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Fiscal Year 2015-16 Operating and Capital Budget Planning
The City of Tempe has begun the process of kicking off its operating and capital budgets for the 2015-16 fiscal year. These budgets will not be finalized until June 2015, but the work is starting early to ensure plenty of time to plan, solicit community input, and work with city employees. The city also is examining revenue and expense projections for the next five years. The financial forecast provides a long-term view of how current year budget discussions will impact the City's future finances, and is consistent with the City Council's stated priority of long-term financial sustainability.
There are two separate aspects of the budget: operating budgets like the General Fund, Transit Fund, Golf Fund and others that pay for day-to-day operations; and the Capital Improvements Program (CIP), which uses secondary property taxes to repay bonds that fund repair and construction projects. Each year, the City Council sets both of these budgets.Operating Budgets
At their Fall 2014 retreat, the City Council met and identified key strategic priorities that will provide the direction and framework for the next year's budget. Budget staff has prepared the Fall financial forecast to identify challenges and opportunities and elicit City Council direction very early to prioritize and implement significant budget changes. Tempe is looking at ways to limit rising compensation growth as personnel costs are the greatest expense in any service oriented organization. With the City Council's guidance, City Manager Andrew Ching will begin working with employees on this issue when the various agreements with employee groups open as scheduled for negotiation in early 2015. Residents are encouraged to provide input to their policy makers.
Capital Improvements Program (CIP)
Although capital projects are scheduled throughout a five year plan, only those projects during the first year of the plan are financed and adopted as part of the City's annual budget. The remaining years serve as a guide for future planning and are subject to annual review and modification. The City Council will continue to implement its policy to keep the total property tax bill – also known as the property tax levy – on existing properties relatively constant from year to year. The policy mandates no increases to the annual levy on existing properties by more than the Consumer Price Index rate of inflation, which is currently 1.8 percent for 2014-15.
Discussions will begin in latter 2014 with the City Council and with community members about priorities for capital projects.
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|February 19 (Thursday) 4:00pm Work Study Session Agenda; Issue Review Session Item 2A: Introduction of the CIP Requests; and Item 2B: Long-Range Forecast Update
|February 25 (Wednesday) 6:00pm Public Budget Forum (Operating and Capital Budgets) Presentation
The City of Tempe will hold a public forum on Wednesday, Feb. 25 to inform community members about the city's operating and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budgets. The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. in the Community Room at the Tempe History Museum located at 809 E. Southern Ave. The city's operating budget covers everyday expenses, such as salaries, materials and supplies, while the CIP covers capital expenses like major equipment replacements, street improvements, new facilities and building updates.The city will also discuss the priorities for the 2015-16 fiscal year. The financial forecast provides a long-term view of how current year budget discussions will impact the city's future finances, and is consistent with the City Council's stated priority of long-term financial sustainability.
|March 26 (Thursday) 4:00pm Work Study Session Agenda; Issue Review Session Item 2B: Recommended 5-Year Capital Improvement Program
|April 23 (Thursday) 4:00pm Work Study Session Agenda; Issue Review Session Item 2D: Budget Review Session
|May 7 (Thursday) 6:00pm Regular Council Meeting Agenda; Truth in Taxation hearing Item 6A2
|May 21 (Thursday) Special Meeting (immediately following the Regular Council Meeting beginning at 6:00pm) Agenda; Hold a public hearing to adopt a resolution approving the fiscal year 2015-16 Tentative Budget; setting the public hearing for consideration of the fiscal year 2015-16 Final Budget immediately following the public hearing on the estimates of expenses on June 11, 2015, and convening a Special Meeting for consideration of the Final Budget adoption on June 11, 2015; and, setting the property tax levy and resulting rate at a meeting scheduled for June 25, 2015.


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by James Slater: Going into his last fight, Mexican puncher Daniel Ponce de Leon was the reigning WBO super-bantamweight champion. Less than three minutes into his defence against the unbeaten, emerging Puerto Rican star that is Juan Manuel Lopez, everything changed for de Leon. Smashed to a sensational defeat at just 2 mins and 25 seconds of the very first round, the 28-year-old southpaw was an ex-champion..
Now looking for a way back, de Leon, according to an article on PhilBoxing.com, has called out Filipino Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista for a return match.
"Ponce de Leon told me he wants to fight "Boom Boom" again, " said Golden Boy Promotions' vice-president Eric Gomez. "I think if that fight takes place in The Philippines, that will be huge."
The Mexican slugger beat Bautista last year, blowing him away in less than one round of a fight staged in Sacramento. Since then, however, the two fighters have experienced differing fortunes. 22-year-old Bautista bounced back with two wins, collecting and then defending the WBO Inter-Continental belt, respectively. While since his 1st round KO of "Boom Boom" de Leon has also won two fights, defending his WBO world title in one of them - before suffering the shock KO at the hands of fellow lefty "Juanma." Who wins if the Mexican and the Filipino meet again?
Firstly, Bautista, 25-1(18) has to win his next fight, scheduled for August 30th in The Philippines, against Eden Marquez. But assuming the 22-year-old comes through that bout okay, the rematch with de Leon could be on. The Mexican has no next fight planned as of yet, and wants to fight the man he has already KO'd. The Filipino people want the fight, too. Feeling their hero was merely caught cold, Bautista's fans think he can do better in a rematch and get a win this time around. Can he?
Seeing de Leon, 34-2(30) blown away so effortlessly by Lopez back in June certainly diminished the Mexican's prowess as a fighter. But having said that, the 28-year-old could well do the same thing to the young "Boom Boom" that he did the last time they met. Indeed, both men, to a degree, are coming off 1st round KO losses. For although Bautista has notched up two wins since his quick annihilation, a rematch with de Leon would be the real acid test. Will Bautista come in gun-shy? Will de Leon for that matter?
The fight offers Bautista a chance at revenge, the fight offers de Leon a chance to rebuild his reputation as one of the best punchers out there. A KO win for either man cannot be ruled out, but I Pick de Leon to do another number on the six-years younger man - only this time Bautista may last a few rounds longer.
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Guest Authorship On Medical Papers Should Be Deemed As Fraud
According to legal experts, doctors and scientists who put their names on medical articles in which they have not written should be charged with fraud.
The experts want to stop the shady business of "guest authorship," which is when a research paper is written by pharmaceutical companies or industry-sponsored medical writers and are passed off as the work of influential, independent academics.
Doctors received payments or other incentives to endorse articles in some cases, which often were even done without being familiar with the studies or data of the reports.
Legal experts want to draw more light on the darkened subject as the issue becomes increasingly harder to ignore. In recent years, drug companies have used the tactic as a marketing tool.
Simon Stern and Trudo Lemmens, who are law professors at the University of Toronto, warn that measures brought in by publishers and professional bodies to stop guest authorship have failed to tackle the problem so far.
The two law professors call for more severe sanctions against those involved.
"It's a prostitution of their academic standing. And it undermines the integrity of the entire academic publication system," Lemmens said.
"A guest author's claim for credit of an article written by someone else constitutes legal fraud, and may give rise to claims that could be pursued in a class action," the authors wrote in the journal PLoS Medicine.
The authors continue: "The same fraud could support claims of 'fraud on the court' against a pharmaceutical company that has used ghostwritten articles in litigation. This claim also appropriately reflects the negative impact of ghostwriting on the legal system."
The two say that pharmaceutical companies and the medical writers they sponsor may also incur liability for soliciting and facilitating fraud.
Some journals called for bans on guest authors and warn that unacknowledged ghostwriting will be retracted if discovered after publication.
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Bush Signs Resolution to Repeal OSHA Ergonomics Rule.
On March 8, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a "resolution of disapproval" of OSHA's final ergonomics rule by a vote of 223 to 206. Two days earlier, the Senate had passed the same resolution 56 to 44.
Voting in both houses ran closely along party lines. Sixteen Democrats in the House joined all but 13 Republicans in voting for passage. In the Senate, six Democrats joined all 50 Republicans in voting to approve the resolution.
The president has directed Labor Secretary Elaine Chao to find a less expensive way to protect worker health. Chao has indicated she would consider issuing a different ergonomics rule.
Industry groups, including the Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America, the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association and the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association, had opposed the regulations and had joined the National Association of Manufacturers in aggressive lobbying for the rule's repeal. KCMA Executive Vice President Dick Titus said, "The historic vote to rescind the awful OSHA ergonomics standard was one of the best actions Congress has taken in the past several years."
The ergonomics regulations are the first to be repealed under the Congressional Review Act, a 1996 bill that gives Congress the power to overturn federal regulations under certain circumstances.
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A new behind the scenes still of Black Widow and Hawkeye in action for a bridge battle sequence during the film. Released by Marvel, the green screen is prominent in the background, likely to be NYC shots I'd guess.
why do I always think that Hawkeye looks cool?
The Widow enters the battle with guns and looks confident.
Hawkeye enters the battle with a bow and arrows and looks... concerned.
I was hoping Hawkeye would have his cool mask since they let Cap keep his.
but in fairness, that one picture of one moment in time, it should not be reflective of anything but that.
Besides im sure he is just focused on his aim, and it will take some strength to pull the bow back, this isnt a kids bow you pick up at the Robin Hood museum in Nottingham.
As for them seemingly being together alot, I kinda figured, it was both because they were characters associated with SHIELD, and whilst they may share a poster, they are not worthy of a poster in there own right.
That said if Marvel want to make a Hawkeye and BlackWidow prequel movie, which covers there relationship up to "The Avengers" I have no objection to that.
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OWINGS MILLS — At least outside the Baltimore Ravens' organization, Arthur Brown is kind of like the forgotten man at inside linebacker.
Daryl Smith is all but set in stone as a starter at one inside linebacker spot. First-round pick C.J. Mosley is probably the early favorite to start at the other. But Brown, the Ravens' second-round pick last year, is making an early case for playing time as well.
Brown did not play much of a role as a rookie last season.
He was slowed by sports hernia surgery during the offseason, ended up being just a situational player during the regular season and finished the year with just 15 tackles.
But he has said he is more comfortable within the defense than he was as a rookie last season.
"I feel a lot further along," Brown said earlier this offseason. "There was so much coming into this team from college that I did not know when it came to the defense. It was a whole new system that I had to learn, and I really had to take it all in.
"But after being here for one whole season, I can see how far I've come since the beginning."
He is also a little bigger than he was last season.
He is still undersized some for a 3-4 inside linebacker, but he is at least up to 233 pounds after weighing around 227 as a rookie.
But in college, Brown was known as an athletic, physical and instinctive playmaker, and he has been standing out for positive reasons at OTAs the last three weeks.
"Arthur is another guy that has grown as a second-year player," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said last week. "[He] knows what he's doing. He's playing fast."
Ravens 2013 second-round pick 'so improved from a year ago'
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Wednesday evening at 7 PM on the main floor of the Sawyer Free Library, 70 pieces of local art will be up for bid during the Annual Sawyer Free Library Art Auction. The auction has been a major library event for nearly 20 years, supporting programming, student art scholarships, and museum passes as well as art book, periodicals and DVD purchases.
The evening begins at 6 PM with a preview reception on the main floor, followed by the live auction at 7PM. Once again Jack Good, current President of the Essex National Heritage Commission, will be the auctioneer. Many generous local artists donate each year to this festive event. Just a few of the 70 artists represented include David Curtis, Jeff Weaver, Paul Frontiero, Don Gorvette, Ray Crane, Peter Tysver, Bob Blue, Theresa Wonson, Margaret Laurie, Mary Rhinelander, Susie Field, Fred Kepler, Brenda Malloy, Coco Berkman, Bob Blue, Paul George, Sinikka Nogelo and Kate Nordstrom, Allen Sloane.
Featured this year is a painting by the late Margaret Laurie donated by her daughter Jeannine Lynch; a painting donated by the widow of the late Bob Blue and a seascape painting by the late Paul Frontiero donated by his son Paul Frontiero Jr.
The auction is a win-win for all. It's an opportunity to support local artists, purchase quality art at affordable prices, and support the interests of the community and its library.
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Good Morning Gloucester The Poem For The Gloucester Lyceum
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Gloucester Counts Down to Kindergarten at the Sawyer Free Library
Emily Tarr to Speak About War Crimes Prosecutions at the Sawyer Free Library
Sawyer Free Children's Library Presents Art in the Theatre Saturday Morning
Sawyer Free Library Leggos Club Monday August 4th
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Rick Roth writes:
"Nice time at the Farmer's Market on Thursday. Great weather, great crowd. Thanks to volunteers Colleen Anderson and John Gallagher. And thanks to the crew from Art Haven, Amelia, Avery and Natalie, for leading the Kid's activity.
Saturday was the Petco Reptile Rally. Nathan Dubrow was there with his green tree python. I had a few snakes there and it was a fun event. Thanks to the Petco people who helped us out: Amanda, Acacia, Zac and Caroline.
Saturday July 26, 2014 Time 10am
Snakes of New England and the World- 1 hour live animal presentation.
Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Ave., Gloucester MA
Saturday August 2, 9am-5pm
Book Fair at the Manchester Public Library
We'll be there all day with a bunch of snakes and I believe that someone is going to lead a Kid's activity.
Friday and Saturday August 8-9 9am-5pm
Gloucester Sidwalk Bazaar, Main Street in front of the Sargent House, near Bananas, where we've been for several years.
Bunch of snakes.
So… we really need lots of volunteers for the next three weeks. Remember, even if you can do an hour or two, it will give someone a lunch break or something. These events are great exposure for us, so please get in touch and let me know that you want to help out. Those of you that have been around for a while know that I can really pester people about volunteering to the point where they wish they were never born. Don't let this happen to you. Volunteer.
Meanwhile… this really cool vernal pond thing is about to take place, likely in the next week or two. The emergence of newly metamorphosed wood frogs. They look just like the adults except tiny. Like 1/2 inch. We'll be doing a daytime field trip to see these guys soon. Nick Taormina is scouting the pond to see just when they start hopping. Keep watching your CAVPT emails for final details on this exciting outing. And don't forget to volunteer.
Thanks, Rick
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Host Graig Murphy performs with a pair of nationally known comedy stars – Artie Januario and Ira Proctor. Known as the "funniest pharmacist", Januario is one of the most well known and respected comedians in the area who makes any show a resounding success. Proctor has taken his comedy show across the states and overseas receiving rave reviews. Host Graig Murphy is one of Boston's Up and Coming performers.
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First lot lifted on to the elevated viaduct in Habsiguda
The laying of rails on the 'Metro Rail viaduct between Nagole and Mettuguda (eight km) by L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad had started with the first lot of the high strength "head hardened" rails sourced from Tata Corus in France lifted on to the elevated viaduct in Habsiguda.
These rails can withstand 'rail fractures' due to wear over time and also do not require high maintenance unlike the normal rails. And, unlike normal rail tracks which are laid on ballasted cushion provided by small granite stones, there will be no ballast for the Metro Rail. Ballast will be spread only in the Metro depots at the ground level which means the entire track system on the Metro corridors of 72 km will be ballast-less, explain Metro Rail officials.
The "head hardened" rails, each one with a length of 18 metres (about 60 feet) are first welded to form continuous rails with a "mobile flash butt welding plant", costing Rs.5 crore and imported from Netherlands and placed on the elevated viaduct with the help of heavy duty cranes.
The welded parallel rails forming a continuous track are straightaway embedded into the concrete plinth and are fixed on special type elastic plates and pads (cushioning akin to ballast) with the help of "Vossloh fasteners" - imported from Austria. Once the rails are fixed to the required standard gauge of 1435 mm width and checked for the correctness of gauge, incline etc., concrete is poured to permanently embed the track.
All the track parameters are then checked by a computerised machine called "Track Master". All these measures will enable better riding comfort and minimise noise levels, aver Metro Rail officials. The ongoing works were inspected by Railway Board's Additional Member (Civil Engineering) Pradeep Kumar and HMR MD N.V.S Reddy on November 19.
Appreciating L&TMRHL and HMR for bringing in the latest rail technologies, Mr. Kumar later held discussions regarding the scope for indigenisation and transfer of technology. SCR Chief Bridge Engineer Amit Goel and L&TMRH Rail Systems Head Anil Saini were also present.
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Apple, NTT Docomo reach deal on iPad sales
Apple has reached an agreement with Japanese telecom operator NTT Docomo for iPad sales in Japan, the companies said Wednesday.
Apple has reached an agreement with Japanese telecom operator NTT Docomo for iPad sales in Japan, the companies said Wednesday.
While tablets are still largely thought of as consumer devices, their future may be as business machines.
Multitaskers, rejoice: Apple is reportedly planning on adding a split-screen feature to the iPad that will allow the tablet to run two apps at the same time.
When Apple released the iPad, many, including yours truly, saw it as a device for watching movies, playing games and surfing the Web, rather than creating content.
(Phys.org) —The Human Interfaces Group at Carnegie Mellon, led by the group's director Chris Harrison, an assistant professor of Human Computer Interaction, have done work that shows how traditional hand ...
LinkedIn CEO Jeffrey Weiner's compensation rose about 42-fold in 2013 amid big gains in the professional networking service's stock price.
Microsoft unveiled a version of its popular Office software suite for iPad tablets Thursday as the company's new chief moved to expand its "Internet cloud" footprint.
I've been carrying the new LG G Flex smartphone for a few days, and the first word I want to use is "wow."
A thin piece of silicon lodged in the latest iPhone and iPad is at heart of a lawsuit the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has filed against Apple Inc.
Los Angeles Unified School District is getting a break on the price of thousands of iPads, as it continues the rollout of a $1 billion plan to provide the tablets to all students.
Apple has applied for a patent that describes a method the Cupertino, Calif., company could use to improve the accuracy of the touchscreen on its iPad and iPhone devices.
WWE is moving outside the ring to mesh the best of Hulk Hogan, The Rock and John Cena all in place—its own network.
Apple says people spent more than $10 billion in its app store last year, on apps such as "Minecraft," ''Angry Birds Star Wars" and "Sleep Cycle" alarm clock.
Nokia recently released its first-ever Windows tablet, the Lumia 2520. After testing the device, I wonder why Nokia bothered.
Wearable gadgets, curved smartphones and new game consoles defined technology in 2013. That's why it's no surprise they make up the bulk of our top 10 devices of the year.


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Forecasting Mil/Aero's Future
Military and aerospace (mil/aero) firms have weathered quite an economic storm, but industry analysts are now predicting growth in aerospace and defense spending.
This month, Research and Markets released its "Future of the US Defense Industry – Market Attractiveness, Competitive Landscape and Forecasts to 2018″ report, in which defense spending in the U.S. is predicted to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.93 percent through 2018. Expenditures on homeland security solutions, including surveillance equipment and patrol vessels, will also grow from $60.7 billion in 2013 to $65.3 billion in 2018, representing a CAGR of 2.15 percent.
Commercial aerospace has been a bright spot in the mil/aero market and it continues to be so.
Airbus this month unveiled its global market forecast for 2013 through 2032. Taking into account population growth, urbanization, emerging markets, and environmental impact, Airbus officials expect air traffic to grow at a rate of 4.7 percent annually. This growth will drive demand for more than 29,220 new passenger aircraft and freighters, having a value of roughly $4.4 trillion.
The Boeing Company released its annual Current Market Outlook (CMO) in June at the Paris Air Show. In the 2013 through 2032 forecast, both passenger traffic and cargo traffic were predicted to grow 5 percent annually. Boeing projects long-term demand for 35,280 new airplanes, valued at $4.8 trillion, over the next 20 years. In fact, the world fleet is expected to double over the next two decades.
Investment in space-related systems, in civil and military satellites and spacecraft, is another high spot. (This mil/aero geek apologizes for the pun and delves into space in the next installment).
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4Videosoft Upgrades iPad/iPhone/iPod Transfer to Support iPhone 5, iOS 6
BEIJING, Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- 4Videosoft, an innovative software provider of DVD/video converters, iPad/iPhone/iPod transfer software, PDF software and system utilities for both Windows and Mac users, newly upgrades all iPad/iPhone/iPod transfer software including the package software containing the transfer software. After the update, all these professional iPad/iPhone/iPod products will effectively support the new iPhone 5, iOS 6 and iTunes 10.7.
Take 4Videosoft iPad Manager Platinum as an example. It is the comprehensive iPad transfer software, which can transfer all iPad files like music, movies, ringtones, camera roll, photos, camera shots, TV shows, podcasts, iTunes U, ePubs, PDFs, audio books, voice memos, SMS (MMS) and contacts to any computer and iTunes, import local disc files to iPad, and transfer files from one iPad to another. Also this iPad transfer has the ability to convert DVDs, video and audio files to iPad supported video MP4, MOV, M4V and audio MP3, AAC, AIFF and WAV.
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COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö Columbia City senior Seth Kissinger is stepping off the football field and putting on his running shoes this fall.
After playing most of his high school career with the pigskin, he made a tough decision to leave the squad and join cross country this fall.
ŌĆ£It was a hard decision,ŌĆØ Kissinger said. ŌĆ£I had to ask myself what the better option was for my future.ŌĆØ
Kissinger took on the 800-meter run last spring in track and wanted to make running a more year-round practice to increase his chances of a scholarship.
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö Columbia City High School 2013 graduate Jordan Bickle is headed to the Big Ten to play NCAA Division I baseball.
Bickle recently signed with Purdue University to play baseball in the 2014 season.
ŌĆ£IŌĆÖm definitely on the team,ŌĆØ said Bickle when asked about his status on the Boilermakers spring roster.
BickleŌĆÖs path to playing collegiate baseball for the Boilermakers wasnŌĆÖt a straight one. In fact, his mind was not made up until after graduation day at CCHS.
DECATUR ŌĆö Though Columbia CityŌĆÖs girls golf team suffered another loss Tuesday night, the Lady Eagles posted their best score in three years.
Bellmont, which is undefeated, hosted and dropped Columbia City by a 173-179 score at Cross Creek Golf Course.
Though the team went home without a win, Columbia City Head Coach Jim Thompson was very pleased with the Lady EaglesŌĆÖ score.
ŌĆ£ThatŌĆÖs as good as IŌĆÖve ever felt with a loss,ŌĆØ Thompson said. ŌĆ£Bellmont is a good team and we were playing on their course. All of our girls played well. We were in it until the end.ŌĆØ
SOUTH WHITLEYŌĆö A big fourth-game comeback helped WhitkoŌĆÖs volleyball team start 2013 with a win Tuesday.
Whitko downed visiting Lakeland Christian Academy 3-2 ŌĆö 25-22, 19-25, 17-25, 25-13, 15-11.
By the middle of game three, the Lady Wildcats might have wondered if they would take the match the distance, let alone win. Lakeland took advantage of poor Whitko passing to win game two, then never trailed in taking the third game.
ŌĆ£We struggled getting our passes to the net,ŌĆØ said Whitko Head Volleyball Coach Brandy Smith.
FORT WAYNE ŌĆö Columbia CityŌĆÖs girls volleyball team opened its season on the road at Fort Wayne North Side and Head Coach Trish Hinen was hoping to start the season with a three-game sweep.
Unfortunately for the Lady Eagles, a slow start in the opening game cost them the sweep Hinen was hoping for, but solid and consistent play throughout the night allowed Columbia City to leave Allen County with a win.
After dropping the initial contest 25-15, the Eagles turned the match around, winning the next three 27-25, 25-17 and 25-16.
Churubusco volleyball team.
First row, from left: Molly Green, Andrea Aung, Lacey Pulley, Mariah Nondorf and Elaine Horn.
Second row: Olivia Huelsenbeck.
Third row: Sierra Coil, Danielle Pippenger, Sarah Holloway, Jazlyn Neebler, Valencia Reister, Stacia Fester, Hannah Richards, Samantha Fulk, Caylee Knafel and Mallory Pearson.
Fourth row: Alisha Farner, Alyssa Anderson, Abby Stanford, Coach Audra Moore, Coach Dustin Beucler, Coach Trinda Goings, Paige Stauffer, Shyenne Greve and Katie Monk. Not pictured: Hannah Schaefer.
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö With the retiring of ChurubuscoŌĆÖs Lee Etzler and WhitkoŌĆÖs Wayne Swender this season, at age 31 Randy Hudgins is most veteran football coach in Whitley County ŌĆö a concept that seems almost unimaginable in a sport that formerly relied on tradition and consistency.
ŌĆ£Unfortunately it is kind of a trend now ŌĆö there are quite a bit of coaching changes,ŌĆØ Hudgins said.
Hudgins (25-20) is prepping for the start of his fifth season with the Eagles.
In preparation for the season starting this week, Columbia CityŌĆÖs boys soccer team hosted its scrimmage Saturday.
Pictured, freshman Matt Hartley moves the ball against East Noble.
SYRACUSE ŌĆö Columbia CityŌĆÖs girls golf team took home second place at a 10-squad meet Saturday at South Shore Golf Club in Syracuse.
The Lady Eagles shot 392 at the Wawasee Invitational, missing first place by one stroke as host Lady Warriors had 391 from their gold squad.
Columbia City was 26 strokes ahead of third-place Goshen.
ŌĆ£We played very well,ŌĆØ said Lady Eagle Head Golf Coach Jim Thompson. ŌĆ£We had actually been shooting over 400 when we played 18 holes, to get down to 392 was a giant step forward for us.ŌĆØ
WARREN ŌĆö WhitkoŌĆÖs girls golf team picked up its first win of the year Tuesday.
The Lady Wildcats outshot Southern wells 231-241 at Dogwood Glen Golf Club. April Bishop paced Whitko with 53, two behind the leading golfer from Southern Wells. Samantha Shell chipped in 57 and Elizabeth Gensch had 59.
Kennedy Krull and Aurelia Stephens had 67 and 69, respectively, to round out WhitkoŌĆÖs scoring.
The Lady Wildcats are now 1-4 for the year.


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Louis Armstrong House Museum Collection Featured in 'Satchmo at Symphony Hall' 65th Anniversary CD Set
The Louis Armstrong House Museum's Collection has made the newly released Satchmo At Symphony Hall / 65th Anniversary: The Complete Performances truly complete. Pulled from the Museum's Gosta Hagglof Collection never-before released material has created this newly expanded, 2-CD version of the album celebrating the 65th anniversary of the original recording.
Satchmo At Symphony Hall, recorded in 1947 and first issued on Decca in 1951, captured one of Louis Armstrong's greatest performances, for which a legendary edition of his All Stars band joined him, with Jack Teagarden, Barney Bigard, Dick Cary, Arvell Shaw, Big Sid Catlett and singer Velma Middleton. Verve Music and Hip-oSelect.com now present this newly expanded, 2-CD version of the album.
The limited edition release encompasses two hours of material, 30 minutes of which has never been released before. It is also one of the very few surviving, complete two-set Armstrong shows. Featuring such Armstrong classics as "On The Sunny Side Of The Street," "Black And Blue," "Mahogany Hall Stomp" and more, the performances have been painstakingly restored from surviving acetates, vaulted reels and the donated holdings of the late Gosta Hagglof, a renowNed Armstrong collector and friend, who willed his vast collection to the Louis Armstrong House Museum.
Symphony Hall / 65th Anniversary is housed in a beautiful hard-back package that not only includes the album's original liner notes by Ernie Anderson but it includes a new and detailed essay by Ricky Riccardi, archivist for the Louis Armstrong House Museum and author of What A Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong's Later Years; several rare photographs; and faithful reproductions of the album's original cover and its many EP and international release permutations.
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In an Indigenous region of Colombia's Cauca province, activists armed with ceremonial wooden staffs, moral authority, and *lot* of moxie are telling both government armed forces and guerrillas to get out of their territory. In the face of an upsurge in guerrilla-vs.-state violence, Colombian President Manuel Santos made a saber-rattling visit to the town of Toribío to hold an emergency cabinet meeting there, but indigenous activists from the Nasa ethnic group--all too aware that government troops' presence in civilian areas can paint a target on them--were not impressed with Santos' offer of more of the same. "The military can't protect us and the guerrillas don't represent us," [Indigenous Guard leader] Mensa said, as he cradled the tasseled staff that identifies the volunteer guard. "All of them need to leave this area and let us live in peace."...
"Even before Santos had finished the emergency meeting, the community had decided to take matters into its own hands. One group confronted the FARC at the roadblocks and another walked more than two hours to a barren mountaintop army battalion that overlooks Toribío.
"After a short standoff with troops, about 200 people swarmed the base and began toppling sandbagged bunkers and filling in foxholes."...
"At the FARC roadblocks, villagers shouted the guerrillas back into the jungle and seized five homemade mortars, called tatucos..."
Read more from the Miami Herald. When I visited Colombia last summer, I interviewed two members of the Indigenous Guard for an article for Sojourners magazine, and was deeply inspired by their commitment, strategy, and guts.
Dr. Josef Olmert asks if, as the Syrian conflict rages in the streets of Damascus, the end is near?
"It has been in the making, as consistently predicted in this blog, and now it is finally happening. The Sunni uprising against the Alawite-dominated regime of Bashar Assad is fast approaching the point of decision. The battles are taking place in the capital Damascus, and the reports, while some may be somewhat exaggerated, are very clear: the rebels of the Free Syria Army are fighting in the very center of the city, are about to be, or already are in control of some of the headquarters of the once feared intelligence organizations, and it is all taking place minutes away from the presidential palace. By some accounts, the palace is without residents, as Bashar and his immediate family have already moved to the Alawite Mountains, something that was also predicted in this blog."
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Chris Hedges has a fascinating piece for Salon on the betrayal of the most vulnerable by war:
"We condition the poor and the working class to go to war. We promise them honor, status, glory, and adventure. We promise boys they will become men. We hold these promises up against the dead-end jobs of small-town life, the financial dislocations, credit card debt, bad marriages, lack of health insurance, and dread of unemployment. The military is the call of the Sirens, the enticement that has for generations seduced young Americans working in fast food restaurants or behind the counters of Walmarts to fight and die for war profiteers and elites.
The poor embrace the military because every other cul-de-sac in their lives breaks their spirit and their dignity. Pick up Erich Maria Remarque'sAll Quiet on the Western Front or James Jones's From Here to Eternity. Read Henry IV. Turn to the Iliad. The allure of combat is a trap, a ploy, an old, dirty game of deception in which the powerful, who do not go to war, promise a mirage to those who do."
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Members of Congress with common interests often create a caucus to advocate for that interest. Some have become permanent institutions – think the Congressional Black Caucus – others are more short-term. One of the more recent, reported by Arizona Public Radio, is the Unmanned Systems Caucus. Its role?
"Primarily, the caucus advocates for drones — those pilot-less planes infamous for their role targeting insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They're used as a spy tool in Iran, a drug-fighting tool in Mexico and an anti-smuggling tool along the U.S.-Mexico border. …
The drone caucus — like the technology it promotes — is becoming increasingly important in the nation's capitol as the government looks to unmanned vehicles to help save money on defense, better patrol the country's borders and provide a new tool to U.S. law enforcement agencies and civilians."
And that advocacy is being rewarded. The report cites Alex Bronstein-Moffly, an analyst with First Street Research Group, a D.C.-based company that analyzes lobbying data:
"Many of the drone caucus members are well supported by the industry they endorse. According to Bronstein-Moffly's data, the 58 drone caucus members received a total of $2.3 million in contributions from political action committees affiliated with drone manufacturers since 2011."
Over the past several weeks, the U.S. has been expanding its military presence in the Persian Gulf, increasing its capability to act if hostilities begin with Iran. Minesweepers are intended to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, and additional fighter jets increase the ability to launch strikes into Iran.
The latest development, reported by the Los Angeles Times, sea drones.
"The Navy is rushing tiny underwater drones to the Persian Gulf to help find and destroy sea mines as part of an American military buildup aimed at stopping Iran from closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the event of a crisis, U.S. officials said.
Only 88 pounds and 4 feet long, the unmanned, remotely guided submersibles carry a TV camera, homing sonar and an explosive charge for what amounts to a kamikaze mission: When it detects a mine, the undersea craft obliterates itself as well as the mine.
The Navy bought dozens of the little-known German-made devices, known as the SeaFox, in February after an urgent request by Marine Gen. James Mattis, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East, for more minesweeping capabilities in the region."
According to Reuters, opposition forces in Syria are reporting that 220—mostly civilians—were killed by Syrian forces in the bloodiest day so far.
"According to a detailed account by activists before news of the massacre, a convoy of 25 vehicles with army and security forces headed west after dawn on Thursday, with three armoured vehicles and five trucks towing artillery, passing through the town of Muharda in the direction of the village of Tremseh.
"They blockaded the village from all four sides and began violently and randomly firing on houses as a helicopter flew overhead. As the attack happened the electricity and telephone lines were cut. Residents gathered in the streets in a state of fear and panic. They were unable to flee because of the blockade from every side," the report posted on activist Web sites said."
Unpiloted drone aircraft are already being used for some purposes in the United States, and plans are being made for greatly expanded use. Alongside these plans, efforts to control and regulate this use are also growing, bringing together libertarians and civil liberties organizations.
One of the most conservative state legislators in Virginia, Delegate Todd Gilbert, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), are working together to pass legislation that would regulate the use of drones. The Associated Press reported:
"The increasing use of drones as a surveillance tool by police and government agencies has prompted privacy concerns nationwide. A trade group for drone manufacturers recently unveiled its first code of conduct to reassure a public leery of the possibility of drones monitoring them in their homes.
However, Gilbert said he and the ACLU believe drones should be strictly regulated to protect Virginians' privacy and civil rights. …
Gilbert said his bill would require police to get a warrant before using drones. It also would impose public monitoring and accountability standards and require the destruction of any pictures acquired by drones unless they are part of an authorized investigation."
The Washington Post reports:
"The Pentagon is considering awarding a Distinguished Warfare Medal to drone pilots who work on military bases often far removed from the battlefield."
If the medals are approved, that makes killing people from a computer in the U.S., thousands of miles from a combat zone, "distinguished warfare." Will hazardous duty pay come next?
With the Olympics just a few weeks away, Time reports on the fight that has broken out over security for the Games:
"Policing the world's biggest peacetime logistics operation is a herculean task, and Britain's intelligence and military officials are preparing for every eventuality — even if it means festooning a few apartment buildings with Rapier missiles.
The Pakistani newspaper DAWN reports that in an interview with CNN, Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman said her government has not approved continuing drone strikes.
"There's no question of it. We also consider it, the drone program, we consider it counterproductive to all our goals in the sense that it radicalizes for the, it radicalizes foot soldiers, tribes and entire villages in our region. And what we see, really, is that increasingly Pakistan is feared as a predatory footprint. The concerns over drones can't just be brushed aside."
She said that the government considered the strikes to be a violation of international law, and that the damage done by the strikes outweighed the claimed benefits.
"It is something that is not only radicalizing large swaths of the population and it is also seen as predatory. It's seen as against the law. And it continues to challenge a relationship that can actually accomplish a lot more on the ground than we are doing today in eliminating terrorism."
The State Deparment yesterday released a statement on the imprisonment of Iranian Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who has been imprisoned for over 1000 days on charges of apostasy.
Organizations and countries has been calling for his release since he was imprisoned, but Iranian authorities has yet to agree to release him. A new date for Pastor Nadarkhani's trial has also been set recently.
Read the statement in full below:
Office of the Spokesperson
For Immediate Release July 9, 2012
Continued Imprisonment of Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani and Repression of Minorities in Iran
We note that July 8 marked 1,000 days Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has spent in an Iranian prison. Pastor Nadarkhani still faces the threat of execution for simply following his faith, and we repeat our call for Iranian authorities to release him immediately.
Unfortunately, Pastor Nadarkhani is not alone in his suffering. The Iranian regime continues to deny and abuse the human rights of its citizens, in particular those of its many ethnic and religious minorities. We are troubled by reports of the execution of four members of Iran's Ahwazi Arab community, whose sentences were carried out with little due process. In March 2012, Iranian state media broadcast the forced confession of one of those executed.
We are also concerned by credible reports that prominent author Mohammad Soleimani Nia is missing following his release in May after five months in prison on unspecified charges.
We call upon Iranian authorities to respect and protect the freedoms and dignity of all its citizens, and to uphold its own laws and international obligations which guarantee such rights to all Iranians, regardless of their religious or political beliefs.
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The Atlantic's national correspondent, Jeffrey Goldberg, on the Syrian crisis and how the US should respond:
"Secretary of State Clinton has again stated that it is only a matter of time before the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad collapses. Speaking in Tokyo to reporters, she said: "The sand is running out of the hourglass," and went on to say, "There is no doubt that the opposition is getting more effective in their defense of themselves and in going on the offense against the Syrian military and the Syrian government's militias. So the future, to me, should be abundantly clear to those who support the Assad regime: the days are numbered."
But what is the number? And could the Administration be doing more to move that number down? When it comes to Syria, this administration has a very elastic sense of time. "
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The first news stories Friday afternoon (from AP and AFP) wrote of 4 suspected militants killed by two missiles fired from a drone in northwest Pakistan. It was soon updated to 9 dead, which is what we reported at the end of the day.
This morning, I checked my Reader and found 30-some new stories overnight (many just repeats of updated wire stories.) But the stories and death totals were all over the map. Some still echoed the earlier AP story; there were also reports of 12 deaths, or 15, or 21, and a few 24. The most comprehensive stories told of three drones. According to the Pakistani newspaper The Nation:
"The initial strike on a house killed 13 militants, five more were killed in a second attack when they drove to the site to recover dead bodies, and a third drone killed six more five minutes later, a senior security official in Peshawar said."
Other stories also recounted the 3 drone strikes, but gave varying numbers of deaths in each of the three.
Here is a more detailed version from DAWN, another Pakistani newspaper, which tells of multiple drones and 20 deaths:
"According to sources, six missiles hit the fortress-like residence of tribesman Muhammad in Zoi Nari locality of tehsil Dattakhel at around 8:45pm.
Local people rushed to the site of the attack and started rescue work while drones continued to hover over the area. They retrieved 17 bodies and two injured persons from the rubble of the house.
At about 10:30pm, the drones fired another two missiles on the compound, some 35km from the agency's headquarters of Miramshah, when tribesmen were still carrying out rescue work. Three people died and two others were injured in the attack.
Local tribesmen feared the number of the people killed or injured might go up because they had to stop work due to the hovering drones. They said most of the bodies retrieved were mutilated beyond recognition."
These details raise two questions:
First, will we ever know how many deaths there were on Friday? And if they were militants, civilians, or both?
Second, even if one accepts the U.S. rationale for targeting militants (which I don't), if it is true that after the initial strike, a second strike was launched some time later against rescue and recovery efforts, experts consider that a violation of international law – a war crime.
Perhaps in another day or so we will get the complete story, with timeline and casualty totals. But what is already clear is that these attacks must stop.
The Associated Press and Agence France Press (via The Nation in Lahore, Pakistan) are reporting this afternoon that a drone strike killed at least nine suspected militants in a small village near Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan tribal district. At least three others were injured.
AP reports "The militants were believed to be fighters loyal to Hafiz Gul Bahadur, a militant commander whose forces frequently target U.S. and NATO forces in neighboring Afghanistan. A similar drone attack on Sunday killed eight of Bahadur's fighters."
As always, the necessary disclaimer is that we may never know whether all or only some of these "suspected militants" were in fact militants. Remember that the U.S. definition is that anyone in a strike area is assumed a militant unless there is clear evidence after the fact. And after a direct hit from a Hellfire missile, there may not be any evidence left to examine.
Talks between the U.S. and Pakistan that concluded with a U.S. apology for a mistaken airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers resulted in the reopening of supply routes into Afghanistan. Talks on the expanded U.S. use of drones to attack militants inside Pakistan are continuing. While the public line of the Pakistani government is to demand a halt to the strikes, The Express Tribune reports a different picture behind the scenes.
"Pakistani authorities are not pushing the US to halt drone strikes inside its tribal regions and are instead seeking control of human intelligence on the ground for target specification of their choice.
"This is the maximum they have been seeking. Nothing more," said an official privy to talks held this week between civilian and military leaders from Pakistan and the US that culminated in breaking a seven-month deadlock on the resumption of Nato supplies.…
Control on human intelligence, or Humint as it is technically called, would give Pakistani secret outfits a chance to select targets of their choice to be hit by drones."
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Your device's lock screen does more than just prevent pocket dialing. From the lock screen, you have access to missed events such as missed calls and new messages. You can access the Notification Panel by swiping your finger from the top of the screen to the bottom. You can also customize the background image of the lock screen.
Your device also allows you to have 4 application shortcuts you can use to immediately access an application right from the lock screen. To open a shortcut from the lock screen, touch and hold the icon and swipe your finger toward the top of your device. Your device will unlock and you will be taken immediately to the application.
You can edit these shortcuts and add different applications; open the Notification Panel by swiping your finger from the top of the screen to the bottom, and then touch Settings > Security > Lock screen options > Shortcuts. Touch a shortcut icon to select a different application.
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Why Nadal is better than Fed.
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No, Nadal is categorically the best on clay. Nobody comes close to his record on clay.
On grass, there are a few that could be in contention to challenge Federer's status, which is why Fed is NOT categorically the best player ever on grass.
With HC, it's a little hard to tell because the HC at the AO is different to the HC at the USO. At the AO, Fed is clearly not the best ever, especially when it changed to plexicushion.
USO he is also not clearly above every other player that's ever played on the decoturf II.
On Grass, only Sampras competes. With that said, Federer does have the win over Sampras at Wimbledon (though I don't think it really means much, seeing that it was a very close match when neither of them was close to their primes), the extra Wimbledon final, and the Olympic Silver. I personally think Sampras is (was) the better Grasscourter but Federer does have the better claim to being the GGCOAT.
Coming to hard, come on, it's not even close. 5 USOs, no one's got more. 4 AOs, no one's got more. 6 WTF titles, no one's got more. And look at all his Masters titles there. If you're gonna say Federer isn't that great on plexicushion, you'd be wrong. It was changed when he was past his prime and he still won there once. And you can't just disregard his success on Rebound Ace. You could make the same argument to denigrate Nadal's dominance on clay saying he sucked on Blue Clay by the same token.
Either way, Federer's one of the best Grasscourters ever (if not the best), one of the best Hardcourters ever (if not the best), and arguably the 2nd best Claycourter of his era (second only to the GOAT). And Nadal's just the best Claycourter ever.
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Stenhouse crashes, loses Nationwide points lead
SPARTA, Ky. — Rookie Austin Dillon took advantage of misfortune by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Elliott Sadler to win the Nationwide Series race at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday.
Sam Hornish Jr. was second, followed by Brendan Gaughan, Drew Herring and Sadler, who reclaimed the season points lead from Olive Branch native Stenhouse.
Dillon seemed destined for a runner-up run behind Sadler, who got an opening when Stenhouse collided with Eric McClure on pit road on lap 33. That essentially handed first place to Sadler, and he began pulling away in pursuit of his fifth win this season.
But Sadler encountered steering issues with 50 laps left and subsequent pit stops for corrections ultimately yielded the lead to his Richard Childress Racing teammate.
Sadler has a four-point lead over Stenhouse, who finished 17th. Dillon is 19 points back.
Hamlin trying to overcome crew stumbles: Denny Hamlin has had the fastest car in New Hampshire all weekend during practice for Sunday's Sylvania 300, the second race in NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup.
But Hamlin went out for qualifying with the wrong pressure in his tires. Although that left him 32nd in Sunday's starting grid, Hamlin tried to sound positive about the second gaffe by his Joe Gibbs Racing crew in the first two weeks of the Chase.
"If there was nothing wrong, then I would really be shaking my head," he said. "At least we identified what the problem was."
Tied with Brad Keselowski for the season victory lead with four, Hamlin is fourth in the points race after running out of gas and finishing 16th because his gas man failed to fill up the tank on the final pit stop in the Chase opener in Chicago.
Jeff Gordon won the Sylvania pole after barely qualifying for the Chase and then crashing with 80 laps to go in Chicago to finish 35th. He was the only one of the 12 Chase drivers who didn't finish in the top 18.
Kyle Busch, who is not in the Chase, will join Gordon on the front row. Other Chase competitors starting near the front include Tony Stewart (third), Kasey Kahne (sixth) and Martin Truex Jr. (ninth).
Points leader Keselowski, the Chicagoland winner, will start in the eighth row.
John Force wins Shootout: John Force won the Traxxas Nitro Shootout on Saturday in the Texas NHRA Fall Nationals, beating Ron Capps to take the $100,000 top prize in the Funny Car bonus event at Ennis, Texas. Shawn Langdon took the top spot in Top Fuel, Courtney Force won in Funny Car, Allen Johnson in Pro Stock, and Hector Arana Jr. in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
Hamilton takes pole: McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton claimed the pole Saturday for the Singapore Grand Prix.
Williams' Pastor Maldonado qualified second.
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The BIG ONE for ONE DROP recently won BLUFF Reader's Choice Award for "Best Final Table of 2012". The One Drop final table included Antonio Esfandiari, Sam Trickett, Guy Laliberté, Brian Rast, Phil Hellmuth, David Einhorn, Richard Yong and Bobby Baldwin. The BIG ONE for ONE DROP also won 4th place in the Top 10 Stories of 2012 according to Poker News.
The first edition of the tournament, with a $1,000,000 entry fee, gathered 48 players which took place on July 2012 raised $5.3 million in support of ONE DROP. After a successful sold-out debut, WSOP (World Series of Poker) plan to hold the very first "The Little One for ONE DROP" with an entry fee of $ 1,111 in support of ONE DROP. The following year, the WSOP will host the 2nd edition of The BIG ONE for ONE DROP.
ONE DROP will mark this sad anniversary with a public reading of the show Ayiti Pawol Lapli ak Lankansyel (Haiti, Words of Rain and Rainbow) at 5:00 pm on Saturday January 12, 2013 at the Maison d'Haïti, in Montreal, Canada, jointly with its social art partner Le Théâtre des Petites lanternes.
ONE DROP received this week costumes, fabric & accessories from the employee based group Artisans du Monde at Cirque du Soleil's costume department. These will be sent to our Project India's partner Gram Vikas' schools. Students will use these in a nine day workshop to develop theatre shows on water & sanitation which will be presented throughout the district of Ganjam, Orissa.
For ONE DROP's project in India we are collaborating with Gram Vikas, a local Indian technical partner to ensure access to safe water in 100 villages in the district of Ganjam. Complementing the installation of appropriate technologies, ONE DROP is partnering with both local and Canadian based organizations to implement social arts based activities that aims to sensitize and mobilize the local population towards better practices of water and sanitation management. Notably, ONE DROP and its local Canadian partners Maureen Martineau & Yvan Côté have designed a nine day Children's Theater Workshop for school children of four Gram Vikas schools, which will show students to develop and deliver short theater shows on water and particularly sanitation. The students will then tour surrounding villages in the district of Ganjam, Odisha to perform the plays, throughout the year of 2013. ONE DROP wants to thank Artisans du Monde and wish all participants and facilitators of the upcoming Children's Theater Workshop all the best!
ONE DROP believes in the power of global solidarity to drive change and realize the dream of safe water for all, today and forever.
ONE DROP invites you to participate in several fundraising events all over the world, helping to improve access to water for all.
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What Sound Be: A Wearable Studio Practice
*work in progress* Electronic Textile Engineering At Hand: A collection of wearable and portable accessories that allow electronic textile engineer to travel, build hardware on-site, incorporate local craft techniques and…
Hacking The Wild
*work in progress* Making as a means of exploring: Taking digital technology into the wild. To be inspired, to build, to be there. We set off on this expedition equipped…
Hood Circuit
Working with Sara Diaz and Katharina Bredies to create a hood that has knit speakers integrated in the ear areas of the hood, a Bluetooth module for wireless audio and…
The Gloves Project
A pair of gloves for musician Imogen Heap.
Used to adorn the edges of traditional headscarves, Turkish needle point lace (İğne Oyası) has a history of symbolism. The various motifs carry meanings which are used for non-verbal communication….
Stulpe Circuit
Working with Katharina Bredies to create an improved circuit to go with the CTS Therapy Gauntlet. The documentation in this post is organized from top to bottom, with the beginning…
Lightest Touch Interface
This work is a collaboration with Michael Huehmer. The aim is to build a series of sensors that react to very light touch and allow the user to have control…
Igne Oyasi
The second in the series of Exquisite Electronics projects, imagines a Turkish future in which traditional needle point lace (igne oyasi) is used to handmake scarves with embedded messages.
I like to ride my bicycle…
Realized during a Trafo Pop workshop, this jacket's circle of RGB LEDs can be individually addressed to create all kinds of circular animations. Plus the range of sensors that can…
Traces with Origin
2013/14 Traces with Origin imagines a parallel universe in which 200 years ago, around 1800 when electricity was being discovered and the first electronic devices were being invented, communities made…
Knit Interactions
As part of an EIT Grant awarded to the Design Research Lab, I am exploring various knit electronics and patterns for interaction.
for Paula
A gift for a friend from KOBAKANT. Made using the DressCode circuit.
E-Textile Swatch Exchange
The E-Textile Summercamp's Swatchbook Exchange is a platform for sharing physical work samples in the field of electronic textiles. The exchange wishes to emphasize the importance of physicality and quality…
Wish Lab
Factory for Handmade Technologies. When mass-production fails us, Wish Lab offers an alternative by specializing in the production of custom electronics that are handmade by a skilled team of artists,…
for Charlotte
A gift for a friend.
Involving the Machines
Involving the Machines is a research project exploring semi-automated collaborations between man and machine towards the production of woven conductive fabrics. It resulted in a collection of conductive fabrics which,…
Textile Sensor Demos II
2012 This new collection of textile sensor demos includes the Fabric Pushbutton, the Beaded Tilt Sensor, the Knit Stretch Sensor, the Felted Pompom Pressure Sensor, the Neoprene Bend Sensor and…
Electricity Has Expensive Taste
2012 Electricity loves precious metals, gold necklaces, silver earrings and diamond rings.
The Crying Dress
2012 The first in a series of Exquisite Electronics commissions.
Component Stories
2012 The first in a series of dioramas depicting electronic components, their personalities, stories and relationships.
Lunch on the Farm Menu
2012 Interactive lunch menu embroidered on dishcloth for chef Dave Sturgis' Lunch on the Farm.
Liberated Circuits
2012 work in progress… Why do we only ever open up our black-boxed electronics when they stop working? So long as things function as they should, we rarely peek inside….
Rua's Awakening
2012 A set of props developed for the theater production Rua|Wülf by SAÏAH, includes a pulsating LED cape worn by Rua (Little Red Riding Hood), a bed of pulsating LED…
We Have You Surrounded
2012 Flux Festival Proposal (not accepted) Everyday we move through the world blind to the beauty and magic of the mundane. We spend time interacting with objects, spaces, and people…
Component Paintings
2011-2012 Drawings of electronic components in various scenes and scenarios.
Hard vs. Soft
2011 A series of examples depicting crafted electronics alongside their standardized commercial counterparts.
Penguin Interface
2011 Commissioned by Emota.net, this soft toy penguin has fabric pressure, bend and stroke sensors integrated into its design. It also contains LED lights, speakers and vibration motors that allow…
rSkin – Open Source Robot Skin
2011 Commissioned by Ian Danforth, this textile skin is designed to stretch over a robotic limb in order to detect intensity of pressure as well as location of contact across…
Tools for E-Textile Techniques
2011 A set of tools designed to support a variety of E-Textile techniques such as sewing, knitting and crocheting with conductive threads and yarns. As ambassadors of process, and storytellers…
It works!
2011 It works! is a performative piece that demonstrates the past, present and future craft practice of creating Electronics Textiles. The work is the result of group discussions about the…
A Kit-of-No-Parts
2010-2011 Recipes for materially diverse, functionally transparent and expressive electronics. The Kit-of-No-Parts proposes a new style of building electronics, an approach to working with a diverse palette of materials to…
2011 A pair of headphones made from seashells. The limpet seashells are plated with conductive coils wrapping around their in and outsides. The coils were first painted with conductive silver…
Textile Sensor Demos
2011 This collection of textile sensor demos includes the Tufted Stroke Sensor, the Beaded Tilt Sensor, the Knit Stretch Sensor, the Felted PomPom Pressure Sensor, the Neoprene Bend Sensor and…
The Conversation
2011 The Conversation is a poster that performs. The poster is coated in a layer of theromochromic ink, dulling it's originally distinct colours. On the back of the poster a…
Skimboard Interface
2011 The Skimboard Interface is a custom interface built for the game Surf RMB City by artist Cao Fei. The interface was commissioned by the Museum of the Moving Image…
Five Steps: Self-Explanatory
2011 Self-Explanatory is a poster that explains itself. Not only does the poster expose painted circuitry and components that have been added to it, it also attempts to explain to…
Box of Electronic Chocolates
2010 Made as a thank you gift for attending the MIT Media Lab's 25th anniversary celebration. This chocolate box of electronics contains a selection of unusual materials for making circuits….
Squishiness of Sound
2010 Composed sounds for squishy objects. A series of knit, crocheted and felted objects that possess different tactile qualities. Handling the objects by squishing them allows you to explore their…
Sheep Lights
2010 Sheep lights with different behaviors.
Tilt Sensing Quilt
2009-2010 This quilt is made up of an array of 41 textile tilt sensors. Each sensor demonstrates a unique construction variation, showcasing different materials and techniques that can be used…
Motion-Capture Costumes for Stuffed Animals
2010 Textile sensor and camera vision motion-capture technology for stuffed animals.
Transparent Technology
2010 If you've ever opened up an electronic device then you'll know all about the secret life of cows. Transparent technology is about re-designing technology to better expose this universe…
The Least Likely Scenario
2010 A set of scales that don't react the way you'd expect them to. Yet their behavior is still dictated by the rules of physics and the materials they are…
Mouse in a Hole
2010 Put your finger in the hole and move it around to control your mouse cursor. Reach for the button at the bottom of the hole to left click. Smile.
Eight Steps
2010 Eight Steps depicts the making-of a wearable instrument. Based on a series of workshops that focus on unveiling the black box of technology in order to demonstrate how everyday…
Painted Paper Circuits
2010 A collection of circuits made by painting conductive copper paint on paper. This technique is documented in detail on the High-Low Tech website.
Push Button
2010 "You press the button, we do the rest" This slogan, used to sell Kodak cameras is defining of the anticipation that, if we press a button, something will happen.
Button Pressing Device
2009 This device was made during the one-day Scrapyard Challenge workshop at Refunct during ISEA 2009 in Dublin, Ireland.
14-24 January 2010 Realized as part of the ten day SCU+MIT workshop in Taipei, Taiwan. A collaboration between Shih Chien University and MIT Architecture and Media Lab departments
How To Make (almost) Anything
2009 Series of projects realized in Neil Gershenfeld's How To Make (almost) Anything course.
Cloning Sheep
2010 How to clone a willing sheep. First of all you need a volunteer sheep with good intentions, who will not mind to be cloned and reproduced multiple times. In…
Tilt, Time and Stretch Sensing Bracelets
2009 A series of three bracelets that sense various interactions and give feedback.
Limpet Pushbuttons
2009 These Limpet Pushbuttons combine seashells and electronics, by dissecting existing electronic gadgets, extracting their functionality and squeezing it into a seashell.
Perfect Human
2008-2010 This performance intends to create a sixth obstruction of Joergen Leth's short film The Perfect Human by introducing aspects of the Language Game.
Language Game
2008 The performer, wearing the custom designed soft sensor suit, puppeteers Lemur's musical robots. As the performer begins to experiment with the system's potential, her dance becomes both action and…
2008 A pair of slippers for drawing, playing games and exploring alternative input.
Cows in the field
2006 Using electric shock for interaction.
Something to Stare At
2006 An floral pattern abstracted from prominent landmarks around the city of Linz, painted on the ceiling of a hotel room.
Kein Gedankenloser Transport
2006 A set of three interactive visualizations, created to arouse an interest in the concept of transportation, leading to a more thoughtful sense for mobility.
Through my jumper
2005 When thinking about putting on my jumper this scene appears in my head, repeating itself endlessly. This animation was first realized as a flick-book for the Daumenkino Festival 2005…
2007 The Puppeteer motion-capture costume allows the performer to puppeteer a virtual representation of herself as part of a real time puppet play.
Massage me
2006 A wearable interface that channels a video game player's excess kinetic energy into a back massage for an innocent bystander.
Clothing that arranges the body
2006 We carry our gadgets with us and become systems of sorts. Our bodies become storage boxes, showcases, and extensions of digital data we accumulate.
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Motorized Pattern
2006 This wallpaper pattern was created by disassembling, abstracting and alienating the individual parts of a motorcycle.
2005 Tangible navigation using camera-vision and real food products.
2004 Sculpture inspired by how a block of clay would be affected, should a steel ball shoot right though it.
Cornering Light
2007 A handwritten projection. An acrylic prototype (height 115cm) of what should be a pyramid made of a single sheet clear float glass which has partly been layered with opaque…
My Weimar Room
2007 A small scale model, using a wide-angle camera lens to capture the four walls and floor of my bedroom in Weimar. The model is buried underground with only a…
Praegnante Form
Flickr set >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/sets/72157603802919957/with/2253314656/
Mensch und Computer
2005 Highlighting the Mensch und Computer Konferenz 2005 theme of Art and Science – Interactive Encounters, the following six poster designs visually merge and entangle electronic and human symbols of…