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by JIM HARRIS
I see that Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards' autobiography, "Life," is number two on the New York Times best seller list. As I'm sure you're aware, Keith and I have a lot in common. Neither of us has written a hit song in 30 years, and we're both rough-hewn rogues with tales to tell. I have therefore begun my autobiography, "Unhinged: The Jim Harris Story,"of which the following is the first installment (of 392). Enjoy.
In 1978, I was playing with a local band, "Center City," when I got a call from our agent. "I got a job for you boys. A private party in the Hamptons" he said. "It's at the home of a a well-known plastic surgeon who has written a best-selling book and appeared several times on the Merv Griffin Show. It's going to be a real fancy bash, and the pay is great. Just be sure to tell them that the name of your band is Golden Touch."
We were a little uneasy about pretending to be some other band, but the pay and the chance for a road trip was more than we could resist, so we took it. We eyeballed a map and figured it was probably a three-hour drive. There was no GPS or MapQuest back then. Our mode of transportation was an old black station wagon that looked like a hearse with fins. Owing to space constraints, we had to lash the entire drum set onto the roof. As we set off on our journey, it looked like a scene from the "Grapes of Wrath." If there were any major highways traversing Long Island, we managed to miss them all. We must have passed through 30 small towns and 1,000 traffic lights along the way. As we started getting to the "wealthy" end of the island, local police began stopping us as we entered each new hamlet.
"Where you boys going?"
"We're playing a party at Doc Wagner's house in the Hamptons."
"Do tell. What's the name of your band?"
"Center City, uh, I mean Golden Touch."
After giving us the once-over (several times), they'd let us move on. I remember that one of the cops who stopped us was the first female police officer any of us had ever seen, and she was a babe!
The whole trip wound up taking about seven hours. When we arrived at the party and got through security, the host looked at us as if we had just dropped in from outer space. "You're three hours late!" he said. Thankfully, he didn't seem to realize that we were not even the band that he had requested. "Oh well," he said, "set up over there by the pool."
We were almost through our first set when I noticed a bunch of beautiful women in the pool tossing a beach ball around — IN THE NUDE! Almost simultaneously, I felt a rush of air as our drummer, Kevin, blew by me, tearing off his clothes and jumping into the pool.
Drummers are inherently crazy folk, but Kevin was nuts even by drummer standards. He had the libido of a badger on steroids, and it was always getting us in trouble. Anyway, once engaged in the naked volleyball caper, there was no getting him back on the bandstand. We played a few more songs, sans percussion, and decided to call it quits.
We realized that we'd probably forfeit any chance of getting paid, but hey, we thought, how often would we get a chance to mingle with millionaires and movie stars? No one was paying any attention to us anyhow, and besides, they thought we were some group called "Golden Touch."
So the remaining band members and I wandered into the house and began ingesting gobs of hors d'oeuvres while scanning the crowd for celebs. We spotted the actor Kevin McCarthy, who had appeared in "The Misfits," with Marilyn Monroe, but most notably (to us), had starred in the sci-fi classic, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." Once we made him aware of how much we admired his work, he was only too happy to talk with us.
After about an hour of such schmoozing, the host approached us and said, "OK, guys, party's over. Time to go," and ushered us out. We headed off, bellies full, paycheck in hand, happy as clams.
A few miles down the road, we stopped at a disco, where we were not only refused admittance, but chased by angry bouncers who didn't like Kevin chatting up women in the parking lot. We escaped, as always, by the skin of our teeth.
Shortly thereafter, we tried to pull off to the side of the road to catch a catnap, but our old friends the police showed up and told us "No loitering." We pushed on, arriving many hours later back in Philly, where we finally got some sleep. It was not our best gig as a band, but certainly one of the most fun.
I'm presently in negotiations with the Chestnut Hill Local to run the remaining 391 installments of my autobiography. They're pretending to be uninterested, but it's just a matter of time before they cave in and give me the $2 million I'm asking for. Please stand by.


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I'd been to Jamaica a few decades ago, when we could barely afford the airfare. We did what most tourists do: stayed at all-inclusives in Ocho Rios, Montego Bay and Negril. At Rick's Café we drank too much rum and watched the sunset as maniacs dived off the cliffs.
This time I wanted to go the road less travelled but I also wanted to revisit Negril and Mo-Bay and experience the laid-back island life. I was also armed with binoculars and a new zoom lens: a passion for flora and fauna had usurped - but not replaced - rum and reggae.
After a two-hour taxi ride south (and a pit stop at Border for extremely tasty jerk chicken and requisite Red Stripe) along a two-lane road with scenery becoming more jungle-like, I arrived at Treasure Beach and Jakes Resort, a colony of 30 artsy-funky "cottages" dotted about spacious grounds that includes a salt-water pool, two restaurants and dare I say, wireless Internet access. (I'd vowed not to go there.) Miss Yvonne, the manager, welcomed with ice-cold towels and fresh-squeezed watermelon juice. I noticed a sign in the lobby: "Support your local farmer." This was my kind of place.
Octopussy - my oceanfront abode, immediately made me think of Gaudi. (Turns out that owner Jason Henzell's mother Sally was inspired by the artist when she designed the resort.) Damnation, why had I only booked three nights here? The word "enchanting" barely does it justice. The surf almost lapped at my outdoor bathtub, which was surrounded by walls studded with seashells and coloured glass. My roof deck with Casbah-style daybed and silk cushions was - pardon the cliché - jaw dropping.
In the not-too-distant past, Treasure Beach was a little fishing village and it has still managed to avoid most tourist trappings. The next morning couldn't have been better planned. Jason's wife, Laura, just happens to be a yoga instructor (check out their yoga retreat packages). At 9 a.m. we met on the rooftop yoga deck with glistening sea as backdrop and one hour later, the long journey here washed away. I got into the groove.
Jakes had arranged a boat day. Dreadlock Ted and his dog skippered us in his boat "Di Evil Tings" to Floyd and his quirky Pelican Bar. Talk about getting away from it all. "When I built this place as a hangout my friends thought it was silly and everyone else thought I was crazy," Floyd Forbes said, as he took a break from a game of dominoes. Floyd hauled wood on his fishing boat to this sandbar a quarter of a mile out to sea and the hangout soon attracted more than Floyd's fishing buddies.
It went down in Hurricane Ivan but Jason Henzell and other local business owners chipped in - tourists were only deprived of Pelican Bar for a month.
We zipped over to Black River and Cloggy's for lunch: grunt fish and parrot fish on the menu today. And a basket of bammy bread made from cassava, rum cocktails and Red Stripes. We sleepily headed up the mangrove-and reed-banked Black River, and perked up with a few crocodile sightings (kayaks and canoes are not allowed.)
Back to that sign in Jakes lobby. Unlike many resorts that import food, Jakes restaurant uses produce from local farmers. I know this for a fact because I had the good fortune to join Jason - the unofficial ambassador to Treasure Beach - and Laura Henzell, the German Ambassador to Jamaica (really), and a few other guests at Farmer Dull's 'farm to table' lunch the next day. Dull and his 19-year-old grandson grow a variety of vegetables and herbs for Jakes. "I mainly eat what I grow," said Dull, "although once a week I'll have goat or fish." We tucked into a bowl of refreshing gazpacho. His farm is perched 2,200 feet above sea level on the Santa Cruz mountain range. "On a clear day you can see to Negril," said Laura, "or you can watch the electrical storms across the plains below, like they're arguing back and forth."
Next up we were served roast beets with local honey vinaigrette atop the greenest greens. Dull showed me around, pointing out the drip irrigation system that runs through his orchard and feeds rows of herbs and lettuces. Platters of roast chicken and plantain were passed around the long table and I barely had room for the flourless chocolate cake. Everyone toasted and Dull looked very proud.
No trip to the south coast could be complete without a walking tour of Black River, the oldest town in the parish (province) of St. Elizabeth, which boasts more bars and churches than any other parish in Jamaica. "When the ladies are in church getting into the spirit the guys are in the bar getting spirit into them," said our guide Alison Morris, laughing. We walked through the centuries-old Parish church and bustling streets with vendors selling carrots and corn and bags of brilliant red sorrel flower for ice tea.
A shiny SUV pulled up beside us on the main drag and the driver beeped his horn. It was Floyd. "I have to pick up more beer - everyone at Pelican Bar drank me dry yesterday," he said, grinning. The tour ended with Alison playing the organ back at the church. 'We sing English hymns infused with our own choruses and sometimes people bring steel drums," she said. "Sometimes it really rocks."
Sadly it was time to leave tranquil town, but my binoculars were about to see the light of day. Halfway to Negril, my driver (arranged by Jakes for just $70) stopped at the community of Bluefields, where I hooked up with Wolde and Veda at Reliable Adventures Jamaica (RAJ). We got out of their SUV a short drive up the mountain and within seconds spotted a parakeet and yellow-billed parrot. RAJ typically takes birders on a hiking and nature walk up Bluefields Mountain. "We also teach the beginners how to use their binoculars, "Veda said as she adjusted mine.
"Nerd birders start at sunrise, hike up 2,300 feet and then we drive them back down the mountain," she added. Not me. I'm happy to have spotted 10 resident birds within an hour. It's midday and I'm thinking about cool clear water at the Caves Resort.
I shy away from all-inclusive hotels but The Caves is an exception - it's exclusive. With only 12 thatched roof cabins perched atop limestone cliffs, an Aveda spa and a very good restaurant, there is no reason to leave. Upon arrival I was served a watermelon, ginger and rum cocktail, and then Randall escorted me to the outdoor restaurant for a kingfish filet (perfectly grilled), a mound of callaloo (like spinach only better) and a Red Stripe.
The Caves employs 50, and accommodates up to 30 guests. That's service. "This is our 12th trip to Jamaica and I could have gone anywhere to celebrate my 50th, but I love it here," said Anna Birston from Thunder Bay, Ont. "It took a few days to get my nerve, but once I stepped off the edge there was no going back." she added. Just about everyone here takes the 20-foot cliff dive - there are several plunge-points to choose from. You can also book a candlelit supper in a Batmanesque cave and show up wearing your hotel robe. "Didn't you get the memo under your door?" asked Pat Gilligan, winking. "Everyone is supposed to dress in robes tomorrow night." That's another thing about small inclusives: you make instant friends. I booked a private snorkelling tour with Paul Grant next morning.
As we sliced through a school of needlefish, Paul pointed out moray eels nestled in the reef and stingrays hiding on the sandy bottom. We swam into several caves and emerged for fruit bat sightings. "I've seen sea turtles mating here, barracuda and tiger sharks," said Paul. OK, I'd had enough.
I did leave once during my stay, to drive down memory lane and visit Firefly (hardly recognized it) and 3 Dives for jerk chicken. Owner Lloyd Myrie grows his own chickens, and he also does the deed - you know what I mean. "My jerk chicken is best because of the spices," he said. "Put onion, scallion, thyme, garlic, pimento and allspice in the blender with water to make a paste, slice the chicken and marinate it for 24 hours. Then you grill it over pimento wood from the allspice tree." I concurred, it was damn good. But if 3 Dives opens at noon, the chicken isn't ready until 2 p.m. Jamaica time.
Anna can vouch for me, I almost did the cliff dive. But I didn't want to chance limping into the regal Ritz-Carlton at Montego Bay. As I sipped a welcome glass of champagne in the lobby and gazed past the salt water pool to a stretch of white sand, I asked if hurricane Sandy - that hit the U.S. just a week previously - had wreaked any damage here.
"We kept our fingers crossed for a day or two and then it was business as usual," said Craig Thomas, director of sales and marketing and self-proclaimed Jamerican. In fact, the only damage was pointed out to me during a horticultural tour of the palatial grounds (a must if you're interested in food and gardening); some plants were damaged by the sea water and had already been replaced.
There are several dining options to choose from so Thomas decided for me. He suggested that I check out the Reggae Jerk Centre - buffet on the beach. Live reggae music guided my way, and with shrimp and red snapper grilled to order and how can corn-on-the-cob taste so sweet?, It didn't disappoint. Neither did the traditional breakfast of akai, dumplings and beans.
As I said, I'm not a fan of all-inclusives and how they are designed to keep you on the property. The Ritz had the opposite effect: It's not an all-in, and I didn't feel the urge to leave. But by day two, it was time for a few excursions, (think hike after those dumplings and rum cocktails) and time to haul out the binoculars again. Rockland bird sanctuary is adorable. And you don't need binos because the hummingbirds perch on your hand as you feed them. All kinds of handmade feeding cups hang from flora planted on three acres specifically to attract birds. Two hummingbirds rush by within inches of my head - you hear their buzzing wings before you see them.
I'd worked up an appetite after all that fluttering so we pulled into Scotchies, arguably serving up the best jerk chicken in the world. Half a chicken with a side of festival - deep fried dough - will set you back $7.50. "The chicken is so fresh and the balance of spices, just the right amount of Scotch bonnet, is perfect," said Shaun Verespej, a chef from Austin, Texas. The chicken is pink inside, something no chef back home could get away with. Everything comes wrapped in tin foil, on Styrofoam plates with plastic cutlery.
I also learned how to do a few things, besides the right way to use my binoculars. After a quick lesson from the dolphin trainers at Half Moon resort, a stone's throw from the Ritz, I swam with the dolphins (You have to be a guest of Half Moon or the Ritz-Carlton to participate).
Thanks to the hummingbirds and dolphins I felt like a kid again - middle age be damned! And Jamaica is so laid back that likely took a few years off too. Yeah, mon!
Air Canada offers decent rates - I flew executive class in November for less than the cost of a round trip economy to Europe.
Jakes Hotel, Treasure Beach: www.jakeshotel.com
Caves, Negril: www.islandoutpost.com/ the_caves
The Ritz-Carlton, Montego Bay: www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/RoseHallJamaica
Half Moon Resort, Montego Bay: http://halfmoon.rockresorts.com

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A closer look at very busy Monday for the Cubs minor leagues.
Down 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh, The AZL Cubs scored four and added another in the eighth to win 6-4. After going 6-for-6 on Saturday Timothy Saunders stayed hot as he had two more hits bringing his average to .526. Trey Martin had two doubles with a run scored and an RBI. Jacob Rogers also went 2-for-3 with a run and two RBI's. Daniel Vogelbach hit his fourth double on the young season and he also scored a run. Eduardo Orozco got the win in relief striking out two batters and Jin-Young Kim pitched two perfect innings to record his first save of the season.
Boise just couldn't get the bats going as they lost 4-1 to Spokane on Monday. On the bright side Gioskar Amaya went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored raising his average to .386. Marco Hernandez had a double and had the only RBI of the night. Jeimer Candelario, Wilson Contreras, and Rock Shoulders all had one hit on the night. Jose Arias pitched well again as he gave up one run on three hits in five innings of work. Amaury Paulino took the loss giving up three runs on two hits in two innings.
Peoria scored a run in the eighth to win a nail biter 2-1. Anthony Giansanti was the hero delivering the game winning RBI. He entered the game after Javier Baez left with an injury. It sounds like everything will be fine with Baez and he is day-to-day. Wes Darvill had two hits and Yasiel Balaguert had a nice night at the plate going 2-for-3. Dustin Geiger had the other Chiefs RBI in the third inning. Zachary Rosscup got the win in relief pitching 2.1 innings while only giving up a hit and striking out two. Luis Liria recorded his third save as he pitched the last two innings giving up one hit and striking one batter out. Zach Cates got the start and allowed one run on five hits in 4.2 innings.
Daytona won both games of the double header on Monday. The Cubs won the first game 7-3 highlighted by a five run second. Arismendy Alcantara went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI's in the winning effort. He also stole his 22nd bag of the year. Micah Gibbs and John Andreoli each had two hits and a run scored. Matt Szczur had a hit and stole his 21st base of the season. Taylor Davis had a double and drove in two runs, Rebel Ridling and Rubi Silva each had RBIs as well. Matt Loosen got his sixth win of the year, giving up three runs on two hits in six innings while striking out seven.
Game two was not so easy, as Daytona tied the game with three runs in the sixth and won it in the 12th. Dustin Harrington was the hero as he drove in Ronald Torreyes, who represented the game winning run. Matt Szczur went 2-for-4 with a double, run, RBI, two walks, and his 22 stolen base. Chad Noble had two doubles and a run scored and Harrington had two hits as well. Alantara and Silva had the other two RBI's for the Cubs. Kyler Burke, who had been pitching for Peoria got the start for Daytona. In his first outing he pitched five innings, giving up three runs on five hits while walking three and striking out two. The Cubs bullpen was outstanding as they pitched seven scoreless innings. They gave up only one hit and struck out nine. Scott Weismann got the win as he struck out four in three innings of work. Eduardo Figuerora closed the game out recording his first save of the season.
Tennessee had two games on Monday as well, but they did not go as well as Daytona. The Smokies lost the first game 11-3. This game was lost on the mound as Eric Jokisch really, really struggled as he gave up 10 runs nine earned on nine hits in 5.2 innings. Unbelievably his ERA jumped all the way to 3.38. That is how good he has been so far. Jae-Hoon Ha and Junior Lake each had two hits. Lake had a double and drove in two. Michael Burgess had a double and drove in the other Smokies run in game one.
Game one was bad, but game two was not much better as Jacksonville beat Tennessee 10-3. Dallas Beeler got the start giving up one run in 3.1 innings, but did not factor in the decision. Keven Rhoderick got the loss as he gave up five runs in .2 innings of work. Marcus Hatley and Casey Harman didn't have much better luck as each gave up two runs. Justin Bour, Nelson Perez, and Nate Samson drove in the three Smokies runs in game two. Junior Lake also had another hit and his average now sits at .315.
On a day that will be remembered as Anthony Rizzo's last game at Iowa, the Cubs played quite a good game winning 2-1. Brooks Raley got the start and pitched beautifully throwing seven great innings. He gave up one run on only five hits as he struck out five and got the win. Jay Jackson pitched another good inning in relief striking out three. Rafael Dolis took another step in the right direction recording his third save since going to Iowa. Offensively Josh Vitters has been on an absolute tear as he was all the offense the Cubs would need. He had an RBI hit in the first inning and hit his 12th home run of the year in the third. It proved to be the game winner and Vitters is now hitting .292.
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What are the Health Benefits of Medical Cannabis?
What are the Health Benefits of Medical Cannabis?
The scientific studies demonstrating the positive effects of marijuana treatment are becoming more and more prominent in mainstream science. More and more people are opening their eyes up to the possibilities that are available from marijuana and the extracts from it. What we are seeing is that the cannabinoids present in marijuana are even more potent healers than was first suspected.
With studies conducted all the time and new theories proven correct what we will be able to achieve with marijuana in future is as yet untapped. Whether it's regular cannabis strains or non-high inducing CBD let's look at seven ways marijuana could help you that you might not have considered before. A large part of the reason that medical marijuana is so helpful to us is because of the endocannabinoid system.
The Endocannabinoid System
Throughout the body, we have what is called the Endocannabinoid System. This is a network of cell receptors and corresponding molecules that exist throughout the body. It is made up of two different kinds of receptors which are the CB1 and the CB2 receptors. The first kind is primarily located in the brain and the central nervous system, these are known as CB1 receptors. The other kind of receptors, known as CB2 receptors, are commonly found in the immune system.
These cannabinoid receptors have a wide array of functions. For example, sleep, mood, motor control, pain, memory, and immune responses. Naturally, these wide-ranging processes help to maintain an optimal function within our bodies.
Reduces Inflammation
Perhaps the most well known of medical marijuana's effects is its anti-inflammatory properties. They're so potently effective that in recent times even pro athletes have turned to the powerful healing factors of medical cannabis products. For example, CBD rich oils are used to combat pain and devastation inflicted on their bodies during intense training or in competitions. Often because of extreme stress joints can develop painful inflammation and CBD combats this. Joint inflammation also occurs because of chronic diseases like arthritis. In several studies, CBD proved effective in treating this.
It follows then that this would also be helpful for those suffering from other common ailments and not just limited to those on the extreme ends of the spectrum. In fact, skin diseases such as rosacea and psoriasis can be treated successfully by using CBD products. And because of the effects that CBD has on serotonin levels in the body it can also be used to counteract the negative psychological effects and stresses that having such conditions can produce.
Stops Developing Cancer
Cannabis is already widely used in the treatment of pain and nausea during chemotherapy but can it prevent cancer outright? Well, some scientists think that yes it might. In studies done involving mice, cannabis has been shown to have chemoprevention properties.
Researchers found that when rodents were given an injection of pure CBD (cannabidiol) they were less likely to develop colon cancer even after being induced with the disease. Obviously, this is still in a developmental phase but the potential it has to help the millions of people all over the world who suffer from cancer is monumental.
Eases Digestion
As we've said the endocannabinoid system exists throughout the body. The receptors that contribute to it respond exceptionally when medical cannabis is introduced. One of these receptors is called anandamide, it resides within the digestive tract and is responsible for the digestive processes. Perhaps for reasons like this, it's not hard to see why those who regularly indulge in THC get 'the munchies'.
But in a more serious sense for those suffering from chronic bowel conditions the presence of such a receptor might be a real blessing. Studies have shown that the anti-inflammatory properties contained in medical cannabis might be vital in treating conditions such as IBS and Crohn's disease.
Prevents Heart Disease
One of the little-known effects of medical cannabis is its potential for heart disease treatment. Small doses of the THC are able to relax and also widen the blood vessels. This process is known as vasorelaxation and is probably best demonstrable in the reddened eyes of those who regularly smoke marijuana.
Because of these widened blood vessels, naturally, the blood tends to flow a little easier. It's not difficult to see how this could be perfect preventative medicine for those liable to suffer from clogged arteries in their hearts. Of course, we're not encouraging behaviour that would lead to such life-threatening conditions but it's good to know.
Can Slow Down the Aging Process
Of the many benefits from medical cannabis, this might well be the most exciting one. In the University of Bonn and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, researchers have found new information that might mean that naturally fading cognitive abilities in later years might no longer need to be the case. Using mice of various ages as their test subjects, they experimented by giving them small doses of THC. After that, they then tasted them on their learning capacities and memories. What they found was incredible.
Mice that were given placebos displayed normal age-appropriate brain function while the mice that had been dosed with THC showed improved cognitive ability. The older mice showed brain function similar to the two-month-old group. Of course, human trials are yet to be undertaken but it's very clear that this will have devastatingly positive effects on the ailments we've long taken for granted as just part of growing older. Whether it's Alzheimer's or Parkinson's the possibilities are quite exciting.
Benefit from Medical Cannabis Today
With a body of knowledge that is growing every single day medical cannabis is set to take a huge leap into the mainstream culture very soon. A day is coming very soon when the mere mention of 'cannabis' won't simply raise eyebrows and sceptical questions. With all this vast knowledge, soon the evidence will be undeniable. But there's no need to wait until then to reap the benefits of this kind of medicine. There are plenty of ways to obtain medical cannabis and you should avail of them. Speak to your doctor today or even do some research for yourself online. This list is by no means comprehensive and with so much information abounding online and in publication it would take much more space to really make a dent. But the bottom line is that
The Ultimate Guide To Consuming Medical Marijuana
The Ultimate Guide To Consuming Medical Marijuana
Thousands of people with pre-existing conditions are finding that medical marijuana may be the best way to treat their symptoms. Conditions from cancer to IBS can be treated effectively by medical marijuana. While the benefits of cannabis have won over a lot of patients many people are still undecided.
This could be down to the traditional image of cannabis consumption, which has permeated pop culture for decades as the purview of unkempt stoners. It's understandable if a 57-year-old accountant called Agness is hesitant to take cannabis for her chronic pain when her only point of reference is Jay and Silent Bob skinning up on screen and staggering around like clowns.
There is much more to consuming dry herb than a hand-rolled joint with a damp roach. Let's explore some of the methods of consuming dry herb that may suit those seeking its medicinal benefits.
Medicinal users may be cautious of cannabis due to the perception that they'll have to consume a substantial amount over an extended amount of time in order to receive the correct dose of THC and other cannabinoids. A solution to this is using dabs, a concentrated form of cannabis extract that can pack more THC into less material.
Dabs are created by a process of solvent-based concentration. This process works by using a solvent, usually butane, to literally push the active ingredients (called cannabinoids) out of cannabis. After this is done a vacuum pump is used to extract the butane, creating dabbing concentrate. This will take one of three forms: Oil; a viscous concentrate and the weakest of the three forms. Wax; a sticky and crumbly concentrate that resembles bee's wax. The purest type of dabbing concentrate is shatter; a brittle, candy-like concentrate that contains the highest level of concentrate.
Dabbing concentrates are consumed with a specialized dabbing kit. This kit typically contains a waterpipe for cooling, a nail, and a butane torch to heat the nail. The nail is often heated to an incredibly high temperature to ensure that the concentrate is vaporized instantly when it is dropped on.
The advantage of dabbing concentrates is their sheer potency. A single dab hit will have the equivalent of several joints-worth of THC, allowing a patient to quickly find the correct dose for the relief they need.
Edibles are a well-established way to consume cannabis. As the medicinal advantages of cannabis become more well-known edibles are evolving beyond dry brownies hastily whipped up in a messy kitchen. Edibles are a great way to consume cannabis for people who want to avoid harsh smoke. They are easy to consume and gradually enter a user's system over time. However, if a patient is looking for instant relief then edibles may not be for them, the active ingredients take some time to enter the body through the stomach lining. Another risk presented by edibles is overdose. It takes time for edibles to have an effect on a patient's body, and in that time it's easy to sneak another brownie!
Bongsare a classic and well-known way to consume cannabis. There's a very good reason for their fame, it's down to the huge, cool hits delivered by a good bong. Bongs work by using a water reservoir to cool the smoke of a hit and make it easier and more enjoyable to inhale. Many bongs come equipped with percolators, glass tubes that break the smoke that passes through them into smaller bubbles, increasing their surface area and cooling it more effectively.
Bongs are ideal for patients who want to enjoy the benefits of cannabis but with a smoother, easier to ingest hit
Marijuana Vaporizer
One of the more recent innovations in medical cannabis consumption is the marijuana vaporizer. The main advantage of marijuana vaporizersis that they allow patients to consume cannabis without the acrid smoke or carcinogens released by combustion. Vaporizers work by taking advantage of the boiling points of the active ingredients in cannabis. It heats them, boiling them off into a smooth vapor that contains none of the toxins and carcinogens that are found in smoke.
There are two main methods of vaporization: Conduction and convection. Conduction is more commonly found in portable vaporizers like the Firefly 2. Conduction works by directly heating your cannabis with an electronic heating system. The surface area of the cannabis is heated directly by the heating system much in the same way as a kitchen stove works. One of the main advantages of conduction vaporization is its rapid heat up time, this makes it perfect for frequent, quick doses when you're out and about.
The second main method of vaporization is convection. Convection works by heating the air surrounding your dry herb and gradually extracting the vapor out of it thoroughly. Convection works much like a fan oven, baking a thick and delicious vapor out of your dry herb. Convection heating systems often take up a bit more space than conduction and thus is more often found in desktop vaporizers like the Volcano from Storz & Bickel. Convection heating is great for longer sessions with denser, more potent, and tasty vapor.
Overall, vaporizers allow patients to enjoy all the advantages and effects of medical cannabis without any of the unhealthy and harsh smoke produced by combustion.
There are many ways for patients to enjoy the benefits of medical cannabis. Licensed medical professionals and patients alike should familiarize themselves with all of them in order to find what works best.
The Ultimate Guide to the Right Vaping Temperature
While the popularity for Vaporizers continues to grow at a rapid rate, knowledge for their optimum use tails behind. We are all familiar with the old, tried and tested, traditional methods of enjoying Marijuana like Bongs, Pipes, Blunts and Joints, however, we don't all know the benefits of vaping. It's only been in recent years, with the rise in legalization and acceptance that we have seen such a monumental surge in popularity for vaporizers. Through continuous lab tests and scientific research, the benefits of vaping are really starting to appear more frequently. Considered to be significantly healthier than smoking, it comes as no surprise to see the vape market grow at the rate it is. By removing the combustion element from the process, we are preventing several carcinogens and toxins from reaching our bodies. Carcinogens are toxins which are directly associated with the growth of cancer cells. Marijuana smoke contains a wide range of these carcinogens, which are unavoidable when inhaled. Rather than using combustion to release the active ingredients in Cannabis, Vaping boils the materials producing a vapor rich in terpenes and cannabinoids. As Cannabis is becoming more frequently accepted as a modern day medicine, the healthiest means of obtaining its active ingredients must be found. While not entirely healthy, Vaping is certainly a feasible alternative to smoking. While with smoking we have zero control over what takes place after lighting, with vaping you are able to change temperatures at the simple click of a button. In this article we will learn more about Vaping Temperatures, Vaping Techniques & Vaporizers in general to ensure you always achieve optimum results from your Vape Experience.
Convection Vs. Conduction
There are predominantly two kinds of heating techniques used in vaporizers today, Convection and Conduction. Convection works by heating the air in the chamber the Cannabis is held in, essentially creating an oven affect. Conduction on the other hand, works by direct contact with the ground weed being vaped. While Convection is known to create more powerful flavors, Conduction is known to produce the truly thick clouds we crave. There are a number of Vaporizers on the market which claim to mix the two forms of heating in a Hybrid style of vaporizer. These vaporizers are usually predominantly one or the other however vapes like the Crafty by Storz &Bickel and the Air II by Arizerare certainly setting the bar for the vapor produced using hybrid heating.
Vaping Temperatures
Each vaping temperature will create different results. The lower temperatures accentuate flavors while higher temperatures will create the thicker clouds. It is down to you to decide the happy medium you prefer. Personal preference plays an integral role in choosing the perfect temperature range for you. The higher temperatures can sometimes produce harsh, overly hot vapor while the lower temperatures usually lack in vapor density. I'd recommend a medium to high temperature like 185 degrees celcius to ensure all the active ingredients are vaporized thoroughly while also protecting the flavors. There are a number of active ingredients in Cannabis which all vaporize at different temperatures.
- Delta-8-THC - 175℃
Vaping Techniques & Tips
For optimum results from your Vaporizer, it is recommended to take slow, exaggerated draws. By taking these longer, drawn out tokes we are allowing the unit to maintain its set temperature. It also counteracts any draw resistance and ensures both the flavors and the vapor are of the highest quality. The majority of vaporizers require a particularly fine grind when it comes to producing the optimum vapor. However, some don't need this much care, read up on your vaporizer and its tendencies and learn the perfect way to work your unit. There are countless reviews and walkthrough videos all over the internet, use them. One tip, which is imperative to the longevity and usability of your device is to keep it clean. Set yourself two minutes after each session to keep your vape clean and in workable order. Like mentioned there are several tutorial videos available so try to prioritize it.
There are a number of factors contributing to the ultimate vaping temperature. The Vaporizer you are using, The way you are using it, What you are vaping, the list goes on. The difficult part is finding your own personal preference. Personally, I find 185℃to be perfect for what I' trying to achieve, flavor and dense vapor. Play around with your unit and find what works best for you. If you are new to the vaping world and you are yet to decide on a vaporizer two of my favorites are the Crafty, the smallest vape by Storz &Bickel and the Air II, the newest vape by Arizer. With the Air II's borosilicate glass airpath and the Crafty's high quality German engineering it is easy to recommend both to you. There is countless advantages to making the switch to vaping, it is only a matter of realising them. The health & financial benefits play enormous parts, but if that's not enough, studies are starting to reveal vaping can activate 20% more THC than the traditional smoking. Food for Thought?
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"We're recognized as the pot capital of Canada — and we're proud of that," Mayor Shawn Pankow said in an interview from the town hall, a two-story brick building erected in 1859 on the main street. "The local economy is certainly far better today than it was before Tweed came to town."
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Picture Book Marathon Day 9
11 comments:
- Jed Henry said...
THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. It feels very Shaun Tan.
- February 9, 2011 at 12:22 AM
- Juliana said...
This immediately reminded me of "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy, which I just finished. My next thought was, "The picture book market isn't quite ready for post-apocalyptic work yet..." Then I took a deep breath and remembered this is just ONE big storm... and I liked the idea. Love it, in fact. :)
- February 9, 2011 at 7:01 AM
- Q said...
That's not fantastical. It happened in Chicago last week. And the city could sure take a lesson or two from those industrious people.
- February 9, 2011 at 7:35 AM
- Charlie Pulsipher said...
Great! Now I'm cold. Thanks Nathan!
Funny Stuff I Write
- February 9, 2011 at 7:59 AM
- Nathan said...
Jed--Straight up Shaun Tan! That'd be the way to do it!
Juliana-- The Road is pretty heavy duty. I read it twice and watched half the movie (didn't like the movie, the casting of the dad was good, and it LOOKED right but it missed the point) don't challenge me with a post-apocalyptic picture book, though--I can make that happen!
Q--the rest of the country is having all the fun. Here in Utah, where we're supposed to have serious snow, we're having a very middling snow year.
Charlie--cold? But look how cozy the little houses are!
- February 9, 2011 at 11:23 AM
- edith said...
This is my favorite one so far! I love it! I want to live there. For one week. I bet it is really quite warm under all that snow. But how did they ever plow it?
- February 9, 2011 at 5:27 PM
- Julie Olson said...
Cool. Literally.
Nice design. You could start it all out with ONE snowflake falling on a little boy's nose.
- February 9, 2011 at 9:29 PM
- megwrites said...
This is my very favorite one so far. I love it!
- February 10, 2011 at 9:09 AM
- Will Terry said...
My favorite so far - I want to illustrate this one! Some people just don't get snow. Snow is other worldly....unless you need to get somewhere and then it's a pain in the keister!
- February 12, 2011 at 4:52 PM
- Katarina Whimsy said...
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- February 25, 2011 at 8:21 PM
I want to live there!!!!
- March 4, 2011 at 10:46 AM


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Geology Club is sponsoring an open forum with Fort Lewis Geology Alum P.J. Shumway — Monday Sept 12 from 4pm to 5pm in Berndt 340. Snacks will be provided; bring your Resume and your questions.
PJ has been working for Newmont for the last few years and is looking to help fill positions. This is your opportunity to ask questions, be noticed and possibly place yourself with one of the world's leading gold producers.
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Navispam: Press PrtScr to capture Ratshag
|Getting a lift
Ratshag is one of those people that for a long time, I'd never spoken to, but I knew about. He was a long time blogger, writing over at Need More Rage, and though I was never an avid reader of his blog, I had popped over once or twice to look at a post which I thought was particularly moving. Most of the time he writes bits and bots about everything, from stories to a bit of RP, achievements, and basically all fun things in game.
He decided to quit writing at Need More Rage in August this year, and I particularly liked one thing he wrote in his last post, which is just the soppy person in me I suppose:
/sighs dreamily. Anyway, I thought that was one of the coolest things I'd read for ages. Sad for the blogging community to lose such a fun voice, but he still played WoW, he said so he's not totally gone.Over the years, much has changed. Other characters in game have taken over much of my playing time; some of these developed into characters in their own right, and some did not. Guilds have come and gone. Other blogs I read have come and gone. Readers of this blog have come and gone. One day a reader sent me a short letter thanking me for cheering her up on days when she felt down and a month later, because she is the most awesomest person in the world, I asked her to marry me. And, because she is also the insanest person in the world, she said yes.
Turns out Ratshag came to a few LBR with JD and one of my blogging heroes, Repgrind, was totally starstruck by that old Ratshag. In fact she was so blinded by his starriness that she didn't see anyone else...
(I apologize for not really knowing who some of the others were, I was kinda starstruck by Ratshag's presence. Sorries! >.< )
- Repgrind
So one day, Iwith Cross Realm Zones, I was wondering if anyone needed a pet on twitter, and I got a tweet from Ratshag. I was both stunned, and starstruck and... what do I say to the famous one himself? I just played it cool, tried not to act like too much of an idiot, and chatted back and we swapped battletags so I could help him get pets since he has alts galore. CRZ is cool sometimes.
It turned out one of the only things he needed was a Minfernal, and you know how hard they are to find. I rarely go that way but when Ratters was on, I would fly by and have a look just in case. He seemed to be on a lot! He had an arctic fox kit, and a scourged whelpling, so he didn't need those when I found spares.
So when 5.1 hit, the only person online when I found some extra nexus whelplings was Ratshag, and that was the only time he needed something. And I met him for the first time then.
One day, I thought I would get on and see if I could see navispam Narci or say hi to StoppableForce and Rades and only one person was online in their guild. I whispered that person but he was AFK. I waited a bit then logged back to my server.
Ratshag whispered me when I got on Navimie, "Were you trying to visit someone in TTGF?" How did he know that? Oh of course, he can see me on real ID. I went to see what toon he was on and... wouldn't you know it, he was on the toon that I had whispered who didn't reply me.
"Hey, that was you? Why didn't you say something?"
"I was AFK. Getting ready for work."
I had a good old giggle that I had whispered a toon of someone I had already on battletag, not realising it was them. Come on, when one of your battletag friends gets on, do you really look at what toon they're on?
He switched to the toon I'm more familiar with, not that he has a main, as such, and I wandered over to take a pic and hang out for a few minutes before he had to go to work. He pulled out a few of his favourite pets, but my daughter's favourite pet is the sunflower, because she likes the game Plants vs Zombies. So I put this pic here for her so she can point and it and tell me how wonderful it is.
One funny thing too. I was used to the style that Ratshag writes his blog but when I chat to him he doesn't talk like that. In fact, he is super polite, though I suspect it's because he doesn't know me well enough to act like he does on his old blog. Unfortunately for him, because I also like pets, I spend most of my time talking and pestering him with pet talk. In fact, a lot of my friends will find that my chatter is mostly about pets.... (don't think I can see those yawns!)
Ratshag is writing again about World of Warcraft, this time on a pet battling blog, Press 5 to capture. It's different from his old blog. This one is more of an info hub rather than a creative outlet and Ratshag's news. He tells us little tips, which pets are good against what, changes that have come with hotfixes and patches which have all been really useful. The burning question now that I have is... why does he not use capital letters? The whole blog is written in lower case. I must ask him that when I see him online next.


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President Abraham Lincoln, in a letter to Congress sent seven months before establishing land-grant colleges in 1862, issued a national challenge.
"It is not 'can any of us imagine better?' but 'can we all do better?' The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew."
In 1863, the Pennsylvania State legislature designated Penn State the Commonwealth's sole land-grant institution "to promote liberal and practical education." After 130 years, we face the practical and global challenges of sustainability—from feeding a growing population to preserving Earth's resources to ensuring energy security.
Penn State has been actively engaged with sustainability for more than 20 years, but the Sustainability Institute represents an unprecedented new commitment.
Penn State is proud to announce the launch of a Sustainability Institute to bring together researchers, educators, students, staff and community members from multiple colleges, campuses and frames of reference—all committed to critical, systems-level thinking. The Institute will dissolve the traditional boundaries of the classroom to partner operations with research, teaching with community engagement and all with each other.
Penn State President Rodney Erickson calls sustainability "the major theme of the 21st century" with the University "already establishing itself as a leader."
Penn State has been actively engaged with sustainability for more than 20 years, but the Sustainability Institute represents an unprecedented new commitment. Two of the sustainability cornerstones at the University—the Center for Sustainability and the Campus Sustainability Office—will be integrated into the Institute. While their names will become part of the history of sustainability at Penn State, their important work and continuing achievements will be fundamental elements of the Institute's future. Their web pages will redirect to a new central portal—sustainability.psu.edu—and the information and services they have provided in the past will live on as fundamental resources of the Institute.
The formation of the Institute and sustainability.psu.edu began more than two years ago. Then-Provost Erickson charged a Sustainability Council comprised of 13 faculty, staff, students and administrators from across the institution to assess the existing sustainability efforts taking place at the University. They were to develop a strategic plan that would allow Penn State to maximize the impact of these efforts and receive the greatest return on investment from its sustainability research, teaching and outreach initiatives.
The Council investigated all of the major academic centers, research clusters, extension efforts and student groups and discovered what Tom Richard, director of the Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment, describes as "an extraordinary group of faculty, students and staff working on different dimensions of sustainability."
The Council conducted dozens of input sessions over 18 months and met with hundreds of students, teachers, researchers, deans, chancellors and local community members. They visited every Penn State campus, connecting with sustainability leaders across the state.
Lori Bechtel-Wherry, chancellor at Penn State Altoona, is a particular advocate of providing an education in sustainability and systems-level thinking. "Our students are the future generation of leaders," she stresses, "and so it's important for us to help them to both promote sustainability and to become advocates and change agents in their own right. If not us, then who?"
The Council distilled hundreds of recommendations and aspirations all into the Penn State Sustainability Strategic Plan, which defines sustainability as "the simultaneous pursuit of human health and happiness, environmental quality, and economic well being for current and future generations."
Modeled after Priorities for Excellence: The Penn State Strategic Plan, the sustainability plan has the appropriate and timely subtitle of Land Grant 2.0 because it represents a new century's opportunity for the University to realize its full potential as an institution of truly higher learning. It has three overlapping goals for the University community to LEARN, LIVE and LEAD. The plan stresses that sustainability knowledge is not confined to energy and the environment. It is a fundamentally different way of approaching our living, working, designing and manufacturing.
Sustainability knowledge is not confined to energy and the environment. It is a fundamentally different way of approaching our living, working, designing and manufacturing.
The plan advocates the creation of a living laboratory, an atmosphere that encourages critical thinking and develops the University community's capacities to account for the ethical, environmental and economic outcomes of their decisions—an immersive education in sustainability. The living laboratory will take advantage of the 30 million square feet of Penn State facilities to pilot sustainable practices.
Steve Maruszewski, assistant vice president of the Office of Physical Plant, has championed this integration for more than a decade. "We have incredible real-world opportunities to use the buildings, operations and planning at all of our campuses to supplement what students learn in their classroom and what researchers investigate in their labs."
The plan surfaced an extensive catalog of existing efforts and successes, but also the need to collect, connect and focus resources on new opportunities. What emerged was the concept of a Sustainability Institute—a central University resource to link and leverage all sustainability efforts. The Institute subsequently developed sustainability.psu.edu to provide a comprehensive hub for sustainability people and programs, events and experts, grants and goals, news and knowledge.
The Institute represents a philosophical and financial commitment by the highest levels of the University's administration to sustainability. "Sustainability fits perfectly within our legacy and land-grant mission because building sustainability requires that we integrate our research, teaching and outreach effectively and simultaneously," says Hank C. Foley, former vice president for Research and former dean of the Graduate School.
This institutional commitment also represents an understanding that sustainability connects multiple disciplines, beyond classrooms and the campuses. "I think what is unique about Penn State's dynamic efforts in sustainability is our holistic strategy," says Craig Weidemann, vice president for Outreach. "We are engaging the entire University, along with our external communities, in this exciting effort."
Vice president for Student Affairs Damon Sims stresses that the Sustainability Institute will broaden student learning, extending it from the classroom to the wider community experiences of Penn State's students. "Sustainability will be an important peg on we which we hang the expansion of experiential learning at Penn State, encouraging our students to positively impact the many communities they touch," Sims says.
Denice Wardrop, director of the Sustainability Institute, envisions the impact this immersive education will have not only on current students, faculty and staff, but also the ever-growing network of more than 500,000 living alumni of Penn State.
"We stand at the gate of the sustainability challenge," Wardrop says. "This Institute has the opportunity, the responsibility and the great honor of molding a sustainable future. We have the power to teach our students, and ourselves, how to pursue 'human health and happiness, environmental quality and economic well being for current and future generations.'"


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In continous location problems we are given a set of existing facilities and we are looking for the location of one or several new facilities. In the classical approaches weights are assigned to existing facilities expressing the importance of the new facilities for the existing ones. In this paper, we consider a pointwise defined objective function where the weights are assigned to the existing facilities depending on the location of the new facility. This approach is shown to be a generalization of the median, center and centdian objective functions. In addition, this approach allows to formulate completely new location models. Efficient algorithms as well as structure results for this algebraic approach for location problems are presented. Extensions to the multifacility and restricted case are also considered.


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I pick up my next week's share tomorrow and I still have two leftovers from last week, radishes and turnips. Sure, the radishes could have gone into a salad, but I'm on the hunt for some different kinds of of recipes here, things you wouldn't normally think to do with radishes. So I headed to my friend Google and came up with this little tasty appetizer that is simple, yet elegant. These stuffed radishes are crisp, smooth, with a touch of salt. I piped a couple of them so you could see how pretty they *could* be. To be honest, I simply spooned in the rest after I did these too. It's a lazy Saturday afternoon, I didn't have a lot in me, just enough to pour myself a glass of Trimbach Pinot Gris and get down to work.
Stuffed Radishes
Source: Epicurious
Makes 36 appetizers
1 pound (about 18) radishes, greens removed, halved crosswise
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup Kalamata or other brine-cured black olives, pitted and minced
1 tablespoon drained bottled capers, chopped fine
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves plus small sprigs for garnish
Trim the narrow end of each halved radish so that the half will stand upright. Hollow out a 3/4 of an inch cavity in the middle of each half with a melon ball cutter or small sharp edged spoon. When finished with each, drop in bowl filled with ice water.
In another bowl, cream the cream cheese, stir in the olives, the capers, the minced parsley, and salt and pepper to taste (I find you don't need salt at all in this). Transfer the radishes to paper towels, hallow sides down, and let them drain for 5 minutes. After they've drained, pipe the cream mixture into the radish halves, garnish with sprig of parsley and you're done! They can be stuffed 90 minutes in advance and then kept chilled until serving.


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Miss Katie Rittman was born in
in 1870 to Frank Rittman and
Catherine Kuebeler Rittman, who were both natives of Germany. The portrait above was
taken at the Bishop & Veitch studio in Sandusky, when Katie was about age 12 or 13.
The picture below was taken at the studio of C.A. Cross when Katie was a
This lovely picture of Katie Rittman as a young woman was taken at the Pascoe studio in
U.S. Census records indicate that Katie lived with her parents in
1880 and 1900. On February 4, 1902, Katie Rittman married Charles Hoffman, who was employed at the
Hoffman family business, the Hoffman Coal and Milling Company. Charles and Katie were the parents of three daughters and a
son. In 1919 the Charles Hoffman family
operated a store at the corner of Scott and Hancock Streets. "Puck,"
a zinc statue that had once been in the store window of Dietz & Mischler's cigar shop, stood on the roof of the Hoffman business for several years. Puck is
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Katie Rittman Hoffman passed away in 1929, and Charles Hoffman died in1933. Mr.
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TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. – Content for briefs is selected from e-mail submissions to Community Editor Amy Edgett at firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit http://www.sierrasun.com to events for the online calendar. Please limit descriptions to 50 words. E-mail for print submissions may be 150-300 words. Items published in the print edition news space permitting.Lake Tahoe Nordic Festival postponedAlpenglow Sports and Tahoe Cross Country announced the inaugural Lake Tahoe Nordic Festival, slated for Dec. 14-16, has been postponed to a later date due to lack of snow. Visit http://www.tahoenordicfestival.com for information.Nevada County furlough dayscoincide with holiday closingsNevada County wants to remind residents County offices will close Monday, Dec. 24 through Tuesday, Jan. 1, in observance of the December holidays and previously announced furlough days.Closures will not impact access to public-safety and other 24-hour operations. The following Departments will be open during designated furlough days: Departments of District Attorney, Sheriff, Probation, Public Works, Registrar of Voters, Clerk-Recorder, and Public Defender. The County encourages residents to plan ahead for needed services and to visit http://www.mynevadacounty.com for on-line services and for additional information on county departments.Nevada County apologizes for any inconvenience closures might cause to citizens who rely on County services. They look forward to serving you on January 2, 2013.Calling all men!Guys Guide to Gift Giving Night Sierra Cosmetic Laser is making it easy for gentlemen to find that perfect gift for their sister, mother, or significant other by hosting a Guys Guide to Gift Giving Night, Dec. 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m. for beer, snacks, and advice on the perfect gift at this free, festive event. With a wide variety of items and treatments available, Sierra Cosmetic Laser staff will make it easy on all the men by assisting them in creating the perfect present. Something for every price range will be available including facials, massages, skin treatments, beauty products, travel size items and gift certificates. The staff of Sierra Cosmetic Laser will make sure each present is fully customized to fit any age. Feel free to name a budget and the staff will help put together a gift package. Women may call ahead and leave a wish list!Sierra Cosmetic Laser is located at 10448 Donner Pass Road in Truckee. Visit sierracosmeticlaser.com, call 530-587-0198 or "Like" Sierra Cosmetic Laser and Spa on Facebook. "Girls Night Out" is second of threedowntown Holiday fun FridaysHistoric downtown Truckee continues December Fridays holiday festivities with "Girls Night Out" Dec. 14, 5-8 p.m. Ladies, grab your girlfriends and create "Wish Lists" at participating businesses, enjoy specials at numerous retailers, refreshments, snacks and treats, special activities, raffles, and more. Confirmed participants for Friday's event include: Bespoke, Bluestone Jewelers, Cabona's, Gratitudes Gifts and Home Dcor, Kitsch, La Fleur Rouge, Mo, Jo & Zoe, Mountain Home Center, Nox Fashions, Sipes Tahoe and potentially many more.The holiday fun and festivities will continue Friday, Dec. 21 with "Guys Night Out."For more information about the TDMA's Holiday Fridays and a full list of holiday event offerings visit http://www.historictruckee.com/events or http://www.facebook.com/HistoricTruckee.Holiday Book Drive announcedTahoe Truckee Reads, a community based literacy campaign, is hosting a holiday book drive! The focus is on preschool children ages 0-5 years old. It's never too early to start reading to your child. Research shows kids whose parents frequently talk and read to them know more words by age 2 than children who have not been read to. With every story you read to your child you are building their vocabulary and reading comprehension. Donated books will be distributed to area State Preschool and Head Start programs before the Winter Break so children and their families can enjoy the books together.Donations of new and gently used board books and picture books are being accepted through Dec. 14 at elementary schools, Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation Office, and The Bookshelf bookstore. The Bookshelf is offering a 15 percent discount on preschool books purchased and donated on site.Contact email@example.com or Excellence in Education at 530-550-7984.Ice Skating Rink passes for ChristmasGive your family a season pass for the Truckee Ice Rink this Christmas. 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If you or your organization is interested in preparing soup or volunteering on Sundays, contact Project MANA at 775-298-0008.Noel Nights at Northstar CaliforniaThe Village at Northstar, Thursday, Dec. 13 and 20, 5-8 p.m. Put on your hat and mittens and join Northstar California Noel Nights. The Village at Northstar will be festive winter wonderland with a decorated 35-foot tree, ice skating until 9 p.m., fire pits to warm you, holiday carolers, shopping deals, and much more!Remember to take the little ones because Santa will be here to find out what's on their Christmas lists and he will be available to have pictures taken. Visit http://www.northstarattahoe.com for information.Give and Take at the Kings Beach LibraryBuilding skills, changing lives: Adult literacy tutors needed. Make a difference in someone's life. Help adults achieve their goals by strengthening their reading skills. Placer County Adult Literacy Services will provide training to get you off to a solid start, then match you with a learner and provide all the materials you need to be successful. You may be helping your student with reading, writing or GED preparation. Contact Anne Greenwood/Kings Beach Library at 530-546-2021 to sign up!Thursday Dec. 13, 2-3 p.m., bring your computer questions and let Carl Leblanc of Tahoe Tech Group answer them. Carl donates his time and expertise every second Thursday. Don't miss out on this great opportunity. The fourth Thursday, Dec. 27, 2-3 p.m., Doug Greenwood of Alpensoftware will teach a computer class entitled "Email Basics." Learn how to send written messages, photographs, music, videos, databases and spreadsheets. Please call to reserve a spot and for library hours at 530-546-2021. Please consider donating new and lightly used books to your public library. Your gift touches many lives! Children's books especially welcomed. We ask that you drop them by during open hours. Kings Beach Library, 301 Secline St., Kings Beach.Beginning guitar class for adultsThe Tahoe Music Institute is currently registering adult students for a beginning guitar class. The class, taught by Kerry Andras of local band Sneaky Creatures, is focused on learning the basics of playing guitar and covers topics such as tuning, chords, strumming, chord progressions, music theory, singing, folk and campfire songs. Classes meet Wednesday nights from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Tahoe Music Institute located at 2810 Lake Forest Road in Tahoe City. Call Shauna at 530-581-0618 or email firstname.lastname@example.com for details or to register.Cabin Fever and Truckee Jazz Bandto perform holiday musicThe group will perform holiday music in downtown Truckee weekends and some weekdays about noon-3 p.m. weather permitting, through the New Year. Donations will go toward the Truckee High School Jazz Band."What the Truckee Airport meansto the local economy" essay contestThe Truckee-Tahoe Chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA No. 1073) EAA Chapter 1073 will award three scholarships to individuals who turn in the best essay about "What the Truckee Airport means to the local economy," 250 words or less. The chapter will award the winning individuals with a scholarship to attend Young Eagles Camp at Oshkosh, Wisc. in the summer of 2013. The award will be made to three different age groups, one for ages 12 or 13, one for ages 14 or 15 and one for 16 through 18. The dates of the camps are June 6-20, June 28 through July 3, and July 23-31. The due date for the turn in of the essays is Feb. 1, 2013. They can be turned in at the Truckee Airport front desk, or mailed to EAA Chapter 1073, 10356 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee, CA, Box 8. Interested individuals should visit http://www.eaa1073.org for additional information about the camps and what the children will learn while in attendance.Truckee Optimist Club Christmas Tree SalesThe Truckee Optimist Club announces 2012 Christmas tree lot/sales through Dec. 23 at the Truckee Crossroads Shopping Center, corner Highway 89 and Deerfield Drive. All profits go directly to youth activities, programs, and scholarships for the youth of Truckee. There will be a very nice selection of locally cut Red Firs (silvertips) as well as Noble and Grand fir trees shipped from the club's grower in Oregon.Tree sales will conclude on Sunday, Dec. 23 (or once the last tree is sold). Visit http://www.TruckeeOptimist.com for hours of operation or call 530-559-1466.The tree lot is manned by Truckee Optimist Club members, youth from schools and teams that benefit from the proceeds, and by other community volunteers. All profits are included in the Truckee Optimist Club annual budget of nearly $50,000, which goes directly to youth activities (both educational and recreational), major scholarships, and grants for Truckee youths.Volunteer with Disabled SportsDisabled Sports USA Far West is looking for event support volunteers for the 2013 Winter season in the Truckee/Tahoe area. They are gearing up for the upcoming "Ability BASH" fundraiser on April 6 at the Olympic Village Lodge in Squaw Valley. The BASH is a banquet honoring 25 Wounded Warriors disabled in Iraq and Afghanistan who participate in a week-long winter sports camp with Disabled Sports. Disabled Sports is in need of people to help with pre-event preparations and also people to help with event execution on the day and/or night of the BASH.Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com and also go to http://www.disabledsports.net to fill out a volunteer profile if you are interested in being an event volunteer for Disabled Sports.Family cross country enrollmentNow enrolling for family cross-country weekend ski programs at the Auburn Ski Club, a community-based nonprofit ski facility next to the Boreal Ski Area on Donner Summit, Interstate 80, Castle Peak exit. A great deal for deal for low-cost, quality family, competitive Nordic programs and groomed ski trails. Saturday family program sessions are offered throughout the season, December through March. Need skis? No problem! Child and adult season rentals available for a nominal fee. Get out and get fit this winter. Visit auburnskiclub.com.
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By Susan Bruce
It is a great educational paradox that the nature of one of the UK's key subjects is both ill-defined and poorly understood. What counts as 'English' is contested at all levels, from arguments about the literacy hour at primary level, through the relative importance of English Language and English Literature at GCSE level, to the introduction of a new A Level in Creative Writing, and the 'confirmatory consultations' recently conducted over the reform of AL and GCSE English syllabi.
What 'English' is, then, carries a good deal of political freight, with powerful interests coming down on either side in various debates. Different versions of the subject get pitted against each other in often unhelpful ways: the Russell Group, for instance, includes English Literature but not English Language in its suite of 'facilitating subjects', a decision which may have unseen consequences for boys, who more frequently elect to do the former (English Lit, on the other hand, is increasingly a female pursuit, at undergraduate level at least). It would seem unlikely that Creative Writing will be embraced as a facilitating subject: 'it's more like performing arts or media' one Russell Group academic pronounced at a recent conference on the new A Levels, a perception which might also have sociological consequences if the Creative Writing AL finds a more welcoming embrace in the classrooms of Further Education colleges than it does in those of the top public schools.
Underlying all these hierarchies are various other presuppositions: that English Literature is harder or more rigorous than English Language or Creative Writing (a perception not necessarily shared by students of those versions of 'English' in HE); or that English Literature alone exposes the student to a Great Tradition of the best that has been thought and said: such Leavisite, Arnoldian assumptions, and the models of authority which accompany them, still inhabit recent consultatory documents issuing from the Department for Education. But this begs the question of what it is that English Literature teachers and students really do in their HE English Literature classes, and whether the nature of that enterprise changes radically according to who we teach and what we teach them. Is a lecturer teaching Paradise Lost at a Russsell Group university really doing something qualitatively different from a lecturer holding a seminar on Usula Le Guin's Tales from Earthsea in an inner-city new university? Of course, there may be local differences between individual approaches, even different pedagogies or attitudes to the canon: most people would teach a class of five differently than they would one of thirty-five, and these two hypothetical teachers might hold very different views about what should count as the object of inquiry in an 'English' degree. These local differences aside, however, are there fundamental differences in what the students learn to do with these texts in their respective seminars when they study them? And second, if sociological factors such as gender, race and class effect the choices students make at A Level (English Literature at HE level is now a largely white, middle-class discipline, as well as a female one) how do such factors manifest themselves in classrooms where students from different backgrounds encounter the methods and approaches of 'our' discipline?
With the help of educationalists, I've been pursuing these questions though a novel method, videotaping English Literature seminars in institutions with very different cultures, student bodies, and access to resources, trying to uncover what exactly is taught and learned in UK HE English degrees so as to delve a little deeper into some of the old, often theoretical, questions that beset the discipline of 'English'. Take canonicity and the canon debates, for instance. Is it true, as some critics would have it, that what we study is of such fundamental importance that it trumps almost everything else, and that the cultural landscapes in which we situate those artefacts generate qualitatively different kinds of knowledge ('it does not do to compare just anything with anything, no matter when and no matter where' as Jean-Marie Carré put it in 1951). Or is there no such thing as a 'legitimate' comparison? Could a student from a middle-ranking university who juxtaposes a contemporary selection of short stories with the Roger's Profanisaurus someone gave her for her birthday which she 'just reads when [she's] bored' be pursuing an interpretative strategy as intellectually sound, and as potentially productive of meaning as the student from a prestige institution who compares an Old English text with an early modern portrait hanging in his college picture gallery? What is more important, the artefacts we compare with each other, or the act of comparing them? Or, to take a different example, are the strategies we utilise equally available to students who may hail from very different environments, arriving at HE with different habiti, and very different concepts of what is of value. Close reading, for example, however contested it has been in the past, remains a strategy intrinsic to the pedagogical landscape of English Literature. It's a strategy that presupposes open-endedness, and values the sense of a proliferation of meaning, countering presumptions of singular and immediate legibility and troubling convictions of an accessible, and finite, bottom line. How comfortably does that strategy, and the values it implies, sit with students inducted into HE via an instrumentalist ethos that valorises instead measurement, quantification, particular kinds of transparency and the apprehension of immediately visible and demonstrable educational and economic outcomes and bottom lines?
My research juxtaposes theoretical questions about English Literature with real, mundane, day to day classroom discussions, and draws the conclusion that the apparently inconsequential minutiae of what happens in the course of the seminar discussion can tell us a good deal about what we do, about how we do it, and, importantly, why it matters.
Susan Bruce is Professor of English and Head of the School of Humanities at Keele University. Her publications include Three Early Modern Utopias (Oxford World's Classics, 1999), King Lear: A Reader's Guide (Palgrave Macmillan, 1997) and, with Valeria Wagner, Fiction and Economy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007). She is the author of the paper 'Money Talks: Classes, Capital, and the Case of Close Reading in a seminar on The Merchant of Venice', which examines the way in which University English is 'produced' through ordinary seminar discussions occurring across the diverse range of UK Higher Education Institutions. It is published in the journal English.
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- Criminal Justice Core Requirements20
- *Students who have previously taken CJ 440 Discretionary Justice and/or CJ 470 Liability Law in Criminal Justice will be required to take substitute courses to complete the core requirement. Selection of substitute courses will be subject to approval of the student's graduate adviser/committee.
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Our bellies full from the excellent lunch at Pizzeria Delfina, Christa and I hopped in the rental car, swung by Dynamo (for what would turn out to be exotically spiced by very mediocre doughnuts), and made tracks across the Golden Gate Bridge for a lovely drive to the quaint burg of Larkspur. This is a small town bursting at the seams with charm, and many of the buildings have been standing since the late 1800s.
But on to the pizza. Both Adam Kuban of Slice and my new friend Jason (who I had just met at Pizzeria Delfina) had raved about the pizza at Picco, and I admit this kind of worked me into a bit of a frenzy. Adam Kuban called it "Neapolitan-style pizza taken to the next level," and with praise like that, how could you not get excited?
Walking to our table, we passed the wood-burning oven, whose flames were roaring and ready to gets its molten hands on some lovely fermented dough. The model was the ubiquitous Mugnaini, which I have seen in pizzerias anywhere from Nostrana and Firehouse in
We started with the Margherita ($10.95), of course. It arrived piping hot and well-charred around the cornicione, though not so much on what I like to call the chassis, or underside. The dough had been spread to a nice thinness, but somehow hadn't crisped in the oven, and didn't boast more than the occasional browned bit; obviously, the oven's floor hadn't reached the proper temperature yet. No matter: floppy as it was, it was still cooked through.
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Oddly enough, the pie looked didn't much resemble the one Adam
Adam's pie was clearly made with fresh mozzarella. Ours? Aged. And if it wasn't aged, it must have come from the same mozzarella batch as the original mozz curd they used at Lovely's Fifty-Fifty in
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I'm complaining about the look, but the cheese was good. It just tasted like a
For our second pizza, we ordered the J.Klein ($14.50), a sauceless pie topped with
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Dessert was exquisite: Straus Dairy vanilla soft serve with sea salt and DaVero extra virgin olive oil. Less adventurous eaters may find that combination off-putting (and before I had tried the butterscotch budino at Mozza in
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Pizzeria Picco delivered a great meal, though one very different from the one I had been expecting. If any of you dine there in the near future, do report on the Margherita for me!
Tomorrow: Tony's Pizza Napoletana and Emilia's.
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After months and months of speculation, Jessica Simpson finally revealed that she is pregnant with child. I mean, she couldn't really hide it anymore.
Now the speculation of the baby's sex has begun. Jessica might have accidentally spilled the beans during a recent interview.
"My kid's going to think I'm pretty cool," Simpson told Us Weekly, talking about her creative pregnancy announcement. "This is a cool thing to welcome him to the world with."
If you're not good at pronouns, it looks like it's a boy for Jessica Simpson.
Jess also revealed that she would like to have more than one child so she's gonna get to work in the next few years to bring baby #2.
Do you think Jess is actually having a boy or was she trying to throw everyone off? Then again this is the girl that didn't know that chicken of the sea was tuna.
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Ballet / tap students ages 2 to 8 are required to wear either a black or pink leotard (any style) and pink tights. Girls will need pink ballet shoes and black tap shoes. Please use black elastic in tap shoes instead of ties. Hair should be up and away from the dancer's face.
Boys 8 years old and under should wear black shorts and a white or black t-shirt. Boys will need black ballet shoes and black tap shoes.
Jazz and hip hop dancers do not have to wear a leotard and tights, but will need dance appropriate clothing (no jeans). Black jazz shoes or black dance sneakers will be required for our dance recital in May.
Dancers 9 years old and up in lyrical, hip hop, ballet, pre-pointe, pointe, jazz, or tap classes are also required to wear proper dance attire, but not limited to black and pink. Hair should be up and away from face.
Dancers in technique class must wear a black leotard and tan tights with black shorts, capris, or jazz pants. Shirts or jackets are not allowed. Footwear allowed includes:
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Typescript in 7 folders of a complete synopsis of Theban tomb scenes, also three letters.
Scharff, Alexander
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Typescript in 7 folders of a complete synopsis of Theban tomb scenes, also three letters.
Scharff, Alexander
Archibald Henry Sayce Collection
Notes, photographs, squeezes, correspondence, and offprints. Contain, amongst others, references to Assyriological, Greek, Cypriot, and Egyptological material. Includes notes made by Petrie which were with Sayce at the time of his death.
Sayce, (Revd) Archibald Henry
1) Negatives and prints of drawings of Egypt by Henry Salt (1815-25), property of Lady Salt, Shillingstone House, Dorset.
2) Photocopies of a portfolio of coloured drawings of Egypt by Henry Salt at the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan, British Museum, London.
Salt, Henry
Copies of reports, photographs and correspondence connected with Beisan excavations by Philadelphia University.
Rowe, Alan Jenvey
John Gordon Ross Photographs Collection
Slides, colour transparencies, 35 mm black & white and colour film negatives, variously sized black & white negatives, black & white and colour photographs, 19th Century photographs, antique and modern postcards, and project folders containing working notes, photocopies and correspondence.
Ross, John Gordon
Photographs, tracings and squeezes of Dodecaschoenus graffiti.
Roeder, (Ernst) Günther
Notes and correspondence.
Rhoné, Arthur
Peter Le Page Renouf Collection
Renouf, (Sir) Peter Le Page
Philipp Remelé Photographs Collection
21 photographs. 13 of the Temple of Hibis at el-Khârga Oasis, and 8 of the Temple of Deir el-Hagar at el-Dâkhla Oasis.
Remelé, Philipp
Typescript of journals (1827-1829) and negatives of drawings, chiefly of Upper Nubia by Major Felix (1828).
Prudhoe, Lord
Copies of some stelae in the British Museum. Within Sir A. H. Gardiner MSS Collection.
Porter, Bertha
John Phillips Slides Collection
2,500 slides (35 mm), taken in 1962 and 1963 at sites in Egypt and in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Folder containing typewritten and handwritten lists/catalogues.
Phillips, John
William Matthew Flinders Petrie Collection
Papers of William Matthew Flinders Petrie including journals covering 38 seasons (1880-1929) and photographs of excavations. The collection also includes secondary material associated with Petrie's journals, photographs of objects in museums, souvenir photographs and photocopies of material held at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London.
Petrie, (Sir) William Matthew Flinders
Hilda Mary Isabel Petrie Collection
Two albums. One labelled 'Scraps', which contains mainly photographs, only one of which shows Egypt (Pyramids and Great Sphinx at Gîza); the rest are British churches and historic buildings. The other album is labelled 'Post Card Album' and contains postcards showing French Prehistoric stone circles, megaliths, and chamber tombs, as well as excavations in progress.
Petrie, (Lady) Hilda Mary Isabel
Index of Late Egyptian Grammar, index for Egyptian Dictionary, and various other indexes. 18 notebooks containing copies of hieratic papyri and ostraca. Small watercolour. 2 boxes of family papers and ephemera, including personal correspondence, certificates, photographs, notes for Peet's books on Neolithic Italy, a couple of pages from an inaugural lecture, newspaper cuttings, a travel record small notebook, a Latin and Greek classes notebook, etc.
Peet, Thomas Eric
Joan Crowfoot Payne Collection
Papers relating to Joan Crowfoot Payne, Catalogue of the Predynastic Egyptian Collection in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford, 1993; reprinted with addenda, 2000), including notes, lists, registers of graves and objects, and annotated maps (photocopies).
Payne, Joan Crowfoot
1) Original measured perspective drawing of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings (1978) [corrected version].
2) Drawings of Eighteenth Dynasty tombs (incomplete original set and complete sets of photocopies/prints) (1980s).
3) Prints of the measured perspective drawing of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings (1978) [version with error].
4) Drawings of reconstructions of Egyptian boats (1993-4).
5) Models, plaster and resin molds and casts for plaque depicting scene from lid of box from the tomb of Tutankhamun (c. 1979) - the plaque is being sold in the British Museum shop since late 1990s (copyright issued in the late 1990s for a while, then reissued c. 2010).
6) Model, plaster and resin molds and casts for the mask of Tutankhamun (1978).
7) Models, plaster and resin molds and casts for small figurines (2 seated Isis suckling Horus, Bes amulet and scarab, 1970s).
8) Album of newspaper cuttings entitled "Illustrations", mostly from the Illustrated London News, bound in illustrated binding by Harold Parkinson (c. 1930).
9) Drawings of reconstructions of the Theban tomb-chapel of Nebamun, now in the British Museum in London, including sketches, tracings and a measured perspective acrylic (1997) [by Richard B. Parkinson].
Parkinson, Harold
Rosalind Frances Emily Paget Collection
Coloured drawings of hieroglyphs.
Paget, Rosalind Frances Emily
Notes on some objects in the Nicholson Museum, Sydney.
O'Connor, David B.
Small group of correspondence.
Nibbi, Alessandra
Francis Giesler Newton Collection
Article on churches in Sardinia, with additional notes and drawings, and watercolours and drawings of Italian towns, churches and architectural features, as well as view of the ziggurat at Ur. Non-Egyptological.
Newton, Francis Giesler
Two volumes on the history and archaeology of the Beja tribes of the Eastern Sudan (MSS 1) and small group of detached papers / personal file (MSS 2).
Newbold, (Sir) Douglas
Original drawings for The Temple of Deir el Bahari.
Naville, (Henri) Édouard
Two albums containing approximately 460 black and white photographs taken by various members of the IFAO team during excavations at Deir el-Medîna during the 1920s and 30s. Photographs interspersed with some notes and drawings.
Nagel, Georges
Percy Edward Newberry Collection
The Percy Newberry Collection has been listed thanks to a cataloguing grant from the The National Archives in 2015. The collection comprises a wide range of material on topics including Predynastic Egypt, Theban tombs, Egyptian flora and fauna, early Egyptian travellers, ancient Egyptian religion and culture, as well as Newberry's genealogy. Formats include notebooks, research notes, photographs, tracings, rubbings and neswpaper clippings.
The collection has been divided into 5 series: Biographical Material; Correspondence; Research Notebooks; Subject Files and Research Material.
The following key subject terms collate material on the same subject which have been listed in different series:
Nome Ensigns
Flora and Fauna
Predynastic Egypt
Scarabs and Seals
Newberry, Percy Edward
Georg Christian Julius Möller Collection
Copies, transcriptions, facsimiles, drawings and some photographs of mummy labels in Demotic, Greek or bilingual, presented as loose sheets in folders arranged by cities/museums/collections, housed in five slip-cover boxes. They were collected by Möller from printed sources and from several collections he visited on research journeys. One folder in box V is by W. Spiegelberg (1893).
Möller, Georg Christian Julius
Margaret Alice Murray Collection
Notes collected on Hierakonpolis (The Hierakonpolis finds). Consists of handwritten notes made by M. A. Murray, typescript, and additional notes in a different hand.
Murray, Margaret Alice
Newspapers cuttings.
Moss, (Col) W. E.
Prints and negatives of scenes in Theban tombs, notebook and notes (some by W. B. Emery and E. J. H. MacKay).
Mond, (Sir) Robert Ludwig
Joseph Grafton Milne Collection
Two albums of photographs compiled following Milne's visits to Egypt in 1895-6 and 1905-6. One includes photographs taken during W. M. F. Petrie's expedition to Sinai. The other album contains photographs of various sites, including some 19th-century studio photographs.
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Conservation and Environment in Mexico: Monthly Updates
Monthly Updates from 2011
With over 2050 nests collected in 2011, we are proud to say that the aims for this year regarding our turtle conservation program have been achieved. Despite the unpredictable weather that occurred in the latter part of the year, and thanks to the hard work of our volunteers, our efforts to help protect these wonderful creatures have really paid off.
As we are now reaching now the last quarter of 2011 I can't believe how fast the time has flown by this year. We are proud to announce that we are still on target with our goals regarding the turtle conservation, and it looks like we may even surpass the achievements of last year, with over 1825 nests being buried in the corral (incubation area) so far.
High season for the Olive Ridley turtles.
Finally the high season for turtle nest collection is here, and at the Projects Abroad Turtle camp we feel really glad that we have a chance once more to be part of the effort to preserve large numbers of the Olive Ridley species.
After a very long dry season, Mother Nature decided to deliver some much needed rain, and boy did she do just that! By the third week of June the torrential rains commenced giving us a good soaking, and marking the official beginning of our high season for turtle nest protection.
It doesn't happen very often, but a few weeks ago the PROFEPA (Federal agency for environmental protection) brought to camp an adult Olive Ridley specimen that had several injuries to its shell. It had been found lying on a northern beach barely moving so was brought to the camp to be kept under observation.
We are getting close to the start of another exciting high season for the turtle nest collection work. We are hoping to have an excellent year. The planning and repairs have taken place, now we just have to wait for the rains to finally come.
Turtle Conservation Program.
Once again we are coming to that point in the year when we have to start to get all our equipment ready in order to maximize the results we obtain from the nest collection in the high season. The equipment must be ready to meet the adverse conditions and in order to do this a total check up is in order.
Biodiversity Study
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