text:
jQuery 1.5.1 Offline Learning Kit
Hey guys. Quick post for you today. So by now, chances are you've had an opportunity to play around with jQuery 1.5 (and 1.5.1) and you may have even checked out some of the great new Deferred features that … Continue reading →
My name is Addy Osmani. I'm an engineer at Google working with the Chrome team to build tools to help improve developer productivity and satisfaction.
I've also written 'Developing Backbone.js Applications' and 'Learning JavaScript Design Patterns'.
First do it, then do it right, then do it better. This is one fundamental I always keep in mind when developing anything.
If you're a developer wishing to learn something new, regardless of skill-level, remember that as important as it is to read, it's equally as important to get out there and *do*.
Create a new gist or JSBin, pop open the console and experiment. It's effing fun.


text:
Select shots from the Fire's friendly with Tottenham Hotspur presented by MiAllstate.
Select shots from the Fire's loss to the Quakes.
Highlights from the first stop on Tottenham Hotspur's North American Tour vs. the Seattle Sounders.
Select shots from the Fire's draw with the Union presented by MiAllstate
Quote Sheet
Chicago Fire at New England Revolution
Gillette Stadium - Foxborough, Mass.
July 12, 2014 – MLS Regular Season
Chicago Fire Head Coach and Director of Soccer Frank Yallop
"No, it was not easy to get this result. We played against Kansas City on Sunday, went to Atlanta for an Open Cup game a couple of days later, and then came here for a tough league match. To get two wins and a tie out of these last few games is fantastic. We went to the quarterfinals of the Open Cup where we saw some great competition and then came here and got three points. I would say this has been a successful week.
Sean (Johnson) has been outstanding these past four or five games. He's a young goalkeeper and he's finally starting to have really good performances and he's also starting to look the part. Things like this make the difference and it was the reason we won tonight. Although it was a great penalty that was taken, Sean also made a great save that was able to keep us ahead in the game.
I don't think we deserved to draw as many games as we have. When we drew against the Revolution at home we missed a penalty like you guys did tonight. It's a great thing for us to win tonight, in conference, because of the tough week we had, but we did very well. I was proud of the way we played, even though the second half was a little bit ugly and they were all over us. In the end, we were able to seal it out and get a win. We got it done as a group and that's what is important.
My philosophy is to start quickly and try to score first. If you can do that, I believe that you can usually get a draw. My big thing is to get after it in the beginning, and we did. Mike [Magee] and Quincy [Amarikwa] were really lively in the first half and it went well. I thought we could have scored more goals, but you know, that's how soccer is. I'm happy we got the win.
Quincy did the same thing against New England at home. He's a very strong player that knows how to use his body the right way. Along with that being said, our squad was rotated a lot during these past three games. Everyone performed well. I tip my hat to them because the full squad of 18 has been doing well and it's shown in our results."
Chicago Fire forward Quincy Amarikwa
"It's really important, especially if you can come away on the road and get a win and get three points. I mean that's huge, especially in this league. We've just been right on the cusp of breaking out this year. We've got a lot of draws but that just means we're hard to beat, as proved by tonight. And hopefully it translates into more wins and we jump to the top of the table.
Everything is about building momentum. I think we've been doing the right things. We've been working hard as a unit. We're really sacrificing ourselves out there and it translated into three points tonight, and hopefully we'll carry that into our next game.
I was hoping to catch them flat-footed. I think there were two or three opportunities where I picked the back line or their holding defensive midfielder and I don't think they were ready for it. Luckily, we were able to capitalize early and prevent them from scoring.
Sean made a huge save. We always like our goalies to save everything they're supposed to and save at least one or two that they're not supposed to a game. Sean came out on top doing that big time for us. I think that will further boost morale and keep us going in the right direction.
I'm more trying to predict at what speed and strength [the defender] is going to be coming in, and you lean in one direction to compensate for that so that by the time he hits you, he's kind of hitting you upright. It's a balancing act. You learn the strength of each player on the field as you're playing. You try to – almost like a chess match – you try to outplay them.
I think though I make runs in behind and I get runs in behind, I'm fairly decent at my hold up play and most people might not think that, thinking of my size. I think it plays to our advantage, because defenders don't know if I'm going to hold it up or if I'm going to run in behind. Hopefully we capitalize on that more throughout the rest of the year.
[My partnership with Mike Magee] is good. It's developing. We're always looking for each other. We're usually involved in each other's goals in some capacity and hopefully it translates into more goals and more assists and more chemistry.
Especially with three games in the short period of time that we had them in, I was going to have to sit some minutes. Unfortunately, [last game] was due to yellow card accumulation but the guys showed up in Kansas City, got our point on the road. It shows our depth as a team and this is probably the biggest week we've had all year especially in terms of results. That's three road games in a very short span of time and we came away with seven points so these are positives to build on and hopefully they carry out throughout the rest of the year."
Chicago Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson
"It was just instinct. I think when it comes down to those moments, you kind of have to live in the moment. You don't really think about it too much. You just kind of react and I just got a good jump on that side and was able to save it. I mix it up in the moment. I've gone left, I've gone right. I mix it up quite a bit so you never know. If the striker makes it difficult, which he did – it was very well struck – but I was able to get a good jump on it. I was surprised to see it bounce backwards because it was on turf. On grass it just stays put. I was lucky to have the post there. Someone was looking out for me there on that one.
This is my fifth year playing. I've faced a lot of penalty shots myself. I just kind of develop my own checklist I go through on the day and it's different every day; depends on what I really think about when I wake up. Just in the moment I was able to save it. I watched it the whole way. I saw the ball the whole way. I knew it was going to take a bounce; didn't know where it was going to go. I just got on my feet as quick as possible and I just took it off the line; turned around and took it. It's really great.
This was huge. At a point in the season where we've gotten a lot of ties and we needed to really push and get over that hump. I think it really took a win like this – one that took a lot of grit and a lot of fight to really get the result. Three points and a shutout at that. I'm proud of the boys, and it's just unfortunate to give away a PK when we worked hard. It shows the effort we put in defending and we were able to come out with a victory.
It's bittersweet. It's great to get the early goal, but you've got another 87 minutes you know the other team is going to press you to equalize, especially at home. To keep them off the scoreboard tonight was just great.
This week in general has been great for us. We've had a long week on the road, the entire week, and starting with Kansas City. To grind out a result on the road, and get the Open Cup win down in Atlanta – which I got to play in front of my family and friends in my hometown – is huge. Using that momentum to roll in, play the game on turf—have that experience coming in—we were able to get the job done.
It's really great. It's almost a sense of relief. We can't relax yet, you know just those three points have been so evasive for so long. We've tied so many games. It's very frustrating. We almost tied there at the end with the PK. We're getting closer and closer to putting together a complete game. This game for us was great. We played well for 80-plus minutes and it's just really grinding it out to see the game out in full. We'll get better.
There is a ton left to play for. We had to regroup, starting with the Open Cup. We had two things to focus on: Open Cup midweek and then shift focus back to the league. It's huge for us to get this result. We want to keep it rolling. We've got a lot to play for, a lot of games left, and we'll get back to training and get better and get back to it this weekend against Philly."
New England Revolution head coach Jay Heaps
"Tough loss. That one really hurt because I thought we had some tough decisions against us last week and I thought we responded well. Then tonight, I thought we were going to come out flying and we got punched right in the face the first two and a half minutes. We have to be better and it's on us.
I thought that we definitely had more chances (in the second half). I thought Jerry (Bengtson) did a great job coming in and impacting the game and I thought Steve Neumann did a good job, as well. It was a little bit of a change to a 3-5-2, it helped out our attack. It would have been nice to punch one in there.
(Lee Nguyen) is one of our playmakers and someone we look to to facilitate our attack. At the same time, I thought we have enough fire power to create. Right now it's a really tough run. We have to dig ourselves out. We have a penalty kick in the 85th minute and I thought it was well deserved. I thought it was earned. I thought we were trying and we were doing everything we could, but sometimes we've just got to make our stamp on the game.
I don't have the update on Andy (Dorman) yet, but it was significant. Andy's a tough guy, so we'll find out more in the next couple days. In terms of Scottie (Caldwell), I thought Scottie did a great job. Scottie came in and had no warm-up time and went in and really was chomping and biting and trying to make plays.
I don't know if there were positives in all those four (previous games), some losses were worse than others, I believe. But tonight it's really raw right now. Going back, the subs did a nice job coming in. No one gave up, that's for darn sure. During the penalty kick in the 86th minute with a team that's punkered in, it's not easy. You're trying to probe and pick teams apart. It's unfortunate, but you've got to use the positives and just keep going. You've got to dig even deeper now."
New England Revolution defender Andrew Farrell
"Every time we have scored a goal first this season we've won. It's tough to get scored on in the first three minutes. Our back line gave up some sloppy goals, and we need to stop that. We carried the majority of the game later on in the first half and the second half but when you make a mental mistake like that and put the whole team behind it's really tough. Obviously, they are a team that fights a lot, they have 10 ties and that says a lot. We've gotten down a goal in the last couple of games, and that really needs to stop.
I thought we had some good chance. We had a few solid set pieces and the PK obviously. I thought for the second half, besides the one on one we gave them, we carried the play, but that's soccer. We could have come away with a victory but it just wasn't our day.
It's soccer and this stuff happens it's obviously very frustrating. You have the momentum and you think we are going to score but giving up that early goal was just too much. We get one there, we get four more. It wouldn't feel as bad if we weren't losing so many games but this one hurts a lot. We thought we were going to come out in front of our fans and give a good performance – which I thought we did – we just couldn't find the back of the net, and I'll take full blame for that goal.
I was in the back so I didn't hear what they said but it happens. I mean Chris (Tierney) is a great PK taker and it was a big-time save."
Chicago Fire at Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Park – Kansas City, Kan.
MLS Regular Season
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Chicago Fire Head Coach and Director of Soccer Frank Yallop
On a 1-1 draw against Sporting KC…
"First off, I thought we played well—an even game. I think we moved the ball well. It had been physical in the first 20 minutes of the match. We had a game plan to come in and try to do that and find little pockets and little holes and play in between the lines. I thought we did a great job, we just ran out of steam. We had a couple injuries. Alex was off at halftime, and Jhon (Kennedy Hurtado)'s got dizzy spells. So late in the game, when you want to make your subs make a difference, we couldn't do that. Credit to Kansas City, they really pushed and in the end could have won it, but I was proud of the way we hung in there. So we could win a few more games, but we can tie them for sure."
On the impact of the weather…
"It's huge. The thing for me is that we don't quit…and we didn't. We kept going and tried to do the right things and moved the ball well. I thought Harry Ship was good today. He finds the pocket and finds good spaces. But in general, I thought we did OK. We have tied a lot of games and it's frustrating when that's probably one of the games that Kansas City probably deserved to win. But a lot of other times we pretty much were on the verge of winning the match. So it's a close thing for us right now. Today was a good fight and spirit, with injuries and with stuff that went on. To get a point here, as you guys know, it is very difficult."
Chicago Fire midfielder Logan Pause
On a 1-1 draw against Sporting KC…
"This is a tough place to play against a good team with a great crowd. But at the end of the day, not many people can come here and get a draw out of it. It's a good point or us."
On using U.S. Open Cup results to build momentum…
"We know we have a lot of work to do, but I think we've gotten some good results in the Open Cup that have given us a little momentum and a push. So we are excited to keep that going."
On Mike Magee's goal…
"When Mike [Magee] gets in those types of situations, he is clinical. He does a fantastic job running off defenders shoulders. It was a fantastic job by Chris Ritter to put him in behind."
On preparing for another midweek game…
"We are going to have some tired legs, so it will be up to the staff, but hopefully we can take some momentum into Wednesday. We have a big Cup game and then it's back to League play over the weekend."
Chicago Fire forward Harry Shipp
On a 1-1 draw against Sporting KC…
"It was hot. I think the first half we did a pretty good job defending and countering when they turned it over. In the second half, they were a little better on the ball. In the last 30 minutes they wore us down, running in the heat, and shuttling back and forth took its toll on us. It was tough for us to connect passes in the last 30 minutes."
On using Open Cup success to build momentum…
"Any time you get a win, especially when we struggle to get wins in the League, it's imperative for us. It hasn't turned into a League victory today, but hopefully in the next couple weeks it will turn into a couple wins."
On a demanding July with MLS play and the U.S. Open Cup…
"We have a busy month. We have a mid-week game and a weekend game almost every week. It's important to keep our bodies rested and fresh when we aren't playing."
Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes
On Sporting KC's 1-1 draw against Chicago…
"Look, we obviously gave a goal away. And they had one other chance besides that. We lost a ball, a very easy ball right at the beginning of the final third. We lose the ball and we're a little stretched out and they get an easy tap-in at the end of the day. So we give that up, then obviously we drove the game, in and around their box quite a bit. I like to think that in the second half we made some really, really good opportunities at goal. We had some really good chances (where) we should have scored a second goal, no doubt in my mind. We just didn't have enough people in the box. I do think that these games, when you play at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, in this kind of weather…it makes for a tough game for both teams. And I think it changes the way the game is played. Its not an excuse…My point is that when you play these games at night in the summertime, they have a different feel for both teams—and they should from their entertainment value. But again, we had enough chances around the goal, and we should have scored a second goal."
On his decision to use Graham Zusi as a second half substitute but keep Matt Besler out of the matchday squad…
"Zusi felt good to go in and play, and Matt felt he needed a couple more days (to rest). Really simple."
On Chicago's first half pressure leading to their equalizing goal…
"I don't know if they really pressured high up the field. I don't think they really did. But I thought what really happened was that as we were building out, I don think we were moving the ball quick enough. So it allowed them to just hold their ground. We didn't expect anything different. I don't think they were high up the field to be honest with you. I just think that our circulation with the ball in the first half was very slow, and I think the second half was much better. And I also thought that they tried to isolate a couple of our guys with the ball. We made adjustments in the second half and that changed everything."
Sporting KC midfielder Benny Feilhaber
On returning from a shoulder injury to play his first game in a month…
"I felt pretty good for the most part, but got tired there at the end. It was obviously a tough environment to play in—really hot and humid today. We did some good things and almost got the second goal a couple times in the second half. I thought our second half performance was a lot more composed. We had the ball a lot in their end. Whenever we lost the ball, our transition was good, and we created some decent opportunities. It's always going to be tough when they put 10 guys behind the ball. Overall, it was a decent game. I just need to keep building endurance game-by-game."
On splitting the points with a defensive Chicago Fire…
"It's important to get points throughout the season, so a draw is okay. At the end of the year, every single point is going to count, whether you're getting them home or away. It's tough not getting three points at home, but we'll take this result and focus on next week in Montreal."
On how Sporting KC's great fan support makes it tough on Matt Besler and Graham Zusi to decide whether to pursue a move to Europe or stay in MLS…
"There's no doubt that everyone (on our team) wants to be here, or else Peter (Vermes) wouldn't keep them here. And it's easy to see why we want to stay here. I've only been in Kansas City for a year and a half, but there's no place I'd rather be. The fans that are out there every single weekend, the way we play…our entire setup here is fantastic. It's a class organization. I'm sure Besler and Zusi both have some decisions to make regarding whether they leave or not, but it won't be an easy one. Sometimes opting to go elsewhere is something you have to do develop your football career, but it's never an easy decision when you're leaving a place you really love. They'll take their time with the decision, and if they decide to stay, we're going to be thankful."
Sporting KC forward Dom Dwyer
On his showy goal celebration in the first half…
"(The celebration) was set up. It was mentioned earlier today before the game, and it sounded like quite a cool idea. It was a good bit of fun, but I got a yellow (card) for it. I was lucky I didn't get another yellow, or else I would have been in big trouble."
On whether his first half yellow card changed the way he played the rest of the game…
"It was on my mind after that, but it didn't change how I played. Obviously I wasn't going to go hard into a 50-50 (challenge), and luckily that opportunity didn't come."
On Sporting KC's 1-1 draw against Chicago…
"I'd rather have three points, but it's nice to get on the score sheet. I was more excited that I cleared one off the line, to be honest. I really wanted to keep a clean sheet today and was gutted when we allowed one. I thought we defended well throughout the whole game, so I'm a little disappointed there."
On scoring his 12th goal of the season…
"I just stayed calm. I remember the defender got a bad ball and he didn't take the best touch. He kind of panicked because I was coming at him quick. He kind of stumbled over the ball and I nicked it from him. I was going to shoot across the keeper's body, but I saw (Sean Johnson) take a little step to the middle. So I hit it early and slid it past him. Normally you'd go around him, but he's a big goalie. I just saw a little gap and slid it in there."
On exchanging goals with defending MLS MVP Mike Magee…
"I have huge respect for him. I think he's a fantastic player and a great guy, too. He's sent me messages of encouragement and givent me some good advice. He's a veteran, a very good player and a former MVP of the League. Obviously I'd like to follow in his footsteps. We're different players, but we both score goals. That's a good similarity to have."
On Sunday's playing conditions…
"It was stupidly hot. A 2 p.m. game is not fun with that weather. I understand it's T.V. time, but those were very tough conditions. It was bad at the end there, I was cramping up. But that's part of football."
Select shots from the Fire's draw with SKC presented by MiAllstate
Chicago Fire vs. Toronto FC
MLS Regular Season
Toyota Park – July 2, 2014
Chicago Fire Head Coach and Director of Soccer Frank Yallop
On team's overall performance
"I thought we did enough to win the game. When it is eleven men against ten, we should win the game. We had our chances. It's frustrating, I've said it a few times; we've tied and maybe deserved to win the game, but we haven't. That's our problem right now: we can't seem to win a game. We haven't lost a ton, but we haven't won many. It's a weird situation, it's frustrating; we can't get over the finish line with a win. The guys are frustrated in there, we are, as a staff, and me as a head coach. It's not from lack of effort, which is important, it's just lapses of concentration at the wrong time. They had one or two chances and scored one goal; we probably had five to six, seven, eight chances and scored one. It's the story of our season so far, so it's been frustrating."
On issues with low number of shots on goal
"We'll have to look at them again. I thought we had enough chances to hit the target. I'm not out there, I can't remember all the chances we had. I think the one cross that went in, if we just get a nick on it, we score; Joe Bendik made a very good save, he traps it. [We had] one on a good volley; the offside goal, I haven't seen whether it was offside or not, so it was another good chance. You can't always tell if you're hitting the target is the right thing; if you try to bend it around the keeper and it just goes wide, sometimes that's unlucky too. But we had enough looks in the final third and in their box to get more than one goal; but we didn't, so that's the story of our season if you like, and our theme tonight."
On the performance of midfielder Harry Shipp
"Good. On a positive note, Harry's starting to blossom into a good player. I think he's starting to play with a lot of confidence, and he knows he's a good player. He's maturing nicely, and I think that it's no surprise that he does well. He's in a lot of the good stuff that we do going forward. So, very happy with his development. Good goal again; I think he's at six goals already, a great tally for any player, let alone a rookie coming into a brand new, professional league. He's done fantastically well."
On the performance of forwards Quincy Amarikwa and Mike Magee
"It was difficult. I thought the two center backs were physical and strong, and I spoke to the boys to play a little quicker and try to separate them a little bit. I think, in the second half, we did a better job creating chances. I know it's against ten men, but still, the same back four, or back eight if you like, they got one up front in Jermaine Defoe. I think we created enough opportunities to do better with what we had, and I haven't spoken to either guy yet, but both of them had pretty good looks tonight; just that final, last, little piece was just missing. But I'm not going to fault them for effort, I think that they worked well. They tried to do the right things, moved the ball pretty sharply for us, passed it well. Again, it's a little easier against ten men, but I still think we did the right things to create enough chances, but we just didn't get our final touch."
On the second center midfield position
"We're looking. It's a spot where Alex has been injured a lot this season; I don't know how many games he's played, it's not been many, he's not played a league game for a good nine weeks or so. Once they went to ten men, I felt we needed something more offensive, and Alex obviously has more of an offensive mind than Chris [Ritter]; Chris had a pretty good bang on his eye, so I think it was a smart move to do that. If you look at the game as a whole, with Alex in there, we did create enough chances to get something out of it. Whether he played really well himself, he didn't play for a while, so he was going to be a little rusty. But I think that the formation was fine, and it gave us enough chances to get into the game or win the game."
On going for it by substituting forward Juan Luis Anangono for defender Greg Cochrane
"I tend to think, for me, if we're tying, we need to win games. If we had lost 2-1, it didn't really change too much (the points) so we're trying to get three points. We went to three in the back, but it didn't quite work, so I put Jeff [Larentowicz] back. So we were going to go with Jeff, Baky [Soumare], and Patrick [Ianni], but we decided to just go with four and just push Lovel [Palmer] and [Grant] Ward, playing right back, he's really a right wing, forward. We possessed the ball enough, did enough to get something out of it, so we were definitely going for it to try and get a win."
Chicago Fire Midfielder Jeff Larentowicz
On the break:
"It's disappointing. We talk about the little things. There's one chance in this game for the other team and they took it. We were second best."
On the team's reaction Yallop's comments at training:
"What he said was taken in by everybody. There's time left, however. We can't hope to hang our hat on ties at the end of year, especially home games and conference games. We've got a lot of work ahead of us."
On the substitutions:
"In other games, earlier in the year, Frank has shown he wants to win and puts on players that are going to make a difference. Last week Juan [Luis Anangano] did that for us in the game."
On the difference between ties and losses:
"There's always a difference. However, when you have so many ties that feel like losses, it's tough."
Chicago Fire Midfielder Harry Shipp
On his goal:
"I think someone played it out to Mike [Magee] off a corner kick, and I was actually jogging over to take the corner when I saw it go out and I sort of slipped along the endline. I think Mike made the pass, I took a few touches then took the shot and scored."
On not being able to get the win playing a man up:
"It's really frustrating, it sucks and it feels like a loss. We should have scored about four goals in the second half. I think we all need to figure out how and what we can do better to not fall behind in the game, that's the key I think. We started getting into the game, up a man, they scored a goal and that kind of killed us going into halftime."
On the possibility of Rookie of Year Honors:
"It's not even on my mind. When you're on a team like this with two wins all year, you're focusing everyday on trying to go in and get a win and to learn how to get better. I'd rather not score a goal all year and be on a winning team than score however many goals I score and be on a losing team. So, Rookie of the Year is not really on my mind."
On the substitutions:
"We had the ball pretty much the entire second half. Being up a man obviously helps that, but we can't afford to tie at home. We came in to this game knowing that we needed a win, we kind of billed it as a game to turn our season around, which hopefully gives us momentum heading into the second half of the year. It didn't happen, so we have to look toward Kansas City on Sunday."
Toronto FC Head Coach Ryan Nelson
On surviving with a point on the road:
"Yeah, any point on the road is a very good point, especially when you go down to ten men. The guys were absolutely fantastic. Really in control of the game, up until the decision, and even then I thought we looked like we were going to get one on the break. They [Chicago] did very well in the second half, as they would, Frank's a very good coach, and pushed us high and we kind of sat back and we didn't have the confidence to maybe press a little higher, and force them into making mistakes. They kind of trapped us in a wee bit, but we had to defend. We defended very well. When you're down to ten men, you need a lot of organization and a lot of character and a lot of strength, and I think the boys showed that in abundance."
On Jackson's goal:
"We worked on that potentially but our wide guys would have a lot of influence running in behind their defenders and it just happened to be that he got himself into that position and it was a perfect cross. Really good finish."
On the team holding its defensive shape for the duration of the second half:
"They had every excuse to lose it. Away from home, and Chicago desperate for a win, absolutely desperate for a win, and Frank's done a great job with them, they are a great team. Obviously with then me, we had to sharpen our steel; this point is very valuable. It proves now that at six unbeaten that when we are away from home, and being down to ten men twice, we've managed to get something out of the game. That's extremely important."
Toronto FC Defender Nick Hagglund
On fighting through being down to ten men for over 60 minutes:
"I was pretty proud of the guys and how we responded with that red card. A lot of times, people go down, especially when you go early in the game, you're down and out. Usually a red card towards the end of the game is a little different, and you push a little bit more. I thought we being zero-zero, I thought we did well."
On what Coach Nelson said at halftime:
"He said just to stay organized. We knew that they were going into halftime, they were going to change their plan a little bit more and figure us out with ten men versus eleven men, but I thought we made sure we were tight and made it difficult for them to score."
On coming away with a point:
"I think in the locker room we were pretty disappointed. I think the goal was soft. Could have been deflected. Joe got a hand on it. I think everyone here is disappointed that we didn't get the three points, because we were up. I think it's a step in the right direction. To be disappointed with getting a tie and not three points [especially on the road]."
On going into the three game home stand coming off the World Cup break:
"We are pretty excited to get Mike [Bradley] back in the lineup. Being at home, we are tough at home. That is where we thrive. We still have two or three games in hand on most teams so there's an opportunity for us to jump up standings."
Toronto FC Midfielder Jackson
On earning a hard fought point:
"We weren't expecting to play with ten men. However, this team is a strong team, and we fought through it. As a whole we played really together and we got that point that we needed."
On his goal:
"At training we talk a lot and we practice it and we communicate constantly. Fortunately, I was at the right spot at the right time. We continued to fight and continued to be a team as whole and get ahead."
On taking advantage of the space on the flanks to utilize on counterattacks:
"I was fully aware of the space I had so I was just waiting for that one spot, that one time, and I got it with myself and Dom [Oduro]. Unfortunately, the goalkeeper got a hand on it and I was happy with that touch but I want to reiterate again that we have to continue working strong as a team, whether we have ten men or eleven men."
Select shots from the Fire's draw with Toronto FC presented by MiAllstate.
Chicago Fire Head Coach and Director of Soccer Frank Yallop
Opening remarks
"It's always good to win any match, and I think that on the basis of the play we had, especially the first half, I thought we deserved to win the game. So, obviously, the red card for Parkhurst makes a difference in the match, but I still felt from that, we went on and had a good performance. To score four goals in any game – although we got an extra 30 minutes to do that – is good. Pleased for the guys. You know, the Crew made it difficult. We went up and then we go down. But we came back into it, good substitutions by the staff, if I do say so myself, to bring Juan on. But Juan's been waiting for a chance, and I was very happy for him to get two goals tonight."
On Juan Luis Anangono's performance
"If you look at Juan's production, especially maybe earlier when he's played a little more minutes…I forget the game we had at home, he got brought down for the penalty kick. He scored a goal in one of the games. He missed the PK. He could've scored that one. So, what I will say about Juan is he's a terrific professional. He's been right with the team all along, with not getting many minutes because of Quincy's play I feel like. But what I like about him is the way he goes about it. He tries very hard for the team. And I'm very, very happy for him to get the two goals tonight."
On Mike Magee's status
"He got clocked in the ankle when I think it was Kevan George caught him with the challenge. So we'll see how he is, but I'm not sure right now."
On what changed in the second half
"I said to our guys at halftime 'they're going to make changes' because I thought we outplayed them completely the first half. So I said, 'Expect to see changes.' And I think that the goal from Anor, he made a difference. They were more forceful. They tried to quickly counter attack on us. And to be honest, they did a good job. And I think that until we kind of figured it out towards the end of the game, we were in a bit of trouble. So again, we've got to be better at doing a 90-minute game and making sure that we see it through and do our thing. But what I will say is that the fighting spirit in the guys to come back again and to go on and win the game is great. It'd just be nice to put a good performance of 2 or 3 to nil at some point. It'd be nice, but we're not there yet. We're trying hard. And I can't fault the guys for effort at all. They've been great."
On making adjustments throughout the game
"We were down in the game, so we have to push it. Bringing on Alex is a bit more attacking minded than putting Logan in his role. Juan's a forward, he wants to score goals. Bringing him on obviously is key. I just wanted to bring on a fresh defender with Jhon. I felt that Columbus was getting into the game with the quick breaks. I wanted to make sure that we shored that up a little bit. You know, I was pleased with the subs that came on. They did a nice job. And I think the whole team responded when we did that."
Chicago Fire forward Juan Luis Anangono
On the opportunity to come into the game and be a hero
"The team worked hard to get all the goals and I'm personally happy to have scored the two goals. I think the whole team are heroes. The whole team worked hard. This is a team, we're 11 players and seven subs and other players that are all helping the team. This is a team, there isn't one hero. If there's a hero, it's the team. We all have the characteristics and we're all ready to play. Who plays and who doesn't is the decision of the coach. I think the coach does what is best for the team, thinking of who will help the team. I believe we're all good players and we all need to be ready to help at whatever moment."
Chicago Fire midfielder Jeff Larentowicz
On using the Open Cup games to help turn things around over the break
"It's just about the will to win, and taking care of the things we should. I think that having two home games in the Open Cup is a good opportunity for us to get into a rhythm. We've had some injuries and we've gotten some guys back. Right now we're just finding a way to win and build on that heading back into the regular season."
On how this will help going back to MLS play next week
"The guys that are playing in these games are probably the guys that will be playing once the regular season starts up again, so I think it's about everyone developing a rhythm and understanding each other. If we can create goals we can start to see patterns of play we like to do and hopefully we can carry those in the regular season again."
On training during the break
"I think over the past couple of weeks it's just been about getting bodies back. For a while there we were pretty thin, and now it's about getting everyone back, veteran guys, healthy and training hard again because we have trained well the last couple of weeks and I think it's showing in games.
Chicago Fire forward Quincy Amarikwa
On coming back in the second half to get the result
"We just battled. Unfortunately, we let them score two unanswered [goals]. After we came in at halftime, we said we wanted to come out on front foot, but we dug in. Juan [Luis Anangono] came off the bench and really made an impact on the game, he helped us tie it up and the rest is history."
On Columbus' play in the second half:
"When you're the team on the road and down a goal at halftime, you don't have anything to lose. So, you kind of throw everything but the kitchen sink at the home team, and that second goal kind of just fell their way. I don't think there's any kind of defensive error from thinking about it. I'd have to go back and look at the tape, he just happened to be at the right place at the right time and took advantage of it and they capitalized."
Columbus Crew Head Coach Gregg Berhalter
On the match:
"I thought it was a good game. We put a different system into play and the guys knew about it at the last moment. We wanted to try something. We got a lot out of that exercise. I'm proud of the way they adapted to the system, and proud of the way they played the game. Specifically, the second half, where I thought we were extremely dominant."
On rallying his team at half time:
"We weren't confident in our movement in terms of how we were executing what we designed. The message was positive. All things considered, it's a good job. Now here's what we can do to make it even better. The guys did that, especially in the second half. They played really well."
On Arrieta's goal:
"It was a great goal. Great move. Good finish. It was good. We need Jairo to score those goals. He had some other chances as well and we want him to be dangerous."
On the team's defensive 5-man posture tonight:
"It was good. We honestly gave them this today. So having said that, I think they did a great job. It was something where we felt we wanted to take a look at. We thought we could expose some things of theirs and take advantage of an organized back line."
On Chicago's equalizer late in the second half:
"If I take anything from the game, I'm most disappointed with that. I think that when you are at that stage of the game, you got to be disciplined enough to carry it out. And I would say it's a little bit of the guys who haven't been getting enough minutes. They weren't comfortable in that position. Chicago is putting more pressure on us, and we just needed to be brave and keep playing. I thought we stopped doing that. As a result, we got punished."
Columbus Crew Midfielder Bernardo Anor
On the match:
"It was a crazy game. I think we had the opportunity to close down the match. We started to lose 1-0, and then we went up 2-1, and then 7 minutes left we let them tie the game which leads us to overtime. Then we give up two goals. That killed the game so we should have done better towards the end of the game."
On coming back to take the lead in the second half:
"A lot of new guys on the field. For all of us, we need to hold ourselves accountable to do whatever it takes to get a 'w' and I think the performance for most of the guys was pretty impressive. We were trying out a new system and it's the first time we did such a thing. Some of the things we did out there we are forced to take home and assess them, and get better at them."
On his goal scored in the 70th minute:
"Speas was coming in with his right foot and I was just making the run to play me through and I decided to shoot the goal. I gathered the rebound and saw it was wide open and got it with my left foot."
On his thoughts on the new system:
"It's a transition game, pretty much. Having five in the back, we knew that Chicago was going to have one of the guys come in pretty deep and have the ball so one of the purposes for one of the 3 center backs to release his man and come help us in the middle. So by the time we win the ball, we got to push all the backs forward and get numbers up. I think we're going to do a better job in doing that. Again, it's the first time but I think working on it we can pull it off."
On returning to playing FC Dallas on Saturday in league play:
"We don't like losing of course, but I think the positive thing is we will be 100% in getting those 3 points against Dallas. We need to focus on that so now our priority is to get good rest and our mind ready for the game."

subset: commoncrawl


text:
WZZM - An audiologist from St. Joseph has a unique way of helping patients who don't have easy access to a doctor.
Dr. Gyl Kasewurm converted a tour bus once owned by Richard Petty into a fully equipped mobile hearing lab and called it The Hearing Bus.
The bus can travel to communities to offer services to people who have hearing problems. To learn more about it and where it stops, click here.
Click on the video link to see inside The Hearing Bus.


text:
BARTON – Peter LeBlanc started work at Green Mountain Nursery in Irasburg in 1991 and two years later used his entrepreneurial spirit to start a landscaping business, Nature By Design.
The company moved to its present location on RT 5 between the villages of Barton and Orleans in the year 2000. A wide variety of trees, shrubs, flowering plants, and fruit trees are displayed as part of LeBlanc's substantial inventory. In addition, garden ornaments, sun dials, fountains, wind chimes, and metal suns are a part of the garden ornaments and accessories offered at the store.
For more about this featured business, read Wednesday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for Oct. 2, 2013.


text:
PressPublic Group active 2 years, 7 months ago
Producing news and dealing with press inquiries.
New post from Twitter user occupylondon in the group : 2 years, 12 months ago
Occupy will host Bank of England's Andy Haldane to plumb bank incentive probs: Socially useful banking? Oct 29 http://t.co/aSNEOGac #


text:
Loading SchoolsSports.com
Morrison's Academy,
CRIEFF, Perthshire, PH7 3AN
Tel: 01764 653885 | Fax: 01764 655411 |
School Website
Purchase FixturesPRO for Morrison's Academy here >
FixturesPRO is the market leading online content management system for staff in school sports departments.
FixturesPRO caters for every sport and includes a dedicated sports website for schools to link to their main school website.
Information published in sports websites is not an additional overhead or after thought but the natural output from the processes needed to
manage sports in school. Every fixture list and any changes can be synchronised with personal calendars on PCs and mobile devices, helping
to keep parents and everyone informed about what's on, where and when as well as being kept up-to-date with last minute fixture changes.
Many schools are seeing the benefits of reaching a much wider audience of prospective parents than any school website can alone and with our customization
services, schools can also align their dedicated sports website with the colours and theme of their main school website, which helps strengthen a school's brand.
Use the carousel below to see our services and a selection of schools using FixturesPRO.
LVS Ascot (Licensed Victuallers')
Customized sports website powered by FixturesPRO
Loughborough Grammar School
London Oratory School
John Lyon School
Complete website designed, built and hosted with fully integrated sports website
Al Yasmina School
Whitgift School
Website design, build and host
Through Schoolswww
we design, build and host school websites. If you need a new school website and want to find out more
click here
Schools Advertising
This service provides schools with the opportunity to advertise on SchoolsSports.com and all our
sport websites, such as SchoolsRugby.co.uk, SchoolsFootball.co.uk or SchoolsHockey.co,uk, which have a huge UK
and global readership of prospective pupils and parents. This provides unique communication possibilities with the best
placement and exposure for marketing and sports departments at schools wishing to advertise their
school, open days, scholarships or job vacancies, perhaps with a sports focus.
To see schools advertising please visit SchoolsSports.com, Schoolswww or any of our sport
websites, and click through where you see Schools Advertising.
With either a brand new website or FixturesPRO and a dedicated sports website or schools advertising we know you will reach a much wider audience
of prospective pupils and parents than any school website can alone.


text:
- Musician's Friend Best Selection, Price & Service. Guaranteed.
Call our Gear Heads
at: 800-449-9128
Call our Gear Heads
at: 800-449-9128
A lighter but louder cabinet.
Ampeg's PN-410HLF is a modern, lightweight bass enclosure built to handle the power of high-output Ampeg bass heads. Designed and assembled in the USA out of the highest quality components, including four custom-designed 10-inch neodymium Eminence woofers, the PN-410HLF delivers quality, high-output bass in a modern design.
Enjoy the heavy sound without the weight. Order today.
Pro Neo Series PN-410HLF 850W 4x10 Bass Speaker Cabinet
Review Snapshot®by PowerReviews
Reviewed by 3 customers
Sort by
Best Uses
Comments about Ampeg Pro Neo Series PN-410HLF 850W 4x10 Bass Speaker Cabinet:
I use 2 of the 4x10 Ampeg Pro Neo cabs with an SVT4PRO amp. It sounds great. I play in a 3-piece Classic Rock/Blues Band and those cabinets really fill a room. I used origanal SVT amps and the SVT 8x10 cabs for many years and they sound great don't get me wrong, but oh my aching back! The Pro Neo cabs are a great alternitive. They sound great,and can really handle the power (850 watts per cab at 8 ohms). I bridge my SVT4Pro to get the most watts out of it and then daisy chain the 2 cabinets to make a 4 ohm load. I am very pleased with these speakers. You can slap or pluck strings and play chords with no distortion. The definition of note playing at high speeds and even in the lowest register is fantastic(can you tell I like these cabinets yet). These cabinets are a little pricey but think of all the money you'll save on Physical Theropy and ice packs.
Comments about Ampeg Pro Neo Series PN-410HLF 850W 4x10 Bass Speaker Cabinet:
I've only had this bass cab for three weeks and it will rattle the rafters, and blow the doors off. Flat out drown out my drummer, if you need to do that lol, shake all the pics off the wall and empty your ashtrays. I don't usually play wide open, just a good stage volume, and DI to mains. This cab fills the stage and that's what I like.
The best feature is the power to weight ratio is outstanding. My last Ampeg bottom was the P 410 at about the same price, and power...this cab rocks at 60 lbs.
I bought this as a S&D more or less, and it still had the new tags hanging on the handles, a minor scuff on outter right corner, added some black marksalot, looks great. One thing I have noticed on some of these cabs marked down are cracks, which look like some one threw them off a truck.
The quality of my cab to play threw is awesome. Great tone, and handles the wattage.
I haven't have it long, but plan to use it frequently.
Every thing bass that puts out the tone is high priced, and this is Ampeg.
Comments about Ampeg Pro Neo Series PN-410HLF 850W 4x10 Bass Speaker Cabinet:
Light weight, awsome tone, loud as all out, looks killer. I've ownded all kind of stuff Genz, SWR, GK, other ampeg. This is the best rig I have had. Got it teamed with a PN115HLF and the SVT7PRO. EPIC!
Our product catalog varies by country due to manufacturer restrictions. If you change the Ship-To country, some or all of the items in your cart may not ship to the new destination.


text:
Cringggg!!! The tabletop alarm clock rings long and loud enough to awaken Gufran from his deep sleep. He hits "snooze" to get beneath the cozy comfort of his warm blanket.
Unable to find the same warmth and comfort he was enjoying, Gufran sits up on his bed. Freezing cold wind blowing through the narrow gaps in the wooden windows brushes under his ears. He hears the chirping of birds outside.
It's still dark out as he looks back at the clock once again. It's 5:15 a.m. It's Christmas celebration day at the Town Hall, something he has long been waiting for.
Out of his bed in a spark, Gufran runs to the toilet before any of his other siblings can occupy it. Gufran's mother wakes up to her greatest surprise – Gufran waking up so early. But she is quick to recall that it's Christmas Day at the child development center and they, too, need to be there before the Christmas Program starts.
The pre-Christmas celebration program for Compassion-assisted children is organized at the town hall in small hill town in the Himalayan subdivision of Darjeeling district, in India, known for its orchid plantations.
Christmas celebrations start in full swing from the first week of December and last until Christmas Eve. A Christmas festival is organized at the market center, where people from all church denominations come and take part along with people from Hindu and Buddhist communities as well.
During the hour-long Compassion program, children act and perform songs, dance, choreography and the Nativity story, and present a video to highlight the message of Christmas for their parents and others in the audience.
Nearly two weeks of preparation goes into the development center's Christmas celebration.
Older children are delegated the responsibility of stage decoration and costume design with help from the caregivers, while the younger ones help in decorating the Christmas tree and blowing up balloons.
Selection of children for dance, skits, choreography and video followed by rehearsals may sound tiring, but the children have no complaints. They consider themselves to be the owners of the event, doing their best to ensure nothing goofs up on the "D" day.
The children do not let their lifted spirits die down with the culmination of the Christmas celebration; instead they use this occasion to share God's love with people of their own village, caroling in small groups throughout the night in freezing cold.
Children visit 10 to 12 houses each night starting at 10 p.m. and lasting until midnight and sometimes early morning, following up to Christmas Eve.
The Christmas Program is just about to start, but Gufran is still a little way from the town hall. He scurries with his siblings through the rear exit to find a comfortable corner, where he sits them down and then finds place for himself among his peers and mates.
The programs move in sequence, one after the other, but Gufran's heart is far from all that. He is caught up in thinking about the gifts he is so earnestly looking forward to receiving this Christmas.
Christmas without an exchange of gifts is unheard of. Christmas gifts have special significance in the lives of children at the center. Of the 273 registered children, 85 percent hail from communities where parents cannot even afford one set of new clothes for their children in a year. The gifts the children receive during Christmas are of paramount value to them. They cherish the gifts for the whole year, until next Christmas comes.
Coming from a Muslim home, Gufran is a smart, shy young fellow. Now in his sixth grade, Gufran is mature for his age, with difficult circumstances surrounding him. He tries everything he can to help his parents.
Gufran's father, Mukhtar, is a small-time tailor by profession and a father of seven children. His income is not big enough to take care of nine with ease.
The family lives in a one- room, 8-foot- by- 8-foot house with just one window to ventilate the suffocating exhalation of eight people sleeping inside.
Made of wood and aluminum corrugated sheeting, their small home leans against the side of the mountain. With no electricity and water paucity compounded by recurrent landslides during monsoon, Gufran's father had given up hoping for something better, let alone wishing a brighter future for his children.
Gufran's parents know little to nothing about the true essence of Christmas and why it is celebrated with such grandeur everywhere. All they have is a common understanding that Christmas is a festival of Christians, like they have Bakh-R-Id in Islam.
"We wake up early to finish our work for us to be at the Christmas celebration with Gufran on time, to see him perform on stage," one of his sisters says with a chuckle.
Gufran studies at Grace Academy. He is learning a lot of good things. His parents have high hopes that one day he will become an able citizen of the country.
The changes that his parents have seen in him after his enrollment at the development center make them certain of their dream becoming a reality one day – a dream they never could imagine without help from Gufran's sponsor.
While the gift distribution program is about to get under way, Gufran looks at his social worker in eager anticipation that his name will be called out, as he failed to collect his gift from the center.
He sits cross-legged in a reclining seat with much patience. Finally the announcer utters the name of the last gift recipient, and that is none other than Gufran.
His face changes from uncertainty to excitement. He walks up the dais to collect his gift as he chuckles at everyone on the stage.
Gufran got a lot of things for Christmas from his sponsor this year: a hooded jacket, a new pair of sports shoes and a T-shirt, plus a warm, furry blanket for the whole family to beat the cold winter.
Celebrating Christmas at the center is significant for the children. Christmas is a time for giving, a time for receiving, a time for forgiving and not deceiving. It ushers in a season of hope, joy, love and peace.
Forgetting things of the past and embracing the future with hope of a better tomorrow are what everyone looks forward to in this season. Christmas brings a lot of joy and festive flavor that the children are also not withheld from.
"Christmas is particularly special . . . [It] gives us a good opportunity to share about God and His love to many parents of our children who come from Hindu and Buddhist families," says Madan, the center manager.
The Christmas Program culminates with a vote of thanks from the center director to all the invited parents and families. Gufran's focus is caught up somewhere else. He is in a hurry to scurry back home and show his dad the jacket he got.
As day breaks into dusk and evening falls on a cold foggy day, Gufran sits back to refresh and relive the joyous moments, winding them back in his memory.


text:
Thursday, April 16, 2009JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The 2009 Atlantic Sun Women's Tennis Championship kicked off Thursday morning with matches at ETSU and Milligan College. Three teams advance to the semifinals set for tomorrow at Buddy Hartsell Courts at ETSU.
In a match that was unfinished, No. 7-seed Lipscomb lost 4-0 in the first round. No. 2-seed East Tennessee State will play Jacksonville Friday at 11:30 a.m.
The Lady Bisons finish their season 6-16 overall, 0-10 in the Atlantic Sun.
1. Yevgeniya Stupak (ETSU) def. Raphaela Jann (LIP) 6-2, 6-0
2. Tara Byrne (ETSU) def. Kara Jackson (LIP) 6-1, 6-2
3. Karina Kedzo (ETSU) def. Elizabeth Keevil (LIP) 6-1, 6-0
4. Danielle Hansen (LIP) vs. Paula Jaime (ETSU) no result
5. Claire Landry (LIP) vs. Vita Moskaliova (ETSU) no result
6. Olivia Ellis (LIP) vs. Tara Sheets (ETSU) no result
1. Yevgeniya Stupak / Paula Jaime (ETSU) def. Kara Jackson / Elizabeth Keevil (LIP) 8-1
2. Raphaela Jann / Clair Landry (LIP) vs. Karina Kedzo / Tara Byrne (ETSU) no result
3. Vita Moskaliova / Tara Sheets (ETSU) def. Danielle Hansen / Olivia Ellis 8-1
In other matches:
No. 3 Jacksonville 5, No. 6Mercer 2
Defending champion Dolphins opened its title defense with a long fought match with Mercer, and came out victorious, 5-2. Mercer took the doubles point, but Jacksonville's lower singles finished strong as No. 3 Juliana Umeki, No. 4 Iva Jaresova, No. 5 Virginia Iwinski and No. 6 Fernanda Carrero defeated their Mercer opponents.
No. 4 Campbell 4, No. 5 Belmont 3
Belmont jumped ahead early taking the doubles point with the duos of Tatiana Pozo/Whitnie Warren and Laura Stack/Lindsay Bennett taking their matches 8-4 and8-5, respectively. Campbell rallied back in singles coming up with wins in the lower singles, but No. 2 singles player Ana Surviladze took down Tatiana Pozo for the first time in her career to notch a 4-3 win for the Camels.
Campbell will face No. 1 Stetson tomorrow for the first time this season after rain canceled their regular season match. The higher seeded ETSU now faces the 2009 defending champions, the Jacksonville Dolphins Friday morning.
|Copyright ©2015 Lipscomb University Athletics. All Rights Reserved.


text:
- Northern New York Newspapers
- Watertown
- Ogdensburg
- Massena-Potsdam
- Lowville
- Carthage
- Malone
- NNY Business
- NNY Living
- NNY Ads
Ogdensburg police believe that a city man arrested Thursday for nine counts of felony second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and felony third-degree grand larceny may have had help.
Jesse G. Austin, 34, of 212 Montgomery St., is accused of stealing and cashing nine checks totalling $17,460 from the bank account of Edward E. Papp, 82, a resident of St. Josephs Home, 950 Linden St.
Detective Sgt. Robert H. Wescott said Friday that a current or former employee of the nursing home is suspected of being Mr. Austins cohort in the crime.
Were focusing on one employee, he said.
That person has not yet been arrested, and the case is still under investigation, Mr. Wescott said.
Mr. Austin, who police said has never worked for St. Josephs Home, is accused of stealing the St. Lawrence Federal Credit Union checks from Mr. Papp, forging his signature on them and cashing them at the banks Ogdensburg and Canton offices between December and April. The amounts were: $4,800, $1,700, $3,650, $3,400, $920, $500, $650, $920 and $920.
Police were notified April 11 by the nursing home when Mr. Papps checks began to bounce.
When the account went negative, the bank called the nursing home, Mr. Wescott said.
St. Josephs Administrator Colleen E. Steele declined to say whether the nursing home had any policy regarding the safekeeping of its residents personal property.
At this point, I have no comment, she said.
Mr. Austin was sent to St. Lawrence County jail, Canton, on $3,000 bail or $6,000 bond. He is due for a preliminary hearing in Ogdensburg City Court on Tuesday.
Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.
You can continue on to this article in a few seconds, or you can visit one of our websites:


text:
She's a maniac on the floor. Get ready to dance like you've never danced before when you take yourself back on a retro kick. The Women's Totally 80's Amy Sexy Costume. This costume comes with a dress that has a pink cheetah print top with off the shoulder sleeves. A gold lightning bolt is attached to the chest of the shirt too. The skirt of the dress is zebra print and in a black and white color with a small floral green lace overlay. A large black belt with silver spikes coming out of it wraps around the waist and really captures the crazy 80's feel. Grab some bangles and other classic accessories from our site and you'll be totally awesome. The 80's are here to stay, so let's just keep rocking.
Our Price: $49.99
Our Price: $6.99
Our Price: $34.97
Our Price: $5.97


text:
Submission Mozilla to remove Firefox version numbers-> 3
MrSeb writes: "A great collective gasp issued from tuned-in Firefox fans when Mozilla announced that it was switching to a Chrome-like release schedule for its browser. Now Mozilla wants to take things one step further and remove Firefox version numbers entirely — from the user-facing parts of the browser, anyway."
Link to Original Source
Link to Original Source


text: Price crews focus on painting the crosswalks in the downtown area on Wednesday morning. The early start allows the city employees to avoid parked vehicles and makes rerouting the traffic around the newly painted lines a less difficult task to accomplish. Motorists should remain alert for crews tackling the chore on local streets.


text:
By Aldo Panessidi
The owners of Samsung Galaxy S2 devices on the AT&T network have finally received Android 4.0, and Samsung promises not to take it away again. Last week, a few AT&T customers reported that one minute they had access to the Ice Cream Sandwich update on their phone and the next they didn't.
Samsung apparently yanked the updates from the Kies app, saying they hadn't finished their testing. Now it looks like Samsung has already put everything back in its place because users are reporting that the update is running smoothly again.
If you'd like to see what the ICS looks like on the Samsung Galaxy S2, check out the pictures posted in the XDA Developers forum.
T-Mobile Galaxy S2 users have been enjoying their ICS since June 12. We hope AT&T is done monkeying around with theirs.


text:
Stock Markets End Of Trading Year On The Edge Of The Fiscal Cliff
Traders wear 2013 New Years party glasses while they work on the... News PhotoBestof,Finance,Horizontal,International Landmark,New Year,New York City,New York Stock Exchange,Party - Social Event,Stock Market,Stock Trader,Topics,Topix,Trading,USA,Waist Up,WorkingPhotographer Allison JoyceCollection: Getty Images News 2012 Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Traders wear 2013 New Years party glasses while they work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange December 31, 2012 in New York City. US lawmakers are struggling to work out a last-minute deal to avoid the 'fiscal cliff,' which could mean tax raises for millions of Americans. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)


text: News Bus Project founder and State Rep. Jefferson Smith (D-East Portland) announced today that he will run for mayor. The current field of candidates to replace Mayor Sam Adams includes former City Commissioner Charlie Hales and New Seasons Market co-founder Eileen Brady.WW previously reported that Smith was considering entering the race. Today, Smith says, he received treatment for a corneal abrasion, ... More


text:
Liver Life Walk Maine 2015 | June 28, 2015
THANK YOU to
our walkers, team captains, volunteers and numerous sponsors for making Liver
Life Walk Maine 2015 such a great success! Your hard work and
participation made it memorable!
THANK YOU for your incredible fundraising efforts and we hope you will use these next few weeks to continue to push your fundraising to new heights or accomplish new goals. The fundraising deadline is Sunday, July 26, 2015, so keep sending emails to friends and family. Tell them what you did, how it felt and how proud you are of yourself and those who supported you.
fundraising is still available OR you can mail donations to:
Newton, MA 02464
Fundraising is rewarding! We can't thank our walkers enough for their fundraising efforts, but we can try! Liver Life Walk is providing a walker fundraising incentives program. Walkers have up to the fundraising deadline to qualify for prizes. After the fundraising deadline fundraisers who earned a prize will have the opportunity to redeem it or donate it back to the American Liver Foundation. Click here to view the prizes and fundraising levels.
THANK YOU for your feedback which helps us improve the event year after year. Share your thoughts about Liver Life Walk in our post-event survey . We ask that you provide your feedback by Sunday, July 26.
Photos from the event have been posted on our Facebook page. Please feel free to share your photos with us on Facebook !
Campaign Progress
of Goal
$22,605.01 Raised
Support a Walker
Top Participants
1 - Alan Kilby ($6,000.00)
2 - Patty Ford ($1,113.01)
3 - Amy Broderick ($1,100.00)
4 - Jennifer Rogers ($1,100.00)
5 - Lisa Caristinos ($1,080.00)
6 - Kelly Broderick ($1,001.00)
7 - Terri Brewster ($950.00)
8 - Anne Broderick ($581.00)
9 - John Ford ($405.00)
10 - Ann Ford ($350.00)
Top Teams
1 - Portland Gastroenterology Center ($6,555.00)
2 - Team Chris! ($2,947.00)
3 - Team Annie Banannie ($1,993.01)
4 - The VTC HepCats ($1,150.00)
5 - Team PDA ($1,080.00)
6 - Team Brewster ($1,020.00)
7 - Liver Loving Linscotts ($440.00)
8 - Team Gray ($360.00)
9 - Freeport Cafe' ($350.00)
10 - Rob's Angels ($280.00)
|Event Contact Information:
Event Manager: Kathy Hauck
Event Manager Phone: (617) 527-5600
Event Manager Email: email@example.com
|Event Location:
Payson Park


text:
BETHESDA, Md. (WUSA) - The demands of crowds, professional golfers and media are just a few of the details A T & T Tournament Director Greg Lamb is handling at Congressional this week.
Watch the above video for Derek McGinty's conversation with Greg on Wednesday afternoon.
And stay tuned: We'll continue with more golf coverage including a complete wrap-up with Washington Post Golf writer Barry Svrluga for the AT&T National Clubhouse report Wednesday night at 11:30.
COMPLETE COVERAGE: AT & T National Golf Tournament.


text:
Mets Did the Right Thing at the Deadline
Yes, I'm disappointed the Mets didn't make a deal before today's Trade Deadline.
Emotionally it hurts, because I want them to be good NOW.
However, intellectually, I know they did they right thing today, especially when considering the future of the NL East and the overall economics in baseball.
I mean, how did the Phillies get in to a position to be able to trade 12 of their best 15 prospects for Roy Oswalt, Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay? It started a few years ago, when they clearly decided to let ALL of those prospects develop.
The Mets are in a tough spot…
They know changes must be made to the roster and to the coaching staff, not just for this season but for beyond. However, while they are six games back of the Wild Card, they still have debt to pay, they still need to sell tickets for a new ballpark and they still need to sell ads on TV, not to mention deliver on what they've already sold… meanwhile, there is pressure from fans and media to win now, which would cost them prospects today, all while the NL East gets younger and better, and all while less and less high-quality free agents become available on the open market.
Assuming they do not make the playoffs, I have been told the Mets will attempt to make serious changes to the roster and coaching staff this winter.
I will not lie, that makes me very excited… because it's about time.
It wouldn't surprise me to see them find new homes for players like Carlos Beltran, Oliver Perez and Luis Castillo, even if it means paying a portion of their contracts.
It wouldn't shock me to see Wally Backman as the new manager, who would choose a totally new coaching staff, as this team keeps working to get younger, more aggressive and with a focus on pitching.
However, to do this, they need to create time and space for old contracts to go away, or become affordable enough to move, i.e. Castillo. Also, they have to keep ALL of their prospects. This is not to say each and every minor leaguer will be a superstar. Not at all. However, in order to trade 12 of your best 15 prospects for three different aces within one year, you have to have mature, valueable prospects to trade.
Basically, I think the Mets are running out the clock, and hoping this current 25–man roster turns it around enough to make September intriguing. Maybe they get hot, and get in to the playoffs… maybe they do not.
In either case, by doing nothing today, I hope the Mets took yet another subtle, quiet, unexciting step in the right direction, getting closer to when they will have prospects to trade and money for new and better talent.


text:
What are Smartphones?
Finding an accurate description of a smartphone is becoming increasingly difficult these days. By definition, a smartphone conveniently combines the functions of a GSM mobile phone and handheld computer into a single device.
Sometimes known as PDA phones or personal information managers (PIMs), smartphones have an operating system and local data storage. They also have Internet access, e-mail capabilities, scheduling and contact management software, as well as a built-in camera. One important feature of smartphones is that they allow the user to install third-party software.
However, many high-end mobile phones are being called smartphones. And some that possess basic PDA functionality and allow for the installation of additional applications are not considered smartphones.
Functionality, Programmability
To many industry types, the essence of the smartphone is that it's programmable. The operating system found in every smartphone allows the user to modify and add to its functionality. Unlike most cell phones, smartphones are susceptible to malware.
For users, it comes down to a question of functionality – a set of standard features such as full-fledged email support or, for example, the ability to read business documents in a variety of formats such as PDF.
But even this may not be enough, as cell phones are increasingly getting 'smarter'. It will only be a matter of time before all phones have the OS and advanced levels of functionality found in today's smart phones.
So finally, what is a Smartphone?
In her column "Analysis: What is a smart phone?", Jo Best offers perhaps the most useful definition of the smart phone: 'I know a smart phone when I see it'.
Mike Elgan of ComputerWorld believes the problem with finding a suitable definition may be the term itself. He thinks 'smartphone' is misleading, inexact, confusing and obsolete, and the best solution is dropping the label altogether.
He may be onto something. The past Sony Ericsson model, the Sony Ericsson M600, is avoiding the smartphone tag completely. Instead, the company is marketing the phone as a 'messaging device'.


text:
Jacob Woerfel began his philanthropy with a collection of toys for families affected by Hurricane Sandy. Now, the 3rd grader has started a drive in his school, Potters Road Elementary, for WNY's most in need.
The Response To Love Center tends to the needs of Buffalo area poor, offering food, education, and personal items. Jacob's drive is to collect personal care items for the Response To Love Center to hand out to the needy.
Here is the website for the Response To Love Center. The story will be aired again between 5 and 6 pm on Monday, March 4th.


text: People attending a rally marking the one-year anniversary of the C.W. Mining Co-op Mine labor dispute look at photos tracking the situation. The event was staged Saturday at the United Mine Workers of America in Price. The National Labor Relations Board conducted hearings in August to determine who could participate in a union selection vote at the mine, but the federal agency has not rendered a decision.


text:
Please note that starting Tuesday, October 13th we will be making a number of modifications to integrate cIRcle into the new UBC Library Open Collections service. This may result in some temporary outages next week. Please keep this in mind when planning your work schedule. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Now showing items 117-136 of 460
Now showing items 117-136 of 460
UBC Library | Hours | Site Map | Contact Us
UBC Library
1961 East Mall
Vancouver, B.C.
Canada V6T 1Z1
Tel: 604-822-6375
Fax: 604-822-3893


text:
Trip Planner
Items Collected: 0
Plans Created: 0
See & Do
Each month there are numerous Thailand festivals being celebrated throughout the kingdom. The following Thailand events calendars are provided for visitors to find festivals and events.
Events & Festivals
Find Events & Festivals
View by :
Sort by :
Result per page :
Top Destinations
Top Search
What's going on
Tourism Authority of Thailand
1600 New Phetchaburi Road, Makkasan, Ratchathevi,
Bangkok 10400, THAILAND
Tel: 662 250 5500, TAT Contact Center: 1672
Copyright © 2003-2015 Tourism Authority of Thailand
All the travel information regarding products, services and travel deals on the website is provided by the suppliers of the particular products and services. The information may change without notice; therefore, check the accuracy of the information with the relevant supplier before making use of it.


text:
Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Congress is looking at a bill that would see an extension on vital aid to farmers across the nation.
But some say the farm bill has become a 'food stamp bill,' and it's causing a political divide, the result of which may affect folks in South Carolina.
Each week, the Harvest Hope Food Bank feeds some 38,000 families in 20 counties, according to food bank CEO Denise Holland.
READ THE FULL STORY HERE: http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=258020


text:
Submission AMD CEO Dirk Meyer resigns->
angry tapir writes: "Advanced Micro Devices has announced that Dirk Meyer has resigned from the post of CEO, and that the company is beginning to search for a new chief executive. Meyer resigned in a mutual agreement with the board of directors, and the company has appointed Thomas Seifert, the company's chief financial officer, as the interim CEO. Meyer was installed as CEO in 2008 as a replacement to Hector Ruiz, just as the company was making its way out of rough financial times. In October, AMD posted a third-quarter net loss of US$118 million."
Link to Original Source
Link to Original Source


text:
Article posted: 11/28/2012 10:10 PM
Subject Line (article title)
Images: St. Edward vs. Montini boys basketball
Send to (required)E-mail
Send from (required)E-mail
Message (optional)
Success - Article sent! Click to close
Images: St. Edward vs. Montini boys basketball
The St Edward boys basketball team paid a visit to Aurora to take on Montini Wednesday night.
Get great articles like this sent to your inbox!
Comments (
Guidelines: Keep it civil and on topic; no profanity, vulgarity, slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked. If a comment violates these standards or our terms of service, click the X in the upper right corner of the comment box. To find our more, read our FAQ.
- This article filed under:
- Sports
- Algonquin
- Bartlett
- Carpentersville
- East Dundee
- Elgin
- Geneva
- Gilberts
- Hampshire
- Hanover Park
- Hoffman Estates
- Huntley
- Lake in the Hills
- Lombard
- Pingree Grove
- Schaumburg
- Sleepy Hollow
- South Elgin
- St. Charles
- Streamwood
- West Dundee
- DuPage County
- Montini Catholic High School
- St. Edward High School
- Basketball
- Wayne Township
- Prep Boys
- Photo Gallery


text:
2013 Fall Congressional Internship Program Graduation Ceremony
View the Album
On November 24, CHCI proudly celebrated the 2013 Fall Congressional Internship Program Graduation Ceremony, honoring the 2013 CHCI Fall Congressional Interns (CIP). These 24 future Latino leaders were treated to a wonderful ceremony held at the Rayburn Gold Room to celebrate the completion of the eight-week program. The ceremony was attended by a variety of special guests. CHCI Chairman, Rep. Rubén Hinojosa and CHCI President & CEO, Esther Aguilera, opened the program with some remarks emphasizing the importance of higher education and perseverance.
CHCI Advisory Council Member Congressman Jim Costa joined in congratulating the 2013 Fall CHCI Interns along with fellow congressional colleagues such as: Reps. David Cicilline, Eric Swalwell, and Sheila Jackson Lee. The Hon. Bob Garcia also made a guest appearance at the ceremony reminding everyone of CHCI's humble beginnings and highlighting how far we've come in Developing the Next Generation of Latino Leaders. The CHCI also got the opportunity to listen to some inspirational words from Nathalie Rayes (Azteca América) and Matt Fitzgerald (Walmart), proud sponsors of the CHCI Congressional Internship Program.
The continued with the multitalented CHCI Intern, Daniel Fragoso, who captivated the audience with his heart-warming on behalf of the Fall CIP class. The graduation program came to a close as CHCI Vice President of Programs, William Gill, called on the graduates on stage to be recognized for their achievements and inducted as new members of the CHCI Alumni Association.
It has been an honor for CHCI to host such a talented group of aspiring Latino leaders. With each graduating class, we propel the dreams and aspirations of the young people we serve, ensuring that our growing community has a place in America's bright future.
The 2013 Fall Congressional Internship Program Graduation Ceremony and Networking Reception was made possible by the generous support of Walmart, UPS, Ford Foundation, CIT, and Azteca América.


text:
Looking for a way to manage your drives and partitions? Then you should read dotTech's review on best free partition manager for Windows. If, however, you are not satisfied after reading that review, then you might want to give EaseUS Partition Master a try.
Main Functionality
Described by the developer as an "all-in-one partition management solution", EaseUS Partition Master is a feature-filled partition manger that will not only let you do the basics of partition management (create, delete, format, resize, shrink, merge, etc.) but will also allow you to clone drives/partitions and securely wipe drives/partitions.
Take note EaseUS Partition Master has two version, Home Edition and Professional Edition. Home Edition is free for home use while Professional Edition costs $39.95. For the most part, Home Edition has all the features of Professional Edition except for two: the ability to create WinPE-based bootable media and the ability to resize dynamic disk partitions.
- Straightforward and fairly easy to use
- Has the typical partition management tools (resize, format, delete, merge, shrink, create, split, extend, move)
- In addition to typical, has some advanced features too:
- Change the letter and name of a partition
- Convert primary partition to logical partition
- Convert or copy dynamic disk to basic disk
- Convert FAT to NTFS
- Hide/unhide partitions
- Copy disks or partitions to new disks or partitions (sector-by-sector or just files)
- Error checking
- Ability to recover deleted/lost partitions
- Ability to defrag partitions
- Ability to rebuild MBR
- Ability to securely delete/wipe hard drives and partitions
- Resize dynamic disk partitions (Pro only)
- Has an interesting 'upgrade disk' feature which allows you to copy your current disk to a bigger disk and boot from that other disk (note: this is not migrating to a computer with dissimilar hardware — the disks have to belong to the same computer)
- Supports Windows and Linux filesystems (FAT, FAT32, NTFS, EXT2/EXT3)
- Supports internal and external hard drives/devices, USB devices, memory cards, etc.
- Supports hardware RAID
- Supports MBR (up to 2TB) and GPT (up to 4TB) disks
- Supports UEFI/EFI boot
- Users can create WinPE-based bootable CD/DVD/USB (Pro only)
- Users can password protect the program
- Has a free and paid version
- Free version does not have the ability to create any type of bootable media and it is free for home-use only
- Free version comes bundled with EaseUS Data Recovery Free (no way to download EaseUS Partition Master Home Edition without it) plus has a built-in ad for EaseUS Todo Backup Free
- Free version has a launcher that wants to always stay on in your system tray; there is no ability to disable this behavior — you must manually close it yourself
- Pro version has ads built-in for EaseUS Todo Backup and EaseUS Data Recovery
- Neither the Free or Pro versions can create Linux-based bootable media — Pro can do WinPE-based
- It looks like Pro creates WinPE 3.0 bootable media instead of the newer WinPE 4.0
- No support for Mac filesystems or EXT4 Linux filesystem
- The defrag feature does not allow the user to view any sort of "analysis" before conducting the actual defrag
- Users can only defrag single partitions at a time
- No align partitions feature
EaseUS Partition Master, by all measures, is an excellent partition manager. Not only does it offer the basics of partition management but it also offers many features that go beyond the basics, as you can see in the 'Pros' list above.
One of the more interesting features of EaseUS Partition Master is its 'upgrade disk' feature. This feature allows you to migrate (copy) data from your main system drive to a bigger hard drive and boot from that drive. Take note this is not the ability to migrate to dissimilar hardware; this is for when you are putting in a bigger drive in your computer.
What makes EaseUS Partition Master attractive is not just the features it offers, although it does offer a good amount of features, but rather the fact that it has free and paid versions. Not only does it have free and paid versions but the free version has almost all of the same features as the paid version, except for two: the ability to create Linux-based and WinPE-based bootable media and the ability to resize dynamic disks.
The lack of the latter feature is not that big of a deal because most people use basic disks anyway. (If you don't know what type of disk you use, you probably use basic disk because Windows is set to use basic disks by default. You would explicitly know if you are using dynamic disk because you would have made to made the switch yourself.)
The lack of bootable media, however, is a big negative in the free version. Of course, if you really need the bootable media you can purchase the paid version ($39.95), or you can grab AOMEI Partition Assistant or MiniTool Partition Wizard, both which are feature-filled partition managers that offer bootable media in their free versions. Plus AOMEI Partition Assistant is free for home and business use.
Overall, regardless of which version you opt for, EaseUS Partition Master is an excellent program that deserves your attention. Not only is it feature-filled, but it is easy-to-use and generally reliable. Of course the lack of bootable media in the free version may turn off some people but if you really want bootable media you can either purchase the paid version or you can look at alternative programs, like the already mentioned AOMEI Partition Assistant or MiniTool Partition Wizard.
That said, my recommendation is along those same lines. I really like EaseUS Partition Master but when a rival program — that offers pretty much the same features with the same ease-of-use — provides bootable media for free and is free for home and business users… the decision is a no brainer. Read dotTech's review on best free partition manager for Windows to learn more.
Price: Free (for home-use only), $39.95
Version reviewed: 9.3.0
Supported OS: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Download size: 19.8MB (free version)
VirusTotal malware scan results: 0/44 (free version)
Is it portable? No
EaseUS Partition Master homepage
Leave a Reply
4 comments
This program stuffed up my laptop running windows 8.1 twice! I ended up in a continual reboot loop as it 'loses' your boot drive. First time I thought it was just bad luck and a fluke and I had to re-install windows. Second time the same problem occurred! This program is garbage. Don't use it unless you want to sit up all night like I did trying to fix your laptop.
Be careful using this on Lenovo computers that come preloaded with Windows 8 or 8.1. The way Lenovo partitions it's drive with the Recovery partition's located on more than one partition, Easus does not recognize this and will render your recovery partitions inoperable, you will receive the message that the"service partition has been destroyed!"
It is not in fact destroyed but still there, Windows just does not know where to look for it.
You can get a better explanation of what I am talking about and how to correct it here : http://amigotechnotes.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/recover-lenovo-one-key-rescue-after-resizing-partitions/
If you have a Lenovo and plan on partitioning with Easus, the above is a MUST read before you do. As for me, I found out the hard way.
Ashraf, you forgot to mention another con of this program (for Windows users only): Upon this program's launch, the "Show window contents while dragging" option is unchecked/disabled. What benefits the developer of this program with this con?


text:
42 U.S. Code § 4003 - Additional definitions
(a) As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the term—
(1) "community" means a State or a political subdivision thereof which has zoning and building code jurisdiction over a particular area having special flood hazards;
(2) "Federal agency" means any department, agency, corporation, or other entity or instrumentality of the executive branch of the Federal Government, and includes the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation;
(3) "financial assistance" means any form of loan, grant, guaranty, insurance, payment, rebate, subsidy, disaster assistance loan or grant, or any other form of direct or indirect Federal assistance, other than general or special revenue sharing or formula grants made to States;
(4) "financial assistance for acquisition or construction purposes" means any form of financial assistance which is intended in whole or in part for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, repair, or improvement of any publicly or privately owned building or mobile home, and for any machinery, equipment, fixtures, and furnishings contained or to be contained therein, and shall include the purchase or subsidization of mortgages or mortgage loans but shall exclude assistance pursuant to the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act [42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.] (other than assistance under such Act in connection with a flood);
(5) "Federal entity for lending regulation" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Farm Credit Administration, and with respect to a particular regulated lending institution means the entity primarily responsible for the supervision of the institution;
(7) "Federal agency lender" means a Federal agency that makes direct loans secured by improved real estate or a mobile home, to the extent such agency acts in such capacity;
(10) "regulated lending institution" means any bank, savings and loan association, credit union, farm credit bank, Federal land bank association, production credit association, or similar institution subject to the supervision of a Federal entity for lending regulation; and
(11) "servicer" means the person responsible for receiving any scheduled periodic payments from a borrower pursuant to the terms of a loan, including amounts for taxes, insurance premiums, and other charges with respect to the property securing the loan, and making the payments of principal and interest and such other payments with respect to the amounts received from the borrower as may be required pursuant to the terms of the loan.
Source(Pub. L. 93–234, § 3,Dec. 31, 1973, 87 Stat. 976; Pub. L. 95–128, title VII, § 703(b),Oct. 12, 1977, 91 Stat. 1145; Pub. L. 98–181, title I[title IV, § 451(e)], Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1229; Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 109(t),Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4710; Pub. L. 103–325, title V, § 511(a),Sept. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 2255; Pub. L. 111–203, title III, § 368,July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1557; Pub. L. 112–141, div. F, title II, § 100238(a)(1),July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 958.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, means Pub. L. 93–234, Dec. 31, 1973, 87 Stat. 975, known as the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1973 Amendment note set out under section 4001 of this title and Tables.
The Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(4), is Pub. L. 93–288, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 143, known as the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, which is classified principally to chapter 68 (§ 5121 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5121 of this title and Tables.
Section was enacted as part of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, and not as part of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 which comprises this chapter.
2012—Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 112–141substituted " 'Administrator' " for " 'Director' " and "Administrator of" for "Director of".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–141substituted "Administrator" for "Director".
2010—Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 111–203struck out ", the Office of Thrift Supervision" after "the Comptroller of the Currency".
1994—Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 103–325, § 511(a)(1), added par. (5) and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: " 'Federal instrumentality responsible for the supervision, approval, regulation, or insuring of banks, savings and loan associations, or similar institutions' means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration; and".
Subsec. (a)(7) to (11). Pub. L. 103–325, § 511(a)(2), (3), added pars. (7) to (11).
1988—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 100–707substituted "Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act" for "Disaster Relief Act of 1974".
1983—Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 98–181, § 451(e)(2), substituted definition of "Director" meaning the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for definition of "Secretary" meaning the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–181, § 451(e)(1), substituted "Director" for "Secretary".
1977—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 95–128substituted "assistance pursuant to the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (other than assistance under such Act in connection with a flood)" for "assistance for emergency work essential for the protection and preservation of life and property performed pursuant to the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 or any subsequent Act of Congress which supersedes or modifies the Disaster Relief Act of 1970".
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 111–203effective on the transfer date, see section 351 ofPub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 906 of Title 2, The Congress.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of all functions, personnel, assets, components, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management relating thereto, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, see section 315 (a)(1) of Title 6, Domestic Security.
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see former section 313(1) andsections 551 (d), 552 (d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
LII has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references LII.


text:
- 800.878.7323
List price:
Used Trade Paper
Ships in 1 to 3 days
More copies of this ISBN
The Glass Castle: A Memoirby Jeannette Walls
Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and above all, how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary, who painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family, called herself an "excitement addict." Cooking a meal that would be consumed in fifteen minutes had no appeal when she could make a painting that might last forever.
Later, when the money ran out, or the romance of the wandering life faded, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town — and the family — Rex Walls had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they weathered their parents' betrayals and, finally, found the resources and will to leave home.
What is so astonishing about Jeannette Walls is not just that she had the guts and tenacity and intelligence to get out, but that she describes her parents with such deep affection and generosity. Hers is a story of triumph against all odds, but also a tender, moving tale of unconditional love in a family that despite its profound flaws gave her the fiery determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms.
For two decades, Jeannette Walls hid her roots. Now she tells her own story.
"Walls has joined the company of writers such as Mary Karr and Frank McCourt who have been able to transform their sad memories into fine art." People
"Walls's journalistic bare-bones style makes for a chilling, wrenching, incredible testimony of childhood neglect. A pull-yourself-up-by-the-bootstraps, thoroughly American story." Kirkus Reviews
"Jeannette Walls has carved a story with precision and grace out of one of the most chaotic, heartbreaking childhoods ever to be set down on the page. This deeply affecting memoir is a triumph in every possible way, and it does what all good books should: it affirms our faith in the human spirit." Dani Shapiro, author of Family History
"The Glass Castle is the saga of the restless, indomitable Walls family, led by a grand eccentric and his tempestuous artist wife. Jeannette Walls has survived poverty, fires, and near starvation to triumph. She has written this amazing tale with honesty and love." Patricia Bosworth, author of Anything Your Little Heart Desires and Diane Arbus: A Biography
"Just read the first pages of The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, and I defy you not to go on. It's funny and sad and quirky and loving. I was incredibly touched by it." Dominick Dunne, author of The Way We Lived Then: Recollections of a Well-Known Name Dropper
"Memoirs are our modern fairy tales....The autobiographer is faced with the daunting challenge of attempting to understand, forgive, and even love the witch....Readers will marvel at the intelligence and resilience of the Walls kids." Francine Prose, The New York Times Book Review
"The Glass Castle is nothing short of spectacular." Entertainment Weekly
"Nothing short of spectacular" (Entertainment Weekly), The Glass Castle is the bestselling, critically acclaimed, highly publicized, and celebrated memoir by Jeannette Walls. Millions of readers have been transformed by Jeannette Walls's award-winning memoir of resilience amid a deeply dysfunctional childhood. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant and charismatic father captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn't want the responsibility of raising a family.
The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered. The Glass Castle is truly astonishing and poised to stand the test of time.
About the Author
For two decades, Jeannette Walls hid her roots. Now she tells her own story. A regular contributor to MSNBC.com, she lives in New York and Long Island and is married to the writer John Taylor.
What Our Readers Are Saying
Add a comment for a chance to win!
Average customer rating based on 54 comments:
View all 54 comments
Product Details
Other books you might like
Related Subjects
Biography » General
Biography » Literary
Biography » Women
Featured Titles » Bestsellers
Featured Titles » General
Featured Titles » Literature
Featured Titles » Spirituality and Wellness
Featured Titles » Staff Picks
Fiction and Poetry » Horror » General
Fiction and Poetry » Literature » A to Z
Fiction and Poetry » Literature » Featured Titles
Fiction and Poetry » Literature » Sale Books
Health and Self-Help » Child Care and Parenting » General
Health and Self-Help » Self-Help » Family Issues
Health and Self-Help » Self-Help » General
Health and Self-Help » Self-Help » Memoirs
History and Social Science » Gender Studies » Featured Titles
History and Social Science » Politics » General
History and Social Science » Sociology » Poverty