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Expert Commercial Concrete Solutions in IndianaIndiana's #1 Source for High-Performance Commercial Concrete Solutions
Founded in 1918, RAM Construction has nearly 100 years of experience in the maintenance, repair and restoration of parking and concrete structures in Indiana and across the United States. Over the years, RAM Construction Services has revitalized aging structures located in dozens of states across the country. Our corporate experience and the individual skill of our superintendents and tradesmen are keys to a successful job.
We know what materials and techniques will yield the highest performance for your specific conditions and budgets. RAM Construction Services is available to advise clients on the methods most appropriate for cost and time savings. The best evidence of our successful craftsmanship is the long list of repeat customers, owners, contractors and construction managers who invite us to work on their projects. RAM Construction Services welcomes the opportunity to serve you on your next assignment.
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Ram Construction Services' extensive experience in the maintenance, repair and restoration of parking and concrete structures is second to none. We understand the need to work with owners and operations to successfully complete projects while creating a minimal impact to the parking customer. Our strength lies in our ability to address any situation presented.
Whether it is development and completion of yearly maintenance plans, or the complete structural restoration of a structure, RAM Construction Services has the knowledge, ability, and manpower required. Our knowledge and experience allows us to work hand in hand with owners, operators, and engineers in the development and implication of project budgets, repair techniques, and high-quality on-time repairs.
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The projects and repairs faced by various Departments of Transportation require a specialized level of skill and ability. The expertise of RAM Construction Services and its years of experience working with these projects make them a perfect fit for these demands. RAM Construction Services prides itself on being a contractor that helps expedite project schedules. In lieu of hand patching, forming and pouring, stripping forms and finishing concrete, RAM Construction Services utilizes shotcrete to help accelerate project schedules and cut costs for contractors.
RAM Construction Services has been employed by Departments of Transportation across the United States and has completed a wide range of projects. Whether it is a concrete replacement on a busy highway or bridge repairs that span a mile across a river, RAM Construction Services has the capability to provide the services you need in a timely manner.
RAM is well equipped to deal with the unique demands of any project. RAM Construction Services has completed work on over 90 bridges in one year. RAM possesses the equipment and manpower to complete any project on a tight schedule. Our experience working in high traffic conditions and willingness to work out of sequence helps advance schedules. RAM Construction Services strives to provide the finest quality services in a safe working environment.
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PHILADELPHIA — The mother of a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl whose efforts to qualify for an organ donation led to debate over how organs are allocated says she's improving after her double-lung transplant.
Janet Murnaghan (MUR'-nuh-han) says on her Facebook page her daughter Sarah was moved on Wednesday from a heavy-duty breathing machine to a traditional ventilator. She calls that "a big step" toward being able to wake Sarah from the heavy sedation she's been under since last week's operation.
Sarah is from Newtown Square, just west of Philadelphia. She suffers from severe cystic fibrosis. She underwent a six-hour operation at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia after a judge intervened in her case and gave her a chance at the list of organs from adult donors, not just child donors.
Sarah's family had said pediatric lungs are rarely donated.

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It's Hard to Write a 'Dear Jane' Letter When Your Hand is Shaking in Fear [Half a Man]
Polly was crazy. I wasn't positive of this until my father, never one to mince words or use words to speak unkindly about another person, called to say, "Son, I think Polly is crazy."
This isn't the typical "oh she's crazy" excuse men use to dismiss relationships. In those instances, crazy is defined as –
- A person who fails to meet certain expectations and criteria in a relationship, usually in a manner unbeknownst to the person
- To act in a way that is a turn-off to another -- "She called almost every day, she was crazy."
- To act rationally irrational -- "That girl was crazy, she wanted me to meet her parents after only a couple months."
- To irrationally overreact to a situation which the other person deems rational: "She got angry when she found out I was sleeping with her friend. She was crazy."
- When a person flat out just isn't interested in dating you but there are no better words to describe your behavior.
In this instance, crazy is defined as [copy and paste actual dictionary definition of crazy here.] Polly was crazy.
The old man wasn't calling randomly to bash her. He was actually calling to complain about the terrible New York Giants' secondary. He started the discussion with her sanity and cited a specific example of why the girl I'd be seeing for the last few months was [copy and paste actual dictionary definition of crazy here].
My father, bartender to many a local cop and listener to all their stories involving their time in uniform, spoke at length to a long-time friend and patrolman who just that morning pulled over a young woman for a busted tail light and expired inspection sticker. After a few minutes of playfully flirting with the officer with pleas to "let her off this time" she grew angry because he "wasn't going to let her off this time" because a quick run of her plates showed she'd been let off more than a few times, and here she was again.
As he wrote the ticket, Polly went [copy and paste actual dictionary definition of crazy here] and called him not only every name in the book, but a few names too filthy to include in even the rough draft of the book.
The girl, her car, and the cop's description of her being "way too good looking for her own good" rang the bell in my old man's head louder than at last call.
"Her name Polly?" he asked the cop.
"Yeah," he replied in amazement. "How the hell did you know that?"
It wasn't as if her behavior were out of left field, mind you. I knew she was crazy. The problem, as it is in many a movie and book about the topic, is that getting rid of a crazy person isn't always as simple as "having an honest talk" or "dumping her out a second story window when she attacks with a butcher knife in the final scene" because I've tried both. Oddly I've found the latter is easier than the former. The phone call from the old man was like pushing the Fast Forward button on this live-action version of Swim Fan. I'd have to do something concrete to show her that our relationship, or whatever this thing was called, was coming to an end.
I met her at my house to tell her how I felt, and after about an hour of sex, left her in bed to retreat to the couch to figure out how to actually tell her this was all coming to end.
It was in the middle of the night when inspiration hit. The solution was simple.
I moved.
Now, moving had been in the plans for months, I had just never shared all of the details with Polly. Telling a girl you're putting your condo up for sale and house-hunting sounds like an invite to ANY woman, especially a woman who is, what's the word I'm searching for, [copy and paste actual dictionary definition of crazy here]. I casually mentioned in previous conversations my thoughts on moving into a bigger place, but I never mentioned actually going to open houses (about 11 miles up the interstate), didn't hint I was serious about the idea (signed the papers the day prior), and was unaware I was actually moving (four weeks from that day).
The night before the move, I thought of all the places she'd show up looking for me. The only place I'd still have to actually show my face was at my office. In that situation I'd call security and burrow under my desk until the Rent-a-Cops signaled the "all clear" sign. It's really quite roomy under the desk, since it's L-shaped and allows for a ton of legroom, which translates to maximum cowering space. I wouldn't frequent the bar where I met her, the bagel place I took her to on the mornings she stayed over or the shopping center where I tried to leave her because conversation in the car turned to the Fergie song on the radio and I'd mentioned she was "attractive in a featured dancer" kind of way and she exploded because I "talked about being attracted to another woman right in front of her." I'd ignore the phone calls and the problem would slowly fade away.
This was where I should have felt relief, but instead I felt like a true piece of dung. I felt bad. I felt less than Fergilicious. Everyone, even the crazy ones, deserve a little closure. Perhaps one too many guys vanishing was what was to blame for her [you get the point of what goes here], and I was just piling another one on to a long list of letdowns, no-shows and relationships gone wrong.
The Things They Carried, long overdue at the local library, topped a stacked pile of last minute errands I had to run before leaving town. One item that many of the Vietnam soldiers carried in their backpacks were letters from the life they'd left in the States. Dear John letters are a sad reality for soldiers of any war. While many letters from home remind G.I.'s of the reasons to make it out, Dear John letters remind soldiers maybe there isn't anything left to fight for back home. It's an awful way to get heartbreaking news, but at least it's something.
A Dear Jane letter was in order.
I was honest. I was forthcoming. I explained how I rushed into things too soon after a five-year relationship, and how it's probably for the best we go our separate ways. I stretched it to two pages (double-sided, college ruled loose leaf) and even mentioned some of the good times. The ones that didn't involve driving around a crowded parking lot yelling "I DON'T EVEN F**CKING KNOW FERGIE!!!" out the driver side window. I wished her well.
I just needed a closer. An ending that would mean the actual end, and not "let's stay in touch" or "sex is still open" or "don't make this come down to me pushing you out a second story window."
There's a spot in my kitchen, next to the fridge, where I look out the bay window and see who's knocking on the front door of my condo, without the person at the front door noticing I'm watching their every move.
I stood frozen in that spot as she knocked again, making a plan. First I'd hide the letter, and then I'd have to find a spot to hide my entire body.
If only my desk wasn't jammed into the back of the moving truck.
Chris Illuminati is the editor-in-chief of GuySpeed. He's written three humor books, ruined many personal relationships and still cries during thunderstorms. His "Half a Man" column appears every week. You can read more of his work here or follow him on Twitter.


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Steven Tyler Blasts Former Managers in "American Idol" Pay Raise Lawsuit
(LOS ANGELES) -- Steven Tyler has come to the defense of his lawyer, who's being sued by the Aerosmith singer's former management group for allegedly ruining the rocker's chances at scoring a big pay raise for being a judge on American Idol.
Kovac Media Group/Tenth Street Entertainment filed a lawsuit in October against attorney Dina LaPolt, claiming her negotiating strategy cost Tyler a $6 million to $8 million pay raise in 2011 in his contract for a second season with American Idol, and as a result cost them commissions. Tyler was an Idol judge for two seasons.
Tyler and American Idol are not named as defendants in the lawsuit, but that hasn't stopped the singer from blasting the former managers.
Deadline.com reports that in a legal response on Monday, Tyler stated, "It is an understatement to say that I was very unhappy with the services and conduct of Allen Kovac. Among other things, he was disrespectful and rude to my business associates, insulted and verbally abused my fiancée, my lawyer, my family, my assistants, and my accountants."
Tyler added, "This lawsuit is nothing more than Kovac's desperate attempt to exact revenge for his loss of one valuable management client, mega famous rock star and television personality Steven Tallarico p/k/a Steven Tyler..."
LaPolt's lawyers are seeking to have the lawsuit dismissed.
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El Sereno Elementary Does Some Seasonal Planting
The weather dictates what grows well in the garden. At El Sereno Elementary, the students got a lesson on this. Seeing cool season crops do well and planting some more helped illustrate this point. A savory root snack helped a little too.
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Calvert Clean Ups For The Summer!
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St. Patrick's Prepares
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MCP Week 8 – Encountering new challenges
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Some Invited Friends at Carson Gore Academy
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Artists in the Yorkdale Elementary Garden
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No Place Like a Garden!
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Tulsa 3rd Grade VS Aphids!
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Reporting Week 7 from MCP Farm
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Pruining and weeding on these first weeks of flowering
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Soil at El Sereno Elementary
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Fearless Kale Eaters
This Los Angeles version of spring is upon us, preemptively sending lettuces to bolt, premature marigolds to flower, and beans to pack-it-in. We've sadly had to watch (and taste) our super sweet snap peas go from juicy candy to cellulose-y seed bombs, but behold!—our leafy greens—rainbow chard, lacinato kale, and purple kale have become…
OLPH Garden is Thriving!
The garden at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Downey is doing great! There is a variety of seedlings growing and students continue to help with composting.
MCP Week 8 – Encountering new challenges
Gardeners, here are the updates on Mid City Prescott Farm as we've had some cloudy days the past days. After giving a few more days to the seeds that were planted with the students before we filled up all beds with soil, I decided to finally plant some fresh stuff, and since the weather has…
Reporting Week 7 from MCP Farm
Hello gardeners, we'll pick up where we left on last week's post about our Pepper plants at the Mid City Prescott Farm. It's been 6 weeks since we planted those seedlings and unfortunately they are not thriving as everything else is at the garden. If we could make one exception, it would be the red…
Pruining and weeding on these first weeks of flowering
Hello Hello! Mid City Prescott's school farm is thriving! Our latest gardening action has consisted on lots and lots of weeding around our row beds, grass is doing just as well as our crops. I think rather sooner than later, we will get some mulch to lay around most of our rows. Before and after…
Mid City Prescott – Post Spring Break Maintenance
Hey gardeners, back to school after spring break! Impressed by how much all of our cucurbitaceae crops grew over the past 2 weeks. After figuring out the irrigation system at the beginning of the project, the plants have really settled and are growing healthy. Tomatoes and zucchinis have started to flower, the same for all…
Angeles Mesa Elementary – Little rangers at garden
Spring is here and the 4th graders at Angeles Mesa Elementary have completed Unit 1, we are now engaging again with 3rd graders who have been at the garden when they were in 1st grade, however they wanted a refresher and so far with talked about soil and all garden guests and visitors (Friends &…
Mid City Prescott – April 9th and 17th: More planting, prepping, pruning + GRUBS!
Hola! Spring break 2019 is here for LAUSD, and at MCP we are excited and ready for all the crops to start thriving within the next few weeks. This week decided to spent two days at the (coolest) school farm since won't access to it next week. Efforts were dedicated to ensure the correct operation…
Mid City Prescott – A LARGER THAN GARDEN , SMALLER THAN FARM 2 (3/26 – 4/2 2019)
WE ARE TRYING A LARGER SCALE PLANTING AT THIS SITE Tomas And over to David! And off we go at Mid City Prescott Middle School! After a few days of planning, designing and creating the new gardening rows, we have now planted what will be our first crops of the season. The school has…
Hummingbirds feasting @ oregano flower
2nd rotation of the year started at Angeles Mesa Elementary. K, 1st and 3rd graders have been interacting with the garden and enjoying Unit 1. 3rd graders are so intrigued and curious about bugs, they liked the Friends & Foes lesson a lot! We recently harvested arugula, more radishes, chard; and have planted sweet snow…


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AfriGeneas Brick Wall Forum
Dobbins and Walker
1. Don't know where my paternal gfather George Walker is buried. He is found on the 1880, 1900, 1910 MS censuses with first wife Sarah. Not found in 1870 or 1920 at all. Found on 1930 census in Kankakee, IL, working as a laborer for a private family. He most likely died in Cook County's Oak Forest Hospital from TB in 1933. I'm still waiting on research results regarding a burial permit for him. No death cert has ever been found in IL for him.
2. Don't know his mother's name, just she was black & born in VA.
4.Don't know which Bertha Dobbins found on any census was paternal gmother. Her death cert has little or no info. She died in 1928 at age between 28 & 32 and is buried in Hinds County, MS.
5. Don't know any names of her parents or relatives.
6. Don't know where paternal uncle Prett Walker is buried. He was born abt 1902 in MS, and died of an STD in AR or MS before 1930. He shows up on 1910 census in MS and 1920 census in AR. An older relative told me that she was a toddler when she saw him always in a back bedroom in bed. She just remembers a white shirt, that he was "good looking" and always in bed. He never married & reportedly had no children.
7. Don't know anything about my aunt & uncle who were twins: George Jr & Sarah Albertha Walker. They were born abt 1892 in MS and are on the 1900 & 1910 MS censuses. They dropped off the face of the earth after that. None of the older relatives (who've already died) ever talked about them. Maybe they passed for white?
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Brown sets record, Blatchford repeats at IRONMAN Cairns
Forty is the new 30, according to Kiwi legend Cameron Brown, who set his place in history with victory in Cairns.
Turning 42 in two weeks, New Zealand's Cameron Brown became the oldest man to win an IRONMAN event at today's Cairns Airport IRONMAN Cairns. Meanwhile, Queensland-based Liz Blatchford was in a class of her own to successfully defend her title with a wire-to-wire win, finishing inside the top 10 professionals overall.
Men's Race
The men's race came down to a test of age and wisdom over youth, with Brown using his experience in the trying, wet conditions to outlast Australians Tim van Berkel and Peter Robertson.
Brown, a winner of 11 IRONMAN races in a stellar career, was delighted with his victory. "Becoming the oldest ever winner was motivation for me out there, but I'm sure Craig Alexander or Chris McCormack will try and knock me off now. Forty is the new 30," says Brown. "Tim is a great runner, so I just had to keep pushing. The crowd support is always fantastic here, it's what gets you to the finish line."
While van Berkel was disappointed not to win, there was no shame in coming second to Brown.
"I really wanted got win, so I am disappointed, the bloody old bastard got me again," van Berkel said. "Second two years in a row here is tough, but all credit to Brownie, he has 11 years on me."
The race began in rain that didn't let up all day. After negotiating tricky conditions in the swim it was three-time ITU world champion Robertson who exited the water with fellow Australian Casey Munro after the pair had built a lead of over two minutes. The two Australians held their advantage on the bike until Munro punctured at 54 km. Robertson was joined at the 105 km mark by Berkel, Brown, Courtney Ogden, Burton and Finland's Jarmo Hast to ensure the big hopes were in play for the run.
Robertson, Brown and van Berkel quickly opened up a gap on the run with Robertson dropping back after 12km. By the halfway mark it was the more experienced Brown who started to pull away, going on to win in 8:20.15, just over three minutes clear of a gallant van Berkel.
Robertson, who had drifted back to fourth, managed a final burst to edge out Burton for the final spot on the podium.
Women's Race
The women's race was always going to be a Blatchford's to lose. The defending champion recorded the fifth-fastest swim among all professionals, male and female. She extended her lead to more than six minutes, but a four minute drafting penalty brought second placed Kiwi Melanie Burke into contention.
However, last year's IRONMAN world championship medallist gradually rebuilt her lead and went on to win in 9:16.58. Burke, who was third at IRONMAN Australia last month, went one better to finish second six minutes back, with Sweden's Asa Lundstrum third, a further three minutes back.
"It was a solo day for me today until about the 150 km mark of the bike, when I ended up in a big pack of age group men, got a penalty and served it in T2," says Blatchford. "I love Cairns, it's a special place, and now it's even more special. I was cold out there today. I've worked out that I run a marathon best when I get out there and run it on my own. I am so happy to have returned and won again."
- Cameron BROWN (NZL) 8:20:14
- Tim VAN BERKEL (AUS) 8:23:22
- Peter ROBERTSON (AUS) 8:33:25
- Matt BURTON (AUS) 8:35:18
- Jarmo HAST (FIN) 8:41:23
- Liz BLATCHFORD (GBR) 9:16.58
- Melanie BURKE (NZL) 9:22.52
- Asa LUNDSTROM (SWE) 9:25.56
- Wendy MCALPINE (AUS) 9:51.02
- Katy DUFFIELD (AUS) 9:52.46
Check out more of the days action in the Flight Centre Active Travel IRONMAN 70.3 Cairns recap.


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You've probably used a product or service powered by a graph database within the last few hours. From social media sites like Twitter and Facebook to real-time recommendations on eBay, graphs impact our lives every day.
Whether you're identifying a potential dating match or mapping the suspicious behaviors of a fraud ring, the uses and applications of graph databases are endless. Graphs are ideal for today's next-generation applications because they efficiently store both data and its relationships – something other databases simply can't do.
In this slideshow, Neo Technology provides a look at the range of unexpected ways graphs impact our everyday lives.
Related Topics : APC, Resellers, Data Replication, Extract Transform and Load, Structured Data Integration
Data only becomes a meaningful and valuable asset when organizations can transform it into actionable insights. ... More >>
As the availability of data exponentially increases, unprecedented opportunities exist to do all kinds of amazing things, but these opportunities also come with data wrangling challenges. ... More >>
If you are designing a data warehouse, you need to map out all the areas where there is a potential for your project to fail, before you begin. ... More >>


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Whodeani111 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 53 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
Those of you familiar with my past competitions may recall a logo development contest I launched for a search engine called Realtime Search (RTS). (Realtime Search can be found here… http:www.realtimesearch.com.au).
In essence, Realtime search is where the search engine provides search results from what people are saying 'now' about a particular topic as opposed to what was archived by a major search engine yesterday, last week or last month.
As mentioned in the original RTS brief the 'simple' search engine was always planned to be part of a broader search project and eventual development of a global site with content localised to the region of the user accessing the site.
Realtime Search has since gone on to be a rewarding venture for Whodeani and the interest surrounding it continues to grow.
With its success we are now set to launch Realtimr.com, a global version of the search engine.
Realtimr is targeted at users of the fast growing social media space. That is users of Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, Friendster, Tagged, Bebo, Hi5, Flickr, Youtube etc... whom are familiar with and 'like' user generated content but have no way of easily searching through this vast amount of constantly changing data.
Realtimr will also be aimed at regular web users who seek up to the minute 'subjective' content on everything from the latest movie reviews through to public interest stories unfolding in realtime (like the current political turmoil in Tehran.)
I require a) a sleek home page b) a sleek SERP (Search Engine Results Page) c) take the current RTS logo and rework for Realtimr.
It will be helpful for you to refer to original brief for Realtime Search http://99designs.com/contests/19525/brief as Realtimr should have a similar flavour and overall feel to the current RTS logo.
Though the Realtimr home page and SERP's should come from the same conceptual elements, they are not to simply be a clone with slight variations.
The 'Realtimr' logo needs to stand-alone and 'not' include the URL (that is I want 'Realtimr' as a logo... not 'realtimr.com' as a logo.
Would like the overall design to be colourful, warm, fun but sleek and sexy. More Twitter Search than Google Search.
Very fond of many of the logo's/brands that exist in the broader 'Twittersphere'.
Visually needs to convey difference between 'realtime' and (for want of a better term) 'regular' search.
Don't want any imagery or elements that are 'lifted' from existing search brands. That includes Dogs, Magnifying Glasses and Binoculars. The key elements here are 1st 'Realtime... then 'Search'.
Do not want the logo to look like any existing search or social media brand.
I would like a logo that looks like its DNA is from the broader social media space... but not a copy or something that too closely resembles an existing logo.


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Protect our parks and special places
In less than 50 days, our nation's most successful conservation program could end.
From the Grand Canyon to the parks and trails in our own backyards, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has set aside and protected special places for the past 50 years. Don't let Congress let it die.


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- The mission of the Office of Administrative Review (OAR) is to provide citizens of Philadelphia with a consistent appeal process and high-quality adjudication, while reducing the incidence and cost of disputes between citizens and operating departments. OAR has three principal functions; review of administrative cases; administration of the adjudication process; and financial management of disputed cases.
- Agency History
- On 1 September 1995, Mayor Edward G. Rendell, under Executive Order 4-95, consolidated the duties of the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication (BAA) and the Tax Review Board (TRB) under a newly-created Office of Administrative Review (OAR), and established OAR as a single point of contact for the resolution of all nonjudicial disputes regarding City taxes, charges, fees, and fines. All disputes are screened for eligibility, referred to the appropriate department or agency as an initial step towards resolution, tracked, and, if a settlement with the department cannot be reached, referred for a hearing at the BAA or TRB.
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CARBONDALE, Ill. – At the conclusion of Day One of the Saluki Booster, a school record was broken and three Bison athletes earned top finishes in the pole vault at the Southern Illinois Student Recreation Center.
Freshman April Terry added five feet to her school weight throw record, with a 46' 9" toss (14.25m) advancing her to the finals against some of the nation's best throwers. She ultimately finished 10th. Winner Brittany Riley's 25.12m (82' 5") mark gave her the world's best weight throw this season.
"I was very pleased with April's effort in the weight," said Lipscomb assistant coach Luke Syverson. "We changed some big stuff in her form in the middle of the week, so for her to come out and make that adjustment and throw that mark was a great confidence boost for her."
Three men's pole vaulter's put together strong days at SIU. Freshman Matthew Deery was runner-up with a 14' 5.25" (4.40m) mark, less than two inches off the school record in his first collegiate pole vault event.
Senior Dillon Seigenthaler was fourth in the event with a 13' 11.25" (4.25m) mark. Freshman Kevin Floyd was seventh at 13' 5.25" (4.10m).
"The men's marks were a little below their personal-bests, but it was good for them to get their feet wet," Syverson said. "For Matt and Kevin, it was their first collegiate meet. I really think that will be a strong event for us this year."
The meet continues Saturday morning, with the women's shot put at 10 a.m. The track events are scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m.
"I'm looking forward to seeing our track athletes carry over the momentum from our meets at MTSU and TSU," Syverson said. "We have good heats and good competition, so we expect to see some good times."
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Chum wrote:TMC wrote:bada wrote:Chum wrote:The only thing Love has on Aldrich is 3 point shooting.
OK, that is my queue to take a break from this forum for a bit before my head implodes.
Chum, you new man crush for Aldrich has spiraled out of control.
It's because of lack of tequila. I tell you, that can't be good for any brain...
I think you are underestimating Aldrich bada. He's going to go top 10 for sure, and nearly every mock draft I've seen has him going from 5 to 7. There's a reason for that. It's not because this draft is weak and it's not because there is a lack of big men in the draft.
I've looked at his stats and the stats of the every PF and C he went up against this last season. I didn't look at his previous year. In some of the games you mentioned some of the PFs and Cs put up decent numbers, but they ended up with a loss. There is no center in the NBA or NCAA that can shut down every big every night. It just doesn't happen.
Read what the scouts say about Aldrich, look at what his team did defensively, look what people say about his rebounding and shot blocking, look at his wingspan (you did), look at whatever clips you can. He's a very very good defensive center.
If you don't like him, np. My opinion is that he will be an excellent NBA defender, rebounder and shot-blocker. It's not based on a whim or a fantasy or anything like that. It's based on what info I could find over the last week or so. Maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong, but I'm certainly not alone in thinking this guy is going to be a stud NBA player.
I don't think he's the only guy worthy to draft by any means. There are several excellent looking prospects to be had beyond the "five" imo. Aldrich just looks like the best fit for the Warriors to me.
Aldrich sounds capable and definately fills a need as a rebounder and shotblocker, but I recall you being high, rather high on Thabeet and that guy looks bust for sure. Could this Aldrich guy be similar. I like rebounding and defense, absolutely, and the team needs that, but it also has to be a player that will fit in and be used, not so much under Nelson, who is only here for one more year if he stays at all, but with whatever system then takes over and remember that it will have to be a coach and system that uses the players here. What ever big is attained, if any at all, either through draft or trade, has to be one that fits in, so not one that doesn't play both ends or makes it down the offensive end most times. Can't be a big lug in other words.
Monroe's description and skills seems alright and he maybe could be a better fit if the team keeps the pick


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The two-story homes, the first ones in Savannah Gardens' single-family area, are part of an eastside redevelopment effort to improve housing and spur private business growth. Savannah Gardens, a combined development of rent-assisted, senior and fair-market housing, replaced the old, World War II-era housing known as Strathmore Estates along Pennsylvania Avenue. The city, Community Housing Services Agency, Inc. and First Citizens Bank are partners in the project.
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As a Palestinian statehood push gains traction across the globe, Israel is facing the prospect of a broader Palestinian civil disobedience movement that could put the Jewish state on the defensive.
Until now, homegrown demonstrations in the West Bank have gained little traction. A weekly protest in the village of Nabi Saleh today, for example, drew only a few dozen protesters and was quickly shut down by soldiers firing tear-gas canisters.
But with popular protest sweeping Arab neighbors through the Middle East, some believe that such small-scale protests could spark a broader uprising – one that would potentially involve Palestinian refugees in neighboring countries and their Arab supporters.
If demonstrators were unarmed, such a movement would shift sympathy to the Palestinians and further isolate Israel internationally.
"Israel is aware that times are changing, and the pressures a civil uprising can create are higher, and they are very interested in nipping it in the bud," says Jonathan Pollak, an Israeli activist who has been actively involved in West Bank protests.
Unrest on multiple fronts
Israel's army has faced unrest on multiple fronts over the past month. On May 15, Palestinians and their supporters mounted unprecedented border protests in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria to mark the nakba or "catastrophe" of Israel's independence.
On June 5, hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators challenged Israeli soldiers at the border of the Golan Heights in the worst violence since 1973. Foreign activists, meanwhile, are planning to mount another flotilla to challenge Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip later this month – a repeat of an attempt last year in which the killing of nine demonstrators helped build international pressure on Israel to ease the blockade.
And the demonstrators today in Nabi Saleh, where they've been trying for months to march to a spring near the village that Israeli settlers had expropriated, were again thwarted by the military.
After having put down an armed uprising that began in 2000 and killed more than 6,000 Palestinians and 1,100 Israelis, Israel's army has tried hard to stop the protests in villages like Nabi Saleh.
"I think [Israelis] perceive it would be the spark that would ignite the whole area," says Gershon Baskin, the director of the Israel Palestine Center for Research and Information who joined the protesters today. "It's very difficult to have a response ... if the Palestinians do it in a serious way, and you have thousands of Palestinians marching peacefully toward settlements or toward Jerusalem."
Nabi Saleh protest leader indicted
In addition to confronting protesters on the ground, the military has also aimed to thwart protests by targeting leading activists. Israel's military law in the West Bank gives the army strong tools to control public protest: any political assemblies with more than 10 people require a permit, exposing activists to jail terms of up to 10 years. Israel's army can also keep detainees in jail for months without charges.
The army has arrested dozens of villagers, including minors, in Nabi Saleh alone.
On Sunday, a military tribunal indicted a leader of the Nabi Saleh demonstrations, Bassem Tamimi, who was detained more than two months ago. The military prosecutor charged the Palestinian activist with inciting youths to throw stones and tear gas at soldiers during weekly demonstrations in the village.
Rights activists who sympathize with Mr. Tamimi acknowledge that he is a leader of local confrontations with soldiers who block access to the spring claimed by the villagers of Nabi Saleh. But they say that he practices nonviolence and has encouraged youths to seek creative ways of confronting soldiers without hurling stones – a long-time symbol of Palestinian popular "resistance" to Israeli military rule.
The case against Tamimi, they say, hinges on the testimony of a 14-year-old from the village who was arrested at gunpoint who said Tamimi organized the kids into local brigades. The military declined a request for comment from the Monitor.
At the indictment hearing, Tamimi pleaded not guilty and rejected the authority of the military court. "Despite claiming to be the only democracy in the Middle East you are trying me under military laws [...] that are enacted by authorities which I haven't elected and do not represent me," he said, before being cut short by the judge.
His statement and demeanor seemed inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr. He told the judge, "I respect your thinking and logic."
"I practice passive civilian resistance… I believe in the legitimacy of this protest.... I organized these peaceful demonstrations to defend our land and our people," he said. "In spite of it all, I do not have hatred in my heart toward anybody."
Prospects for a new Palestinian uprising
Though a mass demonstration has yet to materialize in the West Bank, protests in villages like Nabi Saleh are attracting interest from Palestinians in larger cities.
"Suddenly, after Egypt and Tunisia, [Palestinians] have hope again," says a European diplomat who was on hand at the Ofer Prison for the formal charges against Tamimi. "They are thinking that maybe they can make change and have an impact."
But there are several factors weighing against a new Palestinian uprising. The public in the West Bank is still exhausted from the armed uprising during the previous decade an is enjoying a measure of economic relief after Israel's army removed roadblocks and eased up movement. Moreover, the Palestinians remain demoralized because their internal political rift between Hamas in Gaza and Fatah in the West Bank.
Tamimi's wife, Nariman Tamimi, says that the although the Arab Spring gives activists in Nabi Saleh optimism and a boost in participation, she acknowledges that widespread protest will be an upscale battle.
"The memory of repression is still fresh on Palestinian skin," she says. "Every Palestinian mother has a prisoner son. They are asking, 'How can we keep sending our children to jail?' "
But Israel is nervous about the protests nonetheless. The expected United Nations recognition of Palestinian statehood this September is most often cited as a possible inflection point for mass protests. But other symbolic struggles – like Nabi Saleh villagers' battle over a disputed water spring – could provide the trigger.
Mr. Baskin says that although Palestinians are well below the boiling point, it is impossible to know how the next uprising will start.
"Often these kinds of struggles are sparked by something unexpected and unpredictable, and that could light the whole field."


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Five-year-old Leland Camara suffers from Leukemia. He's had some tough days since he was diagnosed in September, but he also realizes that others have gone out of their way to make his time more joyful as he battles the disease. For example, last winter his hometown fire department in Anchorage, Alaska sent Santa Claus over to his house so he could enjoy a proper Christmas.
So when Leland got hooked up with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, he asked for two wishes.
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Nunavut, vast territory of northern Canada that stretches across most of the Canadian Arctic. Created in 1999 out of the eastern portion of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut encompasses the traditional lands of the Inuit, the indigenous peoples of Arctic Canada (known as Eskimo in the United States); its name means "Our Land" in Inuktitut, the language of the Inuit. The capital is Iqaluit, at the head of Frobisher Bay on southern Baffin Island.
The Arctic Ocean bounds Nunavut to the north, Greenland (separated from it by a series of narrow straits, Baffin Bay, and Davis Strait) lies to the east, and Quebec adjoins it to the southeast across Hudson Strait and the northeastern arm of Hudson Bay. Its only land boundaries are with Manitoba to the south and the Northwest Territories to the southwest and west. Nunavut constitutes the greater part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, including its largest island, Baffin Island. In addition, several islands are divided between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories (notably Victoria and Melville islands), and Nunavut's territory extends to numerous islands in Hudson Bay, such as the Belcher Islands. Area 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 square km). Pop. (2016) 35,944; (2019 est.) 38,650.
Relief and drainage
Nunavut comprises two distinct physiographic regions: the Canadian Shield, including the mainland and the islands around Hudson Bay, and the Arctic Archipelago in the north. The flat, often poorly drained lowlands of the Canadian Shield are underlain with ancient rock more than 1 billion years old. Thousands of lakes dot the heavily glaciated surface. The Arctic Archipelago consists of lowlands in the south that rise to the Innuitian Mountains in the north and along the eastern side of Baffin Island. Barbeau Peak, on northern Ellesmere Island, is the territory's highest point, reaching an elevation of 8,583 feet (2,616 metres). Much of the archipelago is permanently covered in snow and ice, especially in the north and east.
The territory lies entirely within the Arctic climatic zone, with bitterly cold winters and cool to cold summers. Average daily January temperatures rise above −22 °F (−30 °C) only in the eastern coastal areas, and in the far north and northwest of Hudson Bay they reach only −31 °F (−35 °C). Average temperatures in July above 50 °F (10 °C) are limited to the area west of Hudson Bay, while in the far north and along the northeastern coast of Baffin Island they do not exceed 41 °F (5 °C). Precipitation is scant throughout most of the territory and falls almost entirely as snow. Annual precipitation levels of less than 8 inches (200 mm) gradually increase toward the east; the greatest amounts—more than 24 inches (600 mm)—occur on Bylot Island, just north of Baffin Island. Continuous permafrost underlies virtually the entire territory.
Plant and animal life
Nunavut lies above the northern limit of tree growth, and the timberline—which trends northwest-southeast just within the Northwest Territories and roughly parallels the border with Nunavut—is the traditional boundary between the cultural areas of the Inuit to the north and the northern American Indians (First Nations) known as Dene to the south. Tundra vegetation consists of lichens, mosses, a variety of flowering plants, and small, hardy shrubs, notably dwarf birches. The plant life supports small mammals, caribou, and musk oxen. Land predators include red and Arctic foxes, wolves, and grizzly bears. Seals, walrus, and polar bears inhabit the coasts, while beluga and bowhead whales and narwhals are found in coastal waters. During the summer months the tundra is plagued by mosquitoes and other biting insects, and millions of migratory aquatic birds nest in the territory; only a few birds live there year-round, notably the snowy owl and gyrfalcon and species of ptarmigan.
Population composition
The Inuit constitute more than four-fifths of Nunavut's population; nearly all of the rest are of European descent. The language of the Inuit, Inuktitut, consisting of several dialect groups, is spoken widely. It has two writing systems: roman letters and a syllabic system developed in the 19th century by European missionaries. The territorial government recognizes Inuinnaqtun, an Inuktitut dialect spoken in western Nunavut and written in roman letters, as one of the territory's four main languages (Inuktitut, English, and French are the other three).
The origins of the Inuit are obscure, but people have been living in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago for more than 4,000 years. The several dialect groups now present in Nunavut are all apparently descended from what is known as the Thule culture, a prehistoric maritime society. Thule peoples first arrived in what is now Nunavut about 1,000 years ago. Traditionally, the Inuit relied on trapping, hunting, and fishing for clothing and food; they lived in igloos, semisubterranean houses, or animal-skin tents.
Early contacts with explorers and whaling crews introduced new diseases and reduced the population during the 19th century. The fur trade was not well established in the Arctic until early in the 20th century, but the Inuit adapted quickly to it, and they, like the Dene, came to depend on outside sources for most of the necessities of life. Construction activity during World War II and in the postwar years further affected their way of life. The Inuit adapted readily to the opportunities for casual employment, and many were quick to abandon their seminomadic trapping and hunting existence for life in the settlements. Canadian government policy in the 1950s and '60s promoted that trend.
Settlement patterns
Nunavut is among the most sparsely populated habitable regions on Earth. Settlements are very small and are clustered largely in the coastal areas. Iqaluit, the administrative, commercial, and cultural centre of the territory, is the largest town. Among the other towns are Rankin Inlet (Kangiqting) on the northwest coast of Hudson Bay, Pangnirtung (Panniqtuuq) on the Cumberland Peninsula of Baffin Island, and Cambridge Bay (Ikaluktutiak) on the southeast coast of Victoria Island. Alert, a weather station and military outpost on the north coast of Ellesmere Island, is the northernmost community in North America.
Demographic trends
Because of the high rate of natural increase among the Inuit, their proportion of the territorial population is growing. The age structure of the territory is considerably younger than it is for the rest of Canada, and more than one-third of the population is younger than age 15.
Aside from its people, Nunavut's greatest economic asset is its mineral wealth, which includes reserves of iron and nonferrous ores, precious metals and diamonds, and petroleum and natural gas. Exploitation of those resources is hampered, however, by high production costs and transportation difficulties. The federal government has participated in resource development mainly by providing infrastructure and assisting in the search for minerals. In addition, government agencies produce and distribute electric power throughout the territory. The government and its agencies are a major source of employment and income for the territory.
Fishing and hunting
Turbot, shrimp, and Arctic char are fished and exported to southern markets from several communities in the eastern Arctic. Some Inuit continue to perform the traditional activities of trapping small mammals, fishing, and hunting sea mammals to supplement the imported food upon which they now rely. Some sealskins are sold to commercial garment makers. Sport fishing and hunting draw tourists to the territory.
Resources and power
Mining is the principal resource-based industry in the territory. Lead and zinc were mined on Little Cornwallis Island until reserves were depleted in 2002. Gold deposits have been worked on the mainland at Contwoyto Lake, southwest of Bathurst Inlet. A diamond mine operates about 220 miles (350 km) southwest of Cambridge Bay (Ikaluktutiak). Significant yet untapped reserves of oil and natural gas also exist in the territory.
Services, labour, and taxation
The largest source of jobs is the service sector, particularly such government services as administration, health care, education, and welfare. Many construction jobs have been available in both the public and private sectors, although substantial numbers of those employed are migrant workers attracted by high wages. Tourism, centred around the territory's natural attractions and unique culture, constitutes a small but significant service industry. Overall, however, the unemployment rate in Nunavut is higher than that in Canada as a whole. The territory derives the bulk of its revenue from the federal government, though it does collect income, consumption, and property taxes.
Transportation and telecommunications
Nearly all passenger and much freight traffic is carried by air. Settlements on the west coast of Hudson Bay and in Keewatin region are connected to Winnipeg, Man., and those in the eastern Arctic are connected to Montreal. Surface transportation for heavy freight is mainly by water. Fuel oil for heating and other bulky supplies are carried to eastern Arctic settlements by seagoing supply ships operated by a number of commercial carriers. Government departments also supply remote villages and military installations along the eastern coastline. Roads connect a number of communities. Snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles often are used for local transportation. The Inuit once traveled by dogsled throughout the region; however, dogsledding is now mostly a recreational activity. Satellite television and Internet connections are available to most communities in the territory.
Government and society
Constitutional framework
The federal government in Ottawa retains the ultimate responsibility for government in the territory. However, a territorial administration sitting at Iqaluit exercises effective government power. This administration consists of a commissioner, who is appointed by the Canadian government and whose powers are largely ceremonial, and the Legislative Assembly, which is elected by the people of the territory. All members of the assembly are elected as independents, as there is no system of political parties. The assembly chooses a speaker, a premier, and a cabinet from among its members to form a government. The working language of the administration is Inuktitut, although English and French also are used.
The justice system is headed by a single-level trial court. Law enforcement is carried out by community-based policing services supported by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Nunavut elects one representative to the Canadian Parliament. The federal government controls natural resources on federally owned lands and administers them through its Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
Health and education
Most of the region's education and health care services were provided by missionaries until the 1950s, when the Canadian government largely took over those responsibilities. Today Nunavut's Department of Education oversees elementary and secondary schooling, and Nunavut Arctic College in Iqaluit offers postsecondary programs and courses. The use of Inuktitut is promoted in the schools, and the federal Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada gives financial support for aboriginal education. Community health nurses, regional health-care centres, and a hospital in Iqaluit provide health care. The territory offers comprehensive medical insurance plans to residents.
Cultural life
Despite the impact of North American media and other modern influences, many traditional elements of the Inuit culture have been preserved. In the years following World War II, Canadian artist and author James Archibald Houston, with the assistance of the Hudson's Bay Company, was instrumental in the promotion and sale of Inuit art. Public policy has continued to encourage the development of Inuit traditions in arts and crafts—including stone carvings, weavings, and prints—providing an important supplementary source of income in some Inuit communities and making Inuit culture familiar to collectors worldwide. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the musical career of Inuit singer and lyricist Susan Aglukark also promoted greater understanding and appreciation of Inuit cultural life in a modern context.
Sports and recreation
Winter sports, such as hockey and curling, are popular in Nunavut, as are dogsled and snowmobile racing and traditional Arctic games. Outdoor activities, including hunting, fishing, hiking, and kayaking, attract visitors to the territory. Large areas of the territory are set aside as protected areas, including Quttinirpaaq National Park on Ellesmere Island; Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island; Sirmilik National Park on northern Baffin Island and Bylot Island; Ukkusiksalik National Park on the mainland; Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary, also on the mainland; and Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary, shared with the Northwest Territories.
Media and publishing
Several weekly newspapers are published in the territory, both in English and in Inuktitut. A number of radio and television stations broadcast a variety of programming. Broadcasting in Inuktitut is well established.
This portion of the article covers the history of what is now Nunavut from the late 20th century. For earlier history of the region, see Northwest Territories: History.
By the mid-20th century most Inuit of the region, then a part of the Northwest Territories, had replaced their seminomadic hunting, fishing, and trapping lifestyle with a more sedentary style of living in settled communities, where dependence on government welfare support became the norm. Nutrition and health care improved, but there also were serious social problems related to alcohol and other substance abuse, unemployment, and crime. Dissatisfaction with those conditions and the wish to participate more directly in the processes of resource development led the Inuit to exert pressure on the federal and territorial governments to grant them greater control over the administration of their own affairs. In the mid-1970s the Inuit began negotiations to settle land claims and proposed the creation of a separate Inuit territory. A plebiscite in the Northwest Territories in 1992 approved the division of the territories. With that mandate, the Inuit and representatives of the federal government reached an agreement that produced two acts of the Canadian Parliament in 1993. The first, the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, settled Inuit land claims against the government by giving the Inuit outright control of more than 135,000 square miles (350,000 square km) of territory and providing cash payments from the federal government over a 14-year period; the second, the Nunavut Act, established the territory of Nunavut out of the eastern portion of the Northwest Territories. Following a transitional period, Nunavut came into being on April 1, 1999.
After its inception, the Nunavut experiment in ethnic-based territorial government had mixed success. The economy grew, but it remained almost entirely dependent on transfers of income from the federal government. Despite a reawakening of native culture and pride, alienation of the territory's youth, unemployment, substance abuse, and other social ills common to the peripheral communities of North America persisted. Native elders, the territorial authorities, and the federal government continued to deal with these challenges in the early years of the 21st century.
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Native American: Termination…cessions, and the creation of Nunavut (1999), a new Canadian province predominantly administered by and for the Inuit.…
American Subarctic peoples: Cultural continuity and change…legislation and the creation of Nunavut (Canada, 1999), a province with a predominantly aboriginal government.
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Northwest Territories…1999 of the territory of Nunavut out of the eastern portion of the Northwest Territories reduced the area of the latter by more than half.…
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What to do in the Grand Canyon
Every family needs to experience the beauty and wonder of the Grand Canyon! A few seconds standing near the edge and you will surely understand why it is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. When organizing what to do in the Grand Canyon, Canyon View Information Plaza is a great place to get your bearings when you first arrive. It is a great resource to inform visitors of various viewpoints and hiking trails available. Use the park's free shuttle system to navigate points of interest in and around Grand Canyon Village.
There are several scenic vistas accessible by vehicle along Grand Canyon's famous South Rim. Visiting different viewpoints are the best way to view all the magnificence that the Grand Canyon has to offer – and take a few great snapshots along the way! Earlier and later parts of the day offer the best lighting for photographers. Yavapai Observation Station offers unparalleled views, including the Colorado River and Phantom Ranch. Be sure to allow adequate time to make the journey!
To the west of Grand Canyon Village is Hermit Road, which follows the rim for 8 miles. While Hermit Road is closed to private vehicles for most of the year, a free shuttle bus can provide you with access.
Besides taking photographs and viewing from the rim there are tons of other great activities you can partake in during your visit to the Grand Canyon that will truly make your vacation one to remember!
What to do in the Grand Canyon #1
South Rim Bus Tours – A trip to the South Rim tops our "what to do in the Grand Canyon" list. Many visitors choose to take a guided tour of the Grand Canyon. An experienced guide educated in the history and geology of region leads these tours. There is no reason to struggle with maps, parking or locating the best viewing location! Simply sit back, relax and enjoy the ride! Grand Canyon tours are available from Las Vegas, Phoenix and Sedona.
A variety of sightseeing tours are offered, depending on your interests. For a more relaxed tour of the Grand Canyon, a National Park Service partner offers bus tours along the South Rim. Let the driver and tour guide show you the best views as they tell you about the rich history and geology of the area, and share some fascinating stories and insights! There are several options available. You can take a short tour along historic Hermit's Rest road, or you can go further afield on the Desert View Tour and experience the spectacular views from the Watchtower, a re-created tower of the sort used by the ancient native people.
If you want to see the best desert sunrise or sunset, those tours are also available! Wake up early and see the beautiful sights of the sun rising over the Palisades of the Desert. Or stay a little later in the day and take in the sunset at Yaki or Mojave point on the South Rim. The amazing views and colors will delight people of all ages!
What to do in the Grand Canyon #2
Grand Canyon Helicopter Tours – Coming in #2 on our "what to do in the Grand Canyon" list is helicopter tours. Both helicopter and airplane options are available for aerial tours of the Canyon. More than half a million visitors take helicopter tours of the Grand Canyon each year, with tours departing from the village of Tusayan or Las Vegas.
Airplane tours were the first type of aerial tour ever offered for the Grand Canyon. Vistaliner aircrafts take guest on tours of both rims (including SkyWalk bridge), Monument Valley and Lake Powell. These aerial tours are sure to give you a unique perspective!
Helicopter tours are also available for the adventurous traveler. Helicopter tours in state of the art vehicles ensure your safety and a high level of service as you experience the Grand Canyon's amazing panorama and the larger landscape of the southwest. Helicopters can even take you right to the bottom of the canyon and into remote spots.
What to do in the Grand Canyon #3
Jeep Tours – Experience the back roads and off roads of the Grand Canyon and surrounding areas on an open-air Jeep tour! Experienced drivers and guides will give you an adventure of a lifetime as you drive into the Grand Canyon, and tool around the mountains and rugged terrain of the region.
Experience the amazing scenery of the area, and roads that are sure to stir up a little adrenaline as you bump along. The guides will provide narration and insight into what you're seeing and experiencing as you take in the sights and sounds of the area.
There are a number of companies that offer these tours. These companies provide a variety of excursions that cater to your interests and time constraints. The companies are recommended by the Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce and provide safe and reliable tours for you to enjoy. Coming in #3 on our "what to do in the Grand Canyon" list is a jeep adventure.
What to do in the Grand Canyon #4
River Rafting – The mighty Colorado is nearly 1,500 miles and winds through the entire Grand Canyon, passing through some of the most magnificent terrain on the planet. Why not come river rafting down the Colorado River and get up close and personal with the unparalleled landscapes of the Grand Canyon? From its headwaters northwest of Denver to its delta in the Gulf of California, and on a stretch of 277 miles, the Colorado winds through the entire length of the Grand Canyon. Although only the Mississippi and Columbia Rivers have higher flow rates than the Colorado River in North America, the Colorado passes through some of the most magnificent and scenic terrain on the planet and is the habitat of a wide array of wildlife. Why not experience the fascinating depths of the Grand Canyon with a river-rafting ride?
There are lots of different ways to experience the Grand Canyon by water. One-day raft trips are popular and appropriate for the whole family (ages 4 and up). These excursions will take you into the Canyon and point out all the sights and sounds of the River.
If you're looking for something a little more adventurous, many partner companies offer longer excursions, lasting from 3 to 18 days, and providing adventures in many different types of vessels, from motorized boats to oared rafts.
What to do in the Grand Canyon #5
Grand Canyon Railway – Experience the trip to the Grand Canyon just as early visitors did! Hop on the Grand Canyon Railway and ride a vintage train from Williams to Grand Canyon National Park for an all-day adventure. Taking a trip on the Grand Canyon Railroad is #5 on our "what to do in the Grand Canyon" list.
This is the perfect way for train enthusiasts to get to the Grand Canyon. The 1950s era Streamliner coaches provide comfort and nostalgia, and attendants in each car are there to answer your questions and provide you with information. The train goes along the Colorado Plateau, so along the way you'll see the plants and wildlife of the northern Arizona desert and learn about the region surrounding the Grand Canyon.
The train will drop you off at the South Rim depot, where you will have most of the day to explore the rim and take part in the sights of one of the most popular sides of the Grand Canyon.


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Dickinson College has just launched a very helpful new resource for intermediate Latin students.
The Dickinson College Commentaries, a new series edited by Christopher Francese (Dickinson College) and available for free online, aims to make ancient Greek and Latin texts accessible to a wider audience. Each commentary is prepared by a scholarly expert and offers not just the usual notes on grammar and material culture, but also illustrations, animated maps, videos, and even audio clips that allow you not only to read, but to hear the Latin text. In addition, the site offers vocabulary lists of the most common Greek and Latin words, arranged alphabetically, by parts of speech, by frequency, and by semantic groups (http://dcc.dickinson.edu/resources).
Three commentaries have appeared so far: Selections from Caesar's De bello Gallico, Ovid's Amores I, and a late antique text, the Life of Saint Martin of Tours by Sulpicius Severus (ca. 363 – ca. 400 CE). More texts, including Greek texts, will hopefully follow soon.


text: Statuesque is the word for Naomi Campbell, an icon of our time who, it seems, can inflame opinion in any observer. Statuesque is also the word for Naomi - Nick Knight's 25-foot interactive sculpture that formed the centerpiece of the exhibition 'SHOWstudio: Fashion Revolution' at London's Somerset House. The entire process behind the statue is documented here


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"Modern Family" has won the comedy series Emmy for each of its three seasons. Other shows that have gone the three-peat route — "30 Rock," "Taxi," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "All in the Family" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show" — were denied a fourth straight Emmy. ("Frasier," with five in a row, is the only exception.) Are voters ready to cut their "Family" ties? A look at this year's Emmy comedy races:
"Modern Family" (ABC)
"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
"30 Rock" (NBC)
"Girls" (HBO)
"Louie" (FX)
Prime contenders: "Arrested Development" (Netflix), "Parks and Recreation" (NBC)
Bubbling under: "New Girl" (Fox), "House of Lies" (Showtime), "The Office" (NBC), "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS), "Two and a Half Men" (CBS), "The Mindy Project" (Fox), "Nurse Jackie" (Showtime)
"Louie"—The Gold Standard column in the June 6 Envelope issue said the Louis C.K. show "Louie" airs on HBO. The comedy appears on the FX channel.
For your consideration: "Arrested Development." The resurrected cult comedy dropped all 15 of its new episodes Memorial Day weekend. You didn't watch them all at once, did you? Hopefully not. Creator Mitch Hurwitz layered in so many genius comic bits and character beats into this new chapter that it's best savored over time. Let's just say family myopia has rarely been delivered so fully — or funnily.
Analysis: "Modern Family" has won for each of its three seasons, and now probably isn't the time to start betting against it. Dethroning it will take a bloc of voters uniting behind one show, and since people who love "Louie" also probably like "Girls" and "Veep" and "Arrested Development," finding such a show might prove problematic. For the contenders, winning a nomination in this particularly strong field will be a victory in itself.
TIMELINE: Emmy winners through the years
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Louis C.K., "Louie"
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"
Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"
Jason Bateman, "Arrested Development"
Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men"
Prime contenders: Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"; Johnny Galecki, "The Big Bang Theory"
Bubbling under: Jake Johnson, "New Girl"; Neil Flynn, "The Middle"; Ashton Kutcher, "Two and a Half Men"; Josh Radnor, "How I Met Your Mother"; Matthew Morrison, "Glee"; Joel McHale, "Community"; Lucas Neff, "Raising Hope"
For your consideration: Neil Flynn, "The Middle." Flynn's family comedy doesn't win the accolades or ratings of that other ABC Wednesday night comedy, but it's just as good in mining humor from family dynamics. Flynn may be a man of few words as the no-nonsense dad, but he makes each and every word count, providing the family — and the show — a solid center. The man's a master at pep talks too.
Analysis: Cryer, last year's unexpected winner, might not even be nominated. Or maybe we're just underestimating his chances — again — and he'll win back-to-back Emmys. C.K. would seem to be the man of the hour, though there could be some sentiment to send two-time winner Baldwin out on a high note.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
Lena Dunham, "Girls"
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
Zooey Deschanel, "New Girl"
Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
Prime contenders: Laura Dern, "Enlightened"; Melissa McCarthy, "Mike and Molly"; Mindy Kaling, "The Mindy Project"
Bubbling under: Patricia Heaton, "The Middle"; Martha Plimpton, "Raising Hope"; Courteney Cox, "Cougar Town"; Lea Michele, "Glee"
For your consideration: Laura Dern, "Enlightened." Her show has been canceled. And (ridiculously) she wasn't nominated last year. But Dern's intricate performance as a woman on a mission to be an "agent of change" was a complete and utter marvel, the best work in a pretty great career. It won't be forgotten, and it'd be nice if Emmy voters made a statement for ambition and excellence, nominating her here.
Analysis: Thanks to a tie, there were seven nominees last year. Without any slam-dunk newcomers (Kaling has an outside shot, at best), six of the seven should return, with the last spot likely coming down to a choice between Falco or McCarthy.
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Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family"
Ed O'Neil, "Modern Family"
Adam Driver, "Girls"
Max Greenfield, "New Girl"
Prime contenders: Jeffrey Tambor, "Arrested Development"; Will Arnett, "Arrested Development"; Bill Hader, "Saturday Night Live"; Alex Karpovsky, "Girls"; David Cross, "Arrested Development"; Nick Offerman, "Parks and Recreation"
Bubbling under: Jason Sudeikis, "Saturday Night Live"; Rainn Wilson, "The Office"; Chris Colfer, "Glee"; Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother"; Simon Helberg, "The Big Bang Theory"; Aziz Ansari, "Parks and Recreation"; Chris Pratt, "Parks and Recreation"; Matt Walsh, "Veep"
For your consideration: Adam Driver, "Girls." You saw "On All Fours," right? That Driver could do that and still make you feel something for the character is a testament to his talent.
Analysis: This could (and should) be the year when voters end the "Modern Family" blockade in this category. The arrival of "Arrested Development's" cast might provide the necessary means, though they're far from the only worthy alternatives. It'll likely come down to how many voters decide to reunite with the Bluth family and whether enough think there's room for the guys on "Girls."
Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"
Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"
Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory"
Jessica Walter, "Arrested Development"
Jane Krakowski, "30 Rock"
Allison Williams, "Girls"
Prime contenders: Portia de Rossi, "Arrested Development"; Betty White, "Hot in Cleveland"; Merritt Wever, "Nurse Jackie"
Bubbling under: Ellen Barkin, "The New Normal"; Jenna Fischer, "The Office"; Diane Ladd, "Enlightened"; Cloris Leachman, "Raising Hope"; Jane Lynch, "Glee"; Anna Chlumsky, "Veep"; Kaley Cuoco, "The Big Bang Theory"; Rashida Jones, "Parks and Recreation"; Aubrey Plaza, "Parks and Recreation"; Eden Sher, "The Middle"; Jemima Kirke, "Girls"; Zosia Mamet, "Girls"
For your consideration: Anna Chlumsky, "Veep." Her scenes with her family have been among the season's funniest. With Louis-Dreyfus winning an Emmy last year, castmate Chlumsky should be next in line.
Analysis: Bowen, Vergara and Bialik should all return as nominees. After that, it's wide open, with the "Arrested Development" and "Girls" ensembles poised as contenders and three-time nominee Krakowski, absent last year, deserving a final curtain call.
TIMELINE: Emmy winners through the years
PHOTOS: 2012 winners list
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In all honesty, I haven't been over the moon about Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. This game has you switching between four different Spider-Men in their respective universes as you try to fight an overwhelming evil that threatens to destroy everything. That sounds cool and I'm a man who loves webswinging around levels, but all the universe hopping has me worried. Spider-Man is – and comics games in general are -- about a story, in my eyes. Are we going to get to know these characters? Will the story evolve beyond, "We have to save the world by punching Villain X in the face"?
I don't have the answers for you, but after seeing Activision's E3 demonstration of Shattered Dimensions on a 360, I do know that the third universe in this game is Spider-Man 2099 and it's pretty sweet looking. See what spiders can do in our videos.
If you missed the 1992 debut of Spider-Man 2099, this version of Spidey takes place in the far-flung future. There, geneticist Miguel O'Hara was studying the original Spider-Man and ends up getting spider-like abilities from messing with his own DNA while trying to cure himself after being poisoned. O'Hara notices the abilities, grabs a costume he had for the Day of the Dead celebrations, and – voila – we have a new Spider-Man.
See what spiders can do in our videos.
When Beenox Studios got to the 2099 part of its demo – before that the developers showcased the Amazing universe and Noir universe, but you know all about those – it was hard not to get excited about the inclusion of this superhero. Amazing looks like the Spider-Man we all know and Noir is just a darker looking webhead, but 2099 looks unlike anything I've seen in a Spider-Man game before. Sure you could unlock this costume in other Spidey games, but the artistic vision surrounding this area is so different from what we know as gamers.
The demo began with Spider-Man freefalling in his slick-looking dark blue and dark red suit while flying cars whizzed by underneath him. The screen was saturated with neon colors, filled with holographic "Stark" and "Osborn" signs, and set among buildings that had the clean, futuristic look to them that fans will recognize from the comic book series. When Spidey landed, you really got to take in the detail on his suit, the talons coming off his arms, and what Beenox did with this universe's villain, the Hobgoblin.
In the past, Activision has said that this game will have a major villain designated to each level – Amazing has Kraven so far and Noir has the circus freak version of Norman Osborn known as the Goblin so far. Apparently, fans told the company that they loved boss battles, so that's the focus for Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. In the first demos, this looked like it was simply an aesthetic choice. Spider-Man was going to fight Kraven the hunter, so the level was set in the jungle. However, in 2099, you kind of see what Beenox and Activision have been driving at with this boss/level relationship.
Here, we're in a world where the normal ride to work is through the air, so having a villain like Hobgoblin 2099 – a monster of a man clad in blue and orange – swoop in with his massive wings and engage Spider-Man from the sky makes sense. Hobby'll throw bombs that the player can web and hurl back at him, but Spider-Man's also going to be able to web the baddie, pulled himself close, and begin duking it out in the air.
With the neon lights of the future as your backdrop and cars speeding by underneath you, the scene is pretty damn cool. Eventually in the demo, Hobgoblin retreats to the top of a building and shoots down the center of it. Spider-Man follows, and the player needs to guide the freefalling superhero past obstructions and to the villain below.
Each Spider-Man in Shattered Dimensions is going to be voiced by someone who has played the character in the past. Remember the Spider-Man cartoon from the '90s? Well, Christopher Daniel Barnes played Spidey in that and is back to be Spider-Man Noir. When it comes to Spider-Man 2099, Dan Gilvezan, the voice of Spidey on the '80s cartoon Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, will be lending his pipes. No word on the voice for the Amazing universe, and Activision is mum on what the fourth universe will be.
As a comic nerd and someone who has been wronged by Spidey games in the past, I'm trying to keep my expectations in check while watching this game and wondering how it's all going to come together. However, after seeing the 2099 demo, I can say for the first time that I really want to play Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. The future looks cool, and I want to be a part of it.
Oh, Mr. Parker, please be good to me.