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Ann Richards (September 1, 1933 - September 13, 2006) was Texas's 45th Governor from 1991-1995 and the second woman to ever hold that office. Richards was a Democrat and an outspoken feminist. She was known for her wit and sharp tongue. She was a Texas native, born in McLennan County, and was a schoolteacher before going into politics in the 1970s. Richards was defeated in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election by George W. Bush, and remains the last Democrat to ever hold that office.

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Wendy's is an American fast-food chain founded in 1969 by Dave Thomas. The first Wendy's restaurant opened in Columbus, Ohio. Over the course of 60 years, the Wendy's restaurant company quickly grew to more than 5,000 restaurants across the nation. Today, it is an international American restaurant. Wendy's is known for its square beef hamburger patties and its iconic Frosty dessert. Since the 1980s, Wendy's has expanded their menu items to include grilled chicken sandwiches, salads, baked potatoes, chili, breakfast options, and much more. The restaurant was named after founder Dave Thomas's daughter, Melinda, who went by the nickname Wendy. 

Thomas was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and adopted before the age of one. He worked as a cook throughout his early career before venturing into fast food in the late 1960s. Thomas spent his adult life advocating for foster care. In the 1990s, Wendy's embraced adoption as its national charitable cause, raising millions of dollars. In 1992, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption was established. Dave Thomas died at the age of 69 in January, 2002. The Wendy's company has carried on the legacy of Thomas through its commitment to philanthropy.

Pictured in this ad is American comedian Jonathan Winters, known for his roles in TV shows such as Mork & Mindy and The Smurfs, as well as movies such as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

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“Star Trek Lives!” is a fan slogan for the popular science fiction TV series Star Trek. Star Trek fans, also known as Trekkies, use the phrase to express optimism about the show’s continued staying power in popular culture. The slogan leant its name to a series of fan conventions held in New York City from 1972-1976. The first of those conventions advertised legendary science fiction writer Isaac Asimov as a guest speaker. “Star Trek Lives!” is also the title of a book published in 1975, which documents fan activities such as fan fiction and conventions.

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Chole the feline is a character featured in the children's book Chole and Maude created by illustrator Sandra Keith Boynton. Boynton was born in Orange, New Jersey, in 1953 and raised in Philadelphia. She attended Yale University majoring in English and later studying drama. Since the mid-1970s, Boynton designed greetings cards for the card company, Recycled Paper Greetings. Her designs feature cartoon animal characters and humorous messages. Boynton's illustrations have expanded from books and greeting cards to clothing, gift wrap, buttons, mugs, posters, rubber stamps, and much more. In addition to Boynton's many cartoon creations, she wrote, produced, and released a number of music albums in the late 1990s. Boynton resides in New England where she continues to create, design, and produce whimsical cartoon illustrations.

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The Oxnard Salsa Festival is an annual event started in 1993 that takes place in Oxnard, California. Attractions include a salsa tasting tent, salsa recipe contest, international foods, craft and retail vendors, festival souvenirs, a kid zone, and Dancing with our Community Stars. Around six different salsa bands play at the festival with the setup including a main stage, a small dance floor, and a large seating area. 

One of the main attractions of the festival is the charity fundraiser, Dancing with our Community Stars. The fundraiser is a salsa dance contest similar to the TV show Dancing with the Stars on ABC. Competitors pair with the best local salsa instructors and dance to raise funds for their charity of choice. The chosen pairs have nine weeks to rehearse in preparation of the competition where they will face a panel of judges. Spectators can “vote” for their favorite dancers by making donations before and during the event. One dollar equals one vote. Since this fundraising contest began, more than four hundred thousand dollars has been raised for charity.

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William Waugh-Smith, president of Randolph-Macon College (R-MC), founded Randolph-Macon Women's College (R-MWC) in 1891 in Lynchburg, Virginia, so women could get the equitable education as men when integrating women at R-MC failed. R-MWC started out with 36 students and 12 professors in fall 1893. R-MWC grew exponentially and gained a reputation for its academic prowess and international focus. R-MWC changed to Randolph College and became co-ed officially in summer 2007.

Randolph College (RC) is a private liberal arts college with undergraduate and graduate programs emphasizing small class sizes, accessible professors, individualized education, and student engagement on/beyond campus. RC is consistently featured on national rankings by guidebooks including Forbes, The Princeton Review, and U.S. News & World Report. It was the 8th college to have its own e-sports team!

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AVIA Hotels launched in 2007 as a boutique hotel collection with four locations: AVIA Savannah (GA), AVIA Napa (CA), AVIA Long Beach (CA), and AVIA The Woodlands (TX) by LodgeWorks L.P. Staff at AVIA hotels represented hosts of the hotel and surrounding localities. They started PALETTE e-zine with its inaugural winter issue in November 2010 to be published three times annually. It featured cooking and drink recipes, offers for AVIA subscribers, shopping, and unique qualities of all AVIA Hotel locations. Only two e-zines were published because Hyatt Hotels acquired 24 hotels from LodgeWorks L.P., including AVIA Hotels, in July 2011, and the magazine was discontinued.

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The Fox Valley Folklore Society is located at 2642 Bauer Road in North Aurora, Illinois. This organization hosts the largest folk festival in Illinois, with eight stages featuring more than thirty acts. Every labor day the festival takes place on a thirteen-acre island in the Fox River. The festival was first held in 1977, and is one of one hundred different annual events the Fox Valley Folklore Society has in the Fox Valley area. Fox Valley, an area compassing many cities and natural landscape near the Fox River, is located close to Chicago’s western suburbs, and has a very scenic natural landscape.

The 34th Annual Fox Valley Folk Festival was a two-day event. On both Sunday and Monday, there were fourteen main music performances some of which included Two Way Street Sampler, Lyn Ford Shanta, Andy Cohen, February Sky, Andrew Calhoun, and more. There were also twenty-one different workshops both days such as the Songwriter’s Summit, Gypsy Jazz Insights, and Ballads with Some of the Best. There were several teaching events, six hand-made events, seven children’s events, and seven story-telling events on each day. Some of these other events included learning to play the hammer dulcimer, making puppets, stories and ventriloquist puppets, Creole 101, Fox Valley Folklore Society "Sing-Around", Little Guitar Pickers, and a Fox Valley Storytelling Guild Showcase.

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JL&D stands for Job Location and Development. The Job Location and Development (JLD) Program established circa. 1998 and targets students who seek jobs regardless of financial need. JLD is designed to help students find opportunities that align with their passion and goals. JLD allows students to get experience in a career of their choice through hands-on activities to develop professional skills and strengthen their career readiness.

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The yin-yang is a symbol dating back to ancient China and was a dominant concept across many Chinese schools of thought. Originally written as separate characters, the first known documentation comes from Oracle Bones, bones and remains of certain animals, most notably tortoise shells, used for divination during the Shang Dynasty in the 14th century BCE. At that time, the characters for yin and yang referred to natural phenomenon, such as the movement of the sun and the phases of the moon. Yin referred to darkness, stillness, and rest, while yang referred to daylight, movement, and work. No one knows the origin of the current popular symbol, but it has come to reflect life and the balance of good and bad. The symbol shows interconnectedness and co-dependence. One cannot exist without the other, for within the light, there is darkness and within the dark, there is light.