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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Tuesdays With Rita: Genealogy Mysteries
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This story is so inspiring.ReplyDelete
Unfortunately, many of my family's records were lost during WWII, in Europe, so we can't document much past 3 generations. But we are preserving everything we know of for our children and theirs.
It sounds like you've actually learned quite a bit about Grandma Thompson! Can you imagine living in a sod house that size, all year round no matter what the weather? That homestead record really gives you an inside look at her life. Fascinating!ReplyDelete
My mystery is on my mother's side. First, I know that her father's parents died when he was a boy and he was adopted, but I don't how they died or who adopted him. An even bigger mystery for me is that a mitochondrial DNA test I took seemed to indicate a different background than I know anything about. I'd really like to go back further in time and find out how that happened!ReplyDelete
you are so good with thisReplyDelete
my grandparents were always so talkative about our families
maybe that's why i am so into a lot of stories about how we came to be but what i would like is to own some original documents besides pictures and then that can start something i guess like what you are presenting us here
you are really good on this
I am trying to find a Polly Thompson who married/partnered with Lemuel Keith and had a son named James Keith. I thought these names might be familiar to you.ReplyDelete


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Praised for her "thrilling blend of fury and finesse" (San Antonio Express-News), concert pianist Young-Ah Tak will perform pieces by Beethoven, Liszt, and Schubert.
The concert will be held in in Memorial Hall in Villa Maria Hall, and it is free and open to the public. For more information, please e-mail email@example.com.

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Height: 6-7
Weight: 220
Birthplace: Norwalk, Conn.
Hometown: Norwalk, Conn.
Residence: Princeton, N.J.
High School: Brien McMahon High School
Undergraduate Education: Northeastern University, Sports Medicine, 2002
Occupation: Sales Associate
Employer: Home Depot
Began Rowing: 1991 - Norwalk River Rowing Club
Club Affiliations: USRowing Training Center/Gentle Giant Rowing Club
Training Location: Princeton, N.J.
Current Coach: Mike Teti
Years on National Team: Eight - 1997, Junior; 2001-07, Senior
Event (s): Sweep
Facts of Interest:
Dan enjoys surfing and snowboarding during his down time from rowing. In addition to rowing, he wrestled in high school. As a wrestler, Dan was an undefeated county champion for two years and a state finalist. He injured his shoulder in the state championship in 1997 and turned his focus towards rowing. Dan enjoys music, particularly hip hop and rock. Right now, he is really into the blues and has begun playing the bass guitar. When he was younger, Dan played the double bass in a classical orchestra for 10 years. He started playing the instrument in third grade and lists Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" as his favorite classical piece to play because "it's amazing to play as a bassist." Dan's favorite group is the Beastie Boys and his favorite concert was the 1994 Lallapalooza show that included George Clinton, A Tribe Called Quest and the Beastie Boys. He lists his favorite movie as "The Goonies," his favorite television shows as "Entourage" and "Deadwood," and his favorite books as Dune by Frank Herbert and The Vision by Tom Brown, Jr. Dan lists his favorite actor as Jesse Bradford, a high school friend who has appeared in such movies as "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Bring it On". Following the 2008 Olympic Games, Dan wants to sell his car, buy a motorcycle and head West on his own kind of "walkabout." Dan is employed by The Home Depot through the Olympic Job Opportunities Program. Dan's parents and family have been his biggest support and inspiration during his rowing career.
International Results:
2008, Olympic Games, Men's Eight, 3rd
2007, FISA World Championships, Men's Eight, 4th
2006, FISA World Championships, Men's Eight, 3rd
2005, FISA World Championships, Men's Quadruple Sculls, 9th
2004, Olympic Games, Men's Spare
National Results:
2007, U.S. National Championships, Men's Eight, 1st
2007, U.S. National Championships, Men's Four, 1st
2006, Head Of The Charles, Open Eight, 1st
2005, Milwaukee River Challenge, Open Eight, 1st


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One of the wonderful stories Rosanne Cash shares in this week's show is about an intimate moment with her father before his appearance at Carnegie Hall in 1994. This performance marked the revival of his recording career with the release of his album American Recordings. An important moment to be sure.
In the rehearsal room at Orchestra Hall in downtown Minneapolis, Rosanne Cash tells Krista Tippett a story about rejecting her father's repeated pleas for her to sing "I Still Miss Someone" with him on stage. Just as he turns to leave, she sees the flat of his back "bathed in light" and relents.
As we were producing this segment, all the producers at On Being longed to hear the actual performance. What did they sound like together? How did Johnny Cash introduce his daughter? How did the crowd respond?
Well, we looked around for a copy, any copy of this special moment — but came up empty. That is, until we found a bootleg copy. The quality is far from stellar but it does answer these questions. The way this legendary country music performer and father calls his daughter onto the stage is warm and endearing. The music they make together is worth hearing. And, in some ways, the feel from the seats of Carnegie Hall adds to the pleasure.
Listen in and tell us about the experience from unfettered ears.


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Highlights of new website features released by the Irish Newspaper Archive include visibility of corrections and references, zoom controls and many others:
Newspaper View Changes
1. Added support for zoom in/out directly on page. Added "+" and "-" buttons to the toolbar.
2. Added sharing of article pages via Facebook and Twitter.
3. Added, "pin" button which allows switching between a docked and floating state of the toolbar.
4. Implemented automatic hiding of "Sections" button for newspapers having less than 2 sections.
5. Replaced flipping page corners with page navigation buttons at left / right side of the viewer.
6. Added highlighting of search term hits on pages (in addition to highlighting of selected search result).
7. Supported two behaviors for "click on page": open article or zoom in/out (controlled by configuration). By default, "click on page" zooms in to 100%.
8. Improved integration with search results: double-clicking one of "found" articles on newspaper page behaves exactly as it does when you open it from search results (e.g. hits are highlighted and "previous/next search result" buttons become available). APA 5.0 just highlighted hits without the option to navigate search results.
9. Improved toolbar icons
10. Added support for touch screens
11. Added flipping of pages with swipe gestures – either touch or mouse.
12. Added support of full-page ads between newspaper pages
13. Added support of rich media
Search View Changes
1. Search in bylines
2. Date range search now includes calendar-based UI for selecting a date range.
3. UI to enable easy searching across multiple publications (combo box with checkboxes).
4. Search results analytics (chart) by demand.
5. Added drop-down menus to enable refinement of search query with data from search results ("Limit to this publication", "Exclude from search" etc.)
6. Improved design of search results (changed colors, re-ordered data, improved text snippets around hits, cropped high image clippings etc.)
Article View Changes
1. Added support of "see also" links – they are appended to the end of the article's content.
2. Added a "Back" button that allows returning to the previous article after clicking "see also" or the continuation link.
3. Added sharing of articles via Facebook and Twitter.
4. Added a "Link to article" button in the viewer's toolbar.
5. Added a bar with information about the article's source: publication name, issue date, section and page label.
6. Added support for manual resizing of the article viewer popup.
7. Article viewer automatically resizes itself to better fit size of the content.
8. Improved the design of the article toolbar.
Browser navigation history
1. Application's panels (home, browse, search etc.) are now integrated into the browser's navigation history. Users can use the browser's Back button to return to the previous screen.
2. Tracks search queries that users launch in the application (including "automatic" ones that occur when users click the column bar in a search results chart or select some value from the filter menus). It is also now possible to use browser's back button to return to the previous search query.
My Collection changes
1. When the user opens the article viewer from the "My Collection" view, he/she can navigate to next/previous article without closing the viewer by pressing the corresponding buttons in the toolbar (similar to navigation within search results).
2. "My collection" is now stored for each application and user
Print and Share Changes
1. Added metadata (publication name, issue date, section name, page label) to the print and share HTML pages
2. Article sharing has been fixed so that the recipient of the shared article doesn't have to have a subscription account in order to view the article being shared.
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Who was President of the Continental Congress? In what city did the United States declare independence? These are a few of the trivia questions Argentine citizens answered on July 4, 2011, during a celebration at the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires. This event was not just a traditional Independence Day gathering, however. On a day when many Americans were relaxing by the pool or grilling hot dogs, we opened our doors to Argentines wishing to travel to the United States. Argentina has become one of the top ten visa issuing posts in the world, and the Fourth of July working day highlighted our efforts to address growing visa demand, which has increased by 150 percent since January 2010.
Argentine tourists contribute to the U.S. economy in the business, tourism, and trade sectors. Despite having a population of only 41 million people, Argentina ranked 13th in the number of nationals who visited the United States last year, and Argentines are one of the largest groups of foreign visitors to Disney World.
The "Visa Festival" broke tradition from the usual U.S. Independence Day reception held at the Ambassador's residence. Both Ambassador Vilma S. Martinez and Deputy Chief of Mission Jefferson Brown participated by fingerprinting applicants and welcoming them to the event. More than 70 other employees volunteered their time. In total, we interviewed 1,100 people for visas -- a single-day record for the embassy.
Despite the productive atmosphere, the day did not lack celebration. The embassy walkway was lined with flags, while the inside was decorated in patriotic banners, stars, and balloons. We awarded more than 250 prizes for those participating in July 4th-related trivia contests, and attendees enjoyed food, cake, and refreshments while a jazz band played Dixieland favorites.
The "Visa Festival" was a tremendous success. We enjoyed assisting Argentine citizens with their future visits to the United States. We hope the festivities provided unique insight into U.S. culture and history, serving to further strengthen ties between our two countries.


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Galatians 6:9 (NKJV) And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
Is it possible to sow, toil and work only to lose heart and not reap any reward? Can all of our effort be lost simply by getting tired and giving up? If this is true, then it is imperative that we figure out how to not grow weary or lose heart while we are On Call in Culture.


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Here we store some pointers to things that we use to beat up membase.
Test Clients
The Testing cluster with load generator page has a lot of information on test clients. We should probably have more.
Test Servers
The Couchbase Server Simulator documentation describes how we can have a server that creates all kinds of faults and allows us to tests clients and proxies.
Peripheral Test Tools
The labrea project wiki can interpose lua scripts against key system calls. This is an incredibly useful hook to simulate failure conditions. The labrea project site has the full documentation, but here are the basics:
Project source: https://github.com/dustin/labrea
On linux:
1. download and compile from https://github.com/dustin/labrea/tarball/master Or, 64-bit rpm available at: http://github.com/downloads/dustin/labrea/labrea-0.1-1.x86_64.rpm
2. extract the tarball to /usr/local/labrea
3. rename and edit the following scripts:
Add a test.lua script. For example:
[root@localhost memcached]# cat /usr/local/labrea/test.lua function before_lseek(fd, offset, whence) -- if math.random(1, 100) == 13 then io.write(string.format("Slowing down a seek on fd=%d to %d (%d)\n", fd, offset, whence)) usleep(1000000) -- end end function before_read(...) usleep(1000) end function before_write(...) usleep(1000) end
cd /opt/membase/bin/memcached/ mv memcached memcached.bin
create a new memcached script
exec $LB/labrea $LB/test.lua `dirname $0`/memcached.bin "$@"
Restart memcached. Keep in mind that if you slow down the disk seeks / reads, it will slow down the startup time of the process significantly.
killall -9 memcached
For Machines
(describing using firewall rules to make machines appear to have plug pulls)
For Processes
kill -STOP <pid> will completely suspend a process, hanging anything trying to communicate with it synchronously. The process can be resumed with kill -CONT <pid>
To slow a process down a bit, we can renice the process and run something CPU intensive that will greatly limit the CPU time available.
Another approach to slowing down the process would be to use ptrace to intercept it and make certain calls just take longer.
For Networks
(someone dig up the documentation we had for the network simulation stuff we were using before)
Testlink Tools
testlink-cli - An example script and class to access testlink api through python. The current version allows you to execute a specific test.
Page: Testing cluster with load generator
Page: Test Runner
Page: Using JET


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jayinhk wrote:2005 7542 that I broke up over a year ago. it's come along very quickly, and is much less bitter and smokey now that it is aging in HK rather than Kunming. It is sweet, floral/incense and natural honey now. Delicious!
jayinhk wrote:Marshal, CNNP. I had another cup earlier.
MarshalN wrote:jayinhk wrote:Marshal, CNNP. I had another cup earlier.
Where did you get it?
There's a store in Sheung Wan that has another 2005 7542, Dayi, for like 300 HKD
yanom wrote:...... must move to Hong Kong .......
MarshalN wrote:Mahei is usually pretty crappy


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Comprehensive Description
The Coho or Silver Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) has black spots on the back and upper lobe of the caudal fin. The gums are light at the base of the teeth. At sea, these salmon are metallic blue above and silver below. Breeding males have dusky green on the back and head, with bright red sides and a black belly; females have bonze to pink-red sides. Spawning males develop a strongly hooked snout and large teeth. Maximum length is around 100 cm. Chinook Salmon (O. tshawytscha) are very similar in appearance to Coho Salmon while at sea, but Chinook Salmon are larger, have black spots on both the upper and lower caudal fin lobes, and have gums that are dark at the base of the teeth. (Page and Burr 1991)
Coho Salmon occur in northeastern Asia and, in North America, in Arctic and Pacific drainages from Point Hope, Alaska, to Monterey Bay, California (occasionally as far south as Baja California). These fish are anadromous, returning from the ocean to the coastal streams or rivers where they were born to spawn. They reproduce just once, then die. (Page and Burr 1991)
For detailed information on the biology and status of this species, including conservation issues, see this resource from the NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources.


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Today Sir Paul arrived in my home province of Newfoundland on his way to Nova Scotia. Him and his wife are to protest the annual seal hunt that takes place here in Eastern Canada.
Well, Paul, **** you. It is a way of life. You don't rag on people for fishing, now do you? Yeah, didn't think so.


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Glen Johnson , January 09, 1997; 01:17 P.M.
As I've participated in photo.net, it has become clear that there are a lot of folks whose budgets won't allow them to buy one of the proposed starter systems. Here I offer some alternate starter systems for EOS. These may appeal to people with limited resources.
First of all, someone who is just getting started in photography rarely knows for sure what kind of pictures they would like to take. Accordingly, I would suggest that the first lens that you buy ought to be what is considered to be the "normal" lens for the 35mm format, .i.e., a 50mm lens. If your budget is really tight, you should get the 50mm f/1.8. If you can afford it, there are enough nice things about the 50 f/1.4 to make it worth the extra $280. If you think that you are going to be very interested in shooting closeups and doing copy work, you might consider the 50mm f/2.5 macro lens as a third alternative for your first lens purchase.
Now you need a body. The entry level body right now is the Rebel G. This is a very capable, modestly priced, light weight, well supported, camera body - and a great choice for someone who is just getting started in photography. It has all of the EOS special image zone programs so that you can take pictures as soon as you take the camera out of the box. It also has the capability to be operated in full manual mode, and in several special modes that Canon calls "creative zone" modes (like aperture priority, shutter priority, and others). This will allow you to grow in photography. Some people will recommend that you use the manual mode right from the beginning. I actually think that you can learn a lot from the image zone and program modes if you pay attention to what the camera is recommending when these settings are used. You can always use manual when you want to, and you will probably go through phases where manual is all that you use. Still, it is nice to have the other modes on the camera, especially when you are starting out.
If your budget will allow it, the Elan IIe is even more capable than the Rebel G, and it is better built. The Elan IIe is often chosen by serious amateurs, and is even occasionally chosen by professionals as a second or third body. I am one of the persons for whom the eye controlled focus cell selection system works well, so I think this option is worth the money. If you don't like it, you can save about $40 and get the Elan II instead.
The next thing that you buy should be a tripod and ball or panhead. The ballhead may be the best choice for most users. It is easier and faster to use. Bogen is probably has the least expensive solidly built tripods and ballheads. There are nicer products out there, but they can get pretty expensive pretty quickly. The Arca Swiss B1 w/ quick release on Gitzo Mountaineer legs will set you back nearly $900 before you've even bought a single mounting plate. Beginners should get a Bogen rig, and you can get a decent one for between $100 and $150.
You should probably also buy a $50 Porta-Trace 1012-2 light table and a Schneider 4x or NPC 5.5x lupe so that you can fully understand your progress as you learn about photography.
You will also need film. B&H sells Fuji Sensia RD 100 slide film for $6.58 per 36 exposure roll with Fuji processing included. It is a great way to be able to afford to shoot a lot of pictures. Try to learn something from each roll that you shoot.
Eventually you will decide that you want to add lenses. Which lens to add first will depend on your interests. If you decide that you like landscapes, street scenes, and pictures of groups of people, you should add a wide angle lens. Inexpensive choices are the 28mm f/1.8, which will offer significant advantages if you shoot in existing light. Slower 28mm lenses are less expensive, and can prove more than satisfactory as long as you make sure you use your tripod. Some people recommend that you go even wider, especially if you really like the dramatically composed "near - far" images that can be shot with extreme wide angle lenses. The 20mm and 24mm lenses are inexpensive choices to achieve these results. If you've got a lot of money, the 17-35mm f/2.8L is a great lens, but the single focal length lenses that I've mentioned will produce beautiful images at a fraction of the cost.
If you decide that you really would like to be able to photograph animals, you will want to add a telephoto lens, or possibly a telephoto zoom lens. You might consider the 200mm f/2.8L and one of the Canon EOS teleconverters. If this is too expensive for your budget, consider one of the zooms. Perhaps the 100-300L, or the 75-300 IS. Or maybe even one of the cheaper ??-300 zooms that Canon offers. The image quality that you get with these lenses will not be as nice as the image quality that you get with the 70-200L, or a fixed focal length prime. But you may find it perfectly acceptable. Later, when you strike it rich, you can always replace your lower priced gear with high end equipment. If you buy the lower priced gear now, you will be able to shoot pictures and learn about composition, lighting, and many other important aspects of photograhy. The slower speed of the consumer grade lenses will literally force you into using your tripod more, and this will be a positive side affect of opting for the more modestly priced optics. You can use this zoom for portraits if you like. If you shoot close enough to fill the frame and if you shoot wide open, you will still be able to blur the background very effectively, even at apertures as small as f/5.6.
If you decide you like closeups, you may want to add a close up lens or extension tube for use with your 50mm or wide angle prime. If you have a little more money, you might consider a macro lens. If you buy the 100mm f/2.8 macro, you will also add a short telephoto focal length to your camera bag. In spite of the fact that this lens doesn't have the ultrasonic motor, it is a very nice lens, and capable of producing wonderful macro images.
If you want a macro lens, and you can't swing the 100 f/2.8, consider the 50 f/2.5 macro, even if you've already got a 50mm normal lens. If you like the 50mm macro for regular shooting, you can always sell your other 50mm lens once you've figured this out. Personally, having owned a 50mm f/3.5 macro and a 55mm f/1.4 normal lens in another camera system, I would prefer to have both, rather than to make the macro lens do double duty.
From here out you are going to add lenses for special purposes. Or another camera body so that you have a back up body that you can also load with a second type of film. If you bought a Rebel the first time, now is the time to consider a move up to the next level.
If you like existing light photography or portrait photography, you might want to consider the 85mm f/1.8 or the 100mm f/2. Or possibly the 135 with the soft focus feature. Once you've got one of these lenses, you've pretty much run out the useful string of the modestly priced EOS gear. By this point you will surely know whether or not you like photography, and whether or not springing for expensive gear is worth it to you.
There are other ways to crack this nut. I just thought it might be useful for some folks to realize that some of the fixed focal length prime lenses are even nicer than the L series zoom lenses, and also to realize that you don't have to have every focal length available, right from the git go. You can start slowly and work up. Eventually, you may sell the consumer grade zoom and buy a 70-200 f/2.8L. Eventually you may add the 17-35 f/2.8L or the 28-70 f/2.8L, or the 35-350 f/??-5.6 L. You don't have to have them on day one to use your system to learn a lot about composition, lighting, exposure, etc.
Good luck as you build your system.


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Olympic hosts England failed to qualify for the Uber Cup Finals after suffering a shock 3-2 loss to Switzerland in Group 6 at the European Men's & Women's Team Championships in Amsterdam on Thursday.
The tournament, which doubles up as qualifiers to the Thomas and Uber Cups – which will be held simultaneously in Wuhan, China, from May 20-27.
England and Switzerland had won their earlier matches against Scotland and Italy and their match-up was to decide who would progress to the quarter-finals and stay in the hunt for the ticket to China.
As it was, Switzerland's strength in the singles department put paid to England's chances of advancing as Jeanine Cicognini, Sabrina Jaquet and Nicole Schaller won their matches to seal victory for the Swiss.
Cicognini started the ball rolling for Switzerland when she defeated Nicola Cerfontyne 21-14, 21-12 in just 29 minutes. Her doubles partner Jaquet then had to overcome a first game deficit before getting the better of Sarah walker to make it 2-0. Jaquet won 20-22, 21-19, 21-17 in 57 minutes
The format of play obviously favoured the Swiss, who had the advantage in the singles as the English girls are much stronger in the doubles. And so it proved when Mariana Agathangelou-Heather Olver (below), pulled a point back by beating Marion Gruber-Sanya Herzig 21-7, 21-8 in just 21 minutes in the first doubles.
Nicole Schaller (above), however, capped a memorable day for Switzerland when she defeated Kate Robertshaw 21-15, 21-13 to seal the win for her country while Cicognini- Jaquet retired from their doubles match against Jenny Wallwork-Gabrielle White without a point being scored to make the final score 3-2.
Switzerland will now face Holland in the quarter-finals. The other quarter-final match ups will see top seeds Denmark facing Ukraine, Russia taking on Bulgaria and Germany meeting France.
There were no upsets in the men's event with all the top eight seeds easily reaching the quarter-finals which will see Denmark facing Poland, England meeting Ukraine, France challenging Russia and Holland taking on Germany.
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Sexy book covers are luring Twilight teens to the classics, according to ABC News. Romeo "sports a white tank top and a three-day stubble" on the new Penguin edition of Shakespeare's tragedy.
Publishers hope teens who bought the Hunger Games trilogy, the Twilight series and Harry Potter will give the classics a try, if they're repackaged as teen romances.
Harper Teen's new edition of Wuthering Heights, which sports a red rose on the cover, features a Twilight endorsement. It's "Bella & Edward's favorite book."
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Rumor on the Hoffman site is that Spanish (Spain) radio is reporting a new macca single for 8/29 (Thursday) -
MPL has been tweeting all day - "castle", "York", "born","fangled".... which of course all begin with NEW!
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lobbybobby wrote:Here it is. NEW. If this link doesn't work, hop on over to the paulmccartney.com message boards and there is a you tube link.
All I can say is wow!!! Such a fun, happy beatleesque tune.
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Community Notebook
CCIDA meets Tuesday
The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency Board of Directors will meet Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the CCIDA board room, 200 Harrison St., Jamestown
Westfield Fire sets dinner
The Westfield Fire Department is planning a spaghetti dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Westfield Exempt Hall, 75 Bourne St. Tickets are $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and $5 per child. Proceeds benefit the 2013 Firemen's Convention.
Ripley School board meets Thursday
A regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Ripley Central School District and a presentation on tuitioning will be held Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the small gymnasium of the Ripley Central School for the purpose of any and all items that come before the board.
Pub Crawl fundraiser Jan. 19
On Jan. 19, The Balloon Crew Walk MS Team will host a pirate-themed Pub Crawl fundraiser. Pillage in the Village will run from 9 p.m. until midnight in downtown Fredonia. Registration starts at 8:45 p.m. at Heenan's. Cost is $15 per pirate which includes food and prize drawings. Get out your pirate attire and come on out for a good time to help a great cause.
Pirates must be at least 21 years of age to take part in this event. Be sure to vote for the Baddest Bar Wench in participating Pirate Pubs (Heenan's, 41 West, Valentine's and Lil' MaGill's).
The Balloon Crew Walk MS Team is sponsored by The Paper Factory. They host several team fundraisers throughout the year. All proceeds benefit The National MS Society.
Adams Art Gallery calls for artists
The Adams Art Gallery of Dunkirk is planning an animal art-based show. The gallery is working alongside the Lakeshore Humane Society in order to raise money for both the arts and the animals.
Artists who wish to enter a piece of animal art into this show may contact Romana Schaeffer at 679-8687 or at email@example.com.
The drop-off dates for artwork ranges from Jan. 28 through Feb. 1 by appointment or during regular hours on Thursdays and Fridays.
The opening is Feb. 16 from 6 to 9 p.m. All are welcome to attend and support local non-profit organizations.


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February 6 marks the 27th National Day of Women and Girls in Sports.
Today in Esteli, Nicaragua, girls from under-served areas are on the softball diamond, fielding grounders, running out base hits, and learning how sports can improve their health and their performance in the classroom.
In Donetsk, Ukraine, girls were on the basketball court, looking for the outlet pass, grabbing rebounds, and working as a team.
In Knoxville, Tennessee, 12 young, female basketball players from Senegal recently concluded a 10-day international exchange. While in the United States, they saw the scope of sports in America: they competed shoulder-to-shoulder with their American counterparts, and they witnessed history as the University of Tennessee raised the banner honoring their legendary women's basketball coach, Pat Summitt.
As we segue from the successes of 2012 -- from the 40th Anniversary of Title IX to the London Olympic Games -- the U.S. Department of State and an army of private-sector partners are pushing the limits. We are mobilizing a host of professional American female athletes and coaches. We are bringing under-served girls to the United States to engage with their American counterparts. Teaming up with espnW, we are using the power of mentorship to pair emerging leaders with top-tier American women in the sports world.
We are taking the lessons of Title IX -- of opportunity and equality -- and going global.
Why you may ask?
When women step foot onto the playing field, they are also more likely to step into the classroom and step out into society. According to the United Nations, when girls receive at least one year of primary education, they increase their earning power by 10-15 percent.
When all of society contributes, we are more likely to have more stable economies, more stable communities, and a more stable world.
Today, in every region of the world, we are working to engage, inspire, and empower women and girls through sports. Not because it's the right thing to do -- although it is -- but because it is the smart thing to do.


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T3 Magazine Highlights DAC 1 Wireless USB DAC
January 24, 2012
The DAC 1 Wireless USB DAC, featured in magazines such as Rolling Stone and Sound+Vision, is showcased in the latest issue of the Croatian audio and technology publication, T3 Magazine, which highlights some of the world's hottest audio and audiophile products. The following English-translated quotes are excerpts from T3 Magazine's full review of NAD's DAC 1.
"...the DAC 1, Wireless USB D/A Converter, is almost a king at this price and allows it to have a wide circle of fans who love its reproduced sound quality."
"...point-to-point wireless technology that allows transmission of full frequency bandwidths with high reliability, and without compression."
"It doesn't require wi-fi networking, a user can simply enjoy audio files stored on a laptop or desktop from a distance."
"...enjoy radio and popular cloud services such as Spotify, Pandora, Last.fm, Grooveshark, create playlists and listen to audio on your widest possible range of music in unimaginable quality..."
For the full online Croatian article republished on issuu.com, click here.
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Here's how RW members rated this race (476 votes).
In short: A great atmosphere, well organised with lots of very welcome support from the many marshalls.In full: I'm still on a buzz from having completed my first half-marathon! The scenery and the weather were perfect and the hills just added to the interest! Many thanks to all for the marshalls who did a great job on the day.Date of review: November 7, 2006
In short: got fit, looked it, booked it, ran/walked it, loved it, will repeat itDate of review: November 7, 2006
In short: Evil Hills.............In full: Definitely challenging! A shame about the bottleneck for the first mile or so since you will never know whether the hills are the reason for your slow time or not.....!! Very friendly and thank you to the marshalls for the music. Nice t-shirt. Interesting changing facilities - they did say they were limited! Thank you to the sun for coming out.Date of review: November 7, 2006
In short: A couple of the hills were a bit of a killer especially for a first timer, still well worth it thoughDate of review: November 7, 2006
In short: Challenging uplifting courseDate of review: November 7, 2006
In short: The hardest thing I have ever done, but what an achievementIn full: This was never going to be an easy race, especially for a beginner, however, the sense of achievement at the end was just fantastic (after I had caught my breath back). Having completed the course, I am in absolute awe, for the runners who came in first positions. Beginners should not be put off because the course is hilly. This was my first half marathon and I want to take part again next year and more ;oDate of review: November 7, 2006
In short: Great race - nice atmosphere and well organised.In full: Lovely race - killer hills for a real sense of achievement! Always well organised, loads of marshals - all friendly and encouraging and a nice T-shirt and a Mars bar at the end - what more could you ask? Thank you Marlow Striders for a lovely race!Date of review: November 7, 2006
In short: what a change to have a nice sunny dayDate of review: November 6, 2006
In short: great dayIn full: First ever half marathon, drove up from swansea that morning, on my own. What an acheveiment, when i finished. Didn't know there would be more hills than Swansea though!!! Encouragement of other runners and stewards got me over the line. Thanks everyone.Date of review: November 6, 2006
In short: What a buzz as you finish!!In full: Me and my brother drove around the course the day before and obviously took a wrong turn because we mistook the 11 mile hill as the 8 miler!Oh the joy as i realised our mistake and that there are actually two killer (but achievable) hills.....I ran up them both(with great difficulty)...Great course! Great day! Hope do do it all again next year!!Date of review: November 6, 2006
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Fascinatin' RhythmPosted by sequenza21 in Classical Music, Composers, Rhythm, Steve Reich
Few composers make the editorial page of the New York Times and Steve Reich is one of them. Among other nice things, the Times said this:
Ascribing the universal appeal of Mr. Reich's music only to its driving rhythms is simplistic. Deep knowledge of counterpoint, harmony, history, narrative drama and an unerring instinct for beauty are everywhere in his work. But most of us are not musical experts. And rhythm is a language humans grasp from birth.
For those of us raised on beat-heavy pop, rhythm and blues, and rock, Mr. Reich's infectiously rhythmic music was a path into "serious music," a realm that might have once felt closed. Among Mr. Reich's legions of fans must be many a rock, funk or hard-core devotee who came upon works like "Drumming," or "Music for 18 Musicians" "" two of his best known and most hypnotic percussion epics "" and found themselves somehow changed.


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text: Glad to know you still bang on the keyboard, Zoran. I thought you might have had too good of a time in Europe and decided to stay where they brew beer to your liking! Charlie p.s. Did you get to ride over there? -----Original Message----- From: sv650-bounces at micapeak.com [mailto:sv650-bounces at micapeak.com] On Behalf Of zoran Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 2:33 PM To: Suzuki SV650 Mailing List Subject: Re: Oil pressure just buy metal one. it is stock gear from early bikes. if you need one I got bunch of them also. Thanks Zoran Vujasinovic Twin Works Factory 775-786-4881 www.twfracing.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendell Crain" <wendellcrain at gmail.com> To: "SV650" <sv650 at micapeak.com> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 8:08 AM Subject: Re: Oil pressure > Some of you may remember, last month I was asking about an oil > pressure light following a crash I had. I did what a couple of people > suggested and it seemed as though the pump was moving the oil. It also > felt ok to turn without it being hard to turn or roughness. I drained > and replaced the oil and filter. When I started it back up, the oil > disappeared from the site window and after a few seconds the light > went out. I figured all was going to be well. I continued to repair > the other things on the bike that got broke in the tumble. On Friday I > was packing the trailer up for another round at the track. My daughter > was going to ride that SV, since she hadn't been all that comfortable > in the supersport classes. I thought a final test ride down our street > would be in order. Moved the bike out of the garage and started it > while putting on my helmet. I heard a metallic "ker-chunk" but nothing > after that. Thought it might have been the cct. Started to go up the > driveway and saw the oil pressure light on. Immediately hit the kill > switch and wheeled it back to the garage. Taking the clutch cover off > and the clutch assembly, I found that the gear in front of the oil > pump had broken off about a third of the way down. Found the piece > laying in the bottom part of the case. It had looked ok when I > examined it earlier. It did have some "striation" type discolorations, > but I did not see any chips, cracks, etc. Would this have been just > because of a weakened state from the crash? Or did I put it together > wrong somehow? It all fit together and I didn't have to force > anything. > > Now I am definitely going to have to replace the gear. Should I do > anything else? I was thinking about ordering one of the gears from > Gregg Spears. What does everyone else use to replace these, if and > when they do? > > Thanks! > > Wendell


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Our reporter Jo Parkerson interviewed Matthew McConaughy after his film Dallas Buyers Club has been nominated for six Oscars.
Dallas Buyers Club is based on the true story of Ron Woodroof (McConaughy) a homophobic electrician and rodeo cowboy who gets diagnosed with HIV.
Matthew McConaughy tells us how he lost weight for the part and how his family helped him. He's looking forward to Oscars and is proud of the finished film which was made on a tight budget and in just 25 days.


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Our partnerships
At SEPPIC, we actively pursue partnerships in order to advance innovation and ensure that our products fully address our customers' requirements. We also have industrial partnerships, centered on innovation as well as commercial needs.
Partnerships to boost innovation and performance
Innovation drives our development in the fields of healthcare, pharmaceuticals, nutrition and cosmetics, as well as industrial specialties.
We value our partnerships because they help foster innovation. Our partnerships are numerous and diverse, including:
- Industrial partnerships: manufacturing specialty chemical molecules in line with customers' requirements and Good Manufacturing Practices
- Research partnerships: jointly developing new products and technologies for customers
- Commercial partnerships: for example, providing SEPPIC's global sales and marketing network with a product or product line. This type of partnership also includes sharing market knowledge and technical expertise.
Profitable and methodological partnerships
A partnership must be a win-win situation for both parties. To this end, the partnership projects we take on must first pass through the following three stages:
- An initial contact, on the basis of non-confidential information, allows us to assess the potential interest for SEPPIC of taking part in a potential partnership project.
- If interest is confirmed, then we sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) to exchange more information with our partner and set the objectives for the forthcoming project.
- If the project proves to be mutually beneficial following an in-depth analysis, then an agreement is signed in one of many forms, including a distribution agreement, supply contract and license agreement.
If you would like to submit a partnership project proposal, please use our online form.
SEP'INNOVE, SEPPIC's partnership innovation program
We are involved in high-level external research programs through partnerships and commercial working agreements with various manufacturers and industrial bodies, both in France and worldwide.
The Air Liquide Foundation operates for the first time in Colombia to help developing an educational program of the NGO Corporacion Infancia y Desarollo which aims to help children living in an extremely disadvantaged area of Bogota.
The Foundation's donation has been used to arrange a multi-function room in the educational centre of Altos de la Florida, a neighbourhood located at Soacha in the south of the capital. This room will be entirely equipped to organise science, cooking, reading and IT workshops. The centre built by the UN and inaugurated by Ban Ki Moon in 2011 welcomes 317 children and teenagers between 3 and 15 years old, living in extreme poverty.
With the Foundation, Nadia Rabahi of SEPPIC Colombia led this project associating a supermarket chain (Casino) to obtain a year of food supply for this centre. The children will benefit from help with the school and daily meals.


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Bourne in Montreal - Part Three
June 30, 2008. Posted by Michael Bourne.Add new comment | Filed under: bass solo, bassist, brad mehldau, consensus group, contender, drummer, duets, electric bass player, FIJM, finale, interplay, jerrold, lyric, melodies, michele, nancy, night in tunisia, Places and Spaces, quartet, saturday june, thunderstorm, tunes
Day Three Saturday June 28th
Rainy but not raining, what Michele says folks in the Northwest call "spitting." Were it not wet I might've enjoyed the first group to be judged, a generic quartet fronted by saxist Jerrold Dubyk. All of these groups are good enough to be up for the prize, but only a few have that unique "thing" (tunes, grooves, presence, a character or sound) that elevates them into a winner. Dubyk's group was more or less the same as about half the groups in the competition -- except for the electric bass player's solo, which was only notes up and down the scale. "I don't want to be prejudicial," I said to some of the other judges, "but that was the worst bass solo I've ever heard." And they expressed consensus.
Group #5 is a contender: WAZA, a trio with electric keys, electric bass, and an electrifying drummer. They played solid and quite compositional grooves, especially from the drummer. They were fun to listen to, as if listening to really hip toys. After a thunderstorm of funk from the bassist, Nancy, one of the judges, said "Now that was a bass solo!"
Hank Jones was joined for duets by Brad Mehldau, and the interplay was wonderful. Hank played melodies or only changes elegantly while Brad danced around and through -- danced like Barishnykov.
"Night in Tunisia" they played at first fragmented, but then Dizzy's tune blossomed. Hank's solo of "The Very Thought of You" was so deeply beautiful that Brad mostly listened, enraptured. Hank was again whimsically witty about which song they'd play next, or which piano they'd play. "Just One of Those Things" was a joyful finale, and I could hear the lyric: "it was great fun!"


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Why Did the Unemployment Rate Drop So Much?
The U.S. unemployment rate tumbled to 6.3% in April as the overall labor force posted its biggest decline since October. The question for the health of the labor market: Why did all those people drop out? The details suggest it might not be for the most worrisome reasons.
The jobless rate is calculated by taking the total number of unemployed people and dividing it by everyone in the U.S. who is working or looking for work — what the Labor Department calls the labor force. When both of those numbers decline, even if fewer people got jobs in the month, the unemployment rate falls. Both of those numbers can fall for many reasons, and they're worrisome to different degrees.
The one that raises the biggest concern is when unemployed people get discouraged with the job market and give up looking for work. Once someone leaves the labor force, it's much harder for them to eventually find work. Many never return. That was at least part of the reason for the decline in April. The number of workers who said they weren't looking for work because they were discouraged over job prospects ticked higher. But the number remained below the average for all of last year, and doesn't come close to accounting for the big drop in the labor force. Meanwhile, the total number of people who moved from unemployed out of the labor force also ticked up last month, but it was very close to the average for 2013, indicating no acceleration.
Another way to look to see if people are giving up is by looking at a broader measure of unemployment, known as the "U-6″ for its data classification by the Labor Department. That rate includes everyone in the official rate plus "marginally attached workers" — those who are neither working nor looking for work, but say they want a job and have looked for work recently; and people who are employed part-time for economic reasons, meaning they want full-time work but took a part-time schedule instead because that's all they could find. The rate was 12.3% in April, falling the same 0.4 percentage point that the headline rate declined. When the U-6 is steady and the main rate is falling, it can suggest an underlying weak labor market. But when both are dropping together, it suggests that there might be other broader trends.
So if the labor force didn't drop this month because of people giving up, what's going on? One trend weighing on the labor force is people with jobs retiring, and last month there was an increase in the number of employed people who were no longer working or looking for work. That flow was at its highest level since October and the third highest since before the recession.
But that doesn't explain why there are fewer unemployed people. The number of unemployed can fall because people got jobs, because they dropped out of the labor force, or it can fall just because fewer people decided to start looking for work. In April, one of the reasons the number of unemployed fell is because fewer people came off the sidelines to look for work. The number of people flowing from out of the labor force to unemployed was at its lowest level since 2008. Lots more people than usual decided to stay on the sidelines.
That isn't a hopeful sign for the economy, as people who otherwise might want work aren't encouraged enough to come off the sidelines. But it's also less worrying than people giving up looking for work. Many new entrants to the labor force are younger people who will eventually come in, and are on the sidelines because they can be.
No one should read too much into one month's moves in the labor force. Much of this month's changes could be recalibrating after a couple of months of increases in the labor force participation rate, and some of it could be reversed next month. Meanwhile, while the details suggest the trend is worth watching, it's not likely that this month represents a return to discouraged workers giving up and dropping out of the labor market.


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Là breith sona dhuit, MomPosted Monday, March 7, 2011, at 2:08 PM
Ahhhh...well, if you've had the time to read much bloggin' from me, you know how my family feels about Birthdays. We make a BIG deal out of them, whether the birthdayeeeee knows/wants/desires such an event. And we're darn happy to do it, and plan to continue....just so the ones coming up are aware.
A couple years ago, my Dad turned 75th. Can you imagine the spectacle?
Well, not to be outdone, my Mom caught up to him (kind of) last month. Feb 28 was a day we planned for months, secretly we thought. We like surprises. Welllllllllllllll...... apparently Mom knew for months, due to a "speaker phone" techkno failure on my Dad's part. But, as us mothers do, she played dumb and Dad ran around being all secretive for months, while she acted all "unknowing" Right up to the night before. He left her at home, while he went and visited with her brother, after arranging it "in front of her on speaker phone" ack! She nicely stayed home, while he snuck away.
ah well..... it all ended well.....
Mom's little brother (Jon) and sister, Beth
Dad's Brother Art and his wife Carola from Calif.
How handsome is that man who looks like my Dad?
Dad's sister Betty from AZ
So we had a mini clan gathering.
My wayward brother came from California (thru the bad roads we had for a couple days) bringing snow with him. He had asked me what the forecast was, and though I knew it wasn't looking good....I just told him to put the "Pedal to the Metal" and get here! He did.
(I'm the "baby" of the family, but for some reason they all say I"m bossy)
My oldest sister, Ardie, is a party planner extraordinaire and she held nothing back.
(to the point where there were nearly some fisticuffs in the family)
She wants what she wants, and whatever it takes to get it, she has the drive to clinch the detail.
Growing up, I can't tell you how many times I was informed we were "Heinz 57's" ....I'm assuming lots of you know what that means, but for those of you that don't..... it's a mixed breed of many nationalities/cultures/civilizations and maybe even enlightenment. We are a bit of whatever, but if we go way back, there's a bit of Irish/German/French and more. (I'm sure I was a Queen in another life) Anyway, My Mom has an enthusiastic attraction for Scotland, and it's culture.
Well, we couldn't really afford to take her to Scotland, though we'd have loved that beyond belief. The next obvious choice is to bring Scotland to her. Duh...of course!
My Mom....the Grande Dame of our Family. You can only imagine how this woman is loved and cherished by us all.
We each chose a Scottish type dish, and brought it all together for the dinner. (I somewhat cheated and did a Shepherd's pie, easy peeeezy)
My sister spent months ferreting the internet, and left no stone unturned. She ordered and printed to her heart's delight.
We were all to wear plaid, and of course the men were to wear Kilts. Of course!
We are not abashed by much, and so the men for the most part did wear kilts.
Can you tell that this is a very mature group of solemn men?
The party commences. Lots of kids and hugs.
My sister in law, Doreen, came from California. She's meeting Ashlyn for the 1st time
Evan's son Bryce. How BLUE are those eyes!
Bryce, Evan and Joey.
Our Guest of Honor starts the dinner line. My sister Ardie on the left, and my daughter Katie on the right. My Honey, Wayne supervising (from behind) and Jillian sneaking into first place.
The picture in the back ground is of a castle in Scotland. So, naturally, we all visited and were photographed there.
3 of my forever favorite people.
We have a sister who watches over us at all times. This is her Grand Daughter, Autumn, who she was never able to meet. That red hair .....it's her with us ..
Dad hired a Bagpipe Player. He played for us and then answered questions about his cultures and bagpipe. It was a truly touching event. I have pictures of my Dad nearly tearing up, but in deference to him, I'm not posting them. Heeehee...
Introducing himself to my Mom and shakes her hand in a truly Once in a Lifetime moment.
Mom & Dad with Bagpipes and the Player.
He played all the way out to his car when he was finished.
but he didn't get away without a hug from my sister.
This is a beautiful shot of the player with
Jerry, Sig and Art Clark. These are "One of a Kind Clark Men" in my life, and there are no finer examples.
Without question, my Mom has grown more beautiful with every passing year. The rest of us women can only hope to live up to her integrity
The kids thought the bagpipes were extremely loud. Here is their testimony to that.
Eldora is my Sister's best friend, whom we've adopted into our family. She came from Bonners Ferry.
Our Tartan
This was a birthday party, but as it turned out, there were lots of things accomplished here. Some that have been gone for awhile, were able to meet newborns. Brothers were brought back together and shared some time that they've missed. Sisters also were re-united and spent hours catching up. Other sisters worked together and nagged one another, to bring together nearly an entire family. It could have been a simpler affair, without the dishes, without a bagpipe player. What really was important and the most priceless gift, was that this family was willing to do what was needed to bring for my Mother what she most desires and treasures. The love of her family surrounding her. The laughter of children and smiles of others enjoying what SHE originated.
Bringing the culture to it, made it an educational experience that the young ones will remember. And what I"m hoping that they really take for a lesson, is that as a family, it mattered to us, to make it special. Everyone needs to be surrounded by unfaltering love and never have a doubt that it's their for them, in whatever their time of need is.
L� breith sona dhuit, Mom.
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I Love it ! A beautiful Birthday for a Beautiful Lady.
-- Posted by MsMarylin on Mon, Mar 7, 2011, at 2:58 PM
Thanks to all the family for making my birthday celebration truly memorable!! It was a great deal of fun and I will cherish the memories for the rest of my life!
-- Posted by The Elders on Mon, Mar 7, 2011, at 3:12 PM
KH Gal. I feel as if I've introduced you to my family, and in particular, to my Mom. She is truly wonderful. Everyone should have one exactly like her, without doubt.
Marilyn, yes..... exactly what you said.
Mom..... Anything for you, always.
-- Posted by jessiemiller on Mon, Mar 7, 2011, at 3:39 PM
Another beautiful blog! Who was nearly in fisticuffs? Surely not I! Everybody is entitled to my opinion. hehehe
-- Posted by Ardie on Mon, Mar 7, 2011, at 4:07 PM
That's MY saying. Give it back! But seriously, you did an incredible job party planning.
Love you, Sis
-- Posted by jessiemiller on Mon, Mar 7, 2011, at 4:39 PM
I think this was the best 'surprise birthday party' ever. I know the birthday girl was the best. Ardie did an outstanding job, Carola and I felt very much at home. My sister Betty also was thrilled.
love - art und carola
-- Posted by artundcarola on Mon, Mar 7, 2011, at 5:14 PM
Thank you, Uncle Art so much for coming. It was just that much more special
-- Posted by jessiemiller on Mon, Mar 7, 2011, at 5:48 PM
From one Scot to another, I pray you had a Blessed Birthday and will celebrate many more with your beautiful family!
It's a joy to see a family with so much love!
Again, Happy Birthday!
-- Posted by Snoshu2000 on Mon, Mar 7, 2011, at 9:01 PM
Very beautiful MS Jessie, My congratulations on your mother's birthday, felt like I just came back to Mountain Home for a few minutes, such a beautiful place that I called home for over thirty (30) years. You and the family take care.
-- Posted by Glenn Rosse on Tue, Mar 8, 2011, at 4:20 AM
Thanks Glenn, it was my pleasure to bring you back home for awhile.
-- Posted by jessiemiller on Tue, Mar 8, 2011, at 8:20 AM
Happy Birthday, Jessie's Mom! Wishing you many years of blessings and wonderful memories.
-- Posted by peglewis49 on Tue, Mar 8, 2011, at 2:29 PM
Another fantastic party, Ardie. So glad we got to be there. Happy Birthday, again, Mom!
-- Posted by JerryDori on Tue, Mar 8, 2011, at 4:23 PM
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Please tell me why taking the best of a bad QB crop is a necessity. You gonna eat the least rotten roadkill you find alongside the road? Or maybe you just pass until there's a better culinary option.
bac5665 wrote:I would never, ever, ever, ever plan around the best QB in the draft being available past 1st overall.
So moving back from 6 to take the best QB in the draft sounds insane.
On the other hand, any QB that will still be available by 15-20 is almost certainly a bad QB. Or one that the entire league is mis-evaluating. So in that case, I don't want to move back to take him because if he's still there, it means there is a reason he is still there.
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Again, we don't know if any of the GM's agree with that or not. We have a bunch of mock drafters predicting what they think GM's think.
Stating that any QB still available at 15-20 is "almost certainly a bad QB" would get laughed off the floor by both Super Bowl QB's.


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Day 11 - Wednesday, September 25
Izmir / Istanbul / Kayseri / Uchisar
Drive to Izmir, where we board our flight to Istanbul. Connect through to Kayseri, where we meet our guide and continue on to Uchisar and the Argos Hotel, our home for four nights. (B,L)
Day 12 - Thursday, September 26
From the top of the Uchisar Castle enjoy a magnificent panorama of the surrounding area, including Mount Erciyes in the distance. It was the violent eruptions of this former volcano which covered the entire region in a thick blanket of volcanic ash. During the following ages this hardened tuff created a bizarre landscape by the strong influence of the wind and water erosion. Some of these chimney-like rock formations were dug-in as home or sometimes a church by the local people. Continue on to the Goreme Open-Air Museum, named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. The open-air museum includes extraordinary rock-cut churches, with beautiful frescoes whose colors still retain all their original freshness. One of five churches carved into the volcanic rock, the Dark Church is penetrated by very little outside light, which helped to preserve the Byzantine frescoes. (B,L,D)
Day 13 - Friday, September 27
Enjoy a full day of exploration in Cappadocia, beginning at Pasabag. Surrounded by a vineyard, Pasabag — or Monks Valley — is known for its remarkable earth pillars and tuff cones. Continue to the Zelve Open-Air Museum, which once housed one of the largest communities in the region, is honeycombed with dwellings, religious and secular chambers. Here, the Christians and Muslims lived together in perfect harmony, until 1924. Then Christians had to leave the Valley because of the exchange of minorities between Greece and Turkey. The remaining Muslim population was forced to evacuate in the 50's when life became dangerous due to risk of erosion. (B,L)
Day 14 - Saturday, September 28
Continue surveying the region's highlights with another full-day Cappadocia tour, including Ortahisar Village. Ortahisar is dominated by a fortress-like rock. The present-day town is located at the foot of the "fortress," and a network of paths leads to abandoned rock dwellings. In addition to cultivating the land, the inhabitants of Ortahisar earn their living by storing fruit in caves cut from the volcanic rock. From the summit of the "fortress," one can enjoy a wonderful panoramic view of the surrounding area. After leaving Ortahisar, travel to Mustafapasa/Sinasos, a university town of fairy chimneys, caves, a mosque and St. Basil cave church. In Kaymaklı we discover homes constructed around an intricate system of 100 tunnels in the underground city. The tunnels are still used as storage areas, stables and cellars. Make our way toward Pigeon Valley. The name refers to the thousands of pigeon houses that have been carved into the soft tuff since ancient times. Although they can be found throughout Cappadocia, they are especially plentiful in this valley which must have one of the greatest collections of pigeon lofts in the world. They were carved wherever space allowed including abandoned caves and the walls of collapsed churches. In Cappadocia, pigeons have long been a source of food and fertilizer. (B,L,D)
Day 15 - Sunday, September 29
Cappadocia / Kayseri / Istanbul
Enjoy a morning at leisure before transferring to the Kayseri airport. Fly to Istanbul and spend tonight at the TAV Airport Hotel. (B,L)
Day 16 - Monday, September 30
After breakfast, board your flights to the U.S. (B, Meals Aloft)


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