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In spring of 2004, SFJAZZ launched an exiting new jazz ensemble, the SFJAZZ Collective, featuring eight all-star musician/composers who consistently rank among the top artists today. Billboard ranked the debut of the SFJAZZ Collective as "one of the two most significant jazz moments of 2004" and pronounced the CD "a remarkable 3-CD documentation." For their inaugural season, the group's repertoire included the debut of new works composed by each Collective member and highlighted the music of master innovator Ornette Coleman. SFJAZZ sound engineers carefully recorded every performance of the SFJAZZ Collective in its inaugural year, and selected the best of the best for this limited-edition collectible 3-CD set.
Featuring Joshua Redman (Artistic Director, tenor and soprano saxophone), Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphones, marimba), Nicholas Payton (trumpet), Renee Rosnes (piano), Miguel Zenon (alto saxophone, flute), Robert Hurst (bass), Josh Roseman (trombone) and Brian Blade (drums).
- Complete 3-CD set available exclusively through SFJAZZ - not available in stores.
- First set of limited edition CD's have sold out. We are now selling a second pressing.
- CD-sized booklet contains rare photographs from tour and rehearsal, insightful essays, and artist biographies.
- New compositions by individual Collective band members.
- Six newly arranged works of modern master Ornette Coleman by Grammy-winning arranger Gil Goldstein.


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Insiders tips about the world's top rated foodie experiences
When you're travelling, meals become more than just a simple practicality in your day. They become a vivid dimension to it, a sensory overload of exotic aromas and flavours previously unexplored by your palate.
But the adventure of local cuisine often falls by the wayside in a world of convenience, where a quick and easy sandwich from a nondescript stall calls your hungry, tired stomach.
As a result, 64 per cent of global travellers say they want to taste and experience more local food when they're travelling, according to a new survey of over 50,000 travellers from Booking.com.
But when it comes to local cuisine, it's all about the recommendations. Here is a round up of six epic foodie experiences which all have at least 4,000 endorsements on Booking.com from fanatics from every corner of the globe.
1. Ipoh, Malaysia
Ipoh is the capital city of Perak, a Malaysian state located by the Kinta River. It is a mid-sized town that is quickly becoming the go-to place for a city break among Malaysians, particularly because of Ipoh's incredible repuation for food.
Ipoh's new town is the place to head for the traveller seeking out the best local culinary secrets. Sample the popular Bean Sprout Chicken, or head to Kampung Simee for some fried noodles, bursting with flavour that will blow you away.
The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat is the perfect place for you to unwind when you fancy an escape from the bustling streets of Ipoh. You'll find this immersive oasis of calm just a 15-minute drive out of town, set in a valley surrounded by the Paleozoic limestone hills.
Take a dip in the geothermal hot spring and treat yourself to one of the indulgent spa treatments on offer before heading to the restaurant for your locally sourced dinner.
2. Lima, Peru
As well as being the capital of Peru, Lima is highly rated for the fantastic local food scene (and the beautiful historical sites and beaches).
If you're feeling adventurous, try Cuy, or Guinea Pig, a gamey dish often spit roasted or cooked whole. Or enjoy a share plate of ceviche, an iconic fresh seafood dish served both cooked or raw with lime, lemon and chili. The melt-in-your-mouth texture of the fish is lit up by the heat of the chili and balanced by the herbaceous coriander.
A trip to Peru wouldn't be complete without a sip of the signature Pisco Sour at the end of your meal – this South American classic uses fermented grapes to produce an amber-colored Brandy that is mixed with lime juice, syrup, egg white and bitters, and served over ice.
Dazzler Lima is just an eight minute walk from the beach and comes highly rated by travelers for its fantastic location and excellent breakfasts. The outdoor pool is the perfect way to cool off after exploring the streets of Lima in search for the best local dishes.
3. João Pessoa, Brazil
João Pessoa is the third oldest city in Brazil and has fully embraced the food truck trend by devoting a park, known as Green Food Park, to a bubbling metropolis of food bikes and food trucks.
Try fresh, local Brazilian food from one of approximately 80 vendors, or have a stroll along the waterfront of Tambaú and try one of the many local kiosks and restaurants, with the whole experience back lit by live music.
Apartamento Tambau a Beira Mar is located a short walk from the beach and its vast range of eateries and bars. Guests have access to the outdoor pool that boasts views of the beautiful sea just in front of the apartments.
4. Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Kaohsiung is gradually becoming a foodie hot spot, with more local food on offer than other parts of Asia. It boasts what is rumored to be the largest night market in East Asia, which can take at least an hour to walk through and offers specialties such as barbecued seafood.
Local popular dishes take the form of taro and pork dumplings and aboriginal sausage. Hakka cuisine, a cooking style focused on the texture of food, is ingrained in the culture of the people in Kaohsiung – so one of the many Hakka restaurants is a must try.
The Icon Hotel is a fashionable boutique hotel in the heart of Kaohsiung and is just a short walk from one of the many night markets on offer in town and close to the main shopping center. It couldn't be closer to the wide range of local restaurants giving you the perfect opportunity to sample to your palate's delight.
5. Catania, Italy
Catania is an ancient port city in Sicily. The diverse heritage makes it the ideal destination for the curious foodie and the seaside location means it's certainly the spot for amazingly fresh seafood.
A must-do for any foodie traveller is arancini, a Sicilian street food staple that can be found nearly everywhere on the island. These fried rice balls come with a range of delicious meat and vegetarian fillings to choose from and some of the best can be found in Catania's historical center.
For those travellers who fancy a sweet treat, cannoli is a must try. This tube of fried dough is filled with sweet ricotta and usually topped with Pistachios or chocolate chips. The crunch of the pastry is a blissful italian experience.
Soffitta29offers foodie travellers the opportunity to stay in the heart of Catania. This traditionally decorated apartment comes with a fully equipped kitchen, so that you can put your Italian cooking skills to test with the fresh produce you've purchased locally.
6. Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade is a city that can cater for a whole range of foodie travellers, with local taverns for traditional home-made meals or upscale restaurants serving the finest local food. Street food is taken very seriously in Belgrade and you'll find stalls lining the streets selling everything from ice cream to vegetables and cheeses.
A dish you'll find at any food markets (but is traditionally made in households) is Kajmak, an unpasteurized cheese that goes perfectly as a side dish or enjoyed by itself with flat bread. It's a creamy decadent experience that is a must-do in Belgrade.
Apartments Petra are ideally located in one of the most popular parts of Belgrade, Stari Grad. This area encompasses some of the oldest parts of the urban city and it's only a 20 minute taxi from the airport.
The property boasts city views and a fully equipped kitchen in case you fancy trying your hand at some Serbian cooking. If not, then stroll out of the apartment and try one of the many local foodie havens around the corner.


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As is often the case with a website before I link to it, it has been around for a little while, and is now starting to become a good Three Kingdoms resource for various topics. Why not Wikipedia? Wikipedia is a great source for information on the most popular Three Kingdoms characters, events, topics and historic figures (and should be a part of a researcher's toolbox for these things), but a terrible source to rely on for nearly everything else due to regular inclusion of fictional events without distinguishing from history. The Three Kingdoms Wiki is still young and still needs to be adequately sourced, but a smaller centralized group has the potential to address these problems. Such could be the case for any independent well-managed Three Kingdoms Wiki.
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- Implement plan of home health care to include checking patients' vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, weight, etc.) and recording data in their health records; preparing, administering, and recording medications per physician orders and Agency protocols; documenting therapeutic effects of medicines and observing patients for reactions to medications or treatments; administering vaccinations, IV push medications and other injections; providing wound care and dressing; assessing progress of healing; collecting samples and monitoring catheters, etc.
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"In Noctem" was a song sung by the Hogwarts choir in 1997, conducted by Filius Flitwick, shortly before the school's headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, was killed by Severus Snape. The song featured four verses, in both English and Latin, with the Latin lyrics being the same as the English ones.
Carry my soul into the night
May the stars light my way
I glory in the sight
As darkness takes the day
Ferte in noctem animam meam
Illustrent stellae viam meam
Aspectu illo glorior
Dum capit nox diem
Cantate vitae canticum
Sine dolore actae
Dicite eis quos amabam
Me nunquam obliturum
Sing a song, a song of life
Lived without regret
Tell the ones, the ones I loved
I never will forget.
Never will forget.
Behind the scenes
- The song can be found on the soundtrack of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and in the Deleted Scenes on the Extra DVD Disc of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
- In Latin, In Noctem means "Throughout the Night", or, as in the English portion of this song, "Into the Night".
- Nicholas Hooper[1] composed the song for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Part of this song can be heard in Dumbledore's Speech.
- The song is played during the end credits of the movie.
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Ann Romney speaks to supporters at a campaign event in Littleton, Colo., on Tuesday.
LITTLETON, Colo. – On the eve of the first presidential debate, Ann Romney said Tuesday that the debate will highlight the "contrast" between her husband and President Barack Obama.
"We are excited about that," she said of the debate. "We're focused. And I can't wait for the contrast that we're going to hear tomorrow."
Romney's remarks echo messaging from advisers to her husband, Republican nominee Mitt Romney, as pressure builds for him to deliver Wednesday.
"I think the governor sees it as an opportunity to draw out the very clear choices and the very clear contrast that he wants to offer to voters yet to make up their mind," senior adviser Kevin Madden told reporters Monday.
Several recent polls have shown Romney trailing Obama, although the race remains close. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Tuesday shows Obama three points ahead among likely voters, 49 to 46 percent, which is within the poll's margin of error.
Littleton, where Ann Romney spoke Tuesday, is about 10 miles south of Denver, where Wednesday's debate will be held.
Though Ann Romney said her husband "doesn't fail" and that he "knows how to do turnarounds," most of her speech Tuesday focused on his character.
Saying she is grateful for others who are tired of hearing the former Massachusetts governor "mischaracterized," Ann Romney recounted the story of her husband comforting a 14-year-old boy named David Oparowski who was dying of Hodgkin's disease.
Pat and Ted Oparowski, David's parents, met the Romney family through their LDS church near Boston and told their story at the Republican National Convention in August. Mitt Romney helped their son craft a will, they said at the convention, and at David's request, gave his eulogy.
"That is where Mitt is when someone's in trouble," Ann Romney said. "He's there, he's by the bedside. Right now, the country's in trouble. We need someone that cares."
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Martial arts legend Jackie Chan is adapting his best-selling memoir for the stage.
The star is working on a musical version of his 1998 autobiography "I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action," which chronicles the lives of his parents, his early education at the Peking Opera School and his rise to stardom.
The stage adaptation will focus on his early youth, his time spent performing acrobatics with the children's performance group the Seven Little Fortunes and his mission to step out from behind the shadow of the martial arts icon Bruce Lee.
Speaking about the project at the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York, Chan told reporters, "We are looking for a director for the musical right now. It's all very exciting."
The actor also revealed he is currently working on a follow-up to his autobiography, tentatively titled, "I Am Still Jackie Chan," adding, "The original book was 15 years ago, and my career has been very, very exciting and interesting since then."


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I received notice today from the NGS Conference Committee that they have created a REVISED Registration Brochure. This new version reflects several schedule changes to accommodate the Live Streaming. The session I am presenting on "Tract Books: Master Index to Federal Land Records" is now Friday morning at 9:30am. You can download the new version of the brochure here: Revised NGS Conference Brochure. [Shared with permission.]
Use this updated guide to plan your schedule for the NGS Conference on May 7 - 10, 2014. As the conference gets closer I will post the sessions I am looking forward to attending.
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Title: Bet Me
Author: Jennifer Crusie
Publishing Date: 2004
Genre: Contemporary
Rating: A
Sensuality: Hot
Minerva Dobb's boyfriend David has just broken up with her in a trendy local bar. The thing is Min is not really upset about it other than the fact that now she won't have a date to her sister's wedding. Min's two best friends Bonnie and Liza insist that Min needs a real man and scope out the bar for a potential candidate. Liza zeroes in on Cal Morrisey, a handsome man who exudes testosterone. Min usually avoids these type of men, but with Liza's insistence she heads over to him. When she gets close enough she overhears David making a bet with Cal that he can't get Min into bed in a month. Min leaves when she thinks she hears Cal accept the bet. Only Cal accepts the bet to get her to leave the bar with him, not sleep with her. What ensues is a humorous romantic case study of human behavior.
This is my second time reading Bet Me and I believe I enjoyed it more the second time than I did the first. The dialogue is outstanding. It's fast and snappy, clever and honest. Not just between Min and Cal but between Min and her friends and Cal and his friends. Also, Cal and Min's families have a large share of interaction as well. All of this leads to wonderful character development. Here is an example from a short passage between Min and her girlfriends:
"He wasn't the one," Bonnie said from below Min's shoulder, her hands on her tiny hips.
"Diet rum too," Min told the bartender, who smiled at her and went to get her drink.
Liza frowned. "Why were you dating him anyway?"
"Because I thought he might be the one," Min said, exasperated. "He was intelligent and successful and very nice at first. He seemed like a sensible choice. And then all of sudden he went snotty on me."
Bonnie patted Min's arm. "It's a good thing he broke up with you because now you're free for when the right man finds you. Your prince is on his way."
"Right," Min said. "I'm sure he was on his way but a truck hit him."
"That's not how it works." Bonnie leaned on the bar, looking like an R-rated pixie. "If it's meant to be, he'll make it. No matter how many things go wrong, he'll come to you and you'll be together forever."
"What is this?" Liza said, looking at her in disbelief. "Barbie's Field of Dreams?"
That's sweet, Bonnie," Min said. "But as far as I'm concerned, the last good man died when Elvis went."
"Maybe we should rethink keeping Bon as our broker," Liza said to Min. "We could be major stockholders in the Magic Kingdom by now."
Min tapped her fingers on the bar, trying to vent some tension. "I should have known David was a mistake when I couldn't bring myself to sleep with him. We were on our third date, and the waiter brought the dessert menu, and David said, 'No, thank you, we're on a diet,' and of course, he isn't because there's not an ounce of fat on him, and I thought, 'I'm not taking off my clothes with you' and I paid my half of the check and went home early. And after that, whenever he made his move, I thought of the waiter and crossed my legs."
Even though Min is such a cynic when it comes to finding love, as you can see from the above excerpt, her and Cal's story is a very romantic one. It is romantic without being sappy. Both of them have their issues. Meg has a chip on her shoulder about her size since she is a healthy woman and not a stick figure. Cal's friends refer to him as a serial dater, since he can't seem to commit. But in spite of all their flaws they realize that they will love each other regardless. Reading about them as they work through their differences is truly a treat. Theirs is a relationship that you know will last long after the last chapter is read.
This book was part of Nath's Re-Read Challenge 2009. You can read the other partipants' reviews here.
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Ladies Learning Code: Data Insights with Python for Beginners - Vancouver
Why learn Python?
Python is a great language for beginners. It's beautiful and clean-looking syntax means you'll spend less time being confused (it looks sort of like English!), and more time understanding and applying the fundamentals of programming. Python has a wide variety of uses from creating web applications to hardware programming to data analysis and scientific computing.
In this workshop, you'll learn the fundamental concepts of programming and how you can use this powerful tool to analyze data. You will learn how to read data from a file and extract useful insights for marketing and data analysis.
What will I have learned by the end of the workshop?
- By the end of the workshop, you'll know the answers to the following:
- What is programming?
- What is Python used for?
- How do I write and run a python program?
- How can I read & analyze data in a file?
You'll be introduced to important concepts such as variables, types, conditionals and loops, and learn how to use an IDE to write more code even faster. (Not sure what any of that means? This workshop is perfect for you!)
Workshop Dates:
This workshop will be run over the course of two evenings: Tuesday April 14th and Thursday April 16th from 6-9pm both evenings!
Who is this for?
Our Ladies Learning Code workshops offer female-identified and male-identified, trans, and non-binary adults hands-on, project-based learning experiences that are designed to give beginners the skills and confidence they need to become digital creators.
None! This workshop is designed for beginners.
What's Included:
Note: If you do not have a laptop to use during the duration of the workshop, we have a limited quantity that we can loan out. The option to borrow a laptop will be included in your order form when registering.
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14-gauge Steel Apron
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High-Pressure Laminate
High-pressure laminate is the finish commonly found on kitchen counters (commonly known as Formica). It is extremely durable and easy to clean.
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- Sturdy Support: Stands on a 14-gauge steel understructure and legs, with a textured, powder-coated finish.
- Easy Movement: Glides into place on heavy-duty, Jarvis 4" non-marring, double ball bearing casters. Each caster is rated with a minimum load capacity of 275 lbs.
- Smart Design: When the table is open, casters lift off of the floor and the table rests on stable, non-marking, high-impact, glass-filled nylon glides.
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by Tom Utescher
Arriving at Gwynedd Mercy for last Thursday's lacrosse match, Mount St. Joseph Academy was coming off of a 13-14 loss to perennial Catholic Academies power Merion Mercy and, most recently, an impressive 11-4 victory over Council Rock North.
In the early going at Gwynedd, it looked like the Magic were going to roll right over the host Monarchs, charging to a 5-0 advantage with just 10 minutes elapsed. Many players on the two teams have known one another since their grade school years, and the Gwynedd girls weren't going to give the Mounties bragging rights so easily.
The Monarchs battled back within one goal before the visitors scored the final marker of the half for a 7-5 edge at the interlude. Later, the home team tied the match, 8-8, with nine minutes remaining, but MSJ juniors Emilee Ehret and Dominique Nyzio proceeded to post the game winning goal and an insurance score, respectively, for a 10-8 victory.
The Magic improved to 4-1 in league play and 6-2 overall (besides Merion, they lost to a Georgia team during spring break), while Gwynedd slipped to 3-3 in the AACA and 4-3 against all opponents.
On a day when many of the Magic's big guns weren't hitting the target with their usual frequency, Nyzio, normally a defense-oriented midfielder, came up huge. The Norwood Fontbonne Academy graduate wound up with five goals and an assist, while Wyndmoor's Ehret added two goals and two assists and fellow junior Olivia Gannon (another former Norwooder) scored a hat trick.
"Dominique Nyzio was great on ground balls, great on defense, and she put the ball into the cage when we needed it," commented first-year MSJ coach Jen Duckenfield. "Emilee Ehret – I think she leads our league in draw controls. She's just been a force."
"Sometimes our best scorers just aren't hitting it, so other people need to step up," Nyzio said modestly. "We played fantastic on Tuesday [against Council Rock North] and I guess we thought we were just going to play like that the rest of the season – but it's not automatic. Like Coach Duck told us, if we'd lost this game we probably wouldn't have a chance to win the Catholic Academies. I think we got that into our heads and we know we have to keep working really hard."
The Mount's mentor agreed about the game with Rock North.
"It was the best lacrosse I've seen them play this year," she said. "After that, the one thing I cautioned them against was playing flat."
The Magic didn't start out that way; Nyzio assisted the opening goal by Gannon just 19 seconds in. Nyzio and Ehret each converted off of free positions, then Gannon and Nyzio each scored a second time for a 5-0 bulge.
Two members of Gwynedd's talented sophomore class clicked to get the Monarchs on the board, as Morgan Meehan tallied off of a feed from Jess Derstine. Meehan, who made smart decisions on the field and displayed a high lacrosse IQ in general, completed a first-half hat trick, helping the hosts close up the score to 6-5.
"We let down, but you've got to give Gwynedd credit, too," Duckenfield said. "Even though they made it tough for us, I loved the way Gwynedd fought back with great intensity. We didn't handle that very well at first; we got nervous and made mistakes. I think that overcoming our mistakes and moving on to the next play is something we're still learning how to do."
In goal, MSJ junior Alex Lista (five saves) sensed that the Monarch attackers meant business.
"They came back strong and you could definitely see in their eyes that they wanted it," she recalled.
Fortunately for the Magic, Nyzio's fourth goal, scored off of a free position with 1:54 left in the period, provided a little breathing room at halftime, with the score 7-5.
Two foot injuries, both of them stress fractures, have been hampering a pair of MSJ attackers. The Gwynedd contest was the first game back for senior Burke Brabson, while freshman Christie Mischler, also a regular starter, was unable to play at all.
The scoring pace slowed down over the first 10 minutes of the second half, with each side adding a single goal. Then, with 11:24 to go, GMA sophomore Noelle Buscarino drove straight through the middle score, and with 8:57 on the clock, Nicole Fisher came around the crease on the left, ducked past a defender, and tied the match at 8-8.
In time-outs and during game action, MSJ's Duckenfield emphasized "composure" to her charges.
During one of the huddles, Nyzio related, "She said 'There's no way we're losing this game!' "
Lista explained, "We saw that some things on defense weren't working for us and we were leaving some girls open. Later on, we double-teamed better and got more ground balls, and we were able to make some nice defensive stops."
In front of Lista, juniors Meg McCabe and Lisa Roman frequently transported the ball out of the defensive third to get Mount St. Joe started on the offensive transition.
The Magic finally moved ahead for good with 7:57 on the clock, when Ehret put a free-position bounce shot past Monarchs keeper Claire Lacon (seven saves). From well outside the arc, Ehret helped reinforce the MSJ lead, feeding the ball in to Nyzio, who scored her fifth goal of the day with 5:07 to go.
Two minutes after that, Lacon made a tough save on a shot by MSJ's Gannon, but Gwynedd was unable to score on its ensuing possession. The Magic got the ball back and passed it around to run down the clock, and the Monarchs, who needed to force a turnover, didn't go about it very effectively. MSJ senior Laura Pacheco finally drove to goal, striking a post with her shot with 17 seconds to go.
"We hit three posts and their goalie made some key saves," pointed out Duckenfield, "so if some of those were goals that could've put us up by more. Once we really regained our composure, I saw a change in the game."


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I wish those who refuse to accept the reality of climate change would be honest about why they really so vehemently oppose the report's conclusions.
"They have treated the wound of my people carelessly, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace." — Jeremiah 6:14
I'm in the belief business, have been for almost 30 years as a teacher and a preacher of the Christian faith. To believe: that is when you or I trust something as true, and in the religious realm, when we have faith in the veracity of a spiritual claim. Like, say, the statement, "God exists." The thing to remember about this truth claim is that it always relies upon the sincere belief of an individual or a people or an institution, and is not necessarily based in verifiable, scientific or provable fact. So I have good friends who are atheists or agnostics who dispute my unshakeable belief that God does exist. I have Muslim, Jewish and Hindu neighbors who do not understand Jesus in the exact same way that I do.
And that's OK.
Because when it comes to certain kinds of belief, it is always more about faith than facts. More about mystery than mathematics. More about profound feelings than concrete scientific law. Unlike, for example, what we as humans, or what our "leaders" might "believe" about something like, say, climate change.
Last week, a team of more than 300 researchers and scientists from 13 federal agencies issued a report about where our nation stands vis a vis the effects of global warming. It includes comments from more than 1,000 participants in 40 workshops held in cities around the country and was peer reviewed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The Global Change Research Act of 1990 mandates that the U.S. Global Change Research Program issue this report to Congress and the President no less than every four years.
The news is not good. Highlights of the report include these facts: the Earth's climate is changing faster than at any other time in recorded history and this most likely results from human activity. Average temperatures in the U.S. have increased by 2 degrees Fahrenheit in just 100 years. Climate change could cut gross domestic product by 10 percent or $2 trillion by 2100, losses comparable to the Great Depression.
News flash: I believe in the climate change described in that report, but not as a matter of faith. Not as an opinion. Not as a polemic or a political posture. I believe in climate change because I believe in the integrity of and I trust the overwhelming majority of scientists worldwide who conclude that global warming is real, is man made and is a dire threat to our existence as a species.
Too bad our Commander in Chief doesn't "believe" the report, nor so many other folks in the media and politics, who pushed back last week, labeling the study a fraud or false or somehow a conspiracy on the part of scientists who are all making this stuff up. Yup — that's what was said and I can't make that stuff up. So even though global warming is real, is a fact scientifically, some in power still refuse to believe this. This fact perhaps scares me even more than the increasing frequency of super storms or the reality that in mere decades, the Back Bay of Boston might become an actual bay again.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, absolutely; no one is entitled to their own scientific facts. I wish those who refuse to accept the reality of climate change would be honest about why they really so vehemently oppose the report's conclusions. To so many of them, profits always matter more than people and stockholders more than the environment. The earth is a human-owned resource to be sucked dry and exploited for economic gain at any cost. And since we are still OK in this generation, what's the big deal? Let future generations deal with it.
In the story of Creation, when God finishes making the universe and the heavens and earth and all that is within it, God makes a beautiful and simple declaration. "God saw everything that He had made, and indeed, it was very good." (Genesis 1:31) My faith tells me that this belief is indisputable. I believe the world is a very good place, is created perfectly, and is ours for a home, but only if we are very careful and wise stewards of planet earth.
Fact: the world is warming. Fact: left unchecked this will eventually damage Creation beyond repair. Fact: if our leaders do nothing, we are going to be in very, very deep trouble, and very, very soon.
And those facts? Not very good. No. Not at all.
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Skip to 0 minutes and 10 secondsHi, and welcome back. In this lecture, I will show you how to install ProM Lite, but first, I'll explain to you why we picked ProM Lite for use in this course. So there are several process mining tools available, and here you see nine most prominent commercial tools. These tools have certain things in common and can be viewed as a Swiss army knife with a few tools. And these commercial tools are actually well-tested, user friendly, and can handle large data files. So they have only a few tools, few features, but what they do, they do well. However, they have limited functionality, so they only support a couple of analysis features, and advanced features are often missing.
Skip to 1 minute and 1 secondHere at Eindhoven University of Technology, we have been developing the process mining workbench, ProM, for over 15 years.
Skip to 1 minute and 10 secondsWe use ProM mainly as an academic tool, and therefore, it has many, many features. So last time we counted, we had over 1,000 plugins, and each plugin provides a single feature. We had over 1,000 plugins in this framework. And although we are currently actively developing this, the quality of the plugins varies. So some plugins are very frequently used and well tested. Others are developed for particular research for a particular publication, and sometimes even for a particular data set. And also, some users might find the user interface a bit less friendly than the average commercial tool.
Skip to 1 minute and 50 secondsTherefore, recently, we decided to create a variant, ProM Lite, which is still the same ProM, the same framework, but with less tools, with less plugins included. So we selected a bit over 100 plugins to be included, and each of these plugins has been better tested. So even though we don't promise commercial quality yet, each plugin is of better quality than before, and we only selected those that are of good quality with it and perform well. However, the user interface is still the same. In this lecture and throughout this whole course, we will use ProM Lite. So remember, if you don't use ProM, use ProM Lite. And in this lecture, I'll show you how to install this.
Skip to 2 minutes and 37 secondsSo ProM can be downloaded from promtools.org. And on the left, you see several download links. So for Windows, you have ProM Lite, which we are using-- including a 64-bit Java Runtime, 32-bits or without Java Runtime, and the same for Mac. You have a ProM Lite bundle. And also, for other platforms, you can download ProM Lite. So if you're using Linux, you can also use ProM Lite. It's important, however, to note that we're not downloading ProM 6.5.1. We're downloading ProM Lite. When you visit the page, it could be that it just mentions ProM Lite 1.1 or 1.2, for instance. And always take the newest ProM Lite version, of course.
Skip to 3 minutes and 23 secondsAnd it's always recommended to do this, including the Java Runtime Environment, there you get the best guarantees that it runs out of the box. So I'll click this link, and I'll save the file, and it's downloading the installer, which is 70 megabytes.
Skip to 3 minutes and 43 secondsThat gives me time to, in the meantime, explain you what you see on promtools.org for the rest. So below the download links, there are also documents. So there are example log files, and there's also getting started and tutorial guides that help you to get familiar with the ProM user interface, and also to learn how to apply certain techniques. However, we, of course, also cover this in this course, but if you need a bit more information, you can look here. There are also ProM newsletters that give you a bit of an update of what's going on, and there are also other links to other websites related to ProM and process mining.
Skip to 4 minutes and 26 secondsSo in the meantime, the download has finished, so we can start the installer.
Skip to 4 minutes and 37 secondsAnd it's preferred to download this in your User folder because ProM would like to change some files with the best settings, so put it into the User folder or in the temp directory or a particular directory for ProM. You can install it in the Program Files, but then you will always get a message says cannot change a particular file. So I will install it in my User folder, and it will just install, no further options. And it's now extracting the Java Runtime Environment and the ProM executable that we need to run it.
Skip to 5 minutes and 14 secondsAnd now, it's only installing the core components. So it's actually only installing the ProM framework. So now when we run ProM for the first time in a couple of seconds, now we see here, ProM Lite has been installed. And when you start it, you get this Flash screen, giving you the revision numbers and the people that contributed to ProM. And at the first boot, it will need to install the packages. So this is the screen that you will get, and it will now download and install all the packages that are required. So as I said before, ProM is a framework, and all the features are provided by plugins. These can be updated regularly.
Skip to 5 minutes and 59 secondsSo it could be that when you start ProM Lite after a couple of days, there is a message saying there are new versions of plugins ready. Do you want to download them? It's always recommended to do so because ProM Lite is heavily tested and always contains the latest bug fixes. And since it's downloading all these packages-- so over 100-- this can take a while, but please just let it finish and download everything that's required.
Skip to 6 minutes and 29 secondsSo we will fast forward this bit until the download is finished.
Skip to 6 minutes and 43 secondsSo now it notifies me by lighting up the green OK button that the downloading is complete, and it's always recommended to check this box, automatically install new updates. And then the next phase is the first start of ProM, and what it does in the background is it scans all the downloaded plugin files, and it tries to find all the plugins that are in there. So it's getting all the files. And this, again, can take a while, but it's only happening the first time.
Skip to 7 minutes and 15 secondsNow, once it's done, you see the first-- an empty view of ProM, which we will explain in the next lectures. So now you have installed ProM. You can start process mining. So now I hope you all have installed ProM Lite, which prepares you for the next lectures, where we will actually show you how to use ProM Lite and how to interpret the analysis results. Hope to see you again soon.
Installing ProM lite
In this step we explain in great detail which version of ProM lite you should download and how to install ProM lite on your computer. Please follow the instructions in the video to make sure that at the end you have ProM lite correctly installed and are ready to start using it in the next lecture!
Please use the links provided below in case you are stuck or need more information. Note that we also have a discussion later in this activity where you can discuss installation issues.
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The first Mini Cooper S John Cooper Works GP was produced in 2006 to mark the end of the first generation of the Mini developed by BMW. Only 2,000 were produced.
Mini is bringing the GP name back in 2012, in the same limited amount, with the cars arriving at dealerships later this year.
The Mini JCW GP gets an exclusive powertrain, chassis and aero technology directly from motorsport. It gets large front and rear aprons, lower side skirts, a roof spoiler and a rear diffuser that smoothes turbulence on the underbody.
Final power figures and pricing will be announced closer to launch, along with the volume allocated for the United States. The last Mini GP delivered 214 hp; we expect that much or more from this car.
We do know that new Mini GP made its way around the Nürburgring's Nordschliefe circuit in just 8 minutes, 23 seconds, which makes it the fastest factory-produced Mini ever. Additionally, that time puts the car in good company. Just above it on the Wikipedia lap-time list is the E46 BMW M3, and below it are the 2008 Lotus Exige S and the older Jaguar XKR.
The Mini John Cooper Works GP will be unveiled publicly for the first time this weekend at Le Castellet in France during the Mini United festival.


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When computers and digital technology came onto the scene, a design revolution was born. Thanks to the advantages of the new digital workstream, the possibilities for our creativity expanded exponentially. But, given the complexity of learning the new programs that are available to us, many of us now find ourselves locked into a single toolset (read: Photoshop), afraid to try something different. As a result, our workflows are inefficient and not oriented to working effectively in teams.
The goal is to be creative
A well designed workflow cuts down your stress and increases your focus, allowing more time for what you want to do most: be creative.
Creativity starts with ideas.
The creative process is more than just finding the right tool for the job; it's also about finding the best approach to being creative. Starting in the computer pushes designers down the path of putting the pixel first and the concept second. Instead, I find paper to be the best way to explore and develop a range of ideas.
A quick exercise I use to the get the juices flowing is to start sketching ideas in quick 5 minute sprints. I focus on generating as many different ideas as quickly as possible, then expand on those ideas. This is best done on paper so you think about the concept rather than the design.
Sketching is a critical part of your workflow so don't ignore it. Drawing stencils play a big part of my process and are instrumental in helping me get ideas down on paper. I especially find circles, straighlings, curvers, and squares useful, which you can find at any local art store. If you're a mobile application designer, check out the UI Stencils for iphone, android, and w8 interfaces. You'll thank me later.
Finding inspiration
As an illustration major in college, my professor implored his students to start a reference library of interesting photos, textures, colors, and whatever else we found interesting. The idea was to create a massive library of photo references that you could refer back to if you needed to draw a sports car, a pine tree, or a leather jacket for example.
Growing as a designer means keeping up with the ever-shifting trends and visual innovations out there in the world, and a library of inspiration can be a useful tool to stockpile inspirational art and help to spark your creativity.
Inspired efficiency
As a visual designer, I've extended the idea of maintaining a reference library and started an asset library of Photoshop files, Fireworks files, icons, vectors, textures, brushes, swatches, fonts and whatever else I find useful. The idea is to curate a collection of elements so that you spend less time searching in the future.
Just about anything can inspire visual creativity. Don't just limit yourself to obvious things like icons or UI elements; branch out and explore non-digital works like paintings and illustrations. Over the years I've collected thousands of interesting and inspiring artifacts, including fonts, photographs, textures, color palettes, and even code snippets.
Here are some places I go when I want to find new material for my library:
From thenextweb.com: 97 places to find design inspiration
Tools of the trade
If you're looking to start your own digital asset library, I recommend giving Pixa App a try. It's a promising new application for maintaining an asset library. Pixa supports all the file types I use as a designer: Photoshop, Illustration, EPS, PDF and Fireworks files. Additionally, the fact that Pixa works with dropbox makes it an ideal tool for sharing assets with other team members.
As my collection grew, however, it became increasingly difficult to maintain it and keep it useful. Enter Evernote. Evernote excels at nearly everything I was looking for in a digital asset management application: it makes content collection, tagging, and sharing a snap. But Evernote's secret awesomeness is in search: it can instantly find text not only in tags, titles, and notes, but also, using very accurate OCR, within the images themselves.
Tell us what you think
I hope your take away from this post is that understanding your workflow is just as important as understanding your tools. The approaches I've shared are simple ones, but they've made a big difference in my own design process. Give them a try, and share your favorite tools and methods for working smarter, not harder, in the comments.
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HONOLULU, Hawaii (KHNL/Gray News) - Lauren Bruner, who was one of just four remaining survivors from the USS Arizona, died Tuesday in California at the age of 98.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Bruner was a 21-year-old fire controlman third class. He was the second to the last to leave the sinking battleship.
Bruner, fellow survivor Donald Stratton, and four others narrowly escaped by pulling themselves along a rope connected to another vessel.
"They were so young and they've seen so many things that people just can't fathom today of what they did to keep our country safe," said Stratton's son, Randy.
Bruner was wounded by enemy fire and suffered burns on more than 73% of his body.
More than 1,100 sailors and Marines from the ship died.
His story was chronicled in a recent memoir, "Second to the Last to Leave USS Arizona."
The Purple Heart recipient visited Hawaii several times over the years, and will be interred on the USS Arizona with his fallen comrades.
"His passing is mourned by thousands of Americans and people across the world," said Jay Blount, chief of interpretation and education at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. "I'll never forget the joy and genuine nature of who he was as a person."
Of the more than 330 USS Arizona survivors, only three now remain.
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DOVER — A trial for defendants Christopher Gay and Cory Bennett, for their alleged killing of Ryan Stewart of Farmington, will be scheduled for October 2013.
A Strafford County Superior Court judge has yet to rule on the state's request to hold a joint trial for the pair though he heard from both sides on the issue at a pretrial conference, one of the last before a trial is set, on Wednesday.
Stewart was found dead outside of his Farmington apartment, located across the street from the police station on Worster Street in Farmington, on Jan. 21, stabbed and bloodied with lacerations on his abdomen and hands medical examiners called "defensive wounds" in court documents.
Both Gay and Bennett, who were 26 and 21 at the time, were arrested the following day and have been incarcerated separately for the last 11 months. Each man is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of conspiracy to commit robbery. Each pleaded not guilty to the charges in June.
On Wednesday, Assistant Attorney General James C. Vara summarized the details of the case, some of them gruesome, while the defendants sat in silence. Two attorneys representing Gay argued against the state's motion for consolidation to combine the two defendants in a joint trial, but Judge John M. Lewis said he would make a motion to accept the request, pending other circumstances.
A previous matter regarding a conflict of interest regarding Lewis because his son works in the attorney general's office was also dismissed, because he will be leaving that practice soon. Lewis reassured attorneys and the handful of attendees in the courtroom he did not have any privileged knowledge of the case.
Gay's defense attorney Andrew Cotrupi additionally made an objection to the state's request to use evidence from his client's cell phone, which Cotrupi argued was not specific enough. He said the defense would be interested in allowing the use of the phone if the request was limited to just reading text messages, and not going into other files that may hold photographs and emails.
"Cell phones are like computers these days," he said.
Vara and his coprosecutor Janice Kerr Rundles requested a trial be scheduled for October, rather than an earlier time in June or July, because the state has other cases to pursue and Vara plans to be married in those months.
Lewis stressed he wished to be mindful of the defendants' time in prison, urging them to speed up the process. He also noted if the two defendant's trials cannot be combined, that would mean one of the defendants would be "sitting in jail" for longer.
"That is the major concern," he said, as he advised both defense and prosecution to move matters along.
Vara revealed in a statement summarizing the facts of the case a few new details of the killing, noting Stewart was found "sprawled out" across the porch of his apartment building when a nearby resident called the police. A K9 unit called in from the Rochester Police Department led authorities approximately one quarter of a mile away from the scene to a Bunker Street residence, where Gay and Bennett were reportedly staying with another woman Gay refers to as "mom," according to newly available court documents. Reports also allege sneaker footprints, some of them bloodied, were found leading up to that property.
When confronted by police, the defendants reportedly both told police they had not been near Stewart's property on the night of his death, and were at the Bunker Street residence drinking beer and listening to music. Gay told police he left around 8 p.m. or 9 p.m. for Walmart to get more beer and a telephone but on Wednesday, Vara said Gay left out the fact that he had purchased a bandanna as well.
Reports also say police obtained a search warrant after witnessing Gay move bags into his girlfriend's vehicle, which were later found with bloodied clothing, a knife, and knuckles made from bicycle chain inside. An autopsy showed Stewart was brutally attacked with bike chain.
Vara said the incident was allegedly sparked by the fact that Bennett's relationship with his girlfriend was "on the rocks" and she pursued a sexual relationship with Stewart. Text messages previously obtained showed Gay and Bennett conspired to attack and rob Stewart, according to court documents, and at the scene of the crime, blood was found on the floor and walls of many rooms in Stewart's apartment, as well as on money inside a safe in his bedroom.
Vara said he couldn't speak for Bennett, but paraphrased his statements, alleging Bennett admitted in an interview Gay is "a thug and he's the one who was involved in this." Bennett's mother, Lisa Hitter, previously told Foster's she couldn't imagine her son doing something like this.
In the courtroom, Bennett and Gay sat about 10 feet away from each other, at separate desks. Gay, dressed in an orange suit with shackles, and Bennett in beige, sat quietly and never spoke during the conference, except briefly to confer with their respective lawyers. At one point, upon hearing a trial was at least 10 months away and could last for at least four weeks, Gay turned to Bennett and made a grimacing face.
Attorneys are asked to submit a structured schedule for a trial by January and another pretrial conference has yet to be scheduled.


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Your order chose to make these distinctions when you gave your clergy titles such as "Sramanera" "Venerable" and "Bodhisattva Monk". If you did not wish to make distinctions, you would not use such titles.So I do not make a distinction between titles, orders, robe colors, and the number of Precepts one takes. I know those who take more Precepts are very deeply committed to the Dharma. But I also know anyone who takes Precepts and begins the journey has embarked on a noble Path and requires my respect, and possibly my assistance.
We can see your order makes these distinctions from viewing this webpage, on this page: http://www.fmzo.org/clergy.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here the website uses this word "Sramanera". This is a sanskrit word (samanera in Pali) that indicates someone who has taken the 10 vows of novices outlined in the Vinaya of Lord Buddha as a I mentioned above. Now, if this person holds those vows, including celibacy, then of course there is no problem. But the person had long hair and makeup, and the paragraph mentioned they were engaged, which indicates to me there is a possibility they are a housholder. In which case, it would be very inappropriate to use a term outlined by Lord Buddha in his monastic code to describe such a person. At best, it is a dangerous error coming from misunderstanding, at worst a deliberate misrepresentation.
Could you clarify for us, do these people hold monastic vows? If you say yes, I will take your word for it, as a fellow Buddhist, and will not inquire about this in the thread again. If they do not hold monastic vows, I ask you not to use the term sramanera, defined by Lord Buddha as describing a man (sramaneri for women) holding the 10 precepts, but to find some other title. Not out of consideration to me, but out of consideration to Lord Buddha who laid out very clearly the Vinaya, and out of consideration for the living Vinaya holders today who need to be supported in transmitting the precepts.
And in case you think that I am against non-monastic clergy, this is far from the case. I have taken lungs (oral transmission) from Khamtrul Rinpoche, a lay lineage holder in Dharamsala India, and I have studied with several lay Vipassana teachers. Here on Dharma Wheel you will also encounter people with ngakpa ordination- lay tantric ordination. They do not use Vinaya titles to describe themselves, and have a clear lineage that is transmitted to them from their teachers, with different terminology and precepts. I have no objection and their tradition has produced some great teachers. But none of them claimed to be monks/nuns.


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Drive-in needs to buy a digital projector
The managers of the Saco Drive-In told News 8's Steve Minich that without some significant financial help from the public, this could be the final year of operation for the business.
The drive-in needs to switch over to digital. It's a dilemma facing small theaters and drive-ins across the country.
A theater is Bethel already closed because it couldn't afford the new equipment and neither can the Saco Drive-In.
Ry Russell manages the drive-in. He said it will cost about $90,000 to upgrade to the new technology.
But if he can't come up with the money, this upcoming 74th season will be its last.
"It looks like it's going to have to go like all the other drive-ins are going and that's closed," said Russell.
Bigger theaters, including Portland's Nickelodeon, have already made the switch to state-of-the art digital projectors.
Starting next year, movie companies will no longer produce reel-to-reel films, releasing them only on high-capacity hard drives.
"They plug directly into a projector or our control center," said Amanda Nobbe of Nickelodeon Cinema.
Russell knows the clock is ticking. He's already launched a social network campaign to raise money.
He isn't the only one seeking the public's help in saving a theater.
At least two other theaters in Maine, one in Boothbay and the other in Damrascotta are both open thanks to the public pitching in to buy the new projectors.
Russell is counting largely, he said, on his 16,000-plus followers on the drive-in's Facebook page.
"If just our Facebook fans, it would take about $5 from each person. So that's definitely an accomplishable goal," he said.
As the drive-in's manager, Russell's financial stake in the theater, he said, is minimal.
This effort, he says, is strictly personal. He grew up in Saco and saving the drive-in means saving memories.
"I grew up in a low, middle-income family like everybody else around here. This is what my family could afford to do and I'm dedicated to it," he said.


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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Here's Our Homeschool This Week
4 comments:
- cake said...
amazing what you do in a week!
i wanna go blueberry picking too! will you let me know what day you are going?
- June 21, 2010 at 9:38 AM
I am exhausted just reading that. It sounds like a blast, though.
- June 21, 2010 at 9:39 AM
I LOVE that Gnome book. It was one of my most favorite books as a young person...I still have it, and my kids adored it just as much as I did. They were convinced that Gnomes were real with a little nudging from Grandma who set up elaborate scenes and left "clues" in her gardens.
Blueberry picking = blueberry pie. Yum.
- June 21, 2010 at 10:32 AM
- julie said...
Well, I am just including the "academic" stuff, so I'm not telling you about the numerous hours of sitting around or goofing off with My Little Pony or lying on the bed staring numbly at Caillou, which the kiddos also did plenty of this week while I did similar things.
- June 22, 2010 at 7:02 AM


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On Tuesday evening, Robert VerBruggen of National Review noticed something odd: The financial projections produced by Sen. Bill Cassidy's office showed that, in 2026, his healthcare proposal would award each state almost precisely $4,400 in federal subsidy per "eligible beneficiary" — except Alaska, which would receive $6,500, or 48% more than everybody else.
Hmm. Do we know anybody from Alaska?
Making things odder: Neither VerBruggen nor I could locate the provision in the bill that seemed to authorize this Alaska Purchase.
So I asked a staffer in Cassidy's office and was told they are revising the projections. The spreadsheet came down off the senator's website after I inquired about it. (Click here for an image.)
The staffer said a forthcoming version of the projections would reflect a bonus for low-density states whose healthcare costs are more than 20% above the US mean. These states would get a bump in the rate they're paid per beneficiary to account for their higher costs.
The bill defines a "low-density state" as one with fewer than 15 residents per square mile. There are five such states, but according to Kaiser only two of them have per-capita health spending more than 20% above the US mean: Alaska and North Dakota.
There's no North Dakota bonus reflected in the spreadsheet from Cassidy's office; maybe that will change in the new projections, or maybe they're relying on different figures that put North Dakota (22% above mean, by Kaiser's estimate) below the 20% cutoff. Maybe North Dakota's representatives will vote on this bill with no idea what its financial treatment of North Dakota would be — that would be consistent with the rest of this process.
Alaska has very high healthcare costs and currently receives large per-person federal subsidies to help finance healthcare. Because Alaskans who participate in Obamacare are unusually reliant on federal healthcare subsidies, most of the Republican healthcare proposals have tended to be very bad for the state. But this Alaska Purchase provision would seem to result in Alaska experiencing only a fairly modest cut in spending per capita, instead of the enormous ones that Graham-Cassidy would impose on other high-cost states like Delaware.
Delaware, because it's high density — or perhaps because it votes Democratic — would be out of luck.
We'll see what the new projections show, and whether this special deal for Alaska is enough to win over the support of Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who has opposed previous healthcare repeal plans. Murkowski has raised varied objections to prior healthcare bills, including to their efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, which this bill would also seek to do.
Because the overall cuts in Graham-Cassidy are large, Alaska would lose money relative to current law despite its special treatment (at least according to the last version of the projections posted by Cassidy's office) which may be a reason Alaska's independent governor has announced opposition to the bill.
It's really great that everyone has to figure these extremely consequential matters out on the fly because Republicans in Congress want to reform healthcare on the back of an envelope.


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Cooper High School also made Newsweek's "Beating the Odds List of Top 500 High Schools!" Cooper was also ranked number 7 out of high schools from the state of Minnesota. Read more here.


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In this series — Ancestors Born in England or New England? — I identified a significant problem with birth dates in a number of Ancestry.com resources. Many individuals in the immigrant generation are shown with birth dates and places in New England towns, especially Massachusetts and Connecticut, before those towns were settled. In fact, some of English ancestry are shown as born in New England before 1620, the arrival of the Mayflower.
In Part 1, I wrote: "Over and over, I have found English ancestors listed as born in towns in New England with dates such as 1600, 1612, 1615 and so on. Clearly impossible as these dates were before the Great Migration of 1620-1640." See Part 1.
In Part 2, I described the types of database records at Ancestry.com that contain these errors. These include Family Data Collection – Individual Records, Millennium Files and American Genealogical-Biographical Index, or AGBI, among others. See Part 2.
To ensure that you avoid birthplace errors for your early New England ancestors who were actually born in England or elsewhere in Europe, use timelines for the founding of the early towns in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Check to make sure each town has been founded or settled by European immigrant ancestors before giving those towns as birth places! Here are timeline resources you might wish to use:
Here is a map with the towns of Plymouth Colony with founding dates including Plymouth, Duxbury, Scituate and so on:
=> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plymouth_Colony_map.svg
Here is a listing of all the towns in Massachusetts with dates of founding and incorporation:
=> http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cisctlist/ctlistalph.htm
Here is a listing of Connecticut Towns in Order of Establishment
=> http://www.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3188&q=392440
Important Dates in the History of the Settlement of the Colony of Connecticut until Unification with the Colony of New Haven in 1665
=> http://www.cslib.org/earlysettlers.htm
Good strategy: print out these timelines and refer to them every time you are about to add a birth date and place for an early New England ancestor. If there is a birth date before 1620 and a birthplace in Massachusetts or Connecticut, look for additional source materials. That ancestor was likely born in England or other European county such as Holland. Your family tree will be more accurate, thanks to this extra review.
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