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Nice hypothesis, you may say, but is it true? The heart of the scientific method lies in that skeptic's simple question. A merely plausible explanation of what we observe will not suffice, nor will a hypothesis bolstered only by some expert's endorsement. Modern science is wonderfully egalitarian, and it demands proof that all can see: measurements, objects or evidence of some kind. Scientific hypotheses must be both well-defined and firmly supported, preferably by several different types of data.
If a hypothesis meets these requirements, does this mean it is true? No, according to the philosopher Karl Popper, who believed that hypotheses could never be proven true—only false. Frederick Nietzsche claimed that the great charm of hypotheses was that they were refutable. While Nietzsche may be correct in the abstract, my experience suggests that scientists do not gleefully bury hypotheses in which they have invested many years of research.
In the study of human evolution, dueling hypotheses are commonplace because of long-standing, frequently erupting feuds about the interpretation of the fossil record. The field is so argumentative, in part, because the theories reflect directly on the nature and origin of humans. There is immense room for giving and taking offense when the subject is oneself. Too, the primary data of paleoanthropology—fossilized remains of our ancestors and near-relatives—are rare and difficult to obtain. Hence, it is not a simple matter to collect more evidence to clarify or support hypotheses. Fossil hunting requires tremendous knowledge and effort, good organizational skills, substantial grants, and a huge dollop of luck. New theories are, sadly, easier to come by than new primary evidence.
Thus it is a joyous occasion when my paleoanthropologist colleagues appear to resolve one of the most bitterly debated questions in the discipline: the issue of when, where and how modern humans evolved. For simplicity, I use "modern humans" or "recent humans" to denote the species to which I (and all the readers of this magazine) belong, but the formal term is either "anatomically modern Homo sapiens" or "Homo sapiens sapiens." Humans who lived in the past and did not have modern anatomy are often referred to as archaic or primitive.
For decades, paleoanthropologists have argued over two competing theories about the origin of our kind. The older notion, which owes its crude beginnings to Charles Darwin, is the Out of Africa hypothesis. This theory maintains that modern humans evolved in Africa and then spread around the world. Boiled down to its essence, the hypothesis states that modern humans are both relatively recent (100,000 to 200,000 years old) and African in origin. A major prediction of this hypothesis is that the earliest remains of modern humans will be found in Africa, dated to an appropriate time period.
The rival Multiregional hypothesis argues that modern humans evolved in many locations around the world from a precursor species, Homo erectus, approximately one to two million years ago. According to this school of thought, these regional populations evolved along parallel paths and reached modernity at roughly the same time. Because the populations were largely isolated from one another, they developed distinctive regional features, which people recognize today as "racial" differences. The Multiregional hypothesis predicts that the fossilized remains of the earliest modern humans will be found all over the Old World and that these scattered fossils will all date from about the same time. Furthermore, the theory requires these early populations to show anatomical and genetic continuity with the current inhabitants of the same region. For example, Multiregionalists believe that Neandertals, an archaic human form, are most closely related to modern indigenous Europeans.
Unfortunately for adherents of the Multiregional hypothesis, recent results are weighing heavily against them. Three very different strains of evidence have converged to offer convincing support for the rival theory.
In April of this year, Sarah Tishkoff of the University of Maryland and a team of coworkers reported genetic analyses of more than 600 living Tanzanians from 14 different tribes and four linguistic groups. They analyzed mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)—the tool of choice for tracing ancestry because it is inherited only through the mother as part of the ovum. The number of mutations that have accumulated in mtDNA is a rough measure of the time that has passed since that lineage first appeared. The owner of the first modern human mtDNA (by definition, a woman) is often referred to as "Eve," although many women of that time are likely to have shared similar mtDNA.
Tishkoff and her colleagues chose to investigate East African peoples for specific reasons. The number of linguistic and cultural differences is unusually high in the region, as is the variation in physical appearance—East Africans are tall or short, darker-skinned or lighter-skinned, round-faced or narrow-faced, and so on. This observation suggested that the genetic composition of the population is highly diverse, and as expected, the team found substantial variation in the mtDNA. In fact, members of five of the lineages showed an exceptionally high number of mutations compared with other populations, indicating that these East African lineages are of great antiquity. Identified by tribal affiliation, these are: the Sandawe, who speak a "click" language related to that of the Bushmen of the Kalahari desert; the Burunge and Gorowaa, who migrated to Tanzania from Ethiopia within the last five thousand years; and the Maasai and the Datog, who probably originated in the Sudan. The efforts of the University of Maryland group reflect a substantially larger database and more certain geographic origins for its subjects than earlier mtDNA studies. Further, the work by Tishkoff's team reveals that these five East African populations have even older origins than the !Kung San of southern Africa, who previously had the oldest known mtDNA.
"These samples showed really deep, old lineages with lots of genetic diversity," Tishkoff says. "They are the oldest lineages identified to date. And that fact makes it highly likely that 'Eve' was an East or Northeast African. My guess is that the region of Ethiopia or the Sudan is where modern humans originated."
By assuming that mtDNA mutates at a constant rate, Tishkoff's team estimated that the oldest lineages in their study originated 170,000 years ago, although she cautions that the method only gives an approximate date. Nonetheless, this finding is neatly congruent with new fossil evidence.
This past June, an international team headed by Tim White and F. Clark Howell of the University of California at Berkeley, and Berhane Asfaw of the Rift Valley Research Service in Addis Ababa announced the discovery of three fossilized human skulls in the Herto Bouri area of Ethiopia. Volcanic layers immediately above and below the layer were dated to 154,000 and 160,000 years using radioisotopes, meaning that the owners of the skulls lived sometime between those dates.
The most remarkable of the three specimens is an adult male cranium: With the exception of a few missing teeth and some damage on the left side of the skull, the fossil is complete. There is also part of another male skull and an immature cranium from a six- or seven-year-old child.
Once these specimens were cleaned and pieced together, the team was able to make some telling observations. Like modern humans, the owners of these skulls had small faces tucked under capacious braincases, making the facial profile vertical. The cranial volume of the most complete specimen, designated BOU-VP-16/1, is 1,450 cubic centimeters—large even for modern humans. The braincase of the other adult skull may have been even bigger. Although the African Herto skulls are longer and more robust than those of recent humans, the team considers the Herto specimens to be the earliest modern Homo sapiens yet found—direct ancestors of people living today. In an unknowing echo of Tishkoff's genetic findings, Tim White concludes, "We are all, in this sense, Africans."
Because the discoverers of the Herto skulls were unable to find convincing links between these fossils and archaic humans from any single geographic region, they put the three specimens into a new subspecies, Homo sapiens idaltu. The subspecies name idaltu comes from the Afar language of Ethiopia. It means "elder."
Even paleoanthropologists who were not associated with the finds overwhelmingly agree that the Herto skulls are the earliest securely dated modern humans yet found, meshing with the Out of Africa hypothesis. The Herto fossils also fit neatly into an African succession: Older skulls from the region include Homo erectus fossils from Daka, dated to about 1 million years ago, and the archaic Bodo skull, estimated to be about 500,000 years old. Meanwhile, fossils from Omo Kibish, also in Ethiopia, are more recent than the Herto skulls, according to a reanalysis of those remains. For a long time, the Omo Kibish specimens were regarded as ambiguous: They were fragmentary, making their anatomy less clear, and the site was originally dated using older, less reliable methods. However, a recent relocation of the site turned up new pieces that glued onto specimens found in 1967, and the site was re-dated to about 125,000 years using modern techniques. Further evidence comes from the Qafzeh site in Israel—on a plausible route from Africa—where there is a 92,000-year-old modern human skull.
These findings establish the earliest modern humans in Africa, but they do not exclude the simultaneous evolution of modern man in other parts of the world, as suggested by the Multiregional hypothesis. The most pertinent test of Multiregionalism focuses on Neandertals, which are a uniquely European form of primitive humans. According to Multiregionalists, Neandertals (which lived between about 200,000 and 27,000 years ago) are a transitional form that connects European Homo erectus to modern Homo sapiens sapiens. Could the Herto skulls simply be the regional, African equivalent of Neandertals?
"No," says co-leader Berhane Asfaw definitively. "The Herto skulls show that people in Africa had already developed the anatomy of modern humans while European Neandertals were still quite different." Indeed, the Herto skulls, though robust, lack many of the diagnostic anatomical features of Neandertal skulls. Asfaw states, "We can conclusively say that Neandertals had nothing to do with modern humans based on these skulls and on the genetic evidence."
The genetic evidence to which he refers has accumulated over the last six years, but the most dramatic advance came in 1999, when a team led by Svante P??bo of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, became the first to extract mtDNA from the original Neandertal specimen. His group's success was a spectacular tour de force of meticulous technique and solid research design. The ancient mtDNA was compared with mtDNA from more than 2,000 people living in various regions around the world and differed from each of the modern regional groups by an average of 27 mutations (out of a possible 379 that were examined). Contrary to the predictions of the Multiregional hypothesis, the mtDNA of Neandertals was not closer to that of the modern Europeans. The work was a strong blow to the theory that humans evolved in several places simultaneously.
Multiregionalists Milford Wolpoff of the University of Michigan and Alan Thorne, then of Australian National University in Canberra, challenged the conclusions. They urged an investigation of mtDNA from additional Neandertals, in case the single individual used by Paabo's team was particularly unusual. They also suggested that Neandertal mtDNA might be closer to samples from the fossilized remains of early modern humans in Europe than from living Europeans.
Since these criticisms were levied, several teams have carried out additional studies of mtDNA from Neandertals and fossilized modern humans. All have shown that Neandertal samples differ significantly from modern
mtDNA, which is indistinguishable from fossilized modern human mtDNA. Giorgio Bertorelle of the University of Ferrara in Italy led one of these teams, which published important results last May. Bertorelle's team compared mtDNA from two early modern humans (Cro-Magnons) from Italy, dated to 23,000 and 24,720 years old, with four mtDNA sequences of Neandertals from 42,000 to 29,000 years ago. The chronological proximity of the Neandertal and modern fossils was key because it increased the likelihood that Neandertal mtDNA would strongly resemble the early modern human mtDNA—if the former evolved into the latter, as the Multiregional hypothesis states.
Bertorelle and colleagues found that the Cro-Magnon mtDNA was unlike the Neandertal samples, differing from them at 22 and 28 sites out of 360. Instead, the Cro-Magnon mtDNA sequences fell squarely within the range of variation of living humans. One of the Italian Cro-Magnons had a sequence shared by 359 (14 percent) of 2,566 modern samples in Europe and the Near East, and the other differs by only one mutation.
"The early modern humans had sequences that living individuals still have," concluded Bertorelle, "they [have] ... nothing to do with Neandertal sequences." He and Asfaw might chime in unison that Neandertals cannot represent a regional European transition from Homo erectus to modern Homo sapiens.
The identity between Cro-Magnon and modern human mtDNA sequences in this study and others is striking, and it has caused some researchers to worry about the possibility of
mtDNA contamination from researchers or others who have handled the fossils. Although contamination is a major problem in such studies, Bertorelle asserts spiritedly that his data are clean, stating that his group performed nine different tests to check for contamination and followed the most stringent procedures and methodology. He also points out the irony of questioning the validity of the mtDNA of a prehistoric human only because it is identical to that of modern humans.
The Out of Africa hypothesis has become compelling because these different studies have all yielded congruent answers. Tishkoff's work points to East Africa in general, and Ethiopia/Sudan in particular, as the region where the oldest modern human lineages are found—and probably evolved. Studies of ancient mtDNA by groups led by P??bo, Bertorelle and others emphasize the genetic discrepancies between Neandertals and modern humans and demonstrate that some early anatomically modern fossils were also genetically modern—undermining the Multiregional hypothesis.
Despite the power of these genetic studies, only the fossils can tell us what our ancestors actually looked like, what they actually did and where they actually lived. It is singularly satisfying that the White-Howell-Asfaw team has discovered fossilized human remains from the right place (Ethiopia) and time (about 160,000 years ago) that also have the right (modern human) anatomy. The authors of the Out of Africa hypothesis are celebrating.
I don't expect that the subscribers of the Multiregional hypothesis will be waving a white flag of surrender, although they have lost the great majority of their supporters. At least one of the theory's most ardent proponents, Wolpoff, is still steadfast in defense of the hypothesis he has so long espoused. While it remains possible that new findings will shift the balance in favor of the Multiregional viewpoint, the consilience of such evidence creates a powerful testament. It would take many new fossils and many new genetic studies to resculpt this intellectual landscape.
© Pat Shipman
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A fruit tree pruning workshop will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at the Central Lakes College Ag and Energy Center Field Office, Staples.
The instructor is horticulturist/fruit scientist Thaddeus McCamant with Central Lakes College. He will discuss the basic techniques of pruning and training apple and plum trees.
Participants will be given the opportunity to prune live trees at the demonstration orchard, which includes multiple varieties of vigorous and low vigor apples and plums.
Also, viticulture instructor Dennis Emslie Drummond will provide a brief introduction to pruning wine grapes.
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Obviously the before photo of Lindsay Lohan's night.
Melissa McCarthy out promoting her new movie where she plays a character exactly like all of her other movies.
A rare pap shot of Meryl Streep.
Nicolas Cage shows off his latest attempt at hair while on the set of his new movie.
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stars Edgar Ramirez who got hugged by Ruben Blades.
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Vote NO on Measure G
Original post made by Jack Hickey, Woodside: Emerald Hills, on May 28, 2010
Those of you who have received the glitzy mailings urging you to vote YES on Measure G should take a look at this statement. The contributor list reads like a Who's Who of businesses seeking or having contracts with the District. And as expected, the San Mateo Community College Foundation headed by Stephanie Scott(on the District payroll at $148,000/yr.), plunked down $64,260 in this effort to ram the parcel tax down the taxpayer's throat! I thought foundations raised money from willing givers.
More than $184,000 has been raised from these beneficiaries of District largesse!
I urge voters to toss those glitzy mailers and VOTE NO on Measure G!
John J. "Jack" Hickey
243 Ferndale Way
Emerald Hills, CA
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on May 28, 2010 at 9:23 am
Our community colleges train students for many important careers across the employment spectrum from police officers and fire fighters to nurses and medical technicians. Over the past several years, Cañada College, College of San Mateo, and Skyline College have had to reduce their budgets by approximately $20 million due to State budget cuts. Unfortunately, these reductions are happening during a time when enrollments are surging. Students cannot get the classes they need, so they will take longer to graduate and become productive members of our communities.
Measure G is a $34 parcel tax—less than $3 per month-- for the community colleges and is on the June ballot. Measure G would partially restore some of the lost revenue to our community colleges and would be in effect for four years to help the colleges bridge the gap in lost state revenue. No money will be used for administrator salaries, and seniors can claim a tax exemption. The San Mateo County Community College District has pledged to use all of the new funding to restore classes in important areas, such as career technical education; basic core academics in reading, writing, and math; and preparation for students to transfer to a four-year college.
The community colleges play a very important role in helping to create jobs and grow our economy. Please join me in voting Yes on Measure G to help preserve classes for students.
Virginia Chang Kiraly
California Commission for Economic Development
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on May 28, 2010 at 11:59 am
SMCCCD can't find money to give "students the classes they need." Yet they found money to build (in their words) first class faculty housing ... with stunning views ... and rents at half the market average. One cluster of housing was built on Canada College property, formerly the home of a Checkerspot Butterfly colony. The new faculty housing is also tax exempt, meaning they won't pay their new tax on us!
The District should sell the faculty housing and get out of the realestate business. If they want to subsidize staff housing it should show in their budget as part of the compensation package.
Training of police officers, fire fighters, nurses, medical technicians, etc. should be subsidized by the unions into whose ranks they will enter. Reimbursement could then be readily collected as a surcharge on their union dues.
Jack Hickey,
Taxpayer's Advocate,
Elected Member Sequoia Healthcare District Board of Directors,
Candidate for San Mateo County Board of Supervisors.
a resident of another community
on Jun 7, 2010 at 4:57 pm
Thank you, Jack Hickey, for making voting easier. I just look to see what your recommendations are, and then vote the opposite!
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on Aug 18, 2011 at 11:08 pm
Fortunately, I don't have to cater to union leadership. I'll take the support of the rank and file.
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on Aug 18, 2011 at 11:20 pm
Now that the SMCCCD has a $564 Million Bond Measure on the Ballot, I would like to revisit my opening comment in this topic.
"...the San Mateo Community College Foundation headed by Stephanie Scott(on the District payroll at $148,000/yr.), plunked down $64,260 in this effort to ram the parcel tax down the taxpayer's throat!"
Contributions to the Foundation are tax exempt. An examination of contributions with an election timeline would be of interest. Ask Stephanie Scott, Executive Director of the San Mateo County Community College District Foundation. You might also ask how much the Foundation will be contributing to the Bond campaign.
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on Aug 18, 2011 at 11:28 pm
Anyone interested in how the District used $250,000 for pre-election PR in their failed attempt to pass a Bond Measure in 1999 can visit: Web Link
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Aug 19, 2011 at 4:01 am
Bond funds can only be used for capital construction.
How much will be required to operate these buildings (less the cost of operation of any buildings which they replace) and does the District have those funds in its operating budget?


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As Cuts Hit, Focus Shifts to Avoiding Government Shutdown When Funding Bill Expires This Month
Across-the-board federal spending cuts began Friday, clearing the way for a series of budget battles that will consume much of Congress's energy and threaten to eclipse other items on President Barack Obama's second-term agenda.
Mr. Obama signed an order late Friday directing $85 billion in cuts to domestic and defense programs, after holding a fruitless meeting with congressional leaders who remained at odds over how to avoid the reductions, known as a sequester.
The president said Friday he wouldn't allow continuing disagreements over spending cuts to derail his broader agenda, but attention now will turn to the next budget deadline—the need to pass a bill extending routine government funding after a stopgap bill expires March 27. Without an extension, a partial government shutdown would occur. The House of Representatives next week is expected to pass a Republican bill that would keep the government operating through September at the spending levels dictated by the sequester.
In comments to reporters Friday, Mr. Obama signaled that he was determined to avoid another round of brinkmanship over the funding bill.
"There's no reason why we should have another crisis by shutting the government down in addition to these arbitrary spending cuts," Mr. Obama said.
Republicans indicated they would remain focused on curbing spending.
"Over the coming weeks, we'll have the opportunity to ensure funding is at the level we promised while working on solutions for making spending reductions more intelligently," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), who attended the meeting at the White House.
Investors on Friday again shrugged off the onset of the cuts, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 35.17 points to 14089.66, its third-highest close of all time. The blue-chip index rose 0.6% for the week, its second consecutive weekly advance.
Warren Buffett, in his annual letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., released Friday afternoon, didn't comment directly on the budget debates but told his fellow CEOs to ignore short-term uncertainties. "Of course, the immediate future is uncertain; America has faced the unknown since 1776.…American business will do fine over time," he wrote.
Both Republicans and Democrats had said for more than a year that they would rather replace the indiscriminate cuts with a more gradual, negotiated deficit-reduction deal. In an October debate with Mitt Romney during the presidential campaign, Mr. Obama said flatly that the across-the-board cuts "will not happen." For weeks, administration officials have warned that the cuts would be painful, disruptive and inconvenient.
But on Friday, Mr. Obama walked a careful line, saying the cuts would bring consequences but that the American people—and the economy—are resilient.
"This is not going to be an apocalypse, I think, as some people have said," Mr. Obama said. "It's just dumb. And it's going to hurt. It's going to hurt individual people, and it's going to hurt the economy overall."
Mr. Obama on Friday summoned to the White House four congressional leaders—Mr. McConnell, House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.)—for the hourlong meeting. Mr. McConnell, afterward, said his party would remain focused on curbing spending.
Mr. Obama had until midnight Friday to notify federal agencies that he had authorized the sequester to begin, setting in motion a chain of federal, state, and local decisions that will likely play out for months.
The order instructs different branches of the government to shrink their budgets according to a specific formula. The agencies, in turn, will notify employees, contractors, and in many cases state and local governments about what the changes will mean to the federal dollars they receive. Grants, emergency unemployment benefits and other payments could be adjusted immediately. Unpaid furloughs of federal workers, however, might not begin until April, May, or even later in the year.
The White House's Office of Management and Budget said the cuts would be split in a way that would reduce the budget authority of defense programs by $42.667 billion, nondefense programs by $31.320 billion, and Medicare payments to doctors and hospitals by $11.347 billion.
In an 83-page report, it detailed the hundreds of budget accounts that would be affected. They include things such as the $2.501 billion account for Wildland Fire Management to be reduced by $125 million, the $22.803 billion Air Force aircraft procurement budget reduced by $1.779 billion, and the $2.442 billion Energy Department's nuclear nonproliferation budget reduced by $191 million.
If Congress and the president could reach even a temporary cease-fire on the budget, Mr. Obama might have an opportunity to advance his other legislative goals, including an immigration overhaul and new gun-control measures. Next week, the president will pivot from the budget issues that have dominated his public appearances for weeks, and instead use his White House microphone to focus on other issues.
Congressional leaders were never close to an agreement to block or replace the $85 billion in cuts. Mr. Obama has said any sequester replacement bill must include the same amount of deficit reduction, achieved through both tax increases and spending cuts; Republicans oppose any tax increases, especially so soon after Congress in January enacted more than $600 billion in tax increases to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff.
"The discussion about revenue, in my view, is over," Mr. Boehner said after the Friday meeting. However, inside the meeting, the speaker indicated willingness to "close tax loopholes"—not to replace spending cuts but as part of a broader tax overhaul that would lower rates, according to a GOP aide briefed on the meeting.
Mr. Obama said he hoped that once the dust settled on the sequester, the two sides could pivot to renewed discussion of tax and entitlement overhaulsthat could produce a long-term deficit-reduction plan. "It may take a couple weeks," he said. "It may take a couple of months."
The more immediate concern is the need to keep the government operating after March 27. The House is expected to pass next week a Republican bill to extend funding for many government programs—including defense, education and veterans' benefits—at the pre-sequester level of $1.043 trillion for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, the same level as the year before. But it would also carry a provision saying that sequestration would apply. That would bring the cost of the bill below $1 trillion, which is considered key to winning support from House GOP conservatives.
Senate Democrats haven't directly said what they would do with the House GOP bill, except to say they want to give domestic agencies the same protection and flexibility given the Pentagon. Democratic officials said privately it would be too risky a battle to try to undo the sequester on that funding bill, fearing that Democrats would be blamed if a fight forced a government shutdown.
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In the game I am making, I have a struct game_obj that represents game objects, like bricks, trees, people, etc. These objects will either be controlled by the user input, or by AI. These objects will be able to move around as well.
right now i have something like this:
enum state{ /* brain states. if the state is STATE_PLAYER, do input handling instead of AI thinking.*/ STATE_PLAYER, STATE_WARRIOR, STATE_SNEAKY, STATE_MAGE, STATE_ATTACK, STATE_RETREAT, /* physical states*/ STATE_MOVE, STATE_IDLE, /* total number of states*/ STATE_LAST }; struct game_obj{ int posx; int posy; float direction; enum state brain_state; enum state physical_state; }; typedef void (* state_action)(struct game_obj * gobj); state_action action_map[STATE_LAST]; void player_action(struct game_obj * gobj) { /* if pressing up, set direction to 90*/ } void mage_action(struct game_obj * gobj) { /* do magey thinking and actions*/ } void move_action(struct game_obj * gobj) { /* modify posx and posy according to direction*/ } /*....*/
In this arrangement, I have two states. brain_states is for the AI, or the user if the state is STATE_PLAYER. physical_states are for movement. At first I tried to use only one state to do all of this, but couldn't do it and ended up seperating the mind and body into two states. Are two states enough, or too many? Is there a way to use only one state?


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New program to help people caring for family members
Did you know nearly one-third of adults in the Tri-Cities are family caregivers?
According to Home Instead Senior Care, studies are showing caregiving as the leading stressor for families. They tell us one study revealed more than half of those caring for family members with diseases, including cancer or Alzheimer's, often had depression.
In response, the company is launching an awareness campaign and tools to help those of you helping a loved one.
At their website, FamilyCaregiverStressRelief.com, you can take a test to assess if you are at risk for other problems. "So many spouses and adult children are unaware of their potential risk of caregiver distress because they don't see themselves as caregivers," said Richard Regen, a local Home Instead Senior Care owner in the Tri-Cities area. "These new resources enable them to understand their role, the stresses they may face as a caregiver, and how that stress might lead to more serious health effects."
A recent Home Instead Senior Care study discovered that caregivers are prone to hiding their emotions and, as a result, their health suffers. Approximately 74 percent of caregivers who hide their feelings report fatigue, 53 percent report difficulty sleeping, 37 percent report depression, and 30 percent report weight gain or loss.


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[quote user="lttaylor56"][quote user="MattMeyerBud"][quote user="lttaylor56"][quote user="DavenIII"]Cruz is awesome, and I'm not gonna really blame him for slipping there and then trying to pull out the catch.
Our Running Game is terrible...what happened.
Defense is hit or miss each series....sometimes we are awesome sometimes we just suck.
overall I think we just fell to a trap game...I still think we are in good shape in our division.
[/quote]I have to agree that we're ok in our division. Inconsistent is the word for our defense. When we dial it up we're awesome --and we can suck at the same time. We no longer have a run game-a bit over 60 yards against a defense that was giving 100 yds to previous teams. Most of AB's yards came in big bursts to the left side. The right side of the line is not getting it done or playcalls were not going that way based on matchups.
If cruz didn't slip and miss that step, we Win.
I agree but I must point out one thing:
our defense without Osi - still can play at a top level.
our defense without Tuck - VERY ORDINARY
[/quote]Good point-agreed. Is tuck probable for Sunday?
i read something last week that said he won't return til after bye week. So i doubt he plays this week


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Many things have happened to me lately, like getting a job. Though I've still been struggling with d*mn college and some other stuff. I've been doing development mostly, but I'm starting to see it's not the direction I want to go. I will try to apply for a job in the IT security field soon.
I intend to finish the PWB course I had won a long time ago. I'm still thankful that Don choose me to be one of the winners. So, hopefully I won't let you guys down and pass the exam soon.
At my job I'm allowed to do some pen-testing stuff, so I'm getting back into the game more or less. Though the PWB labs have been so long ago, and I'm not sure where I can practice penetrating machines to prepare me for the exam.
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Most of today's high school and college students are completely comfortable around computers. Even without taking formal classes in how to use these machines, modern youth are likely to know a lot more about computing than people two or three times their age. This is not surprising, as kids are getting wired earlier now than ever before. But this hasn't always been the case. In fact, there are lots of people out there that have had very limited exposure to computers or are not confident enough to use them for work-related tasks. This could be holding them back in their careers, which is why computer training courses might be a good idea.
Computer training courses can help you gain the valuable skills you need in order to succeed in today's workplace. Computers are a fact of life and are critical to most business operations, so if you don't get up to speed soon, your employer just might deem your particular skill set obsolete. Fortunately, it's very easy to locate good computer training courses in your area or online, which means you can start learning as soon as possible.
There are lots of different types of computer training courses, ranging from teaching students the most basic functions of a PC, to intermediate and advanced activities. If you've never used computers before, then you should definitely start with the basics. But if you already know what you're looking at when you sit down in front of a monitor, then you might want to take computer training courses that focus on word processing, spreadsheets, HTML, or other common applications and programs. Advanced users might be interested in graphic design classes, video game programming, or other high-end tasks.
Some of these classes are offered online, which allows you to study from the comfort of your own home. The course would probably make heavy use of video tutorials, diagrams, and PowerPoint presentations to take you through the content. True beginners should probably look for computer training courses they can attend in person, as this group is likely to have more questions or more difficulty executing assignments — at least in the early going. The final choice is up to you, of course, so go with whichever approach you'd be most comfortable with.
For those of you looking to save a few bucks, an excellent starting point would be a public library. Community libraries often offer free computer training courses to patrons looking to turn themselves into more marketable employees. Seniors, retirees, and hobbyists are also prime candidates for a class like this.
The bottom line is that there's simply no excuse to be afraid of computers anymore. They're a fixture of modern life that won't go away anytime soon, so it's time to bite the bullet and enroll in a few computer training courses now!


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At next week's Democratic National Convention in Denver, Hillary Clinton's delegates will get just about everything they've wanted — aside from the nomination of their candidate, of course. Barack Obama has agreed to let them officially cast their votes for Clinton on an open ballot, rather than have the delegates nominate him by acclimation, as is often done when the other candidates have conceded. He has also given prime speaking slots to both Bill and Hillary, and agreed to concessions in the party platform that include an implicit acknowledgement of sexism during the primary battle (without assigning any specific blame).
Tsongas vs. DonoghueThis past year's election of Niki Tsongas to US Congress was a triumph of gender politics — and a blueprint of how women can co-opt the locker-room style long practiced by Bay State boys.
"When the rumors started about Marty Meehan leaving, the phones of the women's network were lighting up across Massachusetts — that this was our chance," says Jesse Mermell, Brookline selectman and former executive director of the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus.
There were plenty of good women in the district, including several state senators and former Lowell mayor Eileen Donoghue. But only Tsongas, widow of former US Senator Paul Tsongas, had what matters to the back-room party insiders: personal connections, fundraising ability, and general-election name recognition.
So, well before the campaigns even started, the state's most influential women began lining up the party apparatus behind Tsongas — and convincing other women not to run.
Donoghue ran anyway, but she was — just like the three men in the primary race — up against the state's Democratic political machinery. Even EMILY's List, a national organization supporting women candidates, actively raised money for Tsongas to beat another woman. It might not have been nice, or dainty, but the end result was a woman heading to Washington.
But when they come back home at the end of the week, they will return to a state that remains, for all its progressive reputation, a throwback when it comes to gender politics. Compared with other states that have seen far more advancement, Massachusetts is still a back-slapping man's world, where women make up less than a quarter of the state legislature, a handful of mayors, and a small (though increasing) minority of back-room players such as staff, campaign managers, fundraisers, and lobbyists. Over the past 20 years, the number of women in Congress more than tripled, from 24 to 91 — while in Massachusetts the number stayed at zero until this past year.
Some of those Clinton delegates, along with other powerful and influential women in the state, say that, once the Clinton campaign officially ends in Denver, they're taking on Massachusetts next.
"The complacency that women had — that the work of the women's movement was done — Hillary Clinton made it clear that this is still a relevant issue," says Jesse Mermell, Brookline selectman and former executive director of Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus (MWPC), a 37-year-old organization.
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Benedict Cumberbatch Gossip
Benedict Cumberbatch gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Benedict Cumberbatch reads a poem to a king
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In 2012 the remains of King Richard III were discovered beneath a parking lot in Leicester, England. It's an incredible story and I don't know how it wasn't a bigger deal—England, was this a huge deal to you? Richard III died at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 and his remains were thought lost for centuries. Full Story
Benedict Cumberbatch's wedding dress
I'm about to compliment Benedict Cumberbatch. Twice! Let's just list the two compliments back to back: 1.I like his haircut. 2.I like his wedding dress. Check him out yesterday in London wearing his hair shorter. I like this. A lot. So much better. When you have a name like Benedict Cumberbatch and your hair is the way he used to have it, the poncy ass image is a lot easier to believe. Full Story
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I've been waiting all week for new Benedict Cumberbatch photos so that I can show you what I'm about to show you. Official business first: Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter were out last night in London hanging out with Princess Anne at an event to benefit the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Full Story
Benedict's Oscar kisses
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Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter hit up the Vanity Fair party after the show. And maybe the photographer there asked for a kiss. And maybe Benedict obliged. And decided he would kiss AND close his eyes at the same time. Not a move I generally endorse. This is doesn't qualify as an exception either. Full Story
Smutty Roundup: The Nominees' Luncheon and Benedict Cumberbatch
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As previously mentioned, the Oscar Nominees' Luncheon is happening right now in LA. I've yet to see any photos of Benedict Cumberbatch there. On Friday however he was in London shooting Sherlock with Martin Freeman. It might be best for him to lie low right now anyway, considering that he made news for the wrong reason last week following those controversial remarks about diversity. Full Story
There go Bespoke Cadaver's Oscar chances
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After Eddie Redmayne took the SAG award over the weekend, the Best Actor Oscar race is solidly Redmayne vs. Keaton, with Redmayne gaining an edge. That hasn't stopped Benedict Cumberbatch from campaigning his ass off, but he probably just tanked whatever chance he had at an upset by making a really unfortunate, very troubling comment about the challenges faced by "colored" actors in the UK. Full Story
Jennifer Aniston & Benedict Cumberbatch: Best Pair at the Globes
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You gotta give them something… But it's perfect, isn't it? The two hardest hustlers this award season, you could say the two most Try nominees on the circuit, were paired together for the first award of the night. As a programming strategy, it's understandable. Opening the show with Jennifer Aniston hooks the MiniVan Majority. Full Story
Alien Lizard King expecting alien lizard offspring
The king of the reptiloid planet Garlactaca-9, Beeblebrox Calcify, proudly announces that he is expecting his first child. He and humanoid fiancée Sophie Hunter (humans and their odd names!) were rumored to be expecting after Hunter wore loose clothing, which we all know is a human signal of successful copulation. Full Story
Benedict Cumberbatch's Oscar timing
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Benedict Cumberbatch and fiancée Sophie Hunter were in Palm Springs this weekend campaigning for The Imitation Game. They were also photographed at LAX on Sunday. People are saying she's pregnant. Because her dress isn't tight and she's holding her clutch at the waist. Is that all it takes? Because if so I've been pregnant for years, continuously. Full Story
Kissing Gugu
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The New York Times released a series of videos yesterday all themed around kissing starring actors who delivered some of the finest performances of the year. There are 9 of them. And my favourite… Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Miles Teller. Because I love her. Because look at her face, don't you want to kiss her? It's because of Belle. Full Story
The Batch is Strange, for real this time
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After a long, rumor-filled casting process—easily a top-three roughest go round— Marvel has finally announced their Dr. Strange and it is, for real, Benedict Cumberbatch. He's been rumored for years—I first mentioned it in 2012—but the timing never worked out, and Marvel would go look at other options, coming closest with Joaquin Phoenix a few months ago. Full Story


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UTSA employees and students endorsing early voting
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Your civic duty: Convenient early voting at UTSA
By Marianne McBride Lewis
Director of Public Affairs
(May 2, 2008)--If you are a voter registered in Bexar County, you can early-vote at UTSA. Early voting for the Joint General and Special Elections is through May 6 at the Main Building ground floor lobby on the 1604 Campus. In lot 4, the university provides free designated parking for citizens who come to early-vote. By Wednesday, the UTSA polling site recorded the eighth busiest location of the Bexar County early-voting polling stations.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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>> Download a brochure (PDF format) with information on the Joint General and Special Elections.
On May 10, Bexar County residents will have the opportunity to decide if Bexar County's short-term car rental and hotel occupancy taxes, also known as the "visitor tax," should be extended to fund up to $415 million in community projects. It is important to note that even though there are four propositions, only the two taxes would be extended.
The location and number of early voting sites is different ach election. For the May 10, 2008, Bexar County election, there are 45 early voting sites. For the last five years, Jennifer Storm, UTSA assistant director of external affairs, has served as university liaison with voting officials as they determine where to set up early voting polling sites.
Over the years, UTSA Student Government Association (SGA) leaders consistently have sought a UTSA voting site because of student requests. SGA and UTSA Alumni Association representatives say that an on-campus early-voting site encourages students to do their civic duty by voting and getting involved in the political process.
"Half of UTSA's 28,500 students live in Bexar County, and when you add in our 5,000 or so faculty and staff, UTSA is the size of a small city," said Storm. "Plus, we have Valero's corporate headquarters right next door and lots of residents within a mile or so of the 1604 Campus. The more people who take advantage of UTSA early voting, the more likely we can continue to offer this convenience."
Bexar County early voting
Early voting dates and hours are:
Monday, April 28-Friday, May 2 -- 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 -- 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday, May 4 -- Noon-6 p.m.
Monday, May 5-Tuesday, May 6 -- 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Download a sample ballot (PDF format).
Joint General and Special Election issues
Bexar County residents not early-voting will can decide May 10 if Bexar County's short-term car rental and hotel occupancy taxes, known as the "visitor tax," should be extended to fund up to $415 million in community projects. It is important to note that even though there are four propositions, only the two taxes would be extended.
If approved, the projects included in the four propositions will be funded by the visitor tax to improve 13 miles of the San Antonio River, create tournament-quality youth sports facilities including some to be located at UTSA, improve Bexar County-owned community arenas and rodeo grounds, and enhance performing and cultural arts facilities.
Bexar County -- Venue Project Election Proposition 1, 2, 3 and 4
Alamo Community College District -- Trustees District 3, 8 and 9
Alamo Heights ISD -- Place 3 and 4
Boerne ISD -- Board Trustee Place 6 and 7
Judson ISD -- Board of Trustee Place 6 and 7
North East ISD -- General Election Trustee 1,4 and 6
East Central ISD -- Bond Election
City of Castle Hills -- Alderman Place 1, 4 and 5
City of Converse -- City Council Place 2, 4, 5 and 6 and Charter Amendment
City of Fair Oaks Ranch -- Mayor, Alderman Place 1 and 2 and Proposition 1, 2, 3 and 4
City of Helotes -- Alderman Place 1, 2 and 4
City of Live Oak -- Mayor and City Council Place 2 and 4
City of Leon Valley -- Mayor and Council Place 2 and 4
City of Universal City -- Mayor and City Council
Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District -- Director District 1 and 2
Bexar County -- Emergency Services District Proposition 10, 11 and 12


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Jose Sherwood, ca. 1918. Sherwood was a leading figure in St. Paul's African American community. He helped found the St. Paul chapter of the NAACP.
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Jamie's Fifteen Minute Meals
Hello everyone
Jamie's new book will be released soon here in the UK. I have tested some of the recipes for the book (one of the best parts of my job!) and there are some real treats in stall for you. We are also working with Penguin to produce a Facebook app where you will be able to try a few of the recipes as well.
Here is Jim's story on the new book if you missed it in the news section:
more chats about the recipes and book later
Knockout smells of spice and the sizzle of juicy meat fill the kitchen set of Jamie�s latest TV and book project, 15-Minute Meals.
And yes, Jamie�s concept delivers exactly what it claims � simple, delicious recipes crammed with flavour that can be delivered to the table in that magic quarter of an hour.
All the recipes have been tested meticulously by cooks of all standards to ensure they beat that 15-minute buzzer and, as you would expect from Jamie, inspiration has come from many corners of the culinary world. These dishes pack a substantial flavour wallop, head-swimming aromas and vibrant, gorgeous colours.
So go on Jamie, what�s it all about? �When I had a look back at 30-Minute Meals,� he says, �I thought: �These are actually quite big meals, and more of a Friday or Saturday night thing�. So I wanted to strip it back and make it quicker, with meals you can cook any day of the week.
�When I started writing the recipes, it wasn�t just a process of getting cracking combinations and brilliant ideas, it was also about reflecting produce that was in season and available to everyone through supermarkets. The real cleverness of it is maximum flavour and this super-quick time, so we rewrote and rewrote them until even the most average of cooks in our office could do it in under 15 minutes.�
This is still real, hands-on cooking; nothing is hidden away inside an oven or a covered casserole dish. It�s all about pans, griddles and woks, with salads getting tossed and salsas getting chopped. Jamie calls it �boisterous�.
But even though it�s hands on, this book is also about finding timesaving kitchen shortcuts. Jamie believes that the availability of basic electrical kitchen equipment these days means there is no barrier for the budget cook to get stuck into 15-Minute Meals: �In this day and age, to expect someone to have a food processor or a liquidiser isn�t a big ask, the success of these recipes is definitely down to relying on a few small bits of kit.�
And what of the inspirations? What flavours can we expect from the series?
�I wanted to come up with a �Top of the Pops� of cooking. I wanted meals to be really quick and the flavours to be obvious, easily recognisable and loved. If you look through the recipes, we go from Cajun to jerk and Indian to barbecue, through to beautiful Thai-Asian flavours. There�s a whole mixture of the typical ingredients we cook with; beef, chicken, lamb, pork and fish, as well as some cracking vegetarian options. In 15-Minute Meals there is only a certain number of moves you make, it is like a dance. There is only a certain number of ingredients you can get away with too, because you would probably spend a lot of time opening stuff. So instead of using six different spices I�ll use garam masala; instead of using roast and pur�ed chilli and oil, I�ll just use harissa.�
There may be short cuts, but there�s definitely no compromise � it�s about being clever.
Jamie reveals one of the ways to get bang on flavours with little effort and fewer ingredients: �One of the big flavours for making the rice and carbohydrates taste incredible is easy � just use salted preserved lemons. A lot of Brits don�t know how to use them and they just sit there on the shelf. Plonk one of those in and it�s like putting rocket fuel in a little Ford Fiesta, it�s going to go a thousand-miles-an-hour, the flavours are incredible.�
�You don�t have to be able to cook like a ninja to create these dishes,� Jamie promises, �but these meals have flavour combinations that will put big smiles on the faces of your family and mates.�
And the look and vibe of the book? �I like the idea of people picking up my books and not being too snooty about food � it�s blunt and to the point. It�s business, there�s no mucking about, it�s pulling your finger out and saying: �Let�s create some bloody good cooking for busy people�.�
Jamie spent time wondering whether he was going to do the same as he did in 30-Minute Meals with the step-by-step pictures: �I just liked the simplicity of the dish, and the finished dish said quite a lot � not just about how cool it looks but also how to serve it. Instead of being a bit camp about how it�s all served up, it�s all a bit family and a bit DIY. It�s there to get stuck into and I love that. It�s bold colours, dark meats, light sauces and contrasting salads. Then I started tweaking recipes, and I was almost cooking by colour. Not only would you have textures � something crispy with something soft � but I�d also be putting something dark with something light. I think that is a really beautiful way to cook. It started to really work.
�To go alongside this I didn�t want step-by-step pictures, because too much information was stressing people out. So I did the opposite of 30-Minute Meals and only took one picture, and stripped the words right back. I want people to cook it quick and for it to work. People are looking at these pictures saying: �No way, I can�t do that in 15 minutes, you�re just saying that because you�re a chef,� but a little read of these stripped-down words and they are convinced they can. We have had students cooking them in 15 minutes � we have done all the hard work, all of the screwing it up, so you can just get on with it.�
The book and the series, Jamie�s 15-Minute Meals, will be released in the autumn.
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This is exciting! Can't wait until we get to see the TV series here ... and hopefully I will be able to do Jamie's 15 Minute Meals in half an hour as it takes me an hour and a half to do a 30 Minute Meal
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Cool Danny! It sounds great!
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Yay sounds great
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I�m all excited about this already!
There is only one thing I disagree with: not the majority of people does have electronic equipment like a food processor or a liquidiser. But that�s details, and I�m sure the recipes can be cooked without this equipment. It just takes a little more time.
I�m cooking for more than 20 years and I do own a food processor for about 2 or 3 months now - my very first one!
I hope it won�t take too long until the show is on German television!
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I hope we get to see it here soon too!
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Looking forward to this one, had the book pre-ordered for a while.
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Hey there!
Jamie posted two recipies from his book on twitter and facebook (as far as I recall now, bit stressy atm!) and asked us all to try one (or both?) and post pix of our meal.
I have tried the fritters for late dinner today, yes, THAT late! My OH is working shifts and this week is a late shift week. I always struggle to cook him something that is sating, but not too heavy at this late time of day. And of course I prefer to cook it fresh, which means it should be quick to cook, too!
The fritters with the tomato sauce and the courgette salad are perfect for this cause - we were both very very happy with it! It�s defo on our menu and will be cooked again and again and again!!!
Photos will be uploaded tomorrow - now I really need to go to bed!
Now it�s gonna be even harder to wait for the book to be published in my homecountry!
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Some reviews of the book so far... some are quite funny!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink … -that.html
http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/7 … Meal-Book-
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/ … sfeed=true
http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/foo … 81410.html


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Gyurme Dorje was born in 1950 in Edinburgh, where he studied classics (Latin and Greek) at George Watson's College, and also developed an early interest in Buddhist philosophy. He holds a master's degree in Sanskrit and a PhD in Tibetan literature. It was while reading Sanskrit at Edinburgh University in 1969 that he was encouraged by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche to study Tibetan in India. Since then he has been continuously engaged in classical and modern Tibetan studies, translating primary sources and conducting fieldwork throughout the Tibetan plateau.
During a decade of residence among the Tibetan communities of North India and Nepal, Gyurme had the good fortune to meet and study with renowned Nyingma masters of the previous generation: Kangyur Rinpoche, Dudjom Rinpoche, and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, as well as Chatrel Senge Dorje. Among them, Kyapje Dudjom Rinpoche encouraged him to begin translating The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism in 1971—an undertaking of twenty years that eventually reached its completion in 1991. During the 1980s he returned to Europe and in 1987 completed his doctoral dissertation on the Guhyagarbha Tantra at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London.
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Ashley Wagner: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100048&mode=I SP Music: "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" by Pink Floyd FS Music: Music from Romeo and Juliet by Prokofiev Choreographers: Shae-Lynn Bourne (SP), David Wilson (FS) Coaches: Rafael Arutunian, John Nicks Japan Open (FS only), Skate America, TEB Gracie Gold: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101391&mode=I SP Music: "Three Preludes" by George Gershwin FS Music: Music from Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky Choreographers: Oleg Epstein, Marina Zoueva Coaches: Alex Ouriashev, Scott Brown, Oleg Epstein Salt Lake Sr. B, Skate Canada, NHK Trophy Agnes Zawadzki: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101013&mode=I SP Music: Selections from the Sex and the City 2 soundtrack by Aaron Zigman (last year's) FS Music: Music from Forever Tango Volume 2 by La Cumparsita Rodriguez, Celos and Jalousie Gade Choreographer: David Wilson Coaches: Christy Krall, Damon Allen, Erik Schulz, Becky Bradley Salt Lake Sr. B, Cup of China, Rostelecom Cup Christina Gao: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100821&mode=I SP Music: "Close Without Touching" by David Arkenstone (last year's) FS Music: Music from the Angels and Demons soundtrack by Hans Zimmer and Joshua Bell Choreographers: Mark Mitchell (SP), Tom Dickson (FS) Coaches: Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson, Amanda Farkas Skate Canada, TEB Mirai Nagasu: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100067 SP Music: "The Man I Love" by George Gershwin FS Music: Music from James Bond by various artists Choreographer: Cindy Stuart Coach: Amy Evidente NHK Trophy, Rostelecom Cup Caroline Zhang - bio not yet updated with program music: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100051&mode=I Coaches: Peter Oppegard, Karen Kwan-Oppegard Skate America Courtney Hicks: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101280&mode=I SP Music: Music from the Soul Surfer soundtrack by Marco Beltrami FS Music: Music from Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber Choreographers: Alex Chang (SP), Jonathan Cassar (FS) Coaches: Jere Michael, Alex Chang Salt Lake Sr. B Samantha Cesario: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100850&mode=I SP Music: "Fever" by various artists FS Music: Music from the Titanic soundtrack by James Horner Choreographer: Inese Bucevica Coaches: MaryLynn Gelderman, Jason Briggs Salt Lake Sr. B Alissa Czisny: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100046&mode=I SP: TBD FS Music: Selections from the Gone with the Wind soundtrack by Max Steiner and Richard Clayderman Choreographer: Marina Zoueva Coaches: Jason Dungjen, Yuka Sato Rachael Flatt (currently listed in ISP) - bio not updated: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100068&mode=I Junior Grand Prix (already assigned or * indicates they are currently listed as alternates): Yasmin Siraj: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101020&mode=I SP Music: "Flower Duet" from the Lakme Opera by Leo Delibes FS Music: Music from the Seven Years in Tibet soundtrack by John Williams (last year's) Coaches: Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson Assigned to JGP Latvia Angela Wang: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100824&mode=I SP Music: "A Beautiful Storm" by Jennifer Thomas FS Music: "Nights in the Gardens of Spain" by Manuel de Falla Choreographers: Tom Dickson (SP), Catarina Lindgren (FS) Coaches: Christy Krall, Damon Allen, Janet Champion Assigned to JGP Latvia *Hannah Miller: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101334&mode=I SP Music: Music from The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky FS Music: "Primavera" by Ludovico Einaudi Choreographer: Daniil Barantsev Coach: Kirsten Miller-Zisholz *Ashley Cain: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101025&mode=I SP Music: "Flamenko" by Flamenko Fire FS Music: "Ave Maria" by William Joseph (last year's) Choreographer: Scott Brown Coaches: Peter Cain, Darlene Cain *Leah Keiser: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101024&mode=I SP Music: Music from Carmen by Georges Bizet FS Music: Music from Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Choreographer: Phillip Mills Coaches: Tammy Gambill, John Nicks, Galina Barinova, Jon Nichols *Vanessa Lam - 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Located in French Quarter, Place d'Armes Hotel is adjacent to Jackson Square and within a 10-minute walk of other popular attractions like French Market. This 84-room, 3-star hotel welcomes guests with free breakfast, an outdoor pool, and free in-room WiFi. Located centrally in New Orleans, it's also close to Mercedes-Benz Superdome and National World War II Museum.
Start your day off right with a free continental breakfast.
Place d'Armes Hotel's 84 air-conditioned rooms provide coffee makers, free newspapers, and safes. Guests can expect to find free WiFi and cable TV. Bathrooms have hair dryers and free toiletries. Phones, ironing boards, and desks are also standard.
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Guests of Place d'Armes Hotel enjoy features like an outdoor pool, free WiFi in public areas, and free newspapers. Valet parking is available for USD 34.00 per night, and there's also limo/town car service. Front-desk staff can answer questions 24/7, and assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and securing valuables. Additional amenities include a porter/bellhop and an ATM.
- Walking distance to Jackson Square and French Market
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This French Quarter hotel in New Orleans is convenient to Jackson Square and 2 blocks to Bourbon Street. Place d'Armes Hotel is a restored 18th-century historical structure that provides an outdoor swimming pool within a garden courtyard. The hotel serves complimentary coffee, juice, and pastries each morning. Free WiFi and high-speed wired Internet may be accessed in public areas. A roundtrip airport shuttle is also available, on request (surcharge).
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Place d'Armes Hotel offers 84 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Premium cable television is provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
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Man stabbed on Laurel Street
A man was stabbed on Laurel Street on Saturday night and flown to a Santa Clara County trauma center, police said.
The man was expected to survive his injuries, officers said Sunday.
About 10:15 p.m. Saturday, police were called to Laurel and Cedar streets for a report of three men fighting and found a man who had been stabbed in the chest and abdomen, Lt. Warren Barry said.
The man was in the parking lot of an apartment complex around the corner from the police department. The victim told officers he was attacked by two Latinos in the parking lot, Barry said.
But his statements conflicted with witness reports, Barry said.
Police found a loaded firearm and blood in a neighboring frontyard, and detectives were called to process the scene and conduct follow-up, Barry said.
The assailants were identified only as Latinos who were about 18 years old. One wore a gray hooded sweatshirt and the other wore a striped shirt, police said.
Police said a person was arrested for driving under the influence after driving through a barricade officers had put up around the crime scene.
Officers ask anyone with information to call investigators at 831-420-5820, or the anonymous tipline at 831-420-5995.
Power knocked out to 12,000
A pickup struck a power pole just after 8 p.m. Saturday triggering a power outage that left more than 12,000 PG&E customers in the dark, the Santa Cruz Fire Department reported.
PG&E reported Sunday that power had been restored to all but eight customers by 10 p.m. and to those few by 9 a.m. Sunday.
The truck hit a parking sign and a fence before it struck a large power pole near Third and K streets along the San Lorenzo River levee, Santa Cruz police said.
The force of the wreck sheered the pole at the base, downed power lines and sparked the power outage, which affected much of downtown Santa Cruz and the Seabright neighborhood.
PG&E said they had to replace the pole, wires, a transformer, fuses and insulators and that several utilities were tied to the pole.
Police said the driver of the truck and the occupants fled, but were later apprehended. Their names were unavailable Sunday.
After the accident, police closed the roads in the Beach Street area and some of those roads remained closed until Sunday afternoon, police said.
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Two men with their faces covered robbed 7-Eleven on Portola Drive early Sunday, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office said.
Few details were available Sunday about the 3:30 a.m. robbery.
It follows a robbery about 10 p.m. Friday of Coast Gasoline on 41st Avenue in Capitola, police said.
In that case, two men entered the station's market and one pointed a handgun at the clerk and demanded money, police said.
Thursday night, about 8:30 p.m., two men with ski masks over their faces robbed a person at an ATM at Bay Federal Credit Union in Aptos Village, deputies said.
Last weekend, at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday, two masked men robbed Wooden Nickel Bar & Grill on Freedom Boulevard and Green Valley Road in Watsonville, police said.
One of the men was armed with a handgun, police said.
It's unclear if any of the robberies are related.
CHP: Teen driver takes out fence, mailboxes
An 18-year-old Watsonville man broke his arm and was arrested for driving under the influence after he lost control of a car on Amesti Road early Sunday and busted through a fence and struck a home, the California Highway Patrol reported.
Miguel Garcida was speeding southbound near Orchard View Drive in a blue Acura Integra about 3:45 a.m. when he lost control on a curve and careened through a fence and some mailboxes, side-swiped a utility pole, crashed into landscaping boulders and came to rest against a home, officer Brad Sadek said.
By the time the Integra reached the home, it had slowed down significantly and did not cause serious damage, Sadek said.
CHP: DUI driver runs light, hits car
The driver of a Volkswagen Jetta was arrested Sunday morning after allegedly running a red light on Highway 9 at Glen Arbor Road and colliding head-on with a Toyota Prius, the CHP said.
No one was seriously hurt in the 9:05 a.m. crash, but both cars were towed and the intersection was blocked while emergency workers cleared the scene, the California Highway Patrol said.
The road was open by 10 a.m.
The driver of the black Jetta, 33-year-old Gavin Ferguson of Ben Lomond, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of methamphetamine, officer Brad Sadek said.
Ferguson was heading north on Highway 9 when he ran the light and hit the blue Prius, which was turning left from Glen Arbor, Sadek said.
Ferguson's dog, a small mixed-breed named Callie, was taken to the county Animal Shelter, Sadek said.
Neither driver suffered visible injuries, but the Prius driver complained of neck pain, Sadek said.