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Coyotes kill woman on hike in Canadian park This undated promotional photo released by LW Communications shows Taylor Mitchell, 19. Tw... By ROB GILLIES, AP Thu Oct 29, 1:01 AM EDT Two coyotes attacked a promising young musician as she was hiking alone in a national park in eastern Canada, and authorities said she died Wednesday of her injuries. The victim was identified as Taylor Mitchell, 19, a singer-songwriter from Toronto who was touring to promote her new album on the East Coast. She was hiking solo on a trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in Nova Scotia on Tuesday when the attack occurred. She was airlifted to a Halifax hospital in critical condition and died Wednesday morning, authorities said. Coyotes, which also are known as prairie wolves, are found from Central America to the United States and Canada. Wildlife biologist Bob Bancroft said coyote attacks are extremely rare because the animals are usually shy. Bancroft, a retired biologist with Nova Scotia's Department of Natural Resources, said it's possible the coyotes thought Mitchell was a deer or other prey. "It's very unusual and is not likely to be repeated," Bancroft said. "We shouldn't assume that coyotes are suddenly going to become the big bad wolf." Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokeswoman Brigdit Leger said other hikers heard Mitchell's screams for help on Tuesday and called emergency police dispatchers. Police who were in the area reached the scene quickly and shot one of the animals, apparently wounding it. But the wounded animal and a companion coyote managed to get away. Paul Maynard of Emergency Health Services said Mitchell already was in critical condition when paramedics arrived on the scene and had multiple bite wounds over her entire body. "She was losing a considerable amount of blood from the wounds," he said. An official with Parks Canada said they blocked the entrance to the trail where Mitchell was attacked and were trying to find the animals to determine what prompted such an unusual attack. "There's been some reports of aggressive animals, so it's not unknown," said Helene Robichaud, the park's superintendent. "But we certainly never have had anything so dramatic and tragic." Mitchell was an up-and-coming folk and country musician who was nominated for a 2009 Canadian Folk Music Award in the Young Performer of the Year category. "Words can't begin to express the sadness and tragedy of losing such a sweet, compassionate, vibrant, and phenomenally talented young woman," Lisa Weitz, Mitchell's manager, said in an e-mail. "She just turned 19 two months ago, and was so excited about the future." ___ On the Net: Taylor Mitchell's Web site: http://www.taylormitchell.ca http://www.myspace.com/taylormitchellband

Good food does not cost much really, if you are willing to actually cook from scratch. There is really no food that is so hard to make that you need to buy it already made.

Exactly! Right now I am dealing with a large military supplier of hardware. I need to ensure I get paid, not gouge, but fairly compensated. I would take 0.2% gladly

BTW when I said consultant I was not trying to be evasive. Some of the things I consult on include; Firearms Military IT Surveying Engineering I was talking to a very good friend last night and we were speaking about what pay scales are now vs. what peoples ideas on how certain skills sets are overpaid. The problem with most of the public at large is they have no appreciation of how much education and hard work it took for you to learn all that you know, then be able to use it in order to help them and solve their problems. If it was so fucking easy they would do it themselves! My friend works very very hard, studies all the time, gets abused by customers who think they can file a suit or refuse the advice given them, then later complain they were not helped. This really pisses me off. I don't mind so much when someone does it to me, it is like water off a ducks back. But when they abuse my friend and do shit that really makes them not want to do their job anymore that is just too much. This is just not about this friend in particular, but about quite a few of them in general. It is amazing how brilliant many of my friends are, they truly are smarter and harder working than 95% of the population, and yet most all of them are not rich. Only two of them are actually rich, but they started out being fairly wealthy. One took over 40 years to build her wealth and business and then really started doing well, unfortunately her son drove her business and finances into the ground, along with Arthur Anderson.

For their sake I hope they listen to you and try to stop their pattern of poor decisions. It would certainly be less stress on you.

Four teens could appear in court as early as Thursday after being charged in the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside her high school homecoming dance in Northern California. The four — ages 15, 16, 17 and 19 — were charged Wednesday with rape and enhancements that they acted in concert, which could make them eligible for life in prison. "These are people who played a significant role in the incident," Richmond Police Lt. Mark Gagan said. "I'm confident that more arrests will be made." Besides rape, the 19-year-old, Manuel Ortega of Richmond, was charged with robbery and assault causing great bodily injury. It was unknown if he had an attorney. The other three face one count each of felony rape with a foreign object. They were charged as adults because of the severity of the crime, Gagan said. The 16-year-old also faces robbery charges. All four remained in custody Wednesday. A fifth suspect arrested Tuesday, 21-year-old Salvador Rodriguez of Richmond, also remained jailed but had not been charged. The alleged gang rape and beating Saturday night at Richmond High School have rattled the city of about 120,000 in the San Francisco Bay area. Police believe as many as 10 people ranging in age from 15 to mid-20s attacked the girl for more than two hours in a dimly lit area. As many as two dozen people witnessed the rape without notifying police. Dara Cashman, head of the Contra Costa District Attorney's Office sex crimes unit, told the Contra Costa Times, a Bay area newspaper, that those who witnessed the alleged rape and did not report it could face aiding and abetting charges — if it can be proven that their actions facilitated or goaded the perpetrators. Police hope a $20,000 reward will bring more people forward with information. Police received a tip about a possible assault on campus from a former student, who heard two males bragging about it. Officers found the girl semiconscious and naked from the waist down near a picnic table. Margarita Vargas, who was watching television Saturday night with others at her home two blocks from the school campus, told the newspaper she reported the assault as soon as she heard about it. The newspaper did not say whether Vargas was a student at the school. "They think it's cool," Vargas said of the alleged perpetrators. "They weren't raised to respect girls." Gagan said the victim, a sophomore, left the dance and was walking to meet her father for a ride home when a classmate invited her to join a group drinking in the courtyard. The girl had consumed a large amount of alcohol by the time the assault began, police said. Gagan said the girl's father tried to call her cell phone, but no one answered. She was released from the hospital Wednesday.

Consultant.

No matter how we look at it there is no reason for it to have occurred. Some people would not know decency if they were drowning in it.

Why, do you often do things to people that makes you deserving of a death sentence? I mean really, try to act like a grown, thinking human being and you would not need to be so fearful. I would not even give you the time of day let alone cause you harm. Get over yourself and your irrational fears. BTW you might find this hard to believe but people actually like and trust me. I don't think you can overcome your condescending view of me and realize that though. What a shame.

The back cut is supposed to be at a step higher than the V This acts as a kickout stop. No more than 2/3rd through the tree, you never know how weak it might be. Usually half way or just a hair more is fine.

Hell yes Why would I need the government to spend millions for something I would be compelled to do myself? Why put that power in their hands so that they might abuse it? I am not against the death penalty, only against how it is implemented. I trust no governmental official that much.

I do not condone it, it is just a fact, cross that line and I would never stop until the job is done. I believe in live and let live, if that cannot be accomplished the alternative is not very nice.

Yep, there is no excuse and that girl may never recover. She will probably always have physical and emotional scars. The perps should die.

No cheap bash just an observation. I am sick of people excusing their kids or young adults because their family member "Didn't do nuffin" Politicians demonize police and the reason why is their constituents do not like being arrested for things they do. All of them are innocent you know. Why is it there was not one single person there that would do something to STOP this? I will tell you why, because they either thought she deserved it, that it was no big deal, because they wanted to take a turn, or that they didn't think it was any of their business. And yet I am sure they knew the girl.

Well I know someone who is a well known jumper and he nearly died from an oyster that was bad. He still can have problems from that.

I said nothing that you did, however do you dispute that I am wrong in how they will vote and what their views will be on many issues?

Happy Birthday! Where have you been?

I remember that too.

I guess people can say whatever they like but since California is so anti gun and pro violence, I guess this should be ignored as an anomaly? Some people need killing. Nobody was willing to put a stop to this, and yet they will all soon be voters. Guess which way they will vote? Take a guess as to how they view others who cannot defend themselves?

RICHMOND, Calif. — The gang rape and beating of a 15-year-old girl on school grounds after her homecoming dance was horrific enough. But even more shocking, police say, was that up to two dozen people watched and did nothing to stop it. The attack over the weekend rattled this crime-ridden city of 120,000 in the San Francisco Bay area, where one police official called it one of the most heinous crimes he has ever seen. Some students have already left the school in response to the attack. "It's not safe there at all," said 16-year-old Jennie Steinberg, whose mother let her transfer out of the school Tuesday. "I'm not going back." The victim, a sophomore, had left the dance and was drinking alcohol in a school courtyard with a group when she was attacked, police said. Two suspects were in custody Monday, but police said as many as seven ranging in age from 15 to mid-20s attacked the girl for more than two hours at a dimly lit area near benches Saturday night. As many as two dozen people saw the rape without notifying police. Officers found the girl semiconscious and naked from the waist down near a picnic table. She remains hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. "This was a barbaric act. I still cannot get my head around the fact that numerous people either watched, walked away or participated in her assault," Lt. Mark Gagan said Tuesday. "It's one of the most disturbing crimes in my 15 years as a police officer." Gagan would not comment on rumors that observers took video of the attack on cell phones and may have posted it online. Manuel Ortega, a 19-year-old former student, was arrested after trying to flee the scene. He is being held on $800,000 bail for investigation of rape and robbery. Attempts to reach Ortega at the jail Tuesday were unsuccessful. A 15-year-old student also was booked late Monday on one count of sexual assault, Gagan said. Late Tuesday, SWAT teams were preparing to make more arrests as police are also offering a $20,000 reward they hope will bring more people forward with any information. Even though he said as many as two dozen people were witnesses, Gagan said officials are still trying to determine the exact number of people involved. "I'm confident that the list will expand and at the end of our investigation we will get a clear indication of who was there and who did what," Gagan said. The attack occurred in a city that has dealt with its share of vicious crimes in recent years, and the school recently approved surveillance cameras after a series of violent crimes. In one case a few years back, a student was shot outside the school, ran inside and died in the then-principal's hands, said Marin Trujillo, a spokesman for the West Contra Costa Unified School District. Richmond is an industrialized conclave near the San Francisco Bay that is known as one of the nation's most dangerous cities. In 2007, Richmond had 47 homicides, and the murder rate led the state for cities with populations of 100,000 or more, surpassing Los Angeles and Oakland. That number dropped to 27 in 2008 but has spiked to 44 killings so far this year, amid drug dealing and gang activity that has engulfed the town, Gagan said. Gagan said the girl left the dance and was walking to meet her father for a ride home when a classmate invited her to join a group drinking in the courtyard. The girl had consumed a large amount of alcohol by the time the assault began, police said. Gagan said the girl's father tried to call her cell phone, but no one answered. Gagan said police received a tip about a possible assault on campus from a young woman who heard two males bragging about it. She was found nearly an hour after the dance, which more than 400 people attended, had ended. Neil Smelser, a professor emeritus of sociology at the University of California-Berkeley, said Tuesday that the incident could be categorized as "bystander indifference." "The questions become, 'Why didn't they do something moral to stop an immoral situation? Why didn't they behave morally by calling the police, telling school officials?'" said Smelser, who has written extensively on collective behavior. "It's very likely that they didn't have any emotional or social ties to the victim," Smelser continued. "If they had any linkage to her, then maybe we'd have a different outcome." Trujillo said there were four police officers and 15 school site supervisors monitoring the dance. He said there were no problems during the dance inside the school gym, calling it "a success." He said two site supervisors were allowed to leave because they felt they had enough security inside. But Trujillo called the rape outside on school grounds a "tragic incident." "We wished this had never happened. This was such a heinous crime," Trujillo said. "We are all going to learn from this." Student Joseph Machado, 16, said the mood inside Richmond High School on Tuesday was tense as officers were questioning fellow students. Two squad cars were parked outside the main entrance, and school security teams were patrolling the grounds in golf carts. "Some of my friends were saying, 'What if that happened to me?'" said Machado, whose parents didn't allow him to go to the dance. "This school, this city already has a bad reputation and now this makes it worse."

Did you read above? I would never use WEP WPA2 is just enough.

I agree on the WPA2 The more security that you can throw at it the better.

Also not broadcasting a SSID is a good idea, it is hard to hack something you can't easily find.

MAC restrictions are a must, people are pretty sneaky these days.

Red winged blackbird I just looked it up after posting to be sure. http://askabiologist.asu.edu/expstuff/experiments/birdsongs/birds_az.html http://askabiologist.asu.edu/expstuff/experiments/birdsongs/datacards/red_winged_blackbird.html