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WhiteBlaze
12-19-2015, 20:20
<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNF0s6nkAs15dJPWv_23NqqXnZ2G7Q&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=M_R1VtDnNoic8gGP86rgCQ&url=http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/tri_state/west_virginia/record-number-pass-through-appalachian-trail-s-midpoint/article_6c07f22c-a6ad-11e5-9291-4b723e2586fd.html"><img src="//t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQJO8dWGO7dCjBqPGoclQ4vcduf0RSUs CVZ5oQh442FvtHXh6NqNWpe2t0zeMOzaWUkjWb2PBM" alt="" border="1" width="80" height="80"><br><font size="-2">Herald-Mail Media</font></a></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNF0s6nkAs15dJPWv_23NqqXnZ2G7Q&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=M_R1VtDnNoic8gGP86rgCQ&url=http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/tri_state/west_virginia/record-number-pass-through-appalachian-trail-s-midpoint/article_6c07f22c-a6ad-11e5-9291-4b723e2586fd.html"><b>Record number pass through <b>Appalachian Trail&#39;s</b> &#39;midpoint&#39;</b></a><br><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">Herald-Mail Media</font></b></font><br><font size="-1">HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — New Yorkers Charles Milligan and Henry Westmoreland on Saturday added their names to the record number of through-hikers who passed through the <b>Appalachian Trail</b> Conservancy&#39;s Visitor Center in Harpers Ferry this year.</font><br><font size="-1" class="p"></font><br><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dl4BNzgV2NF_r5M&authuser=0&ned=us"><nobr><b></b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>

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Kaptainkriz
12-19-2015, 21:05
Interesting, google served that article up to me about a half hour ago. :)
u.w.
12-19-2015, 21:35
I'd say whoever proof read the article, or fact checked it - did not do a very good job.
From the article:
The trail runs 1,290 miles from Maine to Georgia.


u.w.
SkeeterPee
12-19-2015, 23:29
And isn't the midpoint for 2015 in PA near Pine Grove Furnace SP? I remember passing a sign to that effect.
Sarcasm the elf
12-19-2015, 23:40
I'd say whoever proof read the article, or fact checked it - did not do a very good job.
From the article:


The trail runs 1,290 miles from Maine to Georgia.
u.w.


And isn't the midpoint for 2015 in PA near Pine Grove Furnace SP? I remember passing a sign to that effect.

Going by the mileage in the article, the midpoint should be about 20 miles North of Pearisburg. :D
gpburdelljr
12-20-2015, 00:28
Going by the mileage in the article, the midpoint should be about 20 miles North of Pearisburg. :D

The article called it the "psychological midpoint".
KDogg
12-20-2015, 01:41
Interesting that the article actually states that Harper's is not the midpoint and goes on to say that the midpoint is actually close to Pine Grove Furnace. Too bad they got the mileage wrong so that everyone actually stops reading and misses the point.
colorado_rob
12-20-2015, 12:08
I'd say whoever proof read the article, or fact checked it - did not do a very good job.
From the article:


u.w.Pretty sure that was just a typo folks, transposed the 2 and 1, 1290->2190
Rain Man
12-20-2015, 12:17
I'd say whoever proof read the article, or fact checked it - did not do a very good job.

That's so cute! Someone still believes in proof-readers and fact-checkers in the age of Internet publishing!
u.w.
12-21-2015, 20:01
That's so cute! Someone still believes in proof-readers and fact-checkers in the age of Internet publishing!

You're right. I do still believe in it, and I do believe there is still a place for it. Cute, or not.

u.w.