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The American Century Championship is the most prestigious celebrity golf tournament in the world. There's a $600,000 purse, live weekend coverage on NBC Sports, and this year's list of celebs included legendary athletes like Charles Barkley, Roger Clemens, and John Elway, Olympic heroes such as Mike Eruzione, Dan Jansen, and Bode Miller, comedians Larry the Cable Guy and Ray Romano, and even former Vice President Dan Quayle.
This year's tourney in Lake Tahoe, NV also included Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert.
"I think I was the least-famous person there, if I even am famous," Tyler told me with a laugh. "But it was a lot of fun being around all of those guys and they were really good to me. For me, I didn't feel like a celebrity so much. It was more like a kid getting to hang out with some of the celebrities."
This year's winner was former Washington Redskins quarterback Mark Rypien. Eifert shot 79-77-82 to finish in a tie for 28th (out of 86) and let his Twitter followers know that he wasn't happy with the result.
I played like crap, lost money at the casino but can still say I had a freakin blast at @ACChampionship !Thanks 4 havin me @AmericanCentury
— Tyler Eifert (@EiferTy85) July 21, 2014
"I wasn't terrible, but I hit the ball a lot better than I scored which is frustrating," said Eifert. "But it seems like that's always the case. It was still a good time and hopefully I'll get to go back next year."
There was one other participant in the event with Bengals ties – Carson Palmer – and he and Eifert were in the same group in the first round (along with Chiefs QB Alex Smith). In case you're interested, Palmer shot 76-73-78 to tie for 15th. But here's what inquiring minds really want to know: Did Eifert and Palmer compare notes about playing in Cincinnati?
"A little bit at first, but not a whole lot," said Eifert. "We were just out there playing golf so it wasn't a whole lot of business."
Eifert got back to business this week with the start of training camp and is looking to build on a rookie season that saw him finish with 39 catches for 445 yards (11.4 ypc) and 2 TD.
"Overall I was happy with it," said the 23-year-old from Ft. Wayne, IN. "The transition went well for me and I enjoyed playing. I didn't feel a lot of pressure – I could really just go out there and have fun and try to help the team win. I wasn't maybe as productive as I wanted to be, but when you're splitting balls with another tight end – between the two of us we caught a lot of balls."
Jermaine Gresham finished with 46 catches for 458 yards, meaning that Cincinnati got a combined 87 receptions for 903 yards from their top two tight ends. But former offensive coordinator Jay Gruden expected to get the ball to Eifert more frequently last year after the Bengals made him the first tight end selected in the draft (21st overall). In an interview I did with Gruden after the 12th game of last season, he said that Eifert "was probably the most underutilized player on our team."
"Somebody told me about that comment and it was a surprise coming from him," Tyler told me. "When you have this many playmakers, it's hard to utilize everyone. Obviously I would have liked to be more involved in the offense and make more plays for us, but we have a lot of good players."
Eifert suffered a stinger in the next-to-last game of the regular season and barely played in the playoff loss to San Diego as he was only on the field for 3 of the 81 offensive snaps. Considering how effectively Cincinnati used Eifert and Gresham in a dual tight end package during the regular season, does Tyler think the playoff outcome would have been different if he had been healthy?
"It's hard to say," said Eifert. "I don't think one player can really change the game. San Diego brought it to us. I would like to think that I could have helped, but I guess we'll never know."
This much we know beyond a shadow of a doubt: Eifert is a much golfer than Charles Barkley. Sir Charles shot 106-107-106 to finish dead last in the celebrity event.
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You Won't BELIEVE What Doctors Found In This Man's Stomach
How's this for a medical emergency: A man in India has been admitted to hospital with crippling stomach pains - after eating more than 40 knives.
No, we're being completely serious. 40. Knives.
Doctors Remove 40 knives From Knife-eating Man's Stomach https://t.co/JbIBuAwBp5 pic.twitter.com/gElI28UYqV— Buzz South Africa (@BuzzSouthAfrica) August 22, 2016
A team of surgeons worked for more than five hours to remove the blades from the unnamed male patient's stomach after he eventually admitted to his unusual snack; Dr Jatinder Malhotra, managing director of The Corporate Hospital in the north-west region of Amritsar, said: "In my 20 years of practice, this is the most dreadful surgery I have ever seen or done."
The man, who works as a police officer, told The Times Of India that when it came to eating metal objects, he just couldn't help himself.
"I felt like eating knives, and I ate them," he said.
Doctors removed 40 knives from one man's stomach in India https://t.co/zZ6j608Tja pic.twitter.com/aBymHVMUoG— CNN International (@cnni) August 22, 2016
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A little off topic, but still. . . Here's something I found particularly interesting from last month's Washington Post:
James D. Lawrey, a George Mason University biologist, is studying lichens at several National Park Service sites in the Washington area...
Within their small colonies, they harbor a lot of life.
"One gram of moss from the forest floor, a piece about the size of a muffin, would harbor 150,000 protozoa, 132,000 tardigrades [tiny invertebrates], 3,000 springtails, 800 rotifers, 50 nematodes, 400 mites, and 200 larvae," according to Robin W. Kimmerer in "Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses." "These numbers tell us something about the astounding quantity of life in a handful of moss."
Interesting. I know what a a larva and protozan is, I think I know what nematodes, mites,, and rotifers are, but what's a tartigrade?
I looked up tartigrades on wikipedia. They are also called Water Bears. They are kind of cute, at least for a microscopic invertebrate. Compare the cuddly Water bear with a mite. I'll take tartigrades any time.
Now here's the thing I really like about tartigrades. They are apparently the World's Toughest Animal. You can shoot them into space, take them to the deepest ocean depths and let them go, deprive them of air, water, and food for years and they don't care. Send them into the core of nuclear reactor. They'll be fine.
From the wiki entry on tardigrades:
1. Tardigrades can survive being heated for a few minutes to 151 °C or being chilled for days at -272.8 °C (almost absolute zero).
2. Radiation— Shown by Raul M. May from the University of Paris, Tardigrades can withstand 5700 grays of x-ray radiation. (Five grays would be fatal to a human).
3. Pressure—They can withstand the extremely low pressure of a vacuum and also very high pressures, many times greater than atmospheric pressure. In theory, they could even survive the vacuum of space, though the possibility of it is slim.
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Right fielder Josh Hamilton couldn't have captured the emotions of his last few days, and the beauty of the game, better than he did Sunday after his 11th-inning two-run home run that gave the Angels a 9-7 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.
"You can make a stupid play one minute and a great one the next," Hamilton said. "That's what drives you crazy about the game and makes you love it. More times than not, it drives you crazy."
Hamilton tripped and fell trying to field Daniel Nava's eighth-inning double, and the error allowed Dustin Pedroia to score for a 7-3 Boston lead.
But Hamilton had a key hit in a four-run ninth inning, following Albert Pujols' two-out, two-run single with a run-scoring single to right field. The tying run scored on third baseman Brandon Snyder's error, and Hamilton won it in the 11th with his home run against left-hander Craig Breslow.
Hamilton also hit a score-tying, two-run home run in the ninth inning of the Angels' 6-5, 10-inning win over St. Louis on Thursday night. Friday night, his error allowed a run to score in Boston's 6-2 win.
Hamilton, emerging from a season-long funk, was one for three Sunday and has a 12-game hitting streak. He is hitting .372 (16 for 43) with two home runs and nine runs batted in during the stretch to raise his batting average from .207 to .230.
"I'm still not there," Hamilton said. "For the most part, I feel good. It's about focusing every time you're up. You have a small window, you've got to clear everything out. I'm doing a better job of that and of having that confidence, going up there knowing what I can do."
Derby discussion
As of Sunday, Mark Trumbo had not been invited to the July 15 home run derby. If he is, he will probably decline.
"It's a 'no' right now," said Trumbo, who finished third in the event last year.
Trumbo, who leads the Angels with 19 home runs, said in June he would not participate in the derby if he was not an All-Star because "I think it's awkward to do it if you're not on the team."
Trumbo was not selected to the American League team Sunday but could be considered as an injury replacement.
Trumbo hit .306 with 22 home runs and 57 RBIs before the break in 2012 and .227 with 10 home runs and 38 RBIs afterward. Though he didn't blame his struggles on the derby, the event has been known to mess up swings.
"I'm not a fan of it," Manager Mike Scioscia said. "It's grueling. The number of full-gorilla swings you take … it's like being on a driving range and hitting 10 buckets of balls. It's tough. I haven't seen somebody come away from that derby and be a better player for it."
Rested, not rusty
Somewhat lost in Saturday's win was a superb outing by Ernesto Frieri, who, in his first game in six days, struck out two batters in a scoreless ninth inning and struck out the side — David Ortiz, Mike Napoli, Nava — in the 10th.
The key, Frieri said, was an alteration in his pregame routine to accommodate for the downtime between appearances. He usually throws off flat ground before games, but last week he threw 15 to 20 pitches off a bullpen mound one day.
"I don't want to feel too strong," said Frieri, who has a 2.95 earned-run average and 22 saves. "When I'm too strong, I don't know where the ball is going."
Frieri looked dominant in the ninth inning Sunday, striking out three of the four batters he faced, two on 97-mph fastballs, one on a 96-mph fastball.
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After hearing a rousing fiddle piece recently, I decided to haul out my old darling and saw on her a bit. As with your humble author, time has not been kind to my fiddle. Her tailpiece is loose and the bow, well, the bow, it looks like a stumpful of granddaddy long leg spiders or a robust, frightened chia pet. Viewing it in a certain light, it looks like the �fro I wore in 1968. �Poofy� might be another word to describe what happens to fiddle bow hair when it pulls free from its moorings.
I felt immediate guilt, as one might feel upon visiting a relative who has been under institutional care for the past 20 years without outside contact. This is not the bow I packed away umpteen years ago, leaving it in the case for the cold to freeze it and the heat to broil it. I didn�t intend, your honor, for the instrument to remain in such harsh conditions. I really did intend to take better care of it.
(Tooling down the road of good intentions, did I just pass the signpost that said �Hell � 150 miles�?)
Without resorting to mitigation in my defense, I should tell you that the fiddle was not in the best of fettle when it settled into my possession. It wasn�t on its way to the landfill, but it was within sight of it.
I believe my mother spent her gestation period with her belly resting near a record player. Music was used to soothe me to rock me to sleep. One of my first forays into musical theater came in the first grade when I was tapped to portray the leading role of Santa Claus in a play at Glenhope. The grand cast finale, a rendition of �We Wish You A Merry Christmas,� brought down the house.
One of my first instruments was a wax-candy pan flute. They were of the same building block materials as wax-lips. The only drawback is that the flute holes would invariably become weak and collapse from the heat of the lips. One could play the remaining holes until one by one they, too, closed, leaving a lump of flavored wax with no other purpose save sad, sweet chewing.
The next step was probably the kazoo, one of my all-time portable favorites. I still carry one. It sets off metal detectors where the unsmiling probers who stand between me and the airplane have no sense of humor or musical brotherhood. Still, it�s particularly nice to have at baseball games to tootle the musical intro to �charge!�
Then came the harmonica, so simple in its presentation, so complex in its execution. But, it�s kind of rough on my mustache and puts strawberry blisters on my tongue when I really get the blues real bad.
Was it third grade when students were introduced to those plastic flutes (today known as recorders)? Mine was white with a large fluted end, trimmed in red plastic. There seemed to be no complicated tunes on the recorder, making it simple to learn, yet their proclivity to fill up with spit was a bit gross and off-putting for me.
Even before I mourned the unsatisfying recorder, I was aware of a new sound sweeping the land.
Enter Elvis.
From my first introduction to the man with the sideburns, flashy clothes, double-jointed rhythms, uber cool moves and squealing female fans, I knew I had to learn to play the guitar. There was simply no question about it.
The only hurdle to hopping aboard the rock �n� roll express was, well, buying that ticket � learning to play. Now that may seem like a minor hurdle, but ask anyone who�s attempted to learn the guitar, only to give it up because of the pain those strings bring to the fingertips before they�re callused enough.
Enter Monnie Curtis, an adherent of 1930s tunes and of the country music school. He toughened my fingers to the tunes of Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb and many other pioneers as he led me into the world of the guitar.
Then my world changed again.
The Beatles.
Goodbye Homer & Jethro, hello Lennon & McCartney.
Monnie hated the Fab Four and tried to move me in another direction by presenting me with the fiddle.
The fiddle was in pretty rough shape, but when I looked inside the instrument, lo and behold, it was attributed to Stradivarius. Yeah, right. And King David the giant killer made my mandolin. This was my first introduction to counterfeiting. Seems Strads are knocked off more than Vicksburg Citizen wallpaper newspapers or New York Heralds with front page illustrations of President Lincoln on the occasion of his assassination.
Yet, I was able to saw out a few tunes now and again.
Alas, my three-legged dog could not brook my playing. The high-pitch screeching of my errant bow work, hurt his ears. He bayed and wailed. Then the baby bayed and wailed. It got to the point that if I even thought of the word fiddle, such baying and agony you never heard from all quarters.
So, the fiddle got packed away.
Alas, my discovery of the fluffy bow has piqued my desire to buy a new fiddle. Only trouble is, my truck needs some parking-brake work.
Do I spend my money on a fiddle or brakes? Hmmm.
If you see my truck, it might be safer if you don�t park too closely behind me on the upgrade.
Jay Ashley is managing editor of the Times-News. He fiddles around at firstname.lastname@example.com


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In honor of the first week of students, I not posting my dinner menu but rather my lunch menu. This is, after all, the menus that are the most difficult to manage after a summer of coasting in/out of my kitchen at my own leisure. (Not to mention the freedom of using the bathroom when biology tells me too rather than responding Pavlovian-style to a bell like at school.)
Here are a few teacher secrets for those of you have not ventured in to a classroom since your own school days or who have only ventured through the halls of school in parent-mode:
- Most of us teachers have night-terrors and mini-freak outs in the days before school starts because we could swear that we've forgotten EVERYTHING about how to teach, etc.
- If you hear heavy-breathing in the hallway on the first day of school, it's more than likely NOT a couple kids sneaky around for a brief "snog" (love that word) but rather a teacher racing for the copier in the last minute or freaking out about the onslaught of the teenage masses/hormones that we haven't been surrounded by in a few weeks. It's quite an energy change and rather exhausting to readjust to it all.
- Parent Night, Open House, Meet the Teacher Night or whatever it is called where you live calls forth fear and anxiety in even the most veteran of teachers. Even though teachers are, basically, public speakers for 6 or more hours of the day…. we do not spend that time talking to our peers. And no matter how often Parent Night comes around, my knees still shake and I have no conscience memory of what is coming out of my mouth. <Scary, huh?>
- It will take us several days/weeks (depends on the teachers) to master the names of the 150 kids that fly through our classroom doors, but that doesn't mean we don't see their personalities and enjoy their humor.
- Sometimes it's the quiet classes that freak us out the most. At least when they are talking, you know what they are thinking <usually>.
- The end of August and the beginning of September are the times of year when we both relish our love of teaching and yet somehow we oft forget that we are competent.
Just to prove my point… as soon as I'm done with this post, I'm off to type up course syllabi and plan my first few days of school. Despite the fact that I have been slowly stewing ideas in my brain all summer, I'm almost at a white-knuckle panic about it all. The kids don't arrive for classes until Wednesday <INSERT MONSTER-LARGE SIGH HERE>. This gives me time to compare my ideas with colleagues and to set up my classroom a bit longer.
All of this made me want to ask you all about your first days of high school. What do you remember about them? What did you do in classes? (I'm willing to bet that most of you remember picking out your first day of school outfit and checking out class schedules with buddies….but that you maybe don't remember much about the actual class. Am I right? LOL)
So here is my snack and lunch plan for the school week. Forgive me, Gluten-Free Menu Swappers and Meal Plan Monday (OrgJunkie.com) for switching it up a bit. I usually post our dinner menu, but I thought I would stick to my panic theme. It seems to be working for me at the moment. Thank you, Gluten-Free Goodness for hosting the swap this week and to OrgJunkie for hosting Meal Plan Monday as well.
Monday: (No School. Lunch @ home) Ham & Egg roll up sandwiches, white peaches and lemonade.
Tuesday: Leftover Sausage & Zuchini lasagna, quinoa tabouleh, 2 plums and water
Wednesday: Ham & clover roll up sandwich, cherries, strawberry yogurt and lemonade.
Thursday: Ham & white bean soup, white peaches, hummus with veggies sticks and lemonade
Friday: Shrimp-Caesar salad, apple crisp (have to use those apples up!), pumpkin seeds and walnuts, and lemonade.
And for the roll-up sandwiches, I use this recipe. If I want really thin bread, I use one recipe but divide the dough in half and smooth it out as far as possible. It makes an almost paper thin bread which works well if your sandwich fillings are light and not wet.
Happy Gluten Free Lunches, All!
PS. If you are looking for more GF Lunch ideas then check out these two posts:
- Packing up your Gluten Free Lunch (how to pack it up, what I use to pack my lunches)
- Gluten Free Lunch To Go: Ideas for what to pack (a list of general lunch ideas that I have used)


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Classic Car Corner - Provenance
- Written by Tom Berg, Windermere Woodinville
Provenance: The dictionary (yes, I still actually have a printed dictionary) defines provenance as "place or source of origin."
In the car hobby (and others) provenance is considered the history of a vehicle during its entire existence.
Provenance can tell you whether it may have rust problems based upon the climate it spent much of its life in, but with a collector vehicle it's just fun to know as much of your vehicle's history as possible and it can even add A LOT to the price of a vehicle.
Most often we know very little about our car's past. I know a little bit about most of my cars, but I've learned a lot about my recently acquired 1947 Studebaker M-5 half-ton pickup.
In 1947 this truck cost $1082, and they produced 23,377 of them.
Total production of this M-5 model pickup between 1941 and 1948 was 52,541, but of course there were none made during the war.
Studebaker was always ahead of the competition design-wise but being a smaller company had to be thrifty where they could.
The front and rear fenders on each side are interchangeable as were the running boards so they only had to produce two fenders instead of four and just one running board. The doors are identical to one of their car models, so this became the first truck with wing windows.
After a lengthy search, I found a Studebaker M-5 pickup in Harrington, Wash., in the middle of the desert almost to Spokane.
I normally prefer stock vehicles, but this one had a 350 cubic inch Chevy motor with gear driven Isky cam, roller rockers, automatic transmission with a 2500 stall converter and a serious shift kit, and a Ford 9-inch posi-traction rear end.
But since these trucks are so rare and it at least looked stock, I thought I should check it out.
I called and it sounded OK, so I drove over to Harrington to see for myself (only a 500- mile round trip).
It sounded cool with dual exhaust and the gear drive cam that sounds like a turbo-charger and it looked OK, so I went for a drive I won't forget.
The owner tore down some small country road, and when he told me we were going 70, I said that was fast enough!!!
I drove back (slower) and it handled OK so I actually agreed to his asking price if he would deliver it.
I've driven new purchases some distance and it's usually a real adventure, so I insisted on delivery to Woodinville.
The owner had at least 50 cars sitting around his shop and yard — most of which were Studebakers and he was a full time Studebaker restorer.
This truck went fast but with old, stock drum brakes didn't slow down very fast, so I hired him to install disc brakes in front so it now stops much better.
It took him about three months to do the work and deliver my new truck. All along I was wondering why I had paid him IN FULL!
One day I parked my new M-5 in my #1 parking spot here at Windermere Woodinville and the agent in the office next to mine came in and said: "Where did you get that truck?"
Well, the truck says COLE'S SERVICE, CUSICK WASHINGTON on each door.
Cusick is a tiny little village in far northeastern Washington and the agent's cousin Les Cole is the owner of Cole's Repair in Cusick. It's a small world and we were both amazed.
Back to provenance: I took advantage of this serendipitous occasion to get Les Cole's contact information from his cousin and get more history on my M-5.
Les bought my truck from a young man in Mead, Wash., in 1988.
It had been parked in a barn out back and in the family since the early 50s.
Les asked the young man why he was selling the truck and was told that the young man's new wife had given the ultimatum "either the truck goes or I do."
Les suggested he keep the truck and dump the wife because she would be leaving anyway.
Les and his wife took the truck to their own wedding in 1989 and used it in their business and parades until 2011 when Les decided he had more projects on hand than he was ever going to finish.
Several years after Les bought my truck, the seller's older brother came into Les's shop and asked to buy the truck back.
It seems the seller's wife had indeed left not long after the young man had sold it — just as Les had predicted.
Of course Les declined to sell him the truck back.
When Les finally sold the truck in 2011, the new owner put in all the new drive train. We don't really own vintage vehicles but rather care for and enjoy them until it's someone else's turn.
My new truck had some primer on it, so I stopped by McLendon's Hardware to see if I could find a spray can in a similar green color to cover up the primer.
It was odd I thought, but the closest color seemed to be John Deere green.
I tried it out and it was a very close match.
Later, Les informed me that he restored John Deere tractors, so that's why it actually is John Deere green and the hand lettering on the door is John Deere yellow, so I painted the wheels in — you guessed it — John Deere yellow.
So far, I still think this is a great truck so watch for me roaring around Woodinville or parked in my #1 spot next to the street here at Windermere Woodinville.


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I, like most people, am a great fan of beautiful games. When a game is outstandingly gorgeous and offers great gameplay, I feel that it is my civic duty to spread the word as far as I can. It seems that the time has come once again for me to don my bullhorn and tell you about Badland.
Badland is the type of game you don't see very often. The visuals are off-the-charts gorgeous, the audio meshes perfectly with the imagery, and the gameplay is so simple it's ridiculous.Read More


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Kobe scores 33, and surging Lakers beat Minnesota 116-94 in 21st straight win over Wolves
LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and Antawn Jamison added 17 in the Los Angeles Lakers' 21st consecutive victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, 116-94 on Thursday night.
Bryant and Jodie Meeks each hit four of Los Angeles' 16 3-pointers, and Meeks finished with 16 points. The Lakers (29-30) have won 12 of 17 and five of seven while moving within two games of Houston for the eighth playoff position in the Western Conference with their longest stretch of solid play in this tumultuous season.
J.J. Barea scored 20 points and Luke Ridnour added 19 for the short-handed Timberwolves, who have lost four straight and 20 of 24.


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In the UK, Phineas and Ferb became the highest reaching channel franchise property ever with a total audience reach of 9.2 million Individuals during the summer of 2010. Fans can play as their favourite characters including Phineas, Ferb and Agent P as they journey through all new dimensions filled with action-packed fun, in a quest to battle the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz in Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension.
"We collaborated closely with Disney's video game development team to ensure that the video game captures the humour and style of our movie," said Dan Povenmire, Emmy Award-winning Creator/Executive Producer, Phineas and Ferb. "The antics of the characters and the immersive new worlds of the video game will extend the experience fans will encounter in the Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension."
The PlayStation 3 system and Wii versions will allow fans to play as up to 10 characters. Players will have the option to work together in two-player cooperative mode while navigating through an old time 1928 style cartoon world, a lawn gnome land and a gelatine world. In a mission to save the world, players will journey through 25 exciting levels while overcoming obstacles and upgrading cool new gadgets including the Carbonator, that fires carbonated orange soda that can melt enemies and ninja gloves, which allows players to stick to walls. Along the way, fans will collect cool items and unlock additional playable characters, including a new OWSA special agent created specifically for the video game. The PlayStation 3 system version will also be the first time a Phineas and Ferb video game features PlayStation Move motion controller compatible gameplay.
In addition to lending their voices to the Disney Channel Original Movie, several of the actors from the popular TV series will be voicing the Wii and PlayStation 3 system versions of the game including Vincent Martella as Phineas, Thomas Sangster as Ferb, Alyson Stoner as Isabella and show creators/executive producers Dan Povenmire as Dr. Doofenshmirtz and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh as Major Francis Monogram.


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We redesigned this hoe, making it narrower, lighter and substantially more user friendly.
It is easier to use, not just because of reduced size and weight, but because it is so much more maneuverable than a full-size hoe.
The blade is 4-1/2" wide. 54" hardwood handle, 58" overall.
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do the law schools look at grad gpa's or do I have to put this in my personal statement explaining that I didnt take school seriously at the beginning part of my undergrad years and also explain the upward trend in grades towards the end of my UG years.
When I was in high school between 2004-2008 this was one of the busiest law sites on the web! Now its dead. R.I.P LSD.


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F.15-03: The Sugarplum Fairy (Cabin Fever) ~ Inspired by Cabin in the Woods
Cabin season is upon us! Warm moonlit nights in rustic cottages may seem like the perfect getaway. But be warned – not all vacations are dream getaways. Some are the stuff of nightmares.
Feature 15: Cabin Fever is based on Cabin in the Woods. Six summery speckled pastel crèmes inspired by the things nightmares are from.
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Map 1: Location of three historic
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As of 2008, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) owned approximately 1,600 buildings across the country. Almost 300 of those 1,600 properties have been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register is the nation's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. Listed properties are valued for their significance in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture. GSA's properties listed in the National Register range from modest 19th-century custom houses to grand turn-of-the-century classical buildings to stately Depression-era buildings. Three of GSA's historic buildings are the Pioneer Courthouse in Portland, Oregon (1869-75); the Byron R. White U.S. Courthouse in Denver, Colorado (1910-16); and the Gene Snyder U.S. Courthouse and Custom House in Louisville, Kentucky (1931-32). These buildings continue to house the offices of the federal government and still serve important roles in their communities.
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Reading 3: Safeguarding Our Nation's Treasures
One hundred years ago, the Antiquities Act of 1906 set basic standards for safeguarding and maintaining our country's historic and natural resources. Its goal was to protect important sites on public lands for their historic or scientific significance, as well as their memorial and cultural values. The Antiquities Act enabled the president to move quickly, without Congressional approval, to provide special protection for important archeological, historical and scientific places located on federal lands by designating them as national monuments.
The Antiquities Act also established professional and scientific standards for investigating archeological resources on public lands. Permits required under the Antiquities Act stipulate that qualified experts use up-to-date methods and technology to excavate archeological resources. Applicants for permits must also agree to store the collected artifacts in authorized museums open to the public.
In addition to setting basic standards and regulations to protect and care for historic and natural resources, the Antiquities Act set ground work for additional programs and legislation. For example, the necessity to manage the growing number of national monuments contributed to establishment of the National Park Service in 1916.
Limitations of the Antiquities Act led to additional legislation. The Historic Sites Act of 1935 acknowledged governmental responsibility to preserve and protect nationally significant historic properties, whether or not located on federal land, "for the inspiration and benefit of the people of the United States." Later, the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 extended protection to historic properties important to the histories of states and communities as well as those significant to the nation as a whole. The Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 put in place more stringent protection for archeological sites and objects on federal lands.
The first site to be declared a National Monument and the first scientific area protected under the Antiquities Act of 1906 was Devil's Tower, a 600-foot high geological formation in Crook County, Wyoming. Jutting nearly 1300 feet above the nearby Belle Fourche River, Devil's Tower, a formation of igneous rock (rock formed by solidification from a molten state) some 40 million years old, is visible for miles on clear days. Devil's Tower served as a landmark for the first Americans and the settlers who followed them.
The second national monument and first historical area protected by the Antiquities Act was El Morro, "Inscription Rock," of New Mexico. Petroglyphs, images etched by early American Indians, along with more than 2,000 signatures and messages, some dating to the 16th century, are reminders of the many visitors who paused at the nearby watering hole.
Arizona's Montezuma Castle was the first site of ancient cliff dwellings protected by the Antiquities Act of 1906, the year it was enacted. Tonto National Monument, site of the Salado cliff dwellings high above Arizona's Tonto Basin, was designated a national monument in 1907. Tonto National Monument was the ninth national monument site designated and fifth historically significant area protected.
Although the Antiquities Act stipulates that the size of places designated national monuments be restricted to the "smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be protected," the size of national monuments varies greatly, thanks to the precedent set by President Theodore Roosevelt's broad interpretation of the law. At ten acres, Colorado's Yucca House is the smallest national monument site; Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias (later made a national park and national preserve) at 13,176,399 acres is the largest.
The content of sites protected by the Antiquities Act also varies widely. For example, Dinosaur National Monument, which straddles the borders of Utah and Colorado, protects a deposit of dinosaur and other giant reptile remains of the Jurassic period. The Statue of Liberty, symbol of liberty and gift from France, was proclaimed a national monument to mark America as the land of freedom and opportunity. The Virgin Island Coral Reef's 12,708 acres of submerged lands were set aside to provide greater protection for the coral reef and its resources.
The Antiquities Act affirms the United States Government's commitment to preserve, protect and interpret archeological resources not for their commercial worth, but for their value to all of the public. It serves as an effective means for presidents to protect public lands that face immediate threats. The Antiquities Act aroused and confirmed public interest in America's cultural treasures and vast natural resources. The ripple effect of the Antiquities Act of 1906 contributed to the creation of the National Park Service, educational programs for visitors and the founding of many public agencies dedicated not only to archeological preservation, but for interpretation essential to understand America's long history.
Questions for Reading 3
1. What types of sites can be protected under the Antiquities Act of 1906? Give examples of each.
2. Why did the Antiquities Act require people to obtain a permit to conduct archeological investigations and excavations? Do you think requiring a permit is a good idea? Why or why not?
3. What do you think would have happened to the Salado cliff dwellings without the protection of the Antiquities Act of 1906? Refer back to Reading 2, if necessary.
4. What additional preservation and conservation programs and laws followed the Antiquities Act of 1906?
Reading 3 was compiled from Ronald F. Lee, "The Antiquities Act of 1906," 1970; Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, "Introduction to the Antiquities Act of 1906," electronic edition, January 2001; Kathleen D. Browning, "Implementing the Antiquities Act: A Survey of Archeological Permits 1906-1935," 2003; Francis P. McManamon, "The Antiquities Act-Setting Basic Preservation Policies," CRM, No. 7, 1996; National Park Service, "El Morro National Monument, New Mexico,"; Lary M. Dilsaver, editor, "America's National Park System: The Critical Documents,"; and Mark Squillace, "The Monumental Legacy of the Antiquities Act of 1906," Georgia Law Review, Volume 37, Number 2, Winter 2003.


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Hubble Images 30 Doradus: NGC 2070
The nebula's sparkling centerpiece is a giant, young star cluster named NGC 2070, only 2 million years old. Its stellar inhabitants number roughly 500,000. The cluster is a hotbed for young, massive stars. The cluster's dense core, known as R136, is packed with some of the heftiest stars found in the nearby universe.
The cluster's core is home to more than 10,000 stars. Several of them may be over 100 times more massive than our Sun. These hefty stars are destined to pop off, like a string of firecrackers, as supernovas in a few million years. Only two or three of the hottest stars in R136 are providing 50 percent of the radiation in the cluster.
30 Doradus is the brightest, nearby star-forming region and home to the most massive stars in our cosmic neighborhood of about 25 galaxies. The nebula is close enough to Earth that Hubble can resolve individual stars, giving astronomers important information about the stars' birth and evolution. 30 Doradus resides 170,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small, satellite galaxy of our Milky Way.
NASA, ESA, D. Lennon and E. Sabbi (ESA/STScI), J. Anderson, S. E. de Mink, R. van der Marel, T. Sohn, and N. Walborn (STScI), N. Bastian (Excellence Cluster, Munich), L. Bedin (INAF, Padua), E. Bressert (ESO), P. Crowther (University of Sheffield), A. de Koter (University of Amsterdam), C. Evans (UKATC/STFC, Edinburgh), A. Herrero (IAC, Tenerife), N. Langer (AifA, Bonn), I. Platais (JHU), and H. Sana (University of Amsterdam)


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There is a whole new language - but you can learn it a little at a time as you go along. This page sets out to explain some of the things that are fundamentally different, so that you are immediately more comfortable.
There is no equivalent in the Windows world. The basis of any distribution is the linux kernel, which is frequently updated, but is the same for everyone. On top of that there are other layers which can affect how your desktop looks. Most people do not want to have to make all those decisions - and it takes a lot of technical skill to set up a desktop doing it all yourself- so distributions are made. Think of it in terms of brand names. You may have Mageia, Fedora, Debian, Kubuntu or one of many others. All will offer you the same applications - you will be able to follow tutorials in any of them - but they will have their own look and feel, and sometimes there are minor differences.
If you find that the instructions don't work for you, visit the forum and ask. Someone will help you with the differences.
If you feel more comfortable asking questions by chatting, How to chat with other KDE users will help you set up and get chatting
There are too many distros to be listed here, and new ones keeps popping up. If you want a comprehensive overview of Linux distributions, try DistroWatch.
The number of distributions is overwhelming, but don't worry. Unless you have very specific needs, most distros should be fine. Things to look out for are:
It can be difficult to find all the information you need from the distro homepages. Fortunately, many distros support Live CDs allowing you to test before installing.
The most common method to get a distribution is to download it from the distributions homepage. Beware, that distributions are large - typically 500 MB to 4 GB, so you need a fast web connection. Alternatively, some distributions offer to ship an installation CD or DVD for a small charge. Also some Linux magazines come with a DVD, and often carry a full distro. Perhaps the easiest solution is to ask a friend - if you know any Linux users. Most distros are open source, so it is perfectly legal to copy and redistribute them.
If you downloaded the distro, what you have is one large iso file. Now you have to burn a CD, DVD or USB drive. It is important that you don't burn it like any ordinary CD/DVD. Your burning software should have a special option for burning images (or iso files).
|Bootable media are quite sensitive about the quality of the burning. You may need to set the burning speed in the settings of your burning application to a low number, such as 4x.


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Facebook's new Live feature gives PR pros another way for spreading a brand's message and, unlike Periscope, these videos can last.
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Facebook's Live Video Offers PR Pros More Ways to Spread MessagesFebruary 1st, 2016 by Seth Arenstein
The 4 C's of an Insightful PR DashboardFebruary 1st, 2016 by Mark Renfree
PR dashboards should not be thought of as just another reporting document to be shuffled out during meetings.
How an Agency Used Content to Turn a Brand Into a Thought LeaderJanuary 29th, 2016 by Mark Renfree
The partners developed a content hub and editorial strategy that sought to provide largely unbranded and educational content to Ricoh's target audience.
Check Yourself: Are You Using These Words and Phrases Incorrectly?January 29th, 2016 by Ian James Wright
Don't let these common mistakes take your writing down a notch.
5 Ways to Track Your Brand's Impact on YouTubeJanuary 28th, 2016 by Richard Brownell
There are ways to track your brand's progress on YouTube that inform you who is viewing and sharing your content. This will aid you in adjusting your video communications strategy.
Wounded Warriors Project in Crisis After Claims of Improper SpendingJanuary 28th, 2016 by Mark Renfree
The Wounded Warrior Project hasn't been slow in addressing the allegations against them. But they're not out of the woods yet.
4 Social Listening Tips to Make Sure You Set the Right GoalsJanuary 27th, 2016 by Mark Renfree
It's far too easy to get lost in the numbers if you don't know what to look for. That's why setting goals beforehand is key.
6 Steps to Guide You Through a Social Media CrisisJanuary 27th, 2016 by Ian James Wright
During a crisis, ask the right questions, say the right things, and do each at the right time.
PR News Celebrates 2016 Top Women in PR HonoreesJanuary 26th, 2016 by Richard Brownell
PR News celebrated its Top Women in PR honorees at an awards luncheon held at New York City's Grand Hyatt on Jan. 26, 2016.
9 Rules for Working With Senior ManagementJanuary 26th, 2016 by Ian James Wright
You and your bosses need to be valuable resources to each other. Know how to communicate with them.


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Saving time in cable identification is an ongoing challenge for any contractor in the electrical industry. In addition to saving time, contractors must also be flexible enough to meet the label specifications of a given job.
To fulfill the label specification for one of the world's largest aerospace and plane manufacturers, D.W. Close Co., Inc., an electrical contracting firm based in Seattle, used a new thermal labeling system, which features the latest advancements in portable handheld printers. Designed to accommodate more than 200 label options, the printer generates crisp, clear identification using the speed and power of thermal transfer technology.
"We were initially interested in the printer to meet the label specifications of a high-profile client," explains Don Kohler, service electrician for D.W. Close Co., Inc. "The job required identifying and upgrading the liquid nitrogen refrigeration system of a lunar environment pressure vessel."
Kohler explained that they use these vessels, created to simulate the atmosphere on the moon, to conduct tests prior to a launch. They may contain thousands of wires.
"Not only was the printer compatible with the heat-shrinkable sleeves required for this job, but I was impressed with the printer's speed and ease of use. I had all of my labels and sleeves printed and ready to go in about one-third of the time," adds Kohler.
D.W. Close Co., Inc., a full-service contractor with more than 50 years of experience serving the industrial, commercial, residential and communications industries, is one of several companies that participated in a beta test program for the compact printer.
Weighing only 2.75 lb, the printer fits in the palm of a hand and can be used quickly and conveniently wherever needed throughout a job site. "With an average of five or more projects per week, portability and flexibility are very important features in a printer," notes Kohler. "Since no two jobs are alike, I've got to be prepared for anything, including a variety of label sizes and styles."
The printer accommodates labels and wire markers up to 2-in. in width. In addition, a built-in smart cell label identification feature automatically recognizes label sizes and printer settings. This eliminates time wasted on complex programming procedures.


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FRISCO, TX: The Museum of the American Railroad has engaged the Australian firm Freeman-Ryan Design to provide conceptual planning and prepare design specifications for its new museum in Frisco, Texas. The Sydney-based design group will create an exciting, new visitor experience that takes advantage of the museum's superlative collection of historic trains. The firm is the finalist among several organizations considered for the conceptual phase of what will become a significant new tourism destination in North Texas and the Southwest.
Freeman-Ryan Design (FRD) is a multi-disciplinary practice specializing in the museum and cultural tourism industry. The firm has an extensive background in creating museum experiences centered on large objects and collections. Their work includes planning, design and exhibition of submarines, military aircraft, and corporate collections. FRD has also developed exhibits around historic structures including power plants, distilleries, and famous residences such as the Archbishop's Palace of Kent. Among their previous clients are several maritime and railway museums worldwide, including the National Railway Museum in York, England.
FRD brings international experience and exposure to the museum's exciting relocation project in Frisco. Their work will include spatial planning & design, and the creation of communication objectives that will become the stories behind the collection. Using FRD's architects and exhibit planners, the work will focus on creating relevant and stimulating visitor experiences that appeal to a new audience.
FRD's background covers a wide range of thematic content ranging from the history of technology and environmental science, to social and natural history, as well as the decorative and fine arts. This approach provides an understanding of how varying subjects and themes can be integrated to enhance the presentation and interpretation of items such as the museum's extensive collection of rolling stock, smaller three-dimensional artifacts, and archival material.
Exhibit planning and design will take advantage of multi-media technologies that include theatrical lighting and directed sound. Known as Object Theater, the use of this projection technology will create a dramatic presentation of the museum's historic railcars and locomotives. This high-impact multi-media technique offers an ever-changing visual experience that brings motion and life to large objects and spaces – an approach that bridges the gap between commercial tourism and museum education. This technique has been successfully applied to live concerts and large exhibits including Titanic, and is now finding new uses in museum settings.
While education and historic preservation remain central to the museum's mission, the planned exhibits and their presentation satisfy the contemporary visitors' expectations while still focusing on communication. This approach is key to today's history museums remaining viable and relevant in our society.


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Back in 2010 I made a post What was Stimulus Money Spent On and many of the things listed in my post and the original article seemed crazy.
There is no way elected officials would spend so foolishly. Oh wait, they already did.
Now here is an ABC news clip that tells us that the NFL is a Non Profit...that means they don't pay the taxes on billions of dollars that they make.
How in the hell is the NFL a Not for Profit?
Check out this video 'ABC World News Covers Dr. Coburn's Annual Waste Report, "Wastebook 2012"' (October 15, 2012)
How crazy is that?
Here is Senator Coburn on FOX and Friends Coburn's Wastebook 2012 (October 16, 2012)
Is there any question in my mind as to why the National Debt is so high? NO!
If we all spent money like the Government...how many bill collectors would be calling daily? Maybe we should all call our officials and tell them we want our money back for all the crap they wasted it on.
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MILWAUKEE – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that a federal judge has entered a $110,000 consent decree that resolves an EEOC race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought against Federal Insurance Company, doing business as Chubb & Son, a U.S.-based property and casualty insurance giant with business worldwide.
The EEOC charged that Chubb refused to promote Kong Chee Vang, a Hmong employee, in its Milwaukee underwriting office because of her Asian race. The EEOC contended that Chubb failed to stop its managers from using stereotypes and negative assumptions based on race while supposedly considering Vang in 2006 and 2007 for a promotion to underwriter.
The suit further asserted that Chubb retaliated against Vang after she filed a complaint with EEOC alleging that her Hmong national origin and Asian race were the reasons she did not get the promotion. The retaliation, the EEOC said, consisted of Chubb's rejecting Vang for a second promotion later in 2007.
Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides that job discrimination on the basis of race and retaliation for complaining about it are illegal. The EEOC enforces both provisions of Title VII, and has recently seen an increase in retaliation complaints nationwide.
The case, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Federal Insurance Company, d/b/a Chubb & Son, Case No. 10-c-0849 (E.D. Wis.), was filed in September 2010 and was scheduled for voluntary mediation before U.S. Magistrate Judge Aaron E. Goodstein. The parties reached an agreement before the scheduled mediation and the resulting consent decree was approved by U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman yesterday, May 3, 2011. Brian Tyndall, an EEOC Trial Attorney in Milwaukee, led the agency's litigation effort.
Vang, who still works for Chubb, will receive back wages of $60,000 and compensatory damages of $50,000 for emotional distress.
"Business decisions involving jobs -- including decisions on promotions -- cannot be based on negative racial assumptions or stereotypes," said John Hendrickson, regional attorney for the EEOC's Chicago District, which includes Wisconsin. "When race gets into employment decision making, the process itself is fatally defective, and the EEOC will not hesitate to challenge it. The same is true when retaliation infects the situation. Managers who may think they are 'just standing up' for their companies when they retaliate against complainants are, in fact, just doing more damage."
The decree also provides non-monetary relief, including an injunction against further discrimination or retaliation, required anti-discrimination training for Chubb employees, and reporting to EEOC in the event of future discrimination complaints made to Chubb by employees.
"The aim in all EEOC litigation is to end the discrimination and prevent a recurrence," said EEOC Associate Regional Attorney Jean P. Kamp, who supervised the litigation. "The consent decree here puts the protections in place to make that a reality, and we are pleased that Chubb found a way to work with us at the EEOC to promptly bring the matter to a satisfactory conclusion."
The EEOC's Chicago District Office is responsible for processing discrimination charges, administrative enforcement, and the conduct of agency litigation in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and North and South Dakota, with Area Offices in Milwaukee and Minneapolis.
The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its website at www.eeoc.gov.


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Click here to view the 2018 Jersey City Tax Rate.
Tax payments are due on February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1. Make checks payable to "City of Jersey City". Payments may be made:
In person at City Hall, 280 Grove Street, Room 101, by cash, certified check, money order or cashier's check.
By Mail, Current Taxes only, addressed to "City of Jersey City, P.O. Box 2025, Jersey City, N.J. 07303
Online by debit from your checking account or Credit Card at "taxes.cityofjerseycity.com". The ACH payment Authorization form should be emailed to email@example.com, not mailed. The Confirmation is sent to the property owner.
By signing up for an automatic debit each quarter from your checking account. Call 201-547-5124.
If you choose to pay your taxes at City Hall please bring your whole bill with you.
Your canceled check is your receipt if you pay by check. We do not make copies of checks; please do not ask us to. There is a $5.00 fee to provide you with a copy of this bill. There is a $20.00 fee for all checks returned for insufficient funds.
There is a 10 day grace period, which means that we must receive your payment in our office by the 10th of February, May, August, and November. If the 10th falls on the weekend or a holiday that City Hall is not open, the last day of the grace period will be on the first business day after the 10th. Postmark is not accepted as a payment date, the payment date is the date that the payment is received in the Tax Collector's office, as per New Jersey State Law.
When a payment is received after the grace period interest will be charged. Interest in the amount of 8% per annum is charged on the first $1,500.00 of delinquency and 18% per annum on the amount over $1,500.00. Your account will remain at the 18% threshold until it is brought current. Interest accrues daily.
You may be eligible for a $250.00 annual tax deduction if you are a Veteran, Widow/Widower of a Veteran, Senior Citizen, Disabled Citizen, or Surviving Spouse of a Senior Citizen or Disabled Citizen. Please Contact our office for more information.
If you are a Totally Disabled Veteran you may qualify for a full tax exemption of your property taxes. Please contact the Tax Assessor's Office at 201-547-5132 for more information.
All municipalities in the State of New Jersey are required to hold a tax sale for unpaid municipal charges that remain unpaid at the end of the yearly billing and payment cycle, November 11th. Any municipal charge that remains unpaid and is delinquent as of November 11 in Jersey City will be subject to Tax Sale before the close of the calendar year. The 2018 Tax Sale is scheduled for December 13, 2018. Click HERE for the schedule. Your property is not sold at tax sale; your outstanding municipal debt is paid by a Lienholder in exchange for an amount interest, penalties and statutory fees that they will earn on the amount they paid to the municipality, not to exceed 18%. The Lienholder is able to pay any charges that become delinquent on the account once they hold the lien and add those charges to the lien balance. If the lien is not redeemed within two years from the date of the Tax Sale the Lienholder has the right to begin a foreclosure action. Please contact our office sooner, rather than later if you are having difficulty paying your property taxes, water or sewer bills.
You cannot appeal the dollar amount of your property taxes in the State of New Jersey. You may appeal the assessed value of your property. An appeal must be submitted by April 1st. You will be mailed a postcard by the Tax Assessor's office in January of 2018 that will provide your 2018 Assessment and information about how to file an Appeal.
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Love will fill the air all along the Rose Parade route this New Year's Day.
And so will Grammy-award winner Natalie Cole's voice as she sings some of her love songs on eHarmony's first float, themed "Everlasting Love."
She may include some from her recently released Spanish album, 'Natalie Cole en Espanol' and of course the famous "This Will Be," which has been the theme song for the online dating site.
"Natalie has always sang in our commercials," said Dr. Neil Clark Warren, founder and CEO of eHarmony. "She's a wonderful person."
Natalie will croon parade goers with a few songs as eight couples matched by eHarmony ride the float, and hopefully inspire others to give love, and the website, a chance.
"We picked the couples for special reasons. They have great stories," said Warren. "They will represent different factors. One couple is over 80 years old."
The float will also include the first couple, the company knows of, that met on eHarmony and married, all the way from Texas.
"Their greatest dream is they found the love of their life," said Warren about all the couples, and tying in the 2013 parade theme, "Dreams Come True."
"I'm interested in matching people for a lifetime," he adds.
Warren estimates 565,000 marriages have resulted from eHarmony connections since its beginning in 2000.
"We get invited to almost every wedding," said Warren. "We've only attended a few. I cry, I get sentimental when I hear couples' stories."
For Warren and the company, the float entry is not only a dream, but a coming home.
Warren had a private therapy practice in Pasadena for 40 years. He and his wife of 54 years, Marilynn, lived in and raised their three daughters in San Marino and Pasadena for more than two decades.
The Crown City was also the first home to the online dating site before relocating to the beaches of Santa Monica.
"We love Pasadena," said Warren. "This is a very special Rose Parade and it's a special time for us."
"It's terribly exciting (to be in the parade)," said Marilynn Warren, who also works in the company. "eHarmony is for everyone. To find someone that's a match — we hope that is inspiring."
Warren was a professor and then dean of Fuller Theological Seminary's Graduate School of Psychology for years. His road to helping people was paved long ago. He originally went into ministry to help people, but found his true calling in another direction.
"It was natural for me to go into psychology," he said.
Warren found himself helping more couples. He researched and wrote several articles and books on relationships and finding the right partner.
"If you want to marry someone for a lifetime, you have to have respect for them, find someone whose character you admire, trust, be stimulated by them intellectually," said Warren.
Warren said one of the keys to happiness is choosing the right person to marry.
"You get that wrong, it's a mess," he said. "You get that right, it's heaven."
Warren draws on his own marriage and that of his parents who were married for 70 years.
"I felt so good about myself around (Marilynn,)" he recalls of meeting his wife. "That's the secret."
His father even remarried in his 90s with Warren's encouragement about a year after his mother died.
Warren retired from the company in 2007 and with Marilynn, retired to Maine. They were drawn back when Warren decided he didn't like the direction the company was going. He returned in 2012 as its chief executive officer.,"We love this company more (than retirement)," said Warren. "My wife tells me, 'just be happy you don't have to play golf'. That's an empty life for me."
Now Warren, celebrating his 80th birthday, is revived and ready to keep the company moving forward.
The company is currently working on launching a relationship site to help people make friends.
"There's a lot of loneliness," said Warren. "Forty percent of Americans don't have a close confidant. We want to start matching friends."
And hopefully making more dreams come true.


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Last time we covered the hardware we needed to assemble our robot. This time lets assemble it quickly and get it moving. And do some hello world in robotics , which is Line Following.
We will start with the Video of what we are going to achieve -
If you are building this and already have bought the parts I will assume that you will need little help assembling it , but I would like to give some pointers so that
In the last part we had gone over some ground work on how to build a fast robot. If you had missed it you can read it here.
So this time lets start with some robot building, like in previous article our target was a fast, small robot capable of solving problems like mazes , line following , soccer , picking and dragging things etc. When building we will go over the headings covered last time and pick items appropriately. The best commercial example of a robot which somewhat fulfills
Ive run Robotics India since a few years now, I can say about 80 % visitors are looking to take part in a competition. But most people end up building the same old robots making the same mistakes year after year and I am not really seeing any improvements in robots which participate in this competitions. So I thought to start a series on how to build better robots for most of these competitions with some tips to help you win. Proposed specifications are of target robot which should be able to
Just Visited DefExpo Today , All types of Unmanned robots on display. There were live Demos also so it was a good, nothing beats real life .
DRDO too has some really impressive UAV stuff on display, dont know why the forces not using all of it. Also many Indian companies building robots , unlike what i thought. One company from Himachal Pradesh too!!!, never expected that. Also saw PackBot and Talon in real life.
Good Experience in all, pictures say more than words so
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I went for years not even knowing what a text insertion or text expansion app was, and when I finally did learn, I was so put off by the high prices of some of the big names on the market that it took awhile before I even found out what the big deal was. Once you've started using a text insertion app, though, it's hard to imagine those days of yore, when you used to actually type things. The memories still haunt me.
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Archive for Thursday, November 7, 2013
Kansas students score high on 2013 reading, math tests
Kansas remained among the highest scoring states in the nation in 2013 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP exam, a test that's sometimes called "the nation's report card."
Although the average scores in reading and math among students in the fourth and eighth grades remained virtually unchanged since the last NAEP exam in 2011, they were still among the 10 highest average scores in the country across all categories, according to figures released today by the U.S. Department of Education.
"Our students and educators are working very hard in the classroom," Kansas Education Commissioner Diane DeBacker said. "While it is reaffirming to see that Kansas students continue to outperform the national average, these results provide a very clear roadmap as to where we should be tailoring our efforts to make sure our children are ready to successfully compete in a global workplace.
Kansas has scored at or above the national average every year since the test began in the early 1990s, and has routinely scored above the national average each year since 2000 when states were required to provide accommodations so students with disabilities could participate.
Among fourth graders, Kansas was tied with five other states and the Department of Defense Education Agency for the fifth highest reading score.
Among fourth graders, Kansas was tied with a number of other states for having the fifth highest average scores in both reading and math.
And among eighth graders, Kansas was tied with other states having the ninth highest average reading score, and the 10th highest average math score.
Because the NAEP exam is given to a stratified random sample of students in each state, the reported scores contain a margin of error, similar to the results of a public opinion survey. As a result, scores that are close to each other are often reported as having no statistically meaningful difference.
Since the early 2000s, Kansas has shown measurable improvement in both fourth- and eighth-grade math scores. But reading scores at both grade levels have remained about the same.
The NAEP exam is administered roughly every other year to a stratified random sample of students across the country. The test is used to measure progress in overall reading and math scores within states over time, and to compare overall performance among states.
Scores are divided into three main performance categories: "basic," which denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills needed for grade-level work; "proficient," meaning solid academic performance; and "advanced," or superior work.
But many education officials in the country, especially at the state and local level, are leery about the use of those words to describe individual scores. They argue that the NAEP exam is not aligned to any set of state standards and, therefore, does not accurately rate students according to how well they are meeting state and local educational standards.
Among the results for Kansas students:
• The percentage of fourth grade students preforming at NAEP's "advanced" level in math grew from seven percent in 2011 to eight percent in 2013.
• The percentage of eighth grade students performing at or above the NAEP "proficient" level in math rose from 40 percent in 2011 to 41 percent in 2013. Eighth grade students performing at the advanced level in mathematics rose from eight percent in 2011 to 10 percent in 2013, the highest percentage of Kansas students to reach that level.
• The percentage of fourth grade students at or above the "proficient" level in reading (38 percent) rose to 38 percent.
Nationwide, federal officials said, the 2013 tests showed there has been steady improvement in the percentage of students scoring "proficient" or "advanced" in both subjects, across both grade levels.
For example, 42 percent of fourth-grade students nationally scored proficient or higher in math, up from only 13 percent when the test was first administered in 1990.
Federal officials also noted improvement since 2011 in scores among certain racial and ethnic groups.
Hispanic students showed gains in math scores across the board, as well as eighth-grade reading scores.
Reading scores also rose among eighth-grade white, black and Asian-Pacific Islander students. As a result, officials said, achievement gaps between racial and ethnic groups did not change significantly since 2011.
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As the 49ers prepare to try to snap a two-game losing streak against a team they couldn't beat in two tries last year, a couple of key players are questionable for the game.
Linebacker Patrick Willis officially is questionable with a groin injury. Willis didn't practice on Monday or Tuesday. Wednesday's practice wasn't complete when the injury report was released.
Tight end Vernon Davis also is questionable with a hamstring injury. Davis, who missed the Week Three loss to the Colts, practiced Monday and Tuesday on a limited basis.
Also questionable are cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha (knee), tackle Anthony Davis (shoulder), safety Raymond Ventrone (concussion), and receiver Kyle Williams (rib, knee).
The following 49ers are probable: linebacker Navorro Bowman (wrist), center Jonathan Goodwin (elbow), running back Frank Gore (knee), guard Mike Iupati (shoulder), defensive tackle Ray McDonald (ankle, ankle), cornerback Carlos Rogers (knee), and defensive tackle Justin Smith (shoulder).
For the Rams, defensive end William Hayes (knee) and tackle Rodger Saffold (knee) are out. The probables include tackle Joe Barksdale (not injury related), receiver Chris Givens (knee), linebacker James Laurinaitis (foot), tackle Jake Long (foot), safety T.J. McDonald (knee), tight end Mike McNeill (chest), running back Daryl Richardson (foot), and guard Chris Williams (foot).
The Rams were undefeated against the 49ers in 2012, with one win and one tie.


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