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The Surf Lodge
The hotel's casual restaurant, right beside the water, looks good - painted wood floors, oversized nautical lights, director's chairs in vibrant colors - and serves chef Chris Rendell's creative takes on seafood. Try the mussels in Thai coconut broth or blackened cod with delicate 'chilli water'. 183 Edgemere Street (00 1 631 668 1562; www.thesurflodge.com). Dinner for two about $110 without wine
Ditch Witch
This food truck, which usually parks beside Ditch Plains Beach, has a cult following among surfers for its breakfast burritos (stuffed with egg and ham, with a cumin-spiked hot sauce). Get there early for a taste of true Montauk, where scruffy surfers pay by pulling a couple of dollars from expensive Goyard wallets. Otis Road parking lot
Navy Beach
This smart, nautical-themed restaurant right on Navy Beach serves tweaked classics (fluke sashimi, buttermilk fried chicken, lobster tagliatelle), but is equally popular come sunset for potent, well-made cocktails by the water. 16 Navy Road (00 1 631 668 6868; www.navybeach.com). Dinner for two about $100 without wine
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Charter Schools Alter Map of Public Education in Dayton
By SAM DILLON
Published: March 27, 2005
For decades, conservatives have dreamed of an America in which public schools would lose their monopoly on government education financing and face the harsh reality of market competition. Here in Dayton, their dream has come true with a vengeance.
Forty charter schools have opened in Dayton, and nine more have received preliminary approval for next fall. That would give this city of 166,000 people about as many charter schools as are in New Jersey, which has a population 50 times larger.
Today 26 percent of Dayton's public school students are enrolled in the taxpayer-financed but privately operated schools, a rate far higher than in any other American city.
Academically, few of the charter schools have proved to be any better than Dayton's public schools, which are among Ohio's worst. Now the authorities are warning that the flow of state money to the charters, $41 million this year, is further undermining the traditional school system.
''Never in a million years did I think we'd end up with 50 charters in a community of this size,'' said Gail Littlejohn, a former corporate lawyer who supported charter schools as part of a menu of changes when she was elected president of Dayton's Board of Education in 2001. ''We're developing two complete and competing public systems.''
The mayor of Dayton, Rhine McLin, has called for a moratorium on new charter schools, but neither she nor any other local authority appears to have the power to stop the growth. The Ohio Legislature has given some 60 school districts, universities and other groups the authority to license new charters, and Ohio officials said dozens of would-be educators had been racing to organize schools across the state.
''We're the No. 1 charter school Mecca in Ohio, if not the country,'' said William Peterson, a former football star at the University of Dayton who has founded three charter schools in Dayton and one in Cleveland and who hopes to open two more here next fall. But the only one of Mr. Peterson's schools that has been rated so far under Ohio's school report card system was classified in an ''academic emergency'' because of low test scores.
Educators across the nation are watching Dayton because it is one of the few places where charter schools have come to seriously rival the public system. Supporters of charter schools, while acknowledging that quality has been a disappointment so far, say the schools have given parents new educational choices. Critics of the movement say Dayton has become a playground for entrepreneurs who are proficient at obtaining government planning grants and marketing their schools through television campaigns but who are mediocre educators.
''We're close to the tipping point where the charters damage the capacity of the public schools to create a sufficient educational infrastructure for the community,'' said Thomas J. Lasley II, dean of the education school at the University of Dayton. He said he worried about whether the public schools could respond if several charters collapsed simultaneously, as happened last fall in California. ''Other people would say, 'Let the market decide.' But I think that's just experimenting with young people's lives.''
However, Jon Husted, the speaker of the state House and a Republican who wrote an important charter school law, says the events here have proved that market forces can reform American education.
''The question that the Dayton Public Schools need to ask themselves is, 'Why are all of these children leaving?''' Mr. Husted said. ''Instead of blaming charter schools, they should ask, 'What can we do better to make students stay?'''
Still, he expressed dismay over the proliferation of charter schools -- ''Our charter growth happened too fast'' -- and frustration over financial and academic mismanagement at some of the new schools. ''How do you write a law to shut down the ones that aren't any good and let the others flourish?'' he asked.
Four teachers founded Dayton's first charter, City Day Community School, in 1998, and a dozen more appeared over the next three years.
Among them were the Omega School of Excellence, founded by Daryl Ward, a lawyer educated at Georgetown University, and his wife, Vanessa, who has a degree from Johns Hopkins. The couple, co-pastors at Omega Baptist Church, had discovered that young congregants could not read or do math properly, Mrs. Ward said.
Two other charter schools founded in those years were run by Edison Schools, the for-profit company based in New York. Another school that began enrolling Dayton students was Electronic Classrooms of Tomorrow, based in Columbus, which offers classes over the Internet.
The charter schools grew rapidly because parents in Dayton were eager for alternatives, said Chester E. Finn Jr., president of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, an education advocacy group based in Washington. The foundation, named after a Dayton industrialist, has promoted charter schools nationwide and especially in Dayton, and also appears to have helped their growth here.


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Astronomers find first Earth-sized rocky planet
No one is going to be living there — or even visiting — but astronomers using the W.M. Keck Observatory have found the first rocky, Earth-sized planet.
The planet, Kepler-78b, isn't in what scientists call the Goldilocks zone, the proximity from a star — not too close and not too far — that could sustain life. Kepler-78b isn't just outside of that zone, either. It's so close to its host star that an orbit takes a mere 8.5 hours and its temperature is more than 2,000 degrees.
Keck was particularly instrumental in getting the exact measurements needed to calculate the planet's density, Howard said.
"The density is the same as Earth," he said. "That means it is probably made of the same stuff as Earth."
Why is that particularly noteworthy? Howard said since scientists discovered the first exoplanet 20 years ago, they have found plenty of planets Earth-sized or slightly larger, but none that are rocky.
"Within our solar system, we see a few different planet types," Howard said. "With the history of exosolar planets, it's been a story of continual surprises, densities and orbits we didn't expect."
Despite finding that variety of planets, but no rocky planets like Earth, scientists were beginning to wonder if Earth was an unduplicated oddity.
"At least (Kepler-78b) shows that nature can do it outside the solar system," Howard said.
Howard and his team used data collected by NASA's Kepler telescope, combined with eight nights of Keck I observations. While they were working on their observations and calculations, a second team, led by a Swiss astronomer, used the same Kepler data and independent telescope observations to study Kepler-78b.
"We basically confirmed each other," Howard said, adding it was unusual for two separate teams to tackle the same question and agree to publish their papers at the same time without discussing their data or findings. Also unusual, he said, was for one journal to agree to simultaneously publish the resulting academic papers. "I breathed a huge sigh of relief when we agreed."
The papers were published this week in the journal Nature.
Howard said he would like to learn more about Kepler-78b. The planet's presence proves more planets exist with Earth's size and density.
"It's hard to imagine how it formed," Howard said, noting one of the big questions the discovery raised.
Keck Director Taft Armandroff said Keck officials were thrilled to play a role in the discovery.
"It shows we can find things that are this size and mass," Armandroff said. "It will only be a matter of time until we find one in the Goldilocks zone."
Other team members included Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Roberto Sanchis-Ojeda, who analyzed the transit data taken by the Kepler spacecraft to find the planet and calculate its size, Geoffrey Marcy from the University of California, Berkeley, John Johnson from Harvard University, Debra Fischer from Yale, UH-Manoa graduate students Benjamin Fulton and Evan Sinukoff and Jonathan Fortney from the University of California, Santa Cruz.


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UNI preventing gender violence and bullying
Gender violence in the U.S. continues to escalate. Bullying and violence affects people of all ages, race and socioeconomic status.
According to the University of Northern Iowa's Center for Violence Prevention (CVP):
- In 2010, about 2.7 million students were bullied, and more than 160,000 children missed school for fear of being bullied.
- One in four women will be a victim of sexual assault, or attempted sexual assault, during her collegiate years.
- 50 to 80 percent of adults say they have been bullied at some point in their lives.
- Nearly two million American workers report having been victims of workplace violence each year.
These statistics support the need for education about gender violence and bullying. UNI's CVP launched in January 2011 to provide strategies and best practices for community partners and education institutions to prevent interpersonal violence.
Heisterkamp facilitating a Mentors in Violence Prevention module to UNI students.
UNI's CVP will create a Violence Prevention Certification for undergraduate students to learn about strategies for preventing acts of bullying and violence in their professional work.
"We want to empower future teachers, coaches, school administrators, social workers and family service providers to take the message of primary prevention to their various personal and professional destinations once they graduate from UNI," said Alan Heisterkamp, director of the Mentors in Violence Prevention Leadership Institute at UNI's CVP.
The program will teach students how to identify types of bullying and gender violence, the signs and symptoms of unhealthy dating and intimate relationships, and best practices in bullying and violence prevention in schools and communities. Heisterkamp hopes this is something that will be appealing to students from various academic departments at UNI.
"We want to ensure that the violence prevention certificate is adaptable and meaningful to students from various areas of study," said Heisterkamp.
Heisterkamp sees UNI as generating real change with this initiative. "UNI's Center for Violence Prevention is poised to be a leader in offering meaningful and purposeful training to future community leaders, future parents and all stakeholders in the areas of bullying and violence prevention."
For more information about UNI's Center for Violence Prevention, visit www.uni.edu/cvp.


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Above: Groundbreaking picture features Gary Chess on left, then Gary Throw (warehouse manager for NTS in University Park) and John Pocica (one of NTS' first sales team members at University Park). Throw and Pocica have been with NTS almost since its inception in 1990.
April 2013 - National Tube Supply (NTS) will take another bite out of the mechanical tube market with the opening of a new plant in Baytown, Texas by year's end.
NTS – the nation's leading distributor of carbon and alloy mechanical tubing – recently broke ground on 24.2 acres in Bay 10 Business Park, strategically located 20 miles east of Houston and near to major distribution hubs.
"The facility will feature about 100,000 square feet of warehouse space, 7,000 feet of office space, and considerable outside storage," Gary Chess, NTS president, said. The plant will house material handling equipment and saw cutting equipment.
"In addition to improving delivery times to our customer base in that region, it will also serve as an inbound depot for any product not available domestically that we bring in through the Port of Houston," Chess added. "Houston is one of the largest mechanical tube markets in the nation, and the Baytown facility will allow us to better serve the surrounding states, which regionally represent the second largest market nationwide."
Chess indicated NTS has had its eye on the Houston market since 2011.
NTS scaled back in 2009 in response to the economic downturn hitting the nation in 2008. "We met with all employees and talked about our recovery plans and long-term strategies to rebuild the company from a higher benchmark," Chess said.
With bulldog determination, NTS saw 2012 levels reach or exceed those of 2008, surpassing any of the forecasters' projections from 2009 that a recovery could take five- to-six years. At a management/sales meeting in April 2011, NTS began plotting expansion opportunities.
"The Houston market was first on our list, our goal being to further our market penetration with a local presence," Chess added. "We presented a plan to the shareholders, had it approved, and that's what led to the Baytown groundbreaking."
NTS Baytown is the company's fourth plant. Its headquarters are in University Park, Ill., with a plant in Moreno Valley, Calif., serving the West, and a leased space in Beaver, W.V., covering the East.
Star Building Systems will manufacture NTS Baytown's metal building; the general contractor is Altra Builders in University Park, Ill., with assistance from Ron Cleveland Construction in Texas.


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Can't compile quota-tools-4.0.1 on current LFS
I have compiled the current SVN of LFS using jhalfs successfully. Most of my packages are compiling just fine, but I am unable to compile the quota-tools package (which gives quotacheck, quota, etc.).
The version I am using is current, quota-tools-4.0.1
The compile fails at what appears to be the linking step (although it's using cc to link). The issue seems to stem from a problem with the rpc library; the problem is that my RPC library seems to be OK but the quota-tools isn't picking it up apparently.
The errors:
cc -pie -o quotacheck quotacheck.o quotacheck_v1.o quotacheck_v2.o quotaops.o bylabel.o common.o quotasys.o pot.o quotaio.o quotaio_v1.o quotaio_v2.o quotaio_tree.o quotaio_rpc.o quotaio_xfs.o quotaio_meta.o quotaio_generic.o rquota_xdr.o rquota_client.o rquota_clnt.o -lext2fs -lcom_err
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Thanks, but that is more generic instructions for setting up quotas. I have already compiled a kernel with quota support, the problem is compiling the userspace tools (such as repquota, setquota, etc).
The quota-tools sourceforge page had a single post about this, wherein a person said that they couldn't even pass the configure step because rpc.h was missing. That isn't the case for me, I was able to get all the way through the configure step and most of the way through compiling. The person on Sourceforge was being told that the tirpc library is the "replacement" for the glibc RPC library, but that quota-tools doesn't support tirpc. No solution was offered at all.
My glibc does seem to have RPC as I do have an rpc/rpc.h file and in tracing the calls back through the header files all of the functions and structs seem to be present in the .h files. So I'm honestly stumped as to why I can't compile. The compiler seems like it's just not seeing the rpc headers, but they're clearly there. (in /usr/include)
Any further advice greatly appreciated...I need quotas enabled on this system before it can go into production use...
I solved it.
For others seeking to fix this, here's what you have to do:
1. Install libtirpc according to blfs: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs.../libtirpc.html
2. Even if you have rpc headers, install the ones BLFS tells you to anyway.
3. Configure quota-tools using ./configure as you desire.
4. Edit the makefile manually. Add "-ltirpc" to BOTH the "EXT2LIBS" and the "LDFLAGS" line.
5. Make and install - it should work now.
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POLICE have released new video footage to aid their search for a missing woman.
Victoria Bailey has not been seen since getting off a bus in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, last Saturday.
Officers have been conducting land and sea searches during the previous few days and have now issued a video of her on the bus.
They previously released an image of her silver/black Samsung GT E2550mobile phone which is believed missing in Tennyson Trail, Freshwater.
Victoria, 53, of Red Road, Wootton Bridge, Ryde, was wearing sunglasses, a brown jacket, dark top, scarf, and blue jeans.
Anyone with information should contact DI Floyd Higginson or DS John Walton at Newport police station on 101 quoting 44140200577 or via hampshire.police.uk/internet/do-it-online/online-forms/message-for-officer.html.
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After HP announced it would get rid of its hardware devices - the HP TouchPad and its mobile devices, Ars Technica reports the company is splitting its webOS software into its Office of Strategy and Technology, which could mean the company has some future plans for the operating system.
What would those plans be? Who knows. There's been talking of selling it for a while but it's awfully murky who would buy it and for what. Could the odd success of the post-cancellation TouchPad be making HP change its mind about mobile? One wouldn't think so but my doctor says I need to stop trying to figure out HP anymore.


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Ale Tairsters group founder Joe dies aged 83
A founder member of the Black Country Ale Tairsters has died just days after discovering he was suffering from cancer.
Joe Hill died at Sandwell General Hospital on March 21 after he went to see his doctor complaining about poor vision.
The 83-year-old from West Bromwich helped found the group in 1984 with his son Peter and close friend John Drew, starting them on an ambitious challenge of drinking a pint of ale in every pub in Great Britain – raising thousands of pounds for charity on their travels. They visited 17,500 pubs in all.
Peter said: "He went to his doctor following some problems with his vision and they referred him on to Sandwell Hospital. On March 19 we were told the news that much of the lower half of his body was affected by cancer and he died a couple of days later.
"It came as a shock to us all. We had planned a number of trips for the near future including a trip to the micro-breweries of Kent.
"My dad was a real character and a brilliant storyteller. He always had a little tale to tell and was well known wherever he went. We spent the last 30 years together. It's going to be hard when it's all over."
The group, who started their quest by visiting each and every one of the Banks's pubs, have recently just completed the final part of their cross-country quest by visiting 3,905 pubs in Wales, which took seven years and raised more than £11,000 for charity.
"Dad must have kept his illness quiet from all of us. None of us knew anything about it. He must have suffered a lot of pain in silence, but that was the kind of man he was and he wanted to complete the challenge we set out on all those years ago," added the 58-year-old ,who lived with his father in Stour Street, West Bromwich.
"It's funny that we started this by visiting Banks' s brewery pubs. My dad's favourite drink was their latest beer Sunbeam. It was the last pint he ever had."
As well as being an ale drinking connoisseur, 'Oggy,' as he was known, was a keen motorcyclist who helped found the Moonshiner's Motorcycle Club.
His funeral will take place at 11am tomorrow, at St Peter's Church, Whitehall Road, Greets Green.
The service and burial will be followed by a wake at The Yew Tree Pub in Albion Road where the group first met.
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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Please write about Bell's palsy. The left side of my face has been paralyzed for two months. My left eye doesn't close. Everyone keeps telling me it will go away. Will it? How long does it usually last? -- E.W.
ANSWER: When people with Bell's palsy waken and look into a mirror, they are horrified. One side of their face does not move. The eyelids on that side won't close. They believe they have suffered a stroke, and their belief is reinforced minute by minute. The coffee they drink dribbles out of the affected side of the mouth. At this point, most head for the emergency department of a nearby hospital.
The examining doctor informs them they did not have a stroke. They have Bell's palsy, something many people have had, or their friends have.
Evidence grows that Bell's palsy is a viral infection of the nerve that controls face muscles. It comes on quickly, usually in less than 48 hours. Because of the evidence of viral infection, incomplete as it is, some doctors treat with Famvir, Valtrex or Zovirax -- all antiviral drugs. Other doctors prescribe cortisone to reduce the infected nerve's swelling. A third group uses both antiviral medicine and cortisone. A fourth group uses no medicine.
A most important treatment is protection of the eye whose lids cannot close. Instilling eyedrops during the day and wearing wraparound sunglasses to minimize eye drying from the wind are important in preventing eye ulcers, a complication of a dry eye. At night, application of eye ointment and a plastic cover for the eye (a moisture chamber) preserve eye moisture during sleep.
Close to 80 percent recover in three weeks. For the rest it takes three or more months for the nerve to begin working again. Very few are left with permanent weakness of their facial muscles. Odds for your recovery are high.
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am taking calcium for osteoporosis. I wonder what the implications of taking calcium are on kidney stones. Is there a chance for someone like me to form kidney stones from the calcium supplement? -- R.R.
ANSWER: Supplemental calcium rarely, if ever, results in kidney stones. An exception to that statement is a person with overactive parathyroid glands. Those glands raise blood calcium levels, and the addition of calcium supplements can lead to stones. This is a rare instance when supplemental calcium might have a hand in stone formation.
Kidney stones are not pure calcium. They are a combination of calcium with a substance called oxalate. The accusatory finger points at oxalate as being the instigator of stone formation.
Forget kidney stones. Forget calcium having a hand in it. Forget oxalate. If you have never had a stone in the past, you are most unlikely to have a stone in the future.
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NCBA Partners with Roper and Stetson to Offer Member Benefits
WASHINGTON – The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) is excited to offer its members an outstanding new opportunity through an exclusive partnership with Roper and Stetson. Under the partnership, new and existing NCBA members will receive significant discounts on Roper and Stetson apparel and footwear.
Anyone who joins NCBA will receive a 50 percent off coupon for Roper and Stetson apparel and current members will receive quarterly 25 percent off coupons through the National Cattlemen publication. Additionally, participants who pay a full registration at the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show will receive a Roper and Stetson coupon to use at the trade show. NCBA Vice President of Membership and Association Marketing Marvin Kokes said the partnership showcases the organization's outstanding reputation and commitment to its membership.
"Our most important partner in the development of our association is our members," Kokes said. "The partnership with Roper and Stetson allows our members to benefit from their commitment to our association and entices new members to get involved with NCBA."
Kokes said NCBA has a history of working with some of the country's most respected companies to offer exclusive opportunities to its members. These companies believe in NCBA's mission and cattlemen as a marketing opportunity. In order to become an NCBA member and take advantage of the Roper and Stetson partnership or see other great membership benefits offered by NCBA, visit www.beefusa.org or contact the membership department at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Kenny dug out my granny's Singer 301a, circa 1950-something, and is happily sewing patches onto his Kermit chair.
June 16 and 17th — homeward
June 16, we made it from Weatherford TX to Meridian, MS in blazing heat that never dropped below the high 90s. We were relieved to have a short 320 miles or so on June 17th to make it home from Meridian, while experiencing relatively cool temperatures in the mid-90s!
June 15 — Roswell, NM to Weatherford, TX
It was at this point we said goodbye to cool rainy weather. It was almost 90 degrees at 9am in Roswell NM. This would rise to around 102 in west Texas.
As we left NM and crossed into TX, the temperature never went below 96.
We pulled into Post TX looking for some air-conditioning and local food. What we found was one of those rare places that really make the whole trip. We drove into the old section of town looking for a café and by accident spied a small diner sign on the front of a building Cocaras Diner.
The front windows were dark from the outside glare but they were in fact open for business. We decided to investigate and all I can say is that we ate one of the best meals of our trip. The lady who owns the place hails from Alabama and bakes all the pies, cakes, and food herself. She sat with us while we ate and told us the whole history of Post, how she came to live there, and how her restaurant's desserts came to be featured in Southern Living magazine. We left Post TX with full bellies and smiling.
June 14 - Moriarty, NM to Roswell, NM
We headed up Hwy 40 to Clines Corner.
More rain and wind… I remember the last time we visited Clines Corner there was a major blizzard. Cline's Corner is a cool store with just about everything in it. We rested a bit bought a few items and headed out to Roswell NM.
The trip from Clines corner to Roswell is one or the longest stretches between gas stations on our trip.
The wind picked up and gusted dangerously. We would later find out that the storm we were driving through created measured 80 mph winds and severe sandstorms as far away as Post, Texas.
The wind died a few miles outside Roswell NM. We drove around town looking for signs of aliens, found a few, and had a coffee at Starbucks.
Uncanny resenblance…
June 13 — Monticello, UT to Moriarty, NM
From Monticello we rode the devils highway 666 to US 40.
Southern Utah is both a beautiful and a hostile place. The arid environment and heat created spectacular dust devils. To sum up US 666, Dust, Rocks, Wind and blinding sun.
We made it to Hwy 40 and turned east to Albuquerque NM. The wind picked up quite a bit and was very challenging.
We could not pass thru Albuquerque NM without stopping by one of the friendliest BMW dealers, Sandia BMW. We stopped in and they decided to look at my bike and its lack of decent brakes. Still, I had no luck on my brakes. We left there feeling good with a couple of shirts.
We fought the wind which was gaining strength all the way to Moriarty NM.
June 12 — Provo, UT to Monticello, UT via Arches National Park
Heading south from Provo UT our next destination was Arches National Park. The ride to Arches was uneventful. Lots of desert and the weather was finally clearing up for us a little.
The drive thru Arches is simply beyond words. I will let the photos speak for themselves.
Just outside the park…
We pulled into Monticello UT which is one step removed from a ghost town. Kenny whiled away a pleasant evening here replacing his rear brake pads…
Monticello is also at the beginning of the infamous Hwy 666 the devils highway.
June 11 — Ely, NV to Provo, UT
Heading North from Ely NV we made our way thru some truly vast and remote stretches of highway. It was rainy and cold and I was traveling on residual brakes.
Thru the high passes the temperature would drop 10 or fifteen degrees and chill us to the bone.
We decided to stop in Wendover NV for lunch at a casino. I had a spare 2 dollars and decided to try my luck.
Wendover NV is at the beginning of arguably the longest straightest section of highway in the continental US 33 miles. This may not seem like a long way but trust me when you are standing at the rest stop at the Bonneville Salt Flats looking both directions it is a little unsettling and how flat and vast this flat is.
It was pouring down the rain as we entered Salt Lake City so we did not see much of the Great Salt Lake.
We made our way to BMW of Salt Lake Utah where I was informed that they really did not know what was wrong with my bike and perhaps a good brake bleed job thru the servos would solve my lack of ABS and residual brakes.
We left there 83 dollars poorer, made our way to Provo UT and saw this lovely rainbow, at the end of which happened to be a steak restaurant. We took the celestial hint and ate here!
June 10: Mono Lake CA to Ely NV
Heading North from Mono Lake we ate lunch in Fallon NV. The temperature we around 85 and as we would find this would be our high for the next week.
We took US 50 "The loneliest Highway in the US" out across the great basin area. Let me tell you these basins are really great.
The temperature dropped to the low 50s and we would see rain storms.
Outside of Fallon on US 50 we saw a strange site, a large tree covered with shoes.
There is a lot of space out in these high basins. While out in the empty lands we stopped to take in the remote beauty and when I started my motorcycle I got the dreaded red! Triangle and the infamous flashing "Brake Failure" This would plague me for another 1600 miles.
June 8-9 2009: Petaluma CA to Mono Lake via Tioga Pass
From Petaluma CA We headed south to San Rafael, Marin BMW, Kristy needed a new set of tires before we headed out to the nether regions of Nevada and Utah.
From Marin BMW we crossed the Richmond- San Rafael Bridge. As we crossed the bridge we gazed out across the bay at Angel Island and caught brief but beautiful views of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Our next stop was Yosemite Valley. While driving through Escalon CA we were both discussing how hungry we were and then we passed a girl holding up a sign that said "Eat at Hot Diggity" Intrigued, we decided to stop. If you ever find yourself in Escalon, CA, the Hot Diggity did not have a big sign so look for Cindy's Restaurant. Hot Digity is located in the same building.
On word of caution however, Do not order the large polish sausage dog unless you are a very large or very hungry person. Kristy and I ordered one and wow, all I can say is it is large. We finished up and headed out to our destination, Yosemite Valley.
The drive up to the valley is replete with curves and beautiful mountain scenery. Descending into Yosemite Valley is one of the most picturesque drives thus far on our trip. The many vistas are larger than any camera can really capture.
We saw a baby bear just before our decent into the valley which was very exciting to both of us.
Once in the valley we took many pictures, it seems that one really cannot look in any direction without wanting to take a picture.
We really wanted to stay the night in the valley at Curry Village or one of the other camp grounds in the park but all of them were full, also we drove through a few and they were way to crowded, muddy and just not really scenic. They looked like a refugee camp. This kind of sucked because it was late, wet, and cold and we still had to cross the Tioga pass and reach Mono Lake.
Other than the many animals that come out at night, the evening is really the most scenic time to drive through the mountains. The setting sun cast beautiful shadows. The wind begins to gently blow. The many small and remote mountain lakes we passed and the snow banked roads had a mysterious and beautiful air about them.
When we passed Tioga Lake the clouds were low and we were climbing in altitude, like Crater Lake Oregon the isolation and lack of people gives these areas a very alien feeling.
Ellery Lake was also very beautiful and had an air of isolation about it. We stopped and took some pictures. We were the only people around. There was no traffic or no people; there was just me and Kristy sitting on our bikes beside this beautiful alpine lake.
We also passed very expansive and beautiful alpine meadows surrounded with snow covered peaks that would call to us. Standing on the side of these meadows one could only gaze across them and wonder what was in their remote reaches.
When we crossed the Tioga Pass it was getting very cold and late. The Guard shack looked like the loneliest place on earth for as the sun begins to set traffic thru these passes really tapers off.
After we drove thru the 9945ft pass the decent to Lee Vining, Mono Lake was incredibly steep and exposed. A few feet to the side of the road were steep drop offs into valleys hundreds of feet down. This demanded 100% of our attention for there was a severe penalty for a moment of inattention. We pulled into Lee Vining Late signed into a hotel and found out that we got the last room in the town.


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Gavin Graham writes:
In 2013 the price of an ounce of gold fell by 28% as bullion finished at US$1,202 per ounce, its worst performance in over 30 years.
It was the first year since 1999 that the price of gold had not risen. That period included two 50% falls in the major stock markets, in 2000-02 and 2007-09.
Gold miners did even worse last year, with the exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the S&P Global Gold Index down 47.4%. The falling gold price meant that the profits of mining firms fell much faster than their revenues and a large percentage of their gold reserves became worthless, as it was no longer profitable to extract gold from their acreage at the lower price.
Making forecasts about the likely direction of gold or other precious metals is one of the more useless activities that market commentators indulge in. Unlike industrial commodities such as the base metals, coal, oil and gas, or paper and pulp, gold and silver are not especially influenced by global economic growth, rising demand from the emerging markets, or increasing use of technology. Instead, the price of gold, and to a lesser extent silver, is driven by investors' worries over the outlook for inflation, economic crisis, or worries over the collapse of the financial system, rather than by simple supply and demand. As skeptics never cease to point out, virtually all of the gold ever mined is still in existence, given its indestructible nature, and higher prices have the effect of bringing hoarded supply back into the market.
When gold doubled in price between 2008 and 2011, reaching an all-time high of US$1,920 per ounce in September 2011, it was reflecting concerns over the safety of the global banking system, the introduction of widespread quantitative easing (QE) programs by central banks around the world, and the outbreak of the eurozone crisis. Investors wanted disaster insurance, something that could not be rendered worthless by the collapse of their local bank or at the whim of a government. Gold, which has acted as a store of value over the last four millennia, was felt to be a suitable refuge from the financial storm.
The fact that the opportunity cost of holding gold was virtually zero, due to central banks reducing short-term interest rates in North America, Japan, and Europe to 0.5% or below, addressed one of the major negatives to holding gold: the fact it pays no income. Also, the introduction of ETFs such as the SPDR Gold ETF (GLD), each share of which represents one-tenth of an ounce of gold, allowed investors to own the metal with a click of their computer mouse.
Why did gold fall so sharply last year? The principal reason appears to be that, five years after the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, investors' need for insurance has fallen. The economies of the U.S. and Canada had GDP growth of over 2% in 2013, the U.K. and Japan were over 3%, and even the eurozone has finally emerged from its double-dip recession. The central banks have made it plain they are now targeting unemployment as well as inflation, but also that they feel sufficiently confident that they can begin withdrawing some of the stimulus they were injecting.
The emerging markets, led by China, are also showing signs of recovering from the slowdown that affected them in 2012-13, and thus the outlook for global growth in 2014 looks brighter.
Lastly, one should not forget that stock markets in the U.S. and Canada, the U.K., and Japan have doubled over the last five years. Nothing makes investors feel more confident than a long running bull market.
One effect of the fall in gold mining stocks is that they are now looking pretty cheap. The price/earnings (p/e) ratio for XGD is 10.3 times 2013's earnings, the price/book (p/b) value is 0.9, and the trailing dividend yield is 1.6%.
As I have mentioned several times when discussing gold miners, the management of the better-run companies are now linking their dividends to the price of gold, so that shareholders are no longer merely dependent upon capital gains. In fact, my recommendations Franco-Nevada (NYSE:FNV), Agnico Eagle (NYSE:AEM) and Goldcorp (NYSE:GG) all pay dividends which are much higher than the return on cash. Franco Nevada yields 1.7%, Goldcorp 2.7%, and Agnico Eagle 2.9%.
Goldcorp Makes Its Move
Goldcorp evidently believes this is an attractive time to be buying gold assets. On Jan. 13 it made a hostile $2.6 billion cash and shares offer for Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK), whose principal asset is the Malartic gold mine in western Quebec. It came on stream in 2011, contains 10.1 million ounces of gold, is expected to have a 16-year life, and produced over 500,000 ounces of gold last year. Having attempted to merge with Osisko several times over the last five years, at one stage owning a 10% stake in the company, and making three offers around $7.50 a share in 2009, Goldcorp CEO Chuck Jeannes decided to bypass the board and make a $5.95 offer directly to Osisko's shareholders. That's a 15% premium to its pre-offer trading price.
Goldcorp's strong balance sheet allows it to offer a mixture of $2.26 cash plus 0.146 of a Goldcorp share for each Osisko share. The deal would be funded by Goldcorp's $600 million in cash, a $2 billion undrawn credit line, and a $1.25 billion credit facility from Scotiabank. The acquisition is expected to boost Goldcorp's production by 17.5% and its probable and proven resources by 15%.
Malartic is a higher cost producer than Goldcorp, with cash costs of US$725 per ounce against Goldcorp's US$500. This would raise Goldcorp's average cost per ounce by 7.5%. However, Mr. Jeannes believes that Goldcorp could reduce its costs by operational improvements and synergies with its Quebec Eleonore mine.
The market is evidently expecting Goldcorp to raise its bid, as Osisko is trading around $6.47, a premium of almost 9% to the offer. However, it is hard to see many other bidders coming in to the fray, despite the long life nature of Malartic and its location in a politically stable jurisdiction. Few gold miners have a stronger balance sheet than Goldcorp; in fact Barrick Gold (TSX, NYSE: ABX) had to resort to a deeply discounted rights issue to raise $3 billion before the end of 2013, and most of the other large players such as Kinross and Newmont have issues of their own.
While the price per ounce that Goldcorp is offering for Osisko at US$240 is double what Gold Fields paid Barrick for three Australian mines a few months ago, it is well below the cost of transactions during the industry's acquisition spree in 2010-11, and less than half of what Osisko was selling at two years ago. While a small increase in the bid by Goldcorp should not be ruled out, it looks like the company will be getting a bargain. Its own share price barely moved, showing the confidence shareholders have in the management's judgment.
Action now: Goldcorp remains a Buy, as do Franco Nevada and Agnico Eagle.


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UFC Bans Jason 'Mayhem' Miller After Incident
Flashy and often flamboyant fighter Jason "Mayhem" Miller was officially banned by the President of the UFC, a professional fighting circuit.
Dana White, who started the Ultimate Fighting Championship, revealed that he was banning one of its fighters after an unknown incident and several previous misgivings.
The banning comes after two embarrassing losses where fans booed the combatants while they were two-stepping around one another.
The first loss Miller suffered was at the hands of Michael Bisping, who defeated him handedly with a third round knock-out back in December. Miller even hinted at retirement explaining that if he lost his next fight against CB Dolloway that he would walk away from the ring.
While few details have been released following the abrupt termination of Miller, White posted comments on Twitter following Miller's loss to Dolloway on Saturday. They amounted to actions backstage after the fight and not directly related to Millers poor performance and subsequent defeat at the hands of Dolloway.
"Mayhem's done. He's gone," White said post-fight, adding that the incident that occurred backstage was "just some bulls--- that I don't want to talk about. We're on a crazy string here of dumb bulls---."
The two were not on the best of terms after Miller's pre-fight antics at the weigh-in where Miller wore a pink scarf and carried a pink boom box to the stage. When asked what he thought of Miller's colorful antics after the fight, White was to the point.
"I'm not into that stuff," White said. "It's not my thing. I guess I don't really care if guys do it, because you see it at the weigh-ins all the time. You see stuff like that, but come on, man. Take this thing seriously. You want to be a clown? Do that on your reality show."
Miller listened to the advice of the former fighter's boss. Miller stars in his own reality television series on MTV called "Bully Beatdown" where he challenges bullies to get in the ring and fight professional fighters.


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Golf beginners who are truly interested in the sport eat,
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I must be a golf beginner because I can't wait until Thursday.
What's so important about Thursday, you ask?
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And, I notice that most golfers have a favorite on the PGA Tour.
I personally cheer weekly for Phil Mickelson. Being an underdog
in a sport where Tiger is "top dog" helps my decision, but I'm also a lefty
and Phil's swing is one of the nicest to visualize when I'm at the driving range.
The thought of visualizing a particular golfer's swing is important when you get out to the golf course. I picture Mickelson's swing because of the fluidity of his tempo.
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Stopped in for quick beer and must say I liked this place. My understanding is that this is not in the most glamorous area, but I felt more than safe. Nice little bar with long bar and some table. Nice tap list made up of mostly local and regional offerings. Didn't eat but food looked good.
Slipstream (117) | September 1, 2012
First rating of this place. Craft beer comes uptown! I am surprised this place hasn't been rated yet. Are you all scared to venture north of 72nd Street? A fun beer bar in Washington Heights, and unlike every single other craft brew joint, I have been in, it is not primarily the domain of white guys. Atmosphere is pretty cool, with several TVs showing sports events, including South American and European soccer. The service is friendly, and the beer selection always has a couple of nice surprises and good local brews. The food is interesting - pub grub with an international twist and a number of Mexican dishes. At what other bar can you order a Korean-style taco and wash it down with a clementine wit from Clown Shoes? I'll be coming back to this place for sure.


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Legal Question in Elder Law in North Carolina
are the children of an elderly parent financially responsible for the debt incurred for nursing home care
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Yes and no. It depends on the debt and what was signed. If its a nursing home obligation, then its possible that the children may have signed something, but in the absence of this the parent is liable, not the children.
If the parent is deceased, the children are not directly liable, but it depends on what assets are in the parent's estate. The estate would be responsible for the debts; the heirs cannot receive asets like a house or car or other valuables and not pay any creditors, so in that sense the children would be indirectly responsible. Also, if Medicaid paid out any funds, then Medicaid is obligated to seek recovery from the parent's estate.
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Landing pages are a powerful way to improve conversions; they're easy to create, easy to test, and easy to get a visitor to take action. However, you can't expect to slap together a landing page and call it a day.
Landing pages, like most Web pages, benefit greatly from going the extra mile when understanding their best practices in design and development. Understanding of what has worked in the past and what trends hold for the future will allow you to craft landing pages that start off in the most effective form as possible.
In this article, we'll share a monstrous list of landing page best practices to set you in the right direction so your efforts, with these pages, have considerable results for your affiliate marketing business.
Let's break it down
Unbounce, a company that specializes in landing page development, has put together a great list of landing page designs which will give you a great starting point to wrap your head around what other businesses have been up to with this form of marketing strategy.
But, we'll take a look at one of the landing pages pulled from the page as per our example:
The Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute has put together a remarkable landing page for their TAVR product/service (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement).
The immediate reaction you may have, as a marketer, is the shock that a hospital would take the time to create these types of landing pages (since our natural thought is that hospital websites are generally just about information and not so much as to selling the specifics).
Take a moment to scan through that landing page and see if you can follow along with some of the key elements that make it effective.
- The logo is top-left and immediately tells that the page is provided by a trusted facility within the health industry.
- The contact number is along the top-right so individuals can save the number for reference.
- The header image has a big, bold question followed by a claim that's specific to the individual experiencing its troubles (plus a picture that shows the product without being too gory).
- The expertise section gives reassurance to the individual since they can see all the professionals that participate in the procedure (along with their 100% claim in bold).
- To the right is the contact form that doesn't require a lot of information but sticks out due to its size and color coordination.
- The information section explains how many people have gone through the procedure which will give reassurance that the individual is not part of a test; it also explains the procedure in a non-technical manner so the individual doesn't become confused about what's in store for them.
- A benefits section cuts straight to the point and allows the individual to fully understand what they gain from the procedure.
- The added approval by the FDA builds trust.
- A FAQ section adds qualifiers that will aid in building a targeted list.
- A final call-to-action to get in touch (plus logo/privacy) seals the deal.
Again, this is just one example of hundreds of excellent pages out there on the Web done by professionals but you need not worry if you don't have that professional touch because you can convey this same level of trust on the simplest of landing pages for your campaigns if you use the best practices.
The best practices of a landing page
This is, by no means, a complete list as it would be impossible to predict the growing changes in design and development for years to come but it's a great starting point for anyone working on landing pages for their business:
1. Always present clear brand identity with your logo (and byline).
2. Include contact details at the top.
3. Use a strong visual (or video) to catch the visitor's attention and direct them to the hook; go with a person to create empathy or show the product/service in action (like an overview video).
4. Write a headline/hook that explains what they are seeing and the benefits it presents.
5. Utilize a big, bold contact form that has stark contrast to the rest of the page (also, keep it above the fold); this bold look should go the same for the call-to-action button/link.
6. Use an area that explains the benefits of the product/service in meaningful, understandable terms.
7. Display social signals and endorsements by industry professionals and thought leaders.
8. Qualify the visitors using FAQ's or testimonials of the experience.
9. Display trust badges and guarantees to remove the hurdles associated with purchasing a product/service.
10. Format the text, graphics, and other media to create a clean, streamline flow in the pacing, tone, and structure making it easier for the individual to consume the message.
Give this presentation a go for additional best practices:
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As you can see – forming the landing page is far more difficult than you can imagine if you hadn't known the best practices. It's not required that you have each present on the page (and in the campaign) but starting with the big ones (like the ones listed) will definitely give the page a major boost in conversions rather than building it upon gut instinct.
Take some time to browse the Web and discover landing pages that catch your eye. See if you can identify the best practices the business has put in motion. Create a swipe file with images and notes about what you like and hate about specific landing pages, and place that information into practice whenever you're building landing pages for your business.


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Scott Jagow: Last week, the Bush Administration said the next White House will inherit a half a trillion dollar budget deficit. That would be a record.
But Fortune Magazine's Allan Sloan says unfortunately, that's not even close to the real deficit.
Allan Sloan: Well, the number the Bush people have put out is $482 billion, and people are going, "Huuhh!!" Or however you inhale. But the real number is significantly higher than that, the real deficit. In fact, it probably closes in on $900 billion. But it's only money and who's counting?
Jagow: Well, what would people say if it was $900 billion?
Sloan: Well, they'd say my god, it's 6 percent of the Gross Domestic Product. This is the number back in the 80's, in the early Reagan years, that shocked everybody and got Congress and Reagan and all of these people to put in a very large tax increase. And now, we're approaching that number and nobody seems to realize it other than me and one or two other people who're considered cranks -- like Senator Conrad of North Dakota.
Jagow: OK, so explain how you come up with $900 versus the $482 billion.
Sloan: All right, it's Washington math. So we start with 482, the stated number. We then add back $182 billion, which is the Social Security surplus, which reduces the stated deficit, but in theory this money's being set aside for you and me when we get to be old and even crankier than we are. Which makes it 664. Then, the government pays interest on its own securities to itself and its own trust funds, and that's about another $100 billion. Then there's $50-something billion for loans and loan guarantees. So you do all of this and you end up with Senator Conrad's number, which is 815. But he's being way too nice and way too conservative.
Jagow: So Allan, what do you propose we do about this?
Sloan: Well, I propose for starters that people in our profession -- your's and mine -- decide to use the real number instead of the stated number, people might actually listen. But right now, there's no pressure on the White House -- whoever happens to be in the White House -- to care about this. The people from Congress, for the most part, go their own way because there's nobody really in charge of the whole big financial picture. Maybe this will change with the next administration, but I sure wouldn't want to bet on it.
Jagow: All right, Allan Sloan from Fortune Magazine. Thank you.
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Port Chester, NY, 10573
Doors 6:30 PM / Show 8:00 PM
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Yeasayer's third album, 'Fragrant World,' is a hulking beast of a record. Keyboards clank and wheeze, tiny claps stumble against busted drum machines, and there's very little obvious guitar. It's an album that grapples with the schizophrenia of the modern world by gathering piles of electronics and molding them into something huge and often gorgeous.
After touring endlessly in support of 2010's 'Odd Blood,' Chris Keating, Ira Wolf-Tuton and Anand Wilder holed up in Gary's Electric Studios in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to record 'Fragrant World,' working away as the borough transitioned from fall to winter. While 'Odd Blood' played with electronic textures and future paranoia, 'Fragrant World' fully immerses itself in those themes, virtually dripping with worry, love and concern for the planet we live on. Keating bleats and yammers his lyrics—sometimes, like on "Longevity," piling so many effects on his voice that the music takes on an otherworldly sheen. In direct contrast are Wilder's vocal contributions, which hover serenely over droning synths on "Blue Paper" and later weave in and out of staccato hand claps, and what sounds like a vintage computer dying, on "Devil and the Deed."
Across the album's 11 tracks, genre mashing is taken from a broad spectrum of sources: updated takes on dusky pop, jittery funk, exotic keyboard experimentation, haunting whirs of backward organ, exuberant bass, etc. "I wanted to make a record that was legitimately, to use a bad word, funky," Chris Keating told 'Under the Radar' magazine. Even at its darkest, that statement holds true. On their first single and album centerpiece, "Henrietta," Keating is in great form. The track is loosely based on Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose cells were cultured by a doctor in the 1950s without her permission. Those cells would later go on to be the most commonly used human cell line for medical research. Keating teases out universal ideas from bizarrely specific moments in history, repeating the refrain "We will live on forever," referencing Lacks' story directly, contrasted against a darkly optimistic worldview. It's a risky move, but it pays off.
It's a testament to their sound and the unique identity they've carved out for themselves in the music community. They've managed to grow and expand into what they are now without losing touch with what made them so compelling in the first place: their willingness to pull from every musical source imaginable. Whether it's the warped and clipped alien-dance-floor banger "No Bones," which has strong ties to Timbaland's most experimental work for Aaliyah and Missy Elliott, or the Gothic, almost industrial pulse of "Reagan's Skeleton," Yeasayer are truly making 21st-century music. Couched in healthy fear, yet unafraid to move forward and expand, pulling in new influences just as frequently as new worries, Yeasayer have created a difficult, dense and beautiful record. It's as much a synthesis of the last three decades of pop music as it is a new way of grappling with the end of time.
'Fragrant World' was produced by Yeasayer.
Sinkane is the project of the Sudanese-born musician Ahmed Gallab. Gallab cut his own teeth as a youngster in the punk DIY landscape of middle America, and then found himself touring far and wide as a member of Yeasayer, Caribou, Eleanor Friedberger, Born Ruffians, and Of Montreal. He has emerged from it all as Sinkane, a project that identifies a renaissance within the space and spirit of the outposts of contemporary music. With an aesthetic range seamlessly shifting from soul to rock, and from jazz to pop, Sinkane's vibe is timeless and the sound is now.
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Evolution Takes a Back Seat in U.S. Classes
An important article by Cornelia Dean in the Science section of the February 1, 2005, issue of The New York Times details a common, but rarely recognized, form of evolution censorship in the United States: self-censorship. In her article, "Evolution Takes a Back Seat in U.S. Classes," Dean interviewed educators and education experts about the phenomenon of teacher self-censorship, where public school teachers feel forced to avoid the topic of evolution in order to avoid the wrath of antievolutionist parents or administrators. Dean interviewed several educators in Alabama, the only state with a statewide evolution warning label required in all biology textbooks. According to John Frandsen, a former chairman of the committee on science and public policy of the Alabama Academy of Science, a teacher confided to him that "she simply ignored evolution because she knew she'd get in trouble with the principal if word got about that she was teaching it," adding, "She told me other teachers were doing the same thing." Later in the story, Frandsen remarked, "You can imagine how difficult it would be to teach evolution as the standards prescribe in ever so many little towns, not only in Alabama but in the rest of the South, the Midwest -- all over."
Dean observes that "There is no credible scientific challenge to the idea that all living things evolved from common ancestors, that evolution on earth has been going on for billions of years and that evolution can be and has been tested and confirmed by the methods of science." Yet according to Dean's interviews, organizations of scientists and science teachers continually get requests from their members for support when their teaching of mainstream science offends parents or administrators. NCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott was quoted as saying that she hears "all the time" from teachers who do not teach evolution "because it's just too much trouble" or because of pressure from school administrators. And Gerald Wheeler of the National Science Teachers Association said, "many members of his organization 'fly under the radar' of fundamentalists by introducing evolution as controversial, which scientifically it is not, or by noting that many people do not accept it, caveats not normally offered for other parts of the science curriculum." However, the efforts of organizations such as the National Association of Biology Teachers, the National Science Teachers Association, and the National Center for Science Education may slowly be making progress, the article suggests: in 2001, a National Science Foundation survey found that, for the first time, a majority (53%) of the U.S. population agreed that humans evolved from animals.
The United States is unique in the industrialized world for its level of antievolutionism, according to Jon Miller, director of the Center for Biomedical Communications at Northwestern University. Miller told the Times that whereas Americans are, and have been, split 45%-45% on acceptance of evolution (with 10% unsure), 80 percent or more of the population of other industrialized countries typically accept evolution, with most of the others saying they are not sure and very few rejecting the idea outright. American antievolutionism is manifest even among biology teachers, the article notes; Gerald Skoog, a former dean of the College of Education at Texas Tech University and a former president of the NSTA, was quoted as saying, "Data from various studies in various states over an extended period of time indicate that about one-third of biology teachers support the teaching of creationism or 'intelligent design.'" The popularity of antievolutionism in the United States may be due to "the marketplace environment" of religion, suggested Luis Lugo, director of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, which contributes to "the politicization of issues like evolution among religious groups." NCSE's Scott commented, "People have been told by some evangelical Christians and by some scientists, that you have to choose," adding, "That is just wrong."


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Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed (D) ruled out a run for the Senate in 2014 on Monday.
"I'm just loving being mayor. I'm focused on being mayor. I think there's some terrific candidates out there," Reed said on MSNBC on Monday. "I'm going to keep being mayor."
Reed and his staff have previously downplayed the idea that he might run for the seat, saying he's focused on his 2013 reelection, but this is the most definite statement he's made on the race since Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) announced he wouldn't run for another term.
Georgia Democrats believe Reed and Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga.) would be their best chances at winning a statewide election, so Reed taking his name out of contention isn't a good sign for their hopes at winning the seat.
Reed mentioned Barrow as a potentially strong contender for the race, as well as former Atlanta Chief Operating Officer Peter Aman (D) as potential candidates. Aman isn't well known statewide, and without a top-tier recruit Democrats will be hard-pressed to win in the Republican-leaning state.
A number of House Republicans are considering the race. Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) has indicated he'll run, Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) is ramping up his fundraising ahead of a possible run, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) is also seriously considering a bid, and Rep. Jim Westmoreland (R-Ga.) hasn't ruled one out.


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my husband recently suffered huge losses and started residing at his girl freinds house leaving us stranded ,,,,,,, i am leaving all alone from past 11 months with my two kids ...he some times interacts over phone and does not come to my house....... i do not want to divorce him which he plans too....just want to know by staying away or not coming home for 11 months or more , is he strenghtening his chance if he files for a contested divorce ????
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ApproachAfter parking your car at the parking lot, you will be able to see Ragged Top almost directly to the south. From this vantage point you can see the prominent gully on the north side (North Gully). There are no trails to the mountain, so it is a bushwhack straight to the route. There are several washes in the area that wind their way towards the mountain. These can be used as an alternative to winding through the desert flora...and are actually a great way to get around. It is about 1.3 miles to the mountain.
Getting to the mountain is fairly straightforward as you can see it most of the time. Returning to the car is a different matter. The desert foliage is so dense, and the trees are tall enough that it is nearly impossible to see your car from the mountain or on the return hike. There are several different ways to overcome this difficulty:
1. Use a GPS to mark the location of your car and follow the GPS coordinates on the return.
2. Take a compass bearing towards the bottom of the North Gully and reverse the coordinates for the return.
3. Intentionally offset your return trip. Silverbell road runs east-west and you cannot wander into the desert without first crossing this road. Since this is the road you came in on, intentionally bear to the right (east) of your car and you will hit the road. Hang a left (west) and hike back to the parking lot and your car via the road.
When I climbed this peak, I took compass coordinates and intentionally offset to the right. We also tried to steer a bit by some small mountains to the north...but they were really small and we couldn't see them most of the time. As it turned out, we passed by the vehicle about 100 feet to the east. We barely saw it through the dense underbrush. But we would have hit the road in about 50 feet anyway.
One other interesting note: there is an old marked grave complete with a eulogy not far from the parking lot towards the mountain. I don't have any coordinates to give, but it could be fun to try and find it!
Route Description
The photo above shows the North Gully Route marked in red. When you arrive at the base of the mountain and the North Gully, make sure you are on the left (east) side of the wash. The gully itself is steep, dirty, and loose. Just follow the gully straight up to the saddle. There may be vague trails at times, but just keep heading up and avoiding any plants with thorns.
You may be faced with the temptation to go left when an opportunity presents itself in the form of a passageway through the cliffs. Avoid this and keep heading up. The second temptation is when the gully forks and the right fork heads up and to the right side of a huge block. Avoid this temptation as well and continue straight up to the saddle.
Once the saddle is reached, the view is astounding! The Silver Bell Mountains stretch to the south, and the cliffs surrounding you on all sides make you feel as if you are on a much bigger mountain. The trail continues up and to the left. The steep incline leads to another gully. Scramble up this gully until you reach a notch and you can see to the north. Turn to your right and clamber up a single class 3 move onto the wall. Scramble the remaining 50 feet to the summit.
The summit views are rewarding! You can see the ASARCO copper mine to the southwest, the Silver Bell Mountains to the south, Baboquivari in the distance, and the Tucson Mountains to the southeast. Picacho Peak is to the north.
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Assemblymember Hall Rescinds Endorsement of Betsy Butler
California State Assemblymember Isadore Hall rescinded his endorsement of Betsy Butler's campaign for State Senate today. Hall endorsed Butler's failed bid for State Assembly District 50 in 2012 and had agreed to endorse her campaign for State Senate after she withdrew from the race for Assembly District 62 earlier this year.
"I was deeply disappointed by Betsy Butler's attempt to block Assembly candidate Autumn Burke from receiving the endorsement of the California Democratic Party at the pre-endorsement conference last month," said Hall. "Although I respect Betsy and have always enjoyed a good working relationship with her, I can no longer support her campaign for State Senate."


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Based on the early reactions to commissioner Roger Goodell's letter, rancor runs deep among the NFL players.
Goodell's letter on Thursday outlined the league's latest proposal to the NFL Players Association and warned that "each passing day puts our game and our shared economics further at risk." Goodell closed the letter by urging players to encourage the union to return to the bargaining table and put the finishing touches on a new CBA.
You would have thought Goodell had accused the players of being serial killers, given some of their responses.
Chargers linebacker Kevin Burnett called Goodell a "blatant liar" during an interview on a San Diego radio station. "Goodell's full of it. He's a liar," Burnett said. "He's done nothing to improve the game."
Seahawks guard Chester Pitts said he told his teammates to "take the letter and set it on fire. We're not that stupid." Pitts' comments were relayed by NFLPA assistant executive director George Atallah.
Titans linebacker Will Witherspoon called Goodell's attempt to reconvene the negotiations "very distasteful" in a text to the Associated Press. He compared it to a lawyer leading a witness in court.
Enjoy the rest of the NCAA Tournament, sports fans. It doesn't sound like the NFL owners and players will be returning to the bargaining table any time soon.


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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West went ziplining in Mexico recently, and this awesome photo emerged of Kanye and a zipline guide smiling, with a sad, dejected Kanye in the background. Buck up, little buddy, ziplining is supposed to be fun!
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Maybe Kanye was tired after a long day, or maybe he watched the episode of South Park called "I Should Have Never Gone Ziplining." Either way, keep your eyes out for the post I'm sure we'll do later with Kanye photoshopped into other situations.
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