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As darkness falls on Cedar Breaks National Monument, a different kind of light illuminates the night sky. That light, which comes from objects out in space transforms the night from a place of darkness into a place of wonder.
To celebrate and share the beauty of our dark night skies, Cedar Breaks hosts a series of star parties throughout the summer season. Each star party is conducted by park staff and astronomy volunteers at Point Supreme. Once the light fades, the party kicks off with a laser light tour of the constellations, followed by star viewing through several telescopes. Observe swirling nebulae, twinkling star clusters, neighborly planets, and distant galaxies. Learn about everything from constellation mythology to the structure of the universe, all in one night!
Star parties are free of charge and are two hours in duration. Telescopes will be provided for viewing, although visitors who own their own telescopes are invited to bring them along. Please dress warmly for the cool night air at this high elevation!
Star parties will be held every Saturday evening beginning in July and extending through Labor Day weekend. Additional star parties are scheduled for full moons and meteor showers. Please note that start times will change as the season progresses.
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A starting XI exclusive to compatriots and the wide-open nature of a European league feature in this week's stats review, along with Juventus suffering, Central Coast Mariners shining and an outrageous curiosity between two of planet football's biggest stars.
days is the age difference between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi – and their respective sons! The Real Madrid player, 27, and the 25-year-old Barcelona ace are incessantly compared, so it came as a great curiosity when the Argentinian's son, Thiago, was born on Friday exactly 869 days after the Portuguese's, Cristiano Jr.
matches unbeaten – just nine shy of the all-time Serie A record set by Fabio Capello's magnificent AC Milan side of the early 1990s – was the run that came to an end for Juventus on Saturday. Since a 1-0 loss at Parma in May 2011, Juve had won 32 and drawn 17 in the league, and Arturo Vidal's goal after 18 seconds at home to Inter Milan - the fastest in any of Europe's big five leagues in 2012/13 – put them on course for a half-century. However, a Diego Milito brace and a Rodrigo Palacio effort enabled I Nerazzurri to run out 3-1 winners and inflict a first-ever defeat at the Juventus Stadium upon I Bianconeri in what was their 29th appearance. Inter, for their part, moved onto nine consecutive victories – and nine successive away successes – in all competitions.
Croatians is what Dinamo Zagreb fielded against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, making it the first time since Steaua Bucharest did so over six years ago that a team's starting XI in the UEFA Champions League was made up entirely of players from one country. It did not, however, pay off for Ante Cacic's men in the French capital. There, Zlatan Ibrahimovic become only the second man in the history of the competition to register four assists in a match – the first was Carlos Martins for Benfica against Lyon in 2010 – to inspire PSG to a 4-0 victory that left them on the cusp of a place in the Round of 16 and eliminated Zagreb. Furthermore, Alex's deadlock-breaker was his eighth goal in the Champions League, moving the Brazilian level with John Terry as its all-time third-highest-scoring defender, behind Roberto Carlos (16) and Christian Panucci (11).
goals is what Central Coast Mariners fired past Sydney FC on Saturday, making them only the third team in A-League history to score more than six times in a match. Adelaide United were involved in the previous two, thrashing North Queensland Fury 8-1 in January 2011 before being hammered 7-1 by Brisbane Roar nine months later. Yairo Yau, who was given a late call-up into the starting XI when Alessandro Del Piero was ruled out, opened the scoring for Sydney at Bluetongue Stadium, but four goals inside 11 second-half minutes propelled Central Coast to a 7-2 success. Daniel McBreen duly become the first-ever player to net a hat-trick for the Mariners, who were founding members of the A-League, while the Sky Blues' winless run in Gosford was extended to over 50 months.
different teams have lifted the Swedish Allsvenskan trophy in the last six seasons following Elfsborg's triumph on Sunday. The Boras outfit benefited from Hacken seizing just one point from their last two home games, and Malmo collecting only two from their final two outings, to cross the line first for the sixth time. With IFK, Kalmar, AIK, Malmo and Helsingborgs having won the previous five editions, Sweden became one of just two of UEFA's 53 Member Associations to have crowned six different clubs in the past six campaigns – FYR Macedonia is the other, with Pobeda, Rabotnicki, Makedonija Gjorce Petrov, Renova, Shkendija and Vardar having lifted its trophy once apiece since 2007. Hacken took consolation from running home in the highest position of their 72-year existence and scoring 17 times more than the division's next most prolific team, while their 21-year-old striker Waris Majeed become just the third player since 1975 to break the 22-goal barrier in an Allsvenskan season.


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Most people traveling to a new place will find themselves seeking out the highest point in the city at some point during their trip, whether it's the observation deck at the Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower) when visiting Chicago, or the top of the Empire State Building when they're in New York City. But there are other, fun, family-friendly ways to get great views around town: Ferris wheels! Climb onboard any of these 13 and you'll be treated to a different view and in some cases, a unique and memorable ride you can write home about. All you have to do is sit back, relax, and enjoy. And don't forget your camera!
The London Eye in London, United Kingdom
A visit to London nowadays just isn't complete without a scenic ride on The London Eye. Joining the London skyline in 2000 and originally called The Millennium Wheel, this 443-foot tall Ferris wheel is London's fourth highest structure, carrying up to 800 passengers in its 32 capsules (meant to represent London's 32 boroughs) on a 30-minute nice-and-easy ride with 360-degree views of the city -- on a clear day, you can even see as far as Windsor Castle 25 miles away!
How to ride: Tickets cost about $30 for adults and $20 for children ages 4-15; children under age four ride free; save 10 percent by ordering online. Take the London Underground (aka. The Tube) to the Waterloo Station and walk five minutes in the direction of South Bank to reach the Ferris wheel.
Deno's Wonder Wheel in Brooklyn, New York
Located on the historic Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn, New York, Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park is home to classic carnival rides as well as one of the most terrifying Ferris wheel experiences you'll ever encounter. While you do have the option to board stationary cars and take in views of the Atlantic, the moving cars offer a much more memorable ride. Choose one of the red or blue swinging cars and hold on tight -- as the 150-foot tall wheel turns, the cars sway back and forth until the point where they slide down diagonally back to earth, making your stomach drop and leaving you wondering if you'll actually slide right off the Ferris wheel onto the Boardwalk below.
How to ride: Admission to Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park is free, however you will need to pay for each ride -- expect to pay $7 per ride on the Wonder Wheel; packs of four tickets can be purchased for adult rides (including the Wonder Wheel) for $25. From Manhattan, take the N, D, F, or Q subway to Stillwell Ave. and walk towards the Beach; Deno's Wonder Wheel is on the Boardwalk at West 12th Street.
The Niagara Sky Wheel in Clifton Hill, Canada
What's the best way to catch a glimpse of majestic Niagara Falls? By Ferris wheel of course! Take a ride on the Niagara SkyWheel, located just across the Canadian border in Clifton Hill, for a rare look at the famous Falls from 175 feet above in a comfortable, climate-controlled gondola. American citizens will need a U.S. Passport or Passport Card to clear the border, but it's well worth it for an 8-12 minute ride on Canada's largest observation wheel.
How to ride: Visitors age 12 and above pay $10.99 while children ages 3-12 pay $6.99 to ride the Niagara SkyWheel.
Navy Pier Ferris Wheel in Chicago, Illinois
One of Budget Travel's favorite American Boardwalks is also home to the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel at Pier Park. Become one with the Chicago skyline as you climb 150-feet in one of the ride's 40 gondolas, and take in views of Willis Tower (formerly known as Sears Tower), the John Hancock Center, and Lake Michigan -- visit this attraction after dark for a chance to see the Chicago city lights really sparkle.
How to ride: Admission to Pier Park is free, however you must pay $6 per person to ride the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel. Ride combo packs and family packages are also available onsite. Navy Pier is located at 600 East Grand Avenue, within walking distance of most downtown Chicago hotels.
Skyview Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia
Located at the southern end of Centennial Park, SkyView Atlanta takes guests on a 15-minute joyride, making four full revolutions and offering views of downtown Atlanta from 20 stories up. Take a spin on one of 42 fully enclosed gondolas any time of year -- the Ferris wheel is only closed two days of the year on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, and in cases of inclement weather where high winds and lightning have been spotted in the area.
How to ride: Adults pay $13.50 plus tax; seniors ages 65 and up and members of the military pay $12.15 plus tax; children ages 3-12 pay $8.50 and must ride with a paying adult; children ages two and under ride free. SkyView Atlanta is easily reachable by MARTA (several bus stops are nearby) and by train via the Peachtree Center Station.
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Archeologist, Roland Wells Robbins, who excavated the ironworks was quoted as saying, "I scraped away earth from two great wooden beams that ran in a V-shape toward the center of the stone foundation. These timbers suddenly seemed to give shape to what had seemed a formless pile of boulders and I was now convinced that the stones had been the furnace."¹ The interlocked beams formed a base to hold two great bellows that fanned the furnace constructed of the stones shown in the background of Photo 1.
Since there were no sketches or diagrams to show how this particular ironworks looked, archeologists had to rely on their knowledge of what elements would be found at a typical ironworks. Keep in mind that the reconstruction, which was completed in 1954, was necessarily partly conjectural and that Robbin's archeological methods were not as scientific or precise as those practiced by archeologists today.
Archeologists knew little about the ironworks before the excavation. The artifact in Photo 2 helped prove that there was a rolling and slitting mill on the site. The artifact is a partially slit flat made of wrought iron, approximately 8 to 10 inches long, about a half-inch thick and 3 inches wide. Because it was not cut all the way through, the artifact provided evidence that the slitting process took place at the site. Furthermore, the size of the artifact suggested the size of the equipment that produced it.
One of the reasons this evidence was so important was that the information it revealed was unexpected. It was a working assumption that this was an ordinary, possibly a rather primitive, furnace. This piece of physical evidence, combined with documentary evidence, changed the scholars' ideas of what the ironworks was like and of how advanced this New England furnace was for its time.¹Roland Wells Robbins and Evan Jones, Hidden America (New York: Knopf, 1959), 44.
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3. How would students have felt if they had been Roland Wells Robbins and found this kind of clue? Would they have hypothesized that they had found the remains of an iron furnace? Why or why not?
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Toppling the Trump Tower? Mangling the Michigan Avenue Bridge? Anything will be possible this summer when the Hollywood production of "Transformers 3" comes to Chicago.
"You're going to see a little bit of mayhem," said producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura. "It wouldn't be 'Transformers' without it."
Bonaventura stood with an obviously proud Mayor Richard Daley as he announced the shooting schedule for the Michael Bay directed blockbuster of July 10 through August 19. Daley said the city was thankful for being chosen as a major location for the film, which will also be shot in Los Angeles and Moscow.
Di Bonaventura, who has relatives living in Chicago, said he is always happy to film here.
While the exact locations have yet to be chosen, Di Bonaventura said many of the scenes will be shot downtown because of the city's scale.
"What is great about Chicago is that it has that wide open aspect to it so we think we will be able to deliver a phenomenal look for the film and do justice to the city," he said.
The announcement comes on the 30th anniversary of the release of the "Blues Brothers," a film credited with shattering production barriers here and opening the city to Hollywood. Since 1989, 900 films and TV productions have contributed more than 275,000 jobs and $1.6 billion to the local economy.
The untitled Ron Howard film is currently in production here, along with a new TV series called "Ride Along."
While Chicago is offering no financial incentives to producers, the State of Illinois has a 30 percent tax credit for films made in the State.
According to Rich Moskal of the Chicago Film Office, producers often choose to film in Chicago because of access to quality crews and actors and the ease of doing business with the city.
Recent project filmed in the Windy City include "Batman: The Dark Knight" and "Public Enemies."
Production for "Transformers 3" is expected to bring more than 200 jobs to Chicago. Ten of those jobs will be paid internships for students from the city's South and West sides.
"This is my career," said Montell Williams, a senior at North Lawndale College Prep, who will be working on the film. "I am looking for anything out there that is going to benefit me and my career."
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Challenges for State Partnership with Grassroots Nongovernmental Organizations in India
Local participatory development is a strategy that is being deployed by governments in developing countries to achieve a variety of socio-economic goals. These include sharpening of poverty targeting, improving service delivery, expanding livelihood opportunities and strengthening the demand for effective governance. Without doubt, an engaged citizenry involved in achieving these goals, especially in rural hinterlands, could hold the government more accountable.
According to the World Bank there are two major modalities for inducing local participation- community development and decentralization. While the former supports the efforts to bring villages, neighbourhoods or household groupings in the process of managing resources without relying on formally constituted local governments, the latter refers to efforts to strengthen village and municipal governments on both the demand and supply sides.
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Big New Global Threat to the Internet or Paper Tiger?, Part II: Is the Internet Telecoms?
This is the second in a series of posts that takes a critical look at claims that proposed changes to the international telecommunications regulations (ITRs) at the WCIT meeting later this year could see the ITU establish "international control over the internet".
My previous post described some of the background to the issues, and three key claims that are being made: (1) the ITU currently has no role with respect to the Internet but is hell-bent on changing this at WCIT; (2) the ITU is a state-run telecom club; (3) that it is a Trojan Horse for a plot by authoritarian states and legacy telcos to impose a new Web 3.0 Model – Controlled National Internet–Media Spaces – over the open global internet.
I think the claims are overblown. I do not believe that the ITU is intending to, or capable of, taking over the internet. I mostly agree with Milton Mueller that most of the changes being discussed are mainly about economics and interconnection rather than internet censorship and control. An article in the New York Times today expressed a similar view as well.
In contrast to Mueller, though, I think that the ITU already has a legitimate claim to having a say with respect to the internet, and more to the point, it has already been playing such a role through the last dozen years of active participation in the multi-stakeholder model of internet governance.
Mueller argues that the ITU's most important efforts to stake a claim to the internet terrain — domain name system (1996), the two phases of WSIS (2002-2005), IP address management (2009-2010), suggestions for a UN Committee on Internet Related Policies (2011) – have all been mostly failures, not least because they have all been staunchly resisted by the U.S. government. As he says, the U.S. Government "squashed" an early campaign by the ITU and ISOC to wrestle control of the international domain name system from the U.S. "like a bug".
Two years later, ICANN – a California-based non-profit still dependent on the US government today and increasingly embroiled in high-stakes battles over copyright worldwide (i.e. MegaUpload, Rojadirecta) – was created. Mueller is happy about this state-of-affairs. I am less so, but am under no illusions that the best path to choose is obvious.
If Professor Mueller is right, however, we might not have to choose. The ITU has no jurisdiction over the internet, he argues, just telecommunications. According to him, this is because, beginning fifty years ago during the FCC's Computer I, II and III inquiries (c. 1965-2002), the U.S. drew a clear, bright line between telecom-based services (pipes and carriage) and computer-based information services (content and the internet).
The Computer II rules formalized the distinction between "basic" telecoms and "enhanced" information services after protracted struggles over key questions about market concentration in the telecom and information industries as well as the range of services to be delivered by the market versus those considered public goods. Many argue that the new rules were wildly successful, not least in terms of fueling the growth of the Internet. I am inclined to agree but would ratchet down the superlatives, without losing focus on issues of market concentration and the public goods nature of telecom, media and internet goods.
The rules were never straight-forward, and have been mired in political and legal mud ever since their adoption. The Supreme Court's Brand X ruling in 2005 re-affirmed the rule, but in doing so basically set the enhanced service designation up as a near insurmountable barrier to formal net neutrality rules that can be applied to all carriers and ISPs.
The problem that I see with this argument is three-fold. First, it takes U.S. law as the world's law. U.S. telecom policy, however, is not global internet policy, nor should it be. Moreover, if the basic/enhanced dichotomy has been mired in controversy in the U.S. for a half-century, just imagine its fate at the global level.
Second, the U.S. can slice and dice the definition of telecoms any way it sees fit, but other countries do things differently, and the ITU defines telecommunication very broadly as: "Any transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writing, images and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems" (Constitution, Annex; ITR, Article 2.1). A plain reading of the definitions suggests that it includes the internet, which in fact is the view that the ITU and many of its member-states take.
Clearly, though, there is a debate over the scope of that definition and things will not be solved by recourse to formal definitions, however, but by the politics of language. Those opposed will stand firm against any formal references to the internet in the text of the ITRs, while those on the opposite side will pepper the rules with as many explicit references to the internet as possible. The fact that various members have proposed modifications or additions to at least a half-dozen sections of the ITRs that explicitly refer to the internet have brought these issues to a head.
The most important change to the ITRs is probably the proposal to include a reference to "internet traffic termination" to the existing definition of "International Telecommunications Services" in Article 2.2. Other proposed modifications refer to "VoIP" (Article 3.1, International Network), "Internet traffic and data transmission" as well as to "Internet and Internet Protocol" (Articles 4.2 and 4.3a, International Telecommunications Services, respectively).
Some proposals would also add new references to "international Internet connections" (Art. 3.7), the "internet" in a proposed new section 6.7 related to competition and interconnection issues and "measures to insure Internet stability and security" in 8.4.A (see Mueller on this point as well). References to "cybercrime", "data preservation, retention, protection", "spam", "identification", "personal data protection" in new sections of Article 8 also have the internet clearly in their sights. I will examine some of the potential implications of these proposed changes and additions in more detail in the next two posts.
For now, however, my third argument is that things will not turn on the politics of language alone but the historical and contemporary practices of the ITU as well. In this regard, one things stands out that I think is determinative: the ITU has taken a broad, evolutionary view of its mandate and morphed with the times since its inception in 1865 (after the merger of two predecessor organizations — the Austro-German Telegraph Union (est. 1850) and the West European Telegraph Unioin (est. 1855), a point that will become important in the fourth post in this series) (see Drake, Introduction).
Originally called the International Telegraph Union, the ITU added telephones to its remit in the 1880s, radio in the early-1900s, and other new telecom technologies as they evolved. Its name was changed to the International Telecommunication Union in 1932 to reflect it broad and evolutionary view of the terrain. It's Constitution, Decisions, Resolutions and Recommendations (DRRs) and the ITRs make a virtue out of the development and use of new telecom technologies, so it would be a real mystery to find a line drawn in the sand between telecoms before the internet and after, with the ITU confined strictly to the stuff that came in the past.
More recently, the ITU has been keen to carve out a distinct role for itself in regard to the internet since, at least, 1996, arguably earlier if we look back to the 1970s and 80s infatuation with 'super-pipe' models of integrated broadband media, even if the internet had not yet become a household name. Its guts were nonetheless being put into place. And it is important to note that even the technical guts of the internet were not all made in America, as the paper by Google's lawyers Patrick Ryan and Jacob Glick states. The UK, France and other parts of Europe were also involved, and the ITU was part of those efforts (Abbate, 1999; Mansell, 1993).
Yet, let's take 1996 as the starting point because that is when the ITU and ISOC worked hand-in-glove in a bid to shift control over the domain name system from the U.S. to the ITU. "The U.S. squashed that effort like a bug", as Mueller states. Two years later, in 1998, the U.S. government created ICANN, where things have rested ever since.
Whereas Mueller sees just a long line of losses confirming that the ITU has no business in the internets of the world, I look past whether or not it has 'won' or 'lost' vis-a-vis the U.S. to see a long track record of practices that have evolved with the times. Thus, in the case of the internet, two years after the dispute over DNS, the ITU reaffirmed its commitment to cooperating with ISOC and IETF on global internet policy issues (DDR, Res. 102). It staked out matter-of-factly that it has a role to play "with regard to international public policy issues pertaining to the Internet and the management of Internet resources, including domain names and addresses" (DRR, Res. 102).
The two phases of WSIS between 2002 and 2005 also saw unprecedented participation by academics and civil society groups with the ITU in trying to imagine and map the frontiers of global internet policy. At the end of the three year process a new entity was born, the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), loosely under the direction of the United Nations, and with the ITU firmly within it alongside the rest of the 'multi-stakeholder internet governance' interests (ISOC, IETC, ICANN).
The IGF's initial five year experimental period was renewed for another five years in 2010. All of this is important, too, because even if the ITRs do not currently refer to the internet, the ITU's record of Decisions, Resolutions and Recommendations is chok-a-blok full of explicit and expansive references to the internet (see, for example, Resolutions 101, 133 & 179). Looking beyond the ITRs, therefore, we find a track-record of language on the internet that maps onto the ITU's historical involvement with this domain since the late-1990s.
If the ITU has been such a loser with respect to global internet policy, and really has no place in it, as so many have argued (or just assumed) (Ryan & Glick; all but ISOC panellist Sally Wentworth at U.S. congressional hearings on the so-called "International Proposals to Regulate the Internet" last month, etc.), it has been hiding in plain site. I think a better view of the matter is that, by dint of definition and a long history of evolution as well as contemporary practices, the ITU has a legitimate role to play in global internet policy.
Whether it exercises this role wisely or badly, however, is a different matter altogether, and which we will turn to in the next post.
Next Post: The ITU has been a business and market-dominated institution, not State-controlled, since the 1980s, maybe forever.
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Aspen ski patroller killed on duty by small avalanche
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Colorado recorded its first avalanche death of the season Sunday when a female snow patrol member was swept over a cliff by a small slide.
Her name was not released pending notification of her family. She was 49 years old and on duty at the time of the accident, according to her employer, Aspen Skiing Co.
"This is a shocking and tragic accident that deeply affects everyone in the company," Mike Kaplan, Aspen Skiing Co. president and chief executive, said in a statement. "Our deepest sympathies and condolences are with her family and friends at this time."
The resort said she was skiing alone inbounds in an area known as the Ship's Prow Glades, next to Upper Ladder.
When she was overdue to her patrol station, a search started at 12:45 p.m. and she was located by the ski patrol at 1:23 p.m., according to Aspen Skiing Co.
She was determined to be dead at 1:37 p.m. and her body was taken to Snowmass Clinic.
Colorado leads the nation in ski fatalities, with 250 since the 1950-1951 ski season, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center in Boulder. Alaska is second with 148.
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Journey through the Universe
7 December 2009
Journey through the Universe is a national science education initiative that engages entire communities-students, teachers, families, and the public-using education programmes in the Earth and space sciences and space exploration to inspire and educate. The initiative engages communities in sustained science, maths, and technology education, and is a celebration of exploration and the joys of learning.
Developed by the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE), Journey through the Universe provides a window on the true nature of science and the lives of modern-day explorers, with special emphasis on not just what is known about our world and the Universe but how it has come to be known. It is an approach that reveals the very personal means by which researchers ask questions of the world and empower themselves to create a pathway to an answer.
The initiative includes local programming for thousands of students and families, grade K-12 lessons and curriculum support materials, grade K-12 educator training, and ongoing support from scientists and educators nationally in both science content and pedagogy for the classroom. The communities integrate these resources into their existing science, mathematics, and technology education programming in both formal and informal science education venues. The result of this partnership is programming that reflects the strengths and capabilities of the community, and provides access to resources that would otherwise be unavailable.
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You know there's more than one way to scan a cat. You can do the job with an expensive scanner . . . or a cheap one. Which to buy? It depends on what you're doing. If you need to make photo-quality reprints, you want to buy high. If you just need to add Fluffy the Office Cat to the company Web site, go low. We looked at high- and low-cost examples of desktops, laptops, Palm PCs, printers, scanners, ergonomic chairs and digital cameras. It's OK to go all out on the equipment you really need if you take it easy on the supplies that are less-than-crucial for your business. A few hundred dollars saved on a Palm PC plus a few hundred saved on a printer can add up to get you a lot more laptop.
Palm PCs
The Cassiopeia E-100 runs the stripped-down Microsoft OS, Windows CE. Windows CE means tight integration with big Windows. The color screen is powered by 16MB RAM and a 131MHz processor. A CompactFlash slot allows for easy memory expansion. The Cassiopeia syncs to your desktop computer with a serial cable. If you only need a memo pad/calculator and the occasional game of mini-solitaire, check out the Handspring Visor.
Manufacturer: Casio
Model: Cassiopeia E-100
Street price: $499
Phone: (800) 836-8580
Web site:www.casio.com
Handspring's Visor runs the popular cross-platform Palm OS. The screen isn't in color, but the Visor Deluxe ($249) is available in five iMac-like colors. The USB connection allows for faster data syncing with your desktop than through a serial port. But with this one, you'll be compromising on memory. The basic Visor has only 2MB RAM. The Springboard expansion slot will accept an optional pager, modem, MP3 player, Universal Remote, GPS receiver or memory card. The Visor runs on two AAA batteries that last for up to two months.
Manufacturer: Handspring
Model: Visor
Street price: $179
Phone: (888) 565-9393
Web site:www.handspring.com
When you shell out $2,500 for a desktop computer, you're paying for the latest technology. It makes sense if you work with high-end graphics or multimedia and need the power. The micron millenia max packs it in with a 750mhz intel pentium III processor, 128mb ram, a dvd-rom drive, a 27gb hard drive, a 19-inch monitor and a 56kbps modem. You won't have to worry about upgrading for awhile. You can customize the configuration to your heart's delight at micronpc.com's web site.
Manufacturer: Micron
Model: Millenia MAX
Street price: $2,494
Phone: (888) 218-7502
Web site: www.micronpc.com
The eMachines eTower 533id2 takes it easy on the specs to clock in at a low, low $599. Instead of a Pentium III, you get a 533MHz Intel Celeron processor. The 64MB RAM, 15GB hard drive, 8x DVD-ROM drive and 56Kbps modem should get you through most business applications. You'll have to think about upgrading sooner than you would if you bought the Micron Millenia MAX, but the eTower won't take much of a toll on your budget. An eView 17-inch monitor can be added for $199. This might be a better buy if you already have a good monitor lying around to use with it.
Manufacturer: eMachines
Model: eTower 533id2
Street price: $599
Phone: (877) 566-3463
Web site:www.e4me.com
Digital Cameras
A digital camera like the CoolPix 990 is best if you have a bit of photography experience under your belt to take advantage of all its features. Much more than a point-and-shoot, the 990 can be put in a variety of manual modes that allow adjustment of the aperture, shutter speed and exposure. It's invaluable if you want something that acts like an SLR, but if you're more the Polaroid type, check into the Olympus D-340R. The 3.34-mexapixel resolution of the 990 means true photo-quality images. Pair it with the Epson Stylus Photo 1270, and you'll have your own semi-pro digital photography rig.
Manufacturer: Nikon
Model: CoolPix 990
Street price: $900
Phone: (800) 52-NIKON
Web site:www.nikonusa.com
Unless you're aiming for the graphics high end, the Olympus
D-340R should cover your basic business bases. Capable of a 1.32
megapixel resolution, the D-340R doesn't compare to the Nikon,
but it's no slouch, either. For Web sites, brochures and most
projects, it'll do just fine. A 2x telephoto mode will help you
get up close and personal. On the other end, it can handle subjects
as close as
4 inches. Flash and all settings are handled automatically by the camera.
Manufacturer: Olympus America
Model: D-340R
Street price: $250
Phone: (800) 622-6372
Web site:www.olympusamerica.com/digital
"Top of the line" is an apt description for the
Gateway Solo 9300CX. A 600MHz Pentium III processor puts this up in
the desktop-replacement stratosphere. Add in the 96MB RAM,
15.7-inch active matrix display,
12GB hard drive and 6x DVD-ROM drive, and you know why you're paying well over three grand. Buying big from the start is easier than upgrading later. If you don't need so much horsepower, check into the budget-friendly option to the right.
Manufacturer: Gateway
Model: Solo 9300CX
Street price: $3,699
Phone: (800) 846-2000
Web site:www.gateway.com
At $2,700 less than the Gateway, the AmeriNote RL is a low-price leader. The processor is a respectable 366MHz Intel Celeron. The specs round out with a 3.2GB hard drive, a 24x CD-ROM drive, 32MB RAM and a built-in 56Kbps modem. The whole shebang weighs under 6 pounds. The 12-inch display helps keep the weight down. For on-budget portability, this one takes the cake and eats it, too.
Manufacturer: CompUSA PC
Model: AmeriNote RL
Street price: $999
Phone: (888) 2-COMPPC
Web site:www.compusapc.com
True photo-quality printouts are the domain of the Epson Stylus
Photo 1270 inkjet printer. The
1,440 x 720 dpi resolution is helped out tremendously by the Epson's tiny ink droplet size. This is a good printer if you need to generate professional-looking photo enlargements, brochures and graphics. Another great feature is the wide format. With special banner paper, the 1270 can turn out a 13-by-44-inch print. This is handy for large-size graphics work. Replacement black cartridges cost $24.95, while color replacements cost $30.
Manufacturer: Epson
Model: Stylus Photo 1270
Street price: $499
Phone: (800) GO-EPSON
Web site:www.epson.com
The Lexmark Z11 Color Jetprinter is a budget printer with an impressive 1,200 x 1,200 dpi maximum resolution. Normal mode is 600 x 600 dpi. Print speeds are on the slow side at 4ppm in black and white and 2.5ppm in color. The parallel interface doesn't help the speed issue. You'll have to spend more for faster performance. Replacement printer cartridges cost $30 for black and $35 for color. For functionality and affordability in a low-demand office environment, it's hard to beat the high resolution capability of the Z11.
Manufacturer: Lexmark
Model: Z11 Color Jetprinter
Street price: $99
Phone: (800) LEXMARK
Web site:www.lexmark.com
Don't look now-this chair is expensive. You've got to be really serious about your ergonomic seating to plunk down $799 for a place to rest your tush all day. But there is a method to the madness. The wild-looking design offers some of the most advanced ergonomics you can find in an office chair. The Duo-Back design comfortably cradles the back while the rest of the chair offers knee-tilt, height- and depth-adjustable head rest, seat-depth adjustment, back-angle adjustment, and tension control. Keyboard arms are optional-this price includes them.
Manufacturer: Grahl Industries
Model: Synchron 7
Street price: $799
Phone: (888) 289-GRAHL
Web site:www.grahl.com
We'll understand if you don't want to pay quite so much for a seat. You can still get some comforting ergonomic features from the Global Dash Adjustable Basic Task Chair.
Manufacturer: Global
Model: Dash Adjustable Basic Task Chair, Model 2264
Street price: $100
Phone: (800) 220-1900
Web site:www.globaltotaloffice.com
A flatbed scanner is the only way to go. When you open wide your pocket book, you can grab HP's ScanJet 6300Cse Professional Series Color Scanner. For $399, you get, well, professional scans. The hardware resolution maxes out at an impressive 1,200 x 2,400 dpi with 36-bit color. Optical Character Recognition is built in to turn your scans into editable text.
If your work involves heavy use of high-quality graphics, then you'll need every bit of this scanner's capabilities. Otherwise, a cheaper alternative will handle the occasional scan just fine.
Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
Model: ScanJet 6300Cse
Street price: $399
Phone: (800) SCAN-JET
Web site:www.hp.com
For scanning graphics for a brochure or a Web site, a machine like the AcerScan Prisa 620U will probably suffice. Like the HP, it has 36-bit color, but the resolution only goes to 600 x 1200 dpi. Not bad for most uses. The USB connection ensures reasonable speeds, though it won't be as zippy as the HP. One handy feature is the high-speed, one-pass scan that pops up a color preview in just five seconds. It comes bundled with ABBYY Fine Reader OCR and Ulead iPhoto Plus.
Manufacturer: Acer Peripherals America
Model: AcerScan Prisa 620U
Street price: $99
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Pink Vail biggest ski day to conquer cancer, support Shaw Center
It was tough to be a person who hates pink this past weekend in Vail, because the town — still whooping it up for its 50th anniversary — was pretty much that hue from one end to the other in the form of flamingos, boas, tutus and other very pink items (a pink gorilla suit!), all displayed by the more than 1,300 participants in the second annual Pink Vail fundraiser for the Shaw Regional Cancer Center in Edwards.
A service of Vail Valley Medical Center, Shaw does everything from diagnostics to the whole range of treatment options, and also offers Jack's Place, a nonprofit, no-charge lodging next door for patients and their families to stay during treatment.
Jack's Place is named after Vail resident, retired doctor and longtime ski patroller Jack Eck, 70, who made the cancer center happen 12 years ago (he's humble, but it's true, and he has quite a story – he basically convinced the Shaw family to donate $17 million to build the center, but his life story is quite a tale, as well, and seems to be a continual series of people wanting to help him make things happen).


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Seager, Cano homer to lift Mariners over A's 6-2
SEATTLE (AP) — Hisashi Iwakuma was impressed with his likeness on the bobblehead the Seattle Mariners handed out on Saturday night.
The fans who got them were likely more impressed with the real version on the mound.
Iwakuma pitched a career-high 8 2-3 innings, and Kyle Seager and Robinson Cano homered to lift the Mariners to a 6-2 win over the Oakland Athletics.
Iwakuma fanned five of the first six batters he retired en route to eight strikeouts overall. The right-hander allowed five hits and faced the minimum in all but three innings.
After giving up a single to start the ninth, the right-hander retired two straight, but Brandon Moss' two-run home run chased him from the game, one out shy of his first complete game. It also snapped his 20-inning scoreless streak, the longest by a Mariners pitcher this season.
It was the 12th time in 63 career starts that Iwakuma pitched at least eight innings.
"Just looking at the numbers today, the results today, I'm very happy with that," Iwakuma said. "Having that being on the bobblehead day is special. We have a lot of fans out there, very electric out there.
"The last game of the first half (for me), I wanted to finish strong. I'm glad that I did finish strong."
In his last three starts, Iwakuma is 3-0 with a 0.42 ERA (3 earned runs in 21 2-3 innings), 25 strikeouts and no walks. Brandon Moss' two-out, two-run home run off Iwakuma in the ninth.
The successful stretch follows a forgetful two games in which Iwakuma allowed a combined 10 runs.
"I think one of the things that probably hurt him a little bit is his game planning," Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon said. "Not so much on his part, but on my part. Might have become a little bit predictable.
"He's got a nice mix, he's in and out, he's up and down, he's using all his pitches. I think that makes him pretty tough."
Seager's fifth-inning home run — a two-run shot — was his 15th of the season, and 13th at Safeco Field. His 42 RBIs in 47 home games leads the American League.
Cano's ninth-inning, three-run home run was his seventh of the season, and gave the Mariners a 6-0 lead.
Dustin Ackley gave the Mariners a 1-0 lead in the second with a single that scored Corey Hart from second. Hart came within feet of hitting a home run, but the ball caromed off the top of the wall in left-center field, and the Seattle designated hitter settled for a double.
Oakland starter Jesse Chavez allowed three runs and a career-high 10 hits. He walked two and struck out six in 5 2-3 innings.
"I felt a little bit mechanically off as far as my landing," Chavez said. "I wasn't able to get on my front side a little more, which caused a lot of balls to be inside, and then having to get back even in the count having to come back over the plate, which is usually something I don't do 'til I need to."
A's left fielder Yoenis Cespedes threw out Willie Bloomquist trying to score from second in the eighth. It was Cespedes' major league-leading 11th outfield assist this year, and his 30th since 2012.
NOTES: Oakland's Stephen Vogt extended his career-high hitting streak to 12 games with a single in the sixth. ... Oakland OF Josh Reddick (strained right knee) is scheduled to start playing rehab games in the next couple days. ... Oakland LHP Drew Pomeranz (broken right hand) allowed a run and one hit, and struck out seven in four innings during a rehab start for Triple-A Sacramento. ... Seattle LHP James Paxton (shoulder soreness) threw a three-inning simulated game and is expected to start for Single-A Everett on Thursday. ... Seattle's Chris Young and Oakland's Sonny Gray will face off Sunday in the series finale.


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February 3, 2014, VANCOUVER, BC (ISN) – With single match tickets now on sale, Vancouver Whitecaps FC have revealed preliminary plans to celebrate the club's 40th anniversary.
"It's hard to believe that it's been nearly 40 years since we played our first ever match," said Whitecaps FC president Bob Lenarduzzi, who has been with the club since the first season in 1974. "We encourage fans to get their tickets early for the coming season as we celebrate our proud history, culminating with our May 3 anniversary match against San Jose Earthquakes."
Starting today, a new mark will be seen on various Whitecaps FC materials in 2014 to honour the club's four decades of soccer in Vancouver. Later this season, Whitecaps FC will also reveal a commemorative 40th anniversary scarf.
The pinnacle of the club's 40th anniversary celebrations will take place on May 3, when Whitecaps FC host San Jose Earthquakes at BC Place. This anniversary match, presented by Bell, will kick off nearly 40 years to the day of the club's first ever match when the 'Caps hosted the Quakes at Empire Stadium on May 5, 1974. Whitecaps FC will hold their third annual Alumni Night to coincide with this event. Further details for May 3 will be announced as the match approaches.
In conjunction with the 40th anniversary, the club have launched a new history-laden webpage at whitecapsfc.com/since1974.
Re-live the club's past through an interactive timeline, weekly stories, contests, polls, and additional content. Fans are encouraged to share their own nostalgic Whitecaps FC photos and content on social media by using the hashtag #since74.
To kick off the season, season ticket holders are invited to an exclusive event on March 5 when Whitecaps FC reveal their new kit. Tickets to the event must be accessed through the 'Caps Card Loyalty Rewards program. Details on how to secure a spot will be included in season ticket packages, which will arrive in mid-February.
Single match tickets for all 2014 Whitecaps FC home matches are now available for purchase at all Ticketmaster Ticket Centres, online at ticketmaster.ca/whitecapsor Charge-by-Phone at 1.855.6.GO-CAPS (1.855.646.2277).
Whitecaps FC begin their 2014 MLS season on March 8 versus New York Red Bulls at BC Place. Season tickets start at just $349, subject to applicable fees. The 'Caps also offer a flexible range of ticket products, including half-season tickets ($244), 5-packs ($149), student season tickets ($199), and a youth soccer half-season ticket ($100). For more information on all Whitecaps FC ticket options, call 604.669.9283 ext. 2 or visit whitecapsfc.com/tickets.


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Cancer prevention is action taken to lower the chance of getting cancer. By preventing cancer, the number of new cases of cancer in a group or population is lowered. Hopefully, this will lower the number of deaths caused by cancer.
To prevent new cancers from starting, scientists look at risk factors and protective factors. Anything that increases your chance of developing cancer is called a cancer risk factor; anything that decreases your chance of developing cancer is called a cancer protective factor.
Some risk factors for cancer can be avoided, but many cannot. For example, both smoking and inheriting certain genes are risk factors for some types of cancer, but only smoking can be avoided. Regular exercise and a healthy diet may be protective factors for some types of cancer. Avoiding risk factors and increasing protective factors may lower your risk but it does not mean that you will not get cancer.
Different ways to prevent cancer are being studied, including:
Endometrial cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the endometrium.
The endometrium is the lining of the uterus. The uterus is part of the female reproductive system. It is a hollow, pear-shaped, muscular organ in the pelvis, where a fetus grows.
Anatomy of the female reproductive system. The organs in the female reproductive system include the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, cervix, and vagina. The uterus has a muscular outer layer called the myometrium and an inner lining called the endometrium.
Cancer of the endometrium is different from cancer of the muscle of the uterus, which is called sarcoma of the uterus. See the PDQ summary on Uterine Sarcoma Treatment for more information.
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Endometrial cancer is the most common invasive cancer of the female reproductive system.
Endometrial cancer is diagnosed most often in postmenopausal women at an average age of 60 years.
Since 1992, the number of white women diagnosed with endometrial cancer has remained stable, but the number of new cases in black women has increased slightly. Endometrial cancer occurs more often in white women than in black women. When endometrial cancer is diagnosed in black women, it is usually more advanced and less likely to be cured. The number of deaths from endometrial cancer has stayed about the same in white women but has increased slightly in black women each year since 1998.
Avoiding risk factors and increasing protective factors may help prevent cancer.
Avoiding cancer risk factors may help prevent certain cancers. Risk factors include smoking, being overweight, and not getting enough exercise. Increasing protective factors such as quitting smoking, eating a healthy diet, and exercising may also help prevent some cancers. Talk to your doctor or other health care professional about how you might lower your risk of cancer.
The following risk factors may increase the risk of endometrial cancer:
Estrogen is a hormone made by the body. It helps the body develop and maintain female sex characteristics. Estrogen can affect the growth of some cancers, including endometrial cancer. A woman's risk of developing endometrial cancer is increased by being exposed to estrogen in the following ways:
When estrogen is combined with progestin (another hormone), it is called combination estrogen-progestin replacement therapy. For postmenopausal women, taking estrogen in combination with progestin does not increase the risk of endometrial cancer, but it does increase the risk of breast cancer, heart disease, stroke, and blood clots.
Tamoxifen is one of a group of drugs called selective estrogen receptor modulators, or SERMs. Tamoxifen acts like estrogen on some tissues in the body, such as the uterus, but blocks the effects of estrogen on other tissues, such as the breast. Tamoxifen is used to prevent breast cancer in women who are at high risk for the disease. However, using tamoxifen for more than 2 years increases the risk of endometrial cancer. This risk is greater in postmenopausal women.
Raloxifene is a SERM that is used to prevent bone weakness in postmenopausal women. It does not have estrogen-like effects on the uterus and has not been shown to increase the risk of endometrial cancer. Other SERMs are being studied in clinical trials.
Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer syndrome
Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC) syndrome (also known as Lynch Syndrome) is an inherited disorder caused by changes in certain genes. Women who have HNPCC syndrome have a much higher risk of developing endometrial cancer than women who do not have HNPCC syndrome.
Other inherited conditions
Polycystic ovary syndrome (a disorder of the hormones made by the ovaries), and Cowden syndrome are inherited conditions that are linked to an increased risk of endometrial cancer.
Body fat
Obesity increases the risk of endometrial cancer. This may be because obesity is related to other risk factors such as estrogen levels, polycystic ovary syndrome, lack of physical activity, and a diet that is high in saturated fats.
It is not known if losing weight decreases the risk of endometrial cancer.
The following protective factors may decrease the risk of endometrial cancer:
Combination oral contraceptives
Taking contraceptives that combine estrogen and progestin (combination oral contraceptives) decreases the risk of endometrial cancer. The protective effect of combination oral contraceptives increases with the length of time they are used, and can last for many years after oral contraceptive use has been stopped.
While taking oral contraceptives, women have a higher risk of blood clots, stroke, and heart attack, especially women who smoke and are older than 35 years.
Physical activity
Physical activity may lower the risk of endometrial cancer.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
Estrogen levels are lower during pregnancy and when breast-feeding. Being pregnant and/or breast-feeding may lower the risk of endometrial cancer. The risk of endometrial cancer may be lower in women who have a higher number of pregnancies and who breast-feed for more than 18 months.
A diet low in saturated fats and high in fruits and vegetables may lower the risk of endometrial cancer. The risk may also be lowered when soy -based foods are a regular part of the diet.
Cancer prevention clinical trials are used to study ways to prevent cancer.
Cancer prevention clinical trials are used to study ways to lower the risk of developing certain types of cancer. Some cancer prevention trials are conducted with healthy people who have not had cancer but who have an increased risk for cancer. Other prevention trials are conducted with people who have had cancer and are trying to prevent another cancer of the same type or to lower their chance of developing a new type of cancer. Other trials are done with healthy volunteers who are not known to have any risk factors for cancer.
The purpose of some cancer prevention clinical trials is to find out whether actions people take can prevent cancer. These may include eating fruits and vegetables, exercising, quitting smoking, or taking certain medicines, vitamins, minerals, or food supplements.
New ways to prevent endometrial cancer are being studied in clinical trials.
Clinical trials are taking place in many parts of the country. Information about clinical trials can be found in the Clinical Trials section of the NCI Web site. Check NCI's list of cancer clinical trials for endometrial cancer prevention trials that are now accepting patients.
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Senate gives 1st OK to domestic violence (and sexual violence and stalking) bill
January 10, 2012
State House News Service, By Colleen Quinn
The law would require state employers with more than 50 employees to give up to 15 days of leave in any 12-month period to someone suffering from domestic violence abuse. Domestic violence victims would be guaranteed leave from their jobs under legislation that received initial approval in the state Senate yesterday and has the backing of two major employer groups.
The law would require Massachusetts employers with more than 50 employees to give up to 15 days of leave in any 12-month period to someone suffering from domestic violence. Immediate family members of victims would also be eligible for leave. The bill does not mandate that the leave be paid.
Victims of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault would be eligible for leave, intended to allow them to appear in court, receive medical attention or counseling, victim services, housing or legal assistance, or handle other issues directly related to the abuse. Employees would first be required to exhaust their vacation, sick days or personal leave, but employers can waive this requirement.
Maureen Gallagher, policy director at Jane Doe Inc., said the bill addresses a key need of victims of domestic violence: knowing their jobs are secure so they can find the courage to leave their abusers. Jane Doe is a statewide coalition working against sexual assault and domestic violence.
"If they lose their job because they have missed work, that sets them back,'' she said. "They may return to an unsafe situation. This is a key economic empowerment tool.''
Gallagher said abuse counselors at Jane Doe have heard many stories about victims losing jobs or fearing the possibility, making it hard for them to get services they need.
State Senator Cynthia Creem, Democrat of Newton and one of the bill's lead sponsors, said statistics show that 25 to 50 percent of violence victims have lost a job because of absences stemming from abuse. Victims report being harassed for missing days or are often afraid to tell their employers why they need to miss work.
"This would be a further protection to them,'' Creem said.
A similar bill passed in the Senate last session but never emerged for a House vote, ending the session in the House Ways and Means Committee. The full Senate is expected to debate the bill Thursday during a scheduled formal session. Creem said the Senate is taking the bill up early in the second year of the session to give the House plenty of time to review it.
Gallagher said she is unsure why the leave bill has never made it to the governor's desk, considering that there is no known opposition to the idea.
The bill is sponsored by Creem in the Senate and has a handful of sponsors in the House, including state Representatives Frank Smizik, Democrat of Brookline; Ruth Balser, Democrat of Newton; Gloria Fox, Democrat of Roxbury; and Denise Andrews, Democrat of Orange.
"We are talking with representatives and building up peoples' understanding about this bill,'' Gallagher said. "We are hopeful we will find those champions and get it on their radar.''
Some statewide trade organizations and employer groups support the bill, including Associated Industries of Massachusetts, which raised concerns in the past, and the Retailers' Association of Massachusetts.
John Regan, executive vice president for government affairs, said Associated Industries worked with representatives from Jane Doe Inc. to address employer issues.


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A beloved Maryland tradition continues.
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The Across the Bay 10k is one of the largest, most exciting mid-distance events anywhere. 4.35 miles of the 10k course takes place over water on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge near Annapolis, Maryland. The event lasts all weekend and will include a 10k, kid's fun run during the race expo at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, and a live concert on race morning at the finish line in Queen Anne's County that is free and open to all.
This 10 kilometer, 6.2 mile point-to-point course will take runners over the eastbound span of the 4.35 mile long Chesapeake Bay Bridge, which reaches 186 feet at its tallest point. Runners will experience water vistas dotted with sailboats and cargo ships from atop a major dual-span bridge that doesn't allow pedestrian traffic at any other time of the year. This event happens once a year and is the only way to cross this majestic span on foot.
After departing the start line near Northrop Grumman Bay Side campus, participants travel about a half mile over MDTA property before they leave the western shore and begin ascending the eastbound span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. There is a gradual but sustained climb for approximately 1.7 miles until you reach the midpoint of the bridge and the first water station. During those first two miles, runners will climb to nearly 200 feet above sea level. The climb isn't overly steep and has a maximum grade of only 3 percent. You will be almost 200 feet above the bay—so don't forget to check out the view! The race is open to participants of various levels of fitness and physical abilities as long as you are able to complete the event in under two and half hours.
Fortunately, what goes up must come down. After passing through the water station, runners descend the same 200 feet over the course of two miles before reaching the eastern shore and our legendary finisher's celebration.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge, officially named the William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge, provides vehicular access between Annapolis (Sandy Point) and Maryland's Eastern Shore (Stevensville). When completed in 1952, the original two-lane span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge was the world's longest continuous over-water steel structure. A second span was completed in 1973. The heavily-traveled bridge links Virginia, D.C. and Baltimore to coastal communities such as Ocean City, MD, Rehoboth Beach, DE and other Eastern Shore communities. Annual traffic on the bridge is estimated to exceed 25.5 million vehicles.
Unlike other landmark bridges, such as the Golden Gate Bridge, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge does not accommodate pedestrians. But from 1975 to 2006, two popular public events gave walkers and runners a chance to cross the bridge and enjoy the stunning views of the Chesapeake Bay.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Walk began in 1975 after a Boy Scout leader in Towson asked then-Governor Marvin Mandel if his troop could walk across the bridge while it was closed for maintenance. The event grew from there. Sponsored by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), which is responsible for the bridge and the state's seven other toll facilities, the walk would eventually attract more than 40,000 participants each May.
In April of 1985, the Annapolis Striders, a local running organization, spearheaded and conducted the first Governor's Bay Bridge Run (GBBR), which in later years took place early in the morning before the annual walk. Controlled by MDTA and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), this 10k marked the first competitive road race over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
Since then, various groups have appealed to the state of Maryland to bring an event back to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. None of these efforts succeeded until a team led by St. Michaels, Md,, residents Peter Paris and Sparrow Rogers proposed what is now known as the Across the Bay 10k. This was made possible by a partnership between Queen Anne's County, Chesapeake Bay Bridge Run, LLC, and the MDTA to organize and stage the privately-funded Across the Bay 10k, beginning with the inaugural run in 2014.


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On Saturday, Elizabeth Snyder was born by the side of I-95, delivered by a state trooper on the front seat of her parent's new SUV.
On Sunday, she got to meet the officers who stepped up as makeshift midwives. "That's the most rewarding call I've ever been on," Pennsylvania State Trooper Jean Altomari said.
When Tricia Snyder's water broke Saturday morning, she and her husband suspected they were on borrowed time -- their first daughter was a fast delivery. Matt's solution was to speed above the posted limit from Aston toward the Hospital of the University of Philadelphia.
Even after a police car pulled into in his rear-view, he kept speeding on his way until his conscience (and a traffic jam) prompted him to pull over to the shoulder of the highway.
By then it was bar-closing time, and as Officer Peter Burghart came up to Matt's car door, he expected to meet a driver under the influence. When Matt explained that a baby was on the way, Burghart quickly called for an ambulance and backup.
The backup beat the ambulance and Altomari ran up to see how Tricia Snyder was doing.
"Mrs. Snyder was very calm," Altomari recalls. "I asked her if she was ready to push. She said yes and Elizabeth was born."
Altomari delivered baby Elizabeth, untangling the umbilical cord from around her neck and feeling the relief of the child's first screams. By that time, Burghart and other state police had stopped traffic to make sure the area was safe and to make way for a helicopter landing, if necessary.
"Every day you prepare yourself to either save a life, take a life or give your own," Burghart said on Sunday, after holding Elizabeth for the first time. "It's very rare that you're gonna be prepared to watch one come into this world."
Elizabeth's father Matt has already taken to lecturing his daughter. "I told her last night when I was holding her at one in the morning that she has to be a good girl for the rest of her life, now, and don't make daddy worry," he said.
Cradling the baby in her arms, Tricia said she was already looking forward to little Elie's first birthday. "We'll have a state trooper party I think."


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"Circus Linux!" is a clone of the Atari 2600 game "Circus Atari," produced
by Atari, Inc. (which is itself a clone of an earlier arcade game named,
simply "Circus").
The object is to move a teeter-totter back and forth across the screen
to bounce clowns up into the air. When they reach the top, they pop rows
of balloons and then fall back down.
(The gameplay is similar to the classics "Breakout" and "Arkanoid.")
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Looking for the perfect Valentine's Day T-Shirt? This 8-Bit Dynamic Life T-Shirt might be just what you're looking for you, especially if you and your significant other loves video games. When the both of you are wearing this interactive tee and within hugging distance then all six pixelated hearts will light up. Likewise, when apart, your heart level will drop down to just two and a half hearts. Awww, how cute.
Staying healthy is the key to keeping yourself alive. Video game characters know this all too well. When your red heart gauge reaches zero… you die. For non-bitmap humans like you this is more of a challenge. But luckily after extensive study at ThinkGeek labs we've determined that people feel best when they are in close proximity to something that they adore. Don't understand? Well luckily for you we've created this amazing 8-Bit Dynamic Life Shirt to illustrate.
Buy one of these glowing shirts for yourself, and gift one to your significant other (boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, fembot 2000…). During your normal activities two and a half pixelated hearts will light up on your shirt. Hey… you're depressed and in need of a recharge. But get within hugging distance of your significant other wearing the matching shirt and suddenly the hearts on both of your shirts start to light up until you're fully powered up. Go too far astray from the source of your affections and you'll drop back down to two and a half hearts again. Got it?
The 8-Bit Dynamic Life T-Shirt is available now from ThinkGeek for $17.99.


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Water Solutions
Issue 54 Summer 2010
Even with climate change and growing populations, there's enough for everyone if we work together toward these 3 big ideas: keep it clean, use it wisely, and share it fairly.
We can be the most powerful protectors of our own sources of water.
I see more and more "green" boxed wines hitting the shelves at the supermarket. Are these really better for the environment?
Meet citizen riverkeepers from Milwaukee, Atlanta, and Washington D.C.
How much water do we use? More than any other country, it turns out. And we could save a lot.
Nature's water engineers can restore river channels.


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A report to be published later this month will describe the most successful attack yet against the new Secure Hash Algorithm, cryptographer Adi Shamir said.
The new collision attacks are good on up to five rounds of encryption that uses the Keccak scheme, Shamir (the S in RSA) said at the recent RSA Conference in San Francisco. Previous best efforts to crack the encryption algorithm worked against only two rounds of encryption. But the new algorithm still remains stronger than the best attacks yet discovered against it — it may not be perfect, but because the SHA-3 implementation calls for 24 rounds of encryption, it is nowhere near broken.
Keccak was selected by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in October, after a five-year competition, to be the new Federal Information Processing Standard for secure hashing and is expected to be officially designated SHA-3 by the Commerce Secretary this year. Keccak was chosen because of its speed and because of its resistance to cryptanalytic attacks.
"I think it's a good choice," Shamir said, and he wants to see it in use.
A hash algorithm is a cryptographic tool that can create a digest, or string of bits of a specific length, for a digital document. The digest is unique to the message and can be used to verify that the contents of a digital document have not been altered. If a message is changed by a third party, the before and after digests produced by the hash algorithm no longer will match. Hash algorithms also can be used to create digital signatures.
A collision attack is a way of finding two messages that will produce the same hash value, or a hash collision. Weaknesses against these types of attack discovered in 2007 in the current SHA-2 standard used by government were the reason for the search for a new standard. Despite concerns at that time, SHA-2 has proved to be more robust than expected and is not being abandoned as a standard.
The government is in the process of moving away from the original SHA-1 algorithm, but the newest standard will complement rather than replace SHA-2, NIST officials have said. Although agencies will be able to use SHA-3 in new implementations using secure hashes if they wish, they will not have to replace SHA-2 where it already is in use.
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In 2017, returns for second season as Angels hitti ng coach following appointment on Nov. 3, 2015 (replacing Don Baylor)...Spent previous two seasons (2014-15) as the Club's assistant hitti ng coach...In third sti nt as head hitti ng coach for a Club (Seatt le Mariners in 2013; Los Angels Dodgers 2011-12)...In 2016, saw the Club's batti ng average jump from .246 (15th in A.L.) with 661 runs scored (12th in A.L.) in 2015 to .260 (6th in A.L.) and 717 runs scored (10th in A.L.)...In 2014, assumed head hitti ng coach responsibiliti es for 12 weeks while Don Baylor recovered from a broken right thigh bone...Spent 2013 campaign as Seatt le's hitti ng coach...Under his tutelage, saw Mariners off ense hit 188 home runs, good for second most in the A.L. and an improvement of 39 homers over previous season (149)...Mariners were the only team in the A.L. that saw an improvement of 35+ home runs between 2012 and 2013 campaigns...Spent 2012 and part of the 2011 season as the Dodgers hitti ng coach...Began the 2011 season as Dodgers Major League hitti ng instructor prior to his promoti on on July 20...Aft er his promoti on, Club averaged 4.6 runs per game for remainder of season (averaged 3.6 runs in fi rst 97 games)...Prior to joining Dodgers, was Arizona's minor league hitti ng coordinator for the 2008-2010 seasons...Began professional coaching career in 2007 as Arizona's Double-A Mobile BayBears hitti ng coach.
Played 15 seasons at Major League level for Dodgers (1990-1997 & 1999-2002), Padres (2003 & 2004) and Mariners (2004 & 2005)... Posted a career .260 (466/1793) average with 187 runs scored, 79 doubles, 35 home runs and 222 RBIs... Set an M.L. record with seven pinch-hit home runs in 2000...Prior to 2000, the most home runs hit in a single season by a pinch-hitter was five, last done by Billy Ashley in 1996... Owns Dodgers club record for most pinch-hits in a season (18 in 1993) and a career (110)... Appeared in two postseasons with Dodgers during 1995 and 1996 seasons... Went 2-for-5 (.400) during his five postseason appearances... Went 2-for-3 in three pinch-hit appearances during the 1995 NLDS vs. Cincinnati... Graduated from Rowland High School in Rowland Heights, CA... Originally draft ed by Dodgers in second round of 1986 First-Year Player Draft... Along with wife Julie, is actively involved in PurpleStride, a foundation in the fight against pancreatic cancer... Full name is David Andrew Hansen.


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Apollo Eagles Win Class A Soccer Championship [VIDEO]
The Apollo Eagles beat the DeLaSalle Islanders 1-0 at Husky Stadium on the campus of St. Cloud State University to capture the Class A state championship Thursday morning.
It is the first soccer championship in school history.
Leighton Lommel scored the winning goal for the Eagles on a free kick with 12:25 remaining in the second half to seal the win.
The Eagles finish the season undefeated at 20-0-2.