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This session introduces a variety of analytical strategies, with a focus on Social Network Analysis, the most widely used and abused method for analysing and visualising digital and social media data. At the end of this session, you will be familiar with the basic concepts, techniques and measures of social network analysis.
This session focusses on providing photography skills for those undertaking archival research. Dr Oliver Dunn has experience spanning a decade filming documents for major academic research projects. He will go over practical approaches to finding and ordering materials in the archive, methods of handling and filming them, digital file storage, and transcription strategies. The focus is very much on low-tech approaches and small budgets. We'll consider best uses of smartphones, digital cameras and tripods. The session is held at the Digital Content Unit at the University Library.
Tutors: Sarah McEvoy / Kostas Chondros
Are you curious about making a short documentary film?
This beginner's filmmaking workshop will help you to start thinking visually and communicate using sound and film. Over two days you will be introduced to different camera shot types, how to construct a basic story, use digital video cameras and sound recorders to shoot your own footage, and then edit a short sequence for export.
The workshop assumes no or very little prior knowledge of filmmaking and no prior preparation is required for the workshop. This is a hands-on practical workshop, working in small teams of two or three people. We expect a willingness to be open to ideas and work in a team to jointly create a short film clip.
The workshop will give you the foundational skills to incorporate film and sound in your own future projects, for example short clips for social media, publicity about research projects as a way to engage wider audiences etc.
During the workshop you will work with dedicated video equipment, but the techniques you will learn can be adapted to film making with smartphones, tablets and other readily available personal electronic devices.
Day 1 – Monday 17th February
- 10.00 Welcome and introductions
- 10.30 Aims of the session
- 10.45 Introduction to shot types, camera movements, framing, telling a story, basic rules of camera use, rules of recording sound
- 11.45 Splitting into groups – interactive demonstration of how to use the cameras
- 13.00 Lunch
- 14.00 Filming around Cambridge, practical exercise working in groups
- 16.00 Return to room to look at footage from all groups
- 17.00 Feedback session and summary of day 1 intro to day 2
Day 2 – Tuesday 18th February
We will be working on apple macs and Final Cut X; however we do not expect any prior knowledge of working with either computer or software
- 10.00 Importing footage onto computers
- 10.15 Basic editing, creating a 2-minute clip, summary of creating a sequence
- 10.45 Adding clips to timeline, tools for manipulating clips, using second video track, transitions and filters, syncing audio
- 13.00 Lunch
- 14.00 Credits, titles, adjusting audio levels, adding music or narration, exporting footage, saving files
- 16.00 Looking at each other's edited clips
- 16.45 Evaluation
- 17.00 Finish
Handouts will be emailed after the workshop, and include:
Presentation – shot types, how to construct a sequence Editing on Final Cut x Camera functions, audio recording, info about equipment and editing software and model release forms
What you need to take with you
Headphones – preferably the kind you can plug in rather than Bluetooth headphones
Storage device – if you want to take footage you shoot with you after the workshop, you will need a hard drive, USB or SD card that can hold at least 8GB. Video files are large. Please make sure that the device is formatted to FAT32 if you use it on a PC, as we will be using macs. You can check this by right clicking the device and checking the properties. If you prefer, you don't need to save the footage that you film and can also upload the exported film to Dropbox.
Upon booking this workshop a questionnaire will be issued to participants which must be completed in order to satisfy the booking.
The workshop is led by:
Sarah McEvoy holds BA Hons Fine Art and an MA in Visual Anthropology from Goldsmiths University of London and has most recently completed an MA in Art and Design in Education at UCL Institute of Education. Sarah has worked with arts organisations and charities creating short documentaries and has most recently filmed and edited a film working with a socially engaged artist in the community of South East London. As an artist-educator, Sarah works with youth groups and adults with learning disabilities in the community and museums and galleries.
Kostas Chondros holds an MA in Visual Anthropology from Goldsmiths College, University of London. He also holds an MA in Social Exclusion, Minorities & Gender from Panteion University and a BA in Social Anthropology & History from the University of the Aegean, Greece. Since joining the Personal Histories film production team in 2011, Kostas has filmed several events and taught camera & film production skills. Additionally, as a freelance filmmaker, Kostas documents improvised music performances and collaborates on film projects with other artists and performers. He is also a musician, poet and translator.
Find out how to use blogging in your research. The first of two sessions on research blogging will explore the benefits and limitations of blogging for public engagement.
The second of two sessions on research blogging will explore how social media can enable public engagement with your blog, learn how to set up a Twitter chat and explore other methods to get people talking about your research.
This programme is an opportunity to learn, through practical experience and shared investigation, how to apply digital methods for exploring and analysing a body of archival texts. The core of the programme will be 5 x 2 hour classroom based sessions supplemented by group and individual work on tasks related to the project design, delivery and documentation in between sessions. In addition to attending all five face-to-face sessions, participants should set aside an additional 8-10 hours over the duration of the course for work on project-related tasks.
During the programme we'll work together on a particular topic: how insects were represented in books created for children in the 19th century. This question will help us to think about how children's encounters with the natural world might have been framed and shaped by their reading. We'll work on digital collections of 19th century children's books exploring how such collections are built and how they can be used for machine reading. We'll develop specific research questions and you'll learn how to explore them using different tools for textual stylistic analysis. At the end, we'll present findings and consider the implications of what we've discovered.
Topics covered include;
• The development of methods for machine reading the archive – ideas, motivations and ethics • Children's books of the long 19th century – a beginner's guide • Designing a small-scale investigation • Building a collection of digital texts • Transforming texts into searchable data • Analysing stylistic patterns in the data
This workshop will examine strategies for transforming a variety of sources into structured digital data, ranging from crumbling manuscripts to printed documents and books.
Leonardo Impett, Cambridge Digital Humanities
Application forms should be returned to CDH Learning (firstname.lastname@example.com) by Friday 22 May 2020. Successful applicants will be notified by 26 May 2020.
This course will introduce graduate students, early-career researchers, and professionals in the humanities to the technologies of image recognition and machine vision, including recent developments in machine vision research in the past half-decade. The course will seek to combine a technical understanding of how machine vision systems work, with a detailed understanding of the possibilities they open to research and study in the humanities, and with a critical exploration of the social, political and ideological dimensions of machine vision.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Understand the basic tasks of machine vision, such as Image Classification, Object Detection, Image-to-Image Translation, Image Captioning, Image Segmentation etc.
- Understand the fundamental technical operations of image processing and machine vision: the pixel encoding of images, Gaussian and convolutional filters,
- Explore critical aspects of machine vision in a technically-informed way: e.g. the problems in algorithmic bias brought about by featureless convolutional networks
- Develop and run their own simple machine vision and image processing pipelines, in a visual programming language compiling to Python
- Understand the potential synergies and limitations of machine vision applications in humanities research and cultural heritage institutions
The afterlife of your research data forms a vitally important part of your research project. Research funders and academic journal publishers are often strongly committed to the re-use of data and are reluctant to fund or publish research where datasets are not accessible for the purposes of peer review or further use. Yet the push for open data exists in tension with the expectations of data protection law which requires transparency from researchers about how long they will retain personal data. This session will explore good practice in data sharing and archiving as well as introducing sources of further information and advice within the University on this topic.
Garbage in, garbage out! Your output is as good or as bad as your input. Data collected from online sources is often dirty and messy. Discover how to clean and organise your data. After transforming raw data into a structured dataset, you will be ready to perform data analysis.
Application forms https://www.cdh.cam.ac.uk/file/cdhdelvingintomassivedaapplicationdocx should be returned to CDH Learning (email@example.com) by Tuesday 6 October 2020. Successful applicants will be notified by Thursday 8 October 2020.
Massive digital archives such as the Internet Archive offer researchers tantalising possibilities for the recovery of lost, forgotten and neglected literary texts. Yet the reality can be very frustrating due to limitations in the design of the archives and the tools available for exploring them. This programme supports researchers in understanding the issues they are likely to encounter and developing practical methods for delving into massive digital archives.
This session addresses the technical and ethical aspects of digital data collection and wrangling – two fundamental stages in the lifecycle of a digital research project. Participants will be introduced to online data sources and practices of internet-mediated data collection, including retrieving data from social media platforms. As data collected from online sources is often dirty and messy, we will also provide a short practical introduction to the process of transforming raw data into a clean and structured dataset using free and open-source software.
This session is a primer on digital data collection. The goal is to become familiar with online data sources and practices of internet-mediated data collection, including retrieving data from social media platforms.
The shelf-life of your dataset dictates the longevity of your findings. Sharing your data and assuring its integrity is a fundamental part of a digital research project. In this session we will discuss the principles of open data, channels for data dissemination and the fundamentals of data preservation.
This intensive workshop will provide an overview of a range of applications of digital mapping in historical research projects and introduce GIS tools and software.
This CDHBasics session explores the lifecycle of a digital research project across the stages of design;
- data capture
- transformation
- analysis
- presentation and preservation
it also introduces tactics for embedding ethical research principles and practices at each stage of the research process.
Find out how to shape a digital research project from scratch. This session will introduce the building blocks of online research design, from the several methodologies available to conduct the research to the ethical guidelines that should underpin our projects.
We are currently reformatting our Learning programme for remote teaching; this will require some rescheduling so bookings will reopen and new sessions will be created for online courses as soon as possible. In the interim we would encourage you to register your interest so as to be notified of the new schedule. Please be aware that we hope to run many of our courses online, but that this is dependent on staff availability and resources so please be aware we may have to postpone or cancel some sessions
This workshop will develop your coding practice from testing ideas to creating an efficient workflow for your code, data and analysis. If you are using Jupyter Notebooks (but even if you're not) this workshop will demonstrate how to better manage your code using good programming practices, and package your code into a program that is easier and quicker to run for lots of data and more reliable.
Required preparation (instructions provided): Python 3 installed on laptop; a text editor or IDE installed on laptop; git installed on laptop and signed up for GitHub; a short internet-based exercise in working with the command line.
Dr Nathan Crilly and Chih-Chun Chen explore the challenges of communicating complex ideas to diverse audiences through a variety of digital media formats. Three case studies will be reported from an EPSRC-funded research project which sought to clarify and communicate the nature of complex system design and its relationship to emerging technologies. For example, the project studied the way in which technologists working in Synthetic Biology and Swarm Robotics conceptualise and address the complexity of the systems they are designing. Outputs from the project include: • A 35-page 'primer' on the subject of complexity (now with over 6000 downloads) • A three-minute animated movie discussing the subjectivity of complexity (now with 2500 views) • An interactive website (implemented by Dr Chen since she has programming skills) that generates annotated bibliographies for complexity resources tailored to a user's interests (launched in March 2019) Dr Crilly and Dr Chih-Chun will discuss the process of engaging with media partners, including working with science communication agencies, animators and film-makers, reflect on what they learned from the process and what they would do differently in future.
Learn to think visually and communicate using sound and film: participants will be introduced to the language of film, shot types, camera movements, framing, basic rules of camera use, how to tell a story, and editing in the Phoenix Training Suite.
Learn to think visually and to communicate using sound and film. Participants will be introduced to the language of film, shot types, camera movements, framing, basic rules of camera use, how to tell a story, and editing. Some prior knowledge of filming is required. Please see the CDH website for more details (www.cdh.cam.ac.uk).
Blogging as a digital means of research communication seems so simple: with free, easy-to-use platforms we're all just a few clicks away from setting one up. But having set a blog up, the difficult work begins. Who are you talking to? What are you trying to achieve? How will you generate your content? How will the people you want to talk to find it? How are you going to keep it going alongside your research and teaching commitments? Will it make any difference to anything? And will you ever be able to transform any of this work into a scholarly publication that 'counts'?
This session will be an interactive conversation between Julie Blake, Cambridge Digital Humanities Methods Fellow and Connie Ruzich, University Professor of English at Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, USA. Connie's Behind Their Lines blog started in 2014 during a Fulbright Scholarship at Exeter University to research First World War poetry in the context of the Centenary Commemorations. She became interested in the lost and neglected poetry of the First World War and began blogging about her 'finds'. Five years later, she has had almost 400,000 visits to her blog, she maintains a lively dialogue with public and academic audiences including via Twitter and she is in the final stages of completing a monograph about this material with Bloomsbury Academic.
We'll discuss the highs and lows of Connie's research blogging experience, the surprises, the pitfalls and the lessons learned by hard won experience. We'll try to answer all the questions listed above, and participants will be invited to join in with their own questions.
Emma Reay is a third-year PhD researcher at the University of Cambridge and an associate lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University. Her current project explores depictions of children in videogames, and her research interests include representation studies, children's digital media, gaming and education, and playful activism.
Adam Dixon is a game designer and writer who makes both physical and digital games. He has worked on everything from big public games that involve running around cities to narrative video games about learning scientific skills. Much of his work has involved working with museums and research organisations such as the Wellcome Trust, Science Museum, Nottingham Trent University and the V&A. This has included designing games, using play for public research engagement and most recently, teaching teenagers to create digital games for Wellcome Collection's Play Well exhibition. Outside of that he works and releases his own games including roleplaying games, LARPs and interactive fiction.
Applications https://www.cdh.cam.ac.uk/file/cdhgamedesign201920applicationdocx-0 should be returned to CDH Learning (firstname.lastname@example.com) by Wednesday 10 June 2020. Successful applicants will be notified by 15 June 2020.
This online course will introduce participants to the practice of game design. It will explore the different ways that digital and analogue games are designed, particularly how you can design with intent to communicate a mood, theme or message. Participants will learn game design skills - such as boxing-in, design documents and prototyping – alongside opportunities to test them out by creating their own short games. Examples will focus on game design in research-related contexts, including using games as part of your research process and to communicate research outcomes to diverse audiences.
The sessions focus on game design, how to shape mechanics and play experiences, so no technical skills are needed. Participants will create their short games using both non-digital tools and simple, free software that will be taught in the sessions.
Topics covered:
- Game design basics
- A chance to play and consider thoughtful games
- Boxing in
- Planning games
- Making games
- Bitsy and Twine
- Playtesting and iteration
The course will be delivered online, with live teaching sessions taking place on Zoom.
- Weds 17 June, 4pm BST: Introduction (45 minutes)
- Weds 24 June, 4pm BST: Game play feedback (45 minutes)
- Weds 1 July, 4pm BST: Game design seminar (45 minutes)
- Weds 15 July, 4pm BST: Final session (60 minutes with break)
A CRASSH blog post was created for the originally scheduled session which may be of interest to read and can be found here: http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/blog/post/Play-as-Research-Practice
This two-day intensive workshop will introduce participants to the practice of game design. It will explore the different ways that digital and analogue games are designed, particularly how you can design with intent to communicate a mood, theme or message. Participants will learn game design skills - such as boxing-in, design documents and prototyping – alongside opportunities to test them out by creating their own short games.
The sessions focus on game design, how to shape mechanics and play experiences, so no technical skills are needed. Participants will create their short games using both non-digital tools and simple, free software that will be taught in the session.
The course participants will be selected via an application process, once a provisional place is booked a call for application form will be issued for completion and return by 1 November 2019. Once the applications are reviewed, places will be confirmed directly in the week beginning 18 November 2019.
This workshop will discuss prospective methods and approaches for critically engaging with the images of people created through Generative Adversarial Networks, using design experiments as provocations to expand debate about notions of 'realism' and 'authenticity' in an era where human and machine vision are ever more systematically intertwined.


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International Programs Hosts Russian and Chinese StudentsWednesday, July 13th, 2011
Twenty-five international students have traveled to the North Country this summer to immerse themselves in American culture and take part in SUNY Canton's international summer program.
The students arrived on Sunday, July 11 and will be on campus for almost a month. They are visiting from Kazan State Finance and Economics Institute and Lomonsov Moscow State University, both in Russia, as well as Guangdong Women's Polytechnic College in China.
"Each summer, our international summer program allows students to experience both our culture and our higher education system," said SUNY Canton President Joseph L. Kennedy. "The campus and local communities greatly benefit from the interactions with the students while we provide them with an educational opportunity most international students never have."
Students will study English as a Second Language and Global Finance, Economics and Culture. The students will earn participation certificates for completing their respective courses at the program's graduation ceremony on Thursday, July 28.
Director of International Programs Marela Fiacco noted it is the first time students from Guangdong Women's Polytechnic College will step foot on campus and take courses.
"Guangdong's participation in our summer program will further SUNY Canton's relationship with the institution, which we have been developing since 2009," Fiacco said. "We have hosted two short-term scholars here who have observed classes and we hope as the partnership grows we are able to host another who will teach Chinese at the College."
Fiacco said the next steps in collaborating with Guangdong include accepting students into SUNY Canton's programs and having Assistant Professor of Business and Public Administration William T. Jones lead students in a visit to China where they will study at the institution in Summer 2012. Jones will propose to teach a course in international business communication while visiting overseas, according to Fiacco.
The students' visit to the United States will be highlighted by visits to Niagara Falls, Lake Placid, the Thousand Islands and the Adirondacks. Students will also have the chance to experience many local businesses and events including visits to the Canton Farmer's Market, North Country Public Radio, the Frederick Remington Art Museum, and the annual Potsdam Festival.
In addition to off-campus excursions, students will enjoy the College's new Roos House athletic facility, movies, campus barbecues and bonfires among other activities. Students will also take part in two American Family Nights, where families around the North Country welcome the visiting students to their homes for dinner, take them out for ice cream, and introduce them to American customs and traditions.
Following the end of the program, the students will spend their final four days in the United States in New York City.
Media inquiries should be directed to Gregory Kie, Media Relations Coordinator, or call 315/386-7528.

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By Fareed Zakaria, CNN
When the movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan premiered in 2006, Kazakhstan's government banned the film and threatened to sue its star. Six years later, Kazakhstan's foreign minister is thanking Borat, crediting the film with a large tourism boost. He called it a 'great victory' as the number of applications for tourist visas to Kazakhstan has grown tenfold.
Travelers can't look to Borat as an accurate depiction of the country. So how should they prepare for a trip?
Well, they could watch a 67-minute promotional film about the glorious country's history and recent achievements entitled In the Stirrups of Time. This one stars a different Brit, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The film features carefully selected clips from an interview with Blair who applauds the nation's diversity and progress.
It proudly celebrates Kazakhstan's recent accomplishments - political, educational, industrial, economic. Grab your passports, you are now an expert on Kazakhstan.
There were a few statistics that could not fit into the 67-minute video.
Kazakhstan ranks 172nd out of 196 countries in terms of press freedoms, 120 out of 183 in terms of corruption, 137 of 167 in The Economist's 2011 democracy index. Kazakhstan's president won the election with over 95% of the vote.
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Nonprofit helps put new Transform Pontiac Now building into order
Sixty employees from DSM Engineering, Inc., of Birmingham and volunteers from the nonprofit Rebuilding Together Oakland County did an estimated $10,000 worth of work at Transform Pontiac Now's headquarters at 75 W. Huron on Thursday.
Clarence Baylor Jr., Kirt Rushlow, Jerry McKay, Chris Covetz and Joe Hejka on the second floor of Transform Pontiac Now's building, which is being re-painted and fitted with a kitchen.
"We're just trying to help people overcome their obstacles by making their home more safe, secure and energy-efficient, and contributing to all the other improvements happening in Pontiac," Hejka said.


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Chapter Three
Yorkshire Pudding had pinched himself several times but there was no escaping from the conclusion that he really was flying. No aeroplane, no glider, no hot air balloon, just our hero himself - occasionally flapping his arms - like a lazy albatross riding on coastal thermals.
He soared above the sky - looking down on the broad acres that constitute Yorkshire - more acres than there are letters -yes letters - in The Bible. It was all familiar to him for he had visited every corner of the county but never before from this privileged vantage point.
View of fields near Howden, East Yorkshire.
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SEIU and Priorities USA, the Super PAC helping Barack Obama, are spending six figures on a Hispanic radio ad airing in Tampa and Orlando attacking Mitt Romney. The translated script:
Mitt Romney has no shame. He shows one face to the Hispanic community and another completely different one to everyone else.
On the one hand, he launches a commercial here in Florida targeted to Hispanic voters to try and convince us that he shares our values.
But in another state he boasts about having the endorsement of Kris Kobach, a leader in the anti-Hispanic movement and author of many anti-immigrant laws like Arizona's SB 1070 that unfairly attack our families and spread fear and uncertainty in our communities.
Romney says he cares about our children, but he has promised to veto the DREAM Act that would open the doors of opportunity for young Hispanics.
His Spanish-language ads say Romney "believes in us," but his deeds speak for themselves.
Let's not be fooled. He might have two faces, but we know all too well who the true Mitt Romney is.
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text: Why SIM? Do you strive to make an impact as a future global leader? Leadership You will learn in a collaborative environment that fosters both effective teamwork and individual leadership. In addition to providing excellent management skills, SIM helps you understand, develop and enhance your leadership style through various projects as well as seminars and individual coaching. A bright future At the SIM you will be enabled to create and develop a purposeful career journey and unleash your full potential.As a SIM graduate you will be optimally equipped for filling top positions in management, consulting, financial services or entrepreneurship. It is common for students to have a few offers to choose from before graduation, with top average starting salaries. Meaningful international journeys At SIM, you will be encouraged to go abroad for studies and practical experience. In fact, an international internship and an international social project are mandatory parts of the programme. Such opportunities truly blend into our concept of international management. In addition, we offer our students exchange opportunities at one of our 190 partner universities worldwide. Too good to be true? Let some students from the 14th SIM Generation tell you about all the destinations they visited during their SIM journey in this video. Exclusive Double Degree opportunities By participating in our exclusive double degree programme with the Nanyang Business School in Singapore or INCAE Business School in Costa Rica, you can earn an MBA along with the SIM Master. You also have an opportunity to do a double degree with HEC Paris, ESADE Barcelona, RSM Rotterdam or FGV-EAESP, Brazil. Social responsibility As a SIM student, you will take part of an international social initiative. This reflects our commitment to produce not only competent leaders but also responsible global citizens. Practical and relevant experiences As a SIM student, you are encouraged to pursue internships during the semester breaks. SIM also provides opportunities to work with companies for class projects and to organise various social events. Interdisciplinary approach You will be prepared to approach problems holistically through the integration of management courses and contextual studies from various disciplines. This facilitates broader perspectives, complementary skills and fosters creativity. Outstanding faculty You will learn from a top-tier faculty, whose members come from a wide range of backgrounds and nationalities. They base their teaching on both practical research and business experiences. With an average class size of 50, our students have the opportunity to personally connect to our expert faculty. Sounds like a fit? Then, it may be a good time to watch our "Life as a SIMmie" video and see the program through our students' eyes!


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Quotes from Sandusky sentencing, Penn State, more
Quotes on the day Jerry Sandusky was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison for child sexual abuse:
"In my heart I did not do these alleged disgusting acts." - Jerry Sandusky, in remarks to the court during the sentencing hearing.
"I've wiped away a first tear and I've seen lives end. I've forgiven, I've been forgiven. I've comforted others, I've been comforted. I've been kissed by dogs, I've been bit by dogs. ... I've been a fighter. I've conformed. I've also been different. I've been me. I've been loved, I've been hated. I've lived long enough to cherish many memories. And I have a card in my room with the word `Hope' on it. I cling to that card." - Sandusky during his remarks during the hearing.
"I am troubled with flashbacks of his naked body, something that will never be erased from my memory. Jerry has harmed children, of which I am one of them." - Victim No. 5 in remarks to the court during the sentencing hearing.
"The tragedy of this crime is that it's a story of betrayal. The most obvious aspect is your betrayal of 10 children. I'm not going to sentence you to centuries in prison, although the law will permit that." - Judge John Cleland, to Sandusky, before sentencing him to at least 30 years in prison.
"His statement today was a masterpiece of banal self-delusion - entirely self-focused as if he himself were the victim. It was, in a word, ridiculous." - Lead prosecutor Joe McGettigan.
"I don't have any comment." - Sandusky's wife, Dottie, to an Associated Press reporter after the hearing.
"Our thoughts today, as they have been for the last year, go out to the victims of Jerry Sandusky's abuse. While today's sentence cannot erase what has happened, hopefully it will provide comfort to those affected by these horrible events and help them continue down the road to recovery." - Penn State President Rodney Erickson.
"It was a smart sentence, a conservative sentence, but one that has the effect of keeping Sandusky behind bars for the rest of his life." - Michael Boni, the lawyer for Victim No. 1, whose complaint in 2008 launched the state's investigation into Sandusky.
"I just wanted a childhood like everyone else. ... I've been looking over my shoulder for a long time. Jerry Sandusky is the worst kind of pedophile." - Victim No. 1, in a statement read by McGettigan at the hearing.
"I am stunned that he is clinging to the conspiracy story. It is completely absurd to say that all of these victims, who did not know each other over a span of 15 years - as well as two eyewitnesses, police, a psychologist, school administrators - that all of these people magically came to this vortex of setting him up." - Kristen Houser, vice president of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape.
"(Sex offenders) will basically convince themselves that what they're doing is justified ... that they're simply responding to the overtures of someone. What they miss, though, is that they typically set the situation up." - forensic psychologist Robert Wright, who runs a sex-offender treatment program in Tampa, Fla.
"These cases are difficult in the best of circumstances. It is to the credit of these investigators, along with the resilience of the victims, resulting in an airtight case, the conviction of 45 crimes - and now, today's sentence. I want to especially commend the victims in the case, who had the courage to come forward and testify in open court, in spite of tremendous pressure and national publicity." - Gov. Tom Corbett, who was attorney general when the investigation began.
"While it is true that Jerry Sandusky will not be hurting any more children, there will be others to take his place. That is why we must redouble our efforts to stop predators and protect victims. That is the lesson we must take away from the Sandusky case, if we want some good to come of it. Whoever you are, whatever your station in life - please have the courage and the decency to do the right thing if you suspect that a child is being abused." - Attorney General Linda Kelly


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Hey guys. I've been playing Rextro's games but most i unfortunately find frustrating and a bit too much on the unenjoyable side (i think its the amount of them more than anything).
I was wondering is it worth completing them all in the arcade in Hivory Towers? What's the reward? I'm assuming finishing and beating a high score in each world is worth two pagies.


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Here is a look at South by Southwest, a collection of music, film and interactive conferences and festivals held annually in Austin, Texas. It is nicknamed "South by" and abbreviated SXSW.
March 8-17, 2019 - The South by Southwest conference and festivals are scheduled to take place.
Arts and entertainment
Austin (Texas)
Conferences and conventions
North America
Southwestern United States
United States
Fast Facts
Amazon.com Inc
Continents and regions
Music and dance
The Americas
The purpose of SXSW is to create an opportunity for "creative people and the companies they work with to develop their careers, to bring together people from a wide area to meet and share ideas."
SXSW Inc. also hosts SXSWedu, started in 2011 to focus on teaching and education, and SXSW Eco, kicked off in 2011 to address sustainability and environmental challenges.
There were 700 attendees in 1987, the first year of the conference.
In 1994, there were 4,550 total registrants, with 300 of those attending the first Film and Multimedia Conference.
In 2018, attendance was at 161,000 participants for the music festival, 72,872 for film, and 75,098 for the unified conference.
The economic impact on the Austin economy from SXSW in 2018 was $350.6 million.
1986 - Louis Jay Meyers and Roland Swenson approach The Austin Chronicle's Louis Black and Nick Barbaro about organizing a music festival in Austin, Texas, similar to the New Music Seminar, a music convention in New York.
March 13-15, 1987 - The first South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival takes place in Austin, Texas, with approximately 700 registrants.
1993 - SXSW moves to the Austin Convention Center in downtown Austin, where it is currently held.
1994 - SXSW Film and Multimedia Conference is launched, joining the music segment.
1995 - SXSW Film and Multimedia splits into its own separate conference.
1999 - SXSW Multimedia is renamed SXSW Interactive.
2007 - Microblogging start-up Twitter becomes well-known at SXSW Interactive.
2009 - Social networking website Foursquare is launched at SXSW Interactive.
2010 - SXSW Interactive attendance exceeds SXSW Music for the first time; 14,251 Interactive registrants and 13,020 Music registrants.


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HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) - Hersheypark plans to expand its Chocolate World attraction and close down a 10-year-old water ride to make way for new attractions.
The park announced on its Facebook page that it's shutting down the Roller Soaker attraction and will replace it with unnamed rides. The water ride opened in 2002 and was billed as the Northeast's only interactive water ride.
The Patriot-News of Harrisburg (http://bit.ly/SRxNei ) reports the Derry Township supervisors approved a plan Tuesday for the park to expand Chocolate World in a two phases totaling more than 10,000 square feet. Much of the new space would be dedicated to retail.
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Beach Arts Music – BAM Markets
Events Tannum Sands, Gladstone, Queensland
7 Nov 2020 to 5 Dec 2020 Monthly Event
Beach Arts Music is a free community event held on the first Saturday of every month except January and February from 2pm to 7pm at Millennium Esplanade, Tannum Sands. Featuring food stalls, live entertainment, arts and creation stalls and lots more making it an awesome family friendly outing.
Don't forget to bring your picnic rugs, chairs and eskies!
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ESA's pair of astronauts back on Earth
ESA PR 49-2006. Space Shuttle Discovery landed in Cape Canaveral, Florida tonight at 23:32 CET (22:32 UTC/GMT), completing one of the most complex assembly missions to the International Space Station to date, and bringing back ESA's two astronauts, Christer Fuglesang and Thomas Reiter.
Discovery's return marks the end of NASA's STS-116 mission, which delivered a new truss segment to the ISS as well as goods and equipment. For ESA, it also marks the completion of two manned missions: Astrolab with Thomas Reiter and Celsius with Christer Fuglesang.
After landing, the astronauts will undergo medical examination as part of the science experiments they were involved in conducting and the crew will return to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston/Texas for debriefing.
Astrolab's achievements
The Astrolab mission began on 4 July with the dispatch of ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter of Germany on the preceding Discovery flight. Two days later, he reported for duty onboard the ISS as flight engineer, thereby reopening the third permanent crew member slot which had had to be discontinued 38 months earlier, following the Shuttle's grounding in the wake of the tragic loss of Columbia in February 2003.
A highly experienced specialist in the deployment of space stations, Thomas Reiter carried out numerous operational and maintenance activities for both the US and Russian segments of the ISS. He also operated research facilities in support of international science experiments. Reiter conducted a programme of European experiments in the fields of human physiology and psychology, microbiology, plasma physics and dosimetry. He also performed technological demonstrations as well as industrial and educational experiments for universities and primary/ secondary schools.
On 3 August, he left the ISS for 5 hours and 54 minutes with NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams to install new equipment in preparation for future assembly work and to mount a number of instruments and experiments on the Station's exterior.
During his stay onboard, Thomas Reiter tested a 3D camera and an HD camera, vividly capturing on film life inside the Station. In future, such cameras will be used to share with earth-based audiences the unique feel of living and working in space.
For Astrolab, Thomas Reiter spent over 171 days in space. Added to the previous 179 days he had already logged on the Euromir 95 mission from September 1995 to February 1996, this makes him the new European record-holder for the longest cumulative time spent in space.
Celsius prepares for ISS growth
ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang, the first Swede to go into space, was shuttled there on Discovery's 10 December launch. He spent 13 days in space and filled them with a very dense schedule.
His role as mission specialist among the NASA crew included securing the Shuttle's docking with the ISS, assisting the retraction of one of the Station's 34-metre-long solar arrays, transferring goods and equipment between the Shuttle and the Station, and releasing three tiny microsatellites from the Shuttle's cargo bay after the undocking manoeuvre.
His most important role was actually to perform three highly-demanding spacewalks. The first two, during the nights of 12/13 and 14/15 December, were part of the original schedule. They enabled Fuglesang and NASA astronaut Robert Curbeam to carry out several tasks: attach a new segment to the ISS truss; rewire power lines and thermal control loops so as to plug in a new set of solar arrays and enable the future transfer of the original set from their temporary to their permanent location; and lastly transfer tool-carrying trailers and replace a camera to prepare for the arrival and assembly of new truss segment.
The third spacewalk, during the night of 18/19 December, was a bonus. It was decided on after the crew encountered difficulties in retracting one of the Station's original solar arrays. Fuglesang and Curbeam successfully freed up the jammed array.
Health and morale for future long-duration flights
During their flight, both Thomas Reiter and Christer Fuglesang collected data on the amount of radiation they were exposed to while working inside and outside the ISS. Thanks to experiments conducted onboard with the ALTEA equipment to monitor high-energy particles crossing the skull of astronauts in low-earth orbit, and after the return to earth to check how such radiation would affect their chromosomes, these data will help scientific and medical experts to assess the radiation-related risks for future long-duration missions and notably flights beyond low earth orbit.
The Astrolab and Celsius missions also provided an opportunity to diversify the food supply onboard the orbital facility. In late November, Thomas Reiter and ISS crewmates Michael Lopez-Alegria and Mikhail Tyurin tasted and tested a special space feast prepared by the team of famous French chef Alain Ducasse as part of a programme designed to improve the quality of life on long-duration crewed space missions. Later, Christer Fuglesang brought with him some traditional Swedish food, including elk sausages and toffees, to add a Scandinavian flavour to his stay.
Europe on the ISS to stay
Astrolab and Celsius were the first in a series of ESA missions to the International Space Station, as Europe fulfils its duty as a fully-fledged ISS partner, contributing to maintenance and assembly tasks, with European modules set to be delivered.
"Thomas and Christer have demonstrated that Europe now plays a major role in the ISS operations and assembly", said Daniel Sacotte, ESA's Director for Human Spaceflight. "This is the dawn of a new era for ESA's manned space missions. We are no longer visitors in orbit; we are now among the proprietors, which means we take on our responsibilities and benefit from the advantages".
"Celsius marks a further step forward in the development of our international infrastructure in orbit", continued Sacotte. "Thanks to Christer and all the crewmembers of STS-116, the ISS is now ready to receive the new solar wings that will power the new modules, including ESA's own Columbus laboratory and the Automated Transfer Vehicle, two of ESA's highlights for next year".
In 2007, ESA plans to fly at least two more astronauts to the Station on assembly missions. It is also negotiating a flight opportunity for a third with a view to a second European astronaut being assigned a permanent crew member slot.
Already-approved contributions include the flights of Paolo Nespoli of Italy on the STS-120 mission to deliver the Node 2 module during the summer and Hans Schlegel of Germany on STS-122 to accompany ESA's Columbus laboratory in the autumn. The long-duration flight of Leopold Eyharts of France is under discussion with NASA.
In the meantime, Thomas Reiter and Christer Fuglesang will have returned to Europe by early next year. Reiter will be back in Germany in mid-January. The first opportunity for media representatives to meet and interview him and Christer Fuglesang is being arranged by ESA to go ahead on Thursday 18 January at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne. ESA will issue further details about this media event by early January.
For further information, please contact:
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What Came First, Religion or Depression?
There's a cartoon picturing a chicken and an egg in bed together. The chicken is smoking a cigarette with a very satisfied expression on his face, and the egg is restless and disgruntled. The egg finally looks over to the chicken and says, "Well, I guess that answers that question."
That's how I think of the relationship between religion and depression: like the chicken and the egg debacle.
I can't say which came first in my life, because they were both there from the start. And you need only read through a few of the lives of the saints or walk the exhibition aisles at the Religious Booksellers Trade Exhibit to see that holy people aren't all that happy much of the time.
How is it that we depressives tend to be more spiritual? Or is it that the more religion you get in your life, the more depressed?
Beliefnet approached me to write Beyond Blue more than five years ago because they learned that so many of their readers suffer from depression. Articles about depression and anxiety were among their most popular.
I believe people with depression are more spiritual because we are more aware of that human restlessness or inner void than our happy counterparts, or maybe we are more restless AND more aware of our unease. And we want to fill that void and settle the restlessness ASAP because it feels about as good as cow droppings on our heads.
So we pray. And we inhale frozen Kit Kat bars. Because both are like sucking on a pacifier to satiate the inner longing temporarily (prayer the preferred method, of course). Until our Prozac poops out (and our brain's wiring and chemistry changes), and we need another kind of cocktail. At which time some of us head to daily Mass or join religious congregations, and others go to the hospital, and some (like me) do everything and anything as long as it's not Vinyasa yoga (it hurts).
According to St. John of the Cross–the Spanish mystic who experienced something far worse than cow pies when he was harshly imprisoned in Toledo–the purpose of the dark night is all for love: to become better lovers of God and one another. Furthermore, the dark night takes us from isolation to creativity, from withdrawal to contribution.
"Obscurity and attachment, followed by God-given clarity, liberation of love, and deepening of faith, are consistent hallmarks of the dark night of the soul," writes Gerald May in his fascinating book The Dark Night of the Soul. "Often this liberation results in a remarkable release of creative activity in the world."
Consider for a moment the three Teresas (not including me) who experienced dark nights of the soul: Teresa of Avila emerged from hers and became the founder of the Discalced Carmelites, a prolific author, and the first woman Doctor of the Church; St. Therese of Lisieux is so popular, dubbed the "greatest saint of modern times" by Pope Pius X, largely due to her articulation of her crisis of faith in the pages of her autobiography, "The Story of a Soul." And now, with the publication of some of Mother Teresa's personal writings, we are learning about the modern saint's personal agony that fueled her mission and incredible contribution to goodness, hope, and love on earth.
I keep pondering Archbishop Perier of Calcutta's response to Mother Teresa concerning her darkness:
This is willed by God in order to attach us to Him alone, an antidote to our external activities, and also, like any temptation, a way of keeping us humble . . . to feel that we are nothing, that we can do nothing. . . . My only wish and desire, the one thing I humbly crave to have is the grace to love God, to love Him alone. Beyond that I ask for nothing more.
I'm not sure I agree with him. Because if I did, I wouldn't have sought treatment in the 58,094 ways I did. I believe God wants me to be as healthy, happy, and productive as possible, and that he's on the side of recovery, not illness. However, I can't deny that my depression has been a refiner's fire, impassioning my faith one profanity at a time. I can't help compare it to the way a writer-mom, Linda Eyre from Salt Lake City, described motherhood:
We start our mothering careers as rather ordinary-looking clay pots with varied shapes and curves—and march directly into the refiner's fire. The fire, however, is not a onetime process but an ongoing one. Every experience that helps us to be a little more compassionate, a little more patient, a little more understanding, is a burst of fire that refines us and leaves us a little more purified. The more we filter, strain, and purge through the experience of our lives, the more refined we become.
If I weren't always so restless, I might be tempted to sleep in on Sundays more often, to listen to music during my run instead of pray a novena. I wouldn't think to thank the big guy for a day without tears, to bless him for 24 consecutive PMS-free (hormonally balanced) hours. I'd be less aware of the rose gardens I walk by to get to the kids' school (but also less hyper about the bees on the buds). I'm pretty sure that I'd be less spiritual and less inclined to gorge on dessert.
Photo courtesy of The Guardian.
Borchard, T. (2018). What Came First, Religion or Depression?. Psych Central. Retrieved on October 23, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/blog/what-came-first-religion-or-depression/
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Over the last few years, the online community has recognized the potential of "mashing up" maps and multimedia content. Numerous popular applications, including Mapquest, Google Earth, CNN's Perceptive Pixel, and the iPhone use maps to arrange and present data in exciting formats that often trump the ubiquitous Powerpoint slideshow or Excel spreadsheet. Imagine being able to explore recordings of interviews or images of monuments by flying across a landscape showing the context of your work – or demonstrate changing demographics by watching individual census tracts shift year by year. In this workshop, Digital Media Tutors and LIS-GIS Team members Jack Cuneo and Jue Yang will show us what mashups are and how presentations can be enhanced with them.
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A pair of public hearings are scheduled at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Fayette council meeting.
Both proposals have received clearance by zoning board members and now await a final decision by village council.
One proposal calls for a zoning change from residential to highway commercial for construction of a Dollar General store.
The property measures 160 feet wide along Main Street and 330 feet deep into a vacant field owned by Don and Jane Stiriz on the west edge of the village. The property is located next to the Stiriz's Rorick house at 611 W. Main St.
Don Stiriz said he was approached by an investment company interested in developing the property. Stiriz said he and his wife visited a few other nearby Dollar General locations and were impressed with the appearance and operation of the stores.
He said a decorative fence will be erected by the company.
The second hearing seeks council's approval for a variance on the village fence ordinance regarding fences.
Owners of the Eagle Car Wash are seeking a waiver to the 18-inch setback from the property line requirement for fences.


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New Life Transformations126 Walnut Street
Johnstown, PA 15901
(814) 418-5235
New Life Transformations is the perfect place for a small intimate wedding, vows renewal or marriage proposal. The formal parlor and dining room provides a beautiful setting for your special day. We have packages from $150.00 to $1,000.00. Full service venue including ordained minister.


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Enter Shikari - Touring, Synths And KorgThe Hertfordshire four-piece have been touring hard lately and are gearing up for a big Glastonbury performance this weekend. No simple rock combo they use a range of synths, samplers and MIDI gear on stage and in the studio. In the above video, we can spy a Kaoss pad and the mighty KingKorg. The band have been using it live at recent shows and festivals. However, their relationship with Korg gear goes all the way back to the beginning, using the KingKorg's spiritual successor the Radias along with the Electribe MX and ESX production stations, MicroKorg and Kaoss Pad 3. KM: What Korg gear is in your set-up? And why? RR: We've got a microKORG, the EMX and ES1 Electribes, KAOSS Pads 2 and 3, and the Radias. The EMX is just awesome; it's so hands-on and you've got everything there right in front of you at your fingertips. The KAOSS Pad is great for the total control you have over the effects. The microKORG is just the cheekiest keyboard ever, with great sounds right there waiting for you as well as quick and easy manipulation of the sounds. The Radias is a beast and sounds lush! KM: How have you made use of all this gear? RR: I use the EMX for all the dance sequences, you can hear it in the intro to Anything Can Happen, and the arpeggiated synths for the intro to Enter Shikari live. I use the Radias for the string sections like in the breakdown in Return To Energiser and I used the microKORG for fiddly synth sequences like in Mothership and the chorus to Sorry You're Not A Winner. I use the KAOSS Pad for all the filtering, a lot of the delay effects and occasionally the cutter. KM: How similar are your studio and live set-ups… how do the two differ? RR: I pretty much use the same set-up in the studio as I do live, although occasionally we experiment by putting live guitars and vocals through the KAOSS Pad as well.
It's easy to see why the lads have taken to the KingKorg, with tons of hands-on control, arpeggiator and effects built-in. Perfect to kick start the writing process and take on the road.


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Ronal's teddy bear wheels are a signpost on our culture's march towards all-encompassing cuteness. But there's a simple way to turn them into ursine wheels of doom.
All it takes is a liberal application of black paint with two strategic spots of red:
The one remaining snag on the way to pure teddy evil is the wheel lock masquerading as a belly button. The blackest of paints will be inadequate to make that detail even slightly serious. You'd probably have to install a gun in there to complete the transformation. An Oerlikon autocannon should do the job.
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Essays on Teacher Preparation by Workshop Participants
Ronald Narode
Associate Professor, Math and Science Education
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
Secondary Math and Science Preservice Graduate Teacher Education:
This year, at the conclusion of the five-year NSF grant to the Oregon Collaborative for Excellence for the Preparation of Teachers [OCEPT] headquartered at PSU, and with the beginning of the NSF Center for Learning and Teaching West [CLTW], there are many new and promising developments in mathematics and science education in the Graduate School of Education in collaboration with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. This year marks the first dedicated secondary math and science cohort with 28 prospective math and science teachers in a year-long graduate teacher preparation program. Many of these teachers are completing their MST degrees in mathematics and in the sciences while they are in the cohort. Several have taught courses in the Center for Science Education and University Studies, or in the Mathematics Department and Chemistry Departments. They joined Portland Public School teachers this past summer in the math and science summer academies sponsored by PPS, in conjunction with the professional development supported by CLTW. CLTW Research Coordinator and Diversity Triad Leader, Dalton Miller-Jones, taught "Diversity, Multicultural and Urban Education" to this cohort during summer and fall 2002. The students engaged in community service with minority and poor students throughout Portland as part of their education and reflection as future educators of diverse student populations. They also taught in urban and suburban schools in Portland throughout the academic year.
One of the most important changes in pre-service teacher education at PSU, is the focus on math and science instruction in ALL of the courses that lead toward licensure. This is a departure from the general education courses that must accommodate all disciplines. Within their disciplines, students in the cohort are currently conducting research into the cognitive processes of their students solving math and science problems that examine conceptual understanding and knowledge relevant to instructional design. Several of our students presented their findings at the annual meeting of the Oregon Academy of Science. All of the students will receive training from the national program, Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement [MESA], to become MESA teachers at their schools. They will teach low-income middle school and high school students this summer in MESA and as part of their research toward the Masters of Education degree, and they will lead MESA clubs during the academic year.
The lead CLTW PI at PSU is the current chair of the Geology Department, Michael Cummings. He advises prospective science teachers and decides which courses they need for admission into teacher preparation. He also teaches several courses on topics in Earth Sciences for pre-service teachers. As coPIs on our campus, Dr. Cummings and I work closely on teacher education programs, grant proposals, doctoral committees for science education, professional development coursework for local teachers, etc. He advises the Graduate School of Education on preservice teacher preparation, while I assist his faculty in developing research proposals that incorporate educational components.


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April 2011
A unique streak
Tomorrow night, fans have a really rare opportunity to see something at Dodger Stadium that doesn't happen very often. Andre Ethier goes for a 25-game hitting streak, the first time fans have have a chance to see that since Paul Lo Duca in 2003. Before that, it hadn't happened since 1971 with Willie Davis (Steve Sax's streak in 1986 finished on the road).
Three times in 40 years. That's it.
That's one of the really cool things about a streak. Fans can come and know that every Ethier at-bat will be special. It's different than knowing on a given night you might see a perfect game or a guy hit four homers. You know you're going to get a chance to witness some history tomorrow. Sure, he's still seven away from the franchise mark of 31 games and he's still a few games shy of HALFWAY to Joe DiMaggio, but what he's doing right now is pretty impressive. Here's hoping the Friday Night Fireworks start around 7:10 and continue well into the night.
Meanwhile, equally as impressive is what he'll be doing during the day. Back in Spring Training, he committed to visiting City of Hope tomorrow for their annual reunion of bone marrow donors and their recipients, which is always a very special day at that amazing hospital. They're one of our partners in ThinkCure and Andre is, of course, keeping his commitment to taking part in the event.
Monday morning memory
There are a lot of moments in Dodger history that stand out for people, apart from what takes place when the ball is thrown. Today marks the 35th anniversary of such a moment.
When two fans tried to set fire to the American flag at Dodger Stadium, a Cubs outfielder swooped in and stopped them from doing so. No one could know at the time that the following year, he would become a Dodger outfielder, play eight seasons for the team which included three NL pennants, several key moments for the 1981 World Championship team and then become a broadcaster for the team for nearly two decades.
Rick Monday – a true patriot and a Dodger hero in so many ways. Happy Anniversary, Mo. You've represented the Dodger organization with class for more than a quarter century and did so even before you got here. Your efforts are lauded and appreciated by all of us inside the organization and millions of fans around the country.
Throwback to Brooklyn
With the news of the last 48 hours, you can imagine that a win like today's is much welcome. What an awesome day today was at the Stadium.
Admittedly, I'm biased, but those uniforms were really cool and judging by the feedback we're seeing online, the overwhelming majority of fans agree. What do you guys think?
The half-price food and soft drinks seemed to be very well received, as more than 4,000 fans walked up today, which is the largest walk-up crowd for a midweek day game that our VP of Ticketing, Billy Hunter can remember…and he's been here for 41 seasons.
And of course, with Kershaw dealing and nearly throwing a complete-game, the fans were treated to a few extra innings and in the end, yet another Matt Kemp walk off sent the Dodgers to Chicago back at the .500 mark after taking three of four from the Braves.
Here's to maintaining the momentum of today's game during this six-game trip and a big return home against the Pads on April 29.
And that's how you end a losing streak…
What an incredible finish today. Facing the prospects of a five-game losing streak and our first four-game sweep at home against the Cardinals in decades, Chad Billingsley came out dealing. But after the Cards took a 1-0 lead on a bloop hit in the top of the ninth, Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp came through in the bottom of the ninth, as they have consistently all season.
Andre's double to lead off the inning extended his hitting streak to 14 games and then Matt Kemp deposited a pitch over the wall in dead center field for his second career walk-off homer. That will hopefully make him feel better about his Lakers losing Game 1!
It was hardly the type of four-game series we were all hoping for but hopefully this game will get the team back on track . The Braves come to town tomorrow night, Tuesday night (Fernando Fleece Blanket), Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon (half price food and soft drinks).
Hope to see you all out here…
Jackie Robinson Day in LA and across the nation
Each year on April 15, we take time to reflect on just what an incredible role Jackie Robinson played not only in the game of baseball, but in our society today. While the pregame ceremony at tonight's game will be a moving part of the celebration, we are doing something else today that should really be special.
This morning at Crenshaw High School, 10 former, current and future Dodgers will take part in a panel discussion in front of the entire student body to help future generations understand just what this amazing Dodger and amazing person accomplished in his lifetime. Jackie's teammate, Don Newcombe, will moderate the discussion, which also includes Tommy Davis, Maury Wills, "Sweet" Lou Johnson, Matt Kemp, James Loney, Marcus Thames, Tony Gwynn Jr. and Xavier Paul.
Trayvon Robinson, who went to Crenshaw High School, was excused from tonight's game for Triple-A Albuquerque to take part in this event, which says something about how important today really is. As Jackie Robinson famously said, "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives" and 64 years after he first played for the Dodgers, he continues to impact us all every day.
Come Together
Today at Dodger Stadium, fans from around the city came together and donated more than $61,000 to help the Bryan Stow Fund.
For those who couldn't make it out, you can still donate at sfpcu.org. Our most sincere thanks go out to AMR for helping put on this event and having countless volunteers show up to take part. And our media partners at KCAL/CBS, Prime Ticket, KABC 790, and Univision, as well as the L.A. Times, spent much of the weekend encouraging fans to take part in today's fundraiser and we are all grateful for their efforts, too.
Tonight, at the game against the Giants both teams will take part in ceremonies to encourage civility within this great rivalry, AMR will be out collecting donations from fans, and then the two teams will go out on the field and play hard for nine innings. In the meantime, please keep Bryan in your thoughts and prayers as all of us are at the Dodger organization.
A new thread for the blog
For those who have been awaiting a new thread on the blog, my sincere apologies for the delay. As you might imagine, it has been a busy week and we continue to stay in touch with Bryan Stow's family, as well as local authorities who are trying to catch the suspects.
Quite a bit has happened since the last post, with the news that former Police Chief Bill Bratton will be coming in to assess security and fan services from top to bottom, not to mention the focus being put on this by the city of Los Angeles and the LAPD, it's clear that your voices are being heard. This blog is one place to share those thoughts and I can assure you that we read the comments and take the feedback seriously. For those of you who I have met personally, hopefully you realize the truth behind that statement and for those I have not, I look forward to doing so in the future.
Many have asked how they might donate to help Bryan's family and here's one way: there will be a drive-thru fundraiser on Monday with the Dodgers, AMR (Bryan's employer), and our media partners KCAL/CBS, Prime Ticket, KABC 790 and Univision Radio, as well as the Los Angeles Times. More details are here. You can also donate online at sfpcu.org
Given all that's going on, I have not had much of a chance to learn the tools of the new blog format but very soon, I'll be back to updating just about every day as we have in years past.
Thanks again for your patience and feedback.
Blogs away…
Judging by the number of comments on the last post, people are taking to the new blog format quite nicely. I'm working on getting you all some pointers (that I'll be learning myself) but in the meantime, it seems like people are much happier with the speed of posts. If you haven't yet become part of the Inside the Dodgers community and are reading this on Facebook, come join the chatter…we want to hear from you.
With three wins in four games against the Giants, the team is in first place and we've got "first place ice cream" in about half an hour in the front offices. This tradition dates back many, many years and always makes the employees happy. We also brought back the tradition of "sold-out cookies" so whenever you guys pack the stadium, the front office gets freshly-baked cookies, so thank you!
Other than that, there's finally a chance for everyone at the Stadium to catch their breath while the team travels to Colorado (the bus just left the stadium en route to LAX). I won't be making this trip, so I'll be posting observations from LA while we will likely have lots of tweets coming from @dodgers as always.
Trying out the new blog…
As many of you know, we've crossed over to WordPress for the MLBlogs group, so this is a test to make sure I'm posting correctly.
Hopefully the new format will make things better for all of you…please bear with me as I learn the new tools.


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James scores 32, Heat beat Mavs in OT, 119-109
LeBron James scored 32 points and finished one assist shy of a triple-double, Dwyane Wade scored 27 and the Miami Heat rallied both early and late before beating the Dallas Mavericks 119-109 in overtime Wednesday night.
Chris Bosh scored 17 points and Ray Allen added 15 for Miami, which extended its Eastern Conference-leading record to 22-8. The Heat trailed by 12 in the opening minutes, and then dug their way out of a six-point hole in the final 3:02 of regulation.
James had 12 rebounds and nine assists for the Heat, who wound up going on what became a 16-3 run late, including 7-0 to start overtime.
O.J. Mayo scored 30 and Dirk Nowitzki - still working his way back from knee surgery - added 19 in 29 minutes for the Mavericks, who fell to 0-6 in overtime this season.
Vince Carter had 15 points, Chris Kaman scored 14 and Darren Collison finished with 11 for the Mavericks.
Allen hit a 3-pointer to start overtime, James scored on a stepback over Nowitzki and Wade came up with a steal and dunk to put Miami up 110-103 early in the extra session, and the Heat weren't in trouble again. James sealed it with a three-point play with 48.6 seconds left, pushing the Heat edge to 118-109.
Dallas looked to be in control when Nowitzki rattled home a 3-pointer with 3:37 left, putting the Mavericks up 100-94. But the Mavs scored only nine points the rest of the way.
Late in regulation, James set up Shane Battier - who had missed all three of his previous shots in the game - for a 3 that put Miami up 103-101. Dallas didn't call time-out, and Nowitzki scored from the right side of the lane to tie the game with 3.9 seconds remaining.
James missed a contested jumper as time expired, and off to overtime they went. From there, all Miami.
James extended his streaks of scoring at least 20 points to 30 consecutive games this season, 35 regular-season games going back to last season and 51 straight games overall when including last season's playoff run.
The teams met two weeks ago in Dallas, a game where the Heat simply dominated start to finish and led by as many as 36.
This one was decidedly different.
Dallas was up 18-7 before Nowitzki even entered the game and led by as many as 12 late in the first quarter - thanks in part to the Mavericks grabbing 19 of the game's first 27 rebounds - and still held a 10-point lead when Mayo connected on a jumper midway through the second quarter. That's when the Heat put together its best run of the opening half, a 16-6 spurt led by James.
Still tied midway through the third, Miami seemed to have grabbed some control with a 14-5 run that gave the Heat a 78-69 edge. But the Mavs ripped off the next eight points, starting with a 3-pointer by Carter and then a 3-pointer and a layup by Nowitzki that got Dallas within a point again.
Dallas reclaimed the lead at 88-87 on a 3-pointer by Mayo midway through the fourth, and only a few moments after Wade chased down and blocked a layup try by Collision to keep Miami within three, Mayo struck again from beyond the arc in the left corner by the Heat bench to put the Mavs up 97-91 with 4:09 remaining.
NOTES: It was trophy night for James, who was presented with his USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year award by Heat President Pat Riley in a brief halftime ceremony. And just before tipoff, the NBA announced James was the Eastern Conference's player of the month for December. ... It was the 21st time Nowitzki played at Miami, and just the second game where he came off the bench while visiting the Heat. He also didn't start in his first-ever game at Miami in 1999. ... An errant pass by James struck a courtside cameraman in the third quarter. The man was tended to briefly for what appeared to be a small cut, and James went over to shake the photographer's hand.


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When Energy Star 4.0 went into effect last year, it seemed to set a rather high bar for power supplies: In order for a computer to meet the standard, it needs a PSU with a minimum efficiency of 80 percent. But hardware vendor Dell already appears to have an eye on the next version of the Energy Star specification, which is slated to go into effect in July of 2009.
Over the past month, however, Dell has set a couple of new bars for PSU efficiency, unveiling the first 80 Plus Silver-certified PSU for desktops and just today announcing the first 80 Plus Gold-certified PSU for servers. The more efficient a power supply is, the less energy it wastes transforming incoming AC power into DC.
The 80 Plus performance specification is based on established criteria from Energy Star and the Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI). It requires power supplies in computers and servers to be deliver 80 percent or greater energy efficiency at 20 percent, 50 percent, and 100 percent of rated load with a true power factor of 0.9 or greater.
Dell's Gold-certified PSU, the PS-2901-1D-LF, achieves 92 percent minimum efficiency at 50 percent of rated output. According to 80 Plus, the PSU's typical efficiency is an impressive 89.4 percent.
This power supply is not the same as the one the company includes in its M1000E blade chassis; it's a dedicated server-specific supply.
Earlier this month, Dell became the first major computer manufacturer to list an 80 Plus Silver-certified power supply for its desktops, the company reports. The Silver certification is "up to 8 percent more efficient than what is required to meet Energy Star 4.0, up to 3 percent more efficient than the Energy Star 5.0 draft [PDF]] and also meets the July 2009 PC requirements of the [CSCI]," according to the company.


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Oriel Davies Gallery is a key public art gallery of Wales, based in Newtown, rural Powys presenting world-class, thought-provoking and challenging art by national and international artists in an environment that is welcoming, engaging, informative and free. The Gallery and exhibition spaces are family-friendly, physically accessible and ideal for experiencing contemporary art.
The Gallery originates and presents around ten exhibitions a year, across three gallery spaces. These range from major exhibitions selected from national collections, through to new work by established artists, and to more experimental work by emerging artists in Oriel Davies' Test Bed space. As well as commissioning new work, Oriel Davies also produces artist films and a range of high quality publications.
Gallery facilities include a light, bright modern café, which serves delicious homemade specialities both inside and out on the café terrace. There is also a shop with a wide range of unique designer jewellery, ceramics and textiles by locally and nationally acclaimed makers, as well as art books and magazines, design-led giftware and stationery and children's toys, books and games.
Alongside the exhibition programme, which often tours to other venues nationally, Oriel Davies also runs a broad mix of stimulating workshops, courses, talks and events. The Gallery is also widely known for its innovative offsite projects and outreach programmes for schools, colleges and the wider community.
Oriel Davies Gallery is not-for-profit (Registered Charity No.104890) and is core-funded by the Arts Council of Wales and Powys County Council. The Gallery raises additional income from a variety of sources, including charitable trusts, foundations and corporate sponsorship, proceeds from the Gallery shop and individual donations. A big thank you to all our supporters.
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Mayor Chris Beutler today asked for the public's help to reduce water consumption in the City by about 20 percent. Water usage Tuesday topped 80 million gallons for the first time this summer, and yesterday's usage was 76 million gallons. The Mayor said that in order to ensure that the City has adequate water for drinking, fire protection and other essential uses for the rest of the summer, residents need to reduce water usage to no more than 65 million gallons per day.
"We are asking for voluntary compliance at this time," Beutler said. "No one wants to mandate water restrictions. The City has not issued mandatory water restrictions since 2002. But keep in mind that in July 2002, temperatures were not this high. We had received some rainfall. And the lowest river flow in July 2002 was about 650 cubic feet per second. River flow yesterday was below 300."
Beutler said the 65 million gallon goal can be reached if everyone observes the voluntary designated day outdoor watering schedule:
The Mayor said experts caution against watering every day, and he reminded residents that City water rates are structured to encourage conservation - the more you use, the higher rate you are charged. The price is $1.34 per unit for the first eight units (about 6,000 gallons). The price increases to $1.91 per unit for the next 15 units (11,250 gallons). It increases again to $2.96 per unit for every 750 gallons above 15 units.
In addition to following the designated day system, the Mayor's Water Conservation Task Force recommends the following:
The daily usage information, water rates, the City's Water Management Plan and more information on water conservation is available at lincoln.ne.gov.


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Wiggins leads Kansas past K-State
Andrew Wiggins scored 22 points, fellow freshman Wayne Selden added 20 and No. 18 Kansas beat No. 25 Kansas State 86-60 on Saturday in its latest Sunflower Showdown beat down.
Another of the Jayhawks' ballyhooed freshmen, Joel Embiid, contributed 11 points and nine rebounds, and Perry Ellis scored 12 in their sixth straight win over their I-70 rivals.
Kansas (11-4, 2-0 Big 12) shot 56 percent from the field and committed just seven turnovers while beating the Wildcats (12-4, 2-1) for the 48th time in the last 51 meetings. That includes eight wins in the Big 12 tournament, among them last year's championship game.
The defeat ended the Wildcats' 10-game winning streak.
Nino Williams had 12 points and Thomas Gipson scored 10 to lead Kansas State, but top scorer Marcus Foster was held to just seven points on 3-of-12 shooting.
Just about the only thing that didn't go right for Kansas came late in the game, when Embiid threw an elbow that clipped Williams in the face. Embiid got a technical foul and was ejected, but a Big 12 official said he would not be suspended for Monday night's game at Iowa State.
Kansas State actually hung tough through the first 10 minutes of the game, finding a basket every time the frenzied crowd inside Allen Fieldhouse reached a throaty roar. But a couple of foul shots by Selden and a 3-pointer by Conner Frankamp set the Jayhawks off and running.
Tarik Black's basket in the paint finished off a 9-2 surge, and a put-back by Ellis off his own miss a few minutes later wrapped up another 9-2 run and gave Kansas a 33-18 lead.
Selden, coming off a career-best 24 points at Oklahoma, knocked down a 3-pointer just before the halftime buzzer to send the Jayhawks into the locker room with a 45-28 cushion.
Suddenly, the 278th meeting between the schools looked like so many before it.
How impressive was the first half for Kansas? The Wildcats had been holding opponents to just 53 points per game during their 10-game win streak, yet allowed the Jayhawks to pile up 14 assists without a turnover and shoot 65.5 percent from the field.
As if things weren't going perfectly enough for Kansas, Embiid knocked down a 3 from the top of the key to open the second half - he'd missed the first two tries of his career.
The Jayhawks partied hard the rest of the game.
There was the alley-oop dunk by Wiggins off a feed from Selden, and a nimble post move by Embiid that resulted in another dunk. And even when Wiggins threw the ball away for the Jayhawks' first turnover, he atoned for it with back-to-back 3-pointers for a 58-34 lead.
Then came Wiggins' biggest highlight, a one-handed slam that went through the rim with such force that the ball bounced the entire length of the floor the other direction.
In a sign of just how badly things were going for the Wildcats, they were hit with three charging fouls in a span of just a few minutes in the second half. It's become rare enough to see one offensive foul in a game the way such calls are being made this season.


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8.3 Issue classification
The Bug Squad should classify issues according to the guidelines given by developers. Every issue should have a Status and Type; the other fields are optional.
Status (mandatory)
Open issues:
- New: the item was added by a non-member, despite numerous warnings not to do this. Should be reviewed by a member of the Bug Squad.
- Accepted: the Bug Squad added it, or reviewed the item.
- Started: a contributor is working on a fix. Owner should change to be this contributor.
Closed issues:
- Invalid: issue should not have been added in the current state.
- Duplicate: issue already exists in the tracker.
- Fixed: a contributor claims to have fixed the bug. The Bug Squad should check the fix with the next official binary release (not by compiling the source from git). Owner should be set to that contributor.
- Verified: Bug Squad has confirmed that the issue is closed. This means that nobody should ever need look at the report again – if there is any information in the issue that should be kept, open a new issue for that info.
Assignee (optional)
Newly-added issues should have no assignee. When a contributor indicates that he has Started or Fixed an item, he should become the assignee.
Type (mandatory)
The issue's Type should be the first relevant item in this list.
Critical: normally a regression
against the current stable version or the previous stable version.
Alternatively, a regression against a fix developed for the
current version. This does not apply where the
"regression" occurred because a feature was removed
deliberately - this is not a bug.
Currently, only Critical items will block a stable release.
- Maintainability: hinders future development.
- Crash: any input which produces a crash.
- Ugly: overlapping or other ugly notation in graphical output.
Defect: a problem in the core program. (the
lilypondbinary, scm files, fonts, etc).
- Documentation: inaccurate, missing, confusing, or desired additional info. Must be fixable by editing a texinfo, ly, or scm file.
- Build: problem or desired features in the build system. This includes the makefiles, stepmake, python scripts, and GUB.
- Scripts: problem or desired feature in the non-build-system scripts. Mostly used for convert-ly, lilypond-book, etc.
- Enhancement: a feature request for the core program. The distinction between enhancement and defect isn't extremely clear; when in doubt, mark it as enhancement.
- Other: anything else.
Patch label (optional)
Normal Bug Squad members should not add or modify Patch issues except to verify them; for all other Patch work, leave them to the Patch Meister.
- Patch::new: the patch has not been checked for "obvious" mistakes. When in doubt, use this tag.
Patch::review: the patch has no "obvious" mistakes (as checked
by the Patch Meister), and is ready for review from main
Developers with git push ability can use this category, skipping over
Patch::needs_work: a developer has some concerns about the patch.
This does not necessarily mean that the patch must be changed; in
some cases, the developer's concerns can be resolved simply by
discussion the situation or providing notation examples.
If the patch is updated, the category should be changed to
Patch::new(for normal contributors) or
Patch::review(for developers who are very confident about their patch).
- Patch::countdown: final call for any patch problems
- Patch::push: patch has passed the countdown and should be pushed.
- Patch::abandoned: the author has not responded to review comments for a few months.
Other items (optional)
Other labels:
Regression: it used to work intentionally in the current
stable release or the previous stable release. If the earlier
output was accidental (i.e. we didn't try to stop a collision,
but it just so happened that two grobs didn't collide), then
breaking it does not count as a regression.
To help decide whether the change is a regression, please adopt the following process:
- Are you certain the change is OK? If so, do nothing.
- Are you certain that the change is bad? Add it to the tracker as a regression.
- If you're not certain either way, add it to the tracker as a regression but be aware that it may be recategorised or marked invalid.
In particular, anything that breaks a regression test is a regression.
- Frog: the fix is believed to be suitable for a new contributor (does not require a great deal of knowledge about LilyPond). The issue should also have an estimated time in a comment.
- Bounty: somebody is willing to pay for the fix. Only add this tag if somebody has offered an exact figure in US dollars or euros.
- Warning: graphical output is fine, but lilypond prints a false/misleading warning message. Alternately, a warning should be printed (such as a bar line error), but was not. Also applies to warnings when compiling the source code or generating documentation.
- Performance: performance issue.
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Downtown businesses have long been concerned about whether parking issues reduce customer satisfaction with the downtown shopping and dining experience. One previous study looked at the feasibility of constructing a parking garage. It determined the cost of construction would be very hard for Bloomsburg to pay given the projected revenues from the garage.
The current study focuses specifically on where and when parking is available in an effort to better understand what the challenges are. Led by student researchers, Stephen Staats, a senior criminal justice major, and Tony DiBiase, a junior geoscience major, a group of 30-plus student volunteers are utilizing mobile GIS devices not for mapping but to monitor downtown parking spaces and collect data to better understand parking tendencies. The hope is to improve Bloomsburg's congestive parking situation. Success of this study could serve as a model for other municipalities across the country trying to improve their parking efficiency.
The study is a collaboration between BU's Center for Community Research and Consulting, the Department of Environmental Geographical and Geological Sciences and the Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice. The Town of Bloomsburg Police Department, the Bloomsburg Planning Commission and Downtown Bloomsburg, Inc., part of the Columbia-Montour Chamber of Commerce, each provided indispensable help in the planning of the project. The Bloomsburg University Foundation has provided the funding for the project.
A collaborative faculty and student team has created a detailed map of all parking spaces in the downtown and teams of student volunteers are monitoring the spots throughout the day on multiple days. Researchers are providing the town with a report on parking congestion and other patterns of behavior they are able to discover (e.g., the degree to which repeatedly pumping meters is an issue in the downtown zone).
Chris Podeschi and Jeff Brunskill are heading the project along with two student researchers, Staats and DiBiase. Approximately 30 other student volunteers are assisting with data collection and monitoring of parking behaviors. #CollaborativeLearning