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The Mapmaking Expedition is a Wikitravel Expedition to organize and standardize the maps used in Wikitravel.

The old dull saw says that a picture is worth a thousand words, but when a traveller is trying to find their way around a new city, it's more like a million. A clear and simple map can save hours or even days of hassle.

As with other parts of Wikitravel, we think that having a coherent map policy will make each map in Wikitravel more useful. Once a traveller has understood the symbols and conventions of one Wikitravel map, they can quickly understand a new one.

The Mapmaking Expedition has the following goals:

  • To define preferred map file formats
  • To outline a map-making collaboration procedure
  • To enumerate different types of maps
  • To suggest guidelines for including maps in articles
  • To create a common map image layout and symbol vocabulary
  • To provide map templates for quickly making new maps
  • To collect mapmaking resources, that is, software tools and information sources

File formats[edit]

There are two major categories of image file formats: bitmap formats and vector formats. A bitmap format treats an image as a width-by-height array of pixels, each of which has a color. A vector format keeps information about individual parts of the image -- lines, shapes, text, etc. Vector formats tend to be best for computer-generated images -- like Wikitravel maps. They're also much easier to use for collaborative development -- it's much easier to move a line, a symbol, or some text around in a vector format than in a bitmap format.

There are any number of good vector graphics file formats, and some that are pretty standard for cartography. No vector graphics format, however, is widely supported for Web use. For this reason, we need to maintain two versions of map images: a source version in vector file format, and an output version in a Web-standard bitmap format.

There is one file format that's making serious inroads for Web usage: Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG). Because SVG provides an upward compatibility path to allow us to remove the source-output dichotomy, we prefer SVG as the source format for map files. In case SVG is not available, encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files are a secondary source format.

For on-screen and printed output of maps, the lossless compression of PNG files is preferable. PNG map files are sharp and don't have compression artifacts like JPEG files do.

In short: SVG for source, PNG for output. (Yes, it's a long-winded explanation just to come up with 6 letters.)

Mapmaking procedure[edit]

A Wikitravel mapmaker can and should create maps with whatever drawing tools they have available. When uploading a map, however, two files should be uploaded: the source version in SVG format, and the output version in PNG format. If the mapmaker's drawing tool doesn't support SVG as an output format, they should upload whatever source vector file format they can -- preferably Encapsulated PostScript, or (if necessary) Adobe Illustrator. Other Wikitravellers with better tools can download the source file, convert it to SVG, and upload that.

The Image page for the output file should have a link to the source file.

Wikitravellers editing an existing map really, really should work with the source SVG file if possible. After editing the file, they should produce an output PNG file, and upload both files to Wikitravel.

See also: Wikitravel:How to draw a map

Types of maps[edit]

There are several different types of maps that are useful to travellers. Among these are:

  • City street maps. These are simplified maps of the main streets, landmarks, and other important parts of a city, as well as restaurants, bars, and other places listed in the Wikitravel article for a city.
  • District street maps and District maps. For large cities, it might be useful to split up city street maps into district street maps, and then use a city area map to show how major parts of the city relate to each other.
  • Country or regional railway/road maps. This kind of map gives an overview of passenger railways, other public transport, and/or major roads and thoroughfares between cities or large travel sites.
  • Site maps. These are maps of individual tourist destinations, like archeological or historical places (temple complexes, castles) or large museums.
  • Region maps. These are maps of a country that show the Wikitravel-defined regions of the country. There could also be region maps showing regions within a region. And so on.

Other kinds of maps may be useful for Wikitravel; we'll try and list them here as we think of them.

Including maps in articles[edit]

Some maps -- such as small city street maps and site maps -- are small enough to be included in a Wikitravel article. These should be added in to articles directly. Most maps, though, will be too big to be shown as an article; they should be linked to instead of included. See How to add an image for more info on including or linking images.

Map layout[edit]

Map symbols[edit]

One thing that will make our maps more uniform -- and therefore easier to create, update, and use -- is a library of common map symbols. We have a page with the common map symbols available.

The map symbols should all be SVG files. This makes it easier to incorporate them into maps.

Map templates[edit]

When created, Wikitravel maps will be released under a Creative Commons copyright licence. This will mean that any map put on to Wikitravel will be able to be used freely and possibly changed by a later contributor. This means that most maps will either need to be sourced from public domain sources or sources with a compatable copyright release.

Most map producers and suppliers will take strong exception to their work being copied. Although maps are usually copyrighted, the facts and ideas that maps represent are not copyrightable. If you use an existing copyrighted map as a reference source to make your own maps, be sure that you only use it to extract location data. Your data should be compared to maps from other sources too, as some map makers draw their maps with imperfections, meaning that simply copying a map, even if just tracing it by hand, will also include those imperfections and be able to be shown to be a copyright violation.

At the scale most maps are drawn, even tiny lines represent broad brush strokes over the landscape. Commercial city street maps may overstate the size of roadways and most road maps will overstate a road size. If you are drawing a map it may be more appropriate to simplify and stylise the map rather than make it an exact reproduction of a landscape. This will also lessen the chance of being accused of a copyright violation. If more detail is needed, people can always purchase a detailed map.

See the Talk page for discussion on this issue.

Map-making resources[edit]

Public domain map sources[edit]

  • DEMIS World Map Server. Absolutely amazing online service for generating maps of any point on the globe in realtime. License: With this statement DEMIS BV grants you permission to freely copy the PNG images returned by our server and use them for your own purposes, including web pages. We would appreciate a reference to our server but such a reference is not required, nor do we take responsibility for the accuracy or quality of the maps.
  • The United States Census Bureau makes their TigerLine map data of the United States available to the public domain. Note that this is raw database information that needs to be manipulated a bit to be of use.

Graphics tools[edit]

This section lists some tools for making and editing maps in Wikitravel's preferred formats. There's a full list of graphics programs that support SVG on the SVG standard site.

  • Sodipodi. An excellent SVG editor for GNOME. Downloads are also available for MS Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP users.
  • Inkscape. A fork from the Sodipodi project, powerful SVG-compliant SVG editor. Produces excellent output in .png, Postscript or EPS. This tool is available for Linux (and other Unix variants), Mac OS X, and Windows.
  • h n . o r g triggers WikiTravel's spam detector. I don't know why. So I will munge (#) it: Azimap, by phma. Converts lat/long coordinate lists to SVG using the azimuthal equal area projection.

Map making projects/articles/discussions[edit]

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It just makes so much sense. The nutty, spicy character of one perfectly complementing the floral, fruity notes of the other. They even share half of their names. This is why Marsanne and Roussanne are so often blended in their native Rhône region, and why they unite to such pleasant effect here.

Also, the winemaker made it for his mom. That's who Laura is. You wouldn't make a crappy wine in honor of your mom, would you? Well, you might if you don't really know what you're doing. But Justin Lattanzio has been at this for a while, and he worked under the famed Heidi Barrett before starting his own thing. Ma Laura has nothing to worry about.

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2011 Laura’s Cuvée White Wine, Russian River Valley 750ml 4-Pack

The 2011 Laura’s Cuvee is a brilliant pale gold. On the nose are the telltale orange peel, honey and nectarine scents, as well as a hint of lemon curd. In the mouth, the wine is crisp at first with nectarine, peach and lemon followed by a more dense honey goodness. The 2011 vintage produced a wine that is more light on its feet and nervy than is typical for the varieties, particulary Marsanne. As a result, this wine will be great by the poolside and the dinner table.

Winemaker Notes: This wine was made from a patch of 12 year old Roussanne and Marsanne vines located in the heart of the Russian River Valley. I decided to make this white wine blend for two reasons. First, and most importantly, Laura is my mother. She is the passionate white wine lover in the family, so I wanted to make a wine for her. I can’t put into words how lucky I feel to have a Mom like mine. Secondly, I have always had an interest in the white wines made in the Rhone valley of France. Famously noted for its hearty reds, the Rhone region also produces a relatively small quantity of very distinctive whites. Many of these white wines contain Roussane and/or Marsanne as major components.

You get something unique with these wines, aromatically and texturally. In the nose you often sense honeycomb, orange peel, flowers (like Jasmine), nectarine and other stone fruits. The mid palate offers similar flavors but also a pleasant oily texture which creates richness. These wines often age quite beautifully.
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  • Varietal: 50% Roussanne & 50% Marsanne
  • Yields: 2.5 tons per acre
  • Brix: 20 brix (Roussanne) & 23 brix (Marsanne)
  • Harvest Date: October 16th, 2011
  • Alcohol: 13.4%
  • Fermentation: Barrel fermented
  • Elevage: Aged 14 months in 100% French oak barriques (100% used)
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Our Philosophy
At Lattanzio Wines, we believe that great wine is made in the vineyard. This is our core belief; it guides us in the day to day crafting of our wines. We strive to showcase our source vineyards, not our winemaking skills.

Our objective is to seek out a handful of unique, cool climate vineyards on the West coast and hand craft small quantities of wine from those vineyards. The vineyards we work with must be meticulously maintained, dedicated to sustainable farming, naturally low yielding and possess that “sense of place”. Only the right combination of geographical location, soil, aspect, varietal/clone selection and sustainable farming practices makes a vineyard suitable for our program.

We believe it is the winemaker’s job to take perfectly ripened grapes and, through a gentle fermentation, simply coax the complex flavors and aromas into the wine bottle. To that end, our wines are fermented with indigenous yeasts, are subject to minimal handling, aged in small percentages of new French oak, and bottled without fining or filtration. Excessive manipulation in the winery only takes away from the ultimate expression of the source vineyard and the resultant wine’s inherent personality.

Justin Lattanzio moved to San Francisco from the East Coast in the Fall of 1996, knowing very little about wine. However, with all of the great restaurants and wine shops in the San Francisco Bay area, it was easy for him to find and to taste some of the finest wines from California and around the world. It wasn’t long before Justin became enamored with wine. He proceeded to spend much of his free time tasting wine as well as reading about it.

In 2003, after several years working in the environmental consulting and biotechnology fields, Justin decided to move up to Sonoma County to pursue a career in winemaking. He worked for two years in the cellars at Copain Wines and Copain Custom Crush. There, he managed the crushpad and assisted such highly regarded wineries as Pisoni Vineyards, Carlisle Winery and DuMol with their wine work. It was at Copain where Justin developed his passion for Pinot Noir and Syrah made in a more traditional, old world style.

In May of 2005, when the opportunity arose to work with world renowned winemaker Heidi Barrett (of Screaming Eagle and Dalla Valle fame) at the new Revana Family Vineyard in Napa Valley, Justin didn’t hesitate. At Revana, Justin was able to fine tune his winemaking skills working with Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah from some of the best vineyards in Napa Valley.
In 2005, Justin and his wife Hillary took the leap and created Lattanzio Wines based on their passion for crafting wines of classic elegance with a true sense of time and place.

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Had snagged this at Costco last fall and ignored it since.... all of $8.99 per, couldn't deliver much enjoyment, right? Needed something to handle her peasant stew and decided to give it a try.

Deep crimson in the glass, sweet fruit and spices on the nose (uh oh, gonna be an oaky fruit bomb), soft red fruit and cinnamon? cloves? on the palate, nice mouthfeel, finishes long enough to handle the stew and a bite of dark chocolate as dessert. 14% alc/vol. At the price, worth keeping a few on hand.


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Jets Links November 22nd 2011

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I hope the Jets are enjoying these few days off because its going to get pretty busy the next few days as they head off on a three game road trip. This team is getting healthy and some confidence which could be dangerous for the opposing teams. Kane picks the Lions. The Jets need to stay out of the box. Wellwood was a steal and Fehr is a dream for fantasy hacks. These and other stories in todays links.

Jets have the Bombers backs. [Winnipeg Sun]

Kane is taking the Lions in the big game while his coach is taking the Blue. [Winnipeg Free Press]

If this team is to have success it needs to stay out of the box. [Winnipeg Sun]

Players are finally starting to buy into the new system and the team concept that Jets management has liad out. [Winnipeg Free Press]

Kyle Wellwood was the steal of this years free agent signing period. [CANOE]

Hainsey is about to return. [Winnipeg Free Press]

Mason will get a chance to play this week. [Rotoworld]

Blake Wheeler is looking forward to this road trip. He’ll get to return to Boston at least for a couple of days. (Audio) [CJOB]

For those of you that are fantasy players, pick up Fehr. In two weeks it will be worth it. [YAHOO]

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Extension office offers Firewise for the fall information

Fall has always been my most favorite time of the year, but now we begin the transition from fall to winter. Leaves are beginning to fall at a very fast pace and soon most of our deciduous trees will be defoliated for the winter. With this in mind, here are some ideas and thoughts that will keep your home safe from the threat of wildfires.

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Remember, one of the major keys to Firewise and making your home safe is the elimination of fuel sources from your home landscape. The real truth of the matter is that it’s the simple steps that can help avoid disastrous results when a wildfire is knocking at your door.

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Officials seek motive in school stabbing spree

Officials seek motive in school stabbing spree

SCHOOL STABBING:A still image from video footage courtesy WPXI-TV shows stabbing suspect Alex Hribal dressed in a hospital gown after his arraignment with Sheriff's deputies in Export, Pennsylvania April 9. Photo: Reuters/WPXI-TV

(Reuters) – Pennsylvania officials sought a motive on Thursday for a stabbing rampage at a high school after a 16-year-old student was accused of wielding two knives and wounding nearly two dozen people.

The attacker stalked through Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville near Pittsburgh on Wednesday, stabbing victims in the torso and slashing their arms and faces before being tackled by an assistant principal, officials and students said.

Murrysville Police Department Captain Rob Liermann said 16-year-old sophomore Alex Hribal was taken into custody and charged with attempted homicide.

He had had no psychiatric or disciplinary problems, and his family described him as a good student who mingled well with others, family attorney Patrick Thomassey told ABC News.

“His parents are devastated and send their condolences to everybody involved,” Thomassey said. “They can’t figure it out.”

While the United States has seen a series of large-scale shootings in public places in recent years, including schools, movie theaters and shopping areas, mass stabbings are less common.

Police and the FBI on Wednesday searched the suspect’s home. Neighbors said both parents work, and the teen has a brother who also attends Franklin Regional High School.

A classmate described Hribal as a quiet loner.

The high school will be closed for the next two to three days while police conduct an investigation, officials said.

The victims were aged mostly 14 to 17 years. Several had life-threatening injuries, hospital officials said.

Twenty-one students and a security officer were stabbed in the incident, said Dan Stevens, a spokesman for Westmoreland County emergency management.

One 17-year-old was left severely injured after a knife passed through the liver, diaphragm and major blood vessels, though it missed his heart and his aorta.

On Wednesday evening community members held candle-light vigils for the wounded.

Among them was 14-year-old Mikala Boyer who said she fled as the attack unfolded, but her friend was badly injured.

“Someone came running down the hallway screaming ‘this kid has a knife and he’s stabbing people’ … I ran outside into the woods behind the school,” she said.

Hribal faces four counts of attempted homicide and 21 counts of aggravated assault, police said. He was ordered to face a preliminary hearing in seven to 10 days.

(Reporting by Elizabeth Daley in Murrysville, Pennsylvania; Additional reporting by Jonathan Allen in New York, Dave Warner in Philadelphia and Brendan O’Brien in Milwaukee; Writing by Eric M. Johnson; Editing by John Stonestreet)

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Legislators Return to Columbia to Pass Budget

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Legislators have approved a compromise that could fund $800 million in road and bridge work.
Both the House and Senate approved Tuesday the infrastructure agreement considered essential for approval of the overall budget.
The Legislature came back to Columbia this week to finish their work on the state budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
The infrastructure agreement won the required super-majority approvals, with votes of 95-11 in the House and 35-5 in the Senate. It had to be put in a measure separate from the budget to direct how the money would be spent. The plan designates up to $141 million in state taxes toward infrastructure in 2013-14. Borrowing and federal matches could push total spending to $800 million.
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She wants the nation to know that "there's a wild and crazy man" inside Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential contender's wife said on CBS This Morning earlier today.

"I still look at him as the boy that I met in high school when he was playing all the jokes and really just being crazy, pretty crazy," Ann Romney added.

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State Government Audit Under Review

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An audit of state government by the National Conference of State Legislatures is currently under “review” by Kentucky political leaders but the report hasn’t been made public.

A spokesman for the NCSL says on April 25 a preliminary draft of their report was delivered to Marcia Seiler, the acting director of the Legislative Research Commission, and to members of state House and Senate leadership.

Kentucky lawmakers have approved an internal audit of the state’s largest bureaucracy. The bipartisan National Conference of States Legislatures has been selected to audit the state Legislative Research Commission in the wake of scandal.

TN Governor Signs Parental Involvement Legislation

Apr 18, 2012

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has signed into law a proposal encouraging school districts to develop parental involvement contracts with students' parents.  Under the proposal, parents would agree to, at a minimum, review their student's homework and offer assistance when needed, sign report cards, ensure that their student is not truant.  They must also attend school functions, and make every effort to attend parent-teacher conferences.  According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, the law is similar to a proposal Michigan passed in 2001.  Another measure advancing in the T


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March 2013 one of coldest on record across Kentucky

March 2013 one of coldest on record across Kentucky

What a difference a year makes. Following a record warm March in 2012, a persistent pattern of wintry weather across Kentucky left March 2013 as one of the coldest on record.

The statewide average temperature for March based on the Kentucky Mesonet, the Commonwealth’s official source of climatological observations, was 39.8 degrees while the statewide average temperature for March 2012 was 57.9 degrees, according to Dr. Stuart Foster, state climatologist and director of the Kentucky Mesonet.

Based on historical records from stations operated by the National Weather Service, 2013 was the coldest March on a statewide basis since 1969, when the average temperature for the month was 38.3 degrees.

In the Bowling Green area, after a second consecutive mild and mostly snowless winter, March 2013 brought sharply colder temperatures and five days of measurable snowfall.

March temperatures for Bowling Green were 5.5 degrees below normal and ranked as the 12th coldest March since 1894 and among the coldest since 1971, according to WKU meteorology faculty member Greg Goodrich. March 1996 was similarly cold but no official temperature records were collected in Bowling Green that year.

The cold March was surprising for many considering the winter months of December, January and February were 3.8 degrees above normal and ranked as the 11th warmest winter on record. This was the second consecutive mild winter for Kentucky, as the winter of 2011-12 ranked as the second warmest on record.

The big difference between this year and last is that March 2012 was by the far the warmest March on record at 12.7 degrees above normal. March 2012 had 11 days with highs in the 80s and another 11 days with highs in the 70s, but March 2013 had only three days with highs in the 70s and 11 days with highs in the 30s and 40s.

Snowfall in March was 2.5 inches, which ranked as the 20th snowiest March on record. This was also the 12th time on record that March had more snowfall than the other three winter months combined, as only 1.3 inches of snow fell from December through February. The half-inch of snow that fell on both March 25 and March 26 ranks as the latest occurring measurable snowfall in Bowling Green since March 1996, which experienced an inch of snow on April 1.

“While the cold and snow of March 2013 may have left many in Kentucky with spring fever, we must not forget about the historic March 1960,” Dr. Goodrich said. Nearly 3 feet of snow fell over Bowling Green in the first 11 days of the month that year, he noted, which by itself would rank as the fourth snowiest winter in history. High temperatures stayed in the 30s for much of the month, which left the average temperature for the month at 15.8 degrees below normal.

“A question on the minds of many local farmers and gardeners is whether or not cold and snowy Marches can predict the type of summer we might have here in southcentral Kentucky,” Dr. Goodrich said. “Unfortunately, analysis shows that there are no statistical relationships between cold and snowy Marches and the following summer temperatures.”

Previous cold Marches have been just as likely to have been followed by hot summers as cool summer, he said. Summer rainfall tends to be slightly greater in years following cold and snowy Marches, but the relationship is not statistically significant. “Just as with the stock market,” Dr. Goodrich said, “past performance in weather is often not a good indicator of future performance.”

Dr. Foster noted that in late March 2012 farmers were already planting corn, unaware that the early warmth would be followed by severe drought as summer arrived.  Some areas of western Kentucky received more precipitation on March 8, when more than 3 inches of rain fell, than they would receive for the entire spring season in 2012.

One benefit from this year’s wintry weather pattern has been the reduced occurrence of severe weather, Dr. Foster said. Last year’s tornado outbreak on March 2 was one of the worst in Kentucky’s history, but only one tornado was reported across the state in March of this year, an EF-1 tornado that touched down briefly in Pulaski County on March 24.

“The dynamic nature of our climate is evident in the extreme contrast in weather that we experienced last year and this year in the month of March,” Dr. Foster said.

For more on Kentucky’s weather and climate, visit the WKU Meteorology Blog, Kentucky Climate Center or the Kentucky Mesonet.

Contact: Greg Goodrich, (270) 745-5986; or Stuart Foster, (270) 745-5983.

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Economist addresses global markets and cash flows

April 2, 2008

KALAMAZOO--Global markets and how the cash flows will be explored Wednesday, April 9, during a presentation at Western Michigan University as part of the Werner Sichel Economics Lecture-Seminar Series.

Dr. Linda Tesar, professor and chair of the University of Michigan Department of Economics, will speak from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Room 3508 of Knauss Hall. Her talk is titled "The Composition and Allocation of Global Financial Flows: What Are Markets Doing?"

Tesar's research focuses on issues in international finance, with particular interests in the international transmission of business cycles and fiscal policy, the benefits of global risk-sharing, the global allocation of capital, international tax competition and the impact of off-shoring.

Tesar is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and has been a visitor in the research departments of the International Monetary Fund, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis. She has also served on the Academic Advisory Council to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Tesar earned her doctoral degree from the University of Rochester in 1990 and spent seven years on the faculty of the University of California in Santa Barbara. She joined the faculty at U of M in 1997. Results of her research have been published in major economics journals, including the American Economic Review, the Journal of International Economics, the Review of Economic Dynamics and the Journal of Monetary Economics.

Tesar is among six leading economists and the final speaker exploring globalization and its impact during the 44th annual speaker series, which is named in honor of a longtime WMU economics professor. Presented by the Department of Economics, the series is co-sponsored by the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and the Diether H. Haenicke Institute for Global Education. For more information, call the WMU Department of Economics at (269) 387-5535.

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  1. Lucinda Williams: Little Honey
  2. James McMurtry: Just Us Kids
  3. My Morning Jacket: Evil Urges
  4. Buddy Guy: Skin Deep
  5. Rodney Crowell: Sex And Gasoline
  6. Old Crow Medicine Show: Tennessee Pusher
  7. Bob Dylan: Tell Tale Signs
  8. Susan Tedeschi: Back to the River
  9. The Pretenders: Break Up the Concrete
  10. The Hiders : Penny Harvest Field
  11. John Hiatt : Same Old Man
  12. Dar Williams : Promised Land
  13. Fleet Foxes : Fleet Foxes
  14. Kathleen Edwards: Asking For Flowers
  15. John Mellencamp : Life, Death,

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  2. Robert Plant | Alison Krauss: Raising Sand
  3. Wilco: Sky Blue Sky
  4. Patty Griffin: Children Running Through
  5. Lucinda Williams:West
  6. Steve Earle:Washington Square Serenade
  7. Bruce Springsteen: Magic
  8. Joni Mitchell: Shine
  9. Grace Potter & the Nocturnals:This Is Somewhere
  10. Lyle Lovett: It's Not Big It's Large
  11. Feist: The Reminder
  12. John Fogerty:Revival
  13. Levon Helm:Dirt Farmer
  14. Ryan Adams: Easy Tiger
  15. Brandi Carlile: The Story
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  1. Bob Dylan: Modern Times
  2. Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris: All The Roadrunning
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Navy, Penn State meet Saturday for first time since 1974

Posted on 14 September 2012 by WNST Staff

Setting the Stage
• Navy and Penn State will meet for the 38th time on the gridiron when they square off at Beaver Stadium (106,572) in University Park, Pa. on Sept. 15.  Kickoff is set for 3:30 pm.
• This will be the first meeting between the two schools since 1974 when Navy went on the road and upset nationally-ranked Penn State, 7-6.  The win ended the Nittany Lions’ 21-game home winning streak and overall winning string of 13 consecutive games.  The series dates back to 1894 when the two teams played to a 6-6 tie.
• The game will be nationally televised on ABC/ESPN2 with Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (color) and Jeannine Edwards (sideline) calling the action.  Check your local listings to find out which network will be carrying the game in your area.

Navy Nuggets
•    Navy owns a 17-16 (.515) record in games played away from the friendly confines of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium under head coach Ken Niumatalolo, including a 3-5 (.375) mark over the last two years.
• The Mids are 15-6 (.714) in home games under Niumatalolo which includes a 2-3 (.400) record in 2011.
• In Navy’s last five wins, it outscored the opposition, 105-31, in the first half, including 43-0 in the first quarter.
• In the Mids’ last eight losses, they have been outscored, 179-69, in the first half, including 72-10 in the first quarter.
• Navy has been held below 300 yards rushing in seven of its last 13 games and won just one of those games (Army).
• Navy is 27-4 (.870) under Niumatalolo when scoring first.  The Mids are 5-18 (.217) under Niumatalolo when the opponent scores first and have lost the last eight games (over the last three years).
• Under Niumatalolo, the Mids are 21-3 (.875) when leading after the first quarter and 11-19 (.367) when trailing or tied after the first stanza.
• An opposing running back has rushed for over 100 yards in a game against Navy in nine of the last 13 contests.  In the previous 40 games, Navy surrendered only nine 100-yard rushing games to opposing running backs.

•    Starting sophomore outside linebacker Chris Johnson is out for the year with a torn ACL in his left knee.
• Starting junior wide receiver Matt Aiken is questionable with a right knee injury.

Scouting Penn State
•  The Nittany Lions are 0-2 under first-year head coach Bill O’Brien, losing at home to Ohio, 24-14, and on the road to Virginia, 17-16.
•  Quarterback Matt McGloin has completed 46 of his 83 (.554) passes for 457 yards with four touchdowns and one interception.
•    Wide receiver Allen Robinson has an incredible 19 catches for 186 yards and a touchdown in his first two games.  He is tied for seventh in the country in catches per game and 27th in receiving yards per game.  Kyle Carter has 10 catches for 107 yards and a touchdown.
•    Running back Bill Belton started against Ohio and carried the ball 13 times for 53 yards.  He missed the Virginia game with an ankle injury.  Derek Day started against the Cavs and carried the ball 18 times for 47 yards.
•    Outside linebackers Michael Mauti (21 tackles) and Gerald Hodges (19 tackles) lead the team in tackles.  Mauti also has a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, while Hodges has recovered a fumble.

The Last Time …
Navy 7, Penn State 6    Sept. 21, 1974 | University Park, Pa.
• Navy parlayed a lone second-quarter touchdown drive of 80 yards and some steady and alert defensive play to upset nationally-ranked Penn State, 7-6, on a rainy and windy day.
• The Midshipman victory ended Penn State’s 21-game home winning streak and overall winning string of 13-consecutive games.
• The Nittany Lions missed on four field goal attempts, including one from the 43-yard line with less than two minutes on the clock.
• Navy also gobbled up five Lion fumbles.
• Navy initiated its lone touchdown drive in the second period when fullback Bob Jackson burst over the left side for 21 yards.  Quarterback Phil Poirier then was successful on passes of 14 and 21 yards, respectively to wide receivers Ike Owens and Robin Ameen.
• Another key play was a pass to Jackson, gaining nine yards and a first down on the State 10.  On third down from the four, Jackson on the fullback run-pass option hit Ameen in the end zone and Steve Dykes added the extra point.
• The Nittany Lions, kept off balance by the Navy defense led by Chet Moeller, pieced together a 58-yard drive midway through the fourth quarter.  Fullback Tom Donchez made five-straight carries during the march, gaining 24 yards and a first down on the five.  Tom Shuman then hit Jerry Jeram with a five-yard scoring pass, the clock showing 4:41 remaining.
• Penn State went for a two-point conversion but Shuman’s pass for wingback Jim Eaise was knocked down by Navy halfback Ed Jeter.
• Penn State had the ball once more, but Chris Bahr failed on the 43-yard field goal try.
• Earlier Nittany Lion drives to the Navy 19, 36, 23, 12, 15 anad nine-yard lines ended in fumbles or missed field goals.
• Moeller had 13 tackles, three of them for losses, and a recovered fumble.

Keystone Kids
•    The Navy football program recruits Pennsylvania heavily and it currently has 13 players on its roster from the Keystone State.
• Senior defensive end Wes Henderson (Wexford), senior slot back John Howell (Hatfield) and sophomore guard Jake Zuzek (Brookhaven) are all expected to start against the Nittany Lions on Saturday.
•    Additionally, senior linebacker John Michael Nurthen (Phoenixville), sophomore fullback Maika Polamalu(Pottstown) and freshman nose guard Bernard Sarra (Monessen, Pa.) are expected to see action on Saturday.
•    Other Pennsylvania natives on the roster include senior guard Matt Couch (Enola), freshman defensive end David Gordeuk (Port Matilda), junior defensive end Michael Huf (Drexel Hill), sophomore defensive end Chris Nurthen(Phoenixville), freshman wide receiver Doug Ott (Kennett Square), sophomore corner Lonnie Richardson (Chester) and junior slot back Brian Williams (Monroeville).
•    Couch’s father, Thomas, was a lineman at Penn State in the early 80’s.
•    Polamalu’s father, Aoatoa, played football at Penn State and was the starting defensive tackle on the Nittany Lions’ 1986 national championship team.  His cousin is standout Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu.

Navy-Penn State Ties
•    Former Navy head coach George Welsh was a Penn State assistant coach from 1964-72, leaving to become the Mids’ head coach in 1973. In Welsh’s only game at Beaver Stadium as Navy’s coach, he led the Mids to a 7-6 win in 1974. Welsh was the Navy coach through 1981 when he left to become head coach at Virginia. He is Navy’s career wins leader, earning a 55-46-1 mark.
• Former Penn State Associate AD Budd Thalman was Navy’s Sports Information Director from 1962-72. He provided assistance to the national media during Roger Staubach’s Heisman Trophy-winning campaign in 1963. Thalman was the Buffalo Bills’ Vice President for Public Relations from 1973-85 before going to Penn State, where he directed the Nittany Lions’ external relations and communications from 1986 until his 2001 retirement. Thalman was inducted into the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Hall of Fame in 1998.

Navy Versus The Big 10
•    Navy is 26-41-3 (.393) all-time against schools currently in the Big 10 Conference.
• The Mids are 17-18-2 against Penn State, 5-12-1 against Michigan, 2-0 against Purdue, 1-0 against Illinois, 1-1 against Wisconsin, 0-1 against Minnesota, 0-2 against Indiana, 0-3 against Northwestern and 0-4 against Ohio State.
•    This will be Navy’s first game against a Big 10 opponent since Sept. 5, 2009, when Ohio State edged the Mids, 31-27, in Columbus.
•    Navy last beat a Big 10 opponent on Sept. 29, 1979, when the Mids won at Illinois, 13-12.

Youth Is Served
• Navy has one of the youngest football teams in America. With 13 true freshmen (Navy does not redshirt) appearing on the depth chart, the Mids are tied for third nationally for the most true freshmen listed on the depth.
• The Mids played eight true freshmen against Notre Dame (CB Quincy Adams, K Nick Sloan, CB Shelley White, CBKwazel Bertrand, QB Keenan Reynolds, OLB A.K. Akpunku, NG Bernard Sarra and DE Will Anthony.
• Navy had eight players make their first-career starts against Notre Dame, including five on offense and three on the offensive line (LT Ryan Paulson, RG Jake Zuzek, RT Bradyn Heap, WR Jonathan Gazaille, FB Noah Copeland, NGBarry Dabney, RE Evan Palelei and OLB Jordan Drake).
• Navy had 17 players make their college debut in Saturday’s opener against Notre Dame.  In addition to the eight freshmen previously mentioned,  Heap, KO specialist Colin Amerau, SB Geoffrey Whiteside, FB Prentice Christian, DEPaul Quessenberry, OG Thomas Stone, C Tanner Fleming, DE Aaron Davis and DE Danny Ring played in their first-collegiate contest.

A First Time For Everything
• Junior wide receiver Casey Bolena caught a career-high three passes for a career-best 61 yards against Notre Dame. He entered the contest with four career receptions for 53 yards.
• Senior fullback Prentice Christian, making his first-collegiate apperance, paced Navy in rushing with 39 yards on two carries including a long rush of 25.
• Sophomore fullback Noah Copeland carried the ball six times for 29 yards in making his first-collegiate start at fullback.  He also caught three passes for 11 yards.
• Sophomore outside linebacker Jordan Drake turned in a career-high seven tackles against the Irish after contributing four tackles his freshman year as a member of special teams.
• Sophomore corner Parrish Gaines recorded a career-high 12 tackles against Notre Dame and also picked off his first-career pass.
• Senior wide receiver Jonathan Gazaille made his first-career catch for a gain of four yards against the Irish.
• Junior wide receiver Shawn Lynch caught a career-high four passes for a career-high 87 yards in what marked just his third game played at wide receiver (he played defense as a sophomore).  He caught a 16-yard pass from quarterbackTrey Miller for his first-collegiate reception and caught a 25-yard strike from Miller for his first-career touchdown.
• Freshman kicker Nick Sloan connected on his first-career field goal attempt from 26-yards at the end of the first half against Notre Dame.
• Senior outside linebacker Keegan Wetzel recorded his first-collegiate sack against Notre Dame.

Lots of Passing Yards Usually Means A Loss
• Junior quarterback Trey Miller was completed 14 of his 20 passes for 192 yards and one touchdown against Notre Dame.
• The 192-yard passing effort was Navy’s best since throwing for 227 yards in a 34-31 loss to Duke in 2010 and the most yards Navy has thrown for against Notre Dame since 1996 when the Mids threw for 218 yards in a 54-27 loss to the Irish in ironically enough, Dublin.

Low Totals
• Navy’s 10 points in the opener against Notre Dame were the fewest points it has scored in a game since Oct. 2, 2010, when the Mids scored just six points in a 14-6 loss at Air Force.
• The Mids’ 149 yards rushing against Notre Dame were the fewest by a Navy team since Dec. 11, 2010, when Navy rushed for just 139 yards in a 31-17 victory over Army.

Freshman Kicker
• Freshman Nick Sloan beat out five other kickers to earn the job as Navy’s kicker on field goals and PATs.  He made his first-career field goal attempt from 26 yards against Notre Dame and also made his only PAT attempt.
• Sloan is the first freshman to start at kicker for Navy since 1996 when Tim Shubzda started multiple games, including the opener against Rutgers.  Shubzda connected on four-of-six field goal attempts and all six of his PAT’s as a freshman, splitting time with Jason Covarubbias and Tom Vanderhorst.

Beltran Off To A Good Start
• Sophomore punter Pablo Beltran got off to a good start, averaging 46.2 yards per punt on his four punts against Notre Dame which inlcuded a long of 63.
• Beltran averaged 37.5 yards per punt as a freshman.  He was the first freshman to start at punter for the Midshipmen since Brian Schrum in 1992.

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Watch a Group of Little Girls Take Over a Toy Store and Demand Better Toys in GoldieBlox Ad

Meet GoldieBlox, your soon-to-be new favorite toy company for girls.

Toy stores are one of the single most thrilling places for any kid, coming in second only to maybe candy stores. But there are some real issues stacked on each and every shelf of the world’s toy stores. Always segregated by gender, the designated boys’ section of toy stores offer up immeasurable inspiration for thinking outside the box and creating new things, either by invention or building or both. Girls, on the other hand, can choose from dolls (and their endless high gloss pink accessories), kitchen playsets, Easy Bake Ovens, and fairytale princess costumes.

GoldieBlox believes our girls deserve more, and unleashed an adorable mob of little girls for their commercial to celebrate the toy company’s disruption of the pink aisle.

GoldieBlox was founded last year after a successful Kickstarter campaign by Debbie Sterling, an engineer with an education from Stanford University. The idea for the line came to her after being troubled by how few women were working by her side. Engineering sits at the forefront of solving major challenges in our society; it offers a high salary and great job security, yet the field is dominated by men, who make up 89% of working engineers. That is a big problem.

Offering young girls a much-needed female engineer role model that makes engineering and problem solving fun and accessible, GoldieBlox aims to nurture a generation of girls who are more confident, courageous, and tech-savvy, giving them a real opportunity to grow and directly contribute to the progress being made in the world by engineers.

The first toy to be released in this exciting new line is GoldieBlox and the Spinning Machine, available now in toy stores across the country and Canada, almost like a beacon of light and hope emitting from the otherwise constant sea of pink.

GoldieBlox and the Spinning Machine is the debut story of Goldie, the girl inventor who loves to build.

In the book, Goldie decides to build a spinning machine to help her dog, Nacho, chase his tail. Soon, the whole gang wants in on the action. As girls watch Goldie build the spinning machine in the book, they can build their own using the construction set.

GoldieBlox has already been told that they cannot survive in mass stores next to Barbie, and that convention says engineering toys for girls are a “niche.” What a depressing outlook on the girls toy market today. That is precisely why it is so important to take on the responsibility of surrounding our girls with toys that will inspire them to believe that they can achieve great things, set out to do the so-called impossible, and do good in the world around them.

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  1. Maybe if all the Mom’s out there started asking for this toy for their daughters at the major stores it would magically appear on the shelves!! Gender bias has always made me mad as a hatter–I don’t have children-but if I did have a daughter I would certainly get her one of these sets!!

  2. I love this idea! If you look at ads in the 60’s the whole pink and blue thing was not common. Now they have segregated the market into blue for boy toys and pink for girl toys. I would like to see them produce toys without any gender color. Like red, green or brown.

    I do love the idea behind goldieblox and think it will be a huge success.

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Utah Supreme Court Says Power Generation Plant Trade Secret Case Goes to Trial

By Todd

The Salt Lake Tribune has published an interesting story regarding the Utah Supreme Court's decision that a trade secret theft claim made by a power plant construction company called USA Power. Seems USA Power approached another company, PacifiCorp, in 2002 with a proposal to build a natural gas based power plant in Utah and then sell the plant to PacifiCorp upon completion. The parties agreed to look at USA Power's plants and signed an NDA covering what would be shared and spent months talking about the possibilities. After six months or so, according to USA Power, they got the "not interested" notice from PacifiCorp and further explanation that PacifiCorp was going to put the project out for bid.

But PacifiCorp won that bidding process THEMSELVES and built the plant approximately one mile from the USA Power site they had previously been shown. USA Power did not convince the trial court that their trade secrets had been stolen - but the Utah Supreme Court decided that the matter could go to the jury. We'll keep an eye on this one for you as USA Power claims damages of up to $500 million.

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Shane Robison, Hewlett-Packard’s Chief Strategy and Technology Officer Discusses Company’s Objectives Working with the Venture Community

July 31st, 2006 Redwood Shores, CA: The Early Stage Venture Capital Alliance (ESVCA) convened on June 29th, 2006, to discuss current investment pace, competition, valuations, portfolio management, and limited partner relations at the 18th Annual ESVCA Conference, held at the Four Seasons Silicon Valley in East Palo Alto. The ESVCA is a community of more than 150 leading early stage venture capitalists across the country that convenes annually to share common challenges and practices and share information on critical aspects of the venture capital business. Participant profiles this year ranged from Dick Kramlich, co-founder and general partner at New Enterprise Associates, which recently raised a $2.5 billion Fund XII, to Clint Chao, a former tech executive and first-time venture capitalist as a founding general partner at Formative Ventures, which raised its first fund of $77.5 million in 2005.

The conference maintains a strictly confidential atmosphere which allows venture capital managing directors to exchange ideas without restraint and share frank observations and insights on topics currently facing the venture capital industry. Vincent M. Occhipinti, co-founder and managing director of Woodside Fund and ESVCA chairman since 1990, commented that “the ESVCA annual conference offers a closed-door environment to share best practices and cover controversial topics that are not typically discussed outside of partnership meetings.”

The conference featured a keynote presentation by Shane Robison, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Technology Officer of Hewlett-Packard. Mr. Robison’s presentation to the group of 35 early stage venture capitalists highlighted strategic areas of focus for Hewlett-Packard including the next-generation data center, always-connected mobility, and digital imaging and printing solutions. Mr. Robinson also shared insights into Hewlett-Packard’s newly revamped process for interacting with the venture community.

“ESVCA attendees share the same mission as Hewlett-Packard - to invest in groundbreaking technologies and services that drive business value, create social benefit, and ultimately improve the lives of end users,” said Shane Robison. “Given that Hewlett-Packard dedicates $3.5 billion annually to research and development targeting products, solutions and new technologies, it’s imperative that we create a partnership with the venture community to share research, validate trends, and identify promising opportunities.”

The 2006 ESVCA Conference XVIII Findings

The roundtable portion of the conference covered a wide range of topics and allowed fund managers to share best practices and insights on the current investment climate. Most discussion was “off the record;” however, some of the themes were:

Competition and Valuations: One partner suggested “it is the best time in the last 10 years to invest in early stage companies” based on an increase in later stage valuations while early stage valuations have remained relatively flat. Many commented on the disparity between sectors, with over-investment in some areas and good values in others. Others were concerned that some early stage companies are raising too much money too early.

Exits and Liquidity: Mergers and acquisitions continue to be the primary avenue for exits in the current environment. Many believed the high costs of Sarbanes Oxley made mergers and acquisitions a less risky and easier exit avenue for strong private companies.

Current Investment Focus: Internet, wireless, semiconductors and clean energy were cited by most funds as areas they were actively targeting for investments. Many funds shared their strategy of developing deep domain expertise in target sectors, while others preferred to be opportunistic.

Decision-Making Processes: There was a lively discussion on partnerships decision-making processes for investment opportunities. As early stage funds have grown in size, traditional consensus-based decision-making has been replaced by innovative voting systems to ensure ideas outside of the mainstream are considered.

Overall, the sentiment at the conference was positive. Mr. Occhipinti commented, “The mood of early stage investors has improved each year over the past four years.”

Shane Robison Biography

Shane Robison is responsible for shaping Hewlett Packard's overall corporate strategy and technology agenda. He steers the company's $3.5 billion research and development investment and fosters the development of the company's global technical community Robison leads the company's strategy and corporate development efforts including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, intellectual property licensing, venture capital community, and partnerships.

Robison was senior vice president and chief technology officer of Strategy and Technology at Compaq Computer Corporation. Prior to joining Compaq, Robison was president of Internet Technology and Development at AT&T Labs. Prior to AT&T, Robison was executive vice president, Research and Development, and then served as president of the Design Productivity Group at Cadence Design Systems, the world's leading supplier of electronic design products and services. Robison also spent seven years at Apple Computer Corporation, where he managed research on a wide range of architectures and multimedia technologies. Robison is a graduate of the University of Utah, from which he received bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science.

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You know the saying for many years, probably from a well-known homemaker magazine’s monthly column:

My Problem and How I Solved It!

I have ordered and received Diatomaceous  Earth.  (It took me a while to learn how to pronouce it.)  Here is info on this wonderful organic product that is going to help me combat the problem I’ve had in years past of the blowfly larvae attacking nestlings at night and thus causing anemia to those nestlings and potential death to them in the nestbox.  I am anticipating no more nest switchouts with this product!  I learned at the NABS conference last September 2009–thanks to Harry Schmeider and his presentation there–that if I use a few puffs of this organic powder inside a nest prior to nestlings hatching– that the larvae cannot survive and cause harm to the bluebird nestlings.   What I like most about this product is it is NOT a pesticide and is an all-natural product.  Here is a photo of what I have new in my trail tack box below.  My plan is to insert CAREFULLY this powder just prior to hatchlings.   One thing to watch on this is to make sure none of this powder gets into the nestlings eyes.  I think this is the safest way to administer this very fine powder.  I will still inspect the nestlings anyway during my trail checks to be sure they are developing normally.

Fascinating reading–read here first to learn more:

The tools! This is a 2-lb. bag and pistol. You can also just use a plastic mustard or ketchup container that has the tip. I like this pistol. I ordered an extender for it so I can use it in the corners of the house behind appliances--all organic!

You can see how fine this powder is and the pistol I’ll be using to carefully administer the right amount at the bottom of a nest and in the middle inside the nesting material.   The second and third broods, if I have those on my trail, are the nests where the blowflies lay their eggs in birds nests.   I am really anticipating an easier way to deal with the problem for this season and forthcoming seasons.   I still keep a few extra natural clean bluebird nests on hand for emergencies.   I always try to be prepared on trail checks.

Text on the bag. I also received a more detailed pamphlet on usage of this organic DE.

NOTE:  This website’s header photos (used with permission) credit with my thanks go to photographer:    Mr. Dave Kinneer

The handsome fella above is doing his wing-waving dance to the female “aren’t I good-lookin’!   Be mine, be mine”!  By now the females have picked their mate for the first brood.  Nests are built, eggs are laid, and now those eggs are hatching on my trail as of April 27!   Both parents feed the nestlings.  Many times they remain mates for the whole breeding season and even family siblings from the first brood will help the parents feed the second brood!

Updated notes that are interesting along my trail are posted below.  See “Nestboxes 2010” gray tabbed page  for individual notes on each nestbox.  This post will remain “sticky” so that it is always at the top of this site for quick reference and changes along my trail this season.  New posts will follow below this one, always with the latest update at the top.

April 29:  Hatchings of bluebirds have commenced on April 27 on my trail.  More occurred on April 28.  I expect more today, the 29th!

Pine needle nest at one of the boxes -- incubating female would not leave the eggs!

April 23, 2010:  On my trail check yesterday, two boxes could not be counted for final egg counts since incubating females would not leave the nest.  I will go back to those two boxes in late afternoon when I predict the females will be off the nest.   Egg count (with an estimate count included for those two boxes) are as follows for my small trail consisting of 16 bluebird nesting locations:

FIRST BROOD for 2010:  30 eggs — 1 egg was dumped by a female bluebird in a one-day’s work partial nest and female did not return to the nest 1 week later.   The egg possibly may be infertile or abandoned.  That is theory only on my part.  I do not know why a female bluebird would lay one egg on a bare wood floor in a box with just a few pine needles circling the egg.  I will confirm the egg count in a few days at the two boxes that had incubating females that stayed on the nest when I opened the boxes.  See photos above trail notes here taken with my large SLR digital camera held in one hand while holding the box door open (April 22, 2010).

This is the other box where Mrs. Blue decided she was not afraid of me, even when I opened the box. She is protecting her eggs with her life! I managed to hold the door and mirror with my left hand and my heavy SLR digital camera with my right to catch this picture. She's even prettier when she's sitting on the nest. I was amazed at how blue she looked. This is another pine needle nest, which surprised me considering it's mostly field grasses and pastureland near this box. I believe pine needles are #1 choice of nesting material for the bluebird, if they can get them. Notice she is not looking at me in fear. This is how incubating females can get killed by attacking House Sparrows.

 April 21, 2010:  Tomorrow I will be back on my weekly box checks.  We have only bluebirds nesting with eggs.  I should get the first brood egg counts in total tomorrow.  I have no other cavity nesters so far, no Carolina Chickadees, no House Wrens.  Only one box, the Test Two-Hole Mansion test site, has continuous and relentless, never-giving-up, House Sparrows wanting to nest in that box.  I am removing the nests (no trapping) as part of the test.  See my Two-Hole Test page for more information.   I will be back on on Friday to update my trail notes here.  I am adding a picture of a redesigned wren house that is doing extremely well for bluebirds.  It is posted below this post (two photos of the altered wren house)!  This is not a standard NABS or VBS approved box.  It is a built-at-home box that bluebirds really liked for the past three years and have bred and fledged young successfully.  They roost in the box in the winter.   Bluebirds are “opportunists” and will use what works!   Who can argue against a bluebird?

April 12, 2010:   OK, we’re having bluebirds nesting, eggs are being laid….we are on a roll now!   I’m so exited!  A detailed update will be posted on or around Saturday, April 17th, when I have more details of nesting bluebirds on the Woolwine House Bluebird Trail.  By then, I should have some first nest egg counts.  I have revised the photos today on the gray tabbed page titled “Nestboxes 2010”.

April 8, 2010:   I am pleased to report the trail has bluebird nests….some with perfect cups.  A week ago, April 1, no eggs were laid yet.   I expect to see eggs later today when I check my trail.   NOTE:  This site is presently in update mode.  Please check back in a few days as I update the new photos and text on The Nestboxes gray tabbed page.   Some of the box locations have changed.  The new header photo above is endearing to me as I anticipate the first baby bluebirds this season taking on their new life with wings.  This is always the most exciting part of bluebirding for me…the first egg laid, the first hatching, and the first successful fledging of nestlings.  When monitors keep trail notes, it makes it even more fun.  Mrs. Bluebird above is feeding her baby in the trees and will continue to do so for about 4 weeks after her nestlings fledge.  Once the nestlings are “outside the box”, they are no longer nestlings but then called fledglings.   They remain a camoflage grayish-blue with spots until they develop their adult plumage.  They are still very vulnerable to predators until they attain adulthood later.

As I watch the weather report, there is a possibility in my area for a cold snap coming.  This can be dangerous to chicks, but if eggs have not hatched, I’ve seen Mrs. Bluebird delay incubation until she feels comfortable to continue the incubation in warmer weather.  She just seems to know the best safety for her hatchlings and does what she can to make it work!   Weather makes a big difference in results.

March 11, 2010:  The trail results have begun this week!   The two-hole test site had a partial HOSP nest built and nest was removed on March 10.    Other boxes will be checked again, predator guards secured, and boxes soaped to deter wasps.   This was a problem on the trail last year during sudden warm temperature surges.   Soaping is easy–I use a pastry brush to “paint” an Ivory soap paste I make with a small amount of water.  This is primarily added to the surfaces on the inside of the box on the box walls and near ceiling.

February 23, 2010–Sunny today and 45 degrees–more snow coming tomorrow!    The bluebird males have been sighted in our area in the past two weeks.   This is about two weeks later than the past four years that I’ve seen in my own bluebirding observations (usually around February 1st in SW Virginia).  The males are enjoying the sun and warmer weather, establishing their territory, and looking for eventual nesting sites and mates.   This is the time of year food sources are challenging.  It will be interesting when the first observation of attempted nest building will take place in my boxes this Spring due to the severe winter snows we’ve had in our area.   I keep dates of all activity for my permanent notes.  We still have snow on the ground; however, it’s starting to melt now.  I’m seeing grass and pine mulch again.  I’m hearing new bird songs out the windows.  My nestboxes will be modified in some locations for this year–I hope within the next two weeks or so as the ground softens up.   I usually have this completed by the end of January each year.  We’ve been snowed in at home a few times this winter.  I am really looking forward to seeing my first bluebird egg this year!   I hope some of our resident bluebirds flew down to NC for food sources this past winter.   This has been the harshest winter our county has seen for many years; certainly the harshest I’ve seen since I moved here in early 2006.  I plan to visit my winterized boxes on my trail early next week and see what birds have been hopefully roosting in them and look to see what repairs need to be done to the boxes and baffles.   Some of my stovepipe baffles have fallen down in some high winds.   I will leave the ventilation “plugs” in until sometime after the first eggs are laid, depending on the temperatures.

This site will be updated again sometime in late March for the 2010 breeding season after I have some activity to report.

Happy bluebirding!

We have hatchlings on the WHBBT!   On my trail check dated April 27, new nestlings have emerged.   I checked again on April 28, and more hatchlings have come into the world.  I am waiting for 4 more locations to hatch bluebirds.  Here is a photo I took from one of my boxes on April 28.  I had to use a mirror for this picture since my boxes do not open at the top.  Note:  I only have bluebirds nesting in these boxes — no Carolina Chickadees yet.   The Two-Hole Test Site still has House Sparrows attempting to nest there.  So far at 16 locations, 3 have hatched bluebirds.  I am still waiting for 4 more to hatch any day!

UPDATE:  APRIL 29th:  I am still waiting for two boxes to hatch.

Photo taken April 28 using a large mirror. One must be quick and careful photographing nestlings so as not to stress out the parents too much. After a few trail checks, the bluebirds come to trust careful monitors more.

Below are the larger pictures I posted below of two boxes that had incubating females that would not leave their nests on my box checks on Thursday, April 22.

She is telling me, "I'm not leaving my eggs!" She graciously allowed me to take this picture, a bit awkwardly, I admit, but I managed to get this as best as I could.

This lady is not leaving her eggs -- no fear at all. I took this photo to show how the pine needles are used for the inital nest. Before the eggs are laid, it's amazing to see hwo perfect the deep cup is made in the center before the eggs are laid.

NOTE:  This website’s header photos (used with permission) credit with my thanks go to photographer:    Mr. Dave Kinneer

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This box, along my trail, is a REDESIGN (alteration) of a hanging wren house. It was built and hung; instead of wrens using it, bluebirds moved in. The house was then changed by removing the perch and resizing the hole to 1.5 inches. This box consistently does well every year at least two broods. It is hung on a front porch in perfect bluebird habitat. A plum tree and a high wire are not far from the porch. Because it is hung like this, no ground predator guard is needed. There have been no avian predators at this box. This box is monitored by watching activities, including nest building, incubation, and fledgings. It cannot be monitored weekly as the box has to be taken down and opened with a screwdriver. After each fledging, however, the box is cleaned up and hung up again. It was reported to me this box had winter-roosting bluebirds, as well! Cavity size is 6.5x 6.5 inches. This box has been approved by the VBS to me to include what stats I can on the WHBBT. In this circumstance, my philosophy is if the bluebirds like it and are safe and successful…bring it on! I would like to hang one of these but make it a standard rectangular style box but hung from our front porch. A Black Rat Snake, if inclined, could still get to this box, but I’ve been told so far in three years, that has not happened to this box.  Carl, who helped me build my nestboxes for the WHBBT built and altered this wren house.  Good job, Carl!  …. And many thanks to Carl for sharing this on my site!


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I am using responsive design on my website. Everything is fine except for the fact that on a mobile phone, my website is just too long. There is just too much content for a mobile screen - too much vertical space gets taken up by the sidebar which contains a lot of widgets like popular posts and recent comments and many others. To make the website smaller, I want the sidebar to not load at all if viewed from a small screen. And I don't want to apply display:hidden to the sidebar container. That would be stupid.

So the most efficient way would be to load the sidebar using AJAX and exclude it if the viewport is less than 800px wide.

Could anybody please tell me if this possible? If this can be done please give some examples and links to some tutorials. I have googled a lot for this but found just one tutorial which I think is not enough as I want to learn from several examples.

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About Me

Second Life Name: Inuoko Shikami
Rez Date: 9/24/2006
Partner: KyleMathome Resident
Languages: American English. Cat.
Race: African American

Hello, my SL name is Inuoko Shikami. In the virtual world known as Second Life, I am known as a fashion blogger and informant among the public, and a fashion consultant among friends.

I spend a lot of my time shopping, blogging, and hunting down new items to blog. I really enjoy blogging because it is a way to release some of my creative juices that tend to build up and overflow; causing me to do very random stuff if not taken care of. Yeah.

Most of my looks are kawaii, ganguro, decora, anime and/or fantasy inspired. I am a huge fan of anime, and Asian culture. I really enjoy kawaii items and colors, as well as demonic items.

I roleplay as a succubus; a shapeshifting demon that feeds from sexual energy. I eat and sleep like a human to sustain energy because i'm not much of one to cyber. As a demon who likes cute things, my looks are often a mix between cute and demonic. A cute dress with horns and the like is my swagger. Yes. Swagger.

"How did I end up in SL?" - An online roleplay son of mine told me about the game he always played, so I decided to make an account. This was back in 2006. My roleplay name was, and remains to be, Inuoko so I decided to name my avatar as such. My time in SL was short-lived because my laptop at the time had a poor graphics card. Once I purchased a new laptop, I returned full force.

"What's with the weird blog name?" - Long story short, in a roleplay I was doing with my boyfriend Kyle, I devoured a demon's soul. Tasted pretty good too.

"Oh, you must have so many friends!" - I have only a few in both real life and Second Life. I'm pretty shy. Random IMs are more than welcome though.

- Inuoko Shikami \o/

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