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Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning for Stanford University
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The Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning (SCIL) is a research facility dedicated to improving student learning and promoting creativity in education. Housed in a century-old building on the Stanford University campus undergoing a major reworking for earthquake retrofitting, the Center wanted its new facility to act as a living prototype space, flexible enough to accommodate new tools, new workspaces, and new methods discovered by the Center's research.
Working with the Center and the architect, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, IDEO began six weeks of research, including on-campus interviews, photo-surveys, and shadowing, to understand the work process of the students and the Center's staff and faculty. This work informed the design documentation IDEO delivered, including visualizations of every aspect from architecture and furnishings to information systems and protocols of use.
The team delivered a space that was flexible enough to support a wide range of research activities, from small private spaces that allow concentration to large-scale presentations. The space needed to communicate the Center's work to a wide audience, both on campus and off.
The ground floor is the Center's most visible aspect and serves as its public face. A full-width display wall made of timber slats provides a warm and adaptable surface to attach and showcase the Center's work using many forms, from posters to plasma displays and beyond. Information kiosks made from plywood allow the inevitable changes to be made cheaply and easily.
The fourth floor houses the majority of the staff, and is the most flexible and experimental section of the Center. A series of project rooms called boxcars have built-in storage and fold-down desks. Sliding doors on two walls allow the rooms to open wide to accommodate teams or close for privacy.
(NB: The SCIL was formerly called the Stanford Learning Lab.)
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Dr Seuss: Up to 65% off gear for babyJacinda
This week is Dr. Seuss's birthday! Here is a selection of baby items on sale in honor of his "day of all days!" There are also books, puzzles, lunchboxes, totebags, wall art and more. All perfect for a unisex nursery, shower gift or first birthday celebration! It's also the National Education Association's annual Read Across America celebration. Get out your favorite book and snuggle up with the kids for some Seussy fun. What is your favorite Dr Seuss book? Mine (and Clare's) is definitely Happy Birthday to You! It's so magical and imaginative. I've always wanted to use it as a birthday party theme. Any excuse to prepare hotdogs served on a spool… and then take a dip in the mustard-off pool. But back to the sale…You can find all of these adorable Dr. Seuss items and more for up to 65% off at Zulily which only requires a quick free registration. Zulily is awesome. You totally want in.

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This REI Siesta sheet converts your REI Siesta single sleeping bag into a doublewide! Brushed polyester knit offers the softness of your favorite T-shirt with the moisture-wicking properties of a high-tech fabric. Full-length Comfort Connection zipper allows you to mate sheet to other compatible REI Siesta sleeping bags (sold separately) to form a double bag. Zipper is backed by wide, antisnag binding tape.
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Featured Golf News
Major Revisions to Course in Hoffman Estates Nearly Complete
The multi-million-dollar capital-enhancements at Poplar Creek Country Club in Hoffman Estates, Ill., are nearly complete, and the venue is now known as Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club. Nine holes will open for 18-hole rounds on Saturday, March 26, with all 18 holes to debut in early June.
The addition of "Bridges" to the club moniker is the result of the installation of eight wood bridges along the 6,500-yard course. Plaques paying tribute to legends Bobby Jones, Chick Evans, Samuel Ryder and Babe Zaharias will adorn the bridges with capsules about their contributions to the game, symbolizing the link to the club's past, present and future.
"Golfers who sneak-previewed the course are enamored with the changes," says Brian Bechtold, general manager of the facility owned and operated by the Hoffman Estates Park District (HEPD). "And paying homage to some of golf's grit-and-grind legends aligns with our municipal facility's family approach to golf and social activities."
Fifteen holes underwent renovation, and No. 1 is now No. 10. Holes 16, 17 and 18 - now known as "The Final Charge" - are formulated in the shape of a lightning bolt to become a "trifecta of finishing holes among the best in Illinois," adds Bechtold.
The addition of multiple tees gives the course renewed appeal to golfers seeking added length and newer players who prefer shorter distances. Reconfigured fairways and bunkers, the addition of fescue on many holes for depth and definition, and new lakes make for challenging yet fair land-water hazards.
Lohmann Golf Design led the modernization of the 35-year-old course, preserving the classic Killian-Nugent layout while enhancing strategic shot values. Floods that occasionally plagued fairways after heavy rains will no longer occur.
Also new are a 9,100-square-foot putting green and a 3,500-square-foot bentgrass chipping area in the learning center. PGA-certified instruction on a 55-station driving range, plus the addition of a "FlightScope launch monitor" for scientific club-fitting, will help golfers improve their games.
The clubhouse received a major facelift and now features a more modern ambiance. In the main banquet room that holds more than 300 guests there is new carpet, wallpaper, lighting, paint, ceiling construction, bathroom upgrades and a new dance floor. Business meetings will now feature WiFi, screens, LCD projectors and other accoutrements. A new, 8,200-square-foot event area with a gazebo and waterfall makes for memorable weddings and other special occasions.
"It's mission critical to consistently upgrade existing facilities and parks for current and future generations to enjoy," says Dean Bostrom, executive director of the HEPD.
Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club is located between Golf and Higgins Roads, east of Barrington Road, just off of Moon Lake Boulevard. For tee times and other information, visit www.bridgesofpoplarcreek.com or call 847/781-3681.
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One to remember (briefly, anyway)
July 26, 2009 - John Mehno
Tuesday is the eighth anniversary of one of the greatest comebacks in Pirates history.
They were trailing 8-2 with two out and the bases empty against the Houston Astros in the first game of a day-night doubleheader at PNC Park on July 28, 2001.
The seven-run rally was capped by Brian Giles' grand slam off Billy Wagner for a 9-8 victory.
How much momentum did the stirring victory generate? The Pirates lost the second game of the doubleheader and five of their next six, part of a 5-16 stretch in a 100-loss season.
How they scored: (Mike Jackson pitching) Kevin Young doubled. Pat Meares homered. Adam Hyzdu, batting for Omar Olivares, singled. Tike Redman walked. Jack Wilson singled, Hyzdu scored. (Billy Wagner relieved). Jason Kendall was hit by a pitch. Brian Giles homered, Redman, Wilson and Kendall scored.


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Automotive experts believe that Holden's upcoming GTS Maloo ute – touted as the world's fastest production hay hauler - shapes as one of Australia's modern classics and a sought after collectible.
However, they warn not to expect huge dividends overnight.
Although officially unconfirmed HSV is widely expected to release a limited run of 150 GTS Maloos later this year, it's believed enthusiasts around the country are already clamouring to get hold of their very own piece of muscle car history. The GTS Maloo is tipped to hit showrooms priced at $85,000 plus on-road costs, with dealer allocations reportedly finalised.
The limited edition ute is reportedly powered by the same 6.2-litre supercharged LSA V8 engine found on the existing GTS sedan. Power outputs are yet to be confirmed, but it is expected the ute will boast identical 430kW and 740Nm figures as the sedan – translating to a 0-100km/h sprint time in the vicinity of 4.5 seconds.
With HSV set to turn their sights to imported General Motors vehicles following the closure of Holden's manufacturing operations in 2016, the GTS shapes as the most powerful ute ever to be produced by the tuning arm.
Shannons national auction manager, Christophe Boribon, said the power and rarity of such a car boded well for prospective collectors, but specific values were hard to determine.
"It's the million dollar question," he said.
"You'd think that if they sold all 150 utes straight away, then it would be worth at least a bit more to the people that have missed out on one and would like to have one.
"That's in the short term - where the value's going to be in 10 to 15 years time is difficult to say right now."
Boribon cited the relatively accessible price point of the ute – expected to be about $10,000 less than the sedan – as one favourable factor for future values. Recent HSV models such as the venerable W427, have depreciated since going on sale partly because the original $160,000 purchase price was considered too high.
"I think that getting in at under the $100,000 mark is definitely a more attractive price point," Boribon said. "It's the psychology in people's minds and I definitely think that $85,000 price point is attractive.
"If you look at all the previous HSV products, none of them really have held up in price from where they were launched. But is the last of the breed going to be different? That's the key question I guess.
"I think there's going to be a general collectibility about HSVs and FPVs moving forward, but where that price point of the market is, it's impossible to say right now."
One possible guide for future GTS Maloo values comes from enemy territory. FPV's recent GT-F sedan – the last ever GT muscle car – sold out before going on sale earlier this year. The 500th and final example of the 351kW sedan sold for a handsome $236,100 at auction last week.
Chris Bowden, whose family's car collection includes some of Australia's rarest and most valuable historics, says future GTS Maloo values are hard to gauge.
"It depends on a couple of factors," he said. "For a road car I think it depends on what follows it and whether Chevrolet produce something to fill the void afterwards. Because if its thunder gets stolen a couple of years later, then that will hurt values.
"The other important factor is what HSV do with the marketing of it. If they took it to the Nurburgring and posted some crazy time then you've got an instant cult classic.
"The true Australia icons were built for purpose: for example, to win races. HSV could set some Australian records with that car and they could re-write the books. If they do that it would give the ute some real substance, rather than simply just having dyno figures."
Whether the HSV Maloo lives up to early expectations as being the world's fastest ute remains to be seen. In 2006, former V8 Supercar champion Mark Skaife set a speed record that lasted nine years – 271km/h in a modified HSV Maloo R8.


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Paper-piecing expert Carol Doak teaches you how to get sharp points and precise seams as she takes you step by step through four foundation-based quilt projects.
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Not a pattern from the class but a free one I found on Pinterest. This class taught me how to paper piece which is what this piece is.
Oh love the Mater what a wonderful paper pieced item. I made my first paper pieced item last week cant wait to work up to things like this.
I love paper piecing! I'm paper piecing The Farmer's Wife quilt right now on my 1923 Singer Red Eye! It's great for paper piecing!
Where did you find Mater? I would love to make him for my son and nephew.
Found him on Pinterest, it's a free pattern a lady had on her blog but you have to scroll all the way down to the bottom, he's kinda hidden at the bottom.
Sooo cute!!!! Love it!
So darling!


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I have a home recipe to solve the obesity crisis. You could say it's an ingredient that could help tip the scales back in the right direction.
What's indisputable is that we're too heavy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calculate that 68 percent of American adults are obese or overweight, which explains the recent efforts to combat the epidemic in both the public and private sectors.
First came New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to ban the sale of supersize sugar-sweetened drinks. Cambridge, Mass. — the home of Harvard University — is contemplating a similar move.


text: Inspired by the majestic nature of the deep blue sea and the Middle East, Atelier de l'Armée presents its 2014 spring/summer lookbook. Capturing the essence of its philosophy, which is to create an inspiring environment that offers well-constructed products with great detailing, the resulting images embodies what the brand is about. The lookbook highlights a series of items from shirts to jackets to trousers in a wide color palette, which encompasses several shades of indigo and creams. Accessories such as bags and hats complete the collection for a perfect summer offering. Head over to Atelier de l'Armée now to peruse the wide selection of items.


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American Gods (Hardcover)
First published in 2001, American Gods became an instant classic an intellectual and artistic benchmark from the multiple-award-winning master of innovative fiction, Neil Gaiman. Now discover the mystery and magic of American Gods in this tenth anniversary edition. Newly updated and expanded with the author's preferred text, this commemorative volume is a true celebration of a modern masterpiece by the one, the only, Neil Gaiman.
A storm is coming . . .
Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the magic day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life.
But just days before his release, Laura and Shadow's best friend are killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday. A trickster and rogue, Wednesday seems to know more about Shadow than Shadow does himself.
Life as Wednesday's bodyguard, driver, and errand boy is far more interesting and dangerous than Shadow ever imagined it is a job that takes him on a dark and strange road trip and introduces him to a host of eccentric characters whose fates are mysteriously intertwined with his own. Along the way Shadow will learn that the past never dies; that everyone, including his beloved Laura, harbors secrets; and that dreams, totems, legends, and myths are more real than we know. Ultimately, he will discover that beneath the placid surface of everyday life a storm is brewing an epic war for the very soul of America and that he is standing squarely in its path.
Relevant and prescient, American Gods has been lauded for its brilliant synthesis of mystery, satire, sex, horror, and poetic prose (Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World) and as a modern phantasmagoria that distills the essence of America (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). It is, quite simply, an outstanding work of literary imagination that will endure for generations.
Praise For…
American Gods is sexy, thrilling, dark, funny and poetic."
-Teller, of Penn & Teller
"Original, engrossing, and endlessly inventive; a picaresque journey across America where the travelers are even stranger than the roadside attractions."
-George R. R. Martin
"American Gods is like a fast run downhill through a maze -- both exhilarating and twisted."
-Jane Lindskold, author of Changer and
"Gaiman understands the shape of stories."
-Patrick Rothfuss, www.tor.com


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Connecticut's U.S. Senate race features issues that hit you upside the head like a folding chair: body slams, sleeper holds, sexual crudity, steroid abuse.
That's because Republican nominee Linda McMahon, who has spent more than $41.5 million of her own money on the campaign, co-owns World Wrestling Entertainment, and touts the growth of the pro-wrestling empire as proof of her business savvy and a qualification for office.
Not surprisingly, her opponents are focusing on the seamy underbelly of the business. For years, reports have plagued the WWE that many of its wrestlers were urged to abuse steroids to "get big," and recent tragic deaths of several retired performers have been attributed to painkiller addiction or brain damage suffered in the ring.


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Mona Tian is a violinist based in Los Angeles and a graduate from California Institute of the Arts in violin performance, she has studied under Lorenz Gamma and Mark Menzies. She started playing violin at the age of 3, under the teaching of Chongyu Ma, associate concertmaster of Shanghai Symphony, and professor Jiyang Zhao, Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Mona made her first major solo debut at the age of 8 in China, playing flight of the bumble bee and Mozart violin sonata K304 in e minor. A year later, After three rounds of audition, competing against 80 applicants, she was one out of the seven students who were accepted into the prestigious pre-college division of Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, the school's notable alumni include pianist Lang Lang, Yujia Wang, pulitzer award winning composer Zhou Long, Tan Dun and many more. At age 12, Mona was accepted with full scholarship to Idyllwild Arts Academy, studied under Todor Pelev, Peter Askim, Ransom Wilson, John Walz and the Calder Quartet. She was the youngest member to join Idyllwild Summer Festival Orchestra, conducted by Larry Livingston, and performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall for two summers.
Mona is an original member of the Pacifica Red Coral ensemble; The ensemble is appointed by Pulitzer award finalist, Avant-Garde Jazz composer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith. Mona is currently touring the Pulitzer award nominated Ten Freedom Summers by Wadada Leo Smith. She is a member in the first violin section of YMF Debut Orchestra. Mona is also a session musician in Los Angeles, she is currently recording a netflix original TV series, and other TV and film projects. Mona can be seen performing with Santa Barbara Symphony, Opera Santa Barbara, San Bernadino Symphony, American Youth Symphony, and wild Up. Mona has performed with two times Grammy Award winning ensemble Southwest Chamber music, The Code International, Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet, Debut Orchestra, Santa Barbara Symphony, Formalist Quartet, Flux Quartet, Bill T Jones Dance Company, and well-known musicians such as Timothy Fain, Mica Levi, John Walz, Vinny Golia, John Lindberg, Pheeroan Aklaff, Anthony Davis, Wadada Leo Smith, Shalini Vijayan, Miguel Atwood Ferguson, Anthony Brown and more. Mona has performed at the Walt Disney Concert Hall (L.A.), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (L.A.), Mostra SESC de Artes (São Paulo), REDCAT (L.A.), Roulette Theater (NYC), The Industry (L.A.), Bootleg Theater (L.A.), Congress Center Saalfelden (Austria), Pritzker Pavilion(Chicago), Mack Sennette Studios (L.A.), Atlas Theater (Washington DC), Granada Theater (Santa Barbara) and more. In addition to performing, she is currently a chamber music teaching artist at Harmony Project, violin and ensemble faculty at Center for Early Education.


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"Hop, cross, turn," dance teacher Joan Saliman said to a group learning an Israeli dance at Congregation B'nai Chaim in Morrison on Sunday morning.
With music supplying a steady beat, the dancers moved across the room with fast-paced steps and turns.
Israeli dance was just one of many activities that people enjoyed at the congregation's first Israeli cultural festival.
After days of uncertainty about the validity of a petition that Morrison Republican Jon Keyser submitted as a U.S. Senate candidate, a Denver district judge ordered the secretary of state to place his name on the primary election ballot Friday.
Secretary of State Wayne Williams had declared Keyser's petition insufficient because he was 86 signatures short in Congressional District 3. Keyser was required to gather 1,500 valid signatures from GOP voters in each of the state's seven congressional districts to qualify for the June GOP primary.
The Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce will host the fourth annual Taste of Evergreen, its second biggest fund-raiser of the year, from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 13, at the Lake House.
"It's really fun. You have music and friends and lots of great food," said Betsy Hays, chamber president.
"It's like a giant happy hour with lots of appetizers. You see everyone you know in town."
If you want to go, buy tickets advance because they sell out fast.
Three candidates for two seats on the five-member board of the Evergreen Park and Recreation District fielded questions Saturday morning at a meeting of the Mountain Area Democrats.
Monty Estis, Doug Lempke and Bill May are on the ballot in the May 3 election.
The three are vying for seats that were vacated by Janet Doyle and Andrew Adamowski. Doyle is stepping down after serving two consecutive terms, and Adamowski is not running again at the conclusion of his four-year term.
A fun project of Indian Hills resident Vince Rozmiarek is posting clever messages on the sign at the community center on Parmalee Gulch Road, some of which have caused quite a stir.
A recent posting by Rozmiarek, "Turning vegan would be a big missed steak," prompted two protesting vegans to rearrange the letters to read, "Turning vegan is awesome."
Plans for an auto dealership and mini-storage facility at C-470 and West Alameda Parkway near Dinosaur Ridge are meeting with significant opposition.
More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition objecting to a proposal to rezone properties northwest and southeast of the intersection. And an informal community group has been formed to challenge the proposed development in the scenic Rooney Valley.
After five years of study and debate, the Evergreen Park and Recreation District board unanimously rejected a proposal to ask voters to approve a tax increase for a $9 million expansion of the Buchanan Recreation Center. In the end, a public opinion study was the deciding factor.
Blue Spruce Kiwanis is planning the second annual Greg Henika music benefit on April 29 and 30 at the former Stagecoach Sports Grill.
The event honors Henika, who died in January 2015 after falling through the ice at Evergreen Lake. Last year's fund-raiser generated $10,000, with half going to the local Aktion Club for disabled students and the other half going to Project Eliminate, Kiwanis International's project to eliminate maternal/ neonatal tetanus.
The results of a public opinion survey commissioned by the Evergreen park district do not bode well for the prospects of either a new gym or more pool lanes at Buchanan Rec Center in the near future. The district board is expected to vote on whether to put the question on the ballot at its next regular board meeting April 26.
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What is the difference between a Rolex President and a Rolex Datejust?
The two most popular models of Rolex wristwatches are the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust and the Rolex Day Date President (AKA) Rolex Presidential
The Datejust was introduced in 1945, the Presidential was first showcased in 1956 at the Basel Fair. Discerning customers have appreciated these models for their appearance and unique functionality over the years; a comprehensive review and comparison of these models will help you understand the basic commonalities and differences between them.
Basic Difference: The basic difference between the two, evident in their names, is while the Datejust model displays only the date, the Rolex Day Date President model comes with both date and day displays–both seen through separate apertures in the watch dial. In both the Datejust and President, the date is displayed at the 3 o'clock position, while in presidential models the day is spelled out (in 26 languages) at the 12 o'clock position.
Metal Used: The Oyster Perpetual Datejust is available in stainless steel, 18-karat yellow/white gold, and Rolesor (steel and any one form of gold). The Ladies' Datejust is also available in pink (rose) gold and platinum. Of all prevaling models, the stainless steel and two-tone versions of Datejust have been extremely popular.
On the other hand, the Day Date models are not available in stainless steel. These are made exclusively in platinum or 18k yellow, white, or pink gold.
Size of the Case: All Rolex Day Date models are available with a case size of 36mm for men as well as women. In the Datejust, however, the case size is different for men and women: for men the standard case size is 36mm while for women it is either 26mm or 29mm. Rolex also offers a mid-sized version of the Datejust, featuring a case size of 31mm. Recently, Rolex also launched a special edition Datejust at the Basel Fair in 2008 that featured a case size of 34mm.
The early Datejust models featured a domed back similar to that found in the Rolex Bubbleback, while newer model of the Datejust are a little thinner. Although the early President case was larger, it never had a domed back. If planning to buy a vintage variety of either the Datejust or President be cognizant of this model difference.
Bracelet: The style of bracelet in these two popular Rolex models has always been one of the key identifying factors. The Datejust models initially flaunted the Jubilee Bracelet, which gives the watch a unique look with three central links perfectly complimented by broader links on either edge. On the other hand, in 1956, when the Rolex Day Date model was launched, it featured a new bracelet known as the "President" bracelet. This bracelet has become popular for its powerful appearance featuring broad central links offset by narrower links on the sides. In many popular models, the President bracelet flaunts sparkling diamonds on the center links. Additionally, a standard feature that can be found in most Day Date models is the concealed clasp in the bracelet.
The Rolex Datejust and the Rolex President are two distinctly identifiable models in terms of their movement and basic functionality, and the overall differences in their style and appearance make them clearly distinguishable from each other. There is no question, however, that in their own striking ways, they represent the very best of Rolex quality and precision.
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Gamma-ray burst reveals surprising ingredients of early galaxies
Submitted by Jamie Williamson on Thu, 11/03/2011 - 10:47
Washington, Nov 3 : Astronomers have identified a pair of young galaxies with surprising chemical ingredients in the early Universe following a Gamma-ray burst - brightest explosions in space.
The NASA Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope first spotted the burst, called GRB 090323.
Very soon afterwards it was picked up by the X-ray detector on NASA's Swift satellite and with the GROND system at the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope in Chile (eso1049) and then studied in great detail using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) just one day after it exploded.
The VLT observations showed that the brilliant light from the gamma-ray burst had passed through its own host galaxy and another galaxy nearby.
These galaxies are being seen as they were about 12 billion years ago. Such distant galaxies are very rarely caught in the glare of a gamma-ray burst.
"When we studied the light from this gamma-ray burst we didn't know what we might find. It was a surprise that the cool gas in these two galaxies in the early Universe proved to have such an unexpected chemical make-up," said Sandra Savaglio (Max-Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany), lead author of the study.
"These galaxies have more heavy elements than have ever been seen in a galaxy so early in the evolution of the Universe. We didn't expect the Universe to be so mature, so chemically evolved, so early on," she stated.
By carefully analysing the telltale fingerprints from different chemical elements the team was able to work out the composition of the cool gas in these very distant galaxies, and in particular how rich they were in heavy elements.
It is expected that galaxies in the young Universe will be found to contain smaller amounts of heavier elements than galaxies at the present day, such as the Milky Way.
But the new observations, surprisingly, revealed that some galaxies were already very rich in heavy elements less than two billion years after the Big Bang. (ANI)
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Kenny Britt. Lance Moore. Sidney Rice. Dwayne Bowe.
Yes, these are all receivers who had seriously disappointing seasons in 2013. But more importantly, they're all names that were chosen ahead of Alshon Jeffery and Josh Gordon in most fantasy drafts.
Gordon and Jeffery were, on average, the 122nd and 123rd players drafted in ESPN leagues last year. That's more than 30 picks behind a Texans D/ST that finished 28th at its position.
The irony is overwhelming.
Gordon ended the season first among all wideouts. Jeffery wasn't too far behind at ninth.
See, this is the type of stuff that winds up turning your 13-year-old brother-in-law into a legitimate playoff contender. The type of stuff that enables Taco to make it to the Shiva Bowl. The type of stuff that strips you of your god-given right to humiliate and degrade those closest to you for an entire offseason.
And at its core, that's what fantasy football is really all about, isn't it?
But with Week 1 a mere four months away, your opportunity to earn back that right is rapidly approaching. The long road to redemption starts here. Now.
With buy-low wideouts. (Sorry if that was a bit anti-climatic.)
While mulling over possible strategies, many fantasy owners become preoccupied weighing the pros and cons between potential first-round selections. Alas, they fail to address their late-round needs.
Boasting a substantially deeper pool of talent than both quarterback and running back, a handful of promising receivers routinely fall into these later rounds. You know, around the time that a couple of your buddies activate the dreaded "auto-pick."
Don't be fooled—it's where fantasy championships are won and lost. Anybody who ended up with Jeffery or Gordon last year can tell you that.
That being said, here are five afterthoughts at WR that are capable of helping you catch a fantasy trophy in 2014.


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Skip to comments.Convicted border agents finding a lot of supporters (Letters to Judge are welcome)
Posted on 08/13/2006 10:13:29 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
A conservative grass-roots organization has gathered nearly 40,000 signatures since Wednesday on a petition to be sent to President Bush on behalf of two Border Patrol agents convicted of violating a drug smuggler's civil rights.
Two of the jurors who convicted the agents also are expressing misgivings about the verdict, saying they were pressured by other jury members and the prosecution to reach a quick decision in the case.
Grassfire, a nonprofit organization that uses online petitions to affect legislation, has created a special Web link and letter to President Bush for Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, who were convicted on numerous counts of violating Mexican national Osbaldo Aldrete-Davila's civil rights during a pursuit on Feb. 17, 2005.
Steve Elliott, president of Grassfire, could not be reached Saturday for comment. The petition letter, which is posted on www.grassfire.org, is expected to be sent to the president when it reaches 100,000 signatures.
"As a citizen of the United States, I am outraged to learn that two U.S. Border agents are facing 20-year prison terms for doing their jobs -- pursuing illegal aliens who cross our border -- and I'm calling on you to officially pardon them for their actions," the letter states.
Thousands of letters have also poured in from across the nation to various support organizations for the Ramos and Compean families. Friends of the Border Patrol, a Chino-based nonprofit organization chaired by Andy Ramirez, is accepting donations for Ramos' defense fund. The National Border Patrol Council also has set up a Border Agents Ramos and Compean Defense Fund. TJ Bonner, president of the union, said the union donated $10,000 to begin the fund.
On Friday, two of the 12 jurors who convicted the agents said pressure from the prosecution and possible misconduct involving other jurors may have led to the conviction.
In an interview with the Daily Bulletin Saturday, a juror who asked to be identified only as Claudia said she was the last holdout on the jury before the guilty verdicts were handed down.
"I've had nightmares about the family since the day of the verdict," Claudia said. "I want to do whatever I can to support the families. I'm not at peace."
Ramos, 37, and Compean, 28, were convicted of assault with serious bodily injury; assault with a deadly weapon; discharge of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence; and a civil rights violation. Aldrete-Davila, the Mexican national the agents were pursuing, was in possession of more than $1 million worth of marijuana, which he had brought into the United States through the small town of Fabens, Texas.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Deborah Kanof, who successfully prosecuted both men, argued during the trial that it was not the agents' job to pursue Davila in the first place.
Compean and Ramos also were convicted of four counts and two counts, respectively, of obstruction of justice for not reporting that their weapons had been fired.
The El Paso U.S. Probation Office recommended to Judge Kathleen Cardone that each man get 20 years.
Claudia and another juror, Bob Grouley, who teaches special-needs students, said the guidelines provided to the jury were at times difficult to understand and that several of the guidelines regarding the convictions were open to interpretation.
Both added that several of the jurors, including the foreman, pressured colleagues to go with a guilty verdict because spring break was a week away and they didn't want to be stuck in a long deliberation. Grouley said the foreman told the jurors, several of whom were holding out, that Judge Cardone would not accept a hung jury.
The foreman, whose name is being withheld, could not be reached for comment.
Grouley said he contacted Mary Stillenger, Ramos's attorney, several weeks after the trial was over to let her know he was not comfortable with the verdict.
"We had to go by the judge's orders, but this punishment doesn't fit the crime," Grouley said.
Kanof, who could not be reached for comment Saturday, said in an earlier interview with the Daily Bulletin that she questioned the jury after the verdict and that all members said they were satisfied with the verdict.
Texas U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton also released a statement on Friday in support of the conviction.
Monica Ramos, Ignacio's wife, said she doesn't blame the jurors who are speaking out, and is grateful for the recent wave of support for her husband.
"We look at these e-mails ... just the simplest of words have changed us and given us hope," said Ramos, who is dreading her husband's Aug. 22 sentencing date. "So many people from all across the country have cared enough about us that they have written us and prayed for us."
Signed. This is outrageous.
Signed. Absolutely outrageous. A drug smuggler 'who had his rights abused' had to be tracked down by Homeland Security and given immunity to provide his testimony? This has got to be the only country in the world which would do such a thing.
Thank you for this post and keeping the spotlight on this miscarriage of justice. I have signed the petition.
I read on another posting that it is possible that the drug dealer who was given immunity to testify against the US Agents may also be given US citizenship down the road. Any wonder why people outside the Beltway to not trust this government to structure a "comprehensive" illegal immigration plan.
This statement seems to indicate she wanted a conviction because she was like the Border Patrol. The fact is Border Patrol Agent are allowed to pursue suspects.
Interestingly enough all the Border Patrol Agents that have recently been caught smuggling or helping the cartels have recieved less jail time. Supervisors McClaren and Aviles from El Centro Sector were recently caught taken smugglers from detention and releasing them. They gave up names of agents and recieved hundreds of thousands of dollars. They were sentenced to five years, were allowed to keep their homes in exchange for restitution. These guys get ten years, yeah now that's justice /sarc.
An EPT (from which we cannot post) article on 8/10/06 mentions that Andy Ramirez, from the San Diego based Friends of the Border Patrol, will be testifying at the House immigration hearing to take place in El Paso Aug. 17 and plans to tell the story of the two border patrol agents.
Maybe then someone else will cover it?
I hear ya.. The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin and Sara Carter and a few other rags and some at FR seem to be the only ones trying to get the word out.
FYI.......Lou Dobbs has been all over this case and has promised to continue helping these agents get publicity and hopefully some justice. The arrogance of these fed'l prosecutors over what should have been at the most most an administrative action is reprehensible.
I did find some interesting tidbits in the old El Paso Times articles. Ramos was offered various plea deals, but declined all of them believing he did nothing wrong. The last offer was to serve one year in prison and pay all of the drug smugglers medical expenses.
Those medical expenses were probably not small. While Sara Carter mentions only being shot "in the buttocks," the EPT reports at various times that his urethra was "severed," "ruptured," or "shattered" and had to be "rebuilt."
The defense also presented evidence that the drug smuggler was not hit in the back, as some allege (medical records showing the angle of the bullet's entry). The defense also attempted to expose other agents who had relatives or friends "on the other side of the law."
Not good (imo) for Compean, the EPT reported that he picked up only nine of his shell casings at first and later sent another border agent back to retrieve the other five. The agent testified that he threw them in a canal. Lots of covering up going on.
I'm glad to hear Dobbs is on it.
Something went very, very wrong here.
Doing their jobs? The agents shot the guy as he was running away (toward Mexico). They knew he was unarmed because he had already tried to surrender. When one of their shots finally hit the guy and he fell to the ground, the agents walked away. For all they knew, the guy could have been bleeding to death, but they just left him there and headed back north. Then they hid evidence of what happened and failed to report it. That's not their job.
Do they deserve 20 years?
btw, I saw the prosecutor on Fox last night discussing the case.
This is a lesson everyone can learn from.
If you're on a jury, NEVER vote against what you are absolutely convinced of.
Do not give in, do not back track, do not change your mind unless you are convinced by the evidence and the law, to the contrary.
Keep in mind, Jury Nullification can work, but the word needs to get out that the Jury is THE final judge on the law.
Signed and send the link and email to Burns, Rehburg and Baucus of Montana.
I don't know. What's the usual sentence for shooting a person? 20 years seems reasonable to me.
They will be sentenced under federal sentencing guidelines, they will likely get 10 years minimum, sorry to disappoint you if they get the minimum.
That's the first that I heard the version you report. Do you have a link to that? Was that the prosecution's claim or is that undisputed fact? Thanks.
I signed it. This is outrageous.
That's the version that got them convicted. Here.
10 years is good too.
I am sure the families of the agents are gladdened by your response.
Did you get one of these? Ramos to be on TV tonight!
I'm not sure about this schedule though. According to my TV guide, it says Glenn Beck is on at 6pm and 9pm PST (not 7 and 9)
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I have one message for the gutless jurors who convicted these border patrol agents. (They showed an interview with the 12th juror. She was "pressured" into agreeing with the other jurors. Needless to say, her face and name were not revealed for fear of retaliation.)
It's for the children. Give up your country and then your rights and maybe, just maybe everyone around us will be happy. I hope the assimilation of the former USA into Mexico will make people happy. This is obviously sarcasm, it's just sickening to see what has happened to the once great United States of America. 9/11 and the borders are still wide open.
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Rob Mahoney of SI.com: "Westbrook and Reggie Jackson are the two best backcourt players at Brooks' disposal, though neither is so credible a long-range shooting threat as to open up the floor and fully unlock the Thunder offense. That in itself isn't lethal by any means, though it could necessitate a more concerted move toward small-ball lineups when those two guards share the court. Already we see Brooks leaning in that direction. Aside from the Thunder's traditional starting lineup, the five-man unit in which Westbrook was used the most on Sunday saw him flanked by Jackson, Kevin Durant, Derek Fisher and Serge Ibaka. That group never saw the floor last season, and the base four of Westbrook, Jackson, Fisher, and Durant played together for only a single minute. Brooks is digging deep already to see what kinds of lineup arrangements might work best for this Thunder team — one that will need to sort out the departure of Kevin Martin just as it finished sorting out the departure of James Harden."
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Darnell Mayberry: "The Thunder's continued trust in Serge Ibaka's ability to defend 3-point shooters concerns me. Big time. It's something that killed the Thunder in the Finals, and it could continue to do so this season if OKC sticks with it. Tonight, Channing Frye took advantage of Ibaka's perimeter defense, scoring 10 first-quarter points and making two of four 3s. Even when Ibaka sat, the Thunder played Collison and Steven Adams together for a bit, sticking to a big lineup. I didn't understand that."
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At CBSSports.com, I wrote about Westbrook's return.
Bill Simmons on Countdown on Friday: "We have never seen a team not pay the tax and win the title. You have to do it. Those are how you get the extra two good guys on your team and what they did with that Harden trade, I think it was the worst trade in this century in basketball because they gave away somebody who was the best 2-guard in the league for a couple spare parts. And not just that, but now if I'm Durant and Westbrook, why am I going to stay here? I have all these other teams who will do anything they can to pay $90 or $100 million dollars. Look at what the Nets are doing. If you're Durant, you're going to stay here in this mom and pop organization? I don't see it. I think he's going to leave in three years. I do."
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Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com: "But according to a source who was briefed on the process, Westbrook's knee quickly responded to the treatment and the swelling that was bothering him and concerning the team quickly disappeared. In addition, the scope showed the meniscus Westbrook tore during the playoffs last season had totally healed, giving him the confidence that he'd be able to return to his normal self. Because of these factors, the second operation actually might have sped up his return. He ended up only missing two games and was there for the Thunder's home opener."


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I'm working on a mock up using Propulsion. I created a Menu that I assigned to the Propulsion Main Menu. Added links to pages and categories. However, at the end, it shows one more menu item that is not listed under Appearance/Menus in the WP admin.
This last item says LOGOUT and when I pressed it to understand what was it doing there, it logged me out of the WP admin.
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Do you by chance have a link to "My Account" in your menu? When you add "My Account" it will also add "Log Out" to the end of the menu.
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thanks for your reply. As you correctly pointed, I had placed a link to "My Account" in my menu. Once that link was removed, the LOGOUT link also disappeared.
However, it still ticks my brain why pressing that LOGOUT button would log me out of WP Admin. Doesn't that button belongs to the WooCommerce admin?
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A Franklin Township man was sentenced Friday to six years in a treatment center after pleading guilty to fondling a 9-year-old girl.
Robert E. Whirlow, 48, had pleaded guilty to fondling the daughter of a family friend. He was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Walter L. Marshall Jr. to serve the six years at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center, a facility for sex offenders in Avenel, Middlesex County.
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Finance minister Nicolas Marceau kicked up his new heels today, on the eve of the Marois government's first budget. And, they're a slick new pair of Aldos.
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Debussy – Sonata in D minor. Britten – Sonata in C.William Lloyd Webber – In the Half Light. Nocturne.
Brahms – Sonata in E minor, Op 38.
This recital by English cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, presented at the National Concert Hall by the Music Network, was a frustrating experience.
Lloyd Webber plays as if the performer is always altogether more important in the scheme of things than the composer. It's a high-risk proposition that can be extremely effective when it comes off. Sadly, this time it didn't.
Lloyd Webber's approach to the three major sonatas he offered was patchy at best, and he made the music his own in ways that seemed to take it away from the composers.
The rashness of his approach to the sonata by Debussy resulted in a severe loss of rhythmic stability. The sonatas by Britten and Brahms sounded over-stressed and effortful, with little sense of a solidly co-ordinated partnership with pianist Pam Chowhan, whose intentions generally seemed to communicate themselves more clearly than Lloyd Webber's.
The interplay at the opening of the Britten was one of a number of moments which suggested what might have been. It was delightful in its caressing freedom and every note seemed perfectly placed.
There were other passages, too, where sheer gorgeousness of tone won the day. But these were few and far between in an evening where the simple nostalgic romanticism of two short pieces by the cellist's father, William Lloyd Webber, was altogether better served than the major fare that made up the bulk of the programme. MICHAEL DERVAN


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Obama Takes a Detour to Reconnect With Southeast Asia
The president spent time at a monastery and went shopping, but he also used a visit to a university to press for passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
September 8, 2016, Thursday
1891: Terrible Colliery Explosion
From the archives of the International Herald Tribune: An explosion in a colliery near Merfhyr, Wales, kills 2 in August 1891.
August 24, 2016, Wednesday
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Decades after the end of Iran's war with Iraq, countless land mines in Iran's western provinces continue to maim and kill children.
July 6, 2016, Wednesday
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She is one of more than a dozen elephants who have been hurt near the border with Myanmar, where rebels have been fighting for decades.
July 2, 2016, Saturday
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Islamic State fighters were reported to have booby-trapped Palmyra's archaeological treasures before retreating.
March 30, 2016, Wednesday
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From the International Herald Tribune archives: Britain warns of mines in an area in the Mediterranean in 1941.
February 22, 2016, Monday
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From the International Herald Tribune archive: The British government lays a new mine field off Singapore in 1941.
February 16, 2016, Tuesday
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Mine Kills Civilians as Fighting Heats Up in Eastern Ukraine
A minivan trying to bypass traffic at a checkpoint near Donetsk tripped a land mine, killing four occupants. It was unclear which side had planted the mine.
February 11, 2016, Thursday
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At Least 9,115 Killed in Ukraine Conflict, U.N. Says
The pace of the killing has slowed sharply since a cease-fire in August, the monitors said, with only 47 civilians killed and 131 injured in the three months ending in mid-November.
December 10, 2015, Thursday
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Mali: Land Mine Kills a U.N. Employee
The death underlined persistent insecurity four days after Islamist militants attacked a hotel in the capital, Bamako, and killed at least 19 people.
November 25, 2015, Wednesday
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Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ) is reportedly going to pay around $18 million of former Nokia (NYSE: NOK ) Chief Stephen Elop's $25.5 million severance package, as part of its acquisition of Nokia's handset and services division.
While we do know that Elop will be running the handset division until the acquisition closes, and that, "he will become employed with Microsoft pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement with Microsoft," per the original release, this is more ammo for those who are convinced that Elop will succeed Steve Ballmer.
Is $18 million really a large payoff for a non-CEO executive? Let's take a look at a recent example:
Not unprecedented
We only have to look to Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO ) to see that highly paid non-execs aren't that uncommon. One of CEO Marissa Mayer's first "acquisitions" was bringing COO Henrique DeCastro over from Google to help turn the company's advertising business around. As All Things D reported last year when DeCastro was brought over, his total compensation was around $59 million.
Advertising revenue is central to Yahoo!'s turnaround, and Mayer has emphasized how important hiring the right people is to the company's success. From her interview at TechCrunch DISRUPT SF:
"For me it's really a chain-reaction of four things: Hiring the right people; having them build the right products; getting that turned into traffic; because traffic ultimately leads to revenue ... You have to get the right people there before you can build the right products; the products have to be good or people won't use them."
And getting great people -- much like investing in the best companies -- often comes at a premium price.
But is Elop right for Microsoft?
Elop, as a former Microsoft executive, comes in with an understanding of the company that an outsider just couldn't offer. And with the restructuring of Microsoft's divisions earlier this year, bringing in a leader who is familiar with the company's operations would make for a much smoother transition with less need to restructure once again.
Add in Elop's experience gained as CEO of Nokia, as well as his expertise in mobile, and there are a lot of reasons that Elop could very well be a strong choice as Microsoft's next top man.
As to Nokia, Elop leaving with the handset division makes sense. The new Nokia with be a leaner, more focused company. Interim CEO and Chairman Risto Siilasmaa has talked about how wireless will still be important to the company moving forward, with its infrastructure business supplying LTE and other wireless technology, and its HERE mapping business still relying on Microsoft. Whether Siilasmaa will be the permanent CEO at Nokia remains to be seen.
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They eat certainly wheat. However, your mistake is to think they eat a lot of it. The French eat a wide variety of food and are testament to the virtues of doing so rather than having the narrow diets favoured by anglophones. I think you'll find that they eat lots of good fats and avoid vegetable oils.
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Santa Clarita is a great place to live. It is so good that we retired here. Is it perfect? No.
There are still things we can do to improve the quality of life in the SCV. The main issues revolve around water and development. Regardless of the current spate of wet weather, we are still in a drought with the State Water Project promising only 5 percent of its promised allocation.
What can we do? First, we can practice water conservation by making sure our plumbing is efficient and our gardens use as little water as possible. Furthermore we must be realistic about how much new development we can sustain with the water that we project will be available.
This means rejecting those projects that are unsustainable. To make sure there is sufficient water in our local aquifers we must ensure our rivers and tributaries are not channeled with concrete, so recharge may occur.
The Santa Clara River is almost entirely owned by individuals and companies. To make sure the river is protected, it will be necessary to bring the river and its buffer zones into public ownership. The city and other agencies are already pursuing this goal.
The quality of water is already impacted by past toxic land use. For example, the former Whittaker-Bermite property is contaminated by perchlorate. Every effort must be made to continue the remediation of the site, and there has been good progress.
I recommend that the best use of that property is for an industrial park, preserving the southernmost portion or open space.
One of my major goals is to reduce the density of new development so traffic and air pollution are reined in as much as possible. Part of this plan involves generating as much open space as we can.
The city's open-space policies and the recently approved open space district are big steps in that direction.
My vision has long been a publicly owned green belt around the city, from Placerita Canyon Natural Area to the Santa Clarita Woodlands Park, to the high country of the Newhall Ranch project and Highway 126.
Projects such as the one considered by Casden Properties (at 13th Street and Placerita Canyon Road) are much too dense and incongruous and should not be built.
The argument that this area is served by Metrolink does not make it any better. Remember, no amount of new roads will improve our traffic.
The claim is made that the new cross-valley connector will improve traffic. But a perusal of the River Park project EIR shows that every impacted intersection will be worse off at buildout.
Most new development in the Santa Clarita Valley occurs outside the city limits. County development is not obligated to blend seamlessly with our city.
These county areas use our buses, schools, law enforcement, parks programs and much more. Because of the obvious benefits of annexation, all these areas will eventually annex themselves into the city.
In my view the greatest efficiencies will occur the faster these annexations are completed. The city must aggressively welcome our county neighbors into the fold.
I believe in the concept of One Valley, One Vision. The actual OVOV plan itself needs work. For example, it claims that with its policies, traffic will be reduced. This is just plain silly.
Development that would be good would include amenities for the east side of town including a hospital, senior center and community Center. With the current fiscal situation, this will take extra effort but can be done. I am a fiscal conservative and believe that the city's current fiscal policies are sound. We are in pretty good shape considering where we've been the last year.
A way to help achieve this vision is to vote for me, Henry Schultz, on April 13.
The three incumbents have been in office for 12, 12 and eight years, respectively. That's too long. Vote for change. We can make it better.
Do a Google search for "Youtube Henry Schultz," to see me giving a bio and answering audience questions on three video clips, or contact me at (661) 284-5613 or email@example.com to talk, put up a sign or help in some other way.
I am not beholden to developers or power brokers - I am taking no money for this campaign. Pass the word. I have served the city as a parks and recreation commissioner, a member of the Transportation Advisory Committee and currently serve on the Open Space Audit Panel.
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Contenders for Erie County sheriff will participate in a candidates' forum in the Yehl Ballroom at Gannon University's Waldron Campus Center, 124 W. Seventh St., today at 6 p.m.
The candidates are Democrat John Loomis, a captain in the sheriff's department, and Republican Eddie Whiteman, who owns and operates Eddie's Collectibles towing.
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