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By MiLB.com Staff | October 4, 2010 6:00 AM
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The Escondido City Council is contemplating funding a baseball park in our city. What is the best advice for our council members for our 140,000 resident city? -- Bob M.
Creating a new Minor League team is a bit more complicated than gathering funds for a park. Cities cannot simply create a Minor League team; as long as Major League Baseball doesn't expand and create additional teams, Minor League Baseball is unlikely to follow. Depending on lease agreements and other contractual obligations, Minor League owners are sometimes able to relocate their team to new cities.
Did I miss seeing 2010 Arizona Fall League info, or am I just too early to find out schedules and team rosters? -- Lee B.
You missed it, but it's not going anywhere -- rosters, schedules and news can be found on the AFL's official site.
Why is Águilas de Mexicali or the Mexican Pacific League not listed on your web site, while the Mexican League is? -- A Sendelbach
Unlike the Mexican League, the Mexican Pacific League is not part of Minor League Baseball or the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues -- it's a winter league.
Is there a list of transactions that take place after the season is over so that you know who has been released or traded between the end of the 2010 season and the beginning of the 2011 season? -- Karrie B.
Yes, each league site has it's own transactions report that should be updated throughout the offseason.
I see a poll on your site asking who the top prospect is going into the offseason. You're missing the best prospect in all of baseball. Please edit the poll and add Mike Trout. -- Brian
Valid point, although you could argue on behalf of several other players being included as options. Our poll is by no means a top-six list, it's just a poll (which includes several players who have already reached the Majors, by the way).
I have a friend who played Minor League Baseball back in the late 1930s and into the '40s, Field C. Everett -- I cannot say for sure where he played ball. Can you tell me how to find out about his playing days? -- Jim
We couldn't track him down -- his name did not appear in a database of Minor League players who played in the regular season for the years of 1922-2004. Perhaps he played under a different name?
I was wondering what was going on with the Class A teams, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and the Inland Empire 66ers? Quakes are the Angels affiliates and the 66ers are the Dodgers. Are they swapping teams with each other or will they continue to be the same? I just heard a lot of talk so I was confused. -- Erik H.
I see that the Quakes and Dodgers have signed a two-year affiliation deal. Which California Minor League team will be affiliated with the Angels next season? --Tony D.
So where did the Angels' "A" team go? What stadium will they play at for 2011 and/or 2012? --Kevin L.
The Quakes and Dodgers announced they reached a deal for the next two seasons, as did the Angels with Inland Empire.
Now that the Quakes are a Dodgers affiliate, will the personnel be switching too? How will this work for all of the players and coaches, and is it the same at each level? -- Michael V.
Are you asking if the Dodgers have acquired all of the Angels' players who played at Rancho Cucamonga in 2010? If so, no -- Minor League teams consist of players assigned by their parent club. The Dodgers will now be sending their Minor Leaguers and coaches to Rancho Cucamonga in 2011. All on-field staff of a Minor League club consists of the Major League affiliate's employees, from Class A up to Triple-A and the Majors.
Dear MiLB, when will Bakersfield get an MLB affiliation? I think the Bakersfield Blaze will be in the Cincinnati Reds. -- Cody M.
I have been wondering what the plans are for the Reds' Class A Advanced team next season since they have moved out of Lynchburg in the Carolina League after just one season there. That seems to be a bit unusual, and I thought that Major League clubs had to have a two-year commitment to a Minor League franchise's city? -- Noel G.
It's likely the Reds and Blaze will agree to a deal now that there are few options left. Nothing has been announced yet, though -- the deadline for clubs to sign a PDC is Oct. 7, so expect some news by then. If a club does not have a PDC with an MLB team by that date, then they will be assigned one by the MLB office and Minor League Baseball.
Cincinnati spent only one year in Lynchburg because they sold their Class A Advanced franchise in Sarasota in the Florida State League to the Pirates. That club was then relocated to Bradenton as a Pirates affiliate this season. That left the Reds with Lynchburg for 2010 on a one-year PDC.
I would like to see MiLB.com develop an alternative (that is, in addition to) for the current box score format. Would it be possible to have a columnar format where all games for a scheduled date be grouped together in scrollable column? It would be nice to have all games in the column, but a grouping by level or league would work. Currently, the level (Triple-A, Double-A, etc) or league must be selected, then each game in turn. It is very time-consuming to view each box score, making it virtually impossible to look at all the leagues before the 10 a.m. rollover. -- Doug P.
We do currently have league-specific scoreboard pages that display linescores for all games, as you mentioned. Having over a dozen full box scores on one page would likely be difficult to read and navigate for most users, though.
Also, all the box scores are archived, they don't disappear daily at 10 a.m. -- simply click the date on the page's calendar you'd like to view to see all games from that day.
Are Minor League players responsible for buying their own equipment, gloves, bats, helmets, etc.? --Bob H.
Players, both at the Major and Minor League levels, are provided equipment like helmets, uniforms and such, but most opt to use their own bats and gloves. Often those pieces of equipment are custom-ordered by that player to his liking. If you look closely, many players have their names embroidered into their gloves and etched into their bats.
How do I get information on player in the current Instructional League in Arizona? I know a few guys playing in it but can't pull up any info on the web. Do they even do any type of media updates on that? -- Julie B.
Is there a specific place where I could find the instructional league rosters, and if there isn't, do you know or do you know where I could find the instructional league roster for the Arizona Diamondbacks? --Jay H.
"Instructs" are very informal and not run by Minor League Baseball, so we don't have much coverage or official rosters. It's less a "league" and more of a Spring Training-like situation. It's not really organized to the extent that box scores are kept, but our MLB team reporters sometimes have updates on prospects participating. You may want to keep your eyes on the MLB.com team site or beat reporter's MLBlog for updates like that.
I played for the Reds for four years and the Brewers for one. My stats don't include my 2004 season, which was the best year of my career. If you don't have it or can't get my stats for that year, please remove my information from your website. -- Richie G.
It's nothing personal -- our current statistics provider (MLB Advanced Media) took over compiling Minor League stats in 2005, so we currently display official stats from 2005-present on all player pages, not just yours. Also, your 2004 stats (and Reds Player of the Year award) are indeed noted in the year-by-year highlights section as well.
I work in a library and had a patron come in to find what radio stations broadcast the Northwest League Minor League Baseball Games. I searched the MiLB site, but couldn't locate the info. Can you help? --Linda M.
We can help, yes -- check out this MiLB.com Gameday Audio page for all game broadcast feeds, if provided by the teams.
Have you seen these commercials that the Charlotte Stone Crabs put out throughout the season? They're spoofs of ESPN's 'This is SportsCenter' commercials. Not bad for a Minor League team if you ask me. --Chris G.
The Crabs are one of many Minor League teams that have gotten into spoofs and viral videos -- you can view all of Charlotte's commercials here. Have you seen the videos from Reading, Lakewood, or Binghamton?
I'm working on a research project, and I have been searching a while for a man named Sherman Carter who was a professional baseball player in Minor League Baseball in the late fifties and sixties. Does anybody know about him? -- Louise-Odile P.
According to his player record card, he was living in the Washington D.C. area when his playing career ended in 1965. We have no information regarding the whereabouts of former players or whether they are still alive or not, though, but you might want to contact the Association of Professional Baseball Players of America (714-935-9993).
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Koochiching County, Minnesota's north boundary touches the Canadian border.
Koochiching broke off from Itasca County and became its own county in 1906. Keith's father, Ronald (R.S.) was there to help plat the town of International Falls and at one point he was acounty commissioner.
Here are past posts about R.S. McDonald and his involvement with International Falls. You can go to the archive box on the right of this blog and search for May 2010.
- May 15, 2010 "Commissioner R.S. McDonald"
- May 10, 2010 "Ronald S. McDonald – A Dam is Built!"
- May 2, 2010 "Ronald S. McDonald or known as just R.S."
My hubby and I have visited International Falls on several occasions in 2000 and 2001 enjoying the sights and doing genealogical research.
My cousin was born and lived there but passed in 2007, at the age of 94. I met her when she was 87. She was one of the reasons I went there to visit. She was the daughter of John (Jack) and Sarah McDonald, Ronald's brother and sister-in-law. She was my father, Keith's, cousin. I have shared in this blog several of Mary's stories about her father and mother. She didn't have any stories to tell me about my family because she was about 3-4 years old when Ronald left International Falls and was too young to know them.
The first time we went to International Falls (2000)we flew from Minneapolis in an airplane with propellers and 3 seats – 1 on one side and two on the other. I remember thinking as we flew over the wild landscape below: "This is your fault Dad." Remember, my father, Keith was born in International Falls. See the post dated March 13, 2010 "A Baptism In International Falls!"
If memory serves the plane landed in Grand Rapids, MN and then continued it journey to International Falls. I spent the flight looking out the window and studying the landscape as we flew over and was fascinated by it. The plane's altitude was not the usual 32,000 feet. It seemed we were very close to the ground. I mostly saw trees, water and some open land. It looked very wild to me.
The airport in International Falls was very small. We exited the plane by walking down the steep stairs and across the field to the terminal. It was interesting to see my hubby try to make car rental arrangements.
At the Falls International Airport there is a photograph of the airport with the airplane on the ground. It is just like I remember: http://www.internationalfallsairport.com/the-airport/ After visiting International Falls we headed south to Bemidji, Pine River and Brainerd and end the trip in Minneapolis.
The second time we visited in 2001, we drove up to International Falls from Minneapolis. Our route took us to Brainerd, to Pine River, through Walker, to Bemidji, passed Blackduck and then onto International Falls. From International Falls we drove to Grand Rapids down Highway 71 and then we went east on Hwy 2. From Grand Rapids, we headed over to the eastern side of Minnesota through Cloquet and Willow River and back to Minneapolis. These were places that Ronald (R.S.) and Grace knew and lived.
On both occasions we have driven Highway 71. The road is very very straight and there are no changes in altitude. The two books I refer to below, written by Drache, were being read at the time and I know I read one of them as we drove along.
International Falls is a cool city. I enjoyed my visits there. Everything is easy to find and get too. The second time were were there a big storm was brewing and someone was mentioning twisters. I thought it was great but my hubby was not too excited and kept rushing me to the motel, as if that would help if one came.
You can go across the border over the bridge between the two big lumber companies and visit Fort Francis which is in Canada. How much of International Falls my Dad, Keith, remembered is hard to say for he was born in March 1910 and left there when he was about 5 or 6 years old.
So, I do have some idea of what the county of Koochiching is like and some familiarity with International Falls. The idea that my grandfather got caught up in a court case about land fraud seems amazing to me. I am not saying he was innocent just very interesting and I wish I had more information about the events. I have tried to piece together as much as possible but have not yet looked at court records. So I have more do to on this subject.
Here is what I have found out so far:
If you want to learn about the region of Koochiching you need to read this book: "Koochiching, Pioneering, Along the Rainy River Frontier," by Hiram M. Drache, The Interstate Printers and Publishers Inc., 1983. It has photographs which are very interesting. I particularly like the Falls before and after the dam was built. I also like pictures of the logging activities. Mr. Drache wrote a very detailed book.
If you want to know more about the land issues in the area, you might want to read this booklet about the peat or muskeg swamps in the area. At the time R.S. was there they were trying to do "ditching." The idea was to drain the land for farming. This booklet is at Google Books.
"Bulletin Volumes 16-17 Minnesota Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 16 The Peat Deposits of Minnesota," by E.K. Soper, United States Geological Survey, United State Bureau of Mines, University of Minnesota, 1919. page 172 "Koochiching County."
There are approximately one million acres of wet or swamp lands in Koochiching County, and most of this area is covered with from 2 to 20 feet of peat. The average depth of the peat in the county is about 7 feet, and there are at least 750,000 acres of muskeg swamps over which the peat will average 7 feet thick.
There are several types of peat bogs in the county, but by far the commonest is a typical muskeg swamp, forested with tamarack, or spruce, or both.
So why am I interesting in peat and muskeg swamps, well read on…
The second book is: "Taming the Wilderness, The Northern Border Country 1910-1939," by Hiram M. Drache, Interstate Publishers, Inc., 1992. Mr. Drache writes:
"Chapter IX The Unyielding Wilderness – Much of the Northern Border Country was not attractive to settlers who were interested in farming. Except for those who cut the trees and left, the homesteaders soon realized the futility of their efforts. The tree-covered muskeg virtually prohibited farming and travel in the area. To overcome the obstacles and provide the proper environment for agriculture, it was necessary to drain the land to provide roads.
Mr. Drache goes on and on for pages about the ditching problems in the area.
"These problems were compounded as land was abandoned once the timber was gone and were intensified by corruption among those involved in ditching, road construction, and financing on the local level. Illegal activity in 1916 involving as much as $200,000 in public funds caused Governor J.A.A. Burnquist to suspend County Auditor L.H. Slocum and three county commissioners – R.S. McDonald, William Harrigan, and Harold Royem…The Rev. Thomas Howard headed a group of over 100 citizens who held a mass meeting before the commissioners, asking them to explain what they had done to bring about the suspension of county officials. The group approved the governor's action and passed a resolution condemning the actions of the Northwestern Construction Company, which had received funds improperly for work on State Highway No. 5, 9, 20, and 24 and had abandoned the jobs prior to completion…Commissioners McDonald, Harrigan and Royem stood trial for knowingly letting county bonds be sold at a 5 percent discount. The investigation produced 13 indictments against Slocum; 5 against G.A. Elder, a broker; and 2 against R.S. McDonald. The case against Slocum was dismissed for lack of evidence. This undermined the county's chance of a major recovery, because it was believed that this was the strongest case it had against any of the accused. The verdicts totaled $64,744.22 of which slightly over $15,000.00 eventually was paid. There was little hope of collecting any additional amounts, because most of the individuals being sued were not financially "responsible." pg. 247.
The Footnotes at the end of the chapter are also interesting, pg. 262:
…transcript of testimony on Case #21,492, January 19, 1917 County of Koochiching vs. George A. Elder, et. al.
Note: The case number did not show up at the Minnesota Historical Society in 2007 but I believe they do have these cases now?
This reference in the Bibliography might be interesting to see:
Bibliography pg. 349: County of Koochiching vs. George A. Elder, Commercial Investment Co., John Nuveen & Co., R.S. McDonald, William Durrin, Harold Royem, and L. H. Slocum, Defendants. Transcript of Testimony of Trial at Brainerd, District Court, 15th Judicial District, commenced January 17, 1919.
The International Falls Press and Border Budget report on Thursday June 13, 1918 several articles about the county investigation (Vol. 12, No. 17). In the article on the left "Fake Reports on Cost and Result of Investigation," my grandfather's name appears four times.
Here is the continuation of the front page county investigation which overlaps some of the first photograph:
I found this online just recently: The Bemidji Daily Pioneer, 1904-1972, Sept. 9, 1916 page 8, Image 8, Library of Congress, Chronicling America. Provided by the Minnesota Historical Society. Has an article "Governor Promises Full Inquiry into Koochiching Affairs – More Officials of Koochiching County Removed by Gov. Burnquist." The article is on the front page last column and page 8 not page 4 as it says at the bottom.
I also found this tip at Google books referring to State cases?
The Executive Documents of the State of Minnesota for the Year, Forty-Seventh Annual Report of the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Minnesota to his Excellency the Governor, Part I 1918, Syndicate Printing Co., Attorney General, pg. 21, District Courts of Minnesota, Criminal Cases:
915 State vs. Slocum. Auditing and allowing a fraudulent claim against Koochiching County. Found guilty. Paid $2,000.00 fine.
920 State vs. George A. Elder. Auditing and allowing fraudulent bills to be paid out of county funds. Found guilty. Fine $5,000.00
917 State vs. R.S. McDonald, Indicted. Auditing and allowing fraudulent bills to be paid out of county funds. Koochiching county. Party left country. Extradition requested.
Again, I have a lot more research to do on these court cases. It would be interesting to see what they reveal about R.S. and his involvement and the final outcome for Keith's dad.

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Szczesny father berates Wenger
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger must take some responsibility for the drop in form of goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny - according to the player's father, himself a former Poland international.
Szczesny was axed for the Champions League game against Bayern Munich last week, with Wenger claiming the 22-year-old had been "mentally affected" by the number of games played. The Poland international was then put on the bench for the Barclays Premier League win at Swansea, where Lukasz Fabianski kept a second consecutive clean sheet.
Szczesny has joined up with the Poland squad ahead of their World Cup Group H qualifiers against Ukraine and San Marino, but Southampton keeper Artur Boruc is expected to be first choice. Maciej Szczesny - who won seven caps for Poland and helped Legia Warsaw reach the quarter-finals of the 1995-96 Champions League - said: "Wenger already started to look for the scapegoat."
In an interview with Poland's leading sport daily paper Przeglad Sportowy, Szczesny added: "It is not the way the boss should behave.
"Wojciech has had two serious injuries. He played with one in April and May (last year). He shouldn't have agreed to play that time, but the coach insisted.
"Wojciech did not train the whole week and then a warm up on Friday and played the match on Saturday. He was naturally more susceptible to minor injuries and his form was going down.
"Wenger was playing with the young man's good health and Wojciech agreed foolishly.
"In my opinion Mr Wenger messed up a lot in April and May. I don't blame the young man who went along with his coach, his current lack of form is a result of those two months.
"Then in August there was a foot (ankle) injury after which he played almost instantly.
"After seven weeks out Wojciech trained for just seven days and played the match. How on earth can he be on his highest form?"


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Books have been written about it, films have been made about it: Rwanda is best known for a genocide that claimed more than half a million lives in 1994.
But in the ensuing years, quiet changes have taken place there. So much so that "The Economist" magazine now asks: is Rwanda "Africa's Singapore?" The World Bank ranks it 45th in the world for ease of doing business, higher than any African country barring South Africa and Mauritius. And Transparency International says it is less corrupt than Greece or Italy.
The man credited with this transformation is Paul Kagame, now in his 13th year as president.
He faces a number of obstacles, however. Rwanda is landlocked between corrupt countries. It is the most densely populated country in Africa and its people earn only $1,300 a year, 1/36th of the average in the United States.
So where is Rwanda headed? Kagame joined Fareed Zakaria on Sunday's "Fareed Zakaria GPS." Here's an edited version of their conversation or download the entire show on iTunes. Or watch a web exclusive video, above, as Kagame talks about Josephy Kony.
ZAKARIA: Tell me about corruption. When people think about Africa, this is the dominant image that comes up. And when you talk to businessmen, they will often tell you this is a huge problem. How did you create a culture or is it institutions or is it laws that have made corruption decline so dramatically?
KAGAME: In our case, it's not one thing that solves the problem of corruption, it's a combination of factors. First, it is education. And people have got to talk about it. We have to discuss it, we have to show how corruption will make institutions fail to serve the way they should serve the people. At the same time, we'll have to put institutions in place, we have to put processes of accountability in place.
ZAKARIA: The system has sent a lot of people to jail for corruption. Ministers have gone to jail for corruption in Rwanda.
KAGAME: Well, we have found that people have used public funds, public money for their own use rather than for the public good. Definitely they have been held accountable by the institutions that have been put in a place to root [out] that.
ZAKARIA: How do you get these people to not be corrupt? Because in many countries, the judiciary itself is one of the most corrupt parts of the system. So, it undermines the whole process. How do you get a system in place where that corruption doesn't infect the judiciary?
KAGAME: Well, those are [difficult] questions, but we've got to start from somewhere, and the best place to start from is from the top. When you have a few people and a few leaders who are committed to fighting corruption and, for example, heading these institutions and influence those institutions to do what they should do, you find things will start happening. But it takes a lot of time, it takes a lot of effort.
ZAKARIA: There is the perception that while you have been able to institute a very good sense of rule of law in Rwanda, economic growth, it has all been done with the absence of democracy. The way "The Economist", which praises Rwanda in its article puts it, the elections are a sham. Many people feel that your party has extraordinary and unfair advantages over other parties.
KAGAME: Well, it is said like that from the outside. When you come to the country, the situation is entirely different. And in fact even partly from outside, if you look at, say, the Gallup polls that have recently been carried out in Rwanda on everything, they show the confidence that people have in the institutions, people have in the government. They all score above 85 percent. Better than you can witness in any African country or even other countries outside.
ZAKARIA: But you understand the suspicion people have. You win the elections with 95 percent of the vote. ... That's the kind of margin that Mubarak used to win with in Egypt. ... And so at least people think either you are wildly popular or there's something going on.
KAGAME: You see, but that's where the problem is. Those judging from outside would never accept that there is an issue of popularity in Rwanda or in Africa. Whenever that issue comes up, of popularity, they call it a dictatorship. They think popularity is a preserve of developed countries. But in other situations, leaders can be popular and unpopular.
ZAKARIA: And popular is one thing, but winning 95 percent of the vote is another.
KAGAME: Absolutely. But you see, you have to put all matters in context. If you take it out of context, then you lose the point. One, I have told you about outsiders coming to the country and assessing the feelings of the citizens of our country. Which they have interacted with independently and at all levels, the score is very high. This is a practical thing, this is a fact.
Now, the other is in that context, you have to know where Rwanda is coming from. Rwanda the other day, 18 years ago, starting from scratch. In fact, supposed to be a failed state. And it has come out of that. People rallied around the leadership that was there and building on their own effort and a desire to be out of this situation, this is what produces the kind of things you see.
More: Check out this web exclusive as Kagame discusses Josephy Kony and if he'll ever be captured
Fareed, Paul Kagame made a reasonable impression on your show. He spoke like a level-headed politician. He should stick to his goal of serving the people of Rwanda and securing the public good. He shouldn't end up like Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, who was also praised as he took ove three decades ago for reaching out to the white minority and his political rivals, as well as for what was considered a pragmatic approach to the country's economy.
Stop kidding. Singapore has no equal or parallels anywhere. We are very unique.
Kagame is not corrupt and imprisons corrupt officials. An African leader doing well for his people and his country. That is why Sarkozy and the west want him out accusing him of war crimes.
He was just greedy with votes, should have stuffed the ballots so he only won with 60%.
Paul Kagame is a great man and one of the world's truly great leaders. When he rescued Rwanda from the genocide, between 5% and 10% of the population had been butchered in just a few months, and ethnic hatred been simmering for decades. Now, not even 20 years later, the country is tangibly peaceful, lawful, and optimistic. Think about how incredible this is. I traveled across the entire African continent in 2010, and the transformation Rwanda has made is one of the most amazing things I saw. I salute you, Mr. Kagame. You are a true hero.
the sheer determination of the rwandese people under kagame's leadership to fight poverty is bearing fruits.i wish them the very best.rwandans,you make us,africans very proud.


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Hey guys it's Sam, and needless to say, no braggadocio intended, I'm a darn good dancer. I've mastered Dance Central and beat Dance Central 2, but that doesn't mean I'm perfect. I can't do full cartwheels or handsprings or flips (on trampolines, yes), but at least I can somersault without breaking my neck. I've seen a lot of dancing shows and said to myself, "I'm not nearly as good as them." And there are lots of kids out there that can kick my fanny anytime, anywhere in dancing. There was even an entire successful show that chronicled the lives of young aspiring dancers and the dysfunctional relationships of their mothers intertwining with that of the choreographer. There are some kinds of moms out there: Soccer moms, basketball moms, football moms. And then there are Dance Moms.
This show just hit the radar last summer and is probably my most/only-watched Lifetime show to date. Dance Moms is about the Philly-based dance studio Abby Lee Dance Company (ALDC), started by its eponymous founder Abby Lee Miller at the age of fourteen. Now an adult, she is choreographing the dance routines for six (formerly eight) young female dancers: Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler, Chloe Lukasiak, Brooke and Paige Hyland, and Nia Frazier. (Not counting Payton Ackerman. She was Brooke's replacement when she left for cheerleading tryouts, and she was kicked off the show upon Brooke's sudden return in what is now the greatest plot twist in TV history.) Two former dancers were Kendall Vertes and Vivi-Anne Stein before they both transferred to ALDC's bitter rivaled dance studio, Candy Apples. (Vivi-Anne is actually the daughter of the studio's founder, the now hated "Crazy Cathy" Stein. The scariest part is that she was a former dance mom herself!) In every episode, Abby, the dancers, and their moms go to dance competitions around the country, from ones in their own backyard to others in even Michigan. Usually, the following things occur:
- A) Something goes horribly wrong.
- B) The dance moms get into arguments, as they usually should.
- C) Everyone shuts their pieholes and the day goes by swimmingly.
At the start of the episode, there is a "Pyramid" that tracks, in Abby's eyes, how good her dancers are doing. The Pyramid has actually evoked a viewer controversy due to its negative aspects, but Abby herself has admitted that the show's producers are the makers of the Pyramid and not herself. The bottom 3 on the Pyramid are the worst of the bunch :cry:, the middle 2 are mediocre :???:, and the top 1 is the best :mrgreen:. Nia, Mackenzie, and Paige were the first at the bottom of the Pyramid, Chloe and Brooke were the first midpoint dancers, and Maddie was the first to top the charts. (Not surprising, considering she is Abby's most favored dancer. :roll:) You may notice that the most recent episode of Dance Moms was last month ("Abbygeddon", the season 2 finale), but as a lot of people ensure themselves online, the show has suddenly broken its thin ice with the cancellation bear 😈 and disappeared. 😦 Well, those people are wrong, because the third season has only begun. Next Tuesday, Dance Moms is coming back, and the anticipation has been just as heated as the dance moms' ever-continuing squabbling. Now, you're probably wondering, "Why should I care?" Well, Dance Moms has been one of the most successful Lifetime shows on the market, mister! 😡 Anyway, you can check out Dance Moms when it returns on June 5 @ 9:00 on Lifetime! (Now make a decision, this or E3? :lol:) Can't stand the wait? Check out the Dance Moms spinoff @ the Sunshine State, Dance Moms Miami, every Tuesday at 10:00 on Lifetime! 😀
Anyway, you might be disappointed by this topic :oops:, but stay tuned next Monday and you'll probably get something even better! Leave a comment below about what you'd want me to talk about next, and make sure you subscribe, rate, like, reblog, share, and stay tuned! Because do you know what Benjamin Franklin once said? "A penny saved is a penny earned." 8)
– Sam
p.s. Would You Rather o' the Week: Would you rather…be the best dancer while ugly, or the worst dancer while beautiful?
p.p.s. Random Video o' the Week: If you've been up to date with the Fine Brothers' monitoring lately, you'll hear about a new upcoming React series called Seniors React. There have been React shows starring kids, and teens, and now the sweet elderly. With the name changed to Elders React, watch as they cope and are questioned about the very viral hit that got a Kids React episode over 10 million views: the Nyan Cat. Some are vexed with the video's repetition while others are indulged by it, but either way the first-ever Elders React episode has come sooner than expected, with 1.4 million views since last Thursday, as well as very positive reception with only 1% of disliking. So this seems like a good video to dedicate the week to.
p.p.s.s. If you're bad enough to preview the show before it even releases, then go to http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/dance-moms to get to the show's official site and check out an official sneak peek of a brand-new season three episode! Among this, you can check out other things like the show's app, the dance moms' blogs, tours of the dance moms' homes, never-before-seen photos, the show's "dance dictionary", the weekly "Top Mom" competition, and even biographies behind the dance moms and Abby Lee herself! This is something you don't want to miss, comrade. 😉


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2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution is now available worldwide for PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and in North America for Nintendo DS. This is the first title in the award-winning Civilization series designed and created specifically for current generation console and handheld systems. Developed by 2K's renowned Firaxis Games studio, Civilization Revolution ushers forth a new generation of strategic global domination, streamlined for players covering a wide range of ages and skill levels.
"It's really exciting to bring the Civilization series to the console and handheld market in a whole new way," said Sid Meier, director of creative development at Firaxis Games. "By starting the design from scratch, we were able to ensure Civilization Revolution has the fast paced aspect console gamers crave, while still delivering the strategic element fans of the series expect."
In 1991, Sid Meier put computer gaming on the map when he delivered Civilization to the PC gaming world, launching the "God Game" genre and creating one of the most award-winning and addictive strategy series of all time. Built specifically for console and handheld systems, Civilization Revolution features the franchise's fastest pick-up-and-play action to date and still honors the most beloved elements from the core series: strategic global reign and encounters with history's most intrepid leaders. An intuitive tutorial has been designed to ease newcomers into the world of Civilization Revolution while varying difficulty levels are included that provide challenges to players of all skill levels. Civilization Revolution also takes advantage of the console architecture, providing a graphically and acoustically advanced experience that immerses players in the world of Civilization. Civilization Revolution for Nintendo DS delivers an experience that shares the same game core and features as its console counterparts
In the new streamlined and intuitive multiplayer component, players can log on to the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live online entertainment network or Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and challenge other fans worldwide to determine the greatest ruler. PlayStation Network and Xbox Live users will also be able to download multiplayer maps and scenarios, and all three platforms support the Game of the Week online feature which provides new challenges every week after launch.
2K Games and Firaxis are proud to expand the Civilization tradition with Civilization Revolution which is rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and older by the ESRB and is now available for the PlayStation 3 system, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS.
For more information, log on to www.civilizationrevolution.com/
About Firaxis Games
Firaxis Games is one of the world's premier game development studios, and home of legendary designer Sid Meier. Firaxis has developed some of the most successful and award-winning computer and video games on the market today including; 2005 PC Game of the Year - Sid Meier's Civilization IV, the expansions Civilization IV: Warlords, and Civilization IV: Beyond The Sword, the blockbuster Sid Meier's Civilization III series, Sid Meier's Pirates! (PC, Xbox and PSP), Sid Meier's SimGolf and Sid Meier's Railroads!. Firaxis legacy titles include the Sid Meier's Civil War Series! (Gettysburg!, Antietam!, and South Mountain), and the Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri series. In 2005, Firaxis Games was acquired by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., joining its 2K publishing label. The company has just released Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution for console and handheld platforms.
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Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games for the PC, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment systems, PSP (PlayStation Portable) system, Xbox 360 and Xbox video game and entertainment systems from Microsoft, Wii, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance. The Company publishes and develops products through its wholly owned labels Rockstar Games, 2K Games, 2K Sports and 2K Play; and distributes software, hardware and accessories in North America through its Jack of All Games subsidiary. Take-Two's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at www.take2games.com.
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In the Holy Qur'an fasting has been prescribed from dawn to sunset in the lunar month of Ramadhan. It is a discipline which promotes righteousness and makes it easier for a seeker to scale spiritual heights. One who is fasting becomes aware of all Divine bounties, and fasting thus helps one to employ them beneficiently.
2:184. O ye who believe ! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may guard against evil.
2:185. The prescribed fasting is for a fixed number of days, but whoso among you is sick or on a journey, shall fast the same number of other days; and for those who are able to fast only with great difficulty, is an expiation – the feeding of a poor man. And whoso does good of his own accord it is better for him. And fasting is good for you, if you only knew.


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Illinois has big problems.
Years of fiscal mismanagement and incompetent leadership have compromised the state's economic future.
Illinois' five public pension systems are underfunded by more than $100 billion.
The state ended 2013 with more than $7 billion in unpaid bills.
lllinois' credit rating has been downgraded five times since 2011, meaning taxpayers must pay much more in interest when the state borrows money.
Moody's Analytics predicted that Illinois will be dead last among all 50 U.S. states in job growth in 2014.
It's clear that those running state government have failed and change is long past due.
On March 18, Republican primary voters have an opportunity to select the candidate they want to run against Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn in the November general election.
State Sens. Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard are making a second run for the office. (Brady won the GOP nomination four years ago before losing a close election to Quinn.) Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford also is running, though his campaign has been rocked by sexual harassment charges leveled by a former staffer. Rounding out the field is businessman Bruce Rauner, whom we endorse.
Rauner is not a career politician. In fact, this is his first run for public office. He supports term limits and, if he is elected, pledges to serve only two terms.
He's independently wealthy and will not be beholden to the special interest groups that have helped to corrupt Springfield. He will not be afraid to stand up to the powerful public employee unions that have resisted change. His wealth was not given to him. He earned it during a lifelong career as an investor and businessman.
Rauner is blunt when assessing the state's many problems. Workers' compensation is crushing businesses and an impediment to job growth. Despite a recent reform measure, public pensions are overly generous and unsustainable in the long term. The state's tax system is unduly burdensome to both taxpayers and businesses and needs to be reformed.
Rauner knows big changes need to be made to get the state back on the right path.
Despite the many challenges – and the fact that whoever wins the governor's seat more than likely will have to work with Speaker Michael Madigan, Senate President John Cullerton and a Democrat-controlled General Assembly – Rauner is confident he can get the job done.
He has a genuine love for Illinois and a desire to improve the quality of life here.
Rauner also knows his limitations. He admits that he himself doesn't have all of the answers, but he promises to surround himself with the best and brightest and work as hard as necessary to succeed, just as he has in his professional life.
Rauner has the energy, the charisma and the financial backing to stand up to Quinn in the fall and win.
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Story highlights
- On Sunday, users found sexual content instead of educational fare
- Two user names were listed as the hackers; at least one has denied it
- Channel was restored about 11 a.m. on Monday
"Sesame Street's" YouTube channel was back online and spreading wholesome, child-friendly messages Monday, a day after hackers appeared to have reprogrammed the venerable children's show pages with porn.
The show's channel was taken offline Sunday afternoon, and visitors were greeted with a message from the video website informing them it had been shut down "due to repeated or severe violations of our community guidelines." Users who accessed the account earlier had found explicit sex videos instead of Muppets.
"We apologize for any inconvenience our audience may have experienced yesterday on our Sesame Street YouTube channel," read a message on the channel's home page, which appeared to have been restored around 11 a.m. ET.
"Our channel was temporarily compromised, but we have since restored our original line-up of the best classic Sesame Street video clips featuring Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, and the rest of the fuzzy, feathered, and googly-eyed friends you remember from childhood."
YouTube, which routinely declines to comment on individual user accounts, issued a brief statement Sunday noting that the Google-owned video site prohibits graphic content and removes inappropriate posts as soon as they become aware of them. A spokeswoman referred to the same statement on Monday.
A message posted on the page before the content was removed claimed responsibility in the names of two YouTube users, one of whom denied involvement in a statement on his own page.
"I did not hack Sesame Street. I am an honest YouTuber," the user, identified as "MrEdxwx," posted on his account. "I work hard to make quality gameplay videos, and most important I respect the community guidelines."
The message on "Sesame Street's" page also noted that parents who want to watch videos with their children "in a safe, child-friendly environment" can also do so on the show's website.


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Carol-ing, carol-ing through the Hood, to Grandmother's house we ride. Cause Granny likes to spike the cider with homemade hooch, from what we've heard.
TBAG Second Saturdays presents the annual Holiday Lights Ride on Saturday December 8th.
When: Saturday 12/8 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Tempe Beach Park, NW corner of Rio Salado and Mill Ave
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It meets, as always, at the entrance of Tempe Beach Park, NW corner of Rio Salado and Mill Avenue in Tempe. Because of the early sunset we will MEET at 6:30pm and the ride will DEPART by 7pm.
First on the List is a beachside viewing of the Fantasy of Lights Boat Parade at Tempe Town Lake. Then the ride will wind through neighborhoods and look at the pretty (or corny) seasonal light displays.
Wear something warm, preferably red and trimmed in white fur. Trim your bike with tinsel and jingle bells. After our cheeks grow nice and rosy, we'll end our ride at Papago Brewing Company for wassail.
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President Obama got it exactly right when he said that we couldn't go back to an economy in which the banks captured 40% of corporate profits. We needed an economy built on a new foundation.
Well, financial profits are soaring — up a staggering 240% over last year. And have reached about 28% of all corporate profits.
Banks aren't making this money by increasing lending to companies in the real economy. They are cleaning up borrowing 0% money from the Federal Reserve and using it to buy Treasuries that pay out much more. Nice work if you can get it.
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When master of business administration student Brandon Rogers recently returned from a study tour to China, he summarized the value of international study for students. "Penn State would do well to continue leading such trips," he said, "especially considering the profound impact it had on not only my business perspective of the second largest economy in the world but on the way we all, whether Chinese or American, are still looking to create a better life for ourselves and our families."
Rogers was one of 62 Penn State Harrisburg students and four faculty members who, over spring break, passed on relaxing during the time off and instead traveled around the world to complement their classroom studies, volunteer their time to humanitarian work, experience new cultures, and visit locations of intrigue. Rogers' group went to China, while another travelled to Guatemala, and a third to England, all returning with new perspectives on themselves and others.
"Being geared toward a career in entrepreneurial business, I am anticipating a lot of travel. I felt that getting my feet wet with a trip to the second largest country in the world by gross domestic profit was a good way to get acquainted with foreign business practice," Rogers said.
Master of business administration student Leo Knepper looked forward to the trip as "a great way to see beyond the headlines in the newspaper or the version of China depicted in the nightly news." He also said he hoped to sample authentic foods, including some of the country's more adventurous fare.
The business-focused, nine-day study tour took students to Shanghai, Xian and Beijing, where they visited global companies, including the Pennsylvania-based Hershey Company. The group also visited Chinese cultural heritage sites: The Great Wall, Tian'Anmen Square and the Forbidden City.
The trip met Knepper's goals. He said it put into perspective the economic development that has taken place in China. His culinary goals were fulfilled, too, as he sampled cuisine that included spicy frogs.
The study tour to Guatamala had a humanitarian foundation. Penn State Harrisburg students taught Guatemalan schoolchildren, met with The Mayan Families Organization, and helped build stoves with adequate venting to improve the air quality in local homes. Students on the tour also learned about the Guatemalan textile and folk art industries, spent time in Antigua and Panajachel, and visited The Ixchel Museum of Mayan Textiles, Lake Atitlán, and a famous indigenous market in Chichicastenango.
An undergraduate science major, Rosanny Reyes said she most enjoyed reaching out to help Guatemala's people and learning the country's culture. She said meeting with and reading to Mayan schoolchildren was a highlight, and she now plans to pursue similar endeavors in the future.
"…I would love to go back and become a volunteer teacher at a school or help one of the medical programs advocate women's reproductive rights," she said.
Finance students on the eight-day London tour became familiar with the U.K. banking system, financial and derivatives markets, and international capital markets, meeting with the British Banker's Association and touring The London Stock Exchange, Goldman Sachs, and The Bank of England Museum. Students also toured The Tower of London, Westminster Abby, St. Paul's Cathedral, and Oxford University.
Aaron Richmond, also a master of business administration student, saw the trip as practical experience for his future career, providing access into European culture through corporate visits and sightseeing. For Richmond, the value of studying abroad can be summarized simply. "Hands-on is the best way to learn," he said.
Next year Penn State Harrisburg will offer study tours to China, England, India, Italy and Peru. Visit the Office of International Programs webpage for more information.


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Made for All of UsJuly 05, 2005
Accessible design, unobtrusive scripting, and terrible cell phone browsers.
From all accounts, the recent @Media conference in London was a smash hit. One take-away that has appeared everywhere is a renewed interest in accessibility issues. Given the creation of the WaSP ATF and resulting discussion, the eye being kept on the under-development WCAG2, the interest in zoom layouts, and even the questioning of what we know, there's a lot going on right now.
At the moment, accessibility practices attempt to assist those with disabilities. This is a reasonable starting point. A founding goal of the web, after all, is to allow access to anyone, anywhere, at any time, on any device. It's going to take a lot of work to get there, but if you're looking for the ultimate definition of accessibility, that's it. Over the long term, the concept of accessibility must become this broader definition.
During the recent North American long weekend, I spent time out of town, sans computer. Accessing any web site on the cell phone I'm cursed with is an exercise in frustration, however I had time one afternoon to make a determined attempt to use various sites. Those built with standards worked. Those built with accessibility in mind worked well. Those built by developers stuck in 1997-era development habits were completely useless.
As a normal user on a desktop browser, I observe no problems with this application. As a remote user without access to the same level of technology I'm accustomed to, I can't even use it. Solving this problem would mean employing methods to make the site work without CSS, without script, and essentially allow unstyled and unscripted HTML to accomplish the same task. Funny enough, doing so would likely boost the overall accessibility of the site as well, allowing users with assistive devices to accomplish the same goals in a similar fashion.
Of course, this isn't an easy thing to accomplish. Retrofitting an existing application is tough, and building the same thing twice isn't cost-effective. Those advocating unobtrusive javascript will likely suggest that you should ideally build your application without script at first, and enhance with script afterward. Unfortunately this will collide head-on with most development schedules and methodologies. A middle ground is needed, some process of maintaining graceful degradation throughout the development of a project.
So for me, the obvious take-away in all of this is that, by building sites and applications in an accessible manner, the payoff will extend beyond the immediately obvious. The question remaining is, how do we go about doing so? Though there are lingering doubts about the effects of CSS on assistive technologies, a properly-built site will degrade gracefully when CSS isn't rendered; there is clean-up work yet to do to solidify the particulars, but we have figured out that the separation of structure and presentation goes a long way to accomplishing this goal.
But what about scripting? The myth persists that Javascript is inaccessible, but it doesn't have to be. There is yet plenty of work to be done toward figuring out just how accessible it can be made, but I'm willing to wager that the separation of structure and behaviour will ultimately prove a healthy start. I've yet to read the books on this topic by Stuart Langridge (published 2005) and Jeremy Keith (coming soon), but I'll bet answers to my remaining questions start in there.
Glen C.: Thanks for the pointer to IYHY. I'm adding it to Stylegala right now. Great work B. Adam! It's all about the server-side action…
I just compared a few sites of noted standards-conscious designers and without server-side preprocessing, they were all virtually unreadable on my Treo (hence my documented skepticism about using pure CSS to sculpt mobile devices), and after preprocessing on IYHY, they look fantastic.
Great article! One thing that we all must consider is to _just_say_no_ to this proliferation of UA-sensing apps, that send different markup depending on what browser you have to account for capabilities.
B. Adam - Foshizzle. 100% agree, but if we do our due dilligence, we can be prepared for when they catch up. Not taking the time now to develop for the future because "no one supports it" or "I want this functionality so I won't support them" and placing the blame elsewhere (not saying you do, but some do) isn't quite the answer. Graceful degradation and forward compatibility is.
If that application you wrote about is the one I suspect, I guess you should point out that _that_ service is still in beta. ;)
Dmitri: I don't know about that. The evil side of UA-sensing is when people write major portions of their apps/sites with proprietary non-compliant code and serve up braindead garbage to UAs that can't or won't support that stuff… but the *good* side of UA-sensing is exactly the sort of thing B. Adam has put together: sending simplified code to devices at a clear rendering disadvantage from "the norm".
There is nothing wrong with UA-sensing as long as you're not using it as an excuse to write exclusionary code.
Mike, can I both agree and disagree with you at the same time? :)
I just fed one of sites I designed through IYHY, and guess what? The exact same markup came back, save for the lone IMG tag and an input element, which IYHY chose to strip (why, by the way?).
I am convinced that even with today's UA limitations, there's no need to do UI sensing on the server side.
It's not kosher from the semantics standpoint, it's not kosher from the REST architecture standpoint, and it gives devs to a false sense of comfort that leads them to developing the garbage you were talking about.
Ok, "I am convinced" sounds a tad too strong. How about "I believe"? Better yet, "I would really love to believe"? :)
Dimitri: While the site you coded is very well done (I'm not publishing the URL here because as you mentioned in your e-mail to me, it's not public yet), it's just over 40k when downloaded raw to my Treo and is tough to use because of all the horizontal scrolling.
When run through IYHY, however, it's only 7k and looks perfectly formatted for a wireless device.
My point here being: You are a very good coder. You did everything you were supposed to do with regards to separating style from content. And yet, because of the inadequacies of the mobile world, your site still doesn't work optimally on wireless devices without some server-side preprocessing.
JavaScript is not inaccessible in itself, but relying on client-side scripting can make a site inaccessible to certain groups of users.
With a web application, it may sometimes be difficult to get by without js, but with regular (static) pages you shouldn't have to have js to be able to navigate the site.
(iyhy.com seems to show my site as-is minus the CSS, but it also changes the encoding declaration which makes the Swedish version quite hard to use.)
Funny you should mention this because Benjamin Adam Howell just found out the solution for his mobile problems (http://www.benjaminadam.com/archives/2005/07/05/make-the-web-mobile-with-iyhy). I know it's a bit of a tangent, but it's still relevant.
iyhy.com seems to be exactly what I was thinking of creating for myself after this weekend, before I decided the effort probably wasn't worth the use I'd get out of it. Good find, I'll have to bookmark it on my mobile browser!
Very interesting thoughts, indeed. I've recently had some trouble convincing others (and myself) at times of the benefits of accessibility in web application development. It always comes down to a combination of audience, budget and client needs.
However, I'm right there with you on the benefits of doing something right up front, so Making It Work won't be so hard down the road.
A very popular web app developed with AJAX in mind (probably the same you referenced) shortly after release, publicized a mobile version. My thoughts were "Why not develop with accessibiliity and standards in mind so alternate versions and rework aren't necessary?"
A number of the recent projects I've completed have been 95% done by the time the client said "Oh, and we want it to work on a Blackberry" to which I was able to say "it already does."
Thanks for the plug, Glen. But I don't write tangents, I write "thought provoking pieces" ;)
The great thing about IYHY is that it makes all our sites (meaning CSS and web standards-oriented designers/developers) look great when compared to Amazon, Ebay and all the other table-based monstrosities.
A CEO may never view source and his eyes might glaze right over when you utter the word "semantics" in a meeting – but maybe showing him what a site like Mezzoblue looks like in IYHY when compared to Amazon will get his attention. Maybe.
Lance: Us developing sites for mobile browsers won't ever be the problem – it's everybody else's refusal to spend the extra time and money to make mobile browsing better that's the problem. That's the main reason I made IYHY.
Progressive enhancement is probably the best strategy when building standards based websites. The main reason why is that it is designed to serve the biggest common denominator first. You can enhance your web pages with CSS or JavaScript for those who support it, but for those who don't, it it just plain vanilla (X)HTML, offering a basic interface that consists of text, images, links and forms.
When it comes to DOM scripting, unobtrusive techniques and feature detection are techniques that fit well within the philosophy of progressive enhancement.
Progressive enhancement is probably a better strategy than graceful degradation, because with the latter you often only figure out afterwards how to make your page accessible and often only for certain support scenarios. Besides that, it doesn't really offer a common solution on how to make pages accessible, this will often be dependent on the context.
Does it fit into development budgets? Why not? With progressive enhancement the main implication is that you have a generic starting point and that you design for multiple scenarios. However this doesn't automatically mean this would double the cost. If you want to have a styled page, you would have to develop a style sheet anyway, if you want your site to behave a certain way, you would need to develop a DOM script. Developing and testing for accessibility would probably only cost a little bit extra.
If it comes to complex AJAX based applications using a one page interface, the implications could be bigger. If you would have to start with multiple page forms and enhance this into a one page dynamic interface, this could mean you would have to develop two different applications. Is it ok not to offer a complex application for those who don't support JavaScript? It probably is.
IYHY is the best solution I have seen since Opera's small screen rendering, and I bet I am going to use it a lot. It nicely solves display issues in this huge percentage of cases when a handheld's web browser doesn't support standards well enough and/or if designers have not designed their pages with mobile browsers in mind. On the other hand it currently doesn't discriminate between this negative scenario and all positive cases where pages are designed for handhelds and run in browsers that do support standards well.
Mike: You and your realities ruin everything! :) Of course you're right. I see exactly what you mean.
Hi, I'm not clear on one of the early parts yet… why is it that you'd like to rename device-independence as "accessibility"? That's the part I don't really understand yet, thanks.
I have a Sony Ericsson K500i telephone with a (X)HTML compatible browser.
The real problem is screenwidth on that thing: it accepts the CSS width attribute and everything is unreadable at once.
I don't think I ever will read full length websites on it, but it is nice to take a quick look the train services webpage to see if I can expect trouble on my way home or not (which happens a lot).
However, using some pretty simple styling when attaching a handheld style solves all problems on the phone. If every phonemaker/device maker would make sure that handheld stylesheets can be used, that would make a huge difference in practical use: webpage or web application.
I really think designing websites for cellular phones equiped with a browser is just too much. Of course text-based information such as weather, agenda, etc…. is surely ideal for PDA, cellular phones.
But I will never use such a device …
What kind of phone did you try with and was it Opera on it? Opera has this thing of reformatting the page to fit the small screen, but I have never tried it.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 85 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
Saros Solutions
This is a new business offering web services: development, SEO, marketing.
The word "Saros" is derived from the Saros Cycle which is a measurement of time between Solar Eclipses so I would like the logo to be based on the idea of an Eclipse. Images are attached of miscellaneous eclipses. It's not required you use one of the images they are just examples of eclipses.
Small businesses and individuals looking for online consulting, web services and online marketing.
The logo should be creative and eye pleasing but also professional. No cartoonish characters or fonts, but something abstract could work with the eclipse if necessary.
The text in the logo will read "Saros Solutions". You may layout the text however you want to best serve your design of the logo. Ideally "Saros" should be emphasized but again if the logo works better with it all the same go for it.
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Lectio Divina, literally meaning "divine reading," is an ancient practice of praying the Scriptures. During Lectio Divina, the practitioner listens to the text of the Bible with the "ear of the heart," as if he or she is in conversation with God, and God is suggesting the topics for discussion. The method of Lectio Divina includes moments of reading (lectio), reflecting on (meditatio), responding to (oratio) and resting in (contemplatio) the Word of God with the aim of nourishing and deepening one's relationship with the Divine.
Like Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina cultivates contemplative prayer. Unlike Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina is a participatory, active practice that uses thoughts, images and insights to enter into a conversation with God. Lectio Divina also is distinguished from reading the Bible for edification or encouragement, Bible study, and praying the scriptures in common, which are all useful but separate practices.
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Lectio Divina is an ancient practice from the Christian contemplative heritage. It was made a regular practice in monasteries by the time of St. Benedict in the 6th century. The classical practice of Lectio Divina can be divided into two forms: monastic and scholastic. The scholastic form was developed in the Middle Ages and divides the process of Lectio Divina into four hierarchical, consecutive steps: reading, reflecting, responding and resting. The monastic form of Lectio Divina is a more ancient method in which reading, reflecting, responding and resting are experienced as moments rather than steps in a process. In this form, the interaction among the moments is dynamic and the movement through the moments follows the spontaneous prompting of the Holy Spirit. To allow for this spontaneity, Lectio Divina was originally practiced in private.
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Pavement | 06/01/10
Quarantine The Past: The Best Of Pavement comes out on Domino on March 8th. The 23 track album spans the entirety of Pavement's career from 1989 to 1999, from the scratchy and mysterious sounds of their early vinyl-only releases to the rich, multilayered warmth of their final recordings.
Preorder direct from Domino - http://www.dominorecordco.com/uk/albums/06-01-10/quarantine-the-past-the-best-of-pavement/
Quarantine The Past lands in stores as Pavement embark on their first live appearances since the fall of 1999. Dates begin in New Zealand on March 1 and continue through Australia, UK and Europe over the spring and summer, with 4 dates at London's Brixton Academy in May and the band curating and performing at All Tomorrow's Parties.
We are holding a Guess The Track Listing Contest. The album contains 23 tracks, all previously released, and the first track is "Gold Soundz" (MP3 of remastered version below). Prizes will be awarded as follows:
FIRST PRIZE for the track listing closest to the actual track listing
SECOND PRIZE for the most imaginative track listing
FOUR RUNNERS-UP in either of the above two categories (4 runner-up prizes total)
First prize will be a pair of tickets, with flights and hotel rooms, to see Pavement at Central Park Summerstage on Tuesday, September 21, 2009. Plus a complete set of Pavement 12" vinyl.
Second prize will be having your track listing pressed up in a special limited-edition vinyl double LP for Record Store Day (April 17). You will receive 5 copies of your best of selection. Plus a complete set of Pavement 12" vinyl.
Runner-up prizes will be complete sets of Pavement 12" vinyl.
To participate, please click the below link and enter your choice of 23 tracks (remember, the first one is "Gold Soundz"): http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/2010/01/05/pavement-quarantine-the-past/.
Deadline for entries is 2 weeks from today: TUESDAY, JANUARY 19.
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Patel & Patel Indian Grocery is attracting customers looking for authentic Indian foods.
At first glance, Fall River wouldn't seem like the most likely spot for an Indian market, but Patel & Patel Indian Grocery, at 856 North Main St., is drawing customers from near and far, said owner Brijesh Patel.
He and his wife, Niragi Patel, opened the market selling primarily Indian and Pakistani food a few weeks ago and so far, the response has been positive, even for those customers who have little knowledge of Indian fare.
By his estimates, there's more than 800 Indian and Pakistani families within 20 miles and there's nothing like this market for 25 miles, according to Brijesh "Sunny" Patel.
And for the most part, those families cook meals three times a day, he added.
A 20-pound bag of basmati rice could easily get used up by an extended Indian family within a couple weeks and the same goes for the 8-pound bags of lentils, split peas, and beans that are common in Indian fare. Yogurt, a staple for sauces and beverages, is sold in five-pound containers. And while anyone who has dabbled in making Indian food has purchased a jar of curry spice, this market sells all of the individual spices that make up each family's personal curry blends. The tea selection includes loose tea leaves and powdered varieties of black and green teas. And for bakers, there's a dizzying array of flours from those used in desserts, to multi-grain chappati flour.
Fresh vegetables include those common to mainstream markets (potatoes, garlic and ginger) and more exotic varieties such as karela, a bitter gourd that's especially beneficial to one's health, he said. Mango, a favorite for snacks, meals, and in the traditional mango lasse (the Indian version of a yogurt-based smoothie) is sold fresh by the case, or in a concentrated pulp. There's also pre-made mango lasses, in the refrigerated section.
The Indian market also has the frozen varieties of traditional Indian vegetables to make "semi" from-scratch meals, which Niragi Patel said she uses from time to time as a busy business owner. For even more convenience, they sell frozen meals, breads and sandwiches and treats such as the preservative-free cashew raisin ice cream. A variety of treats are sold in the refrigerated case
There's also boxed mixes, sauces, and relishes to make traditional Indian dishes such as chicken tikka masala, butter chicken, and biryani masala.
And for those customers who have no idea about Indian food? Niragi said they're more than willing to offer suggestions or advice. For starters, she suggests some "fast food," such as one of the pre-made hot samosas, a type of handheld pie filled with potatoes, carrots and peas. For now, they sell those hot every day, and in the coming weeks, they expect to begin selling more hot food.
Patel & Patel Grocery is the couple's fourth business on North Main Street. They also own Sunny's Convenience Store at 562 North Main St., Low Price Convenience at 870 North Main St., in the same shopping center as the new market, and Sun and Shine Convenience at 1447 North Main St.


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Banning Cameras at Birth
I'm sure most of us have already weighed in on Meritus Medical Center's ban on cameras (of any kind) in labor and delivery, allowed to turn on no earlier than five minutes after the birth.
"On Nov. 1, Meritus Medical Center implemented a policy prohibiting video, film and still photography of deliveries until five minutes after birth. The change is intended to protect patient privacy and reduce potential staff distractions, said Jody Bishop, administrative director of the department that includes the hospital's birthing center."
They go on to blah blah blah about patient safety -"The intent is for the physicians and midwives and staff to be able to focus on the delivery itself and on the safety of the mom and baby."
Yeah, like anyone believes that.
Today, I finally read an article that included commentary by a medical malpractice attorney. Brian McKeen says (on ABCnews.com):
"There's no question in my mind or in the minds of other colleagues who I've worked with on the obstetrical side that hospitals are doing this so as not to have a piece of evidence generated that can be used against them in a court of law," McKeen told ABC World News. "They do it to hide the truth."
"...video and photos from a delivery can help in deciding a medical malpractice case.
"It may show that the physician complied with the standard care and engaged in all the appropriate maneuvers, or it may show the physician did not engage in the appropriate maneuvers and or used excessive force and caused the birth injury," he said.
McKeen said that if a patient isn't permitted to photograph or videotape a birth when they want to, they should find another doctor.
I agree.
While I suspect most people don't want to be filmed while they work, I'd venture a guess to say most people are taped on their jobs. Might being taped change one's behavior? Isn't that something many/most of us would like to see in hospital births?
Can you imagine?!
Obstetric violence would plummet. Strong-arming would virtually disappear. Snotty comments would be replayed on YouTube.
Women might actually be treated humanely.
Imagine that.


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The Coalition of Independent Arts gathers all artists and initiatives working in freelance structures in the fields of art in the city of Berlin. No matter what genre or format everybody is working in, we collaborate for a strengthening and higher financial support for independent art production. The claims are adressed to the Berlin Senate and all decicion makers of the city and include raising the budget of funding, a different approach to public real estate, a minimum wage for producing artists, transparancy and solidarity among institutional facilities and independent artists.
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