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New Galleries
The Carrington Albums - Illuminated Addresses
In January 2014 State Records NSW received 22 Presentation albums from the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.
The albums were given to Charles Robert Carington (1843-1928), during his tenure as Governor of New South Wales from 12 December 1885 to 3 November 1890.
This series of 13 albums contain illuminated addresses that were presented to Lord Carrington as Governor of New South Wales between 1885 and 1890. All the albums feature tooled leather binding, gilt edged pages, and cloth hinged leaves.
The Carrington Volumes were officially handed over to the NSW Government by a representative of the Carington Family, Janet Holmes à Court.
Through the Lens: Central Railway Station
This gallery highlights the transformation of Central Railway Station from its opening in 1855 to 1921 when the clocktower was completed.
Through the Lens: Darling Harbour
Through the lens: snapshots of government architecture was created as part of History Week 2013. It consists of two digital galleries focusing on Central Railway Station and Darling Harbour in Sydney, New South Wales. This gallery highlights the transformation of Darling Harbour.
Westward, Ho! A trip over the Blue Mountains
Take a tour of discovery over the Blue Mountains from the first European crossing in 1813 to the arrival of the railways in the 1860s. More instalments arriving soon!
Canberra - The Contest to become our Federal Capital
To celebrate the centenary of the naming of Canberra in March 2013, we are highlighting a record series that sheds light on the efforts of a number of towns, villages and other areas in NSW that proudly presented their submissions to become the capital of the new Commonwealth. View gallery »
50 Years at State Records
Showcasing the extraordinary richness and diversity of our holdings, from our 'founding documents' recording the convicts on the First Fleet to items from the time of the establishment of the Archives Authority in 1961. View the 50th Gallery »
List of the 50 Items
01. First Fleet Indent
02. A birth on the First Fleet
03. Freedom at a cost – the first pardon granted in 1788
04. Precautions against floods, 1817
05. 1817 Chart – Explorer John Oxley following the Lachlan and Macquarie Rivers
06. An Explorer's Poem, 1817
07. Journey from Windsor to the north by a 'gentleman' convict
08. Request for a grant of land – from the castrator of government stock
09. The murder of an Aboriginal man by a runaway convict, 1820
10. A female escape artist
11. An original Ticket of Leave, 1818
12. Corporal punishment, 1833
13. Bushrangers at large, 1825
14. Reuben Uther, hat maker
15. Sir Thomas Mitchell encounters rural poverty, 1844-45
16. A Publican's Licence
17. Blind man busking, 1823
18. 'Professor' Thomas Rea, ventriloquist
19. Report of the Myall Creek Massacre, 1838
20. A busybody passenger, 1842
21. Reuniting families in the Colony
22. A rough life on the goldfields
23. Designing the prison system
24. The Electric Telegraph
25. Shipboard life – emigration
26. Plans for Central Station, Sydney 1849
27. Punishment at School
28. Nursing advice from Florence Nightingale
29. A life of crime
30. A Royal National Park, 1879
31. Designing the Colony's court houses
32. Reformatories for wayward boys
33. Refitting ships as reformatories
34. Care of the mentally ill
35. Explosion at Bulli Colliery, 1887
36. Influenza pandemic, 1919
37. Anti-torpedo device, 1888
38. A peanut and popcorn wagon, 1896
39. Adultery and divorce
40. Henry Lawson visits his old school, 1914
41. Government leaks, 1916-1919
42. Aborigines Welfare Board – exemption from regulations
43. Life on the land – a WW1 Returned Soldier
44. Civil unrest in the Great Depression
45. A missing aviator – Charles Kingsford Smith
46. Australian film censorship in the 1920s
47. Are you prepared for the blackout?
48. 'Meat with care' – a film
49. Tourism and sightseeing in the 1930s
50. Sydney Opera House
Some film footage from the archives can also be viewed online.
Other Galleries
Robbery Under Arms - The Eveleigh Payroll Heist, 1914
The Eveleigh payroll robbery took place on the 10 June 1914. What makes this crime unique is not only the fact that it was committed in the middle of the day in a busy area but it has been reported to be the first robbery in Australia where a get away car was used. Creating this exhibition was like putting the pieces of a puzzle together. We hold Supreme Court deposition court papers, where the witness statements and words of the accused bring the records alive. Complimenting this series are the gaol photographs, so now the voices from the depositions have faces. View gallery »
|Tilly Devine and the Razor Gang Wars, 1927-31
The suburbs of Darlinghurst, Woolloomooloo and Kings Cross in Sydney in the late 1920s and early 1930s was a world in turmoil with vicious 'razor' gangs battling for control of the criminal underworld. They were called razor gangs because of the cut throat razor (a straight shaving blade) that was the weapon of choice. The razor gangs at the heart of these wars were led by two very different women: Tilly Devine and Kate Leigh.
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Bushranging was a feature of life in New South Wales from the early days of settlement to the late 19th Century. The State archives is rich in material documenting individual bushrangers and their gangs, and the efforts of the authorities to bring them to justice. This gallery contains selected documents featuring famous and not-so-famous outlaws from this colourful period of Colonial history - their exploits and depredations, capture and ultimate fate.
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|Crime and Punishment
Some of the most popular and informative records in our collection are the gaol photographs. Photographing prisoners (for inclusion in the description books) commenced late in the nineteenth century and continued into the twentieth century. In addition to an image of each prisoner these records generally provide information on the person's native place; year of birth; details of arrival in the colony; trade or occupation, religion, degree of education and a physical description.
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|Lemon Syrup - Attempted Murder and Conspiracy
This 1895 murder case involved George Dean attempting to poison his wife. Found guilty, then granted a free pardon, his lawyer later admitted that he was, in fact, guilty. The saga of George Dean and Richard Meagher has continued to capture the public interest. On 26 February 1983 the ABC television broadcast a dramatisation of the events in Verdict: The Dean Case.
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|Registry of Flash Men
A journal providing a unique insight into the criminal underworld in Sydney during the 1840s. The volume was kept as an official surveillance record by William Augustus Miles who was Superintendent, then Commissioner, of Sydney Police in New South Wales from July 1840 to July 1848.
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|VIDEO: Criminal underworld of Sydney in the 1840s
Featuring extracts from the Registry of Flash Men narrated by 'William Augustus Miles' (aka Fabian LoSchiavo)
This is a unique insight into the criminal underworld in Sydney during the 1840s. The volume was kept as an official surveillance record by William Augustus Miles who was Superintendent, then Commissioner, of Sydney Police in New South Wales from July 1840 to July 1848. Miles held the belief that much crime was caused by the contamination of innocent people, and that most of the crime in Sydney was the result of former convicts mixing with free immigrants. He believed that the criminal class required constant surveillance by the police.
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Exploration and Travel
|Douglas Mawson: Blizzards and Bureaucracy
Celebrating the 100th Centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14: The expedition provided the world with more than a truly heroic tale of survival against the odds. It left the legacy of a vast collection of valuable scientific data and specimens in the areas of geology, cartology, biology, meteorology and geo magnetism. In 1920 Sir Douglas Mawson entered into an agreement with the New South Wales State Government to publish these records. The project was not completed until 1947 – 28 years after the initial agreement was signed and 33 years after Mawson's return. This gallery shines a light on the somewhat heroic efforts of both Sir Douglas Mawson and the committee in charge of the printing of the voluminous scientific reports resulting from this groundbreaking expedition. View gallery »
|Travel and Adventure Gallery
A series of albums containing brochures and advertising pamphlets issued and/or distributed by the NSW Government Tourist Bureau…documents the activity of Tourism in which the railways played a major role…[there are] guides to locations in New South Wales, information on rail tours, samples of invitations and Christmas cards issued by the Railway Commissioner, menus, commemorative programmes and miniature versions of advertising posters relating to the railways, tour schedules, brochures, maps, tickets, timetables, day trips, and school cruises for boys and girls.
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Food and Clothing
The Art of Food - Food, Glorious Food!
The Threads of History in the State Archives
Governors and Government
|Lachlan Macquarie: visionary and builder
Lachlan Macquarie became Governor of New South Wales on 1st January 1810. This gallery celebrates Macquarie by featuring iconic documents (together with transcriptions with some interpretation) from the wealth of Macquarie related material in our collection. View gallery »
|Founding Documents website
This website tells the story of Australia through the documents which give our national, state and territory governments the right to govern.
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|NSW Bushmen's Contingent for South Africa
Often known as 'mounted rifles', 'bushmen' or 'imperial bushmen' these images show the NSW Contingent. This series comprises photographs of the New South Wales Bushmen's Contingent departing for active service in the Cape Colony during the Boer War. There are photographs of the bushmen in the saddle on inspection parades, an officer on horseback, and a Bushman on horseback, plus scenes of camp life.
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|War and Australia
A selection of resources highlighting New South Wales' involvement in a number of military conflicts during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This gallery will be updated progressively throughout the next few years leading up to the Gallipoli commemorations in 2015. We aim to highlight a selection of New South Wales State archives that reflect our involvement in a number of military conflicts including Sudan, Boer War, World War I, World War II
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Regional NSW
|Dalgety - a local history study
Many people visit State Records researching a village or town, usually for a significant anniversary. It can often be daunting and hard work to go through the large number of archives that might mention the town. We hope that this will give you some tips and tactics for your local history project. Suzanne Upton, an archivist working in Public Access at State Records set out to research the town of Dalgety to demonstrate the types of records you might find when undertaking local history research. She has provided a step by step account of the approach that she took in her research.
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Shipping and Immigration
|The Dunbar - Australia's Titanic
On the night of Thursday 20 August 1857, the clipper Dunbar approached the heads of Sydney Harbour after a voyage of 81 days. The wreck of the Dunbar lives on as one of the worst maritime disasters in Australia's history. This gallery includes the story of the shipwreck in 1857 and a list of the passengers and crew aboard.
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|The Great White Fleet 1908
Thursday 20 August 1908 witnessed the arrival of the United States of America fleet at Port Jackson, Sydney. This was part of a round the world cruise by the fleet which had originally set out on 16 December 1907. The sixteen warships were painted white to denote peace. They would be known as The Great White Fleet.
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|Lebanese Migration and settlement in NSW
By the 1880s sizeable numbers of Lebanese or 'Syrians' as they were then known, were settling in Australia. At the 1901 census there were 739 'Syrians' living in NSW, many living in or near Redfern.
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|Matron's Diary
Matron Susan Austen was chaperone to 98 single females on the 'Fitzjames' which arrived in Sydney on 1 April 1857. Her diary records the dramas which unfolded during the voyage, the sea-sickness suffered during stormy weather, the tantrums and shortcomings of many of the young women, and the despair felt by the Matron at their behaviour.
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|Celebrating our sporting heritage
Latest addition - champion swimmer Bernard Bede (Barney) Kieran
From the appointment of the trustees of the Domain Cricket Ground in 1851 to the 2000 Olympics, government has played an active part in the promotion and regulation of sport in New South Wales. This gallery is arranged by themes: National Fitness Council, National Parks and Wildlife, School Days, Sporting Heroes, Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground and Work and Play
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House Galleries
These 'founding documents' for the Opera House are now available for the first time in digitised form.
Sydney Opera House - the Gold Book
The printed booklet, commonly known as the "Gold Book", was issued to accompany the "Ceremony to Commemorate the Commencement of the Sydney Opera House" on 2 March 1959. The booklet comprises a foreword by the Premier, comments on the Opera House, notes on the competition, the site, the design, and plans. View Gallery »
|Sydney Opera House - the Brown Book
Commonly known as the "Brown Book", this is the 1955 booklet for the conditions and programme for the International Competition for a National Opera House at Bennelong Point, Sydney. The booklet includes: conditions of competition, B&W photos of the site, site and building requirements, schedule of dates and more.
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|Competition drawings by Jørn Utzon
These are the original competition drawings for which the assessors of the Committee awarded Jørn Utzon first prize of £5,000 on 29 January 1957. He was commissioned by the Government of New South Wales to do final drawings for the Opera House, and to supervise its construction.
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|Sydney Opera House - the Red Book
1958 - presented by Jørn Utzon to the Premier and the Opera House Committee in order to The Red Book, 1958 "give … a project which realizes in practical form the vision of the competition". It comprises: plans, sections, elevations, photographs of models of the Opera House; and reports by other consultants.
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|Sydney Opera House - the Yellow Book
This 1962 report (commonly known as the Yellow Book) comprises plans submitted by Jørn Utzon and consultants. The plans include, in addition to plans of the minor and major halls, geometrical construction showing the shells of the major hall, details of precast lid, tiling on shells and development of shells.
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Highlighting the Sydney Harbour Bridge
On 19 March 1932 the Sydney Harbour Bridge was officially opened. We have created a video montage showing the construction. The photos are from our collection - series NRS 12685 - and the whole set, 1923-1933, is available on Photo Investigator.
|Hotel Plans
These plans are mostly architect's plans of proposed hotels, and major and minor alterations and additions to existing hotels submitted for approval to NSW Licensing Courts in the Sydney Metropolitan District (plans had to be submitted along with a liquor license application). The plans usually detail: name of hotel, locality, name of applicant or owner, name of architect, date and scale of plan, type of plan ie., floor plan, section and elevations, site plan, or details of proposed additions or alterations, and date of approval if given. [NRS 9590]
|Garden Palace Fire
The Garden Palace, in the Royal Botanic Gardens, was built in just eight months for the Sydney International Exhibition which opened on 17 September 1879.
Afterwards it was used as an auditorium, a gallery, and the basement was used to house official records (such as the 1881 Census). These were all lost in the fire that broke out on 22 September 1882.
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|Darling Harbour Resumption Plans
A set of maps of the Darling Harbour and Port Jackson resumptions that were created in response to the Darling Harbour Wharves Resumption Act 1900 "for the purpose of carrying out a system of public wharves and approaches…at Darling Harbour, and the waters at Port Jackson adjacent…". The last map in the sequence is a map of The Rocks resumptions. [NRS 19348]
|Purging Pestilence - the Bubonic Plague
The Bubonic Plague hit Sydney in January 1900. Spreading from the waterfront, the rats carried the plague throughout the city. Within eight months 303 cases were reported and 103 people were dead.
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|VIDEO: Faces from the Past
Sydney's back lanes and alleyways. Featuring a selection of photos from our collection showing city dwellers going about their daily business. It is accompanied by Fabian LoSchiavo's moving narration of the famous Henry Lawson's poem Faces in the Street.
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|VIDEO: Celebrating the Sydney Harbour Bridge
On the 19th of March 1932 the Sydney Harbour Bridge was officially opened.
This is a video montage showing the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
View the video »
|VIDEO: Summertime Coogee Beach - a 'moving' photo
A simple yet effective spin on presenting one photograph. This 'film' was dedicated to all our friends on Flickr and at Archives Outside for their enthusiastic support and participation.
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Women in the records
|Gallery of NSW Women
The aim of this Gallery is to highlight the many varied lives that women have lived in New South Wales. Some women will be familiar to many of you, some led infamous lives and others are completely unknown.
Highlights included Louisa Lawson, Mary Reibey and Eugenia Falleni.
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We also have a Flickr account showing other interesting images and records and you can comment on and tag items in our photostream. Many of these images are also accessible in Photo Investigator - our searchable database of photographs dating back to the late 19th Century.


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by Susan Hassol
Director, Climate Communication & NCAR Visitor
Location: NCAR, ML Main Seminar Room
Date: 28 November 2011, 12:00 -1:00 PM
Even as the science of climate change has grown stronger and more compelling, public
acceptance of the science has grown weaker and more partisan. This presentation will
discuss the range of causes for this dilemma. It will then focus on how we can improve
scientists' communication of climate change.
It will address both what we say and how we say it, dealing with framing, messaging,
psychological and cultural issues, the value of narrative, and questions involving
language. It will also include up-to-date information on what the American public thinks
about climate change and how that should be considered in scientists' communication
Susan Hassol has worked for over 20 years to help communicate the science of climate
change to a wide variety of audiences. She has written and edited numerous high -level
reports, testified before Congress, written an HBO documentary, appeared on national
radio and television shows, and spoken widely to leaders in various fields about climate
change. She is currently focused on helping climate scientists improve their
communication and helping the media improve their coverage of climate change.
All staff are welcome to attend. This event is sponsored by WORLS.

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WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA)-- Oh My GOFF! Angie Goff reports the Capital Breast Care Center's annual breakfast 'The Gift of Life' raised more than $125,000.
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DC showed it's overwhelming support at a breakfast to support breast cancer services in Washington. At 'The Gift of Life' annual fundraiser, Michelle Fenty highlighted services the CBCC provides - like mammograms and cervical screenings for women regardless of their ability to pay.
PHOTOS: Gift of Life Kick-Off Reception at British Embassy
Survivors like Toni Gordon gave a compelling testimony referencing DC's high breast cancer rates by saying 'We need to help each other now.'
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes-Norton gave the keynote address. Councilwomen Mary Cheh a breast cancer survivor along with Yvette Alexander and Muriel Bowser presented a honorary resolution to the CBCC.
MORE: Get Involved with CBCC
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NGA Publishes Issue Brief on School-based Suicide Prevention
The National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices released an issue brief titled Youth Suicide Prevention: Strengthening State Policies and School-Based Strategies. The issue brief highlights ways to strengthen suicide prevention efforts and the increasingly significant role of states to provide resources, training and strategic planning assistance to schools and other youth-serving agencies.
You can review the issue brief by visiting the NGA website at www.nga.org/center


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Goodguys 16th Southwest NationalsWritten by Johnny Hunkins on March 14, 2014 Scottsdale Shootout!
Not to sound melodramatic, but in the years and decades to come, we will look back fondly to 2013 as the year autocross finally hit the big time. Specifically, the Goodguys 16th Southwest Nationals on November 15-16, 2013, at WestWorld of Scottsdale was the occasion that marks the first time such a large cash purse was ever paid out to amateur autocrossers racing against the clock on a coned-off parking lot. In this case, $5,000 cash was handed out to the top four finishers in a heated 24-car bracket that consisted of the top 20 qualifiers from previous events (more on that later), and the four fastest qualifiers that weekend at WestWorld.
The plan was hatched by Goodguys at the beginning of 2013: Take the fastest amateur cars at each of the 11 events leading up to Scottsdale, and give them each entry into the elite field at the year-ending meet at WestWorld. These 11 would be combined with the nine top finishers from the pro ranks during the competitions leading up to Scottsdale. (Pro teams are made up mostly of Goodguys autocross sponsors). This group of 20 were guaranteed a spot in the final elimination run-off on Saturday, November 16, but there was a catch: They would still have to earn a good position on the elimination ladder, and they would have to do battle against four scrappy competitors who would fight their way into the final open four positions during qualifying on Friday.
Pouring more gasoline on the fire, the 16th Southwest Nationals started exactly one week after the end of the SEMA show in Las Vegas, and just five days after the tire smoke cleared at the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational—both a scant half-day's drive from Scottsdale. We just happen to have all the baddest muscle car iron on the planet putting all their lopsided weight on the Left Coast in a very short span of time. Simply put—you'd have to be an idiot not to bring your Pro Touring street machine to Scottsdale to take a swing at that fat $5,000 purse. And while many of the cars at SEMA and Optima had already earned one of the 20 spots, as we said, others were still hungry for fame and fortune, thus presenting an opportunity that couldn't be passed up. All this hot competition made for an exciting weekend of autocross madness that topped off one of the most memorable weeks in all of Pro Touringdom.
We planned the entire year to be there, and when the time arrived, we hit the highway with two of our own corner-carving project cars—Project Nova and Project Olds. PHR photographer Robert McGaffin was on a West Coast swing with his 1965 Cutlass for SEMA and Optima, so we hit the highway together from L.A. to Scottsdale to enjoy the drive in our machines, all while hoping to get some laps in on the Goodguys course. As luck (or the lack of it) would have it, McGaffin had mechanical issues, which kept him from running hard enough to get one of the final four slots. As for the 1968 Nova, our Nitto NT01s were deemed illegal for competition (something about being too sticky!), so we weren't even allowed on course to make fun runs. No worries though, we had a blast rooting for our friends, hanging out in the pits, and enjoying the always nice weather. One cool thing about a big cash purse like the Goodguys Finals is that it brings all the heavy hitters out, so while things were friendly pit-side, it was also serious, especially out on track.
The Goodguys Finals format is unique in that the first day—Friday—was the only day for open time trials and qualifying. After that, only the top four cars from Friday were allowed to run with the other 20 finalists on Saturday. Through qualifying on Friday and early Saturday, the cars had been ranked top to bottom, and placed in a 24-car elimination ladder to be run Saturday afternoon. With Search & Restore's Tim Strange on the mic announcing the action, fans pressed against the fence barriers to get a glimpse of the action. All afternoon, cars were knocked out of contention, and when the dust settled the fastest and third fastest qualifiers remained: Brian Hobaugh in a 1965 Corvette and Danny Popp in his 1972 Corvette. Both these guys play hard for keeps and have many wins under their belt, but it was No. 3 underdog qualifier Danny Popp who took the crown, and the $3,000 top prize. Hobaugh—who was just hot off of his Optima Challenge win—didn't go home empty-handed though. His take: a cool $1,250 in cash. (Jim McKamey took $500 for Third, and Mary Pozzi took $250 in a run-off of the round-three losers for Fourth.)
So the question is this: Will we look on the years leading up to 2013 as the good ol' days before autocross went Hollywood, or will it mark the beginning of a golden era where autocross eclipses drag racing as the dominant expression of the muscle car and everything that entails? With dragstrips closing or limiting access, while the country continues to be paved with more and larger parking lots, it only makes sense that autocross will continue to become more popular. We'll be watching to see if other organizations follow suit with big cash prizes—this could be the beginning of something even bigger!
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Ty Weidner saws at the wheel of his 1969 Camaro, trying to maintain control in front of an appreciative crowd. The powerful Mast-built 416ci LS made it difficult to tame, in spite of its DSE suspension. The fun factor of steering with the potent throttle was apparently more than Weidner could resist!One of two 1969 Camaros in this month's issue of PHR is brought to you by Matt Alcala, running out of the Best of Show Coach Works shop near San Diego. This dark magenta first-gen packs a beefy 454ci LS7, T56 six-speed, Ford 9-inch rear, and an arsenal of suspension products from DSE. Alcala qualified himself into the 14th position of Saturday's eliminator.Pitted next to our 1968 Nova was the sweet looking and even better running 1968 Mustang fastback of Mike Dolan (Phoenix, Arizona). Fortunately, Dolan was running Nitto NT05s, which unlike our too-soft NT01s, got him on track for some qualifying time. We dug the stroked 351 Windsor, custom independent rear suspension, and Baer brakes.Blake Foster didn't make it into the 24-car field either, but the Speedtech '72 Nova sure looked good trying. This car is bad to the bone with an LS2, T56 trans, and a full complement of Speedtech suspension and Baer Racing brakes.A mechanical engineer from Livermore, California, Craig Johnson drove his homebuilt '63 Ford Falcon Futura over 700 miles to try to drive his way into one of the four open slots in Scottsdale. He didn't make it in, but he won our hearts over as the PHR Editor's Pick. Check out the lift on the inside front tire!We knew Jim Allen's meticulously restored 1965 Corvair (Mesa, Arizona) was a long shot to get in, but it was not going down without a fight. Allen wheeled the air-cooled 140hp 164ci six-banger around the corners aggressively, and the crowd loved it.We've seen Mike Young's British Racing Green 1965 Mustang coupe before down at Del Mar, but on this weekend it was being capably driven by wheelman extraordinaire Dan Weishaar. Weishaar was unable to grab one of the four open spots for either Young's Mustang, or the Hotchkis '70 Challenger, which he also drove.At the end of eliminations on Saturday afternoon, it was Danny Popp in his 1972 Corvette who reigned supreme over the field as he bested the No. 1 qualifier Brian Hobaugh. The 1972 features a 388ci Lingenfelter-built LS, a Muncie four-speed, Van Steel control arms, JRi coilovers, and Wilwood brakes, but it was Popp's mad skills that buoyed him to the top on this day.


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Improving Environmental Governance for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in Bangladesh
To increase the participation of community-based organisations and women in community-based management of natural resources and strengthen capacities to promote equal and legitimised participation of local authorities and communities in natural resource management.
Background and activities
This sub-project works to strengthen community-based management schemes. It aims to promote natural resource management through stronger civil participation and improved linkages with government institutions. It is implemented in various regions of Bangladesh: Kapasia - Gazipure, Arua - Shibalaya/ Harirampur-Manikgonj (located in the Upazila Parishad), Haor (Jamalgonj, Sunamgonj) and on river-floodplains (Shalikha, Magura, Chandpur sadar).
IUCN partners are setting up multi-stakeholder platforms (MSPs) at sub-district levels to allow for dialogue between natural resource users, civil society members, community-based organisations (CBOs) and local and central government representatives.
They are also helping to raise communities' voices, including those of women, by holding workshops and training sessions.
IUCN and partners are enabling multi-level discourse and engagements from local to national scales and will disseminate results and lessons learnt from the project to a wider national and international audience.
It is expected that the cross-institutional dialogue facilitation provided by this project will enhance the capacity of both local communities and local government structures to engage in equal and legitimised participation in natural resource management.
There will also be active engagement and inclusion of women in natural resource management governance structures.
In Bangladesh, multi-stakeholder platforms have brought together community members and local government officials. This has provided poor and excluded sectors of society with a real voice in local decision-making. As a result, government officials have become more accountable and responsive. Examples of the achievements are: (i) the exploitative leasing system in haor (perennial wetland system) areas controlled by powerful elites is gradually being replaced by 'co-management'; and (ii) communities in the Chandpur district have been able to obtain an increase in the compensation that poor fishermen receive during the lean season –time when fishing is banned- from 500 to 5,000 Bangladeshi taka per person (approximately from 5 to 50 GBP). Read more.
IUCN-Asia(Bangladesh) is responsible for project supervision and monitoring and evaluation.
National Bangladeshi organisations collaborating with IUCN include:
The Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) is the leading advocacy group for the project and is very active in public litigation and policy advocacy. It provides training manuals and training sessions on natural resource governance issues for stakeholders and other partners in the project. It is also establishing the multi-stakeholder platforms for dialogue in four forest areas and preparing policy briefs.
The Centre for Natural Resource Studies (CNRS) and Nature Conservation Management (NACOM) work with community-based organisations and facilitate interaction with local governance structures.


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(Sports Network) - The Cleveland Cavaliers failed to close out the defending
champions over the weekend en route to a disappointing second straight loss.
They had similar issues last season against the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Cavs hope to find a way to win on the road Monday night as they take on
one of the league's top teams in the Grizzlies.
Cleveland opened a three-game road trip with a four-point setback to the
Orlando Magic on Friday, but were in solid position to pick up a much-needed
win over the Miami Heat the following night, holding a seven-point lead with
just under two minutes left to play.
However, the Heat closed out the game on a 9-0 run and handed the Cavs a
110-108 defeat, leaving Cleveland head coach Byron Scott wondering where his
team's killer instincts are.
"We played hard coming off a back-to-back," Scott said. "Our guys showed a lot
of guts, but little things are killing us, especially toward the end of games.
We just haven't figured out how to win."
Playing for a third straight game without Kyrie Irving, who is expected to
miss four weeks with a broken finger, Cleveland lost its seventh in a row on
the road and is just 3-10 overall on the season.
Jeremy Pargo had 16 points and matched a career high with seven assists and
Dion Waiters added another 16 points for the Cavaliers, who lost despite
having eight players reach double figures in the same game for the first time
since Jan. 30, 2007.
Omri Casspi drained four 3-pointers en route to a season-high 15 points in
defeat. Anderson Varejao logged his fourth straight double-double with 10
points and 15 rebounds, five offensive. He leads the NBA with 14.1 rebounds
per game, just ahead of Memphis' Zach Randolph (13.6).
Cleveland visited Memphis in the lone meeting between the clubs a season ago
and led 100-99 with 1:45 left in the game, but the Grizzlies closed out the
game on a 9-2 run to log an eight-point victory. It was the Cavaliers' second
straight loss in this series and third in a row at Memphis.
The Grizzlies had six players reach double figures in that win on April 23,
including all five starters. That was also the case in the team's most recent
trip to the floor, an impressive 106-98 win over the visiting Los Angeles
Memphis rebounded after having an eight-game win streak snapped last Monday
versus the Denver Nuggets in the opener of a five-game homestand. Rudy Gay
paced the offense on Friday with 21 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
"We played team basketball, moved the ball around and made them work," Gay
Randolph notched his 11th double-double in as many games this season with 17
points and 12 rebounds, Mike Conley had 19 points and Marc Gasol finished with
14 and eight assists. Tony Allen contributed 12 points.
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I'll be going there tomorrow to see what's up.Please remember that there's only one guy doing all these heads for us over there.
OK. Just curious and excited. I know you've been busy with other projects.
Sounds Great! I know we discussed making some custom high lift steel rockers that could be adjustable through the top of the head which sounds like it might be the easiest way to go, but you're the professional. Also, I need to double check the rule book to see if that is an acceptable mod or not. I know the base line flow isn't very significant, but I am really curious what they do flow stock. And even more curious as to how much air we can really flow! I sent my heads to you because you seem to be the best in the biz, and you know things that I didn't even know existed. Scottie
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Born Aug. 9, 1976 (some sources say 1978), Tautou was raised in the mountainous region of Auvergne in central France, but set out for Paris at age 17 to pursue a career as a comic actress. She trained at the famed Cours Florent drama school and earned her early professional credits in French television movies. After winning a talent competition sponsored by the television network Canal+, Tautou made her feature film debut in a supporting role as a sweetly innocent beauty salon worker who engages in a flirtation with an older gentleman in "Venus Beaute Institut" ("Venus Beauty Institute") (1999). Her head-turning performance earned Tautou a Cesar Award for Most Promising Female Newcomer. Foll... Continue Bio >>
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(CNN) -- Country singer Jason Aldean's tour bus struck and killed a pedestrian on an Indiana highway Monday morning, his representative said.
"With a heavy heart, I'm sad to say that a man passed away last night after stepping out in front of my bus in Indiana," Aldean said in an online statement.
The Knox County sheriff's department said that Albert Kennedy of Vincennes, Indiana, "walked out into the middle of the roadway" and was struck by the bus. He was pronounced dead on the scene by the coroner.


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May 25, 2016
A Crestview man is dead following a crash with his motorcycle and an S-U-V.
It happened around 7:45 Monday night at the intersection of State Road 85 and Antioch Road in Okaloosa County.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers say 47-year-old Tracy Jay Tate turned his 2006 Yamaha onto S-R 85 during a red light, crossing into the path of a northbound Nissan Xterra.
Troopers say that's when the driver of the S-U-V struck the right-side of his bike, causing the deadly collision.
Tate was not wearing a helmet.
Neither the driver nor passenger of the Xterra were injured.
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How do you stack up?Slide colored cubes down the board. When you've created a group of three or more, it disappears. Special cubes allow you to make stacks, absorb cubes and change their color, and more.
1.Position your cube along the lower left or right edge of the board, then left-click to release it.
2.The cube will slide in a straight line until it hits another cube or the end of the board.
3.When three or more cubes of the same color touch each other, they disappear as a group. Eliminate the required number of cubes to reach the next level.
· Play through the tutorial within the game. To play the tutorial in Cubis, click the Game Menu button and then click Learn How to Play.
· Cubes will not be released until you release the left mouse button. So if you have clicked the left mouse button but don't like the placement of the cube, continue to hold down the button until the cube is where you want it.
· The next three cube colors are displayed below the grid. Use these to plan ahead.
· Clear as many cubes off the board as you can before the end of the round. You lose points for each remaining cube.
· Try to clear cubes in a chain reaction. Clearing chains is called a "Cubis" and will add a lot of points to your score. Cubis is most easily achieved when cubes are stacked together in a large bunch.
· A cube will be pushed out of the way if the square behind it is unoccupied. If cubes are in a stack, only the bottom cube will slide into the unoccupied square.
· Cubes might crumble if they fall from a stack.
· Some levels have stone blocks. You cannot move these blocks and so you will have to work around them. Laser cubes will destroy stone blocks.
· Crumbled Cubes will break away when your sliding cube comes into contact with them. The sliding cube will pass through as if the crumbled cube was never there. However, Crumbled cubes will not break away when they come in contact with either a wedge or osmosis cube. Instead they will be lifted up as with normal cubes.
· Laser Cubes (orange balls with gray boxes swirling around them) fire blue beams that destroy whatever is in their path. Each laser cube fires only once and destroys only one object. Laser cubes will destroy other cubes or stone blocks that stand in your way.
· Osmosis cubes (cubes with "bubbles" inside) act just like wedge cubes. However, they have the added effect of changing the color of any cube they run into. If your red osmosis cube runs into a green cube, it will lift the green cube up and turn it red.
· Star Cubes will cost you points if you don't eliminate them (350 for each that is left at the end of the level).
· Wedge cubes (shaped like wedges) will lift any cube they run into up to three high. If a wedge cube runs into a stack of three cubes, it will stop at the stack.


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Video: Faces of Childhood Cancer: Lindsay Simmons
ATLANTA -- Ten years ago, 10 percent of children with cancer suvived. Today, nearly 80 percent survive. September is National Childhood Cancer awareness month.
11Alive News has partnered with Atlanta-based CURE Childhood Cancer to bring you the faces of childhood cancer.
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These are their stories.
Lindsay Simmons: Bald and Beautiful
I first met Lindsay Simmons almost two years ago.
"I just don't know how I got it or why." She told me in her first 11Alive interview.
She was in remission, the honored hero in my first marathon raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Since then, she's inspired me to run five marathons. She took dance classes, turned 12, and met a boy at camp. Since then, her Leukemia came back.
"It's kind of scary, but I can do it again," she said.
She let the world know in a simple Facebook post: "My Leukemia is back."
"I just thought they would want to know, and I'm not scared to tell people," she said.
We caught up outside on her porch. On this summer day, while I was sweating, she was cold. "My stomach hurts. I feel sick a lot, and I'm usually not hungry," she said. "My mom says, well everybody says, that if I've gone through it once, then I can go through it again."
Her second round with cancer is harder: harsher treatment, more side effects.
"You can't show your emotion in front of your child, so most of the time it's crying in the shower or being really upset in your own time, but you have to show strength for your own child," Lindsay's mom, Sara said. "And you find the strength inside and you do what you have to do to fight for their life. That's what it is. It's a fight. "
Lindsay doesn't like to look at recent photographs. A photographer took a series of pictures when she was at Camp Sunshine. It was right after her relapse had been diagnosed, but before chemotherapy began. It was before her hair fell out and medicines made her face puffy.
In an interview full of brave statements, it was the only time her voice shook. "I cried because of how much the chemo made me lose my hair," she said. "And more hair came out this time than last time."
Lindsay was supposed to starting middle school at E.T. Booth.
"I really want to see my friends at school, but I can't," she said. Her treatment for cancer has lowered her immune levels so much; even a simple cold or stomach virus could land her back in the hospital.
In a situation filled with medical and financial difficulties, the wish to see her friends is something simple 11Alive can do. With the cooperation of the Cherokee County School District and administrators at E.T. Booth, 11Alive taped messages from Lindsay's friends.
Some were simple: "Hey, Lindsay, it's David. I just want to let you know we miss you and hope you'll get better."
Others agonized over just the right words and read from notes: "Hey, it's Tiffany. I just have some words to say. Lindsay, keep moving forward and don't stop. You're a wonderful friend, and I believe in you and the wonderful things you can do. Get well and follow your dreams. You can do it."
We delivered the DVD of wishes to Lindsay the next day. She was back in the hospital after her white blood cell counts plummeted. To keep the surprise, her mom told her I just had a few more questions. When we played the DVD and her friend's faces popped up, her huge smile brightened up the entire hospital room.
"I love it!" she said. "It makes me feel good that some other people are there to help me too."
Lindsay is a fighter. But even the strongest fighters need cheerleaders.
Michala Hopkins: The Sound of Joy
At the Hopkins house, the sound of joy SOUNDS different. Most days, you're greeted with the bam of a toy drum, clapping hands, and laughter.
Kelli Hopkins holds Michala on her lap: "She likes to sing and hum with you." At the word, Michala starts a low hum. She suffers from a rare disease called Aicardi Syndrome.
"She's missing her corpus collosum, the middle part of her brain," Kelli explains. It means she has seizures and has black spots in her field of vision. She doesn't speak, but Kelli says she communicates through her expressions, and of course, that drum.
Three of the Hopkins' four children have special needs. "God placed these children in our lives for a special reason," she said.
Mike and Kelli were prepared for those challenges. They were not prepared for cancer. Michala was born with a spot on her foot. Doctors first said it was just a birth mark.
"Mike said, 'Do you think it was cancer?' And I said 'WHAT?! I'm going to slap you,' because I'm thinking, how do you say that out loud?"
But it was cancer. And after two surgeries, a choice: her leg or her life. "So, it was an easy decision. Easier at that time, to say, OK, remove it," Kelli said. Years later, the parents passed Michala's oncologist in the hallway. He told them he really didn't think Michala would make it. "She's a fighter," both of her parents said.
Right now, they are watching a spot on Michala's lungs, but they say she's doing well and constantly getting into trouble.
Mike recalls a time he was left home alone with the kids. Suddenly, it was a little too quiet. She found Michala in the dining room. "She climbed up in a chair and grabbed the chandelier and she was swinging back and forth and she couldn't decide if she wanted to stay or let go," he said with a laugh.
That's the thing about the Hopkins family, when other people hear just noise, they hear joy.
"As a parent with children that were non-verbal, you kind of long for the day to come in, and have them tell you they love you," Mike said. "And they just do it in a different way."


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Tennant May Have Miscalculated
September 21, 2013
Natalie Tennant's decision to run for the U.S....
Can't wait for Obama & Biden to come to WV to campaign for Natalie!! Haven't shown there faces!! Even WV democrats fed up with this gang! Go Shelley, Go!!! WV getting redder everyday!!!
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Actually, the Steelers and Mountaineers misfortunes this weekend were George Bush's fault. At least according to the "butbushers.
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I miscalculated also...by reading this trash..how can anybody take you seriously..I'm sure the Steelers and Mountaineers misfortunes this weekend were a direct result of OBAMA'S WAR ON FOOTBALL!!!
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Obama's "anti-coal agenda"??...you sir, are an idiot and an unethical journalist.
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Bye Bye American Pie!
As much as it pains me, I agree. I hoped I would never live to see the day when when "Mountaineers" would commit political suicide, but it has arrived. We began by trading Alan Mollohan, in line for Appropriation Committee Chairman for David McKinley, who would have difficulty getting a 70 year old man his social security pension. Replaced Robert C. Byrd with a man who has more skeletons in his closet than the Smithdonian, and now we are about to elect the "stone faced" Mt. Rushmore look alike, who once elected will turn her back on the sick and hungry.
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Another lame commentary by the editor of the house organ for the Republican Party.
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Susan Birdsey says she loves to learn.
That's perfect for her, since she's the woman in charge of the 4,758 students being taught in 10 schools in Garfield School District Re-2.
"Every few years, I seem to have the drive to go back and learn something new," Birdsey said last week in her office in Rifle.
That drive recently resulted in Birdsey adding "Dr." to her official title as superintendent. She earned her doctorate of education in administrator leadership from Walden University, an online program out of Minnesota.
Birdsey said she used her experiences in the Re-2 district when she wrote her dissertation on positive student/teacher relationships at a middle school level.
Birdsey served as principal at Rifle Middle School for three years, before she was named assistant superintendent in 2008. She was promoted to superintendent when Dr. Gary Pack resigned three years ago and recently received a one-year extension to her three-year contract from the Re-2 school board, after her annual evaluation.
"I always wanted to be a superintendent," Birdsey said. "I don't think it hurts" to have a doctorate degree in her position, and hopes to use what she learned to address student achievement in the district.
"Reform" is the buzzword for the last several years when it comes to public education, at both the state and national levels, Birdsey noted.
"These are really large changes coming down the road, and I want to make sure we get through that to the point of being a high-achieving, high-status district when it comes to reform measures," Birdsey said.
A compilation of data shows the district is headed in the right direction, she added.
"We've been very focused, we have a unified improvement plan and we're starting to see the fruits of that in the data," Birdsey said. "Our reading scores have improved and now we're looking at how we can get our math scores up, too. Then we'll look at writing."
Math scores have been relatively flat for the last three years, Birdsey said, so the district will address that area first.
"We've got to make changes for our kids," she stated.
Four-day calendar has worked well
This school year saw the district adopt a four-day school week, due to budget cuts over the last few years. Students go to school a while longer Monday through Thursday, then get Fridays off so their time in the classroom is roughly equal to a five-day week.
Birdsey said the first quarter of the school year went well under the new schedule.
"Our attendance rate has remained high, and we've decreased our substitute teaching budget by 30 percent," she added. "Our entire goal in going to the four-day calendar was to maintain high quality education while we had to cut our budget, and we're managing to do that."
Birdsey said she has heard positive feedback from parents in the district, pleased at being able to spend more time with their children. A number of "fifth day" programs were also offered throughout the community to help occupy children and maintain their learning on their days off from school, Birdsey noted.
Birdsey said it's likely the district will continue with the four-day calendar for at least the next few years, barring any unlikely budget windfall.
"I think it's also given our staff a sense of urgency, to make sure they're focusing even more on bell-to-bell instruction," Birdsey added.
Staff still works on most Fridays, she noted, with professional development, training and other teaching skills academies.
The new calendar did not lead to any reductions in teaching or staffing levels, and class sizes have remained constant, Birdsey said.
Big changes coming
District administrators have also been focused on what Birdsey calls "the big three:" Colorado Academic Standards in the 2013-14 school year, educator effectiveness guidelines through Senate Bill 191 and student assessments that will greatly expand with the 2014-15 school year.
"The timing with that is challenging for us and every other district," she said. "The whole assessment piece is a huge change and will be very different than the ones we currently use."
One thing the new assessments will focus on is how well students learn computer skills, Birdsey said.
"We all need to make sure we're still teaching content, not just computer ability," she added. "I think kids will have to think more deeply and gauge not only what they know they can do, but to apply it, too."
Despite all the changes coming down the road, Birdsey said it's still an exciting time to be in public education.
"We're focused on getting everything exactly right for our kids," she said. "They're going to be taught the full 21st century skills that are already vital, as well as the basics. Change is hard for a lot of people and it can be scary, so it's important we're thoughtful on how we move forward."
"I love a challenge, too," Birdsey summed up. "We're not talking about your mother's classroom any more."


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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Tyreek Duren tied the game up at the end
of regulation with a deep three-pointer and scored the go-ahead bucket in the
extra session to lift the La Salle Explorers to a 77-74 overtime win over
their Philadelphia Big 5 rival Villanova Wildcats in a thriller at Tom Gola
Ramon Galloway led La Salle (3-1) by scoring a game-high 26 points and also
recorded five steals. Duren finished with 23 points and team-high five
assists, Jerell Wright added 10 points, and Steve Zack pulled down 14 rebounds
to help the Explorers pick up their second straight win.
Mouphtaou Yarou paced Villanova (3-3) with 20 points and seven rebounds.
JayVaughn Pinkston was not in the Wildcats' starting lineup for the first time
this season, but he provided a spark off the bench with 19 points, seven
rebounds, and four assists. Ryan Arcidiacono dished out a game-high seven
assists but also committed a game-high six turnovers.
The Explorers were in front in the early stages and held a 23-15 advantage at
the 9:16 mark of the opening half. Villanova's bench provided 15 points in the
opening 20 minutes to help it overcome the deficit and take a 34-30 advantage
into the intermission.
The Wildcats continued their momentum after the break and built a 42-31 lead
in the early stages of the second half. La Salle rallied back to tie the score
but could not manage to go in front. With 25 seconds remaining, Arcidiacono
made a free throw to extend Villanova's advantage to 77-74 with 25 seconds
remaining. Duren then sent the crowd into a frenzy with a game-tying three-
pointer with seven seconds remaining. Arcidiacono drove the basket in the
closing seconds of regulation but the ball was knocked loose and time expired
with the contest knotted up at 77. Villanova allowed the Explorers to come
back despite shooting 60 percent from the field in the second half.
Villanova held a 74-71 edge with possession with just under two minutes
remaining in the overtime. Galloway came up with a steal which led to a layup
for Rohan Brown. On the Wildcats' next possession, Duren stole the ball from
Arcidiacono before putting the team ahead with a layup with only 18 seconds
left to play. La Salle hung on for the win after Yarou missed a jumper and
Zack iced it with a pair of free throws.
Although the Wildcats held a 40-31 advantage in the rebounding battle, they
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VIENNA, Va. (WUSA9) -- Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project representatives say The Vienna, Dunn Loring, West Falls Church and East Falls Church Metrorail stations on the Orange Line will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday night to closing Sunday night. Crews will be testing the signal system testing and doing track maintenance before the opening of the Silver Line.
Representatives say free shuttle buses will be available between Vienna and Ballston. Express buses will also operate between these two stations. Officials say that riders should add at least 25 minutes to their travel time.
In addition, local buses will run between Vienna and Ballston, and make intermediary stops at Dunn Loring, West Falls Church and East Falls Church. Riders should allow 15 minutes of travel time for each station stop, say representatives. "For example, a rider traveling West Falls Church and Ballston should allow 30 minutes of travel time because the bus makes two stops," said representatives in a press release on Wednesday.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the Big, Bad Pipeline
The habitual self-loathing of the American Left is perhaps its most endearing quality. Most of us remember actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus from her lead role in the late, lamented CBS sitcom Watching Ellie. Now she's an expert on energy, international economy, and the environment. Here's a video in which she expresses her opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline: "Who can stop this mega-stupid mega-pipeline? You can, | Read More »


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Various activities contribute to raising awareness about the importance of culture and Olympic education.
The IOC supports various activities in order to develop the link between sport and culture in all its forms, encourages cultural exchange and promotes the diversity of cultures.The Olympic Museum is a living testimony of the interaction between these two worlds.
Olympic Solidarity promotes culture and education by encouraging NOCs and their National Olympic Academy (NOA) to be actively involved in this field by creating, organising and publicising related programmes and initiatives.It contributes to the IOC activities implemented via the Department of International Cooperation and Development by financially helping certain NOCs wishing to send delegates to the IOC World Forum on Education, Culture and Sport. It also assists NOCs with the organisational costs at a national level of participating in the Olympic Sport and Literature contest and the Olympic Art and Sport contest.The programme also helps NOCs to set up and carry out individual initiatives on a national basis, by means of programmes and/or specific activities such as the creation of NOAs, establishment of Olympic education programmes in schools and universities, assistance for exhibitions or other cultural activities linked to sport.
Learn more about the Olympic Solidarity Culture and Education programme
The aim of the International Pierre de Coubertin Committee (IPCC) is to make known as widely as possible the work of the reviver of the Olympic Games and perpetuate his memory all over the world. The IPCC is an association composed of people who wish to pursue this aim and who have themselves often contributed directly to doing so through their writings or actions within the Olympic Movement, either nationally or internationally.The IPCC and its members thus contributed to the publication of a Coubertin bibliography in 1991, and of his main texts (three volumes in French published in 1986), with translations in English (published in 2000) and Spanish (2006).The IPCC was founded on 19 January 1975 in Lausanne, and was recognised by the IOC in 1978. Its first Chairman was the Swiss doctor, Paul Martin, Olympic 800m silver medallist at the 1924 Games in Paris. Geoffroy de Navacelle de Coubertin, a great-nephew of Pierre de Coubertin, succeeded him and headed the IPCC for more than 12 years. The current IPCC Chairman is the German professor Norbert Muller, a leading specialist on Coubertin's work.The IPCC recognises the national Pierre de Coubertin committees which pursue the same aims at national level. The oldest one is the French Pierre de Coubertin Committee (founded in 1960), while the most recent is the Mauritius Pierre de Coubertin Committee (founded in 2005).
The IPCC regularly organises:- Scientific congresses, including the one entitled "The Relevance of Pierre de Coubertin Today", held in Lausanne in 1986, and "Coubertin and Olympism: questions for the future", held in 1997 to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the Olympic Congress in Le Havre;- Exhibitions, such as "Coubertin and the Greek Miracle" presented in Athens during the summer of 2004 or the mobile exhibition "The life and work of Pierre de Coubertin", which is available in six languages;- Youth forums, which bring together for a week at a time classes from Pierre de Coubertin schools around the world, held in Le Havre (FRA) in 1997, Much Wenlock (GBR) in 1999, Lausanne (SUI) in 2001, Genoa (ITA) in 2003, and Radstadt (AUT) in 2005; and- Coubertin days as part of the youth camps held during the Olympic Summer Games, notably in Atlanta, in 1996, Sydney, in 2000, and Athens, in 2004.
Learn more about the International Pierre de Coubertin Committee
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text: Baldknobbers Jamboree Show is the show that started is all in Branson Mo! Call 417-213-5060 to reserve your Baldknobbers Jamboree Show Tickets! Branson's first show, The Baldknobbers Jamboree, began the Branson family entertainment phenomenon in 1959 when the four Mabe brothers began entertaining visitors on the Branson lake front. Today, the Baldknobbers Jamboree Show family legacy spanning six decades and four generations continues to Wow audiences with a variety of country music favorites and hilarious comedy!Today's Baldknobbers Jamboree Show is a musical powerhouse featuring a talented cast of dynamic singers, musicians, comedians and entertainers as they perform your favorite Country Classics, Hot New Country Hits, Toe Tappin' Gospel and Lots Side-Spitting Comedy.The Mabe brothers adopted the name The Baldknobbers from an old Ozarks vigilante group that held their meetings on a treeless hilltop or "bald knob." The Baldknobbers, Branson style entertainment became so popular that in 1963, they outgrew the old community building and opened Branson's first theater by converting an old skating rink to accommodate 600 people nightly!And the Baldknobbers Jamboree Show tradition continues! Following the footsteps of their fathers and grandfathers, the Baldknobbers Jamboree Show features the talents of Tim Mabe, the show's producer and a.k.a. comedian Droopy Drawers Jr. who is the son of Jim and Katie Mabe; Brent Mabe, band leader and son of Lyle Mabe; Tim's wife Patty Mabe and their son Brandon Mabe and his son Broden Mabe; Denton and Garrett Mabe, son's of the late Dennis Mabe and Joy Bilyeu-Steele granddaughter of the late Bill Mabe.2015 Baldknobbers marked the Baldknobbers 56th Anniversary of the Baldknobbers Jamboree Show and is the must see ticket for your next trip to Branson. Guests are entertained from the moment they step foot into the theatre. The Baldknobbers Jamboree Show is two hours of power packed music and comedy guaranteed to entertain all ages! Take good country music, add in a helping of hilarious, sidesplitting comedy, sprinkle in a taste of the grass roots of gospel and American patriotism, and you've got the recipe of the dynamic Baldknobbers Jamboree Show that has established the benchmark for what Branson is today, the "Live Entertainment Capital of the World!" Join us in Branson, Missouri at The Baldknobbers Theatre, were celebrating Real American Entertainment is a family tradition.


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Turner Square Arm Leather Sleeper Sofa
- Overview
Supple leather lends an earthy warmth to this collection. The top-grain hide is meticulously dyed and burnished for color that grows darker at each edge and corner. Because leather is a natural product, each piece will acquire its own distinct character and beauty over time. The Sleeper Sofa converts to a queen-sized bed that features a thick mattress with inner springs and a fall-away crossbar so you never feel the bar.
- 82.5" w x 44" d x 35.5" h
- Polyester-wrapped flame-retardant-free ottoman for a firmer feel.
- Leather is a natural product. Variations in color and texture are inherent to each hide; no two pieces are exactly alike.
- Top-grain leather, aniline dyed. Aniline-dyed leather will lighten and soften with both use and time and develop a rich, burnished patina.
- This collection is also available upholstered.
- For more information on this collection: Turner Collection Guide.
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- To place your custom fabric order, call 1.888.779.5176
- Dimensions & Care
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A look at the bowl games still to be played, and the results of those involving the top 25 teams in college football.
No. 3 Alabama (11-1) vs. No. 11 Oklahoma will play in the Sugar Bowl on Thursday. Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m. and the Sugar Bowl will be aired on ESPN.
No. 7 Ohio State (12-1) vs. No. 12 Clemson will play on Friday in the Orange Bowl. Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m. and the Orange Bowl will be broadcast on ESPN.
No. 9 Missouri vs. No. 13 Oklahoma State will also play on Friday in the Cotton Bowl. That game kicks off at 8 p.m. and will be aired on Fox.
No. 1 Florida State (13-0) will play No. 2 Auburn for the BCS National Championship on Monday, Jan. 6. The game kicks off at 8:30 p.m. and will be aired on ESPN.
No. 4 Michigan State vs. No. 5 Stanford, Rose Bowl: Michigan State (24-20)
No. 6 Baylor vs. No. 15 UCF, Fiesta Bowl: UCF (52-42)
No. 8 South Carolina vs. No. 19 Wisconsin Capital One Bowl: South Carolina (34-24)
No. 10 Oregon vs. Texas, Alamo Bowl: Oregon (30-7)
No. 14 LSU vs. beat Iowa, Outback Bowl: LSU (21-14)
No. 16 Arizona State vs. Texas Tech, Holiday Bowl: Texas Tech (37-23)
No. 17 UCLA vs. Virginia Tech, Sun Bowl: UCLA (42-12)
No. 18 Louisville vs. Miami, Russell Athletic Bowl: Louisville (36-9)
No. 20 Texas A&M vs. No. 22 Duke, Chick-fil-A Bowl: Texas A&< (52-48) No. 21 Fresno State vs. Southern Cal, Las Vegas Bowl: Southern Cal (45-20) No. 23 Georgia vs. Nebraska, Gator Bowl: Nebraska (24-19) No. 24 Northern Illinois vs. Utah State, Poinsettia Bowl: Utah (21-14) No. 25 Notre Dame vs. Rutgers Pinstripe Bowl: Notre Dame (29-16)


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he has to make this team. but where can he play? he's obviously a natural center, and a left handed shot, but could he play the off wing? He looks to good to send down.
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EQ in Alt-Az mode?
Posted 24 March 2009 - 04:57 AM
My thought is that I could use it for grab and go, and when I have more time set it up properly as an EQ. I am thinking head only as I am hoping to pick up a wooden tripod to put it on.
Thanks in advance for wise words and advice.
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Posted 24 March 2009 - 07:12 AM
Some EQ mounts will work in alt-az mode some will not without a bit of modding.
I had an older EQ1 that went into in alt-az mode for my ST80 (no modding) . I also had an EQ3 that with a bit of grinding worked really well in alt-az, but it was too heavy so I went back to the EQ1 for the ST80.
I have some pics somewhere of the mod I did on the EQ3, I'll see if I can find them.
hope this helps
Posted 24 March 2009 - 07:17 AM
really?? alt-alt?? never heard of that mode. I'm not sure I'm following you? can you explain?
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Thanks all. Any more suggestions welcome.
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Posted 24 March 2009 - 12:16 PM
Alt alt has the first axis horizontal rather than vertical as in an alt-az or pointing at the pole as in a EQ. It's equivalent to a gimbal mount. There is no "Dob hole" at zenith. The equivalent of Dob holes occur on the horizon off the ends of the first axis. These types have traditionally been used in satellite tracking.
Posted 24 March 2009 - 12:22 PM
On the plus side, the scope at least looks a little more right-side-up on the mount most of the time. On the negative side, you still need the counterweight on the Dec shaft, and there's no good way to get the weight of that and the scope balanced near the center of the tripod.
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Posted 24 March 2009 - 05:46 PM
Just my thoughts...
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Posted 25 March 2009 - 05:58 AM
I shall keep my eyes peeled for a second hand EQ to experiment with I think.
Thanks again to all for all advice and info.
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TAMPA -- Michael Turner barreled in for the go-ahead touchdown midway through the fourth quarter, as the Atlanta Falcons escaped Raymond James Stadium with a 24-23 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The outcome gave Atlanta (10-1) a stranglehold on the NFC South and ended Tampa Bay's four-game winning streak. The Falcons hold a four-game lead atop the division heading into Thursday's showdown against the New Orleans Saints, who handed them their only loss on Nov. 11.
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British billionaire Hans Kristian Rausing has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his of American socialite wife, Eva, authorities announced today.
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Although the inquest was told that Rausing had been arrested on suspicion of murder, he has not been charged, and police are still investigating the case an "unexplained death."
An autopsy did not establish how the 48-year-old mother of four teenagers died; toxicology and other test results are pending. One theory is that she overdosed.
A small amount of drugs were found when police discovered her body after her husband was arrested Monday for driving under the influence, the inspector said. She was found in a bedroom of the couple's five-story townhouse in London's exclusive Belgravia neighborhood.
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The Rausings, whose close friends of Prince Charles, have a well-documented history of drug and alcohol addiction.
In 2008, police found heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine in the couple's home after Eva Rausing was arrested for trying to bring heroin and crack into the U.S. Embassy in London. All charges were eventually dropped.
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Eva Kemeny Rausing, the daughter of a retired Pepsi executive, Tom Kemeny, met her future husband in 1980 in a drug-rehab clinic.
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This past week I joined nearly 11,000 people who attended the Information on Demand (IOD) conference. What a fantastical week !!! Each day of the conference was filled with business and technical sessions, meeting with experts, customer interactions and more. It's always a very busy week trying to squeeze every minute out of these days. Needless to say, I slept quite a lot this past weekend :)
Now, if you didn't get to IOD last week or didn't see the announcement the week before, you may have missed the latest information for our newly released Information Server 8.7. I'm very excited about this release as it includes some particular features that will make a tremendous impact for our customers. As a matter of fact, many of the customers I met with at IOD who attended one of the "What's New" sessions or had the chance to work with the technology in the Demo Room commented that they will be starting their 8.7 upgrades asap in order to take advantage ot these new items.
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You can read the full details of "What's New" in our whitepaper of course, but let me highlight a few of my favorites in the following list. As you read through, I hope you get a sense of the priority we placed on productivity... solve tough challenges in intuitive ways that are then easy to use.
Operations Console - (my favorite) dashboard technology that puts all the answers of your runtime environment within a couple of clicks through our new web interface (pictured right). Start with summary graphs that provide rolled-up information across all your projects and then drill into the specifics based on your access permissions.
Interactive Parallel Debugger - accelerates the development lifecycle with an integrated troubleshooting framework. Run in a debug mode, pause on data conditions or record counts, investigate data values by node, etc.... What is truly market-unique about this technology is the ability to debug at any degree of parallelization across any SMP, MPP or Grid configuration.
New Netezza Connectivity - Information Server and Netezza now work together better than ever to deliver break-through analytics. You can read my blog for some other details, including some awesome benchmarks for reading and writing to Netezza
Information Analyzer Data Rules Stage - introduces a new stage to the DataStage/QualityStage job canvas to enable a shared rule framework between data profiling, data cleansing and data integration. Take the same insight the subject matter expert or business analyst built to monitor quality and use those rules to choose what data to remediate in your job flow. Or... flip that around and have your developers create the rules and then offer them to the data steward to apply for data quality monitoring.
QualityStage Match Specification Wizard - through a few simple selections, allows a user to very rapidly build solutions for the most common data quality use cases. I spoke to one of our 8.7 beta customers at IOD and he shared that a new hire of theirs fresh out of college was using this technology successfully within a day !!!!
Business Glossary Collaboration - really a phenomenal amount of advancement in one release .... integrated UI for all roles, new label construct for classification, logical model integration, and workflow/approval process for term authoring.
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