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Michael Chasen: Keep Them Interested
GUEST MENTOR Michael Chasen, CEO of SocialRadar and co-founder of Blackboard Inc.: As with so many business questions, there is not a fixed answer to the right number of investors.
However, investors typically prefer to work in teams, so I believe that the starting number should be at least two. If you have only one investor, and you're looking to do another follow on round, that investor—and you, of course—will benefit from having at least one other to huddle with.
Still, you don't want to have too many investors as to dilute their interest in your endeavor. A risk is that any given investor may not have enough skin in the game to make you an important part of his portfolio.
Read what other mentors say on the ideal number of investors.
So, when doing your first round of financing, I recommend no less than two and no more than three investors. This will allow the investors to pool both money and expertise and will ensure that each has a significant enough stake to devote time to you.
Consider bringing on at least one new investor for each subsequent round, for two reasons. First, it gives you an outside valuation of your company. Second, it gives you another outside perspective and set of experiences to call upon—an important factor at any stage.
I've found that an effective way to manage your investors is to hold regular board meetings where you debrief them en masse on the state of the company. But that needs to be augmented with one-on-one calls—which is a two-way street. You will be able to answer investor questions individually and seek advice tailored to their specific backgrounds.
Since no one has devised a handy formula to arrive at the magic number of investors, you will have to figure out what that number is for you. It could be a moving target, and it may change as you grow.


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Eight plays for May
A look at shows still on the way in a very busy San Diego theater month.
'Fiddler on the Roof'
This month already has seen a flurry of play openings in San Diego, including the Old Globe's "Other Desert Cities" and "Be a Good Little Widow," New Village Arts' "Seascape," Ion's "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo" and San Diego Musical Theatre's "The Sound of Music." But May isn't done yet! For starters, Lamb's Players Theatre returns to the beloved "Fiddler" for the first time since 1985, with a production that runs through June 30.
'Shakespeare's R & J'
Joe Calarco (whose play "Walter Cronkite is Dead" was staged last year at San Diego Rep) adapted and modernized "Romeo & Juliet" into a piece about the drama that ensues when four boarding-school students delve into the Shakespeare play. Cygnet's production begins previews tonight; it opens May 25. (Look for a preview online here and in Night&Day tomorrow.)
'The Divine Sister'
It's the West Coast premiere of the off-Broadway work by the quirky and funny Charles Busch. Diversionary calls the nun-minded parody "an inspired homage to every Hollywood film ever centered on the convent." Previews start tomorrow; the show opens this weekend and runs through June 30. (Look for a quick preview online and in tomorrow's Night&Day.)
'Moonlight and Magnolias'
At Scripps Ranch Theatre, Matt Thompson directs Ron Hutchinson's fictionalized, farcical riff on how "Gone With the Wind" went from epic novel to iconic motion picture. It opens this weekend and runs through June 23.
'His Girl Friday'
La Jolla Playhouse rolls out the esteemed playwright John Guare's mashup of the play "The Front Page," the classic movie "His Girl Friday" (which was based on "The Front Page") and his own fresh twists. This one runs May 28 to June 30.
'American Idiot'
The touring version of Green Day's blistering rock opera hits the Civic Theatre downtown, May 28 to June 2.
'Becoming Cuba'
North Coast Rep rolls out the world premiere of Melinda Lopez's drama set in late-19th-century Havana. NCRT artistic chief David Ellenstein directs the work, which was commissioned through an unusual process. (See our story in this coming Sunday's Arts section for details.) The piece begins previews next week and runs through June 23.
And finally: Lamb's Players Theatre brings back "miXtape," its never-say-die '80s musical revue, to downtown's Horton Grand Theatre May 31 through at least July 28.

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10 No-Hangover St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
Chicago: Eat and Drink Green (Minus the Hangover)
They love their green tints here. The Chicago River gets dyed green for the preceding week, and locals know to look for Green River Soda, the kelly-hued hometown pop that is most readily available this time of year. Try one either straight or in an ice cream float at the Mity Nice Grill on the Magnificent Mile. Also, until March 17, you can buy a limited edition green popcorn ball from legendary popper Garrett Popcorn Shops.
If this is too much food dye for you, then go naturally "green" by eating at the all-organic restaurant Green Zebra, shopping for a new wardrobe at the organic-fabrics Pivot boutique, and sleeping at the eco-friendly Hotel Monaco.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
by Ken Kesey
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Part I, Chapter Seven Summary
- Warning: in this chapter, be prepared for intense weirdness.
- This is the first night in a long time that Chief has gone to bed without his little red pill, which, he says, paralyzes him with sleep (or maybe it keeps him from hallucinating…).
- He listens to the night sounds and describes it as a hydroelectric dam—"low, relentless, brute power."
- An orderly checks in on Chief. As he leaves, Chief sees his dorm room slipping away, falling down, down, down. Finally the falling stops, but the floor starts sliding forward, taking Chief on a ride through the "machine" that is the asylum and the world.
- He sees a worker take Vegetable Blastic, another patient, and hang him upside down by his heels.
- Another guy takes a scalpel and slices up the front of old Blastic. There's no blood or guts, just rust, ashes, some wire, and glass.
- Chief hears someone chattering on and turns to see Public Relation's puffy and familiar face. The man is naked except for a long undershirt and a corset (that sounds unattractive). Hanging off of the corset are half a dozen withered objects, attached to bits of hair like scalps (creepy).
- Public Relation is giving a tour to schoolteachers and college girls. Suddenly, they come upon the gutted Blastic and a pupil gasps. Public Relation reaches forward and spins one of Blastic's hands.
- Public Relation starts to laugh, but then he rips Blastic off the hook and ties him to his girdle like another trophy (along with those icky bits of scalp).
- Then the fog begins to come in so Chief can't see as much.
- Chief assures us, the reader, that this experience wasn't just a nightmare. He's convinced that all of this was real.
- Mr. Turkle pulls him out of the nightmare by shaking him awake. Turkle is the night aide, another black man, who smells like he's been drinking.
- Some nights, Mr. Turkle unties the sheet that keeps Chief in his bed—but not tonight.
- Mr. Turkle helps two other orderlies lift old Blastic onto a stretcher and carry him out, handling him more carefully than Chief has ever seen them do before.


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How to Get Rid of Nail Biting Habit
Different people use different ways to manage stress: some sleep, some eat, some shop, and some bite nails. Nail-biting (onychophagia) is the most typical nervous habit. This behavior can be performed because of nervousness, hunger or just boredom. Some can even bite nails while sleeping. Apart from the fact that after it the deformed nails look awful and it interferes with normal nail growth, nail biting can be dangerous. As it is hard to remove bacteria under the surface of the nail, these bacteria can easily get in the mouth. Nail-biting can result in infection, for example, gums infection. As the skin on the cuticle gets broken during nail-biting, it can bleed and becomes very susceptible to microbial and viral infections. Bitten fingertips can become painful.
Nail Biting Treatment
One can bite their nails even without realizing it. This is why sometimes it becomes a big problem to get rid of fingernail-biting habit. So, what can be done? There are several treatment measures that can help you to get rid of this habit.
- Take time and take care of your nails. It will motivate you to keep your nails neat and attractive and prevent from biting them.
- At home, if you are just having your free time, coat your nails with mustard (or another bad-tasting substance). So each time you start to bite your nails while you are watching TV or reading, you will feel its bitter taste and immediately stop. There are also bitter-tasting polishes, which can be applied and help the same way.
- Use stress-management techniques, if the reason of your nail-biting habit is stress.
- As nail-biting is often an emotional problem, so first try to resolve the underlying problem. This may help to get rid of the habit.
- Wearing artificial nails can also make you stop biting your nails.
- Another way to get rid of this habit is to substitute it with another activity, such as drawing or squeezing a stress ball.
- Wearing gloves or colored stickers on your nails whenever possible makes it possible to control the habit.
- An orthodontic measure of nail-biting treatment is also possible – wearing a retainer, which makes it impossible for the nail biter to sever their nail with their teeth.
- For some nail biters it is enough just to make a mental note to stop, such as to promise themselves, that, for example, starting from today they will never bite nails anymore.
Unfortunately these measures of the habit breaking can't for sure be effective for everyone. Such people might need a behavioral therapy or some medications, like anti-depressants. But such cases need a qualified specialist, so first make an appointment with a doctor.
This is obviously written by someone who is not suffering from true onychophagia. Keep them neat so you'll be motivated to not bite them? Make a mental note to stop? That all assumes that I am even concious of when I am doing it. As for substituting another activity, that sometimes works – but not reliably, or for long. One bite is all it takes to undo weeks worth of good behavior. Bitter coatings and polishes don't help. In fact, it's sometimes MORE rewarding to bite them if they have nail polish on them (yes, I know it sounds gross). The placement of stickers, colors, or even false nails create a new "weight" to the nails, and make me even more concious of them than I normally would be, and make me more prone to biting, not less. It's sort of like going on a diet, suddenly thinking all the time about what you should (or should not) be eating, so in the end you eat MORE, and gain weight. The only valid options I see posted here are gloves (impractical, and you have to take them off sometime), and retainers to prevent use of one's teeth. Somehow I think if I went the retainer route, I'd start to pick at my nails/cuticles instead of biting them. I wonder if there is a scientific name for cuticle picking?
I have the same problem for 24 years. I want to stop it coz I know that it also damage the teeth. BUt my problem is the "urge" to bite and that I only get contented when that "urge" stops once I bit my nails.I had some periods before when I stop biting but it did not last. I started picking at the skin around my nails and it's really an awful feeling.I want to stop and it's really disturbing.
what they said :3
the things stated above.. can be done only when i m aware of biting nails..
but when this awful thing starts.i m in a state oh half consioucness..
i cant resist myself.despiteof knowing that i m wrong.
I am also extremely frustrated with trying to quit picking my nails. I do it whenever I am nervous, excited, or bored. I have bit my nails since I learned how to chew (started perhaps when I was about 2 years old). I really would like to stop before we have kids; I don't want our kids to "copy" what I am doing. However, I do agree with what the other commentors are saying: It is easy to SAY that you are going to stop; It is nearly impossible to follow through with it. If it was easy to stop, no one would still be biting their nails! I also think that making your nails look nice doesn't work either; usually it doesn't matter to me what they look like- i just want to bite them.
i am very stressed due to the habit of nail biting, Although, this habit is quite tough to avoid but adopting aforesaid prescriptions can bring some relief.an advice i would want to suggest is that,taping your nails while you would think that i must bite the nails sub-conciously can prevent some habit of it.
yah well i bite my nails but only if they get longish and i wish i could stop but i think i only chew nails like if im in line at the grocery store and when im bored. i think the mustard thing would help, but i cant wear mustard around in public!!! what can i do??? please help me im really desperate cuz i usually swallow my nails and my fingers get gross and the flesh starts to rot and peel then they get infected and pus comes out of them ewww gross!
Yes..its very hard to stop biting nails, but not impossible.I have marked a finger & made sure that incase feel like biting, i go for the other fingures but not the one i've marked. in that case i save that perticular fingre by not biting the nails.Till now two of my fingers are looking great with complete nails on it, i am really excited & motivated as well.I wish all the luck for the biters…if i can do it ..then you all can do it….trust me.
well i have been biting my nails for lets say 5 to 6 years but i am only 11 so…
i bite my nails when I am bored example (rainy days when there is no school) i just sit around watching television and BOOM my nail is in my mouth.
I also bite my nails when i am nervous example (at school on testes or just in general when i don't know a answer)
I always have to have something in my mouth so i think i have solution GUM
it is in my mouth and I only have to have it for at least weak to get rid of my habit.
I m coming u with other ways because none of these tips worked so i hope it works for you and for me (cause I am just starting)


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Spazz out a lot; very random; funny.
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a very excitable occurance, "oh-happy-day" kinda deal.
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To make a sensual or sexual movement on ones own body in seductive way, to rub ones own thigh in a seductive way.
I feel so weird, like I need to gross out my friends! I must be spazztastic!
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"Seoul Home/L.A. Home/New York Home/Baltimore Home/London Home/Seattle Home" (1999)
"Seoul Home/L.A. Home/New York Home/Baltimore Home/London Home/Seattle Home," 1999
Silk, 149 x 240 x 240 inches
Installation view at the Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, 1999
Collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Purchased with funds provided by an anonymous donor and a gift of the artist
Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York
"I think that by measuring and scrutinizing and investigating everything possible you really consume the space and it becomes part of you. Now you feel like it's in you and you feel comfortable. That's why I did my first site-specific installations, and I did the same thing with my Korean house project. But once you take that piece down from its site and transport it and display it in a different place, the idea of site-specific becomes highly questionable and refutable. That's what I was really interested in because I think this notion of home is something you can repeat infinitely."
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I therefore installed a the Dynamic Widget plugin
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However the dynamic widget plugin used on the Quick Adsense widgets creates an error ... " WidgetID is not valid ".
I thought this might be an error from the dynamic widget plugin, but it looks like the bug is in the Quick Adsense widget for registering the widget "the old way".
Please look at this support post, where the dynamic widget author explains it in detail:
Would be great if the QA widget would work with the dynamic widget plugin, allowing to have more control over it.
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The distinguished German surname Quandt is derived from the Middle Low German word "quant," meaning "rogue, joker." It is likely that the name was originally bestowed as a nickname on someone with a penchant for playing practical jokes.
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Kennedy Cutler
2014-15 Winter Academic All-Big Ten Selections Announced
Sixty-eight Spartans student-athletes were recognized for having a 3.0 or better GPA.
Spartans Finish Strong at Big Ten Championships
Michigan State finishes with 65 points.
Records Fall on Friday at Big Ten Championships
The Spartans head into Saturday with 57 points.
Women's Swimming & Diving Finishes Day Two at Big Ten Championships
The Spartans gain 18 points on Thursday.
Spartans Break Record at Big Ten Championships
The Spartan women started competition at the 2015 Big Ten Championships.
2013-14: Posted her season best in the 50 freestyle of 24.60 at the 2013 TYR Invitational ... Owned a season-best 53.40 in the 100 freestyle at the 2013 TYR Invitational ... Earned her season best in the 50 breast stroke of 29.79 at the 2013 TYR Invitational ... Recorded a season-best 1:04.10 in the 100 breast stroke at the 2014 Big Ten Championships ... Posted a season-best 2:21.59 in the 200 breast stroke at the 2014 Big Ten Championships.
High School: Varsity and academic letter winner all four years in swimming at Rockford High School ... Elected captain of the swimming and diving team her senior year ... All-Conference her junior and senior seasons ... All-State and All-American her senior year ... Member of the Rockford High team that was first her junior year and second overall in their conference her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons ... Posted individual top-eight finishes at the conference level and was a state qualifier ... At the conference meet, finished first in the 100 breaststroke and third individually in the 100 freestyle her senior year ... At the state meet, placed second in the 100 breaststroke and finished seventh individually in 100 freestyle her senior year.
Personal: Born July 25, 1995 ... Daughter of Michael (former swimmer at Grand Valley State University) and Kammy Cutler ... Her sisters Jessica Cutler and Erica Cutler are a former members of the MSU Swim Team ... Undecided in her major.


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King County Jail
Correctional Facility
500 5th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 296-1234
- Children must be accompanied by parent or legal guardian (proof of legal guardianship is required).
- Children must remain with parent(s) and under control at all times.
- Cell phones are not allowed inside the facilities.
- Dress Code –
- No miniskirts or similar attire.
- No low-cut or revealing necklines.
- No bare midriff.
- Shoes required.
- Due to high volumes, scheduled times may be cut short.
- Out of town visitors traveling more than 50 miles MAY qualify for a Special Visit.
- The visiting times are determined by the inmate's location.
- It is the responsibility of the detainee to notify visitors of any changes to their visiting schedule.
- Inappropriate behavior, the use of profanity, or violating any rule or regulation, may result in visiting privileges being denied.
Often friends and family ask to deposit funds on an inmates' account (or "books") at the time they visit. If you would like to do so, please be aware of the following:
- Funds may be deposited for an inmate and MUST be in the form of a Money Order or Cashier's Check.
- To deposit the money order or cashier's check please include the following information:
- List the inmate name.
- List the Booking of Arrest number (BA#) or the CCN.
- List the name of the person and their address for whom you would like the money order or cashier's check to be returned to if unable to deposit it on the inmates' account.
From north of downtown Seattle to the King County Jail CorrectionalFacility:
Take I-5 Southbound to the James Street exit, turning right on James Street. Turn left on 5th Avenue. The facility's entrance is located at the northwest corner of Fifth Avenue and James Street. A variety of public parking facilities are located in the immediate area.
From south of downtown Seattle to the King County Jail Correctional Facility:
Take I-5 Northbound to the James Street exit, turning left on James Street. Turn left on 5th Avenue. The facility's entrance is located at the northwest corner of Fifth Avenue and James Street. A variety of public parking facilities are located in the immediate area.
The King County Jail is located in Seattle Washington and operated by the King County Sheriff's Department.
Pacific Telephone Company provides discount inmate telephone call services to King County Jail Correctional Facility , and other jails throughout America.


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Carmel Valley: New subdivision proposed
A new subdivision is in the works for a Carmel Valley neighborhood off Worsch Way. Worsch Way is accessed by Worsch Drive, off of Del Mar Trails Road.
Worsch was one of the original landowners in Carmel Valley, selling some 300 acres to Baldwin Homes in 1981 with the Worsch family keeping their 1.6-acre homestead. The land went up for sale last year after the death of the family matriarch, and Del Mar Mesa resident and real estate developer Gary Levitt was able to purchase the property.
Levitt aims to create a very unique and green development, with eight home lots that must adhere to a design guideline and not impact the surrounding community character.


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Deus Ex to be adapted by Sinister minds
While video game adaptations on the big screen are typically less-than-stellar, Hollywood still hasn't lost its enthusiasm for such projects.
The current climate is obviously somewhat conducive for such grand efforts, especially after Halo 4 made an estimated $300 million its first week on sale, and Call of Duty Black Ops II blew that gross out the door with $500 million its first day on sale.
So in addition to the announcements that Assassin's Creed and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell are slated for the big screen, now comes the news that Deus Ex: Revolution is also going to become a film with Scott Derrickson, the director of Sinister and The Exorcism of Emily Rose.
We suspect the latter, because in a statement, Derrickson said, "Deus Ex is a phenomenal cyberpunk game with soul and intelligence. By combining amazing action and tension with big, philosophical ideas, Deus Ex is smart, ballsy, and will make one hell of a movie…Cargill and I can't wait to bring to the big screen."


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The development will be part of Naza TTDI's KL Metropolis project, and will cater to office, retail, hotel and residential uses.
Naza TTDI has announced that it will team up with Australian property developer Lend Lease for a new project with an estimated gross development value (GDV) of RM 4 billion.
The collaboration will see the two companies jointly developing a plot of land at KL Metropolis spanning 4.376 ha into a mixed-use property catered to a variety of uses. The as-yet-unnamed project will comprise of a regional retail centre, office units and a hotel as well as residential spaces.
Naza TTDI said that its partnership with Lend Lease, a fully integrated international property and infrastructure group, bodes well for the future of KL Metropolis.
Deputy executive chairman and group managing director SM Faliq SM Nasimuddin said the joint project would help Naza TTDI's aspiration and vision to position KL Metropolis as Kuala Lumpur's international trade and exhibition district.
Spanning 30.2 ha and with an estimated GDV of RM 15 billion, KL Metropolis is poised to boost Malaysia's status as a prime destination for meeting, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE). It is Naza TTDI's flagship integrated development project.
Faliq said that the joint venture with Lend Lease will bring together the resources and experience of both companies with their respective areas of expertise.
He noted that the proposed joint-venture would result in the creation of a hub for retail and commercial activities that would support and complement the new Matrade Exhibition Centre in KL Metropolis that is slated to be completed in 2015.
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The lightweight division is 131-135 lbs; 59.5 – 61.4 kg; 9 stone, 4 pounds – 9 stone, 6 pounds.
This class first originated as any fighter whose weight was less than 160 pounds by Jack Broughton (in 1738). Under London Prize Ring Rules, the weight class ranged from 130-150; next established by the ABA as 10 stone (in 1889); modified by the National Sporting Club (in 1909) as 9 stone, 9 pounds, or 135 lbs.
The first English champion was John Moneghan (in 1850); first British champion Jem Cauney (in 1884); first American/World champion Jack McAuliffe (in 1886); first Commonwealth (British Empire) champion Freddie Welsh (in 1912); first NBA champion Sammy Angott (in 1940); first NYSAC champion Beau Jack (in 1942); first WBA and WBC champion Carlos Ortiz (in 1962 and 1963); first IBF champion Charlie Brown (in 1984); first WBO champion Amancio Catro (in 1989).
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The view from the roller derby track daunting and exhilarating
September 28, 2011 - Erin O'Neill
When I walked into the roller rink, the same one I had skated in as a teenager, my stomach was in knots. Not because I was in a room full of people I didn't know but because I finally had the gumption to try something I have wanted to do for years — roller derby.
I can't remember when or why exactly the idea came to me. I have never seen the Drew Barrymore movie, "Whip It," I never had any girlfriends who were into it, but I think it was probably when I saw a poster in Columbus for the Ohio Roller Girls. It looked so glamorous and so dangerous at the same time —and it was a bunch of women out there beating the living daylights out of each other and hugging it out afterwards ... how cool is that?
So when I saw a flyer posted in the window of a local sporting goods store, the stars were aligned. I knew I had to do it.
Being a working mom of a school-age child who is involved in her own activities makes it difficult for me to find the time to do things that I like to do. But roller derby is something I am going to make time for because there is something just so gratifying about it.
I have only been to two practices but already I am doing things that I never thought I would attempt: falling on my knees on purpose (pads really make a difference), trying to perfect the "rock star" slide, sliding across the floor on my stomach in a classic "baseball" slide, going around the rink more than once in full protective gear and not passing out.
I may not be the greatest skater but I'm out there giving it my all and trying something new and that alone is worth all the bruises, fishnet burns and sprained ankles I am likely to experience.
The perfect derby persona still eludes me, despite countless hours reading up on the sport and double checking the master roster (oh yes, there is such a thing at twoevils.org) and suggestions from friends and family. I'm sure it will come to me when the time is right.
I still have quite a way to go and much more to learn but I feel like I am in capable hands and I'm looking forward to connecting with the other brave women. I think my love affair with roller derby may be indefinite. To quote Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, "Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever."
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Star Box LbNA # 6953 (ARCHIVED)
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|El Paso
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Star Box near Starry Point, Palmer Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado
This letterbox is located about 1 mile from where you park. Plan an hour to hike and locate the letterbox. The trail is at times rocky and may be icy after a snowstorm. The last climb to the letterbox is steep and has tricky footing. The view is magnificent and well worth the effort. Your dog and older children will love it!
Find the intersection of Union boulevard and Austin bluffs Parkway in Colorado Springs. Drive east on Austin Bluffs Parkway from this intersection to the first right turn, Brenner Place. Park at the north entrance to Palmer Park by the sign that says, Welcome to Green Crest, Drive Carefully. Walk through the opening in the split rail fence and proceed a short distance to a large parking area. On the west end of this lot, take the trail that goes through the opening in a series of medium sized rocks. Go left and up the hill almost immediately. Look for a critter hole on your right under a big rock. Take all right turns, even at the Y. Continue moving uphill until the triangles in the trail, then follow the trail left. At the V tree, follow the trail to the left. At a series of long, exposed tree roots stay on the trail going right, then up the hill to the left. Pause at the split rail fence to catch your breath. When you come to a T crossing, go right, around the hill. You should catch glimpses and hear traffic on Austin Bluffs Parkway. It is down the hill on your right. Next watch for a series of big stone steps. My pedometer says Ive come 1120 steps at this point. Stay on this trail going around the hill. As you approach Starry Point look up and see Grandmother Turtle, the top silhouette of a very big red rock, in front of you. Walk part way out on the cliff edge, Starry Point. Turn east, and look at Grandmother Turtle rock. Notice a dark hole like a navel in her belly. Notice an indented line that extends up from the hole. Line this slit up with a medium sized pine tree on the horizon. This is Thin Tree. Keeping Thin Tree in your sights climb up the hill until you find her. There are a variety of ways to get there. Near the top of the hill, Thin Tree will be on your right. Look for a small trail that leads to her. When you come to Thin Tree hop down a small rock wall and look under the biggest rock overhang at the base of her trunk. You will have to remove several smaller rocks that are concealing the Star Box letterbox. Remember to turn around to take in the fabulous view of Pikes Peak and the frontrange.
You may return to your car by retracing your steps, or make your way down the hill to the trail and continue on to explore Palmer Park.


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Somerset Historic Environment Record
|Site Name:
|Motte and bailey castle, Montacute
|Montacute Castle: a motte and bailey castle on St Michael's Hill [No:24014]
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|HER 54297 - WAT OAP ST4916/1/1 [SCCHER45727]. Photo by Somerset County Council
As far as we are aware all or part of this site is on National Trust land open to the public. (Open Access). [Information last updated on 20 December 2002]
The HER is currently being transferred to a new system. Please ask about this changed entry. {0}
Montacute castle was built on an isolated conical hill, now known as St Michaels Hill, but in Saxon times named something like Lodegaresbergh (there are a number of variants) and after the Norman Conquest Mons Actus. The hill was scarped to form an oval motte with an upper bailey on the SE and a lower bailey on a plateau encircling its lower part. The castle was the work of Robert, Count of Mortain, and was completed by 1086, in which year it was besieged during a revolt against the Conqueror. It presumably ceased to have any military importance after William, Count of Mortain gave it to his newly founded priory in the village (PRN 54294) about 1102. Leland records the castle in ruins. In 1518-19 the churchwardens of Tintinhull paid for two loads of stones from it, suggesting that the remains were still being used as a quarry. {1}
The early history of the site is possibly more complicated. Firstly, although a stone castle seems to be presumed, no doubt because of Leland's account (though this is mostly hearsay), there is very little firm evidence beyond the minor stone taking of 1518-19 and the castle may never have been more than a motte and bailey. Secondly, the earthworks are more complicated: St Michaels Hill from the OS plan has recognisably been carved into a motte or castle mound with a bailey on its ESE side and a wide terrace on the remaining sides but whether this terrace constituted a lower bailey is not certain - it could have merely been connected with viticulture (see PRN 54298). Again, from the OS plan, a bank around the base of the motte on the W side appears to be continued as a perimeter feature by terrace works within the bailey. These are incompatible with the bailey and might be more viticulture. On the other hand, these and the W bank could suggest an original ring-work, possibly pre-Norman (Leland mentions that tradition of a Saxon stronghold). The Saxon place-name could also have some relevance - its first element is thought to be a personal name and its second the OE "beorg" confused with "byrig" and "burh" and so causes some suggestion of pre-Norman defences. This suggestion is perhaps reinforced by the fact that the hill was important enough to be given an individual name There are no longer any extant masonry remains of Montacute Castle. The base of the motte is accompanied by a bank on the N and W sides. On the S and E a wide berm separates the motte from the natural slopes. {5}
An isolated conical hill, oval in plan with very steep sides. A plateau runs round the hill and forms a lower bailey. This is separated from the motte by a bank on the W and N. On the SE there is also an upper bailey several feet above the lower and defended by a steep scarp. {8}
The legend of the Invention of the Holy Cross, preserved in the C12 ms of Waltham Abbey, recounts that it was first found on St Michaels Hill after being revealed in a vision, and later conveyed to a church which became Waltham Abbey. The erection of the Norman Castle at this spot has been seen as a deliberate insult to the Saxons, whose battle-cry at Hastings had been "Holy Cross". {11}
A small excavation (PRN 11302) on the summit in 1989 found evidence for a building, thought to be the medieval chapel, and a layer of rubble with early medieval pottery, which may have been from the demolition of the castle. {13}
Terraced bailey on SE with bank atop steep scarp, cut into by later quarry Between the bailey and the motte is an upper terrace which extends slightly beyond the bailey ditches to form an entrance platform either side of the castle. Terraced tracks lead up to these platforms from the outer terrace below, and they may have supported entrance works or barbicans. Earthworks hint at more than one phase of construction (possibly originally a ring work as suggested above). A ditch running around the base of the hill is probably a contemporary part of the castle. There are hollow ways and lynchets on the slopes around, but an association with the castle is uncertain The Saxon name Lodegarsburgh may have applied to the village or the hill, but there is the tradition of a stronghold. The Norman castle is one of two recorded in the Domesday book in Somerset, the other being Dunster. Leland records that no building of the castle remained, only a chapel set over the dungeon. This chapel to St Michael is first recorded in 1102, and according to Camden was built after the castle had been demolished. In 1246 the King granted the priory an annual three-day fair 'at their chapel of St. Michael of Montacute'. The priory was dissolved in 1539 and the fair seems to have lapsed at about the same time. The stone taken by the churchwardens of Tintinhull may have come from the quarry at the foot of the bailey rather than any remaining ruin. The chapel was last recorded in 1630, and in 1760 the present folly tower on the summit was erected. {16}
Scheduled area revised with new national number 16 June 1994 (was Somerset 101). {17}
In good condition with the woodland being carefully thinned. {18}
A desk top and photographic study and a collection of historic maps of the castle and its environs was undertaken as part of MA coursework. {19}
Immediately to the SW of the hill is the deserted medieval hamlet of Lower Warren (PRN 16252) on the slopes of Ham Hill hillfort (PRN 55103). English Heritage undertook a survey of the area in 2000 (PRN 11303).
The tower is also a grade 2 listed building, see PRN 56187 for more details. {20}
In March 2010, a watching brief (PRN 30312) took place at St Michael's Hill, Montacute, during the installation of a water trough on the middle terrace at ST 49242 16972. The water trough and pipeline installation demonstrated that the middle terrace of the hill is made-up of sand and clay mixed with some stone rubble quarried from the hill and redeposited. No significant finds or features were noted in the exposed deposits during the excavation work. {22}
The March 2010 watching brief (PRN 30312) took place after a period of frost and snow and before new spring growth. The ground surface was therefore easily accessible enabling some additional records to be made:
The Inner Ward curtain wall
There are few extant masonry remains of Montacute Castle, although recent scrub clearance work has revealed large rough blocks of stone jutting from the edge of the summit, particularly on the north-west side at ST 49327 16968. Three of these blocks measured c.0.8m by 0.5m by 0.25m. The ragged and pitted nature of the summit edge indicated that the stone had been quarried for use elsewhere. It is most likely that this masonry marks the line of the demolished Norman curtain wall. The massive stone slabs retain traces of lime mortar between them and are of Ham stone which has been brought to the site. Although this is a local stone it is not a natural outcrop of St Michael's Hill.
Curtain wall - 'the Bower'
On the south-east side of the hill there is evidence that the terrace known as 'the Bower' was once a Norman bailey defined by a curtain wall. The remains of a wall follow the terrace edge and could be seen in March 2010 extending for about 40m from the south corner of the earthwork at ST 49362 16912 continuing north-east gradually becoming less visible until it was completely buried by topsoil and woodland debris at ST 49393 16931.
The wall was clearest at the Bower south corner, standing up to 0.3m above the woodland floor and overgrown with moss. The wall was built of faced rough slabs of local stone fronting a rubble stone core. Traces of the inner north-west face of the wall were buried and the full width of the wall was not determined. However, the visible remains were 0.9m-1.0m wide and therefore the full width of the wall is likely to be at least 1.2m. Such a substantial wall is likely to be medieval in date and associated with the 11th century castle
Pottery scatter from badger setts: middle terrace
During the watching brief, the opportunity was taken to walk around St Michael's Hill and look at evidence of archaeological deposits that may have been exposed by erosion and burrowing animals.
On the middle terrace, 90m south-east of the water trough site (ST 49291 16880), there is a long established badger sett covering an area roughly 20m long and 12m wide. The low vegetation enabled the spoil from fresh burrowing to be examined. Finds of pottery and bone were found to have been disturbed, particularly from the burrows along the south-west edge of the terrace. 1 small iron object was found, initially thought to be a nail but with an irregular three lobed club-shaped head 20mm wide. 6 bone fragments were found. Two were burnt and one bone joint had been sawn at an angle. 42 sherds of pottery were recovered. Most were small body sherds measuring between 3.5mm thick. The fabric was generally a dark red brown to black colour with some sherds being a more pinky light brown biscuit colour. They were of a hard fired earthenware fabric with moderate to occasional quartzite stone inclusions 0.5mm-1mm. Of these, 1 body sherd was roughly decorated with a band consisting of three scored lines. There was one base sherd and three rim fragments. Each rim had a slightly everted bead-like lip. One of these rim sherds had a distinctive band of colour changing from brick red to pinky buff colour. 2 body sherds were of a softer material and were 7-10mmn thick, mid-brown to black in colour with a fabric containing very few inclusions but with voids suggesting that the temper had been vegetation of some sort. This material may be from a later medieval use of the site but the fabric and form of the pottery would indicate that it was deposited when the castle was in use between 1066 and 1102. {23}
|Compiler comment - Webster, CJ (Chris). Somerset Historic Environment Record (12/02/2016). Location: Verbal, electronic or direct entry, no source retained.
|Mention - Dunning, RW (ed). Victoria History of the County of Somerset. Vol. 3 (1974), 210 and 215.
|Mention - Page, W. Victoria History of the County of Somerset. Vol. 1 (1906), 515-6.
|Mention - Smith, LT (ed). Leland's Itinerary in England and Wales. Vol. 1 (1964), 157-8.
|Mention - Turner, AGC. Notes on some Somerset place-names. Somerset Archaeology and Natural History. 95 (1950), 112-24 [page 120-21]
|Detailed records - Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division record card. Record ID: ST 41 NE 7 (1975) Location: HER files under PRN 54299.
|Mention - Aston, M and Leech, R. Historic Towns in Somerset. (1977), 104.
|Site visit report - Anon. Somerset County Council (16/2/1979) Location: HER files.
|Detailed records - Various. Department of the Environment and English Heritage (1980s) Location: HER collections.
|Aerial photographs - WAT OAP ST4916.1.1 (SCC Planning Department)
|Mention - Page, W. Victoria History of the County of Somerset. Vol. 2 (1911), 515-6.
|Mention - Dunning, RW (ed). Victoria History of the County of Somerset. Vol. 3 (1974), 212.
|Detailed records - Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division record card. Record ID: ST 41 NE 47 (1978) Location: HER files.
|Excavation report - Adkins, L and Adkins, R. Excavation on St Michael's Hill, Montacute. Somerset Archaeology and Natural History. 133 (1989), 125-129
|Aerial photographs - RAF CPE/UK/2491 3251 and 3250. (11/3/1948) Location: Somerset Studies at Somerset Heritage Centre.
|Mention - Two Cartuleries of the Augustinian Priory of Bruton and the Cluniac Priory of Montacute. Somerset Record Series 8 (1984) (page 131) Copy available in SANHS library at Somerset Heritage Centre.
|Detailed records - Preece, A. Montacute Castle, a motte and bailey castle on St Michael's Hill. (13/10/1993) unpublished Monuments Protection Programme report for English Heritage. Location: HER files.
|Correspondence - English Heritage to Somerset County Council. (27/7/1994) Location: HER files.
|Site visit report - Graham, A [Alan]. English Heritage Field Monument Warden (17/1/2000) Location: HER files.
|Description - Prior, S. A Desktop Study and Photographic Survey of a Motte and Bailey Castle and its environs at St Micheal's Hill, Montacute, Somerset. (1999) Unpublished MA coursework, University of Bristol. Location: HER files
|Verbal communication - Nicholas, M [Matthew]. Somerset County Council, Heritage Service (29/08/2003). Location: Verbal, electronic or direct entry, no source retained
|Description - Prior, SJ. Strategy, symbolism and the downright unusual: The archaeology of three Somerset castles. In Costen, M (ed). People and Places: Essays in honour of Mick Aston. (2007) at 76-89 [specifically 82-84].
|Description - Papworth, M. St Michael's Hill, Montacute: Report on watching Brief during the installation of new water trough with observations on remains of the Norman castle. (2011) Location: HER files under PRN 30312.
|Description - Papworth, M. St Michael's Hill, Montacute: Watching brief during the installation of new water trough. (2011) Unpublished report. Location: HER files under PRN 30312. HER digital source: 29624.
Record created in December 1984
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For the last few decades, ecosystem services have been a popular theme in conservation policy. Should national governments be involved in enhancing their provision?
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Purpose: PTSD Awareness
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Find out about Sikhism and how Sikhs worship at home and at the gurdwara, both privately and as a community. These Year 5 and 6 'Sikh Worship and Community' lessons provide a great insight into this major world religion and focus particularly on how aspects of Sikhism both form and contribute to the community.
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History- This museum was designed by Colonel Sir Swinton Jacob in 1876 for the purpose of greeting King Edward VII, Prince of Wales on his visit to India.
After ten years, it was opened to the public. Since 1969, the galleries on the ground floor of the museum have been thoroughly rebuilt and remodeled.
Displays- Thus museum exhibits a rare collection of ancient stuffs including miniature paintings, carpets, metal and wood crafts, toys, dolls, arms and weapons and an Egyptian mummy belonging to the Ptolemaic Era. The most extraordinary of them is the carpet that depicts the scene of a Persian garden with gushing streams. This carpet was bought by Mirza Raja Jai Singh I at a dear price from Shah Abbas of Persia.
The galleries on the ground floor of the museum display various jewelry and dresses that belong to the people of all sections of the society of Rajasthan.
One gallery of this museum is dedicated entirely to the illustrious henna body art of Rajasthan art and this gallery is known as 'Mehndi Mandana'. This gallery exhibits the typical Rajasthani patterns and motifs that are uniquely considered as ethnic throughout the world.
Another gallery displays the puppets and the Phad paintings (portraiture of the life of a folk hero of Marwar -Pabuji Rathore in painted scrolls).
However the central gallery exhibits the Rajasthani music and dance forms, which is a must see in the museum.
Timings- It is open from Saturday to Thursday and closed on Friday.
Location of Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Albert Hall Museum - Entry Fee, Timing, Address, Official Website
|Ram Niwas Garden, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan - 302004
|Entry Fee :
|Entry Fee for Indians : 20 Rs.
Entry Fee for Indian Students : 10 Rs.
Entry Fee for Overseas Tourist : 150 Rs.
Entry Fee for Overseas Tourist Students : 75 Rs.
|Timings :
|Visiting Hours - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
|Phone No (Official)
|Official Website
|Photography allowed or not
|Nearest railway station
|Merta Road Jn Railway Station
Last Updated on : May 21, 2015


text: A safe and traditional way to carry the consecrated host to those communicants who are unable to come to church to receive Holy Communion. This leather burse features a rope necklace that is attached as to keep the precious contents safe while traveling. Lined in a red satin-like fabric. Imprinted cross on front flap. Button closure.


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BENTON - Ben Hennemann, 88, died at 9:35 a.m. March 18, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
Born Sept. 14, 1913, at Schalls, son of the late Theodore and Mary Balsman Henneman, he was a carpenter for Harold Bollinger Construction. He was a member of St. Denis Catholic Church, St. Joseph Men's Sodality and the Senior Citizens.
On Nov. 24, 1936, he married Luvina Winkler who preceded him in death on May 14, 2000.
Survivors include: four sons, Jim Hennemann of Cape Girardeau, Ralph Hennemann and Alan Hennemann of Benton and Donnie Hennemann of Kelso; four daughters, JoAnn Schott of Oran, Yvonne McVay of Jackson and Jeannie Fodge and Geri Hennemann of Benton; one brother, Melvin Henneman of Menfro; and 25 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
One brother and two sisters also preceded him in death.
Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton, where a prayer service is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Denis Catholic Church with the Rev. Normand Varone officiating.
Burial will follow in the St. Denis Cemetery.


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Brownie Butterfly in the Woods LbNA # 43928
|BAP Family
|Placed Date
|Oct 10 2008
|Athens, OH
|Found By
|Last Found
|Jun 27 2010
|Hike Distance
This letterbox is hidden in the Land Lab of Morrison Elementary school by Brownie Troop 5864. The following directions begin from the intersection of Ohio State Route 682 and Ohio State Route 56 in Athens, OH.
1. Follow SR56 (also known as West Union Street) 0.9 miles west.
2. Arrive at 793 West Union Street, the home of Morrison Elementary School.
3. As you face the school from the parking lot, follow the walkway on the right side of the school (Beacon School will be on your right as you follow the walkway).
4. Continue walking on the same line across the asphalt part of the playground, past the jungle gym, and follow the chain link fence to the tree line. On your right, youll see a picnic shelter area.
5. Find the opening in the tree line that marks the beginning of a path into the woods. This opening will be roughly 10 yards to the right of the straight line extended from the walkway beside Morrison Elementary.
6. Enter the opening and you will be in the Morrison Elementary Land Lab.
7. Follow the path across a very small creek until you come to 4 pine trees in a line running parallel to the tree line where the path began. Youll see an observation shelter and picnic table to your right.
8. Follow the path to the left, approximately 25-30 yards. Youll find a sign for a White Pine near a small strand of white pines situated around a picnic table.
9. Move through the strand and follow the path to the left, past a bird house on top of a pole to your right (appx. 10 yards down the path) and a sign for a Flowering Dogwood on your left (appx. 20 yards down the path).
10. About five yards past the Flowering Dogwood sign will be a small open area on your left. Face the open area (so that your left side is facing the path you just followed).
11. Move straight ahead to the edge of the open area. Find the unreadable tree sign (like the White Pine and Flowering Dogwood signs) at the edge of the overgrown area bordering the open area.
12. Look behind the post for the unreadable tree sign to find the letterbox (watch out for the thorn-covered vines that overhang the area to your right!).


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Are coaches intentionally trying to pile up points and pad statistics?
"You have to try to score 70 points. It doesn't just happen," said El Capitan coach Ron Burner.
In an e-mail from Burner to Valhalla coach Dave Hostetler, the Vaqueros coach accused the undefeated Norsemen of running up the score. Considering Valhalla's total was one point shy of the 45-year-old Grossmont Conference record, Burner's accusation had some merit.
"Scoring that many points has never been on our agenda," Hostetler said. "We were just managing a game plan and our kids were competing extremely well. There was no intent to embarrass anybody."
Valhalla led El Capitan 42-7 after one half. Burner said he began substituting in the second quarter and wasn't happy Hostetler didn't follow suit.
Burner was quick to note the Vaqueros have been on both sides of the issue. El Capitan led Serra 35-0 after one half in the season opener. Because of early substitutions and limiting the offense to only basic plays, the Vaqueros settled for a 41-8 win.
After reviewing the Valhalla game tapes, Burner and his coaches said they recognized more than a few Norsemen starters, including the quarterback and two running backs, still on the field well into the fourth quarter.
When a high school football team takes a huge lead by halftime, the following steps can assure the final score doesn't become too lopsided:
Replace starters with backups.
Running clock (both coaches must agree).
No plays of deception (misdirection, draw plays, screens, etc.).
No deep passes.
No blitzing on defense.
Fair catch all punts.
"We don't have enough depth to play two-platoon football," Hostetler said. "There are some places where we don't have an actual backup. But I know everybody who suited up – we have 38 kids – all played against El Cap. We do a lot of mix and match, but I'm not going to play somebody who has not practiced at a position in a game, no matter what the score. Use of a running clock was never discussed with us."
Hostetler wasn't apologetic but acknowledged he might do things differently in the future to avoid another rout.
"Burner implied that I wasn't sensitive to his kids, but I can assure you that there was nothing purposeful or any mindset that we had to humiliate on our part," Hostetler said. "We went back to our films and charted when people went into the game. In hindsight, I might have subbed a little sooner. I always try to be fair and reasonable. The furthest thing from our mind is we needed to take advantage of anybody."
Last month, Clairemont coach Rian Floco yelled at Point Loma coach Mike Hastings and nixed postgame handshakes between players after the Pointers went for a two-point conversion late in a one-sided game.
"I took exception to that," said Floco, who also expressed displeasure that the Pointers ran no-huddle plays after building an insurmountable lead. "You have to draw the line somewhere."
Point Loma was successful in its two-point conversion for an apparent 50-0 lead, but a penalty nullified the play and the Pointers kicked the PAT, ultimately settling for a 49-0 win.
"At that point we had our third string in the game," Hastings said. "I wasn't looking at the scoreboard. I was just working on our goal-line offense and our spread offense."
It's not that Floco or any coach wants nonstarters to enter the game and simply fall down.
In fairness to Point Loma, the Pointers began flooding the field with reserves with a 35-0 lead, and a running clock was in effect in the third quarter.
"We wanted to get all of our kids in," Hastings said. "We had our scout-team players and second-team QB in there at the end. We limited the plays because we didn't want to embarrass anybody. But I made some calls out of our regular offensive package just to see what these kids could do under actual game situations."
Some believe Floco overreacted, claiming a 49-0 margin is not running up the score.
Also adding to the tension was the fact one of Point Loma's players had attended Clairemont the previous year and perhaps that fueled the Pointers' desire to win convincingly.
Although the final score was nowhere near San Pasqual's 71-point pasting of winless San Marcos, Torrey Pines' 48-6 knockout of the Knights two weeks earlier had a lot of similarities. The Eagles led 42-0 after one quarter, and the Falcons led 41-0 after the opening 12 minutes.
"All of our offensive starters were out of the game by the end of that first quarter," Torrey Pines coach Ed Burke said. "Our defensive starters played through the first series of the second quarter."
So how did Torrey Pines keep the score down?
The Falcons used 13 ball carriers and didn't attempt any passes, even on third-and-long situations. On defense, Torrey Pines didn't blitz, and the Falcons called for a fair catch on all punts.
"In the second half all we ran were two to three basic plays in addition to using a running clock," Burke said. "It made me happy to give all of our kids a chance to play. A lot of those kids had not seen the field before and haven't seen it since."
Most obvious among ways to hold down scoring is use of a running clock. If both coaches agree, the clock will continue to run even after incomplete passes or when players step out of bounds.
"Asking for a running clock is not a sign of weakness," said El Cajon Valley coach Jason Texler, whose Braves (5-1) finished up lopsided victories over Montgomery (48-0) and Kearny (48-19) with a running clock in the second half. "As a coach, when you are way behind and have no chance of winning, you have to ask yourself, 'Do you want to embarrass your kids or go with a running clock?' "
Unlike in the loss to Torrey Pines, San Marcos coach Desi Herrera elected not to play with a running clock against coach Mike Dolan's unbeaten San Pasqual team. Even though none of the eight Eagles ball carriers touched the ball more than seven times, and San Pasqual threw only four passes, the 23-player San Marcos squad was completely outmanned.
Some coaches said their counterparts, despite trailing by large margins, actually help fuel blowouts.
"When they fall way behind, they start throwing on every down, like they think they are going to overcome some great deficit," Santana coach Dave Gross said. "That keeps them from controlling the clock and causes them to keep giving up the ball."
Gross said he made provisions when preparing to play Mountain Empire, a game Santana won 49-0.
"Since our freshman team was playing their JV, we brought some kids up from JV to varsity," Gross said. "We had a 14-year-old freshman play quarterback the last three quarters of the varsity game. As a coach you look for opportunities to play kids, and this was one of those chances."
Gross is convinced most varsity coaches avoid running up the score.
"Where you really see that kind of stuff is at the freshman level," Gross said. "And sometimes it gets so bad that kids wind up quitting the team. There's no place for making kids feel or look bad at this level of football."
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• The mechanisms of accelerated skeletal muscle protein degradation during sepsis have not been fully elucidated. Activity of the lysosomal protease cathepsin B is increased in skeletal muscle during various catabolic states other than sepsis. In the present study the protein degradation rate and cathepsin B activity were determined in extensor digitorum longus and soleus muscles from nonseptic and septic rats. The protein degradation rate during incubation in vitro with or without the cathepsin B inhibitor leupeptin was also determined. Both protein degradation and cathepsin B activity were Increased in muscles from septic rats. Incubation with leupeptin reduced, but did not normalize, the protein degradation rate in both extensor digitorum longus and soleus muscles from septic animals. These studies suggest that increased cathepsin B activity contributes to the accelerated muscle proteolysis seen during sepsis and that proteases other than cathepsin B are also involved.
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Pathfinder is the amazing game of strategy and imagination. You hide a pawn on the home grid and secretly construct a winding set of barricades around it. When play begins, watch out for the dead ends and false trails as you try to find a path to your opponent's secret pawn before he or she finds yours!
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KABUL, Afghanistan – When Mirwali, 25, finally got the chance to talk to his 65-year-old father, who is held in the U.S.-run military prison at Bagram Airbase, outside of Kabul, he was so overcome with emotion he couldn't speak. Mirwali covered his face with the long sash of grey silk hanging down from the wrap of his turban, held his head in his hands, and sobbed.
Their meeting wasn't face-to-face, but rather via a video conference connection provided by the U.S. military and set up at the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kabul. The video conference program is a compromise between the U.S. military authorities and the Red Cross.
Each family call is limited to 20 minutes – but after many months, sometimes years, of no communication, it is better than nothing.
"We consider this as a positive intermediary step between nothing and face-to-face visits," said Graziella Leite Piccolo, the spokeswoman for the Red Cross in Kabul. "We continue to pressure, to insist on the relevance of face-to-face visits," she said.
Red Cross connection
There have been more than 600 family video conference calls since the program started in January of this year – a lifeline for families who had lost all hope of ever seeing their loved ones again.
Dozens of families turn up at the Red Cross offices in Kabul every Monday to wait their turn at the video booths provided by the U.S. military.
The Red Cross does the legwork. The detainee writes the names of the family members he would like to come to Kabul to take part in the call. All names are then vetted by the Americans -- only family members; no friends.
With the help of the Afghan Red Crescent Society, the family is then contacted – some live in the most remote and inaccessible parts of the country – travel expenses, food and lodging for the relatives are paid for by the Red Cross. Each family is assigned a specific date and time for their call and no more than five relatives are allowed in the booth.
Sometimes a detainee may not include a family member on their list of names because they fear the person may be too old, or too ill, to make the journey. But the family member may show up anyway, some so frail they can barely walk – refusing to miss the opportunity to talk to a loved one.
One old man – the deep furrows in his face framed by his white turban and long white beard – was barely able to stand, even with the help of his cane. He stood outside and watched through the glass window of the booth as his son's image appeared on the TV screen inside. He cried and banged his head on the closed door, but only his other children sitting inside were able to take part in the call – his son had not put his name on the list.
Military incarceration
The U.S. military is holding between 600-650 detainees at the highly secretive Bagram detention center, which was opened in 2002. The authorities do not permit any information to leak out about who is incarcerated there – some have been high value targets in the war on terror. There are cases of detainees held without charges for as long as five years, according to human rights lawyers and the Red Cross.
Sometimes U.S. raids are triggered by bad intelligence or just bad tips that are based on local vendettas in this tribal society. The problem for U.S. and NATO forces is how can they tell what's real from what is someone's chance to finally settle an old score with a neighbor.
The U.S. military has recently established "enemy combatant review boards" that will examine every six months whether a detainee can be released. The prisoners cannot introduce outside testimony for their defense and have no access to independent lawyers.
Taken with no explanation
Mirwali, who like most Afghans goes by only one name, said his father is an elder in their village and often acted as an intermediary between the people and the local government to resolve differences and negotiate on issues. He was taken one night after U.S. forces raided their home. The family doesn't know why.
"They came with their dogs and forced their way into our home firing their weapons," Mirwali said in an interview at the Red Cross office in Kabul. "Then they unleashed their dogs on two of my sisters."
The U.S. military does not comment on the status of detainees.
In the tribal culture of Afghanistan, there are strict rules – no one but immediate family members dare enter a home without first knocking and asking for permission.
Mirwali doesn't understand why the Americans didn't ask the local governor to bring his father in for questioning if they suspected him of some crime.
"We are ordinary people," he said. "We are not linked to the Taliban. The Taliban come and destroy the roads and the schools that the government is trying to build. The government is trying to improve our life. The Taliban want to destroy all of that."
Mirwali explained that many people were not happy with the Taliban because they did not respect individuals and now they believe the Americans are doing the same thing.
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When Mirwali finally got the chance to see his father, it took him a moment to regain his composure and then he asked, "How are you, father?"
He wanted to reassure him that no harm had come to the rest of the family as a result of his detention.
"Please believe me, father, we are all fine. If you are thinking something bad has happened to anyone of us, you are wrong, I swear to God. Father, father, please believe me," Mirwali pleaded with his father who was also crying.
Soon Mirwali's 20 minutes were up; his father's face abruptly disappeared from the screen and the line was cut. He put down the old-fashioned black telephone receiver and walked away –another family was waiting for their turn in the booth.
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Icelandic Government Moves Towards Open Source
The idea of running institutions on open source software has long appealed to many governments. Its most basic attraction is that it should be more cost-effective than proprietary software if only because there are no license fees to pay. But, there may be other charges.
In fact, the open source movement has often targeted local and national governments. They are potentially very large customers with a tendering process and a duty to their taxpayers. There are now open source alternatives for most government processes, but that does not mean they have taken over from proprietary competitors.
Iceland's government has championed open source software since 2008. That is just before the country's economy found itself at the epicenter of the global financial crisis. It has, however, continued to push towards non-proprietary software and is part-way through a 12-month project, as ZDNet reports.
It says that five of Iceland's 32 secondary schools have moved from Microsoft Windows to Ubuntu Linux, some have switched from Microsoft Word and to open-source Moodle course management software. A number of "fringe" publicly funded institutions have also made the move. But it has not been without difficulties.
"The biggest problems come from open standards," [Tryggvi Bjorgvinsson, the project leader of Iceland's open-source project] said. "Those who have moved to free and open-source software are sending, for example, ODF documents , which not everyone can handle [when using proprietary software]. There were some schools that couldn't send documents to the Minister of Education."
These sound relatively trivial challenges, but there appear to be some more intractable problems:
"The big public institutions are pretty locked in to some systems," Bjorgvinsson said. "The government has set up a pretty tightly interwoven set of proprietary software which will be hard to untangle."
As an example, he noted that in one government ministry, "the mail system is linked to our Oracle databases , which are also linked to our case management system, which is also linked to websites".
Interestingly, ZDNet quotes Mr. Bjorgvinsson on the country which inspired the Iceland project.
"Our policy was based on the UK policy, the only thing we added to it was that students should have the opportunity to learn about [open source]", he said.
Elsewhere, in Computer World UK, a blog post by Glyn Moody compares Iceland's actions with "the painfully slow progress in terms of getting open source deployed by the UK government. That's despite the fact that there have been multiple statements that it really wants to use more of the stuff, and definitely will—probably, at some point in the future, if the wind is the right direction…."
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The Icelanders are actually going beyond the fine words with some genuine buttered parsnips.
ZDNet: Iceland swaps Windows for Linux in open-source push
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NPR's Robert Krulwich blogs about Johannes Kepler's arduous search for a second wife and explains a strategy that would, had the widower applied it, maximized the likelihood of his satisfaction.
While Kepler opted to interview (!) 11 women, Krulwich says he might have saved himself a handful of bad dates had he followed a strategy derived in the 1960s as a solution to "The Marriage Problem."
Here, in Krulwich's words, is how to select a spouse (or a secretary):
The best way to proceed is to interview (or date) the first 36.8 percent of the candidates. Don't hire (or marry) any of them, but as soon as you meet a candidate who's better than the best of that first group — that's the one you choose! Yes, the Very Best Candidate might show up in that first 36.8 percent — in which case you'll be stuck with second best, but still, if you like favorable odds, this is the best way to go.


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It is often said that parks are the lungs of the city. But just as parks help clean the air and cool the city, so do an often neglected resource: the thousands of privately owned front and back yards of the city's rowhouses and apartment houses. The tools to green the city are right under our noses — and PlaNYC2030 and most of New York City's citizens are missing them.
While Mayor Michael Bloomberg's PlaNYC highlights and relies on the substantive and undeniable environmental benefits of publicly owned open space, privately owned public space is barely even on the city radar screen. As environmental concerns move front and center and urban open spaces are increasingly threatened, these back yards suddenly appear to be a valuable resource that we can no longer afford to disregard.
Environmental Benefits of Open Spaces
A groundbreaking 1996 study conducted by the U.S. Forest Service found that New York City trees remove over 2,000 tons of air pollution a year and store over 1.3 million tons of carbon annually. Think of trees actually cleaning the air, mitigating the pollution from cars and coal burning industries. These trees are the heavyweights of the global and the local environment -— to overlook their value is foolhardy and short-sighted.
Maintaining and planting trees also cools the ambient air during the hot summer months and is an effective mitigation strategy to impact the urban heat island effect -— a term used to convey the fact that urban, asphalt-laden centers can be as much as 10 degrees hotter than their surrounding, greener areas. If trees have the ability to make areas cooler, use of air conditioning is likely to decrease where trees are more abundant.
Other environmental benefits of tree planting and open spaces relate to the fact that permeable surfaces allow rain water to percolate slowly into our water table, instead of flooding our aging water treatment system — of particular concern because when the city's drains are overwhelmed by a quick influx of heavy rains, untreated sewage overflows into our waterways.
It is slowly seeping into our collective urban consciousness that cities cannot look to the Amazon forests only to combat global warming. We too must become ever more active stewards of our environment. Just as more of us are recycling, using compact florescent light bulbs and eschewing plastic bags (slowly!), public discourse should zero in on ways that encourages everyone — tenants, landlords and private property owners — to maximize the environmental benefits of existing open spaces.
New York City Back Yards
While "city backyards" might seem like an oxymoron, our city has a lot of them -- even in Manhattan. Wherever 19th century rowhouses survive —- Harlem, the upper east and west sides, Park Slope, East New York and many other areas -— significant, but hidden open spaces composed of adjoining back yards flourish. On the Upper West Side alone, these rear yards total over 100 acres of open space -— that is about one-eighth the size of the entire Upper West Side and almost 14 percent of the size of Central Park.
If we were to add up all the open spaces in private back and front yards in the entire city, we would find that there are many hundreds of acres of privately owned open spaces that are overlooked by individiduals and city planning and environment officials alike — and we can reason that these back yards have similar environmental benefits as the trees and open spaces in our parks. The lungs of the city are comprised of publicly and privately owned trees and open spaces, but air that is cleansed is shared by us all.
Soon, we might find out just how much these open spaces contribute to the city's climate.
LANDMARK WEST!, an Upper West Side community based preservation advocacy group, is partnering with Columbia University Center for Climate Systems Research and the City University of New York's Institute for Sustainable Cities to analyze the micro-climates in sample rowhouse blocks on the Upper West Side. This project will quantify the environmental benefits of rowhouse back yards. Just as it was important for the city to study publicly owned trees and open spaces before it devised its PlaNYC environmental initiatives, it is important to collect solid scientific data as a foundation on which to develop public policy with regard to privately owned open spaces, to maximize the potential environmental good that these back yards offer the city.
The findings of the LANDMARK WEST! partnership could also determine whether and to what degree these back yards reduce ambient air temperature, alleviating the urban heat island effect, and reduce air pollution, improving air quality. Other useful information, such as measuring permeable surfaces, will be gathered to calculate how much rainwater these backyard surfaces divert from New York City's water treatment system, thus reducing its burden (and associated costs) during peak rains.
PlaNYC Environmental Initiatives
If the city is serious about planting one million trees by 2030, it must also encourage preservation and maintenance of existing trees, be they on private property or public land. City agencies should not approve building permits without considering the environmental effects and all associated costs of demolition, and it should not approve rear yard additions and other building projects that destroy trees or reduce permeable surfaces without considering the associated environmental and economic costs.
Otherwise, the city will spend millions planting street trees in the neighborhood front yards, while trees in backyards are destroyed or die because property owners have not embraced the cultural shift that will be needed to maximize the environmental benefits of these hidden open spaces. A sustained commitment to the principles PlaNYC 2030 and extensive coordination within and between our many city departments and public and private citizens will be critical if the goals are to be realized.
Unfortunately, this coordination and commitment is already coming up short. Even the Parks Department is violating some basic tenets of PlaNYC. According to the New York Times, the department is seeking to cut down 14 trees at Union Square; on Randall's Island, an unspecified number of trees were felled to make way for sports fields and countless trees were also destroyed (some say more than 400) to make way for the new Yankee Stadium. Not only were these trees uprooted and killed, but the newly installed fields are made of synthetic turf, a material which increases temperatures markedly, violating yet another central tenet of PlaNYC. Making the internal PlaNYC contradictions even more apparent, asphalt was installed to replace pavements instead of using permeable pavement surfaces, as forward-thinking urban planners are doing. While there are myriad political impediments to some of the city environmental initiatives, some initiatives involve less money but a lot more coordination, commitment and imagination.
The city must assist community based projects — such as the LANDMARK WEST! Project — to quantify the environmental benefits of trees and open spaces in the city's back yards, to shed light and provide guidance to green these overlooked back areas. Imagine the possibilities if we nurture each little piece of open space we already have. The city will be a healthier —- and a more pleasant -— place to live.
Evan Mason is Special Projects Coordinator at LANDMARK WEST!, a non-profit community group working to preserve the best of the Upper West Side's architectural heritage from 59th to 110th Streets between Central Park West and Riverside Drive.
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BENTON - It's been like a story-telling marathon for the Scott County Historical and Genealogical Society.
Members have spent hours over the past few months sorting through photos, listening to stories and reading family histories submitted by Scott County residents and former residents.
"We have, and Judy Bowman at the Train Depot was very helpful in supplying information and pictures on the old Sikeston Airport and other history of Sikeston," said Margaret Harmon, Scott County Historical and Genealogical Society president. "Tom Lett and I went all over the county and talked with people, tried to learn about the small communities and met many nice people."
Now, that priceless information is one step closer to being preserved in book form.
Written in commemoration of Scott County's 180th anniversary, "Scott County Family History and Families" will include in information on the general history of Scott County, individual communities, the Little River Drainage District and the Harvey Park Airport Missouri Institute of Aeronautics 309th AAFFTD. A special section will feature unique individuals.
Harmon explained the idea to create such a publication came from the purpose of the non-profit society which is to publish and preserve historical records and family histories for current citizens to enjoy and to educate future generations.
"We started on the project in early 2001 with a small committee," Harmon said. "I have been doing most of the writing of the history of Scott County and Carolyn Frey has been responsible for logging the family histories and pictures as they came in before sending them to the publisher. Lois Spalding, our treasurer, is responsible for depositing checks and tracking the pre-publishing book sales and Tom Lett has been working on getting churches, business and organizations to sponsor a page in the book, which is how we are able to publish the family histories at no charge. We have been disappointed that more family businesses have not preserved their history in the book by buying a page. As a non-profit society the fee is fully deductible."
Several members of the society are contacting churches, businesses and organizations about sponsoring pages. To make it even easier, they only have to complete an outline and organizers will write the page for them.
Although organizers are appreciative of having received over 300 family histories, they would like to see more and there's still time.
"After making several mailings announcing the publication of the 'Scott County Family History Book' we have been disappointed that more people did not submit family histories as each submission is free," said Harmon. "There is no charge for having your history and photo published in this book, up to 500 words and one photo. An 8 1/2 by 11 double-spaced page is generally 250 words. The publisher has already begun typesetting but if families would submit their histories within the next week to Scott County History Book, P. O. Box 151, Benton, Mo. 63736 they could still get into the book."
Harmon said the information will be sent to Turner Publishing Company by the end of January. It is anticipated that the book will be out by late spring or early summer and there will be notification of the arrival. In addition, plans are being made to have books available at various businesses.
The pre-published price of the encyclopedia-style hardcover book will be $53.95 or $89 for the deluxe real bonded leather edition. There will be an additional $6 per book for postage, if mailed. The book will be available to be purchased from Lois Spalding in Benton, Donna Cannon or Betty Mirly in Chaffee, Ramona Glastetter in Kelso, Carolyn Frey in Morley, Carolyn Pendergrass in Scott City or Caryl Hairston in Sikeston.
For more information contact Harmon at 335-0989 or Caryl Hairston at 471-5872.