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|Place of origin
|Arabian Peninsula.
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|Mosque/masjid, any place which is considered clean by Islamic standards.
|Five pillars: Testament that there is one God and Muhammad is his messenger (shahadah); prayer five times daily; fast during Ramadan; charity to the poor (zakat); pilgrimage (Hajj).
|Visit to shrines to pay homage to Shinto deities; Shamanism, etc.
|Life after death
|A Muslim and all the beings will be accountable to Allah on the Day of Judgement.
|Concept of Deity
|God (Allah) is the only god and is all-powerful and omniscient.
|Numerous deities. The sun is one of the most important ones(they believe that the sun is a goddess).
|Belief of God
|Only one God.
|Numerous deities.
|Use of statues and pictures
|Muslims are not permitted to depict the image of God nor any prophet.
|Imam leads congregational prayer in a mosque. Sheikh, Maulana, Mullah and Mufti
|Priests, miko, etc.
|Belief in one God,who has sent messengers with revelation and guidance for humanity so they may be guided to Islam (submission to God) & who have came with both good news and a warning, the last & final messenger being Muhammad صلى الله علي
|Shinto is both a religion and way of life of Japan. Numerous kami (gods/goddesses/spirits).
|Concept of God
|Ninety nine names and attributes of Allah (God) who is infinite supreme, Sublimely one, all are dependent on him yet he depends on none. Self sufficient. without beginning and without end, and there is nothing comparable to him.
|Numerous deities.
|View of Oriental religions
|All Religions were given the book and are people of the book but are FALSE religions
|Although Shinto became organized, in order to prevent being overtaken by Buddhism or any other religion, it sees no contradiction in belonging to any other religion.
|Means of salvation
|Belief in one God, remembrance of God, repentance, fear of God and hope in God's mercy.
|By serving the Kami.
|Islam consists of individuals who believe in Allah, a deity whose teachings its followers—Muslims—believe were recorded, verbatim, by the god's last prophet, Muhammad.
|Refers to the indigenous religion of Japan. With Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism entering into Japan, the Japanese wanted to ensure that their older religious traditions were preserved, so they named it, and made it the official religion of Japan.
|Islam is an Arabic word for "Submission or surrender in Ultimate Peace".Muslim means a believer in One God (Al-Illah or Allah)
|Way of the gods.
|Angels are created from light and remain unseen as they worship and follow God's commands.
|Shintoists worship numerous spirits, called Kami.
|Second coming of Jesus
|Original Languages
|Position of Abraham
|A great Prophet.
|View of Dharmic religions
|Extremely false and corrupted
|Buddhism is practiced by most Shintoists.
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A Love Letter to YogaGlo. ~ Meredith Klein
Editor's note: I've offered to interview or publish a statement from YogaGlo's pov. We are not about taking sides, particularly, but rather about sharing truth and in so doing serving the greater good. ~ Waylon
Relephant reads: YogaGlo aims to patent their style of filming a Yoga Class?
Dear YogaGlo,
I imagine you're getting a lot of hate mail today following the news yesterday of the threat of legal action to one of your competitors.
Rest assured, this is not another angry letter, but rather a love letter.
I've loved YogaGlo since I first set foot in your Santa Monica studio five years ago. I've loved taking free classes at the studio since I moved to L.A. in 2010. I love the teachers you showcase and the variety of classes you offer. I love the clean looks of your videos. I've deeply appreciated things you've shared on Facebook. I loved the classes you sponsored at the Wisdom 2.0 conference in San Francisco in February.
There is no doubt that you fill a critical gap in providing top-rate yoga content from some of the most skilled instructors in the world, shot in an immaculate setting, to yogis worldwide who may not otherwise have access to it.
I'm grateful for what you do, and have referred friends, ex-colleagues and family members to subscribe to your site.
My first response to the news yesterday and your later response, was one of surprise and disgust. But upon seeing the continued discussion today, I am reminded that we all have moments where we lose clarity. We all get caught up in fear. That's why so many of us come to yoga in the first place, right?
What I love about yoga is the space it provides to re-center, re-prioritize and re-align our energy. It seems to me your decision to make any threat of legal action to other online yoga broadcasters is one driven by fear. The yoga market is big, and it's also fierce. As online broadcasting technology gets cheaper and more accessible, it makes sense that the number of competitors you face will expand rapidly. You've enjoyed a very comfortable spot in this marketplace, and I can understand your desire to remain at the top.
Every decision we make in life presents an opportunity to act from a place of love, rather than fear.
In this situation, it seems you've let fear get the better of you. What the yogic path gives us is clarity, the ability to see when we've strayed form the path of the heart, and let our interests get caught up in other things. You've made a poor decision in the eyes of many yogis, but we're also a very forgiving bunch.
I can only speak for myself, but I suspect that many will honor your courage if you're able to acknowledge that your actions were fear-driven, and take steps to re-align your business in a manner that promotes love, understanding and the basic yogic principles we all try to uphold.
What I'm encouraging you to do is exactly what yoga teachers remind us to do each time we practice—trust. Have the faith that your loyal students will stay with you because you offer something really and truly superb.
Know that even if every group yoga class video ever made going forward used your signature camera angle and studio set-up, your business will still thrive.
And, trust that if you issue an apology and rescind any legal actions against your competitors, those of us with a sour taste in our mouths following yesterday's news will remember once again why we love you so much.
With love,
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21 Responses to "A Love Letter to YogaGlo. ~ Meredith Klein"
Please get your facts straight Ms. Klein. 1. 'Competitor' is not accurate. 2. There is no 'hate mail' being sent. The responses are that YogaGlo stop their absurd nonsense with the patent. 3. YogaGlo has the right to offer streaming videos JUST LIKE ANY ONE ELSE. It's their stupidity and their lack of respect for a tradition that is the problem. 3. Yes, their business will probably still thrive/exist because of great and good teachers on the site NOT because of their greediness and their insensitivity to what Yoga really is.
Hello Parah,
Thanks for your comment. I'm assuming that YogaGlo must see the Himalayan Institute as a competitor, or else I can't imagine why they would spend the time, effort and money to draft and send such a cease and desist order. While I haven't seen the contents of the YogaGlo inbox, I can pretty easily guess that there must be a fair amount of hate mail there considering the endless vitriolic postings on their Facebook page, as well as comments scattered across yoga websites and social media outlets at large. I'm in complete agreement that they have the right to offer what they do. I personally don't think they are disrespecting the yoga tradition by their actions, but rather are motivated by greed and fear.
Thank you so much for this letter, I agree completely!
Well said!
So well expressed Meredith! I do hope they take your suggestion to apologize and rescind – and to trust.
Thanks, Laurie….I'm hopeful too!
Best I've read on this news yet. Thank you for the heart felt and gentle nudge to YogaGlo.
Thanks for your response Misty!
Sour taste, uh, you could say that…I have never heard of Yoga Glo until now. This truly is not yoga, it is being a bully. Isn't this what we try to teach our children NOT to be. So sad. Where is the peace in this… Yoga has deep roots and many branches. Yoga is much older than Yoga Glo. I hope they rescind their tactic and move from a place of compassion, kindness and class. No wonder I've never heard of them…
I don't understand the fear aspect because they have so many famous yoga faces to help "sell" their brand of yoga class streaming.
Interesting and courageous piece, Meredith.
The truth always wins! Thanks for a beautiful commentary, Meredith.
Content sells, not format…to me its all about how the experience lands with the practicioner…that cannot be patented. Too many examples of this error in business exist to continue repeating it. You are right that the FEAR of perception of limited resources drives loss of clarity.
LOVE. Awesome, Meredith
Thanks for your thoughtful article Meredith! This is a PET PEEVE of mine and a form of it goes on in every healing modality…A wise friend once told me a"The only thing original is the caveman drawings" and I add and YOGA! I wish so much we could all stop worrying about others stealing our good…no one can "steal" your own good! It is such a waste of time and all while they could just be doing yoga instead of paying lawyers to write scary letters. I am so glad the letter was published, only public embarrassment will put a stop it by shedding light where darkness reigns. I will never be interested in this "brand " of yoga now.
Sat Nam!
I think "No One Can Steal Your Own Good" should be a bumper sticker! And a motto for each of us to live by. Thanks for your comment!
"I think "No One Can Steal Your Own Good" should be a bumper sticker! And a motto for each of us to live by. "
But Meredith its not about "Good" its about "Money"! Even this site! All about the Benjamins!
No more true words have been spoken.
thank you Meredith for sharing this.
I trademarked my Yoga Studio name not so I can prevent people using it but to stop people from allowing ME to use it. I couldnt care less if someone used my name because I'M the asset, not my name.
It all goes down to intention. Sadly the actions Yogaglo took against the Himilayan Institute says it all.
It not hard to find a lawyer (especially in CA) who will convince their client that what they are doing is 'just & ok' & 'protecting your assets' & even warning Yogaglo that inevitably they might lose 10-15% of your subscriptions but gain an additional 30% of the 'mass market' of whom don't care about the ethics of their decision to patent something they didn't actually invent!
Yogaglo has unwittingly signed up for years of litigation which is exactly what the lawyers want. I've seen this happen many many times & its only going to hurt them in the end I'm afraid.
It's not too late for Yogaglo to retract however sadly I think the damage is done. bummer because it was such a great site
I wish all the teachers good luck.
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Dipteren der Insel Madeira / Th. Becker.
By: Becker, Theodor,
Publication info: [Berlin :Zoologisches Museum],1908.
Contributed by: Smithsonian Libraries
Subjects: Diptera Madeira Madeira Islands
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Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo, during the autumn of 1823, while on his third voyage to Africa;
By: Bowdich, T. Edward - Lee, Sarah (Wallis) Bowdich,
Publication info: London,G.B. Whittaker,1825.
Contributed by: Smithsonian Libraries
Subjects: Botany Description and travel Gambia Gambia, Africa Madeira Madeira (Madeira Islands) Madeira Islands Porto Santo Zoology
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A history of the fishes of Madeira / by Richard Thomas Lowe ... With original figures from nature of all the species, by the Hon. C. E. C. Norton and M. Young.
By: Lowe, Richard Thomas, - Norton, C. E. C., - Young, M.,
Publication info: London :J. Van Voorst ;1843-1860.
Contributed by: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Subjects: Fishes Ichthyology Madeira Madeira Islands
BHL Collections: Ernst Mayr Library of the MCZ, Harvard University
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Insecta maderensia; being an account of the insects of the islands of the Madeiran group. By T. Vernon Wollaston.
By: Wollaston, Thomas Vernon,
Publication info: London,J. Van Voorst,1854.
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Subjects: Insects Madeira Madeira Islands
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Leaves from a Madeira garden.
By: Thomas-Stanford, Charles,
Edition: 2d edition.
Publication info: London :Lane Co.,1910.
Contributed by: University of California Libraries (archive.org)
Subjects: Description and travel Gardening Madeira Madeira (Madeira Islands) Madeira Islands
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A sketch of Madeira : containing information for the traveller, or invalid visitor / by Edward Vernon Harcourt.
By: Harcourt, Edward Vernon,
Publication info: London :John Murray,1851.
Contributed by: Robarts - University of Toronto (archive.org)
Subjects: Botany Description and travel Madeira Madeira (Madeira Islands) Madeira Islands
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Contribuição para o conhecimento ecodendrométrico de matas ripárias da região Centro-Oeste brasileira
By: Heringer,Ezechias Paulo - Paula,José Elias de
Type: Article
In: Acta Botanica Brasilica
Date: 1989-12-01
Subjects: dendrometria Madeira manejo matas riparias
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It looks as if two Green Bay Packers will be taking part in a Broadway musical in the ramp-up to Super Bowl XLVIII.
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ason. It must have been the way I looked him straight in the eye. Ten years down the line I am still with Lloyds TSB. I am still in business, not a big high flier, but I have a mortgage now, and a pension plan all through Lloyds TSB. I'm doing allright. BUT………….. I really do appreciate the opportunities Lloyds have given me, but I have to speak my mind. Well I am a member of DooYoo after all. Every time I go to see anybody at Lloyds whether it be to organise a direct debit or to talk about my overdraft, all I seem to get is a polished sales talk and an insurance sales pitch. I used to deal with a bank manager that acted like a bank manager, you know the man that sat behind the desk frowned and then agreed to help you. Nowadays it is not the 'Great White Shark' that helps me. It is a slick yuppie looking guy with a bright blue shirt and co-ordinating tie. He is there for one reason and one reason only, to sell me insurance, to set me up with a pension, or change my endowment policy into an ISA. I wonder if this new breed of bank manager would be so understanding if I ended up on the dole again and had to pay my business loan off at two quid a week. I very much doubt it. Come Back the Great White Shark!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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The Frank Phillips Lady Plainsmen and Ranger College Lady Rangers battled on the hardwood at the BCAC Friday night. It looked like it was going to be a low scoring affair with FPC leading 24-21 at the half. However, both of the ladies came out a little warmer in the second half, but the Lady Plainsmen came out on the short end of the scoreboard 69-63. It was a great game, with the lead changing hands thirteen times.
Randall 76 Borger 6
106: Hector Mendoza, Randall pinned Urial Orona, Borger :24
113: John Flores, Randall won by forfeit
120: Braun Marquez, Randall won by forfeit
126: Jacob Rubio, Randall pinned Colton Deroven, Borger :53
132: Seth Crites, Randall pinned Anthony Bates, Borger 1:23
138: Chris Thompson, Randall pinned Zach Robinson, Borger :58
145 Corey Cameron, Randall pinned Jacob Cosper, Borger 1:39
152: Tyler Gano, Randall pinned AJ Torres, Borger 1:06
160: Donaven Roberts, Randall pinned Dylan Huffine, Borger 1:29
170: Adam Sain, Randall pinned Isaiah Martinez, Borger :39
Men's College
Frank Phillips College 65 Wayland Baptist JV 61
Top scorers for FPC were Akeem Johnson 13, Melvin Robinson 12, Taquan McDew 12, Ronald Scott 11
FPC's record is 6-8
High School
North Plains Tournament in Claude
Claude 51 West Texas High 30
WT leading scorer: Cheyenne Tull 14
Lockney 61 West Texas High 31
WT leading scorers: Tull 9 Summers 9
Amarillo River Road 53 West Texas High 49
WT leading scorer: Tull 34
Hartley 48 West Texas High 40
WT leading scorer: Tull 21
Lockney 72 West Texas High 62
On Friday evening, the Borger Bulldogs were not able to overcome a slow start and foul trouble in their 62-51 loss to the Dumas Demons in non-district action at Tex Hanna Gym.
The Hutchinson County United Way celebrated another successful campaign year Thursday.
During the victory luncheon at Graced Land East, HCUW Executive Director Julie Winters announced that this year's campaign brought in $625,540.17, exceeding the original goal of $615,000.
Winters said this year's campaign marks her eighth with the organization. She said it is the work of citizens that makes such campaigns a success.
"United Way is the people of our community," she said. "It's people like you who make it work."
Various awards were given out during the luncheon festivities.
December is the month of giving. Giving blood can be just the greatest gift to give to someone who needs it and that gratification of knowing you saved a life for Christmas.
Coffee Memorial Blood Center will be holding a blood drive will be in Fritch on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 at First Southern Baptist Church in the Fellowship Hall from 2:30 till 6:30 p.m.
The new Subway of Borger is now open for business! It is located directly in front of Holiday Inn Express. Operating partners are Frank and Sherry Wingate and Jeff and René Brain.
Tonight the Borger Bulldogs will host the Dumas Demons in non-district basketball action at 7:00 p.m. in Tex Hanna Gym.
The Borger Lady Bulldogs' game with Wellington has been cancelled due to the Wellington football team playing in the 1A state semifinals in football.
The Red Hat Mamas will have their Christmas dinner on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, at the Borger Opportunities Center, 930 Illinois.
The group will meet at the center at 11 a.m. and dinner will be served a little after 11:30 a.m.
The cost of the meal is $4 for senior citizens and $5 for those under the age of 50.
Red Hat Mamas is a club that is open to all women ages 50 or more.
Please make reservations by calling Dorothy Cates at 273-3329 by the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 13.
Tonight the Frank Phillips College Lady Plainsmen will conclude the fall semester portion of the schedule by hosting Ranger Junior College beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the BCAC.


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By Rebecca Kallsen of Kallsen + Stennett Communications
By Chris Viola
What makes a superb weekend? Sun, nature and great company. We had all of that!
The first #HIVEX Salon Series event of the year brought together young professionals for a hike on the Chedoke Trails. Guided by Peter Topalovic from the City of Hamilton, we explored the trails and learned about facts and history behind nature's beauty. Thank you Peter and all who attended!
Keep an eye out for news about our next Salon Series event in August.
Behind-the-scenes shots during the filming of the HIVE Apparel design contest! Still time to submit your winning design to outfit Hamilton's superheroes: its young professionals. Details here: http://hamiltonhive.ca/apparel
Over 150 awesome young professionals, peers, and friends joined us at Radius on Wednesday March 4th.
This event is a way for YPs in Hamilton to meet and mingle with like-minded individuals, learn about the 23 groups under our umbrella, and find out the many ways they can give back to their community!
Thanks for the support #HamOnt! Can't wait to see you at the next mixer in June!


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Contains NO: wheat, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, fish or shellfish. Option for egg-free.
IngredientsDry :
1 1/2 cups Enjoy Life ® Cranapple Crunch granola
1 cup white rice flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp. baking powder
1 tbsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp xanthan gum
2 tbsp. tapioca flour
1 cup applesauce
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
4 tbsp. honey or agave nectar
2 large eggs or substitute*
1/4 cup milk (dairy, rice or soy)
1/2 Enjoy Life ® Cranapple Crunch granola (chopped)
2 tbsp. butter substitute
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 apple, cored and chopped (approx. 1 cup)
PreparationPreheat oven to 350°F. Line or grease 12-16-muffin cups. In a food processor, chop granola into small pieces, measure 1 1/2 cups for the muffins and set aside. Mix the remaining granola with melted butter and cinnamon to prepare the topping and set aside. Combine dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine the wet ingredients. Add wet ingredients to the dry and combine. Then fold in fruit. Fill muffin cups and sprinkle with topping. Bake 30 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm or at room temperature.
* for egg substitute, combine 1tbsp flax meal and 3 tbsp cold water - let stand for 15 minutes before whisking together


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Trends, fashion, celebrities, events, music, and all things only Vegas
Have you ever wondered how Cirque du Soleil artists are chosen and train for a particular show, or how state-of-the-art technology is used to enhance a performance? These questions and many more were answered for hundreds of Cirque fans during behind-the-scenes special events held Dec. 1-10 as part of Cirque Week in Las Vegas.
Those who purchased an event package were invited to enjoy behind-the-scenes Q&As, meet and greet opportunities with performers, technology demonstrations, exclusive dress rehearsal viewings and more. For those interested in learning more about the Cirque du Soleil lifestyle, the company hosted a "business side of Cirque" seminar, to teach fans how performers are recruited and train for various shows.
The week started off with an "O" workshop at Bellagio Hotel, where participants learned how to mime and clown their way across the stage by an "O" performer. Did you know that the onstage pool at "O" holds 1.5 million gallons, takes eight hours to drain and is set at 88 degrees? That's one big hot tub! Cirque fans were also invited to sit in on a live rehearsal for Zumanity at New York New York Hotel, and had the opportunity to meet Criss Angel after his performance at the Luxor Hotel.
For fans interested in the acrobatic side of Cirque du Soleil, many had the opportunity to learn how artists perform upside down in the VIVA Elvis show at ARIA Resort, and how artists are constantly changing up the famous battle scene in MGM Grand's resident Cirque du Soleil show "KA." Did you know that the "sand" in KA's beach scene is made of granulated cork?
Next, attendees were treated with an up-close demonstration of the most technically advanced Cirque du Soleil stage in Las Vegas, the Beatles LOVE stage at the Mirage Resort. The 130 Beatles songs in the LOVE soundtrack are played through hundreds of speakers embedded in theater seats and walls. Plus, attendees could watch a bungee demo and see the one-of-a-kind costumes up close and personal during the Mystére Q&A at Treasure Island.
The week of events wrapped up with a tribute to the late King of Pop with the Las Vegas debut of Michael Jackson - The Immortal World Tour at Mandalay Bay Resort. This new tribute production plays through Tuesday, December 27.
If you're a fan of Cirque du Soleil, here's your chance for the experience of a lifetime in Las Vegas - the exclusive access of Cirque Week, a fan festival featuring Michael Jackson memorabilia and the limited engagement of The Immortal World Tour.
It all begins with Cirque Week from Dec. 1-10 - a 10-day series of exclusive events that will put you up close and personal with Cirque du Soleil. It's your opportunity to get a rare look into how these extraordinary Las Vegas shows come to life nightly, and this year, it's bigger and better than ever, with a welcome reception, exciting new workshops and guest speakers.
Events include a workshop given by select key characters in "O" at the Bellagio, a state-of-the-art sound demonstration at The Beatles LOVE Theater inside The Mirage, and a peek at the business side of Cirque as well as a chance to go behind the scenes with Zumanity at New York-New York.
Cirque Week participants will also enjoy a Mystere bungee demonstration and costume Q&A session at Treasure Island, a Viva ELVIS Q&A at ARIA Resort, a KA "Battle 2011" Q&A at MGM Grand and a meet-and-greet with Criss Angel at the BELIEVE Theater at Luxor. For more information, visit: www.cirquedusoleil.com/cirqueweek
If you're a fan of the King of Pop, head to Mandalay Bay from Dec. 3-14 for the first Estate-authorized Michael Jackson Fan Fest, which includes an up-close look at Michael Jackson memorabilia, items from Neverland Ranch, a behind the scenes look at the creation of Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour with Q&A sessions with members of the creative team, and more!
From Dec. 3-27, see the riveting fusion of visuals, dance, music and fantasy that immerses audiences in Michael's creative world and literally turns his signature moves upside down with Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour at Mandalay Bay. You'll celebrate the legacy of the King of Pop as never before.
It's your once-in-a-lifetime chance to see Cirque du Soleil in a whole new way! Come spend December with Cirque in Vegas!
Lavish costumes. Breathtaking acrobatics. Unforgettable performances. These are all hallmarks of every Cirque du Soleil show, and no place knows that better than Las Vegas, home to seven Cirque du Soleil productions that amaze and dazzle audiences nightly.
Now, for the first time, you have a rare chance to get up close and personal with Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas. The first ever Cirque Week will be held Nov. 29-Dec. 5. Cirque Week will give you an opportunity to look behind the curtains, ask questions and get direct access to Cirque du Soleil performers and crew.
You can choose from a variety of show packages along with exclusive behind-the-scenes events. Cirque Week guests will also enjoy special gift bags and Cirque du Soleil merchandise.
From the aquatic masterpiece, "O" at Bellagio, to the sexy Zumanity, The Sensual Side of Cirque du Soleil at New York-New York Hotel & Casino, to the nostalgic and vibrant musical tribute of The Beatles LOVE at The Mirage to the magical CRISS ANGEL Believe at Luxor, and unprecedented "KA" at MGM Grand and "Mystere" at Treasure Island, Cirque du Soleil shows offer something for everyone.
See Cirque du Soleil as you never have before! Register for Cirque Week and book your hotel room at http://lasvegas.com/CirqueWeek today!


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Out & About: Saturday Soul Social @The Speakeasy LoungeMonday, April 8th, 2013
Music lives! That declaration could not have been more apparent to me than last Saturday evening when I happened to make my way down to the Saturday Soul Social @The Speakeasy Lounge. The event hosted by Jarrard & DJ R.Simms has been happening for the past three years and has continued to grow and just recently found a new home base at The Speakeasy Lounge. As always I'm late to the party, but quite literally because the event is monthly it seemed like every Saturday over the last few years I've been out playing myself or out of town or blah, blah, blah. This time I was undeterred and I was glad that I was able to make it out. (more…)
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Seabrook West ™ provides a drug rehab extended care/transitional living opportunity for male residents recovering from alcoholism, chemical dependency and other compulsive disorders. The program provides a minimum 90 day rehab, 3 phase step-down for independent living and immersion into a 12 step recovery process. Longer stays are encouraged.
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Does your child over-react to the sensation of clothing, physical contact, light, sound, food, or other sensory input?
Does your child show little or no reaction to stimulation, even pain or extreme hot and cold?
They may be suffering from a sensory processing disorder – when information is not taken in or interpreted accurately. This can result in problems with daily functioning, social relationships, behavioral challenges, regulating emotions, self-esteem, and learning.
Meriter Hospital is offering a class to help parents and caregivers navigate the world of sensory processing. You will learn helpful strategies to make each day a positive experience and help your child gain a sense of control in their daily life. The class will be led by a pediatric occupational therapist and there will be a pediatric case manager available to provide information on community resources. This FREE class will be offered 4 times a year for any caregiver/parent/guardian.
Upcoming class dates:
October 15, 2015
Time: 6:30-8:30 pm
Location: Meriter Hospital, 2 North 202 S. Park Street


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The call for help came around 4 p.m.
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American wolverine
Gulo gulo luscus
Range: Small, fragmented, and semi-isolated populations in high-elevation habitat in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming; also possibly in Colorado, Minnesota, Washington, Oregon, California, Michigan, Wisconsin, Utah, New Mexico, North Dakota, and South Dakota
The wolverine, the largest land-dwelling species in the mustelid family, is famous for its daring and tenacity — it's been known to prey on animals as big as moose and to scare mountain lions and wolves off their kills. But the number of wolverines in the United States has dropped significantly in the past 100 years. Fewer than 500 wolverines left in the lower 48 states represent a distinct population. Wolverines depend on deep snow for denning to give birth and rear their young from February through early May. Climate change threatens the wolverine's ability to raise young by reducing snowpack in the western mountains.
In September 2008, the Center and allies sued the Fish and Wildlife Service for deciding not to protect the wolverine and letting political considerations win out over scientific findings on the animal's endangerment. The Service has agreed to re-examine the wolverine's situation, with a new listing decision due in December 2010.
Western burrowing owl
Athene cunicularia hypugaea
Range: North, Central, and South America
Unlike most owls, the burrowing owl doesn't live in trees, and it's not nocturnal. It makes its nest underground — usually in abandoned rodent burrows — and is active both day and night. Although the burrowing owl was once widespread, habitat destruction has reduced the western burrowing owl's breeding populations by more than 60 percent. Much of the burrowing owl's western habitat will become drier, and drought conditions will increase with global warming, which will likely lead to reduced food supply for the owl.
The Center and allies petitioned in 2003 to protect the California population of the owl under the California Endangered Species Act, but the state refused to list the owl based largely on an inaccurate, inconsistent report by the California Department of Fish and Game. Our efforts to combat urban sprawl throughout the Southwest and California will help preserve burrowing owl habitat.
Canada lynx
Lynx canadensis
Range: Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin (contiguous U.S. distinct population segment)
Canada lynx are made for hunting in deep snow, with thick cushions of hair on the soles of their feet that act like built-in snowshoes. Appropriately enough, this adaptation helps them stalk their favorite prey, the snowshoe hare — unlike any other cat, the Canada lynx relies almost exclusively on the snowshoe hare for food. The lynx's ability to hunt its favorite prey is intertwined with snow conditions. And deep snow plays another role in the lynx's survival by excluding its main competitors for prey — coyotes and bobcats — and allowing the lynx to escape its own predator, the mountain lion. But warming winters can affect the texture, depth, and extent of snow cover. Climate change may also impact survival of the lynx's primary habitat — boreal and alpine forests.
Thanks to a Center lawsuit, a judge ruled in 2008 that Minnesota was in violation of the Endangered Species Act by allowing traps that harm and kill Canada lynx.
s emerald dragonfly
Somatochlora hineana
Range: A few sites scattered in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and Missouri
Renowned for its aerobatic virtuosity and electrifying, enormous green eyes, the Hine's emerald dragonfly hovers on the brink of extinction and is one of the most endangered dragonflies in North America today. In 1995, the Hine's emerald dragonfly became the only dragonfly on the endangered species list. Temperature affects important traits in dragonflies, including their developmental rate, the timing of important events like breeding, immune function, and the production of pigment for temperature regulation. Warming temperatures caused by climate change threaten to stress the Hine's emerald by affecting these life-history traits and shifting the locations of habitat where the dragonfly can live.
In 2009, the Center reached a settlement requiring the government to reconsider protecting 13,000 acres of habitat for the Hine's emerald.
Human being
Homo sapiens
Range: Global
Homo sapiens
, the Latin name for the modern human species, means "wise man." Modern humans evolved in east Africa about 200,000 years ago. As of 2009, there are more than 6.8 billion of us on Earth. Humans have a highly developed brain, capable of abstract reasoning, language, introspection and problem solving, but can they put these qualities to use when it comes to the man-made challenge posed by global warming?
Health and climate scientists believe that global warming is already responsible for some 150,000 deaths each year, and they fear that the number may well double by 2030. Global warming also contributes to some 5 million human illnesses every year. Some of the ways global warming negatively affects human health — especially in poorer nations — include: speeding the spread of infectious diseases, such as malaria and dengue fever; creating conditions that lead to potentially fatal malnutrition and diarrhea; and increasing the frequency and severity of heat waves, floods, and other weather-related disasters. Studies have also found a direct link between rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere and increased human mortality. Added air pollution caused by each degree Celsius increase in temperature caused by CO2 leads to about 1,000 additional deaths in the United States and many more cases of respiratory illness and asthma.
Indiana bat
Myotis sodalis
Range: Midwestern, southern, and eastern United States, from the Ozarks to Vermont and from northern Florida to southern Wisconsin
The Indiana bat is one of the rarest and most vulnerable of its kind. Every year, Indiana bats gather in "swarms" at chosen hibernating spots to mate, swooping in and out of caves from dusk till dawn. The species' long-term decline began in the early 1800s as its wintering sites or "hibernacula" were disturbed by mining, tourism, and other activities. In the decades since, these bats have been hit hard by habitat loss — and in 2007 a perplexing and deadly new threat to bats, called white-nose syndrome, first appeared in the Northeast and began killing hundreds of thousands of the animals, including Indiana bats. Global warming could boost temperatures inside the limestone caves these bats use for roosting, contributing to winter weight loss and higher mortality rates for the bats.
After a January 2008 Center petition, the Forest Service closed all caves and abandoned mines in 33 eastern and southern states to help stop the spread of white-nose syndrome and protect endangered bats, including the Indiana bats.
Karner blue butterfly
Lycaeides melissa samuelis
Range: Primarily Wisconsin; scattered populations throughout the Midwest and Northeast
The official state butterfly of New Hampshire, the Karner blue was first identified and named by novelist and lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov. Its name originates from Karner, New York, where it was first discovered. This beautiful little butterfly's lifecycle depends on the wild blue lupine flower, which itself is endangered. In 2000, the Karner blue was found to be extirpated in Canada. Rising temperatures may hurt Karner blues by increasing heat stress, influencing reproductive success, and causing the earlier die-off of its lupine host plant. In one laboratory experiment, signs of heat stress started at 96 degrees Fahrenheit for females and 98 degrees for males.
Piping plover
Charadrius melodus
Range: Atlantic Coast of United States and Canada, Great Lakes
Thanks to their sand-colored plumage and stop-and-go dashes across dunes, piping plovers are usually heard before they're seen. But their camouflage means they're vulnerable to off-road vehicles and other threats, which have made them among the rarest shorebirds in North America. Off-road vehicles, which ruin habitat, crush nests and eggs, and directly kill birds. Climate change poses a growing threat to the piping plover. Many plovers nest on the U.S. Atlantic Coast, and all plovers winter along the beaches and dunes of the southern Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coastlines. Sea-level rise and storm intensification threaten to inundate the piping plover's coastal breeding and foraging habitat; degrade the quality of habitat for foraging, nesting, and cover; and alter the composition and availability of prey species.
To save piping plovers, the Center has been working hard to keep off-road vehicles out of precious habitat through our Off-road Vehicles campaign. We also filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for inadequately protecting piping plover habitat.
Pitcher's thistle
Cirsium pitcher
Range: Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin
Pitcher's thistle is endemic to the unforested dune systems on the shores of the western Great Lakes. There are 173 known occurrences found in Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin. This plant is a perennial herb that grows for five to eight years before sending up a once-in-a-lifetime pink or creamy white flower atop a three-foot stalk. Pitcher's thistle requires active sand dunes to grow; residential development, road construction, and off-road vehicles have destroyed much of its habitat. The plant was listed as threatened in 1988.
Limited populations make the pitcher's thistle particularly vulnerable to disturbance and stochastic events such as drought. Global warming threatens the pitcher's thistle through changing rain patterns that can increase the likelihood of drought, as well as causing higher temperatures that may increase water needs during the plant's bloom and throughout the year.
Snowy owl
Bubo scandiacus
Range: Arctic regions of both the old and new worlds
The snowy owl was first classified as a species in 1758. This large, white-feathered tundra dweller relies primarily on lemmings for food, but will take advantage of larger prey, including rabbits and foxes. It can eat more than 1,600 lemmings per year. The snowy owl is an extremely important component of the food web in the tundra ecosystem. Already, climate change may be threatening the snowy owl's primary prey — the lemming. In Norway, changes in temperature and humidity affecting snowpack may have interrupted the regular boom-and-bust cycle of lemming populations, making this food source less predictable for the owls. In addition, researchers have recently discovered that snowy owls may use Arctic sea-ice habitat extensively in winter for hunting sea ducks. The melting of the sea ice may impact the owl's ability to hunt in winter.
Topeka shiner
Notropis girardi
Range: Mississippi and Missouri river basins
A minnow that lives up to its name, the Topeka shiner is easily recognized by its bright silver scales and distinctly orange or yellow fins during breeding season. The shiner now inhabits less than 10 percent of its former range, a fact that does not bode well for it or stream health in general. The Topeka shiner needs small prairie streams with good water quality and cool temperatures. Changes in water flow and rising stream temperatures, which can be affected by climate change, threaten to make its habitat less livable.
The diminutive Topeka shiner was part of the biggest Endangered Species Act lawsuit in U.S. history when the Center and Fund for Animals sued for the protection of about 500 imperiled species in 1992. After that, a Center suit earned the species critical habitat — but not enough was designated. In 2007, we filed a notice of intent to sue to win the fish more critical habitat.
Western moose
Alces alces andersoni
Range: From northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan into western Ontario, west to central British Columbia, and north to the eastern Yukon and Northwest Territories
This subspecies of moose is particularly at risk in Isle Royale National Park in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where a plague of ticks, extremely hot summers, and hungry wolves — which are also in decline — have driven the moose population to its lowest point in at least 50 years.
During extremely hot summers, moose lose their appetites and seek shelter from the heat, putting them in a bad position to survive winter — since they depend on summer reserves from foraging to survive the coldest months. Warming also brings more moose ticks, which feed on moose, and a massive infestation has already developed in Isle Royale National Park. Making matters worse, warmer weather is also causing stress that makes moose more susceptible to parasites, particularly brainworm, a parasite spread by deer — and spread all the more easily when fewer deer are dying in warm winters. With a shortage of moose meat, wolves are consuming virtually everything else, and little is left for smaller predators and scavengers, like the fox and hare — affecting the entire ecosystem of the Upper Peninsula's amazing national park.
Whooping crane
Grus americana
Range: Only known remaining nesting location at Wood Buffalo National Park in Alberta, Canada; breeding populations migrate south to winter along the Gulf Coast of Texas
The tallest North American bird, the whooping crane is also one of the rarest, largely thanks to habitat loss. One effort to save this amazing bird attempted to establish a new flyway by training young whooping cranes to follow ultralight aircraft. At one time, the range for these birds extended throughout the Midwest, but in 1941, the wild population consisted of just 21 birds. In early 2007, a disastrous storm killed all of the 2006 yearlings after their arrival in Florida. With global warming, the potential for these types of catastrophic events increases. What's more, changes in precipitation that shrink the inland wetlands of the crane's breeding ground would reduce the availability of quality nesting sites, reduce food availability, and allow predators to access nests and young. On the bird's wintering grounds along the Texas coast, sea-level rise combined with land subsidence would reduce the suitability of salt marsh and open water areas for the cranes.
In 2009, the Center worked with local environmentalists in Nebraska to convince a utility to relocate a proposed wind tower outside the crane's flyway.
Wood turtle
Glyptemys insculpta
Range: Northeastern United States and southeastern Canada
Not surprisingly, the wood turtle spends most of its time in wooded areas. It is, however, also semi-aquatic and dependent on streams, rivers, and ponds. A great escape artist and climber, this species has been known to systematically probe fenced-in areas to find a means of escape. In a series of maze experiments back in 1932, researchers concluded that the North American wood turtle had the learning capacity of a rat. Unfortunately, climate change may hurt wood turtles through increasing the frequency of flood events. Seasonal floods have been documented to displace northeastern wood turtles and cause higher mortality.
In 2009, the Center joined local groups in petitioning the Ohio governor, Department of Natural Resources, and Department of Health to ban turtle harvesting in the state, whose northeastern corner is home to the wood turtle.


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The city has released the draft Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction project request for proposals (RFP) for City Council review. The RPF will be reviewed by City Council tomorrow, on April 17th, prior to direction to Transportation and solicitation of bids for the conceptual design part of this $12 million project. How the city presents the project to bidders reflects what the city expects to see at project end, so we may know more about corridor bike lanes very soon.
Reconstruction of Santa Monica Boulevard will start in 2013 with work expected to conclude late in 2014. As we look forward to new options for moving about town and the region, including walking, cycling, transit, and perhaps a real bus rapid transit line on Wilshire on day, much will depend on how we plan for mobility. Our plans say the right things, but will our policymakers make the right decisions in order to anticipate demand for alternative forms of transportation? Will the city seize the opportunity or simply give us more of what we have today?
As the staff report to Council makes clear, "core reconstruction" will include a down-to-gravel rearrangement of utilities, new "enhancements" like transit-related improvements and landscaped median, and landscaped city gateways. Also mentioned is 'consideration' of bike lanes. Phase I will culminate in a conceptual design for the new boulevard followed by phase II plans & cost estimates and ultimately Phase III work.
Here we're interested in bike lanes and transit-related enhancements because over the long term they will either encourage, or hinder, non-auto use of the corridor. We parse the language of the draft RFP and a few key points to anticipate what the final conceptual design for the reconstructed corridor might be. Your comments are welcome! Better yet, send them to City Council too!
To Widen or Not to Widen?
The first aspect of of the RFP that draws our attention is the staff report's note that the city owns an additional 20 feet of right-of-way beyond the curb face – ample room to totally re-imagine the boulevard for auto, transit, and active transportation uses. Then comes the cold shower: "City Council direction to date has been that no widening of the roadway will occur beyond the existing curb face." As our former Mayor said when we petitioned for bike lanes, "All options are on the table." In the next breath he added, "We're not widening the boulevard!" (We cycling advocates have our work cut out for us.)
The problem here is two-fold: the boulevard is not of consistent width today, so it's not clear what 'widening' means exactly; and the opposition to widening is imputed to community opposition though it's not clear that the community would be opposed to, say, taking an additional foot to add bike lanes on the more narrow parts of the alignment.
One need not have the city's engineering study in hand to see that the curb-to-curb right-of-way width is not consistent through the corridor. It is noticeably wider at the eastern end, particularly where it splits to accommodate the so-called 'pork chop' (at Doheney) that once allowed the Pacific Electric streetcar to transition from south-side tracks to the center median in West Hollywood. There is no uniform curb-to-curb to maintain.
Second, the boulevard even at its minimum width is nearly wide enough to accommodate dual Class II lanes if we narrow travel lanes according to Caltrans minimums. Yet city transportation officials are very quick to discount even an incremental expansion. The reason: the south side offers only two feet of city-owned right-of-way, and the city's 'temporary' (now not temporary) parking structures sidle up to the boulevard with just a few additional feet of setback. So the opportunity for expansion comes on the north side's historic Beverly Gardens park (some of which is simply wasted on utility boxes).
Besides, if room is so limited, why is the city is pondering the addition of a median? If bi-directional bike lanes can't be fitted to this 'backbone' bike route, wouldn't a landscaped median be a non-starter too?
More to the point, the RFP goes out of its way to wave away the opportunities presented by even incremental expansion. On page 4 the RFP states: "Current City Council direction is that the roadway will not be expanded" (reiterated in the staff report). Then there's this too: "Although it is assumed that the roadway is not anticipated to be widened….." 'Assumed' without any public debate at all? Were that not sufficient, that same page puts a fine point on it: "The project team shall plan to present their final recommendations to the Council by the end of 2012 with no changes anticipated to the existing roadway width." Done.
The Bike Lanes Message: Not Really
Now, the city has instructed its RFP bidders to include bike lanes in their proposals as an optional 'enhancement.' And we've worked hard to persuade city officials not to box out bike lanes for this corridor entirely, so it's good to see lanes at least referenced. But it is not difficult to see that the city angling not to include lanes. Why not ask the engineer-bidders to figure out how to do it? The message here is coded:
Graphics should show in detail the constrains of the existing curb faces and also show the amount of additional roadway (if any) that would be required to have a bicycle lane in each direction.
The question is not, How can we do it? The RFP makes clear we want to know How we can't do it. And why are bike lanes (and even sidewalks) optional, according to the RFP? As we've maintained since early 2010, bike lanes should be part of the core project.
Indeed, in several places the RFP refers to median and the transit improvements but makes no similar mention of bike lanes (much less any kind of other improvement like 'bike boxes' or dedicated signals for our dangerous intersections. This tells the bidder that dual Class II on-boulevard lanes are really not under serious consideration. Bidders only need prepare an exhibit showing why it's hard to do.


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By Reed Parsell
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Published April 5, 1998
All that glitters in Oakland is not just the Gold Rush exhibit. Countless other cultural nuggets can be mined from the Oakland Museum of California, which concentrates almost exclusively on the Golden State's art, history and environment.
Until summer, however, the museum has the spotlight trained on its sesquicentennial showpiece about the original 49ers, their contemporaries and their legacy.
The life-size characters in "California Dreamers" are on exhibit in the museum's California History section.
If plans pan out, the exhibit will be displayed in Sacramento in three stages over two years, with the first installation going on view June 20. But if you have gold fever now and want to see "Gold Rush! California's Untold Stories" in one day and under one roof, visit the Oakland Museum -- and set aside an extra hour or two to enjoy the permanent collection.
For visitors who have forgotten what they learned in elementary school, the museum answers a rather basic question that neatly ties in with the whole Gold Rush phenomenon: Why do we call our state California?
The inspiration occurred back in 1510, more than two and a half centuries before the Spanish began settling here in earnest. Writer Garci-Ordonez de Montalvo's"Las Sergas de Espladian"was published in Seville. He set his romantic story in "an island called California." The "griffins" in the following passage are a type of Spanish vulture, which the museum says suggests the California condor:
"(California) was inhabited by black women without a single man among them, and they lived in the manner of Amazons. In their land there are many griffins. Their urns are of gold, and so is the harness of the wild beasts they tamed to ride, for in the whole island there is no metal but gold." There's that heavy metal again. The "Gold Rush" extravaganza's star attraction, a high-tech audio presentation guiding visitors past more than 1,500 artifacts, photographs and paintings, will be in Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium in 1999, from July 7 to Oct. 31. (The exhibit will be at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles from Sept. 19 of this year to Jan. 24, 1999). Included are the quarter-ounce nugget discovered by James Marshall on Jan. 24, 1848, and a miner's hand-hewn log cabin from the mid-1850s.
The Crocker Art Museum will display the other two exhibits, which also will go to the Smithsonian. "Art of the Gold Rush," which brings together 72 paintings and drawings of the era, will be at the Crocker from June 20 to Sept. 13 of this year. "Silver &Gold," presenting 150 daguerreotypes and ambrotypes made between 1848 and 1860, will be installed from Aug. 13 to Oct. 10, 1999.
Back in Oakland, the museum's permanent collection is arranged in three levels, one devoted to California artwork, one to the state's human history and one to geography and natural history.
Among the paintings on Level 3 are two by regional celebrity Wayne Thiebaud, "Delicatessen Counter" (1961) and "Urban Square" (1980). There are several striking works by Maynard Dixon (1875-1946). I also enjoyed "View of Stockton" by Alburtus Del Orient Browere(1814-1887), which depicts an 1854 downtown that sharply contrasts with what drivers today see off the freeway.
A large work by Joan Brown, "Model With Manuel's Sculpture" (1961), provides a taste of a major exhibit of Brown's work opening in Oakland Sept. 26. The artist, who died in 1990, gained fame during the Beat era.
Joan Brown's "Model With Manuel's Sculpture," pictured, is part of the museum's permanent collection.
Photographs include the familiar "Migrant Mother" by Dorothea Lange (1895-1965). The black-and-white shot of a weathered, anxious woman and her three young children, taken in Nipomo in 1936, perhaps sums up the Great Depression as well as anyone image can.
Also on Level 3 is a photographic montage by David Hockney, "Telephone Pole," in which the well-known artist used dozens of small prints from a camera to piece together a Los Angeles scene in 1982. Look closely, and you can spot what appear to be tips of Hockney's moccasins.
Level 2 uses hundreds of photographs to help tell the state's history. Full-size wagons and a classic '50s automobile, along with smaller souvenirs, period displays and an elaborate sculpture, "California Dreamers," are complemented by the museum's breezy but detailed signs. In the automobile display, for example, you learn:
- The nation's first gas station was established in Los Angeles in 1909 at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue.
- The nation's first stoplight was erected in the mid-1920s, also in Los Angeles.
- More than 17.5 million California-registered vehicles are driven 95 billion miles each year on the state's 179,000 miles of roads.
As at almost any museum, a few of the pieces are a bit dated -- unintentionally, that is. One of the period rooms, depicting a modern California home's interior, contains an archaic VCR and a yellowing game of Trivial Pursuit laid out over a black-leather footstool. And the "Pictorial History of California People, Progress and Politics" ends with a photograph of George Deukmejian, "Governor (1982-)." He left office more than seven years ago.
Throughout Levels 1 and 2 of the museum, placards hung from the ceiling feature California-related quotes. Included is this comment, made in 1864 by a visitor from Vermont: "All the Sacramento Valley is good for, in my opinion, is to raise mosquitoes and fever ague."
Fever ague? That was a new one to me, but the long-dead New Englander's nasty criticism riled my Sacramento Valley feathers. To quote Jack Kerouac in the nearby Beat era display, "I don't know. I don't care. And it doesn't make much difference."
Travel Wise: Oakland Museum of California
Getting there: Take Interstate 80 west to Interstate 580 east to Interstate 980 west to Interstate 880 south. Exit at Jackson Street and follow signs to the museum. The address is 1000 Oak St.
The Lake Merritt BART station is one block south of the museum. The Amtrak station, served four times a day by Capitol trains from Sacramento, is in Jack London Square, about 10 blocks away.
Museum hours: Through July 26, special hours to accommodate the Gold Rush exhibit are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, with the museum staying open until 9 p.m. on Fridays. After July 26, hours are expected to return to 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and noon to 7 p.m. Sundays.
Admission: Through July 26, general admission is $8; seniors and students pay $6; and children under 5 are free. Tickets are $3 less for everyone after 3 p.m. Fridays; the first Sunday of each month has a $3 flat fee for everyone age 5 and above. After July 26, expect prices to go down $3 from levels imposed during the run of the Gold Rush exhibit.
Lunch time: The museum's cafeteria offers four or five entree selections. Among other lunch options are the restaurants at Jack London Square; re-admission to the museum is free, same day.
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It is with deep sadness that we have learned of the passing of Irene Foley on Easter Sunday.
Irene was the wife of the late Northeast Director JIM FOLEY. Many of our long-time members will remember Irene accompanying Jim on Conclaves and organ tours. Irene had been in failing health for the last few years. She lived with her daughter Pat Foley Kromer and her husband Mike Kromer in Shreveport for many years. Recently they had relocated to Henderson NV. No arrangements have been announced.
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A former Polk County judicial assistant has filed a complaint with state and federal authorities, saying she was fired for reporting an affair between a judge and a bailiff and was sexually harassed by the bailiff.
Alisha Rupp held a news conference Wednesday in the office of her Pinellas County attorney.
Rupp said she was employed by Judge Beth Harlan in Bartow and that she walked in on Judge Susan Flood and bailiff James "Bubba" Maxcy having sex in September 2012. Rupp alleges that in May of this year, Maxcy made sexually harassing remarks and rubbed his body on hers.
Rupp reported this to the county's chief judge and was fired in July.
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