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Coast Erosion
News about Coast Erosion, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Nov. 5, 2014
Op-Ed article by Prof John R Gillis warns that 75 to 90 percent of the world's natural sand beaches are disappearing, due in part to massive erosion caused by human development of shores; contends sand needs to be thought of as endangered natural resource and be treated as such. MORE
Sep. 30, 2014
National Research Council report finds that climate change is likely to be especially harsh on barrier islands lining Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, from Cape Cod to Mexican Border; report calls for regional or even national approach to managing coastal hazards. MORE
Aug. 22, 2014
Op-Ed article by coastal geology Prof Robert S Young contends plan by New York Gov Andrew M Cuomo to dredge millions of tons of sand off south shore of Long Island and spread it along beaches is colossal waste of money that will not stabilize Fire Island or reduce storm surge hazard to mainland; warns of consequences of nation's continuing failure to develop coherent plan to address risks from storms on eastern seaboard and the gulf coast. MORE
Jul. 17, 2014
Pres Obama announces climate change initiatives aimed at guarding nation's electricity supply; proposals include improvement of local planning for dealing with flooding, coastal erosion and storm surges, and better methods for predicting landslide risks. MORE
May. 8, 2014
New scientific report on global warming names Miami as one of the cities most vulnerable to severe damage as a result of rising sea levels; since 1870, sea levels have risen eight inches and report projects a further rise of one to four feet by the end of the century; in and around Miami, local officials are grappling head on with the problem. MORE
Jan. 5, 2014
Beach-erosion project underway in the Hamptons will help buffer homes from storms and has already served to shore up real estate prices. MORE
Sep. 5, 2013
Public shaming is among tactics being used to pressure more than 1,000 homeowners who are standing in the way of building miles of 22-foot-high walls of sand along Jersey Shore; engineers predict that without protective ridge along 50-mile stretch, it is only a matter of time before homes, neighborhoods, and communities are wiped out by rising seas, reality brought into stark relief by devastation from Hurricane Sandy. MORE
Aug. 25, 2013
Storms, tides and rising sea level are swallowing up large portions of beach along Florida's coastline, with little sand left offshore to replenish those beaches; situation has unleashed intense hunt for more offshore sand by federal, state and local officials already concerned about next big storm. MORE
Jun. 28, 2013
Some say rebuilt sea wall caused drastic erosion of sand at Ditch Plains, beach on Montauk Peninsula on Long Island, while others say Hurricane Sandy did the damage; Ditch Plains often suffers some erosion in off-season from hurricanes and winter storms; beach is usually restored naturally by summer but that did not happen this year. MORE
Apr. 18, 2013
Owners of expensive homes on Southampton, NY, beaches are building barriers to hold back ocean in wake of Hurricane Sandy; situation is touching off bitter disputes over environment, real estate and class; some local officials worry that billionaire owners are engaging in arms race with nature, and that barricades could rapidly hasten erosion--essentially sacrificing public beaches to save private homes. MORE
Mar. 19, 2013
Some officials in Plum Island, Mass, say it is time to face reality of increasingly violent storms and rising seas and consider relocating coastal homes. MORE
Nov. 24, 2012
Letter from Scott Cowen, president, Tulane University, responds to Nov 15 Orrin H Pilkey Op-Ed article about rebuilding shorelines and homes near beach destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. MORE
Nov. 15, 2012
Op-Ed article by earth sciences Prof Orrin H Pilkey calls for federal government to discourage rebuilding of seafront property in wake of Hurricane Sandy, noting that rising sea levels, intensifying storms and continuing coastal erosion put such property at great risk; warns that it is madness to continue cycle of rebuilding and repairing properties in path of future storms. MORE
May. 15, 2012
Report by the United States Geological Survey finds that most beaches on Hawaii's three largest islands are eroding, and that the pace of erosion is likely to accelerate as sea levels rise; findings have important implications for public safety, the state's multibillion-dollar tourism economy and the way of life Hawaiians treasure. MORE
May. 13, 2012
South Kingstown Journal; coastal erosion near South Kingstown, RI, neighborhood Matunuck has imperiled seafront structures and threatened the only road that residents can use to get in and out; state has approved, on appeal, the town's application to shore up the road with a metal wall, but some beachfront property owners are concerned that the wall could exacerbate erosion in front of it. MORE
Mar. 25, 2012
Coastal erosion in the San Francisco Bay Area and along the northern Pacific Coast is expected to become far more severe over the next several decades due to climate change; protecting Ocean Beach in San Francisco is seen as top priority in long roster of vulnerable area sites. MORE
Mar. 6, 2012
North Carolina's Outer Banks, home to some of the nation's most celebrated beach communities, offer an extreme example of the difficulty of maintaining houses, roads and other infrastructure in the face of drastic weather events driven in part by a rise in sea level; Outer Banks' barrier islands, facing constant erosion, are repeatedly cut off from the mainland after storms flood the only connecting road, and engineers are hard at work devising a new method of traveling to and from the area. MORE
Mar. 6, 2012
Researchers studying the Outer Banks of North Carolina have invented a tool for measuring storm damage in a surf zone where waves crest and break and crash on the shore; robust tool, Coastal Lidar and Radar Imaging System, is essentially a Sno-Cat fitted with both radar sensors and a lidar instrument, which uses light detection to produce highly accurate maps of beach topography. MORE
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Fire Island Residents to Lose Their Homes to Make Way for a Dune
After being a part of the Fire Island community for decades, some homeowners are being forced out so a new dune can be built where their houses now stand.
July 19, 2015, Sunday
MORE ON COAST EROSION AND: Fire Island (NY) , Hurricane Sandy (2012) , Coast Erosion , Dunes , Eminent Domain , Army Corps of Engineers
Leonardo DiCaprio Builds an Eco-Resort
The actor has teamed up with the developer of an eco-conscious condominium in New York to build a resort in Belize.
April 5, 2015, Sunday
MORE ON COAST EROSION AND: DiCaprio, Leonardo , Eco-Tourism , Hotels and Travel Lodgings , Real Estate (Commercial) , Sustainable Living , Coast Erosion , Chopra, Deepak , Belize
Robert G. Dean, Whose Theories on Sand Saved Beaches, Dies at 84
The techniques he advanced are routine today almost everywhere on developed coastlines; without them, many beach towns would be without beaches.
March 9, 2015, Monday
MORE ON COAST EROSION AND: Deaths (Obituaries) , Dean, Robert G (1930-2015) , Beaches , Coast Erosion
New Research May Solve Puzzle in Sea Level's Rise
Researchers have reported that the ocean did not rise quite as much as previously believed in the 20th century, possibly explaining a discrepancy in climate research.
January 15, 2015, Thursday
MORE ON COAST EROSION AND: Global Warming , Oceans and Seas , Greenhouse Gas Emissions , Nature (Journal) , Research , Floods , Coast Erosion
Why Sand Is Disappearing
The demand of beaches and industries is leading to a worldwide shortage.
November 5, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON COAST EROSION AND: Sand and Gravel , Coast Erosion , Beaches
Growing, and Growing Vulnerable
A new report from the National Research Council found that the effect of climate change is especially harsh on the United States barrier islands, which are also pressured by rapid development.
September 30, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON COAST EROSION AND: Hurricanes and Tropical Storms , Young, Robert S , Goldhirsch, Suzy , Atlantic Ocean , Luettich, Richard A Jr , Cape Cod (Mass) , Massachusetts , Mexico , North Carolina , Outer Banks (NC) , New Jersey , Global Warming , East Coast (US) , Gulf Coast (US) , Islands , Coast Erosion , United States National Research Council , Hurricane Sandy (2012) , National Parks, Monuments and Seashores , Fire Island (NY)
A Beach Project Built on Sand
A plan to protect Fire Island and the mainland is a waste of money.
August 22, 2014, Friday
MORE ON COAST EROSION AND: Coast Erosion , National Parks, Monuments and Seashores , Army Corps of Engineers , Gulf Coast (US) , Fire Island (NY) , East Coast (US) , Hurricanes and Tropical Storms , Long Island (NY) , Cuomo, Andrew M , New York State , Hurricane Sandy (2012) , Dunes
White House Announces Climate Change Initiatives
President Obama announced plans aimed at guarding the electricity supply; improving local planning for flooding, coastal erosion and storm surges; and better predicting landslide risks.
July 17, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON COAST EROSION AND: Bureau of Indian Affairs , Coast Erosion , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Landslides and Mudslides , Floods , Obama, Barack , Agriculture Department , United States Geological Survey , State, Local and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience , Global Warming , Electric Light and Power
'Vanishing Island'
This short documentary profiles residents of the Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana, as they confront a future threatened by sinking shorelines and rising seas.
June 3, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON COAST EROSION AND: Coast Erosion , Louisiana , Isle de Jean Charles (La) , Global Warming
Complaints and Warnings About Plan to Replenish Fire Island's Dunes
Critics of the $170 million project, scheduled to start after Labor Day, go beyond the homeowners who will be affected.
May 28, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON COAST EROSION AND: Fire Island (NY) , Army Corps of Engineers , Coast Erosion , Hurricane Sandy (2012) , Plover (Bird) , Long Island (NY) , Dunes
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Assistive Technology Computers
Assistive Technology Computer Workstations are now available in many Grand Valley State University computer labs. These are equipped with the newest Screen Magnification and Screen Reader software, a Text-to-Speech "reading machine" with the ability to scan any printed document into the computer and have the computer read that document to you - see WYNN software website. Inspiration , a writing assistance program, is also available. They also have headsets, alternate keyboards, and pointing devices. All have reasonable access room for wheelchairs, some have adjustable tables.
Assistive Technology workstations in the Manitou Hall Lab are Reserved, that is, they are only to be used by students with special needs.
Assistive Technology workstations in other labs are Priority, which means that students with special needs have first call. In a class, that station should be left open unless a student in the class has special needs, or if no other workstation is available. When a room is an Open Lab, this means that students without special needs should not use the station unless no other station is available. If a student with special needs is "next-in-line" in a full lab and any computer opens up, the student working on the Priority station must move to the other open computer.
These Assistive Technology workstations are located in:
Manitou Hall - 207
Mackinac Hall - A-1-121 - A-2-151 - D-2-117 - D-2-233
Henry Hall - 112 - 113 - 115 - 116 - 117
Connection - 210 - 212
Holland Meijer Campus - 143 - 145
DeVos Center - 203A - 204A - 205A
GVSU assistive technology hardware and software includes:
- WYNN Wizard 5.1 (What You Need Now) [Freedom Scientific] A text-to-speech "Reading Machine" software package designed to assist users with learning disabilities. WYNN Wizard allows any text to be scanned or imported from a Windows program, and voiced out loud in a self-defined environment. Users can view the document in either an exact image view, or a simpler text-only view. Words are highlighted as they are voiced by the computer. Users can add bookmarks and colored highlights to text, and insert typed or spoken notes. WYNN Wizard allows users to individualize a custom reading environment, including speed, voice selection, colors and font.
- MAGic 11 Screen Magnifier [Freedom Scientific] A screen magnifier designed to assist users with visual impairments. MAGic allows screen magnification of up to 16x. Several screen magnification modes are available, including full screen, lens, and a dockable magnified window. MAGic integrates with JAWS to allow text on the screen to be voiced by the computer.
- JAWS Screen Reader Professional 11 [Freedom Scientific] A screen reader designed to allow computer access to users who are blind. Jaws voices text from documents and screen objects, and provides control of Windows by a set of keyboard commands. JAWS provides nearly complete computer access to individuals who are blind.
- Inspiration 8 [Inspiration Software] A graphical organizer program designed to assist a user with all stages of a writing project. Inspiration provides a graphical view in which users brainstorm and use concept mapping to connect ideas and organize a work of writing. Inspiration automatically creates an outline which can be used as the basis for the final work. All text can be voiced out loud.
- Mouse Alternatives For each GVSU accessible computer lab station there is a trackball available if preferred.
- Alternate Keyboard For each GVSU accessible computer lab station there is a "Big Keys" keyboard available, in both "QWERTY" and "ABC" formats. Keyguards are also available.
- Headset Users are encouraged to supply headsets. Headsets are also available from the student technicians, or by contacting the IT Helpdesk. All assistive technology workstations are equipped with front-side audio jacks, or with extension cables from the back of the PC. Audio extension cables are attached to the keyboard cable. The cable with the green label is for sound, and the cable with the red label is for the microphone input.
Soon, the Macintosh labs will be upgraded with similar software.
A few basics:
- Your design options expand if you offer a text-only "mirror site"
- Frames make sites inaccessible
- Borders are difficult for web page readers
- Don't use confusing background images or patterns
- Provide Alternate Text for all images
- If using tables to construct pages always offer a text-only version of the same information
- If using Image Maps always offer a text-only version of the same information
- Make sure your colors are easy-to-read, and check them out on a variety of monitors
WAI Page Authoring Guidelines the "official" rules [opens new browser window]
Website Accessibility at the University of Oregon [opens new browser window]
"Bobby" approved, the web accessibility check system on line
What does "Web Accessibility" mean? Web site accessibility means that a web page can be accessed successfully in a variety of ways, by users with or without disabilities. It also allows your pages to load faster, work with all browsers and all modems, and print more economically than many "non-accessible" web designs. Think of your web site as a building. Just as buildings must now have entrances, doorways, phones, and rest rooms that work for users with or without disabilities, your web site should too.
Web accessibility is not necessarily very difficult, but it can be very important. The simplest solution is to build a "mirror site" that is "text only." This should be linked to your main pages with a link in the upper left corner (of the upper left frame, if frames are used). Remember, if your site provides information to any students, it must, by federal law, be accessible to all students. Institutional and individual legal liability can result from a lack of accessibility. And, what works for students with disabilities typically works as well or better for students without disabilities, but the reverse is typically not true.
What disabilities block web access? A variety of impairments can create problems. Students who are blind or otherwise visually impaired may use a variety of special web browsers and "screen" or "hypertext readers" to look for information on the web. At GVSU our standard screen reader is a component of our Zoom-Text program. Students with learning disabilities and/or attention impairments often require specific color and font palettes, or may need to translate web pages into "reading machine" software programs. Students with mobility or dexterity limitations may use special keyboards or pointing devices to operate specific web browsers. With each of these issues come web design requirements.
Are there general web design guidelines for accessibility? Absolutely, and some are very, very easy.
- "Text-only" mirror sites are an excellent idea. They work best for screen readers as well as anyone with a slow connection, and they print easily, quickly, and with a minimum use of laser or deskjet cartridges. Make sure the link to the text-only version of your site is in the upper left corner of your home page (of the upper left frame, if frames are used), so people can find it and switch immediately.
- The easiest way to build a mirror site is to simply create an additional page for every page on your web site. In Microsoft FrontPage98 (or other web authoring tools), set the background, font, and colors to "default," which allows everything to respond to the users selections. Then simply copy everything on each page and paste it into the blank page.
- Once you've done that, select all, switch all type to black, the default font, and pick one size (this will wipe out any other formatting). After you've done that switch both the color and size to "default."
- Then, remove all images, and redirect links to the other text only pages. (You may want to offer the option of going back to "graphic" or "java" pages.
- Remember to update the text-only pages whenever you update any other part of your site.
If you'd rather not "mirror," here are some general guidelines:
- Watch your use of "frames" and/or "borders." Screen readers cannot jump across these electronic walls right now. If you must use frames or borders make sure a link to a text-only version of your site is the very first thing encountered (upper left corner).
- Be careful with the use of "backgrounds" on your web pages. These pictures or graphics or textures look "cool" but can dramatically decrease readability for everyone, especially those with visual, learning, or attention impairments. Make sure that you check the look of any background on a variety of computers, old and new, with good and bad monitors of various sizes. Often what you see is not what others see.
- Use font colors that provide sufficient contrast with the background (black or dark navy blue on white or pale gray always works well).
- Use very bright reds and yellows sparingly. These can create visual chaos for users with learning and attention disabilities.
- Also, use "reversed" type sparingly. It looks dramatic, but it is proven to be far more difficult to read.
- If you are using "JAVA" on your pages, provide a text-only mirror site. JAVA increases load time, doesn't work with some older browsers, and is essentially inaccessible.
- If "tables" are used to design pages, provide an alternate way to access the information before the table. Tables are not accessible via screen readers.
- All images should have "alt tags" that clearly explain what the image is.
- If "image maps" are used, alternate routes to the same information must be provided before the image map.
EZ Guidelines:
The University of Oregon's Five Easy Steps to Web Accessibility: (Thanks, University of Oregon)
Make sure your pages are clearly recognized in all browsers, including older versions of current browsers.
Include clear and concise ALT Tags for all images and graphics appearing in your site. Clear your cache, set your browser to images "off," and browse your site.
Use single columns only.
Provide alternatives to FORM input (e-mail link, contact phone number, etc.).
Provide clear and uniform site navigation features
Page Design Details:
Audio (Made Accessible) As designers include more sounds with their sites they will have to consider deaf or hard-of-hearing (hoh) users. Since this is a relatively new area of accessibility, there is less published and fewer recommended standards. Clearly, the existing closed caption model from television will be a starting place. CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) is doing research in this area. [Tip: Avoid offering any information via sound that is not clearly available elsewhere, remember that those browsing your site from school computer labs often dont have sound available anyway.]
Audio (As an Accessibility) Some web designers want to offer access to text via sound files. The problem with this is that sound files cannot be navigated. Usually the user plays it completely and then has the option to replay it. Screen readers can stop on a word, repeat it, go to the previous word, and even spell the word if it is difficult to understand, such as a name. It is recommended that designers work with existing access technology rather than trying to create their own. [Tip: The capability for this is on the way, but is not generally available now, we'll keep you posted.]
Blinking Links or Graphics Avoid. Screen readers can be set to report any new information appearing on the screen. Blinking text is sometimes reported over and over, interrupting the users reading of the screen. [Tip: Don't use blinking links or graphics, they are not accessible and are awful for those with attention impairments.]
Cascading Style Sheets Make sure that your page works well in a browser that either does not support style sheets or in which style sheets have been turned off. Low-vision users may have their browser set to fonts and/or colors that are easiest for them to see. [Tip: Don't "lock-up" your site so that users with disabilities or lower end connections cant access it.]
Columns Avoid or offer an alternative to multiple columns. The current state of screen readers is that most of them are unable to discern columns in web pages. The page will be read left to right and top to bottom. [Tip: Don't use columns.]
Frames Frames are currently considered inaccessible page presentation. In time, this should change as browsers handle them with greater sophistication and the screen-readers can more intelligently map the screen. Until that happens, avoid using FRAMES, but if you must, please include an accessible alternative, either as a separate page, or by including the accessible HTML for FRAME-unaware browsers. [Tip: Don't use frames, unless you have a full alternative site.]
Fonts Specifying fonts can render your information inaccessible. Both users with disabilities and without may set up their browser to personal font and color selections. Avoid designs that conflict with those choices. [Tip: Don't "lock-up" your site so that users with disabilities or lower end connections can't access it.]
Images Always include an informative "alt text". Some designers recommend rather detailed descriptions. Try at least to avoid being vague. "University of Oregon Logo" is better than just "Logo." A good test is to clear your cache, turn images off, and navigate your site. You should be able to quite easily. [Tip: In FrontPage if you "right-click" on any graphic and select "properties" you will be able to change the "alt. text" from the image name to a description, all images need alt. text.]
Image Maps Image maps are not accessible to blind users and may present difficulties for users with low-vision. Provide the same links in a traditional format elsewhere on the page. If you use the ALT tag as the traditional link, make sure that the frame for the graphic allows the entire ATL tag to be read. [Tip: Don't use image maps unless you have a clearly indicated alternative route before the image map.].
Links Always offer a simple traditional link, at least as an alternative. No matter how elaborate your links get, always give the user a simple direct alternative on the same page. Make the links informative and not just the word "here." Single links should appear on one line and not break across multiple lines. [Tip: It's great to use pictures as a link, but make sure they have appropriate alt. text ("link to my statistics page" as well as a text-based link that is descriptive.]
Lists Some screen-readers cannot interpret graphic bullets. Unless the list is extremely obvious, such as, each item is a link, then use a numbered list. [Tip: If you "alt. text" label any graphic bullets you'll be OK.]
Tables Tables typically can be difficult to follow when read with a screen reader. Either design your tables to work in a browser not aware of tables or provide a link to an alternate presentation of the information. [Tip: Don't use tables for basic page design. Don't use tables for menus or information unless you have a clearly indicated alternative before the table.]
Now check your page
"Bobby" is a program that analyzes web sites for accessibility in all available web browsers. It is a free service of the Center for Applied Special Technology ["CAST"], a major source of assistive technology information and guidance. "Bobby Approved" status indicates that your site has been designed appropriately. Though some university sites "cheat" and put the "Bobby" logo on pages which fail, at GVSU your site must be approved in the following browsers (at a minimum), Netscape 4.7, Netscape 3.0, AOL for Windows/Mac, and HTML 4.0.
- Go to http://www.cast.org/bobby/advanced.html.
- Now put in your web site's address
- Choose one browser "impersonation" [Netscape 4, Netscape 3, Internet Explorer 4, or AOL 3
- For "HTML Specifications" use "Accessibility Ratings" for all browsers, then run one check with HTML 4.0
- Test your site with a number of browsers, for GVSU sites we recommend that you check Navigator 4.5 (our campus browser), Navigator 3.0 (still much in use, especially with Macintosh), HTML 4.0 (a basic check), and AOL 3.0 and one or two earlier AOL versions (most off-campus hits on the GVSU site are via AOL
- Click on "submit" and shortly, "Bobby" will return a review of your page, along with lots of information, questions and advice, and will say whether your site is "Bobby-Approved" or not.
- "Yes" or "No"
- Test your site with all appropriate browsers, Navigator 4.5 (our campus browser), Navigator 3.0 (still much in use, especially with Macintosh), HTML 4.0 (a basic check), and AOL 3.0 and one or two earlier AOL versions (most off-campus hits on the GVSU site are via AOL).
- Your site should be approved in all those browsers.
- Once approved, add the "Bobby" icon to your site.
WAI/W3C Basic Guidelines :
from The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
For those unfamiliar with accessibility issues pertaining to Web page design, consider that many users may be operating in contexts very different from your own:
They may not be able to see, hear, move, or may not be able to process some types of information easily or at all.
They may have difficulty reading or comprehending text.
They may not have or be able to use a keyboard or mouse.
They may have a text-only screen, a small screen, or a slow Internet connection.
They may not speak or understand fluently the language in which the document is written.
They may be in a situation where their eyes, ears, or hands are busy or interfered with (e.g., driving to work, working in a loud environment, etc.).
They may have an early version of a browser, a different browser entirely, a voice browser, or a different operating system.
Content developers must consider these different situations during page design. While there are several situations to consider, each accessible design choice generally benefits several disability groups at once and the Web community as a whole.
Guideline: Provide Equivalent Alternatives
Provide content that, when presented to the user, conveys essentially the same function or purpose as auditory or visual content. Although some people cannot use images, movies, sounds, applets, etc. directly, they may still use pages that include equivalent information to the visual or auditory content. The equivalent information must serve the same purpose as the visual or auditory content. Thus, a text equivalent for an image of an upward arrow that links to a table of contents could be "Go to table of contents". In some cases, an equivalent should also describe the appearance of visual content (e.g., for complex charts, billboards, or diagrams) or the sound of auditory content (e.g., for audio samples used in education).
This guideline emphasizes the importance of providing text equivalents of non-text content (images, prerecorded audio, video). The power of text equivalents lies in their capacity to be rendered in ways that are accessible to people from various disability groups using a variety of technologies. Text can be readily output to speech synthesizers and braille displays, and can be presented visually (in a variety of sizes) on computer displays and paper. Synthesized speech is critical for individuals who are blind and for many people with the reading difficulties that often accompany cognitive disabilities, learning disabilities, and deafness. Braille is essential for individuals who are both deaf and blind, as well as many individuals whose only sensory disability is blindness. Text displayed visually benefits users who are deaf as well as the majority of Web users.
Providing non-text equivalents (e.g., pictures, videos, and prerecorded audio) of text is also beneficial to some users, especially nonreaders or people who have difficulty reading. In movies or visual presentations, visual action such as body language or other visual cues may not be accompanied by enough audio information to convey the same information. Unless verbal descriptions of this visual information are provided, people who cannot see (or look at) the visual content will not be able to perceive it.
Guideline: Graceful Transitions
By following these guidelines, content developers can create pages that transform gracefully. Pages that transform gracefully remain accessible despite any of the constraints described in the introduction, including physical, sensory, and cognitive disabilities, work constraints, and technological barriers. Here are some keys to designing pages that transform gracefully:
Separate structure from presentation (refer to the difference between content, structure, and presentation). Provide text (including text equivalents). Text can be rendered in ways that are available to almost all browsing devices and accessible to almost all users.
Create documents that work even if the user cannot see and/or hear. Provide information that serves the same purpose or function as audio or video in ways suited to alternate sensory channels as well. This does not mean creating a prerecorded audio version of an entire site to make it accessible to users who are blind. Users who are blind can use screen reader technology to render all text information in a page.
Create documents that do not rely on one type of hardware. Pages should be usable by people without mice, with small screens, low resolution screens, black and white screens, no screens, with only voice or text output, etc.
Guideline: Making Content Understandable and Navigable
Content developers should make content understandable and navigable. This includes not only making the language clear and simple, but also providing understandable mechanisms for navigating within and between pages. Providing navigation tools and orientation information in pages will maximize accessibility and usability. Not all users can make use of visual clues such as image maps, proportional scroll bars, side-by-side frames, or graphics that guide sighted users of graphical desktop browsers. Users also lose contextual information when they can only view a portion of a page, either because they are accessing the page one word at a time (speech synthesis or braille display), or one section at a time (small display, or a magnified display). Without orientation information, users may not be able to understand very large tables, lists, menus, etc.
Guideline: Device Independence
Use features that enable activation of page elements via a variety of input devices.
Device-independent access means that the user may interact with the user agent or document with a preferred input (or output) device -- mouse, keyboard, voice, head wand, or other. If, for example, a form control can only be activated with a mouse or other pointing device, someone who is using the page without sight, with voice input, or with a keyboard or who is using some other non-pointing input device will not be able to use the form.
Providing text equivalents for image maps or images used as links makes it possible for users to interact with them without a pointing device.
Generally, pages that allow keyboard interaction are also accessible through speech input or a command line interface.
Guideline: Ensure that moving, blinking, scrolling, or auto-updating objects or pages may be paused or stopped
Some people with cognitive or visual disabilities are unable to read moving text quickly enough or at all. Movement can also cause such a distraction that the rest of the page becomes unreadable for people with cognitive disabilities. Screen readers are unable to read moving text. People with physical disabilities might not be able to move quickly or accurately enough to interact with moving objects.
Guideline: Ensure that documents are clear, simple and easily understood.
Consistent page layout, recognizable graphics, and easy to understand language benefit all users. In particular, they help people with cognitive disabilities or who have difficulty reading. (However, ensure that images have text equivalents for people who are blind, have low vision, or for any user who cannot or has chosen not to view graphics.)
Using clear and simple language promotes effective communication. Access to written information can be difficult for people who have cognitive or learning disabilities. Using clear and simple language also benefits people whose first language differs from your own, including those people who communicate primarily in sign language.
Full, Advanced Guidelines:
The complete WAI/W3C guidelines are available on the web at: http://www.w3.org
Other locations for detailed information include the Information Technology site at GVSU, the CREATE site "Building Accessible Web Sites" page, and the "Bobby" site at the Center for Applied Special Technology (http://www.cast.org/bobby).
Content is accessible when it may be used by someone with a disability.
A program inserted into a Web page.
Assistive technology
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A web browser is your World Wide Web tool. At GVSU we use Netscape Communicator 4.7 (or higher). Other popular browsers include Microsoft Internet Explorer ("IE5"). People with disabilities often use specially designed browsers that make web navigation easier for them.
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Someone who authors Web pages or designs Web sites.
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Users must be able to interact with a user agent (and the document it renders) using the supported input and output devices of their choice and according to their needs. Input devices may include pointing devices, keyboards, braille devices, head wands, microphones, and others. Output devices may include monitors, speech synthesizers, and braille devices. Please note that "device-independent support" does not mean that user agents must support every input or output device. User agents should offer redundant input and output mechanisms for those devices that are supported. For example, if a user agent supports keyboard and mouse input, users should be able to interact with all features using either the keyboard or the mouse.
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Dynamic HTML (DHTML)
DHTML is the marketing term applied to a mixture of standards including HTML, style sheets, the Document Object Model [DOM1] and scripting. However, there is no W3C specification that formally defines DHTML. Most guidelines may be applicable to applications using DHTML.
Content is "equivalent" to other content when both fulfill essentially the same function or purpose upon presentation to the user. In the context of this document, the equivalent must fulfill essentially the same function for the person with a disability (at least insofar as is feasible, given the nature of the disability and the state of technology), as the primary content does for the person without any disability. Note that equivalent information focuses on fulfilling the same function. If the image is part of a link and understanding the image is crucial to guessing the link target, an equivalent must also give users an idea of the link target. Providing equivalent information for inaccessible content is one of the primary ways authors can make their documents accessible to people with disabilities.
As part of fulfilling the same function of content an equivalent may involve a description of that content (i.e., what the content looks like or sounds like). For example, in order for users to understand the information conveyed by a complex chart, authors should describe the visual information in the chart.
Since text content can be presented to the user as synthesized speech, braille, and visually-displayed text, these guidelines require text equivalents for graphic and audio information. Text equivalents must be written so that they convey all essential content.
Non-text equivalents (e.g., an auditory description of a visual presentation, a video of a person telling a story using sign language as an equivalent for a written story, etc.) also improve accessibility for people who cannot access visual information or written text, including many individuals with blindness, cognitive disabilities, learning disabilities, and deafness.
HTML - hyper-text markup language is the basic programming language of the World Wide Web. You can "write" your page in HTML or use an "authoring tool" (such as FrontPage98) that automatically writes the code.
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Information in a document is important if understanding that information is crucial to understanding the document.
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site maps A site map provides a global view of the organization of a page or site.
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Tabular information
When tables are used to represent logical relationships among data -- text, numbers, images, etc., that information is called "tabular information" and the tables are called "data tables". The relationships expressed by a table may be rendered visually (usually on a two-dimensional grid), aurally (often preceding cells with header information), or in other formats.
Text-only pages are those presented in black letters on white background, with "default" selected for font, font-color, and background attributes. No graphics of any kind are included, all type is typically one size.
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Though snowboarding has cycled through many trends and changes through the years, the Burton Custom X Snowboard has thankfully remained relatively unchanged. As the Burton team's go-to deck for charging icy superpipes, mind-blowing backcountry jumps, and exposed, no-fall zones, the Custom X delivers the super-stiff response and surgical precision needed to dissect anything standing in your path. Of course, the Custom X uses Burton's newest technologies to deliver an ultra-high-performance ride, yet it still retains the same hard-charging persona that made it famous upon inception.
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- Spin polarization of electrons induced by strong collisional magnetic fields (1981)
- We calculate the spin polarization of 1sσ vacancies and emitted δ electrons induced by the strong magnetic field (|Bmax|∼1016G) in collisions of very heavy ions (Z1+Z2=178). The electron excitations are determined by the solution of coupled-channel equations within the quasimolecular basis states including the vector potential. The formulation is extended to the many-electron case. Spin polarizations of the order of 5-10% for impact energies below the Coulomb barrier are predicted.
- Theory of positron production in heavy-ion collisions (1981)
- Collisions of very heavy ions at energies close to the Coulomb barrier are discussed as a unique tool to study the behavior of the electron-positron field in the presence of strong external electromagnetic fields. To calculate the excitation processes induced by the collision dynamics, a semiclassical model is employed and adapted to describe the field-theoretical many-particle system. An expansion in the adiabatic molecular basis is chosen. Energies and matrix elements are calculated using the monopole approximation. In a supercritical (Z1+Z2≳173) quasiatomic system the 1s level joins the antiparticle continuum and becomes a resonance, rendering the neutral vacuum state unstable. Several methods of treating the corresponding time-dependent problem are discussed. A projection-operator technique is introduced for a fully dynamical treatment of the resonance. Positron excitation rates in s1/2 and p1/2 states are obtained by numerical solution of the coupled-channel equations and are compared with results from first- plus second-order perturbation theory. Calculations are performed for subcritical and supercritical collisions of Pb-Pb, Pb-U, U-U, and U-Cf. Strong relativistic deformations of the wave functions and the growing contributions from inner-shell bound states lead to a very steep Z dependence of positron production. The results are compared with available data from experiments done at GSI. Correlations between electrons and positrons are briefly discussed.


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Heather Lipp is in her sixth season
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Crusaders to seven wins in 2009, the team's most since the
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Lipp has brought a wealth of coaching experience to the Crusader program. Prior to her time at Holy Cross, she was an assistant coach at Clark University for the 2007 season. Before coaching at Clark, Lipp spent three years as an assistant coach at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. In 2006, Wittenberg won its first ever conference tournament championship and won its first ever NCAA Tournament game, while it tied the school record for wins with 15.
A United States Soccer Federation National B licensed coach, Lipp coached the Puma Soccer Club in Berlin, Mass., to a 5-2-1 spring season record and a bid to the Andre Cup in 2008. She is also an assistant coach of the Massachusetts Olympic Development Program under-14 team.
Lipp was the head coach of the Dayton Soccer Academy under-16 team in Dayton, Ohio, from 2005-2007. Prior to her stint in Dayton, she was the head coach of the varsity team at Indiana Senior H.S. in Indiana, Pa., for one year and was the junior varsity coach for three seasons prior to that. Lipp also spent time as an assistant coach for the Foothills Soccer Club in Pittsburgh, Pa., and was named the Pennsylvania West Girls Coach of the Year. Lipp has also been a member of the coaching staff at the California University summer camps.
Lipp was a four-year defender and two-time captain at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio. She graduated from Marietta in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in advertising. A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Lipp was an outstanding high school soccer player at Upper St. Clair H.S.


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Local storyteller Tim Lowry will be entertaining the crowd with stories of the American Revolution, the social significance of souse meat and the history of tea in Summerville.
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text: Welcome to The War Room. I'll begin this session with the ground rules. Everything that is reported in the War Room must stay in the War Room. That's the way this deal works. Sometimes the info is sensitive enough that it simply doesn't need to be passed outside the Tribal Council. This is a special feature for subscribers only. The reason why it is posted on the premium board is because it's the only way to ensure that the info stays is exclusive to Seminole Nation. That means not to post on the Rivals national message board or any message board outside of the Tribal Council. This will only work if everyone helps make it work. Additional Note: Everything noted in this War Room comes from a reliable source but keep in mind that if we had it confirmed or if we had people go on the record it would be reported on our front page and not confined to the Tribal Council message board. That being said, what's in this War Room is more than just a rumor but it's not quite solid enough to be reported as fact. However, because we want to let our readers know what we are hearing we want to pass it along. Just keep in mind that we aren't trying to make a name for ourselves like the dozens of bloggers and Twitter folks that float every crazy rumor that comes around.FSU and the SEC A lot of you may have heard about what Chip Brown of OrangeBloods.com said about Florida State and the SEC. We heard a similar story recently and actually compared notes with Chip before he made his post. To review, we've heard that Alabama is interested in getting Florida State into the SEC and has been for a while. Alabama never tried to push the issue because it's generally accepted that Florida and a couple of its silent partners had enough votes to keep FSU out. However, that may no longer be the case with the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M, and that there just might be enough votes to get FSU into the conference now (if it's actually pushed). Keep in mind this was just somebody inside Alabama speaking out loud. It's jumping the gun to even say there is preliminary consideration for FSU coming to the SEC. I have no idea if there's any immediate plan to try to push the issue within the conference. Also, the situation with Maryland and the conference exit fee could have some impact were this ever to become a real possibility. FSU will look a lot more appealing with a $20-25 million exit fee versus $50 million. Surprisingly the other school mentioned as the top pick to come into the SEC with FSU wasn't Clemson but Georgia Tech. This is apparently because of Tech's location in Atlanta, a huge TV market.Filling in for Maryland in the ACC No surprise at all but I've heard the two schools being considered to replace Maryland in the ACC are Connecticut and Louisville. There are conflicting reports on which school is the most likely to get the nod but Louisville has actively reached out to the ACC to express its interest. What the ACC ultimately decides could have a huge impact on the rest of the conference. There is a very strong sentiment among the football powers (FSU, Miami, Clemson, Va. Tech) to bring in a school that is strong in that sport and not another northern school that is known primarily for basketball. This is especially the case for Clemson. You may recall that ACC Commissioner John Swofford met with the Clemson Board of Trustees back in July at their request. I was told by a source at Clemson that Swofford was informed in no uncertain terms by the BOT at this meeting that the next time the ACC brings in a school it better be one with a strong football program. The not so subtle hint was that Swofford better not add another northern football weakling (UConn) or Clemson would start to look for another conference. If the ACC does add UConn and not Louisville I suspect the football schools within the ACC will become more aggressive in looking to align with another conference.Additional ACC attrition Maryland may not be the last school to leave the ACC for the Big 10. I've been hearing rumblings from multiple sources that the Big 10 is looking two add two more schools. Surprisingly Boston College and Georgia Tech are the two schools on the top of the list. And this may happen within the next couple weeks. The Big 10 is looking to continue its expansion east to get a larger market share for its Big 10 TV Network. In addition to academics, Boston College and Georgia Tech appeal to the Big 10 because they are in huge TV markets - Boston and Atlanta. This is the same reason why schools like Maryland and Rutgers will join the Big 10 despite the fact that the aren't exactly juggernauts when it comes to major sports. If this does go down within the next couple weeks expect the dominoes to fall quickly. I would expect schools like Florida State and Clemson to move quickly and do what it takes to get off the sinking ship that is the ACC.FSU and the Big 12 If the very slight opening for the SEC doesn't take hold, all signs point to the Big 12 welcoming in Florida State with open arms. As I've noted before, FSU and Georgia Tech would be the conference's first choice but if the Yellow Jackets head to the Big 10 Clemson wouldn't be a bad consolation prize. Last spring the Big 12 had some interest in expansion but wasn't in a hurry and concentrated its efforts on Notre Dame. The Big 12 will be watching closely to see happens with Maryland's exit fee and the possibility of the ACC losing a couple more schools. If things play out as it looks, I suspect the Big 12 will come calling to FSU pretty soon thereafter. Keep in mind with conference expansion/realignment to expect the unexpected. None of this is set in stone and there are other scenarios out there that nobody outside of the conference decision makers has even considered. But one thing seems certain change is inevitable. It's just a matter of when it happens. This post was edited on 11/27 10:00 AM by Dot Com


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GStreamer on TI DaVinci and OMAP
Support for non linear playback on TI plugins
Current release of the plugins achieved the milestone of allowing synchronic audio and video playback, however the plugins need improvements to properly support more complex functions of gstreamer as seeking, fast forward and backwards playback.
Diego Dompe from RidgeRun, and Don Darling from TI are currently working on implementing this features. For discussion please locate them on the IRC channel.
Background information
Inside the gstreamer package source code, please refer to the following documentation to understand the implementation requirements:
- docs/design/part-trickmodes.txt
- docs/design/part-segments.txt
- docs/design/part-seeking.txt
Proposed changes
|Provide flushing functionality
|We need to properly handle FLUSH_START and FLUSH_STOP events
|Code for this is already present on the branch by ddompe
|Change draining functionality to avoid destroying the codec
|On EOS event we need to drain the pipeline, but not destroy the codec
|Code for this is already present on the branch by ddompe
|Unref the EOS event and resend it after the draining is done
|The EOS event should return immediately and a new EOS event should be send downstream when draining is completed
|Code for this is already present on the branch by ddompe.
|Abort pending EOS events during a flush event
|Code for this is already present on the branch by ddompe
|The decode thread needs to implement frame clipping
|On NEWSEGMENT event we need to capture clipping information for the decoded frames, and implement clipping on the decoder thread
|Not implemented
|Need to implement algorithm for fast forward
|When new segment has a rate higher than 1.0 we need to either skip frames, or use a faster decoding mode, then update the rate to 1.0 for downstream elements
|Not implemented
|Need to implement logic for backwards playing.
|We need to add a frame queue after the decode thread to output frames in reverse order if rate < 0.0. The queue should be flushed in reverse order upon receiving an buffer with DISCONT flag, NEWSEGMENT or EOS.
|Not implemented
|Need to trigger the decode process upon receiving a full frame
|We need to find a standard way (or some specific way for major containers) to trigger the decoding of frames upon arrival of a full frame.
|Not implemented.
Test Cases
For the possible cases please review part-seeking.txt
|Flush seeking
|Need more testing
|Non-flush seeking
|segment seeking with flush
|segment seeking without flush
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Kent State Announces New Associate Vice President for University Communications and MarketingPosted Jan. 14, 2013
Rebecca Murphy has been named associate vice president for University Communications and Marketing at Kent State University. Murphy previously served as the assistant dean of marketing and communications, enrollment and student services at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management. Iris Harvey, Kent State's vice president for university relations, made the announcement.
Murphy will serve as a key member of the leadership team of Kent State's Division of University Relations. She will help to define, articulate and market the Kent State brand, and lead the development of integrated marketing strategies to advance the reputation and image of Kent State's eight-campus system.
"Rebecca is the right person to join a great team during the most significant wave of change in higher education," Harvey says. "She brings significant higher education experience, as well as a successful career with several of Northeast Ohio's leading organizations and notable brands. We look forward to the contribution she can make in helping to enhance our global reputation and image."
As assistant dean of marketing and communications, enrollment and student services at Case Western Reserve's Weatherhead School of Management, Murphy was responsible for planning and executing the school's marketing, communications and brand management initiatives. She also previously served as senior director of marketing, communications and external relations at Case Western Reserve, associate director of marketing for the Cleveland Museum of Art, director of marketing and communications at Six Flags Worlds of Adventure in Aurora, Ohio, and promotions manager at Geauga Lake Amusement Park.
Murphy is a member of the Public Relations Society of America and the American Marketing Association.
She has bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from the University of Akron.
For more information about Kent State's University Communications and Marketing, visit www.kent.edu/ucm.


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A home on a side-road branching off of N.C. Highway 163, near North Beaver Baptist Church, caught fire after a gas tank exploded, causing the home to be seriously damaged.
According to Ricky Roark, captain of the Ashe County Rescue Squad, neighbors reported the incident at 11:48 a.m., saying the house was covered in smoke and there had been a possible explosion.
Roark confirmed the damage was "caused by the ELP gas tank exploding."
Glendale, Jefferson and West Jefferson volunteer fire departments, along with the Ashe County Rescue Squad, arrived on the scene shortly after the fire was reported.
A representative from Blue Ridge Electric also arrived on the scene to cut the home's power.
By 12:30 p.m., the fire had been nearly put out, leaving only the house's walls standing. The roof had collapsed by that time, and most of the inside was badly damaged. A truck parked at the entrance of the home was also damaged by the fire.
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Anyone wanting a RWD X1 should look into buying a current generation X1, if a new report coming out of Autocar is true.
It's being reported that the current model's RWD / AWD platform (adopted from the E9X 3 series) will be replaced by the FWD / AWD UKL platform when the next gen BMW X1 hits the market around 2015. "UKL" is German for 'Unter Klasse' or 'entry level.'
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A further chapter has been added to the success story of the BMW X models. In a matter of two-and-a-half years, the BMW X1 has notched up worldwide sales of more than 300,000 units. Since its market launch in autumn 2009, the first – and for a long time only – vehicle of its kind in the premium compact segment has conquered a steadily expanding fan base and scooped up a host of awards. The tremendous popularity enjoyed by the BMW X1 both in its home … CONTINUED
The BMWUSA website build your own feature for the 2013 X1 is finally online. Head on over to configure your very own BMW X1.
We've just posted the full official information release and photos for the 2013 BMW X1 LCI (facelift) model and first model year that will be available for the U.S. market. See inside for all the vital stats, including performance, information on the M Sport package, Sport Line, and xLine, as well as MPG information and options and pricing info.
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xLine: $1,900
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M Sport Package: $3,000
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Technology Package: $2,500
Driver Assistant (rear camera, PDC): $950 (requires ZTP)
Light Package (xenon etc.): $1,200, requires ZPP
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Hailed as grunge innovators\, Soundgarde n redefined rock music for a generation. In the 80s and 90s\, the band's m esmerising soundscapes and compelling lyrics seduced audiences hungry for originality. It was a sound rooted deeply within the wild landscape of the Pacific North West – an atmosphere which still resonates strongly for Cor nell. "The band is dripping with it"\, he says. "that indescribable longin g. It's not about the society\, it's not about the people\, it's not about the city. It's some other thing."\n
That elusive 'other thing' perv ades Soundgarden's brand new album 'King Animal'\, recorded close to their roots in Seattle and due for release November 13. Over a year in the maki ng\, it promises to continue the musical evolution we anticipate from one of the world's most groundbreaking bands. One song\, the yearning 'Taree'\ , is a hymn to the wilderness – "my love song to the natural side of the n orth west where I grew up\," as Cornell explains. "It was easy to feel lik e we were growing up in this strange\, mystical place." By contrast\, riot ous album opener 'Been Away Too Long' is a doubled-edged blast of homecomi ng celebration and urban angst.\n
Soundgarden had been away since 19 97\, when its four members amicably agreed to put the band to rest while t hey pursued other projects. But by 2009 they'd decided to work together a gain. Rehearsals for a world tour swiftly turned into songwriting sessions . "It isn't really a matter of reinventing ourselves for a new chapter\," says Cornell. "There's quite a bit of natural progression in just living l ife for 15 years….our lives progressed as they would have done if we'd sti ll been together. We were just catching up."\n
The band's unique alc hemy reasserted itself and ideas flowed freely\, with some songs still und er construction while others were already being mixed. "There's a certain amount of trust…that things are going to work out\, and that songs are goi ng to appear out of nowhere. The first day we started\, everybody just wou ld play a part or an idea or a song arrangement that they had\, and it sta rted going from there\," recalls Cornell. "We had a studio engineer record ing all our rehearsals and a few songs actually came out of that. The song 'Rowing' – Ben [Shepherd] played this incredible bass ad-lib part and bec ause it was recorded\, I went home and looped it and wrote a whole song to it. I've learned over the years that following Ben — or Matt\, or Kim – d own these moments of creative brilliance is always a good idea."\n
' King Animal' can be explosive\, as in 'Blood On The Valley Floor' ("the qu intessential\, perfect\, heavy Soundgarden song")\, nightmarish ('Worse Dr eams') or wistful ('Halfway There')\, leading us through changing sonic la ndscapes that can embrace both the jazz inflections of 'Black Saturday' an d the driving simplicity of feral rocker 'Attrition'. The subject matter i s broad – Kim Thayil's lyrics for 'Non-State Actor' are an incisive and cy nical take on the powers behind political thrones\, while Cornell's bruise d and introspective 'Bones of Birds' explores the terrors and vulnerabilit ies of parenthood. "Having children forces you to look past your own morta lity\," says Cornell. "How loss is going to affect them\, even long after I'm gone."\n
Soundgarden remain a truly 'alternative' band in an age when the word has been devalued to just another genre label. Though firml y rooted in their shared sense of place\, they continue to be instinctive pathfinders. "I don't think we've ever had to find a compass and redirect ourselves to the north\," says Cornell. That's never happened to us\, and it certainly didn't happen to us this time."DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130522T184500 LOCATION:The Midland by AMC @ 1228 Main Street\, Kansas City\, MO 64105\, U SA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Soundgarden URL:http://www.purerock.com/event/soundgarden/ X-COST:$45.00-$55.00 X-TICKETS-URL:http://www.midlandkc.com/eventdetail.php?event_id=239781 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR