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Each lesson or activity in this toolkit is related to NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The toolkit is designed so that each lesson can be done independently, or combined and taught in a sequence. The Teacher Implementation Guide provides... (View More) recommendations for combining the lessons into three main strands: 1) Lunar Exploration - These lessons provide a basic introduction to Moon exploration. Note that this strand is also appropriate for use in social studies classes. 2) Mapping the Moon - These lessons provide a more in-depth understanding of Moon exploration through the use of scientific data and student inquiry. The lessons also include many connections to Earth science and geology. 3) Tools of Investigation - These higher-level lessons examine the role of technology, engineering and physics in collecting and analyzing data. (View Less)
Materials Cost: $1 - $5 per group of students
Learners model how Earth's tilt creates the seasons. They use their bodies to review the Earth's daily motions before investigating the reason for Earth's seasons in this kinesthetic exploration. The motion of the Earth about its axis (rotation) and... (View More) in orbit around the Sun (revolution) is related to the appearance of the sky over the course of the day and year. Next they model that if the Earth's tilt was not stabilized by Moon, Earth's axis would slowly wobble between straight up (0° tilt) to nearly on its side (80° tilt). The resulting seasonal extremes would be unfavorable for life. Note that this activity is appropriate for children who are able to explore the geometry of Sun-Earth-Moon relationships in three dimensions. This activity is part of Explore! Marvel Moon, a series of activities developed specifically for use in libraries. (View Less)
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This is an activity about the measurement of time. Learners model the rotation of Earth over one day by holding a flashlight for the Sun and a blow up globe, and record their observations. Then, they use those observations to create devices that... (View More) will track time and test their devices outside. This final part of this activity requires access to a sunny outdoor location for an extended period of time so learners can test their time measurement devices. (View Less)
In this lesson, students measure the size of several galaxies to reproduce a plot of Hubble's Law. The goal of this lesson is to give students the chance to simulate the process that led to the notion that the universe is expanding, provide insight... (View More) into how this idea was reached, and inform students about the nature of our universe.Includes an extension activity, "Hubble's Law Mis-calibration." This lesson is part of the Cosmic Times teacher's guide and is intended to be used in conjunction with the 1929 Cosmic Times Poster. (View Less)
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This activity is about planetary climate. Once familiar with the factors that determine a planet's surface temperature, learners will use an interactive spreadsheet model of a planet's atmosphere to determine if greenhouse gases, luminosity of the... (View More) source, the distance of the planet from the source and the albedo of the planet can be manipulated so that the average surface temperature on Mars or Venus could support human life. Learners will then be asked to make some conclusions about these methods and suggest improvements for the spreadsheet model (see related resources for link to this model). The activity requires use of Microsoft Excel software. This is Activity D in the fourth module, titled "How do Atmospheres Affect Planetary Temperatures?," of "Earth Climate Course: What Determines a Planet's Climate?." (View Less)
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Temperature Variations and Habitability: Activity B Relating Factors that Influence Planetary Temperature and Habitability
In this activity, student teams create a knowledge map of the essential characteristics or factors of a planet with a habitable climate, identifying range of inputs, outputs and variables of a planetary environmental system. Identified... (View More) characteristics are compared to extreme environments on Earth, such as the Antarctic or the Sahara desert, and are used to consider the real life challenge of searching for life in extreme environments. The resource includes a student data sheet, questions, teacher's guide and scoring rubric. This is Activity B of two activities in the first module, titled "Temperature variations and habitability," of the resource,
Materials Cost: Free per student
How do Atmospheres Affect Planetary Temperatures? Activity C Can we Model an Atmosphere's Effect Upon a Planet's Surface Temperature?
In this activity, students simulate the interaction of variables, including carbon dioxide, in a radiation balance exercise using a spreadsheet-based radiation balance model. Through a series of experiments, students attempt to mimic the surface... (View More) temperatures of Earth, Mercury, Venus and Mars, and account for the influence of greenhouse gases in atmospheric temperatures. The activity supports inquiry into the real-world problem of contemporary climate change. Student-collected data is needed from activity A in the same module, "How do atmospheres interact with solar energy?" to complete this activity. Included in the resource are several student data sheets and a teacher's guide. This activity is part of module 4, "How do Atmospheres Affect Planetary Temperatures?" in
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Thin and normal-weight people may have a higher risk of dying soon after surgery than patients who are overweight, a new study finds.
Drug Based on Cancer Treatment Shows Promise for Weight Loss
An experimental drug developed from cancer research showed early promise in a study of weight loss, researchers report, causing fat monkeys to shed an average 11% of their body weight after just a month of treatment.
Debunking the Myth of the 'Freshman 15'
Contrary to college folklore, the dreaded "freshman 15" — the notion that students gain 15 lbs. during their first year at school — is a myth, according to a study from Ohio State University.
Why Dieters Can't Keep the Weight Off
As any dieter knows, losing weight is hard. Keeping it off can be even harder, and a small, new study by Australian researchers helps explain why: a symphony of hormonal changes sends the body relentless signals to slow …
How Successful Dieters Make Weight Loss Stick
Dieters always regain lost weight, right? Not so, according to a new analysis of data from the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR), whose 10,000 participants have lost at least 30 lbs. and kept the weight off for a year or longer.
Change Your Neighborhood, Improve Your Health
Does where you live influence your health? Yes, and maybe even more dramatically than you might expect.
Number of Normal-Weight Americans Edges Out the Overweight
Are we winning the battle of the bulge? Normal-weight Americans outnumbered the overweight for the first time in three years — at least according to Americans' self-reports of weight in a Gallup poll.
The Hungry Brain: Why Food Looks Tastier on an Empty Stomach
It's common knowledge that you shouldn't go grocery shopping when you're hungry, because you're more likely to buy junky, fattening foods. Now a new brain scan study shows why: your brain craves junk food more on an empty stomach.
Could Socializing Help Keep You Thin?
Could the key to weight loss be as simple as spending more time with others?
Gut Bugs: They Are What You Eat
A new study shows that what we eat can affect our gut, both inside and out. The community of bacteria that colonize our intestines may shift depending on the makeup of our overall diet.
Study: A New Measure of Obesity Helps Predict Early Death
Being obese can endanger your health and even your life, but weight alone may not be enough to predict serious health problems in everyone. Now a new study published in the Canadian Medical Journal finds that it may be possible …
America Sees Its Obesity Rates and Raises Them
An annual report put out by two public health groups shows that America is getting fatter. Adult obesity rates have increased in 16 states in the past year, with 12 states now reporting at least 30% of their populations as obese.
Reverse Engineering the Marijuana 'Munchies': What Causes Binge Eating?
The "munchies" may be triggered not only by marijuana hitting the brain, but also by its effects on the gut, according to new research that suggests intriguing possibilities for the development of new drugs to fight obesity.

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Devil May Care
Holidays Are Hell, Book 2
Sam Cheever
Changeling Press
Valentine Smith H-A-T-E-S the month of February. The constant jokes about her name and comparisons to the chubby guy with arrows are enough to make her want to run and hide for the entire month.
But, this Valentine's Day, the ultimate joke is about to be played on poor Valentine. She's supposed to choke on a chocolate heart and die. You'd think that would be bad enough. But when she misses her chance to die, she finds herself running from an overly ambitious angel and a sexier-than-hell devil named Abbadon. In the race between good and evil it's no contest. Hell has sexy green eyes, lots of yummy muscles, and a truly decadent pair of lips to ease her pain!


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The only things flying in this Heene-related video are fists -- when one of the family's neighbors went nuclear on media members covering the story.
It all went down Sunday outside Balloon Boy's home, when one ticked off neighbor got into the face of someone from the news. But as tensions rose, another bystander jumped on the neighbor's back and tried to take him out.
Both men went crashing to the ground -- and the neighbor began to throw punches.
Won't you be my neighbor?
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Captain Tommy Elphick's near-post finish sent Bournemouth on their way to an emphatic 4-1 victory over League Two Burton which teed up an FA Cup fourth round clash with his boyhood club Liverpool.
Cherries supporters had raised B#3000 to provide free coaches for the 357 Brewers fans to make the journey to this rearranged tie and they had a shock equaliser to celebrate when Jimmy Phillips' effort deflected in to cancel out Brett Pitman's fifth-minute opener.
But Reds supporter Elphick, one of four Liverpool supporters in the Bournemouth squad, put Eddie Howe's men back in front just before the interval.
And their journey to the fourth round for the first time in nine years was eventually sealed in the final five minutes thanks to a fine finish from Ryan Fraser and Pitman's second.
The Brewers made the trip boosted by an unbeaten record stretching back to November 16 but a defence that had conceded just four goals in that 16-match run held out for just five minutes. The recalled Pitman slid in at the back post to convert Matt Ritchie's left-wing delivery for his sixth of the campaign.
Bournemouth missed chances to go further ahead through Tokelo Rantie but were made to pay for their profligacy when the visitors drew level against the run of play a minute later. Phillips was allowed time to compose himself 20 yards from goal and his speculative right-footed effort then took a hefty deflection to wrong-foot Ryan Allsop and equalise.
However, Bournemouth would deservedly head in to the break ahead. A short corner routine caught out the League Two promotion hopefuls and Elphick converted Charlie Daniels' low delivery for his first of the campaign.
Simon Francis' maintained his record of playing every minute for the Cherries this season and it was his delivery that almost provided the game's fourth goal. He provided a low ball into the path of Pitman whose low snapshot rattled off the base of Dean Lyness' left-hand post.
The 22-year-old shotstopper was keeping his side in the tie and he would make another two saves in quick succession from Pitman and then Marc Pugh from a tight angle six minutes later.
Their failure to kill off the visitors saw Eddie Howe send on top scorer Lewis Grabban, linked with a move away from the club this week. but it was fellow substitute Fraser who sealed their passage with five minutes to go when he cutely dinked the ball over Lyness from Pitman's through ball.
And the Cherries supporters could start planning for the televised fourth-round visit of Brendan Rodgers' men when Harry Arter was fouled and Pitman fired home his second of the night from the penalty spot.
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When I started my genealogy research, I didn't have photos of all my grandparents, let alone any of the "greats." This month has brought another milestone: my first-ever photo of great-grandmother Margaret Lavina RICHARDSON! I am so very happy to finally see what "Maggie" looked like!
|Left to right: Margaret, son Raymond Dudley Hegwer, second husband A.W. Danes
Margaret was the fourth child of John Richardson and his wife, Isabela Shaw. She was born 28 July 1860 in Tiffany, Morgan County, Missouri. She married Charles Hegwer 9 December 1883 in Corning, Nemaha, Kansas; they were divorced 14 August 1905 in Durango, La Plata, Colorado. She married Albert Wentling Danes a few days later in Aztec, San Juan County, New Mexico Territory. Margaret died 13 July 1919 in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado. [Click here for an earlier post about the divorce, which includes source notations.]
Third-cousin Donald found this photo in his To-File pile! Interestingly, from the reverse side of this photo, it seems that, on the Richardson side, she was called "Vina." If the reverse side of the photo had not been so well labeled, I'm not sure either of us would have known these people. I have photos of Raymond much younger and much older; I might have guessed it was he, but I'd never have been sure.
We don't know when or where the photo was taken. It looks like some sort of retaining wall in the background, perhaps a mining site? It is probably in or near Mesa County, Colorado. Any ideas? Given Raymond's appearance and his mother's marriage/death dates, I'm guessing this is circa 1915. Comments?
- Donald found this photo while tidying-up his files for my visit next month! I haven't even left yet and, already, the trip is a blazing success!!!
- Donald found me a few years ago because of a birth-name comment I'd left on a census record for one of our distant Richardson aunts. I am very grateful to both ancestry.com and Donald for making all of this possible. Donald is an excellent researcher, a helpful collaborator, and an extremely nice person.
- I can't wait to meet Donald and see our ancestral lands in Missouri with a personal tour guide!
DisclaimerI subscribe to ancestry.com, but I have no other connection to them and have never received any special consideration from them.


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(a) The chief medical officer of a mental health facility, subject to the availability of suitable accommodations and to the rules promulgated by the board of health, shall admit for diagnosis, care and treatment any individual:
(1) Eighteen years of age or older who is mentally ill, intellectually disabled or addicted or who has manifested symptoms of mental illness, intellectual disability or addiction and who makes application for hospitalization; or
(2) Under eighteen years of age who is mentally ill, intellectually disabled or addicted or who has manifested symptoms of mental illness, intellectual disability or addiction and where there is an application for hospitalization, either made in person at the time of admission or by a notarized written application submitted by facsimile, e-mail or in person prior to, or at the time of, admission, on his or her behalf as follows:
(A) By the parents of such person;
(B) If only one parent is living, then by such parent;
(C) If the parents are living separate and apart, then by the parent who has the custody of such person; or
(D) If there is a guardian who has legal custody of such person, then by such guardian.
(E) If the subject person under eighteen years of age is an emancipated minor, the admission of that person as a voluntary patient shall be conditioned upon the consent of the patient.
(F) If the application for the subject person under eighteen years of age does not satisfy one of paragraphs (A) through (E) of this subdivision, the provisions of article five of this chapter shall be followed with respect to any hospitalization.
(b) For any application for hospitalization made pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, the person making the application shall transport the minor to the mental health facility, except as provided in this subsection. If the minor is violent or combative or the parent or guardian faces other circumstances that make the parent or guardian unable to transport the minor to the mental health facility, the parent or guardian may file an affidavit with the circuit court of the county in which the minor resides or of the county in which the minor may be found. The parent or guardian shall give information and state facts in the affidavit as may be required by the form provided for this purpose by the Supreme Court of Appeals. Upon ex parte review of the affidavit, a mental hygiene commissioner or circuit court judge, or when none are available the magistrate designated pursuant to article five of this chapter, may determine that the parent or guardian is unable to transport the minor for voluntary hospitalization and, if such a determination is made, shall enter an order requiring the sheriff of that county to transport the minor to the mental health facility.
(c) No person under eighteen years of age may be admitted under this section to any state hospital unless the person has first been reviewed and evaluated by a local mental health facility and recommended for admission.
(d) If the candidate for voluntary admission is a minor who is fourteen years of age or older, the admitting health care facility shall determine if the minor consents to or objects to his or her admission to the facility. If the parent or guardian who requested the minor's admission under this section revokes his or her consent at any time, or if the minor fourteen years of age or older objects at any time to his or her further treatment, the minor shall be discharged within ninety-six hours to the custody of the consenting parent or guardian, unless the chief medical officer of the mental health facility files a petition for involuntary hospitalization, pursuant to the provisions of section three of this article, or the minor's continued hospitalization is authorized as an involuntary hospitalization pursuant to the provisions of article five of this chapter: Provided, That if the ninety-six hour time period would result in the minor being discharged and released on a Saturday, a Sunday or a holiday on which the court is closed, the period of time in which the patient shall be released by the facility shall be extended until the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday on which the court is lawfully closed.
(e) Nothing in this section may be construed to obligate the State of West Virginia for costs of voluntary hospitalizations permitted by the provisions of this section.
(f) For the purposes of this section, all mental health facilities in this state shall make a blank copy of their application for admission immediately available to any person or entity who requests the application. The application is "immediately available" if it is promptly sent by facsimile or e-mail to the requesting person or entity, or available through other immediate electronic means, such as posting the blank application on the facility's public website.


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Meet the Team: Roger Moffat
Tell us a bit about yourself.
I am a very proud New Zealander who considers Christchurch his home town, even though I haven't lived there in more than 20 years. I'm retired, but was previously Manager of New Zealand's Scott Base in Antarctica, preceded by four years at New Zealand's Campbell Island weather station in the Southern Ocean. I've been pursuing family history since attending a family reunion in 1989. I'm active in the Clan Moffat Society in the USA, and with the Western Michigan Genealogical Society, whose databases website I run.
How did you hear about the Genealogists for Families project?
I joined Kiva in 2011 after seeing some publicity about it on Facebook. Prior to that I had been aware of the organisation and looked over information sent in the mail, but hadn't become involved.
What do lending and participating in this project mean to you?
It's such a small amount that means so much to those who receive it, and unlike many groups which take your money and then immediately ask for more, with Kiva you get good feedback on the progress of 'your' dollars. And when it's done, you have 'your' dollars back to then lend to someone else.
Did you choose particular borrowers because their occupations or situations have some significance in your family history or your own life?
Both of my parents were born on farms in New Zealand, so I tend towards those looking to improve their situations in a farm setting.
Do you have a strategy for raising funds or saving for your $25 loans?
No, I started with one loan, and when that was half paid back added enough to make another loan. I expect that by the end of a year I might have four loans going.
Your Web site or blog?
Roger's Ramblings (http://LisaAndRoger.com/). It isn't as up to date as it could be as I've tended in the last year or more to use Facebook as my blog - a habit I tell myself I must break.
Your main family history research interests?
My Dad's ancestry is (seemingly) entirely Scottish, and my Mum's is predominantly English, with a line or two of Scottish. Six generations are shown on the pedigree chart on Roger's Ramblings. The surnames of my 8 great grandparents are Moffat, Stoddart, Dewar, Breingans, Lineham, Lansberry, Scarlett and Mulvey/Mulvay.
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Roger, thanks for supporting Kiva and our team. I would love to hear more about your time in Antarctica, so I will have a look at your blog in case you have some stories there.ReplyDeleteReplies
Alas Judy the stories about Antarctica are still just in my head :-( I did make some progress late last year when I used a Groupon to get $200 worth of digital scanning done for $80 at ScanDigital. So I have half my Super VHS-C tapes on DVD now. And I've recently purchased another $200 worth for $80 on another Groupon that will cover having the rest done. Then some snippets of them might appear on YouTube :-)Delete
The stories though - that's another story
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Surviving The Dust Bowl: American Experience They were called "black blizzards," dark clouds reaching miles into the sky, churning millions of tons of dirt into torrents of destruction. For 10 years, beginning in 1930, dust storms ravaged the parched and overplowed southern plains, turning wheat fields into desert. Disease, hardship and death followed, yet the majority of people stayed on, refusing to give up on the land and a way of life. Liev Schreiber narrates.G
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Voces On PBS "Lemon" This documentary profiles three-time felon, one-time Tony Award-winner Lemon Anderson, an acclaimed Puerto Rican American poet who broke out on Broadway in Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam. Lemon's life personalizes the anguish of men, clinging to the margins of society, but fighting for something more. D
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Navy Heroes of Normandy On June 6, 1944, more than 52,000 American sailors on board thousands of ships arrived off a quiet stretch of coast in Normandy, France. Operation Neptune-Overlord was the largest amphibious and landing assault operation in the history of war. On this historic day, the U. S. Navy would prove critical to the success of the Allied invasion of Western Europe. D


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There are times where I have the mp3 file from a past episode from a channel that has long dropped the episode entry from their XML feed. However, for one reason or another I want to keep that episode and have it available. To do that I would like to see an easy way to enter the required information into the podcast episode database without having to manipulate the database directly.
I wouldn't mind if this were a separate .view page at first which asks for the necessary episode information to insert into the database. This would include a drop-down to select which podcast channel the episode is for, and text boxes for each of the fields. Since the path to the media file can be derived from the channel info, the user would only need to put in the file name...system could or could not verify the file exists. There should also be some database indication that this is a manual entry in case that needs to be known for a future enhancement.
It would be nice if this eventually turned into a more advanced podcast manager that allows modification of all aspects of channel and episode database entries.


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A hacker turned cyber-vigilante has some personal vendetta against the porn industry I guess.
Going by the nickname "Deepsy" he has been blackmailing and extorting porn site administrators. If they don't pay- he initiates a denial of service attack and takes down their web site.
Here is the article in Wired: Porn Purveyors Getting Squeezed


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We are on our way back from the North American Handmade Bike Show and we'll be working on a large blog post with loads of eye candy in a couple of days. In the meantime, here are some teasers.
If you're at the show this weekend, try to get us some awesome facial hair pictures. We'll have a nice collection by next week. We'll post an e-mail address to send the pics to on Monday. Thanks and have a great weekend!


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Narrowing down the Best Hip-Hop Albums of All Time to ten is a challenge. If you search the internet and ask all your friends, you will likely get a lot of similar lists (but there will always be differences and debates). In fact, there could probably be a great top 10 list of incredible rap albums that were left off the list below (hence the 15 honorable mentions). Choosing only ten was difficult enough, so these are not ranked and appear chronologically.
Public Enemy – It Take a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
Please disregard any list of the best hip-hop albums of all time if this isn't on it. Nothing ever sounded like this before, and only a few imitators and some other Public Enemy albums sounded like it after. "Bring the Noise" wasn't just a song title, it was a mission statement. The music, the lyrics, the message, Chuck D's clear delivery: this was an album that simply couldn't be ignored.
De La Soul – 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
While Buhloone Mindstate or Stakes Is High might be their "better" album, there's a reason "3 Feet High and Rising was and still is hailed as a classic. They made it cool to be peaceful and artsy. For better or worse, they practically invented the hip-hop skit and certainly broke ground by sampling off the beaten path stuff like Steely Dan and French language instructional tapes.
A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory (1991)
Straight-up beats, rhymes, and life propel this jazzy masterpiece into almost everyone's Top 10. Often imitated but never matched, this is the kind of album that even impresses people who think they don't like rap.
Nas – Illmatic (1994)
Perhaps the undisputed classic rap masterpiece. Expert beats and production from DJ Premier perfectly showcase the lyrical fury and on-point delivery of a young Nas on his incredible debut.
Gang Starr – Hard to Earn (1994)
A bit of a hidden gem here, though most hip-hop fans are down with Gang Starr (Guru and DJ Premier). They had several good albums, but this one is a real standout.
KRS-One – KRS-One (1995)
KRS-One probably deserves his own list collecting his Boogie Down Productions albums with his best solo stuff. Most lists usually have BDP's By Any Means Necessary, and rightfully so. But this one is the true banger.
GZA/Genius – Liquid Swords (1995)
One of the first and best solo albums from the extended Wu-Tang Clan family. While it's certainly hailed as a classic in the hip-hop community, this is the needle in the haystack that the masses have never heard of.
OutKast – Aquemini (1998)
The pre-cursor to their future classics like Stankonia and Speakerbox/Love Below, this one has all the elements and was so original and so perfectly executed by Andre 3000 and Big Boi. It not only put the South on the hip-hop map, it pushed the envelope of what rap music could be.
The Roots – things fall apart (1999)
It's so hard to pick just one album from the Roots, and since their live show is so legendary, they aren't usually found on lists of the best rap albums of all time, but they should be. "Illadelph Halflife," "Game Theory," the eclectic "Phrenology," or raw "Do You Want More" could easily make this list. But "things fall apart" was hip-hop artistry from a band just hitting their stride.
Mos Def – Black on Both Sides (1999)
Mos Def's collaboration with Talib Kweli (Black Star) could be in this spot, but Black on Both Sides gets the nod. It's sprawling yet consistent, lyrically driven but very musical and textured. This is another great album that may have slipped through the cracks of the collective (un)consciousness.
Honorable Mentions:
N.W.A. – Straight Outta Compton
Notorious B.I.G. – Ready to Die
Dr. Dre – The Chonic and Chronic 2001
Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP
Wu-Tang Clan – 36 Chambers
Beastie Boys – Paul's Boutique
Black Star – Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Black Star
Boogie Down Productions – Edutainment and By Any Means Necessary
Raekwon – Only Built for Cuban Linx (and pt 2)
Jay Z – The Blueprint
Run DMC – Raising Hell
EPMD – Strictly Business
Redman – Doc's Da Name


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You are probably waking up face down, at the bottom of a cliff with a fiscal hangover. With Congress not stepping up to the plate, every single one of you legally employed folks out there just got a big, fat, pay cut.
Happy New Year.
You are probably waking up face down, at the bottom of a cliff with a fiscal hangover. With Congress not stepping up to the plate, every single one of you legally employed folks out there just got a big, fat, pay cut.
Courtesy of the U.S. Treasury.
And that's if you're alive. If you died, your heirs will pay a third more in estate taxes for the privilege of inheriting your hard earned fortune.
Our Congress botched negotiations for a new budget for some time. The deadline was midnight yesterday. So they worked frantically Monday to avoid mandatory tax increases if they failed to reach an agreement.
Remind you of anything? It's like a college student cramming the night before their final exam. Even though they had the entire semester to study for it.
Despite the last-minute efforts, you're already paying for Congress' delinquency with a weaker economy.
Consumers delayed purchases, leading to lower employment levels. And the stock market, always adverse to uncertainty, has fallen, along with all your mutual fund retirement investments. Better put that fishing boat on hold.
So my first resolution for the New Year is to never vote for someone without the maturity to swallow their pride and compromise for the sake of the big picture.
As of doomsday Monday, Democrats wanted to raise the threshold for tax increases to $450,000. Republicans wanted it set at $1 million.
Time was up a long time ago, fellas. You should have split the difference and moved on. Instead you dragged out the negotiations, risking another recession, another market drop, higher unemployment and probably your job.
It would seem to me that knowing when to compromise is a critical attribute for a lawmaker. Not that there aren't times where a strong stance is warranted.
During the 1980s, Ronald Reagan won the Cold War without firing a shot or spilling a drop of American blood. He used America's greatest strength, its economy, to push the Soviets into economic oblivion.
Reagan set defense spending levels so high the Soviets didn't have the financial might to keep up. He created democracy where totalitarianism stood by making the Soviets insolvent. The Soviet population rose against a scarcity of food, jobs and housing, and the communist block in eastern Europe fell.
A tax threshold isn't a fight for human rights or the avoidance of nuclear annihilation.
Oh, the tax threshold and Dec. 31 deadline never really mattered with respect to your payroll taxes. When legislators eventually came to an agreement, they would have made the new, lower tax rates retroactive. You would have gotten all those excess tax payments back, I'm sure, since no politician wants to be known for increasing taxes to the middle class.
But for goodness sakes, Congressmen and Senators. You have a lofty mission. Check your egos at the door and stop behaving like fraternity brothers with trust funds and bad study habits.


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Even if you haven't dived into paying for lattes using the Starbucks smartphone app or tried to make purchases with the money-alternative bitcoin, chances are you're already participating in the cashless economy. Consumers made only 27 percent of all purchases in stores using cash in 2012, according to Javelin Strategy & Research, based in Pleasanton, Calif. And collectively, we spent $20 billion last year using mobile apps and browsers, the research and consulting firm found.
"Mobile payment has changed people's lives," said Jim Bruene, founder of The Finovate Group, which offered a glimpse of the financial and banking innovations ushering us into the cashless economy at its show FinovateFall2013 New York on Tuesday and Wednesday. (It was at one of Finovate's spring shows that the personal financial planning site Mint.com put itself on the map). Here are some new technologies that may change the way you handle your money in the increasingly cashless society of the future.
By Elaine Pofeldt, Special to CNBC.com
Posted 17 Sept. 2013


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Scientists at Deep Space Industries have put a value on an asteroid set to buzz past Earth this week of $195 billion, according to a published report on Networkworld.
The number comes from estimates of the value of any recoverable water on the asteroid — worth as much as $65 billion as fuel in space — plus the value of nickel, iron and other metals — worth as much as $130 billion as construction materials.
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James Franco Dating Miley Cyrus?
Jonathan Higbee | September 19, 2013
Fresh off making us do a spit take earlier this week for staging makeout sessions with dudes, James Franco's latest meditation on celebrity gossip culture using Instagram as a medium involves the name on everyone's lips (and extended tongues): Miley Cyrus.
The new Instagram artwork shows James on a "date" with a "mystery girl" who is speculated to be Miley Cyrus.
Though we wouldn't even match-make James and Miley after three or four happy hour drinks, their shared "exposure" methods of artistic expression do make for comfy bedfellows.
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Happy new war
Well here we go again with a new year and of course, a new war.
Actually the war isn't new, it's been going on for a good fifty or so years, but the Palestinians and Israelites are once again killing each other.
There's been calls for ceasefires from the United Nations, and neither side seems to really be willing to listen. Does anyone listen to the UN anymore?
Israel seems hell bent on destroying the radical Hamas Party that is operating in the Gaza Strip. For those of you who don't know what Hamas is, it's a political party that has, at times been elected to govern Palestine (Gaza Strip plus West Bank of the Jordan River), but it isn't a very nice group of people, often calling for terrorism against Israel and not following potential peace agreements such as the Roadmap for Peace under the George W. Bush Administration or the Oslo Agreement, which was formed in 1993 while Clinton was in office. It also refuses to recognize Israel as an independent nation, so you can imagine Israelis don't feel very welcome by Palestinians who support Hamas.
Even now, Hamas is firing rockets into Israel, even though the people in the Gaza Strip, the only part of Palestine where Hamas currently holds any power, are suffering badly due to their actions.
But Israel isn't innocent in the whole matter. When Hamas fires rockets into Israel, keep in mind they are firing rockets over a "border" which is in truth more than a border, but a 40 foot wall that protrudes into land that is actually recognized as belonging to Palestine. This wall often cuts off highways that were used by Palestinians and stops them from accessing water supplies in the case of the West Bank Palestinians.
There have also been recorded events of Israeli soldiers, who solely patrol the borders between the two "nations" (one has to use that word lightly when describing these territories), stopping farmers headed into Gaza from transporting their products until they rot or even denying them access in and out of Palestine. Not to mention Israel has been called to withdraw from Gaza by treaties but refuses to.
And here lies the problem. When you turn on your TV, you will hear about half of the analysts saying Hamas is totally to blame for all this and that since some Israeli areas have to worry about the rockets, Israel is justified in its massive offensive its currently engaged in, targeting Hamas hot spots. Unfortuantely, though, these same people probably make no mention on the fact that there have been more children killed by the Israeli offensive than Israelites killed by the recent firing of Hamas rockets.
And for the analysts just saying Israel it out of control and not justified, well they have to understand that terrorism, even if it isn't causing a massive number of casualties, is still terrorism. The leaders in Hamas obviously have no concern about the children who have been killed, as they keep firing the rockets, even though it is clear they are outmatched.
So what can be done to stop this? Unfortunately this has been an issue that no U.S. President has been able to tackle, because in the rare instance that a ceasefire is called, both sides take advantage of the ceasefire to plot an attack (Palestine, or Hamas) or act of oppression (Israel).
But something is rare about this fight right now. The fight is only on one front of Palestine. The West Bank, which has actually been even more controversial and violent due to its vicinity of Jerusalem, doesn't have Hamas leaders, so it seems that there is no fighting (well, at least less fighting) going on there.
In a perfect world, which take a look around, we are far from, the leaders in the West Bank (Fatah Party, maybe, forgive me I'm not sure here), would put pressure on the people of the Gaza Strip to adopt their leadership and also put pressure on Israel to agree to withdraw its soldiers from the border and inside Gaza and the West Bank if the people oust Hamas (preferably without a military coup or radical terrorist attack).
Maybe then, and this is a huge maybe, Israel and Palestine can finally stop constantly murdering each other, and Israel and Palestine can come to some sort of agreement such as the Camp David Accords of the late 70's, which, brace yourself, brought **peace between Israel and Egypt – an Islamic country.
Really, it's going to take an effort like the Camp David Accords did as well. If we are ever going to get these countries to get along, whoever the President is that's willing to do it will have to do the same thing Jimmy Carter did. Bring the leaders to Camp David and for days on end do nothing but focus on creating peace between the two countries.
Both sides will have to compromise, but something has to happen. Iranians are trying to get permission to suicide bomb Israel over the violence and Lebanon and other Islamic countries are starting to speak out and hint that they'll get involved on the side of Gaza, which would no doubt motivate Palestinians in the West Bank to start shooting rockets as well, losing any stability there is between that side of Palestine and Israel.
And since the U.S. now supposedly has an ally in Iraq, you can bet they'd be involved, meaning you know who, the U.S. would be forced to get involved.
I don't know about you, but I really think something drastic has to change, and soon. If you ask me, WWIII is looming on the horizon in the Middle East.
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by Barbara Sherf
What do fishing and song writing have in common? According to William "Poogie" Hart, lead singer and songwriter for the Delfonics, who fishes regularly in Erdenheim, sometimes you can catch a fish or think of an inspiration for a song in 15 minutes, and sometimes you can wait all day and "come up with zero."
Hart, founder, lead singer and songwriter for the Grammy-award winning Delfonics, was jumping with joy after catching a 24-inch trout from the pond at Cisco Park last week within minutes of putting his line in the water.
At the age of 66 and selling millions of records, Hart never has to go fishing for compliments, but he does travel five miles each way from his Wyncote home several times a week to fish in the stocked pond, to reflect, think about songwriting and to "keep peace" in his marriage.
"Forty years, and this is how I keep the peace … give my wife some space," said Hart, in his sexy crooner voice. Hart and the Delfonics are known by music buffs for recording such hits as "La-La (Means I Love You)" "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind, This Time)" (both selling over a million copies) "Show me the Love," "Ready or Not" and "Hey Love," among others.
The West Philly native grew up in a family of four boys and four girls and attended Overbrook High School. His mother was a traditional housewife, and his father was a handyman.
During his high school days, Hart worked in a barbershop cutting hair, and he brought his guitar along to practice his music when business was slow. On one such occasion, an entrepreneur by the name of Stan Watson came in, and Watson was so impressed with the music, he introduced Hart to songwriter and producer Thom Bell, who worked at Cameo Parkway Records.
According to Wikipedia, "Their hit songs were all written by Bell and lead vocalist and founder, William Hart. In 1973, Bell had moved on to produce The Stylistics and later, The Spinners, all artists in the mold of the Delfonics. From that point on, Hart wrote most of The Delfonics' songs."
Hart noted that the family had a reel-to-reel tape machine with the trade name Orphonic. "We liked the sound of that, but needed to change it slightly. At first we were the Delphonics, and then we changed the 'ph' to an 'f' just to stand apart a little. That's how the Delfonics name came about."
Hart recently released a new double CD album through his record company, La La Records, titled "The Hart of the Delfonics." It was produced as a tribute to his lasting legacy. "Others have come and gone, but I've been at it all these years …since 1967," he said, while casting his line in the pond again.
At one point in his career, Hart was approached to sing first tenor for the Temptations. "But I was already nationally known so I hung onto what I had," he said.
The CD of new original songs, along with the CD, "Delfonics All Platinum," can be purchased on Cdbaby.com, Amazon.com and Itunes. "That's where the business is at now. People from London and all over the world now have access to this music. It's really amazing," he said while getting a bucket of water for the trout he had just caught.
The Harts reportedly fried half of the fish and baked the other half that evening.
"He would have fried the whole thing, but we are trying to eat healthy meals," said William's wife, Pamela, in a phone conversation.
Hart credits disc jockey Jerry Blavat, former WDAS deejay and program director Joe 'Butterball' Tamburro, and the late Hy Lit for giving him his start. The Uptown Theater on Broad Street was a regular gig, as was The Wagner Ballroom, where Blavat hosted "The Discophonic Scene," a nationally televised show broadcast from Wagner's Ballroom.
Pamela remembers those days well. "We went to Germany, France, you name it. We traveled abroad and throughout the US," she said, noting that for the most part, she let William do much of the traveling while she taught in the Philadelphia public school system and then remained in Wyncote with their three sons.
The couple met while he was performing at a Joey Bishop Telethon in Philadelphia, and she, a Bell Telephone operator during the week, was answering phones for the telethon that weekend. "I asked him for his autograph, and he asked me for my phone number," she said, laughing at the exchange that took place so many years ago.
"My mother wanted me to finish school so I would have something to fall back on just in case. Two days after graduation, we got married," she reminisced. The inspiration for "La-La Means I Love You" came from his first-born son, Hadi, now 39. "Hadi would say, 'La, la, la, la,' and to me, the translation was 'I love you.'" The couple has two other sons, Yusuf, 36, and Khalid, 34. Khalid is the music producer for La La Records.
Poogie said he watches movies and reality TV shows to hear what issues people are struggling with, and he then tries to write songs to lift them up. "Nobody can say anything I have written is offensive. I like that part about my career. It's all been good."
His father gave the nickname, Poogie, to William. "I guess I was kind of chunky, and he would call me Poogie. That was a term they used in the south for fat or chunky, and it stuck," said the now-muscular and fit Hart. "I try to keep in shape now."
Poogie's career has included teaching the Jackson 5 harmonies and making Billboard's Top 100 Songs list 18 years in a row. His songs have been covered by Aretha Franklin, The Jackson 5, Patti LaBelle, New Kids on the Block, Todd Rundgren, Prince, Swing Out Sister and The Manhattan Transfer. Hart noted that another nationally recognized singer is a neighbor. "Sister Sledge lives right over in Elkins Park about a block away from us," he pointed out.
The Delfonics' songs have also been used extensively in film soundtracks, the most notable being Quentin Tarantino's 1997 movie, "Jackie Brown," in which "La-La (Means I Love You)' and "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" underscore the relationship between Pam Grier and Robert Forster. The film helped create a new following for the songs and The Delfonics.
"I thought they did a nice job in the film. I was pleasantly surprised," said Hart, who still tours the country and periodically performs on the "70s Soul Jam Tour." The group will appear locally at The Dell Music Center (formerly the Robin Hood Dell) on Thursday, July 21. Tickets for the show are $25 and $40. For ticket information, visit www.mydelleast.com.
"I want to see everyone out there," said Poogie. "Tell everyone William Hart says 'hi' to all."
Barbara Sherf can be reached at 215-233-8022 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Friday, May 04, 2012
Handspun Friday - Fire on the Water
The fiber is FatCatKnits Day's End "Fire on the Water", 3.6oz Polwarth (my new favorite fiber base).
This yarn is so springy, and poofy, it was hard to keep it in place. I've got ~ 400 yds of it.
I think I will knit a Jeweled Cowl with it, without the beads, and with less yarn, but nothing is carved in stone.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!
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12 comments:
- Freyalyn said...
Interesting how the green becomes so dominant in the yarn when it didn't seem to be in the fibre. Lovely spinning.
- May 04, 2012 5:11 a.m.
- Anne said...
Polwarth is in my top 3 favorites too. :) And everything's made better with Ginny's colorways!
- May 04, 2012 8:04 a.m.
- knottygnome said...
so bright and happy!
- May 04, 2012 8:52 a.m.
- Susan said...
I like the spun version better than the original fiber colorway. The bright colors really do look like beads!
- May 04, 2012 3:00 p.m.
- MrPuffy said...
You'll have to share sometime what it is about Polwarth that you like so much and why it is not commercially seen too often. I think that cowl is the perfect pattern for this yarn ~ you have such a great eye.
- May 04, 2012 4:49 p.m.
- Carrie#K said...
Jeweled cowl will be lovely in that! It doesn't need beads, those colors are the real jewels.
- May 04, 2012 5:56 p.m.
- Wanderingcatstudio said...
- May 04, 2012 11:25 p.m.
- Life's a Stitch said...
Such a lovely spring colour.
- May 05, 2012 11:26 a.m.
- 2paw said...
What beautiful colours!! I hope you have had a lovely weekend too!!
- May 06, 2012 6:51 a.m.
- Virginia said...
Gorgeous yarn!
I think I want to start spinning. I'm blaming you for that... your handspun is so gorgeous.
Anyway, there's no way I'll be able to catch up with everything, but I hope you, dogs and family are all well.
- May 06, 2012 3:53 p.m.
- Sharon V said...
Your yarn reminds me of candy, delicious. I hope I can get to my wheel soon.
Enjoy your weekend.
- May 06, 2012 8:45 p.m.
- Stephanie said...
Great yarn! I think it would definitely work for Jeweled Cowl, but I can't help but think it would make a cute, colorful baby item, but that's probably because our little one will be arriving in approximately 5 weeks! :-) (sjn821)
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Brad Lower of Grand View (Iowa) has been named the final NAIA National Wrestler of the Week for 2012, the national office announced Wednesday. Lower was selected based on his performances from Feb. 13 – 19. The weekly honor marks the third such award for a member of the Vikings this season.
Lower, a 5-foot-9 junior, recorded pins in all three of his matches at the Central Group Qualifier in Des Moines, Iowa, on Feb. 18 on the way to an individual title. The Burlington, Iowa, native, ranked No. 2 in the 165-pound weight class, cruised to victory over Bethany's (Kan.) Kyle Allen in his first match (0:54) and then past sixth-ranked Rashad Moss of Waldorf (Iowa) (2:50) in his second battle. Then, in a showdown with No. 1 Kevin Hardy of Oklahoma City, Lower again triumphed (1:39) by way of a fall.
Lower's dominance at the Central Group Qualifier earned him the event's Outstanding Wrestler award and powered Grand View to a team title.
Nominees: Larone Madison, Cumberlands (Ky.); Pat Nord, Jamestown (N.D.); Brian Block, Morningside (Iowa); Mitchell Lofstedt, Southern Oregon; Conor Young, Campbellsville (Ky.); Reece Lefever, Indiana Tech.
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Week 3: Josiah Simburger, Northwestern (Iowa)
Week 4: Eric Thompson, Grand View (Iowa)
Week 5: Eric Thompson, Grand View (Iowa)
Week 6: Kory Kistner, Morningside (Iowa)
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Tomorrow is my 5 year wedding anniversary. I feel like I should have this great post written about how wonderful these 5 years have been, how Jeremy is my best friend, how I didn't think it was possible to love someone MORE but seeing him become a father was amazing… blah blah blah. But I'm just not that type of writer. Obviously I feel those things and I'll usually express that I feel that way by farting on him and giggling like a 10 year old. So.
We don't have any grand plans tomorrow. We're running a 6k, as a family, on Sunday morning so that didn't really leave much in terms of staying out late. Jeremy's parents will be watching Annmarie during the day because we've learned that if we don't put her to bed, she usually wakes up in the middle of the night (I suspect because she wants to make sure we're there). We didn't want to deal with a sleepless night so we have a lunch and movie date planned. Hunger Games, whoo hoo!
We are also not even exchanging gifts! We have a big trip planned next month so we've decided that the trip will represent our true celebration of our anniversary (and Jeremy's completion of law school). I'm excited for the trip but also a little sick about it. I've never spent a night away from Annmarie. For this trip, I'll be spending 5 nights away from her. I get a little weepy when I think about it.
Annmarie has started saying a word here or there and it seems that she understands the word. She still babbles a ton and refers to me, Jeremy and many others as "dada" or even "yaya". She doesn't say "ball" or "dog" or whatever else people seem to be telling me their tots say at this age.
The words she is consistently using are:
- "Yeah?" – she says this while pointing or motioning to something she wants
- "No" – She says this when you try to hand her something she doesn't want or to the dogs when she wants them to get away from her.
- "Hi!" – she says this to people when they walk by. I can't get her to say this on cue but she'll usually say it to people that walk by our front door, in the grocery store to strangers or wherever else I'm not trying to coax her into saying it. I think by not saying it when I ask, she's telling me that she's not my performance monkey.
- "Bye!" – she is starting to get consistent with saying bye to people although it usually sounds more like "die!".
I managed to capture her saying "Bye" to me this morning:
I think the "hi" and "bye" are complete influences from daycare. There is a little boy that is older than AM who always enthusiastically yells "Hi" and "bye" to me when I pick AM up in the evening.
And lastly – here are just some recent cute pics:
This was taken at my friend's son's first birthday party. I was worried AM was going to terrorize the other children but she was actually quite good. And she was having the time of her life. I am obsessed with this photo (taken by my friend, Geoff).
We went to the mall on Sunday to purchase AM a pair of TOMS. This was probably one of the biggest clothing splurges I've made for AM because I am incredibly cheap about baby/toddler clothes. I want her to always look cute but I have a hard time spending lots of money on clothing when she will outgrow them somewhat quickly AND she stains the crap out of them. But I really couldn't resist these shoes.
I keep trying to get a good picture of the shoes on her feet but it is incredibly difficult to get her to sit still. Just know that these shoes were worth every penny (they were only $30).
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Big congratulations to Dave Turner, Service Technician at Highwood's Yeovil Branch.
Dave has just celebrated an incredible fifty years as a Technician at our Yeovil Depot. In 1966 Dave graduated from college with a 1st Class certificate in Agricultural machinery, maintenance and repair and had the original certificates to show us. Dave has some fascinating stories to tell, "Over fifty years you get to meet all kinds of people and machinery" Dave said, "I actually retired two years ago but I like to keep my hand in and my mind active. I remember how I used to race around the countryside with my colleague, Salesman Jim Tooze, he'd sell them and I'd support them. We were a proper double act."
We asked Dave how life in the workshop differs now from fifty years ago, he explains, "The biggest difference over the years has been speed. Machinery has advanced so much and the pace of life has quickened. Customers need their equipment as soon as possible so we have to fix things quickly, there's little downtime. It's so important to retain driver and customer relations, it may put pressure on us but it's all part of the service.
We asked Dave what he most enjoyed about the job, he tells us "It's all about the people. I've been lucky, I've worked closely with dealers, customers and colleagues and all have supported me over the years. It really is an extended family working for Massey Ferguson, it's all about family."
Ben Manning, Group Aftersales Manager at Highwood comments "The modern professionalism of the manufacturer, dealership staff, customers and drivers have all impressed on Dave the move forward in agricultural engineering, it's imperative that we have people like Dave working to meet our consistently high standards of support."


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CHESTERTOWN, MD—Work begins this month to assess pollutants coming into Talbot County's Tanyard Branch, a stream that feeds into the Tred Avon River, and set priorities for creating a cleaner, healthier waterway. Funded by a grant from the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and the Chesapeake Bay Trust, the town of Easton has awarded a contract for the project to a partnership that includes Washington College, the Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy and Aloft Aerial Photography.
Tanyard Branch is a small stream that begins east of U.S Route 50 and north of Maryland Route 328. It flows under Route 50 through Easton, is piped underground at the Spring Hill Cemetery and continues under Easton Utilities where it emerges again. The stream then empties into the Bay Street ponds before emptying into the upper Tred Avon River. The Tred Avon, in turn, leads to the Choptank River, which feeds the Chesapeake Bay.
The Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy will conduct on-the-ground assessments, monitoring water quality and identifying and assessing potential ways to reduce pollution loads into Tanyard Branch. Washington College's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Lab, part of the school's Center for Environment and Society, will use state-of-the arttechnology to identify the watershed boundaries, map the storm-drain network and assess areas of impervious coverage (mostly paved surfaces such as roads and parking lots that rain water cannot permeate).
In addition, faculty members in the College's chemistry, environmental studies, and biology departments along with scientists from its Center for Environment and Society, will use a new instrument called a mass spectrometer to analyze water samples for chemical pollutants. The spectrometer, purchased with funds from the National Science Foundation, can detect even very low levels of a variety of pollutants.
Adding to the portrait of the watershed, Aloft Aerial Photography will collect high-resolution aerial video of the watershed before and after major storm events.
Once the assessment has been completed, the Town of Easton will hold a series of public meetings where the community can learn about the results and weigh in on the potential components of a watershed management plan. After receiving this public input, the project partners will create a watershed management planning document and present it to the Town Council for consideration.
"We are excited to receive this grant," says Choptank Riverkeeper Drew Koslow, "It's important work and will lead to the identification of real projects that, once implemented, will improve water quality in Tanyard Branch."
Stewart Bruce, the GIS Program Coordinator for Washington College, says his students, along with College staff and faculty, are eager to work with the Town of Easton and the other project partners. "This kind of real-world experience is great for our students and will give them a chance to use their skills to contribute significantly to the community."
The project, which is expected to be completed by spring of 2013, also will include outreach to homeowners, businesses, and farmers who live and work in the watershed. For more information contact Doug Levin at the Center for Environment and Society: email@example.com.


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CHAPEL HILL – Blue LED lights illuminated the 140 West Plaza Friday night after the unveiling of the sculpture, "Exhale," by landscape artist Mikyoung Kim.
The stainless steal design released fog into the night air as the Studio A DanceArts team moved to music around The Plaza.
The premier of the sculpture signaled that 140 West, the eight-story $55 million development on Franklin Street, is officially open.
WCHL's Ron Stutts emceed the ceremony, joined by hundreds of Chapel Hillians coming together to celebrate the event.
"We're going to have some fun in downtown Chapel Hill tonight! Let's get this party started, ladies and gentlemen!" Stutts exclaimed to the crowd.
He was joined by the band, Jasme Kelly and the Connection, along with many town leaders including Chapel Hill Mayor Mark Kleinscmidt to celebrate.
Former mayor of Chapel Hill, Ken Broun, bought one of the 140 condos.
"It's a great location. The building is very well planned out and very attractive. We just think it will be great fun to be downtown and near the university," Broun said.
The building also has 18 affordable housing units. Peter Cummings— of Ram Real Estate, is the project's developer. He says about 105 residences of the total 140 residences have been sold. The selling prices range from the mid-$300s to more than $1 million.
Chapel Hill 2020 Co-chair George Cianciolo says 140 West mirrors the overall plan the town has for sustainable growth.
"They wanted to see places where the community could come together and this is exactly what we have," Cianciolo said.
The mixed-use facility also features 26,000 square feet of outdoor public space, including The Plaza, at the corner of West Franklin and Church streets. That's where the grand opening ceremony was held.
He says it's Chapel Hill's version of the Weaver Street lawn.
"I mean I am extremely pleased. I sat through a lot of meetings when this project was being debated," Cianciolo said.
Talks of the need for something like 140 West began in 2001.
Lime Fresh Mexican Grill is the first business to be up and running. Gigi's Cupcakes and the Eye Care Center will open this summer. The newest business to sign-on, Old Chicago— a pizzeria and taproom, will open next year. Below the 26,000 square feet of retail space is an underground parking deck.
Aaron Nelson, President and CEO at Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, says this will foster new business in the area.
"This is very exciting for it to finally be done. It was a dream for a long time. The architecture is excellent and the retail is coming," Nelson said.
He said it provides continuity for East and West Franklin Street. Before 140 West, the space was a parking lot.
"And now you can seamlessly walk all the way down to the west end and it's wonderful. It adds new parking, new shopping opportunities and new dining," Nelson said.
Along the Rosemary Street side, you can also check-out the "lacquered narrative interpretation" called "Tar Heel Blues" by Gordan Huether.


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Brews, food, music and art: The "Art of Beer," the annual fundraiser for the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, will be held from 6 until 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22. Craft beer lovers, who also appreciate great food and music, will pack the NACC for the seventh annual event. Last year, more than 500 patrons were in attendance.
More than 20 beer and food vendors will line the halls of the NACC and serve a dozen different culinary selections and more than 50 varieties of beer. In addition, some great blues and classic rock music will be flowing through the hallways, compliments of the Bravuras and the Lakeside Blues Band.
Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 the day of the event. Patrons must be 21 to attend. The admission ticket includes both beer and food tasting throughout the evening. Tickets can be purchased at the NACC, located at 1201 Pine Ave., Niagara Falls; at Niagara Tradition Home Brewing Supplies, located at 1296 Sheridan Drive, Tonawanda; or online at www.thenacc.org via PayPal.
Vendors include Flying Bison Brewery, Pearl Street Grill & Brewery, Pan American Grill & Brewery, Consumers Beverages, Community Beer Works, The Brickyard Pub & BBQ, Niagara Falls Conference Center/Old Falls Street, Certo Brothers Distributing and Try It Distributing. A home brew demonstration will also be on display.
There is plenty of free parking just across the street from the NACC. For more information, call the NACC at 716-282-7530 or Niagara Tradition at 716-877-8767.
The Niagara Arts and Cultural Center is a multi-arts center located in the former Niagara Falls High School. The NACC, founded in 2001, was once slated for demolition, but is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is home to more than 70 artists, a ballet school, two theaters and recording studios. Through the hard work of hundreds of volunteers, it has undergone a major renaissance and is now serving as a catalyst for the revitalization of the surrounding neighborhoods.


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History DeWitt was known as part of the Underground Railroad for southern slaves in the 1850s. The town was named in honor of DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York. It was incorporated in 1858. It was, at one time, the county seat of Clinton County. It has the distinction of having been the location of the first fatal airplane accident in Iowa at the 1911 DeWitt Fair.
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I regret my recent absence from the genealogy blogosphere, but I know you'll understand. Ah, it feels so good to again sit at my computer and breathe .... We are caregivers for our dear neighbor. He'll be 85 next month. He's retired, career Navy and, oh, the stories he has told, including having been on a ship off Japan for both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He's been very independent until March 9, long story short: ER, hospital, surgery, skilled nursing, and now we are planning the next step. I have had the privilege of giving him all the time I could these last two weeks. Things are better now, but I don't know when my blogs will be regular again.
Relatively Teeney Little Thing
With just a bit of "free" time now, I sat down and started on the accumulated blog postings in Reader. Wow, people have been very, very busy, ..., there are hundreds to read... I don't know if I'll ever get caught up.
I say a recent post at Randy Seaver's Genea-Musings
on how to make these personalized maps for blogs. He credited Becky Jamison and Sheri Fenley with leading him to it. It's so easy that I made this one in just a few moments. The BigHugeLabs webpage really is incredibly easy to use!
Some of these states were very short stays for my ancestors. I can probably add Illinois (great-grandparents had one child born there, I think on the way to a South Dakota / Minnesota border town) and New York (4th great-grandfather owned land there, but I haven't proven he lived there).
It strikes me that my ancestors lived in at least 20 states, yet if I made a map for my husband's ancestors, it would only show New York and Italy before that. If I made one for our dear neighbor's ancestors, it would only show Pennsylvania and Germany before that.
How different we all are ....


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2013 Citroen C3 Picasso review
* Updated Citroen C3 Picasso MPV * New 1.6-litre diesel engine * On sale January, priced from 12,995...
The Citroen C3 Picasso has always been one of our favourite compact MPVs, and the French brand aims to keep it that way with a raft of updates for 2013.
Most obvious of these is a new look. Styling tweaks include a revised front bumper and Citroen's latest corporate badging, plus LED daytime running lights.
A new 113bhp 1.6 diesel engine joins the line-up, although many diesel buyers will still opt for the cheaper and more fuel-efficient 89bhp 1.6 engine.
Petrol buyers have the choice of two engines a 94bhp 1.4 and a 118bhp 1.6.
Whats the 2013 Citroen C3 Picasso like inside?
The C3 Picasso is only slightly longer than your average supermini, but it's a lot more spacious inside thanks to that high roofline, which provides plenty of headroom for all occupants.
The C3 Picasso is only slightly longer than your average supermini, but it's a lot more spacious
The rear bench seat is split 60/40, and the two pieces slide back and forth individually. However, even with the seats as far back as theyll go, the Citroen doesnt have as much rear legroom as a Ford B-Max.
The Picasso does have a bigger boot than its Ford rival, though. Boot capacity ranges from a generous 385 litres to an estate car-rivalling 500-litres (depending on the position of the rear seats), and the rear bench can be folded down flat when you need even more space.
Theres also an adjustable boot floor which in its highest settings with the rear seats folded down gives a totally flat load bay with no boot lip
Forward vision is exceptional thanks to a wrap-around windscreen with skinny pillars, and drivers of all shapes and sizes should be able to make themselves comfortable, thanks to a good range of adjustment for the seat and steering wheel.
The dashboard is also nicely textured, even though the plastics themselves are hard.
Every C3 Picasso comes with remote central locking, front electric windows and a CD player, but you have to upgrade to the mid-level VTR+ trim to get rear electric windows, alloys and air-conditioning.
Range-topping Exclusive cars come with luxuries such as climate control, electric folding door mirrors and rear parking sensors.
2013 C3 Picasso gets fresh styling and Citroen's latest corporate badging
Whats the 2013 Citroen C3 Picasso like to drive?
We tried the new range-topping 113bhp 1.6 diesel. You need to keep the revs between 1800rpm and 3500rpm to get the best from it, but do so and it provides a good turn of pace.
Better still, the new diesel engine returned an impressive real-world economy of 57.7mpg in our True MPG tests just 1.1mpg short of its official figure.
The engine is fairly noisy, though, and the long-throw six-speed gearbox is decidedly vague.
The Citroen wafts along serenely thanks to its supple suspension. The soft set-up does cause the body to bob up and down on undulating roads, but the Picasso doesnt get too out of shape through tight twists and turns.
The steering is usefully light around town, and weights up reassuringly enough at speed even though it doesnt offer the same sense of connection you get from a Ford B-Max.
The 2013 C3 Picasso gets a new 113bhp diesel engine
Should I buy one?
All things considered, the C3 Picasso is still our favourite small MPV.
It doesnt do anything quite as clever as the new Ford B-Max, but its ultimately more spacious and quite a bit cheaper to buy.
That said, wed probably steer clear of the new 1.6 diesel engine. Its available only in range-topping Exclusive trim, which means it rather pricey at 17,475.
For 3000 less you can have a 1.4 petrol model in mid-spec VTR+ trim.
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Allen and I are back with our friend Steve Cohen to discuss the Atlanta Falcons offseason and the latest happenings in OTAs. We discuss the injuries to Julio Jones, Zeke Motta and Levine Toilolo; what role will Devonta Freeman and Antone Smith have at running back; trade rumors surrounding Oakland Raiders wide receiver Denarius Moore; the Falcons front office's aggressiveness with making moves at the end of training camp; competition featuring Dwight Lowery vs. Dezmen Southward; whether Desmond Trufant could be used as a shadow corner; recent quarterback contracts around the league and the NBA Finals. The podcast ends with Allen and my live reactions to news of Sean Weatherspoon's season-ending injury.
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