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While most visitors would dismiss Central Nevada's Big Smoky Valley as just another 'sea of sagebrush,' one of Nevada's most amazing places in inconspicuously tucked around a corner: Spencer Hot Springs. Although it has become increasingly well-known in recent years, the remote location is key to the level of relaxation that is found in this amazing geothermal hotspot.
Many Native Americans residing in the area thousands of years ago likely took advantage of these lush springs, seemingly around every bend. While hot springs are common in the area, Spencer's is a cluster of natural springs on public land. While the land is open to the public, some hot spring aficionados have made small yet significant improvements to the area throughout the years, majorly intensifying your enjoyment at the springs.
With three, sometimes four, bathing spots on the premises, most of these baths are made from cattle troughs, with props constructed for the springs water to filter inside the tub. These metal tubs are ideal for winter months, as the water seems to stay warmer longer when housed in a metal container. However, one tub was created with concrete, which seems to provide a more natural experience as visitors are ground level [versus raised in a tub.] Water temperatures consistently sit around 140 degrees farenheit year-round, so Spencer Hot Springs are particularly enjoyable in the winter months.
Fun Fact: a highly charming herd of wild burros lives in this valley and are a definite enhancement to your hot springing experience!
Getting there: The amazing springs are located off State Route 376, just east of the Highway 50 junction. Keep your eyes peeled for the turn-off near mile marker 99 [there will be a yellow cattle guard], and follow the dirt road approximately 10 miles in. The springs are to your left!
Noteworthy Tidbit: While everyone loves an authentic hot springing experience, please be aware that this is a natural environment and the area is subject to spontaneous changes. Always be sure to test the water before committing, and be very careful when bringing children and dogs in the area [as dogs like to jump in open bodies of water.] More than half the hot springs in Nevada's public lands are much hotter than 140 degrees, which imposes a very dangerous situation. Other things to be aware of are loss of consciousness from chemical fumes, cuts from sharp unforeseen rocks/broken glass and bacterial infections. We only want to hear of positive experiences at this amazing location, so just remember to be aware of your natural surroundings and keep a close eye on children and pets!


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Volleyball moves to 6-2 in conference play, sweeps Maine 3-0
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ORONO, ME -- Senior captain Kathleen Schauer (Littleton, Colo.) had a match-high tying 11 kills and freshman setter Lindsey Mueller (West Bend West, Wis.) notched her sixth consecutive double-double to lead Binghamton's offensive attack in a 3-0 match victory over Maine on Friday at Memorial Gym. The Bearcats came out on top by scores of 30-26, 30-24, and 30-14.
With the win, Binghamton (15-14, 6-2 AE) has now won nine of its last 11 matches and four in a row, and is over the .500 mark for the first time since September 11.
"This was a good win for us," said ninth-year head coach Glenn Kiriyama. "Kat had a really nice game on the outside. They really couldn't stop her, especially when she was hitting down the line."
Schauer hit at a .348 clip (11-3-23) to lead all hitters on the eveing. For Mueller, the 29-assist, 11-dig performance was good for her 21st double-double of the season. She also had four blocks.
Senior middle Jacki Kane (Centennial, Colo.) had a match-high nine blocks and added four kills, freshman hitter Michelle McDonough (Orland Hills, Ill.) had nine kills, nine digs, and five blocks, and junior libero Jaclyn Strader (Kettering, Ohio) chipped in with a team-high 13 digs in the winning effort.
The opening game was a tight affair that featured 10 ties and four lead changes. Binghamton's advantage at the net proved to be the difference. The Bearcats outblocked the hosts 5-1 and forced nine Black Bear errors in its 30-26 win.
Maine led 12-10 in game two before a 10-3 run gave the Bearcats the lead for good en route to a 30-24 win and a 2-0 match lead. Game three was tight before BU pulled away with an 18-4 run to register a decisive 30-14 victory.
Binghamton heads to New Hampshire Sunday for a 1 p.m. contest.
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The Bearcats have now won the last five meetings against the Black Bears and lead the all-time series by a 10-4 margin. Kane now has 582 career blocks - just 19 shy of Julie Van Schaick 87 for second on BU's al-time block list.
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When Funker Vogt was founded in 1995 by Gerrit Thomas and Jens Kästel. nobody could foresee that, within just one year, it would grow into one of the leading electro-acts of today. Originally, it had been envisaged as just one more of Gerrit Thomas's many musical projects; but the project took the world by storm and grew to become GT's main act.
The man who gave the band its name, Funker Vogt is a friend, who was serving as operator/navigator with the German army at that time. This choice of name describes and defines the theme of the project: German army - military - war.
The responsibilities/roles of each member of the band are clearly defined: Gerrit Thomas composes the music, Jens Kästel is the singer. Most of the lyrics are written by Kai Schmidt, with occasional contributions by Jens and Gerrit. In concert Jens and Gerritt are supported by two guests, namely Björn Böttcher (keyboard) and Thomas Kroll (guitar). For three years Kai Schmidt managed the band, when he handed the management over to Repomanagement (KS/BB).
Since 1996 Funker Vogt has published 4 albums, 4 EP's, 5 singles, 1 remix CD and 1 video. In December 2001 the first three albums plus bonus tracks were republished under the label Reporecords. FV managed to reach the top of both the German and the international electro-scene very quickly and has since remained at the top of these charts: where they have been received with much enthusiasm from areas such as Spain, Portugal, Russia, Poland, Denmark, France, Belgium, Holland, Italy, South Africa, Israel, South America and England... FV has also established a sound reputation in the US, where its music is distributed by Metropolis Records.
Next to its creativity, it is the vibrant energy of its live concerts which best characterises the band. This quality has undergone continuous improvement as the size of the band has grown from two to four. Funker Vogt is also known as a complete work, regrouping image, music, lyrics, and stage presence into a unique theme: One of the major characteristics of Funker Vogt's concerts is the martial appearance of the band. Critics describe this experience as a war being presented on stage.
This is an image, deliberately chosen by Funker Vogt. On one hand, it is provocative and hence liable to be misunderstood on a superficial glance. On the other hand, however, this controversial image gives rise to deep-seated associations and creates a strong and consistent link between the fan and the band. The image that is sought combines both the appearance of the band and the contents of the songs. In combination, these two elements preclude all misunderstandings, as there is a clear irony between the drastic militarism presented, which is caricatured during live concerts, and the underlying message. These contradictions emphasise and strengthen the body of the texts.
War and social injustice have become the main topics over the years. These have reached their fullest expression in Funker Vogt's earlier publication: Execution Tracks, and the video accompanying it. Audio and Video present the grotesque cruelties and the tragedy of war, most obviously in such songs as Civil War and Tragic Hero. The group's stance is unambiguously expressed in Fortunes of War and its chorus. War reappears as a topic in the publication which followed, Maschine Zeit, but more allusively as a foil and backdrop to more specific ideas, where a change of musical style accompanies the evolution of these concepts.
While Funker Vogt produced its first album, Thanks for Nothing, with rather elementary and means, they have consistently strived for more complex soundscapes over the course of the following albums, exchanging standardised structures for a richer variety. The band has kept an experimental dimension while using pop influences but sparingly. The last album features something more immediately ear-catching, pointedly including elements of pop, and as a consequence, the album proved a success within the alternative electro-scene.
Funker Vogt's new album, Survivor, published in October 2002. The single, Date of Expiration, published in June, serves as a foretaste of what to expect as a sonic direction. It contains the title track plus two new songs. Survivor presents the future in a rather dark scenario, the titular hero being the last of mankind. Furthermore the Survivor is a metaphor for the history of Funker Vogt itself. Despite a few quarrels with some labels and the words of sceptic critics, FV is still alive and kicking, gaining in strength and popularity with each new album. Survivor's story is pictorially presented on the cover and explicitly told in the booklet. The cover presents a talisman or dogtag sinking to the bottom of the sea. The talisman, which belongs to Survivor, also embodies Funker Vogt's logo, symbolizing both the endurance of Survivor and of Funker Vogt. It will last and outlast even the Survivor. Funker Vogt is immortal.
Survivor reappears in the lyrics, where he retells the story of the wars has outlived (This World), of his time as a soldier and its impact (Compulsions), He tells the story of the POWs, which may be allegorically interpreted as the history of the decline and fall of civilization, of his dreams and wishes (Final Thrill), of his discontent with present-day society (Stolen Thoughts), of his search for fulfillment and solace (Faster Live), of his experiences as refugee (Refugees). In Red Queen his stories are rounded off: as in the beginning of the album (Date of Expiration), the Survivor does not narrate his stories, but addresses the listener directly and analyses not his own life but that of the listener. Whether the cap fits or not, is up to every listener to decide.
Musically, the album offers something new, presenting for the first time guitarist Thomas Kroll live. Both Fallen Man and Red Queen profit from this intense use of the guitar. Moreover, the album contains Funker Vogt's first ballad, while some other songs push the envelope of what they have done in the past, adding variety and richness to the established canonical Funker Vogt-style. The band trusts the richness and complexity of the new album will appeal to most, including the harshest critics.


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In addition to helping your body, diet and exercise help keep your mind sharp and centered. It's amazing what a good phosphorus level and fresh air can do for your mind. Again, your dietitian will have lots of ideas of how to make your food plan work for you, and your doctor and social worker can provide for more information on exercise opportunities.
You may also want to read up on kidney disease and dialysis to learn all you can about what you are experiencing. Peace of mind comes from knowing you are doing the best for yourself. Education will help you make good decisions about your treatment. You'll also stimulate your mind by learning new things.
Read the daily paper, keep a journal, send letters to friends, listen to music, visit an art museum or do any other activity that requires thinking. Staying involved in the world around you keeps your mind active.
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By Jesse Berst
At Smart Grid News, we label our webinar series "Lessons from the Real World" because we focus on practice, not theory. So I was very interested to hear what BGE has learned so far. For one thing, they are approaching analytics as an ongoing process, not a single "big bang." They are actively searching out business problems and figuring out which ones can be best solved through advanced analytics. With the momentum from a few early wins, they can then expand to solve even more problems.
Let me step you through the process as I understand it. Then I'll give you some examples of analytics projects BGE has underway. I'll finish with a few of the lessons learned.
The process of picking your targets
The Accenture consultants had a choice when they first came to BGE. They could
Instead, it initiated a series of conversations with various business groups. It provided basic education around analytics. But mostly it looked for business issues and challenges that might be amenable to an analytics solution.
From there, Accenture and BGE evaluated and prioritized the possible projects. They prioritized by several criteria -- the availability of data, the size of the potential benefits and the ability to finish within the time window (about six months for this first go-around).
Once it had its projects in priority order, the team built use cases -- or "value cases" as Accenture Senior Manager Matt Comte prefers to call them. "We look at analytics as a means to create value. We examine the business and how it is performing. We look for areas critical to the company's strategy that are in need of investment."
Real world applications
1. Revenue protection. Spotting unauthorized usage or meter reconnections by looking at consumption factors plus meter events.
2. Targeting demand response. Identifying the right customers to target for BGE's peak rewards program. And spotting DR devices that are not operational. When I talked with the team, they were finding defective or disconnected devices with 60% accuracy, and were continuing to enhance the algorithm for any even higher success ratio.
3. Voltage analysis. Identifying transformer issues. For instance, in a couple of cases BGE found transformers that were not supplying the right voltage. In another case it was a network capacitor at fault. In another, it was the meter that was incorrectly reporting voltage.
4. Net meter and defective meter identification. Identifying likely net metering customers to ensure they are registered and getting credit. (Saving a high-bill complaint when the homeowner eventually realizes.) And evaluating meter events to identify meters that might be defective. Since BGE has had some issues with overheating meters, it was especially eager to spot high-temperature meters before they caused an emergency
During the webinar, we'll talk more about the quantifiable benefits BGE is seeing from these and similar projects.
Lessons learned
Tom Humphreys is BGE's Project Manager, Advanced Metering Capabilities. I asked him about the learnings from these initial projects. He echoed what I've often heard elsewhere: "It's important to have an executive sponsor, someone at the top with the vision who is engaged and driving execution," he told me.
After all, other departments and business units have their own projects and deadlines. It can be a challenge to get them to pause their normal activities to help identify issues and build use cases -- sorry, value cases. Tom and his team started with larger group meetings to lay out the concepts and give examples of analytics opportunities. Then they held a series of smaller meetings with each business area to understand their needs and brainstorm ideas.
You'll hear more specifics from Tom and from two Accenture analytics pros during our data analytics webinar on March 26 which begins at 10:30 a.m. Pacific time (1:30 p.m. Eastern). It is free to SGN readers, so click the link if you want to learn from this real-world example. While you are on the registration page, take a moment to type in any questions or worries that are top of mind. We'll get your questions to the presenters so they can prepare answers in advance.
Jesse Berst is the founder and chief analyst of Smart Grid News.com, the industry's oldest and largest smart grid site. A frequent keynoter at industry events in the U.S. and abroad, he also serves on advisory committees for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the Institute for Electric Efficiency. He often provides strategic consulting to large corporations and venture-backed startups. He is a member of the advisory boards of GridGlo and Calico Energy Services.


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Buckhorn Mountain lies serene and undisturbed, dotted by snow-covered slopes that are a skier's dream.
But underneath the mountain's placid exterior and photogenic face, Kinross Gold Corporation operates an elaborate and sophisticated mining operation to excavate and extract precious gold ore.
A muddy dirt road and a few buildings dotting the side of the mountain are the only telltale and discernible signs of the mine's location.
George H. Jones, passed away on Feb. 22, 2013. He was 87. He was born Feb. 6, 1926.
He fell asleep peacefully in his own bed at home. That is the way he wanted it.
He was born in Phoenix, Arizona. His father, Henry A. Jones, was a blacksmith. His mother, Nina M. Egan, was a nurse. His sister was Celeste Haitt. All three preceded him in death.
George and Doris lived in Phoenix until they moved to Kettle Falls, where their daughter, Joannie McCrite, grandson, Ben, and roommate, Charmaine Cranmore, were caregivers.
Our loving mother and grandmother, Caroline J. Matney Sell, suffered a sudden aneurysm and went to be with her Lord on March 3, 2013. She was born on January 9, 1939 in Colville to Lloyd and Irene Matney. Our mother was a graduate of Kettle Falls High School and then married our father, Bill Flugel, on March 30, 1957. They had two children, Carla and Jake.
Charles "Chip" William Laramie, a lifetime resident of Inchelium, passed away on March 6, 2013 in Spokane at the age of 46. He was born on July 20, 1966 in Colville, the son of Charles Raymond Laramie and Ramona "Kaye" (Carden) Welch.
Indians still have plenty of weapons
Colville High's high-flying softball program will look a little different this spring for a couple of reasons.
First, the Indians are back in the familiar confines of the 2A Great Northern League for at least a two-year WIAA enrollment cycle. And second, assistant coach Jim Ebel has been elevated to head coach after Mandy Sumner, who guided the Indians to the cusp of a State 1A championship the past two seasons, resigned. Gone with Sumner is her husband, assistant coach Rob Sumner.
Indians also return to 2A GNL
By Colville High track and field coach Ty Brown's recollection, it's been several years since the Indians have been outside for pre-season practice sessions for day one.
Well, welcome to the relatively balmy spring of 2013 (so far).
Brown and the Indians will take it. It fact, CHS had glorious upper 50's, bright sunny conditions for their annual Black and White inter-squad Jamboree last Saturday with Kettle Falls.
Like most Colville High School athletic teams, the move up from the Northeast A League to the rigors of the 2A Great Northern League likely didn't do the Indians' baseball team any favors this spring.
But you control what you can control. And the vagaries of student enrollment counts aren't among things in the control of a coach.
You play who has been scheduled.
"It's a new challenge," CHS head coach Boo Morrison said of the move to 2A. "It's a tough league."


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Richmond, Hampton and Petersburg are also interested in the museum. Wilder would not say whether one has emerged as the favorite.
"The more finite proposal is the one in Fredericksburg--to the extent that the land has been designated, segregated and identified," he said.
Silver Cos. Chief Executive Officer Larry Silver has promised to donate 20 to 25 acres for the museum in his Celebrate Virginia development. He values that offer at $10 million to $12 million.
The Fredericksburg City Council has tentatively pledged $1 million toward the project if Wilder chooses the city. Richmond has offered Wilder a $1.5 million incentive package, including land along the James River.
Fredericksburg's $1 million pledge is contingent on a public presentation from Wilder or another representative of the museum. Wilder said yesterday he will make a presentation, although no date has been set.
"The people in Fredericksburg, they want to hear what we're talking about here today," he said. "I have no problem with that."
Michael Neiditch, a consultant to the museum and a former official at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, said financial incentives offered by the localities "play really no role" in the site-selection process. He said the museum board is considering several criteria, the most important of which is proximity to an interstate highway and airports.
Other factors Neiditch listed are the site's "dignity," its proximity to other historic attractions, its ability to accommodate ample parking and storage facilities, and its potential for growth.
Wilder's news conference at Virginia Commonwealth University was his first public comment on the museum since the Fredericksburg council tentatively approved the cash incentive last week. He met with the council Aug. 9 in a closed-door session to discuss his plans.
"I wasn't ever silent--I was just unavailable," the former governor said.
Richmond offered its incentive package five days after the closed-door session in Fredericksburg, but Wilder said he was not trying to start a bidding war.
"I never interpreted [Richmond's commitment] as a cash incentive and never considered this as a response to the Fredericksburg council action," he said.


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For pet owners that are QR code savvy, I think that Pet Hub might be on to something very innovative. The other night I had a dream that I started a "Facebook" type of website for pets using QR codes, but it seems that Pet Hub is beating me to the punch. For those of who understand QR codes, scan the image to check out Jerry's new profile below. If you do not know what I'm talking about, check out the links below so you understand the latest technology yet to come.
The QR code will provide all of the information necessary about your pet. In the sense that you lose your little buddy, the code embedded above can be etched onto an I.D. tag that your pet can wear as some kick ass, high-tech BLING!
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Gov. Bill Haslam signs a teacher tenure bill into law in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, while his wife, Crissy, and Republican lawmakers look on. The measure will make it more difficult for teachers to obtain tenure, and create a mechanism for them to lose that job protection status for consecutive years of poor performance. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
NASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Haslam signed his teacher tenure, bill into law Tuesday, predicting that the effect of his first major piece of legislation "will be felt for many, many years."
The bill makes it harder for new teachers to win and keep tenure protections, lengthening the time it takes a teacher to qualify for tenure from three years to five.
"Three years is too short a time to grant something that's such a great privilege like tenure," he said. "I think the bar had been set too low in terms of as having objective criteria ... [on] who got tenure and this bill addresses that."
Meanwhile, Haslam also saw movement Tuesday on his other education initiative when the House Education Committee approved his bill eliminating a current cap on the number of charter schools and allowing students from all income groups to attend the schools.
During his bill-signing ceremony on tenure changes, Haslam, a Republican, was flanked solely by GOP legislative leaders. He said the law, which goes into effect July 1, continues the efforts of education reform initiated last year by his predecessor, Democrat Phil Bredesen, and the General Assembly.
But unlike last year's reforms, which led to Tennessee's winning a $500 million federal Race to the Top grant, Haslam's teacher tenure bill had little bipartisan support. Only one Democratic House member and one Democratic senator crossed party lines to vote for it.
And while Tennessee Education Association officials said they did not oppose it, the 52,000-member teachers' group never embraced the bill, either.
"One of the reasons this is so important is because so much is at stake," Haslam said
Along with making tenure more time-consuming, the bill also requires new teachers to be granted tenure only if they fall within the top two ranks of a five-tiered evaluation system built in large part on student test scores.
Even after being granted tenure, teachers can fall back into probationary status if they fall into the two bottom rankings for two consecutive years.
Tennessee Education Association members and most Democrats argued that development of objective tests for as many 60 percent of teachers has not been completed. Instead, many teachers face being judged not on the performance of students they teach but on the performance of the entire school, which teachers say is unfair.
Last month, Salina Jeckel, who works at Alpine Crest Elementary School in Hamilton County, noted that in areas such as special education there are no measures of achievement to use.
"I don't know if it's really a realistic evaluation of an individual's performance when it's based on the performance of students they hadn't had an opportunity to work with," Jeckel said.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Haslam said he has told teachers and administrators across the state that "this is too important just to keep pushing off until it we get it perfect."
"I think we have an evaluation committee that's worked hard to get this right, and we will continue to evaluate the evaluations," he said.
Tennessee Education Association lobbyist Jerry Winters said that so far as he knows, the teachers' union got no invitation to attend the bill signing.
"It would have been nice," said Winters, who noted that, while "we raised questions about that bill all the way through the process, we didn't adamantly oppose it."
Earlier in the day, the House Education Committee voted 12-5 vote to move the charter school expansion bill to the Finance Committee. The Senate version is in the that chamber's Finance Committee.
Currently, Tennessee has a 90-school cap on charter schools, which are publicly funded schools governed by a private board. The schools are exempt from many requirements on traditional public schools.
House Minority Leader Craig Fitzhugh, D-Ripley, said that while he supports the concept of charter schools, Haslam's bill is too far-reaching and would drain resources from public schools. It would also allow charter schools to "cherry pick" good students at good public schools, he said.
Current law restricts charter schools to only taking students who are failing, attend failing schools or come from lower-income families. The bill does away with those requirements.
Haslam policy director Will Cromer later said local school boards still "have say over what charter schools they authorize and what focus a charter school has."
Andy Sher is a Nashville-based staff writer covering Tennessee state government and politics for the Times Free Press. A Washington correspondent from 1999-2005 for the Times Free Press, Andy previously headed up state Capitol coverage for The Chattanooga Times, worked as a state Capitol reporter for The Nashville Banner and was a contributor to The Tennessee Journal, among other publications. Andy worked for 17 years at The Chattanooga Times covering police, health care, county government, ...
Too bad Georgia doesn't pass a similar law, then schools like ridgeland might be able to find teachers who can teach instead of being a band of lying bullies under the thumb of commandant smith.
These ignorant people of the Republican Party need to learn that the most illiterate and selfish solution is not the acceptable answer to everything. This Big Oil Governor has got to go.
Support teachers. Reject these selfish politicians who destroyed our country's economy with their selfishness.
Perhaps Governor Haslam was too busy evading taxes by not enforcing the law as it applies to his own business to realize that teacher tenure, in a state filled with illiterate people, is important.
Poor performance from the Governor, pandering to the ignorant and selfish while the people suffer from self-imposed stupidity. Reject Republican businessmen from office, as a direct result of their self-serving, disgusting and unethical conduct.
Support education. Reject self-serving Republican sycophants.
Is it really the teachers at Ridgeland or it is the students that do not want to learn because of parents that do not make them? Parents need to step up and take responsiblity of their children and spend the time teaching them respect and morales instead Parents complain about everything but do not get involved.
Wow bpqd, you are whipped into a rage by a tenure requirement of 5 years? I don't even understand why teachers get tenure at all!
Please explain to me what is so special about teachers that they should get this unusual protection called tenure. Why should they not have to perform or face dismissal right up to the day they retire, like the rest of us?
No systemic problem can be fixed overnight, but small improvements over time can add up to have a big effect. I think we all agree that our schools have a problem. That's a problem for us all, because the children in school today are the ones who will be working - or in prison - tomorrow. What is one thing we could do to help fix our schools?
In his book Good to Great, Jim Collins said that the first thing is to get the right people on the bus. The current climate of blaming teachers for every problem will only exacerbate the situation we have now, where the best ones get disillusioned and quit after a couple of years. How do we stop driving the good ones away, and get more good ones on the bus?
If we want better teachers, we could start by give new recruits greater pay based on college rank and test scores (just like the real world), so that the people who could choose to go into other fields consider teaching as an option. Over time, these superior recruits will work within the system to improve it.
Higher pay for more qualified teachers would be a small expense for a great return. If each teacher inspired just one extra student per year to graduate, get a good job, contribute to the economy and stay out of trouble that would more than justify higher pay.
Leaf, I think you could get better performance from teachers just by eliminating tenure all together! The real possibility that you could be out of a job tomorrow if you do not give your best today is a great motivator. I've heard stories from many teachers and students that make me believe some teachers get burnt out. When that happens, they should just move on and find something else to do. Sticking around under the protection of tenure hurts both the person teaching and their students.
We already spend more per student than all but two other nations in the world. Why would we think that spending more money is the answer when we have other obvious problems?


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The second Special Edition of Maglia Rosa is limited to 100 copies.
The project was taken on by Ludlow Bookbinders run by Paul Kidson, a fourth generation book binder. Projects include special editions of Tolkien books (navy leather with an unusual leather slip case), and squat, caramel colour leather bound issues of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanac.
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MISSION - The driver who police say struck an elementary school student in Mission is on his way to the county jail.
Jaime Garza Gonzalez was charged Wednesday with leaving the scene of an accident involving injury. Witnesses tell police Gonzalez had just picked up his child at Castro Elementary when he struck a 6-year-old student. Garza Gonzalez is accused of fleeing the scene after the accident but was arrested a short time later at a relative's home.
Police say they hope to use this as a learning tool for parents, drivers and students. They say a lot went wrong Tuesday.
The 6-year-old got out of school when he spotted his mother parked on the 600 block of Citriana Street. The child darted across the street instead of using one of three designated crosswalks. Police say Gonzalez was driving west and took off when he struck the child.
Parents lined up at Castro Elementary starting around 2 Wednesday afternoon. Mission CISD spokesperson Craig Verley says the district makes a determination on a school's pickup policy at the beginning of the year. The principal reviews traffic patterns to figure out how best to keep students safe.
Police say Gonzalez also had a warrant out for his arrest.
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Did some testing, scrolls and devotion aura don't benefit from inspiration/ancestral fortitude.
We don't get our 10% armor from toughness for rings. I didn't test cloaks, shields, or swords or trinkets or anything.
Inspiration/AF does work on the armor from rings, however, as well as our base armor (220->275 for me).
Also the bonus is multiplicative. When wearing my inexorable sabatons (1580 base armor) my armor went up to 2447, which is:
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The Times-Picayune reported that 202 shelters have been installed.
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India Gitanjali to spend $33 mln for Italian brands
Bids for five brands to boost sales in Europe, Middle East.
September 21, 2010 1:16 by Reuters
Indian jeweller Gitanjali Gems Ltd plans to spend up to 25 million euros ($32.7 million) to buy five Italian brands to boost sales in Europe and the Middle East, the company's chairman said on Tuesday.
Mehul Choksi also said Gitanjali, which is India's biggest jewellery retailer, would bid for more Italian brands in the coming months.
The company has bid for all four brands of DIT Group and one from Mariella Burani Fashion Group SPA .
DIT is a unit of Dubai jewellery maker Damas International and owns brands such as Stefan Hafner, IO Si, Porrati, Nouvelle Bague, while Valente is owned by Mariella Burani.
"The brands have a presence across Europe and the Arabian markets," Choksi told Reuters. "This will help us penetrate global markets and introduce new jewellery designs in Europe and the Middle East and will give a huge boost to our sales."
If the bids succeed, Gitanjali hopes to add more than $100 million in revenue from the brands over the next two years, he said.
"The outcome is expected in a month's time," Choksi said.
Gitanjali, which sells jewellery under the Gili, Nakshatra, Asmi and D'Damas brands in India, had reported annual sales grew 28 percent last year to $1.4 billion.
India is the world's biggest market for gold, mostly in jewellery. Companies also import gold to make ornaments and sell overseas.
Shares in Gitanjali, valued by the market at $404 million, have jumped 76 percent this year, outpacing a 14 percent rise in the main index .
(Additional reporting by Svetlana Kovalyova in Milan; Editing by Ranjit Gangadharan)
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What better place than France to have your wedding celebration? It's the country of romance, style and joie de vivre! From the gastronomy to the stellar wines to the décor, France offers all of these things and more. Whether you prefer a romantic Parisian wedding in a historic chapelle like Daryn and Matt, a rustic affair in a villa in the south of France as did Leah and Matt or an elegant château reception in the Loire Valley like Mirella and Graham, you will find many options on our Pinterest board that will make you want to start planning your wedding in France tout de suite!
Love in the Lubéron
Megan and Nick celebrated their wedding this July in a beautiful hillside village in southern France. With their closest friends and family, the couple shared their vows in s private garden with magnificent views of the surrounding vineyards and hills. Megan wore a beautiful retro gown which was actually two separate pieces. The top was designed by the Parisian wedding dress créatrice Delphine Manivet, and the skirt was then made to match in the States.
After the intimate ceremony performed by the bride's uncle, the guests shared a delicious French dinner while watching the sun set in the valley below.
We wish Megan and Nick the best as they start their new life together in Amsterdam!
Wedding photography: Lifestories Wedding Photography
A Scottish Invasion
We had the pleasure of welcoming Sean and James all the way from Scotland for their wedding this past May. Guests enjoyed a beautiful ceremony in the garden of a private mansion next to the Musée d'Orsay followed by cocktails, dinner, dancing and much laughter!
The male guests (even the little one!) wore traditional Scottish kilts, each with the traditional purse and a knife decorated with the family crest.
Dancing took place in the caves where guests continued the celebration with drinks (whisky anyone?), dancing, and a beautiful Tiffany blue wedding cake.
Congratulations to Sean and James!
Wedding Photography: Ian Holmes
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Provençal Wedding
After an elegant rehearsal dinner the night before, the sun was shining again for Lauren and Arnaud's wedding day. The scene was perfectly set. Blue sky and Cabro d'Or's lush green foliage made the perfect back drop for Laetitia C.'s fairytale decorations: arbors and archways dripping with luscious purple blooms, chairs decked with cheerful nosegays and even every candelbra wasn't left untouched by her wand.
Lauren and Arnaud certainly did not disappoint such enchanting scenery.
Leah & Matt featured on French Wedding Style and Madame C.!
Remember Leah and Matt's rustic chic wedding we had pleasure of putting together? We know that we were very happy with the way the day turned out, so we are flattered to see their celebration garnering some attention in the blogosphere. Both Monique at French Wedding Style and Le Blog de Madame C. recently highlighted the lovely little Provencal wedding on their websites. With additional details and personal commentary from the bride, you can almost pretend you were at estate in the south of France with the couple on there special day, almost.
We can't help but smile at the bride's gracious mentions of us –
There a lots more lovely photos and colorful depictions of the day in both articles- check them out here and here!
Catherine & Will's Wedding Video
You know the saying – Actions speak louder than words (or pictures!)? See everything about Catherine and Will's Provencal celebration en action with this 'best-of' montage of their wedding video thanks to Christophe Mechineau at Rec Video Editing.
Rustic Chic in Provence
We just had the pleasure of planning a rustic chic wedding for a lovely couple from Toronto, Leah and Matt. The two had originally began their wedding plans with their native city in mind, but as the guest list (and therefore, expenses!) kept expanding, a very appealing alternative option presented itself: to get married in France!
A Particularly Charming and Cheerful Yellow Celebration
Sometimes, there are those events that are so full of love and positive emotion, you can't help but walk away from them with a smile. Such was the case with Aki and Ambroise's wedding we recently had the pleasure of creating. Currently living in Hong Kong, the couple has a rich international experience that was full of inspiration.


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Lawyers Who Beat 'Big Tobacco' Now After Food Industry Companies
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CHARLOTTE (CBS CHARLOTTE) – The same lawyers who beat 'Big Tobacco' companies now have a new enemy: the food industry.
Attorney Don Barrett is the lawyer who battled tobacco companies for nearly a decade to admit they knew cigarettes are addictive, and to pay the medical costs of victims knowingly hurt by their actions.
He and his colleagues eventually forced a settlement that cost the industry more than $200 billion. The lawsuits made Mr. Barrett a very wealthy man. But he says it is not the potential for another big pay-out that is now making him target "big food".
"I'm 68 years old, frankly I don't need the cash, the law's been good to me," he explained to BBC Newsnight. "This is my job, but here we have an opportunity to really help people. We're not saying the food industry is the same as the tobacco industry that kills 500,000 Americans a year, but we are saying there is an epidemic of obesity that is affecting the overall health of the American people."
Mr Barrett is one of more than a dozen lawyers who has filed cases against some of the US food industry's biggest players. He was also depicted in the 1999 Russell Crowe film, "The Insider," taking on Big Tobacco companies.
For nearly a decade, US lawyers have pursued a variety of approaches to try to persuade fast food chains to produce healthier, more nutritious food, but these are being seen as some of the most aggressive, despite the simplicity of their approach.
Mr Barrett's case against Big Food is that companies are misrepresenting their products, promoting them as "natural" or "healthy", when in fact, he says, they are no such thing.
His mission is to make them stick to the letter of existing laws which, he says, regulators have been too weak to enforce. He says that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which oversees food safety in the US, has merely been writing warning letters, which he thinks will not be enough.
What he himself is fighting for, he says, is people's freedom to make a choice.
"Nobody's trying to tell the American people what they have to eat or what they cannot eat, the American people can make those decisions for themselves," Barrett told the BBC. "It's all about free choice. To have free choice you have to have accurate information. That means Big Food, the food companies, have to start telling the truth about what's in their product. The law requires it."


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A toy car called Sunbeam and fountains that turn blue at the birth. Find out what's in store for Prince George of Cambridge with the new issue of Grazia – out now – where we bring you an A-Z run-down of the young royals of old. Here on Grazia Daily, we've got you a little taster…
A is for artificial insemination
In her biography of the Queen Mother author Lady Colin Campbell alleges that the current Queen might not have been conceived - ahem - in the usual fashion. "It was well known in royal and aristocratic circles for years, that Elizabeth [the Queen Mother], how shall I put this delicately, preferred not to partake of certain aspects of married life, and so Queen Elizabeth II had to be conceived by artificial insemination." Well. We. Never.
B is for blue
When Prince Charles was born, the fountain lights in Trafalgar Square were changed to blue. In keeping with this tradition, it was thought that Blue were booked to perform at the birth of the Royal baby. (Ok, that's not true.)
C is for competitive dad
It's reported that while a then-Princess Elizabeth was giving birth to Prince Charles, her husband Prince Phillip was playing squash.
D is for Diana
When he was a child, William told his mum, Princess Diana, that he wanted to become a policeman so he could look after her.
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AUO demonstrated a lineup of 42- to 65-inch Ultra HD curved LCD TV displays with wide color gamut at the China Information Technology Expo & China Optoelectronics Display Expo 2014 (CITE & CODE 2014) in Shenzhen from April 10 to 12, 2014.
AUO said the curved panels feature over 100% NTSC color saturation, and super narrow bezel. The curved design fits viewing habits of human eyes, creating a concave screen that offers a wider viewing angle and immersive viewing experience, the vendor said.
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Weekly Music Roundup: March 2, 2012
March 05, 2012 at 2:26pm
i agree I thought it was guitar world not Guitar death,speed, black guttural vocal World..........
is this really all that is out their that promotes whats in your mag......
it's a new thing here so i'll be patient ........but hey how about 50% high gain and 50% little gain so we can see whats really out there........
not every one is mad......some peeps like to actually hear happy rock n roll
stay frosty........
March 03, 2012 at 9:45pm
PLEASE STOP THE DETUNED GUITARS AND THE SCREAMING VOCALS. All that music sucks terribly. Why does GW subject its readers to this GARBAGE? No wonder there arent any new rock guitar players worthy of being mentioned in the same sentence with all time greats. For the love of guitar music stop this crap and put bands like the ones featured out of there misery.
March 04, 2012 at 3:15pm
Sounds like someones throwing a little rage fit becuase GW didn't post something they like. Chill out dude, different people like different music. They show a variety of music on here because theres a variety of people who read or subscribe to Guitar World. Not everybody likes death metal or metalcore or any of those genres, and not everybody listens to whatever sort of music it is that you listen to, thats just how it is.
March 02, 2012 at 10:41pm
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Focus on ToTC 25 and maybe ICC 10, in my opinion.
Hi, I'm Kuggy a Fury warrior from the realm Aman'Thul. I would like some people's opinions on which raids i should be completing with the standard of gear the I have obtained. I recently respecced from Protection (25man ICC geared) to Fury and have just finished gearing up this set. I would like to verify I know my Rotation and can usually produce the Max amount of DPS that can be granted from my current gear selection.
Here's a link to my Armory...
The World of Warcraft Armory - Kuggy @ Aman'Thul - Profile
Note that being in Bes stance grants an extra 5% crit and 20% more strength (because of talents) bringing my AP to 5037 and crit to 38.62% therefore the armory is wrong in these two aspects.
Knowledge is Power!
Focus on ToTC 25 and maybe ICC 10, in my opinion.
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Pomeroys take one of two against Oakland City
April 11, 2014
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. – The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College women's softball team split a doubleheader against the Mighty Oaks of Oakland City University on a blustery Thursday afternoon. The Pomeroys fell in the first game 12-6 and were victorious in the second game 6-2.
Oakland City 12 SMWC 6
Oakland City (14-13) would be the first to get on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first after a walk, single, and RBI double gave the Mighty Oaks a 1-0 lead. Oakland City would plate two more runs off a 2 RBI single by Jacee Parke to put the visitors up by three runs.
Oakland City would tack on one more run in the third before the Pomeroys would make a comeback of their own in the same inning. In the bottom of the third, Ciara McClain would score off a wild pitch and RBI doubles by Shelby Barnett and Carly Painter would get the Pomeroys within one (4-3).
The Mighty Oaks would once again stretch the lead in the fourth with a two-run homerun by Oakland City's Bre Huff, making the score 6-3. The visitors would score twice in the fifth before the Pomeroys would make their second comeback of the game in the bottom of the inning. An RBI single by Rebecca Latta and a 2 RBI double by Strattman would bring the Pomeroys to within two, trailing 8-6 after five.
Oakland City would score four more runs in the sixth and put the game out of reach for SMWC in the final two innings.
In 7.0 innings pitched, SMWC's Sarah Burnham (8-5) finished with 9 strikeouts, 3 walks, and 11 earned runs off 13 hits.
SMWC 6 Oakland City 2
In game two, the Pomeroys would be the team to jump out to an early 1-0 lead with a Brooke Jordan RBI single in the first. SMWC would make it 2-0 in the third when Jordan would hit an RBI single that brought home Painter after she singled and stole second base. Kimberly Strattman would plate another run for the Pomeroys in the third with an RBI double of her own. After three innings, the Pomeroys led 3-0.
In the fourth, McClain would score off an RBI single by Barnett to give the Pomeroys a 4-0 advantage. There would be no further scoring until the sixth when SMWC would score twice more with an RBI double by Jordan and an RBI single by Shelby Turner.
Oakland City (14-14) would manage to score two runs across the plate in the seventh, but the Pomeroys would ultimately hang on for the 6-2 victory.
In 7.0 innings pitched, SMWC's Brooke Jordan (10-5) finished with 6 strikeouts, 2 walks, and 2 earned runs off 3 hits.
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Field editor Iola Engle from Bella Vista, Arkansas recommends a mouthwatering layer cake with peanut butter frosting. It's luscious!"—Iola Egle, Bella Vista, Arkansas
12 Servings
Prep: 20 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling
1/2 cup butter, softened
2-1/4 cups packed brown sugar
3 eggs
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
2 teaspoons
McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
1 cup water
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup peanut butter
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons
McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
1 cup finely chopped peanuts
In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy;
beat in eggs, chocolate and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda
and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with the sour cream,
beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in water.
Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at
350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the
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For frosting, in a large bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter,
confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in milk and
vanilla until smooth; set aside.
Cut each cake horizontally into two layers. Place bottom layer on a
serving plate; top with 1/2 cup frosting. Repeat layers twice. Top
with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with
remaining frosting. Gently press peanuts into sides of cake.
Yield: 12 servings.
Nutritional Facts:
1 serving (1 slice) equals 863 calories, 45 g fat (21 g saturated fat), 128 mg cholesterol, 685 mg sodium, 106 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 14 g protein.
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The Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (seasonally adjusted) by the end of March 2012 stood at 63.5. The corresponding figure for March 2011 was 73.2 and for March 2010 was 57.5.
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With the World Cup in full swing, for better or for worse, a hot topic concerning OM, Marseille and France appeared on Monday. In the Espace Bargemon, near to the town hall, mid afternoon on Monday, the Mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin, in the company of the state partners of the project (State, General Council, Regional Council and Marseille Provence Métropole), unveiled the new Vélodrome. The project retained was that of GFC Constructions (Groupe Bouygues). It is sublime.
"We are going to offer the people of Marseille the Vélodrome of the next 50 years" stated the Mayor who also spoke of the quality of the other project proposed by Vinci. After numerous stages, work will commence in June 2011 and should finish at the end of June 2014, a period during which 42.000 places will be maintained, the works will cost a total of 273 million Euros (three times that of the renovation undertaken during the 90's).
"The Vélodrome of the next 50 years"
The new Vélodrome will respond to the what was stated by Jean-Claude Gaudin, "renovate, cover and expand": 67.000 seats, a better comfort, a wave shaped roof which will change colour depending on events and which will cover the entire stadium, a forecourt which will raise the stadium and make it more functional, a top of the range VIP area, it is a veritable urban project which will change the face of the neighbourhood (shopping centre, hotel, living space, office space, a sports clinic, the Delort stadium will be expanded and dedicated to rugby), standards will be valid for 35 years and take into proper account environmental concerns (positive energy equipment, no water consumption, use of wind energy and shoreline redevelopment of the Huveaune).
All of this will reply to the five-star standards required to host the UEFA Euro 2016. "We're well on our way and we will succeed" stated the Mayor, delighted with this "beautiful day" and has confirmed that the name Vélodrome will remain even if the possibility of naming remains open. A project in the form of a public (see above) and private sector partnership will be signed in October which includes OM and which, more than anything, will really make us salivate.


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Mar 15th 2010 By Brian Fairbanks
How to Live in a Tree House, From a Guy Who Did It for Five Years
Now that Julia Butterfly Hill has given up arbor squatting, nature-lovers will be excited to hear of Corbin Dunn, a totally awesome dude who resided in a tree house for five years and then got a wife and a job working on the iPhone.
How did this design mastermind carry out such a herculean feat as the building of a tree house, which we thought went out of fashion when the 1950s ended? And why would a female person want anything to do with it?
Keep reading for the answers to these and other questions we've wanted answered since we were 6.
First, don't try to build it alone.
"When I was 14 years old, my friend, Chris Howland, helped me build some basic walls and a roof on it," Dunn tells Asylum. "It was more of something to do and play around in. In high school, we would hang out in it with friends. I went away to aviation college in Arizona for '96–'98, and during the summers I would stay in the tree house at home."
Once the initial work is done, it's time to get serious or head back to solid ground.
"I wanted my own place to stay, and the old tree house didn't fare well in the winter," says Dunn, so he opted to build a new, year-round tree condo. When he completed the project in 1999, his parents were moving to Hawaii and leaving their property, where the tree house sits, behind. Dunn chose to go back to college and live in his new creation instead of "their old, empty house."
Wire the place for modern technology and check Asylum.com twice a day.
The house was wired for electricity and water, and did have a shower and toilet. "I only showered in it for about a year-and-a-half," Dunn recalls, "As the small water heater limited my showers to about four minutes at most, and the shower didn't drain well." He was only able to obtain dial-up, though, so he sought out a job where he could enjoy the modern essentials of an office.
Make sure to go out and stretch your legs once a year.
Louise, Dunn's then-girlfriend, loved mountain unicycling, which is as wild as it sounds. She got him so hooked on this unusual sport that he bested everyone in sight and is currently the Unicycle Marathon World Champion, having conquered a 27-mile race in January at the world championships in New Zealand.
When it's time to give it up, shave your mountain man beard, head back to the mainstream, get a move on.
Louise stuck it out in the tree house as long as she could, but the slightly musty smell and tiny bed eventually wore on her. The lovers signed a lease on a traditional ground house in nearby Los Gatos, which was close to both of their places of employment. Then, five years ago, he got married and landed a new gig at Apple, ultimately helping to tweak the first version of the iPhone. In other words, not everyone who does this will end up going crazy and chopping up a hotel with an ax.
Get out while you can. Tree houses eventually fall down, you know.
As Dunn explains on his Web site, "A few weeks ago we got a lot of rain and wind. That was probably the pushing factor that made it fall out." He adds that the main reason it failed is that, well, he's no designer. He believes the project was flawed from the beginning and could only expect to last 10 years. "I started building it when I was 20, and moved in when I was 21. In a few short months, I'll be 31."
(The design was fatally flawed in four ways. If you're seriously interested in building one of these, check out Dunn's breakdown of what happened.)
Wednesday 17 March
By Doug Beebe
Interesting subject, however, journalistically, it's not good when you don't mention "where". Remember who, what, where, when from college? You mention late in the article about nearby Los Gatos. New Mexico?
The internet has opened up tremendous opportunities for writers. I guess I should be grateful for at least a byline.
Wednesday 17 March
By Dawn
I agree, the article was missing a little more info.... what did he do with the parent's house while he was living in the tree house? How did it work as far as utility companies, they can be real stickler about codes. This "code casuality" leads me to believe this was in another country just as you commented. I just don't think anyone is learning to correctly write anymore...
everyone is getting dumber and dumber..perhaps there is some huge diabolic plan being carried out...now I'm begining to sound creepy and cat lady-esque...sorry about that..Take Care- Dawn :-)
Wednesday 17 March
By Courtney
He [Corbin] may not have wished to have the location disclosed.
I never really cared 'where' this took place. It's not a huge deal. It doesn't even exist anymore! Stop being so jeoulous that someone else has a job doing what we wish we could do, and go find a job doing it if it's that important to you!
P.S.~ This was written to be interesting, not informative!
Wednesday 17 March
By Joe
Los Gatos is in California.
Wednesday 17 March
By lklauschie
Dawn: Your ignorance is showing.New Mexico is NOT another country. It is a state in the USA and has been since 1912. Albuquerque, NM is host to the world's most photographed event - the Albuquerque Kodak International Balloon Festival.
I'll gladly answer your questions:
Where - the treehouse (what is left of it) is in Santa Cruz, CA. Los Gatos CA is where I live now. I now have a second treehouse/platform that I built and got married on. http://www.corbinstreehouse.com/blog/2009/08/video-corbin-and-louises-wedding/
Wednesday 17 March
By Keith J. Mohrhoff
If he HAD been living there, he probably would've been more on top of maintenance issues and corrected the problems before the structure failed.
Wednesday 17 March
By fred
this story is knarley,rock on aol.i want to quit my job and sit home and read articles like this everyday.my favorite aol article was yesterdays 10 surprising minimum wage jobs.i was assuming it was somewhat accurate till i noticed my profession on the list.kinda strange considering i make about 75k a year,and almost everbody i know in my line of work is between 50k and 80k.thats why i like these aol articles,thier just plain stupid,made up nonsense.
Wednesday 17 March
By sagoth
Dear Lord, thank you for this paradise living. Oh yeah...please give me the strength to climb those dreaded stairs daily!! lol
Wednesday 17 March
By sam edwards
i've lived in my "self constructed" treehouse complete with boat and airplane bedrooms, submarine bath and shower and helicopter sunroom for almost 20 years. it is sometimes a challenge and not always conducive to long term relationships, but i couldn't live anywhere else (samstreehouse.com)
Wednesday 17 March
By yaaah69
just another spoiled yuppie. Who cares about his tree house .The rest of us left the trees amillion years ago. Los Gatos , is in Calif. There is a Las Lunes in New Mexico. What a waste od words!!! This story was....ciao
Hi yaaah69,
That's too bad you feel that way. I did finally sell my Porsche once I moved out of the treehouse. I was trying to ditch the spoiled yuppie image.
Wednesday 17 March
By Cyndy
This was really cool.... you are a most unique guy.... your kids will love you! Be blessed..
Wednesday 17 March
By vickie
this was a generic tree house ...I have seen beautiful ones....he wasn't really dedicated to it and his materials were alittle"not so good"...but...he tried....and someday he might just build a better one......
Wednesday 17 March
By Belladonna
I see the photo after the structure failed.....tell me did he clean up that mess or just leave it there to rott? What happened tp leave the woods as you found them?
yes...of course it was cleaned up :)
The treehouse part is still left up in the trees; eventually I will take it down and scavenge the materials for building more stuff.
Wednesday 17 March
By chris
Wait a sec....Isn't he exploiting the tree and infringing on its rights as a life form??? I think Greenpeace and the ACLU need to get involved.
Wednesday 17 March
By Hottie
Was the tree informed of its rights?
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