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The Great New York Times Website Blackout of 2013: A Twitter Oral History
A news site crashes, a social media community snarks.
A little before lunchtime, one beautiful summer day, visitors to the New York Times website were met with this troublesome error message.
The website was down, other outlets soon reported, as was its internal email services. The news and tech community had no choice but to turn to Twitter in order to express their fear and anxiety over being deprived the Times's compelling stories about the discovery of Brooklyn and Millennial hook up culture. Frustration soon turned to humor, with anyone with a keyboard and an Internet connection using the opportunity to take a light-hearted, 140-character swipe at The Grey Lady.
GUYS, NYTimes dot com is down, so The Times is not ON IT.
— The Times Is On It (@NYTOnIt) August 14, 2013
WHO'S REACHED THEIR ARTICLE LIMIT NOW, http://t.co/aZZmjkCvlM????????
— Nick Greene (@NickGreene) August 14, 2013
There were jokes about the website's layout (and its competitor NPR's site redesign).
Love the new http://t.co/0VhTwMrBOT layout. So simple. Clean.
— Eric Lach (@ericlach) August 14, 2013
The NYTimes Website right now has taken the need for "more white space" a little too literally.
— Nick Bilton (@nickbilton) August 14, 2013
http://t.co/PybjFTgDfW is down the instant http://t.co/mWm7HlsIVw's redesign is up! Coincidence? Or the best evil scheme ever? #nprlaunch
— Eric Westby (@ewestby) August 14, 2013
There were jokes about the Times's signature headline phrasing.
For website, a period of unforeseen downtime
— Matthew Zeitlin (@MattZeitlin) August 14, 2013
In New York, A Broken Newspaper Website
— Jeffrey Young (@JeffYoung) August 14, 2013
On a Website, A 404 Error
— delrayser (@delrayser) August 14, 2013
On Twitter, the Same Comma Joke
— Paul Werdel (@prwerdel) August 14, 2013
There were Obama jokes.
Obama's America pic.twitter.com/LWF1FwXEeB
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) August 14, 2013
#NObama RT @SabrinaSiddiqui: Who killed the NYTimes?
— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) August 14, 2013
And jokes connecting it to every other media story this week, including (in order of most to least importance) the Jeff Bezos Washington Post purchase,
What, you thought Jeff Bezos was going to buy the Post and play defense?
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) August 14, 2013
the launch of Bustle,
Thank GOD the womenfolk have Bustle while the New York Times is down!
— Rakesh Satyal (@rakeshsatyal)
August 14, 2013
and Brian Stelter's omnipresence.
Click through to http://t.co/VN6NKfwacQ,: "Oh hey, this site isn't working?" Guy next to me: "Actually it is. I'm Brian Stelter."
— Myles Tanzer (@mylestanzer) August 14, 2013
And remember print newspapers, guys?
My @nytimes website crash back-up plan -- pic.twitter.com/gVXWAEbo4s
— Nolan Hicks (@ndhapple) August 14, 2013
This would be a good time to be an NYT print subscriber.
— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) August 14, 2013
'Throwback Wednesdays' at the NYT continues, in which customers have to actually buy the paper and reporters must use the Yellow Pages.
— Dan Frosch (@djfroschNYT) August 14, 2013
Of course, some tried to do some serious reporting, with Fox News calling it a cyberattack.
Breaking: Website of @NYTimes is under #cyber attack, source tells @FoxBusiness - $NYT #DDoS
— Matt Egan (@MattMEgan5) August 14, 2013
But the New York Times said that the crash likely came from an internal glitch...
We believe the outage is the result of an internal issue, which we expect to be resolved soon. (2/3)
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 14, 2013
...which led to more jokes.
Apparently Times outage is not a cyberattack. Meaning Fox News is wrong. Shockingly.
— Henry Fountain (@henryfountain) August 14, 2013
Soon enough, the site slowly began working again. But America will never be the same after the Great NYTimes.com Blackout of 2013. Never forget.
Looks like http://t.co/4fASL44vMX has returned. But remember those few glorious hours when no one could tweet that George Saunders speech.
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) August 14, 2013
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The Walking Dead Episode 202
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Carl is alive - but barely. Otis, the man who shot him accidentally, directs them to Hershel's farm. Once he is assured that Carl was not bit, he sets to work saving Carl's life. The buck slowed down the bullet, but it broke up inside Carl, leaving at least six pieces scattered within the boy. Luckily Rick is the same blood type as Carl, because he needs a transfusion. Rick wants Lori there, but Shane tells him that he can't leave Carl. Hershel can't do anything more with the equipment he has on hand. The nearest place he can think of for supplies is the high school, which was set up as an emergency center when the zombie plague began. Otis - once an EMT - heads out with Shane to collect supplies. They find the high school to still be overrun with zombies. The guys distract the walkers with flares and make it into the medical trailer. Supplies gathered, they make a break for it and the walkers become runners. They make it into the high school and pull the metal security gate. But those bolts are awfully loose....
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Rick is in utter shock when Carl gets shot. With all they have been through, staving off disease, fighting off zombie attacks, and hunting down basic human necessities, "You don't expect to be shot." T-Dog has a similar reaction, completely separate from Rick: "Isn't that the way. The world is going to hell and I get done in by a cut on my arm."
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Louis Dunn comments on the shootings in Newtown
"Pupils were all shot multiple times with a semiautomatic, officials say." New York Times Sunday edition (December 16, 2012). Guardian artist Louis Dunn comments. Click on the artwork to view the full-size image.
I suspect not.
Are you suggesting that it makes zero sense for a designated staff member or security officer in each school to consider the same policy that we deem prudent for our air safety?
Only a small percentage of pilots are armed. According to this linked website, only 3% of all flights have two armed pilots: http://www.secure-skies.org/armedpilotcosts.php.
Granted that the following article is from 2008, but at that time, only 10.8% of all pilots were authorized to carrry guns, and "the TSA projects the program to grow to 16.5% of eligible pilots by the year 2011:" http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-03-31-armed-pilots_N.htm
Pilots who are adequately trained can be armed, but their decision to carry a gun is voluntary, and if the TSA projected that only 16.5% of eligible pilots were armed in 2011, it is unlikely that the pilot of every plane carries a gun now.
If Anonymous has different information, I hope he will share it to back up his statement.
locked and stowed on the flight, to be used in an emergancy. AFAIK, it's never happened. Planes also carry emergency cash and other items in case the plane is diverted or unforeseen event occur.
That said, it may have changed since armed marshalls started flying on selected routes.
did fire his accidentally, shooting a bullet through the fuselage: http://articles.cnn.com/2008-03-26/us/pilot.gun_1_federal-flight-deck-of...
would have to ban cars, planes, baseball bats and electrical appliances.
Do we post armed security guards at every movie theater, every school, every shopping area, every law office, every post office, every possible place there can ever be a mass shooting? That would be ridiculous, undesireable, and not even possible.
Not to mention ineffective. There was armed security at VA Tech, but it didn't stop the shooter there. And the local Newton police came out with a statement yesterday in response to the NRA's absurd suggestion, saying that the shooter was so heavily armed that they wouldn't have been able to stop him... at least not before he killed a lot of people.
Much better and simpler would be just to get rid of the military-style assault weapons.
out of the hands of criminals. In fact, CT has a ban on assault weapons and it was totally ineffective in this case.
And in case you haven't noticed, we do have a lot of security guards - armed and not - in many places including government offices whoich of course the politicians vote for themselves. As if they're the most vital people to protect??!!
Violent crime is actually down in america, and much of that is attributable to the 3-strikes laws that keep so many violent felons off our streets. But having armed protection for our weakest and most vulnerable targets is natural and appropriate. When government and corporate offices all have security, why not our schools?
Yes there is a lot of indication that gun control works. Go and read the KPFA piece I linked to on the other thread. You probably never bothered to read it the first time, which is a real shame, because they spelled out exactly how brilliantly it worked in Australia. They addressed all the talking points you raise, including how weak gun control states undermine strong gun control states (like Connecticut). Australia had the exact same problem, and imposing one, strict, national standard worked brilliantly.
carry a firearm?
Or does this statement fall into the category of making stuff up?
I just finished watching BBC news doing a segment on Leonard Cohen 's "Halleluia"--each of the singers holding up a name of one of Newtown Victims and the age.
Without a picture of that child--it's like we want to run away from the true horror, the true dimension of the event. We want to run away from the true horror, the true dimension of the event. We run/deny the true horror of the event...
I have been following the discussion of the violence and the gun debate on Yahoo comments. Someone would post a heart wrenching comment about the tragedy and there would be 30, 40, 50, 60 thumbs down--suggesting a sizable segment of people cynical regarding the death of 20 children between the ages of 6 and 7... I can only conclude that the gun nuts are a bunch of psychos, callous to the enormity of the crime...
This cynicism is unconscionable...
The 2nd Amendment was not intended to make convenient murder by gunfire...
The heart go out to the families--mothers/father, brothers/sisters, aunts/uncles, grandparents, neighbors, the community of Newtown, the world community affected by this tragedy... May their souls and all the souls of the faithfully departed rest in peace...
tragedy but more about the fact that they are not convinced that trampling all over the Constitution is the solution.
Remember, CT already had in place a ban on assault weapons, and clearly that had no effect.
Violence in the US causes people to want to defend themselves. Gun sales have soared in the last week. Not a coincidence.
With your logic in only 30 years, America will become like Assyria: claches of right-wing fanatics attempting to overthrow the American Federal Government with assault weapons... America becoming ruled by the 2nd Amendment and not by the Rule of Law established by the Constitution,and Supreme Court Rulings...
And those gun nuts prove themselves over and over again on the comments as a bunch of psychotics...
Government taking away our guns. Or would you prefer to cherry-pick only those parts of the Bill of Rights that you personally approve of?
We maintain arms to protect ourselves, to repel foreign invaders, and for sport. But we also hold arms as a counter-balance and restraint against any future government that might seek to impose a police state or otherwise tear up the constitution and deprive us of our rights.
The founding fathers understood the abuses of government power, which is why they gave us the freedoms and rights to protect us against abuses of power.
government is tearing up the constitution and depriving us of our rights.
See Patriot Act, NDAA, warrantless wiretapping, data mining and retention, entrapment to fuel a terrorism scare, stop and frisk, torture of prisoners in SHU's...
What about the other amendments, like the 1st, 4th, 5th and 6th, in addition to your vaunted 2nd?
because you share the same concerns about "big government" that many of us hold.
What I think about individual amendments doesn't matter here. The issue is the 2nd and it stands as valid now as when the framers of the Bill of Rights originally deemed it so important that only the right to free speech came before it.
The Second Amendment holds value as the rebellion clause of the constitution, I agree.
That contemporary liberals have been politically denatured to the extent that they see all problems as fixable by a political system that is designed to perpetuate those problems, resist solutions and serve as a bulwark of the positions of established power and wealth should not be my problem.
And you just made my point of reactionary right wing clatches replacing the Constitution with the tyranny of the 2nd Amendment. That undercurrent of far right thinking permeates America. That government is too intrusive, too much the nanny state, too many regulations re what can be done with private matters, taking too much of hard earned income in taxes to pay for those not willing to work their way in life; sending money overseas in foreign aide, etc...
The NRA is a NEO-NAZI organization filled with right wing gun nut psychos that would replace Constitutional law with the tyranny of the 2nd amendment...
freedoms - they all need to be protected from a government that will always try and take them away from you. The sole purpose of government is to pass laws that restrict your freedoms and rights, The bill of rights exists to put limits on that.
Sounds to me that you just want to cherry pick the Constitution. You'll support the 14th A if you think it will lead to gays being able to marry but then whine about the 2nd because it is generally rural working-class guys that like to shoot, not efffete urban liberals like you.
Hey, if you don't like the 2nd, then pass a new Amendment annulling it, just like prohibition. The founding fathers thought of that too, and provided a process to change the Constitution.
socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor. And to redistribute income and wealth, in the aggregrate, upwards.
your remark clearly isn't aligned with the facts. The government is a massive redistributor of wealth, taking from the winners and handing it out to the losers.
and pay only 36% of income taxes, clearly the other 99% subsidize their economic success, or better said, largesse.
Most government spending programs see funds flow upwards towards wealthier people. The biggest example is military spending. Obamacare will continue this trend as it subsidizes the profits of the drug and insurance industries. At least the drug companies can claim some usefulness with their products, the medical insurance industry exists merely as parasites on the economic system.
The right wing narrative on taxes and redistribution is a big lie; propaganda to insure its audience works against its economic interest and props up the pyramid scheme that is late stage financial capitalism.
policy and every nation on the planet does it. The goal is not an equal distribution of wealth regardless of one's contribution, but rather creating a climate and an incentive for creating wealth and prosperity so that everyone is better off.
By focussing too much on what you don't have, you overlook and undervalue what you do have. Compensation is structured accordingly and those who aren't rewarded are little troubled by taxes, since the wealthy pay the lion's share anyway.
is a subjective value statement. Workers are the producers.
those who are better rewarded can be said to have "won". What's more important than such labels is the fact that remuneration decisions are made based on the perception of value that that employee adds. And that is ultimately up to the shareholders and those who are risking their capital in the venture.
The point isn't so much that workers don't produce, but rather that the value they add is widely perceived as being lower than those who organize their efforts and make the higher-level decisions.
Unless you want a supremem soviet committee of bureaucrats making those decisions, it's the ebst system we've got. And we all know the rules.
is no game, since it leaves so many people poor, living under warfare, and unnecessarily shortens so many lives.
Your imagery, however, belies your rising tide, prosperity benefits all theory. In a game with winners and losers, the winners beat the losers, the winners take from the losers.
And that imagery sums up free market capitalism--the exploitation of labor by capital. Capital stealing from labor.
Of course, those that benefit at the expense of others in the economic system "widely perceive" their value as greater. Doesn't make it so. They write the rules of the game.
the rich and the poor, without noting that the poor (in America) would be considered wealthy in most other places.
Focus on what you have, not on what others have. And note that the wealth created by the successful does benefit us all.
But if you really hate capitalism, I have to question why you choose to live in the US.
Studies have shown (read Wilkinson and Pikett's book The Spirit Level) that after a certain level of income, it's the inequality that matters more than the absolute level of poverty. Inequality itself seems to have all sorts of pernicious psychological effects on the human psyche, leading to a variety of social ills.
there is any correlation between the two. America is quite unequal, relative to Europe anyway, and yet we enjoy greater wealth and prosperity than most of Europe.
If our incentive culture raises our GDP and wealth, then that can benefit everyone further down the ladder, as tax revenues rise and are spread about, and because of the extra jobs and opportunities created.
If you don't believe that, what are you doing here?
"We" don't exactly enjoy greater wealth than Europeans. The country's per capita GDP is higher than that of most European countries, but the paradox is that in spite of this, median net worth in countries like France and Germany is actually greater now. I'm talking median, not average. It's not really a paradox when you think about it -most Europeans get good wages, pay equal to or less in taxes if they're not in the top 10%, and get more services. So they save more, and their net worth is higher.
And even in those countries where it's not, the more equal distribution leads to fewer social problems. Essentially, you're proving my point for me -we have more wealth, but worse social problems. It's the inequality, not the wealth that matters.
As for the "America love it or leave it" bit... you don't get to tell me where I live.
if you are a renter, and he buys your building as a speculative investment. Ellis Act, anyone?
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free to terminate the relationship when it is no longer working. It's called freedom.
It's not even close.
from you on other comment pages and remain unconvinced since reality contradicts your ideology.
I live in the United States because I was born here and like many aspects of it. My family, friends, and life is here. I've considered moving to a place with a friendlier form of capitalism like Europe or Canada, especially where health care is a right. Too hard legally, and I think that such uprooting would be very difficult.
Similarly, I've considered moving to poorer countries that I have enjoyed visiting, like Mexico, Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago, especially as I near retirement age. Our savings would go further there, of course, but I don't want to be a retirement imperialist, taking advantage of another country's poverty.
In reality, the ability to choose the country one can live in is a privilege enjoyed by very few. Economic and political refugees come here to try to improve their situation, but for the most part, they are unwelcomed and face many difficulties. I admire their determination.
I am American because I was born here and don't consider myself stuck here. I find San Francisco the place I most like to live.
I am proudly anti-capitalist and do not consider my social and political beliefs incompatible with living the the US, the country of my birth.
to admit that you'd move if you could. I can understand feeling powerless and not at home like that must be depressing. But why try and change a society that you cannot, when changing your location is far easier.
Moving to, say, France, may indeed be tough to do, but trying to change the US from a capitalist nation to a socialist nation is quite impossible,
and authoritarianism depressing. Of course, trying to change society is difficult. I may have some wanderlust like many people, but I am not in the wrong place. Believe me, I am perfectly at home here, especially in my beloved Mission District.
Why France? It is still a capitalist economy. I have a close friend who grew up there and just hates it, she decries its racism especially.
I'm sure some people thought moving beyond feudalism was impossible.
And your situation won't change by whining here, although it may make you feel better and more able to deal with an environment that is clearly alien to you.
In any society, there will always be a majority who are content and a minority who feel ostracized. Your choice is simple - try and change the US or move to a place "where the weather suits your clothes".
If it were me, I'd move. It's easier. And in fact, I'm from Europe and moved here to escape the insufferable socialism that so represses initiative there. It galls me when Americans claim to hate this place that so many of us made sacrifices to relocate to. You should at least try living there and then maybe you might appreicate your homeland more.
Not me. I do plenty more than comment here. You have some sort of clarivoyance to be able to conclude that I find my environment alien to me.
I started commenting here for two reasons. One, to counter the right wing propaganda that is startlingly too common for the website of a liberal/progressive publication like the SF Guardian. Two, I have enjoyed reading the contributions of some commenters and thought I might add something to the discusssion.
Just as most European economies reached natural plateaus based on population and development potential (roads, schools, housing, natural resource exploitation, etc.), the only remaining issue for them is who gets what portion of the annual economic spoils. Distribution of income and wealth from the most prosperous to the least is usually required since otherwise the governments would have rioting and fighting in the streets, or they would be tossed out of office.
The US has reached an economic stage similar to Europe so the same issuess will dominate here - transferring economic spoils from the haves to the have-nots as a result of a relatively static economy.
Fortunately for you there are hopping places where the wealthy are gathering and partying it up. Singapore, Dubai, Hong Kong, and a few other hot spots are magnets for people just like yourself who need to take their wealth far away from where the European or US governments can touch it.
Things change. The US you once knew is over. There is no two-party system here to protect your wealth since the Republican Party is dying off by the thousands every week, and the ineptitude of their leadership speaks for itself. Why waste time whining about issues you can never change when you have the wealth to locate where other like minded wealth accummulators reside. All of these new hot spots are noted for low taxes on wealth. They all have cheap local labor to exploit to meet your every need. And strict local laws against immoral "sins" don't apply to foreign elites like yourself. What's not to like?
Then good riddance.
They were written off in 2008 and came back in just 2 years to take back the House in a landslide.
And after four more years of Obama-indiced deficits, the voters will again be ready to elect a Prez who is willing to tackle the tough issues like the deficit.
But Guest is correct that HK, Singapore and Dubai are eating our lunch when it comes to the new economy. Somewhere along the way, we lost our frontier mentality and we need it back.
With capital markets at least consumers usallly get a choice whether to buy a particular good or service. We allow some people to make more money and maybe wipe out other businesses in the process because we often get less costly or better goods and services in the long run, and it allows more human consumption. (I'm not defending consumption for the sake of consumption here, only the logic in allowing relatively open capital markets where people are free to choose how to invest their savings and/or start new businesses.
What all of the commies and fat-cat capitalists fail to tell us while fighting each other, however, is that increases to output and increases to wages mainly cause higher land values, higher rents, higher housing prices, and higher fees to banks and mortgage brokers. The govenrment, private landlords, and banks seem to worktogether to make sure that regardless of our wage levels, they want bigger and bigger pieces of my total income for housing that cost a fraction to build decades ago.
I'll care about the fight of the commies verus the fat-catf free market capitalists after the feudal/salvery issue is resolved with the permanent banning of private landlords, with taxes of 50% on land rents, and with a 75% capital gain tax on all land and building sales other than a person's primary residence. Whatever taxes raised should be recylcled back to both the commies and fat-cat capitalists with reduced regressive sales and payroll, giving workers up to 30% of their income back that is curently taken by dozens of government agencies that ensure the private feudal system continues.
And if you know any Democrats Eddie, you might want to check with them on who some of their biggest donors are since you'll find many are large landlords, multi-millionare property speculators, and large developers. The incestuous relationship across the country between big-city (mostly Dem) governments and the land developers/speculators/big landlords are legion, with campaign cash aplenty to keep the whole system rolling.
commentary. Of course, I do not support the Democrats and appreciate your recognition of the financing of the party by landlords, speculators, and developers.
In this area, the Shorenstein family immediately comes to mind. And of course, Richard Blum. With minimal effort, one can easily research the control of both parties by big capital. No wonder, we are afforded so little choice when we get to vote.
you can choose any home that is available for rent and where you meet the landlord's requirements. So consumers absolutely have a choice, just like the landlord.
You may resent your landlord because he can afford to own a home and you cannot, but that doesn't make him a bad person. Resenting his success might however make you a bad person and too prone to entering into the politics of envy and class warfare.
Winner take all is incompatible with capitalism.
that in tax, which then gets spread among those who can't who don't win. Everyone gains.
Compare that with a system where a central committee distribute funds ideologically, where there is no incentive to strive and create, and where the resultant pot is much smaller.
There's a reason why communism failed.
We all pay half in tax, get over yourselves.
full support.
Flat on *everything*.
Income tax -- flat. Flat on *all* types of income; from labor-derived to capital gains; and from lottery winnings to inheritance.
Sales tax -- flat. Flat on all types of sales, from taxes on steel-toed work shoes to the shares of the corporations for which profit from the labor of factory workers
Yes indeed by damn lets have a flat tax.
That would be a stamp duty and we got rid of that when we kicked out the British (who still have it, by the way).
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Selling medical supplies is not rocket science. In fact, in many instances, they sell themselves. That is why this business translates so well in the online world. More and more people are taking advantage of this and this means that the embattled consumer has even more choice when it comes to medical supplies. This is actually a very good thing at the end of the day.
As long as you are relatively savvy when it comes to buying goods online, you shoul be able to safely buy your medical goods there also. Like any other online purchase, you will do research to ID the best possible site and to weigh up the value of the different deals. Choose the sight that seems to be reputable and has the best policy and order with confidence.
Read on for more info on why getting your goods over the internet is a better idea.
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NORMAN — A Lenten study series will be held at First Christian Church, 220 S. Webster Ave., on Feb. 17, Feb. 24, March 3, and March 10.
"Every year the Adult Education Committee puts together a four week series that offers a variety of workshops on biblical, theological and spiritual topics. Lent is a time of year when Christians are encouraged to explore their identity as people of faith. It is a time to wonder about different areas of the spiritual journey and to explore ideas and practices that can enrich the Christian life. So these workshops are designed to help people do that," the Rev. Dr. Gary L. Hardwick said.
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· "Faces Along the Way-Galilee to Golgotha," the Rev. Les Brown, retired Disciples of Christ minister, Feb. 17, 24, March 3, 10: Four self-contained sessions that explore some of the people Jesus encounters on his journey from his ministry in Galilee to Jerusalem and his crucifixion.
· "When Religion Hurts," Barbara and Tom Boyd, OU Religious Studies Department, Presbyterian clergy, Feb. 17, 24: What are ways the church can be hurtful: Spiritually, theologically and practically?
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Pavilion had a festive atmosphere Wednesday as Clayton received recognition for becoming Missouri's first Green Power Community, a designation the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded to just 37 places in the country.
The event, aptly falling two days before Earth Day, proved to be a community affair: Dozens of people came to support the Green Power Community Challenge Team, residents and businesses who contributed to the milestone.
Ameren Missouri PurePower, Clayton-based and the city of Clayton sponsored the effort. The EPA award recognizes communities that have agreed to with renewable energy. Clayton recently reached and passed its goal of replacing or offsetting a monthly total of 670 megawatt hours per month of electrical usage.
Cindy Bambini, senior Ameren partnership manager for 3Degrees and the day's emcee, opened the proceedings in a lighthearted manner, pitting Mayor Linda Goldstein and other Clayton officials against the Mayor's Youth Advisory Council in a feather-blowing game to see who could produce the most wind power. She then introduced the event's first speaker, Dan Kalafatas.
Kalafatas is chief executive of 3Degrees. The San Francisco-based company "partners with organizations that seek to utilize environmental markets to build value for their customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders," according to its website.
"I still feel a huge sense of pride that this concept of coming together as a community, to support an industry that ultimately improves our quality of life, has expanded across the country, and as of today firmly established itself in the Midwest with this first-in-Missouri designation," Kalafatas said Wednesday. "Congratulations to each and everyone of you for your part in making this effort such a terrific success."
Bill Barbieri, an Ameren Missouri representative, highlighted some of the Clayton businesses in Clayton that contributed to the effort.
"It's truly impressive to see logos from leading Clayton businesses intermixed with those from Clayton schools, churches and restaurants," he said. "Beginning with the 's commitment to kick off the challenge, Clayton businesses have rallied in support of green power and their community."
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The businesses made contributions toward the city's energy goal and also provided complimentary food and drinks at the event. The Jazz Ensemble provided entertainment, and provided an art show with a green-power theme.
Also making an appearance Wednesday: U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-MO.
Carnahan has been a member of the Science and Technology Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives and has advocated for energy efficiency.
"Coming out of this difficult recession, especially with our country dependent on expensive and undependable energy sources, the green energy sector is now growing very fast in the economy," he said. "St. Louis is very well positioned to be a leader in this movement, and achievements like this help position our community for the future and will help fuel the regional economy."
Goldstein's remarks focused on what she described as Clayton's overall commitment to a healthy and environmentally sound community. She pointed to the town's work in recycling, refuse collection and enviromental design, and to its public smoking ban.
"It amazes me to think about how far we've come in our efforts to preserve the environment," Goldstein said. "Clayton has been at the forefront of many environmental initiatives, but it is this particular achievement, becoming a Green Power Community just prior to Earth Day 2011, that in my mind solidifies our true community commitment to excel in this area."
Rick Hunter, a Clayton resident and owner of Microgid Energy, ended the ceremony.
He said Microrigid has brought government grants to the city to implement solar-power projects for local homes and businesses and has even provided the Clayton Police Department with a large solar array to bring clean energy to the city's police force.


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SEATTLE – A report card released Tuesday by the Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools rates the academic performance of each school in the district.
Schools are rated on a scale of one to five, primarily based on test scores. The ratings also take into account absence rates and other factors.
This is the second report card from Seattle Public Schools but the first to include individual school reports.
The school reports show academic growth measurements, student/family engagement, the perceptions of environment and leadership at the school, and student proficiency on state tests. The report also includes commentary by each principal on how the school is working to improve outcomes for all students.
The rankings report is part of a larger plan to measure progress and share results with the public.
Mercer Middle School is one school that received high marks when it comes to student improvement, and Principal Andhra Lutz says she believes that trumps overall performance.
"When I came here 6 years ago," said Lutz, "my goal was to create the first high-performing, high-poverty middle school in Washington State and we are well on our way."
Each school's report includes graphs, charts and data, and depending on the way you look at it, maybe a little too much.
"Information like this doesn't really…even help me that much," said parent April Porcincula.
"By no means are we putting this out there as a distraction to take people's attention away from the hard work we know we need to do," said Lutz. "It'll be the entry point for really learning more about what [parents] can do to improve their school."
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Tom Rutledge would like nothing better than an encore performance from his Missouri Southern men's track and field team.
"The kids performed very well last weekend in adverse weather," he said. "Hopefully we can put it together again."
The Lions are among the pre-meet team favorites as the MIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships are contested this weekend in Hays, Kan. Action starts at 2 p.m. today with the men's decathlon and women's heptathlon. Competition begins at 10 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday.
"Pittsburg State is going to be very tough to beat," Rutledge said. "They have the numbers, they have the placers. It could be any of four or five teams as it usually is. Lincoln will be in there along with Central Missouri, Emporia State and us.
"Numbers on the chart don't mean anything, but it's 135 (for PSU) to 121 (for MSSU). We have to make up some points. I have faith in these guys. We can do that. We've had a few injuries, but so has everybody else. That's how it is. It's good to be a contender. You have a chance. That's all we need."
By contrast, Lincoln is the overwhelming favorite in the women's meet.
"Lincoln is one of the teams to beat in the national championships," Lions women's coach Patty Vavra said. "They have been ranked from first to third in the nation. They definitely have depth in the sprints, and now they have points all over the track with good distance runners. It will be tough for anybody to beat them."
The Lions have two top qualifying marks in the men's field — Michael Juergens in the pole vault (17 feet) and Dustin Green in the shot put (56-41⁄2). The Lions have three of the top seven marks in both events.
Green also ranks second in the discus and third in the hammer throw. Darion Boure and Jayce Thomas rank 2-3 in the triple jump, and Seth Hackney and Clark Tanksley are fourth in the shot put and high jump, respectively.
"Pittsburg is good where we are good — shot, discus, hammer, triple jump," Rutledge said. "There will be a lot of swing points there."
Lions sprinter Jeff Fraley ranks second in both the 100 and 200 meters. No. 4 seeds belong to Eric Schott in the 10,000 and the Lions' 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams.
"We'll give them a run and hope we hold up," Rutledge said. "We'll do the best we can and hope for the best. I love it. It's awesome. If it was easy, it would not be as much fun."
The bulk of Missouri Southern's points in the women's meet will come from the field events.
Melanie Bower ranks No. 1 in the pole vault (12-31⁄2), and Kaylee Morgan has the top mark in the long jump (19-41⁄4).
Kylie Cornman is second in the shot put, Ashleigh McFarland is third in the pole vault, Whitney Hardy is fourth in the high jump and Brittani Reagan is third in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump.
"We'll contend for some championships in a few events," Vavra said. "Some of our strengths are strong in the conference. Brittani has gone 40 feet in the triple jump and ranks third in the league. Whitney has a strong provisional and is the fourth best high jumper in our conference.
"We will struggle to contend (for team honors) with the number of injuries that have hit our team this spring. We do not have the depth we typically would have, especially on the track with the adversity and sickness we've had. We'll compete hard. It will be a tough meet for us."
The Lions' highest seed on the track is a fifth place by the 4x100 relay team.
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President Barack Obama has a right to be ticked off
Originally published: Oct 17, 2013 - 5:03 pm
This is the story that YOU wanted to hear us talk about! It received 77 percent of the vote in our Radioactive poll!
No one left the shutdown in a good mood, least of all President Barack Obama.
And you know what? He has a right to be.
The Republicans caused the shutdown that will be attributed to his administration. There was no desire to cut the deficit or anything. It was all because they don't like Obamacare, something they couldn't change anyway!
The sad thing is that this is now the nature of American politics. Obama said Thursday his new focus is comprehensive immigration reform, an issue nearly as contentious as the healthcare debate.
Can he honestly think that the Republicans are going to just acquiesce to his request and work with him on immigration? They don't have compromise on the mind. They're going to do everything they can to stick it to him.
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The Redsin Tower will make its Pittsburgh Premiere on Thursday November 16th, 2006 at the South Side Works Cinema. The screening will start at 7:30 pm and is a red carpet event. An after party at The Smiling Moose will follow the screening. The price of admission to both the premiere and after party is 20. Tickets are now on sale through the TOETAG PICTURES webstore but strictly limited to 150 tickets.
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Yesterday I took Cat to my alma mater Mother McAuley to feel out the pre-school program offered on campus. I'm thinking of signing her up in January when she's 2-1/2, two days a week for less than 6 hours. It felt foreign to traverse the halls again, this time with a daughter in tow, and yet so familiar. I remember well running from one wing to another to get to class on time or risk detention.
I was struck but not surprised by how welcoming and thoughtful the students were – not just those who help out with the program – but all the young women we passed who waved to Cat and gushed over her cuteness.
Mother McAuley was my first foray into all-female education. I honestly think I thrived in an environment where pressure to impress the opposite sex was non-existent. I loved learning about strong female historical and political figures, literary giants and scientists in a classroom with other teenage girls. A far cry from the stereotype, there was no daily dose of male-bashing taking place either.
There were, however, expectations. Rules were meant to be followed, academic standards to be upheld. And religion was an inordinately important component of the rigorous academia.
Being married to a publicly educated protestant, I rationalized there'd have to be some compromise when it came time to send Cat to school. Besides, I've never been a 'my way or the highway' kind of gal.
But yesterday brought home why my parents sacrificed to send me there. Not just for the curriculum but for character. When I told my hubby tales from the front - of uniform blouses being tucked in at all times sans T-shirt underneath - as a creative free sprit he scoffed. As someone who survived four years and can fondly reminisce, I not only see the value in such standards; I fully appreciate them. It's not about conformity as much as laying the groundwork for convention, etiquette, and principles.
I know within its walls, Mother McAuley will be a place where Cat can learn to stand up and be strong, gentle when the moment calls, and humane and kind toward her fellow woman – and man - when it's not always easy to be so.
I wish for her what was given to me, a foundation of understanding and thought that has lead to greater things and a life rich in experience and adventure.
This blog was written by Suzanne DeChatelet Witt '93. Suzanne is a freelance writer and co-author of the blog Chirpygirls.com. She also is a proud product of eight years of single-gender education.


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Very proud to be working with Mark Cousins on our documentary based on DH Lawrence's travel diary Sea and Sardinia (1921), shot on location in January 2014! Currently busy on post-production...more anon...Check the photos for the 3rd Class train he actually travelled in with his wife Frieda, still used as a summer tourist train, with all original fixtures, the plaque bearing an excerpt likening Sardinia (in the winter) to his own Derbyshire, and the bread he described, still baked today!
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New page in my portfolio. It features characters that I have been working on for a while and I'm hoping to do more with them Please have a look at let me know what you think. I promise you'll have fun! http://www.supercage82.co.uk/whimsicalreaper.html
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Over the last year I have been developing a new platform, Bolster. Bolster is a a tool set designed to support people publishing free digital content online (art, films, photographers, writing). On the site you go through a number of processes to set up your tools including a micro-donation/reward…Continue
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1. A Snellville-area woman who was arrested and charged with setting her apartment on fire became an easy suspect to ID based on past incidents. One previous call to her location reportedly found her in the parking lot with a bowl of dog food on fire. Yep, that's not a typo.
2. The "person down" DeKalb County police found on a recent weekday morning ended up being a half-dressed woman who was sleeping on the ground. The police report said the 46-year-old woman was wearing only a red T-shirt and brown leather boots — no pants or underwear — when she was found in the Stone Mountain area. She didn't wake up in a good mood, cussing out officers when they tried to cover her with a blanket; there were kids walking to school in the area. She was later placed in soft leg restraints. Disorderly conduct was just one of the charges she faced.
3. Police said they weren't sure if it was intentional when an argument at a job site in Norcross resulted in one man hitting the other with the bumper of his truck. Really? The argument stemmed from whose work equipment was whose. The man with the truck got mad and peeled off, clipping the other man in the left leg and knocking him to the ground.
4. A Lawrenceville man, 24, who took police on a high-speed chase near Dacula, told the officer he and his 18-year-old passenger were really trying to get away from someone else. The driver sped off after the officer stopped at what appeared to be a traffic accident between his car and another, and reached speeds up to 80 mph before blowing out a tire. The driver told the officer that the man in the other vehicle had attacked him and they were simply trying to get away from him. The officer discovered that the driver has his license suspended, and later .
5. Police say a Duluth man driving his girlfriend's SUV walked into a Lilburn home, where a rifle case caught his eye. He looked suspicious, and caught the eye of a neighbor, who called police. Eventually located by police, he fled into nearby woods. The baby, apparently, belonged to the man's girlfriend, and was unharmed. Guess he didn't want to give up his baby-sitting duties while being on the lam.
6. Some rage between old classmates from Dacula High School brought police to a Gold's Gym after a report of a fight involving four men in their 20s. The main suspect — "Fresh," according to the police report — and another man squared off against the two other men outside the gym. The apparent reason for the confrontation: trash talking.
7. There's no clever way to write this. The owner of a newly opened funeral home in Loganville had his license suspended after reports that he dismembered an 800-pound body to get it to fit into the crematory at a location his owns in Conyers. It was one in a series of bizarre incidents involving the man, including a "suicide attempt" by shooting himself in the leg and threatening to kill a former business partner. He said his troubles stemmed from a failed relationship with a woman who was the business partner.
8. A woman who wanted partygoers to leave her boyfriend's house in Buford was serious, according to witnesses. One witness told police she freaked out, and used a 9mm handgun to make her point. The police report said The woman and the boyfriend denied the incident happened, but witnesses told Gwinnett Police they each saw her point the gun at two people.
9. A Jackson County woman was arrested in Winder after police believed she was responsible for at least 65 car break-ins. Her car was stuffed with stolen items, including debit and credit cards. Two truckloads of stolen items were found in her home. Her explanation: She was "just trying to feed her children."
9. That's a big purse: A homeless woman caught shoplifting at a Lowe's Home Improvement store in Oconee County had two 100-foot rolls of copper wire in her purse. The wire was valued at $158. Lowe's decided not to prosecute.
10. More purse news: A woman charged with shoplifting a box of hair perm from an Athens-area Family Dollar had a surprise for police in her purse — a crack pipe. The woman already had been banned from the store.


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I've Got a New Attituuuuuude!
Hello Geeks. It's been a while. I know that last year I completely neglected this blog, my baby. There were many "surface" reasons for this: teaching a new grade, a writing project to be named soon, generic cialis no prescription
press.com" target="_blank">a newfound love of running insane distances. But when I look back upon last year, I now realize I didn't write much because I just didn't think I had anything to offer you.
I had a hard school year. I'm actually going to go ahead and crown it Hardest Year Ever. But before I drink any more whine, I'll spare you the details about why it was hard, because I know that there are a ga-zillion other teachers out there that had it just a bad, probably worse, than I did. It was disappointing though, because I just want to do a great job and I was constantly feeling like my best wasn't ever good enough.
But having a hard year and my ability to only "sort-of cope" with it left me drained. I would sit down at my computer to try and write a post and I'd just blank. I felt like a fraud. What could I possibly write about when I was seriously doubting my own teaching abilities? Luckily, I had an amazing, supportive team, principal, and colleagues. If they hadn't been there, I might have just thrown in the towel on this career, I was feeling that low.
But since this blog is all about putting tools in your toolbox to help you, I just had to write and share something that helped take my attitude out of the gutter. It's Responsive Classroom.
Have you heard of it? Does your school or district use it? I hadn't heard of RC until I moved to Connecticut for my 4th year of teaching. I kinda-sorta read a book or two, and I kinda-sorta tried to implement some elements of it into my classroom. But I never was able to get the full training until this summer. Holy moly, YOU GUYS, IT WAS LIFE-CHANGING. Yes, I'm all-caps-yelling.
Responsive Classroom is not a separate curriculum to learn. It's an approach to teaching that develops sustainable classroom management techniques and builds community. Directly from their site, here's it's awesomeness in a nutshell:
- Morning Meeting—gathering as a whole class each morning to greet one another, share news, and warm up for the day ahead
- Rule Creation—helping students create classroom rules to ensure an environment that allows all class members to meet their learning goals
- Interactive Modeling—teaching children to notice and internalize expected behaviors through a unique modeling technique
- Positive Teacher Language—using words and tone as a tool to promote children's active learning, sense of community, and self-discipline
- Logical Consequences—responding to misbehavior in a way that allows children to fix and learn from their mistakes while preserving their dignity
- Guided Discovery—introducing classroom materials using a format that encourages independence, creativity, and responsibility
- Academic Choice—increasing student learning by allowing students teacher-structured choices in their work
- Classroom Organization—setting up the physical room in ways that encourage students' independence, cooperation, and productivity
- Working with Families—creating avenues for hearing parents' insights and helping them understand the school's teaching approaches
- Collaborative Problem Solving—using conferencing, role playing, and other strategies to resolve problems with students
The 5-day, full-day training was scheduled for the first week after school was out, which for us was the last week of June. On that first day, I might as well have written "Bad-Attitude Betty" on my name tag, because was so burnt out from the prior week, month, year. "Why did I sign up for this??" ran though my mind a few times. But by the end of the first day, I was hooked. By the end of the second day, I couldn't wait to come back. By the end of the week, I was REJUVENATED!
It is hard to fully express how this training helped me. I was able sweep away the negativity from the prior year and I was looked forward to planning this year. Learning how to use Interactive Modeling was a lightbulb moment. Positive Teacher Language was HUGE. I was able to be more zen about misbehaviors, and not take them so personally (which was a big hurdle for me), and I was able to summon up more patience than I've ever had before (impatience has always been my achilles heel). I am now getting ready to start my second week of school. I know we're still in the honeymoon phase, but I just feel so differently than I did a year ago.
(Oh, and regular exercise helps too. But that's another story. Go for walk today – it's amazing how it can clear your head.)
Even if you can't get the full Repsonsive Classroom I training, I highly recommend their books, including The First Six Weeks of School:
I devoured these books like I devoured Judy Blume books when I was 12, reading passages multiple times and dog-earring important pages. I can't recommend them enough.
So fire up that old Pointer Sisters record and sing it with me…I've got a new attituuuuuude!
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It takes a passionate woman to get people excited about something as obscure as the Governor's Council. Maura Ciardiello is such a candidate in this otherwise contentious campaign season where the public's imagination is held strongly by seemingly more important races like the congressional , state senate and the presidential races. But for Massachusetts ; the Governor's Council - a virtual political outpost- is important.
Composed of eight individuals elected from districts, and the Lieutenant Governor who serves ex officio.
The eight councilors are elected from their respective districts every two years.
The Council meets weekly to record advice and consent on warrants for the state treasury, pardons and commutations, and recording advice and consent to gubernatorial appointments such as judges, clerk-magistrates, public administrators, members of the Parole Board, Appellate Tax Board, Industrial Accident Board and Industrial Accident Reviewing Board, notaries and justices of the peace
Maura is a graduate of Haverhill High School, a former public school teacher and a mother of three young boys. She is married to a Massachusetts State Trooper. When she speaks she does so plainly about the importance of citizen participation in government. She is the epitome of a no none-sense, untainted voice in a political landscape that is replete with professional politicians. Her message is a simple one. In Massachusetts advocating for citizens must be done by citizens. The implication is clear. Massachusetts has a colorful history of corruption and dislocation that threatens the integrity of our political systems and a balancing force is the citizen-public servant.
Since appointments of key positions such as judges, parole board members and court officials impact our communities tremendously it's critical that a voice that stands for balance and compromise is delivered to this council. With only two Republicans on the council currently, balance is lacking when measured by the diverse interests of the two dominant parties in the state.
Here are some reasons why.
In 2003 judge Maria Lopez resigned amongst public outcry of her lenient sentence of issuing probation to a transgendered convict, Charles Horton, who was convicted of sexually abusing an 11 year old boy. She was a controversial judge first appointed under the recommendation of the Governor's Council by then governor Michael Dukakis. The appointment has long been regarded as an example of a one-party rule dominated leaning towards political appointees that support strong progressive principles that sometimes may not be beneficial to the collective interests of a community.
In a more recent issue the Ware report in 2010 exposed the rampant nepotism and patronage that was virtually codified in the state's probation department lead by Commissioner John O'Brien.
So what can one person do to counter the forces of public dis-interest that dominate our politics? Plenty when that person advocates along time-honored principles of representation without conflict and self-interest.
This year it seems particularly appealing to deliver a candidate to the state house that is a mom, teacher and community-based activist , rather than an attorney or professional politician which is the usual qualification for this post. Thanks to Maura Ciardiello we can avail ourselves of the opportunity to send a message on November 6th that public servants who do not have the public's interest at heart need not apply anymore in Massachusetts.
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It takes a passionate woman to get people excited about something as obscure as the Governor's Council. Maura Ciardiello is such a candidate in this otherwise contentious campaign season where the public's imagination is held strongly by seemingly more important races like the congressional , state senate and the presidential races. But for Massachusetts ; the Governor's Council - a virtual political outpost- is important.
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Please review management of refractory seizure activity in dogs and cats.
Dr. C.W. Dewey gave an excellent lecture at the 2007 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum on "Recent and
Upcoming Developments with the New Anticonvulsant Drugs." Here are some relevant points:
During the past 10 to 15 years, a number of new anticonvulsant drugs have been introduced for the treatment of human seizure
disorders, some of which have been shown to be safe and effective for use in dogs. These drugs include gabapentin, felbamate,
zonisamide and levitiracetam.
In general, these drugs have fewer side effects than the standard drugs, phenobarbital and potassium bromide, and are being
considered more frequently as first-line anticonvulsant therapy for canine epilepsy. In addition to expanded use as maintenance
anticonvulsant agents in dogs (and to a lesser extent in cats), two of these drugs (levitiracetam and zonisamide) have potential
use in emergency settings (i.e., for status epilepticus and cluster seizures).