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More and more people are using mobile banking services. In fact, now that 87% of the U.S. population has a mobile phone, half of which are smartphones, the trend will undoubtedly continue its upward trajectory.
According to some estimates, 20% of mobile subscribers use their phone to access mobile banking services, with 80% saying it's more convenient than an ATM machine.
The most common use (for 90% of mobile banking users) is to check account balances or recent transaction, followed by money transferring between accounts (42%). Only 12% used their phone to make a mobile payment in the past year, though that figure will rise, as well.
By the end of next year, it is expected that 1 in 3 mobile users access online banking. At the moment, people have problems with security issues, even though the services are perfectly safe…
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text: Chevrolet Reveals a Dynamic Duo at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show February 6, 2014 11:00 AM MEDIA INFORMATION Contact: Mark Bilek Director of Communications and Technology Chicago Automobile Trade Association Office: (630) 424-6082 Cell: (847) 652-0632 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Contact: Jennifer Morand Senior Public Relations and Social Media Manager Chicago Automobile Trade Association Office: (630) 424-6084 Cell: (630) 391-1986 Email: email@example.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHICAGO (February 6, 2014) – Chevrolet brought two new vehicles to the 2014 Chicago Auto Show Media Preview: the 2015 City Express and the 2015 Silverado HD CNG Bi-Fuel. Chevy also introduced a special edition of the Corvette Stingray. Chevrolet introduced the all-new 2015 City Express, a cargo van that was designed with small- and large-business owners in mind. It features 122.7 cubic feet of customizable cargo space, an engine with 131 horsepower and a center console that functions like a mobile office. The touch screen radio and navigation system will also impress consumers. The 2015 Chevrolet City Express is expected to go on sale in the fall of 2014 with pricing information available later this year. "The 2015 City Express is a cost efficient alternative to a smaller sized van," said Ed Peper, U.S. vice president of GM Fleet and Commercial. Chevrolet also revealed the all-new 2014 Corvette Stingray. The sleek, two-door model will be featured in the upcoming movie "Captain American: The Winter Soldier". "There is nothing like a press conference to announce our partnership with Marvel Studios and their new movie," said Tim Mahoney, global chief marketing officer, who discussed Chevrolet's presence in the film. Chevrolet finished off with the introduction of the all-new 2015 Silverado HD CNG Bi-Fuel. The four-door truck will be able to run on both gasoline and compressed natural gas. With CNG currently priced about 62 percent less per gallon than gasoline, a work truck driven 26,000 miles a year can save more than $2,000 annually based on 75-percent CNG usage and comparable efficiency to gasoline. Dealers are now taking orders for the 2015 Silverado HD CNG Bi-Fuel, and the price is said to be cost efficient. "These vehicles demonstrate our bringing the right technologies to the market to meet the needs of our consumers and to fulfill the promise of the Chevrolet brand," said Mahoney. To watch complete coverage of the 2014 Chicago Auto Show Media Preview press conferences, please visit http://www.ustream.tv/channel/chicago-auto-show-2011. The manufacturer press conferences are also available at www.youtube.com/chicagoautoshow. For more information about the Chicago Auto Show, please visit www.chicagoautoshow.com. ### About the Chicago Auto Show The Chicago Auto Show is the largest on the continent, spanning more than 1 million square feet of production, concept, and exotic vehicle exhibit space. In addition to hosting multiple world and North American vehicle debuts, the Chicago Auto Show's First Look for Charity raises more than $2 million annually for 18 worthy Chicago organizations in a single night. The 2014 public show will be February 8-17. For more information, visit ChicagoAutoShow.com or Facebook.com/ChicagoAutoShow. Media can register for the Chicago Auto Show Media Preview at chicagoautoshow.com/media/. About The Chicago Automobile Trade Association Founded in 1904, the Chicago Automobile Trade Association is the nation's oldest and largest metropolitan dealer organization. It is comprised of more than 400 franchised new-car dealers and an additional 150 allied members. The group's dealer members employ nearly 20,000 people in the metropolitan area. The association has produced the Chicago Auto Show since 1935. For more information, visit CATA.info. Back to News


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Comet Encounter: Comet of the Century re-aired December 25, 2013.
About the Program
Comets have fascinated, even terrified us for thousands of years. For scientists though, comets are a great opportunity. This year, 2013, a particularly massive chunk of ice and rock is coming our way, an object that will fascinate billions and should create the space show of the century.
Right now Comet ISON, somewhere between one and 10 kilometers in diameter, is just beyond the orbit of Jupiter. As it races past us toward the sun it should develop a tail that will light up the skies brighter than a full moon. Then the comet will slingshot around the back of the sun and could emerge brighter than ever, treating the entire northern hemisphere to an unforgettable sight. In this program, scientists all over the world follow a once-in-a-lifetime event and shoot breathtaking images, spewing its essence into the void. But there is jeopardy too; the comet could evaporate completely or the sun's massive gravity could tear it apart. If the latter happens it will produce a so-called "string of pearls," several much smaller comets arching right across the night sky.


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We saw Michonne a few weeks back — now check out the first photo of actor David Morrissey as the villainous Governor. I was hoping he'd have more of that "Evil Bob Seger" look, but we'll reserve judgment until we see him in action.
In the comics, he's probably the most methodically unpleasant human Rick Grimes and the gang encounter. Fingers crossed he forms a Walking Dead Legion of Doom with Carl ("Lack of Internal Compass Lad"), an extremely bored T-Dog, and Dale's old hat.
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When Bad Things Happen to Good Exercisers
|Visualization - The Zen of Exercises
|Visualization - inner seeing - is a powerful tool for creating the life you want. Remarkably, visualization is also the secret ingredient in powerfully effective exercise.
Visualization enhances the mind-body connection. When you "see" your muscles working in your "mind's eye", the "wiring" between your brain and your muscles grows. More nerve-muscle connections are made, and your muscles get smarter and stronger. It's a remarkable process.
And it doesn't take any extra effort. Just think about it! :-)
As things turned out, the patient recovered from the shin splints1 quickly, but he knew he'd dodged a bullet. "Why did I get hurt?" he wanted to know. "I wasn't doing anything wrong.…What can I do to make sure this doesn't happen again?"
All very good questions. One answer is - basically − we need a plan for exercise. A powerful strategy that helps us train smart and train safe. When you're working this way − training smart and safe − then you can also train hard.
Training safe and smart means paying attention to what's happening in your body as you do your workout. "Paying attention" is a learned skill. It requires focus and repetition. Visualization is an important part of focus ─ and, if you're working on visualization, you're definitely paying attention!
You can visualize when you're running, too.
• Visualize an erect, fluid spine and strong abdominal muscles.
• Your head is upright, you're looking forward and slightly down, and your chest is open.
• Your arms are active yet relaxed, and your shoulders sit comfortably on your rib cage.
• Visualize a long stride, a soft landing, and a strong pushoff, with your leg kicking straight behind you.
Training smart means trusting your instincts, rather than listening to your ego. This is a tough one. At the time, it seems so important to do that last rep. Now, you can do that last rep if you maintain your form. Form is everything. If you have to sacrifice form in order to do those last few reps, you may get an unexpected, unwelcome result.
Likewise in running. When your form breaks down, that's a signal to slow down and recover your good mechanics. If your training is done with attention to proper, effective form, you'll be more likely, when the time comes, to run a good race at a good pace.
And, of course, we want to do these things to be healthy and well. The American College of Sports Medicine2 states, "Resistance training, particularly when incorporated into a comprehensive fitness program, reduces the risk factors associated with coronary heart disease and non-insulin-dependent diabetes, prevents osteoporosis, promotes weight loss and maintenance, improves dynamic stability and preserves functional capacity, and fosters psychological well-being."
As in much of life, there's a fine line between training hard and overtraining. Remember, the benefit of training is for the long term.
1Couture CJ, Karlson KA: Tibial Stress Injuries: Decisive Diagnosis and Treatment of "Shin Splints". Physician and Sportsmedicine 36(6):29-36, 2002
2Kraemer WJ, et al: Progression Models in Resistance Training for Healthy Adults. Med Sci Sports Exercise 34(2):364-380, 2002


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1 Cup Ricotta cheese
2 Cups Monterey Jack cheese divided
Salt and pepper
6 6-inch flour tortillas
3 Cups mild salsa
6 Ounces COOKED TURKEY BREAST thinly sliced
3/4 Cup corn niblets drained
6 Tablespoons fresh cilantro chopped
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9-inch round baking dish.
2. In a small bowl, combine ricotta, 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, salt and pepper.
3. Place 2 tortillas in the bottom of the baking dish. Spread 1 cup of the salsa over tortillas, layer the following in the order as listed: 2 ounces of turkey slices, top with 1/4 cup corn, 2/3 cup of the cheese mixture and 2 tablespoons cilantro. Repeat 2 more times for a total of 3 layers.
4. Top with the remaining 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese.
5. Cover with foil and bake for 12 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 8-10 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and slightly browned. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Makes 6 servings.
-- Recipe provided by the National Turkey Federation.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Aurea Bitencaut could have watched Mexico and France face off in their pool-play match Thursday at her San Francisco home, or in any one of dozens of bars in the city's downtown.
Instead, she chose to enjoy the World Cup al fresco.
"That's how we do it in Brazil," said Bitencaut, a native of that country. "In the streets; it's our way."
It wasn't just her way. Bitencaut was joined by an estimated 3,500 fans who watched the Mexicans beat France 2-0 on a truck-mounted, 13-by-17-foot screen parked on Civic Center Plaza, just across the street from City Hall.
The viewing party was organized by the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, which is planning on showing more than a dozen matches over the course of the World Cup, including all of the quarterfinals and semis games, as well as the final match. Included among the sponsors are the San Jose Earthquakes and TeacherBus, whose founder, Jens-Peter Jungclaussen, provided the impetus for the event by staging a wildly successful showing of the 2006 World Cup final in Dolores Park.
"We had 10,000 people out there that year, so we wanted to capitalize on the popularity of the World Cup, bring people out to the parks and do something fun," Recreation and Parks Department spokesman Elton Pon said.
It was more fun for those folks clad in green, of course. ESPN announcer Adrian Healey estimated the ratio of Mexican supporters to French ones in Peter Mokaba Stadium at 5 to 1, and it was probably twice that in Civic Center Plaza.
The crowd—some sitting on blankets on beach chairs, others standing underneath the shade from twin lines of sycamore trees—cheered wildly at even the simplest dispossession. Even the mere sight of captain Rafael Márquez in the pregame festivities drew cheers.
There were holdouts for Les Blues, such as Arif Khalik, who came from his downtown office dressed in an old-school France jersey emblazoned with Zinedine Zidane's name and number.
"It's a great environment, plus there's the big screen," Khalik said. "Look at it: Who wouldn't want to be around here. It's fun. It's a football atmosphere."
Adding to the atmosphere was one Mexico fan who brought a battered red horn that looked and sounded very much like the infamous vuvuzela. He let loose a couple of blasts in the 27th minute after Carlos Salcido was stopped by Hugo Lloris, then put the horn away again.
"Not until they score," he explained.
It was hard to tell if he followed through on that promise, as the crowd roared its approval at Javier Hernández's strike in the 64th minute and then again when Cuauhtemoc Blanco converted a penalty.
Then it was over, and the assembled crowd eventually drifted off. They'll next reconvene on June 23, when the US face Algeria in their final pool-play game.
"I'll be back here, wearing my U.S. shirt," Khalik said.

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From Refugee to World Champion
Fatmire "Lira" Bajramaj is the superstar of German women's football. The young Muslim shot goals on a TV sports show in high heels, wears makeup on the pitch and is active in integration projects. She recently published her biography at the tender age of 22. By André Tucic
Fatmire Bajramaj is the carefree young face of women's football in Germany. A Muslim Kosovan, her eventful life story recalls the hit English film Bend it like Beckham, in which a girl footballer strikes out against ethnic prejudices and her family's reservations. "Lira", as she is known, fled from the Kosovo with her family, landed up in Remscheid, moved to Mönchengladbach and began playing football there secretly against her father's will. "He wanted me to do ballet, he said football was only for men," says Lira Bajramaj.
She started out kicking a ball about in the park, but when she realised she had something to offer on the pitch she signed up to the women's team at FSC Mönchengladbach, soon moving on to the more ambitions DJK/VfL Giesenkirchen. At some point her family found out, but she managed to convince her father to watch her play. "He's been my biggest fan ever since," she says with a grin.
At the tender age of 16 she started receiving enquiries from national league teams, joining FCT Duisburg in 2004 and playing her debut match for the German national side a year later. She has since played in 35 international matches, scoring six goals – probably the most important her two balls in the net in the third place playoff at the 2008 Olympics against Japan.
An eventful life
That was her definitive breakthrough, with a television audience of millions watching her tricks and turns in the midfield. Since the start of this season she has been kicking for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam, trying for the coveted spot at the top of the German women's league. Her list of successes is impressive enough as it is: U19 European champion, UEFA Cup and DFB Cup winner, Olympic bronze, world and European champion.
Despite her young age, Lira Bajramaj has experienced a great deal. Enough to fill the pages of her biography Mein Tor ins Leben – vom Flüchtling zur Weltmeisterin (My Goal in Life – from Refugee to World Champion), published in October 2009. The book tells the story of how she was born and grew up in Gjurakovc, at the very heart of the Kosovo conflict. When the Serbian attacks on Kosovans intensified in 1992, her parents fled to Germany with five-year-old Lira and her two brothers.
The Bajramajs left their farm, had to bribe Austrian customs officers to cross the border and ended up with relatives in North-Rhine Westphalia. They could not stay there long, however, being transferred to an asylum-seekers' home. Her father found work as a builder in Mönchengladbach and the family moved into a small flat in the city famous for its football team.
"I want the public to find out how hard it is for refugee children to integrate in Germany. Only sport helped me find friends. I hope my book will encourage young women from ethnic minorities to take the same path," says Bajramaj. She heard more than her fair share of racist comments in the playground, only managing to earn respect on the football pitch – sad but true. "That was when they stopped making stupid comments," she remembers.
No pork, no Ramadan
Germany is her new home, the place where she made it big. Yet Lira Bajramaj still has close links to her old country. Her parents and brothers live in Mönchengladbach, with the rest of the family in Kosovo. They visit their relatives once a year, pleased to be there but equally happy to return to Germany. Lira does not want to sever her roots though, which includes living out her Muslim faith – albeit in a moderate form.
"I pray before I go to sleep, before car journeys and matches. But I don't wear a headscarf, I like wearing make up and I go to parties." Pork is taboo for Lira, but Ramadan is too. "I can't afford it as a sportswoman," explains Bajramaj. She is a very ambitious woman – so much so that she even dropped out of her training as an assistant tax advisor when it was clear she would make it as a footballer. Since then she has gone flat out to be in top form.
And she has to – she has set her sights high for this year: "First I want to win the championship with Potsdam, then I want Germany to be world champion, and then I'd like to have children," she says.
Shining example of integration
It's not just her plan to have children during her career that makes her a prime example of a modern woman footballer. Many people still imagine women players all have short hair and stocky legs. One reason why she enjoys playing with her image as a "girlie" – often wearing makeup on the pitch, playing in pink football boots in last year's DFB cup final and shooting goals in high heels on a TV sports show.
"First and foremost I want to win, but I want to look good doing it," says Bajramaj. But she has more to offer than her looks – she has a big heart too. She has been an ambassador for the children's charity World Vision and will soon be sponsoring a child. At the beginning of this year she was made an ambassador for the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion.
For the German Football Association president Theo Zwanziger, she is a shining example of successful integration. He likes taking her along to PR appointments, visiting schools with large ethnic minority communities for example. "I enjoy it – it's an honour for me to be a role model," says Bajramaj.
André Tucic
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Translated from the German by Katy Derbyshire
The Documentary "Football Under Cover"
Soccer under the Veil
The film "Football Under Cover" turned out to be the surprise tip of this year's Berlin Film Festival. It tells the story behind the meeting between a multicultural women's soccer club from Berlin and the Iranian national women's team. Ariana Mirza reports on the film
Zenab El-Khatib
Headscarf Pioneer
Zenab El-Khatib is just 15 years old, but is already heralded for her pioneering role. After all, it is still unusual to see a woman running for a goal while wearing a headscarf. But not for Zenab and the Danish U-16 national football team. A portrait by André Tucic
International Ladies' Soccer Team Berlin
"You Can Play Football Wearing a Headscarf If Necessary"
They still encounter rejection and prejudice now and then, but their enthusiasm for sport knows no bounds. Eighteen female soccer players from six different countries train for the Turkish club "Al Dersim Spor". By Ariana Mirza
Website Fatmire Bajramaj (in German)


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WASHINGTON — Maine residents voted to send President Barack Obama back to the White House on Tuesday.
Although it appeared early Tuesday night that Republican Mitt Romney might have a chance of claiming one of the state's four electoral votes, the Associated Press confirmed at around 10:30 p.m. that the president had won them all.
The Associated Press called Maine's statewide race for Obama moments after the polls closed at 8 p.m. It represents the sixth consecutive victory for a Democrat in a state that was a Republican stronghold for generations.
Although early returns were still coming in, Obama's margin of victory in Maine is expected to be considerably smaller than in 2008 when he defeated Republican John McCain by nearly 18 points. But the president's message continued to resonate with many voters, despite a slow economic recovery.
"I think we're headed in the right direction," said Julie Blodgett, a school teacher from Cumberland who voted for Obama. Giving the president four more years, she added, will allow him to fully implement his agenda.
Jim Melcher, a political science professor at the University of Maine at Farmington, said the statewide result was not a surprise.
"Maine has not gone for a Republican for president since 1988," Melcher said Tuesday night. "It's been that way for some time and the polls have been pretty consistent about that."
The one outstanding question on Tuesday was whether Romney could take advantage of Maine's vote-splitting system and pick up one electoral vote by winning the 2nd Congressional District. Maine and Nebraska are the only two states in the country that split their electoral votes, awarding two to the statewide victor and then one vote to the winner of each congressional district.
"My hunch is Obama is going to carry it but it is probably going to go late," Melcher said.
Maine was largely overlooked by both campaigns during the 2012 election due to the president's lingering popularity in the state and history of supporting Democratic nominees.
Neither candidate stumped for votes in Maine nor sent any high-profile surrogates to the state. Neighboring New Hampshire, by contrast, was a top destination for both men as they battled for the slightest advantage with the Granite State's closely divided electorate.
With the national race too close to call, however, Romney and his supporters began looking for every last electoral vote. That led them to Maine's sprawling and more conservative 2nd Congressional District, where recent polls suggested the Republican was chipping away at Obama's lead.
Unlike the other 48 states, Maine and Nebraska allow their electoral votes to be split up. Both states award the overall winner two electoral votes and then one vote for each congressional district. Maine has never split its vote in the 40-plus years the system has been in place.
But the prospect of a single electoral vote in what could a razor-thin election was enough to prompt a major pro-Romney PAC, Restore Our Future, to reserve an estimated $300,000 in airtime in Maine. Melcher said that was a wise investment given Maine relatively inexpensive television advertising rates.
Once a Republican stronghold, Maine is now reliably Democratic when it comes to presidential picks. Mainers have not voted to send a Republican to the White House since George H. W. Bush in 1988, despite electing or re-electing two Republican senators during that time.
Mainers also donated much more generously to Obama than to Romney this year. The president raised $5 for every $1 collected by Romney – or $2.5 million compared to $536,000 – according to the most recent data compiled by the Federal Election Commission.
In South Portland, Clara Whitney, 27, and her husband, Peter, 30, both Democrats, said they were excited to cast their ballots for Obama.
"I think he's done a great job, considering the circumstances, and I was happy to vote for him again," said Clara Whitney, who works at Good Shepherd Food Bank. "He inherited a terrible economy and he kept if from collapsing. And he started if growing again, despite a lack of bipartisan support."
Meanwhile, two generations of the Rice family from South Portland – John and Cindy, both 60, and their 23-year-old daughter, Jackie – cast their ballots for Romney. John's a retired electrical contractor. Cindy's a middle school health teacher. Jackie's a recent college graduate who's looking for a marketing job. All are Republicans.
"I figured Obama had four years and I didn't see much change, like he promised," Jackie Rice said. "I feel Romney will contribute a lot more."
Still other voters described the choice as a lesser of two evils or lamented the hyper-partisan atmosphere in Washington.
Mark Balles of Falmouth was among the latter, adding that it would difficult for anyone to lead if the situation does not improve.
"I'm not sure I can be proud of our country with the extreme partisanship that has gone on," Balles said.
Asked which of the presidential candidates would stand the best chance of leading he replied: "We've had Mr. Obama for the last four years. Do we feel we're working together better now than we were four years ago?"
Portland Press Herald reporters Kelley Bouchard and David Hench contributed to this report.
CORRECTION: This story was updated at 9:55 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, to reflect that the Rice family lives in South Portland.
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The application is available on the playStore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... .omxclient
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On Tavis Smiley's show last last week, Ashley Judd admitted that she could have chosen her words more carefully when she declared hip-hop to be anti-woman. In her new memoir, she writes of being asked to join a charity campaign:
Along with other performers, YouthAIDS was supported by rap and hip-hop artists like Snoop Dogg and P. Diddy to spread the message…um, who? Those names were a red flag.
As far as I'm concerned, most rap and hip-hop music - with it's rape culture and insanely abusive lyrics and depictions of girls and women as 'ho's' - is the contemporary soundtrack of misogyny.
Judd has since spoken with Russell Simmons and discussed her true intention in writing those words, noting that she was not attempting to single out hip-hop, and misogyny "is not acceptable in any artistic expression, in any cultural form, whether its country music or in television story lines… And if [you] read more than one paragraph in the book, [you] would see that all four hundred pages are about that."
When speaking with Smiley, Judd acknowledged that instead of writing "most rap," she "definitely could have used the word some." She told him that she regrets that she offended people, and said: "I think it's an important conversation."
Ashley Judd Explains To Tavis Smiley Her "Hip-Hop Rape Culture" Comments And What She Should Have Done! [Video] [Bossip]
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Republicans, whether knowingly or unknowingly, not only court political disaster when they attack women's contraception, but risk economic disaster as well, since without readily available contraception—from the pill onward—women would not have been able to contribute to economic growth as they have today and boost family incomes, when males' head of households incomes began a steady decline in the 1970s.
This is a well-known fact, yet Republicans led by the religious extremists in their party, don't want to realize that without women's work outside of the family—which was severely restricted before birth control and family planning became possible in the 1970s—our economy would be in much more dire straits than it is today.
In effect, Republicans really are saying they want to take away a woman's ability to earn her own living, necessary in this modern age with divorce so prevalent, and family incomes declining. Women constituted 47 percent of the American workforce, will remain 30 years at work, and the typical American family today is the dual-earner family, says a 2000 academic paper, entitled Professional Women, The Continuing Struggle for Acceptance and Equality. Women's work numbers are even higher today after the worst recession since the Great Depression.
The paper's research said employed women, regardless of marital status, reported greater happiness than the nonemployed women, and are less depressed. In fact, women who participate in multiple roles (such as mother and working professional), actually experience lower levels of stress-related mental and physical problems and feel generally better than their cohorts who engage in few roles. So women's work also strengthens families, contrary to right wing dogma that says she must remain in the kitchen to support 'family values'.
It wasn't always so. Rising household incomes after WWII had helped to establish our middle class. But a combination of circumstances beginning in the 1970s, including the growing power of Big Business to weaken labor laws that took away the earning power of men, caused household incomes to begin a steady decline. In fact, incomes could no longer even keep up with inflation, as detailed in Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson's Winner Take All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer–and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class.
The widespread availability of contraceptives and birth control in the 1970s that enabled intelligent family planning and women's wholesale entry into the workforce, is documented with countless research, such as a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper by Harvard economists Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz.
Wikipedia also cites women's history from home base to workforce. "The fourth phase, known as The Quiet Revolution, began in the late 1970s and continues on today. Beginning in the 1970s women began to flood colleges and grad schools. They began to enter profession like medicine, law, dental and business. More women were going to college and expected to be employed at the age of 35, as opposed to past generations that only worked intermittently due to marriage and childbirth."
Wikipedia continues: "The reasons for this big jump in the 1970s has been attributed by some scholars to widespread access to the birth control pill. While "the pill" was medically available in the 1960s, numerous laws restricted access to it. See, e.g., Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965) (overturning a Connecticut statute barring access to contraceptives) and Eisenstadt v. Baird, 405 U.S. 438 (1972) (establishing the right of unmarried people to access contraception)."
It should also be obvious that women's health is crucial to a family's physical (as well as economic) health. So attacks on women's availability of contraceptives is a direct threat to the family's health and well-being. These attacks take many forms, including forced vaginal ultrasound before an abortion is allowed in Texas, as well as nationally with the Blunt U.S. Senate amendment (that was barely defeated) that allowed employers to ban insurance coverage for contraceptives based on moral grounds—theirs, not a woman's.
Dr. Hal C Lawrence III, as cited in the New York Times, the executive vice president of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, opposed the Blunt amendment and affirmed the values of contraception, saying, "it improves and saves babies lives, improves maternal health and can be life-saving for women with serious medical problems."
Senator Barbara Boxer has called it a "systematic war against women" in Senate hearings on the Blunt amendment. But it is in reality a war against women in the workplace, where women have in fact not yet achieved income equality with men.
As cited in a 2010 Center For American Progess editorial, without contraception, women cannot plan their pregnancies, and that need is more important than ever. By the end of 2009, men had lost 7 out of 10 jobs in the Great Recession. Some two million working wives had an unemployed husband, making women's income even more critical to a family's economic well-being.
Need we say more? The Republican's attack on women's contraceptive rights is therefore not only an attempt to put her back in the 1950s kitchen, but an attack on America's overall economic health.
Harlan Green © 2012


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Driving from LA to Camelback
Writing this post from the road on the 10 West as I head back to Dodger Stadium for a week or work in Los Angeles following two weeks at Camelback Ranch. Don't worry, I'm in the passenger seat…
Pretty amazing that as we head home, we're in the middle of the desert and yet, there are snow capped mountains literally just off the freeway to the South.
Making this drive made me think of just how easy it is to get to Dodgers' Spring Training and how cool it is that we're now so close to home. There's definitely things that I miss about Dodgertown but overall, it's really been an extremely wise decision to move to Arizona.
As games start to ramp up, hopefully you are all making your plans to come out to see the team before it heads back to Los Angeles. Great seats are available almost every game and the access to the team is unparalleled. And if you haven't seen the campus, you're bound to be impressed by it.
I'll continue to post from Los Angeles as we prepare for Opening Day, the first weekend against the Giants and all the other things going on back on the West Coast.
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Translation – attendance is WAY down and Frank needs your money.
I do appreciate the job you do Josh. I know its yours to remain upbeat and positive and to try and get people to come out to support the team. Its just that I envision you as one of the stokers down in the bowels of the Titanic trying to keep the boilers going even though you know the ship's sinking.
As for 90% of the rest of us, we're actually looking forward to the band playing Nearer My God To Thee.
Looks like we don't have to worry about Elbert making the team. Too bad that he has good stuff and just can't ever seem to show it.
How is it in spring training SPRING TRAINING that you can't throw strikes? Its not like it matters if you give up a bunch of hits if at least you're throwing strikes. Walking 4 guys in a third of an inning just punches you're ticket back to the minors.
I just don't get how it is that none of the young guys ever seems to learn anything whether it be in the minors or majors. Where's the coaching? It always seems that things they should've learned in Little League they're trying to learn in AAA or bigs. Nothing should have to be learned by that time, only refined.
Is there anything this organization does well besides raise ticket prices?
Way to go, E!
"Nearer my God to Thee…"
Love it!
Keep those seats EMPTY.
oooooooh!!! I know!! I know!! I know something the organization does well!! It keeps you writing songs!! …….because your just THAT damn good! LOL!!!
Damn Nells. Wait until you're called on next time before you just blurt out the answer!!! 😉
(There's one in every class…)
What floors me is that the owner goes on and on about his kids inheriting the team.
A.) Totally explains his disinterest in the Dodgers franchise beyond being a wordmark logo he can sponge money from (Just ask the Brooklyn Bagel Co. and anyone who made a "Doyers" shirt pre-2010).
B.) I've never, Never, NEVER read ONE QUOTE from the kids about their desire to run the Los Angeles Dodgers.
I'd rather not write about McCourt, but it's infuriating to read Frank saying every fan he's spoken to is on his side, and that he doesn't think many Dodger fans are upset with him.
That's false to the highest degree. He just doesn't think of us as Dodger fans, I guess.
There've been deposed dictators with more clarity of when to hold 'em and fold 'em than Frank McCourt. He has turned Dodger Baseball from a joy to look forward to into a question of whether or not you want to support him by spending almost twice as much as you did 5 years ago to enjoy a ballgame.
Of course he doesn't care. Frank McCourt was NEVER a Dodger fan. Only an opportunist riding a bubble with all the abandon and grace of Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli jumping the shark on water skis (with similar aftereffects on both franchises, by the way).
I would gladly allow the (NBA Kings owning) Maloof family entrance to Southern California, if Sacramento would take the McCourt family in return. Hey, Arnold survived for the better part of a decade in, as Jay Leno's Schwarzenegger parodist so eloquently described Sacramento, "Barstow without the glitz". Why not the McCourts?
If nothing else, they would be hailed as GOLDEN GODS by the World Champion Giants fans in Northern California. If they like being worshiped, admired and powder-puffed, Northern California's the place to be.
Mainly because knowledgeable Giants fans know that the biggest Dodger Killer of 2010 is sitting in the Dodger Stadium owners' box.
Simply brilliant, North!
Wached a little bit of the game today and, NOBODY IS IN THE SEATS!!!!! You can count the crowd on your fingers and toes!
One thing about the McCourt sons destined to own the franchise some time in the future – they're reportedly getting big salaries without doing any work to earn them, so you have to admit that Frank is teaching them in his own style. They should be well prepared to suck the franchise dry without caring about the consequences and with complete disregard about the team on the field.
Wonderful to hear about the EMPTY SEATS. Hope all the lenders are watching. Come on lenders, squeeze this little slimy rat and make him squeal.
I am back to the Rat race after spending four wonderful days in Camelback Ranch. Yes, the crowds are less than the first year the Dodgers were at Camelback Ranch. The crowds remind me of Vero Beach. Actually I remember seeing more fans at Vero Beach.
We went to see the Dodgers play at Goodyear Park against the Indians and the crowd was smaller there. To tell you the truth, I thought Sunday for the Opener against the Angels, I would see more fans than the announced crowd.
Monday, Tommy Lasorda was in uniform signing autographs. Is great to see Tommy taking the time to do that.
OBF, I ran into Dodgerfansince53 on Sunday and then again on Tuesday at Goodyear. He was sitting in the same row we were sitting (first row behind the Dodgers dugout).
I ran into Roberto too on Saturday and Sunday. Roberto was asked to be the bat boy but his friend (Jason) did it instead. I have not had a chance to post pictures (catching up at work with month-end).
enchanted – there is more than one in each class these days 🙂
Northstateblues – Wow!! Simply brilliant. I just wish you didn't have to waste your writing talent on this topic.
What about giving a female a chance to be a bat girl? Any of us would love the opportunity to do that.
How about having Justine throwing batting practice to the Dodgers? She has done it against the Indians and the A's. She will also do it against the Rays. How about Having her do that at the game honoring Christina Taylor Green at Tempe? I am going to see if I can make it back to AZ one more time.
Hi Everybody
I'm still waiting for an answer from the Mets about my asking them to have a game with the Dodgers, with the teams in throwback uniforms some day.
I'm starting to think, I never will but at least I asked.
And, Nellyjune, there is always one in the class who takes the wind out of our sails, and kills the moment )
One of the things I liked of what I saw at Camelback Ranch these past few days was seeing more hands on from Mattingly working with his players and Davey Lopes working with the guys and giving them a hard time about the prior blunders. I recorded part of it that when I get a chance I'll upload. Also Barrajas taking all the catchers to work with him.
That is very true Tru :))
What is wrong with Elbert? How in the hell can you not throw strikes? Did we trade the wrong 2004 pick and should've keep Dewitt over Elbert?
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Great post Shad.
So what Frank spends internationally for the year is less than half of what he pays Jamie in alimony PER MONTH and about half of what he pays his worthless sons a year to do nothing.
Can't blame this one on Ned.
It was reported that the average age of our team is over 30. Out of the players likely to make the Opening Day roster, only two (Kersh and Kenley Jansen) are under the age of 26. And, it's not like this is just a veteran team who has grown up playing together for years and years and years. What happened to bringing up our own and letting them have a shot. Andre, Matt and James are left, and out of those three, Andre truly had to work for his position. I am not understanding why Xavier Paul is not being given the same chance. So, it appears we will lose him, and then what? Who will replace Andre and Matt in the outfield when they are gone?
Replacing Andre and Matt? That's easy, Nells. Ned and his scouting staff have had their eyes on a couple of people all along. Octavio Velez has been quite productive in the Venezuelan Winter League, and Sheity Latrinez was burnig up Puerto Rico this past Fall and Winter. Looking to bring them both to Spring Training next year with the usual high expectations. Velez may have the usual problem of getting a visa to get out of Venezuela, but those are the risks you take when you go after some serious talent.
You can see part one of my pictures from Camelback Ranch if you like.
Talent? Why talent's just a state of mind.
We have Talent.
Right here in Dodger City
That starts with T
That rhymes with P
That stands for frigginunacceptablyembarrassinglyPissPoor
Octavio Velez= Octavio Dotel+Eugenio Velez hahaha just kidding. Sheity Latrinez what a name there.
In other words, we have Juan Pierre Jr. Even my family called Velez their JP – blah!!!
Why did Mitchell give up his #9 to Velez and Lindsey 35 to Kapler?
lol no wonder Velez is wearing #9.
Since they had AB's with us last year they should be gurantee those numbers regardless if they make the team but don't think we need to worry about Velez. I'd still rather have Mitchell played 3rd bases and I think this kid is something special and half of those out could've easy been hit.
I'm hoping Sands or Russell and just to bad Lambo got away from us.
lol an OF's of Ethier(little brother and wonder if he has the same talent as his older brother), Kemp and Ethier.
An Ethier sandwich with Kemp in the middle – cool!!!!
An Ethier sandwich….YUMMY!
When Ethier and Kemp leave Ned will bring back Luis Gonzo and Garret Anderson. He'll say now that they've been away from the game for a bit they're well rested and ready to hit the comeback trail.
I may be a bit naive in the ways of the computer, but why can't we get a blog program like at the bottom of this article:
Its obviously run by MLB. It posts in clean concise order and lets you respond to specific comments. It even lets you rate if you like the comment or not. Is there anyway to look into this? I'm sure everone on here would be eternally greatful.
Albeit its ST, but I think it can be said for the lack of ANY posts, particularly with a night game, that there's not much enthusiasm for this club.
After a few games I can see why.
I don't think you have to be a Rhodes Scholar to see that Blake batting second is going to be an unmitigated disaster. Uribe's about as impressive as a Ned aquisition. (Oh wait, he IS a Ned acquisition.) Thames-Gibbons-Gwynn-Barajas-Navarro… I've a feeling that this team on the offensive side will make the '67 club look like the '27 Yankees. And as fair as the starting rotation is starting out, I don't think you're ever going to mistake it for Koufax, Drysdale, Osteen and Sutton, which is unfortunate because they'd have to pitch that good or better to get a win.
I don't know about the rest of you, but the only emotion I can muster when I can muster up anything at all for this season is a great deal of contempt for Ned and Frank. They've taken a national treasure and made it into a laughing stock. Competition-wise, I'd like to say they're a AAA team, but that would imply that they're a team full of youngsters, and they're not even that. At least with a team of youngsters you could infer that they'd at least have the ability to get better. All this club is, is a collection of castoffs and misfit toys – old broken ones at that. Might as well put a statue of Ned out front the stadium with a plaque that reads, "Give us your tired, your old, your muddled assses." He can hold up a pen in one hand and an inflated contract in the other. Instead of a crown though it would be a duncecap.
I'd give up altogether and go support the Snakes, save for the guilty pleasure I derive from seeing all the moves that blow-up in Ned's and Frank's face.
hey enchanted, I'll come out and play. I visit the blog every day, but to be honest, there's nothing really to comment about. Yeah, Frank's a thief…yeah, Ned's strictly Junior Varisty…so there we are. I think the Dodgers will be fine. I think they'll play 10 times harder for Mattingley than they did for Grandpa, and Lopes will light a fire without Bowa's surliness. Keep the batting order steady until the All-Star break, that's all I ask. Let 'em grow into their roles. You know they'll pitch.
I was driving home late from work during the game, then I stopped at the market, then got home and cooked dinner while listening to the end of the game then Dodger Talk, had dinner than came upstairs to use the computer so no much time. I should be hitting the shower, then get some zzz to get up at 5 AM.
Check the Dusty Baker BBH equiped with toothpics holder. I want it! I can swap with any Dodger BBH (I have dups). Anyone from here live in Cinci?
Even though it's only been a week of Spring Training so far, I hear a giant sucking sound emanating from Camelback and this year's version of Frank and Ned's Dodgers.
Lackluster is the kindest word I can ascribe to the overall performance. We have some real duds on this squad, and I can't wait until they're washed out to see if we have any hope with those who remain in contention. In my mind Uribe will prove to be this year's Ned's folly. Give him credit for putting together the successful World Series stint, but leave it to Ned to convert that into an overpaid three year deal that Frank will have to choke on before even this year is over.
I don't see anybody playing with real excitement up to this point. I too think that our pitching will be very competitive, but other than Andre, Loney and hopefully Matt there is nobody here who even remotely belongs on a championship level major league club. Many songs from E in the offing for this season, no doubt. The least I'm hoping is that it will provide DS with many EMPTY SEATS.
Actually I have little doubt that Jamie could put together a better front office management group than what Frank has now. You know that at least Ned would be GONE.
Looks as if Jamie, might have Frank lassoed………..
Giddy On Up and Giddy On Out!!
You know, this team has played 7 games already this spring and the kindest thing you can say about them is that they haven't been shutout yet. They have however scored 1 run three times already, which I think is quite indicative of how the offense will "perform" throughout the year. I can easily see this year's team topping the 17-18 times they got shutout last year, and reaching a full half their games (if not more) scoring 2 or less.
2-3 years back when the club visited Atlanta for a 4 game set I vaguely remember them scoring 1-2 runs the entire series. Opening 4 game set this season against the Gnats… over or under 2 runs for the series? What say you?
Hello Gang!! Hope everyone is having a great week. I've enjoyed reading your comments, complaints, and opinions. I'm a little disappointed with our first 7 games but it is only the first week and I will reserve judgement until there is a larger sample size. My lingering fear is that we are tunnel visioning on the PVL's that are overpaid. Even if they perform at their career levels, there is no upside and it won't help get the job done. Why should we expect guys like Uribe, Thames, Gibbons, Barahas, Gwynn, etc.. to all of a sudden overachieve when they are already past their prime years. Maybe one will pan out and put up better than career numbers, but its not likely that even half of them will. Wasted money in my opinion. I would rather cultivate our young talent that at least has an upside at a much lower price. Added benefit is that it gives you more flexibility in July to go out an perhaps get a quality player when the need is identified. My biggest beef is going to be if/when this batch of dumpster dregs is underperforming and short sighted, inept management continues to play them because they make more money and they had a good year, 2 or 3 years ago. Perhaps this will change with Mattingly, I hope so!!!! Also, I think we are going to playing alot of very close games and it takes a very good defense to come out on top of those games. I'm very optimistic about our starting pitching, and fairly optimistic about our bullpen. However, the defense scares me. Anyway, have a great day and lets keep hoping for a change of ownership soon!!! EXCELSIOR!!!!!!
Consistent winning and competitiveness in baseball in my opinion comes down to just four things. Very good defense is imperative, don't walk people, on base percentage, and situational hitting(make constructive outs)!!!
Great posts gentlemen!!! This spring training is not exciting at all. It seems like no one is competing for jobs (boring left field being the exception) so the games are nothing to get worked up over this season so far. So, I am not worrying too much until the season actually begins. Then, I think, we will get a clearer picture of what we really have.
However, high school baseball has been fun so far. My son's team is 2-0. Michael pitched his first game (6 and 2/3rds innings with 80 pitches) and pitched a 2 hit shutout (5-0).


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Progress on my bright, scrappy blocks. They are big blocks – 12″ each. I used Leigh's tutorial as my inspiration and just made the blocks bigger. This project is so not high on my priority list right now, but it's the one I keep wanting to work on!
This was one of those rare and lovely weekends when we didn't have a national holiday, a birthday, sporting events, sinus surgery, extended family event, house guests, yard work, or any other major commitment. Can I tell you how much I enjoyed it? I should have been cleaning out and organizing my basement, but the fabric scraps that exploded all over my sewing table kept calling my name. (To my credit I did spend 45 minutes dismantling and unclogging the large blockage in my vacuum cleaner, so I should get points for that at least. I'll spare you the pictures of that 'creative' endeavor.)
Saturday was one of those afternoons here where the kids built forts and played "orphans" with the neighbors for hours. (Why do kids love pretending they are orphans?) My sewing space is right off the room where they were playing so I loved feeling like I was close by but able to get a lot of sewing done at the same time. Very rare, but very awesome. I wish every Saturday could be like that! (Especially when I end the day gorging myself on sushi with my husband. Talk about a perfect day.)
Finally (one more gratuitous fabric shot) I've finally picked a palette for my Swoon-a-long quilt. Which, yes, has not even been started. But this is progress. And let's face it, probably a long term project. Nevertheless, I'm still enjoying the Swoon-y inspiration going on right now.
I was having a hard time deciding what colors and fabrics to use for this quilt. I swore up and down, no new fabric – it ALL had to come from the stash. Then I went to JoAnn to buy a new rotary cutter during a 50% off sale and happened to walk past the Denyse Schmidt fabric (which also happened to be on sale). I didn't realize she had a new collection, Daisy Mae. Some really COOL prints and colors – that's where the greens and the red at the top came from. Seeing those colors totally inspired me for this quilt. The rest are from the stash. Sadly, (or maybe fortunately for me), the fabric quality is not nearly as good on this collection (and yet the price is the same). As a result, I did not buy very much. Unfortunate, since there are some really cool prints.
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and so it is december. apparently, I am the last to know. am mustering up everything in me to make christmas magic around here, I am tapping the reserves. not sure where it's all going to come from but there are two children here and they are waiting for the little forest that lives on the mantle. they are waiting for the kooky little gold glittered santa boot that I bring out every year, for the santa mugs that line the bathroom window sill. they are waiting for christmas records and christmas picture books, for shiny old bulbs and sparkly white lights, for the scent of fresh cut christmas tree to fill the house. they are waiting for the jolly and the merry. my head is worlds away but I will get there this week. I know that I will.
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I totally relate! We finally got our little tree and it's helped put me more in the spirit.ReplyDelete
Love that photo!
- AnonymousDecember 06, 2011 1:38 PM
You'll get there. And they would LOVE to help I'm sure. Thanks for the reminder too - I need to dig out my Shiny Brights to display! Hugs, Andrea, to help get you thru right now.ReplyDelete
i know what it means to have your kiddles to pull it together for, even when that pulling together is not really pulled together at all. sending love and light. xoReplyDelete
As much as, through our adult lens, it can be such a staggeringly long list of stress upon stress, children inherently hold sacred every whiff of holiday traditions. I do not believe for one moment it's because, as children, they see it all being about "the gifts!"; it is not in any way selfish. I believe it is because children, in their low-to-the-ground, wise way, know that these are the signs and symbols of a season of making sacred and profound everything that is "family" -- and that is what's nestled inside all those baubles and evergreens....ReplyDelete
now you're making me cry.ReplyDelete
i guess i can relate to that tapping of the reserves. i know our circumstances are completely different, but i sure do feel ya on having to dig deep.
my wish for you, hula, is that you find a little surprise when you set up those pretty trees and prop those santas on the shelf. i hope they make you happy.
lots and lots and lots of love, friend.
It sounds as though you are digging deep. Just wanted to send good wishes and to tell you how much I love your photos and wordsReplyDelete
from experience, i can say 'thank goodness for the kids'. having to be there and present for them can really help get through the tough times.ReplyDelete
thinking of you and wishing you strength during your difficult times.
I am in the exact same spot!! So I am wishing us both good luck in getting it done!!!ReplyDelete
Amazing photo- amazing blog :)ReplyDelete
thinking of you. sending a little extra holiday spirit to you and yours.ReplyDelete
I'm sure you'll make magic happen! Good luck. We are sans kiddos over here and this will be our first time dolling up the apt. So far it's been fun..much more work to go though.ReplyDelete
Maybe by creating magic for them, you'll create some for yourself. Much love and good thoughts to you, my dear sweet Andrea. xReplyDelete
I'm sure it will be a magical Christmas! Lovely lovely blog!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 08, 2011 9:56 AM
hugs to you and your family.ReplyDelete
i think the spirit will help.


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2011-12: Finished second in the 400 yard freestyle relay in the dual-meet against Vermont with a time of 3:42.81...Swam in the 200 yard medley relay against Vermont, helping the team to finish in 1:52.28 for third place...Turned in a solid performance at the Blue Devil Duals helping central come in second in the 800 yard freestyle relay (8:02.42), third in the 200 yard medley relay (1:52.47), third in the 400 yard medley relay (4:07.96) and fourth in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:43.65)...Helped Central earn third place in the 200 yard freestyle relay at the Northeast Conference Championships with a time of 1:36.32...Earned sixth place in the 50 yard freestyle and in the 100 yard freestyle at UNH with times of 25:61 and 55:85, respectively...Finished 10th in the 50 yard freestyle at the NEC Championships with a time of 24.83...Swam a 1:56.08 in the 200 yard freestyle at the NEC Championships...Placed 12th at the NEC Championships in the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 53:77.
2010-11: Finished 13th in the 100 freestyle, as well as finishing 14th in the 50 and 200 freestyle events at the NEC Championships.
Before Central: Swam at Stratford High School for four years...Was named first team All-State and first team All-SWC...Connecticut Post Athlete of the Week...Qualified for the Connecticut Zone Team...Captained her high school team for two seasons.


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NYC BigApps contest announces 10 best ideas.
Giving New York City residents the ability to "like" or rate a street or block in a given borough and aggregating bike accident data to make safer bike routes were among the top 10 winning ideas chosen for NYC BigApps Ideas Challenge announced Wednesday, Aug. 10.
The competition, which started in late June by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) gave the public a chance to submit ideas for apps that would benefit New York City's residents.
"This competition has given a voice to New Yorkers with creative ideas on how to improve their city, but who don't necessarily have the technical capabilities to create an app themselves," said NYCEDC President Seth W. Pinsky in a statement.
The 10 winning ideas would create apps that:
• Let a person 'like' or rate any street or block in the five boroughs (by Carlos J. Gomez de Llarena);
• Create networks of citizens who can chime in about their borough, district and neighborhood issues with local government ( by Gomez de Llarena);
• Provide an open application programming interface to all Metropolitan Transit Authority transit information, schedules, delays, and current locations of trains and buses;
• Aggregate bike accident data to make/help petition for safer bike routes (by Trev Eld);
• Allow residents to rate their building's owner, management company, landlord, even brokers and lets interested renters browse those ratings (by Bud Caddell);
• Aggregate all the volunteer initiatives available allow a user to register/participate (by Christopher Bian);
• Tell someone when the next subway car is to arrive at their station, before they go underground (by Stephen Mellert);
• Provide a visual, color coded map of all street parking rules, regulations and street cleaning schedules (by Will Turnage);
• For each borough gives the location of nearest public restrooms with A, B, C, D type ratings for their cleanliness and the level of safety (by Sheryl Commodore); and
• Tells someone their options during an emergency based on where they are and what their status is (by Kelly Thompson).
Out of more than 600 ideas submitted for the challenge, a panel of judges narrowed down the ideas to 25 finalists who were each awarded $100. Of the 25 selected, the top 10 best ideas were chosen and winners received an additional $250.
The winning ideas will help develop NYC BigApps 3.0, New York City's third annual apps competition. The competition is expected to launch this fall, according to the NYCEDC.
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Too many developments say they have a park, or even two parks, but really they are just a seating/eating area with a bit of lawn.
Can we call them both the same thing?
Original post made by Resident, Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 25, 2013
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It may not come under the heading of what is a park, but we really need to increase our field space for sports. You may ask why, well look for the green PAASL square advertising heavily on the Palo Alto Weekly. They need more Palo Alto residents to enable them to play on our fields and they explain it if you click on the register button. Here is a link Web Link and you will see why they need more field space.
This is why we need to understand that a small green area with seating, play structures and a picnic table and grill, cannot be called parks. We need to increase our field space to enable our little kids to be able to play sports in our parks.
Since many of the soccer playing on the PAASL come from outside Palo Alto, it's not Palo Alto that needs to provide more soccer fields, it's neighboring communities.
Why should the residents of Palo Alto always have to come up with the money to support the wants and needs of residents from neighboring communities? Come on get those other cities to provide the playing fields.
I agree that the PAASL take up field space in our local parks, and they are a great adult organized league which is just as necessary as kids' leagues. I think adult leagues should be in the Baylands sports area which would free up space in our local parks for younger kids.
All developments are building "parks" but none of them appear to be the type of park which help organized sport have more field space. With more residents, it is obvious that AYSO, Little League, etc. are going to have more teams. More teams mean more field space to get all the games and all the practices in. How can we give every 7 year old in Palo Alto a chance to do a field sport if we don't have enough field space?
Heritage Park (where the old Palo Alto Medical used to be) is big enough to be used as a playing field, at least for younger kids. But it was deliberately planted with a few trees in the middle to make that impossible. Unfortunate.
A bit of grass and a picnic table does not make a park. Neither does outdoor space with tables and chairs that get used by a restaurant (St. Michael's Alley and Caffe Riace). A park should have room to roam and play.
Time to revisit this discussion since it is now election time. Fixing the boardwalk and interpretive center at the Baylands is as important as any other park space.
According to the Planning Commission, a park can be a postage stamp size of grass with a small bench, no trees.
They are certainly causing Palo Alto to lose its charm and luster.
A playing field is not a park. No one would call the fields at Page Mill and ECR a park.
You want playing fields. Which is fine. But a park does not have to be large enough to host a soccer field. Try visiting London and convince the locals that their local (and beautiful) neighborhood parks are not parks.
Good point about the London parks. Many of the parks, or squares in London were built at the time the adjacent houses were built. At the time, those houses had no garden space and the green square was a substitute so that the residents had a place to enjoy some green space, walk and sit, and see some flowers, trees and nature. These squares were often locked with the residents having keys and non residents were not able to see through the gates and bushes at what was beyond. This enabled them to be a private space for local residents only, not for visitors (unless they were visiting the residents) and not as a short cut through to get from A to B.
It raises the good point that so many of these new developments, townhomes, etc. have no space for children to play, room for hosting a barbeque for friends, or sitting in the shade of a tree as opposed to an umbrella. A park is a place for these residents to enjoy instead of a back yard. And hey, they don't even have to cut the grass or sweep the leaves.
So park definitions vary depending on the type of housing in which you live. If you have a backyard, you look on a park as something very different to those who only have a concrete patio outside their living room door.
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Miscellaneous group of letters and materials concerning William Carlos Williams. Includes correspondence with University of Pennsylvania English professor Sculley Bradley and New Directions publisher James Laughlin. A small group of family papers includes material to and about his wife, Florence. Also includes letters to Williams from Marianne Moore, Ezra Pound, Richard Wilbur, John F. Kennedy, Pablo Casals, and Hans Enzenberger, among others. The remainder of the collection consists of a small number of writings by Williams, reviews of and advertisements for his works, announcements of readings or lectures by Williams, newspaper clippings and journal articles about Williams, photographs, awards, and a self-portrait of Williams.


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– Implicit support for the cainitic and other heretical, blashemical or ungodly incarnations.
Therefore, the brothers of the Society have set you on the list of possible hunting targets.
You should revise your activities show that you are not tainted by the devil or work under influence of the Wyrm, as some brothers suggested.
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For many years, Samsung was the answer to the question, "Which LCD should I get?" While the company also manufactured plasmas, they seemingly weren't a priority for Samsung or the public. But beginning in 2011 with the superb D8000 and D7000, for example, the company demonstrated that it was serious about the technology's picture-quality potential. That newfound determination continues into 2012.
The Samsung PNE6500 is an excellent television, with all of the features you need and few you don't. In picture quality it's every bit the equal of the phenomenal Panasonic ST50 series. The PNE6500's picture quality is also basically identical to that of its significantly more expensive Samsung stablemate, the flagship PNE8000, with the same performance in key areas such as black levels and color accuracy -- making the E6500 an excellent value.
If you were looking to spend between $1,000 and $1,500 on a videophile-grade TV, the Panasonic TC-P50ST50 and the Samsung PN51E6500 are the two you should be looking at (no LCD comes close -- you'd need to spend a big chunk more on something like the Sony KDL-HX850 to get near this level of picture quality). With online prices only $50 apart for the 50/51-inch versions, which should you choose? Brand loyalty plays a part here, but each TV has its own unique strengths. If you're looking for something a little bigger, the 60-inch models of each will obviously cost you more, but they're still worth consideration at under $2,000.
If I were buying a TV now, I would seriously consider the PNE6500 for its more mature styling and better bright-room performance, but some may prefer the overall contrast boost that the Panasonic ST50's brighter screen is able to bring, or want a 55- or 65-inch option. Regardless, both series offer the best picture quality for the buck on the market today.
Samsung PNE6500 series (pictures)See all photos
Series information: I performed a hands-on evaluation of the 60-inch Samsung PN60E6500, but this review also applies to the other screen size in the series. The two sizes have identical specs and according to the manufacturer should provide very similar picture quality.
|Models in series (details)
|Samsung PN51E6500
|51 inches
|Samsung PN60E6500 (reviewed)
|60 inches
While Samsung's LEDs have gone the skinny, skinny bezel route, technology dictates that its plasmas still have about an inch between the edge and the screen. While competitor Panasonic is still experimenting with its plasma designs, Samsung is sticking with its template of the last few years. The 6-, 7-, and 8-series plasmas all look the same, and as such the 6500 features a brushed black-plastic bezel and a black "octopus" stand (the other two have silver stands). The effect is understated, and while it's unlikely to win design awards the lack of flashy, reflective surrounds means you can concentrate on the picture.
The TV features a standard remote with a cheerful Smart Hub button in the center. Compared with the minimalism found in some modern remotes, there are plenty of buttons here, but we'd give up simplicity for more functionality in this case.
|Key TV features
|Display technology
|LED backlight
|Screen finish
|Smart TV
|Internet connection
|Built-in Wi-Fi
|3D technology
|3D glasses included
|Two pairs
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|96Hz, 60Hz
|Dejudder (smooth) processing
|Other: AllShare Play; optional wireless keyboard with touch pad (VG-KBD1000, $99)
When it comes down to it, the E6500, E7000, and E8000 share nearly identical styling and picture-quality features. All three offer the same Real Black Pro panel, which involves both a change to the panel structure over the previous year and some software improvements.
Unlike the flagship E8000, the 6500 and 7000 are missing Smart Interaction. If you don't need a TV you can talk to or wave at, save yourself a bit of cash and get the E6500 instead. The E7000 and E6500 are almost impossible to tell apart judging from Samsung's Web site; the only noncosmetic differences I can discern are that the E7000 has a dual-core processor and a slightly thinner cabinet: 1.9 inches deep versus 2.2 inches.
Like all 2012 Samsung TVs, the PNE6500 comes with two pairs of active 3D glasses. It's also compatible with the Full HD 3D standard, so it works with other companies' compatible glasses. Check out this comparison for more.
Smart TV: Samsung's Smart Hub looks largely the same as last year. The main difference is that Samsung's home-grown apps are front and center -- Family Story, Fitness -- while the ones most people actually care about, such as Netflix, now appear smaller up at the top.
The interface is as easy to use as any of the others, but I prefer the simplicity of the uncluttered Panasonic or Sony interface to this. For me, it's about how easily I can start up Netflix -- and based on some tests among this and other TVs, it works out to about the same amount of time whether you boot into the Smart Hub interface and choose it or use a dedicated Netflix button as on the Sony TVs.
The content selection is very good in terms of major apps, with the exception of Amazon Instant. The extensive app store offers more than the usual amount of trash and treasure.
Samsung offers a Web browser, but using the standard remote control to navigate it isn't the most enjoyable experience. Thankfully, the TV supports the optional $100 Bluetooth keyboard, but as most people now have phones or tablets nearby, there isn't much need for a TV browser anyway.
Picture settings: Samsung offers three modes -- Vivid (yuck), Standard (dim), and Movie (a bit blue but workable) -- and each is adjustable. A number of advanced settings are available, namely a 10-point grayscale, which I found problematic this time around, and a great color-management system. The CinemaSmooth setting is designed to take advantage of 1080p/24 content, but there isn't a dedicated 100Hz antijudder circuit.


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Volume 14, no. 1 Summer 1999
The Beethoven Journal
Vol. 14, no. 1 (Summer 1999)
Theodore Albrecht. "Thayer contra Marx: A Warning from 1860. An Edited Reprint of Thayer's Review of Marx's Beethoven Biography." (pp. 2-8)
C. Edward Walden. "The Authenticity of the 1812 Beethoven Letter to Bettina von Arnim." (pp. 9-15)
Larissa Kirillina. "A New List of Beethoven Sources in Russia." (pp. 16-26)
Stefan Romano. "Politicizing Music in Communist Romania: The Personal Memories of a Witness." (pp. 27-30)
Sieghard Brandenburg. International Conference Report: "'Beethoven's Compositions for Fortepiano and Violoncello,' Beethoven-Archiv, Bonn, June 18-20, 1998." (pp. 31-32)
Ira Brilliant. "Beethoven Auction Report (May 1998-May 1999)." (pp. 33-35)
Ira Brilliant. Book Review: "Classical Music: A New Way of Listening, Alexander Waugh." (pp. 36-37)
William Meredith. Book Review: "The Life of Beethoven, David Wyn Jones." (pp. 38-42)
Thomas Wendel. "Period Performance: Sir John Eliot Gardiner's Beethoven Festival." (pp. 43-44)
"Letters to the Editor." (pp. 45-47)
"Editorial Clarifications and Comments." (p. 47)