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October is National Go on a Field Trip Month
October 28, 2009 - 4:48pm — GettingOutside
It's never too late to plan a field trip for your favorite students, your own kids or your nieces and nephews. Field trips provide educational opportunities that stay with a kid for a lifetime, yet they feel more like fun than school work.
Who doesn't remember that trip to their first historical battlefield or fort? Who can forget that school trip to the zoo or the scouting nature walk where a guide identified all the edible plants? How about that trip to the museum where you saw your first real serious art or your first Mastodon?
Five Best Practices and Tips for Planning a Successful Field Trip
Need to plan a fun yet safe field trip? These tips will help you to plan your next field trip whether you're a teacher taking a large classroom or a parent taking a bunch of neighborhood kids, whether you're a scoutmaster taking boy scouts or girls scouts or whether you're an au pair trying to plan a retreat for you and your charges.
1. Do Your Homework. Research the destination, first. For outdoor destinations, you can do a lot of research on GettingOutside.com, but it still makes a lot of sense to call and ask venue staff for their suggestions. Visit their website and download and/or printout any literature (see Tip #2).
When you call to set up your field trip, discuss cost and possible discounts, number of students, dates and times. Ask about guided tours or self guided tours. Ask about restrooms and eating facilities. Determine whether your kids should pack a lunch or whether they (or you) should bring money. You might also inquire to see if there's a public address system that you can make an announcement to gather your kids at the end of the day.
2. Teach Your Kids About Your Field Trip Destination. You've done the research, now put it together into a lesson plan and get the kids involved in really learning about wherever they are going. You should give them the historical background, help them to give the site a location using maps and other teaching aids, show them images and even documentaries if you can find them.
The National Park Service put together some wonderful field trip lesson plans you can use at a variety of historic sites. Even if you can't find your specific field trip destination there, you'll get a great idea of what to include in your own field trip lesson plan.
Discuss what will happen on the trip, what they'll see. Let them know why you're going to the particular place and its significance. If you're going to a museum, you can talk about various exhibits. Put the trip in a larger context. The more they know ahead of time, the more they'll enjoy the field trip.
3. Communicate, Communicate, Communicate. Make sure you have signed permission slips and emergency numbers from the parents of all children coming along. Put together an agenda with timelines that you can share with all parents and children. If you don't have a cell phone, make sure you have one for the trip and share the number with any parents and school officials (both those going with you and those who only have children going with you.) If your kids have cell phones, get those numbers too. Make a list for easy reference.
4. Identify Your Kids. Print out colorful name tags for your kids to wear. Use one color to make them easier to pick out of a crowd. Along with their names, your name, cell number and group affiliation should be printed. If you really want to be fancy, you can put the child's name on the back side, so strangers can't learn their name easily.
Another great way to make it easier to pick your kids out of crowd is to get them all to wear the same color shirts. If they have school shirts, these are usually the best. Or they can all wear school ball caps of the same color. Also, you can ask that everyone tie a bandanna of the same color around their neck.
5. Count, Count, Accountability. Make sure you count all your kids at every transition, and share responsibility with your adult partners and the children. If you have chaperones along, make sure they count too.
Assign buddies. The buddy system works well. You might put them in teams of three, making sure they understand they are all responsible for one another, and for the count. Assign a Forward Team and a Sweeper Team and make sure that everyone understands that no one can go in front of the Forwards nor in back of the Sweepers. (These should be your most responsible and mature kids.)
And that's it. You also might want to bring a backpack with first aid stuff, a camera (get each kid in at least one picture), and stuff to occupy the kids in case the bus is late, like crayons and paper – have them draw a pictorial story of their favorite part of the field trip. Another possible item bring is a cooler with wheels, depending on the trip logistics, to carry refreshments and ice.
If you can follow these basics, you should have a really fun and really safe field trip.


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The sassy and flashy Iggy Azalea today drops her debut album, The New Classic, which includes her bounce-worthy hits "Work," "Bounce," "Change Your Life," and "Fancy." Take a listen to the latest single below!
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Consumer prices up 0.3 percent in September
October 17, 2003
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.3 percent in September, the same as in August.
Energy costs advanced sharply for the second consecutive month—up 3.0 percent in September—reflecting a 6.3 percent increase in the index for gasoline.
The index for food rose 0.2 percent with the index for food at home up 0.3 percent. Increases in the indexes for dairy products and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs were partially offset by declines in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, for cereal and bakery products, and for nonalcoholic beverages.
The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in September, the same as in August. A smaller increase in the index for shelter was offset by larger increases in the indexes for medical care and apparel.
For the 12-month period ended in September, the CPI-U increased 2.3 percent (as shown in the chart).
These data are from the BLS Consumer Price Index program. Find out more in "Consumer Price Index: September 2003" (PDF) (TXT), news release USDL 03-549.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Consumer prices up 0.3 percent in September on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2003/oct/wk2/art04.htm (visited June 26, 2016).
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Is this a single or custodial dad? Notice that there is no mention of a mother in the home--or anywhere else. What happened to Mom? How did Dad apparently manage to secure complete access to this vulnerable girl?
You have to wonder with a man who is apparently as volatile and controlling as this one is if the mother experienced violence as well. Statistically, it is highly likely that she did.
Dad is identified as BRETT SCOTT HOLDAWAY.
Sheriff: Sacramento dad abused special needs daughter
1:43 AM, Mar 5, 2013
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SACRAMENTO, CA - A Sacramento man was arrested on suspicion of felony child endangerment after he allegedly hit and kicked his mentally disabled teenage daughter.
The 17-year-old girl, was also found to have marks on her wrists as if she had been restrained and burns on her body, according to Sacramento County sheriff's Sgt. Jason Ramos.
The sheriff's department was alerted to the girl just after 11:30 last Friday night at the Markston Apartments on the 1700 block of Markston Road. A caller reported seeing a man who looked like he was assaulting the teen as the pair walked, Ramos said. When the responding deputy arrived, he reported locating the teen in question locked inside of a car.
Ramos said the girl was not tied up but couldn't or was unable to understand the deputy's request to unlock the car door. Fire department personnel came, unlocked the car and transported the girl to the hospital.
The apartment manager, who gave her name only as Tina, said the girl apparently resisted her father's attempt to get her to enter an apartment.
"Because of her disability she was having anxiety or something and ... that's when he started to do something to her out there," according to the apartment manager.
"He kneed her and hit her," she said.
At Kaiser North Hospital, medical staff found ligature marks on the girl's wrists.
"She was clearly bound at that area fairly recently as evidenced by the marks still being there," said Ramos. "Later on at the hospital, they found some other evidence of injuries consistent with hot water burns or immersion burns on her lower extremities."
The car was registered to 53-year-old Brett Scott Holdaway, Ramos said. When Holdaway left the apartment complex an hour and a half after his daughter was taken away, deputies arrested him.
The daughter is now in the care of Child Protective Services. Doctors said she has the mental capacity of a 2 or 3-year-old child.
Investigators would like to hear from anyone who may have more information on Holdaway's relationship with his daughter and whether there have been other instances of abuse.
"I think a natural curiosity or question is to wonder how long this abuse had been going on and what other kinds of abuse this victim may have incurred at the hands of her father, unfortunately," said Ramos.
Holdaway is being held in the Sacramento County Jail.


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I've had a good look at Wikipedia's article on DNS, and got a somewhat broad overview of how the process of resolving domain names works.
However, I was having a bit of trouble understanding the exact role of the DNS server itself. My understanding is as follows:
- The DNS server receives a request from a client asking for the IP address of a given domain name.
- The DNS server checks whether it is authoritative for that domain and...
- ...if it is, then it returns the IP address.
- ...if it is not, then it in turn queries another DNS server.
And here is where my actual questions come about:
- Do I understand the process of DNS resolution, or am I missing something?
- What does the DNS server use to make DNS queries...? The configured DNS server for the machine it's running on?
- I read that DNS uses UDP sockets but it can also use TCP sockets. When does each get used? Can a DNS server only use TCP sockets?
- Is there an RFC document that details the format expected of the packets the DNS server receives and replies with?


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Intel releases 22nm Ivy Bridge processors
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CHIPMAKER Intel has released its Ivy Bridge processors, the first to use its 22nm tri-gate process node.
Intel's Ivy Bridge processor is the 'tock' that came after the hugely successful and all-conquering Sandy Bridge parts Intel released 15 months ago. Intel's Ivy Bridge processors, headed by the Core i7-3770K, might use considerably smaller transistors but the firm has said compute performance will see minimal gains as it has spent its 'silicon budget' on improving graphics.
Intel's 22nm tri-gate process was announced over a year ago and the firm claimed Ivy Bridge processors would appear by the end of the 2011. After a number of delays, the chips will ship on 29 April, and a couple of retailers we spoke with say they already have the chips in stock but are waiting for the release date.
For Intel, Ivy Bridge will bring PCI-Express third generation support and finally DirectX 11 compatible graphics. Intel was very keen to stress that while Ivy Bridge was a 'tock' in terms of CPU performance, the HD 4000 Graphics is more of a 'tick' in Intel's product cycle.
Intel has announced nine desktop parts, five of which are branded as Core i5 with the rest being Core i7 units. Intel has initially launched quad-core Ivy Bridge parts, with dual-core units coming towards the end of 2012.
Not only has Intel kept the LGA1155 socket for Ivy Bridge but the thermal design power has remained the same, meaning firms can use existing chassis and cooling designs with Intel's latest processors. Intel's Ivy Bridge range topper, the Core i7-3770K processor is clocked at 3.5GHz with a maximum turbo boost up to 3.9GHz. µ
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After listening ( and laughing ) at Cliven Bundy's infamous interview, It was obvious his frame of reference regarding Black folks is stuck in the 1960s.
Such comic cluelessness makes him, " retro, not racist, " as I stated in a subsequent tweet. I didn't hear any of menace usually associated with such statements.
Black folks are understandably incensed and conservative ones are no exception. Alan Keyes is a notable dissenter on this topic.
Here are his comments: http://www.wnd.com/2014/04/black-leader-says-bundy-remarks-not-racist/
This reminds me of the break in right wing ranks after Nelson Mandela died.
Many White conservatives ( with the notable exception of Newt Gingrich ) denounced him as a terrorist.
Despite the state-sanctioned terrorism of Apartheid, they couldn't forgive him for taking up arms against White people.
His Marxism was also another epic sore point.
Bundy offers a similarly seismic dividing line moment.
His White conservative supporters criticize Black peers for reacting more to loaded phrases like " colored people " and " Negro, " than loaded federal guns and suspected government over reach.
Charles Krauthammer, however, is a notable White conservative exception who doesn't support Bundy and questions why anyone would.
Watch his commentary: http://youtu.be/vSLCIogcgGo
My original take on Bundy remains the same: he's a befuddled senior citizen in the national spotlight. The fact he shares retro racial nomenclature with Harry " Negro Dialect " Reid only reinforces this perception.
Cliven Bundy is conservatives Mandela moment and we should agree to disagree on him and move on up to other issues!
Original post: http://moveonup.ning.com/profiles/blogs/cliven-bundy-conservatives-...
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I agree with you, MUG, good read!
Thank you Cap Black. When I watched Bundy on Youtube, I saw my Grandpa. Grandpa was proud that he had graduated from the 8th grade. Grandpa worked hard as a farmer, but lost his farm during the depression and worked the rest of his life as a carpenter. When I knew him he was old and stooped, his face was weathered and he walked on bad knees that had been used hard all his life. He didn't always articulate well and often misconstrued so that you might conclude he meant one thing when he meant something else. He knew what it was like to accept a hand up and he was always willing to offer a hand up, but he wouldn't understand todays entitled acceptance of being a ward of hard working tax payers, living in government housing and having nothing to do. Grandpa told me during the depression he joined with other men to hike cross country from Colorado to Missouri to work on The Lake of the Ozarks, a New Deal Work Project. While they were crossing Kansas several "Negro" men joined the group. My Grandpa was very upset that they were treated different at the work site and weren't paid well to "cook and keep the camp clean." My Grandpa would say things that might sound bigoted, but those who knew him knew he just miss spoke and really was offended by discrimination.
Trying to set this story straight after the media feeding frenzy is like trying to stuff the feathers back into a pillow that has been ripped open in a high wind. I think this whole media mess is what Harry Reid meant when he said of the Bundy affair that it isn't over yet.
It is because so many know so little that we have been subjected to the rabid pillorying of Mr. Bundy.. None in the media even knew to ask some basic questions about his relationships, much less look at the unedited record of his words. Of prime importance to any man of faith is the nature of his spiritual culture. Mr. Bundy lives in Mormon country and I suppose him to be a Mormon. Was the time he spent in Watts a part of the obligatory two years of missionary service that is a part of a young man's training? That would be a fair question to ask him. Obviously consistent with the faith of a Mormon concerned with mission work is the name he gave one of his sons. Ammon is not a name one often encounters.
In the Book of Mormon, the story is told of how Ammon, a Nephite, dedicated
himself as a missionary to Lamanites. That mission was a dangerous one and only a man of great courage and faith would dream of undertaking it. Such was the character of Ammon. In the Book of Mormon Lamanites are the dark skinned people who were at war with Nephites who kept their faith in God intact. I am not a Mormon but a cursory consideration of that story tells much about a man who would name his son after a character who devoted himself to taking a word of truth to dark
skinned people who had been deprived of that truth. The twentieth century emphasis of Mormons on missions to those they consider Lamanite peoples ought to be made known to the knee-jerk media.
No one will consider Mr Bundy an intellectual and the media voices tend to sniff at those with rural ways. (I mean "sniff" literally. I watched it happen on Fox last night) Shame on them. Mr. Bundy knows and honors hard work. Cattlemen do not hesitate to dig post holes, spend days of sweat making hay, clearing land and wresting a living from the land by the sweat of their brows. Taking care of a large heard of cattle is a difficult task and requires strength, skill, and at the same time gentleness. When men accustomed to hard, long, and often dangerous work speak of caring for live animals and laboring at arduous tasks like picking cotton, they carry an understanding that there is honor and freedom in such labor. To men such as Mr. Bundy, picking cotton is honorable labor and people who have been seduced by government to consider labor to be beneath them, receive compassion due to the duped. Shame on the conservatives,liberals, and media in their unthinking blundering for speaking evil of dignities they do not comprehend. Double the shame on those voices who have lamented the degradation of human beings in big city slums and actually have voiced the same observations Mr. Bundy voiced and then turned on him without mercy or understanding. Does anyone outside the Bundy family know how an honorable man behaves?
I think Mr. Bundy has indicated in his own way that he has compassion even on his tormentors. If you have the opportunity ask him if it would please him to see such people recognize their transgressions and repent. I think I know the answer he would give.
Jude 1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
The media pundits are out blasting Cliven Bundy's comments, ill formed as they were, do not think he spent many years in Toastmasters or learning why certain words and phrases are inflammatory. In his world and to those wanting the government to get out of their lives, he is a Patriot, just like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton is in their ghetto's. Bundy is not a thief as most describe. He did not renew his contract with the BLM to pay grazing fees after he had been paying them for years. When the BLM told him he had to renew his grazing rights like every other rancher was informed they did the same to him like they did to all the others across the US who would 'bend" over to their government and told him he no longer could run 1000 cattle but had to drop his allotment down to a couple hundred. Thus like his neighbors putting him out of business.
WHY, the question is WHY? Not turtles or other critters who have been living with the cows as they have for decades, but for Reid Bunkerville LLC, land and resources speculation along with Zion Bank and others who had designs to develop lands surrounding Bundy's and needed his to access those "publicly skimmed lands". After they finally put the new interchange and off ramps in the middle of nowhere. Wonder who authorized that? QUESTION?? Why did the BLM not go after Bundy in the past 20 years to take his cows off the land or lien his property for grazing fees? Well the interchange was not built and the Chinese had not wanted to do a solar project with Rory Reid as their attorney and Harry prostituting them on his trip to China. Along with others in an this area where access was critical through Bundy property to access the almost impassable lands to the south in the Lake Mead public lands. Pure and simple folks it is all about the money and maybe some is speculation and all is a compilation of several informants documents. What do yo think. I do not think Cliven Bundy knew he was opening up this Pandora's Box and was just trying to get help and stop the BLM from destroying his livelihood. His over reaching into the continue news conferences after the protestors had left and the ability to stand before the entire US on National TV is empowering and he took a shot at his perspective. Clling him names and attacking his character is purely a leftist and some news anchors ways of backing off the real subject addressed below. Cliven Bundy like a lot of other cowboys do not have the time to sit and philosophize about the state of the politically correct speech. He just tells it like he see it and the best analogy I heard is, "Men in denim built this country and men in suits are destroying it!"Who are the real American's??
Cliven Bundy is the rural example of someone who the media tried to get to spin his views that mostly are derived from living in an era where one can speak their minds and Bundy's experience with spinning is mostly about spinning a lariat around a cows head or heels. Something urban folks know nothing about. His use of discussion on issues of race and immigration are his views that may seem racist or bigoted but then again those are his observations when he has gone from rural into urban landscapes. The most appropriate question and answer (ill formed as it was) from a news person who spun him into subjects he does not generally deal with but observes, were the ones about being better off if "Negro's" (not PC but what his reference is) were still slaves working for someone instead of spending their lives sitting in govt. housing doing no work at all. The references to families and such is from a perspective of a working man who values his work, family and community and country. Right or wrong he is not the problem. Over-reaching government is; Americans are!! Every American, no matter what ethnic group they came from or what their history, settlers of range-lands or black slaves shipped out of Africa by their black tribesmen, or potato farmers out of Ireland after a blight and on and on adinfinum are now American's. Those many generations who worked hard to get to a free America have spawned a nation of freeloaders and have nots because they lost the values and principles of their forefathers. The spread of poverty and the decimation of the middle class has been brought on by an elected government that has gotten so big and top heavy that the whole deck of cards is falling in on itself. The Bundy's of the world are still all over the Western US living with the values and principles their ancestors taught them and those that would dispell his comments are those who have lost those same principles based on greed and the power hungry or ignorant of those principles and what they mean. Most cannot even say the Pledge of Allegiance or even know the basic Bill of Rights or the Amendments to the Constitution. But they can tell you who is on "Dancing With the Stars" this week!! When the American's lost their way government stepped in and filled the gap and has legislated everyone's every move and ability to climb out of the gap and get to the American Dream. Whatever that is anymore? Most do not know how....to get an education, find a career or at least a job and family if desired and all along the way get involved with local government or community service and beyond to take charge of their lives and help control their destiny. This is what Cliven Bundy knows and many many others like him. To be a blight on the working class who are trying to get to their dreams but find their work efforts are being split in half by an entitlement class that takes half of what they work for is the blight of Americans under this administration and several before it. the change is not about racism, but about racing to the post office to get their welfare checks or their EFT cards for the free money their community runs on. For rural America it is about getting the crop in and the livestock safely to market and fighting the elements that are sometimes so severe they cannot even leave their ranch houses for days to get out to see if their investments are going to survive. Unlike those in the city who sit in their government subsidized apts. in ghettos and grab the phone as soon as the power goes out or they have no water or some other disaster strikes and they did not prepare for the possibility with even the smallest of resources. These are the people you see on the news screaming about how the government is not helping them. (Leave out the disabled and infirm and small children, these are real people most who cannot help themselves). We need real Americans to stand up and vote for those with thinking like our forefathers and to those who think being politically correct is being nice and neighborly and considerate. What kind of American are you or will you be when you are living under totalitarian edits of who and what you have a right too??
The NY Times edited Bundy's statement to make him appear racist. Look at the un-edited footage.
Also Richard Rutledge, thanks for sharing Cliven's more thought out piece; (he's probably learning quick how politics likes to twist 'off the cuff' remarks. Too bad what he's going through has to be marred by politics!
I like the article in the link that Christine Facteau put up. Too many people run and hide when the left puts up the race card....they should have the courage to stand up and say what they really think, (unless they are truly racist! If that's the reason, I guess I get the running and hiding crap)
Everyone could tell at the get-go from interviews that Cliven Bundy wasn't media savvy. That's one thing that endeared him to me. It revealed an honesty you don't get in the news day to day. It showed a 'what you see is what you get' honesty. That was refreshing, because all the polished crap seems canned.
If people didn't see the race card coming....lol, they must be more out of touch than Bundy. Yet, it is all an aside, because no one deserves to have armed agents coming and treating them the way Bundy was treated, no matter what one doesn't like about them. Its another divide and conquer scheme....which the GOP plays into all the time. I don't even know how I can even consider a GOP'er anymore; they are so incompetent, its downright sickening! As things play out on different issues....all I can say is, I'm glad they happen, its so revealing as to who is who and narrows the field for me tremendously.
Only Mr. Bundy knows in his heart if he doesn't like black people. What he may have wanted to say is that he believed that SOME of our black citizens are still enslaved today by the government but who knows?. This week liberal CNBC devoted a half hour to prove Mr Bundys racism but when the confrontation and property confiscation by government agents took place last week, they were nowhere to be found. That station has a socialist agenda and understands the propaganda game.
What Mr. Bundy said was all true. The truth hurts. What Mr Bundy did was the same thing that the demoncrats do all the time which is too lump all into blacks into one group. This was wrong because while it may properly describe a portion of that group all should not be grouped together. I have been in some black neighborhoods and have seen what he described. Are they slaves? They receive all their livelihood from the government and in order to continue getting it must do what they are told. Is that not what slaves do. I know that they are too good to pick cotton. I am not I have done it. I have picked up and hauled garbage and done about every dirty hard job there is. No one ever looked down on me because I refused to be a victim. I ended up a successful business man. Having been there I always had respect for my employees.
I see this gal around town once in a while, that is,when I go to
town. I'd say she's in her thirties, probably in her early thirties.
She lives on government handouts. She is caught in a Catch 22
situation. She weighs somewhere north of three hundred pounds.
She rides around town on/in one of those electric-powered four
wheel vehicles like the ones you see in WalMart. She couldn't
get around town (population, about 1,000) if she didn't have her
electric machine. She's so fat she can hardly walk. The government
provides that four-wheeler. The government also provides the elec-
tricity to recharge the batteries that power her over burdened four-
wheeler. She lives in government-subsidized housing. She buys
enough groceries every month to feed a 13-man squad. She lives
alone. She pays for all of that chow with food stamps. She doesn't
have a man to provide for her, because she is physically a tub of
lard, and no man that I know could afford to feed her. She doesn't
have a job, because she's too fat to work. Instead of working, she
draws dissability. Her over-weight body constitutes her dissability.
I am 71 years of age and still put in about a half-day's work most
every day. The lady to whom I have been referring will never live
to be 71, because, at some time in the future, the government will
not be able to afford to continue caring for and enabling this indi-
vidual . . . and I suppose she will starve to death . . . if she doesn't
die of a heart attack before then. Yes, sir, the government is her
friend and her provider, all at my expense. Without the Gov, she'd
be forced to walk to the grocery store to stock up on food at least
once a month . . . and the exercise would surely cause her to lose
weight. Not only so, she would have to carry her groceries . . . more
exercise, less weight. And she would be buying fewer groceries, be-
cause more groceries weigh more than less groceries, and that all
counts when you have to carry them. As a result, she would have less
to eat . . . and that, for her, would be a good thing. But, the way it is,
she has a free ride, all the way to the grave yard. The government loves
her so much. I could be called a racist for saying these things about the
poor gal that shall remain unnamed (or course) . . . but both of us happen to
belong to the same race. So, I guess I dodged a bullet. Best I quite while
I'm still ahead.
Semper Fi!
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Coming out of Computex, there's been a lot of momentum for Meego, the Linux-based platform that can power multiple computing devices, including handsets, netbooks, tablets, connected TVs and in-vehicle infotainment systems. Ibrahim Haddad, the Linux Foundation director of technology and alliances, has just published a new article, "An Introduction to the Meego Project."
Virgin America's Ravi Simhambhatla is delivering a keynote at this year's LinuxCon North America. He will be giving us the CIO view on how to sell the value of open source internally when cost isn't the only driving factor. Mr. Simhambhatla took a few minutes to answer some of our questions as we prepare to see him speak in Boston on August 12, 2010.
Software compliance isn't exactly the sexiest topic we tackle at the Linux Foundation, but it's one of the most important. While we focus *our* efforts on open source software, the vast majority of software compliance efforts are focused on proprietary licenses. Just ask a CIO of an enterprise who has been audited by one of their software suppliers recently, or look at the well funded efforts of the Business Software Alliance, an organization dedicated to stamping out piracy and keeping companies in compliance with their members.
Our third profile in the series introduces us to Damian Bere. Damian is a Senior Enterprise Architect based in the UK who has been using Linux for 10 years. Another fact about Damian: he's smitten with his @linux.com email address.
The iPhone 4 came out this week. Apple continues to raise the bar for the mobile software industry in terms of good design. Companies that have embraced Linux should take heed. I ask the question as to whether or not Linux can beat Apple today in Businessweek.
Developers and programmers are always the earliest adopters of technology, paving the way for the rest of us. And nowhere is that more evident than with Linux.
There is a really useful, free training webinar available now from one of our regular Linux.com writers (and former openSUSE Community Manager), the talented Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier...
Since launching the Linux.com Store in March, we've welcomed a lot of new visitors and members to the Linux.com community and have gotten some great feedback about the merchandise.
While it may not equal the hysteria of the iPad or the latest Android release, the news last week ranking the top 500 Super Computers in the world is significant, especially if you're a Linux user. Why? Because Linux continues to dominant super computing. This year it's added to its domination and occupies 470 of the top 500 spots. (The rest: 25 with Unix, mainly AIX, and Windows with only 5.) A detailed look at the OS breakdown can be found here.
Being known as a Finn living in the US, sometimes people send me pointers to things Finnish.


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For a community to be whole and healthy, it must be based on people's love and concern for each other.
Millard Fuller (1935 -)
Contributed by: Zaady
It's not your blue blood, your pedigree or your college degree. It's what you do with your life that counts.
Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get 'em, get 'em right, or they will get you wrong.
Copyright © 2016 Gaiam, Inc.


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Once again Maltz Jupiter Theatre proves they don't just produce Broadway production value musicals. Their current play Tony Award nominated "Other Desert Cities" drops a bomb for Florida dramatic straight plays. Sure there is comedy, but this hot play that was just on Broadway a few seasons ago, has steamy hot explosive dialogue and deals with ethics of right and wrong. Take note parents performances contain strong language for those who may want to expose teens to this explosive play. "Other Desert Cities has more hidden secrets than, where is Jimmy Hoffa! The bombs are more like mines, as each suspenseful moment is discovered at this dysfunctional family reunion. A dysfunctional family you must not miss!" Theatre Chat.
Just when you think you might know where Pulitzer Prize nominee Jon Robin Baitz is going to take this current day story, a new spin is thrown in the mix. Imagine, your daughter returns home for the holidays, announcing she is about to publish a controversial memoir of your family. Would you let the dirt be spilled, or would you be happy for her success? You will need to see this Broadway Global favorite to find out. "Other Desert Cities" plays now through March 2, 2014 at the multi Carbonell Award winning Maltz Jupiter Theatre. "Other Desert Cities" received five nominations for the 2012 Tony Awards, and the play was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. This Dramatic play has dropped a bomb for Florida theatre lovers!
"The drama follows a young novelist who returns home to Palm Springs for the holidays and announces that she is about to publish a book dredging up a deep family tragedy. The tell-all confessional novel threatens to put her prominent all-American family back in the tabloids. But will the truth be exposed? This explosive drama sheds light on a dysfunctional family reunion everyone can relate to." Maltz Jupiter Theatre.
"At its core, this is a story about a troubled family struggling to reconcile their past," said Peter Flynn, the show's director. "There is anger and regret, but there is also a great love for one another – which is what makes the stakes so high. The heart of the play lives in something the son says: 'On your last day on this planet…all what will have mattered is how you loved."
Florida Theatre Chat 8,500 fans will love that Maltz Jupiter Theatre's production of "Other Desert Cities" comes over a year later than Actors' Playhouse production of "Other Desert Cities". Every element is just as fresh and exciting. The sets both very different, Actors' Playhouse set was cold and sleek, while Maltz Jupiter's is warm and inviting. The direction and acting in both productions, brilliant! South Florida is is filling theatre seats for award winning theatre from Jupiter to Miami and beyond. We are the fun in the sun arts destination. I'm honored to be a part of the Silver Palm Award committee, but I'm happy to say that I'm not a Carbonell Award voter, because if I had to choose between these two productions, the decision would be more than difficult. If you have seen the play before, as I have many times, you will find new dialogue or elements never seen, each time you see a different performer. You may even find it fun to compare. Florida get in your cars now and drive to one of the finest regional theatres we have in our Nation. It may be called "Other Desert Cities", but you are less than a mile to one of Florida's most beautiful beaches and you will leave the theatre fulfilled.
Flynn's direction is exquisite, down to every element of blocking, pacing and he hits every beat with his talented "Other Desert Cities" cast. Flynn's directorial credits won't surprise you, as they include directing at regional theatres such as the Guthrie Theater and Chicago Shakespeare Theater, as well as staging a number of star-studded concerts on Broadway, including On the Twentieth Century, starring Douglas Sills, Marin Mazzie and Joanne Worley and Chess at the New Amsterdam Theater, starring Josh Groban. "But, don't Look at Flynn's credits to long if you want to secure tickets to Other Desert Cities, or you will miss one of the best plays Florida has to offer this season." Broadway Global.
"We are so excited to welcome Peter Flynn back to the Maltz Jupiter Theatre to direct our new drama, Other Desert Cities," said Andrew Kato, the Theatre's producing artistic director. "Our audiences are still talking about our production of Man of LaMancha, for which he earned Carbonell Awards for both Best Director and Best Musical. He has an innate talent for bringing out the truth of a story and keeping audiences on the edge of their seats."
Other Desert Cities stars include some of South Florida top actors including Cliff Burgess (a recent Carbonell Award nominee) as the brother Trip. Cliff plays the lighthearted character with ease and is always a joy to watch. Carbonell winner Angie Radosh gives another award winning performance as the alcoholic sister Silda. You will all still remember Angie's performance seen on the Theatre's stage as Fraulein Schneider in the critically-acclaimed production of Cabaret. Andrea Conte has the most meaty role, with ups and downs Andrea takes this role on a emotional roller coaster ride, playing the daughter Brooke. You have seen Andrea recently onstage in South Florida and in episodes of the television shows The Glades, Burn Notice, America's Most Wanted and many more. One can't imagine how Andre Conte exsudes this energy every performance. Friends and family please take Andrea out for a few drinks after the show, assuming she drinks.. brilliant performance!
Another strong character is played by Susan Cella, she portrays the role of the matriarch Polly with grace. I love her look for this role just elegant, but it's her acting that will capture the hearts of every mother... Susan's Broadway credits include The Graduate, Crazy He Calls Me, Me and My Girl and Evita). Richard Kline portrays Lyman. Kline gives a heartfelt realistic look at a father torn with a secret... Richard is known for his role as Larry Dallas on the sitcom Three's Company, in addition to regional and Broadway credits that include the Wizard in the first national tour of Wicked.
It's important to point out that ticket sales don't cover the cost of producing art for the stage. Maltz Jupiter Theatre has cleverly learned how to market individual sponsors, with their names up in lights before the show starts. Theatre cannot survive without these generous sponsors sharing live art for our society. Other Desert Cities is sponsored by John Osher and Jodie and Dan Hunt and the Roy A. Hunt Foundation. The Theatre's 62 new club level seats are available for single tickets and subscription upgrades for Other Desert Cities. Group rates are available, and the Theatre's new upstairs club level lounge, The Green Room, is available for private events and functions.
For tickets to the hottest dysfunctional family, Other Desert Cities call 561-575-2223 or visit www.jupitertheatre.org/shows/otherdesertcities. Please note that performances contain strong language. Because of plays chosen like "Other Desert Cities" and many multi award winning productions Maltz Jupiter Theatre's has produced, Artistic Director Andrew Kato was a 2013 Broadway Global Producer of the Year finalist. The official nomination process has started for 2014 and we remind you all to vote.
Vote for your 2014 Broadway Global Producer of the Year, by sending in your nomination. For more information visit www.BroadwayGlobal.org and www.TheatreChat.net. Broadway Global would love to see a woman producer honored in 2014, like London's "Scottsboro Boys" Producer Catherine Schreiber, a producer from another country, or a producer who is bringing change to the stage and our globe, but the sky is the limit. Your vote chooses the winner!
What regional or Broadway producer is leaving a legacy for the future of Broadway? A producer that represents today's issues, for tomorrows arts society is what we are looking for. Send your 2014 Broadway Global Producer of the Year Nominations direct to email@example.com. Theatre Chat's Official Site has over 30 city/State groups "keeping Artists employed and Patrons informed". Subscribe above for Broadway breaking global news, without monthly fees! Now measure your life in love, and share this post with your thoughts posted below, on your favorite social media site.
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A close call with fire for a teenager in Trenton Thursday afternoon.
19-year-old Devin Clark was driving home when he decided to light a cigarette, when he did, it ignited an almost empty gas can he had in his car.
Clark was barely able to get to the side of the road and escape before the entire car was engulfed in flames. He was not injured.
The fire stopped traffic on Route 3 for about 20 minutes.


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"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Joyce Giraud defended herself on the reunion, and often commented on situations between the ladies where her opinion wasn't welcomed. However, it sounds like her husband also had some things to say after the reunion aired, especially since he believed that Carlton Gebbia may have cast a spell on him while filming the show. One morning, he woke up violently ill. According to a new report published on April 4, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Joyce Giraud's husband is now speaking out after the third reunion part aired on Bravo last week.
After Michael wrote about her negativity on the show, Carlton fired back, "If you continue to tweet negatively about me, I can assure you my husband will have a problem with you," she tweets. "No real man engages a woman. He's respected your wife." Of course, Carlton's husband has been staying out of the drama. He wasn't on the reunion due to work.
But Joyce's husband wasn't done talking about Carlton, writing back, "You are so angry because the truth hurts most," he tweets. "You know how poorly you represented your faith." And apparently, he thought she was threatening him. "And please stop the silly threats," he continues. "I would've said the exact same thing if your husband was there supporting you."
One has to wonder why Michael feels it is necessary to get involved with the drama, including speaking out so much during the reunion. What do you think of his tweets to Carlton?


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In general, aspirin is not recommended for pregnant women because of an increased risk of bleeding for both the mother and fetus; however, on April 8, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended that certain high risk women should take low-dose aspirin during their pregnancy. The recommendation falls on the heels of a similar recommendation made by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) last fall.
The recommendation applies to certain high risk women: those at risk for preeclampsia (toxemia), premature birth, and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR; retarded intrauterine growth).The USPSTF recommends low-dose aspirin (81 mg/day), beginning after 12 weeks of pregnancy, for women who are at high risk for preeclampsia. This is a B recommendation, which means that the task force recommends the treatment because there is high certainty that the net benefit is moderate or there is moderate certainty that the net benefit is moderate to substantial. The USPSTF is providing an opportunity for public comment on its recommendation until May 5. The task force notes that all public comments will be considered as the USPSTF develops its final recommendation.
The task force notes that its recommendation applies to pregnant women who are at high risk for preeclampsia and who do not have any signs or symptoms of the condition and have not experienced any health problems from using aspirin in the past. "Preeclampsia can cause serious health problems for both expectant mothers and their babies," explained Task Force member Jessica Herzstein, MD, MPH. She added, "The good news is that pregnant women who are at high risk for developing preeclampsia can take a low dosage of aspirin daily to help to prevent the condition. This can result in better health outcomes for both the mother and the baby." Task Force chair Michael L. LeFevre, MD, MSPH added, "Only a small percentage of pregnant women are at high risk for preeclampsia. Before taking aspirin, pregnant women should talk to their doctor or nurse to determine their risk and discuss if taking aspirin is right for them."
Preeclampsia is a serious medical condition that affects all the organs of the body. For example, it affects the kidneys, resulting in protein in the urine. Other signs are headaches. Visual problems, rapid weight gain, and edema (swelling). It is tone of the most common complications of pregnancy; it affects approximately 4% of all pregnancies in the US. It can progress to eclampsia, in which seizures occur that can result in maternal death or stillbirth.
The cause of preeclampsia is unknown; however, the following risk factors are known:
- First pregnancy
- History of preeclampsia in a past pregnancy
- Chronic hypertension
- Age 35 or older
- Multiple pregnancy (i.e., twins or triplets)
- Certain medical conditions such as diabetes or kidney disease
- Obesity
- African American
- Certain immune disorders such as lupus or blood diseases
Treatment for preeclampsia is limited. The only real cure is to deliver the baby. Labor may occur spontaneously or be induced. Medication to control blood pressure and reduce the risk of seizures may be given during labor and for a period after delivery.


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One Direction Release "Our Moment" As Their First Fragrance!
Get excited Directioners, because your favourite boyband has released something you will LOVE.
It smells pretty nice too!
"Our Moment" has been unveiled as the band's first signature fragrance, just in time for summer in the north!
Coming in a very, very feminine bottle, the fragrance is pink in colour. The bottle borrows elements from royal crowns with diamontes encrusted into it.
Definitely one for the ladies. The boys' faces are also plastered over the bottle, in gray scale which goes so well with the pink box.
It will be released exclusively through Harrods, before being available nationwide from the 9th of September!
The stunning fragrance has subtle smells of wild berries, pink grapefruit, fresh freesia, jasmine petals and more, and will be out this Autumn.
And doesn't it look pretty
The official 1D account tweeted:
"The 1D fragrance is called (drumroll)… Our Moment! And it smells like a summers day."
Niall is still in shock about being part of an actual fragrance release:
"I still can't believe we're releasing our own fragrance!"
Here are some fan reactions:
"Why does it have to be so expensive? Now I'm gonna have to sell my brother or something for a bottle of Our Moment."
"I'm proud of my boys! if you don't like Our Moment you can shut up! Let our boys be happy."
Will you be buying a bottle of the fragrance?!


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land use hearing
t he Board of County Commissioners met at 3:00 p.m. with Matt Lafferty, Principal Planner. Chair Donnelly presided and Commissioners Johnson and Gaiter were present. Also present were: Rob Helmick, Savannah Benedick, and Karin Madson, Planning Department; Doug Ryan, Health and Environment Department; Clint Jones, Engineering Department; and Denise Ruybal, Deputy Clerk.
Chair Gaiter opened the hearing with the Pledge of Allegiance and noted that the following items were on the consent agenda and would not be discussed unless requested to do so by the Board, staff, or members of the audience:
1. MYCAMP LOTS 15 &16, BLOCK A, AMENDED PLAT, FILE #14-S3223: This is an amended plat proposal to reconfigure the lot lines for Lots 15 and 16, Block A of the MyCamp Subdivision. The intent of the Amended Plat is to modify the lot lines of these lots in order to allow the applicant to build a new home on proposed Lot 16A to the north of the existing home.
Any existing covenants, deed restrictions and other conditions of approval which applied to the original lots will continue to apply to the new lots.
The proposed Amended Plat for Lots 15 and 16, Block A of the MyCamp Subdivision will not adversely affect any neighboring properties or any County agency. Staff supports the proposed request as long as the necessary changes are made as identified in the conditions of approval.
The Development Services Team recommends approval of the Amended Plat to reconfigure the lot lines for Lots 15 and 16, Block A of the MyCamp Subdivision, File # 14-S3223, subject to the following condition(s) and authorization for the chair to sign the plat when the conditions are met and the plat is presented for signature:
1. All conditions of approval shall be met and the final plat recorded by November 19, 2014, or this approval shall be null and void.
2. Prior to the recordation of the final plat, the applicant shall make the technical corrections required by Brian Helminiak, Land Surveyor of the Larimer County Engineering Department.
3. Prior to recordation of the Final Plat, the surveyor shall illustrate on the plat the location of the proposed access easement in relation to the existing house. The edge of proposed access easement shall be located at least 25 from the existing home.
4. Prior to the recordation of the Final Plat, the surveyor shall illustrate on the plat the correct acreage of the proposed lots.
Commissioner Gaiter moved that the Board of County Commissioners approve the consent agenda as proposed above.
Motion carried 3-0.
2. COX SUBDIVISION APPEAL, # 14-G0263: The applicant proposes to divide their 40-acre parcel of land to create one additional lot. The Larimer County Land Use Code requires that such a land division be a Conservation Development, unless the Board of County Commissioners approves an exception or waiver to the provision and allows the division to occur as a subdivision. The applicant is requesting the BCC approve such an exception and allow him to process a two-lot subdivision on this parcel. The site is located in the Waverly area which is characterized by lots of 2-16 acres predominately 5-10 acres in size with other agricultural parcels much larger.
The decision of the Board of County Commissioners on this appeal will determine the course of action for the applicant. At this time, this request is only to allow a two-lot subdivision although the parcel at 40+ acres could result in a 4-lot development. The request has been referred to adjacent landowners and to affected agencies. One neighbor has commented with some general concerns about process. No agency issues have been identified.
The applicant has also indicated the desire to create the one lot at 5 acres this would require a lot size variance. The staff believes that this decision should come as a part of any subdivision process if that is determined appropriate. Based on the zoning, and existing development in the area however, our preliminary reaction to this request is that it is not supportable. There are no extenuating circumstances, which would suggest that if a subdivision is allowed why a 10-acre lot is not feasible or appropriate.
The Development Services Team recommends approval of the Cox Subdivision Appeal file # 14-G0263, subject to the following condition(s):
1. A subdivision consistent with that proposed by the applicant is completed with a 10-acre lot unless the Board of County Commissioners approves a lot size variance.
Mr. Cox addressed the Board with a quick overview of his intention. He would like to split off one, five acre parcel from his 40-acre property. His intention is to sell this five acre parcel to a non family member in the future. He has no intention of subdividing the entire 40-acres or to create an entire subdivision.
Chair Donnelly opened the hearing for public comment. George Wallace and George Reed both spoke in support of the proposed subdivision. They appreciate the efforts of the Coxes, this subdivision would be a great impact on the community and stated that five acre parcels already exist in the area.
Chair Donnelly closed the hearing for public comment.
Some discussion ensued between Mr. Lafferty and the Commissioners regarding the purpose of this hearing. It was stressed that todays hearing is only to approve the process to subdivide the property and that the actual subdivision was not taking place today. It was also stressed that under the current zoning, the minimum lot size is ten acres and that Mr. Cox would need to file an appeal in order to create the five acre lot. The public would have an opportunity to attend a hearing during the appeal process
Commissioner Johnson moved that the Board of Commissioners approve the Cox Subdivision Appeal, file #14-G0263, subject to the condition(s) as outlined above.
Motion carried 3-0.
3. MODESITT REZONING, #13-Z1921: This is a request for the proposed rezoning from FA-Farning to PD-Planned Development to allow commercial type uses. There is also an appeal to waive the application fees. There was some discussion regarding the applicants proposal to rezone 12.77 acres from FA-Farming to PD-Planned Development. The property includes the 3.5 acre Mountain Whitewater Descents parcel on which the existing business was located along with an additional 9.27 acre area (now part of the Modesitts residential parcel). Planning Commissioner discussion was mainly regarding the timing of public sewer and the Review Criteria for Rezoning.
Public testimony included comments that the proposal would compromise the integrity of the rural area, concerns with having an outdoor music venue and the impacts it might have, along with concerns about the noise and traffic that could be generated with the proposal.
Other neighbors spoke in favor of the establishment and felt that the changes were needed in that area of the county. Another neighbor commented that the project is a great opportunity for the north part of Fort Collins and would provide positive growth to the area.
In addition to the above request, the applicant has submitted an Appeal requesting that the $4,000 application fee be waived for this application. The reason the applicant gave is that fees ($800) were paid in 2001 with their original Special Exception Application.
The Planning Commission recommends approval of the Modesitt Rezoning, file #13-Z1921, to rezone the property from FA-Farming to PD-Planned Development, subject to the following conditions:
1. The applicant shall submit a complete Amended Plat application for the properties affected by this rezoning no later than 180 days after Board of County Commissioners approval. The property line between the lots shall reflect the legal description in the rezoning request.
2. Within 60 days of approval the applicant shall provide Community Development staff with an executed and notarized Annexation Agreement to the City of Fort Collins, Colorado.
3. The permitted uses, lot building and structure requirements, setbacks and structure height limitations for Modesitt Planned Development shall be as follows:
Modesitt PD Rezoning (all use descriptions referenced as listed in the Larimer County Land Use Code, as amended).
A. Principal uses:
1. Apiary (R)
2. Farm (R)
3. Equestrian Operation (SP, MS, S)
4. Garden supply center (SP)
5. Livestock veterinary clinic/hospital (SP/S)See section 4.3.1
6. Pet animal facility (SP/S)See section 4.3.1
7. Pet animal veterinary clinic/hospital (SP/S)See section 4.3.1
8. Bar/tavern (SP-indoor only/ S-with outdoor seating area)
9. General commercial (SP)
10. General retail (SP/S)See section 4.3.3
11. Instructional facility (SP)
12. Outdoor display/sales (SP)
13. Personal service (SP)
14. Professional office (SP)
15. Restaurant (SP-indoor only/ S-with outdoor seating area, outdoor food
service and/or drive through)
16. Church (SP-indoor only/ S-with outdoor seating, recreation or activity area and/or school/daycare)
17. Community Hall (SP-indoor only/ S-with outdoor seating, recreation or activity area)
18. School, nonpublic (S)
19. Rafting Business (SP)
20. Place of amusement or recreation (SP/S)See section 4.3.5
21. Enclosed storage (SP)
22. Light industrial (S)
23. Small solar facility (R/PSP)
24. Trade use (SP)See section 4.3.7
25. Commercial mobile radio service (SP/S)See section 16
B. Lot, building and structure requirements:
1. Minimum lot size:
a. 100,000 square feet (2.3 acres) if a well or septic system is used.
b. 15,000 square feet (0.34 acre) if public water and sewer are used.
2. Minimum required setbacks: (If more than one setback applies, the greater setback is required).
a. Street and road setback (Refer to section 4.9.1 setbacks from highways, county roads, and all other streets and roads.) The setback from a street or road must be 25 feet from the lot line, nearest edge of the road easement, nearest edge of right-of-way, or nearest edge of traveled way, whichever is greater.
b. Side yards10 feet.
c. Rear yards20 feet.
d. Refer to section 4.9.2 for additional setback requirements (including but not limited to streams, creeks and rivers).
3. Maximum structure height40 feet.
4. A parcel may be used for one or more principal buildings and accessory buildings.
a. Uses followed by an (R) are allowed by right.
b. Uses followed by an (SP) require approval through the site plan review process described in section 6.1.
c. Uses followed by a (PSP) require approval through the public site plan review process described in section 6.2.
d. Uses followed by an (MS) require approval through the minor special review process.
e. Uses followed by an (S) require approval through the special review process described in section 4.5.
f. Uses followed by a combination of (R/SP/PSP/MS/S) may be allowed by right or require approval based on thresholds identified or as listed in section 4.3 (use descriptions).
The Larimer County Planning Development Services Team recommends denial of the Modesitt Rezoning Fee Appeal, File # 13-Z1921.
Ms. Madson provided an overview of todays hearing. The applicants are asking for rezoning of their property in order to expand and come into compliance with the certain aspects of their rafting business. It was stressed that the approval of the rezoning is all that is being looked at today. Should the rezoning be approved, the Modesittes would need to go through the proper processes in order to build the proposed community hall, outdoor music venue, and other improvements they envision for their property and business. Neighbors would have adequate opportunity during each process to attend hearings in opposition or support of each process.
Michael Chalona, Design Manager with the Neenan Company, addressed the Board. He stated that this is the first step and that the special review application has already been submitted.
Brad Modesitt then addressed the Board. He stated that he was frustrated with the process. He also stated that Commissioner Gaiter recommended that he submit the waiver for the $4,000.00 fee refund. He said he is giving the community something they want.
Chair Donnelly then opened up the hearing for public comment.
Ken Stegner, Jan Iverson and Nancy Acree spoke in opposition of the rezoning. They stated that there was an agricultural feel to the area. There are nesting bald eagles in the area and there is concern on how this would affect them. This area is quiet and relaxed and they are concerned with future development of this area.
Karen Merriam, Cheryl Gorski, Julie Jablonski and John Jablonski, all spoke in favor of the rezoning. They stated that property values would increase, there is already commercial properties in the area and this is a good way to meet neighbors.
Chair Donnelly closed the hearing to public comment.
Mr. Chalona addressed the Board with the concerns of the neighbors. He stated that this property will be annexed in to the city soon, this provides an economic boost for the area and that the Colorado Department of Transportation has seen the plans and did not raise any objections.
Discussion ensued between the Commissioners and Ms. Madson. Commissioner Gaiter confirmed that at this time, the only thing guaranteed is the rafting business. The applicants will need to go through a lot of approval processes before they can continue with their proposed plans. Commissioner Johnson supported the rezoning and stated there would be enough opportunities for public input through the hearing process. The hearing today is only changing the zoning of the property and does not guarantee future plans will be approved.
Commissioner Johnson moved that the Board of County Commissioners approve the Modesitt rezoning, file #13-Z1921, subject to the condition(s) as outlined above.
Motion carried 3-0.
A brief discussion between the commissioners regarding the waiving of the $4,000.00 fee ensued.
Commissioner Gaiter moved that the Board of County Commissioners waive the $800.00 based on the previous application.
Motion failed 1-2, with Commissioners Johnson and Donnelly dissenting.
With there being no further business, the hearing adjourned at 4:35 p.m.
The Board of County Commissioners met at 9:00 a.m. with Linda Hoffmann, County Manager. Chair Donnelly presided and Commissioners Johnson and Gaiter were present. Also present were: Donna Hart, and Deni LaRue, Commissioners Office; Marc Engemoen, Public Works Department; Charlie Johnson, Rusty McDaniel, and Mark Peterson, Engineering Department; Jeannine Haag and Bill Ressue, County Attorneys Office and Denise Ruybal, Deputy Clerk.
Chair Donnelly opened the meeting up to public comment giving citizens the opportunity to address the Commissioners regarding events and issues pertaining to Larimer County. Mel Hilgenburg and Craig Weber were present to address the Board.
Chair Donnelly opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Commissioner Gaiter moved that the Board of County Commissioners approve the minutes for the week of May 12, 2014, as presented.
Motion carried 3-0.
2. REVIEW OF THE SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 26, 2014: Ms. Hart reviewed the upcoming schedule with the Board.
Commissioner Johnson moved that the Board of County Commissioners approve the consent agenda as outlined below:
PETITIONS FOR ABATEMENT: As recommended by the County Assessor the following petitions for abatement have been denied: Gabriele S. Connor; MaryAnn Wood (East 12th 105, LLC); Tim Gosar and Jennifer Dalton; Safeway, Inc.; Wellington Resources, LLC.; Whole Foods Market Rocky Mountain.
MISCELLANEOUS: Retail Marijuana Cultivation License, Flower Power Botanicals; Retail Marijuana Store License, Flower Power Botanicals.
LIQUOR LICENSES: The following license was approved and/or issued: JJs Bar & Grill Tavern Fort Collins.
Motion carried 3-0.
4. WORKSESSION: Ms. Hoffmann introduced Mr. Engemoen to discuss National Public Works Week. The Public Works Department released their annual report to coincide with this recognition. Public Works is comprised of the Engineering, Fleet, Natural Resources, Road and Bridge, Solid Waste and the Ranch Departments. This annual report spotlights the significant events of 2013 and is available on the County website.
Ms. Hoffman contacted Sheriff Smith via telecom to discuss the Emergency Fire Fund. The contract is due for renewal and Sheriff Smith would like it completed by June 1, 2014. There are two major changes to the contract that Sheriff Smith would like the Commissioners to address. The contract this year does not require the signature of the Sheriff and requests for reimbursement by the fire districts no longer require approval by the Sheriff. Commissioner Johnson recommended that we involve other counties and Commissioner Gaiter will ask CCI for a statewide endorsement to require these signatures as in the past.
Ms. Hoffmann briefly discussed a survey regarding FEMA. She reviewed that staff rotation made it difficult in that there was no one person to answer questions. Roger Jones of Region 8 has been a wonderful help in the the buck stops here with him. Ms. Hoffmann will be submitting a letter of recognition to his supervisor.
Ms. Hoffmann attended the Climate Wise Celebration last week. The Green Team announced that Larimer County received a Gold Certification.
5. COMMISSIONER ACTIVITY REPORTS: The Board reviewed their activities during the previous week.
Commissioner Gaiter moved that the Board of Commissioners go in to Executive Session for conferences with an attorney for the purpose of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions AND determining positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations; developing stratefy for negotiations; and instructing negotiators as outlined in 24-6-402-(4) (b) AND (e) C.R.S.
Motion carried 3-0.
The Board came out of Executive Session. Mr. Engemoen presented a brief overview of the County Road 27 project. The proposed detour and permanent improvements have had an impact on FEMA approval. The decision to discontinue the detour and proceed with the permanent improvements will assist with earliest completion possible.
Commissioner Johnson moved that the Board of Commissioners due to a dispute regarding the status of public right-of-way on the detour route for County Road27, the project cannot proceed. Resolving this dispute will likely require court actions and the resulting delay will significantly reduce the amount of the time the detour is functional before permanent improvements are opened, which jeopardizes FEMA reimbursement. Therefore, the County will cease efforts in pursuit of a temporary detour for County Road 27, and not award a contract for the work.
Motion carried 3-0.
The meeting adjourned at 11:25 a.m.
Denise M. Ruybal, Deputy Clerk


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"This continual harassment grows tiresome. I was in the midst of important studies, delicate magic that requires weeks of preparation and ritual." Kel'Thuzad had been forced to wait for hours, fuming at the insult, before he was permitted the bare courtesy of confronting his accusers. The group's apparent spokespersons, Drenden and Modera, had long been two of his most vocal critics. Nonetheless, they would not have launched this latest inquisition without support from Antonidas, who had yet to show himself. What was the old man up to?
Drenden snorted. "That's the first time I've heard your sort of magic called 'delicate.'"
"An ignorant opinion from an ignorant man," said Kel'Thuzad with cold precision.
A distant voice spoke to him then, the voice of a friend. By now its remarks had grown so familiar that they felt like his own thoughts. They fear and envy you. After all, thanks to this new course of study, you are continuing to gain in knowledge and power.
There was a sudden flash of light, and a scowling gray-haired archmage appeared in the hall. A small wooden chest was tucked under his arm. "I would not have believed it if I had not seen it myself. You have abused our patience for the last time, Kel'Thuzad."
"The venerable Antonidas graces us with his presence at last. I began to think you had fallen ill."
"Age frightens you, doesn't it?" Antonidas snapped. "You realize there's only one alternative."
Let him think so, if that comforts him.
Calming somewhat, Antonidas said, "As for my health, you need not have concerned yourself. I was merely busy elsewhere."
"Searching my chambers for evidence of forbidden magic? You should know better."
"True, your chambers bore no such evidence. The warehouses you own in the northlands, on the other hand…" Antonidas gave him a disgusted look.
Damn the man for being a self-righteous snoop. "You had no right--"
Antonidas tapped his staff to the floor, silencing him, and turned to the other magi. "He has turned the buildings into laboratories for a series of foul experiments. See for yourself, colleagues. Behold the fruit of his labors." He opened the chest and tilted it so that all could see.
The decaying remains of several rats. Two were still scrabbling clumsily at the sides of the chest in a vain attempt to escape. Several magi bolted to their feet, and there was a hubbub of dismay. Even the golden-haired high elf who had been sitting in the back of the room seemed startled, though Prince Kael'thas was a man whose age made that feat nearly impossible.
Turning back to the captive rats, Kel'Thuzad saw that they had collapsed and stopped moving. Another set of failures, apparently. No matter. Someday he would create a stable undead specimen. His hard work would be vindicated. It was only a matter of time.
There are loose threads in the spell that silences you. Shall I show you how to unravel it?
Time, and his unknown ally, whose enigmatic voice occasionally helped him to move one step closer to his goal. Show me, he thought.
A young woman arrived in another flash of light. As she went to stand by Antonidas, the high elf's gaze followed her with troubled, brooding intensity. But Jaina Proudmoore took no notice; she was utterly focused on her duties. The handsome prince didn't stand a chance.
Her vivid blue eyes spared Kel'Thuzad a curious glance. She took the box from Antonidas, who explained, "My apprentice will see to it that the chest and its contents are incinerated."
The woman inclined her head and teleported from the room. Across the room, the high elf frowned at the spot she had vacated. Under other circumstances, Kel'Thuzad might have found the silent drama amusing. However, left unchallenged, Antonidas was continuing his tirade. Mutely seething, Kel'Thuzad resumed his efforts to free himself.
"We have permitted this state of affairs long enough. Rapped his knuckles occasionally for his more questionable pursuits. Tried to guide him. Now we find he has been practicing evil magic. The name of the Kirin Tor is fast becoming a curse on the lips of the local villagers."
"You lie!" Kel'Thuzad burst out, and a few of the magi were his again, waiting for him to offer an explanation. "Peasants remember the Second War just as well as we do. Say what you like about the orcs; their warlocks wielded great power. Power against which we had precious little defense. We have an obligation: we must learn to wield and counter these magics ourselves."
"To form an army of dead rats, their unnatural existence measured in hours?" Antonidas asked dryly. "Yes, my boy, I found your journals, too. You kept quite detailed records regarding this abominable enterprise. You cannot mean to use these pathetic creatures against orcs. Assuming, of course, that the orcs should ever emerge from their current lethargy, escape the internment camps, and somehow manage to become a threat again."
"Being younger than you hardly qualifies me for boyhood," retorted Kel'Thuzad. "As for the rats, they are the gauge by which I measure my progress. It is a standard experimental technique."
A sigh. "I am aware that you spend most of your time in the north these days. Your increasingly lengthy absences were what caught my attention in the first place. Yet even you must have heard that the king's new tax has given rise to civil unrest. Your selfish pursuit of power could incite the peasantry to revolt. Lordaeron would be engulfed in civil war."
He hadn't known about the tax. Antonidas must be exaggerating. Besides, true magi would focus on matters of greater substance. "I will be more discreet," he offered, gritting his teeth.
"No amount of discretion could possibly hide a secret of this magnitude," said Drenden.
Modera added, "You know that we have always walked a fine line in order to protect our people without becoming a danger ourselves. We dare not sacrifice our humanity--not in appearance, and certainly not in truth. At best, your methods would see us condemned as heretics."
It was too much. "We've been called heretics for centuries. The church has never been fond of our methods. Such sentiments notwithstanding, we are still here."
She nodded. "Because we avoid dark magic, which leads to corruption and catastrophe."
"Because we are necessary!"
"Enough." Antonidas sounded weary. To Modera and Drenden, he added, "If words alone could have reached him, they would have done so before now."
"I have heard your words," Kel'Thuzad said in exasperation. "Merciful gods, I have heard them until I am sick of them! It is you who will not hear mine, and put aside your antiquated fea--"
"You mistake our purpose here today," interrupted Antonidas. "This is not a debate. At this moment, your properties are being thoroughly searched. All items tainted by dark magic will be confiscated and, once identified to our satisfaction, destroyed."
His nameless ally had warned him this might happen, but Kel'Thuzad had not blieved. Strange. He felt almost relieved that events had come to this pass. The need for secrecy had limited the scope of his work, hindered his advancement.
"In light of the evidence," Antonidas said heavily, "King Terenas has agreed with our judgment. If you do not abandon this madness, you will be stripped of your rank and holdings, and you will be exiled from Dalaran--indeed, from all of Lordaeron."
His mind racing, Kel'Thuzad bowed and left the hall. Doubtless the Kirin Tor were keeping his so-called disgrace quiet, fearing repercussions should his actions become public knowledge. For once, their cowardice would work in his favor. His wealth would never line the king's coffers.


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Toby "TobiWan" Dawson, is a well-known Dota 2 commentator from joinDOTA. Tobiwan commentates many of the top Dota 2 tournaments, including The International 2011, The International 2012, The International 2013, The International 2014, The International 2015, The Defense, DreamHack, and joinDOTA Masters.
Early Life
Toby 'TobiWan' Dawson was born in Nambour, Australia, although he only stayed there in the hospital for a few days, and eventually grew up in Maleny, a small town off the Sunshine Coast. He has once mentioned that it is one of the most beautiful places he has seen, and is first on his list of places to retire. Toby's father was a printer, but unfortunately he passed away in 1991, so he was raised by his mother who was a teacher, but switched to being a full-time parent. His mother is now a commentator, focusing mostly on commentating theater events for the blind. Toby also has a step-father, who is involved with IT at IBM. Toby isn't an only child though, he also has one brother, a half-brother and a half-sister. [1]
Toby didn't grow up as a gamer, which is unlike most gaming personalities. He was really into sports, most specifically Soccer, Tennis, and Cricket. However, his real passion throughout his formative years was musical theater.
Twitch Streaming
Toby and his studio are well known to often broadcast live games, but forget to change the title. For example, a past stream by the name of "Na'Vi, Empire, VP, Tinker - Megafon Battle Arena, i-League & MSI BeatIT Final - Rebroadcast" was actually live!
- GosuAwards 2013: Best Commentator
- GosuAwards 2013: Community's choice: Best Commentator
- GosuAwards 2012: Community's choice: Best Commentator
- GosuAwards 2010: Community Effort of the Year
Notable Events Casted or Hosted
- The International 2011
- The International 2012
- The International 2013
- The International 2014
- The International 2015
- The Defense
- 2015-08-26 | Meet TobiWan, the voice of Dota 2 by Vlad Savov of TheVerge.com
- 2015-08-26 | Toby Dawson: the unabridged interview by Vlad Savov of TheVerge.com
- 2015-07-30 | TI5 Community Report: Hot_Bid and TobiWan by Hot_Bid of Valve at The International 2015
- 2014-07-11 | TI4 Interview: TobiWan and Hot_Bid by "Hot_Bid" at The International 2014
- 2014-07-05 | TobiWan: "Kind of wish it was bigger than KeyArena" by Fragbite.se
- 2013-08-11 | TobiWan Interview Dota 2 Ti3 by Jess of Curse Entertainment at The International 2013
- 2013-08-09 | TI3 - Tobiwan interview @ Day 2 by Linus "Tjernobylbarnet" Staaf of GosuGamers.net at The International 2013
- 2012-10-20 | Interview with TobiWan @ StarLadder Season 3 by NatusVincereTV at Star Ladder Season 3
- 2012-08-22 | Real Talk with Tobiwan EP11 by JP McDaniel


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The latest Powerball winning numbers for 3-19-14 aren't at a record level. But they are at one of the highest levels in recent weeks. It's all the result of last Saturday's results. That night, there was no jackpot winner, officials tell news. There was one Match Five Power Play winner. The winning ticket, worth two million dollars, was sold in West Virginia, officials tell news.
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I HAD no idea a movie is being made on the life of the legendary Panamanian boxer Roberto Duran entitled "Hands of Stone" until I came across the info in an entertainment news concerning, of all people, singer/rapper Usher Raymond, one of the coaches in NBC's "The Voice."
As the article goes, Usher's ex-wife, Tameka Raymond, is reportedly organizing a 5K walk/run in honor of their late son, 11-year-old Kile Glover, who died in a boating accident more than a year ago.
One paragraph reads: [Tameka] Raymond said Usher will be unable to attend the event because he's out of the country filming the movie, "Hands of Stone." The Grammy-winning pop star is playing the role of Sugar Ray Leonard in a film based on boxing great Roberto Duran.
Whoa! That set me off Google-hunting, and this is what I found:
Usher will indeed play Sugar Ray, Duran's ring nemesis. Oscar winner Robert de Niro will appear as Ray Arcel, Duran's trainer, Ellen Barkin (Sea of Love) as Arcel's wife, and Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramirez, who played a CIA directive in "Bourne Identity," as Roberto Duran.
Directed and written by Jonathan Jakubowicz, the biopic traces Duran's rise from the slums of Panama to become one of boxing's greatest performers.
A highlight of the film will be Duran's epic battles with Leonard, and the inside story of the enigmatic "No mas" ending to their second fight where Duran turned his back in the closing seconds of the last round and quit.
Shooting started last September although no release date has yet been set.
This should be worth waiting for, if only to find out what happened to Duran, a fierce and unyielding warrior, after he threw in the towel and practically disgraced himself and his country.
Lots of heavy drama right there, most probably.
As for Sugar Ray Leonard's character, well, that would depend on how much importance the director gives Duran's tormentor in the film, and how convincing Usher portrays the role.
Since Duran fought Leonard three times, Usher is almost guaranteed a long exposure in the movie. Now if he could come across as swashbuckling as Apollo Creed was to Rocky Balboa, then the stage, literally, could be set for Leonard-Duran IV.
With Usher shuffling around, and Edgar Ramirez going after him all over the ring.
It's a pity how seemingly irreversible Danny Ildefonso's soured relationship with the powers-that-be at San Miguel has become.
One unfortunate interview and everything Danny I worked for to build in the past 13 years came crashing down.
From where some PBA observers sit and watch, Ildefonso, they say, has two options: one, announce his retirement and continue working on mending his bridge with SMC top brass, or two, bite the bullet, move over to another ballclub and sign up for a couple more conferences, but risk burning that bridge forever.
Either way, Danny I painstakingly would have to give up something to achieve another.
Sad since none of these should have happened in the first place.
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