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Temporary Exhibits
Current Exhibits
This May Hurt A Bit: Medicine in Old Omaha
Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen
Permanent Exhibits
Union Station Gallery
Baright Home and Family Gallery
Bishop Clarkson Community Gallery
Byron Reed Gallery of Coins and Documents
Fraser Stryker Trans-Mississippi Exposition Gallery
Trish and Dick Davidson Gallery (Track Level)
Omaha at Work Gallery
Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen
Union Station: Built to Last
Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Remembering Lincoln
Identity: An Exhibition of You
The Art of Stagecraft: Jim Othuse and 40 Years at the Omaha Community Playhouse
Into the Wild Blue: Omaha Aviation History in Photographs
Design Zone
The 1968 Exhibit
Goose Bumps! The Science of Fear
Picture This
A T rex Named Sue
American Royalty: The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Scholarship and Coronation Ball
Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power
Worn with Pride: Americans in Uniform
The American Soldier
Mindbender Mansion
Lecture Hall
Photo Archive
Museum Shop
Soda Fountain & Candy Shop
Children's Programs
Summer Camps 2015
Group Tours & Programs
Elementary School (K-5)
Grade 6 to 12
Booking info
Home School Programs
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Pre-Visit Activities
Winter Count
Stick Dice Game
The Durham Museum Scavenger Hunt
Standing Bear Coloring Page
Susan LaFlesche Picotte Coloring Page
Earth Lodge Living Coloring Page
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Teachers' Night 2015
Museum Guide for Family Visits
Educational links
Omaha History & Activity Book
Photo Archives
Distance Learning
Community Exhibit Outreach
Scout Programs
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Adult Programs
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Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen Programming
Lost Egypt Exhibit Programming
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Media Gallery
The Rhythm Boys of Omaha Central presented by Steve Marantz*
Tuesday, February 18, 5:30PM Reception; 6:30PM Program
Join The Durham Museum for a special lecture presentation from Steve Marantz, author of
The Rhythm Boys of Omaha Central: High School Basketball at the '68 Racial Divide.
Hear the true story about Omaha Central's ground-breaking basketball team, black awakening and rebellion and innocence lost in a watershed year. The drama of civil rights in 1968 plays out in this riveting social history of sports, politics, race and popular culture in the American heartland.
Steve Marantz is an Omaha Central graduate and the author of
Sorcery at Caesars: Sugar Ray's Marvelous Fight.
A researcher for ESPN Content Development and
, and a coeditor of sportsmediaguide.com, he formerly covered sports, government and politics for the
Kansas City Star
Boston Globe
and the
Boston Herald
An Evening with the Smithsonian: The Apollo 8 Mission*
Thursday, March 13, 5:30PM Reception; 6:30PM Program
At the end of 1968, humans first ventured into deep space on the Apollo 8 mission, one of the greatest feats in the history of exploration. Join the National Air and Space Museum's Dr. Michael Neufeld as he describes the drama of this historic mission that marked mankind's first journey beyond Earth's orbit in the closing days of 1968.
Dr. Neufeld is a curator in the Space History Department of the NASM in Washington, D.C. His distinguished career has included numerous appearances on the History Channel, PBS, NPR, the BBC and other foreign outlets.
A Look Back at 1968 Series*
Politics: Saturday, February 22; Thursday, February 27, 11AM
Sports: Saturday, March 8; Thursday, March 13, 11AM
Pop Culture: Saturday, March 22; Thursday, March 27, 11AM
Join The Durham Museum's education staff as we explore the topics that made 1968 such an impactful year. From the civil rights struggle and assassinations of two of America's most prominent figures to the debut of iconic TV shows, movies and consumer goods (remember your first Big Mac?), The Durham will reminisce and reexamine how the people, events and culture of 1968 have influenced future generations.
Tour Series: Up Close with 1968*
Saturdays at 9AM from February 15 through May 3
Join selected area scholars for a special tour and commentary of
The 1968 Exhibit
each Saturday at 9AM, beginning February 15.
Educator Open House
Thursday, February 13, 4-6PM; Saturday, February 15, 9:30-11AM
Attention teachers! Interested in learning how you can take advantage of this extraordinary exhibition and enhance your students' learning experience? Come preview the exhibition, learn about guided tours and programming opportunities for your class and see how
The 1968 Exhibit
complements state standards. This program is open to K-12, home school and university educators and teachers in a community organization setting. Reservations are required so please contact the Education Department at 402-444-5027 or click the button below.
'68: The Year Nebraska Mattered (NET)
Sunday, February 16, 2PM; Friday, February 28, 2PM
1968, one of the most turbulent years in American history, had a special impact on Nebraska politics. Never before had the state received so much attention from presidential candidates. This NET Television documentary weaves together recollections of those involved in the high energy events of the time, along with fascinating film collected by the Nebraska State Historical Society.
*Space is limited for lectures and tours, so please make reservations by contacting us at 402-444-5071 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Standard admission applies and museum members are free.


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CFP - American Men's Studies Association 2013 Conferencefull name / name of organization: American Men's Studies Association contact email: email@example.com We are now accepting proposals for the American Men's Studies Association (AMSA) 21st Annual Interdisciplinary Men's Studies Conference to be held in Ann Arbor, Michigan April 4-7, 2013. The conference theme, "Multiple Masculinities and Intersecting Identities," reflects the importance of exploring gender as it shapes and is shaped by other aspects of life experiences. Proposals related to this theme might include the intersection(s) of gender with age, race, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, economic status, career choice, religious identity, disability, or other identities. While we particularly encourage proposals that address the conference theme we also invite proposals on a range of other topics relevant to the critical study of men and masculinities which reflect the AMSA's mission (see the AMSA mission statement at www.mensstudies.org). Four types of submissions will be considered: 1) Individual paper presentations (20 minutes allotted), 2) Panel presentations of three or four papers on a specific topic or theme organized by the presenters, (90 minutes allotted), 3) Applied workshops addressing topics relevant to working with males, teaching men's studies, or related applied experiences (90 minutes allotted), and (4) Poster presentations. We invite proposals from scholars, practitioners, activists, students, and other individuals interested in men's studies and the critical examination of men's lives and identities as men. Presentations from other venues (i.e., art, films, etc) will also be considered. AMSA conference presenters typically come from a range of academic disciplines, as well as clinical, educational, social services, and related fields but are not limited to these areas. To submit a proposal or for more information about the conference, please see the AMSA web site (http://mensstudies.org). The deadline for submissions is October 31, 2012. For more information, please contact the AMSA Conference Chair, Dr. Daphne C. Watkins, at firstname.lastname@example.com Feel free to share this call with your colleagues, students, and other affiliates. cfp categories: cultural_studies_and_historical_approaches gender_studies_and_sexuality interdisciplinary

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SheiKra - Florida's tallest roller coaster.
This thrill machine is also the tallest dive coaster in the
world and the first of its kind to incorporate an Immelmann
loop (a rolling maneuver), a second, 138-foot dive into an
underground tunnel and a water-feature finale.
SheiKra offers
three minutes of over-the-edge excitement on more than half
a mile of steel track.
Gwazi - largest double wooden rollercoaster races riders through almost 7000 feet of track and 6 flyby manuevers in which trains pass within feet of each other at crossing speeds of 100 mph.
Kumba - one of the world's best roller-coasters! After the terror of an initial 135 foot drop, you will plunge from 110 feet into a diving loop, feel a full 3 seconds of absolute weightlessness while spiraling 360 degrees, and tear through one of the world's largest vertical loops.
Height Restriction: Minimum of 54" tall.
Other restrictions may apply.
Python - This thrilling roller coaster will make you scream through a double spiraling corkscrew and an intense 70 foot plunge -- just for starters!
Height Restriction: Minimum of 48" tall.
Other restrictions
may apply.
Scorpion - terrifying 60 foot drop and 360 degree loop at incredible speeds. You can find the Scorpion in Timbuktu... If you dare!
Height Restriction: Minimum of 42" tall.
Other restrictions
may apply.
the swift-moving white-water of the Congo River Rapids.
Spin through a geyser, face an ominous waterfall and other
thrilling obstacles in a 12-person raft.
Feel the ultimate rush on Montu - one of the tallest
and longest inverted roller coasters in the world!
the thrill of an inverse diving loop and a 60-foot vertical
loop while you endure speeds of over 60 miles per hour and
a G-force of 3.85!
Height Restriction: Minimum of 54" tall.
Other restrictions
may apply.
Cool off on Stanley Falls. Our Log Flume whisks your whole family through a splashing trip ending in a 40-foot drop that's sure to get you soaked!
Busch Gardens Review: Busch Gardens is located just North of Interstate 4
on Interstate 75, right outside of Tampa. This park is ideal for any family. Since I needed to cool down from the hot Florida temperatures,
there were plenty of water rides available to get me
soaked. Next, I wanted to sit down for a while. The wildlife is located throughout the park. Word to the wise, the earlier you get there the shorter
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Busch Gardens Review: This is a great family park. My day at the park was great. The heat called for a little water, and Busch Gadens
has plenty. Lunch at the park was beyond my expectations. After lunch I tried Rhino Rally, which takes you in
an off road vehichle and you get to see the animals
up close, which was very exciting. Throughout the park I got the chance to see many animals
that I've never seen up close before. The last thing I did before I left the park was went
to see the Haunted Lighthouse show. In all my day at the park was great. |
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Valid Monday through Friday Only - Busch Gardens 1 Day Admission.
If ticket is presented at the gate on Saturday or Sunday, you will not have access unless the ticket is upgraded for the difference of the Normal Gate Price of $101.65.
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And Other Timely Essays by Andrew Carnegie of proof-reading all the essays! As of: February 24th, 2002 nine of the thirteen essays have been annotated - by Bob Haugen and David Jensen. Additional help in annotating would be appreciated. All you need to help is a Baha'i reference program like Ocean. If you are willing to help please write to: Bruce Beach
Introduction (to the John Harvard Library edition) by Edward C. Kirkland
I Introduction: How I served My Apprenticeship
II The Gospel of Wealth
(Annotated by Bob Haugen)
III The Advantages of Poverty
IV Popular Illusions about Trusts V An Employer's View of the Labor Question
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U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, comments to the media, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008 at her home in Dallas on John McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate. Hutchison said McCain's choice is a "bold and exciting opportunity." She said that by choosing a woman, McCain has an opportunity to capture voters who are eager for a change. (AP Photo/ Donna McWilliam)
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Allow for more than one custom do / don't goal
I have two custom 'don't' goals that I'd like to define for the month, but it doesn't seem like that's possible now.
317 votesWe're currently working on this and hope to have it ready before the end of 2012. Thank you for your patience and continued support of HealthMonth.com
Mobile Apps - Blackberry / iPhone / Android
there should be an app for your smartphone to keep track of everything you do to follow your rules
266 votesMobile apps are on the "to-do" list for sure. No scheduled release date as of yet, as we're still in the planning stages for them.
We're still open to ideas for the mobile apps in terms of their usability and feature set.
Thanks for your continued support of HealthMonth.com
Times per month/day/custom in addition to times per week
I'd like to use some of the "limit X" goals, but I don't do X more than once a week, and I don't want to stop entirely either! It'd be nice if we could choose a different scale.
229 votesWe're currently working on this and hope to have it ready before the end of September 2012 so that it is ready for a run through in October. Thank you for your patience and continued support of HealthMonth.com
Allow for sick days
Need some sort of rule for sick days. Sucks to lose life points because I was sick, not just too lazy to follow my rules!
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Don't make us rejoin the team every month
This is a lot of work for the team admins as well as being a pain for the users. Just assume we want to be in the same team next month unless we leave the team. (Obviously, give us a button to leave the team.)
119 votesPretty much just a great idea. Will be working on this shortly and hope to have it implemented before the end of 2012.
Thank you for your patience and continued support of HealthMonth.com
get sponsorship chip for inviting new members
buster, please add "invite friends to join healthmonth" button. furthermore, just say we can invite friends to join healthmonth, there should be a reward, and i expect it would be sponsorship chips
111 votesWe will for sure be adding incentives for inviting users to HealthMonth. Keep your eyes out for them before the end of 2012
Better privacy throughout the site
I don't want my weight/energy updates to show on the wall, but I like them on the chart. A way to edit privacy settings would be great. (I know it's a "social" game, but, still.)
For both individuals and teams, I would really like to have more privacy options. I say this as a member and as a Team Captain. For instance, it would be helpful if people could choose to have closed team walls and/or for individuals to choose whether their updates can be seen only by their teammates or everyone. I also feel uncomfortable that non-members who…104 votesWe are currently in the planning stages of this one and are working to get better privacy settings throughout the site. No promises on when it will happen, but you should start noticing some changes by the end of 2012.
see who needs fruit
Could there be a way to see who needs fruit from our Game Wall? Maybe a link we can click to see who has asked for fruit? I don't want to wade through everyone's updates, but I like giving people fruit!
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Be upfront about fees
It wasn't until the end, after creating all my rules, that the issue of money came up. Especially in a beta, this is an unpleasant surprise. In addition, it appears the fee is calculated? How is it calculated?
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Comments-by-email still not coming - Nov 11, 2013 - PLEASE FIX FOR US!
9 days later.... I'm still not getting the comments by email. Sometimes they come much later, in a big lump, sometimes they don't seem to come at all.
Admin, are you working on this? Could you please fix it for us?
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Sort Game Wall by post type
Since you have the (awesome) ability to post messages with specific criteria (Thoughts, Please for Fruit, etc), I'd love to see a way to sort the messages by this criteria -- say, if I'm looking for Tips & Tricks and want to scan just those for example.
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Keep the fruit you earned
I noticed that when I return to my last complete game, that the piece of fruit I won keeps changing (a different image every time). It's sort of confusing. It's not like I had grown attached to my initial lemon, but if you "win it" it feels odd that it's something else next time you see it. So, I'd keep the fruit image the same.
41 votesWe'll look into this and see what we can do…no promises, but I like the suggestion :)
I would like to be able to export my data in a human readable format.
It would be really nice to be able to see all of my data for each month in a spreadsheet so that I could do my own data awesomeness.
What happens to my data if I leave the site?
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Connect/Sync with third party apps to track rules
i know this is probably a LOT to ask for and it will probably be a hug investment on the part of HealthMonth. but i think it would be really cool to be able to sync/connect (or at least link on the list of links--together with the Twitter, Foursquare, Tumblr, Facebook, Flickr links) other relevant services/apps/tools we use to achieve our goals on HealthMonth.
- Nike + iPod: http://www.apple.com/ipod/nike/ (that would be useful for others but not me as i only do yoga)
- RunKeeper
- 750words.com (3 pages a day)
- Thankfulfor.com (for the "list things i'm grateful…35 votesThanks for the suggestions. We're certainly looking into the various apps we can link up with to track specific rules. Slowly but steadily we're working on it.
Keep the suggestions come.
35 votes
We have temporarily removed this box that tracks the % of your profile that has been completed.
Once the issue is resolved so that it shows the proper percentage and not just 0% the box will be added back to the screen.
Add/Modify rules mid-game
There should be some way to add/modify rules mid-game. Perhaps with some penalties if that makes it fair.
34 votesWe'd like some more suggestions on this one. There are pros and cons to this either way and we'd like to figure out the best balance based on people's experiences.
29 votes
We're currently thinking about this one. Could certainly use some more ideas about how many sponsorship chips to offer, in what situations, etc.
Perhaps a team leader could receive rewards (sponsorship chips, additional life points for the next month (start with 11pts, instead of 10), etc.) based on the success/failure of the team?
Choose custom things to track with our spirit animal.
At the moment I'm using the Lizard to track my energy, stress levels and moods. But ideally, I would like to be able to use this feature to track custom things (like my pain levels), so that I could see the effect my HM goals are having on them. There should be a feature to get our spirit animal to ask us about custom things.
I'd also like these things to turn up on the graph along with my points, so I could see if there was a general improvement over time, and if the days when I didn't follow…
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I do apologize for not updating here more quickly.
We have been aware of this issue and working on it for a little while now.
Our development staff is making progress with this bug and we hope to have it squashed shortly.
Once it is resolved I will make sure to let everyone know.
Reduce emails
Let us get all our messages in a daily digest email or turn email notifications off.
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Following recession-crunched budgets, counties are increasingly sharing departments to save money.
Some days, Michael Dahmes begins his job by settling into his 14-year-old Chevy pickup and hitting the road for hours, driving to counsel families across six counties in southwestern Minnesota.
As an intensive in-home social worker, Dahmes used to be employed by Redwood County. Now that county has joined five others in one regional health and human services agency, and Dahmes is finding himself becoming more familiar with the hum of the long, straight road, sometimes even completing a nearly 120-mile loop.
"I love what I do," said Dahmes, 63. "If I want to be able to help families and be a change agent of sorts, then [traveling] is part of the territory."
Across Minnesota, territories are expanding as county governments are increasingly sharing departments both to save money and provide better services. The trend comes after budgets shrank during the recession and leaders were loath to turn to taxpayers to make up the difference. Merging departments also yields a better chance at winning grants and luring specialized professionals, leaders say.
In west central Minnesota, five counties are joining together to form the Horizon Public Health agency, slated to begin Jan. 1.
That same day, the Prairie County Alliance is scheduled to open, joining human service departments of three counties in southeast Minnesota.
Jackson and Cottonwood counties recently hired a shared Parks and Trails director, making it a full-time job instead of a lower priority in someone else's work.
Those two counties recently added to a long-standing health partnership by creating Des Moines Valley Health and Human Services.
"We've certainly been putting some increased emphasis on it" in conferences and in newsletters, said Julie Ring, executive director of the Association of Minnesota Counties.
Still there are risks, including political and regional differences between agencies. And savings depend on how many counties participate.
But such sharing agreements appear to be increasing nationally, too, leaders say, though evidence is anecdotal.
"We are seeing more and more counties working together," said Brian Namey, spokesman for the National Association of Counties. "In these difficult economic times, they are increasingly interested in finding ways to save."
Keeping it local
In Minnesota, most merging has come in health and human services, which provide a range of services, from saving children from neglect to helping the elderly get long-term care.
The state Department of Health got a $125,000 grant — one of 16 nationally — from the nonprofit Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Center for Sharing Public Health Services to help explore and facilitate such sharing. The department is working with 11 local governments in Minnesota that are considering such moves.
"It became clear to us that many of our jurisdictions were thinking about this," said Allison Thrash, supervisor of the state health department's Office of Performance Improvement. "We did not want to lose an opportunity to learn from national experts."
The Horizon Public Health Agency also was a grant recipient.
Most merged agencies are overseen by boards with representation from each county. Most combine without layoffs, though many cull positions through attrition. The amount of money saved varies widely, depending upon agreements and county size. In many cases, leaders said, savings aren't realized until shared agencies are running for a few years. Through the agreements, many counties are preparing to keep costs steady while increasing services for aging populations.


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I'm entered for 3 marathons (standard distance) in 3 days this May.
Having never done back to back big races I thought I'd seek some advice in the ultra forum.
I'd be grateful for any tips for rapid muscle recovery, pacing (do I aim for quickest event on day 1 or day 3), and nutrition.
I'm expecting a few "don't do it"s but I'm sure there are a few ultra runners who might be happy to help.
I did Brighton Marathon yesterday in a reasonable (for me) time, and shuffled 5k this morning on understandably tired legs. The intention was to run another 5k this evening and then keep up this schedule until the weekend.
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Explaining state Medicaid nursing home reimbursement
(Routledge, 2001)Medicaid nursing home reimbursement methods and per diem rates affect costs, quality, equity, and access. State rate-setting is a laboratory of policymaking, which can inform state and federal Medicaid reform initiatives. ...


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Kid-Friendly Hotel in Monterey
The Portola Pirate Program
Here at the Portola Hotel & Spa, we understand that if your children are not engaged and happy on your family vacation, it's not a vacation. Staying at our Monterey hotel puts you within minutes of the best kid-friendly attractions in the area, with tons to do for little ones and bigger ones alike. The Monterey Peninsula offers a wide variety of things to do with children, making it the perfect choice for a summer vacation or weekend visit. Our kid-friendly Monterey guide will help you plan your next family getaway with fun and stimulating entertainment for the whole family. You might even find yourself partaking in some of the childhood activities you enjoyed as a youngster. We have listed the activities from walking distance to beyond.
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Portola Pirate Kids Program*
The Portola Pirates program is focused on kids between the ages of 3-12 who want to come to Monterey and have fun! Our kid-friendly hotel in Monterey has created a fun treasure hunt around the nautically inspired decor on the property, incorporating fun and the educational history of Monterey. Antique model ships are located throughout the hotel in addition to anchors and photographs from days gone by, ensuring educational and exciting Monterey travel with kids.
Upon each return visit to our family-friendly Monterey hotel, your little crewmembers will earn additional benefits and surprises when they continue take part in our Portola Pirates Program*. As of January, 1 2015 the full program outline will be as follows:
- Voyage 1: Your first stay at the property includes a souvenir Portola Pirate Bag and self-guided treasure hunt map to buried treasure.
- Voyage 2: Your second stay at the property includes a voucher for a complimentary root beer float in a souvenir Portola Pirate Mug at Jacks Restaurant or Peter B's Brewpub.
- Voyage 3: Your third stay at the property includes a voucher for complimentary admission to MY Museum, the Monterey County Youth Museum in downtown Monterey.
- Voyage 4: Your fourth stay at the property includes a Portola Pirate t-shirt.
- Voyage 5: Your fifth stay at the property includes a Pirate Party in your guestroom** for up to ten friends under the age of 12 years old. Enjoy pizza, sweets and pirate goodie bags with complimentary rental of a Wii gaming system. Parent supervision is required.
*All guests are responsible for room, tax and incidentals throughout each visit. Room rates & fees are paid by the responsible party booking the guestroom. Terms & conditions may apply. Program subject to change without notice. After completing the Portola Pirate Program childern ages 3 to 12 are welcome to start over at Voyage 1.
**Voyage 5 - Call reservations directly at (888) 222-5851 to book Voyage 5. The Portola Hotel & Spa requires 48 hour notice to plan and setup your child's pirate party.
Dining For Kids
In addition to the pirate voyages your child can enjoy an exciting Portola Pirates Kids Menu from either of our on property restaurants. Jacks Restaurant and Peter B's Brewpub feature fun items such as; Macaaarrroni & Cheese, Black Beard Pasta and the popular Portola Pirate Pizza each for $5.99 per including a beverage and dessert.
Monterey For Kids
Monterey Bay Aquarium
(831) 648-4888
The renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium is open seven days a week and a marvel of an attraction. Tickets are available for purchase at the front desk & concierge desk for guests staying at the Portola Hotel & Spa.
Adventures by the Sea
(831) 372-1807
Discover the beautiful Monterey Peninsula pedaling a bicycle along the recreation trail, around the rocky shores of Pacific Grove and into breathtaking 17-Mile Drive. Or explore the kelp forest and abundant marine life along Cannery Row or Stillwater Cove from an ocean kayak! Rent a kayak or take a guided tour. Try something new with their stand up paddle boarding and experience this new sport!
Del Monte Beach
Bring the buckets, shovels and boogie boards to Del Monte Beach, within walking distance from the Portola Hotel & Spa.
Monterey's MY Museum
(831) 649-6444
Located on Washington Street in dDowntown Monterey; the My Museum provides an environment unique to any other in Monterey County. This 8,500 square foot museum is packed with a variety of hands-on exhibits, making each visit unique and exciting.
Dennis the Menace Playground
(831) 646-3860
This famous playground is known throughout the state for its whimsical equipment, which includes a drinking fountain inside the mouth of a lion, a swinging rope bridge, a roller slide, and a life-sized hedge maze, among others.
Lake El Estero Paddle Boats
(831) 375-1484
Walk from the hotel to one of Monterey's landmarks, including a skateboard park is nearby and a baseball park with group BBQ facilities. Kids love powering their own paddle boat on Lake El Estero, a freshwater lake surrounding Dennis the Menace Park. Kayaks and canoes can also be rented for use on the lake.
(831) 657-9841
Do the kids need to burn off some energy? Take them to Monterey's Jump-N-Around, featuring 6000 square feet of inflatable fun, Velcro walls, giant slides, bounce houses, bungee runs, boxing rings, video arcade, air hockey, private parties and more!
Sanctuary Rock Gym
(831) 899-2595
Do your kids like to climb? The Sanctuary Rock Gym provides learning on how to boulder, top-rope or lead climb.
Monterey Mirror Maze / Laser Challenge
A high quality, creatively designed mirror maze walk-through is the feature attraction at this brand new family attraction. No matter what your age you will love getting lost in our psychedelic setting, complete with high tech lighting and pumping music. It's a great opportunity for families and couples to solve this challenge together. Jump, crawl, climb & sliver your way through an obstacle course of brilliant green highly, sensitive lasers radiating from the walls of the bank vault.
Del Monte Movie Theater
(831) 373-8051
Walk along and shop at Del Monte Center. Once you are done, head to the movie theater and watch that new movie you have been dying to see.
Pacific Grove For Kids
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
(831) 648-5716
The Pacific Grove Museum is your living personal field guide to the California Central Coast. Explore the birds and wildlife, plants, geology and cultural richness that make this region unique in the world.
Oceans 18 Black light Miniature Golf
(831) 643-9215
Oceans 18 is the first and only indoor black light miniature golf course on the Monterey Peninsula! We offer a unique recreational facility to the Peninsula and its guests. Come experience the entertainment! Located upstairs in the West wing of the American Tin Cannery.
Salinas For Kids
Wild Things & Exotics
(831) 455-1901
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FlexibleLove - the extraordinary expanding chair
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February 17, 2010
It's a little embarrassing when a crowd of friends descend on your doorstep and you don't have enough chairs to seat them all. However, if you have a FlexibleLove chair - you won't have anything to worry about. This fabulously functional chair = is constructed almost entirely from recycled cardboard and recycled wood waste and can expand to hold up to16 people! Read on, you'll be amazed at what this single piece of furniture can do…
At first glance, the design of the FlexibleLove chair seems quite simple, but once you see how quickly and easily it can be expanded and contracted, you really appreciate the complexity of its design. The unique qualities of its accordion and honeycomb structure allow it to be stretched and folded into a multitude of shapes and lengths - creating surprisingly strong seating. To change its length and shape, you simply pull each end – much like playing an accordion. For a chair that offers this much flexibility and adaptability, it's hard to believe it is made almost entirely of recycled cardboard.
How does cardboard manage to hold the weight of up to 16 people? Their body weight is divided evenly between the hundreds of cells contained in the chair. And, although it is strong enough to support the weight of all those people, it won't support unbalanced weights so don't let the kids jump or walk on it and obviously don't use it outside or near fire!
The FlexibleLove was designed by Chise Chiu, a young designer from Taiwan. He discovered a factory in suburban Taipei that made honeycomb-structured pieces of recycled paper. This gave him the idea that the qualities of rigid honeycomb-structured cardboard could be used to create flexible furniture. His name, 'FlexibleLove', was derived from the concept of a 'flexible love-seat' – that is, seating that can hold up to sixteen people simply by altering its shape and length. Each of his pieces is constructed using the same honeycomb structure, to allow for quick and easy extension and collapse.
When the FlexibleLove chair is first used, about two millimeters (about 1/10th of an inch) will bend, but these marks across the surface will eventually level off, leaving a velvet-like appearance. It is also recommended that the chair be folded regularly to minimize the signs of use, and moistening the surface slightly before folding will also help to achieve a better look.
As the name suggests, the FlexibleLove model 8 can accommodate up to eight people. When folded it measures 25 x 21.8 x 5.1 inches and it stretches to 25 x 21.8 x 140.4 inches. It can support weight up to 2116.44 pounds (averaging out at about 264 pounds per person) and weighs 28.66 pounds.
The FlexibleLove model 16 will seat up to 16 people and when folded measures 25 x 21.8 x 8.8 inches. Weighing 55.12 pounds, it can be stretched to a length of 280.8 inches and will support body weight of up to 4232.87 pounds.
Currently available for sale in the U.K from FlexibleLove UK the model 8 is priced at GBP220 (approx. US$347 at time of publication) and the model 16 is priced at GBP390 (approx. US$615 at time of publication). Not a bad price for eco-friendly, strong pieces of furniture that offer adaptable, flexible seating.
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I saw video demonstration of this exact folding chair at least five or six years ago.
Why is it only now coming out on the market?
Ingo18th February, 2010 @ 11:40 pm PST
Looks good, right?
Well we have one at my office. It's the model of a fun idea but totally useless: you can't really get it to hold in any position, it will slowly move. It's terribly incomfortable, and the surface keeps deep butt marks, even if we barely used it at all.
It's mostly embarassing to see it around, we're constantly thinking "how did we get to buy this crap??"
Gavrilo Bozovic19th February, 2010 @ 12:16 am PST
Gavrilo, could you feed some bendy wire through the hole under the main seat part? This might help to keep the shape. Maybe some foam cushions to sit on may help with the butt marks. I guess the cardboard in the concertina is too thin. Thicker card with fewer layers would be a better way of construction.
windykites119th February, 2010 @ 11:21 am PST
I got a hat made like this for my birthday once. It was pretty cool. Until I took it off (because it was kind of uncomfortable) and discovered dozens of papercuts all around my head. Not anticipating enjoying the chair version.
Ken Williams22nd February, 2010 @ 06:47 pm PST
U can't say it's brand new.
It have been saled in France for a couple of years already...
Ariel Dahan2nd March, 2010 @ 11:00 am PST
We are writting from Flexiblelove LTD in London.
We now perfectly who´s comment about our Flexiblelove chair trying to harm us.
We are lucky, because we only have one costumer unhappy but a 1000 enjoying the chair.
Flexiblelove is a well know company worldwide. We participate in trade shows as Birmigham Interiors and Gran Designs live (London).
Also we have participated in Milan Show, Paris, Madrid, Tokio....etc.
As a sample, i do post the translation from the magazine which can be follow by this link.
They report about our Booth in Valencia International Furniture Show.
"But it convinced us immediately that it was not a bilge!
"The stability was surprisingly good and the most fantastic thing is that the form was totally arbitrary: wavy or straight; about columns and objects, as a sculpture, etc."
"During the cocktail offered on the 22nd there was the FL Earth 16, since it is called the seat, his acid test: they placed about the columns of the lounge and were very used by the hundreds of guests without other damages had that some modest signs of pressure"
Obviously we can not probe all this online, it's quite difficult to feel the touch of the chair, how it moves, what the people feels about it. But in flexiblelove we knew that, that's why we record videos on the street, last week end in London.....(will be on our youtube channel soon )
On those videos, you will see how it works and how do the people think about the chair....
Flexiblelove has been also on some realities like Big Brother, used for 5 months like the only seats on the living room.....
Our chairs has been also selected by Issey Miyaki for the presentation of his new campaign in Hong Kong, also flexible love has been presented in Arco one of the best art fairs worldwide.
From here we also want to invite readers to contact us if you have any other question.
See you in Gran Design Live London!!!!!
Flexiblelove LTD
Facebook User29th April, 2010 @ 05:16 am PDT
FlexibleLove furniture now available in North America. For more info and to order online visit http://flexiblelove.ca
@ Gavrilo Bozovic: did you follow the instructions? Check out http://www.flexibleloveuk.co.uk/ and click 'Instructions' ...
FlexibleLove Canada9th June, 2010 @ 01:52 pm PDT
I have got the minuture version of the flexiblelove chaire form Taiwan a couple of years ago. Could anyone tell me if they are the same and where to get one.
Beatrice Tang28th March, 2011 @ 08:53 pm PDT
My cats will MURDER this thing and love every microsecond of it. Can't wait to get my new FlexibleLove Scratching Post!
Matt Miniea8th February, 2012 @ 06:34 am PST
We just got this for our office. Cool looking, but no matter how hard we stretch it, it zips back to being about 3 feet wide. We are contemplating putting 6 people on it for a whole day to see if it stays. I'm not sure why ours is so different from the ones in the video.
Mike Eggermont8th May, 2012 @ 07:56 pm PDT
besides the 16 people thousands of cockroaches,bedbugs and spiders will quickly move in.
Frankie Dailey5th December, 2013 @ 06:51 am PST
How do you go ahead of buying one of theses paper chairs
Christopher Winson29th January, 2014 @ 03:36 pm PST
Just saw a production of A Little Night Music today that used this chair on stage. It is completely functional for holding many actors at one time in varying positions, sitting, laying stretched out across it, etc. Doesn't look terribly comfortable, but it does seem extremely functional and practical. And they used it in just about every configuration you could possibly use it in.
Mandy Gunther9th February, 2014 @ 06:23 pm PST
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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Tuesday and discussed a host of bilateral and multilateral issues.
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I grew up on my mother's and grandmothers' Southern cornbread, and I'm devoted to it. Southern cornbread has no sugar and is cooked in a cast iron skillet, which renders a lovely crunchy crust. You can eat it by itself with butter or apple butter, or you can eat it with beans or chili and spoon either on top of a slice.
This is another recipe that I've played around with. Many cornbread recipes call for 1 cup cornmeal and 1 cup all-purpose flour. However, all that extra flour seems to detract from the corn flavor in my opinion. So I split the difference and I like the results.
Makes 8 servings.
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1-1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1-1/4 cups buttermilk (see instructions for making it below)
4 tablespoons vegetable oil (or bacon drippings if you happen to have any)
1. Preheat oven to 400° F.
2. Stir together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in mixing bowl. Add the beaten eggs and the buttermilk, stirring just until all the dry ingredients are wet. Do not overmix.
3. Add vegetable oil to the cast iron skillet and place in the hot oven for 3 to 4 minutes. You want the skillet hot, but you don't want the oil to start smoking.
4. Remove hot pan from oven. Make sure that the pan is thoroughly coated with the oil, bottom and sides, then pour the excess oil into the batter and stir. Pour batter into the hot pan.
5. Bake for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
If you do not keep buttermilk on hand (I usually don't), you can make your own using white vinegar and milk. The ratio is 1 tablespoon of vinegar to 1 cup of skim milk (minus 1 tablespoon). So for this recipe, I use about 1 tablespoon plus 1/2 easpoon of vinegar. About 10 to 15 minutes before you make the cornbread, put the vinegar in a liquid measuring cup. Add skim milk to the 1-1/4 cup line and allow it to sit at room temperature.
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Despite having to answer for Cats, Thomas Stearns Eliot remains one of the greatest poets of our century. Breaking with the post-Romantics of his day, he birthed Modernism by expressing his dissatisfaction with Modernity - namely, the inability of reason to satisfyingly broach matters of emotion. Many of his best poems reflect the tension between heart and mind in the modern era. Witness the beginning of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock: "Let us go then, you and I,/ When the evening is spread out against the sky/Like a patient etherised upon a table;" Eliot's poems are masterful, evocative, and frequently very very creepy. Back to the Library. |


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Abstract: A group of agents voluntarily participates in a joint project, in which efforts are not perfectly substitutable. The output is divided according to some given vector of shares. A share vector is unimprovable if no other share vector yields a higher sum of payoffs. When the elasticity of substitution across efforts is two or lower, only the perfectly equal share vector is unimprovable, and all other vectors can be improved via Lorenz domination. For higher elasticities of substitution, perfect equality is no longer unimprovable. Our results throw light on the connections between inequality and collective action.
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June 22, 2010
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Just a quick note, as I'm at work. I took Renee in to the DMV this morning, and she took her test for a learner's permit. She passed and is now 'in the chute' for driver's training this summer. Another rite of passage, yay!
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June 12, 2010
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Renee was trying to print some homework that she had entered into Quark Express, one of Jean's tools left over from her days as an editor. The printouts kept coming out sepia-toned. We've had that problem in the past when the printer drivers go wonky, so I was prepared to reinstall printer drivers if necessary.
But first, Jean took a stab at adjusting the palette of the document in Quark (she's a wizard in that layout tool). When she was done, the doc printed in nice, crisp black. She told us, "I just created a fake color called real black." I had to repeat that back to her so she could appreciate the contradiction.
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The Annotated Turing
I've been 'reading' The Annotated Turing for coming up on two years now. I place 'reading' in quotes, as my approach is not a continuous effort, but rather, a series of frustrated exercises. I started by reading this book from the library, and extended my checkouts a couple of times before I concluded that I needed my own copy to give it proper attention.
The book, by Charles Petzold, is, as the title suggests, an annotation of sorts, of Alan Turing's 1936 paper, On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the Entscheidungsproblem. The paper is a milestone in computer science, even if it precedes most of computer application. In the paper, Turing lays the groundwork to establish what we now take for granted, that it is impossible to 'decide algorithmically whether statements in arithmetic are true or false, and thus a general solution to the Entscheidungsproblem is impossible.'
Turing does this in his paper by a series of logical steps, first describing a hypothetical machine which can carry out various simple instructions, then gradually extending the power of this machine until it is computationally complete, that is, it is capable of generalized computation (much like a modern computer). He then proceeds to show how there is no"process for determining whether a given [machine] is satisfactory or not." In his paper, this means that we cannot determine if a given machine will perform the job it is supposed to (calculate a real number) or not (is 'circular').
Well, the paper is itself filled with lots of mathematical notation in various scripts (German, Greek, what have you), and additionally is compressed, in the sense that much of the notation and discussion assumes familiarity with the field at the time. Rather than read it alone, I thought it would be more enlightening to read the annotated version. As it turns out, this is at times true, and others, frustratingly false.
I try to read difficult papers on my own, as I don't really have the time to take classes right now. But my experience has been that in any difficult subject, I make much better progress if I have an expert in the domain of whom I can ask questions when I get stuck. Here, I was hoping that Petzold would bridge that gap, if not as an expert, than at least as an accomplished tour guide. The material, especially the mathematical foundation, is difficult enough that any ambiguity derails my thoughts immediately.
So I began reading, and enjoyed his introduction of Diophantine equations, and could even see the point in the context of the book. When he began discussing the cardinality of infinities, and tried to describe Cantor's first proof of the non-enumerability of real numbers, I had my first falling-out with this book. Unlike the diagonalization approach, which is very accessible, the first proof is difficult in the extreme (perhaps subtle is a better word), and I found Petzold's explanation opaque and frustrating. I gave up and put the book on the shelf. To be fair, it took Cantor some twenty years to come up with the clearer diagonalization proof, so the problem just ain't easy.
Eventually, I picked the book up again, and tried to retrace my steps. I reread the chapters leading up to the troublesome proof, and once again crashed on the rocks. It was not until I went surfing on the web and found a post by Dick Lipton (a Professor of Computer Science at Georgia Tech) on his weblog discussing the first proof that I was truly able to grasp the point (and the sublety is such that I can understand the fine distinctions which make this proof convincing only in the space of the day I have read Lipton's presentation -- the following day I am once again asking myself "but how???"). This entry supports my notion that access to an expert is sometimes necessary to make forward progress.
The book is not without it's moments of humor. After an ever-escalating tower of abstract machines, Petzold has shown how it is possible to do (binary) addition and multiplication with a 'Turing' machine, at the simple expense of adding dozens of machine configurations and expanding the 'tape' to arbitrary length. It is beginning to dawn on the reader that the primitive hypothetical machine may be extended to a general purpose computer, albeit so primitive as to comprise a bit of a tar-pit. At this point, Petzold shares the understatement: "Obviously, the Turing Machine is not a programmer-friendly medium."
My next stumbling block has only just arisen. I believe I understand the concept of enumerability fairly well, though I acknowledge that any given enumeration can be quite tricky. Petzold covers how Turing has assigned a number to each of his machines by stringing together all the states (machine configurations) of a given machine, along with detected symbols and transition states, to form an encoding, that when translated to digits, gives a unique, finite integer. This is its description number. Since we can enumerate all integers, and we can reject finite integers which are not valid description numbers (given Turing's encoding rules), we can therefore enumerate all Turing Machines.
But this is where Petzold loses me again. I can't agree with his conclusion. He says that since we can enumerate all Turing machines, and some of those Turing machines produce computable numbers, therefore "computable numbers are enumerable." I'll reproduce his conclusion in a complete quote:
By reducing each machine to a number, Turing has also made it possible, in effect, to generate machines just by enumerating the positive integers. Not every positive integer is a valid Description Number of a Turing Machine, and many valid Description Numbers do not describe circle-free machines, but this enumeration certainly includes all circle-free Turing Machines, each of which corresponds to a computable number. Therefore, computable numbers are enumerable.
- Generate each integer in turn
- Reject integers which are not valid Description Numbers (those which don't follow the rules to describe the states of a true Turing Machine)
- Reject machines which are not 'circle-free' (these machines can, for instance, get stuck in loops without generating a true real number)
And voila, we are left with the enumeration of machines which generate computable numbers! The trouble is with step three. The whole point of the paper is to show that "there can be no general process for determining" if a machine is circle-free or not. Given that, the procedure for enumerating Turing Machines does indeed exist, but a procedure for enumerating circle-free Turing Machines, and hence for enumerating countable numbers, seems not to be satisfied by this procedure. Have I misunderstood Petzold? Possibly. But once again, I am frustrated by being unable to ask questions.
I'm not putting the book on the shelf for another year, as for the most part, I've been able to follow the elaborations on the paper. In fact, the detailed dissections of the various example machines from the paper have been quite helpful. But I'm just not happy when I encounter these stumbling blocks.
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Weird Al Yankovic has just released the "Mission Statement" music video after releasing "Lame Claim to Fame" as part of his 8 videos in 8 days promise for the promotion of his new parody album "Mandatory Fun." Read on to learn more about it.
Yankovic's "Mandatory Fun" album was released on Tuesday, July 15, 2014. The world premiere of the music video for "Mission Statement" which is a style parody of Crosby Stills & Nash, was announced by Weird Al on his official Twitter page on July 21, 2014. Check out his tweet about it below.
"WORLD PREMIERE! New music video #MissionStatement up now!! #8videos8days http://smarturl.it/MSvid http://smarturl.it/MandatoryFun,"
tweeted Weird Al.
This completes his promise of releasing 8 videos in 8 days to promote the songs as well as the whole "Mandatory Fun" album. "Mission Statement" was released after "Lame Claim to Fame" which is a style parody of Southern Culture on the Skids. Weird Al also took to Twitter to announce its world premiere on July 20, 2014.
The music videos of the other songs in the album "Mandatory Fun" were released earlier, starting with "Tacky," which was released on July 14, 2014.
Here is a list of the songs and music videos from "Mandatory Fun" that have already been released as of this writing.
8 Videos in 8 Days:
1. "Tacky" - release date: July 14, 2014 (Monday)
2. "Word Crimes" - release date: July 15, 2014 (Tuesday)
3. "Foil" - release date: July 16, 2014 (Wednesday)
4. "Handy" - release date: July 17, 2014 (Thursday)
5. "Sports Song" - release date: July 18, 2014 (Friday)
6. "First World Problems" - release date: July 19, 2014 (Saturday)
7. "Lame Claim to Fame" - release date: July 20, 2014 (Sunday)
8. "Mission Statement" - release date: July 21, 2014 (Monday)
Click HERE and HERE to view Weird Al Yankovic's music videos.
There are a total of 12 songs in the 'Mandatory Fun" album. The four other songs in Weird Al's new album are:
1. "NOW That's What I Call Polka!" - polka medley parody of various songs including "Best Song Ever" by One Direction, "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus, "Gangnam Style" by Psy, "Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People, "Timber" by Pitbull featuring Kesha, "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz, "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen and "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra.
2. "Inactive" - parody of "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons
3. "My Own Eyes" - style parody of Foo Fighters
4. "Jackson Park Express" - style parody of Cat Stevens
That's the latest about Weird Al Yankovic's new "Mandatory Fun" album including his 8 videos in 8 days promise, which he has fulfilled by releasing the music video of "Mission Statement." For more updates about Weird Al Yankovic and other news about entertainment, sports, technology, health, business and finance, keep on reading the International Business Times (IBT).
Watch the videos below from Weird Al Yankovic's "Mandatory Fun" Album:
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Pursuant to section 9503 of the Intermodal Revenue code of 1986, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (STEA03), title 23, United States Code, and the delegation of authority from the Secretary of Transportation to the Federal Highway Administrator in Section 1.48 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, I certify--
First, that the Secretary of the Treasury has made the estimate required by section 9503(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and based on that estimate, I have determined that the amount which can be apportioned from the Highway Trust Fund to carry out section 5(c) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 is 100 percent of the amount authorized to be made available from the Highway Trust Fund in compliance with section 5(c) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003.
Second, that pursuant to section 5(c)(1) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003, these funds are available for obligation as if they had been apportioned under Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
Third, the amounts apportioned are subject to obligation controls contained in Section 2(e)(3) of the STEA03 which provide that a State may not obligate any funds for any Federal-aid highway program project after February 29, 2004, until enactment of the multi-year law reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway program.
Fourth, that I have computed the apportionment for Metropolitan Planning funds for the purpose of carrying out Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, among the several States and the District of Columbia in the manner provided by law in accordance with the formula in section 104(f)(2) of title 23, United States Code.
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Study shows one in five sisters of a primary biliary cirrhosis patient has the biomarker of the disease
ROCHESTER, Minn., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mayo Clinic researchers have found that first-degree relatives (i.e., parents, siblings, children) of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) are more likely to have the biomarker of the disease in their blood. Armed with this new information, physicians could screen and assess first-degree relatives of PBC patients with a simple blood test, enabling them to diagnose and treat more patients before the disease causes irreversible liver damage. These findings were published in this month's issue of Hepatology.
PBC is a chronic liver disease that affects nearly 50,000 people (primarily women) in North America. In individuals who have PBC, the bile ducts are slowly destroyed, causing harmful substances to build up in the liver and sometimes resulting in irreversible scarring of liver tissue and liver failure. About half of PBC patients have no symptoms and are diagnosed following abnormal results of routine liver tests.
Anti-mitochondrial antibodies are the biomarker, or the substance that correlates with the risk or presence of a disease, for PBC. This study, the largest of its kind, tested for anti-mitochondrial antibodies in 306 first-degree relatives of adult PBC patients and 196 healthy adults. The prevalence in first-degree relatives was 13.1 percent, compared to 1 percent in the control group of healthy adults. Even greater prevalence was found in female relatives, with 20.7 percent of sisters, 15.1 percent of mothers and 9.8 percent of daughters having anti-mitochondrial antibodies in their blood. While testing positive for anti-mitochondrial antibodies does not always lead to a diagnosis of PBC, the presence of these antibodies indicates a predisposition to develop the illness, particularly in the context of family history of the disease.
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