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This week we report on Sea Voyager Expeditions, a new expedition company that will offer departures to Colombia, Panama, Ecuador and Costa Rica. The ship they will be using is the 60-guest Sea Voyager, which once worked for Lindblad. Far from the tropics, in the Canadian Arctic, four ships will be offering transits of the Northwest Passage in 2013, but One Ocean Expeditions is planning to operate two such passages this summer between Kangerlussuaq and Coppermine, in the Canadian Arctic, with the Akademik Ioffe. And today The Cruise Examiner crosses the Atlantic to join the 105-year-old former Canadian Pacific passenger ship Keewatin for the last leg of her voyage back to her old base in Canada.
New expedition cruise company Sea Voyager Expeditions Ltd of Nassau, has announced that it will operate to a new cruising area – with ten different itineraries through Colombia, Panama, Ecuador and Costa Rica. Guests will travel on the 1,195-ton expedition-style Sea Voyager, a ship that is perfect for exploring and has been completely renovated inside and out in the past year.
To avoid confusion, this is not the ship of the same name that is operated by International Shipping Partners and was used in relief work in Haiti, but the one that was built by Chesapeake Shipbuilding in 1982 and operated originally for American Cruise Lines and later for Lindblad Expeditions.
Denise Landau, company president and ceo, was for many years executive director of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO). Sea Voyager Expeditions is backed by Colombia Ecoturismo, the ship’s long-time owner, whose own president is Capt Jorge Murillo, a one-time master of Windjammer Barefoot Cruises’ Amazing Grace, and by ceo David Hartman, a former director of Lindblad Expeditions.
The Sea Voyager accommodates up to sixty travellers in thirty-one en suite outside staterooms. She also features a spacious lounge, full-service bar, dining room serving fresh produce, including locally-caught seafood, library with WiFi Internet access and fitness room with a view.
Sea Voyager’s new natural history voyages will offer a rich tapestry of tropical landscapes, birds and animals that are found nowhere else on earth, as well as native cultures opening their villages to new friends. Opportunities to explore from the sea floor to the rainforest canopy are possible, with guidance from a team of experts.
The company has recently published a 38-page brochure and updated its web site with further details.
Most of Sea Voyager’s itineraries are unavailable through any other operator. Passengers visit quiet, remote, uninhabited coves and offshore villages, and have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the rainforest and ecosystems that teem with wildlife, many species of birds and plants, native monkeys and whales.
Most of Sea Voyager’s itineraries also include a journey along the Panama Canal, one of the seven wonders of the modern world, or a tour of the locks, and arrangements can be made to visit post cruise to spend more time in this fascinating area.
Depending on the itinerary, expeditions are accompanied by ornithologists, marine underwater specialists, naturalists and/or historians, who add their own knowledge to guided walks along rainforest trails, snorkelling expeditions, lectures and briefings. Guests can also choose from swimming and kayaking to hiking, or exploring bays and rivers by Zodiac inflatable, or just relax on board or on one of the many stunning tropical beach locations these cruises visit.
Panama alone has about 10,000 varieties of plants, 1,500 species of trees and more than 1,000 species of birds. From mangrove forest to coral reefs as well as offshore islands there is much to see.
Voyages begin in August 2012 and range from 9 to 13 days in length. Bookings bring savings of $1,000 per couple if made before the end of October, with prices starting at $2,850 per person for the 7-night “Caribbean Gems of Panama & Colombia” departure in May 2013, and the 8-night “Mountains, Deserts & Corals of Caribbean Colombia” cruise departing in May, June and July 2013.
As with other expedition and adventure type voyages, shore excursions and expedition landings are included in the fare.
In January, we reported that three ships would be doing the full Northwest Passage in 2013, one voyage each being made by Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ Bremen and Hanseatic, travelling in opposite directions, and a third, first-time, transit by Compagnie du Ponant’s newest ship, Le Soléal. These ships all operate between the Atlantic, in Greenland, and the Pacific, in either Alaska or Russia.
However, this summer, another operator, Canadian-based One Ocean Expeditions, is also offering a double transit of the Northwest Passage with its 96-berth Akademik Ioffe turning around at Coppermine, a settlement of 1,450 souls lying in Coronation Gulf in the Canadian Arctic territory of Nunavut.
One Ocean notes that while the history of the 300-year search for the Northwest Passage is well documented, travellers may be less aware of the huge variety of wildlife in the form of marine mammals, polar bears and wildfowl.
According to Aaron Lawton, expedition leader with One Ocean Expeditions, it is possible to be overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of marine mammals, polar bears and birdlife that appear during such a voyage.
Using zodiac inflatables with the quietest of engines travelling upwind of a polar bear it is also possible to get safely within metres of these beautiful creatures as they stroll the shoreline. And, with a chance of seeing pods of beluga or bowhead whales, a raft of ringed, harp or bearded seals, a herd of walrus and staggering numbers of birds, many with chicks in various stages of fledgling, the Northwest Passage can be a wildlife experience to remember.
Facilities on board the Akademik Ioffe include a bar and lounge, a library and media room, plus a theatre-style presentation room, gift-shop and wellness centre with massage, sauna and hot tub, as well as a dining room serving sumptuous meals throughout the voyage.
Additional highlights of the 14-night trip, which travels between Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, and Coppermine, Canada, include majestic, steep-sided fjords and massive tabular icebergs, the chance to visit remote Inuit communities and meet traditional Greenlandic kayakers and opportunities for hiking, kayaking, photography and birding expeditions in the company of expert guides.
One Ocean is offering the choice of two 14-night transits of the Northwest Passage in 2012, with departures on August 12 from Kangerlussuaq, sailing west to Coppermine, and August 26 in the reverse direction from Coppermine. Fares start at $7,590 per person triple share and from $10,990 per person for a private twin stateroom.
Suites and superior staterooms are also available from $11,990 to $13,990 per person. Kayaking excursions cost $695 per person. Fares include return transfers between Kangerlussuaq and Coppermine (Kugluktuk) airports and the ship, all meals and accommodation and all zodiac excursions.
I have been commenting from time to time recently on the s.s. Keewatin‘s voyage from Douglas, Michigan, on Lake Michigan, to Port McNicoll, Ontario, on Georgian Bay.
Tomorrow, at the invitation of former Keewatin crew member and project manager Eric Conroy, I will be joining this historic ship for the final leg of her journey back to Canada. Eric and I both started our careers as 17-year-old student waiters on these ships, he on Keewatin and I on sister ship Assiniboia.
Conroy, who worked two summers on the Keewatin and wrote a book about it called “A Steak in the Drawer” (from ordering an extra steak and putting it in a drawer for later consumption), has been in charge of this project.
This involved purchasing the 3,886-ton vessel, the last surviving Canadian Pacific passenger ship and possibly the last surviving Edwardian liner in the world, and bringing her home to Canada.
In November, the firm that engaged him, Skyline International Development Inc of Toronto, purchased the 105-year-old Clyde-built ship and after having dredged the harbour at Douglas, Michigan, where she had been used as a museum, at a cost of $1 million, to release her, had her towed to Mackinaw City, from where she will sail tomorrow.
All of this has been made possible by Skyline International and its ceo Gil Blutrich, whose vision has brought this about.
Today I cross the Atlantic to join the ship as one of five riding crew, five sailors, a cook and a cameraman, for the final leg of her tow to Port McNicoll, her base for several decades.
There, the Keewatin will become the centrepiece of a new waterfront park and part of a new resort community being developed by Skyline International, who also own the King Edward, Cosmopolitan and Pantages Hotels in Toronto and a number of Ontario resorts. So readers can look forward to a full report on this homecoming next week.
The subject of repatriating this 105-year-old cruise ship to Canada, brings to mind the cruising history of Canadian Pacific, whose Empresses, Duchesses and Princesses operated so many early cruises.
Canadian Pacific, one of the early lines to go into cruising, offered a world cruise every year in the 1920s and 1930s, when the St Lawrence River was closed by ice, as well as cruises between Montreal and New York, to Bermuda, to Alaska, to the Mediterranean and to the West Indies, not to mention the Great Lakes.

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As a researcher, you’re probably using your smartphone as part of your work. With Elsevier’s Hivebench lab notebook, for example, scientists can prepare, conduct and analyze experiments from their smart devices.
You may also be using your smartphone for the science itself – to monitor climate fluctuations in your lab, for example, or photographing the bacterial colonies in your Petri dish. Or, you may be among the growing number of researchers who are harnessing the power of smart phones and citizen science for your own work.

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The Art Department also has a supplemental application process. See fullerton.edu/arts/art for further information.
The M.F.A. project exhibition constitutes a professional one-person art exhibit. It is installed in one of the department’s graduate galleries and announced for public view by the student as the final phase of the M.F.A. program requirements.

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Don’t miss your opportunity this season.
Out of a deep concern for all my brothers and sisters in Christ, I must share what is weighing heavily on my heart. I need to share this and pray that you all take this warning and exhortation very serious.
I understand that there are many prophetic voices out there speaking of a great move of God coming. However, very few know or will voice the importance of our response to this season we have entered. Unfortunately, the church at large is not following the true Spirit of God, and as a result, are not following the cloud by day and fire by night into our promised land. Many are following the false teachers and prophets of the last days which we have been warned about over and over in scriptures. And as a result, few are listening to and following the true Shepherd. Hence, most of the church hasn’t even heard the call to come out and meet the Bridegroom.
And so, this is what I wish to share. Don’t miss out on this call to come out (come out of heart fellowship with the world and all that is unclean) and don’t neglect your responsibility. When Jesus gave the parable of the ten virgins with five wise and five foolish, He didn’t use those numbers in order to say that half of believers will enter in. No, He used the number ten because the biblical number ten represents our responsibility. (see here: http://asis.com/users/stag/godcount.html) And the number five represents God’s grace. So, the numbers “ten” and “five” in this parable shows us that we are prepared (purified and filled with the oil of His presence/anointing) by His grace through us doing our part that we are responsible for.
The true grace of God can also be called “His divine empowerment”. Thus, He divinely empowers us to overcome sin and the flesh, walk uprightly, and accomplish His will for our lives. Hence, God’s grace is synergistic and interactive, not unilateral. It is true that it is only by His power and might, yet we must be in agreement, obedient, and responsive to His grace.
And so, I wish to reiterate the last two prophetic words I posted from my dear friend and pastor. The call to the ten virgins has gone out. It’s time to wake up and prepare ourselves to meet the Bridegroom. And the way we do this is by getting into the presence of God and allowing Him to purge and purify us with His cleansing fires. The season for this is NOW.
A couple of years ago I posted a word from the Lord telling us to seek His presence and ask for His refining fires. Since we have now entered that season of burning (coming out), I wish to share this word with you all again. And I share this prophetic word along with this warning to not miss out on your opportunity to come out and prepare yourself to meet the Bridegroom. Unfortunately, most will miss out because of the false teachings and misconceptions of scripture. Therefore, please, please take this warning and exhortation serious and do your part in preparing to meet the Bridegroom. You truly don’t want to be one of the foolish virgins who try to prepare while the wise go in with the Bridegroom, and then the door is shut. Now is the time to prepare yourself by the cleansing fires of His presence….
Therefore, I say to you; call out to Me and get into My presence on a daily basis. Allow Me to cleanse you from all filth and corruption of flesh and the world. Oh, do you not know that these are the last days in which all must choose between either the world and its darkness, or My kingdom and its light? So I say to you, choose well this day. Choose My kingdom, and I shall do great wonders in the midst of you and through you.
I love you all, My little ones. So choose carefully this day in whom you shall serve; Me, or your selfish ways and this world. Do not forget these words of Mine and know that your choices in the short days ahead will forge your destiny to either everlasting life with Me, or everlasting shame and contempt. Therefore, choose wisely My little ones.
On another note, donations have dropped dramatically the last couple of months and I’m in desperate financial need if anyone is able to help out with any amount. As most of you already know, the Lord has me relying on the financial support of others right now and so I live a humble life with only a few monthly bills. But I do have bills. So, if anyone can help out, it would be greatly appreciated and I pray the Lord abundantly blesses you in return for your faithfulness in giving.
Revelations of the Kingdom of God are coming.
Now listen, I have a surprise on the horizon for My people. I have a surprise that will thrill the hearts of those who truly love and seek after Me. For I am about to enlighten the hearts of My people which will open many doors of revelation. And in this, you shall truly see your purpose in the earth along with its endless possibilities. But most of all, you shall be enlightened in how I desire for you to be in union and oneness with Me and the Father, as you become earthen tabernacles carrying the fullness of our Spirit. Does this not thrill your hearts, My dear ones? For I tell you, it is My Father’s greatest desire to be one with His children in His kingdom, and My greatest desire is to see My father’s desires fulfilled.
Oh, how I love you all with an everlasting love. And it is My Father’s greatest desire to give you the kingdom. Therefore, do not take this word lightly. Seek from Me what it means to buy of Me gold tried in the fire. I am waiting to share end-time truths with you that will thrill your hearts. You have all entered into a time like never before. Therefore, redeem the time while you can, for time is short and soon it will be too late to enter in, and then, the door will be shut. I tell you, intense disappointment shall cause many to weep and gnash their teeth when they witness how they missed out on such a great eternal weight of glory. You do not want to be part of that group. So then, heed My words this day. Truly, you shall not be disappointed….
***If these words from the Lord encourage or help you in any way, please consider returning the favor with a financial gift (of any size) to help with my monthly needs. Love and blessings to you all…..

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Cue and queue are two words that are, surprisingly, pronounced exactly the same. A cue is a sign or signal, an indication that something should happen.
Queue is a synonym for line – the kind of line you stand in when you are waiting for something. It is used in British English, but usually not in American English.
It’s also used as a verb – to queue up, or line up.
As a noun, cue means a signal, alert or hint used to inform somebody to do something.
"He missed his cue, hence, his performance had a bad start."
Queue refers to a long line up of people, things, animals etc with each person waiting for their turn.
"I couldn't see the movie even after standing on the ticket queue for several hours."
Cue was at the center of what the DOJ calls an illegal scheme to fix the price of e-books.
ISTANBUL -- It’s dawn and tea pots bubble above low flames. Faces appear, poking out from tents, with reddened eyes. The first cigarettes of the day are lit, their tips glowing orange. Smart phones glow as people queue in an exhausted haze, waiting for a breakfast of coffee, bread and cheese.

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Karina Oliva Alvarado - K's poetry is her water and sharing it, her breath. Born in El Salvador, she emigrated to the U.S., age four, and continues to live in Pico Union, known for its Central American population. From hardship and violence, she was made a warrior early on, yet her quest for social justice remains motivated by empathy. K's best learning emerges from mother-hood, gente and ancestor knowledge. Someday she hopes to bring on miracles of the mind, free the naked spirit, and nurture the human core. A visual artist, she remains committed to the spoken word and is grateful to the creative, intellectual, spiritual, and activist communities of which she belongs. Part of her academic focus is on Salvadoren/Salvadoren American cultural production related to place/memory/nostalgia informing identity politics. She's interested in hearing about your migration experiences through word/art.
Anayvette Maria Bran Is the daughter of a Salvadorian father and Nicarag�ense-American mother. She strongly believes in the power of spoken word. As an activist, poet, organizer, follower of Yemaya and infiltrator at U.C.L.A majoring in Chicana Studies and Latin American Studies, she enjoys eating ripe mangos under a full moon and making love to her writing. Her inspirations and influences come from her colorful familia and two-spirited nature. She currently stands as "La Mera Mera" of La Gente newsmagazine, and continues to let the world have it palabra por palabra.
Adriana Cabrera-Garcia - Encourages creativity as cultural resistance! Born and raised in San Jo, Cal, she throws the spoken word with the California "END-Dependence Poets Collective." She graduated from SJSU majoring in public relations, with a minor in Chicana/o Studies last May. She is one Chicana reggae lover who can do it all...baila, pinta, escribe, sonr�e, and creates! As a cultural worker and political activist, she has initiated multiple projects addressing the Chicano community among students, youth and the working-class. She has recently begun organizing efforts within the Filipino community as well...on the theme of art and spirituality. In addition, being involved in numerous collectives working with the youth and drawing from her personal experience, she uses and promotes art for self-healing and community transformation.
Johnny Chavarr�a is an Hondure�o poet/rapper, activist and 'maestro' from the Mayan coast 'de la Ceiba.' He is an undergraduate at U.S.C., but he'd rather tell you that he works with the youth of South Central Los Angeles. Johnny is passionate about making social change a reality. His smile radiates energy, and his lyrics inspire others to want to take a stand against all forms of injustice. He is definitely a spiritual brother on a quest.
Camincha is from Miraflores,Lima,Per�. Calls the United States her second home and keeps close to her roots for she feels that "it is much easier to get where you want to go when you are proud of where you come from." Earned her M.A. in 1987 in Spanish Literature at San Francisco State University. Was selected by KDTV for their segment "One of Ours" to honor her contributions to the Latin American community in the Bay Area. Her poems,short stories and translations have been published in English and Spanish on Lit & E-Zines magazines. And has desktop published three chapbooks. The San Francisco Bay Guardian,says: "Camincha frames the ordinary in a way that makes it extraordinary, and that is real talent."
Janssen Chavarria was raised in South Central, Los Angeles. He was originally born in the Mayan Coast of La Ceiba, Honduras and immigrated in 1984 crossing Babylon's walls. He's motivated to make social change a reality by working with youth in the inner city, and hopes to create a community center that opens the doors to artistic minds. Janssen is currently majoring in International Development and Latin American Studies at UCLA. He is a rapper, poet and teacher of the Creator's love, who writes to reach souls and bring honor to all who fought before us because he believes our past history is extremely important in order to formulate our identities.
Mark Gonzales - A member of the original End-Dependence tour, Mark is a spoken word artist and prison abolitionist currently infiltrating UC Riverside as a student. Raised by his father since 1989, Mark moved from Alaska to Colorado, then to California. As a member of the 2001 Long Beach West Coast Slam Champions, Mark witnessed the power of words to move masses and dedicated himself to doing so. As founder of the Civil Writes Project, he assists in the development of radical methods of re-education through spoken word based curriculum; as co-founder of The Non-Prophets Poets, he works with at-risk youths to emphasize self-expression as a form of self-actualization; as a member of Mic and Dim Lights Alumni, he travels nationally with other artists to universities, conferences, and classrooms to advocate Social Justice via spoken word and the arts. "Poetry is more than art, it is audio liberation. For we are the voices that will no longer subject themselves to the state violence of silence."
Gabriela L�pez (a.k.a. Sasparella) - Mexicana artist/actor/writer, was born and raised in Norwalk, CA in an artistic and musical family. Writing has been her main form of self expression all her life, and was a member of the original End-Dependence Tour. She has been published in a few anthologies throught the years, has participated and conducted writing workshops and open mics in Whittier and presented a motivational arts workshop for high school girls at the "1st Annual Young Women's Empowerment Day" at Rio Hondo College. In 2001, she released her first self-produced poetry cd, "Sasparella: Words & Music" with the help of music producer Shug. She has performed her work most recently at CASA 0101. Currently she's developing a performance art piece for TeAda Theater Productions titled "Apparitions of the Virgin Mary" scheduled to open late August. When she's not writing and performing, Gabriela also co-owns a graphic design firm, Soap Design Co. in Los Angeles. She would like to thank the END-dependence Collective for their continuing inspiration and collabo!
Charles (Bomani) Watson currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he first began writing as substitute for conversations he didn�t have with his father as a youth. Sharing his stage time as a performance poet, he earned a BS in Electrical Engineering. Bomani is also a photographer and member of A Mic and Dim Lights collective traveling the U.S. performing spokenword in various cities. His writing encompasses a unique blend of social-politics, reality, fantasy, hip-hop, and love. He is currently working on several spokenword projects including his own CD.
Adriel Luis, Is a Chinese American poet from the Bay Area scene. Born in '83 and raised in Union City, CA, he grew up with the steadfast principles of capitalism, social acceptance, and success through standardized evaluation, institutionalized deep within his persona until his unleashed passion for poetry and spoken word woke him up from the Amerikan Dream and helped transform him into the raving yellow-skinned nightmare he is today. His newfound perspective in life was nourished through running with the L.A.V.I.S.H. (Lifeforms Achieving Valence in Shaping Hip-hop) family, and he is now also an affiliate of the Youth-Speaks Bay Area spoken word organization and CAPAA (Council of Asian Pacific American Affairs). Adriel was a finalist in the 2002 Bay Area Youth Poetry Slam. His current projects include working on his solo debut album, The Life and Depth of Adriel Luis, and his first chapbook, Cutloose. When he is not looking for love in the Bay or within the restlessness of himself, Adriel can be found at the University of California, Davis, working on his Bachelor of Sciences in Community and Regional Development, with a certificate in Asian American Studies.
Palomar Sanchez Is a Xicano slam poet from the Bay Area who is taking UC Santa Cruz by storm. He has been raised to be a human rights freedom fighter. His no holds barred approach both inspires and gives hope to the youth. He is not afraid to bring it 'on the real' and is willing to put his body on the line to even shut down the infamous "School of the Assassins (Americas)."
Ruby Veridiano, a.k.a. Tali Amani - Although Ruby is new to the spoken word scene, her work isn't any indication of it. Her ability to intertwine words to paint images makes her poetry not just a joy to hear, but also to visualize. Influenced by her awe of underground hip-hop, she transcends the beauty of its culture through her writing and performance. Ruby has also begun tapping into her Filipina roots, taking her own experiences, as well as her developing knowledge of her culture and background to scribe poetry that is as personal as it is beautiful.

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You give Alaska Radio Mission life with your prayers and financial contributions.
Unexpectedly, contributions took a serious drop last month, and as you’ll see toward the end of this newsletter, we were hit with several unusual and unavoidable expenses. We can’t pay all of our bills and are looking at putting all projects on hold. For KNOM, this is thankfully rare, but it is serious and pressing.
We thank you most sincerely for your prayers for our mission and for your help. If you have a friend who might be willing to lend us a helping hand, will you please ask for us?
Many parishes have social action committees which contribute to work like ours. In fact, about three dozen parishes contribute to KNOM. Might yours be interested in joining them?
Again, you are our strength. Thank you for your kindness to the remote people whom we serve.
WELCOME: (left) KNOM’s newest volunteer is Jacob Buckenmeyer. From Mount Vernon, Washington, Jacob graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in journalism. This past summer, he worked as an intern with Catholic News Service.
He serves as news reporter.
In his spare time, Jacob likes to read, write, target shoot, and he’ll “try to get back to wood carving.” Welcome!
31,000: That’s about how many inspirational spots KNOM has broadcast so far this year, thanks to you. Thank you!
IMPORTANT programs on KNOM recently included interviews and call-in shows on topics like the government’s response to climate change in western Alaska and the opportunities and challenges of recycling in this region and the No Child Left Behind Act.
As the region slowly is joining the Internet, there was one stirring discussion, as callers spoke with an Anchorage sting operation detective about how to keep their children safe from sexual exploitation.
Thank you again for making this kind of programming possible in the bush of Alaska.
Dear Lord, help me to listen, to understand the feelings of my friends in their moments of joy or pain, happiness or sorrow. Help me to hear the thoughts of friends and relatives in good times and in bad, as we face life together as a family.
Help me to hear Your Voice, God, as You walk with me and guide me each day. Amen.
INSPIRATIONAL SPOT: Oh, Lord, in my present need, help me to believe that You are aware of my anxiety, and will do what is best for me. Give me the strength to trust You and put the present and the future into Your merciful hands.
Grant this through Jesus Our Lord. Amen.
(Left) A. G. “Augie” Hiebert, at KNOM’s 25th anniversary celebration, July 14, 1996.
LOSS OF A GREAT FRIEND: We mourn the death of Augie Hiebert, without challenge, Alaska’s greatest broadcaster, without whom KNOM would not exist.
A convert to Catholicism, Augie flew to Nome when he learned of the fledgling attempts toward a Catholic radio station. In 1967, he filled out the paperwork for an FCC construction permit.
His close friendship with Senator Ted Stevens helped sweep away several major federal roadblocks to the Nome Catholic radio project.
Without him, it would have floundered.
Augie came to Alaska in 1939, as construction engineer for Fairbanks’ first radio station. Once the station was built, one of his duties was copying United Press International news from shortwave radio Morse Code. On December 7, 1941, he was the first person in the Territory of Alaska to learn of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and notified the Fairbanks Army post.
Later, he struck out on his own, building Alaska’s first television station in Anchorage in 1953, Fairbanks’ first in 1955, and Alaska’s first FM station in 1960.
Augie’s company was about to turn its first profit in 1964, when his Anchorage facilities were extensively damaged in the devastating Good Friday earthquake, the most powerful ever recorded in North America. Three years later, his Fairbanks facilities were destroyed in a flood. A fighter, Augie rebuilt, heavily mortgaging his personal property to do so.
Always close to military brass, Augie convinced them to use a military satellite channel to bring Alaska its first live broadcast from outside the state: Neil Armstong’s lunar walk. For the event, Alaska Airlines offered reduced fares to Anchorage.
Augie was a visionary. It was his drive and influence that brought satellite communications to Alaska in 1970, and to hubs in the bush like Nome in 1974.
Throughout his 68-year career in Alaska, Augie continued to look forward, and he was especially interested in helping young people learn communications skills. In 1958, he sponsored Alaska’s first live television program that was entirely produced by teenagers. At the time of his death, he spearheaded a project that created a low power FM station for a local middle school.
At KNOM, we think of him as a father. In addition to everything else he did for us, he continued to be a regular, major contributor.
Tom Busch remembers: “En route to Nome, I was instructed to first meet with Augie in Anchorage. On February 3, 1970, my first full day in Alaska, having no idea of his immense stature in the broadcasting community, I breezed into Channel 11 to see him. I think he was amused by my ignorance. He swept everything off his desk and took care of me for the rest of the day. Taking me to his home, he handed me the 5-inch-thick Nome Catholic radio file. ‘It’s all yours, son,’ he told me.
“About twenty years later, Augie called me a friend, and I took that as a tremendous compliment. Among his other friends was Walter Cronkite. He knew many people of great influence.
“I could tell so many stories."
“In 1982, Augie accompanied a few of us to Washington, D.C., to lobby the FCC for distant signal protection for Alaskan AM stations. (We were successful.) We were having breakfast at a hotel on a Saturday morning when Augie asked if we’d like a tour of CBS-TV’s Washington news bureau. He dialed the number that CBS answers on Saturday mornings, and a few minutes later, we were being given the grand tour by none other than newsman Bob Schieffer.
“In his final years, at every opportunity when a KNOM staffer or new volunteer was passing through Anchorage, I’d take them to meet Augie. He greatly enjoyed the visits, and treated them to his agile, teasing humor.
“I last saw him at the funeral for another Alaska broadcaster in June. For the first time, he had lost his spark. It turns out that he was in considerable pain, though he worked hard to conceal it.
“Those of us who have been in the Alaska broadcasting community for a while share one sentiment: We greatly miss him. To me, the father of KNOM was a favorite uncle whom I continue to admire immeasurably.
INSPIRATIONAL SPOT: Only through wholehearted living do we truly live at all.
Perhaps some of us fail to fully live because we fail to appreciate from where, and to where, we are going.
It’s not vanity to recognize our own place in life and then our fitness for it. Let’s not waste our time envying others, but rather, devote ourselves to the productive use of our own abilities.
God intends each of us for a very special job. Whatever our vocation or mission in life, He calls us to be men and women for others.
INSPIRATIONAL SPOT: I expect to pass through life but once. If, therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good things I can do to my fellow being, let me do it now and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.
“RUSSIAN” AROUND: (left) At left, Alaska Eskimo Walrus Commission head Vera Metcalf and KNOM public affairs director Amy Flaherty stand in the town square, in front of Saint Trinity cathedral.
The city? Anadyr, Russia, 511 miles west of Nome. Amy flew there by small plane to cover a meeting of the Beringian Heritage Program. Vera was there to participate.
Beringia Days, begun eleven years ago, is an annual joint meeting partly coordinated by the U. S. National Park Service.
The American-Russian project promotes open communication and cooperation in the Bering region. It’s a multi-purposed effort involving exchanges of culture, science, and resource management on both sides of the Bering Strait.
Amy is just the fourth KNOM reporter to travel to Russia since the “Ice Curtain” border was partially opened in 1989.
Curiously, with 11,000 residents, Anadyr is the closest town of that size to Nome.
(Left) A map of the incredibly remote route between Nome and Anadyr, Russia.
This month, 525 people receive the newsletter, and 88 respond with gifts.
BUDGET BUSTERS: The past two months, we’ve suffered several painful maintenance expenses, as our buildings have just reached the age where they need a touch-up or two. Battening down for the winter, we needed to level our cold storage building (which is sitting on wooden blocks), replace the emergency generator fuel tank, repair the volunteer house boiler, replace some flooring, repair steps, and so forth.
In two months, these maintenance expenses have cost $15,094, which is five times what maintenance cost us all of last year. Ouch!
As ever, we offer you and all of your intentions in our prayers. Thank you again, so very much. May Our Heavenly Father reward you a thousand fold for your generosity.

industry_corpus2: Media & Journalism


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Belmont Resources Inc. is celebrating 25 years of Stock Exchange Listing and Trading. An emerging junior gold exploration company holds well located land positions in the world renowned Red Lake Camp, northwestern Ontario. Three claim blocks covering approx. 1296 hectares adjacent to Goldcorp/ Rubicon to the west and south and Goldcorp/ MetalCORP to the northeast. Ground geophysical surveying and drilling are in progress.
Brookmount Explorations Inc., is a Nevada registered company. The Company�s mission is to discover, define and develop a portfolio of key resource properties throughout North and South America. The Company�s key property is located in central Peru. Brookmount also has a 100% interest in five mineral claims located in Chazel Township near the town of Rouyn-Noranda in northwestern Quebec.

industry_corpus2: Mining


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My prior post Fitness Tips: How Not To Be Annoying In Gym Class was very popular, so after some recent experiences in the weight room for the umpteenth time, I figured it was time for this sequel--Fitness Tips: How Not To be Annoying When Working Out With Weights.
Sorry, but this one's definitely a guy thing. We know you're lifting weights. In fact, the whole gym is well aware that you're lifting weights. We know you're lifting a dumbbell, but there's no need to be one. Keep it to yourself. The grunting and groaning is SO unnecessary. Do you ever hear a woman make that much noise lifting weights? We know you exist, and we'd prefer you existed much more quietly.
How many times have you finally spied a weight bench after a long wait (pun intended), and when you triumphantly went to rush over to capture it, found a big messy blob of sweat on the bench? Eeww, right? Obviously the person who used the bench before that person didn't leave it that way, or they wouldn't have used it. So what could someone possibly be thinking about when leaving the bench in that condition? "I hope they didn't see me?" "I'm leaving my sweat for posterity?"
Here's a memo for you. The gym requires you to bring a towel--use it! And those little paper towel stations with disinfectant spray are not a decoration either!

industry_corpus2: Sports


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Rogers Albritton was a philosopher of independent mind who was once chair of the philosophy department at Harvard, and later the chair at UCLA.
Out in California, he became the president of the American Philosophical Association's western division. His 1985 presidential address, "Freedom of Will and Freedom of Action," to the APA distinguished freedom of action (the freedom to do what we will) from freedom of the will itself.
"Where there's a will, there just isn't always a way," as he put it.
This was a clear and thoughtful distinction at a time when compatibilists - or "soft determinists" as they were known since William James, were identifying free will with the lack of external constraints.
This view of freedom as freedom of action originated with Thomas Hobbes and David Hume.
It was the foremost view in the age of Newtonian deterministic physics, and continued to grow stronger in modern times despite the discovery of real quantum mechanical indeterminism in the early twentieth century.
Albritton was particularly critical of Elizabeth Anscombe and her essay "Soft Determinism."
Albritton made it very clear that we could will something even if it proved impossible to do.
Fortunately, Elizabeth Anscombe has taught me, by her essay "Causality and Determination," that I needn't go in for Lapacean fantasies, and I gather that John Earman is intent on conveying the same reassurance. That's fine. But one wouldn't care to think one's freedom of will secured by the physical possibility in pure theory that one will stay in bed for the rest of one's life, with Russian explanations ready in case anyone asks, much less by the theoretical possibility that instead of doing one's duty one will suddenly deliquesce into a nasty liquid all over the rug. Are we or aren't we as approximately deterministic as alarm clocks, say? That seems an awful question.
Albritton could not see that the adequate determinism we share with alarm clocks can be augmented by some modest libertarianism, a bit of randomness that generates alternative possibilities for our thoughts and subsequent actions.


text: We’ve had a few people contact us asking regarding the head on collision in Pickerington yesterday morning caused by a drunk driver. Yes, that was my brother, Richard Andrew “Andy” Birney. He wasn’t very involved with the farm over the last few years, but his 5 kids were. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers, and please if you’re going to drink, DON’T drive!

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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TSX-V: CWV: Crown Point Energy Inc. (“Crown Point”, the “Company” or “we“) today announced its operating and financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2016.
Copies of the Company’s unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are being filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and will be made available under the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website at www.crownpointenergy.com. All dollar figures are expressed in United States dollars (“USD“) unless otherwise stated, and M$ means thousands of USD.
“Argentina, in the last part of 2015, entered an era of optimism and growing expectation resulting from the election of the government of Mauricio Macri. The new government is methodically bringing responsible government to Argentina, providing the country with an opportunity to realize its full economic potential” said Murray McCartney, CEO of Crown Point. Currency controls were relaxed by the Argentine government in December 2015 and the Argentine peso (“ARS“) underwent a devaluation. A portion of Tierra del Fuego (“TDF“) operating costs and general and administrative expenses incurred in Argentina are denominated in ARS. As a result, a portion of the Company’s operating costs per BOE and general and administrative expenses have decreased in USD equivalent terms.
The Argentine government has also reached agreements with hold-out creditors who had refused to restructure certain of Argentina’s bond debt after Argentina defaulted on the debt in 2001. In April 2016, Argentina sold $16.5 billion of sovereign debt, the biggest emerging market bond sale ever and the country’s first global issue in 15 years. The deal raised funds to pay amounts owing to the hold-out creditors. As a result, the bond crisis has been resolved and Argentina has regained access to international capital markets. We believe that 2016 will continue to bring positive change for Argentina and its oil and natural gas industry. Natural gas self-sufficiency for Argentina is a stated objective of the Macri government; we believe that the Argentine oil and natural gas industry will be encouraged to invest through a higher domestic natural gas pricing policy.
During 2014 and 2015 Crown Point and its partners drilled 13 new wells, of which eight wells are on production, three wells have been suspended pending further study, one well has been included in the 2016 capital planning program for a remedial completion workover, and one well is awaiting completion at a time yet to be determined.
The Company has identified a number of older producing and non-producing wells on the Las Violetas concession as candidates for fracture stimulation during 2016. Two wells have been fracture stimulated to date, one of which has been returned to production whilst the second has been placed on a production test.
After completing its evaluation of the Vega del Sol wells, the Company took the decision to re-enter both wells and conduct further testing. VdS x-3 was re-entered in November 2015 and three additional sand zones within the Neuquén Group were perforated, stimulated and tested. The well was then placed on an 80 hour production test with all perforated zones co-mingled. During the test period, the well flowed gas, oil and water at restricted rates of 665 Mcf per day of gas, 10 bbls per day of oil plus 18 bbls per day of treatment fluid and formation water. Total gross production during the test was 1.75 MMcf of gas and 90 bbls of liquids comprised of 35% oil and 65% treatment fluid and water. VdS x-3 was suspended as a potential oil and gas producer and will be tested in conjunction with VdS x-1 by pipelining the production through the VdS x-1 facilities.
VdS x-1 was re-entered in December 2015 to swab test the fractured igneous sill in the Chachao formation. Swabbing operations continued for 3 days at the end of which time a stabilized production rate of 8.9 bbls of oil per hour or 215 bopd (zero water cut) was achieved. A total of 145.8 bbls of oil and 497.6 bbls of treatment water were recovered.
VdS x-1 was suspended while production facilities, consisting of a single well battery and separator, were installed on the wellsite and a 1.3 km flowline connecting the VdS x-3 location to VdS x-1 were installed. Testing of VdS x-1 well commenced in April 2016 and testing operations at VdS x-3 are scheduled to commence in May 2016.
Crown Point estimates a total of $5.0 million of capital expenditures for 2016 comprised of $4.7 million on the TDF concessions and $0.3 million on the CLL concession. Crown Point expects to meet these obligations, along with its other anticipated expenses, using funds flow from operations, working capital which totaled approximately $1.5 million at the end of Q1 2016 and $1.9 million of expected Petróleo Plus bond proceeds.
LF-1029 has recently been placed on production and is being tested to evaluate the Springhill interval.
Continuation of the TDF fracture stimulation program through the second quarter of 2016, which includes one older well on the Las Violetas gas pool (LV-104), and EM.x-2 which is located east of the San Luis gas pool. This well flowed gas when it was tested in 1977 and again in 1991, but has remained shut in since. Of the two wells fracture stimulated this year, one well is on production and the second well currently is on a 4 point modified isochronal production test. The Company is reviewing other candidate wells for additional fracture stimulation programs.
Ongoing long term production testing of VdS x-1 and VdS x-3 wells at CLL to evaluate possible development locations.
Domestic oil pricing policy has been influenced by the worldwide collapse in international oil prices. The intent of the Argentine government is to allow domestic pricing to be coupled with international benchmarks, however it is evident that the government is reluctant to allow domestic pricing to fall precipitously as this could result in a severe downturn in the industry, which in turn could trigger extensive layoffs, social unrest and disruptions. The government has therefore entered into a new oil pricing scheme for 2016 which fixes domestic oil prices approximately US$10 per barrel lower than the previous pricing scheme, which expired on December 31, 2015. The Company expects to receive US$61.10 per barrel for its TDF oil in 2016.
On March 29, 2016, the Ministry of Energy and Mines issued Resolutions 28/2016 and 34/2016 which set new natural gas prices as of April 1, 2016. The TDF natural gas price for residential sales are expected to be approximately $2.66 to $4.25 per Mcf, depending on variables such as the exchange rate from ARS to USD, and the type of residential user classified based on the volume of natural gas consumed which may result in a discounted price for certain residential users, depending on consumption levels.
(1) Non-current financial liabilities are comprised of bank debt. The total amount outstanding at March 31, 2016 is $2,595,470 of which $1,647,542 is classified as current and $947,928 is long-term (December 31, 2015 – $2,416,186; $1,162,717 current and $1,253,469 long-term).
The Company’s operating netback was lower in Q1 2016 than Q1 2015 due to lower sales volumes and commodity prices, which was offset by a decrease in per BOE amounts for royalties and operating costs.
As shown in the table below, the Company received lower unit prices for commodities sold during the first quarter of 2016 resulting in an 8% decrease in total revenue per BOE as compared to the first quarter of 2015.
During Q1 2016, the Company’s average daily sales volumes were 1,462 BOE per day, up 3% from 1,416 BOE per day in Q4 2015 due to the sale of inventoried volumes of oil and down 2% from 1,499 BOE per day in Q1 2015 due to natural declines.
TDF average daily production volumes for Q1 2016 averaged 1,421 BOE per day, down 7% from 1,431 BOE per day in Q4 2015 and down 8% from 1,437 BOE per day in Q1 2015. The decrease in Q1 2016 daily production volumes is due to the natural decline of wells combined with restricted production from some existing wells during the last three days of March due to a fire in the San Martín main gas line in Santa Cruz Province. Normal production levels were restored on April 1, 2016.
Operating costs were $10.48 per BOE in Q1 2016 as compared to $11.03 per BOE in Q1 2015 due in part to the effect of the devaluation of the ARS against the USD which has declined 49% since currency controls were lifted in December 2015 including 13% during Q1 2016. A portion of the Company’s operating costs, including rates for field personnel and trucking, are set and settled in ARS based on the ARS to USD exchange rate at a particular point in time. Rates are subsequently adjusted in the event of significant changes in the ARS to USD exchange rate. The Company expects salary and certain other costs to increase in the second quarter of 2016 in response to the devaluation of the ARS against the USD.
G&A expenses were 40% lower in Q1 2016 than Q1 2015. The decrease is due to a reduction in staffing levels as well as other efficiencies and cost savings achieved in the Canadian and Argentina offices combined with the effect of the devaluation of the ARS against the USD which reduced certain ARS denominated expenses.
Certain Oil and Gas Disclosures: Barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A boe conversion ratio of six thousand cubic feet (6 Mcf) to one barrel (1 bbl) is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. In addition, given that the value ratio based on the current price of crude oil in Argentina as compared to the current price of natural gas in Argentina is significantly different from the energy equivalency of 6:1, utilizing a conversion on a 6:1 basis may be misleading as an indication of value. “bopd” means barrel of oil per day. “Mcf” means thousand cubic feet. “Mmcf” means million cubic feet. “bbls” means barrels. “”M$ means thousands of dollars.”MM$” means millions of dollars. “km” means kilometers. “2D” means two dimensional.
Non-IFRS Measures: This press release contains the term “funds flow from (used by) operations” which should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, operating cash flows from (used by) operations as determined in accordance with IFRS as an indicator of the Company’s performance. Funds flow from (used by) operations and funds flow from (used by) operations per share (basic and diluted) do not have any standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS and may not be comparable with the calculation of similar measures used by other entities. Management uses funds flow from (used by) operations to analyze operating performance and considers funds flow from (used by) operations to be a key measure as it demonstrates the Company’s ability to generate cash necessary to fund future capital investment. Funds flow from (used by) operations per share is calculated using the basic and diluted weighted average number of shares for the period consistent with the calculations of earnings per share. A reconciliation of funds flow from (used by) operating activities to cash flows from (used by) operating activities is presented in the MD&A which will be made available under the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com.
Forward looking information: Certain information set forth in this document, including: the Company’s belief that certain of President Macri’s policies will have a benefit to the Argentina economy and the oil and natural gas industry in Argentina (including with respect to pricing, future investments, costs and other matters); certain intended operational activities on the Company’s properties; estimated costs associated with certain of the Company’ operations (and the timing thereof); various statements under the heading “Outlook”, including the Company’s intention to complete certain remedial work, commence a fracture stimulation program, the evaluation of possible development locations, completing certain geological and seismic work and other matters; the Company’s assessment on future commodity prices; and the Company’s assessment of financing sources, including external and internal financing, is considered forward-looking information, and necessarily involve risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond Crown Point’s control. Such risks include but are not limited to: risks associated with oil and gas exploration, development, exploitation, production, marketing and transportation; risks associated with operating in Argentina, including risks of changing government regulations (including the adoption of, amendments to, or the cancellation of government incentive programs or other laws and regulations relating to commodity prices, taxation, currency controls and export restrictions, in each case that may adversely impact Crown Point), risks that new government initiatives will not have the consequences the Company believes (including the benefits to be derived therefrom), the risk that the Company may not receive any bonds in consideration of its Petróleo Plus credits, expropriation/nationalization of assets, price controls on commodity prices, inability to enforce contracts in certain circumstances, the potential for a hyperinflationary economic environment, and other economic and political risks; loss of markets and other economic and industry conditions; volatility of commodity prices; currency fluctuations; imprecision of reserve estimates; environmental risks; competition from other producers; inability to retain drilling services; incorrect assessment of value of acquisitions and failure to realize the benefits therefrom; delays resulting from or inability to obtain required regulatory approvals; the lack of availability of qualified personnel or management; stock market volatility and ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources; and economic or industry condition changes. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking information and, accordingly, no assurance can be given that any events anticipated by the forward-looking information will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits that Crown Point will derive therefrom. In addition, the information relating to reserves is deemed to be forward-looking information, as such information involves the implied assessment, based on certain estimates and assumptions that the reserves described can be economically produced in the future. With respect to forward-looking information contained herein, the Company has made assumptions regarding: the impact of increasing competition; the general stability of the economic and political environment in Argentina; the timely receipt of any required regulatory approvals; the ability of the Company to obtain qualified staff, equipment and services in a timely and cost efficient manner; drilling results; the costs of obtaining equipment and personnel to complete the Company’s capital expenditure program; the ability of the operator of the projects which the Company has an interest in to operate the field in a safe, efficient and effective manner; the ability of the Company to obtain financing on acceptable terms when and if needed; field production rates and decline rates; the ability to replace and expand oil and natural gas reserves through acquisition, development and exploration activities; the timing and costs of pipeline, storage and facility construction and expansion and the ability of the Company to secure adequate product transportation; future oil and natural gas prices; costs of operational activities in Argentina (including in respect of the operations described herein); currency, exchange and interest rates; the regulatory framework regarding royalties, commodity price controls, import/export matters, taxes and environmental matters in Argentina; and the ability of the Company to successfully market its oil and natural gas products. Additional information on these and other factors that could affect Crown Point are included in reports on file with Canadian securities regulatory authorities, including under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent annual information form, and may be accessed through the SEDAR website (www.sedar.com). Furthermore, the forward-looking information contained in this document are made as of the date of this document, and Crown Point does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be expressly required by applicable securities law.

industry_corpus2: Petrochemicals


text: Diva Up in an ecommerce website selling fashion products to women aged 18-45. Owner Todd Halford uses Bontact as a sales tool. Many of his customers start using the phone and then move to chat as they become more comfortable with the business and the channel, freeing themselves up for multitasking. Email is too slow for most fashion customers. Most prefer an unobtrusive interface with sales, unless they have an upcoming event or other pressing deadline. Halford says that most fashion shoppers come from mobile devices, which makes mobile sales channels crucial.


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The Apollo Pro family of Clip-on Thermal Imaging Devices representsArmasight’s premier day/ night thermal clip-on product displaying thebest and latest in advancements developed by Armasight in the field ofuncooled thermal imaging technology for the dismounted soldier, speciallaw enforcement team member, and professional hunter. The Apollo Proepitomizes Armasight’s 20/50-design gold standard, which is defined fromproduct inception as being capable of withstanding 20 meters immersionfor 2 hours, and engineered for routine use with 0.50 BMG weapon shockand recoil. Based around common core electronics, signal processing, andinfinity focused large-format collimating eyepiece, the Apollo ProSeries Day/ Night Clip-on Thermal Imaging Device is available in avariety of options and price points that cater to every application –military and commercial.
The Apollo Pro is a solid state, uncooled, long-wave infrared, 1X(unity magnification) Clip-on Thermal Imaging Device for day and nightengagements. It mounts directly in front of the variable magnificationsniper day sight without the need to remove the day sight from theweapon. Collateral applications of the Apollo Pro Thermal Imaging Deviceinclude functionality as a unity magnification (1x) stand-alone weaponsight and handheld uncooled thermal monocular. For the collateral dutyfunctions, Armasight has included a compass and inclinometer in theApollo Pro package for finer range estimation and target orientation. Afive-button wireless remote switch is included to operate and modify thesettings on the Apollo Pro to optimize the imagery for the viewed scenewithout having to remove your hands from the weapon. The Apollo Pro hasBluetooth© wireless capability and can directly interface with mostsmart phones with the potential for engaging a series of current andfuture applications.
Utilizing the latest FLIR TAU-2 Technology, the Apollo Pro is offeredin 336x256 and 640x512 pixel formats. These options are further enhancedby professional military-grade 30mm, 50mm, 100mm Germanium (Ge)objective lenses, creating a wide variety of range performance optionsoptimize the user’s experience with this magnified day sight.
Armasight has introduced a unique dual battery option for the ApolloPro Clip-on Thermal Imaging Device, consisting either of four 3.0VDC123A batteries (all oriented in the same direction to prevent confusionin replacement), or four 1.5VDC AA batteries pre-loaded in a cartridge.In a pinch, the Apollo Pro special power-management feature allows theuse of a single 3.0VDC 123A battery for just over an hour.
The Apollo Pro uses the same 9-pin multi-pin connector to providevideo-in imagery, where there may be a need for map or rangefinderdisplay overlays, and external power access. In support of thesecapabilities, Armasight offers an optional laser range-finder, externalbattery pack, multispectral laser and other accessories designed toattach on the MIL-STD-1913 rail of the Apollo Pro to feed the desiredoverlay or input power into the Clip-on Thermal Imaging Device. The9-pin connector is also capable of providing a portal for periodicallyupgrading the Apollo Pro software directly; as new revisions becomeavailable, users can download updates directly from the internet.
Apollo Pro weapon installation is easy, repeatable, and reliable basedon a user-friendly MILSTD- 1913/ Weaver/Picatinny rail compatible,quick-release locking mechanism. This device is normally used in the“Reticule Off/ No Reticule” mode. However, when used in the collateralrole of a 1X stand-alone Multipurpose Viewer, the solid state technologyreticule adjustments and software algorithms -- combined with acomplementary color reticle platform -- ensure maximum reticle contrast,high-level target accuracy, and boresight retention that cannot beachieved with mechanical boresight adjusters and traditional ballisticdrums. This level of accuracy is translated into the tracking electroniczoom (e-zoom) function of the Apollo Pro, when used as a 1x weaponsight, which can be progressively increased from 1x to 2x to 4x and 8x(640x512 format only) without changing the point-of-aim to pointof-impact relationship of the targeting reticle.
Based on its superior price-to-performance value, the Apollo ProClip-on Thermal Imaging Device represents the most versatile andsophisticated Armasight product available in today’s market for hunters,SWAT teams, and military personnel who want to use their own sniper dayMultipurpose Viewers.
Information Based Histogram Equalization (IBHEQ) – a “Sky/Sea” enhancement – information based environment dependent algorithm that automatically adjusts camera gain and excludes pixels determined to not contain critical information, specifically helpful in scenes with lots of sky or water.
User Controlled Manual Non Uniformity Correction/Flat-Field Correction (UCMNUC/FFC). There is a mechanical shutter between the camera sensor and the lens. This shutter is used to perform a non-uniformity correction (NUC) also known as flat-field correction (FFC. During FFC, the shutter presents a uniform temperature source to each detector element in the array. While imaging the flat-field source, the camera updates the offset correction coefficients, resulting in a more uniform image after the process is complete. All Armasight thermal imagers allow for user to manually trigger or interrupt scheduled UCMNUC/FFC function.
Silent Shutterless NUC ™ (SSN) – In addition to user controlled manual NUC/FFC all Zeus models employ a digital supplemental non-mechanical flat-field correction that allows to extend the periods between mechanical shutter events and to further reduce image noise. SSN is always ON enhancement.


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The maple/spruce Grand Auditorium has always been a versatile performer, and this edition boasts an array of tone-enhancing refinements that transform maple’s tone profile into a richer, warmer and more complex voice. As a result, players can expect an even more dynamic and expressive musical tool. Design nuances include a maple-specific back bracing profile and a special seasoning process for the spruce top called torrefaction, a method of roasting the wood to produce an aged tonal character with greater acoustic resonance and responsiveness.
Other touches include the use of protein glues to optimize the tonal transfer between key wood components and an ultra-thin, 3.5-mil gloss finish to minimize dampening. A new, hand-rubbed “Brown Sugar” stain on the back and sides gives maple’s striking figure a beautiful violin-hued appearance without adding extra thickness to the finish. Featured appointments include ivoroid Wings fretboard inlays, an inlaid ebony backstrap, ebony binding with ivoroid purfling, an ebony/ivoroid rosette, and a striped ebony pickguard, along with Taylor’s Expression System® 2 acoustic electronics. The guitar comes with a deluxe hardshell case.
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Therapy of testicular cancer: a surgeon's view.
Dindyal S., Bhuva N., Sooriakumaran P.
Treatment for metastatic testicular cancer has generally met greatest success when it has involved platinum-based chemotherapy and this is widely used for metastatic disease in most centers. However, surgical techniques should not be excluded. Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection has enabled a high cure rate to be achieved when used in conjunction with chemotherapy in patients with more advanced stage cancers.

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


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Freshman ineligibility doesn't make the grade says College Insider Matt Murschel.
There is a lesson to be learned following reports several conferences are exploring the option of restoring freshman ineligibility, barring first-year athletes from playing.
And you don't have to have a college degree to see what it is.
It all began when the Big Ten pushed the debate to the forefront by confirming to ESPN that league officials were considering the making freshman ineligible in football and men's basketball.
Freshman have been eligible to play in all NCAA sports since 1972, but according to a report by The Diamondback — Maryland's student newspaper — a memo is circulating among school officials about the issue, which centers on concerns over academics. The memo titled "A Year of Readiness" explores whether students attending college should spend their first year focusing on being — well, students — rather than focusing on athletics.
A novel concept, but let's not kid ourselves, this idea has less to do with GPA and more to do with NBA.
That's right. It's about finding a way to deal with concerns over the one-and-done trend in college basketball. The NBA and its players' association requires an athlete to be at least 19 years old and one year removed from high school play before being eligible for the league draft.
Most top high school players land at a program with a short-term stay on their minds. During the past three seasons, 27 players with only one year of college eligibility under their belts were picked in the NBA Draft.
So if the Big Ten thinks proposing a rule like making freshman ineligible will help, then the league needs to go back to school. As any parent can attest, telling children they can't do something only makes them want to do it more.
SEC power Kentucky already has established itself as the top option for one-and-done players, with freshman guard Devin Booker leading the Wildcats in scoring and expect to leave school soon after this season ends.
Talk about a recruiting advantage.
To be clear, the Big Ten isn't the only Power 5 conference that's considering the move.
Commissioners for both the Big 12 and Pac-12 told CBSSports.com earlier this month that both leagues were also pondering the move. But a decision to move forward with such a move would be left to either the individual conferences or must be voted on by all Division I schools.
Perhaps the biggest reason this thinking won't fly is the almighty dollar.
College football is the fastest growing sports in America with fan interest at an all-time high. It's the reason a network like ESPN would spend $7 billion for the right to air the College Football Playoff. Or why, according to a recent report in the Sports Business Journal, advertisers feel they get more bang for their buck with college sports over NFL and Major League Baseball.
There are other ways college administrators can work toward preparing young men for the future, including expanding eligibility from four years to five. Or perhaps offering opportunities for athletes to return and get their degrees after their college days?
Or better yet, how about working with the NBA and its players union to raise the eligibility requirements from one year to two? It's better for all involved to allow some of these kids to grow and mature another season.
Hopefully, the Big Ten will learn its lesson.
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby announced last week that the league's board of directors approved the creation of a new league-wide policy for concussion diagnosis and management. The new code requires member institutions to follow guidelines outlined by the NCAA. The rules state each individual school should have a "team physician-directed concussion management plan" on file and before each season, athletes should be educated about the importance of reporting concussions and signs that may occur if a concussion happens. The policy also gives medical staffs the overall authority to determine whether a player who may have suffered a concussion is eligible to return to play. Brain trauma injuries have been a growing concern in the NCAA and Power 5 conferences like the Big 12 have made it a point to address the issue.
UCLA is reportedly close to hiring Tom Bradley as its new defensive coordinator. Bradley spent the past season leading West Virginia's defense under head coach Dana Holgerson after spending more than three decades as an assistant coach at Penn State. He stepped in as interim head coach of the Nittany Lions after Joe Paterno was fired in 2010. He would be replacing Jeff Ulbrich, who left UCLA to take the linebackers job with the Atlanta Falcons.
Ohio State and Oregon are way too early favorites to win their conferences, according to the latest odds released by sportsbook 5Dimes. The Buckeyes (-150) top the Big Ten, while Oregon (+200) leads the Pac-12, Alabama (+260) the SEC, TCU (+200) the Big 12 and Clemson (+250) the ACC. Of course, odds could change during the next 180 days or so before the 2015 season actually begins.
•Rolando Blackman (Kansas State), Quinn Buckner (Indiana), John Havlicek (Ohio State), Ed Ratleff (Long Beach State) and Charlie Scott (North Carolina) headline the 2015 National College Basketball Hall of Fame class. The group will be joined by legendary coaches Don Donoher (Dayton), C. Felton Gayles (Langston) and Lou Henson (New Mexico State, Illinois). Induction will take place on Friday, Nov. 20, at Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland in Kansas City.
•North Carolina, Kansas State, Missouri and Northwestern will take part in the 2015 CBE Hall of Fame Classic at Sprint Center in Kansas City. The men's basketball semifinals will take place on Monday, Nov. 23, with the consolation game on Tuesday, Nov. 24, followed by the championship game. All games will air on ESPN networks.
•High school coaches will converge on Central Florida this week for the annual Nike Coach of the Year Clinics at the Wyndham Orlando Resorts. The event kicks off on Feb. 27 and features three days of seminars geared toward football. Coaches interested in attending have until Feb. 25 to register at nikecoyfootball.com/orlando.


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At the top of the Invoices page you can see the Search bar that you can use to find invoices by a particular keyword or detail.
Note By default the invoice list is filtered to show new invoices created within the last 90 days.
To find invoices by a keyword, enter the appropriate keyword in the Search box, and then press the Enter key or click the Search icon.
To filter invoices by their details, click the down-pointing arrow, enter search settings, and then click Search.
VIN lets find invoices if your search term includes last symbols (at least one last symbol) of the VIN. The same is true for the free text search in the Search box.
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I wish I had a better word than “training” to describe what I do, only because it has come to be interpreted to mean so many things to different people. Different ways to influence behavior means that some types of training have involved the use of aversives. The kind of training I teach doesn’t recommend that approach, but the word out there on its own still carries that baggage. Training is the word that also has been affiliated with certain kinds of activities animals have been asked (or coerced) into doing that today’s culture no longer finds acceptable. For example as a child, I remember there used to be a Saturday morning TV show that featured chimpanzees dressed in human clothes being detectives.
Thankfully, training like any other profession strives to evolve and improve. Today’s progressive trainer is committed to a force free approach using scientifically sound principles to influence behavior. Furthermore the behavioral goals are pretty mind blowing. Most are familiar with using science based training technology to solve behavior problems, especially with companion animals. But did you know training is also being used to train animals to cooperate in their own medical care? One of my main jobs these days is to train animals in zoos to voluntarily accept injections and blood draws. Sedating an animal can be risky. Training frequently completely eliminates this problem and allows caregivers to ensure animals get the health care they need ASAP.
We have learned more about the amazing abilities of animals thanks to studies that have been facilitated by training. Check out this fascinating study about communication using echolocation in dolphins that could not have been done without training.
The many wonderful benefits of training make for a long list. Training has been used to help prepare animals for release into the wild for conservation and rehabilitation programs. Training is used daily in zoos to make day to day care easy to accomplish. Preventative health care is a breeze thanks to training. And we discover amazing things about underestimated species thanks to engaging with them via training. Certainly most people in my world understand the value of the word “training.” However I do hope to eliminate the baggage from the old days of training and continue to illuminate the work of today’s progressive trainers helping to improve animal welfare, the human animal bond, and facilitating conservation efforts. Today’s trainers are making the world a better place for animals.


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How to easily add a new monitoring agent to multiple devices?
You can edit the agent locations for multiple devices at once on the Device Manager screen.
From the Device Manager, expand the monitoring platforms and select the devices you wish to update by checking the boxes next to each device or select all devices under a platform by checking the box in the platform header.
Click the action button for the platform you wish to update.
Select Agent to update the agent locations for the selected devices.
On the next screen, select all of the locations you wish to add or remove.
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This two-day program was developed from the premise that internal sales professionals must have a business model from which they work. Our goal is to provide the framework for that model and the opportunity for each participant to develop and refine their effort. The key processes within our framework include Target Marketing, Territory Management and their application within the Sequoia Sales Process.
Target Marketing concerns itself with client segmentation, determining specific criteria for top prospects and clients and defining successful relationships. The benefit to this segment is the participant’s ability to allocate time more effectively.
Territory Management addresses call planning processes, business planning processes, tools for gathering field intelligence, leveraging activities with field sales partners and working with their team. The benefit to this segment is the participant’s ability to understand the rhythm of a day in an effort to manage their time more effectively.
The Sales Process breaks down successful selling into four components. Information Gathering includes understanding the clients mindset, defining the call objective, opening the call or getting the right start, and the information exchange. The Value Proposition includes the positioning of the company, the products and a special emphasis on the individual/participant. Action Steps are then defined to advance the relationship forward with a client. And finally, Closing Skills are discussed to help participants understand how to achieve a commitment, not just an agreement.
Better results. Although many factors are responsible for success, Sequoia training will clearly play a role in delivering more effective, more efficient sales professionals delivering better results.
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Okay, here’s the thing: I can talk the talk about real estate service and results, but the question that really matters is this- do I walk the walk? In the end, my clients are the best judge of services rendered.
So please, let me know how I did. Ultimately- would you recommend me to a friend? Your ongoing business is extremely important to me and your honest feedback is welcome.

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Just as the body changes dramatically between ages 9 and 20, the brain changes dramatically too. It becomes more efficient as frequently used connections strengthen and unused connections are pruned away. Development for adulthood starts at the back of the brain and moves to the front.
At 9 years old… The circuitry that will support the operations of an adult brain is being fine-tuned. Nine-year-olds are fortifying their ability to learn – they no longer are learning to read, but are reading to learn.
From 10 – 15 years old… Brain development boosts several abilities - planning, retaining information, solving complex tasks and using self-control.
From 16 – 20 years old… The brain’s ability to send and receive signals speeds up, which increases its capacity for more complex reasoning and processing.
Studies show that exposure to alcohol and drugs during adolescence may interrupt the natural course of brain maturation and key processes of brain development. There’s evidence that suggests brain development may be more vulnerable to the effects of alcohol during adolescence, as well. The impact of drugs and alcohol on the developing brain can have harmful effects on academic, occupational and social functioning that can extend into adulthood.
Consuming alcohol can change the brain’s structure and functions, altering blood flows and electrical activity. Recent research shows heavy alcohol use may affect brain functioning in early adolescence, even in youths who are physically healthy. Changes like these can impact long-term brain functioning.
Drugs tap into the brain’s communication system and disrupt the way nerve cells normally send, receive and process information. Different drugs work differently, and some can continue to affect the brain long after the person has stopped taking them, sometimes permanently.
Early recognition of substance abuse and addiction in a teen is crucial. Teens cannot be expected to understand the full range of consequences they face regarding their drug and alcohol use.


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Citation: Norman, H.D., Hutchison, J.L., Cole, J.B. 2012. Increased use of young bulls in dairy cattle breeding programs. Journal of Dairy Science. 95(Suppl. 2):521–522(abstr. W60). 2012.
Technical Abstract: Availability of genomic evaluations since 2008 has provided many benefits with regard to improving the rate of genetic gain in dairy cattle breeding programs, one of which is a greater accuracy for young animals. As a result, AI organizations have been aggressively promoting young bulls and producers have been using young bulls more extensively. The objective of this research was to compare reliabilities of traditional parent averages to reliabilities of genomic PTA’s of young Holstein (HO) and Jersey (JE) bulls, and to investigate the increased use of young bulls in breeding programs. Young bulls were defined as 0.8 to 3.9 years of age. Mean gain in genomic reliability (%) for 5,490 young HO bulls from December 2011 evaluations above that from traditional parent averages was 42 for yield traits and somatic cell score, 39 for productive life, 37 for daughter pregnancy rate, and 40 for net merit, resulting in reliabilities of 77, 73, 67, 65, and 72, respectively. Gain in reliabilities for 724 young JE bulls was 30, 30, 27, 24, 20, and 29, resulting in reliabilities of 64, 56, 51, 47, and 59, respectively. There were a total of 19,359,730 inseminations for HO, and 1,133,090 for JE that were investigated by year using US breeding records from 2007 through 2011. The percent of inseminations to young HO bulls for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 were 28, 29, 39, 43, and 48% of the total breedings for that year, and to young genotyped HO bulls were 0, 8, 36, 42, and 48%. Thus, breedings to young genotyped HO bulls accounted for 0, 26, 92, 98, and 99%, respectively. The percent of inseminations using young JE bulls were 25, 27, 31, 33, and 40 and young genotyped JE bulls were 0, 0, 22, 32, and 39%. Therefore, breedings to young genotyped JE bulls accounted for 0, <1, 72, 98, and 98%, respectively. The percent of female offspring sired by young bulls was also investigated by birth year of the offspring, with 5,035,103 HO and 496,062 JE offspring. There were 24, 23, 23, 33, and 40% of the HO female offspring with a birth year of 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 sired by young HO bulls, and 29, 27, 30, 33, and 35% of the JE female offspring sired by young JE bulls, respectively. With the development of genomic evaluations, young bulls have increased accuracy, and thus have become more popular in breeding programs.


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Last line is supposed to be "falling triggr". This Serial.println is located in the ISR PCINT0_vect, but it seems it doesn't get fully executed. after the node wakes up (on timer), it seems like 'lightInterrupt' has been set in the ISR since the lightlevel is processed and updated.
Stranger even still, PCINT2_vect does work as expected. In this case the node does wake up on interrupt on D2-D7 (if these DI's are enabled in the code). If anyone can help it would be much appreciated. I really don't see the reason PCINT1_vect doesn't wake up the node. If more code is needed tell me, I will happely post the entire code if you want.
What does GetDigital() do? ISRs need to be executed quickly, and a lot of things must be avoided (see above link).
shows that the wake up reason is -1 which is MY_WAKE_UP_BY_TIMER so the wake up reason was timer, not interrupt.
What is PCINT1_vect and PCINT2_vect ? (they are not defined in the code you've posted).
@mfalkvidd Hi, first off thanks for taking a look at my problem.
I know I'm not supposed to use Serial.print inside an ISR, this was just for debugging purposses to see if this part of the code even was run. I tried without the Serial.print but same result.
PCINT0_vect, PCINT1_vect and PCINT2_vect are interruptvectors used in pinchange interrupt on all pins (D8-D13, A1-A5 & D0-D7) see this link: https://playground.arduino.cc/Main/PinChangeInterrupt.
I have these nodes on every door & window in my house for about a year now and they work great. Just wanted to add interrupt functionality to my light measurement now.
// This sketch uses the TSL2561's built-in integration timer.
@jimmy-loyens I haven't analyzed everyhing you posted, but calling send from within an ISR will not work. Send will need to communicate over SPI which will be problematic when clocks and interrupts are disabled.
So you'll need to refactor the code. That doesn't explain why sleep isn't woken up by the interrupts though.
the node isn't waking up by any of my interrupt vectors. GetDigital does more then just getting the interrupt pin, it allso sends a message inside the ISR. Thats why status changes on digital pins are sent immediatly. the node never wakes up to send them its handeled by the interrupt!!!
The whole problem seems to originate from the node not waking up by the interruptvectors. If i can get the node to wake up by PCINT0_vect/PCINT1_vect/PCINT2_vect i can process data and send messages outside the ISR. I gues thats why i resorted to sending messages in ISR a year ago. Does anyone know how to wake the node by these interrupt vectors? maybe i can re-write the sleep function to do this?
_wokeUpByInterrupt = INVALID_INTERRUPT_NUM;" at the beginning of loop.
I tried it, not knowing at all what i'm doing by adding these lines. But i do know it works!!! Even if it is a dirty hack, IT WORKS!!!!
Now i can rewrite my code to do the processing/messaging in loop outside of the ISR. If anyone can explane what these lines do exactly please let me know.
It would be even nicer if somewhere in the future there could be a sleep function in the MySensors library that supports these pinchange interrupt vectors, but this hack makes it work for now.


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Those who agree with the decision agree that the government's Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) policy intrudes on the fundamental human rights of lesbian, gay and bisexual servicemembers, including the right of free speech and the right to enter into intimate relationships with other adults in private.
According to decisions of prior courts, this can only be considered constitutional if certain criteria are met: The policy must significantly further a government interest, and the intrusion must be necessary to further that interest. Judge Phillips determined that neither criteria was satisfied. Thus, the DADT policy is clearly unconstitutional.
Those who disagree with the decision view JUdge Phillips as an activist judge who legislated from the bench. That is, she decided to overturn DADT on the basis of her personal whim. Thus an unelected judge overturned the reasoned decision of an elected legislative body simply because she felt the law was wrong.
She concluded that the policy does not significantly promote military readiness. It does not promote readiness at all. It actually has has a "direct and deleterious effect" on the armed services.
In a controversial move, she granted the Log Cabin Republicans' (LCR's) request for an injunction that terminates the policy -- not just in California, but everywhere. Justice Department lawyers argued that Judge Phillips lacked the authority to order a nationwide injunction.
"A court should not compel the executive to implement an immediate cessation of the 17-year policy without regard for any effect such an abrupt change might have on the military's option, particularly at a time when the military is engaged in combat operations around the globe."
In an apparent attempt to keep their options open, the Justice Department did not indicate whether they would appeal Judge Phillip's ruling to the 9th District Court of Appeals.
"The Justice Department is defending the statute as it traditionally does when acts of Congress are challenged. ... This filing in no way diminishes the president's firm commitment to achieve a legislative repeal of DADT. ... Indeed, it clearly shows why Congress must act to end this misguided policy."
"Many times on the campaign trail, President Obama said he would support the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Now that it's time to step up to the plate, he isn't even in the ballpark."
"... infringes the fundamental rights of United States servicemembers and prospective servicemembers and violates (a) the substantive due process rights guaranteed under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and (b) the rights to freedom of speech and to petition the Government for redress of grievances guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution."
The U.S. Department of Justice then had 60 days to appeal the ruling to the appeals court. The study ordered by Defense Secretary Robert Gates is due on 2010-DEC-01. This would enable the Justice Department to examine the report before deciding whether to appeal the ruling, if they so wish.
"Once again, an activist federal judge is using the military to advance a liberal social agenda, disregarding the views of all four military service chiefs and the constitutional role of Congress. This move will only further the desire of voters to change Congress."
"But not the views of the Commander in Chief, the Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs."
"Be it noted as well that the House of Representatives voted to repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell in May. And that the Senate would have done the same had not Senate Republicans, in deference to the likes of Perkins, filibustered the bill. And that allowing gays to serve openly in the military is part of a liberal social agenda that Americans now support by a two-to-one margin."
Some LGBT support groups have recommended that lesbian, gay and bisexual servicemembers remain in the closet and not be open about their sexual orientation in the immediate future because the case might be appealed at any time.
Virginia Phillips, "Text of ruling: Case No. CV 04-08425-VAP (Ex)," Page 64,65. Filed 2010-SEP-09, at: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/ This is a PDF file.
Op. Cit., Phillips, Page 74.
Virginia Phllips, "Case No. CV 04-08425-VAP (Ex); Judgment and permanent injunction," 2010-OCT-12, at: http://www.pbs.org This is a PDF file.

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A Penticton man is hoping the thieves who broke into his truck on Sunday night realize what they stole, and return it to him.
Scott Dennis said he discovered his truck had been broken into on Dafoe Street Monday morning. Sunglasses, change, several hats and most importantly, his father’s urn was stolen.
“The main thing obviously is the urn, it’s got no value to anyone other than me,” he said.
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