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The 770ES builds upon the skills of the 670ES with slightly drier bass, and with a fair bit more dynamic headroom. It's also more forward sounding yet not actually brighter or harsh. In some ways it's probably a mite smoother. Wattage is about the same (ie 100 per side into 8 ohms) but clearly with more current/driving power.
Those who heard the combination at Scalford will attest to how well it all worked together.
I'm now considering moving my beloved Super Tablettes on - not because the Q's are better (they're not as seamless and the ProAcs are more certainly more detailed) but the 2010i's are good enough to not feel like they're strangling the system. Also, they do seem to like being worked fairly hard, waking up big style. The ProAcs really need a sweeter amp I think.


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A Route of Evanescence
by Emily Dickinson
Analysis: Steaminess Rating
Exactly how steamy is this poem?
This nature poem may be the closest we ever get to the literal "birds and bees," but if pollination goes down here, the reader isn't really sure of it. In fact, the bird may or may not make contact with the flowers at all.

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April 14, 2014
Things are hopping on the Hilltop! Among the many memorable moments of the past few weeks were a men's basketball NIT runner-up finish, our first post-season women's basketball win since 2000 and a new scoring champion (congrats, Keena!), an indoor track & field championship, a top-20 NCAA women's swimming result and a runner-up finish for our men's swim team at The American Championships. (A note of thanks to those in attendance for the NIT and WNIT home games as well as the NIT games in New York City! The Mustang Nation was noticeably present in the Big Apple and at Madison Square Garden!) We continue to be encouraged by the competitiveness of our teams in this inaugural season in the American!
Here are some links to those news stories and more:
Men's NIT: Mustangs Fall To Minnesota In NIT Championship, 65-63
Women's NIT: Mays Sets Scoring Record As SMU Falls At Minnesota, 77-70
Student-Athletes Engage & Learn At Etiquette Dinner
SMU Wins Inaugural American Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship
Mustangs Finish 20th At NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving Championship
SMU Finishes Second At American Athletic Conference Men's Swimming & Diving Championship
Basketball Helps Propel American To Great First Year
American Athletic Conference Enjoying Early Success
Nationally, the collegiate model is being debated on several fronts. NCAA Reform and student-athlete unionization are among the hottest topics. Although it represents uncertainty, many of the developments included as part of the Reform proposals are encouraging. I have spent a lot of time talking to colleagues and reading about the various perspectives on the potential ramifications of classifying student-athletes as employees. There are conflicting views regarding the intended and unintended consequences of such action. I tend to believe that everyone (including the student-athletes) is best served to find a different way to address any real concerns which may exist. Once thing appears clear - change is inevitable. Through it all, our focus remains on preparing SMU students for life and becoming more nationally competitive in all that we do.
And now, on to the mailbag...
Jensen (Dallas): Great job this year and great in-game presentation! Is there any way to get the whole lower section of the South Side (plus Baselines) of Moody earmarked to students (much like Cameron)? The students have been raucous and entertaining but some of that Moody Magic doesn't translate to TV as well as you'd think. I had to miss one of the big home games and on TV, it looks disappointing to see the group behind both benches sitting while the baseline and center-court, lower-bowl fans are standing, loud and raucous.
Answer: Thanks for your support, Jensen! At this time, we do not plan to expand the student section at Moody to include the entire south stands. Per American Conference policy, the first two rows directly behind the visiting team are reserved for their use. It further requires that "Dedicated home student section seating areas may not be located directly behind the visiting team bench and 40 complimentary visiting team seats. Student seating areas must be at least one section removed from the visiting team bench area." SMU season ticket holders will continue to fill the upper rows to provide a "buffer" for the visiting team and their fans. The area directly behind the home team bench is reserved for their families and guests. We are pleased with the response from our students and look forward to working with them to review and improve our existing practices. As far as television goes, we have received excellent feedback on the arena and atmosphere from viewers across the country.
Phillip (Houston): I read that the AAC was considering Atlantic City as a site for the basketball tournament in the future. Any idea where future tournaments will be played?
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President Obama took a fresh focus Wednesday on raising the minimum wage, an issue that will play a big role in this year's midterm elections.
He underscored the populist economic message that will drive much of this year's Democratic strategy, that increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors to $10.10 from $7.25 starting next year is a winning hand.
For working Buckeyes, an increase in the minimum wage pits its two Washington Senators against each other, which isn't too surprising considering one is a Democrat and the other a Republican. But according to a new PPP survey, Senator Rob Portman, elected in 2010, is already facing considerable backlash in Ohio for being the deciding vote against emergency legislation to restore unemployment benefits for 1.7 million job seekers, including over 48,000 Ohioans.
Senator Sherrod Brown, reelected in 2012 in an expensive and fierce battle with his Republican challenger, told reporters on a conference call Wednesday that he'll introduce a Senate Resolution aimed at boosting an Increase for Tipped Minimum Wage, which now stands at just $2.13 per hour. Brown said passing the Fair Minimum Wage Act, of which he is a cosponsor, would boost GDP by nearly $33 billion and lift 4.6 million people out of poverty.
Sen. Brown said the tipped minimum wage should rise overtime to 70 percent of the regular minimum wage. The regular minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, but under Brown's legislation would rise to $10.10 an hour. According to the National Employment Law Project, the minimum wage has lost more than 30 percent of its spending power over the last forty years. By passing the Fair Minimum Wage Act, hiking the minimum wage would boost GDP by nearly $33 billion and generate 140,000 new jobs over three years, as workers spend their raises in their local businesses and communities.
"Every year, millions of Americans living on a tipped wage are working hard and taking responsibility, but are lucky just to get by," Brown said in prepared remarks. "Earning a base of $2.13 an hour, even with tips, isn't very much—not when you need to put food on the table, fill your gas tank, send your children to school, and provide a safe place for them to live," he said, adding, "Every hardworking American deserves the opportunity to earn a living wage. Passing the Fair Minimum Wage Act and raising the tipped minimum wage is a step in the right direction."
Meanwhile, Sen. Portman often talks about supporting jobless benefits if they're paid for, but when presented with legislation that was totally paid for in a way Republicans have supported in the past, he failed to support the measure. The PPP survey found the voters Portman is supposed to represent are not pleased with his decision to jeopardize even more Ohioans' jobless benefits and more Ohioans' jobs.
The PPP surveys in Ohio and Illinois find that the idea of increasing the minimum wage to $10 an hour is very popular with voters in those states, and that Senators Rob Portman and Mark Kirk could face a backlash if they oppose the raise when the issue comes up later this year.
PPP's key findings:
-51% of voters in both Illinois and Ohio say that not only do they support increasing the minimum wage to $10 an hour, but that they strongly support doing so. Overall 64% of Ohioans support the increase to only 36% who are opposed, and in Illinois 63% favor it to just 33% who are in opposition.
-Voters say by a 12 point margin that they're less likely to support Rob Portman for reelection if he opposes the minimum wage increase, and by an 11 point spread that they're less likely to vote for Mark Kirk again if he opposes it.
Portman and Kirk have already antagonized voters in their states by opposing reinstating unemployment benefits, and opposing the minimum wage increase would serve to further exacerbate the discontent with them on these key employment issues, Tom Jensen at PPP wrote.
Joining Sen. Brown on yesterday's call with reporters was Saru Jayaraman, founder and co-director of Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC), a group that offers details on tipped workers in its "State of the Tipped Worker." She notes that 70 percent of tipped workers are women, who earn, including tips, about $8/hour, according to industry data. It shows, she said, that "women who put food on our tables can't afford to put food on their own tables" because their income is never secure, never stable.
Moreover, Jayaraman pointed out that 37 percent of sexual harassment is found in the restaurant industry, four times more than other industries. She noted that "no other industry in the world has workers living off mercy of customers."
History on the topic shows that when the tipped minimum wage was first established, it was 50 percent of the regular minimum wage, and at its peak, 60 percent during the 1980s. Now it's just 29 percent of the regular minimum wage. If the Fair Minimum Wage Act becomes law, it would also increase the regular minimum wage to $10.10 an hour from its current $7.25, and index it to inflation. Sen. Brown said tipped workers would see their minimum wage increase to $7.10 or higher depending on inflation.
Speaking from the White House on Wednesday, President Obama underscored his support of raising the minimum wage. The president dispelled the conventional wisdom that minimum wage jobs are for teenagers.
"But they're not teenagers taking on their first job. They're adults -- average age is 35 years old," he said, noting as Jayaraman did, that a majority of lower-wage jobs are held by women. "Many of them have children that they're supporting," he said, adding that these are "Americans who work full-time, often to support a family, and if the minimum wage had kept pace with our economic productivity, they'd already be getting paid well over $10 an hour."
When Congress fails to act, as it has since the president called for an increase in the minimum wage a year ago, the White House believes that failure resulted in the equivalent of a $200 pay cut for the typical minimum wage worker. "That's a month worth of groceries, maybe two months' worth of electricity. It makes a big difference for a lot of families," President Obama said.
National data shows that 21 states plus the District of Columbia already have minimum wages above the current federal minimum wage of $7.25. Additionally, Delaware recently passed a law to raise its minimum wage that will go in to effect later in 2014.
Some conservative voices are backing a raise in the minimum wage because, they say, it will reduce taxpayer funded social safety net programs low-wage workers need because they are not earning enough money to pay their own way. Business should take care of its own workers, they say, so government and the taxpayers that fund it, which Republicans don't like, doesn't have to come to their rescue.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, running for a second term this year, has been silent on whether he supports or opposes raising the minimum wage. His Democratic challenger, Ed FitzGerald, will likely include raising the minimum wage as he battles to unseat Kasich this year.
Senator Brown Thursday said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada will bring the issue up in the coming weeks.
The news article Ohio Sens Brown, Portman differ on minimum wage hike as Obama calls for it appeared first on Columbus Government Examiner.
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Jordan Bachynski matched a season high with 20 points and collected his ninth double-double with 12 rebounds as ASU snapped USC's nine-game home game win streak with a 79-60 win at the Galen Center, its second road win vs. USC in the past eight seasons.
It also marked ASU's biggest conference road win since a 76-57 win at Oregon on Jan. 14, 2010. ASU is now 3-0 on the road this year with wins at UNLV, DePaul and USC.
Jahii Carson had 18 points while Shaquielle McKissic had 12 points and eight boards, as the win was just the third in the series in the past 10 games that was not a six-point or less game.
McKissic added six steals, the most by a Sun Devil since Jamelle McMillan had six vs. Long Beach State on Dec. 21, 2010.
ASU held USC to a season-low 60 points and USC shot a season-low 36.1 percent from the field (22-for-61). ASU made 5-of-6 three-pointers in the final seven minutes of the first half to open up a 44-28 lead with a 19-6 run.
ASU (13-3; 2-1) now faces UCLA Sunday at 7 p.m. PT/8 p.m. MT on ESPNU.
20/12 at USC (1/9/14)
22 vs. UCLA/P12 (3/14/13)
22 vs. UCLA (1/26/13)
20 at USC (1/9/14)
20 vs. Miami (Fla.) @Wooden Legacy (12/1/13)
20 at Stanford (2/2/12)
ASU 99, @California 90, 2 OT (Jan. 17, 2008)
@Washington 96, ASU 92 (Feb. 2, 2013)
ASU 90, @Stanford 60 (Jan. 2, 2009)
ASU 81, @Washington State 70 (Feb. 4, 2010)
ASU 79, @USC 60 (Jan. 9, 2014)
ASU 76, @Oregon 57 (Jan. 14, 2010)
ASU 70, Washington 65 (Dec. 8, 1978)
ASU 70, Stanford 64 (Jan. 3, 1980)
#14 ASU 62, Washington State 59 OT (Jan. 8, 1981)
ASU 89, Stanford 74 (Jan. 10, 1985)
ASU 66, Washington State 65 OT (Dec. 20, 1987)
ASU 95, Washington State 86 (Jan. 16, 1992)
ASU 67, Oregon State 47 (Jan. 2, 2003)
#22 ASU 99, California 90 OT (Jan. 17, 2008)
#17 ASU 90, Stanford 60 (Jan. 2, 2009)
ASU 72, Oregon State 62 (Jan. 10, 2013)
ASU 79, USC 60 (Jan. 9, 2014)
USC Head Coach – Andy Enfield"That was a tough game for us. We played hard. Give ASU credit. They played well and beat us. We're a streaky shooting team. We need guys to be in rhythm and open. We took good shots and we missed good shots. We played well in the first half, we played hard. But we were not making shots and that hurt us. We missed a lot of open shots, perimeter shots and dunks. That's frustrating. But I'm proud of my team. They kept playing. It wasn't their night from a shooting perspective but they played hard.
"I'm proud how the team came together in practice the past few days. They played hard. We're staying positive with them. I love coaching them. It's frustrating when you play hard and don't win. We've got to stay together and compete. We need to do that Sunday against a very good Arizona team.
"Arizona State played a very good game. Carson is tough to handle. We had some good runs, but they were able to respond. We've lost 2 in a row. We played well before that. This is part of a long season. We must stay together as a team. I was happy with their enthusiasm tonight."ASU Head Coach – Herb Sendek
"Our defense was a big reason for our victory tonight. We did a lot in transition and a pretty good job in dribble game. And USC didn't shot the ball well from 3 which helped a big a deal. In the second half we gave up too many second shots and put them to the foul line more than we'd like.McKissic keeps coming into his own: "It's a combination of factors. One: experience. Every time out, every practice, every film session. He has a great opportunity because it's new. He's in a mode when he can improve. He works so hard. He gives his best every day.
"Jahii was aggressive early and he had hard drives to the basket. He had a good energy level tonight. Voice tonight was great, in the locker room."


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With the big influx of young talents in the WWE, it seems the company is on an upswing when it comes to building for the future. Since "Wrestlemania 30," it seems the focus is more on the young stars and less on the older talent, and there are three wrestlers in particular that Vince McMahon is very high on. According to PWS on Wednesday, McMahon really likes Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt and Bad News Barrett.
This isn't the first time that Bad News Barrett has been pushed. He won NXT back when it was a reality competition and went on to hold the Intercontinental title on a couple of occasions. However, after a series of "Bad News" promos that people seemed to hate, he got over with the crowd. Now, fans chant "I've got some bad news" along with him and were solidly behind him as he beat Big E for the Intercontinental title, a star the WWE was high on late last year.
The idea that Roman Reigns is high on the company's list of stars is no surprise as well. Triple H has worked hard on bringing up The Shield and The Wyatt Family, and both factions are doing great. Since Reigns has the look that both Triple H and Vince McMahon prefer in a wrestler, he is the one that appears to be the hardest pushed of the trio. There are rumors that Reigns will be in the world title picture come "Wrestlemania 31."
There are also heavy WWE rumors that indicate that Roman Reigns will win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at "Wrestlemania 31." When looking at who he might fight, there are rumors that the two biggest names in consideration are Brock Lesnar and The Rock. It would give Lesnar a good way to pass a torch one year after beating Undertaker. As for The Rock, he already said that he wants to work with his cousin at least once.
The third WWE name that is huge on Vince McMahon's list is Bray Wyatt. While Wyatt doesn't look like the kind of wrestler that McMahon usually pushes, Wyatt is a second generation star, the son of IRS Mike Rotunda. He also has built up a massive fanbase, despite working as one of the top heels in the company and has a ton of potential with his character.


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Apple's iOS 7.1 update reportedly is draining iPhone batteries
iPhone 4S users report have WiFi connectivity issues
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Apple's iOS 7.1 update might have delivered useful features to iPhone users, but it also reportedly is draining iPhone batteries.
That's according to complaints at the Apple Support Forums and on Twitter, with users complaining that since installing iOS 7.1 they have noticed reductions in battery life, with their handsets also taking longer to recharge.
One unhappy iPhone user moaned, "My iPhone 5S battery seem to drain much faster than usual, and charge longer. My battery drains to 50 [percent] within an hour or so after intense use on the lowest level of brightness."
Another chipped in, saying, "My iPhone 5S has been draining like crazy since the iOS 7.1 Update. This morning I woke up at 8:30, my phone was at 100 [percent]. It's now 10:40 and my phone is at 85 [percent]. This really needs to be fixed because I'm on my phone basically all day and we don't want to have to charge all the time."
With Apple having yet to confirm there's a problem, it's unclear how many people have been affected. It's also not clear whether the bug is affecting all iPhone models, with most users complaining about issues with the firm's latest iPhone 5S. We're using an iPhone 5 running iOS 7.1, and have not noticed the battery life problem.
However, some savvy users over on Apple's forums seem to have developed potential fixes for the problem. One user wrote that doing a hard reset of the phone will bring battery life back up to normal, while others reported that a clean install should remedy the issue.
As if this wasn't bad enough news for Apple, iOS 7.1 is also causing WiFi connection issues for iPhone 4S users, with those using the older iPhone reportedly unable to hook-up to WiFi networks.
Apple has yet to respond to our request for comment. µ
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CHARACTERIZATION OF CYTOCHROME C PEROXIDASE OF MARINOBACTER AQUAEOLEI by Jamie Lynn Waite ________________________________________________________________________ A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF SCIENCE (BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY) May 2012 Copyright 2012 Jamie Lynn Waite
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|The molecular biology and biochemistry of biological iron oxidation at neutral pH is poorly understood. In part this is due to the fact that most chemolithoautotrophic iron oxidizing bacteria are genetically intractable and very difficult to cultivate and manipulate in the laboratory. The Marinobacter are ubiquitous marine bacteria that occur in hydrothermal settings, including hydrothermal plumes, chimneys, and seafloor exposed basalts. Many are capable of iron oxidation and can also be readily cultivated and studied in the laboratory. We hypothesize Marinobacter aquaeolei, a lithoheterotrophic iron oxidizing bacterium, utilizes the gene cytochrome c peroxidase (CCP) for Fe-oxidation during lithoheterotrophic growth. We have characterized heme protein activity during Fe-oxidation via heme staining followed by searching NCBI for genes of interest. Our preliminary research led us to cytochrome c peroxidase, a small heme protein. We synthetically mutated CCP, ligated the mutant into pJP5603 and then inserted it into electrocompetent Escherichia coli. Then we conjugated the electrocompetent cells with wild-type M. aquaeolei to transfer the mutant gene. A ferrozine assay was used to determine M. aquaeolei's ability to oxidize iron is lost when CCP is mutated; thus our findings show CCP to be a vital component for M. aquaeolei's ability to oxidize iron.
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Each Friday, a local Bay area business is featured with the intention to connect communities help you take advantage of what available to you locally. These businesses are innovative, progressive and operate with their community in mind. If you know of a local Bay area business with an entrepreneurial spirit, marches to the beat of their own drum and engages their community, submit their info here.
Who: Urban Hikers
What: Urban hiking tours (stairways, hills, hiking trails of San Francisco)
Where: San Francisco | www.urbanhikersf.com
Why: We like to say, "Whether you've been here 10 minutes, 10 days, or 10 years, you're guaranteed to see something new." Locals should pay attention to Urban Hiker because they can make you feel like you are on vacation, even in your own town. They show you all of the things you wouldn't typically see or pay attention to and curate those sites into action-packed 2.5 – 3 hour hours.
How did you transition from Google (the tech world) to founding Urban Hike? Where did the concept come from? (Alexandra Kenin) When I left Google, I realized I had lived in San Francisco for 4.5 years, but that I didn't really know the city that well. During that time, I had spent most days between 7 am and 7 pm at my job on the peninsula. I used to say to myself, "I wonder what San Francisco looks like in the daytime!" I loved Google (and I actually still do quite a bit of consulting work with them through an agency, Wordsmithie where I work about 15 hours a week), but I couldn't take the commute anymore. I quit in January 2012.
When I left Google and was thinking about my next career move, I decided to take some time to visit all the places in San Francisco I had wanted to see, but had never had time to visit like the 16th Avenue Tiled Steps, Fort Funston, Stern Grove, and more. At the time, some of my other friends were between jobs and came along to explore the city with me. I discovered a number of hiking trails, hilltop views, and stairways that gave me a new appreciation for my city. I realized I wanted to share my findings with other people and thus was born Urban Hiker SF.
The only problem was that I wasn't sure I really wanted to start a company. Honestly, I didn't think I had an entrepreneurial bone in my body! I found, however, that the more I looked at job listings online, the more I couldn't picture going back to my old office life. I decided to give Urban Hiker SF a try and we're now celebrating our 2nd anniversary!
Tell me more about the hiking tours (the general areas/districts, why those areas?) (Alexandra Kenin) Here are general descriptions of our three hiking tours including the neighborhoods that they visit and their schedules. Our hikes are all 4.5 – 5.5 miles and take 2.5 – 3 hours. Our morning tours start at 9:30 am and end just in time for lunch. Our afternoon tours start at 1:30 pm and let hikers have lunch before joining us for a tour. They are all loops – meaning they start and end in the same location.
Urban Jungles
Castro/Upper Market/Twin Peaks (Wednesday at 9:30 am, Friday at 1:30 pm, Saturday at 9:30 am) Urban Jungles is our most popular hike. It's 3 hours/5 miles and has a good mix of urban and natural settings. This hike starts and ends at the Castro Theater (easy for public transportation, hard for parking) and goes through the Castro, Upper Market, and Twin Peaks neighborhoods. Some of the highlights include the Seward Street Steps, sweeping city views from hilltops, and a eucalyptus forest. The hike is moderately strenuous to strenuous.
I created this hike since one of the best hikes in the city is a hike up to Twin Peaks. The area also has a number of other great hilltops to explore. Lastly, The Castro is easily accessible by public transportation, so I thought hikers would be able to easily get to/from The Castro Theater, the start/end point of the hike.
Tales of the City
North Beach, Russian Hill, Telegraph Hill (Saturdays at 1:30 pm) Tales of the City is 2.5 hours and 4.5 miles. It's shorter than the other hikes, but it is probably the most strenuous since it has a lot of stairs and hills. This hike is on city streets for 99% of the tour. The hike starts and ends at Levi's Plaza, but we can shorten the hike to end at 2 hours at Washington Square Park. This tour takes place in the North Beach, Telegraph Hill, and Russian Hill neighborhoods. It has decent public transportation and parking options. Highlights of this tour include hidden alleyways and secret parks that not even the neighbors know.
I chose this area to be close to the visitor activity of Union Square. This tour lets people visit Coit Tower and Lombard Street (sights they'd want to see anyway) while seeing a number of hidden sights too. This area has a number of great attractions such as the parrots of Telegraph Hill, Jack Early Park, and the Filbert and Greenwich Street Steps.
Presidio Exploration
Pacific Heights/Presidio (Sundays at 1:30 pm) Presidio Exploration is 2.5 hours and 5.5 miles. It's our longest hike, but our easiest one. It has the most nature of any tour and explores the Bay Area Ridge Trail and Ecology Trail. You will also see 3 large scale Andy Goldsworthy artworks. This tour starts and ends right by the Lyon Street Steps in Pacific Heights, but spends 99% of its time in the Presidio. This tour has great parking (abundant 3 hour parking spots), but takes a little longer to get to on public transportation. At the end of the tour, I can leave you at the Inn at the Presidio for wine and cheese in front of their fire pit if you like. While this one is a little out of the way, it's great for hikers of all levels.
The Presidio is a natural choice for hikers as the neighborhood features 25 miles of hiking trails! It's also interesting from a historic perspective having been a Spanish, Mexican, and US military post. Lastly, there are three Andy Goldsworthy artworks here that let you combine art with your history.
How do you find your locations? (Alexandra Kenin) As a Xoogler (ex-Googler), I definitely rely on Google Maps to do an initial mapping out of my routes. Then, I do the hikes on foot and make adjustments based on things I discover on the ground. Each hike has between 40-50 turns, so it takes a lot of work to learn the routes!
How should people prepare for the tours? What can expect during the tour? (Alexandra Kenin) Anyone who can walk 5 miles is prepared for our tours. :) We also stop 10 times during each tour to cover history of the sights we are seeing. Before our clients take a hike with us, we send them out a prep email telling them what to wear, what to bring, etc. Basically, if you wear sneakers and bring sunscreen and water, you'll be fine!
What happens if someone can't finish the tour? (Alexandra Kenin) Luckily, this has only happened on private tours, and has only come up once or twice in two years of business. If we had someone who absolutely couldn't finish a tour, we'd make sure they could get transportation back to the start point. We'd also be happy to issue them a full refund.
We provide hiking tours and emphasize that we are never in a race! We go at a sustainable pace for the group, which helps everyone keep up. If we have a larger group, we bring along a second guide to watch over the back of the pack.
Are the tours kid and/or pet-friendly? (Alexandra Kenin) Our tours are suitable for most people over 12 years old, but may be too strenuous for younger children. We've taken 10 and 11 year olds on our tours, but parents can decide how fit their children are on a case-by-case basis.
As for pets, I LOVE dogs, so as far as I'm concerned, dogs are always welcome. Not everyone loves our four-legged friends, so here is my general rule:
- If someone with a dog is the first person to book a tour and they want to bring their dog, then that tour automatically becomes a dog-friendly tour.
- If someone is not the first to book and wants to bring their dog, I'll first make sure this is ok with all he other hikers before turning the hike into a dog-friendly tour.
Are reservations required? (Alexandra Kenin) Yes - we require reservations and customers can book on our website, www.urbanhikersf.com. Schools, community groups, and corporations can book a private tour by emailing us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Do you have any plans to franchise Urban Hiker? (Alexandra Kenin) I don't have plans to franchise at the moment because we still have lots of growing to do right here in San Francisco. We have high double digit growth and want to focus on maintaining or increasing our tour quality while increasing our volume. Franchises could definitely be a possibility for the future though - I can definitely envision an Urban Hiker LA, Seattle, or Portland.
What's next for Urban Hiker? (Alexandra Kenin) Right now, my big project is to write a book documenting all the hiking trails in San Francisco. I was inspired by Adah Bakalinsky's Stairway Walks in San Francisco and want to create my own book. I'll be submitting my book proposal to a first round of publishers on Monday of next week.
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CHESNEE, SC-- Frances Earlene Strickland Boheler, 68, of Chesnee, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 20, 1945, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the wife of the late Dalton Rochester and daughter of the late Howard Earl Strickland Sr. and Frances Lancaster Strickland. She was a member of Chesnee Free Will Baptist Church.
She is survived by three children, Beverly Anderson (Jim) of Chesnee, SC, Tracy Dezern (Will) of Virginia, and Howard "Beaver" Rochester of Chesnee, SC; 11 grandchildren; one step-grandchild; four great-grandchildren; a sister, Sandra Link (Michael) of Chesnee, SC; and four brothers, Curtis Strickland (Merle) of Wellford, SC, Howard Strickland Jr. (Diane) of Roebuck, SC, Michael Strickland (Carla) of Spartanburg, SC, and C. L. Strickland (Ellen) of Cooley Springs, SC. She was predeceased by a sister, Doris Byrd.
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RENO, Nev. -One day after setting off some serious offensive fireworks at Peccole Park, the Fresno State baseball team suffered a 1-0 Western Athletic Conference loss to the Nevada Wolf Pack on Sunday.
Bulldog lefty Thomas Harlan and Nevada righthander Tom Jameson engaged in a classic pitcher's duel that lasted a quick two hours on a sunny Reno afternoon.
Harlan retired 17 straight batters at one point and finished after 6.2 innings on the hill with seven strikeouts and no walks despite taking the loss. He took a no-hitter into the sixth, which was broken up when Nevada's Brooks Klein ripped a single off Bulldog first baseman Trent Garrison's glove.
Jameson went the distance for the Pack (24-19, 7-5 WAC) with a complete game shutout to defeat Fresno State (18-22, 2-7 WAC), who still scattered eight hits in the game.
Sophomore third baseman Jake Alvarez led the 'Dogs by going 3-for-3 from the 9-spot in the order while Garrison and Luplow each had two hits.
Fresno State begins a four-game homestand on Wednesday at 6 p.m. when UC Davis visits Beiden Field for a non-conference contest.
Fresno State to Honor Dr. Rodney Anderson on Friday
The 'Dogs return to WAC action for the second half of conference play with a three-game home series against Sacramento State starting Friday at 6 p.m.
During Friday's game, Fresno State will honor the Dr. Rodney Anderson, who passed away on March 6 after serving a professor in the political sciences department for over 15 years.
An avid Bulldog Baseball fan, Dr. Anderson didn't miss a single Fresno State game in the famed run to the national title in 2008.
Because of his love of the institution and the game of baseball, a scholarship has been established in his honor and his family has donated his two seats from Rosenblatt Stadium, home of the NCAA Division I College World Series (1950-2010). Both seats will be displayed on the Beiden Field concourse for the remainder of the Bulldogs' home season beginning Friday.
In honor of his enduring support for the program, Fresno State baseball has named May 4, 2012 as Dr. Rodney Anderson Day.
His father and brother, Ron, will throw out the first pitch of the Bulldogs series opener against Sacramento State at 6 p.m.
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Goodwell, Okla.—Throughout the year the Oklahoma Panhandle State University Rodeo Arena plays host to a wide variety of rodeo schools designed to improve the skills of riders and ropers of all levels.
The fall lineup of classes begins with the Mike Hillman Memorial Breakaway Roping School August 15-16 with eight-time World Champion Cowboy Joe Beaver as the instructor; Beaver will also direct the Calf Roping School which runs August 17-18. The cost for each roping school is $500 and both will be held at the OPSU Rodeo Arena.
Fall Jackpots will begin in September along with two other rodeo schools. A Barrel Racing School will run Sept. 14-15 followed by a Team Roping session on Sept. 15-16. Barrel racing will be led by Jeanne Davis, NFR Qualifier and several-time Circuit Champion; the cost for this class is $250. The cost for team roping is $350 and that school will be taught by Rich Skelton, eight-time World Champion.
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On one level, it was a fairly typical classical concert. An orchestra playing to a full and polite house, with well-dressed and attentive listeners who cleared their throats between movements and clapped generously at the end of each piece.
On another level, it was utterly unlike any other concert this *century* (so far). With the substance and meaning of the event varying dramatically, depending on who you ask.
On Tuesday (February 26), the New York Philharmonic became the first major American ensemble to play in North Korea.
The concert has become the center of a sharp debate among classical music observers, and political observers. But both sides begin with the assumption that the concert was not simply about making music.
Some say it was a pioneering cultural exchange, the first step toward warming relations between two countries who have been officially at war for more than 50 years. Other say it was at best a naive blunder, at worst an act that legitimizes a murderous regime.
First, a quick survey of comments on the concert, with links to full stories or comments. Below, you'll find links to videos and more information.
NY Philharmonic Music Director Lorin Maazel
I am a musician and not a politician. Music has always traditionally been an arena, an area where people make contact. It's neutral, it's entertainment, it's person-to-person. If the music moves the audience, we will have made whatever contribution we can make to bringing our peoples just one tiny step closer.
I doubt that I am the only critic who finds this somewhere along the scale between morally inappropriate and aesthetically offensive.
For at least 90 minutes in a theatre in Pyongyang it was possible for those attending a concert by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra to believe that 55 years of cold-war hostility were coming to an end.
Victor Cha, Director of Asian Studies, Georgetown University
I believe that the Philharmonic's performance in North Korea last night was a wonderful piece of cultural diplomacy.
Pianist & U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
I don't think we should get carried away with what listening to Dvorak is going to do in North Korea.
Justin Davidson in New York Magazine
We suspect that the most subversive sounds to be beamed from the hall into that gray country were the jaunty, buoyant rhythms of "American in Paris," because they brim with a resource that seems scarce in North Korea: joy.
North Korean defector Ma Soon Hee, quoted by Radio Free Asia
Rather than sit around and listen to classical music, people have to spend that time to go out and pluck another bunch of weeds to sell or boil in their pot at home.
...this week's event offered powerful testimony to what you might call the other dimension of American power...the orchestra was a stunning hit.
North Korea's state-run news service, on preparations for the concert
Perfect are the harp-shaped walls of the seating hall, the stage and latest sound facilities. Now the threatre is fully prepared for the successful performance of the New York Philharmonic. Sound reflection boards have been newly manufactured and installed so as to ensure the reverberation effect of the symphonic music on the highest level. And the theatre has been furnished with music stands, chairs for players, the lighting and other facilities to suite the features of the performance of symphony orchestra.
The Korean peninsula reached a kind of turning point this week, with the inauguration on Monday of conservative former business leader Lee Myung-bak as president of South Korea and the historic performance by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra today in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.
America's cultural elite has embraced the darkest, maddest, and most murderous regime on earth.
William Perry, Secretary of Defense under President Clinton
When we had musical exchanges with the Soviet Union, it took many, many years before we saw any results but the results were good.
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...we consider this concert to be a concert, and it was not a diplomatic coup.
Terry Teachout has been an articulate and persistent critic of the concert. Teachout did this video interview on YouTube. In the first 90 seconds, Teachout expresses his deep distress at the Philharmonic's trip.
The Wall Street Journal sent two reporters, their coverage has been thorough and thoughtful. Reporting, blogs, galleries, think pieces.
There are dozens of grainy videos of the concert on YouTube, including some entertainingly wacky segments. But by far the best place I've found for video of the concert is at the PBS Great Performances website.
And WNYC's John Schaefer joined me on the phone from Pyongyang right after the concert, you can hear our conversation in the features section on the top-right of the PT homepage.
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Hi Fred,
I actually will be one of the few that think that the New York Philharmonic's trip to North Korea is a good thing no matter what many may have written otherwise. At least it presents a friendlier side of our country than what the cuirrent administration's policies would have many to believe.
Although the general public was not invited (they were not, I believe, invited to attend The Philadelphia Orchestra's visit to China in 1973 either), at least there is a start of a dialogue which is sorely needed these days.
My best wishes to Lorin Maazel, the New York Philharmonic musicians and, of course, to yoursef (if that's applicable!).
Yours sincerely,
Richard Jessen
Posted by Richard Jessen | February 29, 2008 9:00 AM
I think the New York Philharmonic's trip to North Korea was excellent for diplomacy and friendship building. You cannot get along if you don't talk. This happens in families as well as countries. You must communicate. It is normal to have differences, and everyone will not always agree, but you must have dialogue. My congratulations to the New York Philharmonic. They have brought the world one step closer to peace.
Nancy Sears
Posted by Nancy Sears | February 29, 2008 10:00 AM
Hurray for the NY Philharmonic in promoting humanity! This story brings back memories of the Cold War. I grew up believing that Communists were "evil." How surprised I was when I made a professional touring trip to Moscow and St. Petersburg in 1982. I saw women playing with their children in parks, and old ladies sweeping the sidewalks. Local residents helped me when I got lost in the Moscow subway system. Wow! Pretty much like us.
Now I know that our governments might spin idealogical differences, but we are all pretty much the same-- wanting to raise our children in peace. We don't know that unless we make contact with one another. How better to do that than through music -- the universal language!
Posted by Karen | February 29, 2008 2:09 PM
Music can make a huge difference. Karl Haas once said that a musical event is often is a great diplomat. Good for the NYPhil!
Posted by Donald Machen | February 29, 2008 5:41 PM
What a touching performance! I am Korean-American and although I really do not know much about North Korea and it's politics, I do know that the New York Philharmonic playing "Arirang" brought streams of tears to my face. It is a rather sad old folk song reflecting how difficult life was. I grew up hearing the song. It was so beautifully done, it truly "spoke" the tone and sadness of the song without lyrics. Thank you for traveling and reaching out to people that may not be fortunate to hear such music! I think that visit and performance will have a positive and much lasting effect for years to come!
Posted by Shannon Kim Fontana | February 29, 2008 8:47 PM
I say Congrats to the New York Phil and everyone connected with getting them to North Korea. I really do not know what is the matter with these people who have to find something negative in such a happening. As one other comment-er said, music is the universal language. Not one opportunity for "speaking" that language with others should be lost. Maybe the Boston Symphony should be next!
Posted by Joan L. Baxter | March 1, 2008 4:02 PM
Dear Mr. Child,
At around 1:30 AM on 3/1/08 you played a motet for 40 voices and then followed that with Tallis'
Spem in Alium. Who was the composer and what was the name of the piece? (I was driving and couldn't write it down). Thanks, Ken Geller
Posted by Ken Geller | March 2, 2008 8:39 PM
Hi Ken,
That was a gorgeous performance of "Ecce Beatam Lucem," by Alessandro Striggio. Paul van Nevel conducting the Huelgas Ensemble in concert at an abbey in Bourges, France. Much more info about this little known but amazing piece here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2007/aboutmusic/p6_striggio_ecce_beatam_lucem.shtml
That concert recording we played (like almost everything we play on Performance Today) is not available on CD, but the Huelgas Ensemble does have a fine recording of the piece, which also includes Spem in Alium. It's called "Utopia Triumphans," on the Sony Classical label.
Hope this helps, glad you enjoyed it!
Posted by Fred Child | March 2, 2008 11:09 PM
It's silly, if not tragic, to suppose that the NY Philharmonic visit to a police state made any possible difference in the lives of the people there. To apply personal or family morality to a rogue state, as though the PDRK is somehow a naughty brother in the family of nations, is to accept a sociopath as a sibling of equal standing. The sociopath will end up manipulating the entire family and potentially ruining an otherwise healthy environment.
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Both linguistics and biology face scientific questions that require reconstructing the ancestral forms of discrete sequences from their modern descendants. In linguistics, these questions are about the words that appeared in the protolanguages from which modern languages evolved. Linguists painstakingly reconstruct these words by hand using knowledge of the relationships between languages and the plausibility of sound changes. In biology, analogous questions concern the DNA, RNA, or protein sequences of ancestral genes and genomes. By reconstructing ancestral sequences and the evolutionary paths between them, biologists can make inferences about the evolution of gene function and the nature of the environment in which they evolved. While computational methods are becoming widely used in bioinformatics and computational linguistics, the problem of accurately reconstructing ancestral words and genes still poses a considerable challenge.
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This work has several concrete applications. In historical linguistics (Gray et al., 2003), it can be used to study migration of ancient populations, to help deciphering scripts of dead languages and to elucidate phonetic characteristics of the language drift process. In biology (Huelsenbeck et al., 2001), it enables inference of extinct species' phenotypical properties (for instance optimal growth temperature) as well as the function of modern structures (for instance for finding active sites in proteins). Lexicon filling is another application useful in Machine Translation.
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Proceedings of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (NAACL09). Boulder, USA.
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Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 21 (NIPS). Vancouver, Canada.
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Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 20 (NIPS). Vancouver, Canada.
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Authorities said the 31-year-old Marine was unarmed.
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Dunn said relatives have attempted to contact the sheriff's department to obtain details into the shooting, as well as several Marines who served with Loggins throughout the years.
Deputy Darren Sandberg, a 15-year veteran of the department who served 4 years in the Marines as well, has been identified as the shooter.
Dunn said Loggins drove to the high school with his two kids to go on a prayer walk, and called into question the sheriff's department justification for the shooting while Loggins' two daughters sat in the back seat.
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A Nevada motel captive is speaking out this week after what she claims was a harrowing experience that left her trapped for nearly six months. A woman revealed to state authorities that she was detained against her will by an ex-boyfriend and former felon in a small motel, and was given frightening threats should she try to escape. The CS Monitor explains the details on these shocking kidnapping allegations this Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014.
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I know a lot of the boys dislike Brock Lesnar and The Rock based on issues highlighted in yesterday's Ask WNW but at the same time I feel like Brock & Rock have earned this type of treatment. It seems like to me the boys in the back don't know what it means to pay your dues. What are your thoughts?
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Do you ever see WWE holding Wrestlemania abroad? I would think Wrestlemania in England would be huge.
We get this question a lot and while I have heard WWE has looked at parts of Canada to hold Wrestlemania, the big detractor on holding it in England (or anywhere in the UK) is the time difference. As popular as WWE is internationally their top priority is still their core United States fan base. I love the fans over in the UK as I feel they add a unique aspect to WWE programming and would like to see WWE bring back a pay-per-view held across the pond but I would not be in favor of Wrestlemania due to the aforementioned time difference problem.
You mentioned that you found it ironic that Brock Lesnar was working with John Cena because in the past Lesnar didn't like Cena. Why?
I do not know the specific reason Brock Lesnar didn't like Cena but it's clear in many circles they didn't get along. Lesnar was a main event talent while Cena was still "coming up" and I don't know if Lesnar saw Cena as a threat or just didn't like him personally. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out but it's very different now as Cena is the face of WWE and no one is going to push him around.
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