swimsuit model, fellow athletes, and a country songbird to name a few. Randall Cobb and James Jones. However, they never confirmed if there was anything between them, so we may never know. He dated this actress first.
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Aaron has no wife and has never been married. Image Source There are a thousand and one cool American footballers out there but only a handful of them are as entertaining and awesome as Aaron Rodgers. Aaron has two brothers, Luke and Jordan. Despite Rodgers's offensive efforts, the Packers lost the game when he fumbled on a controversial play in overtime. Rodgers recorded only yards passing, his lowest in a playoff game, smerti na pohoronah online dating and one touchdown pass.
If you check the records, you will find that no other quarterback has been able to accomplish this feat in more than four straight seasons. It is known that his excellent college football career with California Golden Bears made it possible for him to be drafted in the first round. The athlete has found his name in the news for his love life as well. Tittle in to throw for at least yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions in a game. The man is regarded as one of the highest paid athletes in the world.


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Rachael Blackmore Seeks to Conquer Royal Ascot
By Brian Robin on June 14, 2021 3 min read
Not content with owning Cheltenham and the Grand National, standout jockey Rachael Blackmore will now tackle Royal Ascot on Tuesday's first day of the five-day meet.
With a Grand National title and Cheltenham Festival top jockey award, Rachael Blackmore has already celebrated plenty in 2021. She could add to that haul with a title in the Ascot Stakes Tuesday at Royal Ascot. (Image: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
Blackmore takes the reins of Cape Gentlemen for the Listed Ascot Stakes, the finale of Royal Ascot's seven-race opening day. Headlining the day are two Group 1 races: the Queen Anne Stakes, featuring Palace Pier taking on Breeders' Cup Mile winner Order of Australia and third-place finisher Lope Y Fernandez, and the King's Stand Stakes, where star sprinter Battaash goes for two wins in a row.
And this assignment isn't one of novelty. Cape Gentlemen is currently the second-favorite at anywhere from 6/1 to 7/1 at the European books. MC Muldoon is the favorite, trained by Willie Mullins, who won this race four times in 15 tries.
That the Ascot Stakes is Royal Ascot's second-longest race at two miles, three furlongs plays right into Blackmore's strengths. She's well-versed riding long distances as one of Europe's best jump riders, and a victory at Royal Ascot would give Blackmore one of the greatest seasons any rider has ever enjoyed.
How does Blackmore top herself?
It's already been year to remember for Blackmore in 2021. She won six races at the Cheltenham Festival in March, making her the first female to win the festival's top jockey award. A month later, she rode 11/1 Minella Times to the Grand National title, making her the first female rider capturing England's most prestigious jump event.
Blackmore isn't a stranger to flat racing, however. She piloted Oriental Eagle to a Listed Stakes title at Limerick last year in the Martin Molony Stakes. And Cape Gentlemen has a similar background. The 5-year-old gelding won the Grade 2 Dovecote Novices' Hurdle at Kempton in February. But before he leaped to the jump circuit, he won the Irish Cesarewitch in 2020.
Emmett Mullins trains both Oriental Eagle and Cape Gentlemen. He said Ascot's expected good turf should help Cape Gentlemen successfully tangle with the 19 others in the 20-horse field. "We're very excited about him, fingers crossed he'll run a good race," Mullins told Sky Sports. "He's gone up a fair amount in the weights since he won the Irish Cesarewitch, but he won it well and hopefully there's a bit more improvement in him."
Top sprinter, top miler top Royal Ascot's Tuesday card
Elsewhere on Royal Ascot's opening day, both Palace Pier and Battaash loom formidable in their respective races. Palace Pier won the Group 1 St. James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot last year, and is 2-for-2 this year. He's one of Europe's top milers, not only on the track, but with bettors, who made him a 4/9 favorite to win the Queen Anne Stakes.
As for Battaash, the 7-year-old gelding hasn't run in 298 days since winning the Nunthorpe Stakes at York last August. That's no matter to bettors, however, who made him a 15/8 favorite to repeat in the five-furlong King's Stand.
Waiting for him are a host of threats, led by Winter Power and Liberty Beach, both coming off victories. Then, there is Queen Elizabeth II's King's Lynn, who won his last race, the Achilles Stakes at Haydock in late May. The Queen's horse hasn't missed the board in his last four races (1-2-1), but makes a sizable class leap here.


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Macroinvertebrate Communities Evaluated Before and After a Channel Restoration Project in Silver Creek, Blaine County
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Blaine County and The Nature Conservancy, evaluated the status of macroinvertebrate1 communities prior to and following a channel restoration project in Silver Creek, Blaine County, Idaho. The objective of the evaluation was to determine whether 2014 remediation efforts to restore natural channel conditions in an impounded area of Silver Creek...
Contacts: Dorene MacCoy
Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center
Date published: August 18, 2017
Monitoring Mercury in Fish Tissue, Boise and Snake Rivers and Brownlee Reservoir
To meet National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting requirements, the City of Boise will be responsible for collecting fish tissue samples for mercury analysis upstream of and downstream of their wastewater treatment facilities discharging to the lower Boise and Snake Rivers.
Mercury is a naturally occurring element that ultimately makes its way into aquatic...
Wood River Valley Aquatic Biology and Habitat Assessment
Blaine County's population nearly quadrupled from about 5,700 to 22,000 people between 1970 and 2010. Residents and resource managers of the Wood River Valley of south-central Idaho are concerned about the potential effects that population growth and the expected increased demand for water might have on the quantity and quality of the valley's ground and surface waters. Increased water use has...
Contacts: Christopher Mebane
Identifying Bull Trout Migration in the Upper Boise River Basin
In 1999, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) listed the bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) as a threatened species. In 2010, the FWS designated critical habitat for the bull trout, including the upper Boise River basin. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) operates three reservoirs on the upper Boise River for irrigation and flood control. Reclamation and FWS have a need to understand...
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Mercury concentrations in water and mercury and selenium concentrations in fish from Brownlee Reservoir and selected sites in the Boise and Snake Rivers, Idaho and Oregon, 2013-17
Mercury (Hg) analyses were conducted on samples of water and sport fish collected from selected sampling sites in the Boise and Snake Rivers and Brownlee Reservoir, in Idaho and Oregon, to meet National Pollution Discharge and Elimination System permit requirements for the City of Boise, Idaho, from 2013 to 2017. City of Boise personnel collected...
MacCoy, Dorene E.; Mebane, Christopher A.
Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Water Resources
MacCoy, D.E., and Mebane, C.A., 2018, Mercury concentrations in water and mercury and selenium concentrations in fish from Brownlee Reservoir and selected sites in the Boise and Snake Rivers, Idaho and Oregon, 2013-17: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2018-1122, 37 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181122.
Macroinvertebrate communities evaluated prior to and following a channel restoration project in Silver Creek, Blaine County, Idaho, 2001-16
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Blaine County and The Nature Conservancy, evaluated the status of macroinvertebrate communities prior to and following a channel restoration project in Silver Creek, Blaine County, Idaho. The objective of the evaluation was to determine whether 2014 remediation efforts to restore natural channel...
MacCoy, Dorene E.; Short, Terry M.
MacCoy, D.E., and Short, T.M., Macroinvertebrate communities evaluated prior to and following a channel restoration project in Silver Creek, Blaine County, Idaho, 2001-16: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017-5126, 25 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175126.
Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) telemetry and associated habitat data collected in a geodatabase from the upper Boise River, southwestern Idaho
Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus), listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, are among the more thermally sensitive of coldwater species in North America. The Boise River upstream of Arrowrock Dam in southwestern Idaho (including Arrowrock Reservoir) provides habitat for one of the southernmost populations of bull trout. The...
MacCoy, Dorene E.; Shephard, Zachary M.; Benjamin, Joseph R.; Vidergar, Dmitri T.; Prisciandaro, Anthony F.
Attribution: Idaho Water Science Center, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC), Ecosystems, Water Resources
MacCoy, D.E., Shephard, Z.M., Benjamin, J.R., Vidergar, D.T., and Prisciandaro, A.F., 2017, Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) telemetry and associated habitat data collected in a geodatabase from the upper Boise River, southwestern Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1042, 14 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1042.
Aquatic biological communities and associated habitats at selected sites in the Big Wood River Watershed, south-central Idaho, 2014
Assessments of streamflow (discharge) parameters, water quality, physical habitat, and biological communities were completed between May and September 2014 as part of a monitoring program in the Big Wood River watershed of south-central Idaho. The sampling was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with Blaine County, Trout...
MacCoy, D.E., and Short, T.M., 2016, Aquatic biological communities and associated habitats at selected sites in the Big Wood River watershed, south-central Idaho, 2014: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2016–5128, 37 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20165128.
Mercury concentrations in water and mercury and selenium concentrations in fish from Brownlee Reservoir and selected sites in the Boise and Snake Rivers, Idaho and Oregon, 2013–15
Mercury (Hg) analyses were conducted on samples of sport fish and water collected from selected sampling sites in Brownlee Reservoir and the Boise and Snake Rivers to meet National Pollution Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements for the City of Boise, Idaho, between 2013 and 2015. City of Boise personnel collected water...
Williams, Marshall L.; MacCoy, Dorene E.
Williams, M.L., and MacCoy, D.E., 2016, Mercury concentrations in water and mercury and selenium concentrations in fish from Brownlee Reservoir and selected sites in the Boise and Snake Rivers, Idaho and Oregon, 2013–15: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2016–1098, 29 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161098.
Evaluation of mercury in rainbow trout collected from Duck Valley Indian Reservation reservoirs, southwestern Idaho and northern Nevada, 2007, 2009, and 2013
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, analyzed mercury (Hg) concentration in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) collected from three reservoirs on the reservation (Mountain View, Lake Billy Shaw, and Sheep Creek) during sampling events in 2007, 2009, and 2013, to...
Williams, Marshall L.; MacCoy, Dorene E.; Maret, Terry R.
Williams, M.L., MacCoy, D.E., and Maret, T.R., 2015, Evaluation of mercury in rainbow trout collected from Duck Valley Indian Reservation reservoirs, southwestern Idaho and northern Nevada, 2007, 2009, and 2013: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2015–5079, 18 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20155079.
Water-quality and biological conditions in selected tributaries of the Lower Boise River, southwestern Idaho, water years 2009-12
Water-quality conditions were studied in selected tributaries of the lower Boise River during water years 2009–12, including Fivemile and Tenmile Creeks in 2009, Indian Creek in 2010, and Mason Creek in 2011 and 2012. Biological samples, including periphyton biomass and chlorophyll-a, benthic macroinvertebrates, and fish were collected in Mason...
Etheridge, Alexandra B.; MacCoy, Dorene E.; Weakland, Rhonda J.
Water-quality and biological conditions in selected tributaries of the Lower Boise River, southwestern Idaho, water years 2009-12; 2014; SIR; 2014-5132; Etheridge, Alexandra B.; MacCoy, Dorene E.; Weakland, Rhonda J.
Mercury concentrations in water, and mercury and selenium concentrations in fish from Brownlee Reservoir and selected sites in Boise and Snake Rivers, Idaho and Oregon, 2013
Mercury (Hg) analyses were conducted on samples of sport fish and water collected from six sampling sites in the Boise and Snake Rivers, and Brownlee Reservoir to meet National Pollution Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements for the City of Boise, Idaho. A water sample was collected from each site during October and November...
MacCoy, Dorene E.
Mercury concentrations in water, and mercury and selenium concentrations in fish from Brownlee Reservoir and selected sites in Boise and Snake Rivers, Idaho and Oregon, 2013; 2014; OFR; 2014-1099; MacCoy, Dorene E.
Monitoring plan for mercury in fish tissue and water from the Boise River, Snake River, and Brownlee Reservoir, Idaho and Oregon
The methylmercury criterion adopted as a water-quality standard in the State of Idaho is a concentration in fish tissue rather than a concentration in water. A plan for monitoring mercury in fish tissue and water was developed to evaluate whether fish in the Boise River, Idaho, upstream and downstream of wastewater-treatment plant discharges, meet...
Mebane, Christopher A.; MacCoy, Dorene E.
Mebane, C.A., and MacCoy, D.E., 2013, Monitoring plan for mercury in fish tissue and water from the Boise River, Snake River, and Brownlee Reservoir, Idaho and Oregon (ver. 1.1, December 2016): U.S. Geological Survey Open- File Report 2013–1068, 26 p., http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1068/.
The occurrence of trace elements in bed sediment collected from areas of varying land use and potential effects on stream macroinvertebrates in the conterminous western United States, Alaska, and Hawaii, 1992-2000
As part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program of the U.S. Geological Survey, this study examines the occurrence of nine trace elements in bed sediment of varying mineralogy and land use and assesses the possible effects of these trace elements on aquatic-macroinvertebrate community structure. Samples of bed sediment and...
Paul, Angela P.; Paretti, Nicholas V.; MacCoy, Dorene E.; Brasher, Anne M.D.
Attribution: Nevada Water Science Center, Arizona Water Science Center, Idaho Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Water Resources
The occurrence of trace elements in bed sediment collected from areas of varying land use and potential effects on stream macroinvertebrates in the conterminous western United States, Alaska, and Hawaii, 1992-2000; 2012; SIR; 2012-5272; Paul, Angela P.; Paretti, Nicholas V.; MacCoy, Dorene E.; Brasher, Anne M.D.
BioData: a national aquatic bioassessment database
BioData is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) web-enabled database that for the first time provides for the capture, curation, integration, and delivery of bioassessment data collected by local, regional, and national USGS projects. BioData offers field biologists advanced capabilities for entering, editing, and reviewing the macroinvertebrate, algae...
MacCoy, Dorene
BioData: a national aquatic bioassessment database; 2011; FS; 2011-3112; MacCoy, Dorene
Fish communities and related environmental conditions of the lower Boise River, southwestern Idaho, 1974-2004
Within the last century, the lower Boise River has been transformed from a meandering, braided, gravel-bed river that supported large runs of salmon to a channelized, regulated, urban river that provides flood control and irrigation water to more than 1,200 square miles of land. An understanding of the current status of the river's fish...
Fish communities and related environmental conditions of the lower Boise River, southwestern Idaho, 1974-2004; 2006; SIR; 2006-5111; MacCoy, Dorene E.


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I am currently a fifth year math PhD student working under the guidance of Professor Thomas Witelski. My research interests primarily lie in partial differential equations, fluid dynamics, scientific computing and their applications. For the past three years, I have been working on problems in the field of fluid dynamics, more specifically, the nonlinear diffusion processes in thin films.


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VA clinic expands services for vets
The new VA clinic in San Angelo is aiming to make seeking and receiving medical care a better experience for vets.
VA clinic expands services for vets The new VA clinic in San Angelo is aiming to make seeking and receiving medical care a better experience for vets. Check out this story on gosanangelo.com: https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/2019/09/09/va-clinic-expands-services-san-angelo/2221784001/
Colin Murphey, San Angelo Standard-Times Published 9:11 a.m. CT Sept. 9, 2019
Veterans Affairs dietitian Ansleigh Swartwood, left, talks to Randy Bannert during a cooking class at the San Angelo VA clinic Tuesday, August 27, 2019. (Photo: Colin Murphey/ San Angelo Standard-Times)
SAN ANGELO — Veterans in the San Angelo area used to have to travel long distances to several different locations to receive comprehensive medical care.
With the opening of a new Veterans Affairs clinic in San Angelo in early August, the days of long hours in the car and the added expense of travel are a thing of the past for many people in the area who served their country in the armed forces.
The new facility has more room, more offices, more doctors, a larger waiting area and expanded services for veterans. But before they can start taking advantage of the new facility, they have to get checked in and registered, which was not an easy task in the old facility. In the new building, there is a new, dedicated office staffed by two veterans whose sole job is to help vets figure out the sometimes arduous process of just getting started.
Troy Crosby and Michael Rader, with the Disabled American Veterans organization, said the new building has made the process much easier on veterans.
"They come in here and they talk with us and we help them navigate through all the things that are VA so they don't have to do it all themselves," Crosby said. "There is so much out there that the VA does that it is hard for people to understand it all. We help the veterans navigate through all the forms and webpages and all of the new information that comes out. There are nuances in there and that's where we come in to help them understand what things are and whether or not they qualify for things."
Cynthia Pena, right, attend a cooking class with Veterans Affairs dietitian Ansleigh Swartwood, left, at the San Angelo VA clinic Tuesday, August 27, 2019. (Photo: Colin Murphey/ San Angelo Standard-Times)
Crosby said the new VA clinic has not just made the process of getting health care and benefits easier. It has cut the amount of time vets had to devote to the process.
"What has happened with the clinic moving into this new facility is that things have really opened up for the veterans community in the Concho Valley," Crosby said. "Now, it is a one-stop shop. They can get their health care benefits, they can get their disability benefits taken care of right here in one place in this one building instead of having to go to four or five different places. This is the VA and veterans service organizations all working together to make services easier to access. Now, they don't have to worry and they just come here."
Another benefit of a larger building is more room to host events and classes that were cramped at the old facility. Classes teaching vets how to cook healthy food at home were available before, but, in the old building the classes were held in the lobby. Now, they have their own room to help vets make healthy dietary choices.
Volunteers Michael Rader, left, and Troy Crosby, right, work in the Disabled American Veterans office where they help people navigate the new San Angelo VA clinic Tuesday, August 27, 2019. (Photo: Colin Murphey/ San Angelo Standard-Times)
One person taking advantage of the larger space for a cooking class was Navy vet Cynthia Pena.
"Before, the cooking class was in the waiting room and it was really crowded and kind of hectic," Pena said. "The old place was small. This is more spread out and we have new people. We have a third doctor now instead of two. They say we are going to have more specialty clinics here so we won't have to travel to Big Springs. We won't have to travel to Abilene. Before, our VA service rep was downtown. Now, they will be here. They have centralized everything here for our convenience. It makes it so much better for us."
Tyndall Light, nurse manager of the San Angelo VA clinic, said she hopes the new and expanded services in one central location will encourage the 6,000-7,000 veterans who live in Tom Green County to walk in the door and take advantage of the health care they deserve.
Marcia Merrell, left, serves up a salad to Navy vet Cynthia Pena, right, as part of a cooking class for veterans at the San Angelo VA clinic Tuesday, August 27, 2019. (Photo: Michelle Gaitan)
"We are able to provide care here that we weren't able to provide before," Light said. "We have expanded mental health care here, which is greatly needed. We have brought in the Disabled American Veterans and the veterans service office. We have expanded services so this is more of a central hub. We are expanding primary care so we can provide for more needs of our veterans. Hopefully, veterans who did not seek care before will come in and get the medical care they are entitled to. They already provided their service so it's our time to serve them now."
Anyone interested in more information about the VA clinic in San Angelo can contact the facility at 325-658-6138. The clinic also has a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/Va-Clinic-San-Angelo-Texas/137063056387592
Colin Murphey is a photojournalist covering all things in West Texas. Send him a news tip at CMurphey@gannett.com. Consider supporting West Texas journalism with a subscription to GoSanAngelo.com.
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I am using IntelliJ 3 and 3.5, is it possible to integrate with Weblogic 6.1??
the TomCat server. I am using Weblogic as my server. Is't possible to integrate? if so, tell me how can i achive this.
WebLogic integration is available in the 4.0 EAP version, but not in 3.5.
the modifications you need to start up WebLogic in debug mode.
integrate? if so, tell me how can i achive this.
Hi I tried setting up weblogic with IDEA , but i faced the following problems.
Probably an obvious question but have you entered your servers username and password in the Debug / Run configuration?
Debugger Mode must be "Attach"
3. Run Application as before. Remember to set Breakpoint from your client so they get triggered.