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Media Control Center (MCC) Policies
The Washington College of Law Audio/Visual department provides the following services:
- Assistance with classroom AV equipment.
- Video/audio taping of classes, including webcasting and podcasting.
- Video project editing and consultation.
Procedures for audio/visual requests:
- Only professors, or faculty assistants on behalf of professors, may request that classes be recorded.
- All requests must be made through EMS or emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Requests for weekday support must be made a minimum of (1) business day in advance.
- Requests for weekend requests must be made by the Wednesday prior.
- Note: Neither of the Student Lounges have built-in technology systems. We do not recommend using these spaces for events that require recording, unless all other venues are booked.
Please note: No equipment may leave the Washington College of Law. MCC does not provide assistance at outside locations. With sufficient notice (a minimum of (3) business days), we may be able to assist you in arranging video recording through a 3rd party vendor).
Types of Recordings:
- Podcasts - Audio Only, posted to MyWCL class page by the Web Team after editing.
- Webcasts - Audio and Video, a weblink will be emailed to you for you to post on your MyWCL page or for other distribution to your students.
- Video - Class recorded to DVD and sent to the Library Circulation Desk, unless otherwise specified. DVDs can be held for pick-up, but DVDs held for longer than two weeks may be discarded.
* Please allow at least one business day for all podcasts and webcasts to be completed and processed. Additional processing may be needed for classes or events over three hours in duration.
Recording Storage and Retention:
Webcast links remain active for a year. If you would like them disabled sooner or enabled longer, please let us know.
Podcast are available within MyWCL course pages and may be removed by the professor or their assistants at their discretion. MCC will not remove these links.
DVDs of classes are held by the library at the circulation desk. All class recordings are held until the end of the semester.
Equipment and Other Services:
Microphones - A limited supply of microphones are available upon request. Microphones can only be used in rooms 100, 101, 401, 402, 503, 524, 601, 602, 603 and the student lounges. No more than 4 microphones are allowed per room, with the exception of 603, which can accommodate up to 10.
Podiums - Podiums (with or without a microphone) are available for use in the student lounges, dining room, the lobby and room 600. All other rooms should have a tabletop lectern available for use. If the lectern is missing, please contact the Facilities office for a replacement.
Plasma Carts - Two plasma carts are available for use in rooms without projection systems (like Room 600, the Dining Room and the Student Lounges). For use in the hallways or lobby permission must first be granted by the Facilities department.
PowerPoint - PowerPoint assistance is available upon request. Please note that you are responsible for whatever materials or PowerPoints you wish to show. Materials should be brought to the classroom on a flash drive or retrieved through email. MCC does not create PowerPoint presentations for classes or events.
Cameras/Tripods - While MCC has cameras and tripods, these are for recording classes in classrooms without built-in cameras. Schedule ahead with MCC for recording of classes and events in these smaller rooms.
Video Projects - MCC is able to provide assistance with the editing of video projects and clips before and after each semester. In-semester, MCC may be able to help with smaller projects, however resources may be more limited. Please prepare in advance as much detail as possible for these projects. Please allow at least (3) business days or more for the completion of these projects, depending on the size and scope of the project.
CD/DVD Duplication - MCC can create copies of CDs and DVDs for classes and events. Please provide a master copy of the CD or DVD to be copied along with the blank media. You are responsible for any labels or cases for these copies. Please allow at least (1) business day per 50 copies. While MCC checks as many copies as possible, please make sure your master copy is functional, and understand that some copies may be defective in larger batches. Blank and Master CDs must be CD-Rs and blank DVDs must be DVD+Rs, although master copies for DVDs can be DVD-Rs.
MCC does not lend out equipment. To borrow a digital video or still camera, please visit the Library which maintains a limited supply of small HD video cameras and still cameras for check out.
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Bomb: The Race to Build-and Steal-the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
Reading Level: Grades 5 and up
Bomb reads like an edge-of -your- seat spy novel, but it's all true. It tells of the Herculean effort behind building the bomb, the desperate arms race with Germany that will decide WWII, the heroic efforts of Norwegein resistance fighters, and the spies determined to steal the plans for the Soviet Union. The story of the scientific genius behind the bomb, the politics, the military heroics, and the espionage make this a thrilling read where truth is far more exciting than fiction.
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Topic: Non-stop tiredness, always sleeping
My Mom, diagnosed with CC, who has not even started chemo yet, spends a great majority of the day asleep in bed. She wakes up to eat, but usually get tired within an hour as her limit and goes back to sleep.
She has been like this for the past two months. Does anybody else experience this symptom outside of chemo causing it? I don't think it's calories related because she is definitely getting the required daily amount.


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New dehydration method ensures inexpensiv granulated food of high quality
The Norwegian company Dtech AS - a spin-off of SINTEF and NTNU - is in the process of building a large factory on the basis of the results obtained by the three scientists.
The new plant will supply the international food industry with dried maize and dried peas - ingredients which will end up in dried soups and powdered casserole dishes all over the world.
Helge Rosvold | alfa
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Strong light-matter coupling in these semiconducting tubes may hold the key to electrically pumped lasers
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At first glance, the proximity sensor appears to be nothing special: a thin, elastic layer of silicone onto which black square surfaces are printed, but these...
3-D shape acquisition using water displacement as the shape sensor for the reconstruction of complex objects
A global team of computer scientists and engineers have developed an innovative technique that more completely reconstructs challenging 3D objects. An ancient...
Physicists have developed a new technique that uses electrical voltages to control the electron spin on a chip. The newly-developed method provides protection from spin decay, meaning that the contained information can be maintained and transmitted over comparatively large distances, as has been demonstrated by a team from the University of Basel's Department of Physics and the Swiss Nanoscience Institute. The results have been published in Physical Review X.
For several years, researchers have been trying to use the spin of an electron to store and transmit information. The spin of each electron is always coupled...
What is the mass of a proton? Scientists from Germany and Japan successfully did an important step towards the most exact knowledge of this fundamental constant. By means of precision measurements on a single proton, they could improve the precision by a factor of three and also correct the existing value.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A federal lawsuit seeks information on the Columbus city school district's use of timeout rooms for children with severe emotional and behavioral problems.
The lawsuit filed by the Ohio Legal Rights Service was sparked by a parent's complaint to the agency that her autistic son had been placed in such a room where he contracted a staph infection.
The lawsuit filed Monday said the student was afraid of the room and afraid of returning to school.
The lawsuit alleges the district has failed to provide the legal rights group with documents it requested about the rooms, including how many the district has and the names of students placed in them during this school year.
District spokesman Jeff Warner told the Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/yRrxTT ) the district's lawyers are reviewing the lawsuit.
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The hiring of temporary workers is exploding across the U.S. economy except in Utah.
Outside the Beehive state, companies from Wal-Mart to General Motors to PepsiCo increasingly are turning to temps and to a much larger universe of freelancers, contract workers and consultants. Combined, those workers number nearly 17 million people who have only tenuous ties to the companies that pay them about 12 percent of everyone with a job.
But here in Utah, there has been a noticeable decline in the pace of such hiring, said Nic Dunn, spokesman for the Utah Department of Workforce Services.
"Companies are a lot more confident in the economy here than elsewhere in the country," he said. "And that makes them more comfortable when it comes to hiring workers on a more permanent basis."
Historically when times are tough economically, as they remain throughout most of the country, lingering uncertainty about the future on the part of employers often results in an increase in the hiring of temporary workers.
"Temp jobs usually see a lot of growth right after a recession, because it gives businesses the ability to be flexible and nimble while navigating a still fragile economy," Dunn said.
The result has been that the number of temps nationally has jumped more than 50 percent since the recession ended four years ago to nearly 2.7 million the most on government records dating to 1990. In no other sector has hiring come close.
It's a different story in Utah.
From May 2012 to May 2013, the number of Utahns filling temporary jobs grew by just 2.2 percent, far lower than the nation's 7.5 percent temp job growth, according to data from the Department of Workforce Services.
"Utah turned to temp jobs after the recession, just like the national economy," Dunn said. "But unlike the national economy, Utah pivoted back to more stable areas of job growth much quicker because our economic engine roared out of the recession much more aggressively and quickly."
Nationally, the use of temps has extended into sectors that seldom used them in the past professional services, for example, which include lawyers, doctors and information technology specialists.
Temps typically receive low pay, few benefits and scant job security. That makes them less likely to spend freely, so temp jobs don't tend to boost the economy the way permanent jobs do. More temps and contract workers also help explain why pay has barely outpaced inflation since the recession ended.
Beyond economic uncertainty, Ethan Harris, global economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, thinks more lasting changes are taking root.
"There's been a generational shift toward a less committed relationship between the firm and the worker," Harris says.
An Associated Press survey of 37 economists in May found that three-quarters thought the increased use of temps and contract workers represented a long-standing trend.
Typical of that trend is Latrese Carr, who was hired by a Wal-Mart in Glenwood, Ill., two months ago on a 90-day contract. She works 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., helping unload trucks and restocking shelves. Her pay is $9.45 an hour. There's no health insurance or other benefits.
Carr, 20, didn't particularly want the overnight shift.
"I needed a job," she says.
The store managers have said some temps will be kept on permanently, Carr says, depending on their performance.
Carr isn't counting on it.
The trend toward contract workers was intensified by the depth of the recession and the tepid pace of the recovery. A heavy investment in long-term employment isn't a cost all companies want to bear anymore.
"There's much more appreciation of the importance of having flexibility in the workforce," says Barry Asin of Staffing Industry Analysts, a consulting firm.
Susan Houseman, an economist at the Upjohn Institute of Employment Research, says companies want to avoid having too many employees during a downturn, just as manufacturers want to avoid having too much inventory if demand slows.
"You have your just-in-time workforce," Houseman says. "You only pay them when you need them."
This marks a shift from what economists used to call "labor hoarding": Companies typically retained most of their staff throughout recessions, hoping to ride out the downturn.
"We clearly don't have that anymore," says Sylvia Allegretto, an economist at the University of California, Berkeley.
The result is that temps and contract workers have become fixtures at large companies. Business executives say they help their companies stay competitive. They also argue that temp work can provide valuable experience.
"It opens more doors for people to enter the labor market," says Jeff Joerres, CEO of ManpowerGroup, a workplace staffing firm.
But Houseman's research has found that even when jobs are classified as "temp to permanent," only 27 percent of such assignments lead to permanent positions.
About one-third of temporary workers work in manufacturing. Temps can be found on production lines, repairing machinery and stocking goods in warehouses. About a fifth are administrative.
Shortages of doctors and nurses have led some hospitals to turn to temp agencies. Staffing Industry Analysts forecasts that spending on temporary doctors will grow 10 percent this year and next.
Some school districts now turn to temp firms for substitute teachers. This lets them avoid providing retirement benefits, which union contracts might otherwise require.
Manufacturing unions have pushed back against the trend, with limited success.
"We run into this across all the various industries where we represent people," says Tony Montana, a spokesman for the USW, which represents workers in the steel, paper, and energy industries.
Todd Miller, CEO of software company Gwabbit in Carmel Valley, Calif., says about a third of his 20 employees are temporary. An additional one-third are contractors.
He says he's had no trouble filling such positions. People are "willing to entertain employment possibilities that they would not have six or seven years ago," Miller says.
If the economy were to accelerate, Miller says he might hire more permanent staff. But "I don't have tremendous confidence in this economy."
Only the health care and leisure and hospitality sectors have added more jobs during the recovery. But each is roughly five times as large as the temp industry. The proportion of all jobs in the temp industry is about 2 percent, just below a record set in 2000.
Temp hiring has accelerated even though the economy has 2.4 million fewer jobs than it did five years ago. Temp jobs made up about 10 percent of jobs lost to the recession. Yet they've made up nearly 20 percent of the jobs gained since the recession ended.
A survey of companies with more than 1,000 employees by Staffing Industry Analysts found they expect 18 percent of their workforces to be made up of temps, freelancers or contract workers this year, up from 16 percent in 2012.
Shane Watson, who in November lost a job providing tech support for Blackberry maker Research In Motion, says contract work has helped him recover. He's on his third such position. Still, Watson, 36, misses the security of a permanent job.
Wal-Mart says it's been hiring disproportionately more temporary workers. "Flexible associates," it calls them. Spokesman Dave Tovar says temps allow store managers to provide permanent workers with more reliable schedules.
Online competitors are seeking to upend the temp industry just as Amazon and eBay disrupted retail. Employers spent $1 billion last year hiring workers for short-term projects through online labor exchanges, such as oDesk and Elance, according to Staffing Industry Analysts. That's 67 percent more than in the previous year.
Freelancers in the online exchanges can be evaluated by employers, post portfolios and take online tests to demonstrate their abilities.
Gary Swart, CEO of oDesk, says his clients are mainly small or startup companies. But giants like AOL and Unilever are using the service, too.
When Hans Hess of Arlington, Va., was seeking a lawyer to do a trademark search for his Elevation Burger chain, he turned to Elance. He found a lawyer to do it for under $500.
"When I was using a big law firm, it could cost me $5,000 to get to the point of just filing a trademark," Hess says.
Gigwalk recruits temps for brief projects in retail, merchandising and marketing. Anyone who downloads Gigwalk's app can see pinpoints on a map signifying available jobs nearby.
Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo, used Gigwalk this year to hire workers to check in-store displays of its products to ensure that a seasonal promotion was being handled properly.
"You can hire 10,000 people for 10 to 15 minutes," says Gigwalk CEO Bob Bahramipour. "When they're done, those 10,000 people just melt away."
Associated Press writer Christopher S. Rugaber and Tribune staff writer Steven Oberbeck contributed to this story.
Utah's temp-job growth
Year • Average annual temp-job growth
2010 • +18.7 percent
2011 • +9.8 percent
2012 • +7.5 percent
2013* • +2.2 percent
Year • Overall Utah job growth
2010 • -1 percent
2011 • +2.4 percent
2012 • +3.8 percent
2013* • +2.6 percent
* May 2012 to May 2013
Source: Utah Department of Workforce Services


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If anybody were around to ask me how I cope with looking after my wife who has moderate alzheimers, I would have to honestly say I do not, I tolerate it for the sake of my wife, I do cope but this is how you feel on a daily basis,
If anybody were around to ask me how I cope with looking after my wife who has moderate alzheimers, I would have to honestly say I do not, I tolerate it for the sake of my wife, I do cope but this is how you feel on a daily basis,
Beautiffully put - your post has struck a cord with me. x
I know what you mean, I just muddle through and do the best I can but don't feel as though I am coping,
It's a bit like becoming a parent for the very first time. It doesn't come with an instruction manual - yet here you are, feeling totally responsible for this person's care & welfare. And you haven't a clue what to do, but somehow, taking each day and each new wrinkle (most of them yours acquired through stress!) you learn and time passes with you both still surviving, somehow. That's how I fell about it anyway.
Hi Allthings,
I think also that "coping" is where it still looks ok to the outside world - where all looks as though it is running along the normal channels.
As to whether it means there is anything further than keeping up appearances and completing the daily tasks of washing, dressing, eating, domestic chores etc....
Have you got rid of your cold yet? There seem to have been some really nasty bugs around which have left people either with a filthy cough, or under par for weeks afterwards. That won't be helping you either; managing someone else's life when all you want to do is just sleep or rest is a big ask.
It is only now that I'm in the "after" stage that I realise just how run down I had become, and how worried and tired I was all the time just trying to keep those plates spinning. I was "coping", but there wasn't anything much else in my life. There aren't any easy answers, but perhaps I was trying to do too much and should have got more help in hindsight....
Look after yourself xxx
I`m sure you cope better than you give yourself credit for.
Many carers don`t see how brilliant they are because they are too tired and stressed to be able to step back and look objectively at their own lives and how they live.
It is only now my husband is in residential care, I read posts from others still in the thick of 24/7 caring and wonder how I managed it.
Former Carer
I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet
About me
thanks for all the replies, thanks the cold has gone but not totally, nicoise, still sniffling it starting to annoy me, I have always wanted to play the guitar so have booked some lessons, also i am a member of a running club but it has been a struggle recently my running has been below par but have picked up this week and feeling more optimistic, just trying to get into a routine i am happy with and try to settle down a bit, not been able to do that since my wifes diagnosis last august.I have to get my head round that it could be many years of caring, or possible not. no one knows the future or wants to know, but i think the key is to be positive all the time and ignore all the negative things that come into your head and work very hard to make every day a happy one


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By Mark Russinovich
Published: November 15, 2012
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Tunnel the Nessus web interface (8843) over your ssh session back to localhost:8834
Hi all,
So I have an issue, in which I setup a reverse ssh connection on a virtual backtrack instance, which connects to a relay server of mine. As a result of this I can ssh into my relay server and then ssh into the virtual backtrack instance and have shell access...keep in mind this is working all over port 80 from the virtual machine side to the relay server with a public ip...logically it looks like this :
My issues is...I need a way to leverage this reverse ssh connection and perform a remote desktop over port 80 .....or make another reverse ssh connection over port 80 with a remote desktop application...I mainly need this because I need to run tools like nessus and need to access the GUI of virtual backtrack instance so that I can use the browser to run nessus....any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!! Please help!
Tunnel the Nessus web interface (8843) over your ssh session back to localhost:8834
I'm a compulsive post editor, you might wanna wait until my post has been online for 5-10 mins before quoting it as it will likely change.
I know I seem harsh in some of my replies. SORRY! But if you're doing something illegal or posting something that seems to be obvious BS I'm going to call you on it.
Thanks Thorin,
what i actually ended up doing is using the x11 protocol via ssh...so basically I SSH into my relay server and then from this terminal I SSH to my dropbox VM via the following command
ssh -C -X -p 22 firstname.lastname@example.com
-C= compression
-x = tunnels the x11 protocol
-p= ssh port
once I do this...I'm dropped into the terminal of the virtual VM...then from the terminal I can spawn any application you want thats on the virtual vm side...so now if i want to access the firefox browser of I just type "firefox"..really simple...but can be a bit slow
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J. E. Caldwell & Company was founded in 1839 and was one of Philadelphia's premier jewelry stores for over 150 years. This jewelry house is known for creating the best of tomorrow while retaining the importance of the past heritage of its jewelry design and silversmith tradition.
The decade of the 1960s brought the wearing of rings to an all time high. Whether enrobed in multiple rings on the hands or even on each finger, rings were everywhere. Striking and dramatic, a luxuriously rich emerald cut natural pyrope almandine garnet of an estimated 6.8 carats displays its glorious deeply saturated red wine with red purple hues in a clean and simple mount of 14k white gold. On each side majestic columns of brilliant cut diamonds (6 in all) with a total estimated weight of .36 carats, I-J color and VS2 clarity declare instant attention.
Date: Circa 1970.


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Video from the interclub held at caged steel few weeks back.
The rules were amateur with head shots.
I think all the fighters on the day were awesome! Everyone put on a brilliant show of what martial arts is all about! Loved it!
The official results are
U70kg Winner = Sam Wilkinson from A.O. MMA
U77kg Winner = James Nardone from Factory BJJ
U84kg Winner = Luke Copcut from Manvers MMA
U93kg Winner = Ross Price from Manvers MMA
O93kg Winner = Mick Render from Caged Steel
The music is abit diffrent, gives it a diffrent feel to the usual heavy stuff!...
I think its pretty sweet , hopfully you like it!
Oh if any fighters who fought on the interclub dont appear on the video im sorry! I had to keep switching batterys and i missed a couple.
There will be a dvd avalible. But again it doesnt have every single fight.


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The contemporary design of this planter is timeless. The simple lines let the beauty of the sandstone come through while not competing with plant materials.
The Regency Planter is available in three diameters: 24", 30" and 36" with five color choices: creme, terra cotta, limestone, pewter and tan.
This sandstone product is handcast using a dry mix technique. Dry-cast stone has been around for centuries and has proven itself to be a durable, attractive and high-quality alternative to other materials such as terra-cotta, plastic, clay, fiberglass or concrete in garden and architectural ornamentation.
The nature of reconstituted stone has a number of advantages, one of which is the way that it ages much like natural stone developing a rich patina quite rapidly.
All sandstone products come with a 10-year warranty against manufacturing defects, including freeze/thaw damage.
This is a made-to-order item. Once your order is placed, fabrication begins. Fabrication takes approximately 4 weeks. Transit time is generally 1 week. Once an order is placed and fabrication begins, you may not cancel your order.
Please call or email to request a quote. 410-672-0082.


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Dick Morris is still struggling to explain why his predictions for a Romney landslide on election day were so flagrantly wrong. And during an appearance on the Sean Hannity show, he made what I think is an important admission, even while claiming that he really believed it:
"I called it as I saw it from the polling, and I did the best I could — and I also worked very hard for Romney…I spoke about what I believed, and I think that there was a period of time when the Romney campaign was falling apart, people were not optimistic, nobody thought there was a chance of victory. And I felt that it was my duty at that point to go out and say what I said. And at the time that I said it, I believe I was right."
I believe him when he says that he made those predictions in order to help the Romney campaign, but I don't believe him when he says he really believed what he was saying. Why? Because Morris was a campaign manager and strategist, and a pretty good one. There's no way in hell he could actually have believed that. In an identical situation where he was actually being paid as a strategist, there's no way he would have told his client that he was going to win in a landslide.
I can guarantee you that Romney's campaign managers did not believe that they were going to win in a landslide. They probably did believe that they could win a very narrow victory if everything broke right for them, and the polls were close enough for that to be a realistic possibility, but only someone completely blind to reality and borderline delusional could have believed it would be an easy win.


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Thread: Help me understand some basics
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Help me understand some basics
Please correct me where needed and help me understand the nature of compound bows. I currently shoot a 60" 50# PSE recurve and am trying to decide which compound would suit me. I'll use it for 3D and target, not likely to hunt but prefer a bow that could be used for hunting over one that is a pure target type.
So, here is my confusion:
I 'think' I know the "back wall" is when you draw the string all the way back to a point where it will not come back any further.
I also believe the "valley" is the range of the draw just before you hit the back wall and the draw force of the string in the valley is greatly reduced.
I'm guessing that "creep" is when you purposely relax your pull at the back wall and let the string move through the valley toward that point when the cam/s suddenly increase the pull of the string. (do you purposely do this before triggering the release, so you shoot from within the valley or do you shoot from the wall?)
Assuming I have that correct, here is my question:
My recurve is 50 pounds draw weight so I 'think' I know what 50 pounds draw weight feels like....
If I had a 50 pound compound bow, where during the draw cycle, if ever, would I feel the same force that I feel on my recurve?
I'm guessing, shortly after beginning to draw until I hit the valley?
The main reason for my question is to learn if I should be looking for a compound bow of the same draw weight as my recurve. If a compound bow will enable me to move upp to more draw weight then i want to take advantage of that.
My main reason for wanting a compound bow is I want to increase my range and shoot faster and flatter than my recurve.
I'm a total rookie to archery, just bought the recurve to join my rookie daughter and discovered I love shooting arrows at stuff.
Last edited by Enchilada Jones; 10-19-2012 at 08:36 PM.
everything you are thinking or assuming is pretty much correct other than you dont want to purposely creep forward from full draw when you are shooting. shooting from the valley used to be much more popular when bows had round wheels and larger valleyss, but the current crop is easier to shoot from the wall. if you can handle a 50 pound recurve comfortably you'll be able to easily handle a 50 or 60 pound compound. the draw force will peak roughly 1/4 to 1/3 of the way into the draw and will remain close to peak until you roll into the valley at the end. with a 60 pound compound with 80% letoff you'll only be holding around 12 pounds at full draw.
here's some good info you can look over.
You've come to the right place !
to this site !
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X3 and J.C. has it all covered.FBSA Member
If your shooting a 50 pound recurve it would be a safe bet that you would have no problem shooting yp to a 70 pound compound bow, although I couldn't see when a person would want to shoot anywhere near that weight for paper punching. I shoot 60 to 70 pounds on my hunting bow and struggle to properly shoot a 45 pound recurve. they are two different animals.
and like was said earlier....creep bad
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Thanks for the help everyone.
I bought a compound bow yesterday, a Diamond Outlaw 50-60 lbs.
I had read where the string rode high on the idler wheel and there was a history of derailing from inexperienced users so it wasn't on my list even though it had all the features I wanted. When I saw two of them for sale side by side, one having a wheel with a deeper groove to contain the string I decided to go ahead and buy it.
I had read about the way the cam has a really abrupt way of taking off when letting the draw down but after trying it out in the store I determined I can cope with that.
After shooting about a hundred arrows I can say I got a bow that I like a LOT!
For $550 with sight, rest, quiver, strap, stabilizer and D loop I guess I did ok.
I had been watching used bow prices and availability in my area and nothing was close to what I ended up with.
I'm impressed with the accuracy of this bow, I imagine it will keep me going for a long time.
Thanks again!
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What was once a field of prairie grasses has been turned into an ornate railway garden that demonstrates how captured stormwater adds not only to the project's beauty, but also to its functionality.
Opened in spring 2011, large winding walkways allow visitors to stroll through the garden. Mountains of natural stone up to 14 feet high are set to create a miniature world for G-scale model trains. These trains, which are about 1/24 actual size, meander through the scenery on more than 3000 feet of track through mountains and valleys, past waterfalls, and along streams. The trains cross more than 30 bridges, and pass through educational vignettes, which teach visitors about the impact of railroads in the early 20th century.
Permeable concrete pavement contributes to the project's sustainability. Captured rainwater irrigates the specialized plants, falls as petite waterfalls in delicate vignettes, and flows in the miniaturized streams and rivers throughout the exhibit. This water is captured through 493 yards of permeable pavement and from building and foundation drains. A pond in the northwest corner of the site stores the rainwater until it is reused in the complex irrigation and stream system.
The project surpassed the owner's desire to create a sustainable addition to its facility with this cutting-edge approach to sustainability.
OWNER: Taltree Arboretum & Gardens, Valparaiso, Ind.
CONCRETE PRODUCER: Smith Ready Mix, Valparaiso
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Conservative Media Criticize "Deranged" NRA Ad
Research ››› ››› MIKE BURNS & HANNAH GROCH-BEGLEY
Conservative media figures, as well as other conservatives, criticized the National Rifle Association for releasing an ad that politicized the protection afforded to President Obama's daughters, calling the ad "over the line" and "beyond the pale." MSNBC's Joe Scarborough strongly criticized the ad and the NRA, saying, "this extremism is so frightening."
NRA Released Ad Politicizing Protection For Obama's Kids
NRA Ad Politicized The Security Of President Obama's Children. On Tuesday, the NRA released an ad calling Obama an "elitist hypocrite" for questioning the viability of putting armed guards in schools while his children attend a school protected by armed security. From The Washington Post:
The National Rifle Association released a new video on its Web site Tuesday calling President Obama an "elitist hypocrite" for having Secret Service protection of his daughters at school but saying he was "skeptical" about installing armed guards in all schools.
The NRA's provocative, 35-second video is as harsh as any attack ad in a political campaign and illustrates how emotionally charged and personal the debate over gun control is becoming.
"Are the president's kids more important than yours?" a deep-voiced narrator asks. "Then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are protected by armed guards at their school? Mr. Obama demands the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, but he's just another elitist hypocrite when it comes to a fair share of security."
"Most Americans agree that a president's children should not be used as pawns in a political fight," White House spokesman Jay Carney said in a statement Wednesday. "But to go so far as to make the safety of the President's children the subject of an attack ad is repugnant and cowardly."
The video takes issue with Obama's comments in a recent interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," in which the president voiced uncertainty about the NRA's proposal to put armed security guards in schools nationwide. [The Washington Post, 1/15/13]
White House: Ad "Repugnant And Cowardly." In response, the White House called the ad "repugnant and cowardly." From The Washington Post:
The White House has responded to a provocative ad posted online Tuesday by the National Rifle Association, calling the video "repugnant and cowardly."
The ad labels President Obama an "elitist hypocrite" for letting armed guards protect his own school-aged children while expressing skepticism towards an NRA proposal to put armed security in schools.
"Most Americans agree that a president's children should not be used as pawns in a political fight," White House spokesman Jay Carney said. "But to go so far as to make the safety of the president's children the subject of an attack ad is repugnant and cowardly." [The Washington Post, 1/16/13]
"Beyond The Pale" And "Deranged": Conservatives Criticized Ad
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough: "This Extremism Is So Frightening And Just, Over, Over, Over The Line." MSNBC Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough responded to the ad by saying: "What's wrong with these people?" He concluded, "This extremism is so frightening and just, over, over, over the line":
SCARBOROUGH: What's wrong with these people, Mika? What's wrong with these people? You have, you have children that had no say in the decision on whether their father is going to step forward to be President of the United States, to run for President, one of the most bone-crushing sacrificing things any husband or wife can do to their family, and the second they make that decision, their children and their entire family have targets on their backs. And the NRA is putting something out like -- what's wrong with these people? Putting out apps that four-year-olds can play on the anniversary of the Newtown murders, and now putting out an ad talking about the President's daughters?
They need new leadership is what they need. Their leadership has dragged them over the cliff. They are now a fringe organization with millions of mainstream Americans gun, you know, hunting, guys and women that love to hunt, and believe that they have the right to protect their families, and what the NRA once was it no longer is. This extremism is so frightening and just, over, over, over the line." [MSNBC, Morning Joe, 1/16/13, via Media Matters]
David Frum: "The NRA's Sneering References To The President's Family Are Beyond The Pale." In a piece headlined "The NRA Guns For Sasha And Malia," CNN contributor and Daily Beast contributing editor David Frum wrote "the NRA's sneering references to the president's family are beyond the pale" and argued "a president's family should not be subject to political criticism":
[T]he NRA's sneering references to the president's family are beyond the pale. As the makers of the NRA ad should know, and probably do know, the First Family has come under years of racially coded attack for their "uppityism," as Rush Limbaugh phrased it. This latest attack ad looks to many like only one more attempt to enflame an ancient American wound.
Generally speaking, a president's family should not be subject to political criticism. That rule was honorably upheld in the case of the Bush daughters, who grew into fine young people, and the rule should be same for the Obama daughters - especially if it's true, as has been widely reported, that this first family has faced a unique degree of threat. [The Daily Beast, 1/16/13]
Fox's Megyn Kelly: "You're Always At Risk Of Kidnapping When You're The President's Daughter." On the January 16 edition of Fox News' America Live, host Megyn Kelly criticized the ad, saying that "obviously the president's children are in a special circumstance":
KELLY: The thing is, obviously the president's children are in a special circumstance. They are under threat at all times, sadly, because they are the children of the president of the United States. There's a reason why they have 24-7 Secret Service protection, and it's something that we in the media don't often highlight. We tend to stay away from, and I don't know we should be discussing the security situation of the Obama girls. But now we are because this ad put -- I understand the point they're trying to make, Julie, but is it appropriate to talk about the security these two little girls have?
KELLY: You're always at risk of kidnapping when you're the president's daughter.
KELLY: If you read the blogs, that argument that they're making is not new, right? You've seen that out there, like why does the president, why does the president's family -- they get gun protection and why can't my family get gun protection, you know, I know they're not under special threat, but now all children are under threat in the wake of Newtown, is the argument. So who is he to tell me I can't have it? But it's one thing for bloggers to talk about it, and it's another thing for the NRA, a hugely powerful group, to come out with an ad like that. [Fox News, America Live, 1/16/13]
GOP Consultant John Weaver: Ad "Deranged," "Over-The-Top, "Out-Of-Touch." In a series of posts on his Twitter feed, GOP consultant John Weaver called the ad "deranged," "over-the-top," and "out-of-touch."
Other Media Figures: NRA In "The Fever-Swamps Of Anti-Obama Hatred"
CBS News Political Director John Dickerson: "Very Incendiary" NRA Ad "About Hypocrisy, Not Safety." CBS News political director John Dickerson described the ad as a "very incendiary message," adding that the "NRA is making this about hypocrisy, not safety." From CBS News:
The ad, described by CBS News political director John Dickerson as a "very incendiary message," tries to "expand charges against the president -- it's not just about guns, it's going into people who have very negative views about the president," pushing emotional buttons unrelated to gun violence.
"The NRA is making this about hypocrisy, not safety," Dickerson said. [CBS News, 1/16/13]
Salon's Joan Walsh: NRA In "The Fever-Swamps Of Anti-Obama Hatred." In a January 16 response to the ad, Joan Walsh, Salon's editor at large, criticized the NRA for "wallowing in anti-Obama hatred and paranoia" and for being "part of the vast and increasingly incompetent right wing conspiracy that's sacrificed its own effectiveness for the pleasure of hating Democrats generally and our first black president in particular":
Instead, they showed us the truth: They're part of the vast and increasingly incompetent right wing conspiracy that's sacrificed its own effectiveness for the pleasure of hating Democrats generally and our first black president in particular.
Of course, the NRA ignores the common sense answer to its own question: Every president's child is protected by armed guards. They're called the Secret Service. Outside of the fever-swamps of anti-Obama hatred, no one could possibly have a problem with that, let alone call it hypocrisy.
Just the way Fox News's insularity and reality-denial has been a form of media and political malpractice, harming its viewers by shielding them from the Obama victory to come in 2012, the NRA has disabled itself by wallowing in anti-Obama hatred and paranoia. On the eve of the president's big stand, when they most needed to show their supposedly formidable political muscle, instead they showed that they're completely tone deaf and politically silly. That's because they've been marinating in the bile of Obama's enemies, where the president's modest moves on guns, in the wake of the Newtown massacre, are a trigger to call for his impeachment - thanks, Ed Meese, Mr. Iran-Contra! - or worse.
And on that fringe, of course, everyone knows the president is just a big fat elitist hypocrite. Over on that fringe, Sasha and Malia Obama don't elicit feelings of tenderness and protectiveness like they do in the rest of the country. They elicit feelings of contempt, as the children of "elitist hypocrites," if they provoke any feelings at all. [Salon, 1/16/13]
National Journal's Fournier: Ad "Is Arguably A Dangerous Appeal To The Base Instincts Of Gun-Rights Activists." In a January 16 Twitter post, Fournier wrote: " 'Has the NRA Finally Gone Too Far?' My take: Hell, yes." Fournier linked to a National Journal article, in which he wrote, "The ad is indisputably misleading, and is arguably a dangerous appeal to the base instincts of gun-rights activists."
[Twitter, 1/16/13; National Journal, 1/16/13]
NYMag.com Editor Margaret Hartmann: "NRA Violates The Long-Standing Tradition Of Keeping The President's Children Out Of The Political Debate." In a January 16 NYMag.com post, editor Margaret Hartmann wrote, "In a new ad, the NRA violates the long-standing tradition of keeping the president's children out of the political debate, attacking the president for dismissing the group's proposal to put armed guards in schools, though his own daughters have Secret Service protection." She described the ad as "wildly sensational" and wrote that it "ignores the obvious explanation that unlike the average American kids, Sasha and Malia are the target of regular threats." [NYMag.com, 1/16/13]
Daily Beast Senior Columnist John Avlon: Ad "Is A Simple Question Of Decency And ... The NRA Failed That Test In Spectacular Fashion." In a January 16 article, John Avlon, senior columnist for Newsweek and The Daily Beast, wrote that the NRA's shooting app for children and its ad are "a rare and ugly combination of cluelessness and callousness -- and almost makes you think someone inside the NRA is trying to ruin its reputation." He described the ad as "a deliberate insult" to Obama, and added, "This is a simple question of decency and, surprise, the NRA failed that test in spectacular fashion." [The Daily Beast, 1/16/13]
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Mr. Marc Glasser's U.S. Government career spans more than two decades. He is a U.S. Department of Transportation/FAA Special Agent where he directs critical infrastructure protection risk management programs to combat threats including intentional (e.g., terrorism, espionage, sabotage, theft, arson), natural (e.g., floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes) or technical (e.g., utility, technology losses, hazardous materials) risks involving U.S. National Airspace System (NAS) Critical Infrastructure/Key Resources (CI/KR) as defined by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD 7) in multiple states and U.S. territories based on public laws, national directives and U.S. Department of Transportation policies. Western-Pacific Regional critical infrastructure protection risk management responsibilities include Federal facilities, programs and assets located in Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Guam and Saipan. Conduct security assessments as Lead Assessment Agent by identifying threats and operational vulnerabilities and implementing effective countermeasures to reduce risks. Plan, organize and direct and/or manage personnel responsible for physical, operational, guard force management, informational, administrative security and emergency management for critical and non-critical FAA facilities, programs and assets. Institute first responder liaison with law enforcement and life safety (e.g., fire, EMT, HAZMAT) agencies and emergency management agencies. His office is located in the Southern Nevada Counter-Terrorism (Fusion) Center. He performs all-source CI/KR intelligence analysis. He is the Las Vegas FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force-FAA Liaison Agent. He holds a U.S. Government "Secret" security clearance. He is a U.S. Department of Transportation Regional Emergency Transportation Representative Team Member in support of the National Response Framework and Emergency Support Function #1 for Federal (U.S.) response to an emergency, disaster or other incident of national significance. He is a designated FAA Federal Emergency Response Official (FERO).
Mr. Glasser is founder and principal of PRM (Protection Risk Management) GLOBAL, LLC, which is a privately held Nevada Limited-Liability Company (LLC) providing worldwide confidential security, crisis and emergency management, and business continuity services. Services span the protection of life, operations, assets and stakeholder value.
Mr. Glasser was previously a Special Agent for the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Inspector General. His duties focused on Federal criminal and civil white-collar crime and fraud investigations. Administrative investigations conducted were concerned with policy violations and employee misconduct. He served on a U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Organized Crime Task Force. Mr. Glasser was previously a Special Agent for the U.S. Department of State assigned to the American Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, Los Angeles, CA, and Washington, D.C. He served on the U.S. Secretary of State's Protective Detail and other senior U.S. and foreign dignitaries' protection (a.k.a., executive and close protection) details. He has conducted Federal criminal investigations. He served on a FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). In connection with his U.S. Department of State assignments, he performed duties in over 90 countries and required a U.S. Government "Top Secret/SCI" (Sensitive Compartmented Information) security clearance.
Mr. Glasser is a graduate of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Special Agent Academy, Glynco, Georgia. His other training includes: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Learning Series; U.S. National Security objectives, structures and processes, threat and vulnerability assessment; critical infrastructure protection; physical security; anti-terrorist awareness and tactics; FBI National Joint Terrorism Task Force (NJTTF) Mumbai Terrorist Attack Briefing attendee; Operator's Course: Islamist Terrorism; countersurveillance and surveillance detection; Past, Present and Future of Blast Mitigation; Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) recognition; automatic weapons and small arms training; Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Special Agent Criminal Investigators Course; law enforcement procedures and techniques; legal aspects of law enforcement and investigations; white-collar crime investigations; suitability investigations (a.k.a. background investigations); Operations Security (OPSEC); Communication Security (COMSEC); U.S. DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating Policies (28 CFR Part 23) Training and BJA Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR): The Analyst Role Training; crisis and emergency management; Continuity of Operations (COOP); and DHS Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP).
Marc Glasser's professional accreditations include CPP (Certified Protection Professional, ASIS International), CEM (Certified Emergency Manger, International Association of Emergency Managers), CHS-V (Certified in Homeland Security, Level V, American Board for Certification in Homeland Security and MCAS (Master Certified Anti-Terrorism Specialist, Anti-Terrorist Accreditation Board). Additionally, he is Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) and Train-the-Trainer certified by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Committees and boards Mr. Glasser serves on are Centre for Advanced Management and Interdisciplinary Studies (CAMIS), Security Management Conference, University of London, International Scientific Advisory Committee, ASIS International Council on Academic Programs in Colleges and Universities, American Board for Certification in Homeland Security National Course Review Committee, EOCMag.com Publication Peer-Review Board, International Association For Intelligence Education (IAFIE), Intelligence Studies Honor Society, Alumni /Faculty Sub-Committee, and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Use of Force Review Board.
Marc Glasser is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Regis University and National University. He is an Adjunct Instructor at Henley-Putnam University. He attended FEMA's Emergency Management Institute Annual All-Hazards Higher Education Conference and is a UNLV Representative with the Emergency Management Higher Education Consortium.
Mr. Glasser's publications include:
Book review of "Communicating Emergency Preparedness: Strategies for Creating a Disaster Resilient Public" by D. Coppola and E. Maloney in The Homeland Security Review, California University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, expected March 2010;
"The Growing Competition for Water: An Emerging Global Flashpoint?" Chapter 4 in J. Caravelli and P. Trim (eds.), Strategizing Resilience and Reducing Vulnerability. Nova Science, New York, 2009; "Do FEMA's, HSEEP's, and Green's Progressively Difficult Emergency Exercise Training Concepts Ultimately Lead to Increased Emergency Preparedness?" Journal of Emergency Management, Vol. 7, No. 5, September/October 2009;
"Leadership Communication Theory and Practice: George Bush, the Global War on Terror and America's Global Image." U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Program, http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/studentpapers.asp, January 2009; "Expected Disaster Response Behavior." EM Practitioner Articles, International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), August 2008;
"Terrorism and an American Sponsored Micro-Credit Program." EM Practitioner Articles, International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), May 2008.
Marc Glasser's professional affiliations include International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), Business Continuity Institute (BCI), Association of Contingency Planners (ACP), ASIS International, American Board for Certification in Homeland Security (ABCHS), International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IAEIA), International Association For Intelligence Education (IAFIE), The International Society of Anti-Terrorism Professionals (ISATP), Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC, U.S. Department of State, Constituent), Diplomatic Security Special Agents Association (DSSAA), American Copy Editors Society (ACES), American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and Nevada Faculty Alliance (NFA).
Mr. Glasser holds a Master of Science in Crisis and Emergency Management from University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Law Enforcement and Police Science from Sam Houston State University.
Note: PRM GLOBAL-FAA limitations include non-disclosure of sensitive and/or confidential FAA information and prohibit involvement with aviation-related sector entities or representatives. Further, there is no association between U.S. Department of Transportation and/or the FAA and PRM GLOBAL.


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Q. What is the Genealogical Proof Standard? Do I need to worry
about it if I research my family history as a hobby?
A. The Genealogical
Proof Standard (GPS) is a set of guidelines the Board for
Certification of Genealogists developed to help researchers draw
sound conclusions about their ancestors. It has five elements:
genealogists do a lot of work to show they understand the
GPS, but anyone can use the guidelines to be as sure as possible
they're tracing the right ancestors and sharing accurate
family information. The
GPS is outlined here, with bullet points about how
each element contributes to the credibility of your research.
For example, to conduct a reasonably exhaustive search,
"finding multiple sources for a single piece of information,
such as a birthplace, is key," writes Sunny Jane Morton in the
October/November 2012 Family Tree Magazine guide to
using the GPS.
"If you look at just one source, you won't see that there's
more than one possibility for what happened," Elizabeth Shown
Mills explains in the guide. Mills is the author of source
analysis references including Evidence!
Citation and Analysis for the Family Historian
(Genealogical Publishing Co.).
"We know that when there are
multiple eyewitnesses to an event, the accounts differ," she adds. "In
historical research, there's no such thing as the final answer.
All we can do is gather the best evidence possible and make a
In following the second element of the GPS, complete and
accurate citation of sources, Mills recommends "For every 'fact' we gather, we need to consider why we are
accepting it as 'fact.' What is there about this source that
makes it credible?"
Chances are that with your family
commitments, job, volunteering and other activities, you don't
get to spend as much time as you'd like on your genealogy research. Using the
GPS as a guide will help you make sure that the time you can
spend is devoted to researching your ancestors and honoring
their true experiences.
You can purchase Family Tree Magazine's GPS guide as a download here, or Family Tree Plus
members can read it here.
Family Tree University's Source
Analysis One-Week Workshop, April 18-25, will show you how
you can use the Genealogical Proof Standard as you evaluate the
reliability of your genealogical sources, resolve conflicting
information, and draw conclusions about your ancestors' lives. Learn
more about it at FamilyTreeUniversity.com.
The military collection includes
more about this offer on the Fold3 blog.
Click here to search
Fold3's Civil War records collection.
more resources for tracing Civil War ancestors in our listing
on FamilyTreeMagazine.com.
We were thrilled when genealogy website Mocavo's
chief scientist, Matt Garner, agreed to be quizzed by Genealogy
Insider columnist Sunny Jane
Morton for the "Five Questions" Q&A in the May/June 2014
Family Tree Magazine (now mailing to subscribers
and coming soon to ShopFamilyTree.com).
Garner has one of the brightest minds in the
genealogy technology field. He leads the team developing "intelligent character recognition" software, which
eventually will be able to "read" handwritten records—making them
(relatively) quickly and easily searchable online.
Journalists typically ask more questions than they think they'll
need, to elicit the most interesting information.
We had a hard time limiting Garner's answers to just five for the magazine, so we're sharing them all here:
You're the chief scientist at Mocavo now. Do you wear
a lab coat, use test tubes or anything like that?
While my title may conjure up images of Bill Nye, or
perhaps a mysterious, maniacal laugh, it simply means that I
oversee the research and development team at Mocavo. We work on
exciting things like electronically detecting and transcribing
handwriting from historical documents, improving the accuracy of
documents read by optical character recognition (OCR) and
generally using technology to both accelerate the pace and the
usability of historical data that is brought online.
What's your lab like?
How did you land in the genealogy industry?
I remember spending full days alone in the Family History Library in
Salt Lake City when I was only 9 years old. Every time I have left
the family history industry, my heart finds its way back. I'm just
as passionate about a document that contains hundreds of names as
I am about, say, a handwritten letter that may only relate to a
single individual. I know that to someone, somewhere, that
document has great value.
I'm also passionate about using technology to solve large-scale
challenges and problems. I've worked in a number of IT-related
positions and have been lucky to be able to find a number of
positions where both my engineering skills and my passion for
family history have aligned. Every time I have left the family
history industry, my heart finds its way back.
What historical writing style just about drives
you—and the computer—crazy?
Interestingly, it's modern handwriting that is
disastrous. The advent of the typewriter (and subsequently the
computer) has lowered the standard of handwriting beyond
recognition and utility. Centuries-old handwriting, with a bit of
practice, is still largely legible by both man and machine.
Some of the bigger challenges surround cases where script is
handwritten on preprinted forms and overlaps printed lines and
text on the forms. It is more difficult to read such documents
accurately than freeform, handwritten letters.
What's the coolest historical document you've ever
seen? OR Do you have a favorite historical font, type of writing,
I'm very fascinated by the RMS Titanic. While
working at FindMyPast in London, I was involved in bringing online
the complete, handwritten passenger lists for her fateful voyage.
Also, I later got to take a look at the original, handwritten
personnel file of Edward Smith, her captain, which was from the
personal collection at the private home of the Commodore of the
present day Cunard White Star line.
In a past job you handled credit card megadata.
What's more fun, Mastercard accounts or genealogical documents?
The last position I held prior to making the jump into
the family history industry was in the Chief Technical Officer
role at a large credit card processing company. I was responsible
for making sure that literally millions of dollars got from point
A to point B on a daily basis and especially, that no
hackers invited themselves into the mix. The security protocols
were stringent and extreme. I was on-call 24/7. The position was
exceptionally stressful and demanding.
I recall once a split-second-long glitch in our system caused a
six-figure sum of our clients' money to disappear into thin air.
Luckily, after some considerable, and painstaking,
around-the-clock effort, we got every penny back to its rightful
I certainly don't miss even an ounce of the day-to-day stress of
that much responsibility. Luckily, all the gray hairs I gained
from that position have since regained their color.
What do you do when you're not at your computer?
I pretty much spend all my spare time entertaining my
twin 3-year-old daughters, which is undoubtedly the highlight of
my day. Other than that, you might run into me at the local home
improvement store. I'm always in the middle of two or three DIY
projects around the house.
You've flipflopped between leading companies and
providing brainpower behind the scenes. What role suits you best?
I've enjoyed my time at each company in the industry
that I've had the privilege of contributing to. Pretty much all of
my roles have been similar—working simultaneously in product
design, software engineering and R&D, in one way or another.
I've also founded two of my own companies in the family history
space. Both were acquired by bigger companies in the industry and
became integrated into their respective products.
Much to my wife's chagrin, I think I really am an entrepreneur at
heart. I prefer small, nimble teams and am always on the lookout
for the next big thing in the industry.
Mocavo features a genealogy search engine, historical records (free to search one collection at a time) and family trees. Want to see how you can find ancestors with Mocavo? Watch Family Tree University's Making the Most of Mocavo video course, available in ShopFamilyTree.com.
In our Polish
Genealogy Crash Course webinar on Thursday, April 24,
Eastern European genealogy expert Lisa A. Alzo will show you US
records to help you locate your immigrant ancestor's town or
village in Poland, what Polish records you should look for, and
the leading websites and library resources for tracing Polish
You can learn
more about the Polish Genealogy Crash Course and register at
You'll also want to explore
the Polish genealogy websites on this list, and bookmark
this chart of Polish-language genealogy terms.
So this was exciting: I found the estate inventory for my
great-great-grandfather H.A. Seeger, who died Aug. 18, 1923, in Hamilton
County, Ohio, court records digitized on FamilySearch.org.
This collection isn't yet indexed and can't be searched, so I've been browsing. I'm
still trying to figure out how the records are organized, which
according to our upcoming Mastering
Genealogy Research in Court Records online course, can vary by
county and time period.
Many of the volumes have indexes in the front (usually grouped by
first letter of the last name, and then sometimes by first letter
of the first name). In slowly clicking through volumes around
dates of family marriages, deaths and other events, I found H.A.
named in the index of an inventory record volume for 1923. I went to
the page number listed.
The estate inventory separates the contents of H.A.'s cigar
store, which one of his sons took over, from the household goods
in the residence above the store.
He owned $230 in store inventory and equipment, including "2 doz.
Lucky Strike," "14. pkg. Old Va. cheroots," "lot miscellaneous
stogies" and $15 in penny candies.
In the house was a chiffonier (I had to look this up—it's a high
chest of drawers, which may be the one now in my uncle's house), a
sewing machine (probably belonging to H.A.'s wife, who died in
1916, or one of their daughters) and other goods, totaling $54.25
in value.
The inventory also listed bank accounts worth $110.58 and $210.70
(about $4,411.14 in today's money, according to the CPI inflation
The inventory was notarized Oct. 1, 1923, and filed the next day.
Now I'm looking for a will and other probate documents, and I'll
use the information in the four-week Mastering
Genealogy Research in Courthouse Records online course to
help speed up my search. The course isn't just about finding
records online, but also what you can find at the courthouse in nondigitized
records. It's great for starting your foray into these richly
detailed, but often intimidating, genealogical records.
For expert advice on using the free collections at FamilySearch.org—including the unindexed, not-searchable ones—check out our webinar 10 Simple Strategies for Using FamilySearch.org, happening Wednesday, April 16.
Additional Jewish records now being added include the
Israel Genealogy Research Association databases (1860-1890) and
Avelim (Israel death notices). Read
more about these additions on the MyHeritage blog.


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The two sides went back-and-forth early on until the home team ran off seven straight to take a 17-12 advantage approaching the halfway mark of the opening period. Bears center Stephanie Lee started the push with a straightaway three and capped the run with a score inside to put her team up by five.
SUU senior Marissa Robbins was fouled on a hard drive to the basket and knocked down both free throws to start a quick rally as the Thunderbirds full-court pressure led to a steal for Andrea Jones followed by a jumper from Lori Parkinson to make it a one-point game. She then added two more scores to put Southern Utah up 20-19.
The Thunderbirds built a five-point edge in the closing minutes of the half as Parkinson dropped in her 14th point of the game, but UNC came back with a pair of threes from Lindsey Mallon and Amy Kidner to retake the lead. Moreland and Robbins scored the final two baskets of the period however to put SUU in front by a count of 35-34 at the break.
The T-Birds shot 42.4 percent from the field in the first half while Northern Colorado checked in at 37.9 percent. SUU also held a 21-18 advantage on the glass, but the Bears hit 5-8 from behind the arc to keep things close.
An offensive rebound by Parkinson led to a lay-in for Robbins to open the scoring in the second half, but the home team came back with six straight points to go up by three. Southern Utah quickly rallied to tie things up as a floater from inside the key by Maylinn Smith evened the count at 42-42.
UNC again pulled ahead by three, but back-to-back scores from Jones and Moreland put SUU back in front. Jones then connected on the Thunderbirds only 3-pointer of the night and Moreland added a pair of free throws as the two seniors combined to make it a 9-0 run to give their team 53-47 lead.
The Bears answered back with a 10-4 rally to tie things up at 57-57 and Lee added a layup in transition to give her team a two point lead. Moreland then scored inside and earned a trip to the foul line to put SUU back up by one with just under four-and-a-half minutes remaining.
The SUU center would go on to score nine consecutive points for the Thunderbirds to extend the advantage to 67-59 with less than two minutes left on the clock. From there Southern Utah took advantage of its opportunities at the line to hold off the Bears for the win by a final score of 75-63.
Moreland went 7-13 from the field and set a career-mark by hitting 11-of-12 at the foul line. Parkinson recorded her third double-double of the year after pulling down 10 boards and matching her career-high with 18 points. Jones dropped in another 14 for the T-Birds to go along with two steals and seven assists.
SUU shot 41.9 from the floor and converted 22-of-26 free throw attempts. The Thunderbirds held a 39-35 rebounding edge and outscored their opponents inside by a total of 40-26. The Southern Utah defense held Northern Colorado to a 36.4 shooting mark and kept Lee, the Big Sky's leading-scorer, in check with just 11 points. Senior guard Jamie Derrieux led the Bears with 19 while Molly Duehn chipped in a double-double with both 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Southern Utah will return to Colorado next week for a matchup with eleventh-ranked team in the nation. The T-Birds tip things off against the CU Buffaloes on Sunday, Dec. 29 at 2:00 p.m. Coverage of SUU basketball is available online at www.suutbirds.com.


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The latter half of Philippians three, Paul addresses the third danger that confronted the Philippian church - the danger of worldly living. The 1st century church had to deal with the same problem that plagues the 21st century church but thankfully, the solution to the problem is the same and God's Word provides the answers.
The text of Scripture in 3:17-19 contains a very important truth worth considering: we are imitators by nature. We must be very careful from whom we take our cue for how life is to be lived. We must carefully choose our role models--a decision not only for children and teens to make, but adults as well.
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Video: Karl Lagerfeld's Cat Choupette Stars In Her Very Own Net-a-Porter Promo
It was bound to happen sooner or later: Choupette Lagerfeld, the pet cat of the one and only Karl Lagerfeld, has landed her very own promo video for Net-a-Porter. Watch it here!
-Lucia Peters
Bettys, you're all familiar with Choupette Lagerfeld, yes? Pet kitten of borderline genius/madman Karl Lagerfeld? Yeah. THAT Choupette. The one with her very own iPad.
Well, it was only a matter of time: Choupette (who turned one year old last month—happy birthday!) is now starring in her very own promo for everyone's favorite online luxury fashion retailer, Net-a-Porter. Why does a cat need her very own fashion promo? No idea, but as this is Karl Lagerfeld's cat we're talking about, it's probably better not to question these things. Even better, it's shot from Choupette's point of view, so in case you've ever wondered what the world looks like to her… well, now you know. Watch it for yourself here:
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Okay, okay; to be fair, this is really sort of a BONUS video, a behind-the-scenes look at what went on for during the shoot for Lagerfeld's "Karlouflage" promo (which you can watch here). I still think it's ridiculous—though of course, that's not stopping me from watching it on loop. Why are we so fascinated with Choupette? It must have something to do with the fact that she's got a life most of us humans can only dream about.
In any event, we can probably expect Choupette to announce that she's designing her very own line of cat couture any day now.
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Helping prisoners become productive citizens
(Cleveland) - A move is underway to ease the transition from prison to community for Ohio inmates who have completed serving their sentences.
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation is partnering with local judges and faith-based leaders to assist felons who have paid their debt to society.
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Nancy Margaret Russo contends the community often continues to punish inmates after they are released from prison.
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She feels churches can help make the transition easier with prison ministries, transition programs, and by helping to take care of families when a relative is incarcerated, if their congregation is comfortable with that.
Judge Russo tells Newsradio WTAM, when inmates return to society through structured and secure re-entry programs it's easier for them to turn their lives around, and it's also safer for the community at large.
ODR Director Gary Mohr says Ohio inmates already have one of the lowest recidivism rates in the nation. He rebuffs critics who believe state prisons have revolving doors.
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Mohr tells Newsradio WTAM 1100 that 71.3 percent of ex-convicts do not return to prison after being on the outside for 3 years.
However, he wants to see that percentage increase, and feels churches can help by helping to prepare inmates for release.
Mohr says the state is committed to further enhancing re-entry programs. On Thursday, Mohr and Russo conducted a special session at the Justice Center to discuss ways judges and others in the legal community can help inmates to become productive citizens again.
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Mariah Carey launches her own 'melodic beverage' called 'Butterfly'
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When it comes to Mariah Carey the businesswoman, most people only know about her successful perfume line, but Mimi's actually had her hands in many different pies over the years. Although not every venture has been a hit, the diva's had her own jewelery line and luxury champagne before, on top of hocking about a million different products on the Home Shopping Network. Now Mimi's taking things to the next level with her very own off-the-shelf beverage, Butterfly.
Named after her iconic 1997 album and available through pharmaceutical chain Walgreens, Butterfly is officially described as "a melodic beverage inspired by the magic of Mariah Carey."
Unfortunately, there's no actual information on what kind of drink Butterfly is, or even what flavor it is, but a food blogger described it as smelling like "gummy bears, flowers, and Fresca" and tasting "literally like liquid sugar-free gummy bears."
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Lawyer Claims Brain-Dead Teen's 'Health Is Improving'
(NEWSER) – The California 13-year-old declared dead after tonsil surgery is getting better at the undisclosed facility where she was moved earlier this week, family lawyer Christopher Dolan claims. Jahi McMath has had feeding and tracheostomy tubes inserted and "doctors are optimistic that her condition has stabilized and that her health is improving from when she was taken from" the hospital, Dolan tweeted. He says she is now "doing very well" and is getting the treatment she should have had weeks ago, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Dolan's opinion aside, the Los Angeles Times points out that recovery is not possible, and that machines can only keep her blood flowing for a finite amount of time; in only rare cases have the bodies of the brain-dead been "maintained" longer than months.


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this thread was a good idea
I went into an abandoned french school last summer. I fell through the floor and broke my arm.
there are some amazing pics in here!!!!
random thread on here.....but i just started some shit like this.....i went to an abandoned mental asylum....the security is onto everything though....didnt get any pics as i didnt stay very long....got flics from outiside though.....i will pot when my cams charged.....but its Cane Hill Asylum if you search google.........
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thats kinda scary, an abandoned psychiatric ward?
buncha fuckin crazies were up in there
I want to die
So I can haunt my buddies
Stand behind them in the mirror with my eyes all bloody
Stick my long, black, cold tongue all in the ear
And be like, "I'm only playing"
And disappear
I wanna die
And have everything answered
What happened to my father?
Why was I a bastard?
What is thunder?
Is it really God bowling?
And nightime's a blanket
And all the stars are the holes in it
any one know any good spots like that in ontario? we dont have many abondon buildings n shit. accept downtown kitchener. theres like 4 or 5 abondon places. theres like a shoe factory. leather place near sme bridge its rlle fucked up. theres a big ass factory beside the train station. no clue what it is tho. just kinda sits there no signs nothing. lots of roll up doors n shit. 3 white towers. a cru hit the top of it. you can get on all of them. stairs leading right up to the tops of evrey building in the whole city. nothings fenced in nothing gets buffed off.
OMG I AM SO SAD. my favorite place in the whole world. the greatest place in the whole world just got demolished.. it was a cynical place called Brook Run, created for waterhead children and insane people. kids that noone wanted anymore because of their deformities and abnormalities. it was shut down in 1976 by president ford due to child cruelty and inhumane conditions. i used to go there once a week adn do graffiti. the place was always torn to shreds and every piece of glass was broken but it just added character to the place. it had graffiti everywhere. my favorite was by an artist named ATeM(rip) who initially inspired me to do graffiti. i loved being there and would go anychance i could. i think i was the only one to climb to the 4story tall roof by climbing a tree and scaling the walls to the top just so i could put up a tight spaced out piece. even at night, the fear instilled upon you,just by walking down the main closed off road and seeing the walkway 2 stories up off the ground connecting the two parts, was amazing. i knew it was haunted. i loved that about it and can swaer on it that it was true. ive heard screams and moans and other cliche things there but lemme tell you. it is scary as fuck but over all it was .. beautiful. im gonna miss it forever. RIP Brook Run
i knwo the feeling bro. there was an abandoned night club that me adn my friends broke into just for the hell of it and we were exploring around adn we found a fucking empty swimming pool under the bar. so needless to day very single day of summer was spent in "berlin" (as we named it, after the impossibly steep wall of the pool) skating smoking drinking and painting. then some other fuckers found out about it adn left hte door open so the cops found out about it and now berlin is no more. RIP BERLIN!
umm word we were the ones who wrecked berlin my friend is a cop so i told him to do it he let me do a piece with my montana cans on it
We have an abandoned gun factory, but it's so well known cops actually wait their to bust writers and kids.
On the plus side, I saw a sweet trainyard today, and I got out of the car to take some pictures. We don't have a good one nearby.
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i live near my now abandoned elementary school
its pretty ballin
lots of trailers, bball courts, main buildings sweet
most of the trailers are unlocked and or have the windows busted out
but the main buildings been locked up lately
me and my friends are gonna check it tomorrow
last time i went
we got scared away by a cop with a dog
There is an abandoned Christan school down here, its being renovated now
My ex says its haunted, but she says that about alot of spooky places.
Down in Chinatown there is a burnt out building,only the face is showing but it as steel girders going straight up and at an angle.Behind the face of the building there is a big open space with blank brick walls and chain link fence leading toward surrounding rooftops.I wish I could climb it and get in, a few writers have (Pesto,Expel,Ekpel,Scar, and a couple more) ime just too fat to get up there, and there is the question of how to get out of the place.Its about a 8ft drop from one of the floors but there is a bunch of burnt wood to cushion the fall.
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all i can say is wear your respirator, lot's of these old places are full of toxic shit
yeh WOOLSTORE W.A PERTH FREMANTLE REST IN PEACE....... my first peices in thier lots of great memories but now its im possible to get into cops came and put HUGGGEE impossible to climb fences and stuff plus its just outta a crowd city so its hard to get it you carn just break don the fence coz that whould take ages and u have like 2 second breaks between cars
Shouldn't this thread be moved to the picture gallery? It would probably get alot more hits and plenty more picture posting...
Trash, I've heard about the ghost in the building...
who ever said graffiti and urban exploration go hand in hand is completely wrong....the exploration part is just going into a building...finding out its history etc....it does not involve actually going and painting it....one of the main rules of exploration is to leave nothing but footprints.....i went out recently with a large number of people who have been doing it for years and they were all very wary of taking me because i write.......so to be honest its two different things....finding somewhere chill to paint...and actually exploring buildings, climbing cranes and exploring sewers etc
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ALEXANDRIA, VA -- The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions has appointed Leslie Hutcheson manager of IAAPA's family entertainment center programs.
Hutcheson will serve as primary contact for FEC members of the association and as staff liaison to the FEC Committee. In those roles, she will coordinate content for the FEC online community, engage in FEC-focused social media, oversee production of the FunExtra newsletter and help develop education for FEC operators.
IAAPA's new FEC pro brings varied marketing and communication experience to her new post. Hutcheson has worked with well-known operations including SportsWorld (Kitchener, ON, Canada), Funfuzion at New Roc City (New Rochelle, NY) and Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament (Irving, TX). She also is a longtime IAAPA volunteer, having served two terms on the association's board of directors and chaired major committees including FEC, human resource, strategic planning, financial management and IT. She has served on the board of directors for K-W Oktoberfest Inc., Attractions Ontario and Tourism Toronto.
Founded in 1918, IAAPA is the largest international trade association for permanently situated amusement facilities and attractions. Its 2013 convention and trade show is slated for the Orange County Convention Center (Orlando, FL), Nov. 18-22.


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Dubai, UAE – Qatar Airways' luxury jet arm Qatar Executive will have a leading presence at one of the year's most prestigious air shows this week.
Qatar Executive's state-of-the-art Bombardier Global 5000 will be on static display at the 5th annual Middle East Business Aviation Air Show being held at the new Al Maktoum International Airport Dubai World Central between December 11 – 13.
The 13-seater Global 5000 is one of the most luxurious ultra-long range corporate business jets in the world. The centre piece of Qatar Executive's fleet of six luxury aircraft, the Global 5000 features the widest and most spacious cabins among super-large business jets.
"Qatar Airways is extremely proud of our executive jet fleet and we are thrilled to have our Global 5000 on display at MEBA," said Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker.
"Qatar Executive will continue to invest in corporate jets, building the brand and fleet as the trend for long-haul private jet travel continues to grow globally."
A record 7,000 visitors are expected to visit the show over three days – the first and only show dedicated to business aviation in the Middle East and the third largest in the world.
Established in 2009, Qatar Executive has significantly raised its service portfolio ranging from charter business to maintenance and FBO services, and rapidly turned into a lucrative business backed by the global expertise and track record of its award-winning parent company Qatar Airways.
Launched in 2009, Qatar Executive is a fixed-base charter jet operation headquartered at Doha International Airport.
It operates luxury jet services to Europe, Asia, North America, Africa, Middle East and Australia with a wholly-owned all-Bombardier fleet, consisting of three Challenger 605s, two Global 5000s and one Global XRS - the youngest fleet of business aircraft in the Gulf.
In November, Qatar Executive was honoured with the Best Business Aviation Operator of the Year 2012 award by the prestigious Middle East industry publication Aviation Business.
About Qatar Executive
Qatar Airways first announced at the Paris Air Show in 2009 the formation of a corporate jet subsidiary – Qatar Executive – as part of the airline's ongoing robust global growth strategy, and continued commitment to the Middle East and global business travel community. Headquartered at Doha International Airport, luxury jet services are available for charter to Europe, Asia, North America, Africa, Australia and the Middle East. In November 2012, Qatar Executive was honoured with the Best Business Aviation Operator of the Year 2012 award by the prestigious Middle East industry publication Aviation Business.
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Have you ever fought against the NHS? I'm issuing a grievance against the NHS today. It's serious. But I'm not doing it in the hope of compensation. I'm doing it because I want them to know how much pain they caused to my Mrs, my baby, myself and my whole family.
I want them to know the emotional damage they have caused us.
Do you think my letter will just get tossed on a pile and forgot about? Will I get a generic 'shit happens' reply?


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Lindsay Lohan is still in Greece, you know on vacation from her stressful life and smoking a hookah, which
she obviously loves.
Lisa Vanderpump must be headed to some party and bought a gift, because even she doesn't get quite dressed up like this for shopping.
Marion Cotillard at the premiere of her new movie.
Nina Dobrev with shower head in NYC.
Nick Jonas shows his love for men from the Navy. Oh. Navy Street. My bad. I am sure he is a big fan of the military though.
Nikki Reed looks healthy while running with one of her dogs.
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Over the past 45 years, Dr. Rebore has contributed to the field of education in many ways. In addition to his years of service as a teacher and administrator, Dr. Rebore has authored/coauthored two books in the area of School Finance and School Business Administration. He has also served as a consultant to public school districts, educational organizations, and private schools in the areas of school finance, strategic planning, school board evaluation, and year round schools. He has also conducted executive searches for school districts over the past several years. At Saint Louis University, Dr. Rebore was responsible for creating and developing the Executive Doctor of Education Program and the Principals Center for Urban Schools.
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Happy Birthday Marion! 2013
Annenberg Community Beach House
Sunday, January 6, 2013 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM (PST)
Event Details
What a great event!
Check out Writer in Residence Charles Hood's recent blog post about the event here. Photos will be posted to our Facebook page soon!
Event Description:
On Sunday, January 6, 2013, Santa Monica Conservancy docents turn the spotlight on Marion Davies: actress, philanthropist, famed party hostess and mistress of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst at Davies's 1928 Julia Morgan designed Guest House at the Annenberg Community Beach House. Join docents as they highlight the woman often celebrated as the "bubbles in a glass of champagne."
Put on your dancin' shoes! This year's celebration will feature a 30-minute beginner swing dance lesson with world-renowned instructor Giovanni Quintero and dancing with Rusty Frank's Lindy by the Sea Dancers.
From 11am-1:30pm guests may tour the historic Guest House and view photos of Davies. Dressed in 1930s attire, docents will discuss many aspects of Davies's life and personality that have escaped public notice, such as her business abilities, wide-ranging generosity, and her decades-long devotion as companion to Hearst.
Dancing starts at 11am, with Quintero's 30-minute beginner swing dance lesson beginning promptly at noon. Dancing will continue through 1:30pm, when the crowd will gather for a special birthday tribute to Marion. Guests are welcome to come solo or with a partner, in their favorite Gold Coast era attire or in costume as if attending one of Davies's famed costume parties.
Happy Birthday Marion! 2013 is a free event. Space is limited; reservations are recommended. All ages welcome. The Annenberg Community Beach House is located at 415 Pacific Coast Hwy. Parking is available for $3 per hour or $8 per day.
Guests are welcome to redeem their reservations any time between 11am and 2pm.
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Annenberg Community Beach House
415 Pacific Coast Highway
Santa Monica,
Sunday, January 6, 2013 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM (PST)
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Annenberg Community Beach House
The Annenberg Community Beach House is open to all - no membership required. Operated by the City of Santa Monica, many of the site's amenities are free and open to the public year-round, including beach volleyball courts and soccer fields, courtyard and view deck with umbrellas for shade, WiFi, splash pad, playground, and beach access. And Back on the Beach Café is right next door!
Free year-round cultural offerings include a gallery, Beach=Culture readings, lectures, and concerts, as well as tours of the Marion Davies Guest House - the original guest house of the Marion Davies Estate. Visit our website for more information and a detailed schedule of cultural offerings and events.
The historic pool is available for public swimming daily during summer (mid June through Labor Day). Admission fees for the pool are $10/adult, $4/youth (1-17) or $5/senior (60+).
The Beach House is also available to rent for private events and as a location for filming.


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FLORENCE, S.C. – Francis Marion University will host an Open House for prospective students and their families on Saturday, Sept 29.
The day will begin with registration and a continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m., and a welcome will be given at 9 a.m. An information fair will run from 8 to 9 a.m. and three consecutive information sessions will be held from 9:30 to 10:55 a.m.
Session topics will include academic programs, financial assistance, residence life, campus services, admissions and more. The information fair will provide an informal way to gather information and ask questions, and will highlight support services available to students.
From 11 a.m. to noon, tours of the campus and residence halls will be given and an ice cream social will be held from noon to 1 p.m.
Open House is a great way for prospective students to meet faculty, staff, administrators and current students – all while learning about FMU programs and services. The Open House also coincides with the annual Pee Dee International Festival held on campus.
Open Houses are also scheduled for Feb. 9 and April 13.
For more information, contact the FMU Admissions Office at 843-661-1231 or toll-free at 1-800-368-7551.
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