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Watson Goes to Cybersecurity School

IBM will address the cybersecurity skills gap by sending Watson to school, the company announced Tuesday. Watson for Cyber Security is part of a year long research project in collaboration with 8 universities in the US and Canada.

The cloud based cognitive system has been "trained" in the language of security, and beginning this Knockoff hermes mens briefcase fall Watson will be scaled to receive training from the California State Polytechnic University, Ponoma; Pennsylvania State University; the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; New York University; the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC); the University of New Brunswick; the University of Ottawa, and the University of Waterloo. IBM's X Force research library will also be used as training material for Watson.

IBM hopes Watson will discover patterns and evidence of otherwise hidden cyber attacks, allowing IBM to improve security analysts' capabilities. Cognitive systems could automate faux mens gold bracelets the connections between data, emerging threats, and remediation strategies, the company said. It plans to use Watson for Cyber Security for deployments beginning in beta production this year.

Read more: Obama Names 12 Members to New Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity

Security analysts may need help, given the explosion in data available. IBM says the average organization sees over 200,000 pieces of security event data each day, and enterprises spend $1.3 million and nearly 21,000 hours just on false positives. The company also notes that the 75,000 items faux gold and enamel bracelets in the National Vulnerability Database, the 10,000 security research papers a year, and 60,000 security blogs published each month challenge analysts to move at the speed of information.

The looming problem is that they may not have an easy time hiring help, Knockoff pink hermes bag as studies have indicated that cybersecurity skills are in short supply.

"Even if the industry was able to fill the estimated 1.5 million open cyber security jobs by 2020, we'd still have a skills crisis in security," said Marc van Zadelhoff, General Manager, IBM Security. "The volume and velocity of data in security is one of our greatest challenges in dealing with cybercrime. By leveraging Watson's ability to bring context to staggering amounts of unstructured data, impossible for people alone to process, we will bring new insights, recommendations, and knowledge to security professionals, bringing greater speed and precision to the most advanced cybersecurity analysts, and providing novice analysts with on the job training. more: IBM Cloud Unit CTO Retires, Watson Fails to Impress at CES

In addition to Watson's training, UMBC announced it will create an Accelerated Cognitive Cybersecurity Laboratory in collaboration with IBM Research.

Cybersecurity may be the niche Watson needs to get out there and get a job in the real world, after failing to impress at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.
Sep 29 '17 · 0 comments
What Happened Next Will Astonish You

A funny thing about bourbon. Twenty, thirty years ago, it was the least sexy spirit this side of kirschwasser. In the whiskey pantheon, bourbon was the cheap stuff, the bottom shelf booze, the uncouth corn likker for louts and hooligans. It got you drunk, it went down easy, but it was to Scotch whisky as a diner burger was to a dry aged strip steak.

Well, times have changed, and bourbon is now taken as seriously as any other spirit (come to think of it, burgers get a lot more respect too. Makes you think maybe the world isn't going to the dogs after all). A new generation of hipsters has made celebrities of the distillers who've worked in the trenches for decades, and many of these youngsters are trying their hand at making their own bourbons, with decidedly mixed results. Liquor stores get sought after bourbons like Pappy Van Winkle and the excitement is so great you'd think that Elvis was coming back from the grave to sell the bottles himself.

Yes, bourbon is cool again. And there are a whole bunch of new ones coming out, both from venerable distilleries and new, hungry brands. Here are eight that are worth your time, your money and your liver enzymes.

THE DUKE KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON (44% alcohol by volume, aged 5 10 years, suggested retail price $35). Actor. Man's man. Patriot. Right winger. John Wayne was all those things. And, apparently, a connoisseur of fine booze as well. According to his son Ethan, The Duke often mused about faux enamel gold jewelry owning a distillery and producing the kind of whiskey he liked to drink. And what exactly was that? Well, Ethan Knockoff hermes tote bags found a bunch of his father's unopened bottles in storage not too long ago, and set out to recreate those flavors by traveling to Kentucky and sourcing the most appropriate bourbons. No names of brands or distilleries have been made public, but what's in the bottle is a no nonsense, straightforward and very drinkable bourbon. The result is a little on the dry side, with notes of vanilla, caramel, oak and just a wee bit of sweet cherry that makes for nifty sipping and excellent cocktails. Also perfect for drinking while watching The Shootist, my favorite John Wayne film.

FOUR ROSES 2014 LIMITED EDITION SINGLE BARREL BOURBON (approx. 60% ABV, aged 11 years, $99). When I first wrote about Four Roses, maybe five years ago, it was a well regarded bourbon. But its reputation has kept growing since then, to the point where it's almost a fetish whiskey, especially its annual limited edition small batch and single barrel offerings. Not Pappy Van Winkle type fetishism, but. well, let's just say there's a strong enthusiasm for the stuff. The 2014 Single Barrel, bottled at cask strength, is a good example of why people love Four Roses so much. With a mash bill coming in at your standard 75% corn, 20% rye and 5% malted barley, it's a big, enormous, colossal, gargantuan, downright huge bourbon. Yes, you'll taste all the alcohol, though there's less burn than you'd expect at 120 proof. But along with the heat comes a whole lotta caramel, cinnamon and oak, and just a wee bit of fruit, notably faux gold and enamel jewelry green apple. It goes down surprisingly easy for such a big, high proof whiskey, so much so that water dumbs it down rather than softening the blow. Not for the faint of heart or weak of constitution, but man oh man, this is good.

HENRY DuYORE'S STRAIGHT BOURBON (45.65% ABV, aged at least 4 years, $55). This bourbon from Tad Seestedt's Ransom Spirits isn't quite new it's been out for about a year but it's not a brand you'll see in every Liquor Hut in every mall in town, so let's just pretend it's new, shall we? And hey, whether or not it's the newest kid on the block, it's pretty delicious. Aged in American oak and finished in French oak barrels, it's a bourbon with heft. It's got notes of caramel, brown sugar and a touch of cinnamon, but it's also pretty spicy, reflecting a high rye content. High rye bourbons are pretty trendy nowadays, but if it tastes this good, who cares? Henry DuYore's makes for a great Old Fashioned and a nifty Manhattan, and it's very nice sipping straight or on the rocks. This is like the Dick Cavett of bourbons dry and endlessly fascinating.

JIM BEAM SINGLE BARREL (47.5% ABV, aged 4 7 years, $35). Between its namesake brands and the Small Batch collection (featuring Booker's, Knob Creek, Baker's and Basil Hayden), Jim Beam makes, by my last count, about 12,467 different bourbons. Here's number 12,468 and surprisingly, Jim Beam's first single barrel bottling (though Knob Creek Single Barrel came out a couple of years ago). It's standard Jim Beam white label bourbon from a mashbill point of view, but it's the crme de la crme of their stock, as less than 1% of their whiskey is deemed suitable for Single Barrel use. Throw in the fact that it's barreled at a high but not too high 95 proof and you've got a fairly swanky bourbon. Orange peel, vanilla and caramel notes mix with cinnamon spice and a fair bit of sawdusty oak, giving a nice balance of sweet and dry, without much alcoholic burn. It's not big and bold like Knob Creek Single Barrel (which is one of my favorite bourbons around), but then again, it's not supposed to be. On its own terms, it's damn nice. And at a user friendly price, too.

JIM BEAM SIGNATURE CRAFT QUARTER CASK (43% ABV, aged at least 4 years, $40). Yep, another new Jim Beam release. So what's the deal here? Quarter cask. sounds vaguely nautical, like quartermaster. Perhaps it's distilled by pirates? Actually, a quarter cask is a barrel that's a quarter the size of a standard (53 gallon) bourbon barrel. In a smaller barrel, you see, more of the bourbon is in contact with the wood, and that speeds up the aging process. Not necessarily in a good way, as you can tell from drinking lots of start up brands aged for a short time in minuscule barrels. But in this case, it works, and works well. It's not all quarter cask bourbon it's a blend of standard 5 6 year old Jim Beam with various 4 6 year old quarter cask whiskeys. If you're expecting a big wood bomb, think twice. This is a big, sweet, luscious bourbon, with lots of vanilla, caramel, candied citrus and even some banana/coconut notes for the tropical fruit lover in you. It's got a little bit of a kick on the finish, but all in all this is smooth, decadent, and altogether yummy. Not quite dessert in a glass, but many's the night I'd take it over an ice cream sundae. Or perhaps pour some on top of an ice cream sundae.

ORPHAN BARREL RHETORIC BOURBON (45% ABV, aged 20 years, $85). 20 years in oak can make for a beautiful Scotch whisky. But when you're talking bourbon, two decades of aging in the more temperate climes of Kentucky is pushing the limits of drinkability. Diageo's new Orphan Barrel series has already produced a pair of 20 year old bourbons (Old Blowhard is actually 26 years old), and Rhetoric is the third. Produced at the new Bernheim distillery and aged, at least in part, at the old Stitzel Weller warehouses, Rhetoric is one woody whiskey. It's big, dry, and spicy all thanks to that American oak. But not to fear, Rhetoric won't put splinters on your tongue. There's also caramel, cinnamon, dried apple, a little allspice, a touch of dark chocolate. layered sweetness that cuts through the leathery dryness and peppery spice of the wood and makes for a nicely balanced sipper. Rhetoric is a dignified old codger whose acquaintance you'll be pleased to make. And like the other Orphan Barrel releases, it's a limited edition, so get it while you can.

SEVEN STILLS WHIPNOSE WHISKEY (47% ABV, no age statement, $40). It's true that all whiskey starts out as beer, but Whipnose damn near finishes up as beer, too. The difference here is that most whiskeys aren't meant to be drunk in their beer phase, and thus aren't hopped. The roots of Whipnose, however, lie in a genuine finished product, the highly quaffable Whipnose Imperial IPA. The result is technically a bourbon, but in spirit it's as much India Pale Ale as America Brown Whiskey. The hops predominate, with some cinnamon spice, a little oak and winter spices like nutmeg and clove. The finish, and fake gold bracelets for men the aftertaste, are beer through and through ask someone to smell your breath a minute or two after drinking and they'll swear you just downed a brewski. Whether or not this is a good thing depends on how much you like beer, I guess. Though at 94 proof, the adage "liquor is quicker" never rang so true.

WILD TURKEY DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY WHISKEY (45.5% ABV, aged 13 16 years, $125). Anyone who can keep a job at the same company for sixty years ought to be celebrated. And when that job is making some of the finest bourbon and rye this country has known, well, deification should be in the discussion. If anyone deserves to be fawned over and lionized, it's Jimmy Russell, who's not only a great distiller but also a man possessed of a sparkling wit and a heart as big as Kentucky. So Wild Turkey along with Jimmy's son Eddie, who's head honcho in waiting until Jimmy decides to hang up his distilling shoes have pulled out all the stops with the brand's oldest and most expensive bottling to date. Given its age, you'd think Diamond Anniversary would be a big, woody flavor bomb. But it's actually quite light and delicate. It's sweet and fruity, all chocolate and caramel apples and candied orange peel, with the oak and spice coming through a little more than with traditional Wild Turkey 101, but not much more. A very tasty sipper indeed, and worth the hefty price tag. I'm already excited to try Jimmy's 65th anniversary commemorative bourbon. To say nothing of the 70th.
Sep 29 '17 · 0 comments
Why Liverpool FC and Jurgen Klopp must win the EFL Cup

Philippe Coutinho signing a five year contract extension ensures a crucial day for Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp has started with glowing positivity.

Coutinho is a central figure not just for Liverpool, but in the Premier League. His new deal, worth 200,000 a week, does not contain a release clause something which strengthens the level of commitment shown by the Brazil international who has been strongly linked to Barcelona. Indeed, Klopp heralded the deal as 'a big statement'.

Coutinho has chosen to stay and compete for honours at a club whose very foundation is formed on lifting trophies. For Coutinho, his team mates and Klopp himself, that challenge resumes Hermes Mini Kelly fake immediately with the EFL Cup.

Liverpool's second leg semi final match against Southampton at Anfield on Wednesday may well prove to be a crucial stepping stone to their development under the German.

He can reflect on a mightily impressive 15 months in England. Liverpool's improvement under his guidance is unquestionable and Coutinho's new deal is the perfect example of how the players buy into his methods.

But these are players who do not have experience in lifting silverware. Lucas Leiva, Liverpool's longest serving player, has only won one trophy (the League Cup in 2012) in almost 10 years at Anfield.

If anything, this is a squad more familiar with how it feels to get their fingers burnt after losing two finals last season in the League Cup and Europa League.

It was a remarkable achievement by Klopp to even take a team adjusting to his style with players who he didn't envision a long term future that far. Yet they were still beaten in both and those are memories which need to be replaced sooner rather than later.

Victory on Wednesday, and a date at Wembley marked in the calender, would be a significant step towards doing so.

Klopp too has an unwanted record to erase. He has lost his last five finals overall as a manager, which stretches into his time at Borussia Dortmund.

Rightly, the German is unconcerned by that statistic but it isn't too difficult to imagine him joking about his relief that the record is over if and when Liverpool do win a trophy under him.

And Liverpool's season ended in defeat to Sevilla in the Europa League final

Southampton hold a 1 0 lead from the first leg after a confident display from Claude Puel's men at St Mary's, but they squandered numerous chances to make that advantage more emphatic. Liverpool need to punish them.

If Anfield finds it voice, it will be intriguing to see if Southampton can keep their heads and find their feet. More experienced sides than them kelly bags hermes copy have wilted in the furnace that the stadium becomes under the lights.

Yet Saints have shut Liverpool out twice already this season and have been excellent at rusting the joints in an attack which has outscored the rest of the Premier League, however on both occasions ithas been in no small part down the imperious Virgil van Dijk.

Southampton's key player, Virgil van Dijk, is a major doubt for the game with an ankle injury

He is a major doubt with an ankle injury sustained against Leicester on Sunday, meaning Jack Stephens could be in line to make only his seventh appearance for the club.

But Liverpool will not be relying on injuries to their opposition in order to advance. Home advantage makes them favourites, despite trailing after the first leg.

Klopp has this Liverpool side cast in his image, with the city right behind him. In his first press conference at Liverpool in October 2015, he spoke about turning doubters into believers. The belief is growing. Silverware is the next step.

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Webvan Stock Price Closes 65

Webvan Group, an online grocer that has overcome several financial and regulatory obstacles, rolled ahead in its first day of public trading today to achieve a market value of $7.9 billion.

A month ago, Webvan, at the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission, agreed to postpone its scheduled stock offering because the company, in a hermes kelly handbags Knockoff conference call to select investors, had disclosed financial information that was not included in public documents. nor loss projections have sunk Webvan, which has been the darling of an investment community intrigued by the promise of moving the grocery the kelly bag hermes replica market to the Internet.

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On Friday, when public trading started, the stock rose as high as $34 and ended 65 percent above the offering price at $24.875. Percentage wise, the first day increase pales in comparison with recent Internet offerings, including Cobalt Networks, which makes specialized computer servers, and whose shares rose to $128.50 from $22 on its first day of trading yesterday.

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Webvan, whose prospectus is rife with comments about potential competition from other fledgling online grocers and the challenges of operating an Internet business, has made it clear that it faces a difficult task. The company must condition consumers to buy groceries online, rather than in person, overcome technological and logistical challenges in delivering fresh food and rely on the adoption of the Internet as a ubiquitous medium.

The company now operates its online grocery in a single market, the San Francisco Bay area, from a 330,000 square foot, largely automated warehouse in vintage hermes kelly bag cheap Oakland. The company said it generated $4.2 million in Internet sales from June 2, when the warehouse opened, through Sept. 30.

The offering was a healthy payday for Webvan officers, including Louis H. Borders, company founder and chairman, whose 28 percent stake in the company is now worth more than $2 billion. The second largest shareholder, Softbank America, a subsidiary of the Softbank Corporation of Japan, owns 15 percent of Webvan.

George T. Shaheen, who left Andersen Consulting in September to become chief executive and president, holds 1.25 million shares, now worth more than $30 million, and options to buy 15 million additional shares at $8 apiece.
Sep 29 '17 · 0 comments
Why men won't drink wine in pubs

Professor Richard Wiseman, a University of Hertfordshire psychologist who has shown we find it hard to taste the difference between cheap and expensive wines, said: 'My guess is that it is culturally acceptable for guys to order a pint in a pub.

'If they are then drinking wine at home, it suggests that is their drink of choice. In the pub they are being affected by context they think it is not manly to order a glass of wine.'

On a similar note, 62 per cent of men said like the wine they serve guests to be their find meaning they won't pour one they were first introduced to by a friend.

This compares with 54 per cent of females.

Professor Wiseman said that male dinner party hosts may be 'making in thinly veiled attempt to appear sophisticated'.

It is also possible that they are trying to show Knockoff black enamel jewelry their friends how much they value them by giving them good wine.

Charles Metcalfe, co chairman of the International Wine Challenge, one of the world's biggest wine contests, said men may simply be taking competition too far.

He said: 'If I tried a really lovely bottle of wine at someone else's, I would be delighted to serve some myself.'

The questionnaire also found that we think little of spending more than 10 on a bottle of wine, if we think it will create the right impression. And men are more likely to splash out than women.

Plus, we spend 20 per cent more when we have people round than when we buy for ourselves.

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Sep 29 '17 · 0 comments
Will the thugs who assaulted this cop be brought to justice

Five months after he was assaulted by a mob and forced to chant 'Jai Bhawani, Jai Shivaji,' Assistant Sub Inspector of Police Yunus Shaikh will return to the police force on July 21.

Read the interview with DSP Chavan here

Shaikh, who spoke at length, was all praise for Deputy Superintendent of Police Vikas Naik, who Shaikh says, arrested 17 accused the very same day and slapped Section 307 on them but who was, unfortunately, removed from this case within 24 hours.

Shaikh narrated all the details of the attack right from the intervening night of February 18 19 when they first received a call on duty to go to Ambedkar Chowk, a disputed area where hoisting any flag was prohibited by the order of district officials till about 10.15 am on February 19 (Shiv Jayanti) till when the attack ended after DySP Naik's arrival at Pangaon police station where the attackers had brought back an injured Shaikh and had the gall to attack him and destroy police property.

Shaikh narrates how he was let down by his seniors like Police Inspector Rakh and Assistant Sub Inspector Shaikh who, claims Yunus Shaikh, did not heed his warnings seriously.

Why is Constable Awaskar the complainant and not you?

Actually, they (the police) should have made me the complainant in the attack against me, but instead made Constable Awaskar as the complainant because I was the person who was attacked that day (February 19) not only inside the police station and then in full public view, but also because my fellow policeman Awaskar ran away to save his life or was made to run away by the 100 150 mob when I was being attacked.

Awaskar does not know what happened to me in his absence between 8.30 am and 10.15 am.

My Knockoff hermes style bags information is the attackers knew him and they took him along with Knockoff hermes ostrich bag them and dropped him far away from the Pangoan police chowki because the attackers wanted to attack only me.

I was posted there just a month ago, but Awaskar knew a lot of locals there because he had been there for the last four years.

Even till today (the attack took place on the morning of February 19, Shiv Jayanti) I don't know what is written in the complaint that Awaskar gave about the attack on me.

What exactly happened on February 18 19?

On the intervening night of February 18 19, at around 1.30 am Awaskar and I were posted at the disputed place near Ambedkar Chowk. The area has a mixed population of Dalits and Muslims.

Around 8 boys were carrying a 35 foot pole and a saffron flag that they had planned to hoist at a place where they were not allowed by law to do so because this was a sensitive area.

PSI Waghmare from the Renapur police station called me to inform about this event and asked us to go for bandobast there. Awaskar and I soon reached there and asked this group not to hoist the flag because it was a disputed place.

Some people had in on December 19, 2015 wanted to change the name of the place to Shivaji Chowk from Ambedkar Chowk and had also constructed a small platform there to erect the statue of Shivaji Maharaj.

This construction was later demolished under the supervision of the tehsildar and PI Bhalekar of the Renapur police station.

The matter did not end there as this group insisted on changing the name of the place from Ambedkar Chowk to Shivaji Chowk.

On the occasion of Shiv Jayanti ion February 19 they made an attempt to hoist the saffron flag at the same place to which I, under orders from my superior, and Awaskar objected and made them see reason.

The leader of the group argued with us that they had the permission to hoist the flag at the disputed site, when, in fact, they had the permission only to take out a procession and play music on loudspeakers on February 19 (Shiv Jayanti day).

The district administration or the local police station imitation hermes bag outlet at Renapur had given them no permission to hoist a saffron flag.

But the leader of this small group continued his argument during which a police jeep with one constable, one home guard and a driver arrived at the scene following which the mob dispersed after swearing at Knockoff hermes large bag all the policemen there.

We kept our vigil at the spot till about 5 am after which Awaskar dropped me to the Pangaon police chowki, where I used to sleep, and left for his home leaving me there.

What happened on the morning of February 19, Shiv Jayanti?

At about 7.15 am that day, a local activist Dhananjay Chavan of the Rashtrawadi Yuva Congress barged into the police station and began abusing me. He called me M$%%^^^d.

Seven people were accompanying him when he threatened me with consequences and abused me continuously.
Sep 29 '17 · 0 comments
Willem Westra van Holthe resigns from Northern Territory Cabinet

The Northern Territory's Deputy Chief Minister Willem Westra van Holthe has announced his resignation from Cabinet.

The Minister faced a barrage of criticism after it emerged he took a $650,000 loan last year with the intention of investing most of it with the CT Group, a Vietnamese company seeking to develop a 10,000 hectare dragon fruit orchard in the NT.

Mr Westra van Holthe denied a conflict of interest because he never went through with the investment and said his relationships never compromised Territory interests.

At Sunday's press conference, hermes kelly purse cheap Mr Westra van Holthe a former policeman before successfully standing for the Country Liberals (CLP) in 2008 said: "After much thought and soul searching I have decided it is in the best interests of the CLP , the Government and Territorians more broadly that I resign from my ministerial responsibilities including that of deputy chief minister."

Mr Westra van Holthe admitted the events of recent weeks hermes kelly lakis imitation had made for "an extremely trying week personally and professionally".

"The personal smear campaign has been damaging to the Government and the CLP and . (ABC News)

Mr Westra van Holthe said the "internal navel gazing" had taken the focus off the work of the Country Liberal Government, which he said was "really kicking some goals".

The Member for Katherine said standing down was "the right thing to do for the Country Liberal Party and for the Government" but that the move was "by no means an admission of anything untoward".

Mr Westra van Holthe said his personal life had "been fraught with difficulties for some time", referring to a cancer scare and a separation from his wife which became public in 2015, amid claims of misuse of taxpayer funds, which he denied.

In closing, Mr Westra van Holthe said "if you'll excuse me, I have some phone calls I have to make to my family".

Mr Westra van Holthe came into the role of grace kelly bag hermes replica deputy chief minister 12 months ago, after a bizarre turn of events which saw him challenge Adam Giles in a coup announced at a 1:00am press hermes bag kelly replica conference.

However, the following day, after Mr Giles refused to step down, back room manoeuvring saw Mr Westra van Holthe installed as Mr Giles' deputy.

In a statement on Sunday afternoon, Chief Minister Adam Giles said he had "accepted the resignation of Willem Westra van Holthe from Cabinet".

Mr Giles praised Mr Westra van Holthe's "great work" in the NT's live cattle trade and said he looked forward to "Willem's continuing contributions as the Member for Katherine".
Sep 29 '17 · 0 comments
Where to go and what to know

Sure, road trips are not for everyone. If you into interminable airport security lines, road trips are not for you. If you enjoy being treated like cattle, go ahead and board that stuffy airplane.

But if you appreciate brassy threads of sunlight the color of French horns streaming across an Idaho highway, a Western road trip might be just for you. Read more

We have eight ideas for road trips: In California: Gold Country, Mineral King Road, Eastern Sierra and Montaa de Oro. West adventures: Denver, Montana ghost towns, three trips in one: Nevada, Utah and Arizona and to the north: British Columbia.

One round trip ticket to Portland. One rental car, pointed west. And one tank of gas.

Start with these elements, then stretch them across four days and three nights in the shape of a 270 mile triangle.

The result? A road trip to the northern Oregon coast, as far south as Pacific City, as far north as Cannon Beach.

You'll be sidestepping Portland proper and Astoria and every other citywith a population of more than10,000 so hermes kelly cut replica you can takea little time intowns such asTillamook, Manzanita, Nehalem and Netarts and in the landscape between them.

Seeking gold in the footsteps of nugget hunting California pioneers Historic Angels camp, Gold Rush town. (Visions of America / UIG via Getty Images)

The route:405 Freeway to the 5Freeway to California 99 to California 41 to the California 49.

Miles:About 550 one way

Best time:Accessible year round. Fall color makes that season particularly beautiful.

Why:More than 300,000 pioneers headed west in 1848 when gold was discovered in California. Today the historic towns that sprang up in the wake of that tide of miners, saloon keepers, prostitutes and desperadoes have sparked a new era of travel. Twenty first century tourists visit wineries and brew pubs to taste the local favorites, pan for goldand spend time admiring the Old West architecture and inviting shops along California 49, theGold Rush Trail.

Highlights:I hermes kelly clutch cheap drove the route in May, stopping in scenicAngels Camp, for theCalaveras CountyFair FrogJubilee, inspired by the 1867 Mark Twain story "TheCelebratedJumping FrogofCalaveras County." Kermit would be proud of this down home event, which combines small town charm with tongue in cheek fun. But the twisting two lane Gold Rush Trail also offers wildflowers, meadows, lakes and plenty of historic sights and interesting towns. Among them: charmingPlacerville, picturesqueSutter Creek,artyNevada Cityand well hermes kelly clutch imitation preservedColumbia. Don't forget hermes kelly sizes imitation theMarshall Gold Discovery State Historic Parkat Sutter's Mill, near Coloma. the Woman In White.

Memorable meal:Order the hardy chicken pot pie at theHotel Sutter Restaurantin Sutter's Creek, a local favorite. The newly refurbished hotel is also a good bet for a place to stay.

Tourist trap:SkipMoaning Cavernunless you just hit the lottery. A simple walking tour costs$17.50, but if your family members want to rappel ($72 each), take an adventure caving trip ($130 each) or zip line ($45 each), your budget could take a beating.

Plan to spend:At least a couple of days on the trail. We were headed to Disneyland from Mexico City and the trip took about three days. I remember stopping in Monterrey to visit family along the way, and also in Ensenada. I also remember how my grandmother packed pounds of flour tortillas, Oaxaca cheese and avocados so we could eat on the road.

All these years later, I still think about our road trip tacos fondly even if I was sick of them by the time we got to Monterrey!Of course, it the time I spent with my cousins in the back of the van and finally arriving at Disneyland that makethis my all time favorite road trip.

How about you? Do you have an incredible road trip story or any useful tips, besides cheese and avocados? Share your memories and suggestions by tweeting atus with the hashtag LATRoadTrips or leaving a comment below. We love to see your photos too!

Denise Florez

Gorgeous views, a headless chicken fest and Denver beckon along scenic I 70 in Utah, Colorado Waterfall at Hanging Lake, in Glenwood Canyon, about 7 miles east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado. (Rachel Jeffrey / EyeEm / Getty Images/EyeEm)
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Wicked Campers feeling the heat

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vote 'yes' to accept deal

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Iker said the deal wasn't perfect, but said it did provide gains for teachers, protects their charter rights and increases support for students.

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