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Rousseau's insistence that his life and his writings are inseparable is one of the many ways in which he changes cultural history. He is the creator of the modern genre of autobiography, and the first writer to attend closely to childhood and to the formation of his own sexuality. He is also a leading figure of the French Enlightenment, the philosopher of nature, a major political thinker, a prime theorist of education, the proponent of a new religious sensibility and author of a hugely influential novel. Celebrated and reviled in his own time, he will be later adopted by the French Revolution as the martyr of virtue and by Romanticism as the hero of feeling. Originating perhaps both the idea of social determinism (we are what society …
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Articles on Rousseau's works
- Discours sur l'origine et le fondement de l'inégalite parmi les hommes [Discourse on the Origin of Inequality among Mankind]
- Du Contrat social; ou, Principes du droit politique [The Social Contract]
- Émile, ou de l'education [Emile]
- Julie, ou la nouvelle Héloïse [Julie, or The New Heloise]


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Julie M. Murray
Julie M. Murray
Adjunct Faculty
Contact Information:
- Phone: (402) 354-4447
BA, University of Nebraska - Kearney
MAM, Bellevue University
General Background
Julie Murray currently serves as Director of Hospital Clinics and Professional Services for Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha and has been an adjunct faculty member of Nebraska Methodist College since 2008. With over 18 years in healthcare, Ms. Murray is experienced in physician practice management, physician contract coordination, revenue cycle management, strategic planning, operations and marketing. Prior to joining Methodist Hospital in 2010, Ms. Murray was a partner and healthcare consultant for Achievable Solutions, Inc. in Omaha, Vice President of Business Development and an Operations Director for MCH Health System in Blair, NE, and Director of Grants & Promotion for a community action agency in central Nebraska. Ms. Murray resides in a suburban community just outside of Omaha with her husband and three teenage children.
Program(s) Taught
HCA330 - Intro to Management and Strategic Planning

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Skip to comments.NBC CHICAGO: Obama's Frightening Insensitivity Following Shooting
Posted on 11/06/2009 7:11:53 AM PST by FourPeas
Getty Images President Obama didn't wait long after Tuesday's devastating elections to give critics another reason to question his leadership, but this time the subject matter was more grim than a pair of governorships.
After news broke out of the shooting at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas, the nation watched in horror as the toll of dead and injured climbed. The White House was notified immediately and by late afternoon, word went out that the president would speak about the incident prior to a previously scheduled appearance. At about 5 p.m., cable stations went to the president. The situation called for not only his trademark eloquence, but also grace and perspective.
But instead of a somber chief executive offering reassuring words and expressions of sympathy and compassion, viewers saw a wildly disconnected and inappropriately light president making introductory remarks. At the event, a Tribal Nations Conference hosted by the Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian affairs, the president thanked various staffers and offered a "shout-out" to "Dr. Joe Medicine Crow -- that Congressional Medal of Honor winner." Three minutes in, the president spoke about the shooting, in measured and appropriate terms. Who is advising him?
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcchicago.com ...
A bunch of radicals that hate America, but you'd think zer0 would at least be able to exercise some judgement without having to be orchestrated.
He's just an arrogant muzzie, usurping POS and should be removed.
He is much worse than that! He us selling this nation off to the worlds enemies.
The worst thing about all this is that in spite of what this guy is showing of himself, there are still people, like my middle step daughter and her younger sister, who thinks this guy is a water walker ( as we used to say in the service of someone who was clearly above the rest)and refuses to see that the in the case of one, that the impending loss of her home is directly related to the democrat party, ignoring the warnings of the Bush administration about the housing mess, that got us into this situation. We are on the road to hell and they still think this guy is a saviour!.
I believe what you are saying is correct. Barry is a puppet for something even more evil than him, and when they are through with him, they will eliminate him to REALLY throw the country into turmoil, to finish it off.
...the normal, legally-elected way, at least. There'll be martial law, actively provoked by the WH in response to some "event" (an unruly march on DC, perhaps, with unruliness brought on by infiltrating leftist poseurs) by then, and the 2012 elections will be postponed, with "nasty ole' conservative" activists (viz. FR types) and talk-show host types being dramatically shut down and (arrested and) sent off for debriefing (and re-education). The violent response from Barry will be short-lived, thankfully, though at great expense, I suspect.
Great link.
who REALLY wants to destroy this country, and knows that if Obama were assassinated the blame would be placed on the "hate-mongers of the right
I have always thought that his owner: Soro, is out to destroy this country and that once Hussain's usefulness is over that he would be assassinated and the country would erupt in a civil war.
The US is not supposed to exist at the End of Time. I guess this would be one way...
I thought this was already determined to be TOTUS.
Barak Hussein Obama
Mmmmm mmmmmm mmmmmm
I'd like to give a shout out to our President..."You're a Moron!!!"
He's just a street ****** with a law degree.
Who's advising him? Is that a rhetorical question, or a joke?
He needs his advisors to tell him not to act like a clown and give teen-age "shout outs" to his homies after our military people are slaughtered?
If he needs advisors to tell him how to handle the situation he's obviously incompetent and not fit for POTUS, which he proved in spades.
It's not his "advisers" fault, it's his.
I hear you celtic gal. They are blindly following their leader to the grave.
I predict a presidential pardon for this guy in 2012.
Obama's saluting form before all that practice for the Dover PHOTO OP. He IS saluting, OK? And that is how he was doing it.
He has mental health issues on that we can agree.
With each tone deaf gaffe by this poseur, ol' Jimmah Carter has to be doing huzzahs and hand stands, knowing his "Worst President Ever" title is finally being passed on to someone more incompetent than himself.
And here's a shout-out to all the one-time voters that foisted this POS on our great nation. From now on, please restrict your voting to "Duncing with the Stars" and "American I-dull".
Using ghetto lingo preceding a tepid statement regarding this tragedy. What a "president" we have.
I had to force myself to view this charade.
EVERYONE I talk to is sick of Obama. They are sick of his speeches and campaign and do nothing and blame Bush game attitude.Everyone knows he is ruining this country beyond words.
WHY are no reps or public figure speaking out and stopping him?
I watched this live. It revealed O's true self.
His compassion is faked. As faked as his photo op salute to the coffins.
They've been playing the incremental game for a very long time, and they've got very far with that game. America has quite a lot of marxism enacted right now.
I doubt they'll rock the boat as you say.
There are less obvious ways they can gain more power than that. For example they could make it like some racist white guy or anti-abortionist kills him. Pow, democrat supermajority in both houses & whitehouse for 20 years.
Even better, officials in Hawaii that know truth about Obama's birth might decide to release documents.
I was in total amazement.
'Why is he not opening with condolences for the fallen and wounded soldiers at Fr. Hood'
'Does he not know what has happened?'
Then I realized this guy doesn't really give a crap about our military and their families else he would have began with condolences, not shoot outs!
What a F'n Jerk!
On election night, I saw a clip of him departing AF1 with Corzine, and it seemed that the salute he gave then was... an inconvenience. Compared to President Bush who was always crisp, smile on his face, relayed respect for those serving.
"doesn't really give a crap about our military and their families "
I've been saying that for months.
That is why I want our heros home.
Obviously, we need them here.
Only one thing comes to mind: LORD HAVE MERCY! And I pray that—with all my heart and soul!
That salute photo speaks volumes on so many topics.
"Disgrace" doesn't begin to describe this President. "Disgrace" would mean that at one point he actually garnered any kind of respect.
He is absolutely the worst thing to happen to the country.
No he's going to do the photo op stuff and come up with some committee to look into this crisis at Ft. Hood... and his numbers will actually improve. He loves this kind of thing.
He's a do nothing president....who likes to act like he's doing something.
Obamah is hands-down "Worst President Ever!!"
"alive and well"
He need to suffer the Jimmah Carter life. Except HE now gets the label "WORST PRESIDENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY"
You did. FR's search doesn't include words three letters and under. I bet you searched on "NBC."
It's not your fault.
Just heard of FOX..the reporter in at the WH ( not Garrett) say that it was uncertain if 0bama would go to Ft Hood or not as there is so much going on in the world situations. Can you imagine that! President Bush would already be there!!!
I hope all Military Personnel are taking note of just how much this dolt in the WH who is strutting around as CIC cares not one whit about them.
I wish we could have an impeachment of this MAGGOT IN CHIEF.
I wasn't born yet when Carter was in office. I asked my mom yesterday if she was this scared and horrified back then when he was President. She said, "No. I knew he was just a moron. This man is evil. How I feel now if completely foreign to me."
same here
everyone I know , even those who voted for him are sick of him and how radical they have become but they are fed up of him in another way and that is how he is treating the white hosue like a big laugh,
Many have said how they view him as not taking things seriously and that he is out of touch with average Americans.
More and more are asking about his wife too and why has she not done anything but vacation.
But everyone is fed up of the way he is viewed and views himself as a rock star .
People are losing their jobs and I know quite a few, a couple are being foreclosed and pone elderly has no electricity because she cannot afford her electric bill and this congress keeps going on about health care
Is this Obama's Katrina Moment?
If we can just hold him and Radical Democrats off one more year till the mid-term elections, I think we can take back the congress and senate and put an end to this madness.
I honestly believe there is a lot of buyer's remorse out there. ..those too stupid to realize Obamah was blowing 'moderate' smoke up their butts during the campaign.
Isn't it funny that V was originally set to imitate the Nazi's take over of Germany, and it is considered Right-Wing propaganda?
The liberals always told us that the Nazi's were Right Wing, so shouldn't this be liberal propaganda? What are they afraid of? Its very telling...
That's why "they" are even now hyping the "assination" fears of the left.
3 years to go.
Obama wants to tax us to death.
Tell me what the American reaction will be if he announces global warming NWO with the U.N. on Dec. 10th to save us all supposedly.
It seems like there is another -probably Soros- agenda that he is in office for. Doesn't care or like America and its people and traditions. He has be programed not to.
Being from Cherokee heritage, myself.....that picture is soooooo disrespectful. What an asshole.
Oh, I agree. I just don't think Obama is aware he's a pawn. He actually thinks it's all about him which makes him the perfect pawn.
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Bling Your Sling
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May 3, 2012, 03:17 PM
A fun option for the survivalists in the group. Give it a watch and let me know what you think!
VIDEO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-UT-SsEj1o)
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May 3, 2012, 03:36 PM
OK, The Kate Beckinsdale-lycra body suit-machine pistol portion rocked.
The sling - definitely not for me. Seems like a lota labor and waste of 50 cord. If you're gonna do it to have the cord for a survival scenario, well, then you won't have the sling so why not just daisy-chain a butt load and stow it and retain the original or modified original sling?
May 3, 2012, 04:30 PM
80ft of paracord... And because it's not enough, he's got a paracord bracelet too.
May 3, 2012, 04:40 PM
I never did see Kate Beckinsale in lycra... damn.
May 4, 2012, 07:18 PM
If I only had the time, lol!
451 Detonics
May 4, 2012, 10:47 PM
And it will not be useful as a shooting aid like an adjustable sling would be...
for me it is a fail...
May 5, 2012, 04:08 AM
You would be surprised how many soldiers are making those bracelets here in Afghanistan, different color's and beadwork added. Making money on the side, so take it a step further and make rifle slings. No diff then those leather whips some motorcycle rider's have clipped to the handlebars, like a cowboy quirt for their "iron horse".
May 7, 2012, 08:39 PM
Makes me wonder if I could make a paracord whip....
May 8, 2012, 08:58 AM
Video unavailable here, may just be work...
I'll stick with USGI web or leather for a sling however and carry paracord separately. That way I'm not removing an important part of my rifle for cording.
May 8, 2012, 09:51 AM
I dislike that black web sling currently on the M16/M4 series rifle, nowadays so much is available from the private sector for military. You see a lot of variations in tactical slings that are a big improvement.
Had to stop by the weapons rebuild shop here on Bagram, spotted a M1907 sling still in plastic with NSN number. Still being used by the military after all these years, of course it left with me and is now on my M16A2. Would not believe how many officer's comment on it, and want one.
It will go home with me eventually, will go on my Winnie Mod-1917, have one on my Garand of course. An original Kerr canvas sling is on the 03A3.
What I like to put on my Brit Enfields are the 50/60's era green canvas Garand/M14 slings with the clip at the stock end and the quick adjustable buckle at the for-end.
May 8, 2012, 09:59 AM
it will not be useful as a shooting aid like an adjustable sling would be...
for me it is a fail...
Concur. I use my sling for more than just a carry aid.
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Before Saturday's game against Columbian, Bellevue coach Ryan Orshoski was presented with a ball commemorating him becoming the program's all-time winningest coach.
That was pretty much the last time someone from Bellevue was on the court holding a ball, and not making a 3-pointer.
Seven different Bellevue players sank a 3-point shot Saturday afternoon against Columbian. The Lady Redmen hit 10 in all as they cruised to a 68-31 victory over the Tornadoes.
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Columbian's Mckenzie Zimmerman (44) looks to pass to teammate Chelsea Hutchins as Bellevue's Tara Rinner (12) and Jessica Zeitz defend Saturday in Bellevue.
"That has been a strength for us all year," Bellevue coach Ryan Orshoski said. "At times we rely on it too much. We're going to shoot them, but it needs to be within the offense. And it needs to not be a, settle for a 3. It needs to be within the offense and within rhythm."
Columbian coach Katie Fazekas was pleased with her team's defense, but passed on the credit to the Lady Redmen for hitting their shots.
"First of all, Bellevue is a great team," she said. "They're deep; they're well-rounded. They had seven different players hit 3s tonight. They shot really well. Credit to them.
"Even with a hand in their face, they shot well. You like to think good defense cools down good offense, but tonight it didn't. They were on from out there."
Fives 3-pointers came in the first quarter as Bellevue built a 21-9 lead and never looked back.
Columbian was the contrast, missing on all seven attempts from behind the arc.
"We were off from the perimeter tonight," Fazekas added. "We went 0-for from 3-point. That hurts. That's not like us."
When it comes to Bellevue, a lot of attention goes to star guard Carly Santoro. And the junior had another solid day, leading everybody with 17 points. But it was a total team effort Saturday. Seven different players had at least six points. Jessica Zeitz came off the bench to score 10.
"I thought we played hard today and we got contributions from a lot of girls," Orshoski said. "I thought Jessica Zeitz stepped up and hits shots for us and handled the ball as we were battling some foul trouble. I thought it was a good team win."
The balance was needed as Bellevue got in early foul trouble, and Columbian found a way to slow Santoro down in the second and third quarters.
Fazekas brought Amanda Schwartz off the bench to guard Santoro in a man-to-man defense. Fazekas was proud of the performance of the sophomore getting her first varsity time.
"I thought Amanda Schwartz did a great job when she came in," Fazekas said. "She gave us a spark, gave us an opportunity to run a different defense that we haven't been able to do in the past. For a sophomore to be able to step up cold like that, she did a really good job."
Columbian's offense, though, struggled all afternoon to get going as Bellevue's defense forced the Tornadoes into 36 turnovers and only seven made field goals.
"I thought we handled the press real well in the first half. Then in the second half they didn't change the press, but we started slowing down instead of attacking," Fazekas said. "We had way too many turnovers. Turnovers are bad because you don't even get a chance to put the ball at the hoop. That's 72 points that we don't even have an opportunity to get because we're giving the ball away."
For Orshoski, he said he was looking for his team to match the intensity he knew Columbian would bring to the court.
"The one thing you know you're going to get out of Tiffin is a lot of effort an intensity," he said. "What they lack in size they make up for with effort. We wanted to be able to not be outworked today and have them match our intensity."
Valesha Province scored eight to lead Columbian (1-14, 0-7 Northern Ohio League). Chelsea Hutchins added seven and Mckenzie Zimmerman scored six.
Bellevue improves to 11-2, 7-1.


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Browse New Arrivals
Kerber - Seobe
Label: PGP RTB
Catalog#: 2320428
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Record is VG+ to VG++
Cover has ring wear, wear on spine
VERY RARE and hard to find YUGO HARD ROCK
Country: Yugoslavia
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock
Credits: Arranged By - Kerber (tracks: A1 to B4)
Bass - Zoran ikic Sosa
Drums - Dragoljub Duricic Dura
Guitar - Tomislav Nikolic Toma
Keyboards - Branislav Boinovic Bane
Lyrics By - D. Arsenijevic (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B1, B2, B4, B5)
Music By - Kerber
Producer - Kornelije Kovac
Recorded By - Tahir Duraklic
Vocals - Goran epa Gale
Notes: Recorded June 1986 at Sudio 5 PGP RTB, Belgrade, Serbia.
A1 Bolje Da Sam Druge Ljubio (3:45)
A2 Blagi Boe Podigni Me (3:45)
A3 Kad Ljubav Izda (4:15)
A4 Ne Igram Ruski Rulet (3:50)
A5 Jo Samo Ovu Noc Mi Daj (5:20)
B1 Hajde Da Se Volimo (3:35)
B2 Covek Od Meda (4:46)
B3 Sa Tobom Ne Mogu Dalje (4:40)
B4 Beli Tragovi (3:15)
B5 Seobe (3:46)
Kerber (Serbian Cyrillic: Кербер; trans. Cerberus) is a Serbian and former Yugoslav hard rock/heavy metal band formed in Ni in 1981.
In 1986 Kerber recorded their third studio album, Seobe (Migrations), which was produced by Kornelije Kovač. Seobe included numerous hits: "Hajde da se volimo", "Čovek od meda" (which featured Riblja Čorba frontman Bora Đorđević on vocals), ballads "Kad ljubav izda" (which featured a quotation from Pero Zubac's poem Mostar Rains) "Jo samo ovu noć mi daj", power ballad "Bolje da sam druge ljubio and a haunting ballad "Seobe". Following the success of "Seobe" Kerber performed more than 200 concerts across Yugoslavia.
Alogia & Gale (Kerber) - Hajde da se volimo (live)
Solo koncert najboljeg srpskog metal benda Alogia sa legendarnim gostom!
Kerber feat.Bora Djordjevic-Covek od meda
Kerber - Kad Ljubav Izda
Kerber-Seobe (Uzivo)


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PICTURE ROCKS - For 30 years, Michael Gross and his wife, Rickie, have been walking the trails they blazed themselves on their 270 acres in Wolf Township.
Five years ago, the two decided to follow in the footsteps of Rickie's parents, the late Allen and Mary Snyder, and make the land a public preserve.
"My wife and I felt we wanted to see the land preserved from development and we already knew about conservation easements, because her parents did one on their land in Montgomery County," he said.
Now open to the public, the Glacier Pools Preserve is exactly what the Grosses wanted.
"There really isn't any other woods near Hughesville with public access," Gross said.
The easement
In a conservation easement, the land never can be developed.
Originally, the Grosses sought to protect their acreage from intrusions such as housing developments. But, due to changes in interested industries, it now isn't just housing developments from which the Grosses are looking to protect it.
"We came to realize the road of development changed due to the gas industry," Gross said. "We felt that we wanted to have this piece of land, keep it from housing or well pad and (gas industry) equipment, even though the surrounding areas may be developed."
Help obtaining the easement came from the Merrill Linn Conservancy in Lewisburg.
"We felt that the purpose should be public use as well as private preservation," he said.
The public access is sponsored by the East Lycoming Recreation Authority.
Essentially, Gross said, the land is like Lime Bluff's second park, the first being the Lime Bluff Recreational Area along Elm Drive in Wolf Township. That park has walking paths, a playground and areas for softball, bocce ball, horseshoes and disc golf.
Glacier Pools Preserve contains diverse habitats. Perhaps most unique are the 20-some vernal pools on the property.
Hence the name, Gross explained.
"These are areas where blocks of ice from the last glacier melted and left a depression in the land," he said.
The pools fill with water in the spring, then become low or even dry out in the fall.
They don't hold fish, but they are a paradise for amphibians such as frogs and salamanders to make their home and breed.
When not using the vernal pools, the amphibians live on the forest floor surrounding them.
"One of the reason to keep the (forest) floor full of dead trees is to help provide habitat for the amphibians," Gross said.
Sometimes rare species can be found in the pools.
Gross said he is anxious to get out next spring with a biologist and look for eastern spadefoot toads or fairy shrimp. The spadefoot toad is classified as endangered by the state Fish and Boat Commission. Fairy shrimp are seasonal pool crustaceans and only are found in seasonal pools.
"There is a lot of glacier geology, and that is what makes it quite nice for walking and linear (trails)," he said.
A trail map is available at glacierpoolspreserve.com.
Right now, the site has about three to four miles of trails through various forested areas and meadows.
Teaching the public
Interpretative panels are in the works. Clyde Peeling's Reptiland, in Allenwood, is working on producing five of them, which will be mounted along the trails at the preserve.
According to Chad Peeling, operations manager at Reptiland, the panels will highlight the vernal pools, the amphibian diversity they support and the geologic processes that created them.
"The graphics will peel back the obvious view of Pennsylvania forests and offer walkers a deeper understanding of the ecological systems at work," Peeling said.
The Gross family has had a very close relationship with Reptiland for a long time. Peeling said when they heard of the project, they jumped at the chance to help.
"Most people don't know what vernal pools are, much less why they're important," Peeling said. "Interpreting the natural world is our primary purpose, and this preserve is worth understanding."
Peeling has written the panels and Reptiland's graphic designer is working on layouts.
"Reptiland is the entity that's funding the graphics and our time," Peeling said.
Gross also expects a leaflet to be made soon, explaining all the birds, small animals and amphibians that cohabitate the site.
"It goes from fields to nice, mature woods, and the vernal pools," he said. "There are a different set of wildflowers, and we have a lot of butterflies."
Recently, a mushroom collector came to the preserve. Gross said he always has been interested in fungi and was glad to see someone with that interest using the land.
"A man from Picture Rocks was up there collecting wild mushrooms, he said. "I said to him, next time he comes up, I would like to go with him."
After speaking with him, Gross said he learned of a mushroom collecting community that was looking for a place to collect, and he looks for them to return.
Putting in the time
The preserve really is a work in progress and its success requires forest and conservation management.
"As far as I can tell, developing a forest is very much like gardening. You have to choose the goals ... with forest improvement activities," Gross said.
The goals they have chosen include promoting the habitat for amphibians and small animals, he said.
To do so, the meadows on the preserve have to be mowed.
"They want to be forest, and we want the meadows for ground-nesting birds, butterflies and flowers," he said.
There is an invasive species plant problem on the preserve. Gross said he has been combating multiflora rose, autumn olive, honeysuckle and barberry for about five years.
He is trying to find a way to do this with as little maintenance as possible. He's examined options such as using herbicides or mowing every three years.
"We are working with forester Jack Stevens and also working with the (Lycoming County Conservation District) out of Montoursville trying to put together a forest management plan," Gross said.
Stevens is a private forester.
"We are hoping for a grant in the next cycle for a long-term forest management," Gross said, joking that he never thought he would assume the role of a park ranger in his retirement.
Volunteer work
Gross hopes the public who use the land also will want to volunteer and help keep the preserve open by working on some of the necessary maintenance.
If the site isn't used, Gross said the public-use agreement with the East Lycoming Recreation Authority can be broken by either side at any time.
The easement, however, is permanent. The site never will be developed.
"My model has been Rider Park," Gross said. "I do this as a real junior of Rider Park."
For Gross, the preserve is a work in progress but its end goal is simple - "To provide a beautiful place for the people to walk."
As a family practice doctor, Gross hopes it encourages people to get out and exercise, walking with their families and dogs.
"It's a lovely spot, and a good place to look at butterflies, birds and amphibians," he said.
It might be a short walk, but there is plenty of nature to experience.
"The most important aspect of conservation is preserving intact habitats, and the Gross family has made a real contribution to the area's future heritage," Peeling said. "Conservation easements, like this one, offer landowners a way to protect and pass on the wild places they love without losing control of their property."
He adds that the benefits of wildlife are significant. The seasonal pools support breeding populations of spotted salamanders, red-spotted newts, wood frogs and pickerel frogs.
"The wildflower meadows support a diverse array of butterflies and songbirds. This is a special place," Peeling said.


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Victims of domestic violence such as women children and even the abusers themselves are encouraged to call a 12-hour help line blitz set for Thursday.
It will mark the second year of "U Can Be SAFE," a one-time telephone response hot line that will be open from noon until midnight.
The initiative is sponsored by the Birmingham Police Department's domestic violence intervention unit, the Alabama Silent Witness Initiative on Domestic Violence, and dozens of law enforcement agencies and victims' advocate groups.
This year's program has expanded to include sexual assault and teen dating violence.
Trained service providers will be answering the phones to provide callers with information and options on how they, or someone they love, can be safe, said Sunny Slaughter, state coordinator for Alabama Silent Witness Initiative.
Alabama is ranked sixth nationally for men who murder women in domestic violence homicides per 100,000 people, and 12th for reported domestic violence incidents.
In 2008, the state recorded 34 domestic homicides. Last year, Jefferson Count reported more than 4,000 incidents of domestic violence, including rape, robbery, assault and homicides.
The phone lines will be open from noon until midnight. The help line number is 1-800-281-5396. Spanish-speaking callers may call 1-877-298-3220.


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The opening of the 9/11 memorial museum, scheduled for September 2012, will most likely be delayed over development disputes between the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
The museum board, associated with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, was reportedly accused by PANYNJ, which is under the jurisdiction of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, as WSJ pointed out, of owing the transportation agency $156 million.
The foundation reportedly denies owing the money, and claims that it is owed more than $100 million by the Port Authority on account of delays. more >>
St. Nicholas Church, destroyed 10 years ago in the Sept. 11 attacks, will be rebuilt near the original site in Manhattan, according to an agreement signed Friday.
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey agreed to have the church rebuilt at 130 Liberty Street. The construction will also include a nondenominational bereavement center.
"We lost St. Nicholas Church in the destruction of September 11 and for too long its future has been uncertain," said N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a statement Friday. more >>
An Arizona college student passing out American flags with friends Friday for the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 was forced to move after campus officials accused her of hindering foot traffic and lacking the proper permit. Despite the university's denials, the event organizer said officials violated her right to free speech.
Northern Arizona University student Stephanee Freer was confronted by four university officials and one police officer the week of Sept. 11 and told she could not pass out U.S. flags inside the university building. Freer told the Arizona Daily Sun that she and other students were initially passing out the flags and other patriotic material outside, but fled indoors when it began to rain.
University officials, however, told the students they were violating event rules listed in the student handbook and would need to either move the event outside or move to another section of the building. The section they were told to move to is less visible to the public, Freer said. more >>
The name of a victim killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks appears misspelled in the newly opened memorial at the former site of the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City.
Jeffrey Schreier's sister, Janice Hart, visited the memorial Sunday only to discover her brother's name misspelled, and told NBC New York that she could not believe it.
The inscription reads "Jeffery" instead of "Jeffrey." more >>
Prayer Stations were a very visible feature across Lower Manhattan for the 9/11 anniversary over the weekend, where booths were set up along Broadway, as well as by City Hall, close to the 9/11 memorial site.
The Prayer Stations were manned by volunteers from Christian organization Youth With A Mission, a group conceptualized by the founder Nick Savoca in 1992, with a goal of bringing prayer out to the people.
YWAM promotes that it preaches in a modern way, without raised voices, but with a smile and a handshake. more >>
Muslim radicals have set fire to the U.S. flag while protesting in front of the American embassy in London during a moment of silence being held in memory of the 9/11 victims on the 10th anniversary.
While those at the memorial at Grosvenor Square paused to commemorate the moment the first hijacked plane hit the World Trade Center a decade ago, a group of 100 radicals, including members of Muslims Against Crusades, shouted slurs against the United States.
"USA terrorists," the group chanted while holding signs of various anti-American slogans. more >>


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A leadership seminar to become an agent of change in your position of managing people.
An impulse of spiritual renewal of culture reaches the ground only when it becomes accessible to everyone in their ordinary life. For personal and spiritual development to become the core agenda of many, work must become the major opportunity for spiritual development, because the workplace is where most people spend the majority of their productive time.
Seven conditions for sustainable spiritual striving in ordinary life were identified in the ancient mysteries and translated into modern individual application by Rudolf Steiner in 1904:
- taking personal responsibility for your well being on the basis of your own intuition
- constant striving to see the world from the others' point of view
- commitment to regarding your inner life as reality
- striving to the balance between your own reality and the reality of others
- striving to clear decision making and to acting on your decision
- striving to the cultivation of gratitude and the culture of appreciation
- commitment to consistency of character in the application of yourself to the world
These seven conditions form the foundation for individual spiritual development grounded in the present circumstances of your life, whatever they are. Practicing them requires no external change, only an internal one. Yet they are capable of organising your ordinary life out of a higher dimension of awareness, as the foundation for inner development. They are at the same time the conditions for an ideal membership in any community and organisation, including any workplace.
The practical application of the seven conditions of spiritual development to the workplace can indeed humanise it, as it provides a higher motivation and purpose for human initiation; making best use of the present for the cultivation of the future, from wherever you stand. It enables the constant uplifting of well-being, communication, self management, tolerance, clarity of action, positivity and consistency to any workplace. They can transform work into a noble opportunity for human development.
Using the tools of Psychophonetics - which incorporate body awareness, movement, gesture, visualisation and sounds into a holistic process of self awareness, healing and transformation - this seven day intensive offers the unique opportunity to explore the real-life challenges from your recent time at work, demonstrating the possibility of transforming such moments into opportunities for further personal and spiritual development.
Founded by Yehuda Tagar and based on Rudolf Steiner's Anthroposophy and Psychosophy, Psychophonetics is unique in its emphasis on a combination of conversation and action phases in counseling sessions.
Edited by Robin Steele PhD, who was trained by Yehuda Tagar, Psychophonetics - Holistic Counselling and Psychotherapy offers an introduction to Psychophonetics - its background and context, an outline of its theory and methods and the structure of a typical therapy session, as well as descriptions of client experiences.
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Agents said they began an investigation into the Bethany Police Department after items went missing from the property room. Jessica Brown with the OSBI said they are looking into the incident as a possible crime.
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The waterfalls cascade at their fullest during spring, but the deep canyon offers year-round delights: welcome shade in summer, spectacular color during fall and an occasional snow to brighten winter's gloom.
Trail log: Start the loop by using the Canyon Trail from the main parking area for South Falls Lodge; or, begin by using the Rim Trail from the North Falls parking area.
From South Falls Lodge, walk down the steep, paved trail into the canyon. Pass behind South Falls, then head downstream along the South Fork of Silver Creek.
Complete the loop by continuing up the North Fork of Silver Creek to Upper North Falls. Head back to your vehicle on the Rim Trail.
Scenic highlights: Waterfalls galore, including four to walk behind. The 177-foot South Falls and 136-foot North Falls rank among the prettiest waterfalls in Oregon.
Getting there: Oregon's largest state park (8,700 acres) is 15 miles southeast of Silverton, close enough for a day trip from Portland.
Details: $5 parking fee. Hikers only in the canyon, closed to dogs. Rated moderate in difficulty; four hours for the full 7.5-mile loop; 500-foot elevation gain; 1,520-foot high point. Open all year, but winter storms occasionally make the trail unsafe. The park's campground has 93 campsites and 14 cabins.
Easier options: Hike down into the canyon to walk behind South Falls, then back out; or spend three hours on a 5-mile loop by using the Winter Trail shortcut.
Map: Grab a free one at the park, or download it from the park's Web site. Also, Cliff Cooper of Sky Island Graphics has recently published an excellent map of the park.
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By most accounts, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL ) recent line of updated iPhones appear to be real winners for the tech giant. And nowhere could this growing success be greater than in mainland China.
Apple has faced several headwinds that have hampered the iPhone's overall adoption in this critical market over the last several years. However, it's looking like many of those impediments are likely to fade over the next 12 months, which sets the stage for runway growth in China.
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At Hunting Raven we are always seeking opportunities to bring popular authors and our loyal customers together. It's also very important to us to try to cater for the breadth and depth of our customers' interests.
This season Hunting Raven welcomes top authors Charles Dowding, Brenda Williams, Steve Voake and Simon King.
On Saturday 10 October customers met Charles Dowding – renowned local organic and 'No Dig' gardening specialist. Charles was delighted to meet Frome folk to share and sign copies of his popular books; 'Organic Gardening: The No-Dig Way' and 'Salad Leaves for All Seasons'. Customers buying Charles' books were very appreciative of the bags of salad leaves that Charles gave them along with their purchases!!
On Saturday 24 October Brenda Williams, children's author from Bristol, visited the shop and read to children from her books, The Real Princess, Home for a Tiger, Home for a Bear and her recent story-book Lin Yi's Lantern. Brenda brought puppets and props to further enhance the readings and young customers and their parents were treated to a very special experience!


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When computer-aided redistricting was first talked about 30 years ago, it was supposed to end political gerrymandering. So far, it has mainly had the opposite effect, providing a better tool for the manipulation and coordination of political data. As computers and software systems grow more powerful, gerrymandered districts will doubtless become both more effective and more subtly hidden.
The algorithmic approach offers an alternative, but it would require a major shift in attitude and expectations—a meta- political revolution. No longer would redistricting be an opportunity to seize political advantage; it would have to be seen as a neutral or arbitrary event, beyond human control, above politics, subject to luck, much like the random choice of which candidate's name is listed first on a ballot. Redistricting would also be lost as an instrument for achieving social goals, such as creating a more racially balanced Congress.
If algorithmic redistricting is not to become another form of high-tech gerrymandering, the mandated algorithm would have to be spelled out in exacting detail, leaving no discretion to the programmer or the operator of the computer. The specification of the algorithm would also have to be openly published, presumably as part of a statute, so that anyone could write a program to check on the result of the official computation. And the specification would have to be so explicit and detailed that every correct implementation of the algorithm would give identical results on all legal inputs.
Legislators have little experience writing algorithmic specifications. Even for experts, creating a correct and ambiguity-free definition of a practical redistricting algorithm would be a daunting challenge. Of necessity, the algorithm would have to be a simple one. Elaborate weighing and balancing of multiple criteria, or complicated hints and heuristics, would leave too much room for mistakes and mischief. Also, the algorithm would have to be deterministic, so that it would always yield the same result on the same input data. And the required inputs themselves would have to be simple and trusted, perhaps limited to what the Census Bureau supplies.
After a few weeks of experimenting with redistricting algorithms, am I prepared to turn the nation's political map over to computers? I'm unsure. There is no doubt that people can draw much better districts than any simple program can. Unfortunately, people can also draw much worse districts. Thus the question of whether we would be better off with people or machines drawing district lines depends on one's assessment of the intentions and character of the people or the machines who would do the drawing.
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LOS ANGELES — Jeff Malone doesn't know exactly when he will be released by the 76ers, but he thinks it will be soon.
Malone, who has scored more than 17,000 points in his NBA career, is not angry; he understands the game that he has played into his 13th season. And he simply sees no profit in hanging around, playing for a team that is trying to build and that is not suited to his style.
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Vertically-stacked low center will drop directly south thru Wisconsin and Michigan over the next 24 hours...reaching Southern Lake Michigan by 12Z Wednesday. Persistent deep cyclonic flow will maintain strong convergence over our area. Delta t`s will remain in the mid teens as 850 mb temps hold around +4 C with lake temps holding between +18 C and +20 C. Low level winds will remain from the W/SW thru this evening...but will begin to disorganize overnight as the low center passes to our SW. This will likely reorient the focus of lake-enhanced rain showers...but this process will take some time to reorganized to a more NE orientation...and should not really take hold until after 12Z Wednesday. Thunder has been hard to come by overnight...but still cannot rule out a slight chance of some embedded thunder development as 500 mb temps hold around -20 C. Will keep a slight chance of thunder in the forecast for areas targeted for highest POPs thru tonight (in agreement with latest SPC Day 1 outlook of general thunder). Expect another cool and breezy day across the Northwoods (but not quite as breezy as yesterday). Temps will not warm very much from current obs...with high temps generally in the mid 50s to around 60 degrees. Low temps tonight will cool back into the mid 40s to around 50. .LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Monday) Issued at 345 AM EDT Tue Sep 27 2016 The main weather player to affect northern Michigan over the next several days still looks like it will be the upper level low evident on water vapor imagery spinning across south central Ontario. This system will sink slowly southward over the next couple of days then stall out across the northern Ohio Valley before likely heading back northward later in the week into this weekend. Models have come into better agreement on the details but differences remain over the exact movement and timing. The main forecast concerns will continue to revolve around pops and temperatures. Wednesday...scattered to numerous rain showers will continue as the upper low slides by to our south. Still cold enough for some lake enhancement with lake/850 mb delta ts in the middle teens. The most persistent rain shower activity looks to be across eastern zones as the mean flow is out of the east off of Lake Huron. Highs generally in the lower 60s. Wednesday night...still plenty of lingering moisture and perhaps some leftover showers Wednesday night across eastern zones as the upper low takes its time pushing off to our south. Lows in the upper 40s and lower 50s. Thursday into Thursday night...kind of a lull in the action as drier air works its way south as the upper low stalls out. Just a chance for lingering rain showers across southeast counties Thursday with pops expanding a bit northwestward overnight Thursday as the upper low begins to edge to the north. Highs in the lower and middle 60s and lows in the upper 40s and lower 50s. Longer range (Friday through Monday)...So as stated above, models are finally converging on the solution of bringing the upper low back to the north (at least closer). The ECMWF remains the most bullish over this idea with the GFS still farther south and east but much closer to the ECMWF solution than any of the previous runs. Either way, scattered to numerous showers are expected to expand northward Friday and remain across the region through much of the weekend. The upper low finally lifts away from the region Monday yielding decreasing clouds and milder temperatures. && .AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Wednesday morning) Issued at 645 AM EDT Tue Sep 27 2016 Overall conditions will remain low VFR/high MVFR thru Wednesday morning despite continued production of lake-enhanced rain showers as deep low pressure drops south thru Lake Michigan. Best chance for rain will remain over the Straits area and far Northern/NW Lower Michigan (PLN) under the direction of low level SW flow. Winds will begin to reorient to the NE late tonight as low pressure passes to our SW. Winds will remain from the SW at 15 to 25 kts into this afternoon...but will diminish late in the day and thru tonight as the low center passes just to our west. && .MARINE... Issued at 345 AM EDT Tue Sep 27 2016 Winds will very slowly diminish today and tonight as low pressure drops south thru Lake Superior...reaching Southern Lake Michigan by 12Z Wednesday. Wind speeds have generally dropped below gale force early this morning...but will remain at SCA criteria thru tonight. Conditions should diminish further tonight...falling below SCA criteria during the evening. Lake-enhanced rain showers will continue to impact portions of our nearshore areas...targeting the Straits and Lake Michigan nearshore areas for best chances of rain thanks to W/SW low level flow. Winds will shift to the NE by Wednesday...refocusing highest POPs into NE Lower Michigan. && .APX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MI...NONE. LH...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY until 6 PM EDT this evening for LHZ345>349. LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY until 6 PM EDT this evening for LMZ323-341- 342-344>346. LS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY until 6 PM EDT this evening for LSZ321-322. && $$ SHORT TERM...MLR LONG TERM...Sullivan AVIATION...MLR MARINE...MLR


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Today's Paris Motor Show debut of the 2011 Passat sedan may have left North American VW fans feeling a little neglected, as the next-gen midsizer won't be making its way to U.S. soil. Not to fear though, VW has just posted sketches of its U.S.-bound New Midsize Sedan on its Facebook account to tide us over.
We've been hearing about the NMS for years now, and VW's intent to position the new midsizer to take a bigger bite out of the U.S. market, stealing sales away from the venerable Honda Accord and Toyota Camry. Compared to the now Euro-only Passat sedan, the NMS is expected to be larger with more interior room and a more competitive price when it comes to market. These sketches, however, show a vehicle that looks strikingly similar to the just-debuted Passat leading us to believe that despite larger dimensions, the NMS' overall appearance may remain quite similar to its European cousin.
Power options for the 2011 Passat include 1.4-, 1.8-, and 2.0-liter turbocharged I-4 units, though only the 2.0-liter version will likely find a home in the NMS. We'd expect the Passat's range-topping 300-horsepower 3.0-liter V-6 to serve as the NMS' high-end option.
It's possible we could see the Volkwagen NMS in concept form just in time for the Detroit Auto Show in early 2011, but until we have official word from VW, anything's possible.
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Title: Sloop yacht PILGRIM under sail, August 1893
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Date: 1893-08-18
Description: Lantern slide from photo by N.L. Stebbins (neg. 4504). Ref: SPNEA Stebbins index and notes written on lantern slide. Port view of sloop yacht PILGRIM on starboard tack, another sloop behind, 8/17 or 18, 1893. PILGRIM (bu. Pusey & Jones, Wilmington, des. Stewart & Binney)
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We're heading into our second StitchUp this week, centered around products and inventory so I figured I would do a quick top five post about how to manage inventory. However, thinking through the best tips to provide, I thought it may make sense to think about inventory in a broader sense. Inventory is more than just a pile of "stuff" you have. There are complex details that vary from business to business depending on your size, how you produce, what you produce and so on. So for this post, let's talk a little higher level and dig into exactly what 'inventory' means.
Inventory isn't just inventory
I spent the first 10 years of my career working for major manufacturers. You may have heard of them; Kraft Foods, Philip Morris U.S.A, and the Campbell Soup Company. Not one day went by that we didn't have to think about, talk about or handle inventory. Interestingly enough, if you asked someone within the same company a question about inventory, depending on which area of the company they worked in, you would get a completely different answer. This is because inventory means many different things to different people. Inventory isn't just inventory and it's far from a simple topic.
Defining "inventory"
Here are a few examples of what I mean. If you type the word "inventory" into your Google search, you get about 557,000,000 results. Do the same thing with the phrase "what is inventory," and you get about 342,000,000 results. Looking for an actual definition of inventory? Pick one:
Merriam-Webster (there are several):
- a: an itemized list of current assets: as (1): a catalog of the property of an individual or estate (2): a list of goods on hand
b: a survey of natural resources (this one gets the WTF? award)
c: a list of traits, preferences, attitudes, interests, or abilities used to evaluate personal characteristics or skills
- the quantity of goods or materials on hand
- the act or process of taking an inventory (I always though you weren't supposed to use the word you were trying to define in the definition, but who am I to question the internet?)
Dictionary.com (quite a few here too):
- a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, finished goods on hand, etc., made each year by a business concern.
- the objects or items represented on such a list, as a merchant's stock of goods.
- the aggregate value of a stock of goods.
- raw material from the time of its receipt at an industrial plant for manufacturing purposes to the time it is sold.
- a detailed, often descriptive, list of articles, giving the code number, quantity, and value of each; catalog.
Wikipedia (this one depends on your country):
British English: a list compiled for some formal purpose, such as the details of an estate going to probate, or the contents of a house let furnished.
USA and Canada: a list of goods and materials to the goods and material available in stock by a business.
A complete list of items such as property, goods in stock, or contents of a building.
As you can see, inventory's not so simple. There is a plethora of information on the topic and it's defined differently everywhere you look. Not only is it defined in many different ways, but there are many terms and phrases that surround it.
Terms and phrases associated with inventory
- Average Costing
- FIFO - First in, First out
- LIFO - Last in, First out
- WIP - Work in process
- Finished goods
- Raw materials
- Inventory turnover
- Holding cost
- COGS - Cost of goods sold
This list goes on for days and none of the aforementioned is "simple." Most people didn't go into business to be an accountant. Heck, accountants wouldn't even say this topic is simple. Have you ever asked an accountant a question about inventory? I swear their favorite answer is "It depends." I don't know about you, but that answer sucks! The problem is, while that is an extremely unsatisfying answer, it's a very good answer. There are so many variables at play when it comes to inventory, and running a business carrying it, that it really does "depend."
So where does this leave us? It leaves us with quite a bit of homework and still no clear cut answer about what inventory really is. Inventory means something different to every company. It might mean something different to people within the same company, depending on their function. It also forces us to make sure we are smart about how we run our operations and manage our inventory. This is why companies like the major manufacturers mentioned above spend millions upon millions of dollars to invest in systems that enable them be more efficient with their inventory. Why? Because technology is a major competitive advantage and inventory is hard. Companies like Oracle and SAP exist and make billions because of complex problems that exist when it comes to managing inventory.
This is part of the reason that we started Stitch Labs, because there was a hole in the market for affordable solutions for companies that are looking for powerful tools, but can't afford to spend thousands, let alone millions of dollars on software to help them run their business.
We have a passion for helping independent businesses succeed because we and our families own businesses that carry inventory.
We know first hand that if you're not paying attention to your inventory, you will eventually be sunk. You need to carry enough to satisfy demand, but not so much that you tie up all your cash; and there are so many variables to be aware of (e.g. seasonality, the economy, trends, time to replenish, etc). If anyone ever does figure inventory out perfectly, they deserve to make billions. It's a constant balance and we all need to make sure we have an understanding of it so we can be successful.
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If you have inventory successes or nightmares, we'd love to hear about them. Feel free to leave a comment below and make sure you join our StitchUp this upcoming Thursday, April 26, at 1PM PT. We're recording each event and, if you sign up, you will have access to the videos.
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According to Saturday's Amarillo Globe-News, the Texas Department of State Health Services says to keep our lawns trimmed and mowed to prevent getting the West Nile virus from mosquitoes. It would be nice if the city could keep the grass trimmed and mowed along roadways, too. Also, vacant lots in town should be mowed. Someone has to own the property, so if they don't keep it mowed, the city should do it and charge the owner. We should always take care to mow and trim, even when we don't have a threat of West Nile virus.
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Summary: This is a nice, easy trail most hikers, regardless of age or experience, would find enjoyable. The trail is well maintained and the awesome views of the Salt Lake Valley below begin almost immediately.
The trail winds behind the peak and ascends up a moderate slope on the back side. The views from the back side are incredible, especially at sunset. The Great Salt Lake can be seen in the distance to the northwest. As you climb to the peak, the entire Salt Lake Valley can be seen below.
The view from Ensign Peak is spectacular anytime, but sunset is by far the most ideal time for this hike. The view of the sunset combined with the cool evening breeze and the glittering city lights below make this a hike well worth taking and the minimal time and effort involved make it worth taking often!
Trailhead: Make your way to the State Capitol Building. Do this by traveling State Street from downtown, which will take you past the Capitol on the west side. Take the cross street either in front of or behind the Capitol complex until you reach East Capitol Blvd. Turn left and drive north through the residential area until you reach North Sandrun Drive (940 N) and turn left on that road. Drive about 1 block and the road "forks". In the middle of the fork is an LDS meetinghouse. Take the right fork, which runs behind the church. The trailhead is about 1/2 block further on the right hand side and is a developed, easily identifiable trailhead. (Lat:40.79185 Lon:-111.88825)
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Reviewed by Jules on 11/20/2008
The hike was very easy and the views are absolutely spectacular. The gorgeous sunset is amazing and then you are delighted with the lights of the city twinkling below. You'll want to leave before it is completely dark to head back down the trail. I would highly recommend this to all ages.
Reviewed by Melissa G on 8/17/2008
This was a short hike, even doable for someone out of shape like me. :) The trail was clearly marked, easy to follow, the scenery was amazing, and it doesn't take very long at all. I would suggest, for those who hike it during the summer, to go when it's still cool outside, since there isn't a whole lot of shade on this trail, but there are several rest points, some of which have shade. However, I can't wait to hike it again. Travel directions could be better, for people who are not familiar with the area, but if you are from there, they probably make perfect sense.
Reviewed by CG on 4/10/2008
this was a well worth it hike... friend surpised me with it and I hiked it in Flip flops but it wasnt hard not at all... to me it was easy and I enjoyed it... Im from salt lake city and I canstep outside and see the top of the peak from my porch.... this has a historic story to it I love it... slc, utah
Reviewed by Meg on 3/6/2008
The view is to die for! I didn't want to climb down!
Reviewed by JB on 7/13/2007
Reviewed by Sarah on 5/24/2007
This was my first time doing this hike and I enjoyed it on so many levels. It was a gorgeouse view at the top with the sun setting, a well maintained trail, and just enough of a tilt to get the heart pumping. I would recommend trying some of the other trails that branch off from the main trail if you want to add a little spice to your hike. And warning - DO NOT wear jelly shoes when doing this hike because they will slow you're group down. ENJOY!
Reviewed by Scott on 7/13/2006
I jogged this trail from downtown. From the temple you can go over to the Memorial park and jog up about 2 miles. You will find a "Short Line" sign pointing left up the hill. If you stay on the trail and work your way to the top Ensign Peak is just ahead off to the left. Total distance was 8 miles and it was an awesome trail.
Reviewed by yada on 6/4/2006
Between the "lookout mound", a great view to the west from a lookout area, and "Ensign Peak" you have the better part of the valley to enjoy. If you are really into the views, I would suggest going north when the trail forks. This is a steep climb in parts, but worth the effort. This will also connect with the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. Lots of paths to choose from once on top, but remember to stay on the trail and always rembemer how to get back. This is an easy place to get lost and not a lot of people travel this area. Stay within view of something specific to help you navigate and you will be okay.
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Mr. Markers works late and doesn't get home until around 9:30pm on Thursdays, so I either make plans with girlfriends or tackle a recipe I've bookmarked to try. My sister is typically more than happy to be my official taste tester, as she gloats on the couch with her glass of wine.
I haven't had any super strange cravings during this pregnancy, but I have wanted comfort food… all the time, comfort food. Last week, the dish was butternut squash risotto with fried sage.
- 3 T. butter
- 4 c. 1/2 inch cubes of butternut squash
- 1 1/2 tsp. brown sugar
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- 6-8 cups low-sodium chicken stock
- 1 T. olive oil
- 1/2 c. chopped shallots
- 1 T. finely chopped sage
- 1/2 tsp. finely chopped thyme
- 2 c. arborio rice
- 1/3 c. dry white wine
- 2 T. butter
- 1 T. roughly chopped sage
- 1/2 c. freshly grated parmigiano reggiano
In a large skillet, melt butter. Add squash, sprinkle with sugar, salt and pepper. Saute for a few minutes, then cover until squash are tender, stirring occasionally. Uncover, saute until browned and caramelized but still holding shape. Remove from skillet, set aside.
In a medium saucepan, heat chicken stock to a simmer.
In the same large skillet, heat oil and add shallots. Saute until edges are brown, add in sage and thyme. Add rice, saute until kernels are white with translucent edges. Add wine, stir until it evaporates.
Add 1 cup of broth, simmer until the liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally. Continue adding 1 cup of broth at a time, simmering and stirring until the liquid is gone. After about 6 cups of broth have been added, test the rice – it should be tender (not crunchy) and the risotto will be creamy. If not, keep adding until you reach the desired consistency. The process will take 20-30 minutes.
When the rice is done, stir in the butternut squash and grated parmesan cheese. Before serving, top with fried sage and more parmesan.
For the fried sage: in a small sauce pan, heat the butter until bubbly. Add in the sage – fry for less than one minute, swirling the pan continuously, until the sage is crispy. Oour into a strainer or on a paper towel to remove excess butter.
This menu was inspired by fall and this recipe that has been making the internet rounds: skillet squash mac n' cheese.
(adapted from how sweet eats)
- 1 pkg. (4 cups) frozen cooked + pureed butternut squash
- 3 c. pasta of choice (i used mostacioli rigata)
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- 1 tsp. dried rubbed sage
- 1 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 c. shredded monterrey jack-cheddar cheese
- 1/2 c. freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 1/4 c. skim milk
- 3 T. unsalted butter, melted
- 1 T. fried sage (see recipe above)
- 2 T. panko bread crumbs
- 1/2 c. shredded cheese for topping (I used a mixture of mozzarella, asiago, fontina, parmesan)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cook the pasta accordingly. Add the frozen butternut squash to a cast-iron skillet (or other oven safe skillet). Cover, heat on low until heated through. Add salt, pepper, rubbed sage, nutmeg and garlic powder. Add in shredded cheese and parmesan cheese, skim milk and melted butter. Stir until you have a smooth consistency. If it seems too thick, add a bit more milk.
When the pasta is finished, add the pasta to the skillet and stir to combine. Make the fried sage (see above) and sprinkle over the pasta – this time i just poured the extra butter with it – your choice! Top with bread crumbs and additional shredded cheese.
Bake in the oven until heated through and cheese is melted. To get a crispy browned topping, broil on low for about 5 minutes.
Enjoy, try not to devour the entire skillet in one sitting.
Oh and because my pan was overflowing a bit and I thought it was cute, I made these two ramekins with the extras. Popped in the oven tomorrow for lunch, perfect!
And please don't ask me to choose between these two dishes… I could never.


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The Perfect Florida Ski Chalet
A lawyer's rural lake retreat offers a minimalist backdrop for competitive water skiing
Hobe Sound, Fla.
Lawyer Steve Krigbaum spends most of his free time strapped to a water ski, zipping around as fast as 60 miles per hour behind a motorboat. It's a hobby he's so passionate about, he built his home around it.
Located in a rural part of South Florida just north of Palm Beach, Mr. Krigbaum's recently completed house sits on 10 acres of tropical marshland along a lake with a half-mile-long slalom-water-skiing course. His only neighbors: two friends and fellow competitive skiers, with whom he teamed up to expand the lake by dredging out what was once a small fishing hole. Together with their families, they spend many mornings, evenings and weekends taking turns driving a speed boat, or darting behind it through the course of bright orange buoys.
Mr. Krigbaum, 53, said that his home and water skiing give him a respite from his life as a corporate lawyer with the firm Carlton Fields, handling litigation for clients such as Philip Morris and Johnson & Johnson. "My world is very adversarial," he said. "This is a great way to turn that down."
Made mostly of steel and concrete, his single-story, 3,100-square-foot, three-bedroom, 3½-bathroom house is built in a contemporary, minimalist style that stands out from the typical Mediterranean-inspired stucco homes that populate South Florida. Inside, there are midcentury-modern furnishings like tripod lamps, a low-profile gray couch with yellow cushions and a Noguchi Herman Miller coffee table in the living room. Outside, a rectangular infinity pool on a large back patio appears to cascade into the lake.
Exposed steel columns bolster glass walls along the entire water side of the house with expansive views. Above the master suite is a large deck overlooking the slalom course and the tall grassy tufts and sable and coconut palms. "The home is really a viewing platform," meant to maximize the lakeside scenery, said Scott Hughes of Hughes Umbanhowar Architects, who designed the home.
Though the house was originally intended for weekends, Mr. Krigbaum said he liked it so much he now lives here full-time. (His other home, a more typical Florida stucco-and-tile house, is in Wellington, Fla., closer to his office in West Palm Beach. Mr. Krigbaum is divorced and has three children ages 13 to 21.) A self-described "wannabe architect," Mr. Krigbaum said when it came time to design his dream home, he wanted to incorporate the midcentury and contemporary touches he'd studied and admired.
Divided into three separate concrete block structures, the house has a two-bedroom kids'/guest wing, a loft-like living room and kitchen in the middle and then the master suite with cantilevers out toward the water. The whole setup is covered by a slanted corrugated roof designed to capture cool breezes off the lake; Mr. Hughes described it as "a giant umbrella casting a shadow over the living space."
On a recent morning, temperatures already were rising well into the humid 90s, but the breezeways between the three structures felt cooler—and became the main gathering points in the home. Between the living room and kids' wing, several of Mr. Krigbaum's skier friends stretched and chatted near an outdoor fireplace before taking their turns out on the course.
Though most of the house reflects his extracurricular passion (there's a ski-repair area in the garage, and a "drying" area for gear and wet suits underneath the master suite), there are also signs of Mr. Krigbaum's day job. The office is built on the interior of the house with glass slits near the ceiling to allow light and sliding doors to open the room outward. Alongside a couple of water-ski-competition plaques, trophies and family photos, were a few cigarette boxes mounted in glass box from a client, and a framed picture of Mr. Krigbaum with former U.S. Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
Mr. Krigbaum purchased the land on which his house was built in 1999 for $186,000. It took several years of permitting and construction to get the lake-expansion project completed. The house, which took about a year to build and was completed in December, cost roughly a million dollars. (Mr. Hughes, the architect, said the industrial materials used and the relatively small size of the home helped to keep costs down.) Elsewhere in Hobe Sound, a 5,121-square-foot, four-bedroom, 5½-bathroom home with 250 feet of waterfront built in 2003 is on the market for $1.9 million.
Mr. Krigbaum said that with kids, visitors and houseguests going back and forth between the lake and the house all day, he wanted it to be low-maintenance and built of simple materials. There are polished concrete floors throughout, and textured concrete walls meant to look like wood on the living room's fireplace. "We're always walking around wet and in board shorts," he said, pointing to his attire as he showed a visitor around between ski runs.
Despite its sleek design, the house is still very much a rural home. Satellite television is required, as is well water. Wildlife like deer, bobcats and exotic birds also wander onto the property, which borders state-owned wetlands. On rare occasions, skiers have been frightened by alligators who wander into the lake. Mr. Krigbaum said it's all part of the experience of living on the water, with nature. "For all water skiers who compete at our level," he said, "this is kind of the dream."
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ROSEBANK -- Starting with a drum roll and then the Giglio Band playing the "Star-Spangled Banner," several dozen people -- including children and teenagers -- stepped off Wednesday morning from the Mount Carmel Grotto on Amity Street in the traditional procession through the neighborhood to St. Mary's R.C. Church on Bay Street. Joining them were state Sen. Diane Savino (D-North Shore/Brooklyn) and House of Representatives Democratic candidate Dominic Recchia.
Abbie Zukowski, 10, was all smiles, visiting from Emmaus, Pa., along with her parents and three older siblings, Vincent DiSimone, 19; Gabrielle Zukowski, 16, and Madison Zukowski, 15.
"We come back for the feast every year," said Abbie's mother, the former Lisa DeCataldo, who grew up on St. Mary's Avenue. "My sister and I used to carry the flags, and my son and daughter are carrying the flags today."
Her father, Mike DeCataldo, is treasurer of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society, which maintains the historic Our Lady of Mount Carmel shrine and sponsors the annual feast, now in its 111th year.
"Five generations have participated in this feast," said the former Ellen Unger, the wife of DeCataldo. "My husband's father was a member of the Society, and his grandfather, Orazio DeCataldo, was a founding member who owned a general store at 256 St. Mary's Avenue."
"The feast is part of our lives," said Mrs. Zukowski, who moved off the Island in 2000. "It's a whole neighborhood thing, a reunion, everyone comes together.
The popular Rosebank event -- with food, games, and friendly company -- continues from Wednesday, July 16, through Sunday, July 20, with festivities starting at 7:30 pm.
The feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel -- celebrated on July 16 -- was instituted for the Carmelite Order in 1332. The order was founded in the 12th century under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The feast day was extended to the whole Church by Benedict XIII in 1726.


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Dave Tollefson, a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Giants, announced his retirement this morning.
The defensive end, who spent the 2012 season with the Oakland Raiders, logged 10 sacks and three forced fumbles over a five year Giants career. He bookended his time in East Rutherford with Super Bowl wins as a rookie in 2007 and in his final year, 2011.
"I wanted to make sure Tom knew and the Maras and Tisches knew how much it meant to me," Tollefson said in a statement. "They gave me the shot. If it wasn't for what they did for me, who knows where I'd be now. I have three kids (including his third son, who is due in April) and a wife that I love. To be able to provide for them is something that I couldn't even imagine in my wildest dreams as far as the way we live our lives. I'm indebted to coach and the Maras and the Tisches for doing that for me."
Tollefson was best known for his intensity toward the game, something that he shared with his mother, who once told her son that she didn't fly out to see him ride the pine. Tollefson had a sprained knee ligament, but she didn't care.
In his retirement, Tollefson said he was most grateful to Tom Coughlin, who stood in as a father figure for the former Northwest Missouri State product who was cut by two teams before landing with the Giants.
"I didn't grow up with a dad, so I was lucky enough to have some men in my life that helped shaped me into the type of man that I am now," Tollefson said. "To say that I was already grown up when coach Coughlin got ahold of me is not quite right. The relationship that he and I had meant a lot to me, because I felt he was always honest with you, which I really liked. I always felt like he was a father figure and I really took to heart how he felt about the way I played football and the type of person I was."
Tollefson said he has some medical issues to take care of in the neat future, but is looking forward to the second chapter of his life.
"I have a couple surgeries lined up," Tollefson said. "I have to get some stuff taken care of physically, but right now, it's kind of up in the air. I'm looking at it as a little bit of a halftime for me. I had this great game plan for the first half of my life and it worked out great, playing pro football and everything, but now the game has changed a little bit, so I have to re-adjust. I've taken this last year off and I'll probably take another year off, enjoy the time with the kids. I've been Mr. Mom, taking them to school and picking them up and doing that. I don't really know yet. I still have time to kind of figure that out. It's not only a new chapter but maybe a new book in the Tollefson story."


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Topper Jeff Immelt awaits Vivendi decision
General Electric topper Jeff Immelt said GE is prepared for several scenarios should Vivendi choose to unload its 20% stake in NBC Universal.
He envisioned a possible initial public offering or taking on a new partner, but "I don't have any specific announcement," he said during a conference call Friday to discuss GE's third-quarter results.
"Vivendi has been a great partner. They've had a window every year, and this year we just wanted to be ready for several scenarios," he said. NBC Universal, he added, "is in great shape all over. It's a great franchise, a solid performer."
Vivendi has a three-week window starting Nov. 15 to exercise a 'put' option to divest its stake in NBC U. If GE doesn't buy the stake outright, Vivendi could launch an IPO.
GE is said to have cable operator Comcast waiting in the wings to acquire a majority stake of the entertainment company if Vivendi exercises it option.
GE said NBC U's profit rose 13% to $732 million for the three months ended Sept. 30.
Revenue of $4.1 billion was down 27% from the year earlier, in part on weaker advertising. Execs said the scatter market is strong.
They noted the revenue figure includes a $1 billion bonanza from the Beijing Olympics, without which the number would have been flat year-on-year.
And profits would have been squeezed without one-time items, like a gain from of GE's stake in the A&E cable network to Lifetime.
NBC U's own cable networks, led by USA, drove the company's growth.
Studio revenue fell 20% to $1 billion on tough comparisons from the year before and a weaker than expected performance at the box office.
Universal Studios chief Ron Meyer recently fired Universal Picture co-heads Marc Shmuger and David Linde.
GE's total profits fell 44% to $2.5 billion on lower earnings at financial arm GE Capital.
The company is shrinking the finance business, which was hard hit by the mortgage and credit crisis. While the unit is still struggling, there are signs of stability, execs said.
GE's revenue fell 20% to about $38 billion.
The huge company is seen as bell-weather for the broader economy, and the results showed some hopeful signs.
Orders for industrial equipment were down 18% from a year ago, but the rate of decline slowed sharply from the second quarter, when orders fell 40%.
Immelt said the global economic environment is improving, but slowly, and a recovery will be gradual.
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Algeciras mayor highlights 'English occupation' of Gibraltar and the Falklands
The mayor of the Spanish town of Algeciras, Jose Ignacio Landaluce flew back this weekend from Argentina, where he had attended a twinning ceremony with Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego that sought to highlight the 'English occupation' of Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands.
The mayor, whose trip drew flak from the Spanish PSOE opposition in the Algeciras town council, also attended a series of events to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands.
Last Friday Landaluce addressed the twinning event and spoke about the environmental and cultural 'similarities' between Algeciras and the Rio Grande. But a section of his message centered on Gibraltar and the Falklands.
"There is another characteristic that unites us, and does so through a pain that brings us close, very close, something that is ours, and that is our territory," he reportedly said.
Landaluce said both countries had made their claims in the UN and other international forums "…in the knowledge that conversations between sovereign states must also listen to the populations that live in the two colonies."
"Here the Falklands, and 11,000 kilometers from where we are, the Rock of Gibraltar," he said. "Brothers from Rio Grande fervently hoping to see a white and blue flag over [the Falklands], and us maintaining a sovereignty claim for over 300 years."
The mayor's trip was sharply criticized in sections of the British press and in Algeciras itself, where the twinning move was only revealed on the eve of the mayor's trip.
Andrés Dachary, the official responsible for international relations in the Rio Grande municipality, reflected on the negative coverage that the twinning event had generated.
"What justifies such as disproportionate response?" he asked, according to reports in the Argentine media. "We believe this proposal has touched a nerve and introduced a rule of play that did not exist in the logic of the Rock of Gibraltar and the Falklands."
"The potential that this has is what has unleashed this response."
When it was first unveiled in Rio Grande last November, the municipality's top official, Gustavo Melella, said that both cities shared a common feature. "Part of our land is occupied by the English," he told Argentine reporters at the time. "We are in the same situation".


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I-2-6-54.Oaths and Affirmations
Last Update: 9/2/05 (Transmittal I-2-64)
The ALJ should take all testimony under oath or affirmation. Testimony can be received from a witness who refuses to swear or affirm, but any such refusal must be noted on the record. All oaths and affirmations must be administered on the record.
A. Administering the Oath or Affirmation
Before administering the oath or affirmation to a person, the ALJ will ask the person to raise his or her right hand. When the ALJ administers the oath or affirmation, the person need not repeat it, but should respond "I do."
B. Oath or Affirmation for a Claimant or Witness
The oath or affirmation for a claimant or witness is as follows:
Do you solemnly swear (or affirm) that the testimony you are about to give at this hearing (or, if a deposition, the testimony you are about to give at this time) shall be the truth, and nothing but the truth, under penalty of perjury?
C. Oath or Affirmation for an Interpreter
The oath or affirmation for an interpreter, which should be administered before the person testifies and after the interpreter certifies his or her relationship to the person testifying, including whether he or she is acting as the person's legal representative (See I-2-6-10 A., Interpreter's Certification.), is as follows:
Do you solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will accurately interpret the questions asked and the answers given in this case to the best of your ability, under penalty of perjury?
D. Multiple Witnesses
If there are several witnesses, the ALJ may administer the oath or affirmation to all of them at one time before anyone testifies, or separately to each person.
E. Incompetent Witnesses
The ALJ may choose not to administer an oath or affirmation to a child or an incompetent individual if the ALJ believes the witness will not understand the significance of the oath or affirmation. In this situation, the ALJ must impress upon the witness the importance of truthful answers. The ALJ must also state on the record that the witness was not sworn and explain why.
F. Recalling a Witness
If the ALJ recalls a witness who was previously sworn, the ALJ will not have to administer the oath or affirmation again, but should remind the witness that he or she is still under oath.


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I am very concerned about the increase of car break-ins and thefts in Marysville. I have lived here since about 1988 and over the past five years our cars and my teenagers cars have been broken into about 6-8 times, not including someone inside my daughters car trying to start it at 7:30 in the morning.
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