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CUBA/AMERICAS-Ecuadoran Daily Sees Waning International Agenda Under Correa's Administration
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Report by the political section editorial staff: "Correa's Foreign Agenda
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1-800-205-8615 or email@example.com. - El Comercio.com
Thursday August 11, 2011 02:30:17 GMT
The expulsion of the US ambassador to Quito, uncomfortable statements
regarding other countries, and isolated positions.
Those are some of the factors which have detracted from Correa's
diplomatic agenda, after having the UNASUR (Union of South American
Nations) presidency as its highest moment.
According to analysts consulted by this daily, the regime has incurred in
certain errors and indiscretions which have ended in affecting the
country's image in the region.
The lack of balance in the nationa l diplomacy and the way it handles its
relations with other countries in the hemisphere are some of those
reasons.Former Deputy Foreign Minister Marcelo Fernandez de Cordoba said
that Carondelet has privileged its political affinities in the last 2
years. He mentioned the case of close ties with the Bolivarian Alternative
for the Americas (ALBA), which is led by Venezuela and Cuba, as an
Meanwhile, former Foreign Minister Luis Valencia said that "scarcely
meditated" decisions such as the one declaring Barack Obama's ambassador
persona non grata have provoked a cooling of their relations.
The foreign ministry denies there is a decline in its agenda. Quite the
contrary, it has its own views of Ecuador's participation in the
international sector.
Deputy Foreign Minister Kintto Lucas says that the government has
formulated a foreign policy that reportedly "did not exist" in the past.
He also said that the regime's diploma tic actions must be understood
under the principle of giving priority to the "south-south" relations and
regional integration.
Following we present six incidents in recent months which have marked the
path of the country's foreign policy.
Hudges' expulsion and comments about Mexico
Relations with two countries in North America had their ups and downs
during the second part of Rafael Correa's term.
The most noticeable case was the government's decision to declare US
Ambassador Heather Hodges persona non grata.
The decision was adopted after learning about one of the cables obtained
by the Wikileaks organization. It was stated in the document that the
president appointed retired General Jaime Hurtado as chief of Police even
though he reportedly knew about the officer's alleged acts of corruption.
The leak bothered Correa, who failed to follow the steps adopted by most
of the other presidents, who opted to ignore those repor ts.
When he failed to receive a "satisfactory" reply from Hodges, Correa
decided to expel her. The effect was immediate. Washington acted in a
reciprocal manner and declared Luis Gallegos, who was in charge of the
mission in the United States, persona non grata.
Weeks earlier, in March, Correa had actually issued statements that
bothered the Mexican Government. In essence, he pointed out that drug
traffickers dominate a major portion of the Mexican territory, when
referring to an operation carried out in the country. Nevertheless, his
words provoked a reaction from the Mexican foreign secretariat, which
rejected the statements by Correa, who issued a communique saying he was
Key dates
26 March. The foreign ministry had to clarify Correa's words to Mexico. He
expelled the US ambassador 1 month later.
Without the CAN and UNASUR secretariatsThe government gave up trying to
have the country hold the secretariats general of the Andean Community of
Nations (CAN) and UNASUR, which have their headquarters in Quito.
In the case of UNASUR, in 2010 Correa convoked Freddy Ehlers, who was
secretary general of the bloc at the time, to assume the ministry of
tourism post. Thus, the role, which was previously held by P eru's Allan
Wagner and is now fulfilled by Bolivia's Adalid Cabrera, slipped through
Ecuador's fingers.
Something similar happened in the South American bloc's case. The proposal
came from Chile to have an Ecuadoran hold the general secretariat, which
had been left vacant by Nestor Kirchner's demise. The name suggested by
the Chilean Government was that of former Ecuadoran Foreign Minister
Francisco Carrion.
However, the Correa Administration did not accept this. Instead, it
allowed Colombia and Venezuela to hold the post in an alternate manner,
through Maria Emma Mejia and Ali Rodriguez. .According to Foreign Minister
Ricardo Patino, Ecuador had managed to have Quite become the headquarters
for this South American bloc and, therefore, the general secretariat
should be held in an alternate manner. Within this context, Juan Manuel
Santos' Colombian Government has used the two blocs to reposition its
country's image.
Key dates:20 April 2010. Freddy Ehlers resigns from his post in the CAN.
On 19 May 2011 Colombia assumed the UNASUR secretariat.
Lukewarn reaction regarding repression in Libya
Contrary to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Paraguay, and Guatemala, countries of a socialist characteristic which
condemned the Libyan crisis, Ecuador opted to react with caution.
In view of the military repression by Libyan leader Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi
against civilians, the foreign ministry issued a communique which
expressed its "concern" about events in the African country.
In addition, it issued an appeal to a "dialogue between the authorities
and the cit izens of Libya," so that they try to seek a peaceful solution
to their conflict.
According to the explanation by Rafael Quintero, assistant secretary for
Africa, Asia, and Oceania, Ecuador's reaction was "cautious" regarding a
"complex" situation.
The cautious way with which the Ecuadoran diplomacy acted marked a
distance regarding the position of rejection from the majority of
countries in the region. Instead, it was close to the position adopted by
Hugo Chavez in Venezuela; he defended Qadhafi's stability and offered to
Likewise, the cautious reaction by Carondelet was out of proportion with
the indignation it expressed in June 2010 regarding the Israeli attack on
a convoy with humanitarian aid for the Palestinian people.
Due to this, Correa recalled the ambassador to Israel, Rafael Veintimilla,
in rejection of the attack. And he did not hesitate to "condemn" Israel's
Key dates
23 February 2011. The foreign ministry issued a communique expressing its
"concern" about the Libyan crisis.
Correa was left standing alone in Honduras' caseRafael Correa's
Administration became the only one in the continent to oppose Honduras'
return to the OAS.
Late in May, during the vote at the continental organization, it was the
only country which stated its opposition. His argument: the absence of
punishment to the coupists who ousted Manuel Zelaya.
Thus, Ecuador radicalized its position regarding Honduras' case, which
generated widespread condemnation in 2009. However, following Porfirio
Lobo's election, an agreement was reached with Zelaya, who acknowledged
the new Honduran regime's legitimacy.
Not even the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) member countries,
which are the Correa Administration's allies, maintained the position of
preventing Lobo's recognition.
Quite the contrary, Venezuelan President Hugo Ch avez, leader of the ALBA,
launched his mediation so that Honduras would return to the OAS, and so
former President Manuel Zelaya would return to his country. He did it
jointly with Juan Manuel Santos, the Colombian president.
Analysts such as Ambassador Luis Narva ez pointed out that this reaction
from Ecuador was more anchored to its internal policy, specifically the
30-S rebellion, following which it demands the punishment of all those
which are considered "coupists."
Key dates1 June 2011. Maria Isabel Salvador, the representative to the
OAS, voted against Honduras' return to the organization.
Avalanche of criticism for lawsuit against the media
President Rafael Correa's lawsuit against El Universo newspaper, its board
of directors, and its former Chief of Opinion went beyond the borders.
Once Lower Court Judge Juan Paredes ruled against the newspaper, the case
provoked a widespread criticism against Correa's figure and his c
onfrontation against the media.
International organizations that defend freedom of expression immediately
rejected Correa's actions.
One of the strongest criticisms came from the Inter-American Human Rights
Commission. It pointed out in a communique that the lawsuit violates the
Inter-American Convention on Human Rights, which guarantees the freedom to
express criticism.
The IAPA (Inter-American Press Association), Reporters Without Borders,
and other regional and world associations expressed themselves in similar
terms. In all the cases they requested - without success - that Correa be
more tolerant toward criticism and to withdraw his lawsuit.Even Barack
Obama's Administration noted the case and echoed the IAPA's conclusions,
pointing out that the case limits the media's free exercise.
Newspapers in the continent such as The Washington Post, El Espectador,
and La Nacion, among others, also criticize the lawsuit and its grounds.
The most criti cal point in the external rejection was reflected in Correo
del Peru's cover on 28 July, when it "repudiated" Correa's visit on the
occasion of the presidential inauguration.
Key dates
21 July 2011. The CIDH's Media Rapporteur's Office rejected the lawsuit
filed by Correa.
Relations with Colombia and Peru show progress
A year ago, Ecuador and Colombia practically turned the page in the
Angostura case, which led to a rupture of relations in March 2008.
Minutes after being sworn in, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos
received his counterpart, Rafael Correa, in private at Narino House.
During the meeting he delivered a copy of former FARC (Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia) second in command Raul Reyes' computers, which was one
of Ecuador's conditions to normalize its ties.
Since then Correa has left behind his acid criticism of Santos, who was
Colombian minister of defense during the attack on Angostura. Ins tead, he
has instructed Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino to work with his
counterpart, Maria Angela Holguin, in the reconstruction of trust.
Diplomatic ties with Peru have been strengthened since last year. The most
important point - according to the government - was the exchange of
reversal notes which sealed the maritime border. This way the governments
in Quito and Lima clearly stated that there is no border issue pending a
Nevertheless, this last point was not exempt of distrust, above all when
former Peruvian President Alan Garcia pointed out that Peru had won
territorial sea with the exchange of reversal letters. Referring to this
point, the Ecuadoran foreign ministry could not explain that the increase
in Peruvian sea was toward international waters and not to the country's
Key dates
7 August 2010. Rafael Correa met with Juan Manuel Santos in Bogota. He
appointed his ambassador in December.
(Description of Source: Quito El Comercio.com in Spanish -- Website of
prestigious daily owned by Grupo El Comercio C.A.; consistently critical
of the government; URL: http://www.elcomercio.com)
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7.1 Placement and Acoustics
Aug 12, 2010 12:28 PM, By Dan Daley
The release of 8-channel audio creates an expanded home theater soundscape with more opportunity and possibly more confusion.
The home theater format war has a new front, and it's on the side walls of the theater—or not, depending on which loudspeaker placement philosophy you subscribe to. Surround in 7.1 had been hinted at for years, such as with the SDDS 8 format variant. It arrived confidently earlier this year in a coming-out party at the Consumer Electronics Show that saw virtually every major CE brand offering an 8-channel AV decoder. What made this debut more potent was that it was joined on the video side by the emergence of 3D as a consumer format.
If James Cameron's Avatar is putatively regarded as the primary stimulus for 3D, Toy Story 3, which came out in July, will likely be looked back on as the impetus for the synergy of both 3D and 7.1 sound. Toy Story 3 is the first film to be shown in Dolby Surround 7.1, and 240 cinemas have already upgraded to 7.1 capability, according to Dolby, which is offering a free upgrade to those already using digital systems and Dolby's Surround and EX systems. The major U.S. film studios are already mixing in 7.1, with Disney saying that it will use it on forthcoming releases such as Step Up 3D. Getting eight discrete channels of sound into theaters requires that cinemas convert to digital, since the old sprocket-borne delivery of theater sound is limited to six discrete channels. However, the timely arrival of Blu-ray gives home theaters a ready-made 8-channel discrete delivery solution. It's serendipity rare in the consumer entertainment formats business.
As mentioned, 7.1 has some variation as to what can be done with those two extra loudspeakers, and 3D will undergo its own internal competitions to determine how consumers want to use the technology—glasses or not? passive anaglyphic or electronic shutter?—but it's also clear that the two new formats will feed off each other: They literally add dimension to the home viewing experience.
Dolby and DTS
Dolby Labs has a helpful web feature at that will calibrate 7.1 loudspeaker placement and positioning (Figure 1). Though the distances vary, the placement relationships between loudspeakers, viewer location, and video screen don't.
The world of 7.1 is far more complex place as far as DTS is concerned, however. DTS' site lists a total of seven loudspeaker configurations for the format, including using the side channels to create a wider L-C-R array (Figure 2), using them to create a tight rear-side surround arrangement (Figure 3), and an overhead configuration (Figure 4).
DTS' more complex configuration possibilities stem from the technology's ability to let the AV receiver electronically remap the loudspeakers locations using metadata on the disc deciphered by the DTS chip in the receiver to reflect the film sound mixer's intent, says Tom Dixon, DTS' vice president of marketing.
"7.1 is offering film studios a lot of new flexibility in terms of their sound mixes, and we're providing a way for listeners to access those mixes the way they were intended to be listened to," he says. DTS will also put installer calibration material that will check phase coherence, level, and other 7.1 parameters on its next DTS MasterAudio demo disc.
In 2009, the CEA and CEDIA devised their "Home Theater Recommended Practice: Audio Design" white paper (CES/CEDIA-CEB-22). In differentiating between a typical 5.1 layout and a 7.1 configuration, it specifies that the surround loudspeakers be placed within the angular range of ±110 degrees to ±120 degrees. However, in a 7.1-channel system, the side loudspeakers can be placed symmetrically within the angular range, spanning ±60 degrees to about ±100 degrees, and the rear loudspeakers within the angular range spanning approximately ±135 degrees to ±150 degrees.
The positioning formula was devised with input from the gurus of home theater sound, including CEDIA's 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award winner Floyd Toole, Ph.D., and Dolby veteran and consultant Anthony Grimani. It's based on the ITU-R BS.775-2 specification widely used in film sound mixing stage design, which emphasizes a true radial configuration. Each individual loudspeaker (excluding the LFE) should be optimally placed an equal distance from the listening position so that all phase relationships among all channels are proper. The thinking is that reproducing as closely as possible the environment in which the audio content is created makes the most sense for the design of the playback environment.
The reality, of course, is based on the actual environment of a client's media room, where the sweet spot is often the couch up against the rear wall of the room. But the intent was to take the partisanship out of multichannel audio systems design, says Dave Pedigo, CEDIA's senior director of technology. That's important, he emphasizes, not solely to create predictable listening environments, but also to lay the groundwork for what's shaping up to be another turning point in home theater standards. "The penetration of 7.1 systems in homes is likely relatively small at this stage," he says, "but the number of receivers capable of playing back 7.1 is enormous, and CE manufacturers are starting to [differentiate] themselves by putting out products that can do 9.1 and 9.2 speaker configurations. Dolby's Logic IIz encoding is taking the audio envelope out of just the horizontal axis into a more spherical one by elevating additional speaker locations. At some point, I wouldn't be surprised to see a voice-of-God speaker placed directly overhead." With the saturation of 5.1 home-theater-in-a-box products, Pedigo says the market might be ripe for the next round of market-leading, aspirational home theater installations that will drive commoditization of 7.1.
Precise loudspeaker placement will become more critical in the future as Hollywood begins to ramp up discrete 7.1 soundtracks for home video. "Much of the 7.1 content presently available on Blu-ray Disc has been remixed for 7.1 from the original 5.1 mix," explains Craig Eggers, senior manager of consumer electronics partner marketing at Dolby. "But what systems integrators need to know is that in the future, 7.1 audio content [on home video media] that was released as 7.1 in the cinema will be completely consistent with and true to the mixing artist intent and vision. Dolby 7.1 surround sound enables artists to mix specifically for a 7.1 soundstage from the beginning of their work effort and that mix will be communicated directly to the home theater on a 7.1 Blu-ray Disc."
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Kitchen Brains, developer of integrated, end-to-end, wireless M2M networking solutions and SAAS applications for the commercial kitchen/food service industry, promoted Edward Musial to vice president of OEM business development. Musial's responsibilities will include OEM business development for North America and management of the OEM sales team, as well as continued management of the technical support team. Musial will continue reporting to Kitchen Brains COO Reza Khani. "For the past 27 years, Ed has been instrumental at the creation and development of many of our strategic OEM partner relations that exist today," said Khani. "This promotion is recognition of his tremendous success and provides a team of additional resources to expand our offerings to additional partners." Musial began his career with Kitchen Brains in 1986. He has held positions in every technical area of the company, most recently as senior director of New Product Introduction (NPI), and now OEM business development. Musial led the drive to create the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) industry's first wireless Smart Commercial Kitchen in 2007; the RM-200 HACCP-Compliant, Remote Monitoring Solution in 2013; and the FasTimer TT-500 Touch Screen Timer in 2010.
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The Son of Skywalker
Preview a Jedi Objective Set from the Between the Shadows Expansion |
Star Wars: The Card Game | Published 13 August 2014 |
"I'll never turn to the dark side. You've failed, Your Highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me."
–Luke Skywalker, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
In the shadows of the galaxy, many beings find a place to escape unwanted scrutiny. The Between the Shadows expansion for Star Wars™: The Card Game gives you access to the skills of those who lurk in shadow – the Jedi and the Scum and Villainy of the Star Wars universe. Whether you train in the Force with Yoda or take illicit contracts while working for Prince Xizor, you'll quickly find that the shadows are your closest allies.
In Between the Shadows, you'll find none other than Luke Skywalker – a Jedi and a hero of the Rebellion. When Luke fought Darth Vader in Cloud City, his training was not complete, but by the time they fought again aboard the second Death Star, Luke had gained experience as a Jedi.
In today's preview of Between the Shadows, we'll take a look at the newest version of Luke Skywalker and his objective set!
The Power of a Jedi
This set begins with the A Hero's Trial (Between the Shadows, 633) objective, changing the game's normal deployment rules in a fundamental way. As an Action during the conflict phase, you may play an enhancement from your hand if you have A Hero's Trial as one of your revealed objectives. Surprising your opponent by suddenly playing an enhancement like Shii-Cho Training (Core Set, 122) or Trust Your Feelings (Core Set, 153) can swing an engagement dramatically in your favor.
Of course, you need a unit to attach these enhancements to, and you'll find an exceptional option in the new version of Luke Skywalker (Between the Shadows, 634). This version of Luke features the same combat icons as the Core Set version, but he has gained a Force icon and the Elite keyword, signifying his growing prowess as a Jedi. He has lost the Targeted Strike keyword, but this version of Luke offers you new ways to deal damage. Whenever you attach an enhancement to Luke, you may deal one damage to a target enemy unit, and by discarding an enhancement attached to Luke, you may remove a focus token from him! Combining Luke with the Jedi's numerous enhancements allows you to destroy any obstacle in your way and A Hero's Trial allows you to surprise your opponent by playing enhancements on Luke in the midst of battle.
This objective set also includes some new enhancements to power Luke Skywalker. I Am a Jedi (Between the Shadows, 637) can be attached to any Force User unit, and it provides resources equal to the number of enhancements attached to the enhanced unit. If you attach I Am a Jedi to a unit that already has a few enhancements, you can easily improve your total resources for the turn, especially if In You Must Go (Core Set, 76) reduces the cost of your first enhancement. If you use I Am a Jedi to generate three or four resources, it probably won't completely refresh for the remainder of the game, but if you attach it to Luke, you can focus it for resources, then discard it to remove a focus token from Luke.
An enhancement naturally suited to Luke Skywalker is Luke's Lightsaber (Between the Shadows, 636). This enhancement grants two unit damage to the attached Force User or Force Sensitive unit, but its Action ability makes it most deadly in the hands of Luke Skywalker. Luke's Lightsaber invites you to spend a Jedi resource to attach this enhancement to Luke Skywalker from your discard pile, consistently recurring itself and giving you the means to trigger both of Luke's abilities again and again.
If you can't destroy all obstacles with Luke Skywalker and his enhancements, this objective set offers some additional tools. The set includes a copy of Heat of Battle (Between the Shadows, 65) and introduces the Speeder Bike (Between the Shadows, 635). The Speeder Bike features two normal tactics icons, as well as the Edge (1) ability. The caveat, however, is that you must destroy the Speeder Bike after you lose an edge battle if it was participating in the engagement. Even with this Forced Reaction, the Speeder Bike promises to be a potent threat that your opponent must find some way to deal with, leaving the way clear for Luke Skywalker to annihilate both units and objectives.
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Luke Skywalker offers the Jedi a powerful way to remove anything that might stand between the light side and victory. In Between the Shadows, you can take advantage of Luke Skywalker and the others who train in the shadows.
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Makes 4 servings
- 1 1/2 cups fresh breadcrumbs
- 1/2 onion, very finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1 /2 pounds ground turkey meat
- 4 slices cheddar cheese
- 4 buns, warmed
- Lettuce, sliced tomato, sliced red onion, pickle for serving
- Ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, for serving
1. Combine breadcrumbs, onion, olive oil, salt, pepper, and ground turkey in a medium bowl. Mix with hands until well-blended. Form mixture into four patties, about 1/2-inch thick.
2. Heat a grill pan or griddle over medium-high heat. Place patties on grill pan. Cook 3 to 5 minutes per side, until completely cooked through. The juices should run clear when poked with a knife. Once patties are flipped, top each with a slice of cheese. Transfer burgers to warmed buns. Serve immediately with choice of toppings.
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Fans petition Warner Brothers to release 'The Dark Knight Rises' in UAE in July
Ardent Batman fans don't want to wait one month to see the film in August on Eid.
Though we've had a great summer so far, the biggest film that every movie fan is waiting for with bated breath is Christopher Nolan's epic finale to the 'Dark Knight' trilogy. But a dark world awaits us living in UAE, because while the US release date of the film is July 20th, we here get to see it a whole month later on August 16th. The reason is Ramadan, and the distributor Shooting Stars has decided to postpone the date of the release to co-incide with Eid since that's the best time to release blockbusters. But that also means that in the age of the Internet, we will not only be having to wait a full month to see it but will also most likely be spoiled about the film entirely thanks to messaging forums and news websites that can instantly ruin what looks to be a memorable ending to the franchise. But one fan actually decided to petition against it.
A petition has been going around the internet aimed directly at Warner Bros. Entertainment & Shooting Stars LLC demands the studio to release the film on July 20th when most of the world get to see it. The argument made is quite detailed and mature, and hopefully it helps in reversing the decision and having us see the film earlier. It makes sense for the studio financially to release the film on the lucrative date of Eid, but the film will still be running during Eid considering most Ramadan releases are small indies that don't retain their screens in the long run. Here's the details from the petition page itself:
To Warner Bros. Entertainment & Shooting Stars LLC,
The Dark Knight Rises is one of the most, if not the most anticipated movie release for 2012. It has been decided by you, that the audience of the Middle East will be denied seeing the film until August 16, when Ramadan has ended. While many may wait to see the film after the Holy Month has finished, there are an equal proportion of Batman fans, if not more, who would hit the cinema for a July 20 release. We are those fans, and here is our argument.
Batman: The Dark Knight grossed USD 2.8 million in the UAE when it was released in 2008 and is one of the Middle East's all-time top 10 grossing films. For fans who have been tremendously dedicated to this franchise from Batman Begins, it is ridiculous that we should have to wait an entire month for what could become one of the Middle East's favourite movies of all time.
Going to the cinema is a collective experience and this is not limited to the people in the cinema with you. With any highly anticipated release, there is a global fervour and excitement that is truly a wonderful thing to be a part of. Citizens of the Middle East will be counting down just like the rest of the world and by the time it comes to D-Day in this part of the world, it will be yesterday's news, the spoilers will be unavoidable and pirated versions of the movie will have popped up all over the internet.
We want to be a part of The Dark Knight Rises in real time. We want to be able to talk about it with our friends from all over the world. We want to join the conversation and the celebration assertively. This is the end of an era, let us celebrate it with the rest of the world.
Yours in earnest,
The Dark Knight Fans
You can sign the petition here and make your voice heard.
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Anyone shopping for omens had to look only as far as Ruth's first game as an Oriole, in 1914. In that one, the beefy nineteen-year-old slammed a tremendous home run, prompting the Baltimore American to exclaim the next morning: RUTH MAKES MIGHTY CLOUT.
As we all know, George Herman Ruth, the Sultan of Swat, continued to make mighty clout for 22 years, while an emergent America hungry for heroes worshipped him and a dutiful press chronicled his every trip to the plate and sentimentalized his every visit to a sick child's bedside.
Even Boris Yeltsin could probably tell you that Ruth hit 714 career home runs, a record thought unassailable until the great Henry Aaron broke it almost forty years later. Or that the Babe struck 60 blows for immortality in 1927, a season mark that stood until his descendant on the New York Yankees, Roger Maris, hit 61 in '61. But did you know that Ruth's 60 round-trippers were four more than the total hit by any of the other seven teams in the American League that year?
Such is the enduring grandeur of the Ruthian legend, nearly half a century after his death. He was not only the greatest baseball player of all time, the conventional wisdom says, but he also loved animals and children and the Detroit Tigers pitching staff, which he roughed up to the tune of 123 homers. If you choose to believe it, he also pointed straight at the outfield fence that time in Chicago.
However, truth-tellers like the eminent biographer Robert Creamer have emerged in recent years to fill in the rest of the story, to put a god in the shade here and there. The personal appetites of this crude, brawling legend, we have come to learn, were as mighty as his bat. He cheated on his wife. He never changed his underwear after games--and when called on this, simply stopped wearing underwear. So self-absorbed was the man that he rarely remembered his own teammates' names, instead employing the catch-all greeting "kid." When Waite Hoyt, who had played with Ruth for eleven years in Boston and New York, was traded to Detroit in 1930, Babe gravely shook his hand and said, "Goodbye, Walter."
As a trencherman, Ruth had no equal. At breakfast he was likely to knock down an eighteen-egg omelet, a slab of ham the size of a catcher's mitt and three or four bottles of beer. Ping Bodie, the poor devil he replaced as the Yankees' regular left-fielder, once marveled: "Anybody who eats three pounds of steak and a bottle of chili sauce for a starter has got me." Bodie, who remained with the club long enough to become Ruth's roommate, also noted Ruth's command over the nation's saloons and bordellos.
"I don't room with him," Bodie said. "I room with his suitcase."
For his own part, the Bambino was not unaware of the gulf between myth and reality. In his twilight he confided to a friend: "I guess I could have written two books of my life--one for the adults and one for the kids."
It is the first book, one suspects, that would tell about the day in 1917 that then-pitcher Babe Ruth punched out umpire Brick Owens. Or the time he ignored a 1 a.m. curfew in St. Louis, was fined $5,000 for coming late to the ballpark the next afternoon and promptly spent the next night in a whorehouse. Upon returning to the hotel at dawn, he left word at the desk that he was not to be disturbed until 10 a.m. When reporters knocked at his door, it opened a crack, a rumpled suit of clothes was passed out, and Ruth's booming voice commanded, "Here. Have this pressed--and be sure it's back in an hour."
Babe's book for kids would tell how, when a puppy got loose in the outfield one day, the Yankees star got down on his hands and knees to play with it, yielded his glove and, a moment later, caught an opponent's fly ball bare-handed. It's the adult book that would have to explain how the Yankees got their pinstripes: When Ruth ballooned up to 270 pounds one season, team owner Jacob Ruppert concluded the new uniforms would make his star appear slimmer.
But Babe Ruth's colorful, heroic, messy career is in no need of reduction. Last week, Baseball Weekly speculated that if this were 1927 and the Bambino were plying his trade in today's smaller ballparks, he would hit not 60 home runs but 83. Get-a-life baseball junkies can point out that at least five of his clouts were taken away by an old rule disallowing homers that cleared the fence in fair territory but landed foul; even casual fans, though, are still marveling over the great slugger's ten-year pitching career. He won 94 games, lost 46 and kept his earned-run average at a stingy 2.28.


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Who doesn't love a little glam? I certainly do. So when I was given the opportunity to Beauty Test Drive a pair of Eyelure False Lashes, I wasn't going to pass it up. There were hundreds of pairs to choose from (including these dramatic falsies which Sophie tried out!), but I was immediately drawn to Katy Perry's collection since she's one of the fiercest females in the game. I opted to try out her Lovely Lolita lashes, a subtle but voluminous pair to give my peepers some pop. Keep reading »
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A home, on the Long Island Sound in Fenwick, Connecticut, is for sale. Sigh.
It once belonged to Katharine Hepburn. Sigh.
Per On The Red Carpet, the home sits on 3.4 acres of land and includes over 8,300 square feet of living space inside.
It has three floors and six bedrooms, each with its own bathroom.
The home has a total of seven and a half bathrooms, a three-car garage, three fireplaces and marble countertops in the kitchen.
It is surrounded by the Long Island Sound on the south and a pond on the north
The entire estate can be purchased for $28 million.
The house is on the largest of three lots, and can be purchased separately for $18 million.
Seven years ago, the property sold for $6 million.
Katharine Hepburn built the home in 1939 after a hurricane in 1938 destroyed the original home that her parents built on the property in 1912.
She retired to the home and lived there until her death in 2003 at age 96. The house was sold in June 2004.
It could be mine – if I had $28 million. Of course, I don't really need all three lots, so I could just buy the house for a mere $18 million. Sigh.
I loved Katharine Hepburn, and I love her house. Thank you for visiting me today. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. laurie
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People with disabilities want to live a life as close to everyone elses as we can.
People with disabilities want to live a life as close to everyone elses as we can.
Ballarat Residents and Ratepayers Association Inc (BRRA) has redeveloped their website to create a dedicated 'council watch' page.
I love ginger beer... and I love scones... so I thought I'd see what happened when I put the two together.
Let your phone do the talking Some things need addressing. Here's what I do. You can too!
Maybe, just maybe, Farnsy was onto something. Among all those bagpipes, maybe there was a message that we should all be taking on board now. Maybe you're the voice. Maybe you should try and understand it. Then make it loud and make it clear. And one of the best ways to do that, is as a councillor.
Over 1,000 students from regions around Victoria have been collaborating with acclaimed East Timorese singer and songwriter, Ego Lemos (currently in London performing in international concerts that accompany the Olympics). Now Ballarat Locals get the chance to hear this fantastic chorus concert at W
The Mayor of Ballarat, Cr Mark Harris has today called on the Commonwealth Government to refund approximately $1.5 million in contributions tax paid on the Defined Benefits Superannuation Scheme top up in response to Grants Commission funding cuts.
Ms Hayes, who grew up in Ballarat, strongly believes our community needs women leaders with diverse experience, and the two trial sessions Women with Disabilities Victoria are running called "Enabling Women" will be a great opportunity for women with disabilities to come together, learn from on
17 August 2012 - Two of Australia's fastest thinkers - one from motor sport and the other from the finance world - are leading a technology and business road show that rolls into Ballarat later this month.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme is one step closer to becoming reality. On 27 July 2012 the Victorian Government agreed to an NDIS trial site in the Barwon region from July 2013. This came after the State's initial refusal to sign up to the scheme citing concerns for ongoing funding. &nb
We all have a story to tell, and here's a chance to tell yours.
The Heart Foundation offers free walking groups in Ballarat and surrounding areas. Join a freee walking group today. the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown that 70% of the Australian adult population are exercising at a sedentary to low level.
Some things, Australians are just awesome at. Literally, properly awesome, as in, inspiring awe. Take our obsession with building 'big' things, for example. The Big Pineapple. The big Prawn. The Big Merino. The Big Rocking horse. The Big Gina Rinehart. **That last one may not actually exist.
A soup with cauliflower, almonds and orange? How strange.
Surely we as a country can think of something that will ease this "illegal immigrants" problem? Putting my mind to a bit of lateral thinking re these boat people turning up on our shores. I'd be interested in your comments on my contribution.
What is your opinion on this move by the Australian Federal Government? On one hand we're being told that the welfare bill is too high in this country and PWDs have got to get out and get a job to save the day! Now, we're welcoming migrants with disabilities...? I'd be interested in your opinions!
Wind Turbines everywhere; the US, Germany and China. Figures from 2010 show that wind power is used to generate 2.5 per cent of the energy used in the world, by 2013 it will be 3.35 per cent and up to 8 per cent by 2018. Basically, it's the way of the future. So why is it that this very clean
Poetry. It doesn't steal headlines - it's rarely in the news. It won't tell you how to invest your money and it won't keep you warm at night (unless with the aid of a match). But it is everywhere in our society - schools, advertising, songs, and with the help of dedicated organisation Australian Po
A chocolate chip zucchini and almond cake in the middle of winter? This recipe is dedicated to Kie, fellow gormandiser and foodie adventurer.
On Sunday 8th July a meeting will be held at Trades Hall Ballarat at 2pm for all people interested in opposing the cuts to TAFE provision and education and training in our region. Everyone is invited, if they want to listen, if they want to speak or if they want to become actively involved.


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The classic Johnny Cupcakes Marilyn Monroe design you see featured in the photo above has more meaning than one would think. That design is one of the most talked about pieces in the history of the brand and there isn't a week that goes by without someone requesting that we reprint it. There were many factors that made it the legendary item it now is. Largely its due to Ms. Monroe having one of the most recognizable faces in the history of the world, but replacing her infamous beauty mark with our logo instantly made it our most clever piece to date and people ate it up.
As the company grew we eventually found ourselves working with a company that we never thought would be possible. That company would be Warner Brothers, which lead to our very first major collaboration: Looney Tunes.
Working with Warner Brothers not only opened other doors for us, but it taught us a lot about what could be achieved when fully collaborating with a well-established and international company. Fast forward to today and we've found ourselves having now worked with Sanrio and Nickelodeon too. So here are all these characters and stories that I had grown up admiring and which helped shape my interests and personality, and my company was given the keys to their giant animated castles. Even just a few years ago none of this was a blip on our radar or an inkling of a thought in my head and now we have earned the respect and admiration of these amazing brands/properties and the people that run them.
When we decided to finally revisit the Marilyn Monroe design, lots of questions and ideas were kicked around. Do we rework the original design? Do we parody Warhol? Do we use a photograph or an illustration? It started to weigh on our brains and we decided to reach out to the Marilyn Monroe Estate to see if they'd be interested in working with us to revisit this important part of our brand's history.
They graciously agreed to work with us and were just as excited by the prospect to do something a little different with Hollywood's favorite starlet. The completion of this project really brings the Johnny Cupcakes story full circle as we continue to do our best to remain contemporary and clever. The original design would look amateur by our brands' standards today and even the new design hasn't been run too heavily through the design machine, but it's the idea and the intent of the concept which makes it resonate with people to this day.
We're already seeing Marilyn flying off of our shelves and we have to thank all of you for continuing to allow us to do the thing we do. Without your adoration and support we'd be nothing and we can't wait to reveal future collaborations we have in the works. Some small, some big, some that were still off our radar even with our current résumé and clout. Hopefully they are off your radar too and we continue to surprise you in the future!
Johnny Cupcakes is the original unordinary bakeshop.
After starting out of the trunk of a car in 2001, Johnny Cupcakes has grown to be an exclusive, international brand with "faux-bakeries" in Boston, London and Los Angeles. Over the past 10 years, an inspiring community of collectors has formed, prompting customers to camp outside the stores for up to two weeks for limited edition product releases. Click through the story above to see more about the events, places and people that make up the brand.


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May 28th 2009 8:27AM I started off rolling Alliance, but found much more joy in the game when I tried out the Horde. There's just something about that "BLOOD AND THUNDER!" that makes me smile.
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At each bowling center, balls hurtle down smooth, polished lanes as LCD screens keep track of scores and shimmering party lights illuminate the faces of determined bowlers. After lacing up some slide-enabling shoes and clearing the gutters of deciduous pins, bowlers set their sights on toppling 10-pin clusters. Carpets bedecked with psychedelic swirls lead to shelves stocked with neon-colored balls, which proffer their pin-busting talents to bowlers of various sizes. Fingers can warm up by mashing buttons in an arcade full of entrancing video games or bench-pressing french fries at the onsite grill and pub.
The Conservatory instructs students of all ages and skill levels in ballet, pointe, modern,contemporary, jazz, tap, acrobatics, musical theater and hip-hop style dance, in a state-of-the-art facility in East Longmeadow Massachusetts. Students may choose a pre-professional, competitive, or recreational course of study.
Scott LaFlamme of LMI Studio passes down more than 20 years of music-industry experience through instrument lessons, songwriting and composition classes, and studio sessions. Aspiring musicians of all levels can take lessons in guitar, bass, drums, piano, and vocals.
Perched atop wooden stools along the lengthy counter of Whats Cooking D's kitchen, culinary students participate in hands-on cooking classes, supper-club evenings, and beer- and wine-brewing demonstrations. Homey wood cabinets, polished steel ovens, and checkerboard wall tiles act as the backdrop for adult classes covering topics such as kitchen fundamentals, complex recipes, and which end of the butcher knife is the handle. Kids' classes incorporate fun activities, such as cake and cupcake decorating, and parent-child cooking classes allow kids to eat free and adults to take a break from dinnertime cleanup. The kitchen also turns into a brewery for wine- and beer-crafting classes, with an experienced brewmaster teaching libation-making techniques and that alcohol makes you feel feelings.


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Danny DeVito's character Swackhammer is named after the late television director Egbert Warnderink Swackhamer (sic), best known as Bert Swackhamer and E. W. Swackhamer, the husband of Bridget Ann Elizabeth Hanley, the actress. Swackhammer came from the German original family name Schweichheimer.
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- Animated Characters: Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck, Tazmanian Devil, Bull, Swackhammer, Bert, Herbie, Marvin Martian, Porky Pig, Tweety, Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Granny, Pepé le Pew, Lola Bunny, Nerdluck Pound, Nerdluck Blanko, Nerdluck Bang, Nerdluck Bupkus, Nerdluck Nawt, Sniffles, Monstar Bupkus, Monstar Ban, Monstar Nawt, Monstar Pound, Monstar Blanko, Announcer, Charles the Dog.
Live-Action Cast: Michael Jordan, Stan Podolak, Juanita Jordan, Manner 'Mooky' Washington, Marcus Jordan, Jasmine Jordan, Larry Bird, Bill Murray, James Jordan, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Muggsy Bogues, Larry Johnson, Shawn Bradley, Ahmad Rashad, Del Harris, Vlade Divac, Cedric Ceballos, Jim Rome, Paul Westphal, Danny Ainge, Jordan Housekeeper, Alonzo Mourning, A.C. Green, Charles Oakley, Derek Harper, Jeff Malone, Anthony Miller, Sharone Wright. - Originally Released in 1996.
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I would like to get a temporary bookcase from Ikea. This is only $20 but says the shelf load is only 44lbs. I have lots of books I want to store there for a while. I'm wondering, if I prop a book tightly under the middle of each shelf, is that enough to support and increase the load tolerance. Weighing some books, it would seem they would weigh more like 80 lbs on each shelf. Is it just the thickness of the shelves or would the unit itself have to be sturdier to hold heavy loads on the shelf. I have some better units already, which are holding only books. The shelves are about 1/2", 30" wide, and only have the holes and plastic tabs holding them. Their bookcases also say to secure them to the wall (anything over 30"). I've never come across this before for bookcases and the ones I have are just freestanding. I just want something temporary and don't like the idea of attaching them to the wall. I may also be moving the bookcase around a bit while work is being done. Thank you. |
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Actually, this case is only 2 feet wide. So maybe it would be 60 pounds instead of the recommended 44 pound load. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Flarke Bookcase
A $20 bookshelf is going to be a temporary, disposable sort of item, but yes; propping a book (or, really, anything reasonably solid) under the middle of each shelf could dramatically increase the load-bearing capacity. You'd have to extend those supports all the way down to the floor. You might also want to do an extra-good job of attaching the back panel to the uprights, because it's the back panel that keeps the whole think from collapsing sideways. IKEA wants you to fasten it to the wall because they don't want to hear that one of their products fell and smooshed some small child. It's fairly tall, could be loaded to be top-heavy, could be incorrectly assembled, could be set up on a shag carpet with thick padding... they don't know how careless you are, so they're covering themselves. |
Thanks Jon. I'll make sure each shelf is supported through the middle and maybe the ends with the taller books. I think the back is just that thin cardboard material that slips into grooves though. The sides are usually bolt-like fasteners. I realized last night, after seeing this case was only 24", that the Billy cases (a bit more expensive, and very popular) have about the same load-bearing rating. They're 31" and carry 66 pounds. So both work out about the same. I thought the cheaper one was capable of supporting less; thinner wood or something. I would think a bookcase would be capable of handling all rows of books, but you never know these days. I did weigh a stack about 10" and it was 25 pounds. |
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The Kardashians are adding another "K" to their empire: Kids.
The clothing line, Kardashian Kids, is designed exclusively for Babies R Us, for girls in sizes up to 24 months. The line features cute prints and on-trend accents such as gold, lace and leopard print.
Kourtney Kardashian thought of the idea when she was pregnant with her second child, her sister, Kim Kardashian, reported to Women's Wear Daily.
"Until you have your own child, you don't realize how important it is for fabrics to be extra soft and accessible," Kim Kardashian said.
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1 (141-1) <Of understanding for David, A prayer when he was in the cave.> (141-2) I cried to the Lord with my voice: with my voice I made supplication to the Lord. | 1 I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy. |
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Name: Donald W. C. Status: educator Age: old Location: N/A Country: N/A Date: 4/24/2003
My wife and I want to know the principle of the rain gauge. We have two. One is an 1 1/2" in diameter, 24 inches tall and measures 5 inches of rain. The other is 3/4" in diameter, 5" tall and measures 5" of rain. How can that be? If poured the contents of each into separate cups the result is obvious. Can you help us?
Here is one way to look at the situation: Although the gauges may look like they are measuring the collected rain in columns of water measured by height in inches, in reality, they are calibrated to collect the rain that falls on an area of one square inch of soil and then display the reading as a column of water that is one inch tall and one square inch in area. In other words, the calibration marks are supposed to represent water columns that are in cubic inch volumes -- not necessarily as water depth in inches.
For example: Imagine the gauge (let us call it gauge "A" for "actual") as being a tall, skinny box 12 inches tall with a base area of one square. Furthermore, imagine it to be calibrated each inch, bottom, to top. When that "box" is half full, it will read 6 inches of rainfall. If you were to pour an equal volume of water into a similar (square-base) box whose base area is 2 square inches -- still 12 inches tall -- the water level in that box would stand at the 3 inch mark. However, if the actual 3 inch depth mark on the larger volume box was labeled "6 inches", the gauge would read the same as gauge "A" even though the water depth in each box was different.
So as you can see, it is all a matter of where the calibration marks are put on the gauge. Rain gauges can be any shape or size, so long as they are calibrated in volumes of cubic inches.
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Your observation is correct...the two gauges represent different volumes of water, with volume being a cubic measurement, whereas the depth of the water, a simple measurement, is about the same for both.
A pair of rain gauges like you describe, both placed in the same area, should adequately measure the depth of the rainfall, which is what is most often expressed by our meteorologists. The theory behind each gauge showing a similar rain depth would be that for a given area (a square measurement of length times width), the number of droplets should be about the same (and their size should be uniform). Given a larger diameter gauge we would expect more rain droplets to be caught, but because of the larger horizontal square area represented, the rain depth is spread over the internal area and produces a depth equal to a narrower diameter gauge; in this case the narrow diameter gauge catches rain drops over a smaller square area( fewer droplets), but those drops produce an equivalent depth because the drops caught are then spread over a smaller internal [horizontal] area which therefore fills equally in the vertical direction. There is a point at which a gauge becomes too small to accurately represent the rain falling over a larger area.
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There are as many types, styles, and shapes of rain gages as there are days in the year. Some of these were designed as they were for specific reasons, such as the wedge shaped gage that I have, which is narrow and has large graduations at the bottom (to allow one to detect small amounts of precipitation more accurately) and wide at the top (to allow a large amount of precipitation to be collected).
You did not describe the shape of your gages so it is a little difficult to judge why they measure rain differently. However, it sounds as though your 3/4 inch gage is a cylinder and has straight sides, so 5 inches of rain ends up being a water column 5 inches high in the gage.
The 1 1/2 inch gage sounds like it has a large diameter top, perhaps even a funnel at the top, and a smaller diameter tube below. The larger area of the top receives several times the area of rain than the bottom tube cross-sectional area.
For instance, a 1 1/2 inch diameter top has a 1.77 inch square cross-sectional area. If the tube below it is 3/4 inch in diameter, it has a cross-sectional area of only 0.44 inches square. This gives a top to tube ratio of 4, meaning that 5 inches of rain coming into the top of the gage would result in a 20 inch tall column of water in the tube (4 x 5 inches = 20). This technique, like my wedge rain gage, allows you to more accurately determine the amount of rainfall, by effectively expanding the column of water.
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A rain gauge collects the water that falls in a unit of area. If the collector opening is the same area as the rest of the unit (e.g., a straight vertical tube), then there's a 1:1 relationship, 1" collected is 1" of rain. However, if you have a funnel for example that is 5 times larger (in area, not diameter) than the tube it empties into, then you have a 5:1 relationship, that is, 5" collected is 1" of rain. Your larger rain gauge sounds something like that, if the scale marking 5" of rain is almost 25" long.
Don Yee
The only way that can work is if the collection funnel of the 24" gauge is bigger than the collection funnel of the 5" gauge. When a gauge measures "inches of rain", what it is actually measuring is cubic inches of rain per square inches of flat surface. Rain falling into the collection funnel is collected in the gauge column. The gauge column measures the volume of rain falling on the area of the collection funnel. 5 cubic inches of rain falling on an area of five square inches is the same as one inch of rain falling on one square inch of area. However, it is still five times as much volume. If you pour the collected rainwater from each into the same column, one will show five times as much water.
If the collection funnel has a mouth with twice the cross-sectional area of the gauge column, then one inch of rain falling into the funnel will equal enough water to fill the gauge column two inches high. So, to convert height of the column to actual inches of rain, you need to divide by the ratio of the cross-sectional area of the collection funnel's mouth to the cross- sectional area of the gauge column.
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Dear Donald-
The most likely answer to your question about the rain gauges is that the larger, or longer one uses a larger "collector funnel" than the smaller gauge. If you say the larger gauge is 24 inches tall, and is graduated to measure 5 inches of rain, then the collection surface area is about 5 times as large as the surface area of the measuring tube. For instance, if a collection funnel had a surface area of 10 inches, and was collected in a tube with a surface area of one inch, the ratio would be 10:1... That is, 10 inches of water in the measuring tube would equal one inch of rain.
The smaller gauge must be a tube with the collection area equal to the measuring area...that is, one inch of water in the collecting tube equals one inch of rain.
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As schedules and seasons change, some folks who have been committed to Eucharistic Adoration for many years find themselves needing to change their scheduled hour or withdraw from adoration on a regular basis. At the present time, we find ourselves in need of several people to cover various times between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. If you are interested in spending a quiet hour in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament each Friday, please call Alice Wortman at 612-521-4005612-521-4005 or the Parish Office during regular office hours.
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With a new mandate that students have daily gym class and a policy calling for more arts instruction, school librarians are becoming increasingly rare, speakers charged at hearings on the district's budget. At the Kennedy-King College hearing, one of three held late Wednesday, speakers also criticized cuts to Simeon High's career education programs, cuts to welcoming schools that took in students displaced by closings, the additional money being funneled to charters and a plan to save $6 million by reorganizing bus aides for disabled students.
Rhonda McLeod worries that aides will be shuffled around and children won't get to know them. "They need to feel safe," said McLeod, who noted that there is already a long delay in getting bus routes set up and that she has had children get lost.
In previous years CPS officials sat stone-faced at hearings, but this year, they tried to answer questions when they could. In regard to charters, Chief Financial Officer Ginger Ostro told the audience that money follows students and CPS is funding charters because students are choosing to go to them.
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Under the old system, schools were given one physical education teacher or librarian for every 600 students. Schools with fewer students got money for half-time positions.
"I stand before you today to ask you to prevent principals from having to make the dreaded decision 'Do I need to close the library to hire another PE teacher?'" Syzman said.
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Another principal decision that came under fire was the decision to close the electrician program at Simeon Vocational High School. Latisa Kindred said she was laid off after the principal and the network office decided the school could no longer afford the program, and that an automotive teacher was laid off as well.
Simeon's enrollment is projected to drop by about 60 students and its budget is down by about $200,000.
Kindred told the budget panel that she had been able to get students certified as well as into a union. "Working with their hands gives students hope," she said. "I want to know how [career education] decisions are made? What guidelines are principals given when they make these autonomous decisions?"
Asean Johnson's mother Shoneice Reynolds said she was at a meeting at Simeon about these cuts on Tuesday night and many students came out to speak about the importance of the programs. "It was a beautiful meeting and we invited CPS and the fact that you did not come shows you do not care about our children," she said.
Also, an older gentleman spoke about being able to make a living based on his participation with the electrician program at Simeon.
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The schools that were designated to receive students from closed schools were also dealt big budget blows this year as they lost the extra transition funds and got less than the expected number of students.
Ald. Pat Dowell said two welcoming schools—Mollison and Wells Prep--are supposed to become International Baccalaureate schools, but will struggle to meet the requirements because of the cuts. Other schools have higher than average rates of homeless and special education students, she said.
"Teachers, parents and myself are worried that the loss of these resources will be another disruption for these students," she said.
Given these cuts, parents and teachers struggled to understand why CPS keeps opening charter schools. Concept Charter School came under particular fire. Concept, which has more than a dozen campuses throughout the Midwest including three in Chicago and two more planned, was recently raided by the federal government's Securities and Exchange Commission and is under investigation by the state board in Ohio.
One of the planned new campuses is supposed to be located in Chatham in a megachurch development, but the church's spokeswoman has reportedly said they are not going forward until Concept works out its problems. Concept officials said 250 students have registered for the school and they are now looking for a new location.
CPS Chief Innovation Officer Jack Easley, who was part of the panel at the South Side hearing, said the district is monitoring the situation closely and will soon reveal how the situation will be handled.
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Substance and Catalyst, but Sun-Times and Tribune are silent
I guess we'll have to read the "transcripts" to get more details on the budget hearings, but thanks, Catalyst, for this. Univision and Substance were at the Wright College hearing. Maybe DNA Info. The Sun-Times briefly put up a story on its website, then deleted it! There is nothing in print in the Tribune this morning. The whiteout on news as important as this is disgusting...
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How could CPS continue to cut budgets at neighborhood schools while opening new charter and contract schools — even after shutting down a record number of schools just a year ago?
"We need to pull the money from the plan of expanding charter schools, reinvest in neighborhood schools in our communities," said Scott Hiley, a special education teacher at Lincoln Park High School whose classes have so many desks jammed in that he has little room to move around.
Sun-Times story was missing in print and removed from Web
Sorry, "Sun-Times reader," but we subscribe to the print edition of Sun-Times.com, and they simply censored the story out of print. As to the Web publication, I saw it during the wee hours and then it disappeared beneath that tsunami of paid ads that the Sun-Times seems to think is a substitute for news. Of course, the Sun-Times wasn't as bad as the Tribune, which is becoming a tribune for the one-percent and Rahm Emanuel's version of reality. They just ignored the hearings completely.
Univision was at the Wright College hearing. They do a better job than the rest of the TV "news" outfits combined.
The most complete coverage is at substancenews.net. Period. We had reporters at each of the three hearings, and at two we tried to cover what every speaker said -- a total of more than 50 people, each of whom was eloquent. Three aldermen spoke -- Pat Dowell, Nick Sposato, and John Arena.
You'd never know that from reading Chicago's corporate propaganda media, though.
I doubt that any other city would find its news organizations ignoring a $6 billion public budget, but here in Chicago, it's being done.
Another great quote from Mr. Estvan
If I were a primary teacher I might say: "Girls and Boys now we are going to have fun with numbers. I am going to teach you how to claim savings beyond the level your school district ever budgeted for central administrative positions. It's really fun and makes us all look like we are saving money, when in fact sometimes we are actually spending more money. Cool so let's get to it!"
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