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What and where is this in Phoenix?
Hint: You shouldn't throw stones here.
IMAGE NO. 1: Sandra Day O'Connor Courthouse
The Sandra Day O'Connor Courthouse, 401 W. Washington St., was dedicated in October 2000. The most striking feature of the six-story building is its enormous glass atrium, which creates a greenhouse look for the side facing Washington Street. The 560,000-square-foot building occupies a parcel stretching from Fourth to Sixth avenues. The acres of glass covering its entire height and length are thick, tempered glass that meet security needs. The rest of the building, although presenting a glassy facade, is mostly concrete and painted steel. The builder of the $112.5 million courthouse was New York architect Richard Meier.
What and where is this in Phoenix?
Hint: It started as one family's tribute to a culture.
IMAGE NO. 2: Heard Museum
The Heard was founded in 1929 by Dwight and Maie Bartlett Heard next to their home on Central Avenue to house the couple's personal collection of Native American artifacts, gathered from traders, galleries and art dealers. It was expanded three times by 1982, when the signature exhibit Native Peoples of the Southwest was installed. In 1997, the museum was expended a fourth time and the entrance was moved to face Central Avenue and the address changed from Monte Vista Drive. The world-famous museum renovated again in 2005, adding space to showcase its permanent collection.
What and where is this in Phoenix?
Hint: It was meant to revitalize downtown.
IMAGE NO. 3: Herberger Theater Center
The theater center, at 222 E. Monroe St., hosted its first performance July 19, 1989. Still under construction, the venue was behind schedule and over budget, and wouldn't celebrate its official opening until the following October. But it was a moment of sweetness for the dozens of civic leaders who had worked for a decade to make the theater a reality. The project was launched in 1980 with a push from the business community. Key to the fundraising effort was a $2 million challenge grant made in 1983 by philanthropists Bob and Katherine "Kax" Herberger. That was enough to put their name on the building, but they chipped in $1 million more two years later. The center recently underwent a renovation that included improvements to every section of the facility -- stages, dressing rooms, performers' lounge area, the main lobby and other areas.
What and where is this in Phoenix?
Hint: It's a presidential desert oasis.
IMAGE NO. 4: Arizona Biltmore
Frank Lloyd Wright was the consulting architect on this landmark property, which opened in 1929 and was one of the first resorts in Phoenix. Its guests have included U.S. presidents and celebrities. Irving Berlin wrote the song "White Christmas" while sitting next to a pool at the Biltmore. Comfortable seating areas are arranged for relaxation and conversation. Ease into a couch with a cocktail from the Wright Bar, or take your drink out onto the bar's terrace and enjoy the mountain views. The resort sits on 39 acres and has 740 rooms, including 78 one-and two-bedroom villas; a full-service spa, salon and fitness center; eight swimming pools; seven tennis courts; and five restaurants and bars. The adjacent Arizona Biltmore Country Club offers two 18-hole PGA golf courses.
What and where is this in Phoenix?
Hint: It's a landmark for more than just the city.
IMAGE NO. 5: Arizona State Capitol Museum
The Capitol building opened in 1901 after three years of construction. It was designed by a Texan named James Riley Gordon, who based his plans on a design for the Mississippi Capitol that didn't quite work out. It was built mostly with materials indigenous to Arizona, including granite and copper. When an Ohio company was making the mosaic of the state seal, it left off one of the state's "five C's" -- the one for cattle. (The others are for copper, citrus, climate and cotton.) The Capitol housed pretty much everybody involved in state government until new quarters for the Senate and House opened in 1960. After the executive tower was built in 1974, the original building was restored and reopened in 1981 as the Arizona State Capitol Museum. The figure atop the state Capitol building is Winged Victory, a weather vane.
What and where is this in Phoenix?
Hint: It's not Asian.
IMAGE NO. 6: McDowell Gateway
Back in the 1950s, that stretch of McDowell Road near 17th Street was a bustling business district known as Miracle Mile. Needless to say, those days are past. The 85-foot steel arch was installed in 1991 by as a joint project of the East McDowell Civic Association and the Phoenix Arts Commission in hopes of revitalizing the area as sort of a gateway to the city. It was designed by artist Michelle Stuhl, who described it as an abstract white picket fence. The $47,500 arch was meant to symbolize "reliving the miracle," said Charles Civer, Civic Association president at the time the arch was put in.
What and where is this in Phoenix?
Hint: It captures a bygone era.
IMAGE NO. 7: Rosson House
The Rosson House is Phoenix's most visible and famous Queen Anne-style Victorian-era home, located in Heritage Square at Seventh and Monroe streets. Built in 1895 for a prominent doctor and his family, the Rosson House operates today as a museum. The house was purchased by the city of Phoenix in the mid-1970s. Through community donations, the home was restored over several years and now is open for tours. Tourgoers are able to see the inside of the home and view photos showing life there in 1900 and in the 1940s.
What and where is this in Phoenix?
Hint: A place to be heard.
IMAGE NO. 8: Phoenix City Hall
The 20-story, $83 million municipal building at the corner of Third Avenue and Jefferson Street initially housed 1,400 employees in its 570,000 square feet. The building, designed by Michael Schroeder and opened in 1983, wraps around the Orpheum Theatre.
What and where is this in Phoenix?
Hint: Chasing a dream.
IMAGE NO. 9: Chase Field
Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, opened in 1998 as Bank One Ballpark and is owned by the Maricopa County Stadium District. The ballpark, which has a retractable roof, air conditioning and a grass field, is for more than just sports. It's used for many events, including weddings, high school proms and technology events. The ballpark, 401 E. Jefferson St., was built with a quarter-cent sales tax, but that ended in 1997. All improvements have been funded with revenue generated by the district.
What and where is this in Phoenix?
Hint: You'll wonder if Alice is around.
IMAGE NO. 10: Mel's Diner
Mel's Diner, 1747 Northwest Grand Ave., is the spot that the TV show "Alice" was set, though the show was filmed in Hollywood. "Alice" was based on the 1974 film, "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," about a widow with a preteen son who sets off in search of a new life and ends up in Tucson working at Mel and Ruby's Cafe. The TV show featured opening credits that showed her character's car breaking down in Phoenix and her taking a job at Mel's Diner. The sign on the Grand Avenue diner originally was created for Lester's Diner to tout the 14-ounce coffee cup available inside. It changed hands a couple times and was renamed as well. A producer for the TV show, who was driving around Phoenix looking for just the right sign, stopped in and asked the then-current owner whether they could change Chris' Diner to Mel's Diner. She agreed. "We put on one side of the sign Mel's Diner, and the other side Chris' Diner," said Christine Harris, who is retired and lives in Paradise Valley. It was resold a few more times and renamed. About six years ago, the current owners, Emmanouil and Paraskevi Stivaktakis, renamed it Mel's Diner, the first time in the diner's history that it actually was called Mel's Diner.
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N2007-02:Bevacizumab,Cyclophosphamide,& Zoledronic Acid in Patients W/ Recurrent or Refractory High-Risk Neuroblastoma
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RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cyclophosphamide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Zoledronic acid may stop the growth of tumor cells in bone. Giving bevacizumab together with cyclophosphamide and zoledronic acid may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects of giving bevacizumab together with cyclophosphamide and zoledronic acid in treating patients with recurrent or refractory high-risk neuroblastoma.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Neuroblastoma |
Drug: Bevacizumab Drug: cyclophosphamide Drug: zoledronic acid |
Phase 1 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase I Study of Bevacizumab With Bolus and Metronomic Cyclophosphamide and Zoledronic Acid in Children With Recurrent or Refractory Neuroblastoma |
- Determination of toxicities and feasibility of the combination of bolus plus metronomic cyclophosphamide and zoledronic acid with and without bevacizumab when given to children with refractory or recurrent high risk neuroblastoma. [ Time Frame: Study entry, day 14 of course 1, prior to course 2, day 14 of course 2. ]Any dose limiting toxicity (DLT) as defined in section 9.2 of protocol.
- Evaluation of response within the confines of a phase I study. [ Time Frame: Before study treatment, prior to courses 3 and 6 and then after every 3rd subsequent course. ]Eligible patients are assessed for response after receiving 2 courses OR if they terminate treatment for reasons of toxicity OR if they progress prior to completion of 2 courses of therapy.
- Analysis of Circulating Endothelial Cells, Circulating Factors, Gene expression and Bone Metabolism Studies. [ Time Frame: Will be measured a total of 4 times, prior to start of course and then at day 14 of courses 1 and 2 only. ]Biologic studies will be done to analyse circulating endothelial cells(CEC), circulating precursor cells (CEP)and assessment of markers of bone metabolism.
Estimated Enrollment: | 36 |
Study Start Date: | December 2009 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | May 2016 |
Primary Completion Date: | April 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Bevacizumab: Every course will be 28 days. Bevacizumab 10 mg/kg/dose , will be administered intravenously every 14 days beginning on day 0 of the second course. Cyclophosphamide will be administered as an intravenous (IV) bolus according to the protocol assigned dose level followed by daily oral dosing (25mg/m2/day) without interruption (unless toxicity supervenes). Zoledronic acid will be administered on day 0 of course 1 and day 1 of course 2 and all subsequent courses in a dose of 4mg/m2 (max 4 mg per dose). On days when zoledronic acid (ZA) and cyclophosphamide (CTX) are given together, CTX should be given first. |
Drug: Bevacizumab
Every course will be 28 days. Bevacizumab 10 mg/kg/dose , will be administered intravenously every 14 days beginning on day 0 of the second course.
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Drug: cyclophosphamide
Cyclophosphamide will be administered as an intravenous (IV) bolus according to the protocol assigned dose level followed by daily oral dosing (25mg/m2/day) without interruption (unless toxicity supervenes).
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Drug: zoledronic acid
Administered on day 0 of course 1 and day 1 of course 2 and all subsequent courses in a dose of 4mg/m2 (max 4 mg per dose). On days when zoledronic acid (ZA) and cyclophosphamide (CTX) are given together, CTX should be given first.
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Detailed Description:
- To determine the toxicities and feasibility of bolus and metronomic cyclophosphamide when given in combination with zoledronic acid with and without bevacizumab in patients with recurrent or refractory high-risk neuroblastoma.
- To preliminarily evaluate the antitumor activity of this regimen in these patients within the confines of a pilot study.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
Patients receive cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour and zoledronic acid IV over 15 minutes on day 0 and oral cyclophosphamide once daily on days 1-27 in course 1. In course 2 and all subsequent courses, patients receive bevacizumab IV over 30-90 minutes on days 0 and 14, cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour and zoledronic acid IV over 15 minutes on day 1, and oral cyclophosphamide once daily on days 0 and 2-27. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 2 years* in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
NOTE: *Patients may receive up to 13 doses of zoledronic acid.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed periodically.
Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 30 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients must be no more 30 years of age when enrolled on study.
- Patients must have relapsed neuroblastoma, refractory neuroblastoma that had less than a partial response to standard treatment or persistent neuroblastoma that had at least a partial response to standard treatment.
- Patients who have at least a partial response to standard treatment who still have neuroblastoma that can be seen on CT/MRI or MIBG scans must have a surgical biopsy done of the tumor to confirm that it is neuroblastoma. Patients with relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma do not need to have a biopsy done to enter on study.
- Patients must have adequate heart, kidney, liver blood clotting and bone marrow function. Patients who have bone marrow disease must meet the bone marrow function criteria to enter the study.
- Patients must have recovered from all prior chemotherapy and surgical procedures
Exclusion Criteria:
- They are known to be sensitive to Bevacizumab.
- They have a history of very high blood pressure which required intensive intervention
- They are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Neuroblastoma is present in the brain on a CT or MRI scan done at study entry. Patients with neuroblastoma found in the bones of the skull are eligible if there is no tumor mass associated with them pressing on the brain.
- They have a history non healing wounds
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00885326
United States, California | |
Children's Hospital Los Angeles | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027-0700 | |
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University Medical Center | |
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304 | |
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center | |
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143 | |
United States, Georgia | |
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta | |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322 | |
United States, Illinois | |
University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637 | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Children's Hospital Boston | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115 | |
United States, Michigan | |
C.S Mott Children's Hospital | |
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109 | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Duke University Medical Center | |
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710 | |
United States, Ohio | |
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229-3039 | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104-4318 | |
United States, Texas | |
Cook Children's Medical Center - Fort Worth | |
Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104 | |
Texas Children's Cancer Center | |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030-2399 | |
United States, Washington | |
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle | |
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105 | |
Canada, Ontario | |
Hospital for Sick Children | |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8 | |
Canada, Quebec | |
CHU Sainte Justine | |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1C5 |
Principal Investigator: | Julia L. Glade-Bender, MD | Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Additional Information:
Responsible Party: | New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy Consortium |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00885326 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CDR0000638257 P01CA081403 ( US NIH Grant/Contract Award Number ) |
Study First Received: | April 18, 2009 |
Last Updated: | December 11, 2015 |
Keywords provided by New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy Consortium:
recurrent neuroblastoma |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neuroblastoma Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial Neuroectodermal Tumors Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Bevacizumab Cyclophosphamide Zoledronic acid Diphosphonates |
Angiogenesis Inhibitors Angiogenesis Modulating Agents Growth Substances Physiological Effects of Drugs Growth Inhibitors Antineoplastic Agents Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Antirheumatic Agents Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating Alkylating Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Myeloablative Agonists Bone Density Conservation Agents |
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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I'm not saying my question sprang from any personal experience, or that her answer did either. After all, either one of us might want to work for Rite-Aid or run for president someday.
Then again, judging from our last two or three presidents, it appears one can admit to a couple of drugs on the resume. If memory serves, these drugs would be cocaine and marijuana. But the language of the admission is vitally important. For example, a candidate would never say he had taken a few bong hits in his time or snorted nose candy. No, they have to say they once, "experimented" with drugs. Because this brings to mind a scholarly and clinical environment, where the inhaler is surrounded by people in lab coats carrying test tubes, rather than a roomful of undergrads in ripped denim shorts waving a straw from MacDonald's.
Which then led me to think of an easy way some people could dress up a few things on their resume. They could say they experimented with shop-lifting, for example, or experimented with breaking and entering. Newt experimented with whatever the male equivalent is to nymphomania. He also tried monogamy, several times, but each of those experiments proved unsuccessful.
In any case, the admission always has to end with an apology and a word from our lord. God is the vital ingredient. The whole thing has to wind up with God and God's forgiveness. So far, God has been unavailable for comments.
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I experimented with shoplifting when I was 5. I went to a drug store with my dad and pocketed a balloon from the toy section. Going home, my dad turned the car around when I pulled out my prize and showed him. I had to apologize to the pharmacist and dad gave him a nickel so I could keep the loot. That was the end of my pifering sprees. I do remember much later doing experiments involving the simultaneous effects of pot and Bali High on my brain. I don't remember the outcome but I'm certain God forgave me. I did other experiments that shall go unreported here, but are also forgive.
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You just have to ask the question the right way. When I do something wrong, I say, "God, do you forgive me? If you don't, speak up. Otherwise I'll take that as a yes."
ReplyDelete I heard the clips of a certain candidate who got all bent out of shape over someone having the unmitigated GALL to ask whether he, the one who so frequently talks of "family values", had asked his 2nd wife about having an open marriage. Uhm, really, he's upset about being asked about that after all his bug-a-boo about "family values"? Right, do as a I say, not as I do.
I guess this leads the way for me entering political life. I've got more skeletons (and experimentation) than even *I* remember, so I guess I'm perfect for running for office. Oh wait, I'm the type who will tell it like it is, not take money from special interests and tell people like that former speaker, to phuk off. Guess I should come up with a different business plan than politics because I don't fit in!
AH---hey, mentor away, it is humbling, but can be incredibly fun to watch kids grow and learn!It seems like a number of presidential wanna-bees have been doing a large amount of "experimentation". So much so that 2 of them were actually discussing the fate of Fidel Castro's soul during the Repub debate in Florida the other night. Apparently none of them vomited....
WV: vomiand
(So fitting, don't you think?)Apparently, despite his infidelities, Newt's still got the support of the right-wing evangelicals, as they're big on Redemption. God is a pawn in everyone's agenda.... I'm surprised he hasn't lost his temper yet.
In the good old days of very long ago, shamans and their male buddies ate the magic mushrooms after they'd made their womenfolk chew all the toxins out first. So the men got high and the women got really bad tummy ache.before starting an experiment, always have a hypothesis of sorts. i dunno, something about a scientific method i heard about back in junior high.
non sequitur: God is unavailable for comment b/c all the presidential candidates who've publicly claimed that they were chosen by Him to lead the greatest country on earth have dropped out of the race, probably by some divine intervention.ok, Hiker and Petrea...I've GOT to remember not to be sipping any liquids when I read comments!
I'm just going to mention that I gave up one of the things mentioned, years ago for Lent and oopsie, forgot to restart...yes, says the Jewish kid, starting at 3rd...and no, it wasn't bacon I gave up for Lent...
wv: stpopper...ok, wv gives the Jewish kid a "saint" answer, really? And popper, what, the patron saint of gay men in the 80's? Oh, how DOES wv know?!?!- Anonymos2January 27, 2012 at 4:31 PM
ReplyDelete - Anonymos2January 29, 2012 at 2:22 PM
Personally I prefer the modern way to communicate ... or do I?
ReplyDelete I seem to recall "experimenting" with psilocybin a few times in an earlier life. The thing I remember most was when talking to people, their words sounded like gibberish. Or maybe that's just how I heard them.
I'd say a few presidents may well have "experimented" with some light drugs. Me? I'm experimenting with blogging...


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I love The Rack, the one near me has a ton of great suits on a pretty regular basis. As I said before I live in an area where we have the only Rack/retail store combo in the country so I have sometimes found the exact same thing in the basement as upstairs for much less. I have really done a killing on the ties in my local location. I have Talbot Best of Class in a few staple colors, and some Zenga ties that I snagged there as well. One that gets overlooked is the 1X platinum ties, the silk is pretty nice and they are made in Italy (for what that is worth). Some of them are a bit more "fun" than say my Brooks Bros or JPress ties but they would be great for a wedding or non-business deal/trial type day. They do have one black pindot model that I am eying up though. I think tomorrow I am going to go for it. They actually make a pretty nice knot too. Almost no one in my area knows how to dress, at least in the SF MC sense of the word so I always kill it in The Rack, mostly based on what I have learned in this forum. I have noticed the three Nordys that I shop in have far less HF stuff as well. It is distressing but you can still order it if you want and their sales staff is the most helpful in the business, bar none.
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This is a great picture! I have a picture kind of like this too. We have the same hat : )
Thanks, Ruben! I am very proud of my Harley cap.
Oh what a handsome Biker Baby you are!!
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You are sooo... adorable Harley!!
Loking Cool, CotD!
Hey Harley ! You inspired me and Junior Flufflins with your tool belt - so we Man Cats started a new fun group "MAN CATS AT WORK" - please join and post a foto of your neato Man Cat Tool Belt'! Yee Haw this is so neato!
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WOWIE! Thanks, everybuddy! My chest is sticking out with happiness and pride. You are so nice.


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Perfect size, has everything I want but I had a small hole appear on its first multipitch climb. Would be 5 stars if I could get a tougher material.
Perfect Pack for Carrying the Basics
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I gave this backpack as a gift and have this review to share:
"This backpack is the perfect size for carrying all of your climbing basics. As seen in the picture, I'm able to carry my climbing shoes, chalk bag, extra chalk, harness, and a few other smaller accessories. Although there isn't an abundance of pockets in the backpack, there are plenty of loops for hooking carabiners and clips as need to carry extra gear if desired. It has a comfortable fit when wearing it thanks to all of the adjustable shoulder, chest, and stomach straps, and the blue color is hard to beat. I'm sure it would be great to wear on actual climbs but I simply use it to carry things to and from the destination.
Does anyone know what the torso range for this pack is? Having a hard time finding any info other than "one size".
Snug climbing pack
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I got this over the winter and used it on a few XC ski trips, and so far this spring I have worn it on three multi-pitch climbs. I used it to carry shoes, a lightweight jacket, water bottle, and odds and ends. It fits snugly against the back so I barely noticed it while climbing. I like the simplicity: one compartment, with a zippered pocket under the lid, and two small zippered pockets on the waist bands. The drawstring top and cinch-down lid allow you to adjust the size of the pack depending on how full it is.
Great bag for all day climbs
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I use this pack to do multi pitch climbing and I love it. It is light and adjustable. I use a osprey hydration bladder and it works well with the clip plus it adds to the rigidity of the bag. The plastic insert that comes in it just protects your back from sharp objects but does little in the way of providing anything else. My first impressions of the bag were that it would be something I pull out of a larger bag at the base of a route but it has some approach potential for lighter ascents. I have taken it on a couple of long climbs with no durability issues but I have not taken in a human size crack and chimneyed with it on. You cannot beat this pack for the price.
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Is the ice pick loop big enough to hold a fly fishing pole tube?
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There's lots to like about the general Mio Spirit interface. The main menu has a number of pages, but the icons are large and clearly labelled. Whatever level you reach in the submenu structure, you can always get back to the home screen with a physical button in the top left-hand corner of the fascia. Beneath this is another very useful button, adorned with a push-pin icon. Press this and you will be given the option to save your current location as a favourite - very handy for storing destinations that you travel to regularly, which don't have discrete addresses. The Mio Spirit interface's most unique feature is still in evidence - the keyword search across addresses and POIs. This goes at least some way to make up for the lack of full postcode search we already commented upon.
The usual widgets we've come to expect from satellite navigation are in evidence. Safety camera locations are included, although only with updates for three months. After that it costs £19.95 a year. There are full-screen graphics at key motorway junctions, and Mio has more of these than most other sat-nav manufacturers. The regular lane guidance icon is also very good at explaining which carriageways to use. Overall, Mio takes a very simplistic view to the map, with colour reserved for important route features such as speed limit and camera warnings, and turnings on the road ahead. This makes the map easy to read, although the 687's screen can be hard to see in bright sunlight.
The Mio Spirit 685's near-£100 price makes it a unique proposition. But the 687 doesn't have such a notable speciality. Although you do get a reasonable range of extras for the £50 surcharge, the £149.99 SRP places the 687 somewhere between the 685 and TomTom's GO LIVE 825, which has much more sophisticated traffic and mobile data services, or Garmin's nuvi 2460LT, which offers a better screen and the best voice control in the business. So whilst Mio's Spirit 685 is a shoe-in if you just have around £100 to spend on a sat-nav, the 687 will have you yearning for a little more funds to step up to the next level. Our advice would be to let that yearning guide your decision.
I just received my Mio 687. It DOES have full postcode search. At least mine does.
My Navman 575 has full postcode search, despite the TR review elsewhere, and so did the 685 that I saw in PC World. I think they all do now. The resolution of the screen is fine though daftly, the TMC car charger lead has the cable cutting into the slot for the bracket to mount it on the dashboard.
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You won't care that this new Audi RS6 Avant is less powerful than its predecessor. You won't care that the total power drops from 572bhp to 552bhp. You won't even care that two cylinders have been scythed from its engine.
You won't care because it sounds pretty bloody astonishing.
This is the first video released featuring that 552bhp twin-turbo V8 gently clearing its lungs. You can forget the RS6's understated q-car persona: this thing is pure, old-school muscle.
Of course, we'll have to drive it first to see if that noise seeps into the cabin, because having that sound associated with the new RS6's 0-100kph time of 3.9 seconds (yes, three point nine), will be quite something to behold.
Have a watch of the video, and then click below for more information and of course, more pictures, of Audi's newest sledgehammer-with-a-boot.
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The balance between direct sound and reverberation is essential for the acoustic quality of audio recordings. DeVerberate is plug-in that can attenuate or boost the reverberation that is already present in recorded material. The novel real-time algorithm works equally well with mono as with stereo recordings and splits the incoming audio into an estimation of the direct sound and the reverberated sound which can then be recombined freely. The improvement process can be monitored visually using the spectral representations of the input and output signal as well as of the estimated reverberation.
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text: Seattle Welcomes IndyCar Driver By Stealing His StuffRaphael Orlove7/23/13 9:45amFiled to: Car CrimeMotorsportsIndyCarJ.R. HildebrandSeattle45EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkFormer IndyCar driver J.R. Hildebrand was in Seattle to compete in the latest round of Formula Drift on Sunday. That night, however, he discovered his car had been broken into and thousands of dollars in racing equipment, computers, and cameras were stolen.AdvertisementHildebrand lost his helmet, his racing suit, two laptops, some GoPros, and other equipment. He told KING5 News, "between the laptops and all of our stuff - a lot, like anyone - it's all we own. All our personal stuff."Unfortunately for Hildebrand, the Seattle police did not demonstrate racecar driver-esque speed in dealing with his case. Hildebrand waited hours for the cops to arrive on Sunday night, eventually giving up and filing a report on Monday morning.AdvertisementA Seattle detective told KING5 News that car break-ins downtown are "down on our list of priorities," and it seems like Hildebrand's stuff is as lost as his chances of winning the 2011 Indy 500, when he crashed himself out of the lead with one turn to go.(Hat tip to Dukie!)


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We're pleased to announce that Ashley Seitz Kramer's poem "Winter Storyboard" and Theodore Wheeler's short story "The Current State of the Universe" are the winners of this year's Robert and Adele Schiff Prizes in Poetry and Prose, judged by Don Bogen and Michael Griffith. Both pieces will appear in the May 2011 issue of The Cincinnati Review.
Don also selected the following contest-entry poems to publish in the May issue:
"Year of the Rat" by Elizabeth Kerlikowske
"The Catherine Wheel" by Emily Viggiano
"Ovid" by Jeanne Wagner
Michael selected the following prose entries as honorable mentions:
"Saluting the Magpie" and "The Summer of Interrogatory Subversion" by Jacob M. Appel
"Nephilim" by L. Annette Binder
"Art is Art" by Debra Brenegan
"Light Bearing Civilization" by P. J. Devlin
"The True Story of the Romanian Dog Boy" by Christopher Mohar
"Release" by M.E. Parker
"Attend the Way" by Theodore Wheeler
"Artifacts" by Jennifer Brown
"How to be a Widow" and "Mid-Air" by Christine Cleary
"James and the Giant Noise Violation" by Robert Long Foreman
"Bird of Paradise" by Wayne Lee Gay
"Session" by Jason Hess
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Even lone wolves come from somewhere. In the case of the "Rush" title character, that source turns out to be Harry Hamlin, as seen in this photo from the upcoming episode 3, "Learning to Fly."
Rush (Tom Ellis) needs his father — also a high-powered physician — in order to help Alex (Larenz Tate) get his job back. Unfortunately, father and son have a rocky relationship that proves harder than expected to navigate. Elsewhere in the episode, Rush has to chaperone an actor with a last chance at a comeback and then treat a suspicious medical emergency at a club where Eve (Sarah Habel) must face her past.
On top of all of this, the Rush family must share an uncomfortable meal, as seen in the photo above.
"Learning to Fly" airs Thursday, July 31 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on USA.


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To open the season, we evoke the sights and sounds of exotic Spain, beginning with popular – and also rarely heard – music from the most beloved opera of all time. DeFalla's Nights in the Gardens of Spain is a blistering piano concerto wrapped in a perfumed tone poem, played by American piano virtuoso Orion Weiss at the keyboard. Debussy's homage to his Iberian neighbors perfectly sets up Ravel's hypnotic and sensual Bolero. Danail Rachev, conductor. Visit Organizer Website to purchase tickets.


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Ah. Well, rest assured, the sun is part of the Yogscraft pack, not my inflated sense of Britishness.
Ah. Well, rest assured, the sun is part of the Yogscraft pack, not my inflated sense of Britishness.
I swear that sun is the trippiest thing ever on my monitor for some reason, its like on of those images where if you focus just off the center of it then the image grows/shrinks.
"Remember children, don't stare up at the Union Jack! It's not good for your eyes!"
it's only called the Union Jack when it's flown at sea you silly
hey man when you're a regular at a majorly British site for three years you tend to pick up on things
Ok, I meant me though.
I would use this shader if it didn't cut my FPS in half. Is it optimized yet?
Not for
Is Water Shader working with Optifine?
that's not necessarily a bad thing, as long as the blocks are kept.
Odd bug with reflections at a certain height.
the moon is about to land on your head
I don't care if I get any clocks at all.
But I fucking love Guns N' Roses and now I fucking love you.
Nice mod, by the way.
Can't wait to see this in 1.8
I played Minecraft for the first time in months yesterday, with this Shader... Finally Minecraft is visually up to par (for me) graphically with today's games, and that's saying something as it's completely not even trying to. Anti Aliasing finally works for my ATI card, the water looks great, and with working Anti Aliasing, HD texture packs look nice instead of like pasting the noise filter from Photoshop over your screen. Though I'd only recommend HD Texture packs above 64x64 if you have some sort of Bump Mapping shader and the like
Also, I want multiple colored torches. Red and Yellow are taken care of, but I want Green, Blue, Orange and Purple as well
It looks like... a giant box.
Does this mod mess up the Rain? All my rain is just solid white, can't see anything
Nope, just the texture pack I was using, carry on. No issues with this shader so far then
This working in 1.8?
Last time I tried this it didn't let my MC start, AMD card. Has that been fixed?
I have an HD5750, worked perfectly fine
This won't work for 1.8, the guy who made it (Necrowizard) Is waiting on MCP being updated before he updates it for 1.8


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Many parents believe traveling with children allows the child a better view of the world, and nurtures a global awareness. Research has shown that children who travel, even for field trips, earn higher test scores in geography and history. Traveling with children takes more planning, but most parents believe it is worth the effort.
Field trips and day trips are a great way to introduce children to travel. Exploring your local museums and attractions gives children a sense of place and an awareness of where they live.
For a low-stress family vacation, plan ahead by searching family travel blogs and websites to get insider travel tips from parents who've been there. These family vacation sites often give reviews of accommodations and attractions. See which resorts have zero-entry pools for babies and toddlers, for example. Many give product reviews that can help parents bring only the most useful road-tested travel gear.
Cruises and all-inclusive resorts are popular for family reunions and family travel in general. All-inclusive packages help to keep the budget in check, and resorts and cruises offer amenities for all age groups.
Children love to explore. Travel is a great way to explore places that will help them grow.
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Forum on International Collaborative Research in Rehabilitation
July 23-24, 2003
(Day 2 - ICF Segments)
Medthodological Issues in International Comparisons: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
Moderator: Jerome Bickenbach, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Philosophy and Faculties of Law and Medicine, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Rune J. Simeonsson, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., Professor of Education, Research Professor of Psychology
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Matilde Leonardi, M.D., Pediatric
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International Scientific Research & Disability Project / World
Health Organization (WHO); Italian National
Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
Documentation of childhood disablement is important both in terms of prevention and early intervention efforts and for comparison of findings from research and practice. The nature of functioning unique to childhood and adolescence presents special challenges for measurement of the manifestation of disability in children. Variability in terminology and estimates of disability complicate the comparison and interpretation of data on the nature and scope of childhood disability. A standardized conceptual and taxonomic framework is needed to allow comparison of findings across countries. A universal language is also needed to develop surveillance and screening tools that can be used readily with primary caregivers and other key respondents. This presentation (a) identifies issues related to classification of childhood disability; (b) describes the potential of the ICF for a universal language in research with children; (c) describes activities of a work group to develop an adapted version of the ICF.
Dianne Caulfield, B.Sc., P.&O.T., MBA, Consultant,
Standards Department, Canadian Institute for Health Information,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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In the late 1990s, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) was working on the international revision process of ICIDH-2 (International Classification of Functioning and Disability) in collaboration with the North American Collaborating Center (NACC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Since this revised Classification was officially launched by WHO as the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), CIHI has been monitoring the implementation and application of ICF across Canada and North America. This presentation will highlight some of the activities in that have taken place in Canada with ICF in recent years.
Gerry Hendershot, Ph.D., Consultant on Disability and Health Statistics
University Park, Maryland, U.S.A.
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Disability International Standard Tabulations (DISTab or DISTAB) was established to improve the international comparability of disability statistics from national surveys. With the leadership of the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, representatives of five recently completed national disability surveys began to meet by telephone monthly and face-to-face annually. The countries represented were Canada, France, the Netherlands, South Africa, and the United States. DISTAB's goal was to produce comparable tables of disability statistics using standard disability terminology and standard table formats. The standard terminology was the World Health Organization's International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicap (ICIDH -- now the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health, or ICF) and the standard formats were those recommended by the United Nations Statistical Division. DISTAB participated in developing the new ICF, and its membership and interests have now expanded to include more members and more general issues of disability survey improvement and standardization.
Maurice McInerney, Ph.D., Managing
American Institutes for Research, Washington, D.C.,
Cassia Maria Buchalla, M.D.,
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World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating
Center for the Family of International Classifications in
Portuguese, School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo,
The Academia Brasileira de Ciências is currently collaborating with the American Institutes for Research, Melwood Training Center, and the WHO Collaborating Center for the Family of International Classifications (ICF) on a collaborative research project in Brazil and the United States. The project's purpose is to develop and test a model program for group homes. The ICF is a key dependent measure. The presentation will report on the ICF's current status in Brazil as well as the project's implications for international collaboration. The WHO Center is completing the Portuguese version of the ICF. The project is helping to support strategies for its effective implementation in Brazil, including collaboratively developing training materials, testing the Portuguese version, and deriving ICF check lists and qualifiers. The presentation will conclude by discussing how lessons learned from this international collaboration are providing opportunities to compareICF use in both countries.
Sponsored by the Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE), with support from the National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).
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- Pan American Health Organization
- U.S. Department of State
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When Married to Jonas premieres August 19 on E!, viewers will get an inside look at what life is like for spouses Kevin and Danielle Jonas. But before the first episode airs, the couple visited Us Weekly's New York City offices August 13 to chat about baby plans, marriage tips and life on the road.
Married since December 19, 2009, the couple admitted they often feel pressured to start a family. "We're just waiting for the right time, and to have enough time to spend with the child and not miss everything about them growing up," Danielle, 23, explained. "I think that's our biggest concern."
Since tying the knot, Jonas -- who met his wife while vacationing with his family in the Bahamas in 2007 -- has learned one very important lesson about life with as a married man: "Happy wife, happy life!" he laughed. "But I think I've really learned that time spent together is the most valuable. . . Those moments are the ones that matter for a long time."
Kevin, 24, is currently working on a new album with his famous brothers, Joe, 23, and Nick, 19; the Jonas Brothers' most recent CD, Lines, Vines and Trying Times, was released on June 16, 2009. Once the trio's fifth album is completed, the band will once again hit the road -- and no one is more excited than Kevin's wife.
"It's so crazy, but the first tour that I went on, I had to get used to it," Danielle told Us. "But now I'm kind of telling him, 'This is weird, but I miss it!'"
"Which makes me so happy," Kevin interjected. "Obviously I want her there always with me, which makes my life better. . .I'm really looking forward to dragging her along with me for the next couple months!"
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Back Into Action
It doesn't take long for Blazkowicz to get thrust back into the fray. Following an invasion on an island stronghold that left him catatonic for 14 years, Blazkowicz restarts his Nazi-killing past-time when they're sent to shut down the asylum where he's being treated. Soon enough, the blood starts spilling, and the weary soldier finds himself leading a group of rag-tag soldiers against the tyrannical Deathshead, flanked by an army of loyal troops and cybernetic terrors. Where The New Order excels is with its good old-fashioned run and gun gameplay. Throughout the game's 16 levels, Blazkowicz will find a number of weapons that get the job done, from automatic shotguns that spew bullets like popcorn to a very effective laser welder that can evaporate any given soldier into a bloody mess. Machine Games did remarkable work with the controls, as they're responsive and pinpoint, right down to leaning around corners. It feels strange having the grenade and weapon select button mapped on the same trigger, but easy enough to overcome.Just your average chaingun robo-Nazi
An Old but New Wolfenstein
Considering that this is the series' debut for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (as well as previous consoles), Wolfenstein: The New Order is a fine achievement. The game runs at a fluid 60 frames per second without missing a beat, and I would very rarely notice any hitches. For good measure, Machine Games has also managed to craft a wonderful, if somewhat terrifying, alternate world in Germany. From blasting your way through a planetarium with a giant moon statue in the center (which, yes, you can destroy) to a run in a bloodied prison hall, where soldiers await around every corner. This game is a sight to behold, especially on the newer systems. The cinemas were lacking in that level of polish and presentation. Rather than playing out in real-time, the story is told through cinematic cut-scenes that crudely cut into the action sequences. Story is an important to give us context for the bloody spectacle in Wolfenstein, but telling it in-game would've let Machine refrain from braking its stride.We need a mop
The Alternate Routes
Wolfenstein's missions will take quite a while to get through, but the game offers an interesting wrinkle with two alternate storylines. Early on, you're asked to sacrifice one of two soldiers to Deathshead, and the choice you make actually affects certain decisions through the game. You'll want to see where both lead, just to see what gets thrown your way. It's an interesting addition that adds some replay value to the game. On top of that, seeking out hidden Nazis treasures can unlock bonus Trophies/Achievements in the game, and considering the open-world presentation of each level, it pays to explore.A One-man Show
The New Order is a single-player game only, and you'll probably uncover everything it has to offer in about 15 hours or so. Multiplayer is usually a given, especially for first-person shooters, but its absence here didn't bother me. The addition of a Nazi vs. freedom soldiers mode would just feel like a cheap throw-in. The alternate timelines, hidden goods, and sheer fun of reducing Nazis to bloody chunks made the package feel complete even without multiplayer.Conclusion
Despite the lack of multiplayer and fetch-quests that interrupt the blood-spilling action, Wolfenstein: The New Order is a welcome return to form for the series. Its gameplay is good fun, whether you prefer blasting enemies to bits or being sneaky-like. The beautiful presentation makes the most out of the new hardware, and it squeezes some impressive life out of older systems. Blazkowicz's return has been a long time coming, but Machine Games has assured that it was worth it. Final Score: 8 out of 10.This review is based on a PlayStation 4 review copy provided by the publisher: Wolfenstein: The New Order is available now for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PC for $59.99. The game is rated M for mature.


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Experimental Rock
Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, and/or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique. Performers may also attempt to individualize their music with unconventional time signatures, instrumental tunings, compositional styles, lyrical techniques, elements of other musical genres, singing styles, instrumental effects or custom-made experimental musical instruments. Read more on Last.fm.


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Analysts have criticized the Doha Climate Gateway, an agreement out of the UN 2012 climate change conference, for failing to set more ambitious goals. The consequences of climate change are expected to impact Africa particularly hard.Women with a dug-out canoe in front of their flooded homes in Toru-Orua in Bayelsa state, Nigeria after the worst floods in 35 years.
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Keven "Dino" ConnerNov 18th, 1974 - Jan 28th, 2003Videos
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Lead Singer Of R&B Group H-Town Keven H-Town is an American R&B/hip hop vocal group that was formed in 1992 by Keven "Dino" Conner, his twin brother Solomon "Shazam" Conner, and their longtime friend Darryl "G.I." Jackson. H-Town borrowed their name from the nickname of their home town Houston, Texas. Growing up in a family of singers, brothers Keven and Solomon Conner began their careers singing in talent shows and plays before a local producer sent their demo tape to onetime 2 Live Crew rapper and record label executive Luther "Luke" Campbell. After an impromptu audition, Campbell signed the group to his label, Luke Records H-Town's debut album Fever for Da Flavor was released on April 15, 1993. The group achieved hit status in the United States with "Knockin' Da Boots," which became H-Town's biggest hit and also their signature song. "Boots" was a #1 hit on the R&B charts, and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Lick U Up," the bands follow-up single, was less successful on the charts. H-Town won the 1993 Soul Train Music Award for Best New Artist. That same year, they signed on as a part of the Coca-Cola Summerfest tour, which also included Shai, SWV, Jade, Naughty by Nature, LL Cool J and Silk. In 1994, H-Town returned the studio to record their second album Beggin' After Dark . It was released on November 8, 1994.[5]The most popular single from this album was "Emotions." It became a #11 hit on the Billboard R&B chart and reached #51 on the Hot 100. Other tracks from the album included "Sex Bowl," "Full Time," "Much Feelin' (And It Tastes Great)," "Buss One," featuring reggae singer Papa Reu, and "Baby I Love Ya," featuring the late Roger Troutman. By the time H-Town returned to the studio to record Ladies Edition, they had undergone some changes. They recorded a cover version of The Persuaders' "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate" for the 1996 film of the same name. The song became H-Town's first Top 40 pop hit in three years, peaking at #37.[4] They then cut ties with Luther Campbell, underwent a spiritual awakening of sorts, and became more aware of women's issues on their third album Ladies Edition, Woman's World. It was released on October 28, 1997. The album's general theme centers on a man's penitence for his past transgressions with his woman, a theme conveyed in songs such as "Don't Sleep on the Female," "Julie Rain" (a sobering account of spousal abuse), and "Jezebel." According to the liner notes, the album was dedicated to "all the women of the world." Twenty national women's telephone helplines were also listed on the back cover. On January 28, 2003, after leaving a Houston recording studio, Dino and his pregnant fiancee, stopped at a red light, when a speeding SUV ran the red light & crashed into the driver's side of the car, ejecting both Dino, and his fiancee into a parking lot. The finacee died on the scene, and Dino died on the way to the hospital. |


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My Curtis and Courtney Families
Virginia, Maryland, North/South Carolina, Mississippi
My 5-g-grandparents, were Richard and Phoebe COURTNEY CURTIS, Sr.
Richard Curtis was of Welsh descent. H. Married (1) Martha "Phoebe" Courtney
in about 1747, in Half Moon Swamp, Onslow County, NC; (2) Hannah SWAYZE, 1782,
Cole's Creek, Jefferson County, MS.
He was born 2/6/1727/28; at age 11, Baltimore, MD,1738, orphan; bound until age
21 to William and Hannah Curtis Courtney; William Cook died before 1739 Hannah
married Robert Courtney on 10/2/1739; Richard was bound to Robert and Hannah
Courtney until age 21. He was in Onslow County, NC by 1747; 1754-1766, moved to
Pee Dee, SC, to a Welsh community near the mouth of the Black River, about 60
miles north of Charleston, SC.
He fought in the American Revolution in SC; in 1780, fled his Tory neighbors.
He and family went by wagon to Holston River, TN. They went by flatboats to the
Natchez District of the Mississippi Territory, then under Spanish rule. There were
3 boats in the party. In boats 1 & 2: Richard Curtis, Sr., wife, two brothers, William
and Benjamin Curtis, and their wives, Richard Curtis, Jr. and his wife, John
Courtney and John Stampley and their wives, John Jones and his wife and
others. In the 3rd boat were travelers who had joined the Curtis party. They
were attacked by Cherokee, all of the people in the 3rd boat were either killed or
They landed at Boyd's Creek (later renamed Cole's Creek) on March 1, 1781.
Richard Curtis, Sr., died on 11 20/1784, Cole's Creek, in what would later become
Jefferson County, MS.
Children of Richard and Phoebe Curtis were:
William, b. 1747, Onslow County, NC
Hannah, b. 1751, Onslow County, NS; m. John Courtney, had 7 children; d.
before 1820, Jefferson County, MS
Benjamin, b. 1753, Onslow County, NC
Richard, Jr., b. 5/29/1755, Onslow County, NC; married Martha "Patti" Jones
about 1776 (Pattie died 1819 in MS); in 1779 he was licensed by Welsh Neck
Baptist Church, Pee Dee, SC; arrived in MS with his family in 1781. He was fully
ordained in 1798 by the Welsh Neck Baptist Church, Pee Dee, SC; came back to
MS and organized several churches; d. 10/28/1811, Jefferson County, MS. For the
exciting story of Richard Curtis, Jr.'s escape from the Spanish authories'
relligious persecution, see my page:
History of Protestanism in Mississippi
My 4-g-grandmother, Martha "Phoebe" born in 1757, Half Moon Swamp, Onslow
County, NC; married John STAMPLEY, 1775, SC; died about 1837 in Jefferson
County, MS
Robert, born 1758, Onslow County, NC
Jemima, b. 1764, Pee Dee Valley, Craven County, SC; m. James COLE; d. 1837,
Cow Bayou, Jefferson County, TX
My 6-g-grandparents, parents of Phoebe Courtney CURTIS, were Robert and
Abigail Courtney. Robet Courtney was born about 1690 in New Castle, DE;
married (1) Abigail, 1718, New Castle, DE; (2) Hannah COOK (widow of William
Cook) on October 2, 1739, in Baltimore, MD. no children from second marriage.
In November, 1739, Baltimore, MD, orphan, Richard Curtis
[my 5-g-grandfather]
bound to Robert and Hannah Courtney; moved to Onslow County, NC in 1744; d.
April 2, 1751, Onslow County, NC.
Abigail ___ Courtney was born 1700, New Castle, DE; married Robert Courtney
on March 27, 1739, St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, MD.
Children of Robert and Abigail Courtney were:
Jonas, born 1718, New Castle, DE; married Comfort Cole; died before 1747, Half
Moon Creek, Onslow County, NC
Abigail, born 1719, New Castle, DE; died December 30, 1735, Baltimore, MD
John, born 1722, New Castle, DE; married Frances Greenfield, 1739; in Onslow
County, NC in 1748; Craven County, SC 1768-1774; died August 13, 1803, MS
Robert, born 1724, New Castle, DE
Jonathan, born 1728, New Castle, DE; married Mary ___, Onslow County, NC in
1751; in Craven County, SC in 1773; died after 1810
My 5-g-grandmother, Phoebe, born 1732, Baltimore, MD; died 1781, Jefferson
County, MS
Rowland, born May 2, 1734, Baltimore, MD; in Onslow County, NC in 1751; in
Craven County, SC in 1760; married Sarah ___ in 1763, Craven County, SC; they
had 6 children, one of whom was James Courtney who was in the BGattle of
Kings Mountain, NC in the Revolution War.
Baldridge Family Page
Stampley Family Page
Curtis & Courtney: Miscellaneous Records
History of Protestantism in Mississippi: Story of Richard Curtis
My G-Grandfather's Attic - Home


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The Servant's WishMystery teasers are little stories where you need to figure out what happened based on the given clues.
Once upon a time, in the West Lake village, a servant lived with his master. After service of about 30 years, his master became ill and was going to die. One day, the master called his servant and asked him for a wish. It could be any wish but just one. The master gave him one day to think about it. The servant became very happy and went to his mother for discussion about the wish. His mother was blind and she asked her son for making a wish for her eye-sight to come back. Then the servant went to his wife. She became very excited and asked for a son as they were childless for many years. After that, the servant went to his father who wanted to be rich and so he asked his son to wish for a lot of money. The next day he went to his master and made one wish through which all the three (mother, father, wife) got what they wanted. You have to tell what the servant asked the master.
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Welcome to McEntee Law Group, Immigration Practice
McEntee Law Group is an established immigration practice that represents worldwide corporations, technology start-ups, top musicians and artists, professional athletes, entrepreneurs and investors.
Fiona McEntee and Raymond McEntee originally hail from Dublin, Ireland, but have been living in the States for over 13 years combined. Fiona is the Founding and Managing Attorney of McEntee Law Group and Raymond is both a qualified U.S. attorney and a qualified lawyer in Ireland/UK.
McEntee Law Group works with individuals and businesses of all sizes across all sectors including healthcare, technology, consumer goods, retail, hospitality, aviation, entertainment etc. We also work with many foreign companies that are expanding to the States.
Additionally, we have a lot of experience working with, and advising, start-ups on their immigration matters. We host regular mentor office hours at 1871, Chicago's entrepreneurial hub for digital start-ups, and we present in other incubators throughout the city of Chicago and beyond.
While we are based in Chicago, as immigration law is federal, we can and do represent clients all throughout the U.S. The McEntee Law Group has recently expanded its practice to include a satellite office in Dublin, Ireland, so that we can further serve our European and worldwide clients.


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Rumour has it that a 70cm version of the DVAP Dongle is on the way. Rumour also suggests that the price will be the same as for the 2m dongle. For those who would like to use Icom's new ID-31 D-Star handie and have no UHF D-Star repeaters in range, the wait may soon be over.
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Jaunpur is a city in purvanchal part of eastrn uttar pardesh. the city is the part of worlds most safest and fertile plain. ContentsGet inWhen to visit: Between October and March Clothes: Summer - Cotton Winter - Woollens By trainJaunpur is well-connected with all major cities of India thanks to Indian Railways, it has two major Railway Stations namely Jaunpur City Station (JOP) and Jaunpur Junction (JNU), Mughalsarai , Varanasi and Allahabad Railway Stations are also easily reachable from here, Godaan express is a daily Train to Mumbai (erstwhile Bombay) from JNU; Shramjeevi, Sadhbhawana and Farakka Express are daily trains to Delhi. By busJaunpur is well connected to Lucknow, Varanasi, Allahabad and other cities like Azamgarh, Mirzapur, Bhadohi, Sultanpur, Ghazipur etc. NH-56, SH-36 are the world class roads connecting all major cities to Jaunpur.UPSTRC bus services are frequent from all the points to the city.there are luxury bus services from Lucknow and varanasi at every hours.
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text: Dirty Dancing Meets Minecraft Via The Black Eyed PeasBrian Crecente11/26/10 12:00pmFiled to: ClipsTheblackeyedpeasBlackberryplaybookDirtyDancingThetime(dirtybit)Minecraft3DgameheroesbitPixelatedaestheticCultureOdditiesGizmodoTop3031EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink What If The Black Eyed Peas made a music video in Minecraft or with 3D Dot Game Heroes? Advertisement It wouldn't look exactly like this, but I bet someone out there could make these pixelated people in either of those games.Beyond the video game aesthetic of the music video for The Time (Dirty Bit), which hit earlier this week, you'll also catch a peek at the still-not-released BlackBerry tablet, the PlayBook. Will.I.Am keeps holding it up to view cityscapes and discover little avatar versions of the group. Advertisement Not really sure what that's about, beyond a huge paid-for product placement, but it makes the video for this Dirty Dancing ode remake even more game-like.If you're into BEP their new album, The Beginning, (which also features avatars on the cover) hits next week.Reply303 repliesLeave a reply


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Story highlights
- A staged protest of private buses brings attention to income inequality
- Many Bay Area tech companies offer private bus rides to employees as a perk
- Critics says the buses block traffic and deprive public transportation of income
- Well-paid tech workers have also contributed to the soaring cost of living in San Francisco
A real protest, a fake Google employee, a viral video and some shiny buses have brought attention to the growing tensions between San Francisco's moneyed tech-sector workers and the city's working poor and middle class.
Private bus lines snake through San Francisco, transporting employees in climate-controlled, Wi-Fi-enabled, cushioned comfort to their jobs at large Silicon Valley companies. Offered as a free employee perk by Google, Facebook, Apple, Yahoo and other companies, the large buses have become a symbol of income inequality here and a lightning rod for resentment.
On Monday, organizers staged a protest at a Google bus stop in San Francisco with signs that read "Warning: Two-Tier System" and "Public $$$$, Private Gains." A video taken at the scene showed a confrontation between what seemed to be a protester and a Google employee who yelled, "Why don't you go to a city that can afford it? This is a city for the right people who can afford it."
Only, in a very San Francisco twist, the Google employee was a fake, played by union organizer and sometime Occupy protester Max Alper, who described the stunt later as "political theater to demonstrate what is happening to the city."
Some skeptics on Twitter immediately detected that something was off about the confrontation, saying the so-called Google employee's rants were too perfectly aligned with the stereotype of the spoiled, overpaid techie. But the clumsy stunt spread online has called national attention to the issue.
Critics claim that the buses block bike lanes and traffic, and frequently squat in existing public bus stops. They also say the money that companies sink into the lines could be spent on improving existing public transportation for everyone.
It's similar to the private-vs.-public school argument in many cities. People who can afford to segregate themselves do so at the expense of the public institutions that depend on the support of people from all income levels.
Residents who don't work for cash-rich tech companies are left to take San Francisco's less-reliable 101-year-old public transit system, MUNI, with its mix of older buses, trains and trollies that link up with the BART and Caltrain train networks.
As rents rise, people who can't afford to stay in the city are pushed farther out, and their dependance on reliable public transportation to get to their jobs increases.
That's no small percentage of the city's population. In San Francisco, 23.4% of residents are below the poverty threshold, according to the Public Policy Institute of California and the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality.
In fairness, the buses are not evil on wheels: They're meant to keep cars off the road to minimize congestion and pollution.
"The private shuttle buses are a visible symbol of economic inequality, so they are a convenient place for people to vent their frustration. But they are not the problem," said Gabriel Metcalf, executive director at Bay Area urban policy organization SPUR. "The problem is that our public transit system isn't good enough and that, for historical reasons, many of the tech companies are located in suburban campuses that don't have transit."
Google actually has showed a great interest in solving transportation problems and is working on a driverless car that also aims to reduce traffic. But, like with private buses, the technology will mostly benefit those who can afford it.
Transportation is just one of a number of issues related to the tech industry that have inflamed tensions in the city. Soaring housing prices and gentrification, also blamed on the influx of high-paying tech jobs, have longtime residents worried that the city will be overtaken by the newly wealthy, pushing out middle- and working-class residents.
They worry that without its communities of artists, activists and immigrants, San Francisco's unique character and history will be paved over for new condos with perks like dog-washing areas and music rehearsal rooms.
"A city without its nurses, its teachers, its artists, its waiters, its bus drivers, its cops, its musicians and writers and grandmothers as residents is a monoculture -- as sterile as a forest of a single commercial tree species," Timothy Egan wrote in a recent New York Times opinion piece.
San Francisco's potential for growth is stunted by bodies of water on three sides. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 825,863 people live in San Francisco County, compared with 8.3 million in all of New York City, which has about twice the landmass.
Low vacancy rates and surging demand have increased the median rental rate in San Francisco to $3,414. Home prices in the area have risen 22% in the past three years.
The recent demand for housing is heavily fueled by the influx of high-paid technology employees. Software engineers make an average of $127,143 a year at Google, $121,507 at Facebook and $124,630 at Apple, according to Glassdoor.com.
These young workers need someplace to live, and many choose to reside in vibrant San Francisco and commute to their sleepy company headquarters farther south on the peninsula.
Matters are made worse when people associated with the industry voice controversial opinions about the class divides.
A couple of days after the bus protest, the masses got the blabbermouth, tone-deaf techie they craved when Silicon Valley entrepreneur Greg Gopman posted his thoughts on the city's homeless population to Facebook.
"There is nothing more grotesque than walking down market st in San Francisco. Why the heart of our city has to be overrun by crazy, homeless, drug dealers, dropouts, and trash I have no clue," he wrote in the rant.
Gopman went on to compare the homeless to hyenas and call them a disgrace.
"There is an area of town for degenerates and an area of town for the working class. There is nothing positive gained from having them so close to us," he said. He has since taken to his Facebook page to apologize.
These types of outbursts happen every so often on social media and blogging platforms like Medium. In August, entrepreneur Peter Shih included the homeless in his list of 10 things he hates about San Francisco, along with unattractive women and bad public transit.
Obviously, these individual entrepreneurs do not speak for the Bay Area's entire population of tech workers. But their outbursts are the sort of attitude Silicon Valley would prefer not to be associated with.
The buses may be the most visible and convenient targets for anti-gentrification activists, but the underlying problem won't be fixed if buses stop blocking traffic.
Some potential solutions include getting tech companies to relocate nearer to public transit and getting the city to invest in improving the current transportation system, according to Metcalf. Other improvements he suggests include raising the minimum wage, adding housing for all income levels and improving education so the people growing up in the city can compete for those big-money jobs nearby.
Metcalf is optimistic that the fast-growing economy can benefit all of San Francisco.
"We just need to take the next steps and make sure we do everything possible to connect everyone with this growing economy and to make a new round of investments in infrastructure, which will lay the foundations for the future," he said.


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Betty at the Movies
The Women is a Must-See!
All-star, all-female cast in this "must-see-with-girlfriends" flick!
-Stephanie Elliot
I knew I had to see The Women when my hubby came home from seeing The Dark Knight this summer and said, "I saw a trailer about some movie about some women and Meg Ryan and some other women are in it and you're going to want to see it."
He was right!
What a cast! Of course, you have Meg Ryan and Annette Bening, but then there's Debra Messing as the quirky knocked-up BFF who is just hilariously funny – someone I would totally want to pal around with. And you've got bonus scenes with a pot-smokin' Bette Midler, a bitchy Carrie Fisher and a "well-rested" Candice Bergen as Meg Ryan's mom. Just watching the stars is worth your ticket price. You even have lovely Jada as a lesbian, but I have to admit, I had a bit of a hard time suspending reality knowing she and Willie Smith are tight.
You've got your cheating husband, the bitchy beautiful other woman (played brilliantly by Eva Mendes), and the wife who's so busy trying to be everything she thinks she's supposed to be, that she might be missing out on being what is most important.
Add to the "unfaithful husband" premise a best friend who sells out another and you begin to wonder which is worse: being a jilted wife or having a friend use your messed-up life to get ahead in her own career. With the fab cast, a soulful soundtrack you'll rush home to download and a designer wardrobe that would make Carrie Bradshaw ooh and ahh, you've got yourself two hours of great entertainment!
Strong recommendation … see it with a bunch of girlfriends. Just make sure you know exactly where your husband is before you go.