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TPWD News Release — Nov. 22, 2004
EL PASO, Texas – In January, dozens of students from Texas and California will board horse-drawn wagons to retrace the route of gold rush adventurer William P. Huff, whose 300,000-word diary shares the most detailed account available of the less-known southern gold rush trail, recounting Huff's mid-1800's trip from near Houston to near Fresno, California.
The three-week wagon train could be the adventure of a lifetime for the students, who will share their experiences afterward by publishing a book. The educational project is a partnership venture of Madera Unified School District, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Texas Historical Commission, various county historical societies, schools and private ranchers.
On Jan. 4, 14 California sixth graders from the San Joaquin Valley will begin their journey at the Spanish Colonial Socorro Mission in El Paso and start retracing Huff's trail in reverse back toward his point of origin. Groups of 14 students from various Texas schools will also each join the wagon train temporarily at several points.
On Jan. 23, the students will visit Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site in Central Texas. On Jan. 25 at the Texas capitol building, they will present a book about their experience to government officials in a ceremony on the south steps.*
"We want to provide students with the opportunity to 'do' history—not just study about it," said Bill Coate, the California schoolteacher who is leading the project. "We want to establish historical empathy among the students, allowing them to answer for themselves the question, 'What was life really like for Texas gold seekers?'" Finally, we want to allow the students to add to the body of historical knowledge by resurrecting the memory of a relatively unknown Texas pioneer, thus giving the Texas Argonauts [gold rush pioneers] their rightful place in history."
Each morning on the trail, the students will conduct readings from Huff's diary covering the upcoming day's travel. They will discuss diary segments in terms of content and vocabulary. But the readings will also prepare the students to closely compare what they are about to see with what Huff wrote more than 150 years ago.
The students will help harness the mules and look to the wagons, learn to drive the mules, help pitch camp every night and generally experience as much of authentic 1800's pioneer life as possible. Students will take notes along the way, and each day will record their thoughts on a tape recorder.
During the trail ride, students in California and Texas will be able to follow the journey online and will be invited to pose questions to the kids on the trail via the TPWD Web site (http://tpwd.texas.gov/expltx/eft/huff/).
At the end of the trail, students will return to their classes and collaborate via e-mail to compose a book about their experiences titled "Following the Steps of William P. Huff," which will be published in hardcover and online.
William P. Huff was one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred original settlers who came to San Felipe, Texas in 1824, where he and his father opened a general store.
Huff lived through the Texas Revolution and became good friends with many of the luminaries of Texas history. He was connected not only with Austin but also with William B. Travis, Jim Bowie, and Sam Houston.
When Houston ordered San Felipe burned during the Runaway Scrape, Huff set fire to his own store and rode off to do his part in the struggle against the invading Mexican army.
After Texas declared independence, Huff became a newspaper editor in Richmond and was on the job when he learned that gold had been discovered in California.
Huff decided to join the mad rush for the land of Ophir and headed overland for California. After months of trials and tribulations on the trail, Huff made it to Mariposa (near the border of today's Yosemite National Park), where he mined for gold for three years.
Huff never struck gold, and he was penniless when he returned home in 1853. The only thing he had to show for his efforts were two worn, leather bound ledger books in which he had kept a daily account of his trip.
During the Civil War, Huff did not join the Confederate Army. For this reason he was permitted to become a judge in Fort Bend County during Reconstruction.
In 1886, Huff died and was buried in Houston. His only legacy was his gold rush journal, which was passed down from generation to generation. It is currently the property of Huff's great-great grandson, David Ewing Stewart of Van Vleck.
Stewart loaned the diary to Coate, who has turned the aging manuscript into an interstate history project. Coate first learned of the diary in 1986 while in Matagorda County at a historical education event, where Stewart approached Coate and showed him the diary. Since then, Coate has been researching the diary and using parts of it for history class projects. In 1993, he began staging student wagon trains along the diary route. The Texas project is his most ambitious yet.
"Texas Argonauts have been sadly neglected in the historiography of the California gold rush due to the paucity of diaries coming from the southern trails," Coate explained. "While overland accounts of travel over the Oregon/California Trail are abundant, fewer than 60 journals from the southern trails exist. Thus, most accounts of the California gold rush, including those in textbooks, focus on travel from Missouri along the Platte River to Sutter's Fort," he said.
State parks and historic sites on the wagon train route include Fort McKavett State Historic Site, Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site ** and Hueco Tanks State Historic Site near El Paso, where Huff lost his mules in a nighttime raid by Native American Indians, according to his diary notes.
Several private ranches are opening their gates to the wagon train, partly through the efforts of TPWD, whose biologists and game wardens are well known by most ranchers in rural Texas.
The El Paso County Historical Commission, Crane County Historical Commission, Menard County Historical Commission and similar groups are also aiding the wagon train project, with coordinating support from the Texas Historical Commission, the state agency for historic preservation.
* Correction, Jan. 3, 2005: The original version of this paragraph has been edited to reflect the latest itinerary. (Return to corrected item.)
* Correction, Jan. 3, 2005: The original version of this news release incorrectly listed Enchanted Rock State Natural Area among the state parks and historic sites along the route. The correct site is Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site. (Return to corrected item.)
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Voting for the 3rd annual Cattle Production Veterinarian Hall of Fame is underway, with a closing deadline of August 5. The award honors one beef and one dairy veterinarian who have made a significant impact on and contributions to their industry.
Following the 2012 awards when Drs. Jim Jarrett and John Herrick were honored, this year six individuals, representing more than 200 years of service in cattle production medicine, have been selected by their peers as nominees for this Cattle Production Veterinarian Hall of Fame.
The six beef and dairy veterinarian nominees who will be voted on by their peers are:
- Beef – Dr. Robert Bohlender, Dr. Robert Pierson and Dr. Don Williams
- Dairy – Dr. David Morrow, III, Dr. H. Fred Troutt and Dr. Elmer Woelffer
AVC members can vote in person at their Aug. 1 to 3 meeting in Colorado Springs, Colo., or online at avc-beef.org.
AVC members can view the biographies here.
AABP members can vote online at aabp.org/halloffame. Voting will remain open through August 5th. Each veterinarian can vote for one beef and one dairy veterinarian from the nominees. View the biographies in the members section of AABP here.
The Cattle Production Veterinarian Hall of Fame was established in 2011 to celebrate the rich traditions of production veterinary medicine by honoring the exceptional men and women who have made lasting contributions to the veterinary profession.
Five organizations sponsor the hall of fame including the American Association of Bovine Practitioners, the Academy of Veterinary Consultants, Bovine Veterinarian, Merck Animal Health and Osborn Barr, an agricultural marketing and communications company.

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Gnarly Trombone: Here's a few ways to improve the Stampede
July 14, 2014
OK, OK, I know. The Rodeo is over now, and it's the only thing that was happening in Greeley for about the last six months, and you're probably REALLY tired of hearing about it, but this is important.
As we all know by now, this past Stampede was, as they say in Cowboy Lingo "A WALLAPPALOOZER!!"
Which, if you've ever talked to a cowboy, you know that means the Stampede was a Big Success.
Good for the Stampede Guys.
But, some things can always be improved.
Therefore, because of my rodeo expertise (I once wore a cowboy hat for about 10 minutes) I consider myself an expert on Stampedes and what the Weld County folks, Greeley folks and visitor folks would like to see:
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» 1. Instead of a Demolition Derby, where we have a bunch of people we don't know driving around and crashing into each other, let's add the Weld County Commissioners' Crash 'N Dash! What they do, is we put each commissioner into a motorized shopping cart, and then they have to run into each other until every cart is either smashed beyond repair, or the Commishes all start crying. The winning commissioner gets to be the Emperor of the 51st State, called "Commissionerland."
» 2. We had a lot of good country singers up there on stage, and they attracted some great crowds. But we can improve on the concert idea: Let the Greeley City Council get up on stage and sing traditional country songs, like "Greeley — The Land of Large Potatoes." And "That Smell Doesn't Come From Greeley Anymore — It's Gilcrest's Feedlot!" While our Councilguys may not be very good singers and/or musicians, there is a bonus here. Rotten tomatoes will be distributed free to everyone attending the concert.
» 3. Because election season is finally here, we can't leave the politicians out of our celebration. Therefore, they each get a costume, and take turns as the clown in the bull-riding competition. If one gets stomped on or eaten by the bull, we can always find another "Office Seeker."
» 4. I know we keep going back to the Demolition Derby, but another GREAT IDEA just flashed before me. I was driving on 10th Street, and a motorcycle rider was in front of me, when an ugly, non-descript, dented car pulled out of a side street and nearly hit the biker. I hit my brakes and the biker swerved, and they missed a crash. The biker passed the Idiot Driver and said something that probably shouldn't be printed here, and then went on his way. I started to pass the Idiot Car Driver, and he decided to change lanes WITHOUT SIGNALLING, causing me to swerve almost into the car next to me, and I gave him a blast of my car horn. I could tell he was a Tough Guy because he was wearing a baseball cap sideways and had tattoos on his face. This guy needs to be in the Stampede. Put him in the arena WITHOUT HIS CAR and have about 25 bikers run close to him. They can't actually hit him, but close enough to scare his hat straight. We'd get the biggest crowds ever, plus everyone would be nominating the next guy to go in the arena.
» 5. As we all know, the Stampede is always looking for new ideas, so this one will get them really excited. The OttoRope! Yep. You take Greeley City Manager Roy Otto, dress him up like a cow, and get about 10 cowboys and cowgirls riding Texas Longhorn Steers, and they have to rope and hogtie good ol' Roy.
We already asked Roy, and he said he'd REALLY like to do this. He might put up a fight when the Stampede Committee comes to get him, but that's only an act.
The name Gnarly Trombone was taken from an 1871 Cincinnati newspaper that misread Horace Greeley's handwritten name of the Greeley Tribune. Mike Peters is a retired Tribune staff writer. He may be emailed at email@example.com.
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Where I live temples are in very short supply, so I am looking to go on my first ever retreat. Yep, after about 10 years of practice I never been on a retreat. Now I am looking to go. I was wondering where would be a good place, in the U.S. to go.
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ELITE trees are being bred in south Oxfordshire to survive the contagious disease which could threaten 95 per cent of Britain's ash population.
Hundreds of trees at the Kingsmere development in Bicester were destroyed last week after they were found to contain the Chalara dieback fungus, which can kill trees.
The Government is now focusing on destroying infected young trees, which have been found in about a dozen counties, instead of trying to halt the spread by culling or using fungicides.
It is also stepping up the search for trees that can resist the disease, and the Earth Trust at Little Wittenham runs one of four seedling seed orchards where elite ash trees have been cultivated.
At the trust's Paradise Wood, 36 different types of elite ash tree have been grown. Jo Clark, forestry research manager at the trust, said 330 out of the 1,296 elite ash trees remained.
She said: "We have been testing them and we have cut out the poor-performing individuals so there are now 330 of these elite trees remaining.
"We are reasonably confident that we will have some ash trees that are resistant to Chalara, and that could form the basis of a new ash tree population.
"The ash has been here since the last Ice Age and has a broad genetic base, so I don't think it's curtains for it quite yet – I think it has a reasonable future.
"The Earth Trust is at the very heart of work that could save the ash tree."
The trust has planted about 60,000 trees in Paradise Wood, which is now the largest collection of hardwood forestry genetics trials in Britain.
Ms Clark added: "The tree populations in Paradise Wood have a broad genetic diversity, increasing the likelihood that we will be able to find genotypes that are naturally resistant to ash dieback and could be used to repopulate Britain's forests."
Earth Trust chief executive Jayne Manley said: "We hope that funding will be available to capitalise on the work that the Earth Trust and its partners have done to date."
The scheme to find ash trees resistant to dieback disease is being run by the Earth Trust charity, with the Forestry Commission's research arm, and the Future Trees Trust.
The Government has allocated about £8m annually for tree health and Ms Clark, who lives in south Oxfordshire, said she hoped the elite trees project would attract Government funding.
She added: "Seeds from the elite trees could be taken and planted near the (ash dieback) pathogen in places like East Anglia and Denmark, to see if they were resistant or not.
"Planting would have to be done in quarantine and in order to do that you need more funds. At the moment this work is being done on a shoestring by two or three members of staff."
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has pledged to invest more funds into researching ways of combating dieback disease.
Ash dieback is caused by the Chalara fraxinea fungus and is being treated as a quarantine pest under national emergency measures.
The disease, which has infected 90 per cent of trees in Denmark, has been found at about 115 sites across the UK.
According to the Forestry Commission, there are 6,250 acres of ash woodland across Oxfordshire.


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Dave Jones of Foster Lumber said Friday that the phony $100 bill passed to his clerk about a week ago was the first one the firm has gotten in about 25 years.
But others say people passing counterfeit cash in Vallejo is not uncommon.
A local bank executive said it happens often, but this is usually the off-season for that kind of crime.
"When we catch it, it has to go to the Secret Service, and they run it through a series of tests," the banker said. "We can't give it back to the merchant, even if they know who gave it to them."
The merchant is basically just out the money and whatever merchandise the passer bought with it, she said. There have been rare occasions when the Secret Service has found a suspicious bill to be real, and it's returned, she said.
The banker said this crime is relatively common in Vallejo, but typically later in the year.
"We call it 'tis the season,' because it's very common from August through December as people try to set up for Christmas," she said. "It runs in spurts, but never really goes away."
Jones alerted the Chamber of Commerce that he and another nearby merchant were both passed the funny money on the same day, and a warning was issued.
"We wanted to share the information with our members so they can try to protect themselves," chamber board chairperson Pippin Dew said.
The same day Foster Lumber was hit, J & M Mississippi BBQ up the street, was also passed a bad bill, an official said.
"This is the first time we've ever had a counterfeit bill because we never take large bills," Sharon Morris said. "We were in a hurry and broke our own rule, and that's what happened."
The small store lost about $90 after the passer bought a $10 plate and asked for change, Morris said. The bill was discovered to be phony later, she said.
"The workers didn't recognize it, though someone in the back did notice the passer was nervous. But by the time he got to the front, the guy was gone," she sad. "It looks real, it has the markings when you hold it up to the light, but it felt a little different, and when we really examined it, the paper peeled in the back."
The banker said feeling large bills is one of the best ways to catch bad ones.
"Your hands are one of your best detectors," the banker said. "If you feel it, compared to a $1, which are always real, since no one ever counterfeits a one."
Real bills have a hologram watermark to the right of the portrait which exactly duplicates the portrait, and is visible when help up to the light, she said.
Contact staff writer Rachel Raskin-Zrihen at (707) 553-6824 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @RachelVTH.
Merchants can try to avoid accepting counterfeit money by:
* Refusing to accept large bills. You have to accept "legal tender" ... the operative word being "legal."
* Buying a currency marking pen at any office supply stores to confirm if the bill's paper is real.
* Watermark. When newer bills are held up to the light, a hologram of the portrait on the bill should be visible. If they don't match exactly -- the same person, facing the same direction -- the money is counterfeit. The only bill with no hologram is a $1.
* If the money feels funny it might not be real. But this only works if you handle a lot of money.
If you do get passed a bad bill:
* Don't return it to the counterfeiter. However, safety is paramount. If you are not positive, just let it go and try to get the counterfeiter's license plate number.
* Delay the passer if possible, and observe his/her description, and that of any companions.
* Contact your local police department or Secret Service field office.
* Write your initials and the date in the white border areas of the suspect note, but limit handling it. Carefully place it in a protective covering, like an envelope and surrender it only to a properly identified police officer or a U.S. Secret Service special agent.


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wonderful gf pizzas!
1433 Denver Ave, Loveland, CO 80538
yummy, Kim the owner is super friendly, and celiac safe!
1433 Denver Ave, Loveland, CO 80538
Great GF pizza and no reactions! Yay!
3602 6th Ave #103, Tacoma, WA 98406
I am celiac and have never had a reaction from thier food! it is so nice to be able to order pizza and know that it is safe for me to eat, affordable, and delicious!
13317 Northeast 12th Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98685
Used same toppings and dishes and no separate prep area. Very misleading.
3602 6th Ave #103, Tacoma, WA 98406
Do not trust them to be truly gluten free. If you have celiac this is not a safe place to eat. My daughter and I both had terrible reactions to the cross-contamination!
1433 Denver Ave, Loveland, CO 80538
Staff is friendly and understands gluten free requirements for Celiacs disease. Best pizza in town and they make a large for more than one individual. 😃
8410 SW Nimbus Avenue, Beaverton, OR 97008
I love their GF crust.. flavorful and it's a "normal" size... not that teeny Udi's crust you get from the national chains at the same price. (grrr) I like that I can share with my family. Staff is always accommodating, they deliver, and you can use their coupons/deals on GF (also unlike the national chains).
8802 Potranco Road #111, San Antonio, TX 78251
Was traveling through the area and decided to try this GF pizza. Sadly it was food for the evening but not that great. Burned crust, soaking in cheese and pepperoni oil - no flavor at all in the crust. Maybe made from potato flour?!&?
13317 Northeast 12th Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98685
We love their herb crust. They toss all their dough in gluten free flour which is really nice. I reacted the first time, but we let them know the gluten free pizza is for those really sensitive to gluten and they have opened all new packages for the toppings.
8802 Potranco Road #111, San Antonio, TX 78251
The first couple of times my husband and I had Garlic Jims gluten free pizza, it was amazing. For some reason every time we go back to either location, the pizza tastes horrible, and I've been glutened a couple of times. We have given up on this place.
2766 W 11th Ave, Eugene, OR 97402
The best GF Pizza in town!!! The staff is very friendly.
10219 SE Sunnyside Road, Clackamas, OR 97015
Best gf pizza crust I've had so far. Only problem is I've felt symptoms the last few times I've gotten their pizza. One of the last times I was there the person at the register handed me the pizza with his hands/arms coated in flour. Yes I was sick after eating it, but it tasted delicious. Wish I could go back, but better to be safe.
8802 Potranco Road #111, San Antonio, TX 78251
I really love their pizza! A bonus for me is that they even have dairy free cheese. I give them 4 out of 5 because they are sometimes out of the dairy free cheese.
8802 Potranco Road #111, San Antonio, TX 78251
Really great pizza! The guy who helped us knew about gluten allergies and ask me about my sensitivity level. I would definitely go back.
8802 Potranco Road #111, San Antonio, TX 78251
Eaten there twice without getting sick. They don't use cornmeal for their GF crust, either, which is a bonus. A little pricey if you get their gourmet pizza, but a large cheese and mushroom was 18. Nice that they have small, medium, and large pizza. They prepare the pizza in a separate space.
4555 Liberty Road South, Salem, OR 97302
They are not safe with cross contamination. Last time I went there I got sick and got my blood drawn and my numbers were off. It was the only place I had eaten, other than my house. It tasted good, but if you are on a strict gluten free diet or have celiac disease I do not recommend going there.
13317 Northeast 12th Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98685
I went to pick up a pizza and didn't. I don't consider it to be gluten free with shared toppings, work area, and equipment and flour being tossed around.
2128 N. Glenoaks Blvd. #103, Burbank, CA 91504
They use all different utensils and everything here, I have yet to get sick. And their pizza is delicious!
18404 120th Avenue NE, Bothell, WA 98011
For some reason, this place has glutened me every single time (I am Celiac). I have called to speak with management at the location and was very unsatisfied with the exchange. Didn't seem like the manager knew a thing about what I was asking, which seems odd given the GIG certification requirements. At least the Kirkland location has always fed me safely, so we go out of our way to get it there instead of 2 miles from our house. Anyone else had problems with this Bothell location??
5031 168th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA 98037
Had the GF Gourmet Hawaiian pizza ~ canadian bacon, pineapple, coconut, & almond slivers. Crust was tasty, rest of pizza was ok. As others have noted, their price is a bit high...$3 extra charge for GF. They were very busy so service was a bit slow. Mgr offered free beverage though for the wait. A few hours after eating, I found myself to be VERY thirsty, so there must have been a lot of salt in the pizza. This place is mostly take-out, although they do have a small "waiting area" for you to actually eat there (about 8 stools). When staff was questioned about cross contamination, they responded by saying that they are very careful to not cross contaminate, which is great because they are GIG trained.
3602 6th Ave #103, Tacoma, WA 98406
meh not so gluten free...my girlfriend is in the begining stages of flushing gluten from her diet so we went for GJ's pesto garlic chicken with bacon pizza and man there was gluten all in that pizza...so words for the wise garlic jims just because the crust is gluten free that doesnt mean its not touching other items containing gluten.
18404 120th Avenue NE, Bothell, WA 98011
They have the best GF crust I've ever had!!!
1876 S. Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Who doesn't love pizza?!! And this place offers Gluten Free pizza which is even better. It's true, it gets pricey but I enjoy fresh toppings and great service. It's a bit of a drive but definitely worth it. I would recommend this place to friends!
12480 SW Walker Road, Beaverton, OR 97005
Tasty GF crust, price is comparable to other GF pizza, they deliver, and their menu is very clear about what is gluten free! I love it!
Chennault Beach Plaza 10924 Mukilteo Speedway, Suite D, Mukilteo, WA 98275
Love this loc ation. gluten free pizza is delicious. no problem with delivery.
1876 S. Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
A great gluten free pizza! I'm from the east coast and I'm picky. One of the best I've ever had. Had to change my rating because I ordered a pizza at 8:30 and they wouldn't deliver it because it was too late and then dude hung up on me.
9796 Edmonds Way, Edmonds, WA 98020
The service is wonderful and never had to wait more than about 15 minutes for a pizza. I've ordered from this and other locations several times and have never had a reaction.
4555 Liberty Road South, Salem, OR 97302
I asked them to cook the pizza a little longer then they normally do. Much better!
8431 122nd Ave NE, Kirkland, WA 98033
The pizza crust is a perfect balance of thin and regular crust. Plus it's kinda herby which makes it even more yummy. Not the cheapest but definitely worth it.
3602 6th Ave #103, Tacoma, WA 98406
Garlic Jim's has now reopened for business!!! They are located at 3602, 6th Ave., Suite 103, (same address as before). Great pizza, at a great price! Gourmet Right Away! Come visit us! Under new management! We proudly serve GF pizza!
2400 NE 65th St, Seattle, WA 98115
Really really good, but my very sensitive daughter with celiac had a reaction last time. Possibly cross contaminated from the flour on the workers shirt that gave us our pizza. We were sad because pizza was delicious but can't risk going back.
1105 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
Are you kidding me?! Their website has a GF page...with the headline proclaiming Gluten Free*...with an * to a disclaimer that says these ingredients not intended for consumption by those with wheat allergies yada yada...?! Seriously? What am I missing here? Step away from Garlic Jim's and no one gets hurt.
6030 Main St. SW, Lakewood, WA 98499
This restaurant is closed
13317 Northeast 12th Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98685
A friendly staff. Good pizza.
3982 Red Cedar Drive, Suite A, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
Awesome pizza and have never had a problem with them messing up my order. I have celiacs and have eaten there many times with no issues. Absolutely the best GF takeout/delivery pizza out there.
Chennault Beach Plaza 10924 Mukilteo Speedway, Suite D, Mukilteo, WA 98275
The pizza here was excellent as they have been so far for me at Garlic Jim restaurants. FYI - This franchise serves only Large size in the GF pizza which surprised me because others I've been to only offered medium. You may want to confirm what size is available when you order.
9796 Edmonds Way, Edmonds, WA 98020
We stopped by as we got off the ferry as an only option place to eat because we were so hungry. The pizza place was very small and we had to eat in the car. The staff was super unfriendly except for Xavier who took our order. The prices were reasonable. I was very happy with their knowledge and that I could order any pizza I wanted. The pizza was good...the crust was very comparable to Dominos....but a lot more toppings. I did like that I could order a small, medium or large and the price was the same as the "normal" pizzas.o would go here again if I was in the area!
1876 S. Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
The Torrance, CA location I frequent is THE BEST! They were never unkind when I 1st began going there and I requested they use clean utensils, prepare my pie away from the others, etc. Awesome staff, GREAT product and did I mention really really GOOD PIE! Pizza is Back @ Garlic Jim's!!!
3982 Red Cedar Drive, Suite A, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
Delicious gf pizza. However their customer service is horrendous. After having NON-GF pizza delivered to my house (by their error) at least three times, the manager insisted we were wrong and that we send the pizza back for his inspection before he would send a gf pizza (obviously thinking we were trying to rip them off). It was very obvious it was not gf, especially since we also ordered a regular, non-gf pizza for my husband. We told him he could keep his pizza and haven't eaten their since.
8431 122nd Ave NE, Kirkland, WA 98033
Always delicious. Always just right. Kinda wish I had 4 stomachs to be able to eat more of it ;). I also have never gotten cross-contamination-gluten from here. This = miracle.
5730 Ruddell Road Southeast, Lacey, WA 98513
Very tasty gluten free pizza.
6030 Main St. SW, Lakewood, WA 98499
Take out or delivery only. Delicious gf pizza delivered on base, and with a military discount. I love Garlic Jim's. It's too bad that two slices blows my diet for the day.
12480 SW Walker Road, Beaverton, OR 97005
Great pizza!
6030 Main St. SW, Lakewood, WA 98499
Just ordered a gluten free pizza from Garlic Jim's. I had a half and half, Southwestern Chicken and Chicken Bacon Ranch. The crust was delicious, not grainy like some GF crusts can be, not greasy at all, and full of flavor. I wish there was a Garlic Jim's in the Tri-Cities, WA.
34024 Hoyt Road SW, Ste H, Federal Way, WA 98023
The gluten free crust is a little boring except in the chicken bacon ranch pizza. That is the only worthwhile pizza we've had here.
2128 N. Glenoaks Blvd. #103, Burbank, CA 91504
Definitely great tasting gf pizza. BBQ Chicken is my fav. It is rather pricey, but I can say I've never had a reaction from eating there.
2128 N. Glenoaks Blvd. #103, Burbank, CA 91504
The first chain I'd visited who were highly knowledgable and celiac friendly - you can feel safe with them but little tip, order pizza during less busy hours if possible to avoid too much kitchen activity at once... Keeps those small risks even smaller
12480 SW Walker Road, Beaverton, OR 97005
GF pizza is very good. The price is similar to other pizza parlors that sell specialty pizzas (between $13-$17).
13317 Northeast 12th Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98685
Nice that there is a GF option but the crust was terrible and the pizza was overloaded with lots of rubbery cheese.
8431 122nd Ave NE, Kirkland, WA 98033
Pretty good GF pizza. Download and use an app called pirq to get on demand discounts.
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New York City, Urban, middle-class consumers in China, or "Chuppies," are interested in more American product choices, according to a new survey commissioned by UPS. High-quality personal care toiletries and consumer electronics led the list of most desired American products. Apparel and fashion accessories and music and videos were close behind. The items drawing the least interest: American cigarettes and liquor.
"These findings show the urban consumer market in China has a great potential for foreign, and especially American, exporters," said Fei-Lang Wang, international affairs professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology. "It confirms there is a sizeable group of urban residents in China with considerable disposable income who are developing brand-name consciousness, becoming savvy consumers and acquiring a taste for foreign goods."
UPS commissioned the survey of the rapidly growing Chinese urban middle-class following dramatic service and coverage area expansion in Asia.


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TPWD News Release — Dec. 20, 2010
AUSTIN – Some of Texas' most remarkable natural history and most iconic wildlife can be found at sites featured on the Far West Texas Wildlife Trail whose debut this month completes a statewide wildlife trail system launched 15 years ago to bolster birding and other forms of nature tourism.
The Great Texas Wildlife Trail system's ninth and final trail spans the vast reaches of West Texas – from El Paso to the Permian Basin to the Big Bend — and features 10 driving loops and 57 sites. Sites located along the 940-mile circuitous route highlight the region's tallest mountains, grandest rivers, starriest skies, vast sand dunes, sprawling desert and an encyclopedic roster of much of the state's most noteworthy flora and fauna.
The Great Texas Wildlife Trails system, which encompasses 953 sites along the state's highways and byways, stands alone as the nation's grandfather of wildlife trails. Following Texas' lead, more than 40 states now have wildlife trails.
The Central Coast section of the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail, developed in 1995, was the state's and nation's first wildlife trail. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department partnered with the Texas Department of Transportation, dozens of coastal communities and private landowners to launch the initiative designed to showcase the state's world-class birding venues and wildlife-rich sites, while fostering sustainable economic development in the largely rural communities located along the trail.
Nature tourism in Texas is big business. Wildlife viewing in Texas attracts more than 4 million participants, generates $2.9 billion in expenditures and has an economic impact of $5.1 billion, according to a 2006 U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service national survey of fishing, hunting, and wildlife-associated recreation.
"It's only fitting that our state, with its unmatched wealth of natural and cultural treasures, has blazed the way for the nation to create thousands of miles of wildlife trails to provide the public with a convenient way to visit our special wild and beautiful places," says Carter Smith, TPWD's executive director. "These trails also provide economic incentives for landowners and communities to conserve habitats, while providing recreation opportunities for the traveling public."
For the Far West Texas Wildlife Trail, TPWD joined with the non-profit Texas Mountain Trail and Texas Pecos Trail regions, both part of the Texas Historical Association's Texas Heritage Trails Program, to solicit nominations from West Texas cities and towns for wildlife-viewing and birding locations and to help fund the trail map, roadside signs and other ancillary products.
"West Texas is a huge area still somewhat unfamiliar to many travelers who don't know where to go to see the best of what the region offers," says TPWD nature tourism manager Shelly Plante. "The trail map makes the vast area more manageable and provides guidance on where to go and how to contact chambers of commerce for information on where to stay and dine. It's a wonderful complement to the historical commission's Texas Mountain and Texas Pecos trail maps, putting all of West Texas' cultural and natural resources at your fingertips."
The colorful, 27 x 36-inch map points the way to such West Texas landmarks as the Franklin and Guadalupe mountains, Big Bend National Park, Indian Lodge, the McDonald Observatory, Hueco Tanks State Park, Wyler Aerial Tramway and Chinati Hot Springs. Each Far West Texas Wildlife Trail roadside site is marked by the trail's brown sign sporting the outline of a scaled quail. Also highlighted on the state's newest wildlife trail are top local and regional parks, nature-rich golf courses, nature trails and nature centers.
Travelers can refer to the map, which is marked with the 57 sites broken down into 10 loops, to find out which sites charge a fee and which are open daily and allow camping, are day-use only or require calling ahead of time to visit. Each site listing provides a synopsis of best spots to view indigenous and migratory bird species, as well as West Texas critters such as horned lizards, roadrunners, bighorn sheep, mule deer, bobcat and the occasional mountain lion.
The new West Texas map and the other eight in the state's suite of wildlife/birding trail maps can be purchased for $2 each from the Texas AgriLife Extension Bookstore. The set of nine maps can be purchased together at the discounted price of $10. The maps will guide you to more than 900 distinct birding and wildlife viewing sites throughout Texas. Each map includes driving loops, and each site is designated with a unique highway sign and site number corresponding to the map. The maps also have information about the wildlife likely to be found at each site. For more information, visit TPWD's Great Texas Wildlife Trails website.
For information on the Texas Heritage Trails visit the Texas Mountain Trail Region (www.texasmountaintrail.com) and Texas Pecos Trail Region (www.texaspecostrail.com) online.


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The National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) will hold its Annual Conference from August 4-7, 2013 at the Washington Hilton in NW Washington DC. The NCURA Annual Conference is being held just steps from our Washington DC accommodations, and will offer a series of workshops, discussion groups, and networking opportunities for research administrators.
If you are searching for a convenient place to stay near the Conference, consider our Guest House, a few minutes walking distance from the Hilton, and offering complimentary homemade breakfasts and free WiFi. For simple walking directions from our Dupont Circle hotel, please see the map below.
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I've been talking about the fiscal backdrop being poor. We've seen the effects of austerity in Europe for the past three years, and they aren't pretty. Now they're about to come here. They're already here to some degree.
The past two months' budget balance produced a surplus of $20 billion in December and what looks to be a deficit of $27 billion for January. In contrast, the "normal" level of monthly deficit spending over the past four years has averaged about $100 billion. Recently it's been running at about $90 billion.
We can look at that number as being the minimum amount of net new creation of dollar financial assets to keep the system stable. Without that, people and firms could find it hard to pay their taxes. Remember, government spending literally creates the dollars with which people pay their taxes.
So the fiscal backdrop is not supportive at all.
But we could be getting some help from two other places: private credit creation and savings. Over the past four years -- that is, since the crisis bottom in 2009 -- the component of bank credit that is total loans and leases has been growing. We went from about $7.0 trillion in total bank loans and leases in 2009 to $7.23 trillion currently. That's a nice recovery, yet total loans and leases outstanding still remain below their record high of $7.3 trillion. Banks have been picking up their lending, just not that aggressively.
We also know that household debt service as a percentage of disposable income is at the lowest level since 1984. This comes right from the Federal Reserve's own Financial Obligations Ratio, which it publishes quarterly. This means that household balance sheets are far healthier than they have been at any time in the recent past. While this in and of itself is not a guarantee that we'll see another credit cycle, it certainly does not hurt. It's like potential energy: It has the power to "blow" at any time. And if it does blow, it could easily power a major growth boom in the private sector.
The second potentially bullish fundamental is the high level of personal savings. The Personal Income Report the other day showed personal savings to be an astounding $805 billion in the month of December. That's the second-highest nominal reading on record. The highest was $958 billion back in 2008. Personal savings exploded in December, thanks to a massive transfer of savings from corporations to individuals via dividends. I talked about that in yesterday's column.
We know from basic economics that investment equals savings. In other words, for any level of savings, you get some level of investment, and vice-versa, any level of investment equals some level of savings. Clearly, when looking at the massive increase in personal savings, the firepower is there.
Should households decide to "dissave" (i.e., consume), they can now do an awful lot. And if you tie in the possibility of a new credit cycle, perhaps driven by rising confidence and increased loan demand, then the one-two punch combination of dissaving and private credit creation could swamp any of the negative effects of austerity. This would mean a significantly stronger economy and higher stock prices.


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Hemocyte Plus
Generic Name: multivitamins/folic acid/iron/minerals (muhl-tee-VYE-ta-mins/FOE-lik AS-id/EYE-urn/MIN-er-als)
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Accidental overdose of products that contain iron is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children younger than 6 years old. Keep this and all medicines out of the reach of children. In case of accidental ingestion, call the poison control center or a doctor at once.
Hemocyte Plus is used for:
Preventing and treating certain types of anemia (eg, caused by low blood iron levels, poor nutrition). It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Hemocyte Plus is a vitamin, folic acid, iron, and mineral combination. It works by providing vitamins, folic acid, iron, and minerals to the body.
Do NOT use Hemocyte Plus if:
- you are allergic to any ingredient in Hemocyte Plus
- you have certain iron metabolism problems (eg, hemosiderosis, hemochromatosis), hemolytic anemia, pernicious anemia, or you have high levels of iron in your blood
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Some medical conditions may interact with Hemocyte Plus. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of the following apply to you:
- if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
- if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
- if you have allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances
- if you have sickle cell anemia or a history of other blood problems (eg, porphyria, thalassemia)
- if you have a peptic ulcer or stomach or bowel problems (eg, ulcerative colitis)
- if you have glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, have a bleeding problem, have had multiple blood transfusions, or are receiving dialysis
- if you have a history of seizures
Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with Hemocyte Plus. Tell your health care provider if you are taking any other medicines, especially any of the following:
- Fluorouracil because the risk of its side effects may be increased by Hemocyte Plus
- Doxycycline, hydantoins (eg, phenytoin), mycophenolate, penicillamine, or thyroid hormones (eg, levothyroxine) because their effectiveness may be decreased by Hemocyte Plus
This may not be a complete list of all interactions that may occur. Ask your health care provider if Hemocyte Plus may interact with other medicines that you take. Check with your health care provider before you start, stop, or change the dose of any medicine.
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Use Hemocyte Plus as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.
- Take Hemocyte Plus by mouth with or without food. If stomach upset occurs, take with food to reduce stomach irritation.
- If you also take antacids, bisphosphonates (eg, etidronate), cephalosporins (eg, cefdinir), doxycycline, hydantoins (eg, phenytoin), levodopa, methyldopa, penicillamine, quinolones (eg, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin), tetracyclines (eg, minocycline), or thyroid hormones (eg, levothyroxine), ask your doctor or pharmacist how to take them with Hemocyte Plus.
- If you miss a dose of Hemocyte Plus, take it as soon as possible. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use Hemocyte Plus.
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- Do not take more than the recommended dose without checking with your doctor.
- Do not take large doses of vitamins (megadoses or megavitamin therapy) while you use Hemocyte Plus unless your doctor tells you to.
- Hemocyte Plus has folic acid and iron in it. Before you start any new medicine, check the label to see if it has folic acid or iron in it too. If it does or if you are not sure, check with your doctor or pharmacist.
- Hemocyte Plus has iron in it. Iron overdose is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children younger than 6 years of age. In case of an overdose, call a doctor or poison control center right away.
- This product may contain tartrazine dye (FD & C Yellow No. 5). This may cause an allergic reaction in some patients. If you have ever had an allergic reaction to tartrazine, ask your pharmacist if your product has tartrazine in it.
- Hemocyte Plus may interfere with certain lab tests, including tests used to check for blood in the stool. Be sure your doctor and lab personnel know you are taking Hemocyte Plus.
- Lab tests, including hematocrit, hemoglobin levels, and blood iron levels, may be performed while you use Hemocyte Plus. These tests may be used to monitor your condition or check for side effects. Be sure to keep all doctor and lab appointments.
- Hemocyte Plus should be used with extreme caution in CHILDREN; safety and effectiveness in children have not been confirmed.
- PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: If you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits and risks of using Hemocyte Plus while you are pregnant. Hemocyte Plus is found in breast milk. If you are or will be breast-feeding while you use Hemocyte Plus, check with your doctor. Discuss any possible risks to your baby.
Possible side effects of Hemocyte Plus:
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur:
Constipation; dark or green stools; diarrhea; nausea; stomach pain; vomiting.
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); black, tarry, or bloody stools; severe or persistent stomach pain.
This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, contact your health care provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. To report side effects to the appropriate agency, please read the Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA.
If OVERDOSE is suspected:
Contact 1-800-222-1222 (the American Association of Poison Control Centers), your local poison control center, or emergency room immediately. Symptoms may include black, tarry, or bloody stools; blue or unusually pale skin; drowsiness or dizziness; fast heartbeat; increased thirst or urination; seizures; severe or persistent nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or stomach pain; sluggishness; vomiting blood; weakness.Proper storage of Hemocyte Plus:
Store Hemocyte Plus at 77 degrees F (25 degrees C). Brief storage at temperatures between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 and 30 degrees C) is permitted. Store away from heat, moisture, and light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep Hemocyte Plus out of the reach of children and away from pets.
General information:
- If you have any questions about Hemocyte Plus, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
- Hemocyte Plus is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
- If your symptoms do not improve or if they become worse, check with your doctor.
- Check with your pharmacist about how to dispose of unused medicine.
This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take Hemocyte Plus or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about Hemocyte Plus. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to Hemocyte Plus. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using Hemocyte Plus.


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The Minnesota Wild traded defenseman Nick Schultz to Edmonton for defenseman and Minnesota native Tom Gilbert. Schultz is the all-time leader in games played for the Wild with 743. He has played in at least 79 games in each of the last 6 seasons for Minnesota including all 62 games this season. Gilbert has 3 goals and 14 assists in 47 games for Edmonton.


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In addition to the individual programs, a combination (or "combi") allows up to 16 sound programs to be stacked, split, layered, and zoned across the keyboard; or set to individual MIDI channels. Nearly 400 of these combis come preloaded offering up tasty blends and splits for live performance. All of the preloaded sounds are completely editable, and there is plenty of room onboard (640 Programs, 512 Combinations) for all the sounds that you edit, modify, or create on your own.
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Song Templates designed for a variety of musical genres allow you to get started quickly, with sounds and effects all selected and routed for you. Or try KORG's unique RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/Recording) function, calling up any of the 671 drum patterns to get started, and assigning shorter patterns and phrases to individual keys; you can even loop each track to build the perfect groove before the inspiration runs out. Sequence individual sections of the song separately, and then use the Cue List function to assemble and tryout different arrangements"you'll be remix ready. And since you never know when inspiration will strike, the one-touch record (Auto Song Setup) feature transfers all your current settings into a new song and starts the sequencer, capturing your ideas as the foundation of a new song.
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Controllers: Joystick, [SW1], [SW2]
Display: 5.7" TouchView GUI, 320 x 240 dot
Synthesis Technology:
EDS (Enhanced Definition Synthesis)
Tone Generator:
256 MB (when converted to 16-bit linear format)
1,077 Multisamples
1,609 Drum Samples
Maximum Polyphony:
80 voices, 80 oscillators max, single mode
40 voices, 80 oscillators max, double mode (The actual maximum polyphony will vary depending on oscillator settings such as stereo multisamples and velocity crossfading)
Programs: 640 total locations, 608 preloaded
Combinations: 512 total locations, 384 preloaded
Drumkits: 48 total locations, 32 preloaded
GM: 256 GM2 programs, 9 GM2 drum kits
Drum Kit Structure:
Stereo and mono drum samples
4-way velocity switches with crossfades and adjustable crossfade shapes (Linear, Power, Layer)
Exclusive keygroups
Per key 3-band EQ, Drive, Lo Boost, filter, and level offsets
Drum Track:
671 preset patterns/1,000 user patterns
Patterns created in Sequencer mode can be converted to drum track user patterns
Trigger Mode (Immediate, Wait for Keyboard), Sync (On, Off) and Zone (Key and Velocity) settings can be specified
Program selection, 3-band EQ, and effect bussing available
Combination Structure:
Up to 16 timbres
For each Timbre: keyboard and velocity split/layer/crossfade
INT, OFF, EXT and EX2 MIDI status settings
3-band EQ with sweepable mid
Use OSC1, 2 or Both
Force Osc Mode (PRG, MONO, LEGATO, POLY)
Portamento and Bend range settings
Controller filters
Modifications to the program settings via the Tone Adjust function
Program Structure EDS:
OSC1 (Single), OSC1+2 (Double)
Stereo multisamples are supported
4 velocity zones per oscillator, with switching, crossfades and layers.
4 types of filter routing (single, serial, parallel, 24dB)
Two multi-mode filters per voice (low pass, high pass, band pass, band reject)
Per-voice nonlinear driver and low boost
Three bands, with sweepable mid
For each voice: 2 envelope generators (Filter & Amp)
2 LFOs
2 key tracking generators (Filter & Amp)
2 AMS mixers
Pitch EG
Common LFO
2 common key tracking generators
16-track MIDI sequencer with 480 ppq resolution
128 Songs, 20 Cue Lists, 210,000 notes (max)
Tempo: 40.00 " 300.00BPM (1/100 resolution)
16 preset/16 user Template Songs
522 preset patterns, 100 user patterns (per Song)
Cue List function: 20 cue lists, Songs can be arranged consecutively or repeatedly in up to 99 steps, A cue list can be converted back into a song
Standard MIDI File (SMF) format 0 and 1 available
Auto Song Setup function (One Touch Record) for easily going from a Program or Combination into record-ready status
Dual Polyphonic Arpeggiator:
Two arpeggiators, useable simultaneously
(Combination, Sequencer modes)
5 preset arpeggio patterns; 216 user arpeggio patterns (200 preloaded)
RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/Recording): A set of 100 patterns are available per Song
5 Insert Effects (stereo in/out), 2 Master Effects (stereo in/out), 1 Total Effect (stereo in/out) are available simultaneously
2 effect control busses, 2 effect common LFOs
170 types (can be used for Insert/Master/Total) Note: double-size effects cannot be used as a Total effect
Effects Presets: Up to 32 per Effect, 700 provided in OS 1.10
3-band Track EQ (High, low, and sweepable mid band) Per Program in Program Mode, per Timbre in Combination mode (16 total), and per Track in Sequencer mode (16 total)
Included Accessories:
Three-pronged IECC13 power cable
Owner's Manual (M50 Operation Guide)
CD-ROM (M50 Parameter Guide (PDF)
Voice Name List (PDF)
KORG MIDI driver
M50 Editor stand alone and plug-in versions
Spoil yourself with advanced KORG technology for a more pleasant musical experience.
M50 73-Key Compact Workstation Specifications:
System Requirements
Computer with the KORG USB-MIDI Driver
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition/Professional Service Pack 2 or later (MIDI Driver for the 64-bit editions is a Beta version), all editions of Microsoft Windows Vista (MIDI Driver for the 64-bit editions is a Beta version), computer supports Windows XP/Vista with USB port (Intel USB Host Controller recommended).
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later, Apple Macintosh with USB ports supports Mac OS X 10.3.9 (PowerPC/Intel-based supported).
Please use the latest Korg USB/MIDI driver.
M50 Editor/Plug-In Editor:
Windows XP Home Edition / Professional Service Pack 2 or later, Intel Pentium III/1GHz or faster, 512MB or larger memory (1GB or larger recommended)
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Frequency response: 20Hz"20kHz, +/-1.0dB, 10 kOhms load
THD+N: 20 Hz"20 kHz, 0.08 % 10 k Ohms load (typical)
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Computer: USB type-B connector (for MIDI interface, USB 2.0 supported)
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Weight: M50-73: 17.6lb.
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A Computer-Based Parent/Adolescent HIV Communication Intervention for Latinos
This study has been completed.
University of Michigan
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Antonia M. Villarruel, University of Michigan
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: March 9, 2010
Last updated: August 29, 2016
Last verified: August 2016
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of a brief culturally appropriate and theory-based parental communication intervention designed to improve parent-adolescent sexual communication and reduce adolescent sexual risk behavior.
|HIV/AIDS STD Pregnancy
|Behavioral: Computer-based parent-adolescent HIV communication
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|A Computer-Based Parent/Adolescent HIV Communication Intervention for Latinos
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDSU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Antonia M. Villarruel, University of Michigan:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- general parent-adolescent communication, parent-adolescent sexual risk communication, comfort with communication [ Time Frame: pretest, 1 week, 3 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|September 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Computer based intervention
Participants receive content about adolescent sexual risk and HIV prevention, strategies to support sexual specific communication and parent-adolescent communication in general.
Behavioral: Computer-based parent-adolescent HIV communication
The parental intervention consists of a 60 minute computer-based program delivered in two sessions (one per week). The DVD ROM provides information about adolescent sexual risk and HIV prevention, strategies to support sexual specific communication and parent-adolescent communication in general. The computer based education program is provided in Spanish.
Other Name: Cuidalos
No Intervention: Wait list control group
Participants will receive the computer based intervention at 3 months follow-up
Detailed Description:
Latino adolescents are at high risk for contracting HIV/AIDS. Few individual and even fewer parent interventions have been developed to address this persistent problem. Parent communication interventions provide an opportunity to enhance individual adolescent based approaches. However, there is a need for theory and culture based interventions focused on Latino parents. The program implemented in this study was designed for parents, to indirectly help reduce the health risks of their adolescents, including unintended pregnancy and STDs, including HIV/AIDS. The study has three aims regarding the examination of whether the computer based parental communication intervention is 1) associated with a greater increase in parents' comfort with, and quantity of communication; 2) associated with a greater increase in adolescents' intentions to abstain from sex and/or avoid unprotected intercourse and decreased self-reported intercourse and unprotected intercourse; and 3) feasible and acceptable to Spanish dominant Latino parents and their adolescent children.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Latino parents who have adolescents 14 to 17 years of age
- Spanish dominant or bilingual
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01084421
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01084421
|United States, Michigan
|Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation (DHDC)
|Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48216
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Michigan
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
|Principal Investigator:
|Antonia M Villarruel, PhD,RN,FAAN
|University of Michigan
More Information
Keywords provided by Antonia M. Villarruel, University of Michigan:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Antonia M. Villarruel, Professor, University of Michigan
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01084421 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R21NR010457 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|March 9, 2010
|Last Updated:
|August 29, 2016
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
Keywords provided by Antonia M. Villarruel, University of Michigan:
Computer Based
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017


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Free December eTrainings Announced for Adobe Captivate and Adobe Presenter
Topic: Is it Possible to Predict & Enhance Learning with Big Data
Date and time: Wednesday, 4th December, 2013 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM US/Pacific
Description: Learner Intervention in Adobe Presenter 9 extends the social collaboration experience and integrates the traditional quiz outcomes to create a modern and powerful solution for analyzing the student learning outcomes in your course. But the analysis goes beyond simple display of statistics. The software is able to make recommendations, evaluate the probability that learners will succeed or fail, and ease the process of intervening for the trainer or teacher.
Finally educators and trainers have the power to detect early potential problems with learning and to intervene early – improving the chance that the student will meet and even exceed their expectations. In this session Dr. Allen Partridge, Adobe Sr. eLearning Evangelist will demonstrate the Learning Intervention and Collaboration technology in Adobe Presenter 9, and discuss the state of Learning outcomes prediction, recommendation and intervention in eLearning today.
Topic: This is how I created an interactive eBook!
Date and time: Thursday, 5th December, 2013 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM US/Pacific
Description: Join Dr. Pooja Jaisingh, Adobe eLearning Evangelist and DevLearn DemoFest 2013 winner, to learn how she created an Interactive eBook using Adobe InDesign and published using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. She will also demonstrate how she created the eBook page layouts using Adobe Photoshop, HTML5 animations using Adobe Edge Animate, simulations, quiz questions, and interactions using Adobe Captivate, interactive web pages using Adobe Muse, and HD videos using Adobe Presenter Video Creator; and finally how she embedded them all in the eBook folio. Don't miss the fun!
Topic: Is Knowledge Hoarding Costing Your Company More than You Realize? The connection between innovation and Knowledge Sharing
Date and time: Wednesday, 11th December, 2013 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM US/Pacific
Description: Have you ever heard a colleague proclaim, "If I'm the only one who knows how to do this, 'they' can never fire me." We've all heard similar comments and perhaps even nodded along, or said the words ourselves. But what is the actual cost of this kind of environment of knowledge hoarding. Research in fact suggests that it cuts much deeper than just the upfront issues with bottle necks and heavy retraining costs. The most serious costs of a knowledge hoarding culture are that the institution is stifled when it comes to innovation.
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Date and time: Thursday, 12th December, 2013 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM US/Pacific
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Jorge Tarzijan Martabit; Jose Gomez-Ibanez
|Format: Hardcopy Black & White
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|English PDF
|List Price: $7.46
|Source: Harvard Kennedy School
|Publication Date: Jan 9, 2012
|Product #: HKS670-HCB-ENG
|Discipline: Economics
|Length: 18 p, English Hardcopy Black & White
In 2011, Chile's Undersecretary of Telecommunications, Jorge Atton, was considering adopting a different policy toward regulating competition in Internet services than previously applied to voice telephony. Atton headed Chile's telecommunications regulatory agency, SUBTEL. For the past two decades, SUBTEL had encouraged the emergence of competition in telephone services in part by forcing the incumbent telephone company to give new entrants to the industry access to its customers. SUBTEL had circulated for public comment consultation document that raised the possibility of imposing "open access" requirements on the providers of broadband Internet services. This case discusses the debate over open access in Chile. This case can be used with the accompanying teaching note (HKS 878). HKS Case Number 1955.0.
This case is designed primarily to stimulate a discussion of the merits and demerits of open access and vertical unbundling in courses or executive programs on regulation or competition policy. It can also be used in introductory economics courses to illustrate the problem of natural monopoly, the concepts of scale and network economies, the definition of the relevant market for competitive purposes, and the problems of marginal cost pricing in industries with strong economies of scale.
Economics; Government regulations; International relations; Monopolies; Technology


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Arrests Made in 'Operation Head Hunter' Deer Poaching Case
ABILENE, Texas — Two men face multiple felony poaching charges after a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department undercover investigation that spanned two states and 1,100 miles and which involved antlered deer heads being sold via the Internet.
"Operation Head Hunter" began in October of 2003 and involved TPWD game wardens going 'hunting' with the suspects. During the last 15 months, the wardens built their cases against Jerry Neil Schmidt, 38, and Matthew Ross Cates, 33, both of Abilene.
The two are also accused of poaching a buck from Caprock Canyons State Park, home of the Texas State Bison Herd.
Both men were arraigned in Abilene on March 16.
Schmidt faces a total of seven felony charges and five Class A misdemeanors in Texas and one felony charge and three misdemeanors in New Mexico. His bond was set at $275,000. Schmidt had some past hunting violations with overdue civil restitution and had a suspended hunting license at the time of these current alleged violations. Schmidt is accused of violations in Shackleford, King, Motley, Briscoe, and Jones counties and at Caprock Canyon State Park. The charges include hunting from a public road, hunting at night, hunting without landowner consent and felon in possession of a firearm.
Cates faces five felony charges and five Class A misdemeanor charges. His bond was set at $74,000 and he made that bond March 16. Cates is accused of violations in King, Motley, Briscoe, and Jones counties and at Caprock Canyon State Park. The charges include hunting from a public road, hunting at night and hunting without landowner consent.
Col. Pete Flores, TPWD law enforcement director, said this should serve as a warning.
"The people of Texas have made the activities that these men are accused of illegal and do not tolerate this. Texas game wardens will always work hard to apprehend those who flagrantly disregard the law. Hopefully, this case will deter others that have the same idea," Flores said.
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We are in Charlottesville VA
And we mean teeny! This fabulous little bracelet is meant for a very small wrist. It's so sweet! And it's a very small 7 inches, perfect to adorn a delicate wrist.
Made of all sterling silver, this bracelet is one of a kind, handcrafted by jewelry artist Jackie Monticup of White Rabbit Jewelry here in Virginia, and is her own unique creation. There is only one available!
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Change in Sewer Connection Charge
Increase to the Connection Charge for Properties Served by County Constructed Sewer Lines
As part of the Fiscal Year 2012 county budget adopted on April 26, 2011, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors amended Chapter 67.1, "Sanitary Sewers and Sewage Disposal" of the County Code. The amendment increased the county's Connection Charge, effective July 1, 2011, from $6.00 per front-foot to $152.50 per front-foot (with a minimum of $7,625 and a maximum of $15,250). The term "front-foot" pertains to the length of the property line along the street address side of the property. However, the Board of Supervisors provided a one-year grace period for property owners to pay the previous charge of $6.00 per front-foot. To qualify for this, you must pay the required Charges for Connection, Availability and Lateral Spur, obtain a permit, and receive a final inspection approval for connection to the county's sewers by June 30, 2012. Effective July 1, 2012, all new connections to the sewers funded by the county will be assessed the new Connection Charge of $152.50 per front-foot.
The Connection Charge has not been increased since 1971 because the county's Sewer Fund has been able to fully fund the Extension and Improvement program. During the past 40 years, the cost to build and maintain the county's wastewater treatment and collection systems has risen dramatically because of inflation and stricter environmental regulations. At the same time, the revenues have decreased significantly due to the economic downturn. Consequently, the Sewer Fund can no longer afford to fully fund the Extension and Improvement program. This resulted in the need to increase the Connection Charge in order to recover a portion of the costs of the program.
It should be noted that the other two charges associated with the Extension and Improvement program will remain unchanged. Those are currently $7,750 for the Availability Charge and $600 for the Lateral Spur Charge. The new Connection Charge plus the other two charges will only recover up to 50 percent of the actual cost to the county to build sewers.
For projects still in design or under construction, to qualify for the previous Connection Charge of $6.00 per front-foot all of the following conditions must be met:
- Affected property owners in the project area must agree in writing to grant all required easements no later than Aug. 25, 2011.
- At least 50 percent of the property owners within the project limits must pay their respective Availability Charge of $7,750 by Aug. 25, 2011.
- A property owner must pay the required Charges for Connection, Availability and Lateral Spur, obtain a permit, and receive a final inspection approval for connection to the county sewers by June 30, 2012, or within 30 days of completion of construction, whichever comes last.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call Wastewater Management at 703-324-5015, TTY 711.


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2011 Process Automation Hall of Fame
These Hall of Fame Inductees Are Multi-talented in the Interdisciplinary Field of Automation
It's time, once again, to introduce you to the new inductees into the Process Automation Hall of Fame. It's a truly international group this year. This year's inductees are John Berra, former chairman of Emerson Process Management, Sigurd Skogestad, professor of chemical engineering at NTNU, Trondheim, Norway, and Maurice Wilkins, former Honeywell fellow, WBF chairman and now vice-president for global marketing services at Yokogawa Electric Corp. It is a diverse and eclectic group, as you can see, but there are themes that run through the lives and careers of all three.
These masters of the process automation arts have come to the field in sometimes unusual ways. Automation is a multidisciplinary set of skills, and these skills are hard to acquire in any one place, be it university, trade school or on-the-job training. These three men managed to acquire their exemplary skills and then work their entire careers to extend the skills and the reach of automation in manufacturing and especially in the process industries.
The Business Visionary
John Berra
"I graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in system science in June of 1969," says John Berra, former chairman of the board at Emerson Process Management. "At that time, there were two paths you could follow with this sort of degree—aerospace and process control. I interviewed with many companies and came to the conclusion that the space program wasn't going to be as active once a man walked on the moon. So I decided to join Monsanto as an instrument engineer."
Berra worked in the corporate engineering group at Monsanto and received excellent training in what process control was all about. Monsanto's training program of that era has produced a significant number of inductees into the Process Automation Hall of Fame. Berra's first projects were pneumatic instrumentation and some very early analog electronic control loops.
"Monsanto was good," he says, "but I wanted to move faster, so I took a job with J. F. Pritchard, an engineering contractor in Kansas City. I learned a lot there and got to spend time in the field on start-ups. I spent a lot of time ringing out wires!"
From there, Berra took a sales engineering job at Beckman Instruments (now Beckman Coulter Inc., www.beckmancoulter.com) and then joined a company called Rosemount (now the Rosemount Measurement Division of Emerson Process Management, http://www2.emersonprocess.com), which had some radical new pressure-sensing technology.
"The rest, as they say, is history," Berra recalls. "I grew up with the company and was promoted several times before becoming the president of Rosemount."
When Emerson, which had acquired Rosemount just a few months after Berra joined, decided to purchase Fisher Controls from Berra's alma mater, Monsanto, Berra became head of the combined Fisher and Rosemount controls business, then called Fisher-Rosemount.
"We ultimately launched DeltaV during my time as president," Berra says modestly. Other Emerson employees, though, recount stories of his deep and intense involvement in the design and creation of DeltaV, which became the model for the second generation of DCS products worldwide, and one of the most successful.
At the same time, Berra was responsible for the development of two of the most successful digital communications busses in process automation. "I am a geek at heart," he says.
First, under his direction, Rosemount developed HART, which has now over 30 million devices installed. Then, after personally working with the ISA SP50 standard committee, he helped launch (and became chairman of) the Fieldbus Foundation (www.fieldbus.org)—which is, especially in the petrochemical industry, growing as a powerful vendor-non-specific communications and control platform.
Berra has been a champion of the independent standards movement, personally in his involvement in ISA standards, as well as in his role as business leader providing the impetus for Emerson's involvement in standards work.
After Rosemount developed the HART protocol as a proprietary technology, Berra led the development of the HART Communication Foundation (www.hartcomm.org), and deeded the patents on the HART technology over to this not-for-profit organization. "The HART protocol was conceived at an offsite meeting that I chaired," he says.
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Hefner's statement-maker erased by Parnell
Right-hander spins seven stellar innings before Nats rally in ninth
WASHINGTON -- Jeremy Hefner laughed and shook his head when asked if he felt like the unluckiest man in baseball. He had just taken a tough no-decision Tuesday night against the Nationals, losing the lead when Bobby Parnell blew his first save in his last eight attempts to drop the Mets to a 3-2 loss. Hefner remained 1-5 on the season despite some sturdy numbers. But he also understood the nature of baseball.
"That's the game," Hefner said. "On every team, somebody usually has to deal with this a little bit."
Call it bad luck, misfortune or whatever else. There was nothing Hefner could do about it, sitting on the bench as Parnell entered in the ninth inning of a one-run game, promptly allowing a leadoff double to Ryan Zimmerman. Two pitches later, Parnell fired a 97-mph fastball to the backstop, evidence enough for manager Terry Collins to believe his closer was "most likely" overthrowing.
From there, Parnell ran into a bit of rotten luck himself. Adam LaRoche shot a ground-ball single past a drawn-in infield. And after an intentional walk to load the bases, Steve Lombardozzi poked a shallow fly to left, where Mike Baxter could not position himself in place to catch it and make a strong throw home. Baxter's attempt was just a hair late, allowing LaRoche to score the winning run on a walk-off.
"I left a few balls over the middle that I didn't like," Parnell said. "They're a good-hitting team. That's a good part of their lineup. I didn't walk them or anything like that. They hit some decent pitches, but they [the pitches] could have been better."
They were regrets that Hefner did not share. Auditioning again to keep his job with top prospect Zack Wheeler primed for the big leagues, Hefner faced his greatest challenge in the sixth, battling Ian Desmond with the bases loaded and two outs. Because the shortstop had already homered off him on a changeup earlier in the game, Hefner adjusted. His one-strike sinker broke down and in on Desmond, who rolled over it for an inning-ending groundout to third.
Before running into that sixth-inning jam, Hefner was sublime. He retired 14 of the first 15 batters he faced to open the game, striking out five of them and cracking only on Desmond's solo shot in the second. Coming off an outing at Yankee Stadium in which he was good -- but not great -- Hefner, on this night, was spectacular.
"Jeremy pitched another very, very good game," Collins said. "Especially after giving up the home run, he just bounced back and worked hard and pitched very well."
But the Mets, as has become their custom in Hefner's starts, provided no margin for error. They scored their only runs off Jordan Zimmermann in the fifth, when LaRoche made a key blunder, pulling Desmond off the second-base bag on a would-be double play. Two batters later, Omar Quintanilla capitalized with a two-run triple.
It was all that Zimmermann allowed, and for a time it seemed like all the Mets would need. Hefner was that good, striking out seven batters against one walk and limiting the Nationals to mostly soft contact. Brandon Lyon fired a scoreless eighth before Parnell came on for the ninth having converted seven straight save opportunities.
"It's a little tough, but I'll take Bobby any day," Hefner said. "He's been great all year, and today he just had a bad day."
Though Hefner struggled to open this season, he has been far better of late, posting a 3.60 ERA over his last eight starts with 41 strikeouts and 13 walks in 50 innings. He was the odds-on favorite to retain his spot in the rotation until last week, when Dillon Gee awoke from his season-long struggles to whiff a dozen Yankees in a dominant performance. Yet from a wider lens, Hefner has been the better pitcher for the bulk of this season.
"It's kind of been building on my last few starts," Hefner said. "It's been good to have a good fastball, and locating it well has been key."
The Mets may ultimately need to choose between those two, with Wheeler on the cusp of his big league debut. Though the organization has yet to announce a date for their top pitching prospect's callup, it's possible he will only make one more start in the Minors.
When Wheeler arrives, he can only hope for some better luck than Hefner.
"We were at the stage of the game exactly where we would have drawn it up in the beginning, and that's having Bobby in there with the lead in the ninth inning," Collins said. "It just didn't work tonight."
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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An arch of bows over Tony Knowler's coffin provided a fitting tribute to the former world field archery champion at his funeral yesterday.
Members of the Druids Field Archers, based at Bremhill, and retired archers from the Calne Field Archery Club stood at the door of St Mary's Church in Calne to give their friend a final send off.
Mr Knowler, of London Road, Calne, was crowned World Field Archery Champion in 1991 at Confalon, France.
He shared his love of archery with others when he set up the Calne Field Archery Club at Foxham shortly after moving to the area in 1981.
Following his death on February 7 at the age of 75, his wife Shirley and daughters Jackie and Julie gathered to remember a husband and father who they said was larger than life.
His wicker coffin entered the church to Ennio Morricone's theme from the film A Fistful of Dollars and left to Eric Idle's Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life from AMonty Python's Life of Brian.
The Reverend Bob Kenway, who led the service reflected on Tony's younger years when he spent three years as a cowboy in Canada, worked as a landscape gardener specialising in water features and was part of the Richmond Ice Hockey team in London.
Later Tony's daughter Julie spoke fondly of her father's escapades, including the time he was stopped by security staff during a day trip to the London Eye for carrying several penknives.
She said when her dad was younger people used to mistake him for Kirk Douglas but as he got older he was often mistaken for Spike Milligan instead.
She said: "He was different from other dads and we loved him for that."
He was also well known in the town after he set up Carter's Convenience Store and TK Tackle and this was how Deputy Town Mayor Mercy Baggs got to know him.
She said: "I knew Tony for 27 years. He was a fantastic person. He was fun, he was a gentleman and he was very a knowledgeable man.
"My husband and I used to go fishing and his daughter Jackie is a very good friend of mine. We used to get fishing tackle from the shop and he made my husband a couple of walking sticks."
J R Dawson, from the Calne Community Hub, said: "He was one of the best archers that Wiltshire ever had I think. What can you say about a chap who has done it all and been the best at all he has done?
"He was one of the nicest people you could ever meet and not big headed about what he had done, he was very quiet and humble about his achievements."