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Disney Theatrical Productions
Sue Kruse
In the eight years of their existence, Disney Theatrical Productions (DTP) has had uncommon success. With three productions currently running in the United States, Executive Vice President, Stuart Oken and Senior Vice President, Alan Levey recently spoke with Back Stage about DTP's plans for the future.
Since Hunchback of Notre Dame is one of my favorite shows, I was interested to know if the successful German production would be brought to the United States. Disney does need a follow-up to Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and Aida but Oken and Levey said that, "[t]he idea of putting a third piece derived from an animated show on Broadway was not appealing."
Since Matthew Bourne is currently in developing Little Mermaid for DTP, I find that statement perplexing. Is not Little Mermaid an animated show? Beautifully done, Hunchback of Notre Dame has been treated as Disney's bastard child and, for whatever reason, I don't feel that Disney has ever fully supported it. From the accounts I've heard, the German musical is a big success. I can tell you firsthand, I have a CD of the production and the music is beautiful. We in the US, it seems, will continue to be deprived of seeing this musical.
At least there is some hope. Although I am not fond of the Little Mermaid story (girl gives up everything she is to get her man; I think that sends a terrible message out to little girls), if anyone can make it work, Matthew Bourne can. He brought us the brilliant all-male Swan Lake and the highly stylized Cinderella. I, for one, can't wait to see what he will do with the Little Mermaid.
You can read the wire story at Yahoo!.
Disney Radio vs. Shrek?
Brian Bennett
Inside.com reported that radio stations affiliated with Radio Disney have been told to avoid promotions of Dreamworks' soon-to-be-released animated feature, Shrek. The new film reportedly makes fun of some of Disney's most familiar characters as well as poking fun at long guest queues at Disneyland.
Is this an example of Disney being too paranoid about a competitor? I don't think so. Disney does, after all, own Radio Disney. There's no reason why Disney should allow itself to be used to publicize it's competition. I wouldn't expect to see advertisements for Universal Studios Florida or Sea World on the Walt Disney World transportation buses, so there should be no reason to expect Disney to allow affiliated stations to publicize Shrek.
Perhaps, if DreamWorks proposed an entante, both companies could advertise for each other. Frankly, the business case for such an agreement would be pretty positive (as both companies play strongly to the same pre-teen demographics), but the odds of such an agreement ever coming to be are slim to none. I'm sure each company would figure that the other would benefit much more from such a deal.
Universal Studios Put on Hold
Brian Bennett
According to the L. A. Times, Universal Studios' parent company, France-based Vivendi, will not begin plans to build any new parks until it better understands the results of it's new $1.7-billion park in Osaka, Japan, and the Islands of Adventure (which cost over $2 billion to build), in Orlando.
This shouldn't come as any surprise. Clearly, any company needs to ensure profitability. Vivendi is doing what any prudent enterprise would do -- make sure that investments are paying off, before spending more money in those areas.
Since Universal has been the most prolific technology innovator in the theme park industry over the last several years, I hope that they find that their new attraction technology is, indeed, paying off. That would only help to push the rest of the industry to invest more capital into new attractions and parks as the competition heats up.
The World's Largest Garage Wasn't Enough
Alex Stroup
As reported by the Orange County Register, the Anaheim City Council approved Disney's request to add 1,701 temporary parking spaces, for up to five years. 1,000 spaces would be built on what used to be the Fujishige strawberry field and another 701 spots would be put into the employee parking lot on Katella.
The reason cited for this was to prepare for peak summer crowds, and if 1,000 spaces prove sufficient Disney will be able to tout their planning and foresight. But have they really planned well? Back in January we had a taste of just how prepared Disneyland Resort is for near-capacity crowds. With nice weather filling Disneyland and Annual Pass previews filling California Adventure, traffic was horrible all around the park. It took some people over an hour to get from the freeway to the Mickey & Friends parking garage.
Unfortunately, they would finally get there only to be told that needed to use overflow parking at the convention center or Edison Field.
Even more unfortunate is the fact that during peak summer months the convention center is going to have more conventions and Edison Field is going to have baseball games.
The Disneyland Resort currently has 29,700 parking spaces. If both parks
fill, there could easily be 80,000-90,000 people on site. Are 1,000 new
parking spaces really going to help that much?
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Organizers want to bring farmers market downtown
Apr 15, 2012 - By Emily Etheredge, Staff Writer
A fresh food fair would add a little flair downtown, according to a presentation by business owner Jerry Kintzler and Riverton Outreach Coordinator Sherry Shelley.
Shelley said she wants to rebuild a local food network by having a farmers market once a week in the downtown area of Riverton. The market would reconnect the people who produce fresh food with people who want to buy it.
"I would love to have more people downtown and make it vibrant and energetic," Shelley said during the Riverton City Council meeting April 3.
The proposed farmers market would be once a week, preferably around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, which would overlap downtown open business hours with those on their way home who might need fresh produce for dinner.
"I am asking for a logical place and would like to be able to do it in the city parking lot behind Kusel's furniture store and the Acme Theater," Shelley said. "I realize a lot of people park in that lot, but it would be a logical place in that it wouldn't obstruct Main Street in any way, and it is close enough that people could get there easily and readily."
Kintzler, owner of Jerry's Flowers and Things, said his goal is to pull more people downtown. He said he feels as if the farmers market would draw people to come and spend time on Main Street.
"I think it would be great to have the specific area roped off every Wednesday, and it would be ideal if it got bigger and better," said Kintzler. "What a great thing to bring people downtown, set up for a couple of hours every week, and have an event that would bring the community together."
Shelley helped organize a winter farmers market at Central Wyoming College, which had more than 300 people attend and 30 vendors selling products ranging from fresh eggs, home-baked breads, dried beans, canned jams, grass-fed beef and four greenhouse productions.
"I had a lot of people asking me if we were going to have the food fair every weekend," Shelley said.
Shelley said she hopes to have the downtown farmers market started by May and possibly have tomatoes to sell and extend the season considerably.
"I want to support the other two markets in town at the fairgrounds sponsored by the master gardeners and Vivian Watkins, who has one at the end of North Eighth Street, but offer something for people to be able to purchase fresh foods in the middle of the week," Shelley said. "A lot of farmers have produce they could be selling throughout the week."
Mayor Ron Warpness said he was supportive of the idea and could envision the market growing into a lot more than just produce.
"I know if you don't show up to the farmers market at the fairgrounds right at 8 a.m. you don't get anything," Warpness said.
Councilman Richard Gard suggested the farmers market be located near the east side of City Park, but Shelley and Kintzler said they would prefer to have people coming to the downtown area.
"To be perfectly honest, we really want to pull people downtown," Kintzler said. "We are about to have three empty buildings on Main Street, and we need the support."
Council members said Shelley should return to the council meeting April 17 to be put on the agenda for approval.
"We all like to eat, so this is a real draw for us," Warpness said.

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A bare large hall. No effort gone into making it cosy. The café has good cheap food though. I chose an aubergine paté and tomato brown bread sandwich for £2. It was thick, fresh and tasty.
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Should you ignore or confront?
i just found out the guy I'm dating and have unfortunately made the stupid decision to sleep with is trying to date other girls, we normally text... Show More
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Boohoo, You got played. Being passive aggressive will get you nowhere. Players love it when the girl they played ignore them instead of creating a drama-fest. Get over your resentments of him. First and foremost: Forgive him, forgive yourself. Don't drink the poison and hope for him to hurt from it. Just let it go. Don't play games. Don't talk to him. Don't think about him. Work and focus on your own life.
And yea they come back after you ignore them, because that is exactly what they want. Sex, then periods of not having to deal with the rest of the crap. It's the whole point of being a player instead of having a girlfriend. Wash your hands of this whole situation and move on quickly and efficiently. If he texts you, just politely tell him you don't really want to hang out with him.
If he asks why, say because you are looking for something real, and he is obviously just trying to have fun and that isn't what you want. Tell him you forgive him, but you don't want to be involved with him anymore. (don't get snarky or rude about it, remember, it's not his fault you slept with him)
LEAVE IT AT THAT! No more! Even if he texts you 100 times a day and calls you, leaves flowers on your doorstep, holds a boombox outside your window in the rain. Ignore him. And for the love of all that is holy, DO NOT start dating someone else to make him jealous... that is sick and wrong to the person you choose to play, and is just perpetuating the cycle. DO NOTHING to hurt him. In fact, pray/hope that he gets everything he wants in life and that he lives a long and happy life. God Bless the son of a b***h
Most importantly: Get over your stigma against sex without strings attached. In today's society, expecting a lasting relationship out of every sexual encounter is just unrealistic and immature. Enjoy and appreciate every sexual encounter as an opportunity to learn and grow. Much like you learned that not all guys have the best intentions going into the sack. And grow to not be fooled again by the same tricks. However, also grow into realizing that if you confront him, you sound like a crazy b***h and he'll likely just stop talking to you anyway, because, in fact, you kinda are a crazy b***h for taking sex, yourself, your expectations, and relationships WAYYY too seriously.
Lighten up and have fun, sheesh.
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You need to talk to him. Let him know this is completely unacceptable to you, and if he wants to be with you, he needs to stop it immediately. If he can't or won't stop, then it's over between you, and he'll know exactly why (which is important, for both of you).
If you just fade out, then he won't necessarily know that it was this behavior that was the cause. That's not good for either of you.
you say you're dating but are you exclusive? Did you have the "talk" to establish boundaries?
If not he should've taken a more virtuous road and told you if he was still planning on looking around and sleeping wtih other women but you can't blame him 100% if you never establish the rules and boundaries of your relationship. If you did not talk about being exclusive then you really have little right to be so angry with him and should address the matter maturely with him.
If you're over the whole situation you should still be mature and tell him that you're over it and if not you should tell him how you feel. Either way the cold shoulder doesn't seem like the best tactic.
Now if you two did establish that you to are dating each other exclusively then he cheated on you and that is f'd up. You should still tell him how you feel as it is the mature thing to do but you certainly have the right to be pissed off
so what's wrong?
you had sex with him one time and now you expect he'll behave like your boyfriend? I think you need to get real.
you two are just "DATING" you're not in an exclusive relationship. and you know that. you said it for yourself. of course he's gonna date other chicks. you two are just getting to know each other.
i think you're overreacting.
Actually no I asked him if he's seeing anyone else and he said no, and I said I wasn't either, so no I don't expect him to be a boyfriend but at least be a gentlemen and inform me if he's been putting his junk somewhere else. Thanks.
So you two have been dating for some time and were supposedly exclusive with each other? If that's the case then you DO deserve a lot better. But I would encourage you to take the high road. You didn't do anything wrong, and you don't have to put up with being treated like that. Whether or not to confront him? That's a tough one. But maybe you could respond to one of his texts and explain to him that he's not what you want in a relationship if he's going to treat you like he is. Don't go off on a rant, just be very matter-of-fact about it. I'm sorry he acted this way. Hold out for better!
get over yourself. If you slept with him you slept with him. he didn't make you. and if its out of a relation he has no obligation to follow anything up.
a relation being that he knows you are exclusive
im not over myself I respect myself enough to not let a guy sleep with other girls then try and hook up with me knowing that. Thanks and even though it was in relation & mutual understanding its still called was its called common courtesy
How long have you been dating, and have the two of you discussed being exclusive?
Judging by responses to questions previously asked here, a guy who has not agreed to being exclusive and wants to date multiple girls is a sleazy player who does not respect girls.
On the other hand, if a girl wants to see other guys, it's OK because she has not agreed to be exclusive with that one guy. And if he has a problem with that, then he is a clingy, needy control freak.
my advice: don't try to make everything about you. And don't try to make him into a different person. And don't ignore him. Leave the creepy smoke and mirrors crap alone and just be direct and accept what he says. Submit to him and be direct with him. If you try to control him it won't work. When women play those games with me, I usually go out of my way to make them feel terrible. I let everyone in the world know that this gal was my personal urinal for a day. On the other hand, if you don't try to control him, he will either revisit you, or if you are unnattractive you may be a one timer type of deal.
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Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz possessed a full, luxuriant tone and a highly melodic improvisational sense. Though he produced consistently rewarding music for the duration of his near 50-year career, he achieved the greatest success in the early '60s when he led the American part of the bossa nova explosion. Indeed, this brilliant fusion of jazz and Brazilian rhythms yielded the tune, "The Girl From Ipanema," which became one of the biggest selling jazz records in history.
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Joao Gilberto, along with Antonio Carlos Jobim, defined the bossa nova sound. With his whispering vocals and subtle, rhythmically complex guitar work, he was the perfect conduit for Jobim's musical message. His collaborations with his wife Astrud and U.S. saxman Stan Getz sparked a worldwide bossa nova craze in the early 1960s. Decades later, after his daughter Bebel went on to bossa nova/pop crossover success, he remains the primary interpreter of the style.
Originally released in March 1964, this collaboration between saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist João Gilberto came at seemingly the end of the bossa nova craze Getz himself had sparked in 1962 with Jazz Samba, his release with American guitarist Charlie Byrd. Jazz Samba remains the only jazz album to reach number one in the pop charts. In fact, the story goes that Getz had to push for the release of Getz/Gilberto since the company did not want to compete with its own hit; it was a good thing he did. Getz/Gilberto, which featured composer Antonio Carlos Jobim on piano, not only yielded the hit "Girl from Ipanema" (sung by Astrud Gilberto, the guitarist's wife, who had no professional experience) but also "Corcovado" ("Quiet Night")--an instant standard, and the definitive version of "Desafinado." Getz/Gilberto spent 96 weeks in the charts and won four Grammys. It remains one of those rare cases in popular music where commercial success matches artistic merit. Bossa nova's "cool" aesthetic--with its understated rhythms, rich harmonies, and slightly detached delivery--had been influenced, in part, by cool jazz. Gilberto in particular was a Stan Getz fan. Getz, with his lyricism, the bittersweet longing in his sound, and his restrained but strong swing, was the perfect fit. His lines, at once decisive and evanescent, focus the rest of the group's performance without overpowering. A classic. --Fernando Gonzalez
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Last updated at 12:26, Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Lorton woman Dorothy Robinson is 100 years old on Wednesday – but it will only be the 25th time that she has been able to celebrate.
Mrs Robinson, who was born on February 29, 1912, only has an official birthday when there is a leap year.
When there is no leap year she celebrates on March 1, which is also her son Quentin's birthday.
Quentin, 71, said his mother would celebrate her 100th birthday at Winder Hall, Lorton, where about 40 family and friends are due to join her for lunch, with one niece coming from South Africa.
He said that Buckingham Palace had confirmed that a card from the Queen was on its way.
Mrs Robinson was born in Durham to Arthur and Emma Wilkinson.
When she was two, the family moved to Penrith and then to Keswick.
She left school at 16 and worked as a secretary in Penrith, commuting by train from Keswick.
In Keswick she met the love of her life – South African Basil, who was visiting while doing a medical degree at Edinburgh University.
The couple married at St John's Church, Keswick, two weeks after war broke out in September 1939.
Mr Robinson was conscripted into the Royal Air Force and flew during the Battle of Britain.
In 1945 the pair, with Quentin, moved to South Africa.
Mrs Robinson recalled: "We lived there for about five years and I worked at a land agents."
On returning from South Africa, they moved to Whitehaven and Mr Robinson was head-hunted by Sellafield to work as an in-house dental surgeon.
The family moved to Woodlands House, Lorton, near Cockermouth, and lived there for 25 years.
Mrs Robinson added: "I love Cumbria, every stick and stone. It's a wonderful county and Lorton is a nice village to live in.
"I must have walked every fell in Cumbria."
The couple moved into a lodge at Winder Hall where Mrs Robinson lives now with her cat Tembi – the Zulu word for faith.
She said: "I know I am lucky. I had good parents and good friends. All you need is laughter and the love of friends."
She is still active in the community and writes a monthly column in the St Cuthbert's Church magazine.
Mr Robinson died in 1993 and Mrs Robinson said she wanted to be buried at St Cuthbert's Church alongside him.
She added: "I can imagine him saying 'what took you so long?'"
First published at 19:22, Thursday, 23 February 2012
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The TV series, currently being aired on MBC, depicts the life of Islam's second Caliph Omar Ibn Al-Khattab. (MBC)
BEIRUT: Controversy has erupted over the Syrian television series "Omar bin al-Khattab," broadcast throughout the month of Ramadan by Saudi Arabian satellite channel MBC; some one thousand people have joined a Facebook campaign demanding that the show be taken off the air.
The Facebook page is entitled "No to showing Farouk Omar series," in reference to the honorific "Farouq" often appended to Omar's name. Omar was a companion of the Muslim Prophet Mohammad; Sunnis also consider him to be the second of four "rightly guided" caliphs.
Visual depictions of the Prophet Mohammad are frowned upon by Muslims, some of whom also believe that his companions should not be depicted pictorially or portrayed by actors.
Comments by the administrators of the Facebook page include, "Let's stop this farce ... Spread the word to prevent them from attacking our religion .... The series must be stopped ... You must stop them."
The much-hyped MBC series has also raised the ire of a few Muslim religious figures and organizations, including the grand mufti of Saudi Arabia and Egypt's prestigious Al-Azhar University.
Addressing the owners of satellite channels, the Saudi mufti said that what they are doing is a crime and accused them of spending their money unwisely, as reported by media outlets.
Despite the complaints about the series, it continues to air and has proven popular among some viewers.
"At first, I wasn't convinced of the idea that such a leading political and religious figure would be personified. But after watching the series, I felt the opposite. The series has allowed me to discover this one-of a-kind character and provided me with a better understanding of Islam," Madiha Fakhani, a Lebanese fan of the series, told The Daily Star.
The story begins with Omar, who is born in Mecca, as a boy. After the advent of Islam, Omar works to unite the tribal communities and cleanse the region of corruption and greed, according to the series' official website. He quickly rises to become one of the most influential figures in Islam and the Arab world.
"Omar bin al-Khattab" is this year's biggest production by satellite network MBC. It is directed by renowned Syrian TV series director Hatem Ali and stars Syrian actors Mehiar Khadour and Samer Ismail, who portrays Omar.
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New Ideas Proposed For Courthouse Parking Lot
The possible need for new office space for La Crosse County government has forced the county to consider building plans for the courthouse parking lot.
On Thursday, a county committee heard a report about potential options for the block known as 'Lot C.' Community development specialist Brian Fukuda admits that the county is reluctant to give away much parking space. The report says Lot C could be a good spot for a hotel or museum...or a joint business venture between local government and private business. A courthouse stood on that lot for 60 years, until the building was torn down in the 1960's to make way for a Montgomery Ward store.


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MIAMI -- The Golden State Warriors, perhaps the hottest team in the NBA when one considers that their consecutive win streak has been accomplished exclusively on the road, did it again Wednesday night, beating the Miami Heat, 97-95. The Warriors, who extended their win streak to five games, got a winning layup by Draymond Green with nine-tenths of a second left. The Heat's LeBron James missed a turnaround jumper at the buzzer to complete the Warriors' win. James finished with a game-high 31 points. On the winning shot, backup point guard Jarrett Jack, guarded by James at the top of the key, passed to the rookie, Green, who was wide open. The Warriors (15-7) have won eight of their past nine games. Guard Klay Thompson, who led the Warriors with 27 points, has ties to Miami. He is the son of former NBA forward Mychal Thompson, who played his high school ball at Miami Jackson. The Heat (14-6) lost for just the second time this season at home, where they have 10 wins. Bu...
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Bilderberg People explores the hidden mechanisms of influence at work in the private world, and personal interactions, of the transnational power elite. It is not concerned with conspiracy theories; instead it is about certain fundamental forces that shape the world in which we live. These forces,...
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Effects of Glutamine Supplementation on Muscle Function in a Mouse Model of Spinal Cord Injury
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in loss of muscle function due to the rapid breakdown of muscle contractile proteins and high incidence of inflammation that directly hinder rehabilitation. Glutamine is an amino acid that plays a critical role in muscle integrity and in reducing inflammation, however, impaired glutamine synthesis occurs under stressful conditions. Glutamine supplementation can improve clinical outcomes from acute infection to sepsis, but its effects on skeletal muscle function in the early stages after a SCI are unknown. Based on glutamine's benefits and clinical applicability these experiments tested the hypothesis that glutamine treatment can preserve muscle mass, strength, and fatigue resistance in a mouse model of SCI. Changes in muscle mass, maximal isometric force, and fatigability will be measured 7 days after sham or spinal cord transection (ST) surgery in mice receiving either placebo or glutamine (n=3-5/group). ST significantly reduced gastrocnemius mass independent of saline or glutamine treatment. Maximal isometric force normalized to body or muscle mass was not different among groups. Fatigue resistance was reduced with ST + saline, however, glutamine supplementation prevented the loss of fatigue resistance (38±9 vs. 57±5% of max force, respectively). Preliminary results suggest that 7 days after a SCI significant reductions in muscle fatigue resistance can be reversed by glutamine supplementation. Additional studies can continue to establish the protective effects of glutamine on muscle endurance with SCI, underscoring the importance of glutamine as a therapeutic intervention to accelerate the recovery of muscle function after a SCI.
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Job Description and Responsibilities: an expanded version of the SI Leader Contract. From training day obligations to session cancellation policies, this document details what's expected of you.
Learning Theory Basics: guide to collaborative sessions with highly involved students. Here, you'll find all you need to know about Bloom's Taxonomy and the magic of questions, cognitive load and the mystery of why students tune out, learning styles and VARK learning preferences, and wait time vs. think time.
VARK & Bloom's-friendly strategies: take the guess work out of session planning. These activities are coded for learning preference and Bloom's level of learning.
Strategy Cards: online version of the colorful cards used during training. This version is color-coded by type: leader tips, study techniques, problem-solving, organization, and review.
Creating Study Guides: organizing material is key to learning success. This guide offers step-by-step examples of building the basics: concept maps and branching diagrams, compare/contrast charts, concept cards (extreme flash cards), and diagrams.
No Show Notice: don't leave students wondering! If you're still alone 15 minutes after session start time, feel free to leave, but only after posting this information on/near the board or by the door; it keeps late-arriving students in the communication loop.
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Review: Interact with Web Standards
(Disclosure: several authors of this book and its technical reviewer are personal friends of mine.)
Once upon a time there was a grassroots group of Web designers and developers called the Web Standards Project (WaSP) that pressured companies such as Microsoft and Adobe to ensure that those companies' products were more standards-compliant.
They were largely successful; although some companies occasionally relapse, most of the time standards are given more than mere lip-service.
The WaSP then sought to educate Web developers to code to standards, not to browsers. Again, it was broadly successful. While there are many, many developers out there testing only in IE (or doing the 2010 equivalent of testing only in WebKit) it's easy to find other standards-aware developers out there in the world, and standards are generally understood by professional developers to be the ideal—even if that ideal is not always achievable in a particular project.
The WaSP finally ran out of steam and with Interact became its successor in taking the Standards gospel to the next generation, because learning the right way is so much better than unlearning bad habits. Interact with Web Standards is subtitled "a holistic approach to Web design": it's a curriculum to learn from or to teach.
The state of Web education in universities is utterly out-of-step with industry best practice (with some notable and welcome exceptions). Students go into courses in good faith, believing that they're going to emerge ready to work in the Web industry. Employers, however, find that most graduates are ill-prepared. When I was interviewing for a new member of a team in 2007, I found no candidates whose portfolio sites used valid HTML or which worked cross-browser.
Another employer told me "For the first time ever, this spring we grabbed a couple grads with some solid standards skills". This means spending time and money training so-called graduates in the discipline that they should already be experts in. "Almost every comp. sci. peep I've ever worked with has been around 3 years behind on current tech / standards" says tomnomnom.
The reason is that University Computer Science courses treat the Web as something of an afterthought, and pay no attention to Standards. "I'm a 2004 graduate, and I was actively marked down for using web standards over tables and Java widgets" says Steve Marshall. "We weren't taught standards in college – it was more 'here's dreamweaver, best of luck with it'" adds onepixelout.
The Interact book fulfills a vital need. Like Opera's complementary Web Standards Curriculum, it is a course textbook, a self-study primer, an on-the-job training manual. Its aim is to equip new entrants to the industry with skills that today's employers really need: the ability to develop accessible, usable, good-looking web sites that are based on Web Standards so that they work across all browsers, operating systems and across devices.
The pedigree of the book's authors is excellent: educators, highly-rated conference speakers, industry stalwarts, designers and coders combine to give the reader a well-integrated series of lessons that progresses through project planning, content development, information architecture, HTML, CSS and accessibility. (See table of contents.) The book is also pleasant to read, with attractively designed layout, full colour illustrations and guided "try it out" sections.
Gripes? Not many. There's little on JavaScript in the book, which is an increasingly important part of Web development (volume 2 perhaps?). There are a couple of minor proofing errors, and I'm not completely convinced that writing for the Web is as different from writing for print as the chapters seem to suggest.
All in all, the book is an very good primer for those beginning their education in Web development, and provides an excellent framework upon which to build knowledge.
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When a piece of fruit has travelled to more countries than you have, it is very unlikely that it will be just as fresh as if it were picked from a farm down the street.
As opposed to the fruit aisle at the grocery store, Farm Lot 59, a one-acre biointensive mini farm located at 2714 California Ave., provides food that is organic and local. "It literally gets grown on site in the greenhouse," said Sasha Kanno, director of the farm. "We harvest it. We walk it to the store, and then it's here, available for you. It doesn't travel. It's been harvested this morning. It couldn't be any fresher and more full of nutrients. And that's why we do it."
The farm lot was 59th of 185 that were in a 4,000-acre piece of the American Colony in Rancho Los Cerritos. The American Colony was developed in 1881 through an agreement between William Willmore and J. Bixby & Co.The farm lots remained until 1902 when urbanization subdivided them into home lots. Farm Lot 59 was never developed into a larger farm nor home.
Even though the farm is small, its size doesn't affect the variety they provide. "We have these beautiful beets, carrots, snap peas, avocados, blood oranges, kale mix, stir-fry mix, head lettuce, lots of stuff," Kanno said.
In addition, 45 hens, with the help of one rooster, provide the farm with eggs. The farm is currently receiving about three dozen eggs a day. "They eat organic, and they eat all the scraps from the farm," Kanno said. "Their eggs are full of [omega-3s], and they're delicious [with] really perky yolks and pure taste. They're definitely different than any store-bought egg. There's different hens. So, they lay [differently] colored eggs. There's blue, and there's speckled brown and different colors. They all taste the same."
The farm gives children the opportunity to learn about urban farming and the earth's ecosystems. Through a tour, they explore the farming operation and identify beneficial bugs and flowers. "They get to take home a little seed pot, and they get to share their salad," Kanno added.
A children's garden is currently being designed. "We are going to be developing that next year," Kanno said. "So, this year, we are going to host more classes, build a learning center and be able to take on more school groups and things like that."
There are also plans to build an outdoor kitchen. Kanno wants to use it for cooking demonstrations and nutrition classes. "We can show people the farm and the ingredients, but making it into a meal is when you really have a personal connection with the food," she said.
The volunteers also benefit in several ways– besides eating the organic food. "They get to learn," Kanno noted. "I am constantly learning too. They bring knowledge to me, and I share everything that I can with them. People are interested in chicken-keeping [and] irrigation systems. A lot of people have made greenhouses off of our model. They can come and learn how to farm."
Right now, there are six dedicated volunteers while others come and go weekly. "We are always looking for more dedicated people, of course, more hands-on people that want to come and harvest with us in the mornings." The volunteers work from 9am to noon Tuesday through Saturday.
Kanno is excited to work at the farm during the summer. "It's really hot, and it's hard work, but the payoff is just amazing," she said. "This year, we are doing okra, green and burgundy; couple kinds of sweet corn; black popcorn; tons of tomato varieties, tomatillo, purple and green; summer squash. It's really bountiful."
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An Egyptian wounded man walks at Tahrir square during clashes of government supporters with opponents of the Muslim Brotherhood and President Mohamed Morsi in Cairo on October 12, 2012, in the worst violence over Egypt's new Islamist leader a day after he crossed swords with the judiciary. AFP PHOTO/STR
CAIRO: Egypt's state prosecutor has asked the general intelligence service and interior ministry to provide possible evidence in a probe of Islamists over clashes with liberals last week, state media said Tuesday.
The prosecutor was acting on 53 complaints, some against senior members of President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood movement, of orchestrating Friday's unrest in which dozens of people were injured, Al-Akhbar newspaper reported.
Essam al-Erian, the acting head the Brotherhood's political party, is among those accused of organising the rally that degenerated into the worst clashes between supporters and opponents of Morsi since his election in June.
The demonstration was called to denounce the acquittal of former regime members accused of a deadly attack against protesters during the uprising that overthrew president Hosni Mubarak in early 2011.
It was held in Cairo's Tahrir Square a day after Morsi unsuccessfully tried to remove the prosecutor, Abdel Meguid Mahmud, following the acquittal of 24 former regime officials and supporters.
Mahmud, a Mubarak appointee, cannot be fired or replaced unless he quits or hits retirement age, according to a law meant to shield him from presidential interference.
Opponents of the Brotherhood accused the Islamists of organising the rally to overshadow a protest by liberal and secular-leaning groups to denounce Islamist domination of a body drafting the new constitution.
Witnesses said the violence erupted in Tahrir Square after Brotherhood supporters took apart a podium from which protesters were chanting against the Islamists.
The Brotherhood said its members had come under attack, and accused its opponents of defamation.
"Campaign of incitement against Islamists," read the front page banner on the Freedom and Justice Party's newspaper. The Muslim Brotherhood, banned under Mubarak, formed the party after his overthrew in February 2011.
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By the end of yesterday's game at Friends, four John Carroll players were bleeding from the head, and another had a knee injury.
But the Quakers found a different way to hurt the Patriots even more: by making their foul shots.
Friends outscored the Patriots 23-6 from the foul line en route to a 67-62 Maryland Scholastic Association Armstrong Conference win.
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I was looking at the Dyna III ignition module I bought some time ago, and it says it needs to work with coils that have at least 5 ohms primary resistance. I'm pretty partial to the ones I have already, and they're 3 ohms. Wonder if the output amps really can't drive 3 ohms? Since they sell what looks like the same unit for BMW's that are rated for 3 ohm, I'm wondering if they really have a weaker output drive, or just a more conservative instruction sheet? I'm almost inclined to try them anyway, and just not go far from home for the first 100 mi or so in case they go belly-up. But, on the other hand, I'll probably worry about them too much to relax. If anyone has real world knowledge, I'd be interested.
Sorry, no real world experience; but here's some theory:
According to the wiring diagrams in the instructions, the BMW coils are wired in series with a crossover wire connecting one coil to the other. This makes the total resistance that the driver sees double the resistance of each coil, so 6 ohms. The Guzzi diagram has a separate output driving each coil, so it's totally reasonable that they'd say the coils need to be 5 ohms minimum for the Guzzi setup since the BMW setup calls for coils with 3 ohms minimum.
I suggest either switching coils or using ballast resistors to lower the current to what dynatek recommends. 2 ohm resistors with a minimum power rating of 15 watts should be right. A pair of 1 ohm 10W resistors in series for each coil would be easier to find if you're buying parts locally.
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> on Mon, Nov 01, 2004 at 09:07:21AM -0800, Ken Bloom (email@example.com)
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>> email@example.com (Peter Jay Salzman) wrote:
> ['screen' reattaching not working]
>> See if you can work around the problem by using
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> An alternative Rx is, erm, '-rx'. That's "reattach, share".
> I often do this to attach (temporarially) to screen sessions I'm running
> from another box. Which I typically to for various reasons, even when
> I'm _not_ remotely attaching to a system.
I've used the share option when educating people on how to get things
accomplished from a shell and we are both geographically distant from each
other, but online. (Older versions of screen would not allow sharing of
same "window" but newer ones do.)
If you have never used the share option before, it allows two people to
"share" a screen session; both people may type in the same session at the
same time and have the same privs as shell in the given session. You are
able to specify what users may attach to a shared screen session, and you
must start it as a shared session for others to attach, but it can be
quite excellent. (It also allows you to have multiple screen sessions
opened and attached without detatching.)
Another useful tool for educating people when they are remote is "ytalk"
which uses the ntalk/talkd protocol. With ytalk, you may spawn a shell of
your own whil chatting, and they can see in their half-screen what you are
doing. Unlike screen sharing, ytalk affords you your own shell, but has
limited terminal support, and only a half screen, but the remote user does
not have access to your shell and you do not have access to their shell.
I've used both techniques when tracking down compile problems or
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Accession Worker Card
There are 3 stages to applying for an accession worker card:
Note: If you require an accession worker card and you have been offered a job before you come to the UK, you can apply for the document from outside the UK.
Authorising Officer
All sponsors applying for a licence must appoint an authorising officer. You can only have 1 authorising officer. You are fully responsible for the actions of your authorising officer, so you should ensure that you give this position to a senior and competent person within your organisation.
Blue registration certificates
These certificates indicate that the holder can work in the UK without restrictions. Blue registration certificates are issued to Bulgarian and Romanian nationals who are highly skilled, or are exempt from the requirement to obtain an accession worker card.
A BR1 is issued to a Bulgarian or Romanian who applies to the Home Office as either self-
A BR2 is now only issued to Bulgarians or Romanians who are classed as Highly Skilled Migrants, also known as HSMP. The minimum qualification to apply is a Bachelor's degree.
A BR3 is assigned to a work permit that the Home Office approves to nationals of
Bulgaria and Romania who intend to take-
A BR4 is used to apply for an accession worker card for a family member who wishes to also hold an accession worker card. The family member must obtain a letter of employment.
A BR5 is used where a non EEA national can prove they are married or civil partnership and if proven the non EEA family member can apply under BR5 and if approved work in the UK.
If the Bulgarian or Romanian national has obtained an accession worker card and they have family members who are not nationals of an EEA state, they may apply for a family member residence stamp using form BR6.
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When Global 4 Immigration accepts any migrant application, we will provide each migrant with a care letter that covers past immigration and current immigration information and visa options thereafter. The care letter will cover other key information which is designed to help each migrant understand the Home Office policy guidelines.
Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies
This certificate is also known as a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies, which is issued by an approved Home Office training institute to non EU nationals who wish to come to the UK to study or extend their UK studies.
Note: On the 6 April of each year, the UK training institutes are required to apply for a new 12 month Certificate of Sponsorship allocation. Any unused Certificate of Sponsorships in the previous 12 months are removed by the Home Office and can no longer be used.
Certificate of Sponsorship
This certificate is also known as a Certificate of Sponsorship. A Certificate of Sponsorship is issued by a UK business if they wish to employ a skilled migrant under tier 2 or a temporary migrant under tier 5. A Certificate of Sponsorship replaced the work permit in November 2008 and is a virtual certificate that is created by the Home Office online Sponsorship Management System. Once a Certificate of Sponsorship has been issued, the migrant must use the Certificate of Sponsorship within 13 weeks or the Certificate of Sponsorship will become invalid.
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Sponsor Management System
Also known as SMS, this is what the Home Office provides UK businesses who wish to employ migrants under tier 2 and 5, and for education institutes, tier 4. Within the SMS system, (online software that you access by logging in), you would request assign Certificate of Sponsorships or Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies and ensure your business and migrant details are correct at all times. If a migrant leaves your business or does not turn up at all you are required to inform the Home Office through the SMS.
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Phoenix Suns pledge no-shave playoff push during final weeks of regular season
PHOENIX -- Hockey players do it all the time.
Basketball players not so much. Suns players, well, there has never really been a reason to.
But this season is different. So, why not do something different? Why not pledge to not shave until the playoffs?
"Sometimes you just got to not worry about how things look and just go out there and try to get results. I think for us it's just something else," Channing Frye said. "Is it going to help us win or lose? Hell no. But it's something that brings us together and hopefully more guys do it."
With nine games remaining, the Suns (44-29) sit seventh, a half-game better than Memphis (43-29) and only a game-and-half back of Golden State (45-27), in the Western Conference.
Not much was expected of the Suns this season, but they have put themselves in position to make the playoffs for the first time in four years.
The no-shave playoff push is about a week old, leaving many players well past the 5 o'clock shadow look.
"(My wife is) not a fan, but she understands it's a purpose to do it," Frye said. "She likes me clean-shaven."
Goran Dragic is dealing with the same issue at home.
"Wife is not too happy. I'm not too happy. It's itching me all the time," he said. "But we're a family here; a team. We said everybody is going to let it grow until the playoffs. So far it's working."
The Suns, after routing the New York Knicks on Friday, have won a season-best six straight games, the second-longest active streak in the NBA.
So, who can and who cannot grow a beard on the Suns?
"Probably I got the worse. I got hair and then nothing and then hair. I've got all those spots," Dragic said. "Archie (Goodwin), he doesn't have much. Alex (Len), he just has that Mexican mustache.
"Maybe the beauty is suffering, but at the same time the whole team is doing it."
Well, almost the whole team.
The players are on board. The trainers, equipment and video staff are all taking part, but thus far the front office and coaches have not chosen to put their razors away.
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Handsome men have the best sperm, a new study reveals. The researchers showed that men with the healthiest, fastest sperm were rated as the most facially attractive by women.
The characteristics of a person's face have long been regarded as an indicator of health. But this is the first direct evidence to suggest a man's reproductive quality correlates with his facial characteristics, say the authors.
Maria Sancho-Navarro, a team member at the University of Valencia, Spain, said that symmetrical faces were rated as more attractive by the women. And other studies have shown that people with more symmetrical features are less likely to suffer ill health.
The researcher team examined 66 male students from Valencia. They showed frontal and side photos of the men's faces to 66 women, who rated their attractiveness. The men's semen quality was measured according to World Health Organization guidelines.
Motility and morphology
In the second part of the study, 12 men from the good, normal and bad semen groups were selected and their photos rated by two independent sets of women.
The women's perception of a man's good looks corresponded to better sperm motility and morphology in both groups. However, there was no relationship between attractiveness and sperm concentration.
Although other factors like social and economic status influence women's final choice of a partner, say the researchers, they do seek attractive partners who are healthy and able to father children.
"Our study has shown that women are able to recognise reproductively fit males on the basis of their facial appearance alone," they conclude.
A separate study by UK researchers has revealed that women with the most alluring voices have the most attractive faces. Sarah Collins and Caroline Missing, at the University of Nottingham, played recordings of 30 young women to men who later saw their photos. The men judged women with attractive voices as the best looking, reveals the study published in the latest Animal Behaviour.
Journal reference: Evolution and Human Behavior (vol 24, p 199)
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28th April 2012
Vatican Archbishop calls for alliance with Muslims and Jews against equal marriage 143
5:13 PM — Archbishop Antonio Mennini, the Apostolic Nuncio, has called for the formation of an alliance between Catholics and other faiths, including other Christian denominations, to fight against the current government proposals to bring forth equality in marriage.
Exclusive: Education Secretary orders investigation of Catholic Schools' anti-gay petition scandal 125
2:07 PM — The Education Secretary Michael Gove has ordered officials to investigate the promotion of an anti-gay marriage petition by the Catholic Education Service uncovered by PinkNews.co.uk on Wednesday. This publication revealed that the organisation had written to more than 359 state funded Catholic secondary schools in England and Wales to inform students of the Catholic Church's objections to the Government's plans to allow gay couples to marry and to promote a petition to the prime minister organised by the anti-gay Coalition for Marriage.
Alternate History: Newspaper reveals Gay faith schools promote petition to ban Catholic marriage 18
11:20 AM — In an editorial yesterday where PinkNews.co.uk called on the the Education Secretary Michael Gove to launch an investigation into the Catholic Education Service's promotion of an anti-gay marriage petition within schools, we considered an alternative history. We feel it stands alone as something to discuss and consider. So here is the extended version.
Iain Duncan Smith defies Catholic Church to back marriage for gay couples 51
10:43 AM — The most senior Catholic in the British Government, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, has confirmed that he will be supporting Prime Minister David Cameron's pledge to introduce equal civil marriage for gay and lesbian couples. In a remarkable evolution of his own personal approach to LGBT rights, he pointed out that in a country where so many hetrosexual couples are breaking up, marriage equality is a positive method of creating a more stable society.
27th April 2012
Editorial: Catholic schools anti-gay petition scandal shows faith school system must be overhauled 38
7:03 PM — Wednesday's revelation by PinkNews.co.uk that the Catholic Education Service has asked more than 359 state funded Catholic secondary schools to promote anti-gay petitions to children as young as 11 has clearly demonstrated that there is the need for a root and branch review of the way that state funded schools tackle homosexuality and transgender identities.
UKIP candidate suggested gays 'stop complaining and start thanking straight people' 339
5:55 PM — A former UKIP parliamentary candidate and current Oxford City Council hopeful has said people who 'choose' to be gay should stop 'complaining about persecution' and start thanking straight people for giving birth to them.
Gay marine accepts navy veteran's marriage proposal at base homecoming 28
3:59 PM — A gay US marine returning from a ten month tour of duty in Afghanistan was greeted with a marriage proposal in San Diego, California this week.
Canada: Lesbian couple ordered to divide sperm in split 10
2:50 PM — A Canadian court has ruled that a lesbian couple who separated in 2006 ought to have divided up donated sperm they had frozen in the same way that they had their other assets.
Speaker John Bercow to join Brighton Equality Walk 7
12:38 PM — Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow will be joining hundreds of Stonewall supporters on the ninth annual Brighton Equality Walk on Bank Holiday Sunday 6 May.
UFC sponsor condemns homophobic comments 5
12:17 PM — A major sponsor of the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts events has complained to organisers about homophobic comments made by competitors and staff.
Video preview: When Julie Bindel met Paris Lees 15
11:29 AM — In the latest issue of META, Paris Lees interviews lesbian and feminist Guardian columnist Julie Bindel, whose views on transgender issues have often courted controversy.
Comment: Gay does not mean paedophile 35
11:02 AM — One of the ugliest lies our heternormative culture spreads is the idea that gay people threaten children, Paris Lees writes.
Live Q&A with London mayoral candidate Jenny Jones 1
10:01 AM — Join us for a live Q&A with London mayoral candidate Jenny Jones
26th April 2012
Methodist conference to discuss equal marriage and gay clergy 12
11:23 PM — The United Methodist Church (UMC), which has at least 12 million followers around the world, is set to debate questions of equal marriage and the ordination of gay bishops as part of its General Conference.
Pennsylvania set to get its first openly gay lawmaker 13
10:49 PM — Pennsylvania is set to get its first openly gay state lawmaker, as a 33 year old is set to win a Democratic State House primary, leaving him with an open path to election this November, unless an independent candidate decides to compete for the seat.
Comic strip writer: Batman is 'very, very gay' 18
10:21 PM — In what could provide further fuel for those inclined to psychoanalytical readings of comic strips, a writer who revamped Batman for DC Comics has said that the titular character is "very, very gay."
Robert Spitzer apologises to the gay community for 'ex-gay' study 35
9:52 PM — The author of the controversial study on 'conversion therapy' for gay men and lesbians, Dr Robert Spitzer, has issued an apology to the gay community, and to those who underwent so-called 'gay cure therapies,' for having made the study public in the first place.
Live London Mayoral Q&A Transcript: Independent candidate Siobhan Benita 7
9:16 PM — Today, PinkNews.co.uk held the first of our Live Mayoral Q&As with the independent candidate Siobhan Benita. She popped into the PinkNews.co.uk office to answer questions on schools, transport fare cuts, why she's often been ignored by the mainstream media and whether it's right for London to be twinned with Tehran the capital of virulently homophobic Iran.
Welsh government to investigate PinkNews exposé that Catholic schools promote anti-gay petition 63
8:03 PM — The Welsh Government is to begin an offical investigation after PinkNews.co.uk exposed that the Catholic Education Service has asked more than 300 English and Welsh schools to promote the Coalition for Marriage's anti-gay petition which asks the British Government not to go ahead with prime minister David Cameron's pledge to introduce marriage equality in England and Wales
US 2010 census reveals gay couples more likely to be interracial 15
6:23 PM — Newly analysed data from the US' 2010 census has revealed gay couples are more likely to be interracial in their make-up than straight couples.


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I have been reading a bunch of scientific papers by David Brownstein and G. Abraham on iodine, as I have suspected that iodine deficiency may be partly to blame for the fact that 1 in 4 American women has a thyroid problem (countless men, too), and most of those are undiagnosed. You may know […]16 Comments • Continue Reading →


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Comment: time for a choice of OS then? (Score 1) 362 362
Up until now, there have been few vendors to choose pre-installed Linux. IMO, the most usual thing is for people wanting to run Linux is to buy it with Windows pre-installed, boot it straight into a Linux install disk, and wipe off Windows - perhaps with the additional step of reclaiming the cost of Windows included with the purchase.
IINM, that won't be possible, so we need a 'none' option on the OS choice list before we buy it, then they don't install anything and just ship it directly to us.
In some ways, that seems a lot simpler, if we can get the likes of Dell, Lenovo/etc to do that. Maybe they will start selling more pre-installed Linux desktops - there have been some, but the choice was limited and there was always the 'wipe Windows' option.