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LEESBURG, VA -- For many people, holidays mean overeating and vegging out in front of the TV. That's just the kind of tradition Dina Skulte, founder and owner of Fit for Kids' Sake! LLC, wanted to avoid when she created International Fitness Day in 2009.
"The purpose of International Fitness Day is to celebrate our health and love for being healthy and fit," Skulte says on the event's website, www.internationalfitnessday.com.
A health and fitness expo to celebrate the second annual International Fitness Day will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16, at John W. Tolbert Jr. Elementary School in the Washington, DC, suburb of Leesburg, VA. An online health and fitness expo will be held Oct. 12-15.
Although still in its infancy, International Fitness Day has already gained support from some big names in the fitness industry. This year's sponsors include Gold's Gym, which will be hosting open houses in many of its clubs around the world in recognition of the day, as well as Total Gym, EA Sports, Under Armor and New Balance.
In addition to raising community awareness of health and fitness issues, Skulte says the event could be beneficial to fitness industry professionals.
"Gym owners, personal trainers, nutritionists, dieticians, hospitals [and] physicians are invited to host their own fun, family-friendly event to celebrate the day," she says. "It is a great way to generate new business, new members or even brand awareness."
The International Fitness Day website offers a number of free tools for those who wish to host an event, including a planning checklist and publicity materials, which can be downloaded and personalized with the host's details. A personalized host's kit that includes postcards, T-shirts and balloons is also available for a fee.


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Puerto Rico Day 5: Finding What We Missed
We started around 6:00AM and headed back to Guanica State Forest to try once more for the Puerto Rican Nightjar. We drove to the forest, headed up the road at a closed gate, and stood waiting in the darkness. Actually, it was a bright moon, so it wasn't really that dark. In any event, it wasn't long before we heard a "Whirr!" of a nightjar. It was quite close, but deep enough in the dense woods that we couldn't see it. We heard 1 or 2 others, but never did see one. It was cool knowing that we were hearing a bird that only exists in this small area of Puerto Rico and nowhere else on the planet. We also heard a Puerto Rican Screech Owl.
With one target species down, we grabbed breakfast and then hit the road. This was mostly a travel day to El Yunque, basically across the southern part of PR from west to east, but we did have a few more birding stops to pick up some other birds we hadn't seen yet. Our first stop was back to the feeder area where we had less-than-desirable views of the Yellow-shouldered Blackbird the day before. This time there were several of them on trees near the feeding station. They were joined by some Shiny Cowbirds, a known nuisance to the blackbird's population, and also a ton of Eurasian Collared-Doves.
We then went back to Guanica State Forest for some daytime birding. It was quite windy and the forest was very quiet. We were standing around and listening when I saw something move in my peripheral vision. It was a Mangrove Cuckoo!
We also had great looks at two Puerto Rican Todies. It's hard to pick a favorite PR bird, but this one is certainly high on the list. Tody pictures below.
Our next stop was back to Laguna Cartajena NWR to look for West Indian Whistling-Ducks. While looking for them, we found a couple Least Grebes, a bird I hadn't seen since 2005 in South Texas. I like their beady little eyes. We had terrific views of one West Indian Whistling-Duck flying by, but it landed out of view. The sky was filled with Cave Swallows and I was able to pick out an oddball in the group, which turned out to be a Caribbean Martin. We had a long ride ahead of us and one more birding spot.
Caribbean Coot – Notice how high the white face shield goes up its head.
Cattle Egrets are everywhere in PR
After a bit of a drive, a nap, and a stop at Sizzler (they still have those?), we stopped at a school baseball field in a tiny town. Oddly, this is the best spot in PR to see Plain Pigeon* (what a name!), a rare Caribbean specialty. Sure enough, we quickly found one high in a tree on a hill side. It's not as plain-looking as its name suggests.
After the pigeon site, we were on the road heading to El Yunque and the Casa Cubuy eco-lodge. We arrived at the lodge after dark. After dinner, we listened for screech owls. We heard one, but the wind and rain were not conducive to finding the bird. This was our last night in PR. Stay tuned for some cool hummingbirds and thoughts on Casa Cubuy in the next installment.
*I think the worst West Indian bird name goes to the Sad Flycatcher.


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Many Samsung Galaxy Android devices store an internal counter to track the unofficial firmware, kernel flashes etc. on your device. For example if you install a custom firmware then a visual large triangle is shown on the startup of the device booting and nagging you. Triangle Away is an application that is built specifically to disable the yellow warning triangle by resetting the flash counter on your Samsung Galaxy Android devices. We have already covered it here in the past but apparently in the latest versions of the app such as Triangle Away 3.01 most variant of the Samsung Galaxy Read More >
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Many Android devices have a several storage options for example in addition to the small internal built-in storage users can also insert SD cards with extra capacity. This is in contrast to Apple mobile devices like iPhone and iPad where users are stuck with the internal storage to save different games, apps and video data. There is no option for expandability in Apple devices (at least so far). If you have Samsung Galaxy S4 or some other Android device where you are running short on internal storage capacity due to the installation of large apps, games data or videos for Read More >
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Google Chromcast has been recently introduced by Google a small inexpensive device which plugs directly in to any free HDMI port on your home TV transforming any old TV to a smart TV allowing video streaming contents to be directly put to the large screen from a android or iOS tablet or simply a PC. Chromcast in many ways is direct response to the Airplay feature on iOS devices which has been available for quite some time now. But of course the drawback is that Airplay feature is tied to Apple ecosystem and also the Apple TV that is required Read More >
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Pets, Pets, Pets
"Why is it, sir, as we grow older and wiser, we become LESS valued?"
….an astute question asked in a book about the late German Shepherd, Nannie Millie.
With countless invisible, aged pets cast away in our society, destined to die alone, lessons learned from Nannie Millie, this 14-year-old dog found wandering the streets of Rhode Island, inspire us to reexamine our attitudes toward life, death and all senior citizens. In her extraordinary new book, Nannie Millie, author Donna Joseph, oncology nurse and Shepherd savior, chronicles the memories she and her young niece Melissa gathered while nurturing Nannie during the last 18 months of the dog's life. Amazingly, Nannie isn't Donna Joseph's first ancient Shepherd rescue. In 2005, she adopted Chewbacca, a weathered Shepherd at Babylon Shelter. Ultimately, Chewie helped save a place for Nannie.
Donna is the volunteer photographer and a fabulous foster Mom for German Shepherd Rescue of New England (GSRNE). When she came to LI from Boston for Chewbacca, she began posting his joyous journey on Shepherd forums. Chewie had such a cheering squad of dog lovers from everywhere (including a rocket scientist at John Hopkins), that fans kept asking Donna to turn his story into a book. After a muchdeserved retirement, Chewie died just short of his first anniversary with Donna. You can read his "Pets" eulogy archived online at Beacon 7/20/06. (I originally featured him as "Sam Shepard"- an aging hunk).
Later the same "please write a book" request held true for his sweet successor, Nannie; so Donna embarked on a self-published book project, not as a business venture, but instead as a visual vehicle to spread the word about the value of rescue dogs, especially forgotten seniors. She wants Nannie to become an agent of change to help transform the treatment of all pets during their twilight years.
In Nannie Millie, Joseph's book, stirring photos and moving commentary depict Nannie's indomitable spirit, though gradually paralyzed from degenerative myelopathy, an affliction common to her breed. Without resorting to heroics, Donna explored ways to keep Nannie safe, comfy and mobile as her disease progressed. She notes: "We focused on possibilities, instead of disabilities."
Nancy Wimmer of New Jersey, one of Nannie's internet followers who never met Nannie yet became her official buddy sponsoring the old gal's "Milliemobiles" including her rickshaw bike, wagon and custom wheelchair. We aren't talking Chihuahua-size. Up until the very end, Nannie was on the go. She romped in the river with her rescued Shepherd siblings and flourished as Melissa's four-legged grandma, demonstrating joie de vivre canine-style. Dogs live in the moment. They don't dwell on the past or worry about catastrophes looming around the bend. Instead Donna bears the burden for her grizzled foster friends.
The author sprinkles short essays between captioned Nannie family photos. Each chapter eloquently conveys a message. Although some shun the old because they can't face their own mortality, Donna says Nannie was "never more beautiful than in the evening of
her life." Her unique perspective and medical skills as a cancer nurse sharpened her lens. Her photos grasp how precious each day is. Nannie came home to hospice not to die, but briefly to live anew. Pals who embraced her also acknowledged her "golden years as a blessing rather than a curse." Nannie reciprocated their devotion.
And in the end when Nannie's eyes beseeched Donna telling her it was time to let her go, the unthinkable happened at the vet's office. The euthanasia did not go as expected, and Nannie was still alive after the doctor pronounced her dead and left. Her caretakers' desperate pleas were ignored. If her guardian had not been a medical professional, would this terrible mishap gone unnoticed? Why Nannie, why this dog who had served as a life coach to so many, why this dog whose every heartbeat had been followed by a legion of admirers?
On some level, if this awful mistake had to happen, it had to happen to Nannie, the wise grandmother dog. Rather than blame or attack, Donna Joseph set out to educate. She addressed her local veterinary community about revising euthanasia protocol so that this mistake would never happen again. In Nannie's memory, she wanted to insure that all pets no matter how old or ill are treated with respect, dignity and professionalism, and to guarantee that more support be provided for grieving owners, no matter how busy the staff. This final lesson is Nannie's epilogue and her legacy.
Nannie Millie, soft or hard cover, can be purchased online from Xlibris, Amazon or Borders. It will also be linked to the GSRNE website. Donna Joseph is offering her books to all rescue organizations and shelters at a huge discount, if bought in batches of 100. Thisway the group can use the book as a fundraiser. For more information, contact Donna at donnajo3gsd@ comcast.net. Once you read Nannie Millie, you will never look at an old dog the same way again.
For Adoption at Oyster Bay Shelter (677-5784) Miller Pl. Syosset: "Cynthia" #430 is a sweet, quiet Pit mix rescued during Hurricane Katrina by North Shore Animal League. Her owner was forced to move. Interesting. There wasn't any room at North Shore for a Katrina dog, especially during their latest high profile weekend. Couldn't she squeeze in alongside the 100+ tiny puppy mill dogs publicized on every news outlet? Meanwhile "Tripod" # 367 is a Pit mix who was most likely hit by a car. Oyster Bay arranged to have his mangled front leg amputated. Tripod is a happy guy who needs to recuperate with that special someone.
Cats: "Barnum & Bailey" #288/287; "Thumper" #345 extroverted tuxedo; "Patches" #190-calico kitten.
More Dogs: "Boo Boo" black Sharpei mix; "Kelly" senior Borzoi mix; dark brown female Chihuahua #452; "Balto" #441-Shepherd /Lab.


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You're the Bomb! 5 Cute, Kid-Friendly Treats for Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day has always struck me as a holiday more for children than for lovers; children get sweet crafts and candy hearts while we adults get kitsch and overpriced roses. Here are five sweet treats and crafts that really point out how charming and sweet it can be to celebrate Valentine's Day affection with a little one.
Of course, all of these ideas could be swiped for us grown-ups, too!
• 1 Valentine lunches from Lisa Storms. Sweet and cute lunch ideas from a creative mom.
• 2 Chocolate domo-kun heart cookies from alanabread. Adorable Japanese-inspired cookies.
• 3 Pancake hearts from Una de Dos gastroblog (in Spanish). Gorgeous lacy pancakes for a weekend breakfast. To make these, use a squeeze bottle with a narrow tip and squeeze out narrow scrolls of pancake batter in a pretty pattern.
• 4 Valentine Rice Krispies Treats from Babies, Paper and Song. Totally simple: Add a bit of pink coloring to good old rice krispie treats (beet powder is a nice natural substitute for food coloring) and cut into hearts.
• 5 Valentine's Doings from Make It Do. My favorite of the bunch! Rolls of Rollo candies look like old-fashioned TNT, with a cute message.
Do you have any plans for celebrating Valentine's with a kid this year?
Related: Take Another Little Pizza My Heart: Valentine's Day Cards for Food-Lovers
(Images: Lisa Storms; Alana Dimou of alanabread; Una de Dos gastroblog; Lisa of Babies, Paper and Song; Calli of Make It Do)


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STAUNTON – The Virginia Department of Transportation's Lexington Residency Office has announced its schedule for the application of Krenite S for brush control in Highland County this year. The following routes will have Krenite S applied from Aug. 13 to Sept. 21:
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Route 220, from Route 607 north to 0.10 miles south of Route 606.
Route 250, from Route 616 to top of Bullpasture Mountain.
Route 250, from Augusta County line to 2.00 miles west of Augusta County line.
Route 611, from Route 220 to Red Gate/Cattle Guard.
Route 614, from Route 250 to Route 616.
Route 619, from 0.873 miles east of Route 654 to 2.00 miles east of Route 654.
Route 633, from Route 634 to cattleguard 0.35 miles in.
Route 634, from 0.10 miles before end of state maintenance to 0.20 miles from end of state maintenance.
All of the locations listed may not be covered due to weather conditions and budget.
Krenite S is different from other brush control chemicals. Treated vegetation with Krenite S does not usually show any immediate affects; rather it does not produce foliage the following spring.
Krenite S will not be applied at locations where adjacent property owners object to the use of this material. Property owners along the above locations who object may post the right of way for no spraying and call 800-367-7623.
The VDOT Staunton District serves Frederick, Shenandoah, Clarke, Warren, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Alleghany and Bath counties.
Traffic alerts and traveler information can be obtained by dialing 511. In areas where 511 is unavailable, dial 1-866-MY511VA (866-695-1182) (TTY/TDD users, call 711). Traffic alerts and traveler information also are available at 511Virginia.org.
Highway safety is everyone's responsibility. Virginia's highway safety partnership — the Virginia Department of Transportation, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and Virginia State Police — challenges you to help prevent highway fatalities. Buckle up. Avoid distractions. Share the road. Drive drug- and alcohol-free. Obey speed limits. For more information on the Highway Safety Challenge and things you can do to avoid becoming Virginia's next traffic fatality, visit www.safeVAhighways.org.
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COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS KICK OFF "ICE WEEK" AT NATIONWIDE ARENA ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19by Blue Jackets Staff / Columbus Blue Jackets
COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets invite fans, hockey teams and community groups to take the ice at Nationwide Arena during "Ice Week," which kicks off Friday, Oct. 19 with an exclusive skate for season ticket holders followed by "24 Hours of Hockey." The schedule of on-ice activities concludes on Sunday, Oct. 28 with a Halloween-themed event featuring a wide variety of activities for adults and children. All of the "Ice Week" activities are offered free of charge.
"The wide variety of activities scheduled during 'Ice Week' gives us a unique and direct way to engage with our fans, our local hockey associations and our community partners," said John Browne, Columbus Blue Jackets' senior vice president and chief marketing officer. "We're sincerely grateful for their ongoing support and we hope that all the hockey teams, skating groups and families enjoy the opportunity to skate on the same rink as the Blue Jackets."
"24 Hours of Hockey" features an around-the-clock schedule of games from 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 19 through 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20 and includes more than 450 players representing nearly every age and skill level. The first puck drops with the Ohio AAA Blue Jackets (Pee Wee Minors, 11 yr. olds) taking on Cincinnati-based Team Ohio. The overnight schedule belongs to the Chiller Adult Hockey League as their teams have the ice from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. The morning resumes with six youth hockey games before Ohio State University's Club Hockey squad hosts Grand Valley State at 1:45 p.m. The hockey marathon concludes with sessions featuring Ohio Sled Hockey at 4:30 p.m. and American Special Hockey Association, which serves individuals with developmental disabilities, at 6 p.m.
The following week features opportunities for public skating, additional hockey games and practices as well as USA Hockey clinics. The instructional clinics, scheduled from 3-6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21, are intended to teach players ages 8-12 years old the fundamentals of USA Hockey's American Development Model which emphasizes age-appropriate skill development. Members of the Blue Jackets coaching staff and team broadcasters are expected to lend a hand with the on-ice instruction.
Also during "Ice Week," the Blue Jackets will host special skating sessions for a variety of community groups including military families, kids with life-threatening illnesses and other youth-focused charities.
Public skating sessions are free, however, space is limited and advance registration is requested. Fans may visit www.BlueJackets.com to register. Free parking will be available in the Arena Parking Garage (attached on the north side of Nationwide Arena), and discount concessions will be on sale. Fans are asked to enter through the OhioHealth Ice Haus, where skate rental will be available free of charge. The public skating schedule is as follows:
Sunday, Oct. 21 - 1-2:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 22 - 11-1 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 23 - 11-1 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 24 - 11-1 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 25 - 11-1 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27 - 6-8 p.m.
"Ice Week" concludes with a Halloween Celebration for adults and kids of all ages on Sunday, Oct. 28 from 1-5 p.m. Admission is free and kids are encouraged to come in costume. Nationwide Arena will be decorated for the holiday and activities include a Halloween-themed skate, scavenger hunt, costume contest, carnival games, craft area, candy stations for kids as well as a special area for adults. For more information, visit www.BlueJackets.com.


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Whether it's Apple's Cupertino headquarters, Target's Minneapolis home base, or General Motors' Detroit, hometowns are usually supportive of their local businesses.
Unfortunately for Amazon, the relationship with its hometown – Seattle – isn't quite so rosy. In a string of blistering articles written over the past several days, the Seattle Times has portrayed local powerhouse company, Amazon, as an aggressive, self-interested market dominator that has done little for its home city.
"From the moment Jeff Bezos launched Amazon.com in a small Bellevue house in 1994, it has cultivated a reputation as the consumer's friend," begins the introduction to the Seattle Times's four-part series on Amazon. "But as Amazon prepares to turn 18 this summer, its practices are drawing increasing scrutiny, from civic leaders in its hometown to lawmakers around the country, from business partners to labor activists."
The article then proceeded to list Amazon's apparent offenses in detail.
"We found that the company is a virtual no-show in the civic life of Seattle, contributing to nonprofits and charities a tiny fraction of what other big corporations give. In the political world, the company's hardball efforts to fend off collecting sales taxes – a key advantage over brick-and-mortar stores – has ignited a backlash in several states. In the publishing world, smaller companies have begun to publicly criticize Amazon's bullying tactics. And in some of its warehouses around the country, Amazon is drawing fire for harsh conditions endured by workers."
One story in the series, entitled "Amazon.com trying to wring deep discounts from publishers," outlines the company's efforts to bully publishers into selling books at drastically low rates. In one example, Amazon sent publisher McFarland & Co. an email saying it would buy its books at a 45 percent discount, "roughly double its current price break." Although Amazon represented nearly 70 percent of McFarland's retail sales (and 15 percent of its overall business), the publisher held its ground.
In another example, Amazon demanded a similar discount from Berkshire Publishing Group. That company also declined the demand and Amazon stopped ordering from it.
Of course, the Seattle Times has acknowledged that many industry players have a bone to pick with Amazon and that's why many are stepping forward to speak out against it.
"Although publishers rarely criticize companies they do business with, some say they're speaking out against Amazon partly because they're offended by its tactics," writes the Times's Amy Martinez. "They describe Amazon's demands – made in email, with no personal-contact information provided – as overly aggressive and leaving almost no room for discussion."
In another article entitled "Amazon a virtual no-show in hometown philanthropy," "the Seattle Times outlines the company's somewhat meager participation in civic life in the city where its headquarters are, a major contrast to other large corporations in the area such as Microsoft," writes publishing trade newsletter Shelf Awareness.
According to the paper, Amazon contributed nothing last year to United Way of King County and is "not a major donor" to other local charities or civic groups.
Nonetheless, Amazon has been "taking some steps toward greater involvement in its hometown," write the Times's reporters, Kristi Heim and Martinez. It pledged to establish two $1-million endowed professorships at the University of Washington and offered volunteer help and in-kind donations to more than 30 local nonprofits.
There may be a reason for Amazon's relatively less active role in local philanthropic causes, muses Shelf Awareness.
"For his part, Amazon's Bezos has questioned the value of traditional philanthropy. In 2010, he told Charlie Rose: "I'm convinced that in many cases, for-profit models improve the world more than philanthropy models, if they can be made to work." And last year he told the Times: 'Our core business activities are probably the most important thing we do to contribute, as well as our employment in the area.'"
Still, the Seattle Times's reporting – and its bruising revelations – will continue to chip away at Amazon's reputation.
Husna Haq is a Monitor correspondent.


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2010: Saw action in 15 games, starting six of them ... totaled nine points on six goals and three assists ... also picked up 10 ground balls ... posted one goal and assisted on two others in a 9-4 win over Greensboro (3/3) ... also had four ground balls in the win over the Pride ... registered one goal and one assist in a 9-5 win over Ohio Wesleyan (3/9) ... scored a goal in a 12-6 win over Randolph-Macon in the quarterfinals of the ODAC Tournament (4/28).
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DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - February 13, 2013) - Advisorbox officially announces that Fusionbox has joined the Advisorbox family of firms. Both firms have partnered together to expand Fusionbox's market share in the financial sector vertical. Fusionbox is the financial advisor website development, branding, social media and internet marketing arm of Advisorbox.
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While Ubisoft takes its servers down to migrate them, gamers who paid good money in order to play DRM'ed games will be unable to do so. What makes this worse is that all those pirates that this DRM was supposedly going to stop will be able to play those games all they want during the migration. This is the thanks that paying customers get. This is the thanks that fans that want to support Ubisoft in its PC gaming endeavors get for their loyalty. When it comes time for Ubisoft to go to bat for them, the fans get slapped in the face.
To top things off, Ubisoft seems to not be all that concerned with how this affects paying customers. In the announcement of the downtime, it states:
We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience. This move ultimately will help us improve the maintenance of our infrastructure and deliver better uptime and greatly improved services for our customers.Hey, thanks for the sympathy. Unfortunately, Ubisoft has not apologized for the inconvenience of having to prove you are not a criminal every few seconds while playing legally purchased games. Too bad Ubisoft is not improving its services by not forcing paying customers to prove they are not dirty pirates. Ubisoft could really go above and beyond in thanking its customers but is instead continuing on the same path of DRM.
This server migration is merely an example of what happens when content creators rely on these types of DRM in their fight against piracy. This is a taste of what will happen when Ubisoft decides it is just not worth it to support these authentication servers any more. When these servers go dark permanently, all those paying customers will never legally be able to play their games again. Yet, the pirates will be able to continue playing as this DRM never stopped them to begin with.


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By Katerina Atanassova
Frederick Horsman Varley was unique among the members of the Group of Seven. One of the greatest portraitists of the twentieth century, he is an intriguing example of an artist who, despite his fame as a portrait painter, remains better known for his landscapes. This is due mainly to his position as one of the founding members of the Group of Seven and their deliberate attempt to raise awareness of our national identity by depicting the Canadian landscape.
Nearly four decades after his death, Varley's portraits are still not fully acknowledged. The release of this beautifully illustrated, bilingual volume coincided with the opening of an unprecedented exhibition of his portraiture.
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Young, multidisciplinary and innovative, Montreal's Automatistes revolutionized painting in the 1940s yet they remain largely unknown outside Canada.
The Automatiste Revolution: Montreal, 1941–1960 accompanies the first comprehensive exhibition of the Automatistes' art to be shown in English Canada, and marks the first time ever that the group's work will be exhibited in the United States. Eminent historian and curator Roald Nasgaard chronicles the emergence of the Automatiste form of painting, the experimentation of its practitioners and its legacy, and noted scholar Ray Ellenwood relates the group's extraordinary accomplishments in literature, theatre and dance. Sumptuously illustrated with sixty-two full-colour paintings and twenty-one black-and-white archival images, this far-reaching introduction to the Automatistes and their work adds an important chapter to the history of Canadian art.
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Berczy is credited as a co-founder of Toronto and founder of Markham, but he also left his mark in Canadian history as a man of the arts and letters, a sensible portrait artists, daring architect and ambitious writer.
Among early Canadian portrait painters, Berczy is considered as one of the finest Pre-confederation painters. His work is a vital part of Canadian art.
This publication aims to bring William Berczy into focus by looking at the social and political dynamics of the world in which he lived, examining his formative years in Europe, his family origins, upbringing and childhood, education and training in art in Vienna, his youthful adventures across Europe and immigration to North America until his death in 1813 en route to New York. Woven into the fabric of the Eighteenth century society, his portrait paintings, miniatures, monumental works, religious works, and architectural plans and writings, complemented with excerpts from his personal letters and journals, become a true testament to the intriguing saga of his life.
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Born in China in 1940, Kai Chan has lived and worked in Toronto since 1966. His work is internationally recognized for its experimental approach to textile arts, and it has been shown in Canada, Germany, Australia, Austria, Spain, the USA, Finland, Hungary, Japan, Norway, Holland, Poland, the UK and Sweden. Chan's work is critically acclaimed within the disciplines of textiles and the visual arts. Among Chan's honours are the Jean A. Chalmers National Crafts Award (1998) and the Saidye Bronfman Award for excellence in the fine crafts (2002).
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Curated by Shannon Anderson and Doug Lewis and circulated by the Varley Art Gallery of Markham Ontario, (Da bao)(Takeout) features 17 artists who have experienced geographical or cultural exchange. They're identified here as second- and third-generation Chinese Canadians, Chinese who have travelled in the West to study art, and Canadians of non-Chinese descent who have travelled in China for residencies or exhibitions.
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To provide effective senators' services and corporate and other services for the department, the Black Rod's Office is divided into five functional areas, as shown in Figure 17. The office is headed by the Usher of the Black Rod, who, along with the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, performs duties in the Senate chamber.
The primary function of the office is to provide support services to the Senate chamber and committees, and to senators while they are using their Parliament House offices. The Senators' Services Section provides messengerial support to the chamber, assists the President and Clerk on ceremonial occasions, and delivers support services, including mail, committee room servicing, transport, printing, accommodation, assets management and desktop publishing services.
The Information Technology Section provides senators with information technology support services in their Parliament House offices and limited support services and equipment when they are away from Parliament House.
The full-time equivalent staffing level for the Black Rod's Office for 2007–08 was 46, the same as in 2006–07.
The cost of providing support services to the Senate chamber, committees and senators in Parliament House offices was $3.7 million ($4.0 million in 2006–07).
The major ceremonial function during the year was the opening of the Forty-second Parliament on 12 February 2008. For the first time, a 'Welcome to Country' ceremony in the Members' Hall preceded the traditional opening held in the Senate chamber. All activities went according to plan and feedback from the participants was positive.
At the end of the financial year, planning was underway for the ceremonies associated with the swearing in of the new Senate on 26 August 2008, which will include 14 senators taking the oath or affirmation of allegiance for the first time, and the election of a President and Deputy President. The office will also provide assistance to the Ceremonial and Hospitality Section of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, in connection with the swearing in of the new Governor-General on 5 September 2008.
The day after the opening of parliament, the Black Rod's office participated in the department's orientation program for senators-elect to provide them information on entitlements and other administrative matters, prior to the commencement of their terms of service on 1 July 2008.
Work commenced on updating the Senators' Handbook—A guide to services, entitlements and facilities for senators, in readiness for the second orientation program for new senators scheduled for mid-July 2008.
The office provided various services to assist those senators who retired on 30 June 2008. Feedback from them was very positive.
During 2007–08, the Black Rod's Office:
The Black Rod's Office continued to provide general office support, committee room support, equipment and furniture maintenance, classified waste removal and stationery supplies.
During the year, the printing and delivery services subsection continued to produce high-quality reprographic services to very tight deadlines, and to provide mail and freight services as required. The work of Senate committees and the department in general, and work contracted from the other parliamentary departments, generated a high level of activity. Turnaround times were met consistently, ensuring that printed information was available when required by senators and others, even at short notice, and that committee reports were available to meet the tight inquiry timeframes.
The trial of a colour photocopier was completed, and a mid-sized colour photocopier was purchased to meet the department's need for full colour printing. The new photocopier has proved to be a useful addition to existing equipment and a more than adequate replacement for the two-colour press, in terms of both quality and cost-effectiveness.
During 2007–08, the section completed a total of 1,047 jobs. Of these, 279 were for committees, 730 were for the rest of the department and 38 were for other parliamentary departments. The total value of work produced was $481,992, of which $190,692 was allocated to committee work. This was a decrease of $296,211 on last year's total, reflecting the reduced number of printing requests during the election period.
The Information Technology Section commenced a major replacement of the department's printers, bringing the fleet up to contemporary standards, achieving efficiency savings through a reduction in total fleet numbers, and achieving better 'fit' for purpose.
Work continued on the development of the Senate Centralised Information Database (SCID) and support of web-based applications to make the management of committee inquiries more efficient and effective. A pilot phase for the SCID project is due to start in early July 2008.
A new design for the department's intranet site, to improve its useability and functionality, was formulated and finalised. Work on implementing the new design is to take place in July–August 2008. The section continued its efforts to maintain a high level of metadata and W3C compliance on the Senate website.
Other high-priority activities for the section included:
The section provided input for two major parliamentary tenders, both managed by the Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS). The first tender, which was for the supply and maintenance of desktop computers, was completed in late 2007. The second tender, for the provision of a wireless networking solution, is due to be finalised by late July 2008. The tender process for the replacement of the department's ageing fleet of printers, mentioned in last year's annual report, was finalised during the year.
Both the change of government, which resulted in a number of accommodation moves for senators, and the department's commitment to ensuring that senators, their staff and departmental staff have timely access to new technology and innovative processes, contributed to increased workload across the Black Rod's Office. However, the provision of multifunction devices and the development of new systems, including the online Senate stationery shopping cart and SCID, will result in significant efficiency gains and improved performance and productivity in the coming years.
The Black Rod's Office is working with DPS to implement new processes for project support. While the new process requires more consultative meetings, this has improved interaction with DPS, which is a positive step.
Much of the work of the office involves frequent direct contact with senators, their staff and other clients, presenting an ongoing opportunity to receive feedback on the office's services. This informal feedback continued to be very positive. The more formal, biennial survey of senators' satisfaction is scheduled for early 2009.
Section heads met weekly with the Usher of the Black Rod to discuss operational matters relating to the whole office, and met regularly with their teams to discuss performance and work-related issues.
In early 2008–09 the Black Rod's Office will undertake a large number of accommodation moves for senators as a result of the Senate changeover on 1 July 2008. To finalise the moves within the required timeframe will demand the efficient use of resources and the coordination of service providers, including DPS and contractors. To ensure that senators' accommodation is maintained to a high standard, some offices will be fully refurbished.
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American representatives come dangerous close to condoning Palestinian intransigence & violence by playing the blame game & ignoring core issues
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American negotiators connected to US Secretary of State John Kerry's failed peace initiative warned in an interview with Israeli media last week that the Palestinians will eventually have their state, either through violence or unilateral maneuvering.
Many Israelis were outraged, saying the remarks came dangerously close to condoning both Palestinian terrorism and the Palestinian leadership's rejection of Israel's peace demands.
The negotiators, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told leading Israeli journalist Nahum Barnea of Yediot Ahronot that, in their assessment, primary blame for the failure of the peace talks falls to Israel.
"There are a lot of reasons for the peace effort's failure, but people in Israel shouldn't ignore the bitter truth – the primary sabotage came from the settlements," the Americans stated. "The Palestinians don't believe that Israel really intends to let them found a state when, at the same time, it is building settlements on the territory meant for that state."
It should be noted that past agreements have never prohibited Israel from building new homes inside the confines of existing Jewish settlements, which is in fact what was taking place over the past nine months.
The Americans conceded that Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas had outright rejected a number of proposals put to him by Kerry and US President Barack Obama, but insisted Abbas had done so only because he was tired and had been put in an impossible situation by Israel.
According to these negotiators, Abbas had earlier agreed to a demilitarized Palestinian state, to Israel retaining control over large Jewish settlement blocs (including Jewish-dominated areas of eastern Jerusalem), and had promised that the return of "Palestinian refugees" to Israel proper would only happen at the willingness of the Israelis.
If the Americans interviewed are to be believed, Abbas was ready to accept Jewish "settlement activity" in those areas he conceded would remain part of Israel if only Netanyahu would have agreed to outline a final, acceptable border.
In hindsight, however, that assertion sounds rather dubious. The "settlement" announcement identified by the Americans as driving the final nail in the coffin of negotiations was a tender for 700 new apartments in the Gilo neighborhood in southern Jerusalem.
But, if Abbas had already conceded that Gilo would remain part of Israel, why was this such a problem?
The Americans didn't seem to be interested in such nuances. "The Palestinians are tired of the status quo," Kerry's negotiators quipped. "They will get their state in the end – whether through violence or by turning to international organizations."
In a commentary submitted to CNN, former Knesset member Einat Wilf wrote that the blame game the Americans are now playing is a big part of the problem.
"At the end of the day, Israelis and Palestinians are not children – they are political players quite capable of making their own calculations and choosing alternatives that are the least bad from their own perspective," wrote Wilf. "They might not always be the alternatives that outside observers think they should choose, but both sides should, as other peoples around the world are, be free to judge what is in their own interests."
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Tiger Woods is hitting his stride on a march to the Masters.
Woods had full control of his game on Sunday and never let anyone get closer than three shots until he had locked up his 17th World Golf Championship (WGC) title. With a conservative bogey that did not matter on the final hole, he closed with a one-under 71 to win the Cadillac Championship.
For the first time in five years, Woods has two wins before the Masters.
It was one year ago at Doral that Woods withdrew after 11 holes in the final round because of tightness in his left Achilles tendon, creating uncertainty about his health and whether he could ever get his game back.
False alarm.
Woods has won five times in the past year, the most of anyone in the world, and he can return to No. 1 with a win at Bay Hill in two weeks.
He won by two shots over Steve Stricker, who might want to claim a share of this trophy.
Stricker spent 45 minutes on the putting green with Woods on the eve of the tournament, helping him with his posture over putts. Woods made 27 birdies this week, one short of his personal best on the PGA Tour.
"Thank you to Steve for the putting lesson," Woods said at the trophy presentation. "It was one of those weeks where I felt pretty good about how I was playing, made a few putts and got it rolling."
Stricker, playing a part-time schedule, picked up his second runner-up finish in just three starts. He closed with a 68, and had no regrets about offering Woods some help.
"At times you kick yourself," Stricker said with a laugh. "He's a good friend. We talk a lot about putting. It's good to see him playing well."
The Masters is a month away and Woods is sure to be the favorite.
Rory McIlroy, the No. 1 player in the world, showed signs of recovering from his rough start to the season. He had a 65 and tied for eighth.
Woods won in January at Torrey Pines by four shots. He won for the fourth time at Doral, making this the seventh golf course where he has won at least four times.
Graeme McDowell, who started the final round four shots behind, made a birdie on the opening hole, but never got any closer. McDowell had third place to himself until he went for the green on the 18th hole and found the water. He made a double-bogey, shot 72 and fell into a four-way tie for third that cost him US$172,500.
Phil Mickelson (71), Sergio Garcia (69) and Adam Scott (64) also tied for third.
Woods improved to 40-2 on the PGA Tour when he had the outright lead going into the final round, the last two wins with McDowell at his side. Woods last won while ahead at Bay Hill a year ago.
"The way Tiger was playing, I was always in chase mode," McDowell said. "He was always going to be a tough guy to catch. Fair play to him. He played fantastic golf the last couple of days."
Woods finished minus-19 at 269 and earned US$1.5 million in winning this World Golf Championship for the seventh time.
McIlroy's week ended on a happy note.
Not only did he finish the tournament, he might have turned the corner with a bogey-free 65. McIlroy opened with a seven-iron into 18 feet for eagle, which he called one of the best shots he hit. He shot a 32 on the back nine for a round that surprised him, considering how far away he felt when he arrived at Doral.
McIlroy said he would not add a tournament in the next two weeks, returning at the Houston Open before going to the Masters. He was signed up for the member-guest a week from yesterday at The Medalist Club, presumably as the guest of former NBA great Michael Jordan.


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A large group of Bluffton High School marketing and business students have won honors at a statewide competition.
The students competed at the DECA State Career Development Conference held in Charleston last weekend. DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) is a national association that supports business and marketing education.
Competing students took marketing or business-related written tests and also role-played in hypothetical business situations, with their performances scored by adult business volunteers based on performance indicators.
Five students were named state award winners for placing in the Top 5 in their respective events:
1st Place: Nashell Simpson, Apparel & Accessories Marketing State Champion
2nd Place: Meg Tilton, Business Services Marketing
3rd Place: Frank Ferrato, Travel & Tourism Marketing Management, and Laura Herring, Travel & Tourism Marketing Management
5th Place: Landon House, Sports & Entertainment Marketing
The top three students in each event qualified to compete at the upcoming International DECA Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bluffton High's qualifiers were:
Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making Scholarship by Johnson and Wales University (3rd place, Laura Herring and Frank Ferrato)
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Series Scholarship by Art Institute of Charleston (1st place, Shelly Simpson)
Business Service Marketing individual Series (2nd place, Meg Tilton)
State Officer: Vice President of Special Projects (Hallie Davis)
In addition to the students listed above, the following Bluffton High DECA students finished in the Top 10 in South Carolina in their respective events:
Hallie Davis, Sports & Entertainment Marketing
Danya Ivey, Apparel & Accessories Marketing
Aaliyah Jackson, Buying and Merchandising Management Team Decision
Shanta Lawyer, Business Law Ethics Team Decision Making
Meghan McMahan, Buying and Merchandising Management Team Decision
Nala Seignious, Business Law Ethics Team Decision Making
State Officer:
Hallie Davis became the first Bluffton High student to be elected as a DECA State Officer. She was elected to serve as the Vice-President for Special Events at the delegate session.
Bluffton High's DECA chapter also received a Gold Chapter Award as a result of the increased number of DECA chapter participants under the leadership of coordinator Elizabeth Ferrato.


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Except for the four years she attended college, Ruth Elaine Jones never left her parents' home and 59-acre farm on Solomon Jones Road until her untimely death in 2011 at the age of 56.
CEDAR MOUNTAIN — Except for the four years she attended college, Ruth Elaine Jones never left her parents' home and 59-acre farm on Solomon Jones Road until her untimely death in 2011 at the age of 56.
"She could've left and moved anywhere," said Jones' best friend, Beth Carden, who grew up half a mile up the road. "But she just loved her home and her family."
In her will, composed from her deathbed, Jones bequeathed her fifth-generation family farm to Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy, along with an undisclosed sum of money for upkeep and instructions to keep the property in its current undeveloped state.
"I have no doubt that if Ruth wanted to sell the land and give the money to one of the children's groups she was involved with, she could have done that," Carden said. "But it was so important to her to protect her land. She just wanted to make sure she could go knowing that it would be taken care of in a way her parents and grandparents would've been proud of."
To honor Jones' vision, CMLC has put out a "Request for Proposal" that seeks applicants interested in managing the farm for agricultural or forest products in a way that meets the conservation goals of its former owner.
"We are casting a net with fine mesh to capture as many creative ideas as we can, but at the same time requesting detailed information about the person's ability to pull off what they're proposing," said Tom Fanslow, CMLC's land protection director. "We're interested in learning what different enterprises could benefit the community."
Roughly 10 acres of fescue grass pasture could allow livestock grazing, hay production or specialty agricultural crops, but no row-cropping without best management practices and protection of a buffer along Walker Creek, Fanslow said.
Sustainable harvesting of timber or other forest products would be allowed on 20 acres of formerly grazed forest to the west of Solomon Jones Road, he said, but 22 acres of steeper forest above the 1.75-acre homestead is suitable only for growing non-timber products such as ginseng, black cohosh or mushrooms.
An 8-stall barn on the farm with 2 acres around it could house horses or livestock, and a garden area near the homestead could support a cut-flower operation or pumpkin patch.
Fanslow said CMLC is open to any ideas for "prudent management," as long as they preserve the land's integrity and agricultural nature.
"One of the challenges we face is (the farm) may not be a viable economic unit for one person to take on, except perhaps as a hobbyist," Fanslow said. "But what we're thinking is that someone might want to grow woodland herbs on part of it. Someone else might want to keep bees, and someone else might want to raise sheep on part of it."
For that reason, CMLC is making the Jones farm available for lease in whole or part. If that doesn't fly, the land trust is entertaining the idea of selling the property to anyone willing to abide by a conservation easement and other restrictions designed to preserve a recovering bog, springs, riparian buffer along Walker Creek and historic structures such as an old springhouse.
Carden, who hiked with Jones throughout her life, said her friend would be delighted by a CMLC proposal to build a trail along the farm's southern boundary. Peter Barr, CMLC's trails and outreach coordinator, said the idea is to connect it with trails within the YMCA's adjacent Camp Greenville property and beyond.
"If it would one day work out, it would provide trail connectivity to Jones Gap State Park, so in theory you could hike from Ruth Jones Farm to the Foothills Trail and the East Fork headwaters," Barr said, referring to 8,000 acres slated for a new state forest near Rosman.
On Friday and Saturday, CMLC will hold open houses from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ruth Jones Farm to allow potential applicants to tour the property and ask questions of its staff. A copy of the Request for Proposal can be found at www.carolinamountain.org/ruthjonesfarm.
'A love of her land'
After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1977, Ruth Jones returned to the mountain farm where she grew up a stone's throw from South Carolina, the place where she chased tadpoles in Walker Creek and helped her mother, Blanche, raise chickens and harden butter in a 100-year-old rock springhouse.
She went to work as a health educator in Transylvania County, volunteered in the community, led the children's ministry at Rocky Hill Baptist Church, but never wed.
She was dedicated to her family, Carden said, caring for her father, Joe Earle Jones, until his death in 2001 and her mother until her passing in February 2011.
"She spent her life helping other people, either in her profession or in her personal life," said friend Mark Tooley, who went to high school with Jones. "She took care of her parents until they died. She had plans to finally branch out on her own, to travel and do the things she wanted to do."
Those plans were suddenly dashed when Jones, a vigorous woman who did water aerobics and played tennis competitively, was diagnosed with cancer shortly after her mother passed away. Roughly four months later, Ruth Jones succumbed to the disease at Transylvania Regional Hospital on June 15, 2011.
On steps leading to an outbuilding at her family farm, the imprint of Jones's baby feet is embedded in the concrete, dated roughly a year after her birth in 1955.
"Her parents were older and they didn't think they were going to have children," recalls Carden, who was executor of Jones' estate. "Ruth was the youngest of about 16 first cousins and her daddy was the youngest of his siblings. Back then, family was very important. I think that's why she had such a love of her land, which is why she didn't want to see it change."
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The Olympic cauldron is extinguished and the Olympic flag has passed from London to Rio de Janeiro.
For the athletes of the 2012 London Olympic games, the results are in the history books, and for a few of the most amazing athletes, the record books. Now for many of these world class athletes, it's time to temporarily switch their attention away from athletic competition to the corporate boardroom.
So which Olympians left their mark on the 2012 games and are the biggest names in business? What names will sports marketers and sponsors be looking to sign?
Here's a look at 10 Olympic athletes you can expect to cash in between now and the start of the next summer Olympics. (Note: To be eligible for consideration, athletes cannot complete in a professional sports league — so LeBron James, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Misty May-Treanor are out.)
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Phil Taylor
- Full name Phil Taylor
- Birth date August 13, 1960
- Birth place Stoke
- Current age 58 years 124 days
- Height 5 ft 8 in
Darts throws some shocking nicknames the way of its players: Barrie 'Batesy' Bates and Mervyn 'The King' King, being but a couple. The Power, though, is a moniker bestowed on Taylor and is entirely appropriate for the greatest player to throw a dart.
Taylor, along with the backing of darts overlord Barry Hearn, has transformed the game from a perceived game played in a pub by middle-aged men to a crowd pleaser that attracts huge audiences.
Taylor has 16 World Championship wins to his name, but that is the mere tip of the iceberg and is a quite stunning achievement for a player who started his working life as a ceramic toilet holder maker - or so the legend goes.
Darts was a hobby to Taylor through his teenage years, but he was spotted by the legendary Eric Bristow who cajoled Taylor into taking up the game full time. Taylor qualified for the World Championship in 1990 and went on to beat his mentor Bristow in the final. He was beaten by Dennis Priestley in 1991, but regained the final in 1992 with an epic victory over Mike Gregory - a contest Taylor still rates as the finest match of his career.
Taylor joined the breakaway World Darts Council - later to become the Professional Darts Council (PDC) - and the move although controversial led to a revolution and resurgence in the game. After losing the first PDC final to Priestley in 1994, Taylor embarked on a period of total dominance - winning every final from 1995 to 2002. Defeat to John Part in 2003 ended the run, but he hit back with a thrilling win over Kevin Painter in 2004 and won again in 2005 and 2006. The Taylor stranglehold was broken in 2007 by Raymond van Barneveld and he lost in the quarter-finals of the 2008 championship - leading some to suggest his star was dimming.
Taylor went in search of a new set of darts to revive his fortunes and it proved an inspired move as he dominated once again and reclaimed the world crown at the start of 2009. He went on to dominate the 2009 campaign and capped a memorable run with victory at the 2010 World Championship.
Darts' holy grail is the nine-dart finish, many feel it is harder to achieve than a maximum break in snooker, and Taylor has achieved the feat on a number occasions on live television - the first being at the 2002 World Matchplay Championship.
Taylor added the Premier League crown to his list of wins in 2010 and in the final made history by hitting two nine-dart finishes - a feat never before achieved - and his and darts' achievements were recognised when he finished runner-up in the Sports Personality of the Year award.
Not satisfied with that, he ruled the world for a 16th time in 2013 after one of the highest-quality finals of all time against Michael van Gerwen, and the magical 20 marker is as close as it has ever been.
Career high: Where to start? There have been some great moments in his career but the World Championship final win over Kevin Painter in 2004 had everything. The match see-sawed, Painter played the game of his life, but still Taylor had enough to win the match in the sudden-death leg.
Career low: A player so dominant has had few dips, but his quarter-final defeat by Wayne Mardle in 2008 hit him hard. Mardle may have lost fans on the circuit, as Taylor has not looked back since.
Trivia: Although he was cajoled into taking up darts full time by Bristow, a loan of £10,000 which enabled him to practice full time certainly helped.
Quote: Taylor outlined his plans for darting domination in 2009: "I want to win everything this year. I am the new Nadal - and I am better looking than him."
- Taylor in line for punishment over Barney (Jan 4, 2013)
- Taylor to Power on after 16th world title (Jan 2, 2013)
- Van Gerwen hits nine-darter to set up Taylor showdown (Dec 30, 2012)
- Van Gerwen: You need to play at 110% to beat Taylor (Dec 26, 2012)
Taylor powers into quarter-finals at Ally Pally (Dec 23, 2012)
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House File 183, introduced in the Iowa House of Representatives on February 3, 2009, and referred to the House Education Committee, is the latest antievolution "academic freedom" bill. Entitled the "Evolution Academic Freedom Act," HF 183 contains three sections.
Teaching of evolution still in danger; US economy in peril?
Will February 12th be a happy 200th birthday for Charles Darwin? Maybe not, says Glenn Branch, Deputy Director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) in an article that just appeared on the U.S. News & World Report web site.
Senate Bill 433, introduced in the New Mexico Senate on February 2, 2009, and referred to the Senate Education Committee, is the third antievolution bill to be introduced in a state legislature in 2009.
NCSE's deputy director Glenn Branch answered the question "Should creationism be taught in the public schools?" for the on-line edition of US News & World Report (February 2, 2009) — in the negative, of course.
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