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Seems like the Palin children don't exactly have the best track record of staying with their children's birth parents. First, Bristol Palin parted ways with Levi Johnston back in 2009. Today, news is breaking that Sarah Palin's eldest son Track Palin is ending his marriage to Britta Hanson. Palin and Hanson have a 1-year-old daughter, Kyla Grace. Oh Sarah, this can't be easy as a mom.
The couple, who were high school sweethearts, were married in May of 2011, shortly before the arrival of Kyla in August. And as much as I hate to say this -- you can't help but wonder if the big deciding reason they said "I do" was for the sake of their daughter. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but, well, just because a baby's on the way doesn't mean getting married is the best decision.
Amiright, Track?
Yes, the couple had been together for some time. Yes, you want to provide a loving home for your child. If you don't know if you and your partner are ready to be in a lifelong relationship with one another, though, you could be doing more damage than good tying the knot "for the baby's sake."
Plain and simple: It's better for a child to have two parents who can be civil around one another and maintain a healthy, loving relationship, whether it be together or apart, than what could happen after a divorce: growing animosity, bickering, and a whole slew of other issues.
Who knows. Maybe Track and Britta would have split up even if the baby wasn't in the picture. I just hope that they stay close enough to provide Kyla the upbringing that she deserves.
Do you think having a baby with someone is a good reason to get married?
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As of yesterday, DSR and I have completed 5 collaborative batches of beer on the 10 gallon gravity-fed homebrew system that we built together. Some, great success. Others, massive failure.
It goes without saying that, in these early days of experimentation, we have learned a great deal about brewing beer at home. I'd like to share some of those things with you, just in case you are thinking that it's about time to stop only drinking other people's beer, and start making your own.
Also, I recently started working at Homebrew Heaven up in Everett, and am learning massive amounts with each passing day, so listen to me people!
The number one rule, when getting into homebrewing, at least from my experience, is to be prepared to spend a lot more money than you initially calculate. Honestly, I'm not complaining when I say that. For people like DSR and I, who absolutely live and breath beer and will pretty much do anything to make good beer, money is about as close to no object as possible. But if you are feeling a little bit on the fence about it because of the initial investment required, your worries are legit. Take a couple of extra months to save up.
Here's a few things to think about when determining your budget.
Your kettle/brew pot is your baby. Though the "magic" mostly happens in the fermentor, most of your labor will revolve around the kettle. Make sure you get one that is much bigger than you think you need. Boiling over is a lot easier than you may imagine, and it sucks something fierce. I'd go with a 9 gallon pot for a 5 gallon batch. We have a 15 gallon converted keg for our 10 gallon batches and it's not big enough. Also, get a spigot and thermometer installed. Mash temps are crutial, and the Blichmann Brewmometers really makes life easy.
While on the topic of suping up your brewpot, I'd highly recommend getting a kettle screen. Whole leaf hops just feel more official, but they can seriously be a pain in the ass to infuse into the wort. Reusable steeping bags are really hard to clean, and chances are good that you'll end up having to re-buy. With the screen, you can just toss the whole leaf hops into the boil and you won't have to worry about jamming up your spigot. You'll also get a better infusion of the lupilin. The best part is, it's a "buy once and done" item. That, I think you'll find, is a bit rare in homebrewing.
This leads me to my next point — you must factor in the reality that a lot of the items used in brewing are extremely fragile. At the very least, expect to break your hydrometer, test jar, and airlocks at some point along the way. Also, if you get at all lazy about cleaning and drying your hosing, racking cane, cleaning brushes, etc., expect to have to replace them at some point. Our carboy brush got rusty somehow, and our raking cane hose got all moldy on the inside. Quite obviously, these items were swiftly replaced. After all, like I'm sure you have heard a million times before, cleanliness is everything with brewing.
The last subject I'd like to breach at this time is the dilemma of bottles vs. kegs. Like with almost everything in homebrewing, the better option is more expensive at first, but much easier and cheaper in the long run. Bottling sucks ass. What do you think sounds easier, cleaning and sanitizing and filling and capping 54 12 oz bottles/30 22 oz bottles or cleaning 1 corney keg (5 gallon batch)? You'll have to refill your co2 tank every couple of months, but believe me, it's totally worth it. Yes, this may require a large refrigerator or kegerator, I know, but make it happen. It's almost ChristmaHanuKwanzaakah right? Wish wisely.
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President: Nicolae Timofti (2012)
Prime Minister: Gheorghe Brega (2015, acting)
Land area: 12,885 sq mi (33,371 sq km); total area: 13,067 sq mi (33,843 sq km)
Population (2014 est.): 3,538,288 (growth rate: –1.02%); birth rate: 12.21/1000; infant mortality rate: 12.93/1000; life expectancy: 70.12
Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Chisinau, 677,000
Monetary unit: Leu
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Moldova (formerly Moldavia) is a landlocked republic of hilly plains lying east of the Carpathian Mountains between the Prut and Dniester (Dnestr) rivers. The country is sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine. The region is very fertile, with rich black soil (chernozem) covering three-quarters of the territory.
Democratic republic.
Most of what is now Moldova was the independent principality of Moldavia in the 14th century. In the 16th century, it came under Ottoman Turkish rule. Russia acquired Moldavian territory in 1791, and more in 1812 when Turkey gave up the province of Bessarabia—the area between the Prut and Dniester rivers—to Russia in the Treaty of Bucharest. Turkey held the rest of Moldavia but it was passed to Romania in 1918. Russia did not recognize the cession of this territory.
In 1924, the USSR established Moldavia as an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. As a result of the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact of 1939, Romania was forced to cede all of Bessarabia to the Soviet Union in 1940. The Soviets merged the Moldavia ASSR with the Romanian-speaking districts of Bessarabia to form the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. During World War II, Romania joined Germany in the attack on the Soviet Union and reconquered Bessarabia. But Soviet troops retook the territory in 1944 and reestablished the Moldavian SSR.
For many years, Romania and the USSR disputed each other's territorial claims over Bessarabia. Following the aborted coup against Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, Moldavia proclaimed its independence in Sept. 1991 and changed its name to the Romanian spelling, Moldova.
Independence Leads to Political and Financial Unrest
Conflict between ethnic Romanians and the Russian-Ukrainian majority in Trans-Dniester erupted upon independence. Trans-Dniester separatists (primarily ethnic Russians and Ukrainians) fought for independence from Moldova in 1992; about 1,500 died in the conflict. Unrest continues in Trans-Dniester, which has become a lawless haven for smuggling and other criminal activity. In the south, Gagauz, which is composed mostly of Turkic Christians, has also attempted secession.
The Russian financial crisis in fall 1998 severely affected Moldova, which relied on Russia for 60 percent of its foreign trade. Economic disaster caused an exodus of an estimated 600,000 Moldovans. Moldova is considered the poorest country in Europe. In Feb. 2001, the Communist Party won an overwhelming victory in parliamentary elections, and its leader, Vladimir Voronin, became prime minister. Voronin has attempted to forge closer relations with Moscow, thus sparking protests among those who advocate for closer cultural and ethnic ties to Romania.
In parliamentary elections in March 2005, the Communist Party—formerly aligned with Russia but recently becoming more pro-Western—won 46% of the vote. In April, President Voronin was reelected president, and he in turn reappointed Prime Minister Vasile Tarlev.
On March 19, 2008, Prime Minister Vasile Tarlev resigned unexpectedly, saying that he had achieved his goals and he felt it was time for new blood in government. President Vladimir Voronin nominated a new candidate for prime minister, Zinaida Greceanii.
Disputed Election Leads to Unrest
Crowds of demonstrators attacked Parliament after the ruling Communist Party won general elections in March 2009. Violent protests followed, and the country became mired in political deadlock. In the July revote of parliamentary elections, the Communists lost their majority, taking 44.8 percent of the vote (48 of 101 seats). A coalition of four parties agreed to form a government. President Voronin resigned in September, and Mihai Ghimpu, a longtime member of Parliament who became speaker after the August elections, stepped in as acting president. With the country at a political impasse for a year, the Constitutional Court intervened in March 2010 and ordered that Parliament be dissolved and called for new elections. The move, however, violated the Constitution and the order cannot be implemented until July.
Continuing the electoral conflict, the Dec. 16, 2011, presidential election was ruled invalid due to procedural violations. Finally, in March 2012, the years-long political stalemate came to an end with the successful election of judge Nicolae Timofti in a parliamentary vote of the slimmest margin (one seat). The new president stated that his main goal for Moldava is integration into the EU.
Prime Minister Filat Dismissed
On March 8, 2013, the Parliament dismissed Prime Minister Vlad Filat by motion of censure, but President Timofti asked Filat to form a new government. On April 22, 2013, the Constitutional Court ruled that another person should replace Filat as an interim prime minister. President Timofti appointed Iurie Leanca as acting prime minister on April 25, 2013.
On May 15, 2013, Leanca was designated prime minister. Leanca served as European and foreign integration minister under Filat. The prime minister's cabinet received parliamentary endorsement (58 of 101 members) and was sworn in at the end of May; Natalia Gherman became foreign minister while other key posts remained the same.
New Elections Bring Rise to Pro-Russia Party
Parliamentary elections were held on Nov. 30, 2014, for the eighth time since the country's independence. The election was a defeat for the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova, which went from 38 to 21 seats. A small pro-Russia party, the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova, was the big winner, taking 25 seats, the most of any party. The result could move the country toward the Eurasian Customs Union, which Russia wants Moldova to join.
Liberal Democratic Party candidate Chiril Gaburici was appointed prime minister by President Timofti on Feb. 18, 2015. A businessman, Gaburici previously managed Moldcell, a mobile network company in Moldova.
Political Instability Continues
Chiril Gaburici's time as prime minister was brief. He resigned four months after he was appointed, on June 12, 2015, due to a criminal investigation involving accusations that his school diplomas had been falsified. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Natalia Gherman replaced Gaburici as acting prime minister on June 22, 2015.
The following month, President Timofti nominated Liberal Democratic Party President Valeriu Streleț as prime minister. Parliament approved the nomination by a 52-41 vote and Streleț assumed office on July 30.
However, Strelet's time as prime minister was also brief. In late Oct. 2015, the Moldovan Parliament dismissed Prime Minister Strelet's government after a no-confidence vote. Strelet was dismissed as tensions continued to mount in the country after former Prime Minister Vlad Filat was arrested on Oct. 15. Filat was arrested on charges of taking $260 million in bribes. Parliament member Gheorghe Brega took over as acting prime minister on Oct. 30. Brega became the first ever Liberal Party member to serve as prime minister.
On Dec. 21, 2015, President Timofti nominated Ion Sturza to serve as prime minister for a second time. Sturza previously served in 1999. Sturza failed to get his proposed government confirmed by parliament in Jan. 2016 and gave up the mandate.
See also Encyclopedia: Moldova .
U.S. State Dept. Country Notes: Moldova
Department for Statistics and Sociology http://www.statistica.md/?lang=en .


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Michael Jackson's doctor is "hanging on by a thread" and must be allowed to continue practicing medicine in order to pay for his defense on a manslaughter charge in the pop star's death, the physician's lawyers said in court papers filed Thursday.
Responding to a bid by the California attorney general to suspend Dr. Conrad Murray's medical license pending trial, attorneys Ed Chernoff and Joseph Low said the effect would be devastating to the doctor who already faces a slew of financial problems.
"He is, without fear of overstatement, hanging on by a thread," the attorneys wrote. "His ability to pay for his own defense depends almost entirely on his ability to continue to treat patients."
Murray, who was working as Jackson's personal physician, is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death from the anesthetic propofol and other drugs. He has pleaded not guilty.
He is scheduled for a court appearance Monday at which a judge may be assigned to his case and a preliminary hearing date selected.
The attorney general's office said a representative of the Medical Board of California will appear to challenge Murray's license. Murray has already been told not to use anesthetics.
Murray's lawyers said there is no need to revoke his California license since he does not practice in the state and cautioned that a suspension would have a "domino effect" leading to his inability to practice at his clinics in Nevada and Texas.
"If Dr. Murray is unable to practice medicine in Texas, and especially Nevada, he will likely be faced with the inability to adequately defend himself of the charges facing him in the Superior Court of California," his lawyers wrote. "The case with which he is charged will require intensive attorney work and fees. In light of the fact that much of his defense will be scientifically based and involves the death of an internationally famous decedent, expenses for his defense will be considerable."
The attorneys also argued that the state is unfairly trying to curtail Murray's right to a full hearing by the medical board.
They said a suspension would affect his ability to pay child support and to pay his employees and would negatively impact the patients he is treating in Nevada and Texas.
The attorney general's office said Murray exercised "poor professional judgment" in Jackson's treatment and "ultimately took the life of his patient."
"Defendant's behavior shows an utter disregard for the care and well-being of the persons entrusted to his care. His conduct is unprofessional and reckless," the motion to revoke his license said. "This is conduct from which the public should be protected."
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On behalf of the Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism, historian Dr Susanne Meinl spent the last weeks at the archives of the International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen pursuing research. "In a first step, I am examining the hefty documentation selecting out the segments of...learn more
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We post a lot of Instructables DIY projects around these parts, along with a surprising amount of bacon. So when those two forces of good deliciously co-mingle, we feel duty-bound to keep you in the loop.
Friends, until May 8th, Instructables is running the Bacon Challenge. And just what, pray tell, is that?
The Bacon Challenge is simple: make something amazing that involves bacon. We know, bacon is already pretty amazing on its own—therein lies the challenge! Dress it up, build with it, get creative with your porcine bounty. The challenge is to make something both original and bacon-related. If it's about bacon, it's eligible.
The contest started April 11th, so you've given up a little ground to people who were there at the green flag. But winners get an iPad 2 or an All-Clad skillet, so there's motivation enough to get moving. Although honestly, as with all things bacon, the sizzle is its own reward. [Instructables via thesourpuss via The Daily What; top image via jenntotten]


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Face Plus Gives Digital Characters Heart and Soul
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Mixamo on Wednesday launched Face Plus, a new tool that lets developers and filmmakers convert human facial expressions recorded by a webcam into high-fidelity 3D animation to enliven their digital characters.
Face Plus works with any ordinary webcam, making it possible to produce short scenes, commercials or games that feature animated characters without having to bring actors into a studio.
The technology is designed to help developers in the game industry fulfill consumer desires for deeper emotional engagement. It will be especially useful for game makers who have been prohibited from using advanced facial recognition features because of high software and equipment costs, Mixamo said.
The feature is available with Mixamo's US$1,500 per year All Access package.
Bringing New Life to Characters
Developers are always looking for innovative ways to bring life to on-screen characters, said Trip Chowdhry, senior analyst for Global Equities Research.
"Large-scale companies like Zynga have a lot of resources and an established platform, but in the gaming industry, consumers are fickle and always looking for the next big thing," he told TechNewsWorld. "They need a way to draw consumers in."
With Face Plus, Mixamo is homing in on one of the easiest ways to captivate those gamers, said Mark Skwarek, new media artist and professor at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University.
"There's a lot to be said for the quote that the 'eyes are the gateway to the soul,'" he told TechNewsWorld.
"The face of a character, and especially the eyes, are the first things people look at when playing a game. You can get away with a lot on the rest of the character, but people really focus on the face," said Skwarek, "so when you start adding real expressions to that, it adds a very heightened level of immersion to the experience."
Leveling the Playing Field
One of the most significant advantages to Face Plus is that it can provide that level of immersion at a much lower cost than was previously possible, Skwarek pointed out.
"This will democratize the field of capture," he said. "That is really exciting, because the industry is moving dramatically towards motion capture and the bar is getting set very high as to what developers can do with that. The price tag might still be a little high for the average person, but it's much cheaper than the tens of thousands of dollars that this might cost now. It can really help some indie developers get their hands on the technology and level the playing field."
There are limitations to the Face Plus technology, Skwarek acknowledged. For one, certain lighting conditions could make capturing the right expression difficult. In addition, creating scenes that auto lock one character's gaze onto another's could be difficult.
Still, the possibilities Face Plus has to offer are huge, said Skwarek. It eventually could be worked into a chatting application like Gchat or into a social network like Facebook in order to add a little zest to a profile image, for instance.
Its humanizing effect could make long-distance communication easier and even help eliminate problems such as cyberbullying, Skwarek suggested.
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Struggling borrowers may soon be clear of pricey homeowners insurance arranged by banks, if one regulator has its way.
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency, which regulates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, filed a notice Tuesday outlawing fees and commissions that insurers pay to banks on what is known as "force-placed insurance." These policies are often enforced on homeowners whose standard property coverage has lapsed, typically because the homeowner has stopped making payments, according to the FHFA.
"The absence of coverage triggers notifications to borrowers advising them of the need to provide proof of adequate coverage and warning that, in the absence of this proof, insurance will be forced placed, possibly at higher rates and with diminished coverage. If the FHFA is successful, the ban would apply to all Fannie and Freddie-backed mortgages," the notice says.
Outlawing these fees and commissions may bring down the overall price of insurance, the FHFA says. These policies became rampant during the recession as many homeowners lapsed on their mortgage payments.
Borrowers may have attempted to lower their insurance costs by dropping their standard coverage, only to be given policy premiums that were at least twice as pricey as voluntary insurance, the Wall Street Journal reports. In some cases, these premiums cost 10-times more than standard insurance. Consumers are able to replace forced policies with voluntary insurance policies as they please.
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The board of directors of the Nicolas Martiau Descendant Association (NMDA) recently voted to fund a very special archaeological project that could have major significance to the descendants of the progenitor of their family association - Nicolas Martiau.
In 2003, the James River Institute for Archaeology, Inc., conducted a preliminary archaeological survey of Lots 110, 113, 114, and 115 in Yorktown, Virginia, that are owned by York County. These lots are located within the city of Yorktown between Buckner and Martiau Streets. The survey consisted of several hand excavated test pits and two machine-cut trenches. The survey discovered several potentially significant archaeological remains including British Redoubt No. 1, a dwelling and outbuildings from colonial Yorktown, evidence related to Nicolas Martiau's settlement, and intact layers dating from the Chiskiack Indian period through the 17th and 18th centuries.
As the article below indicates the NMDA funded the use of ground penetrating radar survey on the site recently in the hopes that artifacts of our early ancestor and his family may be found.
This is appear to be a first for any family lineage based organization, financially supporting an attempt to recover family artifacts that date back to nearly the first settlers of this country in the early 17th century in colonial Virginia/Jamestown/Yorktown.
So who is Nicolas Martiau and why is he so important in the history of this country?
You get a glimpse of him in an excerpt from the Daily Press, Newport News, VA., Thursday, September 27, 1973, Martiau: A Common Ancestor - Father of America's Fathers Studied
"First in peace, first in war, first in the hearts of his countrymen ... This accolade, describing George Washington - America's first president - surely must continue to strike a note of pride in his now ancestors.
"And there are quite a number, according to Robert Clay of Richmond. Clay is a descendant of Nicolas Martiau, first known forebear of Washington in this country. Clay, who is a staff member of the Virginia State Library in Richmond, says Martiau "is kin to half the people in the English-speaking world.
"John Baer Stoudt authored a book titled Nicolas Martiau - Adventurous Huguenot, in which he describes his subject as the earliest American ancestor of both General George Washington and Governor Thomas Nelson.
"There was a distinct French Huguenot strain in the lineage of Governor Washington," he says. "It came to him from his first American ancestor, Nicolas Martiau, a Huguenot refugee who came to Virginia in 1620. This resulted in Washington's blend of Cavalier and Huguenot, Stoudt observes.
"Stoudt further states that Martiau, who was the personal representative of Henry, Fifth Earl of Huntington, was naturalized in England before coming to Virginia. In this country, he served in the House of Burgesses, and was appointed a justice. He was a member of the Virginia Company. With the rapid growth of "adventure," Stoudt says, "and with the great increase in the value of the trade with the mother country, it became evident of the need for fortifications in the colony."
"Henry sent Martiau and another to Virginia at his own expense. Stoudt opines that the Earl apparently obtained for Martiau, the special form of naturalization granted only by proclamation. This gave him the right to acquire property and privilege to vote and hold office.
"Martiau was 33 years old, when he came to Virginia in the sailing ship, Francis Bona Ventura - one of 153 passengers. He selected places for palisades and fortifications at Yorktown; at Fort Story; and at Old Point Comfort, Fort Monroe, one of the oldest forts in America.
"In 1632, Martiau took his seat in the House of Burgesses as a representative from Yorktown and Isle of Kent.
"The Martiau Plantation comprised 1300 acres including the site of Yorktown. For his dwelling, he selected the high bluff on the curve of the York River as it widens to the Chesapeake Bay. This patent is in the Land Office at Richmond, and contains his family's name. His will is on file in the State Library. In his will, he provides for, and sets free his two Negro servants. This gesture antedated similar actions by George Washington a century and a half later. Washington was one of the first slave owners – if not the first to do so.
"The Courts of Virginia," Stoudt says, were "much like county courts of England. The first court at which Martiau sat was July 12, 1633. His last appearance was on Sept. 24, 1655. Occasionally, the court met at Martiau's home.
"Martiau's wife was the widow of an army lieutenant, according to Stoudt. Nothing is known of her arrival, or of her maiden name, he says. "It seems that the family name of the earliest maternal ancestor in Virginia of George Washington, must remain unknown," he continues.
"Jane Martiau died before 1640, and was buried most likely in the family burial plot not far from the big house, Stoudt says. Also buried there are Captain Nicolas Martiau Sr., and his son, Nicolas Martiau Jr., who never attained majority. Other children were Elizabeth, (married to Col George Reade. Mary) married to Col. John Scarsbrook, leader in Bacon's Rebellion, Sarah was married to Capt. William Fuller, Puritan Governor of Maryland.
"The gravestones of Elizabeth Martiau, and her husband, Colonel George Read, are in Yorktown's Grace Episcopal Church graveyard. The ledgers were discovered during excavations on Buckner Street, Yorktown. They were restored and preserved in 1931 by another Martiau descendant - Letitia Pate Evans. The colonial town's Read Street is named for Colonel Read, according to a native Yorktownian.
You can learn more about the Nicolas Martiau Descendants Association on their website at http://www.nicolasmartiau.org/.
Genealogist who can prove descend from Nicolas Martiau are eligible for membership in the Nicolas Martiau Descendant Association (NMDA). A six generation descendants chart in pdf format is available at the URL below and if you can prove a connection to anyone on that chart, you would be eligible for membership in the NMDA.
Nicolas Martiau Six Generation Descendants Chart
Your blog reporter serves as the National Registrar of the NMDA and I will be happy to assist anyone with their membership application into the Association. You can contact me at the email in the masthead above.
Welcome to the Family Roots and Branches Genealogy Blogspot. This site is devoted genealogical hints, tricks, tips and news for family historians in the GA/NC/TN Tri-State. You will also find info on genealogy classes and meetings here in western North Carolina. This blog is run by Larry and Gayle Van Horn and you can reach us via email at familyhistorian at frontier dot com. Copyright 2006-2018 by Family Roots and Branches, a division of Teak Publishing.
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The idea of a flying car has fascinated dreamers and aviation geeks alike since humans first got off the ground with powered flight.
The concept has obvious advantages: the "go anywhere, anytime" freedom of an automobile without any of the traffic congestion that terrestrial drivers face on a daily basis.
Featured in movies like Back to the Future and Blade Runner, this mode of transportation has been restricted to the realm of science-fiction due to the complexity of the drivetrain required and the training that would be needed to operate such a vehicle.
Now, a company called Terrafugia has put forward their vision for a practical flying car. Using electric-gasoline hybrid technology from the cutting edge of the automobile industry and autopilot technology adopted from the aviation industry, the company thinks they have what's needed to bring a flying car to the mass market.


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30-story Hotel Assembled in Two Weeks
To say this is an incredible feat of engineering approaches understatement. I purposefully used the term "assembled" in the title since the parts of the hotel are prefabricated elsewhere. I'm sure that the prefabrication process will add a significant amount to the total time required for this 30-story hotel to come into existence.
Still, though, imagine living in that area, going on vacation for a few weeks and then returning home to see a 30-story hotel.
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BOSTON — Boston Red Sox president Larry Lucchino stood in an empty Fenway Park to discuss the ballpark improvements for the upcoming season.
At the home opener Monday, all those seats will be filled.
On Wednesday, maybe not.
The Red Sox are preparing for the end of the sellout streak that has covered a record 793 regular-season games dating back to May 15, 2003. And, though Monday's home opener against Baltimore will bring that total to 794, "what happens after that is unclear," Lucchino told reporters Friday at the annual pre-opener tour of ballpark improvements.
"The streak will probably end in April, the first or second series. That's fine," Lucchino said. "It's extraordinary. I don't think anybody will come close to that for some time. We're proud of it, but we move on.
"The fact is that the fans supported the team in such numbers with such consistency. This year it will be easier. People will be able to get tickets because it is not all sold-out in advance."
The Red Sox play the Orioles again Wednesday and Thursday night and, as the announcers say, "Good seats are still available." Boston could play a record 17 home games in April, when the weather is bad and kids are in school and tickets are most difficult to sell.
Although Fenway Park has long been one of baseball's jewels, it wasn't until the Yawkey era ended and the ownership group led by John Henry bought the team that baseball's oldest ballpark truly became a star. The new owners spent $285 million to renovate Fenway, with new video boards and seats above the Green Monster alongside less visible additions like family bathrooms and a waterproof seating bowl.
Tours amble through the ballpark in the offseason and before games, and fans have filled it to watch the Red Sox play in unprecedented numbers. Thanks to World Series championships in 2004 and 2007 — and an expanded capacity — the team has drawn over 3 million fans in each of the past four seasons.
"I feel like we're filled with understanding that a streak of nearly 10 years meets a natural end," Red Sox spokesman Charles Steinberg said.
"The point was never to have a streak. The point was: A park this popular in a region with fans this passionate should be able to sell all of its seats. That's why when the streak ends, the philosophy doesn't change."
But the team's strategy to fill the park has had to change after the ballclub's collapse in September of 2011 and a last-place finish last season. Major League Baseball also stuck the Red Sox with too many April games.
Either way, the Red Sox knew they had some work to do to make it up to fans.
The team added new televisions around the grandstands, expanded the information boards along the upper deck and replaced the protective screen behind home plate with a thinner mesh that makes it easier for fans to see through it. The season ticket-holders' club room now has its own kitchen, new bathrooms and improved acoustics and lighting.
New menu items have been added throughout the ballpark, and during April, fans can buy two hot dogs for the price of one or half-price hot chocolate. Players will see an improvement, too, with thicker pads of high-impact foam in right and center field.
And ticket prices were frozen for the third time in five years.
Red Sox chief operating officer Sam Kennedy said 87 percent of season ticket-holders renewed this offseason, down from 95 percent the year before. Although the team has sold 2.2 million tickets before opening day, the plummeting prices on the resale market may have scared off season ticket-holders who needed to unload games they couldn't use.
The sellout streak of 793 regular-season games — 819, including playoffs — shattered the record of 455 set by the Cleveland Indians when they opened Jacobs Field and also surpassed the all-sports record set by the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers from 1977-95.
But there has been some doubt about the integrity of the sellouts, with The Boston Globe last year sending reporters to ticket windows into the seventh inning to buy seats for supposedly sold-out games. (The team says it uses the definition of a sellout that is common in the industry, one that includes give-aways and standing room sales that bring the attendance above the seating capacity.)
The end of the streak will be a good thing for many fans, especially those who had been unable to land tickets in the past. Some games have as many as 5,000 seats still available; Lucchino said groups of up to 200 can still buy tickets to many games.
"Throughout the streak, there was an assumption that you couldn't get tickets," Steinberg said. "We want to make sure that those who want to go to a game know that they can.
"Is there an 8-year-old in Burlington, Vt., who has never been able to come to a game? You have to believe there is," Steinberg said, arguing that the ability to draw in new fans will help the team in the long run. "This place is only nostalgic if it reminds you of your youth."
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Tech Panel First of all, a big thank you to all the Reg readers that took the time to fill in our monster survey on x86 server environments, drivers and plans. A full 979 of you responded, which gave us plenty of material to crunch. We now return the favour, in the shape of a report which we hope provides a comprehensive view of what server rooms look like today.
One thing's for sure: justifying the business case for new servers does not appear to have been a challenge for many organizations. Running workloads ranging from database management, through application and web serving, to security services, there is no doubt that the x86 server is now very much part of the IT and business fabric.
However, many of the challenges derive from having multiple generations of server equipment that need to be operated in parallel. We considered four key performance indicators (KPIs) – quality of service, time to benefit for new capability, risk management, and operational efficiency. For every indicator, while some organisations are achieving great success, a similar number are failing to deliver acceptably, with those in the middle having room for improvement to one degree or another.
Modernisation of the server environment might appear as the answer – but is this as simple as just replacing old hardware with new? The research would suggest not, as a simple refresh scheme without due attention to operational improvement (or indeed vice versa) can lead to missed opportunities. The evidence from the research suggests that a more joined-up approach, centred on service delivery, will result in higher levels of return on any server investment.
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The Launch 2012 presented by Red Bull, with additional support provided by Giro, went off today at Bear Mountain. Many people call their experience at Bear "Beach Boardin'" due to the always temperate climate on-hill and today, for the first day of The Launch, was true to form. With not a cloud in sight, no wind, and 70-plus degree temps, the riders were greeted to a park like none other, thanks to Clayton Shoemaker and his diligent crew of pushers and shapers.
Bear Mountain has cut its teeth by manufacturing the some of the world's most premier park features, and their hard work has paid off, as now, riders from all over the globe travel to the west coast's park Mecca to lap an entire mountain riddled with jibs, jumps, and tranny. All of this culminated today when The Launch park was unveiled. Transition abound, jumps, redirects, and one massive step down/road gap-esque hit all funneling through the main gully and offering infinite options provided a day of filming and shooting for the ages.
Last year's Launch standout Garrett Warnick is looking to repeat his title with some of the most creative lines of the day, capping off the afternoon session with a redirect wallride on the gargantuan channel gap. Garrett was killing it. Other standouts included Blake Paul, who was putting down crazy backside three seatbelts and sending the big quarterpipe, San Taxwood and Max Warbington, who planted their palms on the up/down rail set against the quarterpipe. Zander Blackmon's 270 to methods, Jaeger Bailey's back rodeos, Red Gerard's skate-inspired redirects, and of course Hans Mindnich's alley oops were some of the best tricks during the afternoon session on the jump to quarter wall. Broc Waring was going huge on the quarter while Cam Fitzpatrick rode away from some over easy handplants. The biggest cheer from the onlookers came when Ben Ferguson stepped to the road gap jump. Pointing it toward the beast, Ben tossed a few front fives that he couldn't quite seem to put down due to a terminal velocity run out that got the session started on the rest of the setup. Mark my words though, if Ben's feeling up to it in the coming three days, he's gonna ride away from it, and it will be one of the tricks of the week up here at Bear.
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The various charters that were in force in the colony of New York, the constitutions adopted by the people of the State of New York since the Revolution, and the federal constitution and its Bill of Rights, are reproduced here to give context to the decisions of the judges in the landmark New York cases highlighted on this website.
Following the Revolution, New York commenced the process of adopting its constitutions. A constitution is the paramount law of the nation or state that constrains and provides the framework for the exercise of power. In the federal and New York State constitutions, governmental authority originates with the citizenry and is based upon the commitment to liberty under the Rule of Law that gradually emerged during colonial times. The government itself is not above the law and governmental power is divided; laws are enacted by one body, administered by another, and an independent judiciary ensures that the laws are constitutional and administered fairly and objectively. The rights of individuals are determined by legal rules rather than the arbitrary actions of the government, and no punishment can be imposed unless a court decides there has been a breach of law.
The U.S. Constitution and its Bill of Rights also must be considered when looking at New York's adherence to the Rule of Law. In addition to presenting the documents themselves, we look at the New York contribution to the ratification of the federal constitution.
Eight hundred years ago (June 19, 1215), England's most powerful feudal barons gathered at Runnymede, on the banks of the river Thames to force King John to formally recognize their traditional legal rights by signing a charter known as Magna Carta. Divided into 63 chapters, Magna Carta established the crucial principle that the "law of the land" existed independently of the monarchy, and that the king was subject to it. The charter also recognized the rights of the barons to trial by jury, due process and habeas corpus.
Widely considered the foundation of the English and U.S. constitutional systems, Magna Carta is the source of modern constitutional concepts such as government bound by law (rule of law), impartial justice and representative government.
The New York colonial charters were the fundamental law under which the colonists were permitted certain rights by the sovereign. These documents were the Duke's Laws of 1665, the Charter of Liberties and Privileges of 1683 and the charter that was in force at the time of the Revolution, the Charter of Liberties and Privileges of 1691.
The first New York Constitution was adopted by the Convention of Representatives of the State of New-York on April 20, 1777. A second constitution was adopted in 1821, a third in 1846, a fourth in 1894 and a fifth in 1938.
Since 1938 the constitution has been amended several times. View Current Version of Constitution
This site features two invaluable resources on New York's Constitutional history: Charles Z. Lincoln's The Constitutional History of New York and the NY State Consitutional Convention Reports of 1938 (known as the Poletti Reports).
In 1787, the draft federal constitution was submitted to the states for ratification by popularly elected state conventions. In New York, the Anti-Federalists argued that the new and more powerful national government operating under a constitution that did not include a Bill of Rights would seriously endanger both the rights of individual citizens and the rights of the states. The Federalists believed that individual rights were fully protected by state and common law, but to ensure ratification, agreed that a series of amendments protecting individual rights would be introduced at the first Congress convened under the new Constitution. Of these twelve amendments, ten were ratified by the states and became the Bill of Rights. The draft constitution, the ratification statement on behalf of New York and the direction to the New York delegates (all courtesy of the New York State Library) are reproduced here.
More information about New York's ratification of the federal constitution is available in our Legal History by Era Revolution & the Emerging State: Canals, Railroad & Steamboats, 1777-1846.
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New figures show nearly 90 percent of California's Recovery Act transportation projects are under construction
California ranks second nationally in Recovery Act transportation dollars reported spent
Sacramento – New information compiled by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) confirms that close to 90 percent of California's transportation projects funded by the Recovery Act have been awarded to contractors, allowing construction to start. California received more Recovery Act dollars for transportation than any other state – nearly $2.6 billion for 982 highway, local street, rail, and port infrastructure projects – and 853 have been awarded.
"California is effectively spending Recovery Act funds, and we are delivering on our promise to get economic recovery money out on the street as quickly as possible and put people to work," said Caltrans Director Cindy McKim. "From day one, our focus has been and continues to be ensuring that California gets the maximum benefit from the Recovery Act."
The new data also shows that at $847 million California outpaces all other states but Texas in reported Recovery Act transportation spending. California's monthly spending more than tripled this year from $40 million in February to $130 million in September.
"We worked multiple shifts putting many people to work on a $40 million Recovery Act project that built five new bridges and widened five miles of State Route 91 in Santa Ana Canyon," said Paul Von Berg, Executive Vice President of Brutoco Engineering & Construction, Inc., the contractor for the project. "We completed the project in less than a year, so the Recovery Act funding was definitely spent in a timely manner."
California law gave local communities greater control over where and how to spend their share of Recovery Act transportation money – roughly $1.6 billion for 867 projects distributed to cities, counties, and local agencies. No other state comes close to having this number of locally controlled projects.
"I was working on a project that came to an end and didn't know what I was going to do. My wife and I have one child, and she's pregnant with our second, so it was scary. I think I can speak for everyone on this project that we're very thankful for the Recovery Act," said John Cichosz, an operating engineer employed by Drill Tech Drilling and Shoring, Inc., who's working on the Caldecott Tunnel on State Route 24 in the Oakland Hills. The four-year project received nearly $200 million from the Recovery Act.
The Recovery Act has provided California a unique opportunity to catch up on some of the backlog of critical transportation infrastructure needs. Recovery Act funding is helping address such needs as:
· $1 billion for 678 projects that are helping restore, rehabilitate, or resurface existing roadways.
· $992 million directed to 35 projects that are increasing capacity and/or reconstructing existing roads.
· $217 million for 91 projects that will better manage California's traffic operations, relieve congestion, and improve road safety.
· $102 million used to fund 14 projects to rehabilitate, replace, or add capacity to existing bridges.
"Caltrans has worked hard to award contracts with Recovery Act funds. Projects are now currently under contract, employing people, and providing much-needed infrastructure repairs and reconstruction," said Brian Stopper, Program Manager for R&L Brosamer, Inc. In July 2010, the company was awarded a contract for the Bay Area's Presidio Parkway project and is currently building the project's signature tunnel, which is primarily financed by $83 million in Recovery Act funding.
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Jobless rate down, outlook is brighter
Auglaize County ended 2012 by shaving more than 1 percent off its unemployment rate during a 12-month period.
In data released Tuesday, Auglaize County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.8 percent in December, up slightly from the 4.7 percent it recorded in November. In 2011, Auglaize County ended the year with an unemployment rate of 6.2 percent.
Wapakoneta Area Economic Development Council (WAEDC) Executive Director Greg Myers said the decline in the past year and the past month is a good thing because more people are back to work.
"It's a good sign because companies are seeing growth in their businesses and they need more people to get the work done," Myers said.
This translates to say that business prospects are up.
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asking where do they find people as opposed to a couple years ago when they asked how they can ease people out of a job.
A new initiative, "Hometown Opportunities" is a way to help people in Auglaize and Mercer counties find employment.
This website was started at the end of 2012, and lists company information along with job postings to help people find employment.
Myers said that not only Auglaize County, but other counties unemployment rate seems to be dropping.
"I hope the trend continues," Myers said.
St. Marys Development Manager Susan Crotty credited the holiday rush as pushing unemployment down as it typically does this time of year.
"It looks like it's steady right now and that probably has a lot to do with the time of year," Crotty said. "There probably wasn't much hiring over the last month, but I would foresee there could be more job creation and hiring in the near future and we could see that number go down."
The rest of the region saw similar results. Mercer County laid claim to the lowest unemployment rate in the state with a 3.9 percent rate — which was what it recorded in November. For the year, Mercer County shaved 1 percent off its unemployment rate, which sat at 4.9 percent in December 2011.
Crotty said the developer at the Shoppes At St. Marys is in the process of planning future expansion projects. Those projects, if realized, would bring additional jobs to the region.
"It's not an overnight thing," Crotty said. "The developers have plans for between 40,000- and 50,000-square feet of additional retail. Approximately 30,000-square feet will be one building so there is a lot of space that will be developed at once. The rest will be multi-use retail and they also still have out-lots available."
Allen County was at 7 percent, an increase from 6.7 percent, Darke County was at 6 percent, an increase from 5.8 percent, Logan County was at 6.2 percent, an increase from 6 percent, Hardin County was at 6.3 percent, Shelby County was at 5.9 percent, Van Wert County was 7 percent — all were unchanged from the previous month.
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What is physical therapy?
Physical therapy is the science of blending physiology with exercises and applying these principles to the body when an injury is sustained. Physical therapy for back and neck conditions focuses on the structures that support the spine and its joints including muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Goals of physical therapy
There are five main goals of physical therapy, as described below:To educate patients on the principles of stretching and strengthening, which will in turn, help manage pain and accelerate tissue healing. To educate patients on proper posture and ergonomic principles to preserve the spine. To accelerate the stages of healing, which focus on:
To prevent future occurrences. As you are able to maneuver through episode of back or neck pain, learn what program is needed to deter relapses.
To manage exacerbations. No matter how diligent you are, you are bound to have a forgetful moment, do an activity improperly and so suffer flare up, but new knowledge will help eliminate symptoms in a couple days, instead of suffering for weeks or months.
Prevalence of pain
Action plan: What you can do?
Overall, you need to maintain good posture throughout all of your daily activities. If you start to feel sore or stiff, change your posture and modify your body mechanics. Your body will warn you - using pain as a signal - when your body mechanics are improperly aligned. However, many times we choose to ignore these signals in order to complete the project, paper, book, etc. By not listening to your body, sometimes it is too late and the inflammatory process is initiated. The best way to avoid pain is to learn to listen to your body.
A physical therapist can make sure you are prescribed the appropriate exercises for your condition, and can modify the exercise as necessary. NOT all patients require referral from a physician for an evaluation to be seen by a physical therapist in the state of Ohio. You can check with your insurance company to see if a physician's referral is required. If a referral is not required you may be seen directly by the Physical Therapist.
Ergonomic tips
Remember that chronic poor posture causes a loss of flexibility in the major muscle in front of the shoulders (i.e., the pectoralis major muscle), decreases the mobility of the cervical spine, and causes loss of strength of the scapular muscles, making it nearing impossible to maintain good posture, even if asked to do so.
Optimal body positioning to decrease neck and back pain
Why is posture so important?
The three natural curves of the spine plus the discs in the spine help absorb the "shock" or "forces" of everyday life. Jobs or tasks that require bending forward all day (in addition to the 3,000 and 5,000 times a day we ordinarily bend forward), decrease the natural curves of the spine, resulting in more stress being placed on the back side of ligament and joints of cervical and lumbar spine.


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There won't be any new Intel desktop processors for Christmas and even in the New Year it will be the entry level lineup that is first refreshed. Six older Pentium and Celeron models will hit EOL and be replaced with new Ivy Bridge based 22nm models, likely with similar specs and reduced power consumption. The news for mobile processors is a little better with the Core i7-3687, Core i5-3437U, Celeron 1037U, 1007U, 1020M and 1000M all slated for the first quarter of 2013. DigiTime also mentions a new 20nm member of the 530 series of SSDs should be arriving at the same time.
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Film producer Samuel Goldwyn is credited with the phrase, "The harder I work, the luckier I get."
Goldwyn — the "G" in "MGM" — never got to meet Newport Harbor High junior Cleo Harrington. But even he would probably be impressed with the story of the girl who has risen up through the prep water polo ranks over the last two years.
Harrington definitely has put in the work. She said she wasn't the most coordinated child growing up, and she had trouble finding a sport to stick with. Volleyball was an interest, but she didn't make the team at Ensign Intermediate School.
Water polo became her sport, starting relatively late at the end of seventh grade. But she only shared time in the cage in eighth grade and also her freshman year at Harbor.
That underdog spirit that the Sailors have embraced over the past two years? Harrington embodied it.
But one night, everything seemed to change for her.
Harrington remembers it well, that night nearly two years ago at the Newport Harbor High girls' water polo banquet.
Graduating varsity goalie Sarah Wilkey, now at UCLA, got the coach's award at the banquet from Coach Bill Barnett. The legendary coach also had a few words to say.
"I remember him saying, 'Whoever's going to come up into this varsity goalie spot has some big shoes to fill,'" Harrington said. "Everyone was looking around. There were three other goalies, including myself, at the table. It was like, 'Who's going to do this?'"
Gazes eventually turned to Harrington. Keep in mind that the freshman had just turned 15 years old at the time. Becoming the varsity goalie seemed like a huge step.
After the banquet, Harrington's mother, Kelly, asked her oldest child if she wanted to go for the spot.
The answer was yes. Cleo began training with Merrill Moses, the U.S. men's national team goalie and two-time Olympian.
And less than a year later, days before her sweet 16, Cleo Harrington received a present she will never forget. The varsity starter stood soaking wet on the pool deck at Irvine's Woollett Aquatics Center, clutching the CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship plaque with her teammates.
"It went by so fast," Harrington said. "It was crazy. It was just game after game, we were doing well and kept doing better. With the press and everything, it was amazing. To share that with my teammates, I grew so close with all of the girls on that team. I kept learning all throughout the season, up until the very end. I never expected it to be that great."
Barnett is not surprised that Harrington, who was second-team All-CIF and a Newport-Mesa Dream Team selection as a sophomore, has turned out this great. He saw something in this girl who always seemed to be smiling.
"I had a lot of confidence in her," Barnett said. "She's a very good athlete. She worked very hard through the year to improve, and she obviously did an excellent job at the end of the year."
Harrington, the Daily Pilot Athlete of the Week, credits Barnett and Moses for a lot of her improvement. She worked with Moses during the summer before her sophomore year, as well as throughout the high school season last year.
"He helped me so much," Harrington said. "I was improving in practice and stuff, but he pushed me to points where I didn't even know I could go. He worked me so hard, and it was so worth it."
Harrington stood out last weekend at the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions as well. She helped sixth-seeded Newport Harbor (13-4) finish a strong second place, falling to the host Dons in the title match. Harrington had a season-high 14 saves as the Sailors upset rival Corona del Mar, 8-7, in a tournament quarterfinal.
Senior co-captains Elissia Schilling and Carly Christian were the Sailors' all-tournament team selections, but a case could easily be made for Harrington. Cal-bound Santa Barbara goalie Maddie Trabucco was the tournament MVP, but there was the sense that Harrington was right up there as well as an elite goalie in that title match.
"That's really nice," Harrington said. "It's amazing. I'm so flattered that so many people support me so much, and think of me at such a high level. Last year, to be placed on the same level as [CdM goalie] Alex [Musselman], to get to do that [pre-CIF finals feature] article with her, that was such an honor too."
Harrington said she is glad she played well in Santa Barbara, because she felt she had started out slow this season. If there is one thing about her, it is that she is honest and genuine. Barnett said she is "always happy," but it goes beyond that.
She is a positive force for Newport Harbor, ranked No. 3 in Division 1. She is mature for her age, a sweet girl who still manages to be one of the most competitive athletes in the water at any time.
"She never is in a bad mood," Newport senior defender Avery Peterson said. "She's always helpful, and wants to help anyone in any way. There's nothing you can say bad about her. It's hard to describe. She never lets any obstacles get in her way. She doesn't see any losses as a bad thing, it's more something as a team that we need to work on.
"Last year, she was really young, but she obviously showed anybody who had any doubt in her. In my opinion, she's the best goalie in CIF right now. She's gained a lot of experience from last year and is using it to become even better, which is hard to believe."
Harrington is one of two great goalies for Newport Harbor. The other is sophomore Carlee Kapana, who plays on junior varsity. Kapana played for Team USA at the FINA Youth World Championships in Perth, Australia, last month.
Harrington said it's great to have Kapana as a teammate. While Kapana was gone in Australia, the Sailors had field players fill in as goalie during practice.
"It was pathetic how bad we were compared to Cleo," Newport senior Carolyn Smith said. "During that time, I just gained so much respect for her as a goalie. She can block everything, practically. Cleo is definitely the best goalie in CIF, no question. She's one of the only goalies that gets to say that she's won a CIF Division 1 title, as a sophomore … [and] I haven't heard her say one mean thing to anybody. She's kind of like a glue, I guess. She meshes well with everybody.
"With Cleo, it's not just in the pool. You can talk to her about anything outside of it, and she's a really good listener. In the water or on land, you can just have your trust in 'Clee.'"
Now water polo is meshing well with the Harrington family. Kelly, a hairdresser, does the hair of many of the girls on the team. And both of Cleo's younger brothers, Elliott and William, now play the sport.
Cleo's father Geoff, who works for a law firm, also is a musician. He is the singer/songwriter/keyboardist for the electro-rock group Mphase.
The Harringtons are no doubt extremely proud of their daughter, who is composing another great season for the Sailors. She also has over a 4.0 grade-point average at Harbor but seems to be doing even better as a person.
"Everyone has their bad days and can say stuff they don't mean," Cleo Harrington said. "I'm not going to claim to be perfect and always positive, but I try to keep a pretty positive outlook. Some people choose to see negative things in people and situations, and other people just try to see the best. That's what I try to do.
"I'm trying to carry that same pattern we had last season into this season. I think we're all trying to just keep a positive attitude when things aren't going our way."
Last year the Sailors were underdogs much of the year, but ended on a 16-match winning streak and didn't lose after the Santa Barbara TOC. With their goalie heating up, they are gaining momentum as they try to defend their CIF title.
They know that Harrington will keep working hard, and do it with a smile.
Cleo Harrington
Born: Feb. 29, 1996
Hometown: Costa Mesa
Height: 5-foot-8
Sport: Water polo
Coach: Bill Barnett
Favorite food: Mexican food
Favorite movie: "Elf"
Favorite athletic moment: Winning the CIF Southern Section Division 1 title last year.
Week in review: Harrington, a junior goalkeeper, had 47 total saves in four games at the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions, helping Newport Harbor finish second place.
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Sherri Shepherd is engaged.
A rep for "The View," the show Sherri co-hosts on ABC, confirmed to Access Hollywood on Tuesday that she is engaged to TV writer Lamar Sally.
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Lamar proposed to Sherri over the holidays – on Dec. 26 – according to the star's rep.
"Upon arriving back to Lamar's home in Los Angeles from a trip to San Diego, Sherri was surprised to find their accommodations had been decorated with lights by one of Sal's best friends, her dog was wearing a Santa beard and hat, and, in the middle of a dish of Sherri's favorite, but forbidden, M&M's (she is diabetic), was a tiny little box," Sherri's rep said in a statement to Access Hollywood.
Lamar will be the second man in Sherri's life. "The View" lady has a young son, 5-year-old Jeffrey.
Lamar asked Jeffrey first before proposing to his ladylove of more than a year — he also sweetened the deal by giving Jeffrey a Michael Jackson Wii game, the rep said.
The couple will wed in August in Chicago .
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While Sherri hasn't Tweeted about the news, she will address the subject when "The View" returns with live episodes next week on Jan. 10.
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Cotopaxi Raises $3M for Do-Good Outdoor Company
July 22nd, 2014/The Wall Street Journal – Serial entrepreneur Davis Smith donates as much as 20% of revenue from his unprofitable three-month-old startup to charity.
Venture investors, who see the popularity of Toms Shoes Inc., eyeglasses company Warby Parker Inc., baby company The Honest Company Inc. and others as validation for baking corporate goodness into a brand, love the idea.
Mr. Smith's outdoor apparel and gear company, Global Uprising pbc, has just raised $3 million from Forerunner Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Lerer Ventures and a string of private investors, Venture Capital Dispatch has learned.
"It's core to the company. It's why I founded it," said Mr. Smith of the public benefit corporation that does business as Cotopaxi. "We are a for-profit business, but it's about a lot more than that."
Mr. Smith previously founded Baby.com.br and Dinda.com.br in Brazil and has lived a signficant portion of his life in portions of Latin America where he saw extreme poverty. In founding Cotopaxi, he decided to do something to help in a meaningful, accountable way.
He hired a small team of designers late last year, many of whom previously worked at the likes of Nike, Columbia Sportwear and Marmot Mountain, to help him launch an outdoor e-commerce company that ties a portion of every sale to a cause.
With the $20 purchase of a 20-ounce stainless steel water bottle decorated with designs native to Bangladesh, Cotopaxi donates enough money so someone in Bangladesh can have six months of clean water. Purchasing an $89 Cusco backpack allows one child in Cusco, Peru, to receive an on-site tutor for a week.
Although Cotopaxi just launched in April, Mr. Smith said that so far customers are responding well.
With 12 employees, the Cottonwood Heights, Utah-based startup staged a "questival" wherein they challenged people to do a series of tasks, from milking an animal and hiking a mountain to volunteering at a soup kitchen in a 24-hour period. About 1,500 people registered and received a Cotopaxi backpack and a list of 200 such challenges. Then they took pictures of themselves wearing the backpack and completing the tasks. When they shared them on social media they got credit.
Within 24 hours the event yielded 30,000 social media posts that reached one million followers. Mr. Smith said about 5,000 people showed up at the party to celebrate the end of the event, hundreds of them wearing homemade T-shirts and hats with the Cotopaxi logo.
"I was really surprised," said Mr. Smith. The team added T-shirts and hats to the company site and plans to send outerwear in a few months, he said.
Along with being a strong marketing event for the startup, the questival was also profitable in its own right.
Mr. Smith said Cotopaxi plans to do another such event in San Francisco this October and as many as 20 nationwide during the next 12 months.
As a public benefit corporation, Cotopaxi has stated in its articles of incorporation that it aims to have a measurable impact on people and the planet every year.
Mr. Smith said even though attorneys warned him he may have difficulty raising venture capital if he first registered as a public benefit corporation – instead of changing the legal status after the fact – he chose to ignore the advice.
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