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Teens Usually Choose Parents' Political Party
If children and teens are exposed to politics, but aren't supposed to talk about them, how do they choose their political party once they're able to vote? Most often, they simply choose the party their parents are affiliated with.
By Shannon Deery,
, Herbert Hoover High School, Charleston, WV - 5/20/11
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In today's society, there are more ways than ever before to get our news. No longer is the only option to kick back in a lounge chair and unfold the daily newspaper.
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Denying Gay Marriage is Discrimination
Our country was built on the idea of equal treatment for both the majority and minority. The prohibition of same sex marriage is in direct violation of this ideal.
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Sixty percent of teens surveyed either didn't really know about any environmental issues or didn't care. However, there were a few students who were passionate about some issues, and they discussed their concerns.
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The facts also do not show that capital punishment discourages crime. There is also no evidence to support the argument that it costs more money to keep people in prison for life than it does to kill them.
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While teens acknowledge the good intentions of this theory, most favor its opposition: best friends are important in life.
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Victims of sexual assault may feel as though they are completely alone in the world - but they are not. It is important to know that recovery is possible, and there are services and organizations available to aid in this recovery.
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Cougar fans who attend home games should at least once get to the game a couple hours early and go sit in the southeast corner to watch the players come out and get ready for the game. Several come out and walk around, throw the ball around, and do other rituals before putting pads on for the team warmups. Harvey Unga comes out in sweats with his ipod taking it all in and doing what he does to get ready to play. He kind of half dances-walks around the field in his own little world as his pregame ritual. Without pads you can see just how buff some of these guys are. Pendleton is a physical freak of nature for example. It was interesting to see the QBs throwing side by side. It was easy to see how accurate Hall is and yet also easy to see that his arm is not as strong as his backups.
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I served in the Hawaiian mission fro Nov. 79 to Nov. 81 you will have some wonderful humbling experiences my Tongan brother...from your Hapa-Hawaiian fan's from Kaysville, Utah "A Hui Hou" Elder Unga...Go COUGARS !!!
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Funny how people who have axes to grind for what ever bugs there small minded life use this story about a young man who has chosen to serve an LDS mission to vent atop there self indulgent soap box...for realz Dude if church is first in Victors life how is that your business, grind your self diluted importance some were else. Hey buddy perhaps the skin heads or another hate group will worship you...stay under that rock of bigotry OK...peace out...
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Clinically extremely, morbidly obese. I'm surprised they'll let him go now.
That's a BMI approaching 40!!! you'd be unable to get medical insurance with
those figures after an exam, regardless of body fat %.
Good luck serving just the same.
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If you saw Victor (Greg) Unga you would understand. The Kid is a tank. His fingers are as big as my wrists. He is hecka thick! I woulda said 340 is plenty of weight loss.
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I think it is cool how the two brothers support and cheer for each other in all phases of the game. This is what football can teach you about, life that surrounds the game and not just the game itself. HURRAH!!!!!
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Great story! Great family. I wish all the best for Victor. Harvey is a gigantic stud of a player and brother and person. It's great to have good role models to look up to and with their genuine care and assistance, sometimes it's enough for another to reach a lifelong dream. Go Victor!!! And Go Cougs!!! Beat CSU!!! BYU 38 CSU 24
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Mike | 10:11 a.m. Sept. 23, 2009
Great job Victor.
However, Spencer W. Kimball said, "Every young man should fulfill a mission." Not every slim young man.
The current leadership of the church has the inspiration and responsibility to make the calls, determine the circumstances to allow/disallow missionaries to serve. The bar has been raised a couple of times since SWK's broad-stroked statement, and "every" has refined into a more restrictive set of worthiness and medical/physical condition is part of it now. And such changes are needed because people NOW are GROSSLY overweight now unlike in 1972/1974 - and their health issues were negatively affecting mission experiences and directly those with whom they served.
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The actual text of the Word of Wisdom should be updated to include two of the most dangerous health issues - obesity and prescription abuse. How about they axe the part about which grains to feed which animal and include some issues like this that are truly relevant to health today. And actually, tea ought to be encouraged as it is one of the healthiest things we can put into our bodies. I know that the Church prides itself on the Word of Wisdom but the actual text of it is one of the most vague, changed, unhelpful, debatable scriptures we have.
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Have you ever been there? I have. When I got my call, I was asked if I was required to lose weight before I could go to Spain. I was not, but at 5' 8 1/2" and 256 lbs., I wasn't skinny, but the Lord wanted me to serve. Six months into my mission I was down 85 lbs. and eventually I lost 100 lbs. My first companion didn't want me, but I was never mistreated. The members in the Barcelona Mission all new of me and took good care of me. I kept the weight off for 7 1/2 yrs, all during college, and what a blessing it was. The Lord wanted me to serve and He qualified me because, although my knees hurt me a bit at first, I would not quit climbing 7 story buildings and walking 10 to 15 miles a day. This was truly a miracle and I acknowledge the Lord's hand in it. I often wonder about the "bar" because I would not qualify today, but I am ever so grateful for my mission experience and how my leaders and the members loved me in spite of my size.
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thanks for the support everyone. hopefully i'm lucky enough to return and play
here at the Y. i can't wait to serve cause i know if i take care of what the
Lord wants, he'll do the same for me and my family. its was a very long road and
still i'm running after practice and will continue to do so until i leave.
thanks again for all your support. God bless you all!!
Victor Unga
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haha one more thing. i agree with manaen. at 366 lbs i can assure you i was very physically able to serve and i know any of my companions would be just fine with me. plus, 366 was before fall camp. after fall camp i was 345. i wasn't some out of shape lard. haha and i'm not 5'11" i'm 6'1". however its not about that. its about obedience to what youre told. my parents taught us that at an early age. i'm sure any defensive lineman will do fine in the field. but again, its not about that. its about not questioning what youre told to do by church officials.
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Welcome to Utah Victor! You went on a mission and you're seen the light! Haha. Seriously, glad to have you at the U.
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On Sunday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio expressed support for Senator Charles Schumer's calls for a welcome-home parade for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans.
"The brave men and women who have selflessly served our nation with courage and skill in Iraq and Afghanistan deserve a recognition for their sacrifice," de Blasio said in a statement. "I stand with Senator Schumer in his call for a parade to honor our veteran heroes, and New York City would be proud to host this important event."
On Sunday, Schumer and local veteran leaders launched a campaign to have the first welcome-home parade for returning Iraq and Afghanistan troops in the historic "Canyon of Heroes" route in Lower Manhattan. The first welcome-home parade would involve key military officials, joint military color guards, military bands and flyovers.
Given that the Iraq War ended in 2011 and that the combat mission in Afghanistan is scheduled to wind down by the end of this year, the Department of Defense should work with the city to start planning the event, Schumer said.
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China is stepping up its ambitious space exploration programme with another manned space mission early next summer, according to its official news agency Xinhua.
The Shenzhou-10, with three crew members, is aiming for a primary launch window in June according to Niu Hongguang, deputy commander-in-chief of the manned space programme.
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It takes a brave soul to strap on shoes with pencil-thin heels in NYC in mid-December. This week, that soul is Bethenny Frankel – here she is traversing icy cobblestones in the frigid urban tundra that is NYC in a pair of Saint Laurent Janis Oxford High Heels. She's also carrying a Saint Laurent Studded Shopping Bag. Her heels are sadly no longer available, but you can get similar Saint Laurent booties for $1,095 at Nordstrom. You can also pick up a comparable studded Saint Laurent tote for $2,250 at Barneys.
In other recent Bethenny Frankel news, her daytime talk show is still on the air, but has reportedly been suffering from dastardly low ratings over the last month. She was also recently denied entry to a private party at TAO nightclub earlier this week, and then tried to limbo her way in. We only know this because some smartphone-savvy bystander got the whole thing on video, of course. So it hasn't been a fantastic couple of weeks for this Real Housewife, but we still applaud her shoe and bag choices, as per usual.


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|HDMI Mini Connector. A/V output (PAL/NTSC)
|SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MMCplus, HCMMCplus
|PC & Macintosh
|Windows 7/ Vista SP1-2/ XP SP2-3
Mac OS X v10.4 – 10.6
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Approx. 420 min. playback
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|Cases / Straps
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² Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.
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Marlon Wayans is back in the spoof genre with "A Haunted House 2," the sequel to his comedy hit where he injected his sense of humor while mocking "found footage" horror films like "Paranormal Activity" and "The Devil Inside." In this film, Wayans reprise the role of Malcolm, who is now living with his new girlfriend (Jaime Pressly) and her two children. Despite starting fresh, the bizarre paranormal events that haunted Malcolm before is happening all over again. I had the chance to participate in a roundtable interview with Marlon to talk about the movie, the writing process to making a movie like "A Haunted House 2" and using feedback from the first film to figure out how to construct the timing for this movie.
In terms of writing the screenplay for "A Haunted House 2" what's the process like?
Marlon Wayans: I think it's not just this movie. It seems every movie I've dealt with has a process and every writer has his own process. My process is brainstorming first. Then just watching movies, studying staples and finding common denominators. After that, I find the through-lines of characters in stories. From there, I card the movie out and write an outline. Once I card it out, I add in, "What's the character journey? What is the progression of the plot?" It is a multicolored card system that we use and from there it's how do we hang all these jokes we collected earlier into the structure.
You've said you enjoy doing comedies more because it's more challenging. Why is it more challenging than doing dramas?
Wayans: Drama. It is what it is. You do deal in some subtext. It's easier to feel than it is to take your feelings and make people laugh with those or take a scary situation and make it funny. Now you're actually taking and you're flipping it. Instead of just going with the scare, now you're putting in double the effort. Because you have to go with the scare, you have to bring them in and then hit them with the joke. I just like the math that comes along with comedy and the challenge of trying to make people feel the same way at one time even though we are all from different walks of life with different experiences. I like taking that challenge.
Speaking of writing and challenges and going back to the first "A Haunted House," what was the challenge of writing a found footage film since it is not a typical screenplay with a linear design?
Wayans: To write one that had a story was hard. Because found footage movies for the most part is you just watch these movies that do nothing and then in the last five minutes, everything goes haywire. So…when you write a scripted version of this, it has to be interesting all the way through. The character has to start in one place and end in another place and that goes throughout the whole movie. You have to build your scenes and then build your sequences that build your acts that build your entire movie. Then they all have to have twists and turns and the character has to feel this way and then he has to go to a double negative, a positive. You keep changing the polarity of the character so it's a lot harder to write a script like that. We had to bring stuff to it. It's not like we moved into a house that already had furniture. It didn't even have walls. We really had to start from scratch and put walls in and furniture in and design it and paint. We had to create what was not there. Otherwise, you do not have an interesting movie. You can sustain that kind of suspense for a paranormal kind of found footage movie, but in a comedy, people are not going to sit in a comedy for an hour and a half and then the last five minutes you are going to make them laugh. We had to find a way to get them all the way through.
Did you use audience feedback on the first movie to input some interesting takes on this movie?
Wayans: Yeah. There were actually a couple of things I tweeted out beforehand while I was writing it just to get people's point-of-view on it. I would read some comments whether it will be on Netflix or on YouTube and you gather, "Okay, they like this. This scene was more divisive" or "These things really made them laugh." For me, when I make a movie for an audience, I want to make the audience laugh. It's important for me so I do take notes. That's why I hold test screenings. I don't play back the video. I play back the audio. I would then play it back and go, "Okay, that's a dead spot, take it out. That joke fell flat, take it out." Sometimes it means you just have to let it go. I listen to the audience cause that's who I'm tailor making the suit for.
When you do that sort of process, does that mean you sometimes go back out and shoot something new or do you try to fix it in editing?
Wayans: If it's not good, we'll re-shoot. Sometimes, it's just simple adjustments. At halftime in a basketball game, you can't go changing teams. You go in the locker room and discuss what worked, what didn't work and you go back out re-invigorated and make your changes and have a great second half. A lot of times, it's just tweaking the material. We knew we had funny stuff, but sometimes, we went too far with the joke or we went too long with the joke. So you hit it and then quit it.
Marlon, it's been 20 years since one of your breakthrough role in "Above the Rim" and 10 years since "White Chicks." Do you take time to reflect upon those movies or do you just move on?
Wayans: I look upon all my experiences as good experiences. They're great memories, but I don't hold onto the past. I let it go and what I bring to the new experiences is always the fun that we have and I try to bring more fun the next time around. When I'm filming my movies, now I do stuff for my crew. I'll have the ice cream truck come or I'll have In-N-Out Burger come because I just want us to go be lighthearted and have fun and thank them every day for their hard work and their efforts. We all bond as a unit and as a family and for 25 days, we bonded.
"Above the Rim" and "Requiem for a Dream" were great movies. You have been on a great comedy tear lately, but what are your thoughts of doing a dramatic role again sometime in the future?
Wayans: I would love to. There are a couple of things I'm circling. There's a project that I have with one of my best friends, Omar Epps, where we play best friends, but it's a thriller that we're looking to set up. Then there's "The Richard Pryor Story." Of that happens...great. If not, I don't know because there's a new director on it, Lee Daniels. I don't know if that's going to come my way, but if it does, it is something I would love to do. I've been doing standup for three and a half years preparing for that movie. I am very grateful to Richard Pryor and the journey of this project's experience because it got me to get on stage.
Do you have any future projects for WhatTheFunny.com?
Wayans: We have a lot of content on WhatTheFunny.com that is just going up daily. We got over 200-300 videos on there right now with just funny shorts. It's a great little community for people to go see brand new, fresh up-and-coming content and talent. My nephew, little Damon, has a funny little sketch there called "Wayans's World." Rob Stapleton has a real funny show. I've done some sketches on there. Todrick Hall is amazing and he does musical, sort of ratchet Broadway parodies. Instead of "Singing in the Rain," he did "Twerkin' in the Rain." He's really talented. It's just a fun site to just go visit and scroll through. It's free and there's a free app for it.
What was the genesis of getting WhatTheFunny.com launched?
Wayans: The genesis came from...I think there was a need for the urban audience to have a space that they could come to. Funny or Die is a great destination, but for our website, I think it speaks directly to that young, urban hip audience.
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In the book "Kazhdan' property (T)" the third book in this link, page 438, One sentence is "the regular representation defines a surjective *-homomorphism $\lambda_G: C^{*}(G)\to C^{*}_\text{red}(G)$".
I understand the existence of such homomorphism, but I do not understand why it is onto, could anyone help explain it or provide any reference?
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JWC TO JANE WILSON; 20 November 1849; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18491120-JWC-JWI-01; CL 24: 294
[ca. 20 November 1849?]
My dear Miss Wilson
On my return to London I had bloomed up into the finest health; so that "my heart became dilated" and I indulged in all sorts of imprudences—among the rest drove out one day in white muslin, in honour of October sunshine— Accordingly I have realized a pretty cold which has kept me in a stream of tears for the last three days, and recalled me to a proper sense of my years and infirmities— Today however I am sufficiently recovered to be laying plans for the future, tho' not quite well enough to urge one in which you are concerned, with all the empressment I could wish, by proposing it in person— Will you and your Brother execute your kind purpose towards us on Saturday evening—Mrs Jameson is to spend that day with us and so you will see her, if you come, in the manner in which you wished to see her—"accidently"— She will go away early—soon after nine perhaps—being as she says in her note a "woman" husbandless—coachless and even gigless—depending altogether on fates Destinies and such branches of learning"1— Really she is among the best of the Celebrities—and if you will consent to meet her three times you will get to like her exceedingly. The first time, she is disagreeable the second tolerable and the third charming—
My whole manual industry in Scotland was working a reticule for you, which has turned out so ugly that I am sure you will do what I have been on the point of doing, but was withheld by my Scotch horror of wilful waste, throw it in the fire
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The 40th Annual People's Choice Awards aired on Jan. 8, broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. 2 Broke Girls co-stars Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs hosted the CBS event honoring fan favorites in movies, music and television, and the evening featured musical performances by acts such as One Republic, Sara Bareilles and Brad Paisley.
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Before the awards show even got underway, actress Jennifer Hudson became the very first People's Choice Awards 2014 winner. (Find a complete list of winners linked below!) Hudson took home the early prize for Favorite Humanitarian, an honor bestowed upon her for her work founding and running the Julian D. King Gift Foundation, a youth foundation she established in 2008 after the tragic murder of her young nephew. "There's healing in each and every smile. I feel so powerful making a difference in someone else's life," Hudson said of her humanitarian work in a video montage.
Hudson's acceptance speech later in the night was easily the most touching of this year's ceremony. Watch video of Jennifer Hudson's People's Choice Awards speech here. The honey-voiced singer and actress also got nods for her People's Choice dress, landing on several best dressed lists.
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Geoffrey Ross Goodson
Professor of Mathematics
Telephone: 410-704-2893
I joined the faculty at
During 1992 I was the Maryland State 40+ Squash champion. I am married with three children, a son who completed a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and now works in hard drive storage research, a daughter who completed a master's degree in Geology at Georgia State University in Atlanta and is now working for the Department of the Environment in Maryland, and another daughter who completed a master's degree in Civil Engineering at Berkeley, and is now working for a Structural Engineering company in San Francisco.
My main research interests lie in
the ergodic and spectral properties of measure preserving transformations, but
I have recently been working on some problems in matrix and operator theory. I
am a member of the London Mathematical
Society and the American Mathematical
Society and the Mathematical Association of America. In the year 2000 I
won the
· Spectral doubling of normal operators and connections with antiunitary operators. Integral Equations and Operator Theory, 72 (2011), 116-130.
· Groups having elements conjugate to their squares and connections with dynamical systems. Applied Mathematics, 1 (2010), 415-423.
· On commutators in matrix theory. Operators and Matrices, 4 (2010), 283-292.
· Canonical forms for normal matrices that commute with their complex conjugate. Linear Algebra and Applications, 4 (2010), 283-292. (with Roger Horn)
· Spectral properties of ergodic dynamical systems conjugate to their composition squares. Colloquium Mathematicum, 107 (2007), 99-118.
· On the multiplicity function of real normal operators. Operators and Matrices, 2 (2008), 1-13.
· Quasi-real normal matrices and eigenvalue pairings. the Journal of Linear Algebra and its Applications, 369 (2003) 279-294. (With Roger Horn and Dennis Merino)
· Conjugations between T and T^2 for ergodic transformations T. Acta Mathematica Universitatis Comenianae 71 (2002), 201-210.
· Laboratory Manuals for Single Variable and Multivariable Calculus. Coauthored with R. Boules, M. O'Leary and O. Kim and published by Harcourt, 2000.
· Conjugacies between ergodic transformations and their inverses. Colloquium Mathematicum 84 (2000), 185-193.
· Joining properties of ergodic dynamical systems having simple spectrum. Sankhya: Indian Journal of Statistics. 62 (2000), 376-386.
· A survey of recent results in the spectral theory of ergodic dynamical systems. Journal of Dynamical and Control Systems. 5 (1999), 173-226.
· Skew products in the centralizers of compact abelian group extensions. Acta Mathematica Universitatis Comenianae. 68 (1999), 171-178.
· The converse of the inverse-conjugacy theorem for unitary operators and ergodic dynamical systems. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 128 (2000), 1381-1388.
Conjugations, joinings and direct
products of locally rank-one dynamical systems. Journal of
Dynamical and Control Systems. 3 (1997), 321-341. (with V. V. Ryzhikov).
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· Inverse conjugacies and reversing symmetry groups, The American Mathematical Monthly. 106 January (1999), 19-28
The inverse-similarity problem for real
orthogonal matrices. The American Mathematical Monthly. 104 March
(1997), 223-230.
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The structure of ergodic transformations
conjugate to their inverses. Ergodic Theory of Z^d-Actions.
Proceedings of the
(To see an abstract click here, to load dvi file, click here).
Transformations conjugate to their
inverses have even essential values. Proceedings of the AMS.
124 (1996), 2703-2710. (With M. Lemanczyk).
(To see an abstract click here, to load a dvi file, click here).
· Ergodic transformations conjugate to their inverses by involutions. Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems. 16 (1996), 97-124. (With M. Lemanczyk, A. del Junco and D. Rudolph).
Functional equations associated with the
spectral properties of compact group extensions. Ergodic Theory and
its Connections with Harmonic Analysis. Proceedings of the 1993


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Allen M. Gordon, 88, of Wadsworth and previously of Seville, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2013. Allen was born to the late Earl and Eva Gordon.
He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1946 and was injured with shrapnel from a Kamikaze pilot while serving on the USS Randolph. He was the recipient of a Purple Heart. Allen retired from the Ohio Injector as a lathe operator after 40 years of service. He also worked for Gensemer Funeral Home and assisted Dick Armstrong for 10 years.
He was a general handyman, loved golf, fishing, bowling, singing, and his little red truck. He loved his family, food, laughter, popcorn, pancakes and fried mush. Allen was a member of the Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Seville VFW#8753, and served as Scout Master.
He is survived by his wife, Phyllis of 46 years; daughter, Debbie Dalton; step son, Bruce (Sandy) Grossenbacher; step daughters, Kathy (Jay) Shreiner and Janice (Dave) Murray; eight grandchildren and 8 1/2 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sons, Bruce and Jack; brothers, Harold, Marion and Nelson Gordon
Memorial Service will be held Monday, December 23, 2013 at 3 P.M. at the Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 9282 Acme Rd., Seville. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 P.M. in the church narthex.
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Brown Streak
- For the superhero in GTA IV, see The Brown Streak.
The Brown Streak is a fully interactive passenger train featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It is only available in gray (unless with use of the pink or black traffic cheat), and runs on the Brown Streak Railroad. In addition to the locomotive itself, the Brown Streak comes with two to four passenger coaches.
The Brown Streak bears a striking physical resemblance to the EMD F40PH. The player can either ride in the train as a passenger (free of charge) by entering through one of the passenger entrances on the rear coaches. The player can also steal the train by entering the locomotive up front, assuming control of the train themselves. When riding as a passenger, the player may de-train at any stop (or during travel, if so desired). When driving the Brown Streak, the player has the option of engaging in cargo delivery missions (after unlocking the entire state), which require reaching each station in San Andreas within certain time limits. Small cash rewards are given for each successful stop, and a large reward is given at the end of the mission (after a complete loop of the state).
The train has some realistic effects, particularly the ability to derail it at high speeds. The train begins to shake above 47 m/s (~170 kph), at which speed it will derail upon turning (higher speeds are possible while travelling in reverse). Trains are immune to all forms of damage, including weapon damage, fire and any physical obstruction, however derailment will render them useless.
There are no 1st/3rd person views when driving or traveling in the train, and the cinematic view mode is the only view available. Some 3rd-party trainers can offer different viewpoints.
Mission appearances
Although not making much appearance during the storyline, it has a prominent use in missions.
- During Big Smoke's mission Wrong Side of the Tracks, the player is required to use a Sanchez and drive beside the engine carriage so Big Smoke can shoot some Vagos who are riding on top of the train. During the mission, other trains use the track next to the train.
- A Brown Streak engine makes a cameo appearance in the mission Reuniting the Families, aiding the player by hitting some of the pursuing Police vehicles.
- During the mission Snail Trail for Frank Tenpenny, the player is required to follow a train with a reporter on board, who is going to meet somebody. Much like the earlier mission, other trains use the tracks next to the train.
- The train makes another cameo appearance during the final storyline mission, End of the Line. When pursuing the Fire Truck on the train tracks only the engine carriage will appear, unlike the other trains being locked, this one is can be stolen, stealing it will result in mission failure, as you will lose Sweet. This has a glitch where other trains still use the track the player uses, and when they hit the player's train, they will drive through it, as if it wasn't there.
- In Quarry Mission #6, the player is required to clear explosives off the tracks before a train reaches them. Once the player has cleared the line, or the timer has run out a Brown Streak train will rocket through, travelling much faster than any other train in the game.
- If the train's engine happens to end up in water, it will stay afloat indefinitely, with the sound of the engine audible above and below water. The player can climb atop the unsinkable engine as if it were a stationary platform, a testament to the train's indestructibility.
- Strangely, although the train cannot be damaged (or even moved) by other objects when on the tracks, it becomes as light as a feather once it derails, and can be pushed by the character easily.
- If one were run over by train at a station and the train parks on them to let passengers out, they can see that the passengers just sit in the middle of the train (it is possible to see "inside" it if one is stuck underneath it) as if they were the passengers of a car.
- If the player is stuck underneath a moving train, their health will gradually decrease until they die, or the train turns a corner.
- When departing Cranberry Station towards Tierra Robada, The Transfender's door nearby opens as the train passes underneath.
- If you haven't unlocked all of San Andreas and the ghost walls are in the way if you drive the train fast enough the train will drive through the ghost walls eventually earning a 4-star wanted level for tresspassing on to a locked island
- As stated above, if the player hijacks the Brown Streak encountered during End of the Line, the player may encounter other trains which will pass through the player's train.
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Purchase College will present the 28th annual Natural and Social Sciences Symposium on April 25 from 8:45 AM to 1 PM in the Natural Science Building. Distinguished alumni will join seniors and faculty members at this forum for the presentation of original scientific research conducted by Purchase College students.
The program represents the best of the science programs offered at Purchase College with undergraduate students reporting on year-long research conducted collaboratively with senior science faculty members.
Topics to be presented this year include research on the ethnography of TV fans, how men think, the rise of Japanese pop culture in the West, reactions of pessimists and optimists during a creativity task, whether preschools use gender cues when interpreting emotions, an analysis of sustainability in the US's mega food markets, myths surrounding rape, an online mapping math game, and a look at terrorism as the new Communism.
The science program is unique for it allows undergraduate students to report on their research as scientists from major research laboratories do at national conferences. It is distinctive, unlike larger institutions, where undergraduates seldom work closely with faculty members on original research, Purchase students do this for their Senior Thesis. Students also have opportunities to present their findings at national scientific meetings and also to publish their results in scientific journals.
The Symposium consists of concurrent sessions in anthropology, biology, chemistry, environmental studies, economics, math, computer science, political science, psychology, sociology, women's studies, media, society & the arts.
Students describe their research during 15 minute oral presentations followed by 5 minutes of questions from the audience. Other students participate in poster sessions, in which presenters display their research results with a combination of words, images and graphics.
Afterward, awards will be presented to students for academic excellence, outstanding research and service to the School of Natural and Social Sciences.
The Symposium is sponsored by: The Joseph & Sophia Abeles Foundation, John & Jeannette Ambroseo, Entergy Nuclear, Doral Arrowwood, Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation, The Bayer USA Foundation, Peter Compo, Robert & Edith Fehr, The National Science Foundation, Lucille Werlinich, and The School of Natural & Social Sciences, Purchase College.
This year's oral and poster session presentations include:
Oral Presentations
Shelley Abbott (Biddeford, ME)
The Marriage Revolution: The Impact Of Legalized Same-Sex Marriage On Non-Heterosexual Relationships Across Cultures
Omar Bryan (Queens, NY)
A Comparison Of The Effects Of Conscious Versus Non-Conscious Exposure On Fearful Behavior
Joseph Castro (Nanuet, NY)
Eyewitness Suggestibility For Order Of Events
Concettina Damico (Valley Cottage, NY)
The Impact Of Mode Of Presentation On The Incidence Of False Memory
Ali Dibona (Commack, NY)
Controlling The Automatic: An Attempt To Reduce Stereotyping Of Male And Female Faces
Joshua Dietrich (Yorktown Heights, NY)
Mind Wandering In The Classroom
Cian Duross (Johnstown, NY)
The Immediate Effects Of Non-Conscious Exposure On The Avoidant Behavior Of Spider-Fearful Participants
Daniila Georgieva (Peekskill, NY)
Persistence And Struggle: How Do Students Cope With Academic Hardships?
Mallory Kinney (Middletown, NY)
To Feel Or Not To Feel: The Effect Of Theatrical Performance On Emotions
Amanda Magurne (Northvale, NJ)
Little Ladies Never Shout: Do Preschoolers Use Gender Cues When Interpreting Emotions?
Jason Montalvo (Bronx, NY)
The Influence Of Images Of Terrorist Motivations
Dana Munsch (Bohemia, NY)
The Effects Of Familiarity On Mental Rotation Tasks
Hajni Pap (Brewster, NY)
Insight And Categorization Theory: The Effect Of Prototypical Versus Diagonal Orientations On Insight Difficulty
Sonia Pena-Diaz (High Falls, NY)
Preschoolers' Perception Of Numerosities
Melody Tuck (Margate, NJ)
Seeing Insight: The Influence Of Prior Exposure On Solving Insight Problems
Veronica Alfonso (White Plains, NY)
Reactions Of Pessimists And Optimists During A Creativity Task
Shanthea Buckle (Roosevelt, Long Island, NY)
A Cross-Cultural Analysis Of Heterosexuals' Attitudes Toward Homosexuality And Same-Sex Marriage Rights
Maryanne Yacoub (Suffern, NY)
The Effect Of Mental Visualization On False Memory: An Event-Related Potential Study
Michael-O Jones (Watertown, CT)
Androcentrism In Medical Journals: The Communication Of Bias Through Text And Visuospatial Displays
Raegan Mcduffey (Croton-On-Hudson, NY)
Event-Related Potentials: Face Recognition Using An Oddball Paradigm
Stephanie Rudin (Putnam Valley, NY)
Androcentrism In Medical Journals: The Communication Of Bias Through Text And Visuospatial Displays
Anthony Steele (Manlius, NY)
Justifying Terrorism
Oral Presentations
Nicole Anayannis (Wesley Hills, NY)
In Vitro Studies Of Stromal Influence On Epithelial Proliferation In Prostate Carcinogenesis
Kleber Coronel (Buchanan, NY)
Cellular Immunity In Larval And Juvenile Lobsters
Ian Falchiere (Bronx, NY)
Ultrasound Vs. Stretching To Increase Knee Range Of Motion
Colm Mccarthy (White Plains, NY)
Synthesis Of Drosophila Paulistorum Sex Pheromones
Anthony Pinto (Philadelphia, PA)
Electron Microscopical Localization Of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors In NMU Rat Mammary Tumor Cells
Taras Pylypiv (Yonkers, NY)
Uterine Artery Embolization, An Alternative Treatment For Uterine Leiomyomata: Case Studies
Richard Wrancher (Newburgh, NY)
Nuptial Gifts And Sperm Storage
Henry Ferrarin (Irvington, NY)
Comparison Of Cellular Proliferation Between NMU Cancer Cells And RAT2 Normal Cells Treated With Varying Fatty Acids
Magdalena Gapinski (Yonkers, NY)
The Progression Of Gaffkemia (Aerococcus Viridans Var. Homari), A Lethal Disease Of Lobsters (Homarus Americanus)
Colm Mccarthy (White Plains, NY)
The Effects Of Antibiotics Upon Sterility Of Wolbachia Infected Drosophila Paulistorum Hybrids
Liza Rivera (Carmel, NY)
Hypoxia Induced Changes In Gill Morphology Of Marine Fish
Robert Strang (Greenlawn, NY)
Exercise Physiology: Change In Exercise And Fitness Level After Chest Surgery To Correct Pectus Excavatum And The Comparison Of Fitness Measures
Christian Zietsman (Rye, NY)
Cellular And Molecular Assays For The Presence Of Wolbachia In Drosophila Species
Oral Presentations
Kristen Andersen (Pleasantville, NY)
Fe-Exchanged US-Y Zeolite As Catalyst In The Oxidative Degradation Of Phenol In Aqueous Medium
Jonathan Mathis (Bronx, NY)
The Continued Fight Against Systemic Fungal Infections: Examining Licorice Root For Antifungal Properties
Political Sciences
Oral Presentations
Alexander Bodas (Port Chester, NY)
What America Fears: Terrorism As The New Communism
Antonio Commisso (Flushing, NY)
Votare O Morire?: Political Participation In Siderno Reggio Calabria, Italia
Alexandra Friedman (Trumbull, CT)
The Cyprus Crisis: A Case Study Of US Foreign Policy During The Cold War
Adam Savelli (Ozone Park, Queens, NY)
Exile And The Kingdom: Strategies Of The Kurdish Nationalists In Turkey
Math/Computer Science
Oral Presentations
Janeth Cabrera (NY, NY)
Math/Online Map Game
Daniel Conners (Ithaca, NY)
Vertex Coloring Of Graphs
Shima Ghoroghi (Tuckahoe, NY)
Detection Of Coliforms In The Bronx River
Radil Iliev (New Rochelle, NY)
The History Of Algebra
Kenneth Schoeller (Medford, NY)
Math Wars: Today's Question And Tomorrow's Answer
Johanna Vera (Queens, NY)
M.C. Escher Illusionist And Mathematician
Gareth Yates (Huntington Station, NY)
Creating A G.U.I. (Graphic User Interface) Using XHTML, PHP, CSS, And Javascript For Mysql Database
Nik Dedvukaj (Mohegan Lake, NY)
Line Graph
John Gillespie (Freeport, NY)
Multiplayer Games For Autistic Children
Jeremy Martinez (Putnam Valley, NY)
Exploration And Statistical Analysis Of Data Retrieval Between XML And Oracle Based Databases Through Java
Oral Presentations
David Cohn (Yorktown Heights, NY)
How And Why Mcdonald's Targets Children, And Its Effect Upon Child Obesity And Obesity Related Diseases
Karen Dehnert (Poughkeepsie, NY)
Violence Beyond The Fist: Myths About Rape In The United States
Michael Dummeyer (Merrick, NY)
Plastic Diamonds
Jeffrey Mathias (Scottsville, NY)
The Central Park Zoo And The Production Of Nature/Culture Boundaries
Katelyn Shankey (Pomona, NY)
Can Men 'Think Wide Open?'
Oral Presentation
Christopher Douglas (Brooklyn, NY)
American Monks: An Ethnographic Analysis Of American Converts To Buddhism
Brian Grant (Endicott, NY)
Greening Business: A Critical Analysis Of Sustainability In Mega Food Markets In The United States
New Media
Oral Presentation
Yagil Kadosh (Wesley Hills, NY)
Earoneye : Intentionality And The Phenomenology Of Human Cognitive Perception
Media, Society & The Arts
Oral Presentations
Stephanie Perez (Verplanck, NY)
The Rise Of Japanese Pop Culture In The West
Michael Villata (Katonah, NY)
Media Ethnography Of Television Fandom
Rena Shiraishi (Yokohama, Kanagawa)
International Sexual Trafficking In Children
Environmental Studies
Oral Presentation
Christina Ruiz (Peekskill, NY)
A Multidisciplinary Approach To Determining The Age Of Stone Walls On The Purchase College Campus


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Bartley celebrates title for Marlow FC
Marlow FC boss Mark Bartley praised his side after they clinched the league title and earned promotion back into the Southern League at the first time of asking.
Bartley's side came from behind to beat Abingdon 3-1 away on Saturday, after having a player sent off before half-time.
They will be presented with the league title shield at Saturday's home game with Cheltenham Saracens.
"When I arrived at the club in the summer I thought they might be able to challenge," said Bartley.
"I believed they had the potential and they have proved me right."
Marlow are unbeaten in the league since August and have topped the table since September.
Bartley said he was chuffed for the players to have sealed promotion from the Hellenic League Premier Division and feels they can only get better.
"The players deserve a huge amount of credit for what they have achieved," said Bartley.
"Winning the league is a great achievement and believe me a lot of players go through their entire careers without winning a league title."
He added: "Saturday will be a great moment for the supporters who have been through a lot of pain in the past couple of years."
Celebrations were cut short when Marlow crashed out of the league cup, losing 3-1 to Oxford City Nomads on Tuesday, a disappointment for Bartley who had hoped to cap the season win a memorable league and cup double.
"It was a little bit disappointing, I didn't think the referee was very consistent and we didn't really get the rub of the green," he said.
Bartley is urging his players to do themselves justice in their final two league games and expects a tough encounter with Cheltenham Saracens on Saturday, who he said would look to spoil Marlow's party.
He is also predicting bright things for his young side, who he expects will consolidate in the Southern League Central Division next year, before challenging for a play-off place the year after.
He said: "Next season will be one of adjustment and consolidation but the season after that I expect us to challenge for a play-off place and be challenging for a top six or seven place finish."


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Interesting study just released from FINRA on mandated versus no mandate states teaching financial education. New Mexico was the no mandate state used in comparison to Texas.
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The Canadian in association with AgoraPublishing.com is providing a distribution service to university and community college bookstores across the United States and abroad.
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Just a quick post to wish you all a very happy, safe and healthy New Year! Cheers! [techtags: Napa, Napa Valley, wine, winery, Happy New Year, NYE, New Year, 2010]… Read More
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New Napa Valley beginnings: Norman Rose Tavern opens, construction on Vita now in full swing
With the year rapidly coming to a close a lot of us have our minds on new beginnings. Here in the Napa Valley, there are signs of such new beginnings all over the place. Laura Cunningham's Vita restaurant under construction As we've been reporting for some time, Laura Cunningham is planning an Italian restaurant at… Read More
Itinerary: daytripping through the Oak Knoll District and Yountville
In the past few days we've had visitors, which means we've been busy planning wine tasting and dining itineraries. Rather than have our hard work end now that our guests are gone, we've decided to recreate one of the itinerary's we put together and share it with all of you. The objective of this one-day… Read More
2006 Palmaz Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
It's that time of year again--harvest is behind us and many local wineries are starting to roll out their new releases. The folks over at Palmaz Vineyards have shared details on their latest release--the 2006 Palmaz Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2006 release is 100% estate-grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. The fruit was aged… Read More
2009: The Year in Photos
As 2009 comes to a close we've put together our annual 'year in photos' video for your viewing pleasure. From the opening of Bardessono in Yountville, to bud break, to the St. Supéry Blogger Day, to the Ad Hoc at Home book signing with Thomas Keller and everything in between, the video below provides a… Read More


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Chicken Milanese With Arugula Salad
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for the grill
- 4 6-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- kosher salt and black pepper
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 5 ounces baby arugula (about 6 cups)
- 4 radishes, sliced
- 1/2 small red onion, sliced
- Heat grill to high. Once it is hot, clean the grill grate with a wire brush. Just before grilling, oil the grill grate.
- Split each chicken breast horizontally (do not cut all the way through); open and pound to a ½-inch thickness.
- Season the chicken with the coriander, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Grill, until cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
- Combine the oil, lemon juice, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Add the arugula, radishes, and onion and toss to combine. Serve over the chicken.


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Joseph McCormick, 88, of Bridgewater, Va., passed away Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at the Bridgewater Retirement Community. Joe remained coherent and courageous throughout his battle with cancer but declined rapidly Monday, with his passing late that night. A niece was blessed to be with him in his final hours and with his last breaths, he recited with her The Lord's Prayer.
He was born Dec. 2, 1924, and was a son of the late Emmet W. and Minnie Blanche (Lunsford) McCormick.
He was a member of Buena Vista Presbyterian Church, serving many years as church treasurer and deacon. He later attended Tinkling Springs Church and Montezuma Church of the Brethren. He was an avid gardener, having been quite familiar with seeds and farm supplies, and grew unique vegetables unfamiliar to Rockingham County. He was also a stamp and coin collector.
While attending Virginia Tech in 1942, he voluntarily enlisted for duty in the U.S. Navy during World War II and earned the Good Conduct Ribbon among others. Following, he returned home to Buena Vista and joined his father in the family farm supply business, E.W. McCormick and Sons, and worked there 21 years. Following the sale of their business, he worked for General Cable Co. in Buena Vista and narrowly escaped drowning while trapped in the plant during the flood of 1969 following Hurricane Camille. Three years later, he joined his second wife, Naomi Coffman McCormick, RN, at Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center, and there he became postmaster of the center. They both retired in 1986.
He was united in marriage to Naomi Mary (Coffman) McCormick, who preceded him in death on Dec. 20, 1995. Mr. McCormick also was preceded in death by a son, Paul McCormick, and a brother, E.W. McCormick Jr.
He is survived by a son, Tim McCormick and wife, Karen, of Belleview, Fla.; two daughters, Eileen Aboy of Hampton, Va., and Alice Hazelwood and husband, Ben, of Hardyville, Va. He is also survived by six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Edna (Coffman) Shickel; and brother-in-law, John Edwin Coffman and wife, Cathy. Ten nieces and nephews and 16 great-nieces and nephews also survive.
A funeral service will be held at Lantz Chapel of the Bridgewater Retirement Community at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, with the Rev. Kerry Foster officiating. Burial will be private at 2 p.m. with military grave rites by the Dayton American Legion Post No. 27.
The family will receive friends on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Service in Bridgewater.
Memorial contributions may be made to Bridgewater Retirement Community Residents Fund, 302 N. Second St., Bridgewater, VA 22812.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.johnsonfs.com .


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After five of the seven hero cards obtainable during the Born of the Gods section of the Hero's Path were revealed, there was a bit of a delay until the two missing prerelease pack heroes were found (from the red and green Destinies). But rumorhounds are a thorough lot, and the last two members of the color-associated (though not actually colored or color-dependent) exiling cycle were found out:
The Warmonger
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Exile The Warmonger: Creatures you control get +2/+0 and gain haste until end of turn.
The Provider
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Exile The Provider: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature you control. You gain life equal to that creature's toughness.
With so many of the heroes from this leg of the Path being focused on pumping creatures, it's looking more and more likely that Battle the Horde, the upcoming Challenge Deck, is going to play more like a traditional Magic deck than Face the Hydra did, with creatures that - gasp! - actually attack and block (presumably at random).


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New York–Reaching customers and prospects is becoming an invitation-only affair, according to Shelby Bonnie, chairman/CEO of CNET Networks. Bonnie discussed this and other marketing changes in his Wednesday morning session, "Breaking Through: Online Performance in a Customer-Driven Market," at …More...
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Colorado Women's Cyclist's Dream Calendar
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I hear all the time from women that "I just can't find women to ride with." This event list will blow that problem to pieces. I've got a little bit of everything here--from socializing to dream vacations with a lot of riding and racing in between. I hope to see you all out there for one at the very least. If only we could be two places at once, right ladies?!?
- April 9th: COMBA's Annual Meeting will be a party for a great cause. There is no better way to immerse yourself in mountain biking than joining the local group who embodies it. You can join the mud-loving crew and find some women to ride with!!
- Thurs, April 10th: Wheat Ridge Cyclery Women's Night.Tomorrow night Wheat Ridge Cyclery pulls out all the stops (and the wine corks) to draw in the ladies like nobody's business. Dana Willett (303Triathlon.com) and I will be there. Come say hello!! We'll have tote bags and chocolate...
- Fri, April 25th: Bicycle Colorado's Annual Gala. This night is a blast. I've met so many wonderful bike-loving people through Bicycle Colorado. It's a night to dress up in something other than your shorts and helmet!
- Thurs, May 1st: Campus Cycles, Heels on Wheels Night. Rumor has it, there will be local female cyclists modeling some new Spring Clothing...
Photo Credit: Mark Woolcott
*I know these SOUND intimidating, but Enduro is on my list for the summer. More details on these to come!
- June 2-8: The Worthwhile Mile. Ride fully supported from Denver to Durango for a fantastic cause. *Promo-code "303cycling" get's you a discount!
- Sat. June 28th: Vuelta de Keystone. This Fondo-style event would make a great weekend retreat!
- Sat. July 26th: SOS River Ride. My favorite scenery porn ride from last year. I'm definitely coming back to that buttery dirt section.
- Sat. Aug 9th: The Red Rocks Century. Gorgeous scenery, fantastic route and a plethora of great causes. Plus, IT'S RED ROCKS!!!!
- Sat. Aug. 16th: Tour de Cure. This year 303Cycling.com has a team! Join us for the ride and all the festivities!!
- Sat. Aug. 23rd: Venus de Miles. Last year's Venus was put off by the floods. But this year the Venus wings are flying stronger than ever!!!
- Weds. April 16: Creative Commuting Class by Pinkpedals.co. Lauren Greenfield will help you embrace the barriers of commuting and allow you to "get the kids to school on time, arrive at work smelling and looking better than ever, picking up the groceries on the way home AND all with a bigger than ever smile!"
- Sun. April 27th, 8:45 am: Girls Gone Riding. Rocky Mountain Cycling Club (RMCC) is hoping you'll join them for the first of many "women only" group rides. Lead by experienced female cyclists, this will be a 30-40 'no drop' ride. Wooo-hoooo!! Go ladies!!
- Sat. May 3rd: BRAC Women's Road Clinic. Deirdre Moynihan has got this rolling! Stay tuned for more details.
- Sat/Sun. June 21/22nd: Yeti Beti AllRide Clinic in Keystone. I went to this last year and upped my game as a mountain biker. For beginners, intermediates and even you shredders out there. I'm definitely up for round 2!
- Dream Bike-cation
3F Sports is a Spanish based company run by Olympic Team Leader: Ken Whelpdale. Ken's experience includes managing more than 40 World Championships Teams for USA Cycling over the last 8 years throughout the world. And he's super nice. And he's a new Dad. He'll take care of everything. You just get to ride in a beautiful place with delicious food.
- Bike-stay-cation
A Beer and Bike Tour right here in Colorado. Come ride your bike and taste delicious beer with Bob and company. Ladies, this could be such a fun girls weekend, close to home!
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd I think that's just about it. Good-night NURSE. My calendar is smoking. Hop on your saddle and let's roll, my friends!!
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Womens cycling skills clinic and races with prize money!
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Sept. 12, 2013
Matches begin at 10 a.m. on Friday with doubles where Routliffe and Spielmann are slated to take on Texas A&M's Christina Stancu and Stefania Hristov, while Blanco and Zabor will match up with Hanna Mar and Alyssa Smith of Duke. The second round of doubles will follow directly after the first.
In the first round of singles, Routliffe will face the Aggies' Mason Strickland, Zabor will meet up with Lauren Slater of North Carolina, Blanco will take on Florida's Olivia Janowicz and Spielmann will face the Blue Devils' Ester Goldfeld.
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