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Tourists on Monday visit Tiananmen Square, which is shrouded with heavy smog. Pollution levels remained high just 11 days before the Olympics. The Chinese capital could ban 90 percent of private cars from its roads and close more factories in a last-ditch bid to clear smoggy skies for the Olympics, state media reported. (Andrew Wong/Getty Images)
John Henderson: Yangshuo, China — I was the first member of the Denver Post Olympics team, a threat to no one in any relay but the four-man chug-off, to arrive in Beijing. In fact, I may have been one of the first American reporters. I left Thursday, and when I arrived it looked like the Beijing that I had imagined all these decades. I walked out of the terminal and dawn was just enveloping the city. Beijing appeared masked in a mysterious morning fog. A misty, gray cloak had covered a city that dates back to Genghis Khan 800 years ago.
I kept looking for a large group of elderly Chinese practicing tai-chi, their slow, fluid movements a human poetry against a backdrop of ancient China. I listened for twangy Chinese music and lotus flowers blooming on the sidewalk. Then I peered closer. The silver mist didn't look so romantic anymore. No wonder. It wasn't fog.
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Folks, Beijing's air is as filthy as you've heard. I arrived 13 days before the opening ceremony. It's about the time the government started limiting car usage and stopped street construction just so you can walk a few blocks without hacking up your esophagus. Looking at the air quality, Beijing would have to use rickshaws for the next 20 years to clean it up.


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TiVo, Inc. needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 46 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
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Founded in 1997, TiVo, a pioneer in home entertainment, created a brand-new product and service category with the development of the world's first digital video recorder (DVR). Today, the company continues to revolutionize the way consumers watch and access home entertainment, by making the TiVo DVR the focal point of the digital living room: a center for sharing and experiencing television, movies, video downloads, music, photos, and more.
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We would like to create an email that focuses on the cost/value of TiVo as it compares to regular cable DVRs. All of the content needed to create this email is pretty much on this page (the comparison chart and price) http://www.tivo.com/what-is-premier…index.html
A good headline might be: TiVo Premiere gives you so much more...for so much less.
Also, it might look neat to have the following info in a graph. "Average monthly cost over 5 years" People seem to respond well to graphs. We feel that a simple bar chart (comparing the cost of TiVo vs. the cost of a cable DVR) will work fine.
We would like to include "Try it Risk Free for 30 Days" somewhere in the email.
The comp. chart is not even necessary. What might look cool is a "tag cloud" (like this http://www.winnefox.org/blog/tagcloud.gif) of all the features of TiVo
The theme of the email is still..."TiVo Premiere gives you so much more, for so much less" Under that headline could be a tag cloud and a simple price chart (Or it could just say "$11.65 vs. $15.95") Then under that a small product shot with Try it risk free
We are looking for a nice, professional design. You are free to use any of the content or images from tivo.com.
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I saw The Dark Knight Rises early, thanks to a corporate morale event. We even got free popcorn. I was excited to see the movie, but also to knock out a 800-word review that evening, sharing my enthusiasm for the franchise and gloating about having seen the film two days before you.
That review was not written, alas. My pervasive laziness shares 80% of the blame, as it doesn't in all things. But I also didn't want to be the killjoy. Nor did I particularly want to receive death threats. Because, honestly, I found the movie a little dull.
In the months since the release of TDKR it has become fashionable to grouse about the film — search Google for "dark knight rises" "plot holes" and you get somewhere in the neighborhood of 300,000 results. And so, now that I have ample cover, I will slink out of the shadows and explain my disappointment.
First, though, let me establish credentials. I am not only a huge fan of Batman (I was an avid reader of the comic books in my prime), and also of Christopher Nolan (Memento is in my top ten films of all time). Thus, Batman Begins seemed like a dream come true, a perfect marriage of these twin enthusiasm, and with The Scarecrow, my favorite Batman villain, as bridesmaid. And like everyone I thought The Dark Knight was off-the-charts great.
And let me state for the record that, despite everything I'm about to say, I think The Dark Knight Rises is good. It's a good film. I liked it. Mostly.
But the film has a problem. And the problem ain't plot holes. I mean, The Avengers has plot holes the size of Galactus and is still fantastic.
No, the problem with The Dark Knight Rises is that it doesn't contain any goddamned Batman.
Here's the thing. In the DC Universe, Batman holds his own against the likes of Superman and Wonder Woman. In fact, it is generally acknowledged that Batman could beat anyone in fight, given sufficient time to prepare, despite having no powers whatsoever.
He is able to do this because he possesses the following qualities, approximately zero of which are on display in The Dark Knight Rises:
- He is in peak physical condition: The difference between a contestant on The Biggest Loser and Michael Phelps is negligible when stacked up against, say, Superman, so this is the least of the attributes that make Batman Batman. But it's worth mentioning. In TDKR, Batman starts out hobbled and later gets his back all busted, but, really, no big deal. I give it a pass.
- He is monomaniacal in his fight against crime: When TDKR opens, Batman has been retired for a long stretch of time. To be fair, (a) The Dark Knight Returns — Frank Miller's seminal graphic novel — opened the same way, and (b) TDKR explained that Gotham had been relatively crime-free during Batman's absence (another egregious variation from canon, but whatever). Even so, Bruce Wayne's (clinical) obsession with fighting crime is central to the character.
- He is the World's Greatest Detective (yes, all capitalized like that): Batman didn't premiere in "Detective Comics" for nothing. TDKR pretty much only had one mystery — the identity of the person in the pit — and Batman not only failed to solve it, he didn't even realize it existed.
- He is a master strategist: This ability, along with the aforementioned skill at detection, is what enables him to not only serve on the Justice League of America, but often lead it: while everyone else is running around punching things, he's figuring shit out and issuing orders. Alas, there's no evidence of this talent in TDKR where, even after having five months in a hole to plan, Batman spends his time in Gotham reacting to one crisis after another.
- He is a world-class inventor: In the comics, Bruce Wayne is essentially Tony Stark sans the drinking problem or ability to get laid. Which is to say, he makes his own gadgets. In the film (as I recall), all the hardware was made by either Lucius Fox or acquired by Wayne Industries; in fact, Batman doesn't even know about the stuff until he gets a tour of the toybox. Worse, it wasn't even as if Bruce Wayne alone could drive the stuff; he hands the Batcycle over to Catwoman, and she's doing 180 turns in a matter of moments. When the main mode of fighting the bad guys is a bunch of technology that anyone can use, who needs the Caped Crusader at all?
- He is fabulously wealthy: Okay, he was still fabulously wealthy in TDKR. Ima give you that one.
I liked The Dark Knight Rises, I really did. It was a good Christopher Nolan film. I'd just kinda been hoping for some Batman.


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A couple months ago I finally joined Instagram. At first, I thought it was just a fad, like Hipstamatic, something that I didn't really like or care to be a part of. I'm not sure what made me change my mind, but I'm really enjoying it now. It's like photography practice on an (almost) daily basis, but using my phone instead of my dSLR. It's so easy, too – no having to find time to sit at my computer to download photos (like I do with my dSLR), and then uploading them onto the web when I have time. It's all so… instant. And taking good photos with my phone is part of the challenge.
The other thing I like about Instagram is that the people who chose to "follow" me do so because they are interested in looking at photos. They expect it. This is different than on Facebook, where I only uploaded photos if I thought they were relevant to me, my family, or my friends. After all, would my FB "friends" want to see a minimalist photo of sunlit bamboo leaves against a perfectly blue sky? Or a closely cropped architectural detail of Pittock Mansion? Or a single, rich sapphire-blue feather found on a walk? I don't really think so. It would be too random, and then I'd feel like I had to explain it using words. And sometimes words just aren't necessary, don't you think?
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'Paranormal Activity 5′ Titled 'The Ghost Dimension,' Set for March 2015
If you're still interested in the idea of a 'Paranormal Activity 5,' you may not be after you hear its new title. Paramount Pictures not only announced the fifth installment's release date for 2015, but also that we'll apparently be entering 'The Ghost Dimension.'
Where 'Paranormal Activity 5′ was originally scheduled to open in theaters this Halloween, it will now open on March 13, 2015, bearing the title 'Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension.' This is the first time a core installment will not be released during October, which is interesting, considering how horror movies, in general, are shying away from that release slot, as it once was considered a battle ground for major horror franchises. The 'Paranormal Activity' spinoff, 'The Marked Ones,' of course, opened in January, and other major releases, like the 'Conjuring' and 'Insidious' films, are finding new life outside of Halloween.
The 'Paranormal Activity' movies center on horrific demonic occurrences inflicted upon innocent families, with the latest installment following a suburban family who encounter a woman and a mysterious child. Actress Katie Featherston has been our one recurring marker in every installment, and we're presuming she'll have some part to play in 'The Ghost Dimension.' As she told ScreenCrush back in the day, "I would love to be a part of it if there's a reasonable way and purpose for me to be in it."
'Scouts vs. Zombies,' Paramount's original March 13, 2015 release, has been rescheduled to February 20 to accommodate this film. So, come that time, moviegoers will now have the choice to see either Disney's live-action 'Cinderella,' Ron Howard's Moby Dick film, 'In the Heart of the Sea,' or 'Paranormal Activity 5.' Guess it depends on your mood.


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Ryan Sit needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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PicClick is a web 2.0ish site that allows people to window shop online. It is powered by eBay, Amazon, and Etsy. I'm looking for a clean, simple, nice logo that can help build the brand.
Something trusting, quality, real. Something that helps people feel like it is a quality site that they can trust to use since many new people come to the site each day.
PicClick stands for Picture Click => PicClick.
Audience is people that use eBay, Amazon, & Etsy. Online shoppers.
This logo is for our new and still unreleased design located here:
The logo must flow and fit with the design at http://dev.picclick.com/ The PicClick text on the top left will be replaced with the new logo. If you think the design sucks to start with, let me know :)
In the submission, it might be good to show the logo integrated into the design at http://dev.picclick.com/, so we can easily see how well it fits.
The end logo should be in photoshop or illustrator format with all layers included and neatly organized, just in case we need to mod it later.
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mikeyjudkins needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 55 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
We need a logo designed for a website, CaptionCrowd.com.
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CaptionCrowd.com is a crowd sourced photo captioning site which allows users to upload and submit photos, submit captions and rate other users captions. The site will include a caption ranking system, which allows users to vote on the best captions for each photo in a dig style ranking of captions for each photo and on a higher level vote for the best overall photo/caption combination. The site allows the user to overlay any one of the submitted captions on top of the photo as well as submit their own. Captioned photos can be linked/embedded to on social networks, personal sites, blogs, or downloaded locally.
- logo which invokes a playful feeling
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CT Heart Scans No Benefit to Patients Without SymptomsStudy suggests it can lead to unneeded aggressive, invasive procedures and treatments.
MONDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) — For people who show no symptoms of heart disease, there is little short-term benefit to having their heart vessels scanned for plaque buildup, a new study suggests.
While interesting, new technologies such as CT angiography haven't demonstrated in clinical trials that they are useful for asymptomatic patients. Moreover, CT angiography is not needed to get the best treatment and the best prevention for heart disease, said lead researcher Dr. John W. McEvoy, a heart specialist at Johns Hopkins University.
"In asymptomatic patients, while it makes sense in some respects to want to know if there is any heart disease, studies to date don't demonstrate that knowing whether or not you have coronary disease makes any difference to what can be done to change the outcome," he said.
It's patients with symptoms such as angina or shortness of breath who benefit from such scans and aggressive treatment, McEvoy noted.
"If someone has risk factors for heart disease, but no symptoms, the doctor would be best served by doing a good physical, taking a history and measuring risk factors and treating those risk factors," he said.
"Patients, and everybody in general, tend to think that the new fancy technology may be the best test they can have to know whether or not they have heart disease," he said. "But it doesn't matter whether or not you have mild heart disease, what matters is whether or not you are living a good lifestyle."
This includes reducing blood pressure, lowering cholesterol, eating healthfully, not smoking and staying active, McEvoy said.
The report was published in the May 23 online edition of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
For the study, McEvoy's group collected data on 1,000 patients who had no symptoms of heart disease who underwent CT angiography. These individuals were taking part in a screening program in South Korea.
The researchers compared these people with another group of similar individuals who had not had CT angiography.
None of the patients in either group had chest pain or any other symptoms of heart disease. These men and women were an average of 50 years old, the researchers noted. In addition, people in both groups were given standard care advice on how to lower their risk for heart disease.
McEvoy's team found that 215 of the people who underwent CT angiography had plaque buildup. These patients, based on this finding, were more likely to receive aggressive care.
In fact, they were 10 times more likely to have an exercise stress test, a nuclear medicine scan or cardiac catheterization, compared with those who did not have CT angiography, McEvoy's group noted.
In addition, those who had plaque buildup were three times more likely to be prescribed a cholesterol-lowering drug and four times more likely to be taking aspirin to thin their blood to prevent clots.
After 18 months, one person who had CT angiography developed chest pain called unstable angina, and one person who had not had CT angiography died of a heart attack, the study authors noted.
McEvoy said 18 months might be too short a time to see whether the aggressive treatment given patients who underwent CT angiography was worthwhile.
"You could make an argument that it should. Maybe over five to 10 years there might have been a difference. But even if we found a difference, we wouldn't know for sure if the CT angiogram was the cause of an improved outcome, because this was not a randomized trial," he said. "This was a preliminary study."
Dr. Gregg C. Fonarow, a professor of cardiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, said the use of CT angiography in asymptomatic patients has not shown a proven benefit.
"Cardiovascular risk assessment and noninvasive detection of atherosclerosis in asymptomatic individuals using CT angiography has been adopted into clinical practice by certain physicians without clear evidence that clinical outcomes are improved with this testing," he said.
While screening CT angiography was associated with moderately higher use of aspirin and statin therapy in those with positive scans, there was an increase in non-guideline-based testing and other procedures without any difference in outcomes in those with CT angiography screening compared with those without screening, Fonarow said.
"The use of CT angiography in asymptomatic individuals may expose patients to potentially unnecessary radiation, may result in additional non-guideline-based testing and revascularization procedures, and has yet to be demonstrated to improve clinical outcomes," he added.
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The College portal (https://portal.newriver.edu) is the delivery system for the Emergency Alert System and even without taking any action all users will receive emergency notifications via (1) a pop-up message in the portal as you login and (2) as an email sent to your New River CTC inbox. A third method for receiving the notifications uses SMS text messaging to your cell phone and requires users to input their cell phone number and provider in the College portal. Here are the steps for doing that:
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I'm a 34-year-old woman now but I was once a second child that hardly spoke for the first 4 years of my life. My older sister was a big reason for this. When my parents asked me a question, my sister would answer for me. My mother took me to a specialist and disovered there was nothing wrong with me. In time I started talking more. To all the worried mothers I suggest patience. if you keep asking that quiet child questions, one day he or she will answer.
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Is it common for the 2nd child to talk later than your 1st?
I'm a 34-year-old woman now but I was once a second child that hardly spoke for the first 4 years of my life. My older sister was a big reason for this. When my parents asked me a question, my sister would answer for me. My mother took me to a specialist and disovered there was nothing wrong with me. In time I started talking more. To all the worried mothers I suggest patience. if you keep asking that quiet child questions, one day he or she will answer.
I'm currently experiencing the same thing and everyone around me makes way more of an issue about it than I do. We have a 5 yr old girl who had an extensive vocabulary by the time she was 18 months; the same age my son is now and who only says, mama, dada, hat, hot, bra, and gee-gee (his fav. toy)...but he is CRAZY smart, just like my daughter was and still is. I've been teaching him ASL and he knows many signs, he is responsive, he understands direction and conversational flow very well, and he grasps ideas well...he can tell you the sound o about 6 different animals and distinguishes between different animals and actions in books...he just rather not talk. Our daughter had the advantage of learning both sign and English as well and she was much more interested in speaking...our son just isn't. If he wasn't developing extremely well in every other area, THEN I'd be worried, but it's very obvious to me that not speaking is a choice for him, not an in capability. ;)
I was a second child, and I started talking and forming sentences way younger than my older sister.
My second definitely talked later than my first. I had a friend who was a speech therapist and (like any concerned mom) asked her about it; she kind of laughed and told me not to worry. I dug in my fingernails and waited. Flash forward 8 years, and #2 won't *stop* talking--and has developed just fine, as a matter of fact she is in 3rd grade, reading at an 8th grade level.
My daughter's second child took much longer to speak than her first. The older one would talk for the younger one and so she never had to answer for herself. They had to address the younger one directly and wait for her to answer for herself. Eventually it worked and then they had two little chatterboxes!
I am experiencing that now. I have a three year old and then twins that are 2. The twin boy refuses to say anything. For a while I thought something was wrong and even put him in speak therapy. He can speak but you have to pry it out of him. Now when he wants something I make him reapeat a whole sentence after me in order for him to get it. Like the other person said they are so use to pointing and we giving them what they want and his older brother doing all of the talking they that he wont talk.
My second son talked much later - not till after he turned 3. He would point and grunt and that was all except ma-ma. We finally found out it was because his brother (2 years, 9 months older) spoke for him. He was an excellent big brother and loved taking care of his brother. He even helped potty train him. He would take him to the bathroom when he had an accident, get a warm wash cloth and help him get cleaned up and get him new clothes when he needed to change and help him into them. He would anticipate what his brother wanted/needed and he understood his grunts and hand signals better than anyone else and always got him what he wanted. My husband and I made an appointment with the pediatrician about him not talking and just happened to take his brother with us. Every time the doctor asked a question about my younger son his older brother would answer... especially when the doctor asked the younger one a question to see his response. It was very hard to tell my older son he couldn't do that anymore. He was so sad and thought he had done something bad. He eventually understood though when his brother began to speak only weeks later.
I have 2 boys, 7 years apart and my youngest talked way before my oldest did. I think he learned how to talk from his older brother. He was always watching and listening to his brother talk, and just caught on. And to this day he's still a chatter box, compaired to his older brother. I think it all depends on the child.
If the other children or adults stop speaking for the child they will talk. My granddaughter doesn't have any siblings just cousins and all of us adults now exactly what she wants and so she did not speak. Finally a friend intervened and made our almost two year old start talking and now she is trying to form words and can say pease and thanks. They will all get around if we just stop talking for them lol
WOW!! And here I thought its the other way around!!
My second child (18mnts) has been talking for the last 8 months already. and I believe it is because of her older (5yr) sister. She would sing her songs and read her books (read.... more tell stories and show pictures). I've noticed that the last couple of months the older sister will teach the younger to say words, she'll go "say chair" and when lo says it we will all go "yeeehhh WEL DONE!!) Big sis is very proud of this!
This is a hard situation for us now. We had our then 2 year old evaluated and now at 2.5 she is starting to try to imitate every word. Too bad our state early intervention program is already wanting to slap labels on her. I know she can talk because she does. She is behind in that area but is progressing normally and ahead in other areas. Our son is 4 and does not speak for her. Everyone says that. It's more like if he wanted a drink we got her one but now we make her ask. Parents think twice before having your child evaluated. I thought our child was normal and now I know she is, it's just too bad she is under a microscope! We had her evaluated at 18 mths and she was too far ahead in all other areas. A short 6 mths later she is "delayed!"
The simple answer to that is, the first child speaks for the second child. It happened with my two and again with my grandchildren.
AS my oldest told me - when he was 31/2 yrs and his sister was 2yrs --"she doesn't have to talk to you - she tells me and I'll tell you -- He would speak for her - would have to remind him to let her talk
I think it would depend on whether the older child does the speaking for the younger and is more dominant than encouraging. Some kids encourage and help their younger siblings which tend to help in the growth and communication. Others tend to maintain an upper hand in the name of help - and reasons may vary - by speaking for them or drowning out the attempts of the younger to communicate. There are degrees of these two extremes of course. In either case, a communication technique that helps is to solicit the older child's help to allow and lightly encourage the younger to communicate and experience whatever difficulties he or she may experience in beginning to communicate. Done effectively, this can show the elder that their help is valuable and wanted. There are many ways of doing this, and thinking them up is a fun and creative activity that should be planned with the elder child.
No not all. It really depends when the child is surrounded by people who talks and communicates regularly with them. My second child was diagnosed to be deaf, hence couldn't talk!?! "Que horror!?" Not true, the young boy was just very observant, until he learned to assert himself to talk. I let him read the subtitles in tv and movies, asked a lot of questions and explain his painting/drawing. He's a grown-up teenage boy now and talks a lot :) so no need to worry if your child does not speak 1,000 vocabulary words at age 3 ;)
I don't know if it's common but it was dfeinitely my experience. I wasn't even a 2nd child. I myself didn't start talking until much later. My mom says that when I finally started to talk, it was in complete sentences.
Like Mary Anderson, my #2 also won't stop talking. I think she wants to major in drama! :D
My second one also spoke much later than the first, and for the reasons mentioned below; he had a sister who spoke for him and could convey his wishes by gestures very well, thank you.
I don't think it's a reason for concern, as long as the child has a clear understanding of what is said to him (i.e deafness ruled out). Through school, when they are seperated from the sibling, they catch up very quickly.
There is no harm, however, if there is any concern, to have the situation evaluated.
This happened to us when we had our 2nd one. By the time he was 3 he still was not talking so I had him evaluated and he had the vocabulary of a 1 1/2 old. We started speach therapy with him and it followed at school through the school board. He would be at his home school for half a day and then be transported to his 2nd school for the afternoon. This class was for speach therapy only. It was conducted like a regular class but with therapy in mind. I have to say that now he's almost 14 years old and I'm 100% sure that if we had not gotten him in therapy on time he would still be struggling with this speach.
My grandson was a third child and talked a lot but was hard to understand. My son and daughter in law insisted on seeing an ENT just in case and he had fluid build up in his inner ear and had tubes put in. The same thing with my great neice so it is better to be safe than sorry.
I have to agree with all of the people who said not to worry. If you have been told that there nothing wrong, then politely explain to the older sibling that the younger one needs.to ask for their own things. My niece had the same problem and her doctor told her to have the older one close her mouth and let the other one talk.
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Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Tuesday touted a summer of safe high-profile events in the downtown area — part of a strategy, aides said, to rebut those who have characterized the Inner Harbor as unsafe.
The mayor's remarks were intended to highlight the city's safety record as the summer draws to a close, but elicited some criticism following weeks of violence in city neighborhoods, including the fatal shooting of a scientist Monday.
"The people on the ground, the working people of Baltimore, completely disagree with [the mayor's] statement," said the Rev. C.D. Witherspoon, local leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. "Crime and violence are still very much alive and well."
A Rawlings-Blake spokesman told reporters Tuesday morning that the mayor planned to trumpet a run of peaceful major events in an effort to refute comments made by state legislators earlier this year that the city was overrun by dangerous mobs of youth.
Speaking to a crowd assembled at Center Stage to launch the city's fall book festival, Rawlings-Blake ticked off a series of big events — Sailabration, Artscape, the Grand Prix — that were not marred by violence. The mayor has repeatedly made this point throughout the summer, adding new events as they occur.
"For those who wrongly bash Baltimore, these events showcase the truth about Baltimore," Rawlings-Blake said Tuesday.
But to some, Rawlings-Blake's remarks sounded tone deaf. The mayor spoke just blocks from the Mid-Town bed and breakfast where a photographer was fatally shot and a neighborhood leader was gravely wounded last month.
As of Tuesday afternoon, 153 people had been murdered in the city this year, compared with 148 last year. Sixteen people were shot over Labor Day weekend, including a young mother who was killed as she cleaned up from a family party.
Lester Spence, a Johns Hopkins University political science professor, likened Rawlings-Blake's comments to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's dismissal of nearly half of Americans who are "dependent on government."
The residents of the city's crime-troubled neighborhoods are "the Baltimore version of Mitt Romney's 47 percent," said Spence, referring to comments that became public this week, months after Romney made them at a fundraiser.
The mayor's remarks came hours before the head of a coalition of city business leaders sent out an online newsletter warning, "City leaders must be careful not to let encouraging statistics distort, in any way, the sense of urgency and the specific nature of the public safety challenge that remains."
"While it's accurate to say most neighborhoods in Baltimore City are eminently safe places to live and work, there are at least five neighborhoods where homicide is the third leading cause of death behind cancer and heart disease," wrote Greater Baltimore Committee president Donald Fry in an essay detailing the challenges the city's newly appointed police commissioner will face.
Fry did not respond to a request for comment.
Ian Brennan, a spokesman for Rawlings-Blake, said the mayor remains concerned about violent crime in Baltimore, but felt the need to highlight the safety of major events. The mayor believes the killing of the scientist was a "tragedy and a reminder that gun violence is still a problem," he said.
Peter Marvit, a 51-year-old scientist and father, was killed Monday in Northeast Baltimore as he returned home from choral practice.
City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young said he supported Rawlings-Blake's efforts to boost downtown tourism, but noted that acts of violence are commonplace in many neighborhoods, including his own.
Young said he heard gunshots just this past Sunday while watching the Ravens game in the living room of his East Baltimore rowhouse. Three people have been killed within three blocks of his home in the past three weeks, Young said.
"If you go into my neighborhood, people will probably say it's unsafe," Young said. "If you go into other neighborhoods, people will probably say it's safe."
City Councilman Brandon Scott said the success of events at the Inner Harbor had little effect on the lives of residents of his Northeast Baltimore district, where community leaders have worked diligently with police to bring down crime in recent months.
"Ultimately, we have to take care of the people who are going to live here forever," said Scott, a first-term council member. "They might move here because of the big fancy things that are going here, but they're not going to stay if their car is constantly getting broken into."
Councilman William H. Cole IV, who represents the downtown area, said it was important for the mayor to counteract messages put forward by state legislators such as Del. Patrick McDonough.
After a spate of downtown attacks, including the mugging and beating of a Virginia man on St. Patrick's Day, McDonough and Democratic state Sen. Jim Brochin said they believed state police were needed to help with violence in Baltimore.
"I think it's fair to point out that we've had a number of huge events in downtown Baltimore throughout the summer without incident," Cole said. "We should talk about what we're doing right. It's not only damaging to the city's reputation, but it's damaging to our self-confidence."
McDonough, a Baltimore County Republican, declared victory Tuesday, saying he had convinced the city's Democratic leaders to his line of thinking.
"Finally, she implemented the Pat McDonough martial-law plan," he said.
Brennan said McDonough had inaccurately characterized security for Sailabration.
Todd Eberly, an assistant professor of politics science at St. Mary's College, says both Rawlings-Blake and McDonough benefit with their bases from their feud.
"She's in a tough position," Eberly said of Rawlings-Blake. "Random acts of violence are going to happen and it may fall right when you're planning to have a media moment."
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Tuesday touted a summer of safe high-profile events in the downtown area — part of a strategy, aides said, to rebut those who have characterized the Inner Harbor as unsafe.


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Jailed transgender soldier Chelsea Manning is facing "administrative offenses" related to her July 5 suicide attempt that could result in indefinite solitary confinement, her attorneys have said.
Manning, who was convicted in 2013 on espionage charges for sending more than 700,000 classified documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, was briefly hospitalized earlier this month for an unknown medical condition. It was later confirmed she had tried to end her own life.
According to the American Civil Liberties Union, the new charges against Manning include "resisting the force cell move team," "prohibited property" and "conduct which threatens."
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just thought i'd shoot from the hip today. last night, i drank some wine with some of my best friends, logan and emma. it was wonderful. we talked. just sat here in this basement apartment and exchanged stories and laughed and were as honest as people should always be.
this is what it's all about, folks. i know there's a big battle going on out there for the american throne, but while people are out there trying to choose coke or pepsi, trying to sway the wind in the direction they prefer, i think we're missing out on something important. sometimes i think we get so hooked on foreign policy, we forget the most miniscule of domestic policy. how to talk to one another. i'm not the first one to say it, and i won't be the last.
the elections always make me see this great polarization between people. all of a sudden we seem to be in a civil war with democrats versus republicans. the system isn't perfect. if you can't acknowledge that, then you've got some thinking to do, but what i know of this world is we are all radical agents of change. we were given the ability to think things into existence.
what i'm trying to get at is we should stop putting up signs about diversity, and start talking to people who are different than us, and we are all different. we are all some version of weird and some version of interesting. we are all a hodgepodge of stories waiting to be heard. all we can do is share experience to learn to love better.
treat people behind counters like human beings. call the people you love who are far away. call the ones who are close. meet your neighbors. respect everyone. i heard a poem once at the mercury cafe, here in denver, where the poet said "why is honoring your children not a commandment?" there is a lot of truth in that.
i've been having a rough time, lately. the writing hasn't been coming as strongly. i've felt a very heavy boulder on my shoulders and i've tried so many things to cure what ails me. in the end, i know i need the people around me. buildings without people are just archaeology. a testament to what once happened there. it's not a stage until the lights come up and someone says something to someone. kerouac says "because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. climb that goddamn mountain." but i think it's clear that mountain isn't just hiking mount everest. it's not going on a road trip to the end of the world. these things are important, but each time you talk to someone you've never talked to before, heart-to-heart, you are climbing that goddamn mountain.
i know this has all been said, but i don't think you can hear it too much. this isn't my normal type of post, but i never want to lie to my audience. i want to have heart-to-hearts with my readers, because i know no one cares how intelligent i can make myself seem. no one cares what the most interesting mask i can put on is. the trick is to rip the mask off. to rip off the cover of the book and start reading.
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The rally to be staged today in Taipei City is a pro-Taiwan event and not a show of support for former president Chen Shiu-bian (陳水扁), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said yesterday.
Director of the DPP's Department of Culture and Information Cheng Wen-tsang (鄭文燦) told a press conference yesterday that the rally, organized by a number of pro-localization groups, is aimed at protecting the country's sovereignty, protesting against the government's poor performance on the economy and promoting "sunshine bills."
The date of the protest was chosen to coincide with President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) 100th day in office.
Cheng denied charges by some pan-blues that the rally is a show of support for Chen.
"Although it is a fact that Chen played an important part in the DPP's history, the party should say goodbye to that period of its history and move toward a future without Chen," Cheng quoted DPP Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) as saying.
Calling on the public to join the rally, Taipei City Councilor Wu Su-yao (吳思瑤) of the DPP, at a separate press conference yesterday, accused Ma of failing to improve the economic situation in Taipei and putting more than 2,000 shops out of business over the last two months.
Statistics showed that the commodity price index rose to 6.75 percent last month from 1.9 percent last year, Wu said.
In the 100 days since Ma's administration assumed office on May 20, about 319 households in Taipei City have become low-income families and suffered from economic hardship, she said.
"Ma, a former Taipei mayor and his successor, Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌), have joined efforts to make the lives of Taipei residents more miserable. Shouldn't they be sorry for letting Taipei residents down?" she said.
Commenting on the planned rally, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday said pro-independence groups should instead conduct a self-review for supporting Chen in the past.
"The [KMT] administration has been unable to boost the economy within 100 days after it assumed office because of the problems left behind by the previous [DPP] administration," said Chang Sho-wen (張碩文), KMT caucus secretary-general.
"If officials of the previous government and pro-independence groups only blame [the economic downturn] on the new administration, it will be very difficult for our next generation to have a promising future," Chang said.
But Chang added that the KMT should also review its own actions for failing to live up to public expectations.
KMT Legislator Diane Lee (李慶安) said it was "ironic" for the pan-green camp to be protesting against Ma while Chen was under investigation for alleged money laundering.
"They have been saying that they want to denounce Ma, but is there any specific evidence showing that President Ma deserves to be criticized?" she said.
The Presidential Office said yesterday it respected the people's rights to rally and assemble.
"Taiwan is a democratic society," Presidential Office spokesman Wang Yu-chih (王郁琦) said. "We respect the people's right to assemble and stage rallies, and will handle the rally as a normal event."
Ma declined to make remarks about the rally later yesterday when asked by reporters for comment.
The rally is scheduled to begin at 2:30pm, with participants assembling at two points. One group will meet at Longshan Temple in the Wanhua District (萬華) and the other at the square in front of the Wellcome supermarket near the intersection between Dunhua S Road and Zhongxiao E Road.


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A Westside compound that "Twilight" stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have been leasing for the last several months has come on the market for sale at $5.995 million.
Built in the 1990s, the west-facing property sits on almost half an acre and overlooks Stone Canyon Reservoir and Bel-Air.
The main house features an open-plan living and dining room, a den, four bedrooms and 31/2 bathrooms. The recently renovated guesthouse contains another bedroom and 11/2 bathrooms. Outdoors is a pool, a spa and a dining pavilion.
Pattinson, 25, and Stewart, 21, have starred in the "Twilight Saga" series of films since the original "Twilight" vampire film in 2008. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1" was released last month, and Part 2 is set for next year.
David Mossler of Teles Properties, Beverly Hills, is the listing agent.


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I was not sorry when my wife cheated! In fact she did me a favour and gave me an excuse to live my life. I did not divorce her either. What for? Only a fool divorces in this economy! Its bloody expensive and you stand to lose more than you even thought you had to start with. Yes, I was angry, very in fact!!! She slept outside that night and went back to her family home for a month. She tried to say I was cheating too but when I asked her to prove it she did not have a shred of evidence. It gave me justifications and something to hold over her head. I was already cheating in any case, once with her first cousin even but that is not what this is about. Women are so quick to send each other these little texts on what a real man should do when not one day have they ever carried a dick between their legs, paid lobola nor have to make sure that they keep the house financially stable when they are married. Doing the budget on my salary at the end of the month will never equate to the work I put in every day to take of you. As a reward you eat more and more and get fat then expect me to tell you that baby you still look as good as you did when I first met you. Really! You complain, you nag and remind me how much you are taking care of my children like they are not yours as well. Do I think its hard work to raise kids? Yes, of course and I respect that but my contributions make it easier whether you care to admit it or not. Forever gossiping about me with your mother and sisters is not the same as having someone to feed you. You a housewife yet we still have a nanny at home! If she wasn't that old I would probably sleep with her too because you can hardly wipe your ass the way you are lazy! You only have energy to go to church. The sex is dead and you just lie there making it a chore and I even feel guilty bringing it up. Anyway I am getting excited let me start from the beginning…
Its not a secret that the more success you have as a man the more women you attract. I don't know if its because you bath better now since you the money to afford better soap than sunlight or if its because you have more confidence when you have money? Confidence is key I really don't know because my looks never changed that much. I have always been just a bit below average looking depending on what angle you look at me from and before you laugh probably more good looking than half of your partners. Ok, I am just kidding. I didn't grow up rich, Mdantsane really isn't known for how rich the people are so no surprises there. I went to Mzomhle High School. I got lucky enough to get financial aid to go to the University of Cape Town where I studied law.
I am going to be honest, dating was not the easiest things because in high school there is always that group of girls that all the guys want. That's the group that dates either the older guys or richer guys. The rest, well, they are the rest. University where I come from changes everything. For someone like me being at UCT meant that I became the top of the food chain without even trying to. All those girls that never wanted me noted my potential and made a conscious effort to befriend me and date me. Its funny really when I think about it. Our girls are on some other level. In her mind is the fact that if my man is doing engineering, medicine, bcom or any other degree worth mentioning he is an investment. Worst case scenario he will get me pregnant and even if he dumps me afterwards, with his worth he will pay a lot of maintenance money meaning I am set for life. This is why per capita there is no South African tribe that has a higher concentration of men paying maintenance than us. The girl I never got in high school, her name was Asthandile. She claimed its because I never spoke to her in high school because she would have spoken to me but whom is she kidding. Guys would beat you up just for looking at her. First semester holiday when I got home she sent her little brother to ask me for my numbers. That's how my value rose just by going to university and its very significant in my story because around here Walter Sisulu University is an achievement.
To say I loved her is an understatement. She was everything I ever dreamed of in high school. Her sending her little brother that day was a game changer in my social status. Even the guys that sat at the corner in my neighbourhood, most are still sitting there to be honest started giving me respect. One day I will be able to buy them booze or cigarettes andithi since clearly they were going to grow old at that corner. Everyone invests in you even the losers. Dating her was like a reflector vest highlighting that he has arrived.
Needless to say one day I would eventually marry her making it the worst decision I ever made. Marriage for most men is pressured on you because in all honesty its a noose that marks the beginning of the end. A wife just has a way of sucking the energy out of you. You can't exactly tell her that or women that but when men sit around as men to have drinks (that's if she even allows you too) they ALL complain. Its very hard to find a man who cheated on his wife who was ever truly sorry that he did it. Its as simple as that to us. Women often try complicate us men and think that we should think like them. Problem is, if we did then we would be the ones saying 'yes I will marry you" as opposed to the other way round. I know women want to hear that its 50\50 all the way but whom are they kidding because in every forum they are in be it relationship or work it never truly is.
Goodness I have gone ahead of myself. My name is Mxolisi Sibani and I have been married for eight years now. Two of those years were magical I won't lie but the day we decided on children meant the next six years have been torture. I don't even believe that one of the kids is mine but rocking the boat would just make matters worse.
I am grateful though, I have a warm plate, little conversation and sex when I want it because she knows that without sex she might as well move out permanently. That's not to say I have been faithful. Eish, I still have to get to how Khanyi and I became close.
Oh, Khanyi is my wife's best friend and the greatest shag I have ever had. They are so close that when I fight with my wife she goes to her place to sleep over!
I guess I should start from the beginning and tell you why men cheat and women stay whether they know or not…
Michael Nkululeko Maphoto (fb)
Why do you think your men cheat on you and guys if you have ever been cheated why do you think she did so?
Dear Friends
Welcome to my new blog. I hope we have as much fun, arguments, debates and controversies as we have had with Confessions of A Sugar Baby which I am afraid needs a break and to breathe a little. The underlying theme in this blog is why men cheat, how they do it, how they justify it and how they often lose more than they gain. This story will be from a male perspective (finally lol)
Thank You
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Victims and witnesses in criminal cases deserve to have their voices heard. It is our goal at every stage of the prosecution process to be aggressive and effective advocates for the victims of crime and the citizens of Maryland. We want to help victims and witnesses navigate the often perplexing criminal justice system.
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Children need sandboxes.
Java applets need a security sandbox.
And above all, cats need a sandbox.
And Sequel, a cat who developed PowerBuilder skills early in kittenhood, is no exception. However, since cats are naturally giving animals, a private sandbox was wholly inappropriate. Sequel wanted to share her sandbox with those who were interested. And so, the quest for a web site began. And in her dreams of a shared sandbox (and a cat's dreams aren't easily dismissed, as they spend upwards of 20 hours per day on them), she pictured sharing utilities, modules, and concepts she had developed. This is the initial inception of the dream.
PBL Peeper is a utility for PowerBuilder developers to examine and manipulate source code.
PowerBuilder Help provides several areas of help for PowerBuilder developers, like the Troubleshooting Guide, the Migration Guide, and the PFC Notes area.
The Changes to PowerBuilder section shows changes to PowerBuilder between different versions, on a technical level. This section also has some pages describing the announced Futures of PowerBuilder.
About Us describes both the man behind this web site, and the myth-tery that is Sequel the techno-kitten.
And if you're one of those people that don't like stopping to ask for directions, you'll probably appreciate the Site Map, where you can jump directly to any page in the site instead of burrowing to find it.
Welcome to the Sandbox. Look around. And watch your step.
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AlcoholEdu for College is an online alcohol education program available to the entire Coastal Carolina University community. The confidential and personalized program comes in two parts. Because CCU cares about students' health, safety and academic success, the University expects every incoming first-year/freshman and transfer student, student athlete and student in Fraternity and Sorority Life to complete AlcoholEdu for College.
Coastal Carolina University has joined other top schools in the country in offering AlcoholEdu for College. Whether you are an abstainer or drinker, the program, designed to empower students, helps you to make well-informed decisions about alcohol, respond to the drinking behavior of peers, and achieve your academic goals.
AlcoholEdu is not a lecture about alcohol. Rather, it is a program for college students who are thoughtful about life choices or who have a shared commitment to the health and welfare of others.
If you are required to complete AlcoholEdu, please check your Coastal Carolina University email account for log in instructions which were sent on July 1, 2018.
Please call the Dean of Students Office at 843-349-4161 if you have any questions.


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When you try to reinstall iTunes that you downloaded from apple.com, iCloud for Windows, Apple Software Update, or other related Apple software on your PC, you might see an error message that refers to a "Windows Installer package." Usually, this error is related to Apple Software Update.
If you downloaded iTunes from the Microsoft Store on Windows 10 or aren't seeing this error message, don't use the steps in this article. Instead, learn how to remove and reinstall iTunes and related software components for Windows 7 and later. Errors like this are related to components of Windows that iTunes from the Microsoft Store on Windows 10 doesn't use.
You might also see this error message when you first try to uninstall the software.
To fix the issue, repair the software, then uninstall it. You can then reinstall it.
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- Open "Uninstall a Program" from the Windows Control Panel (Windows 10 steps).
- Select the program that you're trying to remove, then select Repair. Follow the prompts to complete the repair process.
- Try to uninstall the program.
- Repeat steps 2 through 4 for each program that you want to reinstall or uninstall.
- After you uninstall all Apple Software, you can reinstall iTunes or iCloud for Windows.
If you can't uninstall all Apple software or still see the error message after you reinstall the software, continue below.
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If you still see the error message, try using the Microsoft Program Install and Uninstall Utility.
- Make sure you have the latest Windows updates installed.
- Visit the Microsoft Program Install and Uninstall Utility website.
- Click Download, then click Open. If the utility doesn't open automatically, or you click Save instead of Open, you can open it from your downloads folder. The utility's name will start with
- On the first screen of the utility, click Next.
- When asked if you're having problems installing or uninstalling a program, select Uninstalling.
- Select the program that you want to uninstall, then click Next.
- When asked if you want to "Uninstall and cleanup?", select "Yes, try uninstall."
The utility tries to uninstall the program. Depending on the size of the software package the utility is trying to uninstall and the speed of your computer, the uninstall process might take five minutes or more. If the utility is successful, you'll see a "Troubleshooting is complete" message.
- Close the utility.
- Repeat steps 2 through 8 for each program that you can't uninstall.
- After you uninstall all Apple Software, reinstall iTunes or iCloud for Windows.
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SACRAMENTO, (CBS/AP) — A bill that would allow nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants to perform a type of early abortion is one step away from the governor.
AB154 passed the Senate on a 25-11 vote Monday and will return to the Assembly for a final vote on amendments.
It would let those medical professionals perform what are known as aspiration abortions during the first trimester. The method involves inserting a tube and using suction to terminate a pregnancy.
Democratic Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson of Santa Barbara says the bill will help make abortions available in rural areas that have few doctors. She says half of California counties do not have abortion providers.
Opponents say the expansion will create medical risks for patients. The bill expands on a six-year pilot program.
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The food you eat can affect how your medicine works. Learn about the interaction between Coumadin and vitamin K.
Review Date: Monday, January 18, 2016
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Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin, so it is stored in the body's fat tissue and liver. It is best known for its role in helping blood clot properly. Vitamin K also plays an important role in bone health. Learn more about it.
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Terrance Carroll: Plain or Fancy?
Terrance Carroll, speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, is one of five community leaders to be honored as Plain & Fancy People of the Year by Metropolitan State College of Denver. He will accept the award Sept. 25 during the Plain & Fancy Ball held at Invesco Field at Mile High.
Joining him as co-honorees are Pat Cortez, senior vice president at Wells Fargo Bank; Leo Kiely, chief executive officer at MillerCoors, an emeritus member of Metro's governing board and past chair of the Metro State Foundation; Adele Phelan, president emeritus of the Clayton Foundation and chair of the Metro State board of trustees; and Ray Sutton, Jr., managing partner at Baker Hostetler. Sutton also is a Metro State trustee and past chair of the foundation.
In addition to recognizing the Plain & Fancy People of Year, the evening will include a tribute to the Plain & Fancy Ball's founder, the late Harry Gianneschi, founder and vice president of Metro's office of institutional advancement. He served there from 1984 to 1991 and succumbed to ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) in October, 2009.
"The Plain & Fancy Ball has become a Metro State tradition, and we are thrilled to recognize our honorees," says president Stephen M. Jordan. "We feel we have struck the right chord with this event, as there isn't a more memorable and fun black-tie affair that raises critical funds for higher education."
Formerly an annual event, the Plain & Fancy Ball is now celebrated every five years to commemorate milestones in the college's history while recognizing key supporters and contributors. This year's event will celebrate Metro State's 45th anniversary.
Since its start in 1988, the Plain & Fancy Ball has honored numerous local notables from sports and entertainment to education and politics, including Mayor John Hickenlooper, former Gov. Roy Romer, former Denver Broncos head coach Dan Reeves and Denver's former first lady, Wilma Webb. The honorees are selected by a committee made up of Metro board members, volunteers and alumni.
The event has netted nearly $300,000 for scholarships and academic programs. Its zaniness stems from the unique dress code, which includes everything from plain jeans and cowboy boots to fancy formals and stilettos. Everyone, though, is required to wear the bow tie provided at the door.
The ties feature a commemorative design unique to that year's event. This year internationally acclaimed artist Malcolm Farley, a Metro State alumnus, has been asked to design the signature bow ties. His "Commitment to philanthropy, combined with his unique ability to capture the moment with his art, makes him a perfect choice for this task," Jordan says.
For additional information, call 303-556-8320 or visit www.mscd.edu/plainandfancy/.
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The ACE site will close June, 2016.
Dear ArtsConnectEd user,
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We are writing to let you know that ArtsConnectEd will be retired at the end of June 2016.
We wish to extend a special thank you to the Minnesota Department of Education and the Institute of Museum and Library Services for their major support of ACE, along with Best Buy Foundation, MCI, Education Minnesota Foundation, ADC Foundation, and Qwest Foundation for their generous contributions over the years. We also express our deepest gratitude to our teacher power-users who helped us design and test the web site and train teachers across the state.
ACE's technology has become outdated, and no longer provides a level of service or performance on par with what users previously experienced. As a result, Minneapolis Institute of Art and Walker Art Center collectively support moving forward with other, more-sustainable and mobile-friendly tools.
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Nearest Town: ParmaSite Size: 1630 acres
Highlights: Raptors, Shorebirds, Songbirds, Upland Birds, Waterbirds, Waterfowl
Access: Year-round. Seasonal nesting closure. Open sunrise - sunset. Access free of charge.
Directions: I-84 Exit #26; W on US 20/26 to Parma; continue W for 3.5 mi; at "Sportsman's Access" sign turn L (W) on Old Fort Boise Rd; travel 2 mi to WMA.
Description: Fort Boise is at the confluence of the Snake, Boise, and Owyhee Rivers. Cottonwoods and willows line the waterways, with wetlands and artificial impoundments surrounded by cattail, bulrush, and sedges. Idaho's most dependable location for thousands of Snow and Greater White-fronted Geese (March 15-April 15). Common nesters include Cinnamon and Blue-winged Teal, and Red-tailed and Swainson's Hawks. Large Great Blue Heron and Double-crested Cormorant rookery at the west end. Areas adjacent to the Snake River are open year-round. The wetlands along the entrance road are closed from Feb 1 - July 31, but birding from the road is still good.
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