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Prescott, Prescott Valley and Chino Valley: About the Tri-Cities
The Tri-Cities of Prescott
Ask the Prescott locals, and they'll tell you that Prescott - meaning the city of Prescott - is completely different from Prescott Valley. That's absolutely true; they are separate cities entirely, with different municipalities, unique attributes and individual atmospheres. Furthermore, rounding out what we call the "Tri-City" area, is Chino Valley, with its own environment and idiosyncracies to boot. But as a visitor, all you need to know is that they're all "Prescott." They're all part of what makes this swath of central Arizona extraordinary. Read on to find out what each city (and even small towns dotted throughout) brings to the experience that is all Prescott.
Prescott is the home of the downtown area, Courthouse Square, Whiskey Row and a dozen other Arizona landmarks. It is the heart of the community, with charming locally-owned shops, restaurants and businesses radiating outward from Courthouse Square at the epicenter. Courthouse Square is bordered by Montezuma, Gurley, Cortez and Goodwin Streets - street names that become familiar after browsing travel and city guides such as Prescott.com.
Look for historic hotels and heritage homes downtown, as this part of the city is rich with remnants from Prescott's mining-town ancestry, as well as fascinating artifacts telling tales about Prescott's broad history - from ancient native American peoples and later pioneers to the Great Fire of 1900 and Prescott's place as the Arizona's First Territorial Capital.
All around Prescott, you'll be reminded of your hometown, wherever that may be! Charming festivals, parades and special events contribute to the absolute Americana of it all; you'll quickly understand why people call Prescott "Everybody's Hometown." In fact, that sentiment is the reason that many Prescott visitors later become residents, choosing to settle in Prescott to raise their families, retire, or begin an "encore career" in the second half of their lives.
Because Prescott boasts hometown values and safe, friendly communities throughout, the Prescott real estate market still has good news stories to tell. With over 43,000 residents and growing, Prescott continues to attract home buyers with lower than historical home prices, community amenities, excelling schools, world-renowned higher education, outdoor recreation, cultural experiences, and government buyer incentives.
Prescott Valley
Prescott Valley is about 8 miles east of Prescott and is one of the fastest-growing communities in Arizona. Prescott Valley is nestled between the breathtaking Bradshaw Mountains to the south and the picturesque Mingus Mountains to the northeast. A wide open valley spanning about 37 square miles, Prescott Valley is many visitors' introduction to the Prescott area as you approach the cities on Highway 69 from the east. A recognizably newer part of the area, Prescott Valley boasts a hip-happening entertainment district, loads of convenient shopping, restaurants, theaters and major events centers.
Many visitors come to Prescott Valley for concerts and major sporting events. Watch a concert, attend an expo, or get rowdy for Arizona Sundogs hockey at Tim's Toyota Center. Experience the thrill of thoroughbred horseracing and other events at Yavapai Downs and the Coors Events Center.
Prescott Valley attracts visitors with its impressive Entertainment District, a collection of restaurants, shopping and movie theaters that offer visitors the perfect balance of familiar restaurants and locally-owned "Mom-and-Pop" spots.
Among the greater area's outdoor recreation opportunities in the Prescott National Forest, all within minutes of Prescott Valley, the city also features its own Fain Park, a 100-acre paradise with historical, cultural, and recreational activities. Fain Park offers a lake for fishing or swimming, scenic trails, and picnic areas.
Visitors to Prescott Valley will see for themselves the easy-paced lifestyle the city has to offer. This relaxed perspective on life has helped Prescott Valley's resident population grow 166% over the last decade. With quality new build homes and resale homes, safe neighborhoods, high performing schools and booming economic development, Prescott Valley is a desirable destination for home buyers.
Chino Valley
The Town of Chino Valley, located an equidistant 17 miles from both downtown Prescott and Prescott Valley at the pinnacle of the tri-city area, is a charming rural community with small town values. Chino Valley residents treasure the town's historic and natural environments and are proud of its family-friendly heritage.
Take a scenic drive to Chino Valley through the Granite Dells on Highway 89 north from Prescott. Or reach Chino Valley via Glassford Hill Road and Highway 89-A out of Prescott Valley. Either way, the destination is a lovely landscape of rolling hills and picturesque farmland.
Most visitors experience Chino Valley as the home to the Prescott Airport, also known as Ernest A. Love Field. Prescott Airport is one of the country's busiest General Aviation Airports and is also serviced commercially by Horizon Air. Prescott and Chino Valley have strong ties to the aeronautical community, thanks to Prescott Airport and nearby Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Chino Valley also boasts two well-attended and beloved pumpkin festivals each fall. Every October, hundreds of families descend on Chino Valley's farms to find the perfect pumpkin, eat kettle corn and take a hayride. These festivals are a direct reflection of the aforementioned family-friendly community values held by the 11,000 residents of Chino Valley.
Driving Directions
Need driving directions to Prescott from Phoenix, Las Vegas, and other cities nearby? Our handy directions will get you here. Prescott is ideally located in central Arizona at the intersection of two major state routes – Highway 69 and Highway 89. It's also fewer than 90 miles from I-10 and I-40, two coast-to-coast interstates. And once you're in Prescott, you'll experience the Gateway to Northern Arizona. Within just a couple hours driving time, Prescott visitors can find themselves in Jerome, wine country, Sedona, or the Grand Canyon. Prescott is the perfect central Arizona location from which to venture out, and we're sure you'll always want to find the road back.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have some questions about Prescott, Arizona? Curious about the history of Prescott? Wondering what Prescott is like today? Do you need directions or a map of the area? We've got answers on every topic from Whiskey Row to where to go; from what to pack to weather facts. You'll find answers you can use when researching your next vacation or your next change-of-address. Prescott.com, THE online resource for Prescott visitors and locals, has put together a full list of Frequently Asked Questions and answers about Prescott, Arizona. We hope they'll help you plan a nice long visit to Prescott soon, or even entice you to make Prescott your next hometown.
All Things to Do in Prescott
You probably don't need help finding things to do in Prescott; there's a ton to do! Nevertheless, we can help you narrow down the list to fit into your perfect Prescott vacation. Looking for family friendly attractions that kids and adults will both love? Or maybe a winery tour, a casino and some grown-up fun is more your style. Whether you want to go for outdoor adventures, embark on an area tour, horseback riding, or golf, the best things to do in Prescott are at your fingertips. Enjoy Prescott attractions like art galleries and museums and historical sites, entertainment and nightlife on Whiskey Row and beyond and dozens of other Prescott attractions.
Prescott Arizona Real Estate
Are you dreaming about Prescott Arizona real estate? You are certainly not alone. Prescott real estate and Prescott Valley real estate together are one of the most popular targets for Arizona retirement, resort style living communities and new homes. Who wouldn't want to find Prescott, Arizona homes for sale and start enjoying year-round outdoor weather, diverse landscapes, rock formations, pine forests, majestic mountains and rolling foothills? Find a Prescott realtor - someone who's a true expert in Prescott, Arizona real estate? Browse Prescott Arizona homes for sale - like golf course homes - inside resort living communities. You'll find it all on Prescott.com.
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July 30, 2015
A Burleson County jury rules in favor of Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad in a cancer lawsuit.
Former employee Dennis Davis had sued the company for nearly $50 million in damages claiming his cancer was caused by exposure to chemicals at the railroad tie plant.
During the 10-week trial, Davis' attorneys brought in expert witnesses -- including one from Texas A&M -- to testify on the long-term effects of toxic exposure.
But in the end, the jury was not convinced the BNSF was liable.
This marks the second unsuccessful lawsuit against BNSF surrounding the Somerville plant.
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Crews Battling Fire at Phil's Florist in Caribou
Firefighters are currently battling a fire at Phil's Florist in Caribou. Caribou Fire Department received the call at about 9:00 p.m. that the floral shop was on fire. Viewer reports say that the fire crews were having some troubles with frozen hydrants in that area, but that is unconfirmed. A Caribou firefighter called the blaze a "working fire" because crews are still on the scene. Washburn, Presque Isle, Fort Fairfield and Limestone fire departments are providing mutual aid.
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Session W24: Glassy and Amorphous Systems
2:30 PM–5:18 PM, Thursday, March 13, 2008
Morial Convention Center Room: 216
Sponsoring Unit: DCMP
Chair: Bruno Uchoa, Boston University
Abstract ID: BAPS.2008.MAR.W24.3
Abstract: W24.00003 : Out-of-Equilibrium to In-Equilibrium Dynamics of SiO$_2$
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Katharina Vollmayr-Lee
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Jake Roman
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Juergen Horbach
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We study the aging dynamics of SiO$_2$ (modeled by the BKS model) via molecular dynamics simulations. The system is well equilibrated at temperature $T_{\rm high}$, then quenched to $T_{\rm low}$ and observed after a waiting time $t_{\rm wait}$. We present results for the structure factor, for the mean squared displacement, and for the intermediate scattering function. The resulting relaxation times show for the largest investigated $T_{\rm low}$ that during the simulation run the system is first out-of equilibrium and then reaches equilibrium with relaxation times independent of $T_{\rm high}$ and $t_{\rm wait}$.
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The Color Guard of the Army Drill Sergeant's School at Fort Jackson marches Friday in front of two busts that are forensic reconstructions of the heads and faces of two members of the black 55th Massachusetts Regiment that arrived at Folly Beach in 1863. The busts were created by a forensic artist using two skulls found in 1987 at a Civil War-era graveyard on Folly Island. A marker honoring the troops was dedicated Friday.
Robert Bohrn of Frankfort, Ky., and his daughters, Emily, 16, and Caroline, 19 (right), unveil a historic marker during ceremonies Friday at Folly River Park at Folly Beach. While relic hunting in 1987, Robert Bohrn found bones that turned out to be from troops in the 55th Massachusetts Regiment, which camped at Folly, 1863-64.
Minerva King (right) of Charleston, snaps photos of her grandchildren, Tyler Johnson, 15 (left), Norman Johnson, 11 (back), and Noland Johnson, 8, near two forensically recreated busts of Civil War troops from the 55th Massachusetts Regiment. King and her family attended a dedication ceremony Friday for a historic marker citing the sacrifices of the 55th.
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USS Michigan (SSGN-727)
USS Michigan (SSBN-727)
|Career (US)
|US state of Michigan
|28 February 1975
|General Dynamics Electric Boat
|Laid down:
|4 April 1977
|26 April 1980
|11 September 1982
|Bangor, Washington
|Tuebor ("I will defend")
|in active service, as of 2015[update]
|General characteristics
|Class and type:
|16,764 metric tons (16,499 long tons) surfaced[1][2]
18,750 metric tons (18,450 long tons) submerged[1]
|560 feet (170 m)
|42 ft (13 m)[1]
|38 feet (12 m)
|1xS8G PWR nuclear reactor[1]
2x geared turbines[1]
1x325 hp (242 kW) auxiliary motor
1 shaft @ 60,000 shp (45 MW)[1]
|Greater than 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[3]
|Test depth:
|Greater than 800 feet (240 m)[3]
|15 officers[1][2]
140 enlisted[1][2]
|4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
154 × BGM-109 Tomahawks in 22 groups of seven.
USS Michigan (SSBN-727/SSGN-727) is the second Ohio-class nuclear-powered guided missile submarine in the United States Navy. She is the third ship to bear the name of the state of Michigan.
Construction and commissioning[edit]
Michigan was constructed at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut and was commissioned on 11 September 1982. Michigan arrived in Bangor, Washington on 16 March 1983 and completed sixty-six Strategic Deterrent Patrols.
Conversion to SSGN[edit]
As of June 2007, Michigan has been converted to an SSGN at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.[4] Her hull classification symbol then changed from SSBN-727 to SSGN-727. See the section on SSGN conversions of the Ohio-class article for more information.
On 12 December 2009, Michigan returned to Naval Base Kitsap, her home base, completing her first deployment after the SSGN conversion. The deployment began 10 November 2008, and included numerous missions. The ship also completed several theater security cooperation engagements with Pacific Rim nations.[5]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Ohio-class SSGN-726". Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- ^ a b c Frost, Peter. "Newport News contract awarded". Daily Press. Retrieved 2011-09-27.(subscription required)
- ^ a b "Submarine Frequently Asked Questions". Chief of Naval Operations Submarine Warfare Division. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- ^ Ceremony Celebrates USS Michigan Conversion : Top Stories : Kitsap Sun, retrieved 27 September 2011
- ^ Michigan completes first SSGN deployment, Military Times, 16 December 2009, retrieved 27 September 2011
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register and various news articles.
External links[edit]
Media related to USS Michigan (SSGN-727) at Wikimedia Commons
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- A former Marshall University baseball player faces life in prison without parole after he and another man were charged in the rape of a woman in their apartment.
The Asheville Citizen-Times reports 23-year-old Michael Mason and Jesse Meaux made their first appearances Friday in Buncombe County District Court. The two, both relief pitchers for the Asheville Tourists minor league baseball team, are charged by police with two counts of first-degree rape and two counts of first-degree sex offense.
Mason is a former Marshall University baseball player from Maumee, Ohio, who was drafted at the conclusion of the 2011 season by the Texas Rangers in the 23rd round of the Major League Baseball draft and was redrafted in 2012 in the 24th round by the Colorado Rockies. The Asheville ball club is a Class A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies.
Judge Calvin Hill agreed with a prosecution request that the defendants be required to remain in Buncombe County pending further court orders.
Mason remained in jail on a $100,000 bond and appeared in court by a video link. Both players have been suspended. Mason's next court date is set for Friday, Aug. 23.
Meaux posted $100,000 bond and was released from the Buncombe County jail Friday. Attorney James Minick declined to discuss the case, as did his client.
Arrest reports released by police say the incident occurred Saturday, July 27.
The Colorado Rockies, Asheville's parent club, said both teams are working with authorities.
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Community Spotlight: Local Supporters Help Junior Achievement of Manatee/Sarasota Surpass Fundraising Goals
SARASOTA – Junior Achievement of Manatee/Sarasota (JA) is proud to announce the success of its annual Cocktails & Conversation event. The invite-only evening was attended by 28 special guests, who gathered on Thursday, June 12, 2014, at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse in Sarasota to raise over $18,000. "We are so fortunate to live in a community with such wonderful businesses and philanthropists who care for the future of our students," said Maggie Haley, Executive Director of Junior Achievement of Manatee/Sarasota. "The revenue we raised will ensure that our educational programs continue to encourage students to stay in school and work toward their economic success."
At the event, JA introduced the new LEAD (Learn. Explore. Achieve. Dream.) programs, which reach children in grades K through 12 by teaching the skills necessary to be college and career ready. The evening exceeded fundraising expectations, giving Junior Achievement additional means to provide unprecedented support for local youth – as a donation of $500 helps fund a class of 25 students. All proceeds from Cocktails & Conversations will be used to support the vital LEAD programs. Grapevine Communications Advertising Agency, Sun Hydraulics Corporation, and Norton, Hammersley, Lopez & Skokos, P.A., sponsored the event.
About Junior Achievement Sarasota/Manatee
Junior Achievement is the world's largest and fastest growing non-profit organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to plan for their future. JA programs are delivered by corporate and community volunteers, and provide relevant, hands-on experiences to help students from kindergarten through high school make smart academic and economic choices. Visit JASarasota.org for more information.
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Critical Conversations, as a subset of Social Justice, will function as a platform that examines both light and heavy topics, both common and difficult subjects with critical lens.
This is an introduction to the Critical Conversations feature series, which will be run by Urban Times editor Edil Ibrahim.
I was nine when my father made a family affair out of watching the television adaptation of Alex Haley's groundbreaking book, Roots. Sandwiched in-between my brothers on our well-loved red sofa, my hands covering my face, my father forced us to watch Kunta Kinte as his foot was chopped off for harboring the audacity the wish to walk free. I forget how long we stayed in the living room after the movie ended, bludgeoning my pops with questions as to why, how come, with indignant squeals of "BUT THAT'S NOT FAIR" ringing throughout the house.
I have never forgotten that day.
Now, while writing an article on The Middle Passage I remember my childhood anger. How familiar it is, that anger, how it consumes me still. That was the day when I had a name for the way my mother, throughout my life, with her long hijab and determination to dress as she pleased, was stared at in either pity or in polite revulsion. The way my father, with his Ivy League American education and slightly accented English was asked constantly to repeat himself, over and over again, and to my dismay, how he complied, over and over again. The way my brothers, once their voices deepened and they grew taller, were followed around in stores, and how abrupt and frightening it was that seemingly overnight they had become magnets for pale men in uniform. The way my guidance counsellor pressured my cousin (who was an average student), to take essential math – stopping only after my father came in one day and told her to quit laying low expectations on his nephew. I finally had a name for all of this, for these subtle but violent incisions into my psyche: I was being Other-ed in a society that would never cease to remind me in a dozen daily ways that I am, but not-quite, the norm.
I was nine when it slowly dawned on me the power that lay in the capacity to name things. In having the ability to point to something and say confidently "that is______", in being able to understand the reasons behind why some of us come out of our mothers' wombs as marked individuals, with bodies and histories silently at war with the dominant hegemony.
Silence is not an option when your eyes have been opened to the sickness in the mundane. This is why I write.
Yet fifteen years later, I thank my father for having prepared me with answers to questions I would inevitably have come to him with. All because someone deemed it important to make a film of the story of Kunta Kinte, and three little kids with ashy elbows and chattery mouths were forced to stay in one sunny day and watch how another person's history would serve to haunt them as adults.
Silence is not an option when your eyes have been opened to the sickness in the mundane. This is why I write.
And it is my love for the liquidity of language that has brought me here, as an editor with the magazine, to provide a space to help bring other writers' work to fruition. But it is from this desire to invert the gaze and turn a critical eye on the injustices of the world, the oppression, the subjugation, the contradictions and the thousands of tiny daily acts of humiliation of those most vulnerable in society that has laid the seed for Critical Conversations – Urban Times' newest feature series.
Critical Conversations, as a subset of Social Justice, will function as a platform that examines both light and heavy topics, both common and difficult subjects with a critical lens. It was birthed from the idea that these conversations need to take place, as well as to show how a myriad of issues intersect along race, gender, class, sexuality, religion, accessibility, and mental health, amongst others. As well as interweaving topics in politics, culture, environment, and the arts, authors from this series will bring to you articles heavy on analysis, lined with interesting social commentary and edged with incisive insights – without shying away from examining what most would counteract with, "but things have always been that way". Well, not here. As a forward-thinking magazine with a range of politics, we're determined to be on the right side of justice.
Articles in the works range from the political nature of graphic novels, the levels of privilege and otherness as experienced from contrasting perspectives, an exposition on the legacy of shade-ism in post-colonial societies and an analysis as to how twenty-one year old emcee Azealia Banks subverts black female sexual politics. Alongside these there will be light topics too; how "common sense" becomes popular and normalized, the kind of discussions that take place in shisha spots, the aesthetics of different forms of literature and "the blues" in blues music.
But above all, this series will attempt to bridge gaps, critiquing structures of power, the status quo, patriarchy and how systematic forces influence the ways in which we live. Hopefully, week after week, collectively, we'll start to recognize the blind-spots around certain issues we might not otherwise known we harbor.
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Supreme Court judicial clerkships may no longer remain the preserve of national law schools and select universities after the Delhi high court today ruled as unconstitutional the Supreme Court's current procedure of inviting applications for the clerkships.
In a 56 page judgment justice Rajiv Shakdher said that the Supreme Court must change its policy of allowing only national law university graduates and graduates from universities "approved" by the Supreme Court to apply for the annual law-clerk openings in the court.
Shakdher also directed the Supreme Court's registrar to consider afresh AIL Mohali graduate Phalguni Nilesh Lal's application for the clerkship and let her clerk at the Supreme Court for the remaining term of clerkships this year – until May 2014, in case she meets the criteria for selection.
Lal had petitioned the Delhi HC in January challenging the validity of the selection procedure under which she was ineligible to apply because the Supreme Court had not invited her law school to submit applications for the post.
In December 2012, the Supreme Court's registrar had written to select law schools stating:
"You are aware that Final year/semester/trimester LLB/LLM students from National Law Schools/Universities on the approved panel and in the stand-by category in the country are considered for short-term assignment as Law-Clerk-cum-Research-Assistant in the registry of the Supreme Court of India."
Lal, through advocates Rajeev Sharma, Uddyam Mukherjee and Sahil Bhalaik, challenged the procedure as violating her constitutional right to equality under Article 14.
The Delhi high court today said that its decision would not affect the candidates who have already been recruited for the 2013-14 term of clerkships, but the selection procedure must be changed from next term.
Last month additional solicitor general (ASG) Indira Jaising had condemned former ASG Altaf Ahmed's suggestion of doing away with internships under judges, as "worse than the disease". The Times had reported Ahmed's reaction to the controversy that had arisen in the Supreme Court due to a former intern's sexual harassment allegations against the then unnamed retired C judge AK Ganguly.
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The petitioner, in effect, is asking for a look-in or consideration of her ability to fulfill the role of a LCRA. Denial of such an opportunity by respondent no.1, by taking recourse to the present dispensation, is in my view, manifestly unjust. The scheme/ policy/ eligibility criteria is both discriminatory and arbitrary, and thus, violative of the equality clause engrafted in Article 14 of the Constitution…
Though, engagement as a LCRA is not an employment to a civil post, nevertheless, the right to be considered will, in my view, be an enforceable right qua an organ of the state such as the Supreme Court.
Therefore, I have no hesitation in declaring that the scheme/ policy, as formulated, is unconstitutional. This is not to say, that respondent no.1 cannot devise a scheme/policy. It is undoubtedly empowered to design a policy which is fair and equitable, and that, which enables every aspirant to be considered for engagement as a LCRA.
Necessarily, the mode and manner of sifting the source would have to be devised by respondent no.1. Therefore, to the extent the present scheme/policy confines the source of candidates, for engagement as LCRAs, to the empanelled Law Colleges and Universities; it is illegal.
That said the concerned Judge with whom a LCRA is to be attached will ultimately have a say in the matter. The concerned Judge would necessarily have a pool of eligible LCRAs available with him / her from which he / she could choose a particular LCRA for attachment.


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Right now there are 10,000 cubic kilometres of water behind dam walls - five times the volume in the planet's rivers. The weight is so great it triggers earthquakes, and geophysicists estimate that the redistribution of weight from reservoirs may be having a measurable impact on the speed the earth rotates, the tilt of its axis and the shape of the gravitational field. But there's something the dammers haven't been telling you: dams die. And when they do, all hell breaks loose.
We're going to get their stinking dam. We've got secret plans. We're going to set up a laser beam below the dam, drill a tiny hole through the base of it. We've got underground chemists working on a formula for a new type of acid that will dissolve concrete underwater. We have suicide freaks who want to grow up to be human torpedoes. We've employed a crack team of serious Christians who are praying around the clock for an Act of God. . . . - Edward Abbey, eco-activist
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Kirk goes over to Benzino's to complain about Rasheeda shooting her music video without his consent, griping "You touched my money like it was your money," and Benzino wonders "Is it a joint account?" to which Kirk responds "Definitely a joint account but I already told her, your name is coming off." Is it me or does Kirk have trouble understanding the concept of yours, mine, and ours? Sounds like half of that account belongs to Rasheeda no matter when Kirk plans to take her name off the checkbook.
Benzino is sad that this power couple is having issues but he sees it as an opportunity to recruit Kirk for a little outing. Together the two men plan a trip away from it all to the lake. No women, no strip clubs, just two men, their bikes, and presumably a weekend's supply of GNC's Whey Protein Powder.


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University of North Texas Libraries (UNTL) were selected as the lead institution in Texas for the National Digital Newspaper Program's (NDNP), Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. The National Digital Newspaper Program is a joint project by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress (LOC) to develop an Internet-based, searchable database of U.S. newspapers from 1690 to the present. During the next 20 years, NDNP will create a digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between 1836 and 1922 in all 50 states and U.S. territories. For each two-year phase of the grant, UNT delivers 100,000 pages of digitized newspapers to LOC, and UNT also hosts these images on the Portal to Texas History, for free and open access.
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Have you ever heard about the Asian capital that bears the resemblance of a Spanish city? You probably have not. Why don't we proceed further with your guess? Not able to take one. We will help you. It's the mind-blowing city of Manila. Were you expecting this city? We can be certain that your mind must be spinning around with so many Asian cities but it would not have halted at Manila. Recognized as the capital of Philippines, Manila is the city that is thronged by thousands of visitors every year that can't any longer when the right time comes to taking cheap flights to Manila.
Located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay, Manila is the prime seaport of the nation and is dotted with amazing places to discover. As a matter of fact, it is an enchanting city and an energetic metropolitan city that lets the visitors feast their eyes on the magnificent view of the renowned Manila Bay. How's it feel to catch a glimpse of the gorgeous sunset? Feels unbelievable, doesn't it? No doubt!
Manila is full of historical tales that have been eagerly awaiting the touch of history buffs to reveal them so that they can hit the ear drums of those who have yet not laid their hands on the glorious tales. In other words, it is a fine blend of cultures that offers myriad places to explore and soothing experience that you will cherish for years to come.
Manila – Soak yourself in the never-ending appeal of Manila.
The city prides itself in being home to a wide array of churches and museums that make the city a popular one among the vacationers taking to the air from every nook and corner of the world. If you hold a firm belief in spirituality, you can make your way to one of the most well-known churches in the city, San Agustin Church and was designed in 1606. It has been declared as a "World Heritage Site" by UNESCO. You would bump into so many people who visit the city just to admire the irresistible beauty of this church.
You can also visit the San Agustin Museum that houses art and culture of the Philippines's capital. There are other praiseworthy attractions as well besides the San Agustin Church and Museum that are worthy of your visit such as Fort Santiago, Rizal Park, Ayala Museum, Intramuros, Malate Church and many more.


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Mr. Brockett returns to BW after having served as Acting 3rd horn of the Utah Symphony for the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. During the two previous seasons he played 2nd Horn with The Cleveland Orchestra. David was Acting Assistant Principal Horn of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Acting Principal Horn with the Cincinnati Pops for the 1990-91 season, and has also performed frequently with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Key West Symphony, the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, the Erie Philharmonic, the Akron Symphony, the Blossom Festival Concert Band, the Detroit Concert Band, and as featured Alto Horn Soloist with the Jack Daniel's Silver Cornet Band. He has played in the orchestras of the Pittsburgh Opera, the Cleveland Opera and Ballet, the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and the Cleveland Chamber Symphony. David was founding member of the Burning River Brass, with which he made four CDs and went on more than a dozen national tours. He also performed and toured with Cleveland Chamber Brass in the 1990s, including a residency at the Odenwald Festspiele in Germany.
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Toyota offers work-study program that pays
Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Texas partners with Alamo Colleges to train workers
SAN ANTONIO - Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Texas launched a scholarship program in partnership with the Alamo Colleges that allows participants to earn a two-year degree and a paycheck at the same time.
It is unique opportunity for graduating high school seniors that is driven by a shortage of high-skilled workers.
"Since the plant started production over six years ago, we have never filled all of those jobs at our plant," said Chris Nielsen, TMMTX president.
The Toyota Advanced Manufacturing Technician Program, or AMT, is a two-year program that includes an Associate's Degree and real on-the-job experience at the plant on the south side.
A lab, funded by a $1.2 million Department of Labor grant, will be built at the Alamo Colleges Workforce Center for Excellence, 203 Norton St.
There, students will train in a variety of high-demand skills including hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanics and robotics. Skilled technicians are in short supply and high demand, according to the National Association of Manufacturers.
Those in the AMT program will spend two days a week in classroom or lab training on campus and three days a week getting hands-on experience at the Toyota plant.
And, they will get paid.
They will earn $12 an hour to start and potentially increase that wage to $16 an hour, earning about $30,000 over the two years. That's enough to cover tuition and more.
Intially, approximately 20 students will be selected.
Applications can be submitted through May 1 at www.alamo.edu/toyota.
Toyota personnel will select students based on academic success, math scores on ACT or SAT and participation in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) programs.
The program begins in the fall.
Graduates will not be required to work for Toyota upon completion, but that is the automaker's primary goal.
"Then these students are job-ready," Nielsen said. "At the end of two years, they are ready to fill one of our jobs."
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"These grants will support a variety of safety and quality-of-life projects at the local level without burdening local property taxpayers."
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I stand corrected! Thank you for the heads-up, I appreciate the feedback.
Down here in Cumberland County we've got all kinds of pungent, nostril-crippling fertilizers and manures. Makes for a fun drive to work in the morning when the dew is rising, bringing with it all of the lovely odors.
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Obiwanisback - Thanks for the feedback, I will add a map!
Fortescue is a popular docking station for boats and party boats, mostly for fishing. It's a fairly small town in Downe Township, about a half-hour southeast of Bridgeton. This website may be of some assistance: http://www.fortescue.com/index.shtml.
Hunky223 - I'm not too sure what you're trying to say here. Are you suggesting that the existence of a town like Fortescue is the reason your taxes are rising? Can I ask your suggestion as to what to do with places like Fortescue?
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Yes. The meeting is open to the public and begins at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
Thank you for catching this - It should read April 2010.
Aww. This story is adorable! Good for them. Best of luck to the happy couple!
TheBestCommenterEver — You are correct, sir (or ma'am). Thank you for catching the date discrepancy; I apologize for the mistake.
Good point, Rob (though I don't side with either, as I am not from Vineland nor Millville). That was actually one of the issues brought up when announcing the ticket sales contest, as Millville's population is 28,400 and Vineland's is 60,724, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. We'll see who sells the most...
Bonsai07751 -- You raise an interesting point. When will we stop with the ceremonious events and find an actual cure? I'm actually going to respond to your post in two parts.
First, in my experience covering stories on 'autism awareness,' I've learned that parents, specifically, are frustrated that some people — especially at public, youth-oriented places (amusement parks, Disney World, etc.) — know that a child is autistic. They may think that the parent should be maintaining harsher discipline with their child if he/she is acting up, when in fact, the child is autistic and cannot control parts of their behavior due to a spectral disorder. These events — bubbles, tree plantings, ribbons, bracelets — are geared toward the 'awareness' of autism: educating the public on how to be conscious and respectful toward an autistic person and their caregiver. Until there is a cure, there will be autistic people, warranting a need for 'autism awareness.'
Second, I wanted to address the cure-related concerns you raised. Unfortunately, there is no center for autism in Cumberland County. Barbara Russick, founder of Puzzle Peace Moms — a support group for parents with autistic children — hopes to develop such a center as a long-term goal. The best example in our immediate area would be the Salem County Center for Autism in Pennsville, Salem County.
I hope these answered some of your questions, or shed light on the differences between finding a cure and making people more aware of autistic individuals. Feel free to continue this comment thread, or contact me at (856) 451-1000 x.420, firstname.lastname@example.com, Facebook.com/jimcookjrnews or on Twitter at @jimcookjr.
*Also, for more on Russick and Puzzle Peace Moms, visit this article I wrote earlier this month: http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2012/04/millville_taking_part_in_april.html
Her crown comes well-deserved. Kudos to Maureen -- she's been a wonderful asset to the Miss America Organization for years and a great role model for young women in N.J.
Tiredofthisstuff - Commissioner Dave Vanaman was the dissenting vote on the Levoy loan interest payment deferment. Also, the ordinance amending the code for the fire department passed on second and final reading. I had previously written in a comment that Commissioner Vanaman dissented, but this was a mistake — he actually moved the ordinance — and there was no legal or ethical conflict of interest.
The ordinance amends the following:
• Chapter 5, Alcoholic beverage control, Article II, Licenses.
• Chapter 17, Fire department, Article III, Enforcement of uniform fire safety act.
• Chapter 33, Licensing and permits, Article V, Cumberland County Fairgrounds.
• Chapter 52, Police regulations, Article VIII, Firearms and fireworks.
When the ordinance went to a vote, Commissioner Vanaman commented, "The only thing changing in this ordinance is that where there were various paragraphs in reference to the fire chief, it should have referenced the fire official."
As per the feedback and traffic that this article has gotten, I encourage those who have left comments (and anyone else interested) to visit Don E. Woods' coverage of the counterpoint lecture on Bridgeton Lenni-Lenape that occurred last weekend. Thanks! The link is below:
Good for them for keeping the business going. Love this place. I could go for a hamburger with everything right now.
Really beautiful gallery. Wish I was there to see this!
Good one! Alas, Neal, no. The Wally Awards are named after Walter Webster, artistic director of the Off Broad Street Players Theater. Maybe the theater will someday produce a "National Lampoon's Vacation" musical?


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Michael Behe on Intelligent Design
"The conclusion of intelligent design flows naturally from the data itself—not from sacred books or sectarian beliefs. Inferring that biochemical systems were designed by an intelligent agent is a humdrum process that requires no new principles of logic or science… the result of these cumulative efforts to investigate the cell—to investigate life at the molecular level—is a loud, clear, piercing cry of 'design!' The result is so unambiguous and so significant that it must be ranked as one of the greatest achievements in the history of science. The discovery rivals those of Newton and Einstein."
- Michael Behe (1952 – present)
Michael Behe is an American biochemist, author, and intelligent design advocate. He currently serves as professor of biochemistry at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania and as a senior fellow of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. Behe is best known for his argument for irreducible complexity, which asserts that some biochemical structures are too complex to be adequately explained by known evolutionary mechanisms and are therefore more probably the result of intelligent design.1
1 "Michael Behe," Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia (19 January 2012), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Behe.


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what a waste of time in class
so boring, no student smiling
everywhere just rowdy
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I wanna forget this time for a while.
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For the 13th consecutive year, the National Arbor Day Foundation has named Johnson City a Tree City USA. To keep that distinction going, the city will be handing out tree seedlings Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon at Metro-Kiwanis Park, 817 Guaranda Drive. More than 3,000 seedlings will be given away as part of the city's goal of planting 10,000 trees.
The National Arbor Day Foundation says the Volunteer State has good reason to encourage its residents to plant trees earlier than they did a few years ago. A warming climate has prompted the foundation to change Tennessee's designation on its "hardiness-zone" map — a guide to help growers determine what trees might do best in certain regions.
The foundation's map, which factors in climate data from more recent years, has placed most of Tennessee into the more moderate zone. With many trees budding earlier each year, it's hard to question that reclassification.
In addition to planting new trees, Tennesseans can also observe National Arbor Day later this month by nurturing existing trees. If high winds and winter storms have damaged your trees, now is the time to take care of the broken branches.
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Kelly Rowland leaves record label, Future releases new single, Danity Kane teases huge announcement and more!
Get the latest on your favorite stars like Danity Kane, whose members want you to help them make a huge announcement. Then find out who really initiated Kelly Rowland's recent split from Universal Republic. And check out Justin Timberlake's sweet new music video. But first, listen to Future's new song "Good Morning." You won't believe how much it sounds like one of Beyoncé's latest hits!
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I'm planning a trip to DL for next month and would love to know what "shuttle mode (one-way trips only)" means. Might affect which hotel I stay at.
I'm planning a trip to DL for next month and would love to know what "shuttle mode (one-way trips only)" means. Might affect which hotel I stay at.
From what I understand it means you can get on at either monorail station but must get off at the other end. Meaning you can go from DTD to Tomorrowland and Tomorrowland to DTD. But can not got Tomorrowland to Tomorrowland. It also means less trains running and longer turn around time. (longer waits)
It means that the monorail does not go in an entire circle. Two monorails travel back and forth over the same piece of track. The track that winds over Tomorrowland and Fantasyland is not going to be used to help with the construction of the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage.
Thanks. That's what I was wondering... if the loop isn't made but that the same track has a monorail that goes back and forth on it. My main concern was whether you can go in both directions. Apparently so, it's just that the phrase "one-way" made me wonder if they weren't using it only in one direction, say from DTD to TL.
Looks like it will be only one monorail running at a time, they decided that having two on the track would not help, due to the load/unload times.
Basically they are using the shorter half of the loop, and the actual trip is about 3 and 1/2 minutes from Tomorrowland to Downtown Disney going thru DCA and the GCH.
The monorails have been behaving most of the time, but they have closed down due to mechanical problems, and when they do, it takes longer for them to switch out the trains.
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Right. Logically, they can only have one going at a time this way. Does anyone know what the wait is like at the DTD station? I'm guessing it's longer than when several monorails are operating under normal conditions? Just curious.
When the monorail is on the "backwards" segment (reverse direction from normal), do they have a specially arrangement spiel for that part? They couldn't play the regular one because it wouldn't match up at all. Or is it just silent?
There is a different spiel each way, though both plug the new Monsters, Inc. ride.Originally Posted by Skippy
The Monorail pilots tend to override the first part of the spiel when going from DtD to Tomorrowland.
As for wait times, I'd say that they are about the same. Forcing people to get out at DTD has made a HUGE difference.
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We used the Monorail quite a bit during our week long stay this week.
No problems to report and the wait times were minimal (maybe 10 minutes) in between. We actually only had to wait a full turn once, the rest of the time, we got to load onto the first one that arrived.
The kids even got to ride in both end cars during our stay. When running in reverse, there was a CM in the rear car (which became the front car) with a radio, just in case.
Due to the pending strike, they were training drivers. There was quite a bit of stopping and starting to get to the final resting spot before they would open the doors and let folks in and out. Kind of fun, actually.
The overall experience did not ket us down at all. No real difference between full service and one-way travel.
Kudos to the CM's for making it work!
Shuttle mode: The Monorail goes back and forth between Tomorrowland and The Disneyland Hotel. Only a single train runs. (Think about it.)
Wait time: The round trip (not counting the wait time in the station) takes about 7 minutes. We were there two days ago and just missed the train at Tomorrowland. We only had to wait about 10 minutes for it to return.
"Yesterday, a man walked up to me and said, 'Isn't it a shame that Walt Disney couldn't be here to see this?' and I said, "He did see this, that's why it's here."
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They had been running 2 trains, but I believe they found the ridership way down and went to just one train.Originally Posted by Tom Chaney
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Thanks for the replies, everyone. How could they run two trains???
not really...picture one train waiting further back on the track while one laods...the loading train takes off...the waiting train pulls up for more people....same thing happens at the other staion....Originally Posted by edtsch
Actually, they used to have two that traveled sort of close (but safely) together. One would load, pull forward to make room for the next, it would load, and they'd both head back to their destination.Originally Posted by edtsch
Appearantly they're more concerned about the people in the first Monorail having to wait for a second one to load, though. That's what it sounds like from the above.


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This month was an exciting ordeal for our 2009 Featured Artist Jackie Evancho; as the world watched this singing sensation blow America away on "America's Got Talent."
Week after week, she stood and faced the judges to a standing ovation drowning out the judge's comments. Jackie would tear up with joy and emotion, because those cheers were for her; and who wouldn't at the age of 10.
Jackie is an exceptional singer, a voice so pure and innocent; yet powerful and heartfelt delivery with every octave that 10 year old sang. Yet even in person, each week the judges remarked "I can't believe that came from you."
Yesterday surfing some video commentary on Pandora.tv I ran across a segment about Jackie. It stated that America has questions about weather or not she really sang on "America's Got Talent" or was she just lip syncing to a seasoned professional?
Howie Mandel set it straight she was not lip syncing when he asked her to do an improv note; yet people still think she has got to be a fake. What I can't seem to understand is why when someone is good at something, no matter how good, we have to challenge it's validity.
Last year during my interview with Jackie, I asked her to sing "How Do Angels Fly" a song off her debut album. Jackie was more than happy to belt out a chorus from that song, and not only was it amazing, it was really Jackie; sure the sound quality is weak over the phone, but her singing wasn't. She had no idea I was going to ask her to do it, so there was no way to prepare ahead of time.
America, Jackie is the real deal. I said before you have to see her to believe her and now America knows what I meant. She brought that show to a whole new level, yet I am still baffled that she didn't win; but all of us at The Expressionist are so proud of you Jackie. We want to see you shine, and we know that show was exactly what you needed.
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Swing Sequence: Natalie Gulbis
It would be wonderful to live in a world where we could clone everyone to swing exactly the same, but we don't. With the most unusual position at the top that I've ever seen, Natalie Gulbis' swing is famously unorthodox. The reason so many people know about it is she's been very successful playing that way: In 1997, at age 14, she was the youngest winner of the California Women's Amateur and the youngest to Monday-qualify for an LPGA Tour event. Now an LPGA rookie at 19, she's poised to become a star.
Both Natalie and Tiger Woods came to me through their fathers, who felt that they had taken their kids as far as they could on their own. There's only one Tiger, but Natalie is very athletic and very strong, and a competitor with a good disposition for golf. Smart, too: She knew she needed to alter some things about her swing in order to keep progressing.
In this article, I'll highlight the key aspects of Natalie's swing and explain what we've been working on to improve it. We're not trying to make any dramatic changes -- I don't believe you should throw away what people do naturally. You just want to make it better. That's especially true with pros; they have to play through any changes and continue to play well.
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It doesn't take a genius to see the big idiosyncrasy in Natalie's swing. The shaft is way across the target line at the top -- pointing to the right -- a position that makes it impossible for most players to be a consistent ball-striker. Only through repetition and tremendous natural ability has Natalie been able to make do with this flaw. But the causes of the flaw are a lot less obvious.
Natalie has very little wrist-cock in her takeaway. To compensate for the lack of leverage this creates (combined with the added flexibility she gets from an extra vertebra in her lower back) she over-turns and puts the club and herself in that funky at-the-top position. Even there, though, you can see one aspect of improvement: Her clubface used to be much more closed, which led to either a quick snap-hook if she released her hands or a big block to the right if she held on. The crux of our program is to change her position at the top by getting her to hinge the wrists a little more and move the clubhead before she moves the hands and the handle.
Lost in the fuss over what's odd about Natalie's swing are the many things she does well. She has an athletic setup that puts her in a good position to respond to the takeaway. She holds her spine angle beautifully throughout her swing. Best of all is her downswing: Natalie has excellent rotation of the lower body, and her arms match up perfectly with the unwinding of the upper body. The clubhead comes down right on plane (from Natalie's position at the top, the average player would end up with the club stuck too far behind the body) and she arrives at an ideal impact position that she carries through to the finish. The lesson: With talent and hard work, you can excel without the mythical "ideal" swing.
Butch Harmon, voted No. 1 among America's 50 Greatest Teachers in Golf Digest, oversees the Butch Harmon School of Golf at Rio Secco Golf Club in Henderson, Nev.
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PINEY FLATS — Robert Wayne Phillips age 50, of Piney Flats, went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly Monday (April 2, 2012) at his residence.
He was born in Bristol, TN, on February 24, 1962, son of Robert Franklin and Mary Ann McClain Phillips, of Piney Flats, he has resided in this area all of his life.
Wayne was the systems administrator for the Tennessee Department of Health, Johnson City Office.
He received an AA Degree from Northeast State Community College in technology and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Tusculum College.
Wayne was a devoted member of Blountville Christian Church.
He was an avid farmer.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include his wife of three years, Susan Lee Wease Phillips, of the home; one brother, Terry Phillips, of Piney Flats; three sisters Janet Robinette, of Piney Flats, Vickie Isley, of Sanford, NC, and Tammy Grandy, of Mount Carmel; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Harry B. and Ana Maria Wease, of Jonesborough; one sister-in-law, Sandra Hagy, of Corryton TN; sixteen nieces and nephews
The family will receive friends from 5-7 P.M. Friday (April 6, 2012) at Blountville Christian Church, 1680 Blountville Blvd., Blountville, TN.
Funeral services will follow at 7:00 P.M. at the church with Dwight Schaffer and Tom Peters officiating. The family has requested as was done at their wedding a blue jean funeral. Dress is casual.
Burial will follow a graveside service at 11 A.M. Saturday (April 7, 2012) at Tri-Cities Memory Gardens. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Those attending graveside services are asked to assemble at the graveside by 10:45 A.M. Saturday.
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[UPDATE] Louisiana Residents Registered in the Boston Marathon, 12 from Shreveport and Bossier City
Several locals who ran the 2013 Boston Marathon are reported to be unharmed. Of the 10 Shreveport and Bossier City natives who actually started (12 were registered), we've heard that many, including Wallace Robertson and Jeff Thomas, finished the race prior to the explosions and were not injured. Four of the Shreveport runners, however, currently only have halfway times listed by the Boston Athletic Association.


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Sheriff's department takes over duties
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies and security officers have started patrolling Antelope Valley College under a contract to serve as the campus police force that went into effect Jan. 1.
The deputies and officers will serve both the Lancaster campus and Palmdale site.
Deputies serving the campus wear the same uniforms as those serving throughout Los Angeles County: green pants and tan shirts with the "Los Angeles County Sheriff " patch visible on the upper sleeves.
Security officers are dressed in navy blue pants and white shirts with the "Los Angeles County Sheriff Security" patch on the upper sleeves. All sheriff's department personnel at AVC are armed.
A few private security guards working for Regional Patrol Services will remain on campus during the transition.
Anyone needing to contact campus police should follow existing protocol. In an emergency, dial ext. 4444 from any campus phone or *80 from any campus pay phone. From a cell phone or off-campus phone, dial (661) 722-6399.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department personnel have started patrolling Antelope Valley College sites in Lancaster and Palmdale. Among those serving the campus are Deputy Miguel Ruiz, team leader, and security officers Mario Salazar and Chandara Hicks-Gill.
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Makes me concerned. Jared Odrick? No. Dan Williams? No. Dez Bryant? No. Bulaga? No. Kyle Wilson, Jahvid Best, Jerry Hughes? NO???!!
You mean to tell me the Patriots had Devin McCourty ahead of these players?
Dear God. Not only that, I think McDaniels pulled the rug out from under BB by jumping up and grabbing Tebow. My guess is that BB told McDaniels they were trading down to get Tebow and McDaniels jumped ahead afterwards. (maybe not but, I'm not in a good frame of mind right now)
Might as well start to go over the 5th round players in my draft magazines. I'm sure BB is ready to spend the entire 2nd and 3rd round selections on them and perhaps some 7th rounders.
If I'm the Jets, Dolphins and Broncos, I'm laughing at the Patriots right now.
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Thread: A sister name for Seamus
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September 23rd, 2013 08:49 PM #13
My best friend's brother is named Seamus her name is Orla, I think they go well together and Orla is easily pronounced.
Pascale: I don't think they work together.
Ophelia: i've never liked this its unappealing to me
August: I do like this
Marigold: This is lovely
Circe/Cersei: i can't pronounce it
Penelope: Overrated. I can't get behind it
Nora: I like this especially with Seamus
Adeline: My sister is Adele and I can't get behine Adeline.
Estella/Stella: I love this☆Isobel★Eloise☆Matilda★Alice☆Eleanor★ Amelia☆ Elena★Mirabel☆ Felicity★Phoebe ☆Eilidh ★Rosalia☆Roisin★Azalea☆Elsa★Arabella☆ Genevieve★Elodie☆Tallulah★Ruby☆
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September 23rd, 2013 09:19 PM #15
I love Seamus! Its masculine but also gives me the impression of a caring, kind yet strong young man.
Pascale- This just doesn't have the same feeling; its almost a little stuffy for a first name.
Ophelia- I actually like this name with Seamus! Its a beautiful, feminine name.
August- This just doesn't have as much personality as Seamus.
Marigold- This is cute and sounds good with Seamus.
Circe/Cersei- See August.
Penelope- I could see this with Seamus, especially with the nickname Nell.
Nora- See August.
Adeline- Hmm maybe, but I think it may lack uniqueness.
Estella/Stella- I don't know. Estella is Spanish and Seamus is Irish?
To be honest I think Ophelia goes best with Seamus!aurora- autumn- ashwyn- bambi- bernadette- calliope- emmalou- henriette- indigo- ione- january- lark- leela- llewellyn- lydia- marnie- molly- narnia- noelle- oralee- penelope- philomena- rain- raven- roxy- ruby- snow- tessa- thora- waverly- willow- winter- wren- zoe | abel- aesop- angus- banjo- bartholomew- bear- bruce- burkley- darwin- elliot- finn- flynn- foster- henry- indigo - knox - laszlo - lyle - navy - nemo - noah - otis - oakley - rainn - thatcher - thomas - thompson - titus - zen
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Sometimes I feel that my names are all over the maps! Seamus--Irish, Pascale--French, Estella--Spanish!! Maybe it is because I am a travel the world kinda gal. I guess I never really thought about having names from different nationalities as a problem.... hmm... something I will consider...
Thanks for the help everyone I wanted to cut down my list. I have narrowed it down to:
Seamus & Marigold
Seamus & August
or Seamus & Pascale
tough decision!!!
September 24th, 2013 04:29 AM #19My boys <3 Warren and Lee <3
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Welcome from Fredrik Logevall, Vice Provost for International Affairs
We live in an interdependent world, a smaller world, in which borders are more porous. A great many of the issues we confront today are transnational, indeed global, in scope. Cornell and other universities thus have an urgent task: to produce leaders and citizens of tomorrow who have cross-cultural awareness, who grasp and live the adage that in this global environment, we need to understand each other better. President David Skorton underscored this point in his White Paper on Cornell's international dimension, issued in 2012. Subsequently, a task force comprised of ten faculty members from across the university developed an actionable, focused plan to enhance Cornell's excellence in international studies and international engagement. The experience brought home to me just how much important international work we're doing at Cornell – and how much more we have to do. Only if we excel in international teaching, research, and engagement can we prepare our students – and by extension the university as a whole – to flourish in this increasingly connected world.
As Vice Provost for International Affairs it will be my privilege to work with all parts of the campus community to pursue the recommendations for strengthening Cornell's global dimensions laid out in President Skorton's White Paper and the task force report. These include: (1) internationalizing the student experience by strengthening the curriculum and by expanding and enhancing the number and quality of student opportunities for meaningful international experiences; (2) supporting internationally engaged faculty by strengthening international centers and programs and boosting research funding, and by introducing an Internationalization Fellows Program for newly hired or newly tenured faculty; (3) enhancing Cornell's international presence by cultivating, sustaining, and expanding international partnerships, and by developing "consulates" in selected cities around the world; and (4) creating enhanced central university coordination regarding international studies and engagement, while at the same time encouraging individual colleges to pursue their own initiatives and priorities. A key task will be to mobilize funding by generating endowed resources to sustain Cornell's internationalization activities.
Cornell is a truly international university that educates globally competent and culturally sensitive students for leadership in an increasingly international environment; fosters cutting-edge research within and across national boundaries to contribute to the expansion of the knowledge essential for understanding this environment; and engages in development activities and public services to enhance the lives and livelihoods of our students and others around the world.


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KPMB, an 80+ person practice based in Toronto, is known for its consistency of architectural excellence through a diversity of project experience. Founded in 1987 by Bruce Kuwabara, Thomas Payne, Marianne McKenna, and Shirley Blumberg, KPMB won two major competitions for large-scale institutions in the first few years of practice, Kitchener City Hall and the Queen's University Library. This work, along with a number of smaller-scaled interiors and interventions to existing structures, rapidly established the firm's reputation for high design and production standards.
Nota Bene is a new destination restaurant located in the base of One Eighty Queen West, a commercial property sited at the northwest corner of downtown Toronto's financial district area. The primary occupants of the tower are the Federal Judicial Courts. It sits between east edge of the "legal district" which includes Osgoode Hall, the Ontario Courts Building at 361 University Avenue, Old and New City Halls and the historic Campbell House, the original home of the first chief justice of Ontario, and the western threshold of the vibrant Queen Street West commercial retail district. It is also within a short walking distance from the Four Seasons Opera House to the south-east, and the theatre district immediately south.
The Royal Conservatory of Music officially celebrates the completion of the new home for Canada's premier music and arts educator on Sept. 25, 2009. The new TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning is the last jewel in the crown of Toronto's Cultural Renaissance, a phenomenon that was catalysed in the slipstream of the Bilbao effect. Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (KPMB), under the direction of partner Marianne McKenna, has been committed to working with the RCM for over 20 years to realize the vision which was first set forth in 1991 with the award winning Master Plan.
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Chapter 1. Introduction.
Chapter 2. Simple Comparative Experiments.
Chapter 3. Experiments with a Single Factor: The Analysis of Variance.
Chapter 4. Randomized Blocks, Latin Squares, and Related Designs.
Chapter 5. Introduction to Factorial Designs.
Chapter 6. The 2k Factorial Design.
Chapter 7. Blocking and Confounding in the 2k Factorial Design.
Chapter 8. Two-Level Fractional Factorial Designs.
Chapter 9. Three-Level and Mixed-Level Factorial and Fractional Factorial Designs.
Chapter 10. Fitting Regression Models.
Chapter 11. Response Surface methods and Designs.
Chapter 12. Robust Parameter Design and Process Robustness Studies.
Chapter 13. Experiments with Random Factors.
Chapter 14. Nested and Split-Plot Designs.
Chapter 15. Other Design and Analysis Topics.
Table I: Cumulative Standard Normal Distribution.
Table II: Percentage Points of the t Distribution.
Table III: Percentage Points of the X2 Distribution.
Table IV: Percentage Points of the F Distribution.
Table V: Operating Characteristic Curves for the Fixed Effects Model Analysis of Variance.
Table VI: Operating Characteristic Curves for the Random Effects Model Analysis of Variance.
Table VII: Percentage Points of the Studentized Range Statistic.
Table VIII: Critical Values for Dunnett's Test for Comparing Treatments with a Control.
Table IX: Coefficients of Orthogonal Polynomials.
Table X: Alias Relationships for 2k-p Fractional Factorial Designs with K<15 and n<6f4.
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