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Pre and post visit lesson plans are available.
New! Bot Building
50 minutes, grades 4-9
Robotics play an integral role in engineering our futures. From factories to outer space, robots contribute to our society every day, performing jobs people may not be capable of doing. But who builds and creates these "intelligent" machines? Using Lego® NXT Robotics Kits, student teams will be introduced to robotics in an exciting hands-on format, learning the engineering design process and exploring what it is like to be an engineer!
Invisible Light
50 minutes, grades 3-12
Students will learn that in astronomy it is important to make observations over a broad range of energies because different wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum will give us different pieces of information. Through group experimentation, with specialized activities at different workstations, students will discover that invisible light is as real as visible light!
Simple Machines
30 minutes, grades 1-4
What does a corkscrew, hammer and scissor have in common? They are all part of the world of simple machines! In this class students will investigate simple machines and complex machines through hands-on demonstrations. See how an airplanes wings acts as a wedge and propellers act as screws.
Physics of Toys
30 minutes, grades 2-9
Yo-yos, balloons, and slinkies may be found in any kid's closet, but they probably don't realize that they can learn science from them. Students will use common toys to explore inertia, kinetic energy, laws of motion, and many more physics principles in this fun hands-on class.
Renewable Energy, Turbo to Hydro
30 minutes, grades K-12
The practical sources of energy include the fossil fuels, natural gas, petroleum (or oil), and coal. Fossil fuels are referred to as nonrenewable energy sources because, once used, they are gone. Scientists are exploring the practicality of other sources called renewable energy sources. Students will learn that renewable energy resources are important because they cannot be depleted. They will explore the different types of renewable energy including sun, wind, geothermal, water, and biomass through hands on demonstrations and inquiry questioning.
Eyes on Earth
30 minutes, grades 4-12
Earth has warmed by about 1ºF over the past 100 years. But why? And how? Well, the Earth could be getting warmer naturally, but many of the world's leading climate scientists think that people are to blame. In this interactive class students will look at several elements that can contribute to climate change along with NASA technology that surveys our Earths changes.
30 minutes, grades 2-8
You might be familiar with androids in Star Wars, Star Trek or even the Terminator. However, modeling and engineering robots after humans in the real world is extremely challenging because of the complex systems humans use to do tasks. Using hands-on activities students will compare and determine the essentials needed to engineer a robot like a human while creating excitement about science, technology, and engineering.
Living in Space
30 minutes, All grade levels
There are many things one needs to know before venturing up into space…like how does one go to the bathroom? The most common and practical questions will be answered on what life is like in space. Students will discover where to sleep, what kind of food is available, what astronauts wear and what some hazards are. Students will even get to try on a space suit!
30 minutes grades 1-3
3000 years ago the Chinese invented kites and today most of us have attempted to fly one. Learn how kites were precursors to airplanes and build your own kite.
Force and Motion
30 minutes, grades 4-12
Experience Isaac Newton in a whole new way! Students will pull, knock and twist their way into a better understanding of Newton's laws of motion through fun, engaging experiments. They will not only have a better appreciation for his laws, but students will never look at their world the same way again. Experiments include pulling a table cloth from under dishes and racing against other students in our Third Law Challenge!
Weather to Fly By
30 minutes, grades 3-8
What is something that each and every one of us including animals and plants has had to deal with everyday, all year long? Yes it is weather! Find out about basic weather patterns, where weather can be found, its effects on aircraft and the ingredients you need to conjure up some destructive forces!
Rockets Away!
30 minutes, grades 4-12
Rocketry is an important development in modern day science and technology. This program will guide students through historic milestones leading to some of the current uses of rockets. Demonstrations of basic rockets will be included.
Fly By Math
50 minutes, grades 4-9
This math program puts students' skills to the ultimate test - can they safely direct air traffic? Recreating the intense atmosphere of air traffic control centers, it's up to the students to see if they need to change the plane's direction or speed by putting their math skills to use in these real world situations.
How Does It Fly?
30 minutes program, Grades 1-8
What are lift, thrust and drag? These are just a few of the concepts explored in this program that features hands-on demonstrations covering the history of air travel. Explanations of how flight is accomplished will provide insight into the scientific principles of flight.
Guided Tour: Highlights of Long Island Aviation
50 minutes, All grade levels
From ballooning to the Moon…an evolution of aviation, all in under an hour. This museum educator-led program will take your group through the museum's collections focusing upon major events and aircraft in aviation history. Inquiry based learning will help students interpret the history of aviation on Long Island according to the age level and needs of each group.
All classes comply with National and State common core standards.
Aerospace Quests
To enhance your visit to the Cradle of Aviation be sure to print out an aerospace quest and make copies for your students to bring to the museum. This educational tool was developed by the museum staff and docents in order to help groups focus and have fun learning.
Intermediate Aerospace Quest - 1.1mb pdf, two 8.5 x 14 pages
Advanced Aerospace Quest - 12kb pdf, three 8.5 x 11 pages


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Tropicalia: Red Maple
Posted by Renee Waller on October 10, 2013 11:20 AM.
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Although many plants have misleading or confusing common names, "red maple" describes the tree Acer rubrum extremely well. The color red appears over and over during the lifecycle of this tree. During autumn, the foliage takes on a deep red hue, thanks to anthocyanin pigments, before individual leaves float to the ground. Next, small red flowers provide pollen for bees, during early spring when many other plants may not be in flower. Once the flowers are pollinated they develop red, winged fruits, known as samaras, helicopters, or whirly birds. Even the new leaves in spring seem to blush.
Native Americans had plenty of uses for red maple, such as treatment for cataracts. Early American pioneers made dyes from red maple bark extract. Red maple can be used to make maple syrup, although its sap is not as sugary as the sugar maple. Red maple twigs are browsed by white-tailed deer, while the trunk may offer nesting sites for Wood Ducks or other cavity-nesters. Red maple is known as one of the easiest trees to grow because it thrives in a wide range of conditions, including flooded sites. In south Florida, red maple trees tend to grow taller in moist soil. Next time you visit Naples Botanical Garden, check out red maples up-close on the Wild Florida Loop Trail in the Smith Children's Garden.
Author: Andee Naccarato, Department of Education and Conservation, Naples Botanical Garden
Originally published by the News-Press

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Our ancestors quaked in fear on nights when the moon turned dark and red, interpreting the event as a warning of evil times or the anger of their gods. For me, at least, the reaction was mild disappointment at a natural spectacle passing invisibly beyond the cloud cover.
But now I have to wonder if it's worse to know what you're missing than to discover that you miss something only after it's gone?
… Bear with me here as I search for the metaphor that will tie these concepts together.
Tuesday night, I participated at Writers Gallery, a
A young woman remarked that Writers Gallery should be packed because the area is home to a number of writers in all genres, not to mention people who love to read. But
"I'm no Nick May …" Michael suggested, referring to the young author who established Writers Gallery a few years ago, moving it from Joey's Java Juice to other venues until settling at Chez Amavida; Nick and his wife, Kayla, moved to
Attendance has steadily declined since then, Michael said. With only three readers on Tuesday, the handwriting was on the wall.
About that time, the shop's sound system — the background soundtrack for our conversation — began playing "Bring on the Dancing Horses" by Echo and the Bunnymen, a song that always seemed to be more about the end of an era than simple self-destruction.
(In retrospect, I'm wondering if it referred to those of us who nervously stood up to read as being little more diverting than dancing horses. "Shiver and say the words of every lie you've ever heard," the song continues.)
But at that moment, I thought about signs and portents, which made me reconsider the eclipse. The "blood moon."
These events are caused, scientists will tell you, because the orbit of the full moon takes it through the Earth's umbral shadow, cast because the sun is at the opposite side of the planet at just the right angle for us to see the shadow envelope our heavenly orb. The red coloration appears because the faint ring of sunlight passing through the Earth's atmosphere falls on the lunar surface like the crimson glow of a sunset.
There will be other chances to see these eclipses in
You know what you're missing now. If you miss it in the future, it's on you — or perhaps you can blame it on the weather. In either case, it likely won't mean the end of the world, just the eventual absence of something some of us think is special.


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Local WindsPosted Mar 24th - 5:54pm
I am a powered paraglider pilot. I live in Layton. I notice that the winds are much stronger in SL county 90% of the time. It seems everytime I am driving north the windspeed dies down to nothing in the farmington area 90% of the time. The Kaysville/Layton area almost have no wind most of the time even if winds are 10-15 mph just a few miles south. Is this due to Weber Canyon? I know the rising terrian near there will do it depending on wind direction. I tend to be at the bottom of this hill but it doesn't explain the very calm conditions there most of the time. Any insights into this? Thank you. Just curious.
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Good stuff, and again an awesome time to talk about the lake. We discussed the lake breeze in a previous question recently so if you aren't familiar with what a lake breeze is, you can go ahead and click on the link on the right to the previous question and then come back here and it will be all review from there.
ForecastsPosted Mar 22nd - 4:43pm
I was wondering if local weather channels start with some basic data, and then make forecasts from it. Does KSL weather for example use the national weather service's data to start with, or are you able to get weather data from all over the US just from your station and then make predictions?
Thanks, Cameron
March RecordsPosted Mar 19th - 11:52am
My name is Anne Rees I'm one of the Bear Den Leaders in Troop 1136 in Lehi. We had a challenge to figure out for our Pack Meeting and we thought we should ask the KSL weather team.
What was the hottest day on record in March for the state of Utah?
Wind and Lake BreezesPosted Mar 14th - 12:40pm
The KSL weather website says the wind is N 25 mph, yet in the description of the day's weather it talks, correctly, about the winds coming from the south. Looking out my window, I see all the flags, at least in the downtown area, blowing from the south. This isn't the first time I've seen the KSL weather report claiming the winds to be the direct opposite of what they were. What gives? Am I reading something wrong? John G.
Great question John. It's one of two things, it's either a bad anemometer (which does happen) or it's a lake breeze. When we start to get warmer in the springtime we have to deal with a lake breeze. Ok, we know that sometimes when we go to the ocean or the lake, we feel a breeze, what's that about. To understand lake breeze, we need to look at some diagrams.
Wind DirectionPosted Mar 14th - 12:27pm
I have noticed KSL and the weather channel report wind direction differently. Some reports tell the direction the wind is coming from, while other reports tell the direction the wind is headed. Why is there no consistency?
Jeff P.
ForecastingPosted Mar 10th - 5:01pm
I understand how you can tell if there is going to be a storm or not by using satellites and Almanacs, but how do you forecast what the temperature will be?
Ashley W.
The 7-dayPosted Mar 8th - 4:04pm
Please explain the highs and lows. For instance, on Thur. of this week. The high temp for Thur. is 51 and that's easy to understand. However, the low temp is 34. Now, does that mean that Wed. night into Thur. is going to be 34, or does it mean that Thur. night into Fri. is going to be 34? I have a concrete business and we rely heavily on ksl.com for our forcasting. Brad L.
SLC and History of Weather ObservationsPosted Mar 7th - 4:41pm
Can you find out for me what the earliest weather recording for the Salt Lake Valley was and what the weather was that day?
Chris H.
State Weather ExtremesPosted Mar 3rd - 6:49pm
What we were interested in was the most livable places vs the most extreme areas. For example, in Utah, we can experience anything from 20 below to 114 degrees or a range of 134 degrees during a annual basis. We were curious how that compared with other areas, where the lowest range existed and where the most extreme range occurs. What I would like to know is where in the continental United States would we find the most extreme in temperature range and along with that, where the least extreme temperature range is located? Jeff S.
The state of Utah has some seriously varied weather, we also have a ton of land! Clearly, 400 miles north to south will have major differences from a place say like Vermont or New Hampshire which around 150 miles long. However, those little states can have big variances in weather too, going down to well below zero in the winter and up to 100 in the summer, rare but it happens.
Airport TemperaturePosted Mar 3rd - 5:44pm
I'd like to know why the official temperature for Salt Lake City is the temperature at the airport, when other parts of town are noticably warmer. For example, officially it is 30 degrees at this time. However, the thermometer on my garage reads 50 (I live just east of Highland Drive near the Villa Theatre). Although snow is still falling a bit, it is melting almost as fast as it comes down, water is running down the street and, even though I have not cleaned our walks, they are practically clear--and we had at least about 5 inches of snow overnight. While there is the possibility that the thermometer on my garage is off a few degrees, it is obviously much warmer than 30 or the snow would not be melting so quickly. So why isn't the "official" Salt Lake temperature taken at least down town where it would be a more realistic reflection of city temperatures instead of way out at the airport?
Thank you,
Sharee H.
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The Selective Liberal Arts Consortium is comprised of 12 highly selective national liberal arts colleges, including Dickinson. This consortium provides you with the opportunity to recruit and interview candidates from some of the top liberal arts colleges in the country. Each year the Consortium holds an interviewing day, the Washington DC Recruiting Day, in January where you can interview candidates face-to-face. Additionally, we're ahead of the curve with offering seasonal Virtual Recruiting Days – where we do the work in arranging these events for you, but you choose candidates that interest you and then you interview them. Employers who participate in one or more of the recruiting days can save time and money as they are able to interview students from around the country from their offices.
These events are "value added" for the employer because of the convenient locations – Washington DC or your office. Most of the time, the students that you connect with at one of the Recruiting Days will be seniors seeking entry-level employment opportunities; however, some employers register to connect with students in other years for selective internships. All of these candidates are dynamic and talented with analytical skills and abilities, problem solving skills, and leadership experiences that they gain through classes or experiential opportunities.
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Winter!: Prepare for holiday gaming!
Truly, there are many things about this game that are distinctly NOT LOTR: Warriors with flaming swords, wizards everywhere throwing lightning, archers with magic arrows, scouts with the ability to disappear from sight. When i played through the evil campaign, I literally back stabbed every single hero. Aragorn, Gandalf, Elrond, all fell to the blade of a lowly orc scout. That aside, i do very much like the animations, they look very realistic to me. its not often in a game when i remark to myself, "wow, he actually looks cool when he's running." One thing that I would have LOVED to have seen would be the ability to choose your skin in online pvp. as it is your skin is determined by your map, and sadly the haradrim (my favorite) are limited to one lousy map. If your already going to screw the lore over with the aforementioned wizards and flaming swords, WHY NOT let me play as a Haradrim in the Shire? I can tell you the chances of seeing that are a hell of a lot higher then seeing Sauron, the enemy of the Free Peoples, get picked up by an eagle and dropped to his gravity-induced death.
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New Britain Stadium is the home of the New Britain Rock Cats, the AA affiliate of the Minnesota Twins major league baseball team. Opened in 1996, it seats 6,146 fans.
The stadium is part of the city facility known as Willow Brook Park, and the stadium is sometimes referred to by this name also. It is adjacent to Beehive Field, where the team played for 13 seasons after moving from Bristol in 1983. The park also contains Veteran's Memorial Stadium, a facility for football and soccer.
New Britain Stadium hosted the Eastern League All-Star Game on July 16, 2003, before a then-record crowd of 7,169 fans. On the last day of the 2004 season, it welcomed its two millionth visitor. A new all-time attendance record was set on June 17, 2006, when 7,567 packed the stadium for a regular-season game against the Akron Aeros.
The stadium is laid out with split-level seating. A concourse runs around the middle of the seating area, and fans walk down toward the field to reach the box seats, or continue upward to reach reserved seats and general admission seating. Fans reach the seating area through four tunnels, each with a set of stairs coming up from the main concourse below. This concourse is at ground level, underneath the upper seating areas; it contains concessions, restrooms, the Rock Cats' gift shop, and access to team administrative offices. While fans cannot see the game in person from the concourse below, it does provide an enclosed dry refuge in case of a rain delay. The team has installed closed-circuit television monitors at each concession stand so that fans can keep up with the action on the field.
Skyboxes (the "suite level") are located at the top of the seating bowl, on either side of the press box. Access is by elevator from the main concourse two levels below.
At the top of the third-base seating area is an outdoor grill, bar, and patio area which is open to all fans. Down the right-field line, the "AT&T Patio" is another area with grills, picnic tables, and a large tent, which can be rented for groups of 25 or more. Down the left-field line is a kids' play area with an inflatable slide, a moonbounce, a speed-pitching machine, and other activities.
Because the facility is located in a city park, the New Britain Parks and Recreation Department is in charge of parking at the stadium. As of the 2007 season, the fee is $3 per car for "standard" parking lots, and $5 for "premium" areas closest to the stadium. A season pass (window sticker) may be purchased from the Parks Department for $40. Because the attendance at games frequently exceeds the number of available spaces (especially on weekends), parking often overflows into grassy areas around the stadium, or onto nearby streets.
Also located inside New Britain Stadium are plaques bearing the names of the New Britain Sports Hall of Fame. Including the 2006 class, there are 181 inductees representing the city's athletic history from 1850 to date.
At this time, the Rock Cats were still playing at Beehive Field, which-- despite some recent improvements-- still fell far short of meeting the league minimums. A big hangup was the seating capacity, which was about 2,000 shy of the new requirement of 6,000 to support a double-A franchise. The estimate was that bringing Beehive Field into compliance would have cost at least $2-3 million, and this was also at a time when other brand-new stadiums were being constructed around the Eastern League. Rock Cats owner Joe Buzas was also faced with pressure from the Boston Red Sox organization (which was the team's major-league affiliate at the time) to move the team closer to the heart of Red Sox Nation-- preferably Springfield, Massachusetts. Eventually in August 1994, after receiving pledges of financial support from the City of New Britain, Connecticut governor Lowell Weicker, and New Britain's largest employer, Stanley Works, Buzas announced that he would keep the team in the city and begin construction of a new ballpark.
Groundbreaking occurred in June 1995, and construction moved quickly while the Rock Cats played out their last season at Beehive Field located right next door. New Britain-based Kaestle-Boos, Inc., was selected as the architect, and the Brunoli Construction Company of Avon was chosen as general contractor. The new stadium was built from scratch in less than 11 months. Obstacles along the way included the need to move New Britain High School's baseball and softball fields (also located next door; those teams now use the still-standing Beehive Field); environmental issues including redirecting the flow of a nearby stream; and jurisdictional conflicts, since part of the stadium grounds is actually located in the town of Berlin. Nonetheless, a wildly successful Opening Day was held on April 12, 1996-- successful except for the fact that the Rock Cats were shut out by the New Haven Ravens, 3-0. They got their first win the next day, returning the shutout over the Ravens, 7-0.
As an epilogue to the stadium negotiations, Red Sox general manager Dan Duquette announced in September 1994-- less than a month after Buzas' decision to stay in New Britain-- that the Red Sox were pulling their affiliation and moving to Trenton, New Jersey. The result was the Rock Cats' current development agreement with the Minnesota Twins.
Buzas is honored with a plaque at New Britain Stadium, "in grateful appreciation for bringing minor league baseball to New Britain in 1983".
Note: Most of this history taken from a 10th-anniversary stadium feature in the 2005 Rock Cats game program.


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Dolly Parton from 'Dolly Celebrates 25 Years of Dollywood'
The words "unique" and "trendsetter" have been diminished with overuse. Those who consider themselves either because they wear a fez or a boa don't automatically qualify.
To be unique isn't easily mastered. Consider this: When you say a trendsetter's name, you instantly have an image of that person.
Dolly Parton.
Chances are you're smiling. She has that effect on people. Listening to Parton sing is a treat - watching her onstage, even more so. Besides the voice, it's how she presents herself.
Parton never met a sequin, feather or high heel she didn't love. She describes her style as, "I am kind of the girl next door - providing you live next door to an amusement park!"
Parton celebrates her amusement park's silver anniversary with Dolly Celebrates 25 Years of Dollywood, a special airing Saturday, July 3, on Hallmark Channel.
"I love having the park because it allows me to be as outrageous as I want," she says, adding that her clothes are "classy tacky."
"It costs a lot to look this cheap," Parton says, laughing.
Exceptionally busy, she doesn't get to shop as much as she wants.
"I would rather have more cheap things than one expensive thing," she says. "I just can't justify paying thousands of dollars for one piece of clothing when you can get a ton."
Most people can't spend that anyway, but they can approximate Parton's look - sans plastic surgery - by putting together key elements. A big-hair blond wig, sold at LoveToKnow, starts the outfit right. Amazon has a Dolly Parton wig for $12.88.
All outfits require rhinestones, satin, feathers, or better yet, a combination of all. MonsterMarket place offers selections for putting together a Parton outfit.
One can't assume her look without heels; she always wears them!
"Even my house shoes have heels," she says. "I can't reach my cabinets if I don't have heels."
Among the keys to Parton's look is excellent grooming. Unlike so many young celebs, she doesn't let everything hang out; she wears proper undergarments and is always put together. Yes, she wears a lot of makeup, but it's applied expertly over perfect skin.
"I am fair," she says. "I have never laid in the sun. Doctors can't give you good skin."
And her nails are always done.
"I always wear acrylics," she says of the fake nails she's been sporting for 30 years. "Ever since they came out, even when they were made from formaldehyde and your fingers would stink for days and itch, I wore them anyway. I would have worn them if my fingers would have fallen off."
Even though Parton says, "I look like a cartoon, like a whore!" millions love her and she remains one of the precious few for whom the descriptions "unique" and "trendsetter" are apt.


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Minnesota State Fair Pre-Sale 6/30!!
Minnesota! Keith Urban is coming to play the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul, MN on August 28th and members of The 'Ville have the first opportunity to purchase tickets! VIP and Digital members of The 'Ville can purchase tickets beginning at 10AM CDT on Tuesday, June 30th. If you're not a member of The […]Read more
Keith Returns to HSN on May 24th!
Keith will return to HSN with his revolutionary Player 50-Piece Guitar Package on Sunday, May 24th! Fresh from the finale of American Idol, Keith takes the guitar from the main stage to homes across America, and will appear on-air to share his exclusive tips and more. He will play a few of his featured hits […]Read more
Keith Says Thank you with "Come Back To Me" Music Video!
I wanna say a massive thank you to all of you that made FUSE the most extraordinary ride. As we toured around the last couple years, you guys always asked if we'd ever shoot a video for "Come Back To Me" and well, we did.. and here it is…and it's all yours!!! – KURead more
Keith gets two nominations for 2015 CMT Music Awards!
CMT announced the nominations for the 2015 "CMT Music Awards," the loudest night in country music, airing live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 10th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Tickets for the show will go on sale Saturday, May 16 at 11 am CST at all Ticketmaster outlets and Bridgestone Arena Box Office. Keith […]Read more
ACM Presents: Superstar Duets on Friday, May 15th!
Keith Urban's performance with John Anderson will air this Friday, May 15th on CBS at 9/8c!Read more
Keith to host Facebook Chat on May 6th at 5:45pm ET!
Keith is hosting a Facebook chat centered around the American Idol Finale on Wednesday, May 6th at 5:45/4:45pm CDT! Head over to his Facebook page at the time of the chat and you will see a post from Keith stating that the chat has started. Post your questions in the comments and Keith might answer […]Read more
Paso Robles, California Pre-Sale 4/21!!
California! Keith Urban is coming to play the California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles, CA on July 29th and members of The 'Ville have the first opportunity to purchase tickets! VIP and Digital members of The 'Ville can purchase tickets beginning at 10AM PDT on Tuesday, April 21st. If you're not a member of The […]Read more
Keith to perform at ACM PARTY FOR A CAUSE FESTIVAL!
ACM PARTY FOR A CAUSE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL PERFORMERS FOR "ACM PRESENTS: SUPERSTAR DUETS" APRIL 17 – APRIL 18 AT GLOBE LIFE PARK IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS "ACM PRESENTS: SUPERSTAR DUETS" TO AIR FRIDAY, MAY 15 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK Ticket Packages Including ACM Awards on Sale Now at Ticketmaster.com The Academy of Country Music […]Read more
OTTAWA, Ontario Pre-Sale 3/26!!
Keith will be playing RBC Bluesfest this year in Ottawa, ON, CA on July 16th, 2015! Get more information about RBC Bluesfest here! The 'Ville Pre-Sale for these shows will take place on Thursday, March 26th. VIP Members and Digital Members will have access at 10am EST. To check your membership status, visit your Account […]Read more


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As I watch my children get filled with advertisements for this model, that game, or the newest style of clothing, a parent. My kids hear those messages all day long from the TELEVISION, and I arrive at hear them from my kids.
My seven-year-old boy wants to lay on the computer next to me within my office, and play little games like like Legos or
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from his uncle, along with most of the TELEVISION commercials for it.
Now, I am coming from the standpoint of a recovering Wow fan. I was an officer in a raiding guild, and WoW became such as a 2nd job for me. And I loved it. Until I realized simply how much of my entire life was taken by the overall game. I made a clear break when I realized the influence that it absolutely was wearing the rest of my life.
It was out of this standpoint that I was confronted by my son wanting to play an on-line role playing game. Naturally, it made me a little anxious.
So, I made a decision to look it over. After all, it is free, and number computer software required.
We enjoyed together...the two folks, side-by-side. We quested and adventured together, and I helped him understand the better strategies of combat (like when fighting multiple crooks) burning down one challenger completely. After going right through all the free material, we actually activated, with the comprehending that he's doing certain duties every week to earn it.
Here's what I have learned all about the game:
The Good
The graphics are fun. Great and cartoony. Brilliant, decorative. The music brings a good feel to it.
The missions are clear to see, and actually donate to the overall story. The optional integral mission associate is wonderful, going just how to help him find items that could be tough to locate.
Parental adjustments are wonderful. Parents can control what chat they can say or read, but still let chat via a fixed set of claims. They can also get a grip on the groups and friends that the child can join.
The fight is easy enough to be simple for a, but has enough subtleties to be enjoyed with a more seasoned gamer. And the abuse is cartoony. Competitors aren't killed, they're "defeated" in a duel.
The Bad
It could be addictive. Like many RPGs, there's a development that consistently offers a new spell to a person, a new piece of equipment, entry to a new area...something that always maintains green grass on the other side of the fence.
Some primitive humor. Like, certain enemies have an attack cause where they turn around, bend over, and pass gas at you.
With the lessons learned from losing section of my entire life in to the fantasy world of games, I've meticulously granted my daughter to continue playing. With great parental control, I will allow him to perform, but I set limits on the amount of time he plays. Basically hear him talking excitedly about the game, that is great. It is time for him to take a break for a couple of days and save money time building Legos, If that's all he covers.
With the correct direction, it may be a great, enjoyable, challenging game. And when you yourself have two computers, questing together could be very fun.
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Rodong Sinmun Calls for Building Independent World
Pyongyang, October 15 (KCNA) -- It is the trend of the present era that the world people desire independence and many countries advance towards independence, says Rodong Sinmun Saturday in a by-lined article.
The world independence can be achieved in the course in which independence of an individual country is ensured and expanded worldwide, the article says, adding:
To build a new independent world, it is necessary for all the countries calling for independence to firmly adhere to it in their state activities. It is important for them to shape and implement polices which are suited to their specific conditions and which meet the wishes and interests of their peoples.
It is not without reason that some countries undergo ups and downs as they fail to maintain political independence in international relations and abandon principles, obsessed by illusions about imperialists and developed countries.
It is essential to fully exercise their sovereignty in foreign relations.
All the countries and nations should develop the friendly and cooperative relations on the principle of equality and mutual respect. They should neither violate others' sovereignty nor allow others to infringe their own sovereignty.
In order to put an end to domination and subjugation in the world it is necessary to completely terminate the old international order and all sorts of domination.
In order to build a new independent world, it is necessary for all the independent forces to hold fast to the principled stand against imperialism and direct the spearhead of attack to it.
The world progressive people should strengthen friendship and unity.
The Korean people have waged a dynamic struggle for accomplishing the popular masses' cause of independence opposed to imperialism, thereby making a contribution to building a new independent world.
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Military Contractors to Testify on Potential Defense Cuts
July 17, 2012
House Republicans will call on the leaders of major military contracting firms Wednesday to detail how they plan to deal with the roughly $500 billion in defense spending cuts set to take effect over the next decade. The hearing before the House Armed Services Committee is part of an effort to paint President Obama as the person responsible for the potential reductions.
McCain stepped up to defend Clinton aide Huma Abedin from Rep. Bachmann's accusations, but he shouldn't have to stand alone.
Top executives with EADS North America, Lockheed Martin, Pratt and Whitney, and Williams-Pyro are scheduled to appear before the committee a day after a report commissioned by the aerospace industry warned that cuts in defense spending could cost more than 2 million jobs and raise the national unemployment rate by 1.5 percentage points over the next year.


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Date set for vote on West Cumbria nuclear waste dump
Last updated at 16:40, Thursday, 22 November 2012
A DATE has been set for the vote on whether to press ahead with a process that could see the UK's high-level nuclear waste buried deep beneath Cumbria.
Copeland Borough Council, Cumbria County Council and Allerdale Borough Council will all vote on January 30 whether to progress to the next phase of the Managing Radioactive Waste Safely Partnership's consultation.
The vote was originally due to take place in October but the councils put the vote on hold due to uncertainties about the legality of withdrawing at a later stage.
There are four possible outcomes of the vote.
Should only Cumbria and one of the district authorities support progressing to the next phase, a desk based study for potential sites, the search will progress but only within the district in favour.
A spokesman for Copeland Borough Council confirmed councillors will take the vote on January 30.
Cumbria County Council's cabinet is due to take the vote on the same date and the 10-strong panel will not receive a recommendation from officers on a par with "regular" issues.
MP for Copeland, Jamie Reed, said: "We have to make this happen.
"It's make or break for this area – the potential benefits are phenomenal.
"It is a clearly stated policy of the county council to proceed with deep geological disposal.
"This is the time for serious people capable of making serious decisions. We can't play with this process for much longer.
"Thirty years of drift and delay is too long – there's simply too much at stake for the people of Copeland and for future generations of West Cumbrians to lose."
However, strong opposition against the repository has been lodged.
Martin Forwood, a member of Cumbrians Opposed to a Radioactive Environment, previously told the Evening Mail: "This would be a very bad idea.
"There are no good points and nothing positive about an underground dump – it can only have a negative impact.
"It will simply turn West Cumbria into a nuclear pariah."
First published at 16:36, Thursday, 22 November 2012
Published by http://www.nwemail.co.uk
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It's because the county is so desperate for jobs and money that the government and our local councilors are determined to find a way to dump nuclear waste in Cumbria. This short term strategy will be a legacy of disaster for our children ,their children ad infinitum. Surely a suitable place should be found first .Volonteering without due concern to the geology of the ground proposed is madness. The decision should be made by independent geologists as to the most suitable site, not politicians who have too many other interests to consider. Seven councillors will be making this momentous decision. Do you trust them to do that for the whole population of West Cumbria ?
The area is geologically unsuitable for radiological disposal and will leak into the environment and local water aquifers.


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Peterborough Players Broadcasts RIGOLETTO Today
Rigoletto, one of Verdi's most famous and popular operas, will be broadcast live on the Peterborough Players big screen today, February 16, 2013, at 1:00 pm, as part of the Metropolitan Opera's The Met: Live in HD 2012-13 season. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students.
Award- winning director Michael Mayer has placed his new production of Verdi's towering and timeless tragedy of lust, betrayal and revenge in Las Vegas in 1960. Inspired by the antics of the Rat Pack, this production stars Piotr Beczala as the womanizing Duke, Zeljko Lucic as his tragic sidekick Rigoletto, and Diana Damrau as Rigoletto's daughter Gilda.
Sunflowers Restaurant of Jaffrey will provide a variety of delicious savory and sweet "Opera Bites" which will be on sale in the Peterborough Players lobby both pre-show and during intermission.
Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
Saturday, February 16, 2013, at 1:00 pm
Peterborough Players, 55 Hadley Rd., Peterborough 03458
$25 Adults $20 Students
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Approximate running time is 3 1/2 hours. Casting is subject to change without notice.
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SWEARING THE OATH - Left, Borough Clerk Marj Harris swears in Paul Reichert, Tim Cochran and Tom Cochran. Right, School Board President Darren Belisle reads the oath to Stuart Brown and Christine Ellis.
2009 Municipal Election • October 6, 2009
Updated October 8 after counting of absentee and questioned ballots by Canvass Board, and certified by the Skagway Borough Assembly on Oct. 10.
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MAYOR - 3 year term
*Tom Cochran (i) 342
Write-ins 15
BOROUGH ASSEMBLY - two 3 year seats
*Tim Cochran 324
*David Hunz (i) 229
Allison Holtkamp (Write-In) 34
Other Write-ins 25
BOROUGH ASSEMBLY - 1 year seat
*Paul Reichert 204
Ed Fairbanks 136
Luke Rauscher 67
Write-ins 1
SCHOOL BOARD - two 3-year seats
*Chris Ellis (i) 335
*Stuart Brown 303
Write-ins 17
The machine counted 333 votes on Tuesday, Oct. 6. One other ballot was completed by personal representative and counted later by the Canvass Board on Oct. 8. The board also counted 78 absentee ballots that day. One questioned ballot was not counted. The official voter turnout was 412, or about 43 percent of Skagway's 960 registered voters.


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Asher Fisch is currently Seattle Opera's Principal Guest Conductor. He made his Seattle Opera debut conducting Parsifal in the opening performance of McCaw Hall in 2003, and returned for Lohengrin; Der Rosenkavalier (for which he won Artist of the Year); Der Fliegende Holländer; Tristan und Isolde; Turandot; and Fidelio. He has formerly served as Music Director of Israeli Opera (1998-2008) and the Wiener Volksoper (1995-2000). He recently conducted Parsifal at the Metropolitan Opera; Rigoletto at Dresden Semperoper; Don Carlo at Bayerische Staatsoper; The Merry Widow at Opéra National de Paris; and Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci at Wiener Staatsoper. He is a regular guest at European opera houses, including Berlin Staatsoper, Vienna Staatsoper, Teatro alla Scala, Paris Opera, Dresden Semperoper, and Royal Opera Covent Garden, among others. In the US, he has conducted at LA Opera, the Met, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Houston Grand Opera. Among the North American symphony orchestras, Fisch has conducted those of Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Seattle, Houston, Toronto, and Montreal. In Europe, he has conducted the Munich Symphony, the Berlin Philharmonic, Dresdner Staatskapelle, London Philharmonic Orchestra, and Orchestre National de France, among others. In September he will take up the baton as Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of West Australian Symphony Orchestra in Perth, and he will conduct Salome, Parsifal, and Ariadne auf Naxos, among others, at Bayerische Staatsoper next year.
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Panorama Restaurant & Sky Lounge Wins Great Taste of the Grove 2012 - 5th Consecutive "Best Taste" AwardThe 22nd Annual Great Taste of the Grove, held April 14 and 15 at Peacock Park, recognized Panorama Restaurant & Sky Lounge with its 5th consecutive award – this year in the "Great Taste" category for its Mango Passion Ceviche Mixto, Wonton de Gallina, and Tempura de Langostinos. Judges made their decision after sampling the food from each of the participants, representing the best of Coconut Grove's local restaurants.
Panorama's award winning Mango Passion Ceviche Mixto uses fresh fish, squid and shrimp with mangos and passion fruit. The Wonton de Gallina feature fried chicken filled wontons with an olive dipping sauce. The Tempura de Langostinos are tempura shrimp, served with a tomato avocado salad and aji mango sauce. The Wonton and Langostino dishes are both available on the Panorama's daily menu.
The Great Taste of the Grove was coordinated by the Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce through the volunteer efforts of its members. Proceeds from the event contribute directly to the Coconut Grove merchants and local non-profit organizations in the community.
Panorama Restaurant & Sky Lounge is located on the 8th floor of the Sonesta Bayfront Hotel Coconut Grove, offering endless views of Biscayne Bay. Chef Christopher Cramer has created a very unique menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner, featuring Peruvian classics and fusion dishes with a twist that will take you on a food adventure like never before. Visit www.panorama-restaurant.com or follow us on Twitter at #panoramagrove.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - In the Division III national softball tournament, Luther beat Anderson College 8-1 to advance.
In the NJCAA softball tournament, Kirkwood's 50-game win streak came to an end, as the Eagles lost twice and were bounced from the national tournament.
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By John Reynolds, marketingmagazine.co.uk, Monday, 11 February 2013 11:32AM
"The Superdrug feeling" campaign marks a change in direction for the retailer, which is now focusing its strategy on its customer service.
The campaign will be based around annual events such as Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and Christmas and seasonal offers available at those times.
The creative is set in a Superdrug store and features music specifically composed for the retailer.
Matt Walburn, Superdrug's marketing director, said: "This year brings a new look and feel to our TV advertising. We've enjoyed great success with the 'take another look' campaign and now want to build on this with a new creative using real store colleague which is something we have never done in the past.
"While the campaign focuses on tactical seasonal offers, it's done with Superdrug personality in a fun way. We're hoping to give everyone who views the ad a 'happy feeling' too. So expect to see happy dances all over the shop."
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A broad plume of dust rose from the Copper River in Alaska in early December, 2012 and blew hundreds of kilometers southward over the Gulf of Alaska. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this stunning true-color image of the event at 2105 UTC (12:50 p.m. local time) on December 3, a day that was sunny, cold and windy. Temperatures in nearby Anchorage topped out at 12°F, and the low hit -5°F, with winds gusting up to 18 mph. Sustained winds and gusts in the Copper River basin – a channel that is prone to high winds - were likely much higher. The Copper River rises from the Copper Glacier, located well inland atop Mount Wrangell in the Wrangell Mountains. The river winds through steep, glacier-carved terrain for approximately 287 miles (462 km) before reaching the broad delta at the Gulf of Alaska, and drops an average of 12 feet per mile (2.3 m/km) over that extent. The Copper River is choked with silt and lined with sand, most of which was created from the heavy glaciers grinding rock into sediment, sand and gravel. This sediment washes into the rivers, and is either carried into the ocean or deposited on the river bank. In some places, sand has accumulated into broad fields of dunes along the Copper River. When the river runs low and the winds blow fast, the deposited sediment is lofted into the air in great quantities, and the plumes of dust can be carried far over the Gulf of Alaska.
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The magnificent artistic skills of the artisans reflect the wide range of ethnic patterns. Furniture that was once exclusive to the royal palaces today adorns the drawing rooms of the houses belonging to common man, thanks to the exquisite workmanship of our craftsmen. Interior decoration with these pieces is bound to offer elegance. The choice range from vibrant colors to soft hues, from simple styles to the most intricate artwork; from your living room to your kitchen.... they fill your house with taste and elegance.
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Growing up I had a really good friend who was a bad kid. We got along great, but he always found a way to get into trouble. When we were about seven, my Mom told me a secret about him. She told me that he went to "children's jail" where he only got bread and water. I wasn't all that gullible, but I believed it because it was totally believable. I was scared straight. What I've learned since is that kids don't go to jail for "being bad," but there is a cycle of incarceration in some of our communities that starts at a very early ages. Recidivism rates tell us that a young person who incarcerated for the first time is highly likely to be incarcerated again. Friends of Island Academy is a New York, NY based non-profit "center for youth development dedicated to breaking cycles of incarceration." They work with "adolescents who attend school on Rikers Island every year" to "guide their trajectory to becoming economically independent young adults, connected to their communities in positive way."
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It's hard for me to imagine that there are teenagers who are serving a prison sentence and going to high school at the same time, but there are thousands at Riker's Island alone. While what Friends of Island Academy does is typically defined as "post-release services," they actually start pre-release to ensure that their members are given the best chance "to advance their education and improve their health and well-being, relationships and overall prospects to becoming economically independent, connected to their communities in positive ways." The programs started in 1990, so it has had the opportunity to change quite a few lives since. Here are some stories from members. If you are interested in being a part of what Friends of Island Academy does, check out their internships on Idealist. Right now they're looking for a Development Intern. They don't say, but I'll bet it's unpaid.
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TED LARSON walks to the front of the crowded room and lays an ordinary-looking smartphone, encased in a black plastic cradle, flat on the table.
It's show-and-tell at the Homebrew Robotics Club (HBRC), the informal nerve centre of Silicon Valley's robotics community and the heart of a technological revolution that is about to haul robots out of the lab and into our lives.
Larson strokes a finger across the phone's touchscreen and an animated face appears. One end of the phone then rears up as the cradle splits into a pair of legs, allowing the phone-robot to wander around, cooing when people "tickle" it and taking photos of faces using its inbuilt camera. "It's a transformer!" laughs one delighted hobbyist. "It's Skynet," breathes another.
They may both be right. Larson, who runs a robotic toy and gadget company called Ologic, believes roboticists like those in HBRC ...
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Daniel Scioli
|Daniel Osvaldo Scioli
|Governor of Buenos Aires
|Assumed office
December 10, 2007
|Vice Governor
|Alberto Balestrini
Gabriel Mariotto
|Preceded by
|Felipe Solá
|33rd Vice President of Argentina
|In office
May 25, 2003 – December 10, 2007
|Néstor Kirchner
|Preceded by
|Carlos Álvarez
|Succeeded by
|Julio Cobos
for the City of Buenos Aires
|In office
December 10, 1997 – December 10, 2001
December 10, 2001 – January 3, 2002
|President of the Justicialist Party
|In office
27 October 2010 – 9 May 2014
|Preceded by
|Néstor Kirchner
|Succeeded by
|Eduardo Fellner
|In office
29 June 2009 – 11 November 2009
|Preceded by
|Néstor Kirchner
|Succeeded by
|Néstor Kirchner
|Personal details
January 13, 1957
Buenos Aires, Argentina
|Political party
|Justicialist Party
|Karina Rabolini
|Sportsman, entrepreneur, politician
|Roman Catholicism
|Official Site
Daniel Osvaldo Scioli (born January 13, 1957) is an Argentine politician, sportsman, and entrepreneur. He was Vice President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007 and has been Governor of Buenos Aires Province since 2007. He has also served as president of the Justicialist Party.
Scioli was born in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires. He spent his first years in a typical middle class home located at the corner of Corrientes and Humboldt. His grandfather ran an electrical hardware store, which over time grew into a store selling electrical appliances that was to become the family business. Scioli has described himself as a loyal man devoted to his stable and intimate circle, and an understanding but demanding father.
He is married to former model and entrepreneur Karina Rabolini and has a daughter called Lorena, who was accepted by Scioli as his daughter when she was 18 years old. Regarding this issue, he says, "It helped me to grow and to give me peace of mind. My relation with Lorena improved my life, and that's why now I can also enjoy Father's Day".
Scioli attended Colegio Ward's primary school in Villa Sarmiento, where he lived until he was 17 years old. For his secondary schooling, he graduated from the Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini with a diploma in commercial expertise, having attained one of the three best grade averages. He went on to do studies in marketing at the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (U.A.D.E.) in Buenos Aires.
Sports career[edit]
His interest in sports began at the Villa Crespo club. He took part in swimming, tennis, basketball and a form of badminton, representing his city in each. His passion for offshore powerboat racing took off when a friend invited him for a ride in a powerboat. Some time later he competed in his first Offshore Powerboat race in Mar del Plata, in which he finished last. "This made me very angry, so I decided to train until I started winning, and finally ended up as the world champion," he states.
Scioli started to compete in offshore powerboat racing in 1986 in 1987 he joined the Italian powerboat designer, builder and engineer Fabio Buzzi who ran FB Design, one of the most successful powerboat racing teams in the world.
On December 4, 1989 he lost his right arm in an accident whilst racing on the Paraná river in the 1000 km Delta Argentino race. A wave produced by an oil tanker is believed to have overturned his boat. A fitted prosthesis enabled Scioli to pursue his love of offshore powerboat racing.
Even with this handicap he won many offshore powerboat racing championships in various categories, In La Gran Argentina, a Fabio Buzzi designed FB 55, Daniel Scioli was a 3 times winner of the World Superboat USA Championship and captured 4 European titles, the hull was modified in 2000 into a long distance record setter, Scioli went on to set the Miami-Nassau-Miami record at an average of 100 mph.
Entrepreneurial career[edit]
In the field of business his activity was linked to the electrical appliances market. In 1991 the Swedish company Electrolux, which had left the Argentine market on account of the country's instability, nominated him as the agent of its brand for Argentina. In 1994 Scioli encouraged the firm to re-establish in Argentina, an effort which gave rise to Electrolux Argentina, of which he became the director, a post he held until 1997.
Political career[edit]
Scioli's political career took off in 1997, when he decided to run for a seat in the House of Representatives on behalf of the Justicialist Party in the city of Buenos Aires. He won that election and on December 10 of that year he became a Deputy in the Argentine Congress. He was nominated president of the Sports Committee of the House for a two-year tenure, a nomination that was renewed for another two-year period on the basis of a unanimous vote. In the same year he retained his House seat in the October congress elections and remained in that position until 2005.
Having been re-elected as a Deputy in 2001, in December 2001 he became a minister as the Secretary of Sports and Tourism. In 2003 the formula Kirchner-Scioli running on the Frente para la Victoria ticket won the presidential election. Thus Scioli became Argentina's Vice-President and the President of the Senate.
In 2007, upon Néstor Kirchner's retirement as President, Daniel Scioli was elected Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires, considered one of the most influential political jobs in Argentina. Following disappointing results for the ruling Front for Victory (FPV) in the June 28, 2009, mid-term elections, Scioli replaced Kirchner as President of the umbrella Justicialist Party (to which the FPV belongs).[1]
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"More important than to be on the left or on the right is to be at the center together with the people."
"In Argentina we work from the government to recover values and the family" (statement by Scioli to Pope Benedict XVI).[2]
"I've got my feet on the ground, many times this is what marks my difference from some politicians"
"I don't like to cling to material goods. I had a beautiful motorboat and one day it turned over and sank, I had an apartment and it caught fire, I had a lot of things and lost them. My security lies in my inner strength, in my bond to the spiritual dimension".
"I like to look toward the future with faith, hope and optimism. I think that the misfortunes and adversity I have experienced have given me poise and assurance. They have prepared me to shoulder the responsibilities I now have"
"We have to double our efforts to generate the awareness that the family is of fundamental importance for the growth of the country".[3]
"We have to attain an overall recovery of the country. This goes beyond the economic aspect".[4]
"The Argentine woman deservedly takes up ever more space in the institutional and economic life of the country. In the Senate 40% of the seats are held by women and this shows in the quality of the debates we engage in, where economic questions are not the only important issues. Topics concerning the family, childhood and adolescence, health and education are gaining in importance".[5]
"To husband our soil certainly means to defend our investments in energy and agriculture. The great challenge ahead of us is to achieve that our rural areas be not only the source of foods, but of alternative and renewable energy. The encroachment of livable land on desert areas is a calamity that has a strong global impact. All of us who share this planet and its care-taking need to have a strong commitment to these principles".[6]
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daniel Scioli.
- Site of the team of Daniel Scioli
- Videos of Daniel Scioli
- Site of Photographs of Daniel Scioli
- Twitter of Daniel Scioli
- Facebook of Daniel Scioli
- Youth for Scioli. Group that supports Daniel Scioli
|Political offices
|Preceded by
Carlos Álvarez
|Vice President of Argentina
|Succeeded by
Julio Cobos
|Preceded by
Felipe Solá
|Governor of Buenos Aires Province
|Succeeded by
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Buenos Aires
- Sportspeople from Buenos Aires
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
- Governors of Buenos Aires Province
- Government ministers of Argentina
- Vice-Presidents of Argentina
- Argentine Roman Catholics
- Justicialist Party politicians
- Argentine motorboat racers
- Argentine sportsperson-politicians
- Politicians with physical disabilities


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Balanced Music Concept (BMC) DAC Features Built-in Headphone Amp
B.M.C. demonstrated the PureDAC at the recently completed CES show, and it says should be available during the first quarter of 2013 at a price below $1,600.
The Colo.-based distributor Aaudio Imports and its German-based Balanced Music Concept (B.M.C.) recently added to the surging DAC category through the introduction of the PureDAC digital-to-analog converter. B.M.C. says the PureDAC is the first product in the company's PureLine series of components that are designed to serve the requirements of lifestyle and design-conscious consumers that expect performance, modern aesthetics and value from their purchases of everything from cars and appliances, to clothing and consumer electronics.
One of the DAC's unique features is the inclusion of a headphone amplifier and this option allows homeowners to listen to their favorite music privately at whatever volume they desire without sacrificing the ability to integrate the DAC into a loudspeaker-based system. Not only does the DAC incorporate a built-in headphone amp, it also features the company's Digital Intelligent Gain Management (DIGM) volume and amplification control technology that calibrates gain without negatively affecting the input signal. Other design elements built into the DAC include B.M.C.'s Load Effect Free (LEF) technology that is said to handle a speaker's current demand separately from the voltage demand, which ultimately helps to streamline the DAC's internal circuitry.
The DAC's rear panel offers the choice of asynchronous USB, AES/EBU, Toslink and coax digital inputs, and balanced (XLR) and RCA outputs. B.M.C. also notes the PureDAC includes the option of the company's direct-to-amplifier Current Injection (CI) link that allows electronics professionals to connect the DAC straight to one of its amplifiers. This option the company explains is designed to facilitate signal purity to increase a B.M.C. system's overall sound quality.