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A little rain never kept the Festival of Trees from being anything but delightful.
A little rain never kept the Festival of Trees from being anything but delightful.
And let's face it.
This weather isn't exactly frightful.
Nonetheless, plenty of activities at this old-fashioned Christmas celebration at the San Joaquin County Historical Museum are indoors.
"All of the decorated trees are in one of seven buildings on our campus," said Robin Wood, education curator at the museum, referring to the dozens of themed trees. "Plus, entertainment is in a building with Santa. There is no excuse to not come out this weekend."
Volunteers have spent hours dressing the museum up for Christmas.
"There are 68 trees at the festival this year. I have to admit there are two that I think are unique," said Linda Christensen, a co-chair of the event. "The first one is entitled 'Partridge in a Pear Tree.' It is decorated with gold balls and gold ribbon with a partridge smack in the center of the tree. The second tree I really like is called 'King of Kings' and is decorated with purple, blue and green ornaments and ribbon. The crown ornaments remind me of the reason for the season."
Some trees are fancy, others feature pop-culture themes and some are straight out of a toy chest.
This family event features plenty of fun for kids.
There are hands-on activities such as cookie decorating or a chance to craft a cornhusk doll. Inside the old one-room school house, kids young and old can take a hammer and make a punched-tin ornament. Or duck inside a warm hut to dip a wick over and over into a Crock-Pot of melted wax to create a dipped candle.
What's a favorite?
"Even before I worked at the museum, my two daughters always made cornhusk dolls every year," Wood said of her own experience with her kids at Festival of Trees. "Seeing the dolls on my Christmas tree at home reminds me of my girls when they were younger."
Santa and Mrs. Claus are also on hand for children who want to give them their Christmas list or just take a picture.
The event, organized by the museum's docents, raises funds for education programs including the very popular Valley Days events that teach third-graders about life in pioneer times.
And the festival definitely has an old-fashioned flair.
There's even a Victorian tea featuring dessert.
One mom who makes the Festival of Trees a tradition - the event is in its 21st year - says it has a little something for everyone.
"I was bragging about it to someone yesterday," Alicia Smolke of Lodi said. "My son did the candle dipping last year when he was 3 for the first time and he loved it. One of his other favorite attractions was the model train. He thought that was awesome."
Contact reporter Jo Ann Kirby at (209) 546-8256 or email@example.com.

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Sequoyah, named in English George Gist or Guess, was a Cherokee silversmith who in 1821 completed his independent creation of a Cherokee syllabary, making reading and writing in Cherokee possible. This was the first time in recorded history that a member of an illiterate people independently created an effective writing system.[3] After seeing its worth, the Cherokee Nation rapidly began to use his syllabary and officially adopted it in 1825.
Early life
Sequoyah's heroic status has led to several competing accounts of his life that are speculative, contradictory, or fabricated.[4] James Mooney, a prominent anthropologist and historian of the Cherokee people, quoted a cousin as saying that as a little boy, Sequoyah spent his early years with his mother in the village of Tuskegee. Estimates of his birth year ranged from 1760-1776. His name is believed to come from the Cherokee word siqua meaning 'hog'. This is either a reference to a childhood deformity or a later injury that left Sequoyah disabled.
His mother Wut-teh was known to be Cherokee, belonging to the Paint Clan. Mooney stated that she was the niece of a Cherokee chief. Sources differ as to the identity of Sequoyah's father. Mooney and others suggested that he was possibly a fur trader, who would have been a man of some social status and financial backing.[5] Grant Foreman identified him as Nathaniel Gist, a commissioned officer with the Continental Army associated with George Washington.[6][7] In one Cherokee source, his father is said to be a half-blood and his grandfather a white man.[8]
Sequoyah first married Sally, with whom he had four children. After her death, he married Utiyu, with whom he had three children. At some point before 1809, Sequoyah moved to Willstown, Cherokee Nation, in present-day northeast Alabama. There he established his trade as a silversmith.[9]
As a silversmith, Sequoyah dealt regularly with whites who had settled in the area. The Native Americans were impressed by their writing, referring to their correspondence as "talking leaves." Around 1819, Sequoyah began work to create a system of writing for the Cherokee language. At first he sought to create a character for each word in the language. He spent a year on this effort, leaving his fields unplanted, so that his friends and neighbors thought he had lost his mind.[8][10] Sequoyah did not succeed until he gave up trying to represent entire words and instead developed a symbol for each syllable in the language. After approximately a month, he had a system of 86 characters, some of which were Roman letters that he obtained from a spelling book.[8]
Unable to find people willing to learn the syllabary, he taught it to his daughter Ayokeh, and then traveled to present-day Arkansas where some Cherokee had settled. When he tried to convince the local leaders of the syllabary's usefulness, they doubted him, believing that the symbols were merely ad hoc reminders. Sequoyah asked each of them to say a word, which he wrote down, and then called his daughter in to read the words back. This demonstration convinced the leaders to let him teach the syllabary to a few more people. This took several months, during which it was rumored that he might be using the students for sorcery. After completing the lessons, he was further tested by writing a dictated letter to each student, and reading a dictated response. This test convinced the Arkansas Cherokee that he had created a practical writing system.[10]
When Sequoyah returned east, he brought a sealed envelope containing a written speech from one of the Arkansas Cherokee leaders. By reading this speech, he convinced the eastern Cherokee also to learn the system, after which it spread rapidly. In 1825 the Cherokee Nation officially adopted the writing system. From 1828 to 1834 writers and editors used Sequoyah's syllabary to print the Cherokee Phoenix, the first newspaper of the Cherokee Nation with text in English and Cherokee.[11]
Life in Arkansas and further west
After the acceptance of his syllabary by the nation in 1825, Sequoyah walked to the new Cherokee territory in Arkansas. There he set up a blacksmith shop and a salt works. He continued to teach the syllabary to anyone who came to him. In 1828, Sequoyah journeyed to Washington, D.C. as part of a delegation to negotiate a treaty for land in Oklahoma.
His trip brought him into contact with representatives of other Native American tribes from around the nation. With these meetings he decided to create a syllabary for universal use among Native American tribes. With this in mind, Sequoyah began to journey to areas of present-day Arizona and New Mexico seeking tribes there.
In addition, Sequoyah dreamed of seeing the splintered Cherokee Nation reunited. Between 1843 and 1845, he died during a trip to Mexico seeking Cherokees who had moved there. His burial location is unknown.
Sequoyah's Cabin, a frontier cabin which he lived in during 1829-1844, is located in Oklahoma. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965.


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If so, we need you to tutor and mentor immigrant students and other struggling students living within the Portland metro area.
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This course pairs PSU students with non-native speakers of English within schools and communities in the Portland metro area for the purpose of mentoring the students, not necessarily in the students' own languages, but having a second language will be a plus. Students working in public school must pass a background check.
On Mondays or Wednesdays at PSU, you will explore topics in mentoring, tutoring, education, languages, cultures, and literatures of Africa (often with professionals in the field). On the schedule agreed upon by you and your student/learner, you will be mentoring and tutoring non-native speakers of English in an assigned location.
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Comet ISON
The sun-approaching Comet ISON floats against a seemingly infinite backdrop of numerous galaxies and a handful of foreground stars. The icy visitor, with its long gossamer tail, appears to be swimming like a tadpole through a deep pond of celestial wonders.
In reality, the comet is much, much closer. The nearest star to the Sun is over 60,000 times farther away, and the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way is over thirty billion times more distant. These vast dimensions are lost in this deep space Hubble exposure that visually combines our view of the universe from the very nearby to the extraordinarily far away.
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The Offshore Network Development Plan 2013 (O-NEP 2013) outlines five criteria that will be used by regulators to decide the order of offshore wind grid connections. The first is distance from the coast.
Projects likely to be affected include Hochtief's four North Sea wind farms, acquired in March 2012 from Enova. The projects, knowns as NSWP 4-7, are planned for sites 160-200 kilometres from the island of Borkum and are spread across a 300 square-kilometre area.
In the same vein, three priority area for offshore wind development in the German North Sea have been named in the offshore transmission network plan, which prepared the ground for O-NEP 2013.
They are: Nördlich Borkum, Südlich Amrumbank and Östlich Austerngrund. These areas stretch to a maximum 120 kilometres from the coast.
Permits for wind projects in the other areas can still be lodged and the projects developed, "but this evaluation means such projects lying far outside the priority areas would not be prioritised in their further development", states the offshore transmission network plan.


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General forms: (break-on-error t) ; installs a trace causing a continuable error (break) ; whenever a hard or soft error is invoked by ACL2. (break-on-error) ; same as above (break-on-error nil) ; uninstall the above trace
(Break-on-error) is actually a macro that expands as follows.
(trace$ (illegal :entry (break)) (error1 :entry (break)))This trace should cause entry to the Lisp debugger (at least in most Lisps) whenever ACL2 calls its error routines.
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Improved blood texture detail and increased resolution from 512 to 2048. Main plugin will adjust blood size, duration, and amount for screen blood, wounds and hit splatters. Including longer blood duration on weapons and separating world placed blood from hit splatters. New screen blood textures to have more of a splatter appearance rather than a dot.
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After presenting all the updates to the new iPhone, gdgt reports Steve Jobs was asked, whether Apple would allow "unsigned applications like Android and Palm OS."
Steve Jobs response to that, per gdgt, "There's a porn store for Android… you can download it, your kids can download it. That's a place we don't want to go, so we're not going to."
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Morris specializes in using kinetic modeling and image processing to extract physiological information from dynamic PET images. His current projects include:
- Modeling and texture analysis to image Non-small cell lung cancer with tyrosine kinase inhibitor tracers
- Novel kinetic modeling to image dyskinesias in Parkinson's
- Continued Optimization of Dopamine Movies to study Addiction and Behavior
- Applying principles in functional connectivity and machine learning to analyze dopamine movies
- Imaging new targets in Depression, Alcoholism
Morris and his group continue to refine mathematical and statistical aspects of their techniques for making "dopamine movies" of the brain. With their dopamine movies, Morris and colleague Kelly Cosgrove and their team discovered sex differences in brains of smokers smoking cigarettes (J Neurosci Dec 10, 2014).
Education & Training
|Case Western Reserve Univ (1991)
|Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biology, Chemical Engineering (1983)
|Postdoctoral fellowship
|Massachusetts General Hospital
Honors & Recognition
Fulbright Senior Scholar to Israel for Teaching and ResearchCouncil for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), US State Department (2015)
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MINNEAPOLIS - A Worthington, Minn., office furniture and office supply company violated federal civil rights laws by permitting its operations manager to create a sexually hostile working environment against one of its female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, between March and July 2010, Davis Typewriter Company's operations manager commandeered the company's security camera system to stream hours of footage of former employee Tracey Kelley's breasts and body onto his office computer. The EEOC's investigation indicated that when Kelley learned of her manager's surreptitious surveillance, and notified another manager and Davis Typewriter's owner, the company failed to take sufficient steps to correct such behavior, or prevent it from occurring again in the future. As a result of the company's failure to take reasonable measures to correct the harassment or prevent it from happening again, Kelley was forced to quit.
Sexual harassment violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed suit today in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Davis Typewriter Company; Civil Action No. 0:13-cv-2345 DSD/AJB) after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement out of court through its conciliation process. The EEOC is seeking injunctive relief that will require Davis Typewriter to adopt an effective sexual harassment prevention policy that complies with federal law and will seek back pay, compensatory and punitive damages on behalf of Kelley.
John Rowe, director of the EEOC's Chicago District, which includes Minnesota, said that the EEOC's administrative investigation which preceded the lawsuit, revealed a particularly egregious case of sexual harassment.
"Security cameras in the workplace are almost as common as computers," said Rowe. "No one should ever have to worry that this constant monitoring is being used to satisfy their boss's sexual fantasy."
John Hendrickson, the EEOC regional attorney in Chicago, said, "It appears from our investigation -- and we intend to prove it in court -- that Davis Typewriter learned about this man's unlawful behavior, but refused to take the steps necessary to assure Ms. Kelley that this behavior would not ever happen again, or that they would provide a safe, harassment-free workplace going forward. Employers who fail to take reasonable, simple measures to protect victims from further sexual harassment do so at their peril."
The EEOC's legal team in its Minneapolis Area Office will conduct the litigation under the management of the agency's Chicago District Office. That office is responsible for processing charges of discrimination, administrative enforcement, and the conduct of agency litigation in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa, with Area Offices in Milwaukee and Minneapolis.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its website at www.eeoc.gov.


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Thursday, February 10, 2011
15 comments:
- Jen said...
Oh - I can't roll my rrrr's. I'm completely envious of those who can.
- February 10, 2011 at 7:21 PM
- Lisa said...
I couldn't roll my Rs in high school. I took 5 years of Spanish. You know, ADVANCED spanish, and no trilling of the Rs. Almost flunked me because of it, seriously!
Got my tonsils taken out when I was in college, and now I'm an R rolling MACHINE!
Alas, I still wonder how people get pregnant. I can't do it to save my life. Sigh...
Think there's a connection? Should we send that in to a medical journal? :O)
- February 10, 2011 at 7:30 PM
- Kelly said...
I can't roll my rrr's either. Mack can, and she's a show off about it.
I'm just waiting for Mea to rub it in my face that she can too.
- February 11, 2011 at 5:34 AM
- BugginWord said...
I can't touch my tongue to my nose, no matter how may times I practice each day.
I love your spirit, lady...for what its worth.
- February 11, 2011 at 7:39 AM
Me too.
I'm the opposite end....I have no trouble getting pregnant. Two of my children were conceived while I was on birth control. Why?? Why me??? My best friend has struggled with infertility and loss and I can't fathom how I'm the one with the dumb luck and she's the one with the horrid luck. I don't get it. Especially when you meet some of the women who have infertility issues. It doesn't seem fair or right at all, especially when you read the news and see who is having babies and what they do to them. Ugh.
They need to come up with a way to allow women to donate uteruses and reproductive junk to other women who will use them better. That's my million dollar idea.
- February 11, 2011 at 8:48 AM
- Amanda said...
This was not whiny in the slightest.
- February 11, 2011 at 9:03 AM
Get post....and I know we may have to face this. I would love a Meg!! My husband is less enthusiastic about adoption....which is scary. I think you are SUPER-DUPER lucky and more "skilled" than many vajayjay popper-outers!
- February 11, 2011 at 9:18 AM
get post = great post:)
- February 11, 2011 at 9:19 AM
- Carlea said...
This. Yes. Yes. Yes. I feel you, sister. All the while being over the moon in love with my child, Meg's future BFF.
- February 11, 2011 at 9:41 AM
- Kim said...
You know that overused, usually insincere "everything happens for a reason" schpeel? Well, I'm accepting that sometimes it applies. Had some of the bad not happened, I would never have experienced the wonderful. Why did I have a child with a hearing impairment? I don't know, but I wouldn't trade the privilege of being his mother for the world. Why was I raised by such damaging people? I don't know, but I'm sure glad I wasn't left to rot in some orphanage.
Would you really trade your spectacular for everyone else's average? Of course not.
Not, er, that I'm saying our kids are better than everyone else's.
(But they are.)
- February 11, 2011 at 10:17 AM
- Me, You, or Ellie said...
You see that? Now you have a baby *and* can roll your r's.
That is a successful life.
- February 15, 2011 at 7:42 AM
- Sam said...
This really resonates for me. I don't like to be left out of the global party, even though I'm happy things turned out the way they did.
It's now been eight years since I last used birth control. WTF? Nothing, of ANY kind, was ever found for cause in either one of us. Like I said, WTF.
- February 15, 2011 at 9:15 AM
- Jody said...
I think you have a beautiful family and you were lucky to be able to adopt. I know how you feel though, as I can't have a child of my own (well I might be able to if I went down the IVF route, etc) however I can't bear the thought of being let down again.
Sometimes I love that my husband has three children and I get to partake in their lives, but I'm not their 'mum' and sometimes it's not so easy.
I don't know. Life can be so hard, yet it can be so good. Keep up your great spirit Libby.
- March 3, 2011 at 3:01 AM
- Daniel said...
This one time, I was partner to an ectopic pregnancy. Totally unplanned, and I felt guilty as all hell because it resulted in the loss of an ovary for the girlfriend...
And now I'm kind of paranoid that I can only make people's wombs explode.
I've sworn off sex a good half-dozen times.
I'm not sure where I'm going with this, and so I'll stop.
- March 3, 2011 at 11:05 AM
- Jen Has A Pen said...
Although I'm a HUGE fan of your blog, I'm embarrassed to admit I never took the time to look back and see exactly what type of fertility issues you dealt with/are dealing with. I'm glad this post sort of summed it up (as you can see I'm too lazy to do a lot of research).
How long did you try before you guys started down the adoption path? George and I are trying to predict a loose timeline for that. We both would LOVE to adopt, but are wanting to give this whole thing a go before we start something else.
- March 3, 2011 at 7:37 PM


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The all-season fluid can be used in all types of tractor transmissions and final drives and serves as a hydraulic fluid for power steering units, brakes and implements. Chevron claims that THF offers improved hydraulic and transmission response in low-temperature settings and provides improved brake chatter without affecting stopping ability. Contact Chevron Lubricants, Dept. FIN, 6001 Bollinger Canyon Rd., San Ramon, CA 94583, 415/894-2820.


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The default Metro Interface
I finished installing Windows 8 Release Preview on two test machines this morning and immediately took a few screenshots to share with you. As we build up to the final release of Microsoft Windows 8 we will have plenty more to say about this latest, greatest operating system, but for right now, there are few things to note.
The default Metro graphical user interface is rather bland, but I think that is by design. I would think of it as an empty template just begging to be personalized.
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WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - For the past four years, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has rarely passed up the chance to chide American drivers for using mobile phones and other devices while driving, often speaking directly to drivers in radio ads during the morning commute.
The loquacious LaHood used the White House announcement ceremony on Monday for his replacement as transportation secretary to make one last plea for safer driving - and to say his goodbyes to politics.
On Monday, President Barack Obama nominated Anthony Foxx to replace LaHood, giving the young African-American mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, a chance at his first federal role, while saying a fond farewell to his friend LaHood, a veteran of Illinois and Washington politics.
After 35 years in public service, including 14 as an Illinois congressman and more than four as transportation secretary, the plain-speaking moderate Republican said he plans to retire and spend time with his family.
He urged Foxx, who must be confirmed for the job by the Senate, to press on with the campaign against texting while driving.
"We're right at the starting gate on this. Distracted driving is an epidemic," LaHood said.
Thirty-six states and the District of Columbia now have laws banning texting while driving, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association.
"Over the past four years, thanks to Ray's leadership, we've built or improved more than 350,000 miles of road - enough to circle the world more than 14 times," Obama said. "We've upgraded more than 6,000 miles of rail - enough to go coast to coast and back. We've repaired or replaced more than 20,000 bridges, and helped put tens of thousands of construction workers back on the job."
While LaHood spoke optimistically about the prospects for high-speed rail in the United States, any widespread development of that transportation method is far in the future as Americans continue their reliance on automobiles for long-distance travel.
Obama said in nominating Foxx that he helped improve Charlotte's transportation system with streetcar and light rail as well as airport improvements.
Foxx, who turns 42 on Tuesday, would make Obama's Cabinet more diverse, something the president's supporters have urged.
He said he hoped to follow in LaHood's bipartisan footsteps.
"There is no such thing as a Democratic or Republican road, bridge, port, airfield or rail system," Foxx said. "We must work together across party lines to enhance this nation's infrastructure."
Charlotte was the host city for the 2012 Democratic Party convention that launched Obama on a path to re-election, which probably helped Foxx get the job, said Joshua Schank, president of the Eno Center for Transportation, a non-partisan think tank.
"They saw that he was able to oversee a pretty important event from their perspective and oversee it with great success," Schank said.
The two biggest challenges facing Foxx will be finding the revenues to pay for huge infrastructure needs and modernizing the air traffic control system, Schank said in an interview.
Because of his experience as mayor, Foxx may choose to work closely with cities - but his relative inexperience working in federal policy may be a sign that the White House will play a big role in transportation issues, Schank said.


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Oh my, what would American Idol be without a little bit of drama? Boring as all get out, kind of like it was all last season.
Now, not only will Idol have some boring singers, they will only have Randy Jackson as a judge. Sure they will find replacements for Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez, but who will they get?
Who Should be American Idol Judges Season 12
I'm guessing they will get some old washed up musicians and singers to sit and be drab. I'd rather see them get someone with a wild personality that will push these contestants to step out of the box!
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This weird climate doesn't seem to end yet...
and so strangely, the weather got quite warm again
which makes it hard to imagine that it's the end of October.
For these hot days, I was inspired to pull out my summer pieces
to take comfort in breezy layers, and I opted for this beautiful jewel-printed coat
which I fell in love for the first sight at Red Valentino.
coat: Red Valentino(here)
top: Hunter Bell
pants: H&M(similar here)
clutch: asos(old)
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Bulldogs Coming Off Tie In League Opener
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – If the opening week of play is any indication, the Ivy League men's soccer race figures to be quite competitive this season. Three of the four games were decided by one goal, including one in overtime, and the fourth ended in a tie.
Still, there is little margin for error, and Yale, which opened with a tie, will try to keep itself in good position when it travels to Dartmouth on Saturday. Kickoff at Burnham Field is slated for 7 p.m.
The Bulldogs (3-4-3, 0-0-1 Ivy) played a scoreless tie with Harvard last Saturday. Yale has allowed only three goals in its last six games, including two in a hard-fought loss to second-ranked UConn.
The defense, anchored by junior Nick Alers and senior Milan Tica, will have to pay close attention to Dartmouth's Alex Adelabu, who leads the team with six goals. The Big Green (4-5, 0-1 Ivy) lost its Ivy opener in heartbreaking fashion, falling to Princeton 2-1 in overtime. Dartmouth rebounded with a 3-1 victory at Vermont on Wednesday afternoon.
The Bulldogs lead the all-time series with Dartmouth 38-31-7. Last year at Reese Stadium, Yale played one of its most complete games of the season in knocking off the Big Green 2-0.
Saturday is the second of a three-game road stretch for the Bulldogs, who are at Cornell on Oct. 13.
Yale at Dartmouth – Saturday, 7 p.m.
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Travel Guide of Albuquerque, New Mexico for: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Albuquerque MidtownUptown, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque Summary
- Beautiful sunsets
- Lots of outdoor activities, such as biking and golfing
- Home to the University of New Mexico
- Lively nightlife
- Some walkable areas
- Shops, restaurants, and hotels are generally less expensive than those in Santa Fe
- Rich in history
- No hotel is more than 20 minutes from the airport
- Some areas are still a bit seedy
- Summers are insufferably hot
- Getting to some popular destinations requires a car
What It's Like
Albuquerque, located about an hour from Santa Fe, is often overlooked. Like Santa Fe, Albuquerque is dotted by adobe historic buildings (though it's not exclusively an adobe city, and doesn't offer the same level of historic charm), and has boiling summers. Known as the "hot air balloon capital" of the U.S., Albuquerque has numerous museums, centered in Old Town, as well as parks, and is the home of the University of New Mexico -- which means great football games and a lively going-out scene.
Though Albuquerque is spread out over many miles, certain areas -- such as Old Town, Downtown, and Nob Hill -- are walkable. The city is very outdoorsy, and biking and walking are popular pastimes, particularly along trails such as Paseo del Bosque on the Rio Grande. Still, most visitors prefer to have a car, as some of the side trips around Albuquerque can be the highlight of a person's trip.
Where To Stay
Most of the hotels in Albuquerque are either chains or small historic inns. Some higher-end hotels are in the area, but the majority are relatively inexpensive.
- Old Town is the central tourist destination. Home to the Old Town Plaza and numerous museums, this area is rich in history.
- Downtown is still up-and-coming but it has made vast improvements over the last five years and it's a popular spot, with many restaurants and shops.
- North Valley is a more rural area of Albuquerque, but most of the hotels here are located along Highway 25. It is close to the Balloon Fiesta Park, so hotels here book up quickly for October.
- There's not much to do in Uptown but it is close to Nob Hill, Albuquerque's entertainment district.
- Yale Village is popular among business travelers because it is close to the airport.


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Field Dressing Small Game
- Wear plastic or latex gloves.
- If you want, skin the small game animal, such as a rabbit, before making the cut to remove the entrails (step 3). If you skin a rabbit, also remove the head, feet, and tail. (See figure 1.)
- Placing the blade at the anus, cut through the skin and pelvic bone.
- Cut up to the breastbone, placing a finger under the blade to avoid cutting any organs.
- Reach into the body cavity, and pull the esophagus and windpipe loose. (See figure 2.)
- Remove the entrails.
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Southwest Wake: Community
Club Notes: April 9
Charity Auction and Quilt Raffle
The Apex Newcomers and Friends Club Annual Charity Auction and Quilt Raffle will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, at the C.C. Jones Community Center, 309 Holleman St., Apex. The auction and raffle will raise money for local charities. There will be gift baskets, jewelry and other prizes. The public is welcome. For details, go to www.apexnewcomers.org.
Cary Mayor's Task Force on Disability
The Cary Mayor's Task Force on Disability meets from noon to 1 p.m. every second Wednesday at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop. Cary or Apex residents interested in creating awareness, improving accessibility and advocating for people with disabilities are welcome, regardless of age or ability. For details, go to www.carydisability.org.
Cary Woman's Club
Cary Woman's Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the second Thursday of the month at the Herbert C. Young Community Center, 101 Wilkinson Ave., Cary. Women in Apex, Cary, Fuquay-Varina, Holly Springs and Morrisville are invited. For details, call membership chair Lillian Smith at 919-469-9528.
Golf tournament
The Fuquay-Varina Lions Club 18th Annual Golf Tournament will be at 1 p.m. Monday, April 14, at Bentwinds Country Club, 6536 Dornoch Place, Fuquay-Varina. Team sponsorship, which includes lunch, dinner and door prizes, costs $400. Hole and brochure sponsorship costs $50 to $200. The tournament will raise money to help people who are blind or who need eye exams and glasses. For details, call Bob Griffith at 919-557-5636 or Terry Tutor at 919-552-4667, or go to e-clubhouse.org/sites/fuquayvarina.
Lupus support group
The North Carolina Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America will host a support group meeting for people with lupus, family members and caregivers from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, April 24, in the Waters Edge Office Park Conference Room, 4917 Waters Edge Drive, suite 250, Raleigh. Call 877-849-8271, ext. 2, or email email@example.com, www.lupusnc.org.
Arbor Day Tree Dedication
The Fuquay-Varina Garden Club will dedicate a tree on Arbor Day to Frances Ashworth Senter at 2 p.m. Friday, April 25, at Fuquay-Varina Museums, 131 S. Fuquay Ave., Fuquay-Varina.
• The Perimeter Park Toastmasters meet every other Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. at the United Way office at 2400 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 150, Morrisville. Details:www.perimeterpark.toastmastersclubs.org
• The Heart of Cary Toastmasters, which focuses on public speaking, meets from 7-8 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month in the second-floor meeting room of the Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave. Visitors are welcome.
• The Techtalk Toastmasters Club meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. Thursdays at NetApp Building Two, 7301 Kit Creek Road in Research Triangle Park. The club helps members sharpen communication and leadership skills. Details:techtalk.toastmastersclubs.org
Rotary clubs
• The Apex Rotary Club meets at 12:30 p.m. Thursdays at Carrabba's Italian Grill, 1201 Haddon Hall Drive, Apex. Details: 919-387-1040.
• Cary Kildaire Rotary Club meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays at McGregor Downs Country Club, 430 St. Andrews Lane, Cary. New members and visitors are welcome. Details:www.cary-kildairerotaryclub.org
• The Cary Page Rotary Club meets for breakfast at 7 a.m. Fridays at Woodland Terrace, 300 Kildaire Woods Drive. Details: 919-522-0104 orwww.carypagerotary.org
XYZ Seniors Club
The XYZ Seniors Club meets at 10 a.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at the Cary Senior Center, 120 Maury Odell Place in Bond Park. For details, call Becky Furno at 919-467-8332.
Apex Newcomers and Friends Club
The Apex Newcomers and Friends Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the second Wednesday of the month at the C.C. Jones Community Center, 309 Holleman St., Apex. Club activities include a book club, book exchange, card playing, crafts and cultural events. Details: apexnewcomers.org.
Cary Pilot Club
The Cary Pilot Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop, Cary. For information, call Nancy Hunter at 919-469-0035 or visit www.carypilotclub.org.
Holly Springs Garden Club
The Holly Springs Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of each month from 7-9 p.m. at Bass Lake Park, 900 Bass Lake Road. Activities include speakers, plant exchanges, field trips and community gardening projects. For details, visit www.hollyspringsgardenclubnc.com.
Apex Travel Club
The Apex Travel Club meets from 7-8 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month in the arts and crafts room at the Apex Community Center, 53 Hunter St. The club is for Apex and surrounding-area residents ages 50 and older.
Holly Springs Community Band
The Holly Springs Community Band is looking for adult woodwind, brass, percussion, keyboard, bass and guitar musicians to practice with the band from 7-8:45 p.m. Wednesdays at the Holly Springs Cultural Center. Musicians must be able to read music. Some positions are available for aspiring, talented and mature junior- and senior-level high school musicians. Details: www.hollyspringsband.net.
Apex Kiwanis Club
Apex Kiwanis meets most Wednesdays at Anna's Pizzeria, 100 N. Salem St., Apex. Details: Betty Obremski at 919-859-5810 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Red Hat Society
The Ladies over 50 Red Hat Chapter, "Glitzy Daytime Dollies," meets the second Thursday of each month. For information, call Lynn at 919-362-3902 or visit www.redhatsociety.com.
Between the Lines Book Club
The Between the Lines Book Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of the month except July at the West Regional Library in Cary. Details: 919-463-8500.
Swift Creek American Legion
The Swift Creek American Legion Post 530 meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the Swift Creek Community Center, 6221 Yates Mill Pond Road, Raleigh. Socializing begins at 5:45 p.m., and dinner begins at 6:15 p.m. Dinner is $6. All active military personnel, veterans and their spouses are invited to the meetings.
TOPS in Cary
Take Off Pounds Sensibly holds morning meetings at 9 a.m. Thursdays at Greenwood Forest Baptist Church, 110 SE Maynard Road, Cary. Details: email@example.com.
Cary Leads Group
The Cary Leads Group meets for networking with business owners and professionals from 9:45-11 a.m. Thursdays in the second-floor workshop at Hope Community Church, 821 Buck Jones Road, Raleigh. Meetings start at 10 a.m. For details, go to caryleadsgroup.net.
VFW Post 7383
• The VFW hosts bingo on Thursdays with $2,500 paid out each week. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at 522 Reedy Creek Road, Cary; pack sales begin at 6:15 p.m. The early-bird game starts at 7 p.m. and the main game starts at 8 p.m.
• The VFW accepts unserviceable U.S. flags any afternoon after 1 p.m. at 522 Reedy Creek Road, Cary. Details:www.vfwpost7383.org
Kiwanis Club of Cary
The Kiwanis Club of Cary meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 908 U.S. 64, Apex. For details, call 919-363-8209 or visit www.kiwanisofcary.org.
Keep Fit Club
Keep Fit uses the Power 90 Extreme home-fitness program to support members through their weight-loss journeys. The club meets from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Connections Event Center, 1280 Buck Jones Road, Raleigh. Details: 919-324-6828.
Cary Cross Trailers Square Dance Club
The Cary Cross Trailers Square Dance Club meets from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays in the fellowship hall at Cary United Methodist Church, 117 S. Academy St. Visitors are welcome. Details: www.carycrosstrailers.org.
Tall Club of N.C.
The Tall Club of N.C. meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Friday of each month at Brickhouse Sports Pub, 3801 Hillsborough St., Raleigh. To join the club, women must be 5 feet 10 inches, and men must be 6 feet 2 inches. Details: www.tallclubofnc.org.
Open mic-Apex
Quarter Note Music hosts an open-mic event from 6-9 p.m. Fridays at 1583 Beaver Creek Commons Drive, Apex. Details: 919-387-3939.
Warriors 4 Epilepsy Group
The Warriors 4 Epilepsy Group meets from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every second and third Saturday of the month at the gathering space by the café at Hope Community Church, 821 Buck Jones Road, Raleigh. Details: email@example.com.
Morrisville Community Garden
The Morrisville Community Garden is planning, planting and seeking members to join the garden. Anyone interested can visit the garden from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays at 219 Church St. Details: email@example.com or www.morrisvillegarden.org.
Cary Multiple Sclerosis
People with MS lead monthly meetings of The Cary Multiple Sclerosis self-help group. Details: call Mary Ann at 919-779-2101.
MOMS Club
The Moms Offering Moms Support of Fuquay-Varina/Holly Springs invites all at-home moms of Fuquay-Varina, Holly Springs and Willow Spring to join the chapter. The club provides support for at-home mothers and takes part in community service projects. Details: email@example.com.


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Jaguar XF Sportbrake
The XF Sportbrake will compete against wagon versions of the BMW 5 series, Audi A6 and Mercedes-Benz E class.
Jaguar expects the XF Sportbrake to account for 20 percent of XF sales initially. The new car will be diesel only with the choice of a 2.2-liter four-cylinder engine or a 3.0-liter V-6.


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By JOHN FLOWERS
MIDDLEBURY — Mary Hogan Elementary School teachers returned to classes this week to find familiar surroundings, new students and a new labor contract.
Middlebury Elementary Teachers Association (META) representatives and ID-4 school district officials confirmed on Monday that both sides have ratified a new, three-year pact that will dictate teachers' compensation through the 2008-2009 academic years.
Addison Central Supervisory Union (ACSU) Superintendent Lee Sease said he may soon have some more good news to announce on the subject of teachers' contracts at other schools within his district. It appears as though teachers at the other ACSU elementary schools in Cornwall, Weybridge, Bridport, Ripton, Salisbury and Shoreham have "come to a tentative agreement on a new, multi-year deal," according to Sease.
By ANDY KIRKALDY
FERRISBURGH — Ferrisburgh selectmen have followed the recommendation of the town's planning commission and voted, 4-0, to end discussions with The Infill Group about a proposed extension of Vergennes sewer service into the town.
The decision, made at an Aug. 24 meeting, appears to close some options for the future development of a 32-acre parcel near the Ferrisburgh village.
Infill head Bill Niquette has a deal with Vergennes aldermen to pay $1 million for a two-mile sewer extension that could have served the Ferrisburgh village area near the intersection of Route 7 and Little Chicago Road, including the town's school and existing and proposed town office buildings. The proposed extension had a capacity of 100,000 gallons a day, enough to handle more than 400 homes and businesses.
MIDDLEBURY — As a recovering addict, there were few places Michael Emilio could go in the evening where he wasn't surrounded by temptation. Bars and concert venues produced strong whiffs of alcohol and drugs — the very substances he was seeking to avoid.
"One of the things they teach you in rehab is you have to change people, places and things," Emilio said.
Those changes soon will be easier for Emilio and other recovering substance abusers to make thanks to a new gathering place for recovering addicts called the Turningpoint Center of Addison County, which will be established in the Marble Works shopping complex this fall.
The center will rent space formerly occupied by Vermont Magazine in what the Marble Works Partnership refers to as the "stone building" that faces Printer's Alley.
Political movements that catch the public's imagination can spread like a prairie fire across the nation. From town to town, state to state, the movement's idealism is spread by word of mouth — fanned by media coverage and today's internet — and fueled by millions of people wanting to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
The political movement that most fits this description today is global warming. Al Gore's book "An Inconvenient Truth,� and the subsequent movie have done much to popularize the issue in recent months, taking off from previous works on environmental issues, including Bill McKibben's landmark book, "The End of Nature.�
In an attempt to harness the eagerness of people to embrace this issue and make it the number one cause on America's agenda, a well-publicized five-day walk is scheduled for Labor Day weekend starting in Ripton and ending in Burlington. That the walk starts in Ripton has much to do with the fact that McKibben lives there, that Robert Frost's writing cabin is there, and that Middlebury College student Will Bates and a few others who helped organize the walk, could imagine no better place to reflect on Earth's beauty and the reasons why it is so important to protect what is within our ability.
Last week, Gov. James Douglas identified another election-year issue that will stir the public's interest and, he hopes, earn him a few sure-fire votes. The issue is property taxes; or, more specifically, high property taxes. He against them, of course.
The governor's plan is not to lower property taxes (he's honest in admitting the state needs the money and it'd be reckless to cut taxes), but to keep the rate of the tax increases closer to the rate of inflation. For the past seven years, property taxes have increased an average of 7.4 percent annually, or double inflation, and the governor says that's not sustainable.
Most Vermonters would agree. Just like it's not sustainable for health care insurance to go up by two or three times inflation each year, neither can Vermonters afford such steep increases in our property taxes.
MIDDLEBURY — Addison County's student mechanics will step into a bona fide 21st century classroom this week when they begin courses at the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center's (PHCC) new, 20,000-square-foot "North Campus" building off Mainelli Road in Middlebury.
The $3.7 million facility features two cavernous garages, one each for the PHCC's automotive and diesel technology programs. Voters in the Addison Central, Addison Northeast and Addison Northwest supervisory union communities in 2005 endorsed a bond issue to finance the building, which was undergoing some final construction tweaks last Thursday.
"I think we have an incredibly functional building," said PHCC Director Lynn Coale, during a tour of the steel-framed structure erected by Bread Loaf Corp. "We have the most beautiful classrooms I've been in, in my life."
By CYRUS LEVESQUE
BRISTOL — Students at Mount Abraham Union High School will see a new face in the front office when school starts this week. Lincoln resident Nancy Yannett was hired as a part-time dean of students, a position that puts her in charge of discipline for students in grades 11 and 12.
Norm Reuss, who was hired as the Bristol school's first dean of students last year, will continue on as dean for grades seven through 10. Yannett and Reuss will each be responsible for day-to-day disciplinary issues for their grades.
Yannett, 44, last worked in South Burlington High School, where she managed the independent diploma program for youths who had dropped out and wanted another chance to complete their education. She said she is looking forward to join the MAUHS administration.
By HARRIETTE BRAINARD
BRANDON — Residents in the Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union likely will decide through a November vote whether to approve a $10 million renovation of the Otter Valley Union High School.
The OVUHS board on Tuesday night reviewed plans for a major renovation and construction project that would help the 46-year-old school meet current educational requirements and fix some ongoing issues.
"The renovation has really nothing to do with the increase or decrease of student population, it all has to do with quality of the school," said board chair Connie Carroll. "The issues we are facing would be apparent regardless of the population."
After discussing plans presented by FNB Architects of Rutland and asking for some additional information, the school board will vote on Oct. 12 on whether to put the plan out for a district-wide vote on Nov. 7.
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PETA has written to President Obama asking him to please rethink his praise of hunting.
PETA has written to President Obama asking him to please rethink his praise of hunting.
There is nothing good about killing animals for sport or teaching our children to do so.
Consider the case of 13-year-old Mitchell Johnson and 11-year-old Andrew Golden.
They took the hunting guns of Andrew's grandfather, who had taught Andrew to hunt, and used them to ambush their fellow students in Jonesboro, Ark.
The massacre left four little girls and one teacher dead.
The great humanitarian and Nobel prize winner Dr. Albert Schweitzer asked, "When will we reach the point that hunting, the pleasure of killing animals for sport, will be regarded as a mental aberration?"
More and more people are coming around to this way of thinking.
According to the latest U.S. Fish and Wildlife survey, 13.7 million — just 6 percent — of Americans hunt, but a whopping 71.8 million Americans are wildlife watchers.
People have learned that hunting causes animals unspeakable pain and suffering.
Celebrate the outdoors and our fellow earthlings: Grab your kids and/or friends on a nice day and go hiking, biking, rock-climbing, boating, or bird-watching.
And take along a camera, in case you spot an animal out there, enjoying life.


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Pike sheriff's deputies checked a local airport Saturday evening as part of a search for a downed aircraft that was later found to have crashed near Senoia, killing two passengers onboard.
Using the identification number of the aircraft searched for our sister publication, the Pike Journal Reporter, has determined the identity of its owner, one of the likely victims in the crash.
UPDATE: The victims have been identified.
File photo. Not the plane involved in the crash that killed two people.
Pike airport was checked for downed plane; owner identified, was among victims
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The inherent unpredictability, or randomness, of a probability distribution can be measured by the extent to which it is possible to compress data drawn from that distribution.
$$ \text{more compressible} ≡ \text{less random} ≡ \text{more predictable}$$
Suppose there are $n$ possible outcomes, with probabilities $p_1, p_2, . . . , p_n$. If a sequence of $m$ values is drawn from the distribution, then the $i^{th}$ outcome will pop up roughly $mp_i$ times (if $m$ is large). For simplicity, assume these are exactly the observed frequencies, and moreover that the $p_i$'s are all powers of $2$ (that is, of the form $\frac{1}{2^k}$). It can be seen by induction that the number of bits needed to encode the sequence is: $$\sum_{i=1}^{n} mp_i \log\left(\frac{1}{p_i}\right)\tag{1}$$ Thus the average number of bits needed to encode a single draw from the distribution is: $$\sum_{i=1}^{n} p_i \log\left(\frac{1}{p_i}\right)\tag{2}$$ This is the entropy of the distribution, a measure of how much randomness it contains. $(3)$
How are the equations $(1)$ and $(2)$ derived (the excerpt mentions induction but does not provide further proof) and how does the transition from compressibility to entropy at $(3)$ follow? Note when encoding is mentioned the excerpt is refering to Huffman encoding.


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Here are some videos that will walk you step by step as how to use the Google Plus hangouts feature.
In this playlist of Google + Hangout videos you will see...
How to Start a Hangout,
How to Start a Hangout on an Individual G+ Thread,
How to Get To and Use The Screen Sharing Option in a Hangout,
and How To Start a G+ hangout From a YouTube Video Page.
As you can guess, Google Plus members are really starting to see the advantages of using the hangouts. Being able to just invite your friends to have a video chat is just one fun thing you can do...some of us are using Hangouts to discus business, blogging ideas, and even talking about ideas for new sites. There is no end to what you can use the video conferencing for.


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The "Girl Power†era that has produced an unprecedented three-year run of "Horse of the Year†honors for Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta and Havre de Grace has continued its roll this year, with big performances in recent days by both equine and human racing stars.
The success by fillies and mares against their male counterparts is enough to make one think that it will soon be much more commonplace in U.S. racing for top female horses to take on the boys. And, with recent successes by jockeys Rosie Napravnik and Chantal Sutherland tossed in for consideration, it is a wonderful thing to anticipate the arrival of racing's "Girl Power†double: the day a filly or mare, ridden by a woman, wins a major U.S. race.
The most recent star turn by an equine female occurred last Saturday at Britain's famed Ascot Racecourse, where the German star Danedream, a four-year-old filly, unleashed a furious stretch run to nail defending winner Nathaniel, a four-year-old colt, on the wire to win King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, one of Europe's most prestigious and important races for older horses.
In doing so, the King George win by Danedream validated a fairly shocking win last fall in France's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. With that victory, Danedream is now being proclaimed the best horse ever to race in Germany.
She is also being considered in rarefied company for all of Europe. Although she won the Arc by five lengths in track-record-time, that victory might have been considered a fluke without Saturday's winning performance in the King George. Danedream is the first female to win both races – a statistic that becomes more impressive when one considers that superstar fillies and mares All Along, Zarkava and Urban Sea won the Arc. She is the first female in nearly 30 years – and only the fifth ever – to take the King George.
Her victory propelled Danedream into the early role of second betting choice for the Arc, behind Camelot, the unbeaten three-year-old winner of the Epsom Derby who could be England's first Triple Crown winner since 1970 by the time the Arc rolls around in October.
The only sad note in Danedream's story for U.S. racing fans is that we are unlikely to see her on our shores for this year's Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita. She bypassed last year's event at Churchill Downs and her probable fall campaign includes a bid for a repeat in the Arc, followed by a trip to the Japan Cup to wrap up her year.
But the absence of Danedream does not mean we won't have opportunities to cheer for a four-legged female in the big races on Breeders' Cup Weekend. I still have high hopes for Royal Delta, a winner at Churchill Downs in last November's Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic and the Grade II Fleur De Lis Handicap in June, who could still run herself into "Horse of the Year†consideration and a match against males in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.
That dream survived a scare last Saturday when Royal Delta had held on for narrow victory over 28-1 shot Tiz Miz Sue in the Delaware Handicap. The victory margin by the odds-on favorite in the mile and a quarter race was shy of what her backers had hoped, but she fought hard in the final yards over a Delaware Park track that can be a demanding, love-or-hate surface.
It was a good road win by Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott's star, who improved her career record to 7-2-1 from 12 starts with earnings of $2,263,851. Mott said Royal Delta would likely run next against females in the Grade I Personal Ensign at Saratoga.
Mott has not revealed any plans to run his star against males, but owner Besilu Stables, who purchased Royal Delta following last year's Breeders' Cup, sent her to Dubai in March to take on males in the $10 million World Cup. She endured an extremely difficult journey that day and finished ninth, and the race is a throw-out.
Royal Delta would almost certainly need to face and defeat males once or twice to have a shot at continuing the recent female domination of the Eclipse Award's "Horse of the Year†category. But she's a strong and marvelously-talented filly, and Mott, the all-time win leader at Churchill Downs, will have Royal Delta ready for any path that is chosen.
The human "Girl Power†parade enjoyed new success last weekend when Napravnik piloted unbeaten two-year-old Bern Identity to victory in the Grade III Sanford Stakes at Saratoga. The victory was her first at Saratoga and another significant step in a career-year topped by her success in the Kentucky Oaks.
Napravnik, now in her eighth year of riding, has crashed the top 10 in total earnings by American riders for the first time, and also ranks solidly in the top 20 in 2012 victories.
Bubbling below the top 100 in earnings by U.S. jockeys is Sutherland, who finished second aboard Game On Dude in last fall's Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs, falling just short of becoming to first woman to win that race. But she teamed with Game On Dude to make history this summer with a victory in the Grade I Hollywood Gold Cup, becoming the first woman to win in the 73-year history of a race first won by Seabiscuit in 1938.
If both women stay healthy and avoid injury, they have strong chances for success in the Breeders' Cup and other major races through the late summer and fall. Game On Dude would likely be a lukewarm favorite for the 2012 Breeders' Cup Classic if the race was run today, and Sutherland has a firm grasp on that mount. Napravnik and Believe You Can will have chances in the coming weeks to prove that the Oaks winner belongs in this year's Ladies' Classic. And the major success by both riders this year will likely lead to opportunities to secure other quality mounts in big North American races through the remaining months of 2012.
American racing and its fans suffered a collective punch in the gut when Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another's Triple Crown bid was ended by injury just shy of the Belmont Stakes starting gate, and the sport awaits the emergence of new stars to fill the void. Continued success by racing's growing roster of female heroes, equine and human, should add significant sizzle to the run to the Breeders' Cup and the final months of 2012.


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K.OA.1 – Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings (Drawings need not show details, but should show the mathematics in the problem. (This applies wherever drawings are mentioned in the Standards.)), sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
Samples: Counting to 10 - How many altogether: Activity 1. One More Than. Counting Backwards. One Less Than.
1.OA.1 – Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem. (See Glossary, Table 1. http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/mathematics/glossary/glossary/ )
Samples: Plus two. Adding within 5. Add on to 10. Adding to 10 (visual cues). Subtract from 10 (losing acorns). Addition to 20.
1.OA.8 – Determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equation relating three whole numbers. For example, determine the unknown number that makes the equation true in each of the equations 8 + ? = 11, 5 = _ – 3, 6 + 6 = _.
Samples: Make 10. Single digit addition (missing number). Subtract single digits with a missing number. Plus two.
Number and place value
ACMNA015 – Represent and solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of strategies including counting on, partitioning and rearranging parts
Samples: Count on 2 - numbers up to 10. Two more than. Plus two. Plus two. Adding within 5. Add on to 5. Adding dots.
2.NA.1 – Apply counting-on, counting-back, skip-counting, and simple grouping strategies to combine or partition whole numbers
Samples: Write numbers - to 30. Comparing numbers – to 30. Number line. Counting to 10 on the Number Line.
2.NA.3 – Create and continue sequential patterns by identifying the unit of repeat
Samples: Reading numbers – to 100. Write numbers – to 100. Comparing numbers – to 100.
2.NA.4 – Continue number patterns based on ones, twos, fives, and tens.
Samples: Write numbers - to 30. Comparing numbers – to 30. Number line. Counting to 10 on the Number Line.
KS1.Y2.N.NPV – Number - number and place value
Pupils should be taught to:
KS1.Y2.N.NPV.1 – Count in steps of 2, 3, and 5 from 0, and in 10s from any number, forward and backward
Samples: Count on 2 - numbers up to 10. Plus two. Counting Forwards By 10. Adding On 10 - Blocks as visual cues.


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If Juan Carlos Fresnadillo isn't careful he's going to wind up with a reputation of having a short attention span. In October of last year it was announced that he was moving on from the just-about-dead remake of The Crow to make a new version of Highlander. Unlike The Crow, some forward progress was made with the adventure film, signing Ryan Reynolds to play the lead role, but still more than a year later Fresnadillo has decided to say adios.
Deadline has gotten word the Spanish filmmaker is no longer directing the Summit Entertainment-produced Highlander reboot. Despite the director's long-time commitment to the project, it would seem that there is no bad blood between the two parties. Evidently Fresnadillo and the studio simply couldn't see eye to eye on the direction of the film, and "finally agreed to disagree." Summit will now start looking for a new director, but still has Reynolds attached and a script written by Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. Fast Five's Justin Lin is attached to the movie as a producer, having previously been signed on to direct.
It sounds like Summit has a very clear idea of what they want in a Highlander film and there's a very good chance that they will simply find a filmmaker who agrees with their specific vision, but if you had to pick who would your dream director be for the Highlander remake? Who would you like to see play opposite Reynolds as the villain? Do you even want a new Highlander? Let us know in the comments below.


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French Online Gambling Site Pokes Fun At JFK Assasination
We're pretty sure some people are going to have their panties in a bunch over this one. While we're all for humor and making light of serious topics, there are some things that are sacred. In advertising, it's never a good idea to touch on topics like Hitler or 9/11.
Or the JFK assassination. But French online betting site, PMU, seems to have no problem sharing an alternative scenario of the fateful day in Dealey Plaza back in 1963.
Is the ad funny? Sort of. Has it been long enough to poke fun? That's an individual decision. Is it ever a good idea to poke fun at tragedy? Not usually but, then again, humor has a funny way of making certain things OK. What do you think?
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WASHINGTON, DC -- With today's inauguration of Barack Obama as the country's 44th president and his subsequent move into the White House, some people around Washington, DC, are wondering where he will continue his regular fitness routine.
Obama has been a member of the East Bank Club in Chicago for the last 14 years, according to Simon Meredith, manager of the facility.
"We hope he carries that into the White House," he says, although he admits that he probably won't see much of Obama during the next four to eight years. Still, Meredith says, having the next president of the United States as a member of his club is "exciting."
"He's a good guy," he says. "We've known him a long time. We see how he operates with our front line staff when no one is watching. He's intelligent and has great people skills. He's a great political talent."
Lisa Hufcut of Town Sports International (TSI), New York, says Obama is a card-carrying member of TSI's Washington Sports Clubs and used the clubs outside of Washington, DC, while on the presidential campaign trail. Hufcut says once when Obama was campaigning, a woman at the front desk of one of TSI's clubs asked him for his identification when he forgot his keytag, then made him spell out his name.
Steven Schwartz, president and CEO of TCA Holdings (Midtown Athletic Clubs), says that while living in Chicago, Michelle Obama and the Obama daughters, Malia and Sasha, regularly played tennis at Midtown on Sunday mornings. During the campaign, the Obamas played in a separate building guarded by some 15 Secret Service agents, Schwartz says.
Still, other fitness facility operators in the Washington, DC, area hold out hope that the new president may walk through their doors. Kevin Swann, the director of association and branch wellness operations for the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington, says there has been speculation that Obama might want to play some pickup basketball games at the YMCA National Capital branch, located just a few blocks from the White House.
"This is one of the most talked-about topics," Swann tells The Washington Post. "Will [Obama] come to play ball? Will this be a gym he might choose? There has been a buzz about that."
On Obama's whistle-stop tour last weekend that ended in Washington, DC, Obama was spotted working out in the fitness center of Sheraton's Center City Hotel in Philadelphia. Brad Bauer of Springfield, MO, was working out in the hotel fitness center when Obama showed up.
"He was very cordial and said, 'Good morning,' and then he went to town," Bauer told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "He's in very good shape. I was very impressed. It's kind of intimidating to be on a treadmill and you look in the [mirror] and see five Secret Service agents behind you. I've never been so intimidated in my life."
During the presidential campaign, Obama's aides arranged workouts for him in several dozen states, The Washington Post reports. Once, on July 17 of last year, Obama visited a gym three times within 16 hours, according to the newspaper. He often played pickup basketball games the morning of primary election nights.
Since his election on Nov. 4, Obama worked out regularly at a Chicago luxury apartment complex and even at a military fitness center while on vacation in Hawaii.
In a typical 90-minute workout routine, Obama, 47, devotes half of the workout to weightlifting and the other half to cardiovascular exercises that include a stationary bike, elliptical machine and treadmill, reports The Post. Between his warm-up and cool down, Obama sometimes moves through a dozen different exercises in an hour.
Obama wants to build a full basketball court at the White House and maintain his usual workout routine at least six days a week, according to The Post.


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Joined Stern 1998
Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Kaufman Management Center
44 West Fourth Street, 10-86
New York, NY 10012
Dan Gode is a Clinical Professor of Accounting at New York University Stern School of Business. Professor Gode teaches courses in corporate financial accounting.
Professor Gode has been with NYU Stern since 1998. He was voted as the "Professor of the Year" in 2002. His primary research areas include financial analysis, legal liability of firms, valuation, managerial accounting, and performance measurement. Professor Gode has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics and the Journal of Political Economy.
Professor Gode received his bachelor of science in electronics and communication engineering from the Institute of Technology, India and his masters in business administration from the Indian Institute of Management. Professor Gode received his Master of Science in information systems, Master of Science in accounting, and his Doctor of Philosophy in accounting with a minor in information from Carnegie Mellon University.
Ph.D., Accounting, 1994
M.S., Accounting, 1992
M.S., Information Systems, 1990
M.B.A., Information Systems, 1988
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B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1986
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text: I got a heavy sick feeling right down in the stomach. The bombs dropped out of the cloudless sky. We watched them fall as the planes directed their principal attack upon two destroyers. The destroyers seemed to sit back on their buttocks and spit flames; the harsh cracks of their ack-ack guns were heartening. Then we got the kick from the bombs as their ricochet came up through the sea. Our little boat rocked and lifted high out of the water. One, two, three, four….We waited, counting them and held tight to the gunwale.'


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Podcast 3: MemoryMiner and John Fox
An interview with John Fox, MemoryMiner's developer. MemoryMiner 1.1 (MacOS) is released today, July 14, 2006, MemoryMiner for Windows is in development. I interview John Fox about the software and his inspiration for creating it. (Interview from May, 2006)
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Podcast 2: A Tale of Two Congressmen
Podcast 2: A Tale of Two Congressmen. Just in time for July 4th: On Memorial Day, I talk to my congressman, David Dreier, about digital longevity, the law and oral history. Then, a clip of Congressman Ron Kind of Wisconson, about how a family discussion led to the Veterans History Project. (Thanks to Wisconson Radio Network for the clip)
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BoingBoing Post that inspired the conversation with David Dreier
Clay Shirky
Mary Hodder
David Dreier, CA-26
WRN.com's coverage of Ron Kind's remarks (by Jackie Johnson)
Congressman Ron Kind
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The toll-free number to order your Veterans History Project kit: 888-371-5848
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Podcast 1 - Introduction
Podcast 1: Family Oral History Using Digital Tools. 20 minutes. A few clips of my interviews with Grandpa. More about that visit. Plans for future podcasts. [podcast feed link]
Show notes: When I visited with my Grandpa, I blogged it at 2020Hindsight at A Lake George Diary.
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Public access restricted on Colorado Trail
The Forest Service will restrict public access and use of the Colorado Trail between Kennebec Pass and Junction Creek Campground from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 28 to ensure public safety and facilitate management of a mountain biking event sponsored by Big Mountain Enduro.
About 20 miles of the trail will be affected for a six-hour period, when 120 to 180 riders are expected to participate in the event. Big Mountain Enduro and the Forest Service will have personnel staged at various trail access points before and during the event to inform the public and provide information.
Those driving Junction Creek Road (Forest Road 171) should anticipate bicyclists descending from the Junction Creek Campground from midmorning to late afternoon. The lowest section of the trail from the end of the pavement on Junction Creek Road to the intersection with the cutoff trail to the campground will not be part of the race course and will remain open.
Race sponsors and participants will not be allowed to park vehicles at the Colorado Trail trailhead at the forest boundary, so that parking will be available to the public.
For more information, call Jed Botsford at 884-1436.
Seniors Outdoors announces events
Seniors Outdoors will host these events:
On Friday the "Larkspur Lane" hike will take place, following the lower Engineer Mountain trail. Early turn-backs will be allowed. Well-mannered dogs also will be allowed but must be under control. To RSVP, call Betsy Petersen at 259-5417 or email email@example.com.
A hard hike will held Saturday to climb Gibbs Peak. Dogs are allowed. To RSVP, call Rich Butler at 403-3185 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
A Lost Lake mountain-bike ride will take place Monday starting at Lemon Dam. To RSVP, call Olin Kane at 375-0060 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Monday Durango Area Bike Ride will begin at Home Depot. Helmets and gloves are required. For more information, call Jim Newman at 884-7717 or email email@example.com.
There will be a hard exploratory hike in the mountains west of Rico on Monday. Dogs are allowed. To RSVP, call Rich Butler at 403-3185 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Wednesday Wanderers will hike the Log Chutes Trail in the Junction Creek area. This hike is for members only. No RSVP is necessary. Dogs are not allowed. For more information, call Barb Hancock at 764-4531
On Thursday, a hard climb to Pagosa Peak is planned. Four-wheel-drive or high-clearance vehicles are required. Dogs are allowed. To RSVP, call Michael Snyder at 403-1042 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
For more information about Seniors Outdoors, visit www.seniorsoutdoors.org.
Ladies mountain bike clinic available
Spaces for beginner and intermediate riders are still available in the Ladies Mountain Bike Clinic on Saturday and Sunday.
Participants will meet from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Bike Specialists, 949 Main Ave., and from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday. Participants should bring a mountain bike, helmet, gloves, drinks and snacks. Specialized mountain bikes will be available for demo on a first-come, first-served basis. The price for the training is $175.
For more information, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Checklist for FLTG Members
1. Decide the date for all three testing - i18n testing day (by i18n team), l10n testing day and L10n/i18n Installation testing day based on the current release schedule.
2. According to the dates decided file a ticket on Fedora QA for the l10n test day.
3. Send an email to the release-engineering team with the ticket number, with a request to prepare the ISO and get it ready by a convenient date (at least 3 days before testing day).
4. Review both FUA and non-FUA test cases and :
(i) Make necessary changes to the existing test cases.
(ii) Add new test cases for the new packages or features added in the release.
5. Send the test cases to fltg mailing list for feedback.
6. Provide necessary details like, ISO link, test cases link, package links etc and correct information about the test days on the FLTG wiki page.
7. Send a test day notification email with FLTG page link to all mailing lists about the test days dates for the testers to be ready.
8. Send information on common bugs or issues to the mailing lists (fltg and trans), thus making the testers aware of the known issues.
9. Follow up with the release engineering team on the ticket for ISO.
10. Once ISO is ready, download and test the same.
11. Send another email to the mailing lists on test days about 2 days before the test day and a final reminder on the previous day.
12. Be present on the test day on the fedora-fltg irc channel to assist other testers.
13. The testing will be open for a maximum of 2-3 weeks. After 2-3 weeks send the testing report to the mailing list
14. Collect feedback from all the testers on the test day.
Tasks for FLTG Members
Based on the above listed checklist, the tasks for FLTG members towards the testing events can be divided as below:
1. Communications and different correspondences with various mailing lists.
2. ISO related tasks - includes filing ticket, send email to release-engineering team, follow up and testing the ISO.
3. Review of test cases - remove those irrelevant, add new test cases based on new features and packages.
4. Testing of the new test cases and provide feedback on certain common and known issues to the testers.
5. Assist all the testers on the test day.
6. Prepare report on the test day and send it to mailing list.
7. Collect feedback or testing and list them on the wiki page for future reference and further improvements.
The above tasks are shared among the members and are executed responsibly.