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Architecture - California State Capitol Museum
By the terms of these contracts the work is to be fully finished and in place before the adjournment of the next Legislature. The total cost of artist and mechanical work, materials and finishing, will be $34,500.

— Sacramento Daily Union, September 4, 1872
These elements were removed during the Capitol’s 1906 renovation and subsequently lost. Today, only the statuary on the west front pediment tympanum (the recessed space enclosed by the triangular pediment) is original. These statues reflect the Capitol’s roots in Greek architecture. In Grecian times statuary was considered part of the building, not as mere decoration. It was a way to visually communicate and transmit epics and mythology to a largely illiterate society.

Portico and Pediment

Portico
In architecture, a portico is a covered area at the entrance of a building. Over the years, the original portico has been used as a setting for numerous state ceremonies.
According to the original architectural plans, the public would have entered the Capitol through an elaborately carved wooden portico. A grand staircase was to rise from the street level. However, as construction delays occurred and costs rose, this plan was scrapped, and the west entrance became California’s doorway to democracy.
This doorway displays, the only one remaining in the building today, displays the architectural style of a Greco-Roman portico. Its elaborate style invokes the atmosphere of an ancient temple, with its miniature pediment, frieze, and tympanum over the doors.

Pediment
A pediment, the triangular space under the roof, is another architectural feature borrowed from the Greeks.
The pediment on the west side of the Capitol contains statuary created by Pietro Mezzara. In the center stands Minerva, an 11-foot-high figure dressed in classical robes, holding a lance and shield, with a bear crouched at her feet. The statues to her left symbolize Justice and Mining, those to her right, Education and Industry.

 

 

 

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2024 WIP Summit recap | Sierra Nevada Conservancy
With a focus on the impact the Sierra Nevada Conservancy and its partners have made since its founding in 2004, California policymakers and the public heard directly from leaders of local government, nonprofits, and tribal organizations who are spearheading critical, on-the-ground projects protecting and restoring Sierra-Cascade landscapes and communities.
Andy Fecko of the Placer County Water Agency reiterated Avery’s statement about the importance of partnerships and getting critical work done at the landscape scale through what the French Meadows Partnership is doing to restore 20,000 acres near a critical water supply source in the Central Sierra. This effort, spearheaded by the Placer County Water Agency, Tahoe National Forest, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, Nature Conservancy, and others, was one of the first to launch work at this scale in the Sierra-Cascade – a model some are now following and more eager to adopt.
“There is no end to the amount of partnerships that are needed,” said Andrew Fecko, Placer County Water Agency General Manager. “And SNC’s 589 projects show that. There are a lot of places in the state that don’t have a County of Placer or a PCWA to be able to have the capital, both the human intellectual and financial capital, to launch these needed things and those are the spaces that the SNC can really help with.”
Taken after the 2018 Camp Fire, this aerial shows Pine Ridge School surrounded by burned homes. SNC-funded fuels reduction work helped protect the school from the destructive fire. Photography: UAS task force on behalf of the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.
Callie-Jane West, Executive Advisor to the Butte County Fire Safe Council highlighted how essential SNC-funded forest-health and community-protection projects helped save the neighborhood of Fir Haven and Pine Ridge School from the 2018 Camp Fire. “We lost three public schools and have more to protect. It’s really devastating when your community doesn’t have a school,” she said. “The forest around (Pine Ridge) was really overgrown. We were able to go in with foresters’ assistance, CAL FIRE, and SNC funding and do some general treatments that addressed the overstock conditions.”
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With more than 50 parks, trails and beaches, Sonoma County's Regional Parks offer something for everyone. Discover the Sonoma Coast, Russian River, Sonoma Valley and other spectacular landscapes. Sonoma County Regional Parks are open for day use 365 days a year, unless temporarily closed due to weather conditions as noted on the respective park webpage.
Hike, camp, picnic, bike, kayak, or simply take in the views. With parks from Petaluma to The Sea Ranch and Sonoma to Bodega Bay, you're sure to find your next adventure.
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Campgrounds
Sonoma County Regional Parks feature more than 200 year-round campsites on the Sonoma Coast and in the heart of Wine Country. Tent, trailer, cabin and RV camping is available. Reservations are required and can be made up to 12 months in advance.

 Spud Point Marina 
Spud Point Marina is in Bodega Harbor, approximately 60 miles northwest of San Francisco and 20 miles west of Santa Rosa.

 
	Environmental Discovery Center
	

The Environmental Discovery Center at Spring Lake Regional Park is a natural history center featuring hands-on displays and exhibits designed primarily for children in elementary school.

 
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Sonoma County Regional Parks are wonderful settings for life's special moments. You can reserve sites for weddings, birthdays, reunions, company picnics and other gatherings. 

 
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Take pictures and make memories, but please Leave No Trace in our parks. Combined small actions add up, and can have lasting impacts on the wildlife and environment.

 
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The Regional Parks River Shuttle is a low-cost transportation option for visitors to Steelhead and Sunset beaches on summer weekends. The shuttle lets visitors avoid full parking lots and the need to leave a car at each beach when floating the river.

 

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Exploring New York's Black History - NYS Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation

The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence was a headquarters for Underground Railroad activity in the Capital Region in the mid-1850s, as documented by a Vigilance Committee flier that has survived from that period with 
	additional historic records. Today the site is operated by the Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region as a historic site where the community can learn about the Underground Railroad, the first integrated 
	Civil Rights movement in the United States, and its relevance to today. This site is the recipient of a 2015 NYS Historic Preservation Award and was also featured in the "We Are NY" series and the 
	Underground Railroad Education Center
John W. Jones Museum, Elmira, Chemung County
	The Museum commemorates the life and work of John W. Jones, who self-emancipated from Virginia and settled in Elmira in 1844. As an Underground Railroad station master, he safely assisted 800 freedom seekers to flee to Canada. Later, as sexton of Woodlawn Cemetery, 
	he was responsible for the meticulous and caring burial of 2,973 Confederate soldiers who died in the Elmira Prison Camp, one-fourth of its population. Following his work, Woodland Cemetery located across from Jones' home, became a National Cemetery in 1877. Jones' 
	home was saved from razing in 1997 and is listed on the State and National Registers. The museum is open for public tours. 
	John W. Jones Museum
Buckhout-Jones Building, Oswego, Oswego County
	The Buckhout-Jones Building in Oswego is an important commercial building listed in the State and National Registers of Historic Places. The building was once associated with Charles Smith and Tudor Grant, both formerly 
	enslaved people from Maryland who sought refuge in New York State and operated barbershops in this building and now serves as the Children's Museum of Oswego.
National Headquarters, March on Washington, Manhattan, New York County
	This Harlem rowhouse at 170 West 130th Street served as the National Headquarters for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, an epic and meticulously planned event held on August 28, 1963. A quarter-million African
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Larson Park Master Plan
 

Sonoma County Regional Parks Department is continuing the planning project to re-vision this neighborhood park in the Springs area of Sonoma Valley.

 

 
 Lower Russian River Trail (Proposed)
 

Regional Parks is proposing to develop a 9-mile long multi-use trail along the Russian River between Odd Fellows Park Road and Duncans Mills, which would provide a safe walking and cycling alternative for commuters and visitors traveling this congested corridor.

 

 
 Mark West Creek Park and Preserve
 

Regional Parks Department, in partnership with the Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District, is proposing a regional park and open space preserve on properties that include portions of Mark West, Porter and Mill Creeks in Sonoma County, California.

 

 
 Mark West Creek Trail (Proposed)
 

The 1.3 mile Mark West Creek Trail will provide students a pathway to bike or walk to and from Mark West Elementary School.

 

 
 Maxwell Farms Regional Park Master Plan
 

Sonoma County Regional Parks Department is returning to the planning project to re-vision this important and centrally located community park in Sonoma.

 

 
 Maxwell Farms Regional Park Renovation Phase 1 Construction
 

The Maxwell Farms Regional Park Project will renovate and improve active recreation facilities at a heavily used regional park located in the densest urbanized unincorporated area in the county.

 

 
 Maxwell Farms Regional Park Renovation Phase 2 Construction
 

Construction for this second phase of work includes: the addition of four (4) new pickleball courts adjacent to the existing tennis courts, a new restroom, enhancements to the existing skatepark, a new bicycle pump track and a gathering/viewing area between the two with accessible connecting pathways.

 

 
 Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park & Open Space Preserve
 

Monte Rio Redwoods was acquired by Regional Parks in October 2020. The 515.45-acre property along Dutch Bill Creek just south of Monte Rio is in the beginning stages of planning. 

 

 
 North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park & Open Space Preserve Master Plan
 

North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park & Open Space Preserve was opened to the public in February 2015.

 

 
 Petaluma Sebastopol Trail (Proposed)
 

The Petaluma Sebastopol Trail, inspired by the route of the former Petaluma Sebastopol Railroad, is identified as a project in the 2010 County Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan.

 

 
 Pinnacle Gulch Coastal Access Trail Improvements
Architecture - California State Capitol Museum
Visitors cannot see the circular metal staircase that extends another 90 feet above the oculus to the cupola, a small open space located on top of the Capitol’s outer dome.

Frescoing
The frescoing of the interior dome reflects the Renaissance Revival style popular during Victorian times.
Classical Renaissance Elements
Fleur-de-lis patterns hand painted in soft pastels and decorative plaster festoons adorned in gold reflect light from the dome’s skylights down to the halls below.
Governmental Symbols
Majestic eagles, representing the United States, grace the Corinthian capitals of the 16 pilasters that surround the rotunda. California’s grizzly bear can be seen on the 16 rondos in the frieze at the base of the dome.

Double Domes

The first domes in architectural history were originally built for temples or churches. They were squat and low, celestial inside, but insignificant from the outside.
Early architects did not have the means to construct a dome that had the same grand appearance both inside and outside until 1418, when Italian architect Filippo Brunelleschi employed mathematical perspective to establish new rules of proportion and symmetry.
Brunelleschi’s theory of perspective was developed from his observation that the apparent size of an object decreases as its distance from the eye increases.
His innovative plans included an inner hemispherical dome-within-a-dome. A second brick dome was to be placed on top and nine sandstone rings would hold the structure together like a barrel. This was the first time that a dome created the same strong visual effect on the exterior as it did on the interior.
Brunelleschi’s method of design and construction was employed in building California’s State Capitol dome. The interior of the dome employs iron frame construction, allowing the majestic copper outer dome to rise above Capitol Park and the Sacramento skyline. From inside the building, the beauty of the Victorian detailing on the inner dome is visible in all its majesty.

Gold Ball & Cupola

The Crowning Ornament
The California State Capitol was in part modeled after the United States Capitol, which features a bronze statue of “Freedom” as its crowning ornament.
Fallen Comrades | Cal Guard
It is with deepest sympathy the California National Guard announces the death of Specialist Michael Mihalakis, age 18, on 26 December 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq. Specialist Mihalakis died as a result of a motor vehicle accident near Baghdad Airport. He is survived by his mother and father.
Specialist Mihalakis joined the California Army National Guard on 6 September 2002 and was assigned to the 270th Military Police Company. On 22 March 2003, was ordered to active duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Staff Sergeant David S. Perry

649th Military Police Company
Operation Iraqi Freedom

​It is with deepest sympathy the California National Guard announces the death of Staff Sergeant David S. Perry, age 36, on 10 August 2003 in Baquabah, Iraq. Staff Sergeant Perry died when a suspicious package he was inspecting exploded. He is survived by his wife, Denae, and three children, Alyssa, Brandon, and Sean.
Staff Sergeant Perry is the first California National Guard soldier to die during Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

Sergeant Patrick R. McCaffrey, Sr.

 579th Military Police Company
Operation Iraqi Freedom

It is with deepest sympathy the California National Guard announces the death of Sergeant Patrick R. McCaffrey Sr, age 34, on 22 June 2004 Balad, Iraq. Sergeant McCaffrey died as a result of wounds received during an ambush while on patrol. He is survived by his wife Silvia, two children, and his father. Sergeant McCaffrey joined the California Army National Guard on 11 October 2001 and attended basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. After basic training he attended and completed the combat engineer course.  Sergeant McCaffrey was ordered to active duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on 17 January 2004.

Sergeant First Class Michael C. Ottolini

579th Engineer Battalion
Operation Iraqi Freedom

​It is with deepest sympathy the California National Guard announces the death of Sergeant First Class Michael Ottolini, age 45, on 10 November 2004 in Balad, Iraq. Sergeant First Class Ottolini died as a result of wounds received during an improvised explosive device (IED) attack while serving with his unit. He is survived by his wife, Sharon, and children Daryl and Stephanie.
Counties
Cattaraugus county was provisionally annexed to Niagara County when it was formed until there were 500 taxable residents qualified to vote for members of the NY Assembly.

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Finger Lakes

Cayuga County

 The county was named for one of the tribes of Indians in the Iroquois Confederation. Cayuga County is located in the Finger Lakes region.

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Chautauqua - Allegany

Chautauqua County

 The county takes its name from the largest lake, which is 20 miles long and which was called "Jad-dah'gwah" by native inhabitants.

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Finger Lakes

Chemung County

 Chemung County was named after a Native American village, meaning "Place of the big horn" where Native Americans discovered large mammoth tusks

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Central New York

Chenango County

 Chenango is believed to have been derived from the Indian term Land of the Bullthistle. In 1788, the land that is now Chenango County was purchased from the Indians.

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Adirondacks

Clinton County

 Clinton county is named in honor of George Clinton, the first Governor of New York. The county's southwest part is in the Adirondack Park.

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BVAHCS Optometry Residency Program

Residency in Vision Rehabilitation with emphasis in Low Vision Rehabilitation and Ocular Disease (2 Positions)

Affiliation: The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry
The Residency in Vision Rehabilitation with emphasis in Low Vision Rehabilitation and Ocular Disease at the Birmingham VA Medical Center is a 52-week post-graduate clinical education program that currently offers two positions. The optometry clinic at the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center was established in 1971, becoming the first Department of Veterans Affairs academically affiliated optometry student program. The Residency Program at the Birmingham VA Medical Center (BVAMC) was established in 1981. The first resident entered the program in 1982 and the program received its initial accreditation that year and has maintained accreditation to date. The program was so successful that with the help of our affiliate, the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry (UABSO), a second position was created in 1984. The Residency Program was founded by Dr. Murray Fingeret, who served as clinic chief and Residency Supervisor until 1983, when Dr. Lyman Norden assumed oversight of the program as Optometry Section Chief.
NASA Ames Astrogram - May 2022 - NASA
He retired early from NASA in 1980, moved to Magalia, California, and spent the rest of his career developing and refining a commodities trading system, which he continued up until his passing.
In the mid-1950s, Michel met Maryann Wittliff while folkdancing. They married, had two children, Annette and Daniel, and parted ways a few years later. Although he would later say that NASA became his “family,” he very much enjoyed his five grandchildren, Ahren, Jhamil, Riley, Camille, and Lena. Their summer visits were an annual highlight for all.
Michel had a droll sense of humor, which came out even when addressing high-level scientists and diplomats. He was very private, but he extended kindness to those with whom he connected. He was a vocal champion for personal responsibility and individual freedom. He was confident with speaking his views, which were not necessarily popular. He was interested in philosophy and politics, physics and metaphysics, and those who had the chance to sit and speak with him were often impressed with his depth of knowledge and scholarly brilliance. And who could forget his peering over two or even three pairs of reading glasses as he spoke with you?
Michel was preceded in death by his dear friend Bob (Robert) Smith, and his sister, Maryse Bader, both also of Magalia. A virtual memorial will be held at a later date.
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Fallen Comrades | Cal Guard
Sergeant First Class Michael C. Ottolini

579th Engineer Battalion
Operation Iraqi Freedom

​It is with deepest sympathy the California National Guard announces the death of Sergeant First Class Michael Ottolini, age 45, on 10 November 2004 in Balad, Iraq. Sergeant First Class Ottolini died as a result of wounds received during an improvised explosive device (IED) attack while serving with his unit. He is survived by his wife, Sharon, and children Daryl and Stephanie.
SFC Ottolini joined the California Army National Guard on 17 December 1976 as a combat engineer in the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, Santa Rosa. SFC Ottolini was ordered to active duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on 17 January 2004.

Specialist Eric U. Ramirez

670th Military Police Company
Operation Iraqi Freedom

​It is with deepest sympathy the California National Guard announces the death of Specialist Eric Ramirez, age 31, on 12 February 2004 in Abu Gireb, Iraq. Specialist Ramirez died when he was attacked by small-arms fire.  He is survived by his wife Tracy, and children Isis and Chase.
Specialist Ramirez joined the California Army National Guard on 13 April 1999.  On 24 January 2003, he mobilized with the 670th Military Police Company in support Operation Enduring Freedom.  Specialist Ramirez’s awards include the Naval Reserve Sea Service Ribbon, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Joint Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, and National Defense Service Medal.

Sergeant Quoc Binh Tran

185th Armor Regiment Battalion
Operation Iraqi Freedom

It is with deepest sympathy the California National Guard announces the death of Sergeant Quoc Tran, age 26, on 7 November 2004,  in Baghdad, Iraq. Sergeant Tran died as a result of wounds received during an improvised explosive device (IED) attack while serving with his unit. He is survived by his father and mother.
Sergeant Tran joined the California Army National Guard on 4 December 2002 after serving on active duty Army from 1996 to 2002.  He was ordered to active duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on 15 November 2003.

First Lieutenant Andre D. Tyson

579th Engineer Battalion
Operation Iraqi Freedom

It is with deepest sympathy the California National Guard announces the death of First Lieutenant Andre Tyson, age 33, on 22 June 2004.