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Herbal therapy, next to dietary therapy, is perhaps the most widely used Traditional Chinese Medicine [4] (TCM) treatment modality. TCM relies on herbal therapies both for the treatment of illness and in the optimization of health and prevention of disease.
There are 5,767 medicinal substances currently in use, including plant, animal, and mineral substances. The materia medica (book on TCM medicinal substances) includes information on the traditional uses, dosages, and contra-indications for each substance, as well as any available information on drug interactions, and any conventional medical research that has been published.
TCM assesses medicinal substances for their effects on particular vital substances, their resonance with particular zang fu organ systems, the channels of the jing luo system into which the substance is said to enter, and the pathogenic factors and patterns of disharmony that the substance is known to address.
TCM practitioners most often use two or more substances in Chinese medicinal formulations to create a balanced, synergistic effect that reflects the holistic nature of the diagnosis.
Although there are literally thousands of traditional herbal formulas for just about every condition imaginable, a formula is almost always modified by the TCM practitioner to suit the subtle nuances of the condition and constitution of the patient, making each formulation highly individualized.
Chinese medicinal formulations are prepared in a number of different ways:
[1] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/sites/default/files/images/thumbnails/herbal.jpg
[2] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/traditional-chinese-medicine
[3] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/acupuncture
[4] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/glossary/3#term39
[5] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/our-experts/christopher-hafner-lac
[6] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/promo-tiles/nee-uses-herbal-remedies-everything


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Tools developer YCDIVFX has released Offline Render, a new Unity plugin for capturing and exporting in-engine footage as a multi-channel EXR file.
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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/43966
- Title
- Keck spectroscopy of candidate proto-globular clusters in NGC 1275
- Author(s)
- Brodie, Jean P.; Schroder, Linda L.; Huchra, John P.; Phillips, Andrew C.; Kissler-Patig, Markus; Forbes, Duncan A.
- Abstract
- Keck spectroscopy of five proto-globular cluster candidates in NGC 1275 has been combined with Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 photometry to explore the nature and origin of these objects and discriminate between merger and cooling-flow scenarios for globular cluster formation. The objects we have studied are not H II regions, but rather star clusters, yet their integrated spectral properties do not resemble young or intermediate-age Magellanic Cloud clusters or Milky Way open clusters. The clusters' Balmer absorption appears to be too strong to be consistent with any of the standard Bruzual & Chariot evolutionary models at any metallicity. If the Bruzual & Chariot models are adopted, an initial mass function (IMF) that is skewed to high masses provides a better fit to the data of the proto-globular cluster candidates. A truncated IMF with a mass range of 2-3 M-. reproduces the observed Balmer equivalent widths and colors at similar to 450 Myr. Formation in a continuous cooling flow appears to be ruled out since the age of the clusters is much larger than the cooling time, the spatial scale of the clusters is much smaller than the cooling-flow radius, and the deduced star formation rate in the cooling flow favors a steep rather than a flat IMF. A merger would have to produce clusters only in the central few kiloparsecs, presumably from gas in the merging galaxies that was channeled rapidly to the center. Widespread shocks in merging galaxies cannot have produced these clusters. If these objects are confirmed to have a relatively flat, or truncated, IMF, it is unclear whether they will evolve into objects that we would regard as bona fide globular clusters.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Source
- Astronomical Journal, Vol. 116, no. 2 (Aug 1998), pp. 691-706
- Publication year
- 1998
- Keyword(s)
- cD; Clusters; Core galaxies; Discovery; Elliptical galaxies; HST; Hubble Space Telescope; Lenticular galaxies; Merger remnant; NGC 1275; Nuclei; Old stellar populations; Perseus cluster; Spectrometer; Telescope observations; Young star clusters
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- 0004-6256
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 1998 The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
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Phone Lenses 8/27/12
David Livshin is a professional photographer, but for quick shots, he's using his iPhone more and more. David Livshin "I find the opportunity to be unobtrusive sort of wins out over having to lug the cameras around." But the iPhone camera - like most smart phones - doesn't have an optical zoom. "Smart phones only have a digital zoom that loses pixels as it zooms in. That reduces image quality." Consumer Reports tested two new brands of add-on lenses for smart phones. The Olloclip costs 70 dollars, and it's a three-in-one lens for the iPhone 4 and 4S. Terry Sullivan "You fit each of them over the iPhone's lens, like this." This is a regular photo taken with the iPhone. Here's the same photo, taken with the Olloclip's macro lens … its fisheye … and its wide-angle lens. Consumer Reports also tested add-on lenses from Photojojo that work with both iPhones and several Android phones. The lenses cost about 20 dollars each. To use them, you attach a ring on your phone with adhesive. The lenses attach to the ring magnetically. Terry Sullivan "We found the ring sometimes came off the phone when we removed a lens." And Consumer Reports found a drawback with both brands - the lenses cover the phones' flash. But in good light, testers found both the Olloclip and the Photojojo lenses can take some beautiful pictures. Terry Sullivan "The close-up shots and video of flowers in particular were stunning." The upshot - Consumer Reports says these lenses can definitely expand a smart-phone camera's capability. ."
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Until then, he's doing what he can and created a Facebook page called Protected Travels a month ago that nearly 5,000 people are following.
"Part of the reason why I started Protected Travels is to be a place to better educate people and also encouraging people to travel," Von Seth said.
"Myself, I would never go. Even if I was young, I would never go after this," said Jacobs, who waits for answers with the rest of Bowerman's loved ones.
On its Facebook page, Protected Travels said it's a community for sharing travel tips, stories and supporting the safety of all travelers.
Bowerman's family said Vietnam's U.S. Consulate hasn't shared any other information with them except for Bowerman's autopsy. A spokeswoman at the consulate said she's prohibited from speaking publicly about the case. Several senators have written letters to the secretary of state demanding answers.
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About Chris4Life
The principal goal of Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation is to permanently eliminate the threat of colon cancer through discovery of a cure. As long as people are dying from this disease, we will be at the front lines of the fight. To this end, we will fund cutting edge research so that the brightest minds and best institutions are empowered to cure colon cancer for good. Until then, Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation is committed to significantly improving the treatment experience for patients and caregivers, and to dramatically raise awareness about colon cancer in general. Chris4Life will utilize health and wellness as a means of integrating the mind, body and spirit in our approach. Working together we will build a culture of care and foster relationships with research institutions, advocacy groups, the health care community, and the general public. Chris4Life's four core values are Compassion, Empowerment, Perseverance, and Life.
Chris' Story
Chris (Christine Madelyn Antonelli) – my beautiful, courageous sister! I was a little over 2 years old when Chris was born in 1949. Our family shared ethnic roots, both Italian and Lebanese (Syrian), so the concept of family was important and staying close to relatives was expected. I was too young to remember how I reacted when she was born, but there must have been the expected disturbance in my perfect world!
But I do remember being shipped off to relatives when Chris came down with a very serious kidney disease (nephrosis) and needed to spend time in the hospital. I can just imagine our parents' fear and sadness having their world turned upside down. Even at three years old, Chris faced those days of uncertainty courageously and remained quietly accepting of the frightening changes in her life. She almost died, except for the lucky choice of a nephrologist who happened to be on the cutting edge of a new drug – prednisone. It ultimately saved her life at three years old and again during the couple recurrences of the illness during her childhood. The courage and acceptance she learned and practiced during those early years would be invaluable when she later faced an even greater challenge.
Since I was the older sister, Chris often tagged along after me, and the teachers in our local parochial school seemed to expect her to do the things I did, one of which was to choose a career in music. So off she went to college to get a degree in music with piano as her main instrument. I did the same thing, but with a violin major. So we both ended up with a career in music education. But I always remember how much Chris loved doing projects during our childhood - artwork, baking, sewing and crafts - skills and interests that I didn't share. So our family was not surprised when Chris ended up leaving her music career and started a business in home decorating and design. Owning a franchise with Decorating Den was the perfect choice for her. She seemed like a quiet and shy person, but running this business brought out her underlying strength and steely determination. When she set a goal for herself, she let nothing stand in the way!
In her personal life, this perseverance led her and her husband, Frank, to expand their family by adopting two small children, Josie and Matthew, a brother and sister who desperately needed a family. Chris and her husband adored their two wonderful sons, Paul and Michael, but Chris had always wanted a big family and adoption was the perfect answer. So juggling family responsibilities and work became part of her life for many years.
When Frank retired from the DEA, they both looked forward to spending more time traveling, something they both loved to do, and having more time for their two small grandchildren, Jason and Anna. But life had a different plan for Chris. I remember the day in 2006 when I received her call – she was in tears and clearly terrified. A routine colonoscopy had revealed an advanced stage of colon cancer. We were all stunned with disbelief. This couldn't be happening to her and to our family – there was no history of any type of cancer in our family, lots of heart disease, but no cancer! Where do we go from here? After this initial stage of upheaval and fear, Chris settled down to finding a way to fight this disease with her usual quiet strength and determination. No complaining for her – just a search for the best doctor and the best program to become her partner in her fight for life. This search led her to Dr. John Marshall, a top gastrointestinal oncologist, at the Lombardi Center in Washington, DC. His positive attitude and "can-do" approach was just what we were all looking for.
Chris endured two and a half years of treatment, rounds of chemotherapy and a new "cyber knife" procedure that gave her a couple of good and hopeful years. During the painful treatments and side effects Chris kept her upbeat ways and always looked forward to the future.
And I looked forward to our talks on the telephone in the mornings, our shopping trips and family gatherings, and during that time Chris was so positive and so strong that we all took our example from her.
But again life had a different plan for my sister. In early 2009, Chris started having more pain and tests revealed that this horrific disease had spread in her abdomen. Even through the pain and nausea, Chris looked for the positive signs and kept hopeful for all of us. I feel blessed that I was able to spend so much time with her during those last few months at home and at Georgetown Hospital. The nurses and physicians there loved her and fought right beside her each day. But on May 11, 2009, the day after Mother's Day, Chris lost her long battle. Her husband and Paul and Michael were there by her side during that last long night. I will always regret not making it to the hospital in time to be with her when she left us for a better place.
She would have been the first to encourage us to form this wonderful organization, The Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation! She would want us to do everything in our power to halt this disease in its tracks and give our children a world free from this killer. Please join us in this fight!
In gratitude,
Diane Hornyak
Are you at Risk For Colorectal Cancer?
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Rev. Jesse Jackson Rev. Jesse Jackson reacts after projections show that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will be elected to serve as the next President of the United States of America during an election night gathering in Grant Park on November 4, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama defeated Republican nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) by a wide margin in the election to become the first African-American U.S. President elect. (credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall cries with laughter as she watches a performance of Henry Dagg's 'Cat Organ' during a visit to 'The Garden Party to Make a Difference' at Clarence House on September 10, 2010 in London, England. The Garden Party is part of Prince Charles' new START campaign to promote ecological awareness. (credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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Jim DuFresne, author of more than 20 guidebooks and main contributor to www.MichiganTrailMaps.com is a go-to resource for all things hiking and trail-related in Michigan. Today, he fills us in on some of the incredible walk-in campsites around the state.
Sometimes it seems like you have to drive to the end of the road to escape the summer crowds and find a quiet place to camp.
And sometimes all you have to do is walk 100 feet.
When the National Park Service renovated its Platte River Campground in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in 1991 it installed electrical hook-ups in 96 of the 179 sites, a change in previous NPS policy of rustic-only campgrounds. But the designers also added 25 walk-in sites for tent campers where a short stroll leads to a quick escape from this otherwise popular and busy campground.
A couple of the walk-in sites are less than 30 yards from where you leave the car and but the majority are a longer walk through the low wooded dunes. Each is unique; site B-8 occupies the top of knoll, B-5 overlooks a pond filled with cattails and wild irises.
The Platte River sites can be reserved in advance through recreation.gov, but the beauty of walk-in sites is that they are often available the day you arrive.
Platte River Campground isn't the only place offering sites to campers willing to walk. Here are some others:
Shelley Lake
This dispersed recreation area in the Huron-Manistee National Forests is north of White Cloud and has eight designated sites spread around the shoreline of this scenic, 15-acre lake of which seven are reached after a short walk of a 50 yards or less. Site Number 3 is located on a point in the southwest corner of the lake where you can pitch your tent with a 180-degree view of the water.
Wakeley Lake
Wakeley Lake Foot Travel Area is east of Grayling in the Huron-Manistee National Forests and is best known for its catch-and-release fishery that produces six-pound bass and foot-long bluegills. But the 2,000-acre tract also has a walk-in campground and 30 miles of two-tracks that has become a playground for hikers and mountain bikers. The hike from M-72 to the campground is a third of a mile and the four sites are located in a stand of red pine on a low hill overlooking the lake. Two of them have picnic tables and fire rings.
Tubbs Lake Island
Located in Tubbs Lake State Forest Campground, this small island, created when Winchester Dam was built in the late 1950′s to create a waterfowl habitat, is a Mecosta County Park reached by driving across a narrow dike. The campground features 12 sites including two walk-in sites. These sites are located at the top of the island in a semi-open area that commands a great view of the surrounding lakes as well as your neighbors below.
Pete's Lake
Located south of Munising in the Hiawatha National Forest, Pete's Lake Recreation Area has 41 rustic sites, including two for walk-in campers. Site Number 7A is a 50-yard stroll from a trailhead at the east end of the campground and features a clear view of the lake. Less than a quarter mile further is Site Number 8A, another shoreline site with even a bit of sandy beach in front of it.
Find more campsites around the state at michigan.org and let us know if you have a camping trip planned for this summer!
Jim DuFresne is the author of more than 20 guidebooks and the main contributor to www.MichiganTrailMaps.com, a resource web site for hikers, backpackers, cross-country skiers and other trail users. Among his titles are Michigan's Best Campgrounds and Isle Royale National Park: Foot Trails & Water Routes.


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November 6, 2013 —
For something completely different, I've a song stuck in my head. Although I would like to think I'm "special," this is not an unusual occurrence and most people have experienced the same thing more than once in their lives. If you've ever read this column before, you know that this syndrome is not new for me. Happens all the time. Being addicted to the Internet, I surfed for an explanation, and although theories abound, there is no single, definitive interpretation, but of course, there's a name for it—"earworm." My go-to source (www.wikipedia.com [2]) defines earworm as "a catchy piece of music that continuously repeats through a person's mind" and goes on to say that "the phenomenon is common and should not be confused with palinacousis, a rare medical condition caused by damage to the temporal lobe of the brain that results in auditory hallucinations." Hmm.
Rather than believing that I have actual brain damage, I'll assume (for the moment) that I'm suffering from the more common type of earworm and leave the fancy term for later. Meanwhile, the lyrics repeat constantly and there's a simple reason—it's cold outside. Waking up to frigid temps the other day, I glanced at the thermometer, (21 degrees), put a serape on the Wonder Dog and serenaded her on our way outside to warm up the truck. "Button up your overcoat," I wheezed, observing the puffs of steam emanating from our breath, "when the wind is free, take good care of yourself, you belong to me." Searching for the bright side, I grabbed the camera and snapped some pics of Jack Frost's handiwork on the windshield and the surrounding countryside. As usual, I took comfort knowing that while life in the Upper Delaware River Valley might provide some weather-related challenges, there are stunning vistas all year 'round and that I have the opportunity to document the ever-changing landscape. Thinking back and realizing that "Superstorm Sandy" had wreaked havoc across the region a year ago, I took a long, labored breath and soldiered on. "Better pace ourselves" I mused while planning my next move. "After all" I thought "It's still apple picking time." Sure enough, the musical demon raised its ugly head. "Wear your flannel underwear, when you climb a tree, take good care of yourself… blah, blah blah." Officially, winter is still a long way off (December 21), but I got out the flannels, put the bed warmer on and made plans for visiting my first (gasp) holiday market (www.templesholomny.org [3]) in Monticello, NY.
Chanukah comes early this year. In fact, the Jewish holiday has never occurred on this date (November 27) before, and according to the Internet, never will again. Adorably dubbed "Thanksgivukah" by several online sources, the lighting of the menorah will take place on the night before Thanksgiving—hence the temple's craft fair. Dharma was anxious to check out the new dog toys and start her wish list, so we headed out and chatted with the vendors, admiring their handiwork and making notes for the near future. The pooch snatched a handmade chew toy from Fiona Feltman's table and raced around the showroom, delighting the kids, and coercing me to make an early purchase (a cute camouflage tug) from the young lady's display. To find out how you can commission Fiona to make one for your pup, call the temple at 845/794-8731. Getting into the holiday spirit, Feltman's project helps benefit the Sullivan County SPCA.
Paying for our purchase, I wagged a finger at the dog and informed her that she'd have to wait for more. Wondering if it was too early to start drinking hot buttered rum, I turned to the song lyrics. "Keep away from bootleg hooch, when you're on a spree," was the advice before the inevitable rhyme, so I drove home, posted a pic of the frost and sat back, awaiting commentary. "Oy Vey" was the first response, from Facebook friend Denise Sarett Connolly, which seemed in keeping with the impending holiday, so I read on. "I love this!" enthused pal Miriam Rayevsky, while chum Lorraine Allen chimed in with, "The frost is lovely and I could sooo live without it." Counting my shekels after Dharma's impromptu gift, I was amused to read Lynne Wilcox's observation that a "beautiful pattern was all over my car this morning… in fact it took a good ten minutes to remove it." With the last strains of the song (thankfully) fading from my reverie, I hear snippets echoing in my (hopefully normal) brain. "Eat an apple every day," it advises, "get to bed by three." With the clocks turned back, that seems almost plausible, but I don't want to rush it, so I'll just button up my overcoat and hope for the best.


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Sunday 4/10
#FullertonEggHunt for adults means more than one egg is hidden today! What a great way to end the weekend – getting free stuff! (Our Egg Hunt page now has a link to our Guide for Fullerton Egg Hunts for Kids too.) Good luck in your hunting and enjoy these great events in town!
9am-1pm: Build your own omelette (up to 20 items) at Roscoe's Famous Deli in the SOCO District of downtown Fullerton.
9am-2pm: At Big's Bar & Grill get all you can eat Brunch with regular drink purchase for $9.99, or for $15.99 with bottomless mimosas. Drink specials include $4.50 large domestics, $5 bloody marys, and $12 bucket of beer – 5 bottles domestic per bucket.
9am-2pm: For under $20 you can enjoy brunch at Matador Cantina for breakfast classics with a Mexican-cuisine twist (omelettes, Huevos Rancheros, Mexican Breakfast Pizza and more). Drink specials include $8 Bottomless Champagne or Mimosas and $5 Bloody Marys, Greyhounds and Screwdrivers.
10am: Join local Tito Branca for yoga in the park this Sunday at Hillcrest Park at the stage area above the parking lot at the corner of E. Valley View & Lemon. Questions email yogainthapark@ gmail.com or call/text (626) 757-2016,
10am-2pm: The Public School Arts Semi-Annual Fundraising Cactus and Succulent Plant Sale will be held at 1005 E. Commonwealth Ave. sponsored by Operation Art Gardens.
10am-2pm: Join Cantina Lounge for LIVE SUNDAY for $15.99 Brunch and $4.99 All You Can Drink Mimosas and then live bands from 1-4pm, this week Reggae, Rock and Soul cover band the Showkillers.
10am-2pm: Chomp sushi in Fullerton has Champagne & Punch Family Brunch for $24.95 adults and $12.95 children. They have eggs, pancakes, omelettes, breakfast burritos and more.
10am-3pm: Sunday Funday at Slidebar means you can take the family for an all you can eat $25 Brunch & Bottomless Mimosas, kids 1/2 price!
10am-4pm: The Clearance Sale in The Potting Shed at the Fullerton Arboretum is open this weekend. No charge for admission and clearance sales apply to plants only.
10am-5:30pm: Fullerton Critical Mass is meeting at the Fullerton Train Station to take the Metrolink to CicLAvia to ride bikes. Train leaves at 10:07am! CicLAvia is when 10 miles of LA roadways will temporarily close to car traffic and be open for recreational purposes.
11am-4pm: The Fullerton Beautiful Open Garden Tour is a self-guided tour that begins at the Fullerton College Horticulture Department (Berkeley Ave.) Enjoy the plant sale and for $10 pick up a tour map. Portions of the proceeds go to funding the Fullerton College Scholarships. For more information call (714) 871-4156.
11am-6pm: Hair of the Dog Sunday at House of Eden treats you to $2 Bloody Marys and $2 Mimosas with the only topless girls in town. 1-5pm: If you stay till 1pm you'll get to be a part of Photo Shoot Sundays where you can watch, direct & join the Eden girls during a photo shoot.
11am-10pm: To promote their new kids menu launch, Chipotle is giving away a free kids meal every Saturday and Sunday in April when parents purchase an entree meal (burrito, salad, burrito bowl or tacos). (501 N. State College Blvd. # A)
11:30am-10pm: Sangria Sunday at Lizarran means you can buy 1 pitcher of Sangria and get the 2nd free!
12-4pm: For $16.99/person you can head to AMF Carter Lanes for 2 hours of bowling, shoe rental and All You Can Eat Pizza! (cheese or pepperoni, served by the slice). No other coupons can be accepted and there's a minimum of 3 bowlers per lane.
12-4pm: The Pint House has Sunday Lunch Specials for $7.95 and $8.95 including drinks.
12-6pm: Join Bootlegger's Brewery for Sunday Funday for $4 Pints all day!
12pm-2am: The Twisted Vine weekly flight for wine & beer tasting. This week Flight 1 is $30 for 3oz. pour of 3 wines from Napa Valley, Flight 2 is $15 for 2oz pour of 3 reds from Argentina, and Flight 3 is $15 for 5oz pours of 3 beers from Brasserie Dubuisson – Wallonia, Belgium.
1pm: Patrick's Music School piano recital will be held at Fullerton Main Library (Osborne Auditorium – Room B).
1-4pm: Hear Dixieland Jazz with The Golden Eagles and The Dixiedelics for $5 at Steamers Jazz Club & Cafe.
1-5pm: Enjoy Sunday Funday at Bourbon Street with the Crawfish Boil Big Easy Style for $15, and $2 Bloody Marys and mimosas, with live entertainment. Happy hour is 4-7pm with $4 well drinks, domestic draft beer and house wine, plus a Sunday-only $4 Hurricane special! Breakfast is served until 2pm, and the entire menu (lunch and dinner) is available at noon.
2pm: The Cal State Fullerton baseball team plays UC Irvine in a single Big West Conference game at Goodwin Field. General Admission is Adults: $10, Seniors and Youths: $6.
2pm: Footloose: The Musical is presented at Cal State Fullerton's Little Theater for $20.
2pm: The Applied Voice Recital at the Fullerton College Recital Hall presents Vocal Studies students perform a wide variety of vocal repertoire for $7.
2-4pm: The Heritage House Weekend Tours continue this weekend at the Fullerton Arboretum. Reservations not required; tours free however voluntary donations of $2/person are encouraged to help support the Heritage House.
3pm: The Southern California Philharmonic Concert will play live at the Fullerton College Campus Theater for $15. Hear the Young Artists Showcase featuring classical pieces.
3:30-5pm: The Open TESOL Seminar at Cal State Fullerton's Kinesiology & Health Services (KHS) Building (Room 199) will feature Anaheim University's renowned faculty of linguists.
4-7pm: Find out who has Sunday Happy Hour in Fullerton with our HH Guide page.
4-10pm: Kids Eat Free at IHOP (151 W. Orangethorpe Ave.) with each adult entree purchase. Valid for kids 12 and under on the "Just for Kids" menu items. Drinks not included unless otherwise specified on "Just for Kids" menu. Not valid with any other discounts or coupons. Dine-in only.
4-11pm: Slidebar for Southern Fried Sunday will have DoubleWide performing.
5-10pm: Salon and Service Industry Night at Commonwealth Lounge in downtown Fullerton serves those in the Salon & Service industry to 1/2 off the entire dinner menu. (Dine with up to 3 non-industry guests with proof of employment.)
6-9pm: Green Screen Door, Animal Eye, and The Meru will play live, free at Burger Records (645 S. State College Blvd.) for the Animal Eye & Green Screen Door Split cassette release.
6-9pm: The OC Food Truck will be in town to serve you Sunday dinner at 386 S. Richman Ave.
6-11pm: The Fullerton Dancesport Center invites you to Hep Cat's Hideaway Swing Dance featuring DJ Vintage Pete. For $7 attend the lesson taught by Jacob Giron or for $5 attend the public dance starting at 7pm.
7pm: As You Like It continues the Hunger Artists tradition of presenting modern, relevant Shakespeare productions. General admission is $18, $15 for students/seniors with ID.
8pm: Love Shack Parties will be at Revolucion 1910 Cantina in downtown Fullerton with lots of sexy giveaways and drink specials. Check out their lingerie, lotions and toys.
8-10pm: Get $3 well drinks & $3 domestic beers at 2J's Lounge for Power Hour.
8-11pm: If you were too busy Saturday to enjoy Xtreme Bowling at AMF Carter Lanes you can head out tonight with friends (3 person minimum) for an even better deal for fun bowling in the dark! For $12.50 you'll get 2 hours of bowling & shoe rental with Xtreme lighting, sound & fun!
8pm-1am: The New Jazz Jam at Steamers Jazz Club & Cafe invites local musicians and singers of all levels to join a core trio of Evan Stone, Roger Shew and Matt Politano up on stage for $2. Drink specials include $4 well drinks and $5 martinis (jam only).
9pm-1am: Sing karaoke in Fullerton (one place has a giveaway)! Find out where with our Guide.
9pm-2am: Service Industry Night at Bourbon Street is for Restaurant & Hospitality Workers to receive 40% off Food and Drinks! Also enjoy Live Video Mixes.
9:30pm: Commonwealth Lounge presents a free show featuring See Spot and Solutionaries for live Ska, Reggae, Rocksteady and Dub from Los Angeles
11pm-1am: Happy Hour at Stubrik's late night is a dollar off draft beers and well drinks.


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I am very pleased to announce a new resource to help you better prepare students to meet the assessment requirements of No Child Left Behind. The Illinois Assessment Frameworks focus on math, reading, writing, science, and social science and provide greater detail for educators regarding what material students must master and when.
The frameworks will be fully aligned with state assessments beginning with the 2005-06 school year, but they constitute a valuable tool right now.
The Framework for each subject consists of a set of
Assessment Objectives at each grade level, linked directly to the Illinois
Learning Standards and providing clear, concise statements of what students will
be expected to know and do on
Many of you may have attended the recent drive-in conferences we held to introduce the Frameworks, and I hope you have shared the information you received with your staff. We will be anxious to hear your thoughts and comments about this new resource.
Frameworks for grades 3-8 can be accessed at www.isbe.net/assessment beginning
Also in today's message:
· School Report Card Status Update
· Deciding Which Students Should Take the IMAGE Assessment
· Policy options for issuing "subsequent" teaching certificates
· Newsclips
School Report Card Status Update
For reasons due to circumstances beyond our control, the school report cards are not yet available. Although we are not yet able to give you a specific date as to when district superintendents will be able to access the cards on the secure website, we are optimistically targeting the week of October 20th. Once the cards are available for release district superintendents will receive an email message informing them that they have a specific number of days to go to the secure site and download the school report cards, the district report card, and district summary. We will not be providing hard copies of the cards.
The Illinois State Board of Education does not have the authority to grant extensions to the October 31st dissemination deadline. However, we encourage you to take every reasonable step to disseminate the report cards either via your district website or in paper form at your earliest convenience. We will release the public report card site four weeks after we close the secure site.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Deciding Which Students Should Take the Image Assessment
Regarding statewide assessment of English Language Learners, there are three relevant legal references. Following are a synopsis of the relevant legislation and regulations, along with guidance on determining who should take the IMAGE assessments in the spring of 2004 and instructions on how to modify your order if you have already submitted your request for 2004 IMAGE test booklets and materials.
NCLB legislation requires "the inclusion of limited English proficient students, who shall be assessed in a valid and reliable manner and provided with reasonable accommodations on assessments administered to such students . . . including to the extent practicable, assessments in the language and form most likely to yield accurate data on what such students know and can do in academic content areas, until such students have achieved English language proficiency."
State legislation enacted this summer (P.A.93-0426) states that ELL students "may take an accommodated State test (IMAGE) . . . if the student's lack of English as determined by an English language proficiency test would keep the student from understanding the regular State test." If the school district determines, on a case-by-case individual basis, that IMAGE would likely yield more accurate this law extends the period of time that an ELL student can participate in the IMAGE assessment to up to 5 years.
23 Illinois Administrative Code Part 228.15(g) (1) (2) further specifies the following:
a. Students scoring below the 50th percentile on a nationally normed English language proficiency test are by definition limited English proficient and therefore entitled to services.
b. Furthermore, those who score at or above the 50th percentile must be further assessed to determine whether the students are in need of bilingual education services.
Based on the above requirements and regulations, ISBE is providing school districts with the following guidance on how to determine the eligibility of students to participate in IMAGE testing.
All students must be given a state assessment annually. Achievement scores for students enrolled after September 30 of each year will be counted for participation rates only in reporting Adequate Yearly Progress. Exemptions from testing are not allowed.
The IMAGE test is the appropriate assessment instrument for all limited English proficient (LEP) students during their first three years in a state approved TBE/TPI program. For 4th and 5th year LEP students enrolled in a TBE/TPI program, the IMAGE test may also be appropriate if the local school district determines that the student meets one or more of the following criteria:
1. The student scored below the 50th percentile in any of the four domains (listening, speaking, reading, writing) on a standardized English language proficiency test such as the Language Assessment Scales (LAS), MAC II, IDEA (IPT), or Language Proficiency Testing Series (LPTS); or
2. The student was first enrolled in a TBE/TPI program after August 1999 and demonstrates a level of English proficiency such that ISAT/PSAE would be unlikely to yield valid and reliable information on what the student knows and can do in the academic content areas; or
3. The student had
scored below the "Transitioning" category in either
4. The student had scored in the "Does Not Meet or Academic Warning" categories on the prior year's ISAT administration.
Please review the above information carefully in making your determination of who will be taking the IMAGE in the spring of 2004. For districts who have already submitted their IMAGE test orders for 2004, but now need to change these orders, please go directly to the SchoolHouse site at http://ncsschoolhouse.com/ and enter your corrected order numbers there. The final amounts you have entered on this site on October 30 will supersede any forms you have mailed to Pearson previously.
A flowchart to further assist you in making your determinations for each 4th and 5th year ELL student on a case-by-case basis is included at the following website: www.isbe.net/assessment. If you have questions regarding any of the above information, please contact Student Assessment at 217-782-4823.
Policy Options for Issuing "Subsequent" Teaching Certificates
Within the next few months, the State Board of
Education, in consultation with the State Teacher
We would therefore like to request that you read the policy options paper on the ISBE Web site at
http://www.isbe.net/teachers/pdf/policy_options.pdf and respond to us by email (firstname.lastname@example.com) by the close of business on Wednesday, October 22. We plan to use the responses to shape a rule proposal for consideration by the two boards in November. Thank you for your assistance.
Robert Schiller
State Superintendent
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tomlin was hired to win games and so far he is doing a pretty good job at it.
tomlin was hired to win games and so far he is doing a pretty good job at it.
Do your parents ever tell you that you are spoiled?
Just in case they don't,
Even if Bill Belichick was getting an atomic wedgie, his face would look exactly the same.
How true.
Brady became one of the great late round gems in NFL history. Not one team in the NFL thought he was an NFL caliber QB. I think pre draft he was ranked 15th-20th among QB's and they were saying his arm wasn't strong enough, etc. It's not like we picked Tee Martin with the 17th overall pick and Brady.
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Round 1, Pick 25 (25): Artie Burns, CB; Miami
Round 2, Pick 27 (58 ): Sean Davis, S; Maryland
Round 3, Pick 26 (89): Javon Hargrave, DT; South Carolina State
Round 4, Pick 25 (123): Jerald Hawkins, OT; LSU
Round 6, Pick 45 (220) (Compensatory Selection): Travis Feeney, OLB; Washington
Round 7, Pick 8 (229) (From Giants): DeMarcus Ayers, WR; Houston
Round 7, Pick 25 (246): Tyler Matakevich, OLB; Temple
Tomlin should stay out of personnel decisions. period.
Foote - (Cowher) > ??? - (Tomlin)
Smith - (Cowher) > Hood - (Tomlin)
Harrison (Cowher) > Worilds (Tomlin)
Haggans (Cowher) < Woodley (Tomlin)
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Hampton (Cowher) > McClendon (Tomlin)
Keep living the lie.
Tomlin's best FA pickup: Foote (another Cowher guy). Tomlin's second best FA pickup: Burress (Cowher). hahah.... the truth hurts doesn't it?
Who else has he signed that has provided value? Mahan or the ever so fragile Leftwich that can't stay healthy.
Hines (Cowher) > Sanders, Wallace and Brown
Holmes (Cowher) > Sanders, Wallace and Brown
Starks (Cowher) > Adams/Gilbert
Bettis / Parker (Cowher) > Mendenhall
Miller (Cowher) > DJ, WJ, Paulson combined
How much longer should I go here? I've listed just about every position by now. Live the lie.
how is harrison considered a choker player when he didnt get off the bench until tomlin became head coach ??


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The price-earnings ratio, or earnings multiple, is one of the most popular measures of company value. It is computed by dividing the current stock price by earnings per share for the most recent 12 months. It is followed so closely because it relates the market's expectation of future company performance, embedded in the price component of the equation, to the company's actual recent earnings performance. The greater the expectation, the higher the multiple of current earnings investors are willing to pay for the promise of future earnings.
If the market has low earnings growth expectations for a firm, or views earnings as suspect, it will not be willing to pay as much per share as it would for a firm with high and more certain earnings growth expectations.
That does not mean that all stocks with low price-earnings ratios have little or no growth prospects. While most firms deserve their low ratios, value investors seek companies with low price-earnings ratios in the belief that through neglect or overreaction to bad news, the market has not correctly evaluated the earnings potential of the company. Value investors argue that although the market may be efficient in the long term, emotions often dominate in the short run. These emotions can overtake rational analysis, pushing a stock's price above its intrinsic value during periods of euphoria and below its true worth when reacting to bad news.
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Flavor of the Day
The PawSox have added right-handed pitcher Rocky Cherry from extended spring training.
Yes, that's his real name and he's aware that it sounds like an ice cream flavor.
Cherry is expected to replace Devern Hansack on the roster as Hansack suffered a shoulder injury last night in Rochester. Devern will go to Boston for further tests on Friday, but he expressed optimism today that it's not a season-ending injury.
Cherry has pitched in the big leagues for the Cubs (2007) and Orioles (2007-08) and has a career MLB record of 1-4 with a 5.77 ERA in 40 games.
He faced the PawSox last year as a member of the Norfolk Tiders.
The story behind his first name is pretty funny and could be the subject of tonight's Fantastic Fun Fact.
I hope you'll tune in. Pregame coverage starts at 6:20 on the PawSox radio network and PawSox.com.
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That has got to be one of the better names in baseball. Do you think he is ever going to make it back to the big leagues?Ashhttp://ashleymarshall.mlblogs.com


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A scripted apology on the House floor might not be enough to get Rep. Faye Hanohano out of hot water.
Workers complained that she went off on a racist rant about artwork in her office, managing to offend multiple ethnic groups in one tirade.
"I really think that she lost it and her true self came out, and she came off as very racist, as very angry," said Chu Lan Shubert-Kwock, president of Chinatown Business and Community Association.
Shubert-Kwock said there's no room for racism in the state Capitol, so it's time for Faye Hanohano to go.
"She had no regard for the other ethnic groups that have contributed to the development of Hawaii," said Shubert-Kwock.
Hanohano offered this apology yesterday on the house floor during the Hawaiian Word of the Day.
The apology is for what art exhibition staff members said was a racist rant over artwork in her state Capitol office. They said she complained when there were no Native Hawaiian works and then used racial slurs against Chinese, Japanese, Caucasians, and Portuguese.
Shubert-Kwock said she doesn't buy the apology.
"I think deep down she's not that sorry because she still thinks she's right in her direction, in how she's going to represent her district and she's only fighting for one type of person," said Shubert-Kwock.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie said the spirit of aloha should never be taken for granted.
"Our diversity defines us rather than divides us and that's something we need to keep in mind," said Abercrombie.
He also said he's confident the House will look into the situation thoroughly, but Shubert-Kwock said her mind's made up.
"When you have an elected official who talks that way, feels that way, how can we trust her to vote on all of our behalf," said Shubert-Kwock.
An apology might not be enough for Rep. Faye Hanohano
A scripted apology on the House floor might not be enough to get Rep. Faye Hanohano out of hot water.
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Dr Thomas Blevins Accepts Invitation to Become Bluefield State College Interim President
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(Bluefield)—For the second time in nine years, Dr. Thomas Blevins has accepted an invitation from the Bluefield State College Board of Directors to become BSC's Interim President. The invitation was extended to Dr. Blevins after a special meeting of the Board, following the decision by Dr. Albert Walker in late August to resign as BSC President to accept the presidency at Harris-Stowe State University in Missouri.
Dr. Blevins was BSC's Interim President in 2002 during the period prior to the hiring of Dr. Walker as BSC's 12th President. A career educator and administrator who has worked at BSC since 1977, Blevins enters his new assignment with a strong understanding of the College and the constituencies it serves.
"I've been fortunate to have served Bluefield State College in 17 positions through the years," he commented. "In fact, there are not too many facets of the Institution with which I am not familiar." He also worked for 11 years as the Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Technology and Director of Instructional Technology Planning and Coordination with the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (WV HEPC). "This has helped me to understand the relationship between HEPC and the State Legislature, as well as the dynamic of working as BSC's liaison with both groups," he continued.
The challenges and opportunities that face Dr. Blevins and the College are significant. "There's a lot to be done in the area of academic affairs," he said. "We have a new Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Lewis Jones, and the Institution is poised to make changes in that area. We need to develop new academic programs and new online programs."
His calendar also includes issues related to the College's effort to obtain university status. "We have two specialty program accreditation visits this year, and we will review the report from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association site visit team, following its visit to BSC as the College seeks approval of a continuing ten year period for institutional accreditation. We will address issues that will strengthen the ability of our intercollegiate athletic programs to fulfill the standards of operation established by our conference and the NCAA, as well."
"We need to support the growth of the development office at the College, consider student housing, acquire property adjacent to the Institution, beautify the campus, and seek grant funding to assist in the renovation of the Harris-Jefferson Student Center, the Ned Shott P.E. Building, and the Hardway Library," he stated.
As Interim President, Blevins will be actively engaged in leading the Institution. "The days when a college's interim president served only as a 'caretaker' are over," he said. "The dynamics of higher education within West Virginia and throughout the nation demand vision, leadership, and a proactive approach," he said.


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Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson is an incredible shooter and player on the hardwood court of the NBA. A top 15 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. Along with NBA MVP and teammate Stephen Curry, Klay is a vital part of the "Splash Brothers" and together they helped lead the Warriors to the 2015 NBC Championship title. A NBA All-Star and former first-team All-Pac-10 player at Washington State, Klay Thompson is a highly impressive player with a long history in the NBA.


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Tri-State Chamber announces 42nd annual Rick Drew Holiday Parade
December 4, 2013 —
PORT JERVIS, NY — The Tri-State Chamber of Commerce will hold the 42nd annual Rick Drew Holiday Parade on Sunday, December 8. The lineup on Canal Street begins at 1 p.m. and the parade begins at 2 p.m., continuing on Pike Street, over the Port/Matamoras Bridge to Pennsylvania Avenue and ends at the Matamoras Firehouse in Airport Park. At the conclusion, there will be a visit from Santa for the kids, a trophy ceremony for parade participants and hot chocolate and donuts for everyone.
This year Robert W. Schultz was named Grand Marshall to honor his contribution to the quality of life in the tri-state community. To register a group entry into the parade, contact the chamber at 845/856-6694, or email@example.com.


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Kim Jong Il, the leader of North Korea, died of an apparent massive heart attack on Saturday morning 17 December. Kim's youngest son, Kim Jong Un, is the heir to North Korean leadership. His succession was announced only last year, with a planned formal transfer of power from Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un in 2012.
How will the death of Kim Jong Il affect the stability of North Korea and its aggression toward South Korea, Japan, and the United States? The relevant questions include the following: Will North Korea's military support the leadership of Kim Jong Il? Will Kim Jong Il take any aggressive measures against South Korea or others to demonstrate his power and confidence? Will the transition of power in North Korea have any affect on the discussions with the United States, China, and others over the future status of North Korea's nuclear weapons program?
North Korea began to shell South Korea, prompting Obama to receive the 3 AM call Hillary Clinton predicted Obama would receive. Hillary had also predicted Obama would not be able to properly handle the problem announced by the call.
President Barack Obama left out the words "by their Creator" when he directly quoted from our Declaration of Independence while speaking to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on 15 September.
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Three charged in Dismas House burglaryBy Brent Curtis
Staff Writer | March 14,2013Three men, including two residents, have been charged with breaking into an office and stealing envelopes containing raffle proceeds at a transitional home for inmates in Rutland.
The Dismas House on Park Avenue exists to give incarcerated offenders ready to be released from jail a chance to live in a structured environment where they can prepare to reintegrate with society.
On Jan. 29, Rutland Police say two of those residents were involved in a burglary and theft of an unknown amount of money from a locked office in the house.
In an affidavit filed in Rutland criminal court, Officer Jon Dickerson said another resident at the home saw Cody Morrill and Edward J. Edwards — who were staying at the home at the time — and Shawn M. Ritchie, of Rutland, exiting the office with items in their hands.
All three men have been charged with a felony count each of burglary and misdemeanor charges of unlawful mischief and petty larceny. Ritchie, 39, pleaded innocent to the charges on Tuesday. Bail was set at $10,000 for Ritchie but was suspended to allow him to go to a drug treatment facility.
Edwards and Morrill were both returned to jail and are scheduled to appear for arraignment on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.
While those charges are pending, the executive director of Dismas of Vt. Inc., Jan Tarjan, cautioned that members of her organization harbor doubts that Morrill and Edwards were involved in the incident.
"There was a witness who thought he saw some people who were residents but now we're not really sure," Tarjan said. "We're really just not sure and we're leaving it up to police."
In his affidavit, Dickerson said a resident in the home, Michael Tudor, was awoken at about 2:25 a.m. by the sound of people talking and making loud noises.
Tudor told police he went downstairs and was in the kitchen of the home when he saw Morrill, Edwards and Ritchie leaving the office. Ritchie appeared to be carrying an object, Tudor told police.
When staff investigated the scene the next morning, they found the door to the office damaged and evidence of unsuccessful attempts made to pry open a safe.
Missing from the office were an unknown number of envelopes containing either personal checks or cash mailed to the Dismas House for an upcoming Valentine's Day fundraiser, Dickerson wrote.
Eleven damaged personal checks written out for the raffle were later found near the intersection of State and Grove streets, Dickerson added.
Tarjan said the break-in forced her organization to postpone the raffle and prompted mailings to everyone who sent money for the tickets explaining the situation and asking anyone who paid in cash to let the organization know so they could be reimbursed with free tickets at a later raffle drawing.
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Roggensack to submit signatures for re-election
Candidate seeks second 10-year term
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack plans to submit the required signatures to get her name on the ballot for re-election next year.
Roggensack planned to deliver 4,000 signatures on Friday to the state elections board office. It takes at least 2,000 to get on the ballot for the April 2 election.
Two others have announced they intend to challenge Roggensack but they have not yet turned in their nomination papers. The signatures are due Wednesday.
Challenging Roggensack are Marquette University law professor Ed Fallone and Milwaukee lemon law attorney Vince Megna.
Roggensack is seeking a second 10-year term on the state's high court. If more than two candidates qualify for the ballot, there will be a Feb. 19 primary.
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Just Barely Breathing has one of the coolest riffs in the metalcore genre, and I love the chorus in My Last Serenade.
An undisputed classic album in metalcore.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Nirvana Cake
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 55 min
- Ready Time: 80 min
- Yield: 16 servings
- Pillsbury™ Baking Spray with Flour
- 1 box Pillsbury™ Moist Supreme® Devil's Food Premium Cake Mix
- 1/2 cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
- 1 cup water
- 4 large eggs
- 1 (3.9 oz.) package instant chocolate pudding and pie filling mix
- 2 cups (12 oz. pkg.) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup Pillsbury™ Fluffy Frost™ Vanilla Marshmallow Flavored Frosting
- 1/2 cup Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- Chocolate curls or shavings for garnish (optional)
Preparation Directions
- HEAT oven to 350°F. Spray a 12-cup fluted pan with flour no-stick cooking spray.
- COMBINE cake mix, oil, water, eggs and pudding mix in a large bowl with an electric mixer at low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- BAKE 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 20 minutes. Invert onto serving plate. Cool completely.
- BEAT frosting, peanut butter, almond extract and milk in medium bowl with electric mixer until well combined. Spoon frosting over cooled cake. Garnish with chocolate shavings, if desired.
Nutritional Information Per Serving
Serving Size (1 slice, 1/16 of cake), Calories 400 (Calories from Fat 200), Total Fat 22g (Saturated Fat 7g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 45mg, Sodium 340mg, Total Carbohydrate 51g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 33g), Protein 6g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 8%, Iron 15%.
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by 14karat A favorite combination. There's no peanut butter in the cake, so I substituted peanut butter chips. It was a big hit! December 1, 2012
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Awards deserve a little more commentWritten by Admin
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To the Editor:
I always look forward to the "Awards" issue of The Smoky Mountain News. May I make three short observations?
The "It's all fun and games until ..." award had one oversight. The unfortunate elk did not "have" to be euthanized, it was just the easiest way out for park officials. There is a behind-the-scenes effort currently under way to prevent a repeat of the unnecessary killing of an elk whose only sin is being friendly.
The "One Size Fits All" award (this year) would have been more appropriately named "There's a fool born every minute" award. To hire and pay a "branding firm" $50,000 to come up with an inane phrase like "Play On" says a lot about Jackson County's Tourism Authority ... basically that their breads not fully baked. Any third- or fourth-grade class could have done better, and for a lot less largess.
And once again I failed to make the awards list. How about the "Most unwelcome letters-to-the-editor" award?
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With 60,000 acres of stunning forests, secluded lakes and scenic rivers, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is one of the few remaining large wild areas in the Midwest. The editors of Michigan Travel Ideas share what makes this massive state park Pure Michigan.
The still of the predawn morning is the perfect time to walk along the Lake Superior shore. Only the gentle hush of the water lapping on shore and the first birdcalls of the day accompany you. Watch the sunrise over the Porkies and experience all the beauty nature has to offer in a fleeting moment. Serenity is attainable here.
The size and variety of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park allows you to choose your level of immersion in nature, and your level of difficulty on the 90-plus miles of hiking trails.
If you have part of a day…
The Union Mine Trail is an easy 1-mile loop north of the Union Spring trailhead, where interpretive signs point to evidence of copper miners who once worked here. On the hunt for waterfalls? Take the East or West River trails, which skirt the Presque Isle River to form a 2-mile loop.
If you have half a day…
For breathtaking views and a little more difficulty, tackle Escarpment Trail, which rises and falls along a ridgeline for more than 4 miles before accessing Lake of the Clouds Overlook. Only go half as far as you want to hike because you'll have to turn back the way you came—unless you're prepared for a much longer hike into the heart of the park.
If you have a full day…
Leave from the Summit Peak Scenic Area on the park's south boundary and follow a 10-mile loop on the South Mirror Lake, Little Carp River and Lily Pond trails. The route hits many of the park's highlights, including a wilderness lake, bird-filled marshes, dense forest, the Little Carp River and the Summit Peak Observation Tower, which soars three stories above the treetops. A day or annual permit is required for this hike.
Just as the sunrise exhilarates you for an adventurous day, the sunset (and the day's hikes) will leave you satisfied and ready for a good night's sleep. Visitors can choose from 10 campgrounds in the park, including rustic or backcountry camping and cabins as well as more modern areas with electrical service and restrooms.
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*sigh* I thought I told her not to microwave breastmilk, and I thought she said that she puts it in a bowl of warm water. But when I went to pick Emily up today, her husband was there taking care of the kids (she was at a dr. appointment), and she had left instructions for him to microwave the bottle for 40 seconds. Her husband had no idea, and I told him that you should never microwave BM. I know it's not so bad that she's going to be irreparably harmed from the couple of weeks she's been doing it, but I am definitely going to make sure that doesn't happen again.
I just feel so frustrated that she didn't pay attention and doesn't know about this. She has had breastfed infants before--did she microwave all of their milk this whole time? No wonder she gave me back the bottle warmer that I offered her. I guess I'll offer it up again!
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This weeks research – Quirke Family
As per my post a few days ago, I've been checking out the new search function on Irish Family History Foundation. So far for all of the records I have viewed, I have come up trumps in my search for my Quirke Family from Kilkenny.
From a transcript of the life of Thomas Quirk, which was written in the late 1890's, Thomas wrote that his paternal grandparents were James & Alice Reid and had married around 1796 in Tipperary and shortly after marriage, "They went to reside at Mount Nugent House near St John's Well County Kilkenny. My grandfather acted as agent for the landlord named Millet who resided at St John's town".
The ability to search on full names for marriages is only available for some counties, including Kilkenny and South Tipperary. I found no marriage in South Tipperary for a James & Alice Reid (variant spellings, Read, Reade & Reed) but I did find the following marriage in Kilkenny in 1797 at St Johns Parish, which fits will in to where my Quirke's lived.
- Date of Marriage: 02-Jul-1797
- Parish / District: ST. JOHN'S County: Co. Kilkenny
- Husband: James Quirke
- Wife: Ally Reed
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Parents Names: Not listed
- Witness 1 John Reed Witness 2 Mary Quirk
James & Alice had a total of 12 children, 10 males and 2 females. Up until the last couple of days, I only knew the names of 4 of the males, Peter, John, Thomas & Nicholas, 3 of which came to NSW to live in the 1850's & 1860's. Now after finding the baptism records, I believe I now have a few more of the names of the children of James &Alice:
For the following, the father's name is consistent; being James Quirk, but the mother's first name or last name is spelt differently.
- Peter – 17/05/1798 – Parish St Johns' – mother listed as Alice Rice
- William – 3/07/1803 – Parish St John's – mother listed as Ellis Reed
- Patrick – 24/02/1805 – Parish St Johns' – mother listed as Alice Reed
- Martin – 25/03/1809 – Parish St John's – mother listed as Ally Reed
- Michael – 14/06/1813 – Johns Well, Parish St John's – mother listed as Alice Reade
- Nicholas – 19/04/1817 – Johns Well, Parish St John's – Mother listed as Ally Reade
The only baptism record that almost matches to my direct ancestor, John Quirk is this one:
John Quirk – 26/01/1800 – Parish St John's – Father listed as John Quirk, Mother listed as Ally Read. It's likely that the father's name was listed incorrectly as John, instead of James on the original parish record.
The next thing to do is to find the names of the other 3 males and the 2 female children. From the transcript of Thomas Quirke's life he also wrote that 'after my grandfather's death my uncle John was appointed Agent for our Landlord and held the position until he was accidentally killed by being crushed between a gatepost and a vehicle. My paternal Uncles and Aunts were all well-educated. Some died young, and others emigrated to America. One was a Master Tailor in Liverpool England, and another a grocer's assistant in Kilkenny. The other an officer in the army.
I'm not sure when James Quirk died, but John died sometime prior to 1853, as on the NSW shipping record, for his daughter Mary, who arrived on the ship Athenian, it's listed that her father was deceased and mother was living in Johns Well Kilkenny and I'm thinking also that he died prior to 1847, as he is not listed on the Griffith's valuations at Mount Nugent, though three of his brothers are. There is a John Quirk who was in the parish of St John, listed as a Tenant & Landlord at the place name of 'McGrahth's Lane' in 1849 & 1850. I'm not sure if the John Quirk at McGrath's lane is mine or not, as mine was the 'agent for Millet up until his death.
County: Kilkenny, Parish: Rathcoale, Lessor: James Millet
Townland: MountNugent – Lower
- Nicholas Quirke – Land. – Total net value of Land : £3.
- Peter Quirke – House, Office & Land. – Total net value of Land/Buildings: £18.5
- William Quirke – House, Office & Land. – Total net value of Land/Buildings: £13.10
Townland: MountNugent – Upper
- Nicholas Quirke – Land. – Total net value of Land : £4
- Catherine Quirke – House, Office & Land. – Total net value of Land/Buildings: £3.5 –
- Nicholas Quirke – House, Office &Land. – Total net value of Land : £21
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There is a very good chance that, if you live in the Upper Delaware River region, you have conservation in your bones. We love the seasonal changes, the outdoors and the open spaces, and we realize what a treasure Mother Nature has given us.
But conservation was not always an important consideration in Sullivan and other nearby counties. In reality, many of the conservation practices of today were born out of years of misuse and abuse of our land and forests. The old-growth forest, home of the Leni-Lenape native people, was cut down long ago, falling to two of the nation's and our region's earliest industries—timber and tanning. (Later, tourism would round out the picture of our local economic history—the three T's.)
Timber and tanning
As settlers arrived in the Delaware River Valley, local forests were harvested to feed Philadelphia's shipbuilding industry. Later, during the Civil War, Sullivan County and its neighbors were home to tanning operations that made most of the belts, holsters, saddles and boots of the time. Hemlock trees provided tannins for the tanning process, and hickory trees provided the "ideal" color for making leather. The forests became depleted, leaving soil vulnerable to erosion and unable to rejuvenate itself. Conservation as we know it today was unknown.
Then, things began to change. In our own area, one of America's first conservationists, Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946), whose home is the present-day historical site Grey Towers in Milford, PA, was chosen the first chief of the U.S. Forestry Service. He put conservation of forests high on the nation's priority list. (Pinchot is credited with coining the term "conservation ethic.")
The Civilian Conservation Corps
This summer, the fascinating story of how parts of our area came to be reforested will be told in a celebration just outside of Narrowsburg, NY. The event marks the 80th year since the inception of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a plan born in the 1930s to give men jobs during the Great Depression and to rebuild a conservation ethic in our nation.
On August 4, 2013, a full day of events is scheduled on the site of Sullivan County's historic CCC Camp at Ten Mile River (TMR) Boy Scout Camp. There will be activities for the whole family, including tours of the CCC Camp; discussions with CCC expert John Dowd; interviews with a re-enactor portraying Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), the charismatic U.S. president who launched the CCC; plus displays of memorabilia, artifacts and more. The story of the CCC is a tale of noble ideas, desperate times and the men who had nothing to lose and everything to gain.
The Great Depression
Following the Stock Market Crash of 1929, America was thrown into the grip of the Great Depression. Unemployment was (under)estimated at 25%. Families became splintered as men left home to travel great distances in search of work. Conditions were made worse by the Dust Bowl, caused largely by a crippling drought (1934-1937) in the Great Plains, but exacerbated by years of misuse of our nation's agricultural lands.
In 1933, as FDR was pushing through his "New Deal" relief programs, the CCC was born. Sometimes called Roosevelt's "Tree Army," it saw the fastest mobilization of young men in the U.S. in peace time. Its purpose was two-fold—first, to provide unskilled manual labor jobs to a nation of young men struggling to find work; and secondly, to establish a natural resources conservation program in every state and territory.
Enrollees were provided housing, clothing, food and medical care and were paid $30 a month. Of this, $25 had to be sent home. After a seven-hour workday, classes were offered in reading, writing and other skills, such as woodworking, metal work, typing and photography, to prepare the men for life after the CCC.
During its nine years of operation, FDR's "Tree Army" of 2.5 million men would be responsible for planting three billion trees to help reforest America. The CCC can be credited with establishing many of our national parks; and the Appalachian Trail, which runs from Maine to Georgia, owes much of its clearing to the CCC.
Ten Mile River Scout Camp
The history of the Ten Mile River CCC Camp and the TMR Scout Camp are intertwined. In the 1920s, when FDR was governor of New York and had been involved for years with Scouting, he was part of a group of Scout officials charged with finding a large parcel of land to be the home camp for the New York City (NYC) Scouts. After raising $1 million to purchase and develop 10,000 acres of woodlands in Sullivan County near Narrowsburg, the NYC Scouts took possession of their camp. The deed was recorded on October 7, 1927 in Monticello, NY.
Just six years later, in October 1933, CCC Camp 65 was established, operating for several years until the program was terminated. During that time, CCC enrollees helped establish roads, fire trails and communication lines from Scout camp to Scout camp.
The CCC's 80th anniversary
The museum at TMR is the unifying element of the 80th anniversary event of the CCC. The large collection of memorabilia of both the CCC and TMR includes local coin collections, 2,000-year-old Indian arrowheads and other tools discovered in the rock quarries found on the camp property. There will be displays by local historical societies and the National Park Service. A comprehensive video collection includes the PBS documentary "The C.C.C."
TMR/CCC day on August 4 is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission and parking are free. According to event curator David Malatzky, this is a "must-see" for lovers of nature and local history and a great outdoor experience for the whole family.


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