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Inventory of the B. Abbott Goldberg Papers, 1955-1966
Inventory of the B. Abbott Goldberg Papers, 1955-1966
Collection number: MS 85/2Water Resources Collections and Archives
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, California
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"Interposition wild west water style" by B. Abbott Goldberg, 1964.
Binder labelled LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: SAN LUIS ACT OF 1959; WARREN ACT OF 1911. (Partial contents)
Congressional record--Senate. v. 105, 4/30/59, p. 7196.
---. v. 105, 5/1/59, p. 7296.
---. v. 105, 5/5/59, pp. 7412, 7477, 7483-7498.
---. v. 105, 5/7/59, pp. 7646, 7665-7691.
---. v. 105, 5/11/59, pp. 7849-7877.
---. v. 105, 5/12/59, pp. 7986-8001.
---. v. 105, 5/14/59, pp. 8165, 8214.
H.R. 7155 (86th Congress, 1st session), May 14, 1959. Mr. Sisk introduces...a bill to authorize construction, San Luis Unit, Central Valley Project.
Congressional record--House. v. 106, 5/17/60, pp. 10448-10471.
---. v. 106, 5/18/60, pp. 10553-10566.
---. v. 106, 5/19/60, pp. 10693-10694.
S. 44 (86th Congress, 1st session), House, May 14, 1959. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct the San Luis Unit of the Central Valley Project.
Congressional record---Senate, v. 106, 5/19/60, pp. 10695-10696.
---. v. 106, 6/3/60, p. 11783.
---. v. 108, 4/2/62, pp. 5238-5284.
---. v. 108, 4/10/62, pp. 5746-5750.
---. v. 108, 5/4/62, pp. 7215-7222.
---. v. 108, 10/13/62, pp. 22171-22212.
Report no. 442, Senate (61st Congress, 2d session), March 23, 1910. "Contracts for disposition of waters of projects under Reclamation Act."
Congressional record---Senate, v. 45, 3/25/10, pp. 3740-3748.
---. v. 45, 4/5/10, pp. 4259-4263.
---. v. 45, 4/6/10, pp. 4314-4325.
---. v. 45, 4/14/10, pp. 4662-4669.
Report no. 1410, House (61st Congress, 2d session), May 26, 1910. "Surplus waters of projects under Reclamation Act."
Report no. 2002, House (61st Congress, 3d session), Jan. 27, 1911. "Disposition of surplus waters of projects under the Reclamation Act."
Congressional record---House. 1911. p. 2109.
---. 1911. p. 2615.
Report no. 2168, House (61st Congress, 3d session), Feb. 15, 1911. "Contracts for disposition of waters of projects under Reclamation Act."
Congressional record---Senate. 1911. p. 2755.
Congressional record--House. v. 46, 2/17/11, pp. 2780-2784.
Binder labelled LEGISLATIVE HISTORY, RECLAMATION ACT OF 1902.
Congressional record---Senate. 1/21/35, p. 813.
---. 1/28/02, p. 1047.
---. 2/6/02, pp. 1383-1386.
---. 2/24/02, p. 2134.
---. 2/28/02, pp. 2218-2224.
---. 3/1/02, p. 2276-2285.
Congressional record---House. 3/4/02, pp. 2380-2381.
---. 4/7/02, p. 3812.
---. 6/12/02, pp. 6669-6708.
---. 6/13/02, pp. 6722-6779.
---. 6/14/02, p. 6794.
---. 6/16/02, p. 6892.
Congressional record---Senate. 6/17/02, p. 6895.
---. 6/18/02, p. 6977.
Senate report no. 2308 (56th Congress, 2d session), 1901. "Construction of reservoirs, etc.",
House report no. 2927 (56th Congress, 2d session), 1901. Parts 1-6, "Reclamation of arid lands".
Senate report no. 254 (57th Congress, 1st session), 1902. "Reclamation of arid lands",
House report no. 794, Parts 1-2. (57th Congress, 1st session), 1902. "Reclamation of arid lands."
House report no. 1468 (57th Congress, 1st session), 1902. "Reclamation of arid lands."
Binder labelled SAN LUIS RESEARCH MATERIALS AND NOTES, April 26, 1962. (Partial contents)
Letter, 6/4/27. To Secretary of the Interior from Office of the Solicitor, E.O. Patterson. Opinion M 22401.
Memorandum, 3/22/57. To Secretary of the Interior from Deputy Solicitor Edmund T. Fritz. "Utilization of lands in the Navajo Indian Reservation for Glen Canyon Dam and Reservoir".
Letter, 7/1/14. To Secretary of the Interior from Chief Counsel Will R. King, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. "Interpretation of meaning of proviso of section 3 of the Act of August 9, 1912 (37 Stat., 265)".
Legislative history [of San Luis Act], by Ralph Brody.
Memorandum, 12/3/61. [To Secretary of the Interior?] from [Office of the Solicitor?]. "Excess land limitations, San Luis Unit, Central Valley Project".
"The San Luis legislative controversy" by Angus McDonald. 1961.
Memorandum (draft), 5/28/59. To Ralph M. Brody from P.A. Towner. "Applicability of excess land provisions to the State's Service area under S.44 as adapted by the U.S. Senate, May 12, 1959."
Memorandum, 11/1/57. To the Secretary of the Interior from Elmer F. Bennett, Solicitor. "Responsibility of the Secretary of the Interior under the Flood Control Act of 1944 for irrigation functions at dam and reservoir projects operated under the direction of the Secretary of the Army."
Binder labelled SAN LUIS OPINIONS AND ACT.
Public law 86-488, 86th Congress, S. 44, 6/3/1960. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct the San Luis project...
"Illegality of the agreement dated December 30, 1961, between United States of America and California respecting San Luis Project".
Statement of Senator Wayne Morse before Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs on San Luis agreement, April 10, 1962.
Letter, 11/29/61. To Frank J. Barry, Solicitor, Dept. of the Interior from B. Abbott Goldberg, Deputy Director and Special Counsel to the Governor on Water Problems.
Letter, 12/29/61. To the Secretary of the Interior from Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General of the U.S.
Letter, 12/26/61. To the Attorney General from Stewart Udall, Secretary of the Interior.
Binder labelled LEGISLATIVE HISTORY 89TH CONGRESS, LOWER COLORADO RIVER BILLS. (Partial contents)
Letter, 5/18/65. To Senator Henry M. Jackson from Stewart Udall, Secretary of the Interior.
Letter, 5/10/65. To Senator Henry M. Jackson from Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget.
Congressional record--House. 3/16/65, pp. 4970-4971. "Don't drown the Grand Canyon", Mr. Saylor.
Congressional record--Senate. 3/1/65, pp. 3658-3662. "Construction of Bridge Canyon Dam on the Lower Colorado River Basin", Mr. Kuchel.
Binder labelled FEDERAL POWER ACT LEGISLATIVE HISTORY. (Partial contents)
Senate report no. 180, (66th Congress, 1st session), 1919. "Development of water power",
House report no. 16, (64th Congress, 1st session), 1916. "Water-power development and use of public lands",
Senate report no. 898, (63rd Congress, 3d session), 1915. "Development of water power",
---. Part II,
House report no. 842, (63rd Congress, 2d session), 1914. "Development of water power, etc.",
Hearings before the Committee on the Public Lands, House, 63rd Congress, 2d session on H.R. 14893, 1914. ("To provide for the development of water power and the use of public lands in relation thereto, and for other purposes." pp. 1-46, 189, 190-233)
Binder labelled HOUSE HEARINGS ON RECLAMATION BILLS, January 1901; HOUSE AND SENATE REPORTS ON RECLAMATION BILLS, March and April 1902.
U.S. Congress, House. Committee on Public Land. Hearings before the... relating to the reclamation and disposal of the arid public lands of the West: January 11 to 30, 1901. Washington, GPO, 1911.
Binder labelled MATERIALS ON S. 1275. (Partial contents)
Statement in opposition to AJR 2 and S. 1275 by B. Abbott Goldberg, Chief Deputy Director, California State Dept. of Water Resources. Prepared for presentation to the California Senate Committee on Water, March 9, 1964.
Statement in opposition to S. 1275 by B. Abbott Goldberg. Prepared for presentation before the Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, U.S. Senate, March 10 and 11, 1964. 22,
Memorandum, March 6, 1964. To the Hon. Henry M. Jackson, Chair, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs from Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, Deputy Attorney General.
Senate Journal, March 10, 1964, pp. 131-138. Statement by James A. Cobey; S. 1275, introduced by Senator Kuchel.
Congressional Record--Senate, February 28, 1964, pp. 3805-3807. "Removing objections to regional water planning and federal projects."
Letter, 2/13/64. To James H. Krieger, Chair, Southern California Water Conference from Richard D. Andrews, Minority Council, Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
House resolution 9364 (88th Congress, 1st session), 1963. "A bill to clarify relationship of interests of the United States and of the States in the use of the waters of certain streams."
Reprint of Congressional record, v. 109, no. 173, Tuesday Oct. 29, 1963. "Sound water rights...", speech by Senator Jordon of Idaho.
Congressional record--Senate, April 4, 1963, pp. 5377-5379. "Federal-State water rights..." (Senator Kuchel introducing S. 1275.)
S. 1275, 88th Congress, 1st session, April 4, 1963. (Kuchel, Jordan and Moss introduce a bill to clarify the relationship of interests of the United States and of the States in the use of the waters of certain streams.)
Congressional reoord--Senate, March 1963, pp. 3951-3953. "Federal State water rights -- must there be conflict?" (Speech by Senator Moss.)
Letter, 12/5/60, to Gov. Edmund G. Brown from Burnham Enersen.
Binder labelled LETTER TO GOVERNOR EDMUND G. BROWN FROM LELAND O. GRAHAM, 11/1/59 WITH EXHIBITS "A" TO "I" INCLUSIVE AND APPENDICES.
Letter, 11/1/59. To Gov. Edmund G. Brown from Leland O. Graham, Special Consultant.
Exhibit A: Memorandum from Norman Sturm to W.R. Gianelli, 8/7/59, 2 leaves; Exhibit B: Tabulation of Private Landownership by Size Groups, Kern County, 1 leaf; Exhibit C: Itemization of Private Landownerships in excess of 10,000 Acres, Kern County, 1 leaf; Exhibit D: "Kern County Land Company is Big Factor in Area Economy", 2 leaves; Exhibit E: Reproduction of letter from six California Congressmen to Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, February 4, 1957. 1 leaf; Exhibit F: Text of H.R. No. 293, California Legislature, 1959 Regular Session. 2 leaves; Exhibit G: "A Statement of Policy Definign the Term 'Unjust Enrichment...', by Assemblyman Charles B. Garrigus, September 25, 1959, 3 leaves; Exhibit H: Tabulation of Status of Excess Land as of June 30, 1957, Friant-Kern and Madera Canals Service Areas, 1 leaf; Exhibit I: Summary "Evaluation of Approaches for Equitable Distribution of Benefits and Costs from State Water Development Projects", August 25, 1959, 3 leaves; Appendix: Weeks, "Equitable Distribution of Benefits and Costs from State Water Development Projects", October 15, 1959. 40 leaves, photocopy.
Policy recommended for adoption to implement the State Water Resources Development System, prepared by the Director of Water Resources' Special Study Group. November 1959.
Outline of discussion with Governor Brown, Nov. 4, 1959.
Binder labelled STATUTORY INTERPRETATION. (Reprints and notes on this subject.)
Some aspects of Federal-State relationships in California water resources development, by Leland O. Graham.
Binder labelled BURNS-PORTER ACT, LEGISLATIVE HISTORY, COMPILED BY J. ROBERT BURTON, JULY-AUGUST 1959.
Scope and Content Note
Binder labelled LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT ACT OF 1933. (Partial contents)
Referendum pamphlet on Central Valley Project Act, 1933.
California Statutes, Chapter 1042, pp. 2643-2664.
Excerpts from Assembly and Senate Journals, 1933.
Bond Act proposed by the California Water Resources Commission, 1931.
Central Valley Project Act in various stages of amendment.
The California water plan, California Dept. of Water Resources, Division of Resources Planning. May 1957. (Bulletin no. 3). (With handwritten annotations by B. Abbott Goldberg.)
Contracts, cost allocations, financing for State water development: partial report of the Senate Fact Finding Committee on Water. March 1960. (With handwritten annotations by B. Abbott Goldberg.)
Decisions of the Dept. of the Interior: 68 I.D. 370, Kings and Kern River Projects; 68 I.D. 412; San Luis Unit, CVP; 68 I.D. 433, Recordable contracts.
Letter, 12/3/59. To Ralph Brody, Dept. of Water Resources, from Stanley Mosk.
Letter, 1/12/60. To Harvey O. Banks from P.A. Towner, Chief Counsel.
Letter, 7/9/60. To Fred A. Seaton, Secretary of the Interior, from Paul S. Taylor.
Letter, 12/9/60. To Senator Morse, U.S. Senate, from Elmer F. Bennett, Secretary of the Interior.
Letter, [1/16/62?]. Draft. To Ass't Secretary Holum, from Solicitor and Commissioner of Reclamation.
Letter, 1/18/62. To B. Abbott Goldberg, from Leland O. Graham.
Letter, 12/22/61. To Secretary of the Interior through Assistant Secretary Holum, from Floyd E. Dominy, Commissioner of Reclamation.
Letter, 5/16/62. To William E. Warne, Director, Dept. of Water Resources, from H.P. Dugan, Regional Director, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
United States of America, petitioner. In the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States of America, petitioner, v. United States District Court in and for the Southern Dist ict of California, Northern Division... Case no. 13891:
Motion for permission to file petition for writ of prohibition...
Amendment to petition.
Supplemental affidavit of Martin Blote.
Response to order to show cause.
Motion to vacate portion of order...
Motion of respondent judge to strike...
Motion to dismiss...
Affidavits of Martin H. Blote and Geoffrey D. Nielsen...
Motion for leave to file brief amicus curiae...
Affidavit of William A. Alexander.
Reply of United States with Appendix...
Trial brief...
Motion to join Martin Blote...
Answer to petitioner's petition...
Respondent's brief.
Amendment to answer to petition.
Skeleton subject index to index to exhibits Rank v. Krug, no. 685-ND. November 25, 1952.
Federal Supplement, vol. 142, no. 1, September 3, 1956, pages 1-272 (Rank v. Krug); vol. 90, pages 773-827. Friant-San Joaquin River litigation: [a compilation of all Rank v. Krug opinions published to-date, i.e. 1957. Several 1961-62 opinion later inserted by B.A. Goldberg.]
Handwritten notes for oral arguments before Supreme Court, Rank v. Krug, 1962.
In the Supreme Court of the State of California, Madera Irrigation District, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. all persons, etc. Sac. no. 6489.
Opening brief for appellant, Madera Irrigation District.
Opening brief for appellant, State of California.
Opening brief of appellant, A. D. Edmonston.
Reply brief of respondents.
Closing brief for appellant Madera Irrigation District.
Reply brief of appellant, the State of California.
In the District Court of Appeal, State of California, Third Appellate District. Philip Albonico... responents, v. Mader Irrigation District...appellants. 3 Civil no. 8262.
Opening brief for appellants.
Closing brief for appellants.
Brief of amicus curiae, The Attorney General of the State of California, in support of appellants.
Supplement to brief...
Reply of amicus curiae.
Brief of the Attorney General.
In the Supreme Court of the State of California, Phillip Albonico, et al., plaintiffs and respondents, v. Madera Irrigation District, et al., defendents and appellants. (Sac. no. 6460).
Answer to petititon for a rehearing.
In the Supreme Court of the State of California, the Santa Barbara County Water Agency, plaintiff and respondent, v. all persons and parties, etc., defendents and appellants. (No. L.A. 22761).
Appellants reply to brief of Attorney General as amicus curiae in support of respondent.
In the Supreme Court of the State of California, Wm. E. Warne, as Director of Water Resources, Petitioner, v. Hale Champion, as Director of Finance, Respondent. (Sac. 7496).
Petition for writ of mandate...
Brief of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California as amicus curiae.
Appendix volume.
In the Supreme Court of the State of California, California Water Resources Development Finance Committee, petitioner, v. Bert A. Betts, as Treasurer of the State of California, respondent. (Sac. 9497).
Brief of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California as amicus curiae.
In the Supreme Court of the State of California, Wm. E. Warne, as Director of Water Resources, petitioner, v. Robert L. Harkness, as Director of General Services, respondent. (Sac. 7496).
Reply to respondent's points and authorities and answer to amicus curiae brief...
Respondent's answer to amicus curiae brief.
In the Supreme Court of the State of California, California Water Resources Development Finance Committee, an agency of the State of California, petitioner, v. Bert A. Betts, as Treasurer of the State of California, respondent. (Sac. 7497).
Petition for writ of mandate and points and authorities in support thereof.
Alternative writ of mandate.
Reply to brief of amicus curiae.
Return to petition for writ of mandate.
Objections to the sufficiency of the answer and reply brief.
Stipulation for substitution of respondent.
Alternative writ of mandamus.
In the Supreme Court of the State of California, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, petitioner, V. James J. Marquardt... respondent; the State of California, acting by and through its Dept. of Water Resources, Real Party in Interest. (L.A. 26662).
Petition for writ of mandate... and appendix volume.
Return and demurrer to petition for writ of mandate...
Demurrer to answer and brief.
Reply brief of the State of California.
Brief of amicus curiae in support of respondent.
Brief of amicus curiae on behalf of respondent.
Amici curiae brief on behalf of Kern County...
Amicus curiae brief of California State Grange.
Answer of the State of California to... California State Grange.
Request for permission to file reply brief and reply brief of the California State Grange...
Request for permission to file and supplemental answer of State of California further responding to amicus curiae brief of California State Grange.
In the Supreme Court of the United States, October term, 1956. The Ivanhoe Irrigation District, plaintiff and appellant, v. all parties and persons, etc.... (no. 122, 123, 124, 125).
Jurisdictional statement...
Appendices to jurisdictional statement...
Motion to dismiss appeals and supporting brief.
Request for leave to file as amicus curiae...
Memorandum for the U.S. as amicus curiae...
Brief opposing motion to dismiss appeal.
Reply to memorandum for the U.S. as amicus curiae in support of jurisdiction.
In the Supreme Court of the State of California in and for the County of Tulare, the Ivanhoe Irrigation District, plaintiff, v. all parties and persons, etc., defendents. (no. 39, 627)
Answering brief of the people of the State of California and Water Project Authority of the State of California.
In the Supreme Court of the State of California, The Ivanhoe Irrigation District, plaintiff, v. all parties and persons, etc., defendents. (L.A. no. 23043).
Opening brief of appellants, the State of California and the Ivanhoe Irrigation District.
Reply brief of respondent A.D. Edmonston, State Engineer and Chief of the Division of Water Resources...
Respondent McCracken's reply brief...
Opening brief of Ventura County Flood Control District, amicus curiae.
Joint reply brief of appellants.
Brief of Edson Abel, as amicus curiae.
Joint answer of appellants...
Supplemental references.
Petition for rehearing of the appellant...
----. (L.A. no.'s 23, 043, 22, 761); (Sac. no.'s 6460, 6489)
Joint brief of the State of California... in response to court's request of Feb. 27, 1959.
Opening brief...
Joint reply brief...
Reply brief on further proceedings...
Petition for permission to file a brief amicus curiae.
Memorandum of the U.S. of American amicus curiae...
In the Supreme Court of the United States, October term, 1957, no.'s 122, 123, 124, 125.
Appellants' opening brief.
Brief for the U.S. as amicus curiae.
Brief for appellees.
Amicus curiae brief in behalf of the American Farm Federation...
Brief on behalf of the Irrigation Districts Association of California...
Appellants reply brief...
Appellees' reply to brief for the U.S. as amicus curiae.
Petition for rehearing and clarification.
Opinion of the court.
A.C. no. 16, (March 11, 1960). Albonico v. Madera Irrigation District; Ivanhoe Irrigation District v. all parties.


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2013 Hispanic Writers Week: April 22 Events
Hispanic Writers Week, an initiative of UMass Boston's Institute for Learning and Teaching (ILT), is an innovative, weeklong initiative that introduces Latino literary professionals from all corners of the Hispanic world to local Latino students. In 2013, it's happening April 22 through the 26.
Monday, April 22–Friday, April 26
Writers in Residence
Published Latino writers and poets work in Boston Public School classrooms throughout the city with the goal of producing a student publication of literary work at the end of the week and cultivating students' awareness and appreciation for Hispanic literature, culture and writing.
Monday, April 22–Thursday, April 25
Community Readings
6 p.m.: Food
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Enjoy readings from an eclectic mixture of published, emerging and aspiring writers. Open to the public! Please register to be a reader! Email email@example.com or call 617.287.7658.
Sponsored by Instituto Cervantes Boston and Voces Hispánicas/ Hispanic Voices, an initiative of the Department of Romance Studies, Boston University, made possible by the generosity of Santander Universities Global Division. Santander Universities Global Division, whose activities form the keystone of the bank's social action, maintains a stable alliance with more than 970 universities in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. For more information please visit www.santander.com/universities.
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A Dirty Business: Drugs in South African Townships - Illegal drug use is a serious problem in South Africa. According to the United Nations' 2012 World Drug Report, South Africa is the most important producer of crystal meth in the region. After marijuana, crystal meth is the most popular illegal drug in the country. Over the past decade, the rising rate of addiction to crystal meth has become one of the country's biggest economic and social problems. Young Global Leader - Preserving the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil - Denis B. Minev lives in Manaus, a city in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. He wants to help maintain the country's economic boom while preserving the tropical rainforest. The former State Secretary for Planning and Economic Development of Amazonas, today Minev is a member of the board of the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation. Burma: Preserving an Architectural Legacy - Myanmar, or Burma, has begun opening itself to the world. The country's largest city, Rangoon, is a booming center of business and industry. Apartment buildings, shopping centers, and office complexes are cropping up across the city. The transformation is threatening Rangoon's colonial architectural legacy and is causing land prices and rents to reach levels that most local residents can no longer afford. Dominican Republic: A country takes aim at climate change - The Dominican Republic aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 25 percent by 2030 - an ambitious goal that has made the country one of the global leaders in the effort to combat climate change. Implementing that goal while promoting economic growth and encouraging tourism as an important economic resource poses a challenge. That's why funding is now flowing to a number of climate-protection projects, among them an initiative that encourages farmers to manage their land sustainably.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Nashville lawyer who opposes legislation that would crack down on ticket scalping in Tennessee alleges that a manager of The Black Keys tried to persuade him to change his position in exchange for tickets to a performance by the band.
Attorney John Ray Clemmons said in a letter to a Senate committee chairman that he was disturbed by repeated efforts by Fielding Logan, who also manages country star Eric Church, to give him tickets.
WTVF-TV reports Logan in a written response to Johnson acknowledged he offered the tickets but said he only meant to demonstrate how easily paperless tickets can be transferred.
Clemmons' letter was forwarded to the Nashville prosecutor's office. A spokeswoman there said it hadn't yet been received.
Logan didn't immediately return a message seeking comment Wednesday.


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Twins Caravan makes stop at event for new affiliate
First leg of club's winter tour winds down in Cedar Rapids, home of Class A Kernels
By Rhett Bollinger /01/18/13 12:43 AM ET
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- The first leg of the 53rd annual Twins Caravan came to a close on Thursday night with a special ceremony involving the club's new Class A affiliate.
The Cedar Rapids Kernels held their annual Hot Stove banquet with a Hall of Fame ceremony for former Cedar Rapids players such as Trevor Hoffman and Casey Kotchman and former coach Alex Monchak. Hoffman and Kotchman weren't in attendance but Monchak was there to accept his award along with longtime executive Roland Hemond.
The event also introduced new manager Jake Mauer, who's shifting from his previous job as manager of Class A Advanced Fort Myers. New Twins farm director Brad Steil also was present at the event along with Iowa native B.J. Hermsen, who was the club's Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2012.
With more than 700 people in attendance, it was a special way to end the first leg of the Twins Caravan that began Monday and featured 13 stops in four days. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, bench coach Terry Steinbach, infielder Brian Dozier and broadcaster Dick Bremer were on every stop along the way.
"That was a great trip all the way through, and to end it tonight the way we did at Cedar Rapids was really special for me," Gardenhire said. "Seeing Al Monchak and Roland Hemond there and meeting all the people there that were really passionate about baseball was really cool."
Mauer -- the older brother of Twins catcher Joe Mauer -- was also impressed with the event, as it was his first time meeting with fans in Cedar Rapids after spending the last four years as manager of the Miracle.
"It was outstanding," Mauer said. "The attendance was overwhelming with how many people came out. It's really interesting. We knew that Cedar Rapids would be a great affiliate, so to meet all of these people here and see their enthusiasm for the upcoming season you can't replace that. It was something where was I excited before I came but now I think it's even more so."
Hermsen, who will receive Minor League Pitcher of the Year honors Thursday at the annual Diamond Awards at Target Field, was also excited to take part in the caravan's last stop.
"It's just nice being back around here again," said Hermsen, who grew up in nearby Manchester, Iowa. "It's an excellent turnout. That's for sure."
The ceremony also featured a question-and-answer session emceed by Bremer, and an autograph session followed the event.
It was the fourth night stop on the caravan, which also featured large events of several hundred Twins fans at stops at Kato Ballroom in Mankato, Minn., Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D., and Legends Event Center in Spencer, Iowa.
The caravan also included visits to schools, such as Northfield (Minn.) Middle School and Sleepy Eye (Minn.) Elementary, and radio stations, including KTWN in Minneapolis, KNUJ in New Ulm, Minn., and WNAX in Yankton, S.D.
So while the first leg of Twins Caravan came to a conclusion Thursday, there are still several more stops, starting on Monday.
Current Twins players -- such as Mauer, Brian Duensing, Chris Parmelee, Scott Diamond, Glen Perkins, Cole De Vries and Liam Hendriks -- are all set to appear at various events throughout the week. Former Twins players -- such as Tom Brunansky, Dan Gladden, Tony Oliva and Bert Blyleven -- are also set to take part.
It leads into Thursday's annual Diamond Awards at Target Field before TwinsFest is held at the Metrodome on Jan. 25-27. Every Twins player on the 40-man roster is scheduled to appear at TwinsFest.
"You get to see all the guys, and the talk starts flying around and you start talking baseball and you get to see all the players, and it kind of gets you really pumped up for it," Gardenhire said. "And you get excited to get down there and get going again. We have a lot to prove and a lot to do. I'm very excited about that."


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HOUSTON - Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.® ("Prosperity") (NYSE: PB), the parent company of Prosperity Bank®, announced the completion of the merger with East Texas Financial Services, Inc. ("ETFS") and its wholly owned subsidiary First Federal Bank Texas, Tyler, Texas ("Firstbank"), whereby ETFS was merged with and into Prosperity and Firstbank was merged with and into Prosperity Bank effective on January 1, 2013.
ETFS operated four (4) banking offices in the Tyler MSA, including three (3) locations in Tyler, Texas and one (1) location in Gilmer, Texas. As of September 30, 2012, ETFS reported total assets of $191.2 million, total loans of $139.2 million and total deposits of $114.4 million.
Under the terms of the definitive agreement, Prosperity will issue approximately 531,000 shares of Prosperity common stock for all outstanding shares of ETFS capital stock, plus cash in lieu of fractional shares.
Derrell Chapman, Chief Executive Officer of ETFS and Firstbank, will serve as President – Tyler Banking Centers and Micheal Lavender and Joe Hobson will each serve as a Senior Vice President of Prosperity Bank.
David Zalman Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Prosperity commented, "We are excited to expand our market share in Tyler, the "Rose Capital of the World." Tyler is a dynamic city in East Texas with higher educational facilities like the University of Texas Tyler and University ofTexas Health System as well as Tyler Junior College. It also has a vibrant medical community and world class hospitals that make it popular with retirees. We look forward to working and growing with Derrell and his team at Firstbank."
"We are very excited about becoming a part of the Prosperity Bank organization," said Derrell Chapman, Chief Executive Officer of ETFS and Firstbank. "We believe this merger brings exceptional value to our stockholders, an outstanding level of products and services to our customers and enhanced opportunities for continued growth for our employees."
ETFS was advised in this transaction by Commerce Street Capital, LLC as financial advisor and Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P as legal counsel. Bracewell & Giuliani LLP was legal counsel to Prosperity.
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Prosperity Bancshares Inc.®, recently named "America's Best Bank" by Forbes, is a $13.7 billion Houston, Texas based regional financial holding company, formed in 1983. Operating under a community banking philosophy and seeking to develop broad customer relationships based on service and convenience, Prosperity offers a variety of traditional loan and deposit products to its customers, which consist primarily of small and medium sized businesses and consumers. In addition to established banking products, Prosperity offers a complete line of services including: Internet Banking services at http://www.prosperitybanktx.com, Retail Brokerage Services, MasterMoney Debit Cards, 24 hour voice response banking, Trust and Wealth Management and Mobile Banking. Prosperity currently operates two hundred fifteen (215) full service banking locations; fifty-nine (59) in the Houston area; twenty (20) in the South Texas area including Corpus Christi and Victoria; thirty-five (35) in the Dallas/Fort Worth area; twenty-three (23) in the East Texas area; thirty-four (34) in the Central Texas area including Austin and San Antonio; thirty-four (34) in the West Texas area including Lubbock, Midland/Odessa and Abilene; and ten (10) in the Bryan/College Station area.
In connection with the proposed merger of Coppermark Bancshares, Inc. into Prosperity Bancshares, Prosperity Bancshares will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form S-4 to register the shares of Prosperity's common stock to be issued to the shareholders of Coppermark Bancshares, Inc. The registration statement will include a proxy statement/prospectus which will be sent to the shareholders of Coppermark Bancshares, Inc. seeking their approval of the proposed transaction.


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Home Networking Simplified 149
|Home Networking Simplified
|Jim Doherty, Neil Anderson
|Cisco Press
|Tony Williams
|Good book for an absolute beginner
When reviewing this book, the first argument you might have with the authors is exactly where to start. The authors have decided to start earlier than I feel necessary, with hooking your computer up with a dial-up ISP, something most ISPs already provide with more specific detail than can be given in this volume. There are strong arguments for having it all in one place, though, and I have to allow for that in this review.
That said, there are some simplifications and throwaway lines toward the book's beginning that I did feel were unnecessary. A good example is the discussion of bits, bytes, megabytes and gigabytes. Having defined a kilobyte as 1024 bytes, the authors then define a megabyte as 1000 kilobytes. They also claim not to understand why it is 1024 rather than 1000. Either our authors are lying, attempting a poor joke, or they are betraying an unforgivable ignorance of the binary number system. In any case it is a poor choice of throwaway line.
Once over that, there is a lot to like about this book. While it is entirely Windows-centered, so middle of the road it might well be the white line, and reliant on such routine applications as Outlook Express for its examples, it is incredibly detailed on not just what to do but why you do it.
It also has a huge number of screenshots, mainly showing the various dialog boxes and the options you need to set. Given the overabundance of dialogs in most Windows wizards, the screenshot barrage is probably overkill for many readers. Taken together with the highly approachable language and writing style, though, this makes for a book that is perfect for the absolute beginner to networking.
The drawback of the routine, middle-of-the-road approach is that the average person will quickly outgrow this book. Once you decide to use Firefox instead of Explorer and Eudora instead of Outlook, or perhaps integrate a Linux box or Mac into your home network, then this book is much less helpful.
Within its own limits though, it does cover all the bases in home networking, from connecting via dial-up or through broadband connections to building a wireless home network with shared files and printers. The authors do it in a slow, methodical manner with lots of screen shots and a great deal of explanation.
Part I covers the basics; terminology and connecting to the net. Part II covers a simple home network and file and printer sharing before finishing with broadband connections. Part III takes the network wireless. Part IV covers network security, before the final part covers more esoteric network issues such as IP telephony, media nets and gaming.
The book features frequent interjections from the computer help guys at Geek Squad. While most of these are simplistic, they often contain good advice for the uninitiated. This is a pretty good idea; it allows for some external expertise and works well quite a lot of the time, though some of the interjections came across as a little trite.
If you go to the book page at Cisco Press (which isn't, by the way, at the URL the authors give in the Introduction of the book) you can see a table of contents and an example chapter. The authors have also provided four appendices online; one devoted to binary and hexadecimal numbers, one on MAC address locking for wireless, a shameless plug for the Linksys product line, and a final one devoted to some fairly useless prognostication called "Future Stuff." All in all, I'm not sure they are a totally worthwhile addition to the book; the second on MAC address locking could have been easily added to the book if the editing had been a little tighter.
This is an almost perfect book on home networking for the person who has a Windows computer or two (and nothing else) and knows nothing. It pains me to admit that I have a number of friends who fall into this category and I would have no hesitation in lending them a copy of this book. Given the cost, I'm not sure I'd recommend this book to everyone, but I do feel that it is the perfect volume for the local library; borrowing it for two weeks while setting up the home net would be the ideal solution for people like my mate Tim, who (while a pediatric specialist) has trouble hooking up a router, or the neighbours downstairs who can't properly secure a wireless network.
I give this book a nine out of ten for its target audience, the absolute newcomer, but take off two points for the error in the URL given in the introduction and the middle-of-the-road outlook.
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Supreme Court Makes It Easier To Get Lawyers Fees In Patent Cases 51
In the second case, Highmark v. Allcare Health Management, the Supreme Court also noted the 'exceptional' standard in reversing the appellate court's decision but specifically ruled that appellate courts should give more deference to the lower courts on rulings of fact. In Highmark, the district court found that Allcare had engaged in a pattern of 'vexatious' and 'deceitful' conduct throughout the litigation and awarded fees. The appellate court while agreeing with the lower court about part of the case reversed the fees in their de novo review of the case. In de novo reviews, the court case is essentially retried with the higher court. The Supreme Court iterated that de novo reviews should be done typically for 'questions of law' and reviews on 'questions of fact' are done if there are clear errors with decisions on matters of discretion 'reviewable for "abuse of discretion."' In other words, the appellate courts can review a case if a lower court has not correctly interpreted law; however, they should not retry a lower case on facts unless the lower court made a clear error. Also unless the lower court abused their power in some way, the appellate court should not review their final decisions.
For example, if a person is tried for murder, an appellate court could rule that a district court misinterpreted a statute about sentencing if the person if found guilty. The appellate court should not retry the facts of the case unless the lower court had made a clear error like ruling that there was a DNA match when there was not. Also an appellate court should not reverse the lower court if they sentenced the person to a reasonable time. Now if the district court sentenced the person to 400 years for one murder, then the appellate court should intervene.
In effect the two rulings make it easier for companies to recover money should they be sued in frivolous patent lawsuits. This would make the risks greater for those who sue."


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This is a Great Gatsby book cover symbolism project
Art, Language Arts
9, 10, 11, 12
Title – Gatsby's Book Cover Symbolism Project
By – Carla Brookshire
Primary Subject – Language Arts
Secondary Subjects – Art
Grade Level – 9-12
Duration – Two 50-minute class periods
- Students will be able to recognize symbolism in the novel and explain their interpretations, as well as common explanations from scholars.
- Students will be able to compose a novel cover which will:
- A) capture the attention of potential readers,
- B) include at least three symbols from the book in the cover, and then
- C) explicate in a short essay, reasons for their creative choices and the meanings behind the symbols that were chosen.
Materials Needed:
- Copies of The Great Gatsby
- Paper/pens/colored pencils/markers
- Computers and printers
- Glitter
- Scrapbook supplies
- Take current book cover and have students discuss the symbols featured on the cover.
- Topics of discussion:
- The colors/the eyes (carefully look at the pupil)
- The fireworks/the font/students' observations
- Why is this an effective book cover?
- If you saw this book's cover, would it interest you?
Would you choose this book based on its cover? Ha! Ha!
- Today, you will begin an assignment which will challenge you to demonstrate your knowledge of how symbolism was used in
The Great Gatsby
- . You will design a book cover which should include at least three symbols from the novel. It should be on 8 1/2 x 11 paper and any of the given materials should be used. Accompanying your cover, you will submit a 350-500 word essay explaining the creative choices that you made when designing your cover. You should include a detailed explanation of the symbols used and their meaning in the novel. It will be important for you to explain why the symbols you chose to include are significant. You will have two class periods to work on the project.
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What is the contribution of "green technology" to sustainable development?
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UNITAR is hosting a series of workshops in the Rio+20 preparation forum. This time the workshop's objective is to reflect upon the role of environmentally sound technologies for sustainable development.
Feature speakers will concentrate in presenting diverse proposals regarding technologies and their role in the Rio+20 main themes. Special guests' participation will range from the contribution of technologies in sustainable development and a government summit for proposals on ICT technologies to advance sustainable development solutions. Selected partners' cutting edge solutions will address research, implementation, transfer and deployment of "green" technologies facing the challenges of sustainable development. Up to date discussions regarding economic development, poverty alleviation and…


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Its insane how quickly that one grew.
Hope it doesn't torch everything
Its insane how quickly that one grew.
I read the cold front that went thru had winds up to 60mph and really spread. Humidity of 3% isn't helping.
About the only thing you can say is a couple of years AFTER the burn, habitat and hunting generally improves a bunch.
Colorado Cowboy
Cowboy Action Shooter; Endowment Life Member-NRA, NRA certified Range Safety Officer, Pistol Instructor, Rifle Instructor, RMEF, Boone & Crockett Club.
The Original Rocket Scientist-Retired
"My Father always considered a walk in the mountains as the equivalent of church going."
Aldous Huxley
When we were going it to our bear stand the smoke was at the end of our valley, less than three miles. We thought the smoke might wreck our plans, as the smoke came to our stand, but the bear did't seem to notice.
Gila fire is about to become New Mexico's largest fire, I read.
Hopefully they can get a grip on it, years ago the local moutains had a BIG fire and lots of big trees that took decades to grow all burned up. Now it's just real thick bush everywhere without the canopy of trees. The hunting was better for a few years but now everythings not a very plesant sight.
-NRA Life Member
I would be pissed if I drew a tag there this year and it was torched.
Fire happens.
The 4-5 years after the big 2000 burns in this part of MT was some of the best elk hunting ... ever.
216,650 acres and counting hopefully we can at least get some rains after it is all over to promote some new growth before the season
Blue Skies Hunting Adventures


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Gallery: Tebowing Is Funnier Than Planking
You know how when planking first came out, it was like, "hahaha….ha….ha…why is this funny?"
Well, that's because planking really wasn't that funny. It was just a thing. A totally meaningless thing, that went viral.
But here's a non-meaningless thing: Tebowing! It's when you mimic how Tim Tebow gets down on one knee and prays before every football game, and it's funny because mocking professional athletes in prayer — as if, whether you believe in God or not, some sort of heavenly being has anything to do with, or gives a shit about, you catching a ball — is always funny.
Over at the Tebowing website, Tebowing is officially described thusly: "(vb) to get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different."


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On Thursday 14 June, Uruguay, one of the planet's legendary football nations, welcomed FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter for a two-day visit which featured various planned activities, including the official opening of an artificial pitch at the Uruguay Celeste Elite Training Centre and the awarding of the FIFA Order of Merit to national coach Oscar Tabarez.
Football has undergone something of a rebirth in Uruguay over the last couple of years, a period during which the national side were crowned continental champions by lifting the 2011 Copa America, and Los Charrúas currently sit in a remarkable second spot in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking.
It was with this new spirit of optimism that Uruguayan fans rolled out the red carpet for the head of football's governing body, who first paid a visit to Nueva Helvecia, situated some 120 kilometres from Montevideo, to join in the Swiss settlement's 150th anniversary celebrations.
Accompanied by – among others – Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) president Sebastian Bauza, CONMEBOL vice-president Eugenio Figueredo, Swiss ambassador Hans-Ruedi Bortis and Minister of Tourism and Sport Liliam Kechichian, the FIFA President enjoyed the event alongside members of the local community who, dressed in typical Swiss costume, delighted everyone present with some traditional Swiss dances.
"I'm very touched by the welcome I've received; it's gone straight to my heart," said President Blatter who stressed the fact that "football and youth are the crux of these festivities".
Before travelling to Montevideo to attend a dinner with the AUF's executive committee, the head of FIFA also greeted and chatted with Cristian Rodriguez and Diego Godin, members of the Uruguayan squad that had beaten Peru in a 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ qualifying match a few days before.
I'm very touched by the welcome I've received; it's gone straight to my heart.
After finding out the latest on the condition of former Uruguay international Alcides Ghiggia – who was recently involved in a serious traffic accident – President Blatter took part in the AUF meeting, where he was joined by the highest authorities of Uruguayan football, as well as by the chairmen of the 16 clubs that make up the country's Primera Division.
Following a minute of silence in honour of Carlos Maresca, the former AUF president who passed away recently, football took centre stage, and it was at this point that the FIFA President congratulated those in charge for the great work completed so far.
"Aside from maintaining the excellent level at which the national team are playing, football development remains a priority. Especially in women's football, as demonstrated by the national team's first appearance at the upcoming FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup," he said, prior to receiving a small replica of the Estadio Centenario, the stadium that hosted the first-ever FIFA World Cup Final in 1930.
Tabarez honoured
The time then came to move on to the Uruguay Celeste Elite Training Centre, where Uruguayan national sides stay in preparation for matches. Once there, President Blatter opened the artificial pitch, the funding for which was provided by the FIFA 'Win in CONMEBOL with CONMEBOL' programme, before meeting national coach Oscar Tabarez, in order to award him the FIFA Order of Merit on behalf of the FIFA Congress.
"It's a source of pride and honour to be able to present you with the Order of Merit for your exceptional career," Blatter told El Maestro Tabarez, who had been unable to accept the accolade in Budapest due to sporting commitments.
This proved to be the last task scheduled before the official lunch with the wider football family, who were honoured to be joined by Uruguayan president Jose Mujica, in what turned out to be, according to the FIFA President, "a clear signal of support for football".
The President of world football's governing body will conclude his South American tour on Saturday 16 June with a visit to Chile, where celebrations are under way to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1962 FIFA World Cup.


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A judge has granted bail to Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee athlete who has been charged in the shooting death of his girlfriend.
Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair announced his decision Friday, on the fourth day of Pistorius' bail hearing.
Pistorius is charged with one count of premeditated murder over the Feb. 14 killing of Reeva Steenkamp. He says he accidentally shot her, thinking she was a dangerous intruder inside his home, lurking in a toilet stall off his bedroom.
The prosecution vehemently opposed bail, calling the Olympian also known as the "Blade Runner" a flight risk.
Pistorius' hands trembled as he said, "Good morning, your worship" as the session began in Magistrate's Court in Pretoria, South Africa's capital.
For the first time some of Reeva Steenkamp's friends have come to the hearing, but her family and those closest to her have stayed away.
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel called Pistorius' version that he shot Steenkamp accidentally improbable and argued that Pistorius did not have to have planned the killing for days in advance for it to be premeditated.
"He planned it that night when she (Steenkamp) locked herself in (the toilet)," Nel said in response to a question from the magistrate on why Pistorius hadn't staged a break-in at his home to make his story look more believable. "The fact that we have only one survivor of that tragic night is difficult for the state."
Pistorius' defense lawyer, Barry Roux, brought up culpable homicide as a possible charge for the first time in the case when answering questions from the magistrate.
"He did not want to kill Reeva. He had no intent to kill Reeva," Roux said as Pistorius began weeping again, as he has done for much of his bail hearing.
Roux said it was impossible for Pistorius, as famous as he is and with his prostheses, to escape South Africa before trial.
"Let me tell you how difficult it is for this man to disappear from this world," Roux said.
Prosecutor Nel earlier countered that everyone, whether disabled or famous or otherwise different from the majority, should be treated equally under the law. Nel noted that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is famous but is now holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden to face sex-related charges.
Pistorius' longtime coach, Ampie Louw, had said before proceedings began that he is considering putting his runner back in training if he is granted bail to allow him to "get his mind kind of clear."
Louw said he realizes that the Olympic athlete might not be emotionally ready to give any thought to running.
"The change is that he is heartbroken, that is all," Louw said in the courtroom, surrounded by reporters and television cameras. "For me it is tough to see that. Not to be able to reach out and sit next to him and say, 'Sorry, man, it was a terrible accident.' But I cannot do it, I must just sit here in court and that's all.
"The sooner he can start working the better." said Louw, who was the person who convinced the double amputee to take up track as a teenager a decade ago.
As the hearing got underway today, Frik and Claudia Van Wyk -- both friends of the Pistorius family -- stood with a placard showing their support for Pistorius and for the family of Reeva Steenkamp.
"This is tragic what's happened to Reeva, tragic what's happened to him, so yes we are supporting both the families," Claudia Van Wyk said tearfully.
Pistorius has been held at a police station in Pretoria since last week, but suspects who are denied bail are typically held in a prison.
Roux argued on Thursday that the evidence backs Pistorius' statement that he shot through a toilet door at his home because he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder, killing her by accident.
"I think there will be a level of shock in this country if he is not released (on bail)," Roux said in court.
Opposing bail, Nel argued that Pistorius was too willing to shoot. The prosecution says Pistorius planned to kill his 29-year-old girlfriend, a model and budding reality TV star, after an argument in the early hours of Valentine's Day.
"The reason you fire four shots is to kill," Nel said.
Louw said he might put Pistorius, who overcame the amputation of his lower legs as a baby to compete at last year's London Olympics, back on a morning and afternoon training routine if he is freed, believing it might help him to be able to run track again.
"You must give him space," the coach said.


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The jury in the Susan Swanson case is deliberating a verdict after nearly three weeks of trial.
Swanson is accused of alcohol-impaired driving and killing a man alongside Grand River Avenue by hitting him with her car July 31, 2002.
During closing arguments, the prosecuting attorney urged the jury to pay attention to Swanson's demeanor during the trial. He called her cold and un-phased by the accident that killed Alejandro Salinas.
The jury listened to more than an hour of closing arguments from both the prosecuting and defense attorneys. The jury is trying to determine whether or not Swanson was impaired when she was operating her vehicle that crashed into Salinas and killed him. They are also deliberating whether or not she left the scene of the deadly accident knowing she had struck and killed a human being.
Swanson's attorney says she had no reason to believe a human would be walking on or alongside Grand River Avenue the night Swanson struck Salinas. He says there is no evidence indicating she knowingly fled the scene of a deadly accident. He says although she was drinking at the Harrison Roadhouse earlier that night, she was not impaired when she was driving.
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John Terry has fuelled speculation Jose Mourinho might return to Chelsea this summer by describing the former-Stamford Bridge boss as the "best manager I've played under."
Mourinho's future at Real Madrid is uncertain, with reports linking the Portuguese manager with a return to Chelsea. The two-time Premier League winner left the Blues in 2007 for Inter Milan, before eventually joining Real Madrid.
Mourinho coached Terry at Chelsea between 2004 and 2007, and the Blues skipper has no doubts in his mind as to who has impressed him most at Stamford Bridge.
Speaking to Sky Sports News Terry said: "He's the best manager I've played under at Chelsea by a long, long way. He has a contract at Madrid so it's disrespectful for me to speak about that.
"But he's loved by the fans and the players as well. We have to show Rafa respect until the end of the season, there's a job to do and we're all focused on that. But Jose Mourinho as a person? Absolutely fantastic."
Interim boss Rafa Benitez is expected to leave Stamford Bridge this summer once his contract expires, and a string of candidates – including Mourinho – have been linked with the hot-seat.
But first the Blues must secure a top four finish and Champions League qualification for next season.
Benitez's side face a battle with Arsenal, Tottenham and Everton for a top four place, and take on Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday in a potentially pivotal match.
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DNR honors 2 youth conservationists
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently honored two youth for demonstrating initiative, leadership, creativity and achievement in the conservation and wise use of natural and agricultural resources.
DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr made the award presentations Aug. 30 during a ceremony at the Minnesota State Fair. This is the 22nd year the DNR has presented the youth awards.
Lane Alm of Hawley received the Future Farmers of America (FFA) Award. For the past four years, he has worked on his "Diversified Horticulture" project, which began when he was 14 years old and got a job with Prairie Restorations Inc. Bluestem Farm. He learned to identify native plants, their seeds, and how they can be used for landscaping around lake homes, businesses, and for erosion control. Alm also learned how to operate and maintain planting and harvesting machinery.
"In addition to his outstanding project and work experience, Lane is active in 4 H, the FFA Soils Team, and has been a National Honor Student member throughout high school," Landwehr said.
He is also a football player, wrestler, deer hunter, raises horses, wins roping competitions, and refurbishes antique tractors. "This well rounded young man also volunteers at the annual Rollag Threshing Show and is an officer for the Hawley 4 H and FFA Chapter," Landwehr said. a few weeks ago.
Lane is the son of Lee and Brandi Alm. Also present at the award ceremony were the state FFA advisors Joel Larsen and Jim Ertl.
Morris Area High School student Brady Cardwell received the 4 H Award. His project, titled "History of Wildlife Conservation in Minnesota," focused on how and why various conservation organizations and clubs were started, and steps he has taken to learn about and improve wildlife habitat.
For his sixth grade project, Cardwell researched milestones in conservation history and the various agencies responsible for wildlife conservation. He visited a number of public lands, interviewed managers, and observed a prescribed burn. He also researched and participated in events with all the major wildlife conservation clubs in his area.
Cardwell participates in archery, shooting sports, science and history fairs, and makes his own lures. He carved the Duck Unlimited logo into his pumpkin last year. He is active in his local 4 H club and Luther League. "Somehow he also manages to play football and is on the wrestling team," Landwehr said.
Brady is the son of Douglas and Meriel Cardwell.
Also recognizing Cardwell at award ceremony was Dorothy Freeman, associate dean and state 4 H director and Nancy Hegland, extension program leader of 4 H youth development.


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Residents head off-road at Anderleigh due to rural road mess
IF you think it is a bit rough for Anderleigh residents having to drive on an unmade bush track to get to and from their homes, you should have a look at the road.
Anderleigh Rd was a lot worse than the tracks vehicles had made alongside it, to avoid the corrugations, one resident said yesterday.
Way out west a long time ago, such improvised road "improvements" were not unusual, with even major outback highways sometimes having a smoother unmade track running parallel to the corrugated gazetted road.
And while residents were accustomed to neglect in the days when they were in the "no man's land" near the border between the then Cooloola and Tiaro shires, most expected an improvement now that they are well inside the boundaries of the amalgamated Gympie Regional Council.
But their hopes are not being fulfilled just lately.
The short stretch of gravel near Ms Williams' home is a real kidney rattler, to say nothing of its effect on tyres, suspension and vehicle structure generally.
"I've just had the shock absorbers replaced on my 4WD," Roberts Rd resident Liz Williams told The Gympie Times yesterday.
Ms Williams says the gravel road surface is rapidly worsening as it crumbles under the combined effects of extremely dry weather and fairly constant vehicle wear and tear.
"It just wrecks cars," Ms Williams said.
The road, which leads from near Gunalda through to Tin Can Bay Rd, is normally in better shape these days, but had deteriorated markedly in the prevailing conditions, she said.
Council engineers are understood to be praying for just the right amount of rain to enable them to grade a lengthening list of rural roads, too dry to grade without a lot of expensively carried water to prevent the work making things worse on the already loose and guttered road surface.


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I am a huge fan of most of the Showtime original shows, so the Metropolitan Home Showhouse Showtime theme is so appealing to me (even a room inspired by by Dexter). The Tribeca tour is running on weekends through October 18, and all of the proceeds from the $20 tickets go to Housing Works.
Whoopsy, the picture above is from last year's Dexter house, thanks to Maria for clarifying in the comments section! Dexter's rooms for 2009 are right here. The entire pointclickhome slideshow for this year is here.
Decorated Life is covering each room after her visit. I know I'll enjoy seeing all the rooms through her blog! Here's one of her shots of the hospital/pill-themed Nurse Jackie Waiting Room/Lounge:
Tour the Californication house at pointclickhome:
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Groundbreaking May 13 for Final Phase of USU's Equine Education Center
Thursday, May. 08, 2014
The final phase of development at the Sam Skaggs Family Equine Education Center launches on May 13 at 9:30 a.m. with a groundbreaking ceremony at Utah State University's Animal Science Farm in Wellsville, Utah.
Funded with donations from The ALSAM Foundation, the new addition will include two new classrooms, faculty offices and a new tack room.
"Being in the state of Utah, equine sciences and horses are such a critical part," said Ron Cutshall, president of The ALSAM Foundation. "The more facilities there are to help the students learn, the better off the students are going to be."
Currently, the Equine Education Center covers 26 acres including an indoor arena and a 2,400-square-foot barn. In addition to the donation for the new classrooms, funding from The ALSAM Foundation helped in building all of the present facilities with the exception of the indoor arena.
Founded in 1986 by L.S. and Aline W. Skaggs, The ALSAM Foundation aims to support education, medical research and organizations affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church primarily through donations.
Cutshall said the donation to the equine education center was one that interested the group because of the Skaggs family's long-time involvement with riding and handling horses on their ranch. However, the organization was also interested in the educational benefits it will provide to the students as well, he said.
"In any kind of education, the hands-on approach is where people learn the best," Cutshall said. "It sinks in, and they remember it better. With the equine facilities there, students can certainly have a hands-on approach to equine education and that's where the benefit really comes."
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CHAPEL HILL – One of Chapel Hill's most notable traditions is the rushing of Franklin Street after landmark basketball wins, but members of the community are tasked to make sure it occurs as safely as possible should UNC defeat Duke Saturday night.
"Well, it's sort of like asking what happens when you in the center of a hurricane," says proprietor of Top of the Hill Distillery Scott Maitland. "I suspect Carolina nation will be pretty excited if we win. If it all holds true to form, I suspect we'll see a good 15,000 people dancing around on Franklin Street. A big impact in terms of downtown, but also its one of the coolest things about our community."
Top of the Hill's location at the center of Chapel Hill gives the restaurant a unique location at the center of the festivities. Maitland says one of his business' main concerns is safely guiding customers to and from his restaurant and Franklin Street.
"What ends up happening is it's sort of like a tidal situation where if we win, the tide rolls right out to Franklin Street," says Maitland. "We need to be careful to make sure that we maintain control of when the tide starts to roll back in."
It's also common for people to view the celebrations from the restaurants' balcony. As a safety precaution, Top of the Hill bans glasses on those nights.
But local businesses are not the only organizations in charge of maintaining order on Franklin Street.
Although Saturday's matchup is expected to be closer than their prior season matchup, Public Information Sergeant of the Chapel Hill Police Department Josh Mecimore says that the competitiveness of the game is not something the Police Department takes into consideration.
"I think there is always a possibility that either team might win," says Mecimore. " We prepare for a Carolina win every time and if something happens and the students don't take the streets, then we just didn't end up needing those resources. But that's what we prepare for—whether it looks like they might win or not."
Mecimore says their protocol for Saturday's game will remain largely the same as prior games.
"Our response in those games has been fairly consistent from year to year," says Mecimore. "We have extra staffing on hand to deal with the extra crowds. We'll work along with Public Works and the Fire Department to make sure that everything stays safe."
The Chapel Hill Police Department usually has about 30 extra officers on duty for games between UNC and Duke.
Chapel Hill's Interim Fire Marshal Dace Bergen says while the proper steps are taken to make sure enough staff is on hand, this is not the biggest event the Fire Department focuses on each year.
"(We won't have) as large of a staff to support the event as we would for say if Carolina was playing for the NCAA basketball championship or for Halloween," Bergen says.
Bergen says the Town is the deciding body when the decision is made to shut down Franklin Street for an event. He says the crowd has also taken over the street before and effectively shut it down.
Bon fires are also a cause for concern when large crowds turn up. Bergen says the fire department tries to preempt situations like that with monitoring and fire official presence.
"We'll have people out checking the bars," Bergen says. "We'll have people and equipment staged in care there is a street celebration afterwards to take care of any EMS…or fire needs."
Tipoff between North Carolina and Duke is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. You can hear all the action live on WCHL beginning with pregame coverage at 7:00 p.m. with Countdown to Tipoff.


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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Akeem Richmond scored 19 points and hit the go-ahead free throw to lift East Carolina over UNC Greensboro 85-84 Tuesday night.
The Pirates (2-0) opened the second half with a 23-11 run capped off by a three point play by Richmond to give East Carolina the lead after trailing by ten at half.
UNC Greensboro (1-1) increased their lead to six with 1:05 remaining, but East Carolina chipped back into the deficit with a Brandan Stith dunk and three free throws by Prince Williams to pull the Pirates within two.
Following a Kyle Cain layup, Caleb White was fouled corralling an offensive rebound and hit both free throws with 12 seconds left.
Richmond stole the ball on the ensuing play and was fouled on a three-point attempt. He nailed all three free throws to give East Carolina the win.
Tevon Saddler poured in a game-high 34 points for the Spartans.


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Nvidia readies five more G80-based GPUs?
ForceWare spills the beans
Posted in Personal Tech, 13th November 2006 18:17 GMT
At least five more G80-based graphics chips are on their way from Nvidia, if entries in the latest driver package to leak out of the GPU maker's labs is anything to go by.
According to an NGOHQ report, one of the files inside the ForceWare 96.94 package refers directly to the G80-200, G80-400, G80-600, G80-850 and G80-875, each with a unique ID code.
Online reports have pointed to a single G80-based board on Nvidia' near-term roadmaps: an unnamed (for now) board due to ship in February 2007.
ForceWare 96.94 supports the new GPU and was provided by Nvidia to hardware reviewers as an alternative to the 96.89 drivers that are included in boxed GeForce 8800 GTX and 8800 GTS boards. ®


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Ariana Grande Celebrates Debut Album [VIDEO INTERVIEW + PICS]
Up and coming megastar Ariana Grande's debut album "Yours Truly" was released just yesterday to a smash debut at number one on iTunes! Calling herself a "hopeless romantic", the album is a compilation of songs about boys, love and romance, capturing the essence of some of the most important years of her life.
The last time we spoke to the 20-year-old, Florida native, her single "The Way" featuring Mac Miller was making it's way up the charts. Her album "Yours Truly" features a variety of artists from the likes of Big Sean to The Wanted's (and rumored boyfriend) Nathan Skyes.
Life is moving in full speed right now for Ariana. Yesterday she sang to a packed Rockefeller Plaza on the Today Show, only a few short days after a smashing performance at the MTV Video Music Awards 2013 Pre-Show. With 9 million Twitter followers and 4.8 million Facebook likes, the spotlight is loving everything and anything Ariana Grande
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ELKTON, Md. – It all came down to the final match Saturday evening as Saint Joseph's University overtook the University of Delaware women's tennis team, 4-3, at Elkton Indoor Tennis.
With things knotted up at 3-3, junior Kim Milla (México City, México) fell, 2-6, 6-2, 10-6, in a heartbreaker to Arianne Polatnick in the deciding match.
With the loss, the Blue Hens move to 2-2 on the season while the Hawks earned their first victory and improved to 1-4 overall.
Delaware opened the evening by earning the doubles team point as senior Dorothy Safron (New York, N.Y.) and sophomore Carmen Lai (Shatin, Hong Kong) defeated Aurora Davis and Alex Zachem, 8-2, in No. 1 doubles while Milla paired up with sophomore Danea Jonjic' (Split, Croatia) for an 8-2 win in No. 3 action.
Safron also picked up a dominating 6-1, 6-0 victory in No. 2 singles over Kristina Eisenbrand.
Lai continued a successful spring season with a 6-4, 6-1 win against Devi Jadeja in the third flight.
Head coach Laura Travis
"It was another exciting night at Elkton Indoor Tennis as things came down to the last match on court, split sets and a 10-point tiebreaker for the final decision. As well as we fought, St. Joe's earned the win. There were some fantastic matches tonight. In the end, St. Joe's wanted this match and it showed in each of their players' fighting spirit, regardless of individual match wins."
· Carmen Lai leads the Blue Hens with a five-match singles winning streak.
· Dorothy Safron has won three straight singles matches for Delaware.
· Safron is now has 67 singles victories during her four-year career with the Hens, a mark good to tie for sixth all-time with Susan Pollack (2004-08).
· The pairs of Safron/Lai and Danea Jonjic'/Kim Milla have each won three straight doubles matches.
· Safron and Lai are 25-17 all-time as a doubles duo, which ties the pair for fifth place in school history with Amanda Campbell and Megan Doran (2008-09).
· Safron is eighth all-time with 59 career doubles victories.
· Delaware is 56-51 in singles matches this season.
· The Blue Hens are 31-18 in doubles play.
· Tuesday, March 4 – Delaware at Navy – 2:30 p.m. – Annapolis, Md.
· Saturday, March 8 – Delaware at Hofstra* – 5 p.m. – Point Set Indoor Tennis Club (Oceanside, N.Y.)
· Wednesday, March 12 – Delaware at Rutgers – 1 p.m. – Atlantic Club (New Brunswick, N.J.)


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In a suburban swath of Eastern Massachusetts, seven Democrats and three Republicans made a final, frenetic push on Monday to join one of the most unpopular organizations in the country: Congress.
The 10 candidates vying to succeed Edward J. Markey in the US House of Representatives made their closing appeals, before voters head to the polls Tuesday for the special primary election in the Fifth Congressional District, which includes all or part of 24 cities and towns to the north and west of Boston.
But Capitol Hill's seemingly implacable gridlock, vividly illustrated by a partial shutdown of the federal government and a potential default on the country's debt, cast a long shadow over the parade-marching, hand-shaking, and door knocking that marked the final push.
In such a heavily Democratic district, that party's nominee is favored to win the Dec. 10 special general election, but some Democratic voters on Monday said their decision would come down to who could best stick to their values while also navigating a bitterly partisan Washington, D.C.
Aimee Coolidge, chairwoman of the Arlington Democratic Town Committee, said she had not made up her mind for whom she would vote, but explained her choice Tuesday would be driven by who she believed would both "represent a progressive voice" and be most effective for the district in a divided legislative body.
"Nobody is going to go down there and change things," she said. But "you need somebody who has the skill set to go down there and effectively navigate that dysfunction."
Tom Diaz, a Lexington Democrat, said he sees the current Capitol Hill troubles as driven by Republicans. And that's "all the more reason to vote for a solidly progressive candidate," he said, adding that he would cast his ballot for state Representative Carl M. Sciortino.
Sciortino has positioned himself to the left of his Democratic rivals over the course of his campaign, and underlined his liberal credentials in a short interview at his campaign office in his hometown of Medford between calls to voters.
He said the partial government shutdown highlights why "we need strong, consistent, progressive voices from this district."
"We don't just need someone who calls themselves progressive because they're running for office, but actually lives that out in their work every day," he said.
Among the many events he attended over a day of campaigning, Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian greeted voters at diners in Woburn and Arlington, knocked on doors in his hometown of Waltham and thanked and rallied supporters at a morning house party in Stoneham, where he exhorted them to campaign hard and "leave it all on the field."
In his many interactions with voters, he said Monday evening, he heard about the real-world impact of Capitol Hill strife, having chatted with people who have been furloughed by the federal government.
Koutoujian, a former state legislator who has emphasized his passionate support for expanded gun control measures, said he did not think that Democrats shared in the blame for the shutdown, but he believed that "we all share the responsibility to find a path to get through this."
State Senator Katherine Clark, surrounded by volunteers at a Knights of Columbus hall in her hometown of Melrose, called Congress's growing gridlock "disheartening."
Clark, who has made women's and family issues a centerpiece of her campaign, said while she hoped to find areas for bipartisan agreement, the events of recent weeks in Washington have steeled her to stand firm against the more conservative elements of the GOP.
"It has also really strengthened my resolve," Clark said, "that we need to hold strong, stand up to the extremists who are saying, 'Let's hold our economy hostage.' "
After marching in Revere's Columbus Day Parade, state Senator Karen Spilka of Ashland, who has framed herself as a successful legislator who gets results, bemoaned "the Tea Party Republicans [who] are holding the government hostage."
"We need people who can fight and get results even more than ever before," she said, noting her background as a social worker and a mediator.
State Senator Will Brownsberger, whose campaign has partially pivoted on his willingness to take positions outside the Democratic orthodoxy in order to help break the D.C. gridlock, eschewed standard day-before-election campaign activity Monday, instead grabbing a saw and a measuring tape. Brownsberger worked to help rebuild a playground in his hometown of Belmont.
The gridlock in Washington over the last few months has reinforced why he got in the race, he said.
"I started this campaign because I was deeply dissatisfied with the tone of politics in Washington, and the tone has only gotten worse," he said.
"Now really is the time for . . . someone who is not going to be about reinforcing the divisions, but about looking for commonality and looking for a way through," he added.
Also running in the Democratic primary are Martin Long, an Arlington author, and Stoneham resident Paul John Maisano, who works in the construction industry.
The three Republicans vying for their party's nod on Tuesday worked the district at events and in calls to potential voters as well on Monday. They are: Harvard nanophysics researcher Mike Stopa of Holliston; businessman and lawyer Frank J. Addivinola Jr. of Boston; and actuary Tom Tierney of Framingham.
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Oh, happy days! Next week will finally bring the launch on Dark Souls II, on consoles at least. We're also seeing the PC and Xbox One launch of Titanfall, Yoshi's New Island for 3DS, TowerFall Ascension on PC and PS4, and oh, some other pretties too.
Remember that the PC edition of Dark Souls II isn't due until April 25. Oh, what torment!
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- The Powerpuff Girls: Defenders of Townsville (download)
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Frankfort, KY: Humane Lobby Day 2013 - Feb. 14
Capitol Annex, Room 113
The Humane Society of the United States, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and the Kentucky Animal Welfare Alliance invite our members, supporters, and other animal advocates to participate in the 2013 Humane Lobby Day -- Kentucky in Frankfort to help make a tremendous difference for animals.
This is an exciting opportunity to meet with elected officials and their staff about legislation that will significantly impact animals. There will be a briefing with tips for lobbying, and an overview of pending animal legislation which will prepare you to meet elected officials and advocate for animals. Following these meetings, there will be press conference and rally in the adjoining Capitol Rotunda beginning at 1 p.m.
Legislators are most motivated when their constituents make time to meet with them face to face. By attending Lobby Day 2013, you can be instrumental in helping to upgrade Kentucky's cruelty statutes, stop the abuse of Tennessee Walking horses, advance meaningful farm animal care standards, crack down on animal fighting, support spay/neuter programs, and more. RSVP today to lend your voice for animals and make a difference in Kentucky! Contact Kentucky State Director Pamela Rogers if you have additional questions.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Capitol Annex, Room 113
702 Capitol Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40601
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Hi, the PCR I'm currently optimising is producing multiple bands. I've got it down to two bands but I'm currently annealing at 60oC. I thought about touchdown PCR or just going high with the annealing temp, but once I go over the magic 60oC mark I have the probelm that my Taq starts extension at 62oC. I've heard of 2 step PCR where you can run 1) denaturation and 2) a combined anealing/ extension temp between 60-70oC. Has anyone used this method before? Does it work?
Any other suggestions would be helpful too.
-Cheers M
Submit your paper to J Biol Methods today!
Anyone with experiences in 2 step PCR
Started by Micro, May 07 2009 04:02 PM
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Posted 07 May 2009 - 04:38 PM
Works fine, many of the real-time PCR runs I do are two step.


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(RNN) – Those who want to become legally ordained as ministers don't have to go to a seminary. There are a number of options online. All a prospective minister needs, in most cases, is an open mind and wallet.
The nondenominational church, consisting of people from different faiths, has ordained more than 200 million ministers online, according to its website.
Ordained ministers possess the legal status to officiate at marriages, including same-sex rites where applicable, as well as baptisms, funerals and burials. The church advises those seeking to perform weddings to check to ensure the rites adhere to the laws of the state.
Although ordination is free, credentialing products are available for a fee.
Universal Life Church celebrity ministers have included Conan O'Brien, Fran Drescher, Sharon Stone, Sir Ian McKellan (who presided over Patrick Stewart's wedding recently), Glenn Beck, Hugh Hefner and all four Beatles.
It has been noted that the ULC has splintered, with dissident groups also offering ordination in the church's name.
For a fee, the nondenominational church offers a number of services for those who seek to heed a divine calling, including an honorary doctorate of divinity. Ordination is also offered for a fee, depending on the package, the cheapest of which is $30 for a year's membership. Lifetime ordination is $250.
The church said, in defense of its fees, that it keeps a permanent record of those it ordains.
The American Fellowship Church has helped thousands in all faiths become legally ordained ministers since 1975, bestowing on them all the rights and responsibilities of ministerial work.
Becoming a minister of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster - or a Pastafarian - costs $20, which includes a certificate. Those ordained are added to the church's official registry.
The church emerged in reaction to a collision of science and faith in public schools.
It has its own creation myth, involving pasta, meatballs and pirates, which was detailed in a letter drafted in May 2005 in response to the Kansas School Board. The board deliberated over whether to teach intelligent design alongside evolution in public school science classes.
Some fundamentalist Christians favor intelligent design, which espouses a faith-based interpretation of the creation of the world, over the theory of evolution, the widely accepted scientific explanation for the development of life on earth.
"By design, the only dogma allowed in the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is the rejection of dogma," the church's website declares.
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Oak Forest is a small suburb on the southside of Chicago, full of alcoholics, where all you do is smoke and get wasted. The parties get out of control and so do the kids, whether its in a forest, at oak fest, or in a garage there is always somewhere to go. Its always a good time in the OFO, because the police dont do ANYTHING, you can get away with mostly everything. Most of the kids go to OFHS, where everybody knows everybody.
If your from Oak Forest, your first time getting drunk was either with your parents, at el morro, or at a forest party at the age of 14.
by TRUEOFO November 30, 2009
oak forest is better than orland park.
by deeznutzinurmouth420 August 18, 2009
the best place to pop pills, get high, drink, many whores there(: alot of parties. youll always have fun here. everyone knows everyone, rumors get around. dont trust anyone. alot of fake people. they try to turn house parties into raves but it doesnt always work out. cops are pussies here, run & youll get away. also known as "cokeforest"; lots of coke heads. & alcoholics. best place to raise your child, theyll have fun here. hahahah oak forest high school is the place to go. oak fest is the shitttt. (this town isnt always like what im saying, its just how alot of people i hang out withh are) lots of preps, people in sports. stuck up people, fake people. lots of bad, crazy bitches (: that's pretty much all i can think of (: but shit, i have alot of fun there! & i dont even live there♥
in oak forest, you can drink, party, anywhere or everywhere. its alot of fun.
by badbitchhh April 27, 2011
An alright city with a few resident crackheads. Thats why we are lovingly refered to as coke forest
Being a resident of OFO (as us citizens call it)is not that bad. We dont really have that many places to hang out. There is the Dunkin Doughnuts and the park district thats about it. Generally our town is not that bad but it sure is boring as hell.
Being a resident of OFO (as us citizens call it)is not that bad. We dont really have that many places to hang out. There is the Dunkin Doughnuts and the park district thats about it. Generally our town is not that bad but it sure is boring as hell.
by AJ rox ur sox July 25, 2008
a suburb of chicago. most people know each other. there is a lot of pot head, and oak forest is know for its coke heads but lately gangs blow up and is now home to two large gangs called lation kings and two six.
by big mikey mike May 05, 2010
Oak Forest is the most awesome suburb city ever you can go around do whatever you want with everyone its a party all the time youre never bored! the park jewel or even at the library...do WHATEVER!!
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The COOK surname is in my maternal line. No connection has been found to the COOK line in Eileen's family. The origins of the surname are unknown at this time.
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Ahnentafel # 57: Clara Cook (1848-1943). Clara was born November 16, 1848 in Ohio. She married October 1, 1869 in Butler County, Ohio to Carey W. Lambertson (1847-1918). Carey was born April 29, 1847 in Butler County, Ohio. They raised 5 children in Hamilton and Madison Counties, Indiana, where Carey was a farmer. Carey died March 18, 1918 in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana. After his death, Clara lived with various relatives, being counted in 1920 and 1930 census records living with daughter, Maud. Clara died January 23, 1943 in Atlanta, Hamilton County, Indiana. Both are buried in the Elwood City Cemetery, Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.
Ahnentafel # 114: William Cook. Clara's death certificate in Hamilton County lists her parents as William Cook, born in Virginia and ____ Hirharger, born in Virginia. I have not been able to verify this information. I've been unsuccessful in locating Clara in the 1850 census in Ohio, where later census records indicate she was born. I've tried variations of the Cook name, including German spellings of Koch, hoping to find her there.
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