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Catastrophe is the term Samir Sumaida'ie, Iraq's ambassador to the United States, used to describe the attack on Baghdad's Syriac Catholic Cathedral on Oct. 31, not only because of the loss of life at Our Lady of Salvation, but what the assault could mean in the near term for the nation. Fifty-two people were killed (along with six attackers) and 78 were wounded when Iraqi Security Forces stormed church offices where Al Qaeda-linked terrorists had trapped about 100 Mass-goers.
"It is an extremely painful experience not only for the Christians of Iraq, but for all Iraqis," the ambassador said. "Personally I was very shocked and saddened," he said. Ambassador Sumaida'ie fears that the steady departure of Iraq's Christians over years of conflict could now accelerate into an outright "stampede." Since 2003 Iraq's Christians, a community as old as the faith itself, have diminished from an estimated 900,000 to about half that number today. The loss of its Christians "would be extremely damaging for Iraq," the ambassador said, not only for the cultural devastation the departure of the community would represent but also because of the essential role of highly skilled Christians in Iraq's reconstruction and recovery.
The Syriac Catholic Bishop of Baghdad, Ignatius Metti Metok, told British media he has lost half his congregation since the attack on the cathedral. "My people say to me: 'You want us to stay after what's happened? It could happen again, and who's going to protect us?' We tell them, the church is against emigration, we have to stay here, whatever the sacrifices, to bear witness to our faith. But people are human, and we can't stop them leaving."
During a Mass in Great Britain on Nov. 7, Archbishop Athanasios Dawood of the Syrian Orthodox Church in London said the cathedral attack amounted to "genocide" and urged Christians in Iraq to flee. He accused the United States of empty promises of democracy and human rights and called on the British government to grant Christian Iraqis asylum.
According to Ambassador Sumaida'ie, Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has ordered significant security improvements around Christian churches. He said responses like the archbishop's were understandable after such a tragedy, but noted other Christian leaders were urging Iraqi Christians to stay put. "They are saying, 'This is our country and we will never leave,'" he said. "We have a common enemy here and this is also a mortal enemy of the United States, religious extremism as represented by Al Qaeda.
"Al Qaeda and those who travel in that orbit" have been extremely "resourceful and clever in selecting targets with the maximum impact," Ambassador Sumaida'ie said. Their attacks not only provoke social disruption within Iraq, they encourage international misgivings about the nation's future. After the most recent attacks, international media images "painted a picture of Iraq again descending into chaos." But according to the ambassador, for many in Iraq life is returning to something close to normal. As he spoke, however, bombings were reported on Nov. 8 in the normally calm holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens more. On Nov. 10 bombs exploded outside Christian homes across Baghdad, killing four and wounding 10.
The ambassador said he was disturbed to hear voices in Congress talk of scaling back or cutting off aid to Iraq. "The United States should continue to help us strengthen our security forces in all aspects, from operations to intelligence to logistics," he said. At the same time, Ambassador Sumaida'ie did not believe the United States needed to reconsider its timeline for a withdrawal from Iraq, which, he said, remains "doable."
"It's not the number of [U.S.] combat troops that remain that are important but the quantity and quality of U.S. support to the Iraqi forces…and also [providing] the resources we need to be more effective." The ambassador said Iraq is making progress on improving its security "but we are not there yet.... Attacks like these teach us that we can't relax; we can't become complacent. We must take the fight to this enemy until he is defeated."


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Critics have scorned the work of both N.C. Wyeth and his son as empty nostalgia, cold and desolate, hard and unfeeling. Perhaps even worse, they've largely ignored the work of Jamie Wyeth, the 51-year-old heir to the family art dynasty. The public on the other hand loves them all. Though N.C. Wyeth was primarily known as an illustrator, Andrew, who literally grew up in his father's studio, came by his success and fame in the more traditional way starting with a first show in 1937 that sold out and continuing with the painting Christina's World that won him fame in 1948. More recently, the secret Helga Testorf paintings of his long-time mistress brought him fame of another kind.
The work of Jamie Wyeth, while totally different in style, owes much to his father's choice of subject matter even though Jamie claims to have been more influenced by his grandfather's work. Jamie's portraits have included a posthumous painting of John F. Kennedy commissioned by Jackie in 1965, as well as such celebrities as Andy Warhol, Arnold Schwartzenegger, and Rudolf Nureyev. Among the not so celebrated are portraits of pot-bellied pigs, Black Angus cows, vultures, his wife, Phyllis, and bales of hay. At the opening of a juxtaposing work of grandfather and grandson, an elderly woman cornered Jamie and raved over how much she'd enjoyed his illustrations in such books as Treasure Island and Robin Hood when she was growing up. Rather than correct her mistake, the 51-year-old junior Wyeth thanked her for a man he'd never met. His grandfather died the year before he was born.
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5000m 17:34.03
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2011-2012: In cross country, competed at Heps, the Fordham Invitational, HYP and the Princeton Invitational…In indoor track, competed in the 3,000-meter run at HYP, finishing in a season-best 10:20.85…In outdoor track, placed 12th in the 5,000-meter run at Heps…Finished 22nd in the 10,000-meter run at ECACs in 37:29.57.
2010-2011: Competed at HYP cross country meet... Scored at New England Championship in cross country...In indoor track, eighth in the 3000m at HYP...10th in the mile at the Yale Collegiate Invitational.
2009-2010: In cross country, first team finisher at the Quinnipiac Invitational... In indoor track, 10th in the 1000m at Dartmouth-Columbia-Yale.
High School: First place at ISL Cross Country Championships 2007…First place at NEPSTA DII Cross Country Championships 2007…Boston Globe All-Scholastic in Cross Country 2007.
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Burglary At Zoo Of Acadiana – Suspect Dead After Crashing Car
Around 2:05 a.m. today (Wednesday) the Broussard Police Department was called out to a burglary in progress at the Zoo of Acadiana.
Officers arriving on the scene say the suspect got into his car and took off at a high rate of speed.
Broussard Police chased the suspect, but were unable to catch up with him right away.
A short time later, Broussard Police got a report of a traffic crash in the 500 block of East Main Street. What they found was the suspect's car had been driven through a wooded area, hit some trees and the car was on fire.
Broussard Police called emergency responders who took the man to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.


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1. Re: FB modules questionFlex harUI Apr 3, 2012 1:28 PM (in response to jfb00)
You can turn off the auto-build in FB.
The modules are being incrementally compiled and may not be optimized as well.
2. Re: FB modules questionjfb00 Apr 13, 2012 4:08 AM (in response to Flex harUI)
Hi Alex,
I turn this off this option and now sometimes still doing the same. Another way to stop this? We are having hard time to compile this project.
Before I post my code to prod server I have to run clean project because the files are huge like I said before but I can live with that.
3. Re: FB modules questionFlex harUI Apr 13, 2012 9:26 AM (in response to jfb00)
Well, you can try using an Ant script to build.
4. Re: FB modules questionEWN-CMI Apr 16, 2012 12:59 PM (in response to jfb00)
I also had a multi-module application, I decided to create a new Flex Project for each module. This way allowed me to work/complile each individually. Probably not using the tools in the best way, but the process is straight forward and quick. Good luck.


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Summer in the City, a FREE live concert series featuring the country's most buzzed-about bands, returns this summer at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum beginning on Wednesday, July 6th on the Museum plaza (weather permitting, if necessary it will be moved inside to the Main Stage). Summer in the City is sponsored by Ohio Natural Gas, Magic Hat Brewing Company, Amtrak, KeyBank and Jim Beam.
Some of the country and region's most popular up-and-coming bands and artists will perform for the first time at the Rock Hall. Each Summer the City artist or band has been invited to blog on rockhall.com/blog to share their experiences with fans: how they got started, their inspirations, their aspirations for the future and what their thoughts are on performing in Cleveland at the Museum.
Summer in the City concert schedule:
JULY 6 - 7 p.m.
Fitz and the Tantrums with Clovers
· Fitz and the Tantrums are a neo-soul group that originated in Los Angeles, California. After he purchased an old church organ, singer Michael Fitzpatrick began to collaborate with long-time friend and saxophonist James King, who connected immediately with his sound. The two began to challenge themselves, as they attempted to create a big band sound without the use of guitars. The group expanded as they added members John Wicks (drums), Jeremy Ruzumna (keyboards), and Joseph Karnes (bass). Noelle Scaggs was also added to the lineup to share the vocal duties with Fitz. The group released their first EP, Songs for a Breakup, Vol. 1, in 2009 and followed that up in 2010 their first CD, Pickin' Up the Pieces. Pickin' Up the Pieces has received much positive attention and reached the Number 2 position on the Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart. The group has toured with several popular music acts, such as Maroon 5 and April Smith, and has performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Conan, and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
· It's only been a few years since Cleveland rock and roll band Clovers started making music and taking their sound all through Cleveland and beyond. The four person line-up features Antoine Henderson (bass), Jonah Oryszak and Gabe Fulvimar (guitar, vocals), and Gregory Lee Boyd (drums). Describing their sound to the Plain Dealer, Boyd has called Clovers "straightforward rock 'n' roll [with] a pop influence, of course. The group has toured with many popular music acts such as Foreign Born and Free Energy, and will be performing for the first time with Fitz and the Tantrums.
JULY 13 - 7 p.m.
Das Racist with Smoke Screen and Muamin Collective
· Spin magazine picked Das Racist as one of 50 acts to watch at the 2010 SXSW Music Festival, and in April 2010, MTV Iggy selected them as one of the "25 Best New Bands in the World." The rap group had its beginning in Middletown, Connecticut when Himanshu Suri met Victor Vazquez at Wesleyan University. Das Racist's unique style commanded attention with their first album, the Shut Up, Dude mixtape, released as a free download in March 2010. The mix tape received positive reviews, and was described as "a fascinating album that attempts to write an impossibly new blueprint for rap" by Pitchfork. Six months later, Das Racist released their second mix tape Sit Down, Man, receiving even better reviews and earning high marks again from Spin and Pitchfork. The mix tape was downloaded more than 40,000 times in the first week. Guests on Sit Down, Man included El-P, Despot, Vijay Iyer, and Chairlift with production from Diplo, Dame Grease, Devo Springsteen, Sabzi (of Blue Scholars and Common Market) and Boi-1da.
· Known for their originality and relentless creativity, Smoke Screen released their first album Self Educated Learning Process with no outside appearances or production, earning them a nomination in the 2008 Ohio Hip Hop Awards for Best New Group of the Year. Later that year, the group teamed up with Kings Ransom Clothing to support them for the release of their first mix tape Punch-Drunk Melodies. Since 2007, they have performed all over Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Michigan promoting their releases, including performing as a cover band for Kid Cudi, Flobots, Kids in the Hall, Rapper Big Pooh, Mac Miller and more. Their most recent release, Punch-Drunk Melodies Vol. 2, was released in spring of 2009.
· Muamin Collective is a Cleveland-based hip-hop group that has been performing for nearly 15 y ears. The group is made up by the duo Aaron "aLIVE" Snorton and Josiah "ZiON" Quarles. They have shared the stage with a diverse group of artists who perform every variety of music from R&B to punk rock, even performing with classic hip-hop acts, including De La Soul, Pete Rock, and the Coup. As of late date, Muamin Collective has released three LPs: Industry Standard in 2006, wHereMYpeoPLes@?! in 2007, and World B. Free in 2009.
AUGUST 3 - 7 p.m.
The Joy Formidable with HotChaCha
· After years of dreaming of making it big in the music industry, Wales's natives Ritzy Bryan (vocals, guitar) and Rhydian Dafydd (bass, vocals) formed the band the Joy Formidable, whose sound Bryan has described as "choral and symphonic, mixed with what both of us had already enjoyed separately: dirty, loud, rhythmic guitars and thick bass lines." The band released Austere in July 2008, followed by Cradle on double 7" later that summer, and quickly produced an eight-track EP, A Balloon Called Moaning, which they released themselves in the U.K. in early 2009. Having relocated to London and recruited drummer Matthew Thomas, the trio quickly earned a reputation for blistering live performances, and were one of the most talked about bands at SXSW this year.
· HotChaCha is an experimental art punk band from Cleveland, Ohio. The group was started in 2007 by Jovana Batkovic (vocals) and Mandy Aramouni (guitar/keyboard). The duo later brought along Lisa Paulovcin to play drums, and after playing their first show, bassist Heather Gmucs joined the band soon thereafter. HotChaCha released their first EP, Rifle, I Knew You When You Were Just a Pistol, in 2008, and went on to perform at major music festivals, including the MidPoint Music Festival in Cincinnati and the CMJ Music Marathon in New York. The group has since gained much critical attention, and was named a Band to Watch by Scene Magazine in 2009. Shortly before the release of their first full-length album, the World's Hardest Working Telescope and the Violent Birth of Stars, Paulovcin was replaced on drums by Roseanna Safos and while recording Fantastic Static, their second EP, the group began touring with We are Hex from Indianapolis, with whom they released a split cassette titled Naturally Proper. HotChaCha's first male member, Greg Gebhard joined the band on bass in place of Gmucs, and the group continues to tour -very fashionably -- across the country.
AUGUST 17 - 7 p.m.
Murder by Death with the Buried Wires
· Murder by Death was formed in Bloomington, Indiana in 2000 under the name "Little Joe Gould." The group released their first EP of the same name in 2001 but shortly thereafter changed their name to Murder by Death, which the band felt was a better representation of their unique sound. Murder by Death has since released four more EPs and five studio albums. Their latest album, Good Morning, Magpie, was released in April 2010 and charted on the Billboard Top 200. Murder by Death's music has spanned across many genres over the years, including rock and alternative country, while also incorporating dark rock and roll sounds. The band currently includes Adam Turla (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Matt Armstrong (bass guitar), Sarah Balliet (cello, keyboards), Dagan Thorgerson (drums, percussion), and Scott Brackett (keyboards, accordion, coronet), performing live at the Rock Hall for the first time.
· It may have taken Cleveland band the Buried Wires nearly two years to form, but in that time span, the lineup came together as genuine as their sound. Singer and keyboardist Alex Tapié and singer and guitarist Brian Straw first formed the band in 2008 and later recruited bassist Matthew Gengler and drummer Dan Price along the way. The band first began performing in September 2009 and has since opened for St. Vincent and Rural Alberta Advantage. The Buried Wires were considered by Cleveland's Scene magazine as a Band to Watch in 2010, and the group's haunting sound has become well known, particularly thanks to the harmonies they create in instrument and voice.
Each Summer the City artist or band has been invited to blog on rockhall.com/blog to share their experiences with fans: how they got started, their inspirations, their aspirations for the future and what their thoughts are on performing in Cleveland at the Museum.
Please visit rockhall.com/events/summer-sessions for more information on the Summer in the City bands and concert series.
About the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. is the nonprofit organization that exists to educate visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music. It carries out this mission through its operation of a world-class museum that collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets this art form and through its library and archives as well as its educational programs.
The Museum is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Wednesdays (and Saturdays through Labor Day), the Museum is open until 9 p.m. Museum admission is $22 for adults, $18 for adult residents of Greater Cleveland, $17 for seniors (65+), $13 for youth (9-12), children under 8 and Museum Members are always free, for information or to join the membership program call 216.515.8425.
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'Star Wars' Pancakes for Mother's Day Breakfast (In Case Your Mom is a Geek)
It's the morning of Mother's Day and you're not entirely sure what you should make. You look through your pantry and the refrigerator, trying to find the right breakfast food and your eyes land on the pancake mix, perfect!
If you were looking to give your mom a great gift for Mother's Day, why shouldn't it be these awesome 'Star Wars' pancakes? Perfect for any geeky son, daughter or even mom.
The awesome folk over at Saipancakes make it their duty to have their pancakes be as creative and fun to eat as possible. Who wouldn't want to gobble up a pancake that's shaped like your favorite animal or your lower intestine? Okay, scratch the last one, but you have to admit that a lot of their batter-filled creations are pretty impressive.
So they decided to go a little bit on the nerdy side and make their own collection of 'Star Wars' themed pancakes. Surely it takes some time to make these creations, but it would totally be worth it in the end. You can show Jabba the Hut who's boss by drowning him in syrup or give R2D2 some love by happily eating him up.


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A cricket post after a long time.. The IPL 6 is on and everyday sees a change in the table. There were similar changes happening last year too, which is what is shown in the figure above (yellow circles). Until the league phase, the table positions are plotted (positions 1 to 9) as the tournament progressed. In order to remove the ambiguity of the tournament schedule, I have started plotting only after all the teams had played at least one game, which happened a few days after the season started. There were several highlights from this figure:
* Over half the teams (5 of them) occupied the top position at the end of some day. Sustaining the position was the challenge.
* After about 2 weeks of the season, Delhi emerged as the clear table-toppers and continued to top throughout except for 3 days in May, when Kolkata momentarily enjoyed the apex position.
* Within the first 2 weeks, Rajasthan flirted with the top position more than any other team. Within a week after losing the #1 position, they were out of top-4 and came to #4 only for a day in Early may and then out again.
* Pune's case was very interesting. They enjoyed early success quite well. They even topped the table for a day in the first fortnight. Then they started losing but managed to hold on in the top 4 for about 10 days more. The free fall started after that and they lost pretty much all the games to stay in the no. 8 position during the second half of the season, before losing to Hyderabad and getting the wooden spoon.
* Hyderabad's was a sad season too. They looked lost from game 1 and continued to do so throughout, except for the last week. That was when they played the part of spoilsport to perfection, messing up the play-off chances of RCB and RR, and avoiding the ignominy of the last place.
* The top 3 teams more or less stayed in that position for the last 3 weeks of the league phase, and the competition was between 4 teams for the #4 spot. This year, it looks the opposite. I am predicting that DD, PWI and KKR would languish at the bottom whereas RCB & CSK would stay in the top 4, even top 2. It would mean that the remaining 4 teams would compete for the 2 remaining spots.
* Last, WHATTAPLAYER GAYLE IS !!! Most brutal innings that I've ever seen in 26+ years of cricket watching. Mind-blowing!!
How does it look for this year?
* Yesterday was the first day there was no change in the positions of all the teams. Last year, it happened for the first time two later, i.e., on 26th April.
* For the past week, the bottom three teams (7-9) have stayed in their respective positions.
* After the customary early hiccup, Chennai's winning streak has helped them gain rapidly from 7th to 1st position in just 5 days.
* On the contrary, Mumbai, after enjoying 3 days at the apex position, slipped to #6 in just 6 days.
* Sunrisers are the only team to stay in top 4 since their first game, closely followed by both the Royals.
* At the other end of the table, Delhi and Pune are having nighmarish tournament, very similar to their 2011 campaign; they have never even crossed the bottom of the table since Day 1.


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I would like to talk about a new API feature in the BlackBerry® Java® Development Environment v5.0 (Beta) I worked on called the Media Actions API. In this article I will discuss how to use this API to respond to media key presses in the same way that the built-in media player does: respond to media key presses while in the background, and respond to key presses on connected wired headsets and paired Bluetooth® headsets. I will also discuss some things to keep in mind when using this API, as well as some implementation details. Finally, I will explain how to use this functionality from MIDlets, even without using non-standard APIs. Included within the BlackBerry JDE v5.0.0 beta is a great sample media player application that demonstrates how to use the API and I would encourage you to look at this demo and play with it. There is also a simple application included at the end of this article for reference.
The key to the Media Actions API is the new interface net.rim.device.api.media.MediaActionHandler, which defines a single method:
public boolean mediaAction(int action, int source, Object context)
The implementation of this method is expected to respond to the specified "action", which will be equal to one of the MEDIA_ACTION_ constants defined in the interface. These action constants represent common media player actions, such as play/pause, next/previous track, and volume up/down. The "source" and "context" parameters contain additional information about where the action came from and may be used by the implementation to behave differently depending on their values. Examples of values for the "action" parameter are MEDIA_ACTION_PLAYPAUSE_TOGGLE and MEDIA_ACTION_NEXT_TRACK. Examples of values for the "source" parameter are SOURCE_BACKGROUND_KEY and SOURCE_WIRED_HEADSET.
The first use of the MediaActionHandler interface is to respond to media key presses while the application is in the foreground. A new abstract class has been created that implements KeyListener and provides standard mappings from key presses to media actions: net.rim.device.api.media.MediaKeyListener. These mappings depend on the hardware keys available on each BlackBerry smartphone and are the exact mappings used by the built-in BlackBerry Media Player application. For example, if the BlackBerry smartphone does not have dedicated "next" and "previous" keys then pressing-and-holding the volume keys will generate "next track" and "previous track" media actions; however, on devices that do have dedicated "next" and "previous" keys these buttons will be used to generate the next/previous track actions and pressing-and-holding the volume keys will do nothing. The MediaKeyListener class implements all methods defined by KeyListener but does not implement the method defined by MediaActionHandler, as it is left to a subclass. An instance of MediaKeyListener can be registered by invoking addKeyListener(KeyListener) on the Application instance for the application.
The second use of this interface is to respond to media key presses while the application is in the background. Normally, applications are only able to respond to key presses while in the foreground; to respond to key presses while in the background an application must register an instance of MediaActionHandler using the new method addMediaActionHandler(MediaActionHandler), defined in the Application class. After registration, the MediaActionHandler will be notified of media actions resulting from media key presses even when it is in the background. The mappings from key presses to media actions are identical to the standard mappings implemented by MediaKeyListener and cannot be modified.
The third use of the MediaActionHandler interface is to respond to key presses on a connected wired headset and/or paired Bluetooth® headset. In fact, this functionality comes for free when registering a MediaActionHandler. This is because the mediaAction() method is invoked when buttons are pressed on one of these headsets, just like it is invoked when media keys on the BlackBerry smartphone itself are pressed. The only difference is that the "source" parameter will be equal to the SOURCE_ constants defined in MediaActionHandler and the "context" parameter will be non-null, as documented in the javadocs for the SOURCE_ constants. Note, however, that media actions from all sources are delivered even if audio is being played through only one of the sources. For example, if an application is playing audio through a wired headset and the user presses a button on a paired Bluetooth headset, then the corresponding media action will still be delivered to the application; it is up to the application to choose whether or not to respond to it.
Care was taken during implementation to ensure that when multiple applications register a MediaActionHandler only one of them is actually notified, and the choice of which one is notified is made in a fair way. The rationale was that if multiple media player applications were running in the background and the user presses the play/pause button they would want to pause the current song; but if both applications were notified then it would pause one and begin playback in the other, an annoying user experience. Therefore, only the most-recently-foregrounded application that has registered a MediaActionHandler will be notified. This heuristic was chosen because it is assumed that the background media player application that the user wants to control is most likely to be the one that was most recently used explicitly. If that application exits, then the one that was most-recently-foregrounded before it will be the one that gets notified, and so on. Effectively, a "stack" of applications is maintained and only the application on the top of the stack gets notified of media actions, and an application is moved to the top of the stack when it comes to the foreground.
So far, this article has only discussed how to use the Media Actions API in CLDC applications, those that extend net.rim.device.api.system.Application; however, this feature is also available in MIDlet applications, those that extend javax.microedition.midlet.MIDlet. A MIDlet is free to register a MediaActionHandler just like a CLDC application and will receive callbacks in exactly the same way. But the Canvas class has been modified for native support of media keys. Already, applications can override the keyPressed(), keyReleased(), and keyRepeated() methods of Canvas to respond to key presses while in the foreground and the keyCode for volume up and volume down are already documented to be -150 and -151, respectively. In BlackBerry JDE v5.0.0 keyCodes for mute/speakerphone, next, and previous keys were added: -2731, -4100, and -4101, respectively. But one problem with simply implementing keyXXX() to handle these new keyCodes is that another media player application that is in the background will also be notified of these key presses. To fix this problem, the concept of "media player mode" for MIDlets was introduced. If media player mode is enabled then two things change: background applications are not notified of media key presses that occur while the MIDlet is in the foreground and the MIDlet is notified of media key presses that occur while it is in the background. The MIDlet application will be inserted into and moved around in the application "stack" just like CLDC applications to contend for receiving notifications of background media keys. By default, media player mode is disabled and it can be enabled by using the new interface net.rim.device.api.lcdui.control.MediaBehaviourControl, whose instance can be obtained from the Display object (see javadocs for details). Alternately, the JAD attribute RIM-MIDlet-MediaPlayerModeEnabled can be set to "1" for media player mode to instead be enabled by default, thus avoiding the use of any non-standard APIs.
I really hope that media player application developers will find this API easy to use and of value to their applications. Also, I hope to see some creative uses of this API that I could never have foreseen, which always impresses me! Please comment on this article with feedback, both positive and negative, about the API. You can try it out in the BlackBerry 5.0.0 JDE beta that is available at the link below.
BlackBerry® Java® Development Environment v5.0 (Beta)
Below is a very simple application that demonstrates how an application can respond to media actions.
import net.rim.device.api.media.MediaKeyListener;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.Field;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.Screen;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.UiApplication;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.component.LabelField;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.component.SeparatorField;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.container.MainScreen;
public class MediaActionsAPIDemo extends UiApplication {
private static final String INSTRUCTION_TEXT =
"Press a media key, even when in the background, "
+ "and the corresponding action will be logged "
+ "to the screen and standard output.";
private final MainScreen _screen;
public MediaActionsAPIDemo() {
this._screen = new MainScreen();
this._screen.setTitle("Media Actions API Demo");
this._screen.add(new LabelField(INSTRUCTION_TEXT));
this._screen.add(new SeparatorField());
final MyMediaKeyListener myMediaKeyListener =
new MyMediaKeyListener(this._screen);
public static void main(String[] args) {
new MediaActionsAPIDemo().enterEventDispatcher();
private static class MyMediaKeyListener extends
MediaKeyListener {
private final Screen _logScreen;
public MyMediaKeyListener(Screen logScreen) {
this._logScreen = logScreen;
public boolean mediaAction(int action, int source,
Object context) {
final StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(200);
sb.append(", source=");
sb.append(", context=");
final String message = sb.toString();
final LabelField field =
new LabelField(message, Field.FOCUSABLE);
return true;
public static String getActionName(int action) {
switch (action) {
case MEDIA_ACTION_NEXT_TRACK:
return "NEXT_TRACK";
case MEDIA_ACTION_PLAYPAUSE_TOGGLE:
return "PLAYPAUSE_TOGGLE";
case MEDIA_ACTION_PREV_TRACK:
return "PREV_TRACK";
case MEDIA_ACTION_VOLUME_DOWN:
return "VOLUME_DOWN";
case MEDIA_ACTION_VOLUME_UP:
return "VOLUME_UP";
return Integer.toString(action);
public static String getSourceName(int source) {
switch (source) {
case SOURCE_BACKGROUND_KEY:
return "BACKGROUND_KEY";
case SOURCE_BLUETOOTH_HEADSET:
return "BLUETOOTH_HEADSET";
case SOURCE_FOREGROUND_KEY:
return "FOREGROUND_KEY";
case SOURCE_WIRED_HEADSET:
return "WIRED_HEADSET";
return Integer.toString(source);


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Thursday, 10 March 2011
a quick hi
Just a quick hello today! I know that there are some new people who have stopped by, largely due to NRIGirl's feature on me. I really enjoyed doing this one, as NRIGirl doesn't have a fashion blog, and her interview line-up was incredibly diverse. So thanks again NRIGirl! I found some charming new blogs through it too... and I'll be stopping in to say hi to you all when life calms down a little. At the moment things are a little hectic: I have a friend visiting, and three presentations and a paper due in the next two weeks. Typical end of term stuff, but somehow is always sneaks up and surprises me...
I took these pictures the other week when I overcame my phobio of being in public with my tripod just long enough to give it a whirl. The weather was much too nice to waste, after all! So if there's a slightly strained look in my eyes, it's that "I'm-not-photographing-myself-I'm-just-scoping-the-picture-I-intend-to-take" glare. I think they turned out rather well for all that, except for the shadow of the tripod... doh!
dress: American Apparel (sale)
shirt: Pepe Jeans (sale)
shoes: Fly London
40 comments:
- A said...
As usual awesome picture. No I am not always on computer. I just happened to check it. :)))
- 10 March 2011 at 01:00
- Emily, Ruby Slipper Journeys said...
Haha, A! As always, you're very welcome!
- 10 March 2011 at 01:10
- Closet Fashionista said...
Love this outfit!! :D I know what you mean, I have yet to venture away from my yard for outfit photos XD
Off to check out your feature now
- 10 March 2011 at 01:14
- NRIGirl said...
Thanks for the link back Emily!
I can see Spring is just around the corner...
- 10 March 2011 at 01:20
- NRIGirl said...
Gotcha to @A :)
- 10 March 2011 at 01:21
- sojourned in style said...
wonderful. the skirt is such apretty blush tone. the floral top is nice too. I need the guts to start taking pictures outside!
- 10 March 2011 at 01:32
- Rebeccak said...
haha...awww - public photography. Ian took the photos for my last post in front of a whole bunch of little league temas+parents in the park. It was a bit odd!
Love these shoes!!
- 10 March 2011 at 01:36
- deppa said...
Que lindas fotografías, y no te preocupes por la sombra del trípode, casi ni se nota ;)
Yo suelo ser muy tímida en público, no me gusta que me vean mientras me fotografio :(
Me encanta el outfit!
Nos vemos!
- 10 March 2011 at 02:08
- 黃愛玲 said...
Oh Gosh, you have such amazing style. Where do you shop usually?
- 10 March 2011 at 02:12
- Amber Rose, Laughing With Broken Eyes said...
You are so beautiful! I didn't realize there was a feature on you-- I'm off to read it now.
Enjoy the hectic, busy days ahead of you. It's how you know you're alive! xoxo
- 10 March 2011 at 02:21
- Monique said...
Emily I just read your interview. It was really great reading more about you. I'm definitely going to take some time to go back into the archives and read your posts. This outfit is so cute. That floral top is super. You have an amazing spirit lady. Good luck on your projects and hope you'll get into some adventuring when all is said and done.
- 10 March 2011 at 03:15
- Virginie Lavallée Bélanger said...
These pictures did turn out really nice, I give you major props for taking them with your tripod, it can be so odd sometimes when people are staring!
Congrats on the feature and good luck with the end of semester craziness!
Virginie's Cinema
- 10 March 2011 at 04:35
Rocked the tripod! Nice to see you're having lovely weather, love love the top, floral prints have such an effect on me, I feel instantly such a lady!
<3 Cess O.
- 10 March 2011 at 05:17
- Jenni said...
I wish I could find the time to scope out pretty picture-taking spots like this! I love your shoes. :D
- 10 March 2011 at 08:22
- Jazzy E (hivennn) said...
Good luck sweetie. Beautiful location. x hivennn
- 10 March 2011 at 10:26
- Jazzy E (hivennn) said...
p.s i never knew you had a .com. Off to look through it now.
- 10 March 2011 at 10:27
- Catita said...
Great spring colors hun!
- 10 March 2011 at 10:52
- dimi said...
Hello! Great pics and outfit as usual!! I'm still kind of shy of taking pics in public! I love your shoes and floaty skirt, so romantic! Good luck with your end of term my dear!
- 10 March 2011 at 11:40
- daisychain said...
I seriously LOVE that dress xo
- 10 March 2011 at 13:22
- Krystal said...
they are lovely pics!
- 10 March 2011 at 14:45
- Xavi said...
What an interesting interview. Did you teach english in Barcelona? Good ocupation. There are a lot of people trying to learn English in this Mediterranean City. And now, I'm going to write Spanish to finish. Me encata tu blusa floreada, cada uno de sus detalles incluidos los bordados. Que le vamos a hacer. Tengo esa debilidad por las blusas vestidas con el buen gusto que tu tienes. :-|
- 10 March 2011 at 16:07
- Mitr Friend - Bhushavali said...
Love your dress!!! So cute!!!
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- 10 March 2011 at 17:55
- Michal said...
You look so pretty! What an awesome top! Good luck with all your mid-terms things. Shoot me an email if you're still interested in grabbing coffee the end of next week. ^_^
- 10 March 2011 at 18:37
- Emily, Resplendent Tranquility said...
Your dress and shirt make for the loveliest combination. I really like it.
I'm also very hesitant to take my photos in public. I'm usually so hurried that I never end up getting the photos I see in my mind's eye.
Enjoy the time with your visiting friend and good luck with the work load!
- 10 March 2011 at 22:04
- Anthea said...
You took such pretty pics of yourself! Love your outfit Emily. Especially those shoes!
Embracing Style
- 10 March 2011 at 22:17
the shoes are really cute. I've yet to screw up the courage to venture out in public with the tripod. More power to you.
- 11 March 2011 at 02:30
- Diana said...
you look so prettttty! and so pretty in your picture on your feature! i really enjoyed reading your interview and had no idea you had a blog before this one! and i know what you mean -- taking pictures in public will always be awkward!! xo
- 11 March 2011 at 04:29
- Ashley said...
Man, I wish I could get over my phobia of setting up the tripod and photographing myself. I'm getting better at posing for other people in public, but the tripod just seems like too much. I'm glad you ventured out, though, because these pictures are very nice! And your outfit is lovely, too. The tights look so cosy. I have a similar pair, but they're getting pretty old and gross...
- 11 March 2011 at 06:18
- Erica Belle said...
Haha, I don't even have a tripod. I have to ask the boyfriend to take photos of me, which usually ends in giggles and very few pictures of my outfit. Oh well!
I think you did a good job with your photos :D Cute outfit!
- 11 March 2011 at 06:57
- shallowmallow said...
Beautiful dress - lace piping is so irresistable and the print is gorgeous too :)
I am all too familiar with the old "I am only a placeholder. I am not taking pics of me. me. me." :D
Happy Friday!
- 11 March 2011 at 13:54
- GIRL AND CLOSET said...
Yay, congrats for venturing outside with your tripod -the pics look great. AND your outfit is as delightful as ever, loving that shirt it's SO adorable. xx veronika
- 11 March 2011 at 15:43
- CAITLIN said...
these photos are so lovely--definitely worth braving the funny looks of passersby (i admit i am not there yet). the blouse is gorgeous.
i don't play piano at all but i really want to.. my secret dream is to be a jazz singer in a smoky lounge, so i want to try to learn to play some of my favorites. i used to play violin but was never inspired to practice, same with guitar (though i'm at least decent at that).
- 11 March 2011 at 18:10
- Steph said...
Thank you so much for your lovely comments on my blog! Caitlin (from Wakinglife) introduced me to your blog back when I was first getting into the blogworld and I love your outfits and commentaries. Skinny jeans could and probably should have also joined my rant, I'm drawing the line at jeggings however :) (at least for now...)
- 11 March 2011 at 19:52
- Moniek said...
Very pretty outfit, love the skirt!
- 12 March 2011 at 09:28
- Veronica said...
Wonderful outfit!:))
Have a nice week-end!
Follow me? I'd be very happy if you do it!
Thank you so much!
- 12 March 2011 at 12:33
- hurricanekerrie said...
This is a nice shirt! Love the print and the unexpected trim details.
- 12 March 2011 at 17:42
- Katie @ Beautifully Pure said...
Haha! You pretend to be planning a picture not of yourself, too!? :D I do that allll the time!
What a cute outfit. I really love your shirt - and skirt - and shoes. <3 Adorable.
Also, I wanted to thank you for the very sweet comment you left on my sister's guest post. I don't know if you read a couple weeks ago when I wrote a bit about her when I posted Fifteen for Music Monday, but we're not actually related. (One of these days I'll get around to writing a proper entry about how we are sisters. :-P) But the bottom line is we aren't actually related, and I'm really proud that she lets me call her my sister. I love bragging about her, and a compliment to her makes me smile then ten about me. So thanks. Also, she really liked it, too. :)
And again, lovely outfit. <3
~ Katie
- 14 March 2011 at 06:47
- blouse said...
i love that shirt and those tights! great look.
- 14 March 2011 at 22:47
You're so brave! I wouldn't dare! Lovely outfit too, your blouse is super cute...I love the black detailing round the collar. I'll be off to check your feature shortly! :)
- 15 March 2011 at 22:09
- Molly said...
Where do you find these brightly colored blouses? Oh, wait... Pepe Jeans. Got it.
Not only are the colors super fun, but I love the black piping. Very chic.
Headed to check out your feature now!!!
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- 16 March 2011 at 03:30


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According to a widget box at the front of Bungie.net, close to 950,000 people had played Halo 3: ODST on its first day of release, logging more than 5 million games. Yes, those are impressive numbers.
As of the time this post was written, ODST's 24 hour figure for total players was 949,306; the 24-hour total for games played was 5,708,031. Divided out, that's six games per player, on a school night/in the middle of a workweek. And you know there were some out there blowing the curve and staying up all night with this.
For comparison's sake, Halo 3 saw 1,340,550 games yesterday, so, ODST more than quadrupled that. Some have tried to hazard quick guesses on ODST's first day sales; we'll wait for NPD. But if this is any indication, yeah, it's probably gonna do land office business.


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I'd like to highlight two comments from yesterday's post on the treatment of Santeria and Vodou in the media. The first comes from Jacquie Minerva Georges, who notes that adherents to Afro-Caribbean faiths are engaging with the media, just not the mainstream English-speaking media.
"Thank you, Jason for your devotion for defending the Afro-Caribbean/Latin American based religion. I do believe practitioners of African-based religions are speaking but not the "mainstream" media or certain individuals. I often must read French, Spanish, Portuguese written [typed] articles to find out what practitioners of such faith[s] are speaking about. Recently there was an article, originally written in Spanish but somehow was translated into English, regarding practitioners of Santeria being really upset and embarrassed by individual practitioners leaving offerings to the orishas in [the] public community [parks for an example where masses commune]. "We" are educating the recently migrant practitioners that "our" rituals must adapt to our times and/or the "general" public. Here is a link to what I am speaking of: titled "Offering to the Orishas"."
Georges follows up to say that "some of 'us' we don't care what others think about our faith[s]."
The second comment I'd like to highlight from yesterday's post comes from Rev. Heron Herodias, a Wiccan priestess from the Church of the Sacred Circle in Utah. She was interviewed by a local Fox affiliate about one of the stories linked in yesterday's post.
"They interviewed me about this – classic Fox News move "Hey, let's ask a Wiccan about Voudou!" I'm embarrassed to say that they got some good "out of context" and reporter-fed quotes from me, while completely cutting out the point I was trying to make which was that animal sacrifice is not only a legal practice in the US, but that many "mainstream" faiths including Christianity have a history of it as well. They interviewed me for a good twenty minutes, and BOTH of the statements they showed were fed by their reporter. For instance, I followed up the statement about human remains being a concern with the acknowledgement that most mainstream Santeria practitioners discourage the use of human remains (having read some prominent Santeria practitioners say the same thing) even while other practitioners do not. i thought that by being interviewed that I could help dispel the "OH NOES, ded animal" hype. Lesson: don't be a patsy for Fox News when they come a-callin'."
I think both comments add some great context and additional information, and I'm glad they shared it with us here. I'm thinking of taking a page from Andrew Sullivan and highlighting smart, relevant, comments that expand and clarify an issue more often.


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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
UPDATED2: Reader(s) wonder(s) [about Alejandro Valverde] and/or what place the first clean rider placed in, actually, if not first?
"Working all day in a breakaway paid off for Fly V Australia's Phil Zajicek, who grabbed the overall win at the Tucson Bicycle Classic by a single second over Jonathan Chodroff (Jelly Belly-Kenda). Eric Marcotte (Pista Palace) won the stage from the break, and slotted into third overall." Read more.
[UPDATE: This post is based on the musings of a reader, and is not an implication of anyone. That's why there is a poll, by which you can register your opinion. So that it's less controversial, we'll include a second poll, below...] Again quoting VeloNews:
The International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected Alejandro Valverde's challenge to his two-year suspension from competition in Italy.
Valverde, who finished second in last week's edition of Paris-Nice, may also have that suspension imposed globally if the UCI opts to pursue the case.
In May of last year, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) imposed a two-year ban on the Spanish rider, barring him from competing on Italian soil until May of 2011. As a result, Valverde was forced to skip last year's Tour de France, which briefly crossed Italian territory on the 16th stage. Valverde then went on to win the Vuelta a España in September.
CONI investigators had acquired blood samples seized as part of the ongoing Operación Puerto case in Spain and were able to compare DNA to another sample Valverde submitted to Italian anti-doping officials when the Tour visited Italy in 2008.
An analysis conducted on the blood seized in the Puerto case not only matched Valverde's later sample, but also contained evidence of EPO use. As a result, the Italian panel imposed a two-year ban on the Spanish rider.
That suspension, however, has not translated into a world-wide ban. By upholding the Italian suspension, it's assumed that Valverde will likely face a worldwide ban. The UCI already tried in vain to keep Valverde out of the 2007 worlds based on alleged Puerto links, but CAS ruled then to allow Valverde to compete.
In this latest appeal, the three-member CAS panel ruled that CONI had jurisdiction to impose the suspension and concluded that evidence presented in the case was not only admissible but also relevant and could reasonably lead to a two-year suspension. Read more.
UPDATED AGAIN: Thanks, Steve, who left the first comment, focusing on Valverde. I hope that there is someone who'll take the opposing position and debate him based on the facts. If not, you can read a spirited, 7-page Valverde discussion over in The Clinic at Cyclingnews.com Forum. And thanks to everyone who has voted thus far in both polls. I'll leave them up through the weekend for sure, just in case there are any developments of Friday-afternoon press releases that slip under the radar... I personally think Valverde doped, and that 1st ≠ 1st, but hey - why listen to me after all...
UPDATED YET AGAIN: Just saw the results of the third stage of the San Dimas Stage Race and thought another poll might spice things up. Enjoy (and congrats if you read down this far)!
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My issue with Valverde's case is this: if he was doping how come he hasn't since had a drop in form? He's still a top flight rider and probably the biggest threat overall in an any given one-day race across varying terrain. It was the same when he was an amateur, the same during the period he was accused of doping, and the same right now. Unless he's been systematically doping since he was an amateur and is still doping in the same manner as during OP, which is highly unlikely, his case is completely different than every other rider I can think of.ReplyDelete
Can you think of any rider at the forefront of any doping scandal who was the exact same rider after being busted? They've all had a substatial drop in form. Hamilton, Landis, Basso... even Armstrong who, ya know, "never doped" but is somehow a shadow of what he once was. It goes on and on.
Steve, good point. There was a thread on cyclingnews.com forum about just this today, though centered on Michele Scarponi and his performance at T-A. Let me dig out the link here for our readers:ReplyDelete
I'll definitely concede the point that Valverde has performed consistently throughout this entire period. Now Manzano clearly accused him of doping. Anecdotally we know that doping is easier in Spain than in Italy. Maybe he has been doped this entire time. Or maybe he was just doped during Puerto, but given that most of those riders had to drop down off the juice, if Valverde had to do the same and has natural class, well then he'd still be competitive against his colleagues, even off the juice.
But correct me if I'm wrong, isn't there a direct match to the DNA of Valverde and the blood evidence from OP? And wasn't he challenge to CAS that the blood evidence couldn't be used b/c of procedural issues or questions of jurisdiction? He wasn't arguing that it wasn't his DNA, was he?
Nonetheless, a fun rider to watch, though I'm glad Evans won World's after he got shafted at the Vuelta and lost the chance to challenge Valverde for the overall thanks to the ill-timed flat.
Hey everyone, don't forget to check out www.vdb4-ever.be and memorialize another classy - if troubled - rider...
He probably did dope. My guess, which is pure speculation of course, is that he just didn't do it well. Given that during a period where almost all of the best cyclists' were training scientifically while Valverde was still racing for telephone poles, and given that he hardly ever lost as an amateur, and the way dope flowed so freely in Spain at the time, his attitude would suggest that he just followed along with whatever the team was doing and didn't pay it a lot of mind. When things got ugly he was probably one of the first to stop because it wasn't something he focused on but his blood was in the lab by that time. I knew a lot of casual dopers like this when I played sports (where'd you'd be thinking "if you're on so much sauce how come you're not very much better? Man, you must really suck naturally.) This could explain his lack of great success or decline during this time, given that most of those who had huge improvements in performance were clearly very systematic. Did you catch Hamilton's schedule when it was first published? Impressive. Okay, I mean it's cheaing and all but, damn, those guys were doing some intresting science, too.ReplyDelete
Also, when I was watching Valv as a young racer he had so much talent it seemed just a matter of time before he got with the program and slaughtered everyone. But this never really happened. Which made me think that he never got tight with doc and their modern approach to performance.
Btw, the first post questioning Scarponi asks who has returned from a doping suspension as strong as their were prior. For that answer they needed go further than watch that race and see Garzelli, once disgraced, pipping Scarponi in a sprint bonus for the GC. Interesting, because there are very few examples of this.ReplyDelete
I don't know much about Scarponi's case. He was very young when he was busted. Garzelli, oddly enough, is a very similar rider to Valverde and could have followed a similar path.
Re. Garzelli - he definitely came back strong, but never again as a Grand Tour contender...ReplyDelete
Nonetheless, I REALLY like watching Garzelli race. His win in the KOM at last year's GIRO was utterly fabulous. I loved following his efforts, and you could tell that he wasn't charged like DiLuca/Menchov. Just look at his effort that day on stage 10 over Sestriére...
Note: the youtube clip I posted starts AFTER Garzelli was caught by the two ISD riders...ReplyDelete
Conversely, it appears that it took not doping to finally have Valv win a grand tour. I agree, Garzelli's great to watch. Plus he had the best helmet I've seen in last year's Giro TT.ReplyDelete
That thread on CN was disappointing. Just bantering semantics of law. Does Armstrong have threads like that about him, where everyone assumes his guilt without question? He's been under the same type of scrutiny and somehow always comes out clean. I was under that impression that Valv lacks that kind of political clout, but what do I know?
The rider I most loved to watch, unfortunately, was DiLuca. I wish he'd not been a doper - when he got caught for CERA he robbed me of a rider who I could enjoy watching. What was Garzelli's helmet design? Can you post a link for everyone to check out?ReplyDelete
Oh, I just read an "old" interview with Tom Zirbel that appeared in the January 2010 issue of "ProCycling," and I have no doubt now that he was doping. The interview just reeks of ambition and its DRIPPING off the pages...you could just hear him flicking the side of the syringe to get the bubbles out before he injected himself with...(whatever he injected himself with that he needed to use DHEA to bridge the cycle).ReplyDelete
when are you going to quit speculating on people who made it further in the sport than you, and instead, give us the names of people who you sold to?
Not sure why anyone would think that there aren't those with legitimate power over me who decide what to do with things like the information you mention, and that it's hardly my call.ReplyDelete
I think you'd have better luck calling out to the people you mention and asking them to step forward.ReplyDelete
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Never known for its speed, Congress has moved exceptionally slow this summer. Party lines have blurred as interest groups fight over the farm bill, an omnibus measure that has traditionally funded the food stamp/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Conservatives are attacking the program as a relic of "dependency class" welfare, and budget hawks from both parties are challenging agricultural interests in hopes of reducing farm subsidies. As both of these issues have proved highly contentious, the House passed its most recent Farm Bill by separating the nutrition program into its own bill. Hawks can get their subsidy cuts, while the nutrition program braces for the cuts it could face as a stand-alone bill.
Legislation comes from compromise, but Congress is playing politics with people's livelihood. Cutting food aid will only endanger our most impoverished and marginalized families.
Formerly known as food stamps, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is the most direct, effective service provided to the poor. Enrollees receive an average of $4.50 per person per day, a stipend that can cover grain staples for the frugal-minded. Indeed, the program's "welfare queen" reputation is wholly unearned; these funds work to put food on hungry children's plates.
In Texas, 82 percent of all participants are families with children and 25 percent are in households with the elderly and disabled. The aid does not come easily either - completing the application requires working through 12 formidable pages of documenting income, expense and dependent status. This stringency has resulted in all-time low error rates, with overpayment at just 4 percent - lower than many of the Farm Bill's untouchable subsidy programs.
Regardless of these facts, detractors say the nutrition program creates dependency among its recipients. This is patently false. Food stamps are a telltale sign of economic struggle, and few people ever want to broadcast their financial difficulties.
Opponents who want to score political points suggest work requirements or drug testing, as if the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program subsidizes idleness. More than half of participants are already working when they enroll, while many of those who are not require food stamps as transitional aid while they find employment. Furthermore, the nonpartisan Center of Budget and Policy Priorities reports that among those who worked in the year prior to receiving nutrition benefits, only 4 percent did not work in the following year. That hardly stinks of welfare dependency.
As for drug testing recipients, Florida shows that idea's folly. In 2011, just 108 of 4,086 (2.6 percent) of Floridians applying for assistance failed their drug tests. The requirement did not lead to any drop in applications and, after factoring in reimbursements paid to testers, the "savings" of unpaid benefits from testing actually cost Florida $45,780.
Time and time again, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program proves that it is for the working poor, yet foes seem set on its demise. They cite increased enrollment as proof of a growing "dependency class," but the increased enrollment shows the program doing its job.
Participants have never stayed on the program for long - half of all new cases receive food stamps for fewer than ten months, and nearly three-quarters leave after two years. Like it or not, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program puts food on the table for those who need it most, when they need it most. A helping hand is not a safety net.
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I have loved photography since high school. When digital technology came out, could not wait to get a new camera. Once I did, there was no ending to the number of pictures I would take in one sitting. My Dad, as well as others, had always encouraged me to do something with my photos. I always just enjoyed them for myself. Then my Dad suddenly passed in April 2008. He is no longer here to encourage me, but I know he is watching over me, so I decided to launch my website for others to enjoy my images. In November 2010, I started DigiArt Diaries (acronym of DAD) in dedication of him. My images improve day to day, and now I have watchers, fans and collectors from around the globe. "Visions through my eyes, ready to frame for...
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St. Stephen Church and the Respect Life Group invite Islanders to a "Prayer for Our Nation" on Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. in the main church, located at 2100 Baseline Road. All are welcome, regardless of religious affiliation.
In recalling Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, those gathered will pray for all the nation's needs, peace within the nation and among all nations, for those suffering due to religious persecution, the marginalized, the oppressed, the imprisoned, and people suffering from addiction, depression, and mental, emotional and physical challenges.
Participants will ask God for strength for the nation to assist people in need and to strengthen individuals to accept their challenges with grace.


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Wabash Scores in College Guideby Jim Amidon • July 29, 2008 Share:
Wabash College is again ranked by The Princeton Review as one of "The Best 368 Colleges" in the New York-based education services company's annual college guidebook, which was released today.
In addition to a two-page profile of Wabash included in the guidebook, The Princeton Review gave Wabash a 95 rating for academics and a score of 90 for the quality of campus life. Topping the list, however, was Wabash's score of 99 in the financial aid rating.
Wabash also ranked in 11 different top-20 "students say" national rankings. The Princeton Review surveyed more than 125,000 college students across the country to develop the categorical rankings. Highlighting the top-20 categories are Wabash's number three rankings in "Most Accessible Professors," "Best Career/Job Placement Services," and "Jock School."
Wabash students gave high marks to professors and the classes they teach. In addition to the number three ranking for "Most Accessible Professors," Wabash also ranked fourth nationally in the "Best Classroom Experience" category and 19th in "Professors Get High Marks."
What sets these Princeton Review rankings apart from many college guidebooks is that they are formulated by students' answers to 80-question surveys done on-campus.
"We're pleased that our students continue to rank us very high in terms of the accessibility of our faculty and the experiences they have in the classroom," said Wabash President Patrick E. White. "It's that level of accessibility that creates such an engaging teaching and learning environment on the Wabash campus."
More than 40 percent of Wabash's 900 students are involved in intercollegiate athletics and approximately 80 percent of the students play intramural sports. Those stats are evident in The Princeton Review rankings. Wabash ranked third in the "Jock Schools" and "Best Athletic Facilities categories; fifth in "Everybody Plays Intramural Sports," and 14th in "Students Pack the Stadiums."
Administratively, Wabash got high rankings from the students in three categories: "Best Career/Job Placement Services" (third), "Students Happy With Financial Aid" (ninth), and "School Runs Like Butter" (11th).
"We're particularly pleased that our career and job placement services got such high rankings this year," said President White. "This clearly demonstrates the fine work of Scott Crawford and the staff of the Schroeder Center for Career Development, as well as the impact of Wabash alumni, who serve as career mentors and hosts for student internships.
"We chose schools for this book primarily for their outstanding academics," said Robert Franek, Vice President of Publishing for The Princeton Review. "We evaluated them based on institutional data we collect about the schools, feedback from students attending them, and our visits to schools over the years. We also consider the opinions of independent college counselors, students, and parents we hear from all year long."
Wabash's various rankings and ratings in The Princeton Review's "The Best 368 Colleges" guidebook:
Data Ratings
99 — Financial Aid Rating
95 — Academic Rating
90 — Quality of Life Rating
89 — Admissions Rating
"Students Say" Categorical Rankings
3 — Most Accessible Professors
3 — Best Career/Job Placement Services
3 — Jock Schools
3 — Best Athletic Facilities
4 — Best Classroom Experience
5 — Everyone Plays Intramural Sports
9 — Students Happy with Financial Aid
11 — School Runs Like Butter
14 — Students Pack the Stadiums
14 — Major Fraternity and Sorority Scene
19 — Professors Get High Marks


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N.D. Supreme Court
Judicial Conference
Executive Committee
North Dakota Judicial Conference
January 22, 2014
Supreme Court Second Floor Conference Room
Bismarck, North Dakota
Present: Judge Steven McCullough, Chair
Judge Bruce Haskell
Justice Carol Ronning Kapsner
Judge Gary Lee
Justice Dale V. Sandstrom
Judge Bruce Romanick
Staff: Sally Holewa
Lee Ann Barnhardt
The Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference met on January 22, 2014. Chair McCullough called the meeting to order at 8:16 a.m.
Judge Romanick moved that the minutes of the November 26, 2013 meeting be approved. Seconded by Seconded by Justice Kapsner. The motion carried and the minutes were approved
Chair McCullough advised the committee that four people have applied for the vacant position on the Pattern Jury Instruction Commission. Following discussion,
Judge Haskell nominated Judge Hagerty for appointment to the Pattern Jury Instruction Commission. The nomination was seconded by Justice Kapsner. The nomination carried and Judge Hagerty was appointed to the Commission.
Judge McCullough will contact all four applicants to notify them of the appointment.
Lee Ann Barnhardt, Director of Education and Communication, provided an update on the June Judicial Conference which is held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the State Bar Association. The annual meeting is scheduled for June 11–13, 2014 at the Avalon Event Center in Fargo. The length and format of the annual meeting is being changed, but the changes have not been finalized. Thursday afternoon will still be available for the Judicial Conference. Because most of the sessions being proposed will be held outside the event center, Ms. Barnhardt asked if the Committee would like to extend the education components of the conference to encompass the full afternoon. Justice Sandstrom stated that a long-time goal of the Supreme Court has been to encourage interaction with the bar as a means of fostering greater collegiality so we should limit the length of the Judicial Conference in order to further that goal. Ms. Barnhardt advised the Committee that the Judicial Education Commission committed to integrating the Judicial Conference as much as possible with the annual meeting of the State Bar Association when the decision was made to eliminate the North Dakota Bench and Bar Seminar. After further discussion, it was the consensus of the Committee that we utilize our regular time of Thursday from 1:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. for the Business Meeting of the Judicial Conference and one educational session. Ms. Barnhardt said that we have scheduled an individual to do some interpreter training in Fargo that week and suggested that the trainer could also do a session for judges on working with interpreters in the courtroom. This suggestion was received favorably by the Committee. Discussion then moved to the agenda for the Business Meeting. Jeanne McLean has asked for time on the agenda to introduce herself and talk about the Citizen Access Coordinator position. Justice Sandstrom will also need some time to discuss the need for legislative proposals to be submitted in time for them to be developed before the next session.
There being no further business to come before the committee, the chair adjourned the meeting at 8:39 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sally Holewa
Executive Secretary to the Judicial Conference


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I knew today might be a bear of a run with the warm temperatures loosening up the snow, but actually it wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. However, a few sections were still akin to running in mashed potatoes. But with weather as perfect as it was today, I don't think any of us really minded much.
I met up with Stephen at 7am. The rest of the group would arrive an hour later, so together we headed out on the Boundary Trail to the summit. This section of trail did indeed suck! No snowmobiles on the path we were running, so the snow was very loose and slow going. As Stephen put it, you didn't get any rebound action, all energy was absorbed in the soft snow.
We got done and Stephen wanted to go for another loop before the others arrived. I said no way. Instead, I opted to just run the short way back up to the summit and back down while he repeated the loop. Soon afterwards, the others, which included Ian, Mindy, Blaine, Lilly, Jim, Shauna and Ben, arrived and we were off.
The sections that ensued were in much better shape. They were all snowmobile trails, and while the snow was still a bit loose, it was way better than I thought it might be. Together we bopped along, only really stringing out on the return back to the parking lot. Fun trails, with rolling hills that are very steep at times.
Great run with great company!
Ran 12.1 miles @ 10:41/mile pace.
Trails coated with varying snow conditions.
Extremely hilly.
Lower 30s to around 50 degrees, sunny.
Long pants, fleece jacket, short sleeved shirt.. shedded down to shorts, long and short sleeved shirt.