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50 Amazing Images of the Grand Canyon
The epic Grand Canyon. One of the seven magnificent wonders of the world. One of the most visual spectacles on the planet. The views are absolutely amazing and can only be described as a natural masterpiece.
In the past decade, popular vacation spots like Six Flags, Disneyland and Sea World would trump the most amazing natural wonders as families went looking for more "entertainment" themed family trips.
Recently however, there's been a growing outdoors movement and some of the most amazing places are starting to make their way back as popular vacation spots.
The Grand Canyon is no different and some of the surging tourist businesses have experienced growth as a result.
The Grand Canyon Railway for instance, runs a train from Williams Arizona to the Grand Canyon. The GCR has become an extremely popular tourist attraction during the wintertime with its keynote experience, "The Polar Express" train ride themed after the popular children's book & movie.
It's not all tourist trap themes though. Far from it.
The Grand Canyon boasts camping, hiking, white water rafting, fishing, solo or tandem kayaking and just about any other outdoor activity you can think of including horseback riding, sport rock climbing, or just setting up shop with your favorite camping chair.
There's several natural attractions that we feature in the image gallery below that offer plenty of history and some attractions that should definitely be on your "bucket list."
If you live in Arizona, you have no excuse not to take a quick weekend trip to see the Grand Canyon, and if you live anywhere within driving distance (I'm looking at you Utah, Nevada & California) then you should definitely make a visit to the Grand Canyon part of your next family outdoor excursion.
Enough rambling on from us about how amazing the Grand Canyon is.
If what we've said already isn't enough to convince you to make a trip, check out the totally awesome images below.
We'd also encourage you to share these images and this article with anyone you think needs a nudge in the right direction!
Anyone looking at just how breathtaking this view is will understand that by making a trip to the Grand Canyon, you are viewing one of the world's most magnificent wonders.
This image was captured at the Havasu falls in the Grand Canyon National Park. It's one of the little known secrets near the Grand Canyon and is frequented by amateur hikers and backpackers alike. The blue water looks completely out of place from the rest of the scenery. Be prepared for a hike, as you have to book time to go in advance and you can only hike in or get there by helicopter.
This is another spectacular image of the Havasu Falls Area. There are several rock ledges where water flows back and forth from.
Snow storms are common in the winter time. As mentioned earlier in the article, the Grand Canyon Railway does run trips to the Grand Canyon, even in the wintertime. This is a cheap yet fun getaway that the entire family can enjoy.
This image was taken at Horseshoe Bend. While it's technically in Glen Canyon and not inside the Grand Canyon, it's only about 5 miles from the start of the Grand Canyon National Park and 140 miles or so from the North/South Rim. While it's not technically "inside" the Grand Canyon, it's still beautiful and warrants a stop on your way. It's also a great hiking location.
This is another amazing picture of the Canyon during the wintertime. There are several scenic stopping points that you can pull over on and take some absolutely awesome photographs.
Helicopter tours have increased in popularity over the years. While much more expensive than a simple hike, you can get views like these for miles.
Desert View Drive is a scenic location. It's known for having some of the most amazing photo opportunities across the entire canyon.
Vishnu Temple is another great location. While not quite as scenic as Desert View Drive, it still offers amazing views and great scenery.
The North Rim offers some spectacular views. Springtime and summer are both great times to visit. Monsoon season happens in the summer and can bring some very scenic photo opportunities with the clouds as they roll in.
Another amazing picture of the falls on the Havasupai reservation. Make sure you bring plenty of water if you decide to make the hike. You can camp in Havasu Creek and the hike is about 10 miles from the trailhead.
The Grand Canyon makes for an amazing get away from city life in the winter time. You can find some amazing places to stop and take pictures and the weather usually just touches below freezing.
55 miles west of the Northern Rim, Toroweap Point offers camping and some amazing views of the Colorado River.
Timp Point offers some majestic views of the Grand Canyon. This location is north of the Canyon near the Kaibab Plateau.
Another great Timp Point view of the Grand Canyon.
This is a sunset view from the lodge at the north rim of the Grand Canyon. There is lodging here which makes it convenient if you like modern amenities but still want to enjoy the outdoors.
Here's an amazing shot of the south rim. You can see that the landscape is slightly different from the northern side, but still just as beautiful.
More winter wonderland. The wintertime in Grand Canyon country is extremely mild, even when there is snow. It typically doesn't get much below freezing during the day making it extremely tolerable even in the wintertime.
There isn't always a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, but it's pretty close here in Canyon life.
Desert View Point has some of the most amazing sunsets, no matter what time of year it is.
OOH…. AHH, yep, that pretty much sums it up. Ooh Aah point is a stopping area that has a scenic view that's primed for pictures. You can access this area by hiking the South Kaibab Trail. There are guided tours and you can always just hike it yourself.
The Grand Canyon isn't all about canyon views. There are forests nearby the South Kaibab trail that offer canyon views and some lush pine trees.
More amazing pictures of the South Kaibab trail area that offer amazing treeline panoramic views.
As you can see, the evening views are just as stunning as they are when the sun rises in the morning. It's almost impossible to pick a bad time of year to take a trip and visit.
This picture was taken near Nankoweap Trail, which is dubbed as one of the HARDEST trails in the canyon. It's not recommended for novices. You should be well prepared to take on some tough areas if you decide to make a venture here, but the scenery is absolutely amazing.
Another long range picture of the Colorado River at the Canyon during dusk.
There are some awesome looking trees all over the place. In this particular shot, you can see it was taken in a more desert looking terrain of the Canyon, probably somewhere near the South Kaibab Trail.
The Desert View Watchtower, (AKA Indian Watchtower) is one of the cooler man made features anywhere near the Canyon. It's absolutely a must visit if you take a trip. It's in the Desert View area of the canyon and offers some truly spectacular views in this area.
Another awesome picture of the Desert View Watchtower in the wintertime.
This is another awesome picture from the Desert View area.
Another amazing sunset at horseshoe bend, near the Grand Canyon National Park.
Another great shot of the Havasu Falls near the Grand Canyon. As we said earlier, please make sure you've planned on venturing a 10 mile hike if you try to take this one on.
Another perfect sunrise at Desert View. You can see the Colorado River with a view that could capture your attention the entire day.
Here's an awesome view of the Grand Canyon in the summertime. You can tell that the Colorado River has a touch of dirt running through it, more than likely due to monsoons that may have pushed the dirt down into the river during a storm.
You can tell this photo was taken during the spring. The Canyon will show a lot more green during the spring season before temperatures start to spike in the summertime.
Here's another great view from up top. As mentioned before, views like this often come at the expense of a helicopter tour. While a guided tour can take you down into the canyon itself, a Helicopter ride can do much of the same and without the legwork if you aren't used to hiking long distances.
This is another arial shot during the wintertime. The snow will rest on the peaks during the winter months.
This north rim picture was taken during the end of spring, just approaching summer. You can see the monsoon clouds starting to roll in to the area.
This is a view from the Western Rim of the Canyon at a place called Guano Point. There is a historic Tram in the area to check out and this is one of the more popular attractions along the West Rim.
A great shot of the Grand Canyon with some desert haze in the early morning.
Here's another great desert shot of the South Rim landscape.
The South Rim in the winter time after a fresh dusting of snow.
Here's another great shot of the area before sunrise during the winter. It's amazing how much detail goes into every crevasse of the Canyon.
Another Great Shot of Horseshoe Bend. It's common for people to take a day rafting trip to explore the bend from the river instead of just hanging around up top.
Here's another great shot of desert view in the spring.
Here's a shot of Bright Angel Trail at the South Rim. It's an amazing trail where you can occasionally see people getting the rare experience of riding a mule on a trail.
Hopi Point is along the West Rim and offers some amazing desert canyon views.
Another fresh dusting of snow taking the Canyon hostage in the winter time.
Here's another amazing shot of the Grand Canyon in the winter time as the snow is melting away.
We close out our top 50 images list with one final credit to Horseshoe bend.
Wrapping Up:
With so many beautiful and amazing images that can come from one small area (OK it's pretty big), there is absolutely no reason why making a trip to one of the largest wonders of the world shouldn't be on your bucket list at least some point in your life.
If you live anywhere near this amazing feat of nature, then you have no excuse not to make it one of your next weekend road trips.


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Paris Fashion Week is here to glorify our routine! The best thing about it is that it provides us with a great chance to check out wonderful collections of designers like Damir Doma, Balenciaga, Carven, Nina Ricci, Isabel Marant and others. But what I, personally, was looking forward to is Christian Dior show. I am very positive you have been anticipating it as well. So I decided to start Paris Fashion Week review with this Spring/Summer 2014 collection. No more need to postpone the fascinating moment – amazing outfits are on the way. Welcome Raf Simons, the genius, and his wonderful creation with a big round of applause!
Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2014
All the outfits of Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2014 collection have a very clear message: there are no limits for a woman. Despite everything happening around, she has to follow her own path and stay in vogue. Even if she finds herself walking in Wonderland, it is still possible to look elegant. This mind-blowing pant suit in black is another evidence to it. Christian Dior is probably the only brand that can afford offering a pant suit with no accessories. I would trade those black scarpins for a pair of red ones though, but other than that it looks hot.
You will see a number of dresses, in various styles: from an off-shoulder pleaded frock to a colorful striped one with oversized bottom. Catchy slogans, interesting combinations and different textures are also featured in this collection. One thing I liked a lot is a shirt-dress in light blue with cut-out shoulders. It looks both sophisticated and edgy. I would rock it with a massive belt and bright pumps – I bet, so would you!
Christian Dior presented a gorgeous line of evening jacquard dresses. They all look pretty much the same, with slight variations in styling and colors. But this is what makes the set so great – any lady can find the one that fits her taste the most. Plus, all the frocks feature a signature emblem, which seems to affiliate all the models to some kind of a secret union.
Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2014 collection is full of new styles and impeccable outfits. Any woman will be able to choose a clothing piece of her dream, as Raf Simons got creative enough to come up with such a diverse collection. Enjoy the photos of the show and share your favorite outfit with us.


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California Winter with Vans Classic Slip On
Winter in California just means you should wear a hoodie and the beaches are less crowded. We took the Vans Classic Slip Ons for a walk on the boardwalk and a dip in the sand.
Wear the Vans Classic Checkerboard Slip On in the sand, over the ocean and on the pier. These Vans pair perfectly with all the casual looks and chilly "winter" weather in Southern California.


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|Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Urinary Catecholamines in Healthy Dogs Subjected to Different Clinical Settings.
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|PMID: 22998326 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher
|BACKGROUND: Correct interpretation of blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) recordings is important in a clinical environment, but little is known about effects of stress on BP and HR responses of dogs to different clinical settings. OBJECTIVE: To investigate BP and HR responses in different clinical settings in dogs of 3 breeds, and to relate findings to urinary catecholamine concentrations measured by ELISA assays previously validated for use in human plasma and urine, after validation for use in dogs. ANIMALS: Client-owned healthy dogs; 41 Labrador Retrievers, 33 Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (CKCS), and 15 Dachshunds. METHODS: Prospective observational study. BP and HR were measured in 4 clinical settings with or without veterinarian and owner present. Urine samples were taken before and after examination. ELISA assays were validated for canine urine, and epinephrine/creatinine and norepinephrine/creatinine ratios were analyzed. RESULTS: BP and HR were higher when measured by veterinarian alone than when owner was present (P < .020). Urinary catecholamine/creatinine ratios were higher after examination, compared with before, in all dogs (P < .0001). Labrador Retrievers had lower diastolic BP than Dachshunds in 2 settings (P ≤ .041), lower HR than CKCSs in 3 settings (all P < .0001), and lower catecholamine/creatinine ratios after examination than both other breeds (P ≤ .035). The in-house validation showed mean spiked recovery of 96.5% for epinephrine and 83.8% for norepinephrine. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: BP and HR responses were related to breed as well as clinical setting. Breed differences were detected in urinary catecholamine/creatinine ratios. Further studies on breed differences are warranted.
|K Höglund; S Hanås; C Carnabuci; I Ljungvall; A Tidholm; J Häggström
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|Title: Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Volume: - ISSN: 1939-1676 ISO Abbreviation: J. Vet. Intern. Med. Publication Date: 2012 Sep
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By far the highlight for many of us at the NAACE Hot House event earlier this week was the presentation by Torsten Stauch from Appshed.com. Torsten put a good deal of effort into his presentation and made every attempt to show linkage between his online tool for making free web apps and the new NAACE Framework.
Though his talk was interesting and a good attempt at linking curricula with product, it was the tool itself that excited us. It slowly dawned that this was a powerful and easy to use application that allowed users to drag and drop elements to form a usable and very credible web app.
While Torsten spoke I tried this out and within ten minutes had made a daft but credible app that displayed a Youtube video in one tab, some news in another and a flickr photo set in another. All done by dragging and amending existing modules/ extensions from Appshed's growing library of web building blocks.
Let's be clear Appshed lets you and your pupils create a web app – that is a mini/mobile website in essence. You can create an icon which you can choose to pin to the front screen of your phone or Ipad and essentially run this as a website or webapp on your Android, Iphone, Ipad or Blackberry Device. This amazingly is free! However, if you want to publish your app and package itdo that ready for an app store or market place, then you will be charged.
I remember soon after joining 2Simple I made an app, to pull news feeds, photos and videos into one easily navigable set of tabs. This used a site called appbuilder, and though slightly similar to Appshed, there were disadvantages. You had to publish your app and the publishing process was quite confusing with multiple versions, amending the app was also a headache and involved some costs. Furthermore I do not remember it being quite so intuitive as "the shed". I have also dabbled for way too long with the Google/MIT object-oriented App Inventor, with some success. But App Inventor can take time for teachers to get their head around and most would not last the distance, that and the fact that it is designed for Android devices.
Following the session, myself and colleagues talked about how we might use this in our classes. For some it was in clubs or with Digital leaders, others saw it slotting into teaching units in upper Key Stage 2. I gave it some thought and I am already beginning to see places where this would slot in to our creative and evolving curriculum. In Year Five for example, our children form and run their own cake companies. This is played out in a Mantle of the Expert approach and touches on speaking and listening, writing, internet research, spreadsheets and of course food technology. It occurred to me that each company within Year 5 would further enhance their work by creating an app to advertise what they did and as a means of getting orders.
With this in mind I spend just under an hour pulling together a rough first draft. It did not take the hour at all to make the app, in fact what took the most time was sourcing some icons from my dear friend , Bev Evans and some cupcake images from a former pupil, who now runs Cupcake factory. currently the app can allow viewers to see the range of cakes, email the office and watch a video of the "factory". However there are other functions that could be included such as triggering the camera, perhaps for customers to take pictures of people enjoying their cakes. There is also google docs integration, so there are possibilities for the app to feedback too.
Once you get going with Appshed you will quickly discover its potential through the expanding range of extension and functions. This means that you often change spec and design on the fly. The great thing is of course is that your work can be improved very quickly by republishing without hassle or fuss. So last night I published my app, viewed it on my Ipod and then went back to my PC to make tweaks and changes before republishing. A process of write, review/edit and amend which is a very familiar process within literacy lessons, but not always evident within ICT.
You can view draft 1 of what I think a year 5 child might build here http://appshed.com/appbuilder/preview/6973 in your browser or use the link below on your Ipod Touch or Iphone
Do copy this link into Safari on your Ipod or Iphone and choose to pin the url to your home screen, you will then get an idea of how it all works, and spot lots of areas for improvement too!
Clearly making an app will attract a good deal of kudos for the pupils and teacher involved, but there are lots of implicit and explicit skills that i picked up on when I made one earlier today.
- Preparing and editing graphics so that everything is the correct size.
- Writing and editing appropriate text
- Considering audience
- Problem Solving
- How a web page/ web app works/ navigates
- Combining simple programmable building blocks/ extensions
Lets leave the last word to that esteemed policy maker and guru of all things technological, Mr Michael of Gove, who in April this year said:
Imagine the dramatic change which could be possible in just a few years, once we remove the roadblock of the existing ICT curriculum. Instead of children bored out of their minds being taught how to use Word and Excel by bored teachers, we could have 11-year-olds able to write simple 2D computer animations using an MIT tool called Scratch. By 16, they could have an understanding of formal logic previously covered only in University courses and be writing their own Apps for smartphones.
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Historically, Louisiana school districts are among the lowest performing in the country; however, with the implementation of post-Katrina educational standards, additional funding from the Louisiana Department of Education for supplemental courses, and the adoption of online and blended learning, some Louisiana educators are reaching at-risk kids in rural areas more effectively than ever before.
In areas where there are many at-risk students, the importance of pacing and allowing a student to dictate how quickly he or she moves through curriculum is integral to a successful Response to Intervention (RTI) approach. Additionally, online and blended learning tools make this one-size-fits-all pacing doable for students as well as teachers. Learning Outside of the Lines had the opportunity to sit down with an educator from Jefferson Parish, LaDonna Despaux.
Mrs. Despaux teaches 4th graders in the small fishing community of Jean Lafitte, just south of New Orleans, LA. She speaks here on some of the challenges involved in teaching in such a rural area and how beneficial online tools have been in reaching students who are frequently more focused on joining the family business than day-to-day classroom activities.
LOtL: How do you approach at-risk kids in the classroom?
Mrs. Despaux: As a teacher, I have to carefully consider my approach and find the best means of reaching each student individually. I live in a rural fishing community and several of my male students are already involved with the family commercial fishing business, which does not require any formal education.
As a result, if I want to succeed at making these students effective inside of the classroom, I have to constantly make a real-life connection between their lives outside of the classroom and the lesson at hand. For example, if we're working on a writing skill, I have to select topics that they can relate to, such as swamp tours, hurricanes, and the BP oil spill. I choose timely and relevant topics and use them in conjunction with online programs to keep students engaged.
When a child has a vast interest in a topic, whether it's due to tragic circumstances or just a plain life experience, they all have a story to tell, and they are more than willing to tell it through their writing. Additionally, the implementation of online learning and technology maintains student engagement beyond the topic at hand.
Also, our school has found success with at-risk students through RTI. Students who demonstrate a weakness in a particular skill become part of a pull-out intervention program. The student attends interventions for a two-week period, is re-tested on the skill, and is released when the skill has been mastered. Through this type of consistent, intense program we have had over ninety percent of our students pass the annual LEAP test for 4th grade during the past two years.
LOtL: Do other online tools and strategies contribute? Are there any alternative learning options you may have used for at-risk kids leveraging online tools?
Mrs. Despaux: Yes, definitely. Sometimes I cannot imagine planning a lesson without integrating content from online sources, including Pinterest. If we want to keep our students engaged and challenged, we must look further than the traditional textbook.
Additionally, our school has utilized many different online platforms like Louisiana Pass. On a daily basis, I use these tools in my classroom not only as enrichment, but also as LEAP test prep, an extension of the lesson at hand, or to re-teach a skill.
The students complete these activities either on an as-needed basis or as part of a rotating schedule within learning centers. It is vital to allow students time to learn via technology, especially as we move forward to one day taking the PARCC assessment, which is completely testable on-line.
LOtL: In addition to online tools, does collaboration with teachers and administrators come into play when addressing issues for at-risk students?
Mrs. Despaux: Yes, absolutely. Collaboration is a crucial part of finding successful ways to increase student achievement. I have found that since our school has increased collaboration efforts between administrators and teachers, we have seen a drastic improvement in student achievement. Presently, according to Louisiana School Performance Scores, our school is rated as a 'B+' and is only a few points away from a solid 'A' rating. We are confident that with further collaborative efforts and implementation of more online resources that we will reach an 'A' rating soon.
As you can see from Mrs. Despaux's responses, online learning is a crucial element to modern learning and enabling at-risk students, not just at urban magnet schools and charters but also in small, rural schools in the Louisiana swamp. The reach of online learning is far—and paramount to student success.
Is your school district facing a similar situation? Click here to view online resources that may be helpful.


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Bicuspid Aortic Valve Treatments
Like many diseases, bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) will affect each patient differently. We take care to ensure our team of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, nurses, rehabilitation specialists, psychologists and social workers work together to tailor a treatment plan specific to your needs.Once you are diagnosed, your treatment options depend on whether or not you have symptoms.
If you have no symptoms
Medical management is used to treat most people with BAV who do not have symptoms. Medical management can help:
- Slow the onset of complications
- Prevent further complications
- Recognize the onset of symptoms
- Identify optimal timing of surgical intervention
Medical Management
The goal of medical management of BAV is to achieve optimal blood pressure, heart rate and cholesterol levels. You and your cardiologist will decide if and when medications are necessary.You can also help manage your BAV by being heart healthy. Ways to be heart healthy include following a low fat, low sodium diet, being physically active, practicing good dental hygiene and quitting or avoiding smoking.
If you have symptoms
While medical management of your BAV will continue, once your aortic valve starts to leak or does not open completely, surgery may be your best treatment option.
Sometimes cardiac surgeons are able to fix BAV by performing an aortic valve repair. However, if the aortic valve is too damaged to repair, an aortic valve replacement may be the best option. You may also require surgery to repair or replace sections of your aorta. When it is determined that surgery is needed your cardiac surgeon will discuss which option(s) is best for your particular needs.
Surgical interventions for patients with complications related to BAV include:
- Aortic valve repair or replacement for patients with severe aortic stenosis or aortic insufficiency/regurgitation, in those patients having symptoms, and/or those with evidence of abnormal left ventricular function
- Minimally-invasive aortic valve replacement: Aortic valve replacement through a smaller "keyhole" incision
- Modified Bentall procedure: Replacement of the entire aortic root including the aortic valve and abnormal aortic wall
- David procedure: Valve-sparing aortic root replacement (aortic root replacement where one's own aortic valve is spared but the abnormal aortic wall is replaced)
- Ross procedure: A diseased aortic valve is replaced with a person's own pulmonary valve]
- Repair of the aorta: The diseased portion of aorta is removed and replaced with a synthetic (man-made) graft
Follow-up care
Even after surgical repair or replacement of the BAV, you may still be at risk for future complications. We will give you a pre-discharge echocardiogram (ECHO) to establish your clinical baseline after surgery. Your physician will contact you three to six months after surgery to monitor your symptoms and progress. Seeing your cardiologist yearly for a check-up will help to determine if additional testing is required.
It is important to keep all appointments for blood work, tests and physician exams. Your cardiologist will make future medication changes and provide refills as needed. Talk with your physician about cardiac rehabilitation or routine exercise programs and the limitations on them depending on your condition.


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Did you ever see the huge mural Ron English had up on Houston Street? It's gone now. But this is why I take pictures because things change so fast around here!
You remember that famous baby Hulk? If your still clueless this is an artist known for his tongue in cheek propaganda pop art. He currently has a pop up shop Popaganja Canebis Bodega. Again that bodega theme trending! The name suits it because it does sell items you would find in a typical bodega…just with a twist.
Like the humor? I think it's hilarious and very catchy. Ron English has teamed up with High Times lifestyle and apparel. The fashion was pretty dope. The products even better. Obviously all weed themed, but made as art not for consumption! The manipulated brands and logos emphasize the artists opinion that weed should be legalized because it's pretty harmless, and so many smoke irregardless…including our Presidents. What are your thoughts on legalizing?
Whether your a pot head or not it's an interesting take, and I thought very playfully designed. The pop ups last day is November 8, 2016. On closing night Ron English will be there from 6 to 9pm signing his collector items. Can you save me a spot in line? HA.
Popaganja Canebis Bodega
147 Orchard Street
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Ecological harmony is at the core of Naturescapes' philosophy. We believe this means giving back to the community that supports us, and we have donated to a number of causes this fall in honor of Giving Tuesday.
Naturescapes supports the following initiatives:
- Foundation for Learning in Tredyffrin/Easttown (FLITE): FLITE helps students who have financial or environmental challenges to gain the tools and support they need to succeed.
- The Nature Conservancy: The Nature Conservancy works to protect the land and water we all depend on in Pennsylvania and around the world.
- Nellie's Schoolhouse: Nellie's Schoolhouse is an afterschool & weekend program that helps to foster relationships between well-mannered dogs and children with autism, depression, and anxiety.
- The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: Located in Virginia, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a living museum that strives to preserve & share the Amerian story.
- Thorncroft: Thorncroft works with those with special needs to help develop self-esteem and improve mental health through therapeutic horseback riding.
- Media Arts Council: Based in Media, PA, the Media Arts Council supports local artists and integrates their work into the community.
- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust: We support French & Pickering in their efforts to preserve, protect, and steward land in Northern Chester County.
- Camphill Soltane: Camphill Soltane provides support for people with disabilities by helping them to find employment and build a sense of community.
- Bartram's Garden: This living laboratory, membership organization, and outdoor classroom is free and open to the public. It is considered a National Historic Landmark and draws nearly 40,000 visitors each year.
- Seva Foundation: We are proud to support Seva in their mission to deliver vision care to those in need. Seva provides surgery, glasses, and medical treatment all around the world.
- Chester County Fund for Women and Girls: Founded in 1996, the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) is dedicated to improving lives for women, girls, and their families in Chester County.
- Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art: This organization works to preserve natural and cultural resources, thus providing education and health. This increases the quality of life for our community.
Which organizations do you plan to support this Giving Tuesday? If you would like to give back, but need some ideas for worthy causes, check out some other organizations that we believe in.


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"The rooster started to crow at the unusually early hour of 3 a.m. and Partoparmin, a farmer in this small hillside village, went into his yard to look. All around him, chickens were lying on the ground, twitching and shaking.
"A few minutes later they were dead," said Partoparmin, 60. "Right away I thought, this might be bird flu."
Partoparmin, who like many Indonesians uses only one name, buried the chickens as he had learned to do from televised announcements, and no tests were done to confirm the cause of their death." (International Herald Tribune)


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Where does Rob Lowe hang in Durham? He's coming May 18 so you might see him out.
When Rob Lowe comes to Durham, he has a couple of hotspots he likes to hit.
He plans to be in Durham May 18 for his Durham Performing Arts Center tour stop for "Stories I Only Tell My Friends" so be on the lookout for him out on the town.
What are your favorite #Durham spots?— DPAC (@DPAC) December 12, 2017
Here are a few of @RobLowe's. He's getting excited to come to Durham May 18. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am: https://t.co/tstWShxGqu pic.twitter.com/Podw1t6gZ3
"I'll hit the local hot spots again," Lowe said in a Twitter video. "For me, that's Shooters and the Waffle House."
He said he may have a guide for his stop, here. His son Matthew graduated from Duke in 2016 and now is a first-year law student at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
Much of Lowe's material for the show comes from his two memoirs "Stories I Only Tell My Friends" and "Love Life." But he said the show isn't just him retelling the stories from the books. Lowe gives an all-new take on Hollywood, fame, fatherhood and marriage. That includes tales from his Brat Pack days to his time on "The West Wing" and "Parks and Rec."
"I've been touring the country," Lowe said. "It's been really, really fun. Come to the show, it will be fun."
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Effective and accurate torque monitoring has been, and will continue to be, an ongoing challenge in the industrial, agricultural, and aerospace arenas. Torque measurements are useful as an indicator of mechanical system health and desirable for test and p
Wireless Torque Monitoring for Unmanned Rotorcraft Flight Test Applications
Effective and accurate torque monitoring has been, and will continue to be, an ongoing challenge in the industrial, agricultural, and aerospace arenas. Torque measurements are useful as an indicator of mechanical system health and desirable for test and production run assets. Recent adoption of wireless technology provides a more convenient and, arguably, more accurate measurement of torque. Work presented here is representative of LORD MicroStrain® Sensing Systems efforts working with the military flight test community on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
Torque monitoring in drive train systems has historically been used as an effective means to predict system degradation, as well as maintenance intervals for existing mechanical systems. By routing requisite strain gauge bridge rosette wiring through a mechanical slip ring, and utilizing conductive brushes to transfer signal from one side of the slip ring to another, it is possible to convey electrical signals and power from a fixed frame to a rotating frame and hence, achieve a relatively complex measurement system for shaft torque monitoring. A concept drawing for a slip ring is shown in Figure 1.
Mechanical slip rings are historically complex; some exhibit unreliable characteristics; most are maintenance intensive, and all require hard wiring that takes many man-hours to install, add to flight system downtime, and add significant weight to the platform. A specific undesirable aspect is the signal output as transferred by a slip ring assembly is susceptible to induced noise generated by the resistance change of the brush. Brush material will cause a disparity in transmitted voltage values as a result of its variable resistance. This variation is due to the conductivity of different materials in the brush-to-ring interface1. Most commercial off the shelf slip ring products have an associated noise metric as part of their specification. Additionally, several Navy Bell H-1 main rotor gearboxes have been removed due to debris generated from slip ring bearing wear. A slip ring seizure is responsible for the loss of a Piasecki H-16 during flight test2.
For these reasons, many rotorcraft platforms forego strain/torque measurement at the main and tail rotors, choosing instead to monitor torque at the engine. Due to the highly coupled interaction between the main and tail-rotor and maneuver-dependent power requirements, estimation of main- and tail-rotor power is difficult for all maneuvers except a hover. Direct measurement of the main rotor/tail rotor ratio would yield significant advantages for investigations and event reconstructions.
Non-contact systems have obvious advantages over mechanical slip rings in that many designs utilize components with no relative motion and do not interfere with the balance of the test component – a particular concern in high-speed applications. Several non-contact and/or wireless torque measuring devices exist using optical methods, in-line couplings and magnetic field measurement. While these technologies have merit for certain applications, many require a fixed reference frame in close proximity to the component under study to mount the corresponding receiver device, or use a custom (or significantly modified) shaft. In many aircraft installations, limited space is allocated for instrumentation; custom/modified parts carry airworthiness concerns, and airframe modification to accept mounting provisions often adds to the complexity of the test setup.
Recently, LORD MicroStrain developed and tested a wireless torque monitoring system for use with industrial and military aerospace applications. Aptly named the Torque-Link,™ it is powered by dual 3.0 V replaceable lithium ion primary cells, with an operating life of 40+ continuous hours, extendible to several months depending on application and usage mode.
Although wireless sensor networks (WSN's) are gaining popularity within the aerospace and flight test communities, they are mostly used in a capacity independent of Health Usage and Monitoring systems (HUMS). Current HUMS systems use fixed line connections to sensors and data collection sources3.
The initial LORD product, the Torque-Link™ LXRS® prototype, was designed for use on the MQ-8B "Fire Scout" VTUAV platform tail rotor drive shaft. U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) requested LORD support to measure tail rotor driveshaft torque for the Fire Scout weaponization program after their previous slip ring instrumentation failed during a test flight. The substitute design by LORD was expected to replace the mechanical slip ring for ground test only.
When firing rockets in proximity to the aircraft engine inlets, the hot rocket exhaust gas released can cause unwanted and unexpected responses in an engine's compressor stage. Previous testing had confirmed that rotorcraft are especially susceptible to significant tail rotor torsional responses during an Armament Gas Ingestion (AGI) event as the engine surges and recovers4. This torsional response may "ring" the driveshaft, causing damage to the tail rotor drive shaft and gearbox. Understanding the tail rotor driveshaft's torque response to this torsional impulse was necessary for NAVAIR to assess tail rotor drive system fatigue damage.
The LORD MicroStrain Torque-Link™ consisted of two half-shell assemblies that clamped down over the UAV's production tail rotor driveshaft. One half of the assembly supported the power source and requisite wiring; the other half supported the electronics sensor package and strain gauge rosette wiring. The system was held in place via clamping force of the two half- shells onto the aluminum drive shaft, and all fasteners were safety wired, utilized nylon patch locking technology, or were installed with Loctite for retention (Figure 2). Steel Helicoils were installed in the housing attachment fastener holes for further fastener strength capability.
To satisfy NAVAIR airworthiness requirements, stress analysis was performed on the Torque-Link™ to ensure that the housing and fasteners would withstand the centrifugal loads at speed and expected torque during testing. A stress analysis was also performed on the driveshaft to account for bending stress associated with the weight and centrifugal loads during operation. Specific inspection instructions were inserted into the flight clearance for ground testing to check for assembly retention on the shaft. Due to the unique, single-piece, configuration of the tail rotor driveshaft in this application, dynamic balancing of the unit on the shaft was considered too costly for this test. The Torque-Link™ assembly balance was determined analytically to be well within the required dynamic balance for the application. Onboard instrumentation monitored the aircraft's tail rotor driveshaft vibration during testing.
The Torque-Link™ employs a LORD MicroStrain SG-Link®-OEM LXRS® for sensor measurement. The sensor package transmits data wirelessly via IEEE 802.15.4 Protocol. Sensor data is received by a Wireless Sensor Data Aggregator (WSDA®) unit. Depending on the configuration of the WSDA®, it can operate in a user controlled manner or completely autonomously. For this application, it was used as a wireless base station controlled by a user with a laptop computer and LORD MicroStrain Node Commander® software. This concept is demonstrated in Figure 3.
A static calibration stand setup was used to derive slope and offset coefficients for the wireless data. The test stand utilized the actual torque shaft from the UAV cradled in a support bed, which allowed a portion of the torque shaft to cantilever out freely by approximately 70". The Torque-Link™ and strain gauge rosette were installed on the shaft. The end of the torque shaft was fitted with a moment arm fixture as shown in Figure 4.
Masses were hung from the moment arms to obtain known torque values, which were then correlated to the wirelessly transmitted strain gauge values to obtain calibration coefficients. Measurements were collected utilizing a full strain gauge bridge that eliminated any bending loads and was compensated for temperature effects. Thecalibration scheme utilized test points for both positive and negative torques (user defined positive sign convention), and anticipated ground test and flight loads.
The Torque-Link™ sampling rate was intentionally set high to ensure that the driveshaft's first torsional mode was captured. Due to cost and schedule constraints, a rotordynamic model of the tail rotor drive system was not created for this test. The shaft's torsional mode was determined to be higher frequency than the tail rotor drive system's mode due to the added tail rotor gearbox and loaded tail rotor system inertias.
The Torque-Link™ system was installed on the tail rotor drive shaft. It was placed in a manner as to not interfere with UAV empennage structure, and located adjacent to aft structure access panels for the sake of wireless signal propagation. The nature of the internal aircraft structure lends itself poorly to facilitating RF communication, instead causing multipath issues that degrade wireless signal strength3. In this case the access panel could be removed for ground testing if RF propagation proved to be inadequate.
Figure 5 shows the wireless torque monitoring node installation accomplished on the NAVAIR flight test vehicle as viewed through the left side empennage access panel.
The MQ-8B weapons program consisted of several distinct tests. The ground test was chosen as risk reduction for eventual in-flight testing. The ultimate goals of the ground testing were to A) determine whether the aircraft was affected by AGI and B) measure the resulting torque impulse on the tail rotor drive shaft. The UAV was attached to a ground test stand at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. The Torque-Link™ was configured to datalog for the window of measurement, which was approximately 3 minutes in duration. Data was collected at 2048 samples per second with an onboard 500 Hz anti-aliasing filter, and stored in node memory. At the conclusion of the data collection window, measurement data was transmitted wirelessly to a base station.
The ground testing culminated with a total of six test points where wireless torque data was successfully collected from the tail rotor drive shaft during operation and while firing ordnance. An example of the collected data with an averaging filter applied is shown in Figure 6 and revealed that there was no significant torsional impulse in the collected data.
A typical torque profile demonstrating startup, ground idle, and flight power captured by the Torque-Link™ is shown in Figure 7. The dynamic loading seen in Figure 7 is comparable to that collected with the slip ring prior to its failure, and data collected during previous flight tests.
Due to the transient nature of the firing impulse, the FFT data was plotted with time, in a waterfall plot, to show the system's response in the frequency domain at discrete points around the firing event. The FFT is shown in Figure 8.
Despite the initial development concept of ground test only, NAVAIR was satisfied with the design and performance of the hardware and proceeded to utilize the Torque-Link™ system for in-flight data collection on the MQ-8B. Several potential methods for data collection were discussed. For truly autonomous data collection, the wireless network could use a WSDA ® -RGD for GPS timing, network synchronization, wireless data collection, and data storage. Another option is to fly a second aircraft in parallel with the flight test vehicle. This "chase" aircraft would have an operator with a LORD MicroStrain® base station and laptop. From a relatively short distance away from the flight test vehicle, the operator can pass commands to the wireless node for data collection, data download, and wake / sleep operations. A third option would be to "arm" the wireless node for data collection on the ground, fly the test points while collecting data, and wirelessly download the data from the node when the air vehicle returns. This method has time limitations based on the internal memory of the wireless node, and the data sample rate selected by the user, but given the sub-second transient nature of the test event, the memory limitation was considered an acceptable compromise. The LORD MicroStrain® base station antenna was able to wake the Torque-Link™ node and collect data from the chase aircraft within roughly 20 feet.
NAVAIR has completed its in-flight weapons testing for the MQ-8B and the Torque-Link™ LXRS® system provided valuable tail rotor torque data while minimizing impact to the vehicle's weight and balance and shaft dynamic balance.
Data collected using the LORD MicroStrain® Torque-Link™ LXRS® successfully met its objective to provide tail rotor torque data during the ground test portion of the MQ-8B weapons program AGI test. The Torque-Link™ further provided data during in flight testing that allowed NAVAIR engineering to make decisions to continue testing while ensuring the safety of the aircraft. Data analysis using Torque-Link™ collected data revealed that no transient loading occurred during the rocket fire/AGI window of observation. Likewise, no vibrational transients were detected with onboard aircraft health monitoring and feedback instrumentation during the same window of time. Prior mechanical slip ring data also correlated with the data collected wirelessly. While it is beneficial to hypothesize that a dynamic event will occur, and then witness that event, in this case we did not detect a transient vibrational event. We concludetherefore, that a rocket fire and gas ingestion event that falls within these test criteria and conditions, do not induce a torsional loading transient on the tail rotor drive system for this rotorcraft.
The Torque-Link™ design is compact and light, minimizing impact to the airframe and driveshaft. Other instrumentation onboard the MQ-8B test aircraft confirmed that the Torque-Link™ did not affect the shaft's balance, which was considered a significant concern in this application.
LORD MicroStrain's technology allows engineers to instrument an aircraft without the need for wire bundles or mounting provisions. The scalability of LORD MicroStrain's wireless system also allows for simultaneous time synchronized strain, vibration, temperature and corrosion measurements at locations that may be difficult to capture using traditional wired means.
The wireless technology demonstrated in this project provides users with a low cost, quick turnaround alternative to conventional instrumentation and measurement techniques. Significant risk reduction in system complexity is apparent since, in this case, the user replaced a failed slip ring installation for their data collection, reduced aircraft instrumentation weight, and mitigated balancing concerns.
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1 "Materials Application Guide: Slip Ring Material Application Recommendations". http://www.uea-inc.com/products/slip-rings/materials-application-guide.
2 "Piasecki PV-15 Transporter/YH-16". http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/piasecki_h-16.php.
3 Ketcham, R., Herbst, J., Phan, N., "Integration of a Wireless Sensor Data Aggregation System and HUMS," American Helicopter Society 69th Annual Forum, Phoenix, Arizona, 2013.
4 Clark, G., Chesser, A. "AH-1Z Rocket Gas Ingestion: Expanding the Envelope with Minimum Resources."


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USC's women's basketball team, after winning the Old Dominion tournament this week, takes on North Carolina tonight at Cal State Dominguez Hills.
The Trojans (5-3) were led in the tournament by center Cherie Nelson, who had 33 points in the championship game and was named MVP.
Cal State Long Beach, after nearly a two-week layoff, goes back into action at UC Irvine today at 4 p.m.


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Modern kernel. Clean interface. Very solid Web browser.
Lacks basic messaging, contact, and calendar apps. Confusing SDK strategy. Runs out of memory.
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RIM's BlackBerry Tablet OS 1.0, which debuts on the PlayBook tablet, currently lacks critical components, but it could fill out very well, bringing the BlackBerry brand into the 2010s.
RIM's Tablet OS, which is making its debut on the BlackBerry PlayBook ($499-$699, 2.5 stars), has good bones, but for now, it's skeletaland it's critical to the future of the company. This operating system is nothing like the previous BlackBerry OS, and it will share many of its components with the upcoming BlackBerry 7 for smartphones. The user interface of the QNX-based OS looks great, but it's missing basic apps, and currently suffers from a confusing SDK strategy.
There's plenty of potential and a lot of good news here, though. This OS is light years ahead of the 1990s-era Java environment you see on current BlackBerry phones. And this isn't Symbian, which is so barnacled with the encrustations of the past that it can't move forward. This is a beginning.
To a great extent I'm reminded of Mac OS X 10.0, of iOS 1.0, and, more recently, of Android 1.0. The first version of Apple's now-established desktop OS introduced a new kernel, just like this OS does, and had to run earlier apps in a virtual machine just like this OS will. It was horribly unstable, and couldn't play DVDs or burn CDs, which were big-deal features in 2001. iOS 1.0 didn't even support apps. Android 1.0 didn't include a video player or recorder, didn't support stereo Bluetooth, and didn't support Microsoft Exchange.
RIM has said this operating system is part of a decade-long plan, and the company is bringing it to phones in late 2011 or early 2012. In today's intensely competitive tablet and smartphone market, though, will there be time to catch up? For now, here's where RIM's new OS stands.
The QNX Core and Integrated Apps
The new BlackBerry Tablet OS is based on QNX Neutrino, a microkernel-based, Unix-like OS that is particularly good at distributing multiple threads over multiple cores or processors. Apple's Darwin, the foundation of both Mac OS X and iOS, is also a Unix-like microkernel OS. The OS supports POSIX APIs, putting it firmly in the family of modern mobile operating systems. The QNX OS is primarily used in embedded applications, most notably in cars, like GM's OnStar and BMW's ConnectedDrive programs.
On top of the QNX core, RIM has layered a UI with portions contributed by another one of its acquisitions, Swedish design firm TAT. The company snapped in the WebKit browser it acquired from Torch Mobile, and the excellent Microsoft Office-compatible suite it acquired from Dataviz. Everything these three companies brought to the table looks good in the OS. Performance is smooth. Multitasking is a specialty.
The user interface is new, while still evoking some BlackBerry 6 elements like the drawer of app icons collected into groups with a status bar on top. All-new, of course, is the almost webOS-like parade of minimized windows on the top third of the screen. The Web browser is stellar. It renders pages perfectly and has the best Adobe Flash support I've seen on any mobile platform.
Overall, the interface is very well implemented. Icons are big and colorful, animations are smooth, and the metaphor of swiping in from the PlayBook's bezel works well to minimize apps or switch between windows. Useful utility icons and notices float up in a status bar at the top of the screen.
The core OS feature I'm worried about here is memory management. QNX handles true multitasking, letting multiple apps live on as long as they want. But this version of BlackBerry Tablet OS doesn't seem to do a good job paging inactive apps out to virtual memory, resulting in "out of memory" errors when you load too many apps at once. That should be avoided.
The base OS package comes with a browser, DataViz's office suite, photo, video and music players, BlackBerry App World, RIM's own music store, a podcast client, Bing Maps, and several other apps.
But the BlackBerry PlayBook is missing critical apps that should be part of any mobile OS package. There's no e-mail app, and the third-party SDK has no way to send e-mail messages. E-mail will be enabled by a clunky "BlackBerry Bridge" app which will require a tethered BlackBerry phone. Basic PIM is also missing; there's no contact book and no calendar. There's no IM and no social networking either.
We got a beta version of BlackBerry Bridge, but it was severely limited, and I'm against the whole idea. Consumers and businesses expect tablets to be standalone devices. A tablet shouldn't require a second device to run basic applications.
Like earlier BlackBerries, devices with the new OS are supposed to sync with PCs and Macs using BlackBerry Desktop software, which can sync media and PIM information to various BlackBerry devices. That functionality, alas, wasn't working when we tested it before the PlayBook's official release.
The OS has built-in support for Cisco and Checkpoint VPNs, which is great. But enterprises are going to want to use this as a standalone device on Wi-Fi-enabled corporate campuses. Secure messaging is RIM's specialty. Heck, the company has been banned from entire countries because its secure messaging is of such high quality. There's no excuse for the lack of built-in, secure messaging and contact apps here.
The SDK and Third-Party Apps
As one of the world's biggest proponents of Java, RIM is very comfortable with virtual machines. Maybe they're too comfortable, because the Tablet OS development strategy relies on a dizzying number of different development paths. I'm concerned that RIM's "we'll support everything" tack will lead to a proliferation of low-quality apps, or to developers avoiding this platform for mobile OSes with a clearer path.


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The responsibility for effective and beneficial corporate governance at Accelerate rests on the board of directors. The board is committed to leading the company with integrity and in an efficient manner, which promotes ethical business practices and displays the highest standards of business conduct. Operational control is exercised through the chief executive officer and chief operational officer, who are accountable to the board and its committees through providing regular reports.
The board oversees processes that ensure that each business area and every employee of the company is responsible for acting according to sound corporate governance principles in their relationships with management, shareholders and other stakeholders.
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Doka unveils innovative formwork solutions
MANAMA, April 26, 2018
Doka Middle East and Africa is showcasing various formwork solutions and systems for the regional market at the Gulf Construction Expo, the Northern Gulf's biggest showcase for the building and construction sector, being held in Manama.
Doka is an international producer of formwork used in all fields of the construction sector based in Austria.
Doka's Bahrain branch manager Bara Shawabkeh said the company was delighted to showcased some of its best formwork solutions and systems at Gulf Construction Expo.
"One of them is the OneGo, a high-performing formwork system for casting walls and floors quickly in just one operation," he stated.
OneGo, he explained, was ideally suited for many different structures, such as single family homes, housing developments and high-rises.
"All components such as walls and columns, shafts, floors and down stand beams, stairways and balconies as well as openings for windows and doors can be tackled with the system," noted Shawabkeh.
"OneGo's wall panels are connected with wedge bolts while clips are used for joining floor panels; both connections are tightened with the OneGo hammer. They are anchored quickly and easily with flat tie-rods that also serve to define the wall thickness setting. This system allows easy forming and stripping," he added.-TradeArabia News Service


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The Federal Bar Association has urged Congress to provide nearly $7 billion in funding for the federal courts for next year, at the level requested by the federal judiciary.
In April 18 letters to House and Senate appropriations lawmakers, FBA Executive Director Karen Silberman and Government Relations Chair West Allen urged Congress "provide the funds necessary for the federal courts to fulfill their constitutional and statutory responsibilities." "This is important work, vital to the health of our nation, its people and our economy," they said.
The federal courts are slowly recovering from several years of essentially flat funding, followed by sequestration cuts in FY 2013. Congress earlier this year provided the Judiciary with a 5.1 percent increase in discretionary appropriations above the FY 2013 sequestration level, essentially restoring the federal Judiciary to pre-sequestration funding levels and permitting the reversal of the emergency measures imposed by sequestration.
"Our members witness the daily need for adequate funding for the federal courts through their reliance on the courts to fairly and promptly administer justice," Silberman and West wrote. "Their clients, whether defendants or plaintiffs, enter the courts in civil and criminal disputes with the same expectations."
Thirty-five FBA leaders visited Capitol Hill offices on April 24 during the FBA's Capitol Hill Day advocacy event to educate lawmakers and staff on the funding needs of the courts. Less than two percent of one penny of each dollar of taxpayer revenues is spent for the needs of the federal judicial branch and its court units. "We succeeded in expanding the understanding of House and Senate lawmakers about the needs of the federal courts and the timely administration of justice," Government Relations Chair West Allen said of FBA's Capitol Hill Day advocacy efforts.


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Mrs. Kimberly VanDuren, PrincipalDear Parents, Guardians and Students,
Welcome to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary Website. We are thrilled about the 2019-2020 academic year. Lots of great events are planned. Be sure to check out our monthly calendars and newsletters to stay up to date on all MLK information. Our students and staff work hard every day and student achievement continues to rise.
It is my goal to provide each child at MLK a safe and pleasant school environment and to work with each child as he or she develops academically, socially and emotionally throughout these crucial elementary school years. Please be sure to reach out to your child's teacher, other MLK staff, or myself with any questions or concerns you may have. Children benefit greatly when parents and school staff communicate and collaborate. We all have a common goal – for your child to be successful at school. On behalf of the staff and faculty of MLK, I thank you for your support. We are honored that you send your child to MLK. I look forward to seeing you at our events throughout the year!
Kimberly VanDuren
Utica City School District
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary
211 Square Street Utica, NY 13501
Phone: 315-368-6720
Fax: 315-792-0051
Moving Forward…Together


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Feb. 17, 2001
"We are happy with the win. Hopefully our shooting will improve. But if it doesn't and we continue to win... That's the important thing. I thought we played decent defense. In the second half, I thought we were a little better organized and did a pretty nice job. Offensively, some of our shots didn't go in. But, we made enough free throws to give ourselves a chance to win. I am happy with the end result. We managed to win the game. Our success is directly related to how Brian (Jones) does. He knows that. He knows he needs to organize the team in the clutch and do a lot of things for us. Our guys didn't get too rattled and didn't try to shoot poor shots or get into to big of a hurry. We were able to milk some time off the clock at times."
Brian Jones
"I've been telling the guys that if we can get to a high level defensively, we can shut people down. That's the sign of a good team, when you aren't shooting well you can still come out with wins like this. Offensively, we weren't able to get into a groove but we made enough shots to keep them at bay. Our defense and our rebounding are the things we concentrated on this week and I think we did a solid job in those areas. I think USF is a dangerous team. On any given night, they can come out and they can run the table. They have good athletes, big guys and good shooters. In the (WCC) Tournament, if we face each other, I think the game will be similar to this one. The game would be a dogfight. We are going to have to come out hard and see what happens. I don't mind playing anybody. I just want to be there on championship night."


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Year Round Activities
Aerobics with Lindsay Bechtler, Mon, Wed, Fri, 9:00AM-10:00AM Community Hall
Move and Groove with Cathy Cashmere, Tue, Thur, 12:00PM-12:45PM Community Hall
Formerly known as Zumba Gold- A low impact dance fitnes class appropriate for all ages, sizes and levels.
Sit and Be Fit with Cindi Dandridge: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:15AM-12:00 Community Hall
Chair Yoga with Kathleen Jespersen: Thurs, 10:00AM-11:00AM 39th Street Tennis Bldg
Line Dancing with Cathy Cashmere: Mon, 1:30PM-3:00PM Community Hall
A fun way to add more movement to your life, and learning the steps is great mental exercise.
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Security personnel at Baltimore airport efficiently and pleasantly checked people through until my husband put his retired military ID down with his boarding pass. The checker paused, looked my husband in the eye, and said, "Thank you, sir, for your service to our country." His words may have been even more meaningful to us since some of that service was during the Vietnam Conflict when military men and women often drew the blame for an unpopular war. Nine words – fifteen seconds at most – to brighten our day with appreciation.
The episode started me thinking of others in my past and present who may be taken for granted but could use a "Thank you very much." Here's part of my list, but I would wager if I were a gambling person that you have one, too.
• Our church custodian who cares for the building like it was his own and makes the world's best tea for Wednesday night potluck supper
• Personnel at the local cancer center who maintain cheer and/or comfort with their manner and keep jigsaw puzzles going on the tables for those who are waiting
• My writing partner who's willing to drive my car two hours each way when we go to New Orleans for our SCBWI meetings since driving is not one of my pleasures in life
• The book store employee who noticed me wandering around and went out of his way to search several different sections to find the book I wanted.
• The church nursery worker who countered my protest that she did not have to rock my youngest all the time with, "But he likes to be rocked"
• An eye doctor who asks every year at my checkup how the writing is going – and actually takes time to listen to the answer [okay, so maybe he marked my chart to remember that I'm a writer, but at least he shows interest]
• School custodians who kept up with the dirt and moved furniture, but took time to tie a kid's shoelace or take an injured child to the office for Band-aids
• Local public librarians who will order a book I want for the library and put me on the list to read it first
I could go on and this doesn't even include family members which would be a whole new list!
Shakespeare said,
"Blow, blow, thou winter wind
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude."
Having experiences some of those wintry winds lately, I'm making a resolution out of season to pay more attention to those I need to thank.


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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Adolescent Medicine
Bio Shivani is a postdoctoral research scholar in the Halpern-Felsher lab, focusing on adolescents' risky behaviors, especially patterns of use and perceptions about electronic cigarettes, new tobacco products and other substances.
Through her Ph.D., Shivani developed and evaluated an arts-based educational program to reduce mental-health-related stigma in India. The program had a large, significant and positive effect on participants - they desired greater social proximity to people living with mental health problems. Her interdisciplinary Ph.D. research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine was supported by the PHFI-UKC Wellcome Trust Capacity Strengthening Award (2014-18). In 2017, she received the LSHTM Public Engagement Small Grant to strengthen school teachers? understanding of mental health problems, which resulted in a monthly column in a popular educational magazine, reaching approximately 40,000 Indian teachers every month.
Previously, Shivani designed, implemented and evaluated health communication and behavior change initiatives at the Public Health Foundation of India from 2008-2014. She is especially passionate about designing educational public health programs to break silences around contentious public health issues, using participatory media and entertainment-education.


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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Sebastian is going in for minor cosmetic surgery tomorrow morning. He has skin tags on his right ear that will be removed. It isn't a big procedure, but he still has to get general anesthesia and I am worried and nervous. We are due at 6:30 am and he can't eat or drink after midnight. It will be difficult because he still gets up at 3 for a feeding and I won't be able to give him anything. The procedure will be at 7 and should take less than 30 minutes so I don't have to wait for too long. I am worried, but I am praying that everything goes well tomorrow.
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Getting out of debt is not always a straightforward process, especially if you're self-employed like I am.
Last year, I made some business investments that didn't pay off quite as well as I wanted. As a result, I had to tap my line of credit in late fall and again in January to pay taxes.
With a job, you have predictable income. But in business, cash flow can often be erratic and unpredictable.
The income inconsistencies in business can make getting out of debt a bit more of a challenge. At least, that has been my experience the last couple years.
I've taken a lot of steps forward, and a few steps back. The good news is I'm still moving in the right direction… even if I have a bad month or two. I'm aware of what's happening and know what I need to do to keep moving ahead.
I share all this with you so that you don't get overly discouraged if your journey out of debt isn't as straightforward as you thought it would be.
Just keep your eye on the prize (being debt free) and keep doing what's necessary to get there.
And don't let a bad month or two derail you. You can do this.


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I made this padded zipper pouch for my sister-in law! Definitely planning to add something similar to the shop in the near future.
I FINALLY completed my longest outstanding project to date: A t-shirt blanket for my friend Lauren. She let me hold her undergrad shirts captive for over 6 years. The blanket is double sided with a zipper on the bottom so she can tuck a comforter inside and make it extra cozy.
My old boss asked if I would make a travel car mat/carrier for her son! It was pretty fun to make, but I'm not planning to make any more of them. There are pockets under the parking spots, and the it folds into thirds as a small carrier.
I've been working on UV activated color-change earrings! These go from white to a deep fuchsia, depending on how much sunlight they're getting. I have a few colors in the works, and just cast a glitter set last week. I'm still working on getting all the bubbles out, so it might be a little while before these show up in the shop.
I've got a couple more projects going that I'm excited to share when they're done. Have you been working on anything new lately?


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Onyango triathlon debut a stroke of inspiration
Vincent Ochieng Onyango had never competed in a triathlon before when he decided to make the Commonwealth Games his first.
Suffice to say breaststroke is not the stroke of choice for triathletes. But it was for Onyango. When your freestyle is slower than your breaststroke and you only learnt to swim in your 20s you really have little say in the matter.
The Kenyan Onyango was not quite this year's Eric the Eel - because he at least figured he would make up ground if he could scrape through and got to usehis strong legs - but he was close.
Swimmer Eric Moussambani rose to fame at the 2000 Olympics when he swam the 100m freestyle in a time more than double that of the fastest competitors.
Onyango didn't make it through the first of the triathlon legs before being fished from the water - his race over – after he was lapped by the leaders in their second of the two laps for the swim. Afterwards he was disappointed the rules did not allow him to finish.
"I thought it was a good race," said Onyango. "I felt it was a bit unfair to let developing countries like Kenya compete at the elite level with elite rules. I thought they should have let everyone finish the race.
"We are definitely not very good swimmers but we are better bike riders and strong runners. I knew I would be last out of the swim but definitely not last at the finish line. It's very unfortunate."
Onyango said that given the rules he knew the marshals were likely to scoop him out of the water at some point but he hoped to be able to slip through the swim leg then make up ground on the leaders.
"I knew they would ask me to get out at some point, but it happened it has happened," he said.
Onyango said he made the surprising choice of breaststroke because without a wetsuit he was quicker at that stroke.
"I have swum the distance before, normally breaststroke, my freestyle I can do freestyle but it is slower than breaststroke. With a wet suit my freestyle is faster than breaststroke, with a wet suit swim I think I could have done much better," he said.
"I have a 30 minute 10km run, for the bike the course is really rough so maybe 1.05hr. I was hoping to do my swim, if it was a wetsuit swim, in about 18 minutes so that would put me 10 minutes behind the leaders, just enough to survive."
He said that at the national duathlon championships he made up 13 minutes on the leaders in the run after the bike leg.
"Now I will wait for the team relay and hope to do better but it was a wonderful experience and I will be in Australia next year for the world duathlon championships," he said.
Earlier in the women's race another Kenyan Hanifa Said also had to be pulled from the water after almost being lapped by the leaders through past the halfway mark of the second lap.


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This pretty mirrored dressing table and bench have been painted cream. They have been rubbed for a vintage "shabby" look, perfect for a cottage decor. The little table would be a great addition to any room.
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