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OCT. 15-16: Centennial Celebrations – Castle Mountains Full Moon CampoutSeptember 21, 2016
Attendees will enjoy an overnight tour of significant cultural and biological treasures within the Mojave National Preserve and the Castle Mountains…Read More
OCT. 8-9: Centennial Celebrations – Afton Canyon Campout and StewardshipSeptember 21, 2016
Afton Canyon is often referred to as the "Grand Canyon" of the Mojave Desert. The use of off-road vehicles, cattle grazing…Read More
OCT. 2: Centennial Celebrations – Big Morongo BirdingSeptember 21, 2016
Join lifelong bird nerd Seth Shteir to learn about the ecological importance of Big Morongo Canyon Preserve. The Preserve is one…Read More
OCT. 1: Centennial Celebrations – Old Spanish Trail DaySeptember 21, 2016
Discover the spirit and adventure of the Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail, America's first overland trading route between New Mexico and…Read More
SEPT. 24: National Public Lands Day in Mojave Trails National MonumentSeptember 13, 2016
In celebration of the 23rd annual National Public Lands Day – and the 1st annual for the newly designated Mojave Trails…Read More
SEPT. 24: National Public Lands Day in Sand to Snow National MonumentSeptember 13, 2016
September 24, 2016, marks the 23rd annual National Public Lands Day, and the first for the newly designated Sand to Snow…Read More
SEPT. 17: Mojave Trails Full Moon Discovery Program at Cadiz DunesSeptember 13, 2016
The Mojave Desert Land Trust (MDLT) and the Native American Land Conservancy (NALC) are leading a moonlight adventure hike and interpretive…Read More
7/23: Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Panel DiscussionJuly 21, 2016
The Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Panel Discussion will help introduce community members to diverse individuals working on a wide range of…Read More
7/21: Intercultural Roundtable & ReceptionJuly 21, 2016
The Intercultural Roundtable will look at the intersectionalism between Latino and Native American conservation efforts, featuring leaders and community members from…Read More


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Exodus: Immigration and Multiculturalism in the 21st Century by Paul Collier
A hard-headed book that assesses the effect of the brain drain from poor countries to richer ones. Review by David Goodhart
Exodus is an important book and one I have been waiting to read for many years. It is about immigration from poor countries to rich ones, but focuses more than usual on the interests of those left behind.
When poor nations lose their best-educated and most ambitious people to Europe or America, common sense suggests their development will be held back. Surprisingly, the consensus among academics and World Bank officials has been that this "brain drain" is good for poor countries and that the best way to make us all richer is to allow as many people as possible to move from low- to high-income countries. (The stock of such people in the West grew from 20m in 1960 to 60m in 2000.)
Paul Collier…

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After the publication of Hiking Nevada's County High
Points, many changes occurred. Some of these items were new pieces of information, while others came about as
a result of nature or man-made improvements. Some of the most
important changes relate to Desatoya Peak, Charleston Peak, East Peak, NE Ridge of
Middle Sister, Mount Grant, and Star Peak.
Churchill County—Desatoya Peak
June 2015 - The extended rains from May and June of this
year caused significant erosion to the Edwards Creek Road. High clearance is strongly
recommended for the last 2.5 miles of the drive and 4WD may be needed at any time to reach Basque
On July 2, 2014, a wildfire began on Desatoya Peak probably
due to a lightning strike. The estimated size of the fire was 100-200 acres and was not far to the southwest of the
summit. The fire was contained shortly thereafter and the peak is once again hikeable from Basque
Summer 2010 - A few folks have reported driving about a 1/2 mile
beyond Basque Summit, to a point where the road becomes very steep and washed
Page 38 - At 4.0 miles
you pass over a cattle guard. The meadow here is to the left, not to the right.
Clark County—Charleston Peak
As of early August 2013, Charleston Peak has re-opened after the
Carpenter Fire. However, you can only access it via the North Loop trail, starting from either the Trail
Canyon or North Loop trailheads. All other routes (including the South Loop Trail) remain closed. [No change
to this status as of July 2015.]
Visit the Spring Mountains
National Recreation Area website for more information.
Summer 2012 - There is now a sign 20.3 miles up the Kyle Canyon
Road indicating "Trail Canyon" and "Mary Jane Falls". After turning right here (onto Echo Road) and driving up the
road 0.4 miles, paved Echo Road veers right. Here on the left side of the road is the new Trail Canyon
Trailhead, a large graded parking lot with bathrooms. You can still drive up the road another 0.2 miles to the
original trailhead, however the new trailhead is much nicer and is preferred. There is also a new 0.2 mile
connector trail starting at the new trailhead. The new Trail Canyon Trailhead can also be utilized for the hike to
Mary Jane Falls.
Douglas County—East Peak
October 2012 - The Tahoe Rim Trail Association
has completed the "Kingsbury Bypass", two new segments in the Daggett Pass area (east of South Lake
Tahoe). As such, there is a new segment of the Tahoe Rim Trail which starts at the Stagecoach ski run parking lot.
The old trail starting here that went up the ski run for 200 feet has now been removed. Instead hikers should
follow the Tahoe Rim Trail for a 1/2 mile until they reach a trail junction. At this junction, turn right
(west), which is marked for Kingsbury North and the Van Sickle Trail. After hiking west for about 1/3 of a
mile, you'll encounter the well-used dirt
Here turn left and uphill on the dirt road, to
continue following the instructions on page 54 of Hiking Nevada's County High
There is a Heavenly Ski Resort ski
lift open from July 4th to Labor Day that transports people to within 1/2 mile of the summit of East
Elko County—Ruby Dome
If you are planning a trip to Ruby Dome, be sure to contact the Spring Creek Association to get
the latest update on access.
The urls for the Spring Creek Association
Spring Creek Association:
Contact Us:
The elevation for Ruby Pyramid is 11,360'. This peak is sometimes
referred to as "Ruby Dome, East Peak."
Esmeralda County—Boundary Peak
The Trail Canyon Road is in good shape and is usable for 2WD
The Queen Canyon Road is in rough shape due to recurring storm
damage so high clearance 4WD is recommended. Some 2WD vehicles may still be able to get to the Queen Mine
shaft at elevation 9000'.
The correct round trip gain for the hike from Queen Canyon Saddle
is 3500'.
Trail Peak is sometimes referred to as "Trail Canyon Saddle
Eureka County—Diamond Peak
The "Dump" road in the town of Eureka now has different signage.
The sign for the dump now says "Dump Site". The street sign at that corner says Reno Avenue and Country Road
Lyon County—Northeast Ridge of Middle
Fall 2013 - The south spur of the
Risue Road is now signed as "4205D". The north spur of the Risue Road and the main road are signed as "42050".
After driving another 3.0 miles west from the spur junction, turn left (southwest) onto the final segment, which is
now signed "4205E". The final 1.1 miles up 4205E was damaged in September 2013 by severe
thundershowers, and most hikers should just park at the start of it and walk the remaining distance to road's
end. High clearance 4WD may continue up the rocky and rutted road for 1.1 miles to the corral &
Mineral County—Mount Grant
Hiking access to Mount Grant has been restored! Check out the
April 23 blog entry for more details.
The 2015 Mount Grant 9/11 Memorial Challenge (hiker &
runner access day) took place on Saturday September 12, 2015, and was very successful with almost 100 people
attending. For more information on next year's event, please visit http://www.911challenge.org/.
Nye County—Mount Jefferson
Summer/Fall 2013 - Brush mitigation is occuring in Meadow Canyon.
Be sure to drive cautiously and watch for USFS vehicles and equipment.
The correct elevation for Mount Jefferson is
The sign "Jefferson Summit" at the turn 7.5 miles up the Meadow
Canyon Road is missing.
Pershing County—Star
October 2015
- There are "No Trespassing" signs in 3 locations along the connector road running from the
Frontage Road to Eldorado Canyon. These signs refer to the geothermal equipment and facilities to either side of
the road, not the road itself. Do not camp or park in this area, just pass on through.
Summer 2012 - There has been an increase in mining truck traffic
on the frontage road along Interstate 80. Drive cautiously and yield to larger or faster
Low clearance vehicles may want to stop at 5.9 miles, where
the approach road drops down into Eldorado Canyon. But most decent clearance vehicles can make it to the old mining
camp at 7.9 miles, assuming dry conditions.
There are reports that that the 4WD road above the old mining camp
is drivable for a mile or two beyond. High clearance is mandatory.
Storey County—Mount Davidson
February 2015 - The south approach to
Virginia City via NV SR 341 and NV SR 342 has been closed at Gold Hill due to a sinkhole. You can still take NV SR
341 north to the junction with 342, but from there you must stay on 341, which is a longer and more winding
As an alternate, one can also approach Virginia City from the east, from Dayton, via the
Sixmile Canyon Road (NV SR 79).
White Pine County—Wheeler Peak
The Wheeler Peak Trail is sometimes open for hiking by Memorial
Day, and is almost always open by late June. For more information and current conditions, check the
Great Basin National Park website.


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Oh Christmas tree.. Oh Christmas tree.. Christmas tree safety tips and other ways to keep your tree standing!
The Christmas tree is the centerpiece of the Christmas season. With the holidays upon us there will be lots of decorating and holiday themed functions taking place. One of the many special things that alot of us do at Christmas is to decorate a tree. If you have pets however, this can pose a challange. Your pets love the Christmas tree too just maybe not for the same reasons as you!
There are a few things that you can do in order to keep the holidays safe and sound for both your tree and your pets alike!
- Carefully place the lights on your tree with your pets in mind. Pets are curious, do not put the lights on the bottom branches. Your pet can get tangled in the lights, get burned and even be tempted to chew on them.
- Keep ornaments out of the way, again with your pets curiosity on high alert. They may see an ornament as a toy that is begging to be played with. These beautiful ornaments can be potential choking hazards, can cause intestinal blockages if chewed as well as cuts if any pieces become broken.
- Tinsel is pretty, it glistens and glows in the nightime against the lights, however if your pet ingests tinsel it can block their intestines. Intestinal blockage of this nature would lead directly to surgery. Thats one sure fire way to put a damper on Christmas.
- If your pet is a climber of jumper you may want to secure the tree and place it in an area safe from their jumping skills. Some people suggest placing a few sprigs of aluminum foil throughout the tree or a few empty water bottles out. The sound may startle the pet and serve as a reminder that the tree is not to be messed with!
Remember, these Christmas tree safety tips when decorating and try to look at the big picture through the eyes of your pet. A perfectly placed and decorated tree should keep all members of the family safe even the four legged ones!
Have a safe and happy holiday season!


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I used Wet N' Wild Mega Last - Candy-licious and then stuck on some flower stickers and some 3D stickers called Bling On A Roll.
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- Natural areas
- Contact information
- For information on State Natural Areas, contact:
- Thomas Meyer
Natural areas conservation biologist
Wisconsin State Natural Areas Program Meadow Valley Barrens (No. 576)
Within the Meadow Valley Wildlife Area, Juneau County. T19N-R2E, Sections 8, 21, 28, 29. 631 acres.
Situated in the bed of Glacial Lake Wisconsin, Meadow Valley Barrens supports a Hill's and oak dominated barrens with scattered jack pine throughout. White and red pine are also present. Shrubs are moderately dense with early low blueberry, huckleberry, and sweet fern. Pennsylvania sedge is dominant in many areas. However, with canopy thinning and prescribed fire many barrens plants are favorably competing including big bluestem, little bluestem, gray goldenrod, sky-blue aster, flowering spurge, and poverty panic grass. Three rare insects occur here including the federally listed Karner blue butterfly, a barrens specialist. Meadow Valley Barrens is owned by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and leased by the DNR. It was designated a State Natural Area in 2008.
Driving directions
For the northern unit: From Mather, go east on County H 0.9 miles. Walk south into the site. For the southern unit: From Mather, go east and south on County H 4.7 miles. The site lies east of the road.
Meadow Valley Barrens is owned by:
The DNR's state natural areas program is comprised of lands owned by the state, private conservation organizations, municipalities, other governmental agencies, educational institutions and private individuals. While the majority of SNAs are open to the public, access may vary according to individual ownership policies. Public use restrictions may apply due to public safety, or to protect endangered or threatened species or unique natural features. Lands may be temporarily closed due to specific management activities. Users are encouraged to contact the landowner for more specific details.
The data shown on these maps have been obtained from various sources, and are of varying age, reliability, and resolution. The data may contain errors or omissions and should not be interpreted as a legal representation of legal ownership boundaries.
Very few State Natural Areas have public facilities, but nearly all are open for a variety of recreational activities as indicated below. Generally, there are no picnic areas, restrooms, or other developments. Parking lots or designated parking areas are noted on individual SNA pages and maps. Trails, if present, are typically undesignated footpaths. If a developed trail is present, it will normally be noted on the SNA map and/or under the "Access" tab. A compass and topographic map or a GPS unit are useful tools for exploring larger, isolated SNAs.
Allowable activities
In general, the activities listed below are allowed on all DNR-owned SNA lands. Exceptions to this list of public uses, such as SNAs closed to hunting, are noted under the "Access" tab above and posted with signs on site.
- Hiking
- Fishing
- Cross country skiing
- Hunting
- Trapping
- Scientific research (permit required)
- Outdoor education
- Wild edibles (What is this?)
- Pets (Rules)
- Wildlife viewing
Prohibited activities
- Camping and campfires
- Collecting of animals (other than legally harvested species), non-edible fungi, rocks, minerals, fossils, archaeological artifacts, soil, downed wood, or any other natural material, alive or dead. Collecting for scientific research requires a permit issued by the DNR
- Collecting of plants including seeds, roots or other non-edible parts of herbaceous plants such as wildflowers or grasses
- Geocaching
- Horseback riding
- Rock climbing
- Vehicles, including bicycles, ATVs, aircraft, and snowmobiles except on trails and roadways designated for their use
For rules governing state-owned SNAs and other state lands, please consult Chapter NR 45 Wis. Admin. Code [exit DNR]


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Another trip to Denver
In previous articles, tribute was paid to a remarkable couple, Dr. Moras Shubert and his late wife, Erne.
Diane Handlos has known the Shuberts since the late 1950's, when she was an undergraduate student at
the University of Denver. See "Two New Cultivars of Pelargonium " and "Denver, Memorial and
Pelargonium" by Wayne Handlos, PhD.
The Handlos' did get to Denver for Moras Shubert's 100th birthday celebration at the
Denver Botanic Gardens on May 21, 2012. Dr. Moras Shubert has been on the Board
of the Denver Botanic Gardens since its inception.
The event honoring Moras was a very nice affair and held in Ayres Hall, in an air-
conditioned area, Marnie's Pavilion. What a lovely venue.
About 100 guests were in attendance. We shipped the plants of the new cultivars,
'Moras Shubert' and 'Erne Shubert' the week before the event and the garden staff
had them nicely potted and acclimated for the party . The Denver Botanic Garden also
provided a table for display of the cultivars. Dr. Shubert
did seem very pleased with the presentation of the
cultivars, as well as, the publication of his limited edition book,
Denver's Canopy-The Natureof Deciduous Trees. (www.botanicalillustration.blogspot.com)
If you are ever in Denver, be sure to check out the Denver Botanic Gardens.
The Handlos' and the Central Coast Geranium Society deeply appreciate the cooperation and
encouragement of Director Brian Vogt, Dr. Sarada Krishnan, Director of Horticulture and Global
Initiatives. and the staff of the Denver Botanic Gardens.
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The Night VisitorVol. 25 No. 2 | Jan-Fab 2015
A Jewish ruler came secretly one night to learn the way of life from the lowly Teacher of Galilee.
[This story is based on John 3:1–17.]
Nicodemus was a highly educated and honored member of the Jewish national council. He had been stirred by Jesus' teaching. The lessons that had fallen from the Savior's lips had greatly impressed him, and he desired to learn more of these wonderful truths.
Nicodemus anxiously studied the prophecies relating to the Messiah; and the more he searched, the stronger was his conviction that this was the promised One. With many others in Israel he had been greatly distressed by the profanation of the temple. He was a witness when Jesus drove out the buyers and the sellers; he beheld the wonderful manifestation of divine power; he saw the Savior receiving the poor and healing the sick; he saw their looks of joy and heard their words of praise; and he could not doubt that Jesus of Nazareth was the Sent of God.
He greatly desired an interview with Jesus, but shrank from seeking Him openly. It would be too humiliating for a ruler of the Jews to sympathize with a teacher as yet so little known. And should his visit come to the knowledge of the Sanhedrin, it would draw upon him their scorn and denunciation. Learning by special inquiry of the Savior's place of retirement in the Mount of Olives, he waited until the city was hushed in slumber, and then sought Him.
In the presence of Christ, Nicodemus felt a strange timidity, which he endeavored to conceal under an air of composure and dignity. "Rabbi," he said, "we know that Thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles…except God be with him." His words were designed to express confidence; but they really expressed unbelief. He did not acknowledge Jesus to be the Messiah, but only a teacher sent from God.
Jesus bent His eyes upon the speaker, as if reading his very soul. In His infinite wisdom He saw before Him a seeker after truth. He knew the object of this visit, and with a desire to deepen the conviction already resting upon His listener's mind, He came directly to the point, saying solemnly, yet kindly, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God." John 3:3, margin.
The figure of the new birth was not wholly unfamiliar to Nicodemus. Converts to the faith of Israel were often compared to newborn children. But by virtue of his birth as an Israelite he felt that he needed no change and was irritated by this close application to himself. The pride of the Pharisee was struggling against the honest desire of the seeker after truth.
Nicodemus had heard the preaching of John the Baptist concerning repentance and baptism, and of One who should baptize with the Holy Spirit. He himself had felt a lack of spirituality among the Jews, that, to a great degree, they were controlled by bigotry and worldly ambition. He had hoped for a better state of things at the Messiah's coming. Yet the heart-searching message of the Baptist had failed to work in him conviction of sin. He was a strict Pharisee, widely esteemed for his benevolence and liberality in sustaining the temple service, and he felt secure of the favor of God. He was startled at the thought of a kingdom too pure for him in his present state.
Surprised out of his self-possession, he answered Christ in words full of irony, "How can a man be born when he is old?" Like many others when cutting truth is brought home to the conscience, he revealed the fact that the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God. There is in him nothing that responds to spiritual things; for spiritual things are spiritually discerned.
After his visit, Nicodemus did not openly acknowledge Christ, but he watched His life, and pondered His teachings.
But the Savior did not meet argument with argument. Raising His hand with solemn, quiet dignity, He pressed the truth home with greater assurance, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." Nicodemus knew that Christ here referred to water baptism and the renewing of the heart by the Spirit of God. He was convinced that he was in the presence of the One whom John the Baptist had foretold.
Jesus continued: "That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." By nature the heart is evil. No human invention can find a remedy for the sinning soul. "The carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be." Romans 8:7. Nor is there safety for one who has merely a legal religion, a form of godliness. The Christian's life is not a modification or improvement of the old, but a transformation of nature. There is a death to self and sin, and a new life altogether. This change can be brought about only by the effectual working of the Holy Spirit.
Nicodemus was still perplexed, and Jesus used the wind to illustrate His meaning: "The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is everyone that is born of the Spirit."
By an agency as unseen as the wind, Christ is constantly working upon the heart. Little by little, perhaps unconsciously to the receiver, impressions are made that tend to draw the soul to Christ. These may be received through meditating upon Him, through reading the Scriptures, or through hearing the word from the living preacher. Suddenly, as the Spirit comes with more direct appeal, the soul gladly surrenders itself to Jesus. By many this is called sudden conversion; but it is the result of long wooing by the Spirit of God.
It is impossible for finite minds to comprehend the work of redemption. Its mystery exceeds human knowledge; yet he who passes from death to life realizes that it is a divine reality.
While Jesus was speaking, some gleams of truth penetrated the ruler's mind. The softening, subduing influence of the Holy Spirit impressed his heart. Yet he did not fully understand the Savior's words. He said wonderingly, "How can these things be?"
"Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?" Jesus asked. Yet Christ spoke with such solemn dignity, and both look and tone expressed such earnest love, that Nicodemus was not offended as he realized his humiliating condition.
The Jews whom Jesus had driven from the temple claimed to be children of Abraham, but they fled from the Savior's presence because they could not endure the glory of God manifested in Him. They were zealous to maintain an appearance of holiness, but they neglected holiness of heart. Their great need was that very change which Christ had been explaining to Nicodemus—a new moral birth, a cleansing from sin, and a renewing of knowledge and holiness.
There was no excuse for the blindness of Israel in regard to the work of regeneration. Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, David had prayed, "Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me." And through Ezekiel the promise had been given, "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put My Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in My statutes." Psalm 51:10; Ezekiel 36:26, 27.
Nicodemus had read these scriptures with a clouded mind; but he now began to comprehend their meaning. He saw that the most rigid obedience to the mere letter of the law as applied to the outward life could entitle no man to enter the kingdom of Heaven. In the estimation of men, his life had been just and honorable; but in the presence of Christ he felt that his heart was unclean, and his life unholy.
As Jesus hung from the cross, light from that secret interview illumined Nicodemus' mind and he believed in Jesus as the world's Redeemer.
Nicodemus was being drawn to Christ. As the Savior explained to him concerning the new birth, he longed to have this change wrought in himself. By what means could it be accomplished? Jesus answered the unspoken question: "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life."
Here was ground with which Nicodemus was familiar. The symbol of the uplifted serpent made plain to him the Savior's mission. Many of the Israelites regarded the sacrificial service as having in itself virtue to set them free from sin. God desired to teach them that it had no more value than that serpent of brass. It was to lead their minds to the Savior. Whether for the healing of their wounds or the pardon of their sins, they could do nothing for themselves but show their faith in the Gift of God. They were to look and live.
In the interview with Nicodemus, Jesus unfolded the plan of salvation and His mission to the world. In none of His subsequent discourses did He explain so fully, step by step, the work necessary to be done in the hearts of all who would inherit the kingdom of Heaven. At the very beginning of His ministry He opened the truth to a member of the Sanhedrin, to the mind that was most receptive, and to an appointed teacher of the people. Nicodemus hid the truth in his heart, and for three years there was little apparent fruit.
But Jesus was acquainted with the soil into which He cast the seed. The words spoken at night to one listener in the lonely mountain were not lost. For a time, Nicodemus did not publicly acknowledge Christ, but he watched His life and pondered His teachings. In the Sanhedrin council he repeatedly thwarted the schemes of the priests to destroy Him. When at last Jesus was lifted up on the cross, Nicodemus remembered the teaching upon Olivet: "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life." The light from that secret interview illumined the cross upon Calvary, and Nicodemus saw in Jesus the world's Redeemer.
After the Lord's ascension, when the disciples were scattered by persecution, Nicodemus came boldly to the front. He employed his wealth in sustaining the infant church that the Jews had expected to be blotted out at the death of Christ. In the time of peril, he who had been so cautious and questioning was firm as a rock, encouraging the faith of the disciples and furnishing means to carry forward the work of the gospel. He was scorned and persecuted by those who had paid him reverence in other days. He became poor in this world's goods, yet he faltered not in the faith which had its beginning in that night conference with Jesus.
Adapted from The Desire of Ages, "Nicodemus."
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ILP Solver Comparison Part II: SCIP
In the last few posts I've been investigating the use of integer linear programming (ILP) to solve conservation prioritization problems. First, I demonstrated how to use the commercial optimization software Gurobi to solve the Marxan reserve design problem in R. Gurobi is great, but expensive, so in the next post I explored seven R packages that interface with 4 open-source ILP solvers. Then I looked in detail at 3 of those R packages to compare their performance in solving conservation prioritization problems of different sizes.
In this post, I'm going to look at one more ILP solver. SCIP (Solving Constraint Integer Programs) is a free, though not totally open source solver, that has performed quite well in benchmarks against other free solvers. In addition, it is the only free solver I'm aware of that can handle problems with quadratic objective functions, such as the full Marxan objective function with the boundary length term.
The catch is that there is no R package for SCIP. Instead I've written a shell scripts to run all four solvers (Gurobi, SYMPHONY, GLPK, and SCIP) from the command line for the same set problem as outlined in the previous post, which I've exported in MPS format, a standard format for specifying optimization problems. In particular, I have 9 species defined on grids of increasing sizes: 100x100, 400x400, 700x700, 1,000x1,000.
Shell script
Here's the shell script to run all four solvers for each of the four problems. As in the previous post, I've chosen to solve each problem to within 0.1% of optimality (
gap = 0.001).
# set up output file
echo "solver,n,time" > times.csv
# output time in seconds
for i in *.mps; do
printf "Processing file: %s\n" $i
# grid dimension and number of planning units
dim=$(echo $i | grep -o "[0-9]*\.mps$" | cut -d . -f 1)
((n = dim * dim))
## gurobi
# location: /Library/gurobi651/mac64/bin/gurobi_cl
printf ">Gurobi: "
# solve and capture time
t=$( { time gurobi_cl LogToConsole=0 ResultFile=$fname \
MIPGap=0.001 $i; } 2>&1 )
printf "gurobi,%i,%.4f\n" $n $t >> times.csv
echo "$t seconds"
# extract objective function value to calculate absolute gap for symphony
# need to convert from scientific notation
obj=$(grep "^# Objective" $fname | cut -d = -f 2)
obj=$(printf "%.f" $obj)
((gap = obj / 1000))
## scip
# location: /usr/local/scipoptsuite-3.2.1/scip-3.2.1/bin/
printf ">SCIP: "
# solve and capture time
t=$( { time scip -s scip-gap-0.1.set -l $fname -q -f $i; } 2>&1 )
printf "scip,%i,%.4f\n" $n $t >> times.csv
echo "$t seconds"
## symphony
# location: /usr/local/Cellar/symphony/5.6.6/bin/
printf ">SYMPHONY: "
# solve and capture time
t=$( { time symphony -g $gap -F $i > $fname; } 2>&1 )
printf "scip,%i,%.4f\n" $n $t >> times.csv
echo "$t seconds"
## glpk
# location: /usr/local/Cellar/glpk/4.60/bin/
printf ">GLPK: "
# solve and capture time
t=$( { time glpsol --freemps $i --min --presol --primal --mipgap 0.001 \
-o $fname > $lfile; } 2>&1 )
printf "glpk,%i,%.4f\n" $n $t >> times.csv
echo "$t seconds"
printf "\n"
I import the times for each run and plot them.
times <- read_csv("data/ilp-performance/times.csv") %>%
mutate(via = "shell")
times_r <- readRDS("data/ilp-performance/comp-perf.rds") %>%
select(solver, n, time) %>%
mutate(via = "R")
times <- rbind(times, times_r)
# plot
mutate(times, solver = reorder(solver, time)) %>%
ggplot(aes(x = n/1000, y = time/60, colour = solver, linetype = via)) +
geom_point() +
geom_line() +
scale_x_log10(breaks = c(10, 100, 1000), labels = scales::comma) +
scale_y_log10(breaks = c(0.01, 0.1, 1, 10, 100), labels = scales::comma) +
scale_color_brewer("ILP Solver", palette = "Set1") +
scale_linetype("Via") +
labs(x = "# of planning units (1000's)",
y = "Time (minutes)",
title = "ILP Performance Comparison (Gap = 0.1%)") +
theme(text = element_text(family = "Helvetica Neue Light", size = 14),
title = element_text(family = "Helvetica Neue Bold"),
legend.position = c(0.25, 0.75),
legend.background = element_rect(colour = "black"),
legend.box = "horizontal",
legend.key.size = unit(2, units = "lines"))
First, there are a couple other interesting features visible on this plot. SYMPHONY does much better when run from the executable compared to via R (33 seconds vs. 400 seconds for a million planning units). Makes me feel like I've done something wrong. In addition, I'm very suprised by how poorly GLPK does compard to the other solvers. It's almost 100 times slower than SCIP and 300 times slower than SYMPHONY. Again, this makes me suspicious that I've done something wrong.
The main takeway is that SCIP performs well, however, it isn't quite as quick as SYMPHONY. For a problem with a million planning units, SCIP takes about 100 seconds, while SYMPHONY only about 30. However, SCIP does have the ability to solve quadratic problems, which makes it a promising candidate for a Gurobi alternative. If only there were an R package…


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I'm a heroin addict. A junkie. A whore. I'll do anything to get my next fix.
Including walking right onto the property of Austin's most ruthless and feared drug lord to beg for some H. I don't know his name, only that people call him Boss. Oh, and that he won't think twice to put a bullet in my head.
But like I said, I'll do anything to get my next fix. Even if it costs me my life.
Or changes it forever.
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I've got to be really honest and tell you this book took me by surprise; in the best way. I was expecting so much more violence, tons more blatant drug use. I was wrong. Very contentedly wrong. While there were moments of intense violence, graphic drug use, the threat or horribly explicit things happening, those things faded into the background of two very broken people growing into wholer, more mature people. I knew when I started this book it was going to be dark. I knew it was going to be intense, what I didn't know was how beautiful it would be. How deeply moving the character growth could be.
When Boss first appeared in the book I was sure I was going to hate him. Perhaps the prologue colored him in that light for me. I don't know, but I knew I harbored discontent for his character. Then he began to develop into a real person, not a scary drug lord; just a screwed up mess of a man who had nothing left to care for. Then he grew on me a lot. His idiosyncrasies became something that branded him into my psyche. His pain became a reason for me to forgive his every fault. His staunch refusal to change his conviction gave me a reason to root for him. The way he loved and cared for Miri made me fall in love with him.
Miri was a hot mess when she first appeared on the page. I had a really hard time feeling sorry for her. I couldn't put myself in her shoes, I couldn't fathom how someone could end up in the situation in which she found herself. The more I learned about her and how she had ended up the junkie she became, the more compassion I had for her. She was fantastically strong when she was given the chance to be. I often didn't agree with the decisions she made, nor did I like how little she trusted Boss, but I could wholly understand why she felt the way she did. She is likely far more broken that we ever got to know in this book and I am anxious to find out more about how and why she ended up in the situation she did in Junkie.
Junkie moves fast. Very fast, both in timeline and character arc. Though the book covers a few months of their lives, it feels like the time was much shorter. None of the development of the characters is off-page. If there is a major event that happens to one of them it happens in real time. I greatly appreciated that aspect of this book. I love experiencing things with the character, not having the event rehashed under the light of experience. It is told in dual perspective, which gave the added benefit of seeing the growth of each character through their own and the other's eyes.
Junkie was an excellent read, I was engrossed for the entirety and can not wait to read book two, Jagger. I was left high on a ledge of anticipation with the ending of Junkie and am desperate for the relief I will surely feel once I am able to read Jagger.
*ARC was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest, spoiler-free review*
Fighting the intense, gut-clenching fear, I tightened my grip, using his strong muscles to keep me upright as he washed my feet. The cloth skimmed up my legs one at a time, his hands scrubbing over and over as the foam rinsed away days of dirt and grime. The boss skipped my clothed midsection, straightened to his full height, and repeated the process with my arms, spending extra time on my dirt-caked hands and nails, and the track marks on my arms, only moving on when my skin glowed pink.
Next, he lifted my long red hair off my neck and slid the cloth across the top of my back and shoulders, then around the front to wash the exposed part of my chest where my tank top dipped low. I glanced down as his enormous, bruised and scabbed hands worked over my skin, only then realizing my white tank was completely transparent and I wasn't wearing a bra. Instinctively, my hands flew up to cover my breasts. He chuckled, a smooth, deep sound so seductive it could easily charm a roomful of people and melt every pair of panties in a five-mile radius.
"A little too late for that, doll. Seein' as I've already got a good look at everything."
Something about his cocky drawl, the crooked smirk on his face, and that single raised eyebrow felt like a challenge. My courage, boosted by the decadent lull of my best friend, heroin, had me meeting his gaze head-on. Determined to show the boss I wasn't a cowering scaredy-cat, I fingered the hem, tugged the wet tank over my head, and tossed it to the floor with a loud splat. The man's eyes widened, which only fueled my desire to make him eat his stupid words. Still staring directly into those sapphire eyes, I stuck my thumbs in the waistband of my shorts and shoved them down, stepped out, and kicked them aside. Completely naked, I stood my ground and raised my own brow in return, hands on my hips.
Our eyes were locked a few more seconds before he threw his head back and burst out laughing. The action made him look years younger than I originally believed. "You are somethin' else, you know that, doll?"
Instead of answering, I snatched the soapy washcloth from his hand and quickly finished washing my newly exposed skin.
The boss scrambled to catch the cloth I whipped at his chest before turning to storm out of the shower. I yelped when he grabbed me by the arm and yanked me toward him. The blazing heat of his chest was pressed against the bare skin of my back and I trembled from head to toe. The boss held tight and lowered his mouth to my ear.
"First, don't ever fucking throw shit at me again." Chills broke out across my skin at his angry threat. "You will not disrespect me in my own house, especially after I fucking took you in instead of killing you the second you set foot on my property. Got it?" When I didn't answer, he squeezed my upper arms until I whimpered.
"Y-yes. I get it." I struggled to keep from screaming out of pure terror. What was I thinking? Mouthing off to a drug lord while naked in his shower and a house full of his goons one floor below. I couldn't possibly be more vulnerable.
After digging his fingers in for another long moment to prove he was in charge, the boss released me and spun me around as he picked up another bottle. "Your hair is fucking disgusting. It needs to be washed." He wrinkled his nose in distaste and once more, shame flooded me with heat. This man had a way of making me feel as though I was less than human. He held out the bottle, shaking it in my face. "Either you do it, or I do, doll. But you're not getting out of here until you've cleaned the junkie stench off."
The backs of my eyes stung and my face caught fire. I couldn't look at him as I took the bottle and poured some shampoo into a shaky hand. He washed himself quickly then stood with his arms crossed over his wide chest as I lathered my hair and rinsed off under the spray.
"Again," he demanded. I bit my lip to keep from telling him to fuck off and did as I was told.
When the last suds swirled down the drain, the boss was silent as he reached around me and cut off the water. He carefully folded the washcloth, laid it on the edge of the sink, and stepped out of the shower enclosure. He handed me a towel, and picked one up for himself. I tried not to watch as he rubbed the fluffy white cloth over all of those tan muscles, but it was futile. Staring, I was mesmerized by the sight as the boss wrapped the towel around his waist and shucked his wet briefs from underneath. I gulped, knowing he was now naked beneath the soft terrycloth, a mere foot away.
When the silence became uncomfortable, I clutched my own towel to my chest, dug up what little courage I had left, and turned to face him with a huff. "We showered together and I don't even know your name."
He quirked that damn eyebrow again and smiled, white teeth gleaming in the middle of his dark designer stubble. If I didn't know he was a widely feared drug lord and a pushy, high-handed, scary motherfucker, I'd find his expression almost charming.
"I know you're The Boss, I want to know your name."
"My name is Boss," he repeated. "Or Boss Man. Either one works." As if he didn't have a care in the world, as if forcing unwilling women into a shower were an everyday occurrence, he shrugged and brushed a hand through his wet hair.
I rolled my eyes. "Fine, don't tell me." This guy was so damn frustrating. He shot me up with H, dumped me in the shower, humiliated me, washed me, but wouldn't tell me his name. Whatever. I turned my back to him.
Big mistake.
Two large hands wrapped around my shoulders, and I was jerked back against his body once more. Both of us were currently clad only in towels, his slung low around his waist and mine tucked under my armpits. There wasn't as much skin-on-skin contact as in the shower, but this felt much more intimate. Slowly, Boss spun me around to face him, and I had to muffle a frightened cry. His blue eyes were narrowed to slits, nostrils flaring. The transformation from playful to furious was immediate and absolutely terrifying. For the first time since I'd showed up on his lawn, I was truly, without a doubt, scared shitless.
This man, the one in front of me—so different from the man who laughed in the shower—is what I expected from the drug lord I heard rumors about. Horrible rumors of unspeakable acts of violence. A ruthless man to be respected and feared.
Boss pressed the length of his half-naked body against me, and growled, teeth glinting behind curled lips. "That's the second time you turned your back on me after mouthing off. I'm only going to say this once more, Miri, so listen carefully." He lowered his head and his breath ghosted across my neck. I shuddered and a whimper escaped my throat, the result of a horrifying combination of lust and fear. "You are my guest. You snuck onto my property and you're goddamn lucky I didn't let Milo shoot you on sight. No, I saved you, took your ass in, gave you your fucking heroin, and washed a couple weeks' worth of filth and scum off of you using my very expensive body wash that, incidentally, I never share with anyone. I expect you to be grateful for my hospitality and treat me with some goddamn motherfucking respect, got it?" His hands tightened around my arms incrementally as he spoke. His message was quite clear as his touch became more and more painful. I knew his thick fingers would leave bruises on my pale, fragile skin.
Legs shaking, I nearly pissed myself when faced with the lethal side of this man.
"I want to hear you say you understand, Miri." Boss let go and stepped back until his eyes bored holes into me from beneath heavy brows.
Filled with terror, my heart pounded and my breath caught in my lungs, rendering me speechless. His eyes narrowed, not happy with my silence. Somehow, I managed to choke out two words.
"I-I understand."
I sell drugs. Heroin to be specific. And I'm fucking good at my job. Enough to fight my way to the top position, controlling all of Austin's supply.
So what if I had to kill the previous boss to do it. I do what has to be done. Never cared about consequences because I never had anything to lose.
Until I met Miri. My doll. She's my weakness and somehow, my enemies found out about her.
If they hurt her, they will regret the day they ever heard my name. Boss. They call me Boss for a reason. What I say goes, including the price on the heads of anyone who dares to fuck with what belongs to me.
My Miri.
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Heather C. Leigh is the author of the Amazon best-selling Famous series. She likes to write about the 'dark' side of fame. The part that the public doesn't get to see, how difficult it is to live in a fishbowl and how that affects relationships.
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She loves the Red Sox, the Patriots, and anything chocolate (but not white chocolate, everyone knows it's not real chocolate so it doesn't count) and has left explicit instructions in her will to have her ashes snuck into Fenway Park and sneakily sprinkled all over while her family enjoys beer, hot dogs, and a wicked good time.
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All seems not to be well with the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over conflicting endorsement of Lagos State Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and other aspirants vying for the governorship position of the state under the platform of the party.
LEADERSHIP checks at the party's secretariat yesterday showed that the party was deserted with the few party faithful discussing the twists and turns that has greeted the moves by the party to have a flag bearer for the 2019 general election in the state.
The upheavals in the party came to the fore after the Lagos State Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode collected the party's nomination form and it was also discovered that two political god sons of the APC national Leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Mr. Jide Sanwolu and Dr. Obafemi Hamzat had obtained the forms to contest the position in the direct party primaries billed to come up in two weeks' time in the state.
Unlike , the past the party members were surprised that the mandate group controlled by the national party leader and his political apostles that normally produce governors in the state went ahead to endorse Sanwolu for the position fuelling the speculation that the former Governor of Lagos State Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was no longer in support of Governor Ambode's re-election.
Top party source at the APC secretariat told LEADERSHIP that, ''What has happened is very unfortunate. You journalists should have read the hand writing on the wall to know that something is fishing in Lagos APC when the governor declared his intention to re-contest in Taskforce yard, Alausa close to his office instead of APC secretariat as was the case in the past and the non of the party leaders were present.
''Did you see the Lagos APC Chairman, Tunde Balogun, former deputy state chairman Cardinal James Odunlaja Odunbaku alias Baba Eto was not there, ditto many other party leaders. These are the people that dictates what obtains in Lagos politics.''
Another source said, ''The governor got clearance from the National Leader of APC Asiwaju Bola Tinubu before going to pick the party's nomination form. He went with President Muhammadu Buhari to China. So when he came back he learnt about moves by some leaders that controls the party machinery in Lagos to unseat him.
''Though he had asked some party stalwart to collect his nomination form on his behalf, it was the conversation that he had with our leader Tinubu that encouraged him to pick the form. But the tide seemed to have changed overnight. We are still watching.''


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Senn, Helen, Banfield, Lisa, Wacher, Tim, Newby, John, Rabeil, Thomas, Kaden, Jennifer, Kitchener, Andrew C, Abaigar, Teresa, Silva, Teresa Luisa, Maunder, Mike and Ogden, Rob (2014) Splitting or lumping? A conservation dilemma exemplified by the critically endangered Dama Gazelle (Nanger dama). PLoS ONE , 9 (6). ISSN e98693
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Managers of threatened species often face the dilemma of whether to keep populations separate to conserve local adaptations and minimize the risk of outbreeding, or whether to manage populations jointly to reduce loss of genetic diversity and minimise inbreeding. In this study we examine genetic relatedness and diversity in three of the five last remaining wild populations of dama gazelle and a number of captive populations, using mtDNA control region and cytochrome b data. Despite the sampled populations belonging to the three putative subspecies, which are delineated according to phenotypes and geographical location, we find limited evidence for phylogeographical structure within the data and no genetic support for the putative subspecies. In the light of these data we discuss the relevance of inbreeding depression, outbreeding depression, adaptive variation, genetic drift, and phenotypic variation to the conservation of the dama gazelle and make some recommendations for its future conservation management. The genetic data suggest that the best conservation approach is to view the dama gazelle as a single species without subspecific divisions.
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February 27, 2005
Congratulations to the following Mabry Students who received awards at the Cobb-Paulding Regional Science & Engineering Fair that was held on Saturday, February 26th, at Wheeler High School.
Stephanie, Sarah, and Hilary all earned 1st place recognition and are eligible to go on to the State Science Competition. Stephanie and Sarah also earned the Kemira Award of Excellence which is a plaque and $100 Savings Bond awarded to only 12 individuals demonstrating exemplary work.
Krista and Grace both earned 2nd place honors and Michael earned a 3rd place award in the Fair.
I am proud of our high achieving students.
Posted by Tim Tyson at 6:02 PM
February 23, 2005
Mabry did itself proud tonight as we hosted the first Power to Learn Information Session sponsored by the superintendent. I want to express my appreciation for the heartfelt comments made by many of our Mabry teachers, parents, and students. I was especially impressed with our students' comments. They "get it!"
I found it interesting that one of our students was so outraged by what he found to be offensive and uniformed remarks made by one of the first adults to speak in the open forum, that he immediately found Mrs. DeBardeleben to ask her if he could speak at the microphone. She was a little worried that he was too angry to speak. But our student held back his anger and was able to effectively articulate why he believed his having a laptop would enhance his achievement in school. Way to go, Ben! I was proud of you.
Several of our students chose, on their own, to speak. And every single one of them did an excellent job. As one very impressed parent from another school told me, "Dr. Tyson, your students did you proud tonight." Yes, indeed, they did!
I could highlight so many of the wonderful remarks that were made, but I will just share with you the passionate comments of our 2006 Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Hartnett. She was the last person to speak, and she summed it up well. She basically told everyone that no teacher grades more writing papers than she does, and that she wants to grade even more. Laptops for students will allow her to do more work! She actually wants to do more work. She is committed to bringing her students to the highest skill level possible in their writing, and she sees student laptops as the way to do it!
Let there be no mistake. We are talking about one thing and one thing only: maximizing student academic achievement of the state performance standards. We are not talking about a keyboard and a monitor. We are talking about gifted, committed, hard-working teachers who believe in their hearts that every child having a laptop will help them attain our one goal: maximizing student academic achievement of the state performance standards. Trust these dedicated professionals. Their vision of academic excellence for each child is altruistic to its very core.
This is a transformational initiative that will shape the destiny of every child in Cobb County! As several people said, "Can we move this initiative ahead faster?!" Our superintendent's leadership with this initiative is nothing short of visionary.
Posted by Tim Tyson at 11:32 PM
February 10, 2005
Clicking on the picture below will download a PDF document we at Mabry have prepared for you. Please print and distribute it to help inform our community about The Power to Learn.
Posted by Tim Tyson at 3:10 PM
Mabry students produce such astounding technology-based projects that people mistakenly assume we have lots of state-of-the-art equipment. Nothing could be further from the truth! The vast majority of our limited technology resources are extremely out-of-date, some are even unquestionably obsolete.
Our teachers and students are working miracles managing extremely limited resources. Teachers and students clamor to gain access to laptops and the computer lab. To give you some sense of perspective: We have around 70 teachers at Mabry, and on any given day, because we have so few carts with laptops, only 4 teachers can use laptops at any given time with their classes. When we are doing online student assessment, the laptops are then unavailable for classroom use.
So many wonderful technology-based educational resources are on line now. We have pro-scopes (electronic microscopes) that connect to the computers. Our teachers need reliable computers to do the basic mechanics of teaching, assessment, and communication. Bottom line: We desperately need laptops for each student and teacher so we can use them pervasively to maximize achievement!
Posted by Tim Tyson at 10:25 AM
Now that Cobb County has selected a vendor for School Board approval for The Power to Learn, I want to provide you with more detailed information about this important opportunity for the children and teachers of Cobb County. I invite you to explore the county web site link to Power to Learn.
The superintendent will have a Power to Learn information meeting at Mabry on Wednesday, February 23, 2005, at 7:00 PM. I am eager for our parents, students, and teachers to attend this important meeting to find out essential details of the plan.
Below are some important facts about the Power to Learn laptop initiative.
- The pricing for the laptops, software and warranty, based on a four-year lease, comes to $271.26 per computer. Including support and training, the cost is approximately $350 per computer, a remarkable value made possible by the large scale of Cobb's purchase. The bid beats Maine and Michigan for comparable services. That's a savings of over 70% off retail.
- The computers will be pre-loaded with software including the Microsoft Office suite.
- The computers will be pre-loaded with Apple's iLife '05 suite, allowing students and teachers to make the most of digital movies, photos and music in school projects and presentations.
- The computers will be equipped with AirPort Extreme 54Mbps 802.11g WiFi wireless networking.
- The computers will have a Unix-based Mac OS X operating system which provides advanced security features.
- The computers will feature a full four-year warranty.
- As reported in the Dec. 9, 2004 edition of the Wall Street Journal, "Best of all, the current Mac operating system has never been attacked by a successful virus, and almost no spyware can run on it."
- Help will always be available, through a 24/7/365 help desk dedicated to Cobb County.
- The proposal to equip Cobb's teachers with iBooks is projected to come in more than $1 million under the SPLOST II budget ($10,012,100 actual vs. $11,250,000 budgeted).
- The district will negotiate with local Internet service providers to offer economical and cost-effective access from students' homes.
- Students will not be required to use a laptop.
- Repairs and service will be made at a local repair depot.
- New batteries will be provided each year for each computer.
- Phase I includes issuing iBooks to all Cobb County teachers this spring. Additionly, four demonstration sites will be picked to test the program. The demonstration sites will be established Fall 2005 and will accommodate teacher training, and research & development. The final element of Phase I is upgrading outdated technology in middle schools with new iBooks.
- Phase II would provide all high school students with laptops beginning early in 2006. Students will receive laptops when their individual schools have met readiness requirements.
- Phase III of the program would issue laptops to all middle school students. Each phase will move forward pending school board approval.
- Students will get a 12" iBook and carrying case.
- Teachers will get a 14" iBook.
Posted by Tim Tyson at 10:11 AM
February 8, 2005
Rarely does something come along in our lives that is utterly transformational. It has. And fortunately, our school district is truly visionary, setting the pace for educational excellence for the entire nation. As your principal, I can not wait for Mabry students and teachers to get their hands on these powerful tools--to have The Power to Learn!
Having easy access to such powerful tools (63,000 laptops) will transform the education of Cobb County's children by providing equal access to information for all children, making the educational environment substantially more interactive, providing access to increasingly rapid assessment feedback, making dramatic increases in lesson creativity possible, providing unprecedented possibilities for collaboration and differentiated instruction, and expanding educational opportunities for all children.
Mabry's mission is to maximize student academic achievement. I can think of no tool that would be more empowering than laptops for every child and teacher in our school! The power workspace is a digital workspace, and we would be irresponsible not to prepare our students today for their digital futures. With the laptops, children's learning space expands beyond the classroom walls and reaches out to the best resources in the entire world. Children can reach farther faster. They can manipulate information with unprecedented speed and facility. They can become producers of knowledge-based products rather than just consumers of information.
I think a lot of people may just see computers as expensive gameboys. But our teachers at Mabry see the tremendous educational value of every teacher and every student in our school having access to his/her own laptop. I just couldn't be any more excited! The future's so bright, ya gotta wear shades!!
Posted by Tim Tyson at 11:45 AM
February 5, 2005
About 125 7th grade students at Mabry studied the US Constitution and the First Amendment to see how they impact their individual lives. The students also researched the nature of writing and editing a national newspaper. They also studied a government site on the internet to learn about amendments to the Constitution. And finally, the students all read technology articles in USA TODAY.
The students then synthesized all of the information gathered from these resources and generated interview questions. These questions were written with one goal: gather as much information from the answer as possible. Twenty-three students were selected from the group to pose their question to 2 very important gentlemen in an interview setting.
The interview was a live, realtime internet videoconference, using iChatAV with an iSight camera on an Apple* PowerBook, that was projected on a large screen in the theater, so other students were able to view the videoconference. Our 2 important national guests were the Technology Reporter of USA TODAY, Kevin Maney, and Ken Paulson, the Editor in Chief of USA TODAY. This videoconference with these leaders in society was truly a meaningful real-world research project for our 7th graders. I can not tell you how excited our students were to get to see and hear these gentlemen hosted live in our theater.
And one other important note: this project covers one of the new Georgia Performance Standards in Language Arts: research. Mabry teachers are already beginning to enrich our students' academic experiences with the new performance standards.
*Apple Computer is one of Mabry's Partners in Education.
Posted by Tim Tyson at 1:43 PM
February 4, 2005
I am posting this morning from Jekyll Island, where most of our seventh grade students are participating in a field trip to the Jekyll Island 4-H Center this week (January 31 - February 4). What a fantastic location for our students to study the natural history and ecology of a barrier island. I have rarely seen this much excitement, energy and enthusiasm for learning.
Primary instruction is literally taking place "in the field," and topics include beach ecosystems, the maritime forest, and salt marsh ecology as well as other aspects of the natural history of the Georgia coast. I shot this picture just before driving over the bridge to the island. But if you really want to see some truly great photography of students having a blast learning, check out Mr. Swanson's BioBlog!
A very, very special thank you to our 7th grade science teachers for planning this trip and making it possible for our students! They put in a tremendous amount of extra work. I also want to thank our other 7th grade teachers for their support in chaperoning and "holding down the instructional fort" at home. And finally, thanks to all of the moms and dads who were brave enough to chaperone as well as all of those parents who made this trip possible for their children. This is yet another reason why our students don't just attend Mabry; they attend mabry.cool!
Posted by Tim Tyson at 4:15 AM
February 1, 2005
In anticipation of Mabry's Fourth Annual Film Festival, which will be held on April 19, 2005 (Mark your calendars now!), we are proud to announce that every eighth grade student is currently involved in producing a two-minute broadcast quality movie directly related to their curriculum. The theme for this year's film festival is Celebrate Achievement!
The students are making these movies in their foreign language classes, as well as Georgia Studies. While this instructional activity is straining our technology resources to the very limit (Have I mentioned before that every child needs a laptop?!), I couldn't be any more pleased! I am proud of these teachers who have undertaken this monumental activity, as well as our extremely talented students.
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I have helped many credit worthy families purchase homes using Seller Paid DPA in the past and have an extremely low default rate on these transactions. If we have no more DPA then we will have to rely on the Government which means using our taxpayer dollars. Seller paid DPA did not use TaxPayer dollars. Seller Paid DPA used behind good underwriting guidelines is vital to the housing industry and our economy!
I recently closed 2 transactions with homebuyers who used Ameridream own payment assistance. One was a Registered Nurse, the other a Union Journeyman Carpenter. Both of these deserving folks had good credit and income, but they lacked a down payment. The DPA program works and should be reinstituted. I support HR 6694.
Sincerely, Terry Johnson
Past President, Oregon Association of Mortgage Professionals
Loan Originator, BB&T
Past President MBA of Tallahassee
To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing to you today to urge the continuance of seller paid down payment assistance. I have been in the lending business for nearly a decade. I am involved in my community through the Board of Realtors, MBA, and The Women's Council of Realtors.
My concerns with the elimination of seller paid down payment assistance are twofold. The first concern is market affect. The real estate market is doing its best to absorb foreclosures and losses. While it is agreed that high LTV financing has some blame. The elimination of this program will amplify the already glutted market. Secondly, seller paid down payment assistance helps families achieve their dreams. In a market where clients are already burden with increased expenses, home ownership may vanish for many clients if these programs are eliminated. In short we hurt our market and our citizens.
AmeriDream is a program of which I have been proud to be associated with in today's market. It has helped many Americans fulfill the Dream. If the seller funded down payment assistance is more of a risk, possibly consider a pricing adjustment, or a minimum credit score requirement. I just believe that the elimination would prove devastating.
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"I have worked with GMAC Mortgage in Jackson, MS for 3 years and we utilize AmeriDream several times a month for down payment assistance. I can truthfully tell you that this entire time, I have nothing but positive things to say about both your organization and AmeriDream's employees. When I first started working here, I was a retired welding inspector fresh from a 20-year career in the US Navy. Needless to say, I knew nothing of mortgages, much less AmeriDream. Personnel I encountered were patient with me, and helped me learn about the program and the application process. Today, I know that when I submit an application, I will receive a response normally within no longer than 4 hours-often times, it is much sooner. The people I speak with are always, kind, helpful and professional, without exception.
"We have the opportunity to utilize other down payment assistance programs, but we choose to work with AmeriDream. I look forward to a continued relationship with AmeriDream and please convey my sincerest appreciation to the people of AmeriDream for making this such a positive aspect of my job."
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Last Updated: 26/10/18 12:26pm
Jordan Willis is set to miss out again when Coventry host Doncaster in League One on Saturday.
The defender was absent from the Sky Blues' 4-2 victory at Bradford in midweek because of a knee problem and, although it is not expected to be a long-term absence, he is likely to sit out this game too.
Right-back Jack Grimmer made the bench on Tuesday after recovering from a calf tear and should be involved again while left-back Brandon Mason is also in contention following a hip problem. Max Biamou (knee) is Coventry's only long-term absentee.
Mallik Wilks remains available for selection for Doncaster despite a crown court appearance hanging over him. The 19-year-old, who is on loan from Leeds, pleaded not guilty to charges of violent disorder and actual bodily harm at Leeds Magistrates Court this week.
Doncaster will be without defenders Andy Butler and Niall Mason after both picked up their fifth yellow cards of the season against Sunderland in midweek. Midfielder Tommy Rowe's hamstring injury has kept him sidelined since early September.
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Coventry are winless in their last four league games against Doncaster (D1 L3) since a 1-0 win in March 2013.
Doncaster have only ever kept one clean sheet in their 12 league visits to Coventry (W3 D2 L7), doing so in a 2-0 win in the Championship in April 2012.
Coventry have won four consecutive league games - they last went on a longer run in February 1998 (run of five) whilst in the Premier League.
Doncaster have lost three of their last five league games (W1 D1) having lost just one of their opening 10 League One games this season (W6 D3 L1).
Coventry City boss Mark Robins has never won a home league game against Doncaster as a manager in three previous attempts (D2 L1), with this his first since a goalless draw in September 2013 whilst in charge of Huddersfield Town in the Championship.


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We are now in full swing of the '017 film season. It's early and we are still waiting for any stand out films but, as we roll into February and spring is on the horizon so to are big name movies. Slow down, February is another dump month like January, there's a reason we don't get films like Guardians of the Galaxy 2 this month. However, there is a high probability that we may be in for the best DC film of the year. Let's get into it shall we, and look at the five movies we're most excited to see next month…
5. Rings
19 years after the original Japanese film, and 15 years since it's American adaptation, the hit horror film, The Ring returns for a sequel. It is hard to remember a plot to the first film, if there was one. A demon/ghost stuck in a video tape? The question is, was the long wait for the sequel a hunt for a quality screenplay, or is this a cash grab Independence Day style.
4. The Great Wall
I want to make a joke about Trump, or about the white washing of Hollywood, the fruit is hanging way too low for me. This film may look like a big budget mess but it has a couple of things going for it. For one, the concept is pretty solid and had they cast properly we would all be more intrigued. Second, Max Brooks is one of the collaborative writers and if there is one thing Max Brooks knows its zombies, as the author of World War Z (the book, the movie was not so much his fault) and Zombie Survival Guide.
3. The Space Between Us
The film about the first boy born on Mars and the power of online dating that brings him to Earth. Or something like that. The movie features a solid cast, depending on your feelings about Asa Butterfield (not a fan (other than Ender's Game)) and features the same amazing director talents of 2009's biggest Oscar snub, The Hannah Montana Movie. You know what, I dunno about this anymore. There is a chance.
2.Fist Fight
This just looks too funny. Reminding me of 1987's Three O'Clock High film, which I loved. This movie pits former NWA member Ice Cube against wiry, hilarious, Charlie Day, in a high school clash of the teachers. The supporting cast rounds out what should be a great comedy with, Tracy Morgan, Christina Hendricks, and Jillian Bell.
1. The Lego Batman Movie
I like Batman. I like Lego. I like The Lego Movie. I like Batman from The Lego Movie. All signs point to this film being a sure thing. And, I couldn't be more excited, you can be sure that the kids and I will be hitting this on the big screen. For what looks like not only the best DC movie of the year, but also, the best animated movie of the year. Why are we not talking about Zach Galifianakis playing the Joker? That is ridiculously awesome casting, and he has a real shot at being one of the best Jokers behind Mark Hamill and Heath Ledger. Then there is Jenny Slate as Harley Quinn, Billy Dee Williams as Two-Face, Michael Cera as Robin, the list goes on with its brilliance and potential.
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Mold Prevention – Mold Infestation
Mold Prevention is all about taking steps to reduce the likelihood of mold. It's important to understand how mold grows for your health, property value and peace of mind. Before you can understand mold prevention, you need to understand mold. Let's start by learning the difference between toxic mold, commonly referred to as "Black Mold" and good mold.
Mold Prevention – Good Mold and Bad Mold
Good Mold
Not all mold is harmful to humans. Mold is a fungus that develops in the atmosphere when the conditions are right. There are lots of good molds that naturally develop and can be used to our advantage. These molds can actually be good for us! Mold is used in many different industries, two of the most common are the medical industry and the food industry.
If you've ever eaten a Mushroom, then you've eaten mold! Cheese is another example of mold in food. Blue Cheese is probably the most obvious, but most high end cheeses get their unique taste from mold. This is done through a carefully monitored aging process in a controlled environment. Everything from temperature, moisture and lighting is taken into account. Please DO NOT grow mold on food yourself and eat it! It's very dangerous! The food industry has to follow strict laws and guidelines in order to operate and they also have years of experience!
Bad Mold
Bad mold is commonly referred to as "Black Mold" by the general public. There are many different types of toxic mold, not all of them are "Black" and Just because it's black doesn't mean its toxic mold either! Toxic mold comes in many different colors like white, yellow and green to name a few.
These toxic molds usually grow on organic building materials such as drywall and wood. Toxic mold can be deadly and professional help is always recommended when dealing mold. The Mold Men use state-of-the-art products to remediate toxic mold and we never touch it without containment suits and respirators.
Mold Prevention – Measuring Mold
Mold is measured by the number of spores that are present in a particular area. This measurement is called parts per million, or (PPM). The Mold Men of Pittsburgh offers detailed testing to measure the PPM. This gives us the information we need to properly remediate and remove the mold. It also tells us the type of mold and its toxicity.
Mold Prevention – Indoor Mold
There's a difference between outdoor mold and indoor mold. Generally, mold should not be present indoors in high concentrations. Low levels of indoor, non-toxic mold can be natural and should not cause a problem. High levels of toxic mold spores can be an indicator that indoor atmospheric conditions are out of balance.
There are certain types of mold found indoors. These toxic molds thrive in dark and wet conditions with little to no air flow. These molds are generally referred to as "wet molds". Wet molds are problematic and unhealthy. Some of these wet molds can be highly toxic and dangerous at even low levels. Stachybotrus and Chaetomium are two examples of toxic wet molds. Other types of mold produce what's called micro-toxins. These micro-toxins can be a problem for the structure of a building and humans.
This basic understanding of mold is important to know when starting the mold prevention process.
Mold Prevention – A Wet Feeding Source
- Mold needs a water source in order to feed.
- Mold needs a feeding source like drywall or some other building material.
- Mold thrives in dark stagnant places with high levels of moisture.
Mold Prevention – Materials
Mold thrives on certain types of building materials.
- Building materials are the main feeding source of toxic mold. These type of materials are drywall, wallboard, ceiling tile, unfinished wood, the backing material on carpets, and on any product with a high consistency of paper.
Mold Prevention – Entrapment
- Mold grows in concealed and confined places with high levels of moisture and low light conditions.
- building materials in these areas are a breeding ground for mold.
- Some of the best places for mold to grow are behind walls, in attics and in basements.
Mold Prevention – Temperature
Mold spores grow, feed and spread at a more rapid rate when the temperature is between 65°F and 100°F. The problem is that this range is normal for most indoor environments.
- Inadequate ventilation and air flow
- Poor insulation and not allowing a building to breathe
- Low light or no light
- Warm temperatures
When you couple all of these things together you get the perfect conditions for mold. If you want to take mold prevention steps, then you need to make sure that you follow these guidelines. A water source such as leaky pipes are going to be the trigger that starts the mold growth. Out of all the conditions listed above, Water is probably the one thing within our control! Keeping certain areas in your home dry will prevent the mold from ever growing and save you money in the long run.
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