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Nongame Wildlife
- Habitats
- General Plant & Animal Information
- Plant and Animal Pictures
- Scientific Collecting Permits
- Publications
- Contact Information
CDFW Nongame Program
1812 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 445-0411
Species of Special Concern
Lists of Animal Species of Special Concern and Species Accounts
What is a "Species of Special Concern"?
A Species of Special Concern (SSC) is a species, subspecies, or distinct population of an animal* native to California that currently satisfies one or more of the following (not necessarily mutually exclusive) criteria:
- is extirpated from the State or, in the case of birds, in its primary seasonal or breeding role;
- is listed as Federally-, but not State-, threatened or endangered; meets the State definition of threatened or endangered but has not formally been listed;
- is experiencing, or formerly experienced, serious (noncyclical) population declines or range retractions (not reversed) that, if continued or resumed, could qualify it for State threatened or endangered status;
- has naturally small populations exhibiting high susceptibility to risk from any factor(s), that if realized, could lead to declines that would qualify it for State threatened or endangered status.
*for the purposes of this discussion, "animal" means fish, amphibian, reptile, bird and mammal
What important factors contribute to a species being designated as an SSC?
SSCs tend to have a number of factors in common, as follows:
- occur in small, isolated populations or in fragmented habitat, and are threatened by further isolation and population reduction;
- show marked population declines. Taxa that show a marked population decline, yet are still abundant, may not meet the SSC definition, whereas marked population decline in uncommon or rare species may meet the SSC definition. Note that population estimates are unavailable for the vast majority of California taxa;
- depend on a habitat that has shown substantial historical or recent declines in size and/or quality or integrity. This criterion infers the population viability of a species based on trends in the habitats in which it specializes. Coastal wetlands, particularly in the urbanized San Francisco Bay and south-coastal areas, alluvial fan sage scrub and coastal sage scrub in the southern coastal basins, vernal pools in the Central Valley, arid scrub in the San Joaquin Valley, and riparian habitat statewide, are examples of California habitats that have seen dramatic reductions in size in recent history;
- occur only or primarily in or adjacent to an area where habitat is being converted to uses incompatible with the animal's survival;
- have few California records, or which historically occurred in the State but for which there are no recent records; and
- occur largely in areas where current management practices are inconsistent with the animal's persistence.
How does the Department use the SSC designation?
"Species of Special Concern" is an administrative designation and carries no formal legal status. The intent of designating SSCs is to:
- focus attention on animals at conservation risk by the Department, other State, local and Federal governmental entities, regulators, land managers, planners, consulting biologists, and others;
- stimulate research on poorly known species;
- achieve conservation and recovery of these animals before they meet California Endangered Species Act criteria for listing as threatened or endangered.
How are SSCs addressed under the California Environmental Quality Act?
SSCs should be considered during the environmental review process. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA; California Public Resources Code §§ 21000-21177) requires State agencies, local governments, and special districts to evaluate and disclose impacts from "projects" in the State. Section 15380 of the CEQA Guidelines clearly indicates that species of special concern should be included in an analysis of project impacts if they can be shown to meet the criteria of sensitivity outlined therein.
Sections 15063 and 15065 of the CEQA Guidelines, which address how an impact is identified as significant, are particularly relevant to SSCs. Project-level impacts to listed (rare, threatened, or endangered species) species are generally considered significant thus requiring lead agencies to prepare an Environmental Impact Report to fully analyze and evaluate the impacts. In assigning "impact significance" to populations of non-listed species, analysts usually consider factors such as population-level effects, proportion of the taxon's range affected by a project, regional effects, and impacts to habitat features.
Who is responsible for developing and maintaining SSC documents and lists?
The Wildlife Branch's Nongame Wildlife Program is responsible for producing and updating SSC publications for mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. The Fisheries Branch is responsible for updates to the Fish Species of Special Concern document and list and should be contacted for further information regarding process and project details. The Biogeographic Data Branch is responsible for maintaining the most current list of SSCs via inclusion on its "Special Animals List". These publications are updated periodically as staff and funding allow. Publications are typically produced by a contractor knowledgeable about the taxonomic group. The contractor's draft publication is reviewed by the Department, as well as by the contractor's peers, other agencies, and other biologists, as appropriate. Final publication of an SSC document requires approval of the Director.
What procedures are used to designate SSCs?
California Bird Species of Special Concern (Shuford and Gardali 2008;) articulates the State's desired methodology, when achievable. Criteria used to develop this document were vetted Department-wide, by CDFW leadership, and by the scientific community.
The process to designate SSCs will include the following:
- maintaining a consistent definition of SSC, per page 1 of this document, across taxonomic lines;
- establishing a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), consisting of authorities on the biology and status of pertinent taxonomic group (amphibians and reptiles, bird, mammals);
- using metrics, developed in concert with the TAC, to assess the status of each taxon. Where sufficient data allow it, metrics should include population size and trend, range size and trend, population concentration, percentage of entire range or population within California (endemism), and assessment of threats;
- developing a nominee list of taxa to be considered for SSC status in concert with the TAC, using an open process, i.e., not basing consideration solely on a previous SSC list or a or other special designation that may have already been assigned;
- automatically including Federally-listed taxa as designated SSCs but not establishing rankings or preparing range maps for them. Metrics shall be applied to any Federally-listed taxon subsequently delisted to determine its new status as either a SSC or placement on a Watch List;
- automatically excluding State-listed taxa from the nominee list. Metrics shall be applied to any State-listed taxon that is subsequently delisted to determine its new status as either SSC or Watch List;
- developing priorities for conservation action using a ranking scheme;
- providing an explanation for each taxon that was designated as an SSC but that is omitted from a revised list.
What elements are found in an SSC document?
- overview, including a description of methods, results and discussion;
- recommendations and priorities for research, management and monitoring;
- species accounts for each SSC, including data on population and range trend, population size and trend, threats, ecological considerations, management recommendations, taxonomic remarks, and life history information relevant to status;
- range and/or distribution maps for each ranked SSC;
- California Responsibility List (sensu Shuford and Gardali 2008) indicating endemic or nearly endemic taxa, and which of those are SSCs;
- Watch List, consisting of taxa that were previously SSCs but no longer merit SSC status or which do not meet SSC criteria but for which there is concern and a need for additional information to clarify status.
How does the Department add or remove animals from the SSC lists?
A list of nominee taxa considered for SSC status is developed during the course of a major revision of an SSC document. Metrics (see above) are applied to each taxon; SSC threshold criteria are determined and a ranking scheme developed which discriminates between SSCs and taxa that do not qualify for that designation. Thus, a Nominee Species Database (NSD) is developed as part of the project. Keeping the NSD up-to-date is an important part of the SSC process.
Scores in the NSD will be updated at least annually by the Department with the assistance of the appropriate Technical Advisory Committee; results will be included on the Special Animals List, and posted to the Department website, as appropriate. Scores may change as a result of new information gained from scientific, peer-reviewed literature, expert opinion, or other reliable sources. Members of the public may present new information to the Department as part of this process. A score change may move a taxon on or off the list. In all cases, any change must be evaluated by the general SSC criteria on page 1, as well as those developed by the Department and TAC for each taxonomic group, and documented by a written record of findings.
What is the relationship between SSCs and the California Wildlife Action Plan?
A major component of the State Wildlife Action Plan (WAP) is the identification of species of greatest conservation need in the State. The CDFW uses the Special Animal List, which includes SSCs, as the primary source list of these species. Species of greatest conservation need are eligible for and considered as priorities for conservation funding via State Wildlife Grant funds (these funds are linked to State WAPs). Revisions to the WAP will include threat assessments for current SSCs and their habitats, and will change conservation actions and priorities accordingly.
Suggested citation: Comrack, L., B. Bolster, J. Gustafson, D. Steele, and E. Burkett. 2008. Species of Special Concern: A Brief Description of an Important California Department of Fish and Wildlife Designation. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Branch, Nongame Wildlife Program Report 2008-03, Sacramento, CA. 4pp.
You can download the entire document, "What is a Species of Special Concern?" in PDF format.


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Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced major components of a coordinated strategic plan to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy in U.S. waters. The joint National Offshore Wind Strategy: Creating an Offshore Wind Industry in the United States is the first-ever interagency plan for offshore wind energy, and it demonstrates a strong federal commitment to developing the nation's offshore wind energy resources in a way that reduces conflict with other ocean uses and resources. The plan focuses on two major objectives: reducing the cost of offshore wind energy and reducing the timeline for deploying offshore wind systems. View the complete National Offshore Wind Strategy: Creating an Offshore Wind Industry in the United States (PDF 1.3 MB).
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Half-Life scripting engine
AMX Mod
Help us
Link to us!
The Whole Half-Life
Sven Co-op
The AMX Mod development is still ongoing...
For information, AMX Mod is still in
active development
. The "Rise of the Myth" is coming!
The future AMX Mod version promises to be a real "revolution" for AMX in the view of the scheduled changes and the ones that have already been made. It's now a certitude!
A huge amount of changes and additions might interest more than one! Because as promised, the essential of the missing things will be added, and even a little more...
So, I have finally decided to code more functionnalities than I originally though. Because I truly wish to build an ultimate splendid version being evolutive for the future then with a high quality, a design, a stereotype and an usage comfort in-game without equivalent!
This version should be released in
2017, because I'll have to adapt the 3rd-party plugins of the website in order to purpose you "the best of the best"! This is once more, very long and fastidious (I won't be able to release it until all of this will stay unfinished).
Meantime, if you have suggestions, don't hesitate to share them on the forum, it's time!
I need additional translators (
active, serious, skilled
) for this upcoming release and for the following language:
If you can help about this, please register on the forum and post a message
The AMX Mod Dev
The return of the official forum, finally!
Enjoy the gift amxmod.net gives you for this new year! The forum is back!
Just two months was enough for me to release it!
So, I'm happy to make available to you this new one, with a similar design than the old "
". I truly hope I didn't lost all this time to rebuild it for nothing. I wish from you some enthusiasm, contribution and help in order to make revive the community and increase the AMX Mod popularity.
Because even if there are some disadvantages vs AMX Mod X, there are some gains highly attractive for the people (as non-Steam support), ignore them will be a stupid thing...
Notice that people like some pro-AMXX guys/fans/coders who totally don't care about AMX have nothing to do on this forum. It's designed for the users who care about that addon, I absolutely don't want to see some idiots topics where you can see conflicts like the old ones on the past (there is already one informative topic about AMX/AMXX).
That should be gone and behind, now, it's neutral.
I wish the people share informations in a good mood.
Please take time to read the forum rules and the important topics I listed
The AMX Mod Dev
Some news and infos...
I'm glad to inform you two great news!
First, considering that the relative temporary webpage (
) is frequently viewed, and because this is so much asked from people, I took the decision to make available a
, like the old one on the past. With the main goal to provide a benefic help in order to make revive AMX Mod more faster, but also to give opportunity at the people to share and ask for support at through a community forum, that's what the people like today...
I'm not gonna to release a dead or empty forum, that's why you'll have to wait some weeks, so the time for me to create a very huge number of messages (more than 1 000!), with principally the AMX then also 3rd-party plugins infos in two languages.
That's a very long and fastidious job, once more...
The forum will be like the website, fully bilingual (it's so far to be like that under AMXX, isn't it!).
The second good news, is that I've started working on the next AMX Mod version.
The changes will be major for AMX, to compare to the old previous versions.
I wish these ones:
contains the essential of missing things
be evolutive for the future
be more optimized (via new functions to provide a significant gain about perf.)
be practice for the potential "coders" who will wish to code under AMX Mod
get a design and a usage and administrating comfort, higher than the current one... (so much more beyond than AMXX provides)
I like simple and essential things, this version will be designed in this way. And about the release date, no one is fixed yet, but at the middle of 2014 is a correct approximation.
Do not hesitate to feel free to leave me feedbacks, suggestions, etc., about the things and features you will like to see on this future version (mainly about the default plugins).
Also, on this strange period around HL1 games (of course, the pieces of shit which are the VALVe updates of the game don't really help), a little encouragement and sympathy from you is welcomed... Especially when AMX Mod includes lot of
vs. AMX Mod X.
I make available to you at the same time, screenshots of all the AMX default menus, in all the available languages AMX provides, in order to show you the quality, cleanness then the perfect translation of this addon. You can enjoy them just below!
Brazilian Portuguese
The AMX Mod Dev
The return of the Myth!
Finally released! As it was promised in the first announce (temporary page), the long awaited amxmod.net is available, with a remastered architecture!
We persevered in old fashioned style, simpler, but it became more pleasant to read, more complete and also completly English/French!
New details added, we invite you to be curious then take your time to read each one of all. Many of them will give you more informations about what is AMX Mod, then that we purpose to you, the
(vs AMX Mod X), and why the return took so long time...
Relative to the support, we have made a
contact form
simple and fast.
We have worked so much on the 3rd-party custom plugins to provide you only the best for AMX Mod, this is the symbol of the next generation, because these ones are following the default ones. This job is partially responsible of the waiting time a bit long, sorry.
for more informations about that.
Remind you,
AMX Mod isn't AMX Mod X
, this is another addon different well separated, the third-party plugins we make available to you are only for AMX Mod, and require, for lot of them, the last "AMX Mod 2010.1" version.
We hope lot of users then others faithful people from the past will go back to use AMX Mod and the
third-party plugins
of quality we purpose to you, then help us regularly, for example, about the
foreign translations
All of that... with the goal to make revive AMX Mod!
AMX Mod brought back to life, come home!
The AMX Mod Team
2013 VALVe update (AMX patch)
EDIT (2013-06-04): Patch updated to "2010.1-fix3", fixes two forwards, adds a new one.
EDIT (2013-05-11): Patch updated to "2010.1-fix2", fixes another crash.
Due to the update recently made by VALVe, we have been forced to do the same trick for AMX Mod, in order to fix an important problem, a server crash.
This one happened only when the "message" functions was called under a linux server with an updated version of the server (version: 2013, february minimum).
In addition, we have fixed some others things, see
For those one who don't want to "remade" their AMX Mod installation from scratch, here is single patch:
AMX Mod 2010.1-fix3 - 2013 VALVe patch
Once installed, you should see AMX Mod and VexdUM branded as "2010.1-fix3".
All the default and special packages have been updated.
It's very important to install this patch if your server is up-to-date.
This one also concern CS 1.5 Won administrators, since another crash has been fixed, it happened more especially under this old CS version.
The AMX Mod Team
AMX Mod 2010.1 - The next...
* We are happy to make available to you the new AMX Mod 2010.1 *
AMX Mod 2010.1 contains a specific amount of internal changes and new features which can be used to give more possibilities in-game or with the 3rd-party plugins we purpose.
There is also more AMX Mod X plugins which can be converted to AMX Mod.
This version represents (in the whole) the great addon for Half-Life and these submods, with lot of features (plugins, commands, cvars, configs, etc.). Therefore, a basic addon complete and correctly translated to easily manage your server.
This version is recommended on your server if all the 3rd-party custom plugins you need are available among our list, especially in modern versions! (or convertible from AMXX via a request)
Below a
of the most important changes from the complete
added forward addtofullpack
added some useful native as:
log_amx, set_cvarptr_string, change_cmdaccess, float_to_str/floattostr
[un]register_message, <get|set>_msg_arg_*
<get|set>_offset_float, dllfunc, <get|set>_es
fixed/updated some natives as:
arrayset, get_plugincmd, get_plugincmdsnum, format_args
added possibility to disable all previously loaded plugins or load a new plugins file
added possibility to create group file(s) for maps plugins
added autoload feature with forwards (previously, only the natives were checked)
added possibility to list all cmds/cvars registered by a specific plugin
modified cvars order (also affects the cvars list of the "amx_plugcvarmenu" cmd)
added cvars amx_log_to_hl_logs and amx_realadmin_flags
added server commands amx_changecmdaccess and amx_exportcmdaccess
updated some includes files (amxconst.inc, amxmisc.inc, amxmodx_to_amx.inc, cstrike.inc, string.inc)
added include message.inc
updated config files with the new things/additions, and updated amx_show_activity cvar
updated amx_compiler.exe then amx_editor.exe (
Full changelog:
English changelog
French changelog
HTML documentation:
English HTML doc
French HTML doc
German HTML doc
To download this new version, simply click
The AMX Mod Team
AMX Mod 2006.4 RC2
The second RC version of the 2006.4 "branch" is available!
This one add some definitives small fixes and changes.
removed cvar amx_chat_color and added fonctionnality available by default for CS and CZ mods
improved map settings feature when you load or save the restrict weapons config (if
into amxconst.inc
renamed is_user_really_admin to is_user_realadmin (amxmisc.inc)
renamed is_user_master_admin to is_user_masteradmin (amxmisc.inc)
fixed amxmodx_to_amx.inc
There is also some others little fixes which aren't needed to be written here.
The changes don't stop!
The AMX Mod Team
AMX Mod 2006.4 RC1
The first version which signs the "AMX Mod come back" is now available!
This version includes lot of fixes and changes. It has been done with the goal to fix the missing things and minor errors stagnant in the 2006.3 version.
We have also profited of this opportunity by adding some new functions and options which could interest you (as the colored chat commands).
This version has nothing of miraculous, but its located just between the 2006.3 and the future release.
This is a "temporary" version till the next which should come soon!
Among the
fixes, you can enjoy these ones:
fixed amx_makeadmin command used from rcon access (admin.amx)
fixed "say_team @" command access (adminchat.amx)
fixed hostname translation if feature enabled (imessage.amx)
fixed crash which could be caused by a low maps number inside the maps.ini/mapcycle file (mapchooser.amx)
fixed nominations mode when amx_nominfromfile was set to 0 and the displaying maps in the amx_listmaps command (mapchooser.amx)
fixed maps descriptions in their menus (mapmenu.amx)
fixed bad statistic loading if VexdUM module wasn't loaded for the "Suicide" stat (miscstats.amx/dodx_stats.amx)
Among the
news, you can enjoy these ones:
added cvar amx_chat_color (adminchat.amx)
added command amx_clcmd (admincmd.amx)
added cvar amx_show_clcmds (admincmd.amx)
added displaying plugin menu after the execution of a command/cvar and possibility to get back to the primary plugins commands/cvars menu (cmdmenu.amx)
added possibility to use colors names such as white, red... (imessage.amx)
added possibility to define the color or a random color (scrollmsg.amx)
updated visible addons list (welcomemsg.amx)
added forgotten AMX Mod features such as admin names in red into the menus or the supreme admin support
added new functions into includes files
added or updated plugins and includes documentations
added Turkish translation by the GencKafe.Net Team
updated config files
added per-maps config files for all CS/CZ and DoD default maps in the CS/DoD packages and some prefix_*.cfg files
added per-maps plugin config files for all CS/CZ and DoD default maps in the CS/DoD packages and some prefix_*.ini files
added AMX sound package by default in the CS and DoD packages
There are many others kind of stuff added, to see the full list, you can click on one of the both links below.
Full changelog:
English changelog
French changelog
HTML documentation:
English HTML doc
French HTML doc
German HTML doc
To download this new version, simply click
The AMX Mod Team
AMX Mod is back - Temporary information page
As you saw since 2010, august, a temporary information page to announce you the return of AMX Mod then some miscellaneous informations about the story was visible at the beginning of this month.
We remind you that this page said...
AMX Mod is "dead" since the previous developers decided to leave out the project, lot of them wanted to have a new addon completely rewrote. This one now includes a large community of gamers and coders, better known under the name of "AMX Mod X", we guess you probably know it since a moment.
We don't really know why lot of coders didn't want to continue to the AMX Mod development (same project), maybe because some kind of stuff was too much "confined" when it started, even if there are others reasons about that.
But AMX Mod is licenced under Metamod, so Open Source to default.
Meanwhile, KRoT@L, a good famous coder worked alone on the development of the latest 2006.3, which one has been truly appreciated by lot of users, and today yet!
When this guy decided to give up (end of the 2006 year), that was a sad news for the community and the most faithful of this program.
dJeyL was gone (owner of the domain), and KRoT@L too, m0gely decided to close the official English forums, till these f****** spamers come...
The domain has been given up, and it wasn't possible to do anything on the official website.
AMX Mod was "
What will happen now?
The domain has been taken back, in 2010, march, and a new AMX Mod Team has come, composed by some people from the past. All of that has happened between february and march.
This new team wish to continue to this same project with the similar objectives KRoT@L has originally initiated.
Remasteted website under construction...
We will try to get the old dJeyL forum, then clean up it. But we promise you nothing, because not totally sure.
AMX Mod is back
End resume (why are we doing all of that?):
We have decided to "brought back to life" AMX Mod because we like it, we are "faithful" of it, but we appreciate and prefer this default package, especially the default plugins available with it, with a better quality than under AMX Mod X.
We also like the possibility to be able to maintain and make available third-party custom plugins with a similar "design" than the default ones (AMX's stereotype), then also some internal functions non-similar to AMXX, in order to generate a difference, by doing something ourselves...
It's obvious we don't "fight" (and can't) to the same level than AMX Mod X, and on some points, AMX Mod will always be different, then sometimes less elaborated (lot of functions for coders, etc.). But, don't forget it's scheduled to be upgraded, guess up and away.
We don't want to start a war between both addons (AMX vs AMXX), but just make happy the old users who truly appreciated the advantages of this program, by showing them it's always maintained.
Then if possible, they join us again!
Obviously, these old users have been indirectly "forced" to migrate toward AMX Mod X, mainly due to the stopped development, so the support step by step, consequently... in 2006.
Wish us success!
The AMX Mod Team
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About the Book
The familiars Aldwyn the cat, Skyler the blue jay, and Gilbert the tree frog are off on an all-new adventure in the series that Michael Buckley, bestselling author of The Sisters Grimm and NERDS series, says "combines the magic of Harry Potter and the adventure of Warriors." With inventive magic, laugh-out-loud humor, and a mysterious conspiracy that will take all the familiars' wits to unravel, Palace of Dreams is the familiars' most extraordinary adventure yet.
Peace has returned to the queendom of Vastia. Paksahara has been defeated, and the three familiars Aldwyn, Skyler, and Gilbert are the heroes to thank. But when a birthday celebration at the palace goes dreadfully wrong, and Queen Loranella falls victim to a curse, it seems the familiars are the prime suspects. After narrowly escaping the palace dungeons, they'll have to embark on a quest to clear their names—a quest that will lead them across Vastia and even into the magical land of dreams.
The heroes of Vastia are back in action.
Peace has finally returned to Vastia. The familiars Aldwyn, Skylar, and Gilbert have defeated the evil Paksahara, and the Council is throwing Queen Loranella a birthday party to celebrate. But when the queen falls victim to a terrible curse, the familiars find themselves the prime suspects.
Narrowly escaping the palace dungeons, Aldwyn, Skylar, and Gilbert set out on a quest to prove their innocence and find a cure for the queen. Their journey will reunite them with old friends and even older enemies, and it will take them from the far fields of Vastia to the magical Dreamworld. But nothing can prepare them for the puzzles and perils that await them there.
With all the action, humor, and friendship that have made the familiars so well loved, plus a mystery that will take all their wits to unravel, palace of dreams is the familiars' most thrilling adventure yet.
Educator and Librarian Resources
Product Details
- Imprint: HarperCollins
- On Sale: 12/23/2013
- Trimsize: 5.5 in (w) x 8.25 in (h) x 1.09 in (d)
- Pages: 336
- List Price: 16.99 USD
- Ages: 8 to 12
- BISAC1: JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Cats
- BISAC2: JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic
- BISAC3: JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General


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Tour the saloons of Breckenridge's past and it becomes clear how big a role spirits played in Summit County history. "Distilling has been going on since the mining days here," said Corry Mihm, administrator for the Breckenridge Restaurant Association - so it seems only fitting that Breckenridge should be the birthplace of the state's first craft spirits festival.Now in its third year, the Breckenridge Craft Spirits Festival this weekend features tastings of specialty vodka, gin, bourbon, tequila, rum, brandy and whiskey from 20 distilleries, both Colorado-based and beyond, at its signature Still on the Hill Grand Tasting.Many of the featured spirits are infused with locally sourced products, like fruits or chili peppers, Mihm said. Peach Street Distillers in Palisade, for example, makes brandy infused with locally grown fruit.Breckenridge Distillery, which partners with the restaurant association to put on the event, is bringing its award-winning bourbon whiskey and vodka, local herb-infused bitters and spiced rum. Surrounding the tasting are a variety of events chosen to highlight local establishments, both past and present, as well as creative uses for craft spirits ranging from specialty cocktails to cookery featuring infused alcohol.
The festivities start Friday at 5 p.m. with a historic saloon tour hosted by the Breckenridge Heritage Alliance. The walking tour showcases "the watering holes, saloons and early days of Breckenridge nightlife." A poker run to 20 local restaurants follows Friday evening; festivalgoers can pick up route maps at participating bars or the welcome center and tour the town, tasting spirits and gathering a hand of cards which, for the lucky, could be worth a bottle of craft spirits at the Grand Tasting Saturday. The poker tour features ambassadors from each distillery stationed at the bars to teach about their craft spirits. "It was a really good chance to get acquainted with some of the distillers," said Rachel Zerowin of the Breckenridge Resort Chamber on last year's event. "Then on Saturday I could focus in on what I liked or what I wanted to try." "They'll share what they're thinking; they're very accessible," Mihm said of the participating distillers. "It's not like you could go meet Mr. Jack Daniels. It's a very small, friendly, interesting group of people."
On Saturday from 2-4 p.m., the Breckenridge Distillery hosts an open house at its 4,000-square-foot distilling facility. The distillery won a gold medal at the 2011 International Wine and Spirits Competition for its bourbon whiskey, and its vodka and bitters are also award-winners. Part of what makes its products so distinctive is the local snowmelt water. "Sixty percent of what's in a bottle of alcohol is just clean water," said master distiller Jordan Via. "That beautiful snow serves more purpose than just sliding down the hill on planks of wood." "We try to work with local products," he said. This summer, Via pressed Palisade peaches for a batch of peach bourbon liqueur. At the open house, the distillery will present a watermelon vodka fountain and barrel-aged Manhattans. The weekend's centerpiece event, the Still on the Hill Grand Tasting, follows from 4-7 p.m. at the Riverwalk Center. Still on the Hill features samples of pure liquor as well as specialty cocktails from 20 different distillers, who will be on hand to talk products, pairing, mixology and more. "A lot of the distillers make up a craft cocktail with their product to make it more drinkable to the public, if you will," said Mihm. "So you can see how you would use the products in real life. That part is really fun because the personality of the distillers really comes out." Last year's event drew around 300 people, including distributors and hotel chain buyers. New to Still on the Hill this year is a people's choice award, where guests can vote on their favorite beverage. There will also be acoustic grass-rock by the Honey Gitters, who later play the after-party at the Gold Pan Saloon starting at 9 p.m. Commemorative glassware and Colorado-themed artisan snacks round out the event.
On Sunday, participating restaurants whip up creative brunch options, many using craft spirits featured at the festival. "The restaurants are tying into what the festival is all about," Mihm said, indicating that several local restaurants already order specialty batches of craft spirits from the Breckenridge Distillery. The Breckenridge Heritage Alliance will offer Historic Walking Tours at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sunday, and a sidewalk sale runs today though Sunday too. Local restaurants will extend the celebration through Oct. 14 by offering meals, many featuring craft spirits, for $18.59 in homage to the date Breckenridge was founded. For example, Briar Rose will offer a choice of three $18.59 entrees with Colorado distillery influences, Mihm said. The Warming Hut will offer lamb and eggplant moussaka.
"Colorado is a very friendly environment for craft distilling," Mihm said. Similar to what's happened with craft brewing, the industry is growing - and with the first craft spirits festival in the state (to organizers' knowledge), and its own award-winning distillery, Breckenridge is at the forefront of it. "There really are some good products being made in Colorado by craft distillers, and the awards that are being won are demonstrative of that," she said. "We're fortunate to have the Breckenridge Distillery, and the Breckenridge Craft Spirits Festival is just a great way to showcase a local business and the craft distilling industry that is growing rapidly, especially in the state of Colorado." Info/Grand Tasting tickets: www.breckenridgecraftspiritsfestival.com


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VIENNA - The Gabriel Project of the Mid-Ohio Valley will present an award-winning short film, "Crescendo," on Feb. 28 from 7-8 p.m. at the Regal Grand Central Mall 12.
According to Paula Schuchts, the chapter coordinator of the Mid-Ohio Valley Gabriel Project, the nonprofit organization was set into place for families and single mothers struggling with the financial needs of a newborn. The project is a means to provide items, including safe cribs, secure car seats, formula, clothing and hygiene items, at a low cost to clients.
The organization's goal is to provide emotional as well as monetary support to families who might "fall through the cracks" of other programs.
Schuchts said the local chapter handles Wood, Tyler, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, Jackson and Roane counties.
"There's no criteria (for help)," she said. "(People) don't have to tell us what kind of money (they) make."
The chapter has provided about 13,060 services to clients in the last year, Schuchts said. It has given 61 cribs, 83 car seats and 215 cans of baby formula to families in need, she said.
In addition to funds raised by the nonprofit, 18 organizations around the valley help with material and money. Area churches and groups provide the donations on a regular basis, she said.
"You'd be surprised how much money (the organization) can make," said Schuchts.
The film, "Crescendo," is based on a true story set in 18th century Germany. The film outlines the events of a young woman's life who goes through an extraordinary experience, reviews said.
The nonprofit organization is based on the needs of young, single mothers although they do also help families, Schuchts said. The film is meant for the needs of an organization that shines a light on young, often single, mothers-to-be.
The film will be shown in 100 theaters nationwide on the same day. Pattie Mallette, Justin Bieber's mother, is the film's executive producer and relates to the struggles of single moms.
"We (she and Justin) both know firsthand the importance of the work being done at the pregnancy centers across the country," Mallette said in a video on the film's website.
She has partnered with an organization called movie-to-movement to create the fundraising event.
Schuchts said the idea for showing the film in Vienna was given to her by Khadine Ritter, an attorney in Marietta. She said Ritter has been a generous help through the process of the screening, Schuchts said.
The Gabriel Project of West Virginia was started by a group of women in Wheeling. The women expanded their efforts by launching the Gabriel Project in 1996 and the following year it was incorporated as a nonprofit organization.
The state office was relocated from Wheeling to Charleston in 2010 when more counties, including the Mid-Ohio Valley chapter, signed on, according to the website.
Volunteers interested in helping with the local initiative in Parkersburg can contact Schuchts at 304-424-3457, extension 105 or go to the office at 521 Market St., No. 9.
For more information on the film or how to show a screening in other local areas visit www.cpcmovie.com.
There is no admission to see the film; however, donations will be collected at the event to benefit the Gabriel Project.


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SAN JOSE -- Piedmont Hills built an early lead against gritty Leland on Wednesday night and spent the rest of the boys basketball game trying to maintain it.
It wasn't easy.
But just when it seemed as if the advantage might slip away, Rey Lowe came to the rescue.
The senior guard drove for basket with 22.2 seconds left and then swished two free throws in library-silent conditions to seal the 56-52 win that kept Piedmont Hills undefeated in the Blossom Valley Athletic League's Mount Hamilton Division.
"I tried to help my team win," Lowe said. "It was kind of a broken play, and I just took it to the rim and made it. Then, on the free throws, I just had to believe in myself and make them because I missed one before."
Walter Bateast led Piedmont Hills with 14 points, Lowe finished with 13.
Piedmont Hills (10-2, 2-0) used its height advantage to control the interior, getting clutch rebounds from the likes of Bateast, Isaiah Stewart and Shane Stubbs, and teetered on pulling away before the closing minutes.
But Leland (9-3, 1-1) wouldn't allow it. The Chargers found open shots and hit them to stay within striking distance, showing why they brought an impressive record into the game.
"The group really likes each other, they share the ball, we're a pretty good passing team and we're a reasonable shooting team," Leland coach Steve Seandel said. "We're just really small."
Trailing by seven with about three minutes to play, Leland got two free throws from Josh Kim and a 3-pointer from Ryan Nguyen to cut the deficit to 52-50 with 54 seconds to go.
But they couldn't stop Lowe down the stretch.
"With all those problems, if we can still get one stop, we have a chance to win," Seandel said.
Nguyen led the Chargers with 14 points. Kim and James Kelbert each scored 13.
When it ended, Piedmont Hills coach Pete Simos seemed more relieved than celebratory. His team has a tendency to play in these types of games, and more often than not winds up winning.
"Luckily over the years we have typically been on the better end of these scores," Simos said. "Even though we blew it down the stretch, Rey Lowe comes in and makes a couple of key plays. He's a clutch kid, a tough kid."
Simos also liked what he got from his post players.
"Isaiah had some huge rebounds down the stretch," Simos said. "Really, Isaiah, the unsung hero of our team, Shane Stubbs, and Walter -- the three posts -- just did such a great job on the interior.
"But I can't say enough about that Leland team. No disrespect to the past Leland teams, but this is my favorite Leland team because they are so cohesive, they play together, they play composed, they're everything a high school basketball team should be. And then not to mention, so incredibly coached."
The Chargers made it interesting, but Piedmont Hills, as usual, held on.
Piedmont Hills 56, Leland 52
Leland 10"14"12"16--52
Piedmont Hills 18"11"12"15--56
Leland (9-3, 1-1) -- Nguyen 6-0-14, Wong 1-0-3, Rohrer 3-0-9, Kim 3-6-13, Kelbert 6-0-13. Totals 17-15-58.
Piedmont Hills (10-2, 2-0) -- Bateast 6-1-14, Manala 1-0-2, Lowe 4-2-13, Kiep 3-0-8, Stewart 4-2-10, Morris 1-0-3, Stubbs 2-2-6. Totals 21-7-56.
Three-point goals -- Nguyen 2, Wong, Rohrer 3, Kim, Kelbert; Bateast, Lowe 3, Kiep 2, Morris.


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I have this LAG problem with "SOME MOVIES" on my PS3 Media server towards the PS3 console and I don't think the speed of my PC is what's causing it.
oh btw my PS3 connection is wired. I'm trying to figure out the problem but I am hopeless.
Help from anyone is highly appreciated.
I have these files and here's my comparison of files with LAG
Adel live in London
720p only
1.3 GB file size
1280x720 Resolution
MPEG2 4.2 Mbps
Rock of Ages (much higher)
1920x800 Resolution
MPEG-2 10.3 Mbps
but this one has NOT HAD EVEN A SINGLE LAG:
The Avengers REMUX (highest so far compared with those 2 above)
1920x1080 Resolution
MPEG2- 29.2 Mbps
and I have other files that have LAG too is this has something to do with the codec, softwares used, bitrate settings etc....
any help is highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.


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by Louis Sachar
Holes Introduction
In A Nutshell
Reading Holes is kind of like putting together one of those giant jigsaw puzzles: there are a zillion little pieces, and you really have no clue how they're all going to fit together. But once you're done, it's so stinkin' satisfying and you just can't believe that it all came together so neatly at the end. Oh, and it's awesome.
Published in 1999, Louis Sachar's Holes almost immediately became the talk of the town – well, the librarians' and children's book experts' town, that is. Hailed by critics as "dazzling," "heartrending," and "wildly inventive," it went on to win a whole slew of children's book prizes, including the Newbery Medal, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Not too shabby.
All these fancy book awards, of course, wouldn't amount to squat in our book if Holes weren't also a great read. (Shmoop knows that not every book that the critics love is necessarily, um, loveable.) Good news, though: Holes is one terrific story.
The book tells the tale of Stanley Yelnats, a mousy kid whose family is suffering a curse put on them over a hundred years ago by a one-legged gypsy woman. We follow Stanley as he enters a juvenile detention facility called Camp Green Lake, and we watch as he goes from dull to dynamite, overcoming all kinds of seemingly insurmountable obstacles in his path. Along the way we get buried treasure, deadly venomous lizards, an outlaw named Kissin' Kate Barlow, and some really stinky sneakers.
But don't just take our word for it: Holes spent more than 150 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List (source). In fact, the book is so popular that author Louis Sachar went on to write two more books set in the world of Camp Green Lake. 2003 saw the publication of Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake, a self-help book detailing all the knowledge necessary for the reader to get by as an inmate of the camp, including the proper way to dig a hole and what to do if you're bitten by a rattlesnake. Then in 2008, Sachar published Small Steps, which focuses on the life of the Holes character Armpit after his return home from Camp Green Lake.
If you're one of those Shmoopers who's a bit wary of movies made from books, don't fear: Sachar himself actually wrote the script for the 2003 movie that was made from this gem. Starring Sigourney Weaver as the scary, obsessed Warden and a very young Shia LaBeouf as Stanley, the movie does quite a nice job translating the book to the big screen.
Ultimately, though, it's the book itself, with its complicated, amazing plot and its endearing, luckless main character, that makes our hearts here at Shmoop go pitter-patter. So read it already, and find out what all the fuss is about.
Why Should I Care?
Do you ever feel like you're at the mercy of forces bigger than yourself? Like no matter what you do, you just can't get ahead?
Stanley Yelnats, the main character of Holes, feels exactly that way, and then some. His entire family is suffering under a curse that was put on them over a hundred years ago, and they can't seem to catch a break. Stanley tries to be hopeful and look on the bright side, but it's pretty clear that he often just doesn't see the point. He's been arrested for a crime he didn't commit, and all he really knows how to do is keep his head down and wait for the next bad thing to happen. Call him Mr. Defeated.
While it's a pretty safe bet that you've never been arrested and hauled off to the desert to provide free labor for a scary, half-crazed, treasure-obsessed, venom-wearing woman, like everyone else who's ever lived, you've probably had your share of disappointments and challenges. It could be that awful math teacher whose lectures you can never quite understand, or the fact that your crush doesn't seem to know you're alive, or even the fact that your poor dad still hasn't been able to find a job six months after he was laid off. Everyone's got worries, and everyone feels helpless sometimes.
Holes is the chronicle of a kid who realizes that his own actions – even when things are looking totally hopeless – can really make a difference. And if that isn't a lesson that everyone should learn, we'll eat a raw onion.


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DNA Markers for Genealogy – Mitochondrial DNA Genealogy
Who else wants to know about DNA markers for genealogy? Here is a simple scientific test to trace your ancestors. Did you know that DNA From One Generation To The Other Is Almost Conclusive Evidence. This breakthrough in genealogy research has been making headlines for the past several years with some astounding proof of kinship between some very prominent historical figures.
DNA testing for family tree is not only convenient, but also simple. You find a genealogy testing company either in the phone book of on the Internet. Next, make an appointment and go to the company on your assigned day, fill out the forms, pay the fee and your good to go. The DNA genealogy test starts with a mouth swab of your mouth near the cheek. Many companies give you a kit so you can do the mouth swab at home and mail in the results to the laboratory. After the laboratory tests the DNA, the results are sent back to testee.
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The company doing the genealogy DNA testing will obviously need to have access to DNA databases which they will use to make comparisons and once these comparisons show their results, the company will then send you the results regarding whom your DNA swab matched with. You should realize that each and every cell is sure to have your DNA and whether it is your sperm or egg cells or even the sex cells, you will be providing your own unique DNA for further matching.
Parents Pinpointed
Listen closely. Genealogy DNA testing is helpful in pinpointing an individual's parentage and it can be used extensively when you need to know who the mother is, and also in case of adoptions. Thus, it is easy to see how genealogy DNA testing can help with creating your family tree because your DNA will have been passed from one generation to the next and the information pertaining to your ancestors will be encoded therein.
The Egg The Sperm
When your sperm and also egg cell combine together, a new cell is created that will hold DNA from either parent and when genealogy DNA testing is performed in specialist laboratories, they will help provide evidence whether you are related to another person with a matching DNA. What's more, the chances of two persons having identical DNA are very small with the exception of identical twins which are due to the fact that their DNA is identical because the fertilized egg had split and formed two fetuses obtained from a single sperm and also from the same egg.
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Just imagine, as DNA is passed from generation to generation there is very little change in its structure. This is amazing and is the primary reason to use DNA markers for genealogy testing to explore your ancestry. In no time at all, the link between families can be nailed down and makes the construction of a family tree that much more reliable and accurate. And new advances are being made in medical science to enhance and improve the DNA testing for family tree.
Dr Geoff Swinfield will be lecturing on DNA and family history as part of the "Ask the Experts" workshops run by the Society of Genealogists at the forthcoming Family History Conference in Nottingham. He has a Ph.D. in genetics and has used this training to apply genealogical research to the study of families at risk from genetic diseases.
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Not long ago, a family member's company discovered their former IT consultant had dealt with them dishonestly. The office had paid him for a number of MS Office licenses, but later found out that only one licensed version been installed on all their systems. Since this was a small business with a limited budget, I suggested they try OpenOffice. But, in the end, they chose to purchase MS Office again.
So I asked, "Why?" The answers were revealing into potential barriers from individuals when recommending FOSS.
Ignorance was the first barrier. There was a general lack of knowledge about the existence of FOSS alternatives. The marketing of proprietary software, especially from the larger companies, is ubiquitous. They have the budget and manpower to push a product at a person. While the small company was aware of the proprietary programs (ie: MS Office, Quicken, etc), the employees and owner had never heard of FOSS or OpenOffice.
By contrast, the many users find a FOSS application through word-of-mouth or an internet search. The free software structure doesn't necessarily lend itself to a structured marketing campaign. But this is changing. The Mozilla community has been a leader in establishing a marketing brand and image. Their use of newspaper and now TV ads has helped developed a brand name. However, I'm not discounting the power of word-of-mouth. There are people who would try an application simply because they trust you. Keep educating people about FOSS.
Another barrier was distribution routes. The company's first question was "Where do I buy the installation CD?". People are comfortable with the idea of walking into a store and purchasing a brand name. It is what we do with clothes, electronics, toys etc. So there's no real surprise that people shop for software in the same fashion.
Typically, you can't acquire a FOSS program at a store while shopping for other items. Alternative distribution methods include: The OpenCD, WinLibre, emailing someone a download link or personally installing the program. All these options help circumvent this barrier.
License uncertainty was another barrier. Since many users accept software licenses without actually reading the license, I was surprised when the response was "this free software cannot be legal". There was a real belief that the company would just be pirating a different program. Since licensing issues created the original problem, a sensitivity to licensing was understandable. However, more troubling was the concept that without a monetary exchange using the software was unethical. Despite repeated reassurances, this lingering uncertainty never went away in this situation.
The final barrier, in this specific situation, was employee resistance to change. The business did have a few employees look at OpenOffice. One key employee stated that she didn't want to learn another program and she would work only on MS Office. That statement influenced the other employees and quickly shut down the process. If you run into an individual who is the barrier, an appealing business case to the owner can get the process started again. But small businesses struggle if they lose some key personnel. In this case, the owner didn't want to chance losing this employee. In the big picture, I understand that decision.
However, sometimes you make a recommendation and the fit is obvious to the user. I worked with a different small business that was replacing all their PC's. This company chose to use FOSS productivity applications. They used the money saved to purchase more advanced hardware than originally planned. They were enthusiastic about the opportunities they perceived: free software, free upgrades and spending their limited funds elsewhere.
Every individual and company is different. I try to minimize these barriers as much as possible, but drinking from the watering-hole is ultimately their choice.
Sometimes a horse needs to be deprogrammed
The first time I successfully installed a Linux OS was back in 2001 with a RH7.1 install.
I was thrilled, everything worked!
Somehow I thought I should buy the RH7.1 box, my brainwashed mind believed it would be a "better" version then. To my big surprise it was exactly the same as the downloaded version! I was stunned. The idea that I did not have to buy to get the real thing took me a while to get used to.
In my opinion its this Microsoft-brainwash whats causing most misunderstandings about free software.
Its more about retraining the mind then about minimizing barriers to enable people to make new choices.
Ironically, I just read a
Ironically, I just read a Blog (or was it just a long comment) on how people are not too keen on buying OSS. All in all, the problems you listed have been the default problems faced by all Free Software evangelists.
I think a Live CD is one the most effective weapons we have in this war.
Demo them an OS working right out of a CD, with software doing as much as their old OS .... and more. A li'l eye-candy here, a li'l trivia there ... and I'm sure, they are bound to atleast google some more info about FS , although they might not agree on your face
All these reasons are universal, therefore the FLOSS advocate knows to address them in their presentation/arguments etc.
The second thing is to have a really fast distro and OO loaded onto your laptop, network it to the corporate Windows and open up a shared xls/doc file preferably with embedded macros.
So how come your small business really chose Windows software?
People do not like change
> So how come your small business really chose Windows software?
The nail was firmly hit on the head when the author described the resistance to learning a new piece of software. People as generally afraid of change or have no desire to learn new things (yes, I know that doesn't apply to you; that's why you're in the IT industry).
Branding/marketing plays to the weeknesses and frailties of the species and most are happy to go along for the ride.
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There is another important
There is another important issue: longevity of an Open Source application. People are scared thinking that they start to use a software and then suddenly the development and maintenance of that software stops.
So the logic is: if I pay for that software then the producer is forced to help me in using that application regardless if it stops the maintenance of the product or not.
True but irrational
So the logic is: if I pay for that software then the producer is forced to help me in using that application regardless if it stops the maintenance of the product or not.
If maintenance on a product stops, it is End Of Life. That means no more support whatsoever, unless you pay for premium support packages that extend past the deadline. This only is the case when we speak of businesses.
When it comes to home users, support mostly means updates free of charge for a period of time and not much more.
Fear of the unknown and feeling sheltered by the idea of being "lemming" 57,394,765 using the same proprietary product makes people reluctant to switch.
paid support?
Don't some free software vendors provide support if you pay an annual fee? ie you can download and use their software for free but if you need any assistance you can pay an annual support fee?
Might be a good thing to offer to make skeptics more secure about 'investing' in free software.
We will meet or beat any price!
Perhaps all Free Software people should consider adopting the phrase "We will meet or beat any competitor's price on similar software!" Let people buy it if they want to.
Just a quick thought.
all the best,
What about StarOffice?
Why not just offer them StarOffice (http://www.sun.com/software/star/staroffice/index.jsp)? You get the same underlying OpenOffice code, along with the purchase, support, and license options your family member's company appears to want. Plus, it far cheaper than MS.
If said company uses Exchange, forget about it. They are ALWAYS going to be using Exchange. They are locked-in, they are happy.


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I've been trying sresizing subtitles (they are a bit too big now) using Mencoder options in Transcode but all I got is that they didn't appear anymore neither reverting them to default size. So I'll have to remove and install PS3MS from scratch.
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|BCHL First All-Star Team (2000) BCHL Interior Division MVP (2000) Hockey East Second All-Star Team (2001) Hockey East Rookie of the Year (2001) NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (2001) NCAA Championship Tournament MVP (2001) AHL First All-Star Team (2005) Rights traded to Kelowna (WHL) by Prince George (WHL) for Chuck Di Ubaldo and future considerations, August 1, 2001. Left Boston College (Hockey East) and signed with Kelowna (WHL), August 13, 2001. Traded to Boston by Calgary with Andrew Ference for Brad Stuart, Wayne Primeau and Washington's 4th round pick (previously acquired, Calgary selected T.J. Brodie) in 2008 NHL Draft, February 10, 2007. Traded to Minnesota by Boston for Craig Weller, Alexander Fallstrom and Minnesota's 2nd round pick (Alexander Khokhlachev) in 2011 NHL Draft, October 18, 2009. Signed as a free agent by Colorado, July 1, 2011. Missed majority of 2013-14 due to lower-body injury at Carolina, October 28, 2013. Signed as a free agent by Bern (Swiss), July 2, 2014.
Tallied seven goals and seven assists in 58 games during his first season with the Avalanche…Scored his fourth career short-handed goal on Oct. 30 vs. Los Angeles, his first SHG since Jan. 20, 2008…Tied his career high with two assists on Nov. 26 vs. Edmonton…Did not dress on Dec. 4 vs. Detroit (leg)…Appeared in his 500th NHL game on Dec. 8 at Calgary…Missed eight contests due to a head injury, Dec. 13- 27…Placed on IR, Dec. 14 (retroactive to Dec. 9) and activated on Dec. 28…Scored his 100th career goal on Dec. 31 at Anaheim…Recorded his ninth career fighting major on Feb. 2 vs. Minnesota…Missed eight games due to a back injury, March 1-14.
2010-11: Collected 16 points (9g/7a) in 63 games with the Minnesota Wild…Missed 14 games due to a groin injury, Nov. 5 to Dec. 3…Scored a goal in three straight games for the fourth time in his career, Dec. 27-31… Sat out two contests because of the flu, March 2-3… Missed one game with a leg injury, March 29…Did not dress on April 7 at Vancouver due to personal reasons.
2009-10: Began the season with the Boston Bruins, appearing in seven games before being traded to Minnesota on Oct. 18…Went on to skate in 42 games for the Wild, notching 14 points (9g/5a)…Scored his second career hat trick on Nov. 27 vs. Colorado…Both of his hat tricks have come against the Avalanche (also Jan. 24, 2006 at Pepsi Center as a member of the Flames)…Played in his 400th NHL game on March 11 at Detroit…Missed a total of 32 contests due to injury, four games (Nov. 12-25) with an upper body injury, 23 games (Dec. 26 - March 3) with a knee injury and five games (March 26 - April 8) with a knee injury.
2008-09: Set a career high in assists (21) and points (42) with the Bruins…Reached the 20-goal mark for the third time in his career with 21…Had a pair of career-high six-game point streaks, Nov. 19-29 and March 15-31…Missed 14 games due to injury (fractured leg, back).
2008-09 PLAYOFFS: Tallied six points (3g/3a) in 11 playoff games with the Bruins…Recorded his first career playoff multi-point game with a goal and an assist in Game 6 (ECSF) at Carolina on May 12.
2007-08: Scored a career-high 22 goals in his first full season with Boston…Recorded his 100th NHL point with an assist on Jan. 29 against Nashville…Missed nine games to injury (back, groin, fractured tibia).
2006-07: Spent the first half of the season with Calgary before being acquired by Boston on Feb. 10…Missed a total of 32 games to injuries (concussion, elbow, post-concussion symptoms).
2005-06: Appeared in a personal-high 77 games with Calgary and reached the 20-goal mark for the first time in his career…Scored his first career hat trick on Jan. 24 at Colorado…Took his first career penalty shot (unsuccessful) against Vancouver's Alex Auld on Nov. 7 at the Saddledome…Missed five games to injury.
2005-06 PLAYOFFS: Appeared in all seven postseason games for Calgary…Scored his first career playoff goal in Game 3 of the first round series against Anaheim on April 25 at the Honda Center.
2004-05: Spent the year with Lowell of the American Hockey League where he was named to the AHL First All-Star Team…Scored a franchise record 38 goals and finished second on the team in scoring with 75 points in 79 games…Led the AHL with 12 game winning goals and shared the league lead in plus/minus at +37.
2003-04: Appeared in 70 games for the Calgary Flames in his first full NHL season…Missed eight contests because of injury.
2003-04 PLAYOFFS: Skated in all 26 postseason games as the Flames advanced to the Stanley Cup Final…Appeared in his first NHL playoff game on April 7 at Vancouver…Recorded his first career playoff point with an assist in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final at San Jose on May 9…Logged 14 penalty minutes, including a misconduct, in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final at Tampa Bay on May 27…Won all five faceoffs he took in Game 7 of the Cup Final on June 7 at Tampa Bay.
2002-03: Split his first pro season between Calgary and the club's AHL affiliate in Saint John…Made his NHL debut on Oct. 10 vs. Vancouver…Scored the game-winning goal for his first NHL point on Oct. 14 at Vancouver…Notched his first career assist on Oct. 19 at Chicago.
2001-02: Left Boston College and signed with Kelowna (WHL) prior to the season on Aug. 13…Tallied 41 goals and 62 points with 114 penalty minutes in 55 games during his lone season with the Rockets…Scored a hat trick in his first career junior game, Oct. 3, 2001 in Portland, and went on to lead the team in goals.
2000-01: Named Hockey East Rookie of the Year and was selected to the Hockey East Second All-Star Team as a freshman at Boston College…Was named the Most Valuable Player of the Frozen Four after helping the Eagles claim the 2001 NCAA championship…Also named to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team…Finished the year with 49 points (27g/22a) in 43 games.
Won a silver medal with Team Canada at the 2002 IIHF World Junior Championship, recording six points (5g/1a) in seven games.
Chuck and his wife, Krissy, have two daughters, Shae and Rylee…The family resides in Vernon, British Columbia in the offseason…Participates in the Avalanche's "Team Fit" program, which teaches kids about nutrition and fitness fundamentals…Was the 2010 Honorary Chairman of the Sandman Harvest Celebrity Golf Classic in Kelowna, B.C....The tournament helps medically, emotionally, physically and financially disadvantaged children living in the Okanagan Valley.


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Genre/Subjects: African/Af. Amer, Documentary, Iran, Iran, Social Issues, Sports
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"There have been issues in that area before with people going in and trying to steal copper," Upland police Lt. John Moore said.
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This Sunday the Friends for the Upper Sioux Agency State Park's (FFUSASP) annual meeting will feature Upper Sioux Community, and 14-year tribal council member. Tom Ross.
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This past year Ross was a lead on an eight member committee, involving a partnership between the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, the Minnesota Humanities Center, and the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. that collaborated to develop the travelling "Why Treaties Matter Exhibit," which was shown at the Prairie's Edge Casino Resort in October.
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Peterson has been writing and sharing his music since 1996 and uses his love for Christ and his belief in the power of story to share his talents with the world.
"If I had to boil it all down, I'd say this: 'I want to use my gifts to tell the truth, and to tell it as a beautifully as I can," Peterson said.
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