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@Gary: Good suggestion and it matches one of my high priority backlog items for our time remaining before RTM. Thanks for helping to confirm the importance of this one. Stay tuned.
@Charles Derat: These resources should help: msdn.microsoft.com/.../gg265783(v=vs.120).aspx, msdn.microsoft.com/.../gg265783(v=vs.120).aspx
This does work for 64bit processes as long as you are doing the analysis on a 64bit machine. The target process also has to be at least .NET 4.5 for this to work. If both of those conditions are being satisfied and it's not working for you, please get in touch with me at firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll figure out why it's not working
Need a list of compatible USB/Ethernet adapters. The ones I have seen state they are *not* compatible with Windows RT (if they state anything at all about Windows RT).
I just watched this build presentation. channel9.msdn.com/.../3-320
How can I setup TF-GIT to sync between TFS VC and GIT for source control?
Can I use TF-GIT to also sync branches, work items, workitem links to changeset details, labels, builds, test results?
If not...is there a new version of the TIP (TFS integration platform) that incorporates TF-GIT for version control so that I don't lose any fidelity in the history of the files when setting up a "full mirror"?
Does TFS GIT have the branch visualization features that are present in TFS VC? blogs.msdn.com/.../3465.BranchingVisualization3a_5F00_23811608.png
Are there any new features for centralized version control in TFS 2013? We aren't going to be moving to DVCS/GIT.
How can I create a "team" in TFS under one team project and point that "team" to a different TFS team project so that team can use GIT for version control?
Would't that be nice if you can create such dump files (with correct parameters) directly from VS.
Remote processes (services) should be also supported.
Is such a feature planned for the RTM or for any upcoming version?
Will Edit & Continue also work for 64 bit native C++ applications ?
Thanks for this nice and detailed blog on exp.testing. I really like this feature and i'm using it extensively. But a problem i face now is that the action log-data is not complete when I test my app. on chrome (latest version) - It just says 'Click document'... While on IE9 it works fine - (Clicked 'Home' on site..xxx).
I work with TFS+MTM 2012. Any support will be greatly appreciable.
Collapsing the managed callstack for async methods like that would be very helpful. Having three rows for a resumed async method does seem a little extraneous, though, especially if you nest async calls several levels deep.
@ Dave Shaw - thank you for pointing it out. Fixed now.
@Christoph: You can't change the return value directly. However, if it is setting a variable you can update it or if it's something that get passed into a function you can put a break point in the function and update it there.
@Vijay - If you're referring to the Git-TF tool on Codeplex (gittf.codeplex.com), it can be used to share changes between a loca Git repo and TFVC. The readme that ships with the tool describes a team workflow scenario that can be used with a Git repo hosted in TFS. Keep in mind that this tool only syncs changes on demand - it is not designed to keep a TFVC repo and a Git repo in sync automatically. Also the tool is only for version control - work items, links, etc are not synchronized.
As an aside, it is not possible to keep TFVC and Git in sync without losing some fidelity of the data. The architectures and branching models are vastly different between the systems which creates scenarios where the data cannot be exactly replayed in the other system. As an example, take the "undelete" changetype in TFVC - Git would see this as an "add" operation - there is no way to perfectly preserve that metadata.
@IgorL - The branch visualization features in built for TFVC in Visual Studio do not yet have an analogous feature for Git repos. We do have plans to build branch visualizations, but due to differences in the branching models of Git and TFVC, the features will be notably different. If you're looking for a tool to help visualize branches in Git, the gitk command line tool should help. If you install the 3rd party command line tools from within VS (aka msysgit), the gitk tool will be included.


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Today is National Filet Mignon Day, and to help you celebrate we've rounded up the best 15 steakhouses in Los Angeles. If you want the traditional chophouse experience, go with one of the major chains on the list like the beloved Palm or the ubiquitous (and ridiculously named) Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. But if you want just the tiniest twist or tweak, check out Los Angeles stand-alones like Jar, which describes itself as "a modern chophouse," or the super-sexy STK that boasts, "not your daddy's steakhouse." After you've indulged in tender, juicy, medium-rare steaks this weekend, do your heart (and the planet!) a favor by getting in on Meatless Mondays.
BLT Steak 8720 Sunset Boulevard West Hollywood CA, 90069 A crush of young Armani-clad agents, "ER" heartthrobs and pop star wannabes punctuate the caramel-toned banquettes and Macassar ebony tables, but the bustling see-and-be-seen lounge at the entrance and long raw bar showcases a lot more meat than the Black Angus and American Wagyu steaks. Sweet, plump Kumamoto and Malpeque oysters may not be needed for romantic persuasion after a few potent cucumber gin cocktails, but go ahead, indulge. - Martha Burr at Citysearch.
Jar 8225 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, California 90048 Although steaks and chops anchor the short menu, it's the roasts and braises that really have soul. Chicken, steeped in lemongrass, is roasted golden-brown, while tender pot roast melts in your mouth. - Citysearch
Mastro's Steak House Beverly Hills: 246 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills CA 90210 Thousand Oaks: 2087 East Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks CA 91362 Costa Mesa: 633 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa CA 92626 Newport Beach: 8112 East Coast Hwy., Newport Beach CA 92657 Portions are King Kong-sized and priced accordingly, with a la carte entrees often surpassing the $30 mark. Those who like gimmick-laden appetizers should try the shrimp cocktail set in a bed of vaporizing dry ice. But don't let it distract from the demon red meat. Bone-in rib eye--a fist-thick slab--arrives at the table sizzling in butter. Just as substantial, the baked pork porterhouse seals in all the flavor of its rosy-pink center. Other cuts include a bone-in filet; 40-ounce, double-cut porterhouse; and Kansas City strip. - Citysearch Photo via Flickr: Mike Saechang.
The Palm Downtown: 1100 South Flower St., Los Angeles, CA 90015 West Hollywood: 9001 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90069 With its Italian-tinged menu and playful artwork on the walls, this national chain (which got its start in 1926) maintains a congenial atmosphere even as corporate patrons use company credit cards to pay for 36-ounce New York strips or jumbo lobsters. Sitting in dark wood chairs placed at tables topped in white linen, suit-jacketed gents and ladies sup on prime steaks, chops and hearty portions of classic Old World dishes like spaghettini marinara and veal piccata. - Citysearch
Wolfgang's Steakhouse 445 N. Canon Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 The third in Wolfgang Zwiener's mini-chain and his first in Los Angeles, the restaurant relies on classic starters such as lobster cocktails, crabcakes and beefsteak tomato-and-onion salads. Entrees, too, are steakhouse standards: Dry-aged porterhouse for two, three or four; bone-in New York sirloin, lamb chops and filet mignon. Rounding out the menu are Wolfgang burgers piled high with cheese and bacon, a selection of fish, and sides including cottage fries, creamed spinach and sauteed mushrooms. For dessert, diners dive into apple strudel, cheesecake and hot fudge sundaes, all available with dollops of homemade "schlag" (whipped cream). - Randi Schmelzer at Citysearch Photo via Flickr: nakashi.
BOA West Hollywood: 9200 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood CA 90069 Santa Monica: 101 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica CA 90401 Appetizers range from fresh oysters, smoked salmon and caviar to tableside tartare, while "surf" entrees feature ahi tuna and whole Maine lobster. But the main draw is, of course, the steaks: everything from a 40-day dry aged New York Strip to bone-in Kansas City filet mignon. - Martha Burr at Citysearch Photo via Flickr: KW0326.
Pacific Dining Car Downtown: 1310 West 6th St., Los Angeles, CA 90017 Santa Monica: 2700 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90403 Thick, juicy steaks cooked over a mesquite fire are the main attraction. Start with the classic shrimp cocktail, four mondo shrimp with a zesty cocktail sauce, or a garlicky Caesar salad. The gargantuan cowboy steak, a flavorful rib steak, is charred on the outside yet rare inside. The baseball steak (a two-inch-thick cut of top sirloin), Delmonico (bone-in New York strip) and buttery filet mignon are other well-known cuts. Although side dishes merely distract from the sheer joy of red meat, if you must, order the onion rings, thinly sliced and cooked till just droopy, or the overloaded baked potato, dressed tableside with sour cream and chives. And if you have room after all that, try the piping hot souffle--just make sure to order it at the beginning of your feast. - Citysearch Photo via Flickr: Nick Solares.
Ruth's Chris Steak House Beverly Hills: 224 South Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Pasadena: 369 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101 Anaheim: 2041 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92802 Choice cuts of custom-aged beef arrive in sizzling butter on 500-degree plates. The menu also offers chicken, pork and seafood entrees along with Creole appetizers like shrimp remoulade. Family-style sides include gargantuan onion rings, creamed spinach and various styles of potatoes. Traditional homemade desserts like cheesecake and bread pudding conclude the meal. - Citysearch
Morton's The Steakhouse Beverly Hills: 435 S. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90048 Downtown: 735 South Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90017 Burbank: 3400 West Olive Ave. Burbank, CA 91505 Woodland Hills: 6250 Canoga Ave. Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Anaheim: 1895 South Harbor Blvd. Anaheim, CA 92802 Dinners begin with a waiter-driven cart laden with fresh vegetables, live lobster and cuts of steak; customers choose from porterhouse, rib-eye, bone-in prime rib and more. Side dishes are traditional and enormous, from baked potatoes and creamed spinach to steamed broccoli with hollandaise. - Citysearch
CUT Beverly Hills Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel Beverly Hills, California 90212 Wolfgang Puck proffers the kind of decadent protein-heavy appetizers, red meat mains and stiff martinis that four-picture deals should be made over. Imaginative bone marrow flan is meltingly rich, and crispy pork belly exudes just a hint of maple. For entrees, 21-day-aged rib eye is supple, but pales next to delicately charred, perfectly pink Nebraskan sirloin--the extra two weeks of aging serves it well. The real scene stealer is a tender rotisserie duckling for two, its meadow-y lavender marrying sweet honey reduction. Comparably light mille feuille with McGrath strawberries is a refreshing ending. - Citysearch
STK 755 N. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90069 Steaks come in three different sizes, a la carte and with choice of sauce, while less meaty options include gigantic shrimp served atop rice crispies that actually snap, crackle and pop. - Mar Yvette at Citysearch
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar Los Angeles: 800 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90015 Woodland Hills: 6373 Topanga Canyon Boulevard., Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Rancho Cucamonga: 7905 Monet Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739 Newport Beach: 455 Newport Center Drive in Fashion Island, Newport Beach, CA 92660 The menu starts out hot with appetizers such as spicy lobster tempura, sweet chili calamari and shrimp cocktail with horseradish sauce as well as salads and French onion soup. Entrees range from classic filet mignon and New York strip to Australian lamb chops in a champagne mint sauce and pork ribs baked in apple cider. Non-meat eaters can pick from seafood staples like seared scallops and Alaskan king crab legs. Side dishes, which cost extra, feature sweet corn with shallots, onion rings and four potato preparations. - Mar Yvette at Citysearch
The Grill On The Alley Hollywood: 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028 Beverly Hills: 9560 Dayton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Westlake Village: 120 E. Promenade Way, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 The kitchen consistently doles out traditional comfort food served simply--and plenty of it. The heaping crab cocktail is a refreshing starter, as is the cobb salad with cool veggies and crisp bacon. Although few stray from the nicely charred New York steak, there are other gems to be found on the menu. Braised short ribs are falling-off-the-bone tender, and the chicken potpie is the size of an actual pie, filled with decadent cream and huge chunks of meat. Decadent favorites like the hot fudge sundae and towering strawberry shortcake are available for dessert. - Citysearch
Nick + Stef's Steakhouse 330 South Hope St., Los Angeles CA 90071 Prime rib, steaks and chops dominate the menu, naturally. Bearnaise sauce is straightforward, while the "world of mustards" topping provides a zippy, tangy complement to the beef. The Kurobuta pork short ribs are a Japanese delicacy, distinctively moist, with a rich, sweet taste. In addition to traditional steakhouse side dishes, a la carte highlights include lemony baked artichokes, vanilla-tinged sweet potatoes topped with candied pecans, and aged white-cheddar mac and cheese. - Citysearch
Taylor's Steak House Los Angeles: 3361 West 8th St., Los Angeles, CA 90005 La Canada: 901 Foothill Blvd., La Canada, CA 91011 Entrees are flanked by soup or an iceberg lettuce salad, steamed vegetable, or either baked or mashed potatoes, window-dressing for the thick steaks. The meal is capped off with a towering slice of lemony cheesecake and a cup of joe. - Citysearch
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1. The Power of Critical Thinking
Why It Matters
How It Works
Claims and Reasons
Reasons and Arguments
Arguments in the Rough
Key Words
Field Problems
Self-Assessment Quiz
Writing Assignments
2. Obstacles to Critical Thinking
Psychological Obstacles
The Almighty Self
The Power of the Group
Philosophical Obstacles
Subjective Relativism
Social Relativism
Key Words
Field Problems
Self-Assessment Quiz
Integrative Exercises
Writing Assignments
3. Making Sense of Arguments
Argument Basics
Judging Arguments
Finding Missing Parts
Argument Patterns
Diagramming Arguments
Assessing Long Arguments
Key Words
Field Problems
Self-Assessment Quiz
Integrative Exercises
Writing Assignments
4. Reasons for Belief and Doubt
When Claims Conflict
Experts and Evidence
Personal Experience
Innumeracy and Probability
Fooling Ourselves
Resisting Contrary Evidence
Looking for Confirming Evidence
Preferring Available Evidence
Claims in the News
Inside the News
Sorting Out the News
Advertising and Persuasion
Misleading Comparisons
Weasel Words
Key Words
Field Problems
Self-Assessment Quiz
Integrative Exercises
Writing Assignments
5. Fallacies and Persuaders
Fallacies: Irrelevant Premises
Genetic Fallacy
Appeal to the Person
Appeal to Popularity
Appeal to Tradition
Appeal to Ignorance
Appeal to Emotion
Red Herring
Straw Man
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Fallacies: Unacceptable Premises
Begging the Question
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False Dilemma
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
Faulty Analogy
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* Innuendo
* Euphemisms and Dysphemisms
* Stereotyping
* Ridicule
* Rhetorical Definitions
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Field Problems
Self-Assessment Quiz
Integrative Exercises
Writing Assignments
6. Deductive Reasoning: Propositional Logic
Connectives and Truth Values
Checking for Validity
Simple Arguments
Tricky Arguments
Streamlined Evaluation
Key Words
Field Problems
Self-Assessment Quiz
Integrative Exercises
Writing Assignments
7. Deductive Reasoning: Categorical Logic
Statements and Classes
Translations and Standard Form
Diagramming Categorical Statements
Sizing Up Categorical Syllogisms
Key Words
Field Problems
Self-Assessment Quiz
Integrative Exercises
Writing Assignments
8. Inductive Reasoning
Enumerative Induction
Sample Size
Opinion Polls
Analogical Induction
Causal Arguments
Testing for Causes
Causal Confusions
Necessary and Sufficient Conditions
Key Words
Field Problems
Self-Assessment Quiz
Integrative Exercises
Writing Assignments
9. Inference to the Best Explanation
Explanations and Inference
Theories and Consistency
Theories and Criteria
Telling Good Theories from Bad
A Doomed Flight
An Amazing Cure
Key Words
Field Problems
Self-Assessment Quiz
Integrative Exercises
Writing Assignments
10. Judging Scientific Theories
Science and Not Science
The Scientific Method
Testing Scientific Theories
Judging Scientific Theories
Copernicus Versus Ptolemy
Evolution Versus Creationism
Science and Weird Theories
Making Weird Mistakes
Leaping to the Weirdest Theory
Mixing What Seems with What Is
Misunderstanding the Possibilities
Judging Weird Theories
Crop Circles
Talking with the Dead
Field Problems
Self-Assessment Quiz
Integrative Exercises
Writing Assignments
11. Critical Thinking in Morality and the Law
Moral Arguments
Moral Premises
Moral Theories
Evaluating Moral Theories
Two Important Theories
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A Coherent Worldview
Key Words
Field Problems
Self-Assessment Quiz
Integrative Exercises
Writing Assignments
Appendix A: Essays for Evaluation
1. "Death Penalty Discriminates Against Black Crime Victims," USA Today
2. "Marine Parks," Bill Daly
* 3. "A Feminist Defense of Pornography," Wendy McElroy
* 4. "A Defense of Homosexuality," John Corvino
5. "More Innocents Die When We Don't Have Capital Punishment," Dennis Prager
* 6. "What's Wrong with Adultery?" Bonnie Steinbock
* 7. "A Pat-Down Is Better than a Blowup," Caroline Baum
8. "The Cohabitation Epidemic," Neil Clark Warren
* 9. "Not Being Vaccinated Is Not Acceptable," David Ropeik
* 10. "Women and the Afghanistan Peace Process," Ann Jones
11. "A Deviance from God's Norm," Richard Land
12. "Marriage Still Evolving, as Ever," Buffalo News
13. "Slouching Toward Chimeras," Jeremy Rifkin
* 14. "Fighting Islamic Extremists Who Stifle Free Speech," Ayaan Hirsi and Daniel Huff
* 15. "Is Sluttishness a Feminist Statement?" Wendy Kaminer
16. "Torture: Time for Congress to End the Debate," USA Today
17. "Torture: Severe Interrogations Work," Trent Franks
18. "Freedom of Expression: Protect Student Speech--Even 'Unwise' Bong Banner," USA Today
19. "Freedom of Expression: Policy Reflects Common Sense," Kenneth W. Starr
* 20. "It's Irresponsible to Spread Fear of Vaccine," USA Today
21. "Flag Amendment: Flag Needs Protection," Dianne Feinstein
Appendix B: Answers to Exercises
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Dallos was made in 1983 by Studio Pierrot, becoming world`s first OVA series. It was also the directorial debut of Mamoru Oshii, who would later go on to direct such films as Angel`s Egg, the fourth Urusei Yatsura movie, and Ghost in the Shell.
In 1991, Celebrity Home Entertainment released an American dub of the series on VHS under the title Battle for Moon Station Dallos. The three episodes were edited together as a film. This feature version was later reissued by Best Film and Video Corp simply titled Dallos.
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A Brazos County judge has denied a competency hearing and a withdrawal of an execution date for convicted killer Marcus Druery.
The 32-year-old is due to be put to death by lethal injection August 1.
Tuesday morning, his lawyers argued to Judge J.D. Langley that Druery has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and while he may have a factual understanding, he does not have a rational understanding that he is going to be put to death.
The state countered that letters and statements Druery has made, while not normal, showed that the inmate is aware of a pending execution. He also has asked for more witnesses to be questioned in order to prove his innocence. The state said that shows he is aware of why he is going to be executed.
According to the U.S. Supreme Court, an inmate must be aware of their execution and why they are being put to death before the act takes place.
Druery's lawyers will continue to attempt appeals on this matter.
Druery was convicted of the Halloween 2002 shooting death of Skyyler Browne. He has been on death row since late 2003.
Ynobe Matthews was the last inmate from Brazos County to be executed when he was put to death in 2004.
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Paula and Edu, a truly original couple, tell us about the happiest day of their lives. It was even better than they had imagined! Want to know why?
I am fom Benidorm and my new husband, Edu, is from Madrid.
We met 16 summers ago, in college on the English countryside of Padworth, United Kingdom. We felt a connection the moment our eyes locked, but didn't experience our first kiss for another year alongside a romantic lake.
After ten years of visiting one another and sending letters we finally realized we already found what we were looking for. So five years later we became more than friends. We immediately fell in love and our tale became our favourite love story.
We lived in Madrid and later moved to Benidorm, where we currently reside.
Last June was the 15th anniversary of our first kiss. Edu surprised me with a trip to Padworth, and asked me to marry him by that very same lake. He knows that I treasure age-old things. My engagement ring was a beautiful relic from the 50th century. With the assistance of a friend he was able to find it in an antiquary in Madrid. The ring had six bright brilliants forming a flower.
We enjoyed planning our special wedding. We wanted to create an intimate environment where all our guests could feel comfortable, like home. We had the perfect place for it: my parent´s home in Benidorm, where I grew up.
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Cocktail hour took place outdoors in the garden and dinner in the indoor dining area. After dinner we danced until sunrise. Edu surprisingly serenated me with our song, "Time of our life".
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The village of Cheneil belongs to the municipality of Valtournenche, in the province of Aosta, region Valle d'Aosta.
The village of Cheneil is 2,59 kilometers far from the same town of Valtournenche to whom it belongs.
To the municipality of Valtournenche also belong the localities of Bioley (2,93 km), Breuil (6,37 km), Breuil - Cervinia (6,57 km), Cervinia (-- km), Colonia Estiva (4,06 km), Colonia Layette (5,11 km), Fontanaz - Valmartin (1,00 km), Lago Bleu (5,27 km), Les Perreres Centrale (3,58 km), Loz (1,51 km), Mayen (1,23 km), Paquier (0,15 km), Plan Maison (8,02 km), Singlin di Sopra (2,09 km), Singlin di Sotto (1,68 km).
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The locality of Cheneil rises 2105 meters abobe sea level.
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International Franchising: The European Union PPT
Presentation Summary : INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE EXPANSION STRATEGIES: Opportunities and Risks IFA International Symposium Los Angles, California November 5, 2008 Udo Schlentrich, Ph.D.
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Chapter 12 Franchise Agreements and Management Contracts PPT
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How to Franchise Your Business PPT
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BA 560 - New Venture Creation - Oregon State University PPT
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Chapter 030 - Franchises, Licensing + Strategic Alliances PPT
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Patriots' swim title tops year's best sports stories
December 31, 2014
It was another successful year for Issaquah community sports.
Athletes at the three district high schools took home conference titles, state championships and, in Liberty's case, made history in 2014.
Here is a recap of the year's top sports stories, in no particular order:
Cross country capers
September 30, 2014
Dark Horse Ink names new print manager
February 25, 2014
Dark Horse Ink recently announced that print technician Zach Shaw was promoted to print manager.
Dark Horse Ink is a screen-printing company in the Delta Business Park, in Preston, and provides custom screen-printing, embroidery and thermal transfer art services.
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The DA yesterday welcomed the disbandment of the Mpumalanga economic growth agency and tourism and parks agency boards. The party hoped Premier David Mabuza and his colleagues would commit themselves to clean corporate governance free from political interference, provincial leader Willie Venter said. Mabuza's office said at the weekend the boards had been disbanded following an executive council lekgotla which said the boards of both agencies had failed to deliver on their mandates, spokesman Zibonele Mncwango said. – Sapa
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - After trading away their primary goal scorer from the previous three seasons, the New York Rangers put up their highest offensive output of the year with plenty of the help from a few of his replacements.
Ryane Clowe scored two goals and assisted on another in a dazzling Rangers debut, while Derick Brassard delivered a four-point night just hours after being acquired by the club to help New York register a 6-1 rout of the suddenly slumping Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden.
Brassard, one of three players who came over from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for three-time 40-goal scorer Marian Gaborik during Wednesday's trade deadline, tallied once and recorded three assists in New York's first six-goal effort of the season. Defenseman John Moore, also part of the Gaborik deal, lit the lamp as well in his first outing as a Ranger.
"You can see Brassard's skill and he has pretty good awareness," said Rangers head coach John Tortorella. "He passed the puck and scored a goal. He was good on face-offs. Moore is the one I am really interested in because I know the least about him. He's a terrific skater and I thought he did a really good job defending and made some really good reads."
Brian Boyle also racked up a goal and three helpers for New York, which was coming off another strong performance in Monday's 4-2 home victory over Winnipeg, while Henrik Lundqvist turned back 26-of-27 shots.
Clowe, brought in by the Rangers in a trade with San Jose on Tuesday, didn't have a single goal in 28 games with the Sharks, but played an instrumental role for his new club as New York dealt the Penguins a second straight setback following a 15-game winning streak that was halted with Monday's 4-1 home loss to Buffalo.
Both of those defeats came without the services of star center Sidney Crosby, who is sidelined indefinitely with a broken jaw sustained over the weekend.
"We have to find ways to do better than that," Penguins center Brandon Sutter said. "To a man here we know that's unacceptable. I can't explain why or why it went that way the last two games."
Pascal Dupuis scored the lone goal for Pittsburgh, which received 33 saves from Marc-Andre Fleury in the loss.
Brassard made an instant impact on his first power-play opportunity in a New York uniform. With the Penguins' Chris Kunitz in the box for a slashing call, the new Rangers center delivered a drop pass that Brad Richards one-timed and Boyle re-directed into the Pittsburgh net midway through the first period to give the Blueshirts a 1-0 edge.
Less than 2 1/2 minutes later, Richards set up Ryan McDonagh for a well-placed blast into the upper right corner of the cage to place the Penguins in a two- goal hole.
Clowe got into the act shortly afterward, whipping a backhander off a Derek Stepan feed past Fleury exactly two minutes after McDonagh's strike to extend New York's cushion to 3-0.
"We went over some system stuff before the game and I talked to (Tortorella) a little bit and he said 'don't worry about it too much tonight, just go out and play and that's all you have to do'. All that stuff that I think makes me a good player I tried to do tonight. I thought for the first game, I gelled pretty well with that line."
The Penguins' problems continued early in the second period, as Evgeni Malkin was sent off for tripping New York's Mats Zuccarello and the Rangers capitalized on the penalty.
Boyle had a long drive blocked in front following the ensuing faceoff, but Brassard lifted the resulting rebound over Fleury's right shoulder to further stretch the lead just 1:53 into the middle session.
Pittsburgh did answer a mere 34 seconds later, however, after Lundqvist kicked out a Robert Bortuzzo shot right to Dupuis and the Penguins' wing buried home the carom to get his team on the board.
The momentum was short-lived, however, as the Rangers cashed in on another chance with the man advantage before the period concluded.
Brassard had a hand in that goal as well, sending a beautiful no-look backhand pass to Clowe that the latter buried into an open right side 7:08 prior to the second intermission.
Moore's first goal as a Ranger accounted for the only marker of the final frame, with the young blueliner sending a shot from the left point that Fleury failed to glove with 10:13 left to play.
The game was the first of a home-and-home series between the Atlantic Division
foes, with the clubs set to play in Pittsburgh on Friday ... New York also
acquired right wing Derek Dorsett, out for the season with a fractured
collarbone, from the Blue Jackets in the Gaborik trade ... The Rangers had
lost seven straight to the Pens in regular-season play coming in ... New York
scored five goals in the first two periods for the first time in exactly a
calendar year, last doing so in a 5-3 decision at Philadelphia on April 3,
2012 ... Pittsburgh acquired center Jussi Jokinen from Carolina during
Wednesday's deadline ... Lundqvist notched his 268th win as a Ranger, passing
Eddie Giacomin for second place in franchise history for that category.
Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia in September has altered the date of the Penn-Villanova football game.
Kyle Busch won Sunday's road course race in Sonoma, California, but he still has a long way to go to become eligible for a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
NFL players have a very short shelf life to make significant amounts of money so it's tough to fault anyone who has outperformed a contract when they go knocking on the door to ask for more.
Pete Mackanin will remain interim manager of the Philadelphia Phillies for the remainder of the season, the team announced Tuesday.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have reportedly retained restricted free agent forward Kyle Singler with a five-year contract extension.
The Detroit Red Wings signed veteran forward Brad Richards a one-year contract on Wednesday.


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ANDERSON - Ruth T. Johnson, 97, of Anderson, IN, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014.
She was born in Illinois on April 8, 1917.
She graduated from Anderson High School. She later attended College in St. Louis but finished her Bachelor of Educational Science at Anderson College.
Ruth was a social worker for the Urban League and Federal Gov. Clerk for Ft. Harrison. She enjoyed helping children achieve their education and GED. She also worked with the girl scouts at the community center in Anderson, IN.
She loved the Lord and kept the faith. She was a true caregiver to everyone.
She leaves to cherish her memory two daughters, Laura K. (Willie) Knight and Cherly Ann Abram; sister, Alam L. Foreapugh; two special grandchildren, Markitta Abram and Nicole Abram and a host of other grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other family and friends.
Service will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 25, 2014 at United of Christ, 538 E. 31st Street Anderson, IN.
Calling is 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday at the church.
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In February a Jordanian named Yitzhak Rabin enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces. Now, an African American convert to Judaism in Jerusalem has officially changed his name to Barack Obama. More ▸
In February a Jordanian named Yitzhak Rabin enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces. Now, an African American convert to Judaism in Jerusalem has officially changed his name to Barack Obama. More ▸
Israeli police launched an investigation into a well-known haredi Orthodox rabbi's statement that Finance Minister Yair Lapid could be assassinated in the same way as Yitzhak Rabin. More ▸
An article published by The Jewish Press and Arutz Sheva argues that Ariel Sharon's coma is punishment for his Gaza withdrawal. More ▸
The Atlantic revisits the controversy in Jordan surrounding a Muslim boy named Yitzhak Rabin, but Israel has also had a baby-naming brouhaha. More ▸
Noa Rothman, the granddaughter of the late Yitzhak Rabin, has just signed a deal to produce an American version of her Israeli show "The Prime Minister's Children," The Times of Israel reports. The series, which Rothman co-wrote, "focused on the public and private lives of a fictional Israeli prime minister, his wife and his two… More ▸
Yitzhak Rabin "knew the path of peace was the hardest of all," Israeli President Shimon Peres said at a memorial marking 18 years since the assassination of the prime minister. More ▸
As pundits debate the Oslo Accord on its 20th anniversary, JTA's 1993 news coverage reminds us that there was discord over the agreement from the beginning. More ▸
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For those with no firsthand memory of Yitzhak Rabin, the prime minister's assassination is refracted through the lens of contemporary Israel, often taught as a lesson in the dangers of ideological extremism. More ▸
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Building In-depth Knowledge of the Strategy
Workshop for Southern Asia region, Dhaka
The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) in collaboration with the government of Bangladesh organized a workshop on the "Regional Implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Southern Asia," in Dhaka, Bangladesh in May 2012.
Workshop for Southern Africa region, Windhoek
The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) in collaboration with the government of Namibia organized a workshop on the "Regional Implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Southern Africa," in Windhoek, Namibia in October 2011.
Workshop for Eastern Africa region, Addis Ababa
CTITF, in partnership with the Government of Ethiopia, conducted a workshop on Regional Implementation of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Eastern Africa, which was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in July 2011.
Workshop for Southeast Asian region, Bali
In November 2010, CTITF organized a workshop in Bali, Indonesia on Regional Implementation of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Southeast Asia. This is the first of the five planned workshops, to be held in key regions across the world.
Member States have expressed political commitment to develop the legal, institutional and practical capacities to counter international terrorism, and several States have taken a number of important steps in this regard. However, adequate coordination between Government agencies and coherent and integrated national and regional counter-terrorism policies are often missing and the effective implementation of the Strategy remains elusive in many parts of the world. One of the chief reasons for this problem is the lack of in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Strategy in capitals and the role that different stakeholders, including the CTITF, can play in supporting national, regional, and sub-regional implementation.
In order to build sustained political support in capitals around the world for the Global Strategy, it is important that key stakeholders come together to discuss the relevance of the Strategy for their respective regions, identify priority areas of greater coordination and activity, including with support from CTITF and its entities, and make progress on the implementation of the Global Strategy. This project facilitates that process by allowing all relevant stakeholders to gain a better understanding and deeper knowledge of all four pillars of the Strategy and the means for their integrated implementation.
How does the CTITF Office raise awareness and understanding of the Strategy?
The CTITF Office has adopted a strategic and incremental approach to raise awareness and build in-depth knowledge and understanding of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy through targeted awareness-raising initiatives with key stakeholders in Governments, regional/sub-regional organizations and civil society in five regions: Southeast Asia, South Asia, Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, and West Africa/Sahel regions.
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Five major workshops are planned with participation of key stakeholders from those regions, including, national counter-terrorism policymakers and practitioners, law enforcement, criminal justice, and other relevant officials, national counterterrorism focal points or coordinators and relevant civil society actors.
The first workshop for South-East Asia took place in Bali, Indonesia in November 2010 while the second workshop for Eastern Africa was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in July 2011. The comprehensive two-day workshops aimed at enhancing local knowledge of the Strategy and identifying how it can best be implemented in an integrated manner on the ground, while taking into account the local context.
The workshops are organized by the CTITF Office, in cooperation with relevant CTITF entities, co-sponsoring Member States and, wherever possible, in cooperation with relevant regional/sub-regional organizations.
Building In-Depth Knowledge of the Strategy
How are workshops designed?
Although the aim of all five regional workshops is to deepen key stakeholders' knowledge of the Strategy, the realities and priorities on the ground differ with regard to existing knowledge and respective political support for the Strategy. The focus of each regional workshop is tailored according to what is most useful to the relevant stakeholders. As a general principle, the CTITF Office encourages Member States to implement all four pillars of the Global Strategy with equal urgency and importance. In certain regions, where knowledge of the Strategy is still very limited, the workshop focus may thus cover all four pillars of the Strategy.
All of the workshops, however, include a focus on capacity-building. This allows participants to, inter alia, identify ways to build Strategy-related capacities in more innovative and sustainable ways, and to ensure that these efforts, including those of the United Nations, are coordinated and targeted towards priority needs.
In addition, the workshops provide an opportunity for the exchange of information and good practices on the implementation of the Global Strategy among relevant law enforcement, criminal justice, and other national officials.
The workshops produce a chair's summary of recommendations and, where appropriate, the adoption of a regional plan of action for the implementation of the Global Strategy. Each regional plan of action would, inter alia, enumerate those tasks which the different United Nations, regional, and national stakeholders commit to undertake in the months ahead.
These workshops serve as useful follow-on activities to the meeting of national counter-terrorism focal points in Vienna in October 2009. That meeting was co-sponsored by the Governments of Austria, Costa Rica, Japan, Norway, Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey and organized in close cooperation with the CTITF, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
What are the upcoming workshops?
2012: Another regional workshop will be conducted for key stakeholders in South Asia on 16-17 May in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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2012: A regional workshop for key stakeholders in North and West Africa is planned, possibly to be hosted by the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) or other partner entity in the region.
The meetings will bring together senior policymakers and practitioners from the capitals, as well as representatives from donor countries, relevant United Nations offices, and civil society organizations. Among other things, the meetings will allow officials from the regions to share information, experiences, challenges, and best practices related to the implementation of the Strategy at the national level, focusing on all four of its pillars. In addition, they will place special emphasis on developing sub-regional plans of action for all relevant stakeholders, including both law enforcement and criminal justice officials and development actors.
Outputs and Outcomes
Five regional/sub-regional workshops (Southeast-Asia, South-Asia, Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, and North and West Africa)
CTITF meeting on building in-depth knowledge of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Southeast Asia
Short term: National counterterrorism policymakers and practitioners, secretariat officials in regional/sub-regional organizations, and civil society experts achieve greater levels of in-depth knowledge and understanding about the Strategy, including how it can be used to develop more effective national, regional, and sub-regional responses to terrorism.
Med – long term: Increase in Member States' capacity to implement the Global Strategy, including from an increase in requests from Member States to CTITF to support integrated implementation of the Strategy.


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Imaging and analysis of107Cd uptake by the roots of rice cultivars (vegetative stage). (a) Photograph of test plants. The large dotted rectangle indicates the FOV of PETIS. Nipponbare, Koshihikari, and Sasanishiki are of the japonica type, showing low Cd-accumulating cultivars. Choko-koku, Jarjan, and Anjana Dhan are of the indica type, showing high Cd-accumulating cultivars. (b) Serial images of Cd movement (0-36 h). (c) Time courses of Cd amounts in the roots surrounded by red lines in the black and white photograph. (d) Time course of Cd amounts in culture solution surrounded by red line. Cd in the roots (pmol) and Cd in solution (pmol) in Figure 1 indicate the sums of radioactive107Cd and nonradioactive Cd.
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FelCor Lodging Trust (NYSE: FCH), a real estate investment trust, went public in 1994. FelCor owns a diversified portfolio of primarily upper-upscale and luxury hotels that are located in major and resort markets. FelCor partners with leading hotel companies to operate its hotels, which are flagged under globally recognized names and premier independent hotels.
We seek to provide superior stockholder returns by assembling a diversified portfolio of high-growth hotels, combined with a sound and flexible balance sheet reflecting low cost debt, an extended maturity profile and substantial liquidity. Our long-term strategy has five critical components:
We have made significant progress toward achieving the objectives of our strategic plan.
A healthy balance sheet provides the necessary flexibility and capacity to thrive throughout lodging industry cycles. We are committed to strengthening our balance sheet by reducing leverage, lowering our cost of debt and extending debt maturities.
Our core portfolio consists primarily of upper-upscale and luxury hotels and resorts located in major markets and resort locations that have dynamic demand generators and high barriers-to-entry. Most of our hotels are operated under well-recognized brands, such as Fairmont, Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Hilton, Marriott, Renaissance, Sheraton, Westin, Wyndham and Holiday Inn. Royalton and Morgans, in midtown manhattan, are operated independent of any brand. We sell, acquire and rebrand hotels to increase our return on invested capital, improve overall portfolio quality, enhance diversification and improve growth rates.
Hotel Sales: On an ongoing basis, we review our hotels in terms of projected performance, future capital expenditure requirements, market dynamics and concentration risk. We believe selling non-strategic hotels enhances our long-term growth, increases our return on capital and enables management to focus on "core" long-term investments.
Hotel Acquisitions: We consider purchasing hotels that meet or exceed our strict investment criteria.
We seek to maximize revenue, market share, hotel operating margins and cash flow at every hotel. FelCor's asset management is aggressive and hands-on. All of our asset managers have extensive hotel operating experience and thorough knowledge of the markets and overall demand dynamics where our hotels operate. Because of their experience, their interaction with our hotels managers is very effective. With our long-standing brand relationships, we have significant influence over how their policies and procedures (most notably, brand strategy on marketing and revenue enhancement programs) affect us as hotel owners. In addition to working with our hotel managers to maximize hotel operating performance, we routinely evaluate value-adding opportunities at our hotels, such as use of public areas, new restaurant concepts and improved management of food and beverage operations.
We take a prudent approach to spending capital. Our strategy involves efficiently maintaining our properties and limiting future fluctuations of expenditures, while maximizing return on investment. We generally renovate between six to eight core hotels each year to maintain the competitive position and value of our hotels. In addition, we consider expansion or redevelopment opportunities at our properties that offer attractive risk-adjusted returns. Most recently, we redeveloped the Fairmont Boston Copley Plaza in Boston. From 2009 (prior to redevelopment) to 2013, RevPAR and EBITDA at that hotel increased 31% to $211 and 81% to $7.8 million, respectively. We also recently completed successful redevelopment projects at the Embassy Suites Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort and Morgans in New York. We are currently evaluating additional projects at several of its hotels.


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Farm windmill
I was lucky to find this old landmark of rural America on a small farm, close to Tombstone, on the left side of Arizona State Highway 80 driving from Tombstone towards Bisbee.
The multi-bladed wind turbine atop a lattice tower made of wood or steel was, for many years, a fixture of the landscape throughout rural America. However I expexted to see more traditional American farm windmills in the Southwest and Texas especially. In reality I could see them on my way only maybe 10 or maximum 20 times during my trip through nine western and southwestern states (over 11,500 miles driven.) I could see more often modern windmills properly called wind turbines or wind generators that generate electricity.
The water-pumping windmills played key role in the farming and ranching on vast areas of North America and later also contributed to the expansion of rail transport systems, by pumping water from wells to supply the needs of the steam locomotives of those early times. Windmills and related equipment are still manufactured and installed today on farms and ranches, usually in remote parts of the western United States where electric power is not readily available. However most of farm windmills, I saw in the USA, had the mechanism connecting the wheel to the pump missed and didn't work.
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Rock formations of Madrean sky islands
Sky islands are mountains in ranges isolated by valleys in which other ecosystems are located. As a result, the mountain ecosystems are isolated from each other, and species can develop in parallel, as on island groups such as the Galapagos Islands.
I could easily see something like that driving from Tombstone to Bisbee (only 24 miles = 39 km) through so called the Madrean sky islands that are located at the northern end of the Sierra Madre Occidental, in U.S. states of New Mexico and Arizona, and Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora. In pre-Columbian times various tribes of Native Americans were less or more isolated one from another just by these sky islands. Now, I can better understand huge variety of Native American tribes which once inhabited Arizona and New Mexico.
Look at sedimentary rock formations of the sky islands located east of Highway 80, closer to Bisbee. Light brownish, grey and white nude rocks with well marked sedimentary layers are probably limestome and very old as the slopes of these hills are comparatively smooth. I have seen similar rocky ranges in southern Morocco (the Antiatlas Mountains). Well, I am not a specialist on geology, and I put my geology classes at a college among the most boring ones :-)
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The Mule Mountains and mule deer :-)
After going along hills of smooth slopes, Arizona State Highway 80 (Tombstone -Bisbee) close to Bisbee has entered a very rough terrain, with very steep slopes descending into deep canyons. These quite different Madrean sky islands full of sharp rocky formations with the highest peak, Mount Ballard (7,500 feet; 2,300 m) are called the Mule Mountains. The rocks are partly nude, partly covered by various grasses, evergreen bushes and little trees - oaks and pines mainly. This remained me sceneries from a series of Winnetou Western movies I used to watch on TV as a kid. Well, actually they were filmed in former Yugoslavia (Slovenia and Croatia now).
But my foundest memory from Mule Mountais is the single mule deer walking a few meters down the highway 80. Unfortunatelly when I carefully stopped a car on a shoulder to picture him, he suddenly run away :-(. It was the first deer in natural habitat I have seen on American soil. I think the deer I saw was a mule deer as it had, as I noticed, white but black tipped tail and large, mule-like ears.
To differentiate various species of deer (it's sometimes very difficult) always first pay attention to its tail (color of its bottom), ears (size and shape) and surely antlers. But in April deer had no antlers in southwestern USA. Keep in mind that antlers are shed after mating season ( from mid-January to mid-April for mule deer) and regrown each year. Later on I spotted and pictured deer many times, including black-tailed deer with a black underside to tail and similar ears (say, in Olympic NP, Washington State) and a year later Virginia deer (= white-tailed deer, with white underside to tail and smaller ears) in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
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See the Schieffelin Monument
Another attraction a little distance from the hustle and bustle of Tombstone is the Schieffelin Monument. To get to the monument drive northwest on Allen Street and veer right onto Schieffelin Monument Road. The road turns to dirt and is not well maintained so drive slowly. The monument was designed , as per his wishes, to resemble the pile of rocks miners used to stake their claims. The monument offers beautiful views of the surrounding area, and faces Schieffelin's beloved town of Tombstone. The park is open 8 AM to 5 PM daily. There is a picnic table on site. Please place all waste in the trashcans provided, and follow the warnings on the sign by the entrance.
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Picnic at Landin Park
If you are tired of the hype in the main historic district of Tombstone go southeast on Allen Street and follow the signs to Landin Park. Landin Park has four or five covered picnic areas with a nice view of the surrounding area. It is a nice quiet place to have a picnic or just relax. Please note that the sign for Landin Park is down, so look for the entrance to the Dog Pound for the entrance to the park. Public restrooms are available on site. The park is open 6 AM to 10 PM daily.
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The Dragoon Mountains - hiking and ghost towns
Driving from Tombstone to Bisbee (only 24 miles = 39 km) I could easily notice diversity of landscapes. It's said that the Chihuahuan desert is one of the three most biologically rich and diverse desert ecoregions in the world, rivaled only by the Great Sandy Tanmi Desert of Australia and the Namib-Karoo of southern Africa.
The historic town of Tombstone, Arizona is located at the southwestern portion of the 25 mi (40 km) long range called the Dragoon Mountains. There are no marked tourist trails in the mountains but several ghost towns including Gleeson, 16 miles (26 km) east of Tombstone, and Courtland 5 miles (8 km) futher north. I didn't visit them :-(.
Route 80 soon after leaving Tombstone goes quite steep down the Dragoon Mountains (picture 2). There is a great view over huge grassland space down with the Mule Mountains far south. Well, instead of ban on stopping they should put up a parking lot (lookout) there. After getting down I had wrong impression that I was on a lowland, although I was still at the elevation above 1,000 m (3,300 ft). Haha, generally in the western USA you never know how high above see level you are. Many times I was surprised that after hot or pretty warm day, temperature dropped down a lot at night, that is typical for higher elevations.
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Grasslands of the Chihuahuan Desert
I drove Arizona State Highway 80 from Tombstone to Bisbee. I passed through fairy flat grasslands placed between not very high mountain ranges. The region contains a series of basins and ranges and is a part of the Basin and Range Province that covers much of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It's an area of elongate north-south trending arid valleys bounded by mountain ranges which also bound adjacent valleys.
Despite common conviction the southeastern corner of Arizona is not the Sonoran Desert. It's a different ecoregion located higher in elevation than the Sonoran Desert to the west. It's a northern part of the Chihuahuan Desert that straddles the U.S.-Mexico border. On the U.S. side it occupies the valleys and basins of the southeastern corner of Arizona, central and southern New Mexico and Texas west of the Pecos River; south of the border, it covers the northern half of the Mexican state of Chihuahua and most of Coahuila.
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Soaptree Yucca - native to Arizona!
Driving Arizona State Highway 80 from Tombstone to Bisbee across desert grassland I have passed by very ornamental plants called Soaptree Yucca (Yucca elata). In southeastern Arizona they usually grow solitary, rarely in a colony of a few plants and are short - this subspecies with shorter leaves grows exclusively in Arizona.
I've found this abundant evergreen, palm-like shrub or small tree growing 1.2 to 4.5 m (4 - 15 ft) high one of the most characteristic plant of desert areas of Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas. The gray trunk is covered with dead leaves. It is usually unbranched and has very long, narrow leaves. The grasslike leaves are flat and linear. Soaptree yucca grows at height of 1500 to 6000 feet (460 - 1800 m) above sea level, thus must be very cold-hardy, but also needs lots of sunlight.
Native Americans used the fiber of the Soaptree Yucca's leaves to weave baskets. There is a soapy substance high in saponins inside the trunk and roots of the plant. In the past, this was commonly used as a substitute for soap and shampoo. Also, in times of drought, ranchers have used the plant as an emergency food supply for their cattle.
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Cochise Stronghold
This rugged area was used by the Apache Chief, Cochise, as a base and hiding spot from whence he led numerous raids against the US cavalry and settler in the area during the 1870s. There is a nature trail, a longer hiking trail and an interpretive trail featuring signs explaining the history of Cochise and the Chiraqua Apaches.
Grave of George Johnson: Hung by Mistake
Justice was swift and certain in the old West, but not always fair. Poor George Johnson innocently bought a stolen horse and was mistakenly thought to have been the thief. His epitaph would be funny if it were not so terribly sad.
It would be overkill to list every epitaph here. Little is known about some of those buried, and most are listed only by name, date and sometimes a terse statement. Here are just a few examples:
VAN HOUTEN, Murdered, 1879
TOM WATERS, Shot, 1889
Teamster, 1881, Killed by Apaches
ROOK, Shot by a Chinaman
MAY DOODY, 1881, Diptheria
DELIA WILLIAM, 1881, Suicide
3 FINGERED JACK DUNLAP, Shot by Jeff Milton
Unknown, 1887
MIKE NOONAN, Killed by Indians
Two Chinese, Died of Leprosy
THOS. HARPER, Hanged, 1881
Just reading these tombstones and others is a sobering reminder that death - often violent death - was a way of life in the old West.
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Here Lies Lester Moore
Lester Moore was a station agent for the Wells Fargo Company in the border town of Naco. Hank Dustin showed up to claim a package one afternoon. He received it, but the package was thoroughly mangled. An argument ensued; both Moore and Dustin reached for their six-shooters. When the smoke cleared, Lester Moore lay dead with four .44 slugs in his chest. Dustin also lay dying, a hole blasted through his ribs by a single shot.
There is no record of where Dustin was buried. Lester Moore was given space in the Boothill Graveyard, and an epitaph (pictured) which made him famous.
Grave of John Heath: Lynched by a Mob
On December 8, 1883, Dan Dowd, C.W. Sample, Don Kelley, William DeLaney and Tex Howard held up the General Store in Bisbee, Arizona, near the Mexican border. While two of the five robbed the store, the other three shot up the street outside, killing several people. It was discovered that John Heath, a Bisbee saloon owner had mastermined the robbery. Eventually all six men were arrested and wound up in the Tombstone jail. The five robbers were sentenced to hang. However, Heath, who demanded a seperate trial, was given life in the Yuma pen. At this sentence the whole county became enraged.
Early on February 22, 1884, 50 armed men rode up to the Tombstone jail and took the prisoner from Sheriff Ward. Half an hour later the lynch mob departed, leaving Heath dangling from a telegraph pole on 2nd Steet. The other 5 were left in jail to allow the law to take its course. They were hanged on the gallows behind the courthouse, March 8, 1884, and buried at Boothill Graveyard where they share one common epitaph: "Legally Hanged."
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Grave of Mrs. Ah Lum, aka China Mary
Affectionately know as China Mary, Mrs. Lum was married to Ah Lum, co-owner of the Can-can Restaurant with Quong Keel, and "Worshipful Master of the Chinese Masonic Lodge." She was the absolute ruler of "Hoptown" and all its denizens. China Mary not only ruled them but also virtually owned them body and soul. Her word and her decisions were undisputed law, and no one disobeyed.
No Chinese person could be hired except through China Mary; none could be paid, except through China Mary. She also controlled Chinese prostitution and all the opium trade in Tombstone, and owned an interest in most of the Chinese businesses in town.
In spite of her shady operations and the fact she was Chinese, Mary was respected and well-liked in Tombstone. She would lend money to anyone who impressed her as honest and hard working. No sick, injured or hungry person was ever turned from her door. She once took a cowboy with a broken leg to the Grand Central Boarding House and paid the bill until he recovered. At her death a large number of people attended her burial in the Chinese section of Boothill. Her funeral had all the pomp and ceremony of a lavish Chinese extravaganza.
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Boothill Graveyard
Boothill Graveyard is on US-80, just outside of Tombstone to the northwest. It is not actually all that much much off-the-beaten-path, but I list it here because I want to show a few of the more interesting graves, so I will bunch them together in this section.
Tombstone's Boothill Graveyard is the first of a few cemeteries in the old west to be so named. I have personally visited other Boothill Cemeteries in Dodge City, Kansas and Ogallala, Nebraska. Tombstone's Boothill was laid out as a burial plot in 1878 and first called Tombstone Cemetery. It was the burial place of the town's first pioneers and was used as such until around 1884, when a new community cemetery was opened.
The old cemetery became known as Boothill Graveyard, due to the fact that so many of those interred here met untimely violent deaths; they died with their boots on. The Graveyard is a true symbol of this roaring mining town of the early 1880s. More than 250 people were buried here: outlaws with their victims, suicides, hangings, legal and otherwise, along with the hardy citizens and refined element of Tombstone's early days.
There is a gift shop in front of the graveyard. I highly recommend that you begin there and invest $2.00 in a small guidebook which contains a descriptive list of the graves. The gift shop also has great chocolate fudge.
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Poker room in Birdcage...
Poker room in Birdcage theater
Directly below the stage of the Bird Cage, is the Poker room were the longest poker game in western history occurred. It was a house game and players had to buy a $1,000.00 minimum in chips for a seat in the game. The game ran continually for 8 years, 5 months and 3 days. A list was kept with the names of people waiting to play, if a player got tired or wanted out of the game, a runner was sent to get the next person on the list. Today this poker table still stands as it was left, with its chairs on the dirt floor.
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