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Pair of melons bought for one million yen to be served free to customers in restaurants in Tokyo and Asahikawa
Dhiram Shah
on 17 May, 2012 at 09:40
A pair of Yubari premium-grade melons, a famous delicacy from the central Hokkaido city of Yubari in Japan was sold for 1 million yen ($12452) in the first auction of this year's harvest season. The Yubari melon is a cantaloupe cultivar farmed in greenhouses in Yūbari, Hokkaidō, a small town close to Sapporo in Japan. The 4-kilogram pair of Yubari premium-grade melons was bought by Toko Farm, a fruit and vegetable wholesaler based in Higashikawa, Hokkaido. Toko Farm is planning to serve the delicious fruit to customers in restaurants in Tokyo and Hokkaido's Asahikawa for free.
A total of 110 melons, harvested on May 16, were auctioned off in an event that took place at the Central Wholesale Market in Sapporo's Chuo Ward the following day. The highest ever price paid for the orange-fleshed delicacy was 2.5 million yen $31,130), recorded in 2008.
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1998 Press Pass Racing 5 Pack Break
The 1998 Press Pass set was issued in 1 series totaling 150 cards. The set includes a number of subsets and insert sets. Cards 101 – 150 are NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers of All-Time and are one per pack. These are smaller than cards numbered 1 to 100.
A parallel of the first 100 cards was created and inserted in to packs with each card individually numbered to 100. 1998 Press Pass packs contain 8 cards. Inserts could be found in packs for several different Insert sets. They were Cup Chase, Oil Cans (1:18), Pit Stop (1:12), Shockers (1:12), Torpedoes (1:12), Triple Gear Burning Rubber (1:480) and Autographs (1:240).
A special #0 card of 1997 Winston Cup Champion Jeff Gordon was inserted in to Hobby packs (1:480).

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A white elephant gift exchange is an entertaining twist on holiday gift giving. A good white elephant gift is often unconventional and surprising, and the game usually creates many hilarious memories, stories, and amusing photos. It's a great way to bring a group or team together for some light hearted holiday fun.
1. Theme or Open Season on Gift Selection?
Some white elephant parties have a theme for the gifts and typically the party decor. You might instruct your guests to bring a gift that is edible, or inspired by the 1970's. Your theme could relate to the group's interests or activities. For more ideas on party themes check out these white elephant variations.
Some groups will prefer not to have a gift theme. You can allow people to bring any type of gift they want, and you'll certainly be surprised by the results.
Consider who your audience is when deciding whether to have a theme or not. You don't want to make it too difficult for them to find gifts.
Consider what types of gifts you want people to bring, and what would be the most enjoyable for the group. Should the gifts be funny, useful, or would you like to leave that choice up to the individual. You may have a great time with handmade gifts in some circles but others may cringe at being asked to make something themselves. It can be a good idea to instruct people a little on what to bring, so no one ends up feeling cheap or misinformed.
Many hosts will impose a gift value limit or range. $30 or less is a common choice. Having a gift budget can make the game feel more fair and may help people choose what to bring. Most people won't want to show up with something that pales in comparison to everyone else's gift or makes them feel like they're showing off by bring something over the top. Again, this depends entirely on the group.
Finalize and write down the rules and guidelines for your game. Decide how to want to handle gift stealing. Do you want to limit the number of steals per round, per gift, or per player? Can a player steal from someone else if their gift was stolen or do they open a new gift? Does the first player get the option to swap gifts at the end of the game?
Think about adding limits to stealing for groups of 8 or more. In a larger group the game can take a couple hours to complete and adding restrictions of the amount of stealing per turn can help speed things up and sustain the group's enthusiasm.
For more details on on rules, gift stealing and game variations check out our white elephant rules.
Set your date, time and location and invite your guests. Explain the game to them in case are foggy on how a white elephant exchange works. It can be helpful to hand out printed rules and party details. Explain that gift stealing is an encouraged part of the game for any who have never participated before.
If you have a gift theme or budget be sure everyone is clear on what's expected of them. You may want to offer a little guidance on choosing a gift if you want people to bring certain types of gifts like funny, useful, or homemade.
Instruct people on how to wrap their gifts and make sure they know to keep what they bring a secret.
Every party needs at least something to snack on. Providing interesting or themed food and refreshments can add to the fun. You could make white elephant shaped cookies or cake. If you're party's theme is vacations you could serve something unique from different cultures around the world.
Background music will help lighten the mood and fill any awkward pauses as people react to underwhelming gifts. Your choice of music can also relate to your party's theme.
Warm up your crowd with other party games like team Trivia or Pictionary. Offer a door prize or consider holding a raffle with a gift giveaway at the end of the game. You could have a prize for the most interesting gift. If you end up with something really terrible you can snap a photo of it and submit it to our Worst White Elephant Gift contest.
White elephant parties are lots of fun but on a serious note there are many people out there that could use a little help. As long as you're getting a group or people together you might as well use the event to help a local charity. You could do a canned food drive and have all your guests bring a non perishable food item to donate along with their gift.
You might want to get an extra gift in case someone forgets theirs. Having an extra gift bag or two will be useful if someone didn't wrap their gift.
You'll need a table or another staging area large enough to hold all the gifts. Make sure there's enough room around the gifts for everyone to gather and see what's being opened. Provide enough chairs for everyone to get comfortable.
As guests arrive collect all the gifts and instruct everyone to keep their gift a secret. When everyone is ready to play, take a moment to review all the rules with the group and see if anyone has questions. Determine the order in which players will take their turns. Drawing numbers is the most common way to randomly assign who goes first. Some hosts prefer to use other methods like ordering by seniority or the order in which guests arrived at the party. Your job from here on out is just to facilitate the game, keep the spirits high, remind people of their options like "You can open a new gift or steal Barbara's", and remind people of the rules pertaining to stealing.


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I give up... Can someone please help/explain this to me?
What two rational expression sum to 3x-2/x^2-x-12
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Welcome to Web2.0calc forum
This is called partial fractions, it comes in useful when doing calculus.
\(\frac{3x+2}{x^2-x-12}=\frac{A}{(x-4)}+\frac{B}{(x+3)}\\ So\\ Ax+3A+Bx-4B=3x+2\\ (A+B)x+(3A-4B)=3x+2\\ A+B=3\qquad and \qquad 3A-4B=2\\ A=3-B\\ \text{sub to get B}\\ 3(3-B)-4B=2\\ -7B+9=2\\ B=1\\ A=3-1=2\\ \frac{3x+2}{x^2-x-12}=\frac{2}{(x-4)}+\frac{1}{(x+3)}\\ \)
You can finish :)
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Hosting provider Dreamscape Networks is expected to complete move of its corporate headquarters to Singapore by the end of 2018, with new appointments expected by end of July.
The move is expected to not just consolidate its executive team but to also integrate its marketing for its Crazy Domains and Vodien brands.
To date, Mark Evan, CEO, and Gavin Gibson, COO, have both relocated to Singapore, with Tony Sparks, group finance director expected to relocate by the end of 2018.
The Perth, Australia office shut down earlier this year, in March, while the Dubai office ceased operations in May of this year, with relocations from the Perth office expected to be completed by September 2018.
Furthermore, recent hires were announcement in an effort to build up its Southeast Asian operations, including the appointment of Ng Shin Ein to the organisation's board as a non-executive director, bringing with her broad experience across the financial and technology sectors, particularly in Southeast Asia.
The appointment of Ng was announced in May 2018.
Other new appointments include Jervis (John) Lee as chief integrations officer who will be responsible for driving integrations and play an important role in optimising implementation and best practices.
Meanwhile, veteran accountant, Sharon Sam, has also joined the company as the group financial controller, making the shift as a senior manager for PwC, reporting directly to Sparks.
In a concerted effort to grow its business and expand its market share across Southeast Asia, Dreamscape acquired Singapore hosting and domain provider, Vodien Internet Solutions; its first strategic acquisition in Southeast Asia.
Four other onshore hosting and domain businesses were also acquired by the company, all in the past 16 months.
The integration of all these businesses is expected to be completed by July 2018, with the recently acquired Domain Name Registrar's business to be integrated by end of September 2018.
The company is expecting integration cost savings for all acquisitions to be realised in FY19 with the full benefits seen in FY20.
Strategic partnerships are seen as a key growth enabler in the region, with a co-marketing compaign announced with PayPal in Asia, with Australia expected to follow.
With an eye on regional growth and emerging markets, a partnership with the developer community, Devcon, was announced in the Philippines, opening up to students, educators, web professionals as well as fresh graduates within the industry.


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The location here is definitely bright and happy – but the girls were even more (much more) cheerful & happy than that! These girls were all smiles & giggles – which is actually no surprise because very time I photograph them (especially big sister), they are full of personality and just super happy! Plus, they are just too adorable for words – they have the best smiles ever! Pinchable cheeks overload :) LOVE!


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Q: Use time condition with Active Record I'm trying to make an request with a condition of time. I would like something like that:
Model.where{'updated_at > updated_at + 10.minutes'}

Of course this previous code is not working.
I didn't find any solution of this problem until now.
Does anyone have an idea to solve this problem?

A: Finally, I did it like this:
Model.where{updated_at < DateTime.now - 10.minutes}

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As we have discussed in previous articles on our website, not all tennis court surfaces are the same. In fact, every type of tennis court surface requires a different approach to the game for competitors to play at their highest level of performance. From the low bouncing characteristics of grass tennis courts, to the methodical pace of play found on clay courts, there are many different strategies one can impose on their competitor to achieve success. However, just as tennis courts can be advantageous to certain tennis players, so can the right pair of tennis shoes. That's why, in today's post, we will be breaking down some of the best tennis shoes for grass courts.
Are you looking to improve your level of play while being taught the proven tennis techniques from trained professionals? If so, get in touch with Gorin Tennis: Granite Bay's best tennis academy. We are staffed by world-class tennis experts that only teach the proven methods that help high-level athletes improve their level of performance. As a member of the Global Professional Tennis Coach Association, we share a deeper insight into the world of tennis that few are able to experience. This is why Gorin Tennis Academy continues to remain the best tennis academy in California. To learn about some of the top tennis shoes for competing on grass courts, continue reading more below.
To no surprise, one of the top tennis shoes for competing on grass tennis courts comes from some of Nike's brightest minds. Worn by some of the most notorious tennis legends such as Roger Federer, the Nike Zoom Vapor 9.5 Tour shoe features a supportive upper while sporting several unique grooved patterns along the underside of the shoe.
Interestingly enough, the Zoom Vapor 9.5 was designed as a collaborative effort between Roger Federer and Tinker Hatfield, the man responsible for virtually every Jordan shoe design known to date. Fabricated from lightweight materials that are also extremely flexible, the Zoom Vapor 9.5 Tour is widely regarded as one of the most popular grass court tennis shoes available.
A favorite by tennis greats like Rafael Nadal, Nike's Air Max Counterballistec 4.3 is where design and functionality seamlessly meet, resulting in a high-performance work of art. With a complexly designed underside that features a number of ridges for improved traction, the Air Max Counterballistec 4.3 is able to prevent the most fierce competitors from slipping or sliding while playing on grass surfaces.
For tennis players that are looking for a shoe that provides ample ankle support, you will find relief from the Air Max Courtballistec 4.3, as they sport an extremely rigid upper with mesh lining for the most in breathability. With a rugged midsole that is designed to take a beating, you will be able to easily make directional adjustments on the court within a moment's notice.
Appropriately named after the only Grand Slam that has been played on a grass court since the inception of tennis, the Babolat SFX Wimbledon is one of the most impressive tennis shoes for competing on grass surfaces. With a completely breathable mid and upper, as well as deeply carved grooves along the underside, Babolat's SFX Wimbledon is the perfect combination of style and practicality.
What sets Babolat's SFX Wimbledon tennis shoe apart from the competition, however, is that its sole was designed and fabricated by French tire manufacturer, Michelin. Its unique sole not only offers the most in durability, it is also extremely comfortable without sacrificing on quality. The end result is a superb tennis shoe that will outlast your most competitive tennis matches.
These are just three of the many shoes that were specifically designed for grass court use. If you feel like your level of performance is being affected by your footwear, consider reading up on some of the top tennis shoes for grass surfaces to see if your current shoe holds up against the competition. However, if you are interested in improving your tennis skill set with professional instructors that teach the proven techniques used in tennis today, contact our friendly team of experts at Gorin Tennis: Sacramento's critically acclaimed tennis academy. We look forward to speaking with you!


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Dlouhá Loučka, comune del distretto di Olomouc, nell'omonima regione
Dlouhá Loučka, comune del distretto di Svitavy, nella regione di Pardubice

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The Wyoming Department of Transportation will cooperate with the development of quiet-zone projects funded by local governments that include roads under the jurisdiction of the state, provided the proposed quiet zone would conform with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 222.
WYDOT recognizes that train horn noise is a significant issue for many Wyoming communities, and will strive to promote a balance between public safety and quality of life. WYDOT believes that each community shall determine on its own accord whether or not quiet-zone treatments are in the best interest of public safety.
In 2009, WYDOT awarded a comprehensive Wyoming Quiet Zone Study that shows relative need for railroad quiet zones by community, outlines general community and statewide costs for railroad quiet zones, and establishes a priority ranking formula by community and or/corridor for the implementation of quiet zones.
The consultant, RL Banks and Associates, provided field assessments of quiet-zone options for at-grade public crossings in Wyoming in or near municipalities with populations of 100 or higher with train counts greater than two per day. This list consisted of 84 public crossings in or near 34 rail-served incorporated Wyoming communities. The consultant also developed a priority-ranking formula for the implementation of quiet zones in these communities.
The Phase 1 and Phase 2 Quiet Zone studies are available in PDF format below.
For additional information, please refer to the Federal Railroad Administration's Web site on Railroad Quiet Zones.


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The Pleiades and Hyades rise above my TEC 140.
Conditions were glorious last night - temperatures in teens, seeing and transparency both above average - and I was feeling surprisingly energetic, so I dragged my TEC 140, DM-6, and Berlebach Uni tripod out the door, and walked 15 minutes to my favorite nearby park. I had about 80 pounds of gear with me, but somehow, last night, I found it quite manageable. It was heartening to know that I could transport the TEC 140 without much more difficulty than I used to haul about my dearly departed APM 140.
When I set up shop I noticed that the sky was strikingly dark, and that the stars and planets scarcely twinkled. I immediately plugged in my highest-power Delos eyepiece - which manages 217x - and targeted Jupiter. What a view! I lost track of how many cloud belts I could make out, and subtle detail was everywhere. I was looking at the same hemisphere I had admired about a week ago with the TEC 140, and that same barge I noticed then was still around. Now the Galilean moons looked even more clearly like disks, and therefore like real little worlds.
I decided that the difference between the TEC 140 and the APM 140 lies in the sensation of texture on the planets. More than the APM, the TEC gives me the feeling that the clouds of Jupiter, for example, have depth, which in turns makes it clearer that I'm observing a three-dimensional object. That really makes a profound difference. Both the APM and the TEC provide views that are far better than those of four-inch refractors, including the Takahashi FC-100DZ. There's just so much more contrast visible with the bigger refractors, and on a low-contrast object like Jupiter that means everything.
The view of Saturn was a bit less perfect, just like it was a week ago. While I could easily crank up my magnification past 200x on Jupiter - which is usually about the limit in the Washington, DC air - Saturn benefitted from lower magnification. Still, I was struck by the obvious complexity of its ring system in moments of good seeing. It seemed I could clearly make out not only the Cassini division, but at times I got a flicker of brightness variations, attesting to distinct ring groupings of varying brightness.
After observing Jupiter and Saturn for a while, I wheeled the telescope east to observe the Pleiades at low magnification, which was pleasant but not noticeably different than it is in a smaller refractor. Then I realized that Uranus had climbed well over the horizon, and in fact that it should now be near 37 Ari, a star of very comparable magnitude (5.75 to 6 for Uranus). I've never observed Uranus before. I've tried to find it, but come up empty time and time again. It's actually a little embarrassing; it shouldn't be that hard to identify. So, this time, with the weather perfect and armed with a powerhouse telescope, I decided to give it a try.
The trick was to find Menkar (Alpha Ceti) and Kaffaljidhma (Gamma Ceti) in the constellation Cetus. While these are bright stars - Menkar in particular, at magnitude 2.5 - it's telling that even with atmospheric transparency better than average, I could only barely make them out. DC's light pollution is especially bad to the southeast from my position, which is where the national mall and the rest of the city's downtown area is located. Anyway, once I found those two stars I used them to triangulate Mu Ceti, which at magnitude 4.25 truly was at the edge of my perception.
These three stars in Cetus formed a narrow triangle that pointed to Uranus and 37 Ari. In fact, the length of the triangle was actually greater than the distance of the planet from that triangle. Using my finderscope, I searched. And searched. About 20 minutes went by, and no dice: I could see only stars. I started scanning more broadly, thinking I'd done something wrong. Then I checked my star map - which I get through an app called Stellarium - and suddenly it hit me: I'd been looking for something that looked like a planet. But Uranus is so far away - and therefore so dim - that it should really be indistinguishable from a star at low magnifications. My problem was that I had plugged in my 24mm Panoptic eyepiece, which gave me a magnification of just about 40x. I needed to trust my map and really crank up the power on the star that, I knew, must be Uranus.
So I did. With the high power Delos eyepiece back in and my magnification at 217x, suddenly the planet became obvious: a little grey-green ball, wandering through space. I could make out, at most, only the subtlest detail on that little ball - and really it was virtually featureless. But the thought that that ball was four times the diameter of Earth gave me a rare, visceral sense of the scale of the Solar System. It can be hard to wrap your mind around the reality that the distance between Uranus and Saturn is actually greater than the distance between Saturn and the Sun. Now, at the eyepiece, it seemed obvious. I hadn't found Uranus before because I'd underestimated the size of the Solar System; I didn't imagine that a planet so big could look so small.
It might seem like a drawback of manual mounts that it took me over 20 minutes to find Uranus - not to mention the many times I've searched for the planet and failed. Nothing could be further from the truth. When you do "star-hop" successfully with a simple mount, the sensation of actually finding what you're looking for is really special, and you don't get that with a go-to mount. You also start to genuinely learn the sky; I'd never thought about the constellation Cetus, for example, but now I know where it is, and I know that its third-brightest star is actually a triple-star system that I'd like to check out someday. That's not to say that star-hopping is always feasible or desirable, especially in the big city. But, as usual, you do give something up by opting for the convenience of modern technology.
A last note on equipment: in recent days, I've ranked the Delos eyepieces, TEC 140, Orion 6x30 finder, DM-6, and Berlebach Uni tripod in comparison with other gear I've used. I've described them as the best I've seen in their class of equipment. Yet I haven't mentioned how well they all fit together. It really is seamless. The DM-6 holds the TEC 140 with perfect ease; there are no jitters, just buttery smooth movement even at high magnifications. The Uni tripod, while light, is an absolute rock, while the finder scope makes it a breeze to hop between stars. And the Delos eyepieces slotted in the TEC 140 provide a glorious view of just about everything. It's all very pricey, of course, but I really recommend this mix.
The walk home was arduous. But, like William Herschel exactly 240 years ago, I'd found a new planet, and that made it easily worthwhile.
APM 140
Binary Stars
Edge HD 800
Emission Nebula
EVScope
FC 100DC
FC 100DZ
FS 60Q
Mewlon 180
Omni XLT
Planetary Nebula
Skywatcher 100ED
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February 28, 2013 News
Jury finds Shumey legally sane
By Matt Fountain
In the second phase of his murder trial, a 34-year-old San Luis Obispo man was determined to be legally sane at the moment he killed his mother outside of his downtown SLO apartment in September 2011.
On Feb. 16, jurors found that Christopher Shumey was able to differentiate between right and wrong when he shot Karen Shumey twice with a 12-gauge shotgun. The jury had previously found the defendant guilty of second-degree murder, as well as assault on police officers with a firearm.
For more than a week, jurors heard from a number of expert witnesses for the defense as well as the prosecution, namely Shumey's long-time psychiatric physician, as well as other physicians who had evaluated Shumey's mental state before and after the shooting.
Pierre Blahnik, Shumey's public defender, had argued that Shumey had a long, 15-year history of severe mental illness that began during his senior year as a student at UC Santa Cruz and had varied in intensity in the years since.
Blahnik also argued that Shumey was in the middle of a suicide attempt when his mother returned to his apartment following a heated argument between the two.
Deputy District Attorney Karen Grey countered that Shumey reloaded the shotgun before shooting his mother a second time and made statements to officers following the incident that showed he understood the gravity of the situation.
Unlike the initial guilt phase of the trial, the burden of proof in a sanity phase rested on the defense to prove the defendant was not sane at the time of a crime. Blahnik could not immediately be reached for comment on whether his client plans to appeal.
Shumey is scheduled for sentencing March 21.
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Dave Hurley's Salmon Tip of the Week
According to Tim Klassen of Reel Steel Sport Fishing, no one has found the salmon as of yet. "The ocean hasn't been great, so there hasn't been much effort," said Klassen. "As far as I know, no one has really ventured south between the stacks and Trinidad. There's a lot of water that hasn't been fished yet, so we're holding out hope they're out there somewhere. We did find some really good signs outside of False Cape Rock a couple days ago. Tons of birds and bait and the water dipped to 49 degrees, but we couldn't find any keeper kings."
The rockfish bite north of the head remains outstanding for black rockfish according to Curt Wilson of Wind Rose Charters. "The weather has been a little chunky, but we did make it to Reading Rock a few days where we found a wide variety of rockfish and some nice lings," said Wilson. "A few salmon are being caught daily off of the lagoons in 100 to 180 feet of water. The crabbing is starting to slow down as the crabs are molting."
Salmon fishing has been pretty slow the last few days, reports Jake Mitchell of Sea Hawk Sport Fishing. "Boats are averaging about a half a fish per rod," said Mitchell. "Most of the effort is happening right off the point in 40 to 50 feet of water. The rockfish bite has really been solid all week as well. The black rockfish bite has been wide-open close to the beach."
Sport salmon season opened last Tuesday and there were a handful of salmon caught, including some bigger ones," said Britt Carson of Crescent City's Englund Marine. "There's a handful of salmon being caught daily, mostly coming from the south. The rockfish bite remains solid, with limits reported by just about everyone. The California halibut bite is decent, with guys tossing swimbaits off the rocks and the kayaks catching a few each day."
Rough weather has kept boaters in close while fishing for salmon out of Brookings, reports Andy Martin of Brookings Fishing Charters. He said, "Charter boats are getting a fish or more per rod, with some catching limits. Small anchovies trolled just below the surface are working best. Commercial boats are doing well offshore and a break in the weather could cause catch rates to jump for private boaters. Lingcod fishing is slow, but some are catching limits of rockfish near Bird Island and Twin Rocks. Halibut fishing is fair but windy weather is keeping boaters away from the most productive waters."
Lower Klamath
Spring-run salmon have been caught daily in the estuary since the July 1 opener. Fresh kings are moving in with the tides and starting to stack up as the water temperatures are over 70 degrees. Anchovies rigged with a spinner blade has been the top producer so far. The best fishing has been on the incoming and a couple hours after the high.
Lower Rogue
"Salmon fishing hit peak season form on the Rogue Bay last week, with many guides getting limits and private boaters also getting a fish per rod or better," said Martin. "Salmon are holding up in the bay because of warm water upriver. The fish are spread throughout the bay, with a good incoming tide bite. A few summer steelhead also are showing in the bay."
The salmon bite has slowed down slightlyt out of Bodega Bay, but Captain Rick Powers of Bodega Bay Sport Fishing said, "I expect the salmon to erupt any day now, just like in the beginning. The weather was excellent on Thursday with no wind. Wind was called for, but it didn't materialize." They put in 15 salmon to 21 pounds for 22 anglers on Thursday along with full limits of assorted rockfish after posting 17 salmon to 16 pounds, one ling cod to 15 pounds, and 23 limits of assorted rockfish on Wednesday.
Captain Dennis Baxter of the New Captain Pete went north between Mussel Rock to the Pacifica Pier on Thursday for 18 salmon for 10 anglers. He said, "The area from Devil's Slide north is loaded with anchovies with all of the sign for salmon there, but there weren't many fish at Pedro Point. There are still a few squid boats there, and an occasional white sea bass ended up in a squid boat net. Everyone is trying for the ghosts, but the numbers aren't there. We got the information too late to make the run all the way north to the Towers, but we will start heading that way on Friday, stopping if anything looks too good on the trip north."
Monterey/Santa Cruz
Chris Arcoleo of Chris's Fishing and Whale Watching in Monterey said, "Salmon fishing has been slow with only three and four fish on our last trip, and we have been limited to a medium-grade of rockfish since the weather hasn't allowed up to run south. The local reefs are productive, but the best grade of rockfish comes from down south." They have a few openings for a salmon trip on Sunday.
As mentioned earlier, the salmon bite off of the Towers in clear, green water, leaving one captain to remark, 'Who would have thought we would have had our best day in these types of conditions?'
Captain Jerad Davis of the Salty Lady was one of the boats that found out about the action later in the morning, and they scratched out two fish shy of limits with a few over 30 pounds along with plenty of opportunities to put in limits. These are big fish, and many are being lost during the fight. Davis plans on heading to the same spot today although the salmon might not be there since there isn't anything to hold them
Most boats had to stay inside the bay until Thursday as the weather outside was rough. Captain Steve Mitchell took out Donoven Owen of Sonora, the young man who requires daily care for a debilitating health conditions. Owen had previously limited out on sturgeon with Mitchell after having to wait an extra day due to the weather.
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package com.sap.espm.model.web;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.util.Random;

import org.codehaus.jettison.json.JSONArray;
import org.codehaus.jettison.json.JSONException;
import org.codehaus.jettison.json.JSONObject;
import org.junit.Test;

import com.sap.espm.model.web.util.HttpResponse;
import com.sap.espm.model.web.util.RequestExecutionHelper;
import com.sap.espm.model.web.util.StreamHelper;

/**
 *
 * Junits for Supplier OData services
 *
 */

public class SupplierODataIT extends AbstractODataIT {
	private final String ENTITY_NAME = "Suppliers";
	private Random rand = new Random();
	private static final String FILENAME = "com/sap/espm/model/web/supplier.xml";

	/**
	 * Test if Suppliers are preloaded.
	 *
	 * @throws IOException
	 * @throws JSONException
	 */
	@Test
	public void testPreloadedSuppliersExists() throws IOException,
			JSONException {
		HttpResponse resp = RequestExecutionHelper.executeGetRequest(
				ENTITY_NAME + "?$inlinecount=allpages&$format=json", true);
		assertEquals("Mismatch in the number of preloaded suppliers", 9,
				RequestExecutionHelper.getInlineCount(resp.getBody()));
	}

	/**
	 * Test Supplier Url Top and Orderby Service Query option.
	 *
	 * @throws IOException
	 * @throws JSONException
	 */
	@Test
	public void testSupplierUrlTopOrderby() throws IOException, JSONException {
		JSONObject jo;
		HttpResponse resp = RequestExecutionHelper.executeGetRequest(
				ENTITY_NAME + "?$format=json&$orderby=SupplierId&$top=1", true);
		JSONArray ja = RequestExecutionHelper.getJSONArrayofResults(resp
				.getBody());
		assertNotNull("Unable to parse JSON response", ja);
		jo = (JSONObject) ja.get(0);
		assertEquals("Suppliers not orderedby Supplier Id in ascending order",
				"100000041", jo.getString("SupplierId"));

	}

	/**
	 * Test Supplier Url filter Service Query option.
	 *
	 * @throws IOException
	 * @throws JSONException
	 */
	@Test
	public void testSupplierUrlFilter() throws IOException, JSONException {
		JSONObject jo;
		HttpResponse resp = RequestExecutionHelper
				.executeGetRequest(
						ENTITY_NAME
								+ "?$format=json&$filter=EmailAddress%20eq%20'franklin.jones@pear-computing.com'&$top=1",
						true);
		JSONArray ja = RequestExecutionHelper.getJSONArrayofResults(resp
				.getBody());
		assertNotNull("Unable to parse JSON response", ja);
		jo = (JSONObject) ja.get(0);
		assertEquals("Supplier not filtered Supplier Id", "100000045",
				jo.getString("SupplierId"));

	}

	/**
	 * Test if Supplier URL Skip Service Query Option.
	 *
	 * @throws JSONException
	 * @throws IOException
	 */
	@Test
	public void testSupplierUrlSkip() throws JSONException, IOException {
		JSONObject jo;
		HttpResponse resp = RequestExecutionHelper
				.executeGetRequest(ENTITY_NAME
						+ "?$format=json&$orderby=SupplierId&$skip=1", true);
		JSONArray ja = RequestExecutionHelper.getJSONArrayofResults(resp
				.getBody());
		assertNotNull("Unable to parse JSON response", ja);
		jo = (JSONObject) ja.get(0);
		assertEquals("First Supplier in the ordered response not skipped",
				"100000042", jo.getString("SupplierId"));
	}

	/**
	 * Test if Supplier URL Select Service Query Option.
	 *
	 * @throws IOException
	 * @throws JSONException
	 */
	@Test
	public void testSupplierUrlSelect() throws IOException, JSONException {
		HttpResponse resp = RequestExecutionHelper
				.executeGetRequest(
						ENTITY_NAME
								+ "?$format=json&$orderby=SupplierId&$skip=1&$top=1&$select=SupplierId,Country",
						true);
		JSONArray ja = RequestExecutionHelper.getJSONArrayofResults(resp
				.getBody());
		assertNotNull("Unable to parse JSON response", ja);
		ja.get(0);
		assertTrue(
				"Selected property Country does not exist in the odata service",
				resp.getBody().contains("Country"));
		assertTrue(
				"Non selected property City still exists in the odata service",
				!resp.getBody().contains("City"));
	}

	/**
	 * Test Create and Read Supplier via URL.
	 *
	 * @throws IOException
	 * @throws JSONException
	 */

	@Test
	public void testCreateSupplierViaREST() throws IOException, JSONException {
		String supplierXml = StreamHelper.readFromFile(FILENAME);
		String email = rand.nextInt(200) + "@sap.com";
		supplierXml = supplierXml.replace(
				"<d:EmailAddress>email</d:EmailAddress>", "<d:EmailAddress>"
						+ email + "</d:EmailAddress>");
		String id = RequestExecutionHelper.createEntityViaREST(ENTITY_NAME,
				supplierXml, true);
		HttpResponse resp = RequestExecutionHelper.executeGetRequest(
				ENTITY_NAME + "?$format=json&$filter=SupplierId%20eq%20'" + id
						+ "'", true);
		assertEquals("Supplier not persisted", HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK,
				resp.getResponseCode());
		JSONArray ja = RequestExecutionHelper.getJSONArrayofResults(resp
				.getBody());
		assertNotNull("Unable to parse JSON response", ja);
		JSONObject jo = (JSONObject) ja.get(0);
		assertEquals("Added Supplier via REST not persisted in db", id,
				jo.getString("SupplierId"));
		resp = RequestExecutionHelper.executeDeleteRequest(ENTITY_NAME + "('"
				+ id + "')", true);
		assertEquals(
				"Unable to delete Supplier via REST or incorrect HTTP Response Code:"
						+ resp.getResponseMessage(), HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK,
				resp.getResponseCode());
	}

	/**
	 * Test Delete Supplier via URL.
	 *
	 * @throws IOException
	 * @throws JSONException
	 */
	@Test
	public void testDeleteSupplierViaREST() throws IOException, JSONException {
		String supplierXml = StreamHelper.readFromFile(FILENAME);
		String email = rand.nextInt(200) + "@sap.com";
		supplierXml = supplierXml.replace(
				"<d:EmailAddress>email</d:EmailAddress>", "<d:EmailAddress>"
						+ email + "</d:EmailAddress>");
		String id = RequestExecutionHelper.createEntityViaREST(ENTITY_NAME,
				supplierXml, true);
		HttpResponse resp = RequestExecutionHelper.executeGetRequest(
				ENTITY_NAME + "?$format=json&$filter=SupplierId%20eq%20'" + id
						+ "'", true);
		assertEquals("Supplier not persisted", HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK,
				resp.getResponseCode());
		resp = RequestExecutionHelper.executeDeleteRequest(ENTITY_NAME + "('"
				+ id + "')", true);
		assertEquals(
				"Unable to delete Customer via REST or incorrect HTTP Response Code:"
						+ resp.getResponseMessage(), HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK,
				resp.getResponseCode());
	}

	/**
	 * Test Update Supplier via URL.
	 *
	 * @throws IOException
	 * @throws JSONException
	 */
	@Test
	public void testUpdateSupplierViaREST() throws IOException, JSONException {
		String supplierXml = StreamHelper.readFromFile(FILENAME);
		String newPhoneNumber = "111111";
		String email = rand.nextInt(200) + "@sap.com";
		supplierXml = supplierXml.replace(
				"<d:EmailAddress>email</d:EmailAddress>", "<d:EmailAddress>"
						+ email + "</d:EmailAddress>");
		String id = RequestExecutionHelper.createEntityViaREST(ENTITY_NAME,
				supplierXml, true);
		HttpResponse resp = RequestExecutionHelper.executeGetRequest(
				ENTITY_NAME + "?$format=json&$filter=SupplierId%20eq%20'" + id
						+ "'", true);
		assertEquals("Supplier not persisted", HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK,
				resp.getResponseCode());

		supplierXml = supplierXml.replace(
				"<d:PhoneNumber>5899428367</d:PhoneNumber>", "<d:PhoneNumber>"
						+ newPhoneNumber + "</d:PhoneNumber>");
		resp = RequestExecutionHelper.executePutRequest(ENTITY_NAME + "('" + id
				+ "')", supplierXml, true);
		assertEquals("Unable to update Supplier via URL Response Message:"
				+ resp.getResponseMessage(), HttpURLConnection.HTTP_NO_CONTENT,
				resp.getResponseCode());
		resp = RequestExecutionHelper.executeGetRequest(ENTITY_NAME
				+ "?$format=json&$filter=SupplierId%20eq%20'" + id + "'", true);
		JSONArray ja = RequestExecutionHelper.getJSONArrayofResults(resp
				.getBody());
		assertNotNull("Unable to parse JSON response", ja);
		JSONObject jo = (JSONObject) ja.get(0);
		assertEquals("Updated Supplier via URL not persisted in db",
				newPhoneNumber, jo.getString("PhoneNumber"));
		resp = RequestExecutionHelper.executeDeleteRequest(ENTITY_NAME + "('"
				+ id + "')", true);
		assertEquals(
				"Unable to delete Supplier via REST or incorrect HTTP Response Code:"
						+ resp.getResponseMessage(), HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK,
				resp.getResponseCode());
	}

	/**
	 * Test Get Supplier by Anonymous user.
	 *
	 * @throws IOException
	 * @throws JSONException
	 */

	@Test
	public void testGetSupplierByAnonymous() throws IOException, JSONException {
		String supplierXml = StreamHelper.readFromFile(FILENAME);
		String email = rand.nextInt(200) + "@sap.com";
		supplierXml = supplierXml.replace(
				"<d:EmailAddress>email</d:EmailAddress>", "<d:EmailAddress>"
						+ email + "</d:EmailAddress>");
		String id = RequestExecutionHelper.createEntityViaREST(ENTITY_NAME,
				supplierXml, true);
		HttpResponse resp = RequestExecutionHelper.executeGetRequest(
				ENTITY_NAME + "?$format=json&$filter=SupplierId%20eq%20'" + id
						+ "'", false);
		assertEquals("Supplier OData service not secure for HTTP_GET request",
				HttpURLConnection.HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED, resp.getResponseCode());

		resp = RequestExecutionHelper.executeDeleteRequest(ENTITY_NAME + "('"
				+ id + "')", true);
		assertEquals(
				"Unable to delete Supplier via REST or incorrect HTTP Response Code:"
						+ resp.getResponseMessage(), HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK,
				resp.getResponseCode());
	}

}

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Program for the University of Denver home hockey series against Michigan Technological University on January 24-25, 1992. Includes brief biographies with photographs of chancellor Daniel L. Ritchie, athletics director Jack McDonald, head coach Frank Serratore, associate coach Mike Gibbons, assistant coach Troy Ward, and graduate assistant coach Lucien Carignan; DU athletics staff; Meet the Pioneers; About DU Athletics; This weekend in Denver; 1991-92 Denver hockey numerical roster including pronunciation guide; 1991-92 Michigan Technological University numerical roster; hockey rules and penalties; On the fall sports scene; Denver hockey honor roll; brief history and profile of the University of Denver; history of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA); Pioneer Athletics Foundation donors; Winter Sports Schedules.
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As I mentioned before, there are two things that are important for me to see on a personal level, and I want to do more of them. The first is that I am extremely interested in creating experiences that can allow me to experience a lot of the world. I want to create experiences that are more open and receptive to what I am doing and to what I am feeling.
This is why I want to try creating and playing thirai videos. Thirai videos are videos that are created using thirai art in a very specific way. There are a couple of different ways to go about it, but the simplest is to just draw thirai or draw some thirai-like art and then use the thirai to create something with your computer.
I think that the reason I love thirai is because it gives you the ability to create something with your computer that's very expressive and very powerful. The thirai art is very very detailed and it has an extremely detailed look. It's like looking at a very fine painting that has a lot of detail and the whole thing has a very specific feel.
I think the beauty of thirai is that it allows you to express yourself in a very powerful way. By using thirai, you can create a very detailed, very expressive piece of art (think of it like you can do with a drawing programs like Canvas).
The game's main mechanics are pretty straightforward. Every player controls a robot, with a single-player campaign, that will begin with a target character, with a single-player campaign, and then progress via two-player campaigns, with a single-player campaign, and then a single-player campaign, with a single-player campaign. There's a lot of interaction with the characters, that can take a very dramatic turn.
I love the single-player campaign because it really emphasizes the importance of teamwork, a key concept for games. There's a pretty good chance that there's some pretty major plot twists and revelations in the single-player campaign. The gameplay is really great too. You play as a single robot that can do a ton of different things, and if you take too long to finish a mission, you lose.
That's one of the things I like about the gameplay, that its not so much a linear, turn based game as it is a platformer. Its also a very social game, as well, so if you don't like to be stuck in a game for too long there are a ton of unlockable side missions that help keep you occupied.
The gameplay should be quite simple. There should be enough time to cut through the game. It's something I've said a lot about before, but I think you'll find it to be a great way to go about things.
The gameplay is actually a platformer. Its a combination of a platformer and a time loop game. You'll be able to jump, run, and slide across the screen at different speeds. It may look simple at first, but the physics, controls, and gameplay all work together perfectly to keep you engaged and moving.
I think it would be a very cool game to play, however, I have to admit that I was initially apprehensive about playing a game where I was not required to use a move that I knew in advance. Thankfully, though, it turns out the game has very little to do with the traditional platformer. The physics are pretty much all automatic, so you don't even have to think about it.


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News Release 27-May-2014
Light-colored butterflies and dragonflies thriving as European climate warms
Butterflies and dragonflies with lighter colours are out-competing darker-coloured insects in the face of climate change.
In a new study published in Nature Communications, scientists from Imperial College London, Philipps-University Marburg and University of Copenhagen have shown that as the climate warms across Europe, communities of butterflies and dragonflies consist of more lighter coloured species. Darker coloured species are retreating northwards to cooler areas, but lighter coloured species are also moving their geographical range north as Europe gets warmer.
For example, several Mediterranean dragonfly species have expanded their northern range and immigrated to Germany, such as the Southern Migrant Hawker (Aeshna affinis), the Scarlet Darter (Crocothemis erythraea) and the Dainty Damselfly (Coenagrion scitulum). In 2010, the Dainty Damselfly was also sighted in England for the first time in over 50 years. Butterfly species that thrive in warm climates, like the Southern Small White (Pieris mannii), have dispersed to Germany during the last ten years and are still continuing their northward shift.
As with lizards and snakes, the colour of an insect's body plays a key role in how they absorb energy from the sun, and is crucial in fuelling their flight as well as regulating their body temperature.
Dark-coloured insects are able to absorb more sunlight than light-coloured insects, in order to increase their body temperature, and are more likely to be found in cooler climates. In contrast, insects in hotter climates need to protect themselves against overheating. Light-coloured insects are more likely to be found in hotter climates as they can reflect the light to prevent overheating their body and be active for longer periods of time.
Carsten Rahbek, from the Department of Life Sciences at Imperial College London said: "For two of the major groups of insects, we have now demonstrated a direct link between climate and insect colour, which impact their geographical distribution."
"We now know that lighter-coloured butterflies and dragonflies are doing better in a warmer world, and we have also demonstrated that the effects of climate change on where species live are not something of the future, but that nature and its ecosystems are changing as we speak," concluded Professor Rahbek, who is also Director of the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate at the University of Copenhagen. To identify whether colour lightness was correlated to temperature, the scientists combined digital image analysis, which scanned and measured colour values of butterfly and dragonfly wings and bodies, with distributional data which mapped where in Europe the species are found.
They looked at 366 butterfly species and 107 dragonfly species across Europe, and showed a clear pattern of light-coloured insects dominating the warmer south of Europe and darker insects dominating the cooler north.
To test whether a warming climate had caused any shifts, they looked at changes in species distributions over an 18-year period from 1988-2006. Results showed that on average insects were becoming lighter in colour, and that darker-coloured insects were shifting towards the cooler areas in Western margins of Europe, the Alps and the Balkans.
Research has previously suggested that climate change is having an impact on the distribution of species, but this study provides evidence of a direct link and confirms basic assumptions about how changes in the climate can affect patterns of biodiversity.
Lead author Dirk Zeuss from Philipps-University Marburg in Germany said: "When studying biodiversity, we lack general rules about why certain species occur where they do. With this research we've been able to show that butterfly and dragonfly species across Europe are distributed according to their ability to regulate heat through their colour variation. Until now we could only watch the massive changes in the insect fauna during the last 20 years. Now we have an idea of what could be a strong cause of the changes."
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1.	Zeuss, D et al. 2014. 'Global Warming favours light-coloured insects in Europe'. Nature Communications, 27 May 2014.
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Once embargo has lifted, the paper can be downloaded at : http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NCOMMS4874 Please note this is an uncorrected proof of the paper.
2.	About Imperial College London
Consistently rated amongst the world's best universities, Imperial College London is a science-based institution with a reputation for excellence in teaching and research that attracts 14,000 students and 6,000 staff of the highest international quality. Innovative research at the College explores the interface between science, medicine, engineering and business, delivering practical solutions that improve quality of life and the environment - underpinned by a dynamic enterprise culture.
Since its foundation in 1907, Imperial's contributions to society have included the discovery of penicillin, the development of holography and the foundations of fibre optics. This commitment to the application of research for the benefit of all continues today, with current focuses including interdisciplinary collaborations to improve global health, tackle climate change, develop sustainable sources of energy and address security challenges.
In 2007, Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust formed the UK's first Academic Health Science Centre. This unique partnership aims to improve the quality of life of patients and populations by taking new discoveries and translating them into new therapies as quickly as possible.
Website: http://www.imperial.ac.uk
3.	About the University of Copenhagen
With over 38,000 students and more than 9,000 employees, the University of Copenhagen is one of the largest institutions of research and education in the Nordic countries. Together, the six faculties offer over 200 programmes for study in health and medical sciences, humanities, law, natural science, social sciences, and theology. With its more than 530 years, the University of Copenhagen is also one of the oldest universities in Northern Europe.
The motivational force of the University's research activities is financially and politically independent - free basic research; however, specific collaborative endeavours with other institutions and companies also have a place among the countless research activities. The dissemination of knowledge and findings to other research environments and the general public is a natural element of the University's research efforts. http://www.ku.dk/english
4.	About Philipps-Universität Marburg
Philipps-Universität Marburg is the oldest university in the world that was founded as a Protestant institution in 1527. It has been a place of research and teaching for nearly five centuries. Nowadays there are nearly 25,000 students studying in Marburg - 12 percent from all over the world. Almost all scientific disciplines, with the exception of the engineering sciences, are represented at Philipps-Universität Marburg. Its broad range of arts and humanities, and its experimentally challenging scientific work, constitute an ideal platform for interdisciplinary cooperation. The university relies on innovative teaching methods (with short course durations) and networked research, and offers a broad range of courses.
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PHIL SPACE Gallery, Andrew Ungerleider, and the Friends of Tony Price are proud to present a major exhibition of the legacy and work of the visionary artist Tony Price.
TONY PRICE was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1937 and in 1967 he landed near Los Alamos, New Mexico, having spent the 1960s traveling the US and Europe amongst concentric circles of artists, beatniks and emergent hippies. In Los Alamos, he discovered Ed Grothus' Black Hole, the famed laboratory salvage yard, and he began to create utilitarian objects such as chairs and tables and musical instruments, as well as wind chimes and gongs, out of the lab's military-industrial "junk". Price was so horrified by the bomb's potential to thoroughly alter lives by its mere existence, and to end all life by its actual use, that he committed his life to making art with a meaning. He later moved on to creating sculptures, and his most famous works are a group of primitive-inspired masks created out of scrap metal, many of them based on Hopi kachinas. In 1983 filmmakers Glen Silber and Claudia Vianello completed a documentary on price titled "Atomic Artist" that aired nationally on PBS in 1986. In September 1986, Price was given a solo exhibition in the New Mexico Governor's Gallery at the state capitol. The New Mexico Museum of Art organized a major retrospective in 2004 that traveled to the United Nations in 2005.
Price's works of transformed nuclear detritus are celebrated and collected worldwide.


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It Takes Six Trees To Support This 100-Foot Tall Treehouse
We thought that Wisconsin resident John Peterson had gone overboard when he spent three years building his kids a 200 square foot treehouse. However, Mr. Peterson's treehouse pales in comparison to the one built by Tennessee resident Horace Burgess, who spent 11 years building this 10,000 square foot, 10-story tree-structure that he believes (and nobody is arguing), is the world's biggest!
The ordained minister who began this amazing endeavor in Crossville in 1993, says he was inspired by a vision from god, telling him he would never run out of materials if he embarked on the project. As it turns out, that proved to be true, given that the entire structure, which is now his primary home, has been built using reclaimed wood and recycled materials. Over the years, Mr. Burgess has spent a total of just 12,000 USD on this 100 ft tall structure - Most of it, on the 258,000 nails he used to put it together.
Nestled atop six trees, the treehouse that looks more like a mansion, features numerous rooms, a spiral staircase, walkways, balconies and even, a mini basketball court. For his 11th wedding anniversary, Mr. Burgess constructed a special penthouse tower for his wife, which is decorated with chimes made from recycled oxygen acetylene bottles, that weigh 5,700 pounds. So is Mr. Burgess finally done? Only time will tell!
Resources: Gizmondo.com, dailymail.co.uk, inhabitat.com
Dolasia, Meera. "It Takes Six Trees To Support This 100-Foot Tall Treehouse." DOGOnews, DOGO Media, Inc., 06 Apr, 2012, www.dogonews.com/2012/4/6/it-takes-six-trees-to-support-this-100-foot-treehouse. Accessed 17 Jan. 2021.
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minecraft_god_0Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 5:53 pm
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DffMonday, February 25, 2019 at 12:54 pm
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savage9012Monday, December 17, 2018 at 12:08 pm
dang, that is so cool I think though if u go to the top and look down it would be a little scary.
laxbro2023Friday, May 4, 2018 at 4:30 pm
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zubacaFriday, May 4, 2018 at 2:24 pm
it is nice
these treehouses r amazig
goobygooberMonday, January 22, 2018 at 11:28 am
awesomecat12Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 2:11 pm
THIS IS SO COOL!!!!!!!!
Just a nobody😑Friday, October 13, 2017 at 4:18 pm
I'd be happy with a one-story treehouse but THIS is AMAZING!!
legitgamer2005Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 6:55 pm
One word : WOW!


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