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Designed to compete with the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project's low-cost laptop for education, Intel's Classmate PC is about to be put to the test in Brazil. With a faster processor, more built-in storage, more memory, and a higher price tag than OLPC's product, the Classmate PC is capable of running either Windows or Linux.
Intel plans to provide the government of Brazil with between 700 and 800 units to distribute for testing purposes. This new test follows Intel's successful pilot program in which the laptops were tested by students at a school in a community near Sao Paulo. Last month, the OLPC project delivered about 60 units to the Brazilian government, with 1,000 more scheduled for delivery next month. There is also some speculation that the OLPC project may contract companies from Brazil to manufacture the servers that will be used to operate the OLPC mesh network.
Brazil will be testing both laptops in order to determine if the Classmate PC is worth the higher price. Right now, the Classmate PC costs approximately $400 per unit, but Intel anticipates that the price will go down as the number of orders increases. There are also shipping costs to consider since the OLPC is manufactured in China, whereas Intel would have the Classmate PC manufactured at facilities in Brazil.
Regardless of which product is selected, it is likely that the government of Brazil will choose to use the open-source Linux operating system. In 2003, Brazil's president began promoting Linux adoption within the government, saying that proprietary software licensing costs were rapidly becoming economically unsustainable. Since then, Brazil's public sector has invested considerable resources in Linux training for civil servants.
The hardware selected by Brazil could potentially influence choices made by other countries. Some critics of the OLPC (including those at Intel) claim that the hardware limitations of the device decrease its value as a teaching tool. Despite the hardware limitations, developers have managed to get the OLPC system to run a variety of useful applications, including software for web browsing and word processing. In the grand tradition of Linux hardware geekdom, developers have also ported Doom.


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Michael Ruhlman: 'Fear Not Salt and Fat'
America's fat problem: "I say unto you: Fat is good! Fat is necessary. Ask any chef. Fat does not make you fat, eating too much makes you fat! We aren't filling our bodies with sodium because of the box of kosher salt we use to season our food, we're doing it with all the processed food that's loaded with hidden salt. And American cooks and American diners need to understand the differences."


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On November 8, SCORE hosted our sixth Small Business Success Virtual Conference. The half-day event featured nine specialized sessions from industry experts including Google, OnDeck, Constant Contact, Nav and more.
The Small Business Success Conference aims to help small business owners discover innovative ways to improve their businesses.
If you happened to miss the conference this year, you still can watch each session on-demand.
Click the links below to register for the session you're interested in, or click here for more detailed information on each session.
- Practical Strategies for Starting a Successful Business
- Smart Credit Strategies for Small Business Owners
- Make Your Website Work for You
- Hiring Hazard: How to Avoid the 7 Most Common Legal Landmines
- Every Contact Matters: The Value of your List
- How to Choose the Perfect Location to Attract More Customers
- Small Business Loan Applications: Why Are They Asking Me That?
- The Top HR Issues Business Owners Face – and How to Solve Them
- Monetizing and Maximizing Your Business and Your Brand
In addition to the webinars, the event offered:
- One-on-one business mentoring
- Virtual sponsor booths
- Networking chat rooms
- Resource center
Attendee Feedback
SCORE is thrilled that of those who took the exit survey, 98.4 percent found this virtual conference helpful. The positive reviews offer valuable feedback and create momentum to continue providing small business owners with resources. Here are a few reviews:
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"I learned so much about the incredibly valuable resources that SCORE has to offer! I feel like I've missed out as I've been starting my business, and I am so grateful for this conference to opening my eyes to the resources available to me."
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"Quality workshops, friendly mentors, and free! Easy to navigate the website, too. I am so glad I heard of SCORE through word of mouth."
From business credit and legal landmines to search-friendly sites and HR issues, the conference covered a wide variety of topics. This event presented valuable information to those who are just now beginning their small business journey along with seasoned business owners.
Whether you attended the Small Business Success Virtual Conference or not, SCORE mentors are ready to help you with all aspects of running your small business.


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Seattle Seahawks
Gang's not all here for debut of Hawks film
Horseshoed once again by television cameras, the light bounced off Kam Chancellor's earring and he smiled.
The Super Bowl and subsequent hoopla has never really ended for him.
"I don't feel like I've taken a breath," Chancellor said.
The Seattle Seahawks' strong safety joined teammates Jermaine Kearse, Doug Baldwin and Phil Bates – plus general manager John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll – at the movie premiere of "Super Bowl XLVIII Champions Seattle Seahawks" at Cinerama in downtown Seattle on Monday night.
Five days ago, the Seahawks made their first cuts of the offseason.
Out were large cap hits in defensive end Red Bryant and wide receiver Sidney Rice.
Bryant was a defensive captain the last two seasons. His release caused a stir among teammates on social media, with several expressing their disappointment while trying to rationalize the move by saying they understand "it's a business."
Monday, Carroll addressed the release of each and decisions to come.
"We've had some difficult choices to make," Carroll said. "Every season teams are faced with these kinds of decisions. There are other tough decisions that will come up I'm sure, but the magnitude of these were really impacting for our football team and guys we're going to miss.
He added an interesting – and voluntary – final thought on the cuts.
"Maybe we have a chance to get them back, maybe we don't," Carroll said. "We'll have to wait and see."
Any possibility of that would require both Bryant and Rice to dramatically restructure their contracts – something that is Bigfoot rare in today's NFL – so the Seahawks have enough have money under this year's salary cap to try to pay defensive lineman Michael Bennett and possibly wide receiver Golden Tate, who will both be unrestricted free agents.
On March 8, teams are officially allowed to begin talking to agents for players who will become unrestricted free agents. At 1 p.m. on March 11, all 2013 player contracts expire and free agency begins.
Much like his teammate Richard Sherman, Baldwin came out strongly against the NFL considering penalties for on-field use of the N-word.
"I think it's absurd," Baldwin said. "I understand Roger Goodell and his safety council, or whoever they are, they're trying to do this with good intentions. … Maybe.
"But, if you look at it, the only people who say the "N-word" on the football field are African-Americans. Whether whoever wants to agree with it or not, we have turned it kind of into a term of endearment.
"So, for the rule to specifically (home) in on one word, it's kind of odd to me when there's so many other things that are more offensive that have been said on the football field."
The Fritz Pollard Alliance, which monitors diversity in the NFL, expects and hopes the NFL's competition committee will recommend the rule following its recent meetings. Reportedly under consideration is a 15-yard penalty for the first use of the word, followed by an ejection for a second infraction.
League owners vote on any rule change in late March.
"If you want to ban offensive language, let's ban all offensive language," Baldwin said. "Not one particular word that is only used by one particular group."
As expected, the Seahawks did not place any variation of the franchise tag on a veteran free agent. The franchise tag deadline passed Monday at 1 p.m.blog.thenewstribune.com/seahawks


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By Dylan Vazzano, TTU Sports Information Coordinator
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Despite racing out to a scorching start, the Tennessee Tech soccer team was unable to seal the deal in its home opening affair, falling 2-1 to the University of Evansville amongst a packed house at Tech Soccer Field.
After being blanked in their first match a mere two days ago, the Golden Eagles (0-2-0) wasted no time in jumping on the scoreboard, using an Ellie Iaciofano goal just 48 seconds into the tilt to take the early one-score advantage. The talented senior forward from Loveland, Ohio dribbled up the right side before letting loose on one just outside the box that snuck past Evansville's Simone Busby for the match's opening goal. Junior Katie Phillips would be credited with the Golden Eagles' first assist of the season.
Even with the impressive offensive beginning, Tech was forced to shift its attention toward the defensive side of things. The Purple Aces (1-1-0) responded to the early score with an onslaught that included ten shots on goal in the tilt's first half.
In the 37th minute, Evansville finally converted on one of its chances, as freshman Emily Griebel picked up a loose ball and transitioned it into a blast off the hands of Golden Eagle sophomore goalkeeper Jordan Brown for the deadlocking score.
Things stayed knotted up at 1-1 into intermission, before the Purple Aces struck first in the early stages of the second stanza. In the 49th minute senior Stephanie Thompson took a feed among traffic from sophomore Abby Springer, prior to smacking one off the aforementioned Brown's fingertips for the go-ahead goal.
Down 2-1, Tech was unable to muster many chances at the knotting score, earning just one shot in the second half. It did appear as if the Golden Eagles finally broke through with just under 30 minutes remaining in the affair, as Iaciofano knocked one into the back of the net from a brilliant ball from redshirt senior Leigh Heffner, but the equalizing score was taken off the board because of an offsides call.
Ultimately, Tech couldn't get anything going offensively because it was forced to focus on its defense for most of the match. The Golden Eagles were outshot 27-5, including 15-1 in the shots-on-goal department, and 15-0 after the Iaciofano score.
"We scored the first goal early and then decided we wanted to defend for the rest of the half and you just can't do that," remarked fourth year head coach Daniel Brizard. "You can't defend for a whole match and expect to not concede at least one goal, if not two or three."
Brown showed off her impressive defensive prowess with 13 saves, one away from her career-high of 14 in a 1-0 home victory over SIUE on September 28th of last year. The Purple Aces Simone Busby ended the match relatively untested, as the sophomore from Chattanooga, Tenn. did not record a save in the affair.
"Evansville knew their roles and they did what they were supposed to do," said Brizard, shedding some light on the defeat moments after the match. "They did their job better than us and that's really all there is to it."
The Golden Eagles will try to dust themselves off as they prepare for their next match, at home on Friday, Aug. 30 at 4:00 p.m. CDT against Alabama State.


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Good luck, I'm not sure whether other coorections are needed also.Should Professors Pay More Attention on (pay attention to something not on) Research or on Students?
Presently,the society has been putting a high premium on the university education. Contrary to the society's expectation,most professors seem to be engaged in doing research. Though it is beneficial for their promotion, I have to say (that) education should be put in the first place.
It is undeniable that doing research help a professor keep in pace with the development in the academic field, so they can be active and famous. However,if professor(s) ignore students, providing them poor prepared classes, it will show their irresponsibility to both students and their work.
When the professors are engaged in research, they will lack time and energy to pay attention to students.Students are obligated to acquire employable skills and professional knowledge in university through classes and practice. Science students gain data an(d) testify the results of some conclusions; while students majoring in management should gain their experiment from practical jobs. However, they are confined to text books because they lack the guidance to help stretch themselves. As a result, the quality are far from expectation. In this point,professors should put students in the first place.
There is no exaggeration to say that the four-year study at university are(is) the most precious time for most people, because it is during this time that (our values,perspective toward society, world and our life are formed) we form values,perspective toward society, world and our life. Thus, university education seems rather important.students should learn to judge, ( comma should be deleted) and think critically. However,if they are neglect (neglected) by professors, and all their job is to read text books,and recite answers, how can they think about since they may have accepted the answer given by books? (I can't understand this part, what do you mean by that?) On the contrary, professors, (delet comma) are supposed to encourage and impulse(this is a noun, it can not be used here like this as a verb, say simply professors are supposed to encourage critical thinking by ... ) free and critical thinking by leading them into a bigger world and communicating (communicate)with them.
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My little girl's PlanetBox lunch -
This yummy lunch contains:
- rotisserie chicken leg, fishy crackers, cheddar cheese hearts
- strawberries and blackberries
- cucumbers with hummus in the Little Dipper container
- bugles (I love how they look like cornucopias!)
- craisins
The chicken drumstick has a little turkey cupcake pick for a little Thanksgiving decoration. :)
Are you as ready for Thanksgiving as I am? I can't wait for the holiday, the school break, and the turkey!
*** Friends, voting is still going on in the California Raisin's "Let's re-Do Lunch" contest...and my radical raisin bento box made the finals! You can vote for each entry once a day and I sure would appreciate your vote!! My entry, Bento Box with Harvest-Raisin Muffin & Banana-Raisin "Sushi", and I thank you!! :)
Monday, November 22, 2010
PlanetBox - (almost) turkey time!
Posted by Melissa at 2:12 PM
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- Jenn @ BentoForKidlet said... [Reply to comment]
Turkey pick is so cute!! Looks like a delicious pre-holiday meal :D I am ready for turkey and lounging!
- November 23, 2010 at 10:41 AM
- Paula said... [Reply to comment]
what a delicious blog! here is so many uncanny inspirations!
have a nice time,
- November 24, 2010 at 6:38 AM
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Australia shattered England's batting with six wickets for nine runs in a stunning mid-afternoon spell, before dismissing the tourists for 136 and taking a lead of 224 on day two of the first Ashes Test yesterday.
Openers David Warner (45) and Chris Rogers (15) backed up the bowlers by batting out a gloomy final session at the Gabba and will resume on 65 without loss in Australia's second innings today.
Oft-pilloried paceman Mitchell Johnson led the way with four for 61 as Australia transformed their prospects in the match after a disappointing opening day at the Gabba and after being bowled out for 295 in the first hour yesterday.
The revitalized left-arm quick was at his pacey, hostile best on a bouncy track and was ably supported by fellow paceman Ryan Harris (3-28) and spinner Nathan Lyon (2-17), as the hosts put themselves in a good position to win a first Test in 10 matches.
"You had to earn the right to have sessions like that and I thought we built the pressure quite well," said wicketkeeper Brad Haddin, whose 94 kept Australia from a similarly dismal score in their first innings. "We've got a long way to go in this Test match, we've got to turn up tomorrow, we know England will keep coming, so it's up to us to make sure we're on."
Despite the losses of captain Alastair Cook for 13 and Jonathan Trott for 10 before lunch, England looked to be making steady progress toward a reasonable score at 82-2 midway through the second session.
Haddin, though, said bowling coach Craig McDermott, returning for this series after quitting last year, had laid down the law to the bowlers at the lunch break.
"[He] told the bowlers in no uncertain terms where he wanted to things to be, and we came back after the break and got our lengths right," Haddin said.
The departure of Kevin Pietersen for 18, when he swatted the ball off his pads to George Bailey to give Harris his second wicket, was the first hint of the carnage to come.
Johnson and his fellow bowlers then ran amok to leave the tourists facing an uphill task just to save the Test, let alone secure a first victory in Brisbane since 1986.
Opener Michael Carberry, who had crafted a careful 40 on his Ashes debut in his second Test, was next to head back to the pavilion when Johnson had him caught by Shane Watson at second slip.
Ian Bell, who scored three centuries in England's 3-0 triumph on home soil earlier this year, followed quickly afterwards for 5 when Steve Smith snatched the ball out of the air at short-leg.
It was Smith's conviction that Matt Prior had hit the following ball before it landed in his hands that led to Australia successfully appealing to the TV umpire, sending the wicketkeeper back to the dressing room with a golden duck.
That put Lyon on a hat-trick and, although Broad safely watched the next delivery sail past his off-stump, Joe Root (2) and Graeme Swann (0) soon became Johnson's third and fourth victims.
The Gabba was in ferment, England's Barmy Army silent, as Johnson, the object of so much derision from England fans, celebrated what was a match-changing, and could turn out to be a match-winning, intervention.
"The Gabba's one of those grounds where things can happen quite quick, especially with the extra bounce," Haddin said. "Sometimes when you do get on a roll here it's hard to stop."


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OAKLAND, Calif. - A week after distinguishing themselves as contenders, the Ravens looked more like pretenders.
A week after seizing control of their playoff destiny, they gave it away as easily as another fumble.
Playing against the self-proclaimed "dumbest team in America," the Ravens left dumbfounded in a 20-12 loss to the once-crumbling Oakland Raiders yesterday.
Like most of the Raiders' fan base at Network Associates Coliseum, the Ravens failed to show up, turning the ball over three times while turning over control of the division to the Cincinnati Bengals.
Although they both own 8-6 records, the Bengals can win the AFC North by winning their next two games. Even if the Ravens win at Cleveland and against Pittsburgh, they would still lose the division title based on the league's fifth tiebreaker (beaten opponents' winning percentage).
"In my opinion, losing this game was probably the worst thing that could have happened to us this season," cornerback Chris McAlister said. "I hate to lose to anybody. And to lose to a 3-10 team is ridiculous to tell you the truth.
"Now, there's nothing we can do but win out. And that's not going to guarantee that anything is going to happen. We have to hope Cincinnati loses."
On a day when they were supposed to move one step closer to January and a postseason they have not visited since 2001, the Ravens watched their playoff bandwagon get sideswiped by the unlikeliest of suspects.
These are the same Raiders who had more conflicts within the team - their coach Bill Callahan recently said, "We've got to be the dumbest team in America in terms of playing the game" - than victories this season.
The same Raiders who, up until yesterday, had lost eight of their past nine games.
The same Raiders who entered yesterday with the NFL's 24th-ranked offense and 29th-ranked defense.
Into the book of shameful defeats in Ravens franchise history goes a game that wipes out a season's worth of momentum. A three-game winning streak - which peaked with last week's victory over the Bengals - came crashing down into San Francisco Bay yesterday.
"As much of a high we felt last week, we feel this low," guard Edwin Mulitalo said. "We have to respect each team as an NFL team. That's what I took from today. We didn't come prepared to finish off an opponent the way we should have, and they did."
Two turnovers - a first-quarter interception and a fourth-quarter fumble by quarterback Anthony Wright - were converted into 10 points by the Raiders.
"You don't like to ever lose," offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden said. "But when you have control of what's going on and give it away, it kind of frustrates you. That team played good today, but we're better than them. That's the frustrating part about it."
The Ravens may be better, but yesterday, they were sloppier, too.
Trailing 17-12 early in the fourth quarter, the Ravens moved to Oakland's 27-yard line, where a missed assignment continued a day of blindsiding hits.
Wright was popped by linebacker Napoleon Harris just as he was trying to hand off to Jamal Lewis. Harris, who came off the right edge unblocked, forced the ball loose from Wright's extended arm.
The Raiders marched 63 yards on 10 plays on a drive capped by Sebastian Janikowski's 23-yard field goal, putting Oakland ahead 20-12 with 5:58 left. After that, the Ravens never crossed midfield in their final two series, which were ended by a Travis Taylor drop and a desperation throw.
"It was tough out there," Wright said. "I really don't understand myself."
Likewise, many league observers are trying to understand Wright.
After a couple of strong starts, he has put together back-to-back lackluster ones. He finished yesterday 12-for-27 passing for 193 yards, with a touchdown and an interception.
His favorite target, Marcus Robinson, did not have a reception after going three straight weeks with a touchdown.
Kyle Boller, the starter for the first nine games of the season, is expected to be healthy enough from leg surgery to play Sunday at Cleveland. But switching quarterbacks will not be a consideration this week.
"[Wright is] the starter next week," coach Brian Billick. "I'm glad I don't play for any of you [media] because the first time there's a bump in the road, you just p--- down your leg."
Wright's teammates continued to back him.
"He's going to come back and do the same things Anthony has always done," linebacker Ray Lewis said. "When Anthony was putting up 44 points in a game, everybody wanted to hop on his bandwagon. Hop off it. We like when you hop off it. We just like when we have confidence in Anthony. We're all right. Trust me."
Put some of the blame on Wright, whose second pass of the game - which featured receiver Frank Sanders stumbling - was overthrown and intercepted by Oakland cornerback Phillip Buchanon. It put the Raiders on the 1-yard line and 55 seconds into the game the Ravens were behind 7-0.
Put part of the blame on the Ravens' usually sound kickoff coverage team, which surrendered a 71-yard return to Doug Gabriel. The Ravens' defense didn't yield a yard, and Oakland settled for a 37-yard field goal.
Despite outgaining the Raiders 61-1 midway through the first quarter, the Ravens trailed 10-3 because of the lapses. By the end of the game, the Ravens had a 319-265 edge in total offense and Jamal Lewis had more yards rushing (125) than the entire Raiders team.
"Losses like this," linebacker Peter Boulware said, "you can't explain them."
Some fault even has to be placed on the defense, which had some untimely lapses in coverage.
A 21-yard touchdown pass to Jerry Rice in front of safety Will Demps gave Oakland a 17-6 halftime lead. Then, the Ravens' defense allowed two third-down conversions in the fourth quarter after giving up just three in the first three quarters, allowing the Raiders to use up the clock.
"Sometimes you have to give it to them because they made the play when they had to," Demps said.
When the Ravens made a play, they felt that it was sometimes taken away.
After tight end Todd Heap's 13-yard touchdown catch, the Ravens went for a two-point conversion. A draw by Chester Taylor, who appeared to stretch the ball onto the goal line, was not ruled a touchdown.
The Ravens challenged, but the officials said they could not clearly see when Taylor's knee touched the ground. As a result, the Ravens were behind 17-12 instead of 17-14 and had to go for a touchdown at the end.
"I thought he was in," Billick said. "Instant replay again. A lot of money spent on a system that comes away inconclusive."
When asked if there was any embarrassment felt from this loss - which included eight penalties - Heap said, "You got to feel that a little bit. We were supposed to win this game. You have to win those games to play at a championship level. We just put a little more pressure on these next two games."
The next game is at Cleveland, and the road has been unkind to the Ravens.
During their four-game losing streak on the road, the Ravens have turned the ball over 16 times. Those mistakes have been converted into 53 points.
"Just keep writing the same story," Heap said.
Despite the setback, the Ravens said they believe they have not written themselves out of the playoff picture.
"I think our chances are good," Boulware said. "In my mind, it's really not about Cleveland or Pittsburgh. It's about us. It's about how you prepare and play. When we play our style of ball, we're tough to beat."
OAKLAND, Calif. - A week after distinguishing themselves as contenders, the Ravens looked more like pretenders.


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Twenty-eight years ago on Jan. 28, 1986, the country watched as the space shuttle Challenger exploded just moments into its launch from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The crew included schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe, shuttle commander Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, pilot Michael J. Smith, mission specialists Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A. Resnik and Ronald E. McNair, and payload specialist Gregory B. Jarvis.
The remains of the shuttle crew were located and identified in the weeks after the explosion; however, not all of the recovered remains could be individually identified.
As a result, on May 20, 1986, the co-mingled remains of all seven Challenger astronauts were buried together in Section 46 at Arlington National Cemetery.
The Challenger memorial was dedicated on March 21, 1987.
It serves as the headstone for the remains which are in the base of the monument.
Click here to learn more about the Challenger.
The USS Maine Mast Memorial in section 24 of Arlington National Cemetery was dedicated Feb. 15, 1915, 17 years after the battleship exploded on the night of Feb. 15, 1898 in Havana Harbor, Cuba.
The mast is the actual main mast from the USS Maine. There are 229 casualties of the Maine buried in section 24 near the memorial.
Currently, the Mast of the Maine is undergoing a two-phase project by the National Park Service to restore features of the memorial that have been lost, damaged or altered over the years.
The project is expected to be complete by Memorial Day 2014.
Click here to learn more about the USS Maine.
March is Women's History Month
In recognition of Women's History Month and Arlington National Cemetery's 150th anniversary, we recognize Civil War nurse Juliet Ann Opie Hopkins interred in section one at Arlington.
She was known as the "Florence Nightingale of South."
Born on a plantation in Jefferson County, West Virginia on May 7, 1818, Juliet Ann Opie relocated to Mobile, Alabama after marrying her second husband, Arthur F. Hopkins.
When her husband was appointed to oversee Alabama hospitals, they sold their real estate and donated the money to the cause of the Confederate States of America.
Juliet worked to convert three tobacco factories into hospitals and cared for patients.
She also visited areas of conflict to care for the wounded.
As the war efforts expanded into much of Alabama, Juliet and her husband were forced to take refuge in Georgia.
After the war, they returned to Alabama where Arthur Hopkins died in November 1865.
Juliet relocated to New York where she still owned property.
She died at her daughter's home in Washington, D.C. on March 8, 1890.
She is buried in section one at Arlington National Cemetery.
Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment - "The Old Guard" - have guarded the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier every second, of every day regardless of weather or holidays since April 6, 1948.
"The Old Guard" is the Army's official ceremonial unit and escort to the president, and it also provides security for Washington, D.C., in time of national emergency or civil disturbance.
The unit received its unique name from Gen. Winfield Scott during a victory parade at Mexico City in 1847 following its valorous performance in the Mexican War. Fifty campaign streamers attest to the 3rd Infantry's long history of service, which spans from the Battle of Fallen Timbers to World War II and Vietnam.
Since World War II, "The Old Guard" has served as the official Army Honor Guard and escort to the President. In that capacity, 3rd Infantry soldiers are responsible for conducting military ceremonies at the White House, the Pentagon, national memorials and elsewhere in the nation's capital. In addition to their 24-hour vigil at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, soldiers of "The Old Guard" provide military funeral escorts at Arlington National Cemetery and participate in parades at Fort Myer and Fort Lesley J. McNair.
For more on "The Old Guard" go to http://www.army.mil/info/organization/unitsandcommands/commandstructure/theoldguard/
Over 150 Years of Arlington National Cemetery
In May 1864, one month prior to its establishment as a national cemetery, the first military burials took place at Arlington National Cemetery. The four burials took place in Section 27, the oldest section of the cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery was established June 15, 1864 by Brig. Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs, who commanded the garrison at Arlington House. A stone and masonry burial vault in the rose garden, 20 feet wide and 10 feet deep, and containing the remains of 1,800 Bull Run casualties, was among the first monuments to Union dead erected under Meigs' orders. Meigs himself was later buried within 100 yards of Arlington House with his wife, father and son; the final statement to his original order.
Read more about the history of Arlington National Cemetery.
A memorial bench sits in silent remembrance of the departed and the missing near the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery.
On July 27, 1953, the armistice ending the Korean War was signed.
The United States, North Korea and China signed the armistice, which ended the war which began in 1950.
A total of 33,651 service members died in battle during the Korean War: U.S. Army - 27,709; U.S. Marines - 4,269; U.S. Air Force - 1,198; and U.S. Navy - 475. A total of 7,140 service members became prisoners of war.
The Unknown from the Korean conflict was interred at the Tomb of the Unknowns on Memorial Day, May 30, 1958 and symbolically represents all Americans who died during that war.
On the morning of August 2, 1943, PT-109 was rammed by the Japanese Destroyer AMAGIRI while patrolling in the Blackett Strait near the Island of Kolombangara.
The ramming cut away the PT boat's starboard side and left her completely disabled.
As the ship slowly sank, the crew abandoned ship to swim to a nearby island.
With the aid of local residents, the crew was returned to the Rendova PT Base on August 8, 1943. PT-109 was commanded by an officer who later became President of the United States, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) John F. Kennedy.
He is buried in section 45.
Major General Philip Kearny, Jr., United States Army, died September 1, 1862.
He was known for his fearless character in battle earning him the nickname "Kearny the Magnificent."
He is also known for his leadership in the Mexican-American War and American Civil War.
During a battle in the Mexican-America War, Kearny led a daring cavalry charge and suffered a wound to his left arm which was later amputated.
After the war, Kearny served in Army recruiting in New York City.
While there, he was promoted to major but later resigned his commission.
When the American Civil War broke out in 1861, Kearny returned to the Army and was appointed a brigadier general.
The Army had been reluctant to restore his commission due to his disability, but realized the need for experienced combat officers like Kearny.
He was killed in action in the 1862 Battle of Chantilly.
Kearny was buried at Trinity Churchyard in New York.
In 1912, his remains were exhumed and re-interred at Arlington National Cemetery in section 2, under the equestrian statue in his honor.
On October 12, 2000, the U.S. Navy destroyer, the USS Cole docked for refueling at the port of Aden in Yemen.
At approximately 11:18 a.m. local time, a small craft approached the port side of the ship and set off an explosion.
The terrorist organization al-Qaeda took responsibility for the attack.
The blast put a 40-by-40 foot gash in the port side of the destroyer, taking the lives of 17 sailors and injuring 39 others.
Electronics Technician Chief Petty Officer Richard D. Costelow, Signalman Seaman Cherone L. Gunn, and Hull Maintenance Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class Class Kenneth E. Clodfelter, three of the 17 victims, were laid to rest side-by-side in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery.
The Funeral of President John F. Kennedy
The nation had experienced the assassination of a president three times before November 1963.
But for the first time in history, the nation could watch as the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy took place in Washington, DC, Monday, Nov. 25, 1963.
The funeral cortege made the three mile march from St. Matthew's Cathedral to Arlington where Cardinal Richard J. Cushing, Archbishop of Boston, conducted the burial service.
At the end of the service, Mrs. Kennedy lit the torch that would become the eternal flame.
Read more about the planning and preparations for the state funeral of President Kennedy at http://www.history.army.mil/books/Last_Salute/ch23.htm.
Freedman's Village
One hundred fifty years ago on Dec. 4, 1863, the federal government officially dedicated Freedman's Village, a model community for freed slaves, with a ceremony attended by members of Congress and other notables.
Arlington Estate was selected as the site for Freedmen's Village May 5, 1863 because of its location outside of Washington where camps were overcrowded and in poor condition.
More than 1,100 freed slaves lived at Freedman's Village where they farmed and lived during and after the Civil War.
The village provided housing, education, employment training, medical care, and food.
An 1865 plan of the village shows an organized community with over fifty residences, a hospital, a school, an "old people's home" and a laundry.


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Sarah Silverman brings her comedy to Ridgefield
While she was growing up, Sarah Silverman's parents always encouraged her to speak her mind and discuss what she was thinking and feeling.
Today, the 42-year-old comic credits that encouragement with helping her develop her bold, no-holds-barred comedic style.
That style will be on display when Silverman takes the stage at the Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, Sept. 14. Silverman will be performing a set that includes new material, much of which will be included in her upcoming HBO comedy special.
The special will be the latest in a long line of film and TV credits, including an Emmy nomination for outstanding leading actress in a comedy series for "The Sarah Silverman Program," and was also nominated for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for "Monk."
She won an Emmy for outstanding original music and lyrics as one of the writers of a raunchy song for "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," inspired by Matt Damon and dedicated to Jimmy Kimmel (who was her boyfriend at the time).
Meanwhile, her feature-film credits include "Wreck-It Ralph," and she will star in Seth McFarlane's comedy "A Million Ways to Die in the West," scheduled for release next year. She also was one of the comics on the dias for Comedy Central's roast of James Franco on Labor Day.
We recently asked the vivacious comic about her upcoming show in Ridgefield, what drew her to the comedy world and how she developed her style.
Q: What can fans who have only seen you perform on TV expect at a live show?
A: They'll get a live, first look at my set for my HBO special, which comes out Nov. 23. And the audience has everything to do with how the show goes. It's just this kind of energy that is bounced back and forth, and the crowd and I both feed off of it. Plus, when I perform live, I'm nude from the waist down, so there's that.
Q: How do you come up with stand-up material? Does it happen during everyday life or do you have to force yourself to sit down at a computer and write?
A: A little of both, is the boring answer to that.
Q: What first drew you to comedy?
A: I knew I wanted to be a comedian since I could remember. Watching Letterman and owning everything by Steve Martin. My mom had a Woody Allen double album and we listened to that a lot. It was the one power I had in my little life, and it made me so happy when I could make someone laugh, especially my family; it made my arms itch. That's a good thing.
Q: One of the things I love about your comedy is that it's no-holds barred. Were you always unafraid to say what's on your mind or did you develop that with time?
A: I'd love to take credit, but it was just the home I grew up in. I never felt that way until I moved from home. There was never a topic we couldn't talk about or a word we couldn't say at home. Words were always a good thing.
Q: Was there ever a time you felt like you took a joke too far?
A: Yeah, there have been times, and continue to be times, where I push too far, but I always can tell by how it feels. When I get a sinking feeling in my heart I know I need to cut it or change it or re-think it. It's a very simple and accurate barometer for me.
Q: It's been years since I heard "I'm F------ Matt Damon," but it's still stuck in my head, and I also know you won an Emmy for it. Can you talk about how that song came about?
A: It was a surprise for Jimmy Kimmel's birthday show that a couple writers for JKL ("Jimmy Kimmel Live") and myself came up with. We shot it in Miami where Matt (Damon) was living at the time and I was going through there on tour. We had an evening to write and record it and the next morning to shoot it. Lots of fun and great to see the surprise on JK's face. Fun was had by all.
Erik Ofgang is a freelance writer in Connecticut; email@example.com
The Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield. Saturday, Sept. 14, 8 p.m. $105, $98. 203-438-5795, www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.


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Senate appears destined to stay Dem
Republicans began this election cycle with about even odds of recapturing the Senate.
They end it with about the same chances of adding just a single seat.
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Coming out of the final weekend of the campaign, the GOP is still widely expected to fall short Tuesday night. The three- or four-seat gain it needs to make Harry Reid minority leader no longer looks to be in the cards.
( Also on POLITICO: The latest polls from across the U.S.)
Despite signs of a tightening race, Republicans are confident they'll pick up the open Nebraska seat. But a pair of weekend polls show the party losing the Massachusetts seat held by Republican Sen. Scott Brown in the nationally watched contest.
That means the composition of the next Senate — Democrats currently hold a 53-47 advantage — will be determined in a crop of upper Midwestern states hosting fiercely competitive campaigns in Wisconsin, Montana and North Dakota.
Party officials and analysts on both sides are also bracing for razor-thin outcomes in Nevada and possibly Indiana.
"Only one race (besides local legislative) has me really hung up in my predictions: #nvsen. It is going to be really close, tweeps. #recount," Nevada's go-to political commentator, Jon Ralston, tweeted Sunday.
A batch of final polling only muddied the picture in several key races.
In Montana, Mason-Dixon had Rep. Denny Rehberg up 4 points over Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, but Rasmussen Reports and Public Policy Polling surveys gave Tester a narrow edge.
"I don't know on Montana. Could make the case either way," conceded a top Republican strategist monitoring the race.
Democrats razzed Rehberg for halting campaigning during the final weekend, sending a staffer in a chicken suit to stand outside the congressman's office wielding a sign that read, "Too Chicken to Campaign?"
Libertarian Dan Cox could prove pivotal in the race. If Cox nets more than 5 percent of the vote, it could allow Tester to sneak through with just 47 percent.
The Wisconsin race between former Gov. Tommy Thompson and Democratic Rep. Tammy Baldwin is also too close to call.
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The Indiana Senate seat was supposed to be safely in the GOP column at this point — but now looms as a potential disaster for the party.
Richard Mourdock's baffling comment about rape and abortion during a debate with Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly erased the Republican's small lead.
Romney's strong performance in the state could drag Mourdock across the finish line, but public polling gives Donnelly the edge.
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From 'green dream team' to B team
Environmentalists had high hopes four years ago when President Barack Obama loaded his administration's top ranks with Clinton-era energy experts, green-job gurus and even a Nobel laureate.
But that "Green Dream Team" — which struggled to sculpt new policies on air and water pollution, clean energy and climate change — has turned over the keys to what is more of a B team in the second term.
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Even as Obama touted his latest picks Monday as perfectly suited for his agenda — Ernest Moniz to succeed Steven Chu at the Department of Energy and Gina McCarthy for Lisa Jackson's job as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency — the gridlock in Washington and the nominees' lack of big-name gravitas reveal the limits of a second term president's Cabinet picks.
( PHOTOS: Obama's second-term Cabinet)
Second-term Cabinet members are often selected more as caretakers of policies launched in the previous term, and they often lack the star power and the agenda-setting authority that their predecessors have in the opening years of a presidency.
"It's not as exciting as it is to be in the first Cabinet," said Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican who served as George H.W. Bush's education secretary.
Part of the problem is that the Obama administration's newest members — including Sally Jewell as Ken Salazar's replacement at the Interior Department — take their jobs as sequestration lops almost 10 percent from their department budgets. Divided government has essentially killed the chances in the short term of moving big energy and environment legislation through Congress, like the climate change bill Obama requested in his State of the Union address.
And Obama himself has centralized more power in the White House and taken away decision-making authority from the agencies, all while leaving the replacements first-term baggage on cap-and-trade legislation, Solyndra and oil and gas drilling that may serve as obstacles for his picks' confirmation hearings and implementation of new policies.
Obama's picks aren't strangers for those close to the action. Jewell is the CEO and president of the REI outdoor retailer, while Moniz — the president called him "another brilliant scientist" following in Chu's footsteps — once served as an energy undersecretary during the Clinton administration.
McCarthy is known among Washington insiders and regulated industries as much for her thick Boston accent as her time running the EPA air and climate policy shop during Obama's first term. She also advised Mitt Romney on environmental issues when he was on Beacon Hill. "She's earned a reputation as a straight shooter," Obama said Monday at the White House during an event to introduce his nominees. "She welcomes different points of views. I'm confident she's going to do an outstanding job leading the EPA."
But anyone outside the immediate circles of energy and environmental policy would be forgiven if they turned to Google for help on whom he's nominated to fill his first term Cabinet's shoes.
Salazar and Obama, after all, were the only members of the Democratic Senate class of 2004. It's not often a Nobel Prize winner like Chu agrees to serve in the federal government. And Jackson, who had earned her political stripes working for then-New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, was trumpeted as the agency's first African-American leader.
On top of that, Obama also placed former Bill Clinton EPA chief Carol Browner and green jobs guru Van Jones in specially created White House posts.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), the ranking Republican on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee who will play a key role in Moniz's confirmation, told POLITICO that she had never heard of the MIT professor who will be running the Energy Department. "I was kind of hoping Byron Dorgan might have the lead in that," she said, referring to her former Democratic Senate colleague from North Dakota.
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Fly to tortala from san juan
DistanceTake a car
WalkInstant access (< 5min)
Easy to find?OK
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Wave qualityWorld Class
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencySometimes break
BottomReef (coral,sharp rocks etc..) with sand
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
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Good wind direction
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+
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To check it out you walk out along the edge of the bay on the large pebble rocks till you round the point. Don't paddle out from there! Paddle out from the inside Bay beach or the little pier (if they still let you). There is a bowl at the takeoff spot, so take off at the peak or behind it, and bottom turn strait back up into the pocket & tuck. If it's over head you'll have to pump it to make it out. When it's breaking at its max, you can take off twice as far back, right in front of the cliff, and then barrel right through the bowl section!
I surfed it through the late '70s & early '80s when it wasn't that well known. Today you can google it and get plenty of information. Definitely one of the best wave I've surfed in the world.
It breaks about 30 to 40 yards off the dry rocks on the shoreline. A great vantage point to take photos, just be careful of larger set waves-that could ruin the photographer whole day.
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By Anonymous , 13-01-2009
size of last march swell. - i was in tortola last march during that monster swell. i was surfing uncrowded smugglers cove during a transworld photoshoot, but heard that Cane garden was going off, and heard claims of 15ft faces, is this true? has it ever gotten bigger than that swell?
By Anonymous , 06-02-2008
Cane Garden Bay Surfing - I've lived in Little Apple Bay for more than 15 years and have never seen any surf in Cane Garden Bay worth more than the effort of a three year old. The Bay is a well known mooring harbor and you would be much better off at Campoons Bay in front of the Shack. Nov/Dec surf is awesome with 8-10 swells.
By gone sailing , 09-05-2007
no surf - Flat, dont even bother bringing a board, better sailing that time of year.
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38 Problems Only People From Hawaii Will Understand
Rice Fest countdown = 11 days! 8)
Sorry peeps, no "Where In Hawaii" this week. I figgah I go try and mix things up a bit once in a while. 8)
So some of you may know about this funny piece called "38 Problems Only People From Hawaii Will Understand" that was recently posted on Buzzfeed by Community Contributor Matthew Dekneef. It has gone fairly viral and for good reason. Buggah is funny.
But for those who haven't seen it yet (and even for those who have), I thought I'd try to see if we can add to the list in the comment area below. First da list...
- There are some days where it's so cold you just have to put on a shirt. - It's 70° degrees! I'm gonna get frostbite!!!"
- Always forgetting to use your kama`aina discount. - I mean, do places locals really go even take kama`aina discounts?
- You don't know who your cousins are and who your actual cousins are. - Everyone's your cousin! This, of course, includes all your aunties. Your bus driver. Your bank teller. Your next door neighbor's neighbor's neighbor. Everyone's your aunty!
- That overwhelming urge to defend the miracle that is SPAM. - Blasphemy! Spam musubis are a religion.
- Giving/getting directions is always an adventure. - "Okay, you wanna go mauka, and when you get to the third mango tree make a left, you'll see one waterfall on your right hand side, just keep going. When you get to the menehune at the U-turn, he'll ask you three questions..."
- When shipping costs more than the total cost of the item you're shipping.
- Baked vs. steamed (manapua). - You can't make me decide.
- Shave ice vs. your indecisiveness. - SERIOUSLY YOU CAN'T MAKE ME DECIDE.
- If it doesn't have rice, then it's not a real meal. - These are the rules.
- When you haven't been to the beach since yesterday...
- ...and then can't decide which beach to go to. - Okay, fine, take it back... we got 99 problems and a beach ain't one.
- That said, it is kind of hard to enjoy all of Hawaii's natural breathtaking beauty... - ...when you're trapped in (traffic) all day. Because Honolulu has the second worst traffic in the country, just after L.A. The average driver here wastes 50 hours in gridlock a year. That's over a week's worth of surfing.
- Not to mention gas already costs an arm and a leg and your first-born keiki.
- When you can enter to win a free, 7-day, all expenses paid, VIP, luxury vacation for two to.......................................................................Hawaii.
- It can be off the air everywhere else, but here every week is "Shark Week".
- When you have to call Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner for something...
- There's no civilized way to eat a malasada... ...or a coco puff. - Don't even try. It's physically and emotionally impossible!
- Anyone dressed in head-to-toe Jeans Warehouse. - This isn't just a problem. It's a fashion emergency!
- The name of this product: BotoLift. - So, wait, wait, wait, wait... You put this where?!?!
- When one of these melts in your pocket (white rabbit candy).
- That one Nicki Minaj verse. Because you can't be "in the islands of Waikiki," Nicki.
- Your throat will start tightening up and you'll begin salivating in 3, 2, 1... (lihing mui)
- These stairs are safe, right? (stairway to heaven)
- That Google Maps doesn't have an "Avoid Potholes" option. - Because sometimes there's a road in our potholes.
- Your favorite band will NEVER tour here. Ever. - Just accept it.
- When Obama won the presidency, you had to force yourself to be happy for someone from Punahou for the first time ever. - It was a struggle.
- You're not sure who to trust: Dan Cooke or Guy Hagi? - Not that it really matters... It's not like the weather ever really changes anyway.
- This thing called "Hawaiian" pizza. - Are we still calling it that? Okay, just checking...
- You've gotten into serious debates over which Zippy's is the best Zippy's. - Foolproof BFF Test: If they don't know your Zippy's order by heart, then they are NOT your BFF. No exceptions!
- Your legit ID always gets a harder look on the mainland. - Mahalo, "Superbad".
- This question on Yahoo! Answers (Do they have Internet in Hawaii?). And let's not forget the classics like, "Do you still live in grass shacks?" and "What about electricity?" FUN FACT: 'Iolani Palace had electricity and telephones before the White House did! Also, yes, you can use U.S. currency here, and no, you don't need your U.S. passport and power adaptors when you visit.
- When someone uses "Hawaiian" the same way they'd use "Californian" or "New Yorker". - Yeah, that's not going to work... BECAUSE HAWAIIAN IS A RACE.
- When someone corrects the way you pronounce "karaoke" and "karate". - Sigh, we're just saying it right.
- Or you're told you pronounce "Hawai`i" funny. - Again, not "funny," just right. We live here. WE WOULD KNOW.
- But wait, honestly, though – do we really have an accent? - Apparently we do say some words like "button" and "candy" kind of weird or something?
- Even though they don't have laces, leaving anybody's house is going to take an extra minute. - And for the last time...
- However, the biggest problem is taking it all for granted because... Lucky We Live Hawaii! Chee hoo!
Got any to add? Post it in the comment area below. Here's mine to start:
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Burnout Paradise gets a boost this week with the release of the Boost Specials Collection, featuring two "ultra-performance boosting machines" to add to your collection.
Two cars make up the Boost Specials Collection. The first, pictured here, is the Carson Extreme Hotrod, which Criterion calls the fastest car in Paradise City. It features a new vehicle dynamics system, granting it more intuitive handling and better drifting than any car in the game.
The second was supposed to remain a secret, but a Microsoft error that listed the downloadable content earlier than intended revealed that it is the Hawker Mech 400, a car that can be modified to drive the way you want it to drive.
The Boost Specials Collection hits Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network this Thursday, March
9th 12th, as revealed by producer Matt Webster's Twitter. If the leaked data holds as true as it did for the Toy Cars Collection, it should ring up at 400 Microsoft Points, or roughly US$5.


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50 Most Important People in EDM
The movers, shakers and speaker-quakers shaping dance in 2014
Electronic dance music is already the defining youth culture of the 2010s, but it's slowly taking over all aspects of modern music: Skrillex is on the cover of Rolling Stone, Daft Punk are at the Grammys, Baauer is atop Billboard and Avicii is on Country Music Television. From the people behind the decks to the people behind the scenes, here are the 50 people poised to chart its path going forward.
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This is big
Tonight is the biggest game of the year.
Denver trails Utah by one game in the Northwest Division.
The Nuggets already beat them once at Pepsi Center. Tonight is the final Jazz-Nuggets game in Denver (during the regular season). If Denver wants to win the season series, it must buckle down tonight, because the Jazz is unbeatable (well, 21-3) at home. The two will play in Utah on March 8 and April 12.
As for tonight, the first-place Jazz is scorching, winners of nine-straight games. Nine straight! Guard Deron Williams is playing like an all-star (after being snubbed for the all-star team).
Meanwhile, the last time these two teams met, Denver's Linas Kleiza scored a career-high 41 points (about four times his season average at the time). And Marcus Camby, who should return to the lineup tonight, had 24 rebounds and 11 blocks.
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Oh, that J.K. Rowling—what a tease! This week the "Harry Potter" author revealed pottermore.com, a mysterious new website that has further confused her fans already emotional over the fact that they're less than one month away from the last Potter movie. There's nothing on Pottermore but for Rowling's signature, two owls and the words "coming soon." Clicking on one of the owls leads you to a YouTube clock (with more owls) counting down "until J.K. Rowling's announcement" at midnight Thursday. We've got only one clue about what the site will be—Scholastic told ew.com that it's not a launchpad for a new book—so here are a few of our guesses/dreams. email@example.com | @MISSARIEL
"Angry Elves"
Though Rowling doesn't need the money, she's capitalizing on the "Angry Birds" trend with this online game about maligned house-elves (led by Kreacher) launching balled-up socks at their much-hated masters.
"Hedwig and the Angry Filch"
A prequel to the book series, this flamboyant Web musical features Harry's beloved owl terrorizing the Hogwarts groundskeeper. This will prove unsuccessful since no one really wants to listen to two hours of owl hooting.
Potter Puppet Pals: Live!
"The Mysterious Ticking Noise" alone has more than 100 million views on YouTube, so it's only the next step that Rowling buys these Web videos out and gets the real Potter actors to remake them. That nude Dumbledore is going to be awkward.
Potter Barn
This new online store for home furnishings is where you can buy your very own Vanishing Cabinet or Gryffindor-tinted accent pillows. They'll look lovely in your cupboard under the stairs.
Lego Harry Potter Land
Sure, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a hit at Universal's Islands of Adventure. But that's based on human Harry Potter and unfairly ignores Lego Harry Potter's strange dominance in playsets and video games. Maybe Rowling will announce a theme park that combines the bests parts of Legoland and the Wizarding World.


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South Padre Island's best web cams sponsored by SPadre.com and South Padre Surf Company. These webcams show live views of the South Padre Island surf, beach, bay, birding area and more. The new live streaming web cam offers high quality pan/tilt/zoom user controls which enable you to view live streaming images of South Padre Island surf, beach, bay, bridge, lighthouse, weather, and other beautiful South Padre Island area scenery. South Padre Island Webcams is dedicated to providing you with high quality web cam views of all you want to see on South Padre Island including, tropical beach cams, surf cams, fishing cams, boating cams, traffic cams, birding cams, bridge cams, sea turtle cams, lighthouse cams, and just about any other live view of the Island you are looking for. South Padre Island boasts beautiful tropical beaches, girls in bikinis, waves, surfing lessons, marine life, birding, horseback riding, kiteboarding, stand up paddle surfing, warm weather, exotic and rare birds and butterflies, sea turtles, dolphins and other marine life - it's no wonder the beaches of South Padre Island are some of the most popular family friendly beaches in the United States.
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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS is the tropical southernmost part of the world's longest barrier reef island on the Gulf of Mexico at the Texas / Mexico border. Located 2 miles off the southern tip of Texas, it is connected to the mainland by the Queen Isabella Causeway. South Padre Island is the finest coastal resort in Texas, with beautiful beaches, tall sand dunes, and warm clear clean Gulf waters. Incredible saltwater fishing, Gulf shrimp, fresh fish and seafood served at many Island restaurants, a wide selection of hotels and condos from cheap to luxurious, shopping, beach weddings, professional wedding planners, South Padre weddings, photographers and video services, RV parks on the beach, eco-tourism and a diversity of water sports. The Island is only a few blocks wide, around 5 miles of City real estate, then you can drive north on the beach for nearly 30 miles of desolate beaches and beautiful sand dunes, until reaching the Port Mansfield jetties and boat channel. You don't even need a car, you can walk or bicycle, or ride the free shuttle. South Padre Island boasts the best fishing in the U.S. in the Laguna Madre, in the surf and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Check the bay cam for a list of fishing reports, or the fishing page for area fishing guides and charters. Dolphin watch is a popular favorite activity, and the best surfing in the Gulf of Mexico is at Isla Blanca Park at the jetties. Summer is bustling on South Padre Island. The weather is warm and dry, water temps are in the 80's and air temps in the 90's. Fall is known by the locals as the best time of the year. The water and air is still warm, hotel prices are dramatically cheaper, and the Island is nearly vacant. Winter bring thousands of "Winter Texans" from the northern U.S., the weather is mild as well, bird watching, golf and surf fishing are popular. South Padre Island is the premiere Spring Break destination in the country, spring break is in March and Texas Week is the busiest time week with nearly a hundred thousand college students enjoying the Island. Spadre.com is the only website of its kind, being updated multiple times daily by local residents, giving you up-to-the-minute information, particularly on beach, surf and weather conditions for the day, with daily updated beach and surf report and Island weather and forecast, rip current index, water temperature and more information to plan your visit. Enjoy multiple live web cam views of South Padre Island's beautiful beaches with the South Padre Beachcam™, the surf in the Gulf of Mexico with the South Padre Surfcam™, and the sunset over the Laguna Madre with the South Padre Baycam™! Loaded with information on events, quick links to hotels condos and vacation rentals for booking your travel and vacation package to South Padre Island, real estate listings for those that really enjoy the Island and want to own a piece, local activities, attractions and watersports, night life and scenic pictures in the photo gallery. We hope you enjoy this website and your visit to South Padre Island!


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Ballot proposal seeks to overturn Colorado's ban on same-sex marriage
Hours after two U.S. Supreme Court rulings hailed by gays, two Coloradans filed a proposed ballot measure that would allow same-sex marriage.
The measure, by Jeremy Mathis and Lisa Starcher, overturns a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between one man and one woman, and would allow same-sex couples to marry and be "treated equally in all respects under the law with no legal distinction."
Mathis, 31, of Aurora, said he filed the proposal because the broad Supreme Court ruling left in place state decisions that ban same-sex marriage, according to most legal experts. Coloradans voted for the ban in 2006.
"It has been seven years since the Amendment 43 referendum was passed by voters … ," Mathis said, in his filing. "Things are different now. The country has changed. Colorado has changed."


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30 The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance.
This man's utterance to Ithiel:
"I am weary, God,
but I can prevail.[a]
2 Surely I am only a brute, not a man;
I do not have human understanding.
3 I have not learned wisdom,
nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.
4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down?
Whose hands have gathered up the wind?
Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name, and what is the name of his son?
Surely you know!
5 "Every word of God is flawless;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6 Do not add to his words,
or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
7 "Two things I ask of you, Lord;
do not refuse me before I die:
8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
give me neither poverty nor riches,
but give me only my daily bread.
9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you
and say, 'Who is the Lord?'
Or I may become poor and steal,
and so dishonor the name of my God.
10 "Do not slander a servant to their master,
or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.
11 "There are those who curse their fathers
and do not bless their mothers;
12 those who are pure in their own eyes
and yet are not cleansed of their filth;
13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty,
whose glances are so disdainful;
14 those whose teeth are swords
and whose jaws are set with knives
to devour the poor from the earth
and the needy from among mankind.
15 "The leech has two daughters.
'Give! Give!' they cry.
"There are three things that are never satisfied,
four that never say, 'Enough!':
16 the grave, the barren womb,
land, which is never satisfied with water,
and fire, which never says, 'Enough!'
17 "The eye that mocks a father,
that scorns an aged mother,
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
will be eaten by the vultures.
18 "There are three things that are too amazing for me,
four that I do not understand:
19 the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a young woman.
20 "This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth
and says, 'I've done nothing wrong.'
21 "Under three things the earth trembles,
under four it cannot bear up:
22 a servant who becomes king,
a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
23 a contemptible woman who gets married,
and a servant who displaces her mistress.
24 "Four things on earth are small,
yet they are extremely wise:
25 Ants are creatures of little strength,
yet they store up their food in the summer;
26 hyraxes are creatures of little power,
yet they make their home in the crags;
27 locusts have no king,
yet they advance together in ranks;
28 a lizard can be caught with the hand,
yet it is found in kings' palaces.
29 "There are three things that are stately in their stride,
four that move with stately bearing:
30 a lion, mighty among beasts,
who retreats before nothing;
31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat,
and a king secure against revolt.[b]
32 "If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
or if you plan evil,
clap your hand over your mouth!
33 For as churning cream produces butter,
and as twisting the nose produces blood,
so stirring up anger produces strife."
31 The sayings of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him.
2 Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb!
Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers!
3 Do not spend your strength[c] on women,
your vigor on those who ruin kings.
4 It is not for kings, Lemuel—
it is not for kings to drink wine,
not for rulers to crave beer,
5 lest they drink and forget what has been decreed,
and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
6 Let beer be for those who are perishing,
wine for those who are in anguish!
7 Let them drink and forget their poverty
and remember their misery no more.
8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute.
9 Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.
10 [d]A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
13 She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
14 She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
15 She gets up while it is still night;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her female servants.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
18 She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
19 In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29 "Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all."
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
31 Honor her for all that her hands have done,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
11 I hope you will put up with me in a little foolishness. Yes, please put up with me! 2 I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him. 3 But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. 4 For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the Spirit you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough.
5 I do not think I am in the least inferior to those "super-apostles."[a] 6 I may indeed be untrained as a speaker, but I do have knowledge. We have made this perfectly clear to you in every way. 7 Was it a sin for me to lower myself in order to elevate you by preaching the gospel of God to you free of charge? 8 I robbed other churches by receiving support from them so as to serve you. 9 And when I was with you and needed something, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed. I have kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so. 10 As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, nobody in the regions of Achaia will stop this boasting of mine. 11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
12 And I will keep on doing what I am doing in order to cut the ground from under those who want an opportunity to be considered equal with us in the things they boast about. 13 For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.


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$5million discrimination lawsuit
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A Muslim woman won a $5million discrimination lawsuit against AT&T for what she called was repeated harassment of her religious beliefs.
Susann Bashir, who used to work at the company's office in Kansas City, Missouri said the abuse at her job began after she converted to Islam in 2005, and that it boiled over in 2008 when her boss snatched her head scarf and exposed her hair.
A Jackson County jury on Thursday awarded her the money for punitive damages, along with $120,000 in lost wages and other actual damages.
Case: Susann Bashir (pictured), won $5million in a discrimination lawsuit against AT&T for what she called repeated abuse about her conversion to Islam
The award appears to be the largest jury verdict for a workplace discrimination case in Missouri history, The Kansas City Star reported.
Ms Bashir said in court documents that her work environment became hostile immediately after she converted, with her co-workers making harassing comments about her religion and referring to her hijab as 'that thing on her head.'
'I was shocked. I thought, "What is going on?''' she told the newspaper. 'Nobody ever cared what I wore before. Nobody ever cared what religion I was before.'
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Terri has been helping Carson City area residents improve their fitness level since 1983.
She started instructing group fitness classes and personal training in 1983 and has continued in her pursuit of knowledge to help her clients attain great results from their exercise efforts.
Her popular Periodized High Intensity Training ( P.H.I.T.) and Get Pumped classes are now available at the Carson City Community Center.
As a Personal Trainer she offers one-on-one instruction and motivation.
Her attention to each client's specific strengths and challenges make her FUN workouts SAFE, as well!
From endurance to strength, sport specific training or general well-being, Terri can craft a workout plan that enables you reach and SURPASS your goals.
Terri's certifications include:
Aerobics Academy - 1984
NHCA Personal Training Certification - 1996
Body Pump - 1997
SCW Hands-On Personal Training - 2008
Patti has been teaching group fitness since 1980. She started at a women's only fitness center called "Lady Lovely" in Carson City. She believed that exercise was a key factor in one's overall health.
She obtained her first certification through the Aerobics Academy in 1982. Her passion grew into helping others and she started personal training in 1987. Patti trains a wide spectrum of clients.
From elite athletes to those with serious health issues, she provides a well rounded fitness program to each of them. She loves the outdoors and strives to offer programs that include activities people enjoy.
Her group fitness class experience includes, yoga, pilates, kickboxing, circuit, sculpting, step, aerobics, and core classes. If you are looking for a well rounded, experienced trainer, that brings fun into working out Patti will help you reach the goals that you have set for yourself!!
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- Talk to an engineer, surveyor, or architect in your area about the different occupations in engineering. Create a list that tells what they do.
- Draw a floor plan of your house. Include doors, windows, and stairways.
And do four of these:
- Visit a construction job. Look at a set of plans used to build the facility or product. Tell your Webelos den leader about these. (Get permission before you visit.)
- Visit a civil engineer or surveyor to learn how to measure the length of a property line. Explain how property lines are determined.
- Tell about how electricity is generated and then gets to your home.
- Construct a simple working electrical circuit using a flashlight battery, a switch, and a light.
- Make drawings of three kinds of bridges and explain their differences. Construct a model bridge of your choice.
- Make a simple crane using a block and tackle and explain how the block and tackle is used in everyday life.
- Build a catapult and show how it works.
- While you are a Webelos Scout, and if you have not earned it for another activity badge, earn the Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Mathematics.
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SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Minnesota Minute Men announced today that Avery Peterson from Grand Rapids High School is the recipient of the 30th Annual Mr. Hockey Award, given to the outstanding senior boy's high school hockey player in the state of Minnesota. Hunter Shepard from Grand Rapids High School received The Frank Brimsek Award, in recognition of Minnesota's top senior goaltender. This marks the first time that the Mr. Hockey and The Frank Brimsek Award winners are from the same high school. Peterson was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the sixth round (167th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Derrick Brown (Luverne High School) and Mike Taylor (Eagan High School) received The John Mariucci Award, given to the Class A and Class AA, respectively, high school coaches of the year. Terry Skrypek (Hill-Murray High School) received The Cliff Thompson Award, presented to the "Old Timer Coach" of the year.
The Mr. Hockey Award, given each year to the outstanding senior hockey player in the state of Minnesota, is selected by a panel of judges, including National Hockey League scouts, USHL Scouts, Division I coaches, Division III coaches, and selected media members from around the state. Other finalists for this year's award were: Philip Beaulieu (Duluth East), Tyler Cline (Blaine), Spencer Naas (Benilde St. Margaret's), Tyler Nanne(Edina), Mitch Slattery (Hill-Murray), Steven Spinner (Eden Prairie), Luc Snuggerud (Eden Prairie), Nick Wolff (Eagan) and Zach Yon (Roseau).
Previous Mr. Hockey Award winners are: Grant Besse (2013), Justin Kloos (2012), Kyle Rau (2011), Nick Bjugstad (2010), Nick Leddy (2009), Aaron Ness (2008), Ryan McDonagh (2007), David Fischer (2006),Brian Lee (2005), Tom Gorowsky (2004), Nate Dey (2003), Gino Guyer (2002), Marty Sertich (2001), Paul Martin (2000), Jeff Taffe (1999), John Pohl (1998), Aaron Miskovich (1997), Dave Spehar (1996), Erik Rasmussen (1995), Mike Crowley (1994), Nick Checco (1993), Brian Bonin (1992), Darby Hendrickson (1991), Joe Dziedzic (1990), Trent Klatt (1989), Larry Olimb (1988), Kris Miller (1987), George Pelawa(1986) and Tom Chorske (1985).
MacLean Berglove (Elk River High School) was the other finalist for The Frank Brimsek Award this year. Previous Frank Brimsek Award winners are: David Zevnik (2013), Michael Chance Bitzer (2012), Alex Lyon(2011), Zane Gothberg (2010), Casey O'Connor (2009), Joe Phillippi (2008), Reid Ellingson (2007), Austin Lee (2006), Alec Richards (2005), Matt Lundin (2004), Jon Anderson (2003), Josh Johnson (2002), Eric Aarnio (2001), Jake Brant (2000), Adam Laaksonen (1999), Adam Coole (1998), Kyle Kolquist (1997), Karl Goehring (1996) and Todd Kelzenberg (1995).
For more information visit www.minnesotaminutemen.com, email email@example.com or call Fiona Quick at (612) 214-2444. Become a fan of the Mr. Hockey Award on Facebook or follow the Mr. Hockey Award on Twitter.


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FLUORIDEGATE the Film is a new documentary film that reveals the tragedy of how the United States government, industry, and trade associations protect and promote a policy known to cause harm to our country and especially to small children who suffer more than any other segment of the population. While the basis of their motivation remains uncertain. The outcome is crystal clear: fluoridation policy is destroying our nation. An American TRAGEDY ! This information relates to Canada and any other Country that continues to artificially fluoridate their community and city water supplies. http://www.fluoridegate.com/ http://www.fluoridegate.com/documents/ http://www.fluoridegate.com/take-action/ Special Thanks to: Boyd Haley PhD, Professor Emeritus University of Kentucky Robert Carton PhD, Retired Scientist US EPA J. William Hirzy PhD, Adjunct Professor American University William L. Marcus PhD, EPA | Senior Science Advisor-retired Stephen M. Kohn, Attorney National Whistleblower Center Yolanda Whyte MD, Pediatrician Daniel Stockin, The Lillie Center Reverend Gerald L. Durley, Providence Missionary Baptist Church Roger D. Masters PhD, Professor Emeritus Dartmouth College Chris Nidel, Attorney Nidel Law, PLLC Jeffrey L. Green, National Director Citizens for Safe Drinking Water Producer and Director -- Dr. David Kennedy DDS: Dr. Kennedy is the Past President of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. His BA is in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology from the University of Kansas (1967) and his Doctorate of Dental Surgery is from the University of Missouri (1971). He is a world lecturer to the dental profession on the safety of dental materials in the human body. His lectures include (among others) addresses to the World Health Organization, the American Dental Society of Europe, the German BGD, and Brazil Rio Eco-Odonto. More recently, in 1996 he was a presenter at the International Society for Fluoride Research XXI Conference on fluoride (Budapest), and in 1997 was involved in the Canadian Dental Association conference (Toronto) on the use of fluoride drops and tablets. The Risk Assessment Symposium To make this Risk Assessment Symposium a scientifically reliable meeting, Dr. Kennedy researched the literature and the speakers thoroughly. He started the literature search with a request to the American Dental Association for their list of references which supported the theory of benefit from ingesting fluoride. Then, he made a complete survey of the available scientific literature both U.S. and foreign. He found, in addition to the published peer-reviewed scientific literature, documents supporting the dangers of ingesting fluoride. Such documents include: the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Toxicological Profile for Fluoride TP/91-17 (1993), the National Academy of Science "Health Effects of Ingested fluoride" (1993) and the original NTP results as well as the Young Report US PHS (1991). He then personally interviewed each of the speakers (more than a dozen) who came from the private sector as well as from government regulatory agencies. They addressed the IAOMT with scientific papers on the biological impact of fluoride.
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