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Some of the site's new features include:
JOB LISTINGS – One of the site's most important new features allows recruiters to post vacancies to a highly selected group of designers, graduates and industry professionals, plus enables designers and graduate students to post notices for job requests.
RFQ (request for quote) – Buyers and press are able to, for the first time, contact and buy from the largest global talent pool of new designers by using the RFQ button which is added to each designer's look book. By adding this feature, NJAL's designer directory has become the most efficient tool for the industry to access new and upcoming designers and their collections.
ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES – NJAL gives companies in the industry the opportunity to place specifically targeted advertising campaigns on NJAL's main page. NJAL offers a rare opportunity to reach a global community of opinion makers and interact with a unique network of like-minded individuals with a profound sense of trendsetting.
FASHION SCHOOLS DIRECTORY – NJAL gives schools the opportunity to introduce themselves and their courses to students and aspiring fashion designers around the world. The directory provides a source of information on educational programs and courses as well as an introduction to a wide selection of international universities and schools, including the most renowned institutes in London, Paris, Antwerp and Berlin.
Other features, which further assist NJAL users include 'Most viewed designer', 'Newest collection by', 'My main collection', 'Editor's corner' and other exposure opportunities.
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The median home value in Cape Canaveral, FL is $113,800.
This is
higher than
the county median home value of $101,400.
The national median home value is $152,300.
The average price of homes sold in Cape Canaveral, FL is $113,800.
Approximately 34.44% of Cape Canaveral homes are owned,
compared to 33.38% rented, while
32.18% are vacant.
Cape Canaveral real estate listings include condos, townhomes, and single family homes for sale.
Commercial properties are also available.
If you see a property you're interested in, contact a Cape Canaveral real estate agent to arrange a tour today!
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Gorgeous Flores Del Mar home, with phenomenal direct ocean view. This incredible expansive open floor plan boast designer kitchen with breakfast bar, exquisite dining area, beautiful living area, fantastic balcony and more. Natural light abounds through the many windows and balcony glass doors. The handsome master suite is washed in natural light, awesome ocean views, and private balcony access. The master bath boasts double sink vanity, jetted tub, separate shower and walk in closet. This unit is complete with family room, 3 more bedrooms, casual dining area with ocean view and so much more. Well maintained complex, has many amenities: Private beach access, pool, recreation room. See to appreciate!!!
Sensational design, meticulously devised to capture expansive ocean views and feature state of the art amenities, such as: private elevator, central vacuum, multi media center and intercom, Roman showers, culinary style kitchen w/ 8 sep. SS deluxe appliances. 10' - 12' ceilings throughout all detailed with crown moldings. Culinary Kitchen with cook top. wall oven, warming drawer, convection oven, sep ice maker, wine ref and side by side. Each bedroom suite - spacious in size and offer en suite bathroom and balcony. Turn Key - Gorgeous Furnishings, art work and attributes included!
Welcome to the exclusive Ocean Estates condo, your Luxury HOME on the OCEAN. Private community has just 7 residences which truly gives it a quaint feeling. Enjoy Florida Living at it's Best! 2291 sq. ft. 3 bedroom 2.5 bath direct ocean built in 2005. #302 includes 2 parking spaces in the secure garage and an elevator that opens directly into your own personal foyer. Direct ocean views from the living room, kitchen, dining room, master bedroom & bath, guest bedroom and balcony. The huge master suite is on the south side which keeps the direct sunrise on the east. Beautiful hardwood floors in the living room and plantation shutters throughout all windows and sliders. Very spacious kitchen and open floor plan. Truly Unique and a Must See!
Just steps to the ocean and shows like a dream! Large and lovely townhome privately owned with no monthly fees. This half duplex shows like new and has a single family home feel. Fabulous ocean view from North and East. This centrally located property is just minutes from Port Canaveral and 45 minutes from Orlando. Recent upgrades include: Hurricane safe slider doors, Video/Intercom system, Roller Blinds, Liftmaster garage door opener, 2 A/C Units, New Skylights and new fans through out. New paint (exterior) 2012. And new sprinker system 2012. This home has been well cared for!
This awesome south side in one of the loved complexes on the ocean with amazing views of the ocean from the south side. Spacious and open floor plan with 3 1/2 baths.Large closets, garage under the building. All recreational facilities including pool, media room in recreation room , exercise room and more.
2 Newer Stylish villas with high end cabinetry, granite thru-out, volume ceiling detailed w/ crown molding, built in entertainment center, quality appliances, tile on 1st flooring. Large Master suite with balcony and ensuites offering roman showers, units to be sold completely furnished...
Updated listing for the remaining 3 units. EACH UNIT APPRAISED FOR 189K IN 9/13!!INVESTOR ALERT! Walk to the beach from these luxury townhomes! Granite counters, ex-large cabinetry, Jacuzzi tub a& stainless steel appl. are just some of the upgrades offered. Entire 1st floor tiled. Spacious Master suite w/dbl door entry w/huge walk-in closet. Master bath has jetted tub, walk-in shower & dbl sink vanity. Close to entertainments, dining & cruise ships at the Port-EZ access to 528/ORL. Includes 1 car garage & brick pavered driveway & patio, nice landscaping, complex on Corner lot
Don't pass up this restaurant! Direct A1A Frontage! Ample parking in front and back. Fantastic traffic count & exposure!
Absolutely gorgeous northeast corner unit is impeccably clean and like brand new!Amazing panoramic views of the Banana River from the wraparound deck. Very rare condo with deeded private boat slip and lift plus 2 car garage to hold all the toys! Formal dining room has french doors; may be used as office/den. Fully upgraded condo has solid wood cabinetry, granite counters, upgraded appliances, including w/d. Hurricane shutters are included. This is a wonderful quiet and secluded waterfront community located on the river yet minutes to stores and restaurants. Enjoy breathtaking sunsets as you watch the cruise ships set sail and the launches soar overhead!
Almost 10,000 sq feet. Two large storefronts, loading dock, warehouse and small workshop area. Commercial property located in the heart of Cape Canaveral. Both units currently rented.
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PASADENA (CNS) – Firefighters shored up the front wall of a house in Pasadena this morning after it was struck by a pickup truck in a single-vehicle crash that injured the truck's driver.
The driver suffered minor to moderate injuries in the crash, which was reported at 11:11 p.m. Wednesday at 136 E. Washington Blvd., said Pasadena police Sgt. Roger Roldan. No one inside the house was hurt, he said.
The driver was taken to a hospital and firefighters used wood beams and boards to shore up and cover the front wall of the house, reported a news photographer at the scene.
The full extent of the damage to the house was not immediately clear and the cause of the crash was under investigation, Roldan said.
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Contemporary, all-suite boutique hotel; pillow-top bedding, 32" flat screen LCD television, sofa sleepers, microwaves, refrigerators, hair dryers, iron/ironing board, coffee makers, complimentary full-hot breakfast buffet, full gym privileges, IPOD alarm clocks, valet service, complimentary wired and wireless Internet, pool, upscale authenic Italian restaurant on-site. Member Green Hotels Association. GROUPS-Meeting space for up to 40, on-site catering available.


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UPDATE: A previous report said the Hell Roaring wildfire was 195 acres. A spokeswoman for the Sawtooth National Forest says that the updated number is 130 acres. The change is due to a reevaluation and not due to firefighters reducing the size of the blaze.
It's too early to tell whether crews will limit the Hell Roaring wildfire near Stanley to its current size of 130 acres.
The blaze was 80 acres when it was reported at about 11:45 a.m. on the Fourth of July, Sawtooth National Forest spokeswoman Barbara Bassler said. Four engines, three firefighter hand crews, three helicopters and four single engine air tankers responded, and another helicopter and firefighter crew have been requested to assist, she said.
The fire is burning in dry dead and downed lodgepole pine. Time will tell whether the retardant dumped from the air tankers will stop the fire from spreading.
"This could go on for a couple of days or it could be out by tomorrow," Bassler said. "Tonight will tell whether it lays down."
The cause isn't yet determined, she said.
Campers and hikers were evacuated from the area. Several cabins are within two miles of the fire but aren't yet in danger, Bassler said.


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SonicScoop's Blake Madden writes: Mindfulness is a much more grounded process than one might expect, and throughout the 21st century, scientists have studied the positive benefits of meditation on both mental and physical health. They are only just now scratching the surface of meditation's effect on creative and performance-based pursuits like music.Continue Reading
In this guest post on the DIY Musician Blog, Eric John Kaiser offers tips for independent musicians on international booking, promotion, customs, merch sales, and travel when touring abroad.Continue Reading
via Billboard: Are music publishers using the issue of low royalty payments from digital users as a pretext for an unprecedented land grab of rights, money, and power? And who is most likely to benefit from a shift to direct - as opposed to collective - licensing?Continue Reading
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Mortal Kombat - PS3 XB360/Freddy Krueger
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Freddy Krueger
|Real Name
|Frederick Charles Krueger
|32 (at death)
|Place of Origin
|First Appearance
|Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A malevolent spirit of the Dream Realm. Freddy Krueger preys on the souls of the living as they sleep. When Shao Kahn began to steal Earthrealm's souls - souls Freddy Considered his own - Freddy battled the emperor in the Dream Realm. But Shao Kahn's will was too strong. He pulled Freddy into the real world, where he was mortal, and defeated him. A badly injured yet determined Freddy fitted both his hands with demonically enhanced razor gloves. Once he has killed Shao Kahn he will find a way back to the Dream Realm, where he will torment Earthrealm's souls for eternity.
Basic Strategies
Freddy's got a variety of range Special Moves and a number of good combos for when he's up close and personal. Use Hell Spike to surprise in coming enemies or to hit them a second time after an uppercut just before they land on the ground. Mix up Glove Toss and Freddy Fingers to keep your opponents guessing. Dream Shit Away can be used to get you out of incoming trouble while Dream Shift Towards can be used to close the gap between you and your enemies and can lead into nasty combos. Skin The Cat and Kung Fu This Bitch are great combos to use after a Dream Shift.
Here is a list of Freddy Krueger's fatalities for Mortal Kombat along with the button commands needed to execute each one and their appropriate range.
|Tell'Em Freddy Sent Ya
|Welcome To My Nightmare
|Stage Fatality
Special Moves
|Hell Spike (Close)
|Hell Spike (Medium)
|Hell Spike (Far)
|Sweet Dreams
|Glove Toss
|Freddy Fingers
|Dream Shift Away
|Dream Shift Towards
|X-Ray Move: What A Rush
|Split You In Two
|Skin The Cat
|In Your Dreams
|Kung Fu This Bitch
|I Am Eternal
|Never Sleep Again
|I Love Screamers
|Come To Freddy
|Ungrateful Piggy
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Conduct your Informational Interview professionally. Informational interviewing is an opportunity to get a first hand look at a career field of interest. It offers you a way to gain first-hand knowledge about a career field which can not be matched by written and/or web resources. When used skillfully, it is one of the most valuable of all sources of occupational information.
An Informational Interview is much less stressful than the usual interviewing situation and it is one of the few times when the interviewee leads the interview. It's important to be clear about what you are hoping to accomplish with your advisor prior to the interview. Sketch out a brief outline of the topics to be covered as well as the information gained as soon as possible after the interview. Be sure to send your advisor a thank you note.
The following questions are intended to help you create a more realistic picture of the career you are interested in pursuing.These questions are to be used only as a guideline.
1. What are other commonly used titles for this or similar positions?
2. What type of work is performed daily? Weekly? Monthly? Annually?
3. Is the work typically routine or does it vary significantly on a daily basis?
4. What degree or certification do employers seek? Are you familiar with any of these programs?
5. What type of experience do employers seek?
6. Are there ways to obtain this experience prior to working in the field?
7. Do successful applicants need additional experience besides educational and experiential requirements to break into the field?
8. Are there any "key" words to include in a resume and cover letter when looking for jobs in the field?
9. What are the typical settings people in this type of work can expect?
10. What are the key personal characteristics for success in this field?
11. What are some related occupations?
12. What opportunities for advancement exist?
13. Can you describe the salary ranges of typical jobs within the company or field?
14. Does your organization offer internships or do you know other organizations that offer internships in the field?
15. Are hours set or is their flexibility in work times?
16. What demands and frustrations typically accompany this type of work?
17. What would indicate if one possesses the ability or potential to be successful in this line of work?
18. What types of technology are used in this field?
19. What types of publications would list job openings in this field?
20. Would you offer any advice or suggestions for someone considering going into the field given what you know now?
21. What are the satisfying and/or rewarding aspects of working in this field?
22. What are the greatest pressures, strains or anxieties in this field? Major job responsibilities? Toughest problems and decisions? Dissatisfying aspects of this work and is this typical of the field?
23. Can the advisor suggest others who may be valuable sources of information?
Consider your reactions to the interview….
- Are you comfortable with the daily, monthly, annual hours and schedule?
- Are there things you need to do to make yourself a viable candidate?
- Do you think you would be satisfied or dissatisfied with what the advisor described?
- What is your reaction to the stresses and anxieties of the job?
- What new information do you think you obtained from your interview?
- Does that affect your view of the job?
- What are the entry level positions in the field and what skills would one need to advance?


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The State Supreme Court has upheld a decision by the Mineola Village Board denying a permit preventing the construction of a 7-Eleven convenience store on East Jericho Turnpike on the site of a former Amoco gas station on the corner of Jay Court.
"We were victorious in the 7-Eleven lawsuit, this round of it," Mineola Mayor Scott Strauss said during the Oct. 10 meeting of the village board at village hall.
7-Eleven's argument in court was that the village had acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner in denying the application since the convenience store giant in its opinion had satisfied all requirements of the village code for such a store, that there was another 7-Eleven already in the village and that a hearing for another store had taken place just before their hearing and which was approved.
While there were many issues that both the board and residents took issue with, particularly litter, quality of life, safety, traffic and noise and light pollution, the case the village made in court was one of vehicular safety. At a hearing on Oct. 12, 2011, representatives from 7-Eleven detailed their plans for the site, which included curb cuts on Jericho Turnpike and Jay Court as well as the construction of a 2,500 sq. ft. store, which would operate 24-hours a day. The hearing was for a special use permit to sell food at the location, without which they could not operate.
Deliveries made through several "box trucks" would occur throughout the week, with vehicular traffic coming up from Jericho Turnpike and parking in a small designated loading zone space about 25-ft. wide on the eastern side of the building. Concern for the exiting of these trucks was brought up, including the relatively small space in the parking lot for them to maneuver as well as the curb cut on Jay Court, in which traffic from the light at the intersection of Jericho Turnpike might back up significantly as to prevent entrance/ egress. 7-Eleven did agree to make certain changes in its design and the layout and to conduct a noise study and to only use box trucks for deliveries.
In court documents, 7-Eleven argued that while it had produced witnesses who were traffic and site engineers – conducting studies on both – the residents who spoke out against the construction of the store had no such qualifications. It also read that "Nor did the board engage experts to review this application."
However, the village's main point of argument was safety at both the proposed curb cuts and inside the parking lot upon which it made its decision on denying the application. Court documents read that the parking lot "could easily be obstructed by a convenience store patron backing out of one of the parking spaces located on the east end of the property" and "a vehicle exiting the southernmost parking space on the east side must back up to the entrance lane in order to access one of the exits from the property."
Similar safety issues were raised if a patron traveling west missed the turnoff or one traveling east would miss Jay Court and then attempt to cross the double-yellow line turning into oncoming traffic. Delivery vehicles could also cause similar hazards in terms of blocking traffic lanes on the property when they back up from the loading dock or pull into the property.
The nature of the appeal only allowed the court to make a decision as to if the board had in fact acted arbitrarily and if so, would have returned the case to the village for another hearing on the permit.
"The primary concern of the board was safety and the court agreed with the board," village attorney John Spellman said after the decision from Judge Michelle Woodard was issued.
While the corporation has 30 days to appeal, "hopefully they'll see the light and will not appeal but that's one good step in our direction." the mayor said.


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The City of Malibu plans to hold a meeting next week aimed at gathering ideas and measuring interest on the possibility of retiring vacant, commercially zoned land in Malibu's Civic Center.
The meeting, which will also seek to gauge if Civic Center property owners are willing to sell their vacant land to the city, is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 10 at , according to Olivia Damavandi, Malibu's public information officer.
Mayor Laura Rosenthal and Councilwoman Joan House, which were appointed to the Civic Center Property Owners Negotiation Ad Hoc Committee in May, will put on the meeting.
"The creation of the Civic Center Property Owners Negotiation Ad Hoc Committee illustrates the City's attentiveness to the needs of its residents and visitors," Rosenthal said. "Preserving vacant land zoned for commercial use is one way to ensure that Malibu retains its rural landscape. We look forward to a productive meeting filled with great ideas."
The idea of retiring land is one of many that has popped up over the past several months in the wake of unveiled plans for a Whole Foods at Cross Creek Road and Civic Center Way and other projects.
Others, including Preserve Malibu, have been working to develop an initiative that would allow Malibu residents to vote on any planned development that requires a variance.
Steve Uhring, who is one of many Malibu residents involved in putting together the initiative, said the increase in the number of story poles has alarmed many. Story poles are used to show how a proposed development will impact views.
"The vast majority of people in the city, I believe, when they drive into the Civic Center today, what they primarily see is our new spring flower: the story pole. Everybody would like to see some of that land taken off the commercial development plate," Uhring said.
Uhring said he believes the idea of retiring land is a good one, but that the cost of the land will only go up once a planned sewer in the Civic Center is built.
"There is no effort on the part of the city to show any kind of evidence that we don't need the sewer," Uhring said.
Don Schmitz, who represents the owners of the approved La Paz project, said he supports the idea of Malibu residents coming together to discuss the future of the Civic Center.
"The conversation should be comprehensive," Schmitz said.
Schmitz added that he would like too see the cost of buying land in Civic Center analyzed in light of other infrastructure needs within Malibu.
"We have $150 to $180 million in deferred water improvements and maintenance that we need to do in this town," Schmitz said.
He said the city will also have to finance the sewage treatment plant and repave roads in the coming years.
"Do the math. That's a lot of money," Schmitz said.


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Château Royal de Blois
Intended more as an architectural showpiece than a military stronghold, Blois' Royal Chateau bears the creative mark of several successive French kings.
Intended more as an architectural showpiece than a military stronghold, Blois' Royal Chateau bears the creative mark of several successive French kings.
Despite serious damage by German attacks in 1940, Blois' old city is worth exploring, especially around the 17th-century Cathédrale St-Louis , with its lovely multistoreyed bell tower, dramatically floodlit after dark.
Visit the vineyards and chateaux of the Loire valley
Centre based cycle trip exploring the vineyards and chateaux of the Loire valley
Based between Orléans and Blois, experienced equestrian and local guide Anne-France Launay leads four- to seven-day horseback excursions combining visits to several of the Loire's best known châteaux (Chambord, Chinon, Azay-le-Rideau and Saumur among others), with overnights in castle-based B&Bs along the way.
A walking adventure to discover the chateaux, vineyards and forests of the Loire Valley
Opposite the chateau you can't miss the former home of watchmaker, inventor and conjurer Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805–71), whose name was later adopted by American magician Harry Houdini.
Classic neighbourhood bistro with a flavour of bygone days. The food is straight out of the Lyonnais cookbook: andouillette (type of pig-intestine sausage), quenelles (pike dumplings), snails and salade lyonnaise (green salad topped with croutons, egg and bacon bits).
Lodged under artful lights and 13th-century vaults, Blois' funkiest bar hosts Friday jazz acts from September through May, and in winter offers a selection of 30 (count 'em) hot chocolates in its alternative guise as an afternoon salon de thé (tea house).
This country restaurant emphasises seasonal ingredients and hearty traditional dishes such as fondant de porc au cidre (pork stewed in cider, accompanied by baked apples and potatoes au gratin). There are also a few vegetarian options.
This acclaimed eatery is cloud nine for connoisseurs of haute cuisine. Plates are artfully stacked (duck liver, langoustine, foie gras) and the sparkling salon would make Louis XIV envious. On summer nights, dine in the courtyard.
Explore the gardens and chateaux of the Loire Valley at handlebar level


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TORONTO (Nov. 20, 12:25 p.m. ET) — Plastic bag manufacturers have taken their battle against Toronto's bag ban to a new level. The Canada Plastic Bag Association has started a legal proceeding Nov. 19 in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto against the City of Toronto.
U.S. demand for extruded plastics is expected to grow by 3 percent in 2014, with PVC remaining the largest segment.
Plastic pipe will post the strongest gains through 2018, continuing to take market share from competing materials in a range of markets.
Our latest market report provides in-depth analysis of current trends and their financial impact on the pipe, profile and tubing extrusion industry in North America.
In the wake of the economic turbulence earlier in this decade, molders today find themselves in much better shape. Molders are gaining a competitive advantage by investing in people, equipment and seeking inroads into new markets on a global scale.
Growth in the injection molding industry is going to be driven by low financing costs and a continued move to reshore some business.
This report highlights the impact of shale-based natural gas on the North American plastics market and features an in-depth analysis of production trends in the United States during 2013 and a forecast for 2014 and beyond.Learn more
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Cornerstone Autism Foundation
In Indiana, one in 83 children is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. And yet, autism research receives less than 5 percent of the funding made available to many less prevalent childhood diseases. The Cornerstone Autism Foundation aims to address that gap and directly assist children, families and caregivers who struggle with autism right here in our home state.
Founded in December 2011 by David Ide, Debbie Ide and Ken Weadick — who also make up the Cornerstone Autism Center leadership team — the foundation provides grants and sponsorships. Its support helps programs at schools and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, as well as charitable fundraiser events, that directly serve and benefit children of autism here in Indiana.
The foundation also supports Cornerstone Autism Center community services and programs, such as the Lights Up, Sound Down program. Here, we screen currently released children's films with reduced volume and raised lights so children of autism may enjoy this entertainment without risk of sensory overload.
Making an Impact
In early 2012, the foundation was a platinum sponsor of the inaugural Indianapolis Walk Now for Autism Speaks, which raised more than $110,000 for Autism Speaks, the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization. The Mid-North Indiana Harley Owners Group (HOG) Chapter #1188 and Eagle Harley Davidson donated proceeds from their annual Jerry & Annie Charity Ride to our foundation — generously providing more than $4,800 toward purchasing iPads that help children of autism more easily and effectively communicate with loved ones and caregivers.
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Gertrude L. Jackson, 83, of Bluffton and widow of James Jackson Jr., died Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, at her residence. A viewing will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at St. Stephen AME Church in Hardeeville. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the church. Arrangements by Allen Funeral Home of Ridgeland.
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The Google Talkabout Blog announced the launch of an instant messenger bot that is an interpreter.
An instant messenger bot is a little computer program that accepts instant messages and automatically replies to them. AOL has the AIM Bot program for years, allowing developers to create these bots as they see fit. In any event, Google released a new bot that utilizes Google Translate and acts as your personal interpreter. Google currently has 29 different translation bots, including:
- ar2en
- bg2en
- de2en
- de2fr
- el2en
- en2ar
- en2de
- en2el
- en2es
- en2fr
- en2it
- en2ja
- en2ko
- en2nl
- en2ru
- en2zh
- es2en
- fi2en
- fr2de
- fr2en
- hi2en
- hr2en
- it2en
- ja2en
- ko2en
- nl2en
- ru2en
- uk2en
- ur2en
- zh2en
To set this up, set up a Google Talk buddy in the syntax of [from language]2[to language]@bot.talk.google.com. So, for French to German translation, talk to email@example.com.
Here are examples of sample chats I had with my Google translate bots:
More coverage of this Google announcement can be found at Techmeme.
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"I AM THE 'STORYTELLER!'" I am an Observer of Space and Time, one of many actually, and my 'post' is what you call Earth. My sole purpose is to observe, evaluate, and on occasion—interact with You. You know—Your kind: Mortals, Humans, Mankind.
My years number into the Eons, and you've all had an encounter with me, and/or my kind. Though, in all fairness—You probably never even knew-it…
I am that ice-ball in your stomach when you're about to do something that's going to make you regret-it, or, when you're doing something wrong, and you know it. I'm that inner-voice, sometimes, when you're about to make an important decision. Especially one that I and my Creator—THE CREATOR—know is going to be life altering! Whether you listen to-it or Not, is entirely your choice. All of you were made (each and every one of you) with the Gift of 'FREE-WILL', but--That is another subject, for another time…I have digressed. Forgive my change of subject. Back to the matter at hand…I am that feeling on the back of your neck when you feel as though you are being watched and you turn, but—there is No-One There!
I am also, much, much, more than that…I can interact on so many more levels, and, sometimes, it gives me great pleasure to do so. My interactions, of course, are supposed to be on a limited basis, but—can be whatever I choose!
I can be punished for certain things, and have been reprimanded from time-to-time. For, like you, there have been times that I felt it was worth the consequences. Yes, I can be punished, for even I answer to a Higher-Power, though Immortal I surely be…
I've come before you today, not only to let you know of my existence, but, to share one of my endless array of tales and recordings. For you see, even after all the time that has passed, I still find you humans to be the most fascinating of all creatures!
You see, to be as vulnerable and weak as you appear to be anatomically—the strength that you can draw-on from your Spirits, Your—Souls?—can cause you to do things, and accomplish things, that border on the Supernatural! And that is something I know quite a-bit about…
"Now, when you combine that with an Indomitable-Will, and an Unconquerable Mind-Set—The possibilities are almost endless! I cannot even begin to count all of the things that I've witnessed over the vast Centuries, but, take my word for-it—There Are MANY!
For my experiments, and the fables I choose to regale you with—I do not choose those as you might think I would…I do not select Policemen, or Law Enforcement Agents, or Firemen, nor anyone of that ilk, where it is their profession to help people—for that is to be expected. After-all, that is what they do—is it not? And so, when they do their job—where is the surprise or wonderment in that?
No…Where I am most fascinated is ones who are waaaay more surprising than that! The ones who are somewhat—tarnished?—shall we say? Quite possibly the least likely to accomplish anything worth mentioning. Also, I am fascinated to no-end with those of a dark nature. I am neither Evil, nor Good. I am Neutral. And as such, equally curious with both sides of the cosmic coin. The never-ending battle and struggle of Both Entities! Therefore, I am drawn much-more to the ones deemed—Anti-Heroes…Underdogs, and scraps of society that for the most-part are overlooked, and/or cast aside…
For example: Hit-men, Ex-convicts, Bouncers, Bank Robbers, Bikers, Disillusioned War Veterans, Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera…The list is long, and continuous, but, in its own way---Distinguished.
I select subjects by their Auras…I choose them from their Auras because that is their REAL ESSENCE! Not their Personas, nor what society has labeled them, but—their true core. The different shades, and exquisite colors of these Auras (Not their epidermis, mind you) speak to me. Each individual one, enlightens me, to that particular persons strengths, weaknesses, vices, flaws, and unique character (be-it sterling, or—Not!) And That is what makes for fascinating and intriguing, adventures, and tales, that will entertain you to no-end, every-bit as much as they have myself and those like me!
You see, I do not choose people by what they do, or whether they are 'bad' or 'good', nor anything like that. None of my kind has, nor will they! It is not what we were created for! If it is Moral Judgments, or other such things as this that you seek—you'll have to speak with others of higher-power than we. Our existence is for one purpose and one purpose only—to record, and, in your case—to reveal stories of incredible infatuation for me!
I do hope that you enjoy every one of them as much as I have. As you will discover, the amount of such Tales and Events I have to share with you are almost—Endless!
My name has been written in the stars, in a coded language, that is far beyond any mortals' comprehension…This is to prevent you from ever calling me by name. For if you could, it would make me materialize before you whenever you wish…This Can Never Be Allowed! However—for the sake of being your guide on this, and many, many, journeys to come, you may call me—'THE STORYTELLER'!
I vow this to you—once you enter my world of Action, Suspense, Drama, Mystery, and even Supernatural Phenomenon—you will forever return for More…
Now—sit-back, relax, and allow your mind the Freedom to absorb this Exciting Fable I have in store for you this evening…I doubt seriously, that you'll be disappointed. ENJOY!"


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Members of the Occupy Missouri movement have wrapped up a three-day gathering in Columbia.
Items belonging to Occupy COMO protesters were removed from city hall on Tuesday. City workers and police came at about 11 am to remove a tent, sleeping bags and other personal belongings that were stored in front of the building.
Occupy Columbia protesters have been ordered to stop their demonstration in front of the city's administration building, because officials say they are not complying with two city ordinances. KBIA's Lee Jian Chung reports on the demonstrators plans.
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Canon's Vixia HF21 is a high-end, high definition model that records to 64GB of internal flash memory. Aside from sharp HD video quality at 24Mbps, it has two SDHC card slots with relay recording, which automatically switches to memory formats when one fills up. A 10x optical zoom lens, face detection, "smart auto" mode and a 3.5-inch touch-screen LCD display round out a very strong feature set for this $1,399 camcorder.
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JVC's GZ-HM550 is a high definition camcorder with built-in Bluetooth, 32GB of internal flash memory, a 10x optical zoom and face detection. It retails for $799. While the Bluetooth functionality lets you geotagg videos and use your smartphone as a remote, the HM550's lightweight design and video quality should be your primary motivation to buy.
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Etkin: Swing shift: Tulsa's Tulowitzki takes lead in honing discipline
Published April 17, 2006 at midnight
Troy Tulowitzki is batting leadoff for Class AA Tulsa. Never mind that Tulowitzki, one of the Colorado Rockies' better prospects, is expected to be a run-producing shortstop when he reaches the major leagues.
The seventh player taken overall in the 2005 draft, Tulowitzki, 21, is batting first for the Drillers with an eye toward future gains.
"He's got to be more selective in what he swings at," Rockies assistant general manager Bill Geivett said. "And if we can do something with the lineup and position him in a spot that can help him learn that, then that's what we're going to do. What we're looking at is the major-league level, and (there) he's going to have to be more selective at what he offers at than he is right now."
Indeed, in spring training, members of the Rockies front office joked that if a paper airplane came floating out of the stands toward home plate, Tulowitzki would swing at it.
Tulsa manager Stu Cole was the manager last year at Class A Modesto, where Tulowitzki played 22 games and began his career with 94 at-bats while hitting .266 with four homers and 14 RBI. A strained left quadriceps muscle caused Tulowitzki to miss most of August, and when he returned for the final two games of the regular season and the California League playoffs, Cole put Tulowitzki atop the lineup.
"Early on, he hadn't played for a while (after the draft), so he was trying to get his timing down," Cole said. "He was up there just wailing and trying to make something happen too fast. He was taking better swings at better pitches and got hurt. Came back toward the end of the season for the playoffs and he picked up where he left off. He was swinging the bat well at the end of the season and the playoffs. When he came back from his injury, I led him off to get him some at-bats. He did a pretty good job for us at that spot."
In spring training, Cole bounced the idea of Tulo-witzki batting first this season off player development director Marc Gustafson and Geivett. Tulsa does not have a prototypical leadoff hitter, which made it easier to let Tulowitzki bat there. He did just that during spring training.
After going 3-for-4 with two doubles Sunday, Tulowitzki is batting .311 with no home runs, five RBI, six doubles, one triple and 12 strikeouts in 45 at-bats. Cole said at the outset of the season, Tulowitzki had fallen back into his free-swinging ways but improved after talks last week.
"He was pretty much just free-swinging and swinging at a lot of pitches out of the zone, getting himself into a lot of bad hitting counts," Cole said. "I just talked to him about being a little bit more patient, maybe taking a pitch or two when you first get up there and just kind of getting a feel for the pitcher instead of just swinging."
Gustafson said the Rockies, while trying to enhance Tulowitzki's plate discipline and two-strike approach, "do not want to take away any of his aggressiveness, but we want to bottle it."
After his first at-bat of the game, there is no guarantee Tulowitzki will lead off an inning.
But the batting order won't change, along with Tulo-witzki's inherent duties regardless of when he bats in any inning.
"He's got the middle of the order guys behind him," Geivett said. "Plate discipline and what you swing at is extremely important at the major-league level. For him to become a great hitter like people think he can be, he's going to have to learn to not offer at pitches around (but not in) the zone. This type of role will help him do that and understand that."
Class AAA: Colorado Springs
Left-hander Justin Hampson (1-0, 0.00 earned-run average) took injured Jose Acevedo's spot in the rotation and allowed one hit in six scoreless innings Thursday . . . While working just 6 1/3 innings combined in his two starts, left-hander Zack Parker (0-1, 11.57) has thrown 164 pitches . . . Right fielder Jeff
Baker (.282, 0-11) began the season 1-for-20 but went into Sunday 10-for-19 in his past five games with three doubles and nine RBI . . . The Sky Sox opened the season at Tacoma and Portland and went six games without hitting a home run, a drought that ended after 199 at-bats Wednesday when Juan Melo (.222, 1-7) homered. Two innings later, JD Closser (.265, 1-1) homered and, one inning after that, Carlos Rivera (.324, 1-8) hit a grand slam.
Class AA: Tulsa
Third baseman Ian Stewart (.333, 1-6) has hit safely in eight of nine games. Ten of his 12 hits have been for extra bases, including a Texas League-leading eight doubles, one triple and one homer . . . Closer Jim Nelson (0.00), whose only appearance of the season was one inning April 6, finally was placed on the disabled list Thursday because of a strained left oblique muscle. The closer's duties will largely fall to
Manuel Corpas (1-0, 4.50), who has no walks and nine strikeouts in six innings. Left-hander Steve Colyer (0-0, 8.10) replaced Miller on the roster. After getting cut by the Rockies late in spring training, Colyer, 27, went home for about a week to mull his future, then reported to extended spring training.
Class A: Modesto
Second baseman Corey Wimberly (.154, 0-2) was 1-for-21 overall and 0-for-13 going into Saturday, when he had three infield hits. The switch-hitting Wimberly is exceptionally fast and has just one strikeout in 26 at-bats. He made the jump from Rookie-level Casper, where he won a batting title and hit .381 with 22 RBI and 36 stolen bases, because of a surplus of infielders at Asheville. The Rockies are concerned about Wimberly losing confidence and will monitor his situation closely . . . Neil Wilson made his 2006 debut as a pinch hitter Friday and was scheduled to catch Sunday. He missed the first seven games after developing cellulitis when a cut on his left knee became infected.
Class A: Asheville
Center fielder Dexter Fowler (.364, 3-5) has gone 9-for-18 with three doubles, one triple, three RBI and no strikeouts in his four games before Sunday. The 20-year-old switch-hitter entered Sunday fourth in the South Atlantic League with a .788 slugging percentage . . . While going 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA, Alan Johnson, a finesse right-hander, has no walks and 16 strikeouts in 12 innings . . . Catcher Nelson Robledo (.231, 0-4) was placed on the disabled list Saturday after getting hit in the right hand with a foul tip. X-rays were negative. Luke Sargent came from extended spring training to fill the spot on the roster.
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Obama's Way
December 28, 2012
It isn't easy being President of the United States of America.
All of us are armchair quarterbacks of course, with very distinct ideas of how things ought to be done around here. While there is no shortage of advice and opinion there is a distinct lacking of understanding what the job of POTUS is really like.
The chief executive has to make decisions predicated on information only he and a select few others have. The president must factor in short term, medium term and long term implications his decision might have. Je has to consider his allies- both real and fair weather and he has to deal with constraints the leader of a democratic nation many other leaders do not have to contend with.
The decisions Mr Obama and those his predecessor have made must take into account national security, foreign relations and domestic and economic policies. These are not easy decisions because every adversary of the president , both foreign and political opponents alike, all work very hard at pushing the envelope. Further, adversaries rarely have similar agendas and in some cases (adversarial)politics will dictate the agenda. The president has to contend with political foes who will oppose him simply because the need to oppose him is their entire raison d'etre.
Of all the decisions the president- any president- must make are the ones to send American troops into harm's way. These decisions never come easily- it isn't the media images of coffins being met with solemn ceremonies but rather with the knowledge that your decision means the loved ones of others will not come home.
Every candidate understands this going in but yet they still want the job. Why? Because they want to leave the country a better place. Of course, that always gets trumped by the memories of the men and women sent into harms way. In the same way we might second guess ourselves about the might have beens or the could have beens, our presidents do the same. Only they reflect on decisions which have affected many more people in often far more serious matters.
All in all, that is a good thing. Our presidents really do reflect us. It is comforting to know our leaders anguish over the same things we would, over lives lost and lives forever changed
Not every nation is so blessed.
To understand how air-force navigator Tyler Stark ended up in a thornbush in the Libyan desert in March 2011, one must understand what it's like to be president of the United States—and this president in particular. Hanging around Barack Obama for six months, in the White House, aboard Air Force One, and on the basketball court, Michael Lewis learns the reality of the Nobel Peace Prize winner who sent Stark into combat.
Even after his parachute opened, Tyler Stark sensed he was coming down too fast. The last thing he'd heard was the pilot saying, "Bailout! Bailout! Bail—" Before the third call was finished, there'd come the violent kick in the rear from the ejector seat, then a rush of cool air. They called it "opening shock" for a reason. He was disoriented. A minute earlier, when the plane had started to spin—it felt like a car hitting a patch of ice—his first thought had been that everything was going to be fine: My first mission, I had my first close call. He'd since changed his mind. He could see the red light of his jet's rocket fading away and also, falling more slowly, the pilot's parachute. He went immediately to his checklist: he untangled himself from his life raft, then checked the canopy of his chute and saw the gash. That's why he was coming down too fast. How fast he couldn't say, but he told himself he'd have to execute a perfect landing. It was the middle of the night. The sky was black. Below his feet he could see a few lights and houses, but mainly it was just desert.
When he was two years old, Tyler Stark had told his parents he wanted to fly, like his grandfather who had been shot down by the Germans over Austria. His parents didn't take him too seriously until he went to college, at Colorado State University, when on the first day of school he had enrolled in the air-force R.O.T.C. program. A misdiagnosis about his eyesight killed his dreams of being a pilot and forced him into the backseat, as a navigator. At first he was crushed by the news, but then he realized that, while an air-force pilot might be assigned to fly cargo planes or even drones, the only planes with navigators in them were fighter jets. So the mix-up about his eyesight had been a blessing in disguise. The first years of his air-force career he'd spent on bases in Florida and North Carolina. In 2009 they'd shipped him to England, and to a position where he might see action. And on the night of March 21, 2011, Captain Tyler Stark took off in an F-15 from a base in Italy, with a pilot he'd only just met, on his first combat mission. He now had reasons to think it might also be his last.
Even so, as he floated down, he felt almost calm. The night air was cool, and there was no sound, only awesome silence. He didn't really know why he'd been sent here, to Libya, in the first place. He knew his assignment, his specific mission. But he didn't know the reason for it. He'd never met a Libyan. Drifting high over the desert he had no sense that he was at once an expression of an idea framed late one night in the White House by the president himself, writing with a No. 2 pencil, and also, suddenly, a threat to that idea. He didn't sense these invisible threads in his existence, only the visible ones yoking him to his torn parachute. His thoughts were only of survival. He realized, If I can see my plane exploding, and my chute in the air, so can the enemy. He'd just turned 27—one of only three facts about himself, along with his name and rank, that he was now prepared to divulge if captured.
He scanned the earth beneath his dangling feet. He was going to hit hard, and there was nothing he could do about it.
At nine o'clock one Saturday morning I made my way to the Diplomatic Reception Room, on the ground floor of the White House. I'd asked to play in the president's regular basketball game, in part because I wondered how and why a 50-year-old still played a game designed for a 25-year-old body, in part because a good way to get to know someone is to do something with him. I hadn't the slightest idea what kind of a game it was. The first hint came when a valet passed through bearing, as if they were sacred objects, a pair of slick red-white-and-blue Under Armour high-tops with the president's number (44) on the side. Then came the president, looking like a boxer before a fight, in sweats and slightly incongruous black rubber shower shoes. As he climbed into the back of a black S.U.V., a worried expression crossed his face. "I forgot my mouth guard," he said. Your mouth guard? I think.Why would you need a mouth guard?
"Hey, Doc," he shouted to the van holding the medical staff that travels with him wherever he goes. "You got my mouth guard?" The doc had his mouth guard. Obama relaxed back in his seat and said casually that he didn't want to get his teeth knocked out this time, "since we're only 100 days away." From the election, he meant, then he smiled and showed me which teeth, in some previous basketball game, had been knocked out. "Exactly what kind of game is this?" I asked, and he laughed and told me not to worry. He doesn't. "What happens is, as I get older, the chances I'm going to play well go down. When I was 30 there was, like, a one-in-two chance. By the time I was 40 it was more like one in three or one in four." He used to focus on personal achievement, but as he can no longer achieve so much personally, he's switched to trying to figure out how to make his team win. In his decline he's maintaining his relevance and sense of purpose.
Basketball hadn't appeared on the president's official schedule, and so we traveled the streets of Washington unofficially, almost normally. A single police car rode in front of us, but there were no motorcycles or sirens or whirring lights: we even stopped at red lights. It still took only five minutes to get to the court inside the F.B.I. The president's game rotates around several federal courts, but he prefers the F.B.I.'s because it is a bit smaller than a regulation court, which reduces also the advantages of youth. A dozen players were warming up. I recognized Arne Duncan, the former captain of the Harvard basketball team and current secretary of education. Apart from him and a couple of disturbingly large and athletic guys in their 40s, everyone appeared to be roughly 28 years old, roughly six and a half feet tall, and the possessor of a 30-inch vertical leap. It was not a normal pickup basketball game; it was a group of serious basketball players who come together three or four times each week. Obama joins when he can. "How many of you played in college?" I asked the only player even close to my height. "All of us," he replied cheerfully and said he'd played point guard at Florida State. "Most everyone played pro too—except for the president." Not in the N.B.A., he added, but in Europe and Asia.
Overhearing the conversation, another player tossed me a jersey and said, "That's my dad on your shirt. He's the head coach at Miami." Having highly developed fight-or-flight instincts, I realized in only about 4 seconds that I was in an uncomfortable situation, and it took only another 10 to figure out just how deeply I did not belong. Oh well, I thought, at least I can guard the president. Obama played in high school, on a team that won the Hawaii state championship. But he hadn't played in college, and even in high school he hadn't started. Plus, he hadn't played in several months, and he was days away from his 51st birthday: how good could he be?
The president ran a couple of laps around the gym, then shouted, "Let's go!" He himself divvied up the teams so each one had roughly the same number of giants and the same number of old people. Having put me on his team, he turned to me and said, "We'll sit you first, until we get a little bit of a lead." I thought he was joking, but actually he wasn't; he was as serious as a heart attack. I was benched. I took my place in the wooden stands, along with a few of the other players, and the White House photographer, the medical team, the Secret Service, and the guy with the buzz cut who carried the nuclear football, to watch the president play.
Obama was 20 or more years older than most of them, and probably not as physically gifted, though it was hard to say because of the age differences. No one held back, no one deferred. Guys on his team dribbled past him and ignored the fact he was wide open. When he drives through the streets, crowds part, but when he drives to the basket large, hostile men slide over to cut him off. It's revealing that he would seek out a game like this but even more that others would give it to him: no one watching would have been able to guess which guy was president. As a player on the other team, who must have outweighed Obama by a hundred pounds, backed the president of the United States down and knocked the crap out of him, all for the sake of a single layup, I leaned over to the former Florida State point guard.
"No one seems to be taking it easy on him," I said.
"If you take it easy on him, you're not invited back," he explained.
I thought to myself, It must be hard not to take it easy on the president.
The point guard laughed, turned to another guy on the bench, and said, "Remember Rey?"
"Who's Rey?" I asked.
"Rey pump-faked, turned, and just connected with the president right in the mouth," the other guy said. "Gave him 16 stitches."
"Where's Rey?" I asked.
"Rey hasn't been back."
Obama could find a perfectly respectable game with his equals in which he could shoot and score and star, but this is the game he wants to play. It's ridiculously challenging, and he has very little space to maneuver, but he appears happy. He's actually just good enough to be useful to his team, as it turns out. Not flashy, but he slides in to take charges, passes well, and does a lot of little things well. The only risk he takes is his shot, but he shoots so seldom, and so carefully, that it actually isn't much of a risk at all. (He smiles when he misses; when he makes one, he looks even more serious.) "Spacing is big. He knows where to go," said one of the other players as we watched. "And unlike a lot of lefties, he can go to his right."
And he chattered constantly. "You can't leave him open like that!" … "Money!" … "Take that shot!" His team jumped ahead, mainly because it took fewer stupid shots. When I threw one up I discovered the reason for this. When you are on the president's basketball team and you take a stupid shot, the president of the United States screams at you. "Don't be looking to the sidelines all sheepish," he hollered at me. "You got to get back and play D!"…


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By Wendy Holdren
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West Virginia's birthday celebration continued Friday with three great performances during Beckley Renaissance's Friday in the Park.
Mike Browning, regional coordinator for Sen. Joe Manchin, gave a West Virginia birthday greeting to everyone on behalf of the senator, then the Greenbrier Academy for Girls Drums Group took the stage at Jim Word Memorial Park gazebo.
Beckley Renaissance Director Jill Moorefield said the lineup Friday was very exciting.
She said this was the Greenbrier Academy for Girls' first time at Friday in the Park and afterward they were headed to the Youth Museum to perform at the Juneteenth celebration.
The eight young ladies, decked out in African garb, delighted the crowd with their traditional drumming skills.
Beverley Castanon, of Coal City, stood right outside the gazebo for a close look at the African drums.
"They're just wonderful," she said.
She said it was her first time at Friday in the Park, but it certainly won't be her last.
The Greenbrier Academy group let some of their young fans come up and take a beat on their drums before they packed up their gear and headed to their next performance.
Theatre West Virginia actors and actresses hit the stage next to sing and dance some excepts from "Honey in the Rock" and "The Hatfields and McCoys."
These performers hail from all over the country, including Oklahoma, North Carolina, Alabama, New York and even Kansas.
The final performer, Bill Campbell, came early to hear some of the other musical talents.
He said he always enjoys Theatre West Virginia performances, especially "The Wizard of Oz."
Campbell has been singing for 23 years and he specializes in gospel and oldies.
Next week, Just Us will perform for Friday in the Park starting at 11:30 a.m.
For a full list of performances, visit www.beckley.org/beckley_renaissance.
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Crystal Taylor '03 plays key role in determining country's largest state budget
By Dan Edelen
Though she's never played an action hero in film — unlike the governor she answers to — Crystal Taylor '03 faces her own heroic task: finding the nearly $120 billion needed to keep the state of California running.
"It's a lot of pressure," she says with a chuckle, "but I thrive under pressure."
As budget officer in the executive branch of the state's Franchise Tax Board, Taylor leads a team of 13 as they coordinate the budget for the department that oversees millions of tax forms and monies that pour in from individuals and businesses. Sifting through this mountain of information to make the fiscal recommendations to the legislature behind the country's largest state budget dominates Taylor's day from the moment she wakes. "I'm checking email on my Blackberry while I'm brushing my teeth," she says.
Taylor's never been one to flinch when confronted with a challenge. She majored in mathematics at Lafayette, a discipline largely devoid of African-American women. After hearing a speaker joke about the arduous graduate economics track at Princeton University, Taylor took that challenge to another level by earning simultaneous masters' degrees (economics & public policy and urban & regional planning, both 2006).
"I want to be that person everyone teases because I'm doing the hardest work," she says. That drive landed her in California's Legislative Analyst's Office as a fiscal policy analyst. "I asked the question, Where's the hardest place where I can make a difference? I'm going there."
Only two months into that job, Taylor testified before the state legislature in a televised hearing, discussing her department's program ideas, including how to keep tensions low among callers to the state's tax call center. When an assemblyman challenged her findings, Taylor backed her testimony with her call-monitoring fieldwork. "Speaking truth to power" in that hearing changed Taylor: "I had to find conviction for every word I said."
Today, Taylor's role makes a difference not only to the state's operation, but also to the lives of its employees. Confronted with a mandate to lay off state workers, Taylor and her group negotiated a deal with the governor's fiscal officers that substituted budget allocations for unfilled positions with those of workers facing layoffs, saving 300 jobs.
"Even if they don't know me," she says, "I know the decisions I make impact people."
Taylor cites more than 20 professors at Lafayette who altered the course of her own life and gave her the tools to meet California's fiscal challenges. Discussing economics over dinner at the home of Professors Gladstone Hutchinson and Ute Schumacher built a foundation for Taylor to ask the kind of probing questions her job demands.
"That someone is willing to take the time to get to know you and their belief that you are special and have promise, that was inspiring to me, even when I wasn't so sure that I did," she says. "To have someone say you can do it, that I believe in you, and here are two or three steps you can take, a book you can read to explain the process, or even recommending a professor to chat with about your ideas — that was so common at Lafayette that I can't imagine being who I am today without it."
Helping to manage the behemoth that is California's tax system and her department's $600 million budget at a time of uncertainty calls on all of Taylor's multiple skills. Yet one unexplored skill excites her most of all. This April will bring more than just a deluge of tax forms to Taylor's Sacramento office, for she and husband Edward Torres are expecting their own little pink-bowed tax deduction.


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Police Spokeswoman Officer Christine O'Brien said a man walked into the bank branch just after noon on Sunday. He gave the teller a note demanding money, O'Brien said. According to O'Brien, he fled north on Ridge Avenue with $400 in cash. (see surveillance photos, right)
There are no reports of any injuries and no arrests have been made.
Police are looking for a man wearing a black hat and all-black clothing.
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PERU — Brandon Buksa had a big day for the Clinton County Junior Mariners, who took two from the Montreal Junior Titans on Sunday.
Buksa picked up the win in relief in the first game and added a double and single at the plate. In the second contest, Buksa rapped three more hits, including two doubles and a single to go along with four RBI, as the Mariners recorded a 4-0 and 9-3 doubleheader sweep.
"We have a very athletic team," said Mariners coach Gary Duquette. "We had players who played positions today they don't normally play and were up to the task."
Gerrit Rietsema, Buksa and Mickey Pepper combined on a three-hit shutout in the opener. Buksa struck out seven in his three innings of work.
Clinton County scored all its runs in the fifth inning, with Andy Kneussle's two-out, two-run double being the big blow.
Dan Hartman added two singles for the Mariners, who finished with seven hits in all.
"In the first game, we probably should have scored more runs," Duquette said. "But we were aggressive on the bases and that's the way we're going to play."
In the second contest, Kneussle struck out seven in picking up the pitching win in relief.
Buksa and Shawn Courson paced the Mariners with three hits each, while Zach Bingel added a double and single, Caleb Keysor a triple and Quenton Barber a double.
Clinton County held a 5-3 lead after two innings and got some breathing room with three more in the fourth for an 8-3 advantage.
The Mariners, who rapped 11 hits in the second game, improved their season record to 3-0.
"I don't know how good the competition is that we've been playing," Duquette said. "But we're off to a good start to the season and we'll know more about our team when we play in the Middletown Tournament this coming weekend."
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Bridgewater Township held its annual 9/11 memorial ceremony Tuesday, honoring those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks, and the first responders who protect residents everyday.
The ceremony was held at the township's memorial at the municipal building on Commons Way.
The ceremony featured a keynote speech from Sen. Michael Doherty, R-23, as well as words from Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and the placing of a wreath at the memorial.
Bridgewater Township Mayor Daniel Hayes said during the ceremony that the township has improved its memorail on the advice of residents by adding a bench to it this year.
June Wildman—a Martinsville resident whose daughter, Alison, died on the 92nd floor of the North Tower—said it means a great deal to her for the township to continue to have this ceremony every year.
"People remember and the town remembers," she said. "It makes the day easier being around people who remember."
Wildman said it is important for people to continue to remember the day, and to teach it to their children so they never forget.
"I hope people think about 9/11 and not forget," she said. "It is important that parents explain what happened, and they grow up understanding so they can pass it on."
These are the six Bridgewater residents who were killed on 9/11:
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- Noel Foster
- Thomas Polhemus
- Ronald G. Tartaro
- Lance Tumulty
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Westford's schools will more than likely have to face another year of difficult decisions during this spring's discussions on the next fiscal year's budget, and one of those decisions was up front and center during Monday night's School Committee meeting.
Members on the board brought three school level technology directors to testify on the possibility of reintroducing a districtwide technology coordinator, refilling a role that was vacated four years ago.
After hearing reports gathered from the trio presented by Crisafulli School technology director Andrea Gardner that members of the board believed helped crystallize the reasoning to bring back a director, a variety of other reasons were also brought forth to help support the need for filling the position ranging from saving money through better planning of services and increased direct assistance for students on technology issues.
Regarding the possible responsibilities of a new director, possibilities for helping parents understand dangers children may face was also joined by helping younger children and their parents better understand the array of technology they will use in schools.
"The turnover in technology is going faster than ever than ever in my life," said School Committee member Arthur Benoit. "We need to have a focused attack (when it comes to technology policies) and someone at the top level of the district defining what that technology is."
Gardner and her colleagues spoke of the need on that note for someone that could unify the "nine islands" of the school district and spread best practices effectively.
"We get very excited (about new technologies) at our own buildings, and we want to share what we find works with each other, but it's difficult since we're so involved with our own buildings," said Abbot School technology director Lisa Sanderson. "We find ideas, but they come and stay with us. We might be able to get one or two teachers to use it in the classroom, but it's hard for anything to truly catch on."
The strongest voice of opposition came from Margaret Murray, who still supported bringing back the position, only in Fiscal Year 2015 rather than '14, also noting that the responsibilities with the position would have to include helping further integrate technology to simplify administrative tasks as well as an overarching strategy on technology centered around a new director.
The School Committee will be on hand to testify to a joint budget hearing of the Finance Committee and the Board of Selectmen on Thursday evening.
CORRECTION: The decision to place a line item for the technology coordinator position was not made on Monday, but rather at the last School Committee meeting.
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Reading Interventionist hours at Abbot & Crisafulli to achieve equity with Day
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LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. —
Johnny Wayne Simpson, 61, Edgerton, Ohio, passed away Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at Park View Nursing Center.
Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Joseph Simpson, Pittsburg, Ky.
He was a veteran of the United States Army.
Visitation was from 12 noon Friday, Jan. 4 until the 2 p.m. funeral hour in the chapel of Bowling Funeral Home with Randy Bingham officiating.
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