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NEW HAVEN -- Kendall Polan, the reigning two-time Ivy League Player of the Year, has a new title: team captain.
Polan, who will be entering her senior season, was elected captain of the Yale women's volleyball team for the 2013 season following a team vote, head coach Erin Appleman announced.
"Kendall possesses special qualities that make her a respected leader - on and off the court," Appleman said. "Kendall has been a difference-maker for our program since her first day here and she is very deserving of this honor."
In Polan's first three seasons, the Bulldogs have a 54-21 record and a 38-4 Ivy League mark with three conference titles and two NCAA Tournament appearances.
The Cardiff, Calif., native earned conference player of the year honors in the last two seasons and won Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2010. Polan was also named a 2012 AVCA Division I Honorable Mention All-America and first team All-Ivy after last season.
Polan follows former team captains Haley Wessels '12, Taylor Cramm '11 and Kelly Ozurovich '10.
"I'm honored to be elected captain for the upcoming season," Polan said. "Haley, Taylor, and Kelly provided such great leadership in different ways and I learned so much from all of them. I am so fortunate to have the opportunity to play with such an amazing group of girls and I hope to keep the winning tradition of Yale Volleyball alive."
In 2012, Yale became only the second Ivy League team in history to finish the conference regular season with an undefeated mark. Wessels said the "captain" title at Yale provides unique opportunities.
"Being captain of the 2012 team was my most challenging and rewarding experience at Yale," Wessels said. "The team accomplished more together than I could have imagined. I know Kendall will do an even better job than I did at leading such a fun, hard-working, positive group of girls. She has a quiet confidence about her that people are drawn to because everyone knows if you're on Kendall's team, you're going to win."


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Over the past two years, we have all watched snow leopard cubs Gobi and Batu grow and explore—from their precious first weeks, to their big debut, their first birthday and their participation in a smelly study to help track wild snow leopards. But now we're preparing to say goodbye to Gobi, our male juvenile who is 2 years old and ready to move on to a new home at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure in Salina, Kansas.
Gobi—who got his name from more than 35,000 votes cast by zoo fans—has been recommended to move as part of a cooperative breeding management program known as the Snow Leopard Species Survival Plan (SSP). SSPs work to ensure genetic diversity and healthy populations.
The SSP does not have immediate plans to breed Gobi, but this is an appropriate age for him to make his departure following the natural course of how snow leopards live in the wild. Snow leopards are essentially solitary animals and it is typical for them to leave their mothers to live alone at about 18 months old. In a few months, female juvenile Batu will also move, heading to Assiniboine Zoo in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Gobi's move is scheduled for April 7 so this is the last weekend to visit the twins together.
Snow leopard scientists estimate as few as 3,500 remain in the wild. Seattle-based Snow Leopard Trust (SLT) is among the 36 field conservation projects that Woodland Park Zoo partners with around the world. The Trust was created in 1981 by late Woodland Park Zoo staff member Helen Freeman, the namesake of the mother of Gobi and Batu. Through innovative programs, effective partnerships, and the latest science, the SLT is saving these endangered cats and improving the lives of people who live in the snow leopard countries of Central Asia.
Video produced by Ryan Hawk/Woodland Park Zoo. Photos (from top): Ryan Hawk/Woodland Park Zoo, Dennis Dow/Woodland Park Zoo, Ryan Hawk/Woodland Park Zoo, Dennis Dow/Woodland Park Zoo.

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Sunny Leone 'craves' to learn Bollywood moves
Porn star-turned-actress Sunny Leone, who debuted in Hindi films with Pooja Bhatt's 'Jism 2', is here to stay. The Indo-Canadian performer is learning Bollywood dance
Sunny told IANS: 'I am learning Bollywood dance from Shabina Khan. I love Bollywood dance moves and I am craving to learn Bollywood moves.' Asked if she is open to item numbers, Sunny said: 'As I said, I love dancing. I would love to do an item number, but I have signed a contract, so I can't do any item number (for the time being). But I am looking forward to doing typical Bollywood dance numbers.'
Shabina (not to be confused with designer turned producer Shabina Khan) started her Bollywood journey with 'Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon' and praises Sunny for her commitment. 'Sunny is a very dedicated student who listens to each and every word very carefully and pays a lot of attention and gives her 100 percent,' said Shabina. 'As Sunny is now a full-fledged Bollywood heroine, I'm going to train her in complete Bollywood dancing, which is full of grace, expressions, perfect moves with sex appeal,' she added.
Here's How Sunny Leone and Other Bollywood Stars Sizzled At ITA Awards 2018


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FOX, NOEL P., PAPERS, 1924-1982, 7.5 feet.
Case files, correspondence, clippings, and reports documenting the political and judicial career of Noel P. Fox, a graduate of Marquette University who served as U.S.
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The debut of Green Bay Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari Friday night against the Arizona Cardinals has been viewed as overwhelmingly positive, including from Brian Carriveau here and myself in last night's game recap. At first viewing, the fourth-round pick appeared to handle himself quite well in his first live action against an NFL opponent.
Instead of trusting my own first impression, I decided to go back and look at each of his snaps specifically to decide on a more accurate verdict.
Sometimes, your eyes don't betray you.
Bakhtiari was excellent against the Cardinals, especially in the passing game. Over 20 total passing plays, the rookie allowed zero pressures and rarely looked challenged as a blindside protector. The Packers gave him help on exactly one passing play. His other 19 plays were a mix of good and bad in the run game, but this should be seen as nothing but a very encouraging start for the 21-year-old left tackle.
Here's a complete breakdown of his 39 snaps from Friday night:
Snap 1
Play: Interior run to James Starks
Bakhtiari: Allows defensive end to get up field, likely by design. The defender takes himself out of the play.
Snap 2
Play: Aaron Rodgers takes advantage of too many players on the field
Bakhtiari: Pass rusher is late getting to Bakhtiari because of the defensive confusion, but he keeps the pocket clean by sliding his feet and widening the rush attempt. No help is given on the play.
Snap 3
Play: Run to the left side to Starks
Bakhtiari: Originally engages Matt Shaughnessy on the block attempt but he quickly allows the defender to slide inside and make the tackle on a two-yard gain.
Snap 4
Play: Quick drop and throw from Rodgers to Jermichael Finley
Bakhtiari: Rodgers' throw happens in just over a second, which frees the offensive line of any true responsibility. Bakhtiari handles his block without help.
Snap 5
Play: Rodgers hits the hot read against a blitz to Jeremy Ross
Bakhtiari: The blitz comes off the left side, where Bakhtiari is left alone to block two players. Rodgers obviously saw this pre-snap and went to his hot read immediately. The defender Bakhtiari blocks provides no pressure.
Snap 6
Play: Run to the right side to Starks
Bakhtiari: The entire offensive line attempts to wipe the Cardinals' front down the line of scrimmage, which would have potentially allowed a cutback lane. There isn't much push, and Bakhtiari doesn't provide much at the point of attack on the backside.
Snap 7
Play: Run to the right side to Starks
Bakhtiari: It's a stretch play to the opposite side of Bakhtiari, which gives him very little responsibility.
Snap 8
Play: Rodgers complete to James Jones for 50 yards
Bakhtiari: On third down and 2, the Packers give Bakhtiari no help and let Rodgers attack downfield. The left tackle does just fine, allowing Shaughnessy to get upfield before engaging and walling off the pocket. There is no pressure to Rodgers' blindside.
Snap 9
Play: Shotgun handoff to Starks to the left side
Bakhtiari: The Packers combo block with Bakhtiari and Josh Sitton on the interior defensive tackle. There's a sliver of space provided for Starks, who picks up four yards.
Snap 10
Play: Inside screen to Jones from the shotgun
Bakhtiari: This is a quick hitter to Bakhtiari's side, which limits the blocking he needs to do here.
Snap 11
Play: Quick drop and throw from Rodgers to Finley
Bakhtiari: The Packers slide the protection down, leaving a free runner at the quarterback from Rodgers' left side. Just over a second after the snap, he attempts to find Finley in the end zone without getting hit.
Snap 13
Play: Shotgun hand off to Starks inside on fourth down
Bakhtiari: The left tackle is asked to take the defensive end out of the play's outcome, which Bakhtiari does without much trouble.
Snap 14
Play: Inside handoff to Starks out of the inverted wishbone
Bakhtiari: The play isn't behind him, but he engages his man at the point and takes him out of the equation.
Snap 15
Play: Inside handoff to Starks
Bakhtiari: Again, the play isn't designed to run behind the left tackle. However, Bakhtiari appears to lose his footing while trying to engage and whiffs on the block, to little consequence.
Snap 16
Play: Shotgun pass to D.J. Williams on third down
Bakhtiari: The Packers again give the rookie left tackle no help on a third down. He faces a series of speed moves from the pass rusher but stuffs the attempt without issue.
Snap 17
Play: Stretch run to Starks to the left side
Bakhtiari: While Bakhtiari originally gets underneath the pads of his man, there isn't enough push from the rest of the line for Starks to find much room.
Snap 18
Play: Shotgun, Harrell intercepted
Bakhtiari: Another pass, and another instance where Bakhtiari handles himself fine out on an island. He again does well to allow the rusher to take himself out of the play by moving his feet and widening the attempt.
Snap 19
Play: Interior run to Starks out of a jumbo formation
Bakhtiari: After helping clean up Sitton's original block, Bakhtiari gets to the second level and successfully puts a hat on Daryl Washington.
Snap 20
Play: Interior run to Starks
Bakhtiari: The left tackle walls off his man and allows Starks to cut back to the middle of the field, where he picks up seven yards.
Snap 21
Play: Run to the right side to Starks.
Bakhtiari: On third down, the Packers run a heavy set to the right side and pick up the first down. Bakhtiari isn't a factor in the play.
Snap 22
Play: Stretch run to the left side to Johnathan Franklin.
Bakhtiari: As was the case on an earlier run play, Bakhtiari is asked to make a combo block before getting to the second level. He probably doesn't get enough of his first block, however. At the second level, he does well to wall off the inside linebacker, which would have provided a huge running lane for Franklin had he escaped the first level.
Snap 23
Play: Harrell five-step drop, incomplete to D.J. Williams
Bakhtiari: Despite a quick throw and tight pocket, Bakhtiari anchors well and keeps the left side without issue. The Packers gave no help.
Snap 24
Play: Shotgun, Harrell to Tyrone Walker on third down
Bakhtiari: Harrell identifies a free blitzer and instructs Franklin to slide protection to the left side. Bakhtiari blocks his rusher without issue as Harrell is kept clean on third down.
Snap 25
Play: Inside zone run to Franklin
Bakhtiari: The Packers attempt to wash the line down to the offense's right, with Bahktiari and Sitton both crashing to potentially open up a cutback lane. Franklin does cut back, but there's little space.
Snap 26
Play: Shotgun, Harrell scramble for seven yards
Bakhtiari: Once again, blocking out on an island is no issue. In fact, Bakhtiari manhandles his rusher for the duration of the play, allowing Harrell to both scan the field and then eventually take off to his side. He isn't touched because Bakhtiari eliminates his defender.
Snap 27
Play: Shotgun, Harrell quick pass to Jarrett Boykin
Bakhtiari: On a quick drop, all Bakhtiari needs to do is slide his feet and engage his rusher. Both are accomplished with ease, and there's no pressure from the left side.
Snap 28
Play: Shotgun, Harrell incomplete deep right
Bakhtiari: The Packers change protection and keep Brandon Bostick in to block on Bakhtiari's side, which evens up the numbers and allows the left tackle to slide inside. Bostick picks up the edge blitzer.
Snap 29
Play: Shotgun, Harrell strip sacked
Bakhtiari: On the left side, Bakhtiari stuffs an inside move without much issue. However, Marshall Newhouse whiffs on his block and Harrell is blown up.
Snap 30
Play: Shotgun, Harrell complete short to Walker
Bakhtiari: He anchors well at the point and allows Franklin, who appeared to have help responsibility on the left side, to exit the backfield and enter his underneath route.
Snap 31
Play: Inside shotgun handoff to Franklin
Bakhtiari: The play isn't run behind Bakhtiari, who is simply asked to keep his man out of the play. He does.
Snap 32
Play: Play-action, Harrell complete to Ross
Bakhtiari: The left tackle is asked to block on an island for possibly the longest duration of the night, and he once again has no problems. After the rusher attempts one stutter step, Bakhtiari engages and then stays engaged until the ball is thrown.
Snap 33
Play: Interior shotgun run to Franklin
Bakhtiari: There's very little space inside, but Franklin dives ahead for the first down. Bakhtiari isn't a factor in the play.
Snap 34
Play: Screen to Franklin
Bakhtiari: On screen plays, the offensive line is supposed to allow defensive linemen to get up field. The Packers do well here, and Franklin picks up nine yards to the right side.
Snap 35
Play: Stretch run to the left side
Bakhtiari: The entire left side, including Bakhtiari, fail to get a push on an outside run. Franklin is stopped for no gain.
Snap 36
Play: Shotgun, Harrell incomplete to Williams
Bakhtiari: The Packers run a three-step drop out of the shotgun and ask Bakhtiari to handle his man one-on-one. Once again, he engages well and walls off the pocket.
Snap 37
Play: Harrell complete to Boykin.
Bakhtiari: On another short pass play, Bakhtiari eliminates his pass rusher from Harrell's blindside. No pressure.
Snap 38
Play: Inside draw to Alex Green
Bakhtiari: Odd play call, but Bakhtiari does miss on his block. His man doesn't make the tackle, but he was in position to stop Green for little to no gain.
Snap 39
Play: Shotgun, Harrell scrambles and throws incomplete
Bakhtiari: Despite initially losing ground on a power move, Bakhtiari recovers to keep the pressure minimal. He even tries to disengage and stop a free runner, but Harrell is already scrambling to his right.
Zach Kruse is a 25-year-old sports writer who contributes to Cheesehead TV, Bleacher Report and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He also covers prep sports for the Dunn Co. News. You can reach him on Twitter @zachkruse2 or by email at [email protected].
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Greetings from Holy CrossPosted by Holy Cross Anglican School at 8:29 AM
Greetings from Holy Cross and Happy New Year.
Life has been very busy at Holy Cross since school resumed after the Christmas vacation. A team of volunteers from Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia, began construction of a walkway around the back of the classroom building, shoveled loads of sand to increase the land space around the workshop, further organized the books in the library, and tutored numerous children in reading and math.
They were followed by back-to-back teams from St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Durham, NC. These teams shoveled more sand, tutored more children, worked on the library project, finished the walkway and painted the backside of the classroom building. The second team from St. Luke's included two doctors and two nurses. This group measured the height and weight of all the children, did vision and medical screenings, treated many sick children and entered past and current medical information for all the children into a database.
We had dentists in the Smile Clinic for two weeks seeing children. Teeth were filled and pulled, and many smiles were brightened. Thanks to Dr. Mark for coordinating the dentists and their helpers from NC, Florida and Minnesota.
During the same two week period, other volunteers from Boston and Minnesota worked on the various projects including moving sand and vision screening. So much valuable work was done in only a few days.
Other volunteers and friends have brought wonderful donations of school supplies, shoes, uniforms, prizes and money for the feeding program.
Joanne O'Brien, founder of Direct Abundance, has been back with us. She and her daughter Erin, who is enrolled in Standard VI, are in Belize for two months. Joanne has been conducting workshops and community meetings on the topic of domestic violence. She presented a very informative workshop to the Holy Cross teachers as well as ones in Belize City and in the Belize prison. She is working with a number of agencies spearheading a movement to establish a women's and children's shelter here in San Pedro.
Representatives from Defiance College in Ohio, Vancouver Island University, and Gainesville State University, Georgia have visited Holy Cross to finalize plans for partnerships for student teachers and other teacher resource programs. We are very excited about these relationships and how they will enhance teaching at Holy Cross.
Holy Cross held three fundraisers and donation collections, raising over $800 that was sent to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
The Valentine's Day Fair was a huge success with games, food, prizes and face painting. Over $3000Bz was raised for the school.
Another exciting and generous contribution came from the Kelly McGuire Foundation. Texas musician Kelly McGuire was recently on Ambergris Caye for several concerts. He established a foundation, held a benefit auction and donated the proceeds to the school.
The Holy Cross football (soccer) team has played 4 games and boasts a record of 1-1-1. Through generous donations from volunteer teams, the team is sporting new uniforms in Holy Cross colors. In order to participate, Standard IV, V and VI students must maintain their grades and exhibit good behavior in class.
Two children from Holy Cross participated in the Ambergris Caye Spelling Bee. While they did not win this year, they represented the school well as they competed against children from four other island schools.
The needs continue to be great at Holy Cross. In an effort to enlarge the land area around the construction shed, more sand has been brought in, but many more loads are needed. The feeding program continues to fill many empty tummies each day but the groceries are expensive.
Francis and Vernon Wilson are in the US for the month of February for some much needed "R&R" and medical appointments. We look forward to their return. Trying to fill their very big shoes in their absence is Deacon Jan Lamb from North Carolina who is volunteering at Holy Cross for the remainder of the school year. Deacon Jan is a teacher of students with learning disabilities and a teacher trainer. She will be working with both students and teachers as well as serving as Chaplain for Holy Cross. Deacon Jan led chapel services at the school on Ash Wednesday and will soon begin meeting with children who are preparing for Confirmation.
A PS from Francis: Being away from Holy Cross is always difficult for Vernon and me but is made much easier knowing there are so many wonderful folks in charge. Principal Grace Williams, Vice-Principal Olivia Tasher, Office Manager/Bookkeeper Linda Carter, our dedicated teachers, Mr. Freddy, Mr. Jason, Mr. Cruz, our incredible cooks, school warden, Kath and Cullen Walker and our unbelievably dedicated VOLUNTEERS ensure that everything runs smoothly. We are especially blessed to have Deacon Jan Lamb at the School until June - many, many thanks to her for all her hard work!
I am happy to report that Vernon has gotten good reports from all his doctors and medical tests. A few medications have been added to his daily routine (to lower blood pressure and cholesterol) until he can lose about 20 pounds and allow his body to 're-set'. Seems like losing weight is the new cure all - ugh!
I continue to ask your prayers for the students and staff of Holy Cross Anglican School. I also continue to plead for your financial support. Vital services like the School Feeding Program, maintenance of the Computer Center, salaries for day and night time security, electricity, water and dozens of other things depend on you. I pray that you will help ensure that the good work begun at Holy Cross will continue long into the future. Many, many thanks and blessings, Francis
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It was an absolute thrill to be able to appear with journalistic icon Bill Moyers on his show on PBS this weekend. I've been a long-time fan of Bill, and getting to meet him, his wife and his staff was truly a highlight of the seemingly eternal book tour I've been doing for Bailout since it came out three months ago. Appearing on his show was unlike any appearance I've ever done.
Although my interview was about an hour, I spent almost two and a half hours there, chatting with the other guests ( Matt Taibbi and Chrystia Freeland), Bill and the rest of the staff. When I was done with the interview, what seemed like the entire staff was gathered outside the studio, buzzing about the interview (they watched in the green room). It was an experience I will remember for a lifetime. Here is the clip that aired this weekend, in which we talked extensively about Bailout, the need for regulators to take on the problems of Too Big To Fail once for and all, and how their continuing failure to do so is setting us up for the next crisis: http://billmoyers.com/segment/neil-barofsky-on-the-need-to-tackle-banking-reform/
And here is a web extra in which we talk about my disappointment with the job that President Obama has done with respect to the bailouts and financial regulation.
Meanwhile, the American Banker reports today that the big banks -- surprise surprise -- are petitioning regulators for ever more time (and, remarkably, to water down the already soggy provisions of Dodd Frank) to comply with the already inadequate capital standards contemplated in the 2010 bill. Two things to remember: first, whenever their lobbyists seek delay, it's because they know that time is on their side.
The longer they delay, the more profit they can squeeze out, the more distant the financial crisis becomes in Washington's rear view mirror, and the greater opportunities to exert their influence over the process. Second, the "if you do anything that will impact our ability to fully exploit our status of being too big to fail you will destroy the economy" ploy is a canard that they trot out over and over again. That they repeat it endlessly does not make it true, but that doesn't mean that compliant regulators and members of Congress will not take the bait.
Neil Barofsky on the Need to Tackle Banking Reform from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo.


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And I started making some Christmas mice too. This was my prototype:
He is really ugly compared to the new ones which I will show you next time. I could make them all day actually. I was having such fun with the hand work. It's been an age since I've done that kind of thing and I so enjoyed it......BUT, I have obligations. SO..... today I will partake of the ladies again. I have 3 to make and I MUST get myself going on them. The drawings are done, the fabric is pulled so wish me luck.
In the meantime, I must give you a smile. After a week or so of rain a few weeks back, and having one drowned rat of a dog each time Toby came in after doing his business outside, I decided to buy him a raincoat. Problem is that once I put it on him, he stood like a statue for a full 10 minutes until I took it off. The only, and I mean THE ONLY thing he moved the entire time were his eyes. I wish you could have been here. My hubby and I had the laugh of the year! Poor baby!


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Many Nutritional Therapists recommend periodically detoxifying the body by either fasting or adopting a detox diet for a short period of time. This gives your body a respite from all of the unnatural food substances, sugar overload, allergens and excess consumption we subject it to. A typical detox diet lasts from 2-14 days, during which you may only consume organic fruits, veggies and plenty of fresh water. Especially beneficial for the liver, kidneys, circulatory and digestive systems, the detox diet aims to flush the built up toxins out of your system.
Visit the Natural Pharmacy
Many products are on the market to support the bodys natural detoxification process. Detoxifying herbs are available in capsule form, teas and tinctures. These products can be taken without modifying your diet, or combined with a fast or detox diet for maximum results. Always consult with your healthcare practitioner before taking herbs, supplements or radically changing your diet.
Beaulne,M. and Lorincz, T. Connecting the Environment and Childrens Health, The Chronicle Herald.ca, December 1, 2006.


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e-Purse Credit to pay for 2016/17 ST
Apologies if already addressed somewhere else (have tried searching but to no avail).
I still have over £100 "e-Purse credit" on my whufcboxoffice account from having sold my ST for the odd match over the last couple of years.
I am just wondering if it is possible to pay this against what I owe for my ST for next season. Has anyone had experience of doing this yet?
Thanks very much.
Re: e-Purse Credit to pay for 2016/17 ST
There's at least two threads covering this on the General Discussion board - it seems that a lot of people are in the same boat. After waiting over an hour to actually speak to someone at the Ticketing office yesterday I was told that the e-Purse credits are supposed to go onto our Accounts next Monday and we should be able to use them on the on-line system.
That's what the guy said - don't shoot the messenger!
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ah - cheers for that - will wait until next week and see what happens. I was/am hoping to avoid a lengthy spell on the phone so hopefully it will sort itself out next week.
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I couldn't find any mention of this, but I just found it in a news article posted on Friday on the official site, so might be of interest re the e-credits.
I quote:-
Please note as credits are transferred to your new account on Ticketmaster {eticketing.co.uk/whufc) you may see some discrepancies on your account until the process has been completed.
Fans with e-purse credit will be emailed directly throughout the process and also informed when their transfer has been completed.
Read more at http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016 ... k38aBRB.99
Read more at http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016 ... 3HQH8DI.99
Re: e-Purse Credit to pay for 2016/17 ST
e-Purse credit was automatically deducted this morning when I paid the balance for mine online. Not the easiest to grasp at first sight but it does do it automatically; couldn't see an option to keep the e-purse, but wasn't really looking; it also deducted the amount from other client numbers.
Re: e-Purse Credit to pay for 2016/17 ST
Just had a look and mine is there correctly - it appeared when I added the season ticket to the basket and looked at the basket.
Re: e-Purse Credit to pay for 2016/17 ST
Well it doesn't seem as if the transition has been completed. My e-purse credit balance doesn't appear to offset the cost if I go to checkout and pay. I guess I need to wait for their email first?
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Hey Bug! Taylor C., Grade 4, wants to know: "Why is the ocean salty?"
Seawater contains lots of dissolved chemicals, including the one you shake over your fries. Sodium chloride—better known as table salt—is the most common of all the chemicals found in the ocean. There are about 35 pounds of it in every 1,000 pounds of seawater. That's enough to cover the entire planet with a layer of salt 500 feet high—as tall as a 50-story skyscraper.
Where does all the salt in the ocean come from? Nature "weathers" rocks and grinds down mountains, releasing locked-in mineral salts. Rain and melting snow carry these chemicals into rivers and out into the sea. Also, hot water (hydrothermal) vents on ridges in the ocean floor pump chemical-rich water into the sea. Even underwater volcanoes add salt to the ocean.
Freshwater in streams, rivers, and lakes contains salt, too—about one pound in a thousand pounds of water. It doesn't taste salty because the concentration, or amount, of dissolved salt is too low for the taste buds on your tongue to detect. In most lakes, water flows in one end and out the other, keeping the salt concentration low. But salt can build up in lakes if they have no outlets. The Great Salt Lake in Utah is 10 times saltier than the ocean. When water flows into the Great Salt Lake, it can't flow out. Some water escapes by evaporation, but the salt it contained is left behind.
A little salt goes a long way!
- What affects the concentration of salt in a body of freshwater? Why? Explain your answer in a sentence or two.
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- Seawater and freshwater are a kind of mixture called a solution. In a solution, two or more substances are so evenly mixed that the separate parts cannot be seen. As you learned in Lesson 1, a mixture is made up of two or more substances that have been physically combined. Imagine that you looked at a small part of an ocean or a small part of a lake. What kinds of things would you see in the small part of the ocean or lake? What kinds of animals, soil, and plants would you see? Name at least five things you could see in this mixture.
Answer: Answers will vary but could include that, in a small part of an ocean, the student might see seawater, coral, fish, sand, and seaweed. In a small part of a lake, the student might see freshwater, grasses, mud, fish, and rocks.
- Now imagine that you looked at another small part of a different ocean or lake. How do you think the mixture of things would be different? What would make the mixture different in a different place? Explain your answer in a sentence or two.
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LU baseball comes from behind to beat Nicholls
Pablo Salinas, Joey Latulippe, Jeff Abt and Wade Mathis combined for 13 of Lamar University's 15 hits Saturday afternoon as the Cardinals came from behind twice in defeating Nicholls 9-4 in Southland Conference play.
Salinas, a senior third baseman, entered the game with a .288 batting average, but his 4-for-5 performance hiked that mark to .333 by the game's end. He also drove in two runs.
Latulippe, the Cardinals' senior catcher, extended his season-best hitting streak to seven games with a second-inning single to left field, and he went on to go 3-for-5 and drive in one run.
Abt, a junior outfielder/pitcher, and Mathis, the Cards' senior first baseman, also went 3-for-5 each as the Cardinals improved to 11-6 on the season and 2-0 in the SLC. Nicholls fell to 7-6 and 0-2, respectively.
"Nicholls came out very aggressive at the start, because they knew Harrington (Eric, Lamar's starting pitcher) wasn't likely to walk anyone," said obviously-pleased Lamar coach Jim Gilligan after the game. "They (the Colonels) executed a really nice hit-and-run play to help them get a two-run lead in the first inning, but we didn't panic.
"We knew we would get our chances as the game wore on. Sure enough, we staged a really good comeback. We had some very good at-bats and started putting some hits together, and the next thing you knew we had a lot of runs on the board."
The Cardinals tied the score at 2-2 in the second inning, but the Colonels retook the advantage at 4-2 in the fifth. The Cardinals came right back with a two spot of their own to retie the score.
The Cardinals gained separation with a three-run sixth inning sparked by a two-run single by Mathis and a bases-loaded walk to designated hitter Cameron Campbell to net another run.
Lamar padded its lead with single runs in the seventh and eighth, and reliever Shane Hamaker closed the door on the Colonels over the final 3.2 innings. The 6-foot-5 junior right-hander did not allow a hit and struck out five batters in improving his early-season record to 3-0.
The Cardinals and Colonels will meet in Game 3 of the weekend series with a 1 p.m. start on Sunday. Sophomore left-hander Jonathan Dziedzic is Lamar's expected starting pitcher, while right-hander Brian Arceneaux is slated to start for the Colonels.


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President: José Eduardo dos Santos (1979)
Prime Minister: position abolished (2012)
Total area: 481,350 sq mi (1,246,699 sq km)
Population (2014 est.): 19,088,106 (growth rate: 2.78%); birth rate: 38.97/1000; infant mortality rate: 79.99/1000; life expectancy: 55.29
Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Luanda, 5.068 million
Other large cities: Huambo, 1.098 million
Monetary unit: New Kwanza
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- Peace Does Not Follow Independence
- Peace Is Achieved, but Domestic Suffering Continues
- Prime Minister Position Abolished
Angola, more than three times the size of California, extends for more than 1,000 mi (1,609 km) along the South Atlantic in southwest Africa. The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Congo are to the north and east, Zambia is to the east, and Namibia is to the south. A plateau averaging 6,000 ft (1,829 m) above sea level rises abruptly from the coastal lowlands. Nearly all the land is desert or savanna, with hardwood forests in the northeast.
Angola underwent a transition from a one-party socialist state to a nominally multiparty democracy in 1992.
The original inhabitants of Angola are thought to have been Khoisan speakers. After 1000, large numbers of Bantu speakers migrated to the region and became the dominant group. Angola derives its name from the Bantu kingdom of Ndongo, whose name for its king is ngola.
Explored by the Portuguese navigator Diego Cão in 1482, Angola became a link in trade with India and Southeast Asia. Later it was a major source of slaves for Portugal's New World colony of Brazil. Development of the interior began after the Berlin Conference in 1885 fixed the colony's borders, and British and Portuguese investment fostered mining, railways, and agriculture.
Peace Does Not Follow Independence
Following World War II, independence movements began but were sternly suppressed by Portuguese military forces. The major nationalist organizations were the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), a Marxist party; National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA); and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). After 14 years of war, Portugal finally granted independence to Angola in 1975. The MPLA, which had led the independence movement, has controlled the government ever since. But no period of peace followed Angola's long war for independence. UNITA disputed the MPLA's ascendancy, and civil war broke out almost immediately. With the Soviet Union and Cuba supporting the Marxist MPLA, and the United States and South Africa supporting the anti-Communist UNITA, the country became a cold war battleground.
With the waning of the cold war and the withdrawal of Cuban troops in 1989, the MPLA began to make the transition to a multiparty democracy. Despite shifting ideologies, the civil war continued, with UNITA's charismatic rebel leader, Jonas Savimbi, armed and sustained by his control of approximately 80% of the country's diamond trade. Free elections took place in 1992, with incumbent president José Eduardo dos Santos and the MPLA winning the UN-certified election over Savimbi and UNITA. Savimbi then withdrew, charging election fraud, and the civil war resumed.
Four years of relative peace passed between 1994 and 1998, when the UN, at a cost of $1.6 billion, oversaw the 1994 Lusaka peace accord. In 1997, it was agreed that a coalition government with UNITA would be implemented. But Savimbi violated the accord repeatedly by refusing to give up his strongholds, failing to demobilize his army, and retaking territory. As a result, the government suspended coalition rule in Sept. 1998, and the country again plunged into civil war. Angola's citizens continued to suffer. The hostilities affected an estimated 4 million people, about a third of the total population, and there were almost 2 million refugees.P
Peace Is Achieved, but Domestic Suffering Continues
On Feb. 22, 2002, government troops killed Jonas Savimbi, and six weeks later, on April 4, rebel leaders signed a cease-fire deal with the government, signaling the end of 30 years of civil war. While peace finally seemed secure, more than a half-million Angolans were faced with starvation.
Angola is the second-largest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa, yet its people are among the continent's poorest. The corruption under the Dos Santos government bears much of the blame. According to the International Monetary Fund, more than $4 billion in oil receipts have disappeared from Angola's treasury in the last six years.
In Aug. 2006, a peace deal was signed with separatist rebels from the Cabinda region. That clash had been called Angola's "forgotten war." About 65% of Angola's oil comes from the region.
In Angola's first national elections in 16 years, held in Sep. 2008, the governing Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) won about 82% of the vote. The opposition, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (Unita), took 10%. The landslide victory gave the MPLA a two-thirds majority in Parliament.
Prime Minister Position Abolished
In early 2012, the position of prime minister was abolished due to the ratification of the 2008 Constitution of Angola. The Constitution transfers the functions of the prime minister to the president. The president must have the approval of the parliamentary majority in the same way as the prime minister did before.
See also Encyclopedia: Angola .
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NEW HAVEN, Conn.- A week after a historic meet against Harvard and Princeton, the Yale men's swimming and diving team will finish its regular season at Brown on Saturday.
At the Jan. 31-Feb. 1 tri-meet against the Crimson and Tigers, Yale swimmers broke seven school records and came close to defeating both Ivy League juggernauts. The Brown Bears are currently 0-4 in Ivy League dual meets, but finished ahead of Columbia at the Big Al Invitational in Princeton, N.J. Brown lost to Cornell by only four points at its last meet.
The Bulldogs' captain, senior Ed Becker, said that the team is looking forward to another competitive meet.
"The key is to ride the wave we've created through this weekend as opposed to resting on our accomplishments," Becker said. "The team knows our work isn't over yet, so I don't see focus being an issue for this group. It never has been before."
After Saturday's meet, the Bulldogs will not compete until Feb. 27, when the Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships kick off in Cambridge, Mass.
The Feb. 8 meet against Brown begins at 3:00 p. m. at the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center in Providence, R.I.
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At the American Museum of Natural History's exhibition The Power of Poison, you'll learn how certain colors may signal that an animal is poisonous or venomous. These warning colors are good for both predators and prey and can be seen in a variety of species, ranging from moths to mammals, across the animal kingdom.
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A London petroleum engineering professor hired by BP claims the U.S. government overestimated by 50 percent the amount of oil that spewed from the company's undersea Gulf of Mexico well in 2010. The finding could cut the maximum Clean Water Act penalties BP faces by up to $7 billion.
Previously sealed court records reviewed by the Houston Chronicle provide for the first time in more than three years a detailed accounting of BP's defense to the government's official flow estimate.
The issue will be the main bone of contention during the second phase of a civil trial in federal court in New Orleans that is set to begin in September.
BP has long asserted that in a rush to punish the British oil giant for the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, the American government botched its flow rate estimates, which were calculated by a team of scientists from all over the country. But, up to this point, the company's own calculations had never been made public. BP had only said previously that it believed the government's calculation was overestimated by at least 20 percent.
Gulf spill appeal: BP warns some Gulf oil spill claimants may have to give money back
In a 209-page report (see below) prepared last month, Martin J. Blunt, a professor in Imperial College's Department of Earth Science and Engineering, said he calculated that 3.26 million barrels of oil were released from BP's Macondo well a mile beneath the sea off the coast of Louisiana. The government estimates that 4.9 million barrels were discharged.
Both figures include the 800,000 barrels of oil that BP and the U.S. government agree was collected at the wellhead and didn't enter the sea. Earlier this year, the government agreed not to count that oil in calculating the penalties it seeks against BP.
By that reckoning, the government estimates that 4.1 million barrels of oil entered the Gulf, and Blunt's estimate is 2.46 million barrels.
Based on the government's estimate, BP would face up to $17.6 billion in Clean Water Act penalties, if U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier finds that the company was grossly negligent. He has not yet ruled on that key issue. Based on Blunt's calculation, the maximum penalty would be $10.6 billion.
Blunt said in his report that U.S. government experts switched the method they used to calculate the flow rate, resulting in the higher, and he believes erroneous, total.
The dispute involves compressibility, which determines how much oil is released from a reservoir as the pressure drops.
'Willful disregard': Plaintiffs ask judge to impose punitive damages over spill
Blunt said the main difference between his estimate and those of several U.S. experts is that the government experts "double the compressibility from the value measured on Macondo rock samples."
Blunt said that is a switch from the approach that one of the U.S. experts used when he first evaluated Macondo oil flow for the U.S. Flow Rate Technical Group in 2010. Blunt said the U.S. expert initially took a measured value for rock compressibility, as Blunt did in his report.
Blunt said that if U.S. experts used the same rock compressibility as he did, they would obtain roughly the same value for cumulative flow as he did.
The BP expert said that the U.S. experts have not provided a scientific justification for their decision to double the rock compressibility from the measured values.
"We will see that this has been a repeated problem in the work of the government experts," Blunt wrote.
Blunt also said that U.S. investigators disregarded vital pieces of experimental evidence without justification. "Not all of their errors were identical, yet they arrived at the same final answer," he asserted.
"There is a choice: either accept their calculation of (nearly) 5 million barrels, despite the lack of any scientific explanation of why the measurements are wrong, or perform a calculation consistent with the data and arrive at a lower value," Blunt concluded. "I have chosen the latter approach."
Preparedness: Houston area sees a couple of oil spills a day
Justice Department lawyers said in a court filing Thursday — which includes a copy of Blunt's report — that they want to call at trial rebuttal experts who will challenge Blunt's conclusions. They said that some of BP's own internal experts at the time of the spill calculated higher rock compressibility values than Blunt is relying on now.
BP owned the undersea well that blew out 50 miles off the Louisiana coast on April 20, 2010, causing an explosion on the Transocean-owned Deepwater Horizon rig that killed 11 men. It took nearly three months to cap the runaway well.
Read Blunt's report, in which he calculates 3.26 million barrels of oil were released from BP's Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, far less than the government's estimate of 4.9 million barrels. Part 2 of the report is further below:


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Re: Events Calendar and Jive?mdcrocker Sep 14, 2011 2:39 PM (in response to dsacks)
We are using Trumba with the additional security so that the events do not leak out. We drop the Spud code into an HTML widget.
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Re: Events Calendar and Jive?dsacks Sep 15, 2011 6:59 AM (in response to mdcrocker)
Hi Mike: Thanks for your reply. We will look into that.Thank you so much. For some reason, creating an event calendar has been a huge challenge for us, but we strongly feel that once we have one, it will increase employee engagement and participation in events. Hopefully we will find a solution soon.
Re: Events Calendar and Jive?dsacks Feb 2, 2012 7:23 AM (in response to dsacks)
Hi: I just wanted to update this post. We are now looking at the Jive Events Calendar plug-in which has been updated since we last tested it over a year ago. (We were testing Google Calendar but it didn't pass our internal security/business requirements).
We haven't done a full requirements gathering or analysis of the Jive Calendar, just saw a quick demo, but it looks like it might meet our calendaring needs. I suggest checking it out if you're looking for calendaring options. Debbie
Re: Events Calendar and Jive?ebschade Feb 28, 2012 3:31 PM (in response to dsacks)
Hi Debbie, can you point me to JIVE events calendar plug-in to understand what it does?
Re: Events Calendar and Jive?dsacks Feb 29, 2012 12:05 PM (in response to ebschade)
Hi Eberhard:
I can't seem to find the brochure from Jive describing the plug-in. You should ask your sales rep for a demo. You can see it in action here:
https://community.emc.com/index.jspa under
Under Upcoming Events in the right column
Here's a top-level view:
Also, Jive has put in some additional work into improving the plug-in so what you see on the EMC site is a bit different than how it actually works today. For example, on the calendar view, it says the event name, rather than "1 event" or "2 events". They've done other stuff as well, but not sure what else. We're waiting to demo it in our UAT environment here.
Re: Events Calendar and Jive?ebschade Feb 29, 2012 12:17 PM (in response to dsacks)
Debbie, thanks for sharing. Appreciated.
Re: Events Calendar and Jive?laurabecraft Mar 1, 2012 6:59 AM (in response to dsacks)
Definitely appreciated - we are in the process of implementing Jive - so this is something to consider. What version of Jive are you using for your site?
Re: Events Calendar and Jive?dsacks Mar 1, 2012 7:03 AM (in response to laurabecraft)
Hi Laura:
We are on v5.0.1. I believe, but I could be wrong, that the event calendar might be bundled in with a future Jive release.
Glad I can help!
Re: Events Calendar and Jive?DavidPlavin Mar 2, 2012 2:17 PM (in response to dsacks)
I have looked at the calendar widget as well but find it disturbing that they would charge so much for it. I have used Jotlet, but Jive purchased them and I have discovered that it is being deprecated in Jive 5 so it won't work with the next release of Jive. I am now looking at Trumba as an alternative. Jive should include the calendar as standard.
Re: Events Calendar and Jive?Brad.Fitzgerald Mar 14, 2012 11:27 AM (in response to DavidPlavin)
Totally agree. They have it in projects, but why can it be a content type in all containers?
Re: Events Calendar and Jive?tmaurer Mar 15, 2012 9:53 AM (in response to Brad.Fitzgerald)
Re: Events Calendar and Jive?Andrew Kratz Mar 1, 2012 7:21 AM (in response to dsacks)
The plug-in is certainly a great way to go (especially if Jive is addressing the "event 1, event 2" implementation). But if you are short on cash or need to do something for an internal client RIGHT NOW, another quick option is to use the "view a document" widget. You can have your event coordinator maintain a Jive document with a simple list of upcoming events. They can format it as simply or as snazzy as they like. The view a document widget will display the content of that document on the group/space landing page.
Although you could also do this with an HTML widget or "formatted text" widget, using the "view a document" widget allows the group/space admin to do a one time set-up of the landing page (add the widget). Then the event coordinator can make updates to the doc as they wish and not have to worry about customizing the landing page and possibly doing some damage to the rest of the page. Clean, simple, safe and fully customizable in terms of what you show with the event (date, desc, etc..)...oh and fun...I think you have to add that when you say "simple and safe".
hope that helps,


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Teaching Heritage is a joint initiative between the NSW Heritage Commission and the Board of Studies NSWand was established in 1999. On this site, you can explore more than 24 major NSW heritage sites.
The site aims to educate students to think critically about heritage issues and to develop skills which can be used to influence heritage issues. Heritage has always been popular with teachers and learners. Students can improve their visual literacy in learning how to read a building and to appreciate landscapes, views and vistas. For students, heritage is fun and participatory. It allows those from different ethnic backgrounds to gain a sense of belonging as their own heritage stories are told and valued.
2010 marks the 200th anniversary of Governor Lachlan Macquarie's 12 year tenure as the 5th Governor of the colony of New South Wales. He was sworn in as Governor on 1 January 1810.
Governor Lachlan Macquarie made an outstanding and extensive contribution to the growth of the state of New South Wales and his many legacies endure. During his governorship, Macquarie instigated hundreds of public works programs leading to the introduction of churches, schools, hospitals, roads, and banks. Some these public works are featured on this site.
What is heritage?
Why are some buildings demolished without a thought, while people fight to protect others? Should we preserve not only the architectural masterpieces, but examples of the soldier settler's cottages and derelict mining sites? Who decides?
This section includes about 40 readings from a variety of sources on the changing meanings of heritage. As Geraldine O'Brien writes, "Heritage is the combination of all those things that make us, as individuals, the people we are and, on a larger scale, make us the nation we are. It can be as small as a baby's rattle, passed down through generations, a family photograph, books, or a piece of furniture. Or it can be as large as Uluru, the Sydney Opera House or an old harbour ferry."
Heritage Timeline
We frequently refer to time periods in history with such terms as the Rock'n'Roll Generation, the Swinging Sixties, the Depression Years or the Menzies Era.
Here are three timelines: An timeline of key events in Australia for every year in the 20th century, an Indigenous Australian timeline and an Australian environmental activism timeline.
These collections of events provide another means of investigating Australia's past and trying to identify what we mean by 'Our Heritage'. These three timelines show three different ways in which historical events can be organised to help identify threads of meaning in Australian history.
Visual History
Photographs are a fascinating window to the past. In this section, Roy Lumby, Chairman of the Sydney Twentieth Century Heritage Society shows us how to interpret the past through photographs of buildings. Joy Hughes, Curator of the Historic Houses Trust exhibition ''Demolished', (1999), writes about collecting photographs of Sydney's demolished houses and mounting the exhibition.
An excerpt from an article by Sue Georgevits focuses on a family photograph album and the connections between private memories of public events, in this case, the First World War.
This section also includes an account of the way family photographs can evoke memories and lead to more complex understandings of past lives and events.
Exploring Heritage - Teaching materials
This section comprises four major teaching units spanning the twentieth century. Examine social, cultural and political change in Australia between 1901 and 2001. Visit places of industry, government, administration and Aboriginal heritage; places of recreation, technology, industry and war-time activity; places of cultural activity, community identity, political meetings and civic participation; places where people work towards reconciliation, practise cultural traditions, and act to save Australia's heritage and environment.
- Forming a Nation 1900-1918 - Starting a new century
- Expressing National Goals 1918-1945 - Between the wars
- Building Australian Identities 1945-1960's - Post second world war
- Reshaping cultural values 1970's-Now - Greenbans and beyond
What is Heritage? - Heritage Round-table
History teachers, academics, heritage professionals, museum curators, historians - we asked them questions. Hear their answers.
You be the interviewer. Simply select a question from the list and select the person you would like to hear answer it.
Such topics as In what ways are views of heritage changing? How inclusive are mainstream views on heritage? And in what ways can the public participate in heritage issues? are included.
Heritage Gallery
What is the name of the largest cemetery in Australia? And why does it have two railway stations? What movie did the Ritz Theatre at Randwick show on its opening night?
Find the answers to these questions and more, as you explore more than 24 major NSW heritage sites in this section. The sites are as diverse as Susannah Place, a row of working class houses in The Rocks, the small Chinese Yiu Ming Temple in Alexandria, the Grace Building, associated with the 1920s retail boom and General Douglas Macarthur's World War II Sydney headquarters, the Randwick Ritz Cinema, one of the few surviving examples of the hundreds of cinemas which were built during the 1930s, Willandra Lakes, a unique region containing Pleistocene archaeological records that demonstrate continuous human occupation of the area for at least 40,000 years.
Oral History
Contemporary history is founded upon the ways in which people experienced events. With the emergence of interest in womens' history, labour history, indigenous history and family history, recording oral recollections has grown in importance as an important tool of historians since the 1960s.
Read about the planned interview as an approach to gathering historical information. Contributors to this section point to effective and sensitive strategies for undertaking oral histories. Oral histories give people the opportunity to talk about their lives and, in doing so, contribute to the story of Australia's history and inheritance.
Site Investigations
Investigating localities or places for evidence of change over time and the possible explanations for change is the focus of this section.
Read about the heritage worker's approach to investigating a site, the research sources providing historical information about sites, and the steps involved in conducting a site survey.
Go to the discussion forum to hear Carol Liston discuss an approach to site investigations.
Paulene Dowd and John Bailey conduct a site study of Observatory Hill with Year 9 students from Penshurst Girls High School.Mark Anderson and Paul Ashton present an approach to conducting a site study in the history text 'Focus on Australian History'.
Using Heritage Databases
Learn how to search the State Heritage Inventory (SHI), which contains more than 20,000 items of heritage significance in NSW, including archaeological items, buildings and landscape.
From these pages you can also search the NSW Maritime Heritage online (MHO NSW) database of shipwrecks. Bark canoes, river boats, coastal traders and ocean going ships are an important part of NSW history.
How good are you at searching? Become an expert. The activities, lessons and search-quizzes here will help you find intriguing and little-known information about NSW heritage in an interesting way.


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Teen Pregnancy, Car Crashes, and Student-Teacher Relationships: 13 High School Themes We'll See on TV Forever (PHOTOS)
There are some milestones in American teens' lives that are so universal, they're practically begging to be featured on TV shows. And they are. Over and over again, we watch kids get knocked up at 16, crash their cars, and head to prom. Then there are those storylines that not everyone has to deal with, like housing a homeless friend for a few episodes or finding out your parents have been lying to you your whole life and your neighbor is actually your half brother. Those are just too juicy to pass up, so they also get incorporated into a fair amount of teen-themed shows.
Not that we're complaining. You can never have too many brothers from another mother (but the same father).
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Landowner of the Year 2004 - Stan Kimbell
Stan Kimbell with the Kimbell Ranches in Oklahoma has been
awarded the International Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies' prestigious Landowner Stewardship Award. The award is
presented annually to landowners who make a significant and
positive conservation impact on a large area of privately owned
land. The award was presented at the organization's annual
meeting, Sept. 11-16 in Nashville, TN.
"The Kimbell Ranches are the epitome of true land stewardship," said Greg Duffy, director of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "Stan and his wife Karen are a great example of a ranching family that has an eye on much more than the bottom line. They have a true love for the land and a passion for wildlife and that is reflected in the manner in which they run their ranching operation."
The Kimbell Ranches encompass over 31,000 acres in southwest and south central Oklahoma and on both properties the Kimbell family uses economically-sustainable and conservation-friendly agricultural practices.
"We consider land stewardship a God-given responsibility. While operating a profitable ranching operation is important to us, it is just as important that we take of the land in a thoughtful and responsible manner," Kimbell said. "We don't want to just maintain the land, we want to leave it to the next generation in better shape than we found it."
The Kimbells have owned many of these properties since the 1940s and throughout the decades they have kept wildlife considerations a top priority when making land management decisions. In 2004, Stan Kimbell, a third generation rancher, was named the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's Landowner of the Year.
The Kimbell Ranches, primarily a cow/calf operation, use an advanced rotational grazing system to ensure both nutritious forage for cattle and quality habitat for upland birds. Each pond and creek has also been carefully fenced to improve wildlife habitat around these sensitive areas. The ranches are also among the longest standing cooperators in the Wildlife Department's Deer Management Assistance Program.
The Kimbell Ranches have been very cooperative over the years in wildlife research projects conducted on their property. The Kimbell Ranch in southwest Oklahoma is home to the state's largest private land elk herd. Researchers are studying elk movements and how they use available habitat. The ranch is also home to a 40-acre wind turbine farm. Researchers are studying how these facilities affect wildlife.
"Very rarely will you find an operation so willing to commit to and enthusiastically complete such a wide variety of wildlife projects," said Rod Smith, southwest region wildlife supervisor for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
The Kimbell Ranch in Love County is part of the state's largest Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program (WHIP) project and is currently the focus of an expansive, eight-year quail restoration project.
In addition to their extensive habitat work, the Kimbell Ranches were also a Sportsman Sponsor in the inaugural Oklahoma Wildlife Expo.
The International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (IAFWA), founded in 1902, represents the government agencies responsible for North America's fish and wildlife resources. IAFWA applies expertise in science, policy, economics and coalition-building to serve its members as a national and international voice on a broad array of wildlife and conservation issues
For more information about the IAFWA Landowners Award program, contact the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, 444 North Capitol St., N.W., Washington, DC 20001, 202-624-7890 or visit their Web site at www.iafwa.or


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Sarah Darling Lends Her Face to MoonPie
The Twinkie might be dead, but delicious MoonPies are alive and well, thanks to Sarah Darling's help. The 'Home to Me' hitmaker is lending her smiling face to the MoonPie makers to promote her latest single and the delicious snack cake.
Darling's mug will be printed on thousands of 12-count Single Decker MoonPie boxes. The promotional partnership will feature the singer's hit song 'Home to Me' and advertise a year-long sweepstakes. The contest includes a trip to Nashville, with a stay at the glamorous Gaylord Opryland Resorts, VIP tickets to see Darling perform on the Grand Ole Opry stage, a meet and greet with the country songbird and some autographed merchandise.
"MoonPie and country music go pretty much hand in hand," said Tory Johnston, a rep from the snack company. "We believe Sarah is one of country music's next big stars and we're excited to feature her on-pack and give our consumers a chance to win a dream trip to Nashville to watch her perform at the Grand Ole Opry. You could say we're expecting the moon and the stars to align on this one!"
Cheesy quotes aside, this is a pretty good deal. You get a box of snack cakes and a chance to win a trip to Music City? Sounds like a win-win situation.
"MoonPie has always been a tradition in my family!" Darling shared in a statement. "I love the story my mom tells me about when she was a little girl. She said, 'One of my favorite memories was visiting my grandma's house and walking down the street to the general store to get banana MoonPies. Grandma would let me put it on her bill!' "These are memories I hold dear in my heart. It's like a little piece of home to me every time I take a bite of a MoonPie."
Pick up a box of MoonPies at your local grocery store chain, and see if you win a chance to meet Darling in person!


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As part of our ongoing partnership with In The Make, Beautiful/Decay is sharing a studio visit with artist Marci Washington. See the full studio visit and interview with Marci and other West Coast artists at www.inthemake.com.
We visited Marci in her backyard studio in Berkeley. It sits just behind her home, a kind of garage/storage space that got converted into a cottage. It's comfortable and functional, with an open feel to it. Marci is full of gusto— she talks with her hands, takes on all kinds of facial expressions, and she's funny as hell. She enthusiastically moved through our conversations, at turns awkward and eloquent, but always unguarded and real. We talked about a lot of things, but her affinity for the landscape of the English moorlands, particularly within the context of Romantic Literature, really struck me. Those rolling, uncultivated hills covered in low-growing grass, shrouded under heavy fog and moody skies have wholly captured Marci's imagination. And it makes sense that they have— much of what interests Marci is mirrored in that rugged, desolate scenery. In various Romantic and Gothic works of literature, the moorlands often represent mystery, mysticism, liberation, turmoil, and passion; they frequently echo the psychological state of the characters, and reveal their greatest desires and fears. Marci's current work references not just the physical landscape of the moors, but also speaks to themes found in a lot of this kind of literature, and the universal emotions that are evoked—all those feelings and ideas that run wild with mystery, awe, darkness, terror and beauty. I think Marci is after a particular kind of mood that toes the line between terrifying and thrilling, creating a response that's simultaneously overwhelming and invigorating. All of this plays into her sensibilities as an artist, but also as a person: her love of Edward Gorey and his eerie illustrated books, her unflinching need to feel everything very deeply, her leanings towards the bizarre and unique, and her fondness for the not-entirely-explained. It's pretty damn amazing that come November Marci will be showing work in England, not far from the wild and lonely moors that have taken up so much of her imagination.


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One of the problems I've had over the years is that it is sometimes impossible to uncover details about my female ancestors. This isn't just a problem in doing African American family history. It comes with the territory when you do genealogy. So I was really excited when I discovered that I can identify my mother's mother's mother's mother's and, well – you get the drift.
What this means is that on my mother's line, I've found my women ancestors 10 generations back. In their honor, I've listed them here so they will never ever be lost in time.
You'll notice that I introduce my female ancestors by their maiden names and that's a tip for you. Always identify women in your family tree by their maiden, not married names. If you don't have that maiden name for a particular ancestor, put her first name and then "unknown" for the last name. You can always add the maiden name later .
Now, meet the strong women who made it possible for me to be here:
- I am the daughter of Alice Vivian Dickinson who was born on June 18, 1919 in New York, NY. She married my father, Thomas Melvin Batchelor in 1945. Mom was the 2nd generation of women in our family who went to college (my sister and I are the 3rd). Mom earned her BA in Spanish Literature at Howard University and later received her Master's degree. Mom is still living and is 92 years old – God Bless.
- Mom is the daughter of Hazel Edna Weaver who was born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 8, 1891. Grandmother was a pioneer in our family – the first woman who went to college. She graduated from Howard University in 1917 with a Bachelor of Science in Math. She married my grandfather, Frederick William James Dickinson who was originally from Bermuda.
- Grandmother was the daughter of Jennie Daisy Hood who was born in Waterford, PA on March 12, 1867. She married Prince Albert Weaver in Cleveland in 1880. They were an interracial couple and her father never spoke to her again because of that.
- My great grandmother Jennie was the daughter of Clarissa A. Scribner who was born on September 27, 1837 in Ballston Spa, NY. Her husband was Andrew Coover Hood whose grandfather and great grandfather served in the American Revolution.
- My great great grandmother Clarissa was the daughter of Luransey (or Luransa) Frazier who was born February 27, 1796 in Leyden, MA. Luransey was the wife of Alexander Scribner of Ballston Spa, NY. Alexander's father and grandfather were also Revolutionary War soldiers.
- My 3rd great grandmother Luransey was the daughter of Sally Page who was born in 1768 in Bernardson, MA. Sally was the wife of Michael Frazier of Franklin County, MA. Michael's family name was originally Frizzell (or one of the 9 variations of spelling I found), but he changed the name back to the original Scottish spelling. Michael's father was a Revolutionary War veteran.
- My 4th great grandmother Sally Page was the daughter of Sally (aka Sarah) Cunnabell who was born about 1753 in Boston, MA. The name Sally was sometimes used as a nickname for Sarah. Sally Cunnabell became the wife of David Page, also of Boston.
- My 5th great grandmother, Sally Cunnabell was the daughter of Sarah Crafts who was born on June 17, 1729 in Boston, MA. Sarah married John Cunnabell and they left the comfort of Boston to become early settlers in Western Massachusetts.
- My 6th great grandmother, Sarah Crafts was the daughter of Anne White who was born on January 24, 1711 in Boston, MA. Anne was the wife of Revolutionary War patriot Thomas Crafts and mother of their son, also Thomas Crafts, who was one of the original Sons of Liberty and a member of the real Tea Party.
- My 7th great grandmother, Anne White was the daughter of Sarah Wilson who was born in 1688. I don't know where Sarah Wilson was born but she married my 7th great grandfather, Edward White in 1709. Obviously I've got some more research to do to figure out where she came from originally. With a little luck and a lot of patience, maybe I can actually discover who this particular Sarah's mother was and add another generation of strong women to my family tree.
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I've been in oahu for almost a year and i'm looking for a partner to hit with. I play singles, doubles or just hit around for fun. I like tennis court in kapiolani park but i'm willing to go to other courts to play too.
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Hi Damien,
Steve, here. Would like to set up a time to hit with you at Kapiolani. I'm usually available after 9pm weekdays and saturday.
Hope we can set something up soon.
how about Saturday 11:00 AM at the Kapiolani tennis court across from the aquarium?
Mr. Howell,
Are you willing to travel to central oahu to play tennis in the afternoon on Saturday's and Sunday's?
Mr. Kama
Hi Damien,
what's your skill level like?
i'm advanced and I hit consistently in the court.
Give me a call. I'd love to play.
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District II of the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution held its annual meeting Aug. 1, at the Petersburg Country Club. The Williamsburg Chapter had 12 members in attendance. District II Director Hilary Clare presented three awards to the Williamsburg Chapter, including Outstanding Accomplishments in attaining Chapter Achievement Award Level 1. The National Americanism Committee recognized the Williamsburg Chapter, VA, Eastern Division, for First Place Outstanding Activity, and the DAR Project Patriot Committee recognized the chapter for Support of DAR Project Patriot. Pictured are (from left) Sandra Reese, librarian; Barbara Rooney, registrar; Nancy O¿Reardon, recording secretary; Kathy Tricarico, DAR Good Citizen chairwoman; Jane Stewart, regent; Virginia Lee, first vice regent; Pamela Meiring, honorary dhapter regent and Virginia state treasurer; Ann Greer, treasurer; Linda Wilson, DAR Library chairwoman; Barbara Morris, historian; and Sydney Riddle, corresponding secretary. Not pictured, Elane Strange, President General¿s Project chairwoman..
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