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Studio 6 Concord, Concord
Situated in Concord, Studio 6 Concord is close to Sun Valley Mall, Waterworld California, and Ruth Bancroft Garden. Also nearby are Gardens at Heather Farm and Markham Regional Arboretum.
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Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. Additional amenities include a seasonal outdoor pool, laundry facilities, and coffee/tea in the lobby. Self parking is complimentary. The property has designated areas for smoking.
The 40 air-conditioned guestrooms at Studio 6 Concord include coffee/tea makers. Guests can use the in-room complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access. Rooms are equipped with flat-screen TVs with cable channels. All accommodations provide phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). All units have kitchenettes with stovetops, microwaves, refrigerators, and cookware/dishes/utensils. In addition, housekeeping is offered daily and amenities available on request include irons/ironing boards.
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GAO-06-710: Published: Jun 30, 2006. Publicly Released: Jul 10, 2006.
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The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) established a voluntary outpatient prescription drug benefit, known as Medicare Part D. Private sponsors have contracted with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide this benefit and are offering over 1,400 stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDP). Depending on where they live, beneficiaries typically have a choice of 40 to 50 PDPs, which vary in cost and coverage. MMA required each PDP sponsor to staff a toll-free call center, which serves as a key source of the information that beneficiaries need to make informed choices among PDPs. GAO examined (1) whether PDP sponsors provide prompt, courteous, and helpful service to Medicare beneficiaries and others and (2) the extent to which PDP sponsor call centers provide accurate and complete information to Medicare beneficiaries and other callers. To address these objectives, we made 900 calls to 10 of the largest PDP sponsor call centers during March 2006, posing one of five questions about their Part D plans during each call. We tracked the amount of time it took to reach a customer service representative (CSR), the number of calls that did not reach a CSR, and the appropriateness and clarity of CSRs' language. We developed criteria for determining accurate and complete responses based on CMS information.
Call center service was generally prompt and courteous, and many CSRs offered helpful suggestions and information. GAO reached a representative in less than 1 minute for 46 percent of the calls CSRs fielded and in less than 5 minutes for 96 percent of the calls fielded. While GAO did not reach CSRs for 4 percent of the calls it placed, mainly because of disconnections, GAO found that 98 percent of CSRs with whom GAO spoke were easy to understand, polite, and professional. In addition, many CSRs provided helpful suggestions related to GAO's questions, such as details about a mail-order option to obtain drugs or lower-cost drugs. However, CSRs at 10 of the largest PDP sponsor call centers did not consistently provide accurate and complete responses to GAO's five questions, which GAO developed using information from CMS and other sources. GAO obtained accurate and complete responses to about one-third of the 864 calls for which GAO reached a CSR. The overall accuracy and completeness rate for each call center ranged from 20 to 60 percent. CSRs were unable to answer 15 percent of the questions posed, primarily those related to plan costs. Furthermore, CSRs within the same call center sometimes provided inconsistent answers. For example, in response to questions about PDP cost comparisons for specified sets of drugs, CSRs at 3 call centers told GAO that it was against the sponsors' policies to identify any of their plans as lowest cost. However, other CSRs at each of these call centers did not cite this policy and did identify a plan as lowest cost. In commenting on a draft of this report, CMS criticized the analysis as based on inaccurate, incomplete, and subjective methods that limit the report's relevance and validity. GAO maintains that its methods are sound and its findings are accurate. CMS officials told GAO at a May 2006 meeting that CSRs should have been able to accurately answer the questions GAO posed.
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Geographic Range
Iberian hares (Lepus granatensis) are found on the Iberian Peninsula, which is located in southwest Europe and includes Andorra, Portugal and Spain. This region is commonly referred to as simply Iberia. Iberian hares are common throughout the peninsula, except in the far northeast, where their range meets that of brown hares. Iberian hares are also absent from some pockets in the Cantabrian Mountains, which are dominated by broom hares. Together, brown hares and Iberian hares are western Europe's most common hares and are important game species. In northeast Spain, the range of Iberian hares joins the range of brown hares. Iberian hares tend to be more prevalent in their own range than in the transition zone between the two ranges. The Iberian Peninsula was highly affected by glaciation during the Pleistocene, causing species to fragment. Iberian hares are no exception, this is believed to be what caused the species to diversify from others in the region. The range of Iberian hares may have expanded during warm periods, causing the ranges of mountain hares and others to shrink. (Alves, et al., 2000; Alves, et al., 2002; Gortazar, et al., 2007; Melo-Ferreira, et al., 2005)
- Biogeographic Regions
- palearctic
- Other Geographic Terms
- holarctic
Iberian hares are most common in the northern Iberian Mountains. Much of this area has a less extreme climate than other parts of the peninsula, such as the Ebro Depression and the southern Iberian Mountains, suggesting that Iberian hares prefer moderate climates. The species tends to prefer the agricultural ecosystems common to this region. Though Iberian hares can be found in the southern Iberian Mountains and Ebro Depression, abundances in these areas are not as high, possibly due to the extremely low rainfall, harsh winters and lack of agricultural ecosystems. Iberian hares may occupy a variety of landscape types within their range including forests, shrublands and grasslands. (Gortazar, et al., 2007; Smith and Johnston, 2008a)
- Habitat Regions
- temperate
- terrestrial
- Terrestrial Biomes
- savanna or grassland
- forest
- scrub forest
- mountains
- Other Habitat Features
- suburban
- agricultural
Physical Description
Iberian hares are similar in appearance to hares found in North America and Europe. Like other hares, Iberian hares are notable for their disproportionately long ears, which are about 100 mm in length. Their coat is generally different shades of brown, brownish-red or gray, while their ventral side is white. As with other hare species, both males and females are about the same size, with total lengths of about 600 to 750 mm. These hares do not exhibit any notable sexual dimorphism. Their face and snout are short and wide. (Bansfield, 1974; Hall and Kelson, 1959)
- Other Physical Features
- endothermic
- bilateral symmetry
- Sexual Dimorphism
- sexes alike
- Range length
- 600 to 750 mm
- 23.62 to 29.53 in
No information could be found specifically regarding the mating systems of Iberian hare. Most leporids exhibit polygynandrous sexual behavior, meaning both males and females copulate with multiple partners. (Feldhamer, et al., 2003)
- Mating System
- polygynandrous (promiscuous)
Courtship and mating occur during the spring season; hares leap in the air and perform twists during the courting process. This is one of the few times individuals interact with conspecifics. Their newborns, known as "leverets", are born with full pelage and open eyes. There are generally less than five leverets per litter; however, a single female may produce up to seven litters per year. Unlike rabbits, they do not dig full burrows but create a shallow depression in the ground called a "form", in which to give birth. ("Hare", 1994; "Hare", 2004; Van Den Brink, 1968)
- Key Reproductive Features
- iteroparous
- seasonal breeding
- gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
- sexual
- viviparous
- Breeding interval
- Iberian hares breed multiple times during the mating season.
- Breeding season
- Their mating occurs during the spring.
- Range number of offspring
- 1 to 5
There is currently no information available regarding the parental investment of Iberian hares.
Like most hares, the life expectancy of Iberian hares is low. The closely-related and overlapping species, European hares, have a life expectancy of just 1.04 years. Information pertaining specifically to Iberian hares is not available, but they are likely similar to European hares. (Smith and Johnston, 2008b)
- Average lifespan
Status: wild
- 1.04 years
- Average lifespan
Iberian hares make forms in the ground for resting and raising young. These forms are made by scratching a depression into the soil. Hares lie in the form with their lumbar region facing outward, forms become larger with increased use. Forms are usually found in sheltered areas, such as under brush and logs. This species is nocturnal, however, activity periods can vary and Iberian hares are commonly seen during daylight hours. They are solitary animals, except when mating and raising young. (Van Den Brink, 1968)
- Key Behaviors
- terricolous
- saltatorial
- nocturnal
- motile
- sedentary
- solitary
Home Range
No information is available regarding the home range size of Iberian hares.
Communication and Perception
Like other hares of the world, Iberian hares are mostly quiet under normal conditions. However, when in extreme distress, hares may emit a high-pitched screech or scream-like call. Hares also sometimes stomp the ground violently with their hind legs in order to warn others of danger. ("Hare", 2004)
- Communication Channels
- acoustic
Food Habits
Like all hare species, Iberian hares are herbivores, feeding on plant material. They are commonly found in agricultural regions where they feed on crops and in vineyards. In forested areas, hares feed on buds, twigs and bark, especially in winter. (Bansfield, 1974; Van Den Brink, 1968)
- Plant Foods
- leaves
- wood, bark, or stems
- flowers
Little is written on predation of Iberian hares, but predators of other hare species worldwide are likely similar. Common hare predators include dogs such as coyotes, foxes and wolves, as well as wild and domestic felines. Predatory birds such as hawks and eagles are also a threat. (Bansfield, 1974)
- Anti-predator Adaptations
- cryptic
- Known Predators
- wolves (Canis lupus)
- coyotes (Canis latrans)
- red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)
- cats (Felidae)
Ecosystem Roles
The intestinal coccidian, Taenia pisiformis cysticercus, has been found using Iberian hares as hosts. These parasites may decrease hares' survivability when attempting to escape predators. (Alzaga, et al., 2008)
- Taenia pisiformis cysticercus
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Iberian hares are a very common and important game species in Europe. (Alves, et al., 2002)
- Positive Impacts
- food
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
Iberian hares tend to frequent agricultural habitats and may cause some crop damage, especially where their populations are high. (Gortazar, et al., 2007)
- Negative Impacts
- crop pest
Conservation Status
Iberian hares are listed as a "Least Concern" species by IUCN Redlist; however the species is believed to be extinct on the island of Mallorca and around Galacia and Asturias, although their numbers have been trending upward in many other areas. (Smith and Johnston, 2008b)
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- US Federal List
- No special status
- No special status
- State of Michigan List
- No special status
Derek Weaver (author), Northern Michigan University, John Bruggink (editor), Northern Michigan University, Leila Siciliano Martina (editor), Animal Diversity Web Staff.
- Palearctic
living in the northern part of the Old World. In otherwords, Europe and Asia and northern Africa.
- acoustic
uses sound to communicate
- agricultural
living in landscapes dominated by human agriculture.
- bilateral symmetry
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
- chemical
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
- cryptic
having markings, coloration, shapes, or other features that cause an animal to be camouflaged in its natural environment; being difficult to see or otherwise detect.
- endothermic
animals that use metabolically generated heat to regulate body temperature independently of ambient temperature. Endothermy is a synapomorphy of the Mammalia, although it may have arisen in a (now extinct) synapsid ancestor; the fossil record does not distinguish these possibilities. Convergent in birds.
- folivore
an animal that mainly eats leaves.
- food
A substance that provides both nutrients and energy to a living thing.
- forest
forest biomes are dominated by trees, otherwise forest biomes can vary widely in amount of precipitation and seasonality.
- herbivore
An animal that eats mainly plants or parts of plants.
- holarctic
a distribution that more or less circles the Arctic, so occurring in both the Nearctic and Palearctic biogeographic regions.
Found in northern North America and northern Europe or Asia.
- iteroparous
offspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes).
- motile
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
- mountains
This terrestrial biome includes summits of high mountains, either without vegetation or covered by low, tundra-like vegetation.
- native range
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.
- nocturnal
active during the night
- polygynandrous
the kind of polygamy in which a female pairs with several males, each of which also pairs with several different females.
- saltatorial
specialized for leaping or bounding locomotion; jumps or hops.
- scrub forest
scrub forests develop in areas that experience dry seasons.
- seasonal breeding
breeding is confined to a particular season
- sedentary
remains in the same area
- sexual
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
- solitary
lives alone
- suburban
living in residential areas on the outskirts of large cities or towns.
- tactile
uses touch to communicate
- temperate
that region of the Earth between 23.5 degrees North and 60 degrees North (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle) and between 23.5 degrees South and 60 degrees South (between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle).
- terrestrial
Living on the ground.
- tropical savanna and grassland
A terrestrial biome. Savannas are grasslands with scattered individual trees that do not form a closed canopy. Extensive savannas are found in parts of subtropical and tropical Africa and South America, and in Australia.
- savanna
A grassland with scattered trees or scattered clumps of trees, a type of community intermediate between grassland and forest. See also Tropical savanna and grassland biome.
- temperate grassland
A terrestrial biome found in temperate latitudes (>23.5° N or S latitude). Vegetation is made up mostly of grasses, the height and species diversity of which depend largely on the amount of moisture available. Fire and grazing are important in the long-term maintenance of grasslands.
- visual
uses sight to communicate
- viviparous
reproduction in which fertilization and development take place within the female body and the developing embryo derives nourishment from the female.
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Welcome to Chicago Filmmakers
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Saturday, March 28, 2015 - 8:00pm
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015 - 6:30pm
Location: Columbia College Chicago, Hokin Hall - 623 South Wabash Avenue
Introduced By Queer Cinema Scholar Rebecca Lavoie
When Queen Elisabeth I summons occultist John Dee to show her the future, Ariel, a spandex wearing angel with a shining crotch, takes them on a time-travelling journey, 400 years later, where the British Empire, along with any political system, has seemingly failed. Wandering in a decaying London, they meet three angry and bored punk girls and their friends only to witness a world of alternative queer desires, public sex, disillusion and occasional murder. Jubilee has been said to be the most important British film of the late '70s - it is the first and, to many, the best punk movie ever. (1978, 106 min., video)
Voqal and Chicago Filmmakers are pleased to announce a call for proposals for the fourth round of funding through the Chicago Digital Media Production Fund (CDMPF). Applications may be submitted online starting on February 24, 2015 at the CDMPF Application Site. The application deadline is March 31, 2015. Winning projects will be announced in late May.
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I overwatered my Dwarf Manderin
I recently put a dwarf lemon tree into the ground, I live in the Sierra foothills of N California and the ground is made up of heavy clay here. So I removed about a foot of clay and filled it with planting mix. After the first heavy rain we received the hole filled up with water and I did not notice it for about two days but it was a soupy mix. I understand now that my tree should have been elevated up above the clay to avoid this and give the water a place to go.
My Question is this. What should I do now? I removed the tree from the ground as it was sitting on about a foot of what appeared to be canned chili. Is this going to hurt the tree it was in the ground for about two weeks so have the roots started establishing themselvs. The Second question is the root ball was looking pretty mushy when I pulled it out how should I treat the roots.
Right now I put the tree back in the pot under about 8 inchs of damp soil mix. Please help
Hey, Grower, I'm in the Sierra Foothills, too...up around Auburn.
When exactly did you plant the tree? Last Autumn?
If the tree was only in the ground two weeks, then I really doubt it had time
for the roots to establish themselves.
The most important thing for the tree now is to preserve the healthy roots - if it has healthy
roots left.
In a container, I like to use a mix of Fir bark, Pumice, Perlite, and grit (gravel, quartz, et cetera).
The important thing is to use a mix that is porous and free-draining so that oxygen returns to the
root-zone after watering.
Yes I planted it about two weeks ago. The roots were pretty soaked when I uncovered them tonight I put the tree in a pot and brought it indoors tonight I was going to see what I could do about any root damage, and mabey try to put it back into the ground what do you think I should do. I'm right up above Folsom
Ah, Folsom, nice area - I go to the October Renaissance Fair.
I think it's too cold to be planting in-ground right now (29F here this morning).
I'd keep the tree in a container and baby it through the rest of the winter.
I wouldn't re-plant until the end of March or April.
Monitor the tree carefully, making sure not to over-water.
A good method is to stick a dowel or wooden skewer into the container, and then to water
only when the dowel comes out dry and clean. I would also put the tree outside during the
day, and then protect it during these cold nights. If you put the tree in hot, direct sun,
or in a windy location, it will probably lose leaves.
Thankfully, the Mandarins are among the more cold-hardy of the Citrus.


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I just had a Java update and afterward -- and upon opening FF -- received a message that "another program on your computer would like to modify firefox with the following add-on: Java Console 6.0.35."
I don't recall ever having to select whether to allow the installation of this or not. Now that I have the choice, I'm not sure if it's something I need to do or whether it does more 'harm' than good.
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"This decision is standard ITC procedure and is not related to the merits of this case," said Ali Pourkeramati, senior vice president of Flash Memory Business at Spansion. "As the ITC stated in its own press release: 'by instituting this investigation (337-TA-909), the USITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case.' We believe that Macronix has requested this investigation without regard to its underlying merit as an attempt to counter our earlier case against Macronix at the ITC. The Macronix patents that have been asserted have questionable validity, lack domestic industry and are not infringed by Spansion products."
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New educational research reveals that writing is as fundamental to a child's development as reading. But though there are books that promote literacy, no book guides parents in helping their child cultivate a love of writing. In this book, Pam Allyn, a nationally recognized educator and literacy expert, reminds us that writing is not only a key skill but also an essential ...
New educational research reveals that writing is as fundamental to a child's development as reading. But though there are books that promote literacy, no book guides parents in helping their child cultivate a love of writing. In this book, Pam Allyn, a nationally recognized educator and literacy expert, reminds us that writing is not only a key skill but also an essential part of self-discovery and critical to success later in life. Allyn offers the "the five keys" to help kids WRITE-Word Power, Ritual, Independence, Time, and Environment-along with fun, imaginative prompts to inspire and empower children to put their thoughts on the page.
A groundbreaking blueprint for developing every child's abilities, Your Child's Writing Life teaches parents how to give a gift that will last a lifetime.
A refreshingly novel parenting method for teaching children not just to read but to write well and love doing it.
Helicopter parents take note: Mother and author Allyn (Pam Allyn's Best Books for Boys, 2011, etc.), executive director of LitLife and LitWorld, sets forth a rigorous and, she argues, foolproof strategy for giving a child priceless gifts based on the stage-by-stage cultivation of top-level writing skills. These gifts include a reverence for words, a higher probability of academic success and a leg up negotiating adulthood. For parents, all it takes is time in abundance and years of highly focused effort. Start with plenty of storytelling and songs for newborns to 2-year-olds before moving on to shape-and-bake alphabet pretzels. Later, there's a designated "writer's corner" to which the young author can withdraw to muse privately or find his or her writing voice. Fifty remedies for writer's block help make the words flow. Age-appropriate book lists (don't look for classics) inspire children and parents along the way. Allyn argues convincingly that to make it all work, parents must be tireless writing advocates intent on forging a writing bond with their children—and the sooner, the better. She exhorts parents to understand that being well read and able to express opinions and feelings in writing is the bedrock of a good education, and is essential to self-discovery.
All highly laudatory, but it's debatable whether parents will have the time and the will to execute the myriad steps in the program.
Introduction: Why Your Child Needs a Writing Life 1
1 New Dimensions for Parenting: Cherishing Your Child's Writing Life 19
2 The Five Keys: Setting the Stage for Forever Writers 34
3 The Writer's Ladder: Cultivating Your Child's Writing Life at Every Age 59
4 The Writing Doctor Is in the House: Solving the Problems of Tears, Frustration and Resistance When It's Time to Write 111
5 Grand Mentors: Twenty Great Books to Inspire Great Writing 129
6 What to Write When: Fifty Remedies to Cure Writer's Block 156
Closing Thoughts: From Purple Crayon to Instant Message 213
Index 219
Posted August 8, 2011
Every parent wants their child to be successful and happy. Reading and writing are essential to success in school and beyond. How can we as parents help our children to not only become good writers but to love it also? These are some of the issues that this book addresses. This book is written in a clear style with many easy to understand concepts to help your child grow in writing through all ages. Starting with scribbles as a toddler, helpful ideas are given to recognize different developmental stages in writing. Ways to make writing fun and rewarding for children are also included.
I found myself brimming with ideas after reading this book. The parts I found most helpful were the lists of books to cater to each developmental stage and the different prompts given. There were so many amazing ways to include writing in your everyday life. This can keep kids interested and help them see how important good writing skills are. I also love that the author embraces new technologies in helping kids learn to love writing. While it is important to learn to write letters and such, technology can help increase writing skills too. We would do well as parents to allow our children to discover what's comfortable for them.
I think that parents and even teachers could stand to learn a lot from this book. There are so many great ideas to not only help your child, but also to help you get involved in your child's writing. From whimsical fairy tales to serious essays, ideas to help children with expressing these thoughts are all covered in this book. I hope that I can take what I learned and help my child to become a confident writer as he grows.
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Posted September 23, 2012
Your Child's Writing Life is a recipient of the prestigious Mom's Choice Award. The Mom's Choice Awards honors excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. An esteemed panel of judges includes education, media and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, medical and business professionals, authors, scientists and others. A sampling of the panel members includes: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, ten-time Emmy-winner, professor and founder of PBS's Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, Creator of Baby Einstein and The Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, New York Times best-selling Author and; LeAnn Thieman, motivational speaker and coauthor of seven Chicken Soup For The Soul books. Parents and educators look for the Mom's Choice Awards seal in selecting quality materials and products for children and families.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
Posted August 23, 2011
This was an excellent book written to encourage parents to help develop their child's inner writer, with tips for every age from birth on up. It is very accessible, even to parents who don't feel they themselves know much about writing or children's educational development. Allyn gives a timeline for children from the first year on, explaining what writing-related activities children can and should do (stressing throughout, though, that every child is different and that these are just guidelines--readers shouldn't panic if their children aren't there yet) and how parents can help their children's development as writers, including recommended activities and books for each stage. In fact, nearly every section offers a selection of books that parents can read with their children to encourage their development as writers. One thing that Allyn stresses over and over--with good reason, I thought--is the idea that parents must be supportive and patient with their children's writing efforts. She points out that early crawling, walking, and speaking attempts are applauded, but when it comes to writing the same understanding is often missing--children are told that their early scribbles "aren't writing" and often incorrect spelling, grammar, and usage are focused on rather than the achievement of the story and its ideas. She really draws a parallel between all these achievements, showing how a baby's babbling and a toddler's scribbling are equally valid steps in his or her development and should be encouraged. Later chapters give dozens of ideas for encouraging young writers, from suggestions on how to take advantage of different situations (such as "what to write when you are musical" and "what to write when you are nosy") to suggestions on how to help children write for school assignments (without writing it for them, alleluia!). Definitely a keeper.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.


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Coral Gables City Manager Pat Salerno quits unexpectedly
Days after his five-year anniversary as city manager in Coral Gables, Pat Salerno unexpectedly resigned during a City Commission meeting Tuesday morning.
A longtime municipal administrator with many fans and critics both on and off the dais, Salerno left many in City Hall shocked with his decision, which is effective April 18.
Rumblings of his resignation filled City Hall after Salerno was absent during the first part of the meeting. After a unusual break from the meeting, Salerno took his seat at the dais to make his announcement. The manager known for his no-nonsense demeanor showed emotion as he spoke softly.
"It's been an honor to serve this commission and the people of Coral Gables," he told the commission before handing over his seat to assistant manager Carmen Olazabal.
He later told the Miami Herald that no single event led to his decision, saying it's time to move on, although others pointed to the rising tension between him and some of the commissioners.
The Commission voted Tuesday 4-1 to accept Salerno's resignation, with Mayor Jim Cason dissenting. Afterward, they lauded Salerno for his attention to the city's bottom line in the lean years after the Great Recession.
Vice Mayor Bill Kerdyk Jr. noted the city's reserves had dwindled to around $1 million when Salerno arrived in April 2009. After years of cost-cutting — and lower property taxes — the city has $28.7 million in reserves.
"This is a tough day for the residents," he said. "The city's a better place today than when he came in here five years ago."
Commissioner Patricia Keon echoed Kerdyk Jr.
"I don't ever doubt for one second that you always acted in what you believed to be the best interest for the city," she said.
Cason said he's worked with many managers over the years working with different organizations, and he had no problems with Salerno.
"We've had all kinds of managers and everybody has their strengths and weaknesses," Cason said. "But I'm very, very pleased and proud to have worked with Pat Salerno."
Although he is widely praised for his finanical stewardship of the City Beautiful, Salerno's five years at the helm were marked by occasional problems that some say stemmed from his brusque management style.
In 2012, Salerno narrowly avoided getting fired after then-commmissioner Maria Anderson moved to oust him amid concerns about the negative employee morale at City Hall. Salerno prevailed in a 3-2 vote.
A recent string of email correspondence obtained by the Herald shows what was likely a breaking point for Commissioner Vince Lago, who has butted heads with the manager before. Lago was elected to the commission last April.
In November, Lago had requested data on traffic accidents from 2011 to 2013 for a stretch of Ponce de Leon Boulevard near Salamanca Avenue after residents complained of several accidents in the area. In March, Lago received a report from Salerno's office, through Olazabal, that showed an increase in accidents along the boulevard but did not include the complete memo the police department had written to the manager's office.
After another request in March for accident statistics from Antilla Avenue south to Miracle Mile along with the dates of construction of a tree-lined median, Lago again received only certain pages from what police delivered to the manager's office.
Lago told the Herald he was concerned about the missing information Tuesday.
"I just want to make sure we are as transparent as possible and we are relying on the most up-to-date information as possible," he said.
Olazabal said she had discussed the numbers presented in the second police memo with Salerno, and they determined they did not accurately represent the issue because the statistics covered a wider area than the median construction and included inaccurate construction dates.
"If I would have forwarded this to the commission, it would have been wrong," she said Tuesday afternoon.
Lago saw it as a safety issue that required more urgency.
"If the city manager disagreed with the numbers provided by the police, then his duty as an employee of the commission is to provide me those numbers immediately so that action can be taken or whatever precautionary measures are required are implemented," he said.
Lago had placed an item on Tuesday's agenda to remove Salerno's power to prepare meeting agendas and give it to the city clerk, as well as three discussion items about the commission's working relationship with city staff — all items presumably aimed at Salerno.
For his part, Salerno said he's worked diligently for all five commissioners throughout his tenure, even if his position is to serve five politicians.
"My job is apolitical," he said. "But I have to be sensitive to the issues I work around."
As he returned to work Tuesday, he noted the city's accomplishments under his watch, including stabilized finances, lower property taxes, increased development, and initiating projects that had long been stalled, like the Miracle Mile streetscaping and redeveloping two city parking garages behind the Mile.
"We turned this organization around," he said. "We changed the culture, the work ethic and the professionalism of the staff."
Salerno arrived in Coral Gables after 18 years as manager in Sunrise, where a road near the BB&T Center is named after him. Several framed photographs of street signs bearing his name hang in his office in City Hall. He looked at it before sitting down to explain to a reporter that he never saw his role as manager as just a job.
"I think it's more of a calling," he said.
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Thin Guards: A Simple and Effective Technique for Reducing the Penalty of Dynamic Class Loading (2002)
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Dynamic class loading is an integral part of the Java programming language, offering a number advantages such as lazy class loading and dynamic installation of software components. Unfortunately, these advantages often come at the cost of decreased performance because certain optimizations become more dicult to perform when an optimizing compiler cannot assume that it has seen the whole program. This paper introduces thin guards, a simple but effective technique that uses lightweight runtime tests to identify regions of code within which speculative optimizations can be performed. One application of thin guards is described in detail, demonstrating how they can be used to perform speculative inlining in the presence of dynamic class loading. Our experimental evaluation shows that when used in combination with other traditional compiler optimizations, thin guards can eliminate most of the penalty dynamic class loading. Performance improvements of up to 27% are observed, eliminating up to 92% of the penalty imposed by dynamic class loading.


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The cover for the digital edition of A DISTANT SOIL issue #4.
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Now that's devotion.
Deven Stephens, who has been an A DISTANT SOIL fan for years, has tattooed both legs with these incredibly detailed A DISTANT SOIL images. His tattoo artist is John Howard from Finishing Touch
Tattoo in Mattoon IL. I am really impressed by this incredible work! These photos are posted with permission.
Click for a larger look at the images. And then click again for a full page image.
When someone makes your art a part of your life, it's really special. Thanks for sharing these, Deven!
The internet is a great and invaluable tool for promoting my work and staying in touch with readers.
It is also a perpetual rage machine and a time sink. Whenever I think I don't have time to exercise, I just look at the time I spent reading some godawful argument on the internet and I go "Well, I could have been lifting some weights during that. Or spending time with my family. Or drawing."
You can't get involved in every argument or discussion no matter how important it is, because there are more arguments and issues than any human being can handle in a 24 hour day. And it is deeply annoying to have someone pipe up and chastise you for not getting involved in something because real people who care about puppies reblog everything about puppies.
Here is an earlier article I wrote about how I use apps and tools to control my internet use. I use Leechblock, Freedom and Self Control.
Here are some other things I do or think through every day.
1) All comics industry sites are categorized in my Leechblock app. I can't see them after the 5 minute timer is up. That's not five minutes for each, that's five minutes combined per day. The only day all sites aren't blocked is on Sunday, and I usually don't want to read them on Sunday. My job is to make comics, not to read and argue about them.
2) Social media like twitter and Facebook are a lot of fun for me. But after 11:00 AM, they are blocked on my work computer. The only way I can read them is by using the laptop computer on my treadmill desk. Comics industry sites are blocked on that, too. If I'm going to be tooting around with fans and friends on social media, at the very least, I can combine that with some healthy activity, like walking.
3) If I feel compelled to say something online that I may regret later, I type it up, email it to myself, and then sit on it for a day. 99% of the time, I delete the item and never post it.
4) I stopped posting to message boards on blogs ages ago. I not only feel better, but it greatly lessons the bizarre interactions with strangers that can make internet life a hassle. I have no incentive to provide content for other people's publicity machine. At least when it's on my own social media platform, I can promote my own work once in awhile as well.
5) Not everyone is going to agree with you, and if for any reason someone rubs you the wrong way, bugs you or whatever, you have the right not to talk to them. Free speech does not include the right to engagement.
People have the right not to like you. No one owes you a relationship. You don't have to hang out and talk with everyone you meet in a bar, you don't have to hang out and talk with everyone you meet on social media. And social media comes right into your living room. If someone isn't a good guest, you have the right to show them the door.
Block their website, block them on twitter.
And don't hate read. Almost everyone I know who has a bitter internet feud with someone who was a jerk to them spends an inordinate amount of their time running around the internet hate reading their blogs, feeds and websites.
6) This is the hard one.
There are always going to be people who are friends with people you don't like. People who have been abusive to you, or abusive to others. Maybe people know about that, maybe people don't.
But these people are going to show up in your social media feeds, show up hanging out with friends, show up trying to get your attention. Be in articles about you, be in documentaries if you end up going pro. Awkward.
The person who is friends with the guy who stalked you and other women (and hit you at a convention – no I don't mean hit ON, I mean hit in the face and then ran off,) so vocal about abuse by men in fandom, but when her friend did it to you, she dismisses it as a symptom of his "mental illness" and demands you be "understanding".
Whew, that standard does not work both ways, I see.
You could spend the rest of your natural life fighting and arguing about this sort of thing, pointing out hypocrisy, demanding justice.
Trying to force someone to choose sides won't end well. You won't get the result you want.
So pick your battles and move on.
Either they will learn the truth or they won't. And if they decide they still want to associate with someone who has done you harm, realize you did more good letting them have free choice than by demanding they make a choice on on your behalf.
7) Everything on the internet is about picking your battles, whether it is the battle of time management and your relentless need to stare at LOLCats, or whatever injustice you think you need to address that day. Big or small, you pick and choose.
But no one gets to pick for you. It is your call. And no one has any idea what kind of battles you are fighting outside of cyberspace.
Maybe your daily life is stressful and difficult enough. And you really do need to take a moment and stroke a LOLCat.
These rules work for me. They may work for you. Or not.
Good luck.
UPDATE: My account, which was disabled sometime late Saturday was enabled again sometime early Tuesday morning. Thanks!
Also, it turns out this is not a vintage photo, but a recreation. By an art photo team called Retro Atelier. And they have a Facebook page. Full of nudes. There's some irony.
OK, I know most of my readers usually follow me on Facebook, but I was banned sometime over the weekend for posting this 1925 photo of Zeigfeld Girl Alice Wilkie.
Which, of course, is now trending like crazy on twitter due to being banned on Facebook.
One person tells me it's not an authentic pic of Alice, but a modern recreation. But, they didn't give me any further info. At this point, I don't care if it's a pic of Donald Duck.
Facebook has a no nudes policy, but they also have a policy that is supposed to protect artistic representation. And this historical, artistic, and tasteful nude fits that bill. But because someone on Facebook complained, I got my account yanked with no warning.
I'd feel bad about it, but I have now seen articles which show that just about anything on FB can be tagged "offensive" despite Facebook's assertion that art is OK on its website. For example, one photographer's shots of sculptures in The Louvre got him a ban. A medical illustrator, a classic art and portrait photographer, and cartoonists Frank Cho and Craig Yoe have also gotten the treatment. So, you know, whatever.
I have passed beyond being upset about it, and am now in the slap-happy, this is stupid-funny stage.
I would be sorry to miss the great conversations with fans on FB, as well as all my personal and professional contacts, because FB not only froze my fan page, but my personal page as well.
Stranger still, I shared this 1925 photo from another FB user. Yet the other account remains, and mine does not.
I have no idea when or if my account will be restored.
Since I have no access to my account, and since my assistant can't access the fan page, either, that's all we can do from here. Times like these, I really wish I had come up with a sock puppet, but alas, I'm too lazy to cultivate multiple online id's. Sounds like work.
Dear Miss Doran,
My name is Joshua Noonan. I currently work as a Medical Radiation Technologist practicing Computed Tomography (CT) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
I'm a 30 year old male and loved comics as a child and teenager. I grew up reading Uncanny X-Men, The Amazing Spider-Man (Todd McFarlanes's run which led to the Spider-Man series), Batman, Peter David's Incredible Hulk, and of course Daredevil (A little too late for Miller's run but enjoyed Joe Quesada, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Kevin Smith's run on the series).
After entering university I drifted away from comics due to other priorities (i.e. part time job to pay for tuition and of course studies).
As you may have guessed I'm in love with how much attention comic books have gotten with respect to big studios tentpole movies. I have enjoyed over the last decade movies from Marvel, DC, Image, and Dark Horse…yes Dark Horse!!
However after reading Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Annual #1,the story about Leah, I cried.
I honestly can't remember the last time I've cried. Thing is I've worked in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and have seen that in person.
I know this may sound like BS but knowing that Spider-Man can't save someone makes me feel so much better. Even though Leah and Peter Parker are not real the story is true.
I love Canada and it's healthcare system. I will also spend the next 30 years of my life to ensure that our country's healthcare is the envy of all other developed nation's and the platform for which all other developing nation's will model their healthcare system after.
While you most likely didn't attempt to touch people like me with your beautiful art or wonderful collaboration with Mr. David, I wanted you to know that here I am in Calgary shedding tears over the story you illustrated. That is powerful and thank you for that. You have re-invigorated me and my goals.
Thank you for the touching moment that you were able to achieve through graphite and paper.
SANDMAN AND THESSALY. Offers accepted. Created for the Sandman 25th anniversary exhibit at Gallery Nucleus. 11″x17″ on Strathmore 500 100% acid free illustration board. On one side, pen and ink original Sandman and Thessaly illustration. On the other side, an original preliminary drawing for the cover of the new edition of A DISTANT SOIL volume I. Museum quality matted and framed under glass as shown. Available via my agent Spencer Beck. Credit cards accepted. He doesn't take Paypal, but I do. Please inquire.
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Hi Everyone!
Just wanted to say Hello. I've been absent for quite some time time dealing with other issues and haven't had much time to visit the forum or winter sow or even garden for that matter. Hopefully things will be settling back down in my life soon and I can get back to MY hobby and 'therapy'. I'm seeing alot of new faces so obviously the winter sowing boom is still booming. Hopefully I can get my hands back in the dirt real soon and get my trade list updated. I still have plenty of seeds and my plan for today is to go thru them and pull out the ones I want to definately get sown this year.
Good to see all of you and hope to be able to visit with you more in the coming months!
Hi Neon,
Welcome back. I remember seeing you as a regular, back when I was just a lurker, so now I am more of a regular, and still a WS Virgin. I have it all...tons of seeds to pick from, the right soil, containers, so I just need to determine the 'must grows', and pick a day to start some of the hardier things.
Hope things continue to get settled down for you. 2006 was not very good for me in a lot of ways, but I've vowed 2007 will be one of the best, since it will hopefully include so many WS beauties.
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Not a ton of these but I've been meaning to add them forever, there are now 3 HQ press stills from The Sorcerer's Apprentice in the gallery!:
Jun 30th: Photos: The Sorcerer's Apprentice Stills (HQ)
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The tax system is unfair, it kills jobs, and gives some an unfair advantage. It's time to ax the income tax, says Peter Morici.» Read More
What do a jewelry retailer and a media monolith have in common? Matthew Kaufler. Kaufler's Touchstone Value Opportunities Fund is up an average of 17.29 percent a year over the last five years. He offered CNBC his favorite stocks.
The biggest problem the market has is the choppy economic data we have been getting, which is muting investor enthusiasm despite the Fed cuts. But there are definite positive developments, including: 1) we appear to have put in a short-term bottom; 2) market up on Friday on very bad jobs report a good sign; 3) Microsoft offer for Yahoo.
Stocks opened lower on Wall Street Monday, led by financials, after brokers downgraded several big names in the sector, including American Express.
Europe's major stock indexes ended mixed Monday, despite trading higher throughout the morning session, following a weaker-than-expected rise in U.S. factory orders in December. The data pulled U.S. stocks lower at the open and took the shine of a recent boom in merger and acquisition activity.
I read and re-read the blogpost from Google Chief Legal Officer David Drummond yesterday -- distracted from the Super Bowl by the words on the screen because I couldn't believe what I was seeing. The real clash of the titans was unfolding -- not on the gridiron, but online.
Stocks opened lower on Wall Street Monday, led by financials, after brokers downgraded several big names in the sector, including American Express.
U.S. stocks opened lower Monday. Microsoft's bid for Yahoo, seen as a sign that many equities are attractively priced relative to value, inspired some investors.
U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat open on Wall Street Monday. Microsoft's bid for Yahoo, seen as a sign that many equities are attractively priced relative to value, inspired some investors.
Microsoft said Monday its first update to the Windows Vista operating system has been released for manufacturing.
Microsoft said Monday its $44.6 billion unsolicited offer for Yahoo was priced to make it easy for the company to accept, and it expects Yahoo's board and shareholders to agree to the buyout quickly.
Google Inc fired back Sunday at Microsoft's $44.6 billion bid to acquire Yahoo, accusing Microsoft of seeking to extend its computer software monopoly deeper into the Internet realm.
There has never been a better time to own the financials, Cramer says.Investing can be confusing. Luckily, Cramer has mapped out some road rules for all you Home Gamers trying to navigate the jungle that is Wall Street. Think of it as "Mad Money 101" –- some fundamental advice to keep in mind as you play the market. Whether you're a first time investor or a seasoned financier, it's always good to remember the basics.
Despite concerns about a weaker-than-expected jobs report, investors bid stocks higher, led by financial issues. Here's the word on the Street.
The week ahead may be volatile, but markets are greeting it with less anxiety than we've seen in several weeks.
Stocks closed higher as investors appeared more enthused about Microsoft's bid for Yahoo! than they were concerned about the latest signs of economic weakness. The three major indexes each gained about 3-4 percent for the week, but the market still has a way to go to recover from January's rout.
Microsoft made a hostile takeover offer for Yahoo of $44.6 billion to boost its presence in the online services market. How should you trade it?
Investors are weighing a weak jobs report and the threat of bond-insurer downgrades with enthusiasm over Microsoft's bid for Yahoo. CNBC asked the experts where investors should place their bets to make it through this volatility.
The Justice Department on Friday said it is "interested" in reviewing antitrust issues associated with Microsoft nearly $45 billion unsolicited bid for Yahoo.
See what people are saying about Microsoft's hostile offer for Yahoo! Send us an e-mail and your comment could be posted on "The Rapid Recap."
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- Rihanna has been tweeting what appear to be new music lyrics! She's been seen in recording studios since last year. Maybe it's time for her 8th album to come out already! Share your thoughts here.
You're just another brick and I'm a sledgehammer #barz / You gone make me a believer…even if that shit ain't true #Barz / Politics is one bold move… Politics in lovin' you #barz / Your silver tongue is full of lies, with tricks and thrills and Bambi eyes / And I hate that all I hate just don't compare, because I love you #barz / Let me make it clear, ain't no place better, than where we're together…just me and my money #bars / You be the type that'll wife her, I take her home and I don't even like her / You be the type that'll fall in love, I be the type that be giving a fuuuuuck / I'd rather beee, smoking weeeed, everytime ya kiiiiss me, dooooon't say that you miiiiss me…
- Rihanna is also working on a concept album around the forthcoming 3D-movie titled "Home". Emeli Sande recently revealed: "I've been writing for Rihanna's new movie, which has been incredible."
- Billboard and Twitter launched the Billboard Twitter Real-Time Charts. These new, interactive charts redefine how fans interact with, and influence, popular content by ranking the most popular songs being shared on Twitter in the U.S. Read more about it here.
- Rihanna is nominated for two awards in the Italian MTV Awards: Vogue Eyewear Best Look & Best Video. Vote here.
- In an interview with Style.com, Tom Ford spoke about his CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award, but also touched on the current state of fashion. The designer believes that the critic to consumer model is no longer relevant, and doesn't serve to inform or alter the tastes of the masses. Instead, people care more about the social media co-signs of megastars like Rihanna. Rihanna agreed and tweeted "he gets it". Ford explained:
Something new is happening that I'm just clueing into now—this probably won't go down well—but customers don't care any more about reviews or hard-copy publications. They care what picture Rihanna just Instagrammed while she's naked in bed, what new shoes she has on, how she's talking about them. That's what they respond to.
Rihanna grabs her 22nd No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, as Shakira's "Can't Remember to Forget You," featuring Rihanna, lifts 2-1. Dating to the chart's Aug. 28, 1976, inception as a national survey, Rihanna trails only Madonna, the leader with 43 No. 1s.
"Can't Remember to Forget You" is the lead single from Shakira's self-titled album, released this week and due on next week's charts. The song dips 31-34 on the Hot 100, where it's reached No. 15.
Rihanna's "Jump" hasn't been released as a single, but it's a hit in Australia!
This week, "Jump" becomes her 16th Top 5 single on Austalia's ARIA Singles Chart as it moves up to no.5 (+4)! Additionally, "Jump" becomes the second highest charting track off "Unapologetic" in Australia (1. "Stay" no.4, 2. "Jump" no.5, 3. "Diamonds" no.6).
Watch Rihanna performing "Jump" during her Diamonds World Tour in Sydney last year:
Thanks for the tips, @RihannaStats!
- The March issue of Vogue US with Rihanna as the cover girl is not officially out everywhere yet, but thanks to Rihanna Navy member Esther we can already see the magazine scans. Take a look at them here. How do you like the interview? Let us know on Twitter.
- Eminem's "The Monster" featuring Rihanna became her 12th 3 million-seller song in the United States — more than any other artist in digital history.
The pair's new single, from Shakira's forthcoming album, is off to a fast start at pop and Latin pop radio after its first day of release
Shakira's new single, "Can't Remember to Forget You," featuring Rihanna, has received a warm welcome at radio following its release yesterday (Jan. 13).
After its first day of availability, the lead track from Shakira's first RCA Records album, due March 25 (her first English-language set since 2009's "She Wolf"), has vaulted into the top 20 of the Nielsen BDS-based Pop Songs and Latin Pop Songs building charts. Airplay has been boosted by hourly plays yesterday on participating Clear Channel Media + Entertainment-owned English-language pop stations. The song received 1,172 first-day plays on 143 U.S. stations, amounting to 11 million all-format audience impressions.
Eminem and Rihanna tally a fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "The Monster," which fends off Pitbull and Ke$ha's "Timber" at No. 2, also for a fourth week. With her continued reign, Rihanna moves into sole possession of the third-most total weeks at No. 1 (51) in the chart's history.
Rihanna's 13th No. 1 and Eminem's fifth leader holds at the Hot 100's summit, posting a fourth week atop the Radio Songs airplay chart. It slips by 7% to 136 million in all-format audience impressions, according to Nielsen BDS. On Digital Songs, which it led for three weeks, "Monster" rebounds 3-2 with 433,000 downloads sold (up 124%), according to Nielsen SoundScan; all titles on the 50-position Digital Songs chart gain this week, as consumers redeemed digital gift cards after Christmas. (Total digital song sales rise by 98% from the previous week.) "Monster" falls to No. 2 after a week atop Streaming Songs (4.7 million U.S. streams, down 38%, according to BDS) and drops 1-2 after six weeks at No. 1 on the subscription services-based On-Demand Songs chart (1.6 million, down 25%).
As "Monster" marks four weeks atop the Hot 100, Rihanna collects her 51st career week at the summit, pushing her past Boyz II Men (50 weeks) for the third-most weeks spent at No. 1 in the chart's 55-year history. Mariah Carey leads with 79 total weeks at No. 1 (via 18 toppers), followed by the Beatles (59 frames from 20 No. 1s). Usher rounds out the top five with 47 weeks at No. 1, thanks to nine leaders.
"Monster" spends a ninth week at No. 1 on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Rap Songs charts. It leads the Rhythmic radio-based list for a fifth week and Pop Songs and Rap Airplay for a fourth week each.


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A suicide car bombing in Egypt`s Sinai Peninsula killed at least 28 soldiers Friday, in the deadliest attack on security forces since the army deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year.
A bomb hit an Egyptian security force convoy in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, killing six policemen in the restive region where jihadists launch regular attacks.
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