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The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal (formerly the Conservation and Research Center) started primarily as a breeding center for endangered birds and mammals. Today, the black-footed ferret, Eld's deer, and several species of Pacific island birds are being bred to maintain genetic diversity and provide reserves for highly endangered species.
The current priority for SCBI's animal collection is veterinary and reproductive research. By living in controlled environments, the birds and mammals—most of them little-known and endangered—provide ideal subjects for intensive study and the rapid acquisition of urgently needed information. Findings from these studies provide critical information for the management of captive populations and valuable insights for the conservation and management of wild populations.
Not all the animals that reside at SCBI Front Royal are endangered. Some are "surrogate species," with behavioral and physiological characteristics similar to their endangered relatives in the wild. SCBI scientists study the captive proxies to design methodologies that can be used to solve complex problems affecting their wild counterparts.
For example, SCBI's intensive studies of the Siberian polecat paved the way for a more effective reintroduction of the black-footed ferret, the most endangered mammal in the United States, to its native western habitat. more
Similarly, SCBI is using surrogate bird species to help learn more about how to conserve many critically endangered Hawaiian birds.
With the facility in Front Royal as their operational hub, SCBI scientists study the ecology of native wildlife and habitats within the Appalachian ecosystem. Among their many projects, they have investigated the effects of timber removal on species that live in forest communities of Virginia, completed a mammal survey of the Allegheny Mountains in western Virginia, and conducted intensive research on the ecology and management of white-tailed deer populations. more
Much of SCBI's local research has been ongoing for decades. Because ecological processes are highly complex—indeed, life and the world are dynamic and ever-changing—it is only with long-term records that many trends can be deciphered.
SCBI's Kentucky warbler study is a good example. Scientists have been monitoring this small migratory bird for more than 20 years, investigating its breeding behavior and ecology in Virginia during summers and its wintering ecology in Central America. This study has been invaluable in interpreting a complex system through space and time, with countless benefits for many other migratory birds.


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Not to alarm anyone, but rather just to report what's going on: The Army Corp is in the process of making a bike trail that will go from the parking lot by the shelter, behind the restroom, through part of the practice putting area, and up along the tree line to presumably the top of the area. They've already dug up two pins that I know of, and have made some huge tree piles that apparently they will burn. Kevin knew about this, and said that the practice area will expand across the inlet/valley when they are done. The great news is that they didn't choose the easier side of the road to make the bike trail and we didn't lose holes 17 or 18.
I didn't know the road was busy enough to warrant a bike trail separate from the road. I'm sure it will be nice.

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Teach your kids the importance of being prepared by making a Diego First Aid Kit.
Watch Diego only on Nick Jr.
Print the Diego Printable Template and help your kids cut out the character image and the red cross.
Glue the character image to the top of the box, just left of the center.
Trace the red cross template onto red craft foam and cut out the shape. (If you do not have red craft foam, you can simply use the paper template.)
Glue the foam (or paper) cross over the character's body allowing their face to appear.
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Your preschooler will love prowling around the house in toasty Baby Jaguar slippers!
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Now your kids can become official animal rescuers--just like Diego!
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Rescue an old T-shirt and recycle it into a comfy Diego pro-green snuggle pillow
Making this July 4th paddle is a breeze!
Add a little adventure to your tree this year with the help of your kids' favorite exploring pair!
Make your own African music with this homemade craft!
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Sunny days become just a little bit cooler
Cool off with a little help from Kai-lan
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It's flower power at work as pretty pink petals provide sun protection!
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From Anne Hutchinson, whose doctrinal disputes with the Puritan clergy led to her expulsion from colonial Massachusetts, to Rosa Parks, who became a Civil Rights icon by refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus, women have helped shape the American experience.
In his book Ladies for Liberty author and economist John Blundell looks to the lives of these individuals to refute the idea that women desire and benefit from big government. His portrayals emphasize self-determination as a virtue and a belief that individuals should be allowed to pursue their own ends free of coercion.
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The town's annual Independence Day fireworks show, put on by the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce, will not happen this year, after a decision by the Conval Regional School Board to allow the high school athletic fields only to be used for sporting events, said Jack Burnett, executive director of chamber.
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President Bush was in India today working on something that could have a big impact on jobs in our area.
"By applying the most advanced technology and international standards to India's civilian nuclear program we will increase safety and reduce the risk of proliferation," Mr. Bush said.
The president is trying to include the country in a worldwide nuclear recycling program.
Mal McKibben with Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness thinks this recycling may hold a big future for the Savannah River Site and local jobs.
"We're very hopeful that we're going to create some jobs at the Savannah River and stop the downward trend, we really hope," says McKibben.
Right now, used fuel is being buried under US soil. But President Bush wants to change that.
He just put $250 million in his budget to study recycling nuclear energy worldwide.
If all goes as planned, in six to eight years, a demo nuclear recycler would be built.
And McKibben thinks the Savannah River Site has a good shot at building the demo.
That would mean 400 new jobs.
Most of the nuclear reactors in the US are in the east coast.
The other possible recycling site is way over in Idaho.
SRS in Aiken County is in the center of all the action.
And landing the demo could give SRS a better shot at landing the recycling plant for all of North and South America.
"That's where the real bucks are," says McKibben. "That would be a
Commercial activity. A tax-paying business."
That project would bring big tax benefits and a thousand jobs.
It wouldn't be built for at least 20 years...but aiming for it now could mean jobs for the future.
It shouldn't be long before the SRS finds out if they get to build the demo. The decision is expected to be made this year.


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It's not every day you get the chance to snowboard with one of the world's best slopestyle riders, but that's just what four South Tahoe Middle School students will do when they hit the slopes with Jamie Anderson Friday.
The professional snowboarder decided last year to give back to her hometown by taking two STMS students snowboarding at Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort for a day --all gear provided.
"What inspired me was growing up in this town. I feel like I can relate to these kids. I didn't always have the financial resources to snowboard, and I wanted to give back to these kids," Anderson said.
She decided to up the ante this year. Since choosing two students out of the applicants was too hard, she's taking all four children up the mountain and will provide each of them with a Sierra-at-Tahoe season pass, new Billabong outerwear, a GNU snowboard, boots, bindings, goggles and Skullcandy headphones.
When Guillermo Perez-Morris, 12, Alondra Gomez, 13, Megan Aquino, 13, and Cesar Hernandez, 13, filed into the STMS conference room Wednesday, they thought only two of them would win the chance to ride with Anderson.
"I thought I would congratulate the winner, but now it's better we're all going and no one has to go home sad. I want to see the video of me falling," Perez-Morris said.
Perez-Morris and the other three students selected for Anderson's sponsorship had only been on the mountain once before for a fifth-grade trip to Heavenly Mountain Resort. But that doesn't mean they're intimidated to ride with a Winter X Games multiple-time gold medalist, and Anderson said she's excited to tear up the magic carpet zone.
"There's absolutely no worries. I know you're new to snowboarding, so we're just going to get out and have fun. We can stay on the bunny hill. I love teaching, and I've been there," Anderson said.
Each of the students wrote essays outlining why they thought they deserved the sponsorship. Hernandez wrote that the opportunity would be "like a giant Christmas present," while Gomez said that even though she hadn't snowboarded for three years, she hoped to "get back on track and maybe be as good as you, Jamie Anderson."
Aquino thought that she could add snowboarding to her list of athletic endeavors that she's passionate about, and Perez-Morris wanted to eventually help South Lake Tahoe like Anderson by building an indoor Astroturf field for children to play on year round.
"When I become a professional soccer player my goal is to do what you are doing and help kids who aren't rich experience something new. I am not rich financially but I am rich in my family and friends who are there for me no matter what," he wrote in his essay.
STMS Principal Beth Delacour said the students' vision for the future set them apart from their peers, but choosing four students for the sponsorship was still very difficult.
"I could have given them 600 kids. Middle school is where you plant the seeds so they can dream about where they can be and not where they are. I think down the road they'll come back and support others," Delacour said.


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I'm very happy that this feature has been implemented - thank you! For me, this is the preferred way to watch content because it minimizes disruption due to errors, keeps my machine free for other tasks, and makes it practical use features like scene searching on the PS3.
In general, the feature is stable and seems to work as intended. I am, however, experiencing what seems to be very poor performance when copying, with bitrates generally between 5000 and 8000 kb/s. This is well-below the bitrates I see when watching movies, and while I can use Multiple Copy and set it to work overnight, hopefully there will be some tuning that can be done to enable copy performance more consistent with overall performance of PMS.
I'm running OS X version, 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB, gigabit ethernet.
Here's a discussion of this issue in relation to other media servers:
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I'm also running to some audio sync issues (that is, when streaming audio is fine, but when playing after copy, there's sync issues). I'll try to identify if this is happening with specific types of audio tracks.


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Published: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 1:20 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 7:26 p.m.
SARASOTA COUNTY - Warm Mineral Springs likely will close to the public for a while, and an outside mediator may be needed to resolve a city-county conflict over the property's management, Sarasota County leaders said Tuesday.
It was another day of angry recriminations in the saga over one of the region's most unusual attractions, the only warm spring in a state with the world's largest concentration of cool freshwater springs.
County leaders were responding to the North Port City Commission's vote Monday to reject the county's $2 million purchase offer for the city's half of the property, which the governments jointly acquired in 2010 for $5.5 million.
County Commissioner Christine Robinson said the lack of a counteroffer from the city leaves officials with no clear way forward. "I think that ultimately their inability to bring a solution to the table is virtually ensuring the closure of Warm Mineral Springs in June," Robinson said.
An agreement with the private company that runs the spa, restaurant and bathing area at the attraction expires on June 30.
That contract cannot be extended and it will take at least 90 days to hire a replacement vendor, County Administrator Randall Reid said Tuesday.
That leaves roughly a month to resolve the dispute, but city and county leaders seem further apart than ever. "There's a high possibility it could shut down for some period of time," Reid said.
The county is preparing for a drawn-out fight over the property.
Commissioners voted unanimously to have county staff prepare a list of options for proceeding and have it ready for the board in two weeks.
One of those options will be sending a letter to the city requesting a formal dispute resolution process with an outside mediator.
County Attorney Stephen DeMarsh said state law requires government agencies that are at odds to go through non-binding dispute resolution.
"It indicates there's a disagreement we want to try and resolve short of litigation," DeMarsh said.
Commissioner Nora Patterson expressed hope that the city and county could agree on a short-term solution that would allow a new vendor to manage the property temporarily.
"I'm not willing to see the springs close while we arm-wrestle with North Port," Patterson said. "So if this stays stalemated much longer I would suggest we do a short-term" contract.
But Robinson said it's not clear the city wants to do anything but sell the property.
Both parties need to agree on any management plan, including a short-term vendor contract.
"I'm not as confident as you are that there would be an agreement on a short-term" contract, Robinson told Patterson.
"I didn't say I was confidant," Patterson responded.
New city leaders have expressed remorse about buying the springs. They have raised concerns about overdevelopment, and questioned whether the government should have taken over a private business.
"I'm not interested in getting my constituents in the business of business," North Port Mayor Linda Yates said Monday.
The springs became public property after a former owner struggled to make the private business work and lost the attraction to foreclosure in 2009. A lender seized the property and sold it to the city and county.
North Port initially sought to buy the springs on its own to promote economic development, settling on a $6.3 million price before the county agreed to get involved.
County commissioners unanimously expressed frustration with their city counterparts Tuesday. Instead of making a counteroffer to the county, the City Commission voted to shop its half of the property around to state and federal agencies.
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Wednesday's most visible 9/11 remembrance in the D.C. area was a very large gathering of motorcyclists that did not come without controversy.
The so-called "2 Million Bikers To DC" ride was fueled by patriotism -- but also by anger -- at being denied a permit to conduct a counter demonstration to another controversial event in the city.
An estimated 10-thousand bikers -- rallying around the mall and memorials in downtown Washington. This was the ride dubbed "2 Million Bikers Ride 2 DC."
The parade of riders stretched miles on the outer loop of the Capital Beltway in Maryland, organized on Facebook as a counter demonstration to what was originally dubbed the "Million Muslim March" on the mall, an event that morphed into a relatively small gathering called the "Million Americans Against Fear."
But the anger that fueled this 9-11 biker rally was clear.
The bikers gathered early at the Harley Davidson of Washington dealership in Fort Washington, Prince George's County.
Angry, the group had been denied a permit to parade in Washington by the National Park Service, which cited a potential severe disruption of traffic and fears the event would negatively impact other visitors.
Themes of patriotism and remembrance for 9-11 victims ran deep, but so did politics, which caught some bystanders by surprise.
Once on the road, it took an hour to clear the estimated 10-thousand bikes out of Fort Washington, resulting in an extended closure of Indianhead Highway. By the time they were at the mall, the riders had broken into groups, the ride loud, big and peaceful.


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Taking Office Feuds From the Cubicle to the Boxing Ring
Forget mediation, the silent treatment or even an awkward office shouting match. One group of feuding coworkers is putting up their dukes.
At least, that's the premise of "White Collar Brawlers," airing Tuesday on the Esquire Network. (Watch a clip here.)
"We've all dreamed about it. Taking down an obnoxious colleague, pummeling a workplace rival, knocking out an overbearing boss," a narrator intones during a promotional video for the show. "But until offices install boxing rings in the break rooms, there is 'White Collar Brawlers.'"
Enter Ryan Sainsott and Andrew Devine: one-time friends and roommates who work together as financial planners at a consumer-goods company in New York.
The first episode opens with a semi-bloody snippet of a fight scene and then quickly jumps to the office. Sainsott and Devine (who appear to work at Macy's, according to Google search results) used to eat lunch together every day and go to the movies on the weekends. But a legal dispute over an apartment rental put a rift in their relationship.
"I blame Ryan for that wholeheartedly, and he's never taken responsibility, which is why I want to put my fist in his face," says Devine, 27.
Flash to six weeks of training at a Brooklyn boxing gym – push-ups, jumping rope, sparring matches that end with a bloody nose. It's all leading up to a final fight where the guys' friends, family and coworkers (picture "Rocky" but with lots of button-downshirts) gather ringside to watch Devine and Sainsott duke it out.
"I think we are going to punch each other and hit each other until we can't move anymore," Devine's voice intones over a pre-fight shot of him drinking raw eggs from a glass. "The word bloodbath comes to mind."
Because this is reality television, there's also plenty of talk about "the journey" and "catharsis." The two hug each other at the end and Sainsott's boss attests that his work has gotten better; he seems more focused and disciplined.
In its way, the show reflects an increasingly competitive world and workplace, says Matt Hanna, a producer on the show.
"I don't feel like it sends a bad message at all," he says. "It's not fight club in a spare basement where there are no rules."
Workplace violence is a serious issue. And while "White Collar Brawlers" may tap into our jokey aggressions toward the people we spend the day with, a recent poll from workplace communications firm the Marlin Company found, disturbingly, that 11% of workers reported "being angered by a co-worker to the point where they felt like striking him or her but didn't."
Joel Dvoskin, a psychologist who helps companies with workplace violence prevention, says the new Esquire show could be fodder for workplace bullies. Instead of viewing depictions of violence in the workplace on TV, people need to learn to talk out office disputes and keep a cool head.
Sainsott and Devine say their televised fisticuffs helped them to confront their issues and move on, though they're still not eating lunch together again.
"There is still a rivalry, but we respect each other," Devine says.


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Disc Golf Live wrote:Detra319 wrote:My real dream is that someone somehow takes out both Harbaugh's at midfield before the game. Seriously, don't they both strike you as the guy you hated when you were younger, but these 2 found the only 2 spots ever where that works?
Played 9th grade football with John, he was a fine fellow as far as I was concerned. Jim was a bit more brash and cocky, didn't know him much. He was QB at UM for a couple years while I was there, I suppose he was as easy to "hate" as any BMOC. Both these guys were deep into football as very young men, no surprise to those who knew them they'd be successful.
Good to hear from someone who knows them, not just how ESPN portrays them.


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Discover the courses you'll take as a movement and exercise science major in the Plan of Study.
Physical education graduates often continue their education at the graduate level or are employed in related fields, such as commercial and industrial fitness, personal training and sports management. Physical education-teaching graduates from UNI are highly recruited by school districts throughout the state of Iowa and across the nation. Recent graduates are employed as teachers at the elementary, middle school and secondary levels.
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Excellent teaching faculty recognized for their contributions to the field, nationally and internationally
Opportunities to participate in state and national organizations for physical educators
Opportunity to participate in the student Physical Education Club
National recognition by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance of an outstanding physical education major and dance minor selected annually by the Physical Education Division faculty
Kappa Delta Pi international honor society for education students with cumulative grade point averages above 3.25
Student can build a program to meet their career goals
Excellent laboratory facilities to support student research and independent study
Opportunities to pursue research in a direction of the students choosing, with faculty guidance
Experiential learning opportunities with participants of all age groups
Excellent teaching major
Endorsement in all states
Teacher education induction convocations to honor students admitted to teacher education
Variety of student teaching sites, including 10 centers in Iowa, plus centers in Omaha; San Antonio; and Okinawa, Japan, as well as other state and international sites
Opportunities to student teach in major and minor without additional time requirement
All-Iowa Teacher Recruiting Fair and the UNI Overseas Recruiting Fair, regarded worldwide as one of the foremost teacher recruiting events
Student Outcomes Assessments developed to ensure that students meet outcomes faculty feel are important in becoming a quality physical educator
Endorsement to be a head coach of any sport upon completion of teaching degree
Experiential learning opportunities with students from preschool through high school
The Wellness/Recreation Center (WRC) serves as the primary instructional and research center of the School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services. In addition, the WRC provides a focus for the recreation/wellness needs of students, faculty and staff members of the university. The WRC integrates these two functions in a way that allows the simultaneous use of the facility, without compromising the integrity of either function.
This bold new facility provides state-of-the-art space for classrooms, laboratories, and faculty and staff offices. Space designed for research, teaching, and public service includes the exercise physiology laboratory, biomechanics laboratory, psychomotor behavior laboratory, athletic training laboratory, and the wellness resources laboratory. Activity areas include five aerobic/dance studios, six handball/racquetball courts, two multipurpose courts, a one-tenth mile jogging track, fitness/conditioning areas, a nearly 40-foot high climbing wall, leisure pool, instructional pool with seating for 300, and an outdoor pursuits center.
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Children and teens whose families live in poverty are often persuaded to go seek work with promises of steady pay. Tragically, as Khamsieng's story illustrates, they often end up in a vicious cycle of exploitation.
In early 2004, a broker came to the village in Laos where 15-year-old Khamsieng* lived with her family. The broker was recruiting young men and women to go work in neighboring Thailand.
Among the promises he made: high wages, accommodation, and food provided by employers. He also said he would cover the costs of getting there.
It sounded like a great deal at the time — and because Khamsieng's family desperately needed money for their house, she decided to go to earn some.
Not long after her departure, however, she realized that what she had gotten herself into wasn't at all what it originally seemed.
Khamsieng was taken to be a housemaid, where she was made to cook, clean, do laundry, and occasionally work on a rubber plantation. She was paid a fraction of the money she had been promised — receiving around U.S. $70 a year for her labor.
The rest, she was told, was being deposited into a bank account for her.
Even the amount she saw was of little use, of course, because she had no way to send it back to Laos to help her family. Ironically, if she had simply stayed in her home village, she could have helped them more by working on the family farm.
Khamsieng's working conditions were harsh. Her employers regularly shouted abuse at her and refused to let her rest when she was sick. The house where she worked was guarded day and night, so she couldn't leave.
Incredibly, Khamsieng endured this ordeal for eight years, saving what she could so she had enough money to pay for the bus fare back to Laos. The tipping point came when she became seriously ill, and her employer insisted that she keep working.
Khamsieng knew it was time to go. She escaped by to climbing a tree near the perimeter wall in the middle of the night. She then walked nervously to a nearby train station, constantly terrified that her captors would find her and force her back.
Thankfully, they didn't. She took a train into Bangkok before getting on a bus to Laos.
When she reached Laos, she received help from the government and was connected with World Vision's human trafficking prevention project, which helped her to return to her village and reunite with her family.
She was also offered vocational training, and World Vision helped her find a legitimate job. She now works at a local guesthouse, where she earns enough money to be able to help her parents.
Khamsieng finally feels safe and has hopes for the future. She wants to learn how to sew and use the skill to get another job.
Since 2008, World Vision has assisted 127 children and young adults affected by trafficking in Laos, part of our efforts to fight exploitation through forced labor, sex slavery, and other horrific practices.
Khamsieng's story highlights a broader global crisis: There are over 20 million people in slavery worldwide, more than at any other time in human history. Some 5.5 million children are trafficked annually for forced labor or sexual exploitation.
Thanks to the advocacy of concerned citizens, the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act finally passed the Senate and House of Representatives in February 2013, after having expired for more than a year.
Now, World Vision's priority is to ensure that funding is made available to implement the law, which represents the cornerstone of U.S. efforts to fight modern-day slavery.
*The girl's name has been changed to protect her identity.
Read more about World Vision's child protection efforts worldwide.
Please pray for children and families left vulnerable to trafficking because of vicious poverty. Pray for the international will to fight this terrible practice, and pray that those who participate in it would be held accountable and would be reformed.
Contact your members of Congress today. Ask them to support strong funding to fight modern-day slavery through the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. We're not asking for more money; we're just seeking to ensure that anti-trafficking initiatives are not cut.
Make a one-time donation to World Vision's Children in Crisis Fund — or give monthly to provide support for exploited children. Your contribution will help us bring critical assistance to children who have faced nightmares, using interventions like trauma counseling, medical care, nutritious food, safe shelter, education, vocational training, and more.


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No answer on who's the next 'Doctor Who'
Panel celebrates the legendary show's 50th anniversary, reminiscing through five decades of Doctors, but fans wanted to know who's replacing Matt Smith
At Comic-Con International on Sunday, the 50th anniversary celebration of "Doctor Who" was all about the fans.
They came dressed up like characters from the show, and many brought props, raising their iconic sonic screwdrivers in the air and doing the show's signature clap as cast and creators came on stage.
They came to see tons of footage of upcoming episodes and even footage honoring past "Doctors," which had many in the audience teary-eyed.
And they came to ask questions of series stars Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman and series producer Steven Moffat, who writes the highly successful science-fiction show about a time-traveling humanoid alien. They were joined by writer/executive producer Mark Gatiss and actor David Bradley, the star of "An Adventure in Space and Time," a feature-length BBC show that will tell the story of the show's inception, back in 1963.
But one of the most important questions — who's going to replace exiting star Smith — was left unanswered.
"We haven't done that yet," he said.
Smith, who is exiting the show later this year, said the experience has "been the most fabulous journey. I'm very proud of what we've achieved. I take a lot of friends with me, and we're going to try to make it the best Christmas episode … a real belter."
In response, fans yelled: "Thank you, Matt!"
"I just wanted to say thank you for all your support and encouragement," Smith responded, genuinely.
One fan thanked the cast for helping her through her time in the hospital fighting bone cancer as she watched the show every day.
Another asked the cast about filming in America, which they recently did. Smith said he wants to film his final episode here as well.
Moffat said he was grateful for their warm welcome when shooting in the U.S. and added that the show's creators have been surprised that the show has caught on with 20somethings in the U.S. because in the U.K., its biggest fanbase has been children and their parents.
And speaking of the U.S., Smith said American fans are definitely louder than fans in the U.K., and that they were extremely impressed by the costumes of "Doctor Who" fans at Comic-Con. He talked about how he and Coleman liked to surprise fans in San Diego by leaning out of their car windows and saying hello to fans dressed as Doctor or Clara.
With the show spanning through 50 years, one fan asked how the cast and creators would describe the Doctor, considering he's a character who stays the same even though he's been played by different actors.
"He lives in the moment all the time. He never really looks back. He's a creature of the moment right now," Moffat said. "He's all the ages at once as well. I think Matt (Smith) to date has done the best to combine the old man and the child. He doesn't know he's the hero."
The show offered footage that spanned through 50 years of the show that had many fans in tears.
Moffat jumped in to talk about what it felt like to step into such a legacy and work on the show. He said it would have been a waste to be nervous of overwhelmed by the pressure.
"You feel unbelievable excited. What's the point in feeling afraid? Even if I do it badly, it's cool" he joked. "It's been the a thrill and the trip of my lifetime. I still adore it and I'm still a fan."
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31Mike Hilliard
2002 Second Team All-MAAC
Came back after missing the 2001 campaign (hand injury) to put together one of the top seasons ever by a Duquesne running back ... stepped in for all-time leading rusher Donte Small and ran for 1,310 yards -- the second-highest single-season total in school history ... also tied the school record with 14 rushing TDs ... is the eighth leading returning rusher in NCAA Division I-AA ... accounted for 68 percent of DU's rushing yardage and 60 percent of the Dukes' rushing attempts ... was named Second Team All-MAAC and also earned a spot on the Verizon Academic All-America Second Team ... was a two-year member of the track team where he posted a best time of 11.38 in the 100-meter dash in 2002 ... also ran on the 4x100 relay team that finished sixth in the Atlantic 10 in 2001
As a junior (2002): Came back from a hand injury to lead the Dukes in rushing with 1,310 yards on 303 carries (4.3 ypc.) ... finished 11th nationally with an average of 109.2 rushing yards per game ... his 1,310 rushing yards were the second- highest single-season total in school history ... tied the school record with 14 rushing touchdowns ... ran for at least one score in 10 of 12 games ... also caught 15 passes for 86 yards ... topped the 100-yard rushing mark seven times with a career-high 205 yards on 36 carries vs. Iona ... totaled 643 of his 1,310 rushing yards during a four-game span in late-October, early-November ... posted a career-long 34-yard run in the mud at La Salle on his way to 122 yards ... followed that with 205 at Iona, 143 at Canisius and 173 vs. Fairfield ... caught a season-high three passes for 23 yards at Canisius ... entered the season with 334 career rushing yards on 53 carries
As a junior (2001-medical redshirt): Saw his season ended by a hand injury suffered in the opener vs. VMI ... was granted a medical hardship season ... carried six times for 33 yards and a nine-yard TD vs. the Keydets prior to the injury
As a sophomore (2000): Finished third on the team with 29 carries for 209 yards ... his 7.2 ypc. average was the best on the squad ... ran for 64 yards on five carries in the snow at Canisius ... added 48 yards on six rushes vs. Marist and 47 yards on four carries vs. Iona ... scored from 24 yards out vs. Marist and added a nineyard TD run vs. Iona ... posted a then career-long 31-yard jaunt at Canisius ... led the Dukes with 111 yards on 21 punt returns ... also returned eight kickoffs for 108 yards
As a freshman (1999): Saw action in all 11 games ... led the team with 21 punt returns for 190 yards ... his 9.0 yards per return average ranked 46th nationally ... carried the ball 18 times for 92 yards (5.1 ypc.), including eight totes for 48 yards vs. St. Peter's ... finished the season with two pass receptions for 11 yards, including a two-yard score vs.Siena ... returned four kickoffs for 57 yards
Personal: Three-time member of the MAAC All-Academic team (2000, 2001 and 2002) ... has also been named to the DU Director of Athletics Honor Roll ... full name is Michael Ward Hilliard ... major: finance ... date of birth: 9/19/80.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- While small in scale, scattered protests targeting buses filled with tech workers have highlighted a larger issue: the growing gap between those benefiting from the Bay Area's tech boom and those who have been left behind.
The protesters insist their anger is not aimed at the tech workers themselves, but rather at the inequities highlighted by the tech industry, which generates enormous wealth that provides big paychecks and attractive perks -- including free transportation and free gourmet food -- to workers whose ability to pay has helped push up rents. Many of those outside the tech industry, meanwhile, have seen their rents rise beyond their reach as their salaries have remained flat, or even fallen, over recent years.
"All of those buses you see lined up are a clear symbol of a larger story," said Santa Clara University psychology professor Tom Plante. "It's not that the buses are the problem. It's what those buses represent that's the problem."
The average rent in San Francisco shot up 11.9 percent -- to $3,096 per month -- in the third quarter of this year from the same period last year. In Oakland, the average rental price is $2,124, up 10.3 percent from last year, according to RealFacts, while San Jose's average rent rose 9.2 percent, to $2,015.
Protesters say they also resent that the private buses in San Francisco pick up and drop off workers at spaces reserved for public Muni buses that are marked with signs warning of $271 penalties for violators -- fines that protesters say should have added up to millions of dollars in penalties so far against Google (GOOG), Yahoo (YHOO), Apple (AAPL) and other companies.
Neither Apple nor Yahoo responded to requests for comment. Google said in an email that, "We certainly don't want to cause any inconvenience to SF Bay Area residents and we and others in our industry are working with SFMTA (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) to agree on a policy on shuttles in the city."
Carl Guardino, president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, called the protests "misplaced anger."
The people on these buses are hardworking individuals just trying to get to their jobs, he said, and don't "deserve to have rocks thrown at them and glass flung on them," Guardino said. "Let's also not forget the perspective that each bus that seats 50 people prevents 50 cars on our freeways carrying just one person."
The companies represented by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, most of them technology based, have contributed $50 million over the last 13 years for affordable housing, Guardino said.
The protests began in June at San Francisco's annual Pride parade when Erin McElroy, Leslie Dreyer and others raised $2,000 to rent a private bus similar to the ones Google uses, and then decorated it with a giant decal that read, "GET OUT: Gentrification Eviction Technologies."
The 30 protesters who marched alongside the fake Google bus passed out postcards with information on California's Ellis Act. The act allows mass evictions on rent-controlled units -- usually to convert rental units to condominiums -- as are occurring in San Francisco's Mission District.
That was followed by several other protests, including three last week, one involving a Facebook bus in San Francisco, and two targeting Google buses in Oakland. One of the Google buses had its tires slashed and rear window smashed.
Craig Frost, a contractor with Google, was aboard the vandalized bus when he tweeted a picture of a profanity-laced flier protesters handed out that read, "If you want a Bay Area where the ultrarich are pitted against hundreds of thousands of poor people, keep doing what you're doing. You'll have a nice revolution outside your door."
The flier ended in profanity with, "GET ... OUT OF OAKLAND!"
Paula Tejada received an Ellis Act eviction notice this summer for her rent-controlled flat in the Mission and worries about her future -- and whether she can continue running her popular empanada shop, Chile Lindo.
"Thanks to the fact that I have rent control, I was able to build a business that contributes so much to the community," Tejada told this newspaper. "It's ironic that (real estate) developers all the time bring clients to Chile Lindo to show them how quaint the neighborhood is. But when I got my Ellis Act eviction notice, my first thought was to sell the business and leave the city. There's an emergency going on and the blocking of the Google buses is drawing attention to the issue."
While the protests have been held in San Francisco and Oakland, the income gap is widening throughout the Bay Area. Professor Plante's son is a senior at Menlo-Atherton High School, where some of his classmates grow up with private jets and exotic vacation homes -- while a third of the incoming freshmen will not graduate, he said.
"We affectionately say that three (students) will go to Yale and three will go to jail," Plante said. "That's amazing in Silicon Valley, but it illustrates why people are frustrated that only a small percentage of people enjoy great wealth while the poverty around here is remarkable."
Plante jokes to his techie neighbors that he and his wife, Lori, are waiting for a knock on the door of their Los Altos home -- followed by an eviction notice.
"They're going to say, 'You are both too low-tech for Silicon Valley and you're going to have to move,' " Plante said. "Unless you're a tech person or a venture capitalist, you feel like you don't belong here."
Contact Dan Nakaso at 408-271-3648. Follow him at Twitter.com/dannakaso.


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Major Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Transmission Project Announced
October 20, 2010
Offshore wind turbines like these could use the transmission capacity proposed by Google Inc. and others.
A major wind energy transmission project, the Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC), was announced October 12 by a group led by transmission company Trans-Elect and sponsored by Good Energies, Google Inc., and Marubeni Corporation, a Japanese trading firm. The project, which is intended to boost offshore wind energy along the Mid-Atlantic Coast, will help create thousands of jobs, improve consumer access to clean energy sources, and increase the reliability of the region's existing power grid.
When complete, the project will connect 6,000 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind power, enough to serve roughly 1.9 million households, and it can be expanded to accommodate additional offshore wind energy as the industry further develops. The use of high-voltage direct current technology allows for easier integration and control of multiple wind farms while avoiding the electrical losses associated with more typical high-voltage alternating current lines. With this strong backbone in place, larger and more energy efficient wind farms can connect to offshore power hubs farther out to sea. These power hubs will in turn be connected via sub-sea cables to the strongest, highest capacity parts of the land-based transmission system. The Mid-Atlantic region offers more than 60,000 MW of offshore wind potential in the relatively shallow waters of the outer continental shelf.
The filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission later this year will outline details of the project, including how it benefits consumers and businesses by improving power flows across the region. The project will continue collaborating with developers and officials to map the optimal path for the line. Before construction can begin, the project will need approval from federal, state, regional, and local regulators as well as from PJM Interconnection, the region's grid operator. See the press release on the AWC Web site.


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How to Watch March Madness at Work
Post updated, 4:10 p.m.
You've heard that March Madness can harm workplace productivity and hog bandwidth. But so long as tip-offs happen during work hours, employees are still going to watch the tourney.
With that in mind, here are some ways to watch the NCAA games at the office—and not get fired.
NCAA.com offers the "Boss Button," which allows you to watch games online without getting caught. Should your boss pass by, just click and – wham! – your browser window fills with professional-looking emails.
Howcast offers useful tips, such as getting in early on game days to tackle work before the noon matchups, and suggests employees wear a headset while streaming games so that colleagues assume you're on an important call and cannot be disturbed. Another favorite: As the tournament progresses, schedule minor medical procedures that require some at-home days of recovery. (If you're near Cape Cod, perhaps consider scheduling a vasectomy, enjoying some free pizza while you're at it.)
Another trick is to tell your boss you need to take some visitors out to a long lunch, says Village Voice – not that we'd condone lying, of course.
Or you can just watch openly and dare the boss to take action. Some employers this year are actually warming up to March Madness and other activities that involve streaming content, one recent study suggests.
Fewer than half of IT professionals surveyed say their companies block, throttle or ban non-work related streaming content, according to the 2013 March Madness survey by Modis, the IT division of professional staffing firm Adecco. That's down from 65% last year. The study polled 500 IT professionals by phone in February.
In addition, a recent OfficeTeam poll of 1,000 senior managers found that 20% felt March Madness activities helped improve employee morale, while only 4% felt they had a negative impact.
As more companies store their applications in the cloud, network overload has become less of a concern, says Modis president Jack Cullen. Plus, he says, managers have become reluctant to crack down on an activity that boosts camaraderie and morale, since other ways to boost workers' spirits, such as raises, are still in short supply.
"There's a fear of taking that away," he says. "There is some positive buzz from people talking to each other. It does create a fun, friendly environment."
Of course, if all else fails, you can always track the games on your smartphone. LATimes has this nifty rundown of apps that can be used by iPhone and Android users.
Update, 4 p.m. Thursday: The "Boss Button" appears on NCAA.com's website. An earlier version of this post incorrectly stated that the button was recently introduced.
Related: Leslie Kwoh has details on The News Hub.


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Sarah Pullman | July 25, 2006
By Sarah Pullman • Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 03:00
Most interesting, of course, if we may toot our own horn, is the piece about what we're up to here at the DeSmogBlog.
The only answer, the DeSmog team decided, is to go after the credibility of those attempting to create confusion around climate change, something they have done with relish and great effect, doing investigations into the backgrounds of prominent skeptics, pointing out how often they are in the employ of industry, or lack climate credentials, or are known extremists ideologically ("some of these guys are very… unusual people, so to say"), and then sharing that information with the media through outreach and Google-bombing campaigns. They've been doing an increasingly effective job of destroying the credibility of denialists, helping to defang what may be one of the most morally criminal PR campaigns in world history.
We've got an audio interview to go with this piece – the actual conversation between Alex Steffen (editor of WorldChanging) and Jim Hoggan, which will be posted here shortly. I'll update this post when I've got the link!
In the meantime, enjoy… and don't forget to check out the rest of their great coverage at WorldChanging. They've got a veritable treasure trove of stuff about climate change for your reading enjoyment, along with many other issues too.
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Wednesday's letters: You would think ...'
Published: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 6:38 p.m.
You would think that before the Flat Rock Village Council proceeds to spend upward of $2 million for the purchase of the Highland Lake golf course to develop it into a park, it would be sure that such an expenditure is what the majority of Flat Rock residents want.
Since this project has been under consideration for months, the Village asked residents to respond to an online survey or to send emails expressing their feelings about this very expensive venture. There are 3,127 residents in Flat Rock. The total number of in favor responses from the online survey and emails was only 163 residents. That is only 5.2 percent of all the residents of Flat Rock!
Several residents in attendance stated that they felt the financial cost data, which was presented to mitigate the need for an increase in taxes at some point in the future, was substantially understated. One resident suggested that a written vote should be taken before the council goes forward with this purchase, but that suggestion seemed to be ignored.
The Council will be voting on this important matter Thursday.
Mike Loftus
Flat Rock
Not a leader
To the editor: Politician, yes. Leader, no.
Not surprisingly, we see in the news recently that our president rejected the idea of his having budget-cut flexibility regarding the sequestration funding cuts. At his recent rally in a Virginia shipyard (clearly meant to demonize his opposition in Congress and those hateful, uncaring Republicans!), he stated that he didnt want to have to choose between funding for the disabled kid, or the poor kid.
Im sure he didnt, because that would have meant he would offend some people, i.e. voters. Sorry, Mr. President, but thats the difference between a leader and a politician. Leaders sometimes have to make tough decisions. More and more, we the people are seeing exactly what he is. And its clearly not a leader, Im sad to say.
John Knapp
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13.77 Whilst I acknowledge that the reliability of the eye-witness evidence is variable, what is to me striking about that category of evidence is the similarity of the accounts and the extent to which they are consistent with the documentary evidence. The account of, for example, Tauber, is so clear and detailed that, in my judgment, no objective historian would dismiss it as invention unless there were powerful reasons for doing so. Tauber's account is corroborated by and corroborative of the accounts given by others such as Jankowski and Dragon. Their descriptions marry up with Olere's drawings. The evidence of other eye-witnesses, such as Hoss and Broad, would in my view appear credible to a dispassionate student of Auschwitz. There is no evidence of cross-pollination having occurred. It is in the circumstances an unlikely explanation for the broad similarity of the accounts in this category.
13.78 My conclusion is that the various categories of evidence do "converge" in the manner suggested by the Defendants. I accept their contention which I have summarised in paragraph 7.75 above. My overall assessment of the totality of the evidence that Jews were killed in large numbers in the gas chambers at Auschwitz is that it would require exceedingly powerful reasons to reject it. Irving has argued that such reasons do exist.


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Fayetteville, NC--The Augusta RiverHawks hit the road Thursday night for their first game of three this week with their first opponent presenting quite the challenge, the team atop the SPHL standings, the Fayetteville FireAntz. While the RiverHawks' have kept the contests relatively close with the FireAntz so far this season, the Team was more than determined to propel themselves to a much-needed victory, little did they know it would come in such an amazing comeback fashion.
The first period ended up being about as even as two teams could imagine. Both clubs posted 17 shots on net and both teams managed to stay out of the penalty box. Two pucks would find their way into the back of the net, with Fayetteville striking first on a rebound attempt from John Clewlow. It would take a few minutes, but Ian Watters (assist Matt Atsoff) would answer for Augusta with just over four minutes left in the period.
Fayetteville did not waste any time in the second, as they were able to sneak one past RiverHawks' netminder BJ O'Brien only thirty seconds into the period. While it could not qualify as an attractive one, the FireAntz hacked their way to their third goal less than four minutes later. Kyle Watson would be charged with the game's first penalty at 8:09, awarding the League's leading powerplay squad a golden opportunity to increase their lead to three. However, Augusta's penalty kill would prove to be the stronger of the two this time. It would not take long before the FireAntz would add insult to injury and go up 4-1 on the 'Hawks with a shot from reigning SPHL Easton Player of the Month, Josh McQuade. Augusta interim head coach Mark Richards would then make the call to replace O'Brien with back-up goaltender, Robby Moss. A glimmer of hope for the 'Hawks would come with thirty-four seconds left as Faytteville was called for their first penalty of the contest. While the RiverHawks were not able to convert before the buzzer sounded, they would begin the final period of regulation on a powerplay.
The 'Hawks' woes would continue in the third, as the final seconds of the powerplay dwindled down without Augusta adding any tallies. However, Shawn Skelly would enliven the RiverHawks' offense with the help of Team captain Matt Auffrey, shortly thereafter, to cut Fayetteville's lead to 4-2. The RiverHawks' penalty kill would receive another challenge after Jason Price was called for a cross-checking penalty. The FireAntz' hopes were doused quickly when Kyle Watson made his way down the ice and chipped in a short-handed goal just a few seconds into the Antz' powerplay to bring his club within one. Watson's goal seemed to open the flood gates, as seconds later, Watters recorded his second of the game to tie the contest at 4-4. The 'Hawks continued their scoring-fury, with goals coming in quick succession from Skelly to go up by one, and then again by Taylor McReynolds to increase the Team's lead to 6-4. The RiverHawks would not stop at six goals. Pat Schafer put the final cap on the night with an emptynet goal to record the final score at 7-4.
Moss stopped all eleven shots he faced after coming in, in relief of O'Brien.
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Michael Switzer (1)
Matt Atsoff (1)
Ian Watters (3)
Taylor McReynolds (1)
Kyle Watson (1)
Pat Schafer (1)
Shawn Skelly (3)
Ian Jensen (1)
Matt Auffrey (1)
The 'Hawks will return to home ice for games both tomorrow night and Saturday night as the Mississippi Surge enter the James Brown Arena for the first time this season. Friday is Tribute to Veterans Night with Greenworks, when discounts are available at the Box Office for members of the military, both active and retired. Saturday night is Heroes Night as the RiverHawks pay tribute to local police, firefighters, and EMS workers who also may take advantage of ticket discounts at the Box Office. Both games are set for 7:35PM start times.For more information, call the RiverHawks at 706 993 2645 or visit www.augustariverhawks.com.


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Definition of exaggerate in English:
verb[with object]
- As soon as he walked in all cameras focused on him and his hero pals made an exaggerated show of affection towards him.
- This can lead to exaggerated food portions or over consumption of calories.
- We in the West have done far more than the Russians to publicise the fact that our children embody all of our exaggerated fears today.
- Example sentences
- Sitting in the office where he has been busily preparing to lead election-night coverage, he is clearly fired up by an otherwise uninspiring campaign, chuckling, giggling, contriving exaggeratedly actorish expressions.
- You'll all be happy to know that I escaped my self-made prison without too much trouble, although I nearly slipped and fell when I tried to make an exaggeratedly large step well over the possible height of any of my candles.
- After returning across the bridge, she shed her veils, exaggeratedly made-up her face and disappeared among the pedestrians travelling south along the waterfront.
- Example sentences
- There have been movie - makers who have stepped out of the realms of exaggerative patriotism and have dared to show America and its people for what they really are.
- I must admit even though I am on the receiving end of all this exaggerative policing, I am grateful for the sense of safety it promotes.
- You have an overly exaggerative imagination.
- Example sentences
- May you survive the tempests that you are tempting, angering that the ungodly tribe of fibbers, exaggerators and outrageous abusers of power to bludgeon the real number.
- I've gone through the claims and counter-claims, and suspect he was valiant in one incident and a whiner or exaggerator in others.
- But the fact that he's a serial exaggerator is exactly why this story should receive attention, not why it should be shrugged off.
Mid 16th century: from Latin exaggerat- 'heaped up', from the verb exaggerare, from ex- 'thoroughly' + aggerare 'heap up' (from agger 'heap'). The word originally meant 'pile up, accumulate', later 'intensify praise or blame', giving rise to current senses.
To exaggerate was originally 'to pile up, accumulate', and later 'to make much of, emphasize'. It comes from Latin exaggerare 'to heap up', from agger 'heap'. Mark Twain is usually credited with saying, in response to an incorrect story that he had died, 'Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated'. In fact, he said 'The report of my death was an exaggeration'—in the New York Journal, on 2 June 1897.
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Lindsay Lohan has been banned from Britney Spears' Las Vegas shows.
In Touch magazine reported Spears' father and conservator Jamie Spears has decreed Lohan can't see his daughter perform at Planet Hollywood during her two-year residency, because she's potentially a bad influence on Spears.
I remember being banned from being friends with another kid because I was a bad influence ... in fourth grade.
"Lindsay has always been a big fan of Britney and would love to attend a show," a source reportedly told In Touch. "But there's no way she would ever get on the VIP list, because Brit's dad has a strict 'No Lindsay' rule."
How about Lindsey Vonn? Or Lindsay Wagner?
The magazine said it's a policy the 32-year-old's father has had in place since 2007, when the girls partied together in the L.A. club scene.
"Jamie always felt that Lindsay was a bad influence on Britney," the source supposedly said. "He wants to keep Britney on the straight and narrow, and that means not being around Lindsay ever again."
Contact Tony Hicks at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/insertfoot.


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The special program for our regular November monthly meeting will be on THURSDAY, November 17, the week before the third Monday.
We will car pool to Sulphur Springs to tour the genealogy library of the Hopkins County Genealogical Society, then meet with them at their regular meeting that evening. The third Thursday (Sulphur Springs night) falls before the third Monday this month. We will gather at the Quitman Public Library parking lot at 5:00 p.m. and caravan to SS, dine, and visit. Anyone who does not want to drive over but to ride over with one of us just be at the parking lot no later than 5:00 p.m. We are looking for recommendations for a place to eat in Sulphur Springs before going to their library. Anyone with a suggestion, please contact President Ronnie Vance .
We hope you will plan to join us so that we can have a good representation when we meet with our Hopkins County friends.
We will still meet the next Monday (third Monday), November 21, at the Quitman Library at 6 p.m. to help people with genealogy or cut out obituaries, but we will not have the program part of the meeting (this time only) at 7 p.m. that night. Those who wish to can meet with us at Peralta's at 5 p.m. Monday night, November 21 for our pre-meeting eating and visiting time. By the way, it's not necessary to eat when meeting with us there. If you just want to visit pre-meeting feel free to come on.
If you know a local member who does not get email, would you please call them and tell them about our special program plans for November.


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Did you know?
The University of Pretoria's Mapungubwe Museum displays the largest archaeological collection of gold artefacts in sub-Saharan Africa.
The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Mapungubwe was once the capital of a country as large as Swaziland, surrounded by more than 200 satellite towns.
Now the stones and bones and venerable baobabs of Mapungubwe are at rest in the Limpopo Valley, and today form a World Heritage Site and national park.
Archaeologists have been carefully picking over the ruins for decades, and they tell us the rule of the Kingdom of Mapungubwe extended from about 1050 AD to 1270 AD, just as Europe was struggling through the Dark Ages and dealing with a rampant Genghis Khan.
They say a mini Ice Age stripped the area of its resources, effectively bringing the kingdom down. Not long after the demise of Mapungubwe, the fortified city of Zimbabwe (capital of the Monomotapa Empire) rose to the east.
Mapungubwe Hill lost many of its treasures over the years.
Even so, there was enough for archaeologists at the University of Pretoria to slowly piece together the story of Mapungubwe. They found human skeletons lying in seated or foetal positions, often with artifacts like beads, ivory, animal bones and pots. Burials on the hill were obviously those of royalty, and vast quantities of gold were found with their remains.
The most intact gold artifact still under safekeeping at the university is the small figurine of a gold rhino.
The beads found at Mapungubwe 'are thought to originate from India, Egypt, Southeast Asia and the Middle East', says Sian Tiley, author of Mapungubwe - South Africa's Crown Jewels. It was a commercial network that would make today's globalised traders envious.
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Mapungubwe National Park
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Mopane Bush Lodge
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How to get here
Drive north on the N1 to the Limpopo town of Musina and turn left (west) on the R572 for about 90-km til you reach the gates of the park.
Best time to visit
From March to October, the conditions are temperate. Mid-summer can be extremely hot.
Tours to do
Book for a walking tour of Mapungubwe Hill at the central office within the park.
Get around
The park is perfect for self-drives, but there are organised game drives available.
What will it cost
Camping costs around R200 a night while cottages start around R950.
Length of stay
To fit in a morning tour of Mapungubwe Hill, it would be best to stay for at least two nights.
What to pack
Pack for the African bushveld: outdoor gear, jacket, big hat.
Where to stay
You can camp, stay in a safari tent or book in to a more luxurious chalet or bush lodge. A short distance outside the park is the semi-luxury Mopane Bush Lodge, which also offers tours.
What to eat
Barbecue (braai) is the most convenient form of catering in the bush, and the most fun.


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This site is so soothing in its green colour (bile green perhaps?) but I like it and would wear it-it suits my autumn colouring
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This site is so soothing in its green colour (bile green perhaps?) but I like it and would wear it-it suits my autumn colouring
Never thought I would love such a large family! And it does become addictive!
Yes Janet you look lovely! It goes with those russet tones (stool brown perhaps?).
You know that is really funny.
Always have and always will.
I also love the little tree.
He's comforting and sweet.
The understated contemporary design of this site is helpful.
Ps. We must tell the web manager... anyone know how?
I like the design and color scheme as well. It is relaxing, like coming home. I think Rick designed the site. I dont know how to get a hold of him, but I have sent Stacy notes, and her E mail is under the "foundation" section, under "contact us".
You may reach him at: firstname.lastname@example.com. I agree, Rick is incredibly talented and devoted to this site. I can't thank him enough for everything he has done.
I hope that he is ready for the mail coming his way,
Hugs to all,
I can't help but think of Kermit the Frog's theme song when I read these posts--"It's Not Easy Being Green". I change it to "It's Not Easy Being Yellow" when I need some comic relief from this cursed jaundice.
Haha rose may, that's cute!! I so too find this site soothing. Sometimes when I dont know what to say or write or think I just watch those clouds slowly moving. It allows me to think "all is going to be okay."
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A new era of Nevada Wolf Pack baseball is about to hit the ground running.
"There is a good enthusiasm around here," Wolf Pack pitcher Adam Whitt said. "There's a lot more energy."
"Everyone is definitely excited," pitcher Colby Blueberg said. "The coaches and the players have really bonded well. We're really getting our team chemistry going."
A new coaching staff and 13 new players will usher in a new season when the Wolf Pack takes on Boston College and Santa Clara in a doubleheader on Friday at Santa Clara.
"I don't want to sound cliché," first-year Pack baseball coach Jay Johnson said this week, "but we really only talk about the day immediately ahead of us. You can talk about winning championships and going to the regionals all you want but that doesn't make you a better team. All we worry about is being confident and prepared for the challenges that day."
Johnson, who spent the past eight seasons as an assistant coach at San Diego, takes over a team that finished just 25-32 last year overall and 11-20 in its first season in the Mountain West in 2013. The 36-year-old Johnson, who has one year of head coaching experience in 2005 at NAIA school Point Loma Nazarene, replaces Gary Powers.
Powers was 937-762 in 31 seasons at Nevada with four NCAA regionals appearances, none since 2000. San Diego went to six regionals and won four West Coast Conference titles under head coach Rich Hill with Johnson as an assistant since 2006.
"I think our players are in a good place right now," Johnson said. "But now we need to go play some games."
Johnson and the new-look Pack won't be able to ease into the season. The Pack will have to play nine important Mountain West games over its first 15 games in the first month of the season.
"We need to see how we respond to challenges," Johnson said. "Maybe it's a blessing in disguise that we get to play Mountain West games right away."
The Wolf Pack's 30-man roster consists of nine freshman, three sophomores, 11 juniors and seven seniors. Among the players gone from last year's team are pitcher Braden Shipley, who went 7-3 with a 2.77 earned run average and 102 strikeouts in 107 innings as well as right fielder (and former Western Nevada player) Brooks Klein, who hit .346 with seven home runs and 42 RBI. Shipley was drafted with the No. 15 overall pick in last June's amateur draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
There are, however, plenty of familiar faces returning from Powers' last team at Nevada. Austin Byler (.346, eight homers, 40 RBI) will move from third base to first base. Kewby Meyer (.302) will move from first base to left field and Brad Gerig (.283) will replace Klein in right field. Also among the returners are catcher Ryan Teel (.231), infielders Kyle Hunt (.216) and Scott Kaplan (.213), outfielder Jay Anderson (.103) and pitchers Tyler Wells (4-6, 4.39), Barry Timko (1-3, 5.11) and Carson High graduates Blueberg (1-0, 5.60) and Whitt (1-4, 3.76).
"Everybody got a fresh start this year," Whitt said. "It was kind of like a big tryout for everyone."
"We've all come together real well," Blueberg said. "The older guys have taken the new guys under their wing."
Whitt and Blueberg will definitely give the Wolf Pack bullpen a Carson High flavor once again this year. The two right-handers were instrumental in stabilizing the bullpen last year and could have an even more important role this year with the closer role up for grabs. Last year's closer, Michael Fain (nine saves), has moved to the starting rotation.
Blueberg, a junior this year, appeared in 22 games and struck out 24 in 27.1 innings last year. Whitt, a sophomore, was arguably the second best Pack pitcher a year ago behind Shipley. He appeared in 24 games and fanned 21 in 26.1 innings while allowing just three extra-base hits all season long. Opponents also hit just .240 off him.
"At the beginning of the year I was real young and I made some rookie mistakes," said Whitt, who allowed two earned runs and a hit without recording an out in his first game against Kansas. "But toward the end of the year I matured. It really gave me confidence going into this year."
The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Whitt seems to be overflowing with confidence.
"My goal is to pitch in every game this season," he said.
He is serious.
"I love the competitiveness he shows with that statement," Johnson said. "That's the type of mindset I want. He throws in the high 80s and he can get both lefthanders and righthanders out. He has the ability to pitch a lot. And sidearm guys like Adam bounce back quicker."
Whitt isn't being selfish when he says he wants to pitch in every game this year.
"I just want my coaches and my teammates to know that I will be ready to contribute and help this team every single day," Whitt said.
Whitt pitched in as many as four consecutive games once last year between April 28 and May 4. He allowed just one run and struck out six in 5.1 innings during that stretch. He also appeared in 11 of 17 games from April 16 through May 16 when he allowed five earned runs in 13.2 innings with 13 strikeouts. After April 16 he never went more than two games in a row without stepping on the mound.
"My goal is to set some records this year," Whitt said. "Whether its saves or appearances or earned run average or whatever. You have to have high goals in this game. I just want to help this team as much as I can."
While Whitt has the ability to be a workhorse, Blueberg and his bulldog mentality would seem to be a prime candidate to close.
"Whatever the coaches need me to do, I'm ready to do it," said Blueberg, who has worked his 44 career appearances behind closers Matt Gardner and Fain the last two years. "But whether it's the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth or ninth inning, it doesn't matter. There's no situation I haven't already faced in this game."
Blueberg was one of the Pack's top pitchers over the final few weeks of last season, allowing just one earned run and two hits in 6.1 innings over his last seven appearances.
"I had a great year," Blueberg said. "But last year is in the past. All that matters is this year. I know I have the ability to do whatever is needed. If they need me to close, I'm ready. Closing games is a mentality. Some people can do it and some people can't. I know I can handle it."
Johnson said Timko and Fain will start the Pack's two games against Boston College and Santa Clara on Friday.
"After that, we'll see," said Johnson, who has been a hitting coach throughout his career. "I'd love to settle on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday rotation. But in San Diego we would use five different guys based on matchups and that worked real well, too. When you use a lot of guys, it gives you a good sense of team."
The pitching staff and all its roles, Johnson said, will be fluid.
"We will evolve as we go," Johnson said.
Heading into the season it appears that the offense will revolve around Meyer and Byler. Johnson is moving Meyer to the leadoff spot this year and Byler will be the run producer in the middle of the lineup.
Meyer has hit .313 in his two-year Pack career with three homers in 364 at-bats. Meyer hit leadoff just twice last year but the role might be better suited for his talents. His RBI total dropped from 34 his freshman year to just 18 last year in the same number of at-bats (182).
"I want to get him to the plate as much as possible," Johnson said. "He is a very talented hitter."
Byler, who has hit 12 home runs in 345 career at-bats, will likely hit third or fourth. Last year he started 45 games combined as either the No. 3 or 4 hitter. The slugger, though, will look for more consistency this year. A year ago, for example, six of his eight home runs and 20 of his 40 RBI came in just four games against Holy Cross, UC Davis and Utah Valley.
"He's a very talented guy," Johnson said. "You know, it goes a long way when one of your better players is also one of your better workers. Austin is a very good leader, a good clubhouse guy."
Johnson is also excited about Gerig's potential to be a run producer behind Byler. The senior hit two homers and drove in 18 runs on a .283 average last year in just 113 at-bats. His year was a rollercoaster ride. He went 9-for-25 (.360) in the Pack's first seven games but then went just 6-for-45 (.133) over the next two months. Gerig, though, did finish as one of the Pack's strongest hitters, going 17-for-43 (.395) over his last 14 games.
"He has a lot of tools," Johnson said. "And he's just starting to come into his own."
The Wolf Pack was picked to finish fifth in the Mountain West by the league's seven head coaches behind (in order) New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV and Fresno State and ahead of Air Force and San Jose State. Byler was the only Pack player named to the 11-member Mountain West Pre-season All Conference team.
"I expect this team to be much better at the end of the season than it is right now and I expect to be a better head coach," Johnson said. "My only concern each day is to get the most out of what we have on every given day. If you do that, this game will reward you."


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- Oct 26:
- EBAL roundup: Fourth quarter rally lifts Foothill past Granada
- DFAL roundup: Balanced Miramonte tops Dougherty Valley 55-24
- WACC roundup: Encinal edges Castro Valley 27-26
- DVAL roundup: College Park defense shines in second half in win over Concord
- De La Salle runs past Amador Valley 63-14
- De La Salle runs past Amador Valley 63-14
- MVAL roundup: Newark Memorial defense rises to challenge in 10-6 win
- Oct 25:
- California High tops San Ramon Valley 35-21
- East Bay high school/community college scoreboard for Friday, Oct. 25 events
- Friday's East Bay high school football scores
PINOLE -- With two of three starters returning from serving one-game suspensions, the El Cerrito High football team (6-2, 4-0 Tri-County Athletic League-Rock Division) remained the cream of the TCAL-Rock Division with a rout of the Spartans (3-5, 1-2).
Quarterback Keilan Benjamin, and wide receivers Keith Benjamin and Jalen Harvey missed El Cerrito's 41-0 shellacking of Berean Christian on Oct. 12 for conduct detrimental to the team, El Cerrito head coach Kenny Kahn said before Friday's game. Keith Benjamin will also miss next week's game, according to the coach.
Kahn declined to say what the players did to earn the suspensions.
Against Pinole Valley Friday, Keilan Benjamin connected on a 46-yard touchdown pass to Harvey for the game's first score.
Senior Adarius Pickett, the talented UCLA-bound defensive back, added two rushing touchdowns and scampered 43 yards after picking off Pinole Valley quarterback Troyante McConico as the Gauchos took a commanding 28-0 lead midway through the second quarter.
The Gauchos' next scoring play pretty much sealed the game. Backed up on their own 1-yard line, Keilan Benjamin threw a perfect strike to lanky Marquis Pippins, who made a pretty fingertip catch and raced 99 yards for the score.
James Houston picked off another McConico pass and rambled 65 yards for the final touchdown.
Pinole Valley finally got on the board late in the third quarter when Desjon Daniels stepped in front of a pass from backup quarterback Jahkar Dickson and turned it into a 48-yard pick six.
McConico had five interceptions. El Cerrito's defense limited the Spartans to 80 yards of total offense. Pinole Valley's biggest play from scrimmage was a 37-yard fake punt by Isiah Lewis in the second quarter.
TCAL-Rock El Cerrito 41, Pinole Valley 7
El Cerrito 14 27 0 0-- 41
Pinole 0 0 7 0-- 7
EC -- Harvey 46 pass from Keilan Benjamin (Gavaria kick)
EC -- Pickett 9 run (Gavaria kick)
EC -- Pickett 18 run (Gavaria kick)
EC -- Pickett 43 INT return (Gavaria kick)
EC -- Pippins 99 pass from Keilan Benjamin (Gavaria kick)
EC -- Houston 65 INT return (kick blocked)
PV -- Daniels 48 INT return (Castillo kick)
Rushing: EC -- Keilan Benjamin 5-57, Pickett 5-32, Houston 3-20, Caston 3-2, Jones 1-0, Dickson 2-(-2), Hanley 1-(-5), Harrison 2-(-9). Totals 22-95. PV -- Lewis 13-41, Salmeron 5-13, Shepherd 3-11, McConico 3-(-19). Passing: EC -- Keilan Benjamin 2-6-145-0, Dickson 0-1-0-1, Totals 2-7-145-1. PV -- McConico 5-19-34-5. Receiving: EC -- Pippins 1-99, Harvey 1-46. Totals 2-145. PV -- Lewis 2-18, Dent 1-8, Daniels 1-8, Salmeron 1-(-2). Totals 5-34. Fumbles/lost: El Cerrito -- 0/0; Pinole Valley -- 0/0. Records: El Cerrito 6-2, 4-0 TCAL-Rock; Pinole Valley 3-5, 1-2.